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Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS By Edward C. Wayne International Problems Face Roosevelt Before Beginning of His Third Term; Determined Greeks Hold Off Italians As England Rushes 'All Possible Aid' (EDITOR'S NOTE When opinions arc expressed In these columns, thev are those of Die news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper.) iRpinagpH bv Western Newspaper tTnlnn ! w wit; j yjM r i n "i J 1H tV"" .I'M. - ' rtiL: K.....W..:..- .-e-K-.:- . ' i . - . . . . i j All over the country soldiers are at work putting U. S. army camps j In shape to receive the new draftees and the regulars and recruits pictured above at Camp Edwards, Mass., are shown charging the camera during i military drills being held at this army post on Cape Cod. More than 12,000 ! men are at work at this particular camp, getting it ready for part of j America's new peacetime army. i AFTER-ELECTION: Decisions in Making With President Roosevelt capturing captur-ing an unprecedented third term by almost 4.000,000 plurality and continuing contin-uing his party control of both houses of congress, the period ahead is expected ex-pected to be one of fast moving decisions de-cisions on both foreign and domestic domes-tic issues. Many of these mhy come before the inauguration January 20. Many have been delayed during anxious anx-ious weeks and months while the nation na-tion indulged itself in a political campaign. In the foreign field continued sale of oil, copper and machine tools to Japan, that later may be used against a U. S. army, must be resolved. re-solved. Likewise the issue of sale of food to territory conquered by Germany is due to be settled. Other problems are the sovereignty of Martinique, which may be used as a supply base for German submarine subma-rine raiders in the Caribbean; the activities of foreign agents in this country; loans to Latin American nations; and greater priority for Britain in the production of planes. In the domestic field almost everyone ev-eryone in Washington expects a reorganization re-organization of the national defense commission with appointment of a co-ordinator of activities. There must also b action where labor Is pressing for higher wages in defense de-fense industries, and resistance to price increases. Tax studies already have begun and banks are urging an attractive long-term loan at rates above the present market. The unwillingness un-willingness of industry to expand In the steel and machine tool Industries must be met with decision to give them government financing or for the government to enter that field itself. State MaoJiincs Another problem Washington expects ex-pects to be given speedy attention is the political machines of both parties controlling certain graft-ridden cities and states. The Justice department is said to have some indictments in-dictments ready even before election. elec-tion. They were withheld because the administration did not want to be accused of playing politics. Michigan Is said to be in this category. Here charges are expected expect-ed in connection with operation of a liquor ring, diversion of funds from state liquor stores. This might seem at first glance to be a local problem, prob-lem, but "hot" money Is alleged to have passed through the United States mail, and that Is a federal offense. New Jcrrtcy also may draw a crack-down rather early. Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City suffered suf-fered a severe moral defeat In the election. Not only did the state fail to turn In Its usual Democratic majority, ma-jority, but Republicans were elected elect-ed governor and semitor. This Is attributed to a public revision of machine tactics which alrenrly has 1 drawn investigation from a senate committee. Pennsylvania which two years ago turned out its first Democratic state administration of the Twentieth century cen-tury gave the Democratic ticket a wide sweep of the state this year. But even before the election federal agents were making investigations in Philadelphia. MIGHTY ROME: Plans Awry Apparently confident of a speedy capitulation. Rome began to talk of peace terms as soon as the first Fascist legions crossed the Albanian Alba-nian border to enter Greece. Rome implied dissension would bring the Greek to heel. Premier John Me-taxas, Me-taxas, power behind the throne, was expected to resign. King George, so the Italian story went, would abdicate, ab-dicate, bestowing the crown on his brother. Prince Paul, 37. and married mar-ried to a German princess. But the Greeks had a word for It. The word was "no." They refused to capitulate. Italian forces gained but 30 miles into Greek territory at their best point when a week passed. They were doing a lot worse at other oth-er points. On the Koritia-Florina road the Greeks caught the Fascist flank in a vice and pinched it until both sides were fighting far inside Albanian territory and the Italian rear was threatened. Civilians stood up under air raids carried out against the Islands of Crete and Corfu, against Salonika and the port of Athena. Pireatus. While thcr was indication the Greeks would receive little help from their neighbor Balkan countries, coun-tries, British stakes were high. The British were giving what they promised, "all possible aid." British Brit-ish soldiers occupied Crete and Corfu, Cor-fu, British and Greek planes bombed Italian bases both in Italy and Albania. Al-bania. How long the Greeks could hold out, neutral observers were loath to