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Future Consequences. Whether or not 50 destroyers will save Britain from defeat, Franklin Roosevelt's deal was destined to be historic. The advantage to the U. S. of the new bases (see p. 18) may alter the course of history by preventing enemies from attacking the U. S., making possible their defeat if they attempt it. Also historic may be: 1) the repercussions of the deal in the campaign of 1940, and 2) the precedent set for executive action without approval of Congress. Snorted William Allen White, chairman of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies...
...Deputy. Alter ego of the Chief of Staff is his deputy, who acts as adjutant between the Chief and the rest of the staff and bosses the show when the Chief is away. In the past 14 months, he has made six circuits of the continental U. S., side trips (mostly by air) to Hawaii, Panama, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, and his deputy, balding 60-year-old Brigadier General William Bryden, has had plenty to do. Crack Artilleryman Bryden commanded artillery brigades in 1917-18, is the only member of the staff who was a general officer in World...
...circulation-figures which he may have had to revise upwards. By September he will begin to get some notion of what percentage of his out-of-town trial subscribers will renew. Meanwhile he insists that PM will not lower its price, 5^, nor alter its policy of taking no advertising...
...John Hammond, pinko, Negrophile, jazz-purist and talent scout for Columbia, WPA seemed insulting to workers, degrading to Negroes. "It's inciting everything that's lousy," proclaimed Mr. Hammond, and took steps. He asked Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. to alter the offensive lyrics. They refused. Thereupon Mr. Hammond squashed a projected Columbia recording of the song, and called the cops-the New York local of the American Federation of Musicians...
...Britain's arms south of Trondheim were completely outclassed, said in a pathetic attempt at enthusiasm that the Åndalsnes reembarkation was carried out "without losing a single man." If it was so carried out it was technical operation that military men will admire, but that did not alter the fact that the expedition had come a shocking cropper...