^SUNOCO,__ MONDAY. ,«AY ?7, no/,,. L.T, GOOD EVENING EVERYEODy: / ’ Mazis li r, rubbing their hands with glee gU^vy tonight in anticipation of invasion of England. The high command ^ a says nothing on the subject. But the newspapers and the talk in official circles is full of it. The Germans declare that Calais is \ now in their hands and that therefore theyf 11 have only a short time to wait before starting on the venture that has <1 hearts, their .principa" their Allies deny that the Nazis have taken Calais. The A French decline to commit themselves. A spokesman for the army in Paris told the newspaper men that Calais is probably still in French hands. But, he said, the French army is in no position to deny the claim specifically. LEAD - 2 Co cZf The capture of Calais iB the most definite and spectacular report ^nst comef overseas today. But an even more ominous indication is an inkling of disagreement between the Allies. Tnis was something that observers read between the lines rather than in them. For instance, last night Alfred Duff-Cooper, the British Minister of Information, delivered a broadcast in French. He was warning the French against letting themselves be tricked into making separate peace with the Germans. And he reminded ttiem that Germany has never kept the terms of any peace treaty. That was one clue. to the long Then again this morning in London there raw was a reference expected general attack upon German lines by the French British said that it may be assuaed that armies. A spokesman of the this attack has begun. But, actually it has not begun. It was noticeable that the French high command issued no report on the drive to cut off theGerman spearhead thrust to the coast. On the , that theFrench troops which had been other hand, it does admit that tnerre _ . 1Ht River from « Valenciennes, retired established along the Scheldt during the night to prepared positions. here’s a later dispatch thatj just came in from Paris? A French report, not from the high command but from a military spokesman, declares that their armies advancing northward from tne Somme, carried out what are called "brilliant local actions." But the French admit as yet there has been no general assault. The inference is that Commander-in-Chief Weygand is strengthening his forces all along the line, preparing forf tasst^assault. cn*ii»sse> LEAD _ 3 Aside from t at, the only definite fact we know is that tnere is a battle of indescribable ferocity. Hitler throwing his troops, tanks, airplanes, everything - into a desperate do-or-die assault on the Allied lines in Flanders, and Picardy. For the Nazi invaders it was principally a case of die, according to Allied accounts. Even French observers have been appalled at the titanic numbers of dead Germans piled up on the fields of Flanders. Many entire units have been wiped out. ____I -/".T , it is a slaughter even worse than that of Verdun, 4 #£. A y\ A ago, The Ge-man high command says nothing about^ those losses * X' --fF talks a great deal losses inflicted on the Allies. Both sides agree that the most ferocious fighting was around Menin not far from Ypres, another scene of historic mas aassacres, Tn The French declare that the Nazis made little impression for all their reckless sacrifices. The Germans, on the other hand, declare that they are pinching the Allies into a shorter and shorter circle, getting them concentrated into a smaller space so that it will be / easy to wipe them out, getting th« ready for the^kill. German LEAD - 4 spokesmen report that the British are fighting a desperate rear guard action, evacuating the beleaguered Allied troops from Dunkirk and Ostend and Zeebrugge. All three of those ports are being fiercely bombed from the air A The Mazis declare that tney*ve already destroyed most of the harbor works and the quays and the docks. In comparing Allied reports with those from the German high command, we can*t help observing one of concrete /'i eirewastanees. The territory still occupied by the Allies in Belgium and not in France, is definitely shrinking. The Germans admit that the French, British and Belgians are giving them a Woody fight for every foot of ground. But, A a says the high command, the German advance goes on slowly, inexorably, like a steam-roller. One of their objectives tonight iRoubAIK Is a triangle of strong French fortresses — Lille, ^toubix and % Apmentieres. Therea tremendous concentration of Allied mechanized forces in that triangle. The Germans are fighting to pass it by and have a clear road to the Belgian coas^cf-Oo****, T& jl ^ LEAD - 5 The British, for their part, emphasized strong counter-attacks with violent fighting on both flanks of the ~TCct German lines in France and Belgium. The British front remains /A intact, is the last word from London. The Royal Air Force made heavy bombing raids in the rear of the German lines. Their pilots came back with descriptions of entire areas of the countryside in flames, Nazi oil and ammunition depots destroyed and set on fire by British bombs. ------- ----- £) ----- —-------------- - Here’s a novelty in modern warfare reported from Berlin! a fight between tanks and a warship. Germans claim that it A happened at Boulogne. There was an enemy destroyer in harbor and the first lieutenant of a tank regiment which had invaded the town, S, "fe .