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MAY 20, 1941

| US-FRENCH BREAK \ FEARED ANY TIME

It Could Have Been Prevented by Less Frigid Attitude|

Of U. S. and Britain Since Last Year's -Surrender, Simms Claims. By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS

x WASHINGTON, May

Times Foreign Editor.

20.—Relations between the

= United States and Francq are on an hour-to-hour basis—

+ | gravely strained and subject to rupture at any time. ie Both White House and State Départment are “and deeply concerned. No attempt is made in official circles

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y A. 6 D. m. , Purdue Alumni Association, Hotel Seve-

oon. : Distriet American Legion, Board of

frankly

. here to minimize the get fPin purience to Britain and the

United States of France's decision

‘Nazi conquerors. If France definitey turns over Syria to the Nazis, as reports received - here indi-

I cate, it is widely admitted that it would“expose the British to another Dunkirk—this time at Suez and in the Middle East—and turn the Medi-

terranean into an Axis lake. Moreover, it is pointed-out, if the Nazis used Syrian bases asya means for getting at the British in Iraq ' by French censent, as Gen. Dentz, the High Commissioner for Syria stated, they may do the same with Dakar or Indo-China. : For Britain and the United States, therefore, the new French surrender to the Germans—if that is what it" comes to—would be the biggest blow suffered by the democracies since Hitler's Panzers overran France a year ago. To make the situation all the more heart-breaking, it is just possible that it could have been prevented had United States and Brit- . ish diplomacy acted in time. More than six months ago—on Oct. 28, last year—I wrote: “As the fate of her empire teeters in the balance and France herself gropes for a way out, America’s hostile attitude threatens to throw what is left of her into the waiting arms of the Nazis. “Such is the substance of a message received here from a group

of Americans long \ resident in Paris but now in upied France Bes \ “The ane way to make absolute-

ly sure that Franee is definitely and permanently eliminated from

Leahy Recall

By JOHN T.

to aid, or not to aid, her

the democratic column, they say, is for the United States and Great Britain to give her to understand she has nothing more to hope for from them. . ..” Washington was aware of the situation.” But it took its cue from London. And London, naturally bitter over what happened in June, 1940, was openly critical of France, if riot actually hostile. The British fleet pounded the French fleet -to pieces at - Oran—needlessly, time seems to have proved since what was left of the French warships were not turned over to the Axis. Next there was an attempt to take Dakar. And so on. The food problem in Unoccupied France further aggravated the situation. The British refused to allow American food to reach France through the blockade and the United States hesitated to insist. The British claimed some of it might reach the Germans. Today it is felt that Britain and America would now be better off had they tried to feed the French population—even if the Nazis had taken all. At least the people would have seen who was trying to help and who was making them go hungry. And the Nazis now seem none the worse for lack of something to eat. Ever since her defeat, there has been noted in this country, as in England, a certain frigidity toward France — an attitude which the French people found very difficult to understand. It is true they were beaten, they said, but only because, like the United States, they had paid more attention to social problems than to national defense. It could happen to anybody. It could happen to America, and for the

same reason.

U.S. Trump

WHITAKER.

_ Copyright, 1941, by The Indianapolis Times and The Chicago Daily News, Inc.

LISBON, May 20.—The immediate” withdrawal of United States Ambassador Admiral William D, Leahy from Vichy is predicted by

observers here today.

They believe tHat this is the only measure whereby the Anglo-Saxons

could break through the reticence

of the German-controlled French

press and to bring home to the man-in-the-street the fact that his Gov-

ernment is negotiating direct mili‘tary collaboration with Germany.

