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The Washington times., 1938-01-29

those of one of the poorest coun-
tries on earth and the three
richest.
These three nations are the
only political units on earth
each Of which could be entirely
self-sustaining if necessary.
Japan's dependence upon the
outside world is greater than
that of any Of the seven great
powers.
She can feed herself. Her
own supplies Of rice, beans and
fish are sufficient. Important
as it is, that is not enough to
carry on q war.
PRODUCES LITTLE OIL
She produces only one-tenth
Of her petroleum requirements.
Two-thirdS of her iron ore must
come from abroad, 40 per cent
Of her copper, and other ma
terials essential for guns, mum.
tionS and transport.
Her foreign trade is a life and
death matter for Japan. More
than one-thi1d of her population
lives from export, chiefly of silk.
One-fifth Of all her industrial
production is exported.
Japan is spending according
to her own budget figures. $50
million yen a month on the war
in China. A prominent jap
arese diplomat in Shanghai
told me they would reckon on
t1ipling that, making it 1850
million yen a month in a war
with Russia. That is roughly
$40O ,000, 900 a month, or $4,80O,-
100000 year for a war with
Russia. If anywhere near COR
rect, this would mean that
Japan would have to route
practically every penny's worth
Of her total national production,
from farm and factory through
her war machine.
RUSSIANS EQUIPPED
In land forces the japanese
could probably throw an initial
100000 men against the Far
Eastern Red army's 1000, 900.
In the air, the Far Eastern Red
army probably has double the
number of planes possessed by
the Japanese forces, or at the
outset 1000 to 1000. The Rus
slams are judged by all observ-
ers the better pilots. They would
have the inestimable advantage
of bombing great Japanese cities,
while the Japanese could only
bomb Soviet air.fields, fortifica-
tions and a few Straggly Sibe-
rian towns.
The Soviet Union has vir.
tually everything she needs for
peace or war within her own
boundaries.
What Japanese really fear is
the possibility that their IRE
sponsible youths in the fighting
forces in China might by a sue
cession of incidents such as the
Panay. bring America or Eng
land to war. Because serious
Japanese strategistS know what
the American public has largely
overlooked, namely, that the
American Navy alone, and much
easier with the British, could
establish a remote blockade
fatal to the Nipponese empire.
It means that the American
Navy could completely cut off
Japan's sea-borne commerce at
a distance of $500 to 5000 miles
and force the Japanese navy to
come out and fight a superior
battlefield in American base
waters, or suffer gradual eco
nomic strangulation of the
Japanese empire.
The Washington times., 1938-01-29

japanese. A Jap sentry selected
this propitious occasion to slap
a United States embassy secre-
tary in the face.
If anything was needed to
furnish impetus for the building
bill in Congress, this would have
been it. However, none was
needed The Panay incident
cleared the congressional way
for nearly any kind of naval
appropriations which the Execu-
tive branch of the Government
believes to be necessary for the
maintenance of United States
diplomatic standing.
THE Navy has not disclosed
J. it's hand as much as the pro-
gram indicates.
For instance, it Is not telling
and will not tell what kind OF
battleships those three new ones
will be. or the eight new cruisers,
or the two new aircraft car
riers. AS a matter of fact, Navy
engineers have been working
on various blueprints in secret
long before expansion was Seri-
ouSly contemplated. These are
supposed to favor larger battle
ships to match the two or three
ships of $4,000 tons carrying
18-inch guns, which Japan is
reported to be making. british
and American admirals are I'm
officially certain the JapS are
building such ships.)
AS for cruisers, the new ones
are apt to be lighter than 10000
tons, probably 20 per cent
lighter. So are the aircraft car.
riers.
The lighter ships will enable
the Navy to defend the extended
coast line conception of our
frontier, including all South
America.
A TABOO topic which is wor-
"A rying the admirals Is the
question of fitting new ships to
the Panama Canal.
The 33,00O-ton airplane car
riers Lexington and Saratoga
can barely squeeze through.
Twice the Saratoga has knocked
down light posts along the edge
Of the locks in passing through.
They can design and have, pri-
vately, a satisfactory battleship
of 10000 to $4,000 tons which
could clear the canal. But that
is the maximum, and it means
designing ships for the canal
instead OF fighting efficiency
against an enemy.
This has brought up the queS-
tion Of widening the canal or
building the Nicaragua canal.
Of the two possibilities the ad-
miralS seem to like the idea of
widening Panama better. Mica
ragua would offer practically a
Sea-level route with only a
couple of locks to guard against
the 16-foot higher Atlantic tides)
and would be more Secure~from
bombing, but there are other
questions. One is sanitation,
which has already been provided
in Panama. Another is the fact
that it would be much easier
and cheaper to widen Panama.
And third it is easier to defend
one canal than two.
That is what they probably
will do-firSt.
The Washington times., 1938-01-29

