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The Alamance Gleaner VoL LXV GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1939 " " No. 31 1 ? 1 WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY HENRY W. PORTER War Threats Still Hold Stage But Hope Is Not Abandoned; Nazis Get Chance to Bargain (EDITOR'S NOTE?When opinions are expressed tat these oolamns, they are those of the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper.) i. Released by Western Newspaper Union. ? The flgnres on this map indicate the flying distance between the chief cities at Europe which are certain to be targets for bombers if war breaks oat. EUROPE War or Peace? IGN ACE MOSC1CK1 Poland" I piloc war or long negotiations, eitner may be the outcome of the diplo matic exchanges now proceeding be tween London and Berlin. Much de pends upon the nature of Hitler's re ply to the latest message from the British cabinet. Tension is high in all European capitals, war threats still bold the stage and before these fines reach the reader, the clash of arms may be resounding in Europe. But hope for a peaceful settlement over Poland has not been aban doned. The British and French, apparent ly, are willing to concede something to Germany, but by no means all that Hitler demands. The showdown may come quickly. It is apparent that each side is trying to bully the other with its bellicose intentions in order to force some sort of a deal to avert war. The latest British note, it was said, shows a willingness to facilitate a negotiated settlement between Ger many and Poland. It also contained a flat warning that any German threat to the independence of Po land would hid Britain and France ?ghting on the side of the Poles. 1 It is evident that at last the pa tience of Franbe and Britain has reached the limit of endurance over Hitler's continual grabbing of terri tory. The brutality, bad faith and menacing methods of the Nazi gov ernment have kept Europe in a state of upheaval for years, and this must stop now, and definite guarantees must be given that will ensure the peace of Europe. Diplomantic negotiations have been proceeding in half a dozen Eu ropean capitals in an effort to avert another world holocaust Principal interest centered in London where the British cabinet wrangled for hours over Hitler's latest proposals for a peaceful settlement of the Ger man-Polish territorial dispute. These proposals were submitted to Sir Nevile Henderson, the British am bassador tS Berlin, in an interview requested -by Hitler. Henderson flew to London,and laid them before the British government. The ambassa dor was to fly beck to Berlin with the British cabinet s reply. Chamberlain's government, armed with dictatorial powers voted by parliament, continued to oil up the British war machine. The first sig nificant act was to sign a treaty giving formal effect to British pledges of aid to Poland. The treaty will run for five years. Another important war move was to prohibit dealing in a number of foreign securities. This action was interpreted as conscription of wealth. It is estimated that $15,000,000,000 worth of securities will be affected by the order. Danzig, the Polish corridor and various sections of Poland along the berjUr. these Germany must have, is Hitler's defiant demand, otherwise there will be war. These were the declarations of Hitler in a letter to Premier Daladier of France. This revealed for the first time officially Hitler's full demands on Poland. "For a nation with honor it is im possible to relinquish a population of 2.000,000 of its compatriots at its border," the letter said. In the meantime mobilization of German military forces was reach ing its climax. New war measures were,taken. Food and clothing ra tion cards were distributed. Pur chase of gasoline was restricted. In Washington it was learned that President Roosevelt is prepared to go the limit of law and perhaps far ther to swing the power and re sources of the United States to the side of Great Britain and France in the event of war. If he is unable to procure repeal of the arms pro vision of the neutrality act, he still will be enabled by certain loopholes in the legislation to temper the ap plication of the embargo to favored belligerents. The loopholes are af forded by the rules and regulations I on the export of war supplies that the law leaves to the discretion of the executive. France, with the greatest force un der arms since 1919, awaited calm ly and vigilantly the outcome of dip lomatic negotiations then under way. Notices were pasted up throughout the country ordering re servists to report to their mobiliza tion centers at once. Approximately 1,300,000 men are