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Entered at the Poatofflce at Loalabur|{, X. C. a* neeoud
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A CHANGE OF MIND *7 " ..
Five or six years ago any Filipino so politically blind
as to campaign for office 011 a platform advocating the
maintenance of the Philippines on their then existing
basis as an American colony would have gone down to
ignominious defeat. Today, a candidate advocating ab
solute Philippine freedom would have about as much
chance of political survival as a snowball in July. Four
years tfcack, when Congress passed the Tydings-McDuf
fie Act, providing for complete independence for the Is
lands in 194G, the Islands put 011 tire greatest celebration
in their history ? the ambition of all Filipino patriots
had been realized. Last November a plebiscite was
held, and where 45,000 Filipinos voted in favor of main
taining the Act in its present form, more than l,350,t)00
voted to modify it.
There is plenty of reason for that rather astonishing
shift of Island sentiment. The Philippines are worried.
There are two primary worries ? one has to do with
their economic life, and the other with their security as
a people and a nation.
As Newsweek expresses it, "The average Filipino
fears that Independence will moan poverty." So long
as the Islands remain a U. S. dependency, Philippine ex
ports can enter this country without lax or duty ? and
we, of course, provide their greatest single market. Un
der the terms of the Tydings-McDuffie Act, as the day
of freedom nears, Island goods are to be subjected pro
gressively to our tariffs. That would naturally mean
higher prices for Island-raised produce here, more com
petition, and declining sales. It would be virtually es- i
sential for the Islands to revolutionize their economy, if
they were to escape economic disaster. That would be
a difficult revolution indeed, and so far, apparently, lit
tle progress toward that end has b6en made.
So far as Philippine security is concerned, the great
fear is Japan. Nippon frankly wants the Islands, which
are relatively close to her shores. The Japanese have
already penetrated deeply into the economic life of the
Islands, and are the dominant figures in a number of
major industries. The Philippines have laws designed
to restrict Japanese property-holdings, but, according to
reports, the wily subjects of the Son of Heaven have
fotind little difficulty in getting around them, by the use
of "dummies" and similar stratagems.
The U. S. Army, it is known, is not enthusiastic for
the Islands ? it regards them as being dangerously Close
to being indefensible against a major fleet such as that
possessed by Japan, which has sources of supply within
reach. The Navy, while it too appreciates the difficul
ties of defense, wants the bases in the Far East which
the Islands provide. So the Admirals are generally in
favor of modification of the Tydings-McDuffie Act. ,
What happens to the Islands is of considerable impor
tance to this country. We have invested scores of mil
lions there, and we sell great quantities of our good* to
the Islands annually. Some argue that the best is to
encourage the Filipinos to change their type of farmings,
produce for us tea, pepper, quinine and other commodi
ties which today we must buy from foreign nations. In
the meantime, sentiment in faovr of modification of the
Tydings-McDuffie Act grows, especially since it has be^
come apparent itkat an overwhelming majority of Fili
pinos favor it too. There is a good chance that Con
gress will listen aiiil act.
MINES AND U BOATS .
The incredible destruction of uliippiug, principally
Allied and irautral, which has taken place in thp early
months of the war, has military observers all .over" the
world scratching their heads. "Kb one, apparently,
thought sinkings would reach such a total. Today the
mine and the U-boat, rather than the airplanes and the
tank and the cannon, are the most effective instruments
of warfare.
Of the two, the mine has proven by far the most ef
fective ? U-boat sinkings are now far in the minority.
The German surprise technique of releasing mines from
submarines, and smaller, parachute-equipped mines from
airplanes, has proven extraordinarily successful. It is
obviously in violation of international law. But it takes
. a strong idealist today to believe that a blockaded na
tion fighting for existence is going to pay more than lip
service to that code.
The rumor that the Germans have perfected some,mag
ndtic device which attracts mines to ships passing by
some distance away, is discounted 100 per cent by Amer
ican scientists, for various technical reasons. Far more
likely is the assumption that the seas have been literally
strewn with free mines, whioh makes a knowledge of
planned mine fields next to useless to ships.