BUDAPEST, Hungary-6:O0 P.
M.-"Ancient Hungarian Leg
ends" HAT4, 32.S m, 9.12 meg
BERLIN-6:45 P. M. - "Deli-
cious Tidbit," a Swabian play.
DJD, 25.4 M, lit meg.
MOSCOW-7:00 P. Mn W S
and Program for English Listen
ers. RAN, 81 M, 9.6 meg.
LONDON-7:00 P. Move r
the Farm Gate," a talk by j. A.
Scott Watson, professor of rural
economy, University of oxford.
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ARMY
This weeks Army orders include the
following:
LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Edgar Erskine. NJ. c., detailed as mbr.
Of med. prom. exam bd., apptd. by
Par; IA. S. o. 2s7, 1885, to meet at
Carlisle Bks., Pa: Col Herbert C. Glib
ner NJ. c.. rel.
Robert H. Lord, inf. rel. Washington
June 20; to 26th Inf. Plattsburg Bks.,
n. YS removed from detached officers
list, upon relief from present duties.
CAPTAINS
Gerald G: Gibbs. e. A. C., FIT. worden,
Wash; to Panama; sail from San Fran
George S. Deaderick Q. M. C.. rel. fur
ther addtl. duty as construct. Q. M, Max
we'll Field. Montgomery, Ala.
SECOND LIEUTENANT
Nurse Anne G. Slater. N. c.. rel. San
Francisco Feb. Z: to home, await re-
tirement.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
Col. sherman IF. Al Miles, G S. c.,
day Jan. rs.
1t. Col. Laurence H. Hedrick ]. A. G.
D.. 8 mos, March %.
Capt, Robert E. Peyton, NJ. C., mos,
First 1t. Robert E. L. Eaton A. c.,
I mo. is days, May Is. with permission
to visit foreign countries.
NAVY
Navy orders this week include the
following: -
John s. Abbott, det as capt. of yard,
Charleston, S. C., June 90; to home,
relieved all active duty.
John s. Barleon. det. G. o. U. s. S.
Arkansas March Is; to ch. of st. and
aide. Cdt. 1st Nav. Dist, Boston,
Harvey Delano. det. C. o. U. 8. S.
Idaho Feb. 10; to duty as Super. Of
Harbor of New York.
Olaf NJ. Hustvedt det. Nay. Oper.,
Navy Dept, in May or June; to comm.
L. s. S. Detroit.
Ralph A. Koch. det C. o. U. S. s.
Seattle June 20; to home, relieved all
active duty
John ". Rankin. dst. CHI. of St. Cdt
18th Nav Dist, in April or May to
c. Z. o. u. 8. S. Phoenix and In comm
when eommisR.
The Washington times., 1938-01-29
Guatemala Opens
Door to Salvador

SAN SALVADOR, Ell Salvador,
Jan. 29.-The cordial relations be-
tween FL Salvador and Guatemala
were again demonstrated today by
the latter's granting permission to
Salvadorean farmers on the Dor.
der who cultivate lands in Guate.
mala to transport their produce
to El Salvador free of export duty.
The Washington times., 1938-01-29
Senators Approve
Military Pacts

The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee yesterday reported fa.
vorably treaties with LithuanIa
and Switzerland under which ma
turaliZed citizens who visit their
countries for less than two years
at one time shall not be required
to meet military service require
mentS.
The Washington times., 1938-01-29
YOShidG Denies
War Atrocities

