15 May 1941
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1941
Page
1
Washington weighs policy on convoy tactics amid rising British shipping losses. Stalin becomes premier of Russia and openly assumes national leadership, signaling shifts in allied wartime alignment and domestic power structure.
Mounting British losses in the Atlantic push Washington toward a decision on convoying. Non interventionists warn it means war, while administration leaders frame it as aiding Britain and halting aggressors. Stimson signals talk may yield to action. rumors of Panama Canal closure to Japanese vessels surface as diplomatic tensions rise. Stalin’s rise to power reshapes Soviet policy amid German advances, with three possible future paths discussed in London and Washington.
In London a sinking British destroyer left a lone swimmer who faced four German flyers in a rubber boat. He swam toward them, and when they menaced him with revolvers, he stabbed the boat with a clasp knife, sinking it as he fled.
The article outlines Britain's precarious wartime position as Germany targets air raids on English ports and ships, while the Atlantic battle tightens and American aid shifts toward massive bomber production. It notes Roosevelt urging larger planes, the Mediterranean struggle after Greece, and threats to oil pipelines and allied footholds in the Middle East.
Considerable excitement followed the immigration department roundup of German sailors accused of overstaying leave. The action shows government firmness toward the sailors while a Washington dispatch had claimed widespread sabotage of regular shipping, fueling public concern.
Dialogue notes the President's sacrifice warnings and public ambivalence as Americans resist altering routines like car use and nightlife. Observations target a culture of comfort and appetite for sacrifice, with references to Roosevelts' appeals, aviation bases near golf courses, and utopian leisure. Includes short quips and literary notes on censorship and education.
The article discusses the fateful Mediterranean clash not through the Suez but via Britain's Alexandria base 125 miles from the canal. It notes Axis threat to control the eastern Mediterranean, the Suez canal's diminishing value, and Britain's potential to still press the war with a intact fleet. It covers defense tools, machine tool production, a Capitol encounter, and plans to ferry U S built planes to Britain, plus pilot training for Mexicans and a vice president’s reform ideas.
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