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PUBLISHING COMPANY AND GENERAL MAN AO EH U GLASMANN LDITOB Editor W L N Cox Associate Prank Prancl Associate General A Manager an independent newspaper erere Erenlng and Bun Morning Without pqhnhi Muzzle or -- day a Club v ?V&SiS“Sk5 iS PHONE 4511 FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS PUBLIC LAWBREAKING' pHERE has been a certain amount of fine law in connecA talk about international tion with the activities of submarines in the Mediterranean but most of it has been just talk For the dismaying but inescapable fact of the matter is that today there is no such thing as international law It is just something that we remember from a former epoch The whole course of such powers as Italy Germany and Russia in regard to the Spanish civil war has utterly disregarded all tenets of international law So of course has the submarine campaign in the Mediterranean So too has the war in China where the New York Times points out that the contending armies are coldly refusing to t take prisoners We might as well recognize that fact that we are living in an age of international anarchy not international law It is a hard fact to have to swallow but there is no sense in deluding ourselves about it “PIRACY” FORCES ACTION IN MEDITERRANEAN r'HE Soviet note of September 6 charging that Italy was responsible for the torpedoing of two Soviet freighters in the eastern Mediterranean and demanding rep- aration and punishment for the guilty parties threatens to upset Franco-Britis- h plans Repeated' attacks by unidentified submarines (on neutral merchant ships suspected of carrying cargoes to Valencia had already caused Turkey to notify European powers on August 26 that its warships would sink any submarine in Turkish wa ters which refused to disclose its identity when challenged On the same day Britain had warned General Franco that further attacks on British vessels would not be tol erated and had instructed its warships to retaliate against any attack by submarine warship or airplane Rumanian crews had refused to run the gauntlet of “phantom” submarines and the Soviet press had called for drastic reprisals The Mediterranean had returned to the days of lusty buccaneering when international law was as as it appears to be today Alarmed by acts of “piracy” which men-"ac- e its communications with North Africa -- France on August 31 had urged Britain to call a conference of Mediterranean powers including the Valencia government whose existence is threatened by the submarines’ attempt to sink or damage all cargoes destined for the Loyalists Britain’s acceptance of the French proposal —at first received with lukewarm interest in London — was hastened by a submarine attack on the British destroyer Havock which is thought to have sunk its assailant and the sinking on September 1 of the tanker Woodford flying the British flag While these unprovoked attacks at times occurring simultaneously at widely separated points of the Mediterranean have not permitted identification of the assailants suspicion has centered on Italy which has one of the largest submarine fleets in the world The most recent available information credits the Spanish Insurgents with five and the Loyalists with four submarines Even admitting that General Franco's vessels have sufficient mobility to deliver the numerous attacks reported from the Mediterranean experts point out that the “phantom” submarines are using expensive torpedoes probably unobtainable in Spain and enjoy the use of naval bases other than those controlled by the Insurgents Moreover submarine attacks seem to have increased since the fall of Santander which was hailed in Rome as an Italian victory and served as the occasion for an exchange of enthusiastic telegrams by II Duce and General Franco It is also recalled that in his Palermo speech of August 20 Mussolini while reiterating the desire for French and British collaboration asserted that he would continue to assist Franco and would not tolerate Bolshevism “or anything like it” in the Mediterranean non-existe- nt Radio salesmen ought to look up that landlubber who is always longing for the good old days of the sea-lovi- ng ' The new SEPTEMBER 19 1937 THE COOPERATIVE SPIRIT Boake Carter Mr Black’s Dilemma Puts President in Hole What lie Should Do The Crux of the controversy raging round Mr Justice Hugo Black’s Klan affiliations Is not to my mind whether he was cr is a member of the K K K but whether or not he betrayed his colleagues in the senate and his president Did he knowingly for political expediency fail to make a clean breast of his past associations with the Klan and keep silent when the president sent his name to the senate for nomination to the United States supreme court and while his fellow senators discussed his eligibility? The Pittsburgh produces strong ev- The president Is reported as being highly an- Post-Gazet- te idence to show that Black was a lember of the Klan resigned from it for political reasons while running for United States sen&torship returned to its fold after he was safely made a senator made a long speech Indorsing its principles noyed with Black Senatorial colleagues ask for investigation in January Black’s friends rush to his defense by declaring the justice Is not intolerant either of race or religion and that the record proves it and Black himself in England refuses to talk and goes motoring in the English countryside Now first and foremost one thing is obvious that the only man who