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Show WEEKLY WEEILY ( NEWS ANALYSIS ANALYSISBy By Edward C . WaYneNazi Wayne WayneNazi Nazi Troops Are Massed in Balkans BalkansFor BalkansFor BalkansFor For Thrust at Greece to Aid Italians ; Major Par Far East Crisis Approaches ApproachesAs As Japanese-British Japanese British - Tension GrowsEDIORe Grows GrowsKBXTeR'BNOTK ( ( EDIORe KBXTeR'BNOTK KBXTeRBNOTK ! ' ' NOTZ-Wa.n NOTZWa.n NOTZ Wa.n Wan - nif " . splelans ylnl I . a ar at * . . i pT.ss pTss f . * * is ! . thu lh . . .I'ills .Iills Iills . 1 . ' tbs tbsa ' a , : > , II- II IIN th 15 : - : SI N , f the ( sew " : w . : aealysI : a , lyl * " nd " not : ( . ia.res.artly iares.artly iaresartly ; : . : : : : . rlly ll .1 1 . f Ikl ibi : ' : I : * . newsppsr newsppsrU.i.sasdby : : ' : apT * : : - ( R.l.11 Rl.11 Rl11 U.i.sasdby Ui.sasdby Uisasdby ll . l . . . bJ ' Weetern Western W tern New.paper Newpaper Nswipapsr N . Union " " ' I . IDES OF OP MARCH : Hitler Again AgainIn In March , , , 1133 1933 1D33 Aeolt Adolf Hitler BlUer littler In Incorporated incorporated Incorporated corporated : the rich Saar S ar Valley VaUey fnto Into fntoth Intot.ll Intothe th t.ll tll . Belca Reich . . la In March . . 1936 1 3 , . be he occu ocCU- ocCUp.ed occil- occil occilpIed occupied : - - pied p.ed ped . the Uhlneland hineland jthhieland . , . In March . . , 1938 1033 1938German 1033German 1 3 3Gennaa Gennaa German troops troop . moved Bouthward southward Bouthwardand southwardand southwardand and annexed Austria Au.trla Autrla . In March March.m Marchm . . . UI39-breaJdng UI39 breaJdng 1933-breaking 1933 breaking . , , - breaking the pledge of OB ' Munichder Munichder Munich -der der - - der fuehrer fuebrer moved Into Morl\Via Morl Via Moravia MorlViaand Moraviaand Morn \ via and nd Bohemia Bobemla end and made mace the Czecho Czecho- Czecho.lovakla Czechoslovakia zechoslovakia - slovakia .lovakla lovakla . provinces German protec protect protectOrates protoctOrates t tOrates rate . In March IMO 1940 1040 . , be he got let set letfor setfor tfor for hIs hi * moves move . Into Norwa Norway , . and Den Den- Denmark Denmark Denmark - mark markMarch March March . , 141 1941 * . , arrIvesIf arrives arrivesIt It U If Hl Hitler er win wins . any uccesa BuccellS success this thisyear thisyear thisyear year , . he will wID thank hi his . lucky .tars tars star . .tarsFor tarsFor . For Hitler Wtler I la is . a 8 believer In utroogy astrology utroogyand astrologyand astrologyand ] and la is I . declared to consult astrolo astrolo- estrolo- estrolo astrologel estrologer astrologers - - gel ger gers " . before be he makes mnke . any major majormoves majormoves majormores majormoresThe The movesThe moves BalkansEven Balkans BalkansEven Evenbetore Even betore b'eore beore before ' the first ftr.t ftrt . of March MarchIntIer Marchlittler MarchHitler IntIer littler bad had gained the succesi success he heplanned heplanned h hplanned planned In the Balkans BalkanB flalkans Thelnal The /lnal lnal final lnalmove finalmoves / finalmoves move moves . ma may , . come In March but the thePlth thepath th thpath path Pl\th Pl th ; \ at of the army was paved by ear earl1er ear11cr earHer l1er 11cr alplomatic diplomatic moves Rumania waa was waathe wasthe wasthe the highway and end Josef 30.et 30et . Stalin StaUn fired firedthe firedthe the . starting .tartinS tartinS gnu gnuDeserted gun gunDeserted Deserted b by , . Its protectors Bul flul Bularta flulgarla Bularia garla ( , arta gave save way to the German Germans * who whobad whohad whobad bad had placed COO 600 000 000 soldiers on her herborder herborder herboraer border with Rumania Bulgaria had hadbeen hadbeen hadbeea been promised the th help of 01 Turkey TurkeyPfo TurkeyproBritish Turkeypro-British Turkeypro British Pfo- Pfo PforiU.b pro-British pro