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The Alamance Gleaner t- . . .? S; Vol LXV ? GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1939 NO. 46 WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY JOSEPH W. LaBlNE Russia's Ouster From League Is Empty Victory for Finland Because Geneva Is Powerless I (EDITOR'S NOTE?When opinions are expressed in these ooltmuu, they ere those of the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper.) Released by Western Newspaper Union. They Figured in the Battle of Nations 4_rc?_i riui i 'kriiT;' ui KJ uto ivcu^uc, IMJ called the special session at Finland's be hest after the little Baltic nation was in vaded by Russia. Purpose: To win League condemnation of Russia, possibly her ex pulsion, and the support of other League nations for Finland's cause. When the as sembly agreed unanimously to offer Russia its mediation services, Avenol extended the bid to Moscow. Premier of Russia, he replied bluntly by referring Avenol to an earlier Soviet mes sage which said Russia considered Fin land's appeal "unfoundedthat Russia did not consider herself at war with Fin land i that Moscow was maintaining "peace ful relations" with the Soviet sponsored Finnish "peoplesn government; that the regular Helsinki government no longer had authority. JOSEPH AVENOL ? ?i ?l r i. VIACHEJSLAV MOLOTOV League assembly president and repre sentative of Norway, he was among lead ing pro-Finnish workers who argued for Russia's expulsion following receipt of Molotov's message. Rudolphe Freyre, Ar gentine delegate, threatened to leave the League unless this action was taken. Final ly such a resolution was passed and the council adopted iL Avenol was ordered to give the Soviet its walking papers. nusstan amoassaaor to rrance ana able gate to the League, he pocked hie bage and left Geneve silently while the forces of democracy cheered. But observers won dered about the wisdom of this gesture. Would not Russia's ouster draw the Krem lin closer to Berlin and Tokyo, thereby cementing the pro-war forces and spread ing the conflict? Moreover, had the de funct League gained anything? KARL HAMBRO JAKOB SUBITS I it ? .? j._ .. n > j.i_ THE WARS: Western Front "Strangers are present," said Prime Minister Chamberlain, and 15 reporters were ousted from the gal lery. A few minutes later the house of commons began its first secret session since the World war. Sub ject: "Organization of supplies for the persecution of war." There was probably a lot of ex plaining to do. First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill was probably asked why Germany's $20, 000,000 Bremm was allowed to slip through the blockade and reach V ' I Hamburg, homeward bound from Murmansk. (Tkt admiralty had announced a Brit ilk mbmarine had lighted the Bremen but did mot attack became it would have broken intarnational law. German) wo fed at thii report, but failed to Ioil why the Bremen wot called homo to tad denly from the alleged safety of a Rus sian pan.) Sir John Simon probably bad to explain why Britain and France had merged their economic structure into what English financiers called an "unbreakable combination of financial power." But aside from these matters, the allies could be fairly well pleased with the war's Day after Germany had an nounced her war aim was "military destruction of the enemy," three British cruisers sent the Nazi raider Admiral Graf Spaa limping into the harbor ad Montevideo, Uruguay, with 36 dead after a 14-hour running fight. Same day, however, this gain was offset when the British destroy er Ducheu collided with another warship and went down with 122 men. Intensified warfare was also seen on the Western front, where Nasi raiders provided a mysterious touch by attacking at night wearing black hoods and cloaks. Northern Front Russia could not blame little Fin land for the loss of her steamer Indigirka, which went down off the coast of far-away Japan with a loss of probably 700 lives. But the Krem lin did pout that Finland's white clad ski units were "using bandit tactics in sudden attacks . . Wrote one war correspondent to his Moscow paper: "Hie enemy does not engage in open battle. Hidden under white robes, they suddenly dart from the woods to shoot at our advancing units. Then in all haste they run, frequently taking off their boots to ski only in their stockings." i Finally, after 14 days of ignomin ious defeat, the Russians reportedly rushed up 1,900,000 men and 1,000 airplanes to bisect little Finland, whose troops were slaughtering hun dreds of Reds each day, disabling tanks and capturing light artillery pieces. Britain announced she would send war materials to aid the Hel sinki government, while Italy