now under arms. In Warsaw a pall of depresaion settled on the Polish capital. In au thoritative circles it was believed mediation by the Uni^ SUtes ar some other equally distinguished and disinterested third power, was the only remaining chance to avoid European war. This conviction was crystalized as Warsaw heard from Paris that Hitler had refused direct negotiations with Poland for a peaceful solution of Danzig s status. INDUSTRY: Steps Ahead While the sensitive financial mar kets had a slight attack of "jitters" as a result of European war threats, industry quickened its pace through out the week. Steel production was at the high est level in nearly two years, output of electricity set an alMhne record and the movement of railroad freight reached a new 1939 peak. Cotton textile mills were the busiest they have been this year. Automo bile production increased as facto ries began to make more headway on the 1940 models. Narrow gains were shown in re tail trade over the preceding week. WAR PROPAGANDA: Deluges America DS. I. B. MATTHEWS BmrmM propaganda. The greatest flood of war propa ganda since the period immediately preceding American entry into the World war is deluging the United States, according to a report made public by the Dies committee on un American acitivities. The war propaganda, according to the report, is traced to two major groupings of European nations?the London-Paris entente and the Berlin Rome axis. Communist Russia is placed in a separate category. The most effective war propaganda in this country emanates from Great Britain, the report said. "Already wide sections of Ameri can public opinion have been defi nitely molded to the acceptance of many of the objectives of the current war propaganda emanating from abroad," the report said. "Polls of American public opinion would seem to indicate that certain powers (the London-Paris entente) have won the first major battle of the next war by enlisting the preponderant sentiment of this country on their side." The report was compiled by Dr. J. B. Matthews, director on research on foreign war propaganda for the committee. Of all the nations in the world the United States is the most coveted prize to be bagged by foreign war propagandists, says the report, as resources of the United States might well be the decisive factor in any war. "Democracy versus dictatorship" is chief among the war slogans em ployed in this country to conceal the imperialistic aims of certain na tions, according to the report. JAPAN: Drops German Ties PREMIER HIRANUMA Lmn hit job. As ? result of the Russian-Ger man nonagression pact, a drastic change in foreign policy has been decided upon by the Japanese cabi net Japan casts itself free from the ties which bound it to the Ger man-Italian lineup and embarks on a course of "splendid isolation." The decision to start all over again met with the approval of the entire cabinet. ' It was predicted that later the government will realign its .inter nal structure, but no inkling was given as to probable developments. The government, it was reported, had abandoned consideration of measure* to strengthen the anti comitem pact, which allied Japan with Rome, Berlin and Hungary. Japanese newspapers were virtually agreed that the anti-comltern pact is dead as a result of the German Russian pact. The Japanese army was prompt in giving their unqualified approval ! to the cabinet's action in severing ; ties with Germany. Finding it impossible to make I the adjustments made necessary by I the German-Russian pact, the Jap anese cabinet resigned and a new cabinet is being formed. I ? Bruckarft Washington Digeat International Affairs Likely. To Influence Party Politics Upon Turn of Events Abroad May Depend Strength or Lack of It Shown by Presidential Aspirants; Domestic Life in U. S. Will Feel Effects. By WILLIAM BRUCKART WND Service, National Frees Bldf., Washington. D. C. WASHINGTON.?There is an in teresting offshoot of the several Eu ropean crises that has begun to at tract attention among political lead ers. It has been practically 20 years since international affairs fig ured to any extent in our domestic politics, but they threaten to do so next year. And upon the turn of events abroad, it appears, will de pend the strength or lack of it shown by various presidential aspirants. It may be that, in the short space of time between the writing of these lines and their publication in your local newspaper, another European crisis will have arisen and actual hostilities will have been started. It is possible, therefore, only to take a peek over the horizon and offer con jecture as to the effect upon our domestic partisan battles. There can be no doubt