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The Political Mill
New Dealers Ho. Republicans Oppose, Ideo
National Defense Coils for Political Stotus Quo

berg is speaking today at the Re-
publican State convention In Mich
igan, declaring that the New Deal
must be turned out. that II this
country is to be saved, 1t must be
saved at home and not abroad.
These Republican leaders all in
sisted that the primary emphasis
was to be placed on the defense
Of this country. Their idea is to
make this country impregnable to
attack-not only this country but
also the whole group Of American
countries. Senator Vandenbergs
suggestion is that this country
conserve It's power and be ready
to fight II need be-not that this
country should endeavor to police
the world.
No F00tholds to Be Allowed.
Senator Bridges said fatty that
this country should be so prepared
that it would never let any Eu-
ropean or Asiatic nation or nations
get a foothold in the Western
Hemisphere. Senator Taft is to
speak IN st. Louis in the next day
or two, giving in detail his recon-
mendations regarding Americas
foreign policy, as well as his sug-
gestions for national defense. In
his opinion, the question Of de-
lending this country against attack
Is paramount. Also, the problem
which confronts this country is
vastly different from that which
confronts England, he pointed out.
The Germans, with their great air
force, found it impractical to launch
major attack on the British Isles
by air when their bases were 400
or 500 miles from the objective.
For that reason they invaded the
Netherlands and Belgium, in the
hope of attaining bases 200 miles
and less from England.
1t is the contention of Senator
Taft and others that, in the light of
these facts. any projected air at
tack on this country from Europe
would be an impoSsibility-unless
the Europeans could obtain bases on
this side of the Atlantic Ocean,
III sou miles is too great distance
5000 miles or 1000 miles makes an
air attack in force an impossibility."
the Ohio Senator contends.
Lack Of Equipment.
Nevertheless, Senator Taft and
his Republican colleagues are insist
ent that the national defenses of
this country be strengthened-and
that goes for the Navy as well as the
Army and the air forces of both.
While they realized that the Army
and the air forces were not large,
and really skeletonized, these Sem
ators, as well as a great many per-
sons outside Of Congress, have been
amazed to find how far they were
from the equipment needed in case
Of war.
Senator Tydings of MARYLAND.
Democrat, a strong supporter of
increased national defense, said he
was confident that a great deal could
be done, and done quickly, to speed
up the production Of necessary arms
and materiel. He was emphatic
however, that the steps be taken
without delay.
I'VE are doing for the allies today
all that We can do for them" he
said. IF we entered the war we
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John j. Pershing has said 1t is; no
better prepared than when this
country entered the World War in
1917.
Admitting-as all do-that the
country is not prepared to fight
except insofar as the Navy is con-
cerned, the cold, hard proposition
for what is preparation necessary
crops up. Is our preparedness to be
for the purpose of entering the
European war on the side OF the
British and the French? Or Is 1t to
be for the defense Of American ter
ritory only-including the territory
of other American nations?
The Roosevelt administration has
as yet made no statement, no answer
to these questions. 1t has, through
the President, insisted that steps
short Of war" be used against the ag-
gressor nation or nations in Europe.
It has been obvious for long time,
however, that any nation which
takes steps short of war" in the In
terest Of one set OF belligerents and
against another, should be prepared
to fight. And we have not been pre-
pared to fight. Indeed, the people
have been told we were not going
to be drawn into this war abroad.
The administrations theory has
been that the allies. would win. II
we provided them with all the sup
plies they required, including air.
