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Show America is underwr ten by a divine promt Its government shall r perish while the woi stands. Waves of sin a rebellion may hurt, b never destroy. VOL 3 No. 5. (Old Na400)217 KEITH BLDG. Was 4648 toterm 11 Second THE ""Ml toko City, Out-Spre- umr. FDR Congress May In Boosting Defense Budget, e Election-Yea- r Fears EDITORIALS By Test your note far newt. Antwer your wore is 100. Deduct SO point! for etch (jutuxoa you miM. If you miu more then three, better not tell anybody! 1- Bartley, W. Va.p is a eommnnity. Why waa It g, Published Weekly byC. N.Lund irn coat-mini- ( ?) fi. South-sponsor- it g sr taro-ocea- thambe-dewntn- In mid-wint- mid-Janua- Soviet-Finnis- h s, appro-tfeUon- Roosevelts Latest Budget Has & N. LUND. Congress Pretty Badly Muddled Nations today are confronted with the crisis that haa ever been experienced by the human race.gravest If the present develops into a prolonged and ruthless war of attrition, which it will, the political eoonomie and religious structure as now known, will pass away. Current events clearly indicate hat the present order is comng to its end. If it were not for the fact that we have a knowledge of the Plan as set forth in the Bible, the outlook would be hopeless. Make no mistake about it, the Bible is the Blue Print of the Ages. All about the present conflict, its beginning, its ravages, its alignments, its end, is there foretold as plainly as one can write history. What haB been started overseas will bring about the end of an age, and while it will be terrible, its ending is sure to do away with war and oppression, greed and slavery. What is happening was forecast centuries ago and ia in exact accordance with what is foretold in the great Book. There can be but one outcome victory for righteousness and the final and complete deitruction of evil What a babtism of fire it will take to do that. con-fli- ct . The great Bear, Russia, is on the move, and biblical students that when she starts, as she has started, it means y that the march to Armegeddon has begun. For many years keen prophetic students have been watching for the day when her army would move in unprovoked warfare against neighboring states! At present the drive is Westward against Finland, but the main drive is to come later and will be south and East. Finland is being used to exact a fearful price from Russia. When it goes against Palestine it will meet a fearful Waterloo at the hands of allied nations and Destiny. know defi-nitl- Everyone should keep an eye on Italy. This nation is to make sudden moves as a result of Russias activity and some disturbing events in the Blast. The prophet Dani.l declares that she will make a sudden and swift move that will result in the destruction of countless souls. Egypt and Palestine are in the line of her march. Kore-Belish- a, w and deitruction. If Communism, Nasiam and Fascism were to finally conquer, the future would be dark indeed. Thank God they will not win. Their end has already been determined. The day of the prophets waa a time of prediction and we are of its fulfillment. now living in the . Our Columnists and Story Writers This baper has more able an d reliable Columnists or according to its sise, than any other three of them LaBine, Bruckhart and Carter Field, all accurate and reliable, without any propaganda whatever. If you had no other paper you could still be well informed on national and world affairs all for $1.50 a year And then our next story, which begins soon, is written by that brilliant and world renowned author, Kathleen Norris. Our editorials command attention the country over. And thus we specialise in service. News-Reviewe- rs, Attention In this iasne you will find a supplement by that outstanding teacher, student and philosopher, Dr. John T Miller, editor of The Character Builder. Some very splendid matter. Resid it. Hore-Belis- at In at forty-fourt- Carols .'n iv.K: Rugged Individualism and Free Initiative You will find ruggrdlndividualism and free initiative a'plenty in Americas Grapes of Wrath country where one class of hu- manity is being cruelly crucified and another class has all the wealth and luxry imaginable; also in the share croppers coun. try where whole families subsist on two dollars a week. But to see it to perfection look to the Balkans in Europe where a rich ruler sports 23 Packard cars and a wealthy man hires a special train to carry himself and his flowsrs and wine to his mistress a few miles away, while out in the fields which feed the people Godss noblemen end their wives slave throuhh all the daylight hours for 28 cents a day! Bryan thundered defiantly that it ia being crucified on aqould not be, yet very literally humanity of money and the crosses of gold. The power and tyranny of trouble in all the root i causj the lust and greed jor it the the world today. "perse-cution- rn y Khange Jt'h "t a wton ' tour-engine- d, nn-mate- Arguments, 'Ifs, Suggestions and Suppositions Leavr Solons in Daze ; Leaders in Congress to Seek Facts for Themselves. ; By WILLIAM BRUCKART Press Bldg., Washington, D. C. WNU Service, National WASHINGTON. Congreoa ta pretty badly muddled up over fee lateat Rooaevelt budget of estimated expenditures end receipts for fee governments next fiscal year. AndweU l ! and if fee proposed "national de feme tax" ta passed and collected the government deficit far fee fiscs ' year feat ends June 30. 