Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 May 1940 — Page 25

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IPM THE BOSS, PRESIDENT SAYS

“Makes It Clear to Knudsen As .to Who Guides Defense Commission. ; WASHINGTON, May 31 (U. P..

~President Roosevelt, led the Unit- |

ed States today into ap era of “emergedey management’: to rearm itself. Seven co-ordinators—members of & civilian National Defense Com-

mission—were organized and ready

. to undertake an experiment in

democratic shortcuts to apply this

country’s genius for mass production to fighting planes, heavy guns,

tanks and other instruments of}

death. Mr. Roosevelt, in effect, is delegating major powers to two industrialists of proven ability—William 8. Knudsen, General Motors Corp, president, ang Edward R. Stettinius, U. S. Steed Corp. chairman, but Mr. Roosevelt still held the guide reins

+ firmly in his own hands.

_» Roosevelt's the Boss

That fact was made clear during the 85-minute injtial conference yesterday when Mr. Roosevelt assigned the defense commissioners i to their hew posts. Mr. Knudsen, .hardheaded genius in mass pFoduction, asked Mr. Roosevelt directly: “Who is to be the boss of this commission?” Equally directly, Mr. Roosevelt replied: “I am.” Mr. Knudson, it was understood,

gpoke - unhestitatingly before ac-

.cepting his commission, indicating

| clearly that he would not accept] if the- commission were to become

an advisory council without the power to cut red tape. After receiving Mr. Roosevelt's assurance that he was establishing the Defense Commission for results, not stage dressings, Mr. Knudsen redortedly pledged his co- -operation and “signed up for duration.”

Meet Again Next Week

Mr. Roosevelt said at his press conference later that the commission will not have to depend on voluntary co-operation alone, but “in effect” will have powers to cut red tape, iron out "kinks in vital industries, and eliminate bottlenecks to speed up production. After their initial meeting with Mr. Roosevelt, the defense co-or-dinators decided to meet here oc

FIR NOW ASKS

DEFENSE FUND OF 5 BILLIONS

Reduests ‘Power to Cal

Into Service.

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necessitated acquisition of, airplanes, tanks, anti-air and anti-tank guns and. the $1,182,000,000

ago.

“The almost incredible events of

conflict, particularly as a result of

General Blanchard . . . heads trapped French Army now making its death stand in Flanders.

HOLIDAY - WEEK-END DEATH TOLL IS 130

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zeth Ann Smith of Terre Haute. She died last night of injuries received earlier. when struck by an auto in front 6f her home. Mrs. Elizabeth Hewitt, Ldfayette, who would haye reached her 100th birthday Oct. 18 died in a hospital

short’ time before when the automobile in which she was riding collided with another machine at Montmorenci. Mrs. Hewitt was in a car with he: nieces, Tillie Lowes, 68, the driver. and Rebecca Lowes, 66, when their machine and another driven by Robert Stuppy, 25, of Lowell, collided. Stuppy suffered a broken leg and Mrs. Hewitt’s nieces will undergo X-rays to determine their injuries. Here in Indianapolis 45 accidents were reported in the 24 hours ended last- midnight. Eighteen persons were injured, but only three seriously. ‘ ) They were Richard Welch, 18, 1545 Lexington Ave.; Thomas Holden, 217, 20, of Peru, injured in a three-car

next Thursday.

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last night of injuries suffered a |

Mexico, and William Saine,

i lized equipment, together with the { | possible consequences of further dc-| Channel beaches, bombing and ma-chine-gunning. They flew half way across the Channel to attack ships bearing the troops to England. According to all reports, they too paid a price. valu€“of the factor of speed. There) “I

velopments, necessitate another enlargement of our military program,” the President said. “The ‘one. most obvious lesson of the -present war in Europe is the

is definite danger in ‘waiting t order the complete equipping and training of armies after ‘a | war begins.

