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Show - - - - - WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS ANAIJYSIS BY IJY JOSlPll JOSfl'1l JOSfl1l JOStPJI ' W IV LaBINE't LaIJIIVECabinet LaBlNE LaBINE LaIJIIVE LaBlNECabinet 't t ' 'tCabinet Cabinet Shifts , Bombing Raids RaidsPresage RaidsPresage RaidsPresage Presage Big Spring Offensives ; Russia RU'S5ia RUS5ia Riiisia ' Draws Closer Clo5er to Italy ItalyEDITOR ( EDITOR EIUTOR S NOTe-When NOTe When NOTC-When NOTC NOTE - ; - Who piBlaaa opinions a.ra ara are . re ! : exfresaed f2preSSM cpresed In ! these tbee the * * criamaa columns coIuxnn they theyare theyare theya.r theyar are . * th thMe those s * .1 1 .t t . t Ui UJe the * iiew news De " ' a anal1l naIyI lyat ) ' & axj and * nd not t necessarily neceaarI1y ece aarlly or of f this ( hi * newspaper cw a r ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Heleascd 8e1raod b7 t)7 t7 ) We.terD WeterD Witern . Newspaper Newpape Union Ufflon EUROPL EUROPI EUROPE ; : from rrom Vronz AxIS / < ; Kia to Triangle Tnangle TriangleIt It 11 foreign tort'lgn tortlgn ' observers observera hoped boped the theFinnish theFinnish thiFinnish Finnish peaca peace pence would place a quietus quJetu quietuson quiatuon quJetuon on western westem warfara warfare their mistakewas mistake mistakewas mistakewas was clearly evident by 1st late * MarchNot Morcb March MarchNot Not by tccrct secret maneuvers maneuver . but byleap by byleaps byleaps leaps * and nnd bounds bollnds th the * Rome-Berlinaxis Rome Berlinaxis Rome-Berlin Rome Berlin RomeBerlinaIls RomeBerlinaxis - - - aIls axis Wall W55 wa * me King glng ging [ Into zito a Ruuion Runian RuuionGerrnanltalian RunianGermanitalian RussianGerman-Italian RussianGerman Italian Gerrnan-ltalian Gerrnan ltalian German-italian German italian - - coalition eoaliUon coollUon designed to toI tof tof I f > ) rce rcc a dlctntrs dlctntQrs dictntars * peace down the theAngloI theAnglok thAnelo-I- thAnelo I thAneloIrench * Anglo-I Anglo I Anglo-k k - - - ' - rench ranch throat throal . At London and andParis andParis andParis Paris the th * poptdac populace popu'ace popuace ' * protected proteated protested . . de- de do- do demanding domending d dmanding - - -manding manding - manding mending mor more * aggresslv auresslve aggressive pursuit puriult ofthe ot of otthe ofthe the war Their 11lelr parliaments parDamenta parilamenti fumed.and fumedand turned fumed . , and end on one * cvernmnt government * * feU fell ( ell complat-ly complat ly completeJr comple complete- complete * - Iy Jr The Tbe other .orely orely sorely . rely afraid . , jumpedinto jumped 'umped umped jumpedInto 'umpedinto ' Into the con coBulct conflict Jct head bead first nrat flat . . . Mr . Welle Welles * Goes HomeNobody Home HomeNobody Nobody knew what wbat whet was la in hi b1a his b1abriefcase hisbriefcase hisTiefcasa briefcase but U 8 S Undarsecratary Undersecretal'7 Undersecretal7 Undersecretary Undersecretal'7of Undersecretaryof ' of ( Stat State Sumner Welles WeDes kaarded boarded th thr thn the theCon theCst r Con Cst # : n ; < . . d4 < U 5 S vol &voi voi & J * . at t Genoa . hama.ward hamaward home home- homeward . . - ward buBd bound * t to * tell teO toil 1'ranklbi 1ranklbi Franklin ' Roose Roose- Roosevelt RoolI Roosevelt - velt about the th * chance chances * for ( or a Euro Euro- European European - . pean peace Sidetracked by Franc France * PAUL REYNAUD RETNAUD BETNAUDIf . . - H II * . ft .0 0 gosth.cal gosthcal . ' thu cia . caU C41U . & . ( See S . . INlow below law 1 ) and end Britain , , hi he had more luck with withGermany withGermany withGermany Germany and Italy Baly whosa whose dictators dictatorsAdolf dictatorsAdolf dictatorsAdolf Adolf Hitler BlUer UlUer aad and Benlto Benito Mussollnl Mussolini Mussolini.met Mussolinimet . , met at t Ur the Brnner Brenner * pass pasl and pre pre- pro- pro presumably prosumably presumably - - sumably framed a set .et et . o of ( abortivternaa abortivternaaAlso