davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Reading Go. Disc|oses
biq Gain in Income
By the Associated Press.

By the ASSoctatfd Press.
PHILADELPHIA, April 27.--'The
Eeading co. reported today net In
come Of $4,721,651 last year, equal
to $1.37 per common share, COM
pared to 1926 800. equal to IS
cents q share, in 1888.
Edward w. Scheer, president, told
stockholders In his annual report
that the railroads operating reve-
nues In 1899 were the highest of
any year since 1881, with the ex-
ception Of 1885 and 1897.
Receipts from transportation of
general merchandise, he said, were
larger than In any year except 1887
and accounted for more than Al
per cent Of all operating revenues.
Scheer added:
"The effect Of the increase Of $S,-
264, ,551 in receipts from transpor-
tation, and Of the increase of only
$3.994,530 in operating expenses,
was to reduce from 73.47 to 698l
the percentage Of each dollar Of op-
Grating receipts required to perform
that dollars worth of business, due
to adherence to the strictest econ
omies consistent with safe oper-
alton.
This was the lowest operating
ratio OF the company since 1886, and
the nth lowest in the past 20 years"
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. April 27 R-The pound
sterling closed the weeks foreign exchange
trade today on q lower price slant
A. drop OF "a cent in relation to the dol
lar brought the weeks losses in the Brit
ish currency to around 2h cents. Trade
was orderly, however. despite the shaking
influence OF war news
~ gain Of .02 OF cent in the guilder was
the main change elsewhere. The Canadian
were UNCHANGED.
Gosins. rates follow (Great Britain in
dollars. others in cents,
Canada.
Ofhcial Canadian Control Board rates
Tor United States dollars Buying. 10 per
cent premium: selling, IL per cent premium.
equivalent to discount on Canadian dol
lars in New York of. buying 991 per cent:
selling. S;o9 per cent?
ket, !5h per cent discount. or "a SIN
United States cents.
3:501a: 60-day. -3.47A; eO-day. 346h:
Belgium.. 1880: Denmark. unouoted; Fin.
land, 2:00n: France. 1.o9; Germany
4O.20n (benevolenD. 1880: Greece. 66h:
Hungary. 17.65n: Italy. .5.05: Netherlands.
53.13: Norway. unauoted; PORTUGAL. 3.45n;
Elm.nls lsng ns eo9 sx:dsn Ssson; svitser-
0' ~ LH Latin America. s'n'
Argentina, ofneial, 29.77: free, 23.1o:
Brazil. ofnciaL sos; free. $40; Mexico,
l6.75n.
n.; 5'e.p; n; as.4s; H0ns kons. al.sl: sa.ns-
iRstes in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated. n-NominalD
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. April ~ Pl Omitted states
Denartment Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hogs.
4C1fI: total, 900; market nominally STEADY;
shippers took none; holdover. 500; com.
pared week ago butchers mostly 45-oo
Cattle and calves none; compared Friday
last week. fed steers and yearlings less &C
tive but generally steady to weak: medium
and average-good grades around Is lower;
shippers and order buyers light buyers due
to kosher holidays; killing quality improved
but choice yearlings Stin scarce: heiferss
steady to Is lower. loss on medium and
er cutters stronE, to is higher Gamers slow
er; r veaiers weak to 80 lower after having
sold so to 100 lower early: stockers and
feeders scarce but slow. weak; prime. 1896
pound steers 1910; choice to prime 1880
pounds u: :s5: several loads. II .OO-12 so:
bulk s.75-11 90; common. 7.5O-8.25; choice
heifers, 1875; bulk, S.OO-1O.25: weighty
sausage bulls to 7.25 late; closing tor
choice weiRhty vealers. IL 80
Salable sheep non: total, 1000: late
Friday. fat lambs generally steady: few
loads choice woolskins, 10.25-10. IS: bulk
good kinds around 1000 ;eight weeks shorn
lambs. 900: freshly shorn.- s.75; South
west springers, 1850; small lots natives,
l1;Oo.12;0o; COMPARED Friday last week;
owsr fst ImS1 shesD e, sts:dy psst fed
1850; best t I freshly osi shorn: g.st: bulk tor
springers to regular trade 12.Q0-l3 so;
fat sheep scarce steady; best wooled ewes,
6.00-5.60: clippers, 4.00-4.60; very few
feeding lambs offered
Evening star., 1940-04-28
New York Produce