of the importance of the subject as a matter for thought, however, because: (1) if there is a European war, there will be the struggle between two very powerful forces to drag us in or keep us out, respectively; and (2) if there is no war abroad but a con tinued threat and continued disturb ance of international relations, our domestic life will be constantly feel ing the effects in one way or an other. So, the situation shapes up that international affairs are likely to be vitally important in the mat ter of selection of party nominees next year, as well as in the elec tion of one of the major party can didates to the presidency. The condition warrants thought on the basis that it touches private lives. Private lives are concerned not only because of the ever-present possibility when war stalks in the world that there may be blood shed by some of our people. When Political Loader* Took Wrong Side of Question One needs to go back only to 1920 to' recall what happened to political leaders who took the wrong side of a question?the wrong side from s ma jority of the people. President WU son's followers stood by him, as they should have done in those days. They committed the Democratic party to a position on the League of Nations and the Versailles peace treaty that proved to be unpopular and a good many of them were en gulfed in the flood of the unpopular ity of that side of the question. If there were complex conditions to be considered by voters and thought through in advance of the election of Warren G. Harding over James M. Cox st that time, the con ditions then must, be regarded as simple to what confronts America at this time. Nor is there any possibility of simplification of those problems. The bulk of the people can say, as l nrmiy oeueve tne ma jority sentiment to be, that we must stay out of foreign entanglements must be isolationists?and there still will remain the influence of those foreign conditions upon our own life and living and means of making a living. But to be specific with respect to the political picture of presidential aspirants: The candidates now going about the country herding in delegate pledges or having their representa tives do so have thus far proceeded, quite naturally, upon the basis of purely domestic questions. These questions include such as the Roose velt money policies; the undoubted waste that has characterized the governmental spending; the regi mentation of agriculture with its crop control in one place and crop expansion in another without appar ent rhyme or reason; the sudden changes in national plans and the consequent instability and uncer tainty. Others could be named, but these few suffice to illustrate the point Jealousy and Distrust No Matter What Happens Now. let us assume that sctifal hostilities have started abroad and that they extend into next year. Of what use is the political strategy now being employed by those seek ing pledges of support? Or, assume that Hitler's rapacious plans have been satisfied. There still will be heat abroad. There will be jealousy and distrust There is the new pact between the slippery Stalin of Rus sia, and the blustering Hitler that neither will attack the other. There are now, and will continue to be, dissatisfied minorities in Central Eu rope, people* who want to break away or who feel they have been used aa pawn*. There will be all of these and other things to keep the fire* burning, a sort of an interna tional ppison ivy case. Whatever the conditions may be a year from now, there is no way that I can see by which the United States can avoid consideration at policies to meet the circumstances generat ed by these several influences. Why? Take agriculture, for example. Our crops long have entered into world markets, although the outgoing ship ments have sunk into insignificance lately. But our farmers still have hopes.' Consider industry, manufac turing. Thousands of manufactur ing establishments seek export out lets. The amount of their exports determine whether these factories can run at normal capacity, and employ normal quotas of workers, or whether only enough workers can be kept on to maintain supplies for the purely American market. Thus, the unemployment problem, and re lief, enter into the picture. It is far from being simple. One can despise and distrust his neigh bor on the next farm or in the next block, but be still has to pass his house on the highway or go down the alley behind his house. Campaign Strategics, Plans Mast Undergo Revision None knows, tor example, wheth er the agreement between Stalin and Hitler is going to give the Russian lioo a free hand in the Orient. That is to ask: can Stalin's forces now align