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Evening star., 1940-08-07
Geography Against Invader as italians Strike at Suez
Attack Through Greet Western Though Lons
In Afieo of TrudeR

lowed desert, still Is . rich source
Of food and cotton. In the desert
which Is l4il5ths Of Egypt there are
manganese, nitrates, phosphates
and precious stones.
Thrust Into 6omaliland.
Mussolini could use all those
things. but to get them he would
have to conquer country of 38e. 900
square miles-more than three times
the size OF the British Isles, and
with liquidation OF about 5000 600,
Apparently timed with the Egyp-
tian invasion Is the Italian thrust
into British Somaliland, 2,000 miles
southeast of the mouth of the Nile.
In that craggy area, along the Red
Sea, the Cult of Alden and the In
dian Ocean, the Italians are re-
ported to have anEher $50 900 men,
including many natives, however.
British hold British Somaliland to
be o. little strategic value. They
paint out that italian Somaliland
already fronts on the Gulf Of Alden
and Italian Eritrea on the Red Sea,
SO that the 6uez Canal entrance
would be In no more danger even
II British Somaliland fell.
Such a conquest, however. would
give Mussolini rule:ship over all the
great eastern "horn" of Africa.
Drive From East Unlikely.
Geography would seem to pre-
clude any strong drive against Suez
from the east, such as the Turks
tried in the World War.
In that campaign, in 1915, the
Turks were beaten off in daring
attempt to storm the canal. Using
metal boats, few managed even
to cross to the west bank before
British soldiery and naval guns can
eeled the effort.
The Turks then tried to mine the
canal, hoping to destroy ships which
would block the Channel. The Brit
ish defeated this simply. Every
night they dragged wide space
of smooth sand along the entire
length of tht canal. Every morning
they checkeds for tracks sand thus
found where mines had been placed
in the canal.
One Turkish mine did sink Brit
ish fTeighter, but she reached shore
before sinking and the canal was
safe. . .
Today, with Turkey nervous
non -helligerent and With Britain
closely guarding Palestine, trans
Jordania and the Sinai Peninsula
suez would appear safe from the
east.
Evening star., 1940-08-07
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weapons and machines in the hands
of unframed men for defensive pur-
poses.
1T would also be criminal to
arouse false sense of security
merely through possession of the
armaments and without a corre-
spending number of trained men,"
The three members of the COM
mittee who opposed the Burke
WaasWorth measure appended a
minority report which protested, not
against the need for trained men.
but against the methods used in ac-
auiring them.
Regeneration of American life
as provided for by the Burke -Wads-
worth bill in peacetime is abhorrent
to the ideals of patriotic Americans
and is utterly repugnant to Amer
1can democracy and American ira
ditions," the report declared. mo
proof or evidence was offered to in
dlcate that all the personnel needs
of the Army and Navy cannot be
obtained on a voluntary basis in the
traditional American peacetime man.
ner. A ene-year voluntary enlist
ment will provide more men for such
training than can now be cared
for with existing equipment.
voluntary enlistment should be
given a thorough trial before any
Hltlerized method of peace time
conscription with its far-reaehing
implication of militarism and i'm
perialism is adopted in America"
The minority report, drafted by
Senators johnson, Democrat, of Col
orado, Thomas, Republican, OF Ida
no and Lundeen, Farmer Lahorite,
OF Minnesota, declared that if the
voluntary enlistment plan fails in
part or in whole after a thorough
aid fair trial, the opposing mem
hers will gladly support conscrip-
ton, but not before"
The three Senators declared
modern wars are fought with
machines and machines replace
large numbers of men in warfare"
and the men thus employed must
be more carefully selected and het-
ter trained" Technieians of the
highest order, they asserted, must
be used as soldiers rather than "a
great mass of cannen fodder hur-
riedly conscripted to be taught the
manual of arms and the military
drills
THE unattached young men of
America are fairly hungry for an
opportunity to learn to construct,
operate and maintain" the mech
anized equipment and "they do not
need to be torn from their do
mestic responsibilities by conscrip-
ton for such service" they de-
clared.
The report asserted, They are
begging for the chance to learn"
and fair wage" should be paid
them after they have been trained.
Meanwhile, Chairman Sheppard
asked the Senate Military Affairs
Committee to begin work Friday on
legislation which would authorize
formation of home guard units to
replace Guardsmen who would be
summoned for year of duty in the
field.
Senator Sheppard told reporters
the legislation probably will follow
plans outlined by President Roose-
velt yesterday at Hyde Park, with
units formed around nucleus of
Evening star., 1940-08-07
Italians Bomb haiia
Third Time in Wide
Attack on British
Naval Boses at Alden and
Berberu Also Reported
Subjected to Roids
nv the ssocia ted Press.

