Show WEEKLY NEWS VS ANALYSIS I Jap a Air it Thrust at Alaska a an and Midway Mid Seen as Reprisal for or Doolittle oo tt a Raid U. U S. S Declares ares War ar on Balkan a an Nations RAF Smashes Reich War Var Industries EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE When NOTE When opinions are arc expressed In these thue columns they are those of the new analyst and not Dot necessarily of this newspaper Released by Western Newspaper Union pS H The harbor and town of Dutch Harbor Alaska U. U S. S naval base raided by Japanese bombers is shown above The air and naval base which threatens Japans Japan's northern flank and forms a springboard for eventual offensives against Nippon Is around the point to the left ALASKA LASKA FRONT Japan Strikes As had been expected ever since General Doolittles Doolittle's spectacular air raid on Japan last April Japanese warplanes struck at the American base at Dutch Harbor Alaska The first two attacks occurred within six hours of each other The fact that fighter planes accompanied accompanied accompanied ac ac- ac- ac companied the bombers on their raids indicated that the Japs came from aircraft carriers since the nearest enemy island is 1400 miles away far away far beyond the range of fighter fight fight- er craft Significance of the Jap attack on the most formidable American bastion bastion bas bas' tion in the Aleutian islands is that Alaska and the Aleutian archipelago go lie across Japans Japan's exposed northern north north- ern flank They offer an effective spring board for eventual offensives offensives offen offen- against Nippon By neutralizing Alaska and knocking knocking knocking knock knock- ing out American air bases Japan would protect its flank delay indefinitely indefinitely indefinitely the possibility of American in invasion invasion invasion in- in via this route and shut off communications and supply lines to Russia in the event of a Nipponese i attack on Siberia I Midway Island When Jap task forces undertook an attack on Midway island nearest American base to Japan 21 24 hours after the Dutch Harbor assault the growing power of American air and naval strength manifested manifested- itself Admiral Chester W. W Nimitz commander commander com com- mander of the Pacific fleet announced announced an an- that his forces had damaged damaged damaged dam dam- aged a battleship and an aircraft carrier and exacted a heavy toll of attacking planes BALK BALKAN AN FOES U. U S. S Acts President Roosevelt asked for and obtained a declaration of war by I congress on the three stooge Nazi-stooge I governments of Bulgaria Hungary and Rumania On the home front this newest war move meant a general round up of enemy aliens of these nations and a freezing of their funds On the E European front European front it was calculated calculated calculated cal cal- to produce a two-fold two effect I It would underline closer American collaboration with Russia which long has desired such an action and contribute to the Soviets Soviet's Soviets Soviet's Soviets Soviet's So So- viets viet's morale It would serve notice notice notice no no- tice on Hitler's three Balkan allies that they could not escape the consequences consequences con con- sequences of their association with I him Few however expected Americas America's Americas America's Americas America's Amer Amer- ica's war effort against the three new enemies to go beyond speeding up shipments of essential materials materials materials' to Russia WAR WEAPONS Army Has Plenty Expanding power of Uncle Sams Sam's army was disclosed in a report of Undersecretary of War Robert P. P Patterson who revealed that the army has all the weapons it can send abroad under present shipping conditions and enough to arm every soldier in the United States Mr Patterson said the army today today today to to- day requires twice as many light arms p per r 1000 men as it did before the extensive use of parachute troops SALVAGE PROGRAM I Patch and Pray Greater civilian operation co-operation with the salvage program to speed up the flow of scrap metals and rubber loomed as William L. L Batt chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the requirement committee of the War Production board warned that industry must get ready to patch and pray Mr Batt disclosed that many essential essential essential es es- war materials are arc now short and declared that our civilian economy economy economy econ econ- omy is fast going on a minimum subsistence standard I RAIDS ON REICH RAF Sows H Havoc As air raid after air raid by the RAF wrought destruction in the heart of German war producing areas the pattern of this newest offensive offensive offensive of of- became increasingly clear smash the industrial plants that produce produce produce pro pro- duce materials for tor Hitler's armies dislocate the railways that carry these products to his forces in Russia Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia shake the Nazi civilian morale How well these objectives were succeeding was indicated by British A damaging raid on Cologne was followed by two crippling crippling crippling crip crip- pling blows at Essen in 11 the Ruhr valley concentration point for half of Germanys Germany's heavy war industries Bremen the Reich's second largest port was next on the schedule In the first Essen raid 1036 British British British Brit Brit- ish planes converged over the Krupp munitions works showering down tons of explosives and aries The second installment in inthe inthe intile the tile na nature ture of a up mop-up was destined designed de de- signed to slow down Nazi repair efort efforts ef ef- I fort forts I While German propaganda continued continued continued contin contin- to minimize the extent of the raids the outlook was undeniably gloomy But the Reich itself was not the only target of the Ule British planes In one hour 12 daylight period the Ule RAF hurled more than Ulan 1000 planes in relays over northern France fanning fanning fanning fan fan- I ning the flames of revolt among French patriots WAR BONDS More Sales Needed Do I 1 really need what I a am going going going go go- ing to buy Cant Can't I do without it Wont Won't yo t it wait u until after the war war ip I p Americans were were urged by Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre- Secre