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Evening star., 1938-04-27
The Czechoslovak Crisis
Germany Demands Amount to Asking State to Dissolve
in Interest of National Mnorities.

I understand that In the Alpine
provinces of Italy, Germans are openly
crying, Hell, Hitler!" in the streets.
The Czech situation is really des-
perate. Germany hopes to disinte-
CRATE Czechoslovakia without an armed
attack.
Four Ways to Ruin.
There are four ways in which
Germany can ruin Czechoslovakia.
First; by the present method of Great
ing internal unrest, to the point of
chaos.
Second to bring Hungary COM
pletely into the German orbit and
thus isolate Czechoslovakia on three
sides with the possible collaboration
of a fourth, Poland, leaving her only
a narrow outlet in Rumania A frontier
of only 125 miles. Germany can bring
tremendous economic pressure on
Hungary since the annexation of
Austria, for now rs per cent of Hun
garian exports go to Germany and
in the trade treaty negotiations now
going on, Hungary is being told that
this market can be increased in re-
turn for more plable political policies.
Third: Germany can bring direct
economic pressure on Czechoslo-
vakia most of whose exports and
imports come in via Hamburg, and
are transported along the Elbe
River. Hitler has already nationalized
the Elbe, which was formerly inter-
nationaliZed and has nationalized the
Danube as far as it crosses German
territory
OF course. this kind of trade war
with Czechoslovakia would hurt Ger
many too, but Central Europe today
is moved by political, not economic
considerations.
Czechs May Fight.
Certainly. it would seem that Ger
many would prefer to exhaust these
possibilities before making the fourth
choice-a direct military attack, That
would be dangerous, because the
Czechs may fight.
3AhAo tilC oclHidi. al lily IL dlldlO
of the Russian Army Despite all
the purges that have been going on
in Russia, the German Army is con-
vlnced that the Russian fighting forces
are excellently trained and equipped
and are really serious factor to be
reckoned with.
The continued creation of internal
unrest may. of course, bring on mill
tary invasion. The Germans can
maneuver themselves politically into
situation where they will have to
back up what they are doing by
force. If the German ninorities prove
utterly unreasonable and their agita-
ton brings about an incident in which
few Germans are killed it will be
very hard for the Germans in the
atmosphere they have created not to
go in, and If this agitation should
produce major massacre of Germans.
then, of course, Germany will appeal
to the conscience of the world"
The cool-headedness of the Czech
government must excite great ad-
miration. 1t is certainly forced to
make every possible concession.
But the demands now being made
are nothing more or less than an
invitation to suicide.
(Copyrieht. 1898. New York Tribune. Inc y
Evening star., 1938-04-27

advanced and formulated by agrono-
mists for the last 10 or Is years. Scada
was its New Deal equivalent-soil con-
serVation and allotment. set up after
the Supreme Court had ended the
A. A. A. Chemurgy seems to be rang
ing farther into popular comprehen-
sion and interest than scada, although
the latter is shorter and hence better
headline word.
Mr.. Taber, consultant 10 five
Presidents, considered by President
Coolidge for Secretary Of Agricul-
ture, has in the past offered almost
everything but chemurgy for the
aid of the farmers-tariffs, re-
search. commissions. cooperative
agreements, organization and what
not
Prohibition was the only cause whicG
ever lured him from his fight for t.
farmers. He hated the demon rum
worse than he hated cinch bugs.
Il am paralyzed!" he said when he
heard that women drank gin.
There are hints from abroad that
stubby little Gen. Marie Gustave
Gamelin, chief of the French arn1ys
general staff, does not want to get too
chubby with Germany, and that he
will be an important consultant when
the four-poWer pact becomes an issue
He SPEAKS rarely and then he is apt
to murrur. Let us not forget that We
are FTenchmen." In Paris he confers
with Leslie Hore-Belisha, British war
secretary, who also has shown re.
straint in Germanic fervor.
He has been an officer for As
years, elevated to the supreme com.
msnd of the army, concentrated
under one head for the first time.
in January, 1885 He was major
Of the Blue Devils" the Alpine
Chausseurs in the World War and
an aide to Papa Joffre. There are
six rows Of medals across his tunic,
won in battles on four continents.
He has reorganized the army BY
the methods of sound business organ
ization, in which he is a firm believer.
Evening star., 1938-04-27
LAYMEN'S MISSIONARY
OBSERVANCE PLANNED
Speakers Are Designated for
Sunday Exercises Next
Fall-Leaders Named.

