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Show I IWEEKLY WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS By Edward C . , Wayne WayneLanding WayneLanding Landingof Landing of Naval Forces in Iceland IcelandBrings IcelandBrings IcelandBrings Brings Speculation on Future Moves MovesOf Movesof MovesOf Of U . S . in Setting Up Defense Bases ; Shaded Communiques Dim War Picture PictureEDITOR PictureEfliron I IEDITOR . . . . . . . . . . . In Ih the . . . . . lb lbe lbear . , EDITOR Efliron eolomn aelamne ( ( S II . NOTE-Wb.n NOTEWb.n NOTE Wb.n Wbn NOTE-when when NOTE - - Wh oplnl.D oplnlD opinleae .r r .re re .pr.d pr.d prd eapree.ed eapreeed ar . tra those . . . .1 1 at . tbe Ibe D new . . . analr.t analrt anal , . " , .nd nd and . no act ' n.rll nrll n.e.rlly ne.rlly nerlly . . . . . . . ' 01 .r r . Ihl list . n.p.p.r npp.r nppr n.w.paper nw.paper nwpaper n.w.paperInelea.ed . . . . . ) nele.ed neleed Inelea.ed Ineleaed ( . . by We.tern Wetern Western . New.paper Newpaper Newspaper . Unl Uni n nw w ' ' ' 3 rtix j jr r d do o , J , , dby x xJ J t ti . r 1 1Dr Or Dr J C 0 McCrackcn McCracken , , . superintendent .uperintendent uperintendent of 01 the American Uospltal Dosplbl Hespltal for forBel1l'eea forRefugees forRefugees Bel1l'eea Bel1leea Refugees & ' In Shanghai ShaDhal , , . China Chou , Is le pictured with wltb two of 01 hia his charges chares charge , . from from&he fromthe fromthe &he he the & baby babJ ' . , cllnlo ,11nJc 11nJc clinic . The 'the ' children ohll4ren seem to be thriving on meals meab made up of ofcracke4 ofcracked ofcracked cracke4 cracked wheat wbeat , which wblcb they consider conalder a luxury The Red Re4 Crosa Cross bag bags . are aretben arethen aretbea tben then out cut up and used aae4 for making maklDIr clothes for the children oblldren I , ICELAND : A Move MoveThe i iTiu ' Ti Tie Tiu The > e , . sudden .udden udden . step ep which President PresidentRoosevelt PresidentRoosevelt PresidentRoosevelt Roosevelt took in ordering the occupatlon oc occuplltion occupation cuplltion cupation of Iceland by American Americannaval Americannaval Americannaval naval forces and the plan to thus re relleve relieve relleve lleve lieve the British In the handling handUng ot of otthat ofthat othat ( that distant adjunct of the occupied Danish kingdom kingdomnot kingdom not only c1arlfted clarified c1arlftedthe clarifiedthe clarlnedthe the present foreign policy polley but butbrought butbrought butbrought brought repercussions on both side sides sidesof sidesof . of the AUanticThele AtlantlcThese Atlantic AUantic Atlantlc AtlanticThese These Thele were both favorable and un tin unfavorable tinfavorable unfavorable favorable to the move the Brit British Britlab BritIsh ish lab hailing it with obvious delight asputting asputting as asputting putting teeth and deflnlteneaa definiteness into intothe intothe Intothe the U S policy pbllcy ot or of Insuring arrival arrivalof arrivalof 01 of lease-lend lease lend - - aid and the fullest co cooperation cooperation cooperation operation short of war with BritainThe BritainThe Britain BritainThe The Axia Axis powers as were to be beexpected beexpected beexpected expected were quoted variously asvigorously all as allvigorously asvigorously vigorously opposing such action actionwhich actionwhich actionwhich which . , apparently they did not notlearn notlearn notlearn learn of until it was an accom accompUshed accomplashed accompllshed pUshed plashed fact The Germans said the theU theU theU U S now had troops in the war warzone warzone warxone zone and could expect results the theItalianl theItalians theItalians Italianl Italians called it a 'provocative provocative 'provocative.tep 'provocativestep ' "provocativestep provocativestep " ' .tep tep step . and the Japanese called It de defacto defacto defacto facto American entry Into the warThese warThese war warThese These sentiments were echoed on onthis onthis onthis this side lide of ot the water by the chief