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Show THE LEHI SUN. LEHI. UTAH . 1 I WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS By Edward C. Wayne War Action Shifted to Balkan States As Hitler Moves Toward Dardanelles; British Forces Sweep On in Africa; Churchill Plea: Send Tools, Not Men' (EDITOR'S NOTE Whaa opinion! are eipreeaed In then eelumna, Ihey are tooae ef the newa analyst and not neeeyarily at thia aewapaper.) . (Released by Western Newspaper ' APPEAL: But Not for Men Winston Churchill in an address to the empire, but phrased also for U. S. consumption, said the British did not need American armies this year, next year or ever as far as he could foresee. But England does need munitions, he said. "Give us the tools, we'll finish the job," he appealed. There was indication that the tools were arriving. In January U. S. factories had a quota of 700 war-planes war-planes and at midmonth expectations expecta-tions were that the quota would not be met by 30 per cent. But this was an error. Survey showed 1,000 planes were produced. If half of them went to England, as the President Presi-dent promised, England was getting what it needed. The amounts will increase. But Adolf Hitler was carrying out his threat to "torpedo" American help to Britain. The planes are being be-ing flown to England, via Iceland. German bombers raided Iceland and bombed the airfield there. Iceland is 1,000 miles from the closest German Ger-man air base. In four more hours the swastika-emblemed craft could reach the North American continent Senate Goes On In Washington the house passed the lease-lend bill for aid to Britain. The senate began discussion with the expectation that talk would not cease before the end of February. "If this keeps up," said Senator Glass, "the Germans will be here before we get done debating." Home from a survey of war-torn Britain came Wendell Willkie to ap- . fir 1 I WINSTON CHURCHILL ". . . Not this year, next year, or ever." pear before the senators. He said Britain can halt an invasion. But he urged that the U. S. send them more destroyers. He said five to ten a month will be necessary to keep the sealanes open.' SPRING: In the Balkans Spring and Adolf Hitler came to the Balkans. The fuehrer's great criticism of World war tactics was that Germany permitted itself to become involved on two fronts at the same time. He has always avoided this. Whether his movement into Bulgaria Bul-garia and toward the Dardanelles was an indication that he did not intend to move against England immediately im-mediately was not clear. But it seemed apparent that Germany'! next campaign would be toward the Mediterranean. For months hundreds of thousands of German troops have been moved Into Rumania. The revolution that ousted King Carol put Nazis in control con-trol of the government These native na-tive Nazis quickly put themselves under order of Germany. Rumanian oilfields and railroads became subject sub-ject to their direction. First news of the infiltration of German soldiers into Rumania came in a speech by Winston ChurchilL Sofia denied it, but within 24 hours neutral sources made it known that thousands of German soldiers in uniform, but wearing civilian overcoats, over-coats, were passing the border into Bulgaria. Then came swarms of Nazi transport planes with parachute para-chute troops. Bulgarian railroads suddenly restricted civilian traffic. Bulgaria had depended upon Russia Rus-sia for protection. It was a false hope. Moscow sent an envoy to tell j Bulgar ministers not to expect them to fight Bulgaria and Turkey, who had spoken big but not mobilized their troops, suddenly began to talk out of the other side of their mouth. King Boris, who had ridiculed the German army, was silent Across the Waters On the other side of the Mediterranean, Mediter-ranean, in Africa, the British were sweeping the Italian troops before them. It appeared as though the rival armies would hold securely the opposite shores of the great inland sea. Marshall Grazianl and his Fascist legions were retreating so fast that British armies had chased them out of virtually all of Libya and were faced with the question of pursuit ADMIRAL DAKLAM Marshal Petain was bowing. into French Tunis. There Gen. Maximo Max-imo Weygand waited with 450,000 French troops. Which way he would swing was not clear. But In Vichy aged Marshal Petain was bowing to the instructions of the Fascist-minded Fascist-minded Admiral Darlan and it was believed Pierre Laval might soon return from Paris to take over the helm of government. Spain's General Gen-eral Franco was en route through southern Europe for a conference with Premier Mussolini. It was said Mussolini would make a supreme effort ef-fort to get Spain into the war on the side of the Axis and permit an attack at-tack on Gibraltar. In eastern Africa, the Italians also were losing fast. Hemmed in on all sides by British troops and Ethiopian warriors they knew not which way to retreat. Meanwhile British bombers raided raid-ed Italy. They dropped 300 tons of bombs and naval shells upon Genoa where Winston Churchill said a Nazi army was preparing to embark for Africa. The spring campaign had begun. OH-GAY-PAY-OO: In the U. S. A chambermaid in a second class Washington hotel opened a guest's room and found a man sprawled over the bed in a pool of blood. She called police. They found a pistol in the man's hands and notes in Russian, Rus-sian, German and French, signed Samual Ginsberg. A certificate of suicide was issued and police prepared pre-pared to write off the case after notifying no-tifying a New York lawyer who was named in the dead man's notes. But it wasn't that easy. The hotel 'guest was identified as Gen. Walter G. Krivitsky, former high ranking authority in the Soviet secret service. serv-ice. An early Communist General Krivitsky had taken part