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Practically all o f the men who
have testified in favor o f the Presi­
dent’s lease-lend bill have offered
the opinion that a crisis in the war
will occur within the next three
months, and that it will probably
take the foim o f an all-out Nazi
Mow against England, beginning with
air raids o f unprecendented intensi­
ty and winding up with the long an­
ticipated attempt at invasion. Secre­
tary o f the Navy Knox for example,
testified that according to his infor­
mation the German stragtegists were
now watching the long-range weather
report and waiting for a time when
an extended period o f good weather
ean be anticipated.
There are many good reasons for
believing that Germany will make her
great e ffo rt before many more moons
wax and wane. Primary reason is
the obvious one that Hitler has a far
better chance o f winning i f he makes
his gamble before this country can
send materials abroad in significant
amounts.
Second, Hitler many think, must
move before Italy collapses entirely.
She has become a drain on the Reich
instead o f an asset. Her reverses in
A frica have almost reached the comic
opera stage.
Third, according to some experts
English and American warplane pro­
duction is now catching up with Ger­
many. But it will be a long time be­
fore Britian can obtain enough ships
to equal the strength o f the sky fleet
commanded by Marshal Goering. So
it is logical fo r Germany to make her
bid fo r victory while she lias a de­
cisive edge in the skies.
Fourth, there are reports which can
not be substantiated in the light of
rigorous German censorship to the
effe c t that morale o f H itler’s Reich
is slipping. H itler promised victory
before l ‘J40 and now seems farther
from it than when the war began.
There have been no signal German
successes o f lute.
Evidence o f a more material na­
ture is also available. For the most
part the L u ftw a ffe has lately been
bombing industrial centers and has
done less indiscriminate bombing oi
cities. It now seems to be trying to
knock out important British factories
rather than to break the people's mo­
rale, an endeavor which completely
failed. And air observers have seen
frenzied activity along the German-
occupied coast o f the Continent and
in the ports which H itler must use
us the starting points for invasion.
It is obvious where the U. S. enters
tli is picture. I f "England is to be really
helped there must be a tremendous
speed-up in our shipments o f war
materials. And, despite claims o f A d ­
ministration spokesmen to the con­
trary the feelin g persists that it will
not be long before we are convoying
British shipping. Germany’s greatest
damage to England has been in sink­
ing merchant ships and equally ser­
ious from the British point o f view,
destroying or disabling numbers of
the convoying destroyers.
H itler himself has said that any
American ship, merchant or naval,
which is put to the service o f Eng­
land in Fluropean waters will be sunk.
There can be no question but what
use o f our navy for convoy purposes
would be an act o f war, complete and
unmistakable.
Y et
Germany has
shown no desire to formally break
relations with us. Hitler has taken
a great deal and done little in retali­
ation. Fear o f the American navy is
considered by many experts to be the
answer to that. Further more H itler’s’
record shows that he never increases
opposition i f he can avoid it.
In the meantime debate on the
lease-lend bill swings into high gear.
Few members o f the Congress are
opposed to all-out aid to England,
the opposition to the current bill is
principally based on the belief that
it delegates dictatorial powers to the
Executive and that England can be
helped to the limit without doing
that. There is the real issue underly­
ing the fight.
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AMERICANS ARE FREE TO
EXPRESS TH E IR B ELIEFS AND
PURSUE THEIR ASPIRATIONS.
land judgment and convictions to
support any o f the existing political
programs.
1. is q..ue impossible for your cor­
respondent to tell just what is going
to be the final outcome o f the issues
in Co. gress where many proposals
o f President Roosevelt are being chal­
lenged. Nevertheless there seems to
be less excitement and more common-
sense than before election which ev­
erybody must agree is an improve­
ment in Demorcatric government.
The insurance on the Clackamas
county court house has been divided
into 27 policies representing 23 d if­
ferent insurance companies. The to­
tal o f these policies amounts to $222,-
000.00 while the actual cost o f the
court houseand all equipment am­
ounts to $203,057.07 which figures
about 00 percent coverage.
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This newspaper is in receipt o f tha
annual report o f the Caterpillar j
Tractor company o f Peoria, ill. which
contains the follow ing interesting in­
formation. W e quote:
"C aterpillar” built tractors push­
ing bulldozers and pulling scrapers
have been used in France and Great
Britian to build trenches and tank
traps, to widen and straighten mili­
tary roads, to clear debris le ft by
bombing raids, to build and maintain
airports and to repair damage done
by shells and bombs. Caterpillar trac­
tors are considérée a necessity for
deeper plowing, to raise increased
crops in Britian’s “ grow more food
campaign,”
thereby
concentrating
more power in few er men fo r soil
preparation and planting, speedier
cultivation, harvesting and transpor­
tation o f crops. "C aterpillar” porta­
ble Diesel-electric generating sets
ean be used for providing electricity
fo r high powered searchlights which
are a part o f air raid defense units,
also fo r powering and lighting small
establishments deprived o f electric­
ity by bombing raids or other causes
fo r a wide variety o f other purposes
requiring electricity.
“ Caterpillar” machines in large
fleets are working under the direc­
tion o f the British Royal Engineers
in building and improving the Haifa-
Bagdad highway an important link
between the Mediterranean and the
Persian Gulf. Caterpillar tractors are
also working on m ilitary roads in In­
dia, in Australia, in E gypt and in
South A frica .”
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“ Caterpillar” tractors are now be,
ing used by thousands o f farmers ill
this section o f the state and in this
terrtiory are sold by the Hessel Im ­
plement company, tire old reliable
farm implement house o f Gresham.
— Adv.
page to copy the records. This
a
saving o f over $2,500 a year while
the budget fo r that offic e fo r 1010
was $12,630 leaving a balance o f
$10,130 to be paid by the taxpayers.
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