Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS U S british war strategy meeting 9 forecasts opening of second front job freeze ends pirating practice me mexico xa co and brazil fight axis subs r 16 opinions of expressed in these columns i h e T site these of the news analyst and not necessarily of this no 1 Ilie leased by western newspaper union ta 4 A 94 4 4 4 ali for outstanding service to tho the nation two of the navys current heroes were honored by secretary frank knox center john D bulkeley Bul kelc right received tho the navy cross in addition to tho the army distinguished service cross lie ho held previously comm richard E it awes was wa awarded a gold star to accompany navy cross ho he had already received U US S AIR MISSION bad news for reich first body blows by tho the united sta states t es against nazi germany will be ba delivered from the air it was forecast when gen henry H arnold head of tho the U 8 ermy army e air forces and rear bear adm john 11 II towers chief of naval aeronautics arrived in london to consult with british officials on details of anglo american military operation cooperation co air raids of a magnitude and de dc such as the world has never before seen will eventually be the sequel to plans perfected at the conferences observers declared in id creating a second front against germany american planes and fliers operating with the british to bomb german factories defenses and communications would be under their own command tho the softening up process forecast by joint american and british air offensives over thu the reich would it was believed bo be n prelude to tb invasion by united nations land forces of the continent of europe later on this was confirmed by a statement of gen somerville that america is ready to supply men and materials on a large scale to a european front the american air mission in brit aln was regarded as a logical corollary to gen george C marshalls marchalls Mar london conference on strategy recently tho the U S army chief of staffs talks with prime minister churchill and british chiefs of staff were known to have covered every war zone including russia MILLION fund for housing the appropriation 1 of an additional to provide living tor for war workers who will migrate to munitions producing centers was asked by president roosevelt in a message to congress congress had previously ap abed for war housing to provide shelter for workers producing essential munitions mr roosevelt sold said in his message that while workers arv arc being obtained locally as far as possible and new sources of labor supply are being called on it will be necessary for at least to move to centers of war activity during the coming year existing structures ore are being counted on to absorb a large percentage of the workers he said but many workers will have to be cared for through new public construction largely temporary in baturo and designed to serve the lower income brackets of war workers FRONT active again although the weather timetable said it was too late in the season active warfare flamed again in the desert when nazi gen erwin brommels Rom mels armored units opened wi an offensive against british forces south of bobruk in tho the opening phases of what was regarded as brommels Rom mels long awaited general attack the british held field the upper hand and repulsed and inflicted heavy losses on an the nazis in a series of fierce tank battles british tank units were strongly supported by squadrons of royal air force planes according to muni ques from middle east headquarters the german army was reported operating with stronger air forces observers speculated about what foxy general rommel had up his sleeve A master of feinting tactics the nazi leader was believed by some experts to be making a token thrust against the british southern lank flank in order to screen a general advance eastward along the coast toward egypt TWO NEW ALLIES mexico and brazil more effective measures against tho the submarine s menace along the atlantic seaboard and in latin amerl ameri con can waters were forecast through tho the operative cooperative co 1 action of brazil and mexico in joining the united nations warfare against the axis operating under shoot on sight flight orders brazilian airmen were reported to have sunk three U boats lurking off their northern coast brazil had to send her armed forces into action said an air ministry to safeguard our sovereignty and the lives of our undefended sai sailors lars seven brazilian ships had been torpedoed medicos cos action likewise came after the sinking of two of her ships we recognize the limits of our military resources said president camacho but we shall respond to the aggression of our adversaries collaborating energetically in safeguarding america JOB FREEZE aids war output in answer to tho the growing practice of pirating war workers from one industry to the tha other by inducements of higher wages and other incentives uio the war manpower commission moved drastically to hold essential workers in critical war industries and agriculture in their present jobs primary purpose of the action was to step up tip war production hampered by shifts of workers officials said the united states employment service would be des ignatee as the sole hiring agent for vital war industries it was indicated that the service would be empowered to prevent any employed from leaving one job tor for another except in cases where his skills were needed for a particular task and where there was a shortage of skilled labor men in key positions would not be subject to military service under the draft deferment provisions of the proposal WAR V U S Is generous substantial financial aid for the families and dependents of enlisted men bi n uncle sams armed forces was approved by the senate military affairs committee when members voted an allowance scale beginning at 50 a month tor for wives the benefit system worked out by the committee included a much more liberal war risk insurance plan than in world war no 1 the programs provisions would start with a government allowance of 28 per month for a wife with no child to which would be added 22 from the monthly pay of her husband A wife with one child would receive 40 from the government plus the 22 allotted from the soldiers pay and 10 for each additional child in case of a soldier with parents brothers sisters or grandchildren dependent on him an additional scale of benefits was provided including 15 for one parent 25 23 for two and 5 for additional D B class dependents miscellany washington senator david 1 I walsh of massachusetts chairman of the naval affairs committee predicted the atlantic coast submarine menace will be increasingly checked through new plans being put into effect by the navy new delhi deihl gen sir archibald wavell kaveh british commander for burma and india disclosed that 80 per cent of the imperial troops sent into burma had been safely returned to the indian frontier |