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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1940
Page
2
Roger Shaw analyzes Britain’s denunciation of the French armistice terms as fighting on the European continent wanes. The column reflects an editor’s note that expressions are the analyst’s own and not the paper’s.
London reports from friendly French sources detail French capitulation terms including full mobilization end, surrender of the fleet, German occupation of over half of France, and control of shipping, mines, and naval information. Petain leads a government amid mourning as Britain vows to press on against Germany.
The piece analyzes Franco German fighting, French retreat from Paris to Bordeaux, and German advances. It notes Maginot line failures, German air and tank successes, and French political shifts led by Jean Chiappe. It also covers Roosevelt appointing Stimson and Knox to head armed forces and the push for a two ocean navy amid calls for impeachment and national unity.
International Red Cross officers examined war prisoner camps in England France and Germany and found conditions humane and proper. They reported nearly a million letters handled between prisoners and families and noted limited atrocities outside occupied areas while highlighting rising nervous illness among Americans.
The piece surveys air battles between England and Germany, Canada’s conscription move, Atholene as governor general, South Africa’s peace debate, and Soviet actions in the Baltic states. It notes Lithuania Latvia Estonia turmoil, a Estonian communist coup, Red Army aid, and US concern for Finland’s fate amid European shifts.
REPUBLICANA reports anger within the GOP as Stimson and Knox are dismissed from the party amid condemnations. Roosevelt hints Philadelphia favors partisanship over U S nationalism while Republicans call the counter reply totalitarianism. Knox allegedly claims the President would not seek a third term.
The piece surveys President Roosevelt s universal military training plan and a separate proposal for a government controlled surplus-products monopoly. It notes opposition from multiple quarters, cites fear of Nazi influence, and argues the training plan could polarize politics while the monopoly scheme risks global economic disruption and dubious feasibility.
Washington correspondent William Brackart predicts a political storm over Roosevelt proposals for universal military training and a hemispheric government owned monopoly to buy surplus goods. He expects the clash to mirror the Supreme Court packing debate.
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