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Show THE PACE TWO WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BIS m' REPORTER'S PRIVATE PAPERS: Chuck Barnett would have you believe he sent this taunting cable to Adolf Schickelgruber of Berlin: "Hey. long time no seize." STETTINIUS STOPS DENYING SHORTAGE OF STEEL WASHINGTON. Edward R. Stet-tiniu- art expressed are those af the news analyst and not necessarily (Reheated by Western Newspaper Jr.. handsome raw materials NOTE (EDITOR'S chief of the Defense, commission, When pinions Congress debated President Roosevelt's plan to loan or lease munitions of war to Great Britain. Party lines were broken and politics forgotten both by political leaders In congress and through the nation. Leading the attack against the bill within congress was Senator Wheeler (D., Mont.). Former President Hoover and former Gov. Alf M. Landon, the G. O. P. standard bearer in 1936, lined up behind him. But President Roosevelt had the support of Wendell L. Willkie, who ran against him last fall. And in the senate he was supported by Senator Austin (R., Maine). Willkie suggested several changes in the measure, however. He proposed that a time limit be fixed during which the President will have exceptional powers to deal with embattled democracies. He also proposed that the nations to be given help be named in the bill. were Administration senators quick to adopt the view. As the proposal moved into house and senate hearings, amendments were added to carry out the Willkie suggestions. Meanwhile Willkie and three of his tie-up- ... ... ... . g ... ... d . y Journal American . . Jimmy Walker, trying to seem gay In The Stork " Vb." His pals know that the divorce talk is true. . "de-nid- DIPLOMATIC A career in the U. S. Foreign Service begins at $2,500. plus an average of $1,000 for rent Top pay . While there is $10,000 and rent is no requirement that candidates be college graduates, one third ol the U. S. fore'gn service officers are graduates of Harvard. Yale and About 500 young Princeton hopefuls try to get into the service THIVf.S . . each year; about 30 are chosen A total of 155 foreign servic officers are listed in Who's Who. In the service there are but 2 women n .55ffWl ii ii iV , iiiii4J CORDELL III LL 7iij photograph uus taken as the secretary of stale testified before the house committee on foreign affairs and u anted that the Inited Slates must speed up its help to liritain if Hitler is to be beaten. friends were arranging to go to London during the first days in February. The head of the Republican party wished to see first hand just what was going on in England. He made application to Secretary Hull for a passport The request was granted in three hours. Mussolini began to slip. In Egypt the British bombed him out of the air while on the ground his troops were retreating farther and faster westward until it seemed as though all of eastern Libya would be lost to the Fascist empire. The Greeks were threatening the last line of resistance in southern Albania and there wasn't much for the Italians to fall back on after' that. More and more it became apparent that the Duce's Axis partner would be forced to send German troops to extract the Italians from the tangled mess. Even the Italian home front began to crackle, perhaps the first rumble of revolution. Benito Mussolini was being referred to as Finito Mussolini. Only German planes appeared, at first piloted by Italians. The planes were sent to Albania. After that followed German to "instructors" teach the Italians how to fight in the air. Finally all pretense was dropped and Germans began to arrive in numbers, taking over Italian bases. Were the Germans invading Italy? Perhaps not. Maybe it was only a case of holding Italy in "protective custody." Be that as it may, when Germans took up the battle themselves, Italy could no longer be considered an equal partner in the Axis. The Germans don't work that way. They dominated the fight. Mussolini needed their help and could get it only on the German terms. The Germans' first attack came in the Mediterranean, off Cataina. Here tbe inland sea narrows down to a Slight channel between Sicily and the North African mainland. Through this channel must flow all British supplies and reinforcements to Greece and Egypt A large convoy was passing through the channel escorted by the 1 royal navy, including the 23,000-tocruiser Southampton. Nazi dive bombers appeared in force and what is believed to be the first battle ever fought between war vessels and aircraft took place. The British admit both war vessels were hit The Italians claim more were damaged. The battle endod at nightfall and the British ships' made harbor. But the Germans sallied forth the following day and continued raids on British shipping in the Mediterranean for the five days. They said JJt two-ocea- n 1916-191- 2.12,000. More Planes Dr. George Mead, aircraft production head of the national defense