NEW YORK. April 81 R.-Esxs. 2e.e22:
oNSs Mlssd colors; Fancy to e.tr. fancy,
nrsts, 1sh; Graded frsts. 17N-s; current
receipts, 16a; mediums 16; dirties, No. /,
16; average checks 15-15A.
, Whites: Resales of premium marks, o.
2412 Nearby and Midwestern premium
marks, 2O-21 "a; specials, l9h; standards,
IsA.19. Resales of exchange to fancy
heavier mediums. 17A-19A. Nearby and
Midwestern mediums. 1874. Pacific Coast
Jumbo and premiums, 27-2Sh; specials,
24k.26h: standards 22-22A: mediums,
Browns: Nearby fancy to extra fancy.
19A-21h, Nearby and Midwestern spe-
cials 1914; standards. 1sA; mediums.
Duck eggs: 1923.
Butter: 432,17O; weaker. Creamery.
higher than extra, 27R-2sH; extra (92
score), 27k: firsts fSS-9D, 26A-27N;
seconds t64.s7l, 25A-26h.
Cheese, 1854; irregular. Prices un-
changed
Dressed poultry generally arm. Fresh
and frozen prices UNCHANGED.
Fowls coo!ed q 21e'fes Eesho1n a9ou ie. 'eeek oid
roosters:. ~. Turkeys, hens, %; young
toms, II.
By express. irregular. Broilers: Rocks,
"a; crosses, 23. Fowls, colored, 20; Leg
herp 5en, Southern. 2. 1917. Pullets' crosses
Evening star., 1940-04-28
McGiIl Staple Index
Registers Advance
Special Dispatch to The Star.

AUBURNDALE. Mass, April 27.-
The Index Of All Commodities, com.
piled by the McGill Commodity
Service, Inc, climbed to 72.3 as of
April 26 from TIC a week earlier. The
current index number compares with
73.5 at the beginning of the year and
67.3 for the same date a year ago.
Commodity price trends were mixed
curing the last full week ending in
April.
A fractional decline was noted in
the industrial average while higher
levels were posted for both agri-
cultural and livestock. OF the IA
commodity groups comprising the
index three advanced, six declined,
and five remained unchanged dur
ing the week.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Lone Star Gas Corp.
Profits Up Sharply
BY the Associated Press,

NEW YORK, April 27.-Lone Star
Gas Corp. and subsidiaries reported
March quarter net profit of $4,565,-
658, equal to SO cents a common
share, against $2,987 900, or 81 cents
in the like 1899 quarter. Company
supplies natural gas to communities
in Texas, Oklahoma and Iowa.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Metal Market

NEW YORK. April 27 R.-Copper
steady; electrolytic, spot, Conn. Valley.
I1I25,so; H., EXPORT. las: New Yo.s, 11;25.
York, 5.io-15 East ST. Louis. 4. .SS. Zinc.
sss Pia ' Iron M i aiuminam sRSi ana .ntlmonS. naS
quicksilver. platinum, Chinese volfrxm.ts
and domestic sches..te Unclaimed.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
New York Sugar

NEW YORK, April 81 PJ-World sugar
futures advanced ] to 21a points today on
q bullish Interpretation of war news.
Covering sales and new speculative and
Cuban support developed on the theory the
fighting might spread still further. Sales.
however totaled only / 1850 tons; May
1.50b: July, 1.51l2b
The domestic list moved largely under
the influence of the world contract and
ended unchanged to / higher on turnover
Of 2,O50 tons
In the raw market prompt Cubas and
duty frees were held at 200 cents a pound.
Dealers said a slightly lower bid might be
accepted
Refined remained at 45O cents in East
ern territory.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Brill Loss Larger

NEW YORK, April ~ R.-Brill
Corp. reported consolidated net loss
OF $417,764 for the year ended De-
cember 81, against net loss Of $27l,-
2S6 In 1888. The company, con-
troled by American Car g. Foundry
Co, makes buses and street cars.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Miscellaneous Markets.