All travelers reaching“here from France agree that 90 per cent of the French people are opposed to collaboration against their former British ally and that many military quarters are capable of actual resistance to the policy being pushed by Vice Premier Admiral Jean Darlan, who not only expects a German victory but actually desires and works for it. - oh They agree, however, that the French public has been cleyerly confused by Nazi Propaganda Minister Dr. Joseph Goebbels’ manipulation of the Vichy press, even more than by the hope of concessions to reduce the costs of ‘the Army of Occupation, return many French prisoners of war and loosen the line of demarcation which cuts French economy in half. | The significance of Admiral

Leahy’s withdrawal would be immediately ‘obvious to Frenchmen - who made much of his arrival and wrote in their press, despite the Germans, that the sending of such an ambassador to France in its dark hour reflected France's great-

It appears plain by now, however, that Admiral Leahy, thanks perhaps to the activities of the Lindberghs and the Hoovers, has been unable to persuade Darlan that the Americans can or will act in time to save Britain and win the war. \ Little more can now be done with Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, according to most observers, unless rench opinion jis stirred to the point- where the aged Marshal will either dismiss Darlan, as‘ he dismissed Pierre Laval last December, or take an airplane for Morocco. Petain ‘is described as infirm and as cleverly misinformed as wasiGermany’s aged Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg (who first admitted Hitler into the cabinet). His honesty and patriotism are above question but it is increasingly difficult to brief him and he takes in virtually nothing verbally. . America’s prompt entry into the war and the dispatch of tanks and planes as a token of naval strength to the French colonies would make it difficult for Admiral Darlan; to bring the Empire as well as the fleet over to the German side, in the opinion of qualified observers

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arrived from Vichy.

Brown. At 10:15 a. m. he

TITLE AT STAKE FOR SHORTRIDGE

Start Check Thursday on Youngest Soldiers.

By EARL HOFF

With as much pains as if they were in an Army camp, 1700 Indianapolis boys this week have been polishing brass. buttons, pressing military uniforms and putting: a gloss on “M. T.” shoes. They're ali pointing for the annual Federal inspection Thursday and Friday when R. O..T. C. units at Tech, Crispus Attucks, Manual Training, - Washington and Shortridge High Schools ‘will pass in review. This year, Shortridge, with victory four out of the last six years in the inspections and the best rating in the Fifth Corps Area last year, is on the spot. The other schools are after Shortridge's title. ; The annual inspection is the War Department’s way of checking on its youngest soldiers. Lieut. Col. C. A. Robinson will arrive here at 2 p. m. tomorrow to put the boys through their paces. Accompanied by other officers from Ft. Hayes, O. headquarters of the Fifth Corps Area, he will pay a call on School Superintendent DeWitt S. Morgan. At 8 a. m. Thursday, Col. Robinson, accompanied by Lieut. Col. L. D. Macy, head of the R. O. T. C. in Indianapolis; will inspect the Manual Training Unit. At 10:15 a. m. he will inspect the Crispus Attucks boys :and will review the Shortridge unit at 2:15 p. m. At 9 a. m. Friday, the officer will inspect the military properties at Tech, presided over by Col. Will H. ; will inspect the Washington unit and will close the tour with an inspection of the Tech corps at 2 p. m. The largest observance of the annual check-up, which has gained new importance this year because of national defense, will be at Shortridge where honor also will be paid to George Buck, retiring principal. Many dignitaries will be present, including the Governor, the Mayor, Maj. Gen. Robert S. Tyndall, retired:- Col. Walter S. Drysdale, Ft. Harrison commander; Col. F. Armstrong, Indiana military area executive officer; Adjutant General John D. Friday; Homer Chaillaux, American Legion Americanism officer, and Mr. Morgan, A broadcast of the Shortridge review will be carried by WIRE. All the other schools are planning special ceremonies at their inspections. R. O. T. C. boys will be excused from classes for drill and military theory exams.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record County City Total 30 43 © 25 56 —May 19, 1941— Accidents ... 32 | Inured ...... Arrests ..... 41 | Dead MONDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Convic- Fines tried . tions paid 13 4

Violations gE .caeve Mo 5

Speedin Reckless driving. Failure to stop at through street.. 3 Disobeying traffic signals . Drunken driving. 2° All others ...... 34

