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DESTROYER EXCHANGE
QUESTION ANSWER
United Press
Questions and answers clarifying various aspects of the British American trade of naval base leases for destroyers.
Q. How many destroyers and how many naval and air base sites are involved in the transaction? A.-The United States is giving Great Britain 50 World War, destroyers in return for 90 year leases on sites for bases in strategic places in six British posses- sions in the Caribbean area. Britain has thrown in two. other sites in Newfoundland and Bermuda-free of charge. The leases expire in the year 2039.
Q. How will the destroyers be turned over to the British. A-They will be sailed by their American crews
10 Canada where they will be hoarded by British seamen for the journey to Britain. American crews are not per mitted to go into European danger zones.
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Q. What are the destroyers worth? A-The vessels are 1,200-tanners and cost about £100,00 each 20 years ago. They have been recommis- sioned in the past year at an average cost of about £2,000 (T). "New destroyers being built by the navy to-day are of about 1,600 tons and cost from two to three times as much.
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Q. Where are bases to be located when? A-From the south shore of Nowfoundland to coast of British Guiana in northern South America. In- termediate bases will be act up at Bermuda, the Bahamas, Jamnica, St. Lucia, Trinidad ́ and Antigua. The exact sites will be selected by a joint Anglo-British board: of naval and
experts. The army American delegation has left for Bermuda.
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Q. Will the United States incur any expenses in taking,
the sites? A-Yes. Adequate naval and air facili- tles must be established and the United States, in addi- tion, must pay the proper parties for any private pro- perty which is taken over to create the bases. No estimates of cost aro available yet, but there are sufficient funds on hand to get the work started when the preliminaries are complete..
Q. Will the United States have absoluta control over tho lenscd arcan? AYes; For the 09-year period of the lonse. British sources in Lon- don said that British ships and planes might share the facilities whenever necessary But President or possible. Roosevelt indicated that such an arrangement would depend upon the Attitude of this country at a given time.
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actions? A.-Germany's acrial warfare, and more limited sea -fighting, against Britain has taken a heavy toll of British destroyers. An often deadly Enemy of the submarine, the destroyer nevertheless is ex- tremely vulnerable to the de-' predations of the undersea craft and bombardment from the air.
Q. What is the vital in- terest of the United States in the agreement? A.-The pro- curement of defence locations in the Caribbean area, key- stone of defence of the Panama Canal. The Canal has been called the jugular vein of American defences, for it offer a short, 'quick route for transfer of the fleet from the Atlantic to the Pacific, or vice versa. The Newfoundland base would be essential to preventing any aggressor from getting a foothold in Canada,
Q. How far will the bases project America's defence lines? A-Approximately 500 to 1,000 miles out into the Atlantie.
Q. Are funds available to start construction of the bases? A-Congressional de- fence committeemen say so. Mr. Roosevelt was given $10,- 000,000 for establishment of auxiliary air bases, and in addition Congress gave him a $20,000,000 (M) blank check for defence.
Q. Does Congress have to ratify the agreement? A- According to an opinion by Attorney General Robert H. Jackson it does not. The agreement, Jackson ruled, is not in the nature of a treaty requiring Senate ratification.
Q. Did Mr. Roosevelt vio- late any laws in his historical "deal" A-He proceeded in conformance with Jackson's construction of the law. Isolationists denounced the President's action as an act of war, a violation of law, and an usurpation of Congres- sional powers over trenties.
Q. How many destroyers does this leave in the US. Navy? AIt leaves 161, of which 60 are the overage class, similar to those traded to Britain Besides the 161 remaining destroyers, the navy is now building 57.
Baby Christened In A Warship
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A four-weeks-old baby boy-the Bon of Lleut.-Commander H. C. R. Alexander. R.N. was christened Anthony Colla Baverley
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naval base. The ceremony WOD per- formed by the chaplain of the naval baso.
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ration book and special baby's
anxious wore the British complete with identification" card,
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A ROYAL AIr force boMBING STATION AND GUNNERY SCHOOL. THE R.A.F. IS TRAINING THOUSANDS OF OBSERVER BOMBERS AND AIR GUNNERS.
1. An Air Gunner at Gunnery practice In the air firing at a towed target.
2. A rear gunner operating his two guns in his turret in the tail of his aircraft.
3. Instructional bomb sight. A pupil in the School using a bomb sight on the ground,
later he uses it in the air.
4. A pupil getting thoroughly acquainted with a power operated turret. There are several of these turrets about the station into which the pupils can jump and spend their spare time.
WHEN THE SIREN SOUNDS
IT is surprising how people
who have been through precisely similar ordeals ro- cently in areas which have been visited by Nazi bombers react to the strain in totally different ways.
Most of our people display that measure of contempt for all the enemy does or can do, which in typical of British character gener- ally when faced with trials. But
is not how you act during a raid only which matters. The effect of losing sleep for several nights on
or of living in a constant state down of apprehension, weighs
netual many people who, in the moment of danger, are perfectly calm and courageous.
Obviously since in these times we may be deprived of our sleep for part of the time when we gên- erally rest, we need to make the most of the hours of sleep which are permitted us. Well, to do that we must him at dropping off to as soon as we peaceful slumber
Turn in-or, I there has been a rald, immediately we can return to bed. How can that be man- aged?
Sloop Is Vital:
First, raids or no raida, try always to turn in at the same hour. Sleep in habit; if we did not have
to organise our lives so as to t them into working hours, we should all probably posSUST the sleeping habits at animals.
Yes, sleep is a habit, and it is vital, if you want to keep it and
This is an article a well- known doctor wrote for the people of Britain.
It gives a number of hints for the pro- servation of health in time of strain.
well in these days, to acquire a sound sleep habit.
I when you go to bed your mind is full of worry as to whe ther you'll be able to wake in the morning, should your night have been disturbed by a raid warning, cut that all out Immediately, How? Simply by buying an alarin clock!
And if there is a warning don't spend the time in your dug-out or refuge room munching chocolate or drinking tea, for that will tend to rob you of the rest you might otherwise get when "All-clear" paves the path back to bed
Bombs dropping make an un- pleasant sound, as most of us have learned... They are apt-to-make the stomach "turn over." A gloss of water in the shelter is a help, for a sip or two will often help to make the stomach feel more nor mol.
By the bedside, too, it is a good plan to keep a glass of milk. In the night you may wake with that
"sinking feeling unpleasant expecially in these troubled times when appreliension alds such fils, and a sip of milk will help much. A zip. mark you, not a drink! Sipping, warm milk on retiring after, arald betler from the
sleep point of view than drinking
ten.
Too much smoking does not help, though in periods of strain most of us probably tend to "strengthen the nerver" with extra cigarettes. Sleep is likely to suffer.
If you have to miss a good deal of sleep owing to the enemy's en- croachments on slumber-times, don't worry yourself unduly and feel sure that you will fall seri- ously ill. Try to get good, sound sleep for a full eight hours or so as soon as you can, and that is about all you can do to remedy mallers, for contrary to a rather common Impression you "catch up on sleep,"
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There are silll some people who fall to realise how useful it ir for everybody in a home to have some task or other to perform when the sirens start their weird wailing Bounds.
If your agreed job is to carry chair into the shelter, small though the task is, it helps you to have something to think about.... If sleep is impossible in your dug-out, try to keep up a plea- sant conversation.
I remember once being under extremely heavy bombing, plus shail-fire, during the last war, almost forgetting it all ns I Ustened to a comrado's highly amusing of similar experiences. necount We can't all be first-rate conver- sationalists as that padre certainly was; but a general talk on sport or anything which is likely to grip the Interest of all present is a splendid help,
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