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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-08

Another important war move was
to prohibit dealing in a number of
foreign securities. This action was
interpreted as CONSUMPTION of wealth.
It is estimated that $4,000, 0O0, 900
worth Of securities will be affected
by the order.
Danzig, the Polish corridor and
various sections of Poland along the
border, these Germany must have,
is Hitler's defiant demand, otherwise
there will be war. These were the
declarations of Hitler in letter to
Premier Daladier of France. This
revealed for the first time officially
Hitler's full demands on Polana.
"For a nation with honor it is i'm
possible to relinquish a population of
100000 of its compatriots at its
border" the letter said.
In the meantime mobilization of
German military forces was reach
ing its climax. New war measures
were taken. Food and clothing ra-
ton cards were distributed. Pur-
chase of gasoline was restricted.
In Washington it was learned that
President Roosevelt is prepared to
go the limit Of law and perhaps far,
Their to swing the power and re-
sources of the United States to the
side of Great Britain and France in
the event of war. If he is unable
to procure repeal Of the arms pro-
vision of the neutrality act, he still
will be enabled by certain loopholes
in the legislation to temper the ap-
plication of the embargo to favored
belligerents. The loopholes are af-
forded by the rules and regulations
on the export of war supplies that
the law leaves to the discretion of
the executive.
France, with the greatest force I'M
der arms since 1919, awaited calm
1y and vigilantly the outcome of dip
lomatic negotiations then under
way. Notices were pasted up
throughout the country ordering re-
servists to report to their mobiliza-
ton centers at once. Approximately
1900, 900 men are now under arms.
While not a general call to arms this
partial mobilization is sufficient to
provide France with an army on a
wartime footing capable of taking
the offensive as well as holding up a
surprise attack until the whole man.
power of the country could be rnobi-
lized, was the general belief in
Paris.
In Warsaw a pail of depression
settled on the Polish capital. In au-
thoritative circles it was believed
mediation by the United States, or
some other equally distinguished
and disinterested third power, was
the only remaining chance to avoid
European war. This conviction was
crystalized as Warsaw heard from
Paris that Hitler had refused direct
negotiations with Poland for
peaceful solution of Danzig's status.
In Rome Premier Mussolini was
represented as willing, perhaps ca
ger, for negotiations that would
avert war. But, along with this,
Fascists emphasized, must be con-
sidered Italian claims upon France
for a greater share in African colo
NAL possessions. II Duce, neverthe-
less, pushed military preparations.
Hope for peace from an interchange
of messages between Mussolini and
Hitler was tempered by the frank
Italian statement that Hitler was
seeking to throw on other powers
responsibility for any war that may
result.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-08

reached the limit of endurance over
Hitler's continual grabbing of terri
tory. The brutality, bad faith and
menacing methods of the Nazi gov
eminent have kept Europe in state
of upheaval for years, and this must
stop now, and definite guarantees
must be given that will ensure the
peace of Europe.
DIPLOMATIC negotiations have
been proceeding in half a dozen Eu-
ropean capitals in an effort to avert
another world holocaust. Principal
interest conferred in London where
the British cabinet wrangled for
hours over Hitler's latest proposals
for peaceful settlement of the Ger
man-Polish territorial dispute. These
proposals were submitted to Sir
Neville Henderson, the British am
bassador to Berlin, in an interview
requested by Hitler. Henderson flew
to London and laid them before the
British government. The ambassa-
dor was to fly back to Berlin with
the British cabinets reply.
While the fuehrer's proposals were
not at that time made public, it
was the belief in well-informed quar-
tiers that they were not likely in
their present form to offer any hope
of providing solution. Some
sources close to the government
were downright pessimistic.
Chamberlain's government, armed
with dictatorial powers voted by
parliament, continued to oil up the
British war machine. The first sig
nificant act was to sign a treaty
giving formal effect to British
pledges of aid to Poland. The treaty
win run for five years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-08
When Political Leaders
Took Wrong Side of Question