Plans for promoting interdenomina-
tional interest for COMMUNICATIVE
observance of the Laymen's Missionary
Movement were discussed yesterday at
meeting of the local committee of the
National Laymens Missionary Move
ment. Walter N. Lawton, committee
chairman. presided.
Capt. Dudley N. Carpenter, G. Nara
more and Malcolm D. Lamborne, sr.,
were designated to procure prominent
lay speakers for the special observance
Sunday, November 10.
Appointed lvcal vice chairmen of
their respective denominations were:
Preston Campbell, Brethren; Martin
A. McGrory, Evangelical Lutheran
Church Of the Atonement; Merritt l..
Smith. Chevy Chase Presbyterian: o.
o. Thomen, Douglas Memorial Meth
odist Episcopal; John Patterson, CAL
vary Baptist; Mr.. Naramore. Wallace
Memorial United Presbyterian; Mr..
Lamborne, Methodist Protestant, and
Capt. Carpenter. Washington Cathe-
dral
Evening star., 1938-04-27

AS far be asceraned
nor Hodza in the mood of accepting these
Hasty preparations being throughout country
defen
rapidly strengthened with arplane
the figures by placing
the number of bomb
at 30Oare exaggerated there that
getting ready
orm frstl defense
Czechsoovakia
been a
highly
facture OF all
scripton the finest the
Benes and Hodza believe
In the meantime, strenuous efforts being
and London MuSolni from He
propa-
appreciate
heir the Italian throne
looking face the Tyrolans.
of these alleged
inhabited by Germans alegedy
Shuschnggs confidential reported
of London labor
obtained of that memorandum thing
nbera-handed
publication Whether Schuschngg
sufficient
friend Musson unlikely
world, and queer things happen
Evening star., 1938-04-27

Uish to take this most conspic-
nous place in my column to csrrect
an unfortunate error in the last one.
spoke OF "the late" John w.
Wheeler Bennett Mr.. Wheeler Ben
nett is happily Dery much aliDe and
neW book from his brilliant pen
Is to be published merit jail in this
country by William MorroW. 1t ,Uill
be called "The Forgotten Peace"
and WiH deal Nth the treaty OF
Brest-LitoDsk, and I understand
WtH also trace the direct connection
between the Ludendor1 policy OF
1918 and the Nasi policy OF 1898.
.HE demands which Konrad
IIenlein, leader of the German
minority in Czechoslovakia
Il has made of the Czech gov
ernment are absolutely incompat tible
with the sovereignty of that state
They amount to asking a state tc
dissolve itself in the interests of dis
Evening star., 1938-04-27

parate natlOnal
minorities. They
have nothing to
do with decent
t I e a t m e n t of
racial minorities.
The Czech gov
ernment is pre-
pared to meet all
demands that are
compatible with
the sovereignty
of the state, is
willing to grant
equality to Ger
mans, to appoint
German officials
Evening star., 1938-04-27

Louis j. Taber,
master Of the Ma
tional Grange,
advances a che
murgic plan to
e n d unemploy-
ment and make
land productive.
1t is an elabora- =
ton of Henry
Ford's ideas for
the utilization Of
waste products Of
the farm, in the
manufacture of
pants, pc p e r,
varnishes, plas-
tics fats starchec
Evening star., 1938-04-27
Business Has
Reasons to
Doubt
Roosevelt Cooperation
Insists on Surrender
on Economics.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

A @ A N American business,
~ through some of its leaders,
~ has spoken the oft-used words,
a Incorporation between gov
eminent and business" and again the
country is expected to believe that
some sort of improvement has been
developed in the relations between
Evening star., 1938-04-27

specific Endorsement of its meas
ures. Like other. business men, Mr..
Johnson was little leary of
buttering the White House.
Nevertheless the meeting at the
Mayfower was a significant one.
The demand for a detailed indorse-
ment OF the White House program
indicated how fearful the best minds
IN the administration now are of
another shellacking on the hill.
Evening star., 1938-04-27

President Roose-
welt and business
men Of prom l.
nence in the Ma
tons e co nomic
activities.
Back of the is
& u a n c e of the
statement was a
desire on the part
of the adminis-
tration to get. for
? y c h o ! o gical
reasons, a n i n
dorsement of its
efforts to restore
normal b u siness
conditions. T he
Evening star., 1938-04-27

