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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-11
GIN All Set TO Build Tanks,
Official Reveals at Defense Show
PETER SPENCER

Defense Comes First with Gen.
eral Motor" according TO the
newly-adopted slogan Of this great
organization and as if TO prove it
GM soon Will be producing tanks
of various sizes in addition 10
filling more than 500 defense con-
tracts for material now being
turned out in approximately 60
plants in 30 cities.
This was revealed during an ex-
tenSive survey of General Motors
defense effort by 800 newspaper
publishers, editors and reporters
which covered virtually every
phase of the huge corporations
program TO assist the building up
of Americas and Brltain'S defense
machinery.
Official announcement that GM
soon will be in the tank production
end OF the defense picture came
from O. +. Hunt. GM vice presi-
dent. who explained briefly that
tanks Of various sizes soon will
he added 10 the General Motors
defense effort.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-11
IN THE
NEWS
RESENTMENT is mount.
ing in the United States

Senate against the un-
wanted and dangerous ALI
ance with Communist Russia
which has been perverted
from the laid TO DEMOC-
RACY" program of the
American government.
When Senator McCarran OF
Nevada asserted on the SEN
ate floor the other day that
the original lend-lease bill
would not have had approval
Of that body if 1t could have
fOreseen that the present in
Movement with Russia would
be the result, he challenged
any senator who would have
voted for the measure under
those circumstances 10 rise
AND NOT A SINGLE SEN
ATOR RESPONDED.
This emphasizes the in
stinctive repugnance, net OF
senators alone, but of the
American people rs "A whole
for the vicious cOmmunistic
philosophy and history of Red
Russia.
Of course il is a credit 10
the United States Senate that
its feeling of revulsion against
unsavOry association 18th
Russia is openly disclosed.
But as Senator Clark OF
Missouri sharply reminded
his colleagues, the Senate was
repeatedly and vigorously
forewarned against precisely
what has happened.
AS was repeata dly
charged i'm the foreign rela-
tons committee" recalled
enator Clark, THE
LEASE-LEND BILL WAS
BROAD ENOUGH TO AT
THORPE AN ALLIANCE
WITH BLOODY oOE
STAIN AND THE COM
MUNIST MURDERERS;
AND THAT ALLIANCE,
WHICH WAS BITTERLY
DENIED AT THAT TIME
IN THE FOREIGN RELA-
TIONS COMMITTEE AND
WAS BITTERLY DENIED
LATER ON THE FLOOR.
II A s SUBSEQUENTLY
BEEN MADE"
The Senate and the whole
Congress had ample oppor-
tunity, during the debate ON
the original lease-lend bill, to
specifically EXCLUDE Com
munist Russia a a possible
beneficiary of the measure.
but it neglected to avail itself
OF that opportunity.
The Senate has ample OPP
portunity even now 10 erect
safeguards against the inclu-
sion of Communist Russia
among nations participating
in the benefits of future laid
to democracy" legislation.
But the Senate seems little
. disposed toward being influ-
enced by its admitted repug-
nance for Russia, any more
than ii was originally influ-
enced by sober and repeated
warnings.
The Senate seems To be-
willing to accept an interna-
tional relationship which does
violence to every American
conception of decency, moral
ity and safety.
Obviously, ii is not enough
for the majority of the Sen
ate to have good INSTINCTS.
What is lacking is not
conviction, but the COURAGE
of conviction, and the humili-
ating and degrading position
of the American nation today
as a party to the brutal con-
quests of Russia is the price
of that weakness.
Senator McCarran encOun-
tered no dispute in the Senate,
but only agreement, wher ne
described the COmmCnis I
H
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-11

gestions that revision or epcol
of the Neutrality Act may be
sought. TO a conviction in Some
quarters that Mr.. Roosevelt NAV
order the navy 10 clear American
waters of any and all Axis craft
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-11
ATTACKS ON L. s. SHIPS

Only on one point was Wash
inAfEs+ef4 eeFtaiH-that the Chief
Executive will take full notice OF
the recent submarine attack on
the l.. s. S. Greer, and the sink
ing Of two American-owned r1er-
the Sessa, torpedoed
OF Iceland and the Steel Sea-
iarcr. sent 10 the bottom Of the
Red Sea by aerial bombs.
Called 10 the White House 20
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-11
TANKS soon

IS not known at this time for, as
President c. L. Wilson said:
I'VE don't talk about these
things until the details are com
plcted with the army or the
navy. But we are going to be
making tanks soon"
II Is apparent. however, that
General Motors entrance into the
tank production field will have
a profound effect on the Detroit
defense production economy. when
one reviews the only local parrellel
situation at ChrySler Corporation
which already has constructed
a S20000000 tank plant. in which
employment will eventually reach
thousands.
Also il is known that for sew
eral months there has been at the
General Motors proving ground at
Milford. Mich. a medium NIB tank.
produced by the American Car &
Foundry, which GM has been
putting through its pace'.
Beyond this Is recognized that
the American and British forces
are particularly short on light and
medium tanks and that factories
now IN existence will not be able
10 supply the required number
even when working at top capacity.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-11

Continued on Next Page, Col. p
Evening star., 1941-02-26
House Unit BaIks at 'FriIIs
In Defense Housing
the Associated Press.

