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Show fl.50 PER YEAR STATE OF OUR COUNTRY AND ITS COMMON PEOPLE Y4kly New Review White House Ki- - HBtrial Ruling in Hines Case Fortnight ago, U. S. citizens were Jerked into consciousness at wars proximity. At Bordeaux, Ambassador William S. Bullitt reportedly The 'United States and Franca are lndefectively united in war as in peace. In England, Joseph P. Kennedy spoke his about dictators. Meanin, lest France think Britain had while,mind back home, Franklin Hooso-ve- lt deserted her in the hour of need, he and Secretary of State Cordell told Ambassador Nevlla Henderson to give Der Fuehrer another warn- Hull were periodically mentioning America's ing for good measure. The vara-Ing-: any 1938 Inescapable interest in foreign conflict That Britain means business in What John Public deduced was Czechoslovakia's demanding preser- that hla government had Joined vation. European democracy's drive to Thus, armed with latest Czech "stop Hitler." (See FOREIGN.) concession offers, watched by But after the U. & press had harped allies that included Britain, on this idea for a France, Russia and Rumania, Adrff dent administered week, the Presia verbal thrashiHitler strode on the stage at Nur- ng- At a Park press conemberg's Nazi congress to speak his ference, he Hyde these interpremind on the subject as be had never tations of charged Roesevelt-HUUniiift before. it spoken statements were 100 per cent His points: (1) That if they cannot defend themselves, Sudetens wrong; tothat there was political atmisinterpret the record; will "receive help from us"; (2) tempt that Ambassador Bullitt never said that Czech President Edouard the U. S. and France were inde-te- c Benes spread false rumors of Gerunited. lively man troop movements during reBack at its Bordeaux correspondcent Czech municipal elections, ent for confirmation went Associatthereby practicing intimidation; (3) ed Press. Next day came an adthat, though Germany wants peace mission that Associated Press was with European democracies, noththat ing can prevent her from assuring wrong, SaidFranklin Rooaevelt was the correspondent: right self determination for Sudetens. There was a misinterpretation of Actually, Der Fuehrer's only new assertion pertained to Sudeten self the ambassador's words. What was Americas foreign poldetermination." Did this mean he favored a plebiscite? That night, aa icy? For an answer, the President Europe pondered his words, the referred reporters to the Roosevelt-Hul- l speeches on the subject A consensus said yes. Did his speech few hours later came a typical Hull a carry dangerous threat of war? Moat observers thought not, though pronouncement on the subject; isJittery France had rushed so many sued by way of accepting an invitatroops to her German border that tion to the eighth international conit might be almost embarrassing to ference of American states. Said Foreign Policy Maker Hull: withdraw them. "The nations of the world are faced with the issue of determining wheths er relations shall be characterised In Maryland, Democrats could international anarchy or by the choose one of three nominees for by of fair play, Justice and principles the U. S. senate. order under the law. No nation Senator Millard E. Tydings, whom and no government can avoid tha Franklin Roosevelt .ranted removed issue. Neither can any nation avoid averbecause his New Deal batting in participation age Is only .292. By record a polit- which course . . . will determining prevail ical opportunist. Senator Ty dings p from Hyde Park, the was once a ragged boy on the docks at Havre de Grace, rising to Mary- President aped to his son, James, land's, bouse of delegates at the age bedded at a gastric ulcer at Rochesters Mayo clinic.. Jtlready there r, of IXHltfidper was Murray state Democratic chairman were Eleanor Roosevelt and James' Accompanying the who helped him through school, wife, Betsy. son Elliott Shortly guided him into politics, was later President was unseated from Marylands treasury-shi-p after Mr. Roosevelt arrived, James with Protege Tydings aid. A went into the operating room, came distinguished war veteran, he rose out two hours later minus his ulcer. to congress with the help id Vand- By evening he was resting well. iver's enemies, was boosted into the To Brooks Hays, Arkansas Demsenate as compromise candidate by ocratic national committeeman, the Gov. Albert C. Richie and Frank President wrote endorsing a proPurse. His favorable New Deal posed constitutional amendment votes: Miller-Tydinprice control abolishing poll tax. To his press act on trademarked goods, SEC, conference, the President charged neutrality and pump priming." His auch taxes (effective in Alabama, handsome wife of two years is the Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, daughter of Belgium Ambassador South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Joaeph Davies. Virginia) kept may people from voting. In the same category he placed Rep. David J. Lewis, whose election Franklin Roosevelt urged in a Womens Rebellion, Inc., a New JerLabor day speech at Denton, Md sey group trying to prevent WPA since he has been a faithful New workers from