One needs to 60 back only to 1920
to recall what happened to political
leaders who took the wrong side of a
questionable wrong side from ma
jority of the people. President Will
sons followers stood by him, as they
should have done in those days.
They committed the Democratic
party to a position on the League
of Nations and the Versailles peace
treaty that proved to be unpopular
and a good many of them were en-
quilted in the flood of the unpopular
ity of that side of the question.
If there were complex conditions
to be considered by voters and
thought through in advance of the
election of Warren G. Harding over
James M. Cox at that time, the con-
ditions then must be regarded as
simple to what confronts America
at this time. Nor is there any
possibility of simplification of those
problems. The bulk Of the people
can say, as / firmly believe the ma
jority sentiment to be, that we must
stay out of foreign entanglements-
must be isolationists-and there still
will remain the influence of those
foreign conditions upon our own life
and living and means of making a
living.
But to be specific with respect to
the political picture of presidential
aspirants:
The candidates now going about
the country herding in delegate
pledges or having their representa-
tives do SO have thus far proceeded,
quite naturally, upon the basis Of
purely domestic questions. These
questions include such as the Roose-
welt money policies; the undoubted
waste that has characterized the
governmental spending; the regi-
mentation Of agriculture with its
crop control in one place and crop
expansion in another without appar-
ent rhyme or reason; the sudden
changes in national plans and the
consequent instability and uncer-
tainty. Others could be named, but
these few suffice to illustrate the
point.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-08
WAR PROPAGANDA:
Deluges america

The greatest food of war propa-
ganda since the period Immediately,
preceding American entry into the
World war is deluging the United
States, according to report made
public by the Dies committee on un-
American activities.
The war propaganda, according
to the report, Is traced TO two major
groupings of European nations-the
London-P entente and the Berlin
Rome axis. Communist Russia Is
placed in a separate category. The
most effective war propaganda in
this country emanates from Great
Britain, the report said.
Already wide sections Of Ameri-
can public opinion have been def
nitely nodded to the acceptance of
many Of the detectives Of the current
war propaganda emanating from
abroad" the report said. POLLS of
American public opinion would seem
to indicate that certain powers (the
London-Paris entente) have won the
first major battle of the next war by
enlisting the preponderant sentiment
Of this country on their side."
The report was compiled by DR..
]. B. Matthews, director on research
on foreign war propaganda for the
committee.
Of all the nations in the world the
United States is the most coveted
prize to be bagged by foreign war
propagandists, says the report, as
resources of the United States might
well be the decisive factor in any
war.
when all of the war slogans have
been stripped away from the under
lying interests which they conceal,
it Is plain on the one hand that GER
tain nations have empires and want
to keep them, and other nations do
not have empires (not imposing
ones, at least) but want to acquire
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-08

NEW YORK.--On his record, II
4 y would appear that Gen. Ed
ward Smigly-Rydz, Poland's strong
man, might be more inclined to fight
Polish Leader out Russia's aid
Started Career than with It. He
E:rIx:.. c.,,..4 made his career
E's"s"s SOo'ee fighting the Boil
sheviks, and news dispatches of the
last few weeks have limited that he
has been considerably embarrassed
at being drawn into the new appar-
emily broken fellowship with Russia.
1t has been clear that being saved
by Russia was the least and last
of his ideas.
He is beyond doubt the ablest of
Poland's military leaders, and, once
the bell rings, there is no question
that he can and will fight, as he
proved in the campaigns to free
Poland and in his forays against
early-day Bolshevik Russia.
He never has quite come
through as a dictator. In 1886
there was one Of those "ideologi-
cap' build-ups in which he was
to emerge as the head of re-
constructed Poland. Handsome
and imposing, Of dominant
bearing, he looked the part, but
he couldn't seem to manage the
big talk necessary for the job.
The best they could get out of
him was something to the gen.
eral effect that. nobody would
ever be allowed to take a single
button from Poland's robe.
On August 6 of this year. when it
appeared that Germany might just
take the robe and leave the button,
he was expected to make sizzling
speech at Cracow. His audience
was bowling for a knockout punch,
but the speech was mostly shadow
boxing, with nothing specific about
what he proposed to do about
Danzig.
Fifty-four years old, with an
engaging personality, he has
been a popular dinner guest and
holds the honorary presidency
Of the Polish academy of letters.
The old Marshal Joseph Pilsud-
ski, nearing the end Of his life,
an0inted the general as his sue
cessor. He has been supremacy
efficient in his army job, but,
as a strong man, has been
somewhat overshadowed by the
Shower, more facile and adroit
Josef Beck, the foreign minis
ter. But fighting is his main
business and knowing observers
figure that, talking little, he is
more apt to fight. ~.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-08