3AtsSCADuCVUS NAIkeU.
Additional New York markets a com.
piled By the Associated Press:
RAW HlDES-Futures closed 4-7 lower,
Sales: 3,64o, 900 lbs. June. 1870; Sep
tember: 1897: December. 1422b. Spot
No: ! Western light native cows. I3An.
=, CRUDE RuBgER--Futures closed TIA
lower. Sales, No. l.. standard. SO con-
tracts. May, 1924; July. 1885: Septem-
Der corss2 1ss2 sna9 Smoked ribbed spot. lS.5on.
~. ~; Rio No: 81. Cost and freight
5s at 6.40-7.00.- Santos. No. 4, "D'' fu-
1u5ss 5so closed lose unchanged to 2 higher sales.
tember 5 son December. 5'es. Rio, no No.
4 "A, futures new UNCHANGED. No sales.
lINC-Futures closed unchanged sales,
=, STRAITS TIN = Futures closed un-
No sales IN lead futures. ~ A''
WOOL TOPS-Futures closed l TO 2
lower. &y. 90 sb: July. 957b; October.
~ 30; Spot. standard tops. 1908. un-
:, GoCoA-Futures closed unchanged to 2
nlgher Sales. 1856 tons May. b99n:
July. 6.o3n; September. sos. A
Bid. n Nominal
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Odd-Lot DEALINGS
BY the Associated Press.

The Securities Commission reported yes-
terday these transactions By customers
WIN ood-lot dealers or specialists on the
4,2s9 purchases involving 1l7,775 shares;
4.4I6 sales involving l12,68S shares, in
ciudlng 13s short sales involvinG 2,22O
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO. April 27 lpl.-Butter. s4s..
42; steady: prices UNCHANGED
Eses|44. .s6s; steady: current receipts,
log: dirties, I4Ha; other prices unchanged
Potatoes. g. or track. 366: total u. S.
shipments, $40 Old stock-Supplies rath-
er liberal: idaho Russets Offering very
Nsnt; demand fair, slightly stronger;
nsht; steady: sacked Der cwt.. idaho RUS
St Burbsnks. U. s. ]. very few; Colorado
Houendale section. Cobbler. u g. CONNER
Sais SSiais Gar. 30: Minnesota and North Da-
kote Red River Valley sections Cobblers.
1880 per cent q. 8. !. few sales. 1855:
Bliss Triumphs: car. 90 per cent q. S. /.
Round White Car eS1as esn@.re.is %lse1ns5c so:
car unslassifed. l.5O. New stocf-sup..
pnes liberal: demand slow, slightly weak
eE; eariot track sales and track sales less
Tr1umpl.s. few sales. U. s. l, washed, i.35.
40: unwashed. 1.25: u g. I, size B. un-
washed. LILO: California Long White,
washed, under initial ice most offerings
SHOWING some decay and spotted sacks So
pound sack. o. g. !. size A. sood condi-
showing some spotted sacks. 1i0.iek
per sack: loo pound sacks. .. s. i. car.
@ sood eonndition. ndtio 2.25: showing spotted
oacAs' %.OO
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK. April 27.-The Associated
commodities today advanced to 1889.
Previous day. 1870; week ago. 74.O2;
month ago. 7l.91: year ago, 65 80
1910 1889 1893 1933-37
High ---75.29 1922 7437 9s.14
Low 71.S1 637s So SO 4144
1926 average EQUALS lOO)
Evening star., 1940-04-28
INDUSTRIAL Activity

