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Evening star., 1941-01-06
Roosevelt Demands
Swift Arms Increase
To Insure Security
President Tells Congress
Unprecedented foreign
Peril Faces Nation
By GOULD LINCOLN.

President Roosevelt warning America that its security is
threatened from without has never been before,
called Congress today for authority and greatly increased
new appropriations
l. To strengthen national defense by "sWlft and drV
ing increase in our armamentS."
2. To give and more aid to Britain and other
docracies resisting the attacks of the totataran
powers This will include Greece and China
Aid to Britain and other democratic nations, he indl
Gated will be extended through the lendease program
although he did not that phrase The materials sup
piled will be paid for within reasonable time following the
close of hostities in similar materials at our option,
in other goods many kinds which they can produce and
which need"
able pay cash.
Sacrifices to Include Tax Increase
personal sacrifices the part
of all Americans the President warned the people must De eaoy
increased provide for national defense
In budget message he said 4 recommend that greater
proportion of this great defense program be paid for from
than paying No should try or be allowed TO
rich of this and the principle of tax payments
in with ability should be constantly before our
eyes to guide our legislation
us say to the said Chief Executive in
ringing Americans vitality concerned in your defense
of freedom We putting forth energies our resources ana
organizing to the strength to regain and main
tain free world
you ever-ncreang numbers ships, planes,
tanks guns. This is our purpose and our pledge
the fulment of this pledge the President said America
will not be ntmdated by the they
on Americas actions international law this Gov
ernment will not so regard them.
Aid Is Act of War.
Such aid" he said firmly is not an act OF war even If
unateray proclaim it to be So He added that
the United States they
will not wait for act of war but Will attack as hy oo IN
dctator he said inter-
ested only in new one-way international law"
conclusion the President predicted victory for the demo-
cratic nations of the world
Nation he said "has placed its destiny in the hands
and millions of free and
guidance of God Freedom means
supremacy rights everywhere Our support goes to
struggle to gain those rights to keep them Our
strength S unity of purpose
ITO that high concept end victory"
The President Americas policy the world well
Congress. 1t has three points:
First al-incusive national defense, backed by IAN i'm
of the public will and without regard to
Evening star., 1941-01-06
Black Tom, KingsIond Awards
Upheld by Supreme Court
s50,000,000 Previously Granted for Settling
Claims by Germon-Americon Commission

a strike settlement had been
reached
In another labor case today the
court upheld Labor Board order
requiring the Link-Belt Manufac-
turing Co. of Chicago to disestab-
Hsh a company union.
Justice Stone delivered the deci-
sion in the contract case. No dis
sent was announced. Justice Nc
Reynolds did not participate.
Refusal to sign an agreement
reached, Justice Stone said, was a
refusal to bargain collectively" and
IAN unfair labor practice"
1T is true" he added, that the
National Labor Act. while requiring
the employer to bargain collectively
does not compel him to enter into
an agreement.
But it does not follow that, hav-
ing reached an agreement, he can
refuse to sign it. because he has
never agreed to sign one.
He may never have agreed tC
bargain but the statute requires him
to do so. To that extent his freedom
is restricted in order to secure the
(See COURT, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1941-01-06
Bordiu Fall Held
Peril to ItoIy's
Libyon Position
Further Loss OF
Troops Morale
Indicated
BY EDWARD KENNEDY,

Associated Press war Correspondent.
BARDIA, Libya, Jan. 6.-Italy's S
position in all Eastern Libya is in
peril as a result of the fall of Bardia
British military sources said today.
Not only have British forces taken
the main stronghold of Libya S
Eastern defenses and destroyed an
other big Italian army, they said,
but there are indications of swiftly
growing decentralization among
Italy'S North African forces.
They declared British units al
ready dominate inland regions al
most 100 miles from the Western
Egyptian frontier.
With the Italian prisoners rounded
up in the Bardia region placed
officially at some 10000, Australian
troops continued to drive more
Fascists from caves and other
isolated spots today in a final
mopup.
British armOred units to the west
had their hands full with thou
sand Italians intercepted While in
flight to Tobruk.
The capture of six generals here
including Gen. Annibale Bergonzoli
commander of fallen Bardia, brought
to y the number Of Mussolini's S
generals corraled by the British
SO far.
The Italian prisoners were so
numerous that transporting, feeding
and Sheltering them has posed a
difficult problem for the British.
AS quickly as facilities permit,
(See KENNEDY, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1941-01-06
Roosevelt Text
Message Calls for
Arms Speedup

