'July 21, 1941
' THE NEWS 'AND THE HERALD, KL'AMATH FALLS, OREGON
PAGE THRE1
U.S. El
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MOVED EAST
, By D.WITT MacKENZIE
Tha newa maul significant of
the trend In the battlo of tha
Slant armies aloud tho nuiwlnn
front la Unit purt of tho person-
I nrl of tha American embassy
has moved from Mokcow to Kn
tan, 480 miles eastward, thui
emphasizing tha grnvo and grow
Ing danger to tha aovlot capl
tal.
That precautionary move fits
In perfectly with tho word from
tha fighting lino, which con
tinned to away and bulge with
the violence of tho carnage like
a sausage-balloon In a h'.irrlcano
cniiMnntly awlnifins deeper
into red territory, threatenlnu to
break and pour the nar.l Invad
era across tho broad plalni that
lead to Moscow,
What Inn happoned In thla
central sector of the front la
that the Germans have forced
the powerful natural drfenio at
Smolensk, which Is tho gate
way to tha capital. This defense
la a strip of land which forms
a bridge between the sweeping
Dvlna and Dnieper rivers like
a nana cut through the moun
tains. The nails have exploited
I this achievement rapidly, drlv
Ing a deep salient Into tho Rus
sian front and constantly increas'
Ins the threat of a complete
break In tho red line at this
crucial point.
But the bolshevlsts still con.
tinned to fling themselves
against the German steel In a
defense which, In view of the
nail superiority In the vital air
and mechanized land equipment
has been remarkable both for Its
bravery and Its atrategle direc
tion. This Is not to detract from
the rjrowess of tha German le
ginns. which Is traditionally
great.
Thus while the battle Isn't do.
elded as yet. It Is clear that the
Germans are pressing lowara
their Immediate objectives
However, the war Is still young
If the- bnlahevlsU don't collapso
In this first onslaught.
The Impression is growing on
both sides of the Atlantic that
Hitler Is preparing to offer Brit
aln new peace terms If he Is sue.
, eessful In this Invasion. Lord
' Halifax, British ambassador to
Washington, called attention to
tha prospect In a speech at San
Francisco yesterday. The origin
of the report Is obscure, though
It wouldn't bo surprising to learn
that It was Inspired by nazidom
as a trial balloon.
Whether the fuehrer does In'
deed have such purpose re
mains to be seen. It's Interesting
however, to note the probable
strength of his position if he Is
able to knock Russia out an
"IF" which Is on tha knees of
tha gods.
With the bolshevlsts conquer
ed, Herr Hitler would bo lord
of tha entire continent of Eu
rope. He would have secured
from Russia many of the sup-
piles, especially the breadstuffs
and oil, which ha so badly needs.
Hn woulrin t have made the relch
self-sufficient, but it's highly
probable that he would have ac
quired aufflclont supplementary
supplies to enable him to feed
Europe and maintain hla mili
tary position In the face of the
British blockade, which has
been alowly strangling the con
tinent. Should Hitler reach this
height as the greatest conqueror
of all time, what could be more
logical than that he offer peace
to the allies? The terms, one as
sumes, would contemplato a
stalemate In which ha would be
left alone In a domination of
the continent amounting to out
right possession,
FHQMMOSCQW
"Keep 'Em Flying"
Boosted as New
O Morale Slogan
SALEM, July 21 (P) Instead
' of using such expressions as "So
long, I'll be seeing you, down
tho hatch, or good luck," Just
say,
"Keep 'em flying."
Tha state dofensa council, at
the request of the war depart
ment, asked that tho slogan be
popularized as an expression of
high morale,
Tha war department hopes It
will beenmo the equivalent of
tho British war expression,
"Thumbs up."
DEAN DIES
COLUMBIA, Mo., July 21 (U.R)
Dean Frank L. Martin, 60, of the
University of Missouri School
of Journalism died Friday night
at hli home of stroke. .
PRINEVILLE, July 21 OP)
Edgar Stephenson, of tho U. S.
eological Survey, said a sur
vey of the Ochoco quicksilver
bearing ' area would bo started
thla week.
When In Madfoid
Stay at
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Private George W. Morrow stubbornly refuses to ogle beauties June Relchenbacher, left, and Jean
Perry. They ankle past St. Louis homo where George sits on leave contemplating 15-mlle hike
discipline hnnded him and Camp Robinson, Ark., buddies by Lleut.-Gen, Ben Lear for yoo-hoolng
at ahorls-clod girls in Memphis. .