aborUve abortive aborUveterm abortivetermi term termi . termiAlso Also discussed dJscussed at Brenner was Wall anItalo-Russ anItalo Russ an anltaloRuss anItaloRuss ltalo-Russ ltalo Russ Italo-Russ Italo - - - cmpromls compromise * calling for for8pbereof forsphereof ( orphar-a orphar a 8pbere-of 8pbere of sphere-of sphere * - * - - ( lnJIue influence tnflu ce c * division In the theBalkan theBalkans th thBalkan Balkan Balkans * . A few ( aw days later when whenSoviet whenSoviet whenSTi Soviet * t . Ambassador Ar.nbasaador Arnbasaador Mnbassaor & ! Alexander AlexanderScbkvarzev AlexanderSchkvarzev AlexanderSckkvarzav Scbkvarzev Schkvarzev lew dew flew from Berlin to Mos Moe Moscow Moecow MOBcaw cow on a cecrt secret * mission . . , It wasclearly was wasclearJy wasclearly clearJy clearly , evJd evident vident t that Germany wadrawing Wal was Waldrawing wasdrawing * drawing Roma Rome aad anti and Moscow closertogether closer closertogether closertogether together Aa As tt If cloatlBg gloating over this thisdJplomatic thisdiplomatic thisdiplomatic dJplomatic diplomatic victary vlctol'7 vlctol7 victory ' Hitler IIlUer 11111cr cent sent bls his blsraiders hisraiders bisraiders raiders to t komk bomb the th British naval navalbast navalbase navalka bast base ; ! at Scapa Scaps FlowReaction Flow FlowReaction ReactionID Reaction 1 ID 113 Eaglifd EDcbaDd England When press and publie publie pub publie lie began yelling yeJUng for ( or action PrimMinister Prime PrimeMinister PrimeMinister * Minister Nevllla Nevllle Neville Chamberlain gotmad got gotmad gotmad mad Ha He gava gave parliament the thefightlngest thefightingest Ltrflghtlngast fightlngest fightingest speech of ( his career and andpromised andpromised andpromised promised t I te testrike * . strike strik * backFor back | NorthFor North ( . For tbe the tbeumptee t a | SeeD Sea OFumptaan NM NMaverted umptee n thtima t b btime time In ! threayaara three threeyears years a be beaverted _ av.rted avrted averted . agovernment a | HEUGOLANJ HELIGOLAND _ _ _ _ | ? , government governrnnt gvarnme * : t ttola coil governmentcoil a p s e , tola thJa sending governrnntnt nt nt'n tinaa time 'n n 'nplanes ' bysending by pMY pMYplanes sendingplanes . . . . . . planes OR on arataliatory a aretaliator retaliator retaliatory Y Yair retaliatoryair air raid against th the * Nazi Na 1 barat base baseat baseat at Sylt S71t S71taee Syltsee ( fie aee see * msyi mllp map ) Wava Wave after afterwave afterwave aterwava ( wave ot of o ( bomber bombers * poured tons totia of ofexplosives ofexplosives ofexploslvea explosives on th5 th * island fortress fortressnext fortressnext fortressnaxt next day reconnaissanc reconnaissance * planes pianes planesbrought pianesbrought planebrought * brought back picture pictures * to prove the thedamage thedamage thedamage damage Hastily RasUly the German Germans * took tookprecautions tookprecautions tookprecaution precautions * at thair their other vulnerabia vulner vulnerable vulnerable able base bUe . , Heligoland HeUlfOland Then they the , took revenge by raiding British Oritlsb convoy con convoy convoy voy ships In Ur the North sea .ea ea seaIn . seaIn .eaIn In Fraaice France Fighting Increased on onthe onthe ontha the western front Iront but thl're thlre there ther ' was a abigger abigger abigger bigger flght fight tight In Paris Called on the thecarpet theCarpet thecarpet carpet ir IAS a a result of ot tha the Ruulan Russian Ruulanthreat Russianthreat Russianthreat threat Premier Fdouard Daladleremerged Daladler Daludler Daladleremerged Daludleremerged emerged with such a weak vota vote ofconfidence of ofcontldence ofConfidence contldence Confidence (311 311 ( deputies had notvoted not notvoted notVoted voted ) that bls ble hi * cabinet resigned resignedThis resignedThis resignedThia This was a victory for lor democracy democracybecause democracybecause democracybecause because tha the Daladler Daindler governmentha govemmenthas governmenthas govemment government