Show 4 Saturday Morning- - Issued every morning -- o by Salt Lake Tribune Publishing Company Salt Lake City Utah Saturday Morning August 12 1039 Accidental or Deliberate? Die patience and good temper of Great Britain and the United States toward Japan and her private undeclaied war in the far east are wellnigh exhausted During the past two jears American and British nationals have been subjected to so many indignities their piopcrty so wantonly destroyed ajicMhetr lives so seriously endangered— in sortie cases destroyed— that the tide of indignation is high in both Protests and apologies have countries been exchanged so often and with such routine as to lead one to question the wisdom and effectiveness of this method of accounting Is the nature of the war such that these allegedly unintentional injuries to neutrals are inevitable? Or is the Japanese war machine so clumsy that neutral property and ships flying authentic flags cannot be one A third possibility safeguarded? that we are loath to accept is that this series of outrages to foreign neutrals is neither inevitable nor wholly accidental but more or less deliberate A few days ago two British steamers at Ichang on the Yangtze river were bombed and destroyed by Japanese air raiders As a result of this latest outrage a Canadian was fatally wounded and several Chinese killed outright A formal British protest was lodged immediately with Admiral Koshiro Oikawa commander of the Japanese naval forces in China waters but it elicited the customary reIf it happly "We have no information pened it is a regrettable mistake” A series of such “mistakes” to British nationals and their ships has produced much bitter comment in the house of commons of late so much so that Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain assured the people that his government would assign part of the British fleet to Asiatic waters if necessary The seriousness of the far eastern situation from the American point of view is attested by the recent action of our own state department at Washington in serving notice of our intention to abrogate the 1911 Japanese-Amerlcatreaty of commerce and navigation This peremptory and unheralded action on the part of Secretary Hull has had a galvanic effect not alone iq Tokyo but in this country as well It is far and away the most important expression of official irritation to date for It serves notice upon Japan that on and after the six months’ notice required for abrogation 1 e January 26 1910 the Unit-eStates will thus be able legally to shut off all American sources of Japanese war supplies What the ultimate effect of our abrogation of the trade treaty will be it is too soon to say It will undoubtedly have a sobering effect upon Japan for she is largely dependent upon us for most of her Imported war materials Theoretically of course she might expect help from Italy or Germany but neither of these countries has enough war materials for itself let alone for export to Japan Let us hope therefore that while regretting such action was not taken immediately following the Panay disastejr it will be effective hereafter in the protection of our interests' and our citizens in the far east Fate of Danzig Rests With Hitler The speech of Albert Forster the jwl leader in Danzig added no hope to the European situation Observers agree that no fundamental the speech offered changes in the situation all of which only means that conditions are no better and no worse than they have been for some weeks Until Hitler has spoken or acted speculation as to the future in this particular quarter no doubt is idle and futile Danzig pet haps is the most important point in current world history Its economic significance makes it a powder keg in European affairs and it is no wonder that every reference to it is resolved into speculation and concern Without the Polish corridor which gives access to the twin ports of Danzig and Gdynia Poland would be the largest country in the world wdthout direct access to the sea At the present time about 80 per cent of all Poland’s foreign trade passes through these two ports Since the World war when it was made a free city under the Treaty of Versailles Danzig has enjoyed a great increase in trading The tonnage sent through Danzig in 1938 was 7127195 as against 2112100 tons in 1913 Since all but 10 per cent of these Irpports and exports were en route to or from Poland it is not difficult to comprehend the Folish position The nazi leader In his Friday speech made it clear that the conflict in the viewpoint of the reich and Poland still persists He left no doubt concerning Hitler's determination that ultimately it is to be returned to Germany To all intents and purposes all concerned with the problem of Danzig are marking time with no outward prospect of a change of front How long this condition can remain unchanged nobody knows For obvious