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Show COLUMNIST EDITORIALS WORTH READING DEPENDABLE FACTS ABOUT US vrtii.r wars analysis by Joseph w. NEUTRALITY:' ubinf. Cooperation' German domination over lvsssi EuPre nations need not only neon dapsndaneo en fo Raich ter peacetime manufactured goods. K ease last year. Adolf Hitlers aggression this spring added military domination to foe aze of Democratic Candidates Roosevelts Hands; Ckipipromise on 3rd Term jays Into iy prating HTOKSWOTB-Wfc- Mi eptatoi are aiproeae din these celamne, they et Mesassrily X thla newspaper.) ikMC aMkiim uatr Battuta by Waiters Nawapapar Pnki at convention time: Junk them an OUTICS: and nominate Franklin Roosevelt again. If this was not the case, observers at least saw something significant in Mr. Ickes article in Look maga-xin- e, in which he plumped for a mint eventually third term. Extremely close to the i convention pollt--i White House, the vitriolic secretary HJt tho Democratic party at the interior was not likely to stew. and by early June cam-imake such a statement unless he time wai ao near that third knew the President was at least m talk wu definitely In the pie-- t Enough other Democrats had toying with foe idea X running ked to five the voting public their again. why Dice of two probable reaeon , vhlte House continued to ra FAIRS: an. hi reasoning. Preoi-.- 1 Baowvelt has shown political announco hla don, in refining to utions for 1940. But campaign mtmr economic leverage. Season: Already boss X Germany's mighty Xrupp works, Berlin capered foe even mightier Skoda plants when Czechoslovakia fell hefors flu eonquerer. Until southeast Europes mimy nations dike Rumania, Greece, Turkey and Jugoslavia) had Skoda guns and shells to ward off foe aggressive Reich. Today Skoda munition go mainly to Germany and can be m tin silent: rrAriiMi. West Virginia' nh D. Holt began demanding , Kute vote on hls resohition Sen. Attendance t after running Sft months, foe Golden Gate exposition reported attendance at 3,284,329. In one month, President would go down In from April 30 to June 1. New York's turnstiles spun to the tune X 5,594,-77Cory as a villain, not a hero, atrariwise. If the resolution were More Interesting to executives X both fairs was the source at atCZECHIAS SKODA WO RES tendance, for local visitors add little fl stay change V. S. policy. to the prosperity X either San Francisco or New York. At the Golden bought by lesser nations only in exGate, a checkup X parking lots re- change for concessions. vealed 85 per cent X visitors were Aggravating the situation is foe h from California. Of visrearmament proitors, 55 per cent came from nearby gram, which demands domestic Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Ne- consumption at all munitions produced in those nations' plants. vada, etc. Closest comparable estimate at Lesser countries get none. New York came from the Goodrich This forceful argument against exhibit which offered replica auto current U. 8. neutrality legislation tags to the estimated 20 per cent was apparently saved to the crucial total attendance which visited foe moment NX offered early this sesTransportation area. Judging Iran sion during house and senate comauto, tag sales, 49 per cent at the mittee hearings, it was plumped In fair's visitors were from New York. their laps unexpectedly by SecreOthers: New Jersey, 15 per cent; tary X State Cordell Hull Just aa the two houses seemed likely to give Pennsylvania, 6.5 per cent; Massachusetts, 4.5 jper cent; Connecticut neutrality an airing... 4 per cent Only states not regisIt seemed a fairly sound basis for tered on June 1: North and South changing U. S. policy, isolation lata Dakota. Since the Nazi notwithstanding. Though both surveys showed ear- government has become Nol X SECRETARY ICEE8 ly attendance was localized, both source X military supplies, more-e- r fairs also predicted since practically continuous fc iotn't lika Mr. Career. vacation season would bring visi- German mobilization aggravates Mr. Roosevelt knew the tors from foe situation, Mr. Hull Joined Neafar. regard the rejection vada's Sen. Key Pittman in demandvole of confidence from the sen ing repeal X the neutrality act's AVIATION: thus paving the wsy for renmni embargo provision. Ion. Competition (TUt provision stipulates that once lafssiea. Far more pertinent, Most huge flying boats like tka fVasidsat fad a tata of war exists ever, Is another reason. While transatlantic clippers is any foratgu conflict, lit sets afU.S. Roosevelt keeps quiet, all other took two to three years for design arms om munitions if pntkibitadj erratic hopefuls are scrambling and Last summer, Best argument: completion. the exciting political dogfight, when the new clippers were already That it actually places foe U. S. in ng each other in a way that can under with Nazi way, San Diego's Consolidated a position X be expected to bring party aircraft went to work on a stream-lined- ,' Germany in freezing out smaller nauny. simplified, awkward looking tions by depriving them X muniat (and best liked) hopeful to boat (see photo) powered by two tions. t wu Vice President John N. twin-roOn the surface