| Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS by edward G C wayne 64 killed in rumanian purge hitler forms new league of nations until soviet russia scowls at bulgaria Us S food industry faces investigation EDITORS NOTE when opinions are expressed in these columns they are those of 0 the news analyst and not necessarily ol of this newspaper ite leased by western newspaper union LEAGUE OF NATIONS new memberships adolf hitler was lining up states for what berlin termed a modern league of nations when he III met et up with bulgaria he had signed three nations to the axis alliance although it must be admitted all of these long had been in the axis sphere of influence and their formal initiation could not be expect expected el to occasion any great surprise first came japan which for more than four years was allied by treaty with germany and italy japan enrolled anew then came rumania which two months before was taken over by iron guard gen ion antonescu tones cu antonescu signed up formally but the signature gave germany no more oil than it had been getting since the war began then slovakia attached its signature to the dotted line slovakia is the splinter state left after the nazis hacked away the czechs czecho and the bohemians Bohem ians then came king boris of bulgaria he listened went home and said he would send a delegation to carry 0 w 5 exl Z 10 a KING BORIS OF BULGARIA his red brother scowled out the arduous duties of treaty signing but no delegation arrived in berlin it was intimated in sofia that bulgaria had received covert advice from russia that the big red brother be pleased at all to have german troops in bulgaria miles from the darda nelles the german ministry of propaganda and public enlightenment said germany wanted bulgaria anyhow there was some whispering that all the fuss and feathers on the diplomatic front was just a means of covering up hillers Hit lers lack of activity on the military front experts guessed that perhaps hitler had heard some segments of the german people were not at all impressed with his failure to invade england and the spanking being taken by mussolini in albania diplomatic 41 victories might fill the bill for a time and cover up the situation until spring when a more determined attack on england is generally expected Blitz greek have you heard of mus new secret weapon one diplomat in switzerland asks another no said the man addressed then leaning forward and cupping his ear what is it the first diplomat places a hand at the side of his mouth to simulate a whisper and replies its the german army at the end of the third week of benito invasion of greece the italians found themselves halfway back through albania on their way home the progress being made by the fascist legions produced more humor in neutral sources than respect outnumbered and equipped out the greeks fought a type of war that seemed to have the italian version of the blitzkrieg dazzled the greeks refused to come out III in the open and give battle in force instead they maneuvered through the macedonian peaks catching the fascists on their flanks and from the rear losses were not high on either side but the fascists were forced to retreat from koritza to to Ar giocastro surrendering base after base and leaving behind tanks combat cars automobiles motorcycles and even bicycles RUMANIA blood purge anarchy stalked the balkan nation of rumania Ku mania as members of the fascist iron guard party executed at least 64 political enemies without benefit of official sanction from their leader premier gen ion antonescu tones cu self appointed execution squads raided kalail where political prisoners were held and led them before the tomb of the founder of their party corneliu codreanu and there put them to death A rumanian admitted the killings and stated that the government disapproves it Is is understood that the section of the iron guard party which has taken the law into its own hands believes their founder codreanu to be a martyr and their action has been taken to avenge his killing during king carols regime admittedly they are paying off their chief political score by this method now that they have driven the king from his country STRIKE in i defense plants at opposite ends of the nation strikes in two factories engaged in airplane manufacture for the army attracted national attention at downey calif production was halted for 12 days in the aircraft factory when the aircraft division of the C 1 I 0 automobile workers demanded higher pay chief trouble seemed not to be over the higher wages which were 9 ranted granted but to an insistence on the part of the corporation that an agreement be reached guaranteeing there would be no strike for two years and that in the meantime all disputes be settled by arbitration the strike came in for debate in congress when demands were heard in the house that a law be enacted forbidding gladda top to strike in any plants where defense contracts were being filled attorney general jackson also referred to the strike in a dispute with representative dies D texas over methods of procedure in handling subversive influences the attorney general said the FBI was aware that the strike was being prolonged due to communistic influence the strike was finally settled after dr john K R steelman chief of the department of labors conciliation service and R J thomas national 2 M af 1 I ag N I 1 7 REP MARTIN DIES A dispute with the attorney general president of the union made hurried trips by plane to the scene eastward at the new Kensing kensington to no pa plant of the aluminum corporation po ration of america a dispute between the firm and the aluminum workers union C 1 I 0 shut down production the issue was refusal of one man to pay ay 12 back dues and an alleged threat passed by the dues ower against a union offic official ial who tried to collect it the union demands the man be discharged 11 the company refused to ca comply amply C V 1 I 0 chieftain philip murray gave the situation his personal attention his first real bobas job as national leader WOMEN in the news guest princess juliana of the netherlands will be a white house visitor december 18 the dutch minister in washington said the visit would be strictly personal and private in character AID TO BRITAIN money needed 0 V A 6 k wl 1 A q A ambassador LOTHIAN he had a frank brank statement lord lothian british ambassador to washington returned from london with a frank statement that his government has spent almost all the american money it can lay its hands on he intimated that if the united states is to continue to give aid in the form of supplies some method soon must be found to finance further orders he said virtually all the gold and american securities of british ownership had been sold in the U S markets to obtain the american dollars already used the johnson act forbids american credits to any nation natian which defaulted on its 1918 war debts pro british groups here have urged the act be repealed but lord lothian refused to comment on this president roosevelt also made it known that no administration source had advocated the johnson act be abolished in reply to some criticism that the united states was not giving sufficient aid to britain the president declared that such assistance had about reached the maximum possible under present industrial capacity he told reporters if any way to make airplanes faster could be found he would like to know it you cant give orders one day and have planes the next he said in london there was talk in semiofficial circles that eventually it might be well to offer the united states possessions of british crown colonies in the caribbean in exchange for munitions investigation food prices following up the inquiry into home building several months ago the department part ment of justice has decided to inquire into what it believes is monopolistic tendencies in the nations food markets the homebuilding home building investigation ended in 99 indictments against 1538 contractors manufacturers association and labor union executives the objectives of the food price inquiry will be twofold two fold said the department to lower the price of living and to protect the farmer who buys retail and sells wholesale processors and distributors the department says receive about 50 to 60 per cent of the consumers dollar in the fish cheese poultry and retail grocery mark markets ets it is is charged prices are fixed by fictitious auctions the canning and bread industry are declared to engage en gage in price fixing CONGRESS MOVES no adjournment when house and senate refused to quit and go home architects of the capitol served notice to get out before the roof came down on their heads the architects were not thinking in the terms of heated wrath rather they were concerned with cold snow the roof of the capitol long has been regarded as too weak for safety plans had been made to strengthen it during the recess of the seventy sixth congress but congress refused to recess it did move however to give workmen a chance to get struts in place before snows arrived in washington miscellany elthe the pan american airways clipper plane set out for honolulu on the pacific crossing the other day the such trip there was no special ceremony but that trip was an anniversary flight the fifth year that passenger air service has been in existence on the largest ocean route C LEn england langland gland and germany continued to swap air raids the british paid nightly visits to ports along the coast from trondheim Trond heim to lorient and smashed at electrical power plants munitions factories airplane fields and rail lines in germany holland belgium and france the germans invented a new word ed for towns given concentrated assaults like was given coventry southampton bristol and birmingham they said were cov Covent entreated ent rated 11 |