FOLLOWING is the tert OF PreSt-
dent ROoSeuelt's message to Con-
oreSs on the state OF the Union!
I address you, the members Of
the Seventy-seventh Congress, at
a moment unprecedented in the
history of the Union. use the
word unprecedented" because at
no previous time has American
security been as seriously threat
ened from without as it is today.
Since the permanent formation
of our Government under the
Constitution, in 1889, most OF the
periods of crisis in our history
have related to our domestic af-
fairs. Fortunately, only one OF
these-the four-year War Be-
tween the States-ever threat
ened our national unity. Today,
thank God, 130,000,000 Amer
leans, in 48 States, have forgotten
points of the compass in our ma
tlOnal unity.
1t is true that prior to 1914
the United States often had been
disturbed by events in other
continents. We had even en-
gagged in two wars with European
nations and in number of un-
declared wars in the West In
dies, in the Mediterranean and
in the Pacific for the mainte-
nance of American rights and
for the principles of peaceful
commerce. In no case, however,
had a serious threat been raised
against our national safety or.
our independence.
What I seek to convey is the
historic truth that the United
States as a Nation has at all
times maintained opposition to
any attempt to lock us in behind
I1..4i,,,.S - r,1, Az rn1.Irry, q
Evening star., 1941-01-06
Germans Follow Up
Night London Raid
With Day Attack
Bombs Reported TO Have
foIlen in ; Districts;
R. A. F. Blasts Brest
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 6.-German raid
erS, following up new overnight
fire bomb attack on London. raided
the capital again today in daylight
and bombs were reported to have
fallen in three districts.
BY midafternoon the sirens had
walled three AFRAID alarms. The
third was preceded by the sound Of
gunflre in some areas.
Until yesterday, when one alarm
sounded, there had not been a day
light alarm in London for many
weeks.
During today's second alarm a
man and a girl were killed when two
bombs fell on a business building.
Other bombs demolished two houses
and damaged about a dozen others
Machine-gun fire-the sign of
aerial battle-was heard in the sky.
Although many buildings were
damaged and some persons killed
in the fire-bomb attack last night,
the government said the raid was
not on a heavy scale and ended be-
fore midnight.
Bombers Attack Brest.
A small force of British bombers
was reported today to have attacked
shipping in the docks at Brest, Ger
man-occupied France and an air
drome just before dusk yesterday.
An Air Ministry communique said
one enemy fighter was shot down
and all the British aircraft returned
safely.
The Air Ministry's news service
added that the BreSt docks were
again battered by many sticks of
bombs" in the twilight raid.
German fighter planes were
circling over the port when the Brit
ish Blenheim bombers arrived, the
news service said, but the Blenheims
drove them off and then did their
bombing" One German Messer-
schmitt fighter was reported shot
down.
Immense Barrage by DefenSes.
The ground defenses were said to
have put up an Immense barrage."
One Blenheim was almost turned
over by a blast from an anti-air-
craft shell bursting Immediately be-
meath it, but was not lost, the min
istry said.
1t reported that a destroyer in
the harbor at Brest was hit by air
bombs in another attack Saturday.
CThe German high command
said two British planes crashed
into the sea off the French coast
yesterday in an attempted raid
on Nazi- occupied territory
In further offensive operations
yesterday, the Air Ministry said two
German supply ships were hit by
r. A. F. bombers off the southwest
coast of Norway.
Hamburg, the frequently raided
German port, was attacked again
over the week end, the Air Ministry
announced, adding that fires were
later observed there.
The raid last night was the first
concentrated incendiary attack on
the capital since the devastating fire
(See LONDON, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1941-01-06
Roosevelt Plans
To Visit Garner
Home in UvoIde
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Friends of Vice President Garner
disclosed today that President
Roosevelt had promised to visit the
Garner home at Uvalde, Tex, when
ever the opportunity arose.
The two, sometimes at odds over
administration policies and divided
during the Presidents campaign for
a third term, got together at the
White House last week for the first
time since last September. They
had long, cordial chat and Garner
intimates said he invited his chief
to Texas for some of the finest
fishing you ever had"
AS for himself, the Vice President
said he planned to catch a train for
home as soon as possible after the
Inauguration of Mr.. Roosevelt
January 20. The Vice President
will administer the oath to his sue
cessor, Henry A. Wallace, in the
Senate chamber the same day.
Evening star., 1941-01-06
Bv J. A, FOX,