1941, wii! i . be $1,710,231,000. it may be. There were thousands Senator Harrison may be wrong o he may be right in his proposal of greater end leaser Items of got eminent coat dumped Into its legis- have congress do something abou' lative lap at ooce the other day, understanding feta end aubsequen but these were not atone. There budgets; but It must be said then' were arguments and "ifs" end sug- ta something about the condition o gestions and suppositions end an of- budgets these days feet merit ear ficial defense of the policy feat for nest consideration. These latter da; 11 years has seen government Inbudgets somehow remind me of tta i broomstick horse feat I used to rid come faU far behind tha expenses 11 years of deficits. And, along wife when I waa a kid. That broomaticl those things came a proposal by tha had at least 20 different names, bu President to add a special tax, or a It was always the asms broomstick tax for a special purpoao national and my Imagination waa never sue cessful in transforming It defense.' There was merited applause fron In view of the fact feet few persons have been able to arrive at congresi for Mr. Roosevelt1 a dccla ration feet he was prepared to cur an absolute conclutail spending. He tossed some colt sion on the financial water on that enthusiasm, however problem submitted statement of policy feat hi Mr. by Roosevelt, by did not favor too much curia ilmerr some of the mare at one time. Bather, governmen' influential leaders support for fee many functions non of congress have a part of the federal structure ought taken fee lead in a "to be tapered off." There waa not for out to find plan too much pleasure about feat among Men themselves. the real supporters at an economy like Senator Pat policy, and there wee eoniiderably fee old Harrison, less when attempts were made tc w a Mississippi analyze the true results. who has been chairman of the I have n bunch that msru Stasis , senate committee potatment ta due. The budget that on finance for years and who once wss seat to cangreee the ether day, mlsaed being Democratic leader of In my opinion, ta not going te bo fee senate because President Roosenearly aU feat will be seeded In the velt wrote letter to "Dear Alben' way ef money. Barkley of Kentucky. Senator HarIt ta just a guess feat I here rison haa support in the move and make: the totals for relief end I am told feet he ia determined to benefits and " publle agricultural get affirmative action. works, etc., ere not nearly large The Harrison plan calls for some12 months if an election enough thing new in congressional policy. He would have a joint committee of BRUCKART ON THE BUDGET 12 senators and 12 representative, divided equally among two aenate and two house committees, to do Finds congress badly muddled some spade work on the new budget over fee latest estimate!. the budget for the year beginning Harrison plans congresi to next July 1. It Is a thing never Information about the budget get not temped before and may or may through its own channels. Somebe a wise course since it smacks of thing new. utilizing a great new power by conPresent estimates will leave the bo said: much can feia But gress. in fee red $2,418,231,-00government if Harrison fee for the first time, plan eventually la adopted, congresi Condition of budgets these days win get some information through merits earnest consideration. ite own channels instead of acceptPossibilities cause wander tq ing fee unsupported statements, fee the future. exwishful thinking and the planned tension of power by the bureaucrats intent upon preserving their agen- falls within feat year. 80, fee forecast I offer ta feat request! will cies. Annual Federal Budget Once bo in fee hands of congress, in January, 1941, deficiency appro- t. ', i . While the outcome is known, the victory by the Israel nations will not be accomplished without untold suffering, death s, apend-jbriftine- sa !?? $1J0 PER YE Bruckartg Washington Digest Truth About World Condition Kow. la the e, WORTH READING The ideas in this editorial are taken from that splendid m&'gasine Destiny and are worthy of the attention of every citizen. When opinion are expressed In these columns, newsT they 2- saslyst sod sot neeeaeerily of this newspaper.) The trt these ef the .newe Wenara Bdsaacd by Nawapapn Union. , maa at tha right, tow the fortification plan. (Set AS1AJ CONGRESS: new