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C Washington June Junc 11 14 tor ter Nearly two-thirds two of or the tho people of the United stat States think this country countr will will be be attacked by Germany I if victorious over O Fra France c and England 1 ThaMs hat i C Hi the tho summary of public sentiment lt as carefully analyzed b by experienced observers here tenths Nine-tenths o of the tho people l do not nol want this to b be involved in war if it can be avoided hIll wan want to give giro every aid aill short of or war E to tho the Allies AllieD With that sort ort of or public s sentiment senti ment spurring spurting it on on the thc C Govern Government o ment is developing a war program which except for 01 sending sc an expo force over seas gives i cs the impression to those who remember the activities here in 1917 18 that we are getting right into a war Under a statute of ro ra pealed the President President- has set nl imp D a Council o of National Defense consisting con con- consisting of six sit of or his Cabnet Cabinet Cab Cabi net the thc Secretaries of War Val Navy y Commerce Interior Agriculture and Labor Under U the law as It U stands elands those six are responsible for Cor seeing to it Il that the nation gets ready read to fight If it has to lo The law however permits the tha appointment of of an Advisory Com Cout Commission mission of industrialists financiers business men and aud others pr President Wilson appointed t such a a Commission Commis I sion which could z n til t get gel anything done bec because us Ih l h el authority rested in mCl members 1 h s s of or the Cabinet lie IIo solved the thc pa problem by oile one man Bernard T l MB n ru ruch ll atthe atthe at atthe the head hend and amid making him solely responsible V i A Advisory Commission I 4 President Roosevelt n o I has appointed ap appointed P pointed an all A Advisory isor Com cOI lou tou to his yew now Council on National De V It consists consists' of Jd Edward W rd K lt Stet tin ius Jr chairman of oC the U US U.S. S. S I Steel Corporation William S S. S Knudsen president of General Motors Motors Mo Mo- tors Ralph 13 rid d president i 1 of f the tho Burlington railroad Sidney 1111 man head of the lie Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union and vice vice- president of or tho the C CIO IO Chester C. C Davis ls of the Federal hoard Board Leon Henderson of the Securities Se- Se and Exchange Commission and nd Miss Margaret Margaret- Elliott political science sor of or VV the University I of North Carolina Wa ra Washington hin loll Is wondering how bow efficient the new Council and amI Ha Ile Advisory Commission lon will turn tUIl out outto to he bo Nobody questions the ability of Mr to see that raw materials are aro magic made available a when and und where where- the they a ac au nr nt Mr Knudsen to to gel get trucks tangs airplanes and ami other war wal materials manufactured or Mr Budds Budd's ability t to c coordinate the tho transportation systems of ot the nation Bl But t con con- in iii tho the other four our Continued on page four tour This Week In Washington D. D C. C Continued from page one ne I of If tho the Commission is somewhat dimmed by the fact that they are aro I political appointments and are aro not I known to have any particular bus busi business ness Bess or 01 Industrial ability I Tire The President has assured the business men whom he lie has named to the Commission that the they will not riot have to take orders from any Cabinet officer but will report di directly directly di- di to him Mr 11 Roosevelt incidentally in- in In Incidentally Is showing physical t signs of fatigue and find strain such as I Ivo o not been apparent before No Clear Plan I I Il l Thero lero is no question about the tho determination to build up American defenses as speedily as possible but no clear complete plan has yet become be ho- conic come ome apparent The best hest aid wo can I give shoe to the Allies seems to be airplanes air air- i planes anes and somo some 2200 war planes taut out ut of ordered have been heen do- do Ih cred to England and anti Prance France since tine first or of tile the year How fast American factories can l fighting planes considering the amount o of labor required for tor their high p high high- 7 eed eed engines en en- f gines pines gines is a debated question Tin The airplane manufacturers who havo have been called to Washington say It H will take four years with present l facilities to produce the I planes for which the President I Called Henry Heur Ford says that Ho tie c can n turn out 1000 planes a day I I lifter after six months months' time to tool up I The Tho one sure thing Is that we tive are I going to be bui building planes faster than they ther have ever been built buia i I before I The President has asked ConI Con Con- I I press gress to appropriaTe another billion dollars for preparedness In addition I to the billion and a third which ha has I already been voted It seem eelI certaro eel j I taro tain he lie will win get et it It also seems certain that some seine hea heavy new taxes baxas will be voted perhaps at a special session to be held hold after the time November November Novem Novem- ber lIer election If It wasn't an el election cllon would woul year Congress probably stay In continuous session Ono thing which holds up progress for war is the ready 10 ress rass 8 In getting law Jav which requires all contracts for Army and Navy to be lotto letto let lot letto to the lowest bidder The Government Government Government Govern Govern- ment cant can't pick tho the concern which cnn can do it best or fastest except when a war is ac actually on Unless Congress does something about that much of the defense preparation preparation preparation tion program wit will 1 be he held up Flyers Needed Something n needs cds to be he done too about training personnel for ajl kinds of war service More than new flyers will be needed The President has asked for a lawgiving law Ja lawgiving I giving him authority to call the National National Na Na- lIonal Guard of the several states into service Back of oC that is a 3 scare from Sou South th America Amerl a t Where Here herc Nazi influences are supposed to be he busy General Marshall Chief of Staff is urging the National Guard idea In In order to have men to protect an any part of or tho the Western Vestern Hemisphere The project of giving the time C C. C C C. C. C boys military training g Is under serious seri serl- ous consideration Theres There's a big bis spy hunt on allover allover all allover talk of ot over the country Theres There's barring all aliens and Communists from relief and throwing thorn thom out of Jobs if they have havo any so far as Congress can do that No doubt douht about it Washington has lias the war jitters worse than at an any time Hwe since 1917 |