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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Sir Philip Gibbs Writes:
Weygand Letter Sent
De Gaulle Hints Union
Possibility of French in North Africa
Joining British Restraints Nazi
Pressure on Petain

the Italian coast. That is the best
form of aid so far sent to Premier
MHssoiinf in his present plight
growing out Of British successes in
Egypt and Libya and Greek vic
tories in Albania
But il is strictly In accordance
with Germany's strategical idea.
dominated by one all-absorbing
purpose-which is to smash.
weaken. or cripple Britain's sea
power, TO destroy her merchant
fleet, and 10 prevent the free pass
are OF supplies.
The Germans shedding no
tears over the-Italian fleet
am quite certain from what !
know of them that secretly they
are gleeful over the humiliation OF
their ally for whom they have
nothing but eentenpt--
But they do not want Italy TO
make separate peace, enforced
by complete defeat, and will do
their best by all military measures
TO stop that. while finding Italy's
coastline valuable for the purpose
/ have named.
There is also another deeply inn
ICnptina.d nm paU. IaA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
New Axis PaCt
Reported Tap
Due With ROOSEVELT
Inaugural Rome Hears

International News Service Cable
ROME. Jan. ia new Italo-
German political and diplomatic
development. TO coincide with
Inauguration of President Roose-
velt's third term. appeared to be
in the making tonight.
Diplomatic quarters in
Berne. Switzerland. reported
Chancellor Hitler and Premier
MuSsolini were holding a per-
sonal meeting, probably begin
ming Sunday. at some secret
place. possibly Salzburg or
Munich Ia Germany
Amid a mounting Fascist press
campaign against Roosevelt's aid
to-Britain policy, which Virginio
Gayda charged seeks to force an
AXIS action that would justify
Americas entry into the war. an
important Italo-German economic
beginning Monday, was
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Britain Reveals
Workers Draft
Men Is TO 90 Enlisted
as Fire Fighters
International New. service Gable


LONDON, Jan. Is. For the
first time in British history civil
ians were made liable for compul-
sorry civilian service today
Home Secretary Herbert Morri-
son. announcing details of the
governments fre-bomb fighting
scheme. revealed King George VI
had signed an order in council
making all male Brjtons between
l6 and so years of age liable for
compulsory service in the civil
defense force
Simultaneously a secret plan 10
mobilize British man power by
drafting certain types of workers
for compulsory tasks Suchs,as un-
loading cargo ships in pom, was
brought to light as part N the
governments campaign TO organize
an even greater war effort.
These plans were revealed only
a few hours after Prime Minister
Churchill in his Glasgow speech
asked the United States for more
ships. weapons and planes -but
not men-during 1871.
Morrison said that for the tiD<
being the order will apply onlyNo
fighting fire-bombs and INA [
women viii not be called/Np at
the present stage. Men will be
called upon 10 serve upwards of
10 hours a month 10 protect their
places of work. and this will take
precedence over protection of
homes. the announcement said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Haze Met But Once

The President and Willkie have
met bat once. comforting briefly in
the negotiations for purchase by
the Tennessee Valley Authority of
the Commonwealth and Southern
properties then directed : by
Willkie.
AS Early's statement m d g
plain. the President was taking
care not to issue an invitation for
a visit. because Willkie might de-
cline. Observers believed the sa. he
cautious strategy would be pur-
sued in any tender of an admins
tration post 10 him.
II was understood that should
his talk with Hull develop salts
factorily. Willkie would be given
the facilities of the American
embassy in London to obtain in
terviews with Prime MINISTRY
Churchill and his Subordlnatcs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Million at Inaugural
To See Display of
IT, S. Armed Might
Simple Ceremony
Requested by
Roosevelt
speei.l 10 rnL nErnolI mnEs

