Show news britain britain drops a Appease appeasement merW s H E but policy even weaker now iby BY wo VY sla ln 1 POLISH COR german agitation for 1 t this strip expected LITHUANIA momentarily MEMEL former fonner lithuanian city pro nazi ceded in exchange for li lithuanian t economic DANZIG advantages free city needed by 7 s U S S R germany to close gap between prussia RUMANIA and mainland here hitler presses economic encroach ment to make nation POLAN D another protectorate like 11 k c slovakia and Cz echia X J HUNGARY PRO NAM X ITALY UGO RUMANIA SLAVIA EASTWARD THE MARCH OF EMPIRE GOES A neck it eck s supply of conquests and objectives 01 EDITORS NOTE when opinions opinions ar e expressed in these columns they ire are those of the news analyst and not necessarily of the newspaper europe it is easier to hoot at a boxer fro from m outside the ropes than within if the average U S citizen were an englishman he would be far less critical of a government which eschews war even if it means loss of prestige but after eight months of a foreign policy which Js is more concerned with immediate convenience than permanent direction the most pence peace loving englishmen are now beginning to believe prime minister chamberlain might have achieved greater results with no more risk by holding to a steady course from the czech crisis last september until mid march mr chamberlains ber lains appeasement cries grew progressively weaker as britain and france strengthened their defense against possible aggression from dictators hitler and mussolini by march 1 the two democracies were strong enough to suggest dictating terms to the reich whose economic position had grown intolerably weak then overnights overnight all semblance of policy collapsed the events in sequence 1 hitler grabbed czechoslovakia whose boundaries were guaranteed last autumn by france and britain mr chamberlain said it was no concern of his etwo days later mr chamberlain suddenly whipped about face accusing hitler of dishonesty and unwarranted aggression 3 russia for 15 years dunwel come in british circles was asked to join oin london in a pact to consult in case of future german aggression gres sion 4 britain reversed its course again and made no protest when hitler occupied memel whose ownership by lithuania was vas guaranteed by british french signature of the memel statute 5 britain backed down on its i pact with russia refusing any stronger measure than the useless treaty the substance of these disjoined disjointed dis joined A events is that britaina Brit ains appeasement policy has given give way to no policy at all it can vell be doubted that london sincerely hoped its russian overtures would have more than a temporary jolting effect on german territorial ambitions for britain still wants nothing to do with moscow in fact the fondest tory hope is that germany and russia will eventually lock horns fighting out the issue of versus communism to the ruin of both britain will be happy so long as hitler drives privies eastward confining his ambitions to such objectives as danzig the polish corridor and rumania ultimately reaching into the russian ukraine to invite war var with the soviet this conclusion is inevitable because the most concrete result of mr chamberlains umbrella waving thus far has been a french british military pact to aid switzerland the netherlands and belgium against german aggression congress Eu ropes czechoslovak and memel crises see sec EUROPE have brought quicker more definite reaction in the U S than most people realize last january when dent roosevelt made timid suggestions that the present neutrality law lav should be changed a terrific uproar ensued the same uproar returned when he asked a special defense appropriation a few weeks later but the new nev european situation has brought a remarkable show of inter party solidarity admittedly temporary but strong enough to give france and britain a strong moral support and warn hitler that he is not wanted on the western hemisphere 1 undersecretary ot of state sum ner welles received both democrat ic and republican praise for his i diplomatic protest against hillers Hit lers seizure of czechoslovakia 2 neutrality legislation expiring may I 1 permits cash and carry sale to belligerents of anything but war materials nevadas sen key pittman has asked that munitions be placed on the allowed list sen elbert thomas would give the president power to designate an aggressor nation and forbid shipments to it 3 sen en homer T bone has offered with partisan bipartisan bi support a bill to tax profit out of 0 war the plan greatly increased tax rates would be imposed in case of conflict lowering exemptions and imposing surtaxes sur taxes on highest brackets ranging up to 93 per cent for individuals corporations would be taxed per cent on net incomes over 6 per cent of their adjusted declared value 4 within 15 minutes both senate and house passed the emergency defense bill authorizing army planes stronger panama canal fortifications bigger seacoast and inland defenses better army equipment and more effective hemispherical protection white house how to raise U S price levels is one of the administrations biggest problems republican laymen and many democrats contend a retrenchment trench ment of federal spending would do the trick but the white house places more faith in marriner S eccles federal reserve chairman and sen key pittman nevada silver advocate even these two doctors find themselves at odds however during a recent public debate they outlined these two opposing paths to the coveted price level pittman favors currency inflation since government billions have completely failed to raise the price level believes federal re 7 e V 4 4 71 Y m 6 V r fr V at 4 f ay t p W all diw f I 1 hk A L 4 sva sv AP A Q rk r K ly f vf it raf fi fa M I 1 1 i az aa i ok 1 xit i j 1 1 pv st I 1 PITTa iAN LEFT AND ECCLES ECCLE S the doctors did not agree serve boards periodic increases and decreases in reserve requirements have had a bad effect on business eccles against currency inflation partially agrees it would help raise price levels but fears new money would not be put to use lack ot of opportunity to get a profit is the principal impediment to recovery today whether the white house could pull a definite monetary program from such an exchange of theories is doubtful but there are indications that the ideas of mr eccles famed advocate of spending hold favor president roosevelt told his press conference that he refuses to cut U S spending until private enterprise ter prise guarantees jobs neither will he favor repeal of cleter deterrent rent taxes apparently for he has mildly denounced advocates of a slash in the federal budget but sine since e mr eccles is on record as favoring government action to remove impediments to the encouragement of private capital white house and eccles do not jibe neither do white house and secretary of agriculture wallace jibe defending an unchanged AAA tor for 1939 mr wallace told the house agriculture ri committee that industrial recovery was a prerequisite to farm recovery and that industrial activity should be increased ab per cent as speedily as possible then he said farmers will secure their just share of the total national income |