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Evening star., 1940-08-19
Caribbean Purchases Urged
Possession Of Islands Is Strategic Move
Of Utmost Urgency, Leohy Says

said the island is far from self
sufficient, but that, on the other
hand, the chances of its supply lines
to the mainland being completely
cut are slight.
The islands population is among
the most densely concentrated in
the world, and since the principal
crops are sugar, tobacco, coffee and
pineapples. the major portion of the
food for its nearly 100000 people
must come from the mainland.
Gov. Leahy hopes to attain greater
diversification of crops, and thus
increase the insular food output, but
the process is slow.
Commenting on the hypothetical
case of a sudden enemy raid, which
would destroy the Canal and trap
the feet in the Pacific, the Governor
said he thought the islands would
be able to hold out for the three
weeks to month needed for help to
come around the Horn. He added,
however, that everybody probably
would be mighty hungry by the time
relief arrived
| 1t has been argued that the United
States should not acquire the Carib-
bean islands, because practically all
| of them are economic liabilities. The
Governor comedies this to be true,
except in few cases such as Trinl-
dad, Curacao and Aruba, but he
believes that all the foreign-h
islands together would constitute no
heavier an economic burden than
we are now carrying in Puerto Rico.
Work Is Being Rushed.
Puerto Rico, to the casual visitor.
does not seem to bristle with guns
in the way that, say, Oahu or the
Canal Zone do. Nevertheless, work
is going forward at forced draft to
bolster the islands land. sea and
air defenseS. On a promontory Of
made land in San Juan Harbor the
new naval air base of Isla Grande
is humming with action. The Navy's
twin-engined patrol planes, when
not flying over the harbor can be
seen drawn up row on row in the
OpVII' H1tdii"iliiC, ildiiEdl dit 81
ing up and the runWays for land
planes are being heightened.
At the western end Of the 100
mile-long island. an Army air base.
Borinquen Field. is being shaped
up at breakneck speed. 1t will COM
mand Mona Passage. which sepa-
rates Puerto Rico from Santo Do
mingo to the west. The field will
cost s8,400000 when completed. and
will be garrisoned by 1000 soldiers
and 1000 civilians.
The stopping of Mona Passage
will complete the third link in the
chain of United States defense posi-
tions controlling the l,000-mile
northern side of the Caribbean,
from Florida to the eastern end of
Puerto Rico. The other two links
are the United States naval base at
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, guarding
the windward passage between
Cuba and the island of Haiti-Santo
Domingo. and the naval base at
Key West, which watches Florida
Strait, between Florida and Cuba.
Thus, with the northern entrances
to the Caribbean effectively con-
trolled by the United States. it is
only to the east that the sea is
vulnerable. Only across that 500
Evening star., 1940-08-19
Music Box
Maker Fights
For WiI|kie
Copehort Becomes
Leading Impresorio
At EIwood
By LEMUEL F. PARTON.

Two years ago, Homer Earl Cape.
hart, the Orphic Caesar OF Amer
ican industrialists. spent $4,000 for
his Indiana cornf1eld party to rally
the grass roots region against the
New Deal. Il can't afford it," he
said, but we can't beat those Demo-
Gratis with fireworks"
That was on his Capehart Farms.
near Washington, Ind. Being a
Hoosier, and all but a whirling
dervish for Willkie, to say nothing
of his penchant for big. folksy
parties, Mr.. Capehart was one
of the leading impresarios Of Sat-
urday's big Republican pow-wow at
Elwood. Ind, and the word is that
he fixed everything from corduroy
road to q plugged nickel in the
juke box a the hotel.
Mr.. Capehart is a man of rip
roaring energies, which, when not
used on making music boxes. are
concentrated against the New Deal.
No weaver of subtle sophistries, he
says the place for the New Deal
Is III ule ASH can ana NOWHERE eLSSs
He thinks the way to lick the Demo-
Gratis is by old-fashioned, hard-hit-
ting Willkie sa,esmanship, organized
on sound business principles and
relentlessly pursued. He's for an
all-out war against the New Deal.
which he regards as worse blight
than corn borer, wheat rust and
hoof and mouth disease all put
together. He thinks Abe Lincoln
would see it that way, and, Incl
dentally, expounds the Lincoln ideals
on the radio as the sum of what
the New Deal isn't.
1t was salesmanship that ad-
vanced the young Mr. Capehart in
the success marathon. Born in
Algiers, Ind. he attended high
school at Washington, Ind. and
Polo, H.. and became a salesman
for the Burton-Paige Manufacture
ing Co. of Chicago. He later ran
an advertising agency at Green Bay,
Wis, and held down various jobs
in sales management and promotion,
before he set his career to music.
He now lives at Buffalo and is vice
president of the Rudolph Wurlitzer
Co. He is 43 years old
(Released by Consolidated News FeatureD
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By MEIGS M. GREEN.