commission, announced that the na- tion's three largest automobile corporations had agreed to take a larger hand in the making of fighting planes. Ford, General Motors and Chrysler will make parts for 1.200 planes each. They have completed Consolidated with arrangements Aircraft. Douglas and Glenn Martin to make the assemblies. The cheapest of the 3.600 planes will cost $100,000. Meanwhile there still is some dispute over the lack of aluminum. The Aluminum Corporation of America, which holds a monopoly, said production has more than doubled and that the firm is spending $15,000,000 of its own money for further expansion. Since aircraft today is almost wholly aluminum in the bodies, the demand is high and there yet may be a senate investigation over Alco's affairs and national defense. Otherwise on the defense front: The North Carolina, first battleship to be built for the United States navy In 20 years, will go into commission April 11. A fighting plane built for the U. S. army attained a speed of 620 miles an hour in a power dive test It reserve officer, was driven by Lieut. Andrew C. McDonough. The speed of the plane is faster thsn sound, so that when it is heard approaching for bombing it Is too late to duck the plane already has passed. 1 f mi meJi 4 111' Build-e- r PHILADELPHIA. Harry S. Parks of Philadelphia is pictured holding a model of the Real name of the device is the "Wilford Latta Centrifugal Bomb Destroyer" and a working model has been demonstrated to the War department. ." TOO MUCH COTTON: Reduction Asked Because the export market for cotton has disappeared with the war. Farm Secretary Claude Wick-ar- d believes a reduction must be made in the previously announced of goalgovernment , production 12,000,000 bales for the 1941 crop. To achieve the cut, he offers cotton growers $25,000,000 worth of cotton goods free if they will reduce the - acreage. Under the plan, cotton growers would receive stamps which would be redeemable at any retail store for cotton goods. Stamps would be given at the rate of 10 cents for each pound of cotton which farmers normally would have produced on the unplanted portion of their acreage allotment. For example, a farmer with a allotment, would receive $25 worth of stamps if he planted only nine acres, assuming that his normal yield was 250 pounds per acre. Voluntary reductions will not affect allotments under the 1942 program. By this method Wickard hoped to prevent further increases of surpluses under the government loan plan and also to increase employment in cotton mills, while allowing cotton farmers to plant more garden and feed crops. FLU MOVES EAST: Nation Warned mid-Janua- The Fleets Many months ahead of delivery of ships which will give the United States a navy, orders were issued which split the present war vessels into three "fleets." The main forces will remain in the Pacific, but there will be an independent command in the Atlantic and a third independent command in Asia. Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel was named commander in chief. He and President Roosevelt are old friends. They worked together in another defense problem when Mr. Roosevelt was assistant secretary of At the same the navy in time orders were issued to increase the navy personnel from 192,000 to Ik At. mm,, The wave of influenza which began on the West coast during fall swept eastward and by v.. Here is the latest picture of Prime Minister H ' inston Churchill of F.ngland ihoun as he watches antiaircraft nunnery in action at a Koal Artillery " "Someuhere in establishment, f.'ng-land.- registered 100,000 victims east of the Mississippi. In Boston 20,000 children were absent from school. There were 32,000 cases listed in Texas and 45.000 in Schools were closed in Memphis. the Carolinas and Tennessee. Five thousand were ill in St. Louis. In the first two weeks of last year, there were but 9,500 cases in the whole nation. The National Billiard Tournament went ahead without Willie Hoppe, the first time since he won the championship in 1910. In a preliminary play with Jake SchaefTer, he had appeared in the regulation dinner clothes for two days while his temWhen perature was above 101. SchaefTer learned about this he withdrew the challenge and the game came to an end. Most encouraging was that the type of influenza is a mild one, not the fatal type that swept over the nation like a plague in 1917. This year few deaths have been recorded. ships were sent to the bottom. When the truth can be learned definitely, it may be one of the "classic" battles of history, for it may establish what long has been a moot that 15 question whether aircraft can successfully challenge armed surface craft. Looking Ahead The British felt the German force, now based in Italy, may be a definite challenge to the campaign In the Near East. It may mean that Hitler will seek to cut off all communications between England and Ceiro. On the other hand the British still anticipate an attack