The Supreme Court today up
held an award of approximately
s50O00 900 by the American
Mixed Claims Commission to settle
claims arising from the disastrous
Black Tom and Kingsland IN. j.
sabotage cases of 1851.
The awards, which drew an
emphatic protest from Berlin, were
made by Supreme Court Justice
Owen ]. Roberts as umpire in June,
1889 after the commiSsion-With
only the American member sitting
found that imperial Germany was
responsible for the munitions eX-
plosion in the New York port area
before this country entered the war.
Earlier. the court had handed
down a decision of vast Importance
to labor, in which it was held that
the Wagner Act requires an en-
ployer to embody terms agreed on
with a union in signed contract.
The H. j. Heinz Co. of Pittsburgh
had protested an order by the
Laoord Board requiring signed
contract. with an A. F. L. union OF
canning and pickle workers after
Evening star., 1941-01-06

ported, have made Substantial
progress" during the last year. He
added however, he was not salts
fed with the progress thus far made.
The men in charge of the pro-
gram represent the best in train
ing. ability and patriotism" he said.
They are not satisfied with the
progress thus far made. None OF
us will be satisfied until the job is
done"
He called on the American people
for sacrifices TO meet the present
emergency, "aS serious as war itself"
He said that nothing must be per-
mitted to stand in the way of speed
and efficiency in defense prepara-
tiOnS.
"a free nation" he continued,
has the right to expect full CO.
operation from all groups, including
leaders of business, labor and agri-
culture.
The best way of dealing with the
few slackers or trouble makers in
our midse," he said, "is first to
shame them by patriotic example.
and if that fails. to use the SOW
ereignty of government to save gov
ernment"
The Presidents message dealt in
considerable detail with the serious
ness of the threat of attack from the
dictator nations. The moment, he
said, was unprecedented" in the his
tory of this country. He listed other
wars in which this country has been
engaged in the past and said; IN
no case, however, had a serious
threat been raised against our ma
tional safety or our dependence.
He denounced the idea of isolation
for this country, or that America
should be locked behind Chinese
wall" while the procession of civil
lization goes by.
To-day, thinking of our children
and their children, we oppose en-
forced isolation for ourselves or for
any part of the Americas" he added.
The President insisted that every
realist knows that the democratic
(See CONGRESS, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1941-01-06
Knudsen and Hi||man Hopkins Takes Clipper
Called 10 White House For London; Refuses
To End Defense 5naq Comment on Mission
Production Management
Office Establishment
Awaits Agreement

President Roosevelt took steps
today to terminate a delay which
has interfered with setting up the
new Office for Production Manage
ment, supreme defense agency.
In the face of widespread reports
that snag had developed over
division of powers between William
S. KnudSen, production authority,
and Sidney Hillman, labor adviser,
the President summoned these two
to the White House for consultation.
Announcement of the conference
was made by Stephen T. Early, Sec
retary to the President, with a fur
ther word that executive orders set
ting up the Office will not be issued
until all parties are in agreement.
In his original announcement of
the agency's creation, Mr.. Roosevelt
designated Mr.. Knudsen as director
and Mr.. Hillman as associate direc-
tor. Secretary of War Stimson and
Secretary of Navy Knox are the
other members of the four-man
agency.
The President saw Mr.. Knudsen
and Mr.. Hillman after spending
final hour this morning on his
annual message to Congress. AL
though the address was in a COM
pleted form last night, it was said
that the President had trimmed it
down somewhat during his final
reading today.
AS they left the White House
neither Mr. Knudsen or Mr.. Hill
man would predict when the execu-
tive orders might be issued nor dis
cuss what decisions may have been
made. To questions about rumored
disagreements, Mr.. Knudsen re-
marked to reporters: I'VE always
agree"
Mr.. Hillman supported this re-
mark by saying: you can see we're
both smiling as we leave"
The President also conferred this
morning with Chairman Wagner
of the Senate Banking Committee.
AS he left, the Senator told re-
porters he had discussed the de-
fense program in general terms with
the Chief Executive. Although he
declined to be more specific, Sena-
tor Wagner indicated that the recent
recommendation of the Federal
Reserve Board for stripping the
President of some of his emergency
monetary powers had been one of
the matters talked about.
The Senate Banking Committee
would have jurisdiction normally
over legislation dealing with this
lSaa DEEEMSE paua Al
Evening star., 1941-01-06
Greeks Are Reported
Advancing Along
Coastal Front
Italians Fight Bitterly
To Goin Time TO Build
Defenses for VuIonu
By tre Associated Press,

