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Show o for LOST GENERATION WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY JOSEPH W. LaRIXF. NEWS QUIZ Foreign Policy Holds Spotlight In Both Houses of Congress; Reciprocal Trade Act Studied Ml WfcuphJ ffipirOE'IMOTE , Frtow year Dadm sen) mA THE LOST GENERATION Aiuwer all row tow So Roosevelt Bandwagon Is Rolling, From the book. The Lost Generation, we feel to say as follows: about the three million young people between the ages of 16 and 24, who, she says, are the trustees of posterity. The picture that is drawn around them is one that this great country should never have made it possible score is for each question adss. Score of 60 or above fa SO Bmcharfs Washington Digest esoalfanfc And Parly Foes Really Fear Nominatii Steam Roller Drive Is On for Third-TerAnd Only President Himself Is in Position To Apply Brakes. to paint la these ootaais, they m Born AT HOME: ABROAD: Eyes Overseas Spreading Warfare . I affetes euperaadad Finnish troops conon the congressiontinued retreating on tha Karelian thmus, where the Russian invad-er- s al calendar. The senate foreign were pouring men and imaIm. committee postponed again arms extravagantly into a jti consideration of a proposed mighty eam-Pg- n against the Mannerhelm line. onbargo against Japan, white a diseussad tha rasolution Moscow claimed capture of Kolvis-f- o to tawestern anchor citadel of the tl Iowas Sen. Guy Gillette In Asla'a act tfaa neutrality nk fhinish defense system and guard-te- a of the Reds immediate objecwar. Main reason for delayed was tha rumor that Britain and tive, Viipurt As s blizzard swept Japan were about to sign a treaty down to immobilize opposing armies which would give Tokyo a free hand fov the time being, tha desperate provided Japan keep Finns called up men of 45 and 48 hi off British possessions In the their last reserves. Hard-presse- d jatlgn into a world at war and growing up through the materialism of 1920s and the succeeding they have known no normal world. What effect depression, has all this had on them, and what does it What portend for the do thrae young people think These are the country? things to which foHUrht answers as she roved the length and Jr18? bredth of the land, talking with youth everywhere the educated and in gas stations, on Nebraska Anns, at milltown dances, on college campuses, park half-educate- ra-llo- ni L wp shows East Calees la tbs Bahamas. Who Urea benches, boys bank messenger, a a graduate engineer teaching dancing, girls listlessly waiting for something to turn up. She had interviews with editors, school teachers, college presidents, welfare workers, store managers, employment agents. Out of this d material her book Is made, and if it presents a picture of some alarming aspects, one can but accept it as authentic. That which has alarmed Miss Davis in her explorations is to find that "Youth today . . . accepts its fate with While not satisfied with conditions as sheeplike apathy. they are, they fed they can do nothing about it. As Tony, hanging around an Ohio filling station, retorted when asked why, if they didnt like the way of doing things, his gang didnt organize and do something about it: Whats the use The politicians run everything, the dirty crooks. We realize that honesty, integrity and industry dont get you to the top any more. Our fathers had a lot of set rides for success. We know the world doesnt play by them now. These children of today have been cheated of their the assurance that education and hard work birthright opened the doors to respectable jobs and to a place in society. Yet, if they blame the older generation for this topsyturvy world, there is no resentment, they havent taken to black or brown shirts at least, not yet Miss Davis finds this meek acceptance a bit ominous resignation is not an American characteristic. It recalls to her the quiescent attitude of young men and women in postwar Berlin, for whom 'there was no place anywhere, who had never had a job. nor any hope of a job, until Hitler came and "integrated them intf the Fatheriand. What might happen should such a magnetic Messiah arise in America? The older generation, Miss Davis believes, has not fully to-h- hitch-hikin- g, there? a. Choice: The newly selected Democratic gaherastorla! asnd-s-) Earl K. Msstoa Jones; (e) James A. Noe; (d) Oliver Twist. first-han- I. What happened to li. If aid was coming from France foreign policy discussions in the and Britain, it took a long tin to hoase centered around Secretary of get there. Foreign Minister Visguts Cordell Bulls reciprocal trade count Halifax told the house of s a was that munitions were b--"g Up for passage program. deeut to supplement the British volresolution continuing the state partment's trade treaty