given as to probable developments.
The government, it was reported,
had abandoned consideration Of
measures to strengthen the anti
comitern pact, which allied Japan
with Rome, Berlin and Hungary.
Japanese newspapers were virtually
agreed that the anti-comitern pact
is dead as result of the German
Russian pact.
The Japanese army was prompt
in giving their unqualified approval
to the cabinets action in severing
ties with Germany.
Finding it impossible to make
the adjustments made necessary by
the German Russian pact, the Jap
anese cabinet resigned and a new
cabinet is being formed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-08
INDUSTRY:
SteDs Ahead

While the sensitive financial mar
kets had slight attack of ''jitters"
as result of European war threats,
industry quickened its pace through
out the week.
Steel production was at the high
est level in nearly two years, output
of electricity set an all-time record,
and the movement of railroad
freight reached a new 1899 peak.
Cotton textile mills were the busiest
they have been this year. Automo-
bile production increased as facto-
ries began to make more Roadway
on the 1910 models.
Marrow gains were shown in re-
tail trade over the preceding week.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-08
May Call Congress to
ReUise the Neutrality Act

There is talk that Mr.. Roosevelt
will call congress into extra session
to deal with international problems
land acting with Roosevelt sudden
ness, he may have issued the call
two hours after this is written. He
has wanted the so-called neutrality
act revised to meet his ideas. You
will recall that he could not even
gain consideration of his program
by the foreign relations committee
of the last senate. They turned it
down cold. But the question is due
to come up whether in an extraordi-
nary session or in the regular meet
ing next January, and it cannot be
avoided. Who can guess what the
political effects of that may be. /
can not foresee them, nor has any
one been able to convince me Of
their ability to see that far into the
future.
AS / am able to examine the puz-
zle of the future, therefore, can see
only very difficult time ahead for
those who want to have voice in
LI16lI ROVSIIuIICllL. vi COu1 DC, bilC1C
is going to be a percentage of vot-
ers, as always, whose convictions
will be those of their political party.
But there is an increasing number
of voters who would like to know
what they are voting for or against;
why they are voting for one
man over another. They probably
constitute the blance of power in
American politics, and if they do it
is a splendid thing. Yet, I repeat
they are going to have their hands
full in trying to understand the is
sues next year. 1t is tough propo-
sition to learn what proposed poll
cies will do for or to us when those
policies concern affairs close at
home. It is just that much more
perplexing when we are called upon
to figure out what will happen when
the issues of a campaign involve
not only our own affairs but the af-
fairs of other nations, as well. And
it strikes me that next year would
be good time for political lead
ers to start being honest about what
they seek to accomplish
Released by Western Newspaper Union-l
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-08

them," said the report. 'Moscow's
special INTERNATIONALLY established
by its own propaganda over many
years-is that these opposing combi-
nations shall destroy each other, and
that proletarian revolution and die
tatorship shall be extended on the
ruins of that destruction"
Democracy versus dictatorship"
is chief among the war slogans en-
ployed in this country to conceal
the imperialistic aims of certain ma
lions, according to the report.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-08
Bruckarts Washington Digest
International Affairs Likely
TO Influence Party Politics
Upon Turn of Events Abroad May Depend Strength or
Lack Of 1t Shown by Presidential Asprants;
Domestic Life in u. S. Will Feel Effects
BY WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service, National Press Bldg, washington d. c.

