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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1941
Page
1
The piece contrasts Churchill’s wartime leadership with the American president’s powers. It argues Britain seeks formal approval from Parliament while criticizing the American approach of limited disclosure and partisan questioning, urging clearer accountability and public understanding.
Winston Churchill announced that about 45 000 of the 60 000 Allied troops landed in Greece were evacuated. British and colonial forces faced superior German air and ground forces while harbors were seized and many ships ferried refugees and troops to safety amid heavy fighting.
The piece argues citizens and leaders rely on incomplete evidence for national policy and war decisions. It cites Richard Weil Jr on the danger of missing significant factors and the need for high quality thinking to guide living amid uncertain information.
The President hedges an apparent Navy disclosure that U S patrol ships operate 2000 miles off the Atlantic coast. He says it depends on where you measure from and implies American warships may enter combat zones if necessary to defend the Western hemisphere, urging public clarity on official necessity.
In Rome journalist McCarthy rails against anti Axis activity in Switzerland while a Berlin spokesman questions Swiss concern over the German menace. The piece highlights rising war mood as Axis forces tighten grip and rhetoric precedes possible action.
The Senate foreign relations committee refused to advance anti convoy limits as Secretary Hull argued passage would be mis understood abroad. Roosevelt signaled U S warships may enter waters around Britain if needed for western hemisphere defense and cited possible extension of protective surveillance to aid Britain.
John L. Lewis announced that the CIO United Mine Workers and southern coal operators signed Roosevelt’s truce, reopening all southern soft coal mines and ending a 30 day strike. About 500 of 1069 northern soft coal mines had reopened with more expected to resume by Thursday.
The Canadian cruiser Prince Robert halted the U S liner President Garfield about 460 miles northeast of Honolulu and removed four German aviators. The Germans Ewald Flesch Werner Naumar Hans Sandkamm and Guenther Katzke had been held by U S immigration in San Francisco since last August.
Rear Admiral Emory S. Land said President Roosevelt aims to build a defense pool of American merchant vessels and requisitioned foreign flagships for use anywhere in the hemisphere. He noted possible diversion of current trade routes and that Congress would be asked to grant power to seize foreign ships amid pending legislation.
London reports the British Press Association cites a diplomatic source that Hitler plans a main attack on Egypt and the Suez Canal within six to ten days. The goal is eastward movement from Libya with airborne troops and a push through French Syria and Palestine, with hopes to complete Mediterranean conquest before August first.
London reports from AP that Belgian circles say Germany is holding 127 478 Belgian prisoners of war.
German air force hurled hundreds of planes into Plymouth on Tuesday night aiming to wipe out the city. Casualties mount as rescue workers search wrecked streets and homes. London reports Mannheim bombing by a large British raid while Rotterdam oil depots are targeted. Officials designate much of Plymouth an evacuation area after the devastation.
German planes set fires and caused big explosions in a strong night attack on Plymouth. British planes dropped incendiary and high explosive bombs on Heidelberg Tuesday night but caused no military or economic damage, according to officials.
Cedar Rapids area forecasts show partly cloudy skies with scattered showers possible Wednesday night and Thursday. Temperatures hovered in the upper 60s to low 80s, with a high around 80 degrees and a morning low near 58.
The west side draft board named 15 men to be inducted into the army on May 7. One replacement call arrives for May 9. East side board to send 20 on May 7. Twelve Marion men left for induction. Names include Charles N. Price and Harry G. Gorius among others. full list to be released soon.
The War Department announced that the U S Army transport American Legion sailed from Brooklyn New York on Wednesday bound for Trinidad one of the Atlantic bases leased from Great Britain.
The House Rules Committee advanced the Vinson compulsory mediation bill after the administration secured a compromise removing most criminal penalties and key controversial provisions. The panel also approved a measure to expand presidential powers to prioritize and ration materials for arms production in the United States and Britain. Vinson agreed to drop the closed shop ban and revise enforcement provisions including the former 5000 dollar fine and one year jail term.
A Moscow radio report quoted by the London Daily Mirror says two battleships four cruisers and other U S Navy units have arrived at Singapore to relieve the British fleet and defend Singapore and Borneo.
Funeral services for Perry C. Rude 535 Vernon drive SE president of Rude Auto and civic leader will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at St. Paul’s Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Charles J. Bready officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Russia forbids transit of munitions and related goods through its territory in a decree discussed in London and Stockholm reports. Pravda cited German troop movements into Finland and Norway, while observers weigh the move as a possible shift in Soviet policy toward Berlin and its effect on Germany’s war supply lines.
President Roosevelt declines to reappoint Hugh S Johnson as a reserve brigadier general amid questions of age and fitness. Stephen Early said the move aims to ensure active duty eligibility and medical clearance for high rank in emergencies. Johnson’s case mirrors broader debates on honorary ranks and free speech.
Washington reports representatives of organized business pledge support for a new 3.5 billion tax plan as experts from the National Association of Manufacturers and the Chamber of Commerce prepare to urge higher taxes and economy. The plan includes possible boosts to individual and corporate taxes and a proposal to sell income tax stamps at post offices to help low income groups save for boosted bills.
President Roosevelt will deliver a radio address to the nation tonight as part of a program introducing a defense program and taxes to fund it. The speech, likely five to eight minutes, is expected to air between 8 and 9 PM.
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