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Show Washington, D. C. fflTLEKKEPORTEDXOFEAB U S. INTERVENTION Tn talks with his close advisers refen ly the President has revealed L outcome of the war in Europe This conference rest parti upon the belief that Hitler, and Nazi ficials generally, are gr" "1 Pied over the possible en try of the United States into the war, and are acquiring a genuine respect for what the United States is accomplishing in the way of national defense Hitler, Roosevelt has told his Wends, had the greatest scorr .for Britain under Chamberlain and for France. For some tune, also at just as another Chamberlain But now intelligence reports from Germany indicate that Hitlers opinion opin-ion of the United States has changed to one of respect and even fear Roosevelt plans to make the most of this psychological factor, and be-that be-that sending every possible aid to Britain, short of war, will help to do it. He believes this can be done without getting into war, though he acknowledges privately that it carries risks. Most risky American project would be to convoy merchant ships across the Atlantic, and so far Roosevelt has refused to commit himself, though this is what the British need most desperately. However, some of his advisers continue to be strongly strong-ly for it, and believe they have made a dent on the President. What they argue is this: The United States cannot be attacked as long as the war continues to rage in Europe and the British fleet remains afloat. Therefore, since we cannot be attacked, we can get into the war to any degree we like without sending an expeditionary force. Should Germany declare war on the United States, these Roosevelt advisers urge, we can merely continue con-tinue with our present support to Britain. Business would proceed about as usual, since the Nazis would be powerless to cross the Atlantic At-lantic to attack the United States at least until Great Britain fails. Up until that time, they figure that declaring de-claring war on the United States would be about the last thing the Nazis could do. GUARDING THE PRESIDENT No public appearance of the President Pres-ident receives more elaborate advance ad-vance precautions than when he makes a speech or attends a dinner in a hotel. Secret Service men virtually vir-tually turn the place inside out. If you should happen to be registered regis-tered at the hotel, the Secret Service men will find out all about you, your business in the city, where you came from and where you are going. Here is the procedure for guarding the President when he arrives: The day before he is to appear, White House Secret Service Chief Edmund W. Starling carefully inspects in-spects every foot of the route through the hotel and the chamber used for the meeting. Next the guest register is inspected. All guests whom hotel officials can't vouch for personally are quietly checked up by Starling's men. In addition, the management must sub- mit complete information about all employees. If the President is attending a dinner, and extra waiters are needed, need-ed, Secret Service agents get a "line" on the ones employed. Sleuths, dressed as guests, are strategically stra-tegically posted all over the banquet hall. When the President enters and leaves an "invisible" cordon of guards surrounds him. Nothing is left to chance. , . MERRY-GO-ROUND It may be news to isolationist leaders lead-ers in and out of congress, but Kath-ryn Kath-ryn Lewis, daughter of John L Lewis, Lew-is, is telling friends that her father is "the one man" responsible for keeping the United States out of war. Confidential reports from U S trade agents in Mexico are that Nazi Germany is not only underselling Amencan-made surgical instruments instru-ments but the money is being used to finance propaganda operations in ch ,fc ted -StateS- Severa' big reHCe'Ved by Dr- Manfred Zapp, head of the Nazi Trans-Ocean News Serv.ce, were drawn on w aganda credits" in Mexican banks Among hi, colleagues in the Go p a Ueutenan n B SWOrn in Naval Ree1 " the Holcomb, Marine Corprc38 dant, wisecracked, "o always a marine " manne' "leatherneck" m' FrIUnney wa a captain in the M, "' later a serve. Maraie Corps Re. Roosevelt's second Sunrnm appointee, courtly t",P me court Heed, has caused la T Sta"y raising in inner New nh? eyebrow g up with CanU MC'rClesby b'oCourmajordeCS-;. |