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Evening star., 1940-02-25

UNA peculiar and distressing way the United
States Army belongs to our Congress
. men.
There are two reasons behind this amazing
condition One lies in the fact that many of
our Congressman saw some sort OF service with
our armed forces in the World War - and
consequently each of these veterans is certain
that he is military authority.
The second has to do with the fact that
our Army is scattered about in small un-
economical and ineffective posts that are
relics OF our Indian wars Congressman from
the hundred or more congressional districts
containing these antiquated small posts, con-
slider it their right to demand that the soldiers
stationed there be kept there.
Let the Chief of Staff attempt to break up
this 1870 post system and move these detached
units to modern training camp concentra-
tons, and you will see Congress rise almost
to man and strike for the honor of their
local posts - and the profit that flows year
after year to their stores, barrooms and dance
halls
Largely as result of this interference of
our Congressional military experts and our
small-army post system, America today can
not put into the field single peacetime
streamlined division OF $500 men, fully
equipped, seasoned and trained.
We have few:
Antiaircraft field guns
Antitank guns
Modern automatic arms
Tanks and combat cars
Gas masks
And it will take us another sixteen months
to June 30, 1941 - to get supply of abso
lutely critical and essential items for even a
small. compact, mobile striking force.
BY that date - if Congress is still scared
enough to heed the prayers of our War
Department - we will have a tough little
army of 227, 900 regulars and 235, 600 National
Guard troops. This makes grand total for
our Initial Protective Force of 462 900 soldiers
plus small and indeterminate number of
Reserves.
That's about the size of the total Finnish
Army - and one-fifth the size of the Polish
Army that crumpled up before the German
Bhtzkrieg last September
Besides this Initial Protective Force experts
on defense hope that generous Congress will
Evening star., 1940-02-25

give our Army OO-per-cent supply of
critical items and forty-five- percent
supply of essential items" for Protective
Mobilization Force of l 600 600 men. Critical
items" are such things as guns, tanks, auto
matte rifles and special military equipment
that take long time to make. To be even
reasonably safe we must have all these
critical items ready for immediate use when
the dreaded M day - Mobilization Day -
breaks Essential items" are such things as
clothing and motor transportation. which can
be quickly produced when an emergency
comes Our General Staff figures that if we
have forty-five per cent of these essential
items" on hand we will be in fairly sound
condition of defense.
Let me repeat that even this amount of
protection will not come to US before June
30, 194l - sixteen dangerous and uncertain
months distant. And possibly the most danger
Gus and uncertain element in this period of
doubt has to do with our Congress. An economy
wave - even a pacifist wave - may strike
these lawmakers, and they may again take it
out on our poor and inadequate Army. For
this senior service of our defense system is dis
tinctly the stepchild of Congress.
Few Congressman, however, have dared to
pass themselves off as Navy experts. From the
very nature of its task the Navy has been
allowed to keep its ships together as Battle
Force and secure the proper training 1t was
obvious that we would have no navy at all if
we had single battleship or cruiser serenely
anchored at each of our coastal cities. Yet
that is what the Army has had to endure with
its system of small and scattered posts
The Army Air Corps has profted almost as
Evening star., 1940-02-25

much as the Navy from the fact that it is
highly technical arm. When Mussolini and
Hitler began playing their Bomber Politics -
and Franco his Bomber Tactics - the Air
Corps's importance emerged from the realm
of theory. Congress slowly began to see the
daWning of great and cruel light. We had to
have more bombers pursuit fighters. flying
fields and trained pilots. In one generous
gesture $500, 100000 extra money was voted
for Air Expansion.
But the Army was different. 1t was back
home" stuff 1t could wait. As a consequence
we once again found our Army in tragic and
dangerous state of unpreparedness. Hitler gets
the credit for throwing big enough scare into
us to shake US from our complacency. Fear
is a most potent emotion - and it finally
came to the rescue of our neglected Army.
Months ago word went down from the
offices of the Secretary and the Assistant
Secretary of War, and the Chief of Staff, to
lay out the exact details for an elastic army
that would not only make continental United
States fairly safe from attack, but would put
some real teeth in our highly necessary plan of
hemisphere defense" But until this present
Congress decides on the size of this potential
army, and votes the money for it, even the
General Staff can make no final and definite
plan. -
In Washington as late as December found
General Staff officers hopefully working on the
details of an Initial Protective Force of
100000 men. Many of them we're of the
opinion that America could not be made safe
with less than fully equipped, trained and
immediate army Of 10000 regulars and
10000 National Guard troops.
Then word cznde down from Capitol Hill
Evening star., 1940-02-25

