BALiJiNO J j .3. _ i J l I'I. The deci^s are clear for action in the Balkans. With Jufoslsvia in the Ay is camp, all is ready for the blitzkrieg ie; i°ns of Hitler to march against Greece.^They111 have a fight on their hands. That has been made evident by developments during recent days, and it became official today. In L0ndon, the British Under-Secretary of State for the War Office told the House of Lords that a powerful British army stands ready, Britain making a major effort to support the armies of Greece. The Under-Secretary made the declaration in these words:- "Soldiers of the British Empire now stand braced, hardened, experienced and trained - to meet the military might of Germany. V/p are not afraid of the issue," he added. This reference to the army the British have in Greece is significant, those same military forces which inflicted such severe defeats on the Italians.^Mo^e fascist set-backs in Bast Africa y/ere reported today, and the whole thing is dramafized by the resignation of kai'Shal Graziani, Commander of the Italian armies in Libya., Graziani was justly regarded as Italy* s number One colonial soldier, and now he steps out. Th^s is regarded as a sign that the virtual command of the Italians in Libya has been turned over BALKANS _ 2 to the Germans. London reports that large forces of Nazi troops ^ ^ ,;x/- ^ ^ > L areAn0erd and Berlin claims the capture of^stronghold the British, it remains to be seen how far the Germans and Italians in Libya can affect the military clash thatTs about to occur in the Balkans. Tne ceremony of the Jugoslav signing today was in a sense a compromise. Of course, it puts the Balkan kingdom in the Nazi camp, but the Jugoslavs did not Yield all the way - as did the Rumanians and the Bulgarians. The t'erms of the pact agree with information we have had right along. Jugoslavia permits the passage ofGprman war supplies and wounded soldiers through its territory. The war supply part of it is particularly important, enabling the Germans to get their munitions through - without congesting the narrow mountainous roads of Bulgaria. But the Jugoslavs do not agree to let German troops pass through their country - thst!s the compromise cart of it. and» Hfeigaria admit ted the army—- Ifi-hute force. though it remains. kor-perfectlythe Germans.will- keep any.-such T5y the terms of today fs treaty, they are not permitted to drive BALKANS - 3 against the Greeks through the Jugoslav valley!® would be their easiest line of attack. / Thpvm / iney 11 nave to ma^e their assault on the massed armies of Greece and Britain via the more difficult mountain passes of Bulgaria.^ til. There^.i question of how the people of Jugoslavia v«ili take thtir entrance into the Nazi camp. Abundant reports N tell us that there^ grave popular discontent. Another Jugoslav Cabinet Minister resigned today - in protest. And there might be a flare-up of violence against the mcare that the government of the Rpgent Prince Paul has felt compelled to make. Berlin did a familiar bit of Nazi gloating over the yielding of Jugoslavia. A Hitler spokesman declared the treaty was made in spite of heavy pressure applied by the Western democracies - and that includes the United States, spoke of the pressure in these-words:- ’’applied directly and cPt indirectly by President Roosevelt.” added that the greatest A efforts were made on Sunday to dissuade the Jugoslavs from their purpose - but the efforts were useless. Today in Washington Acting Secretary of State * ralkans - 4 Sumner Y.elles was questioned about American pressure. He didnTt say directly that there had been any such thing, but pointed out that President Hoosevelt has always taken a position that the jP integrity of suiall nations should be observed. Tne Acting Secretary did express himself concerning the Soviet promise to Turkey, the Stalin Government assuring the Turks that if they should get into war with Hazi Germany they would not be attacked by the Red Army. An agreement of what is called ncomprehension and neutrality.” w.umner '.Yelles said that the United States views this with gratification, ■.tto^e-grat-ifioatisii -obviously-than in the-,-c&se> gff VF, N__BI L L10 N Right now a plane is flying south to Florida. Aboard is a post off ice inspector, and he has in his custody a document_a seven billion dollar document. Today the congressional bill appropriating seven billion for Lend-Lease was signed by Vice-President Wallace in the Senate and Speaker Sam Rayburn in the House. That made the big money message The Chief Executive coast of Florida, air; — -fca^gd-by plane to the presidential Roosevelt will put Aid to Britain. i ready for the signature of President Roosevelt. is out at sea, aboard the yacht Potomac, off the So the bill for billions was sent on its way by