LONDON, Jan. 20 d.N.S).
British newspaper reports of al
legged Japanese atrocities in China
drew an indignant disclaimer TO-
day from Japanese Ambassador
Yoshida.
Shown copies of the reports, Yo,
Shida stated:
''Such conduct as is reported
is entirely foreign to our noble
traditions and is unprecedented
in Japanese history"
The Washington times., 1938-01-29

the President
himself made
the choice.
He knows the
S u b,j ect as
well as the
adnirals. A
sliding scale
of re CO M
m e n d ationS
is UNDERSTOOD
to have been
prepared for
him by the
Navy general
board. Adnni-
raj LIE a hy,
Chief of Op-
The Washington times., 1938-01-29
ROOSEVELT'S NAVY
HELP TO RECOVERY
NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS
BY PAUL MALLoN

by All Rights
RsprodUcton Full Strictly ProhiOitsd)
TNHEY say the $8OOOOO,OOO naval spending is to
i make the United States fleet second to That is
the diplomatic way of saying the program will really make
II first to anv navy that has ever been constructed
The Washington times., 1938-01-29
BY Il. r. KNICKERBoCKER

Copyright 1898. Reproduction Whole PrOhibsd)
PARIS, Jan. 90 QN.S).-Japan could fight any one of
the nations considers its potential enemies and make it
costly for the other to wn but the chances weighted
against Japan She would be defeated in against
any two of them and if all three involved her empire
The Washington times., 1938-01-29

eraClo0S ana Assistant navy
Secretary Edison trotted over
to the White House continu-
ouSly for days explaining effects
Of various alternatives.
But the forceful final scales
of the program was the Presi-
dents own personal decision.
NOTE-Arrny building phase
IN Of the program, of course,
is secondary and merely a cor
responding adjunct to naval pur"
poses.
TEE Presidents decision was
i probably based not only on
defense needs, but those Of bust.
ness as well. Experts who an
alyzed the scope of the program
predicted at first glance it would
put every idle shipyard in the
country to work at a rate un-
equaled since the war. AS four
years are required to build a
battleship, they foresee a smooth
continuous demand for products
of the heavy goods industries
(steel, machines, tools, etc..
Just before the message went
to Congress, the Federal Reserve
Board issued its monthly buSi.
ness analyses, reporting Signiti-
cantly the December business de-
cline reflected chiefly a con-
tinued sharp curtailment in
the durable goods industries"
THE White House was slightly
L off in its timing of this
naval defense blow, for the first
time in Roosevelt history.
The message was practically
ready a week ago. At least the
program had been decided upon.
wisely, however, it was decided
to hold off delivery until the
regular naval appropriations bill
was through the House and
ready for the Senate.
Then the strategists decided
to knock off another timely
bird with the same stone. They
would have Smothered their de-
feat of the anti-lynching bill by
taking away the Friday morning
headlines with their big navy
news.
Unfortunately, a House mem
ber died suddenly and the
House had to adjourn, holding
up the message for, "a hours.
THIS bad break was some
L what offset by cooperation
usually to be expected from the
The Washington times., 1938-01-29

