Be Devoutly Thankful that as a Free American You are Privileged to Carve a Turkey Instead of Being Compelled by a Dictator to Carve Your Fellow Man,
GREECE
THE WEATHER
By U. 8. Weather Bureau
Partly cloudy tonight. Frldnv
generally fiilr. Cooler tonight.
See page 4 tor Btatlstlce.
Can she, with such aid an Britain!
can give, hold out against the axis
when the uazls go to the aid ot
the repulsed ItallanB? And wilt
Turkey act to prevent a nar.l ad
vance eastward? Watch NEWS
RHVIEW' wire newa for the niw
swers to these questions.
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Nazi Acuities Peril U.S.
Trade 'ucture in Latin
AmeriCu, Dies Probe Finds
Results Of
Long Inquiry
Made Public
Pro-German Propaganda Also
Smeared in United States.
Report Asserts; Seized
Documents are Quoted.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 21. (AP)
Tho Dies commit too declared to
Iay hi n special report on nai ao
tivitles in tho Cutted Slatcn that
the Ciorman government has been
engaged In u "fur-Righted policy"
of penetrating tho economic atrur
turos of tho I'nltod States and Cen
tral and South America.
Making public n HOO-page re
view of govern I months of inquiry,
mostly in Now York, the committee
said:
"An n result of thone Investiga
tions, it been mo apparent that the
activities of tho Gorman govern
ment in this country were not do
rotcd solely toward propaganda
md so-called military espionage,
but alwo reflect tho fact that the
German government over a period
of years has been engaged in the
fur-sinhtod policy of penetrating
into the economic trueture of-this
country ami those of Central and
South America.
"It Is true that, the evidence be
fore this committee up until the
present time is not all-conclusive."
Seized Documents Quoted
' Quoting from manv documents
v.'liieh it had seized, the committee
described in detail nctivilies which
it attributed to the Transocenn
News service, a German organiza
tion (not connected with nnv Vnlt
ed States news service); the Ger
man Library of Information of New
York; the German Railroads Infor
mation office of New York, and the
American Fellowship- forum.
The report also said that the
committee had seized in files of
the Chemical Marketing company
In New York a idnn entitled "the
organization of German industry
in America after tho war.'
This organizal ion, the commit-
(Continued on paen fi
Ily FRANK JENKINS
TIIE nazi foreign office today
(Tuesday) describes tho pres
out results nt Hitler's military atid
diplomatic activities as "a dear
sign liiat the goal of building Eu
rope on completely new pi-jtu-iple
is being brought nearer realia
linn." (L.SCR over today's dispntchoF
and then refer to your map j
and you will find it hard to or- j
cape the conclusion that the much-'
discussed 'Tnited States of En-1
rope" has been about realized.
The trouble is that they are eith
er CONQUERED or IU'LMED
states.
IT'S hard to think of icrmanont
peace as coming from any such
union. In fact, it is hard for care
ful students of history to think of
permanent peace at all.
l;',In The ' '
I Day's
p -News
tlENRY L. STIMSON, secretary
of war, warns the American
Federation of Labor at New Or
leans that danger now approach
ing America may be Imminent and
adds that labor will be called upon
for sacrifices for the defense pro
gram but will be assured the right
of collective bargaining
He pledges the co-operation of
(Continued on page 4)
Ex-Gestapo Agent Faces Dies Quiz
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(NKA Telephoto.)
Heinrich Petef Fassenber, alien youth described as a former
agent of the nazi gestapo who engaged In military and plant espion
age In the United States, as he appeared before the Dies committee
in Chicago. Rep. Martin DieSj, chairman of the congressional commit
tee, said Fassenber had been active in this country for a year.
Auto Accidents In
Oregon Kill Four
List of Nine Injured Includes
Two Oregon U. Students
In Serious Condition.
PORTLAND, Nov. 21. (AP)
Four persons died in Oregon in
pro-Thanksgiving day road acci
dents last night.
Near The Dalles. Charles Wheel
er. 2ii. a government employee nt
the Celilo canal project on the
Columbia river. lost his life as a
train struck his automobile.
Two automobiles crashed head
on in a heavy rain in the out
skirts of Portland last night, kill
ing Ruben Kaser, 47. Gresham.
Ore,, ii nd Ray Donald Owen, 20.
Portland. Three were injured:
Howard Owen. 22, brother of Ray.
head cuts; Mary Huffman, 10.
