Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS portical political campaign opens up as is ickes replies to willkie acceptance speech canada U S defense board formed fierce nazi bombing raids continue EDITORS when opinions are expressed in th e se they those of the news analyst and not are necessarily of ms newspaper released by western newspaper union 7 IA a f 41 I 1 jt I 1 4 FOR special chairs were reserved tor for hitler and mussolini at the empire ks party held recently in london by the overseas league to celebrate the then non arrival of the dictators highlight of the evening ins the scene pictured above when a telegram was received by the marquess Birau ess of willingdon purporting to have come from hitler and mussolini apologizing tor for their reticence on this day of days which incidentally was victory day the first day hitler said he would be in ACCEPTS and takes stand in flag bedecked bedecker elwood ind wendell lewis willkie accepted the republican presidential nomination tm gave an outline of the political philosophy that is in my heart mr willkie stated his belief in labors right of collective bargaining old age pensions unemployment in gu urance aurance regulation of security markets banking and interstate utilities rural electrification minimum wages and maximum hours and the listing existing farm program of his foreign policy he said 1 I would do everything to defend american democracy and I 1 would refrain from doing anything that injured it I 1 trust I 1 have made it plain that in defense of america and our liberties I 1 would not hesitate to stand for war our way of life is in competition with hillers Hit lers way of life of 0 defense he said some form of selective service is the only democratic way in which to assure the trained and competent manpower we need the first task ol of our country is to become trong strong at home he challenged the president to meet him in face to face debate wild harold in what was declared before delivery livery to be the administration an roer to the willkie speech secretary of the interior harold ickes original third said the president could not adjourn the battle of britain on which american traditions may depend to ride the circuit with mr willkie said wild harold it if mr willkie is so eager tor for a debate bate I 1 suggest he challenge his running inning mate senator mcnary with whom hom he is at greater variance on domestic and foreign issues than his speech of acceptance shows him to be w with president roosevelt DEATH in the afternoon without a combat soldier being on her shores england feels the e threat of invasion for the first tune toe since william the conqueror thousands of german planes in dar daylight raids bomb british ai air ring fields ads and munitions factories germans bombed london in 1916 18 but at alever with invasion as the objective whether england cabi can keep the nazi i fliers from her industrial de tenses is the real test maj alexander der P sky american plane designer es igner believes he says england will win or lose in the air if germany gains the mastery in the air over england the american expert believes it will be insignificant from a military standpoint whether it then decides to land troops or lay waste to england by systematic raids he believes the test will come when the germans begin to inflict serious serious damage in the interior of england in daylight raids with relative immunity arid and at night meanwhile meanwhile the royal air force is paying nightly visits to germany and german held territory norwegian and channel ports the ruhr and airfields in france and belgium are suffering in one month the H R A F dumped tons of explosives plo in the industrial ruhr waiting at channel ports are several armies of nazi soldiers with faces turned west italian victory overwhelmed by a superior italian force british troops evacuated british Soma liland vast desert of north africa it is not the first time british surrendered ground there in iii 1910 when the mad mullah led a native uprising they retreated to the coast in the world war incited insurrections proved too troublesome and they retreated again washington the cabinet fourth recent change in the cabinet came with the resignation of farm secretary henry A wallace who is the democratic candidate for vice president an indiana dirt farmer claude K R who was undersecretary was elevated to the department head paul H appleby who has been assistant to wallace since 1933 becomes the undersecretary der meanwhile jim Far parleys leys resignation as postmaster general is effective as of august 31 and there is a well placed rumor that harry hopkins may resign as commerce se secretary c to become business manager of the roosevelt library at hyde park the army proposals for changes in the conscription law leave army brass hats with w wry faces navy secretary knox told a house committee it is later than you think assistant war secretary patterson said A year is is a luxury we may never en joy passage of the national guard mobilization bill started the military training ball rolling units of the militia which are marked to be called for a years service will be permitted to return home for about a month following the present maneuvers efforts to limit their service to continental U S were defeated original plan was to call men into service september I 1 and an addi additional dional november 1 best plans now call lo 10 for r in service by january 1 I none before bedfor e october 1 due to long debate in congress this force however is id not regarded anything but a minimum germany has under arms and japan 2 but we are arc not aiming at so large a standing army war depa department rement hopes for a peacetime reg regular ular army of but capable of being expanded to this however would only be a skeleton force hawaii philippines puerto rico ala alaska and canal zone require ri regular troops the air force would need another are needed tor for harbor defense |