voting. Dealer. David Lewis dug coal in Pennsylvania when nine years old, Miscellany studied law at night, finally began Each September, Atlantic City practicing at Cumberland. In con- wool beauty and publicity by invitgress since 1911, he has fostered ing bathing-suite- d contestants from parcel post, social security and each state, by naming one at them workmen's compensation. During Miss America." To "Miss Amerthe World war he handled tele- ica" goes a silver cup and stage-scree-n phones and telegraph. He fought tryouts. Last year's winner. the bonus, as did Veteran Tydingi. New Jersey's Bette Cooper, scorned DealNew Arthur E. Hungtrjord, her honors and went bade to schooL er whom the New Deal ignored, who Atlantic City hoped for This dosed his campaign by charging better year, hick. Up and down before "there should be a grand Jury and paraded 43 girls from almost a federal investigation of the meth- Judges as many states. Finally they gave ods used." tha title to Marilyn Meseke of MariOn elections eve, PWA Adminion, Ohio, gave second place to strator Harold Ickes spoke encouragingly of two proposed bridges over Marylands Potomac and Sus- May Be Setback for Dewey lly JiMph W. LnEKine York jSVic cket coo.plr.ey before IM, Tamma- wii diced against Sltrtet Thom.. & Jrn Attorney mentioned D potmti.1 0. 0. P. a the By SSSuipoMibflity. state finished presenting Sene, in Jimmy Hinrf trial. Tom Dewey1, political importance weU settled. So certain j pretty hii importance that observers In di the between cUihei seated Met attorney and Juatice Ferdinand tried to find poUtieal significance Pecora. Of one thin juatice -- round they could be aure: Pecora'. political back waa the antithesis of Tom Onetime assistant district . Dewey-a- d: pro-Czec-h attorney under Tammany' regime., later a New Deal district attorney candidate, .tiU later a member of the securities exchange onykUsion, Ferdinand Pecora had a thoroughly background before be was named to New Yorks Supreme court in 1935. Political or otherwise. Justice Pecora has found cause to sit emphatically and repeatedly on the vigorous young district attorney. Once, when Mr. Dewey pouted that he was being treated like an "interloper in the courtroom, the Justice shot back that he resented the remark. By the time he was through presenting evidence, the racket smasher could rest assured he had built a good case, though his courtroom conduct had sometimes been Irregular. As the defense began its case, two abrupt developments threatened Tom Dewey's attempt to convict Jimmy Hines of hur ("Dutch conspiracy In Art- Flegen-heime- rs Schultz") policy racket First Defense Attorney Lloyd Paul Stryker asked that the case be thrown out on grounds of insufficient evidence, but Justice Pecora denied the m tion after a day's consideration. Few minutes later, the district attorney began Lyon Boston, who made an admittedly vestigation half-hearte- youthful in- of Jimmy Hines while assistant under William J "Mge. Dewey's predecessor. Un- -r discussion was William Fel- Morgan, commissioner of ets, who testified regarding the JKcy racket before New York's "runaway" grand Jury fat a Asked Dewey: w "Don't you any testimony about Hines M the poultry racket there (be-frJury) by him?" e moment!" boomed Defense re-"'b- nl jJStnrtor. The defense contended Tom Dew-- " a made unfair reference to Fand jury testimony about a pos-- !. criminal matter with which Jbnes was not charged. Aoufih prosecution claimed had opened the sub-S- z Jtice Pecor thought other-da- y Pondered the - Then to a tense Sil.mtyn-read a two-hoopinio upholding the defense. Result: WM ordered withdrawn tlab0ri0U,l3rbuUtc,M airier Jnhttn Wondered Tom Deweys defeat would a chance to be New York's Jcr Q ' li fel !ial more Pertinent ques- whether wanted the Job, 01 EmpIre ltate Re Who woW run him few no one knows a1 m kbor' Utilities, so-- tr civil liberties But ntbf,,anctaf11 the district ittori entorcement toarad that Frank- R!17 ? re1Uef- - Kerd - lion dn,rMiLLl,lun or ew iforrign .N K, 4 irgina il)n r o governor's opport- Deal reform measures. he bec,mt a ft?atsecond time was tiUwr J, relec-,iclMpt- ,0!!1why British only Prime Mii Londo Tlme editorial Qerman annexation of !faVnk'a's Sudeten tototer had to Lest Adolf think Britain waa capitular . popula-lfeakuapr,- Non-sto- Tan-dive- Dealers quehanna rivers. Anti-Necharged Franklin Roosevelt was buying votes. Same day, the senate's campaign expenditures investigating committee found M. Hampton Magruder, Baltimore's internal revenue collector, had attempted to service workers coerce n into voting tar David Lewis. Thus closed the most heated campaign in Marylands history. By the time Marylands first votes were counted next evening, Millard Tydings' nomination was certain, though more than one unprejudiced observer mourned the defeat of a great liberal, David Lewis. Far governor, Democrats nominated Attorney Gen. Herbert R. OConnor. w Reviewed by CARTER FIELD President not distressed by election of Republican Liberals . . . New u purge now under way plans to redemption's happy hour! is NOW when you should know. Who would be free must strike the blow! sidetrack Gamer . . We have studied some about the massed