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Alrican Atrican rkan rican territories At Versailteg Versailles VersaIlla this thispromise thispromise thispromise promise wa was forgotten and until 19311 19311France 193 193France 1933France France and Italy remained remalnedatawordaends at sword swords swordsends , ends That year found Premiers Mus Mus- Mus80linl Mus- Mus Mussolini Mussolini - - solini 80linl and Lavnl Laval , signing Igning a ' friend friendship friendship friendship ship 'pactAmongitspoints pactAmongitspoints ' pact . . Among Its points (1)that 1that (1)thatItalians ( (1) 1 ( ) that thatItalians thaiItalians Italians born In France s 81 African AfricanTunisia AfricanTunisia AfricanTunisia Tunisia would remain Italians until until19M until1905 19M 1965 would then become French Frenchsubjects Frenchsubjects Frenchsubjects subjects (2) 2 ( ) that Italy could couId buy buy25 25 per cent Interest In the DjiboutllI Djibouti DJlbouU Djiboutl lI lID D\ D D11 \ 11 IFL 11IFL AFRCA AFRCAAFIUCAN % AFRICAN AFn.tCAN AFntCAN AFIUCAN . SORB SORE SPOTArea SPOT SPOTArea Area in white whie , . , ' Italian 'lallan lallan shadedarea . shaded .haded haded area area areaDritiih . , , Brid.h Bridh British . blackarea black area . , French Freruh : D By ' an an- annesinlJ annexing annexing - - nexing nesinlJ Djibouti , , or all aU French Freruh : Somali Somalil Somaliland Somaliland l nJ land , . Italy 'laly laly ' would woulJ woulJBam woulJgain gaw Bam gain a railroad railroadou"e railroadoutlet ou"e oue outlet outletto " , to ' 0 the 'he he ' . sea .ea ea from Irom irons Addis Addti Add " Abab Ababa . . Any Brit 8ie- 8ie 8ieilh Brit- Brit Britih British , - - ihsympathy ish ilh ih , sympathy aympahy , with wih , Italian Itoiwn ' , alan , demands demand . b b.bllioualy 1 itobviously . .bllioualy bllioualy bviousiy . foolhardy loolhardy , since Jlrue : Italian "alan alan " , po pos- pos posseulon pos possession . - . session .e.ion e.ion eion seulon . of 01 French"tomalgiand French Frf'mh Frfmh ' : omal.14ndwould "tomalgiandwould ' " ' wmallland omal.14nd omal14nd "tomalgiand tomalgiand . wouldleave would wouldlrave wouldleave lrave leave British Somalilund Somaland Somalijand Somala Somalijandentirely nd nden'lrely entirety en'lrely enlrely entirely ' sur .ur- .ur . surrounded .urrounded - . rounded rowded by 6y "alia alia " Italian " property propertr propertyAddis propertyAddis Addis Ababa Abilba Abitba railroadsee railroad rmtroad ( see .ee ee . map ) ) . , . (3) 3 (3)that (3)that (3)that 3that ( ) that Italy should receive reeeiVb two small small.trlps smallstrips smallstrips .trlps trlps strips . of ot Afrlcah Atrlcah Africab territoryan territoi7an territory territoi7 an island islandbetween islandbetween Islandbetween between the fled Red se sea see $ and the Gulf GuIt ot of otAden ofAden ofAden Aden and and ard , thoTlbest tbe'TIbesti tbeTIbesti theTibesti ' ! triangle in the theeastern theeastern theeastern eastern Sahara desertThough desert . . Though this French concession concessionbrought concessionbroughV concessionbrought brought- brought broughV broughtpublio - public publio repudiation of any anyfurther anyfurther anyfurther further Italian territorial claims It Itdid itdid itdid did no more for European peace peacethan peacethan peacethan than any other treaty England was wasangry wasangry wasangry angry because France acted with without without without out her advice Still later in No- No November November No November - - vember of 1938 1038 . , Italians began anunomc anunotflckal an anunofficial unomc unotflckal unofficial al clamor tor for French Tu Pu Tunlsla Punisia Tuniala nlsla nisia Corsica Nice and ond Savoy SavoyThrown