AICASy VI JnC COhH uOA Vi o.
This is the summary conclu.
sion of four months observa-
tion of the Japanese army, navy
and air force at war in China,
and Of a trip through the Far
Eastern war zone from Shang-
hal, Tokyo, Vladivostock and
1rkutSk through Moscow back
to Europe, and Of conversations
with the military, naval and air
attaches Of all the powers con-
cerned.
The japanese in all three
branches Of their fighting ser.
vices suffer from one paramount
defect. They cannot shoot
straight. Their bravery is be-
yond question as great as that of
any nation. But no amount of
bravery can make up in mod.
ern warfare for the inability to
hit what they aim at, whether
with naval guns, field artillery,
air bombs, machine guns, or
rifles.
POOR MARKSMEN
At Shanghai in three months
they showered an estimated
5000 shells and air bombs at
the administration building of
the North Station in Chapel.
and scored not more than 80
direct hits. Once in 100 times
they struck a building about rs
yards long, 80 yarGc wide, and
S, stories high.
Japanese machine cunning
was no better. When the ia.
nous Lost Battalion" of door
die" Chinese determined to
make martyrs of themselves.
changed their minds and es.
capped from the warehouse on
the edge of Chapel where they
had sworn to stay until death,
they ran to safety in the settle
ment across a lane of japanese
machine-gun fire which should
have killed every one of them,
but only killed four out of 400
and wounded about 80.
CAPTURE SLOW
After the fighting was over,
when the foreign military at.
taches went over the battlefield
around Shanghai with the Ja-
panese, and were shown among
other things the defenses Of
Taozang, key to the Shanghai
front, which had held up the
Japanese advance for many
weeks, the representatives of the
principal European military
powers concurred in the follow
ing private observations:
First, that the Taozang de-
fenses consisted chiefly of con-
crete pill-boxeS of only moderate
strength, which should have
been destroyed in a maximum of
a few days shelling by, say
French .75s.
Second, that the Chinese had
held Shanghai virtually with
out artillery or air force against
an overwhelming weight of
artillery, naval guns, tanks and
war planes, for three months.
Third, that three japanese
divisions would be required to
equal one division of any of the
first-class Western powers.
RESOURCES POOR
This last observation was uni
verSally accompanied with the
reflection that Japan has never
yet met a first-class power in
war, because imperial Russia
proved itself lamentably short
OF being such a power.
Economically, Japan's total
resources compared with those
of either the Soviet Union, the
British Empire, or America, are
DAM Al
The Washington times., 1938-01-29

EIEar; Ballet Music from lie
Cld," by Massenet. WOL
1O:OO-N.B.C. sYMPHoNY-ArturO TOs.
canini. conductor. Program: Ros-
sini's LA scala di seta" Overture.
OpUs 81; PaTaTinI's "Moto Per,
petuo' and Rayels Orchestrati0n
Of MoussOrgsky's Pictures at an
Exhibition" .WMAL, WhC
MUSICAL AND VARIETY
7:OO-swING CLUB-Guests with Lelth
Stevens orchestra will be the
famous Benny Goodman quartet
Of Carnegie Hall fame. WJSV
s:3O-JACK HALEY-Gene Lester. Sing-
ing cameraman Of the Radio
Guide magazine, guest. virginia
Yerrlll and Jack Haley sing I'D
Rather Call You Baby. WRC
s:3O-JOHNNY PRESENTS - Charles
ShOnesy, of the Atlanta Georgian,
will have his experience in cap
dramati8ed by Charles Martin.
Music by Russ MOrgan's or.
cheStra and sOlOists complete
program ..........,...ss,'" "OSN
9:OO-BARN DANCE-The comedy team
Of Toby and Susie, absent from
the program for the last few
months. return in a masquerade
party presentation. n..... .WMAL
1O:OO-YOUR HIT PARADE - Richard
Himber's orchestra. Evelyn Her.
bert, who sang the lead in the
Operetta my Maryland" will be
guest artist The usual V0calS
are sung by Buddy Clark and
FreddR Gibson. n.....,...... .WJSV
DRAMA
S:OO-COLUMBIA WORKSHOP - vii.
liam n. Robson presents adapta.
tiOn of the book madame Curie," !"
The Washington times., 1938-01-29
Radio Features TOday