+ 8 15

1 21

Totals ........ 76 5%

— MEETINGS TODAY _ Exchange Club, noon, Severin Hotel. Whist Club, 130 .p. m., Severin Hotel. . . Loyola University 6 p. m., Severin Hotel. Continental Oil Co., 7:30 p. m., Severin

Hotel. Farm Security Administration, 8:30 a. m. an :30 p. m., Severin Hotel. Indiana State Dental Association, Claypool Hotel. . # Jewish Community Center Association, “ 8 p. m. Kirshbaum Center. Rotary Club, noon, Claypool Hotel. Gyro Club, noon, Spink-Arms Hotel. Mercator Club, noon, Hotel Lincoln. - Universal Club, noon, Columbia Club. 3 University of Michigan Club, noon, Board of Trade. : Knights of Columbus, noon, K. of C. clubhouse. Lutheran Service Club, noon, Canary Cottage, noons | Paper Credit Group, noon, Wm. H. Block Co

Fine oC. \ Y’s Men’s Club, noon, ¥. M.

Pharmacy College,

1C. A. Alpha Tau Omega, noon, Boafd of Trade. |

#“ MEETINGS TOMORROW

Loyola University School of Medicine, Severin Hotel, 8:15 a. m. 83d General Assembly, United Presbyterjan Church eof Nor Anierica, Severin Hotel, 7:30 2 m. Foreign rade Division, . Chamber of Commerce, Hotel Severin, 12:15 p. m. Indiana State Dental Association, Claypool Rotel. Indianapolis Real Estate Board, Property Manakers Division, Canary Cottage, noon. - Indiana Motor Truck - Association, Hotel Antlers, noon. i * Lions Club, Claypool Hotel, noon. Kiwanis Club, Claypool Hotel, noon. eS M. C. A. Camera Club, Y. M. C. A,

: . m, ; Young Men's Discussion Club, Y. M. C. rin, n 12th Trade, noon. © Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Board of Trade,

noon. ? Dejta Theta Tau, Seville Restaurant,

$264 36th

40-Plus Club, Chamber of Commerce, 7:30 p. m. :

: MARRIAGE LICENSES ‘ (These lists are from official records in the County Court House. The Times therefore. is not responsible for errors in names and addresses.)

Charles Ruede, 24, New Palestine, Ind.; Velma Willsey, 22, New Bethel, Ind. Herman OpRey! 31, of 1931 N. Illinois; Mary A. Pfaff, 21, of 1116 W. 5th, Bloom-

ington, Ind. enneth E. Speicher, 25, of 2337 N. Delaware; Helen R. Smith, 25, of 539 E. Walter R. Trittipo, 1292 N. Olney; dupe Waters, 21, b. t Oxford; Edith Cox, Donald J. Shaw, y Dorothy Mae Esarey, 18, of 1537 Shel % James Russell White, 25, of 2115 N. New Jersey; Louise Baker, 23, of 2235 Nowland. Otto C. Guedelhoefer, 21, of 5 Pennsylvania; Alice E. Reid, 20, of 3851 Guilford.

Paul L. Kestler, 27, of 430 N. Highland; Margaret A. Reel, 21, of 1331 Ring-

gold. : Victor L. Woodfill, 21, City; Goldie Dine, 22, of 2917 E. 10th. | Alfons A. Mauser, 22, of 960 N. Hagh; Mary C. Codarmaz, 22, of 1140 N. Haugh. ward C. Bailey, 20, of 1647 Park; Susan J. O'Conner, 18, of 2830 N. Capitol. Horace J. Vesey, 43, of 6201 N. Keystone; Mildred H. Marz, 40, of 2533 College. Cloyd Land, 18, of 2201 N. Pennsylvania; Elsie M. Gilbert, 20, of 121 E. 19th.