Porlhind. leg ami facial injuries;
Fern Mergy, Till, Gresham, leg and
skull fractures.
Max lilohm. 20. of Ocean Park.
Pa!it, lost his life near Klamath
Falls. His automobile skidded on
icy pavement of Tho Dalles-California
highway Into a logging
truck, then veered into a tree. Mr.
and Mis. Daniel Callahan. Ocean
Park, reipiired hospitalization but
a fourth occupant. Jack Rossen.
suffered only minor injuries. The
lotting truck turned over in a
ditch but the driver escaped in
jury. SALEM. Nov. 21. (AP) An au
tomobile bounced into the ditch
near Brooks last night injuring
three vacationing I niversity of
Oregon students, two seriously.
The car and another traveling
in the same direction sideswipod.
Injured were: Eugene G. Chec
clni. Portland, broken ribs and
possible back injuries; Eugene
Cobb. Portland, concussion of the
brain: Don Closson. Portland, lac
erations. Clnsson was discharg
ed after treatment at a hospital,
but the other two were detained.
Tlio trio was en route to Mt.
Hood for a tki Kathorinc.
Vancouver Plywood Mill
Fire Does $15,000 Damage
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 21.
(AP) Firemen fnucht a blaze in
the Vancouver Plywood nnd Veneer
T-lant yesterday for nearly an hour.
I m mage may exceed $1-",0"i.
The' company was working on
national defense orders, but Fire
Chief p. E. Dupaul said there was
no indication of incendiarism.
Best Bomb Sight
Retained By U.S.
Britain Given Obsolete Type,
Roosevelt States; Bombers
Add to British Strength.
II Y D K PARK. N. Y.. Nov. 21
(Apt President Roosevelt assert
ed through u secretary today that
the nation's most efficient bond)
sight remained a military secret
and was not being released to Brit
ain along with 4i bombing planes.
The bombers are equipped with
the Sperry bomb sight, but Secre
tary William D. Hassett said that
the Norden sight used on top-grade
American bomhers was being with
held from the British.
"The bomhers being made avail
able to Britain," he said, "are
equipped with the Sperry bomb
sight which, in relation to the
more efficient Norden "Bight, is
considered more or less obsolete.
The Norden sight, of course, re
mains an American military se
Imjoiet". The bombers released to Rritatn
are long range planes able to reach
any part nf Germany from tho
British Isles. They weigh about
4U.0OU pounds each without bomb
loads.
The army thief of staff disclosed
thai the I'nited States army has
had observers in British war planes
flying over Great Britain and the
Eugiish channel. Fp to the pres
ent, however, it was said, these
observers have not flown over
Germany.
Mother Dies With Child
Under Wheels of Train
GASTONIA. N. -., Nov. 21.
(AP) A funeral hell and not the
I locomotive tjoll that tie lined so
well tolled today for 16-mnnth-old
Lawrence Chavls and his mother.
Lawrence, sn the neighbors paid,
liked to watch the train roar by
ills home: he'd cock his head
when the hell rani; and imitate the
whistle.
Yesterday he apparently decid
ed that such a friendly thing as
a train wouldn't hurt a little fellow.-
So whllo his mother was
busy with the housework, he slip
ped away and headed for the
trucks. "
Hia mother saw him there, saw
the train hearing down upon him.
Screatnlnff. she ran to his side,
threw her arms about him and
there they died together.
Civilian Air
Pilot Course
Slated Here
Instructors 'Planning to Start
Classes When Sufficient
Number Passes Physical
Exam; 85 Thus Par Apply.
Arrangements are, rapidly being
completed for tho inauguration
here of the Civilian Pilots Training
program, according to Ernest Sink,
instructor, who stated that the
school may open next week.
Mr. Sink and George Kelt, local
filer, spent .Monday In Portland,
where they received their ratings
as ground school instructors nnd
are now prepared to conduct the
courses to be made a part of the
program. Felt was certified as an
instructor In meteorology and navi
gation. Sink was given his rating
on civil air regulations.
Under the plan of the training
program, fifty or more students
will be accepted into an eight
weeks' ground school, which will
cover the subjects of the history of
aviation, civil air regulations, navi
gation, meteorology, parachutes,
aircraft nnd theory of flight, en
gines, instruments, radio uses and
forms. Three indoor classes of
three hours each, from 7 to 10 p.
m. will he bold at the Rosehurg
armory weekly.
