Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-06
Hitler Subs
To RefueI at
Spanish Ports
Announcement Held Up
Until After Aid Bill
BY PAUL MALLON

NV Wv III
Yet undisclosed in Hitler's
sleeve is a-deal with Spain
whereby der fuehrer's new pony
subs may refuel ip Spanish
ports. This will cur materially
their travelling disRnces to their
Balearic haunts AID enable them
10 close in tighter upon the
Gibraltar shipping route.
The unders anding was
reached after Hitler apparently
failed TO open the land road
through Spain against the
British big rock. The best of
information here suggests an
nouncement may be withheld
until the lease-lend bill passes
with its provision enabling his
maleSty's fleet 10 use American
bases.
60 CLOSE behind Senator
~ w g G er that even his
shadow has not appeared, is
John l.. Lewis, the absentee
boss of Go. Lewis was i'll
when the oppo sition fight
started, but many of the initial
important conferences were held
In his home. Later when il was
decided he should not appear in
the hearings, he went out of
town for a rest, but was still
kept at the top of the fight by
telephone.
The Democratic cloak rooms
expect Lewis to have his own
political party in the presi-
dental race of 1914. They think
Wheeler will head the ticket.
The long range strategy tas
interpreted by the Democrats)
is based on the expectation that
the reaction 10 the present adj
ministration course is bound to
come in three years in sweeping
gusts.
There is nothing wrong with
that surmise. Reaction TO the
Woodrow Wilson course of 1917
was even strong enough to elect
Harding in 1920.
DRESS gallery laugh-of-the
L week concerns the Demo-
cratic senator who has perfected
as nifty a straddle as ever con-
Ceived, on the seff-iend-fease-
give away bill His wife is an
Anglophile.
Early in the game he publicly
committed himself TO the Presi-
dents bill. While still publicly
processing to be for the meas
ure. he now goes about the Sen
ate conspiring with the opposi-
ton leaders gleefully, advising
them as to legislative maneu-
verS.
Observers classify him as a
leading member of the opposi-
ton board of strategy.
The White House has found
out about it and, may tell his
wife.
THE British have been making
l. all the motions as if to de-
fend Greece. but hardly a mill
tary Judge can be found here
who believes it possible. In gen.
eral the Greeks are given no
more than two weeks as the
! m { of possible endurance
against the heavy German
mechanical units on the Salonika
flank.
British lines of communication
from Salonika would be too long
to maintain efficiently.
Contrary gestures are prob
ably being made to cover an
orderly withdrawal.
CONTINUED threat of strikes
~ is stirring Congress restless
ness. Talk is developing even
among administration leaders
about the necessity of safeguard
ing production if Mr.. Roosevelt
does not make a move to do it.
Conversational sentiment seems
yelling up for creation of
mediation board. but not under
the management of Labor Sec
rotary Perkins.
House Judiciary hearings are
largely in tn c hands of the
administrations. Its Subcommit-
tee helmsmen have indicated
they may go on for months.
Administration has intended to
use them only as a steam valve.
THE farm New Deal has
Il brought a sensational in
crease in the size of farms. A
new census report shows the
average size farm has increased
from 1863 acres in 1890 and
1913 in 1885 to ia acres in
1910 But medium sized bust
ness is more effective than big
or little. says a 449-page New
Deal study issued by the Ma
fiopal E'copOp1ip Cou1roittaa