~ NAiN E1sSONAoS SSN 4 ANSo'
The House Rules Committee
baked today at approving new de-
fense housing legislation which
some members said might mean
that industrial workers might have
certain extra ''frills" at their homes
which men in uniform were not
given.
For the second consecutive day
the committee deferred action on
bill to double the existing $780,
100000 authority to build homes
quickly for the defense workers and
members asserted they could not
predict what action might be taken
eventually.
Members said they had been in
formed that the inexpensive homes
contemplated would be equipped
with electric ice boxes and gas or
electric ranges.
why not cut out all these frills?"
Representative Michener, Repub-
lican. of Michigan. asked Charles
L oAiiici' uo1clloe 1louSllls Co-OIul
nator.
Mr.. Palmer replied that if there
was any provision in housing laws
already on the statute books that
would permit luxurious homes,
don't know about it."
Representative Lewis, Democrat.
of Colorado. commented that many
young men drafted for year of
service came from good homes and
don't have those luxuries."
1T is not the job of the defense
co-ordinator to handle the social
problems-the problem is to prevent
the defense program from begging
down." Mr.. Palmer observed.
Evening star., 1941-02-26

something of an investment. The
silk, incidentally. is red, for the
sake of maximum visibility. So the
Denver Weather Bureau offered the
customary reward for return of
radio-and parachute
Several weeks went by and Moth
ing came back. The supply of re-
turned radios stopped abruptly and
completely. The Weather Bureau
officials were puzzled. There were
no red silk scarfs showing up around
Denver-no red silk shirtwaists, or
hankies, or window curtains. 1t took
some time to solve the mystery.
They found-how is not divulged-
that girl can make a lot of silk
panties out of 49 square feet of
bright red silk.
The Washington Institute of Tech
nology, anxious to recover the radio
devices. which are useless for any
other purpose than upper-air sound
ing. has asked that the Weather
Bureau make no further mention
Of returning the parachutes.
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Mystery Of Missing Silk 'Chutes
Has Embarrassing CIimux

The Mystery of the Missing
Weather Bureau Parachutes, or
How Number of Girls"
Well. it probably will be simpler
to tell it in chronological order
The United States Weather Bu-
reau has been employing balloon
raised radio transmitters to transmit
automatically information concern
ing upper-air conditions, as SUBJ
stitute for airplane flights, which
are costly and sometimes difficult to
make when the information is most
needed. The transmitters are of a
type developed in Washington by
the Washington Institute of Tech
nology. Having completed their
ascent, the radios are lowered safely
to earth by parachute. A reward of
81 is offered for the return of each
radio to the Weather Bureau.
Last month officials at Denver
decided they would try to recover
the parachutes, as well as the radios.
After all, they reasoned a silk para
chute feet in diameter, represents
Evening star., 1941-02-26
DISTRICT COURT.

