Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 January 1943 — Page 13

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PUZILE INTRICATE.

And Drastic Action Might Cause Harmful Result

To Become Inevitable. By JOE ALEX MORRIS

United Press

LONDON, Jan. 5.—The

- dangerous. \

Many varied elements are involved, but! the main concern here is that the situation may get beyond control, force drastic action and make a harmful aftermath inevitable.

One reason for the difficulty in straightening out the situation is the failure of the public, especially in the United States, to understand the background of the Fighting French's role in the war. Thus, the public gets only a confused picture of Vichyites, Darlanties, de Gaullists and various ambitious individuals scrambling for position and infiuence at the top.

As a matter of fact, axis propa-|

ganda has taken full advantage of this confused background falsely to present the main trouble as conflict between Britain and the United Btates. It might be helpful to point out 8 few facts contributing to the difficulty, showing that the basic problem is to decide which solution will contribute most to victory.

Political Leaders Unavailable

Firstly, it must be remembered that Gen. Charles de Gaulle became leader of the Fighting French be--cause of his courage, determination and ability as a soldier when there was not a [single outstanding French political figure available for leadership. Thus, his movement has heen handicapped by a lack of strong political leadership to attract the French masses, This has been a considerable handicap, not only to de Gaulle, but to allied efforts generally. De Gaulle’s failure to take Dakar increased the handicap. | As a result; the de Gaullists ' sometimes have felt themselves in the position of being an allied stepchild. They sometimes failed fully to agree with the details of ogerte| tions igvolving the French empire, | although their desire to defeat the axis .always overrode secondary differences. It should be noted in this connection that the Fighting French were singularly uninvolved in the liberation of North Africa. : De Gaulle Built Up Secondly, the de Gaullists have ~ labored steadily and with determination to build up de Gaulle’s leadegship among the French people. As goon as the German occupation of northern France became a severe burden, the people were aroused to resentment, sabotage and the desire to look to some one for salvation. De Gaulle was the only man and his reputation grew by continental f radio broadcasts. The process of building up de Gaulle was extremely tedious and dificult. It included the necessity of convincing the French under‘ground organization that the Fighting French in London were ready to car out certain. pledges when the allies invade the continent, This jt an important point, since it involves the fundamentals for future Success and also enters directly into the North African question. |

: Based on Léahy Reports

Thirdly, the American policy toFara the Vichyites was based prin the reports of Admiral ey |H. Leahy, former ambassador to then unoccupied France. De | Gaulle's influence in Vichy naturally was much less than it was in the old occupied zone. As far 3s the attitude of the French people In the old unoccpied zone was concerned, Admiral Leahy probable interpreted it correctly, but the Fighting French contend that the temperature | there. was far less than ‘among the people of the jd occu= pied zone, and should not be used to Bune de Gaulle’s influence and Jopuls with the French. This was the situation when Lieut. gen. Dwight Eisenhower invaded Africa. Then efforts to install a leadership in North Africa were unsuccessful, because of the unexpected presence of. the late Admiral Jean Francois Darlan in Algiers, |and his opportunistic display of political strength while Gen. Henri Honore Giraud, present high commissioner, failed to rally French garrisons to the allies. i Giraud Backed -Darlan

Gen. Giraud, accordingly, asked ‘Eisenhower to accept Darlan’s leadership. jr far as Darlan was concerned, it was a military decision made on the scene, rather than a Bolitica} ecision made in London or n, and Gen. Eisenhower Nahe ‘had no other choice. J It is no secret that the British people were surprised and shocked by the choice of Darlan. Probably the gov Re felt the same way, because | Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden emphasized that he had known nothing about it and had not approved it. Obviously,” then, Darlan’s elevation imi mediately aroused fears of appeasement toward the Quishings _ of France and resulted in the Brit- ' ish suddenly discovering a greater love for de Gaulle than they had sometimes indicated previously. The can policy throughout has based on an emphatic pledge that nothing would be per-

6 mitted to interfere with the French

their own leaders

people choosin J The Americans!

after war,

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statement without iproval of Americans or British. As

British press until he learned that

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political gituation in French 1 North Africa probably is the mest complicated riddle yet to confront the allies and potentially is one of the most

sought to {ake advantage of immediate circumstances to speed up a military victroy. In this connection, the American belief that de Gaulle lacks sufficient influence and popularity among the French people perhaps resulted in the failure of Giraud immediately to accept de Gaulle’s offer of a conference to establish a unified leadership in North Africa. Gen. de Gaulle warned Saturday that there were grave dangers in delay. From the de Gaullist view-|-point, these dangers: are considerable and involved the questions of holding and encouraging the loyalty

its. demands are satisfied by a united Fighting French organization. U. S. Wants Gradual Shift

