Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 June 1941 — Page 1

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By Lt LUDWELL DENNY Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, June

5.—Washington is buzzing

_ with reports from a dozen directions that Hitler is offer- _ ing Britain peace terms, and that she may negotiate unless the President puts us into the war now. These reports, by their very nature, of course, cannot be verified officially. They

may merely

reflect the preliminary “feel-

ers” which usually come before definite negotiations. At any rate there is sufficient circumstantial evidence to indicate impor-

Mr. Denny

tant moves on the diplomatic front. The following are facts—not rumors:

Hitler within the last month has been seeking an opportant for a peace offensive,

DEFERM ENT ASKE

- Senator Tom Connally (D. Tex. ) of the Foreign Rela- : tions Committee, who is very close to official information

sources, recently indicated that peace moves were going on

‘abroad.

Ambassador John G. Winant has inde a sudden, unscheduled flight from London to Washington for an emergency report too secret and pressing to be trusted to the confidential telephone or courier. The Londen press and British public have best shaken ‘terribly by the victory of German air power over British sea power in the Battle of Crete, in addition to shipping

losses in the Atlantic and bomb destruction in England. In addition there are various unofficial reports.

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From Vichy it is reported that a Hitler interview to

outling Nadi peace tering was a iarrhaged for John Cidaby, former United States ambassador to Belgium, now “cor- ; respondent for an American newspaper syndicate and Life

magazine. Mr. Cudahy i is said to be en route to New York on a dip expattal tu arrive early ext wisk: {er r. Martin Fuchs, in a New York Times syndicated Sr porte that Archduke Otto of Habsburg has been

informed from Europe that

Hitler early next week will

proclaim his long-discussed federation of Europe and announce that he has no further reason to fight. Dr. Fuchs, a former official of the Austrian Government in Vienna and i in its Paris legation, is a director of “Austrian Action”

country.

! in New York and associated with ihe Archduke in this

“Archduke Otto, ‘When uestioned 1 in 2 New York on. fhe

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peace terms, This is the tamiliér design of a total

"Europe under German “leadership.” Berlin would! —

grate and control the economic life of the continent, which} would hdve a common. currency and no customs barriers.’ Germany also, of course, would dominate in military. and 1 foreign affairs. Local autonomy of the formerly indepen< dent nations would vary, as determined by Germany, Italy | & and the associated France and Spain. Russia. would not be. so (Continued on Page Fou).

WAVELL ARMY CIRCLES SYRIA, READY TO ACT

Japan’s Ultimatum to Dutch Indies Timed With Near Eastern Tension. (Today’s War Moves, Page Three)

By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff. Correspondent

A possible’ Dutch-Japanese crisis in the Far East arose today, apparently . timed to coincide with the expected opening at any moment of a new Middle Eastern war front in Syria.

British reports emphasized that Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell, British Middle Eastern generalissimo, now feels free to ‘extend his front"—a statement that -seemed to apply clearly to Syria. . + There was a hint that Gen. Charlés de Gaulle, Free French leader now in Palestine, may be engaged in negotiations seeking to persuade Syrian authorities to allow a peaceful occupation by the British. The hint was in a statement that de Gaulle’s mission in Palestine was much more important than m ating reported ‘differences between his lieutenant, Gen. Georges Catfoux and Wavell. Istanbul said that Gen. Catroux- was insisting upon an attack and that Sir Archibald was opposed. Are Germans There First? On the German side, Turkish reports said that Nazi ground forces had taken over the important Syrian airdrome of Palmyra. A brief dispatch from Bucharest -through German = censorship said © that Rumanian shipping had been made available to the Germans for troop transport, apparently from Costanza to ‘the Mediterrane Completely . unexplained was a Vienha-Budapest rumor that parts of Rumania had been evacuated and general mobilization ordered. t U.'S. Ambassador Joseph Clark

Grew and Axi§ envoys conferred] separately with: Japanese Foreign |

Minister Yosuke Matsuoka in regard to what amounted to a Tokyo ultimatum’ to the ‘Dutch East Indies concerning economic concessions. The Japanese ‘were said to have given the Dutch 24 hours to accept their demands 4nd to have made plain that if the terms are not agreed {othe Japanese negotiators will return to Tokyo and report to their Government. The implication was that if the Dutch- do. not yield .Japan may employ stronger pressure to force acceptance of her demands.