planes. These were the steps
short of war" If the administra-
tion had any other purpose in
mind-any purpose actually to take
this country into war-it has not
been disclosed.
New Dealers Pleased.
In the excitement which has de-
veloped among some Americans the
immediate shout has gone up that
there must be an immediate cessa-
ton of American domestic politics;
that the President must of necessity
be reelected next November.
Naturally, nothing could be sweeter
to New Deal Democratic ears. But
that is not politics! A great deal
depends on the point of view.
Republicans take an entirely diff
ferent slant on this question of ad-
journing domestic politics. Three of
the contenders for the Republican
presidential nomination, Senators
Taft of Ohio, Vandenberg of Mich
igan and Bridges of New Hampshire
all yesterday declared that such talk
was poppy-cock. Senator Vanden-
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Constantine Brown. pear more like
inarticulate robots than human
beings. The prisoners made by the
allies from the parachutist corps
are supposed to be specialists"
They undoubtedly are. They look
like men from another planet with
the gray overalls and their armored
chest, leg and temple plates.
The sky IN Belgium Is positively
darkened by the swarms of planes
German and allied-which fly at
low and high attitudes dropping
bombs, aerial torpedoes and men,
while lighter planes swoop over the
lines notwithstanding everything
in sight.
Time Soon to Tell.
Whether the German mechanical
superiority will crush the defense Of
the allies behind we'll fortified lines
remains to be seen-and will be seen
soon.
In some military quarters 1t Is be-
lieved that the human element will
still be the determining factor in
this struggle. And the betting is
that when 1t comes to man against
man, the French, the British and the
Belgians will prove victorious. But
this thought is not necessarily
shared by all the military men. Most
Of them believe that the new tech
nique employed by the Germans can
be defeated only by adopting similar
methods. That is to say, more tanks
and, especially, more airplanes. The
allies do not have them. Their fac
tories can produce them in time and
If they are allowed to work. But If
the Germans are firmly entrenched
in their positions on the Netherlands
coast. the German air armies un-
doubtedly will make their objective
the destruction of Britain's and
Frances industrial centers. Unless
the allies can have the same type Of
war material and the same quanti-
ties as the Germans, they stand q
chance Of being crushed.
The administration feels that the
defeat Of the allies would place this
country in most precarious posi-
ton. And this feeling Of the admin
lstration is shared by the majority
OF the people in this country.
Everything humanity possible will
be done from now on to provide the
allies with the necessary war para
phernalia.
U. S. Not Prepared.
The sad story is that the industry
IN this country is not prepared for a
mass output of airplanes, tanks and
| ainti-aircraft guns and won't be able
to do anything really worth while
until next fall. It Is hoped In re-
sponsible quarters that the allies,
while suffering reverses, will be able
to hold back the Germans and fight
them inch by inch until our re-
sources can be modified for produc.
ton of modern war implements.
II the allies, however, cannot re-
sist the shock of the violent German
attacks, this country will find itself
face-to-face with Hitler and his as
sociates-a most unwelcome pros
pect for the future of the United
States.
In responsible quarters it is Sc
rlously believed that the defeat Of
the French and the British will
mean Transforming America into an
armed camp ready to meet a chal-
lenge from the West and the East
simultaneously. In such an eventu-
ality 1t is believed that all our ac-
tivities will have to be abandoned
for the sake of the militarization of
the United States. The responsible
ohicials who express these thoughts
today are neither jingoists nor hot
air merchants.
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that the country take up arms for