Physical Exam Sole Cost
From among the students mak
ing the highest grades -in the
school, a group of 10 will be se
lected for flight training. It is an
ticipated that after the first group
has been trained, others will be se
lected until all who ore able to
qualify . will be trained ob pilots.
There lis no charge or the course
other than the cost of a physical
examination. It "Is expected that
the fee paid for the examination
will he returned fo the student In
the event he Is chosen for flight
training.
Persons between the ages of 10
and 25 years are eligible to par
ticipate. The ground school is open
to any number of female appli
cants, but only one will be' taken in
each group of ten students to re
ceive flight t mining.
85 Already Apply
Already S5 applications are on
file for registration In the course.
Persons who have registered nnd
who have not filled out formal ap
plication blanks should do so im
mediately and secure physical ex
aminations at once, Mr. Sink ad
vises. Others who are interested
may procure application blanks
either at tho chamber of com
merce office or nt tho airport.
In the event ns many as 50 or
the applicants complete their phy
sical examinations by Monday, it is
planned to start the school on the
25th, Mr. Sink reports.
Sportsmen Bidden
To Meeting Here
All Douglas county sportsmen,
particularly officers and members
of sportsmen's cjubs in the var
ious sections of the Umpqua val
ley, are invited to attend a meet
ing of the Roseburg Rod and Gun
dub at. the chamber of commerce
office in Rosehurg at 7:30 p. m.
Friday. . Harris Ellsworth, presi
dent of the Rosehurg club, re
ports that the meeting Is particul
arly Important because of the leg
islative program now being con
sidered. A delegation will he arranged
to attend a meeting of the Ore
gon -Wildlife federation at Corval
lis next Wednesday and Thurs
day at which time attention will
be given a state-wide conservation
program. The meeting Friday
night will make nn exhaustive
study of various proposals in or
der that sportsmen from Douglas
county attending the banquet on
the night of the 27th. ns well us
business sessions of the two-day
convention, will have an opinion
from the various clubs of the
county concerning proposed legis
lative changes.
"Buy Something British"
Week Urged on Portland
PORTLAND, Ore.. Nov. 21.
(AP) Portland's mayor urged sup
port of Great Britain in the Euro
pean war and proclaimed a "Buy
Something British" week yester
day. The proclamation said: "The
courageous British depend on sup
plies which they purchase in the
1"n)tw1 Ufritfta . In nt"Hp that
Britain may have dollar exchange
to purcnase American supplies it
Is necessary that we reciprocate by
buying some things which Britain
Ik able to sell."
Totalitarian
Principle Hit
At CIO Meet
Adopted Resolution Does Not,
. However, Bar Adherents of
Isms From Offices: Vote
Follows Lewis' Policies.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. Y.,
Nov. 21. (AP) The CongreBS
of Industrial Organizations
adopted today a resolution con
demning "the dictatorships and
totalitarianism of nazilsm, com
munism and fascism as inimi
cal to the welfare of labor and
destructive of ouMorm of gov
ernment." The resolution, however, did not
contain any refertMco to the pro
posal of the Amalgamated Cloth
ing Workers to bar communists,
nnzis and fascists from CIO offices.
Thomas Kennedy, as chairman or
the resolutions committee, moved
for its adoption ns "a plain, simple
reaffirmation of the policies of the
CIO and John L. Lewis."
"It is not conceived In red
baiting, hysteria or witch-hunting,"
he said.
An overwhelming majority stood
up for passage of the resolution
after the convention first had vot
ed against throwing the contro
versial issue open to debate.
Vice President Philip Murray,
presiding, announced adoption "by
what the chair believes to be the
unanimous vote oT this conven
tion." ATLANTIC CITY. N. J Nov.
21. (AP) A declaration against
the philosophy of communism, naz
ism and fascism was reported
drawled and ready for a vote In
the CIO convention' today
For a week there has been open
ngiialion for CIO action on such
a policy and for a showdown ho
i ween so-called left, and right
whig groups.
PjonoFuls calling for the ad-'p-
Con. of tills policy have been un.ler
()."sideration in the resolution i
committee since CIO members
g.tlhered hero in their convention
io (io-ermino policies they would
tohow alter John L. Lewis re
tires Iiom ClO's presidency.
Since Lewis and n group of la
bor lenders established CIO here
five years ago to engage In a mill
t.ml campaign to unionize big in-
luslry. there have been cha' -area
that adherents of communism
had obtained n foothold in the new
movement and were active in or
ganizing work.
