Show 1 I p Prevailing Opinions on s Comment n of the Iho A American i Press Press' Colonies and the League Renewal of Germanys Germany's demands for a place in the sun was a natural sequel to Italy's attempt to create for herself a new colony in Africa by conquest The problem problem lem of colonial possessions will wll have to be squarely faced before a final conclusion of the Ethiopian question can be reached It will not bo be enough that the war should be ended it is 13 desirable desirable desir desirable able also that satisfaction should be given to dis dissatisfied at tied powers so sotar far tar as their aspirations are mate If It the League of Nations Isto Ls Is to win the confidence of the world it cannot be content merely to de defend defend do- do fend the status quo it must also be the I instrument for tor removing grievances The The time for official inquiry may not be ripe until the war var In Africa is ended But it is not too soon lioon to ventilate the question Unofficially unoffIcially unofficially un un- officially or for each country to b begin gin to consider the tho realities It Itis is b desirable without delay to get geta a clear conception of what is reasonable reasonable reasonable rea rea- rea- rea and what is unreasonable in the complaints On the face of ot It If It colonies are a source of wealth it seems unfair that so large a part of the earths earth's surface should be British so much lesser a part Italian and none of it outside outside out out- side the tho home country German It should be laid down clearly at atthe atthe atthe the outset that the League of Nations Nations Na Na- ought not to lend itself to any readjustment contrary to the interests of ot tho the native population If It a country desired that a colony should be handed over to it in order that It might exploit it merely in its own own interest the tho league obviously ought not to support support support sup sup- port such a demand Nor can the contention of ot experienced British administrators be ignored when they say say and and In the main justly that that whatever may have been the case in the past today the government of a colony or a mandated mandated mandated man man- dated territory is regarded as a trust on behalf of ot the tho subject population The main hope of ot reform lies les In ln the all round application of tho the open door The fundamental of a n. league settlement should be that while hUe colonies may perhaps in exceptional circumstances be transferred the they m must t under all aU circumstances ce be regarded rather as obligations than privileges i Christian Science Monitor Real Roal Detective Defective Work From a current number of ono one of the detective magazines we gather that the America All-America de detective detective detective de- de of 1935 was not a sleuth by profession but a Cincinnati business man A bandit in that city shot and killed the tho owner of ofa ofa ofa a small shoe store and the tho owners owner's wife Ho He fled in a pair of ot new shoes leaving his old ones in the tho store To their laboratory the tho police took the tho local agent for far a shoe machinery concern and had him examine these their only clue The agent concluded that the wanted man man was in Jn his early twenties because of tho the elastIcity elasticity elas elas- of his stride that he ho was six sic feet trill taU from the length of ot othis his stride as indicated by wear on onon onon onon on on the shoes that ho he weighed pounds from the age of ot the shoes and again the tho degree of wear that ho he was hard up because the tho shoes were evidently the only pair he owned but not on relief in Cincinnati because that type of shoes was not given out at welfare stations that he was careless because because because be be- cause the shoes had been on once co wet and dried before a n. hot fire that tho the shoes were too small for him from their inner condition that he was a drinker from the presence pres pros enco ence of brass markings between sole and heel but not in Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincin Cincin- nati since standup bars are arc illegal il illegal il- il legal in Ohio He added that the tho shoes had been repaired by a poor cobbler using certain thread and nails working with wet leather and with a a Landis The Tho wanted man was found and tallied tamed in every respect with the picture drawn by the shoe expert It is hard to say who performs the greater miracles the miracles the fiction detective or tho the working Investigator investigator investigator gator in life Tho The criminals of ot the novels are re a more ingenious lot but oven evon Holmes who could write a smokers smoker's biography from froma fromn a n cigar ash never nover did better than put together a perfect picture of ot ofa ofa ota a murderer from a shoe Detroit Detroit New News Is Pesco American 7 All AU America is divided into three parts those who believe bellevo isolation is the best d defense of a nations nation's peace those who are convinced that a realistic internationalism is necessary for that purpose and those who dont don't seem to care so long as neither course interferes with trade President Roosevelt's Roosevell's proposal for an inter-American inter conference to consolidate peace in the western western west west- em ern hemisphere is a sort of compromise compromise com corn promise between the tho isolationist and internationalist points of view but a compromise which launched at this moment might serve best the interests of the third group The purposes of such a conference confer confer- once ence as is suggested arc are most commendable A great amount of good work worle for International peace has been accomplished among the Americas and on the South American American Amer Arner- ican continent in particular creative cre cre- Hive tive thinkers have distinguished themselves in jn the development of ot arbitration treaties But the United United Unit Unit- ed cd States' States initiation of a now new conference conference con con- ference to tie up loose Joose ends cuds among the many agreements on which tho the American peace structure has been based may at this time bring complicating rather than clarifyIng clarify clarify- ing elements into the effort to establish a n peace system for the Iho A Am m e C r 1 i c a s. s Christian s.-Christian Science Monitor Mrs Long for Senator Women have as much right as men to seek seck and fill political of of- fice flee A large number who have won their places through their own qualifications have distinguished distinguished distinguished distin distin- themselves and deserved well velI of ot their country But every time a woman is elevated to a position of great influence merely merely mere mere- ly Jy for far sentimental l reasons it becomes becomes becomes be be- comes the more difficult for those who are arc really trained for lor dice ellec- tivo public work to win The Tho fact fael that the two women now in the senate both owe their positions largely ta to Huey Long is a a. tragic commentary commentary commentary tary upon the success of the feminist tem fern inist mist movement Washington P Post 01 t. t |