Friday, April 25, 1941 SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Page 2 \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. • • • 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. • • • 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. • • • 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 ’ 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. • 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. 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