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EDITORIAL
Uncle Sam’s Eyes
On War Games
The present conflict is essential
Jy one of movement. This does
not mean merely territorial move
ment but includes bewilderingly .
rapid changes in strategy, tactics,
technology and weapons. The war
is being fought in new ways. Our
own Army would be preparing in
the dark if it were not for the
keen eyes of soldier observers
on the battlefields. The United
States Military Intelligence now
has 56 officers stationed in 40
countries as expert students of
war developments abroad. Many
others are b ing sent over on ,
special assignments.
France, failing to learn enough
from the German Blitzkrieg ag
ainsit Poland, demonstrated the
fatal weakness of her own mili
tary intelligence. But the bril
liant success of G neral Wavell's
armies in Africa shows how well
end quickly hard lessons can be
learned. We now have six observ
ers 'with those armies. Since last
July more than 32 high-ranking
American officers have visited
the British Isles, and th ir re
ports are shaping the develop
ment of our defense. Beth the
German and Italian fronts are
now closed to us, but we did have
the benefit of observation by our
regular military attach s on both
6ldes of the Polish qa.mpaign,
in Finland and throughout the
tragic collapse of France.
At home our Military Intelli
gence Division is larger and bet
ter equipped than ever before in
peacetime to analyze and corre
late the reports of our field ob
servers. It works harmoniously
in close cooperation with the
United States Naval Intelligence.
It is on the advice of these two
speeializ d services that our fight
ing forces on land and sea are
being trained in the latest meth
ods of warfare and equipped
with modern war-tested weapons.
— New York Times.
DIES SAYS STRIKE
IS SABOTAGE
WASHINGTON, March— Rep
resentative Martin Dies, chair
man of the House un-American
ism committee charged that a
strike at Harviil Aircraft plant
in Inglewood, Calif., was deliber
Btely enginered in a defense sab
otage plot.
Dies told the House that the
leader of the Harviil strike, Ken
neth Eggert, had been sent from
Toledo, Ohio, to California by
the communist party for the cx
pr ss purpose of disrupting air
craft production.
Cited Statements in Paper
Dies cited announcements in
the Daily Worker connecting Eg
gert with communist activities.
He said Eggert once was arrest
ed in Toledo for distributing
oomunistic literature.
At San Francisco th. CIO steel
workers organizing committee
placed a picket line around the
plant of the Edward Wire Rope
Company in South San Francis
co.
Cables for Navy
The Edwards plant is engaged
in the manufacture of steel cables
for the United States Navy. The
CIO union demands recognition:
as the exclusive bargaining
agency for the Edwards Com
pany workers. Company officials
said the firm is paying wages
higher than the usual scale and
there is no proof that a majority
of the workers belong to the un
ion.
Lend - Lease
Aid And Its
Vast Import
After weeks of turbulent de
bate, Congress has enacted the
famous Lend-Lease bill and the
President has signed it. Now a
Law, the wheels will be set in
rapid motion to carry out its pro
visions.
Giving the Pr sident authority
to extend aid to such nations as
he deems deserving in implement
ing the defense and security of
America, the measure imposes
trem ndous power in the chief ex
ecutive.
Whether Congress has acted
wisely in going to such lengths,
time will tell. In any event, the
plan is now a part of the definite
policy of America. To abide by
it and see that it is administ red
with all the discretion at the com
mand of the President and his
advisers becomes a matter of con
corn to every citizen.
It is up to the people and all
the agenci s of government and
defense to prepare to act accord
ingly.
Primarily the bill received its
imp tus because of the desire to
aid Britain in her struggle for
the pres rvation of democracy
and restraint of the totalitarian
powers. China may be consider
ed as also an early beneficiary
under the new act. Greece and
other nations of the allied demo
cracies may hope to benefit.
* * *
The Lend-Lease measure has
been d scribed by supporters as
a measure designed to keep this
country out of war and by oppon
ents as a device to put us into the
war. Obviously, tli re is a degree
of truth in both assertions. Be
hind the unusual statute is the
realization that the fate of this
country will be endangered by
Germany’s victory and, conse
quently. steps sthort of war which
prevent Hitler’s triumph protect
the Unit d States.
If the nation becomes “an ar
senal of democracy” and provid
es sufficient supplies to enable
the British to successfully end
the present struggle, the Lend
Leas. Bill will, in fact, prove to
be a legislative device to keep us
out of war. In this connection,
however, we must consider the
alternative. Let us suppose that
the vast flow of supplies from
this country to Great Britain
fails to pav: the way for a Brit
i 'h victory, or even to prevent
British defeat.
The supposition that the assist
ance from this country will prove
insufficient for the defeat of Ger
n any will raise a further ques
tion for the people of this coun
try to d-cide. Having committed
ourselves to the defeat of the
Axis group and having backed
Great Britain with almost unlim
ited material assistance, we will,
if this fails to accomplish its pur
pose, have to decide whether the
United States shall go further
along the road the Lease-Lend
act begins. In other words, if
material assistance fails to do any
thing but commit this country to
a British victory, we will enlarge
our program later to include mili
tary, aerial or naval activities
against Germany?
‘MALE IN AMERICA ’—“Somewhere in England" an
Ancric.'.n-nicde Curtiss plane, called "Tomahawk” by the Britons,
is unloaded after shipment from U. S. This is a view of the fusel
age being lifted cut of its crate by a huge crane.
Police helped Mrs. Elizabeth Dilling author of “The Red Network,”
into f’.ie patrol wagon after breaking up a “sit down” of some 3(
w omen workers against the British aid bill,at Washington, D. C. Be
twoen Mrs. Dilling and the officer is Mrs. Clara Nibberich, !St. Louis
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Former King Carol of Rumania relaxes in his residence at Lisbon
after his flight across the border from Spain into Portugal. This
picture, sent by radio from Berlin, was made during an interview
with reporters.
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