. Full 0 8 Weath- Weather " -p mud Forecast: rartlj cloudy atth occasional showers tonight and Tbursdsr. Not much chant In temperature. Hlfhest yesterday 10 Lowest this moraine 47 Precipitation past 14 hours M It Can't Be Done treat help to oreryon are the Want Ads. In this news paper. Just how would you go about It to leach sppioilmste ly d.SOO homes In any other In eipenslt way The answer la It Cant Be Done. Medford Tribune Full Associated Praia United Prose Thirty -6ixth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1941. No. 58. gL in lPfmfiillQ) u iMyjiyjir . i THE CAPITAL PARADE Br JOSEPH ALSOP and HOBERT KINTNER Copyright 1941. by Now York Tribune, Ine. Washington, May 28 These words are written Just before, and will be printed just after the President's message to the nation. At the moment, Wash ington Is almost wholly preoc cupied with speculation on what the President will say, but there Is also an undercurrent of talk on another subject as yet a mere trickle, but one that may swell to flood which It is well to record at this decisive moment. The subject of the talk Is the policy of the closely knit, high ly organized isolationist high command. This group, for which the America First Committee serves as a front and financing agency. Includes such politicians as Senators Burton K. Wheeler, Bennett Champ Clark and Ger ald P. Nye, such public men as Col. Charles A.- Lindbergh and Herbert Hoover, and such pow ers from the business world as Henry Ford and General Robert E. Wood. Since the passage of the lend-lease bill, they have ex hausted every resource at their disposal, including money, prop aganda, and such devices as the old big-business lobbies as stim ulated letter-writing campaigns, to obstruct and hamstring the President's foreign policy. EIR effort has culminated in a series of loudly touted public meetings. And these meetings, besides making much noise and offering conclusive evi dence of the prosperous financial (Continued on Page Four) 4,955 MORE DUE FROM OREGON IN SELECTIVE SERVICE Salem, May 28 (IP) Oregon, which now has 19,764 of her sons in the nation's armed forces, must supply 4,955 more under the selective service act. Lieutenant Colonel Elmer V. Wooton, state selective service director, was advised today by the war department. The war department's new rross quota for the state is 24, 719, including 17,476 men al ready regularly enlisted in the army, navy, marine corps and coast guard; 2,288 who have been drafted into the army, and 4,955 yet to be drafted. The previous quota was 18, 618. No deadline was established for Inducting the 4,955 draftees. New quotas for each' of the state's 97 local boards will be announced soon by state head quarters. OH Firm Ups Wages Seattle, May 28. (JP) A $9 monthly wage increase to all employes receiving less than $250, effective May 1, was an nounced today for all employes of the Texas company In Wash ington and Oregon by A. R. Playle, assistant district manager. Axis Partners Grimly Silent On Statement by Roosevelt By the Associated Press Both axis partners were grim ly silent today officially on President Roosevelt's speech, but propaganda sources which do their bidding were allowed to hint that it may be regarded as an invitation to war. Virginio Gayda, fascist editor who often reflects Premier Mus solini's own views, said flatly that the United States president was "preparing for aggression" against Germany and Italy. Other fascist circles In Rome aid th fireside chat virtually put the United States at war with the axis. By late afternoon in Berlin, OF ALLIES BROKEN Luftwaffe Thwarts Attempt to Escape by Sea Other Setbacks for Defenders By th Associated Proas, German "sky troops" have seized Canea, the capital of Crete, and smashed allied resist- ance in the nine-day-old Strug gle, the Nazi high command de clared today, while luftwaffe dive-bombers frustrated a British attempt to escape by sea. British middiu east headquar ters acknowledged that British troops defending Canea have been obliged to make a further withdrawal to a more favorable position in the rear." Fighting Continues. "Severe fighting continues,' the British communique said. A series of other swift-breaking developments paced the Brit ish setback on Crete. Terse in cluded: - -1. Capture of Halfaya ("Hell fire") pass in Egypt by axis troops now striking with renew ed fury toward the Suez canal. 2. Britain and her old ally, France, have met In open com bat for the first time a clash between RAF and French war planes over Syria. 