Gaullists’ desire to hasten the clarification of the situation” in North

and because of which they fear that the whole future of the Fighting French will be endangered if

It is easy to understand the de

Africa, where they were left out,}

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ways” through New Guinea Jipgies,

Mud, swamps and thick-grown tropical trees make it ongh fing: for army enineers pullding, “highRoads like this are needed to speed troops and supplies to the Buna

DRAFTS TALK ON STATE OF UNION

FDR Méssage to Congress. Thursday One of Major | “During Career.

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the impression is created that they were shoved aside, or that the Vichyites were favored. At the same time, the Americans are guided by military necessities; and appear determined to avoid any slambang solution, - They pre- | fer to work gradually for an under-’ standing which would cause the | {least disturbance to military operations, Thus some concern at the speed| with which the ‘de Gaullists are moving was illustrated Saturday by the issuance of the Fighting French advance ap-

a matter of fact, the statement, was not released by the censor to the

it had already been cabled to the United States.

FIRST AID GROUP T0 HEAR ADDRESS

Residents of civilian defense dis- |! trict 35° who .have Red Cross first! aid certificates or who wish to enroll in first aid courses will meet at 8 p. m. tomorrow ih Jordan hall | Butler university. Miss Marie C. DeAndrea of the | emergency medical committee | training staff, will speak on “Asepsis and Dressings.” Mrs. E. Havens Kahlo, first aid chairman for the district, has announced the following division chairmen: division 1, Mrs. Gertrude Hobbs, 3023 Northwestern ave.; division 2, Mrs. Jacob Fender, 320 W. 21st st.; division 3, Homer Stevens, 3201 Graceland ave.; division 4, Miss Frances Ring, 3518 Graceland ave.; division 5, Mrs. James Guthndge, 3912 Cornelius ave.; division 6, Mrs. Thomas Cory, 4064 Graceland ave.; division 7, Auburn Ross, 433 W. 44th st.;- division 8, Mrs. Joseph L. Conover, 4220 Sunset ave.; division 9, Clarence Deitsch, 4640 Boulevard pl.; division 10, Miss Virginia Wilking, 5102 N. Capitol ave.; and Rocky Ripple, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, 337 Ripple rd.

OFFIGERS HONORED

Walter M. Evans, new president of the Indianapolis real. estate board, entertained the new officers and directors of the board at a dinner last night at the Athenaeum. In a- business meeting following the dinner, ile board accepted the resignation of William H. Hackemeyer as a director. He has resigned, as manager of the Security Trust _Co. realty department to take up the practice of law. ’ Board members present were A. F. Bromley, Louis H. Hensley, A. H. M. Graves, Fay C. Cash, Carl G. Seytter, T. Lotin Driscoll, Robert B. Kershaw and E. W, Springer. Officers are Wendell M. Hicks, vice président; F.'T. Davenport, secretary, and Maurice C, Mackey, treasSOUP IS ANALYZED. AFTER 50. TAKE ILL JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Jan. 5 (U. P)—Cans of soup which are believed .fo have caused 50 war workers at the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine works to become ill were analyzed today by food specialists working uiider direction of the FBI. ~ William Sherman, public relations director of the plant, said a number of workers were seized with severe stomach pains Sunday night, shortly after eating canned chicken soup. The stricken employees were treated at thé company’s first aid station and most of them returned to work, Sherman said. the FBI was notified of the occurrence as a “matter of routine,” since the plant is en-

Sages in war production...

or Every Ongorion

NEW REALTY BOARD

{would be Mr. Roosevelt's most dif-

‘card party at 8:30 p. m. today at

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (U. P).|

| —President Rodsevelt sifted ideas!

and phrases today for one of the ‘most important addresses of his career—the state of the union mes- | sage to be delivered Thursday to the new congress. The work involved in preparing such a message is much more ardulous than the. finished product of about 4000 words indicates. Mr. Roosevelt probably has completed a rough draft of his message after having decided certain basic policies and recommendations in| conferences with his top officials | and advisé€ts during the last few weeks. The first draft runs 7000 to” 8000 words. | To Justice Samuel I. Rosenman of the New York state supreme court, Mr. Roosevelt's favorite “editor,” goes most of the task of trimming down | the first draft to final form.

