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Bf JOSEPH ALSOP. and
ROBERT KINTNER
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Alliance. Inc.
Washington, Aug. 21. Wil
liam C. Bullitt'i speech before
the American Philosophical so
ciety at Philadelphia was no
blundering indiscretion in the
manner of James H. R. Crom
well or John Cudahy. It was not
only passed by the state depart
ment, as was reported at the
time; it was also discussed at
length with the president, both
in the early and final stages of
composition, and was approved
In detail by him. It must be
taken, therefore, as an exact
expression of the president's own
views.
Regarded In this light, the Bullitt
speech la unquestionably the most
significant utterance on foreign af
fslra to come from any administra
tion source. Including the president
himself, since the outbreak of the
second world war.
For Bullitt did not speak In the
broad generalltlea and careful Indi
rections which have chsracterlzed
aueh presidential utterances aa the
meaesge requesting repeal of the arms
embargo. He painted In the most
lively and moving colors the tragic
picture of the fall of France. He
grimly told hla countrymen that the
asma patter of eventa might be
repeated her In the United States.
He urgently pleaded thst destroyers
and other forms of aid might be
made immediately available to Eng
land. And ha sharply warned that
If England fell, the danger of German
aggression against the United states
would be Immediate and terrible.
"America la In danger." be said.
"It la my conviction, drawn from
ray own experience and from the
Information In the hands of our
government In Wsshlngton. that the
United States Is In as great peril
today aa Francs waa a year ago.
And I believe that unless wa act
(Continued on Page Slz.l
Washington, Aug. 21 (IP)
The state department said today
the refugee ship American Le
gion was about 400 miles west
of the British coast line and thus
.u nut nt th arm which Ger
many had described as highly
dangerous.
Washington, Aug. 21 (IP) A
congressional investigation of
why the refugee ship American
Legion was sent through a
mined area despite German
warning has been suggested by
Senator Bone (D-Wash).
Bone told the senate yester
day that "either President
Roosevelt or someone In the
state department" had refused
to order a change in the ship's
course and thereby risked an in
cident which "might have pre
cipitated this country into war
In a week."
Zehruna Indicted
Portland, Aug. 21. HP) The
grand Jury returned two forgery
indictments yesterday against
Edgar Zehrung, 38. former
secretary-treasurer of the Port
land postal employes' credit
union.
SIDE GLANCES
br
TRILUNE REPORTERS
Helen Thompson doing a first
class Job of reporting while
playing scribe at a function.
Lucille Wright. Sarah Fraree
and Dorothy Lee being very cor
dial to a caller but not much
hlp to the caller's aim in calling-
Marjorie Kelly and Eileen
DriRKi pulling off what their
victim Judged the most stunning
practical Joke of all time.
Helen Dugan sniffling from a
cold and Insisting she did not
catch it while horseback riding
in the moonlight
SCATTERED SOLO
T
Gibraltar Attacked Twice
From Sky English Mid
lands Plants Hit.
London. Aug. 21. (IP) Ger
many's airforce blanketed Eng
land with scattered solo raids
today, striking its heaviest blows
in the southeast, where one
coast resort was bombed twice
in the early afternoon. .
Three Nazi bombers were
shot down by British fighters,
and a fourth was believed to
have plunged into the English
channel.
Almost constant patrols of
Snitfirre and Hurricanes were
kept in the air as reports indi
cated a change in uerman tac
tics from mass raids to scattered
"sneak-in" attacks by individual
bombers.
T pro tnriav a lone raider at
tacked a town In the southwest
and dropped a bomb which des
troyed a house, causing three
casualties, including cne fatal
ity.
In a doe f ght over the town
the Junker 88 waa brought
down by a British fighter. The
bomb crew of five was klliea.
Hit-Run Tactics
The heaviest of these attacks.
which the British said were mo
riollpH nn "hit and run" tactics.
was concentrated on the south
east coast, but numbor of single
raiders also were reported over
lh miHIanils. the Welsh coast
al areas and northeast England.
The greatest damage was re
norterl from the industrial mid
lands, where several bombs hit
a thickly-populated residential
nnrl shnnninff area, killing one
woman and fnjuring several
others.
In other sections German
bombers did little damage, first
reports indicated.
The growing radius of British
bombing attacks on Germany
and German-occupied territory.
coupled with mminisning nazi
aerial activity, was hailed in
London as an indication that the
initiative has been taken away
from the German air force by
RAF victories over massed at
tacking methods.
