The White Falcon - 08.11.1941, Blaðsíða 1

to WITE men
PUBLISHED FOR AMERICAN FORCES IN ICELAND
VoL 9, No. 7.
Reykjavik, Iceland, Saturday, Nov. 8, 19M.
Price: 3 cents (20 aurar)
Official Photo U.S. Army Signal Corps.
Time out in the field exercises for artillerymen, as they
munch and drink merrily. We don’t know the menu, but
from the looks on their faces and the jaw movements it
must have “hit the spot”.
News Roundup
ROOSEVELT CALLS FOR
ALL-OUT PRODUCTION
Spotlight of world affairs
focused on Washington this
week as key developments
from all points of the globe
centered in the American capi-
tals. Domestically the president
on Thursday night proclaimed
National Defense Week, and
appealed for “all out” effort
by defense industries.
Hie President’sxaim for the
defeat of Hitlerism became
even more pronounced as the
Russian capital announced it
was sending Maxim Litvinov
lo Washington as its new am-
bassador. Moscow apparently
knew of Litvinov’s popularity
in the United States. He had
been there in 1933 and created
a good impression. Some cir-
cles interpreted the appoint-
ment as further signs of Russi-
an confidence in holding the
Nazi army — with increased
assistance from the United
States.
News reports helped to
strengthen this belief as the
Germans massed new forces
for their drive on Moscow, but
were unable to claim any
great victories in this area. In
the Crimea, however, tha Naz-
is broke through Red defens-
es on the Perekop isthmus and
succeeded in splitting the pen-
insula army in two separate
forces. This put the Germans
even nearer the Caucasus with
its immense wealth of oil.
When Tokyo announced this
week that politicallv-wise, axis-
arranger Kurusu was enroute
to Washington on a Pan air-
plane, wires buzzed through-
out the world. Apparently un-
invited, but nevertheless very
diplomatic, Kurusu was said to
be going to serve as counsellor
to Admii'al Nomura, ambassa-
dor to United States. Diplo-
mats were quick to recall it
was Kurusu, who put Japan on
the axis platter when he was
ambassador to Berlin. Some
believe that in Washington he
could loan Admiral Nomura
his ambidexterious fountain
pen.
In Finland the Social-Demo-
crats campaigned for a nation-
al debate on Finnish foreign
policy, repercussions from
American-British demands for
calling off the war on Russia.
In America these demands
brought forth criticism. Chief
citic, Former President Her-
bert Hoover reminded home-
folks of Russo-Finnish war of
two years ago. On the demands
little was heard from Germany
— from outside Germany re-
ports of new Nazi divisions go-
ing to “assistance” of Finns.
Red Cross Broadcast
To Link U.S.—Iceland
Word from Iceland will be
sent to the United States on
November 12th when John P.
McDermott, field director of
the American Red Cross de-
livers a three minute broad-
cast from the Reykjavik radio
station.
The program which will
open in America with an ad-
dress by the Secretary of War,
Henry L. Stimson, will be an
hour long, starting at 2 a.m.
(Icelandic Time), and comme-
morates the opening of the an-
nual Red Cross Roll Call.
Yesterday Mr. McDermott
also announced he had been
notified from his offices in
America, that $60,000 more of
recreational equipment was
being sent to Iceland by the
Red Cross.
MAY REMOVE MARINES
FROM CHINESE POSTS
WASHINGTON. — Presi-
dent Roosevelt said the United
States was considering with-
drawal of American Marines
from China.
Photo U.S. Army Signal Corps.
Not star gazing, but working
diligently is Pvt. Walter L.
Ralph of the Engineers, who
is lining up locations for huts
being built by his unit.
President Roosevelt, address-
ing the International Labor
Office conference Thursday
night, called upon labor for an
all-out effort lo defeat Hitler-
ism.
The President opened his
speech with a tribute to the
work of the office in improv-
ing labor relations amid the
present world chaos, then he
praised the work of John Win-
ant, who was chairman of the
office from 1938 until his ap-
pointment as ambassador to
Britain last February.
The President spoke of the
men in occupied territories,
who had given their lives, or
were imprisoned in concentra-
tion camps for their ideals. He
said, “We have not forgotten
ypu, we will not forget you.“
Roosevelt charged that Oc-
cupied Europe was “slave
country” and that Berlin was
the greatest slave market in
the world. He said the Americ-
an laborer knows that he
would not enjoy the right of
free work in the countries oc-
cupied by Hitler, he knows
whom he is fighting and is
working toward the end of the
destruction of that enemy.
The President painted a pict-
ure of democratic working
conditions in a post war world.
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4
ijonasson Cabinet
Resignation Accepted
Sveinn Bjornsson, Regent of
Iceland, late Friday evening
accepted the resignation of the
Hermann Jonasson cabinet. —
The Jonasson government of-
fered its resignation a fort-
night ago, but remained in
power at the request of the
Regent who wanted to find
the Althing’s solution to the
rising cost of living.
A bill, submitted by one of
the ministers, was defeated by
a 16 to 12 vote, causing the
downfall of the cabinet.