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Evening star., 1938-08-23
Harry Lee Rust, Sr.

Ihe name of Harry Lee Rust, ST., was
familiar to hundreds of people who never
enjoyed the privilege of personal ac-
qualntance with him. He was a quiet
person, modest, perhaps shy, certainly
not concerned to win public apprecia-
tlon. Yet he was recognized in the
circles IN which he moved as a man Of
distinction. He was known in business
ana nnance as builder, a constructive
force Also, in his church and in philan-
throplc enterprises of every kind he was
regarded as helper, a counselor and a
generous giver His life was not self
centered. On the contrary, he labored
consistently for the common good.
But ,he was not doctrinaire in his
views OF human progress. His tempera-
ment was liberal in the true meaning of
that word. Democratic in bearing. kind
ly In manner, he thought of himself as
being merely an independent soul,
neither better nor worse than his fell
lows. Tolerant in the highest degree he
would listen to any speaker. 1t was
his custom to deliberate, to ponder, all
that he heard. 1t follows that he was
habitually slow to respond to a chal-
lenge. Yet he never avoided a contest
for the sake Of convenience Experience
made him conservative Up to the last,
he was free of prejudice.
OF course, he might have gone farther.
risen to loftier heights. But he chose
the humber paths in the interest of a
serenity which he valued above price.
His heart was too charitable to want the
kind of fame for which some sacrifice
everything. In his later years he culti-
waited a curious immortality. He lived
again in his son, and it gave him un-
speakable happiness to watch his prog
ress day by day. 1t will be as a father,
then. that he may be most gratefully
remembered: and such, surely, would
have been his wish, If he might have
been permitted to choose.
Evening star., 1938-08-23
Francois Answer.

REJECTION by Generalissimo Francisco
Franco of the London on-Interyention
Committees plan for proportionate
withdrawal Of volunteers from Spain
sets back two years the attempt to give
the civil war back to the Spaniards and
indefinitely postpones the operation of
the Anglo-1talian Easter pact, of which
the sine qua non was the settlement of
the Spanish war issue.
Indeed, it is probable that the attempt
to make non-intervention effective in
Spain will be far more difficult now than
1t was in September, 1886, when the
committee was first formed with twenty
seven nations participating, for behind
1t now is record of consistent failure
to obtain the acquiescence of Germany
and Italy to withdrawal from General
Frances cause. Entirely new bases
would have to be found for any further
endeavors.
Any hope of yet obtaining agreement
for withdrawal of the foreign troops
must rest upon the questionable willing
ness of Great Britain and France to
accede to the insurgent leaders counter
proposal that equal numbers be recalled
from both sides. which while depriving
the Loyalists of all their foreign assist
ance would scarcely make dent In the
rebels foreign forces. Belligerent rights,
of course, would have to be granted i'm
mediately.
General Franco holds out bait for
them to do so-offers of two guaranteed
neutral ports for non-Spanish shipping,
and OF cooperation in defining and lim-
iting "as far as may be practicable the
conception of military objectives in re-
lation to aerial bombardments." This
means that General Franco would per-
NIT neutrals to use two Loyalist ports
without fear Of attack by rebel planes
and that he would place narrow in
depreciation upon military objectives"
in order to avoid needless bombardment
VI C1flldAlS
The British government has already
unequivocally rejected the insurgent pro-
posal Of neutral ports as we'll as the
principle Of equal Withdrawals. 1t is
anxious, of course, to obtain an under
taking by General Franco not to bomb
defenseless civilians, but his proposal in
this respect is close guarded in its
wording. 1t is not fiat assurance not
to bomb defenseless civilians, but a
promise of cooperation" to define and
limit "the conception Of military OBJ
jectives in relation to aerial lombard
ments"
General Frances rejection will GER
tainly stimulate demands in France for
reopening Of the Pyrenees frontier to
arms and war materials for the repub-
lican government, and it is not unlikely
that the Paris government may feel it.
self compelled to make some move in
this direction to appease public opinion.
The best than can be hoped for in the
next few weeks is that Italy will not re-
inforce her legions in Spain with new
troop contingents. Germany, with her
attention centered on Czechoslovakia, is
not likely to pour additional resources
into frances cause. Mussolini cannot
be expected, however, to stand by and
watch the Loyalists check the forces of
General Franco on every 'front.' If it
becomes a question of the tide of war
turning against the rebels new large
troop movements may be expected from
Italy.
Evening star., 1938-08-23
Shooting Stars.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.
Hope.

