Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 February 1941 — Page 2

KNOT OPP

Opinion Follows Willkie Plea

To Send Great Britain

More Destroyers. (Continued from Page One)

1843, deadline for the exercise of ‘powers granted under the measure,

‘swith a provision that contracts for «the delivery of weapons to foreign

“powers made before that date must . [be completed by July 1, 1946. + 4. Authority for Congress to term“inate the powers at any time by .concurrent resolution. : , 8. A declaration that “nothing ind “this act shall be construed to ‘Authorize or to permit the author~§zation of convoying vessels by the naval vessels of the United States.” 6. A declaration that “nothing in . this act shall be construed to _ authorize or to permit the author.ization of the entry of any American vessel” into a war combat zone ‘as defined by the President under he Neutrality Act. + 7. A requirement for Presidential _ reports to Congress every 90 days ‘on transactions made under the bill. ¢ In connection with Mr. Knox’ statement, it was recalled that the Navy now has 159 destroyers on ‘hand, 15 scheduled for delivery this year and 45 slated for.next year.

Knox Wants Balanced Fleet

£:*“We have no more to spare if we “want a balanced fleet,” Mr. Knox said. “I have expressed myself very «learly on the matter before Con--gressional Committees.” = He said that there are no requests pending from the British for festroyers, submarines, cruisers, or any other ships from the U, S. fleet, . . Asked if the Navy is still seeking 2o speed up construction of the twoocean fleet, Mr. Knox said that “we are using every means and facility -1o. expedite it.” .- He said that work on all warships, including battleships, is run‘ning from 30 to 60 days ahead of _ achedule. : Mr. Knox added that a program warked out by the Navy with Sidney Hillman, associate director of the Office of Production Management, had been exceptionally successful in

~ Jocating skilled men for Navy yard ‘work. :

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More Airplanes Produced

+ Asked about the status of aircraft feliveries, Mr. Knox said they are ®picking up.” OPM officials have f@gtimated that between 900 and “1000 planes were produced in Jan‘wary as against 799 in December. = He attributed the pickup to the

over the “slump” arising from the tremendous plant expansion pro‘gram

© A reporter remarked that Al Wil<llams, former Navy flier, had said that we are not getting any aircraft deliveries at all. “I don’t know what he knows ‘about it,” Mr. Knox replied. “Not Jnuch, I suppose.” ~ Mr. Knox said that Admiral J. O. ‘Richardson, who recently was re..Jiéved of command of the U. S. fleet, is coming here March 15 to confer with him. He said that Admiral Richardson, now on leave, will discuss the question of his future assignment. j Mr. Willkie gave the Administration’s bill a final push toward enactment at’ final public hearings yesterday with a statement generally supporting ‘the measure. He predicted that if Britain collapsed because of ineffective aid from the United States, this country would he dt war with Germany in 30 to 60 days. : Calls at White House

Last night he spent one hour dnd 20 minutes at the White House discussing with the President the conditions in England upon which he

~ based his predictions.

‘* Tonight at 9 p. m. (Indianapolis Time) he will deliver a radio address at a Lincoln Day dinner in New York. It will be his first speech since his return from Europe. Conceding that the Administration did not have to make further : to Republicans and other opponents of the bill to obtain a Senate majority to pass the bill, ‘Mr. Willkie appealed to the

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Frank Knox'. .. “I am against ‘depleting the United States fleet any further.”

Democratic majority on the Foreign Relations Committee to modify the measure in an effort to obtain its passage by an almost unanimous vote. Its approval by present opponents “and the approval of the millions of Americans whom they represent will give to us the strength of a united people——a strength greater than that of armament, battleships and airplanes,” he said. Mr, Willkie headed back to New York on a 2 a. m, train today after his talk with President Roosevelt, and earlier talks with Senate Republican Leader Charles L. MoNary of Oregon, his Vice Presidential running mate, and House Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr., of Massachusetts, Mr. Willkie's per-sonally-selected chairman of the Republican National Committee. Mr. Martin voted against the hill in the House, and Mr. McNary hag announced his opposition to the measure in its present form.

Discuss Eire’s Position

Mr. Willkie, just back from a flying inspection trip to war time England and neutral Eire, said he and the President talked about the international situation generally, including Eire’s position as a strategic island whose bases are coveted by both England and Germany, .and about “production problems.” He was received by Mr. Roose-

_ _ fact that manufacturers are getting |velt, who slipped a smoking jacket

over his full dress attire after the formal Army-Navy reception. - Mr. Willkie said ‘the President had read his. formal statement before the Senate Committee in which he had revealed that Prime Minister Winston Churchill had told him England’s immediate needs from the United States were more destroyers, more patrol and long-range bombers, and more merchant ships. “What did the President have to say ‘about your suggestion that the Uni States send five or 10 destroyers a month to England?” a reporter asked Mr. Willkie after his White House talk. : “I wouldn't want to be that specific,” he said.

M’NUTT APPOINTS CHICAGOAN AS AID

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—Federal Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt has appointed H. L. McCarthy of Chicago as regional director of the Social Security Board for Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. He was one of 12 directors appointed throughout the country to assist Mr. McNutt in co-ordinating health and welfare activities.

CALLS FOR MAGNESIUM

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (U. P.). —Edward R. Stettinius, priorities director for the Office of Produc-

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Bombs Germany’ and Sicily; British 120 Miles From. - Key Red Sea Port.