poorer, but unteers passing in a steady stream there was a strong G. O. P-- tight through Norway and Sweden. to restore the senate's ratification In Scandinavia right over such treaties. Both politics and the war entered Denmark remained aloof from into this question. Should the house complication, apparently through a adopt the resolution (a virtual peculiar arrangement between Britain and Germany. But Norway and Secretary Hulls presidential aspirations would be furthered. Sweden had no such luck, P. Hopeful Hobert Moreover, G. Norway continued protesting BritTaft, senator from Ohio, was exain's action in raiding a German to defend his propected opponent's supply and prison ship, the Altmark, gram from the senate floor. Reawithin Norwegian territorial waters. son: Tafts have always opposed About 300 British prisoners at war congressional participation in trade were freed in the raid, Germany treaties. complaining that Norway should Bow fire state department feds have protected the Allmark Britshout its program with regard to ain, on the other hand, wondered Europe's war was Indicated at Chi- why Norway had allowed the ship cago, where Assistant Secretary inside her territorial waters. GerHenry F. Grady addressed a to-- man wrath cooled when Norway in-Orient. Cola Broth- ers elraas wintering at Baehester, com-awn- Ind.7 4, Chelee: The kiag of Sweden, who made news by refasiag military intervemtioa to Finland, is pictured above-Bi-s name ts (a) King Christian; (b) King Gastav; (c) Haakon; (d) Emperor Ji 5. Trie or False: U. 8. trade with Japaa has dropped sharply since the D. 8. abrogated Its trade treaty with the Tokyo government. to-taint- a Neivs Quiz Answers 1. Ninettes California ni have foat started Ufa anew oa tha asserted laland. 1. (B) is correct. Jones wrecked the Long machine. I. It burned up, trapping and be tag ISO jungle beasts. 4. (B) la correct. King Gustav feared intervention would mean war with other power in addition to Russia. . t. raise: The decreets whe small. Japan buying fall ,408.000 fa Only two better euol ada and Britain. grasped ts responsibility toward these casualties of the depression .' She recognizes the efforts that are being made to meet th- --' tblem the National Youth Administration, private ant Lriic agencies and discusses their accomplishments, and has worthy ideasof her ownto advance. But; she warns, it is an issue that must be handled promptly, not piper step left to the politicians, lest some in and lead our youth God knows where. Top-of-the-- orld fsz-aw- ld hair-raisin- Read a ... In to ve to ed ta KW jjjjfof Ptul by " 880,008,000 purchases ry Mafosoo, Wia., Senators it was indicated Vandcnberg " "Jhigan andArthur Robert Taft of Ohio enter the April 3 presidential hiir,1C,wt0 P. "otherG. York To Dewey. Uut ie "drifting fofornational situation, 34 congressmen decided to w-r- , and most fun- danum, '?lUl a MPM '". atau-- Pt 8t Arthur Altmeyer of the board urged that l ber,lix their unemploy ' insurance systems. HamnLf!Lprob it- -., C 8. two fot .Privacy. was New Charles Tobey to ch,r census quee-,n Invasion of the right 1PM the Balkans." What happened the next day Balkan peace. As if looked bad acting on tha Turkish threat, exeral hundred Russian technical perts employed In Istanbul industry, got orders from Moscow to hurry home. Meanwhile, Rumania rushed mobilization of 1,000,000 men, to safeguard her Bessaatrabian province from a Russian tack. But equally important was Germanys challenge of a Rumanian ban on export of aviation gasoline. to ly In Asia Japans diet passed a $2,420,500,-00- 0 MISCELLANY: More Power anAt London, the government costing program nounced a an 000.000 to check Industrial strife in the and economic deterioration Indies. West British fished m At New York surgeons Smith at arteries the in wires with Associated Press noted Reavis, clot hi the writer, to remove a blood abdomen. was announced C At Washington It Nevada the Sierra Iron company of contract 510.001.000 s entered tod Columbia to use the governments budget, representing the largest pn nation's river hyd,cctr,c dam, Oregon. spending program in the Bonneville at duced outmost a was history. What mads it negotiated neat- Previously the Alumiwith standing was the breakdown contract be devoted to $10,000,000 ly 70 per cent will num Company of America. military purposes. Strongly hinted, C At Detroit much to moreover, was a plan spend $3,000,00: reper cent to an arms g aimed at program plenishing the country tor a world war. SakuraucM Finance Minister Yuklo told the diet that Nippons budget must grow bigger instead of smaller. at this 70 that nearly ment compensation . I oft. to paid to 37,000 50,000 Chrysler works? of work by a prolong last October. putt g. ed publio-cooperati- ve LAW OF THE