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Evening star., 1941-02-01
Goering Reported Directing Malta Raids
Air Marshal, on Spot, Throwing Full Weight of Air
Force Into Bottle for Mediterranean Control

age-right off the ice. Just after
dawn, far away in the blue, tiny
dots appeared-Stukas. British
fighters took of with a roar. Slen-
der muzzles of anti-aircraft guns
all over Malta swung into position.
Dots became blobs and then shapes.
With blasts from the propellors
British fighters rushed out to meet
the Nazis, and as they hurtled up
ward there was a rattle of guns in
the air.
A Stuka ridden out of formation
and surrounded by British Spitfires
and Hurricanes, turned and nose
dived into the sea. Other Stukas
came twisting, diving, whirling,
evading red necklaces of shells
ringed with dirty cabbages of smoke.
as the big guns round the harbor
sent up barrage after barrage.
These Stukas were flown by hand
picked aces of the most famous Ger
man circuses. They turned nose
down as If at an air exhibition and
then dropped vertically like shoot
of Goals, engines screaming down
until the ground gunners lifted their
hands as If to keep them of.
Sometimes they came so low In
their anxiety to hit that bombs
f1attened and rolled away, damaged
and useless.
Stuka pilots dive-bombing came
down over Malta nearly vertical
(see OOERING, Page A-6J
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Thai Group Preparing
To Leave for Peace Talk

BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb. Up.
"A Thai (Siamese) peace delegation
of 18 persons, headed by Prince
Varnvaidyakorn Voraitarn, was re-
ported last night preparing to leave
for Toxic tomorrow to institute
peace negotiations. with French
Indo-China.
The peace conferences, held under
japanese auspices, are expected to
begin February 10. A truce ending
the undeclared hostilities between
Thailand and the French colony
was signed yesterday aboard Japa-
nese warship of Saigon, Indo-
China.
The Thai supreme command re-
ported continuing hostilities in q
communique last night. however.
The communique said five French
tanks which attempted a surprise
attack and 18 soldiers and officers
were captured in a clash on the
eastern front u miles north Of the
Mongkolburi railway terminus this
morning.
From all appearances, informed
sources said. Thailand forces will
not withdraw from territory into
which they penetrated during
border fighting which began last
November.
Thailand, these sources said, ap-
parently will seek the return of all
the "lost territory" claimed before
the hostilities began, including Laos
and Cambodia.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Landon Asks Letters
On Lease-Lend Bill
Be Sent 10 Congress
People Had No Chance
To Vote on issue Lost
Fall He Asserts
Spe rial Dispatch to The Star.

SpN' al D4opetSil " 4uc Dual.
TOPEKA, Kans., Feb. 1.-Alf M.
Landon, asserting 'the people did
not have an opportunity last Nov
ember to vote on the question of
how close we shall get to war" to-
day called on them to express them
selves on the lend-lease bill with
letters to their representatives and
Senators.
In last falls election, Mr.. Landon
said in radio symposium broad
cast over the Columbia Network,
both candidates for the presidency
were on the same side. Now they
are still together, but on the other
side. Then, the emphasis was all
on keeping out of war. Now, both
are in favor of an all out aid policy
for England, even at the risk of
war.
THE remedy" Mr.. Landon con-
tinued, sis for you and me to make
for ourselves the opportunity to vote
on this issue today. We can make
this opportunity, by writing to our
Congressman and Senators, in this
way casting our vote-the vote that
was denied us IN November.
States the Issues.
IF you are in favor of the
present lease and lend bill, and are
willing to risk war in order to give
England all the help she will need
to win, and are willing to confer
upon the President the right to
declare war, write to your Congress-
men and Senators today, and tell
them so.
"If, however, you are in favor of
helping England, but not to the ex-
tent of fighting in a European war;
if you are not in favor of giving
the powers of a dictator to the
President, I suggest that you write
your Congressman and Senators"
The 1886 Republican presidential
nominee said he considered COM
plete isolation an illusion, but he
was concerned about what might
come next.
Fears Presidents Impulses.
Frankly I am concerned lest the
President carry into international
situations his love of the dramatic
and impulsive and surprising which
he has frequently manifested on
domestic matters" he continued.
