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lllJ fc i C1 ll<. t » â- . » «> H m-m> I THE WAR'WEE Kâ€" Commentary on Current Events Britain Scorns Hitler Peace; **Die Cast^^ Declares Berlin Adolf Hitler'e failurt last week to induce Britain to accept his "final" peace offer left him with but one alternative â€" to make food hiii threat to "annihilate" ingland, at whatever cost to. Gtr many. But as the zero hour approach- •d, in the war's forty-fiftn week, it was still a matter of gue.s.-'- work how Hitler would go abuut breakinir the power of Britain. Would he attempt it through a wBolesale invasion of the British lales? Or would he try to brinjr the country to its knees by pul- Yerizing it with mass air attacks, at the same time imposing a star- Tfttion blockade by destruction of British shipping? doublk-headek assault Would the attack on Britain be coupled with a simultaneous blow lo the Mediterranean? Many ex- perts last week expressed that Belief. The Battle of Britain •ould not be a simple, straight- forward affair. The conflict vould have to be divided into two ^terloeking phases â€" the direct German assault on England, and the Battle of the Mediterranean i Mussolini's affair) â€" for from •le Axis standpoint, Britain's hold on the Mediterranean would have to be broken before victory could be ai'hieved. One factor during the week â- was seen as likely to postpone the new German offensive for the time being, and that was the sit- uation in the Balkan.s. Uu.ssia's thrusting of a finger into the Rumanian political pot at a mo- njent so inopportune to Germany might be causing Hitler fieri<'us â- worry and giving him occa-sion for pau.se. THE ANSWER BlilTAIX: Britain's answer to Hitler's "last chance" peace pro- posal came promptly, in the deeds of British air forces blasting anew at German targets; in. the â- taggering new war budget which demanded that Britain give up almost 70 per cent of the nation- al income to finance the war; and In the words of Viscount Halifax, British Foreign Mini.ster, re- affirming the will to fight on. During the week, the Govern- ment announced its formal rc- eognition of the Czeeho-Slovak National Committee in Exile, headed by former Czech Presi- dent Dr. Eduard Benes, as the legal government of the German- held nation Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Com- nions that he did not believe in file exodus of children to Can- ada and the United States; he thought the movement entirely unwarranted ... the Admiralty Announced tlje loss of the famous abmarine "Salmon" (which •ighted the "Bremen" last Dec- ember) . . . German air attacks g'Vered practically th^ whole iF- na, ranging from Scotland to the Channel and from the North Sea to the Irish Sea. Aircraft and munitions factories were bombed, railroads and other com- munications, troop concentra- tions, coastal defense works, port faciliticK . . . TO GEllMANY VIA SPAIN SPAI.N': Britain's secon<l big- jeat wony of the week, next to actual invasion, was the Spani.sh aituatioii. General Franco had Juat finished declaring that it w:ir bia duty to fulfill the desire of Queen I.^abella and return Gib- raltar to Spain, and tliat he had an army of 2,000,000 men ready to back up his contention. It was anticipated that he would miike 8 move against the Hock, aided by German guns across the liny from Ciibraltar (which had been there .since the time of the Span- kh Civil War) . . . American citizens returning on the liner "Manhattan" reported German aoldiefH overrunning Spain. SPAIN AND THE AXIS By last week everybody knew that Germany was getting oil sup- plieg from the western hemi- sphere via Spain. The mome:it appeared to be at hand when Britain would have to clamp down with a blockade through which Spain would be permitted to reitjive only such imports as are not dn-sified a.s contraband. Such a move, necessary .since Bri- tlah victory depends to a gre.-jt extent on the ability to preve;)t Germany from rereivinif e-:senlial supplies from the western world, might draw Spain into the war on the side of the Axis power«. • • • FRANCE: The Fnsci.