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THE MATHIS NEWS
WHO’S
NEWS
THIS
WEEK
By LEMUEL F. PARTON
(Consolidated Features—WNU Service.)
MARSHALL E. DIMOCK, now
slated, according to report, for
appointment to the National Labor
Relations board, got along famously
Marshall Dimock
May Serve on until last win-
Labor Board ter when he-
together with
Oscar Chapman, assistant secretary
of the interior and Norman Littell,
assistant attorney general, started
to organize that convention of lib-
erals to be held in Salt Lake City.
The project perished as the conse-
quence, so at least it is said, of a
statement by John L. Lewis that
the convocation had for one of its
primary objects the formulation of
plans to assist in the launching of a
third-term boom. Since then suspi-
cion has been entertained that the
symbol, two crossed fingers, has not
accurately suggested the relation-
ship between the two men.
While still a professor at the
University of Chicago, Dimock
was appointed consultant to the
national resources commission.
Then Secretary of Labor Fran-
ces Perkins retained him to sur-
vey the procedure of the immi-
gration and naturalization serv-
ice and afterward named him
as her second assistant secre-
tary with full authority over that
agency. It was a post that had
been vacant for two years as a
result of the appointment of Ar-
thur J. Altmeyer as a member
of the social security board.
Here Dimock served with efficien-
cy until last July when he was trans-
ferred to the department of justice
following removal of the immigra-
tion and naturalization service from
the labor department. If he goes to
the NLRB he will succeed J. War-
ren Madden, the chairman whose
five-year term of office expires the
latter part of this month. And, if
he does receive the appointment, it
is not certain he will be named
chpi^man,
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WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW
By Farnham F. Dudgeon
1,000 Nazi Bombing Planes Launch
‘History’s Greatest Mass Air Raid’;
Aliens in U. S. Start Registration;
Aircraft ‘Bottleneck’ Slows Defense
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A French soldier and sailor are pictured here reading the poster
written by General De Gaulle, head of the French military forces in
England. It reads: “To all Ffenchmen: France has lost a battle—but
France has not lost the war.”
THE WAR:
6Greatest in History9
From Wales to Scotland, German
bombers attacked the island of
Great Britain in what was being
called the “greatest mass air attack
in history.” Always before as the
Nazi planes attacked, their numbers
could be reported in fives and tens
but this time dispatches from both
Berlin and London indicated that
there were hundreds of planes in
the air.
One official British source esti-
mated that in a single day a Nazi
air armada of more than 1,000
planes had rained bombs on all of
England — from Scotland’s border
right through the midlands to Wales.
Even London itself was bombed for
the first time during the war as the
German pilots dropped tons of high
explosives up and down the river
Thames, concentrating on a terrific
attack upon famed Croydon airport,
one of Europe’s largest and best
lthough_tjae_possibility I equipped handing fields. . . . .
"* *”*" r As us&al both Germany and Eng-
land claimed that the enemy came
out second best. England said that
her famous fighter planes had driv-
en off the Nazis in time to prevent
“great damage.” But Berlin, while
not at first admitting that London
had been bombed, did claim that
“the entire Thames valley witnessed
In various outgivings designed
to acquaint both labor and busi-
ness with his theory that there
was no quick route to social sta-
bilization Dimock has often spo-
ken with tolerance and cogency,
but with firmness as well. As for
instance: “Business must ac-
cept a new order in a period of
administrative growth and ex-
perimentation.” He was speak-
ing, among other things, of the
Wagner act and the fair labor
standards act. Growing pains
he regards as an inevitable re-
sult of so much new legislation
in recent years. “They will di-
minish,” he has said, “as ad-
ministrators gain moie experi-
ence.”
XTEW YORK.—Current interest in
Dr. Gerhardt Alois Westrick,
noted German supreme court law-
yer, relates to the secrecy cover-
« „ ing his move-
Secrecy Covers ments rather
Movements of than his pres-
German Lawyer ®nce *n tlie
United States,
which, indeed, was generally known
in business and government circles.
His arrival in this country from
Germany via Russia to California,
thence to New York, last February
was duly noted, as was that of his
wife and two sons, aged eight and
six, a fortnight ago.
His visit, he said at the time,
involved a special mission deal-
ing with post-war economic ad-
justments. The fact that, as a
lawyer, he has represented the
interests of many American
firms in Germany supplied
plausibility to the reason ad-
vanced for his presence here.
But an element of mystery de-
veloped as a result of his where-
abouts after arriving in New
York. He lived in various ho-
tels, and finally established head-
quarters at the Waldorf-Astoria.
Here with a secretary, the hand-
some Baroness Irmingard von
Wagenheim, taking messages
and receiving telephone calls,
the doctor himself was rarely
in evidence. Inquiries as to
where he might be found elicited
vague response.
