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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
b. S. Chart

Detroit and vicinity-Partiy cloudy and
warmer today: cloudy and warmer tonight ;
rain and somewhat warmer Wednesday !.
lowest temperature tonight about 30 de-
grees: moderate to fresh southerly winds.
Shippers forecast tradius OF 200 miles,
Protect shipments during the next IS hours
for As degrees To 80 degrees IN all directions
Lower Michigan Partly cloudy and
warmer today: cloudy and warmer tonight
followed by rain OF snow In north and
west portions beginning late tonight or
Wednesday morning. rain and somewhat
warmer In southeast portion Wednesday.
Upper Michigan-Occasional light snow
today becoming moderate TO heavy late
tonight and Wednesday. probably mixed
with some sleet or freezing rain In south
and extreme east portions: warmer in east
and south central portions today and in
extreme east portion tonight. becoming
colder in northwest portion Wednesday.
Temperatures one year ago today
Highest, 20 degrees, lowest, IA degrees
Temperatures this date in past IS years
Highest. SIS degrees in 1906 70 lowest Q de-
grees below zero in 1928.
Relative humidity Mondsy-1:30 A. m.
So per cent; 1880 a. m. 81 per cent: l: 80
p. m. 80 per cent: 40 p. m o. per cent
Baronetric pressure at ! 80 a m today
Station. 1910 inches; sea level. 30. ~
inches
Precipitation IN last is hours ending at
1880 a. m. today-Trsce departure from
normal precipitation since January /,
q - inch
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
Aide Talks
To Strike Head
international New. serv,o. Wiz.

CHICAGO, Jan. PA United
States Department of Labor con-
ciliator conferred with union off,
Gals today in an effort to end
strikes at two International Har-
vester Company plants and pre-
vent spread of the trouble to other
Middle Western plants of the COM
pany.
The East Moline. Ill, factory
was closed by a strike last Thurs
day. and yesterday a strike began
at the company's Rock Falls, H.,
plant In addition. Clio uni n
workers at the Milwaukee plant
have authorized strike. and
strike votes will be taken this
week at Rock Island, H., and two
Chicago factories.
According TO Gerald Fielde, Sec
retary-treasurer of the CLOS farm
equipment workers organizing
committee, the union. workers seek
wage increases and union recogni-
tion. The government conciliator,
David T. Roadley. met with Fielde
to discuss basis for settlement of
the controversy. and Fielde de-
clared there would be no spread in
the strikes so long as the discus
sions continued.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
.NaZiS See
Victory i'm
Axis Talk
BY PIERRE ]. HUss

BERLIN, Jan. 81. = Chancellor
Hitler's conference with Premier
Mussolini has guaranteed utmost
success of the final campaign" by
the Axis powers, the German
radio stated today In broadcast
interpreting results of the meeting.
The zero hour" for Britain's
defeat was set during the confer
ence. spokesman said.
Referring to Hitler's prediction
of final victory in 1871, the an
nouncer continued:
Both the fuehrer and Pre-
mier Mussolini are In complete
accord on how to fight England.
The meeting was q bad omen
for our enemies.
England Is awaiting the
Spring with grave concern. Tho
meeting signifies collapse Of the
old order and construction of Q
new world order"
REACH FULL ACCORD
The radio stressed yesterdays
announcement that Hitler and
Mussolini. as they did before the
big pushes of 1910, reached a fVl
agreement on their next move.
The basis for this agreement. the
announcer affirmed. revolved about
three chief points. the first being
the mutual conviction of the dicta-
tors that England is doomed and
that final Axis victory is chiefly
a matter of military timing and
procedure.
The other points on which they
were said TO have based their
agreement were conviction that
American aid cannot prevent Brit
aims defeat or extend the Eu-
ropean war. and that the Axis
powers will maintain their policy
of refusing to be provoked by the
Western Hemisphere"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21