SAN JUAN (NANA.). I'm
mediate purchase of all European
island possessions in the Caribbean,
British as well as French and Dutch.
is a strategic move of utmost ur-
gency to the United States, accord
ing to Admiral William D. Leahy,
Governor of Puerto Rico and for
mer commander of the fleet.
Admiral Leahy told the North
American Newspaper Alliance in
an exclusive interview that he re-
CARDS the acquisition of additional
bases in the 50O-mile chain of is
lands between Puerto Rico and the
South American mainland as vital
to this country's defense Of the
Panama Canal.
Puerto Rico, even after compile
ton of the air and naval facilities
now being built, will constitute lit
tie more than an advance air base
against an attack from the east.
he said. This view, in considerable
measure, qualities the widely pub
lcized conception of Puerto Rico
as IlDIdlldI VI tlle SdI IlDDSdll.
Harbor Is Too Shallow.
"We are building a strong air base
which is of enormous value" Gov.
Leahy pointed out, but the harbor
at San Juan is too shallow, and
the drydock now being built is too
small for San Juan to rank as a
hoSo Tho GrV-
dock. to be finished in 1941, will be
672 feet long, 273 feet wide and
will accommodate ships drawing 20
feet.
Puerto Rico, jutting far out into
the Atlantic, would, of course, have
to be disposed of by any enemy
from the east before a concerted
attack on either the Canal or the
Southern United States mainland
could be made. No fleet could al
ford to leave such a hornets nest
astride its lines of communication.
But daring raid by a small num-
Der of fighting ships and aircraft
carriers directed through the 500
mile gap south of Puerto Rico
would have a distinct chance OF
putting the Canal out of action, the
admiral admitted, though the raid
ing ships would almost certainly be
sacrificed If such thrust should
catch our fleet in the Pacific, 1t
would be at least three weeks before
our forces could reach the Carib-
bean area by circumnavlgatlng
South America, Gov. Leahy said.
Wars today are sometimes a mat
ter of only few weeks.
Admiral Leahy said that several
of the Caribbean islands in question
are particularly well suited to be
major naval bases. However, he ad-
vocates also acquisition of the other
islands because virtually any island
could be made into an air base.
1T is essential that no conceiv-
ably hostile nation be allowed to set
up air bases within range of Pan
anna" the Governor emphasized.
Obviously, the surest way to prevent
foreign-owned islands from being
turned into air bases is for the
United States to buy them now, he
pointed out.
Supply Lines Stable.
In regard to Puerto Rico's ability
to Withstand a siege Gov. Leahy
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Naturally
ssed the possibility Of the fall of with Secretary
of Cordel Hull.
Being personally to follow the
example of American Minister
diplomat to remain in Paris during the of old Minister Wahbun
the only diplomat to hang through the
ensuing time of the commune and of Myron Hck
stayed behind when the government fled in 1914
The definitely
the problem with French Reynaud Minister
order the Paris police and remen who had been follow
government to remain behind When the Bu
charge, unofficial he
Evening star., 1940-08-19

