The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-14
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NEW YORK The London
grapevine to New York bankers
saws that in addition to some
5000 .0o0. 900 in British direct bust
ness-property investments n d
$500 0O0. 600 in marketable securi-
ties. an effort is being made TO
dispose of plants and factories for
which the British paid 200 or 800
million dollars so that American
manufacturers would ship their
entire output of ornaments and
wsrplsnes TO Britain.
Advices are that Washington -
doing its utmost to find a govern
ment agency to purchase the lot
Tip-offs are that this will event
ually he arranged with the RFC
with funds obtained from the
$4,000. DOC. 900 sterilization fund or
by congressional appropriations
for the national defense program.
EXPLAINED - London grape
vine To New York international
circles says Churchill's statement
that Britain needs tools, not men
means that sooner or later the
British will invade France, Holland,
Belgium and Balkan countries, and
that the tools of war are needed
to help equip a new army to be
composed of hundreds of thous-
ands of volunteers from these
countries.
Signal - Amsterdam grapevine
10 New York's financial district
saws the Nazis' seizure of Danish
torpedo boats in violation of previ-
Gus pledges is a signal that the
Germans will attempt an invasion
of England as soon as weather
conditions permit.
Higher = Your correspondent is
reliably informed via the LONDON
grapevine that British production
of ornaments and war supplies is
currently at higher pace tnan
six months ago despite Nazi air
bonn bings.
Looking Ahead-British labor
savs the war must continue SO
that its brother in continental
Europe will be saved from mill
tary autocracy. British capital
wants 4 negotiated peace so that
property destruction will cease.
As previously reported here
President Roosevelt agrees with
labor. That's why Sidney Hillmar
was appointed William S. knud'
sens associate. That's why Harry
l.. Hopkins was sent to England
And that's why John G. Winan'
was named ambassador to Great
Britain. He's been a director of the
international Dor office al
Geneva stree 1889.
In all say corporate and bank
ing officials. its proof that Pres
ident Roosevelt sees social change!
ahead and is certain that the in
fluence Of the tories will wane II
England otter World War II ends
At War-"This is a differen
kind of gar from any we have
known before. II is total war. W.
of the army are in it, you are in
We all are in it together. And
don't think we will be going bacl
10 our homes when the year II
I'D" These are the words of Majol
General William n. Haskell, com
msnder Of the 9th division, in I
talk to fellow officers.
Reports Are That: Using a new
casting method. Henry Ford plani
to knock off" 500 airplane en-
gines daily; plant will open late
this autumn Bell Aircraft vii
produce 1v0 Airacobra warplanei
per month by early autumn .
Supplies for more than IS pc
cent of American-msde heav,
bombing planes now being fur
nished BY sub-contractors va
department studying whether L
build nigh-speed British Hawke
Tornado pursuit planes here
Aviation circles say Germany cur
rently producing about $500 war
planes nio1thly.