reasons it appears that Herr Hitler is nearer the answer than anyone else for the simple reason that If anything happens at Danzig It will be at his behest and on his offensive What happens then is a matter of conjecture e New York Highlights By Charles B Driscoll d NEW YORK — The Church of the Holy Communion Protestant Episcopal decidedly low ihurch in its tendencies is one of the historic churches of Manhattan It dates hack 91 jears and there is every indication that it will still he working hard at its job when its hundredth birthday comes around In 1916 The church fares Sixth avenue on Twentieth street It is a modest old building without pretentious spires or towers now completely dwarfed ns are so many old New York ehurehes by tali commercial buildings all around There was a tune when this church stood Then the anud trees shrubs and fields graceful architecture of the famous Upjohn was displnjed at Its best In those days John Jacob Astor was a regular attendant here Theie is a beautiful stained glass window to his memory now Exteriorlly the rhurch as it stands today Is not very impressive Within it is restful simple and in the best of ecclesiastical taste City Suffers Loss In Wallace Retirement Decision of Mayor John M Wallace hot to be a candidate to succeed himself as head of tfie Salt Lake City government will be generally regretted Serving an Interim appointment in this capacity Mr Wallace in a stunt time demonstrated a ready capacity for a big job With little experience In politics he readily adjusted himself to the trjing demands of public service and added a business sagacity to his administmtion winch has been beneficial to the city and the public If Major Wallace bad clone nothing else his accomplishments in the field of traffic safety would entitle him to the full plaudits of the people Under Ids administration Salt Lake City in a few months' time has come fiom the bottom of the A heap in traffic safety jeer ago Salt Lake was one of the most tlangeious tiaf fic situation' In the entlie country Today Its traffic improvement is the envy of most American cities Much of tlie credit belongs to Major Wallace under whose administration this Old trafchange has been accomplished fic confusions have been eiadieated Persistent hazards have been removed and theie is every Indication that the ptoblem Is being solved The death rale in Salt s Lake City has been reduced almost under the vigorous and peisistent efforts of Mayor Wallace and Ids traffic commission The economic saving leprosentod In lids accomplishment is wrath thousands and thousands of dollars to the comtwo-third- munity The record in traffic is more or less IjpU'al of the administration of Mr Wallace in other civic matter There is some-tilinelse that the people of Salt Lake City should not foiget Mayor Waller took over tills public assignment at sainflee to himself lie give iiim'eif w holcheai teilly to a public tesporiibility when Ids own plivate Interests wera demanding his attention Public life Exquisitely Simple The altar is as simple ns possible but the noss and candlesticks geneially used on it ate beautifully fashioned and very valuable 'they were stolen reeentlv and quickly In a pawn shop The thief who was (aught had hoiked the altar ornaments for a few dollnis to buy liquor ’J lie ncighbot hood in which the church stands has i hanged so nnu h since the dnjs of the pansh's jouth that the congregation now comes largely from distant places to smites In the fat tones around about arc some who drop in dunng the day or evening for ptijer ot meditation At ttie Churih of the Holv Communion is gieat revet erne for the memory of William August ns Muhlenberg founder of the church A port r nit of Dr Muhlenberg in A oils hy Huntington hangs in a chapel tablet in his memory was dedicated rt few Manning jeais ago hv Bishop born In Philadelphia In Dr Muhlenberg 17 was icitor ot St James hurih In Lancaster Pa before toning to New Ymk IBs sister widow of John Rogers a well known New Yorker of early dajs built the Church of the Holy Communion theie From 1811 until today there have been onlv four rectors of the church The present redor Rev Worcester Perkins has had charge sinie 1910 From the first there has been a strong social service asper t in the work of this church Ft Lukes hospital now one of the largest In New Y'ork was started at a servile in the Holy Communion church with a small rolled mn Women of the palish formed the Sisterhood of the lloly Communion This otgrini-7iitio- n earing for the sick and poor grew to he one of the lmpoitnnt fm lots in the wink of the Episcopal iliutih In New Yolk Copviight lot 0 Mi Naught Swidii tie Inc Double Talk e - Maker ’I haw pidu d Walla for our new fnrtnry rule" Friend 'But why Walla Walla?'' Kell dt Maher' "Well It sounds lks a good place to make chow chon” Iti-ln- By Herblock By k Ways to Come There are many ways