The Washington times., 1934-10-12

Miss Det-
Eer thinks:
"The crisis ssss
! in Europe.
has the great
est potential Helen Essary
ties for war. Every intelligent
person realizes that.
"But-and here's the impOr-
tant pOint-European govern
ments are afraid to fight with
each other. They know that
international war would be
speedily turned into civil war.
"The European situation is
not the same today as it was
in 1914. Then whole pOpuIa.
tiOns could be drafted to fight
for any fatherland. Except in
Germany, whose people are
cOwed, governments have not
the same control over their
people as they had 20 years
ago.
"The strong Left Wings-the
radicals, the people who are
fed up with the old govern
. mental order would unite
across the borders. Revolution
would spread madly through.
out Europe. Like fearful
spontaneous combustion.
1 Governments know that a
pleasant international war
could not be managed in the
old way. They know they can't
count on their peoples attitude
toward war or towards them
selves"
Miss Detzer gave as an evil
dence of governments uncer-
tainties about their subjects so
called patriotism the fact that
S6 per cent of the present armed
force of England is made up
from the unemployed group.
The English army today is not
the usual army of England. Not
the army that sprang into the
World War. Miss Deter says:
"It wouldn't be possible to
make an army recruited from
the unemployed turn guns and
poison gas on the men Of other
nations who have endured the
same misfOrtuneS as theirs. OF
course, it is only my opinion,
but 1 heard and saw enough in
Europe to make me think an
army would fight its own gov
ernment rather than its spirit
nal brothers separated merely
by q border line"
Even in Switzerland, regarded
Is a model of peace and indus
try among nations, Miss Detzer
says the working people are re.
bellious against their govern
ment. In Zurich, Miss Detzer
was a delegate at the recent
eighth international meeting OF
the Women's League for Peace
and Freedom. While the meet
ing was in session, there were
great street parades Of the dis
contented.
Although the national govern
ment in Switzerland is conServa-
tive, both Zurich and Geneva
have Socialist mayors and a
large radical population.
Miss Detzer was called to Eng.
1ond IN discuss the munitions
investigations. Today she is in
Roanoke, Va, talking to the
students of Hollins College.
In a day or so she is going to
New York for a special confer
ence on October "a, she is leav-
ing for a tour in the Middle
West to address women's Clubs
church organizations, and for
eign policy associations on the
munitions investigations and
on peace.
Heard after the Ten O'Clock
Mass
First they asked the 1rishman,
when he was applying for natur.
alization papers, the name of
the President of the United
States. The IriShman knew that.
What was the form of govern
ment? Alphabetical" said the
IriShman. Not so good, but not
so bad.
Very well, then-name the al
phabetical parts of the Govern.
ment.
NRA-National Recovery Act.
Yes.
PWA-Public Works Admins.
tration.
Yes.
RFC-Sure, said the Irish
man. 1t stands for Rev. Father
Coughlin!
Michael Strange (she spent
last winter in Georgetown and
writes charming verse and
stories and was once married
to John Barrymore expects alb
Solute obedience from people
about her and generally gets it
A new building was being
erected near her New York
apartment. The noise of the
riveting was frightful. Michael
Strange called her butler and
said:
"Withers, see that the noise
Of the riveting is stopped inme
diately." a
Withers bowed low.
every good, Madam, / shall
do So"
And he did. The noise Of the
riveting did cease. Almost, inn
mediately, a whistle. blew its