3. Germany and Italy grant ed France permission to build up a continental air force for "defense of empire" apparent ly countering Britain s threat to attack unoccupied France if Chief of State Philippe Petaln continues his active cooperation with the reich. Resistance Broken. In the critical battle of Crete, Hitler's high command asserted that allied resistance on the 180-mlle-long Isle was crushed, with British and Greek defenders suf fering heavy losses as they re treated. In Berlin, a military spokes man formally charged t'iat Ger man parachute troops had been tortured in Crete, and it was re called that the German high command said any evidence of mistreatment of German prison ers would be avenged 10-for-l on British prisoners in German hands. Prime Minister Churchill last week accused the Nazis of dis guising their parachute troops in uniforms of New Zealand sol diers. Nazi mountain troops, support ed by waves of machine-gunning and bombing attack planes-, were said to be pursuing the British across the Island. Escape Thwarted. The communique said dive bombing Stukas had thwarted a British attempt to retreat by sea, with the destruction of four ships totaling 5,400 tons and the damaging of two others in Suda bay, site of big British naval bate. In the middle east, French warplanes were reported to have attacked British planes for the first time over Syria where the RAF has been bombing airports assertedly used by German bombers en route to Iraq. French dispatches from Beirut said British and French air squadrons clashed when the British started attacking the air drome at Neirab, and an RAF Glenn Martin bomber was shot down with all members of its three-man crew killed the German press had not dis closed to Its public even that the president had spoken. But the Dlenst A us Deutsch land news commentary, which has close foreign office connec tions and is not for home con sumption, said his address un doubtedly would receive "de cisive rejection" from the nazis. The German radio In a broadcast also exclusively for consumption abroad was heard by CBS In New York to de nounce Mr. Roosevelt's attitude on freedom of the seas as mean ing "nothing short of unlimited control by Washington" of the world's sea lane. F. D. R. PLANS NO IMMEDIATE ACTION TO BACK EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION As President l jl; I yoi r 1 I If .:':.;!! Beneath th flags of the American republics In the east room of the White House, President Roosevelt In a radio address to the world proclaimed an "unlimited national emer gency." In right foreground, back to camera. Is Mrs. Roosevelt. Adjusting the flag Is the president's bodyguard. Tom Qualters. (A. P. photo to Mail Tribune by telephoto and air mall.) T SABOTAGE, I SAYS San Francisco, May 28. (JP) Harry Bridges testified flatly today he did not believe In sabotage and the unlawful de struction of property, and that he never had attended a Com munist party convention "any where at any time." The CIO labor leader, testify ing at his second deportation hearing, also contradicted the testimony of several govern ment witnesses who had iden tified him as a Communist, or placed him at Communist meet ings. SPECIAL JURY PANEL FOR CIRCUIT COURT A special Jury panel of seven names, to fill the Jury list de pleted by excuses from service, and the grand Jury selection, was drawn yesterday as follows: Archie C. Pierce, Medford. and Dom Provost, Earl Leever, George B. Icenhower, Noel W. Heard and Dewey F. Sackett, aU of Ashland. Shipways Ready. Portland, May 28 PJ Eleven shipways will be ready to cradle ship hulls within two weeks at the Oregon Shipbuilding corpor ation plant here, O. A. Mechlin, resident engineer for the mari time commission, said today. Eight are finished now and three more are almost ready. , Gave Momentous Address Demos and Interventionists Praise F. R. Pronouncement Washington, May 28. (JP) Democrats and proponents of all-out aid to the democracies praised President Roosevelt's pro nouncement on American foreign policy today but Republicans and non-Interventionists generally were critical. Speaker Rayburn of the house termed the speech "very force ful and clear" and added It would be "very satisfying and encouraging not only to the people of the Western Hemis phere but to the democratic peo ples throughout the earth." Alt M. Landon, Republican nominee for president In 1936, countered with the comment "it is the end of democratic govern ment in the United. States tem porarily at least." Senator Wheeler (D-Mont), foe of the administration's foreign policy, described the president's speech as a "virtual declaration of war." 'The president talks about cold, hard facts and fear," Wheeler said while in Indian apolis for an address, "yet no man in America has tried more to create fear In the minds of the people than has the presi dent since 1933. We are not pre pared to fight on foreign soil. We cannot land an expedition ary force in Europe. 