| Show THE OSD£N STANDARD - EXAMINER 6-- A Eliot Calls Axis Threats : PUBLISHING COMPANY A G Diehl Associate General Manager ci4n! n 1943 3 - s 'nfiiH -- IS At This Poinf— By MAJ GEO FIELDING ELIOT4of friendship for Egypt or for the - Copyright 1940 New York Moslem world at large It might AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER j' Tribune Inc) not be worth the cost Published Every Evening and Sunday Morning Without a Muzzle of a Club This is perhaps as good a mo The third project Is the one of i mpnt a c nnw fnr a u J real matter according to Act of Congress Entered at the postoffice at Ogden as second March 3 1879 rA the war situation as fi stands Importance Backed up by class rvfy tr--- t-j t-a it T? xf r Italian x aircraft working from i viintcu x i o itt?a "c nojuuoicu fntft ticss be divided auUj tVio it may German aircraft from Libya (excluding for the moment the Far Rhodes could do a great deal to The Associated Press la exclusively entitled tn tViP use fnr rennhlicatlnn of all news disnatrhes rreriitert it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news fxta" we Balkans and minimize air and naval In — — iviauuie jLat me western Mediter- - terference BritishMarshal Graziani's with ranean SUBSCRIPTION PRICES advance By carrier oc a montn $y20 a year when paid in advance tsy Man — Must be paid In advance 75c a ft) Britain mn It must be remembered that Gra- month $800 a year in Utah Idaho Nevada and Wyoming All Other States $100 a month $1200 a year does not believe that tf the threat of zianl has probably 250000 good German invasion should he re troops in perhaps more con garded as over for the winter it fronting Libya - British a army of per is apparent that If invasion Is ac100000 doubtful sup with the haps will tually it be attempted under of the — port Egyptian army1 num Education A Defense Industry very great difficulties and with di bering 40000 As in all perhaps minishing prospects of success The such cases when the communicaAmerican - schools are not hiding their nqyat Air Force shows no signs tions are difficult" however what Deen weakened it is in counts in the immediate scale is heads in the sand They know what's ' up oi naymg ' deed stronger in" num not apparently : war de meanshow many soldierj Graziani bers-thaAAerry-Gq-Roun- d They understand what in July with its bomber has how in but how many he Libya deon force growing' especially fast and can pendent they are adequate national into Egypt feed muni I almost By Drew Pearson and Roberet 8 Allendaily lncreasins the scone tibn bring fense for the continuation of free education and supply with water in areas where they can bring direct WASHINGTON -- If supposed to be a secret but To help give the public a clearer concept of e the New Deal may propose still another regulating "TL?"ea pressure to bear on the British the importance of the schools in any pre- - agency comparable assaults of I the Royal Air to the securities and exchange rffied by thi BriUsh over The Force and the British fleet upon commission The new insurwould agency regulate fuo! paredness program the National Education ance his communications assume therean expose of questionable J "nl -- rViuticompanies following ! association will devote its 20th observance practices made by the SEC — fore a role of r r importance wmai aunau me If the German major This was heh nrt the' fi-i- f mlTir hohuAn RRr? rv air force can reof American Education week to the theme 01 me island 01 duce the scale ucieuaes Commissioner finmner T Pilri nH o f effectiveness : "Education for the Common Defense" Pro- ance executives where proposals were discussed for 'I1 "V""" r very strong of 'these assaults and he may be en and u hv dav dav stronger growing to abled so the advance Even will grams throughout the country begin 01 difficulties of was held on the initiative of Lewis ? WK suuue" proauction The are meeting very supply great a on Sunday Nov 10 with emphasis on spirit"""joi-uniuiovrand increase with each mile he Douglas former director of the budget who when he became president of Mutual Life Insurance was I potentialities invasion now would moves toward his goal ual life Each day will be devoted to a difseem an indication of absolute amazed at the nntirmateri nnr? nnPimimo mathnH 3 The Mediterranean: ferent phase of education in relation to de- he found : prevalent in the business generally He I dsPeration:on the part of the axis Here the Western British control depends on Air leaae BritI attacks Great thinks the insurance business should do a little fense until Saturday of that week when 'ecam continue but so do air attacks on their cbhtinued possession of house-clcanin- g Gibraltar onomic security will be stressed: ability to use the Others who join him in' unrfne reform4 and who on Germany ihere seems no pros rock - as a and base v While no naval of Pct of any immediate decisive re certainty can- - be attained The schools have already recognized two met with Pike are Carroll Shanks vice it ap euner racner irruaentiai tiiDert tsrignam (president of National way irom thia de fundamental ' ways in which they can bol- Life Insurance of Vermont George Van Schaick means a long continued war of pears from present political Ls not that velopments Spain yet ster up" national