Show Vi Views wS of the Press Five years ago yesterday nil and doesn't it s seem em like more Hitler Hitler Hit Hit- ler reoccupied t the h e Rhineland Three years ago next Thursday he seized seiSed Austria Two years ago next Friday he dissolved Czechoslovakia Czech Czecho slovakia and eight days ht Inter r he grabbed Memel Meme The fact that all these thrusts occurred m in March March has been coupled with the significance significance significance cance of the id ides S of March In Inthe Inthe inthe the career of an Julius Caesar Caesar to to create the legend that March is Hitler's month to move But a complete catalog of Hitler's coups would show that the month of March has no particular significance and that he is too shrewd an opportunist opportunist opportunist op op- op- op to be superstitious His diplomatic victory at Munich was in October his invasion of the Scandinavian vian countries was in April his his' assault on Holland and Belgium was in May Minn Minneapolis apolis apo- apo lis Star Journal As China W Week ek nears Its end Oriental experts and second guessers might write down in their little red notebooks the three points which Ambassador Hu Shih made at the meeting at atthe atthe atthe the Alcazar the other evening He Be confined himself to these three statements 1 Chinese resistance resistance resistance re re- re- re is growing constantly stronger 2 Japanese power is constantly weakening 3 The In International International international In- In situation Js s developing develop developing ing ingmore more and more in Chinas China's favor x It ought not to be necessary to go into to details The Japanese admit losses of more than 1000 killed in China since 1937 They occupy the treaty ports out but are farther away from conquest of China than ever Japan Under under under un un- der terrible economic pres pressure ur from within is spreading h b P P. r l' forces all over Asia in fulfillment fulfillment fulfillment fulfill fulfill- ment of her axis obligations Her adherence to the axis has awakened awakened awakened awak awak- ened the western democracies to her potentiality as an ally of Hitler and British and American statesmen who used to regard the far east with indifference now shudder from head to foot loot at every rumor that Chiang Kai Kai- shek is considering a separate peace Baltimore Sun There is no elation in the air all following passage of the lend- lend lease bill by the United States senate How could there be Itis It Itis Itis is not that kind of a bill biJJ Most of us have felt its passage a necessity for efficient handling of the situation but a necessity to be regretted rather than re rejoiced rejoiced rejoiced re- re over Power is an anevil anevil anevil evil t thing h I n g which corrupts its holders and Mr Roosevelt we think has never been distinguished distinguished distinguished distin distin- for his humble exercise of It Yet most of us have long since decided that the nation will willbe willbe willbe be less endangered by the powers pow pow powers ers conferred inTO in in the lend lease-lend bill than by the the confusion and indecision which would continue In our conduct of aid to the democracies democracies democracies de de- de- de If the bill were de de- de- de Most of us have grimly chosen as between the unpleasant ant alternatives and our decision is In accord with that of the congress But now that the action action ac ac- ac- ac tion Is taken we are not required required required re re- re- re to throw our hats in the air That is not the way we feel about it Portland a-Portland Portland Oregonian C |