A. MARKET AVERAGES-Economc barometers wavered in
decsvey this week. shown the above on
latest Associated Press statistics gained
fractions Commodities however failed for the
first time in four Industrial activity dropped another
notch, continuing the downtrend which
since the first of the year.
Evening star., 1940-04-28

Also extra or extras.
Quotations furnished by National Asso-
citation Of Securities Dealers ms. which
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
should indicate approximate prices.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
D. 6. Securities

Quotations by Johnston. Lemon & oo)
Yesterdays closing bid and asked quota
tfons on Washington securities which are
traded over -the-counter follow:
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Corporate Earnings

NEW YORK. April 27 LR.-Corporate
earnings reports issued during the week
showing prodts per common share included !:
ouarter En6a6 March ~
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Federal Lond Bonks

NEW YORK. April n Ap.-Yedsssi
Land Rank Ronds.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Washington Stock EXCHANGE

TONS ON WASHINGTON STOCK ExcHANoI-ls4o Up TO AND
INCLUDING FRIDAY ApRu. 49,
Evening star., 1940-04-28
u. S. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK, April 81 H,.-prices quoted
IN dollars and thirty.seconds
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK. April 81 Eo.-National As.
sociation Securities Dealers. Inc:
Evening star., 1940-04-28

Year Ended February 70.
Great Western Sugar -- S1.67 S1.47
LESS than l cent . share.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Investing Companies

NEW YORK, April 27 1P-N.t;or., A.
soclation Securities Dealers Inc ~
Evening star., 1940-04-28
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK. April 27 0P.-National As
sociation Securities Dealers, Inc:
Evening star., 1940-04-28

~ e]fa ss4 extra paid December
extra
~ ~ 'O '"N A'''' '-iu'
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20
MORE PLANES

Tufrrfre d.. -..-. IN
NOR -, r saes lhdieal IONS
more aircraft factories and large
- eae.,' ~ .He dttohloDle lnaus-
81, 49,. VII ne hseled 70
-. ''''H anu army alrplane
Tho ,,s -
49,, va. 'iile4 brl'lsi MA uieFlcan
- vs. ~ 'i|i eh' lSases production Of
w. a. ''"''''s y! american indus'
c~aa. p.,.., 49,.
-. cav n'l'alh las l4'9VV planes on
- VI aD'ul 70 20 on order,
s,,;e. no ', emu lid "as requested an adj
VII. --9'
rlsnn. - ''y alu navy nave 2o.o9o
ordo- "a -, W dDout 20 20 on
- ooo anu rne. e'T T. army ans TO ask tor
--''N' more iglt and neavy bomb
~ -. 7'idDis reported mat
Co,art-, 'ol ',Hi DFi' YOU'D 20 to
~ "'''i e''' 'ioh.
60, o ~ exact ilsufes on
tbo,nt ''.p'aNe IIou4clion, al
vbat doe.rs. es .''.p % ne DeAlnd
ri. a.. ~ ''' 'ais had planned
hdns,, ,.''. I'm Agoui a month ago
rrodra.to. ..H oili lais estimated
NJ ''i' at a'ol- s'V planes a
80.
nroyrs,,, - -, VI Oh we 'defense
earIv con,aa.s VA production in
aboy, IN I'D -. Ss' ~ s ~ me rate OF
$40 q ,,or.b '' =. 'nnusli ~ aDoui
That nrod,@,,o. a sApected taen
nm IN rste - -, ".' ~ stepped
a wear by 10, fe., 10y 20 wv.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20
Roosevelt Pupil Writes,
Directs Puppet Skits

Jeanne Parsons wrote and dir
ected two puppet skits performed
before the junior class mem bers
Of Roosevelt High School Tuesday
afternoon.
The First Thanksgiving" was
given by jeanne Sturm, ellis
Turner, Casper Winkler. Gertrude
Menzi, Donald Gilbert and Jeanne
Parsons. Susaf Eckley was the
announcer.
The other skit, THE Three
Wishes. was French folk tale
and was performed with the pup
pets by Gertrude Menzi, Susan
Eckley, Jeanne Parsons and joan
ne Sturm.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20
Pick Of the Air Today

