Friday, April 25, 1941
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
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\ftcr London s WOrst Air Blitz
Found Guilty
Eleanor Roosevelt
Washington. D. C.
NAZI LAKE
Tell-tale signs accumulate that
the next big Hitler drive is to make
the Mediterranean an Axis lake. The
most obvious, of course, is Hitler's
unconcealed plan to launch subma*
rine and bombing raids against Sue?
from hii new base at Salonika and
from the Greek islands.
Secret plans for closing the other
end of the Mediterranean have been
evident for some time along the
Spanish border, where big guns are
ready to be rushed against Gibral
tar.
Most significant of these prepara
tions. however, has not leaked out.
It shows how extensive are Hitler's
ambitions around the Mediterrane
an.
For some weeks now, Nazis
have been busy dismantling the air
planes of General Weygand in North
Africa. Every morning the French
wake up to find a magneto missing
from one machine, a carburetor
from another. Gradually, the essen
tial parts of this air fleet have evap
orated.
Hitler is taking no chances on let
ting what remains of the French
air force get into British hands.
There now seems to be little ques
tion that Hitler plans to take over
French possessions in North Africa,
together with French naval bases,
as soon as the time is ripe.
Note—U. S. military observers be
lieve the Mediterranean will be ripe
first, next Russia. That is the way
the Hitler time-table looks today.
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IRISH ARMS
The visit to Washington of Irish
Defense Minister Frank Aiken, on
an arms purchasing mission, was
no boon to congressmen of Irish de
scent who voted against lend-lease.
He has pointedly avoided them,
and instead gone out of his way to
hobnob with the members of con
gress who supported the bill—par
ticularly House Democratic Leader
John McCormack, who sponsored
the measure, and Rep. Jim Me-
Granery of Pennsylvania.
The tall, genial Irish minister has
been eloquent in praise of British
courage and President Roosevelt’s
policy of making the United States
the "arsenal of democracy.” He
wants to draw on that arsenal to
arm Ireland against the Nazi men
ace.
The Irish are as adamant as ever,
Aiken says, against turning over
their urgently desired bases to the
British. But he points out that Ire
land is Britain's "breadbasket.”
having provided one-third of its food,
considerable clothing, and other ne
cessities since the war began.
Ireland proposes to mobilize an
army to battle off any Nazi attacks,
if the necessary equipment can be
obtained from Britain and the Unit
ed States. Britain has agreed to fur
nish some, and Aiken hopes to get
the rest here. He says he has "sev
eral hundred million dollars” to
spend for anti-aircraft guns tanks,
rifles, ammunition; also for wheat
and food.
Note—Ireland has an army of 250.-
000 volunteers, but only 25.000 are
properly equipped and garrisoned.
Most of the men are local “security
guards,” who train only once a
week.
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LEND-LE.ASE KINGPIN
Kir.gpin in directing the lend lease
program is Harry Hopkins, gaunt
intimate of the President.
Living and working in the White
House, Hopkins is Roosevelt's per
sonal spokesman on all lend-lease
matters and holds all the reins. No
move is made without his knowledge
and approval. In inner circles Hop
kins is referred to as lend-lease "co
ordinator,” but actually he is the
boss-man for the President.
Hopkins' chief assistant is Maj.
Gen. James H. Burns, one of the
army’s procurement aces.
The test in passing on allied re
quests for supplies is whether they
will also be useful for our own de
fense. The government’s policy is
to provide all equipment and ma
terials possible, but not to disrupt
our own defense program.
An example of the emphasis on
standardization of the armament of
the U. S. and Britain was a recent
request for 37 mm. shells. It was
turned down because 75 mm. is the
caliber of the guns now chiefly in
use in our army. Production of 37
t millimeter shells would have re
quired extensive retooling, only to
turn out ammunition of no value to
us.
The actual placing of lend-lease
orders is being handled through
three offices; munitions by the na-
vy's bureau of supplies and accounts
and by the bureau of ships; and
army supplies by Under Secretary
of War Robert Patterson.
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MERRY-GO-ROUND
Braintruster Tom Corcoran, in
private law practice since last No
vember, will return to government
office—but not as a braintruster. He
will be entrusted with a key admin
istrative job as assistant secretary
of the navy for air. .
Socialite Jimmy Cromwell, former
U. S. minister to Canada and de
feated Democratic candidate for the
senate in New Jersey, ia quietly
plugging himself as successor to
Philippine high commissioner Fran
cis Sayre.
Out-of-Doors Days
Our two days in the country were,
on the whole, very peaceful and 1
think we accomplished a good deal.
I was outdoors all one morning look
ing at trees and planning where to
put in shrubs and plants, both at
the president's cottage and my own
By noon it began to rain really hard
and SO, at two-thirty. I did not re- !
gret delivering a speech indoors at
Vassar college to a group of girls.
I saw a good many of my neigh
bors and read a good many tilings
which I have been carrying around
in my brief case for some time. 1
was back in New York city by five
o’clock the next day and went to the
meeting of the Men’s Faculty club
at Columbia university.
It seemed rather presumptuous to
address people on a subject as large
as: "What Is Really Happening in
the United States Today," many of
whom knew much more about this
J. M. Schenck, (left) board chair
subject than I possibly could I real
man of Twentieth-Century Fox film
ized. however, that what I had to
corporation, leaving the federal
say was merely a preface to an
court In Nrw York with his lawyer,
open discussion.
after being found guilty of income
It proved to be a very interesting
After what is believed to be the worst air raid of the entire war on tax evasion. He (aces a possible
evening, more profitable to me prob
the capital of the British empire, workers are shown clearing up the sentence of 10 years In Jail and |20,-
ably than to those who listened to
debris in London, while the work of digging the dead and wounded out 000 tine.
me start it off! President and Mrs.
of the ruins was still going on. Material damage was terrilic, thousands
Nicholas Murray Butler were kind
of high explosive and incendiary bombs having been dropped.
enough to come to supper and I en
joyed seeing them very much.