coo | tinued sending planes and pilots. BUSINESS: Asphyxiation Ever since its passage the 1B35 public utility holding company act has been fought tooth and nail by America's No. 1 holding company. Associated Gas and Electric com pany. Last year a senate investi gating committee was outsmarted in its sensational search for myste rious H. C. Hopson, Associated Gas' guiding spirit. Crux of the holding company act is a "death sentence" clause pro viding for integration of all utility systems geographically and eco nomically. This month, its long ar gument apparently lost. Associated Gas asphyxiated itself. Resigned "because of ill health" was Presi dent JT. I. Mange, replaced by Roger J. Whiteford. Said the new chief: "It is my purpose to give my at tention at once to simplification of the corporate system . . . inte gration or consolidation of its prop erties . . . end adjustment of the , m ? i iiiiar voUng power ? ? ? BREMEN Why. Mr. Churchill? C SLASHED?Cotton export sub sidy rate, for second time in ? week, from four-tenths of a cent to two-tenths of a cent. C MODIFIED?To pacify Nazis, Sweden formed a new govern ment under Premier Albin Hans son, retiring Foreign Minister Richard Sandler who had drawn German wrath. C EXCLUDED?Mexican partic ipation Jn the new low tariff on U. S. crude "oil imports, as pro vided in the new trade pact with Venezuela. Reason: Mexico has expropriated U. S.-owned oil wells. C. RAISED?U. S. tariffs on im ports from Danzig and Poland, now controlled by Germany, which pays a higher duty on ex ports to the U. S. than any other nation. WHITE HOUSE: Trade Pact ? At his press conference President Roosevelt nosed his ship of state smack into a brewing storm that will break soon after congress con venes. He agreed with Secretary Cordell Hull that the reciprocal trade treaty act should be renewed in 1940. Though the act has been at tacked by most Republicans, many Democrats and a growing body of farmers, Mr. Roosevelt said it has resulted in many American export gains. The President also: C. Received a message from Fin nish President Kyosti Kallio thank ing him for his sympathy toward Finland. (The President announced the Red Cross is sending $500,000 for Finnish aid; meanwhile the Finns were negotiating to buy gas masks here). C, Attended the White House diplo matic reception where assembled the Washington envoys of warring Finland and Russia, Germany and France, Japan and China. THE NEUTRALS: Flight From Rome In non-warring European nations, news was made by: fl. Russia's Ambassador to Italy Nicolai Gorelchin, who arrived in Rome Just as Soviet troops reached the Finnish frontier, and left abrupt ly for home without waiting to pre sent his credentials. Reason: Uni formed young Fascists have stormed Rome's Russian embassy daily, pro testing the Finnish invasion. 4 Italy's Editor Virginio Gayda, who hinted how Britain might woo and win his nation's support. Said he: Italy must have "certain free exits," all of which (Dardanelles, Suez and Gibralter) are now coo trolled by Britain. C An explosion in Rumania's cellu lose plant at ZarneSti, killing 80, in juring 200. Following quick on the heels of train wrecks and oil plant fires, the incident was blamed on "foreign agents." LABOR: NLRB Probe Introduced before the house com mittee investigating the national la bor relations board was evidence designed to show NLRB is badly in need of a housec leaning. Chief pro testor was the board's Dr. William Lelserson, whose charges of bias on the part of fellow board mem bers (Edwin L. Smith and Warren Madden) were interspersed with revelations from the board's corre spondence files. Conservative, prob ably favoring the American Federa uon ox i4iuu( against C. L 0., Dr. Lei serson hat been a mi nority, non co-operative member. Evidence on this and oth er points: j 4 Dr. Lei serson tried to force re moval of the board secre tarjr, Nathan Witt, charting ha lacked "impartiality." Unsuccess ful, he occasionally declined to par ticipate in board decisions, where upon the other members recom mended disciplinary action. One such case involved the Pres ident's son-in-law, Seattle Publisher John Boettiger, who complained of a board ruling but expressed the hope that Leiserson's failure to par ticipate indicated "a change at pol icy." C Elinore Herrick, regional NLRB director for New York, protested that two of Witt's assistants had conducted an investigation in her of fice In a manner "one might expect from the (Russian) O. G. P. U., but not from fellow administrators of an agency of the American govern ment." LEISERSON hon-eoopermUv*. Brackart'* Washington Digest Some Good May Come to America Out of Awful Finnish Catastrophe Mask Pulled