less pressing when er, whose friends anmumrsd Re X war scares have temporarily died radial capable engines; ' be "available." Within 41 cruising 100 miles an hour with a down, neutrality revision seemed he was pounced on out X the question if congress is to by: (1) dary eg the Interior Harold L. consider tax revision, relief approl who called him by Inference priations and social security and now nothing, still adjourn by July IK say nothing, do B": (2) Workers Alliance, adopted a resolution con TRANSPORTATION: uni Mr. Gamer s represent him-- t; ntty be expected to declare tt the resolution were passed er he announced his candidacy, I 0. Anglo-Frenc- J mass n San Antonio's Mayor former iHek, at Maury congressman, objected chiefly to Mr. (70). Gar-ar-e while Secretary of Agricul-nr- ) Wallace had his name 1 to a list of second choices V cluttered with those at Post w General James A. " former Gov. Paul Farley, V. Swwtary of State who has long been , ed as a presidential possi- - r'uIt was probably President wanted, a by nny Democrats Garner-Hull-F- ar candidacies merely pro-- n utter confusion which bare but one logical solution iADLINERS IR1CE GUSTAVE G AMELIN French general first came durln the Munich tseenThirf he of leneral h en w World a captain I; taat honor: "andershlp precedented the government' The move had been ex-- ,lnc Grecrai l'inT' eM,ta 1838 med chief S,,tafff national de ,nd minister nd war. The 0ne Retaining gen-t- h French land forces, air eurfn"mTander will have aa eWifi h AdnSraf 01 Cmw W,U nvjr 'ean Dadln. cfa,m,r,L V 73-fo-ot 110-fo- 22-fo- 50,000-poun- ficiency. Consolidated lost no time disposSponsored by ing X the boat American Export Lines, Inc., which operates 18 surface boats between foe eastern seaboard and Mediterranean ports, a subsidiary known as American Export airlines win this summer make several transatlantic survey flights with the ship. commission. rhirf blame was that certain manufacturers impose "unfair and inequitable conditions on their dealers, forcing them to accept conEach at American Export's surface tracts favoring foe manufacturer. ships will maintain a floating weathRecommendations: (1) less restricer observatory and guard service tion on dealers; (2) placing X quota across the Atlantic. for dealers on a muJust getting requirements For tual basis. under way on a flying whale TREASURY: basis, Consolidated' may mean competition. News Notes A sample day's comment in this demand spring's for tax revision as a means X aiding business, and thereby stimulating recovery: 'The Gen. Charles G. Dawea: business man is no longer taking things lying down.. It is insane to believe that the government can do the Job alone. John W. Hanes, treasury underThe social reforms desecretary: sired by the people can be sustained and developed only by the recovery X private enterprise, which after ail is the backbone X federal revenue." Walter B. Van Wart, Dallas steel week-after-we- combined bnd, sea an Freni cruising range exceeding present types; seating 52 passengers in daytime, and sleeping 28 at night Its size: wingspread, d height length, weight. Most surprising feature: an unexpected, ungraceful reverse dipper' cut at the stern, which sacrifices beauty for ef- BUSINESS: Unanimity "reeled as a r leneraL " CONSOLIDATE D '8 BOAT Not graceful, but tfficitnL Last winter congress ordered the federal trade commission to survey the automobile Industry for concentration X control, competition, manufacturer -- dealer recommendation ml pricing activities X local dealer associations. Inspiration: Sen. Joseph OMahoney's monopolies investigating committee. Just submitted, FCCs report both praised and blamed the auto industry. Chief praise was that; although in 1938 there were only 11 manufacturing firms and that three X these (Ford, General Motors and Chrysler) controlled 90 per cent X sales, the public gX its money's worth. FCC found that "consumer from competition in the benefit automobile industry have probably been more substantial than in any other large Industry studied by the two-flig- ht ince 1931. re Survey peo-1- 3) Doth recCamelin'a.upervUion. executive: ''If confidence is 'o be business rerevived and long-tercovery promoted, punitive and incentive taxation policies should be abandoned. . I r s BECAUSE GREED GARNERS THE HARVE8T Readers, did you take notice of what our nationally-famou- s Columnist said about relief last week in column 1, page IT Its a story to sadden any humanitarian. In Texas, the home, there are 254 counties where the poor, aged and penniless get no aid whatever except the governments twicc-- a month commodity allowance starving in a state that could give daily bread and beef to every soul on earth. He said that Mississippi gives S2 91 a month to its starving indigents, Arkansas S4 .82 and Atlanta, Gs., S6.70. You must read what these noted news writers say on this page each week. Not even the dailies carry such plain and understandable resumes of world events. Read this page weekly. Keep yourself informed. A good time to help the paper in RIGHT NOW. Vice-presiden- June 15 is quarterly U. S. treasury refinancing time. Only refinancing this June is an offer to exchange $428,554,800 in 1 per cent notes maturing next September for per cent notes new five year, maturing June 15, 1944. No new money will be needed until September. Other treasury news: C During the first 11 months X the 1888-8fiscal year the U. S. operated with a deficit X $3,240,487, 09K which will probably hit M. 000,000,-00- 0 ML by year's end on June revealed Morgenthau C Secretary dollar only 49 Americans had million incomes in 1937, compared with 9 -- in 1938. YX 8,850.148 people filed 1937 income tax returns, compared with only 5.413.499 in 1938. 