-t regime of Marshal Henri Philippe Petain last week ordered the arrest and trial of former high French Gov- ernment lenderR, including ex- Premier Edouard Daladier, be- t«U8e of their roles in "declaring and continuing the war" against GermHny. The trial will be part of a new "domestic moral purge" of France by Petain'a new auth- oritarian regime. At the same time all Frenchmen, including Daladier, who fled from France after May 10, were ordered de- prived of citizenship, their pro- perty and fortunes to be con- fiscated . . . DOESN'T FEAR GERMANY RUSSIA: Comforting word came from Moscow last weel:. Through diplomatic channels Jo- sef V. Stalin informed Great Britain that Russia will keep out of the European war and sees no Rub^^ia ... In the Rumanian cap- ital, Russian ((uarters indicated they felt the Soviet had become a Balkan power since attjuisition of Bessarabia and therefore ex- pected to be consulted on further political or economic plans in- v(lving Balkan countries; while rumors ran that Russia had sent a note to Rumania stressing the desirability of a "popular gov- ermrient" at Bucharest. . . . • • * CHINA WON'T QUIT FAR EAST: The closing of the Burma Road and the Hong Kong route into China left Chiang-kai- shek's Central Chinese govern- ment with but one hopo of secur- ing supplies from the outside worldâ€" over the Old Silk Road threading up through the inacces- sible, unknown Northwest into Ru-sia. Nevertheless, undaunted. Generalissimo Chiang declared the domestic field there would be a gi-adual intensification of the trend ttv.ard totalitarianism, without any immediate drastic steps. The Japanese Government appeared to realize that, in the end, it will stand or fall on gen- eral public opinion and hence will not follow blindly any line of action recommended by the extreme militarists. (One thing the Government knows without shadow of doubt and that is that the people want the China war stopped as soon as possible, and will concentrate every effort to that end). NEW DEAL IS DOMINANT UNITED STATES: With the acceptance by President Roose- velt of a third-term nomination and the naming of Henry A. Wal- lace as his running-mate, the New Deal came back into control of the Democratic Party in the Un- and Cuba'* strong suggestion that a Pan-American protectorate be established over all foreign-owned islands off North or South Ame;- ica. Disruptive forces were at work at the conference, and toucfies of the Nazi hand were seen in more than one diplomatic manoeuvre on the part of the latln-.American republics. IS. CONSCRIPTION PROGRAM in Washington, the U. S. Jus- tice and State Departments an- nounced changes in immigration regulations to facilitate entry of "child guests" from abroad under IG years . . . the Department of Jtisticc rultd that United States citizens in Grsat Britain could enlist in the Royal Air Force without losing their citizenship, jiroviding they did not take the British oath of allegiance . . . the National Deforce Advisory Commission reported that the Royal Canadian Navy On Active Service In British Waters The.-e pictures of the Royal Canadian -Navy wt-re taken in British waters where units of the Canadian naval forces have already disting- uished thetnselvcs in action and have suffered a grievous loss in the sinking of the destroyer Fraser. H.M.C.S. Skeena, first Canadian ship to arrive in English waters, is pictured TOP LEFT, and LOWER RIGHT two of the Canadian warships are shown tied to a dock in an English port. The Canadian officers at TOP RIGHT are Lt.-Comm. H. G. DeWolf, Lt.-Comm. H. N. Lay and Lt.-Oomm. J. C. Hibberd. Some of the brawny Canadian tars manning the ships are pictured LOWER LEFT as they went ashore on a brief leave. The pictures were released by the British ministry of information. reason to fear German domin.-i- tion of Europe, reliable sources disclosed. The Russian leader was reported to have said that the possibility of German domination of Europe presented no problem for Russia, because he refused to befieve it would come about. \cc5rding to indications, last week Russia was following up the incorporation of the three Baltic States (Lithuania, Latvia and Esthonia) into the Soviet Union with efforts to airive at further clarification of her relations with Finland . . . Better feeling be- tween Russia and Turkey was evidenced when the Turkish press made a clear-cut proposal for an alliance with Russia . . . TOWARD THE AXIS BALKANS: A pro-Axis trend among the small countries of .southeastern Europe was evident in many quarters last week. Ru- mania, which had been going more and more pro-Nazi for some time past, moved to confi- scate the largest British oil com- pany in Rumania; sent some of its chief ministers to confer with Ribbentrop on Balkan politics. To Berlin went Bulgarian govern- ment representatives, hoping to gain back the Dobruja from Ru- mania with the blessing of Hit- ler. Hungary appeared to think that Germany would shortly help her get part of Transylvania from Rumania. Would Germany seek to "strengthen" the Balkans by a peaceful settlement now, of these revisionist claiirs? Curiously