Pretext for Drive South?

There was no indication how far the Japanese may be ready to go in backing up their economic demands. The difficulties with the Dutch might be seized upon as an excuse to launch Japan’s long contemplated drive to expand in the South Pacific, especially since it came when the British were fully occupied in the Middle East. The Li newspaper, Nichi Nichi, gharged lo .a dispatch from Shangthat Britain, the United States and China are speeding military| collaboration to place themselves in a position for possible war with Japan. in the South Pacific. The newspaper said that Ameri- . can: preparations to enter the war have caused the three anti-Japanese to realize that if the United

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CLEVELAND, June 5 «(U. P.). —The tired businessman of stage and story is a high pressure individual worn out from too much eating, smoking, drinking and other dissipaticns, the American ‘Medical Association was told today by Dr. Edgar V. Allen of the Mayo Clinic at Rochester, Minn. “In caricature and in comedy the business exscutive is frequently portrayed as big at the waist, bald on the head, and soft in the heart for chorus girls and longs legged, full-breasted secretaries,” Dr. Allen said. “This is too superficial a characterization. Physicians are much more interested in the facts that too frequently the executive's blood pressure is high, his arteries

are hard and his temper is short. “He is commonly irritable, nervous and melancholic. His brain is weary, his muscles are tired, his bowels are constipated and his stomach is acid.”

“All too frequently he lies mumbling and muttering in a hospital bed; panting his life away,” Dr. Allen said, “or he stumbles and falls ‘from apoplexy, or after a shudderingly severe episode of heart pain, he is hurried off into the sleep from which there is no awakening.” As the business executive's occupational hazards he listed: FOOD: “Almost everyone eats too much. . . . In the struggle of life the race is not to the swift but to the

SMOKING: (“Excessive smoking

Tired ‘Business Man? His Arteries Are ‘Hard and His Temper Short, Doctor. Says

may cause dimness of vision and may also inicrease the blood pressure of many patients.” ALCOHOL: “There is no acceptable evidence that alcohol used in moderation does any harm to the

body.” When consumed excessively, however, ther are some indications that it shortens life. FAILURE TO DEFINE OBJEC'I'TIVE: “Sp often the executive works hard to accumulate funds with which to play tomorrow, yet when tomorrow comes he cannot play, for either he is not Here or life has lost its savor.” , Dr. Allen also urged hobbies, more spiritual stimulation and “a five-day week and an eight-hour day for executives.” »

WOMEN DEMAND SMOKE SURVEY

Votérs’ League - Seeking “Common-Sense’ Plan To Abolish Evil.

The Indianapolis League of Women Voters today recommended the formation of a fact-finding commission to study the smoke problem in Indianapolis. The League recently completed a survey of about 300 local households to test public opinion on the situation. The survey showed that 70 per cent of those interviewed believe that property values would rise if the smoke evil were eliminated. Eleven per cent were uncertain and 19 per cent said they. did not believe this’ was true. Almost three-fourths said - they had throat trouble which they attributed to the smoke and soot during the winter months.

Urge ‘Common Sense’

The report added in part:: “Despite the discouragement we have received from our elected officials, several of whom have said that Indianapolis has no smoke of Women Voters through a committee . . has collected proof that a fact-finds ing commission to study the city’s smoke evil and to recommend com-mon-sense -remedies to cure the evil would he welcomed. . “Our committee makes no attempt to say what remedies should be adopted to cure the smoke evil . but we do assert that our survey clearly indicates, first that our citizens know a smoke evil does exist; second, that our citizens are willing to undertake the job of ridding our city. of this evil, and third, that a substantial majority is in favor of out-lawing . . . high-volatile fuels except when such fuels are burned in a manner to make them smokeess. ”

OPM Wil CURTAIL AUTO. STEEL MAKING

Civillan Products Moved Down in Priority.