that the country take up arms for
the allies.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
led the way in a demand for the
appointment Of joint congressional
committee to report on a military
policy" for this country. His reso-
luton has not yet been considered
However, the idea is gaining support
What the administrations ideas are
along this line is another matter
In the past the administration has
been content to let Congress appro-
pirate money and leave it to the
Executive to spend according to its
own ideas. Already there has been
demand In Congress to know what
has been done with the $1,000 ,0O0, ,0OC
appropriated for national defense ir
the last few years. The pressure
therefore, for some kind of partici.
patton on the part of Congress tr
the making Of plans is growing.
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Weather Is Called
Factor in Deformities
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May is. - Abrupt
weather changes long before birth
cause some deformities In children,
DR.. William E. Peterson of Chicago
told the American Association Of
Orthodonttsts today.
Recent scientific investigations
have shown that in America most
OF the severe head malformations
are due to brusque environmental or
weather changes occurring either
Immediately before fertilization or
during the earliest stages of Diff
ferentiation," he said.
The mechanism" or physical
basis for this Is that meteorogical
disturbances, such as sharp falls In
baronetric levels. cause . .'transtent
slcwnees' Of the body's metabolio
rate, involving al the chemical and
glandular functions, he explained
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The United States hopes Italy
will not enter the war. That this
has been said to Mussolini is known,
but the reasons why 1t is urged are
not known. italy and the United
States were on the same side in the
last war. The Italians who live in
the United States had none of the
vexing problems and irritating ex-
periences which Americans of Ger
man parentage or birth suffered.
The general assumption here is,
that much as America may at the
moment protest its determination
not to get into the present war, no.
body can guarantee such program,
and it is obvious that, if America
does enter the war some day, it
will not be on the side of the Nazis
Whatever decision, therefore, Pre-
mier Mussolini makes now may pro-
foundly affect Italian American re-
lations for long time to come.
Does Mussolini want to place Italy
on the side of the Nazis when fric-
ton between the Nazis and the
United States may arise out of
Latin American trade and other
disputes which are bound to de-
velop If the Nazi dream of world
domination is fulfilled by a defeat
Of Britain and France?
Question of Vatican's Course.
Then there is the all-important
question of the Vatican's future
course. In the last war, the Vatican
was in country which was fighting
alongside democracy. Would there
be no friction between the govern
ment of Mussolini and the Vati-
can if the Italian nation is plunged
into war on the side of the Nazis?
What would be the effect on the
millions of Catholics in the United
States and Latin America If Mus
solini begins restrictive measures
upon the church?
There is every reason to believe
that the lengthy memorandum re-
Gently presented by American Am
bassador William Phillips to Premier
.Mussolini gave many arguments.
It may be that Mussolini will not
be influenced by the advice given
him from q nation in another hem
isphere and that he will be more
attracted by the inducements trans
mitted to him by Hitler who is close
at hand. But friends Of italy per-
ceive that a victorious Hitler would
be disposed to treat Italy as just as
much within his orbit Of Nazi DOM
ination and conquest as ii Mussolini
had stayed neutral.
Means Closed Mediterranean.
Italy's entrance into the war, on
the other hand, will mean the clos
ing of the Mediterranean to trade
and the almost certain involvement
of other states in the Balkans and
the Near East.
The pressure-if it can be termed
as explicitly as that's being ex-
erted by the United States Govern
ment in the most earnest and per-
suasive way to keep Italy at peace
Undoubtedly the Italian people are
being led to believe that the British
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fantastic stories
describing the
Marttan inva-
sion. For the
time being this
Is not a combat
OF man against
man but Of man
a g a / NJ t ma.
chine. The Ger
man superiority
in mechanical
units and air.
planes is formid.
able. The Ger.
man sol di ers
themselves ap-
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Oo q d ! ! e q CQ6
diplomatic front.
For b v lou S
reasons tn ere
must be secrecy,
but the world
can well imagine
that the United
States Govern
ment h a S n OF
been, and is not
n o W, inarticu-
late in r ON e
W h e r e Premier
Aussolini holds
the key to the
next stage of the
T,,ropoop NOV
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Dan0Wag0n mas
been aim o s t
hysterical. Yet
the need has
been with us ever
8 In ce war en-
quilted Europe
following upon
the war in the
Far East. It has
com e with a
sh ock to the
ordinary Ameri-
can to realize
how little pre-
pared this coun-
try is to face a
W ar-aS Gen,
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blockade is a hostile measure and
hence q cause for war.