During the past ween tne (true
to br'tig about n showdown on
ClO's attitude toward the thorny
issue became one of the conven
tion's major activities.
Tho Amalgamated Clothing
Workers' union beaded by Sidney
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Sprague Studies
Judgeship Issue
PORTLAND, Nov. 21. (API
Governor Sprngtio said at Salem to
day he had not. yet reached a de
cision on appointment nf A succes
sor to the late Circuit Judge Jacob
Kanzler but indicated (hut IhU ap
pointment would be tho only one
lie would nnilfuince soon of ii pos
sible three he Is considering.
Ho said he bad reached no con
clusion on appointment of ;i cir
cuit judge lu the probate, depart
ment of Ihe Multnomah bench.
Judge (lenige Ta.well's term ex
pires In January but Judge John
A. Mears. elected to succeed him,
was killed recently In nn automo
bile accident.
A contioersy exists ns to wheth
er or not Judge Tazwell would cm.
tlituo to srrve until the 1!M2 elec
tion. Covernor Sprague sa'd th;it in
any event It would be a ii:ont)i and
n half before an appointment wr.uld
be nec-?rtnry. At the same lime
the governor said be was canvass
ing "informed opinion" in Mrllno
mah county relative to n uVmcnd
that the district court se-it former
ly held !iy Judge Mears he left va
cant. No Settlement Reached
In Vultee Plant Strike
DOWNEY, Calif.. Nov. 21.
(AP) Government negotiators,
striving to iron out a labor dis
pute which has tied up the big
Vultee aircraft plant- and $N4,
000,000 In military contracts for
nearly a week, still were unsuc
cessful today.
The union wants nn increase
from HO cents to 75 cents an hour
in the minimum base pay. The
company has offered a boost to 55
cents for workers after three
months' service and 60 cents alter
six months.
British Empire to Fight Until Freedom '
Secure, King George Pledges; Munitions
Aid From United States Gives Pleasure
LONDON, Nov. 21. (AP) King
Oeorge solemnly pledged his em
pire to fight "until freedom 1b
made secure" In a speech today
from the throne opening a new sea
slon of purltament.
Sneaking later In the house of
commons, Prime Minister Churchill
expressed "a measure of confi
dence" thnb Britain would he able
to repel the tixia Invaders in
Kgypt.
Churchill declnred that he looked
forward "with confidence and hope"
to the time "when we ourselves
shnll ho ns well armed as our an
tagonists" nnd beyond that to the
time when "the arsenals nnd train
ing grounds nnd science ot the Brit
ish empire" will "bring victory and
deliverance to nil mnnklnd."
American Aid Pleases.
The king. In his address, declar
ed that the relations of the British
government with the United States
"could not be more cordial." He
said said lie had learned "with the
utmost satisfaction" of nn "ever
Increasing ivnlume" of munitions
of war nrrivlng from America.
"It Is good to know in these fate
ful limes how widely shared are
32 States Return
Thanks for Peace
Special Services at Churches,
Feasts Mark Traditional
Spirit of U. S. Holiday.
(By the Associated Press)
Voder roofs unmennced by homb-
fers and lit. dinners' prepared "with
out ration enrds, Americans In 82
slates loday returned fervent
thanks for a nation nt penco.
The rest of the nntion will cele
brnto Thanksgiving a week from
today, on the usual lust Thursday
In November, hut regardless of date
both observances had tho trndl-
Ulonal spirit of Ihe day in common.
Churches held special Thanksgiv
ing services for communicants seek
ing spiritual reossurunce In a
world at war. The president's proc
lamation had called, in Americans
to "give thuuks for our preserva
tion" in n year which saw "calam
ity and sorrow" fall upon olher
nations.
The Atlanta Constitution swept
all war news from Its front page
and devoted tho entire space lo ac
counts of holiday festivities and a
picture of three small girls knoel
ing in church services "confident
of showers of blessings, fearing no
showers of bombB."
Although thanks for peace and
freedom were the keynotes of the
day, they came from a nulion look
ing to its defenses us tho Pilgrims
looked to their rendy muskets on
tho first Thanksgiving.
