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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30
+ of President Rooseuels Plea for More Aid Britain

Certain facts are self evident.
In a military sense, Great Brit
ain and the British Empire are to-
day the spearhead of resistance to
world conquest. They are putting
up fight which will live forever
in the story of human gallantry.
There is no demand for sending
an American expeditionary force
outside our own borders. There is
no intention by any member Of
.lCanfiuuad nm pasa EriuaA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30

these nations said to me the other
day-"rhe notice was minus
quantity. II was given TO my gov
eminent two hours after German
troops had poured into my country
in a hundred places. =
The fate of these nations tells
us what il means 10 live at the
point of Nazi gun.
The Nazis have justified such
actions by various pious frauds.
One of these frauds is the claim
that they are occupying nation
for the purpose of restoring
order
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30

+4re-srcurfty of-our- r1atfur-w WITH
the same courage and realism.
Never before since jamestown
and Plymouth Rock has our
American civilization been in such
danger as now.
For. on Sept. 81. 1910, by an
agreement signed in Berlin, three
powerful nations. two IN Europe
and one IN Asia, joined themselves
together in the threat that if the
United States interfered with or
blocked the expansion program OF
these three nations-a program
aimed a -"-ef4d eoftrof-tf1eY
would unite in ultimate action
against the United =States.-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30
ENsLAVE EUROPE

The-Naz masters of Germany
have made it clear that they in
tend not only 10 dominate all life
and thought in their own country.
but also to enSlave the whole Of
Europe, and then 10 use the re-
of Europe to dominate the
rest of the world.
Three weeks ago their leader
stated, There are two worlds that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30
AIDING DICTATORS

There are also American citizens,
many of them in high places who,
unwittingly in most cases. are aid
ing and abetting the work of these
agents.
do not charge these American
citizens with being foreign agents.
But / do charge them with doing
exactly the kind Of work that the
dictators want done in the United
States.
These people not only believe
that we can-saVe our own skins
by shutting our eyes to the fate
of other nations.
Some of them go much further
than that. They say that we can
and should become the friends and
even the partners of the AXIS
powers. Some of them even sug-
gest that we should initiate the
m e hods Of the relationships.
Americans never can and never
will do that.
The experience of the past two
years has proven beyond doubt
that no nation can appease the
NaziS No man can tame a tiger
into a kitten by stroking it.
There can be no appeasement
with ruthlessnesS. There can be
no reasoning with an incendiary
bomb. We know now that ma
ton can have peace with the Nazis
only AT the price of total sur
render.
Even the people of Italy have
been forced 10 become acComplices
of the Nazis; but at this moment
they do not know how soon they
will be embraced TO death by their
allies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30
FACE NEW CRISIS

I tried 10 convey 10 the great
mass Of American people what
.the banking crisis meant TO them
in their daily lives.
. Tonight. / want TO do the same
thing, with the same people. in
this new crisis which faces
America.
We met the issue Of 1888 with
courage and realism. We face
this new criSis-this new threat to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30
RUN BY THREATS

Does any one seriously believe
that we need to fear attack while
free Britain remains our most
powerful naval neighbor in the
Atlantic? Does any one seriously
believe. on the other hand, that
we could rest easy if the Axis
powers were our neighbor there !?
If Great Britain goes down. the
Axis powers will control the con-
tinents of Europe, Asia. Africa.
Australia. and the high seas-and
they will be in a position TO bring
enormous military and naval re-
sources against this hemisphere.
1t is no exaggeration 10 say that
all of us in the Americas would
be living at the point of gun
a gun loaded with explosive bull
lets. economic as well as military.
We should enter upon new
and terrible era in which the
whole world. our. hemisphere in
cluded. would be run by threats
or brute force. To survive in
such world. we would have to
convert ourselves permanently into
militaristic power on the basis
of war economy.
Some of us like TO believe that
even if Great Britain falls, we
are still safe. because of the broad
expanse of the Atlantic and of the
pacf6c
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30
WARNINGS IGNORED