pens to be President and is seeking
a third term to come out and debate
the issues eXtemporaneously without
the aid of ghost writer's or brain
trusters.
Mr.. Roosevelt in the past has used
the convenient device Of "non-polit-
ical' campaigning to put across
innuendoes leveled at his political
opponents. If he is to make trips
around the country inspecting de-
fense projects" he will find Mr..
Willkie asking him to use the same
time for debate that he gives to
political conferences and interviews
with the press on political questions.
What the Republican nominee
really is demanding is that there
be an end to the camouhage that
Just because Mr.. Roosevelt hap
pens to be President he is not an
active political candidate seeking
office and is not amenable to the
desires of the public for answers
to questions directed at him by his
opponent. =
Having eliminated the so-called
need for one man to continue in
power by pointing out that the prin-
ciples of Americas foreign policy
will be maintained irrespective of
which political party wins next
November, Mr.. Willkie has really
eliminated the excuse that the
President gave the Chicago con-
vention for his willingness to accept
a third nomination something
which he publicly contended he did
not intend to do except for reasons
of foreign policy growing out of the
war in Europe.
The campaign has opened with
some strong statements from each
candidate and it will be no pussy
foot affair, for Mr.. Willkie has
shown himself a match for the
President in a blow-for-b con-
test on current issues. Nor will
the Republican nominee let the
American people forget the fact that
long before the crisis in Europe
developed Secretaries Ickes and
Wallace and Attorney General
Jackson-the intimate members of
the Presidents own official family
were permitted by Mr.. Roosevelt to
go up and down the country making
third-term statements and speeches.
Maybe in seeking to put an end to
political chicanery this campaign
will furnish a new slogan-to make
America safe from hypocrisy.
Evening star., 1940-08-19
Number Receiving Relief
Drops 10 Per Cent in DC.

A total of 1925 residents of Wash
ington received general relief from
public funds during the month of
July, it was announced today.
This represents a 10 per cent de-
crease from June. 1t was reported
that s43,7l7 was spent on these
cases, II per cent less than the
preceding month.
Throughout the Nation an in
crease of l per cent in relief cases
was noted over June.
Evening star., 1940-08-19
We, the People
U. S. Politicians and Business Leaders
Accused Of Playing Hitler's Come
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

During the past four weeks life
close to despng country Not despaing of American
people they resoe depairng
leadership. politicians and business leaders
During which
cratic convention the WILKES
played Hlers The battle for Britain Hitler conque
that will be next Here the Of the emergency the turning point
which called national unity decisive action
priceless process which
effort sange ourselves holding
have President Roosevelt delay clear decisive leader
sale
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in o acta outside world.
all of police
lmmedi-
detachment would
policeman could be established
details occupation program settled forthwith
columns By Alsop Kinner
the o.
will be published tomorroUy
ed North American Alliance Ine)
Evening star., 1940-08-19
Communists and the Radio

Even with the police and remen his did
not have problem his hands During the nenum
broadcastng urging
dae
Paris the Germans When he accded the and
Mande Butt
had destruction all
Of course
available Bultt.
watch Bultt remained frany
establish
need desperate for the Germans could not how
peaceaby the
Lucky Chance
impossible get through from Paris
from
Evening star., 1940-08-19

Az 40 1lONC D
sary to go back
to the Presi-
dents speech of
acceptance, de-
livered on July
10 by radio to
the Democratic
National Con-
vention at Chi
cago. Mr.. Will
kie had been
n o m | mated by
the Republican
convention and
Mr.. Roosevelt
knew who his
opponent was to
Evening star., 1940-08-19

election well lost America made safe the sort leadership
the leadership lacked 10Th of
defense Western Hemisphere
could nothing which would helped him
than this breach morale and unity.
wobbng st
contributed alone
Evening star., 1940-08-19
The Capital Parade
BuIIitt Remained in Paris at Request
Of Leaders to Act as Unofficial Governor
BY JOSEPH ALSOP and ROBERT KINTNER

c..
his the North possible to tell coherent story Of his role during
fall 1t which Bult considerable
mysterious
incident
cities of culture
Governor of the City
Why stay the government to which
he question
Evening star., 1940-08-19

as BulI1tt suddenly learned Wntn a
call came through from Minister to
Switzerland Leland Harrison in
Berne. Harrison was calling about
a trivial passport matter, of all
things. Bullitt seized the telephone,
and dictated to him a message to
the German high command, de-
scribing the arrangements made for
receiving the German armies, urging
that the occupation take place in the
Evening star., 1940-08-19
Governor of the City

which most puzzles the professional
diplomats in Washington. The an
swer is fairly simple. He was asked
to do so, in order to serve as un-
official governor of the French
capital until the German occupation
took place.
Bullitt's decision to remain in
the capital was made week before
Paris fell, when the thought that
Paris might have to be abandoned
first became a certainty in the
Evening star., 1940-08-19

