Show 'v'" ' Jlali fate- SECTION D ' Foreign News Public Opinion FART 4 venting disaster to our cotton growers it is a question of maintaining a fair competition In the world markets for American produce In its Ihcurable optimism the administration believed that since the Far Eastern shoe is pinching the British and the French at least as much as It Is pinching Uncle Sam some sort of cooperation might be devised to curb Japan's appetite But the Brussels show plus what has happened behind the scenes in London and in Paris have convinced- Washington that this would be impossible For the time being the only support Washington can expect from the European democracies is in the form of speeches and resolutions d Significant Development But while disappointment was voiced in official circles at the indecision of the French and the British another development has occurred which is considered of more Immediate significance than Japan’s aggression against China The three authoritarian states — Germany Italy and Japan — signed a treaty of alliance “to fight communism” Shortly thereafter our best friend in South America the republic of Brazil adopted the dictatorial system of government True enough Die-- : tator Getulio Vargas rejected the first invitation to join the triple alliance But Vargas is not a Hitler or a Mussolini There are some 5500000 Brazilians who are of German or Italian stock The German and Italian consuls have a strong grip on that population And the Brazilian dictator Menace Seen in Spread S’ Of 'Totalitarian Doctrines In Central South America Democratic Governments Have Failed to' Reach Understanding hut Dictatorships Have Banded Together With Policy of Quick Action By CONSTANTINE BROWN — "This WASHINGTON Dec country ic threatened by the surging menace of fascism and nftzi-IsA fine thesis for a soapbox orator this sentence is heard frequently in' Washington these days Some people are frightened justras they were some 10 years ago at the woTd bolshevism others shrug their shoulders and smile confident that such alien forms of government could- not take root in this country There is little immediate danger that the political philosophies of Mussolini and Hitler will gain' sway in the United States But there ts- - a real menace- - in the spread of totalitarian doctrines in Central and South America All endeavors to induce the “aggressive” nations to live up to the existing treaties and agreements have failed All endeavors to persuade the democracies to accept' revisions of those treaties have also failed The dictatorships have therefore banded together and adopted a common policy directed with great skill from Berlin Action quick action is their motto Fail at Understanding The democratic governments on the other hand have failed to reach an understanding Their - -- foreign policies guided by vacillating statesmen who keep a watchful eye on their electorates have been haphazard and weak They are opposing force with sanctimonious speeches They are like the country doctor who pre- scribes a narcotic for cancer because it relieves the pain The European democracies don’t trust eacfyother and don’t trust themselves And they have lost faith in their ability to oppose force with force The 'new' deal administration has chosen ever since it first came to Washington to work in close cooperation with the Eurodemocracies pean principally Great Britain The bulky British ambassador Sir Ronald Lindsay who several times a week pays unobtrusive visits to state depart- -' 'merit officials and holds long powwows with leading congressmen Is the principal link between London's foreign office and Washing- ton Despite the Voronoff injections which Mr Roosevelt has administered in an attempt to stimulate trie western democracies no signs of rejuvenation have been detected His stand in the conflict the embargo on arms and ammunition in the Spanish civil war the neutrality act— a help to the western democracies in the event of a conflict with the author! tariap states all these advances have yielded no result The last effort at Brussels failed more pitifully than the others The conference started like a lion and ended like a scared rabbit Until the last minute the state department had hoped that the spirit of the pact at least might be safeguarded by the appointment of a permanent subcommittee to keep the ideals of the conference alive But the and! Sco'tft News 4 Real Estate and Gardening Plans 1937 5 D f peace-lovin- 1 I $ Isolation Not Possible And a few days later Secretary Cordell Hull stated at Toronto that a nation cannot live in a splendid isolation any more than can a family or an Individual These declarations are more than mere expressions of general views They represent the absolute conviction of those speakers that sooner or later this country may have to draw the sword in not to make the world safe for democracy but to preserve the country which the pioneers left us as a heritage and to safeguard it for future generations Our stake in the Far East is well known to most Americans today It is not the several hundred million dollars invested in Shanghai or in other parts of China It is a question of facing ruthless economic competition from Japan — a competition based on the exploitation of China for ts the benefit of the Japanese' It is a question of pre c h knows President Roosevelt and Sir Ronald Lindsay British ambassador to the United States at a recent conference Sir Ronald is the principal link between the British foreign office and Washington and Spain from pouring into Brafor that matter into any Central or South American re public which might follow BraWhat' position the United States will then take Is a prob zil— and zil’s lead nine-pow- Indus-trialls- -- V ’ (Continued on Following Page) 2U41ttt EAST I Sugar house I fll IHY19J5J M II DRIVE OUT & savej iSgk BEDROOM OUTFITS! 