chiefopponents chiefopponents chiefopponents opponents of the administration administrationSena administrationSenator administrationSenator Sena Senator tor wheeler not only being out out- outspoken outspoken outspoken - - spoken against aaainst It It , , but dra drawing drawingWhite drawingWhite win , White House fire for having an annOWlced announced announced nOWlced nounced the rumored objectivUbefore objectivtf objectivU objectivtfbefore objectivttbefore before It took place thus according accord accordIng accordlag Ing lag to a White House .ecretarlal ecretarlal secretarial secretarialstatement . secretarialstatement .ecretarlalltatement ltatement statement . . , Jeopardizing Jeopardlzlng American AmericanUves Americanlives Americanlives AmericanlivesMore Uves lives UvesMore livesMore More Interesting were the lpeCU specu lpeCUlations speculations speculations lations concerning future moves the theNaz.l theNazi theNazi Naz.l Nazl Nazi . sources recalling In their com coin comment coinment cornment ment on the President s action thefact the thefact thefact fact that he be had spoken previously previouslyof of the strategic import . , from a aWestern aWestern aWestern Western hemisphere viewpoint , , of ofthe ofthe ofthe the Azores the Cape Verde Islands Islandsand islandsand Islandsand and Dakar African port . . The President also made clear clearthat clearthat clearthat that geographical definitions of theWestern the thehemisphere theWestern ' Western hemisphere as far as he heIs heis heis Is concerned do not make much dlfference dlf dlfterence difterence terence ference and that when one Is detending de defending defending fending a certain section of the theIflobe theglobe theglobe Iflobe globe it is more Important to out- out outguess outguess out-guesa out guesa - - guess the other fellow than to draw drawgeographical drawgeographical drawgeographical geographical limitations on your ac activities activitles activlUes activlUesRUSSIANSA tivities tivitles tivitlesRUSSIANS RUSSIANS RUSSIANSA A PictureGradually Picture PictureGradually Gradually GraduaUy as the Ruaso Russo German Germanwar Germanwar Germanwar war moved Into the latter part or of orthe ofthe ofthe the first month a growlngly growingly clearer clearerpicture clearerpicture clearerpicture picture of the situation could be ob oh obtalned ohtamed obtnlned obtnlnedStripped talned tamed talnedStripped tamedStripped Stripped of 01 equivocal commu comma communiques commaniques communlques niques and delving behind these thesewith thesewith thesewith with the aid of or town names and genoral gen genera genoral era oral I lines here her was the portrait or of orconditions ofconditions ofconditions conditions at that periodThe periodThe period periodToo Too The Germans together with their theirallies theirallies , allies . , , had attacked along a 1100 1100mile 1 100 100mile , mUe mile front with initial quick .ucceu ucceu success successin . successin I cenlralI ! In the extreme north in the cenlral central cenlraldistrict centraldistrict centraldistrict district . , , and a slower success in the the.ou thesouth thesouth thesouthThis .ou ou south . th southThis thThis This continued with the Russians Russiansfalllng Russiansfalling Russiansfalling falllng falling back and burning towns town . and andlupplles andsupplies andsupplies lupplles supplies as far tar as possible for tor about abouta a week or 10 daysThen daysThen days daysThen Then pe 4se ! the German advance ran ranI ranInto raninto ranInto Into the ' . Stalin .talln talln line and an entirely entirelydifferent entirelydifferent entirelydifferent I different tempo of 01 Russian resist resistance resistance resistance ance It was almost as though thoulfb alarge a alarge alarge large train had run into a resUient resilient resUientobstacle resilientobstacle resilientobstacle obstacle which halted haltE'd ' it gently genUy and andthen andthen andthen then even began to shove It back backwa backward backwarri