BritAppropriations, under Colorados ish lord of Alva Adams, wanted to Junk the On Guard the admidefense emergency fund and on the Hem probcongressional Biggest ralty, may would. ably Boosevelts was Franklin beea m e What would eventually happen, MM.000.000 budget, which the senupreme moat observers were willing to a via to Joint voted inveatlgate ate defense But there was gueaa. Investigations will probably e k I e f. several months until non talk than action. While con- string along Whata hia name? war Europe's steam. Then, gathers gressmen fumed to bury their teeth 2. According to the treasury, the overnight congress will shoot the ta the (1,800,000,000 defense proAmericas had how much average works and forget that it1 an elecgram, major budget item, they also tion money la hie pocket on Janaary year. beaitated. watching developments 1: (a) $57.71; (b) $14.13; (e) Also in congresi: 1128-5sbnad. In an election year there (d) $1,401. Tha house passed Hep, Joseph Bout be economy talk, but 1940's 4 4. True or false: Thousand! of N. Gavagana (D., Y.) perennial end up by spending congress may workers at the Binghamptoa, N. bill imposing fines on non on defense than even the PresiYh plant ef the Wffhnnn or state officials county who fall, by Shoe eempaay made news by votdent asked. to negligence, prevent mob killings. ing for afflUatiea with the C. L O. There were probes aplenty. Even Tha bUl went to the senate, which 5b Beth RepebUcea and Demo(bough the house might kill that untwo years defeats customarily four cratic national committees wiD precedented ago by a filibuster. meet In February to pick their nora groups were hard at It The C The house ways end means com194$ cooventiaa date. Which bouse naval affairs committee bemittee heard Secretary of State Corcommittee win meet first? gan by slapping newly appointed dell Hull defend hie trade reciprocal Navy Secretary Charles Edison. ect which expiree June 12 unleu Tha slap: Pigeon-holinproposal renewed. Score: Ten Republicans feat the President bo given peacetgainst It most of 15 Democrats in ime power to commandeer facto favor. But on the floor It win face L Ninety mi Next ties, materials and ships. greater opposition, probably being Admiral A Winston Churchill. Harold Stark, chief renewed eama only on the condition feat A (A) is correct. This la the cf naval operations, who opined (1) the an eenate shall capita drculatton since Kirch. pacts. ratify n feat the U. & now hoc no Meanwhile doughty Sen. Bin Borah A Film. They nude newe by of Idaho inferred that the breakboth C L Ob and A. F. ef Lb down of trad talks with Argentina A Democrat! on February t; and Uruguay waa a plot to win publicans, February 1A This is Im continuation of the act portant because the Hepuht Irene can now delay pfenning their candidate C Adolph Sabalh of Ulinola, chairand platform until committed Itself. man of tha bouse rules committee, aid he opposed any more money for Martin Dies' THE WARS: committee. Beeson: "After all, the West Mr. Dies has had enough publicity Germany end the allies seemed to for any end all purposes end perhaps he wUl be still in demand for by fighting everything else but each arrived. There public speeches end writing maga-sin- o other as waa sporadic sea warfare, a "great articles." battle" over Sylt, German air base, end a Nasi raid over 500 miles of ASIA: English coast. But despite those threats of heightened conflict, pub-li- e Naughty U. S. attention was focused elsewhere: the U. S. was By Germany. Nasi soldiers were regiving Japan so much trouble that the cabinet of Gen. Nobuyukl Abe ported messed along the Baltic was reedy to fall. It was not enough shores as the Reich eyed Scandithat Tokyo's emissaries had been navia's neutrality, taking a more stand in the EDISON (LEFT) AND VINSON unable to win n new trade truly positive war and threatening Tie committee mu jealous. replacing the pact being abrogated this month by Washington. Japanese to invade Sweden end Denmark. But Germans were more worried ny. and (2) that 52,000-to- n battle-ip- i also teamed: wouldnt be a bad idea. (Now bout internal developments. Sup(1) That the aenate foreign afbuilding are taro with fairs committee waa talking again plies from Russia and Rumania two more provided in the current of Imposing an embargo on war were held up by disputes, poor rail bin.) frozen river routes. material shipments to Japan. Lead- faetltilM and cold wave in 11 Qtalrman Carl Vinson stepped in The years greatest Sen. Key t this point with the week's No. 1 er of the move la Nevada's truck hard in Berlin, where there chairman. Such committee Pittman, were shortage of both coal and uprise, a proposal to boost naval bwflh 25 per cent the next three food. At this unstrategic time, it Tears through a 51.300,000,000 addwaa rumored workers would soon ed appropriation. With this be paid IOUa instead of caah. auggee-bo- o Admiral Stark agreed is toto. Allies. France