on various areas near Londan d.
though the capital itself escaped
attack
Three alarms were sounded In
London during the atteFHeeH,, but
no bombs were dropped
4 number of fire bombs. how
et.'pie-f. ~'-rr-ih1 hurried at town not
far from the capital Housewife s
interrupted their home duties TO
rush into the streets with buckets
of sand spades, shovels and stir
rip- pumps and in few moments
all OF the destructive missiles had
been doused.
The incident was hailed by Brit
ish authorities as the most remark
able demonstration by civilian
women fire-hghters yet staged.
One Nazi raider made four ma
chine-gun attacks against an East
Anglican coastal town after drop
ping a stick OF high explosive
bombs.
One bomb fell on an unoccupied
school for boys, breaking virtually
every window.
Bad weather grounded the Raj
last night.
Nine British ships totaling 30
226 tons were lost during the
week ended January II. the ad-
miralty announced. The statement
said no Allied or neutral vessels
were sunk IN this period.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
Churchill Terms
Defeat of Nazism
I Only War Aim
BY CHARLES A. SMITH
nt1 Ns-, service stan Correspondent


(. LONDON. Jan. 21-For the
time being at least, Great Britain's
war aim is simply 10 put an end TO
Eazi tyranny. Prime Minister
Churchill told the House of Com
mons today.
(. He rejected an appeal for some
fuller exposition of this nations
war detectives.
In reply to a question on the
general subject Of war aims,
Churchill said:
@Siost right-minded people
here and abroad-especially In
the United States-already fully
understand the causes and prin-
: ciples for which we are waging
!. war against NaLi tyranny.
TINE NOT YET RIPE
.'Bis ma iesty's government is
! always on the outlook for any
opportunity of making "A state
: ment which would he helpful TO
our victory and to liberation OF
nations now ground under the
German yoke.
al am not, however, able TO
add anything at the present
time"
Several members questioned
Churchills assumption that the
world is aware of Britain's war
aims. He refused to be drawn,
however, and closed the question
ing with these words:
~As I have said. whenever 3
good opportunity presents itself.
or other ministers will GER
tainiy be on the lookout TO turn
the opportunity TO best ad-
vantage"
NO REQUEST FROM ROME
The debate then drifted off on
the subject of the war in Africa
In reply to question, Churchill
said that no arrangement had been
made to evacuate Italian women
and children from Abyssinia,
EFitFea and Sor1afifand and that
no request to this effect had been
received from Rome.
ut would not be possible to
: interrupt the operations now In
progress" he said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21

IF CONGRESS does not have the
i confidence In the Gallup Poll
that the rest of the country has
And II Congress really wants to
know what the people think and
be guided by the peoples will, as
Is the rightful procedure In true
democracy
let the Congress command
referendum election on whether
or not the great mass and-ma-
.jority of the plain people of the
United States want to get into
this war or not
Whether they want to sacrifice
their sons for the commercial
supremacy of one country or an
other In Europe or ASIA
Whether they want TO be in
volved in every conflict of i'm
perial greed and alien interest
from Suez to Zululand, from Ma
drid to Moscow, from London to
Singapore, from "0reeniands Icy
mountains TO Indis's coral strand"
But our boys arc not
going to be sent dbrOdd,'
sag you.
Nonsense, fellow citizens, even
now their berths are being built
on the transport ships.
Even now their graves are being
dug In foreign soil.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
Legislature Passes
First All of Session

LANSING, Jan. 21.-The 1871
Legislature sent its first act to
Governor Van Wagner today for
his signature. introduced by
Senator Joseph A. Baldwin tR) of
Albion, the act obviates the neces-
sity of holding primary elections
when candidates for office are
unopposed. II the governor at
taches his signature, the bill
becomes law 80 days after ad-
journment of the Legislature.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
China Redslured
Into Disaster
BY JAMES E. BROWN
Inta News service star Ccrrespondent

LONDON. Jan. 21.-Four thou
sand Chinese Communist troops
were killed and wounded in giant
nine-day battle after Russia
ID o u b decreased" Generaiissimo
Chang Kai-Shek and ordered the
Communists to attack the Chung
king forces, authoritative British
quarters disclosed today.
In the first cfesr=cut revelation
of what has been taking place in
China's interior during the last
two weeks. members of Parliament
reported receiving cabled advices
from British observers at Hong.
kong, disclosing that the clash
between the two Chinese armies
was on a large scale.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
Good Student
Radio Gives President
"A for Effort