There was virtually no Ger
man air activity over England
between midnight and dawn.
Five bombs were dropped on
South Wales towns this morn
ing. The damage and the num
ber of casualties were not
learned.
Several planes took part in
the raid.
Children Killed
Children were among the
dead and injured in a midlands
raid. Rescue squads searched the
wreckage of four houses, almost
completely destroyed, for fur
ther victims.
Gibraltar. Aug. 21. '"
Britain's great fortress of Gi
braltar was raided twice today
by enemy planes. Bombs started
a small fire which was brought
quickly under control, a com
munique said.
"During the night enemy air
craft bombed Gibraltar twice."
the communique declared. "In
I ih firrt raid, bombs dropped in
the sea, but an aircraft was
brought down in the sea off Eu
ropa Point.
in the second raid bombs
dropped on the rock, causing a
.n fir which was auickly
brought under control. There
was slight damage ana no cas
ualties." Bombs have been dropped on
Gibraltar four times since the
start of the war a year ago. ine
last raid was July 26.
By the Associated Press
Berlin. Aug. 21. The Ger
man hlrfh command reported
widespread damage done to air
dromes, harbors and industries
In southern and middle England
in a scries of night laids, but
sent only scattered rl
make "arried reconnaissance"
and photographic flights across
the channel in daylight opera
tions today.
The nur.ber of day flights
.,.u brmtf of the unfav
orable weather, said DNB, of-
ficial news agency.
Lead Senate Attack On Bullitt
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An attack in the senate at Washington on lha address of Am
bassador William C. Bullitt, predicting a German attack on the
United Slates if Great Britain is defeated was led by Senator
D. Worth Clark (right) (D-Ida.) who termed it "very, very little
short of treason." Joining the debate. Senator Bennett Champ
Clark (left) (D-Mo.) said thai "if Ambassador Bullitt did succeed in
getting up a war he would find a safe place to hide during its
progress."
OF AX ASSAULT
ICAN HOME
Exiled Bolsheviki Leader
Near Death Assailant
Posed As Friend.
(By the Associated Press)
Mexico City, Aug. 21. Leon
Trotsky, exiled "Napoleon of the
Bolsheviks" who fled to a haven
in Mexico, was near death today
victim of a pickax attack by
a man who posed as his "great
admirer."
Surgeons said Trotsky's con
dition was "very grave."
The one-time Russian war
minister had a wound in the
skull which exposed his brain
, lUTl"lrr UB. u
5kuii. 1 wo oilier diqwb irum me
ax injured his right shoulder and
his right hip.
Surgeons operated on Trotsky
last night, a few hours after he
was set upon in the office of
his home in nearby Coyoacan.
challenge by saying conditions
..'.."'." T..'made it obvious he could not
hands of a pickax assailant In
his Mexican retreat yesterday,
was reported "very low" today
in a telephoned report from his
secretary.
The ax-wielder, who had posed
as a friend, described himself to
Mexican police as Jacques Mor-
tan Vandendreischd. 36, a native
, D.,. 1 n.i(
?.,M, iZ ri,w H
subject the reury reported
Rivera. Mexican muralist and
former Intimate of Trotsky, at-1
tributed the attack to
the Stalin Hitler front."
'tools of
SUSPECT MURDER
IN EUGENE DEATH
Eugene. Aug. 21. (TW Mur
der was suspected by local of
ficers today when an autopsy
revealed that Hugh M. O'Brien,
57, local furniture store dealer
found hanging by a rope In the
I basement of his store yesterday.
died from a blow on the head
or strangulation.
Whether or not
suicide
note, now being studied, was
forged will give final Indica -
tion of whether or not he took
his own 111 or met with foul
Dlav.
TO DEBATE FDR.
ON DEFENSE TRIP
Criticizes Preparedness Pro
gress to Date His Plan
WOUld Not 'Waste Time' i
Rushville, Ind., Aug. 21. P)
Criticizing the administration
defense program as "hopelessly
Inadequate, delayed, and improp
erly organized," Wendell L. Will-
kie suggested today that he and
President Roosevelt debate the
issue during one of the chief
executive's visits to prepared
ness projects.
"Mr. Roosevelt should tell us
how much (military equipment)
is on hand, and how much on
order," the Republican presi-
dential nominee said in a state-
ment.