was rumored about Mother house committee, to shake up her cabinet, something ahoared neither Britain had already done. While fee nor laziness in okaying London press still railed at Prime wW.197,000 Minister Neville Chamberlain for for immediate emer-M- y War Minister Leslie defense (army, navy, coaat dismissing Chamberlain turned Wart and FBI). Tha committee knew not where to turn. But about and rallied the empire to V we senate more vigorous prosecution of tha approved this fund the end Chamwnt years defense bill will be war. Both were soon scheduled to unthan next year1 a. Next berlain " Carl Vinson learned the day, burden themselves in a secret sestion committee sion of commons. By general conmight okay census, Chamberlain's position waa K 000, 000 to fortify Guam, boUed over. That none too secure. question, he ted, should first coma to hie the North on. Said he: "This committee their breath during val affairs) is Catching Jealous of Its Werogatives." temporary lull in fighting, the Finns WANGS EMPIRE (IN BLACK) estimated they had destroyed three, aenate committees mean-wu- e Whet would m embargo dot and poasibly four Russian divisions got up steam. Foreign would sound the death knell in one month. Still undetermined a irs looked step auspiciously at Guam, battle raging on the Sails wee waermg how Japan would awat of Japan's war in China. (2) That Washington was again front where correspondents heard talking about a big navy (See CON- feat Soviet relief troops were being GRESS). The Guam fortification encircled. Counting $10,000,000 worth h laat year, when of booty seized when the plan, pigeon-hole- d Japan objected, was making news Russian division waa annihilated, fee again. Tokyo papers were warn- Finns forecast a several weeks ing that the U. S. would soon be lulL power to n Francisco L. No. 1 offensive-defensiv- e tol threatened to the suffering THE BALKANS: But Pacific. public, the withdraw hi. America from the fed- - from an internal stomach ache, waa ,.,nkL Choice ,y,tem unless Secr- unexcited. Back to Budapest from Venice ecy Of the It seemed likely, meanwhile, that the Abe cabinet's sole accomplish- went Hungary's Foreign Minister a ment end tost act would be to Stefan Caaky. In hia pocket waa fee ktta would safeguard of Plan: Italy launch the puppet government of ju Balkan! from either Russian or Gerover Japanese-dominate- d Wang Ching-we- l tub-bosections of China (toe mop). man aggression provided that though Rumanian, King Carol, could But if the U. S. embargo falls, lack All Rumania aeeuritlea of military suppliei will make K bo whipped Into Una rehard to preservo whet Japan haa must do Is guarantee territorial and Bulgaria, with "Wwiaaion. Hungary vision won. already In which case Italy and her neighhas exam-wlH help Rumania if Russia bors PEOPLE: to recapture Bessarabia. But records trie 01 Trana- should Rumania refuae, her neighOutstanding Stassen GlANNDfl S. win not only let Russia come Junior U. the bors At Chicago, Per ernt ?rprtion, owner of 40 'i win Invade King Carol's prechose but In, of Commerce tck. Next Chamber day G. P. Gov. Harold Stew cinct themselves. PomZiIorenthu ltruck hack. fell Actually It waa ecu as 1939a moat outstanding constituted an important man. agreement young both c,leSo n have Publican and Democratic n- - C Off to Australia from Shanghai step In breaking Italy away from ,, conU. 8. Germany. Detail! of fee pact were vidin.VuCnUon, king went Clarence E. Game, tear of "giving city Prta $150,000 sul general. Just named the first not pubUihed, for offense" to fee Reich end Russia. American minister to Canberra. nte ,or J. 'liml:iTl?REAJthough 1940 4 At Washington, chief wer "P- - Edgar Hoover, told house commit,r?,eU" Proved tee why ha needed special $1,475,-00- 0 cent d t1 r voiin. ftmit to fight saboteurs and aplu. 273,1 wal .u62, 1 Plena for an army department of agri-E0- 1 Revelation: hB 'lection had been bomber were stolen fron an airPer cent of all craft plant, but recovered by FBL totton,7 BnJt 18,300,000), O. At Baltimore, dethroned gangster UTiON-Within the next year. Al Capone left the hospital where brain ailn the U. S. he haa been treated for bc n.lr Jrlln In a quiet, residence 't11 up ment, taking ctigCr rcr,R to aubatratoaphere fashionable section of that city. at mor than M miles 4 introduced by Tennessee's Demo. whour at present. The cratic Rep. Kenneth MeKeUar was 7th,n ' Blaa DC-4- s and Boeing a measure to cancel the rest (about 107,. RUMANIA'S WOES $8,000,000) of Finland's vrar debt (EDITOR'S NOTE 45,000-tonner- 9. 