Sino-Jap War, Pacts Give
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By MILES W. VAUGHN
United Press Night News
Manager
Premier Prince Fumlmaro
Konoye'a new Japanese govern
ment comes Into power at a time
when Japan faces the gravest
problems which have confronted
an imperial cabinet since the
Russo-Japanese war.
These problems, and possible
solutions for them, arc:
1. The undeclared war against
nationalist China which now Is
In Its fifth year. Prince Konoye
has sworn to give his life, if
necessary, to tho task of bring
ing tho "China Incident" to a
successful conclusion. Ills ef
forts, so far, have failed partly
because of luck of unity among
those powerful groups at home
who are In position to bring pres
sure on tho Imperial govern
ment. In selecting his new min
isters, It Is apparent that tle
premier has made a vigorous
effort to atlfle domestic faction
alism. If he has succeeded, he
may make Generalissimo Chiang
Kai-Shek a really genuine peace
proposal. If It is rejected he
may throw another 1,000,000
Japanese troops Into China for
an attempt to stage a "Sher
man's march to the sea," devast
ating west China and laying
wasto to all areas from which
Chiang might operate.
2. The three-power pact among
Germany, Japan and Italy which
was signed last September. Tho
government's policy towards this
agreement probably will be one
of watchful waiting. Prince
Konoye still does not know
whether Germany will defeat
Russia and be able, after that
victory, to obtain a negotiated
peace with Britain. Japan can
not afford to break her ties with
Germany so long as there Is a
possibility she later might have
to face a victorious reich in vir
tual control of Russia and In
position to challenge Japan's
plan for an East Asian economic
bloc under Nipponese domina
tion. The new government, how
ever, will be far less pro-Gorman
than was Its predecessor.
3. The Russo-Japanese treaty
of friendship and neutrality and
the appended declaration under
which Japan recognized soviet
domination In outer Mongolia In
rotum for Russian recognition of
Japan's paramount position In
Manchukuo. It is unlikely that
these agreements will bo form
ally cancelled In the near fu
ture. Should Germany conquor
European Russia, however, and
threaten to pursuo tho soviet
government Into Siberia Prince
Konoye might feci that a with
drawal of recognition of tho
Stalin regime was advisable for
he and all his ministers aro on
record as unalterably opposed to
any, spread of communism in
Asia. Tokyo would be strongly
U'lUDtod if R Ulll fitafU tO
the soviet maritime provinces,
Kamchatka and Russian Sgha
Irln. All these areas long have
boon coveted by the bulk of the
Japanese people.
4. Relations with Britain and
the United States. The new
government, whllo it Is predom
inantly "pro-Japanese" in the
sense that it will Judge Nippon's
foreign relations on a day-today
basis and do what seems
in Japan's selfish Interest, is
composed of men who have a
very keen appreciation of the
power of the "British-American
alliance." Nearly all the new
ministers probably would pre
fer close relations with London
and Washington to Intimate co
operation with Berlin and Rome.
Thus, If the self-interest of Japan
can be . made to mesh with a
moro friendly policy towards
Britain and the United States,
such a policy may be expected.
It Is significant that the big
commercial interests, notably the
giant house of Mitsui, again are
In position to have an Indirect
voice In government. Most of
theso groups, because of long
and profitable connections with
British and American business
Interests, would like to see Japan
swing back towards the policies
which prevailed during the two
decades of tho Anglo-Japanese
alliance.
Elsewhere
In Oregon
VERNONIA, July 21 VP) The
Nchalcm Valley public utility
district has agreed upon $173.
QOO as a fair price for purchase
of the Oregon Gas and Electric
company property here. Approv
al of the state hydroelectric
commission will be sought be
foro purchase is made. I
NORTH BEND, July 21 W
On a trip to San Francisco with
his father, air-minded George
Russell McNcal, 19, Portland,
heard of the ground school
course at the airport here and
of a vacant job at a grocery
store. Ho promptly called off
the rest of the trip, took the Job
and enrolled In tho course.
LA GRANDE, July 21 (P)
The U. S. forest service hero Is
complaining that farmers, mov
ing hay derricks and other equip
mcnt, havo broken telephone
lines between several lookout
stations. . - .
HOOD RIVER, July 21 (P).
Although tho annual Crag Rat
climb was called off, approxl
nintcly 30 persons ascended
Mount Hood yesterday, and an.
other 4000 heard the 21st Am
erican Legion Mount Hood pro
gram ot Tilly Jane camp.