The American appeasers ignore
the warning TO be found in the
fate of Austria. Czecho-Slovakia
Poland. Norway. Belgium. The
Netherlands. Denmark and France
They tell you that the AXIS
powers are going to win anyway;
that all this bloodshed in the
world could be saved, and that the
United States might lust as well
throw its influence into the scale
of a dictated peace. and get the
best out of il that we can.
They call it negotiated
peace" Nonsense! Is il a ne
gotiated peace if gang of outlaws
surrounds your community and
on threat of determination makes
you pay tribute to save your own
skins?
Such a dictated peace would he
no peace AZ all. II would be only
another armistice. leading 10 the
most gigantic armament race and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30

unhoH alliance. Our own future
security is greatly dependent on
the outcome of the. fight. Our
ability to keep out of war" is
going to be affected by that out
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30
EXCUSE FOR AGGRESSION

cupying or controlling a nation on
the excuse that they are protect
ing it" against the aggression of
somebody else.
For example. Germany has said
that she was occupying Belgium
to save the Belgians from the
British. Would she hesitate to- say
TO any South American country.
are occupying you to pro-
tect you from aggression by the
United States:"
Belgium today is being used as
an invasion base against Britain,
now fighting for its life. Any South
American country, in Nazi hands,
would always constitute a Jump
ing-off place for German attack on
any one of the other republics of
this Hemisphere.
Analyze for yourselves the fu-
ture of two other places even
nearer to Germany if the Nazis
won. Could Ireland hold out ?
Would Irish freedom be permitted
as an amazing inception in an un-
free world?
Or the islands of the Azores
which still fly the flag of Portugal
after five centures7 We think OF
Hawaii as an outpost of defense in
the Pacific. Yet, the Azores are
closer to our shores in the Atlantic
than Hawaii is on the other side.
There are those who say that
the Axis powers would never have
any desire 10 attack the Western
Hemisphere. This is the same
dangerous form of wishful think
ing which has destroyed the
powers of resistance of so many
conquered peoples.
U. s. TEMPTING LOOT
The plain facts are that the
Nazis have proclaimed, time and
again. that all other races are
their interiors and therefore SUBJ
ject to their orders. And. most i'm
portant of all. the vast resources
and wealth of this hemisphere con-
Stitute the most tempting loot in
all the world.
Let us no longer blind ourselves
to the Hndeniable fact that the
evil forces which have crushed
and undermined and corrupted so
many others are already within
our own gates. Your government
knows much about them and every
day is ferreting them out.
Their secret emisSaries are ac-
tive in our own and neighboring
countries. They seek to stir up
suspicion and dissention to cause
internal strife. They try to turn
capital against labor. and vice
versa.
They try to reawaken long SUM
bering racial and religious enmities
which should have no place in this
country. They are active in every
group that promotes intolerance.
They exploit for their own ends
our national adherence of war.
These trouble breeders have but
one purpose. 1t is to divide our
people into hostile groups and TO
destroy our unity and shatter our
will to defend ourselves.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30
DANGER AHEAD

Frankly and definitely there is
danger ahead-danger against
which we must prepare. But we
we'll know that we cannot escape
danger. or the fear of il. by
crawling into bed and pulling the
covers over our heads.
Some nations of Europe were
bound by solemn noninterVetion
pacts with Germany. Other ma
tions were assured by Germany
that they need never fear invasion.
Nonintervention pact or not. the
fact remains that they were at
tackled. overrun and thrown into
the modern form of slavery al an
hours notice or even without any
notice A. all.
AS an exiled leader of one of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30
ONLY 2 DAYS
LEFT
TO learn to Dance IN
time for NesV Years

THE holiday season with its gay
L dances and parties Is here. and
this year the Rumba, the Conga
and the new Fox Trot are all the
rage. You viii be astonished at
how quickly and easily you can
learn the new steps II you start off
with a half-hour private lesson at
Arthur Murrays today. Studios
are open until 10 p. M.
ARTHUR MURRAY
Hotel Statier
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30
DISTANCE SHORTENED