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aircraft of the coastal command attacked shipping at, Kristiansand south Norway. and the seaplane base at Thisted, in the Jutland area of Denmark.” Berlin admitted civilian casualties in the raids on Germany, The Italians admitted another R. A. FP. smash at Catania, the German dive-bomber hase in Sicily, and the war’s first attack by the British Air Force on Addis Ababa ‘where nine persons were reported killed. They admitted also that British mechanized forces have slashed their way 75 miles into Italian Somaliland te capture Afmadu, a key - strategic point which may enable the British to sweep forward into control of the entire colony. The R. A. F. also attacked Rhodes in the Dodecanese Islands heavily, (concentrating on three Italian airdromes. R. A, F. planes also made their first attack of the war on Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia. In the attack on Rhoades, bombs dropped from a low altitude were said to have hit hangars and administrative buildings at Maritza, three grounded planes at Calato and runways and buildings at Katavia. The planes a Calato were said to have been leff; in flames and other fires were reported to have been started there. The R. A. F, reported that 86 unserviceable Italian ‘planes ‘were seized at Benina, airport for Benghazi. The British reported they are now 120 miles from Massawa, Red Sea port of Eritrea and indicated that ‘Giarabub, the isolated Italianheld oasis 125 miles south of Bardia in Libya soon may fall. Gen. Charles De Daulle’s Free French forces yesterday reported having seized: several oases in the Cufra area of southern Libya, 450 miles south of Bardia. Cairo heard a report that Marshal Rodolfo Graziani had rushed back to Rome and another report said the 17,879-ton Italian liner, Conte Rosso, had lit a mine and gone down while carrying Italian refugees to Sicily. : The Germans reported that six ships totaling 29,500 tons were sunk in a plane attack on a British convoy off Portugal and that a T000ton ship was sunk off the British coast, yesterday. Three Norwegian citizens were sentenced to death for alleged espionage. Athens reported its first night air alarm of the war when enemy plaries flew over the ctiy en route to attack Piraeus, Port of Athens.

BRITISH GUNS REPLY TO GENOA SIGNALS

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direction of shore to see the shell bursts. The distance was great but twice we thought we could spot a fait, red glow. It was left for the planes to sce the damage.” As the firing grew more furious, the correspondent said, the Sheffield’s side was “almost a continuous burst of fiame.” “High above the targets the spotters were dodging a vicious hail of anti-aircraft fire and constantly signaling directions to the gunnexs. For 15 minutes the shore batteries failed to reply, then came a red flash and a white column of water shot up 500 yards short of our ships. “More shells were. fired but the aim was $0 bad our escorting destroyers abandoned the smoke screen they had started to lay, We steamed 0a until our guns were lewed around so far they were firing on an after bearing. Choking clouds of smoke and cordite fumes swept

“Returning aircraft signaled of

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NEW YORK, Feb. 12 (U. P.).— George McLain, dean of big city Pickpockets, went back to jail toay. ’ McLean, now 62, started picking pockets around the turn of the century. In 1908 he got a little clumsy and was arrested. In the 33 years since, he has DosN Sitesied 37 times, convicted

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Axis Demand for - Spanish Bases Hinted; Peace Bid By Italy, Ridiculed.

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reports of . movement of German troops. into Bulgaria by airplane, and London believed an open march into Bulgaria might come at any time. : Budapest reported that about 60 German transport planes, each capable of carrying 100 troops, had flown over there' yesterday. 'Estimates of the total of planes ran as high as 1000 in some reports. Istanbul reported that German troops massing in Rumania were now equipped with white-painted for use in snow covered country and that they had started using British motor trucks, captured in the Flanders campaign, for their transport there. There was a growing feeling in London that a titanic clash between Great Britain and Germany might come at any time. - What the German air force was preparing. in its strange idleness, nobody knew in London. But Britain was prepared for a desperate

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Mussolini’s natural intermediary it future events forced Italy to retire from the war to save the nation It is not beyond reason to believe that Mussolini may wish to give an impression of preparations for a possible armistice to spur Hitler into action against Greece through the Balkans. The Feuhrer’s hesitancy about helping Italy ‘in her present troubles has been. conspicuous. It would be natural for I1 Duce to wish for no further delay.

Army in Africa Is Problem

There is, however, another problem facing Mussolini, which concerns also France and Spain. It concerns also the disposition of the remainder of the Italian forces now in North Africa. These remnants of Marshal Graziani's Army now. are presumably concentrated in and around Tripoli. There must be several divisions that have escaped from Cyrenaica and across the Tripolitanian desert.

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ian Army in North Africa, sent there under ‘such ambitious and enthusiastic conditions, had been wiped out hy the British. Such a confession could lead to anti-Fascist reactions in Italy of the utmost gravity.

Tunisia Only Path of Retreat ,

1f the Italians are to escape from the Tripoll trap the only direction of retreatgis intd French Tunisia, about 100 miles westward. But it would be deeply humiliating and dangerous to Il Duce to have to announce at home that the last of his North African Army had been compelled to take refuge from the British in the arms of defeated France,

An alternative to this sorry ending of the North African campaign would be for the Italians to pass through French North Africa and come to rest in Spanish Morocco. Normally, they would have to be interned ' there, but II Duce might be able to persiade the Italian people that they merely were waiting for an opportunity to resume the struggle because of Spain's friendship for Italy, Marshal Petain’s consent to this plan would have to be obtained. General Franco, too, would have to agree. It would not be surprising if

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