Sherwood to Help Working with, Justice Roseman will be Playwrite Robert Sherwood, ‘now an official of the office of war linformation. He is good at building punch lines which pack a hard; ‘dramatic wallop at the microphone. Mr. Roosevelt supervises formation of the final draft, altering phrases here and there to suit his own style of diction, placing new emphasis on certain portions and i playing down others. , Tomorrow night probably will be an. extremely busy. evening at- the White House. The president probably will run over the text with Justice Rosenman Mr. Sherwood, Harry Hopkins and other close advisers. There may be last-minute suggestions from congressional leaders.: Deletions, changes and insertions will be dictated to Private Secretary Grace Tully.

Types President’s Copy Early Thursday the message’ will be turned over. to a staff of White House typists, who will cut’ mimeograph stencils for the press copies. Radio networks will be advised of the running time. Miss Tully will see to it that the president's own copy is typed and put into a black loose-leaf - notebook which Mr. Roosevelt will take to capitol hill some time later! that day. Some said the Thursday address

ficult one because the 78th congress is nearer to being anti-administra-tion than any since 1933. And at the same time thé need by the executive branch for congressional cooperation and uriderstanding is tramendous because of the war.

LODGE TO GIVE PARTY The Ben Hur lodge will give a

Castle hall. Proceeds will be used to send gifts to service men. Mrs. Harry Ermamons is chairman assisted ‘by Mr, and Mrs. Louie Mills.

LADY SRDS KILLED CAIRO, Jan. 5 (U. P.).—Lady ‘Tedder, wife®of Air Chief Marshal A, W. Tedder, was killed in an air-

BY EARL RICHERT

. |Claim Records Show Th

Hershey: Helped to Ge! Youth Deferred.

By Scripps-Howard ‘Newspaper ANG» NEW, YORK, Jan. 5.—Quotat ic

were cited to support a decisior

deferred an American worker the “moral re-armament” org: ization from the pré-war draft six months, as an “irreplacean

gram learned today. The statements—which did discuss the immediate draft and which apparently came fi greetings sent to MIRA rallies |» be! — included President Roosevelt, Herbert Hoo" and other public men, files of I draft board 17 disclosed. Despite the Hershey decision, | case : in question was later opened by local board 17, and new 1-A classification was sustain by appeal board &.

' Inducted on 2d Order

On the second order for in¢ tion, national headquarters did © intervene. The registrant, = Jo Cotton Wood, now 25, an Ameri: and a Harvard graduate, is in ¢ army, : The , Wood case, which took months to settle, was cited rece: by Col. Arthur V. McDermott, selective service director, in a 1 test over reopening the cases ot alien MRA workers, who are se: ing occupational deferments.

Mr. Wood had been unanimo

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rated 1-A by the local board

TO MAKE A HIT WITH THE PUBLIC during this war period. the 'narch 25, 1941, despite a claim G. O. P.-controlled legislature which opens Thursday could do nothing I his work with MRA had helped «« better than to transact all necessary business quickly and adjourn. G. O. P. leaders well realize this. But they know that getting the on April 19 the appeal board un: members of the general assembly to give up a few of. their 61 days of |imously affirmed the classificatio: glory would be about as impossible to accomplish as abolishing sin.

So they intend to try to do the

| next best thing, cut down on the

number of bills introduced. There are two propcsed methods of accomplishing this, both of which will be discussed by Republican members of both houses at their caucuses here tomorrow. One proposal is to have both houses adopt rules prohibiting members from introducing more than three bills during the session. (Ordinarily, an average of more than six bills per ‘legislator is tossed into the hopper.) The other proposal is to cut the time for introduction of bills from the first 45 days of the session as at present to the first 30 days. Most party leaders believe this latter proposal will be the one adopted. Bills can be introduced after expiration of the time limit, but unanimous consent is required. And here is where the Democratic minority, which is so small that it will have very little voice in the legislature, can play a.definite role.

” ” % Curb Non-Essentials PARTY LEADERS intend to impress on the legislators the fact that this is the first wartime session of the state legislature since the Civil war and that this is the time for the law makers to im‘press upon the public that they can operate efficiently, without the usual horseplay. Lieut. Gov. Charles Dawson, presiding officer of the senate, blandly says that he intends to be hardboiled regarding nonessential bills, even to the point of ‘incurring the enmity of his colleagues. - He says that he will instruct the senate committees to bury all non-essential ‘bills. And he intends to see that it is done. . State Chairman Ralph Gates and House Speaker-elect Hobart Creighton have the same viewpoint. They feel that there is no need for many laws at this time and that any legislation designed to tap the fat balance in the state treasury for other than wartime necessities should be squelched at once. It is estimated that the state general fund balance will be $33,200,000 by the end of the current

fiscal year. E-

Retain Urban Stover”