can answer the revelations is Mr Justice made by the Pittsburgh Black himself The next most obvious point is that 'whether or not he was' or is a member of the Klan he failed to make a clean breast of the facts to his president before his president sent his name to congress Third therefore he has placed himself and Mr Roosevelt in a most embarrassing and possibly dangerous position The evidence so' far shows that Mr Black joined the K K K used it for political support quit its membership and then after election returned to ' i its membership This sequence promptly promotes the question: Does this show that Mr Black either sold out the Klan by throwing it down or betrayed himself and his own lack of convictions by going back to It because he wanted to use its strength some time in the future? Again was the Klan perfectly willing to use Black for its own purposes? Was Black ashamed of his Klan association by the apparent secrecy surrounding that association but quite willing to use it for political purposes? Was he out for bigger game in the political world and wanted to dump the Klan but didn’t quite get around to durpping it completely for fear he might need it later? But there are more dangerous political implications in all this puzzling situation They involve all too tragically religious and racial emotions It will be pointed out that if Black admits membership in the Klan there will be great groups of the population who will say that he must have joined with his eyes open and that he was of age and a supposedly intelligent and mature man and knew what he was doing That therefore he must have indorsed the bigotry and intolerance for which the Klan stood for in its heyday That on this basi no one can have confidence in any decision he may make on the supreme court bench They will point out that if this happened some time or another to be the deciding vote on some grave social issue he may have voted because of prejudice This all may perhaps be a great injustice to him He may not be prejudiced or intolerant but the millstone of Klan allegiance will prevent the public from believing so ‘ Speak Up If Richberg Highest of All In Back Seat Roosevelt’s Brain Trust Had Farthest Way in Fall —It’s a Help that "passion for anonymity” de-( Editor’s note: This is the thirdot I six columns on the president’s manded by Roosevelt from the six “ brain trusters” by Rodney Dutch-- 1 new secretaries he seeks A politi- cian who helped dish out the origer) inal new deal gravy Walker is still a mystery man to nearly everyone By Rodney Dutcher here He served as a would-b- e new Standard-ExaminWashington deal coordinator both before and of er Correspondent after super-coloss- al Rex-for- test-Ther- tax forms are regarded e Pr ess Three cooks were among the last group of Russians executed It seems they kept too many shooting irons in the fire the ascendancy WASHINGTON Sept 18 — There drafted by Richberg Roosevelt because he hisnew deal was a queer period of was loyal conscientious devoted tory in 1934-3- 5 when Roosevelt was and secretive Post-Gazet- te Science backs grandpa’s claim that his corn hurts before a rain hut no one has come forward for the lad who sprains his arm just before shocking season i 3 - IMtl 7 DEEPER THAN A IMERE POLITICAL DIVERSION (Detroit News) The disclosure of Justice Black’s membership in the knights of the Ku Klux Klan is something that goes considerably deeper than any mere political diversion that may be made of it Unless Justice Black denies the allegation which he atpresent does not seem disposed to do it leaves President Roosevelt with a duty he must perform in full view of the country however painful it may be to him It is not a high crime or misdemeanor to belong to the klan But it surely is implicit in the tenets of this organization rooted as they are in racial and religious bigotry that no president knowingly would consider one of its members for appointment to any judicial office President Roosevelt has made a mistake demanding explanation demanding correction also so far as that may lie within his power Did the president ask Justice Black before appointing him about the charge long current that he was a klan member? And if he did so did Justice Black un truthfully deny membership? The president owes the country an answer to those questions If he neglected to examine Justice Black as mentioned his neglect may be irretrievable except for what action congress may see fit to take But If he asked and received an untruthful reply his course Is clear He should request Justice Black’s resignation and the latter should have the grace to resign - O t exhigiving his best bition of traveling “right” and “left” at the same time presidential advisIf he does not admit membership and denies ersOutstanding in that period were Donald revelations the authenticity of the d Frank C Walker there still will remain the suspicion in the back of Richberg Felix G and Frank? Tugwell the minds of great groups of people against whom furter Of these Richberg rose the Klan directed its persecuting campaigns in the to and fell from the highest peak 20s that everything was not on 'the “up and up” of power in the Black appointment now practicing law Moreover under such a suspicion — again rightly in Richberg Washington come first as NRA’s or wrongly — Mr Roosevelt almost has no choice counsel and had won the general but to ask Mr Black to resign from the court Not president’s complete confidence by to ask for his resignation would serve to turn these