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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1940
Page
1
The piece argues for rapid military buildup amid looming threats from Hitler and allies. It criticizes slow civilian sacrifice, catalogs defense spending, and mocks Senator Josh Lee’s plan to force excess wealth into war bonds while denouncing government inertia and labor holiday delays.
President Roosevelt used the Chickamauga dam dedication in Tennessee to attack private utility influence and urge continued public development of national resources through the Tennessee Valley Authority. He argued such development serves the total defense of the United States and criticized the idea that government should not oversee this enterprise.
President Roosevelt's speech at the Great Smoky National Park dedication is broadcast today from 4 to 4:30 p.m. Iowa time on WMT Cedar Rapids. He contrasts New Deal yardstick power with private utility programs led by Willkie, who once opposed TVA. Stettinius's mobilization plan excerpt draws White House criticism. The Chickamauga Dam speech outlines TVA works and the Tennessee River watershed, calling the inland seas a new artery of commerce.
The speaker brushes aside concerns about democracy, mocks debates on losing it, and declares a holiday stance to play golf with his usual group. He admits violating wage laws to finish work and questions the difference between jail and concentration camp, citing Josh Lee et al.
Dr Newton urges a balance between military buildup and moral resilience. He argues defense includes not only ships and troops but the home, school, and church, insisting citizens defend national ideals without glorifying war, emphasizing inner strength and moral foundations.
Four Jehovah's Witnesses were warned by Cedar Rapids Patrolman Frank Bukacek to stop selling pamphlets on a downtown street corner on penalty of arrest for peddling without a license. The group allegedly collected donations and money changed hands on several occasions. Two suspects were Cedar Rapids residents.
Arthur Bugs Baer argues that America built the largest liner but cannot compete in war. He laments Maine shipbuilding shifting from active navy to relics and notes Britain’s display of chipped china while the U S has broad coastlines but weak naval purpose.
William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, voiced union support for conscription only if voluntary enlistment fails to meet the target. The remarks came Sunday night in Denver, Colorado, via the INS report.
Three hundred twenty children rescued from a British evacuation ship torpedoed by a German submarine said they were ready to start again for Canada. They sang aboard lifeboats in pajamas as they were awakened to the alarm. The ship did not sink. one casualty was Purser R. Baron Schiedam who fell attempting to board a lifeboat. Rescue included 500 passengers and crew. the ship was torpedoed Friday night, and the refugees arrived at the northern British port Sunday.
Wendell L. Willkie on Labor Day urged cooperation among labor industry and agriculture to end economic stagnation and defend collective bargaining free from government interference. He prepared for a national campaign conference with 22 states leaders and National Chairman Joseph Martin. He criticized Roosevelt over war resources board remarks and pressed for public release of the report while challenging the Overton Russell amendment on defense industry seizure. Willkie also met with publisher John Cowles in his only major Sunday gathering.
Cedar Rapids police report two crashes injuring three people minor injuries. Daisy Sherwood 18 and Robert Burke 33 suffered back and forehead injuries when Burke’s car tire blew and hit a telephone pole near Ellis Park. Helen Porter 38 sustained a sprained wrist when her car was struck at First Avenue and Fifth Street by a machine driven by John Andrews 20.
Reporter tours Geneva mausoleum of the League of Nations where the once bustling secretariat and press rooms lie nearly deserted. Of 32 member states, 10 are Latin American, nine from the British sphere, and 13 weak in power, with Germany controlling Swiss frontiers preventing a quorum.
HANKINGS NY INS reports police hunt for the body of Edward Kahlert 43 of Brooklyn after he failed a $65 bet by attempting to swim the rain swollen Delaware River at Hankins. He disappeared crossing the river and authorities seek the missing man.
Washington AP reports 60000 guardsmen from 26 states ordered to report Sept 16 for a year of active duty. No Iowa units included. Units include four divisions and 18 regiments, with Ohio and New Jersey among affected states. Guard to join regular army at designated posts, with provisions for resignations and reinstatements.
Washington. Senator Pat McCarran announced he will press for a full Senate investigation into the Lovettsville Virginia airliner crash that killed 25, citing Civil Aeronautics Authority reorganizations and lax regulation. He urged inquiry into causes and the Civil Aeronautics Board amid doubts about wind, rain, and weather as the main factors.
Reports from Bucharest and Cluj say nine Romanian gendarmes were killed or wounded when Romanian forces opposed Hungarian troops near the Transylvania frontier. German claims a full occupation will follow if agitation is not checked, as Romania struggles to quell the unrest and foreign troops approach military actions.
In Beaver Pa, the widow of a crash victim has a newborn son weighing seven pounds and a half ounce. The infant was delivered soon after the husband’s death, with details indicating the timing and location of the birth and the involvement of local authorities.
Smoke poured from the top of the Chrysler Building, the second tallest in the world, about 1900 feet above street level. The blaze reportedly began around the 10th floor with flames leaping toward the sky near the antenna as crews battled the fiery incident.
The Justice Department reports a decrease in aliens in the United States by about three million over the decade. The Alien Registration Division of the Immigration and Naturalization Service estimates 595,338 aliens now compared with 6,284,613 in 1930.
Washington radio forum features Sen Edwin Johnson and Sen Josh Lee arguing over transfer of destroyers to Britain. Johnson calls it a token offering that would be followed by full U S armed forces, while Lee and Edgar Ansel Mowrer contend aid to Britain is the most practical way to halt Hitler's conquests threatening America.
Ideal weather marked Labor Day in Cedar Rapids with a sunny sky. Temperatures rose from a 53 degree low at 6:30 am to 71 by 10:30 am while Sunday saw a 54 degree start and a high near 79 in the afternoon. Evening readings cooled to 70 at 7 pm and 59 at midnight on the Chambers Ins keep company dial.
In a massive aerial onslaught the German four motor bombers targeted southeast coast towns and London, with RAF fighter escorts and anti-aircraft defenses rallying. The British reported fighter successes, multiple raiders shot down, and alleged German claims of damage offset by minimal hits on British airfields.
Joseph G. Buch of Trenton New Jersey grand exalted ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Sunday endorsed the principle of selective military service during remarks in Chicago, aligning with policy debates on conscription and national defense.
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