defense The first and im- vice president of New York Life and former Super attrition of unpredictable result ready to allow the passage of Ger intendent of Insurance for New York State when The combination of air attacks on man to attack the Rock mediate is tQ provide the special training reRoosevelt-was- ' and of subma or" to troops ports and shipping governor I I x TV-- i a take i in such an attack n part xiic ojj us morouEn1 invesu- - fiiie ana motorDoac attacks on herself This does quired for those actively engaged in defense lepuufor lunuwmgi not' however Is submission to' congress but is ships at sea autjear to be Ger- gation ready - work both in industry and in the military another preclude I and possibility" held until election move after the Next is manv's most formidable weanon belrig up that is the use of bases on French The other is to inculcate more strongly in the muu up iq congress lor oenator UManoneys temj against the British Isles and the North Africa by German and Ital re- economic committee wnicn wiinI only method of" attack whose iiurary imuunm mind of the impressionable student the value nrnhnhlv ' " ian for a series of inten aircraft x 'tVio u tn RPf nlr tu rmAmwian w i ww vu i j nvvi"tuu i iwi jiio iiia auiu t±u uear id ne irnwin? i ne of a democracy too often taken for granted insurance meeting wiin fine f laid tne groundwork British naval blockade - on the sive air attacks on the dockyard hnnH f i nther it rrinf and harbor works which might — One moment of reflection will convince for SUCh reforms make these unusable Such attacks on German-occupie- d Europe Both would not make Spain a belligerent e long-timanyone what a tremendous weapon the methods as which would There is general agreement! that something more If° these are the British no give as are tnan state regulation of insurance is needed State Iar results concerned schools can become Hitler knew Remember excuse as they might otherwise 2 The Balkans and the Middle are usually nicked from the rolls of In- have for the youngsters who were in German elemen- examiners the Canary Is seizing surance executives and have the company viewpoints East: 1 Germany having reduced lands as an - base alternatefor to The SEC investigation found striking examples of Hungary has practical vassalage Ger-Ontary schools only seven short years ago are the On the straits other watching e done likewise with a Rumania within stone's throw of Washington now in the Hitlerian army or in civilian life irregularities hand air attacks could hardly drive Virginia company operating as a stock company man troops are now in occupation the British out of Gibraltar altowas to convert to a mutual company when of that country and it is reported —stalwart supporters of the Nazi cause permitted so that it could still be gether it began losing money This permitted stockholders that the Rumanian army is to be" used - The' minds' of the little fellows at - point of support for as who trudge to : shift their losses to policy holders reorganized under German com- - submarines and BY BRUCE CATTON naval craft off to their class-room- s when a mand comThe Rumanian peasant has It would howeverlight are Oohversely company Standard-ExaminMaryland organized every day Washington be much easier on lines found itself on the gravy train it always been a good soldier when for pletely in the hands of the forces administer- wasmutual Correspondent the to Italian out fleet break to to a as was so well shift stock shown led: in both : company that permitted WASHINGTON Oct 12— A little Atlantic if British capital than policy holders - might have 1877 and in the World war Add to into the ing education Every other educational power stockholders rather noticed: by Attorney General could no the profits ' longer be based at Jackson ruling thia the increasing prospect of Bui- - ships in the world cannot compete with the teachhas the national labor put Gibraltar consideration is Bringing reform into insurance will stir up a bis garia's joining the Axis— lured bv connected relations in board driver's seat er especially during a youngstdr's earliest-year- s lignt XM Dig live are extremely 'powerful! and territorial temntatinna — and we directly with the future in connection with the defense prothe of French : North and West" Africa ' ' they are already sore at the methods and findings have a situation in which Yugo-o- f ' of schooling ' gram Once British tenure of Gibraltar the SEC investigation It was significant that Met slavia is surrounded Greece and In response to a request from This is when the toddler gets his introducbeen even partially neutralized ropolitan and ' Equitable did not attend the Pike Tnrkev Hirertlv the has the defense commission Jackson : I h i tv nf Russian interference it might be possible to establish ruled in effect that a firm Is In vio- tion to democracy This is When: he learns Tns Axis I submarines sur: aircraft and Hot Air If In the Ralkana mnterinliv reriureri to live democratically even before he knows The Roosevelt family is a prime topic:of conversa- - Yi icnslsv resitunre unrfer these face raiders outside the straits at as with - submarines 4 The British Casablanca or even at Dakar tion atthebig round Republican table in the housei conditions would be