themselves with China and force the Japanese back to their is land homes? If so, there is a brand new proposition for us on the Pacific side. We have wanted, and still want, the market of China. But we have to play with the Soviet if, by chance, the conjectured change takes place and Hitler abandons his connections with Tokyo. Thus, I think we are brought forc ibly to the conclusion that the rec ords made by the two major politi cal parties thus far may constitute only a part at the things which the ever-puxsied voter may have to con sider next year. ^ It 1* mad* quits plain, it seems to me, mat campaign strategies, plans, hope*, will have to undergo serious revision in the next few months. How they are revised is going to be dependent almost en tirely upon the developments abroad. There is always the thought in the background that most people are interested in the things around them, not 3,000 mile* away, and it is not going to be easy for the po much at a dose they showed attempt to offer. There seems to be ne doubt that developments between now and next .Tilrut for pvimnle will have ? vital effect upon Mr. Roosevelt's politi cal fortune*. Most sound thinking men seem to agree on that. One hears discussions pro and con. Many wagers have been made around Washington that Mr. Roosevelt can not be elected, or even nominated, for a third term, but always there is the reservation "unless there is a war." Always, there is that reserva tion "unless." I relate this, not be cause it indicates more than the views of those making the bets, but because it illustrates how closely linked are our affairs with those of the rest of the world. May Call Coagram to Aetna* tha Neutrality Act There is talk that Mr. Roosevelt will call congress into extra session to deal with international problems ?and acting with Roosevelt sudden ness, be may have issued the call two hours after this is written. Be has wanted the so-called neutrality act revised to meet his ideas. You will recall that be could not even gain consideration at his program by the foreign relations committee of the last senate. They turned it down cold. But the question is due to come up whether in an extraordi nary session or in the regular meet ing next January, and It cannot be avoided. Who can guess what the political effects of that may b*. I can not foresee them, nor ha* any one been able to con vine* ms of their ability to see that far into the future. As 1 am able to examine the puz zle of the future, therefor*, I can see only a very difficult time ahead for those who want to have a voice in their government. ? SpeiikinK of Sports War of Words Continues With Ambers' Victory By ROBERT McSHANE LOO AMBERS CADLY enough, the recent 15 J round lightweight bout which ?aw the championship pass from Henry Armstrong to Lou Ambers, proved to be little more than a mi nor incident in an unholy squabble which embraced managers, contest ants, the National Boxing associa tion and Referee Arthur Donovan. The fight was a disappointment in mere ways than one. To begin with, Deadeye Donovan managed to spot five foals committed by UT Henry, defending champion. As a result. Ambers was presented with five rounds by official scoring. And It has been generally conceded that bad not the fouls been called. Arm strung would have wen all these Donovan's score card read eight and seven in favor of the challeng er, indicating that had he failed to rule Armstrong guilty in Just one of those five fatal rounds he might have voted for a draw or else a victory for the defender. Fullam, another judge, scored the fight ex actly as did Donovan. BUI Healy, the third judge, scored heavily in Ambers' favor, giving him 11 rounds, Armstrong three, and de claring one even. A1 Weill, Ambers' manager, and Eddie Mead, mentor to Armstrong, added very little to the evening's decorum. Beth af them were guilty of violating rules tor seconds' eon duet, and their continual bickering wttfc UetN Donovaa hstasaa twdi vu u opliuiit featare, flagrant m?