in which it can come Easiest is a w ay the economists cannot chart and do not highly regard I mean by a return of your old abused friend confidence and I think I can prove he alone could bring it There are $26000000000 of savings today in the hanks The THE PUBLIC FORUM - - - banks have $45000000000 in excess reserves Business corporations have about $35000000000 in reserves This money is waiting and anxious to create a recovery It is begging for investment opportunity There is no inviting good interest-bearin- g place for It to go where the holder can be sure of getting it back when he wants it The minute that the mental outlook of this country changes these frozen billions will begin to flow The minute people begin to believe they are going to got a profit out of their Investments they are going to begin bidding Investments as frantically as they are now bidding for security in 2 per cent interest Banks are going to look for commercial loans bearing higher Seeks Equitable Aid for the Aged d Editor Tribune: Paul H president of the Utah old is age pension organization quoted as saying Senator Will R Holmes “betiayed our trust and confidence by vacating our amendments and espousing a bill the object of which was to legalize the prevailing policy of case workers of penalizing the aged applicants by creating resources and Income where so such available resources or income really exist” All that Mr Allred and one or two other officers of his organization want is a substantial pension for every person in Utah 65 years of age and over regardless of what happens to the fi All-re- interest than the starvation income they got from government bonds Corporations aie going 1o take their money out of the safe and buy new plants new take new chances on new inventions And as each spends he creates new jobs bujs more goods inspires the economy of the country with the expan- I resent at any time or at any place the attitude that the safety of this country depends on any man holding his job No man has achieved that strength and this country has not deteriorated to that weakness— Owen D Y’oung one-thir- d Need for Peace This changed outlook could not come from nnv single development Clearing of the war rlouds over Europe would furnish more than one huiket of water for the wheel that will bring it about A political change in this country might have an (Republicans will main- tain so ) But there are other direct possibilities primarily an expansion of foreign trade The difficulties are well known but the immediate future can surmount thorn A guarantee of peace in Europe and a few loans by Britain and France to Germany and Italy would certainly help Then new Imlustnes seem certain to develop increasingly In a scientific age such as this Now I do not undei stand that the new deal economists differ materially with this nnaljsis of the predicament of the world except ns to O M C 'I hey leave him out of their piituie Confidence Is just a pohtnnl hngc '1 hev know the man to them frozen funds are in sight In savings accounts banks and mo potation reserves to do the job But they want to get the money out with a chisel Instead of luring It out with the sun In the mail: Dear Senator: No man ran serve two masters: for either he will hate the one and love the other or else he will hold to the one and despise the other Ye cannot serve God and mammon (Matt 6 24) The human fate is the alphabet of the inner man It is the living record of a man the telltale of his secret sins and the finely wrought Imprint of his highest aspirations All faces are Mask is laid upon composite mask In your charitable skit of praise (from Wash D C) anent Vice President Garner what you saw was Mask No 1— which Is for Could you public consumption have secreted yourself at a vantage point and heard Mr Garner give orders to political henchmen then you would have seen Mask No 2 And of course as a loglial sequence the gears could have been shifted in reverse When John L Lewis hurled his epithets at the "Sage of Uvalde" he was merely retailing common knowledge and characterized Ue leader of the tory guerillas who had hern sniping at Dr Roosevelt knifing him In the bai k) during the present administration John I did what new dealers had long wanted to do but didn t know how How o Chisel chisel-ln- g out: and enterprise because It Injmes competition (Their reasoning on tills Is that the large corporations are sitting on their reserves because they have loo huge Investments and want guaranteed piospeets of profits I think they will invest this would only further Lighten Investors Have the government spend the savings In hank surpluses and savings accounts (It Is doing this now but the thought to have the government take it all and spend It tor something or other ) the didiibullon of Change money hy taxation abolish a illicit taxes isiuh ns ngniet the tier gi'oline and propi-riv- i