Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 December 1940 — Page 11

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HITLER KEEPING 'STALINAN RANGE

Distrusts Russia but Armed Showdown Is Believed Far Distant.-

By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Times Foreign Editor

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—Rela- , tions between Germany and Russia | are far less cordial than the world seems to believe.

But from that to the armed showdown hinted at in dispatches from European capitals is a far cry, according to diplomatic sources here. Russia’s policy, from the beginning, has been to egg the other great powers on to fight among themselves while she remains outside the fray. One by one, SHg «a pick up the pieces as she has done in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Rumania with little or no risk of becoming involved in major fighting. Even her Finland venture was regarded as a mistake. Today there are said to be 165 Nazi divisions, or approximately 2,520,000 troops, north or east of Berlin—that is to say, along or within striking distance of the Russian frontier. Most of these are in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria and Rumania. Few here believe any major campaign southward across Bulgaria against Greece or Turkey is imminent.

Germany is said to have a three-|

point program: 1. An attempt to knock out Britain—probably within the next 20 gays, . To be ready for any emergency in 2 Balkans or Near East within that period, and to lend enough aid to Italy to keep her from dropping out of the Axis altogether. 3. To mount guard along the Russian frontier in order to prevent unpleasant surprises from that direction while engaged on another front. Hitler has warned against “the Bolshevik demand for a world revolution” again and again. The presence at this time of some 165 Nazi divisions within the semicircle swinging from the Baltic to the Black Sea and back to the Adriatic, on the south, is believed to be due, at least in a large measure, to Hit-

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FEENEY NAMES PHILLIP BAYT

Sheriff's Aid Passed Bar Examination Last February; on Job 3 Years.

Phillip L. Bayt, who is a lawyer as well as a deputy sheriff, today was appointed chief deputy by Sheriff Al G. Feeney. Mr. Bayt has been in the sheriff's office since his appointment by Ofto Ray in October, 1937. He was gradated from Washington High School, pri the Lincoln Law School from 1933 to 1936 and passed his bar examinations in February, 1940. As chief deputy, he administers the civil division of the sheriff’s office, which is charged with making collections and serving summonses. Married and the father of a sev-en-year-old son, Mr. Bayt lives at

ler’s secret distrust of Stalin.

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Voice Protest at Meeting Attended by Cox.

Marion County Welfare Board members today were on record as favoring the revocation of powers delegated to its executive director, Thomas L. Neal.

The stand, a phase of the Board’s fight to throw off the control over it by the State Welfare Board, was voiced at an informal meeting of Board members last night with Welfare workers and Circuit Court Judge Earl R. Cox. One of the State Board's powers that the local board members object to is its right to name the county welfare director. This is the only county in the state where the State Board has this power,

~ Symmes Asks Harmony

In recommending that the Board remove the executive powers it previously had left in Mr. Neal's hands, Board President Frank A. Symmes said he favored a closer link between the Board and its employees. Only through a closer relationship, he said, can harmony and understanding be established. Mr. Neal, who was not present at the meeting, said he was not invited. # Judge Cox referred to the over cent fiasco” of the dismissal diearing held for an employee. The State Board remanded the case to the local board and investigation proved to the satisfaction of the local board that there had been no basis for charges agamst the employee. Hit ‘Back-Biting’ Charge

Employees at the meeting last night expressed themselves through a resolution read by Miss Traber Guthrie, of 1433 N. Pennsylvania St. The resolution said that the employees wished to meet with the board through a committee elected

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partment, It further said the members considered unfounded the charges of “back-biting” that had been made by board members and Judge Cox against the department. The meeting ended with the promise of further meetings either in the court room or at the depart-

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VICTOR R COX DIES OF TETANUS INFECTION

Victor Cox, 433 E. 10th St., died last night at St. Vincent's Hospital from tetanus poisoning resulting from a wound he received when he stepped on a Fusty nail a week ago, Deputy Coroner Donald Wood reported today. Mr. Cox, who was 23, was a grad-

| uate of Tech High School and had

been employed at the William P. Jungclaus Co. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Roy Crosby; two brothers, Emmett and Joda Cox, and a sister, Mrs. Marguerite McFarland. : Services will be at 1:30 p. m. Monday at the McFarland .residence, 2421 N. Pennsylvania St. Burial will be in Crown Hill.

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By J. W. T. MASON United Press War Exvert

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Adolf ‘Hitler's Christmas holiday spent in northern France would seem to indicate that reports of German troop concentrations in Rumania are not associated with any impending major offensive in

If a new military effort of major significance were to be‘made in the Balkans or the Middle East, the Fuehrer would. scarcely be touring the other end of Europe. He would be conspicuously much nearer of action. The Fuehrer’s presence at Channel ports in occupied France has given him an opportunity of inspecting the difficulties of a winter attempt to invade great Britain. The Channel was windy

SLAYING TRIAL STORIES DIFFER

Justus McReynolds Accused Of Killing In or Near Joe Mitchell's Tavern. Conflicting stories featured testi-

mony at the murder trial of Justus McReynolds in Criminal Court to-

and rough over Christmas and there was a-blinding snowstorm.

Invasion must have been present in ‘his mind for he spoke about Germany's future being in the hands of the assembled troops. Germany’s future, as Hitler conceives it in Nazi terms, depends on the conquest of . Great Britain; but,

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ment for him in present Channel Coast conditions.