S-Hollywood Playhouse;
eddie Cantor.
$50 District Attorney.
10 Kay Kyser College.
CHS Z 30-Meet Mr.. Meek:
s-Big Town:
$50 DR.. Christian;
Q Fred Allen. guest return OF
Ramshaw, the Eagle.
10:l5-John Cudahy, ambassador
TO Belgium on Was Leopold q
Traitor?"
11:i5-Aid TO Allies discussion.
NBC-7-E Easy Aces.
S-Quiz Kids.
$50 Manhattan at Midnight.
DR.. Dykstra on sclective serv.
ice:
10-Unlontown. L. S. A.. drama
, 1O.30- Doctors at work.
MBS-7 Here's Morgan:
30 Guy Lombardo orchestral:
HE Adventures in Rhythm.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20
Rural Events
MOVE M BE r "a

NOVEMBER "a
Mooreviile
Methodist Church people will
dedicate their church in evening.
NOVEMBER rs
Denton
DR.. II. A. Tape, principal of Lin
coin Consolidated School, will
speak at P. T. A. meeting at s
p. m.
Home Economics cub will meet
East Ypsilanti
East Ypsilanti Extension Club
will meet with Mrs. Alvin Ander-
son. Postponed from Nov. 10.
NOVEMBER 27
Eaton Mills
Neighborhood CluD will NEE:
with Mrs. AFRO Day.
Frains Lake
North Superior Home Economics
Extension Group viii meet with
Mrs. Murray F!shbeck.
East Ypsilanti
Spencer Extension Club will
meet with Mrs. Otis TCoze.
NOVEMBER rs
East Ypsilanti
Spencer Club Will mold their reg
ular meeting with Miss Louise Lam
born.
Willis
Study Group will meet at church
to tie off quilts and pack Christmas
hoy
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20
BALLOTS MISSING

Pontiac mich, Nov. 20 AP-City
Attorney William A. Ewart was in
structed by the city commission
Tuesday night to seek the aid Of
Secretary Of State Harry f. Kelly
In locating missing ballots on a
proposed charter amendment Bal
lots are missing from II precincts
and are believed 10 be in boxes in
which votes for state and county
officials We're placed the commits.
sion said. Only with the secretary
Of states permission can the boxes
be opened.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20


II begins to look like a war oil
endurance. a battle Of dollars and
food as well as men, munitions and
morale. British funds deposited
IN the United states for purchase
OF American war supplies will be
exhausted by spring.
Heavy orders Of war equipment
have cut the funds estimated al
$4,000 ooo.o0o at the start OF the
war, TO a point where they may be
completely drained by March.
British and American officials
are repeatedly studying means
whereby the embattled nation may
continue buying materials on cred
1t The Johnson and Neutrality
Acts prohibit sucn credits and
-wrufdi- have -te-be-Fe repealed or
amended before this could be done.
One proposal Is for Great Britain
10 lease sites on some of its pos
sessions in the Pacific to the Unit
ed States for military bases, a.
security for any credits, but Sec
Rotary Of State Hull and Secretary
OF Treasury Morgenthau are rep
resented as favoring credit to Eng
land in line with President Roose-
velts program Of all-aid-short-of-
war.
mis- argument may become one
OF our greatest threats One way
TO settle II would be 10 become &C
lively involved. Once we are In the
war the money question would fade
into the background
And while England worries. per
haps, about financial aid. Herr
Hitler talks about the need for
more children 10 carry on the war
and in the same breath he an
nounces a gigantic construction
program for the first year after
The VAR has ended providing for
30 new apartments.
ead the program he has APP
Pe--DF- Robert Key leadeF-ef
IL man labor front, who will
sew as Reich commissar for the
building program.
The successful outcome Of the
war and the burden OF the tasks
facing the Reich can be facilitated
only through an increase in the
birth rate, says an official COM
munique.
Therefore, German apartment
house building must create con-
ditions under which sound life
for families with many children
will be possible
The decree stipulates that the
Reich subsidize house building com
munities and offer real estate for
low prices
The standardized apartments will
contain a kitchen com ined with a
drawing room, three bedrooms and
bath. Eighty per cent OF all apart
ments henceforth are to be stand
ardized. and in all cases the main
consideration is bedrooms. Note
the proportion in the apartments
one room to cook, eat and live In.
three for sleeping.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20
Half-Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