Il am opposing the lease and
lend bill because it delegates to the
President the congressional power
to declare war, because 1t repeals
the provisions of present laws pro-
hibiting ships from entering the war
zones, and because its delegation Of
powers to the President is so vague
and limitless that no one can ac-
curately define its extent"
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Clipper Off TO Blaze
New Transatlantic Route
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The Dixie
Clipper took off today on an 1000
mile proving flight for a new round
trip route to Lisbon, Portugal-link-
ing for the first time by air itinerary
the continents of North and South
America, Europe and Africa.
At the same time, Pan American
Airways' President Juan T. Trippe
said the company hoped to inau-
gurate nonstop landplane flights
across the North Atlantic next year
by using high altitude or sub
stratophere equipment"
Today's flight, on which Mr..
Trippe went as an observer, sched-
uled Bermuda as the only eastward
stop. On the westward return, the
Dixie will stop at Bolama in Portu-
euese Guinea, on the west coast of
Africa. the first time an American
commercial plane has stopped on
that continent, and will fly to Port
of Spain. Trinidad, in South Amer
lea: thence to San Juan, Puerto
Rico. and homeward to New York.
The westward experimental course
vas planned to avoid high westerly
winds over the North Atlantic. The
route is about 1900 miles, almost
twice the distance of the route now
In use.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
U.S.. Buys 100000 Tons
OF Latin American Copper
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Loan Agency an
nonced today it had purchased
100000 tons of Latin American cop
per at a cost of sl9,l30,000.
The purchase was made through
Metals Reserve Co., which was set
up by the F. L. A. to buy strategic
materials.
The agency said that it had
bought $1,000 tons from Anaconda
Copper Mining Co.. and 1900 tons
from Kenneeott Copper Corp, at
s1a cents pound delivered at
Chilean ports, and 10000 tons from
the American Metal Co, Ltd, and
5000 tons from Phelps-Dodge Corp,
at 10 cents a pound delivered at
New York.
Jesse Jones, Federal Loan admin
istrator, said this made a total of
200, 900 tons of Latin American cop
per bought from those companies
by Metals Reserve Co., and that 1t
was to be delivered at rate of
about $4,000 tons q month, be-
ginning IN March.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Aid
To South America
Seen by Wallace
Vice President Honored
At Dinner by Officers
Of Department

Praising the Agriculture Depart
ment as an organization with in
finite possibilities for the future,
Vice President Wallace expressed
the hope last night that ways coulc
be found for increasing its help tc
Mexico and other Latin American
countries.
Speaking at a dinner given in his
honor at the National Press Club by
department officials, bureau chiefs
and division directors, he pointed out
that its scientists could be of assist
ance in helping. Latin American
countries solve their agricultural
problems.
About 400 persons attended the
dinner. Secretary Wickard served
as toastmaster and introduced Mr.
Wallace.
THE Department of Agriculture
has always had a philosophy of life
for all the American people," Mr.
Wallace said.
Praises Loyalty.
He praised the personnel for their
loyalty to the department and its
ideals and told his former colleagues
that he sensed the fact that as Vice
President and presiding officer OF
the Senate, 81 am slowly being in
itiated into new fraternity"
Undersecretary Appleby empha-
sized the growth of the department
during the past eight years, and
lauded Mr.. Wallace as the "em-
bodiment of the virtues of the de-
partment." AS Vice President, he
said, Mr.. Wallace will represent
agriculture as his predecessor-shall
say-represented fishing"
Marvin Jones Speaks.
Judge Marvin Jones, former chair
man of the House Committee on
Agriculture, and Assistant Secretary
Hill, also paid tribute to Vice Presi-
dent Wallace
In introducing Mr.. Wallace, Sec
retary Wickard declared that the
large attendance at the dinner ,evi-
denced "the esteem of the Depart
ment of Agriculture for Henry A.
Wallace"
Evening star., 1941-02-01
F.B. |. Holds Draft Clerk,
Saying He Took Money
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 1.-The
chief clerk of a Philadelphia draft
board was held by the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation today on
charges of accepting money on his
promise to obtain deferment for a
draft registrant.
John F. Sears, head of the local
F B. I. Office, identified the clerk as
Fred Kaplan. %, and said he was
arrested last night after he accepted
$50 from young jeweler.
Mr.. Sears said the clerk also is
charged with violating a section of
the Selective Service Act which pro-
hibits interferences with the duties
Of any draft board.
The jeweler, Max D. Dantowitz,
%, was quoted by F. B. I. agents as
saying Kaplan approached him after
he had asked for defernent. and
told him "the board might be able
to fix it"
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Nomura Leaves Hawaii,
Resuming Trip TO U. 5.