D' "a -'S-DN4p'NNA . -N"o'
ATHENS, Jan. 6.-"Considerable"
Greek gains despite Italian counter
attacks at several points were re-
ported today in dispatches from
the coastal sector.
Italian resistance admittedly was
sharp, however, and the fighting was
described as much more severe than
in recent days, partly because Of
improving weather.
The Italians were pictured as
making a determined stand to gain
time for completing a new defense
line to guard Valona, vital port
for escape or reinforcement in
Southwestern Albania.
A Greek government spokesman's
statement that Italian strategy is
to take advantage of weather con-
ditions and fresh reinforCements
from Italy to improve the situation
or delay the Greek advance" was
echoed by Italian prisoners, most of
them fresh troops recently arrived
from Italy.
The Greek air force was reported
active in low-fying bombing and
machne-gun attacks on Italian
troops and gun emplacements.
The Italians were said to have lost
heavily in counter attacks from the
new positions to which they were re-
ported forced yesterday after the
Greeks cracked their previous forti-
fled line north of Chimara.
The spokesman last night said $50
Italians and several officers were
captured in the advance toward
Valona along the coastal road and
100 more men and four officers were
seized when an important new
height in the mountainous Tepeleni-
KliSura sector northeast of Chimara
fell to Greek assault.
The high command, however, esti-
mated the total number of new
prisoners at about 200" and said
much war material" also was found
abandoned by the Fascist forces.
Fighting over the week end was
(See GREEK, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1941-01-06
Presidents Envoy Due
To Confer With Churchill
And Labor Leaders
picture on Page A-16.)
B. tie Associated Press.

B. tie Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6-Without
making any comment on the de-
tailed motives of his mission, Harry
L. Hopkins. President Roosevelt's
specially assigned personal envoy
to Great Britain, left for London
today on the Yankee Clipper.
finished" he said as he boarded the
Lisbon n-boumd flying ship. 1T won't
be too long"
He replied to a host of questions
with a simple statement: Il do not
want to add anything to what the
President has said"
In announcing the mission, Presi-
dent Roosevelt had simply stated last
week that Mr.. Hopkins was being
dispatched as his personal repre-
sentative to obtain information.
Expected to See Churchill.
The former Secretary of Com
merce is expected to confer with
Prime Minister Churchill and Brit
ish labor leaders to obtain first-hand
accounts of social movements grow
ing out of Britain's war effort.
He also will be available for Ques-
tions with which British leaders are
expected to ply him concerning the
Presidents plans for extended aid
to the bomb-battered United King
dom
Mr. Hopkins was due to arrive at
Lisbon tomorrow afternoon, and
planned to fly directly from there to
London.
He refused to suggest who would
succeed Joseph P. Kennedy as Am
bassador to Great Britain, but he
said: There is no chance of my
taking a diplomatic post"
Under his arm he carried paper
bound copies of THE Blood of the
ConQueror" and Honorable Picnic,
which he said friends had given him
as trans Atlantic reading matter.
I'll be back soon" he kept repeat
ing when he was urged to give some
details of his mission.
Mr.. Hopkins is acquainted with
many of the members of the British
war government. Il have met most
of those fellows" he said.
He added that he had met Mr.
Churchill several times, the last In
1923.
Evening star., 1941-01-06
Nine British Coptives Revolt
Seize lis Italians and Ship

sergeant dash up a hatchway and
bowl over an italian guard. Eight
other Englishmen followed and bat
tened down all the matches on 100
Italian soldiers and Is sailors.
Then, the Australian officer said,
the erstwhile captives compelled the
italian commander to make his YES
sci follow the destroyer to Salum,
the first stage of journey for the
Italians to an internment camp in
Egypt.
The British troops, described as
apparently the only ones the Ital-
ians ever captured" were being
taken in the schooner to Tobruk,
Libya, "for show pieces" the Austria
liam commander asserted.
Evening star., 1941-01-06
Ecuudor-Peru Border
Clash Is Reported
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
QUITO, Ecuador, Jan. 6.-The
Foreign Ministry announced today
that Ecuadorean and Peruvian from
tier detachments had engaged in a
Commute battle Saturday at Corral
Viejo, in the disputed boundary zone
between the two countries
The ministry said there were no
Ecuadorean losses and added that
the Peruvians Launched an unjusti-
fled attack" but were forced to re-
tire.
Another government statement
said Ecuador had protested to Peru
because of the alleged flight of three
Peruvian planes "over Ecuadorean
territory" Ecuadorean frontier gar
risons have been instructed to lex
ercise the greatest caution, but to
stand firm in the defense of the soil
of the fatherland," the statement
said.
Evening star., 1941-01-06