But the width of these oceans
is not what it was in the days of
clipper ships. AT one point be-
tween Africa and Brazil the
distance is less than from Wash
ington TO Denver-five hours for
the latest type of bomber.
And at the north of the Pacific
Ocean. America and Asia almost
touch each other.
Even today we have planes
which could fly from the British
Isles To New England and back
without refueling. AND the range
of the modern bomber is ever be-
ing Increased.
During the past week. many
people in all parts of the nation
have told me what they wanted
me 10 say tonight. Almost all of
them expressed a courageous de-
sire to hear the plain truth about
the gravity of the situation.
One telegram. however. ex-
pressed the attitude of the small
minority who want TO see no evil
and hear no evil. even though they
know in their hearts that evil
exists.
That telegram begged me not TO
tell again Of the ease with which
our American cities could he
bombed by any hostile power which
mad gained bases in this Western
Hemisphere. The gist Of that tele-
gram was:
please. Mr.. President, don't
friUhtan ma hU failing ma tho
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Foreign Exchunos

,r,s. NEW y..Ec xofx n.:r|4 |kaz as Tas sx..:
Of the dollar: while the sFitish pound
money followed "a ys.ti.dsys sn aeeln: @ Inc q oT's.
es record a. dss e g.. & Il. the =
!. stsrlins advanced despite the war news
'sisrsn .qS Time ia .rs. 1sn
vas rejected * too lov. but sales were
The Canadian dollar improved V cent
added ossa Of ! cent. ~ ~ ~
do:i: ss oss:.. ,asss islle. S Cents. scrs.s Britain in
.. Official Canadian Control Board rates
premium; sellins. II per cent premium,
i.Ts IL New York of buyins, a.si per cent; st
censdi.n dollars in New York open
q. g. cents.
sa: ass.t sdnd., Britain ds9sne aos s:sh gables
rnIsad snes osa9sss edaaaS.ss; dsa%sss
tG;no; ,;n9:r, tbsn1eySolent L7oo.; Greece :e3;
ynn9Yuoted; Norway. .unauoted: Fortusai,
asn Sisa.r,ina num.ni s sn svsds9
Latin America.
s.ss!l oiei.l. s.os: irs., SIC; To- Mexico. MsSS.
Japan 2a.4s: Hons Kong. 2o.2e; shans-
!Rate. in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated Nominal)
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Extension Of War
Expected 10 Boost
Steel Demand
British to Look to u. S.
For Supplies, Says
Iron Age Review
~ the Associated Press.

1y the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May l5.-Extension
Of the European war to Holland and
Belgium promises to bring immed-
late demand for steel made in the
United States, Iron Age said today
In its weekly review Of the industry.
"Great Britain" the review said,
probably cut Oh from supplies OF
steel from Belgium, upon which she
depends to q considerable extent,
will look to the United States to
make up the deficiency. Inquiries
for about 100000 tons are being
quoted on and others are expected to
follow shortly. France is inquiring
for shell steel, Of which a large
quantity may be bought as soon as
complications arising from very rigid
specifications are Strengthened out.
Britain is expected to hurry the
placing of additional shell and other
munitions contracts that have been
under negotiation here. It
Is estimated that about 4,50O, 900 tons
Of steel year previously sold by
Belgium in world markets may be
added to American sales, which
would approximately double the
volume of recent months"
Meanwhile, the trade publication
stated, domestic consumers of steel,
although not rushing into the mar
ket in the manner in which they did
last fall when the war started" have
been increasing their takings for
nearly all products the past few days.
Most tin plate makers, the review
stated, have supplies sufficient for
several months land unless the Far
East becomes a war zone. additional
shipments will not be stopped"
Steel operations this week were
estimated at 10 per cent OF capacity.
Scrap markets, the publication
said, Resemble the runaway situa-
tion Of last fall" This weeks rise in
the Scrap Iron Age scrap composite
was SO cents, bringing it to $l758 a
ton, within few cents of the aver
age at the start of 1910.
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Crude Oil Production
Registers Increase
During Week
Daily Output Boosted
To 3,835,450 BorreIs;
Refinery Operations Up
Ex the Annotated Press.