// ^ fired on that destroyer and set it aaa'TlKfii aA BLOCKADE Advices from diplomatic Iront tell us that Britain and France are ^naKing a strong last moment effort to change the mind of Mussolini. Reports described as reliable have it that the Allies are not only offering to go easy on their blockade in favor of Italian snips, they are now ready to let Mussolini’s vessels ply to and from Italy without being held up at any contraband control; if the Duce will promise that the stuff taken into Italy in Italian ships is not be re-exported to Hitler. There is nothing from Rome in to indicate that the offer is meeting with any tn enthusiasm. In fact the campaign of fury against the British and French goes on merrily — or grimly -- on in Italian newspapers. And 1 ere* s another report that’s not hopeful:- * news agency has the information has advised all British Nationals to get out and go home.\ He was not instructed to d o so by the foreign office, out in matters liKe that the Embassy on the spot can act according to his ov/n discretion. ADD BLOCKADE There was considerable talk in London about another appeal to Hussolini^fran President Roosevelt. Some people in irl eve:i EO 50 ’ r to believe that Mr. Roosevelt has already s=nt anotner note to the Duce \iiiich has not been givai out to the public. Possibly the wish was father to the thought. S om Qf& UJ^C? ^officials in London^believe that the President cf the United States might succeed where Prime Minister Winston Churchill has failed. Two weeks ago, Churchill appealed to Mussolini for a reconciliation. But that appeal got a curt reply from the Duce, who said he had already oa^y amply clear what Italy’s attitude is about the war. With all these rumors about appeals and appeasement flying question mark% around^ Mussolini and his for' ttaa_aeiaeHt. One newspaper in Rome published a huge war map, covering an entire page. On it was indicated Just how Italy will attack the Allies the moment the Duce gives the word to go. Alltel Wav ^ JUv^v7 DEFENSE Herefs the latest in defense measures for Uncle Sam. The Preside t wants to start immediately training the pilots to fly those fifty thousand wa* planes, at-ryBJtxv He sent a message up the hill today, asking for more money, thirty-two million dollars more. He proposes to use it to get those pilots trained under the Civil Aeronautics Authority. Congress has already appropriated four million dollars for training civilian pilots. Eftatr-ray Supposed enough to A give preliminary training to some ten thousand thirty-five > to fifty hours in the air^each^by June Thirtieth. It Is calculated that the extra thirty-two million dollars^wiil make competent civilian pilots ef fifty thousand men. . That ought.rto-laelp^om® / * Meanwhile, it was announced at the White House that Mr. Roosevelt is working out plans for a national defense coordination coun^n?^t£^^osef partly of government officials, partly A A «'foreaoftrty£oon* of Industry. The name of William S. hnudsen A. . « was heard mentioned most frequently President of General Motors, was nectxu Tact week it was hinted that the President Ln this connection. Last wee* . . ,, one 0f the assistants to the night ask ^hiM to tak’e the Job as one oi President. DEFENSE - 2 here s still another item about defense, it comes from tne Secretary of the Treasury. ^Morgenthau says the country will need new machine tools of at least two hundred million x * dollars, if we are to equip ourselves properly for defense. AVIATION And, here are some cold turkey words about those fifty thousandairplanes a year that the President thinks we should have. General Geroge Marshall, Chief of Staff of Uncle San^s army, made a realistic speech on the subject to the National Aviation Forum. One thing he said was that we will need more than emotion to turn out that number offighting aircraft in twelve months. FIFTH COLUMN The most^pungen^ reactions to fx^ldeHt Booseveit»s fireside chat last night were concrete, concrete and definite actions in congress. They wer«- principally to the ^ A President* s adjurations about Fifth Column treachery. First of all. She