Show weekly news analysis zealous czechs czecho plan rebellion against german domination fry bg W lazine la bine EDITORS when opinions 0 in i 0 jre are expressed espre s sed in ID ties these columns col they t h e tre are those ot of tie the news analyst sad and cot oo 00 necessarily ol oi tie the newspaper czechoslovakia rebellion last march adolf hitler marched into prague while stolid czechs czecho lined the streets and booed bloed hatefully unnoticed were thousands of bohemians Bohem ians and Moravia ns who slipped silently across the borders unconsidered were 12 czech legations and some 70 consulates which remained open throughout the world in defiance ol of german orders forgotten was the national failure to dissolve these things might well have remained unnoticed unconsidered and forgotten were it not for the indomitable czech will symbolically a few days after nazi occupation spiteful czechs czecho painted on a rock overlooking RA BARON VON NEURATH the question to slap or pat prague we dont want your digs we want benes the reference was to eduard benes cofounder of the czech republic 25 years ago with immortalized thomas G masaryk later the nations president until he resigned after the munich crisis now a lecturer at the university of chicago who wonders if the czech saga will repeat itself recalled today is czecho gakias constitution written in chicago and its declaration of independence pen dence adopted in philadelphia born first outside its own borders by idealistic exiles will thomas Masa land be reborn re born in chicago three months after czechoslovakia fell such a development seemed possible at prague german konstantin Konstant ln von neurath lost sleep over a maddening passive resistance si on the part of his subjects rushing to berlin he consulted wih fuehrer hitler over two methods of fighting back germany could either dominate bohemia and moravia by force or try to reconcile the czechs czecho by encouraging more intimate cultural and political relations with germany what he cannot reconcile however is the patriotic fervor of czechs czecho outside the reich in france are a reported exiles waiting to enlist for the cause other thousands are in poland planning a swift military seizure of bohemia moravia should germany become involved in war at her consulates and legations the defunct czech government maintains a semblance of official contact with other lands an advantage not possessed during the first nationalistic struggle and from chicago dr benes is directing a worldwide world wide mobilization of czech moral and financial support carefully avoiding open commitments which would add to the difficulties of the U S president and department of state agriculture new uses one major reason for U S crop surpluses was the world war then and before both the agriculture department and farmers bent their energies to establishing a production level that would accommodate an export ma market arket which annually took from to million bushels of wheat eight to nine million bales of cotton almost a billion pounds of pork plus large quantities of tobacco and fruit since then three factors have conspired to upset farm economy first U S export requirements were cut drastically as other nations became self sufficient second agriculture became mechanized cutting farm employment and making it easier to raise large crops third unscientifically tilled land burned out from too much repetition of the same crop no cure all but an encouraging move in the right direction will be underway by next summer when four regional laboratories begin seeking ways to make the farm a source of raw materials for factories authorized by congress and operating under the department of agriculture will be laboratories at peoria ill III researching on corn wheat and agricultural wastes m much uch of which is already used for such purposes as industrial alcohol new orleans where new uses es will wi be sought tor for cotton sweet potatoes and peanuts wyndmoor moor pa centering its activities tivi ties on tobacco milk products apples irish potatoes and vegetables san francisco studying wheat potatoes alfalfa vegetables and fruits FAIRS attendance closer to large populations new yorks worlds fair would naturally draw larger attendance than its rival at san francisco by june 1 after running 3 months the golden gate exposition ted attendance of ir in one month from april 30 to june 1 new yorks turnstiles turn stiles spun to the tune of more interesting to executives of both fairs was the source of attendance for local visitors add little to the prosperity of either san francisco or new york at the golden gate a checkup of parking lots re HEADLINER headliners HEAD LINERS S MAURICE GUSTAVE GAMELIN this french general first came to prominence during the munich crisis though he be y has been chief of the army general ERZ staff since 1931 now 66 he entered the world war as a captain f and emerged as a major general his latest honor commandership commande r s h i p of the comb combined french land sea and air forces an unprecedented move to unify the governments defense the move had been expected however since general gamelin was in 1938 named chief of the general staff of national defense directly under edouard deladier Oa Da ladier premier and minister of national defense and war the new task is one of coordinating co all french forces retaining generalship eral ship of french land forces the new commander will have as air chief gen J corn com mander in chief of the navy will be admiral jean darlin ad danced from vice admiral both are under garelins Gam elins supervising healed 85 per cent of visitors were from california of out of state visitors 55 per cent came from nearby washington oregon arizona nevada etc CIO closest sest comparable estimate at new york came from the goodrich exhibit which offered replica auto tags to the estimated 20 per cent total attendance which visited the transportation area judging from auto tag sales 49 per cent of the fairs visitors were from new york others new jersey 15 per cent Pennsyl pennsylvania a 65 ber per cent massachusetts chu 45 per cent connecticut 45 per cent only states not registered on june 1 north and south dakota though both surveys showed early attendance was localized both fairs also predicted midsummer mid summer vacation season would bring visitors from afar COURTS 0 offsetting Us etting factor vacationing from their washington temple nowadays are the supreme courts nine young and old men as unique a mixture of legal talent as ever donned the traditional black robes abed with a dou denal ulcer is chief justice hughes visiting his old kentucky home I 1 is I 1 S justice still in washing A N aj ROBERT JACKSON victorious but not too much ton close to such friends as SECs jerome frank