This Congress expects TO give us an army the size
of Finland's but with emergency equipment for a
million men, e that enough TO protect America till
new draft army can be armed and trained?
~ by Frazier Hunt
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-01
PORT CALENDAR

Vessels In Port
n. =. Mccormick. Mccormick.
HE Maru. Milwaukee, No. 2; Tai
hei Maru, Diekman mill, Ecuador.
Commercial.
Vessels Due
SATURDAY p. M: Stag Hound.
smelter
Monday: caroiinian. Baker and
st. Regis
Tuesday: narymar. Port piers.
Tanana, Port piers.
Wednesday: E'lomar. Port piers:
West kyska. Port piers. Coast
Shipper. Shsffer No. ? 4.
Thursday; Point San Pablo. Nc
Cormick.
Friday: Whitney Olson. shsffsf
No / Crown City. Centennial
Saturday Harry Lncksnbach.
Port piers Crown City. shaffer
No ? and sperry.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-01
Divorce Actions

Divorce actions were flied Sat
urday IN superior court here BY
William r. against Katherine.
Barnes. grounds infidslity Laura
NJ. against r. A. Stephenson. non
support. Louise c. against Nathan
J. Jessmer. burdensoms home life.
and Vivian against Herbert Berge.
ourdensome hom. life.
Inierlo tory DEGREES we're
granted TO William X. from Mae
Reed Johnston. Ester & from
James A. strang, Pauline from
Woodrow Puck.it. Fred +. from
Elda VI. Hosriing, Frances from
Gerald Martin Irm.n and Della
NJ. from Mendoza Lesis; final de-
cress 70 ksfher1n. A. from Lloyd
T.. Moorhead. Dorothy from Ralph
Summers and Joseph from Mabel
r. Christie. snnulment Of marriage
TO Billie from James Morgan, sIiaS
James TztsWilsr. jr.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-01
Joint Relief
Drive July 8

MAYER Harry ,. Can saturday
proclaimed July : n Il a. IA.
coma wsr relief wees= snd ursvd
Tseeman. 10 contribute literally
q TIE drive % RAISE SO 600 - ihls
eitys contribution n Ire American
Red Cross
During re week. ssKs All ~
sold an the street fseh ass = nste
ral.s IRE money IRE drive al
~ unt~r TIRE auspices 81 Pierce
county chapter. American Red
Cross. With the cooperation ~ ths
TAcoms cenirsl hnr council ard
the Chamber ~ Commerce
Mayer Cams proclamation. In
part follows
Wars devastation ~. EFF
thousands Of innocent ard helpless
families in Sor~sy. raisna. Hot.
land. Belgium sad France assolss~
homeless Ard hungry "
1t - to the rrest heart IT N.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-01
Tovern Proprietor
OF National Dies

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-01

maritime labor board Saturday
sought To avert threatened tie-up
of American maritime commerce
on the Pacific coast by extending
negotiations between shipowners
and the Marine Cooks and Walters
for another 80 days. .
The cooks and stewards were
scheduled TO strike Sunday mid
night on approximately IT'S inter
coastal and coastwise vessels
Cooks and stewards picket line.
it was believed. would Tie up the
affected ships
The union has been working
under an extended agreement snce
expiration OF the 1899 contract
last September. The Maritime Fed
Grafton of the Pacific has granted
.trike sanction. Approximately
5000 men would be affected on
ships in offshore and intercoastal
service
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-01