Off Communism in United States and Left It Thoroughly Damned; Ways of Helping Finland Freely Discussed in Washington. By WILLIAM BRUCKART WNU Service, National Press Bldf., Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON.?Press and radio have been filled for days with news of the cowardly and ruthless attack by Russia upon the defenseless and harmless Finns. So sickening has this assault been that millions of Americans have all but forgotten the movements of that predatory animal called Hitler. Indeed, the brutality of the drive upon the Finns has practically forced news about Hitler's war with Britain and France to disappear from the front pages. The "sit-down" war still goes on but it has failed to create interest in America. But I believe that, for us, there Is some good coming out of that awful Finnish catastrophe. It is a paradox that anything good could come from such a stench as Russia, but I am certain of the results in that regard. For one thing, the latest sor did page in Soviet history has pulled the mask off of commu nism. It has left communism standing before Americans, nude and thoroughly damned, with its hands dripping with human blood, with gory filth oozing from every pore, and its true rapacious character exposed to the last grimy de tail. Moreover, the Soviet destruction, or near-destruction of the helpless Finns has posed questions to be an swered in this country by a good many thousands who have held up communism as the acme in govern ment theory. Those folks now are called upon to attempt a Justifica tion of the great "liberalism" which has used miserable excuses to in vade and bomb and mutilate. It is time for the parlor pinks, the so-called "intelligentsia" of the col leges and universities and the "movements for freedom," as well as the real scheming, lynx-eyed for eigners to try to explain away what has happened. May Compel Everyone to Unite for American Way Thus, when I observed above that I believe some good will come out of the hellhole of Russia, I was thinking how the situation abroad is going to compel most everyone to unite for the American way. These latest vengeful acts of the Russian bear "that walks like a man" bring into bold relief again certain things that happened back about November 16, 1933. They re mind us of the various glowing state ments that were forthcoming as to the value, in a material way, of dip lomatic recognition of Russia. Maxim Litvtnov was here, you will remember. He bargained for American recogni tion of hi* nation, and got it upon a promise that Rus sia would quit her attempts to spread the doctrine of com munism in this country. There were bombastic state ments of millions of dollars in trade that would flow from the agreement worked out between President Roosevelt end the Russian commisar. As I re member it. Senator Borah, the Ida ho Republican, had conducted prac tically a one-man campaign for Rus sian recognition long before Litvi nov arrived. Predictions were glow ing, but neither Mr. Roosevelt nor Senator Borah ever suggested that the "glowing" was going to be the sheen of flowing blood of helpless women and children and their men. A lot of things are happening as regards this new situation. For ex ample, the Reconstruction Finance corporation has agreed to extend a credit of $10,000,000 to the Finnish government "for the purchase of agricultural surpluses in the United States." There is talk also of using the recently remitted Finnish debt payment in some way for the aid of the stricken peoples of tAe only na tion that has made good on repay ment of money borrowed during and after the World war. We are likely to hear a great deal more about ac tive help from this side of the At lsnAftc ocean becauM American hearts are tender but there Is dan liMlwBia> ger in the action that has Just been taken. Poshed Soviet Buyera Out And Told Them to Stay Out There i/tftyiger in that proposal, however our hearts may desire that we help the Finns. As I have so oft en said in these columns: it is Eu rope's war, and we can and must stay out of it. If we, as a nation, start helping Finland, it strikes me that somebody's face is liable to get slapped, and immediately, of course, there will be the kind of hatred arise that will drag us into the flaming cauldron. Mr. Roosevelt did an admirable job, I believe, when he placed an unofficial, but very effective, em bargo on the further purchase of air planes in this country by the Soviet. It is generally understood that a Soviet mission was wandering around this country at the time, seeking to buy hundreds of air planes. There is a difference in helping Finland in that manner than by extending a helping hand afflrmate ly. Mr. Roosevelt's