and establish HP Income tax t Vi Inc h would u piople fi mi) sai ing I cm-n- Dlstnbutid bv king liutuies FjnlicMe Inc The country so far ha seen only Garner publicity Ills public service has been devoted chiefly to making rich citizen richer and poor citizens take It So as a Jeffersonian "Dlmlrrat" it seem to me that Lewis has done American ovcrelgns a very liberal favor Well Ham without benefit of a strip-teas- e the Incident shoe ked congress more profoundly than anything said on Capitol hill since John Fhnrp WUlinnis sang out that he'd "rather be a hound dog baying t tie moon ttmn remain In thn senate Yours for the revolution -- MtUBEL WARD I still Never theless Shiite like ami ndmiie John N Gutm'r But I dun t i (insider linn lndis-- e natie Neither do 1 lolisldir Indispensable Hie president John I loov el the lew K lerle lieu dealeis till' Iiiliii'iviilhii nnv Individual or nnv ilaiue Bn t ion in pnlit n il pat t v And pai nplu nmg Minkespcate for the benefit f '1 mills Jni k " I glv you thn "I thank God he the rolls and these undeserving individuals are robbing the real needy persons of what rightfully belongs to them under the terms of the act The writer has been fighting the battles of the needy aged for years and without cost to them He will continue to fight their battles and to revise the antiquated tax laws of the state and nation so we can adequately care for the needs of the aged nancial structure of the state For years they have been demanding a pension of $45 to $60 a month for all over 65 without care as to where the money comes from or whether the applicants are in need of assistance Never once have they offered aid to any plan of taxation that would make possible the payment of pensions they are demanding They insist the federal security act promises a "pension” of $30 a month to all the aged regardless of need when as a matter of fact it is merely assistance to those who have a regular income of LESS than people H honest as any politician living that is an old man and no is as honcster than he” Would but this Remnant of the Depression yield One glimpse— if dimly yet Indeed reveal’d To which the doubting voter might spring springs the tangled herbage of the field! Oh well! Could you and I with Fate conspire To giasp this sorry Scheme of '1 lungs entire Would not we shatter it to bits —and then Remold it nearer to our Heart's Desiie’ As Department Joy was unconfined Thursdny 500 affiliated with the folks when motion picture industry held their second annual “movie" day at Lagoon If there was anyone who didn't have a good time tt was his own fault For me the honor of presenting the beauteous Neva Jackson with the Bette Davis trophy for winning the bathing beauty contest was e the thrill of a My goodness but she is easy on the ff life-tim- optics! And it was no oineh selecting her either She hnd real which ninkes her competition Char-le- v I’meus Bob Hill Charles Walker and I were the Judges and after the contest had narrowed down to two contestants - blond Irma Jaegger and bru nrtte Neva Jaikaon we couldn t deride whether gentlemen p)C' ferred blonde or brunettes Ro we left It up to the crowd and Neva won During dinner I asked Hal Oieen who the gorgeous little blonde seated near us was He said he didn't know her first name hut she was Mrs Clarence Burdette I'm taking this opportunity of complimenting Clnr erne on his taste We joined Clare and Jo Woods at the danie pavilion where a jitteibug contest was being held Petite Catheitne Kreft asked mo to be her partner— alio thought my Leon Inol knees would be pet fed for Jitter hugging— but I managed to beg off Boy If I were only 30 years younger and knew what I know! Wow! 1 1 1 Saturday night we're going nut to Mix James A Hugh' eounliy phn e to n piulv site Is giving In honor of rm pc W Com olt w ho will i idi In ate bis non ml li Im ll iv Hint d iv Mi Com ndt has led an eventful life the philosophy of vvliiilj Is summed up In Hamlet s vvmdx "I liet e is nothing either good or bad but thinking ( I inak'-- l it )” ti- S five-mont- Weakening Government To Use Silver The trouble has been that so many not entitled to benefits have been permitted to get on vntoiv really woithwhile Will R Holmes Brigham City Outlines Plan $30 Senator From Sandpit-- 8 sion philosophy No one doubts this and the figures show that the frozen money now in sight ready to do the job would bring more than the business increase monopoly Leaders Clamor to Adjourn While parliamentary leaders In England were protesting against adjournment' congressional leaders in Washington were clamoring to go home leaving the welfare of the American people and the diplomatic defense of the United States as "unfinished business” President Roosevelt’s requests that the congress remain until it had considered the problems of the nation were greeted with cries of "dictator” Among those who