armaments of the world great piles of drath dealing implements and materials in every country, and we are foolish enough to believe that it would be far better to spend the staggering sums of money for a program as follows: To build millions of new and better homes for the poor. To erect and equip more and better common schools, larger and more accessible libraries. To build, more hospitals, and secure the best equiment and the best medical Bkill and make all as free as the schools. To secure an inheritance on mother earth for all the toiling millions. To equip every home with an auto, telephone, radio, light and power. To beautify all places that could be beautified. To build more transcontinental highways. To build great ships and have them in every port for the free transportation of people across the seas to travel and study. To create peace and brotherhood, and build up a civilisation and a people that would transcend anything yet known on What would you think of the Cooperatives of the country if they carried out the criminal doctrine of destroying food A products in order to raise the prices of their commodities? But still that the shake land.. would howl would go up that criminal doctrine is one of Clairs James iff Los Angeles, third place to Muriel La Von Goodspeed of Salt Lake City. Next day, Atlantic City felt repere Claire cussions. Stormed I can't James: "I am insulted I am disguststand any more ed." Raged her mother: "Soma of the Judges called ma this morning and said It was an outrage that Claire didn't get first place." In New York. Producer Earl Carrol opined that Atlantic Citys that Judges were incompetent, Claire James was tha "true Miss ... ... doll-lik- America." Sirkka Saloncr, who has never used lipstick, rouge, face powder or cold cream, was named "Miss Europe" at Copenhagen. ment at agriculture, and among Kansas Democrats, over a much man pointed statement of the same generality. Several important New Deal officials were talking with the President about the Kansas situation. Mr. Roosevelt was fold that the belief of bis callers was that the Democrats would elect a governor, but that they were very much afraid plug-uglie- long line of loyal men have marched through the office and paid their dues lately and one would have to hunt far and long to find better people. Among them are Soren Frandsen, Ken Farn worth, E E. Eardley, Ccorge Fox, A. W. Parrat. They are good crusaders for the Progressive cause. CALIFORNIAS CLAIRE JAME8 She sms intuited and disguited. dio-tre- ia t , Forty five minutes before he went to the electric chair for murder, a man remarked: If I had had one friend at the age of twelve I would not have gone wrong." We feel that the country is sinning against its youth, leaving so many of them in idleness and without opportunity; sending so many first offenders. tfl loathsome jails, and. being derelict, in so .many respects towards its boys. Instead of having Boys Homes and s Reformatories where butal fighters and make worse and the instead of act as guards boys better, we Bhould have Boys Towns out on some of our broad acres where orphaned, homeless and derelict boys might be led to work along many useful lines and shown how to govern themselves. Half of our jails and prisons should be leveled to the ground and all thi- - nameless brutality swept away. Our economic system breeds crime faster than the police power can put it down Crime, like profits and corrupt politics, is oil to the system. The governing powers should be ashamed that they cannot do better by the states and the countrys young men and boys. It would not do any barm to have a little more righteuhs regimentation. A ls WASHINGTON. President Room-ve- tt declaration that election iff Republican "liberala" will not him wai the flrit public statement to this effect, but tar nearly a week before that there had been grave concern down at the depart- well-to-d- o 1 Republicans chose OsGov. Harry W. Nice for senator, governor, respectively. tie e McAdoo . . . Every "Yes, buf Democrat wins. America! The hopeof her people and the light ofthe world! What is hap ening to her? Is she drifting away from the fine and noble moorings of the early days? What power behind the scenes is driving her to lose her spirituality, even her American is ? Who is dispossesing and impoverishing her people? What has caused her to close her Holy Bibles? Why are her churches empty and her jails full to overflowing? Why are her crime statistics so high and dangerous? Who and what is it that is teaching her young people the doctrines of devils through lectures and certain books in all university libraries which are subversive of her best interests? Men, it is high time that we looked at the record and take time out to prepare to do something. The masses of poor may go on eking out a bare existence without paying any attention to events; the may goon adding to their piles, and the proffessional people may go on believing that all is well. But let us tell them with all the power we have that if they do not unite and do something ' immediately they will suffer the saddest experience that men can suffer, and leave to their children and their grandchildren a struggle that may destroy them also. The deadlv enemy, working from within, has miles the start and is waiting with fiendish glee to see the fall of all the cherished institutions. It is time America crossed the Rubicon, ex-pri- ze Man-tim- over defeat of Senator ' ( . commission distressed Millions of people today are unable to afford proper food, and yet canners report that they sell $ ! 