on England itself. And they doubt that the attempt will be long delayed. German bombings of Irish cities were seen as "training" flights toward this objeftive. The British took no chances. They bombed "invasion ports" in Germany, Holland. Belgium and France nightly. SCHOOLS CRITICIZED: Ity College Heads educational methods cope with the needs of democracy, speakers told the twenty seventh annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges. Dr. Theinlore M. Greene. Princeton philosophy professor, and Or. John M Mason, president of Swarthmore college, led the discussion Th? Rev. Edward V. Stan ford, precident of Viltanova, agreed with them. Present-da- are Inadequate to s Jour: HUGH S. Washington, D. C. PRESIDENT'S POWER When the blank check, lease-lenbill has been through congress, the United States may not be at war but the President will be. He has announced his peace terms freedom of speech and of worship, social security and the end of wars through disarmament not merely in Europe but "everywhere In the world" including, of course. RusNew sia. This is the new world-wid- e Deal with our taxpayers and workers, as they did for the American New Deal, paying as much of the whole bill as the President shall determine. Mr. Roosevelt has also announced the kind of peace in which he will not "acquiesce." People who are not at war don't prescribe either the kind of peace that will be accepted or the kind that won't.. The President also asks for ultimate power to dispose all the war strength In America, except manpower (maybe?) to fight for whom and at any place he decides all our guns, ships, planes, shells, rifles, all our materials and facilities for production and, by the same token, if not all our wealth, then at least billions of it. He can send as much or as little into the battle lines as he decides, and that is nothing less than the position of international bums-rushe- n A General Johnson d these columns, they of this newspaper.) Mediterranean War pooh-poohin- g . In HELP TO ITALY: Germans Take Over DEFENSE: Parties Split ar Randolph Scott twirling the revolving door at the Essex House for lovely Mary Bryan . . . Gene Autry, soo oo as high school femme students surround him In the same Garbo and her Gaylurd lobby Hauser at the Kungsholrn In identical orange scarfs . . Guy Kibbee's son, John, apprenticing to be a newson the paper man. He's a copy-bo- Bomb Destroyer s er Faces About Town: Edward C. Wayne Willkie Backs FDR on Lease-Len- d Bill; U. S. Navy Split Into Three New 'Fleets' apparently has become gun-shHaving seen his denials of shortages in strategic materials blow up in his face, he is resorting to a new technique in the case of steel. It took only a few days for his solemn statement that there was no Quentin Reynolds, who Just realuminum shortage to be refuted by turned home from London, is autographing copies of his new book, Sen. Joe O'Mahoney, chairman of "The Wounded Don't Cry," to girl the monopoly investigating commitfriends (married or single) In this tee. Even less time elapsed bemanner: "In memory of a glorious tween his denial of a zinc and brass weekend at Lake Como." deficiency and the Issuance of a presidential order barring their exQuenlin's book Is crowded with port. The hotly controversial steel iswordage like: "That for night I heard the German radio sue has been a Stettinius worrysum-mAs far back as last months. London had been that report expert he was warned by experts that panicked by the German bombers. the nation's vast defense program, I got a cable from New York sayoring: 'Reports here that London in to say nothing of frantic British flames.' There was damage In Lon- ders, required an Immediate expandon all right; there will be further sion of steel plant capacity. It was damage, but I don't think London pointed out that present U. S. ingot will be ruined or that London will capacity is approximately 83,000,000 tons, of which normal consumer be panicked. They never panicRcd Jack Dempsey, did they? Sure they needs for 1941 would be around hit him and hurt him and London 60,000,000 tons, leaving only 23,000,-00- 0 tons for armament will be hit and hurt. In fact. It is This obviously was far from being hit and hurt today. But what The British alone will of it? These people know they are enough. in a war and know they've got to have to get at least 18. COO. 000 tons take a beating before they've won of American steel this year to keep it. They know that lots of them their war industries supplied. With several notable exceptions, are going to be killed. Every time the bombers come over they shake the steel Industry balked at buildthe debris out of their eyes, go to ing new plants. It Insisted it could the nearest pub, have half a pint of take care of all requirements withbitters and say: ' 'Ow many did we out the IS or 20 per cent expansion that was urged. In this stand it was get today?' " vigorously supported by Walter S. The following appeared In