Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS by edward C wayne removal of consulates F from romko moscow scow and torpedoing olf of Us S destroyer mark important new phase of war crisis seen as japans cabinet falls EDITORS NOTE hiie opinions are expressed in these columns the I 1 are these of the news and not ay of this news released by western newspaper Neus paper union r t V atil rp A when the british and free french took over mandated syria from the vichy french they also took over the job of providing food for needy syrians here is a typical scene at abood a food distribution center pails pots and even wash basins are held aloft for offerings WAR new phase evacuation of the foreign consulates from moscow and the torpedoing of the U S S destroyer kearney off iceland occurring as they did about the same time were looked upon as two major events marking the entrance into a new phase of the war immediate reaction to these reports was noticeable in their effect upon the congressional botin voting g on changes being considered for the U S neutrality law eff effect act of the news was also reflected in the pro progress of the aid for russia program in which the united states great britain and russia were engaged i ott on patrol first news of the kearney incident came from washington when the navy announced that the destroyer one of the newest types had been torpedoed while on patrol duty off the coast of iceland this report indicated that the ship was able to proceed under its own power president roosevelt on the same day issued a statement saying that the torpedoing was clearly in the american defense zone removal of the consulates from moscow took place as the germans with their lono long range guns began their all out campaign against the city JAPAN A cabinet falls when news came from tokyo reporting the fall of the japanese cabinet headed by prince Fumi maro konoye it looked like prelude to an axis move in the pacific i immediate speculation was that the fallen cabinet would be replaced by one more warlike and it was indicated that this change meant the collapse of the so called peace talks between japan and the united states president roosevelt conferred for two hours with top military and state department heads just following the announcement of the cabinets fall white house sources did pot not at once discuss the conference or assue issue a statement on the new threat in in the far east other informed quarters however viewed the situation as grave and some forecast that the change in government in japan came at a logical time for that country to strike a blow against russia sia to aid germany RUSSIA soviet scene As the german troops admittedly had smashed back the russian defenders many miles from sk past and past the picture became one in which the russians admitted setbacks but always spoke of heavy losses to the enemy the germans issued optimistic ti statements so fast that the wires could hardly carry them admitting many of the nazi claims russian sources were asserting that fresh legions were entering the fight that the nazi advances had been made in spite of terrific losses that the invader had been slowed even halted ad turned back at some points the british including churchill took a rather gloomy view of the russian situation As to anit american rican aid president roosevelt said it was going forward in heavy quantities but gave no details lozovsky said the americans are seir ding us planes a month but that was nearly twice total american production while the russian statements many of them sounded somewhat like whistling to keep up ones courage still it was certain that the german all out attack in the center by hillers Hit lers own statement a battle effort unequalled unequal led in the history of warfare was not meeting the the walkovers wal kovers of the past practically OVER say the nazis from hillers Hit lers camp the russo german war was over militarily speaking in dispatches that had tumbled over one another in their eagerness to impinge themselves upon public opinion here and abroad perhaps with the idea of frightening england from an attempt to cross the channel with a land force berlin rapidly had told the world the following russian losses had been figures given out within a 48 hour period three four finally ill all russian armies had been trapped in iron rings and the whole defense fabric of the country had been smashed all that was going on now was under the head of mopping up ARMING real fi fight t ht with the president committed to congressional action permitting the arming of merchant ships which many believed was step one toward a further request to permit them to run right into british ports the expected bitter fight of the non in against the administrations trat ions latest move had gotten under way committee hearings started on the measure which white house leaders had timed at three weeks to passage this was the signal for a gathering of the anti tion cohorts who were able to muster only a corporals guard against the lend lease bill which carried aid to russia as a part purpose in fact the opening strategy was planned at a meeting of 11 senators in hiram johnsons office the fight promised to be furious but brief for few believed that