WASHINGTON.--There Is an in
teresting offshoot of the several Eu-
ropean crises that has begun to at
tract attention among political lead
ers. II has been practically 20
years since international affairs fg-
ured to any extent In our domestic
politics, but they threaten to do SO
next year. And upon the turn Of
events abroad, 1t appears, will de-
pend the strength or lack Of 1t shown
by various presidential aspirants.
It may be that, in the short space
of time between the writing of these
lines and their publication in your
local newspaper, another European
crisis will have arisen and actual
hostilities will have been started. It
is possible, therefore, only to take a
peek over the horizon and offer con-
lecture as to the effect upon our
domestic partisan battles. There
can be no doubt Of the importance
of the subject as a matter for
thought, however, because: ~ il
there Is European war, there will
be the struggle between two very
powerful forces to drag us in or
keep us out, respectively; and (2) if
there is no war abroad but a con-
tinued threat and continued disturb
ance Of International relations, our
domestic life will be constantly feel
ing the effects in one way or an
other. So, the situation shapes up
that International affairs are likely
to be vitality important in the mat
ter OF selection Of party nominees
next year, as well as in the cleo
ton of one of the major party cam
didates to the presidency.
The condition warrants thought on
the basis that it touches private
lives. Private lives are concerned
not only because of the ever-present
possibility when war stalks in the
world that there may be blood shed
by some Of our people. The effect
goes as well into our everyday af-
fairs, the thing which the intelligent
cha usually calls our national econ
Orny.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-08
JAPAN:
Drops German, Ties

AS a result of the Russian-G Ger
man nonagression pact, drastic
change in foreign policy has been
decided upon by the Japanese cabi-
net. Japan casts itself free from
the ties which bound it to the Ger
manhattan lineup and embarks on
a course of splendid isolation" The
decision to start all over again met
with the approval of the entire
cabinet.
It was predicted that later the
government will realign it's inter-
nal structure, but no inkling was
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-08
WHO'S
NEWS
THIS !
I4a N

By LEMUEL r. PARTON

NEW YORK.--On his record, II
\ = would appear that Gen. Ed
ward Smigly-Rydz, Poland's strong
man, might be more inclined to fight
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-08
Jealousy and Distrust
No Matter What Happens

Now, let us assume that actual
hostilities have started abroad and
that they extend into next year. Of
what use is the political strategy
now being employed by those seek
ing pledges of support? Or, assume
that Hitler's rapacious plans have
been satisfied. There still will be
heat, abroad. There will be jealousy
and distrust. There is the new pact
between the slippery Stain of Rus
STA, and the clustering Hitler that
neither will attack the other. There
are now, and will continue to be,
dissatisfied minorities in Central Eu-
rope, peoples who want to break
away or who feel they have been
used as pawns. There will be all
of these and other things to keep the
fires burning, sort of an interna-
tional poison ivy case.
Whatever the conditions may be a
year from now, there is no way that
can see by which the United States
can avoid consideration OF policies
to meet the circumstances generat-
ed by these several influences. Why?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-08

Take agriculture, for example. Our
crops long have entered into world
markets, although the outgoing ship.
ments have sunk into insignifcance
lately. But our farmers still have
hopes. Consider industry, manufac.
turing. Thousands of manufacture
ing establishments seek export out.
let's. The amount OF their exports
determine whether these factories
can run at normal capacity, and
employ normal quotas of workers, or
whether only enough workers can
be kept on to maintain supplies for
the purely American market. Thus,
the unemployment problem, and re-
lief, enter into the picture.
1t is far from being simple. One
can despise and distrust his neigh
Dor on the next farm or in the next
block, but he still has to pass his
house on the highway or 60 down
the alley behind his house.
Campaign Sfrategies, Plane
Must Undergo Revision
None knows, for example, wheth-
er the agreement between Stain and
Hitler Is going to give the Russian
lion free hand in the Orient. That
is to ask: can Stalin's forces now
align themselves with China and
force the Japanese back to their is
land homes? II so, there is brand
new proposition for us on the Pacific
side. We have wanted, and still
want, the market of China. But
we have to play with the Soviet if,
by chance, the conjectured change
takes place and Hitler abandons his
connections with Tokyo.
Thus, I think we are brought fore
IDLY to the conclusion that the rec
ords made by the two major politi-
cal parties thus far may constitute
only part Of the things which the
ever-puzzled voter may have to con-
slider next year. It is made quite
plain, it seems to me, that campaign
strategies, plans, hopes, will have to
undergo serious revision in the next
few months. How they are revised
is going to be dependent almost en-
tirely upon the developments abroad.
There is always the thought in the
background that most people are
interested in the things around
them, not 5000 miles away, and it
is not going to be easy for the po-
much of dose they showed attempt
to offer.
There seems to be no doubt that
developments between now and next
June, for example, will have a vital
effect upon Mr.. Roosevelt's po1iti-
cal fortunes. Most sound thinking
men seem to agree on that. One
hears discussions pro and con. Many
wagers have been made around
Washington that Mr.. Roosevelt can
not be elected, or even nominated,
for a third term, but always there
is the reservation "unless there is
war;" Always, there is that reserva-
ton unless" I relate this, not be-
cause it indicates more than the
views of those making the bets, but
because it illustrates how closely
linked are our affairs with those Of
the rest of the world.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-08