WASHINGTON. jan Is. - a
spectacle without parallel in the
modern world will be staged her
Monday and crowd estimated al
100000 TO 1.OO0,OUU VIII see II.
II is the Inauguration Of the
President of the United States,
which in recent years has become
the big quadrennial show OF his
torys greatest republic.
This year, President Roosevelt
expressed a desire that the cerc-
mony should be marked by 'eX-
IRENE democraticrsimpiicity.' But
the fact is that Inauguration day
has become too much of national
\epeHt 10 be disposed ct II tiiTtfi tftstiit
No president can turn. back the
clock To the days when jefferson
rode horseback 10 his Washington
boarding house. then walked the
rest of the way 10 his Inauguration
because there was no coach wait
ING TO carry him
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1s.-Mili-
fairy airplane output will reach an
all-time monthly high-e mora
than. 800 planes in January. John
D. Biggers, production chief of the
office. of production management.
Today announced in revealing the
weekend "blackout" in his offices
had been abolished TO speed ar1na-
fnent output.
Biggers also noted that-eutput
of light tanks is now five months
ahead of schedule, though he with
held figures. -------l-
All key officials here in the drive
to step up production of fighting
planes. ordnance and thousands of
other defense articles. have been
falllt on -seIeH-day wefk-week.
With headquarters being manned
at all times TO give a hand TO a y
government official or private firm
in the production drive confronted
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19

(The disclosure that Cen. Mar
itae- Wey9and, commandments
chief Of French forces TT North
A fsiea recently nttetrrsssd- an
"dfectioR0te tettet 10 Gen.
Charies do Gduiie. ieode,- Of the
Free French" forces m ernie,
- made "a the foIioWiH0 article
ietttten for international Nous
Service by Sp. Philip Gibbs. This
letter. the noted ,crite, and wor
correspondent says, IS highly
significant of things ia come"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Husband Sues Miss .Talley;
Accuses Bergen, 6 Others

Miss Talley posed for a picture
while breakfasting together and
laughing heartily" The caption
under the photograph in a radio
magazine announced Radios Lat
est Romance-Charlie McCarty' S
Stooge and Miss Talley.'
The other men named by Eek
strom are:
John S Keith. Miss Talley' 5
LAWYER. who won custody of Betty
Ruth for the singer last month";
Aubrey Scotto. a movie director
Arthur RoSenStein. a musician.
Rust Heinz. deceased heir 10
pickle millions. who was killed IN
an automobile accident in 1899.
Eric Rhodes. movie actor.
Jean Sablon, French crooncr.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
International NV. Service Wiz,

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. ia
big Nazi swastika flag was ripped
today from ninth-story window
flagpole of The German consulate
in San Francisco as a crowd OF
several thousand persons in the
street below shouted and cheered
Two sailors. Harold James Stur-
devant, %. of Haverhill. Mass,
fireman ION the destroyer Craven,
and +. j. Lackey. %. of Charlotte
y. c. seaman first class from the
destroyer Perkins. were held for
questioning. Three other young
men were questioned by police. but
were not jailed.
German Consul General Fritz
Wiedemann said full report OF
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Huge Spectacle

Instead. the Inauguration Mon
day will be huge, mass spectacle,
marked by a tremendous display
of the nations military might,
and watched by close 10 a million
people
WarplaHes tl4ilAl eAifi=tHiFFR overhead
Tanks will rumble down Con-
stitution avenue Thousands will
pay s. for "a bare pine spectators
seat; @lateeemerS will pay four
Lines much ~ 4 ii4iifffttsfff H
be packed with visitors as il Is
packed only once in four years
Ii will not take President RooSc-
welt more than II minutes TO de1
liver his address. his secretary,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
international New. Service wiz,

NEW YORK. Jan. 1S.-Edgar
Bergen and six other men were
named today in a separation and
custody suit filed against Marion
Talley. former opera star, by her
estranged-husband and former
voice teacher, Adolph Eckstrom.
One of the six is Miss Tally'S own
lawyer.
A general allegation that Marion
Improperly conducted herself
with the men named was made by
Eckstrom. who is trying to regain
custody of their 5-year-old daugh-
ter. Betty Ruth. now in the hands
of her mother.
Bergen was named merely on
the ground that in 1888 he and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Swastika Banner Ripped
From German Consulate

the incident was being transmitted
to the German embassy in WASH
ington and that Undoubtedly"
diplomatic representation would
be made to the United States state
department. s,
The sailors. on leave from a
navy yard hospital. said they had
been drinking and police confirmed
this.
, George c. Chase. president Of
the company which owns the
building. ordered cancellation Of
the lease. "
Vice Consul Otto Dcnzcr ex-
planned the German flag was dis
played today because II is the
anniversary Of the Rcichsgrucn-
dungfeier-or the founding Of The
first German reich in 1911.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
By SIR PHILIP GIBBS