Eventually he was discovered as
tenant of an attractive residence in
Westchester where at this writing
he has not been available to callers.
A man of fine physique, 51 years
old, gray hair and penetrating green
eyes, he is a law partner in Berlin of
Dr. Heinrich Albert who was active
in .this country as a German propa-
gandist before the United States en-
tered the World war in 1917. Ac-
credited in the state department’s
diplomatic list as a commercial
counselor to the German embassy,
it is asserted that at least part, if
not all, of his mission here relates
to the interests of Joachim von Rib-
bentrop, foreign minister of the
Reich, with whom he has been close-
ly associated for many years.
methodical, irresistible German air
attacks which threaten all military
establishments with destruction.”
Southern Exposure
Mussolini has chosen to attempt
the Italian version of a blitzkrieg in
Africa. He sent 250,000 soldiers
streaking across British Somaliland
with control of the Suez canal and
the British lifeline to India as stakes
in the gamble.
The campaign will be hot in more
ways than one. This is the time of
the year when intense heat of more
than 120 degrees grips Somaliland
and the monsoon blows from mid-
night to mid-afternoon. Clouds give
little relief from the enervating sun
and there is little rainfall. The
British hold all the best oasis, where
men must drink or die.
ALIENS:
I (have, have not) , . .
Five million questionnaires in six
key languages are being distrib-
uted to aliens living within the
United States. All must answer 15
searching questions asked by the
government before December 26.
Before that time also all residents
not native born or naturalized must
be fingerprinted.
Most pertinent query reads:
“Within the past five years I (have,
have not) been affiliated with on ac-
tive in (a member of, official of, a
worker for) organizations devoted in
whole or in part to influencing or
In the . . .
HEADLINES
DISMISSAL—WPA Commissioner
J5\ C. Harrington announced 429
work reliefers who refused to sign
affidavits that they were not mem-
bers of the Nazi Bund or Commu-
nist party have been discharged.
CHRISTENING — For the new
navy aircraft carrier, soon to be
launched, President Roosevelt has
selected Bon Homrpe Richard, name
of the flagship of John Paul Jones,
father of the United States navy.
NEW JOB—James A. Farley, re-
signed as postmaster general, will
become head of the Coca Cola Ex-
port company. The former Demo-
cratic national chairman will not de-
vote his full time to the New York
Yankees, although he still may head
a syndicate to purchase the ball
team.
IDEA — When Sen. Burton K.
Wheeler (D., Mont.) suggested a na-
tional referendum on the matter of
conscription, he had all of Washing-
ton stumped. Experts agreed there
was no way to carry out such an
idea.
furthering the political activities,
public relations or public policy of
a foreign government.”
Solicitor General Francis Biddle
isn’t ruling at this time whether
membership in the German-Amer-
ican Bund or the Communist party
would require an affirmative answer
to the above.
The nation’s 45,000 first and second
class post offices will have charge
of distribution of questionnaires an4
fingerprinting. They expect to com-
plete the records in six months, un-
der the supervision of Earl G. Har-
rison, Philadelphian who left a lu-
crative law practice to take oyer
the job.
Questionnaires are prii^^a in
Italian, German, Russian-/ Polish,
Spanish and Yiddish, y'
DISCORD: /
On the Downbeat
Radio sopranos, bellowing bari-
tones and swing bands may soon be.
sounding another tune. The An^t-.
lean Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers faces a revolt with
the National Association of Broad-
casters.
The ASCAP collects royalties on
95 per cent of the music broadcast.
Its anticipated 1941 revenue is
$8,750,000, 5 per cent of the income
of virtually all stations. Next year
it wants 7% per cent. But station
executives threaten to do business
only with Broadcast Music, Inc.,
which has a scale of only IV2 to 2%
per cent.
If the break is not healed before
January 1, virtually all popular mu-
sic will be off the air. Many mu-
sical stars may even be forced to
change the theme songs which iden-
tify them to millions. BMI controls
only a few tunes, but expects to be
in better condition before that time.
However, such favorites as Irving
Berlin, George Gershwin, Jerome
Kern, Victor Herbert, Cole Porter
and the newer crop of composers
are ASCAP standbys.
THE CAMPAIGN:
Repartee
Republican presidential candidate
Wendell L. Willkie, speaking in Des
Moines, Iowa, said he was glad to
appear in the home town of . “that
eminent scholar and gentleman,
Henry A. Wallace.” The crowd
booed and cheered.
Wallace, Democratic candidate for
vice president, posing for news pho-
tographers the following day, asked
them to “see what you can do to
make me look like an eminent
scholar and gentleman.” When
asked if he intended to debate with
Willkie, Wallace wise-cracked:
“I really do not know. Don’t you
think Willkie should endorse the
Democratic ticket. He’s with us
now on the farm and foreign poli-
cies. All he needs to do is get in
line on social security and the
WPA.”