Willkie's proposal followed a
renewal of his invitation that his
Democratic opponent meet him
in "public discussion" on all
campaign questions. The renewal
was made at a press conference
.. . r . r, 1 .
campaign.
Then Willkie Issued the state
ment about defense as a supple
ment to his remarks to reporters.
A debate during a prepared
ness inspection trip, the nom
inee declared, "won't waste" any
P"'1 Jo.nn h. m,k
. He vIXy !?Ui wm-'
ing a speech anyway," Willkie
dJed. it would Just give
me , of making ,
phe same time and,
cuum
v.,.:..
Willkie plans to leave tonight
or tomorrow for a week-end trip
to New York.
The nominee had a quiet
morning and afternoon yester
day, but appeared unexpectedly
at a Joint dinner of the Rushville four, refused 23 and granted sailed in commons today by
Rotary and Kiwanis clubs. four today. Goeffrey Mander, liberal mem
He announced receipt of more' Iber of parliament, as "grossly
than hundred messages sug-
gesting that he put Secretary
Ickes on his payroll. The reason,
he said, was that the cabinet
member's nrjDosition radio
nrh "was an helnful" In Re-
publicans.
Auto Bales Increase
Detroit. Aug. 21 Ol'i The
Automobile Manufacturers' asso
ciation estimated today that re-
! tail sales of passenger cars and
trucks during the first seven
' months of 1940 numbered 2 524
841 units, an increase of 28 3
per cent over the comparable
i oerind last t ear.
REPORT MASSING
ITALIAN TROOPS
ON GREEKBORDER
Greece Also Girds Fascist.
Press Stirs War Fever in
Row Over Albania..
(By the Associated Press)
Belgrade. Yugoslavia, Aug. 21
Italian troops were reported
massing along Greece's western
frontier today as the Greek gov
ernment, belabored by the fas
cist press for alleged mistreat
ment of Albanian minorities,
strengthened its defenses by
placing more reserves under
arms.
The call to the colors was the
third issued in a week of grow
ing tension in relations with
Italy.
Premier General John Mctax
as conferred at length last night
with King George II, but no
explanation for the sudden in
crease in the nation's armed
forces was given and official cir
cles declined to comment on the
reports of Italian troop concen
trations. "Reports abroad can neither
be confirmed nor denied," a
spokesman said.
Usually well-informed sources
here, however, said they had In
formation that Italy was mass
ing considerable numbers of
troops, including at least one
armored division, in Albania
opposite the Greek border,
Tfce fascist press has been
hinting strong' that Italy would
make territorial demands on
' Greece for the Ciamuria frontier
region on the ground it is right
fully part of Albania, which
Italy annexed in 1639 after her
Good Friday invasion.
Athens, Greece, Aug. 21 (IP)
The Greek army cancelled all
leaves for officers and men tO-
rlnu nnrl n runnn.ihl. .1
man said "we will not be caught
by surprise if Greece should be
invaded."
In the third move to strength
en the army within a week, the
government called to arms sev
eral thousand men of a number
of military classes.
Greece's precautions have
been taken amid growing ten
sion with Italy precipitated by
Italian charges Greece was re
sponsible for the assassination of
Daut Hoggia, an Albanian.
Greece has denied any responsi
bility. LI
London, Aug. 21 flJ.P) Total
German air losses since mass
aerial attacks began on Great
Britain two weeks ago probably
are more than double the 710
listed in official communiques
published, Archibald Sinclair,
minister of air, told the house of
commons today.
Sinclair told the house that
Britain! communiques were
based solely on German planes
"certainly destroyed", that is,
actually seen to hit the ground,
break into pieces in the air, or
descend in flames.
There are strict Instructions
to pilots to exercise the greatest
aiacreiion in reporting enemy
lussrB ma nicy icno iq err on
the side of underestimation,"
Sinclair said.
Portland, Aug. 21. tJPi The
state liauor control commission!
revoked one license, suspended
I I
Nice Summer Newt
Washington, Aug. 21. (A)
In 40-dcgree below tempera
ture, the staff of the United
States Antarctic service cele
brated today the approaching
end of the four-monttvlong
winter night. .
Dr. Paul A. Siple, west base
leader, radioed that the sun
was expected to show Itself
fittingly at noon today. How
ever, for several weeks, the
'in will be visible only for a
shr.rt time- rtailv.
I h. -toff n ihm 1lr,lfl!