backwarriThe wa ward rei wardThe reiThe The Russian communiques paint paint- paintled painted painted - - ed this picture as far rar more avorable favorable ! favorableto avorableto led to the Reds and the Germans mini minimized minimized minimized mized mizedor mizedar or ar ignored things and apoke spoke apokeof spokeof spokeof of ofeveryU ofeveryti everyU everyti every U ing log being expected andrunning andrunning and andrunning running on schedule All AU this at of atcourse ofcourse ofcoune course night n ight be true depending on onthe onthe onthe the scheduleFrom scheduleFrom schedule scheduleFrom From other pointscame points came data datahowever datahowever datahowever however tending to show that thetIerman the the.ennan tIerman < ( -.ennan .ennan .erman erman - . . machine had perhaps not notmet notmet notmet met Its Ils master but at any rate a afoeman afoeman afoeman foeman worthy of its steel Iteel , and onethat one onethat onethat that was dot not going to be a push pushover pushover pushover over in the sense of previous op op- opponen opponents opponents - ponen ponents ts AXIS , ' Sickness Sukness : 9 ? 9Two Two American Incidents tended to toshow toshow show that since the start of U 0 e Ilussian HUB Rus Russcan sian scan campaign even befire belre before ) there therehad theretied therehad had tied been some som < " < signs algns within Ger Germany Germany Germany many and Italy of what might be betermed betermed betermed termed Axis Axil sicknessWalter sicknessWalter sickness sicknessWalter Walter Alexander 57 year old oldAmerican oldAmerican oldAmerican American citizen born in Germany Germanyleft Germanyleft Germanyleft left there about six weeks ago He lie Hebad liehad Hehad bad had been in the real estate busl buss bussness buslness business ness in Berlin since slnce 1933He 1033He 1933 1033 1933He He finally arrived In Jersey City Citywhere Citywhere Citywhere where he was waa quoted as f ! II wsForty wsForty ws wsForty Forty per cent f r the Gern Gprn Gemn If u Ifpeople upeople irpeople people are aga ago 1 ' nst vst t 11 II tl tI r and the thewar thewar thewar thewarThe war warThe The German Gerrnan l I t I t lie Ie le a are ro just be beglnnh beginnlr beginnii glnnh ginnlr g to tire of or It And they have havethe havethe havethe the feeling eelmg ! that tha t it Il i f is It.S fis t.S tS is . -s s - not matterwhether ma matter matterwhether tter tterwhether whether they w n 11 ci 7 1 They hey feel reel theyhave 01ey they 01eyha theyhave ha have VI ' 1 I st sl U tI eir elr emr fri- fri fr frc fri1 < . - 1 I ! anywaynuslne anywayBusiness anyway anywayBuslnesa nuslne Buslnesa Business 3 men u r Gt Gtrmany Germany rmany ure are ured ared ared d sgusted because they can make no nomove nomove nomove move except under government reg regufation regulation regulatlon ufation ulation and ordersAnd ordersAnd orders ordersAnd And Count Carlo Storza Sforza once a amember amember amember member of ot Mussolini Mussol1ni s . cabinet . , but butwbo butwho butwho wbo who now declares he was one of the theoriginal theoriginal theoriginal , original roe foes II of Fascism said at atAnn atAnn Ann Arbor Mich that a Britiah British Britiahvictory Britishvictory Britishvictory victory in the war would be the In In.tant inslant Instant .tant tant slant . signal for the tall faU of ot the Mus Mussollni Mussoini Mussollnl sollni soini ) governmentEven governmentEven government governmentEven Even now the count declared declaredthere declaredthere declaredthere there might at any time Ume be a pas paa- paa paaslve pasgive passive - sive slve give strike Itrike on the part of theItalian theItalian the theItalian Italian navy which does not like to tofight tofight tofight fight on the side aide of ot the GermansHe GermansHe Germans GermansHe He said sald however that Italy was wasso wasso wasso so much under the domination of ofHIUer ofHitler ofHitler HIUer Hitler that the people knew a signaltor signalfor signal | for tor