In any case where postponement
Of the hearing of motion is to be
requested, notice should be given
the motions clerk not later than
B o'clock the afternoon before such
motion is set for hearing. 1t will
be the policy of the court not to
grant postponements if the afore-
said notice is not given except when
extraordinary conditions have pre-
vented the giving of the notice
Roll call of motions will be at
9.45 am, as heretofore has been
the practice.
Hereafter in all domestic relations
cases where temporary custody of a
child, or the fixing of temporary
maintenance for a wife or child is
sought, the procedure shall be by
motion, as required by the rules OF
court, and not by rules to show
causes.
Evening star., 1941-02-26
SomerveII Reveals
Camp Cost 5 Million
Above First Estimate
Money We'll Spent
If Site Pans Out, He
Tells House Committee
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Army's construction chief
said today that development of one
camp in Florida had cost SIS 900 900
more than expected but that if
original estimates of its military Use
fulness proved well-founded the
extra money would be well spent"
The information was given by
Brig. Gen. Brehon B. Sornervel to
the House Military Affairs Commit
tee. Testimony did not bring out
the name Of the camp, but Chair
man May said it was Camp
Blanding,
Gen. Somervell attributed the un-
expected costs primarily to the fact
that the camp site was low-lying,
sandy land but he said the site
presumably was chosen because of
its military value and should there
fore be worth the investment if the
value proved out.
Extra cost also resulted, Gen,
Somervell said from the fact that
"the ground was made to conform
to plans for the camp, rather than
the plans being drawn according to
the lay of the ground"
Representative Shafer, Repub-
hcan. of Michigan, asked the general
whether the camp site did not con-
sist in part of "swampland." Gen.
Somervell said there were low pock-
cts in it but 1T isn't especially
swampy in the usual sense"
When were the difficulties about
development first discovered?" Mr.
Shafers asked.
LAS soon as we started work"
replied Gen. Somervel.
Would it have been very diff
cult" asked Mr.. Shafer, Ito have
found out about those before work
started?"
Not very" Gen. Somervell said,
but he added that the situation arose
because when the present defense
program was starting the Army
spent all money possible on guns
and other armament and lacked
funds for adequate surveys prelim-
mary to camp site selections and
planning.
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Appropriations
CONTINUED From First Page.)

funds to develop naval aviation out
posts at Guam and Samoa.
Meanwhile, a House investigation
of the defense program was regarded
as certain in some legislative
quarters.
Representative Cox, Democrat, of
| Georgia said he had no doubts
that the House will set up a spe-
cial committee" to examine the en-
tire program and its progress. Such
an inquiry has been discussed tenta-
lively for some time.
The only question, he asserted, was
the committees makeup and its
specific duties.
Representative Cox made these
| statements after a Rules Committee
meeting late yesterday. Other men,
bers also predicted that the COM
mittee would soon ask the House
to order the investigation.
Meanwhile, an appropriation bill
carrying Slab ,991 1888 for independ-
ent Government Offices was reported
to the Senate by the Appropriations
Committee after the committee
added S11 ,255 900 to the funds for
the Tennessee Valley Authority to
accelerate construction projects tied
in with the defense program.
The committee approved an in
crease of S150,000 over the House
bill for the National Resources Board
for advisory activities on national
defense after Senators McKellar,
Democrat. of Tennessee, Truman
and Russell, Democrat, Of Georgia
sharply criticized present methods
for locating new national industries.
Fear of Scandal Voiced.
The record of testimony showed
that Senator McKellar had ex-
pressed fear that defense advisers.
handling location of plants and
award of contracts, were going to
run this into scandal"
Other Senators complained they
mad been unable to learn anything
about these defense activities.
In another development yesterday,
the House Military Affairs Commit
tee was told by Robert P Patter-
son, Undersecretary of War, that
Francis Blossom of New York was
mot subject to cenSure" for Serv-
ing as member of a Government
advisory agency on defense contracts
when his engineering firm was OBJ
tanning a contract to construct and
operate a shell loading plant at Will
mington. III.
The plant, to cost s14,000,000 is
now under construction and ahead
of schedule, Mr.. Patterson wrote
the committee in response to a ques-
ton as to Mr.. Blossoms connection
with the project.
Fees for the contractor, Sander
son e. Potter of New York, Mr.. Pat
terson said, were listed at 81 ia 700
through the first years operation.
Mr. Blossom. head of the concern,
said last week that he felt there
had been no breach of propriety in
connection with the matter, but that
in order that there might be no
possible grounds for misunderstand-
ing he was not sharing in profits
the firm earned in 1910, and was
cutting himself off from all par
ticipation in profits accruing after
that date.
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Wreck
Continued From First Page)

this train and attempted to halt the
freight as it approached.
The freight, however, could not
be stopped and-With its brakes set
-plowed into the other train. The
engineer was crushed when the en-
CINE landed on him-after he had
! leaped-and the Wreckage was en-
veloped in a great cloud of steam.
A few seconds later the fire broke
/ out.
Saw Red Flag Waved.
An eyewitness account OF the
wreck was given by Harold Busser,
of 300 Lynn drive, Chevy Chase,
Md, who was driving down Blair
road at the time. He said:
Il was driving by and saw train
man, about SO feet behind a train
which was stopped on the tracks.
I heard the other train coming and
saw him waving his red flag at it..
The other train was going about
| 20 or 25 miles an hour. 1t must
have had the brake on, for it was
laboring and slowing down grad
ually. I noticed the engineer and
| the fireman in the cab of the en-
gine. They had not jumped.
Then came the crash. The NOV
ing train was going about 20 miles
an hour when it nit. 1t went right
| through the cabooSe. In front OF
the caboose was a tank car. The
engine mounted the tank CART
stood almost straight up.
Rolled Down Embankment,
Then it dropped and rolled down
the embankment to the street. The
engineer jumped just as they
crashed, but it was too late. He
stuck in there until the last second.
He landed at the foot Of the en-
bankment and the train dropped
right on top of him. guess he
knew it was too late, when he
jumped. The engine was completely
enveloped in steam.
The firemen went out the other
| side and was safe. remember that
| the f1agman who had been trying
to stop the moving train ran back
into the caboose when he saw there
was going to be wreck. He came
out the other side just before the
crash-carrying his clothes. There
must have been something in there
he wanted awfully bad"
Police rushed all available motor
cycle officers and scout cars to the
scene. Ambulances from Emer-
gency and Casualty Hospital, two
rescue squad companies and num-
Der of fire engines responded.
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Ford