From Lear
TO F. RS ATTACK
WASHINGTON, July 21 VP)
Senator Wheeler (D-Mont.) said
Saturday that "if the president
would 'pull a Wheeler' he would
keep his promise to keep us out
of war."
The Montanan, consistent
critic of administration foreign
policies, was referring to Mr.
Roosevelt's press conference
statement yesterday that he
would not disclose further troop
movements. Authorizing direct
quotation, the chief executive
added: "in other words, I don't
think it's right that I should pull
a Wheeler.
Wheeler predicted In advance
the movement of American
forces to Iceland, and Britain's
prime minister Churchill im
plied later that the senator had
endangered British lives by his
statement.
Repeating that if he "pulled a
Wheeler" tho president would
keep the nation out of war.
Wheeler added that Mr. Roose
velt had made that promise dur
ing the last campaign and also
"made a promise to the draftees
that they would be permitted to
return to their homes after one
year of service."
The president told reporters
Saturday that he would send a
special message to congress next
week recommending that select
ees, national guardsmen and re
serves be retained In training be
yond one year.
Senator Clark (D-Idaho) ex
pressed views similar to Wheel
er's regarding Saturday's White
House press conference. If the
resident really pulls a Wheel
er," Clark declared, "he will
keep this country out of war and
will release the selectees. Every
one hopes that he will carry out
his commitments."
Senator Nye (R-Ind.) took ex
ception to Mr. Roosevelt's state
ment Saturday that American
forces would provide protection
for Iceland against attack or
threat of attack. The president
added that neither he nor his
listeners could define threat of
attack.
"T h e president's declaration
that he couldn't define a threat
of attack against us makes it evi
dent that he has little or no
reason on which to base" a dec
laration of emergency," Nye
said.
WAGON-AUTOMOBILE
An automobile legally is de
fined as a wagon In the state of
Montana and, as such, it is
exempt under state laws from
attachment for a debt.-
fan
TWO DAYS
AND A.
NIGHT
TWO PERSONS
INCUDES:
Ttgom&Bath
Dinner or Supper
Dancing
Breakfast
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FEAR OF U. S.
RIPTSJIS
TO
TOKYO, Saturday, July 21 Pi
The foreign-office controlled
Japan Times and Advertiser said
Friday that "a Roosevelt wall Is
being built and strengthened
about Japan's eastern front
which threatens the safety of
this empire" and that "the time
for Japan to take forceful meas
ures in Its own Interests is now,
before the throttling circle be
comes too strong and danger
ous." Referring to recent United
States moves to strengthen Is
land bases In the Pacific, the
paper, in an editorial, said "in
these developments can be seen
nothing less than an attempt to
establish an American empire
over the approaches to and exits
from Japan."
"If the United States secures
Asiatic bases an interlocking sys
tem will present a first class
problem of International en
croachment requiring an inter
national protest," It continued.
"American "penetration carries
the United States frontier into
Asia waters not as a system of
protection but as a potentially
offensive series of posts causing
Justifiable concern to Japan.'
The editorial said "the Roose
velt wall" stretches from the
Aleutian islands south and west
and "divides the Pacific and en
croaches on western Pacific lib
erties." "Japan has been accused of
expansionism, but when it is
realized that the empire is hedg
ed about by Siberia, Kamchatka,
(both Russian), the Aleutian is
lands. Pacific island bases newly
formed, the Philippines and such
bases in Chungking (China) as
the western powers are after
this country's policy appears rel
atively mild and Justifiable.
1296 Arrested in
June by State Men
SALEM, July 21 State
police during June arrested 129S
persons and warned 5368 others
for violating motor vehicle laws,
with fines and sentences for
these offenses totaling $8975 and
3841 days in Jail.
There were 47 arrests for
drunken driving, 46 for reck
less driving, 157 for having im
proper lights, 191 for having no
driver s license, and 38 for lack
of license plates.
in
other
words
ey JOHN CUNTOH
Well.my friend
"s the absent
Sal .
III IL1UCU f.U
fessor has been
at it again. Yes
terday after
noon the pro
fessor's wife
' was called to the telephone. The
professor, it seemed, was stranded
50 miles from home in a strange
community, thoroughly and com
pletely broke, and out of gasl
Yc-s, ha had soma monoy tame
whoro, awl ha couldn't remain
pfoaso and fat him, or
( aend him same monoy ha
I drove her out
to get the pro
fessor, and on
the way back I
stopped at a
Union Oil sta
tion and had
him fill out an
application for a Union National
Credit Card. That will take cara
of running out of gas and money
at the same time. '
".
