Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-07-06
This Week
BY ARTHUR BRIsBANB
No Dash to Europe? Goodi
1888 Innocents Abroad.
Red Plane Over Berlin.


The statement that President Roose-
Velt, just before the end of the London
Conference, would dash over in theatre.
cal fashion, on warship, is again de-
MED to the public satisfaction.
Woodrow Wilson did enough trans
Atlantic ''dashing" to last this country
for some time. He was well received,
had one of the best bedrooms in Buck
ingham Palace, the King and Queen
even met him at the railroad station.
But that dash to Europe" cost the
people of the United States many men
and ten thousand million dollars.
That's too much to pay, even for few
nights lodging in Buckingham Palace.
President Roosevelt's reputation for
getting things done has spread to Lon
don. In the House Of Commons yes
terday q Labor member, Josiah B.
Wedgwood, told Neville Chamberlain
to his face:
"The people of Britain would rather
have Franklin e. Roosevelt as Chan
cellor of the Exchequer than Neville
Chamberlain"
Cries of "No! No! MOI" from Gov.
eminent benches were not convincing.
A Conservative named Boothby sided
with the Labor member, saying:
When Mr.. Roosevelt said he was
going to raise prices the world believed
he would do it. And when Mr.. Chamber
lain said he hoped to raise prices, no
body believed that he would do 80, By
his policy"
By good work in America, President
Roosevelt can get all the reputation he
wants in London, without any dash"
to meaningless conference.
How wise are the British, how calm,
reminding you of a sea-hawk poised
aloft, watching for q fish to appear,
then diving and getting the fish.
Those modern "Innocents Abroad"
Americans sent to London's confer
ence, report that England "straddles
everything, praises every plan, and re-
fuses to agree on any"
Plans that innocent Americans sug-
gest are not in Europe's opinion of any
consequence. We were sent, first, to
cancel the war debts. That, thank
Heaven, hasn't been done.
Second. to keep the dollar, now free
from the gold basis ball and chain,
from becoming too active in this world,
and promoting American trade.
Third, to cut down our tariff, and
throw our manufacturers and workers
into direct competition with the cheap
labor and low living standards of other
countries.
Nothing much has been done in any
Of those three directions thus far,
praise to the Lord So England sits,
watches, and straddles.
By order Of Germany's Nazi Govern
ment. all newspapers publish conspicu-
ously the heading: RED Air Test Over
Berlin"
An oficial bulletin announces: "A
foreign plane OF q type unknown in
Germany has been appearing above
Berlin and dropping hand-bills abusing
the German Government" There was
no German plane at hand fast enough
to oyertake "the foreign plane of type
unknown"
A few more planes Of the same "un-
known type" could have destroyed Der.
lin and killed nearly everybody in it.
That causes Berlin newspapers to de-
plore "Germany's helplessness in the
air."
Berlin 10 no more helpless thanlNew
York, Chicago. Washington, San Fran
cisco or any other American city, in
case attack should come.
Our Government might take more
interest In that situation and less des.
perate interest In what Europe wants,
concerning our dollar. our tariff, and
other things.
Here at home. Gen. Hugh s. Johnson,
who has been put in charge of the in.
dustrial and business part of Mr..
Whites "sugar-coated Fascism," speaks
reassuringly. He will not take control
OF business and Industry from men in
charge, apparently agreeing with Hen.
ry Ford that ito run a business, you
must know something about it." And
common sense will approve his an.
nouncement that industries may make
agreements not to sell under cost of
production, without going to jail for
violating the antitrust law.
That out-of-date law is largely re-
sponsible for our reckless over-produc-