raised this political hiccough were Senator Borah who after refusing to permit the senate to consider or debate neutrality implied that the president was "a Hitler” for desiring representative government to function at Washington It is a strange dictator who wishes the continued presence of the constitutional check upon his executive powers! What is happening of course is not that the president is dictating but that thp congress is abdicating When congress adlourns it is adjourning its patriotism and its democracy as well as its sessions and duties The final note of the session was the blind impulse to run away from responsibility to refuse to debate to stall the processes of representative government At this point the new dealers are eagpr to emphasize the fart that the American people pay these legislators $10000 a year-p- lus office space free postage mileage clerk hire and other perquisites small and large The hours are short and the plant is now working well on capitol hill The effect of adjournment at this point is for Senators and congressmen to vote themselves h a vacation with full pay after a seven-mont- h sitdown strike when there Is a big job to be done U one-thir- Discourage Franklin Jay tors prefer to operate without the presence of a national legislature Hitler convenes the reichstag for brief sessions at long Intervals to hear him speak or to give him a "Ja!” on matters of major policy In France M Daladier has set up a government by decrees under authority voted to him by a senate and chamber of deputies which is no' longer in session In London facing the growing crisis in central Jay Franklin and eastern Europe the house of commons did not wish to adjourn A strong faction ot Mr Chamberlain’s own tory party as well as the liberal and labor opposition urged that the session be prolonged But the British prime minister firmly insisted that parliament leave Westminster and leave him to deal with the crisis alone unhampered by the processes of representative government one-thir- It 1939 New dealers are pointing these days to the curious contrast between the British parliament and the American congress over the issue of adjournment dictaOn the whole Paul Mallon They have some ideas of August 12 Congress Action Draws Contrast With Parliament WASHINGTON — I am not among those who believe the world is going to the dogs I can see plainly enough it is racing for the kennels with utmost sjiecd Every leading nation has been living beyond its means for years bleeding its people with unprecedented taxes which now at their utmost limit are not sufficient to sustain its No leadtransfusing economy ing world statesman has been bold enough to venture a prediction when such will end No one will say: "This country will be back on its feet number of paying its way in days weeks months or years” In this country government economists are accustomed to say d an increase of in existing business (an Industrial production level of 130) will absorb Such an inthe unemployed crease would presumably also put the U S treasury back on an even basis It would not pay off ' the debt that has been accumulated but it probably would provide sufficient tax revenues to service the existing debt and to stop increases in debt This simply means a d increase in business is needed to put this country on a paying basis It is more business than was done in the biggest boom days of 1929 more business than anyone has been thinking of lately but I think you will get It in the next few years — not only get it but exceed it large-scal- e Only Four Rectors -- - Mr Mallon Is talcing a vacation from news by writing purely personal news behind the news for a two weeks’ period By ‘cannot always demand this type of service and the public should be thankful for the exceptions which come to its notice Mayor Wallace was one of these exceptions and so it is- that the people will regret his decision not to go on with a service which has been outstanding Japan's Recurrent 'Mistakes' — £akt £dtmnc- It's the Same Over There— Behind the Scenes of Current News C entitled to the The Associated Press Is exclusive! In ft member of the Associated Press Use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise ' ci edited In this paper and also the local news published herein The Tribune £l)c jintt Editor Tribune: Y’our article "Still Fighting for Silver” causes me to suggest a peaceful objective for maintenance of the consumers’ struggle for helpful Silver always has been money consumers’ money But it could be used instead of gold for control of mass prosperity ©r panics and banker control of govhad ernment administrations not our government nationalized silver along with gold The world's consumers now need a world bank strong enough to stabilize demand for the Such a worlds silver supply bank nyust issue silver dollar certificates for silver bullion whenever offered