The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-24

ation far worse than last June, when France fell. Then there still remained e few European nations which might stand against Hitler. But today the map of Flu rope resembles that of 1904, when Napoleon had swallowed the en- tire continent except Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden and Turkey. Those same five coliil- tries are the only ones standing today. 2"
 Napoleon at that time was working with Russia. IL was not until 1911 that he turned against Russia, and the tide alter turned against him. Res rnembering that, perhaps, Cor. dell Hull has been wooing Rus sla, the country he hates, but the only strong ally toA whom the democracies now, can turn. ROOSEVELT THE POLITICIAN
 Inside the Cabinet, Secretary Hull Is not the only man worried about the war situation. Even more worried, at least more ar- ticulate, are Republican Cabin. eteers Stimson and Knox, Demo- crat Morgenthau, and ex-Depub- lican Ickes. In some degree, fur thermore, the entire Cabinet shares this worry. =
 Some are really concerned at
 the Presidents inactivity. Though faced with . desperate catastrophe, they feel that he has been waiting for public opinion to catch up to him.
 Roosevelt always has prided himself on keeping his ear tuned to political ground-swells, being able to feel the public pulse. He knows when 1t is dangerous to get too far ahead of public senti. ment, and when he is in step with 1t.
 But today, some White House . advisers believe Roosevelt Is ap-
 plying too much smart politics
 to guaging public opinion, in-
 stead of getting out in front
 and forming public opinion
 himself. !. BRITISH REvERSES l.e
 Specifically. here are some of the things they think the public should know:
 1. That London has been bad ly battered by recent air raids as Coventry; that the city is such a shambles that even the British, tough as they are, heroic as they are, are beginning to wonder how long they can hold out without help. & S
 2. That British airplane pro- duction, because of the raids. has fallen far below that of last autumn probably under 1000 planes a month. (Hitler Is re- ported producing 5000 . month";
 3. That Britain has been so hard up for modern mechanized equipment that she could not ful- fill her promise of tanks and air. craft to Turkey. This was why Turkey did not carry out her pledge to aid Jugoslavia.
 4. That Turkeys new past with Germany will reveal secret clauses permitting the Nazis to use vital Turkish railroads to get troops to Syria--a long step toward the Suez Canal.
 5. That the French in North Africa show signs of cooperating with Hitler in carrying supplies across the Mediterranean, there by aiding Axis attacks on the Bri- tish. In fact, Nazi munitions for the desert campaign already are reported to have via French Tunis (0nly 90 miles from Sicily.
 6. That in addition to the at- tack on Suez, renewed efforts at invading England seem to be in the making.
 These are some of the desper- ately discouraging reports that have been placed before the Presi- dent - reports that make his Cabinet members believe the con- voying of merchant ships across the North Atlantic by the U. S.. is necessary immediately, or 1t may be too late.
 They are equally convinced and SO is the President-that the