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ENGLAND ARMS ALSO.
The preparing by England to further augment the workings
of its huge war machine, spells one thing; that this all powerful
country is anticipating trouble, and is determined not to be
caught flat-footed in the world’s mad rush of increased arma
ments, started by the militant moves of Chancellor Hitler. Ex.
perts believe that the smooth and compact organization of the
Nazis has caused the countries on the other side of the Atlantic
to eye one another with suspicion and observing the least move
which would precipitate any cause for friction.
What little semblance of unity preserved in the world by
the supposedly fool-proof machine of the League of Nations, was
destroyed when this highly touted organization admitted its de
feat in the Ethiopian question of trade barriers as applied
against Italy. It is a conceded fact by leading diplomats of the
world that what few chances of the world preserving its peace
was held by the League of Nations, and now that the absolute
truth is known about the true inaptitude of the Geneva assem
bly to cope with the problems as presented by the world’s leading
countries, it is no wonder that nations are beginnng to turn to
the sole answer to their question; that being to provide a ample
defense from aggression by other countries.
The European picture has become such a hodge-pot of
scrambled pieces, that any reputed alliances or pacts which
would serve to closely ally the aims and ambitions of one nation
with that of another, is scrutinized carefully by leading experts
who attempt to find some inner motive for such pact or alliance.
Such suspicion is not warranted, and all indications point to but
one glaring fact; that the same situation prevails at the present
time which so marked the boiling point of the last world con
flict. The utter failure of the League of Nations to successfully
cope with the problems which have cropped up during their
regime, has served as added impetus to the war-like aspirations
of certain countries who now know that their obligations as
stated in certain covenants of the league pacts will not be ap
plied against them. It is not to be denied that Central Europe
is the hot-pot for the world’s major war troubles. That small
portion of the map has had the tendency to envelope the entire
universe into a series of entanglements which, at times has bor
dered on the very edge of war, and on one occasion brought
about the great armed conflict.
It would appear that something could be arranged for the
preserving of world peace. It would appear that some remedy
could be applied to act as a salve for the wrongs as inflicted
on one country by another. It would appear that the leading
diplomats of the world could realize the suffering gone through
with when nations drop all barriers of civilization and resort to
bodily conflict. Such actions resort back to the pre-medieval ages
the battle for supremacy was settled by actual conflict and
not diplomacy. If this state of facts are true, then why not use
our present standards as a means to avert any major world
casualty ?
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Editor Daily Times:
Many of us who have adopted the i
Savannah Daily Times as Chatham !
county’s best newspaper are some
what disappointed that you have not
come out definitely for certain can- I
All Os Us
By MARSHAL MASLIN
See that grouchy man over there?
. . . The one with the pouches un
der his eyes, that one with drooping
mouth and the sour look.
I’ve known him for 20 years, and
I’ll tell you about him.
He doesn’t like women. ... He
says he knows them through and
through and they are the inferior
sex.
They’re all alike, he says. It doesn’t
make any difference whether they’re
clinging vines or independent modern
women, they all want to be the
BOSS.
They’re selfish. They get all they
can out of a man and then they are
finished with him. . . . And when
they seem to be gentle and sweet and
sympathetic that’s when they’re most
dangerous. It’s just their way of bait
ing the hook.
They can’t think straight, either,
says he. . . . Did you ever know a
woman that knew how to think? No,
you never did. . . . They pretend to
be reasonable creatures, but down un
derneath they don’t know the least
thing about logic. All they know is
What They Want and they intend
didates. You may be surprised to
know the large number of voters in
this area who look to you for guid
ance. You have established a repuia
tion for fearless presentation of facts,
and you have demonstrated a fight
ing spirit for clean government never
before witnessed in th se parts.
In view of these fasts you have
a certain responsibility to your read
ers. A large majority of them, I am
sure, would feel safe in voting for any
candidate backed by the Times. It
merely remains for you to name the
candidates you are supporting. Up
I to the time this letter is written, I
| have not noticed any such tabulation,
| and I usually read the Times from
cover to cover. How about it?
I A VOTER AND TIMES READER.
to geb it by hook or by crook, by
cracky.
A young German wrote a book
about women once. Young fellow
named Otto Weiniger or Weininger
or something like that, and every
man ought to read it. Gives you all
the dope about women, explains in
words of one syllable how they haven’t
any brains or even souls. . . . Poor
devil killed himself later on because
a woman jilted him. That’s the story
anyway. Truth probably Is the wom
en hounded him to death. . . . Don’t
trust any woman, they’re all the
same.