81 g, Okayed by foe senate was a measure to remove the $30,000,000 limit on federal bond Insurance though the total debt limit X $45,000,000,000 (to be reached next fiscal year) undisturbed. for the Democrats. Of course, Jackson might not have elected had Roosevelt prevailed on the leaders to nominate him, but the Interesting thing at thg aaOmeat ta that foe New York leaders tuned thumb! down on him, and havo never regretted their de- which wee not too good t ts -- Millions of Americans are convinced as to who desired war and why. For some time the American public has silently watched the activities of certain groups and can name those responsible for a policy whose objective is to invoke our nation in European quarrels. Destiny. Closer to large populations, New that for York's Worlds fair would naturally third term. Until that draw larger attendance than its rip sing was made, Mr. Roosevelt could val at San Francisco. By June 1, poverty-stricke- . Citizens of Utah! Its time to strike a blow for economic freedom.' Better begin by organising a 8tate Municipal Own- erehip League. Who has the eourage to lead out in this more? Eipht new counties in California are organising Public Owner emp Leagues Gra lually the country .is becoming aware of the advantages of owning their Power and Light plants. NATIONAL Reviewed by CARTER FKLD t After Jackson's elimination for it s , could scarcely bo considered any. thing lees Harry L. Hopkins the white hops' X foe New Deal. This movement Involved slse bit X business appeasement At the moment foe New Dealers were rather thoroughly convinced that they must have a business revival if they were to bo kept in power Insider are the President is tcorking on a phase of political strategy for the next election... New Deal starts all over again . . . Frank Murphy looming as white hope of the New Deal . . . President expected to win his battle to continue his spending policy. convinced be-ca- . after next year. hen III Health Put Harry lopkins Out of Picture Two things happened to that No ona ta sun precisely which X the two was the chicken end which wu foe egg, but ope wu that Hopkins was out X the picture on account X his health, and that while ha wu out of the picture the spenders and business baiters climbed into tho addlo again and ere still there as this ta written. Maybe if Hopkins had been well enough to fight for tho program with regard to business ho certainly stood for when he wu seeking conformation ao secretary X commerce things would have been different Or maybe if the New Dealers bad not become convinced that Harry's constitution would not permit the train X running for the presidency things would havo stayed put It ta difficult to telL Perhaps even Roosevelt does not know tho answer to WASHINGTON. Insiders sre convinced that President Hooaevelt, tar from having a change X heart on the principle X taxing undistributed corporation profits at a higher rata than those paid out in dividends,' Is now working on a broad phaso X political strategy aimed at the presidential election next year. The proct they say, will be revealed by comparing two speeches very carefully. The first Is that delivered at the American HetaQ federation banquet by They say that it can be proven from the ancient prophets that Germany and Russia will ultimately line up as allies and make war against the great Israel nations. The same authority says that England may go on compromising herself until she will be in jeopardy and that there are signs that America may seek to sell her birthright for a mess of European pottage HIS END PREDICTED President Boosevelt Adolf Hitler, ruler of Germany, master of Central Europe, The second ia the a statesman to his people, and a Nero to the Jews, at whose outline for tax revidoor he lays the cause for the distress of nations, has built sion aimed at reviving business laid hmself a shelter which is also a mountain fortress on a high that the houce ways Bo that aa it may, most New peak of the Alps, which is approached by secret paths and a and meani commitDealers will tell you confidentially tee by Secretary X road blasted through solid rock. It is a steel and glass "eyrie that they do not think Hopkins the Treasury Henry health permits his consideration for like unto the home of an eagle. Now hear what the prophet Morgenthau Jr. It will be noted that Mr. Morgen- foe candldaey next year. Jeremiah says about this. "Thy terribleness hath deceived thee Meanwhile Murphy to busily en thau suggested repeal X the last and the pride of thine heart. OI thou that dwelleet in the clefts vestige X the special tax