action, simply stated, pushed the Soviet buyers out and told them to stay away?to go ahead, if they must, and use their army of approximately 13,000,000 against the meager 400,000 of Finns. Another thing that is happening and it is taking on quite a bit of steam is the demand that the Unit ad States recall our ambassador, cut loose the diplomatic ties to the extent that withdrawing an ambas sador shows disgust and disap proval. Mignt as unwise to KseaU Oar Ambassador to Russia Recall of the ambassador has been strongly advocated by Sen. Ar thur Vandenberg, Michigan Republi can, whq is out looking around for delegates to the Republican national convention next year. A dozen or so other Republicans have taken the same position, and the department of state and the President have been urged by numerous Democrats to show the American position in that manner. It seems unlikely that such a thing will happen, nor am I con vinced that it is the Wise thing to do. Soviet official*, if they de nted, could interpret mch an action a* amounting to ? dec laration of war on our part. We have seen enough of their op erations to suspect that they will do most anything which will further their own end*?things Just as ridic ulous as announcing to their igno rant and illiterate millions that Pin land was planning to "capture" Len ingrad, a great industrial city. I doubt that Mr. Roosevelt ought to recall the ambassador, but I do not see how Constantino Oumansky, the Soviet ambassador to Washington, can remain in the great and lavishly furnished embassy here with any i feeling that bis presence is desired the bulk of the Americans But what is this Russian "do feme" against Finnish "attacks" leading to? What brought it about? The answer is that the reds have started west Many Believe That Stalin Doable Croeead Hitler inert art many pereona in official lilt hart who believe that Stalin haa double croaaed Hitler, and moat of ua add that there la little to chooet between the two. It la plain to aaa that Hitler"a plan to aeiae Poland waa approved by Stalin who waa bought with n ahare. But the ta aide rumor ia that Hitler never ap proved of the weetward march upon which Stalin ia now engaged, nor ia there any ground tor belief that Hitler welcomea the threata at Ru mania and aome of the area* to the eaat that are being made from the den of the Ruaaian bear. Juat aa a thought, then, wa hear it auggeated that perhape Stalin trapped Hitler by letting him enter Poland?that Stalin knowa Hitler'a handa are oc cupied on the French front?that the Soviet eventually may ha to a poai tion to crowd Germany by the type of perauaaion given off from bom be and bayoneta. I do not outline thia aa a fact; I toaa it in bet* becauae it la the aubtact of military rtiaatoaioM and it certainly to a poaaibility. I - ??Speaking of Sports Champs Pass in Review as 1939 Draws to Close By ROBERT McSHANE fOMEDY, tragedy and pathos? ^ sometimes a combination of all three?are written in the nation's sports records for the past 12 months. As the old year wanes the sports fan glances back over performances of individuals and teams for outstanding achieve ments. Some of those performances are great, some are funny, and a few are pathetic. In heavyweight boxing it's a sim ple thing to name the greatest per iormer. wno eise can compare with Champion Joe Louis, the Brown Bomb er? He has punched his way through all opposition to be come one of the "flgh tinges t" kings in the history of boxing. Many ring followers consider him the greatest heavyweight of all time. On* man's outstanding football performer is another man's dad. Bat Nile Kinnlck, University of Iowa halfback, gets the call in most books. Kinaiek was awarded the 1939 Heis man Memorial trophy, given each year by the New York Downtown Athletic clnb to the nation's out standing college football player. The selection was made from the votes of sports writers and spss'ta broadcasters throughout the United States. Tom Harmon of Michigan was second. Paul Chrtstman of Mis souri third and George Cafege of Tennessee fourth. Horse of the Year The horse of the year was Chalie dsn. He failed in the Kentucky Der by, but went on to win all other stakes. Be proved his greatness whan ho outran Kayak at Plmlieo. Bob Feller of Cleveland, Joe Di Maggio and Charlie Keller of the VanVi ini Tad Williams of the Bos ton Red Sox were outstanding choices for baseball player of the year. Di Uaggio and Feller finished in front. DiMaggio is classed with the all-time greats, and Feller, only 30 years old, managed to win 24 games for Cleve land. Keller and Williams, two l?3? rookies, are me main challengers for next year's laurels. Byron Kelson's two-way victory in