SavoyThrown SavoyThrown Thrown to ( n for 1o1 good measure were weredemands weredemands weredemands demands for Italian I"albn Ialbn flaUan " , participation in inSuez inSuez InSuez Suez canal control cotltrol cofttrol and a better bettershake bettershake bettershake shake on using the Addis ddls Ababa AbabaDjibouti AbabaDJibouti AbabaDjibouti Djibouti railroad as an outlet ouUet to the thesea thesea thesea theseaThat sea seaThat That Mussolini Mussollnl and Foreign Mln MlnIster Mm Mmister Minister Ister Count Gnleazzo Galeazzo Ciano are arewhipping arewhipping arewhipping whipping up Italian enthusiasm has haslong haslong haslong long been evident First open IIlgn sign IIlgnwas signwas signwas was Italian repudiation of the Mus MusSOllOl Mussolini Mussoluii SOllOl solini Laval treaty Next it became becameknown becameKnown becameknown known that strong Italian garrisons garrisonsare are pressing against the back door doorof doorof doorof of t 1 < l rench Somaliland Somallhmd Somalilznd * Still later laterItaly laterItaly laterItaly Italy demanded that Tunisia be re rem rem rem m < ( ved from direct French FnlOch control controlBnd controland controland Bnd and e established tabllshed as an International Internationalarea Internationalurea urea area 1 I ke Tangier which is directed directedby directedby directedby by Britain Drltaln France Spain and ItalyThus Italy ItalyThus Thus the precarious position of ofFrance ofFrance ofFrance France and Britain even in their theirrelations theirrelations theirrelations relations with wll . eachother each other again againpops againpops againpups pops wfiG lo w to the \fiG fiG \ he Surface Whichever way wayhe wayhe wayhe he turns Britain s Prime Minister MinisterNeville MinisterNeville MinisterNeville Neville Chamberlain w U II hit rough roughwaters roughwaters roughwaters waters following his January visit visitto visitto visitto to Rome Home It If he agrees t ti ) 11 i I less ess for forFrench forFrench furFrench French concessions to Italy which whichMuslollnl whichMussolini whichMussolini Muslollnl Mussolini is sure to demand Cham Chamberlaln Chamberlain Chainberlain berlaln berlain will certainly cause a brench breach brenchin breachin breachin in Franco British relation reiatIon " . It If he hefetuses hefetuses herefuses fetuses to help Mussolini Mussolinl the llalo Italo llaloDrilish ItaloBritish ItaloBritish Drilish British friendship pact will wili col collapse collapse collapse lapse and Britain Britath will have b th It ItIlly Itiily Itiily Illy iily and Germany on her neck neckMoreover neckMoreover neckMoreover Moreover Hitler HIUer and l\tussolirl1 l tussolirl1 Mussolini ltussolirl1would Mussoliniwould \ Mussoliniwould would regard a stiffened stitTLned stitTcncd Chan bE'r bEr bE'rla berIa berla ' la Ia n attitude as os a I i rovocat 1\ 1 ii \ 1which iiwhich nwhich which might hove have dire c J1 use useLi useq e eq q Li let ler cesChllmberlaln cesChamberlain ces cesChamberlain Chamberlain Chllmberlaln s only salvation salvntlon Is to tot tot tot t irn .rn rn iru . the Italo-French Italo French Ualo-French Ualo - - - problem ov'r ovr over ov'rto overto overto ( ' to some mediation board Two pr prposdls prposdis prposdis posdls posdis thtis thlis thus tar far hinted are ( ( (1) 1 ( I ) ) sellie settle settlen sellien n 0 ent by ' the Hague court or (3) 3 en ( ) a an artasemb1y an assembly rtasemb1y n a < ; semb\y semb y sembyof \ of the big four ( our who whocoked whoc coked C oked Czechoslovakia tzechoslovakia s terrllorlal territorial territorialgi terrllorlalI I ( ) se at the treaty d c f ( Munich I.lst Ilst last I.lstSl lastSt lustStptcmber lustStptcmberDomestic . Sl St ptember ptemberIo