Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-05-27 | Page 6 | The Drums Begin to Roll

The Th Drums Begin egin t to Roll IS NOT good news news that came on the cables EIS l from rom m Copenhagen yesterday nor was wast it good goodnews goodnews goodnews news that Colonel Theodore Roosevelt brought home from Europe The drummer boys are practicing practicing against the coming of the day when they will beat out alarms and the summons to rally Even their practicing unnerves unnerves a world whose common people still bear heavy burdens from rom the last war it will strike terror into their hearts when fathers and sons are called to the colors leaving behind them only decrepit old olden nen en beardless boys and womenfolk womenfolk and and sovereigns soy sov and ministers snug in their guarded offices of state The news from Denmark's capital is that Scandinavian states are hurriedly introducing bills in their parliaments for intense rearmament schemes Denmark Sweden and Norway Norway so so socialist nations hating war as a p policy licy or an in in- in instrument strument have have succumbed to fear that they may have to participate in the next conflict have abandoned their program for n neutrality have hav lost their faith in the League of Nations Denmark Denmark Denmark Den Den- mark is determined to remain the sentinel considering considering a vast appropriation to defend de de- lend fend it from the air Sweden has been warned by a socialist commiss n that it must prepare for lor belligerency German youth is being educated to war Colon Colom Colonel Colo- Colo m n nel l Roosevelt said upon his return from a protracted protracted protracted pro pro- visit in Europe Europe he found as d day y day by-day news for long has told is smoldering with racial religious pus and nd econ nic hatreds He sees war as as unless adjustments are speedily made and for these there is nothing ou out of which to build hope Not the German people but Hitler stands in the way of cooperation cooperation cooperation tion between Germany and England that could build for peace No nation with the possible exception of Russia wishes a European war warnow warnow warnow now was his observation The foreboding facts from Scandinavia and the deliberately arrived at opinions of Colonel Roosevelt can only add to widespread sion zion This his American has been an impartial observer observer observer ob ob- ob- ob server of the European scene and has some noteworthy noteworthy note note- worthy qualifications for making a calm apI appraisal appraisal ap- ap I of undercurrents Only warmongering and mad statesmen seem incapable J of measuring the consequences of another catas catas- trophie bloodletting in the old world Measured by byall all aU the costs of the world war warm warin in men money ney an and m morality it is not hysteria that causes the thoughtful to speculate as to whether or not civi civilization Uon could survive another such conflict The perfect s secretary is a girl who if she falls in love with her boss will iU move into another l office Professor e. e Professor Harold J. J Smith Boston colV col cob f 1 D V