The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-04

All of this is one reason why the administration is anxious to change the neutrality act to per- init lease-lend cargoes to be car- ried in American vessels, thus get- ting away from the Panamanian flag. The President will ask Con- gress for authority tC mount guns on American merchant vessels. Finally, crews are to be given gun training.
 NOTE = Arnulfo Arias, presi- dent of Panama, is in the ironic position of being an admirer of Germany. Arias served as dip- lomat in Germany for some years, and has given the State Depart ment more worry than any c.-:--:: Latin American presit .nr.
 QUEEN ELIZABETHs CORSET Tn these days of defense and emergency, the Folger Shake spearean Library is off the beaten path, yet officials looked Up in surprise one day last week to find the doorway brightened by the tall figure of Mrs. Eleanor Roose- welt.
 Dr. Giles Dawson, head of the reading room, was the first to see her., and 1t occurerd to him the first Lady might like to see the famous Folger collection of Eliz- abethan silver, which is kept hid- den away in a vault.
 "Yes," replied Mrs. Roosevelt, with an expression of pleased surprise. T have heard of that collection, but I didn't know the public was allowed to see it." pr. Dawson thought 1t strange she should regard herself merely as one of the public, but he said nothing. He led her to the vault. There he got out a mysterious parcel, and proceeded with great care to unwrap 1t. But when the contents were disclosed to view, he was chagrined to find that he had the wrong parcel. Instead of the package of silver, he found that he held in his hand the cor set of Queen Elizabeth.
 The embarrassment was all on one side, however. Mrs. Roosevelt was intrigued. She examined the corset, then later examined the silver, and went away.
 Since thatAday, for reasons that they can trace only to Mrs. Roose- welt, the officials have been be- sieged with callers who ask to see the corset of Queen Elizabeth. COMBAT LESSONS
 CLIO chiefs find these the out- standing lessons demonstrated b. the Louisiana war games
 1. The signal effectiveness of the new anti-tank battalions. This is a new arm developed by the U. s. army and has no counterpart in the European armies. Though only three months old and still in the ex- perimental stage, the battalions demonstrated great potency as tank killers. More and bet ter equipped units of this kind should be organized at once.
 2. The deadly power of air. craft and the fact that an army, no matter how good or strong, fights at tremendous diSadvan- tage without adequate air sup- port.
 3. That the combat team of tanks and mechanical forces needs the lowly doughboy to back 1t up for real success. An armored force has tremendous punching power and can smash holes thruogh clements many times its size, but 1t has got to have infantry behind 1t to hold the ground gained.
 {. A complete overhauling and modernization of field com- munications. particularly ra- dio. The arIny's equipment is antiquated and wholly made quate for the speed demanded of blitz warfare.
 6. A new type of armored scout car that is lighter, faster and with better air protection than the cne now in use. Tha present eaf $ a very powerful