The Corrigan Press (Corrigan, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1940 Page: 2 of 8
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H El'.KEY \EII >' ANALYSIS By Farnham F. Dudgeon
England Extends Sea Blockade
As Nazis Continue Air Raids;
Japanese Arrest British ‘Spies'
U. S. DEFENSE:
A ppoasement
As the Congressional opposition to
a peacetime military draft contin-
ued to grow President Roosevelt
asked for authority to call the Na-
tional Guard into immediate active
service for a year’s intensive train-
ing.
While it appeared that such au-
thority would be forthcoming the op-
ponents of the conscription plan re-
fused to be appeased by an offer
of the proponents to cut the regis-
tration limit to include only men be-
tween the ages of 21 and 31 rather
than those between 18 and 64. This
opposition headed by Senators Bur-
ton Wheeler of Montana, Norris of
Nebraska and Vandenberg of Mich-
igan argued that special training for
the National Guard at the present
time would provide enough margin
of defense in the nation's manpower
line up.
Fire Billion More
While waiting for Adolf Hitler’s scheduled invasion of England the
British army undergoes special training in beach lighting tactics. This
picture, passed by the British official censor, shows the Royal Scots
Fusiliers, “Somewhere in England,” being trained on the seashore for
the “Battle of the Beaches.”
THE WAR:
Extensions
While England extended her sea j
blockade of Europe to include the
coastlines of Spain and Portugal to |
cut off possible re-shipments of war j
supplies through these countries to I
Germany and Italy, the axis powers
were busy extending their air and
submarine warfare against the Brit-
ish isles.
With new and more stringent or-
ders the British high command
threw the entire strength of the
royal navy behind the restriction of :
shipping to the enemy as notice was
served on all Atlantic commerce
that all cargoes were subject to
seizure unless navicerts—a form of
rejected or refused to serve, Edward
J. Flynn, Democratic national com-
mitteeman from New York was se-
lected and accepted his assignment.
Alfred E. Smith, former New York
governor and Democratic candidate
for President in 1928, took another
walk from the Roosevelt fold issu-
ing a statement to the effect that his
backing would go to the G. O. P.
ticket this year. Meanwhile, Will*
kie was making a definite bid in the
deep South for more of this anti-
New Deal backing, but heard at'
least one southern political leader—
Edward H. Crump of Memphis,
Tcnn.,— brand him as a ‘‘foe of the
people,” declaring that Willkie's
whole life “has been a fight against
the people.”
Fugitive?
Mini\ Genevieve Tahouis,
ont> of Franco s best-known
political commentators, is
shoivn as she arrived in A etc
York, on the S. S. Britannic
from Europe. Mine. Tahouis,
one of the French columnists
who consistently warned the
world on the menace of Hit-
ler, is now reported a fugitive
from the new French gor-
ernment.
(EDITOR'S NOTE—When opinions arc expressed in these columns, they
are those of the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper.)
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passport for approved shipments—
could be produced by the captains of
the shipping vessels.
While German and Italian troops
were massing along the French |
coastline across the channel from
England, the Nazi air force contin-
ued its smashing raids against the
coast towns of Britain. Berlin
claimed that the important port of i
Dover had been seriously crippled |
by repeated bombings but the Brit-
ish countered with the statement
that always the invader was driven
away from his objective, losing
many planes in the process. Figures
were released in London claiming
the loss of 240 German planes in
the past month.
A change in the plans for the de-
fense of Britain was revealed when
the order went out to remove many
of the barriers which had been
erected across r >ads to impede trav-
el of the invading forces. It was
explained that now since the home
defense has organized the entire is-
land into one “large armed camp”
these barricades were not only un-
necessary but a possible handicap.
POLITICS:
Under n ay
Thus far both Republicans and
Democrats have confined their 1040
political activity to a long-range “hit
and run" exchange of statements
regarding the respective demerits
of each other’s cause, but with the
Willkie notification speech scheduled
for August 17, that date is looked
upon as the time for the beginning of
a ‘‘knock-down and drag ’em out”
campaign.
While Candidate Willkie has been
busy conferring with party leaders
on the draft of his speech, Demo-
crats were casting about for a choice
to succeed James A. Farley as head
of the national committee and cam-
paign manager for Franklin Roose-
velt and Henry Wallace. After sev-
eral prospects had been considered,
N A M E S
. . . in the news
Cl Earl Browder, general secretary ;
of the Communist party in the U. S., I
has asked the Supreme court to rule |
on his conviction on fraud passport j
charges. He faces four years’ im- |
prisonment, $2,000 fine.
C. Youthful British movie star Rich-
ard Greene left his Hollywood roles
to join the Canadian army at Van-
couver, B. C. He enlisted.
Cl. Appointment of Walter O’Keefe,
comedian, as entertainment chair-
man was announced by the Repub-
lican national committee.
Cl. Committee to Defend America by
Aiding the Allies, headed by Chair-
man William Allen White, sponsored
a series of half-page advertisements
in metropolitan papers urging the
immediate sale of 60 U. S. navy re-
conditioned destroyers to Britain.
C. Neville Chamberlain, former Brit-
ish Prime Minister, now a member
of the war cabinet, underwent a suc-
cessful operation for relief of an in-
testinal obstruction.
JAPAN:
British 'Spies' *
Although directly opposed to many
of the political and trade policies
of the British government in the Or-
ient, Japan has usually been quite
cagey about refraining from tramp-
ing too roughly on Johnny Bull’s
toes. But with the British pretty
busy at home and with the Royal
navy occupied at the task of enforc-
ing the "blockade of Europe” the
Japanese have taken the opportu-
nity to move in a bit on the English.