BY the Associated Press.

oy the ASSOCldJSO HEcSS.
HONOLULU, Feb. 1.-Japan's w
Ambassador to the United States,
Armiral Kichisabura Nomura, re-
sumed his journey to Washington
today after expressing himself
greatly honored" by his reception
here and voicing a most ardent
wish" that Japan and the United
States remain at peace.
The Ambassador, escorted into the
harbor yesterday by two destroyers
as a goodwill gesture, was given
similar escort when the Japanese
steamship Kamahura Maru left the
harbor several hours later.
Reporters fired questions about
the international situation, but
Nomura answered cautiously. He
said he was going to the United
States "for peace and not for war;"
that there must oe an understand
ing on both sides" and that reestab.
ishment of relations is important
for the United States and Japan.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Invitation From George
Transmitted to WiiIkie
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The State Department said today
that Secretary Hull, at the request
OF Senator George, Democrat of
Georgia. had transmitted an invita-
ton to Wendell L. Willkie to return
to Washington from London to
testify on the lease-lend bill.
Senator George is chairman of
the Foreign Relations Committee,
which is holding hearings on the
legislation.
State Department officials said
the request was not made by Mr..
Hull or the State Department, but
that the secretary merely had acted
as a transmitter.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
R. A. F. Strikes
At Tripo|i;;
) Vessels Hit
Hundreds of Bombs
Declared Dropped
On Burce Airdrome
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
British in December launched
offensive against Italians in
North Africa, first driving them
out OF Egypt lOith capture of
outpost at Sidi Barrani and then
inpading Libya to seize bases at
Bardtd, Tobruk and Derna.
Apollonid and Bengasi, still far
ther ,Oest on coast, are merit OBJ
5ectiues OF drive.
By the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Egypt, Feb. 1.-The Royal
Air Force was reported today to
have struck TOO miles into Italian
Libya, dropping several tons" of
bombs on Libyas principal city,
Tripoli, and hundreds" on BARGE
airdrome, in the path of the
British land offensive.
Three vessels-two of 5000 tons
and third of 4,000-were reported
hit in the Tripoli harbor, one of
the 5000 -tonners set afire while
barracks at BARGE received a direct
hit. These far-f1ung operations
took place last night.
BARGE is 120 miles west of cap
tured Derna and about 40 miles
northeast of Bengasi, capital of
Cirenaica, or Eastern Libya, toward
which British tanks were rumbling
today along coastal and inland roads
on the heels of retreating italian
forces.
Tripoli is the capital of Tripoli-
tania, or Western Libya which ad-
joins Tunisia, where Frances North
African forces, under Gen. Maxine
Weygand, are massed-the target of
Free French" appeals to joins sBri-
tain's fight against Italy.
Seaplane Hangers Hit.
In the attack on Tripoli, the COM
munique said, bombs "straddled the
southern mole and seaplane hangers
causing explosions which were fol-
lowed by clouds of black smoke"
Several fires also broke out on
the customs jetty and the railway,
the communique declared, and one
seaplane was destroyed and others
we're damaged.
Hangers, tents and barracks at
BARGE received direct hits, the COM
munique said. while two planes on
the ground were set on fire and
the whole landing field sprayed
with machine gun bullets. An Ital-
ian fighting plane which attacked
the British was shot down, the r.
A. F. said.
In East Africa, the communiuue
continued, British pilots machine
gunned four planes on the ground
at Teramni, Is miles southeast of
Asmara. Eritrea, destroying three
of them.
, Report Of Ground Activity.
: The middle east command, sum-
ming up the activities of the ground
forces. said only:
"Libya: Contact with the enemy
west of Derna is being maintained"
With the British on the road to
Bengasi observers here awaited re-
action of Frances North African
(See LIBYA, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1941-02-01
BY J. A. O'LEARY.

Admitting he was "tremen-
dously worried" American aic
might be too late to save Great
Britain from defeat, Secretary OF
the Navy Knox today told the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
n1ittee an axis invasion of South
America from the African coast
If England is conquered, would
be easier than Admiral Dewey's
expedition to Manila in the
Spanish American War.
Supporting the administration
aid-to-Britain legislation, Mr.. Knox
was asked by Senator Nye, Repub-
lican, of North Dakota whether the
measure was designed ito underwrite
a British victory"
mot this bill" the witness re-
piled, "but we do have an interest
in seeing that Great Britain is not
defeated"
"Can we act in time to save
Britain if this awful crisis predicted
for the near future comes to pass?"
