Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS unending allied air offensive blasts blast S nazis western defenses railroads lag seen in farm machinery output dutch east indies bombed by ariti british sh EDITORS when opinions are expressed in these columns they are thos of of this western newspaper unions news analysts and not necessarily released by western newspaper union A A t a aw V k 17 am y moi Y camp gordon fla newspaper men touring southeastern camps ride amphibious tank at camp gordon johnston fla EUROPE unending raids an unending procession of U S and british bombers soared over western europe blasting the invasion path while in the balkans to the southeast axis forces went over to the attack to shore up the russians drive on rumania and hungary big bombers medium bombers and strafing fighter planes all participated in the allied aerial attacks on france the lowlands and germany with rail communications leading to the invasion coast and airports and aircraft factories the principal targets in one 36 hour period alone allied aviators made no less than individual flights over the west axis counterattacks counter attacks in the balkans took form as the russians advanced on carpathian mountain passes leading m ito into the rolling j hungarian plains and other red forces threatened the rich rumanian oil fields around Plo esti in the crimean peninsula jutting into the black sea russian forces laid siege to the bi big g naval base of sevastopol where axis troops flocked after a lengthy retreat demand loyalty As western europe crackled under the allies savage bombing offensive to clear the inva invasion path nazi no 2 hermann goering and nazi no 3 joseph goebbels an I 1 used hillers Hit lers birthday to loudly appeal to the german people for unquestioned loyalty during t the he hectic period to follow said goering A hermann thousand dangers goering m may ay lie ahead new anxieties and burdens may prove inevitable no sacrifice and no privation should be too great to make for germany our gift to the fuehrer fuchner is our yow vow not to lay down arms until we have assured the future said goebbels even the greatest leaders of history will be faced with occasional setbacks and defeats it will not be possible to form an accurate and just idea of the individual war events and factors which have been decisive in the war until the war is over so to serve our aims means to be loyal to the fuehrer and to follow him through all the storms of war FOREIGN HOLDINGS U S stake after a canvass of more than individuals estates and trusts and business firms the U S treasury established american holdings in more than 50 foreign countries at although two thirds of th the e holdings of household goods bonds and factories are in allied or friendly nations U S nationals stake in axis or occupied countries totals of which is is in germany in italy in japan in rumania and in hungary by far the largest U S investments are in canada aggregating and holdings in great britain total investments in cuba amount to mexico argentina and brazil oo MANPOWER biggest problem during 1944 manpower and not material will constitute the biggest obstacles to resumption of the production of civilian goods the war wa r production boards planning and statistical chief stacy may revealed although reductions in certain munitions programs may reach considerable sid erable proportions toward the end of 1944 the question of converting facilities to the manufacture of civilian ia goods will revolve around the ardys call for manpower for casualty replacements may said because of declines in construction employment and increasing efficiency in factories however more workers may be made available for consumer goods may declared sufficient steel aluminum and copper probably could be obtained for civilian production later in the year may said but shortages of necessary feces sary parts or accessories might form serious bottlenecks PACIFIC raid treasure house storehouse for japanese oil tin and rubber the dutch east indies were hit by british bombers for the first time in nearly a year and a half with docks warehouses and shipping left in flames in the northern end of the islands while the bombers whacked at this treasure house of natural resources which have fed the japs industrial sinews of war british and indian troops continued their desperate defense of the bengal assam railroad in eastern india feeding U S and chinese forces hac hacking king out a supply road to china in northern burma in the south pacific area U S army and navy bombers teamed amed te up to plaster the japs caroline islands gateway to the inner approaches of the principal asiatic holdings agriculture machinery because of the necessity of stepping ste P up production of landing barges and other invasion craft demanding critical material farm machinery output this year may not reach expected levels war food administrator marvin jones revealed although too early to make predictions jones said machinery ou output t should exceed 1940 figures figu res none has been allocated to t the he united nations relief and rehabilitation administration or for export he said As of april 1 jones revealed machinery production totaled combines balers side rakes spreaders tractors and nd corn pickers labor at a time when selective service was tightening up on farm deferments the U S department of agriculture reported that farm workers worker s as of april 1 totaled 00 0 or r about less tha than n a year ago with a better organized farm labor program and seasonal help f from rom volunteer workers however the USDA expected rural america to meet this years expanded food goals despite the inroads into help although only 2 per cent lower than april 1943 the farm labor supply was 54 per cent of the prewar average the USDA declared GOP keynoter named selection of gov earl warren of california as opening speaker or keynoter at the republican national convention in chicago june 24 has served to modulate the extreme nationalist tion alist lit and internationalist elements in the party brawny 6 foot governor warren wan en who first jumped into the political spotlight on the west coast through his racket busting stands by the OOPs mackinac declaration on foreign policy stressing international cooperation with other nations without impairing U S sovereignty said warren As republicans we must avoid discord that would interfere with our displacing the white house palace guard with a an n administration more competent to win the war a and nd solve our postwar problems domestic and foreign LEND LEASE extension debated with congress considering extension of lend lease until june 30 1945 debate centered around subjecting the presidents final settlements with foreign recipients to legislative scrutiny under terms of the lend lease measure the president had sole authority to make final settlements but in extending the act to 1945 the house wrote in an amendment which prohibits him from negotiating final settlements involving international without congressional approval during the course of house debate on the new measure which was sent to the senate by a to 21 vote the majority killed republican efforts to compel foreign nations to return lend lease munitions to the U S after the war T OUTPUT PER U S WORKER DOUBLES BETWEEN TWO WORLD WARS amm WORLD S WAR 1 1917 1 l WORLD 0 WAR 11 II 1943 each symbol represents 20 per tent cent I 1 of 1917 production per worker PLAY BALL majors open more moie than fans were on hand to witness the opening of the 1944 major league baseball season with the largest crowd of watching the chicago cubs spank the cincinnati reds 3 to 0 at cincinnati and the smallest of watching the st louis cardinals blank the pittsburgh pirates 2 to 0 at st louis the new york yankees johnny lindell drove out the majors first home run against the boston red sox to lead his team to a 3 to 0 victory and the philadelphia athletics and washington senators played the first extra inning game with the As winning in the 3 to 2 when rookie erwin hall doubled home babe siebert STRIKES in U S canada strikes at montgomery ward and company and the ford motor company of canada crowded the labor spotlight at wards the nations no 2 mail order house the company resumed shipment of freight and parcel post after railroad and teamster unions had tied up deliveries in sympathy with the CIOs united mail order warehouse and retail employees union which struck over the firms refusal to extend a bargaining contract upon order of the war labor board about employees of the ford companas comp anys canadian plants remained idle after a walkout in protest over the firms discharge of CIO I 1 stewards for investigating me members abers grievances during working hours and the companas comp anys subsequent cancellation cel lation of the unions contract SOLDIERS WIVES arrive in U S anxious to look over their new homeland 90 australian brides or fiancees francees fian cees of american soldiers arrived in the U S from down under with on one expressing the belief that if they got good irish stew now and then they should learn to get along wife of a marine corporal from shinnston Shin W va mrs doris joan jean lebash said the american boys bluntly told some of us we in australia were 10 years behind the times they told us we wear american clothes and that wed we d never see such beamut beautiful ifal girls as wed we d see in this country australian wives of U S soldiers may apply f for or citizenship after two years any of their children born overseas automatically become citizens with five years residence under the U S flag |