NEW YORK. Jan. 21.-QNS)-
After President Roosevelt was
sworn in for his precedent-break-
ing third term, there still remained
three minutes of the time that
Columbia Broadcasting System
had allotted on the air TO that
ceremony.
The vacant time was filled In
with music. The song played was
Practice Makes Perfect.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
Donovan in Sofia;
May See King Boris

SOFIA. bulgaria Jan. 21.-
GNS1-Col. William J. Donovan,
American military observer. was
in Sofia today for conferences with
high Bulgarian political and mill
tary circles, and probably King
Boris.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
Jap Chief
Speeds Up
DefenSeS
International News Service Cable

TOXIC, Jan. 21.-Calling for
increased national defenses, Pre-
mier Prince Fumimaro Konoye
warn, Japan today that our
empire faces the gfavest ener-
gency in its history
The premier made this state
ment in an address to the House
OF Peers after Foreign Minister
Yosuke Matsuoka, appealing to
the United States to keep out Of
war, served notice that the per-
manent foundation of Nipponese
foreign policy is the Tokio-Berlin-
Rome alliance.
Konoye gravely warned the
peers that Japan must perfect the
national structure devoted TO de-
Tense by developing to the highest
possible degree the total powers
of the nation.
He said this would have to be
done to procure Sufficient arma-
ments for execution of national
policies.
WARNING TO q: s.
Matsuoka made his speech at the
reopening of the Japanese Diet
(parliament). He made it clear
that Japan is resolved TO help
Italy and Germany by force of
arms should any power not now
involved in the conflict enter the
European war against the Axis.
He also warned, in passage
aimed at the United States. that
Germany and Italy would aid
Japan should any nation not now
involved enter the far eastern con-
fiict against Nippon.
.My earnest hope" said Mat
suoka. sis that a great nation
exerting the influence that the
United States legitimately exerts
will realize her responsibility
for maintenance of peace, will
reflect deeply uDOn her attitude,
and with truly God-fearing pietv
courageously will liQuidate past
circumstance and bend utmost
efforts toward allaying the
anxiety of civilization.
CIVILIZATION AT STAKE
"Should the United States
unfortunately become involved
In the European war and should
japan be compelled to take part
in the conflict, II would bring
another great world war both
In name and reality"
Matsuoka said such war
would unleash formidable weap-
ons hitherto unused" and that no
one could guarantee not 10 develop
a conflict spelline the downfall of
modern civilization.
Discussing the Tokio-Berlin-
Rome alliance. Matsuoka declared:
article three Of the tripartite
treaty provides that the con-
tracing parties will assist one
another by all political. economic
and military means IL one of the
contracting parties is attacked
by a power not presently in
volved In the European war or
the Sino-Japanesc conflict.
'In case of such an attack be-
ing made, the obligation stipu-
lated by this article, OF course,
would arise
Japan il determined to 70
forward i'm the work of stabiliZ-
ing the Far East"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
Beauty Board Probe Asked

LANSING. Jan. 21.-Rumors Of
irregularities in operation of the
state board Of coSmetology were
the basis today of a resolution
calling for a legislative inquiry.
The resolution was referred to
committee for discussion.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
DER TAG NEARING

Predicting that Germany and
Italy will strike out on several
fronts simultaneously the LapeFe
Fascista reported that the Hitler
meeting only brought
closer the hour of reckoning
II TELEGRAPH said:
nFhe conference comedies with
the start of systematic Italo-
German destruction of British
air and naval bases between Glib
raltar and the Suez Canal.
British Prime Minister Win
ston Churchilrs radio appeal to
the Italian nation had the effect
of intensifying the military flu
sion of the italian and welcome
German military forces"
(Churchill's radio appeal men
toned by II TELEGRAPH referred
to the prime minister's recent
broadcast to Italians urging
them to overthrow the MuSsolini
regime. which Churchill said had
led Italy into a disastrous war;
LONDON. Jan. 81. - GNS) -
British newspapers warmly praised
President Roosevelt's Inauguration
speech today stating that the Presi-
dent pronounced the doom and
the ultimate failure of all the
power of naziism" and comparing
his words with. Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21