BIRTHS Girls

7 2 : Kenneth, Katherine Pitzer, at 8t. Francis. Paul, Jean Houze, at St. Francis. Albert, Dorothy Grady, at St. Francis. Joseph. Anna Kane, at St. Francis. Jesse, Edna Ventress, at City. Edward, Patricia Sanders, at Coleman. Lenos, Frances Marshall, at Coleman, ~Ernest, Kathryn Haupt, at St. Vincent's. John, Lucille Risk, at St. Vincent's. Guy, Reba Tinkle, at Methodist. Floyd, Mary Lanham, at Methodist. : Boys Arthur. Frances Evans, at City. Paul, Mable Ford, at Coleman. Joseph, Wanda Recevur, at Coleman. Ey, Kathryn - Tuttle, at St. VinS

Robert. Dorothy L. Willard, at Methodist. Charles. Mable O’Brien, at Methodist. Gus, Frances Shell, at Methodist. gener Esther Vaughn, at 2640 Apple-

24, of 1359

DEATHS

May Yuncker, 67, at 4565 Park, bronchopneumont

Mag; Carty. cerebral hemorrh Addie A. McNerney, 67, pneumonia. Pyles

thur Ww. cardio vascular renal. ec A. Smuck, 74, at 2816 Ruckle, chronic myocarditis. im Eliza Ward, 64, at

OCC an "i, Franke, 34 , a " chronic, nephritis. .:

1548 English; |

a. ; gie Friedrichs. 83. a 127 W. Me- i St City, broncho- , 70, at 1426 W. 32d, | Mi

! Ni os W 1418 Kappes, coronary Late Burdin, 53. at 806 N. Riley, coronary | Omah : at Methodist. |F

Emogene McCracken, 31, at -Methodist, broncho-pneumonia. Nina E. Staples, 53, at 5802 University, carcinoma. Winford E. Sherrill, 47, at Methodist, leukemia. filiam C.- Hoeltke Sr.. 86, at City, arteriosclerosis. omas McMyers, 77. at 7172 Dorman, chronic myocarditi M A at 520 E. Vermont;

S. ar) ‘ ne, 84, cardio vascular renal. Arthur L. Wright, 64, at 450 8. Arlington, lobar pneumonia. William Marvin, 85. ‘at Central, arterio-

sclerosis. 7

73 Re OFFICIAL WEATHER

U. S. Weather Bureau el

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST —Partly cloudy and warmer tonight; tomorrow

N.| partly cloudy with local thundershowers,

cooler in afternoon and night. Sunrise . 4.25 | Sunset TEMPERATURE

May 20, 1940 3 1p Miieeooos

6 a.

> BAROMETER TODAY 6:30 a. m...30.15

Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m... Total precipitation since Jan. 1 Deficiency since Jan. 1

MIDWEST WEATHER

dershowers in northwest and extreme north portions; warmer in east and extreme south portions tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy, local thundershowers except in extreme northwest portion; not so warm in afternoon. i Illinois—Partly cloudy, scattered thundershowers in north and west-central toht and in south and central portions ; cooler tomorrow and in northwest and north-central portions tonight. Lower Michigan—Partly cloudy, light s tomorrow

warm, Kentucky—Fair and slightly warmer tonight; tomorrow increasing cloudiness and rather warm, followed by a few scattered showers in extreme west portion.

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M. Station. Weather. Bismarck, N. D. cosce. PiCldy 3 , Boston ..cc.ii.0ee eee. Clear 0... xessesnnsseeees.OlCAL Cincinnati .... eid

52, at 120 8. Sheridan

Five High School

Fifth Corps Area Officers

M.|larly those of

_ THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

R.O.T.C.Units Prepare for Annual Fede

Aiming for the climax of the R. 0. T. C. school year, five Indianapolis high school cadet units are brushing up on military theory and drill for the annual Federal inspections Thursday and Triday. 1. A cadet company wheels past the reviewing stand for a practice “eyes right.” 2. The Shortridge High School color guard unfurls the U. S. flag and the school colors. 3. In a column of squads, a Shortridge company marches along 4he edge of the drill field.

