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Show Admiral Taussig Who Predicted War With Name "The D. Japan Has Long Standing Feud With F. Is Familicc- rBy DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN At Annapolis, WASHINGTON. where midshipmen put plebes of hazthrough a constant cross-firone stock of the questions fired ing, at a youngster is: "Mr. Jones, what did Admiral Taussig say?" r man clicks his And the heels and snaps back the traditional Annapolis answer: "Sir, we are now -- Do You Know rant of American we By BYRON BYRD It isn't a moment too soon to be- find that in our hurry we packed gin thinking about the Fourth of our basket with one small bottle July. In fact it wouldn't hurt to of ketchup, one think a little bit about Labor day. jar of dry mus i One good reason for an early start tard, one diaper. IxA fif is the Banner." With a tangerine, 300 the world in the shape it's paper napkins,44 pounds of po- Ifr ready!" in it behooves us to apj This refers not to Rear Admiral . J I iaio cnips, ana a i li anthour national proach Joseph K. Taussig's recent and starwith at least a mod- box of paper clips. em tling prediction that war between icum of familiarity. Most As for the bevthe United States and Japan was inwe discover that the babbling erage often we attack Mr. Ky's brook which looked so inviting from evitable, but to a statement he made as it pospoem though to the British during the World war sessed but five words. We the road is little more than a drainwhich has become a naval classic. system of a nearby farmyard, begin resolutely with "Oh age and since we neglected to bring a This gives one sidelight on the can and see?" you say man who astounded the American then never complete the supply of typhoid antitoxin we face an afternoon of coffee alin frankness his with prepublic question. See what? Our though the heat steaming is driving the merdicting war with Japan. a is mumble. only reply That prediction has now been disAnd as for the melody we cury through the rivets of the thercussed and editorialized from coast are downright anarchistic. mometer and the humidity is causto parto coast and from beer-haWe mouth along in our ing the cuffs of our trousers to roll backlor. But there are several own independent fashion, up like rugs. Beware the Firecracker. stage factors which have not been throwing in a note here, is still another phase of an There in discussed Hi except tossing in another there, American picnic that is especially groups of naval officers when they Ite iiiiiii unt'' nna"y the anthem beThat is the matter exasperating. to on take the get together. gins appearOne item is that no love has been ance of Fort McHenry after the of athletic equipment. Whenever we select a spot along the lost between the President and Ad- British fleet finished its bombardof a mountain lake we shore rocky miral Taussig. ment. The Banner" Roosevelt-Taussis a gtod song if you can sing it. By find we have packed our tennis rackRow. et, catcher's mask and hockey stick. Admiral Taussig's row with the beginning our practice now we should On the other hand when our choice be able to sing it by Independence is a President goes back to 1915, when d small grove beside a several naval officers, particularly day. field we lift the lid of the And while it we're about it, the late Admiral Sims, were critical rumble seat to discover that a of Josephus Daniels and of Assistant wouldn't do any harm to brush up impulse caused us to pack on So of Thee." 'Tis "My Country motor and a our outboard Secretary Roosevelt in their prepanow many Americans go to Canada billiard cue we ration for war. bought one time for for winter sports and fishing that a no accountable reason in a boardTaussig was then chief of enlisted citiofour good minority personnel in the bureau of naviga- disturbing walk auction house in Atlantic City. tion and joined in this criticism. Aft- - zens end up "My Country 'Tis of America, someone has said, is the Thee" with "God Save the King." home of the free and the land of Now as friendly as are the relations existing between England and the brave. This is a good point. But too often many young Ameri America and as much as the Americans take advancan people wish Mr. and Mrs. tage of their freeGeorge VI a long, happy and disdom to exploit rethe fact tinguished career, their bravery. This Counmains that terminating "My is distressingly try 'Tis of Thee" with "God Save true during the A the King" is anachronismatical. firecracker season case could be made for it being when our children metachromatinic also, but being ancelebrate the1 achronismatical is bad enough and should be sufficient to