Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-08
Naval Moves
Secret Except
In Australia
There Officials Tell, but
With Eye TO Japs
BY PAUL MALL0N
WASHINGTON, Aug. s.-The

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American warship is a deep
military Secret-eXcept when
they arrive in Australia.
The only violations Of the
navy department order against
publishing American ship move
mentS have been pcrpetrated by
the department itself, first last
March when some cruisers
stopped off at Australia then
n second time Just the other day
when two more cruisers arrived
at the same spot.
Official announcements were
I handed out III both instances,
/ Just so the Japanese papers
would be sure to get the in
/ formation
II is clear Nh Roosevelt is
working on the laps coy
stralcgem they will recognize
more easily than Americans. be-
cause it comes from their own
history.
One of their famous battles
was the conquest of Mukdcn in
the Russo-Japanese war Their
General Ohyama, in charge Of
operations. worked out skillful
maneuver in utmost detail. It
was based on extending the thin
Russian lines out TO the break
ing point like Grant earlier at
Petersburg
But when the day OF the
battle dawned General Ohyama
called. not for his sword but
his fishing pole He spent the
day angling in nearby stream
Such display instilled his army
with the confidence that helped
them win.
Mr. Roosevelt must have heard
Of the Story before he set sail
from New London last Sunday
leaving his plan of pressure di-
plomacy bchlnd.
TH f. Roosevelt Henderson
L price control plan is going
TO 60 through the wringer in
Congress. The screws have
been adjusted for it. When the
plan comes out you Will not
recognize IL as MIR. Roosevelt
HendersonS baby In fact, il
will be triplets. possibly quin-
tuplets.
A proposal will be made by
such lofty congressional authori-
ties as practically TO guarantee
enactment. requiring one-man
control (Henderson's) to he
dropped in favor of board direc-
tion by three or five members.
1t will be the duty of this
board TO work out policy atop
Mr., HenderSon's present OPAX
organization w h Q her the
change will be worded so that
Mr. Henderson can be a MEM
Der or chairman Of the board or
whether he will have the board
superimpoSed upon him in his
present position, is yet to be
decided.
No less a congressional per-
sonagc than Senator Carter
Glass, who is handling the legis-
lation in the Senate. has long
favored a board. The idea has
gained equally imposing support
on the House side.
GONE London talk about or
~ Canizing an expedition of 50
divisions t750000 mem 10 in
wade the continent has seepcd
over here, and apparently
reached the ears OF noninter-
ventioniSt senators. The British
say American men would be re-
quired 10 fill out the force. This
is supposed 10 be what Senator
Wheeler has been limiting
against.
Any such help this year is be-
! yond the realm Of factual con-
sideration Assuming that the
United States Navy could guar
antee safe conduct land planes
for safe landing) 10 an expedi-
tionary force requires a stretch
of the imagination in view Of
the limited number of ships
available in the Atlantic. But
I gl.ut Gould fhAt, xtflnt
American divisions are well
enough equipped and trained to
be sent anywhere today?
The landing obligation would
have TO fall on the Marines.
and they do not Vet have enough
ready 10 dispatch anything more
than q token group.
In short, the idea is impossible
Of fulfllment
TYIE notion that the vice
i presidents new economic
council is only going 10 scheme
up punitive economic tricks for
| Mr. Roosevelt 10 play on the
Berlin erlin-Berlin Axis tit has
shiunk latclS) has been foStered
by officials.
But apparently that is not Mr..
Wallace's idea. All who have
heard him eXpound know he
considers domestic economic
counciling 10 be as necessary as
the international kind Wallace
primarily wants curbs on do
nestle buying power talong
lines Henderson outlined 10 the
Senate committee this week.
First results OF their efforts