Show T Views of the Press War with Japan what then then The older officers of our navy the advocates of calmness are in agreement on one important point with the younger officers the Hotspurs Hotspurs each each school of opinion believes that In a naval campaign lasting no more th than n a afew afew afew few months Japan would be defeated defeated de de- de- de blockaded and forced to sue for peace The difference of opinion exists in the matter of when a conflict with Japan should be accepted the older officers officers officers of of- believing that we should make further preparations of our Pacific bases the younger that we should strike now But the people want no war with Japan and arc are praying that it may not befall although they would face it with resolution and confidence if 11 it came The decision decision decision deci deci- sion rests with Japan unquestionably for Tokyo knows as aswell aswell aswell well as Washington how far the war party may proceed without provoking American hostility Portland Oregonian Reed Smoot would have been an anachronism if 11 by the grace of God he be had been held over in the senate into the current era He did not believe in the hour 40 week either in theory or practice He thought six hours quite enough time to give to sleep and four hours more than sufficient for meals of simple food without hot drinks or alcoholic alcoholic al at- coholic beverages of any kind plus recreation The senator thought 14 hours about right for the work day Working hours hours hours' like these himself the former Utah potato sacker acquired th the most thorough and detailed knowledge of government fi fi- fi nances Baltimore Sun In the Indiana state senate Democrats sponsored a resolution resolution resolution tion praising Wendell Willkie Willki for his patriotic and nonpartisan san devotion to his country in time of great need Republicans cans voted the resolution down Question 1 Is Willkie a Democrat Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- crat again or still a Republican Question 2 Have the Democrats become Republicans and the Republicans Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans Democrats Question 3 3 What is a Democrat or a Republican Republican Re Re- publican anyway Philadelphia Philadel- Philadel phia Record Supine under the German heel France is making feeble efforts to prepare its youth for tomor tomor- row All boys of twenty years it is announced must serve eight months in youth construction camps This may be a part of the new family policy of the Vichy government it is more likely to tobe tobe tobe be the first step toward assembling assembling assem assem- bling bUng the youth of the nation in camps where they can get at least a smattering of military in in- in This was much the same policy Germany adopted and which culminated in Hitler's conquering war machine Out of these camps could come trained men trained men trained for the time when an aroused France would take the field to challenge the triumphant trio tri nazis Seattle Seattle Times |