has * ruled for even .even seven * . month months * under underdictatorial underdictatorial undardictatorial dictatorial decrees Quickly Pres Presi President Preldent * I Ident dent Albert Lebrun Lebnm summoned PaulRaynaud Paul PaulReynaud PaulReynaud Reynaud conservative ex cx flnancaminister finance financeminister financeminister minister bitter foe ( oa of Nazllam NazIIsm anddistaster a"ld ald aid a"lddlltalter aiddistaster " dlltalter distaster of ot tha the politics ridden Daladier Dais Dale Daisdler Daleller dler ller cablnaL cabinet . Naxt Next day Premier Re Rey Reynaud Keynaud , naud emerged emerled with a well publicized publlcLzed publicizedpsychologically publicizedpsychologically publlcLzedpsychologically psychologically sound victory victorycabinet victorycabinet victorycabinet cabinet dedicated dedicoted to trouncing the theNazis theNazis thaNazi Nazis * Edouard Daladler Daladier was wu still stillWar stillWar stillwar War minister minfster , and all parties partie . wara were wereso 10 so o thoroughly reprasentad represented that thechamber the thechamber thechamber chamber s e confldcnca confidence seemed as a8 a8lured aslured ured lured In in Finland Fnland FinlandWhile FinlandWhila , Whila While & 500000 500 &lO lO 000 Finns hastenedevacuation hastened hastenedevacuation hastenedavacuatlon evacuation ot of o ( tarrltory territory ceded to Rusala Rusala Rus ala ta the battered Iltti little * nation beganpatching began beganpatching beganpatching patching her defence defenses * and countingnoses counting countingnoses countingnoses noses Total war casualties wereplaced were wereplaced wereplaced placed at 88 5 581500 BOO tOO of ot which 20 29 29700 29700were 700were 700 700were were dead or erlously seriously disabled disabledTotal disabledTotal disabledTotal ( Total army 380 360 000) 000 000)Meanwhile 000 ) Meanwhil Meanwhile * new troubles were werearising werearising weraarising arising with Russia Tha The Finnish Finnishcabinet Finnishcabinet Finnishcabinet cabinet , , about to resign heard beard thatthe that thatthe thattha the Kremlin opposed formation of ot aI a aNorwegian aNorwegian Norwegian Swedish Finnish mutualdefense mutual mutualdefense mutualdefense defense alliance on the ground thatIt that thatIt thatit It would be aimed at tha the Soviet SovietObviously SovietObviously SovietObviously Obviously Ruiila Rusla lluqsia ' ! wns was not milling v.ll1lng vll1lng . IIl1ng to tosurrender tosurrender tosurrender surrender her new found domination dominationover dominationover dominationover over Scandinavia In PolandNumerous Poland PolandNumerous Numerous and unpleasant are thaatrocity the theatrocity theatrocity atrocity stories coming out of ot Po Poland Po- Po Poland Poland - - land since German occupation last lastautumn lastautumn lastautumn autumn Much at of this information informationprobably Informationprobably Informationprobably probably came cam * from consular conatsiar of oftIclals officlala offlclals tIclals ficlala of neutral nation nations * a possl possi posslbUHy possibility possibillty bUHy bility which might explain tha the latest latestNui latestNazi latestNail Nui Nazi order Effectlva Etrective Effective Immadlata-ly Immadlata ly immediately immediate- immediate - - ly all an foreign consular offlcea offices inPoland In InPoland InPoland Poland must ba be evacuated . , makingGermany makfng making makfngGermany makingGermany Germany tha the sola sole sourca source of ot omclal official officialInformation officialInformation omclalInformation Information on conditions In the thearea thearea thaarea area At Washington tha the atata Itate state de- de do- do department dopartment de department - - partment announced tha the Reich bad had badbeen hadbeen badbeen been adamant to Ita Its protest protelts protests * Left Leftwithout Leftwithout Leftwithout without official representation were wera(32 wera32 532 ( 32 Americans living in Poland PolandASIA PolandASIA ASIA : Crow EatersFor