'The president talks of the defense of democracy and yet he has disregarded the funda mentals of democracy in Ameri ca. Like many of his democratic colleague. Senator Ellender (D La.) thought It "courageous," and predicted It would spell the end of strikes. "It means war," Ellender said, 'should the axis power attempt to seize any territory which in the opinion of the president and our military experts could be used as bases for an attack on the Western Hemisphere." Somewhat in contrast. Sena tor Taft (R-Ohlo). asserted the president did "not declare any policy which the country has not been pursuing since the pas sage of the lend-lease bill. The declaration of an unlimited na tional emergency has no legal effect whatever. The president has no statutory or constitution al authority to declare such an emergency." At Seattle, Dave Beck, west ern organizer and International vice president of the Teamsters' union, said: "I endorse President Roose velt's program of national de fense even to the furnishing of convoys in th battle of th At lantic." Goldendale, Wash., May 28. JP Eric Miller. 22, of Center- vlile. was charged with the first degree murder of hi 60-year-old mother, Mrs. Annetta Miller, In a complaint filed yesterday by Prosecutor Edgar S. Canfield. The prosecutor said Miller had signed a confession that he strangled hi mother after a quarrel over money. The youth ill be arraigned in superior court June 3. BASEBALL National R H E Pittsburgh - 7 8 1 Cincinnati 4 12 0 Butcher and Lopez; Moore, Riddle, Hutchings, Beggs and Lombard!, West. American R. H. Cleveland . 5 9 2 Detroit 8 11 4 Harder, Eisenstat, Hevlng and Hemsley; Trout, Benton and Tebbetts. (16 Innings) Philadelphia Boston R. . 8 . 6 H. 16 15 Beckman, Ferrick and Hayes; Fleming, Ryba, Wilson and Pyt lak. ROOSEVELT TALK T CONCRETE IS Salem, May 28 (P) Gover nor Charles A. Sprague, assert ing he would continue to sup port President "Roosevelt' for eign policy, aid today that the President's Speech last night was more of an oratorical bar rage than it was a concrete step In his policy of aid to Britain." "The speech," the governor said, "won't satisfy, th inter veV.tlonists because he didn't pull any triggers. It won't sat isfy the Isolationist because it Is another step toward war. "All we have to wait for now Is for somebody to commit an overt act. Then we'll be in the war." The governor, who made his remarks to a reporter Inform ally, made It plain that he still is supporting tho President's for eign policy as vigorously a ever. "The speech," Governor Sprague said, "won't scare Hit ler. In other words, the entire situation is Just the same as it was before the speech was made. The President, under today's unlimited emergency, has no more power than he had under limited emergency." Editorial Comment on Roosevelt Declaration Seattle Times and.) After much fumbling the die is cast! We are at warl The president made this all clear last night Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the most popular man In American history, has told u what we must do. . . . Never before In American history has the safety, the very life of the nation lain so completely In on man's hands. Once again we pledge loyalty. . . . But from the presi dent of the United State we demand what our loyalty earns ruthless abolition of fifth col umnist. Removal from their post of responsibility those who have proved their incapacity. Salt Lake (Utah) Tribune (Ind.-Rep.) "Will Americans re spond to these call (of the president as commander In chief of the army and navy) or will they listen to the lullabye of wandering Aryan minstrel, the snarls of our own Laval and Quislings, the dire forebodings of denationalized defeatist and the tinkle of Hitler' bell by which he expects to start a civil war In th United States?" (The question was left unanswered). Philadelphia Evening Ledger (Ind.-Rep.) The hour of deci sion found American public opinion thoroughly prepared. There was no appreciable sene of shock from anything the Thinks Freedom of Seas Can Be Maintained and Neutrality Act Retained Washington, May 28. (IP) President Roosevelt told report ers today he had no intention of asking for repeal of the neutrality act and was considering no revision of it. , The chief executive said also that he had in mind at present no executive orders to Implement last night's proclamation of an unlimited national emergency. Without such orders, he told a special press conference, there can be no action under the powers conferred on him through the declaration of a state of full emergency. Mr. Roosevelt had been expected to clarify the convoy issue at the conference, but he gave no specific statement of his view on it. But he did say that he thought freedom of th tea could ba maintained in compatibility with the neutrality act The act for bids American vessels to enter combat zones. The president said it would be a violation of the act for Amer ican ships to engage in trade in such zone and that this step was not contemplated. 