BRITAIN SEEKING
ARMS PACT WITH
AMERICA BELIEF
Alliance Would Embrace De
fense of Canada, Says Un
official Source.
(By Drew Middleton)
London, Aug. 21. (IP) Unof
ficial but well-informed sources
indicated today that the British
government Is seeking a mili
tary alliance with the United
States.
Canadian American discus
sions on mutual defense are
considered n these quarters to
be the opening wedge in a
British efort to obtain a full
military accord between the
United States and Britain.
As envisaged now, such an
alliance would embrace the de
fense of Canada and other Brit
ish possessions in the western
hemisphere and, perhaps even
more important, "would form
the basis for common diplomacy
in the far east at the conclusion
of the European conflict," as
one informant put it.
"The plain truth of the mat
ter," said a neutral diplomat.
is that neither Great Britain
nor the United States has a
powerful friend left anywhere
else in the world. It behooves
them to get together and make
the best of the sorry situation."
Official sources were reluc
tant to comment on the talks
between President Roosevelt
and Canadian Prime Minister
W. L. Mackenzie King, which
resulted in a decision to estab
lish a Joint defense board, but
satisfaction was evident.
There were reports here that
the conversations progressed to
the hypothetical naval defense
of Canada and the United States
in the event the British fleet
were lost and aerial defense not
only on the seaboard but from
United States bases on the Pa
cific such as Sitka and northern
Alaska.
GAS SOLD JAPAN
Houston, Aug. 21. P) The
Chronicle today said "the Hous
ton oil Industry buzzed with
reports that two British-controlled
companies were selling
to Japan petroleum products
recently embargoed by the
United States."
The Chronicle said one exec
utive asserted, "When the Unit
ed States stopped American oil
companies from shipping avia
tion gasoline and other products
to Japan, these two interna
tional oil companies, one con
trolled directly by the British
government, stepped In and
began supplying the Japanese
market.
"Apparently," the Chronicle
quoting him anonymously, "this
is part of England's appease
ment policy toward Japan."
The Chronicle said "he
termed the situation 'a screwy
one.' with the two
British-!
controlled companies supplying
Japan, axis partner of Germany,
with oil."
London, Aug. 21. (P Sale
of British oil to Japan and the
closing of the Burma road over
which war supplies were sent
to the central Chinese govern'
! ment at Chungking were as-
unfair.
AUTHOR OF 'CASEY
AT THE BAT DEAD
Santa Barbara, Calif., Aug. 21
U.B Ernest Lawrence Thay
er, who wrote the immortal
baseball poem, "Casey at the
Bat", dird today at the age of 77.
He suffered a cerebral hemor
rhage and succumbed at his
I home In nearby Monteclto.
I War Bulletins
London. Aug. 21 Pl Au
thoritative London sources said
today that Italy's oil supplies
might become acutely short
after 12 months of war and that
shortages war already appar
ent In the Italian stocks of raw
materials.
Berlin. Aug. 21 W Ger
many Is unable to guarantee
safe conduct for vassals carry
ing children out of war sonea,
the official news agency. DNB
said tonight In commenting
on United States proposals to
amend the neutrality law to
permit American ships to
carry British children west
ward. Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 21
(P) The South African air
force bombed Mogadlaciu.
moat important port In Ital
ian Somallland. as well as
"all known airdromes" In
southern Ethiopia yesterday,
a British communique here to
day said.
London. Aug. 21 T"! The
air ministry announced to
night British planes bombed
two enemy destroyers yester
day In the North Sea and dam
aged one.
The air ministry also de
clared airdromes In German
occupied territory were bomb
ed In daylight raids yesterday
and today. Adverse weather
conditions curtailed operationa
last night.
The ministry said no Brit
ish losses were suffered.
Chancy. Switserland. Aug.
21. UP) Britain's long-range
bombing flights against Indus
trial cities of northern Italy
and southern German war In
dustrie are Increasing the Pa
tain government's fears thai
Germany and Italy will extend
their occupation over a wider
area of France, border reports
said today.
London. Aug. 21 (P) Brit
ons raised unofficial estimates
of German planes shot down
in scattered but persistent
raids to 15 lata today after
battle ever southeast town
in which on German crashed.
Athens. Aug. 2lP)X
report circulated tonight that
an Italian plana which made
a forced landing at Eleuia laat
night carried 20 Italian staff
officers and military techni
cians. Tha plan was forced down
IS mile west of Athens near
Greece's large! munitions
plant.
