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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1941
Page
1
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee seeks the Navy Department’s official stance on legality of U S warship convoys to aid Britain. The piece argues law is not the issue but wisdom, warning that adopting convoying risks full entry into the war if clashes with Nazi forces occur.
The author argues Washington should heed Former Ambassador Joseph Kennedy's London experience over quick policy fixes. He questions Kennedy's status and notes ongoing debates on funding defense and curbing inflation, referencing England's forced-loan idea and Keynesian savings schemes as potential tools lacking clear repayment plans.
British terms for an Ethiopian armistice are rejected by Duke of Aosta Italian viceroy. He states I will fight to the end and insists Britain must guarantee safety of the white population. Reports tie this to ongoing Tobruk and Tobruk defenses and North Africa air and ground actions.
Senate testimony by Sid ney Hillman, co-director of the office of production management, says a no strike-no lockout agreement could cover the U S shipbuilding industry within six weeks to six months. He favors government operation only as a last resort and cites a Pacific coast stabilization deal as a model. He predicts fewer strikes in defense industries and supports a 30 day cooling off period if Congress passes one.
Rapevine reports from Washington say Nazi advances in the Balkans surprised officials who expected tougher resistance. British experts and American observer William Donovan gave unreliable impressions, showing diplomacy abroad being guided by flunkies and whirlwind tours rather than solid policy.
Roger Lee, president elect of the American College of Physicians, argues current health criteria are too strict. He notes many men rejected for teeth or vision could serve in suitable roles and urges proper placement if war comes, while praising selective policy for now.
The Burlington Hawk Eye Gazette editor J Tracy Garrett and Marshalltown Times Republican retired editor F A Moscrip, long influential figures in state journalism, are recalled for their leadership and service. The piece notes their advanced ages and the heavy burdens they bore before reflecting on broader losses among aging leaders. It contrasts their dedication with the harsh strains of the era, mentioning Hitler as a stark example.
The London Times cites a Vichy source stating Fritz Thyssen the noted German industrialist died suddenly in a German concentration camp according to information from Munich.
AP dispatch says 17 year old King Peter II of Yugoslavia and cabinet members arrived in Jerusalem after a plane transited the Mediterranean. An unidentified Yugoslav cabinet member was killed in a flight attack. Premier Gen. Dusan Simovic and others were reported safe after the non stop dash from Athens.
Washington officials outlined a 3.444 billion dollar tax program to the House Ways and Means Committee. It calls for raising the normal individual tax rate from 4 to 6 percent and increasing the corporate rate from 24 to 30 percent while eliminating the earned income credit. The committee will craft its own bill, weighing Treasury proposals against broader policy.
Sen. Russell declares senate conferees will push for a $450 million farm parity payments fund despite rumors that President Roosevelt urged House members to oppose the record amount.
Vichy France reports circulated that Jean Fontenoy, director of publicity for the Nazi aligned Popular Assembly Party in Paris, has been missing eight days and is believed killed. The party urged closer collaboration with Germany and Laval’s return to power. Fontenoy and Marcel Dent helped found it.
In Indianapolis two Teachers College Columbia University professors Dr Harold O Rugg and George S Counts were charged by the American Legion national headquarters with attempting to persuade students that collectivism is proper government. Legion official R Worth Shumaker cited widespread use of Rugg textbooks in public schools. He claimed the authors promote a new collectivist social order akin to Soviet Russia emphasizing accelerating change.
Weather report for Cedar Rapids and surrounding area notes fair but cold tonight with frost, Tuesday partly cloudy and warmer. Monday saw a sharp rise to 53 degrees by 2:30 pm, after a 60 degree high earlier, then temperatures cooled to 36 by night.
H I Baldwin a 24 year old Chicago man was fined 300 and costs by Judge J E Heiserman after pleading guilty to drunk driving and received a 90 day jail sentence in default of payment He was arrested at 1 20 am Sunday after his car struck two parked vehicles The victims James Forrest and M Calabret NW street reported the crashes and Baldwin had previously been fined 10 and costs in police court for disturbing the peace by fighting
The State Department has begun active consideration of whether the U S Navy should convoy American merchant ships on the high seas. It would permit convoying to Red Sea areas deemed in danger while opposing unrestricted submarine warfare as a violation of international law. The report addresses legality and policy, prompted by a Senate committee request ahead of April 30 Tobey amendment discussions.
Whittier California reports 60 boys fleeing the reform school during the seventh inquiry in months. By nightfall over half were returned as Gov Olson’s team investigates harsh practices from solitary confinement to reform methods. Father Flanagan urges humane change and eventual closure if needed.
Ten people were injured in a three car collision on highway 30 near the junction with highway 149 west of Co Rapids about 2 30 a m Sunday. Marie Durek and her daughter Marie 11 plus Mrs Jack King 22 were treated at Mercy Hospital in fair condition.
German air force sinks five British transports from Greece to Crete, as Axis advances push toward Athens. British and Greek lines withdraw to a shorter defense, with fighting extending from the Pindus ranges toward Metsovo and Larisa amid Albanian and Italian actions on the frontier. King George calls on Greece to continue the fight.
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