enough, the only country which seemed ready to support Rumania against the claims of Hungary was Soviet that the far eastern war would not be shortened by the closing- off q^ Jhose two important arter- ies. "No third power can shake China's determination to resist until her territorial and sovereign integrity is attained," Chiang as- serted. SHARING THE WORLD In Japan, the minister of home affairs in the new Konoye gov- ernment said: "We cannot doubt that the day soon will come when Japan can share the world with Germany and Italy." But other- wise the new regime appeared to be proceeding cautiously in all fields. Prince Konoye in a radio address to the naition declared that the government would assid- uously keep open the door for the closest relations with Germany, Italy and Ru.ssia but would not close it against any friendly overtures that might be made by the U. S. and Britain. From this same address diplo- mats drew the conclusion that in ited States, says the Christian Science Monitor. Seven years aft- er Mr. Roosevelt took office, it ig his men who are in import- ant managerial positions and his lieutenant.; who guided the Demo- cratic convention and will guide the election campaign. Those who lost control of the Party were James A. Farley, Vice-President Garner and certain Senators wi.h Republican leanings. Next in interest to the Ameri- t<an public last week was the con- ference in Havana on Pan-Ameri- can Defense attended by the For- eign Ministers of the 21 Ameri- can republics (Canada ostensibly was not invited). Principal prob- lems on the agenda were econ- omic and military defense of the western hemisphere and disposi- tion of European-owned New World colonies. Under fire even before the conference were sev- eral proposals, chief among them the U. S. -sponsored trade-c.irtel plan for this whole hemisphere; counti-y had obtained or will ob- tain all the supplies necessary for America's armament program , , the Senate Military Committee approved a revised bill providing for registration of 42,000,000 men, of whom 1,600,000 would CLinteeim \X SloMBvrning \ CIGARETTE PAPERS DOUBLE ''il%1itl^' be drafted in the first year. It was the first peace-time com- pulsory military training program in the hi-ttry cf the United States . . . CANADA: The war, uner.iploy- ment insurance, the grain prol;- lem. Each of these would be en- ough to keep the Parliament cf Canada going ior a whole session. But last weeic, the hottest and most uncomfortable of the sum- mer, the Honse had to deal with ail three. Opposition tc the passing of the bill providing fcr unemployment insurance contin- used to accumulate. Unanimously approved in principle when it c'.iue before the House for sec- ond reading, strong pressure afr.iinst it was applied in special committee by representatives of the Canadian Manufacturets' .4.s- sojiation. It was also expected to be opposed in the Senate, but labor gi'oups were all for the meiisure. \7HAT TO DO ABOUT WHEAT Three prairie wheat pools last week made several suggestions to Federal authorities on how to re- lieve the anticipated storage con- gestion when delivery of this Summer's prairie grain harves-t starts The four main points sub- mitted by the pool organizations to the Government were: That the Canadian Wheat Board should handle all the wheat; that some .•lethod be worked out for fin- ancing wheat stored on the farm; that farmers be protected against past indebtedness as present pric- es are too low tc leave any sur- plus after paying current taxes and family living expenses; that a domestic price be set for wheat which eould be used to meet all or a portion of the Government's loss on wheat when the final was less than the initial price. PUBLICITY FROM HITLER An army shake-up took place in the Dominion last week which saw younger met; placed in top positions. The new key man of the army in Canada is now Major- General H. D. G. Crerar, chief f-f the general staff . . . Hen. J. CI. Gardiner, minister of war ser- vices, and Hon. Angus L. Mac- donald, minster of national de- fense for naval services, were both added to the war committee of the Cabinet . . . Canada achieved public men- tion in a new quarter last week: Hitler referred to the Dominion in two different passages of his "last-chance-#or peace" speech. He spoke of British leaders carry- ing on the war from Canada should Britain itself be conquer- ed by Germany . . . LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Fred Neher mup ^xoUuitJ^ l^tutAiHg, Spatti PS24 "I'll caddj for you (or nothing, Mr». Pip, ju»t for th« laughs." REG'LAR FELLERS Zero By GENE BYRNES