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Show This U the place! ' 35. (QU No.384 j jj0 pJGENT 1? Keith Bldg.. Phone Was 4648 REVIEW BY RELIABLE COLUMNISTTaiTORlflLS Be WelMnformed jrfSrr SEWS Yeu Must Read This Writer ANALYSIS BY JOSEPH W. LaBlNE Like Entire Nation Not Certain of Best Course To Preserve U. S. Neutrality Congress, I When Minion are expressed hi then column they the new analyst mR art necessarily at this aewipaper.) W tern Kwaiim Uni Gators NOTE " When the President left the floor, so did 17 Isolationists of the CONGRESS: mmnition 1 "'.ZTlind. SmjY,mSRLitJL9L-- r, , ,m schooL Ring-In- g in their ears was one presidential admonition: Let no group assume exclusive protectorate over the future g of America . . . Let no group assume the exclusive label of tho peace bloc. Wo all belong to it. nu ass wu 4s-- ' I nauU Sen. Scott Lucas, a After the 17 met, Californias Democrat, was Mid crusty Hiram Johnaon made an anI "We are ready to to admit publicly what most nouncement: IrfttB nationi Ml Initiators ad-- fight from hell to breakfast. IbW only to themselves: That no. and say ASIA: au could stamp hla foot to keep tho I tut was only one waywar. But a Mystery In, 8. out of Europes Itfibotool their seats In Franklin Amazingly brief was Japans reIlMserdfs third special session action when the U. S. abrogated its h I since 1811 trade treaty last summer. (ud the nation's twenty-fift100 One reason was the Immediate HID were highly opinionated, upI arms the that only eat surge of interest In Europe's dogpositive per fight. But one thing led to another, Japan made peace with Russia, and British-Frenc- h Interests in the Orient were left to fall under Japanese to WadunaUM Whetkar I so ... well-bein- Influence. These problems settled, pugnacious Nippon dusted off the U. S. treaty abrogation, mixed It By THE WAR: Words Guni i tiU boomed at they prevented by the economic burdens that weigh them down. Consider the following statement from a great man and then try to realise the spiritual needs of humanity. Today, as seldom if ever before, human society is threatened with disintegration, if not complete chaos. All tho ancient evils of human relationships, injustice, selfishness, abuse of strength, become sinister and terrible when reinforced by the vast increase of material power. The soul of man cowers, starved and fearful, in the midst of a civilization grown too complex for any mind to visualise or to control Joy and beauty fade from human life. Yet life, abundant, g beauteous, laughing life, has been our labors end, What other conceivable worth has mastery of the material world, the exploitation of the resources of nature and the creation of wealth, except as a basis for the release of the life of the spirit? We are witnessing either the crumbling of civil iiation under the weight of material mechanism or the birth of new organization with a spiritual ideal, age-lon- ... LUCAS ussy, he didn't ILLINOIS . lit I enbsrfo they pushed through con--I pen three years ago could keep I America neutral Among these few I m Idahos Borah, North Dakotas I fjt, Michigan's Vandenberg and I Missouri's Clark. But national I leaden, being mera-- I V men wen confronted with me confusion ai the nation: mere they thought about arms the The em-hn- n. I I each and carry," the am they argued about itralght law vg. specific neutrat Hr legislation, the less positive they about everything aave one bet, that the U. S. muat keep out ff var. Bsy before congress opened, poli- dm found itself "adjourned" tor 89 To the White House went lepddicaniims 1838 standard bear-h dlf Landon and CoL Frank to talk with Franklin Boose- rdt John Nance Gamer and con-leaden of both stripes. wn the President was apparently Joed, for there wen rumors ha W decided to supplement straight and carry" (whereby bellig- mnts could buy, pay for and haul J amu in their own ships: with Mashioned international law. Hla (hie principle of interna tion- "ever disputed la that bet agmiti have the right to purchase (hey need in neutral coun-- I JnAl 5? i of the tjl wen theresults platitude every-concrete con-"e- e Early: with discussed the primary keeping the U. S. neu- unanl-thoug- ht of nd at peace. fUv Then waa complete accord the whole ton with in subject sTY Pertiian apirit" t 3 p. m., the assem-- r of congress heard Mr. "weita to retain the embargo position bo wholly "ornwnt and seek new legislation ?lolh .,Tat andB 4 'opper and meat thousand other ar-- I nntlona at war, Breater consistency hrnii th embargo probe ,nT fotum to international glve you my deep and i.i, UY. rable conviction that by the United State will Wobabl, remain at peace than portant, although the question sub-seribe- re anything convinced our concern should bo On the question of neutrality we are with nhc president. But about the underlying and, at presno matter how it goes this country, with every other nation, ent, unseen factors now involved. It will eventually be drawn into the world debaole. Mark this. Is said tost we are extending paa-siv- e aid to Hitler by refusing to allow the British and the French to THREE HUNDRED YEARS OF PRINTING come here for thousands of It is three hundred years since the art of printing came to and millions of odds and