|> to warrant iieasnrs to* was loader than It waa krilllaat. A 'Plot' Revealed Events prior to the fight were not especially charming. Mr. Mead, whose conversational speed is at least equal to his fighter's ring pace, spent a great deal of time before the match hinting of a sinister plot directed against his man. Mead claimed, in a brief SO,000 word state ment, he was warned before the fight that his man would losa five rounds on fouls. He also stated that his authority was ana of the commissioners' friends. Donovan, la clarifying his stead, said that he knew "that seme day Henry wonld leee the lightweight ti tle If he kept poaching lew." Peas van was mora thaa backed op by BUI Brawn, member at the New Xesfe State Athletic seeinh sine, who said: "Instead at penalis ing Armstrong, I wenM have thrown him oat of the ring." Doable Loss Armstrong, who entered the ring holding both the lightweight and welterweight titles, man be shorn of all his honors. The Ambers bout was billed for only the lightweight championship, with the pro-light agreements providing that In the event Ambers should win they would meet in a return tnstcb for Arm strong's welterweight championship. However, this agreement may be relegated to the aah-hean^> Execu tive Secretary Edward-C Faster of the National Boxing association stat ed that he would ask the N. B. A. at its convention in September to ap prove Ambers ss world lightweight and welterweight champion. Ha termed the Ambers - Armstrong agreement, signed before the New York Boxing commission, as "ri diculous.'' Donovan was well within his rights. Ha called the shots as ha saw them, and not even the most rabid Armstrong supporter .could ex pect him to ignore all the rule in fractions. So, until a return bout settles the matter, the argument will continue. The Ambers taction can rejoice in a lightweight championship. The Armstrong patriots can claim a moral victory. Sport Shorts Waller Bam THE Philadelphia Phillies win 1 have five scouts towing minor leagues next year . . . Holt, Rest, Alabama end, has licenses to fly both land and sea planes, with 50 hours solo flying to Us credit . . . Scotland's amateur golf champion. Hamilton Mclnally, is a laborer in a munitions plant . . . The Drake Bulldogs will play football games on both coasts within 10 days . . . Jack Doyle. Irish Ud.jyiglH. plans to appear in grand opera- At jeasthe's takingvocal lessons, ami ? ? ? wvmtr ter Hagen is a skilled taxidermist, a crack shot and an expert fisherman ... Haines Stockton, one of the Easfs best tennis umpires, is only 23 years old ... It will cost the Athletics <800 per man to take the 1M0 squad by boat through the Panama mj uae new training camp at AnaHriih, Calif. . . . Boiler skate hockey will make its debut in Washington, D. C., on an organized scale for die first One this fall . . . Paavo Nurmi, great Finnish runner, believes the stand ard of international performances is too high. Outstanding surewee de mands all an athlete's spare time, he says, and amateurism sufiase. Endurance Champs SPEED, and plenty o< it. was need ed recently when two Edwards ville, m., Softball teams established a new marathon record by playing 1,601 innings in 21 hours and five minutes. H The pitchers were leetsasted te toes the ben ia easy, aad the bet ters were expected ia grsawd er ty ware usoslly eeaegb te retire e leaked epaw as aaspsstamwMhai The lack cf heavy hitting was ?* danced by AM law Ml scat*. Players all ran to and team their positions It took only 61 secaads to play an inning. The.nine runs each side batted in came as the re sult of a few accidental hits past quit miter 1H hem el piay. He had ts gat beak te waafc bwt saly after pitching 566 innings. One other barter was m the Baf*ptte'her*?avsd*hSs*ua If art the game. Tba previous reoord was held by two New Philadelphia, Ohio, teams which played 1,666 hminga hi St hours. ^ All of which means very littln. Gridiron 4 Topnotchei^ ThU ommm a tmrim a/ mucUm /aaami tmotmSmg /aa(Mi pJmn froat idbaafr A ???>??? dU aariaai Wmek dtmt racardi Aria* dka eaatap PI BEING named AQiAmarieoa left guard- last season. Barry Smith of the University at California merely maintained a tra dition. Previous years saw such Trojan guards as Johnny Baker and Aaron Rosenberg accorded the same nigh hooors. Under the Trojan system (he left, or running, guard leads the Maf? ence. a w, hard - running, hard ? hitting player is need ed to All that ? pot ?and thafs where Harry Smith he ef the ???> usual name enters into the picture. Big, (weight, ?T; height, ? feet. 11 inches) fast and tough. Smith is the answer to any coac h's ; -aysr. His defensive woek is on ? pas with his Mocking, tar t? plays i" the center of the line Only two touchdowns were scored against Southern California last fBW an n? nine Plays. Smith* best game last year was played against the,University af Cal ifornia. Harry played SO minutes at ban tat true Frank Marriwell fash ion, knowing that his substitute, Floyd Phillips, was injured. The hapless Bears were held to two Srst downs, both doming in the hat she minutes and both o< them on parsee. This eamtwg ?span will wwt Smith's college football career. But hie record will Uve as Jong as those ot the 10 other Southern California All-Arnencaris^developed since 1918
The Alamance Gleaner (Graham, N.C.)
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