| Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS By Edward C. C Wayne Battle Scene Shifts its t to o Mediterranean As s Nazis Bolster Fading Italian fan Army Yf Willkie i ie Backs acs on Lend Lease-Lend Bill U. U S. S Navy Split it Into Three New Fleets are EDITORS EDITOR'S o those hose of rr when NOTE the news When h Analyst a opinions opinion I and a ore are not expressed necessarily In n of these lelh this thin lIc columns newspaper P. P Pp p the theare they r moli Released ns d by Western Newspaper Union DEFENSE Parties Split Congress debated President Roosevelt's Roosevelt's Roosevelt's Roose Roose- velt's plan to loan or lease munitions munitions muni muni- of war to Great Britain Party lines were broken and politics forgotten forgotten forgotten for for- gotten both by political leaders in congress and through the nation Leading the attack against the bill within congress was Senator Wheeler D. D Mont Former President President President dent Hoover and former Gov Alf M. M Landon the G. G O. O P. P standard bearer in 1936 lined up behind him But President Roosevelt had the support of Wendell L L. L Willkie who ran against him last fall And in inthe inthe inthe the senate he was supported by Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Austin R. R Maine Willkie suggested suggested suggested sug sug- several changes in the measure measure measure meas meas- ure however He proposed that a time limit be fixed during which the President will have exceptional powers to deal with embattled de de- He also proposed that the nations to be given help be named in the bill bill- Administration senators were quick to adopt the view As the proposal proposal proposal pro pro- moved into house and senate hearings amendments were added to carry out the Willkie suggestions Meanwhile Willkie and three of his Pa P a v ka kaY Y r. r r s r ixl r tr CORDELL HULL nULL This photograph was teas taken as the secretary secretary secre tary o of f state slate testified before the house committee com corn mitlee on foreign affairs and t warned learned that the United States must speed up its help to Britain i if f Hitler hider is is to be beaten friends were arranging to go to London London London Lon Lon- don during the first days in ary The head of the Republican party wished to see first hand just what was going on in England He made application to Secretary Hull for a passport The request was granted in three hours The Fleets Many months ahead of delivery of ships which will give the United States a two-ocean two navy orders were issued which split the present war vessels into three fleets II The main forces will remain in the Pacific Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- but there will be an independent ent command in the Atlantic and a third independent command in Asia Rear Admiral Husband E. E Kimmel was named commander in chief He and President Roosevelt are old friends They worked together in another defense problem when problem when Mr Roosevelt was assistant secretary of the navy in 1916 At the same time orders were issued to increase the navy personnel from to More Planes Dr George Mead aircraft production tion head of the national defense commission announced that the nations nation's nations nation's nations nation's na na- na- na tion's three largest automobile corporations corporations corporations cor cor- had agreed to take a larger larg larg- er hand in the making of fighting planes Ford General Motors and Chrysler will make parts for 1200 planes each They have completed arrangements with Consolidated Aircraft Douglas and Glenn Martin Martinto to make the assemblies The cheapest cheap cheap- est of the planes will cost coot Meanwhile there still is some dispute dispute dispute dis dis- dis- dis over the lack of aluminum The Aluminum Corporation of America which holds a monopoly said production production production pro pro- has more than doubled and that the firm is spending of its own money for further ex ex- Since aircraft today is al almost almost almost al- al most wholly aluminum in the bodies bodies bodies bod bod- ies the demand is high and there yet may be a senate investigation over Alcos Alco's affairs Alco's affairs and national defense de de- de Otherwise on the def defense nse front The North Carolina first battleship battleship battleship battle battle- ship to be built for the United States navy in 20 years will go into commission commission commission com com- mission April 11 A fighting plane built for the U. U S. S army attained a speed of miles an hour in a power dive test It was driven by a reserve officer Andrew AndrewC C. C McDonough The speed of the plane is faster than than- sound so that when it is heard approaching approaching approaching ap ap- ap- ap for bombing it is too late to duck the duck the plane already has passed HELP TO ITALY Germans Take Over Mussolini began to slip In Egypt the British bombed him out of the theair theair theair air while on the ground his troops were retreating farther and faster westward until it seemed as though all of eastern Libya would be lost to the Fascist empire The Greeks were threatening the last line of resistance resistance resistance re re- re- re in southern Albania and there wasn't much for the Italians to fall back on after that More and more it became apparent apparent apparent ent that the Duces Duce's Axis partner would be forced to send German troops to extract the Italians from the tangled mess Even the Italian home front began to crackle perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps the first rumble of revolution Benito Mussolini was being referred to as Finito Mussolini Only German planes appeared at first piloted by Italians The planes were sent to Albania After that followed followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed German instructors to teach the Italians how to fight in the air Finally all pretense was dropped and Germans began to arrive in numbers taking over Italian bases Were the Germans invading Italy Perhaps not Maybe it was only a case of holding Italy in protective custody Be that as it may when Germans took up the battle themselves themselves themselves them them- selves Italy could no longer be considered considered considered con con- an equal partner in the Axis The Germans dont don't work that way They dominated the fight Mussolini needed their help and could get it only on the German terms ill Mediterranean ff War WarThe WarThe ar arThe The Germans' Germans first attack came in inthe inthe inthe the