| Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY JOSEPH IF labine belligerents fight for favor of european neutral states flint incident still simmers EDITORS NOTE when opinions are expressed in these colu columns ans they are those of the news analyst and not necessarily of this his newspaper released by western newspaper union THE WAR IN BRIEF unorthodox warfare continued on the western front original positions position s being assumed after nazis forced the french to relinquish early gains though german troops were massed at the siegtried siegfried line any offensive must come immediately or not until RIB 0 next spring Sc orn ornul I 1 three solid days of rainfall left trenches half filled with water and stranded the highly touted mechanized artillery then came snow and sleet diplomatic activity continued at top speed far overshadowing the actual war turkeys new pact with britain to guarantee the eastern mediterranean was the source of all efforts which resolved into a frantic scurrying among belligerents to line up neutrals at danzig ge german r foreign minister joachim von furnished by lashin lashing at british prime minister nevin neville e chamberlain for breaking 6 promises he also tried to drive a wedge between the allies by wooing france two days later chamberlain replied just as scornfully in the balkans britain enczur MARINE flint saw saga german seizure of the ton U S S city of flint bid fair to affect world commerce far more than a all 11 the odd vessels which bombs and torpedoes have sent to the bottom since november 1 carrying C contraband on to britain the flint fi nt was SE seized iced by germany in mid atlantic taken first to norway and then to Mur mansk russia where her american crew was reported safe but the soviet indicated germany would get the ship thereby relieving joseph stalin of bickering with the U S most observers agreed the reich was justified in belzin seizing g GR 4 5 A canil 7 omazel i ROPE 7 kocean 0 11 THE REICH BREAKS LOOSE nazi raiders have broken britaina Brit ains north sea blockade to raid atlantic shipping and britain cannot hunt t them hern down without weakening her home defenses evidences of raiding british liner stonegate Sto negate picked up torpedo victims at 1 was then torpedoed herself 2 probably by the deutschland Deutsch land which proceeded north to capture the U S S city of flint 3 and sail her to soe norway 4 where S stone e gaze gate passengers were dumped city of f flint was then taken to Mur mansk russia 5 in the heavily protected north sea 6 a convoyed greek creek steamer was sunk while three british vessels went doun SO 80 miles off gibraltar 7 A french sub reported dri driving 9 fit file e nazi raiders to an african port 71 8 17 the flint but few expected his next bold move berlin ordered a prize court hearing to determine whether the boat crew or cargo should be freed britain began crowing prematurely about her speedy inspection of neutral vessels by contrast with german blundering U S skippers thereupon complained to washington that britaina Brit ains contraband control was actually pretty bad often aged turkish formation of a neutral bloc using what some observers called poor strategy by apparently neglecting to consult italy while the reich wooed rumania turkey and hungary by threats britain was more subtle under consideration at london were trade pacts to assure the neutrality of 0 sweden netherlands finland latvia turkey and russia to soothe juie he latter nation chamberlain agreed eed that dictator josef vr invasion aaion of poland had been n necessary pary for protection against ger anan nan aggression russia continued negotiations negotiate tiati ons with finland but their nature remained mysterious finnish foreign minister eljas elias erkko called just as bounded unfounded as all others the latest report that russia had demanded concessions in the gulf of finland a friendship policy between the kremlin and finland and destruction of all fortifications in the strategic aaland A a 1 a n d islands some t ob observers avers b believed e I 1 I 1 e v e d russian demands on finland F I 1 n 1 a n d chamberlain were inso was lie he creased to offset the soviets diplomatic defeat defeat in turkey but it remained unlikely that russia would invade finland taking 18 days to clear a boat boal result A gent lemans agreement to speed inspection obviously the flint fi n incident put russia on a spot by releasing her to the american crew russia would anub an erstwhile ally germany As it was the soviet incurred U S skepticism if russia again offers haven to a neutral vessel seized by germany the kremlin might well be asked to tell how she stands in war there was a strong hint of 0 her position in another flint aftermath at moscow british ambassador sir william seeds was given a note rejecting soviet recognition of brit ains war contraband list because it violates international law and impairs neutral neu a rig rights s incredulous acre ous at such effrontery a london spokesman blurted fantastic CONGRESS victory then what it if an isolationist filli filibuster buster was really delaying action on the neutrality bill the city of flint incident see MARINE was enough to end it next day the senate agreed to allow each speaker 45 minutes for the bill and an extra 45 minutes for each amendment lashed by acid tongued john nance garner who rebuked the senate for being a horse borse and buggy outfit battling solons called a truce to approve amendments 1 banning 80 90 day credits to either belligerent nations or their residents and 2 lifting shipping restrictions against american boats in the pacific except armament bermuda new brunswick nova scotia tasmanian sea and Cape capetown tomm rejected was an amendment to make president roosevelt sole judge of the necessity for invoking neutrality there was good chance another amendment would pass to forbid any belligerent li ship from flying the U S hag flag as defense against a foe As early as two days before the senates final vote isolationists borah and nye conceded administration forces a two thirds victory but they were more hopeful about the house where neutrality would run against pretty strong opposition an attempt to invoke parliamentary rules preventing amend amendments in ants to the senate bill was conceded little chance PEOPLE dies coup at washington texas redbait red bait ing rep martin bics achieved publicity with his list ot of U S employees who are on a membership and mailing list ot of the pinkish P I 1 it k I 1 s h american league tor for peace and Demo democracy craty in the house an argument t brewed over the suggestion by ing tons rep John Cottec Coffee TEXAS DIES that dies lie ile looked for reds un americanism committee be disowned for insinuating that all employees were communists C L at phoenix ariz the state insane hospital announced winnie ruth bulb jude juda notorious trunk slayer of 1831 1931 had escaped leaving a note 1 im only 0 ly going to see my 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