ny the Associated Press.
ROME, Aug. Italian planes
were reported today by the hign
command TO have bombed the port
Of Haifa In Palestine for the third
time in a widespread air attack on
British positions in the Near East
and Red Sea zone.
Naval bases at Alden and Berbera,
on the Cult Of Alden, also were re-
ported subjected to IAN effective
bombardment." One British plane
was reported shot down.
Gasoline storage tanks were set
afire and port facilities damaged in
the attack on Haifa, q con .nunique
said. All the Italian raiders were
reported to have returned safely.
Encampment Bombed.
"a dispatch from Jerusalem
said damage and casualties suf-
fered in she raid on Haifa were
believed to be slight.)
In Egypt. Italian flyers bombed a
British encampment south of SOL
lum. near the Libyan frontier, and
a railroad line running from Mersa
Matruh to Alexandra, it was an
nounced.
A four -motored British Sunder-
land plane was shot down by Italian
fighter planes near Tohruk, on the
Libyan side of the frontier, the
Italians taking the crew of eight
prisoners, the eommunique said.
Invasion. Confirmed.
The Italians also confirmed re-
ports that an invasion of British
Somaliland had begun at several
points, and the newspaper II Mes
sagero said Italian planes had
bombed important British fortifica-
tions.
Stefani, official italian news
agency. said the British Sunderland
flying 3oat referred to in the COM
munjque was shot down in the
Mediterranean about 20 miles of
Tobruk.
The report said the flying boat
sank q,9ckls after hitting the sea,
but the crew members clung to the
wreckage until they were picked up
by an Italian warship.
Evening star., 1940-08-07

IL DUCE MAKES HIS MOVE-A hall million legionnaires Of
MussoinS Roman Empire the eoday Africa
Italian authorities said er Lbyan troops had into
Egyst striking toward the suez Canal from Ethiopian
bases columns thrust into British Somaand Kenya back
drive from Italian East Africa into Anglo Egyptian
Sudan white arrow anticipated by the British realize
the Importance of Egypt t., II Duce's dream of empire
"A p, Wrephoto
Evening star., 1940-08-07
Oracle Fields Justified
By Navy League
And Accountant
Substantial Assets Left
In Britain by Coined isnne
Now on Benefit Tour
ny the Associated Press,

ny the Associated Press,
LONDON. Aug. TAN account
ant for Oracle Fields, Lancashire
comedienne now in Canada, issued
statement today declaring that
she had Substantial assets" in Eng
land.
The Navy League meantime re-
ported that Miss Fields had ar
ranged to give her services without
a fee at 80 concerts from Vancouver
to Halifax, Canada, In aiding the
league to supply comforts to the
men of the British Navy
A treasury spokesman told the
House Of Commons yesterday that
Miss Fields had not sought to take
more than the regulation $40 when
she went to the United States re-
Gently, but last fall she and her
Italian husband, Monty Banks, took
total of about $4,000 out of the
country with them.
J. j. Davidson, Laborite, asked
whether the treasury knew that
Miss Fields and Mr.. Banks "left
practically no assets in this ceun-
try after enjoying its generosity for
wears"
Evening star., 1940-08-07
'Cuduhy
Continued From First PageJ

near-famine by mid-September un-
less she received food sroms the
United seates, the Daily Express
declared that the Germans-and
not, the British blockade-would be
to blame for any suffering.
And food sent to Belgium from
America would be used only to feed
the German Army, the Express con-
tended.
Papers Express Concern. :
The Express, declaring that Mr..
Cudahy's point of view will carry
great weight" in the United States,
expressed concern that many
Americans will be inclined to blame
the British blockade for a forth
coming famine. :"
'The Gest reply to Mr.. Cudahy's
story" the newspaper said, sis to
tell the world how Hitler hopes
to starve. out women and children. u
The News Chronicle termed Mr..
Cudahy's remarks Sensational.
ut is generally felt" the News
Chronicle said, that on grounds
of good taste alone this is hardly
the time for a foreign diplomat,
ostensibly in England on a purely
private visit, to praise openly Ger
man conduct in their invasion of
a neutral country and by inpliea-
ton to make it appear that Britain
is responsible for famine in Belgium
and other German-oocupied terri
tory"
Evening star., 1940-08-07

