Show I Prevail Pre V a i I i n ng 9 0 Opinions pin i n s' s S Comment of the American Press Thre Threat t to America Congress thought it had provided provided provided pro pro- vided against America getting into a war when it passed its neutrality resolution providing against the sale of arms to a belligerent belligerent bel bel- be- be up to February 29 1936 But if It war breaks out In Europe Europa under article arUle 16 of the tho covenant of the League of Nations that resolution is no protection at all The covenant goes much farther than any Hague rules in that it eliminates the question of contra contra- band It prohibits n case article 15 is made effective any communication communication com corn whatsoever So if Italy should be declared declare In a state of blockade and the British French nn and other navies should attempt to close Italian ports it will be up to the United States to decide whether we shall agree asree not notto notto notto to trade with Italy or defend the freedom of the seas The question may not come up p however The care with which Mussolini keeps the door of ne negotiation no- no open while he fulminates fulminates fulminates nates in interviews against the unsatisfactory nature of the tho proposals proposals proposals pro pro- made to Italy Indicates that he still hopes for a peaceful settlement There Is something going on behind the scenes s. s Mussolini let letout letout letout out the fact a few days ago that he had been of offered not only Ogaden but and wanted neither because Ogaden Is all rock and all salt desert He Ho must al also o be aware of ot the fact that under the plan offered by the committee of five lve any nation that can dictate as to who the tho four advisers of Ethiopia willbe will vIll willbe be will practically rule Ethiopia and he may be angling for a more definite assurance that the man who runs the police and the gendarmeries win wilt be an Italian Whether Haile Halle Selassie would agree to such a stipulation may maywell maywell well be doubted but ho he is in a tight place Detroit Detroit News A Great Lady When Sall Sally was 11 years cars old she wore a black band on her arm because President Lincoln had been shot When Sally Say grew up she had a ason ason ason son of her hel own She took him abroad when he was 3 years old A storm came up at sea Water poured through the portholes Sally thought the ship was sink- sink Ing When the water vater in the stateroom stateroom stateroom state state- room rose to the bottom of her fur Cur coat hanging on a hook Sally took it down and covered ered the baby saying Poor little baby if he must go down he is going down warm But the baby didn't go down Instead h he ho grew up to become president of the United States Sally better known as Mrs James Roosevelt has just celebrated celebrated celebrated cele cele- her first eighty-first birthday If It ever this country owed tribute tribute tribute trib trib- ute to a presidents president's mother lit it docs does to Mrs Roosevelt It was washer washer washer her courage as much as anyone's anyone's anyone's any any- ones one's which pulled the president through the dark periods of his life Tr Traveling to Europe last year she was called the best good will ambassador America ever evet had Her charming personality and undiminished vigor visor win win the friendship and admiration of all who meet her America is proud of Mrs James Roosevelt Philadelphia Record Easy Generosity In these days one hears little sympathy expressed for Cor Premier Mussolini's adventure In Ethiopia So Colonel Edward M. M House adviser adviser adviser ad ad- to former President Wilson writing in Liberty magazine appears appears appears ap ap- ap- ap pears gallantly unsupported when he rises in at least partial de defense defense defense de- de of Italy World peace he says dep depends on redistribution of ot the colonial possessions of the world so 80 that Japan German Germany German and Italy may have room in which to develop He declares that modern legions marching into Africa may lay the foundation for a anew new Roman empire empire empire em em- pire great enough to to to give the ItalIan Italian Ital Ital- ian lan people a a chance to breathe If Mussolini succeeds he will be beable beable beakle able akle to expand in Africa without exploding in Europe he said Fine very fine but what of Ethiopia Ethiopia would as willingly willingly willingly will will- see Italy expand in Europe as explode right in its face Cace And Andas colonial as to a redistribution of possessions it should be observed that no country countr owns Ethiopia but Ethiopia itself By all m means ans if there is to be redistribution of colonial possessions let it be re redistribution redistribution redistribution re- re distribution not the addition of new colonies from Crom now Independent Independent independent dent nations Redistribution means sacrifice Would Colonel House be willing for the tho United States to sacrifice Porto Rico in order that Italy I mi might ht expand The colonel did express the hope that Mussolini's needs might be gratified without Improperly violating violating vio vie lating the rights of any people But after having shouted bon boa voyage to Italy's Eth Ethiopia bound soldiery whose bay bayonets bristle with intent to exploit his expressed expressed expressed ex ex- pressed hope seems little lillI e. e more than a verbal gesture that does docs not conceal underlying sanction sanction sanc sane tion of such Chrls Chris Christian tian Science Monitor Makes Farming Pay Meet the outstanding future far farmer er of America He is Joe 17 Iter ter high school student who has just won the tho future futuro championship champion champion- ship at tho the California State fair lair And the jud judgment ment of the tho fair lair authorities s was soundly based based- the they followed the tho principle of judging the future b by the past past past- and present Joe is not a depressed f f f er At high school he earned 2000 in farm Carm project work Since the death of his father he is now running running running run run- ning the family acre farm and andis andis is 3 making a success of it And he also has time time time-as as former President President Pros Pros- dent Theodore Roosevelt said the good citizen should have have for for public public pub pub- lic lie service He is conducting a 28 acre experiment In raising beets as s part of his high school work Joe Is a modern farmer but his success formula Is ancient ancient it it has the accumulated n 11 of the ages Here It Is in his own words It sure takes work on a farm Im I'm Im I'm usually going goin by 5 i o'clock every morning But when you like it the way I do its it's only fun Cun Work Vork and love of your work work- work work- you cant can't beat that on the farm Carm Carmor or anywhere else San San Francisco Chronicle |