the time General Hugh Johnson left great groups of citizens from support of Mr Roose- NRA Richberg helped write the velt NIRA and still loves it It is a tragic situation It brings again into the ly His almost religious passionateemotion air the stench of the Hoover election of 1928 when about it may have clouded his judgthe American people were driven to the polls by ment as a lawyer when he picked mass hysteria of religious and racial intolerance the Schechter “sick chicken” case There was no man more unhappy in this country for a supreme court was than Mr Hoover himself He hated to win that way some technical justification for the but his words of objection were lost on the whole selection but most other lawyers of mass emotion think it was an error It is all so unnecessary It is wrong and cruel Richberg was at his peak of power to the country and its people One of the perennial only a few months Amiable and tragedies of American politics seems to be that charming he nevertheless departed candidates persistently appeal to prejudice and perhaps the most unpopular man in passions and not to economic principles It is a Washington tragedy of destructive politics WOLVES WERE ON HIM The best thing Mr Justice Black can do is not to waste time ducking London reporters renting Richberg’s outstanding achieveJ cars and driving in the English countryside but to ments had to do with NRA code’ He hop the next boat home speak up like a man and drafting and policy making release his president the supreme court and the lost organized labor’s friendship even before his promotion His cocountry from an embarrassing dilemma ordination efforts largely failed perhaps because he was impatient Cabinet members and administrators refused to take orders fron him and sought to undermine hiip The wolves were on Richberg when the court killed NRA Sec- - of the a 4 Post-Gazet- te O pinions “Drusilla has gone to New Yonkso also the change in the custom- to study dancing” announced the ers changed the education of the daughter of the family at Sunday prospective wives “At first they took ‘to the morning breakfast “The stage is dead” replied her typewriter and the stenographic brother "That ugly duckling notebook They thought this would go In for dancing when the would give them contact with men But it was only partially sucworld Is tired of it I” “Her father should be ashamed cessful Men are like cats They' of himself far allowing her to take have learned to do their hunting up a stage career 1” said Father at night and the girlA who went' sternly “When I was a young into offices found that there 'was man women did not go in for such no romantic background for their lights soft music things At least ladies did not!” hunting no lowdresses The male' She needs dancing In her busi- and swishing animal would not react without1 ness” replied his daughter Her business?” said Father these trimmings “The present vogue for dancing irritably “Her people are wealthy She has no need for a business school for languages for little career Why doesn’t she take a theatre acting and what have you coures in stenography and typing?? is not something new in feminine “That would be of little or no education It is a throwback to use in her business” explained the old vocational work which was not known by that name at the Lucy J “The stage is a mighty poor busi- time “Just as soon as men began to ness It would seem to a gal up a be attracted to the wJd women of tree just watching what is going the chorus and the stage the other on on the ground that the two women who hunted them began to man of my family know nothing use paint powder and mascara of vocational said and be more daring in their guidance” Lucy loftily “Father had occasion clothes toand in their manner They smoke cigarettes and sip to mention what the gals of other began festive the cocktail They stole a did of in the way days schooling out of leaf the manual of the Let me go Into it in more detail because I mean to demonstrate dancer They brought stage dancthat they had instinctive voca- ing to the ballroom floor In their bathing suits tennis shorts and tional guidance dresses they outundressed “They learned to play the evening ladies of the ensemble' They the simto learned harpsichord they men what they seemed to per behind a fan they learned to gave dance the lancers and the minuet want right at home “And they had the edge on the they learned to carry a vinaigrette ladies of the stage because they and faint at the sight of a hop not did have to be ’ taught gramtoad they learned to do embroid- mar and the little social amenities ery and to breathe in spite of a were already in polite soThey was corset all This preparatight and did' not have to be exciety tion for their business and apologized for "Just remmember what their plained “Dad you know that the oldest business was Their business was is that to get married and this build up principle In any business ' was for their ' vocation In life the customer is always right which was also their avocation Whatever tothe customer todemands the seller supply None of them expected to go out it is up into the busy marts of trade and The normal women has only one business in life and that is to get pound a living out on a typwriter married as advantageously as posor an adding machine Their business was to get married and the sible Whatever marriagable young women men married in those days men want they will always get “Drusilla has no thought of gowere simperers vinaigrette car the stage