Init News service staff Correspondent
LONDON. Jan. 1S.-The veil
which conceals Germanys next
move has been drawn aside slightly
by the air battle against British
ships in the Mediterranean.
Today II IS known that the Ger
man air force has established
bases in Sicily and is moving a
considerable number of its most
experienced and daring pilots 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
De f tense LIE a der
Urges Speedy
Assistance
BY CECIL Il. DICKSON

lott News service stan Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Jan. 18.-"AH
ouf AID 10 Britain al any cost and
100 per cent. national defense at
home i the best way for the
United States 10 keep out of war
Defense Commissioner William S.
knudsen declared today in wind
ing up the administrations argu-
mentor the lease-lend bill before
the House foreign affairs commit
tee.
-kpuGSeH : = test ffiasf4sts- II the
fall of Britain would mean war
between the United States and the
Axis powers and that the lease
lend bill would enable the Presi-
dent 10 dispatch American mate
rials ION hand 10 Britain pending
new production under unified
arms program cllmaxed that OF
four cabinet officers heard during
the week.
The DaniSh-born auto nlanufae-
turer who gave up a 100000 a
year job to work for nothing for
the government. drew round. OF
applause from the crowded hearing
room. when with "a slight accent
he said quietly:
II love this country" and ex-
planned he took the defense pro-
dHetion job because wanted
something fur my CuuH=
try"
Opponents of the biff viii begir
hammering the measure when the
committee resumes hearings Tues
day. following the third-term in.
auguration of President Roosevelt
Monday
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
A Administration VieU

The picture as built up by ad-
ministration spokesman, briefly is
this:
SECR ETARY OF STATE
HULL-The nation should aban-
don its neutral position and adopt
the primary rule of self defense" ;
lend Britain things she needs to
keep the English feet as this ma
tons Atlantic barrier to the AXIS
powers
SECRETARY OF THE TREAS
URY MORGENTHEAU: The Brit
ish are running out of dollar credits
an this country; they need Ameri-
can guns. ships. planes and tanks
Continued on Page SIM
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Family Gathers

Meanwhile the Roosevelt fam
lily. Is strong, headed by the
Presidents S6-year-old mother
Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt. be-
gan assembling at the White
House for the ceremonies.
Present will be all of the RooSe-
Welt children-JameS Roosevelt,
Mr. and Mrs John Boettiger, Mr.
and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
IT,. Mr.. and Mrs. Elliot Roosevelt
and MIR and Mrs. John Roosevelt.
-Four grandchildren will be
present: Ruth. s. and Elliott Jr.,
l. children of Elliot and Sara. g.
and Kate. 4, daughters of eldest
son James.
Also announced rs White House
guests are Mrs Dorothy Kemp
Roosevelt OF Birmingham Mich,
first wife of c. Hall Roosevelt, the
First LadyS brother and her
three daughters Airif' pi9na nd
Janet.
= Eight-year-old Ia ma Hopkins,
aughter of Harry .Bopk ms. who
is in London as The Pre- lGcnt's
personal representative, will Join
the grandchildren
Other house guests include Maj.
Henry Hooker. Mss Marcy Ha Iii
day. Mrs. Eliot TJF.i Lii. 10 cph
Lash and Ed f'.'~ J. all
Of New York g.. Some
Van HaVcr of - IT, T.. earl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Collaboration in Metals

VICHY, 75sR 1S-GNS) Rep
resentatives of the French and
German metallurgic industries
have engaged in negotiations with
a view toward complete collabora-
ton" the production work minister
of the Vichy government an
nounced tonight.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
U. S. Aid TO Win, Says Casey

OSTON. Jan. 1S.-GNSl-
Richard E Casey. Australian min
ister to the United States. today
had predicted that the industrial
output Of the United States would
enable Great Britain TO defeat the
Axis MOWERS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Production DiVided

