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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1941
Page
6
Washington columnist Edward C. Wayne analyzes Britain’s convoy strategy as shipping losses mount and notes Stalin’s formal rise to premier and assertion of national leadership in Russia. The piece reflects editorial opinion on wartime diplomacy and leadership changes.
The Atlantic struggle drives Washington toward a decision on convoying as non interventionists call it war while the administration argues aid to Britain justifies action. Stimson's radio address signals debates, with Stalin’s rise in Soviet leadership and possible shifts in Russia's stance toward Germany shaping the strategic picture.
In London a sunken British destroyer's boat swain swam clear of the wreck and met four German fliers in a rubber boat. Threatened with revolvers he used a clasp knife to stab the craft, causing it to sink.
The war enters vital phases with Britain under heavier Luftwaffe strikes on ports and cities while the Atlantic battle grows. Roosevelt urges mass production of large bombing planes in the United States to back Britain, aiming for 20 000 military aircraft in the coming year and urging plant expansion if needed.
The piece outlines British actions in the eastern front after Greece withdrawal, risk to Mosul oil fields and Kirkuk Haifa pipeline from a Nazi-backed Iraqi government, plus Turkish and Egyptian offers and fears over German aid. It notes limited Arab unity and potential oil scarcity, with Britain likely to fight for oil or seek alternatives.
A roundup of German sailors by the immigration department over alleged overstayed leave causes notable excitement. The event follows Washington reports alleging systematic sabotage of regular shipping, reflecting tensions between officials and press coverage.
A message notes Quentin Reynolds arrived by convoy to cover convoys for Collier's. Mention of FDR and John L. Lewis, Mrs. T. Roosevelt Jr resigning from Women United for Peace after a Carnegie Hall talk, and a reference to Ism gangsters. Also notes oil exports to Japan and British wartime visitors aiding morale. Eliot Janeway's Life piece on Hitler vs Roosevelt and chatter about FDR's resolve.
The article argues the fate of the Mediterranean hinges on Britain's Alexandria base rather than Suez. It notes the canal's loss as months of Axis pressure, the no man’s land stretch of the sea, and Britain's ability to keep fighting with a full fleet if organized.
The text argues for maintaining democracy alongside the American system of free competition, warns of subversive elements endangering both, and champions giving farmers a protected home market to boost domestic production and living standards. It discusses tariffs, trade, and the need for fair treatment of American industries. It ends by noting weather as an analogy and proposing agricultural growth through encouragement.
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