The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-24

U. s. Army experts first began emphasizing this to the President when Norway was invaded. They pointed out how, once the Ger mans got into Norway, it was impossible to dislodge them. The odds, they said, were always in favor of the side which got there first.
 During the conversations be- tween Roosevelt and Mackenzie King, one point discussed was the fact that Canada has only two di- visions of raw recruits for her own defense. Furthermore, she has almost no anti-aircraft guns.
 Canadian troops already have been sent to England, to Iceland and to the West Indies, leaving the Dominion probably less well defended than the United States.
 That Canadian troops were sent to Iceland is significant. For this one-time Danish pos session, now claimed by Hitler but occupied by the British, is the first stepping stone by air from Europe to Canada. Once Iceland falls under Nazi control, German airplanes can hop to Newfoundland in a few hours, then on to Canada and Maine.
 The Roosevelt-MacKenzie King conversations developed the fact that the United States, relatively, is better prepared than Canada, so that the United StaeS will as sume part of her near nelghbor's protection. So don't be surprised if you see American naval vessels and American troops adjacent to and on Canadian soil in the near future.
 McNARY ON POWER
 Wendell Willkie made no men, tion of the power issue in his acceptnace speech, but his run- ming mate will do so in his ac- ceptance in Oregon.
 Senator McNary is a public pow CT man, has supported all the New Deals power projects. Also an as- ute politician, he is keenly aware that power is major issue throughout the West and one of Roosevelt's mainstays in the region.
 Had McNary been consulted, he would have advised Willkie to include a brief statement of his position on power in his El- wood talk.
 McNary will discuss the matter from the viewpoint of converse tion. He holds that public power is necessary in the West because of the great outlays needed for it's development and because ir- rigation, water conservation and important agricultural interests are involved. In other sections, such as the industrial east, where much power is produced by coal and ohter fuels, McNary does not favor government competition with private interests.
 NOTE - A middle the-road isolationist, McNary will confine his speech chiefly to domestic affairs. He refused t ojoin Sena- tors Bob Taft and Vandenberg plus other Republican isolation ists in their telegraphic pleas to Willkie not to declare for com- pulsory military training. Willkie disregarded their counsel but did not put himself on record ex- plicitly for the Burke -Wadsworth bill.
 HITLER AVIATORS
 Reports on exactly what is hap pening in England continue am- biguous-even for U. s. military observers.
 As far as they can put the pie ture together, it appears to be more pessimistic than the British censors are willing to admit, but considerably better than had been expected.
 In brief, Maxi bombers have wrecked large areas in and around London, but they have not hit the key spots which would put Great Britain out of business. The Tillbury docks along the Thames have been hit. but not damaged as severely as expected. Croydon airport was bombed unmerclfully, but still is being used; and one London subway appears to have been badly hit.
 But from sources other than the transatlantic cables come inc dications that the damage to Eng land hes been severe.