ends planes usable America. What has been wrought by the printed word in that in war. It ia said, too, that unless to the British and time is a wonderful story. The printing press has given the wo extend help the French, our nation eventually country its news, marked its acheivements, chronicled its his- must face the on rushing tide of toand dictatorship. It can tory, sung its songs and poetry, heralded its art and proclaim- talitarian! and is being, said that unless ed all its triumphs. It has moved people to better lives and be, the arms embargo is lifted, we will spoken their joys and their sorrows. It has moved them to have to go in ourselves sooner than BELGIUM'S WORST repeated? invasion. under Germany's lapsed Nazi and Soviet chiefs conferred in Moscow on Poland's new partition, presumably deciding to leave a small, hamstrung buffer state. Lithuania and Slovakia were each Polish given a small slice of the pie. But ai war ebbed in Poland, other eastern nation grew fcarfoL Rumania's neutrality was threatened outside and inside: (1) on the north proximity; (2) by Russian-Germa- n on the east by an expected pact which might close her Black sea outlet; (3) Internally in tha assasby violence, illustrated by sination, presumably Will history b anti-Na- Prime Minister down dd ' kEVELT.aonof sAify tracks, words to that effect Those who dislike the plan aay, however, that we, as a nation, cannot lay claim to the aea as our very own beyond a minimum distance from tide fall. To get back to the neutrality policy, as it la called, I have found many persona who have difficulty to reconciling Mr. Rooaevelta present request of congress with his action respecting enforcement of the provid war of sions In the The law the Japanese In China. gives the President discretionary power in proclaiming its operation, except that it becomes effective almost automatically where there has been a declaration of war by a foreign power. three-year-ol- ing progresses in Europe, we to America are being flooded with the boldest and the baldest propaganda that can be conceived. From Berlin and other points under Hitler domination, we are being fed news that is as putrid as politics used to be under Pender-fas- t In Kansas City or Penrose ta It is amazing that Pennsylvania. any one believes it. From British and French sources, and from their sympathizers in this country, comes "news that is censored and controlled and inspired. It tells only the things that the French and the British would have us believe. We know just as little about the real underlying facts of the controversy from them aa we do from the Germans.- It is well to remember that wa never have known what kind of an agreement was reached at tha Munich conference in September of last year. Wa have absolutely no knowledge of what kind of a sellout waa arranged between Hitler and Stalin. Nor do wa know what has happened insofar as Mussolini is concerned. More important than any of these are conditions It out. however, things, fight is $7.48. By within the United States. I would for 1 year. The net cost in the old companies Selfish Motives like to see our congress uae soma the Cooperative method Utah people have obtained insurance Utterly Behind the War in Europe brains and taka action that win get of only $3.50. cost a at one for year of $1,000 To begin with, there to no moral ua out of the depths iff a nine-yea- r It has been shown that there is great loss to those who make issue to this war. No one ought to depression. It la quits evident that to the let themselves be kidded about that aU of tha theories that have hewn insurance companies their bankers by adding savings right now to a tried still remain theories. I am is at paid death The war in Europe cost of protection as only the face of tho policy battle between two group of people among those who fear that entry the cost above has paid with utterly selfish motives. Hitler into another world war will mark no matter how long or how much one of the earnings are returned if and hla gang have determined to the end of our form of governa And part only of protection. regain that which tha British took ment here unless our home condithe policy lapses. away from the German people In tion a are far better than at present. for found in that of nine 1930, and tha It seem to ms to be more Importhe World war of The eovernor's oommittco by British and the French ere deter- tant to solve our troubles' rather only five per cent of all Utah policies matured dSayth or otherwise. Utah pays $10,000,000 a year to 48 Iif e mined not to tot him accomplish it. than those of Europe. Europe, but none of the argument has changed my conclusion which of under forth the new government brought pattern Ihe reached after talking with been has of leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt, is a marvelous example scores of people who are to a posimoves Over Faith work democracy. accomplished. great tion to know the facta abroad. My whelming millions, polarised by faith Voted for a mao who conclusion remains, and ia going to agreed to work out the divine pattern of democracy in its full- continue to be, that it ii Europes the old pattern of mammon in war. I add to that the further ness. We are diDE way