Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 January 1942 — Page 2
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CHILE OBSTACLE TO LATIN UNITY
Balks at Break With Axis Unless U. S. Fleet
Protects Coast. By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
Times Foreign Editor RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 20.—Efforts to achieve a unified hemispheric break in relations with the Axis nations were deadlocked today as Chile asserted she could not sever relations unless the United States fieet is sent to protect her coastline. The crisis will be brought into the open tomorrow at an emergency
sitting of the main hemisphere de-
fense committee, on which all 21 American delegations are represented. It was understood that Bolivia, which would be placed in a serious position by a Chilean break from the hemispheric front, will force the issue at the full committee meeting. The Bolivian member of the committee has been charged with the duty of studying the relations severance resolution today.
Uncertain of Argentina
It was emphasized that ti other vital Bolivian exports United States must pass throug! Chilean ports since Bolivia is land locked. The position mained obscure To say that Argentinas adhesion to a pact severing relations with the Axis was now altogether hopeless would probably be an overstatement. But to say that as of this moment her adhesion is extremely problematical is certainly well within the bounds of truth.
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Each Position Known
Each delegation is now aware of where it stands and—with the exception of Argentina—of where the others stand. Further delay would only diminish the moral effect of whatever the result might be. No one here doubts that Argentina's dilemma is extremely painful or that she would passionately like to avoid crossing the Rio Rubicon The Castillo government is extremely conservative. It might even be called diehard. It is backed by an exceedingly small minority It clings to Europe It dislikes the United States, but no more it dislikes Latin American neighbors. However, it fears fsolation may spell trouble at home It may yet sign something here or go part way with the rest of th Americas,
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Bankhead Predicts Bill Satisfactory to Both Houses This Week.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (U. P). Senator John . H. Bankhead (D. Ala), a member of the joint House-
Senate committee considering price control legislation, predicted today | that the committee would agree {upon a bill satisfactory to both | houses by the end of the week. Mr. Bankhead, leader of the Sen-| ate bloc demanding ‘‘decent con-! sideration” for farmers, said he could not understand the preoccupation “with the problem of farm prices.” “The real problem is one of supply—of getting enough to feed vurselves and our allies,” he said. It was learned elsewhere that no * definite agreement has been reached by the conference commit- | tee on the agricultural clauses of | the measure. | The committee must decide]
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Japanese successes against the British on two fronts were reported from the Far Bast, where Nippon troops drove into Burma at Tavoy |g single administrator or a board, and thrust closer to Singapore in the Muar River sector.
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and whether to restore the Administration’s proposed business licens-
Japs' Main Thrust Centered 75 Miles From Singapore
SINGAPORE, Jan. 20 (U.P). —) The Japanese directed their main thrust egainst Singapore today at the coastal sector toward Batu Robat, 75 miles northwest of the big British naval base, a communique said. Imperial forces met the thrust, with Australian units leading counter-attacks against the Japanese south of the Muar River and Royal Air Force planes blasting enemy concentrations and transport facilities, including landing barges. The communique said that British fighters and bombers swept the enemy forces in the Muar River sector—90 miles from Singapore— with heavy machine gun fire. Singapore also was bombed again today, The Japanese penetration toward Batu Pahat followed fighting in which an Australian counter-at-tack destroyed 11 enemy tanks and drove the Japanese back. The imperial counter-attack was made after Australian troops heiped by a news-reel camera crew, had made a desperate stand against overwhelmingly more numerous
Japanese and had beaten off a series of attacks ‘ments arrived.
until reinforce-
ing system. One course predicted that the conference committee would drop an amendment sponsored by Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D. Wyo.), establishing farm parity in relation to industrial wages. It was indicated that the conferees might return a bill containing an original House clause prohibiting freezing of farm prices below the 1919-29 average. A majority of the conferees were
; _lreported to favor a clause that aa: pale h Neh Suing a farm price orders can be issued only a bullet wound in his right side, | When they have had the prior apwith the other, brought the news proval of the Secretary of Agriculof the encirclement to the unit, ture. Another would provide that After dark, the young captain in farm prices cannot be set below command ordered all vehicles put 110 per cent of parity or below the in a circle around the field ar- Drices prevailing Oct. 1, 1941.
tillery for a fight to the death.
A member of the film unit told COUNTY T0 MAKE PAY me it was like accounts of Amer- ! ican pioneers fighting the Indians DEDUCTION FOR BONDS! In covered wagon days. | County officials have adopted a deduction plan through|
Toward dawn the Japanese fire subsided. There was a sharp burst payroll of machine gun fire. The defend- which departmental employees may, ers prepared for their last fight, and purchase defense bonds. found that the fire came from im-| Elected officials, at a meeting yesperial reinforcements, | terday, adopted a plan calling for ia minimum deduction of 3 per cent | from pay checks of all County employees receiving more than $100 a month. The deductions will be started with March 1 checks. Walter C. Boetcher, County Treas- | urer, estimated that the total pur-, chase deductions would run about $2000 a month,
An Australian film unit photographed the entire action in which the Australians held off the Japanase when the unit reached the Muar River front Saturday. The Japanese already had infiltrated be-
hind it.
2D CRASH VICTIM DIES SULLIVAN, Ind, Jan. 20 (U. P) —George Hynous, 36, Berwyn, Ili. died last night at a Sullivan hospital. He was injured early Sun-| day in an automobile crash that instantly killed George Deitz, 28, also of Berwyn.
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