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hence a cause for war.
What world opinion thinks Of
modern governmental aggressions
may seem to be of little consequence
at the moment to those who choose
the paths of war without just cause,
but in the long run, the moral force
of mankind makes itself felt even
after peace treaties are consum-
mated. Italy is on the threshold of
a decision important for decades to
come. Will she forfeit the respect
of mankind by choosing this moment
to join the raid on the democracies
or will she remain aloof and preserve
the peace of the Mediterranean thus
keeping millions of innocent persons
out of range of the fire that has
started to sweep the world? Ameri-
can public opinion is accurately ex-
pressed by the President and Secre-
tary of State in conveying 70 Pre-
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-Four Years. Time

quCe Sunclen ambitious
ton program ought to be great indeed
Four Years Time
IN ADDITION to the appropriations
OF ABOUT authorizations
ts not only less than half what the asked
tne nons OF dollars OF authorizations which the
war Will eventually make It is also perfectly
No mere authorization which congressional promise
facilities Supposn0
the Germans should be victorious this
build heet sfclent defend both Atlantic
materials such rubber and tin
highest naval officials think they could would
in four time.
So far be discovered the
cost OF such an enterprise They would need % Money
once on an immense labor training At skilled
shortage makes impossible for the existing shipyads
than one-shft basis shifts
shyards and in CD Money build
operate them 90 Money build
slowing down existing baeshp
large to eliminate other miscellaneous botenecks
Gloomy Picture '"
These appropriations 1t should
demanded month
has the them
for them this country will be able tackle
effectiveness in years time.
The mentioned inability
than shift the ineffective
of the There
have eight balespS under construction
finished tme will allow barely
On the present schedule six will
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Better Staff Is Advised

diplomat who has the
knows invaluable the
lands Many diplomatic reputation built
of humble missionaries Turkish interior
the desolate Dekkan
denominations
their countys diplomatic effective
will
agency which shares support that will.
withdrawing Vatican, should
well advised to establish diplo
matte mission at the best listening post in the world
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The Capitol Parade
Congressional Movement for Defense
Survey Regarded as Healthy Sign

By JOSEPH ALSOP and ROBERT KINTNER
There Is healthy and intelligent survey
the whole question national
Cabot Lodge Massachusetts introduced resolution
and 1t has gained important At the time
obvious fact that the question
should not be used delay immediate appropriations
undertakings in which q vital
the thoroughly alarming condition
this
that adequate defense
total combined fleets which might concvab
present. the whole concentrated
no would just large enough
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By q. GOULD LINCOLN,

BY u. GOULD I1NCULN.
The cause Of national defense and
permanent has gained an army of
adherents in a few days. The rush
to get aboard the preparedness
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This
Changing
| World
Human Element
May Yet Stop Nozi
Robot War Machine

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
The position Of the allies appears
extremely precarious: the situation
on the battle fronts can be compared
with that contained In some Of the
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mier Mussolini the prayerful hope
that italy will not become q bellger-
ent state.
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We, the People
Myron Toylor's Post at Voticon Held
Most Important Of All Diplomatic Positions
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

At this time Of general moral and political crisis Americans should
think twice and then again. before
words deeds which
national unity.
So the condemnation
President
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ClIe tVeIIU UI q OcILIdN VlCUUIy, IIOWs
ever, as has often been pointed out
already, we can no longer rely on
the British sea power to hold the
Atlantic. We must prepare for full
self-defense in both oceans.
Thus tremendous program OF
naval construction is Immediately
necessary. How great it will have
to be must be determined later, by
the course of the war. But the
German and italian Navies are al
ready amply big enough, and the
plans are quite Sufficiently ambition,
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tWU OtIleIS III 1871. BuC II the armOr-
plate bottleneck were removed, they
would be finished at least a year
sooner, and perhaps much more
than year.
The present state Of the Navy
is really hard to credit. This year
Congress again refused an appro-
oriation, except of tiny sum, for
submarine nets. The Navy is thus
forced to use nets which are COM
nletelv ont nf date At the end 0f
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Diplomats
Attention
Phillips Message
To II Duce May
Have Talked Peace
by DAVID LAWRENCE.

Although the headlines tell Of the
advance Of Nazi armies, the big un-
published news of the moment Is
what is happening on what might
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dinas to vote against the then Cardinal
election Of the cardinal Secretary
Ponthcate,
At the moment when Protestant complaining
Mr. Tayors at the Vatican Herr Hitler
putting
because the Belgium
and the Holland Since outbreak
has increased its circulation
2000as the fair reliable
available to the Italian As result Of His
Mussoni silence the head Of the Catholic Church. Fascist
certain groups bedevng
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They might Just logically demand that sink Battle
since Ayon Taylor thanks to his Vatican
reliable of diplomatic information to the American
matter
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interests and not subject distortion the national
interests OF particular Entirely from
religious mission and the Vatican Oldest and
the organization world
England pick
the vigilance Of the national
fund
checked kept date with the welfare
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as his personal representative at the
Vatican should be reviewed in the
light Of the facts of world affairs.
Pope Plus XII is the only out
spoken non-belligerent personality
who is In position to condemn and
restrain the wanton attacks on
small peaceful nations which have
characterized this German war Of
aggression. Even before his acces-
sion, Hitler opposed the present
PODe and ordered the Gernan cor.
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