thought that our energies should be the saddle for the benefit of the few haves. Nautiluc directed to maintaining peace in and South America, south of The program of.the U.S. Chamber is as follows: Cut taxes of North Canadian toe boundary. welfare. Repeal the rich. Slash all expenditures for human Now, there are those who say rob to investors. small allow laws and promoters blue sky and they are numerous that repeal of the arms embargo will result to Sabotage all labor laws. Forget the farmers. revival of busineai to toe United States, ai. Indeed, it already has started. A business revival would bo swell. Nobody doubts that. But STARTLING FACTS end powder like the We told recently of the sucessful operation of the Ohio State that thingsabroad planes have to leave our go Farm Bureau Cooperative Insurance and we have since then shores. It etrikei me that tale of whether planes or powder been reminded that there is a Cooperative Issu ranee Co., anything, and corn, is which also is endorsed by a Farm Bu- or wheat or cotton in Salt Lake, here right likely to bring toe war much closer reau. This Cooperative aims to provide a death benefit at to our shores. It makes me believe wa would he better off if wo the cost of the death loss, plus a low administrative cost. This that at alL That li, why not old nothing 1 00 insurance for one year net cost is very low, only 15o for 6 modify toe policy by placing an for children 5 to 14 yeare, and $3 08 on an average for all per embargo on everything that goes to nations and let them sons and all diseases in Utah, ages 1 to 55, for $1,000 insurance tho warring Truth About Cooperative Insurance For the moment, flfhting died while along the Saar front move both sides took time out to But Franc waa Tobin, a leading advocate of labor up freah troop. (1) about count: two he fearful on unity. At his preaa conference were being moved divisions address Nazi would 70 he w western front; rcmln as It stands to- - assured reporters day . a message to th A. F. of L. con- from PoUnd to the from which town th a ha would Aachen, (2) you, by your deed, show tho vention. and that "It Into Jumped tha message to Germany aay of civilian ana bTob? Unlted States good guess" 1814, was evacuated would mention peace. one mind, one probably point concentration Pera Writ. became Frances Secretary of Labor Was history Herr Hitler's troop. kins also did a little campaigning. She told how both factions have about to be repeated? asked representation on tha new war resource board. Her Quandry: can-le- t Ai tha British ilrplaw If you appoint a representative of 5 went down, both factions, win they carry their Courageous can you boosted Britaina sea toll to 761. the news fight into tho board? Or Chamberlatarepcrt-e- d and appoint only one repreientativoail la- Prime Ministeror neutral ihip hd P WINDSOR allied was II Issm aay that ha truly represents also that bor without bringing proteata from been sunk by unk seven or eight allies have d tha other tho h&s:&dpl-nneIn group? Comparison: Herman subs. of the World month 1817, peak April, " Lorttufp1, SCHWAB, native MISCELLANY: warll sea lighting, average Brith who toa to con' was ITl.OOO. tonnage loss per week Week Thanksgiving d?Uar hi the steel industry ending the For I burled York7 Because President Roosevelt pro- or 38 ahlpa. M in the preaent ww, t New November September on claimed Thanksgiving hi Britain lost 45.000 torn, or A. Wil23, and because Gov. George S. concern to the tea U. SO, the Biggeat had son designated November e,ident Theodore war: Several American cargoes of I he D. Clayton county, Iowa, board Bril": renounced confiscated by proclaimed a third date, beenAmerican steamer, the Waacoa-t,nd became November 18, "so a not to conflict one had been stopped and aeurchcd with the dates set lay the President sub. by a Gcrmay and the governor." "notables their laughter and tears. It has kept patriotism and faith alive. It otherwise would happen. Boldest Propaganda Now All iff these things can be said has preserved the covenant made by the Fathers. May it evis with said reference are Flooding the Country and turnlive all have have until and it being remain er things free, may In the meantime and as the fighted to dust and act forth all the grandeur and glory yet to be! to both sides of toe line of fire in In the West MADAME PERKINS What com you do? my opinion to simply whether wo will Nearly all the candidates for city office are among our toe gates for the export of and we shall not make a choice of good men until later open we can sell, I am quite of Woodrow Wilson and took what they wanted. Not only did too winners In that war, excepting tha United States, take what they wanted, but they parceled out other parts of tha German empire. Where did toe United States finish to that war? It helped win a war to make the world safe for democracy, which turned out to ba a sham. And It waa toft holding tho bag. It still la holding tho bag, because little of tha eleven billion dollars loaned to the allied powers ever haa been repaid. Only little Finland has kept her promise to pay back the loans. . Stripped of all of its jungle at words, therefore, the question thus seems to shape Its ell We have nothing to gain, so why not