House passed a measure for which Mr. Roosevelt has asked. It was the bill handing over I d the Federal Bureau of Investigation all enforcement of the immigration laws. It was one of the swiftest presidential request that we have seen in many months 4 The bill was passed by a voice vote and sent right up to the Senate. And there was another departure from the ordinary way of doing things. Usually, orders to reorganize the government don*! go into effect until A * sixty days after they*re issued. But this one will be put into practice ten days after the Senate has followed the example of the house. B&thxsjsx The short debate on this measure in the House included some highly acid remarks about the Department of Labor and more specifically ■ I Madame^Perkins Sgortrtwry — of hebeF* Republican Mason of Illinois, who supported the measure, said that he and nine out of every other ten members voting for it were doing so xx to take the immigration and ■ Madam& - tv . . » naturalization lav/s out of the hands of A FIFTH COLUMN - 2 Another act of Congress will require all aliens to be fingerprinted and registered. It also provides severe punishments for FifthColumn activities. Furthermore, it forbids the kmmtip giving out of any printed matter urging the overthrow of Uncle Sam’ government or the assassination of public officials; makes it unlawful to organize or even become a member of any society whicn teaches that the government should be overthrown. This one has not yet been passed but was reported unanimously by the Senate’s Judiciary Committee. SUPREME COURT The Supreme Court of the United States today saxa both ’’yes" and T,non to a labor union. It was the celeorated affair of the Apex Hosiery Company in Philadelphia. talked about that you may raaamber^in Nineteen Thirty-Seven^c^teara was a sit-down strike in that stocking factory. The Company sued the Union, one of the C.I.O. concerns, got a verdict and a whopping Judgment for damages, over seven hundred thousand dollars. The Union took the case to the high court and the Circuit court of Appeals set aside that Judgment. Thereupon the Apex people took it still higher. And^hat was the case in-^hioh the Supreme Court :t TOa-^ha^ oaee the Supreme Court sa^&' tha "No" and nyes." Tne Union’s lawyers had contended that in the first place labor organizations are exempt from the provisions of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. And therefore, said the lawyers, labor unions should be immune from prosecution under that act. That's where the Supreme Court said "No", they are not immune. said "Yes". But on another issue in that same lawsuit, the judges Counsel set forth that the sit-down strike at the Apex factory had not had any effect upon interstate commerce. Upon that SUPREME COURT - 2 ground, therefore, they claim that the Utalon should not have to pay. The court agreed by a majority of six to three. Jt was noticeable tnat all the justices appointed by President Roosevelt sided wjth the Union on that point. And so far as the Union was concerned, it was the ' ortant point, for it means that the Union doesn’t have to pay seven hundred thousand dollars A murder There were^re* faces in a New Y0rk courtroom today. This was the latest feature in that extraordinary crime drama known as "Murder Incorporated." Two of those syndicate murderers convicted by a jury stood up to hear what their punishment De* The judge sentenced them to the chair as he was obliged to do by tne law of New York State. But it wasnft so much the death sentence that produced red faces in the court as the stinging rebuke that the bench gave to the lawyers who defended those murderers. One of those lawyers, making a motion to set aside the verdict, had declared in open court that the Judge had not given the men a fair trial. The judge in return declared thafc counsel was obviously trying to incite the criminal world against the court. And, said the judge, jilbert I. Rosnerthe lawyer in question,^was doing this just as a smoke-screen for his A failure to conduct a successful defense. r Judge Taylor then pitched into both lawyers for the ItTniiiBi^ :_n thefcourt:- "There was a disgusting climax to the trial. One of the defendants saxxwssed caressed his attorney and gave a friendly pinch to the other lawyer. And," the court added, "both MURDER - 2 counsel beamed pleasantly at this gruesome intimacy." The Jua^e went on to say that these gestures and the deportment of the attorneys during the trial were for the purpose of giving tne jury the impression that the defendants were socially acceptau.Le to the attorneys. /'but? Law court reporters believe one of the most citing rebukes ever openly administered by a judge to a lawyer. (xUj<! YW>0