Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY JOSEPH W labine trurlu turkish sh pact worries russia may avoid closer german ties in fear of anti hitler front EDITORS NOT EWhen opinions tire are expressed in columns they are those of the news analyst od and not necessarily of this newspaper nt leased by western newspaper union MUM aid by tk id WN b ewa hah P W 1 1 U hawl wa 1 a SW S W UA W hh ak h hip 1 U M 40 wa b 1 94 bwy 04 0 4 s 11 W 44 4 4 no Y P V aja r 44 W 1 64 D 4 N J fa y FJ A na PW 1 P R POUND gokh U 1 bai aw d 11 tam am bw aw poad L d aw d blui A 5 0 I 1 P ads ea ITA atu SPAIN T b A kev MY no jko d ath TA 9 01 wd W baft P 4 1 pp ap ra dw M 0 11 IV WIN w W 11 IW db I 1 0 Y I 1 A WEEK OF EUROPEAN DIPLOMACY net results result hillers volition position was toi uncomfortable europe in briel briefs turkeys Tur keya pact with britain and france to maintain the mediterranean status quo established turkey as the key balance of power nation in Eu ropes struggle for power italy unperturbed viewed the pact as a bar to russian expansion in the balkans where mussolini hopes to develop italian influence As a gesture of renewed confidence italian french strade trade restrictions were removed russia and germany both howled over the diplomatic defeat but hitler could expect little assistance from italy by way ot of reestablish establish re ing nazi influence in the balkans vowing a fight to the finish on fra france nce and britain hitler appealed to russia for aid the soviet CONGRESS hot and heavy in the senate most U S statesmen had already decided whether to vote for or against the administration neutrality program nevertheless the most prolific oratorical flood in modern U S history continued unabated congressmen senators bystanders and men with axes to grind bawled over the radio gave interviews and harran gued the senates rafters with speeches 1 telling why the arms embargo should be lifted 2 why it ai should not and 0 3 discussing aay y other phase of international PO p 0 I 1 i t 11 I 1 c 3 which happened to c 0 ro e t to 0 mind former 0 president hoover ob j c ec c t te e d t to 0 REYNOLDS selling heavy armament urging that in what we do we seek for a firm basis in broad bu humanity manity cot col charles A lendbergh thought we might soon toon have to forbid any american nation from rom sending troops abroad or giving bases to foreign battleships sen prentiss drown Brow took himeo task lor for lending encouragement to the spirit of nationalistic imperialism most alost heated heated international argument IM a aitho uio done it 1 l jorun forum on I 1 ho he athenia sinking linking north carolinas sen bob Uey reynolds injected a new anile angle by accusing russia nazi nail il minister aister paul joseph goebbels blamed britain bri taini winston chu churchill achill personally the usual blamed germany while kivy kt y pittman and alben barkley tough fought to limit debate and bring th the e ne neutrality utra lity issue to a vote U S public opinion was undeniably deni denla ably bly waxing wiry wary had already made some concessions abandoning the 90 00 day credit clause and proposed restrictions on U S shipping whereas 44 per cent of the nation in a gallup p poll 0 11 had earlier favored ur U S parti cipa pa aton in the war should the allies lose the percentage now dropped to 29 observers the mea measure would get senate approval but there were indications it had a majority 0 of only 15 votes ita the house MARINE opportunity at t washington the US maritime commission learned its ton freighter city of 01 flint had been seized by germany for carrying contraband of war to 16 britain reports said the boat was taken first to soe norway where a nazi prize crew boned manmed her two days later the soviet news agency announced the boat was at kol kal bay north of Mur mansk this iia startling riling incident first U S involvement in stunned by turkeys move warily sidestepped military assistance to the reich because all europe seemed conspiring against germany soviet demands on finland were reportedly eased fighting on the western front continued lazily hitler ordering his troops to remain on their own side of the french border observers thought this was a peace gesture but he meanwhile summoned party leaders to sound out german sentiment on a major offensive at sea and over england german planes remained active net result for the week anti hitler forces gained considerable strength russia having won all she want wanted d from germany and being lulng to play ball with a loser watched from the sidelines the war of 1839 fascinated prince tons dr edward S corwin professor ol of jurisprudence he figured it this way the U S con can now ask russia to state her position as regards the warring nation it if russia maintains she is neutral the U S can demand return of the interned ship if russia indicates she Is a belligerent then britain and france can go to work on soviet shipping in any case dr corwin corwan thought it would clarity clarify dussias Rus sias po with germany TREASURY bad news forgotten under the stress of war has been americas mounting public debt which supplied a no I 1 political argument before anti admin adain forces turned their attention to neutrality see CONGRESS but one fine october day secretary of the treasury called reporters for astory that set the opposition campaigning again the story the treasury was borrowing in 01 91 day discount notes although slightly less than COO in similar obligations were due thus the public debt was hiked in one day the extra borrowing being a precaution against financing at a time when war news might make it difficult thus the total debt reached and seemed a cinch to cross the mark within the week figures on public debt growth were discouraging it was about 2 billions greater than a year ago and a deficit of had piled up since the cur 6 4 elf A I 1 I 1 aik M SECRETARY ever eier upward rent fiscal year began income 1 I 1 outlay moreover the pace of growth was speeded for or debt incurred in last years similar period was only the debt crept ever nearer the statutory limit which the administration has promised to raise if congress approves as soon as needed PEOPLE no more afore elliott at boston son elliott roosevelt announced his 10 texas broadcasting stations were resigning from the national association of Broad broadcasters cas because of its sell self imposed censorship barring expressions of personal opinion on controversial issues from A commercially sponsored programs m s mown next e x t h he e q il flayed clayed the federal communications muni cation commission whose six months renewal policy for broad SON ELLIOTT casting g 1 st t radios radio a gamble t ason I 1 n m makes a k e s broadcasting not a b business but a gamble C at new york countess barbara glutton edivani haugwitz arrived from europe and hinted ashes to be renovated reno to marry nobert sweeney american golfer living in england 4 C also at new york docked brit ains former first lord of the admiralty mi ralty alfred dutt duff cooper to predict a german revolution at london it is teas ivas hinted britain might recognize a nets german government to be seated scaled in london H 4 americans abroad at london hermit roosevelt T R s son became a second lieutenant in the british army unsubstantiated was the report he had surrendered U B S citizenship also at london wis als coasin born harry gordon selfridge retired from his mammoth department store DOMESTIC stolen march for two seasons texas rep martin dies has made funny and serious headlines with hi his s committee investigating ti subversive affairs but not until late october did anything come of it in september communist earl browder testified he had traveled abroad on a false passport this shocker brought no visible burst of action from the justice department hence it became a political issue through the national republican oance new jerseys rep J parnell thomas a dies charged democratic attorney general frank murphy with being strangely indifferent and listless upshot was frank murphys Murp hys on an no that a secret investigation had been under way for some time ile he even hinted there were secret indictments next day as if a long forgotten matter were suddenly remembered communist browder was indicted the question who had stolen a political march on whom parnell or murphy and what would come of it |