Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 May 1942 — Page 2

AMT, Fla., ‘May 7 (U. P)— President - Mantel. Prado of Peru, the: first: ‘incumbent South Ameri‘can’ president : “to visit “the United States, left today - for Washington ‘where he ‘will be President Roosevelt's guest atthe White House, “He arrived’ “last right’ by. clipper : and, in a “radio ‘broadcast to the

United ‘States. and South America,’

‘expressed “deepest. satisfaction”

that he ‘is .visiting “the ‘country

which is “leading the fight. tor democracy.” ‘He was greeted hy a. yesephion committee of diplomatic, naval and army officials. Prado’s government was the first to break ' diplomatic relations with the axis under the accord adopted by the - conference of American foreign: ministers in Rio De Janeiro last January. ‘His pre-war anti-axis policy had virtually excluded enemy Propaganda from. Peru.

1S! America Is Changing. Fast

This is the fourth in a series of | articles by Mr. Stokes who is ona | tour of the Midwest,

By THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer

KALAMAZOO, Mich, May 1T— The bell-boy dropped the bags’ to the floor and began to bubble about. the only glimpse of the big war far away that he gets in following his narrow orbit from bench to desk to elevator, up and down. “We've go t"50 boys coming in ’ today,” he said cheerily, busying himself about t he hotel room. “We had 70 last night. We’ll have more tomorrow night. They're really getting them in the Mr. Stokes army now.” He was speaking of: the

draftees who stop here on their way|

* nyiting Sse. gir?”—and he + was gone, | Later I waiched: some of the boys in _ the lobby—big, small, stocky, scrawny, ‘the varied harvest -of American homes. One stood apart, surveying his surroundings. He hadn’t’ seen ‘much of ‘town life, and everything from now on will be a wonder, the army, -a -transport, strange lands, the broken lines of battle somewhere. A sign by the elevator said the draftees would be.called for break-

_|fast at 6 o'clock in.'the morning. i | That's not early for a farm boy.

Out on the streets life flowed

pleasantly. Women ‘stopped and

eyed the show windows. There seemed ‘to be a ‘lot of them with shopping and window-shopping to do, comfortable women in no great hurry,. The new green of spring leaves threw a radiant mist over the trees. From a pool room in a basement -came the crisp click of billiard balls and puffs of laughter. I sought out the secretary .of the

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chamber of comiieree and we talked | about: this : city and’ the’ ‘troubles it{ had’ getting war’ contracts for indus-

tries geared to pesce Kalamazoo has done ‘remarkably

lwell, after ceaseless figuring by busi-

nessmen who wouldn't take “no” for an answer, who suggested this, that and the other, who camped in. the Washington offices of admirals and generals and WPB officials. Now the company -which made}

stoves, rosy and cheerful in the liv-|

ing room, smelling sweet of food in the kitchen, is making something for war. So is the plant that used

| to make sleds for kids and andther

that made fishing “tackle for older sportsmen, and ‘the“company: that turned out Checker cabs. America is changing fast, and s0 is Kalamazoo. - About 45 per ‘cent of the town’s | courses industry was. paper. manufacture. | A company that made. fine “book paper is not doing’so well, but: one that makes blueprint paper is busy at work for a government to which blueprints have : become all impor- |

tant. “Another ings staelt heavy with 0! ers: for ‘boxes. and" cartons, needed in ‘great quantities now for shipping food. = © Getting. cooks and ‘maids n this city: suddenly - ‘has become a problem, for one new. industry is calling loudly for women and they are re"spoding - 10 /war “wages, Still, there are some people “without jobs— ‘older ‘men, craftsmen in peacetime trades, : casuals of ‘war. The unemployment ‘compensation rolls rose from 1600 last September: to 4000 in ber, ‘and’ remains at. the latter The" town has organized thselt for civilian defense : protection, under its city. manager, with “police, firemen. and utilities prepared to function in an ‘emergency. Three thousud x people: Aare taking Airst aid

"A the notel, civilian. defense directors from’ ‘nine counties’ met most of the day, talking about ways of arousing the. Re iD the danger

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The meeting had been publicized in .the newspaper for several days. I. counted :350 people in the high

lation is over 50,000: Governor Van, Waggoner, who spoke, urged ‘the abaointe: necessity

of: civilian defense preGautions. He told ‘now, in another Michigan city a fev days before, he had seen at the railroad station, “roped off like s0 many convicts to stare at,” a group. of Michigan boys going away to the army. That shouldn't be, he said. The folks should send delegations and bands down to cheer the boys off. : Ray Kelly, former American Legion commander, now in charge of the sixth regional headquarters at Chicago, warned that Detroit, Chicago, Gary and other cities in this Industrial area can be bombed,

and may be soon.

Lieut. Col. Furlong told the audience that people: have been too much’ inclined to wait for a plan, for initiative from outside the community. “I{.a bomb drops in your home; it’s your exclusive property,” he said.: “The governor can’t come down here from Lansing and do something ‘for you'. . .” The audience listened attentively, but it- seemed small for a city of this size.

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WASHINGTON, Mey. 740. P)— The state ~ department, - paying tribute to the gallant Dutch people on the second anniversary of the German invasion ; of ‘the Nétherlands, today’ disclosed elevation to the rank of an embassy of diplomatic representation between the two countries. re President Roosevelt, arranged to receive Dr. Alexander ‘Loudon, yn« til now minister of.the Netherlands to the United States, for presentation of “his letters .of credence as the first ambassador of the Nether

lands in Washington. The idea . originated with Mr. Roosevelt who, according to the state department, recently suggested to

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands that the rank of the envoys between the two countries be raised reciprocally. The! necessary steps have been taken.

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