Mischance and Pearl Harbor belief in self reliance noted
A newspaper column argues the United States must act as a self reliant power after Pearl Harbor. It critiques dependence on external factors, recalls naval policy, and urges building a two ocean navy while preparing to fight alone if needed. It links Hong Kong Singapore Philippines Hawaii to Pacific security and warns against reliance on others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
United States
Far East
Hongkong
Singapore
Philippines
Hawaii
Pacific
Guam
Italian dictator’s fate tied to Africa battle says Il Giornale
The piece reports Virginio Gayda in Il Giornale D Italia, viewed as Mussolini’s mouthpiece, admitting that the North African struggle could decide Libya and Italy’s fate. It frames the Africa front as pivotal, May be a collapse of Mussolini’s regime, with dire warnings about Hitler and Italy’s morale.
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Jocko
Virginio Gayda
Il Giornale D'’Italia
Associated Press
Berne
Switzerland
Gayda
Benito Mussolini
North
Africa
Libya
Italy
Hitler
Mussolini
Leonardo da Vinci
Great I Am Cartoon Echoes Hitler’s Rise and Fall
A long analysis traces a Germanic fear of hubris from the Punch cartoon of Wilhelm II to Hitler seizing absolute power and dismissing his army chief Walther von Brauchitsch. It argues the self styled Kaiser pose risks catastrophic errors, as German strategy shifts and public belief frays amid Russia's front and naval defeats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelm II
Germany
Prince Bismarck
London
Berlin
Hitler
Walther von Brauchitsch
German Reich
Caesar
Nazi Germany
Russia
Napoleon
St. Helena
England
Kibitzer
Editorial Round Table on Aguinaldo and Philippine War Strategies
The piece argues Japanese naivete in pressing Aguinaldo to act as a Fifth Columnist. It recalls Aguinaldo’s 1899 insurrection against U.S. forces, major battles like Malolos and Tarlac, and his guerrilla shift. It notes Aguinaldo’s capture in 1900, oath to the United States, and Philippine independence aims amid Japanese aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emilio Aguinaldo
Aguinaldo
United States
Manila
Santa Ana
Caloocan
Malolos
San Isidro
Noilo
Philippines
Mindanao
Jolo
Frederick Funston
Philippine Commonwealth
Korea
Chicago Daily News
Water Cooler Remains as Windowless War Department Wing
The article notes one wing of the proposed War Department building will have no windows, potentially setting a pattern for other structures. If approved, workers lose the window view but will still have the water cooler for news during the day as per New York Times.
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War Department
New York Times
Westbrook Pegler Rants Against New York Waterfront Corruption
Pegler denounces longshoremen and related unions tied to Tammany Hall and Jersey City Hague faction. He details racketeering, extortion, and a $80,000 Dempsey Firpo fight shakedown linked to Al Smith and prominent politicians. He references Joe Fay and a priest seeking reform amid widespread bribery and crime along the Hudson and harbor communities.
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New York
al Smith
Frank Hague
Tex Rickard
Polo Grounds
Rickard
Jersey City
Hague
Gene Tunney
Hudson River
Staten Island
Perth Amboy
Teamsters
Bridges
Skullbuster
All American Facts Not Worth Knowing for 1941
Arthur Baer lists quirky, obscure items from 1941 including spriggle the wet milk trail term, the sporran pouch, Perionychia skin ridge, arrest for adulterating nutmeg, and trivia about goats in the Arctic Circle, Law and heraldry oddities, and odd historical notes from 1791 to 1890.
Lewis Shows CIO Mastery At Conference Clash
At the labor management meeting John L. Lewis asserts control over the CIO delegation and blocks daily press fill ins while George Meany vies for leverage. Roosevelt greets delegates in the White House session as tension outlines internal tensions and power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
Will Davis
Phil Murray
CIO
Davis
Lewis
Murray
John L
George Meany
AFL
Meany
White House
Roosevelt
British errors in Singapore defense and Manila outlook
Washington reports that British missteps in concentrating aircraft and underestimating the Japanese air threat helped expose Singapore and threaten the Philippines. The piece notes the rainy season ending and fighting weather rising, with possible Japanese moves toward MacArthur’s forces if Singapore falters. The narrative includes a marginal scene about union officials and ship operators debating Manila assignments that ultimately go nowhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippines
Singapore
MacArthur
Too Many Cooks in the Maritime Union Meeting
Government labor conciliator John R. Steelman and Admiral Land session united ship operators and union leaders to bar strikes and pledge war aid. Debate over ship operation and restrictions on aliens sparked tension as Communists labeled critics faced stiff opposition.
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Commie” Union
Manila
Lundeberg
John R. Steelman
Labor Conciliation Service
Admiral Land
Maritime Commission
Eetian
Deberg
Seaman’s Union
Commie
New
Surprises In Store Inventions Could Change War Soon
The author predicts rapid innovations ahead as tanks may become obsolete against new devices within a year. He notes aircraft development is not finished and asserts that no weapon has a perfect answer, believing better countermeasures will be devised.
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Joe Fay
David Dubinsky
New Orleans
AFL
Fay
Syracuse
Newark News
Paul Washington
Singapore
Far East
London
Orient
South Africa
Quest Begun Late The West Mobilizes Magnesium Chrome
The Nelson and Henderson defense groups move to develop American magnesium and chrome resources in the west. A Senate military affairs subcommittee and George Malone of the Industrial West Foundation press the government to set a price high enough to spur domestic supply, though Malone works months without pay.
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Nelson and Henderson
West
Senate
George Malone
Industrial West Foundation
Malone
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