In addition, it is believed British mines have broken
Ioom during storms from their fields and are also floats
ing about freely, a hidden menace to all shipping.
' Hoi* clear the seas when war is over seems to be a
potential problem that no one has yet been able to j
?ua|wer. _ _
WAR IN EUROPE
(Continued from Page One)
by. Hi* French finance minister, ['
Haul Reynaud.
Berlin, Dec. 12. ? Germany's
$20,000,000 adventurer, the Bre
men, raced swiftly through the j
long fingers of the BritMt fleet ?)
again today and slipped safely into
a German port, writing "home"
on her three-anda-half-month-log
of war.
The Bremen reached an uniden
tified "safe zone" in the hands ot
Commodore Adolf Ahrens, the
skipper who sailed his ship from
New York 36 hours before Ger
many invaded Pol&nd. disguised
her at sea and outwitted the Brit
ish navy to sail a northern route
to Murmansk Soviet- Russian
Arctic port.
Later, a communique of the
German high command said: "The
fast liuer, Bremen, arrived home
to-night from overseas. The navy
department had taken measures to
bring the ship the necessary pro
tection. A British snltmarine in
the North Sea attempted to attack
the Bremen. One of the planes
sent to protect the -Bremen forced
the submarine so far under the
water that the attack was thwart
ed."
Belief was expressed that the
Bremen was at her Bremerhaven
base alongside the Europa. her
sister ship. ,
Conformed to Law
(The British Admiralty an
nounced that in conformity with
"the rules of sea warfare," the
submarine refrained from attack
without warning. British naval
observers pointed out that the
Bremen's speed of .10 knots made
capture by a lone submarine vir
tually impossible. Submarines can j
travel from 15 to 20 knots on the
surface, but only ten knots sub- '
merged.)
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HIS young Imiy isn't worrying
about the number of shopping
rtays until Christmas ? she makes
her own gifts and it's easy as lwr
A. li a at) C's with brand-new un
cooked i?ndy recipes. Peanut but- :
ter and honey right out of ^helr ;
glass Jars are I hi main ingredients I
? the others and Instructions follow. I
Aladdin's Peanut Butter Fudge
m squares unweet- 2 cups sifted cop tec
ened chocolate, Uoners' sugar
cut In pieces cup peanut butter
V4 cup hot water ' . teaspoon 'salt
I teaspoon vanilla
Melt cbocolal* over hot water,
add water and vanilla, and stir un
til smooth. Cool to lukewarm. Place
sugar, peanut batter, and salt in
bowl, and blend with fork, or pastry
blender, until evenly mixed tnd
like coarse meal. Add chocolate
mixture and stir until blended.
Knead until mixture Is the consis
tency of fudge, adding more water,
a small amount at a time, it neces
sary. Spread evenly on buttered
pan, 8x4 Inches, and mark In 1
inch squares. Approximate yield: 1
pound or S2 pieces.
Creole Nut Roll
Hi, squares unsweet- 1'. j cups lifted cor.fec
eiied chocolate, tloners* sup.. r
cut In pieces 'it cup peanut butter
3 tablespoons hot 1 , tertspnon ialt
v, ater 1 cup very ftnety cfcop
V.j teaspoons vanilla ped Brr'/ii nuts
M'-lt chocolate over hot water,
add water and vanilla, and stir until
Miiooth. Coo^Jo, lukewarm. Place
HU&ir, peanut 'butter, and salt in
bowl, and blend with fork, or pastry
blender, until evenly mixed and like
coarse meal. Add nuts, then choco
late mixture, and stir until blended.
Knead until mixture is the consis
tency o( fudge, adding more water,
a small amount at a time, if neces
sary. Shape In 1-inch rolls. Wrap
in waxed paper, store in refrigera
tor and slice as needed. Yield: >
(8 Inch) rolls, or approximately 1
pound.
Variation: Moisten hands lightly,
shape candy In %-lnch balls, and
roll In chopped nuts, coconut, or ^
small Chrlo'.n<r<n rIecor?ttea
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that Louisburg has carried a complete
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These articles make beautiful ?
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