in many secret negotiations. Once he was chief of the Communist party's secret se-cret police in western Europe. General Krivitsky had incurred the displeasure of the Stalin regime. When his associates went before the firing squad be fled to America. Here in a series of magazine articles arti-cles he began to expose what he said were the plans of the Communist Commu-nist Internationale for world revolution. revolu-tion. He foretold the agreement that later was signed by Stalin and Hitler, he said the American Communist Com-munist party was under orders from Moscow, he named some of their followers in the U. S. army and navy. Since then he has appeared before be-fore the Dies committee with additional addi-tional revelations. But he told close friends that his life was in danger. He traveled under cover and hid his wife and young son in isolated areas. Just a week before his death he told friends that the most dreaded dread-ed killer of the Russian secret police, the OGPU (pronounced Oh-Gay-Pay-OO) had arrived in America. HIGHLIGHTS ...in the news Czar Professional football has become big business. Last year the National league played 55 games to almost 1,500,000 people. Now the league, modeled after big-time baseball, base-ball, has taken another step toward stability. Elmer Layden, one of Notre Dame's "Four Horsemen" back in 1924, has been named boss of the league, with powers like Kene-saw Kene-saw Landis has in baseball. Death During his 30 years in the U. S. senate. Reed Smoot leader in the Mormon church, rose from an obscure member to leader of the Republican majority. He was defeated de-feated in 1933 in the Democratic sweep. The co-author of the Smoot-Hawley Smoot-Hawley tariff act died far from his native Utah, while on a visit to relatives rela-tives in Florida. He was 79 years old. SEDITION: Dictator in Democracy A- 4 - X f . V tj V FULGENCIO BATISTA For him, two events one blessed. Fulgencio Batista, president of Cuba, is a study in contrasts. In 1933, he organized a revolution, squashed the rule of aristocrats. At any time thereafter he could have become president. He chose instead, to accept promotion from army sergeant ser-geant to colonel and head the army. But under his behind-the-scenes dictatorial regime, Cuban citizens had their civil rights extended, schools were built, peons given land and the national administration put on a business basis. Last year Batista Ba-tista decided to seek the presidency. He could have seized the office with little trouble. Instead he resigned from the army, campaigned in American style and gave the island its quietest election in history. But there has been unrest in Cuba, and the crop of rumors of new revolutions revo-lutions have been on the usual weekly week-ly quota. Last summer when Rotary International held its convention in Cuba, many delegates were so impressed im-pressed by the rumors that they went to bed each night with trepedi-tion. trepedi-tion. Many of the delegates from the United States came home alarmed. They told of Nazi penetration pene-tration in the island, how newspapers newspa-pers openly confessed German subsidy, sub-sidy, how German lotteries were being be-ing operated, with the winners impressed im-pressed the largess came from the German government. They said German U-boats were being supplied sup-plied along isolated spots of Cuban territory. The facts may be true or otherwise, but many delegates were impressed. Through it all, Fulgencio Batista showed no signs of being alarmed. Then suddenly as this winter's tourists tour-ists were at their height, one night they saw sandbags being erected around the presidential palace and machine guns being mounted on public pub-lic buildings. Batista was holding conference with his leading military commanders. Batista announced that all civil rights were suspended. The following day a Cuban army plane landed at Miami, Fla., and there alighted Col. Jose E. Pedraza, chief of the Cuban army; Lieut. CoL Angel A. Gonzales, commander-in-chief of the navy, and Col. Bernardo Garcia, chief of the national police. With them were their families. Back in Havana, Batista announced an-nounced they had resigned after he caught them in certain unnamed seditious se-ditious acts. Civil rights were returned re-turned to the people. Cuba was quiet again. There was still more rejoicing the following day. Senora Eliza Godi-nez Godi-nez de Batista, wife of the president, presi-dent, gave birth to a daughter in the presidential palace. President Batista Ba-tista announced immediately that every child born on the island that day would receive a ten-pesos note, and a five-pesos savings account in the Cuban Postal Savings. An average av-erage of 350 babies are born each day in Cuba. STRIKE: But Not at Once Demands for vacations with pay rejected, executives of 14 railway labor unions have notified President Roosevelt that a vote to strike will be taken during February. There will be no strike at once. The existing ex-isting agreement between the unions un-ions and the nation's Class 1 railroads, rail-roads, hiring about 750,000 men, provides pro-vides for mediation machinery. But even that period is likely to be exceeded, George M. Harrison, head of a committee of union leaders, lead-ers, said about 30 days will be necessary nec-essary to take the vote. Should a strike be authorized by the ballot Harrison would fix the date for it. MISCELLANY: C When Jacksonville, Fla., sees snow it's a rare day. Until this year the last flakes were seen in 1936. Since 1871 there have been just 10 days on which snowfall was recorded. This year is one for the record, snow arriving in thin flakes on February 9 and continuing for almost an hour. C Mr. and Mrs. Nick Brown of Fargo, Far-go, N. D., became the parents of quadruplets. As commercial offers came in, their father went into court and had the family physician and himself named guardians. The court also will pass on any contracts or agreements offered by agents. C. The Larkins and the Weirichs of Memphis, Tenn., like to keep their marriages in the family. Several Sev-eral months ago two of the Weirich brothers married two of the Lark in girls. Now Hazel, last of the Lar-kin Lar-kin girls, has married you guessed it VirgiL last of the Weirich boys. From Blue Jays to Dinosaurs mi ..r.,.