Show Rw N NR R BE EN Washington D. D C. C DELAYS TO RUSSIA There were two inside reasons for forthe forthe forthe the slowness of the U. U S. S mission to Moscow in sitting down at the conference table with Joe Stalin One was the technical difficulty of the flight across Germany The othI other other oth oth- er was China The flight from London to Moscow I is not the easiest thing in the world since about a a thousand miles mUes is across enemy territory The British bombers which make the flight use as much of the night as possible over German territory and also go up to tremendous altitudes The U U. U S. S mission to Moscow also had to fly in sections three sections three different planes flown on different days with the time of departure kept a dark secret And the last sections were delayed in London The Chinese delay of the mission to Moscow occurred before A Averill ver Harriman left Washington when it was proposed that China nearest friendly neighbor to Russia should sit in with Harriman Stalin and the others But the state department objected and and for a highly unexpected rea rea- son minded Appeasement diplomats diplomats diplomats diplo diplo- mats inside the state department claimed that a Chinese mission to Moscow would offend Japan The United States was trying to woo Japan Japan Japan Ja Ja- Ja- Ja pan away from the Axis they argued argued argued ar ar- ar- ar gued and so nothing must be done to rub the Japanese fur the wrong way In the end Japan reaffirmed its partnership in the Axis but only after the U. U S. S mission to Moscow already had started also after Nazi victories in Russia seemed on the upgrade upgrade upgrade up up- I grade once again So the appeasement appease ment meat policy of the state department got nowhere NOTE NOTE Key Key to Japanese policy of at friendship for the United States or allegiance to Germany always is isI the barometer of Nazi military suc suc- I cess If Hitler is winning Japan will stick by him and if the USA U.S.A. looks stronger it is vice versa I U. U S. S MILITARY Gen John Magruder was recently appointed head of the U. U S S. S military military military mili mili- tary mission to China in order to heal the slight to Chiang Kai shek when he was not permitted to send sendan an envoy to the Ha Harriman conference conference conference confer confer- ence in Moscow But General Magruder Magruder Ma Ma- gruder is more famous for another chapter in in his life When he was U. U S. S military at at- tache to Switzerland in 1938 Magruder Magruder Magruder Ma Ma- gruder sent a report to the war department de de- department on the march of Hitler's mechanized forces to conquer Aus tria In this report he said that Nazi tanks and trucks were of poor quality quality ity and that many of them had broken down en route to Vienna This U U. S. S military report was immediately picked up by the British British British Brit Brit- ish who placed great confidence inthe in inthe inthe the word of a U. U S. S military Today Hitler's tanks and armored cars are the model for modern war war- fare MRS ROOSEVELT'S JOB JOBA A friend of Mrs Roosevelt came cameto to see her at the White House to talk about the First Ladys Lady's new job jobIn jobin jobin In the Office of Civilian Defense She was much impressed at Mrs Roosevelt's grasp of the problems but a little disturbed at the boldness of some of her plans So thinking of Director LaGuardia LaGuar- LaGuar dia the friend remonstrated If you introduce such bold ideas what will the mayor say The First Lady smiled My liMy dear she said I III dont don't think the mayor will say No to me NOTE Mrs Roosevelt cannot spend full time at her desk in the theO O OeD OCD CD and during her absences the job lob will be held down by her good friend Mrs Henry wife of the secretary of the treasury ROUND MERRY-GO-ROUND What the he army needs for men in southern areas is short pants The Thelong Thelong Thelong long trousers are too hot and difficult difficult difficult cult to keep clean British officers observing the maneuvers wore shorts and looked cool and swagger Observed one second army wit anent the fact that the war games were held in the Cajun Arcadian Arcadi Arcadi- an section of Louisiana soldiers and all looking for Evange Evange- line Attention Mr Tom Dewey The USO did not show up very helpfully help fully in the maneuver area In some of the towns the local organizations did make an effort to provide the soldiers with bathing and laundry facilities but in general the USO I fell down on the job It should have made special arrangements for the themen themen themen men in this backwoods region The Newport News Shipbuilding company recently painted the army transport West Point in the amazing time of exactly eight hours J. J H H. H Crutchfield of Pittsburgh has devised an auto sticker sUcker reading Give a lift to every man in uni uni- uni form Carlos Davila popular ex dent of Chile has been appointed special ambassador to five Central American countries With European markets closed Chile has asked Da Da- vile to make the most of trade possibilities pos inside the Western hemi sphere t |