STANDARDS By W. W. Whitney I NEW TIIOTS TODAY ABOLISH INTEREST under special (Th?re and similar articles are published the made author.) by arranged jnts Wh do I say that? Because your writer thinks that r thiliff worth talking about, between now and next the (Continued on page fourl j Backers of 1928 Resolution Arc Now On the Spot? But Just where will the boys la who voted against a third term tto 1928 resolution and now are shouting the loudest for Mr. Roosevelt Among these is Senator Barkley of '1 the Roosevelt in i dozen states with tha peace offen ive and combine tha two witl the vast machine built up by patron age and billions of federal expend! tures if one thinks of tto scene b that light, it is not difficult to recog niza why aome of the old timer: are fearful of being hurt by fix Roosevelt bandwagon. Thera te against that proposition however, the known determlnatloi of many Important leaden to opposi a third term to the limit of physica endurance. Many times, of coum Washington te the worst place b the world from which to appratet public sentiment, but when astute wsrhorsea fellows who havs battlac votes time after time on the hustings say that a third term foe Mr. Roosevelt will destroy tha Democratic party definitely and finally, you have something that approxt matce the fervor of religious war fare. Those fellows will not take their licking lying down. It ought to bo recalled here, however, that only one of all of the Democratic aspirants has tod tha courage to announce hie candidacy without any reference to what Mr. Roosevelt's decision may be. That is Vice President Garner. He and hie supporters are going after delegatee wherever one can be foumj end they are operating earnestly. Mr. Garner is no tyro as a politician. .1 suppose he has made tod guesses during his 40 years in politics, but I suspect he figures the th' term bugaboo te Just tto Nr era squeal In tin noHH i I t t i third-terme- rs Presidential Third Terms self-servi- ce w senate-approv- ' Cooperation Trans-Siberia- i 1 it. The residents of the model town of Greenbelt, Maryland grocery store hive become full owners of their own soda and fountain, variety store, gas meat market, drug store, valet barber shop and the shop, and oil station, beauty shop, atre. "In these days of stress, fear and suspicion, when masses of and while napeople are struggling blindly against each other is time to of and the war.it privations tions are suffering pains end its of expanding of cooperation the more meaning learn of Wisconsin. possibilities, governor Julius P. Heil, Declaring that "individually or cooperatively owned homes are the front line of defense for democratic institutions in reand business, E. R. Bowen, ligion, education, government for the development of a of the USA, mineral secretary housing of Vast program American as one means of achieving the goal of providing every to which cooper-ative- s family with a decent home. 1 he first thing out of 'var America is to attention keep must turn their a new factors constructive building all the comes war if For our even and unions labor economic democracy cooperatives, likely to bo destroyed American form of government-ar- e j right-wron- Thomas Jefferson, political prophet, said over a hundred years ago: If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of currency, first by inflation and then by deflation, the banks and the, corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children will wake up homeless on the eontinent their fathers conquered. One great corporation has foreclosed on over 7,000 farms, worth nearly $80, 000, 000, and it has mortgage equities in 13,000 other farms. Add to this all the fore closures by the banks and mortagage companies, and you will sea that Jeffersons prophesy is coming true. al I legislation through congress than any other man a has been a Roosevelt supporter, end there te t Senator McK great popper-offe- r, ter of Tennessee. Senator Plttm. of Nevada, president pro tempo of tto senate, tto Roosevelt lead tat foreign policy surely win not lb it easy to explain hie support Mr. Roosevelt; that Is, It wffi mere difficult for him to stick 1 the President on s third term Its than it wflT be for Sen. Walt George of Georgia to oppose a thl term. Senator George was amoi those to be purged. In the 1931 elc tiona. It wiR be recalled. In connection with the heavy art lory that te blasting away to brii about a third term nomination I tha President; there is much talk Washington that links his cum peace offensive with polities, do not regard this as sound. It mi not to dented that a strong effo towards establishment of peace : Europe, If successful, or only pa Bandwagon? tteliy successful, would produce su; time, that to would announce his port in undreamed of character