- WASHINGTON, June 5 (U. P). | ~The Office of Production Management arfnounced today that ‘it will éurtail production of sheet and strip - steel - for automobile and other civilian industries in order to

shipbuilding, railway car and other urgent Jefence anuaeiarme.

défense needs do not e able facilities.” ‘Several weeks ago OPM director William 8 8. Knudsen asked the automobile industry to cut production of 1842 model cars: 20 per cent of this year's output. ‘The OPM also has asked the steel industry to exits. ction aniiities by

{ Secretary of Interior ordinator

What Is Your Defense, Sir?

LOUIS ADAMS, 1920 N. Meridian St., is the «Municipal Court

=o rosttutor, and is kept busy a tgood deal of the time with traffic

law violators. Today, he’s going to be busy with a particular traffic law viola=tor.” Mr. Adams himself is charged

with parking his car improperly yesterday. hs

INDIANA PLANTS SET JOB RECORD

353,000 Collect. Largest Payroll in History, Survey Shows.

More persons now have jobs in Indiana factorles than at any other time in history, including the 1929 boom and the 1937 recovery periods. These factories are paying more in wages than ever before. These facts are revealed in a sur-

vey made in mid-May by the Indiana Employment Security Divi-

sion and the U. S. Bureau of Labor

Statistics. At that time 353,300 persons were working in Indiana factories, compared to 350,393 in September of Jo37 and 317,160 in September of Weekly factory payrolls hit $10,985,000 in May—another all-time high—and more than double what they were in ‘May last year. That the national defense program is largely responsible for these records is shown the employment division’s observation that this is the time, in normal years, when fac-' tories reduce employment. Instead, Indiana factories increased their employment 2.4 per cent and payrolls- 4.6 per cent over April, mak-

ing four straight months of rising|

employment and payrolls.

‘WARMER WEATHER

FORECAST TONIGHT

' LOCAL TEMPERATURES

6am. ....60 10a. m..... 74 - 7am. ....64 ‘11a. m. .... NM 8a.m..,.. 67 12 (noon) ., 7 a.m. .... 70 1p. m. .... 80

The “cold wave” is on its way out, the Weather Bureau confidently predicted today. «16 will be fair and somewhat ‘warmer ‘tonight and tomorrow, the Bureau forecast.

COAST GUARD HELPS NAVY

WASHINGTON, June 5 (U. P.) — { Seuretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau ‘Jr. announced today that more than 3000 members of the Coast Guard will be transferred to the Navy-to man transports and auxiliary vessels.

RESTRICT OIL “IN & MONTH?

\ WASHINGTON, June 5 (JJ. P.) +] id LL.

EEK 9 BILLION

FOR U. Si ARMY:

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Congressmen Present Second Biggest Bill, Include ‘Blank Check.’

WASHINGTON, June 5 (U. P). —The House Appropriations Committee today asked Congress to appropriate $9,826,509,492 for the Army for the year beginning July 1—the second largest single appropriation in history.

The only larger appropriation was 12 billion dollars voted to the Army during the World War. The bill—$648,158,934 above President Roosevelt's estimates—carries cash for 12,856 airplanes, would push aircraft production in 1942 to 40,000 craft a year and increase the Army and Navy alr strength to 56,000 planes. It also authorizes for Chief of

| Staff Gen. George C. Marshall un-

precedented autliority to order tanks and equipment for the armored forces to whatever limits he thinks justified “by the state of world affairs”; recommends granting Gen. Marshall a $25,000,000 “blank check” to use as he®vishes to give “every possible aid to this man.” The War Department received $1, - 345,915,222 less for its operations this year. The committee reported that: this bill swell defense appropriations, authorizations and recommendations (Continued on Page Four)

STRIKE STOPS FIFTH OF U. PLANE OUTPUT

North American Closes Plant Making Fighters; ClO Demands Raise.