12 Pieces: BED CHEST VANITY BENCH Springfilled MATTRESS DUPLEX COIL SPRINGS Pr TORCIIIERE Vanity LAMPS BED LAMP Chest MIRROR Pair PILLOWS ALL FOR ONLY 55 Pay Only Down— 55 a Month One of the fine Bedroom Suites that go on sale tomorrow and this week as complete Bedroom Outfits Everything— all 12 pieces for the one price Now is certainly the time to Drive Out & Save where lower rents mean lower prices on fine furniture Make It a 1 2144 m EAST 'I SUGAR HOUSE 1HYI915) 11 DRIVE Ok &-SA-VE These special Gift Suites And odd pieces now on sale are sure to please “Tie World’s Finest ’ ‘ The Triple Thrift Refrigerator” For SpecialClirislmas Selling Living Never before of Quality s Room-Suite- such quality in a Davenport and Lounge Chair for such a price And the Outfit includes Lamps Table Scarf Footstool and Novelties All for the price of only PAY ONLY 5 DOWN— $5 P)50 A MONTH Living Room Suites This Beautiful MALLEABLE FAY ONLY 46 DOWN— $8 A finish Or a 5-Pie- PAY ONLY Just think of getting S lineal yards of fine floor covering or a fine Breakfast Table and 4 Chairs all decorated to match your color scheme And this fine Monarch Range to complete your Holiday Kitchen It’s a rare value yon will not see soon again $3950 Pay Only $8 Down— 93 a Month Governor Wjnthrop Special Christmas OJferings at ' Unquestionably the Outstanding Refrigerator of them aO Let us show you the hidden features and the fine quality of the General Electric Low Brices trade-i- n allowance on other boxes jtnd the most liberal terms ALL FOR THE ONE PRICE OF ONLY MONTH A PHIL CO RADIOS BREAKFAST SET! ce Just 4759 DOWN— 4750 Models On Display 1938 all-wo- ol look these over Usually much more for this fine a suite and you also get the many fine extras All for — And Linoleum for Your Kitchen extra special on this finest of ranges Mother of Pear) An the New Here is your opportunity to own a good Rug Full 9x12 size seamless and faced Beautiful new patterns Also Rug Cushion and Throw Rug MONTH And Our Grand Rapids ‘Suites The finest the market affords All 3 for 1 Rug Sale Similar as shown and many of the latest smartest suites Rich velvet coverings Guaranteed construction Also Lamps Table Scarf Footstool etc Ail for RANGE DELUXE porcelain Christmas HER! - cr-It-means become a typhoon And our south- ern neighbors are in dinger of becoming infected with the germ Which is precipitating Europe's disintegration Germany Italy and Japan here-- ” it er 16 nations which met at Brussels refused to adopt even that facesaving device They scuttled There was not even- the usual righteously indignant pronouncement that “the nations gathered at this momentous conference etc etc decide that realizing the inviolability of the principles contained etc etc” The delegates feared that such a resolution might offend Japan—tha nation which only a few weeks previously had been branded an aggressor Baffling Predicament All these factors make up the baffling predicament of those who formulate the foreign policy of the United States Now they have come tq the conclusion that there are two courses open to this country: Either we remain in our shell readjust our national economy to the needs of our own population and don't peer through the shell to see what happens in the outside world or we take immediate action alone if necessary tql call the htytd of the dictators The first ' recourse is naturally the easier and for the time be- -' lng the more popular on Capitol hill It means that We can concentrate on internal problems— farm relief unemployment housing of our traditional stand of “no entanglements” : It means maintaining the good neighbor policy as Jpng- as the neighbors' want to remain good It means an Increase in the army and navy budgeti but this after all Is immaterial since some 80 per cent of the sums expended- - on- - national defense goes into the pockets of working people This policy however Is not re- - can republics against the cupidity of European rulers may have the same fate as the various pacts and agreements signed in recent years Intervention is predicated upon the request of the injured country for assistance Any Latin American president faced with a choice between Washington’s armed intervention and yielding to tfle pressure of the European dictators might choose the latter and close his doors before tits' Colossus of the North After all our relatione with our sister republics in the south are a very new and uncertain affair Last year after the Buenos Aires conference Mr Roosevelt and his secretary of state looked hopefully toward South America They recognized the seriousness and of the situation Asia They foresaw that both those continents might soon become the scenes of a long struggle But they believed that the western hemisphere at least Under these present circumstances our diplomats are compelled to admit that the ultimate fate of Brazil lies in the hands of Hitler and Mussolini The dictators recognize that the time is not yet ripe to exert preson sure the President Vargas But sooner or later if he continues to resist them a revolution can be engineered The Brazilian navy is in no position to prevent the smuggling of arms and ammunition into the country the coast is too extended for their limited number of ships Once such a revolution breaks out there is nothing to keep volunteers from Italy and Germany self-defen- would be safe from the Influence of the eastern continents and that together the Americas could weather the storm The 'president and Mr Hull were mistaken The wind is blowing hard in Central and South America It may soon conference is threatened with extinction The Monroe doctrine which gives this country the role of an armed guard to protect the young Latin Ameri- -- — neutrality’’ ficials in Washington Monroe Doctrine Threatened The edifice which President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull built last year at the Buenos Aires ir - 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