At the moment, the opposition
Senators are searching for an ear
marking formula much in the
frantic, haphazard manner of chill
dren playing button, button, who's
got the button?" The shout of
pork barrel is too much feared
to permit ear-marking by projects,
and all formulas thus far devised
for ear-marking by classes of pro-
jects are either too vague or too OBJ
jectionable to some powerful group.
Evening star., 1938-04-27

anu CIVIL servants
to all Offices in the German areas; to
grant self government to these areas.
But 1t cannot grant what Henlein
dares to demand. namely, complete
autonomy, and recognition of the right
OF the Germans to express in govern
mental forms the Nazi theology. For
that would amount to permitting a
Fuehrer state to be set up inside a
democratic state-a Fuehrer state.
moreover, which would take its orders
from Germany.
1t is as impossible for Czechoslo-
vakia to do this as it would be for the
United States of America to permit
q Nazi state to be set up in Wisconsin.
or a Negro Fascist state to be set up
in Mississippi.
Take Orders From Germany.
That these minority groups in all
countries take their orders directly
from Germany and are in the service
OF Germany is now certain. This
mornings S papers announce that not
an Austrian Nazi, but Joseph Buerickel,
German Nazl from the Saar. has
been made governor of the newly-an-
neXed German province.
Furthermore-and it is high time
the United States woke up to this fact
every single person of German citi-
zenShlp is or will shortly be cataloguei
by the German Embassy in the coun-
try in which he is a resident and is or
WILL be under the direct orders of the
German Embassy or Legation in the
country where he lives.
konrad Henlein's demands that
Czechoslovakia renounce its protec-
tive alliances with France and Russia
are from any point of view unaccept-
| aole. 1t means that % per cent of
the population are attempting to die
tate foreign policy for the other rs
per cent.
True, 1t is unfortunate for the moral
presetige of Czechoslovakia that the
Czech majority in the past has not
treated the German and other minori-
ties as we'll as they should have and
that the very wide concessions that
they are now prepared to make should
have been forced on them.
Austria Is an Illustration.
But there is not the slightest reason
to think that the Nazis would have
acted differently had the German mi
norities been given from the beginning
everything that they could legiti-
mately demand. We now have the case
OF Austria as an illustration, where
there could be no charge of persecut-
ing Germans, where more than 10000
Nazis, guilty of open rebellion and
sedition. were amnestied after July
1886; where solemnly given agree
ment between Austrian and German
governments was scrupulously oh
served by the Austrians: where a gen.
tleman's agreement existed between
the chiefs of staff of the German and
Austrian armies, and nevertheless the
Germans invaded and annexed Aus
tria.
Keeps Quiet About Poland.
Since German interests for the time
being lie in an understanding with
Poland Germany keeps very quiet re.
garding the fate of her minorities
there. Henlein is asking for repara.
tions for all the injustices done tt
Germans in Czechoslovakia since 1918
But no one is suggesting that POLAND
make reparations for the far greater
| iySty watt la0x
Evening star., 1938-04-27
This Changing World
Henein, Under Hitlers Direction Builds Another
Fire Under Europe.
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.


TIME mounting Central Southeastern
The myopc former teacher, Konrad
became front throughout the He
received orders from Hitler the boiling
And Henlein did a good Job
In order to the Hodza what
portions kia
the amevith difference
OF the Czecholovaka In their claims,
Evening star., 1938-04-27


25 pounds
played
Whelmina
her
Apparently Prince, to
Juiana
demonstrations a boating
brother Aschwin, o. the
Evening star., 1938-04-27

Prince-Consort Bernhard, hus-
band of Princess Juliana, the heir
ess to the Netherlands throne, ap-
parently is in disgrace. He has
had rumpus with his mother
in-laW. who does not approve Of
his modernistic manners and ac-
cuses him of corrupting her daugh-
ter. 1t was bad enough that in
stead Of sticking to the traditional
plumpness of the royal family. the
young Princess. while engaged.
Evening star., 1938-04-27

THE opinions OF the 1uriters this page their on not
~, nsce$saray TIE Stars Such opinions presented
Ihe Stars EFFORT to gpe all sides OF questions interest its
readers although such opinions may be contradictory amono
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1938-04-27
The Capital Parade
Administration Seeks Business Support of Spending
as Senate Group Maps Fight on Plan.

ROBERT
Robert
NJ La Toilette, foregathered quietly at the
~ Mayfower Hotel with Robert
large drug firm of Johnson a Deaish
publisher Toilette
defender the
and the other to be
The object Of the meeting
drug manufacturer Endorsement
program from business friendly to the New
Although the kindly
but noncommita Commissioner
John W. Hanes. anything to
Evening star., 1938-04-27

Henlein has finally brought the
whole cat out Of the bag. He says
that Czechsolovakia is a misnomer,
that it ought to be federation of
republics closely identified with the
Reich. He has gone so far as to
demand that the country's foreign
policies should be framed in ac-
cordance with Berlins wishes; that
is to say, just a platonic friendship
toward France-of the Berlin
brand-and abandonment of the
Evening star., 1938-04-27
Headline Folk
and What
They Do
Taber Is Advocate of
Chemurgic Plan .
for Job Aid.
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.