But nature did ing riers and fainters It was clinging not on bless her with a preety face vine stuff that the sturdy oaks of not bless wwlth a pretty face her those days demanded That’s j to—” will dancing display what the finishing schools of the - “I think this uninsupremely period turned out in great num- teresting discussion has gone far bers and their graduates were J said Father enough” coldly successful in their business “But the ' lordly male has (Copyright 1937 McNaught SyndK cate'Inc) changed The closely whaleboned : ' dame is no longer popular Men to swing away from them began and marry the girls out of the choruses and the ladies of the stage because they were more human The gals were smart enough to see the change in customer trend and to modify their educa FRANCESVILLE Ind Sept 18 tion to meet it Marriage was still — (AP) — For the 37th time Melvin their vocation and just as the Schoonover 11 known as “the boy automobile put the silk hat- - and of many fractures” has suffered a cane businesses on the fritz and brocken bone This time he snapped the radio sang sweet requiems his right arm by bumping into a over the grave of the Chatauqua bed I NEW BRUNSWICK N J Sept time the missus leans over from the back seat and says — “Charley! don’t go so fast!” or “John! you almost hit that trupk! Do you want to kill us all?”— Don’t let it get you Smile and say “Yes dear” No fuss Because backseat driv ing isn’t the scourge it’s cracked up to be it’s been figured out — scientifically — that backseat driving is more of a help than a hindrance This fact was divulged at Rutgers traffic school for police university Drby Harry De Silva Harvard university traffic expert who said there are more accidents among cars without back seats than among those with Dr De Vilva’s information was based on clinical tests made by 150000 drivers in 15 sections of the country 18 — (AP) — Next Walker set up the national emergency council with state offices as y information a new deal least at agency partly designed to make votes He bossed development of the federal housing administration program And after his second and last draft' by Roosevelt he worked like a dog through NEC in setting up the 54800000000 works program information service and machinery for applications for allocations Walker worked patiently and Is painfully to get the heads of federal agencies together and did his best to conciliate such persons as General Johnson Secretary Perkins and Secretary Roper Some officials say Walker never got anyMINNEAPOLIS Sept 18— (AP) where because he was too cagey — A false fire alarm accidentally g cautious and trying to turned in cost more than $10000 avoid making enemies or fighting Summoned to a Pillsbury Flour company warehouse the Milling Next: Tugwell and friends firemen found the alarm had been automatically set off when a lad der struck a sprink ler apparatus Water gushed over the second floor ruining 500 x sacks of flour and seeped through to the first floor damaging 20000 empty sacks two-wa- Melvin Hits Bed And Breaks Arm - high-pressu- Matthew Had a Phrase For If KENOSHA 105 ANGELES re CHICAGO Wis Sept 18— (AP) MINSK USSR (UP)— A frag—A debter returned a bill from a ment of a meteorite has been merchant with this notation: found buried three feet deep in the “Please refer to Matthew 19:29” ground In the Komarinsk district The merchant telephoned his of Byelorussia When brought near the meteorite the magnetic needle pastor to look it up It said: “Have patience with me and I of a compass deviated from its will pay thee all” normal position by 90 degrees the opening of the school year SEPTEMBER I ) 1937-193- 8 to 24 3 WALKER ANU RICHBERG retaries Perkins Roper and Ickes Messrs Tugwell and Johnson many conservatives as well as nearly all the liberals labor and sections of congress were after his scalp And there is reason to believe that Roosevelt who himself caused his grand vizier to make too many grew tired of seeing speeches Richberg’s name in so many head- - TSStfcSssss"1 Cocch?u- - itxcW ivety BpeeloUV°e'®d cW'dren CONSULTATION AND REGISTRATION (iie u oda 9tftatV Vsseliget9' " SEPTEMBER ' 27 INSTRUCTION BEGINS e-5e- Following: 1 Two years of work leading fo the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Business Education Engineering and Forestry 2 Training leading to specialization in Dentistry Law Medicine and Nurs- - lines ing $ One and two year terminal courses in Secretarial Science Weber College credits are accepted at par by all institutions of higher learning Write the President —Weber College " Ogden Utah ord£e u 4J- -- co LOW FARES One way in Coaches From Ogden to Los Angeles $1074 Omaha 1800 Chicago 2550 Breakfast Luncheon Dinner 251 301 351 A J 0$5eP -- 4 - 3 whoWoms stall s 47 only 3 - w- chAlu Weber College Offers the - lawyer-busine- ss w easy-goin- ANNOUNCES But Richberg today again is very close to the throne Eloquent and a man of many beautiful words and ideas he can charm birds off trees Out of office he has made “educational” speeches critical of the supreme court earned plenty of was money as a lawyer-lobbyi-st a “liaison man” with business men In the presidential campaign and apparently was one of but three or four men who advised on the Roosevelt supreme court plan which emerged last February Richberg wrote most of Roosevelt’s message to congress presenting that historic proposal 4 Flour All Wet Over False Alarm WEBER COLLEGE Football is back again and with it! 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