British - - riU.b riUb . ally And Turkey based basedItt"lecutlty basedlttlecurity basedlt Itt"lecutlty Ittlecutlty lttlecurity "s s " " curlty on the promises of help helpftm helpfrom helpfrom ftm from ( ) Russia flussia But Buaila Russia collap8ed collapsed collap8ed81am collapsedagain collapsedagala 81am again . . . It notified notifted otifled Bulgaria to expect expectno expectno expectno no help from Soviet troops and It ItInftuenced ItInfluenced itinfluenced Inftuenced Influenced Turkey a80 also ] to withdraw withdrawIta withdrawIi withdrawits Ita Ii . promises to Bulgaria Jugo Jugo.tavla Jugoilavia Jugoslavia .tavla tavla ilavia . . surrounded .urrounded urrounded on all side sides * saw sawIta sawits sawIts Ita its ministers called to Munich and andreceive andreceive andreceive receive ordersAU orders ordersAll All AU this to get let to plucky Greece GreeceGreece GreeceGreece GreeceGreece Greece despite Its army s a victorlel victories victorlelover victoriesover victoriesover over the Italians . saw .aw aw itll Its it * neighbors neighborsfall neighborstaB neighborstall fall taB before the Nazi threatIt threat threat- . - It had hada hada a choice cboico of 01 makin making , a futile futil * effort effortto effortto effortto to fight ftght Germany alone atone or to capit capit- capitulate capit- capit capitulate capitulate - - ulate like Uke all the restGreece rest . Greece was wall given little UtUe timi time to de- de decide de- de dedde de decide - - cide dde A German ultimatum utlmatum ] wasdrafted wasdrafted was rafted drafted Resistance means that the thenation thenation th thnation nation would be b the th battleground of ofGerman ofGerman ofGerman German and British armleprovld armies-provid armies provid armleprovlded armiesprovided armies _ - provided ed the thf ) British Brlifsh could in lIuftlcient sufficient lIuftlcienttime sufficienttime ufllcienttime time extract troops from trom the Airl Mci Airlcan Mcican Afrlcan can front tront and convoy them to the theBalkans theBalkans theBalkan Balkans * BalkansThe The Far EastMeanwhile East Meanwhile in Asia the other Axis Axia Axispartner Axiapartner Axispartner partner , . Japan was : growing more moreand moreand mor morand and more belligerent . . Troops and andnava andnaval andnaval nava naval ] concentrations concentration . were moved movedInto movedinto movedinto Into Thailand ThaUand ( < Slam Stem ) and close dose to toFrench toFrench toFrench French Indo-Chlna Indo Chlna Indo-China China - - Threatened Threatenedprincipally Threatenedprincipally Threatenedprincipally principally was the British Btiflsh naval navalbase navalbase navalbase base at Singapore But threatened threatenedas as well wre were the th * Malay peninsua peninsula peninsuarich peninsularich peninsularich ] rich in rubber and tin Un . , the Dutch DutchEast DutchEast DutchEast East Indies wealthy In the th * same i - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cw1ti k . . . - ( w-i w i - A * r rHere litre Here lI.r lIr . . M a . an ass n Amtrfliun Australian AlUtr l UI UIwld.r wld.r wldr soldier oUi . . r ly sypl- sypl sypleel tyi-csl tyi csl - - I IlI.r CDl eel eelo 01 o/ o othe / ihs the tsrfu lar'ff larff large ' centwimt contingent oonllllen oonllllenW , ' fust just /W W / ' aT- aT - aT.IlH ar- ar arneed ur-twrf ur twrf - - .IlH IlH need needin , . .IlHIR in IR Suaapor Singapore 5ui ( , r . 10 to < protect prOl < 1 Br.tU BrtU British Britishestlpire DrUnhem . " emplrff estlpire ir interests lR'eretu lReretu mieresLa ' there II . 