at the woild price recognized by this nation It would maintain branches in all principal trading points of all the world Into which life currency and silver certificates It would be permitted to flow would be required to act as the clearing house and charge a premium for redeeming in silver dollars all life currency that circulated into free trade territory in which the consumer currency premium collection districts aie not formed d Such a world bank can be as soon as the congiess issues to the people a charter for organization in which fiee people of oilier nations cooperating may paitlupate to issue $14 per week of lile curreney to every inhabitant and redeem each issue within six months by collection of a premium on all vulues acquired by all other activity including the revenue of all governmental units and tax free securities D W Jenkins Danville Cal Camp San Racie-ate- mon A Close Shave A big bui k Indian had just ordered a ham sindwhh at a drug store and was peering between the slues of biead when he turned and said to the waiter "Ugh you slice ’em ham?” The waiter replied: "Yes I sliced the hiun" "Ugh” gi untrd the Indian "You darn near miss ’em"— Colborne Tribune Ttaffie offlicn in Houston Texas have been Inst rui led to watih for niotoiisls who were unusually careful or couiteous in traffic and to pi event them with a new kind of tnket— theater passes Issued hy cooperating movie houses — Dalo Miller In '1 lie '1 exas Weekly In a drive agilnst bad food the tit v administration at Alexandria Egypt lei In en ihxlroying huge quantities of meat fsli fruit amt vrgiliblcs boxes of piexemd foods and iliukins A congress which for reasons of national policy (good or bad) decided to take power away from the president would be one thing But a congress which takes power away from the president and refuses to assume power itself is simply weakening the government at a time of economic crisis at home and of danger abroad To justify this abdication of democracy on the ground that the boys are tired and want to go home is not the sort of thing we put in the history books Five months’ vacation at full pay does not look reasonable to those who must work right through the year or to those who cannot find work at all The country will not like It Inc Christopher Billopp Says: Elevators An elevator would be an Ideal arrangement for reaching another level were it not for the fear that it may carry you to the wrong floor Before entering one be sure that you know the proper floor Otherwise you may find yourself in & strange and apparently uninhabited portion of an office building possibly shut off from the rest of the world for days before you are discovered and rescued It is safe to assume that persons on the wrong floor will never have heard of the persons you are seeking on the right floor As you enter the elevator tell the operator the floor at which you wish to be let off But as be can keep only a limited number ever-prese- of floors and passengers in his head he will more likely than not forget Study the passengers and try to determine which If any Avoid being are destined for your floor crowded Into a corner from which egress will be difficult Watch the numbers of the floors as you pass them Endeavor to determine the rnte of speed of the clevalor and from that estimate the approximate lime the elevator will reach your floor In that manner you may be able to decide the pvi hological moment to call your number o tho operator again the moment which w'l not allow him sufficient tune to forget but which will still allow him time to stop the elevator Two floor below your destination Is about right provided the elevator does not slop But if the elevator stops on each floor then you may well have called too soon and to be on the safe side should call out again However calling our your floor again and agaih annoys the operator who will look at you as though to imply that he heard you the first time What Is more It gives tha Impression to the either occupants that you are not accustomed to ruling In elevators and consequently will cause you to lone fare Hold bade as long ns you ran In the hope that some other passenger will call the same floor thus relieving you of the necessity Assuming that everything goes well that you recognize your floor when you reach It and that tho rlevator stops throw courtey to the winds and shove through the crowd toward the door before the operator decides you you may conclude hereafter to walk Christopher Billopp The sihool ehiim who has got herself engaged to Wrong Way t'omgan understand of course that Ins way must be her way that wild her he goes she must follow Hint ol In r foods Kenva I Ills worst history a q Afina Imx one of Im Hit plagues In )! iiiiine child has fnlliri Ime t and coma out unsinthed hul seIt iimld he the long sought curely bound solution of the problem child Again lianrster a |