-:'. , iW a dinosaur or a Paleozoil fossil, the Na- tional Museum at Washington, D. C, is glad to get it. Specvmm last year numbered 368,082. These photos show you how the taxi- dermist goes aoout nis jou. its . ZZ r V ' 6 'a r First the skin and coat of feathers feath-ers are separated from the rest of the body. Stout cord is wrapped around excelsior. The artificial body and neck must bemadeto fit perfectly. iilplpilll - s Above: The blue jay's new artificial body is inserted in the i l -? t. i - , J ;;j The entire operation takes two and a half hours. Right: And we might call for applause for taxidermist Asche- meter, who makes his appear- uli ance at this time, rer haps he can be persuaded to stuff a butterfly as an encore. I Ah - Say ah! This particular dinosaur dino-saur had terrible teeth. Could have used at least a dozen fillings and some inlays. Here is the assembly line. Re pairers Moran and Boss continue their work on a screen which can be turned easily. V2 Art XTf r- - - " t'-lt-t a . WIitNAH . . . Dr. Charles W. Gilmore, curator, examines the finished dinosaur. The framework is of steeU Years of work are re- a . a - quired to put tnis animal together m proper relation to all its parts. r Washington, D. C. ENGLAND'S POSITION IMPROVES Little by little the British position has Improved. Gallant Greek vic tories, the triumphant marcn or British forces across North Africa, the daring of the royal navy In the Mediterranean, all have helped to balance the scales of war. In addition, Admiral Leahy'i sea- dog diplomacy in Vichy is reported to have had some effect upon Gen eral Weygand, to whom he has promised American gasoline and oil; while the passage of the lease-lend lease-lend bill is found to have tremendous tremen-dous reverberations throughout all Europe. - Furthermore, preliminary reports indicate that the trip of Wendell Willkie had a stirring effect, not only upon British morale, but upon Germany. The fact that the son of a German sent an anti-Hitler message mes-sage to the German people is bound to percolate beneath the surface. Germany cannot forget that It was American entrance into the World war which finally turned the tide and defeated the kaiser. And that is why the Willkie visit plus the lease-lend bill are so important Both Indicate an American people united regardless of politics. 'Second Battle of Marne. Hitler's position today is not un like that of Germany after the Battle of the Marne in World War L In the first Battle of the Marne German troops came within 14 miles of Paris, could have taken the city had they not stopped to consolidate consoli-date their forces. But not knowing what lay ahead, they waited for re inforcements, giving General Joffre time to send his "taxicab army" from Paris. German defeat at the Marne turned back the tide of the war in 1914, and by the time the German army had come back for the sec ond Battle of the Marne in 1915, the Allies had mobilized sufficient strength to stop them. Similarly, Hitler's forces last summer probably could have taken England had they pushed immediately immedi-ately across the channel to the disorganized dis-organized British Isles after the fall of France. But uncertain of what lay ahead, Hitler waited, and with typical German efficiency consolidated consoli-dated his position on the Continent. This gave the British just enough time to hold back a Nazi invasion last September in the first "Battle of the Marne," 1940 version. Soon will come the Second Battle of -the 1941 Marne the second attempt at-tempt to invade England. Into that second attempt Hitler is going to put more than ever before. He may succeed. But on the other hand, the British are in a far stronger position now to withstand invasion, and if they do withstand it, sooner or later the war will veer toward them. $30 PENSIONS Mrs. Roosevelt's recent statement in a pension magazine, favoring a $30-a-month federal pension, tips off what the President has up his sleeve on broadening the Social Security act. During the 1940 campaign "and in his annual message to congress, he advocated a revision of the law by which a fiat federal pension would be substituted for the existing state-contributory state-contributory system. Also he proposed pro-posed enlarging the scope of the law and adding medical features. He gave no details, but here is what he is planning: (1) A federal annuity for all "senior citizens" over 65, without a "means test"; in other words, regardless re-gardless of their financial condition. (2) In states where a larger pen sion already is paid, as in Califor nia, which pays $40 monthly (half from the state and half from the government), the difference be tween $30 and the larger sum would be made up by the state. This would apply only to California, the only state paying more than $30. The next closest is Colorado with $29.68. Twenty-one others pay $20 or slightly more. (3) Extend unemployment insur ance to groups not now covered, such as seamen and farm workers. (4) A nation-wide program of medical and hospital service for low-income groups. Roosevelt will submit his recom mendations in a special message to congress sometime this month. He already has had several private dis cussions with Sen. Sheridan Downey of California, No. 1 Townsendite on Capitol HilL and Sen. Jimmy Byrnes, astute South Carolina legis lative adviser. 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