I Inc brlt1sn navy, ne tOlQ
congressional questioners, "can
survive only II the British Isles
survive. Should the British
Isles fall, we can only believe
that the British navy, which
never runs from danger, will
fall at the same time. 1 think
we can safely assume that the
British navy will share the fate
of the courageous nation which
supports It."
1 Britishers assume il also.
There are some who say that
Hitler will not attempt invasion
but content himself with batter
ing England from the air until
there is nothing left : victory
by attrition. Washington doesn't
credit it. We look for a show
down. Soon.
Why is England so important to
the empire? Where else is empire
bred? Where else are the men to
be found TO build empire? Out
over the empire itself. yes. But the
brains as well as the heart of en-
pire are in England 1t is there
that British tradition begins-re-
CARELESS of where it ends. or
whether it ever ends. Harrow,
Elton, Sandhurst have been send
ing men out into the world for
generations to carry British ideas,
British traditions, British institu-
tons. to far places No, for the
purposes of empire there is only
one England. They stand or fall
together.
Suppose the empire falls
What then? Assuming the
navy goes down with it. probably
this:
Canada. cut loose and on her
own. would do one of two
things-proclaim her independence
and launch her people on the
world tide as new republic. or by
one process or another. in any case
as the result of her own volition.
come under the sheltering wing of
the United States. joining this
country as an equal partner and
participant in the struggle to save
democracy for future generations
and keep alien aggressors from
American soil.
0-Australia and New Zealand
- could not resist alone. and
would look instantly to the United
States for protection against
'Japan-as in fact they do now.
For the future they. too-if we
could save them-would come 10
us or Join Canada in a new group
ing of English-speaking peoples for
Z the simple reason that they would
/ have nowhere else to 60.
C-Germany would d mate
- Africa. and parcel its territory
10 suit herself.
Russia would move instantly
L into India-with the risk that
Japan and Germany would be
found there also, or in a deal with
these powers TO keep out. of their
way elsewhere If they'll keep out
of hers.
we ourselves would pick UP
- Bermuda. Jamaica and the
British West Indies in our own de.
tense. and possibly jump into the
Azores and Greenland for the same
reason :. And 1t would be a job
to, hold them against organized
military might and superior air
strength of Germany.
Fantastic? you may not think
so in six months. That's the kind
of world we live in.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21

Congress, a democratic Congress
an American Congress would
surely want to know the TRUTH
the exact, legally recorded truth
about this public opinion, and
would propose a nationwide refer
endum vote of the people for
guidance.
II the Congress does not want
the influence Of the people, the
wisdom OF the people, the will 4
the people to guide them, whose
influence do they want - whose
will do they heed?
Is THE Presidents will supreme,
i and not the peoples?
That Is autocracy.
Is the will of the twelve per
cent of the upper classes to rule
That Is oligarchy.
Is the influence of the social
classes, whom Ambassador Ken
needy had almost forcibly to stop
from being presented at court and
prostrating themselves before for
eign royalty and nobility, to be
mainly considered:
IL we are to be ruled by snub-
berry and snobbery-that IL aris-
tOcracy.
Is the will of the high finaneiers
and of the great public service
corporations and their henchmen
to guide the Congress and the
nation:
That Is piutocracy.
We had that In the World War
Do we want to go back to IL?
Why not let the will and wis
dom of the lightweight per cent
of the people guide Congress:
THAT is DEMOCRACY.
That Is what the fathers of this
free country thought they were
creating when they founded the
nation ON liberty opportunity and
EQUALITY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
The Weather

The sur will set today A. 80 p n
and rise tomorrow a. 7.5s a. N.
The moon viii set today a. I2t5
?. m, and rise tomorrow a. % a IN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21

For the Inside News" of
Washington. Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column In the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
IN THE NEWS
Continued from Page One)

