The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08

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 If we waited much longer" ex- plains David Lynn, veteran Capi- tol architect, i've wouldn't be able to get any lumber. The erection of the great camps for the selec- tive service trainees has caused a shortage in the lumber market. The government is buying up all the good lumber 1t can get for the cantonments."
 The lumber shortage also will affect the seating capacity. There will be room for only l2,500 spec tators - 2O00 less than in 1887. Congress appropriated the same amount of money as four years ago, but with increased material and lumber costs the $S5,000 isn't going as far.
 BRITISH DILEMMA
 Diplomats are still puzzled why the Italians invaded Greece at the time they did. In fact, rumors are recurrent that there has been a certain cooling off between Rome and Berlin, and that Mus solini barged into Greece with out telling his Axis partner.
 Whether this rumor Is true no- body can yet tell, for the simple reason that only about four men participate in the Musso!ini-Hitler conversations. But lending some credence to 1t is the fact that the Italians have made little head way, and seem to be relatively unprepared.
 Real truth, according to in-
 telligence reports received here, is that the Italian army has not
 the slightest enthusiasm for It's
 job. Reports continue that the Italian people also don't like the role of Balkan conquest which
 has been cut out for them.
 Meanwhile, no matter what may be the real situation between Hit Ter and Mussolini, 1t remains a fact that the British face tough proposition in giving any real help to Greece. (So far they have not landed more than 10000 men.)
 One look at the map of the Mediterranean shows what the British are up against. They have three war arenas whish they must protect, and only a limited number of men and ships in the Mediterranean. The three areas are: (D Egypt; (2) Greece; and (3) Gibraltar.
 BRITISH CAUGHT IN TRAP
 In Egypt, the British army of about 125 ,000 men faces an Italian army of 100000 men. This has been sufficient so far to keep the Italians at bay. But now the Brit ish face a new menace. For the talks between Hitler and Marshal Petain contemplate the use of French Syria against them. In Syria there are about 100000 French Arab troops which might be sent down through Palestine to take SueZ.
 In other words, the British might be caught between the
 pincers of Graziani's sarmy on
 one side in Egypt and the French Syrian army on the other side.
 This might make the problem of protecting SueZ desperate. And that is why the British can't send many troops to help
 Greece.
 Another reason why they can't give further help to Greece is their fear that the attack on Greece is a feint to get all of Bri- tain'g Mediterranean fleet concen- trated in the east. Then Ger many would attack Gibraltar in the west. This. of course, would mean perfect teamwork between the two dictators: and it may be that they put out the rumOr Of q rift merely 10 catch the British 0ff-guard. They have been known 10 do things like that.
 Meanwhile, the Germans cons tinue to peuF troops into Ra.
 mania. They are n0l only Te. training the nnlnanlan army under kaxi strategy, bat they gre also bringing Co tens 0g German Eannltiens. 50 C locks Rs ~ fIltler WOud put ehe naueese fFem the Bulgarian siee Ulhen the iime eomes. That time nlag net e0Hae feT m while, be- esuse iIiileF has slown that De aelaem neves uniil he ls fwlly pFepnfed.