Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS by edward C wayne nazi troops are massed in ba balkans akans for thrust at greece to aid italians major far east crisis approaches As japanese british tension grows EDITORS NOTE when ON opinion n ions are expressed in these eol omni the tatt are those abo 0 of f the news new analyst and not 11 C 1 1117 of thi thab 0 Dew paper I 1 ne released leased by western newspaper union IDES OF MARCH hitler again irl air march 1933 adolt adolf hitler incorporated corp orated the rich valley into the reich in march 1936 he occupied the rhineland in march 1938 german troops moved southward and annexed austria in march 1939 breaking the pledge of munich der fuehrer moved into moravia and bohemia and made the czechoslovakia provinces german krotec to rates in march 1940 he got set for his moves into norway and denmark march 1941 arrives if hitler wins any success this year he will thank his lucky stars for hitler is a believer in astrology and is declared to consult astrolko gers before he makes any major moves the balkans even before the first of march hitler had gained the success he planned in in the balkans the final moves may come in march but the path of the army was paved by earlier diplomatic moves rumania was the highway and josef stalin fired th the e starting gun deserted by its protectors bulgaria gave way to the germans who had placed soldiers on her border with rumania bulgaria had been promised the help of turkey pro british ally and turkey based its security on the promises of help from russia but russia collapsed again it notified bulgaria to expect no help from soviet troops and it influenced turkey also to withdraw its promises to bulgaria surrounded on all sides saw its ministers called to munich and receive orders all this to get to plucky greece greece despite its ardys victories over the italians saw its neighbors fall before the nazi threat it had a choice of making a futile effort to fight germany alone or to capitulate like all the rest greece was given little time to decide A german ultimatum was drafted resistance means that the nation would be the battleground of german and british armies provided the british could in i sufficient time ime t extract troops from the african front and convoy thim them jo to the balkans the far east meanwhile in asia the other axis partner japan was growing more and more belligerent troops and naval concentrations were moved into thailand siam and close to french indochina indo china threatened principally was the british naval base at singapore but threatened as a S well were the malay peninsula rich in rubber and tin the dutch east indies wealthy in the same k via here is an australian soldier typical t oj the large contingent just armed d in singapore to protect britch empire interests there he is pictured boarding a troop ship hip a number of his tough hardened companions products and between these two spots stood two other potentially valuable colonies that long have been the apple of japans eyes australia and the philippines the question was what would britain and the united states do in the face of this hostile action the question was not long in being answered britain sent convoy after a convoy of tough hardened australian troops to singapore men who were ready and anxious to fight for their homeland the united states reply was less spectacular but just as defiant it sent home the wives and children of all army and navy men in the far east other U S citizens were told to get out as quickly as possible the U S pacific fleet sailed off no one knew where to a japanese declaration that it was the most misunderstood nation imaginable and was willing to negotiate for peace anywhere at anytime undersecretary of state made an answer we are more interested he said in deeds than in words MORE SOLDIERS U S defense surveys have begun in the war department with a view of expanding the army to more than men in case of emergency it is hoped to be able to be accomplished the next year if necessary sites for additional camps are now being quietly surveyed all over the country production plans are being revised to reach this end and C congress on hat has been asked for some of the preliminary funds what the arm army y hopes to realize is the ability to put 55 divisions into the field instead of the 27 which will be in camps on june I 1 of this year to reach this it is possible that the present national guard units will be held in the federal army for another year and that many of the tees now going to camps also will be retained the latter go on reserve immediately mediately un upon completion of their training and can be recalled as needed to fill the requirements of the standing armed forces in the near future president roosevelt likely will present to congress a program toward this end equipment meanwhile the first flow of supplies are beginning to reach the armed forces the army air corps j 44 1 lr charleston S C the U V S naty destroyer ingraham pictured sliding down awn the ie ways tva s after its christening thus america adds another link linh to her first line oj of defense as its shipbuilding program goes jar for ahead of schedule units expect to receive in march the first new fighting planes embed embodying Y features developed