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...Gulf Stream, its houses by water piped from its many hot springs. The best natural element of defense is Lake Thingvalla, which, because it is fed by these hot springs, never freezes, and is therefore ideal for flying patrol boats. Otherwise the advantages of the natural defenses are offset by the scarcity of roads and materiel-scarcities which the Yanks knew their Army would not be able to alleviate too soon...
...with them, organize their spare-time activities. They are another instance of how the Roman Catholic Church has flourished for so long: by fostering religious orders suited to the times-Benedictines in the Dark Ages to give a Christian meaning to manual labor, Franciscans in the 13th Century to offset the Church's luxury, Jesuits in the 16th Century to lead the Counter-Reformation...
...result of the Battle of Russia may well be millions of Russian workers to swell the Nazi labor battalions; new Slav divisions to swell the Nazi Armies. Where can Britain and the U.S. turn for man power to offset this menacing mass? If Britain is democracy's European bastion, the U.S. democracy's arsenal, China is its untapped source of vast potential fighting power. Chiang's war messages make it clear that he has long been waiting for the democracies to see this point. If they do not, they can be sure that Hitler will...
Last week Admiral Arthur Japy Hepburn, chief of the Navy press bureau, visited Manhattan to chat with newsmen and offset the agitation for a separate air force. At that conference, the question was asked: what is the Navy's air policy? The answer...
First problems the new agency will face: 1) Define the U.S. economic front and, if it includes the Hemisphere, implementing a Hemisphere policy. 2) Take measures to prevent the Hemisphere's strategic materials from reaching Axis hands, by preclusive buying. 3) Offset Axis economic operations in Latin America. 4) Negotiate for still more air and naval bases. 5) Control all foreign trade and financial matters...