00,000,000 worth of dog food annually. Franci M. Darter will lecture Sunday evening at Fraterna Hal), 323 2 So State, on the Subject, Lucifer Was A God. Many may doubt that Satan WAS God, but none can doubt that he IS god. So come and hear something new car Lesser and ex-Go- v. NATIONAL AFFAIRS All this and much more could be done with half the money that the world is wasting for armamenrs in order that men may destroy their fellows.' Meanwhile, making for their Democratic opponents. Principals in the race that until 1936 was said to forecast Americas political future (As Maine goes, so goes the nation") have been Republican Gov. Lewis and O. Barrows, seeking Louis M. Brann, seeking a third term. Maine's political visitors included Republican Chairman John D. M. Hamilton, Democratic Chairman James A. Farley. Adding a touch of color. Candidate Brann brought Crooner Rudy Val-le- e back to his home state, had him sing Maine's "Stein Song." If the nation goes as Maine goes, next November's elections will go Republican, for despite Rudy Vallce, despite Townsendiim, the G. O. P. elected a governor and three think earth. il Nothing is more embarrassing to a politician than unwanted support of Maines Hanging to the coat-taithree Republican congressmen, Clyde Smith, James Oliver and Ralph Brewster, have been the Pine Tree states Townsend pensioneers, providing a Juicy topic of speech- -- To bring The time ' ... DISTRICT ATTORNEY DEWEY lit tripped over tha poultry. Editorial You men o( this enlightened age. The day will come when history's page Will shame the record that you write If soon you do not solve aright The problems that are youn today And lie Itkeruin in your way. Arise! Unite! Use all your power Politic i vii pillars of Capitalism. The wotc was light. The machino won but the Progressives ftiends. got a bite here and there. Now folks, vote for your as duties in our voters, by reaWe have all failed somewhat in confidence ourselves, our son of our laziness, our lack of our franchise sell to ignorance, our timidity, our willingness of birthright for some thin mess potage. In state after state congressmen are lining up with eith the Townsend Pension Plan or some other decent Pension Plan and the administration is forced into saying that something substantial will be done at the next session of congress. While they did The aged arc not so gloomy over the elect on. number and notwin with all their candidates they got over a in the will get some more in the run off election. The delay .hem of and is putting many pension checks is really a hardship in dire want. ' the next Democratic, national convention is called to order. The whole object is to make sure that the convention does not nominate a man of the type of Vice President John Nance Garner, or Jesse H. Jones, or Harry Flood Byrd. What is wanted of course is a convention which will nominate some 100 per cent New Dealer. Leaving out California, where neither at the leading Democratic can- didates for senator antl-NeDeal and the paramount k issue was the was w pension scheme opposed by Sen. William Gibbs McAdoo and tha President, the box score to date la not very comforting to tha New DeaL The lame ducks" so far are William h?LL' , Dleterlch of Illinois, George L. Berry of Tennessee, Janies Pope at Idaho, and McAdoo, all 100 per centers. Senators of tha "yes, but variety who have been renominated are Alva B. Adams of Colorado (not actually nominated but with no opposition candidate whose name can be printed on the ballots), Bennett C. Clark of Missouri, Guy M. Gillette of Iowa, Ellison D. Smith of South Carolina, and Frederick Van Nuys of Indiana. "Yes, But Democrats Are Successful in Every Case Curiously enough, many commentators spoke of the South Carolina result as the first test of tha purge. It is true that President Roosevelt himself never asked for Senator Gillette's defeat in Iowa, but the fact that James Roosevelt did, plus the fact that not only Harry U Hopkins injected himself, but that the President approved Hopkins action, led to the Iowa result being classified as a "purge that failed. Sitting senators who are 100 per cent New Dealers and who have been renominated Include Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky, Claude Pepper of Florida, Lister Hill of Alabama, George McGill of Kansas, and Robert R. Reynolds of North Of these McGill is genCarolina. erally conceded to be the only one who faces any danger. ...Meanwhile two Republics!) sitting senators, James J. Davis of Pennsylvania, and Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota, were renominated over opposition in primaries alSENATOR McGILL though they had opposed certain New Deal measures. Clyde M. Reed, former governor So far every "Yes, but Democrat and editor, would defeat Sen. facing a renomination fight has won, George