THE CENTRE REPORTER, CENTRE HALL, PA. Form These Lovel y Bruckart’s Washington Digest WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY JOSEPH W. LaBINE are those of the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper.) REPEATED NAZI BOMBINGS AT BIG NAVAL BASE ROYAL OAK’ SUNK BY SUB. LONDON CRITICIZES DEFENSE LAXITY £E C END GERMAN GERMAN MINES BLOCKADE 3 SCAPA FLOW Se REPORT NAVAL RAGING NEAR SITE ———— ENGLISH ENGLISH MINES BLOCKADE JORWAY § JUTLAND (1918) Yo NAZI PLANES ATTACK BRITISH NAVAL BASE LITTLE DAMAGE North Trtirtiit alain INVADE FRANCE VIA i914 ROUTE? alae aa a a a THE WAR: Diplomacy In early 1938 Germany's conserv- ative Field Mar 1 Werner von Blomberg married blonde Eri Gruhn, a carpenter’s Saughtes other Nazi officers term ed * impossible.” Gruhn felt th s in a British ‘white Nevile Heuderson, sador to German eign Secretary Lc ord Halifax: “1 drew your lords attention (in 1938) to the far-reaching and un- fortunate results of the Blomberg marriage. 1 am more thanever convinced of the major disaster which that— | in itself— | minor dent in- volved, ow- | ing to the consequent elimination from Herr | Hitler's entourage of the more mod- erate of his advisers, such as von Blomberg . . ."” Recalled by diplomats was the general army shakeup that followed, | in which Baron Konstantin von Neu- | rath lost control of German foreign policy, and pro-war advisors fas- | tened themselves to Hitler. It ma a pretty news story: Is a woman the | cause of Europe's war? At Sea In 1919 the proud but beaten Ger- | man navy scuttled 72 warships Scapa Flow (see map) rather than lose them to the allies. In the war of 1939, Germany remembered | Scapa Flow. Day after Nazi raiders | had bombed the Firth of Forth na- | val yard at Edinburgh, long-range airships again set out (probably from Wilhelmshaven) and unl "Erika again inci- | VON BLOMBERG His wife's war? de against Scapa Flow, in four hours they might times struck, giving Britishers a bad case of jit- | ters. Next day press and parlia- | ment railled at Prime Minister Nev- i ille Chamberlain for sloppy defense | work. The cries grew stronger when | Chamberlain revealed the Royal Oak had also been sunk at Scapa Flow by a daring U-boat. | But Britain was not idle in this | battle of airship vs. warship; she was merely less communicative than the Nazis, who boasted of their conquests, Next day Hollanders re- ported the Emden naval base had been bombed, and possibly Wil helmshaven., Both Danish and Nor- wegian fishermen scurried for cov- er when the foes clashed somewhere west of Skagerrak. But the sum total of war at sea, which far over- shadows the western front, is that Nazi air might is humbling the sup- posedly invincible British navy. (U. 8. ships got tangled in the war gone, The liner President Harding was buffeted by stormy weather off the Irish coast and hed to seek help from home. The freighter Independence Hall picked up 300 torpedo victims from the City of Mandalay.) Western Front Whether by choice or convenience, French-British troops began fighting a defensive war whose principal fea- ture was ‘‘strategic retreat.’”’ On the 100.mile northern flank of the west- ern front, Nazidom's fighting men opened a vicious offensive which drove allied troops back to their main line. Paris reported one part of this drive, on the Moselle and before Saarbrueken, had cost the Germans 5000 casualties in two days. The French were apparently content to dig in, letting Germany pay the cost of offensive warfare. But they were also waiting for a clearer definition of Russia's inten- tions (see THE NEUTRALS). Mean- while reports persisted that the 20 German divisions massed on the frontier were | the scenery. The Will 1914 8 route | n be used again? THE NEUTRALS: Belgian-Netherland not “the re to enjoy ng question: of invasio From Scandinavia down il Tuske?: diplo aft security. whose hoved into went Adol Although tons of mon pened the door. pped 17% (prevumat bly Polis! though Germa supervising five- year plan, 18 PPY wedding of ism seemed to friends: i Balkans. Russian-Turkish talks in yw broke down and Foreign Minister Sukru Saracoglu left for Istanbul, presumably refusing (1) to close the strategic Dardanelles to all but Russian warships and thus imperil the allies’ chances to aid | Rumania; (2) to permit Russo-Ger- man domination of a Balkan neutral loc; (3) to recognize the Polish | partition, and (4) to permit expan- Next day Turkish | the allies was ce- | mented by mutual assistance pacts whereby France, Britain and Turkey agreed to protect the eastern Med terran tre Coma promp sia: that oth 1 see in Turkey's att - SUKRU SARACOGLU Italy also watched his work. renunciation of the preservation of neutrality which is one of the most important aims of the Balkan states.’’ But Berlin could not be sure. There was every indication that It- aly, which fears a Russian-inspired pan-Slavic movement in the Balk- ans, would start collaborating with Turkey to preserve the Balkan status quo. Moreover the Italians knew their valued Dodecanese islands off Turkey's coast would be gone the in- stant Il Duce teamed up with Hitler against the allies. More than ever, little Turkey held the balance of European power. Baltic. Fearing that Finland might meet the fate of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, all victims of Russia's westward drive, the four Scandina- vian powers (Finland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden) met at Stock- holm to declare their solidarity. President Roosevelt sent his best wishes, having received the day be- fore an answer to his note to Soviet President Michael Kalinin. Said the answer: “The sole aim (of Finnish- Russian negotiations) is the consoli- dation of reciprocal relations be- tween the Soviet Union and Fin. land.” There was still no official an- nouncement of Russian “demands,” but everyone knew Russia wanted naval and air bases on Finnish Bal tic islands. NEWS QUIZ | Know you news? One hundred is perfect score. Deduct 20 for each ques tion you miss. Grades: 100, excellent; 80, good; 60, average; 40, poor; 9 “ 1. Above photo shows New York's Al Smith with his son. Why is the son, Al Jr., in the news? 2. What proposed U. 8. trade pact are western senators fight. ing? Why? 3. What Latin-American nation, having been given the use of $3, 000,000 in U., 8S. gold, has or- dered $5,870,000 worth of railroad equipment here? 4. True or false: Under an un- precedented ruling, President Roosevelt opened U. 8S. harbors to all belligerent submarines. 5. What American automobile manufacturer has excluded Rus- sian engineers who have been studying in his plant? (Answers at bottom of column.) CONGRESS: Budding Friendship Three weeks of neutrality had passed before the buster” was mentic floor. Yet NK Bolt bega kota's Gerald Idaho’ the best oratory: troyed, her peopl into the arms of holier-than-thou gland is a pretext . es England and France their records of persecu- tion within their own borders, to refuse to at least treat for peace The trail of the British empire is built on two things — blood and treachery,” scenes there was com- m aker. fere d MecADOO A good lobbyist But behind points. Repeal of the arms em ation barrelhead" bellig wed arried we iam Gibbs cast si ping h quickly by m Key Pittman, 1ig foreig nto council an d pretty sure they'd win m tionists with these conce 1. Designating areas where U ail materials except rm lands like Australia and New Servers were ment, £ eo. 2 Ifa U 8 vessel is destroyed with loss of life, the President would aulomalically stop trade in that vicinitl 3. The U. 8. would not support a shipper's claim against a foreign government if a car go is destroyed 4. Vessel masters would be required to give the U. 8. a statement of their cargo detalling consignees and scheduled ports of-call 5. The entire western hemisphere would be opened to commercial aircraft 8. "Cash-on-the-barrelhead”” would be Im posed not only against foreign governments but upon residents of those countries From such compromise, Demo cratic wheelhorses saw hope for 1940. If the President disowns third term ambitions before congress opens next January, and if he avoids any new reform or spending pro gram, observers were pretty cer tain the once-disheveled Democratic party would hang together until election time, MISCELLANY: Jews Meeting at Washington, the inter national executive committee on ref ugees received an appeal from U. S Jews to consider the plight of 5,000, 0 Jews in eastern and centra Europe, including those made home less by the Polish partition. Mean while, President Roosevelt wa handed a petition bearing 238.00 names, urging steps to make Pales tine a Jewish haven. Next day the commitiee recessed for tw. weeks to query member govern ments. News Quiz Answers 1. Al Smith Jr. Is running for alder man in New York, 2. Pact with Argentina. Because U 8. manufactured products would be ex changed for Argentine farm products, al legedly working a hardship on American farmers. 3. Brazil 4. False—definitely! The ruling was unprecedented, however, and it bans all belligerent submarines except those forced to seek haven by force majeure an emergency due to natural or “act of God" causes. 5. Henry Ford. WASHINGTON.~—While the Roose- velt administration continues to sub- ordinate everything to the general subject of the European war, there has been an unmistakable change in sentiment going on throughout the country and in the capital city. It is inescapable to the merest tyro of an observer, It represents a crystal- lization of that foggy thing called public sentiment. The senate has debated the issue of repeal of the arms embargo to the fullest, but the debate has fallen short of telling the wi truth. There was an entire lack of any truly great speeches. Much addi- tional lig} n thrown on the whole que neut y poli- cy, yes; but the failed to do the j« in a way that history will n ire as statesman- ne re- hole senate shoul y suct ve rdict that that Eu- rs, and we says: ropean mess; will not pl la It is always what takes weeks ago, ment can keep out statement 1s the keep out of the difference The were reas whatever they are determis the one prope must not get tangled rope’'s power politics. istence of this thoroughly reflecte d those who would up with Further, ent has ex- sentin