A great preparedness program
was going forward regardless of
the holiday. Planes and tanks
moved along on factory ussenibly
lines; ships of a formidable fleet
observed the day ut sea, nnd citi
zen soldiers feaHted on turkey In
new nriny mess halls. Still de
ferring celebrations until next
Thursday were Maine, New Hamp
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Hhode iKiuiid, Connecticut, Arkan
sas, Kloi-idii, North Caroliiin, Ten
nessee, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa,
South liakola, Pennsylvania ami
Nevada.
Linn Board Turns Down
Food Stamp Proposal
ALBANY, Ore.. Nov. 21. (AP)
Linn county voted Itself out of
the food stamp pin n yesterday, de
ciding to wait and see how It
works In neighboring counties
first.
The public welfare commission
turned down a proposal to Join
eight olher counties In trying tho
plan in December, 8 to I.
Kond stamps are in use In 18
Oregon counties.
Thief Steals Truck
Laden With 200 Turkeys
LOS ANCIOLMS, Nov. 21. (AP)
Two hundred turkeys probably
graced different festive hoards to
day than those for which they
were Intended.
Victor Downs reported he park
ed his turkey-laden truck for s
brief stop. When he came hack
the birds were gone. To make
transportation easier, the tblef
had taken the truck, too.
the Ideals of ordered freedom. Jus
tice and security," the monarch
said..
The king also revealed his "grati
fication" at the exchange of Brit
ish defense bases for American
destroyers. He said that he hoped
the bases would "serve to defend
the heritage of free men."
Churchill 8tandl Firm.
Churchill snfd "the valiant and
sudden uprising" of tho Creeks had
already "almost purged" their soil
of an attnek which he described as
"pure nnd unmitigated brigand
age." The prime minister expressed
hope that Britain would he able to
give from her resources, "always
heavily strained.' 'a "helpful meas
ure ot assistance to the Greeks"
and that "we shall be able to dis
charge our responsibility to Egypt
In defending Its soil and guarding
the vital artery ot the Suez
canal."
"Even If Ihe whole of the homes
all over the country are levelled,"
Churchill said, "we ahull still be
found all standing together and
we shall build them up again nrter
the fighting Is over."
Defense Guns Cut
Nazi Raid's Force
Fresh Blow Aimed at Midlands
Partly Parried; Axis Now
Seeks Rumanian Sign-Up.
LONDON, Nov. 21. (AP) Lmv
don's sirens sounded two daylight
alerts In ouiclt succession today,
shortly after raiders were i-eporteil
over scattered towns In England.
The raiders defied a gale over
the channel to ninke their daylight
stabs at Britain, and even us they
crossed a heavy cross-channel gun
duel raged below them, In splto ot
low visibility.
The first two dnyllght raids on
London were of short duration.
A soulhenst Englund vlllnge turn
ed out en mnsso to help firemen
control fires cnused Inst night by
hundreds of incendlnry bombs drop
ped by nazi bombers.
In tho London nron. a high ex
plosive bomb killed n family of
tour, the parents nnd two daugh
ters. Defense Effective.
Terrific anti-aircraft fire was re
ported (odny to have taken the
sting out of ihe nnzls second suc
cessive night nf "all out" raiding on
Britain's vital midlands nnd the
government described (ho nttneks
ns "Intermittent nnd on a minor
scale."
Appnrently trying lo strike an
other blow similar to that at Cov
entry a week ago, swarms of raid
ers poured over an east midlands
town during (he night but were
said to hnvo been dispersed by
ground guns nftor loss than two
hours of Incendiary honih-dropplng
rirst step in mo technlouo of to
tal air war.
A British communique snlil "a
nuinner or people wore killed nnd
Injured" In the midlands, where
"fires were started nnd high ex
plosive bombs demolished some
houses nnd damaged others" In sev
eral towns. Attacks on other parts
of Knglnnd, Including Imdon, were
labeled "generally Ineffective" nnd
the toll of dend and Injured was
reported to linve been sinnl .
The British middle east command
reported today that 108 "enemy"
troops were killed In nn engage
ment In the western desert of
Kgypt Tuesday nt "small cost" to
mo iirittsli forces.
Five Itnllan tnnkn were destroyed
and six were severely dnmnged,
inn communique from Cairo said.
German Port Bombed.
British bombers hammered the
Cerman Inland port of Dulsburg-
iionrort in "n large scale attack'
last night .the air ministry an
nounred today.
Damage was done to shipping
nnd warehouses. It snld. "and many
fires and explosions occurred."