Suggests Speedy Englargement

enlargement of the program for equipping and training in the light of our defense needs.” Mr. Roosevelt broke down his requests int oseveral categories: Acquisition of crit ical material— guns, tanks, planes, “and vehicles; Development of additional facilities to make possible mass production of weapons; 1 Authorization for him to call up National Guardsmen and Reserve osldiers and sailors for training and re-training under Federal command; Training of an army of specialists to handle the technical noncombatant machines behind the actual lines of defense.

situation indicates that action should be taken without .delay,” Mr. Roosevelt told Congress. “The problem of defending our national institutions and territorial integrity is no longer a problem for men equipped simply with an indomnitable determination. Mod-

highly developed machinery of out industrial productive capacity.

J) Emphasizes Urgency

orders witfindustry for special material, both to provide an early ex-

| pansion of existing production fa-

cilities, and : to obtain increased quantities of the special weapons concerned, has caused the War and Navy Department to submit to me an urgent and new recommendation that increased appropriations and authorizations for the national defense bg. made before the adjourn-

ment of the present Congress.

“Over and beyond the acquisition of this actual material is the evident requirement for the immediate creation of additional produc-

ture emergencies as well as present deficiencies in the maRing of munitions, such as guns, ammunition and fire control equipment. These facilities require a long time to create and to reach quantity production.” Mr. Roosevelt admitted that “the amounts involved are largge—over $1,000,000,000.” “But I believe that for national

said. In line with the President’s reasoning, an unprecedented $250,000,000 semi-military training program for approximately 1,000,000 youths was mapped today. Officials explained that the training would be non-combatant, but that the trained civilian youths would be, an essential backstop to the trained fighting army in the

involved, the White House said. Work on General Program

Congress already has disposed of deficiency appropriations carrying $278,340,000 - for defense projects, and is now working on a general $3,297,000,000 Army-Navy prograi® and other legislation contemplating defense expenditures of between $140,000,000 and $160,000,000. Today’s requests probably will be carried out in another deficiency measure. Under the new program to be ‘submitted today the Army is expected to obtain 2500 more planes to bring its air strength up to nearly 11,000 planes by July 1, 1941, funds to create a chain of possibly 30 emergency munitions - plants, between 1500 and 2000 tanks, antiaircraft and anti-tank guns, and money for research to develop new “blitzkrieg-type” weapons. Sidney Hillman, New York, Amalgamated Clothing Workers presi-

1 dent and C. I. O. vice president, will

direct the civilian training program

tional Defense Commission. He will utilize the services of the CAA, the CCC, NYA, the WPA and the office of education. -

CCC Role Studied

The youths will be trained as airplane pilots, mechanics, signalmen: and radio operators, and for operation and maintenance of motor: vehicles, road construction and maintenance, ‘photography and “other matters incident to the successful

1 conduct of military and naval ac-

tivities.” As the first step in the new program, Senator James F. Byrnes (D. S. C.) asked the Senate Appropriation Subcommittee to amend the $975,000,000 Relief Act to require new CCC members to enroll for the non-combatant training. Present enrollees could take the course if they desired, Mr. Byrnes said. He said the proposal had Mr. Roosevelt’s “full approval.”

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Survivors of ‘Hell on ng in Flanders Reach Britain:

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ships in the cross-Channel lane, gun crews sweated in turrets as they maintained a steady bombardment | of the Flanders coast and the country for miles inland, crashing) National Guard, Reserve |vig shells onto the German posi-

tions.

Ships of every sort, even coal

barges towed by tugs, brought the troops back. :

Many of them were temporarily

deaf after days under constant fire, mechanized vehicles beyond | some of the wounded had walked emergency ro-| 30 miles a day to reach the Channel gram he requested only two weeks coast. And some of these, after being embarked, had volunteered to man the guns of ships which had suffered casualties under German the past two weeks in the European airplane fire.

The German planes were exacting

the use of aviation and mechan- |the greatest toll they could. Squadron after squadron, they flew over the

out to the transports.

