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September 16, 1941.

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Unrest Apparent in France: U.S. Interested in Weygand

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.—Untest is visible in France, the De Gaulle cause is increasing in popularity in France proper and in all French colonies, and Gon. Maxim Weygand has been impressed enough by re- cent changes in German prospects to summon all his aides and counsel- lors in Africa for a review of the entire world situation, according to in- formation received in official quarters here.

This change in the French It Germany had attacked Britam time for it. At least there is enough situation is attributed to the this summer the new American arms weight behind this thought among supine Vichy surrender of Indo-The issues would have been decided reassessment of the whole situation plants would have been worthless. Frenchmen to have caused a complete China to Japan without a fight without them. But no military Issue in North Africn. General Weygand and to the fact that Hitler's in the future will be unaffected by celled in all his economic, politient armics are tangled in the midst the arms from American plants and military subordinates for a gen- of Russia instead of being in which have come into production erat conference which began yester-

during

the past two months. London as Germans had gen-

All of these considerations have erally been predicting for lind n find a months.

Allied Cause Brighter But the Allied cause looks brighter to-day than at any time since the Germans broke through the French

on Frenchmen mpact in France and

day.

American Interest Washington watches with intense throughout the world. Interest. If General Weygand The Government of Vichy was of With the men of Vichy losing in pre-should decide to make the experi- course predicated on the expectation stige daily the freer Frenchmen of ment and take his great gumble he of a quick German victory. It unsed North Africa are reported to be de- can be assured at once of suppiles of Its polley on that expectation from bating whether the time has come to off and gasoline for his motor units, the beginning and it always defended cut the strands with Vichy. There Dozens of tankers could be diverted itself within France will the argu-are two main obstacies. They know at once to Caxubianen and Dakar. ment that the Allled cause was hope that if they do it will bring Germau le could also be sure that airplanes 1085.

Brunies into the unoccupied area of and tanks now labelled for Britain France. Also General Weygand him-yould be shipped at once to those seif Onds it extremely difficult to face same ports. lie has not asked. how co-operation with General de Gaulle. much would be given him, and no Washington Watches Closely one has tried to make him any pro- mises. There is no need that. He For these two reasons no one in knows approximately what could be Britain has had nearly two muntha Washington seriously expects Gen-expected. It is his decision, of respite in which to catch up on eral Weygand to take the initiative While he is trying make up his lost sleep, Increase its aircraft re-at this moment in denouncing the mind Washington holds back on ex- serves, bring supplies in from the German armistice and res

resuming the tending the benent of "lend-lease" Atlantic.

war. But every German tank and materials to the forces of General de The United States has gained two every German airplane lost in

There is heavy pressure for months which may prove to have ma

makes the Weygand forces In North this

this step, but It could have been the most important two months Africa just that much more potential-tremely adverse effect on the de- in current history. At the beginningly powerful. The time may come, in liberations In North Africa which of the two month period most of the fact may have already come, when might turn to the Allied advantage. new airplane and tank factories were a joint attack on Libya from the It is considered a question not of beginning to fill with Idle machinery. British in Egypt and the French in probability, but only of an admitted- To-day they are filled with men, the Tunis and Algiers might crush the ly remote possibility. But as long as machinery is humming, and new, Italion and German forces between, It remains even a possibility superior models of planes and tanks If General Weygand la ever to take Washington la determined to close no are rolling.

this may be the right opportunities for General Weygand.

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But there are dangers that have

to be watched during childhood

DIGHT from birth on, you can see It usually means that the chlid is whether a child is the highly- using up his nervous energy more strung, sensitive type or not. He quickly than he's replacing it. And seems to live more intensely. Every, it is at night, during sleep, that these thing makes a far deeper impression stores of nervous energy should be on him. As he grows up he learns replaced. If they are not replaced, moro enally, is quicker in his reac- the nervous strain on the child gets tions and makes leadway much worse and worse. He's suffering faster than other children.

from Night Starvation.

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understand certain fully

health warnings during childhood.

These health warnings may start

grow up to make the fullest use of his special gifta and capabilities

at any age. The child goes off his without the terrible handleap of food, is nicky at meals; he gets pale, nervous exhaustion that sometimes puffy under the eyes; you and he accompanies them. tires easily, becomes listless; he sloeps restlessly,

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Nazi Menace Clearly Seen

TORONTO, Ontario.-Many of the Americans who 'con- stitute between 8 and 10 per cent of the Royal Canadian Air Force "joiped up" merely from a desire to take an active part in the present war.

"In this class was one American

Some felt an appeal to adven-work for pilots who are beyond the ture. Some_thought_they saw military combat age. an opportunity to make a name pilat, formerly a pilot for the police for themselves.

plane in Philadelphia. This pilot But it is a sirring fact that for is now engaged in flying a staff the most part they were all mo- plane and delivering new planes to tivated by desire to combat a the R.C.A.F. from Canadian airerați menace which they consider as great plants.

lo

them as to the British.

At Uplands aerodrome was found

Touring Canada's air schools re-another American, a former auto- cently, we met ʼn group of American mobile mechanie from Detroit who, boys at the Uplands acrodrense in though not interested in Aying, was who had just won their attracted by the need in Canada for

the from

R.C.A.Fthe technical personnel-incidentally, at symbol on their uniforms that they favourable rates of pay, are pilots in regular standing, writes Impressed By Speed Albert D. Hughes in the "Christian? All Americans' who enter Canada Selence Monitor,"

They are still Americans. They the speed with which they can pass to train as pilots are impressed with sull hre. recognised by their Govern through the Air Training Scheme ment, provided they do not swear an and emerge as full-fledged pilots, oath of allegiance to the British Ordinarily this takes about six

They are still as ardently patriotic months. Then the pilot may

to the "embarko- to their own country as one lad who, tlon on the Canadian seaboard, when asked inadvertently by Mar This means that in the course of a shal William "Billy" Mitchell, Cana- few weeks he will ship oversens dion World War ace, what "pro- where he will take some operational vince" he was from, replied proudly: training to accustom him to Beltish "Texas, suh."

combat aircraft before engaging in front-line fring.

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Fundamental Values

As Americans they"

y are, no less than their Canadian comrades In

"posted overseas" to

urms, conscious of the fundamental Flight To London

values for which they are training to fight.

Some of these Americans joined By Mrs Roosevelt?

the RC.A.F. only because they did

not possess necessary qualifications LONDON, Aug. 4~The "Sunday. for the United States Air Corps. Chronicle" anys that Mrs Eleanor The United States requires its cadets Roosevelt wants to visit London by to be 20 years of age and to have bombing plane this fall. had two years

In In college. The The newspaper's "Behind the R.C.A.F. takes youths who are 18 and News" columnist said yesterday that who have had "Junior matriculation" she "may be in London this autumn or high school training.

to talk about the evacuation of The R.CAF, also provides oppor-children." He added that "she wants tunity in liaison and communications to come here in a bomber."

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