on undis- gaged not only in building himself of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill, though thou tributed corporation earnings. It ta up before the country, but in doing shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee known that the President ta private- it in such a way u to overshadow strongly against foie revision. It foe similar exploits X Thomas E. down from thence, sayeth the Lord.. Another Bible character ly ta further known that Morgenthau Dewey. would not think X laying anything says the same thing. Will Win Battle President publicly against hie chiefs will. To Continue Spending Policy THE WAY TO EMANCIPATE answer to this apparent The President Roosevelt will win the ta that the President has To give the world emancipation is the ruling desire of all decided to give business the oppor- battle he forecut in hie address beminds that are spiritually awakened; and these should remem-- . tunity it has demanded to revise fore the American Retail federa-' ber that to overcome evil with good is the --only way.-- Forget the tax law, permit Its tion. The spending policy win continue, despite grumbling from conJust as business spokesthe wrong that may appear in the outer world of things, and revision. servative leaders, not only among men havs been urging. In the Presigive all your thought to the good that is inherent in all things. if business does not revive foe Republicans, but Then, You thereby place in action the greatest emancipating power spectacularly, if It does not absorb dent's own party. There will be no reduction In foe total taxes paid by that the human race will ever know. The great and good are millions at unemployed now on gov- business. In fact there ta likely to ernment rolls X one sort or anothmany, but he who loves with such a love that with his love er, the President can say .to the be at taut a email Increase assome other soul has scaled the heights and there beheld what country: "Wo gave them everything suming that there is any tax revision at aU. Some X the nuisance life eternal holds in store for man, has wrought the noblest they said they needed even things taxes on business may be repealed not to we tie-for- e -- - of them all. T Any one can afford to pay something on the paper. TRUTH FROM THE POPE. If you think we sometimes make radical statements, just read this which is from the lips of Pope Pius VI. "It is patent in our day that hot alone is wealth accumulated but immense power and despotic economic domination are concentrated in the bands of the few, and that those few are freduently not the owners but only the trustees and directors of invested funds who administer them at their own good pleasure. Free competition is dead; economic dictatorship has taken its place. The whole economic life has become hard, cruel, relentless in ghast ly measure. ECONOMICS of is a pure and undefiled Christianity sample Here, readers, A field. economic in the young man in Nova Scotia applied work on the to truck to wanted highway. buy a for Union a loan of $500. Soon after Credit his to He turned he was stricken with illness and spent several months in a hospital Did he loose his truck as he would here if buying on the installment plan? Of cource not. The Credit Union took it over and hired a driver. Out of the fund earned by the truck they paid the mans indebtedness and kept the truck working until his hospital bill and his debt to the Union were pail. By the time he recovered the track was his free and clear. That no economic was Christianity. The basis of it all was like Communism or nasism That is the kind of work that wiUsave the country from social and economic death CHRISTIAN trans-Canadi-an self-hel- p; hocus-pocu- s TRAITORS RUINED THE FARMERS. On May 18th, 1920, a secret Meeting was held by members tf the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Advisory Council and 35 Class A Directors of Federal Reserve Banks. In tbis session, it was decided to contract meeting, after an and credit. This meeting was kept secret the nations currency and four days. It only became months for two years, eight in the Manufacturers public knowledge through )n exposure Record of Baltimore. In describing the meeting (see Congressional Record, May 2nd 1933) Hon. Finley H. Grey said: "Mr John Skelton then Comptroller of the Currency, when this contracts n reof money was proposed, explained his efforts to stop the solution being drawn. In relating his efforts to the late John of the Board: Do A Simpson he said, "I told the members is going to ruin a lot of farmers? and they this that know you to be ruined they cold bloodedly replied to me, 'They ought work!' will not so they prosperous are getting all-da- y Wil-liam- Read what Dr. David says on page 4. Something interesting GRADUATES EIND NO ANSWER Old men, approaching graves, and adamant to ckaage, Stand on foe rXtrums, pulpits, talking down To youths who come tiptoe to greet the greater Ue true. With dream-wid- e eye and visions clear and of wise" and solemn words, multitude the search They The sounding brass, the ancient platitudes. of the world, But find no answer to the heart-cnThe wails Ait come from valley