the National Open and the Western Open rates as one of the year's best performances, as was Dick Metx's powerful stroking to win the St. Paul Open. As fee teams, the Yankees left tittle er asthlag to bo desired. They h?a little to fear from Americas leagae teams, sad won the series to fear straight. Theagh the qaestiea la open to debate, aaaay baseball eat has! sets hail them as the great est team at an time. Tony Galento'a flattening of Joe Louis tor a short count might well cone under the head at comedy. Roly-poly Tony eras considered nothing more than a clown. He amazed the fisticuff world by really Jolting the champ, and then further disrupted affairs by whipping deci sively Lou Nova, most promising at the heavyweight hopefuls. Joe Louis Charlie Kellei Diamond Tragedy Coder the hood of pare tragedy cones Emte Lembardi's amazing sotlc lsrli( Ike World series. Er ale, nni loosll 1 oils' backstop, esa ?^strikehwUte tte Tutamnt the three wtaatef mas to the lAt rone of the series. It was by for the most aaaeasl pertormsaee la the aaaals sf IMt sports history. Top performances tor women must include Alice Marble's rise to ber position as queen of the tan nis courts. She mot and disposed of food opposition to reach her pres ent status. Then, too, there's the . record made by Betty Jameson of Texas, who replaced Patty Berg as National Amateur golf champion. Elizabeth Hicks deserves an orchid for her play in winning the Wom en's Western derby. Sports, in general, have been more prosperous than they vera ? year ago. Increase of interest in all events has been marked. Which is a good alga lor 1MB, sad fsr Amor the world.*?*1*** * a... is.... -I. ~n 'hri"iarfiiite Sport Shorts A TURK played center tor Duke ** university's soccer team . . . Seven field goals were kicked is a game between Columbus and the -j Chicago Cardinals in 1925 .... which is a pro football record . . . A1 Simmons has rejected several ot ters to manage Class AA league clubs. He wants to be a big league coach . . . Carl Hubbell, playing right handed, breaks 80 regularly over a Fort Worth, Texas, go li course .... Football critics say Peon's freshman team this year eras the best in the school's history ? ? , Dr. Eddie Ander son, coach at Iowa, had one of the finest scholastic records in Notre Dame'a history. He aver aged 98 per cent lor four years . . . Andy Varipapa rolled his forty sixth 300 score while bowling in Los Ange'es recently . . . Walter Mat uszczak, Cornell quarterback, is the youngest of 10 brothers . . . Billy McCamey, veteran boxing handler, says Billy Conn could acquire a punch if he were willing to sacri fice some speed. He cites Benny Leonard as a parallel case. Happy Minors MINOR leagues of baseball are viewing 1940 with optimism born of record-breaking 1939 figures. According ta William O. Bram ham, president of the National as sociation, baseball's centennial year produced 1SJM.M8 paid silietasiem in the miner leagues. This total does not inehade attendance at tha many 8hanghneaay play ofs, the pop ularity of which suffered this year, championship aeries!* tater The increase of 3,000,000 paid ad missions over the previous season was chalked up with tha help of four new leagues. Par haps the moot gratifying feature waa the prooper ous season enjoyed by Class D teams. New attendance marks were set in many cities, with Seattle at the top of the list BOWLING I j Made Easy By NED DAT National Match Corns rbnoplia I (Tkim ta tha mtatM mi a wariam mi Immacam by Ma4 Day at Mibwaaabwa, Wis.. ? Mu' mmSamlSrtmwliag auibonty.) ****** I ^ fl I ? I Carl HnbbeU VARIOUS DELIVKH1S& Jut aa a baseball pitcher can Witt to curves, changes of pace, screw balls 1 and fast ones, so, too, does a bowl er have aa assortment of "stuff." There are four distinct pitches in * ' bowling. Named in order of their importance, they are: the hook, the i ? curve, the straight and the t^*i?Tr tf The hsek ban Is thrown eat of the side of the hand, with m iieniii. clockwise ^tsrtst to^isapart spia ta ea the alley aheat eight ta twelsa beards frees the right hand getter. 1 It travels in a straight tea toward the No. S pin. Jest before It roaehas 1 the pta, It hooks sharply tela tee 1-1 " The hook ball is used by prac tically all of the world's outstanding bowlers because of its high strike percentage. the serve bad is used by bowlers whs threw a slew had aad it is very effective ea highly pillshst alleys. Tte>(straight ban U^tto aastest te The backup ball is used only hp a few bowlers (as its strike percent age is very lew) and for teat reasea it is not recommended. For fur ther instruction Ja the development of bowling "pitches,- write Ned 1
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