I took the night train back to .
Washington.
GRADUATES
One afternoon, I recived a group
of winners in an essay contest from
Lancaster County. Pa. They were
such bright looking young people
and evidently were enjoying their
trip to Washington. Then we gave
the annual tea for the graduating
classes of the various schools. 1
think the group should be congratu
lated. for they came past me more
rapidly than any other group that '
has ever been here.
UNION NOW
At dinner that night. Mr. Clarence
Streit talked to us a little about his
lectures on his plan "Union Now." .
After dinner, Mr. Theodore Dreier
showed us some of his slides of
Black Mountain college, near Ashe
ville. N. C. This is a most unique
educational experiment, where the
G. I’antalconl. former brad of the
students and faculty are not only
Italian tourist information office in
building their own buildings, but
New York, who says his life has
really are attempting to demon ;
been threatened three times. All
strate democratic procedure in an
Two of the victims of the great air blits on London were Lord and the threats, he claims, were made
educational institution.
Lady Stamp. Both are shown above as they appeared on their last in the same manner as those re
Then the movie, "Men of Boy» I visit to America. Lord Stamp, better known as Sir Josiah Stamp, was ceived by his friend, John F. Arena,
Town." was shown and made a tre Britain's leading economist. Their sons. Travor and Colin, were mar antl-Fascist newspaper editor who
ried to relatives of Gen. Charles G. Dawes.
I was slain In Chicago.
mendous impression on everybody
I had to leave for a time to broad
cast for the Federal Employees'
council, but could tell on my return
what a moving story it is.
COMMON SENSE
There is an editorial in Comnrton
Sense for this month, which I think
will do a valuable service in stimu
lating thought and argument. It is
entitled "Whose Sacrifice?” I am
going to quote one thought here:
“Sacrifice is indeed called for. But
it is the sacrifice of the old meth
ods of unplanned, competitive, mo
nopoly profit-seeking business, and
not the sacrifice of the bread and
butter of the poor.”
That is a large statement with ’
which many people will agree whole
heartedly.
The difference always
arises as to how we shall achieve
the ends which almost anyone will
concede are desirable. The edito
rial makes some valuable sugges- I
tions. Some of the statements are
open to argument. But. after all.
the value of anything which is writ
ten lies largely in its challenge to
further thought and study. I hope
a great many people after reading
this month’s Common Sense, will do
some constructive thinking.
CONGRESSIONAL WIVES
I had a very pleasant luncheon
one day during the week with the
wives of the members of the Seven
ty-third congress, who came to
Washington in 1933 when we did.
Then I received some 200 members
Alzyra Peixoto, daughter of the
of the Daughters of Patriots and
president of Brazil, arriving in
Founders at the White House. After
Miami with her husband, governor
that I took the plane to New York
of the state of Rio, In Brazil. They are
Scene
on
the
deck
of
the
U.
S.
S.
North
Carolina,
as
the
35,000-ton
city.
shown on their way to Chester, Pa.,
I spoke at the dinner given by battleship was commissioned six months ahead of schedule. Three of the
to attend the launching of a ship,
battleship
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s
nine
16-inch
rifles
form
an
impressive
backdrop
for
the
the New York city board of educa
"The Rio de Janeiro,” for Brazilian
tion to hear the conclusions of ceremonies at Brooklyn, N. Y. The North Carolina Is the first of 17
maritime forces.
months of hard work and innumera capital ships authorized under the two-ocean navy program.
Fears ‘He's Next'
'I5 HIS charming little glr! In her
I * big brimmed aunbcMM t und
■hurt dress will be quite ut hum«
on your luwn. Holding a wutcring
cun, she is an industrious us well
ns decorative figure.
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ble reports, made by groups of doc
tors and educators on the care and
education of handicapped children.
It is a study made in New York
city, but of value to the whole coun
try.
Changes have come about in med
ical care, more knowledge is now
at hand and certain new techniques
must be developed in order to give
handicapped children the best pos
sible opportunity for education and
future usefulness in life. I hope
many people will read this report
since we have, I believe, some
6,000.000 handicapped children in the
country.
FRIENDS OF CHILDREN
The next noon I spoke on a broad-
cast which is being inaugurated by
the Friends of Children Incorporat
ed. Once a week they will broad
cast an American play for children
It will go by shortwave not only to
British children, but to other chil
dren throughout the world. Up to
this time, the Friends of Children,
Inc., have been sending boxes of
clothes to children in England, but
they felt that there was need for a
message which would interest the
children themselves and tie them
closer to children in this country.
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Brazilians
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with u knife. Use a stiff brush
dipped in scouring powder to re
move stains and but««.
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teapot in soupy water. Wash and
rinse in clear wuter always.
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When running rods through your
curtuins put u thimble on the end
of the rod. It will run through
more easily.
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tops from corroding, cover the in
side of the tops with paraffin.
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ia no one to hold it. Put two flat
irons on a table at a sufficient dis
tance apart to alluw the wool to b«
tightly stretched. Then wind over
the iruns, just as if someone was
holding it.
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pretty Bonnie Patton, sixth from the left, daughter of Rep. Nat Patton of
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Congress.” She is pictured with the runners-ups. The “Little Congress”
Is made up of congressional secretaries.
Capt. William C. Bentley, assist
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U. 8. embassy in Rome, whom the
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