Canada: Tower, president of the American "There'll always be an England Iron Si Steel Institute, also a dollar-a-yeadviser on Stettinius' start. and England shall be free. There'll of Tower, But the always be a Scotland and nothing salaried official of the steel induswill be free." try, was sharply challenged by Prof. There Is a group called "Alcoholics Melvin G. d'Chazeau of the UnivermovIn New the York, Anonymous" sity of Virginia, another Stettinius ing spirit being a well known transAn outstanding atlantic flier . . . The group's aim steel adviser. is to "straighten out any fellow who authority without any Industrial D'Chazeau urged Immediate will even admit he drinks too much" plant enlargement. . . . They meet at an illustrator's This Inner battle raged for weeks, place and have big "rallies." These "raHies" are attended sometimes by with Stettinius sitting blinking in the hundreds of lushes, many of whom middle while deliveries continued to have been in institutions for alco- fall further and further behind. He finally did move after the Presholics, etc . . . They've succeeded where doctprs and psychiatrists ident took an indirect poke at the have failed, working on the theory steel barons In his message to conthat pnly a drunk knows how to talk gress, and the "Big Four" defense chiefs followed him up with their to a drunk. demand that "industry must subordinate its concern over possible fuPage One heroes don't last long. Remember how we cheered the ture effects of tremendous expanFinns? . Well, Finland's Minister sion." Stettinius acted by passing the Procope chanced upon reporters and Gano Dunn, mentioned that he hadn't seen them buck. He designated head of the J. G. White Engineering lately. man company, and a dollar-a-yea- r "My country isn't Interesting on as a "neutral arbiter" his s'taflf, he said unhappily, "nowadays now." to decide between Tower and we are Just fighting cold and hunD'Chazeau. ger." Dunn is the "impartial" expert who last year slashed a proposed THE NEW YORK SCENE: TV A power expansion for defense New York Novelette: Everyone purposes nearly 73 per cent, and who knew him in St. Louis liked his was overruled by direct order of fine tenor voice. He led the commuRoosevelt on the insistence of other nity singing at local bazaars, county defense heads. A visitor fairs and in churches Some insiders are betting that it one him York New heard from day won't be long before steel is put on to the for him Induced and study list and consumer use the priorities a few . . After . years the opera sharply curtailed. They base this St. Louis opera company engaged him as soloist . . . Last season he on the fact that even if new plants betoured the concert field with John are ordered, it will take a year fore they get into production. In New York Charles Thomas influential friends arranged an audiBUY BRITISH MOVEMENT He didn't keep tion at the Met Behind the flood of "Help Britain the appointment stage fright or If those kind friends Buy Something British" window something want to locate their prodigy they posters, which have sprung up all will find Rudy Madison singing with over the country, is an amazing movement the Barber Shop 4 at Bill's Gay 90s. story of a nation-wid- e started singlehanded by a young New Yorchlds: Thomas Mitchell's Portland, Ore., advertising man only theatrics in Warner's "Flight From two months ago. His name is Robert Smith and the Destiny" . . . Olive Major, E. A idea come to him when he took out find. Cantor's new Wensdee night earful . . The ditty, his walli't for a bill to donate to the "Cheery Blossoms on Capitol Hill" British relief fund. He noticed that his wallet was tattered, and it struck . . . "Who Are These Refugees?" by Isabel Lundbcrg, and "Hunger him that by buying a new one of and the House Mouse" in the Jan. British make he would be making a definite contribution to England's Harper's . . . Cosmopolitan magawar resources. issue. zine's Young Smith figured there must felt the Typewriter Ribbons: Elbert Hub- be thousands of others whothen and bard's: God will not examine you same way, and decided for medals or emblems, but for scars there to call it to their attention. The first thing he did was to team . . . Huyh Johnson's; Christmas up with a close friend, David Robthe annual universal binge of decenT. Gautier's: To love is inson, an attorney and leader in cy welfare organizations to admire with the heart, to admire Portland With Robinson handling organization Dougis to love with the mind . . las Jerrold's: There are two kinds and Smith promotion the movement gathered strength like a rollThose who go thr.iut:" of readers. a book, and those who let a book go ing snowball. In the two months the movement A O'Malley's: through them Civilization is the world with its legs has been under way it has prairie-fireto 28 states with more than 150 asleep . Edna Wood's: She swallowed her pride but it left a lump local branches. Dazed by the ph