INGLEWOOD, Cal, June 5 (U. P.).—Members of the United Automobile Workers Union (C. I. O) struck for higher wages today at the

North American Aviation plant here and the company immediately]: closed the doors of the factory which produces abcay one-fifth of the nation’s output of ‘military planes.

shift left the plan

Approximately 12,000 workers of Rich ine vs

striking, however, and many had complied with the pany’s request not to report for work pending word from the National Defense Mediation Board in Washington,

2000 Picket Plant

There were nearly 2000 pickets at the gates but no violence has been reported. William P. Goodman, president of the union local, called the strike after charging that the :Mediation Board was: “stalling”. in’ its efforts to settle the dispute. He admitted the union negotiators in. .Washington had not approved the strike but added that they had not disapproved it. ~In Washington, L. C. Michener, Pacific Coast regional director of the: U.. A. ‘W. and leader: of the union telegation, said the strike call was “absolutely not” the. result of any action or advice of the negotiators in Washington,

Ask Increases for All

The U. A. W. wants the wages of apprenfices increased from 40 to 75 an hour and a 10 per cent increase for: all other workers. North American, a subsidiary of General Motors Corp., produces B-25, twin-motored medium bombers for the U. S. Army; single seat pursuit planes known as “mustangs by the RAF and XP-32’s by ne U. S. Army, and low-wing combat advanced trainers for the Army,

Navy and Britain.

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“Ernie Pyle in England"

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SAY NAZIS HOPE T0 RULE WORLD

Reporters Here on Defense

Save Britain.

~ By RICHARD LEWIS = The concensus of American newspaper foreign. correspondents who arrived here today on a national defense tour . ‘appeared to be that effective U. 8. aid will keep Great Britain afloat and ‘that the -coalition of the two Democracies is un-

beatable. "The correspondents, most of them recently returned from the war, are convinced of two : That Britain cannot . survive . without American aid, especially if she loses control of the Mediterranean, and that effective transport of supply to the island democracy means shooting. Sooner or later, they prediet, U. S. air and naval craft will tangle with Nazi planes, submarines and surface raiders. - The skirmishes will not be within the framowork of a declared war which they feel; is not necessary to keep the Nazis at bay. Leland Stowe, famous correspondent for the Indianapolis Times and the Chicago: Daily News, predicted the shooting will begin: before September. It is inevitable that American patrols will - encounter the! Continued on Page Five)

RAIL PAY DEMANDS TOTAL 500 MILLION

CHICAGO, June 5 (U. “P.).— Spokesmen for railroad labor" and management estimated today that wage demands ‘of 1,150,000 employees would boost the nation’s railway : payrolls between $500,000, 1000 ang’ $650,000,000. Estimates were based on -demands of five operating brotherhoods for a 30 per cent wage increase for 350,000 members and demands by 14 non-operating brotherhoods for hourly pay raises of 30 to 34 cents for 800.000 members. Formal notice of the union requests will be submitted next Tues- | day 8 to. the railroads, who will be ed to make the new rates efi July 10. If no agreement is reached within 30 days, the dispute will be referred to the National Rallway Labor - Mediation Board:

The Peopl Motor Coach Co. the Beech 2 Se Saat Co. and L. J. 5 tion ‘Co, Boi prostant of the . Coy | and Indianapolis|

Allison Model Gives Planes

{radical changes » 1150-horsepower miodel. -

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Power, Armor

By SAM TYNDALL .

“Through“a relatively simple improvement, Horse power of the famous Allison 12<cylinder liquid cooled warplane motor Seipea up 15 “per cent to 1326-harse power, company officials retoday.

ment, sangeet an (hs cocaton of a viel by » growl

has been

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“Jweight ratio down ‘to less than & pound per horsepower. The setup equals 175 "horsepower—twice the otal power of the average auto en-

Fe ¥ 0:x Kroeger, general manager of .the ‘Allison: Division of General Motors, said ‘the improved model just has.-passed the official Army Air Corps-150-hour model test, delivering 1325: :horsepower at take-off and military rating against the .1150

The improvement ‘involves no

“Ready for Mast Output

tions prohibit our discusa the relatively simple improve. ment which ‘made possible the 15 per cent increase in power Fisnout increasing “size and weight,” Kroeger: said. “However, we can say that the ‘improved’ engine is highly significant in national ‘defense. Because it it makes possible™heavier: armor, increased fire power, greater speed and climbing ability. It is-the second:time that Allison has announced an increase in its 12-cylinder motor, technically known as. the V-1710 engine. Its original official rated horse power of 1090 was increased last fall to 1150-horse power. Engineers are prepared to go into quantity production of the new 1325horse power. model when the Air Corps gives’ the go ahead.