NX yHEN big, black headlines
wv outrun the dictionary. it is
swiftly changing world
Chemurgic, wearing no
quotation earmuffs, as modest new
words are won't to do, ventures right
out into the news, but not from the
dictionary. Webster doesn't list 1t.
Evening star., 1938-02-05
RESALE PRICE LAW
REPEAL is SOUGHT
Senator King and Celler Are Spon-
soring Measure to Kill Miller.
Tydings Act.

A move has been launched at the
Capitol to seek repeal of the Miller
Tydings resale price maintenance law,
which was enacted last summer as
rider on the District tax bill. Sena-
tor King, Democrat, of Utah and
Representative Celler, Democrat, of
New York are sponsoring the repeal
measure
Senator King vigorously opposed the
Senate's action in tying this ma
tional measure to the local tax bill
last August. In joint statement
yesterday Senator King and Repre-
sentative Celler declared President
Roosevelt signed it only because with
holding his signature would have
meant failure to provide badly needed
revenues for the District. They quot
ed the President as having said at
that time that he had distinct hesi-
tation in approving the rider, which
weakens the antitrust laws"
The measure is intended to give
Federal sanction to State laws that
permit contracts between manufac-
turers and distributors fixing the
minimum resale price for commodi-
ties.
Senator King and Representative
Celler said the Federal Trade Com
mission indicated its disapproval OF
the Miller-Tydings measure in a re-
port to the President. They also de-
clared that three leading national
farm organizations and a number OF
women's organizations recently have
gone on record for repeal Of the law
Evening star., 1938-02-05
BALMY WEATHER
IS FORECAST HERE
Rain Tomorrow Afternoon or
Night, However, May End
Mild SPELL,

Balmy weather tonight and tomor-
row, probably followed by rain tomor-
row afternoon or night, was forecast
for the District by the Weather Bureau
today.
After recording spring-like max
imum temperature Of 56 degrees yes
terday afternoon, the mercury dipped
to 80 at $3.50 am. today. 1t had
climbed to SO by 10 am, as compared
to so At the same time yesterday.
The forecast called for partly cloudy
and slightly warmer weather tonight,
with a minimum temperature of about
SO degrees. Tomorrow will be cloudy
and warmer preceding the expected
rain.
President Roosevelt was among those
lured out Of doors by the spring like
weather yesterday. He went for a
brief automobile ride with Secretary
of State Hull after Cabinet meeting
late in the afternoon.
Evening star., 1938-02-05
MRS. DANA BEERS DIES:
WAS WIFE OF BROKER
Native of Illinois Lived Here 12
Years-Funeral Services
Listed Monday.

Mrs. Stella G. Beers, wife of Dana
N. Beers, president Of Edgerton g.
Beers, Inc, brokerage firm, died yes
terday at her home, 1921 Iowa ave-
nue. NV, after a long illness.
A native Of Illinois, Mrs. Beers had
been a Washington resident about
IL years. Besides her husband, she
leaves four sons, Davis NJ, Richard
W.. Willard E. and John H. Beers;
a daughter, Miss Alice Virginia Beers,
and mother, Mrs. Ida Alice Davis. all
OF this city, and a brother, Clinton A.
Davis, Santa Monica, Calf
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. Monday in the Tabler Funeral
Home, 4217 Ninth street NV. Burial
will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1938-02-05