Back and Forth
Additional signs that the campaign
was warming up came when Will-
kie suggested the Hatch act be
amended so that the President “and
members of his family” would de-
clare their complete financial hold-
ings on entering the White House
and when they leave.
Asked about the proposal Presi-
dent Roosevelt replied since enter-
ing public service he was much
poorer—and wiser.
“We are all poorer since 1928,”
shot back Willkie.
ETIQUETTE:
Bermuda Protocol
The duke and duchess of Windsor
arrived in Bermuda, en route to the
former king’s new job, governor of
the Bahamas. Social precedent was
set by the wives of the highest
placed matrons on the island. Mrs.
Hastings Brooke, sister of Maj. Gen.
Denis Kirwan Brooke, the governor,
and Lady Kennedy-Purvis, curtsied
to the duke. The duchess got a
friendly nod, no curtsy
Washington, D. C.
BRITISH WILL TRADE ISLAND
Some of the most important con-
versations ever to take place with
Great Britain in 150 years have been
transpiring behind the scenes re-
cently.
As this column has pointed out on
several occasions, the support most
desperately needed by Great Britain
as of this moment is destroyers.
To this end, conversations be-
tween representatives of the two
governments have taken this course:
If the United States will supply
Britain with destroyers and small
motor-torpedo boats, then the Brit-
ish will transfer, to the United States
any island possessions it desires any
place in the Western hemisphere,
and will also permit the United
States the use of land, air and naval
bases on any territory which it
controls.
In addition to this, the British have
told American plenipotentiaries that
the United States can write its own
ticket. In other words, if this coun-
try wants other concessions from
Britain in return for naval support,
it can have them.
These terms, transmitted to mem-
bers of the Roosevelt cabinet and to
high Roosevelt advisers, have been
received most favorably. This in-
cludes the Republican members of
the cabinet, Secretary of War Stim-
son and Secretary of the Navy Knox.
In fact, the opinion inside the ad-
ministration has been unanimous.
However, the President himself
has been loathe to move.
* * *
POLLS UNRELIALE THIS YEAR
Psychological Corporation, one of
the leading public poll organizations
of the United States, is warning cli-
ents privately about the reliability
of public opinion polls under present
unsettled conditions.
Psychological Corporation is head-
ecUoy Dr. Henry C. Link, who is
tne originator of the “P. Q.” or
Personality Quotient, and other psy-
chological tests. He is also connect-
ed with a number of national busi-
ness concerns, including U. S. Rub-
ber, Lord & Taylor, and Gimbels
department store. Psychological
Corporation set up the original For-
tune poll and has conducted numer-
ous polls in its own name.
Despite its long experience, how-
ever, P. C. will not conduct polls
of general public opinion this year.
Reason for this is that the war and
public reaction to it have set up
such rapid cross currents of opinion
as to make established polling meth-
ods unreliable.
P. C. will continue to make any
poll for which its services are em-
ployed, handling each job according
to the individual requirements. But
on polls where the war enters as a
factor, or in regard to political opin-
ion, P. C. will undertake them only
on condition that definite predictions
will not be made because of incal-
culable rapid shifts of opinion.
On polls not involving these fac-
tors, which it will conduct as it has
similar ones in the past, P. C. makes
no reservations. But it definitely is
hedging on political polls and is
frankly telling clients so.
* * *
GERMAN PARTNERS
Despite the intervention of Arthur
V. Davis, chairman of the Alumi-
num Corporation of America, the
justice department is going ahead
with its grand jury proceedings
against that company and the giant
German chemical cartel, I. G. Far-
benindustrie, for alleged violation of
the Sherman anti-trust law in the
production of magnesium.
Magnesium is an alloy even light-
er than aluminum and is used in
the manufacture of airplanes. It
was in such demand by Germany
for Hitler’s airplane program, that
Germany paid cash for American
magnesium, even when she was des-
perately hard up for exchange.
Mr. Davis came into the Justice
department and offered all sorts of
co-operation to the government.
But the department’s anti-trust ex-
perts figure that it is too late. They
have taken the position that when
an American company co-operates
with Germany to restrict produc-
tion of an important metal, it ham-
pers national defense by discourag-
ing American industry in peacetime.
The magnesium industry, they fig-
ure, should have been developed suf-
ficiently during peacetime so that it
could be expanded very rapidly now
in an emergency.
It is also their contention that the
restriction of magnesium production
in normal peacetimes discourages
airplane manufacturers from exper-
imenting with this very important
alloy and learning to make full use
of it.
So the grand jury investigation,
now in progress in New York, will
continue.
* * *
ON CAPITOL HILL
That 41-page symposium of news
articles and editorials on Jim Far-
ley that Sen. Carter Glass, aged
economy-minded Virginian, inserted
in the Congressional Record cost the
taxpayers $1,845. The insertion was
the largest ever placed in the Rec-
ord.