Reminescent of N apoleon

Hitler, at Boulogne, peering toward England, across the narrow moat, is reminiscent of Napoleon who made similar journeys to Boulogne to inspect the Channel. Mili8|/tary mechanics are different now, but the problem of successfully

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(U. P.).—Four persons were Killed there could be little encourage-|eqyy today when a Michigan Cen-

tral passenger train struck their automboile at the Ninth St. cross-

Steve Levenduski, 25; Alex Putz, Mary Jane Renkawitz, 22, all of Michigan City. Authorities said all four were was

tay.

He is accused of slaying Robert Chambers, 1334 N. West St. last July 6 in or near Joe Mitchell’s tavern, 408 Indiana Ave. - The only clear fact gleaned from the testimony was that the fight in which Chambers was slain start-

ment of a 25-cent loan. Charles . Howard, 407 W. 16th Place, testified he was at the tavern with Chambers the night of the |slaying, that he met Charles Col-

him for the “two bits” C him. “He said he wouldn’t give it to me,” Howard said, “and a fight started. I saw Justus (the defendant) shoot Chambers when he

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(Chambers) was trying to pull me ;|out of the fight.” Two other witnesses, ‘Huron Head, 1515 ‘W. 13th St., and Washington Morrow, 2347 N. Capitol Ave. testified they saw McReynolds shoot Chambersy Robert Vaughn, 1517] Northwestern Ave., testified that he heard a shot and then “I saw Robert grab himself.” Collins testified that “I didn’t see Chambers and I didn’t hear a shot.” All the witnesses except Collins and Howard told the court that Chambers had a knife and was walking toward McReynolds at the time of the shooting. Questioning defense attorneys indicated they would attempt to show that the defendant shot in self defense.

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JAPAN PREPARES FOR U.S. WITHDRAWALS

: TOKYO, Dec. 27 (U. P).—Jap-i: anese: Government authorities are - niaking all preparations to meet J “any situation which may arise” = from the withdrawal of Americans ~ fiom the Japanese Empire, the. newspaper Nichi Nichi said today. I ' The statement was made in con- * nection with an article in ‘the news- . paper, written to Tokyo, which said .. that ‘disquieting rumors” were being ! circulated in the United States that - the ‘American Government would - soon stiffen its attitude agains,

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transporting troops over the Channel is just as baffling. It would seem incredible, from a military standpoint, that the German High Command would authorize a winter effort to get into England. The long winter nights give some advantage for embarking troops but the roughness of the Channel would play havoc with the small German invasion barges, and a seasick army is no help to plans for efficient landings on an enemy coast, probably encased in fog. If Hitler is resolved to risk everything in an invasion effort, against military advice, it is more probable he will do so when the weather is less antagonistic. Next spring would be the more appropriate time.

Hitler Lost Chance in June

But, so long as the British are on the alert, constantly strengthening their defenses, only the need of a final desperate gamble could justify an invasion offensive this late in the war. The Fuehrer lost his one real chance last June, when the British were under prepared. The maintenance of a great German Army in occupied France, estimated at nearly 1,000,000 strong, does not, in itself, imply the probability of an invasion. Quite apart from the necessity of holding France in continuous subjection, the financial benefit to Germany is proportionate to the strength of the Army of Occupation. France is compelled to support the German troops in her territory. The present cost to France, based in part on the number of German soldiers in the occupied area, is about $9,000,000 per day. That is approximately 15 per cent of the direct cost of the war to Germany. By continuing to threaten in‘vasion, the Germans are able to immobilize the greater part of the British Army.

PELLAGRA DECLINES MONTGOMERY, Ala., Dec. 27 (U. P!).—Alabama pellagra was the lowest in 1939 of the past decade. The state health department reports only

243 cases last year as against a high of 1120 cases in 1931. ;

By DR. GEORGE GALLUP American Institute of Public Opinion PRINCETON, N. J., Dec. 27.— Few Nazi documents have been given as much importance by students of Nazi plans for the “New Order” as the speech allegedly

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~} Agriculture, Richard-Walther Darre and recently published in this country. Speaking behind closed deors before a group of high Nazi officials last May, the Minister is reported to have said that the Nazis envisage chattel slav- | ery for the peoples of Europe conquered by Nazi arms, and economic subjugation of the United States. “We actually have in mind,” he said, “a modern form of medieval slavery which we must and will introduce because we urgently need it in order to fulfiill our great tasks.” To determine how many Americans were familiar with the speech, which was published here Dec. 6, and what effect it had had on public opinion, the Institute conducted a survey among all classes of people from coast to coast. Preliminary results indicate that a substantial number of Americans —some 15 million—have read the speech or at least heard about it, and that the great majority of this number are inclined to think there is truth in the theory that the Germans intend to reduce Europe to slavery. Voters were asked two questions in the survey. The first was: “Have you read or heard about the speech of a Nazi official published recently which said that the Germans plan to make slaves of the people in Europe and to control American industry and trade?” One-third of those questioned, (33 per cent) replied “yes.” This percentage, applied to the total voting population, is the equivalent of about 15 million people. These voters familier with the speech were then asked: “Do you believe the Germans plan to do this?” Preliminary returns on the latter question are: Yes ®0ccccscsccnceccscestcnne 80%

No one but a few Nazi officials really know, of course, what Germany’s plans are if she wins the

war. Slavery Speech Denied

The Nazi Propaganda Minister has denied that Darre ever made the “slavery” speech. Students of propaganda will see in these results a marked disposition among the American people to credit the theory that Germany seeks world domination. Indeed, the attitude today is very much like that during the last World War when the Kaiser was depicted here as seeking to crush Europe under the Prussian heel.

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