Biggers. on leave as president OF
Libby Ford Glass Company
of Toledo, his divided his produc-
ton division into aircraft, ord
nance. tools-and other sections.
and has drawn into each prominent
business men 10 serve as key Of
ficialS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Wi|kie 10 See
Hull, Be Told
State Secrets
Roosevelt Will Talk
With Old Foe, Too,
If Latter Requests 1t
By WALTER FITZMAURICE

int'i News service star Correspondent
ASHIN TON, Jan. Is.
President Roosevelt today in
structed Secretary Of State Hull
TO acquaint Wendell L. Willkie
with the inner workings of this
government, orr z pro Y
amidst reports that the defeated
Republican presidential candidate
can have an administration post
for the asking upon his return
from Britain:
Excepting President Wilson's
appointment of William Howard
Taft as chief justice of the United
States after Wilson beat him for
reelection, there Is no precedent
for the move repeatedly con-
templated.
In New York. Wifikie announced
he had secured an appointment to
see Hull tomorrow and intimated
he hoped also to see the President
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Henry Ford Il Fills
Draft QUESTIONABLE

, Henry Ford IL. 23-year-old son
of Edsel Ford. has received his
draft QUESTIONABLE. filled it out,
and returned il 10 his local board
No. 81. it was revealed Saturday.
His order number is 400 and his
board already has mailed out 600
missionaries.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Blond GIenda Farrell
To Marry Physician

NEW YORK. Jan. 1S.A GNS) y
Glcnda Farrell. blond movie
actress now starring in a stage
show here. and DR. Harry Ross.
Now York physician. will be mar
ried soon, possibly tomorrow
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Dutch Bible
Roosevelt TO Take Oath
on Family Scriptures

WASHINGTON Jan. Is PrcSl.
dent Roosevelt Will take the oati
Of office for the first third tern
in-history Monday with ms hand
resting on the 200-year-old Dutch
family Bible. II was announced at
the White House today
The ancient book Is the same
one used when Mr.. Roosevelt was
.sworn into Office IN 1887 and 1893
,S well as on two occasions whcr
me took the oath as governor OF
New York
The Bible Wiil be opened 10 tho
thirteenth verse OF the thiriccnt1
chapter. First Corinthians Eplstlc
10 ST. Paul which reads
And now ahidcth faith. hope.
charity. these three. but the
greatest OF these i charity"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
i. S. Air Output Peak
Predicted in January
300 Plane Production Scheduled
for All Time High; OPM on
7-Day Week, Says Biggers

BY ARTHUR HACHTEN


The pickup in output was at
tributed to the warning December
IL of William S. knudsen, director
general of o. p. NJ, that aircraft
production was 30 per cent behind
the program mapped last July.
The December production OF 79S
planes was 100 more than in No
Vember.
Neu AUord to GIN
81 think knndsen,s statement
jolted producers into greater
effort" Biggers said.
As Biggers spoke to newsmen
the war department announced
that it had awarded the General
Motors Company. Buick division
a sS366,4i99 77 $50 contract for manu-
facture of Pratt & Whitney air.
plane engines and parts. Previ-
ously. General Motors was
awarded $4,000, 900 to build 9
p a n for production of the
engines.
Inc production DIVISION OF OPM
is now an operating rather thar
an advisory body and its aircraft
section will be increased imne-
diately from the present person.
mel of eight to Is. Biggers stated
E. +. johnson, former GIN vice
president. will head the aircraft
ordnance and tools section.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Kennedy Pleads for u. S.
To Auoid War, AidBritair1;
Knudsen Warns of Peril
Pr O t ests sSnears''
Against Backers
of us. Peace
By WALTER HERMAN

Intr News service stan Correspondent
NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.-Joseph
p. Kennedy, retiring ambassador
TO England. told the American
people in a radio broadcast tonight,
that he would favor a declaration
of war against Germany right
nov" if he thought it Weuid end
the threat of German domination
within year.
Yet he believes. he said, that the
United States can and should stay
out of the war although the Amer
lean people "have not the slightest
desire to remain neutraI' and al
ready have committed enough un-
neutral acts to justify declara-
ton of war by a less despotic ty-
rant than Hitler"
Kennedy spoke for utmost aid"
to Britain, suggesting at the same
time that the British make avail
able to us all the assets we can
use.' The United States might
then consider outright gifts after
the resources of Great Britain
were used up"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Lindbergh to Appear

Representative Fish of New
York. ranking Republican, an
nounced that Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh. former ambassadors
Joseph p Kennedy, William Bullitt
and Gen. Robert Wood. chairman
of the America First Committee.
would be questioned by opponents
of the proposal.
Wendell l.. Willkie. the 1910
G.. o. p presidential nominee. tele-
phoned Chairman Sol Bloom ID,
New York. that he would be UNI
able 10 testify on the measure
Tuesday. since he was leaving for
London Wednesday. Fish immedi-
ately announced he had telephoned
Kennedy to be the opposition lead
off witness Tuesday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19