ODDS AND ENDS: Urban Stover, veteran deputy attorney general who handles public service commission business, is reported to be the only Democrat to be retained by Republican James Emmert when he becomes ‘attorney general next Monday. Before joining the attorney general’s staff in 1933, Mr, Stover was an attorney for the interstate commerce commission for a nums= ber of years. . . . The Indiana Democratic ‘club will elect officers next Monday. . . . Atty. Gen. George Beamer and his

plane accident today.

chief deputy, James K. Northam,

War Department Buys Eight

Hotels, Holds Leases on 475

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (U. P)— The war department has bought eight hotels, has condemnation proceeds pending for purchase of two more, and is psying for leases: on 475 ‘other hotels with an aggregate of 43,090 rooms, it was revealed today: The disclosure was made with the publication by the Joint, economy committee of a report in which Sen--ator Harry F. Byrd (D. Va.) ‘criticized the war department's purchase _ for ' $6,000000 of the Stevens hotel in Chicago. Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson defended the transaction, which he said resulted in a financial saving to the government, : In aqgdition to its hotel purchases, the war department has hought three schools arc Battle Creek Sanitorium, Battle Creek, Mich. Total cost of all the: purchases thus far ‘is about: $16,000,000

Two of the purchased hotels wil {roops.

47 rooms. Six will be converted into permanent army hospitals. They and : their purchase prices follow: Miami-Bilimore, Miami Beach, Fla., 400 rooms, $895,000; Nautilus, Miami Beach, Fla. 200 rooms, $600,000; Don-ce-Sar, St. Petersburg, Fla., 263 rooms, $440,000; - El Mirador, Palm Springs, Cal, 150 rooms, $425,000; Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va, 700 rooms, $3,300,000; Eastmsn hotel, Hot. Springs, Ark. 500 rooms, $510,000. ‘Two other hotels which would be converted into hospitals, and for which condemnation proceedings are pending, are the Forest Hills hotel, Augusta, Ga., 300 rooms, and the Chicago Beach hotel, 600 rooms.

In a letter to. Patterson, Byrd 5

said government purchase of private Property shoula be avoided as state socialism,” and

buying real estate or other property

are| outright when it can be leased “for!| | & fair rental during the period-it is

who will serve as legal advisers to the governor during the legislative session will be paid from party funds at the same rate they are now being paid by the state. Mr. Beamer now draws at the rate of $7500 annually and Mr. Northam, $6000.

EPIPHANY TEA AND PRAYER ARRANGED

The Episcopal churches of Indi-| anapolis will hold their traditional; Epiphany tea and evening prayer;

tomorrow afternoon at All Saints state draft director,

cathedral. Epiphany, or 12th Night, will be recalled as the feast day which marks the visit of the three kings, or wise men, to Mary and the Christ Child at Bethlehem. The Rt. Rev. R. A. Kirchhoffer, bishop of the diocese of Indianapolis, and the Rev. John M. Nelson, cathedral vicar, will conduct the .evening prayer beginning at 2:30 p. m. Tea will follow in the cathedral house: | The Episcopal women have a quaint method of deciding who will | be hostesses to the tea. containing a ring is always served. The guest who “draws” the ring

tertain the tea the next year.

A cake

tle labor and management disp

Deferred Pending Inquiry

On April 12, city headquarters ported to Mortimer E. Sprague, ° board: chairman, that Washing: had asked temporary defern:: pending an inquiry into MRA. the same date, General Hershey, tional director, said he. intendec appeal the case to the president On April 17 Mr. Sprague w to Col, McDermott that MRA

‘had a number of alien wor}

registered with the board. The : uation, he wrote, threatened “demoralize the proper and just ministration of selective service. On April 18 Col. McDery: ‘wrote to Brig. Gen. Ames T. Bro! that he «. sidered’ the claim of Mr. Wo: effect on labor disputes “little s!« of fantastic.” 3

Placed in 2-A On May 6 Gen. Hershey appe:’

{formally to the president. And

the same date, board files sic Gen, Hershey handed down a decision in which he reversed local authorities and gave Mr. W=-

la 2-A deferment for six months.