Albert H. Losehe, 14-year-old sen-
ate page, has joined the ranks of
Washington authors. He lffis pub-
lished a book of his senatorial ex-
periences under the title /‘Washing-
ton Memoires.” j
Jmjr:
Jnued Feature* ^ WNU Service
IT^ General
HUGH S.
I^JIOHNSON
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A VISIT WITH WILLKIE
COLORADO SPRINGS.—It puts a
columnist on a spot to be invited
by a presidential candidate to give
his (the columnist’s) views on pub-
lic questions to be taken or rejected
as the candidate sees fit. It is - a
spot because a newspaper man’s job
is to take—not give—opinions, and
to use what he can glean to inform
the public. In this reversal of roles,
I can’t be talking about Mr. Willkie’s
views, as disclosed in two long ses-
sions here, because he has to be
absolutely fair to the press, and that
means no favorites or exclusive in-
terviews. I can’t for another rea-
son, which is that he is my friend
and talks in as complete confidence
as a man would indulge in with his
own brother.
The net result from a newspaper
man’s viewpoint of a 3,200-mile air-
plane hop to interview Mr. Willkie
is just like taking a dish of spinach
to a luxurious banquet or being in-
vited to dig freely in a diamond
mine with a pair of eyebrow tweez-
ers.
It’s a spot, but his Colorado
Springs setting on the toenails of the
Rockies at Pike’s Peak, is one of
the most pleasant and beautiful
spots on God’s footstool, so I think
I can survive the mental anguish.
It is telling no tales to say, from
observation here and elsewhere, that
Mr. Willkie is surely continuing the
process of selling himself on sight.
Little Mary Pickford, who had lunch
with us, went away in raptures.
She has marvelously preserved her
stature in public respect and adora-
tion—and otherwise. She is going to
be a help.
If enough potential crusaders like
Mary can meet Mr. Willkie in such
circumstances, his lack of an old-
fashioned political organization
won’t count for so much.
There is no question of his appeal
and political “It” in personal con-
tacts, whether it is with single in-
dividuals or in crowds. He has all
that it takes. What remains to be
seen, is what he can do on the radio
and the content of his speeches.
The Republican platform was so in-
definite that Mr. Willkie will have to
chart the party course almost single-
handed. It is some chore!
The Republicans were leading at
this stage of the 1936 campaign, but
from the very day of Mr. Landon’s
undistinguished opener at West Mid-
dlesex they started on a toboggan
slide that left them two states. Mr.
Landon’s theme was: The New
Deal is perfect, but I can deal it
better. That left no issue, save one
of personalities. As between Mr.
Roosevelt and Mr. Landon, that was
just no contest.
There will be a contest in that
field this time. Some people say
that in his engaging exterior, Mr.
Willkie is just another Roosevelt.
Nothing could be further from the
truth. The only point of similarity
is that they are both pleasant gen-
tlemen. Mr. Roosevelt’s charm is
that of a cultured actor. Mr. Will-
kie’s is far more roughshod and
homely. I believe that most people
will regard it as more genuine.
But he is going to need more than
that. He will have to make issues
far more clear than they are today
and convince people that his is the
right side.
One handicap of Mr. Landon was
that Col. Frank Knox and Ogden
Mills were speaking with him—but
not the same language.
Mr. Willkie may have a similar
problem. Mr. Hoover is going to
make at least two speeches. He is
a thoughtful, experienced and re-
spected American, but Mr. Hoover’s
speeches represent Mr. Hoover’s
doctrine and nothing else whatever.
They will be attempts not to sell
Willkie, but to sell the present
edition of Hooverism—which may
be something as different as Knox
and Mills from Alfred Landon.
That would be one great handicap
and there are many others. How-
ever, Mr. Willkie’s life habit has
been overcoming seemingly impos-
sible handicaps, like getting a Dem-
ocrat nominated on a Republican
ticket. None of these new ones com-
pares with that. Let’s wait and see.
TRAINING PILOTS
Unconfirmed stories about the
Germans sending partly trained
boys to attack in flights, relying on
only one or two ships equipped with
modern instruments and piloted by
really trained leaders may be true.
They also may explain the astonish-
ing British claims of bringing down
three or four German ships for ev-
ery one they lose.
That is too expensive a policy,
and we certainly do not want to
risk cities, ships, convoys—not to
mention young lives and costly
planes—on that kind of training.
The Civil Aeronautics administra-
tion is exerting great efforts to get
some interest and primary train-
ing into young men by subsidizing
older pilots to train them—at so
much a head—for eight hours with
dual control. Then the kid goes up
solo.
After that he has 22 hours—alto-
gether 30. He isn’t supposed to be
a pilot, but to have had his pri-
mary training—$325 worth.
Will the army and navy entrust
its expensive military ships to these
boys? Almost certainly no.
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