WClll lSdlS <ASO
Extensive plans celebrating the
football the Normal College. An attractive
society floats marched
the down district the after
before the Hlsdale The began with
Normal field the practice In the evening
lighted amphheater the Science
the students alumni given
dancing party in the gymnasium.
The baby clinic held under the direction Of Miss Mary Hoover
filling in the community Last month
twenty five babies received care at the clinic
Weher, his Plym
He injuries bank of dirt,
Of Hospital him this morning bury
ing dirt Mr. Weiher
John Thumm filling his at the
perpendicular bank when the sell Sid
entirely His head depth
his body buried In beneath great
Fifty Years Ago
wedding: Mary Reed both Of this
City
the committee street lights Engineer
about In light in each ward
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20

nent IN tne ASH
tic W ar of
m u C h interest
to the state de-
partment's divi-
sion of F ar
Eastern affairs.
What does II
mean ? That the
Japs are get
ting the worst
Of the fighting -?
That's what our
Far Eastern ex-
perts are Won
dering. AS yet
they're II n c e r
tain
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20

Use care and discretion In your
love and domestic affairs during
the next year. II you have birth
day today. Also check waste in
your business. and the year will
be favorable to you in the main.
Headstrong, impulsive and quick
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20
One-Nfinute Test

I. What Is the Greek word for
God7
2. What is the difference be-
tween a synthetic and an imita-
ton stone?
3. What are cats and dogs"
in stock market parlance7
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20
Hints on Etiquette

Be tidy In your habits, but not
over tidy. nagging at the other
members Of the household for
every tiny slip. A pleasant face
and voice and tolerance are more
to be desired than great orderli-
ness.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20
National srosdesstins Company

National 6rosdessting Company
WWJ $50: WXYZ, 1910: WLW.
ZOO; WsPD, 1870; WTAM. 1870;
WGN. 100. WMAQ. $40. WIS, $40.
Columbia 5roadesstine System
WlR. $50; WOWO. 1850. WBBM.
10.
Mutual erosdeastlng System
CKLW. 1870. WLW. 700. and WGN.
720.'.
New York. Nov 20 -AP-Thanks-
giving greetings will be exchanged
between Boy Scouts In peaceful
America and emhattled England in
the Thursday evening war period on
NB' at 7t15. Il Wili-be two.way
hoofup to enable the boys TO talk
as II by telephone.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20

assets 10 spare, Deputy State Treas
urer Philip T. Bennett said Tues.
day. The state also will be able 10
meet maturities in l943 without re-
funding, he said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20
Words Of Wisdom

Something men have that half
gods never know. the power to
sensitize cold, lfeless things; to
make stones breathe. and out Of
metal grow escarpments. that
deny the need Of wings.-virginia
Mccormick.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20
Turkey May Be Tough

That holds as TO Greece.
But the Axis next step will have
TO be into Turkey. on its way TO
Suez. And it's guessed that the
Turks will prove to be a tougher
mouthful than the Greeks. There
are many more Of them. they're
better trained soldiers. they're toll
erably well armed. they're at longer
range from Axis bases. they have
bit Of water between them and
their prospective would-be invad-
ers. they're better situated to take
advantage OF such assistance as
Britain may be able to afford them,
and Russia may be in their corner.
Anyway. as previously re-
marked. the state departments
Near and Far Eastern divisions are
watching alertly.