Special dispensstion is also nee
essary for vessels moving between
ports in the So me customs district.
Exception is vessels engaged ex-
clusively in plying between Puget
Sound and British Columbia ports.
Delayed more than Il hours by
the new order was British ship
slated to leave Tacoma Friday
night, Philippine ship loaded at
Dupont.
Still in Tacoma Saturday were
two Japanese vessels and the
Swedish motorship Ecuador. The
latter Is scheduled to leave over
the week end for Seattle for addi-
tional loading of war-making ma
terials for Russia.
To enforce the new regulations
Morgenthau set up an office OF
merchant ship movements, under
the supervision of Assistant Sec
rotary of the Treasury Herbert f.
CASTOR.
Other than forbidding unanthor-
lied departures. the new rule es-
Ia blishes a close supervision over
the handling and loading of ex-
plosives and other dangerous cargo
and over the anchorage and move
ment of all vessels in u. S. har-
bors.
Authorities said the regulations
could be invoked TO keep such
ships as the French luxury liner
Normandie and the British Queen
Elizabeth in L. S. waters indef-
initely IL Secretary Of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau. jr., considers
such a step necessary to safeguard
the ship or any u. S. harbor or to
insure payment of any obligation
To the United States. The Queen
Mary and Normandie are among
103 foreign ships, totaling $50. 900
tons, now in the New York hAr-
Dor.
STRIKE THREATENS
SAN FRANCISCO The u. S.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-01

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-01
New Schedule
Next Monday
Bremerton Buses
To Run Oftener

TIE Bremerion-T Tacoma stsre
CO. has announced It's new sched-
ule covering the Tacoma-Gig Hsr-
Dor Bremerton run and TIE Ia
eoma-Longhraneh service.
The new schedule Is effective
Monday Immediately following
opening Of Tacoma Narrow
bridge Il provides several extra
buses to the Bremerton- Tacoma
nun. especially in the evening. The
Dongbranch run receives the extra
trip per day called for in the re-
Gently granted certificate of neoes-
atty.
As departure and arrival time
has been considerably altered
throughout the day. travellers are
urged to consult the new schedule
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-01

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-01
Polar Flag Presented
To Legion Post

TIN HAVEN. Mich. - T-ns
first American flag raised n Ant.
srctieA has been put on permanent
display al the Edward W T1somp-
son American Legion post here
The flag wAs presented 70 the post
by Dr. Laurence " Gould. Who
accom- panied Admiral Richard D.
Byrd 10 the South Polar rsKlonA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-01

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-01
II ERE'S MORE A BOU I
Willkie and McNary
START On PAGE - +

presidential nomination on
Charles l. McNary. Republican
leader Of the senate. yesterday
afternoon. just before Willkie APP
peared before It in person 10 make
short speech in which he express
ed his gratitude and pledged a
vigorous campaign.
The convention had been given
10 understand MeNary was Will
kie's own choice. and 1t nominated
him Overwhelmingly Oh the first
ballot.
McNary was a reluctant NOM
inee and II was understood that he
agreed to accept only after Will
kie talked TO him on the tele-
phone 10 add his influence To that
OF other party leaders. McNary
remained in Washington. When
and where he will meet Willkie
has not been decided
Friends of McNary said
that he probably would cam
paign very little. They said
that when he WAS reminded
that Vice President John n.
Garner had made only one
campaign speech In 1886, he
had replied: "Well, I'll prob
ably equal IL not exceed that
record"
But McNary was sound addi-
ton to the ticket and his selection
was taken by Republicans as proof
that Willkie, if an amateur politi-
clan, is an astute one Whereas
Willkie has been Republican only
since 1886. McNary has been one
all of his IS years.
Whereas Willkie has never
held public office, McNary Is
veteran of the senate.
Whereas WiIllsie has been
known to the public as the
president of the Common
wealth and Southern corpora
tion, a public utilities system,
McNary has voted in the SEN
ate for large government cleo
trio generating projects.
These were the political
handicaps the old-line leaders
of the party saw In WILKES
candidacy for the nomination.
If they are handicaps, McNary
should neutralize them.
Also, McNary has been identi-
fled for years as leader of the
farm bloc in the senate, the author
of popular farm bills He is ex-
pected to help the ticket in the
middle west particularly, which
will be the main battle ground of
the campaign.
And. in addition, McNary Is
keen campaign strategist and
knows all of the countrys leading
Republicans.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-01
Core Of the News