11 IS ii piclUred pktiwed iirtur J I pktiwedboarding ! bOGrdln boarding > nfui ( , a troop ( r > thtf a/up a up ship / with Wit witha " a 'lI.mb.r lImb.r lImbr number 'lI.mb.rI numberoJ ' num . . r I 01 oJ / hu his h . "twih twih tough " 'ouh ouh ' , h huntfnvf hurdeed rdened " " compa'IIDrIS compaIIDrIS companions ( mjMincnj ' . . i iproducu products producu And between these theae two twospots twospots ' .pots pots spots . stood two other potentially val valuable valuable valuable uable colonies that long loog have been beenthe beenthe beenthe the apple of Japan s a eyes-Austre eyes Austre eyes-Austra Austra eyesAustrelia eyesAustraUs eyes - Australia lia Us and the PhilippinesThe Philippines hllippines PhilippinesTbe " Tbe The question was what would Brit lint Britain lintsin Britsin ain sin and the United States do in the theface theface th thace face ( ace of this rxsttle hstile h ( stile action Tbe The Tbequestion Thequestion Thequestion question . wns ass os not long In being an an8wered answered answered 8wered swered Britain Brltuln sent convoy atter after atterconvoy afterconvoy afterconvoy convoy of tough hardened hardpned Austra AustraUan AustraHan Australlan Uan Han troops to Slng Singapore-men Singapore men Singapore pore---men pore men - - men who whowere whowere whowere were ready and anxi anxiius anxiiu ( us to fight tor for tortheir fortheir fortheir their homelandThe homeland homelandThe The United States reply was less less.pectacular lessspectacular lessSpectacular .pectacular pectacular spectacular . but just as all defiant It.eJlt Itsent It Itent .eJlt eJlt sent . ent home the wives and chldren children chldrenot childrenof childrenof ! ot of all army and navy men in the theFar theFar theFar Far East . Other U S citizens cItiz'ns cItizns ( ' wert were weretold weretold ' told tolet to set /let let get / ; out as quiojily quIoI.ly quIoIly quiody , ! . as a8 possl possi posslble possible possible ble The Tbe U S Pacific Oect ftl't ftlt fleet ' ( ' sailed sailedon sailedofT tailedoCT on ofT ' no one knew whereTo whereTo where whereTo To a Japanese declaration that it itwal Itwas itwa wal was the most misunderstood nallon nation nallonimaginable nationimaginable nationImaginable imaginable and wa was WOI willing wlllini to tn n ne- ne negotiate ne negotiate - - gotiate gotlate tor for peace anywhere at any anytime anytime anytime time undersecretary of 01 state made madean madean raaeean an answer ' . we W * are more Inter Inter- IntereJud interested Interested - - ested eJud , . " be he h IS said Id in eeeds deeds than fn in fnwords inwords laworrfs words . ' MORE SOLDIERS : (7 7 U ii ( . S . Defence Delenfle Defense DefenseSurveys DefenceSurveys Surveys Survey . have begun In the war wardepartment wardepartment wardepartment department with a view of expand expanding expanding expanding ing the army to more than 3 000 000 000men 000men 000men men In case of emergency It Is Ishoped ishoped 1 1hoped hoped to be b able to be accomplishedth accompUshedthe accomplishedthe accompUshed accomplished the next year If it nece necessarySites necessary necessarySites ary Sites Sitell for tor additional camps are now nowbeing nowbeing nowbeing being quietly surveyed all aU over the thecountry theCountry th thcountry country Production plans are ar being beingrevlsed beingrevised beingrevised revlsed revised to reach this end and con conre.s congrass congross grass , re.s res . has 1)as 1as bas ) been asked for tor some aom of ofthe ofthe ofthe the preliminary preUminnry fundsWhat funds fundsWhat I What the army hopes hope . to realize Is IsI Isthe isthe Isthe I the ability to put 55 divisions division . into intothe intothe intoUr the field fi ld instead inlltead of ot tlic the tue 27 which will willbe willbe willb be In camps campi on June Jun * 1 of this thJs yearTo yearTo year | To reach thl this it la Is pooibi possible * that the thepresent thepresent thepresent present National Guard unlta units will be beheld beheld beheld held in thi the federal army for another anotheryear anotheryear anothwryear year and that many of ot the selectees selecteesnow