make over our neutrality into tho policy of an Isolationist? Why not stay out by keeping our stuff hero at home? I know I will be rebuked by those who say wa cannot afford to close down factories and let cotton and wheat and com remain unsold. all iff tola, there Notwithstanding surely ia ground for belief that it would be cheaper in the end, cheaper to money, if you want to deal only to tho materialistic side and cheaper to blood, because it may come to ruled at Armand Calinescu. Meanwhile Der Fuehrer' fast suffered rowing eastern empire While million of growing pain. aullfn Pole presented a constant threat of rebellion, London and Pari heard insistent report of upand Austrian. risings among Cxechi recommendations: t those who seek ... LABOR: Peace in Wartime expected, announced by White e Secretary Steva W "Th conference fear-burden- ed moves in China. Taking his eyes a moment from Europe's Moody . picture show, Franklin Roosevelt glanced at domestic affairs and suddenly realized that October iz U. S. labor1! big month. At Cincinnati the American Federation of Labor was ready to convene. John Lewis Congress for Industrial Organization planned to meet In San Francisco October 10. But there was no sign of peace between these two warring factions, and Internal warfare is bad business in a time of world war. Soon, however, there were indications the White House would move for peace, as it has done the pest two years. The President conferred with A. F. of L.a Daniel come when citizens of the United Statee must examine the facte of the international situation. Whether we like It or not, wa ean hardly ignore those facts any longer. It to Europes mess, but that mesa la having an Influence here and win have more influence on our national viewpoint A decision must bo taken, . It may thus be that the present extraordinary session of congress wUl turn out to ba an historic meeting. Mr. Roosevelt has requested repeal of the section of the preaent tow that prohibits export of arms, airplanes and soma other Implement! of war to all nations engaged in declared hostilities. It win bo remembered that he made the tame request to the last session, but the senate committee on foreign relations said, by its action a few days before adjournment, that it would have none of the plan. Conditions have changed since that time, however, and the President is now Insisting upon repeal of tha controversial section and tha substitution; in its place he ia asking for legislation that will permit any and all foreigners to come here and buy tha embargoed war munitions If they pay cash for them and taka them away to their own ships. That, succinctly, la the crux of the modification which Mr. Roosevelt seeks. He has plenty of support for hie theory. And there ia plenty WHY NOT PRODUCE A BETTER RACE? At the fine state Fair last week we took particular note of all the splendid exhibitions of livestock and marveled at what care, knowledge, training and breeding have done for horses, cattle, sheep and hogs. And we tried to vision what these influences might do for man in the physical, mental, spiritual aad emotional fields. A super race might be developed and instead of and poverty-stricke- n hordes there that of come armies forth and wommight tall, Ocean PatroP Called by en, who walk with lifted heads and animated spirits, real sons Some a Dangerous Step God and not children of ignorance, sin, povand daughters of are a good many people There and beat cannot breedthe of efforts Why erty superstitution. ers and the wizzardy Burbank applied to plants be tried on the of opposition, too. Some of the iso- who believe that the President haa lationists men who fought Woodrow taken a potentially dangerous step human race? Bom$ day it will be done. Wilson and hla League of Nations to ordering what is called an ocean plan men Ilka Senator Borah of patrol white hostilities ore on. Ba THE DEAD RISE UP and Senator Johnson of Cali- has placed ships of tho American In imagination we fancy that we ean see millions of the ghosts Idaho fornia era (till to th senate. Their navy as far as 200 miles at sea, of dead soldiers who perished in the fire of Chateau Thiery, the numbers have been augmented by as ha explained, that they may obtain information aa to what ia going of tho type of Senator BenArgonne and elsewhere, rising out of their graves and speaking lighten nett Clark of Missouri, and Senator on out there. The patrol looks like out to the croj) now being sacrificed : Here comrades! Here is Nyo of North Dakota, and Senator an invitation to some German to take n shot at one of our a place for youl Our poor bodies that suffered so terribly are Vandenberg of Michigan. I think Of course, they would not do ships. at vote be will not taken the once, and since now to come lie dust turned and down you may long o deliberately; they would "misin view of tho promised discussion. in dreamless sleep. We offer this space to your tragic souls, And it probably is well that there take n United States ship for one The most sacred spot do we yield to those of you whose genius will bo much debate, for the country of the enemy, or that would bo their And would we be to a will learn more about the two sides excuse. might have sung this warring