state. Mountains stood in the Italian Ital-ian path. Torrential autumn rains turned primitive roads Into seas of mud. Mountain streams overflowed Into soggy marshland. If Italian conquest was held off until British assembled greater strength In tho cast, anything might happen. PEACEFUL LOM)ON: Is Tit is IT'ar? The Axis nfr attack on Iondon played on n limited scale while war was being made in the Balkans. Fewer nnd fewer were the attacks by the Luftwaffe. On one Sunday only a single German plane crossed the channel. But the British attack on Germany Germa-ny was not lessened. The British air ministry said the hnrdest blows of the war were being struck nt Berlin Ber-lin railroad centers and power stations. sta-tions. Tons of bombs nlso were dropped in the industrial Ruhr nnd nt Nazi invasion points In the Netherlands, Neth-erlands, Belgium nnd France. One day the German ministry of propaganda propa-ganda nnd public enlightenment admitted ad-mitted the loss of eight German planes to four British. It was tho first time Herr Goebbels admitted nnything like that. Meanwhile London resumed Its boast of "business as usual.0 Subways Sub-ways nnd trains were running close to schedule, food was arriving in sufllcient nmounts to prevent closer clos-er trimming of the ration cards nnd stores were open In regular hours. sran). In the Air G. T. linker, president of the National Na-tional Airlines, landed a transport monoplane at Jacksonville, Fl;i., Just nim hours nnd 2!) minutes after leaving Ilurhank. Calif. It wns the fastest west -east crossing since Howard Hughes took olf from the same Held and landed In New Y rk ID hours and IH minutes later. Baker's Ba-ker's nverage speed was illfl Indian Indi-an hour. He ca rried four pas-sen-gem. IN THE ARMY: Simple Routine For trainees now going off to answer an-swer the call of the draft, the first five days will be devoted to fitting them into the groove which they will occupy during the next year. During these five days the trainee will go through the operation known as "processing." This includes inoculation, in-oculation, vaccination and blood test He will be issued a uniform, shoes and blankets; an identification tag will be made out and he will be assigned a serial number. Also he will be interviewed extensively, ex-tensively, and be given an intelligence intelli-gence record. His schooling, athletic ath-letic ability, hobbies and civilian occupation will be recorded, and he will be offered a special form of life insurance. When these records are complete his time at the reception center will have been served. The records will be sent to a group of officers who have been specially trained in organizing or-ganizing new battalions and regiments. regi-ments. From perforated cards prepared pre-pared during the interviews these officers will be able to assemble perfect companies with the proper number of cooks and clerks, send mechanics in civilian life to proper branches of the army and select men with previous experience in organizations or-ganizations like the C. M. T. C. for non-commissioned officers. Then the trainees will move off to the unit where they are needed and best suited. That unit probably will not be in the same camp as the reception re-ception center, but will be the trainee's train-ee's home for the next year. NAVY PREPARES: SJiip Buying Since July 1. the navy has purchased pur-chased 113 merchant ships, yachts, tugs, tankers, and other auxiliary vessels. It is the greatest ship buying buy-ing program since the World war. Some yachts have been purchased for $1, Including teakwood decks and tile bathrooms. For one commercial freighter, $7,000,000 was paid. The navy needs many of these small ships to accompany fighting craft for fueling and servicing, as well as submarine chasers in narrow nar-row waters and off dangerous coasts. Nine of Die most modern tankers in the world were purchased from the Standard Oil company. In addition the maritime commission commis-sion has placed contracts for the construction of 174 ocean-going steamships with a gross tonnage of about 1.900.000. Of these, 47 already al-ready are completed, nnd 95 per cent of the others could be commissioned com-missioned immediately on an emergency. emer-gency. Exercises Meanwhile It was revealed that units of the fleet are on "schedule exercises" near the French West' Indian Island of Martinique. Both Secretary of State Hull and the navy department Insist there Is no connection con-nection between the naval activity nnd the status of the Island which hns been a matter of concern In Washington since the Vichy government govern-ment nnd Germany made arrangements arrange-ments for n Joint war effort. MISCKI.T.NY: C. Itudolph l.connrdi, famous Vienna Vien-na nnimal trainer, who often was bitten nnd clawed by lions, tigers nnd bears, died from blood poisoning, poison-ing, the result of the bite of a mouse. He was bitten while cleaning n cage nnd succumbed eight days Inter. C. Riding a faulty radio brum, a United Airlines passenger plane crashed on snow-covered Bountiful peak, lit miles from the Salt Lake City, Utah, airport. Seven passengers passen-gers and erew of three were killed. 1 King Michael, who succeeded to the throne of Kumnnin when his father, fa-ther, Carol, lied, received a raise of $1110.000 with the Job. 41 Paul M. West, elected president of the Association of National Advertisers, Ad-vertisers, announced that in n recent re-cent survey only one member ex-preted ex-preted less business during the coining coin-ing year than In this. |