Show f I t I I OR W PEA N E R OF k LEN Washington D. D C. C JAP ORDERS DELAY U. U S. S One of the things which is holding up the manufacture of more military military military mili mili- tary equipment for the army and navy is the fact that so many U. U S S. S factories are sending machine tools to Japan The war department has just finished finished finished fin fin- a confidential survey of the machine tool industry and finds that most American plants are working on orders for the Japanese Machine Machine Machine Ma Ma- chine tools are arc important all in the munitions business because they are used to equip new pew factories expanding expanding expanding ex ex- ex- ex to meet new pew national defense defense defense de de- de- de orders As far as the war department is isable isable isable able to ascertain Japan has plenty of machine tools and is storing many of the new shipments now received I I gal r a of oft I IA K II I t Li LiA I A PERSHING NG AIDS FRANCE Mrs Frances If Warren arren Pershing the war tear generals general's daughter in modeling a gown in New l' l York for foi French war icar relief Bids for gowns ranged from to 1000 from the United States States for for emer emer- Japan also continues to tobe tobe tobe be a big importer of U. U SS S. S scrap iron and also is storing it for the future These are two reasons why President President President Pres Pres- ident Roosevelt has asked special specia powers of congress to embargo shipments of materials which are arc considered vital to the defense of the United States He expects as soon as authorized by congress to slap an embargo on scrap iron and machine machine machine ma ma- chine tools to Japan G. G O. O P. P BLASTS The barrage of Republican blasts against a coalition cabinet which has strafed the country recently was no spontaneous meeting of minds Neither was it aimed entirely at the President It was aimed much more against the Republican party itself Inner G. G O. O P. P master minds admit admit admit ad ad- mit that their political chances have been almost as hard hit as the shattered allied lines in Europe Prior to this catastrophic development development development develop develop- ment G. G O. O P. P election prospects appeared very bright indeed It looked as if the campaign would be fought chiefly on Republican ground that is on domestic issues Also it was doubtful whether Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt would run But the he Hitler blitzkrieg changed this situation overnight Roosevelt's move to bring one or more Republicans into the cabinet made things worse Something had to be done fast to block this The barrage on Roosevelt was opened by Colonel Lindbergh's speech pooh any invasion danger In inner G. G O. O P. P circles this is credited to Hoover via his close friend William Castle former undersecretary of state This was followed up with the carefully spaced statements by Landon Hoover Representative Wadsworth House Floor Leader Martin and others demanding that the President renounce a third term termas as the price for G. G 0 O. O P P. P participation participation participation pation in the cabinet ICELAND AND U. U S. S There is a lot more behind the I rushing of American consuls to Greenland and Iceland than appears appearson on the surface Boiled down to cold facts the I Roosevelt administration is afraid of a Nazi air base only 1500 miles from Maine Bo Bombing bing planes already already already al al- al- al ready have been developed which can fly this far far loaded CAPITAL CHAFF Said Mrs Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms I have never seen anything anything anything any any- thing like the sentiment out West for Tom Dewey But in her home state of New Mexico Mrs Simms was turned down as a Dewey dele dele- gate Interesting sidelight on how things are shaping for a third term Rep Gene Cox of Georgia is one of the bitterest New anti-New Dealers in con con- gress Yet the day after Georgia leaders named a third-term third delegation delegation delegation tion Cox announced he would support support support sup sup- port this year Roosevelt if he is the candidate SENATOR NYE ON BENITO Qu Quote te of the week comes from Sen Gerald Nye of North Dakota Mussolini is like Southern Republican Bean lican can delegates easy delegates easy to buy but bard hard to keep bought |