COnlOIL 20 IIIe 1NdlIo anu VIIc COI1I@
munistS.
What We have seen during this
critical period is an insult to the
will and intelligence of the Amer
ican people. We, the people, are
hungry and thirsty for the sort of
leadership which will enlist our will
ing cooperation in a Nationwide
program of total defense-eco-
nomic, social, political and military;
the sort, of leadership which will
Evening star., 1940-08-19

entered. That is why Admiral
Leahy so earnestly wants the United
States to own these islands.
Evening star., 1940-08-19

mile arc of European-held islands,
from the British Virgins to British
Trinidad, could the Caribbean be
Evening star., 1940-08-19
Unity Bloc CoId-ShouIdered

Democratic leadership
which sbodnated unity the effort to coax smile from sky
the presidential nomination We have
battle for cold
retained control
this strategy that Paul McNutt will
Mdween campaign while Chairman Flynn
Farley.
have Mr. Wilke the Republican
with Mr. Roosevelt In order to
foreign policy We have Mr. Wike dp the
President matter what his speech
dsunity.
the Congress- which
perform legislative will dy daily daWde
oppose bill national The princ-
best but the not OF mistaken policies
of indecsion, inaction and delay.
Evening star., 1940-08-19

uiiIil lliC ldSI AlOul, WllCh llC dl-
nounced his negotiations with Lon
don for acquiring naval and air
bases for the defense Of the Western
Hemisphere. This carries with 1t the
assumption Of a deal on destroyers.
We have seen the President let the
universal service bill be hacked and
attacked until there is doubt that
1T will pass at all. We who hoped
and worked for his denomination
did so principally to strengthen his
Of national defense and to maintain
this very crisis.
Evening star., 1940-08-19
WiI|kie Stops
One ISSUE,
Is View
Acceptance Speech
Seen as Spike to
Foreign Policy Plank
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

To understand the blunt accusa-
tlonS and militant attack which
wendell Willkie in his acceptance
speech directed at President Roose-
Evening star., 1940-08-19

HE opinions OF the urers this page their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented In The
Stars effort to gtue all sides OF questions OF interest to Its
readers although such opinions be contradictory
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1940-08-19
Marks Time

During American industry delay
profits without risks and to
the testimony the War Department that
delayed for months while the
for higher profits the basis We have seen
advance they will the defense of their
have like Charles Lindbegh
action which offers aid and
Evening star., 1940-08-19
Lucky Chance

impossible to get through the
impossible
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-03-14

New Germany would make good sum-
mer skiing.
In the first place, who wants to ski
in summer when there are so manv
other pleasurable ctivities-hiking.
swimming, boating, picnicking, etc.
In the next place, one good storm
would wash every pine needle into
Dry Run, Skunk Hollow, or some other
valley.
A number of local firemen want to
know if anybody has seen the Secre
tary's hat, which has been missing
since the anniversary celebration at
the Manhattan.
Praise for "Skip" May as referee
IN the church basketball games has
been heard on all sides. He deserves
it all. There's nothing quite so diff
cult in that line as holding down
basketball game on a small floor and
keeping everything under control.
Some of the ministers are fearful
that people will forget that the league
games are all in fun and that more
harm than good will result. They need
have no fear. If few women spec
tators would follow the example of the
players themselves and forget the
games after they are played, every
thing would be fine.
The spirit of fun and friendly com
petition must continue to prevail if a
summer softball league is to be sue
cessful. There should be no bitterness.
There's no doubt in our minds. It's
all in fun.
The present social security plan pen
Allies the thrifty and rewards the ex-
travagant. A man who has nothing and
proves that he has nothing is put on
the pension roll, but another man who
has been little more thrifty and has
fofegone some OF the pleasures of life
and accumulated and saved a little
property is penalized by not being ell
igible to receive a pension.
Exx
The sales and servicing of motor We
hicles, the construction and mainte-
nance of highways, the commercial
operations of cars and trucks, and the
supplying of motor fuels combine to
make more than 100000 jobs in this
country.
The U. S. Civil Service Commission
report shows that the Roosevelt ad-
ministration has added workers to the
Federal payroll at the rate of about
10000 year.
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| SEE BY THE DAILIES THAT:

The War Department is considering
the release of one of it's latest model
Administrations fighting planes for
sale to France and Great Britain.
An incoming ship rammed a whale
off Cape Hatteras and carried it on
the vessels prov to Baltimore una
wares. The whale attracted much at
tention in Baltimore and also created
much smell.
Upon the seventh anniversary of the
inception of the New Deal Farm pro-
gram, farmers all over the country
heard Roosevelt, Farley and Wallace
laud the New Deals policies.
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Things Worth Knowing

The cost of making the plans for
the proposed community building in
oakland will be about $4,000. WPA
authorities insist that the architect
10 the one they select. The amount
for this item will come out of the
Federal appropriation. This one ar
cbitect does much of the plan draw
mo for WPA projects. SOME PULL!
mr. something else.
The Knights of Pythias have ar
ranged for new carnival for then
Labor Day picnic. The committee
didn't like the way some of the con-
SESSIONS last year "feeced" the pic
nickers. Neither did the picnickers
The Knights figure that the better the
attractions, the more people will at
tend. They are right.
The mysterious workings of politics
in order to get votes take many di-
rections. The New Dealers say that the
farm program isn't for political pur-
poses. But listen to this: The 1895
soil conservation program ended ir
October, 1889, and checks are just now
being received. But the 1910 program
| will end in August, presumably so that
| checks will come in just at election
time. Watch and see if they don't.
And they are bound to have little
| huence for the New Deal. That's q
| new word for corrupt practices.
Sometime ago H. C. Buckingham OF
SINE forestry man stated that one
Ianday afternoon at New Germany
Here were lined up along the road
| way, bumper to bumper, from Otto's
| late, to somewhere distant, about one
half mile there were 462 automo-
lilies by actual cOunt-at one time.
Averaging 16 feet to a car, that
IVDuld make 1892 feet, and there are
1850 feet in a mile, or almost a mile
land half that it would require fol
gch number of cars, providing there
hasn't even an inch between bumpers
4
| Thomas Jefferson once said that q
nan who ran for public office should
Ik ECONOMICAL - HONEST - anC
iAPABLE.
How many such people can you
Inme and be sure about?
Somebody has suggested that pine
Eeedles dumped on the ski trails al
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-03-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bevans and
little daughter, of Washington, D. c..
spent last Saturday with relatives
here.
A number of persons from this COM
munity attended the funeral of Mrs
Albert Swauger, which was held in
Grantsville last Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Jacob Brenneman returned to
her home here last Sunday after hav-
ing spent several weeks with relatives
near Reisterstown, Md.
Mrs. Charles FaidleY and two
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BITTINGER

Sugar camp owners in this section
have their camps and equipment
cleaned up and ready for the spring
season, which is expected to start
within the next few days.
Attorney William R. Carscaden, of
Cumberland, visited this village on
business on Thursday of last week.
Homer Brenneman, Washington, D.
c., spent last week with his home folk
here.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-03-14

daughters, of Somerset, Pa, visited
relatives in this community last Sun
day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-03-14

The U. S. Civil Service Commission
report shows that the Roosevelt adj
ministration has added workers to the
Federal payroll at the rate of about
10000 year.
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Chicago Grain

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 11--Dollar wheat
was erased momentarily from
grain market blackboards here to-
day for the first time in month
as prices slumped 2 cents a bushel
or more
Selling which became heavy as
the price decline forced execution
of numerous stop-loss orders was
largely associated with failure Of
the Winnipeg market and other
world markets, including Chicago,
to respond to news of big European
purchases of wheat in the interna-
tional trade Exporters estimated
buying Yesterday and today, mostly
of Canadian and Australian wheat
for shipment to Great Britain, in
volv-d approximately 100,000,000
bushels. according to reliable re-
ports. Veteran dealers could not re-
call when so much wheat ever had
been contracted for in such a short
period.
However, because the transac-
tions involved in most cases oper-
ations between governments, vir-
tually no buying came into the fu-
lures pits here, or at Winnipeg and
Buenos Aires.
Wheat closed 1925 lower than
yesterday, May, 99sa loo: July,
971s-3s; corn. ss-7s down. May,
571a-575s; July. 58-581s; oats un-
changed to "a down.