Other British air squndrons at
tacked German air bnses nnd the
"Invasion ports" of Lorlent, Cher
bourg, Diinkorqun nnd Oslcnd, the
commnnlquo snld.
It acknowledged thnt one British
plane was missing.
RUMANIA MAY BE NEXT TO
BE ABSORBED INTO AXIS
BERLIN, Nov. 21. (AP) Gen
eral Antonescu, premier of Ru
mania, nrrlved In Germany today,
bringing his country to the fore as
tho probable next recruit for the
expanding axis alliance.
Authorized Germnn sources ob
served that if the United States
were to go to war against any one
of the axis powers, not only Hun
gary, which jollied the alliance yes-
(Continued on page 6)
Victors Reach
Koritza After
Wedge Thrust
Successes Reported All Alone;
Battle Front; Air Marshal
Of Britain Captured After '
Forced Landing In Sicily.
ATHENS, Nov. 21. (AP) GreeW"
forces were reported to hava
readied the outskirts of the be
sieged Italian base city of Korllza.
in Albania this morning.
At the same time, in the coastal
sector of the fighting tone, Greek
columns were said to be marching
rapidly on another Important Ital
ian base, Arglrocastro, also In AN
banla.
Italian resistance In that xone
was roported to have collapsed al
most totnlly.
Latest Information from the front
said the Creeks worn within six
miles of Arglrocastro, which 1st
said to rank equally with Korltm
In strategio vnluo.
It was on these two cities that
the Italians had based their drive
Into Greece. Huge stores of wnr
materials had been assembled In
both cities.
Greekt Drive Wedge.
A thrust through the center oC
tho Italian lines, putting the fas
cist forces to hasty flight at a
point six miles within Albania, was
the previous high spot of Greek:
successes reported today all nlonif
the 100-mile battlefront from tho
Ionian sea to Koritza,
Observers in the Koritr.n seotnr1
reported that the Italians were
abandoning the city nnd all out.
going, roads were under fire front
Greek artillery. '
Pilots flying over tho coastal
sector reported that, the Italians;
worn retreating in such (taste that
iiuiiu wuro siguieu unmeujaieiy m
tho pntli ot tho advancing Creeks,
ITALIANS CAPTURE NEW
AIR MARSHAL OF BRITAIN'
ROME, Nov. 21. (AP) The cap
ture ot the new vice commander
ot the British air forces In the mid
dle east, Air Marshal Owen Tudor
Hoyd, was nnnounced today by
the Italian high command.
Tudor, former commander of the
British balloon barrage forces, anil
six other men, Including four offl-
cers, were captured iu Sicilyi.wheu
a iiritisn Wellington piano mnue u
forced landing, Us communlqua
said.
Ho was reported en route front
KtiKland lo take over the nost
when his plnne went down.
l'nsclst troops smnnhed repented
Greek attacks along the Albanian
front, particularly in the Koritza
sector, the dnily communique said.
The Italians snld seven British
planes were shot down in flames
In an air bottle over Egypt. Tho
high commnnd ncknowledgcd the
loss of four plnnes in bombing ac
tlvlllcs In Greece, three In the
Egyptian battle and another In.
bombing activities In east Africa.
Italian plnnes. It reported also,
bombed military objectives on,
Malta.
LONDON, Nov. 21. (AP) Tho
air ministry announced today that
Air Marshal Owen Tudor Boyd
has been tnken prisoner by tho
Italians.
Boyd, who was promoted to tho
post of nlr marshal November M,
was appointed deputy to the chief
nlr officer In the middle enst com
mnnd in sweeping changes In tho
royal air force announced Noveni.
her 17.
British-Russian
Trade Pact Looms
LONDON. Nov. 21. (AP) Lord
Halifax, foreign secretary, told
parliament today thnt Britain had
mado "certain proposals" for a
trade agreement with soviet Rus
sia and "had some reason to be
Hove" the proposals would be ac
ceptable. The proposals also have been,
made, he disclosed In a speech to
the house of lords, for "a compro
mise settlement arising out of so
vlct annexations of territory" with."
regard to British obligations. Frlc
1 1 Ion has arisen out of Russia's
absorption ot the three Baltla
states last summer.
Olher proposals '"of a general
character" have been made, he
added, "to establish greater con
fidence between the two govern
ments in the political sphere."
Adolf Hitler, the foreign secre
tary declared, Is pursuing "his us
ual policy" of "combined cajolery;
and brutality" with France.