That's what my grouchy friend
over there thinks. . . . But the
funny thing is that he doesn’t like
MEN, either. He thinks he’s a
woman hater, but in fact he hates
the whole human race. . . . Including
himself.
No Choice
Briefly, anyone wh( is elected
president, is known to politicians as
in “hell’s own hole.”
He is a loser if he is beaten.
If he wins he may be ruined,
s
WHAT’LL WE TRY NEXT?
—WASHINGTON AT A GLANCE
FOUR HECTiC YEARS
If Congress Is of the Opposite Political Shade
FOR THE 1936 VICTOR?
(Central Press, Washington Bureau,
1900 S Street
By CHARLES P. STEWART
(Central Press Staff Writer)
WASHINGTON, July 9.—Four hec
tic years are ahead for the United
States, no matter how the election
results.
Suppose, for argument’s sake, that
Governor Landon wins.
He will have the senate against
him at least until the beginning of
1939. If the Republicans are victori
ous in every senatorial contest to be
decided this year (an impossibility,
though they may make considerable
gains) they still will be short of a
majority.
It is possible (though it seems to
me improbable) that they will get
control of the house of representa
tives.
At best, then, Landon, if elected,
will have a deadlocked congress to
deal with for the first half of his
term. He will have an almost in
taruimable list of capital problems to
find answers to, and if he finds them
the lawmakers are sure to veto his
solutions until he is nid-term through
with his job. By that time maybe he
will be in disfavor, too, by reason of
his inevitable succession of falures,
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and will fail to get a 1938 congres
sional majority.
A headache!
* * •
Suppose the Reverse
Suppose President Roosevelt is re
elected, but loses control of the house
of representatives.
When they speak confidentially
(not for publication purposes) Repub
lican strategists admit that they are
no more than rather hopeful of win
ning with Landon, but they do think
they stand a reasonable chance of
gaining a majority in the lower con
gressional chamber.
Personally I think it unlikely.
Still, a lot of Democratic candidates
for representatives won, in 1932 and
1934, in normally Republican dis
tricts. Perhaps most of these districts
will revert to Republicanism next No
vember-
• * •
A Tieup?
Doubtless some will.
I am doubtful that any Democrat,
honestly speaking, expects Roosevelt
to be less overwhelmingly a winner
than he was in 1932 or that he will
carry congress as overwhelmingly as
in 1934.
Nor do I believe that Roosevelt, if
he wins, will fail to take into offioe
with him, a congressional majority—
though a shrunken one.
But suppose he does win, with a
majority of the representatives against
him; he will be an the same fix as
Governor Landon, winning on the op
posite ticket, with an adverse senate
majority. His hands will be congres
slonally tied.
Tied worse than London's, too.
If London’s hands are tied it will
be a leftover tieup.
If Roosevelt’s are tied, it will be
deliberate.
* * *
Debt Worries
But suppose Roosevelt wins, still
with a congressional majority in both
houses.
He has run America’s indebtedness
up nearly to the maximum.
I have heard Senator James Cou
zens of Michigan, who is regarded by
New Dealers as a financial authority,
say thab he considered 40 billions a
not excessive indebtedness for the
United States.
The debt now, however, is half way
between the 30 and 40 billions.
At the present rate another year,
not to say another presidential term,
will get above Senator Couzens’ dan
ger limit.
This will be a worry to President
Roosevelt, even if he wins, with a
New Deal congress. He has a four
or five billion dollar limit within
which to cut down, but a country
with no inclination to permit such a
retrenchment.
ONE MINUTE PULPIT
Strong meat belongeth to them
that are of age.—Hebrews 5:12.
—WORLD AT A GLANCE—
DID STEEL CHIEFS
With Their Ultimatums to the Unions
HELP DEMOCRATS
By LESLIE EICHEL
Central Press Staff Writer
WHAT SOME of the Republicans
think of steel executives is not print
able. Not that the Republicans do not
agree with the steel chieftains —but
they are astounded by the tactics
adopted.
The steel barons have adopted
methods of 30 years age. Their state
ments to their men—really, ultimat
ums—read much like those of bygone
ages. They are red rags. They resort
to terms long outmoded. Some obser
vers believe that by this method the
steel executives inadvertently forced
the issue, solidified their opposition.