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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-01
Expert 0pines
On the War
Mr.. Mason s Dispatch
BY j. W. T. MASON
United Press War Expert

British evacuation of the
Channel islands gives pos
session of these small areas
10 Germany any time Hit
Ter thinks il worth while
to accept the offer of a
free landing on British soil.
Occupation of the islands
would have no military i'm
portance. however. and be-
cause of the confined space.
any large mass of German
soldiers would become ex-
eellent targets for British
bombers.
The islands are geopraph-
ieally part of France, being
inside the bay formed by
the indented eoastline be-
tween Cherbourg and Brest,
all of which is in German
possession. They are go
TO so miles from the south
coast of England are USE
less as n base for attack.
II seems apparent that
observations made by Brit
ish reconnaissance planes
show the Germans are not
making preparations for a
major attack against the
English south coast. No
orders TO civilian non-resi-
dents TO keep away from
the south coast have been
issued by the British gov
eminent.
The east coast, however.
has become a restricted
area from Hastings. all the
way north 10 Scotland.
William the Conqueror
made himself master of
England by winning the
battle of Hastings in l066.
Five miles east of Hastings
Is the ancient town of Rye.
where Napoleon planned
to land his army for his
contemplated invasion Of
England, which never ma
terialized.
Rye is 40 miles across
the channel from Boulogne.
and British reports say the
Germans now are making
military concentrations in
the vicinity of Roulogne.
Hastings is the nearest
east coast railway terminus
10 London, which il less
than SO miles away. II
Hitler could land a suffi-
Gent body Of troops in
this vicinity, bis left flank
might reach 10 the
Brighton-New Haven area.
with his right flank ex-
tend 10 Folkestone, Dover.
and the south shore Of the
Thames entrance.
This terrain offers the
most advantageous ap-
proaeh TO London, having
a splendid network Of rail-
ways leading 10 the capital
and being difficult 70 de-
fend. II also has the near
est coastal landings to
France. a matter Of I'M
portauce for the transpor-
tation Of troops and sup
plies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-01

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-01
T IIl&I|MHE93#9F$sk4
Treasury Department Delays Ships Here:
Strike Threotens Tie-up OF U. S. Ships

The treasury department Saturday refused any vessel
permission to leave American ports foreign voyage
without a special permit
Result of extraordinary powers authorized this week by
President Roosevelt the L. S holding all ships
Puget Sound ports until individual okeh is obtained from
Washington, D. c.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-01
NEW, FAST SERVICE

Twin prides OF the American
merchant marine. the luxury liners
Washington and Manhattan. are
soon to engage regularly IN the
intercoastal argo-passenger trade
between New York and San Fran
cisco
Operated by the Panama Pacific
line, the crack vessels will utilize
the Coastwise line fleet for feeder
ships on this end. IL was announced
Saturday by Kenneth Kennel of
Shaffer Terminals, local repre-
sentative.
The fastest intercoastal service
ever. the two ships Will provide
20-day one-way service from Pu-
get Sound to the east coast
The Washington departs from
New York on July 20 and from
San Francisco on Aug. II, stop
ping en- route AT Havana. Panama
canal. west coast OF Mexico and
Los Angeles. The calls viii be
made both days. The Manhattan
leaves New York Aug. 2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10
BOMBERS BEAT
 BUNKER HILL