NCOnLlnueO from First Page)
quired in defense industries. In the
past the U. A. VIC. /. o. in some
instances has refused to recognize
the State Mediation Boards au-
thority to require the 30-day cool
ing-of" period in industries which.
like the Ford company, are engaged
on defense contracts.
On the other hand it has, on sew
eral occasions, filed notice of in
tention TO strike and reached ad-
justments without taking such
action.
Fired for Wearing Button"
The Ford company is virtually the
only major unit of the automobile
industry which does not have some
form of contract with labor unions.
Henry Ford has said frequently
that he would not interfere with the
right Of any individual to join a
union. but has added that he would
not agree to any arrangement that
would prevent an individual from
coming forward in his own behalf" E"
The U. A. VIC. I. o. yesterday
complained to the National Labor
Relations Board that the Ford Co.
was violating a recently sustained
board order to cease and desist"
interference with efforts to unionize
the Rouge plant
In the telegram to President
Roosevelt the union asserted that
40 employees in the Ford glass de-
partment at the big Rouge plant
had been discharged on Monday
for wearing union buttons" and
re-employed yesterday after the
union had complained to the
N. L. r. 3.
Assault" Charged.
Ford Co spokesmen denied that
union members had been discharged
from the glass division and con-
tended they left their jobs volun-
tarily.
The union telegram to President
Roosevelt claimed that more than
$50 union members had been dis
charged since last october.
1t accused the company of having
sought by assault, threat and per-
suasion" to discourage employees
from joining the union and of try
ing to induce workers to "join or
ganizations which are combating
the U. A. VIC. I, O."
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Carnegie Mills Crippled
By 7 900 Pickets

GARY, Ind, Feb. Is tPD.-Opera-
tions at the Carnegie sheet and tin
mills here were curtailed today by
refusal of pickets to permit nom
union workers to enter the plant.
The plant normally employs 5000
men.
Frank Girder, sub-district director
of the Steel Workers Organizing
Committee, said 1000 members of
the organization we're on picket duty
to halt all workers who could not
show paid-up union cards
The mills have same national de-
fense contracts, company officials
said.
Police Chief William J. Linn said
some minor violence accompanied
the picketing.
Evening star., 1941-02-26
British Aid
Continued From First Page }

Wheeler doomed, slapping a desk
in front of Senator Chandler. I'm
taking the Presidents own words. "
Reading from newspaper Pres
ident Roosevelt's statement of yes
terday that the first thing was to
win the war, Senator Wheeler said
this was urging the British people
to fight on. How can We refuse to
come to their rescue if they are
going down."
What I'm trying to do is be
honest with the American people, :"
Senator Wheeler continued, OBJ
viou5ly aroused. If this is our war
we ought TO go to war. If it's
necessary to crush Mr.. Hitler and
establish the English Channel as
our first line of defense we ought
to be honest about it."
Senator Wheeler earlier in the
debate had said that Nh. Roosevelt
had made "a shocking statement"
when he told his press conference
that proposals for peace must await
a British victory and that the first
thing was to win the war.
Personal Exchange Heated.
AS Senator Wheeler sat down
Senator Chandler jumped up to say
Il don't want the Senator to put
me in his class. I'm a captain in
the Army Reserve and if war comes
III take my place. The Senator
from Montana can go home"
The Kentucky Senator said that
If Senator Wheeler spent as much
time trying to build up confidence
in the President instead of trying
to tear it down, we'd be in less
danger of war"
The personal exchange came after
Senator Wheeler charged that White
House spokesmen had attempted to
keep an anti-War plank out of the
Democratic platform. Senator
Chandler denied this, saying nothing
happened at the Chicago convention
that the President didn't want"
Platform Defended.
Senators Brown and Barkley de-
Tended the platform and the pend
Ing bill as being in line with tall
material aid consistent with law and
not consistent with this countrv's
defense needs. At one point Senator
Wheeler declared that if the pro-
gram outlined in the lease-lend bill
had been in the Democratic plat
form he would not have supported
the President for reelection.
Senator Brown replied that both
the Democratic and Republican
platforms stated substantially the
principles of aid to Britain on which
the pending bill rests, and declared
Congress would not be doing its duty
to the people if it did not provide
such aid.
THE Senator, I think, is inno-
Gently responsible for the feeling
that has gone abroad that this is an
issue Of war or peace" said Senator
Brown to Mr. Wheeler. That is not
the issue, but rather, what is best
for the defense Of the United States
at this time"
Senator Chandler declared it was
necessary Ito give the President and
Secretary Hull authority" to admin
lister the British aid program.
Turning to Senator Wheeler, he
continued:
You fellows who call yourselves
isolationists are going to win some
day. You are going to be completely
isolated. They will come over from
all directions, and they will bomb
your cities and your houses.
You talk about negotiating with
Hitler. I will not do it, and if you
do you are foolish"
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Lewis TroiIed Aides
In Mine Workers Poll
BY the Associated Press.