'Then how can we have freedom of the sea?" a reporter in quired. Mr. Roosevelt replied that ship can be forbidden to put into ports where under the doctr.ne of chance they might be destroyed. Washington, May 28 UP) President Roosevelt will hold special press conference late this afternoon at which he is ex pected to clear up th question of convoys. Stephen Early, presidential . secretary, was advised by re- Wheeler to Answer New York, May 28. (JP) Senator Burton K. Wheeler (D-Mont.) will answer Presi dent Roosevelt's speech of last night In an address over a CBS nation-wide network at 8:30-7 p. m. (PST), tonight, speaking from Indianapolis. porters that the chief executive's speech last night in which he committed the United States un reservedly to a policy of active resistance to all German efforts to gain control of the seas left some confusion around the con voy issue. Early replied: "I think he will clear that up this afternoon and I would rather he would do it." Not BpecUl In his momentous radio ad dress to the world last night the chief executive did not speak specifically of American naval escort for British-bound ships But he did say that the Ameri can patrol system was expand- president said . natural, now. . It an seem Phlladdphia Evening Bulle tin (Ind.-Rep.) President Roose velt strips the axis' design of all camouflage. He shows that Nazi r? ogres toward domina tion 'it Europe means a present anrt Increasing threat to the new world. The Denver Post (Ind.V "The president ha put this nation upon a war basis. While It may be said we are in a "state of undeclared war" as congress has not voted any ' declaration of war, the president left no doubt that so far as he Is concerned we already are in the war. He will decide when we are to start shooting. And ba made It plain he doe not Intend to wait until we actually are fired upon before he give th order to shoot" Oregon Journal, Portland (IhU) America must resist nazl aggression or retreat before It If Hitler win there will be no peace and he will win unless the United State doe some thing about it end now. The first step 1 to shake off the damnable complacency that indulge Itself In preferences and prejudices rather than face facts; fact as they exist, not as we would like them to be. Wake up America! lng and that all necessary addi tional steps would be taken to guarantee the arrival of American-made war supplies in Eng land. Early later had explained that he thought Mr. Roosevelt meant that the patrol would be made better and more efficient and more ships would be added to It. Probably, he indicated, Mr. Roosevelt will feel Inclined-tor -dispel doubt about what may be done, if anything, about revis ion of the neutrality law. To a question whether the president's plea that all citizen (Continued on Pace Mine) QUINTS 7 YEARS OLD; HAVE PARTY AND tAKE TO CELEBRATE EVENT Callander. Ont., May 28 ( Canada's five little sweethearts, the vivacious Dlonne quintup lets, celebrated today their sev enth birthday anniversary. Yvonne, Annette, Ceclle, Em it le and Marie had a mammoth cake to share with member of their immediate family at a par ty at noon. Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, who brought the five girl into the world at a little farmhouse near this northern Ontario town, was recovering at a Toronto hospital from an operation. The girls' program for the day Included a broadcast beforo retiring in the evening. WheCir the girls will speak In French or English was not known. Their last broadcast on May 11 caused minor stir in Canada. They had been re hearsed carefully by their gov ernment sponsors to speak in English, but stepped up to the microphone and used French. Judge J. A. Valln, chairman of the board of guardians, said he understood Mr. and Mrs. Ollva Dlonne, intervened at the last minute and caused the switch to French. SIDE GLAIXES By TRIBUNE REPORTERS Fred Wahl cooling hi heel for the better part of an hour in Heinle Fhihrer' office, only to finally learn that the latter had absent-mindedly dashed off for Portland after telling him to "wait Just a minute; 1 11 be right back." Jean Hamilton unaware of spectator a she made quick clothe change on Fir street s