Republican leadership in Pennsyl
vania may well be worried over it.
The same is true of Ohio, West Vir
ginia, Indiana, Michigan—all vital
states.
The rift in the American Federation
of Labor over John L. Lewis’ indust
rial unions is believed to be healed
The drift of workers toward the
Coughlin-Lemke party is believed to
be stopped. There is a movement of
workers toward the “protection” of
the Roosevelt administration, accord
ing to present indications.
And the Progressives are solidifying
behind the president.
Republican critics cannot say much
out loud concerning tile matter. The
steel interests are among the largest
contributors to the G. O. P.
Yet, the critics look upon the state
ment of the steel companies as damag
ing the G. O. P. cause in old-time
Republican strongholds in the steel
districts.
There is a diplomatic manner of
reaching the same objectives—but
somebody decided on open warfare
with weapons of 30 years ago.
Some Democrats had asserted that
the steel companies were forcing the
issue at the instigation of the Repub
licans to show that Rocsevelt policies
were driving the country "red” and
only the Republicans could “save*'
the nation. But it is evident that the
MyNew York
By
James Aswell
NEW YORK, July 9—l am bom
barded with all manner of queer lit
erature and invitations to join fan
tastic organizations, but this letter
from Jack Woodford, an old writing
acquaintance of Richmond. Va., now
scribbling in Hollywood takes the 1936
prize. Perhaps we are to be treated
to a long series of satirical organiza
tions, with the example of the League
of Veterans of Future Wars before
us; in any case the following epistle
is a lush slice of 1936 Americana:
“Dear Mr. Aswell:
“I know you will be happy to learn
that our field representatives, return
ing from an intensive survey of the
United States, report that the censor
ship upon sex —toward publishers, pro
ducers and the rdaio—has complete
ly abolished sex in the United States.
“However there is. unfortunately,
a great deal of Murder, Theft and
Violence going on, due to the fact
that it has been consistently over
looked by censors that these things
are immoral too. Obviously, if a cen
sorship upon sex toward literature
and the drama can abolish sex in life,
a similar censorship leveled against
Murder, Theft and Violence can
abolish these vexatious matters.
“This censorship organization is
a non-profit one. None of its officers
will receive pay; no funds of any sort
will be collected in any way.
“Those persons who habitually
align themselves with this one only
after they have submitted a sworn
statement from a recognized psychol
ogist to the effect that their I. Q.
is above that of a child of fourteen.
“The insignia of the organization
is a white ribbon with an ink stain
upon it; the yell is ‘Down with Mur
der! Down with Theft! Down with
Violence—till nothing’s left!’ You are
hereby authorized to wear the insig
nia and utter the yell at any time.
“The organization uniform is a
white cotton nightgown worn over
the clothing, with a pink lily em
broidered over the heart; members
in greeting each other raise the arms
tautly above the head with hands
crossed, as though about to dive.
“In view of these facts the Author’s
Purity League feels that it is your
bonden duty to give whalever moral
support you can.
“Also, we should like to list you
upon the next letterheads as the offl
cial organization historian.
“If you will write me permission
to do this I should be much grati
fied; the next letterheads will con
tain forty-two names of directors, all
of them in ‘Who’s Who’, a famous
psychiatrist as official psychologist;
a well-known lawyer as counsel, ana
a popular clergyman and writer as
chaplain. An internationally known
doctor, author of several medical
books for lay reading, will appear as
staff physician.
“Sincerely yours
“Jack Woodford.”
The ironic japery of Mr. Wood
ford s letter indicates that he is peev
ed with the strictures upon the films
by censors. Unfortunately I am un
able to get excited about the string
ency of movie, radio or drama cen- .
sorship. In the case of the drama, 1
there isn't any censorship and in the 1
matter of movies and radio I have
never been aware of any loss through
lack of daring. \
Indeed I have the feeling that if 1
the entire cinema career of that leaa- <
mg exponent of sex in the mevies. » 1
middle-aged lady named Mae West,
ad been choked off by the censors,
the progress of the movies as art ana
entertainment would have been lm- 1
peded none at all. 1
Republicans see the mischief the
steel chieftains have done.
* * *
Drouth
The drouth also is strengthening
the Roosevelt administration.
The speed with which the admin
istration met the situation—with Sec
retary of Agriculture Wallace himself
in the field—impressed farmers.