almost what the word means" nt which be a serious threat home fleet is in between and is was and this especially true after son less Greece is in no case to put to" vitalwould Most schools will supply lines Such superior to either the Italian or extensively "ia w jiau7 ja me army air corps A-a fight against Italy on one a threat"British up could course be coun- German fleets or to both together of with the National Education association in Kepubhcans were mulling this over with great m tered the establishment of an m concentrated fighting strength when to by their astonishment hefty Representa- the other Turkey might not be marking 1940's American : Education week" gusto control of these regions The Germans and Italians cannot cameo - me able to defend the Dardanelles interior " UUII tu a French force friendly to Great combine against the British MedIt will be a good time to remind the public IV U1 by Presmeni S SOn u"ese if MVM frnr — -- ww vw Britain I thntrh J 'T tViinlj- imn vr If this should prove pos- iterranean fleet for the same rea j va tuuiu elili JIlaKB a upon whose support education depends that helleve f In crldn wvn J'' ucua JS UUC 1UU i In which case a struggle son nor even ii vjermany acquires airong ---- Mi n th Hmff fh sible ensue terroir nf the schools are a vital defense industry ' on land for possession control of the Dardanelles can she man I'll bet he would Anatolian rea- - might For this plateau of area this ' which would divert set up a naval "force in the Black iium cue i aniY3 in :a siiuri nine even lr Some sacrifices may have to be made But he we should discount reports of from the she has no means of had gone into the army incognito All the Roose-velt- s son European and Middle Sea because a German march one there The new axis it should also be remembered that the teachthrough Turkey getting from the president down have what it takes Into Eastern theatres forces of large Syria for the - present this Axis troops and aircraft All this partner to be successful They always rise to the ton't Japan cannot do anything ing of democracy is as important as democ"Yeah" interjected Representative Albert Vreeland might be attempted but it Js no seems at the moment however to to help because Japan does not considerattion unless be in the realm of rather distant dare send her fleet away from of New Jersey also Republican "it's the hot air that SPe-Tfracy itself Without the influence of AmeriRussian home while the United States fleet pressure on speculation t can schools it would be much more difficult carries them up" can about Turkish in the Pacific nor would Turkey bring Balkan Mess (4) General Considerations: The remains to combat the teachings of alien a war Of Axis without the acquiescence risk the sole defense Japanese Balkans indicate Diplomatic dispatches: from the ideologies occupies the central position of the ' n- - WIiiiaH-WUU- li in the Red Sea and s Kc tail thof empire Pcc! cv Uv 4auKoui io hui xiaviiiiz a vci between the three theatres of pos- the Mediterranean -! kuuuj Liizm in Her i it ii in any case sible operations Especially as reBundsmen In Defense Industries waim&a huh ujk juius hiiu now may oe more amen- - i r-i Atul" bombs and mines Torpedoes to coonnratinsr with okn pat Rritain gards air powerthe Axis can there- take such a toll of it that might It has been whispered lately that mem- able there It' is more likely however that fore with the United States in pssp W trnnhip in th Pa shift Its forces from one to would be little left to go home MidGerman in the participation bers of the German-America- n Bund are hav--in- g cific) Jle East campaign will be by air the other as the needs of the mo- again The Russians are wnrripd nvpr the finnnci trnnn may require As an example On land the Axis Is supreme in practically no trouble at aU finding spots rushed by Hitler and Mussolini just across her south- - The Italian islands of Rhodes and ment would be possible for the Gerit but Its land cannot ern border in Rumania The Axis has taken nvpr th Skarpanti are about 350 miles from mans to concentrate Europe m the nation's defense industries a force of 500 get into the island of power It has lots -Rumanian military svstem comoletelvw and leven Alexandriam this is a practicable bombers in Great Britain of people worried Aegean for use except by overcoming J i enormous instance ior 11me iiarger uerman against Egyptthe operate pians to conscript Rumanian troops there for obstacles and dangers nor can it This came as a surprise to Moscow which asked bombers though it is not one which several weeks and return It's hardly "likely that all bundsmen are these get ' Into Egypt excepting by de of continuous mass attack bombers to Berlin about it This was the ahswer: permits the western of front ber the Nazi government agents 1 Nazi troops are needed in Rumania first to nro- - unless very large numbers of bomb Turkey or crossing a wide especially fore Britain could by any avail- feating tect ca and be the oil waterless fields desert These things from these since oil Geris commissioned to commit acts of to er' operated able means send a similar reinsabotage be done some or all of them islands which Is doubtful Once forcement may many" to Egypt Britain can- the 2 Italian and German troon3 