Show ah U f washington D 0 ENVOY NO APPEASER french appeasers appease rs who favor cooperation with germany particular cular ly vice premier laval are going to haye baye a ru rude de awakening on the arrival of admiral william leany leahy new V U S Sambas ambassador sidor to vichy officially inspired french newspapers received admiral leaphys appointment as an indication that the united states had bad dec decided aided to play ball with germany and was veering aw away ay fr from 0 m britain but they were so wrong inside fact Is that admiral leahy is one of Rooseve Roosevel lei ts most vigorous advisers in favor of helping britain and hat has even urged that a large part of the american navy be sent to singapore in order to keip keep in an eyed eye on japan and serve as a silent warning against japanese penetration down to the dutch east indies B BRITISH SUDDENLY FRANK what Is happening in england today is a barrage of truth suddenly su adden british censors have posse passed a succession of news stories which admit what U S military observers long ago knew that the damage in england was terrific that airplane production had slowed down and that british shipping was in a more desperate 1 predicament than during some of the dark days of the first world war these facts also have been admitted by responsible cabinet officers offin on the floor of parl parliament Iame n t the sudden frankness means only one thing the british are telling us that unless they get even greater help from the united states they may face defeat A actually c dually the situation has not changed materially except for the willingness of the british to talk bout about it the odds definitely have been against the british from the very minute france surrendered but thanks to the greeks and the failures of the italian beet british odds have improved considerably though they are not yet 50 80 50 NEW MEXICAN PRESIDE in the dispatches about the inauguration performed december 1 of medicos cos new president manuel avila camacho nothing is said of his mother who stands upright in her grave in the state of puebla senora camacho delavina de avila lAvIla mother of four sons was one of the most colorful and dynamic women in the history of mexico she died only alya a year ago ancher and her last words were to direct that she should be buried upright in the ground the th 0 avila aall a Ca machos she said have always stood on their feet accordingly the coffin was put into the ground in an upright position in the town of state of puebla the people of bf that state needed nol no such graphic action to remember her for her sons will not allow her to be forgotten one now nov becomes president of the country another maximino avila C Car nacho is ls governor of the state of puebla huebl actually Is a stronger fi figure gure than the president 1 he is ii the mussolini of mexico powerful lusty the owner of full blooded horses and an amateur bull fighter he stages private bull fights for the amusement of distinguished visitors chances are that it to Is this mothers son rather than manuel who will rui run the government of mexico 1 0 0 AID FOR GREECE the mail sack arriving at the greek legation these mornings at last is showing evidence of popular support lor for the greek cause letters are pouring in many with en closures of cash A mississippi school teacher sends five dollars an unknown man from arkansas sends six dollars oscar L johnson and harry L carpel both of washington send each the total has reached ill all forwarded jonew to new york where special committee is handling contributions onel one letter comes from a retired army engineer in atlanta who says 1 I could still pass for 40 and asks to enlist in the greek army in new Brunswick Brunsw lck N J a group of young aviators who flew fiew for finland now want to fly war planes for greece authors of these letters get a answers n signed by the longest name in diplomatic corps Dla mantopoulos he Is the minister of greece and he be gratefully accepts both the money and the men CAPITAL CHAFF justice frank murphys Murp hys recipe for keeping fit ata at 50 0 Is to walk to and from the supreme court and ride horseback every afternoon justice just murphy walks the long way round to his office going first ta to the washington monument the government workers who dally daily lunch in government gover ament res in washington consume an n azy pounds of 0 b utter butter ON dozen eggs pounds ol of coffee bottles of milk a and nd gallons of if tie ire cream |