It wa Mid that the Italian
war taken to a hotel in lh
auburbs of Athens under mili
tary guard and held there
overnight.
Th Italian. It waa aaid,
war released this morning.
SEEKlETTLEMENT
AUTO CAMP SUIT
An effort waa being made to
day to effect a settlement of the
$3400 judgment awarded by
circuit court Jury June 8 to Mr.
and Mrs. H. G. Montag and Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Curry in their
suit against Mr. and Mrs. Dean
Tate over purchase of an auto
camp and store on the Crater
Lake highway above Trail,
George W. Neilson, of counsel
toT lh Tate, aaid.
An execution order was Is
sued by the court August 14 and
the sheriff took possession of
the property Involved, pending
settlement of the judgment or
sale of the property to satisfy
the Judgment,
Mr. and Mrs. Montag and Mr.
and Mrs. Curry based their suit
on the allegation that they
bought the auto court under
misrepresentations by the Tate.
They were unable to keep up
payment on the purchase con
tract and th property wa re
possessed by the Tates, it was
brought out during the suit.
Charles R. Linn, 20, of 103 Hi
North Central avenue was fined
SS and $4.30 costs In Justice of
the peace court today on a
charge of speeding a truck. He
pleaded guilty.
New York. Aug. 21 (ID A
membership in th New York
stork exchange sold today for
333.000. lowest sine 1814 and
13.000 less tlian th previous
sal. .
OF
URGED JNSENATE
House Rejects Draft Defer
ment Walsh Claims
Profit Taking Curbs Pre
paring.
Washington, Aug. 21. (IP)
The house military committee)
rejected today a proposal to
amend the Burke-Wadsworth
conscription bill to defer actual
drafting of men for military ser
vice until the United States waa
at war.
Chairman May (D-Ky.) said
the committee rejected the)
amendment by a vote of 19 to 3.
The proposal to make a draft
operative only after a declara
tion of war first gained wide
spread attention yesterday when
it was put forward In the senate)
by Senator Walsh (D-Mass) who
said he would offer it formally
as an amendment later.
In the senate today Walsh
Joined in debate over the draft
bill pending there with the)
charge that airplane manufac
turers were delaying acceptance)
of government contracts for war-
planes because they were receiv
ing IS per cent profit on for
eign orders.
Supporting an amendment by
Senator Lee (D-Okla.) to "draft"
wealth as well as manpower.
Walsh asserted that industrial
leaden were now "knocking at
the door" of the senate in an ef
fort to obtain repeal of airplane)
and ship profit limitations.
He was told by an aircraft
manufacturer, he said, that 809
sub-contractors from whom thai
manufacturer purchased supplies
preferred to deal with foreign
buyers because profits on nego
tiated United State government
contracts were restricted to 7
per cent on airplanes and 8 per
cent on ships. Foreign contracts)
yielded as high as 18 per cent,
Walsh said he was told. '
"How can anybody wot to
conscript manpower when the)
manufacturer of airplanes anal
ships Insist that they would have)
the same profits as In peace
time?" he shouted.
Manila, Aug. 21 m A ty
phoon that swept northern Lu
zon Island caused at least eight
deaths, destroyed hundreds of
houses and flooded large crop
acreages, said belated reports
received here tonight. The storm
passed Into the China sea yester
day. It was feared that loss of life
in Cacayan province, still isolat
ed, might be as high as In the
center of the storm area.
BASEBALL
American
R. H. X.
0 5 1
8 8 0
Chicago
Philadelphia ....
Rigney and Tresh; Beckman
and F. Hayes.
Cleveland
1
14
Boston
Harder and Hemsley; Oster
mueller, Fleming and Foxx.
St. Louis .
Washington 3 8 0
Mills, Hudlin and Susce; Leon
ard and Ferrell.
Detroit 5 7 0
New York 8 11 8
Newhouser, Seats, C. Smith,
Benton and Sullivan. Chandler,
Murphy and Dickey.
National
(10 innings): R. H. E.
Philadelphia 7 13 1
Chicago 8 12 1
Pearson, Smoll, Syl Johnson
and Warren, Atwood; Lee.
Mooty, Root. Raffensberger, Bry
ant and Todd.
R. H. C.
Boston
Pittsburgh
18 1
8 10 0
Sullivan, Coffman and Masl;
Heintzelouin and Da.vis.