mav want tio invade the Balkan hinterland against America's defense machinery Yet is that they will not be has been not fly bombers direct to Egypt easilypoint a munitions plant hardly seems the sort done later in the year and thev want 60000 men cleaned up and Turkey under se- - but must Turkey of who could be rushed immediately from Rumania to vere pressure enough to prevent proceed by sea around Command of the sea keeps open the of Good Hope An Ital- Britain's place in which a professed Hitler-worshipp- er Cape Asian Dui-athe Straits the interference of the Turkish air ian supply lanes impedes the The iSazis also explained that thv wpw force it mieht verv well be that diniasquadron operating onfrom Sar- supply of Libya practically prohibought to be working Even though you may one day its any German army - reinforce against Gibraltar ing any chances with Stalin's troons hpMiis nftpf the Germans will nroceed tn jiet'un on the second succeeding day ments give a bundsman the benefit of every doubt to rauier naa agreed to Russia having Bessarabia Rus- - large air bases on Rhodes and may Italian be operating from Rhodes against East AfricaLibya isolates you could hardly expect a man to work with sia also seized Bukovina without even consulting come to the aid of their Italian Alexandria Axis pene prevents while Gibraltar cannot tration of the' French j nereiore the Germans sav thev Willi sta- - al v in the attack on Ee-vand great zeal in the manufacture of any war unyone be reinforced from Egypt Dutch colonial empires Belgian uon meir own troops near the iRussian boundary to be said that this they or vice versa by air Is r It It this may ' can" do now But a study of the equipment mat may conceivably be used see that this aoes not happen again great advantage which the Axis ls On the other hand the axis sea seeking to diminish by its dzis aiso explained that the Bulgarian and map Indicates the contrary some day against a dictatorial attempt armies still are itching for more terri- - less at least part of the Aegean forces are hopelessly separated ed blockade of the British government Isles to which he pledges his real tory SO XsaZl troops have Come in to protect the SOV- - rnnsf nf rrreere i in thir hand Germany cannot reinforce Italy by by its threats to Gibraltar and allegiance Uo that nromnt sunnort ran he sea or vice versa while Gibraltar Suez While Britain retains this ereignty of these small Balkan! countries Most citizens would feel a lot safer if they liearded Concresman holds and even without Gibraltar sea command all the continental riirn fn th Tfion uion could be assured that defense Holden Tinkham rolv-nolh George this can be" done only with great conquests of the Axis like those representative plants were veteran is by all odds one Rhodes is only 260 miles from the difficulty and by means of evasion of Napoleon will be in vain manned by America-lovin- g Americans f ig ure in congress on bases British air and Cyprus t' VV xa lamuua iui 1113 eieuaamj nunon? — ii in rne wimq i tnn nines um iiuih vicic ' waeie ot : Africa Dollars for his rabid isolationist views a and for a Workout iu were a Bii tiau —u auucdr uiigui d ?hat ?tyw?n? St forced into the war to be friC?d Greece When business begins borrowing GVnT£ shoot ele- - Any attempt to support from money Italy from fv OCTOBER Futile While Britain Rules U GLASMANN EDITOR AND GENERAL MANAGER Frank Francis Associate Editor Leonard SUNDAY MORNING - y"- The Washington y 3 n ! - Slt?1!'?' : 1 UoX' ? "! - " ! - o-- " - -- -- I I I - C7 XT' - 1 yy — — Y 4l¥ru Yi -- ing to say the appointment of his successor is of vast importance to the defense program Smith and Madden teamed together Because that was so th board today— in its personnel its policies and its outlook — very largely reflects the social and economle viewpoint of Smith And the point to remember Is lation of the Wagner act when the that Smith for a long time ha3 board says it is rather than when come about as close to being a the board's decision is passed on by fellow traveler of the Communists ' courts the as any official in Washington " Clean-u- p Jackson was asked to rule beHinges on Third Man cause the defense commission ha3 Smith's closest associates on the just decreed that no army or navy board are its secretary Nathan contracts for defense materials will Witt and its associate general be negotiated with any firm which counsel- - Thomas L Emerson A is violating any of the government's solid nucleus has been built up labor laws Naturally the question within the board of position" at once arose who decides when employes who see eye"key to eye with a given company is violating one these three Regional officers In of these laws — the Wagner act for the field are excepted : i Instance? Th result is that a group "all but Two Members Now at Odds openly identified with the famous Hereafter then the labor board "party line" has been in a posican shut any corporation out of the tion to run the labor board defense program by finding in a The congressional committee that case brought before it that the cor- has spent a year investigating the poration is violating the Wagner labor board missed all this comact Jackson's ruling said a com- pletely It identified ordinarily libpany would become eligible