Hope.
There is no sense in saying
That this world is going bad;
There is no sense in playing
Minor tunes and singing sad.
For as long as rain keeps dropping
And the sun makes out to shine
There won't be any stopping
Fruit from growing on the vine.
There are blossoms in the May day
And there's ripeness in the fall,
And the pleasure of the play day
Is worth earning after all.
And there can't be much the matter,
For a world is hard to beat
Where the possums all grow fatter
And the melons mighty sweet.
Evening star., 1938-08-23
Emergency Council Report
Found Misleading.


THE report of the National Emer-
gency Council on Economic Condi-
tions in the South presents discourage
ing picture of conditions in that section,
but leaves unanswered many questions
that arise in the readers mind regarding
the important matters OF cause and
remedy. The report dwells upon the
existence of poverty, i'll health and illit-
eracy in a territory Of great natural
wealth and healthful climate, and It's
only suggestion as to cause Of the de-
plorable situation is the existence OF a
freight-rate "differential," also referred
10 as "man-made barrier" whereby the
Southern shipper is at great disad-
vantage in comparison with his Northern
competitor.
Assuming that the people of the North
are on the average better on than the
people of the South. there are i'm
portant reasons having no relation to
freight rates to account for the differ
ence. They existed before the railroads
were constructed. Higher railroad rates
in the South are an effect OF these cir
cumstances. That rates In regions OF
low traffic density may properly be high
er than in regions OF high tranc density
is a general principle so we'll established
as to need no discussion here. 1t should
occasion no surprise that shippers in the
South are at a disadvantage in reaching
the important consuming centerS OF the
North. The railroads are not charged
with the duty OF preserving the economic
balance of the sections they traverse,
particularly where the sections are
served by different lines. Their position
is not like that of the Government,
which carries first-class mail in carloads
between New York and Chicago at the
same rate per ounce as it charges for
delivering q single sack in Nevada, the
profit from the one service going to de-
fray the loss from the other.
The foregoing deals with elementary
facts and principles. but their state
ment seems warranted. 1t is not as
sumed that the present rate adjustment
as between the North and South is cor
rect and requires no modification. The
nature and extent of a modification, If
one be required, presents questions OF
very great difficulty. not to be approach
ed by an unskilled and inexperienced
mind or upon an inadequate foundation
of facts. A case involving these ques-
tions is now pending before the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, and this
circumstance unavoidably suggests an
impropriety in the issuance of the mis-
leading report of the National Emer-
gency Council at this time.
c. v. BURNSIDE.
Evening star., 1938-08-23
Presidents Pledge
tn Canada

To Canada.
To the Editor Of The Star:
IT WAS very neighborly for Mr.. Roose-
welt to pledge aid to Canada in the
event Of invasion. AS one who served
at tender age in the Canadian E. F.
during the war before transfer to the
United States Army, I hope this COM
ment is not taken as carping criticism.
But his pledge also contained q touch
Of the ludicrous. The nation OF soft
living, with its push-button civilization,
telling it to the nation where q pioneer
spirit is still vitality active. Oh. don't
doubt the power that may dwell in force
Of numbers, but it's like Little Lord
Fauntleroy telling the Maple Leaf
Bombardier: Il won't see harm come to
you. my good fellow. while an ounce OF
blue blood beats In my veins"
But also can you imagine any possible
invader bent on conquest Of Canada
whose intentions against the United
States might be pacificf
What puzzles mo Ia the source Of the
authority whereby Or, Roosevelt pledges
i7s 900 900 Americans-their blood and
treasure without previous consultation
q their vsAhss, We have heard the
eusopeaa dietAtsrs pull this hind u
Evening star., 1938-08-23
Infectious TOtalitarianism.