Domestic fomestic Io ) ) ft estic estichighlights DomesticHighlights Highlights of the U S c ; Post Office Omce Officedc Officed Omced dc d I irtments Htment irtment s a 1937-38 1937 38 1937-311 311 - - fiscal fiscnl year re re\ re reilcd \ ' \ . ilcd tlpd iled by Postmaster Gent'ral Gentral General GeneralJ Gent'ralJ ' J r I i \ s J Parley Farley Fancy s annual reportRece reportflecc report reportRccc Rccc Rece flecc pts pis $728634051 728634051 $728 728 $ 634 051 expensesS expenses S $ 1'1 11 ' 'I I ' T ' 445 607 007 loss $ $43 43 $ 811 558 556 Cnusc Couse Cause Cnuscr Couset Causel l r t I 1 ss was the $ $48 48 $ 224 377 spent on onc onC onc c rr > ) , mg.tree mgtree ug1ree mgreemail ! . mail tor for congressmen congressment congressmenm m ven "en en serT " ment merit deportments departments and blind blindI blindt I t cr en i s < ; plus airmail subsidies and and11 andis 1\ 1 is \ 1po po postal pus > tal fuctionsMi functions funrhons fuctions functionsM funrhons1 Mi \ M \1 1 . 1 planes had their b.lslest blslest bisiest b-isicstvr b isicstvr bisiestSr . - Sr \ . t\y t y 11) 11 iting \ ) ing mg 46 112904 112 9M 904 milesB milesIt miles B It 1 } tt ttr t < .r r . r roads and faster taster vehicll's vehiclls vehicles vehicles1 vehicll'sj vehiclesI ' j I I t ( ) issible sslble ssibIe consolidation of 5 5-.0 5.0 5 .0 0 50 5.0r 50r - . 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I i n a rt scrvln serving 17 986 more fanitis f fiml f.lml flml fanit . iml imlT 1 is S isI isruflSOrtatiofl ransportation rUIISIJOrtation 1rUIISIJOrtation T 1 I ransportationI ransportationist ruflSOrtatioflI ruflSOrtatioflist ruflSOrtatiofl , ) I I 1st.Inter ' -ist ist 1st - \ winter \\.Inter .Inter \ . a C . congress conaress tagged taggc.d taggcd . thl the ther then ' n r Ir nd s-d s d - issue too aot 110t to handle handleand handleand handleand and ad adj ) urned In the face of a 13bJr labor laborcrisis lab rcrisis crisis rlsu Since then the crisis cnsis has hasbeen hasbeen hasbeen been BinootjhoS amoo\t'r amoo t'r tr smootbc \ ' , ; ( . & . but only on the thepromise thepromise thepromise promise to both zailroads : railroads aLIroads and their theiremployee theiremployees theiremployees employee employees . that the new con congress re . will give better c co-operation co operation H < > - - peration Firat First Firatstep Firststep Flr Flrstep step in the right direction direcUon was the thereport thereport th threport < report of a six man management- management managementlabor managementlabor managementlabor - - labor committee eommlttee which asked (1) 1 (1)regulation (1)regulation ( (11regulation 11regulation ( ) regulation of ot all aU transportation by bythe bythe bthe ] the Intersta Interstate te commerce commlsaion commission conunis commls commis conunision aion sion ion . , (2) 2 ( ) creation of an independent independenttransporta independenttransportation independenitransportation transporta transportation lion board to handle all allother allother alother other regulations (3) 3 ( ) creation of ot a afederal afederal efederal federal transportation court (4) 4 ( ) re- re repeal repeal re repeal - peal of the controversial long and andmort andshort andshort mort short ha haul ul cia clauseAs clause clauseAs use As congress rolls rons up Its sleeves sleevesonce sleevesonce sleeveeonce once more as observers discover discoverthe discoverthe discovcithe the only unanimity lies in tmdeslra undesira tmdeslrablllty undesirability undesirabllity blllty bility of government-owned government owned - - rail railroads railroads railroads roads four men make rail news newseither newseither newseither either by speaking or by keeping keepingQuiet keepingquiet