FRENCH TO SEEK DE GAULLE LAND

Vichy Admits, However, That Recapture of Chad Won’t Be Easy.

VICHY, May 20 (U. P.).—French officials - today indicated increasing interest in a campaign to win back French colonies which have gone over. to the flag of Gen. Charles de Gaulle but admitted that most difficult practical obstacles must be overcome before any actual military operations could be undertaken. A statement by the Vichy Propaganda Office said that “the hour undoubtedly has come” to reclaim the De Guallist colonies, particuatorial Africa. “For the grea part,” said the statement, “the dissidents are good Frenchmen who have been deceived. At this time France is trying to get them back into her fold. France cannot allow any foreign power :to try to prevent her from doing this.” French officials insisted that Germany and Italy would have no part in the proposed colonial campaign. »oe (2 It was noted that military operations in Africa would be most difficult, particularly at this season of the year, except, possibly for air bombardments of the chief African centers held by the De Gaulle forces. [ French forces, it was pointed out, could hardly be transported|by sea without naval clashes with the British while the routes \across Africa to Lake Chad, Gabon~ and the other Equatorial regions are

long and difficult.

FORD WORKERS TO VOTE DETROIT, May 20 (U. P.).-—More than 83,000 workers of the Ford Motor Co. River Rouge and Lincoln plants vote in a collective bargaining election tomorrow, clioosing from among the United Automobile Workers (C. I. 0), two federallychartered American Federation of Labor unions, or no union.

Indiana—Partly cloudy, scattered thun-'

Syria takes. the

Back-to-Work Trek Delayed 24 Hours in Coast Strike

By UNITED PRESS John P. Frey, president of the A. #7 of L. Metal Trades Department, announced ‘a 24-hour delay today in plans of 12,000~ metal trades unionists to march through picket lines of striking machinists and reopen San Francisco Bay area shipbuilding plants. Eowever, in announcing the delay, Mr. Frey said: “We positively will go ‘through every picket liné tomorrow unless the machinists striké has been settled by that time.” Mr. Frey's announcement followed a mass meeting in Oakland of 3000

BRITISH OPEN DRIVE AGAINST IRAQ ARMY

LONDON, May 20 (U. P.).—British Imperial forces opened a battering land and air offensive against the pro-Axis ‘Iraq Army, it was said authoritatively today, while South African troops from conquered Ethiopia gushed northward to bolster Empire defenses in the Mediterranean area. Following disclosure that Axis planes had again bombed the Suez Canal area where three of their craft were shot down, a British communique said that Imperial forces in Iraq had occupied the town of Fallujah and found an important bridge there intact after a “short engagement” with the Iraqi. Fallujah is about 35 miles from the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, toward which the British were pushing from Habbaniya airdrome against the Iraqi troops which are supported by German and Italian aerial forces and possibly by airtransported Axis troops. The Royal Air Force continued operations over Iraq, dropping pamphlets demanding surrender of the Arab forces as well as bombs. The British offensive obviously was designed for a quick knockout of the Iraqi in an effort to regain control of.the great Mosul oil fields before the Axis can move strong forces into the Near East.

war spotlight as Axis planes use the French-ma

with bombing raids on Syrian ba

allied: craftsmen. Mr. Frey, Joseph Moore Jr. of the struck Nieore Drydock Co. of Oakland, and Oakland City Manager John Hassler spoke. Each urged delay in the “back to work” movement urtil after the C. I O. and A. F. of L. machinists, who are seeking high:r wages, meet in San Francisco toaight to con-

sider appeals to enc their strike,

which began May 10.