More effective illustration of the in
fectious nature of dictatorship and
totalitarianism could scarcely be given
than the manner in which France has
been forced to follow Germany and
Italy in the breakdown of labor stand
ards built up at such cost to workers
Abandonment of the 4O-hour week in
practice, If not in principle, under de-
cree powers granted to the ministry of
Premier Edouard Daladier definitely null
lifies a portion of the achievements of
the Popular Front, which was created
in France two and half years ago and
which forced passage of the 40-hour
week law on June 81. 1896. BY May,
1887, 1t was estimated that the provisions
Of the law had been applied to "a per
cent of French workers.
Whether or not the government will
be able to survive this attack on one of
the basic tenets in the Popular Front
program depends upon how deeply la
Dor resents it and how imminent it be-
lieves to be the dangers of which
Premier Daladier spoke.
His excuse was that in the face of in
tense economic and military activity in
other European countries the 4o-hour
week law prevents France from erecting
adequate defenses against foreign men,
ace. France also must make herself
secure economically, he added, to pre-
vent the necessity for new devaluation
Of the franc, and the consequent loss Of
the friendship of Great Britain and the
United States.
Premier Daladier's words echo the
philosophy of Hitler and Mussolini: ::
"Warlike conditions and international
differences are the predominating con-
Germ Of peoples at the present moment.
Wars are raging in Spain and the Far
East. In Central Europe great nations
are going over and testing their forces.
For their soldiers and reservists there Is
no real limit for the duration Of their
services. Nearly every country in the
world Is engaged in intense activity.
These facts constitute warning to
France" France must therefore jettison
the progress 1t has made toward the
more abundant life and, like Germany
and Italy, force more and more from its
workers.
The essence Of the necessity under
which France is placed to abandon the
40-hour week is summed up in the
premer's conclusion that hours of work
must be increased to meet competition
OF other countries in which no limit is
set on industrial activity.
1t is this competitive relationship be-
tween all nations which draws demo-
cratic countries against their will into
the totalitarian orbit. As long as a
single country can by harnessing the
individual to the state obtain a COM
petitive advantage, either economic
or military, over its neighbors and as
sociate nations, the latter will in time be
forced to yield to the necessity of doing
so, Also or lose out in the competition
for security and economic well-being.
1t is this clear relationship between
all countries which makes it impossible
for any one of them to ignore conditions
In all the others. Thus the impressment
of labor in Germany becomes matter
not only of interest to France but to
Great Britain and the United States as
well.
Evening star., 1938-08-23
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Evening star., 1938-08-23

Communists who adhere to the idea
that they are persons of most brilliant
intellectual attainments may have in
tended only to allow it to be inferred
that any American woman they salute
as a political sister is the recipient of
compliment.
Evening star., 1938-08-23

thing yes. But We wish his utterances
had been more discreet and guarded and
diplomatic, though his thoughts may be
exactly our own, for the rough, tough
foreign boys know our military limita-
tions and impotence.
We sort of expect this kind of thing
from dictators. Or should we revise our
beliefs and in proper contrast start call
ing them Premier Stain, President Hit
Ter and President Mussolini.
E. BARR.
Evening star., 1938-08-23
Twenty Years Ago
The World Var Day by Day
August 23. 1918.