Eaters EatersFor For two and one half halt years year * .Tap Tap Jap- Jap Japanese . Jap-anesa Jap anesa . - - anese troops fighting in north China Chinahave ChInahave Chinahave have reported after atter evary every encoun encounter encounter encounter ter that tha the enemy has been routad rout routed routed ed ' given a stunning blow blowwiped blowwiped blowwiped wiped out or annihilated ' Inlata In Inlate Inlate late March tha the Japanese .Tapanese Tapanese . army was wasforced wasforced wasforced forced to eat crow An official sur survey survey survey vey admitted that more than a mil million million million lion Chinese troops were still fight fightIng fighttog fightIng Ing tog in north China under leadership leadershipof leadershipI leadershipot I ot of Gen Cheng Chlen Chien whom the theJaps theJaps theJaps Japs reported killed In 193 1938 1938In > In tha the south Nippon had betterluck better betterluck betterluck luck capturing the walled city ofLingshan of ofLlngshnn ofLingshan Llngshnn Lingshan and encircling a large largeChInese largeChinese largeChinese ChInese torca force east of ot the Nanning Nannlng NanningYamchow NannlngYamehow NanningYamchow Yamchow Yamehow railroadMeanwhile railroadMeanwhile railroad railroadMeanwhile Meanwhile the PUI pu I el et regime of ofWang ofWang ofWang Wang Ching wel wei wri turncoat ex ax exChinese axChinese exChinese Chinese premier summoned a central cen central central tral political council and establisheda pstabllsheda pstabllshed established a eovernn governn ent at Nank Nl11k Nauk , ng rig underJapan under underJapan underJapan Japan s a watchful eyeP01 ' eye l'ye lye eyeper per por P01 ITICSFancy's ITICS ITlrS ITICSParley's Parley's Parleys Farley Fancy's Fancys ' ' s Inning Inizzizg InningIn InizzizgIn Illmll In late March C 1 I mnist Ernest ErnestLindley ErnestLindley ErnestLindley Lindley wrote tr Ir fr m Waihington Washington thatPresident that thatPresident thatPresident President R c ( sevelt had told an unIdentified un unIdentl unIdentified Identl Identified ed southern legislator legisla tor (1) 1 (1)that (1)that < ( ( 1)that 1that ) that he wanted to retire (2) 2 ( ) that thatCordell thatCordell thatCordell Cordell Hull should succeed him him(3) him3 (3) 3 ( ) that . Jim .TIm TIm Parley Farley Fancy s Catholicism Catholicismwould Catholicismwould Catholicismwould would maka make Impossible Impoulble a succeutuJ successful succeutuJrace successfulrace successfulraca race by tha the postmaster general eeneraL eeneraLNext generaLNext . Next day Franklin Roosevelt protested pro protested protested tested Said he The remark aboutParley about aboutFarle aboutFancy Farle Fancy , and tha the rest of ot tha the artlciaall article articleall articleall all came from whole cloth-It cloth It cloth - It was wasutterly wasutterly wasutterly utterly falsa false While this waa was no norecommendation norecommendation norecommendation recommendation It at least let Far- Far Farley Farlay Far-ley Far ley - - ley lay a s friends believe that he be would wouldhave wouldhave wouldhava have an equal chanca chance for tor tha the job jobIf jobif jobIf If Mr Roosevelt turns it down downParley downFarle downFarley Parley Farley Farle , himself took heart Nextday Next Nextday Nextday day stepping from hi his * train atSpringfield at atSpringfield atSpringfield Springfield Mas Mass * whera where Demo Demo- Democrats Democrats Democrats - - crats halt ha\e ha e hate \ , entered a full slate slat * ot of otdelegates ofdelegates ofdelegates delegates tor for him In the torthcom torthcomIng torthcomlog torthcomIng Ing log primary he said flatly atJy 'To To 'Toclear ' Toclear Toclear clear up any misunderstanding let letme letrue letma me rue say that my roy name will be pre pre-- pro- pro prelented prosented presented - - sented lented to the niitlonal national convention atChicago at atChicago atChicago Chicago and that s II a that . . 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