bring about Fourth of July that is, from May a speedy end to the whole business. until October 31. The least our public officials could do is pass a law : Other Good Reasons. prohibiting children under nine There are other reasons for think- months of age from purchasing and ing about the Fourth of July early. setting off fireworks unless accompaFor one thing, there is no discipline, nied by a Saint Bernard dog equipped no efficient preparation. Our chil- with a fire extinguisher. I dren aren't certain if the Fourth of . Aside from the fact that generaJuly is in commemoration of the tion after generation is growing up Whiskey Rebellion v6r of the charge with only three fingers to a hand up San Juan hill; and we elders, on and only one ear to a head, the setthe other hand. are utterly helpless ting off of fireworks by children too ; ADMIRAL TAUSSIG when one of the youngsters asks why young to walk constitutes a fire hazer the; war he even testified before James Buchanan was chosen to de- ard. It is easier than one imagines a congressional investigation com- liver the message to Garcia, or who for a baby's burning dress to ignite mittee that the navy department helped the Green Mountain Boys the curtains. The foregoing are examples of heads had failed "to take adequate take the Louisiana Purchase from steps to provide personnel necessary the Indians. A touch, of American what occurs when we permit a holifor the proper conduct of the navy history, therefore, would not be day to catch us unawares like an amiss between now and Independ- overdrawn checking account. Let's during the war." not put off thinking about the Fourth This was in 1920, just as the Re- ence day. Then there is the picnic. Typical of July another moment. publicans were trying to dig up political dirt to be used in the Harding campaign, in which Roosevelt ran as Democratic candidate for vice president. Naturally Roosevelt resented Taussig's playing into the hands of the opposition, and wrote a sharp letter to the senate naval afthe fairs committee denying charges. Thirteen years later, when Roosevelt became President, Taussig had just been appointed assistant chief cf Tiaval operations, a most important post. And he went to the new President and suggested that Roosevelt might want to transfer him in view of their previous difficulties. The President, however, told him to 7 forget it and continue in his new job. Brilliant Career. It is no exaggeration to say that For Jvm. I94 Taussig's career is one of the most nut snti brilliant in the navy. His father, Edward David Taussig of the distinguished Jewish St. Louis family, was a rear admiral before him. The map, accompanying the June Bulletin of American business Rear Admiral Joseph Knefler conditions issued by La Salle Extension, showing the high spots of Taussig was born in Dresden, Geractivity in the V. S. in the past month indicates the industrial regions many, in 1877 while his father was continue ahead of the agricultural. on duty. Since then he has become the star scholar and strategist of the navy. Twice he has won the Institute of Naval Affairs gold medal. Eleven times he has been decorated for bravery in action. His specialty has been studying the Far cent. A year ago the rate was 45 By L. G. ELLIOTT East. per cent. Activity in other basic President, LaSalle Extension Taussig came up for assignment inlines, such as the machine-too- l to new duties in 1936; therefore it University CHICAGO. Even the added un- dustry, have reached a new peak at was expected that he would be made commander of the United States certainties created by the intensifi- 93 per cent of capacity. Automobile production so far this year has fleet. However, in a conference cation of the war have not interruptbetween the President and his high- ed the slowly rising trend in many been the second highest on recora, est naval advisers, doubt was cast lines. The major disturbances have and not far below the peak in 1929. New orders for many types of inon the wisdom of having a man of been most striking in the financial German Jewish descent no matter and commodity markets rather than dustrial goods have been increasing and inventories are lower than they how brilliant his record, head the in trade and industry. . The lead in an upward trend has were a month ago. Consumer buyUnited States fleet at a time when religious and racial prejudice had been taken by the steel industry. 