This day the British renewed the
ferocity of their attack. With no pre-
hminary bompardment. they sent over
more than 100 tanks along 30-mile
front. Thiepval was taken. and patrols
entered Croisilles. Karlsruhe. Germany.
was bombed
This brought the British 10 within half
n mile OF the railroad junction In Ba-
paume The total number oi prisoners
taken by the allies on the Western front
sapcs july 10 was between 10000 and
iiA.ooa
Evening star., 1938-08-23
Confession,

You seem to take delight in ad-
versely criticizing shakespeares plays"
Perhaps there is little personal feel
ing in my attitude" admitted Senator
Sorghum. "You see it is very annoying
to find that man has taken advantage
OF mere accidental priority OF birth
to say so many clever things before I
had chance to think of them"
Evening star., 1938-08-23

Medicine is assuming a status in poll
tics which may revive the ancient clini-
cal query as to whether a purge is to be
considered a necessary operation even
when accompanied by extraordinary
pain.
Evening star., 1938-08-23
Preparedness.

From the Troy IN. " Record.
We wish to give thought now for all
magazine artists, working on Christmas
magazine covers, and for city fathers
who are toiling in the August heat on
snow removal plans.
Evening star., 1938-08-23

What he considers terrorism may be
discovered by Senator Tydings, but he
manages to avoid contributing to the
effect by appearing to be somebody who
is personally scared.
Evening star., 1938-08-23

The docility of our youth impresses it.
self when a cabinet officer succeeds in
having himself photographed in the act
of guiding a watermelon section to juve-
nile consumption. 1t is mistake to
assume that our youth is abnormally
impetuous.
Evening star., 1938-08-23
International Dentistry.

From the LeaVenWOrth Times.
America sends 100000 false teeth
to Europe yearly. If the latter could
only use some of them to put teeth in
international contracts, things might be-
come more settled abroad.
Evening star., 1938-08-23
Cautious.

THAT financier says he would never
take anything to which he did not con-
slider himself entitled"
NO. answered Miss Cayenne, "but in
such matters he invariably relies on the
advice Of the shrewdest lawyer he can
find"
Evening star., 1938-08-23

Mexico complains of being unable to
pay for appropriated British and Ameri-
can oil lands. The nation as we'll as the
individual finds that embarrassments
arise as attention is given intelligently
to inevitable tendencies of price.
Evening star., 1938-08-23

Every now and then, political speak
er conveys the impression that he re-
CARDS few Of the strictly "old deal"
epithets as applying to the immediate
occasion.
Evening star., 1938-08-23
No Escape.

He gave an Interview and what he said
Was twisted in manner most capri
cious;
When he refused to talk, it merely led
To statements that his silence was sus-
picious.
Evening star., 1938-08-23
Back Number.

The popular song when 1t has begun
Its brief but surprising career.
Is persistently shouted TIL soon It Is one
That nobodys willing to hear.
Evening star., 1938-08-23
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the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to IT or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rights OF publication of special dispatches
herein also reserved.
Evening star., 1938-08-23
AGED.

From the Grand Island Independent.
A dispatch says that sanctions are
5000 years old This may account for
their being so feeble.
Evening star., 1938-08-23

This world" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, was made for all manner of
men. Those that want to enjoy them
selves have plenty of opportunity and
those that want to complain have plenty
of excuse"
Evening star., 1938-08-23
Pioneer.

From the Indianapolis Star.
A man who really started something Is
dead. He wrote the first American
moon" song.
Evening star., 1938-08-23

DE principal objection TO mos mules, "
said Uncle reen "ls Dc way dey sits OBJ
s'lna'e an kicks An I, might also he
mentioned do, date Do principal eb,ss.
tion y NOS human folka."
Evening star., 1938-08-23
Letters to The Star

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the name and address of the Driter,
although the use OF pseudonyn for
publication is permissible. Please be
brief!
Evening star., 1938-08-23

A reader can get the ansuer to am
question OF fact BY ,wittno The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Frederic
J. Hdsksn, director, Washington. D. C.
Please tnclcse stamp for reply.
Evening star., 1938-08-23

9. Are there any egg g-laying mammals?
w. j.
A. The spiny anteater or echidna and
the duckbill are the only egg-laying
mammals.
Evening star., 1938-08-23

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@. Who invented the robot pitcher7-
E. H.
A. 1t Is the invention OF Byron Moser,
banker Of st. Louis, and delivers four
balls minute. The speed and height
of the ball can be regulated by the
player.
Evening star., 1938-08-23