Produce 400 Monthly

No ‘chang es in the present design} of - Allison-equipped warplanes will be necessitated to equip them with the. new model. The horse power rating means that at any altitude up to and. including 30,000 feet, the supercharged engines maintain a ‘constant top 1325-horse power. At present, Allison plants are

|twning out the V-1710 engines at

the rate of 400 per month. Official production - figures are unav. le, but it is. safe to say that delivered : more :engines during the first five months ‘of: this year, than all of 1940. “ Allison executives hope to double| France (Continued on Page. Five)

CRISIS MAY: LAST 4 YEARS, FOR WARNS

Urges St. Lawrence Seaway For Defense, Power. WASHINGTON, June 5.(U. P.)— President. Roosevelt, declaring that America’s emergency may last more {an rl ‘today Ey ed 285 35 million dollars for completion of the Great Lakes-St. - Lawrence

ao would he America’ s enemies that ey ens to outstrip ‘them in Mr. Roosevelt peinted out that de-

of the vast project would

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Tour Sure U.S. Aid Can Juba rating on Alison engines here- |

in parts: from the

‘| States policy of co

Skilled Defense Workers, ~~ Stimson Says. ie

WASHINGTON, June 5 (& P.) .—Deputy Director |B. . Hershey of the Selective’

| Service System today

Congress to enact legislation, permitting group defermen

of all men who'had rea

their 27th‘ birthday by oct. 16, 1940.

Brig. Gen. Hershey addressed request fo the Sena gn Door of

Guardsmen and sélective trainees. who would be. more. vi able in skilled civilian defense: ‘A War Department official: closed, in connection © with Stimson’s - announcement, - that. th release of 10 skilled craftsmen fror selective service ranks already: been approved and that many. applications were awaiting’ action,

olds (D: “N.C : “pen President: wis to issue. ex tive orders deferring men mn cial age groups. =

ecutive session of the committee, us Senator Reynolds said - afterwards

Mr. | that Gen. Hershey had said the sole.

purpose of the legislation would to enable the deferment of © who had passed their 27th birth anniversary before the first pea time Selective. Service istr Day = Oct. 16. b nator Reynolds . said tha Bs

ments would apply to: teen who had reached - the required age and o been classified in Group: 1A. (sub, to immediate induction) but have not already been inducted. the Army. Men of 27 or older: have not been. classified’ also LW ou

Air be deferred.e

‘WASHINGTON, June 5 @;- —Secretary. of ‘State Cordell: said today that ota Franco-German rollaboration be forcing France into the ag sor camp and threaten seriously alter her relations with he Oni States. , which left no doubt oy he ed it as a final American which, if it goes unanswered, certainly alter the present . Uj ation in the matter of food shipments and perhaps eventual: seve

* |erance of diplomatic relations.

LONDON, ‘June 5 5. (U. Py) ip lomats who conferred with : un States Ambassador John G: before his departure for the U: States reported tonight Shat ¥ J planned to recommend to Roosevelt that the United 8 sever relations with the Vichy. ernment.

BOMBER TIRE BLOW: PILOT LANDS SAFELY,

DENVER, June; 5 Ww. PY. tire blew out as an Army: b took off from Lowry Fieid and when Lieut, Arch C 28, of Ft. Worth, Tex. d it, he told his four passengers: could bail out if they Wished, ~The - four—Lieut. W. 8. 8 23, of New Orleans; ‘Staff

James .H. Murphy, , of Kas: don. |