McGilL while the score of the 100 per centThat will be all right with me,' ers is no better than 50 per cent. said the President, cheerfully. But, Mr. President, this man Maritime Commission Reed has criticized almost every Is Worried Over McAdoo farm policy this administration has At the maritime commission there attempted, protested one of the is more than a little distress over whereas Senator McGill the defeat of Sen. William Gibbs visitors, has voted for every agricultural McAdoo in California for renominameasure the administration has sup- tion. The fear is not based, to any ported." noticeable degree, on affection for the President re- the senator. Quite the Nevertheless, contrary. It plied, Clyde Reed is an aggressive is based on the possibility, as tha progressive." maritime commission crowd views Not anxious to provoke trouble, the situation, that President Roosebut hoping to get the President in velt may appoint Mr. McAdoo to the line" one way or another, the callvacancy on the maritime ers left. Talking together afterwards existing commission. canvassed the McGill situation. they All of which is perplexing to those What had he done to offend the who have the pleasure of knowing President? Mr. McAdoo personally, for few men in public life in the last 30 Presidents Attitude on years have had more charm, or Senator McGill Pussies to get along with. Mr. None of them could figure, then were easier on good terms, when was McAdoo or since. So the word drifted around, he was secretary of the treasury confidentially of course, until if there is anybody in the department during the entire first Wilson administration and all through the war of agriculture or in high Democratic circles in Washington who has not days, with almost everyone who had heard it, he or she is pretty nearly to do with his department; or with any at the many additional activigossip-proo- f. the railroads, which ties, For the amazing fact Is that were including entrusted to him by Wilson. George McGill is as nearly a 100 The real row he ever had per cent administration supporter as with a only newspaper man was over a sits in the upper house. Much more than Robert F. Wagner at New story intimating that there was a York, for example. Wagner voted big profit for Mr. McAdoo pera if the ship purchase bill, then against the reorganization bill, one at President Roosevelt's pets. He being filibustered to death, should voted against ratification of the St. pass. A short time later the same newsLawrence seaway, which Roosevelt paper the old New York Herald-prin- ted is seeking to revive. a story that Wilson and CoL Much more than William Gibbs M. House had broken. Edward It so endorsed McAdoo, cordially by Roosevelt in his disastrous primary. was premature, by a oouple of McAdoo opposed the President on years, and Wilson was enraged. He the World court issue. In fact Mc- wrote the editor that he understood the story had been written "by the Gill is one of the very few Democratic senators with not a single same reporter who recently so inblack mark against his record so far excusably libeled Secretary as blind obedience to White House wishes is concerned. He is a yes Never Harbored Malice man plus. Against Ilis Defamers Whereas Clyde Reed, as every imBut not only did McAdoo get in chief the departportant bureau ment of agriculture knows, has been along beautifully with all the other a thorn in Secretary Henry A. Wanewspaper men, but remembers llaces side. He is very critical of them to this day, calling by Hnir both past and present performances first names and with every indicaof the Roosevelt-Wallae- e form relief tion of affection men who went out program. Presumably he would of their way to attack everything vote with the critics of Wallace if he did, and to thwart hla every obhe comes to the senate. jective. This also goes for everyThe only answer anyone has been thing connected with hla unsuccessable to figure as to the Presidents ful fight for tha Democratic presilogic is that Clyde Reed, although a dential nomination in 1924. Actually Smear McAdoo stories caused the Republican and a former governor, was almost openly for Roosevelt in til Wilson to turn against him, before the end. but McAdoo harbored 1936. no malice against his newspaper deA New Purge Is Started tainers. To Sidetrack Garner Also very unlike some A new "purge" is now under way. present day government officials, Undismayed by crushing defeats in McAdoo never used the power of his South Carolina and Idaho, and de- office to punish personal or politifeats to come Indicated by polls and cal enemies. information in Maryland and GeorLawyers for a very prominent and gia, the New Deal Is planning to Immensely wealthy Republican fam--. strip all recalcitrants of their pa- ily, which owned a leading G. O. P. tronage, and build up new machines 'organ," were dismayed after the In Maryland, Georgia, South CaroHarding administration came into lina and other states where the or- office to find that the treasury was ganizations at present are controlled not as benign to them as in the Mcby men who might not see eye to Adoo days! BU eradicate. WXU Service. eye with President Roosevelt when on-al- ly ." well-kno- |