Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 July 1941 — Page 2

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MAY NOT LAST LONG

Definite Indications Seen by Unofficial Observers in London That Terrific Economic Sanctions Will Be Modified by Democracies.

By WILLIAM H. STONEMAN Coprvright. 1841, by The Indianapolis Times and The Chicago Daily News, Inc.

LONDON, Julv 30.—There was genuine doubt in the minds of many competent observers here today as to the real determination of the democracies to apply the terrific economic sanctions which they declared against Japan last Saturday. : Japan's occupation of Indo-China, it was pointed out, is now in full swing and has ac-]

tually gotten under way sine MARTIN BACKS the United States, Great Brit-|

ain and the Dutch East Indies an-| nounced the freezing of Japanese, credits. | he i At the | 4 A © time, it is add-] ed, the two great democracies, aft-

Republican House Leader broadcasting | . . their intention] Joins Drive for Study lv S - tons with ful Of Separate Arm.

tions with full} force if Japan| . did not mena} By CHARLES T. LUCEY her ways, are! Times Special Writer discussing the; WASHINGTON, July 30.—Rep. extent to which! Joseph W. Martin (R. Mass.), House they will allow minority leader, said today he beJapan to con- jieved that the growing importance tinue her nor- of military aviation, demonstrated | mal imports. by the European war, makes an in-| There are very definite indica- dependent air force advisable for tions as a matter of fact that Ja- the United States. | pan may secure licenses for the con-| Mr. Martin said he was in favor tinued importation of oil, one of of a resolution sponsored by Rep. the vital war products which had Karl E. Mundt (R. S. D.) and sevcontinued to go to Japan from the!era] other House members provid- | United States and the Dutch East ing for creation of a special com-| Indies after her imports of alloy) mittee to study the advisability of metals and other key products had unifying the Army and Navy air]

Mr. Stoneman

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Margaret Russell, 32-year-old Vassar graduate with her black robe and mask which she wore on a solo parade down Michigan Ave, Chicago, in a campaign for peace. Miss Russell recently rose in the gallery of the House of Repre-

sentatives at Washington, D. C., |

and startled Congressmen by crying “Victory will be mine.” Miss Russell was pronounced sane by psychiatrists after her arrest by capital police.

I, S. TO APPEAL ON HATCH ACT

Seeks Upset of Ruling That Law Does Not Apply to Primaries.

Times Special WASHINGTON, July 30.—The ‘Justice Department decided today to ‘appeal to the Supreme Court a Federal district court ruling that the Hatch election-reform law does not apply to primaries. The final answer may have far-reaching ‘effects on the power of state and local political machines. . The appeal arises from a Florida |primary-election case in which two WPA employes and a county police chief were charged with violating

|sections of the Hatch Act which]

make it illegal to promise jobs in return Yor political activity or to ! deprive a person of a job because of | failure to participate in politics.

| The district court held that the [law did not apply to primaries and |

crushed the indictments. Senator Hatch (D. N. M.), author {of the “clean politics” laws of 1939 and 1940, immediately urged appeal |to the Supreme Court “for the pur- | pose of clarifying not only the pro- | visions of this law, but for guidance in future legislation along these lines.” The 1939 Hatch Act barred Fed- { eral employees from political ac- | tivity, and the 1940 law—expressly | covering nominations as well as {elections to Federal office — ex- | tended the prohibition to state em[ployees paid in whole or in part | wih Federal funds. The Supreme Court decided in | May that Congress had power un{der the Constitution to regulate | primary elections in the states, a decision interpreted as upsetting at {least part of the Newberry decision [of 1920. Senator Hatch has con- | tended that the Hatch Act covers | both primary and final elections. | In many states nomination fis tantamount to election; hence a

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been stopped in the interests of the British and American defense piograms. Keep On Sending Oil? A special correspondent of the London Times yesterday actually ventured the opinion that “unless the Japanese make it impossible, it is likely that licenses will be granted by both Britain and the United States to enable a certain amocount of trade to continue.” “American supplies of oil to Ja-' pan.” he continued. “may not be reduced much immediately and the assurance of full backing would be reeded by the Netherlands East Indies if they were to refuse to supply. say oil, to Japan.” Official circles decry such hints that Britain and the United States) “do not really mean business but un-| official people still have their doubts. | Evervbodv remembers all too welll the fiasco of 1935 when the world with comprehensive sanctions, were duly and loudly accused of bluffing bv Mussolini, and proceeded to prove him right by failing to go through; with the oil sanctions. |