Senator Nye asked.
Frankly, I don't know" the wit
ness responded. I'm tremendous
~ worried"
AS Secretary Knox testified Senate
Majority Leader Barkley brought
out the fact that Admiral Dewey
went 1000 miles to Manila and en-
gagged the Spanish fleet, even though
the United States had no naval base
in the Philippines then.
Africa Close to South America.
The Senator then brought out that
the nearest point between Africa
and the Coast of South America is
only 1.600 miles.
If the axis powers defeat England,
Senator Barkley said they would
also control Africa, and asked Mr..
Knox if it is safe to assume they
would cooperate with Japan in
controlling Asia.
Mr.. Knox said speculation is not
necessary, because they have pledged
to do that.
Then it would be easier for them
to ctoss from Africa to South
America than it was for Dewey to
go to Manila?" asked Senator Bark
ley.
THAT is correct" said Mr.. Knox.
Recess Taken Until Monday.
The committee recessed shortly
before noon until Monday, after Sec
retary Knox told Senator Nye he did
not care to take a chance on the
axis powers being too exhausted to
turn toward the Western Hemis-
phere If they defeat England.
The North Dakota Senator had
pictured Germany and Italy facing
disease, the need of rehabilitation
and the task of watching subdued
populations and argued they would
be in no position to attack this
country until it had time to pre-
pare.
"You and I are not experts, Sena-
tor" Mr.. Knox replied, "but there is
a chance these dictators may not be
satisfied with what they win over
there. They may come over here,
and I don't want to take that
chance"
Neither do t. said the North
Dakotan, 'but how soon could that
occur?"
"I don't know, and neither do
you," the Secretary responded.
Marchers Kept. Outside.
While Mr.. Knox testified in the
cacus room of the
Senate Office Building, a crowd
Of several hundred self-styled peace
gathered outside. Police
kept most of them outside but per-
(See BRITISH AID, Page A-6O
Evening star., 1941-02-01
| WHIkie> ATTEMPTING
To Pay Bus Fare,
| Nearly Elected
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. Wendell
L. Willkie, perplexed by the
English fare collection system,
almost got himself elected from
a bus today by a girl conductor
who believed he was purposely
holding up others trying to get
aboard.
Mr.. Willkie stood on the plat
form, trying to give the girl
money for his fare, unaware
that English bus conductors
collect after passengers are
seated.
Get on or get off," the girl
said.
Finally somebody pushed Mr..
Willkie on.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Three Children Perish
In Flames of Cubin
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WAYNESBORO, Pa, Feb. L.
Three small children burned to
death last night as they slept in
the kitchen of their log-cabin home
at nearby Beartown, in the Blue
Ridge Mountains.
The children were trapped in the
kitchen. Their mother. Mrs Ruth
Anna Yohe, %, and neighbor,
John Hampton, made frantic efforts
to extricate them.
The dead are: Stuart George
Yohe, 8; Howard Bruce Yohe, 2,
and Martin Freddy Yohe, months.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
VIM. G. McAdoo Dies Suddenly
OF Heart Attack in His Hotel
World War Treasury
Chief and Former
Senator Was TT

William Gibbs McAdoo, II. World
War Secretary of the Treasury, and
former Senator from California, died
about 10 am. today from a heart
attack at his apartment at the
Shoreham Hotel
At the time of his death, Mr..
McAdoo was chairman of the Amer
lean Presidents Line, to which he
was named shortly after his defeat
in 1888 for denomination as Sen
ator in the California Democratic
primary.
His wife, and a daughter, Mrs.
Brice Clagett, of Washington, were
with him when he died.
President Roosevelt expressed his
sorrow at the former Senator's death
(See McADOO, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1941-02-01
IWiIIkie Will Leave
For Home tuesday 10
Back 'Lease-Lend'
Coll Received From Hull;
Trades Jokes at Club
With American Volunteers
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. i.-Wendell L.
Willkie announced today he would
leave London Tuesday night to re-
turn to the United States to testify
on the "lease-lend" aid to Britain
bill.
Mr. Willkie said he had received
a cablegram from Secretary of State
Cordell Hull last night requesting
his early return.
Mr.. Hull sent a request from
Chairman George of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee asking
Mr.. WILKES presence at hearings
on the bill.