Reviewing the facts, Gen. Her: - 'said there weer two questions. “1, Is moral re-armament an deavor . . . necessary to the m:i

| tenance of national health, sac

or interest within the contem)

service act of 19402" ~

citations fin

- adjustment in her slice knows that the woman's|tion of the selective training a4 | auxiliary of her church must en“Resolution, proclamations, st: 1¢-

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from prominent national: leaders which Maj, Gen. Lewis B. Hers!

worker, the New York “World-T= « -

Second Lieut. Jap A. Powell, 3758 N. Pennsylvania st., recently spoke during a. weekly radio broadcast to America from the American Red Cross Eagle club in London, England.

tm v "i ments and messages from men high ‘| in the federal government, the state ‘land city governments and from | business life seem to support this | contention—such as { “‘The underlying strength of the world must consist in the moral |Aber of her citizens'—President | Roosevelt. * ‘Moral re-armament should enlist the support of all thinking peo- | ple'—Gen. John J. Pershing. | ** ‘What the world needs today is {0 return to sanity and to moral | and spiritual ideals’—Former Presi‘dent Hoover. | “‘More than anything else we ‘need arnew spirit’—715 mayors and county officials. “ “The objective of moral re-arm-‘ament is one in which I strongly * believe'—Henry Ford.

Says Skill Indicated

Gen. Hershey's opinion said the | second quedtion was: | “Is the registrant one whose ac- ' tivity in such necessary endeavor is | necessary to the maintenance of | the national health, safety and in- | terest?” { “The record,” said the general, | “shows that the registrant has been | engaged in such activity two and a half years. The type of work done {and the accomplishments shown hy | | the record indicate skill and trainling. .

i| “The record of this registrant's

work with labor and management

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groups stamps him as both effective and irreplaceable. There is no evidence’ in the record refuting this claim. ' “The decision of the board of ap- ' peals is therefore reversed and the | registrant is reclassified and placed "in class 2-A.... The national director's decision resulted in a round-robin plea for i reconsideration, signed on May 27 1 by all members of the local and appeal boards and the government ap- ; ; | peal and associate appeal agents. | The latter said the case “creates g ; | 10ophole in the regulations far larger than the: proverbial ‘barn doer.’ ”

.EX-AAA OFFICIAL DEAD CLINTON, Jan, 5 (U. P.).——John - Porter, 51, former vice chairman of / the Vermillion county agriculture administration, ~ died last night of injuries suffered Sunday in an automobile-train accident near Cayuga.

IS CUT IN IN HOUSE

ness ahi. Alisa Absences May ‘Allow Republicans to Elect Speaker.

. By FRED W. PERKINS Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, Jan. hell or high water, meaning a’ further interruption of wartime transportation—and there is a remote possibility that the Republicans might unwillingly take control of the house of representatives tomerTOW. The plurality of 14 possessed on paper by the Democrats in the new house had shrunk temporarily to 10

today with word that four Demo-

crats would be kept at home by illness. These are Reps. John J. Coch= iran (Mo.), Lawrence Lewis (Colo.), Michael J. Kirwan (0.) and Mary

{ T. Norton (N. J.).

Everybody, even the Republicans, appeared hopeful that the Democrats would be able to organize the house. But Republican Whip Harry L. Englebright (Cal) observed that under house rules the party that “gets there fustest with the mostest” elects the speaker. All the Re- | publicans will be there, he chuckled. Ramspeck Working Hard Democratic Whip Robert Ram- | speck (Ga.) admitted he was mak=ling every effort to get every possible member of his party into the house for the opening session, which can-. not turn a wheel, after the prayer and roll call, until it elects a speaker. - The members cannot even be sworn in until that officer. has been chosen. Parliamentarians say that even i the Republicans showed up with a majority tomorrow and took the speakership by default, that action might be overturned later. One authority, however, questions whether the Democrats would choose to overturn the arrangement once the Republicans had organized the house. He suggests that the Democrats might enjoy. seeing the Republicans loaded with responsibility for what the house does in the next two years—even though their enjoyment would be tempered by their loss of all committee chairman=

ships.

130,000 WOMEN IN LOCAL INDUSTRIES

Indianapolis industries now employ 30,000 women in office and factory work .and before .the end of 1944 may be employing 50,000 women, the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce reported today. Myron Green, industrial commis=sioner of the Chamber of Commerce, said the 30,000 figure did not include women working in downtown offices or stores. It was reportedly previously that 33,000 more workers will, be needed in local war plants by the end of this year. The total estimate was obtained by a special survey made by Mr. Green.

2 KILLED BY TRAIN RICHMOND, Ind., Jan. § (U. P.). Two men were killed Monday when a Pennsylvania passenger train struck a section crew’s truck at a grade crossing east of here, Victims of the accident were Noah Hupt and R. Lever, 48, both of Brookville, O.

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