z! the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May l5.-Daily aver
age crude oil production in the
United States increased 146.400 bar
rels during the week ended May H.
the American Petroleum Institute
reported.
Large increases in Texas, Cali
fornia and Illinois boosted daily out
put to $685. barrels. compared
with 3,679.050 barrels the previous
week and 3.4o2.5o0 year ago.
Refinery operations rose sharply
to s58 per cent Of potential capacity
from 83.6 per cent the week before
Runs Of crude oil to stills for the
industry as a whole averaged $780,
600 barrels a day. compared with
3,505, 900 the previous week and
3.412,000 q year ago.
Rising gasoline consumption re-
duced finished and unfinished stocks
to 101 ,317 900 barrels at the end of
the week from 102 063, 900 a week
earlier. A year ago gasoline stocks
were sc, ,349. 900 barrels.
Gasoline production during the
week rose slightly to II, ,40l 600 bar
rels, compared with 11,370,0O0 the
previous week.
Imports of crude and refined oils
at principal ports during the week
totaled 1.462,000 barrels, against L.
634, 900 the week before.
The complete report showing daily
average crude oil production dn
barrelS) follows:
fThe figures indicated below do
not include any estimate of any oil
which might have been surreptiti-
ously produced)
Week ended May II, with changes
from previous week:
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Power Output Rises
Slightly for Week,
10 Pei. for Year
All Major Areas Show
Increase Over 1899;
Industrial Stutes Lead
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 15.-Electric
Power production in the week ended
May II totaled 1887 ,566, 900 kilowatt
hours, minor rise over 1886 ,21O 600
kilowatt hours in the preceding week,
but gain of 10 per cent over 2,170,-
10000 kilowatt hours in the COM
parable week year ago. the Edison
Electric Institute reported today.
All major areas Of the country
contributed to the increase over 1899
with the best showing In the Central
industrial States Of 1873 per cent
above year ago.
The slight rise over the preceding
week was in line with seasonal ex-
pectations and the Associated Press
index of electric power production
was unchanged at 1921. This COM
pared with 1882 a year ago. The
index is adjusted for seasonal and
long-term trend, based on 1929-30
as 100.
1870. 1889. 1898. 1887. 1895.
HiRh- 1903 1929 lI52 1882 1la,s
Low 121.4 ll2.3 1923 Ills 9l.0
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Chicuqo Livestock