Visits Eagles Club.
Mr.. Willkie added that he under
stood the Senate committee was
trying to complete testimony by
February 10.
He had dropped into the Ameri-
can Eagle Club, in the heart of
London, in the early morning hours
and traded a few jokes with Ameri-
cans serving in the British forces.
Mr.. Willkie, in announcing the
date of his return to the United
States, said he would be unable to
visit either Scotland or Ireland.
His seemingly boundless energy
prompted the Press Association to
describe him as some hustler" but
he admitted feeling "a bit tired"
after sloshing through mud yester-
day to inspect British defenses
against invasion in the 'Hen's Cor
ner" area of Dover.
Sits at Piano.
Some of the Eagles-voluntee
flyers from the United States serv-
ing in Royal Air Force squadron
asked Mr.. Willkie to sit at the piano
for a picture.
"I1l sit, but I don't play" he re-
piled. Anyway, let's have some
sheet music"
He was handed copy Of Thanks,
Mr.. Roosevelt"
Takes Bicycle Ride.
Mr.. Willkie rode a bicycle in Lam
beth Walk today, joined in singing
the song of the same name, wrote his
autograph countless times, and an
nounced he would spend the night at
the. residence of Prime Minister
Churchill.
About 400 cockneys crowded
around him when he visited the
heavily bombed, poor South Side
district where Lambeth Palace is
situated. A policemen said, He
autographed everything from a
package of tea to a ukulele.o He
also drank tea with the crowd.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Prediction Of Nazi
Victory Is Denied
By Senator Wheeler
Says He Will Push Fight
On Foreign Policy Despite
Smear Attempt
BY the Associated Press.


Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of
Montana declared today he did
not say in 1884 or at any other time
that Nazi domination of Europe was
inevitable"-a statement attributed
to him yesterday by President Roose-
welt.
In response to press conference
questions, the President said he had
been advised by the late William
Dodd, former Ambassador to Ger
many. that Senator Wheeler-an
outspoken critic of the administra-
tion's British-aid biil-voiced this
opinion at a dinner party in 1884
or 1885. ..f
Senator Wheeler, now recovering
from influenza at the home of
Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy in
Florida, said in a statement issued
through his Office here that this
is desperate attempt to discredit
me because stand unalterably for
American peace and against the
entry of the United States into any
foreign war.
This slanderous attack on me
attributed to a dead man-is abso-
lutely false"
This is the second time that the
President has assailed me per-
sonally," the Montana Senator de-
clared. THE first time occurred
after I branded the lend-lease- give
bill as the New Deals A. A. A.
foreign policy to plow every fourth
American boy under European or
African soil.
This time I am attacked because,
in my humble way, I will not cease
warning the American people that
the foreign policy of this admins
tration is taking the United States
into a war that is not ours"
Condemns Imperialism.
The remainder of Senator Wheel
ers statement follows:
Il did not say in 1884 or at any
other time that Nazi domination of
Europe was inevitable. have always
denounced the forceful seizure of
territory by Germany, England,
France, the United States or any
other nation. I denounced it in 1884
and I denounce it in 1941. I have
always deplored and condemned
THE press reports indicate that
some one said-it is not clear who
makes the accusation-that I at
tended a dinner at the home of Mr..
Tugwell (Rexford G.. Tugwell,
former administration agriculture
oficiaD, at which Senator Glass
and the late William E. Dodd, for
mer Ambassador to Germany, were
(See WHEELER, Page ADD
Evening star., 1941-02-01
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Neither
lands government-in-exile instruct
ed its Minister at Toxic today to
inform the japanese that the Dutch
reject any suggestion of having
the Netherlands Indies incorpo-
rated in new order in East Asia
under the leadership OF any power
whatsoever"
The Minister also was said to
have been instructed to tell the
japanese that the Dutch "can never
be expected either to let their &C
tons be guided by such a con-
ception Of a new order in the Far
East or to acquiesce in the conse-
quences of its eventual application"
The message, it was announced,
was prompted by japanese Foreign
Minister YoSuke Matsuokas speech
to the Toxic Parliament January
20 in which he said that the three
power axis pact respects "the lead
ership Of Japan in establishment Of
a new order in greater East Asia"
Matsuoka also said that the
Netherlands and the Dutch East
Indies and French Indo-China
should be in intimate and in.
separable relationship with our
country (Japan)" :"