Show MA NATIONAL AFFAIRS Reviewed by CARTER FIELD FjELD Tic n mile neutral cural n zone zOlle c Wars War's Jr ar effect on Ott presidential 1111 aspirations s Big Lend LeI Spend program on the fire despite It war loom boorn talk tall Ao No concrete plan yet Jet advanced WASHINGTON W What's What's become of that mile neutral zone rone around th th nr c herc nac an answers but Latin American Latin diplomats diplomats diplo mats do not find them hem amusing Cynically minded observers Insist that the whole thing was a beautiful plan to aid And France un tin under tinder der the guise of keeping the war away from tile the Western hemisphere I IThe The reconditioned World war wor de tic destroyers I were to patrol ibis zone I with assistance from other naval vessels and at ot once protect Inter Inter- American shipping and prevent the war zone from spreading to this side of the Atlantic It was to be an nn I answer to Germanys Germany's reported long long- lon range submarines to her mysterious I Ious ous tankers which could supply un undersea dersen boats bonts In the South Atlantic or Pacific and an 1111 assurance that at nt least port part of the long trail over which supplies from the Americas to Britain and France would have to pass would be safe nut But apparently the notion was born without benefit of and French consultation They paid no attention atten atten- attention tion to it apparent apparently ly Iy until tile the Lot Lat Lotins ins reluctantly dra dragooned goon cd into session away in advance of the date they thought I necessary formally adopted the neutral neutral- r zone ity-zone idea Iden on the t urgent pleas of Sum Sum- net ncr Welles under tinder undersecretary secretary of state slate Sumner Welles Then and not till tin then they spoke They didn't like It t. t How could the thing be bo adjusted ed Ito 10 to permit free military access by bythe bythe the Allies to their own possessions in III int IIII t I tile the Americas Particularly to Ja Ju Jamaica maica British and French Guiana British Honduras Martinique etc This Country h Is Neutral r And Would Stay That Way ITay IT'll Well l It seemed like a n good Idea nt the time but after all this count is neutral neutral The other members the Parr Union are all nil nl and certainly we dont don't want do anything to get ourselves em cm- oiled rd Of course tile the cynics in the din diplomatic corps have hove more toy to toy toy y unofficially They wonder why It was that this was a n good Idea Iden so long as us It seemed aimed only at nt Germany but has hils virtually been for for- forgotten forgotten gotten roUen since Britain and France ex ex- expressed expressed pressed doubts as os to Its workability If you will dig back bock into the de do debates bates on the Versailles treaty In the United States senate and particularly laxly the discussions of the League Leogue of If Nations covenant It Il may muy throw some Interesting light on what Is going on In Washington now Espe Especially dally If you remember that Frank Franklin Inn lin D. D Roosevelt as os a n candidate for vice president In 1020 approved the policy polley of Woodrow Wilson whole whole- wholeheartedly heartedly f- f Wilson had said that Article X ol of the the- league covenant was the heart beart of cf the covenant This is the article which provided that the members of the League of Nations Notions should use force to prevent aggressions by one nation on another This article has hns never been observed even by the nations which did Join jolt the league It was never even se so- seriously proposed in the league ns as assembly at nt Geneva though there were w re two notable occasions when member nations were attacked no notably tably China Chian and und Ethiopia Big mi Movement On Ol for New Aeu 1 and Spending S Hill Despite all nil the war boom talk there re is ls a n tremendous the tinder under the surface movement in Washington for lor fora a biff new lending and spending bill A considerable group of 01 New Deal Dealers ers Is pushing It quietly but deter deter- determinedly Apparently they are nr not discouraged by the bad beating the spend lend-spend idea Iden took In the last ses SS session session sion sian of congress when that program for tor public works express express highways rural electrification tion and whatnot was thrown in the by a u combination of conservative alive Democrats and Republicans Industry the Ole New Dealers are arc saying is still lagging lag because not enough of the nations nation's savings go Into iato investment to lift Its purchasing power and keep production equip equip- equipment equipment ment in full Cull operation The war boom say the Deal Deab Dealers ers is just a 8 palliative Advocates of the spend lend theory insist that If It private industry cant can't absorb all allour allour allour our savings the government must take a hand must hand must savings Into productive Investment by meas mens measures ures more reaching far than thun any which have been taken to date A Afew Afew Afew few of the more cautious fear Cear that thai if jt the government starts speeding upland UP and manipulating the flow of in in- int t vestment funds private capital may get another case cose of jitters and lay la Y Yn I n down absolutely These cuts cots say that It would scarcely be possible possible ble for to take up the llie slack It If It threw that sort of 01 paralyzing scare score Into private cop cap Hut But there have hove always been a n few cautious folks hanging round the borders of the New Deal and