nomenal success of his Idea. youn in her throat . . . Sylvia Lyons': Emeralds are rarer than diamonds, Smith attributes It entirely to the because emeralds always match the strong feelings of the "average mat. in the street." color of your friends' eyes. ... By Thursday, January 23. Battle Scene Shifts to Mediterranean As Nazis Bolster 'Fading Italian Army; And Victor C. Rodger, of San offers this after hearing DieKo, FDK's last speech: "Better to ray Taxes Than Belong to the Axis." . NEPHI. UTAH TIMES-NEW- national health Nevertheless, service authorities advised people to avoid crowds, to get plenty of rest and eat sparingly of wholesome foods. Extra precautions were being taken in army camps. MISCELLANY: commander-in-chie- d -- life-tim- e other British soldiers, also dressed in the short pants, were again making British history in Africa. Dolores Frances, aged nine, has had her share of tough luck. She contracted infantile paralysis when she was 18 months old. But she had one piece of luck she will always remember. She was chosen a the most typical child aided by the Infantile Paralysis Foundation at Warm Springs. Along with the titl went a visit to the White House as the guest of Mrs. Roosevelt "Babe" Ruth George Herman was sued for $3,000 after an automobile accident on a New Jersey r For the Little Tot XJO WONDER she looks sweet as pie and decidedly pleased with herself This little miss, with the bows in her curls and her doll by the arm, is wearing the newest fashand best of pinafore-jumpions, and one that you should make up immediately for your own The pinafore- small daughter. I er f. What is requested is the complete strength of the nation in economic war and in these modern days that is 90 per cent of military war with a margin over as deadly as military war, if not more so. This astonishing bill was prepared under the direction of Mr. Morgen-tha- u In the treasury and there is good reason to believe that neither Secretary Stimson of war, Secretary Knox of navy and Secretary Hull of state was consulted on its terms before it was published. Somebody beside Henry the Morgue ought to be consulted before we buy a ticket ; to perdition. We have no effective naval vessels to send without hurting our We can send no modern navy. tanks, planes or guns that wouldn't delay the training of our army. Aid to Britain, yes, but in this momen-tiv- e hysterical spasm, can't somebody be thinking one little thought about the interest and security of the United States. LEASE-LEN- D BILL What would have happened if two months ago anybody had proposed the lease-len- d bill giving the President unlimited authority to engage in economic and possibly military war "everywhere in the world," to probill of rights for vide a world-wid- e people "anywhere in the world," and whether they want it or not? Nobody can say precisely what would have happened, but the chances certainly are strong that it would even have had a hearing. Certainly, earlier, nobody could have campaigned for office and such a bill. What has happened in the meantime to incite public sentiment to entertain such a perilous course, such a revolution in our system of gov- totalitarianernment, such an all-oism in the United States? Certainly not any greater danger to the belligerent nations that have our sympathy. There have been some terrible bombings of cities, but U anything, their actual military position has been much improved. What has happened is the most effective and propaganda headed by a few sincere and masterful but certainly very rash men. Over the air, in the mail, in the press, their voices for war have been continuous and many times the volume of any voice for caution; Popular polls have asked hypothetical military questions on which no mere layman would be likely to have the facts and professional knowledge to express any valuable opinion such as, "Do you think Britain will lose the war, ijf we do not give her all aid?" Lacking access to any guiding facts, except the incessant who haranguing of the themselves are not much more competent to give an opinion, these "sample" voters say "yes" in substantial majorities to the question: "Shall we go to war?" It is mostly fantastical nonsense, this government by harangue and unofficial plebiscite, but the result is not nonsense. It is the stark national tragedy of the lease-len- d bill; subjecting the wealth, the peace and the welfare of our country in war to the discretion of a single man, who, with almost unlimited war powers in the past for preparation and defense, has not used them wisely or well. If he had, we should be ki no such panic as we are today. o war-crier- s, beLieut. Gen. Lord Baden-Powel- l came famous in Africa in another war. Greatly outnumbered by Boers, he stood them o(T by sheer bluff and for 217 days stalled an attack. When he returned home to cn England in 1910, after a the Dark Continent he was a national hero. 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