I tary of the Treasury Henry L L. Mor- Mor to ask themselves these questions before making any pur pur- ch chases ses The point of the secretary's plea w was s that tha t the buying of war bonds transcends any other purchase purchase pur pur- chase j jAny Any man or woman who chooses I 1 this time to go on a buying spree is committing an act of sabotage against our war effort Mr Mor- Mor said in a nationwide radio address Unnecessary spending he added drams drains money money from the defense program program program pro pro- gram creates greater price pressure pressure pressure pres pres- sure and encourages inflation More and more purchases of war bonds I 1 he said are arc the antidote j I NAVY BILL Billions for or Ships Shins Two facts of prime significance to the future conduct of the war stood out in the provisions included in the new naval expansion program over which congress deliberated deliberated de de- de- de liberated as a means of giving the United States the largest navy inthe in inthe inthe the world These facts were 1 The emphasis sis on the construction of aircraft carriers and 2 The absence of battleships battleships battleships bat bat- from the proposed naval building program I The program clearly emphasized j I Ithe the United Nations high commands command's belief that aircraft and fast lighter I ships equipped to fight submarines will be a determining factor in winning winning winning win win- ning the war The naval building program Introduced in introduced In- In in-I in traduced by Chairman Carl Vinson of the house naval committee would I provide for more than new fighting ships over and I above the current two ocean navy plan It would Include many aircraft aircraft aircraft air air- craft carriers cruisers destroyers I and convoy escort ships specially I equipped to fight submarines Representative Vinson reported I that new warships will join the i fleet during the remaining seven I l j I months of this year He predicted I II j I that the two ocean navy program I II I j would be completed In 24 months I I j WHEAT I STOR STORAGE AGE Gets Bins The answer to a question that has troubled Secretary of Agriculture Claude R R. for weeks past came from the War Production board in the form of a Yes The Yes was that he can have havea a large supply of lumber and wire nails to build bins on thousands of farms for storage of million bushels of excess wheat With grain cleva elevators tors already pressed for storage space and tr transportation transportation trans trans- ms- ms facil facilities ties straining under a war-time war peak the problem of what to do with surplus wheat was becoming becoming becoming be be- coming serious With an estimated new crop of million bushels added added added add add- ed to a million bushel carryover the United States would have 1441 bushels this summer Domestic consumption and Immediate Immediate immediate imme Imme- diate shipments abroad would take million bushels Of the million million million mil mil- lion bushels remaining storage space would be available for million bushels The remaining million bushels would have to be stored in farm bins built with lumber and nails GASOLINE Permanent Rations From Washington came the announcement announcement announcement an an- that a permanent gasoline gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- line rationing system had been devised devised devised de de- de- de by the Office of Price Admin Admin- Administration Administration Administration for the East coast that would entitle motorists to an average of 2880 2860 miles of travel annually or about 55 miles weekly It was Indicated that the system would become effective on July 15 Observers were of the opinion that the new plan might serve as a model for wide nation-wide gasoline rationing when that measure Is deemed essential essential essential essen essen- to conserve rubber tires The new plan would eliminate the controversial X cards entitling their holders to unlimited quantities of gasoline LABOR FRONT Lewis Denounced Accusing his former close friend and associate John L. L Lewis head of the mine workers of being Hell bent on creating national confusion contusion and national disunity Phillip Murray Murray Murray Mur Mur- ray CIO president sponsored a resolution resolution res res- declaring that Lewis is attempting attempting attempting at tempting to sabotage the defense program and spirit of de de- de- de Murray charged that Lewis proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed to him that they go before the CIO convention in Detroit last fall and fight President Roosevelt's foreign policies He said he rejected reject reject- ed the proposal as treasonable The CIO blast followed by only a afew afew afew few hours a pledge from Mr Lewis Lew Lew- is of his full support of the war effort effort effort ef ef- ef- ef fort and flat rejection of criticism that his policies are arc inimical to vic vie tory HANG IANS END Czechs Pay Price r M 9 t P 4 4 4 i I Butcher o of f a Reprisal measures which followed the wounding of Reinhard The Hangman Heydrich in Prague by bya a Czech patriot increased in swiftness swiftness swift swift- ness and severity when the news of the death of this sadistic executioner became public The shooting of hundreds hundreds hundreds hun hun- of Czechs suspected by the Nazis of complicity in the plot to rid the world of Heydrich was reported re re- re- re ported Ironically enough the butcher of Moravia died in much the same manner as hundreds of unfortunate hostages he had ordered shot in France Holland Belgium Norway Poland and other countries during his ha hated ted career Hard-bitten Hard Heydrich earned the Ule soubriquet of at Der Henker or hangman of the Nazi regime by reason reason reason rea rea- son of his ruthless application of repressive repressive repressive re re- re- re measures usually measures usually the firing firing firing fir fir- ing squad or the gallows gallows against against those who dared challenge Hitler's rule The successful attack on this Nazi leader emphasized again the smoldering smoldering smoldering dering spirit of unrest in German- German occupied countries countries-a a spirit ready to flame high when Reich reverses make made possible org organized uprisings |