prohibits granting the District any
representation in the Senate. Sena-
tor King pointed out that many of
his Senate colleagues have protest.
ed that tile House committee should
have left it for the Senate to decide
that matter.
The Central Labor Union, repre-
senting 10000 American Fedora
tion OF Labor members here. called
for representation for the District
in both the House and the Senate,
as we'll as local suffrage, in a reso-
luton passed lsst night. The reso-
luton said:
Whereas since 1878 residents of
the District of Columbia have been
deprived of the privilege of self
government, and
Whereas the District Of Colum-
bia is the only subdivision of our
great democracy which does not
govern itself, and
whereas for many years resi-
dents of the District have endeav-
ored to persuade Congress that We
should have the right of suffrage,
and
Full Suffrage Demanded.
Whereas many Representatives
and Senators now believe that Cou-
gress should confer upon residents
of the District the same suffrage
privileges enjoyed by citizens of
the States, and
Whereas there appears to be a
belief that we should have no rep
resentation in the Senate Of the
United States; and
Whereas the Washington Central
Labor Union has for many years had
as one of its principal objectives the
right OF self-government in the Dis
trict; now therefore, be it
Resolved, that the Washington
Central Labor Union demands that
the residents of the District of CO.
lumbia be given full suffrage rights,
including local self-government and
representation in both the House
and Senate of the United States;
and be it further
Resolved, That copies of this res
olution be sent to the District Com
mittees of the Senate and House of
Representatives, to the president of
the American Federation of Labor
and to the press"
Members of the House and Senate
Judiciary Committees and of the
House Rules Committee today ex-
pressed qualification that Senator
Wagner of New York, who was
chairman of the Platform Commit
tee at the Democratic National Con-
vention in Chicago, had announced
his intention of cooperating fully
to see that Congress carries out the
intent of the platform pledge for
District suffrage. His declaration
that he considers the plank in the
Evening star., 1940-08-07
All | Have Is EnsIond's
Says Miss Fields, liked

TORONTO, Aug. 7 [R,-Graeie
Fields, British oemedienne, was
quoted today in a telephened in
tervieW as saying that she intended
to return to England, that every
thing I have is the governments,
If they want it," and that she was
sick and tired of this whole husi-
ness" of criticism of her American
war work tour.
"All my assets are in England"
said Miss Fields. Il don't know
why I should be prosecuted like
this, Let the government look up
their files. They will soon find out
I haven't taken everything out the
country.
My home is in England. I in
tend to go back. My husband
hasn't done anything wrong and
neither have I I haven't
earned penny for myself since
the war started. ss' have turned
down several attractive offers to do
this work. 1t is not fair"
The Lancashire actress planned
personal appearance here today.
Evening star., 1940-08-07

American Legion and Veterans of
Foreign Wars members. He said
yet to be settled is whether the Fed
eral Government would furnish
equipment and officers to train the
units.
Hopes for Passage Today.
Since the Burke-Wadsworth COM
pulsory service bill is scheduled to
be called up in the Senate tomorrow
for opening debate, Majority Leader
Barkley hoped to obtain passage of
the Guard measure late today.
The conscription bill is certain to
bring prolonged and bitter debate,
rivaling in intensity the fights over
any legislation considered in the
past decade, one Senator, who pre-
ferred to remain anonymous, de-
clared.
Senator Burke, Democrat, of Neb-
raska, ce-author of the bill, said the
real test would come on substitute
submitted by Senator Maleney,
Democrat. of Connecticut, which
would delay selective service until
the Army had sufficient opportunity
to attempt to obtain the needed
manpewer through ene-year valun-
tary enlistments. enscriptien
would become automatic January
If the voluntary method failed.
Senators Exchange Charges.
The heat of the CONSUMPTION issue
engendered shouted charges of
Stacker" and "liar" yesterday in an
argument between Senator Holt,
Democrat. of West Virginia and
Senator Minton, Democrat, of
Indiana.
Senator Minton precipitated the
exchange when he arose, after the
West Virginian recorded his eppesi-
ton to conscription, to shout he was
getting impatient with being lee
tured by a Stacker family"
Senator Holt, who had charged
that conscription was conceived by
a wealthy group" which met at
the Harvard Club in New York on
May %, declared Mr.. Minton's
charges that Mr.. Hollis father had
opposed sending food to soldiers
in France during the World War
and that Mr., Hollis brother had
been sent to "hideaway" in South
America to avoid the draft, was a
"lie."
''If ever the administration wants
filth and sewer dirt thrown" Mr..
Holt added, "it gets the Senator
from Indiana to throw it,"
And" shouted back Mr.. Minton,
when Hitler wants it thrown, you
throw it,"
Evening star., 1940-08-07

