The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-08

Tv8x10ue ph0cQgrAphe showing troops 1 entyenched and biz guns enplaced ready to meet any German attack. It was believed that the Germans would be less likely to attack the American garrison which Is now re- placing the British, since it would be ealuculAted to bring the United 9estAs formally into the war. The British said their garrison, of an undiselose6 sise, was being freed for service elsewhere"
 Distances Between
 As the crpw--.-or airplane--tiies, the American forces in Iceland are l ,S30 miles from Amsterdam: 1,45O miles from Hamburg; and 600 miles from the closest tip Of Scotland. High toward the northern extrem- ity of the 20th Meridian of west longitude, the United States has established on Iceland It's patrol and western heFnispherical defensive bese closest, to the scene, of war. PTeesdent Roosevelt said 1t was in- tended to protect Iceland and to keep communications open between 1eelAMG end the United States "as ven ss on tei1 seas between the .Uni- ted States and 9il other strategic poantssH These points were not named. but 1t appears that the area involved embraces most Of the North Atlantic. 1t reaclaess far into the German combat Sone' which wash- ed over Iceland and extended to within . few miles oE QFeenlandS s |coASt. F~} ssst.,4 .'r@sty
 The 1oth meridian srequeptly is accepted as the eastern boundary of the western he1nisphefe. It crosses Iceland and, sweeping soutnward, passed l00 miIes west of Dakar. The Ascfee and Cape Verde Islands lie on our eide oe it.
 Congressional reaction to MI. NooseEelte announcement of the occupation of Iceland included some sharp criticism. ~
 Y shoald Deoade New i' k General Robert E.s Wood; national chairman of the America First Com. mittees Aid MT Roooevelt should de. cide now ''elther to 60 into the war es an s6tive ally of England or stay cut" KY
 German oeacisis in Berlin are ex- pected to; comment later today.
 -Congressicnal supporters of ad- minist<aticn policy and some midi dle. e.of- -the-yoed men such as Chair man walter E. George, D., Ga., of the Senate Foreign Relations Com mite, and Senator Arthur II. Van- dsnbetS. R., AGiolar supported the administration move. ;; Y
 There was no indication that the Iceland incident would lack ma- joFtty support on Capitol I3ill in numbers wholly saEtSfactcgy to MT. Roosevelt. Gon9ress' opportunity to express It's opinion will come with consideration of the presidents re-. quest for authority to exchange dip- lomatic represents taves, with Iceland, nov, recognized informally as an in- depenedent state. He ordered naval fcgces into the island on his au- thnritys as commander ii. chief. House leaders promised early action on the request fer . diplomatic ex- change.
 The president says he's going to keep the sealaneS opeu to Iceland, !" said Representative Dewey Short R., Mo- IT Iceland's in the western hemisphere. So are Spitzbergan and IAnxibar and I'm Q C1ainaman."
 Necessary Measures
 Tt was q necessary, defensive measure" said Sen. Claude Pepper, D. Fla. Tt ts clear tlaet the United States iS acting only as trustee to preserve and protect Iceland. It is Ike occupying bridges over the At lantic. ! hope we hold ourselves in readiness to occupy the Azores, the Cape Verde Islands and the Madeira lslAnds if the President finds evi. dence that Hitler $ going to take them, fer we know we would take them ouly 1oe aggressive purposes. 2
 "A complete eSaGlon of the right oe Congress alcsae to declare War and tantAznoAlnk to a declaration of var" said Rep. Frank Hook. D. AGich. i',
 The s1chanse q lnsssases be- tween the goveFnznents ck the Unit- ed state and Iceland explained that F1riEish forces were needed elnewheye and ultimately would be withdTAWn. 1kF. AeoseveAt's state. metst that large contingsnts ce Am- esseen armed forces also had ar- rived ak oAzr new bases In Trinidad, or the Ven1zisian coast, end ct BFitish dulanA on the South Ameri- can mAinlaud sad been generally hz9oNzl.
 With Iceland la our military con. tgols the unlbsd States can check tho xcrkheSn eia4 eg any German 'plnesSss niogsna1nt agaanst this henAiEsre, klf. Rc0ass1lt ex- piAinsd. &ddlnss