the first precinct for investigation.
Police were told the driver did not
stop until cornered at Union Station
by two taxicab drivers who had seen
the accident. The taxi operators,
William F. Meyers, Alb Seventh street
Sc, and Louis Clase. 419 Twenty
third place NE, held Mr.. Taylor un-
til police arrived
Mr. Partin, Library of Congress
employe, was taken to Casualty Hos
pital, where his condition was reported
good today.
Meanwhile, former Senator Thomas
P. Goresof Oklahoma and Mrs. Gore,
who were injured seriously yesterday
when their automobile collided with a
District Refuse Department truck.
were reported to have spent fairly
comfortable" night at Emergency Hos
pital. Physicians planned x-ray ex-
amlnatlons today to determine full
extent Of their injuries.
Forest Hamy. 50. colored, 1921 First
street NV, suffered a fractured leg
last night when struck by an auto
mobile in the 1900 block of North
Capitol street. He was treated at
Casualty Hospital Police said Rich
ard Payne, 3S, of 43l 1ngraham street
NV, was driving the car involved.
Wilton Lewis. 25, of 513 Eleventh
street Sc. was injured seriously yes
terday when load of corrugated iron,
with which he was riding in the rear
OF a truck, shifted and pinned him to
the floor of the truck as the vehicle
turned from Chicago street into Shan
non place Sc. He was treated at
Casualty for conclusion and possible
fractured pelvis and hips.
Evening star., 1938-02-05
TIPS REFLECTED
IN WAGE MINIMUM
F0RRESTAURANTS
Member of Board Reveals
Trend of Discussion on
Women's Pay.
GROUP BEING DIVIDED
INTO Three CLASSES
Base Compensation Probably to
Start at $13 to $16.50
Week.

Tips will not be counted as part of
the basic wage limit to be fixed for
employees of restaurants, hotels and
boarding houses. but will be "re-
fected" in the scale fixed for watt
reSses, a member of the District Min
1mum Wage Board said today.
Unofficial reports were that grad
uated scale would be adopted for three
different classes of employees in food
serving establishments, with a top of
$3.50 week and with low of some
thing more than $13.
Members of the Restaurant and
Hotel Conference Committee of the
board are said to have voted unani-
mously late yesterday on their I'M
pending decision, but this was subject
to final action Monday, when the re-
port will be drafted and offered fol
signature. The conference will rec
ommend the scale and the other con-
ditions and the Minimum Wage
Board itself will make the decision.
Since the decision has not yet been
formally signed, members of the board
and Conference Committee threw a
veil OF secrecy around the tentative
action yesterday. Mrs. William Kittle
board chairman, said she could
neither confirm nor deny reports
which came unoficially from the Off
cial group, because final action
would have to be taken and because
the matter involved was of a deli
cate" nature.
II informal reports prove correct,
those employees who are in a position
to receive tips for service will be given
a lesser basic wage than some of the
other workers on the ground that tips
are not to be counted as part of
their minimum wage.
Evening star., 1938-02-05
MILK PRICE BILL
FIGHT FORESEEN
Northern Virginia Delegates
Present Measure to Curb
Powers of Commission.

Srtclal Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 5.-A fight
to wrest its broad price-fixing powers
from the State Milk Commission, pre-
cipitated by bitter resentment in
Northern Virginia against increases in
retail prices in that section is under
way in the General Assembly.
Before the House today was a meas
ure which would prevent the commits
sion from establishing the distributor
to-consumer price of milk and one of
the hottest floor fights of the current
session is expected to ensue when the
bill comes back from committee. 1t
would not affect wholesale prices.
Price Held Too High.
Delegates William D. Medley Of
Arlington County, Maurice D. Rosen-
berg of Alexandria City, Francis Pic
kens Miller of Fairfax County, Frank
p Moncure of Stafford County and
John B. Boatwright of Buckingham
County introduced the bill yesterday
afternoon.
Delegate Moncure said the proposal
is designed to bring down the retail
price of milk, particularly in the
Arlington-Alexandria market area.
The people in Northern Virginia
don't want the commission to fix the
retail price of milk" he said. They've
got it too high now"
Resorted to Courts.
He pointed out that the State has
had to resort to the courts to enforce
the regulations in Northern Virginia.
explaining that milk prices we're raised
by the commission although many
dairies in that section declare they
could sell milk cheaper than the CAM
MISSIONS price and would like to do so.
Recently, the commission obtained
injunctions against several dairies in
Arlington County and the District of
Columbia to restrain them from SELL
Ing milk retail at prices below the es-
tablished 14-cents-per-quart figure.
The new bill simply would remove
from the State Milk Control Act the
authority for the commission to set
retail prices.
Evening star., 1938-02-05
Lampshade Hat
Fails to Dra,o
attention, Here

Washingtonians apparently are be-
yond the point Of being shocked at
anything women may use for . hat,
for nobody seemed to notice q girl
walking along downtown streets with
q lampshade on her head yesterday.
The lampshade, decorated with .
few paper flowers and tied with .
shoestring running under her chin.
was worn by Gloria Day, = dancer
appearing at the Earle Theater. to
settle bet with the Readiger Twins.
Miss Day contended styles in
womens' hats have become so far
fetched that q woman can put most
anything on her head and wear it as
q hat without attracting attention.
She woG the bet.