6ing has been maintained at about per cent above last year at this been made such an international is- The rate of operations rose from 60 sue. per cent of capacity to over 70 per time. Securities Decline. Heads Scouting Fleet. The decline in prices of securiSo Admiral Taussig was appointties and of many commodities was Costs ed commander of the scouting fleet. sharp and in a short time carried And after three years in this posithe price level back to the low point tion, suddenly he was given the relaCost in human life in the present of a year ago. The drop was most C of commandjob tively unimportant war is less so far than in a com- marked in and agricultural ing the fifth naval district at Norparable period in the last World war. has thus reduced farmproducts folk, Va. This was a definite comepurchasing H German figures are not available. power. Changes were much less in down. Whether Admiral Taussig resent- The London Economist estimates it prices of industrial commodities. In estimating the future trend of ed this shelving is his secret. Being at $14,000,000,000 to $16,000,000,000. human, probably he did. Whether C. Sweden, neutral more than 100 business, allowances must be made he let it get tin better of him when years, spent $200,000,000 last year for unexpected or sharp changes in he blasted at Japan before the sen- for war preparedness as against the European war which might ate committee never may be known. $45,000,000 in 1936. greatly modify the current trend. "Star-Spangle- C'rr JSijj l(-f- d rrvnr ill itm ll hush-hus- h "Star-Spangle- d lj j thistle-dapple- last-minu- te take-apa- rt A ) Agricultural Areas Lag - LSI t hKx. fi:"-r- , J Volume of Trade Six Per Cent Higher Than One Y ear Aco War Wabuh At.. H.tel. r. E. Har,ib,0 r7" Near B.jrn dance. Choice ruo. up; etkly S5 up. Curler Field says that cism of the President for the coununpreimredness of the . Rubber from try is unfair . . Brazil becomes a lively topic of interest in official circles. Grog a man "likes his PEOPLE say but when the word j ' Pl Mrhu H.'j criti- WAT5CN fiddle-brainines- s, first-yea- V;' strlyctma!: Qui EUIO SCCn the National Anthem?- - e b " HOTELS Revitwed by CARTER FIELD BY 'OH, SAY, CiiV YOU SEE!' (Released by Western Newspaper Union. NATIONAL AFFAIRS Mgti STAMPS Trie Thi Let us Have lc approval books, each contains wJS stamps. Ref. PhUatelic Ubbv Tela. graph, Berkeley. Calif. J-"4- first came into use early m tr.e Eighteenth century it was because Service.! (Bell Syndicate-Wthose who drank it didn't likeVer-it. Here's why: Admiral Edward non of the British navy was called WASHINGTON. President Roose"Old Grog" because at sea he alm is being vigorously attacked ways wore a cape of cloth called velt the for unprepared t materi many quarters "grogram" condition of national defense of the al ol enner wool United States. Some of this critior cism is fair, and some of it is not; mixed with silk. but it is astonishing to anyone who unThe seamen the wheels go round der his command has watched so little of it is acthat for a years were served of rum curate. half-pin- t The real criticism of the or brandy each which might be just, noon and drank though some would. all of it at once certainly have to no so probably make it with their one else would their in tongues To it. prevent get is that he cheeks UIC11 f did not start alarmthe country ing Admiral Vernon too hearty a jolt, about the condition allowthe admiral ordered the daily of our army and) ance diluted with a quart of water navy at least four and six hours of time serving it in 11 in the years ago. two installments, one at The point is that, in the four at other the and morning until the Nazis up afternoon. demonstrated that Franklin Although the stomachs may have bravery is of no Roosevelt appreciated this change, the sailors avail against superi didn't and they referred contemptudoubtful if ously to their daily ration of liquor or weapons, it is highly as "grog," after "Old Grog" who any President could have obtained had ordered it. So widely was the larger appropriations for national term used that inns became known defense than Roosevelt did. In the first place, despite our supas grog shops in England and still are. posedly efficient intelligence servThis British admiral had something ice, he would have found a good else more familiar to Americans many generals and admirals opposnamed after him. Among his many ing certain modernization plans friends and admirers in the Amer- which are now essential. So that, had the President chosen ican colonies was Lawrence Washington, who gave his estate on the to go to the country with the idea banks of the Potomac in Virginia of scaring our citizens into stirring the name of Mt. Vernon. When he up congress to huge national defense died Mt. Vernon became the prop- appropriations, he would not have George had a united front with which to erty of his oppose the pacifists