again eral and pro-labas Comif the circuit court should reverse munists and neverpeople once got into NLRB Given Tight Grip On ! - USDefe nse Contracts as Jackson Opposes Decisions 11 er ! v-Th- is thrfnrt : co-oper- hope-restaura- ate ' Trne : - !l I SlJ1 I? W - o-- V' 1 - i z—- I na 1 " or a labor board finding against it but between the labor board's ruling and the circuit court's decision many months may elapse Right now the labor board is a n affair the two men being Edwin S Smith and Dr William Leiserson who oppose each other bitterly on practically all points The term of the third member J Warren Aladden expired some weeks ago — and It Is no exaggeration in view of the Jackson rul two-ma- the real problem— which has been common gossip in the capital for at least a year by my own knowledge Its one definite achievement was to knock out the board's research division— the one division In the whole board over which the Smith-Wi- tt faction had never been able to get dominance ' Leiserson has tried to about a clean-u- p but has beenbring unable to since Madden usually voted with Smith y--t - m - i nnt-ltnl- 1 3 JLHJIjronn nt i Un-Hungan- an nfiVO i the banks it doesn't mean business is broke It means industry is getting ready to expand So recent reports from Chicago banks in- dicating loans have reached a higher point than at any time since the 1937 business peak look like good news Loans and discounts on the Sept 30 call date totaled $746 -000000 for Chicago banks The figure three years ago was $833000000 An expansion of about 26 millions has occurred since the first part of this year Much of the rise could probably be traced to the defense industry which is rapidly takWhatever ing shape its cause the result will soon have its general effect in larger and a greater measure of national payrolls prosperity There comes the tale of the sophomore who refused to join in the cheer to hold that line because holding carried a pen' " - 15-ya- rd alty Paradox of the bowling alley it seems is that it is not so quiet because you can hear the pins drop I li ' pletely open and usable Full 4 phants a large-scal- e air war in the east"They mistake you for part of the brush George" ern Mediterranean would probably the friend said in since disaster the British result In addition to all this the hirsute Massachusetts would all the have of advantage Republican also is noted for his indifferposition ence to the social amenities One complete of the wealthiest men on Capitol Hill he is also one of the most care Presuming thatthe Germans do ° the 1Aesea1 less dressersr No one has ever! seen a crease in his the?' push on commence and air operations of pants and his vest is usually an index of what he has major proportions what are their eaten Despite his vast wealth Tinkham is also very fences of success? Their objec- parsimonious—except for good! food He frequently uv7 dines in one of Washington's classiest restaurants (a T° d"ve the British fleet out where he is the bane of waiter because of his habit of the the&tTe ° operations by di- of taking a stroll between courses and requiring two rect tta and by destroying its base at Alexandria hours for a meal (b) To telkr°rize the Egyptian During one of these intermissions recently he ran and produce civil chaos In Pe°Ple into young Representative Joe Casey also from and Massachusetts who seemed agitated Egypt perhaps in Palestine "What's the matter Joe?" inquired Tinkham (c) To &ve direct aid to the "I just wanted to tell you you've got some food Italian army in its attack on on your beard" Egypt As to the first they might well "Oh that's all right" replied Tinkham cheerily "It's nothing I'll take care of it later I haven't fin- - succeed in making Alexandria use- ished eating yet" less given sufficient time But own bases would be under their Doctors "Conscript" National guardsmen and the new draft army are heavy British attack so that they going to have plenty of medical and dental service would first have to clear the y plans call for a corps of 12000 doctors and ish out of Cyprus and perhaps out 2287 dentists by July 1 1941 who will be summoned of Crete This would take time from the medical and dental reserve as the expan- The second offers much brighter ' sion of the army progresses prospects of quick success since it At present the army has l196i physicians on active is unlikely in the extreme that duty and expects to add another 2700 for the mo-- Egyptian morale would stand up bilized National Guard The remaining Si00 will be under heavy bombing of the d from the reserve corps the draft and volun- - ed cities of Alexandria and Cairo teers Dental vacancies will be filled the same wav On the other hand (mh (Copyright1940 by United Feature Syndicate Inc) j would put an end to any pretense J X LijiL!— Both ends of Ironrite are com- t-- :i Get ' —— 1 vJ At width materials are ironed without a crease Ironrite is the greatest time and labor saver for the home k - 3 Recent surveys show there are more Ironrites doing 100 the American home than all other ironers combined j Special Worth Your Time j Brit-Arm- of the ironingjn To Read the price v rr'YY ti LLz:: 1 izomKG 2 QUO 3-- THIS ' ii WEEK T ' j Schoss-Oea- d crowd-secure- d-- h 355-24t- h Street Electric Go Stores Phone S07 |
