Show t THIS WEEK IN DEFENSE 1 y president roosevelt stating tho tha war is coming very european t to home proclaimed an un ilose ge q eted nation national al emergency the president p aident called upon poll all loyal citizens tens to pla place cc the nations need first in ill reind n an and in action arid and sala d the nation will expect all individuals divi duals and all groups to play their full parts without stint and without it hout selfishness speaking over the radio the president said it is the U S policy to ive ve very every possible assistance to britain and her allies ly by whatever measures are arc necessary he also said U S will wa not accept pt a nazi avi dominated world arid and wi will I 1 resist any to control of Cerr german nan attempt gain gaii the he seas or bases which h could be used tor for an attack on t the h e wco WC sterl arn hemisphere production I 1 director Direct cr ot of purchases son speaking at baltimore said germany is producing war materials at a rate of 50 billion dollars a year british production is at the rate of 15 billion dollars a year and the least we can do is see sec to it that british and american production together will top 50 billion dollars mr nelson said by throwing him if and his business into the defense program a business man risks something by staying out lie he risks everything not merely his business but the framework on oil which it is conducted the set of economic and political arrangements which make the very existence ex istance of his business possible selective service selective service deputy director Direct oi hershey asked local boards to give serious consideration to individual claims for deferment of men engaged in agriculture gen hershey notified local board that agriculture secretary reported t the defense program has drawn heavily upon the supply of farm labor and an adequate supply is becoming a serious problem particularly in one or two sections of the country army army chief of staff marshall announced that training maneuvers this summer and fall are desi designed ned to create an all purpose force capable of operating in the arctic the tropics in deserts or mountains he said every man must be given basic infantry training before he can pull his weight as a specialist 1 1 undersecretary of war patterson speaking in new york denied charges the army is devoting too much time to basic training ile he said ours is not a mass army staking its success on sheer weight ot 31 men and machines he said the ratio of infantry to air service nine to one in 1917 18 is now almost one to one and our plans call for a higher proportion of armored and motorized units than germany has today navy president roosevelt approved leg isolation authorizing the purchase or construction of 58 additional naval auxiliary ships the maritime commission began immediate acquisition of the vessels including the ton am america erica largest liner ever built in the united states the navy asked congress to grant naval commanders authority to take whatever steps they deem necessary for proper protection oi of the naval forces in the U S territorial waters navy secretary knox announced the navy will open 23 schools for training regular and reserve enlisted men as petty officers mr knox estimated of the navys 25 enlisted men will be petty officers oKi cers by july 1 the navy also announced a three months course at harvard to train college graduates as supply officers air the president asked congress for M additional for planes for the army for planes for the navy the war department I 1 part ment announced that construction of new air corps schools is proceeding much faster than expected with eight of the stations already completed and 50 partially occupied some of the fields the department said were ed in three months the air corps announced that examinations ami nations of applicants for flying cadet appointments who have not ot had two years of college have been changed to include seven instead ol of nine subjects with two of the subjects clec elective tive pilots fox foi britain war secretary stimson announced arrangement to train ILAF pilots bombardiers bombardiere bombar diers and navigators in U S civilian and army I 1 the U S will defray some soma of the acost cost from lend lease funds mr stimson said the program would I 1 not interfere with U S pilot training |