platform an admonition to all DEM
ocrats in Congress is considered
helpful to the cause. Senator Wag-
ner said he believes the Summers
resolution will be passed promptly
in the Seaate.
Senator King said he is pleased
with an apparently growing senti-
ment in the Senate in favor of ma
tional representation.
Junior Chamber Drive Planned.
Meanwhile, the Junior Board of
Commerce announced it would
launch a drive for support of the
nearly 1000 affiliated chapters of
the United States Junior Chamber
of Commerce in the suffrage move
ment here.
The local organization said it was
sending appeals to the other chap
ters to indorse the movement indi-
vidually and inform the Senators
and Representatives In their States
of their position. The chapters al
ready have Endorsed national repre-
sentation for the District collective
ly, having gone on record at ma
tional convention in Memphis,
Tenn, in 1896.
The drive will be opened at a
luncheon of the local board at the
Annapolis Hotel at 12:45 pm. to-
morrow. Paul E. Lesh, leader in
the fight for national representa-
ton, will speak and his talk will be
broadcast over Radio Station WMAL
at l pm.
Introductory remarks will be made
by James S. Beattie, head of the
boards Committee on National Rep
resentation, A number of Senators
and Representatives, who are in
charge of proposed legislation, have
been invited, as we'll as publishers
and editors of local newspapers.
In the meantime, Chairman RAN
dolph of the House District Com
mittee, who is canvassing the COM
mittee in regard to bringing up the
local suffrage measure at this time,
has found the committee sharply di-
Evening star., 1940-08-07
~ the Associated Press.

~ tne ASsocleted Press.
Italian invasion of Egypt, backed
by an army 25o,o0o strong, sharpens
the likelihood of full-scale Afr.-
can warfare for great stakes: Con-
troll of.the suez Canal and hegem-
ony over the ancient land which
once was the granary of imperial
Rome.
But not since 900 AID, when the
Fatimites conquered Egypt. has a
Successful invasion been launched
from the west, as the Italians now
are attempting from Linya, The
Fatimites, a West African Moham-
medan dynasty, succeeded only on
the third attempt,
Geography initiates against an
invader. All the western land Of
Egypt Is a great desert, country
ct dry deiiles, of mountainous sand
dunes that walk" with the wind,
of shriveling l2o-degree tempera-
lures by day and 40-degree chills
by night.
Since the Fatimites' exploit, in
vasien from the west has been at
tempted only once-the unsuccess-
full attack by the Senussj brother
hood of tribesmen in 1876.
Stirred up by German and Turk
ish agents, the Senussi struck
toward the Western Egyptian
coastal town of Mersa Matruh. The
British, however, scattered the foe
with heavy losses.
British Forces Smaller.
Those tribesmet, while equipped
by experience for desert warfare,
were relatively few; a new question
is whether a modern, mecl;anized
army can win through the 400 miles
from the sborder to the rich cities
Of the Nile.
The forces at Britain's disposal
are acknowledged to be somewhat
smaller than the italian white and
native armies, but they are special
lists in desert fighting.
When Italy entered the war
against Britain, on June 10, Pre-
mier Mussolini said that Egypt had
nothing to fear as long as she re-
manned neutral But Egypt, bound
by an alliance with Britain, severed
relations with Italy and announced
she would go to war if attacked.
Despite the Italian announcement
of invasion, however, Egypt did not
Immediately declare war.
Her western border has no natural
barriers-except the desert.
But the keys to the west are the
Evening star., 1940-08-07