s:3O-EARL GOODWIN - HIGHLIGHTS'
IN THE NEWS AS GLIMPsEDI
BY REPORTER GOODWIN, OF
THE WASHINGTON TIMES EDI.
TORIAL STAFF, HEARD AT
THIS EARLY MORNING PERIOD
MONDAY THROUGH sATUR-
DAY ....,...........,....W .WMALl
BIRTHDAY BALL PROGRAM
II 1;SO-PRESIDENT ROOs sEvE L T.
Greets millions of Americans
gathered in more than 10000 COM
munlty celebrations Of his fifty.
MIds IsS GnGay BToaScS.t oGTInE oVeE the nAc cOm.
bined networks Of the N.B.C., the
CHS. and the M.B.S. The Presi.
dent, speaking from the White
Keith Morgan, national chairman
of the committee for the celebra.
tIOn Of the Presidents birthday.
WMAL. WRC, VOL. WJSV|
SPORTS
MILE - Ted Husing
%Curiey 1ssrs Miies as 'R' 4 unfold. i az at the the
Boston Garden. where 1t will fea.
ture the seventeenth annual VII.
liam c: Prout Memorial Games.
Cunningham, Archie San Romani
Gene VenEke and the brilliant
young Drake athlete. Ray Ma.
hanna ..,....1........,,,.." ."JSF
CONCERT
O1S-CHICAGO sYMPHoNY-Dr. Fred.
erick Stock. conductor. Pierre
Andre. commentator. Program:
Overture, "SakuntaIa" Opus 10,
by GOldmark; Andante an d
SchorEO from Symphony No. 1, ID
Major. by Mailer; Variations on
an Original Theme, Opus SO, by
The Washington times., 1938-01-29
Japan Weak in War,
Her Resources Short
KnickerbOcker Cites Tremendous AdU1n-
tGge Held by U. s., England and Russia

Editors Note-H. r. Knickerbocker in the final
article of his SERIES tells of Jupans chances in
against Soviet Russia the United States Great
Britain.)
The Washington times., 1938-01-29

On the inside they cali IL
"the Roosevelt Navy" whisper.
ing around the bridge deck that
The Washington times., 1938-01-29

written by Eve Curis, dauEhtsf.
of the great woman scientist.
recording of this broadcast VIII
be sent over shortwave Station
W2XE to Europe tomorrow 50,
that Eve Curie may hear the radIQi
version Of her famous book. WJsyi
NOVELTY
s:OO-BELIEVE IT OR NoT-Bob Rip
lev dramatlZes history's most et-i
fertive curse, which follower.
Emperor Franz Josef through -
ysNrs Of Europe's most tragtos
sEn othsr fsstT[e' ss1TT Ss RSIudi f1 S!
f1nkle, whose unusual profession
ls hexlng prize fighters for cash :
consideration. ....,.,....,'" '"kO
s:OO-sPELLING BEE-A feud that has
long smOldered will break out In
Of % five Boston nsWspapers spell
II out with five OF the boys in
the composing rooms In speihng
bee. Paul Wing will conduct the
match In one of the Boston city
rooms ...,......,..'....'" '"MAA
DISCUSSIONS T..
6:45-sw wEDIsH PROGRAM II Dr..
Amandus johnson speaks on OeP
casiOn of three hundFedth ami
versary Of the establishment OF
New sweden in the Delaware va"
ley In 1888. .,......... ,"Ob
9:OO-FROM LONDON - John Steele,
commentator VOL
s:3O-GLENN FRANK - Republican
party program .......,.. .WMAL
ORCHESTRA DANCE TUNES d.
12 :OO-BOB CROSBY. Y........... .wJsV
12:3O-GLEN GRAY-Broadcasting frOm
the MayflOwer Hotel. 49,. VOL
4 H,OO-JnE REVCHMAN W(lT,
1:3O-RED NICHOLS. VOL
The Washington times., 1938-01-29

Copyright. 1898. Reproduction in Whole or Part P
Evening star., 1938-05-15
Neighborhood d House
To Have Festival
This Week.