A. F. of L. President William Green predicted at Washington that the strikers would accept .the master agreement covering West Coast shipyards. Mr. Gre:zn and other A. F. of L. leaders have branded

the dispute an “outlaw” strike in|

violation of the agre:ment. The strikers, who denied they participated in the azreement, indicated defiance of the “back to work” move with a claim they were indispensable workme:.. At the mass meetin 2 tonight, strikers will vote on Gcvernor Culbert Olson’s proposal to settle the dispute. Mr. Olson will address the workers and ask them to accept an hourly wage of $1.12 with the time and a half for overiime—the wage provisions in the msster agreement. The machinists hav: asked a $1.15 rate with double pay for overtime. Lack of a similar master agreement for Great Lakes Shipyards was termed a probaile factor in the strike which yesterday closed the American Shipbuilding Co. plant at

Lorain, O. The coripany has $10,-|

000,000 in c.eferise oiders. In Pennsylvania, £1,000 anthracite coal miners return:d to tke pits, ending a one-day work stoppage. Negotiations continiied between the U. M. W. and Southern soft coal operators.

SEES U. S. AS SJPPLY POST NEW YORK, M:zy 20 (U. P.).— Nelson A. Rockefeller, co-ordinator of commercial and cultural relations between the American republics, said yestreday that the United States must supply’ the armies of

[the democracies in order to. insure

the survival of a world at war in which is at stake svery institution “that contributes fo our spiritual

and material welfare.’

How Syria Fits Into the War

dated country’s airfields as stepping 5, and the French fire on British

Minister Winston Churchill an-

LONDON, May 20 (U. P.).—Prime

nounced today that 1500 German troops landed in. Crete by para-

chute, glider and aircraft transports and started a great attack which the British military now report is “in hand.” > Churchill said that the German troops were dressed in the uniforms of New Zealand | soldiers when they dropped, upon Crete from the sky and landed from their gliders and troop-carrying Junkers planes. : Churchill said that a great battle was raging in Crete and that the Germans had attempted to capture Malemi but so far have not succeeded. Fighting Continues

- He said that he had received a report from Crete timed at 3 p. m. which said that the Germans were continuing sporadic bombing. and machine - gun attacks, chiefly against British anti-aircraft defenses. Churchill revealed that the German forces had captured a military hospital between Canea and Malemi but said that the hospital had been retaken by. Greco-British defense forces. : “It is reported that there is a fairly strong enemy party near the Canea-Malemi Road which is not yet mopped up but the other parties are accounted for,” Churchill told the House of Commons.

Estimates Reach 12,000

Attack on Crete 'In Hard |

Le -

Churchill Tells Commons 4

and Greeks have_50,000 troops the island. we { E Canea, near where many of the:

evacuation of mainland = Greece, Malemi is one of the principal aire dromes on the island. :

mans to land their forces silently

upon Crete was the first time in the

history of warfare that this method had been employed. The operation appeared to have been a dress res |

‘hearsal of methods which the Gere mans later might employ in an ate

tempt to attack Britain, : Churchill made two statements on Crete. He first reported a serie ous battle was developing in Crete: as the result of an air-borne attack

Germans this morning. ‘ _A little later, apparéntly on ree ceipt of later information, he indie cated improvement in the situation, « saying that British! forces reported the situation “in hand.” : “After a good deal of intense bombing of Suda Bay and various airdromes in the neighborhood about 1500 enemy troops wearing the New Zealand battle-dress landed by gliders, parachutes and

Mr. Churchill said. #Apparently the capture of Male mi airdrome was the enemy’s obe jective and this, so far, has failed.

CLAIM FRENCH DOWN PLANE LONDON, May 20 (U. P.).-~The

Reliable British sources prior to Churchill’s statement had estimated

men—in Crete but the only figure

was 1500. It has been estimated,

Strauss Says:

NEITHER CAN

but not officially, that the British

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points that curl not— THEY FLIP UP!

that the Nazis landed a full division|down a British bombing: of troops—possibly 10,000 to 12,000|Kuneitra Airdrome, Sy.

day and that other French fighter

mentioned by the Prime Minister|planes intereepted and drove off

Royal Air Force bombers which tried to raid Palmyra air field.

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