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Show WEEKLY MEWS ANALYSIS By Edward C. Wayne Political Battle Enters Final Weeks; Draft Registration Plans Completed; Hitler and Mussolini Hold War Council As England Continues to 'Hold Out' (KftlTOR'B NOTE When opinions are expressed In these columns, they are those of the news analyst and not necessarily ol this newspaper.) Rplp.-.wert by Western Newspaper Union. fel- j 1...,.... tUni(tttU'ttlA A. ' 5 ' r;n n invasion base on f fVie English channel coast, ? H $ , Rcichstnarshal Hermann Goer- $ ;w , ' ing points his baton toward w ' ' England as his aides look on. I " ' i . i 77ii'j is a rare photograph for I " J vrry pictures of the Nazi J secret airfields along the chan- M4. ' V I j ncl ).s.i ie Cermn censor, t "s. i I' rom an invasion base on the English channel coast, Rcichstnarshal Hermann Goer-ing Goer-ing points his baton toward England as his aides look on. This is a rare photograph for very few pictures of the Nazi secret airfields along the channel chan-nel pass the German censor. DEFENSE: Conscription Determent of the draft call in farm states until the harvest has been brought in is being considered consid-ered in Washington. Maj. Joseph F. Eattley, occupational deferment advisor to the joint army-navy draft committee, made the recommendation. recommenda-tion. The proposed deferment would be for six months. In states which are both agricultural and industrial, indus-trial, Battley said, he proposed the governors call urban registrants during the harvest time and equalize equal-ize this in other seasons. Plans for the October 16 registration registra-tion are almost completed. For those in the age range, 21 to 35, there will be no excuse for failure to register. Men who are away from home that day may register wherever they are, and their cards will be sent to their home districts. Those put of the country must register regis-ter within five days of their return. Failure to register is punishable with five years in prison and $10,000 fine. Promotions The army in September reached ginning his second week in the East he moved into New England. Willkie, during the eastern tour, charged that the administration was pushing the nation "ever closer and closer to war." He said that given the chance, by being elected to the presidency, he would "clean out the unbelievers, and the bunk artists." Democrats Not campaigning and not talking politics, President Roosevelt made a tour of defense establishments in nearby Maryland. At the Aberdeen proving grounds he held his ears shut while big guns roared. He saw an exhibit of the new Garand rifle. Meanwhile his vice presidential running mate, Henry A. Wallace, moved through the Southwest and into California. He laid stress on the Roosevelt Good Neighbor policy toward Latin America. He pleased an audience in Albuquerque, N. M., by breaking into Spanish in the middle mid-dle of his speech. The Democratic campaign also got a boost from Sen. Robert M. LaFollette (Prog., Wis.). LaFollette, who fought some of the New Deal policies bitterly, turned in for a third term. NEW ALLIANCE: Against U. S. Under the eyes of 200 newspaper men from all parts of the world, in the vast gilded Hall of Ambassadors Am-bassadors of the new German chancellery, chan-cellery, Adolf Hitler and Premier Benito Mussolini linked their fortunes for-tunes of war'to those of Japan. A 10-year agreement was signed by their representatives calling for a "new world order." The treaty provided: 1. Europe should be the sphere of influence of Germany and Italy; 2. Asia should be the sphere of influence of Japan; 3. the trio would act as one if any should be attacked by a power not now involved in the present European Eu-ropean war or the Chinese-Japanese conflict. It looked as though two nations were being eyed, the United States and Soviet Russia. But another provision pro-vision excepted Russia. There were hints of additional "secret" provisions, provi-sions, one calling for German and Italian fifth-column activity in Latin America, so that American influence would be activated in that direction and not in the Pacific. Was the agreement aimed at the United States? To make sure that there would be no misunderstanding, misunderstand-ing, German Foreign Minister Von Ribbentrop spoke up on that. He bluntly said it was. But there was some indication that Russia didn't like what transpired and didn't entirely en-tirely believe they were out of range. Von Ribbentrop was scheduled to hurry to Moscow and allay suspicions. suspi-cions. It was said authoritatively the agreement was an answer to America's sale of 50 destroyers to Britain. In Washington Secretary of State Hull told a press conference that "the announcement an-nouncement merely makes public a relationship which apparently hsi long existed." Washington, it appeared ap-peared was not inclined to retreat before the new Axis. President Roosevelt refused to admit ad-mit that he knew the contents of the treaty in advance. It was significant, sig-nificant, however, that 24 hours earlier ear-lier he applied an embargo on scrap iron and oil to all nations outside out-side the Western hemisphere except England. The embargo is effective October 16. While Mr. Roosevelt denied he was considering credits for Great Britain, there was reason to believe the army soon would turn over a number of powerful "flying fortresses" for-tresses" to London. TWO FAIRS: Closing Time The "letter for posterity" deposited deposit-ed at the New York World's fair grounds and due to be opened in 5,000 years, was sealed in its 50-foot immortal well. The 7-foot torpedo shaped cupaloy container is backed with symbols of civilization of the year 1940, including an alarm clock, tooth brush, seeds, books, motion picture pic-ture film, plastics, fabrics, money, a woman's hat and micro film on which are more than 10,000,000 words and 1.000 pictures. The New York fair closes forever October 26. The Golden Gate exposition in San Francisco harbor, which also opened two years ago, played its final performance to the largest crowd it ever attracted on a single day, 210.800. The 1940 attendance was 6,535,576. MISCELLANY: Safety C Five hundred and six school children chil-dren in . Chicago marched slowly through the main streets to beat of muffled drums each representing a ghost. The funeral file was preceded preced-ed by a truck bearing two caskets and followed by a hearse. The pageant was produced by the Greater Great-er Chicago Safety council as a grim reminder that 506 pedestrians wer-i killed in that city last year by automobiles. the highest peak in peacetime history, his-tory, 332,142 men. Continued rapid three-year enlistments in the regulars regu-lars is expected to bring the army to its maximum strength of 375,000 in a comparatively short time. Enlistments En-listments since May have been almost al-most 125.000. To meet the requirements of this rapidly expanding establishment the army is pushing its officer personnel per-sonnel into the higher grades that will be created by the bigger units. In time of peace the army promoted officers up to the grade of colonel by seniority. But now a mass promotion, pro-motion, unknown except in war, already al-ready has taken place. To make room for reserve officers, 55,000 of whom are being called into the service, serv-ice, all second lieutenants with a year of service have been promoted to first lieutenants and all first lieutenants lieu-tenants to captains. The President also named 85 officers to higher rank in the general grade. This increases in-creases to 187 the number of officers of-ficers in the grade of brigadier general gen-eral and higher. When Uie emergency ceases, or if the officers are assigned to other duties, they will revert to their lower low-er grades. Recreation The army will seek, in this emergency, emer-gency, to eliminate the elbowing of each other by welfare agencies that caused rivalry and some ill-feeling in the World war. There will be no recreation huts by Y. M. C. A., Knights of Columbus or Red Cross. Instead the army itself will maintain main-tain recreational facilities in all camps. i Congress has provided funds for this work. The house defeated a move which would have forbidden use of these funds for dispensing beer. Sale of hard liquors already is forbidden on army posts. THE CAMPAIGN: Republicans For the second time in as many weeks, Wendell L. Willkie arrived at his New York home to rest up after six days of hard campaigning. It was the first appearance of the G. O. P. presidential candidate in the East since his nomination. During Dur-ing this period he covered ground from Indiana to Pennsylvania. Be- Roughhouse Not all of Willkie's audiences were friendly. In several cities he was booed and in a few he was pelted with vegetables. This roughhouse reached its peak in Pontiac and Detroit, De-troit, Mich. In the former city the G. O. P. standard bearer was the target for eggs. Mrs. Willkie was hit. In Detroit, as he passed one of the city's largest hotels, there was a rain of objects from windows. One woman dropped a five-pound waste-basket waste-basket on the crowd beneath, seriously seri-ously injuring a girl. The thrower turned out to be an employee of the Reconstruction Finance corporation. These incidents brought a rebuke from President Roosevelt, who called the conduct "reprehensive." He ordered or-dered the federal employee be separated sep-arated from her job and suggested criminal prosecution be brought. THE WAR: New Plans? While there were some indications that the Nazi invasion plans for England Eng-land had bogged down and while the German high command admitted admit-ted the war would go into a second winter, an anxious world turned its eyes toward another Hitler-Mussolini war council as the dictators met at historic Brenner Pass for a discussion dis-cussion of future military and diplomatic diplo-matic adventure. By spring, Berlin said, it was believed be-lieved that effective pounding of British cities . and industries and "general hunger" would be on the side of Germany. I was said London Lon-don will not be permitted to catch its breath. Britain was doing some bombing on its own score, meanwhile. One raid over Berlin lasted more than five hours. But the most terrifying moments still were reserved for the channel ports, and again the combination com-bination of bombardment from the sky and long-range coastal guns in England made many of these harbors har-bors an extremely unhealthful place for inhabitation. If Hitler calls off his channel blitzkrieg, many look for winter activity ac-tivity in the Balkans. Germany may make a concerted movement against Greece and Turkey while Mussolini throws his weight toward the Suez in Egypt. |