Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 May 1940 — Page 2

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LARGE MAJORITY BACKS INCREASE IN U. S. DEFENSE

Sentiment Shows Rise After Each New War Movement. By DR. GEORGE GALLUP

Director, American Institute of Publie Opinion

PRINCETON, N. J, May 22. — President Roosevelt's call for Stronger national defenses, and particularly for a larger airforce, is directly in line with desires expressed by the American voting public for many years past. When the Nazi blitzkrieg came on | the Western] Front, the United | States suddenly |

of its defense needs. In view of the general alarm, it is interesting to

AMERICAN INSTITUTE note that the com-

are certainly not military experts, have been overwhelmingly in favor of increasing our defenses for the last five years at least. The voters have laid particular emphasis on the need for a stronger airforce. As far back as November, 1935, more than 80 per cent of those polled by the American Institute of Public Opinion thought the nation should increase its power in the |lr Following is the trend of sentiment on national defense as measured by Institute surveys:

“Do you think the United States should increase the size of its Army, Navy and Airforce?” Army Navy Airfce. November, 1935. ... 70% 72% 849 After Munich (1938) 82 86 90 After Poland and Outbreak of Present War 88 9 The President and many experts consider that strengthening the nation's air arm should be the first order of business, and the White House has called for a production of 50,000 warplanes a year. The British find themselves seriously handicapped because they failed to build up their airforce when they had the chance. The Institute surveys shows that American voters with all their lack of military education and experience were calling for a larger airforce five vears ago. With each new move of Hitler, the percentage went up—to 90 after Munich, to 91 after Poland and the outbreak of the present war. Each day's fighting in France and Belgium justifies the American voter's early judgement of the value of air superiority.

LEGION HITS MILLION MARK THIRD TIME

The 1,000,000-member mark today had been passed bv the American Legion for the third time in its history and seven weeks earlier than ever before. The membership total announced, 1,000,514, is based on the number of subscription cards received by the Legion Magazine. The record will not become official for a week or so. The magazine subscription cards are sent directly to the magazine by the posts, whereas the membership cards are delayed about a week as they are : cleared through the various department headquarters. The previous years in which the million mark was passed were 1939 and 1931. The one millionth subscription card was that of Antonio Lucido, a fisherman of Monterey, Cal.

RELIEFERS WARNED TO TAKE BERRY JOBS

Times Special NEW ALBANY, Ind. May 22. — Reliefers who refuse jobs as strawberry pickers will be stricken from the relief rolls, they were warned today by Joseph H. Kraft, New Albany Township Trustee. Mr, Kraft said growers, who are attempting to arrange for several hundred pickers, told him they were meeting with difficulty in obtaining employees and that some persons on relief had refused jobs. Picking is to begin next month,

SCHOOL 25 PUPILS PRESENT OPERETTA

A three-act operetta, “Spring Glow,” will be given today at 3:10 and 7:30 p. m. at School 25, 400 E. Merrill St. The operetta is being given by the | pupils under the sponsorship of the | Parent-Teacher Association, Cos- | tumes have been produced by a WPA sewing project. The money | earned by the performance will be] used to pay expenses of sending the | school's safety patrol officers to the Officers’ Training Camp at the In-| dianapolis Boy Scout Reservation, Aug. 26 to 30. |

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