passenger line to Miami^ Thence by coast guard a yacht.at sea. There the signature Franklin D. it operation — financing the new All Out T. a BOR b^AhD The n' Ce ense Mediation Board went A today. Its Chairman, Clarence Dykstra, made the announcement in these words - "open for business." He made an appeal to both industry , rsminding theni thcit ir the United Ststes is to be an arsenal for democracy, there must be production and plenty of it. ’’No effort toward such an objective can be too great/1 he said. The new Mediation Board, opening its doors, has its A ^ vtork cut out j plenty of work j plenty of strikes. I knx£j6-<r^~~- ni« Itilii«^at the Bethlehem Steel plant took a serious enoufh turn toc’ay lor the sheriff to appeal to the Governor of Pennsy- lv anio.. vired to Governor ^ames as follows:- nI will be unabxe to control the situation with the men at my disposal, and must ask assistance from the Commonwealth.' Tfc# Bethlehem Steel is a most important uni In in national defense industry - with tens of millions of dollars* worth of defense orders. The trouble at Bethlehem was caused by what is called nan employees* representative! plan.” The strikers claim it's a Company union, and declare that it has been characterized as such by the National Labor B^ard. Yesterday, under the employees' representation plan, bxiiaiixng balloting began to dwticxiiiKi determine who should represent the workers in dealing with the Company, thereupon the Steel Workers Organizing Committee called a strike and established a picket line. This morning violence promptly broke out, when workers tried to enter the plant and the picket line stopped them. There was a scuffle, and the police used tear gas BETHLiiiHiiiM STRIKE _ 2 Tne union claim^ that about, sixty per cent of the woraers^w^ jined the strike, and the picket line was reinforced, the situation looked threatening, and in the afternoon the hethlehera sheriff wired to the Pennsylvania Governor - asking for helo. Governor James immediately sent a Exlsi* couple of officials to Bethlehem to look into the situation. The strike threatens to spread to other Bethlehem plants. The one at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, employs fifteen thousand workers, and theyplanning to hold an election under the Employees Representation Plan. There too the C.I.O. says it’s a Comr-any union, and theyTll cause what they call - a work stoppage. HftRVISTiuP C.-czgo : ~ f International Harvester, ucdpaa*.. The C.I.O official corjnand of the walkout declared that strikes will te Ct-.__ed in a^l sixteen plants operated by the Harvester Company, a general tie-up. This - in retaliation of the use of A.F. of L. workers to operate the Chicago plant. Still more - the G.I»ffS strike leader threatened a general C.I.O. walkout in Chicago. To a mass meeting he addressed these words:- "Preparations are being made to organize an all-city C.I.O. strike in Chicago." The International Harvester Company has ten million dollars’ worth of national defense orders, mailing military trucks for the army. There was a dispute over wages, and several weeks ago the C.I.O. called the workers out. The Company claims that a large majority wanted to stay on the ' od , and a union chartered by the A.F. of L. undertook'to operate the Chicago plant. The factory was opened yesterday, Aith A.F. of I*, workers .assing through the C.I.O. picket line under heavy police protection. The same thing again today - streams of cheering *.F. of ^en marching into the pla nt betweenheavy police lines, which kept the hap .VESTU.' ST u I.J l . 2 pickets sv;ay. Af one point there was a fight, two of the workers going into the factory were hit on the head. Ten C.I.O. men were arrested. This was followed by the nmu-mnu uniBgfczerf tiiKfttr=-s^threat to call out the workers in all the other International Harvester plants. That and the ominous mention of a possible all-city C.I.O. strike in Chicago. BROY/DEP In a New iork court today the clerk, using the custonary formula, called out, "For surrender, for surrender — Earl Russel Browderl11 The nation's number one Communist was there, surrendering himself to the law. Re was taken in custody — to begin serving four years in prison for passport fraud. Tonight the Red Candidate for the presidency, in the last and in several other elections, is on his way to a federal penitentiary. jnr.FF.NSE MIGRATTOI m national aeiens- is producing a new social phenomenon -- a new wave of migrating families, people on the move. This was stated today by Federal Security A^TPinistrator Paul McNutt-- in testimony before a congressional committee. He told of the latest phase in the phenomenon of migration. Groups wanderiug from place to place. V;hy do they migrate? Why do they go wandering? The answer is stated twofold, - jobs