in Ce willingly get scared about their own hides. Clark Takes Wallop at Assistant Secretary of War I must qualify that statement that all of the big shots have toned down their remarks. Several an inflammatory own of these is Louis ; secretary of war. iS unneces Vv or me to discuss Johnson's t atements quote a real authority, for Senator 3ennett Clark, the Missouri crat, dealt gecretiray 8 utierances-—-espe- y that in whi Mr aid that “if the United States were not fully prepared for war, it would be o verrun like Poland.” Of that re- mark, Senator Clark had this to say, En the arms embargo debate in the senate: Demo- “In my judgment, no more idiotic, has been made public office by a man in high try in an army several years, preaching the inevita- bility of war and the certainty of our being drawn in and drawing hor. rific pictures with grisly prophe- cies of our shores being invaded and our own land being laid waste." But after Senator Clark had streamlined the the deepest water of demagoguery by attacking President Roosevelt's selection of members of the war resources board. A To make that ea- gle scream in its shrillest notes, Senator Clark described it as a “MorganduPont board,” which, to anyone who knows the facts, is a rather silly statement. With respect to the attack on Mr. Johnson, I only wish that Senator Clark had gone ahead with disclo- sures so that the long-continued row in the war department could have had an airing. Johnson Reported Seeking Job of Secretary of War It is no longer a secret in Wash. ington that Mr. secretary of war. He and Mr. Wood. ring do not get along, and have not for much of the time the assistant secretary has been on the job. The result has been continual friction, a handicapping of department policies and a general fear among army of. ficers. They are afraid they will get tangled up in departmental poli. tics and every officer knows if he guesses wrong, the chances of get. ting top flight assignments are nil. As can readily be seen, such a sit. uation in a policy-making agency of government certainly does the na. tion no good. It is said that Presi. dent Roosevelt sees Assistant Sec. retary Johnson more frequently than he confers with Mr. Woodring, the head of the department, Wheth- er that is true or not, it is a fact that the President has done nothing at all to settle the lorg-standing row. Getting back to the senate debate, attention ought to be turned mo- mentarily to the defeat of the mo- tion to separate the arms embargo question from that involved in the “cash and carry” s of the bill. Senator Tobey, New Hamp- shire Republican, proposed that the bill be split up, because there was virtually an unanimous vote in prospect for a law that would let American »58 sell ordinary sup- plies to both sides of the Eu pean struggle, provided the buye here in ‘their sect) own sl Short shrift was made tion. It was The reason section n were disposed licked {| two to one | and carry’ | there would be est in the arms embargo repe al t its eventual defeat would be RT possible. | Old Party Whip Is Used To Keep Followers in Line Which brings wers i 13 jut all taken place in {| have had of the changes that the country’ 8 1 one react ! is not obvious to those liv- outside of the capital city. 1 have reported to you before how the little clique that surrounds the Pres- ident—extreme radicals and men with dreams who know how they will disappear if Democrats instead of New Dealers are in control—saw in the poss y of war an assur- ient Roosevelt's elec- ird They were ubbing their ha cing their chops becar saw them- selves continue in thei great power. ¢ r } i ¢ the ton that ! ing ceri: The ans to the ques- y the politicians. ially important to those draft” Mr. Roosevelt to run gy a third term, and I thin} | it is being studied with great care as Postmaster General and Vice President Garner. by Senators Taft of Ohio, and Van- denberg of Michigan, each of whom has a whole flock of Presidential bees swarming inside of his Repub- lican bonnet, Farley Has Party Control Locked Up in His Own Safe It has been noted, repeatedly, how the arms embargo debate has found many of the anti-administration Democrats aligned with the Presi- dent, favoring repeal. Most of the senators whom President Roosevelt sought to "‘purge” from the Demo cratic party believe with the Chief be repealed. Some few of the ar. dent Roosevelt supporters are stand- ing against repeal. The interesting fact is that the intra-party row, among the Democrats, has had no party members in the embargo con- troversy. considerable there is to be a healing of the wounds. 1 think there will not be. The differences seem too deeply speculation However, that may be, it can be said now that “Big Jim" Farley, who is chairman of the New York State Democratic committee addition to being chairman of the control of the party locked up in his own safe. If he chooses to align himself with the Garner-Harrison group, Mr, velt again, the anti-Roosevelt Demo- ly against anything in the nature of pean war probably will mean a Farley swing to the Garner-Harri- son side of the line. 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