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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1941
Page
3
Weekly analysis by Edward C. Wayne argues for a new critical phase in the Near East as tensions rise toward a showdown. The piece notes the Defense Mediation Board’s efforts to avert strikes in vital industries, highlighting labor and defense stakes.
Berlin spoke of a creative pause signaling possible major events while fighting raged in North Africa and Iraq. Casualty lists show Britain suffered 86,312 killed or wounded since last June, with September and October the worst months. Tanks moved from American lines as Britain and Nazi forces eyed Near East clashes and Tobruk defense. A Berlin death notice reported Von Blomberg, son of the former war minister, among early Iraqi casualties.
The piece outlines rising industry demands of 40 billion dollars in material and looming labor threats. It cites the defense mediation board under Dr. Dykstra, halting soft coal disputes and the GM strike, while noting CJ and CIO wage goals. Roosevelt pushes civilian defense OCD mobilization led by Mayor LaGuardia to marshal volunteers for air spotting, spying prevention, and price watch, modeled on Britain's ARP success.
The article reviews Dakar’s rising strategic importance as France appears to lease bases to Germany, provoking row among noninterventionists. It also covers Hess’s flight, British propaganda shifts, and Martin Dies’s push against suspected communists in government payrolls, signaling broader wartime tensions.
The piece recalls Hess and the Nazi leadership as crowds clashed with pickets outside the White House during World War II era. It portrays Hess as the faithful inner circle head, describing his bond with Hitler and his role in the Nazi regime.
In Washington letters flood Congress on convoy policy. They range from form letters to spontaneous messages from readers, and their volume influences debate and voting. Keynes, in town for lend-lease talks, argues for forced savings to sustain defense funding postwar.
A compilation of labor strike data shows man hours lost from 1930 to 1939 with projections for 1941, arguing strikes hinder preparedness and aid to England. The piece critiques Wagner Act administration and warns democracy fades when people lack facts. It also touches on domestic economics and historical dictatorships.
The FBI notes a mosquito avoided a fire at a defense plant when oil was poured into water barrels used for firefighting. Separately, defense industry labor shortages loom though training may reach one million by June 30, 1941, with 325,000 already trained or in training by January 1.
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