Want To Sell Something ? Try a Want Ad The Alleghany Times You Will Profit If You Always Read H , # : ) Times’ Advertisements DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY Volume No. 14. GALAX, VA. (Published for Sparta, N. C.) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1938. Number 20. J Hugo S. Sim* Wellington Correspondent The people of the United States ■were intensely interested last week in the various moves of European statesmen directing their efforts to maintain peace on that Continent. Roosevelt’* Appeal. The intervention of President Roosevelt, who appealed to all powers to continue negotiations, was applauded by practically all Americans. Very wise, indeed, was the President’s declaration that there are no victors in war which does not settle any issue definitely or permanently, and that, in the end, civilization ev erywhere is the victim of the destruction. Mr. Roosevelt’s insistence that the people of the world look to those in responsible positions to solve their differences without plunging their peoples into war, emphasized the idea that a local dispute, between two nations, is not sufficinet cause to wreck modern civilization through a world-wide clash of arms. What Are The Causes? While the people of the world waited with bated breath to see if the statesmen could devise a plan to prevent war over the dispute between Germany and Czechoslovakia, few of them went deep enough in their think ing to ponder the causes that have created present world situ ations. It is a fact, which intelligence requires us to recognize, that the world has been engaged in an economic war for at least twen ty years. The United States has been in the struggle. When the economic fighting began, after the World War ended. The United States was in the strong est possible position. Along with the other nations of the world, we followed a selfish nationalis tic policy, with the idea of get ting as much from the world as we could and sharing as little as possible. U. S. a Winner. In the economic struggle, the United States has been trium phant. Buried in Kentucky is more than half of the gold of the world. The seven per cent, of the population of the world, which lives in the United States, poss esses a high percentage of nearly all of the most important raw materials. The combination of natural resources and financial strength gives this country a power that is not duplicated on the globe. What is the result? With re sources far greater than our needs, we adopt a national policy of isolation, throw up tremendous tariff barriers to restrict inter national trade and force other nations to do the same. Satisfied and complacent with our possess ions, we decline to accept any responsibiliy to the world at large and cherish the delusion that this country is big enough to set itself aloof from the world and alone enjoy a life of prosper ity in peace. Winning' Doesn’t Pay! Just how does it work out? Well, our farmers cannot sell their products abroad and so they curtail production while the Government pays them hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits. Our industrial plants, unable to find markets for their products, throw millions of workmen out of employment and the Govern ment spends billions every year to keep them from starving. The richest nation in the world, w'ith more gold and more resources than any other nation, sterilizes incoming gold and buries a yel low hoard that it cannot profit ably use. This economic phenomena of want amid plenty is attributed to “distribution.” The idea per sists that it is a domestic prob lem and that it can be solved by domestic action. Occasionally, some statesmen sees that the problem of “distribution” is a world problem, and, in spite of his fear of domestic criticism, makes an intelligent effort to improve world economy by fac ilitating the development of in ternational trade. World-Wide Problem. It is about time for the people of the United States, if they are interested in making the peace of the world secure, to understand that the economic problems of other nations must have reason able solution and that the stand ards of living for people of other nations have a direct bearing up on the issue of war or peace. International trade cannot be a one-way street, but must be based upon the exchange of goods and services to the mutual profit of all parties. In such a work some nation must take the lead, and naturally (Turn to page four, please) Success crowned the efforts of four statesmen —of Europe who gathered Thursday in a history making four-power peace conference in Munich, Ger many, in a desperate eleventh hour attempt to reach an agree ment for the peaceful occupation of the Sudetenland area of Czechoslovakia by German Chan cellor Adolf Hitler’s German arm ies. The conference was made up of the heads of Western Europe’s four major powers—France, Eng land, Germany and Italy. The “Big Four” gathered around the conference table in Munich were Chancellor Hitler, of Germany, who called the conference; Prem ier Benito Mussolini, of Italy; Prime minister Neville Chamber lain, of England, and Premier Edouard Daladier, of France. The four statesmen signed the agree ment early Friday that they be lieved would prevent a European war by sealing the fate of Czecho slovakia. The agreement reached pro vided for gradual occupation of parts of Czechoslovakia’s Sudeten areas starting Saturday, October 1-^-the deadline Hitler had set for acceptance in his ultimatum. The participants in the conference signed the accord after hours of debating the war threat for which most of Europe was preparing before the dramatic call for the peace conference which was issued Wednesday by Hitler. Four zones of preponderantly German population were marked for quick occupation by German troops by October 10 and any remaining territory with prepon derantly German population will be determined by the international commission for occupation also by that date. Premier Mussolini was credited in inner conference circles with having weighted the balance to ward peace in an 82-minute visit with Hitler just before the four power conversations opened. At first Mussolini did not be lieve Hitler was in earnest in his threat to invade Czechoslo vakia. II Duce was under that impression when he made his speeches in northern Italy. Neither did the Italian premier believe that France and Britain would fight. Even after the Berchtesgadien conference between Hitler and Chamberlain, II Duce had continued to berate democ racies as “cowards.” But within Z4 nours before the Munich meeting was called Mus solini was said to have become alarmed—convinced that Britain and France really would fight if Czechoslovakia were invaded. A vote of confidence was sought Tuesday —'in London, England, by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain as he pressed toward a sweeping realign ment of European powers which he hopes will clear up outstand ing obstacles to a lasting peace. While the prime minister and his cabinet aides fought off op position attacks in the House of Commons, reports from reliable quarters here and dispatches from Rome indicated that the first item on Chamberlain’s “must list” —revival of the Anglo-Italian pact—was near success. Although there was no official information as to the progress of the conversations in Rome be tween Lord Perth, the British am bassador and Count Galeazzo Ciano, Italian foreign minister, it was understood that the talks were almost entirely concerned with settlement of Anglo-Italian differences in the near future. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT URGED REVAMPING OF THE —federal government as a reme dy for a work jam, in a state Tuesday at Hyde Park, N. Y. FILLED CANS ARE TO BE BROUGHT HERE —to Smithey’s Store, by Satur day, October 15, by those doing canning for the Baptist Orphan age. Premier Daladier was voted full financial powers —in Paris, France, today (Wednesday) by the Cham ber of Deputies to rule by dictatorial decree. The vote was 349 to 77, with 187 abstain ing from voting. The vote came after the prem ! ier had fought a night-long battle. Yesterday the chamber by a vote of 535 to 75 had approved his part in the Munich partition of Czechoslovakia to purchase Eur ope’s peace, and he had announc ed his intention of resuming full ! diplomatic relations with Italy to ! extend that peace. Opposition of socialists forced Daladier to compromise some of his demands for decree powers. He promised to maintain the soc ial laws of the peoples front and bo reduce the duration of the de cree powers from December 31 to November 15. Even these promises won the socialists only to the point where they agreed to abstain from vot ing instead of joining with com munists and some independents in •opposition. Yesterday the chamber voted 535 to 75 in approval of Da ladier’s part in the Munich con ference to buy the peace of Europe. Lehman will be opposed by Dewey m New York —for the governorship this fall, as a result of action taken at the Republican and Democratic state conventions held at Saratoga Springs and Rochester, respectively, during the past weiek. The Republicans of pivotal New York nominated' Thomas E. Dewey, Manhattan’s 36-year-