the 11 senators and hiram johnson would put on the filibuster that was staged just before the first world war by the wilful twelve which included senators vardaman balley bailey reed watson and others LABOR troubles mount strikes and threats of strikes were on the upgrade again with one te dispute involving automobile workers most of them engaged in making tanks for the army of the united states and other countries the CIO workers of one plant were refusing to handle parts made by workers in another plant in a cleveland factory making auto frames a strike went into its third week and at least one big auto factory engaged in turning out jeep cars was without frames and had to shut down hudson and buick factory officials said they would have to slow down passenger car production if the cleveland shut shutdown aown continued the first move in the strike mediation effort to prevent the walkout of a million and a quarter railroad men was flatly turned down it had been offered by a railroad management group at the same time a mississippi shipbuilding concern was tied up by a strike while engaged in a contract to build the latest type of merchant ship an all welded vessel of odd design i WIDOW home to die human interest story no I 1 of the week was the return to new york of a regal woman of 73 who came in by liner from lisbon gazed at Go thams skyscrapers and told pews newsmen men 1 ive I ve come home to die she was the former jeanne luck dermyer widow of count von berri forgotten was her husbands enmity to the united states forgotten the bitter years only her tired eyes and the distaste as she spoke of hitler in iceland 4 4 aft newly arrived V S soldiers are shown in their ho homes nies in reykjavik iceland ir arming chilled hands in operation cooperation co etith iti ti armed forces of great croat britain these troops are on the alert for the projection of lias has been defined as a IT western estern hemisphere defense outpost DRY DOCK news stories what had been by navy censorship mystery yarns and very nearly resulted fatally for one newspaper cameraman and a plane pilot now has become regulation news stories since the navy reversed itself and permitted the press to have access to british warships in dry drydock dock at one time or another docks in almost every sizeable port had been occupied and the War spite a big battleship was at bremerton brewerton Br emerton wash and a ton aircraft carrier was at philadelphia and the skippers of these ships were giving out hair raising interviews and pictures of combat and the press cameramen were running wild with feature pictures taken on board the change in policy probably had been engineered by the president who was leaning over backward to preserve press freedom and a general feeling that this sort of story was the type of thing that would bring home the reality of the war to fun loving americans NORRIS NORMS has his say senator norris the only man living and now in the senate who voted against american entry into the last war spoke his piece about the russian situation and had this to say t if russia loses to germany then japan will become so bold that we are sure to become embroiled in war with her not that it would be so bad for us he said in some ways it might be a very good thing the senator coolly and dispassionately siona tely revealed that navy men had informed him that the japanese fleet hold out two weeks against ag ainest the american navy he also als 0 pointed out that in a bombing war against japan nippon was particularly vulnerable as most of her cities were built largely of wooden structures which would go like tinder on a windy day set off by a few incendiaries GOODWILL visit to U S the duke and duchess of windsor in in paying their visit to baltimore tho the duchess former home town received an ovation which dwarfed anything seen in the united states surrounding any british visitor As a goodwill good will ambassador former king edward had no rivals A crowd estimated at persons one fourth of Balti mores defense swollen population the duke played golf and it took an army of scotland harders Yar ders G men even diplomatic corps representatives senta tives to keep the gallery away the duke and duchess went to a reception to which were invited while an estimated gnashed grashed their teeth because they were left out finally 1200 jammed into the club gaped cheered were wort won by the charm of the couple and went home happy miscellany new york for the second t time line it had been testified by nicholas schenck movie magnate that bioff labor leader had demanded a shakedown price of not to wreck the movie industry by strikes new york the BBC radio stated that german losses not giving the authority since the start of the central offensive against moscow had been killed and wounded london A second eagle squadron of american fliers has been formed and put into immediate action most of its work thus far had been in convoy patrols kansas city the police force was losing men to defense jobs so police pay raises of were given they still went to defense jobs A second pay raise of was advised berlin it was announced that 12 more czechs czecho had been executed in bohemia moravia protectorate for economic sabotage or possessing weapons |