| Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS by farnham F dudgeon dark hors horsek e willkie named GOP presidential candidate mcnary for vice president EDITORS NOTE when opinions are expressed in these columns they are those of the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper released by western newspaper union london C L V honnel Y ti be occupied bv germans at french ex denslo france LYON 0 moa we alwn e for so a n all gaul is divided into three parts said caesar and now modem france covering most of ancient gaul is again divided into three parts the two most important se segments ments will be occupied by the axis powers germany and italy germany received the black area in the above map according to armistice terms which ended the fighting italy now controls the dotted area on the map the white area remains under french control POLITICS GOP domph oomph from the opening session of the republican national convention in in philadelphia there was little doubt as to what presidential nominee aspirant was the gall erys choice for each time the name of wendell willkie was mentioned on the convention floor a sally of cheers swept down from the onlookers the new york lawyer and utilities executive in a decidedly brief two months period of time had risen from the political unknown to the pinnacle of popular G 0 P favor entering the convention balloting with a mere handful of pledged delegates Will kies dynamic super salesmanship started its telling effect in the form of a definite trend toward him as the second roll call of states was called on the first ballot he had delegate votes cast in his favor and ranked third while Thomas E dewey held first place with votes and robert A taft of ohio was second with on successive ballots willkie then gained 65 86 47 and finally on the sixth roll call he went over the top with a net gain of votes giving him a total of being necessary for the nomination willkie having won all state delegations then made the nomination unanimous next day on the first balloting for the vice presidential nominee senator charles L mcnary of oregon was elected as the bartys overwhelming wh elming choice for mr Will kies running mate tagged as a peace preparedness and prosperity platform the G 0 P 1940 statement of party policy straddled most important national issues but packed plenty of anti new deal and anti third term punch unanimously approved the platform contained a keep out of war declaration a plan of republican inspired national defense a slap at president Roosevel ts provocative speeches and a demard demand to limit presidential service to two terms wickles WiH kles political rise stands out as one of the most dramatic in american history coupled with the fact that he started his campaign a short two months ago is the fact that up until the last few yea years rs he has been a democrat many political experts thought this would spell political doom in a republican convention ven tion but it NAMES N A M E S in the news n WS C L secretary of state cordell hull I 1 announced that he had ordered anthony J drexel biddle U S ambassador b bas to poland to follow the exiled polish government from its temporary capital at bordeaux france to london england other experts were sure that his connection with the public utilities industry would carry a political curse that could end nowhere but in oblivion but his winning personality added to the fact that among all the candidates he stood out as the one having the most political oomph domph appeared to be the determining factors in his favor in his campaign willkie was quoted as saying that he sincerely hoped president roosevelt would accept the democratic nomination for a third term as he would be happy to campaign against him this attitude seemed to please republican party leaders who realize that a vigorous energetic personality like wendell Will kies will be needed in the coming political battle UNEASY WORLD europe As the nazi war machine continued to push its military occupation of frances entire atlan atlantic tic sea coast and german bombers continued scattered raids over an uneas uneasy y england the power of the soviet union was being felt in rumania word from bucharest indicated that the rumanian grand council headed by king carol had decided to agree to russian demands for the cession of Bes sarabia long a disputed territory Bes sarabia belonged to russia before the world war and the soviet has for many years fumed about its control by rumania up until a few months ago it seemed that rumania would fight russia rather than accede to demands for the province but of late king carol has had an uneasy time attempting to keep his nation at peace with both germany and russia with collapse of french forces it appeared that the small nation was not willing to force the hand of its powerful neighbor by refusing this demand late dispatches indicated that a portion of the province of bukovina Bu covina was included in the grab activity plus in the brooklyn navy yard the new construction program which will add four huge capital ships to the U S fleet got under way with the laying down of the keel of the tori ton super dreadnought the iowa contrary to the usual practice very little ceremony surrounded the event and only officials were on hand to watch the beginning of what will be the largest battleship ever built for americas navy less dramatic perhaps but vitally important was the announcement that the reconstruction finance corporation po ration had started bargaining to obtain reserve supplies of rubber and tin under a new bill signed by the president the corporation is authorized to finance purchases of strategic material so that in any eventuality supplies will be on hand AVIATION spreading wings three new air routes mark current developments in americas ever expanding aviation industry hailed by alanskas governor ernest gruening as a stride toward national defense the 20 ton alaska clipper began regular pay passenger service between seattle and the territory on the first flight the clipper made a trip that usually takes four days by boat in slightly over five hours twenty passengers were aboard this initial flight called attention to alanskas air defenses which are in the process of being strengthened by the U S navy two new flying bases at sitka and kodiak are under construction at the present time and the naval expansion program calls for further bolstering of uncle sams air arm in the area pan american airways is starting transoceanic service over 8 miles of the south pacific to kew new zealand and a new flight schedule with daily plane service to argentina is slated to get under way july 12 on the new zealand route four and a half day service will be provided between los angeles and auckland new zealand INDUSTRY change of pace current reports of federal reserve banks plus other commercial indices reveal that a downward trend of industrial activity which has marked U S business since last december has now been reversed expanding production is noted in many key industries with much of such increasing activity centered directly or indirectly in war and defense materials nonmilitary industries are also registering important gains steel production is now booming along at capacity speeds and new orders from foreign and domestic buyers which are currently pouring in should keep blast furnaces roaring for many months to come automobile tire shipments have shown large increases and leading rubber companies say these more than offset a seasonal decline in sales to car manufacturers southern pacific railroad is for the purchase of some 2500 new freight cars LEAGUE OF NATIONS business report eighty nine employees of the league of nations the last 89 to be ba exact were given notice to resign for business appeared to be at a 11 standstill secretary general joseph agenol started closing up shop about may 16 when germany launched its blitzkrieg against the low countries it was then he gave league officials and employees a chance to resign or have their contracts suspended upon any notice two decades ago the league was created to aid in the settlement of international disputes but business was dull until two years ago when aggressors started to work in earnest and things began to hurn hum in the great marble building that housed the delegations but this activity began to slow down as one by one austria poland czecho slovakia albania finland denmark norway the netherlands er belgium and then france wilted under tinder the pressure of more powerful nations starting out as a noble bid for peace and world understanding an idealistic institution is closing its books in a world where force holds the balance in the ledger |