It Is not of record that they managed to todo todo todo do much besides utter gloomy fore fore- forebodings bodings Usually the left wingers have won out before the battle be bo- came camo too gory And generally there therl were a n few political casualties on mn the timid side Not reprisals you understand Just Increased ef efficiency ef- ef efficiency through personnel changes Spend Lend Enthusiasts u t Are Am Perfectly III Sincere Theorist So far for there Is no concrete plan As n matter of fact most of the spend lend enthusiasts are arc perfectly sincere theorists they theorists they arc are not try try- tryIng Ing to win adoption of their plan because cn l r they ryr want to include some Rome pet projects This TI ls them ti T I all lr the more effective because they can can always win a n lot of strength by parceling out fat projects thus win winning ning support for the thc whole whale scheme from people who have no sympathy whatever with the main milin Idea However one of the notions being advocated by influential members of the spend lend group proposes propos'S the setting up of 01 n a new government de department for tor the purpose of Invest Invest- InvestIng Ing In Industry At the beginning the Die Idea Iden would be to confine this Investment of government funds to the railroads and utilities Drastic I rules governing this Investment would be bl written Into the low III W. W One of these which Is arousing considerable Interest Is that there must be bl n complete reorganization of at the privately owned or electric company accepting govern Rovern government meat ment funds New stock stacie based on o n a n valuation of the property would bo lie Issued for tor nil 1111 outstanding securities More stock would he Issued to cover new expenditures the government taking nil all the Investment bunkers bankers do not sell to the Ule public European Wars War's Effect 1011 on em Aspiration The late Inte John J J. J Mahon for many yeArs rears Democratic organization boss of at Baltimore used used to observe that 2 hours is a u lifetime in polities politics Numerous presidential aspirants are lire learning earning Unit that there is a u. u whole lot of truth ruth In that statement Last spring for Instance Thomas E. E Dewey was far and away abend of nil all other Republican aspirants If It one believes the polls But Dut Hitters Hitter's invasion of or Poland changed that tar IlIr more effectively than the Prank Murphy overshadowing opera O lions so elaborately c planned by the administration Now consider the Immediate bene beneficiary I beneficiary enl Sen Arthur H If The l Michigan I sena senator tor has virtually a staked n cc his s chances c a I a on a n set of time ele elc elements l t r rh ments menus over none of ft h which he has hils the Hie t t r slightest control He Ik 11 has hns KIS become Uie Ule lend lead lender 2 er cr of the peace bloc the spearhead of the fight to lo pro pre pr av vent repeal 1 of 01 Un the Unarms th arms embargo Senator Hut But suppose as us many people still be be- al lIeve will happen that tho the United States Stales gets Into the war Will Willon on oft the side sille of Britain and France FranceIs Is It not possible that the the- traction reaction nn will be lit decidedly unfavorable ti tl for some time there ther thereafter thereafter after Is It not even possible Hint Ihn ninny will think had bath no such sueh tight been made as us Is hi mah lag Ing that t Hitler might m t have hll seen tin till handwriting on the wall and tint I made unnecessary the sending o u American boys to France fetched Far Yes s. but no mol mori strange than many political which followed the last war Pra lIr Senator Senators base Un Un I lope Hope mi nn Action of louse WIM I IThen Then again a wins his light fight It Is not likely thi thu he could win in the senate It seems as Os this is written w Ilia tha when hen the roll coil call Is reached a II sub suh substantial majority of the senate wit wI vote to repent repeal the Hie embargo Insi shipping slipping arms amis ammunition pm pad implements of to Dot But there are me wild lId rum run rs of IC tha the house might do In fact pro embargo o senators from flom Vanden berg berl down privately admit them HUM real hope Is that the public they are expecting to arouse L b their speeches in the senate wit Ill have 1 its real rail effect on the tho house So Su suppose wins wills li ir lithe ii the house and then that next and summer the war tear seems to b h. h going very badly for Britain an fur France Whet What will tell be the public reaction Is it not human ll to 10 Nil that those of 01 the American Ameli nn voter oter who vho sympathise s with Britain and France little as they the may want 1 their husbands and sons and broth brothers brothers brothers ers to 10 get In the firing line wit wll withold hold resentment against the me- me who ho deprived Britain and France 01 of an arms supply But Dut there here are other time elements From the very first day of the ai wa everyone expected Hitler to launch fearful air attacks on France and Britain especially Britain For rca ren sons which the international experts have explained nt at length he has do de But Dut every er e day he lie has de do delayed toyed has been of advantage to Brit Ortt Britain ain alii and France rance so far for as getting ready is concerned It has hils Increased their inadequate supply of guns and md ammunition It has permitted their arms factories and explosives works I to run 24 hours a B day Dell Bell N Service Service 1 |