CHICAGO. May Is fHN.-(United States
Department OF Asriculture) .-Salable hogs,
9wss sSos. hso Tssdsys noysd. m rGos .Ha
top, 5.75; .27o-35O pounds. 5. 5.15-55: .140-
10 pounds, 5.OO-5O sows. 25-40 lower
earydx sarly lateT Iosd BIDS on more good 4oo-65o
salable sheer. 1000: total. $500: late
Tuesday: Tuesday FED wooled lambs around steady;
and part deck handyweiEht woolskins,
l025-5O: part deck clippers, 1000: bulk
handyweights. 9.90; with one deck light-
11.90. Today's trade: Fat lambs fully
steady: one double good to choice handy
1000 for better KINDS: one double medium
to good clippers. $50: one double handy
weight medium to good woolskins 1000;
small lots native springers. 1175-12.25:
odd head fat clipped ewes. 3.5O-4.0O.
salable cattle. 10000: salable calves.
s5osd soos but ,bea early sl.aes supply strictly
dunn weight and weighty. steers in crop:
moderate supply sold early at % to. 40
lower prices. most steers carrying bids
60 or more down; carly top. 1878. with
dium srades, sso-s25: BUT hardly enousn
ket all bids being unevenly and in most
to Is lover early most most @ BIDS ns s5e5o down: down.
reed lot mates Of 1880 heifers Tuesday
sold at 1880: these cattle considerably
llIsntsf lssts1 hGxsvs,; best sht hefers 1925
weak to Is lower: vealers steady to weak
at 1900 down; heavy SAUSAGE bulls to
7.10: stockers and feeders, 25 lower In
sympathy with fed steers.
Evening star., 1940-05-15
New York Produce
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. May 15.-Butter. s66.414;
easier: creamery. higher than extra. 2sN.
90: extra (92 score). %: hrsts (es-o1)
27k4-2S; seconds (S4-s7), 1927.
Cheese, 250.364; steady. Prices un.
Esrs. so.ee5: weak. Mixed colors:
Fancy to extra fancy, 19-2Os4: extras
1ShA; storage-packed nrsts, 1874;
graded firsts, 17h: current receipts. 16ia;
mediums. 15N-16: dirties. No /. 16:
average checks. .15H-h Whites: Resale
Of premium marks, 22-241a. Nearby and
Midwestern premium marks, 20-211 "a: Spe-
cials, 1914: standards 1871. Resales Of
exchange TO- fancy heavier mediums, 1S.
20Ha. Nearby and Midwestern mediums
17h. Browns: Nearby fancy to extrs
fancy, 20-21h: nearby and Midvestern
specials. 19h: standards. 1914: mediums
Duck eggs. 1919.
Dressed poultry irresular. Fresh. boxes
old ROSTERS 13h-15h: Frozen. boxes
chickens. roasters. 1891: old roosters
l3h.lSh; Other fresh and frozen prices
Live poultry nrmer BY freight. fowl
| colored. 1919; Leghorn. 1915. Turkeys
| hens, ls. BY express. chickens. Rocks
1920 Broilers Rocks. 25-27: crosses. %
25: some. 25la: Reds. %: large %; Leg.
horn. large. 20: small Ito medium. 17-1s
Fowl. colored, 1919; Leghorn, II: some
IN: Southern. 15K-16. Pullets. Rocks
30; small Ito medium 25-27: crosses. 20.
30: small 70 medium 25-27: Reds. 81:
small %. Old roosters 1919. Turkeys
| hens, 1920; young toms. Is.
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Chicago Grain
~ the Associated Prsss.

z i . 4
CHICAGO, May l5.-Wheat prices
collapsed again today, dropping 1o
cents . bushel for the second con-
secutive session as traders dumped
millions OF bushels Of grain because
Of the pessimistic war news coming
from Europe
Prices closed as low as trading
rules would permit in today's ses-
sion and were the lowest since early
last winter.
The market had shown some signs
Of rallylng earlier In the session, but
renewed selling In the final hour
caught the pit without support
Wheat finished 9A 10 cents lower
than yesterday; May, 85A SO; July
85M-A.
Corn closed 2M-3la lower; May
5sh SO; July, sos ~; oats, Il lower
to y higher; soy beans, 234-3A of
rye, Sh-9h down. and lard, 7-15
lower.
Evening star., 1940-05-15

Refinery operations for the same
period were reported as follows, on
Bureaus Of Mines basis: Crude runs
to stills daily average). $500, 900;
increase, 115,000. Total United
States gasoline production (week)
II ,4O1 900; increase. $1,000. Total
finished gasoline stock, 94,747,00
decrease, $4,000. Unfinished stocks,
$4,000; increase. $1,000. Total fin-
ished and unfinished stocks. l0l ,3l7,-
COO: decrease. 746,000. Gas oil and
dtstillate fuel. 26,552,0O0 increase,
$4,000. Residual fuel oil, 1903 ,9s5 900;
increase, 1000.
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO. May IS R-Poultry. live,
3s trucks: frm: hens. pounds and un-
der 5sh: Lsshorn hens. u: celored hroil-
Rocks, 26ia; under 4 pounds. colored, %:
White Rocks. 24ia: capons. Z pounds and
up. -: under pounds. "a: other prices
Butter. s47. .e71: weak: creamery. %
seore: 26h: o2, 2e: 81. e5I: 90. 25N;
26. EEgs. A. 20s: easy: fresh Graded. ex-
tra hrsts, local. 1874: cars. II: firsts. local.
-; cars. 1914: current receipts. .15: dirties.
IL: checks. 13A: storage packed extras,
17A; frsts 17A
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Foreign Markets