of despair Where millions druggie vainly for sufficient bread. IN. L the living dead. Cold Mammon's caitaways ei this paper. Help spread the TRUTH by supporting knew they ought have, in revised, but if they are then order to test foie thing thoroughly, or Now wo know that business CAN-NO- foe fiat corporation income taxes efor 77ILL NOT fooction in such will be boosted, so that tho net comto be will make fect successful to a way as taka cere X foil situato use the tion.' The government, petfortd, panies pay more, though must take care X these people. We burden slightly on unsuccessful comcannot let them starve X freeze. ' 'There win be no marked curtall-meAnd ere wilt not support them by 'X government competition foe demoralizing dole. hf with business. Unemployed wUl continue to be aided by work relief instead X by a dote, and social security benefits win be grutiy extended. But in winning the battle Roosevelt' runs a serious risk X teeing the war. The chief reason why then win be no balancing X tho budget, in tact Increased spending.' ta not In cocked hat sympathy on Capitol Hitt with tho If business should revive, tho New President's economic theories, but desire for pork, and the Dealers figure that "reform would the age-olnecessity for logrolling to get it merely be delayed until after the hence and bigger appropriatbigger election. Actually they would like ' to see foie, not because they do not ions. believe their reforms are good, but Roosevelt Has Pork on because the present business situs His Side for the Moment tion bee them considerably worried. This sentiment against spending They are just a little disturbed by and foe New Deal economic polithe growing conclusion in the country, as evidenced first In the purges, cies ta not strong enough, yet. apthen in the 1938 election, and more parently, fo insure revision X govrecently by polls. Out the New Deri ernment spending. But it would be has not been so hot, in that it has tomorrow if the pork element could added billions to the national debt be eliminated. Thus Roosevelt hu pork on hie side, for the moment, while foe number X unemployed apparently ta as great as it was at but the bigger the pork spending the more eager will the congressmen be the depth X the depression. Good times next year would make to iwat the next Roosevelt spending proposal which la not sufficiently Democratic victory, both aa the presidency and as to congreac, greased. The driest by the eenate much more likely. In tact plenty X of the Florida ship canal is a perof this.- The Florida shrewd observers think the Demo- fect example to Include crats win have to fumble the ball 'senators did their utmost In a logrolling canal the Florida electhe lose next to rather badly tion if business ta good and obvi- combination, and te a matter X tact had more suceese than apously growing better. Partial rarepeared on the final roll call. But in elections good times, lose ly Sen. Arthur Vandenberg did such a ta economic distress, almost invarijob in branding this ably, which beat! the party in pow- good publicity even Pat Harrison, that project camthe rare er, if ona except whose state X Mississippi ta interpaign in which come issue moves the ested in the canal, had to go to Sen. people more deeply then their pock etbooks. Sometimes there ta very Claude Pepper and beg to be exlittle rhyme or reason In this, but cused! a Harrison had been making play against spending. To quite it ta generally true. have voted for foie particular Moreover the Republicans are not would have put him in In good shape, despite their aitute an inconsistent position, to put It HilL on era They leadership Capitol mildly. hopelessly divided on issues. Even An X which spells more strength in congress this ta apparent. tor the conservatives at the con-ye- n tion next year Now Frank Murphy Looms which wUl nominate As New Deal White Hope the Democratic canAttorney General Frank Murphy didate for President. la looming more and more as tho It explains the enorwhite hope X foe New Deri for the mous apparent popnext nomination year presidential for John if Franklin D. Boosevelt does not ularity Nance Garner, de"choose" to run. Murphy ta the Gamer's cloisthird candidate to be trotted out by spite tered vocal chords. the hundred percenters. Tho first It explains the utter was Robert H. Jackson, now solicicollapse X Incipient Roosevelt President tor general. booms for every was very anxious to have Jackson New Dealer who John N. has run for governor X New York, last been Gamer put forward as year. Roosevelt's possible successor. Had Jackson run and been elect-ed- , It explains the deaperate efforts he would now bo governor X X the President to win Sen. James New York, and in a position not only F. Byrnes, who has been rather of being able to dn things, and keep vocal about the government's spend-In- f In the limelight, but of hnvMg enr-- r pnVrv n New Deal Start AU Over Again With Critics Stumped So tho New Deal starts all over again, with Its critics deprived foe answer they have been making for at least four years that business urould revive if the government into would Just tat it alone-knocked d p 1 . Im win $ , . , |