world to peace. The birds will to the question. dither! There would ba cries for a declaration of war that would sing above you; the flowers will grow and perfume the air about rock the dome of the CapitoL you, and the sweet spirit of Liberty will live aroud your resting Unaeon Factors Involved Mr. Roosevelt said that the patrol plaoe and take courage from the patriotism that rises from the Is Our Present Concern But while tho discussion on the program amounted to a steel warnsoft dust of your narrow beds until that nod day when God's neutrality question to Im- ing to the belligerents to stay on Son shall UBher in His everlasting reign of universal peace!" to or side of the railroad step-by-st- Anglo-Frenc- War Really Between Two Groups With Utterly Selfish Motives PEOPLE SUFFER FROM SPIRITUAL MALNUTRITION It is a matter of perfect knowledge with us that only thru By WILLIAM BRUCKART spiritual principles and spiritual development that takes hold WNU Service, National Press Bldg., Washington, D. C. of the heart can the problems of today be solved. Any of the With congress WASHINGTON. Hitter calls It Justice; Chamberlain plans of men which do not take this into account will fail uttsession for and Daladier call it brigandage. in reassembled special erly- Millions of God's good common people are hungering discussion of, and action on. Presi- Back in 1818, when the Treaty of and thirsting for spiritual light an 1 inspiration that they can dent Roosevelts request for modi- Versailles was written, the Germane understand. Those who should give it do not give much, and fication of our neutrality shouted brigands and other epithets the time appear to have as tha French and toe British overpolicy, some who feel could are my with Americas decision to reinforce her Pacific garrisons, and concocted from these ingredients a puzzling diplomatic Issue. Something waa In the air. On fore successive days Tokyo newspapers carried what were obviouseditorials ly government-inspirewhich said things like this: C Should the U. S. strengthen her present policy It can ha supposed that Japan would be compelled to assert her right to existence." h C "Following the decreasing Influence in the Far East . . . th U. S. la threatening to come forward and . . . protect Its In the East rights and interests In China, thus Completed was Russia's valiant giving rise to a greater likelihood rescue of 11,000,000 white Rusof Japanese-America- n friction." sian! and Ukrainians (plus several C "Neither Japan nor the United million Poles) who were left to States seeks war . , . Wa desire their fate when the Polish itate col- to Judge tho situation coolly . . . Trying to figure out this uncalled-fo- r war talk, the Chicago Daily News' A. T. Steele radioed from Tokyo that ha thought the Japs were being prepared for any future To othdrastic American move. ers, it sounded like Tokyo waa making a propaganda buildup to justify d Bmekarfs Washington Digest Time Haa Come When Citizens of United States Must Examine Facts of International Situation; Debates ONLY SPIRITUAL IDEALS AND POWER WILL SAVE. In Congress Should Be Enlightening. faithftil gaulelter, answered the man whose armies were even then wiping up the spilled blood of Poland. Then he launched into a speech which the British ministry of information shortly called full of the crass misstatements which usually fan from hla (Hitler's) lips. Typical misstatements: C "The Duce (Mussolini) made proposals which Germany and France accepted but Britain refused. C "Poland chose war because the western powers atated that tha German army was worthless, that the German people were low in morale and that there waa a breach between the German people and Its leadership," C Britain should ba happy that Germany and Russia reached an agreement. They are now relieved of . . . uncertainty. Next day, ai the New York stock market boomed in hopes of a loog war, Britains Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain answered him: "Among the many misstatements 1 wish to refer to the statement that the French government agreed to Italian mediation while His Majesty's government refused. Our purpose . . . is to redeem Europe from perpetual and recurring fear of German aggression. No threats will deter us or our French allies from this purpose. On the third day French Premier Edouard Daladier had his Inning, tracing every broken promise that litters Adolf HI tiers trail from the reaffirmation of Locarno to the rape of Poland. Then: "Germany already has prepared the dismemberment of France. Maps showing Franca amputated have been printed . . . But France has We will end the war only arisen when we can ensure the security of France. ... a N. LUND, As round and round we run, And ever the Right comes uppermost And ever is Justice done." ... you, WORTH HERDING LET US HAVE FAITH That Truth shall triumph at the last a Polish outpost when Adolf nearby Hitler rode triumphantly into Danzig. "We greet you The city la d for you, shouted Albert Forater, who ia Der Fuehrers latest Konrad Henleln. srett $1.50 PER YEAR a, 1814-181- 1 percen. companies, and it is said that only would remedy th or comes back here. Cooperation less the cost of tho service. mid pay it all to the pcoplo "'ins - |