and brain truster tommy corcoran is the courts youngest and most untraditional traditional un member 44 year old bill douglas gloating meanwhile is solicitor general robert H jackson whom observers credit with winning 12 out of 14 bouts with the high bench this past term yet in retrospect the session just ended was neither a capitulation by the supreme court nor a victory tor for the new deal A better guess is that the once notorious poles of court conservatism and new deal liberalism have grown less tar far apart four roosevelt appointees black reed frankfurter and douglas have given the court liberalized color and today only two conservatives butler and remain middle grounders are hughes stone and roberts and mr jackson had to convince only one of these to assure victory in any given case yet paradoxically the recent term brought a new high in dissents and divisions of opinions a condition which proves that new cealish justices have merely added zest to court arguments and that they have not yet settled into a rut which permits observers to classify them in advance while the court grows more liberal an important offsetting factor too often overlooked is the lesson mr Roosevel ts administration learned through disastrous defeats of the past legislation is drafted more carefully and with greater respect for constitutional precedent precede nt I 1 DOMESTIC income president Roosevel ts goal tor for total U S income is a year which critics say w would 0 u 1 d n not 0 t necessarily gu guarantee a p prosperity r 0 s p er it y ran since living co costs st s might rise correspondingly spon in 1929 the national income was by 1932 it had dropped to and returning prosperity brought it to in 1937 just released is the figure for 1938 showing an 11 per cent drop to best explanation of the drop said secretary of commerce harry hopkins was declining prices coupled with reduced volume of production more significant however were results of capital labor battle during which johnlewis john lewis C 1 I 0 squeezed out higher salaries and expanded unionism net result labor gained and capital lost one index was the fact that compensation pensa tion to employees for 1938 was off only 7 per cent from the previous year while dividend payments to stockholders in corporations dropped approximately one third from the level of 1937 an even better index however C V uzl was that income distribution in wages 9 es set a new high mark of per cent in 1938 another significant feature the construction indus industry ry which has as suffered severely since 1929 showed very little decline in 1938 indicating that U S housing requirements have reached so critical a stage that not even recession can stop new building AVIATION competition most huge flying boats like pan americans transatlantic clippers took two to three years tor for design and completion last summer when the new clippers clipper were wei e already under way san diegas consolidate I aircraft went to work on a stream lined simplified awkward looking boat see photo powered by two 2000 horsepower 18 cylinder twin row radial engines capable of cruising miles an hour with a cruising range exceeding present types seating 52 passengers in daytime and sleeping 28 at night its size foot wingspread 73 foot length 22 foot height pound weight most surprising feature an unexpected ungraceful reverse clipper cut at the stern which sacrifices beauty for efficiency fici ency consolidated lost no time disposing of the boat sponsored by american export lines inc which 4 aza CONSOLIDATE DS BOAT not graceful but eflA efficient ent operates 18 surface boats between the eastern seaboard and mediterranean ports a subsidiary known as american export airlines will this summer make several transatlantic survey flights with the ship each of american exports surface ships will maintain a floating weather observatory and guard service across the atlantic for pan american just getting under way on a two flights a week basis Consolidate ds flying whale may mean competition POLITICS platt plan f whatever his reasoning president roosevelt has shown political wisdom in refusing to announce his intentions tor for 1940 but campaigns and colv conventions mentions must eventually settle the democratic bartys political stew and by early june campaign time was so near that third term talk was definitely in the picture enough other democrats had talked to give the voting public th thea choice of two probable reasons hea w alt the white house continued to ie re main silent resolution west Virgin virginias las sen rush D holt began demanding that the senate vote on his resolution tor for bidding a third term until that vote was made mr roosevelt could hardly be expected to declare himself tt if the resolution were passed 1 A SECRETARY ICKES ile he like mr garner after he announced his candidacy the president would go down in history as a villain not a hero contrariwise if the resolution were rejected mr roosevelt knew the public would regard the rejection as a vote of confidence from the senate thus paving the way tor for confusion far more pertinent however is another reason while mr roosevelt keeps quiet all other democratic hopefuls are scrambling into the exciting political dogfight knifing each other in a way that can never bring party harmony first and best liked hopeful to speak was vice president john N garner whose friends announced he would be available within 48 43 hours he was pounced on by 1 secretary ol 01 the interior harold L ickes who called him by inference a know nothing say nothing do nothing 2 workers alliance which adopted a resolution condemning mr garner as representing a poverty stricken mass of people 3 san antonios mayor maury maverick former congressman who objected chiefly to mr garners age 70 meanwhile secretary of agriculture henry wallace had his name added to a list of second choices choicest 0 already cluttered with those of post W V master general james A parley farley In dianas former gov paul V mcnutt and aging secretary of state cordell hull who has long been mentioned as a possibility immediate result was probably just what the president wanted a recognition by many democrats that the garner huu hull farley wal lace mcnutt candidacies candi dacies merely produced an utter confusion which could have but one logical solution at convention time junk them all and nominate franklin roosevelt again it if this was not the case observers at least saw something significant in mr ickes article in igloo look k magazine in which he plumped for a third term extremely close to the white house the vitriolic secretary of the interior was not likely ho 30 t make such a statement unless he knew the president was at least toying with the idea of running again released by western newspaper union |