serves ruips of Roman architecture.
Egypt, on whose Soil Libyan, Per-
sian, Greek, Roman, Mohammedan,
Turk, Frenchman and Briton have
trod, once was Rome's main source
Of grain. q
So important was she that no
Senator OF ancient Rome could 60
there without special permission
for fear he might start assuccessful
insurrection merely by preventing
the grain ships from leaving the Nile
for Rome.
And today, the Nile Valley and
delta. contrasting greenly with yell
Evening star., 1940-08-07
Representation
CONTINUED From First Pare J

members of the subcommittee leads
him to believe that the District
matter will be acted upon promptly.
He emphasized that he intends to
limit the discussion In the subeom-
mittee strictly to national rep
resentation, and that District local
suffrage will not be taken up at
this time. He also pointed out that
he thinks it would be helpful to
get immediate consideration in the
Senate, even before the House votes
on the question, because the resolu-
ton he is sponsoring before the
Senate Judiciary Committee pro-
vides for representation in both
House and Senate, whereas an
amendment in the House committee
Evening star., 1940-08-07

vided. With membership of 20,
the poll shows seven in favor of
present action and seven opposed to
action at this tine on the question
of granting a.self-elected local sov-
ernment to the District.
Evening star., 1940-08-07
Ave .large oases OF Siws, Baharia,
Farafra Dakhla and Kharea.

Ave .large oases of Siws, Bah@ria,
Farafra, Dakhla and Kharga.
silva, $50 miles south of the Medi-
terranean ana only 40-odd miles
from the Libyan Aorder, would be
likely first objective. for an invader.
The Italian announcement yester-
day of invasion did not specify the
place of attack.
The other oases are strung out
southwark, about equi-distant be-
tween the Nile and the border. Oc-
cupied as early as 1900 BE-, they
were favored spots of the Romano,
and one of them, Kharga, still pre-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-25
INTEND TO WE'D

INTEND TO WE'D
A notice of their intention to
to marry was filed in the county
clerks office Wednesday by Edward
Gonzales, IT,, "a, Brawley butcher.
and Amparo Rodriguez, Is, also
of BraWley.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-25
BY WILLIAM II. LAWRENCE

ABOARD WILLKIE TRAIN. en-
Route to Fargo, N D. Sept 25. (UPl
Republican Presidential Nominee
Wendell L. Willkie worked on the
major farm speech of his campaign
today as his train rolled east out of
MontanaS range country into the
wheat lands of North Dakota.
Willkie fired another shot in his
drive for labor votes in Butte last
night when he charged that a state
ment made by President Roosevelt
in 1887 caused wages of the copper
miners to drop.
More tran $4,000 persons from
the richest hill in the world
heard the Republican candidate not
only blast at Mr.. Roosevelt but also
snioe at Secretary of the Interior
Harold Ickes, who had referred to
Willkie as "a barefoot boy from
Wall Street
He noteG that the public land
problem in Montana was being ad-
ministered from Washington by a
man who grew up in Chicago" IF
elected. Wihkie saie. he would choose
secretary of the interior from
the westrn country who grew up
in this country and understands
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-25
Prepares
Major Farm 7 ak

your problems.
The throng in the Butte high
school stadium gave Willkie a noisy
welcome, but the crowd on the
streets, largely members Of the CIC
International Union of Mine. Mill
and Smelter Workers, was nm
demonStrative.
Willkie recalled that in April, 1887
after a business pickup. President
Roosevelt issued a public statement
declaring the price of commodities
was too hign. Copper then was
selling for IT cents pound, but
Immediately dropped, Willkie said
Willkie was joined aboard his
train last night by Rep. Clifford
Hope, R. Kan, ranking minority
member of the house agricultural
committee, to advise the candidate
on the preparation of his farm
address. 1t will be delivered at
Omaha tomorrow night and broad
cast over approximately rs stations
OF MICS Red network.
Willkie already has said he would
continue the present New Deal farm
program if he is elected president,
but would simplify and decentralize
its administration while searching
for better" solution to the prob
lem