Public “From Missouri”

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f Ttalians continued to supply them-

selves with oil at the British base of Suez right straight through the Ethiopian campaign. | The official story is that “those days are gone forever,” that “times have changed,” and that the present measures, principally the freezing of Japanese credits, will automatically cut Janpanese trade to a fraction of normal, even though !itenses are granted for certain trans-| actions. |

| vided. mand would be under the Air Force

| forces. | | In his opinion military aviation | | should have a status co-equal to! | that of the land and sea forces. He | { favors a full investigation of the subject. i i Rep. Martin's statement came as the House Rules Committee weighed evidence favoring an investigation, presented to it by Rep. Mundt, Rep. | Jennings Randolph (D. W. Va.) and Rep. Alfred F. Beiter (D. N. Y.).

| The committee took no vote, but!

members said privately that favor- | able action at any time soon was! unlikely. At the same time the War Department, which has opposed inde-! pendence for avition, announced! creation of new air-support com- | mands, co-ordinating air and ground fighting units,

Liaison Is Good

The Department plans to provide | a support unit—including observation aircraft, light bombers, dive | bombers, photography planes, glid- | ers, and air transports for para-| chute and air-landing troops—for | each of the four field armies into! which U. S. Grounds forces are di- | A fifth air-support com- |

Combat Command, headed by Lieut. Gen. Delos C. Emmons. 1 The move is aimed at close liaison |

| between air and ground troops, a

fundamental of German tactics. | But Rep. Randolph told the Rules | Committee, in urging House study | of the proposals for a completely in- | dependent air force, that “maximum | development of our air force cannot | be achieved within the framework! of the present War and Navy De-| partments. It must be given a home! of its own.” { Developments of the last 20

law applying only to final election would miss much of its purpose in

these states. {| If the Supreme Court should hold

| that the Hatch Act does not apply to primaries, amendments would {likely be sought at once.

Heat Swells Up | Man, Traps Him

CHICAGO, July ‘30 (U. P)—It ! was 90 degrees outside, hotter inside when Joseph Hergerth, 47, dropped his brush and started to crawl from the boiler he had scrubbed. His sigh of relief changed to a gasp as he wriggled in the small | opening through which he had | entered, three hours before. | “Gimme a hand,” he yelled, “I'm hot. I've swelled up.” Companions grabbed him and yanked, Slightly scraped and no cooler, Joseph remained within the boiler. Firemen were preparing to cul | a hole in the boiler when a mechanically minded workman | handed the prisoner a pot of grease. Stripping, he applied it and | stuck his head through the hole again, Firemen tugged ang Jos- | eph, still hot but more slippery, ! was free, i

FIGHTS BILL TO EASE Leningrad and other nerve centers PENALTY ON WHEAT

before the Russian organization| WASHINGTON, July 30 (U. P.). could be completed, it is evident | Secretary of Agriculture Claude that their first objective in the war RB. W ickard today asked Congress to has failed. To that extent the defeat a bill which would ease the

Soviet Ability to Stave Off Defeat Hinges on Arms, Say Observers.

By WILLIAM H. STONEMAN

LONDON, July 30.—Soviet Russia’s ability to stave off defeat at the hands of Germany now depends upon the ability to equip the vast forces which have been mobilized during the early weeks of the struggle, competent British observers believe. If, in their opinion, freshly mobilized divisions can be equipped as well, or anywhere nearly as well, as the divisions which took the first

shock of the German attack then Russia may hold the reichswehr one month, two months, or even indefinitely. t was estimated at the beginning of the Russian campaign that it would take five weeks to mobilize the Soviet forces and it is assumed | that this process has now been | completed. Since the Germans patently intended to crash through to Moscow,

That may be true or it may at: months have proved that a separate Russians have surprised practically penalty on wheat growers who ex-

least be the intention of the Brit. ir force is necessary now, not later, everybody who passed an opinion|

ish and American governments to make it true, but the general public | comes from Missouri and remains to! be convinced |

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he said. Cites Public Opinion Mundt said that for the Committee to recommend study of independent air!

Rep. Rules

TELEPHONE POLE GROWS | force proposals now would avert the |

BUTTE, Mont digging a draining ditch here, uncovered a telephone pole which they found was growing roots. Called to investigate, County Commissioner Joe O'Donnell opined it was probably a “die-hard” tree which was not quite dead when converted into a telephone pole.