revolt against Mussolini Mussollni would wouldmean wouldmean wouldmean mean that the Germans would wouldmarch wouldmarch wouldmarch march on Milan Venice and Trleste Trieste Trlesteand Triesteand Triesteand and also on RomeGermany RomeGermany Rome RomeGermany Germany must tall fall first before beforethe beforethe beforethe the present Italian regin regln e a collapses collapseshe he saidSYRIA said saidSYRIAEnd SYRI SYRIA A SYRIAEnd End Endof Endo of o/ o oWar / War WarThe WarThe The official annoiii annour annoui c Ct cc ment that aformal a atormal aformal tormal formal request for an armistice hadcome had hadcome hadcome come to the British from General GeneralDentz GeneralDentz GeneralDentz Dentz of the Vichy defenders defendersseemed defendersseemed defendersseemed seemed to bring an end to a cam campalgn campainn campaign palgn painn which ended on the saddest saddestof of possible notesChurchill notesChurchill notes notesChurchill Churchill struck the British att atti attitude attitude ! tude by saying sayingI I hardly need say how very glad gladHis gladhis gladHis His Majesty s a Government Is to see seean seean seean an end brought to this very distress distressIng distressing distressIng Ing conflict in which 1 1 I 000 to 1 I 500 500Dritish 500British 500British Dritish British Australian and Indian Indiantroops Indiantroops Indiantroops troops who had volunteered Inorder in order orderto orderto orderto to defend France have fallen killedor killed killedor killedor or wounded under French bullets as asa asa asa a result of 01 the lamentable confusionInto confusion confusionInto confusioninto Into which the affairs atTain of or so many manygood manygood manygood good people in m so many parts of ofthe ofthe ofthe the world have been thrown by the thevictories thevictories thevictories victories of 01 Hitler 111t1t"r 111t1tr Iiitler " s armyThill armyThis army armyThis This Thill was a gentle genUe way of 01 acquaint acquaintIng acquaintmg acquainting Ing mg the people with the number 01 of 01casualties ofcasualties ofcasualties casualties there had been In the theBritish theBritish theBritish British fo forces farces 'ces ces < ' How many the Free FreeFrench FreeFrench FreeFrench French under De Gaulle had lost lost lostwas . , v . was as Dl nit net t mentioned but it was be bellevoo believod believod llevoo lievod to have been heavier as they theyas theyassumed theyassumed as assumed < umt'd umtd ' the brunt of or the attackAlfred attackAlfred attack attackAlfred Alfred Duff Cooper said saidI I 1 am horriHed hornfted horrified to hear that fund funds fundsare fundsare . are being collected collectE'd ' to celebrate the thevLctory thevictory thevictory vLctory victory In SyrlaThe SyriaThe Syria Syrla SyriaThe The decision of General Dentz Deniz Dents tosue to tosue tosue sue for tor peace came at a time tJme when whenthe whenthe whenthe the pressure prt'Ssure prtSsure ' wa was . being put heavily heavilyon on Beirut D'lrut Dlrut ( ' . , which It turned Jut out < outwas . , , was the key kt'y kty ' to the whole campaignnAF campaignRAF campaign campaignR nAF RAF RAFThe R A F FThe The mastery of or the daytime air airon airon airon on the western front ot of o ( the war re- re ren ren re-n re n - - - n a ned nt'd ntd ' w v . th the R A F which was wascarrylr wascarrying wascarryilK carrylr carrying j ( out bombing attacks in the thenew thenew thenew new large tempo w In 01 Us squadrons squadronsaloh squadronsaloft squadronsalofl aloh aloft by day and by n ghtIt ghtIt ght ghtIt It was revealed revealt'd revealtd ' that IIlat the Nazis Nazisnow Nazisnow Nazisnow now hive h'lve hlve hove ' floating anti iircraft 1lrcrart vircraft ' bat bath'rI batteases battones h-'rI h 'rI rI teases - ' ( , around Wl WI nein neln shaven and andttdl andtai andtl-dl andtl dl tt-dl tt dl tai - ) - 1 9 ' ghts of bombers which wluch rreetvs meetw rreet meet w ' " th n resistance reslstam f . 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