and soldiers. The Security Administrator asked the following; "Today there is an added problem, because individuals and families are leaving their homes to go to new communities- either in search of work in a defense industry or to be near a man in military service.11 These migrants constitute a new problem of relief, wanderers of national defense, you might call then. NAVY Several months agowe heard that Gene Tunney, former heavy- weil-t champion of the world, had been appointed Athletic Director in the naval air training program. Ever since then Gene, with the ranh ol Lj ptitenant-Commander, has been on the job - devising and supervising athletic drill for the flying cadets at various naval air training bases. He has been so successful in this, that now there*s more news — the announcement that Lieutenant-Commander Tunney is being appointed Director of Athletic Training for the entire navy. Gene hasbenn telling me about the student pilots who go through the ordeal of acrobatic flying, the dizzy tactics of sky fighting. For example, dive bombing — in which the navy specializes. Tremendous muscular strain and physical effort. The lads nave got to be in snape. They need physical conditioning in a special way. And Gene came to a vividly interesting conclusion. He*s in the studio here now. So why not let him tell us. -----0----- GENE: 11*s simply this. I saw that pnysical training for military flying is pretty much the same as physical training in coxing. Condtions for dive bombing is a good deal the same as condition for the prize ring. L^: Dive bombing - like not being in shape for taking a dive in the ling. Gene noints out some striking analogies between acrobatics in the air and pugilism. Tell us, Gene, what you were saying about the blackout. ---- 0------ That’s a thing, Lowell, which happens in dive bombing. The pilot comes down at a terrific speed, and released the bomb. Then he pulls out of the dive suddenly, and the strain is so great that things go black for a few seconds. His eyes are affected somehow, a temporary blackout. In boxing there’s a similar phenomenon. A heavy blow on the jaw will make things go black. For a second or two the boxer is in a blackout — just as in dive bombing. ---- 0----- L.T.: ¥our ex-opponents ought to know. Gene. But what about the belts the dive bomb pilots wear? Xou say they draw their belts as tight a® they can? ---- 0----- GENE; fes, that’s because of what happens to the abdomen when the Pilot pulls out of a dive. With the sudden checking of the speed downward, his tomach tends to bulge outward, bo, to nolo it in place. NAVY - £ he has his bel. drawn tight. Obviously, the stronger his abdominal muscleb are, the better of: he is. Those muscles need strenghtening, need exercises to develop them. That*s much the same as with a boxer. He must have a powerful muscular development around the middle — to resist body punching. So live been putting the student pilots through a drill, based on the training that I used to take to harden me against body blows in the ring. L.T.: In other words. Gene, you*ve been applying what you learned in boxing to the training problems of the flying cadets in the navy. In tne snip disaster off the coast of North Carolina, the question inunediately flashes - "What caused it?" In troubled times of war, suspicions are easily aroused, but at the latest report no surmise is made — no suggested explanation of why the big oil tanker blew up. The survivors say they can!t make any guess. The first assistant engineer speaks in these words "We have no idea what caased it," he says, "I was asleep," he relates, "when a terrific explosion in the fore hold rocked the entire s\ipf and flames leaped up. There were twenty-one men quartered in the fore part of the ship," he continues, "and only two of them apparently got out." So there’s the tragic fact. Of the twenty-one men who were in the old that blew up, nineteen are missing. Undoubtedly they perished. Twenty-two of the crew escaped. Praise for rescue worx is given to that organisation so frequently praised the Coast Guard. ------0------ Just in:- Ex King Carol and Magda Lupescu have permission to live in South America in Chile. applied for Today - at Montreal, half a million people gave Wendell Willkie the most enthusiastic greeting any American has ever receved in tne old City of French Canada. Willkie drove through the streets, perched on the rear seat of an automobile, smiling, waving, responding to cheers. Time and again the crowds broke the police line, trying to shake his hand. In a speech made from the steps of the Montreal City Hall, Willkie said:- "If we in the United States have the urge to save Britain, then this province should haye an even greater urge to do so.f1 Which leaves us with an urge to hear Hugh James.