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possiblity of “one of two undesirable |

and dangercus eventualities.” One would be the assumption that the! present military organizations could! develop air power to its maximum, whereas hearings might show the contrary. | sudden decision to unify the air | forces later on, perhaps at a critical | time, when no adequate Congres{sional study would be possible. Rep. Beiter told the Committee {that “we cannot ignore the fact that ; public opinion demands action on | these questions now,” and that “de- | velopments in Europe have shown | that wars are won or lost according to the strength of a nation’s air defenses.” Hearings on an independent air force appear assured, even if the Rules Committee fails to act. The Senate Military Affairs Committee has voted for a study of the question, and Senator Pat McCarran (D. Nev.), sponsor of an independent-(air-force bill, said today he was preparing data for presentation , within a few weeks.

POLA NEGRI DETAINED (AGAIN AT ELLIS ISLAND

i Pola Negri, Polish film actress, went back to Ellis Island today for a [hearing on the re-entry permit i given her when she left the United | States seven years ago. She ex- | plained that she had forgotten to renew it. Miss Negri was taken from the American Export Liner Excalibur {to Ellis Island Monday, but later | was permitted to go ta a hotel. Immigration authorities said they could not estimate how long the

| tend back to Miss Negri’s first entry in 1920. Authorities said it was probable she would be permitted to return to her hotel at the end of each day's session. :

The other would be a|

hearings would require, but it was understood their inquiry would ex-

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on the possibilities. { jJustment administration

Russian patriotism has led the allotment. : Russians to fight as well as any| He suggested in a letter to Chair-| troops have fought in this war. man H. P. Fulmer (D. S. C) of the Russian equipment has been better House Agriculture Committee, that than anybody dreamed of. By ac-| the bill already passed by both the

cident or design, the Russians have Senate and House, but in different

developed an answer to Germany's forms, “should be abandoned.” dare-devilish tactics of infiltration] The House bill would allow growin force. ers who exceeded their allotments Nobody yet dares to say that the to market up to normal production Russians will hold off the Germans of their alloted acreage. The Sen{for another month, but it is the ate attached a rider permitting allot- | | growing opinion that they have an|ment violators to feed their excess) {extremely good chance of doing so.|wheat to livestock. I

By GEORGE GALLUP

Director. American Institute \ of Public Opinion PRINCETON, N. J, July 30.— | First returns of a nation-wide survey of public opinion show a slight majority of voters in favor of the extension of the draft which is being debated this week in Congress. Out of every 100 voters polled, the | early returns show, 51 think the men year, while 45 think they should be in the draft camps should be kept in active service for longer than one | released and the rest are undecided. | § Despite the language of the Selec- | § tive Service Act with its proviso for longer training under certain emer- | § gencies, a substantial number of § Americans apparently took the Act | } to mean a promise by the govern-| § ment that the men would be drafted | § for only one year's active service in | the camps. As to wnetner draftees should be sent outside the Western Hemi-' spher>—a request made by General | George Marshall, Chief of Staff—a | poll completed last week indicates {that the country is opposed to such | action at the time the survey was | made. | The draft extension question: | “Do you think drafted men

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should be kept in active service or longer than one year, or should they be released at the end of one year?”

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No opinion .. The: hemisphere question:

“Do you think Congress should give the Army power to send drafted men to points outside the Western Hemisphere?”

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No opinion .

Today's test would indicate that, at this point in the discussion, the | public is more convinced by the |Army’s arguments for extending [the term of draft training than it |is by the arguments for the right

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[ea Hemisphere. Voters favoring draft extension argue that the national emergency demands keeping the men in training for a longer period, and that the Army cannot be made into an ef- | ficient fighting force if the men have only one year’s active training.

=. WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1941

BIKE LIGENSING

AGAIN PROPOSED

Chief Authorized to Confer With City Counsel on 50-Cent Fee.

Police Chief Michael F. Morrissey said today he would ask the City Legal Department to draft a new bicycle licensing ordinance for presentation to the City Council. The ordinance was proposed to the Safety Board yesterday by the Chief who explained that it is now virtually impossible to return recov=ered stolen bicycles to owners for lack of positive identification, The Board authorized the Chief to consult city attorneys on the proposal. An old issue in Indianapolis, bicycle licensing has been attempted twice in recent years and each time has failed. The Chief suggested a 50-cent license fee which, he said, would de< fray part of the cost of operating the licensing service. The fee would cover the life of the bicycle,

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