@. Is 1t dangerous to color pickles
green by heating them with vinegar in
a copper vessel?-S. J. w.
A. Experiments have shown that In
this treatment copper acetate is formed,
and that the pickles take up very appre-
ciable quantities Of it. Copper acetate is
poisonous.
Evening star., 1938-08-23

@. How long have trains had whistles?
e. S.
A. The first locomotive whistle was
installed in England in 1888.
Evening star., 1938-08-23
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bilious Japanese government, the
action taken by Chinese subjects in
the United States is worthy of
notice and highest commentator.
More than 100000 has been
raised here by Chinese residents
and sent to the aid of the mother
country. Just about every China
man in America has made his con-
tribution and will give more as the
need continues. No time has been
wasted in useless recriminations.
No shifting of responsibility. Or
ganized efforts to enable every sub
ject of the Chinese empire to CO.
operate in the most effective way
were instituted with the result as
stated above.
1t offers fine evidence of how a
minority and more or less helpless
group, by conserving what re-
sources it can command, may not
only lend effective aid but may
secure as well the high regard OF
the world at large.
Our own group might well adopt
the sensible and logical action OF
the Chinese in behalf of our own
problems.
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Other Editors Opinions
We Want No War

American history will show that the Negro
of the which this country has been involved will
that Negroes have stood by consistently than
factor the dums the
Bravery of the American Negro definitely
established spite of the fact that the history books the
periodically delete their hersm Despite the all
branches of military naval service Negroes have always
the first to volunteer when the call for enomens
made. .:"r. II 'ttiII IA
because have ourselves that
the stand that WE WANT NO WAR!
past States Japan at
others Threats the sinking gunboat
Chinese waters We don't question the right of the United States
vessel be there question
alarmed when trespang
already designated the theatre of SnoJapanese
embrogio.
If know neghbors fighting go
hurt shouldn't
trying stop the fight another might have taken of the
matter.
Patriotism virtue, foolhardness
many walking this country pain
ced to another
American people will tolerate another will
still and allow diplomats
ship that makes appear the aggrieved party
WANT WARE cry every for good
country the credo anything
remind devoe of their religious duty employ the principles of
peace-From the Philadelphia Independent
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and relax with the expectancy of
that most magic time of the whole
year-"Christmas." Of course, the
Yuletide season is over, but we can
hold on to the spirit of Good Will
Toward Men.
A few of last years patients are
still being treated in the hospitals.
Our New Years baby has been
taken home by his proud parents.
They are the William Robinsons of
2433 Fifth Ave. S., Minneapolis.
Little Vernon Gardner, who has
become quite a favorite with the
nurses, is improving. Our male pa
tients are: Wesley Haynes, Earl
Stark, Albert Jackson, and William
Seymour. On the female stations
are: Alice Wiley, Joetta Smith,
Evelyn Allen, Katie Stone, and
Fannie Jackson.
Roy Smith is our new patient in
Veterans Hospital.
In 1888 do not make the mistake
of neglecting the sick and ailing,
my friends.
DOROTHY W. WILSON
Director.
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A Credit to the Twin Cities

The financial statement of the Associated
issued its annual meeting Monday night Minneapolis
this pioneer effort its months highly
successful.
Working quietly without
has steadily during the ten months of 1887 until
has membership of 1876 Total the
$634S fund of 1888
has made 55 loans amounting to $4 and the careful
the union has resulted in during
of the unions operation.
The of this civic endavor plenty proof
is much good which be accomplished any community
the population economic circumstances if there willing
with their nghb pooling money energy
and In doing those things that should be done.
The proof the doing the trying
OF after being disappointed
fully saying Never again. Those of who opmscy that
success only after nnumerabe trials when
victory comes it is sweet we'll
In the membership of the credit
many who have attempted before help launch
lzaon community benefit failing
enough try again. and they have something
the Associated Negro Credit Union Cities
and it's
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