selecteesnow selecteesnow now goln going , to camps also will be beretained beretained beretained retained The latter go on reserve reserveImmedIately reserveimmediately reserveImmediately ImmedIately upon completion of oftheir oftheir oftheir their training and can be recalled recalledas as needed to fill the requirements requirementsof of the standing armed forcesIn forces forcesIn In the th near niture future President PresidentRoosevelt PresidentRoosevelt PresidentRoosevelt Roosevelt likely will present to con congress congress congross gress a $3 3 $ $ 000 000 000 program to- to - toward toward to toward - ward this endEqniprnezt end endEquipment Equipment Eqniprnezt EquipmentMeanwhile EqniprneztMeanwhile : Meanwhile MeanwhUe the first flrst flow of sup- sup supplies supplies sup-piles sup piles - - plies are beginning to reach the thearmed thearmed thearmed armed forces The Th army air corpsrr corps corpsi rr- rr rri rrr - i f A , i , C r i " } . 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Iwf lme line 01 of / defense de/eme de eme dc/ease dc ease / as j Us Ussh usshipbuilding itsshifhutldinf sh shipbuilding pbuddm , program fr fr m foes 60U goes fsr laT Iii fsri , ahead aheadoJ /i i / J Jschedule 0/ 0 oJ 0IChedule oJschedule /schedule schedule / scheduleunits IChedule schedule units expect to receive In March Marchthe Marchthe Marchth the * first new fighting planes embody embodying embodylag embodyIng ing lag feature fentures features * developed In European Europeanwarfare Europeanwarfare Europeanwarfar warfare * Deliveries already have haveIItarted havestarted havestarted IItarted started on a limited number of 01 Bell BellP39 BellPSO BellP-S BellP S P-39 P 39 P-SO SO - - pursuit ships whose arm armsment armsmentincludes armamentincludes ment mentIncludes Includes a S7 37 mm cannon tired fired tiredthrough firedthrough firedthrough through the propellerAlso propeller propellerAlso Also scheduled tor for early dellvery delivery dellveryare deliveryare deliveryar are * medium and llfcht lIbht ltht bombers bomberswhich bomberswhIch bomberswhich which . , . like fighting tightlng planes areequipped areequipped are quipped equipped with leakproof fuel tuel tanks tanksarmor tanksarmor tanksarmor armor protection and heavier fire firepower firepower firepower power Many will go to the 1e I an anama anama anama ama Canal Zone and others to toPuerto toPuerto toPuerto Puerto RicoSPIES tlico Rico tlicoSPIES SPIES AND ANI ) OIl OILIn OilIn In Latin Latln America Amenca Aniertea AnierteaUsually AmericaUsually Usually Informed circles in irs Me Mex Mexico Mexico " Ico City discussed a sensational iensational re report report report port of a Nail Nazi Fifth Column ru rit rIr g gwhich gwhich gwhich which was said to be b operating operatingtrom operatingfrom operatingfrom trom from the Canadian border to the theCape theCape theCap Cape * of Good Hope The ring wasdeclared wasdeclared was eclared declared to be directed dlrectt'd dlrecttd ' from Phlladelphfa Philadelphia Phlla Phila elphia delphfa delphia Mexican circle circles * describing tbe the th * al alJeged alleged alleged Jeged leged conspiracy said It was a pre pre- pro- pro preliminary proUmtnary preliminary - liminary Umtnary step Itep In h-i h i - Nazi Nui efforts to gain gaineconomic gaineconomic gaineconomic economic control of the Western Westernbemi.phere Westernhemisphere We ternhemisphere bemi.phere bemiphere hemisphere . The plot was said also alsoto alsoto alsoto to engage enKa&e enKae & Cemmunlsts Communillts Communists and Spanish SpanishF.langlstal SpanishF1angtstaa SpanishFalanglstas F-.langlstal F.langlstal F .langlstal langlstal F1angtstaa - . as well as al Japane Japanese Japaneseagents Japaneseagent e eagents agents * and the ohjective objective to be sabo sabo- sabotaling aabo- aabo aabotaging |