Mediterranean off Cataina Here the inland sea narrows down downto to a slight channel between Sicily and the North African mainland Through this channel must flow all British supplies and reinforcements to Greece and Egypt A large convoy was passing through the channel escorted by the royal navy including the ton cruiser Southampton Nazi dive bombers appeared in force and what is believed to be the fir first t battle ever fought between war vessels and aircraft aircraft aircraft air air- craft took place The British admit both war vessels were hit The Italians claim more were damaged The battle ended at nightfall and the British ships made harbor But the Germans sallied forth the following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing day and continued raids on British shipping in the Mediterranean Mediterranean Mediterranean for the five days They said saida r n a a ti y t t. t II Here ere i. i u u the latest picture of Prime Minister Min ister Winston Churchill Church ll o of England shown as he watches notches anti aircraft anti aircraft gunnery in action ac aCt ac- ac tion lion at a Royal Roal Artillery establishment England in Som Somewhere Somewhere-in euh ere England that 15 ships were sent to the bot bot- tom When the truth can be learned definitely it may be one of the classic classic clas sic battles of history for it may establish what long has been a moot question whether question whether aircraft can successfully successfully successfully suc suc- challenge armed surface craft Looking Ahead The British felt the German force now based in n Italy may be a definite challenge to the campaign in the Near East It may mean that Hitler Hitler Hitler Hit Hit- ler will seek to cut off ofT all communications communications communications between England and Cairo On the other hand the British still anticipate an attack on England it it- it self And they doubt that the attempt attempt attempt at at- tempt will be long delayed German German German Ger Ger- man bombings of Irish cities were seen as training flights toward this objective The British took no chances They bombed invasion invasion inva sion ports in Germany Holland Belgium and France nightly SCHOOLS CRITICIZED B By College Heads Present-day Present educational methods are inadequate to cope with the needs of democracy speakers fold lold the twenty-seventh twenty annual meeting of the Association of American Col Col- leges Dr Theodore M. M Greene Princeton philosophy professor sor and Dr John M. M Mason president of Swarthmore college led the dis dis- dis- dis The Rev Edward V. V Stanford Stanford Stanford Stan Stan- ford president of Villanova agreed with them TOO MUCH COTTON Reduction Asked Because the export market for cotton has disappeared with the war Farm Secretary Claude Wick- Wick ard believes a reduction must be made in the previously announced government production goal of bales for the 1941 crop To achieve the cut he offers cotton growers worth of cotton goods free if they will reduce the acreage Under the plan cotton growers would receive stamps which would be redeemable at any retail store for cotton goods Stamps would be given given given en at the rate of 10 cents for each pound of cotton which farmers normally normally normally nor nor- mally would have produced on the unplanted portion of their acreage allotment For example a farmer with a 10 acre allotment would receive 25 worth of stamps if he planted only nine acres assuming that his normal normal normal nor nor- mal yield was pounds per acre Voluntary reductions will not affect affect affect af af- allotments under the 1942 pro pro- gram By this method hoped to prevent further increases of surpluses surpluses surpluses sur sur- pluses under the government loan plan and also to increase employment employment employment employ employ- ment in cotton mills while allowing cotton farmers to plant more garden garden garden gar gar- den and feed crops FLU MOVES EAST Nation Warned The wave of influenza which began began began be be- gan on the West coast during fall swept eastward and by mid-January mid registered victims east of the Mississippi In Boston children were absent absent absent ab ab- ab- ab sent from school There were cases listed in Texas and in Memphis Schools were closed in inthe inthe inthe the Carolinas and Tennessee Five thousand were ill in St. St Louis In Inthe Inthe Inthe the first two weeks of last year there were but cases in the whole nation The National Billiard Tournament went ahead without Willie Hoppe the first time since he won the championship championship championship cham cham- in 1910 In a preliminary play with Jake Schaeffer he had appeared in the regulation dinner clothes for two days while his temperature temperature temperature tem tem- was above When Schaeffer learned about this he withdrew withdrew withdrew with with- drew the challenge and the game came to an nn end Most encouraging was that the type of influenza is a mild one not the fatal type that swept over the nation like a plague in 1917 This year few deaths have been re re- re- re corded Nevertheless national health service authorities advised people to avoid crowds to get plenty of rest and eat sparingly of wholesome foods Extra precautions were being being being be be- ing taken in army camps MISCELLANY GEn G n. n Lord Powell Baden-Powell became became became be be- came famous in Africa in another war Greatly outnumbered by i Boers he stood them off by sheer bluff and for days stalled an attack When he returned home to England in 1910 after a time life-time on the Dark Continent he was a national national national na na- na- na hero He founded the Boy Scouts dressed them in short pants like those worn by the British colonial colonial colonial colo colo- nial armies Last year his health failed and he returned to Africa where his dreams have always been He died there at the age of 84 while other British soldiers also dressed in the short pants were again making making making mak mak- ing British history in Africa Dolores Frances aged nine has had her share of tough luck She contracted infantile paralysis when she was 18 months old But she had one piece of luck she will always remember She was chosen as the most typical child aided by the Infantile Infantile Infantile In In- Paralysis Foundation at Warm Springs Along with the title went a visit to the White House as the guest of Mrs Roosevelt George Herman Babe c Ruth was sued for after an automobile automobile automobile automo automo- bile accident on a New Jersey high high- way |