Mrs. GEORGE c. THORPE, presi-
~ dent Of Barney Neighborhood
House, heads the list Of socially promi-
nent Washingtonians who win act as
hostesses at the 36th annual May
Festival, to be held at the settlement,
470 N street S.W., Thursday, Friday
and Saturday. A different group will
be on duty each day during the festival.
Barney Neighborhood House is the
Oldest settlement in Washington and
its annual May Festival has become
an institution in the Capital. People
from all parts Of Washington and
even from other cities attend the final
days activities when the maypoles
are set up in the street and more
than 200 children take part in the
folk dances and maypole dances at
tendant upon the occasion.
Back in the days when Mai. Gen.
George Barnett was commandant of
the Marine Corp. Mrs. Barnett OBJ
tained the services Of the United States
Marine Band to play upon this oc-
casion. This custom has continued
over the years and the group of musi-
clans will again furnish the music
next Saturday.
The May Festival with its folk
dances and playlets, carries out the
tradition Of the old-time European
village festival, in which all the in
habitants took part. All kinds of craft
work are on sale and the Mothers
Club prepares supper for those who
wish to stay for both afternoon and
evening events.
The Reception Committee for Thurs
day afternoon will consist of Miss Mary
L. McQuade, Mrs. Howard LIE Roy,
Mrs. Samuel Herrick, Mrs. Clarence
Hancock, Mrs. George T. Everette.
Miss Mary B. Adams, Mrs. George C.
Thorpe and Mrs. Merle Thorpe. For
Thursday evening Mrs. Howard LIE Roy
and Mrs. Samuel Herrick will receive.
Friday afternoon the Reception
Committee will consist of Mrs. John
Jay O'Connor, Mrs. Walter G. Distler.
Mrs. Samuel Herrick, Mrs. Hamilton
Alexander, Miss Mary B. Adams and
Mrs. Merle Thorpe. That evening
the guests will be received by Mrs.
John Jay O'Connor.
Saturday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank c. Baldwin, Mrs. Samuel Her.
rick, Mrs. F. M. Goodwin and Mrs
George c. Thorpe will receive the
guests.
N street will be roped of for the
outdoor celebration Saturday after
noon.
Evening star., 1938-05-15
Social News Notes
OF Herndon.

HERNDON. Va, May 14.-Mrs.
Arthur Hyde Buell. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Florance were hostesses at an
attractively arranged tea Tuesday
afternoon in the formers home, in
Herndon, in honor of the members of
the Herndon Home Interest Garden
Club.
Mr.. and Mrs Edmund H. Parry, jr.,
entertained at dinner Sunday in their
home. near Mclean, Va, when their
guests included Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Hyde Buell., Miss Elizabeth Buell. and
Mrs. George F. Buell. OF Herndon and
Mrs. E. H. Parry and Mrs Victor
Knoop Of Washington.
Mrs. Mack Crippen entertained at
luncheon and bridge party Wednes-
day in her home near Herndon.
Mrs. Ruth Keyes has returned to her
home, in Herndon, after having been
the guest for two weeks of her BROTH
er-in-law and sister. Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Brown of Washington.
Evening star., 1938-05-15

any American Legion fife and
drum corps. did their bit. Every
available inch Of ground was
covered with people carrying
cardboard periscopes and mint
juleps.
Belmont is always restrained.
even on big day such as the
opening. Not that people don't
jump and yell for the favorites,
but the sartorial elegance is more
sober. Everything about the place
is stately. The Turf and Field
Club inclosure, the infield, planted
in rows of stiff red Gamma lilies,
the sweeping gravel drives, the easy
facilities for parking.
Many Of the same people who had
gone down to the Derby rushed
back for the Belmont opening,
including Isabel Sloane. Herbert
Swope and William Woodward.
The Hitchcock clan filled their
box. The Phipps we're there and
the Schwartzes and Mr. Ambrose
Clark. And, as happens daily.
those who came for swank ate at
the Turf and Field Club. while
those who would rather race than
eat grabbed a bite at the res
taurant under the stands.
Evening star., 1938-05-15
Vermont Association
Plans Sugar Party.

The annual maple sugar party Of
the Vermont Association Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia will be held at the
Washington Club, 170l K street NV.
Saturday evening. May 2l, at
o'clock. The party will be a regular
sugaring of. with sirup on SNOW" J"
which will be provided for the occa-
sion.
Dancing will complete the eve
nings entertainment, which IS being
sponsored by Senator and Mrs. War
rem r. Austin and Senator Ernest
Gibson and Miss Doris Gibson Of
Vermont, Representative and Mrs.
Charles A. Plumley Of Vermont, Mr..
and Mrs. Wendell P. Stafford, Mr..
and Mrs. W. w. Husband, Col. and
Mrs. Joseph Fairbanks, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lemual Peet, Mr.. Edmund Freeman,
Mrs. Mabel r. Peirce, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank E. Hickey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles A. Webb, Justice and Mrs.
Charles H. Robb, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Fairbanks and Mrs. George r.
Wales.