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C C.-Beh C. the Behind the the nd-the between between between be be- scenes talks are still continuing tween the state department and Russian Russian Russian Rus Rus- sian Ambassador with a aview aview aview view to putting relations between the two countries on a more even keel and perhaps evolving a little teamwork in regard to Japan But the tite talks arent aren't getting far ar Simultaneously Sir Stafford Cripps British ambassador in Moscow Moscow Moscow Mos Mos- cow has been doing his best to win the Russians over to the British side If Stalin should mass his Red army near the Hitler sphere of in influence influence influence in- in fluence in the Balkans it might slow up the Nazi air attack upon England So Sir Staffords Stafford's negotiations in Moscow are a matter of life and death However they arent aren't getting far either The Russians have been letting Sir Stafford go out on the leash just so far then they bring him up abruptly Just what goes on in the mind of Stalin or Hitler either for that matter matter matter mat mat- ter is like doping out what goes on in the mind of the Sphinx But there are certain signs that Hitler is facing facing facing fac fac- ing more and more toward the west and may have given up his old designs designs designs de de- de- de signs on the east east and and Russia There are also signs that Stalin believes this to be true For instance the settlement of Germans in the new seized German-seized Poland has not been successful The Germans dont don't seem to like moving into Slav areas Furthermore the Pan-German Pan group seems to be dominant in Berlin For years there have been two schools of German thought in the Berlin foreign office offie and the war ministry one believing th that t Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Ger Ger- many's future lay in moving into Russia the other that it lay in dominating dominating domInating dom dom- western Europe At present the Ute latter group seems to be influencing influencing Hitler Their plan is to create a peasant state in France and the other Latin countries of Spain and Italy In France they have already removed all of the machinery from northern factories lock factories lock stock and barrel And it is significant that the part of France which the Nazis left unoccupied unoccupied unoccupied pied is largely agricultural so that it will be a long time before France ever is able to come back as an industrial country Note Note Betting Betting inside the diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplo diplo- matic corps is that Hitler will move in on Russia when he gets ready even if he does try to dominate western west- west pm ern Europe fir first L un r COUGHLIN BACK AGAIN Father Coughlin is quietly planning planning planning plan plan- ning to stick his oar into the presidential presidential presidential campaign with a new radio series to begin around October 15 But he is having a lot of trouble arranging contracts with stations Since the controversial nature of his talks bars him from the big networks networks networks net net- works under the National Association Association Association tion of Broadcasters' Broadcasters code the only course open for him is to buy time on individual stations for purely political political political po po- speeches This the radio priest is now trying to do But he is encountering a lot of coolness among station owners They are at a loss just how to classify classify clas clas- his fulminations since his political political political po po- po- po support has been repudiated by Wendell Willkie and he already is persona non grata with Roosevelt Note Note Note-Coughlin Coughlin plans to broadcast by means of transcribed records over the individual stations This is much cheaper than network broadcasting a a possible that the cash isn't rolling tolling into his coffers as it once did CANADIAN PILOTS One matter discussed by the joint U. U S.-Canadian S. defense board at its first meeting in Ottawa was the training of Canadian pilots in the United States this winter Canadas Canada's severe weather makes winter training extremely difficult for aviators As one Canadian board member expressed it Your worst weather conditions are better than our best Also Canada is seriously serious serious- ly handicapped by lack of training training training train train- ing planes and instructors The big pilot training program being being being be be- ing conducted by the U. U S S. S government government govern govern- ment has made it hard for Canada to obtain trainer planes and instructors instructors instructors tors here So the Dominion is eager to set up upa a large school somewhere in the U. U S S. S South or Southwest where Canadian youths could receive flying flying fly fly- ing instruction this winter If U the necessary facilities can be obtained Canada is ready to send me men south for training All the costs would be borne by b Canada The only thing desired by Canada is the privilege of establishing establish establish- ing the school on U. U S S. S soil Note The Note The U. U S S. S army has trained military flyers from South American countries for several years though only in very small numbers 1 ROUND MERRY Y ROUND GO Both Annapolis and West Point a at t the suggestion of the President will graduate their 1941 classes next Feb instead of June The w war department will shortly install s a a civilian n as head of its press division-an division important innovation In the past army officers have been assigned geed to this job Newest Newest decoration in the office ce oi oj Bill Green A A. F F. F of L. 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