fi decision in his own time and not at Mr. Roosevelt a time to bo determined by editors President's Peace Efforts of newspapers. He waa peeviah Seems Devoid of Politico about questions from reporters At tto moment however, I repel to when en. announcement would come; to was irked to tto point I do not place too much faith in tt talk that tto Pres where to declined even to wisedent te doing thea crack about it, and that means to things purely tt was much irked. political purpoo In the meantime, many of the He has named M: Booeevelt backers are in s tough ron C. Taylor, fa spot Some of his leaders around mer United State tto halls at congress would like Steel corpora tio very much to have aome thing to president as hi guide them. But they have tod nothpersonal repreeen ing, and their feelings are rather stive to the Vat drooping. can. Mr. Taylor wi One of the problem! that to conwork with the pop fronting Democrat in the senate, in whatever way I particularly, has to do with votes possible In promt they cast 13 or 13 years ago. It tion of peace. will bo recalled how Senator Next after that came the appoin the Wisconsin progressive, conducted a scourge at President ment of Sumner Welles, undersec Calvin Coolidge. As I remember, retary of state, to go a mis son t Mr. Coolidge had announced that I England, France, Italy and Germs do not choose to run, but talk of ny. The nature of Mr. Welles mil ion toe not been clarified beyom drafting him for another term was continuing at a great pace. Mr. the fact that he is to gather infoz Coolidge stood by hie decision that matlon wherever he can find it wit to regarded his tenure as having respect to methods at an approad to peace among the belligerents been two terms and was through. It one couples the dizzy activity o LaFollottos Resolution on Property Slipping From the People ... the main stouten for third term, and It stril ms that the laugh is oa than, t time. Some of the number, hi can show a most eooalst record aa a result of the vote tt east 12 years ago. lydinga of Mo tend. Smith of South Carolina, H risen of Mississippi or King of Ut Glass of Virginia or Wheeler of M tana each of theta can properly pose a third term for Mr. Roo velt because they voted against i other term for Mr. Coolidge. Roosevelt Roosevelt social talking loudly about reviving the gold standard. According to one writer The gold standard means inevitable war. The children born of it are fire and aword, red ruin and the breaking up of laws. ts ! t Mr. Roosevelt Is tto only person In a position to put on tto brakes at this bandwagon. Ha has not dons Mora than that, ws are Informed from Hyde Park where to York, who has at that pushed more of the spending a week-en- d Some politicians are to tlon who itil! are members of to today. Some of them Kentucky, the Democratic leader and Roosevelt spokesman in fiio senate; Wagner of New The first 239 big corporations to report for 1939, show that their profits were $500,000,000 greater than in 1938. And 95 per cent of these are against theadministrtaion u"der which they made their enormous profits and 100 per cent of them are against government relief. el jse m In this issue you will find another supplement from Dr. John T. Miller. It contains a lengthy article on Your Problems and Their Solution, by Dr Miller, which is worth several times the subscription to this paper. Ithaa a ery to Custodians of L. D. 8. youth, with some statistics that are atartling, even Tibet; a At Ihasa, to boy strived from tbs White Uny villa (e of Taerhaau. Buddhist priests nodded In approval, he was dressed to red silk robes and given a fold crown. Then ho was placed on s throne; to reifn the "tend at the top of the world. Tibet As such, young Unf-Er-h became dalal lama, reincarnated civil and religious ruler who was reputedly born the moment his predecessor, fits thirteenth da-tlama, died on December 17, 1853. For six days Lhasa celebrated with abandon, then settled down 8ECRETAKY GRADY three months of milder celebr minister cross The benefit of tlon. Most evident among those who were nal appreciated by Italy. coopmretum . , , came to pay tribute wss the Chinese the incident might be turned jjt W trade convention. Said he: dicated delegation sent from Chungking, over to the League id Nations. results of the trade agree-Bcohoping to establish better economic more even was Swedens position programs have demons trat- relations with its Tibetan province. vicSoviet the benefits of such delicate. Fearful lest a Purpose: To open up new trade . Shall we, as a tory in Finland would place Sweden routes and tap Tibets vast mineral operation Dent neutral power, continue to up--! next in line for a Russ invasion, the resources. Stockholm government nevertheless the principle of economic or shall