Friday; July 25, 1941
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
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CHANGES IN PRESIDENT
Staff Sergeant Robert W. Shackleton of New York, who was drafted
last fall and has already earned his sergeant's stripes, picks the first
capsule. No. 196. in the second peacetime national lottery at Washington,
D, C. Lieut. Col. R. Morris, who also officiated at 1917 lottery, is at right.
Spanish ’Crusade* Against Reds?
With banners and bands, enthusiasm is whipped up in Spain for cru­
sade against the Reds—this was part of the Nail campaign for a Spanish
legion to fight against Russia on the eastern front. A drive which ended
in “fiasco,’* according to London. Spaniards, says London, have had
war enough.
Strategic Outposts for U. S. Defense
Placing V. S. troops in Iceland in occupation of strategic Atlantic
outposts were taken “in order to forestall any pincers movement under­
taken by Germany against the Western hemisphere,” according to a
statement by President Roosevelt. Above map indicates how this works.
(11 Iceland occupation nullifies any Nazi threat from the north and
occupation of Trinidad, and British Guiana (2 and 3) take care of the
southern jaw of the pincer hinged on Vichy-French Dakar in Africa.
Some sources contend taking over of Azores and Cape Verde Islands
(shown in large typei would further greatly strengthen hemisphere defense.
‘Good Neighbors’—Junior Style
Bobby Gallagher (left) U. 8. “Boy-Ambassador” to Brazil and Ro­
berto Andrade (right), Brazil's “Boy-Ambassador” who recently vis­
ited the U. 8., are shown being greeted by crowds upon their arrival in
Rio De Janeiro. This is the junior part of the Inter-American “Good-
Neighbor” policy.
WASHINGTON.—Recent months
of war in Europe have made some
significant changes in the habits and
the outlook of the President. He is
more serious, more worried. Also
he is more circumscribed. The lat­
ter is important, because it means
that he sees fewer people, loses
some of his old contacts.
During his first eight yeurs In
office, probably no President in his­
tory was in closer touch with the
country as a whole than Franklin
Roosevelt. Not only did he sec a
great number of congressmen, la­
bor leaders, business men and poli­
ticians during his daily routine, but
he traveled more than any other
President. Several times a year he
took turns round the country, kept
his car to the ground, met al) sorts
of people.
Ever since the international emer­
gency, be has stuck close to Wash­
ington. Not once has he got out
into tile Middle West, even during
Joe DiMaggio's batting streak of the 1940 campaign. Seldom has he
hitting safely in 56 consecutive gone farther away than New York
games was ended as he banged out or down the Potomac. Thus he has
the blow shown above. Next game missed the relaxation, the rest, and
he failed to get a hit and his record the obvious joy he used to get from
stands for the baseball world to shoot his roving junkets. Also he has
at.
missed his old personal contacts.
Note—The President boasts that
he rests on a railroad trip, and
this is really true. He seems to
sleep better on a Pullman, and on
occasion orders have been given to
the train engineer to stretch out a
run between towns in order to give
the President extra sleep.
More Gold Braid.
Roosevelt's contacts thus are lim­
ited by remaining in Washington,
and in Washington also, he is more
circumscribed than ever. He docs
not see nearly as many members of
congress and men from many walks
of life as formerly. This la because
he is concentrating so much time on
national defense and foreign affairs.
All important decisions in the
state department come across his
desk. The freezing of Axis funds,
the closing of German-Italian consu­
lates, the speeches of Secretary
Knox, have to get the President's
O. K. Important decisions regard­
ing the army and navy come to
him, and a constant stream of ques­
Harry Bridges (arrow). West tions regarding OPM and aid to
coast maritime union leack*r, is Britain confronts him daily.
So the President sees far less of
shown as he warned of “a big
the
men who helped to build up the
strike” since he is not satisfied with
New Deal, far more of army-navy
longshoremen's wages.
officials. One Dollar Men and dip­
lomats. Much of this Is unavold-
able, though part of It could be
eliminated by more diversification
of control.
However, tills change in the Pres­
ident's mode of operation is not as
important as the change which grad­
ually has crept over his general out­
look. On the surface, and in press '
conference, he is the same old
wise-cracking, fun-loving Roosevelt.
But underneath he is not.
No longer does he have the same
zest for what he is doing. In the
old days when he was building PWA
bridges and WPA schoolhouses,
writing labor laws, crusading for so­
cial security, fighting the big utili­
ties, he loved every minute of it
He was building up, crusading for
human needs and human rights.
And his enthusiasm was boundless.
No War Enthusiasm.
Now, however, he knows that ev­
ery step he takes in foreign policy,
every dollar he spends for the navy,
every man he inducts into the army,
may be a step toward tearing down
rather than building up. He believes
the steps he is taking are absolutely
necessary. But he has no enthusi­
asm for them. In other words, he
has no enthusiasm for war.
Most of the men around Roose­
velt believe that war is inevitable,
and it may be that he does, too—
though he has not admitted that
publicly. But judging by his hang- [
ing back in opposition to his more
For 21 years Lewis E. Lawes was vigorous military-foreign policy ad­
boss of Sing Sing and now he is visers, the President hates and
leaving to be a writer and lecturer. dreads the idea of this nation going
He is shown taking a last look at into war.
his old domain, where as warden he
He hates the reactions and after­
became internationally famous as maths of war, and he hates the idea
penologist. In background are build­ of having history record him as a
War President.
ings of the well-known prison.
At the same time he believes that
this country will have to move fast,
and if it does not move now it may
be too late. For the best definition
of an isolationist, Roosevelt firmly
believes, is one who by procrastina­
tion wants to see his women and I
children in the thick of the fighting
here at home.
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By Young Naval Officer
A young naval officer whose
marks in navigation had not been
all that might have been desired,
was set to "shooting the sun" to
determine Ute ship's position. The
vessel was somewhere west of
Penzance.
After a while the
junior delivered the result of his
calculations.
Shortly afterwards, the captain
sent for him. "Young man," he
said, seriously, “remove your cap.
We are now on a hallowed spot.”
“Beg your pardon, sir?” "Yes,
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sir,” said the captain. “If you
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commonplace day.
Westminster Abbey.”
Exit Lawes
New Air Chief
This Is Brig. Gen. Carl Spaatz,
newly appointed chief of army air
force, now operating as an independ­
ent division within the department
of war.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
Ben Welles, son of Undersecre­
tary of State Sumner Welles, is
working as a newsman in Panama.
Nelson Rockefeller, government
worker, gets up at five in the morn­
ing, shuns parties, goes to bed at ]
ten.
The Rockefeller office has been I
flooded with requests from movie
stars who want to tour Latin Amer­
ica.
When senators fail to pay their
bills at the senate stationery room,
the disbursing office, Instead of dun­
ning them, merely docks the amount
from their pay checks.
"America,” latest popular book­
let by David Cushman Coyle, has
been officially endorsed by the
American Legion, General Federa­
tion of Women’s Clubs, the Council
for Democracy, and the selective
service board.
But some—it Is not recorded why
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