Stephen T. Early announced
today.
The address. expected 10 be a
call for national unity is now
in its third draft stage Early said
Mr.. Roosevelt bias cancelled all APP.
pointments for today and tomor-
row TO go into session with hi
unofficial board of editors 10
make a final draft of the message
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Hints Troops Expected

He said that he did not approve
of the Presidents lend-iease bill IN
its present FORM 1t has not yet
been shown. he declared that we
face such immediate danger as to
Justify this surrender ofthe au-
thority and responsibility Of the
Congress.
or the Presidents leasc-lend bill.
Kennedy said he favored central
lied responsibility and full powers
but that it had not been shown
that we face such immediate dan
ger as to justify this surrender OF
the authority and responsibility OF
Congress"
Kennedy limited that Winston
Churchill expects American sol.
diers in 1912 if not in 1871. He re.
ported that already I'VE hear dis
satisfaction that the aims of the
British nation in this total war
have not been set forth" and
asked:
what would be our war
aims? Are we to sign a blank
check ?"
America. he said. is not. pre-
pared to defend its own shores, let
alone the North American conti-
nent and, while he did not see
any prospects for peace "in the
cards" he held that those. who
strive for it should not be smeAred
merely because they seek it,
I'VE should 20 to the very
limit i'm our assistance ito Eng
land)" he said. "but not to
point which would endanger our
owu nrotecfiOu"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19

In return for assistance, the
British should make available
10 the United States. "all the
assets we can use" Kennedy
said. "and IL after the resources
were used up II were still sound
american policy to assist them,
would prefer that IL be done
through outright gifts, since ]
would not expect that loans
could be repaid"
The diplomat, who has resigned
his ambassadorial post but still
retains the rank pending the APP
pointment of his successor. spoke
over a network of NBC stations.
He asserted that he and others
who speak for peace for America
have been subjected to deliberate
smear campaigns merely because
we differed from an articuiate
minority" -.
He said that ne had reported
TO the government the seriousness
of the problems that faced the
British people" and had been la
Continued on Pacee10l
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19

1.-THE White House has no re-
quest. either from Mr.. Wilikie
or any of his friends. to see the
President. Should such a request
be received, either directly or
indirectly, the President. Of
course. will be glad to see MIR.
Willkie.
Meanwhile the President has
asked the secretary Of state, who
has an appointment with Mr..
Willkie. to give him all informa-
ton the government has re-
ceived on conditions abroad and
to outline fully to him the
policies of this government and
the reasons therefore"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Glad to See WiHkie'

White House SECRETARY Stephen
Y. Early said the meeting would
be quite agreeable TO Mr.. Roose-
Willkie asked for il
- and said Hull would initiate
Millkie into foreign policy secrets
Early's carefully worded state
Ff1fsr1f S a Id .-------
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
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Features

ioW the FBI Protects Detroit Industriess--
Canida Rushes War Aid, Dominica
Trims SKI Troops; Hollywood Prev'sv.
All IN the enlarged Pictorial kfr'f~.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19

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Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-26
Gestapo Tags Foes
In America, Says
German Fugitive
Nazi Secret Police in
Drive to HOneycOmb u. S.
With Agents, Charge

WASHINGTON, May 26.
(UP)-The German Gestapo
maintained an elaborate card
index of American citizens
tagged as enemies" or
friends" of the Nazi regime, Rich
ard -Krebs Jan Valtin, fugitive
former German Communist, told a
Dies subcommittee tooay.
The author of the pest seller, "Out
of the Night" related how he had,
under Communist direction, wormed
his way into the GesLapo.
Later he broke with the Com
munists and year ago fled to thS
country.
He testified that the Gestapo had
compiled elaborate records on Ger
mans living in America, particu-
larly those working IN important
arms plants.
The Gestapo maintained an "in-
dustrial records department." he
said, which trained special agents
to use the information so compiled
Detailed data was compiled on
friends and relatives of these work.
ers still living in Germany or in
conquered lands, so that Gestapo
agents could bring pressure, through
them, he said.
KrebS said that the Nazis sent
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