we renounce hesitated to send aid to fear of an- COMMERCE: m cause under pressure from spe-- 1 gering Russia's partner in crime, interest groups?" Germany. But It was bard for the Kim Crisis Swedes to dose their eyes when lh news from Washington: Several weeks ago the Russian Russian planes crossed the northern U. S. Jl&nil Sham, chairman of RFC, frontier and on freighter Kim caused s mild Franshowered M bombs Wd the house San at Na-Docking sensation. into the inquiry town of 5,000 population. SoLabor Relations hoard that Pajala, a cisco, Kim dumped a cargo of "LBB had tried in nine much to tha conbullion, viet gold separate Mediterranean the cases to make RFC sternation of congreaamen who refuse loans to Britain's disregard to Scandinacompanies accused of not conform-a- g Russia was trading tha gold feared vian neutrality was also being felt with the Wagner labor act munitions. A couple of weeks of by Italy, heretofore the recipient fiThe advisory council of the later Kim returned to tha news, proto an allied favor. But Italy ably verifying congressional fears. many system okayed a bill by refused British-Frenc- h At Mexico's Pacific port of Manzanacaa Sen. John Townsend Jr has consistently offers: hence the altrade illo she took aboard 13,000 tons of for repeal of the admlnis-k'- s lies decided to apply blockade re- copper which had been mined In foreign silver purchase strictions against Italian purchases tha D. S. and sent to Mexico for Reasoning: It is a direct Ronald Cross, Mdr to foreign governments of German coal. Saideconomic war- transshipment to Vladivostok. From of will be minister British cb must be borne there, observers learned. Itn by U. S. tax-A period has been arranged carted screes the Next day Nevadas Sen. fare: obto enable Italy to negotiate to railroad to Germany. jr Pittman suggested that silver tain its coal from other sources Mon should Informed of this, the commerce be coined to delay and this period official approach of the national debt limit (mynlng England), expressed department will come to an end shortly. such Russian imports that reasoning: Since tha monetary doubts Another Mediterranean state, Tur- would get to Germany. Neverthe-th- e J"ce of silver is fixed by law at neuprepared to insure Balkan key, we, and since the treas-department had to admit Istanbuls Said force. with 90 per cent of Russia's purpay, about 89 cento an trality that 00 he world market the rt-- Tool Sabah, authoritative newspachases hers since test September will enter the war the war. "Turkey per: been essentials turDe 1 into have vantage day a foreign power marches ... er self-appoint- ed RELIGION: banking committee do-S-? on .Jta gPMatimi to boost the Export-work- dt - sc-g- on 5 d, By WnXIAM BBUCXART WNU Scrrles, NaUml Press Blig-- , Washington D. C. WASHINGTON. Soma of fits Democrats have begun to get frightened. It to no Joko to say that they fear they may get run ir by fits Roosevelt bandwagon an Its way to the third term. Then is a real drive under way to give tto Democratic nomination to Mr. looMvdt again, and anybody who laughs It off is just foolish. I am not saying in this dispatch that Mr. Boosevett is sura to bo nominated. I am not even convinced yet that ho will run at all. Tto story this week deals, on tto contrary, with tto gigantic, steam-rolltype of effort that is being put forward by Mr. Roosevelts support-- i who are with him, right or wrong. Tto subject la discussed again only because there is nothing quite as live tore In tto national capital as tto Roosevelt third-ter- ' Under these circumetancea, young Senator LaFollette, who did not like Mr. Coolidge any way, brought in a resolution expressing tha sense of tto senate as in opposition to the third term for any President. I believe I will print that text It ought to bo valuable reading matter. Tto resolution read: "Resolved, That It is the sense of tto Senate, that tto precedent established by Washington and other Presidents of the United States, in retiring from tto Presidential office after their second term, has become by uni venal concurrence a part of the republican system of govem- ment; and that any departure from this tlmo honored custom would to unwise, unpatriotic and fraught with peril to our institutions.. Tto chief reason why the resolution, so bitterly debated in 1928, is recalled ie that there are about 20 senators who voted for the resolu-Hcre Comes the Bandwagon According to William Bruckart, Democrats fear the wheels of bandwagon that la nomnow rolling for a third-terination for the President Supporters of Mr. Roosevelt on the other hand, have begun In earnest a drive to return him to the White House next year. e of The recent the President seems to leek political dickering, according to "peace-offensiv- Bruckart to i |