1940 the Act f March ABOUT WORLD CONDITIONS rr.EKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY JOSEPH w. Despite Utah, and Is As the Boy Is Started So the Man Developed brothers.who had Years ago here in America two little boys, in a cold world. adrift set were lost both father and mother was token in to an orphans home where he was By chance one treated and educated. He turned jtrefully trained and kindly of preachers.Billy Sunday. The out to be one of the greatest mistake, was thrown into a otner was unc&ied for, made slight and the keepers were brutal and jail where the companions to grow hard and bitter toward law and cruel, which led him to be one of the worst of outlaws. This officials. He turned out should lead citisens to look arillustration of these two lives, and see what boys need encourageound n their communities them and lead them up the ladder of ment 'find a way to help would pay! life. Ann oh, how it us quote from Victor Hugo a sen While on this subjecs let is responsible for bearing on the subject. Society and a sin is Light it produces. A soul is full of darkness who commits one the is not Imittcd; but the guilty person the darkness. the sin, buthe.who produces (Continued on page fourl i I I ta : ta ta at 0. Comparatively Simple Thing In years gone by. fee annual federal budget was a comparatively simple thing, or as simple as messes of figures could be made. Its proposed items of expense were set down and totaled. The anticipated But such revenue waa calculated. ta not fee case with the current budget, nor any in the last few year since operation of the federal government have become as general a flies around fee bam in midsummer. Times hove changed, indeed. Here ta a budget that covers the astoundIt ta ing total of 88,424,111,571. smaller by $871, IM, 804 thaa fee laat one and that reduction waa described by Mr. Reoeevelt as a first step toward gradual accomplishment ef a balanced budget. But the total of proposed expenditures shown waa circumscribed wife The amount of a handful of "ifs. $8,424,191,570 will remain that way if cuts are made (from laat years totals) in public works, in federal Jobs, in CCC camps, in relief and farm benefits and if there are no other increase! voted except for a vast program of expansion in fee army and navy. On the basis of fee budget calculation, the government's Income will be $5,547,960,000 in fee next fiscal special year if congress will lay tax for paying the cost of a part of the cost of expanding the army and navy. The President said this tax should be made to yield $460,000,000. Thus, on fee basis of the budget, the government will be in fee red next year, if all things remain as planned to this point, by a total of The President in$2,410,231,000. tends, however, to eut that 'way down by using up some odds and ends of money lying around among corporations. fee government-owne- d By executive order, the President can restore to the federal treasury funds loaned by it to the various He said there waa corporations. something like 8700,000,000 in this pot of gold and that will be used to reduce the deficit further. Budgets That Dayt Merit Earnest Consideration it. If all of the tilings go through as planned and It there if not another request from any office or agency of government and if there is aa much tax collected next year as calculated And there you have ta priation! to cover expenditures feat have run short Present National Debt Rune Bight Close to Line There is, however, still another to be considered. Mr. Boose- veil advised congress feat if all conditions materialized as he expected, the national debt on June 30, 1941, would be $44,938,577,622. That ta right close to the line, for the present law limits fee national debt to It was suggested feat fee administration was able to stay under the limit only by taking way some of fee funds from the and atepchildren, known That government corporations. probably ta proper, ta the government gave each of them money with which to set up housekeeping. It was more Important to the administration, however, since It thereby became necessary to ask congress to raise fee limit of tha national debt a request feat waa aura to raise row. One cannot survey the budget and all of Its possibilities and probabilities without wondering what lies la the future. , Whether this Is fee reason behind fee action of fee conservatives in congress who seek to end this spending spree of seven long years or whether fee conservatives are worried about future burdens of taxes, the tact remain! there should be some tangible policy laid down. And that policy must come from congress. The present administration will not do it. Eaeh year, there have been statements about balanced budget in fee future. Take a took et this general division of where the federal money ta $45,000,000,000. in-la- being spent, end 1 think you will agree there ia a critical need for a general revamping of the functions of fee government et Washington: National Defense, $1,800,000,000. Work Relief Programs, $1,300, 000,-00- Agricultural Publle Programs, 0. $800,000,-00- 0. Works and Investments, $1,100,000,000. Interest on the Publle Debt, $1,100,000,000. Pensions. Retirements and Assistances. $1,200,000,000. Regular Operating 11.000.000.00ft K |