REPUBLICAN party are compet-
ing with the Democratic leaders
for the distinction Of being the
most conspicuous representatives
of the war party.
Nearly all your congressman,
fellow citizens, and ABSOLUTELY
all your government officials are
representing the twelve per cent
of American citizens who want to
get into the war, and almost
no accredited leaders of either
party and absolutely no members
of the so-calIed popular govern
ment of our country are repre-
senting the 80 per cent of the
American people who want to stay
out Of the war.
Is that fair and honest repre-
sentative government?
Is that a genuine operation of
the American two-party system
by means of which the opinions of
both or all factions Of the public
are supposed to be accurately ex-
pressed?
Where Is the Opposition" party
to the dominating and domineering
incumbent party?
Where Ii the party Of the people
of the majority of the public:
Where h the republican form of
government In which the majority
Is supposed to rule?
Where Is our boosted "pure
democracy" In which every man
is equal, every right is respected,
and every voice Is heard and
needed?
Are we already an authoritarian
rights and where even an eighty
eight per cent majority is sup
pressed and overridden:
THE Gallup Poll Is accurate and
honest a. . poll can be. but
suppose its accuracy is questioned
by this so-caiied representative
government of ours.
Then why does not the govern
ment take a vote that Is unques=
toned and unquestionable - :.
regular, authorized, referendum
vote on the question of whether or
not the citizens of this supposedly
free country want to get into war
or not.
There Is plenty of time before
we shall be prepared.
There is plenty of opportunity
to vote before we are ready to act.
There has long been time and
opportunity. z---------.
A measure has been before Con-
gress for years, proposed by a
most distinguished statesman,
Senator Capper of Kansas, to give
the people of this country the
right to decide in every foreign
war whether the nation shall or
shall not participate by agrees
sive action. III
Congress has repeatedly refused
to pass that measure.
Congress has refused even to
give the people the opportunity to
vote on the measure.
Congress has denied the people
of this democratic nation-if IT is
a democratic natlon-the right to
decide whether or not they shall
venture everything they have and
hold dear in foreign wars for alien
ideals.
uyELL, let us assume that Con-
w gress is right.
Let us suppose that the people
are not mentally and morally
capable of deciding such momen.
tous questions on all occasions.
Let us realize that Congress is
jealous of its powers
and possibly conscious OF its men,
tai and moral superiority, although
those qualities are not particularly
in the congressman we
are familiar WITH
Still they may be there.
Yet on such n vital occasion as
the present one, when lightweight
per cent of the public Is authori-
tatively declared to have regis
tered, in formal written expression
of opinion, their opposition to the
course of their government, an
honest Congress, a conscientious
-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
Nazfi Raiders! Hit
-0utsidelondon
International View. sssy,e. c.b..

LONDON. Jan. HGAfter a
night of absolute quiet. Britain
was visited by German bombing
planes today. with raids reported
on various areas near Londan d.
though the capital itself escaped
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21

Maximum ten rerafuFe laAt - hours. 20
DEGREES ~ Brownsville
Lowest las, night below zero a. Sioux
lookout.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
Test Of Empire:
80 Days
Hold FUte
OfBr1to1m
BY THEODORE A. HUNTLEY
Time. star C.r,spoadent


WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.-"End
of empire"
That, bluntly. is what the fall
of England would mean. For Eng
land is the heart of empire. Life
ends with the hearts collapse.
Even to men whose eyes survey
the world and whose minds look
back on the rise and fall of other
empires, the conception comes as
shock =. To see an empire
threatened. perhaps dying, is
monstrous. A selfish empire. yes,
but one which spawned America,
carried civilization to Africa. and
taught the world the gospel of
trade. An empire which. with
the United States. has policed the
worlds oceans. The worlds great
est naval power and greatest COL
onizer. with outposts. dominions
or colonies on every continent and
in every sea.
And in 80 days. or so. it may
pass from the earth into the
graveyard of history.
President Roosevelt, the cabinet,
ranking generals and admirals,
have known for many months
yes, for years-the test was bound
to come. They are convinced now
il is at hand. 1t is this knowledge
which, because they now regard
the fate of the British fleet as in
extricably interviewer with that OF
England. creates in their minds
the terrible urgency" of our aid
to Britain as pressed in recent
weeks on Congress.
Sitting quietly in a Washington
club. the best-informed English
man in Washington said, at the
end of a brief and rigidly re-
strained discussion Of the reported
efforts of Washington to get an
agreement that the British feet
will come to the Western Henri
sphere and establish a new base
here if Britain should fall:
"If England falls, there will
be No British feet.
Run? 1t never has. Surrender
Not while Englishmen man Eng
lish ships. 1t will then 60 in. you
ask. in an about battle to save
England from invasion. allowing
the empire to stand or fall on the
outcome ---
That's what the feet Is for"
was the laconic answer.
Three days later Secretary of
the Navy Knox said 1.-The same
thing in the first such expression