Tha mare I think af It, the mar
I think It would ba a food Maa
It yeu had a Union Oil National
Credit Cord, food at any Union
OH station In tha Wast, and at
ether stations all aver tha United
Itetaa and Canada,
You can buy tires and batteries
on rime, sparkplugs, gas, oil,
headlights, and a list of stuff a
yard long. It's a swell idea be
cause you can keep track of your -auto
expense accurately.
.
I tall van what.
I If yea wont an
application far
ana at thota
atop at your
tiolghaorhoodl
Union Oil sta
tion and ask for one. It'll ha tha
for a lone Hate,
MEASURES
nana
ijar
Elk Leader
This is Judge John S. Mc
Clelland of Atlanta, Ga., unani
mously oloctod grand oxaltod
rulor of tha Elks lodge at tha
77th annual convention in
Philadelphia. Exalted Ruler
Lawrence Slatar of tha Klamath
Falls lodge attended.
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PORTLAND, July 21 VP)
Midnight to dawn hauling of
logs may be the answer to an
impending lumber shortage, the
state highway commission said
Friday.
The commission now permits
hauling only during daylight
hours, but told lumber mill op
erators that it might extend op
erating time on the Coos Bay
highway as an emergency meas
ure. The mill owners said large de
fense and British orders waited
on log delivery, because the
hauling season was delayed two
months by wet weather. Com
missioners also said a ban on
Saturday afternoon log hauling
might be lifted.
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PEACE OFFERS
SAN FRANCISCO, July 21 (JO
Speculating on the possibility of
a peace offer by Hitler to Great
Britain, Lord Halifax, British
ambassador to the United States,
declares that "no matter what
terms Hitler may offer, I can say
here and now that they will have
no Interest for us.'
"A man may commit one
murder and, if he is lucky, get
away with it,' Halifax said in a
prepared address before the
Commonwealth club. "But if he
makes a habit of it, his fellow
citizens are bound in their own
self-defense to make an end of
him.
"So it is with Hitler. And
therefore, no one will be sur
prised that we are resolved
never to consent to any terms of
peace which he may offer, since
judging him on all past form
we are convinced that his only
object would be to secure an
armistice by which he could get
himself into better shape finally
to destroy us. That may be all
right for him but it Is no good
to us or to you.'
Recalling tne nazi conquest
of Poland, Halifax declared that
"the bestial treatment he (Hit
ler) meted out to her has re
volted -the conscience of the
world, and not least the en
tire Roman Catholic church."
Discussing the unity of the
British commonwealth - of na
tions and the part each was play
ing in the current conflict, Hali
fax said that "one sometimes
hears the phrase fighting for
the British Empire,' but one
hears it more' often in coun
tries outside than inside that
empire.
"It is not that Britain is de
fending the empire; it is the
people of the British common
wealth of nations who are all
BR TAIN
INTERESTED IN
esteriield
fighting together for their oora
ceptlon of personal freedom ana!
democratic government. He aa
serted that "we will never sufei
Hitler to make himself mastei
of the British commonwealth."
"That is our solemn vow," ha
said, "and with the help which
you are now giving . us, and
which I have seen for myself ii
coming to us In vastly increasing
quantity, there la tha certainty
that our cause, which you havs
made your own, will triumph."
II. S. - TO -
LOS ANGELES, July 21 (UP)
An application for permission
to establish a United States-to-Alaska
passenger and freight fly
ing service was filed with tha
civil aeronautics board Friday
by the Western Air Lines, . which
would operate the 3500-mile
route to Nome, Alaska.
William A. Coultern, president
of the airline, said that the pres
ent air route, which ends at
Lethbridge, Canada, would ba
extended 2550 miles to Noma
and Anchorage, Alaska, via Fair
banks, Alaska, and Calgary,
Grande Prairie, Whitehorse and
Edmonton, Canada.
The proposed route, Coulter
said, offers all-year flying con
ditions because the Rocky moun
tains, lying west of the skyway,
ward off coastal fogs.
"We have been considering
extending our operations to
Alaska for several years," Coul
ter said, -"and now, with tha
Russo-German war, the need for
quick transportation of men and
supplies to Alaska is more es
sential than ever before."
Air traffic in Canada, " under
the proposed plan, would be
limited to international service,
with no service between ' Can
adian cities. Western would op
erate on a schedule of three
flights a week.
The world's deepest restau
rant, in the Carlsbad Caverns,
New Mexico, is 700 feet below
the surface.
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