Furthermore, they seemed to agree
with his arguments that all poblcms
had become national problems—ana
that the constiution ought not to be
so construed as to deprive the national
government of the right to proceed to
ward a permanent settlement with the
nation considered as a whole, not 48
separate entities.
In that, both farmer and worker
may agree.
After all they are arguing in their
meetings, corporaions, in their deal
ings, organize their efforts as a mono
polistic whole, often being more pow
erful than a state.
• • •
Luck?
Critics are saying that President
Roosevelt is having his usual “good
luck”.
That, of course, remains to be
seen.
Men have been saying that the
Coughlin-Lemke party is a blow to
the president, may cost him several
states.
But that is not the party—if there
is to be a third party—which event
ually may prove the ruin of the Demo
crats. The really formidable third
party still is in the making.
If the John L. Lewis group of or
ganized workers and the organized
farmers who are suspicious of the
Coughlin-Lemke alliance ever unite
into a real third party movement
the Democrats'-may be pushed aside!
The liberals of 1940 may consider the
Democrats as too far to the right—too
hopelessly Bourbonistic—and those
liberals are likely to be none other
than an alliance of farmers and work
ers.
» * *
Lemke Weakness
Representative William Lemke, as
the 2 r esidential candidate of the new
Union party, would be a stronger con
tender if he stood alone, some ob
servers are saying.
The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin has
a large following but a goodly part
of his labor following has gone over
to the John L. Lewis unions. The
consistent attacks on the radio priest’s
platform as fascistic are having an ef
fect —although there is a large fas
cistic element in the United States
Union men fear that the radio
priest's program would mean the des
truction of unions. They fear that
the final result would be the same as
in Italy and Germany, where the
dictators rose to power on much the
same sort of program.
Union men fully agree with the ver
bal attacks of Father Coughlin on
wages and working conditions and
banking monopolies, but they fear his
remedies are worse than t o evils they
are supposed to rectify.
* • *
Old Lines Gone
Commentators on the American
political situation have to observe
many elements that ‘never hitherto
have appeared in a campaign.
People are swaying from party
lines. They are moving according to
their economic beliefs.
A large group of conservatives re
mains' firm within the Republican
party. Beyond that, there is a surge,
a movement below the surface, which
will determine the result. Observers
will drop sounding lines to guage this
movement, but within it there are
many conflicting currents—and not
the least of these is Youth, the vast
mass of Youth.
Merely age has been heard so far
but Youth, too, will be heard ( soon!
. In ten years from now, this Youth
will be the Power.' The tides run on
—and carry Age to the infinite. Ana
Youth rides the waves.
Your’e Telling
Me?
Scientists estimate the mean tem
perature of the sun’s surface at 12,-
000 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s more
than mean—it’s fierce.
* * *
Haile Selassie says he was shocked
when he discovered Europe had gone
back on its word to him. We know
how he feels. The United States got
the same shock when it tried to col
lect war debts.
* * *
Two Connecticut resort hotels j
which once catered to gay crowds j
have been converted into churches. j
So—even Satan, too, has his own de- ;
pression.
• • •
Educator announces campaign to
discourage slang. That’s Okie doke
with us, big boy.
* ♦ *
Now that July 4 is past we have
become a 100 per cent patriot again.
Every time one of those giant crack
ers exploded we found ourselves wish
ing the British had won.
* * *
We see that both major political j
parties believe in our having a man- |
aged currency—at least for the pres- j
ent. But what they canndt agree upon
is who is to manage it.
• * •
The philosopher who said: “I can
fight my enemies but protect me <
from my friends” must have been one 1
of us who have pals who think they
know how to mix drinks.
Words of Wisdom
He who has truth at his heart need <
never fear the want of persuasion on 1
his tongue—John Rus kin.
Today is the Day
By CLARK KINNAIRD
Copyright, 1936, for this Newspa
per by Central Press Association
Thursday, July 9: Independence
Day in the Argentine. Founders’
Day in Rhodesia. Dog Days are at
hand.
• * *
NOTABLE NATIVITIES
Samuel Eliot Morison, b. 1887, edu
cator who wrote or.r favorite volume
of history, Maritime History of
Massachusetts. Dorothy Thompson
Lewis, b. 1894, celebrity’s wife who
is notable in her own right as a
writer.