The Boys Club Dolnbers defeated the Bunker Till Varsity 44 to 97 last night at tho Bunker Hill Church, The Hills out.played the Bombers in tho first half but the Club boys pulled up in front In the second half to make 1t iB wins In i7 starts, At half time the Bunker Hills i7, BombeS 10 and was close up to the end of the game, Tiger Korowlotny With 10 points and Red Radke with l9 featured for the Dombers, while Garter and Jalen were high scorers for the Varsity, Norman Duncan did q very good job in the referee position but should stick to base. ball.
 Tonight tho flashy Bombers will travel to Litehfield to meet the ,lnr defeated Townies which will Do tho main go at 8:00. Coach Red Me.Il- roy Will try and make it q 18th yle- tory for the Bombers, These play. CTS are asked to be at the Boys Club ct 0:S0: Tiger Korowlotny, Acc karpavich, Pop Cugno, Red Radke, Andy and Flash Lueewieg and Mar Inn Schmid
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10

Hub Grand Jury
 Probes Dog Track Tax Violations

Boston, Jan. iO.--CUP) .-New de- vOlopments in connection with alleged income tax evaSions by dog promoters in Massachusetts were ex- pected today as Henry J. Duffy of North quincy, c Dighton track etn. ploye, appeared again before on ex- traordlnary federal grand jury.
 Duffy, Q cousin of Former City Treasurer Edmund L. Dolan, now serving a jp sentence for contempt of court in Q Jury.fixing case, testi. fed before the grand jury yesterday and later was brought to the office of U. 8, Attorney Edmund J. Bran- don. They conferred for three hours.
 Though Brandon declined to dis. cuSS the conference, he said that he expected the investigation, now widened to include the Wonderland park track at Revere, would occupy the jury for several weeks,
 He said there may be temporary break in the hearing of evidence to permit presentation Of evidence ln other cases,
 Duffy was one Of seven witnesses, including Q woman, heard yesterday, The woman was Miss Alice M, Mur. phy, Boston school teacher and for. iner secretary to James J, Egan, TO. puted Dlgkton track stockholder,
 First witness called was Frank R, Anderson of Miami Beach, Fla, 0 former associate of Edward J, O. Hare, slain Illinois and MRssachu- sets promoter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10
TRIPLE TIE FOR
 HOCKEY LEAD
Leafs, Bruins Catch Up to Rangers in Hot Race for
 Ice HOnOrs
lBy United Pressl

There was c three.way deadlock for first place in tho National Hockey League today, Boston and Toronto catching up last night with tho New York Rangers who were idle.
 Tho Toronto Maple Leais reached the top rung with c three goal as- Bault In tho second period that downod c hard fighting New York American Bextot 3.2. Tho Leafs margin Of victory was furnished by Bill Dayidson'S marker ct i7:3b, Langolle and Marker were the other Toronto scorers. Jackson and Arm. strong counted for tho Americans
 DoSton's Bruins kept pace by ginaeking the Detroit Red Wings S-i. Dimart, Cain and Jackson were the Bruin scorers, and Bbbie doodfel. low scored for Detroit in tho last minute of tho game.
 The Chicago Black Hawks blank cd Montreal's Canadiens, 2.0 Thoms scored in the second period and QottBelig in tho third,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10
WEST SIDERS MEET
 WALLINCFORD FIVE

The West Side speedboys will try for their iith straight win tonight ct Russell school against the Wal lingford East Siders. The visitors lost only one game and have beaten some the states leading teams. Sev- erai members of this team have played high school and college bas- ketball. L. Ryan, one of their lead- ing scorers, has played several sea. sons with the Walcos and is said to be one of the best players in local circles. J. O'Brien has played with Providence College and 0. Wajtasuk has played several seasons with Arnold College Besides this they bring with them sevedal high school captains who lead the great teams of Lyman Hall e few years back. T. Ferrari and K. Kavanaugh being the outstanding players. They are confident of handling the Speed boys their first setback, but they will have to do some pretty fancvy shooting to beat the Speedboys as they are undefeated in II starts and hope to add another win tonight. The West Side Aces will meet the N. E. Y. Spartans in the preliminary. Dancing will follow and large crowd Is expected.