in european warfare deliveries alrea already dy have started on a limited number of bell P 39 pursuit ships whose armament includes a 37 mm cannon fired through the propeller also scheduled for early delivery are medium and light bombers which like fighting planes are equipped with fuel tanks armor protection and heavier fire power many will go to the panama canal zone and others to puerto rico SPIES AND OIL in latin america usually informed circles in mexico city discussed a sensational report of a nazi fifth column ring which was said to be operating from fro the canadian border to the cape of good hope the ring was declared to be directed from philadelphia mexican circles describing the alleged conspiracy said it was a pr preliminary step in nazi efforts to economic control of the western hemisphere the plot was said also to engage communists and spanish Falang istas as well as japanese agents and the objective to be s sabotaging of U S aid to britain blocking the american defense plans and antagonism against the united states in some of the latin american countries for weeks there has been evidence of increased pro axis activity in mexico several pro nazi publications have appeared S ships hips arriving from japan have unloaded numerous germans propaganda has been aimed at cr eating creating suspicion 0 on n the united states good neighbor policy and at a whispering campaign that the U S would drag mexico into war president manuel avila Car camacho nacho often has expressed his friends friendship hip for the united states and his dislike tor for totalitarian policies just a few days before news of the alleged ring was made public he submitted to a 8 special session of the mexican congress a bill which would reopen the rich mexican oil re resources to private exploitation the bill apparently parent ly would clear the way for res emption of operations by U S british and du dutch t ch co companies expropriated 1 in 1938 the government however hoi ho llever ever would participate in th the cot cottrol coit arol rol TRAVELERS home again wendell L willkie and harry hopkins former secretary of commerce came home from war torn britain to make reports to the president and congress hopkins data were secret willkie spoke to congress but Will kies suggestion that the united states make available to britain 5 to 10 destroyers a month met with opposition first objection came from naval secretary knox who said the united states could not spare any more ships without unbalancing the fleet there was indication however that Will kies P proposal would be given more than casual consideration once the provisions of the lend lease bill are under way meanwhile willkie revealed he may make another journey of inspection spec tion this time he may go to the war front in asia visiting gen chiang kai shek in china two other american representatives were waiting for the opportune moment to fly to britain they are john C winant the newly appointed ambassador and C avrell harriman who was named by the president to the task of coordinate ing the british aid program harr ham 1 man is the son of E H harriman one of the nations greatest railroad builders MIGRATION men at work for the first time in more than a decade unemployment in the united states has virtually been wiped out william T livingston economist of the alexander hamilton institute reported after a nationwide nation wide survey livingston estimated the total employment now nears a record high more than above the 1929 peak by comparing census figures social security records and relief totals he estimated that there are now but men without jobs he pointed out however there ther e always is a number of persons who are temporarily out of work as the result of changing jobs and seasonal factors new problem high officials of the american federation of labor however expressed concern over another problem the thousands of men who have been shifted around the country to meet defense needs need S they the Y feared many of these might soon again find themselves unemployed oyed and far away from home more than of these men are engaged in the building trades erecting cantonments canton ments much of this work may be finished by early march concentrations of men in many of these communities has also in increased the health hazard since the small communities around camps and defense industries are are unable to furnish homes and adequate food supplies miscellany arrested harry R bridges west coast C 1 I 0 leader was arrested again on an order to deport him to his native australia the warrant was issued by attorney general jackson who said bridges was a communist similar proceedings by secretary perkins last year brought about an acquittal report from dean james M landis of the harvard law school the trial examiner romance mr and mrs george I 1 searle of des moines iowa who were divorced 33 years ago have cha changed n ged their r minds n I 1 n ds they re remarried anar family busy the entire family of former gov john G winant of new hampshire got into the he t newspapers within a week fir first st the governor was n named amed U S a ambassador to london then constance his 20 year ol old d daughter eloped with a peruvian finally mrs winant scored one of her pets won a blue ribbon at the new york dog show |