LONDON. May IL Nn.-Nalying efforts
developsd IN the securities market today
after sharp OPENING declines. Prics re-
cessions were far out Of pSoportion to ac-
tual safes. British funds trimmed outside
losses of 4 point or so. The fail in do
mestic rails was arrested and industrials
and oils stifened. Kafhrs headed down.
ward. Japanese and Brazilian bonds weak
ened.
Authoritative quarters said proposals to
close the EXCHANGE or to extend current list
sideration.
PARIs.-Bourse prices cracked all along
the lire today following news Of Holland s
per cent Royal Dutch per cent and Suez
Canal 700 francs. Rentes closed $50 to
Evening star., 1940-05-15
New York Cotton
y the Assoeieted Prsss.

~ the ASeo6iete0 FresS.
NEW YORK. May 15.-War ner.
vousness again permeated the cot
ton futures market today. Prices
moved in wide ranges and after
breaking 81 a bale recovered q good
part Of the losses.
An early rally in stocks and wheat
encouraged active short covering and
technical support. A carry over Of
yesterdays urgent foreign and do
mestic liquidation was witnessed
early as result of sharp declines
abroad, but selling subsidized at the
extreme lows.
Midafternoon prices were 8 to II
points lower, except new May at
9.82 was on Is on an early sale;
May (old. 9.7l; July (old), 9.40;
January. 8.98.
fresh wave Of selling in grains near
the close influenced further cotton losses
% to 26 points down.
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK. May Is lD.--geasonal da.
mand for ray on fabrics was RESPONSIBLE
for activity in this section today. Suuis
mer wash Goods were in demand at steady
prizes. Future delivery OF soods was slow
because Of war uncertainties.
Trading In gray Goods proceeded at q
SLOW pace. with prices . shade under mill.
asking prices.
Silk goods continued dull. althougf,
sheer fabrics met occasional demand from
undergarment manufacturers.
Mems clothing manufacturers were
prominent buyers in wooden goods and
prices remained steady. Buyins In WOODEN
blankets and hosiery was also reported.
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Financial Barometer

NEW YORK, May Is R-chain store
sales in April after adjusting for the
change in the Easter holiday. were 4.55
last year. Chain store tore Ase, trade % pubiics.
ton reported
The gain over a year ago was ap-
prox'an. on1. IN ts tna1 snoMn h os
ton stated
Evening star., 1940-05-15
Sales Of Pig Leod

NEW YORK. May Is P,-St. Joseph
Lead Co reported 475 tons OF Southeast
Missouri pig lead sold yesterday at S4. IS
per 100 pounds East St. Louis. 725 tons
At S5.O5 New York. and 115 tons At the
New York average.
Evening star., 1940-05-15

Cott0nseed OH
Cottonseed oil closed steady. Bleach
able prime summer yellow. 5.95b; prime
crude. nominal. May. 5.90b: July 593b;
September, 6.02; October, 6.03b; December
6.10b.
Bid
Evening star., 1940-05-15
New York Sugar

NEW YORK. May Is P.-world sugar
futures prices tumbled abruptly today as
found support limited to trade and pro-
ducer covering. Midafternoon prices were
~, TO 5 points lower; July. 1.49: Decsm-
Der 1.57h
Domestic futures were relatively steady.
Prices recovered from early lows on trade
and refiner buyins. Quotations held
21S
The raw market was slightly easier.
Philippines for late May and early June
reflners. Puerto Ricos were offered from
2.90 to 2.95. but Cubas were nominal
Refined Withdrawals were fairly brisk
and Eastern cane prices remained so
certs
Futures No. 3 closed 1-5 lower; sales
Evening star., 1940-05-15

Japan's 1899 silk cocoon crop was
valued at more thar $500, 900 900.