sty =. 's@ out there.
war on Sun as - While big-town
May Be Very political leaders
r,,s. poy;s;.. are said to be
somewhat en-
barrassed by the aged governors
alarmed discovery of wickedness in
high places, the word is that his
forces have been intrenched and
widened since he let loose about
the drinking and dancing orgies of
theyAlbany conference of governors.
His Bible class at Eaton, Mich, is
crowded to the. doors and he is
besieged with requests for lectures
and participation in revival cam
paigns. Currently he tells a gather
ing of Chicago and Detroit Pupils
that this Albany conference was
pretty much like Belshazzar's feast
and that our Babylonian wastrels
will drag US down. if we don't mend
our ways. 5s ,pt $40 H.
For rs years, MIR. Dickinson
has held in fee simple the anti
sin vote of Michigan. It has
held steadily around 100000
votes, undivided in it's allegiance
in his repeated forays against
evil, chief Of which has been his
still continuing prohibition bat
tie. He is spare, bald evangel
of righteousness, his friendly
eyes glinting behind his 0ctag-
Onal trimmed glasses when he
is aroused. his meager frame
shaken with pietistic fervor. He
employs much of the lexicon of
the late DR., Parkhurst of New
York. in assaiIing sin, and some
of his philippics seem to voice
again the pious horror Of the
author Of 'sNew York by Gas
lisht,ss written GO years ago.
He is native of New York, born
near Lockport in Niagara county.
His parents removed to Eaton,
Mich, when he was a small boy.
There he still lives, happily en-
gagged with his Methodist church
Bible class. and, more recently,
with the state Of Michigan and, UNI
happily for his peace of mind, in a
bout with evil which he never knew
existed before.
Shays's rebellion of 1876 jolted the
big-town politicians with "a reali-
cation of what a mixture Of agrari-
an 5discontent and old-time religion
may amount to. In Governor Dick
inson's compact voting phalanx,
things are something like that. His
allied conservative Republican or
Rarrization appreciates all this.
lconsolidated Features-FyNu serpiasa
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-08
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY HENRY w. PORTER
War Threats Still Hold Stage
But Hope Is Not Abandoned;
Nazis Get Chance to Bargain

EDITORS NoTEwen opinions expressed these columns they
eased by weser Newspa
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-07
THE "COSTER" MYSTERY

The story of Crank Donald Coster' is
another stranger-than-fiction revelation.
Here we have the story of man, con-
victed a quarter of a century ago of a
swindle that Melted him one million dol
lars, able to. start life as an entirely diff
ferent person, come into far greater
wealth, acquire higher social position and
win the respect of the financial wizards of
New York.
Not only did "Mr. Coster" fool his
business associates in the huge drug syndi-
cate and the bankers with whom he did
business, but he managed to get himself
included in who's Who" the somewhat
magical selector of the so-called great
that prides itself upon the restrictions that
govern its selections.
The mystery about the case, in the
eyes of an inexpert newspaper man, is the
way "Mr. Coster'' managed to delude his
business partners into believing that he
had an $1S,O00,0o investment in crude
drug department. which, for all practical
purposes, did not exist Apparently, big
business boys are simpler, more honest and
less suspicious than we believed.