It now appears that a very definite
drive against British espionage and
propaganda has taken form in Ja-
pan and the arrest of at least 13
British citizens — well-known resi-
dents of Tokyo—started a series of
diplomatic exchanges between the
two nations that may have a very
serious effect upon their future re-
lationship. Domei. Japanese news
agency, reported that one of the Brit-
ons arrested, Melville James Cox,
newspaper correspondent, had com-
mitted suicide while undergoing
questioning by Japanese officials.
Britain immediately demanded a
complete investigation of the inci-
dent and called for substantiation
of the spy charges but word from
Tokyo was soon forthcoming that
Japan would resist any official pro-
test over the affair. Japanese offi-
cials announced that they had “suf-
ficient evidence" against the prison- i
ers and that arrests were continu-
ing despite strong British reaction.
U. S. Ban
Japan had a little complaining to
do on her own score as the United
States put into effect a government
order requiring that all future ex-
ports of scrap iron would be subject
to a federal licensing regulation. Ja-
pan has been a heavy buyer of U. S.
scrap for use in the manufacture of
munitions to pursue the war against
China and the Nipponese would be
prone to believe that the order was
aimed directly at them. While U. S.
officials were non-committal, the
feeling persisted that America
might be taking a slap at Japan for
her unfriendly attitude toward Brit-
ain and her ever-increasing friendli-
ness for the axis powers.
Included in the U. S. order was
a phrase calling for the same export
license requirements for shipments
of aviation gasoline. Washington
said U. S. supplies of this vital com-
modity were low but Tokyo said it
was direct step to bring “economic
pressure” against Japan.
FOOD:
Full & Famine
While crop reports from Europe
indicate that serious food shortages
may result in near-famine for that
continent this winter, the grain bins
of North America will soon bulge
with the huge surplus of bread
grains and feeds. When the 1940
harvest is finished an estimated ex-
portable surplus of wheat alone of
60,000,000 bushels—largest in histo-
ry-will be stored in the United
State*.
As the debate over the manpower
issue developed, the house of rep-
resentatives quickly passed another
defense measure calling for the ex-
penditure of $4,963,151,957 as a fur-
ther boost in the nation’s prepared-
ness drive. The money, requested
by the President, would launch work
on the two-ocean navy, deemed so
vital if England’s naval force should
be lost to Germany. Also included in
the bill, which now goes to the sen-
ate, are provisions for 14,000 addi-
tional warplanes, and cash for pur-
chasing equipment for 2,000,000 sol-
diers.
TRANSPORTATION:
T ragedy
Railroad investigators blamed fail-
ure of a train crew to follow in-
structions for the death of 43 per-
sons in a tragic head-on collision
of a 73-car freight train and a gaso-
line-motor coach near Akron, Ohio.
They said that members of the gaso-
line-coach crew had been instructed
to side-track to allow the freight
train to pass but for some reason
had neglected to do so. Severely in-
jured, the crew members could not
immediately give their version of
the accident.
CENSUS:
'Biggest'
As adding machines click and re-
sults arc checked, findings of the
1940 census continue to take shape.
Latest reports indicate that true to
predictions rural areas are growing
at the expense of large cities. The
’25-biggest” cities list has been re-
leased showing New York, Chicago,
Philadelphia, Detroit and Los Ange-
les, in that order, still ranked as the
five largest. Houston, Texas, rank-
ing twenty-first and Denver, Colo.,
twenty-fifth, made the select list for
the first time, crowding out Jersey
City, N. J., and Portland, Ore.
NIBLETS
. , . of important events
<1. Fifteen trade specialists left Bud- |
apest, Hungary, for Moscow to pre-
pare for increased trade between
their country and Russia. These na-
tions had been unfriendly until war
was declared in Europe.
41. Three hundred thousand Canadi-
ans are to be drafted for home de-
fense and protection against sabo-
tage under a plan scheduled to get
under way October 1.
41. Another price reduction of a cent
a pound for aluminum has been a »-
nounced by the Aluminum Company |
of America. Second reduction of the \
year, this price change is significant I
for unlike other materials much in |
demand because of war and defense
orders, aluminum’s price trend is
down—not up.
41 China has closed its offices for
liaison with the League of Nations
at Geneva.
41 Spain and Portugal have signed
a new pact, pledging friendship and
non-eggression.
Each "X’ Marks a Future Pilot for Uncle Sam
The straps of tlu-lr parachutes form an "X” pattern on the backs of these flying cadets at Randolph field,
Texas, the “West Point of the Air.” Each cross likewise marks another of the 7.000 pilots to he added yearly to
the expanding U. S. air corps. Several of the cadets are shown heading for their planes for their daily flight
training. Others are seated awaiting their turn to go aloft. A concentrated course of training is preparing
these cadets for service in a minimum length of time.
British Navy Mans Warships Taken From French
With German air raids and submarine attacks on shipping convoys threatening serious shortages of vital
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‘England Expects Every Man . . .
Doing his duty for his country, John Fiskc, a 15-ycar-old lad, takes
great pride in showing King George of England his handiwork during
a visit l>y the king to a munitions factory near London.
‘It’s in the Blood,’ Says Jimmy Dykes
Jimmy Dykes, manager of the Chicago White Sox, made it a family
affair when he permitted his two sons to practice with the team before a
game recently. Above, left to right, are James, James Sr., and Charles.
Jimmy Junior Is 18 and prefers to play shortstop, while Charles, who is
16, would rather play second base. Their father made Ills playing fame
at third base.
Lady’s Choice
Summer heat and humidity can
he laughed o(T, says Brenda Talbut
of New York city, If you dress
properly and sip milk every now
and then.
Hot Weather Fare
This Cleveland, Ohio, youngster
didn’t have to be told a thing about
posing when the photographer camu
around with a watermelon.
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