Silent, people of coastal towns watched the troops stream down the gangplanks, their eyes dull-glazed

aw So many German planes brought down. that I lost count,” one man said. The clothing of many men was still wet when they arrived. They had been forced to wade or to swim

ing trains, Cars of all sorts, even diners, were in the long trains which took them over the beautiful English countryside, slong tracks lined with country people. Some troops remained - in the oastal towns, making for restaurants for the first meal some of them had had in days. Aboard trains, the troops sprawled on seats or floors and went to sleep. One private was seen, in port, clutching a blood-stained rag doll, a souvenir for his daughter. It had been blown out of a toy shop window by a German bomb, and the blood on'it was his own. An aviator, whose plane had been forced down in the Channel, still carried his wet parachute.

Wounded Men Bitter

Wounded men arriving in hospitals were bitter. “It was a dreadful sight,” one said. “I can never forget it. The civilians had no chance. They were bombed from their homes and then machined-gunned as they trudged hopelessly along the roads, trying to escape.” A haggard and unshaved survivor said: “For two weeks we have been swimming canals and staying sleepless under plane attacks. Fifty or more planes would come over and drop their bombs. Just as we were

recovering would come another 50, .

and so on.” “The Germans. spared neither men nor women and children,” said another. “They were all mowed down. - The Germans came wave

on wave and they stopped attacking for no one. It was mass niurder.” “The wounded lived like rabbits in sand dunes until the Navy came slong” said one. “It did a great jo ”» “When whaleboats from our ship came inshore to seek us, we went out wading up to our necks to meet them,” another said. “Then the German planes swept down bombing.”

Claims Hospital Ships Attacked

“We were bombed hour after

hour,” said an infantry sergeant. “The German bombers singled out two hospital ships which lay in the harbor gleaming white, with their Red Crosses conspicuous to every one. Time after time the Germans dived on them, hitting them again and again. There were many troop ships at anchor nearhy but the . Germans ignored them and concentrated® on the hospital ships. These planes did not leave us alone until we .were within a. few miles of the English coast.” A soldier described the bombing of a hospital ship he was on: “When we were hit we swam ashore but when she didn't go down we swam back to take her out of the barbor. But she turned over and we had to swim again. Some of us were swimming for hours before we were picked up by a British warship. “I swam about seven or eight miles,” said one. “I got hold of a floating table with another fellow and we sat on it until we were

picked up. All of us were almost || naked. We had no food since the day before and we had had no sleep for three days.”

“It’s not only British troops we |

are bringing off, but French and Belgians too,” said one. gians don't want to give up. “If only they would give us more planes we could tell the Germans a different story. As it is they got as much as they gave—and we aren't bombing and machine gunning men in the water.”

RIGANTI ‘RESTING’; HAS WRENCHED BACK

Riganti, the Argentine driver who escaped death when his car crashed on the southeast turn in yesterday's Speedway race, was reported resting easily at Methodist Hospital today. - : An examination showed that aose lacerations and a wrenched back were the extent of his injuries Physicians said that another examination will be made today and that he probably will remain in the hospital for a complete rest betore starting the 7000-mile journey

home. Riganti, who raced in a car financed by popular subscription among his countrymen, talked to

his mother from his hospital room 1

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RED CROSS FUND TOTALS $37,130

Hugh McK. Londo Gives $250; Shortritige Staff Contributes $102.

Subscriptions to the Indianapolis Red Cross war relief fund received over Memorial Day brought the total to $37,130. Among contributions were

from Hugh McK. Landon; So from the Shortridge High School teaching staff, and $96.50 from the staffs of the Susan Roll Leach School and Nos. 47, 28, 17 and 64. Subscriptions. of $50 were received from Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. White, Mrs. ‘Meda C. Levey, the National Silk Hosiery Mills, Inc.; the city employees’ relief fund, -through City Controller James: E.. Deefy ‘and | jan anonymous contributor. Included were. $25 - dsseiptions from the Clio Club, Mrs. Horace A. Shonle, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Lawrence, the Rev. and Mrs. Harry E. Campbell and the Ingianarolis Brush & Broom Mig. Co.

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