An official tabulation Of votes cast
in the December election of United
Mine Workers union officers dis
closed today that John L. Lewis
polled considerably fewer votes than
his fellow officers, Philip Murray
and Thomas Kennedy.
The Official count printed in the
United Mine Workers Journal
showed that Mr., Lewis was re-
elected U. M. w. president with
123,046 votes, as compared with
143,423 for Vice President Murray
and 141, ,652 for Secretary Treasurer
Kennedy. ,.~r~ ..,u r-
All three officers we're unopposed
for reelection in the balloting held
at the mine union locals on De-
cembe.' 10.
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Other Selections
Hialeah,


| BY the Louisville Times.
Ration, Violante. Merrily Go.
2-War Declared, Wha Hae, Bold
Turk
3-White Hope, Crius, Big Brands
Son.
4-Remote Control. React. Llanero.
5-Choppy Sea, Briar Sharp, Laa-
tokka.
6-Play House, Sir Gibson, Wood
vale Lass.
7-Widener entry, Fairfax, Don
8-White Hot, Saxonian, Dark May.
Best bet-Choppy Sea.
Consensus at Hialeah.
BY the Associated Press.
Ration, Violante, Miss Shopper.
2-Wha Haze, Bold Turk, Gay Balko.
3-White Hope, Savitar, Big Brand S
Son.
4Becomly, Fancy Free. Llanero.
5-Choppy Sea, Mill Tower, Briar
Sharp.
6-Sir Gibson. Multitude, Bar Fly.
7-lnscolad, PloWshare, Don Moss.
8-White Hot, Snow, Comendador
2nd
Best bet-Sir Gibson.
Santa Anita FAST.
By the Louisville Times.
Turkey Tom, Kinder Cute, Ebony
Lad
2-Santouri. Abdicator, Crackade.
3-Knight Call, Chaldon Heath, Su-
preme Ideal.
4Kiosk, Iron Mike, Swell Chance
5-Balmy Spring, Fogoso, Towrope.
6-Big Ben, Call to Colors, Belplay.
7-Sweepalot, Exploded, Spanish
Duke.
8-Count Valiant, Count Sneezy,
Giles County.
Gold Trophy, Party Spirit, VAL
dina Flash.
10-Rita Osuna, Rocco, Black High
brow.
Best bet-Big Ben.
Evening star., 1941-02-26
HI o~ue Entries and Selections
~ - Nv for Tomorrow
BEST BET-BOLD TURK

race last time out, but all of his
previous form shows him to have
a royal chance of giving this sort
a trimming. SIR GIBSON has
won two of his last three attempts
and he has to be accorded a good
chance to take it all. BRIGHT
GRAY raced we'll around New
York.
Evening star., 1941-02-26
SEVENTH RACE-ONE WITCH,
DON MOSS, FAIRFLAX.

ONE WITCH ran a disappoint-
ing race the other afternoon, but
she has plenty of speed and
should be able to give this high
class opposition a race of their
lives. DON MOSS surprised by
winning his last and he could be
a repeater. FAIRFLAX has won
two of his last three and is a
threat.
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Legislators to Be Shown
New Tanks and Guns
q, the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
The Arny's newest tanks and
anti-aircraft and other guns will be
demonstrated Friday at the Aber-
deem Proving Ground, Md. to men,
bers of the Senate and House Mill
tary Affairs Committees.