keepingquiet keepingquietPresident Quiet QuietPreslden quietPresJdcnt President Preslden PresJdcnt ' Roosevelt The admln admin admlnistraUon administration adminIstratlon istraUon istration s much advertised 1939 1030 leg legislatlvc legislative legislatlve islatlvc islative motto is I et Congress Do DoIt DoIt DCIt It It , . , , " . which means that less les8 White WhiteHouse Whitehouse WhiteHouse House pressure is being exerted on onlaw onlaw onlaw law makers Though the President Presidentappoln.ted Presidentappointed Presidentappointed appoln.ted appolnted appointed . the management labor laborcommittee laborcommittee laborcommittee committee though its report was wasmade wasmade waamade made to him he apparently believes believesbroad believesbroad believesbroad broad r-commendations r commendations r"commendatlons rcommendatlons rcommendations - " are enough enoughDetails enoughDetails enoughDetails Details of U S transportation trarurportatlon re reorganization reorganization reorganization organization : are being left lell f f ) , ir r j mt lot mtsenate lotsenate intsenate senate house ironingSen ironing ironingSen Sen Barton nurton flurton K Wheeler Ch"1\ Ch"1 Ch1 Ch"1r Chiir Ch"1man Chiirman Ch-ilrman Ch ilrman " - \ r man of ot the senate s a interstate Inlerstate c m in mmerce inmercecommittee inmerce merce mercecommittee committee Mintann Mrntann M ) ntann s Wht.el Whtel Wheel Wht.eler Wheeler Wheeler . er is the Individualist who tuught fought tuughtPresident foughtPresident ( oughtPresident President Roosevelt s court ret ref wmbill ) irm wm rm rmbill ! bill Definitely a nonconformist nAconlormlsl nconformisL ( } , , MrWheeler MrWheeler Mr | Wheeler has promised to co i c ( pt.rate ptrate perate pt.ratewith peratewith peratewith . with the White House but he calls callsthe callsthe callsthe the management labor rep ) rt mer men menly merly ly 17 a working basis Planks in the theWheeler theWheeler theWheeler Wheeler rail program ( (1) 1 ( I ) ) no re ne repeal nepeal repeal , peal of ot the long and short haul haulI haulclause haulclause haulclause clause ( which prevents roads from fromcharging fromcharging fromcharging I charging a lower ra rate te for ( or a long longhaul longhaul ! haul than for tor a short haul huul over the theI thesame thesame I same route in the same direction direction(2) direction2 ) ! (2) 2 ( ) ) financial ftnanclal cleanup ( of Sf railroads railroadseven railroadseven railroadseven even though it necesslta necessitates tea drastic drasticI drasticmeasures drasticneasurea drasticmeasures I measures neasurea to scale down top heavy heavystructures heavystructures heavystructures structures (3) 3 ( ) no government loans loansto loansto loansto to railroads at 2 per cent unless slm aim slm1Ior aimlIar simliar 1Ior lIar concession is made to other In Industries Industries indus dustries dustriesI tries triesRep dustriesRep I Rep Clarence l I V ! ' Lea Far sighted sightedI sightedand sightedand I and willing to listen California s a sI sLeaas aLeaas sLea I Lea-as Lea as - as chairman of the house In InI Interstatll interstatit Interstatii terstatll terstatit commerce commlttt.e-is commlttt.eis commlttt.e commlttte is committLe-ts committLe ts committLetsJOhN commltt . < .e e . - - is isIF I IF TT T I IJOHN JOHN JOliN A HATINOSCoa liA'TINGSCoos HASTINGS HATINOS liA'TINGS liATINGS HASTINGSCoast . , ' Coa Coast Coos 1 : lo 10 to Coast coa " < l for a I $ , ) > bill . Introducing br adiy adly dr drifted Ifted rallrond railroad rallrondrelier railroadrelief railroadrelief relier relief legislati legjslati n n on the SUI stit stl.ulatl stlulatl | . ulatl uiati ns us nsthat usthat nsthat that It must n nit nt ) t be |