plus the little Washington. army and navy men. London Bobby CAME DISILLUSIONMENT a policeman may be It must be remembered that up INa AMERICA "cop" or a "bull" but in Lon- until the invasion of Denmark and don, he's a "bobby." And he's that Norway there was a very large elebecause in 1829 Sir Robert Peel, ment, not only through the country, home secretary in the duke of We- but in congress, which believed that llington's cabinet, created the Lon- any nation that desired to do so don metropolitan police force. At could preserve its neutrality, and first these officers of the law were that it did not need an efficient nareferred to by Londoners as "Sir tional defense for that purpose. Robert's men." Then as Peel's popAs for the generals and admirals, ularity increased who, people are saying, should have and he was known warned congress and the country, by the affectionthere are plenty of answers. In the ate- diminutive of first place, some of them did. But "Bobby," they be- do you remember what happened to gan calling his General William Mitchell? He found policemen "Bob- that just saying the things he beby's men." From lieved and which have since been that it was only a to a large degree justified, was not step to referring enough. He had to say more than to them as "bob- he believed in order to shock the bies" and "bobas he saw it, into a realibies" they are to country, zation of the necessities of the situathis day. tion. Nor is this the Robert Peel That was why he used the word only common "treason" in his attacks on the word in which the fame of this Brit- senior officers he regarded as reon, who twice served as prime minknew the sponsible. Everybody 5 (1834-3), ister and has been men he attacked were not guilty of perpetuated. While serving as sec- treason, and there was not much retary for Ireland in Lord Liverfor him when he was pool's cabinet, Sir Robert estab- sympathy court martialed. lished the Irish constabulary. NatRoosevelt easily have urally they weren't especially popu- flopped had hemight tried to scare the lar with the "fightin" Irish" who referred to them as "peelers," i.e., country four years ago, three years Sir Robert Peel's men. That word ago, or even two months ago! crossed the Atlantic with Irish emi- RUBBER, LIVELY TOPIC grants to America and since so Rubber from Brazil has become many of that race became police- a much livelier topic of interest in men in our cities you'll find some the administration since the possifolk who still call po- bility not only that the allies might licemen "peelers" rather than lose the war, but that the Dutch East Indies might eventually fall into "cops" or "bulls." other hands. Of course, after the war is Bakelite over, this country could always buy rubTN 1839 a Belgian chem-ber from the islands which are now istry professor named Dr. Leo Hendrik Baekeland came to the the Dutch East Indies. Even if they United States and a few years later belong to Germany, or for that mathis research in the chemistry of ter Japan though Cordell Hull has photography brought about the de- certainly put his foot down on any velopment of certain very sensitive change in their national status. photographic papers. Important as But as officials here contemplate the various possibilities of a world these were to the art of picture-taking- , they probably would not have with no British empire, and parhis ticularly a world with no friendly perpetuated British fleet, name in a comthe possibilities mon word if he change considerably. There would be no assurance in had not turned his attention to any future war that this could maintain trade routescountry another field to the Dutch East Indies, even if it of scientific rehad its own shipping. search. It is still the For Dr. Baekenotion, despite various alarmist predictions as to what the Nazis land became the would ' ' do in South America, "father of plasthat this countics" and you can try could depend on a supply 0f rubber or anything else it thank him for the might wish to buy from Brazil. beauty and duraof dozens of This bility view is held Dr. Baekeland notwithstanding articles made of 1. Long Footpath NU water-resistan- 'Iff Jp The Appalachian trail, the lone est marked footpath in the world begins on Mount Katahdin in cenl tral Maine and ends on Mount Oglethorpe in northern Georgia distance of 2,050 miles. It pass through 14 states, two national parks, six national forests and an. forests. and Collier's. m itii half-brothe- r, 1841-46- 1 A FEEL GOOD Hmrm le Am,rina Dal..l -Conditions Duo to Sluggish Bowels If you think all Untfo, act m mm MMwMMbw - alitr. jun try uu. 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