* • •
. TODAY’S YESTERDAYS
July 9, 1778—Delegate of eight
colonies at Philadelphia, signed “Ar
ticles of Confederation and Perpetu
al Union” creating the United States
of America, after more than three
years of debate on the question, and
sent messages to North Carolina,
Georgia, New Jersey, Maryland and
Delaware, urging them to join the
compact.
Delaware, which became the first
state in the Union, held off from the
confederation for another year!
The Articles provided for the in
clusion of Canada as one of the
states.
* * •
July 9, 1792—Samuel Latham Mit
chill. 28-year-old New York native,
was appointed the first professor of
agriculture in the United States, by
Columbia university. He was first
to establish study of agriculture as
a science and he became the great
est scientist of his day in the coun
try - His amazing intellectual indus
try was described by a contemporary:
“He was now engaged with the
anatomy of the egg, and now deciper
ing a Babylonian brick; now involved
in the nature of meteoric stones; now
i in the different species of brassica;
i now in the evaporation of fresh wa
-1 ter; now in that of salt; now scruti
nizing the geology of Niagara; now
anatomizing the tortoise; now offer
, ing suggestions on the angle of the
, windmil; and now concurring on the
, beauty of black walnut for parlor
; furniture: now with his conchological
friend, Akerly, in the investigation
of bivales; and now with the learned
rabbi, Gershom Seixas, in exegetical
disquisitions on Kennicott’s Jewish
Bible.
! “In the morning he might be
found composing songs in the nur
sery; at noon dietetically experiment
• ing and writing on fishes, or unfold
ing a new theory on terrine forma
i tions, and at evening addressing on
; the healthful influence of the alka
• lies and thed epurative virtues of
: whitewashing.”
Naturally, he was called “Nestor of
. American science.”
He got into such a controversy
with Joseph Priestly, came to this
> country to argue it out with him
, and stayed here.
• • *
, July 9, 1819—Elias Howe was born
in Spencer, Mass., 26 years before
he invented the first successful sew
ing machine. He was a millionaire,
when he joined the Union army as a
private. Once, when the government ‘
was behind with pay for the 17th
Connecticut Infantry, Private Howe
! Paid off the entire regiment, from of
ficers down, from his own funds!
* • *
July 9 Among State Histories: 1755
—French and Indian forces wiped
out Braddock’s army at what is now
Pittsburgh, “the greatest humiliation
1 that ever befell British arms” . . .
1798—United States and France
went to war . . . 1872—Democratic
1 national convention nominated a
Republican, Horace Greeley, for pres
ident . . . 1892—General railroad
strike began in United States . . .
1923—Last American troops left Ger
man zone of occupation . . ,
* * *
FIRST WORLD WAR DAY BY DAY
July 9—20 Years Ago Today—The
Deutschland provided the nation
with an electrifying story bp poking ’
its conning-tower up Chesapeake Bay
to Baltimore with its $5,000,000 car.
go of dyestuffs and other chemicals
and mail for German embassy and
consular .officials. It had made a
3,500-mile journey as the world’s
first cargo submarine in 16 days.
It seemed as if, at last, Germany
had found away to defeat the tight
ening British blockade, to restore
mail communication with its agents
in the U. S., to obtain vital materials
and gold, and even recapture some
of its foreign trade.
Britain was quick to protest to all
neutral nations, the U. S. particular
ly, against harboring any submarine
in neutral waters, but the U. S. de
cided the Deutschland was purely a
merchant vessel, and that the nature
of the submarine must govern the
decision concerning its admission.
The Deutschland’s journey gave
emphasis to the preparedness argu
ment that the Atlantic was no longer
a defense against European aggres
sion on this continent, a contention
given further pointedness a few
weeks later when the U-53 destroyed
ships off Newport, R. I.
(To be continued)
The Grab Bag
One-Minute Test
1. What is a navvy?
2. Does the delegate to congress
from Hawaii have a vote?
3. Give the location of Madagas
car.
Hints on Etiquette
After introducing two or more per
j sons - a host or hostess should remain
with the guests long enough to start
I the conversation along lines that
might interest the entire group.
One-Minute Test Answers
1. An unskilled or common laborer,
especially one engaged on excavating
or construction work.
2. He enjoys floor privileges in the
house of representatives but has no
vote.
Masdagascar is an island off the
east coast of Africa separated from
the mainland by the Mozambique
channel.