The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11

WASHINGTON, May 10. -
(Autocaster) - There has been g
decided let-up in war talk in
Washington since public officials
and members of Congress have
had time to study and analyze
Hitler's long and rambling reply
to the Presidents proposal OF
guarantees of non-aggreision.
The feeling is gaining ground
that the United States has gone
as far as it can properly go, in
trying to extract assurances from
the German government. and
that from now on it is none OF
our business what Germany does
1t is the general feeling, how
ever, that the Presidents appeal
to Hitler and Mussolini served as
reinsurance to Britain, France
and Poland that the sympathies
of this country were with them
and encouraged them to take a
firmer attitude toward the dicta-
tors. Out of the whole situation
the prospect for peact in Europe
seems from here much brighter
than it has been for long time.
The belief that public opinion
in America is strongly opposed to
any move which would tend to
lead this country into another
European war has been strength
ened by the flood of letters and
kilograms which Senators and
Representatives have been re-
ceiving.
It seems quite definite that a
revision of the neutrality laws
will be made, to insure the Unit
ed States complete freedom to
trade with any belligerent power
on terms which would not involve
this nation in their disputes bet
Ween themselves.
Defense Not Slackening
At the same time. the strength
ening of our national defenses IS
not slackening. AS near as our
foreign policy can be defined, 1t
seems to be simmering down to
putting ourselves in the strongest
possible position against attack
from abroad, and to be prepared
to help any other nation in this
hemisphere to resist foreign ag-
erosion.
Within an hour after President
Roosevelt had signtd the $780,
100000 appropriation bill for in
creasing our fighting air force,
the War Department had let con-
tracts for ST. new military air
PLANES bombers, pursuit planes
and "interceptors." These will be
the speediest planes of their type
vet produced, and still more
speedy ones are contemplated.
Among the reports which Col.
Lindbergh brought from Europe
is that Germany is now building
some war planes with a speed OF
ATS miles an hour. Upon Lind
bergh's report. after he has fini-
shed his tour of inspection Of
American aircraft plants, the flu
ture air program of the Army and
Navy will be shaped.
The first part of the Presi-
dents reorganization program, as
submitted to Congress, follows
closely the forecast in these dis
patches. Three new Government
agencies are created by grouping
Independent offices, or bureaus
previously attached to depart
ments in which they did not fit.
Grouping of Bureaus
The new Security Agency
takes over the Social Security
Board, the Employment Service,
the Office of Education, the Pub
lie Health Service. the National
Youth Administration and the
Civilian Conservation Corps.
In the new Works Agency are
the w. P. A., the Public Works
Administration, the U. S. Housing
Authority, the Bureau of Public
Roads and the Public Buildings
Division of the Treasury.
The Federal Loan Agency in
cludes the Reconstruction Fin
ance Corporation. the Electric
Home and Farm Authority, the
Home Loan Bank Board, the Fee.
deral Housing Administration
Export Import Bank, Disaster
Loan Corporation. National Nor.
tgage Association, Home Owners
Loan Corporation and the FEEDER.
al Savings and Loan Insurance
Corporation.
The Federal agencies having tc
do with farm credit are transfer.
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