Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-10-17

WasAiagtsa. D. G.
DELAYS 10 1Uo0lA
There were two inside Reasons Sef
the sl0wness a The U. 3. missioa
to Moscow IN sitting down At The
conference table with Joe Stain.
One was the technical difficulty 1t
the flight across Germany. The 9th
er was China.
The flight from London to Moscow
Is not the easiest thing in the world,
since about q thousand miles u
across enemy territory. The British
bombers which make the flight use
as much Of the night as possible
over German territory and also 60
up to tremendous attitudes.
The U. S. mission to Moscow
also had to dy in sections-thres
different planes, flown on different
days, with the time Of departure
kept q dark secret. And the last
sections were delayed in London.
The Chinese delay Of the mission
to Moscow occurred before Averin
Hartman left Washington. when It
was proposed that China. nearest
friendly neighbor to Russia, should
sit in with Hartman, Stain and the
others.
But the state department objected
and for highly unexpected rea-
son. Appeasement-minded diplo-
mats inside the state department
claimed that a Chinese mission to
Moscow would offend Japan. The
United States was trying to WOO ia
pan away from the Axis, they ar
gued, and so nothing must be done
to rub the Japanese fur the wrong
way.
In the end, Japan reaffirmed tn
partnership in the Axis; but only
after the U. S. mission to Moscow
already had started, also after Nazi
victories in Russia seemed on the up
grade once again. So the appease-
ment policy Of the state department
got nowhere.
NOTE-Key to japanese policy Of
friendship for the United States OF
allegiance to Germany always b
the barometer Of Nazi military sue
cess. II Hitler Is winning, Japan
will stick by him; and II the U.S.A.
looks stronger. it is vice versa.
q. 8. MILITARY ATTACHE
Gen. John Magruder was recently
appointed head Of the U. s. mill
tary mission to China in order to
heal the slight to Chang Kai-shek
when he was not permitted to send
an envoy to the Hartman confer
ence in Moscow. But General Ma
gruder is more famous for another
chapter in his life.
When he was U. S. military At
tache to Switzerland in 1898, Ma
gruder sent a report to the war de-
partment on the march Of Hitler's
mechanical forces to conquer Aus
tria. In this report he said that Naxi
tanks and trucks were of poor quail
ity and that many Of them had
broken down en- route to Vienna.
This U. S. military report was
Immediately picked up by the Brit
ish who placed great confidence In
the word Of U. S. military attache.
Today, Hitler's tanks and armored
cars are the model for modern war.
fare.
MRS. ROOSEvELTS JOB
A friend Of Mrs. Roosevelt came
to see her at the White House, to
talk about the First Lady's new Job
in the Office of Civilian Defense.
She was much impressed at Mrs.
Roosevelt's grasp Of the problems,
but little disturbed at the boldness
of some Of her plans.
So thinking of Director LaGuar-
dia, the friend demonstrated: If
you introduce such bold ideas, what
will the mayor say?"
The First Lady smiled. my
dear" she said. II don't think the
mayor will say No to me-"
NOTE - Mrs. Roosevelt cannot
spend full time at her desk in the
O.C.D., and during her absences.
the job will be held down by her
good friend Mrs. Henry Morgenthau,
wife of the secretary of the treasury.
What the army needs for men in
southern areas is short pants. The
long trousers are too hot and diff
cult to keep clean. British officers
observing the maneuvers wore
shorts and looked cool and swagger.
Observed one second army wit
anent the fact that the war games
were held in the "Cajun" (Arcadi-
AMI section of Louisiana, "450, 600
soldiers and all looking for Evange-
line"
Attention, Mr.. Tom Dewey: The
U.S.O. did not show up very help
fully in the maneuver area. In some
Of the towns the local organizations
did make an effort 10 provide the
soldiers with bathing and laundry
facilities, but in general the U.S.O.
fell down on the job. It should have
made special arrangements for the
men in this backwoods region.
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