Second, full support of "all
those resolute peoples, every
where" who are resisting agrees
sion and keeping war away from
the Western Hemisphere.
Third, never to acquiesce in a
peace dictated by aggreSsors
and sponsored by appeasers.'
The Chief Executive reported to
Congress on the progress of the
national defense program, already
authorized by Congress. He said
the program is behind schedule IN
turning out finished airplanes, but
that I'VE are working day and
night" to catch up.
I'VE are ahead of schedule in
building warships, but we are work
ing to get even further ahead of
schedule" he said.
The Army and the Navy, he re-
Evening star., 1941-01-06
Air Base on Malta
Bombed by Italians
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, Jan. 6.-An air base on
Malta, British Mediterranean is
land, was bombed by Italian planes
yesterday, the Italian high COM
mand reported today.
One Fascist naval scouting plane,
attacked by two British craft, was
said to have shot down one of the
two and turned back the other In
fight.
Evening star., 1941-01-06

Ry the Associated Press.
BUDAPEST, January 6-Soviet
RuSSia'S S Ministers to~Bulgaria, Yugo-
/ Slavia, Rumania and Hungary spec
/ to Moscow today repeatedly fol
Kremlin consultations on Germany S
ever-increaSing military might ir
! the Balkans.
(There has been no comment
on or publication in Moscow of
reports that the Ministers have
been called home for consulta-
tom
The summoning of the ENJOYS was
taken here as the first definite evil
dence the Russians have given OF
their interest in the large-scale Ger
man troop movements of the last
week.
Forty troop trains a day have
moved across Hungary into Ru-
mania, which was cut off entirely
from communication with the out
side world early today.
Warning Reported.
In some Soviet circles in the
Balkans, it was reported that Mos
COW already mas warned Berlin
against a step which might seri-
ously endanger good relations
/ between Russia and Germany anc
Soviet quarters in Belgrade sale
| the summoning of the ministers
definitely was linked with the new
military Developments in Rumanis
and Hungary"
Russian troops have been re-
ported massed on the BesSara-
bian border, next to Rumania.
The period of compulsory train
ing for men in the Russian air
force was extended from three TO
four years Yesterday
Behind the wall of secrecy ir
Rumania, meanwhile. Germany
Balkan force estimated by some
observers at as high as 100000 mem
was said to be consolidating its
/ position along the frontier with
Russia, along the Danube facing
Bulgaria and in cities only a few
miles from Yugoslavia
Bulgaria, where the Bulgarian
Communist party distributed leaf.
lets saying that Soviet Russia vii
not allow single German soldier
to set foot on Bulgaria" often ha;
been mentioned as a possible path
for a German drive on the Oar.
danelles or Greece. Bulgaria!
neighbor, Yugosiavia, was pictured
as uncomfortable over this posi-.
bility, but German quarters in Bel
grade asserted Yugoslavia would bt
treated as another Sweden if she
behaved"
Military Action Reported.
Sweden's neutrality was not dis
turbed when German forces invaded
neighboring Norway last spring.
Reports of military activity ir
the Balkans continued to flow
through diplomatic channels de.
spite the suspension of internationa
telephone communications in Ru.
mania and the halting of even fast
(See BALKAN Page A-4)
Evening star., 1941-01-06
Just and Durable Peace /,
Desire Of Pope Plus
By the Associated Press

I By the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, Jan. 6-Pope
Plus XII said yesterday there could
be no foretelling where the march
of events would lead, but our long
lngs, our prayer, our wish is just
and durable peace and ordered
tranquility for the world"
The Pope spoke to mobiles, among
whom was his own Pacelli family.
in an audience accorded them every
Epiphany, and his address was in
answer to discourse by Roman
Prince Domenico Orsini, member Of
one of Rome's two oldest noble
families and an attendant st the
panal throne.