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Evening star., 1939-10-11
Censored Weather

The latest skirmish on the censor
ship front is ban against the pub
lication of weather data from Can
ada. The weather factory at Medi-
cine Hat is expected to turn out it's
usual quota of barometric low pres
Sures and chilblains but they will
not be reported. Fortunately the CEN
sorship will not affect the guessing
department of the United States
Weather Bureau, which is informed
confdentially by the Canadian gov
ernment just how cold the country
Is. 1t will however raise hob with
many Americans who like to sit
around comfortable f1resides and get
sadistic glee out of perusing the
evening paper and learning that it
Is now forty below in Winnipeg after
an unreasonable and depressing heat
wave of zero.
The real damage will of course be
done to Hitler's minions, baked by
the suppression of such vital infor-
nation. In retaliation, they will nat
urally prevent the allies from discov-
ering how the wind blows in Berlin,
and in addition will undoubtedly dis
tribute weather spies throughout the
Dominion and work out some way Of
getting their reports to the Father
land. Loyal Canadians should be
careful how they discuss their cli-
mate, and that should be easy. Even
without war, the less said about it
the better; and in the light of past
events, even the most rabid Cali
forniacs would do we'll to emulate
this example of prudence.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
The Building Inquiry

The building construction probe
the Department of Justice is inaugu-
rating here affords an opportunity
for a thorough airing of alleged
abuses in the industry.
A preliminary investigation already
has disclosed practices that need
correction, in the opinion of depart
ment officials, and thorough study
by the grand jury may bring to light
others that should be rectif1ed.
There has been reason for long
time to suspect the existence here
OF dark corners in the construction
business where some light is advis-
able. For one thing, recurrent stop
pages of work, particularly on Gov
eminent projects, have indicated the
Evening star., 1939-10-11
Thinks Statesmen Should
Be the Ones to Fight.
To the Editor of The Star:
Fairfax, Va.
September %.
To the Editor Of The s

To the Editor Of The Star:
Since mankind seems determined to
achieve peace, good will and mutual un-
derstanding by fighting, may I suggest
that national leaders responsible for set
tling differences, or fighting over them,
be the ones to fight. This seems very
cruel and unreasonable, but 1t would
mean less of bloodshed. After the fight
peace council could be called that would
do no worse than have those who have
made other peace treaties" There may
be high-minded statesmen who would
rather face death and oblivion than doom
multitudes of their fellow countrymen to
that fate. After such settlement per-
haps some wise men, or women, could be
found to devise ways of dissolving differ
ences before they reach the war stage.
To be sure, this method would be hard
upon those whose business is to fatten
on war making, but the money spent on
all that goes to make war could be in
vested in the welfare Of youth and saw
ing the babies so that they would be
ready to carry on the "warless world"
about which We dream even while we
60 on fighting. A CITIZEN.
t1ek0hnP Z
Evening star., 1939-10-11
no one has ever explained exactly the
fascination Of watching q building op-

no one has ever explained exactly the
fascination Of watching q building op-
Grafton.
1t is easier watching today, of course,
with the so-called sidewalk superin-
tendents" provided with neat windows,
and depressions in which to stand.
Some astute building company is going
to improve on the idea some time by
installing bank of free seats.
In the meantime, the watchers must
be content with far more recognition
than they ever got before.
Ideas are queer things, after all.
Here men for centuries have liked to
watch the operations going on in the
building line, but it was only within the
last few years that any one did any
thing about it.
That was In New York, as we recall.
Then builders everywhere realized
that it was a very human longing, after
all, to want to see easily what was going
on down In that big hole.
Why wasn't 1t thought of before?
+ ~
The answer to that is almost as diff
ficult as to the prior question, why
men like to watch building operations
in the first place.
To say that men like to build, and are
fascinated by 1t, is only part of an an
swer.
1t is only q little less mysterious
than the plain fascination of recorded
music for men.
These twin appeals are to men. You
seldom see woman in the sidewalk su-
perintendents' class. And out of 10
in the music stores buying records are
men. Is it the appeal of the gadget?
Men are notoriously gadgeteers. Any
new wrinkle in the mechanical line
leaves them breathless. Go into any
Office, and the chances are very large
that you may see group of men hud-
died over desk, watching the opera
ton Of some toy or other being DEM
onstrated by fellow. In the old days
such huddle might have ended with
great guffaw, but today men do not
indulge in off color stories as much as
they used to. The why" of this, too,
might prove interesting, but we be-
lieve it is fact, and good fact. Per-
haps there is more going on in the
world, and more opportunities to see it.
Among these opportunities must be
classed sidewalk watching.
The appeal of mechanical music, so
called, to men and boys seems irresis-
table. While some women buy records,
they are outnumbered by the men.
Go into any record shop and see for
yourself. Nine out of ten of the pur-
chasers are male. Few women ever
bring home records to donate to the
general cabinet
This is preponderantly a male hobby,
not to be explained by the presence in
1t of an electric motor to operate the
turntable, or other gadgets.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
Deplores Unfinished
Maritime Memorial.

To the Editor Of The Star:
1t will soon be Navy Day again and
much will be said about our Navy and
the glories of our sea service. Posters
will be placed everywhere as usual re-
mind;ng the people Of the vital impor-
tance, past. present and future, of our
Navy, merchant marine, Coast Guard,
ETC., but little mention will be made, per-
haps, of our only sea memorabilia
Naval and Maritime Memorial-which
stands unfinished and abandoned on
Columbia Island in Washington.
1t has so stood during six years. In
deed, some not very friendly and not
very patriotic hand has attempted and
in no little part succeeded, in obliterat-
ing it from the sight of the public by
planting bushes and trees around it.
I have the privilege of being one Of
the largest contributors to this memo
rial. A group of patriotic men and
women undertook years ago to erect this
enduring tribute of gratitude to the men
who during the 300 years Of our ma
tioral life have served us on the seas
This group of true Americans devoted
their time, efforts and money under the
sponsorship of three Secretaries of the
Navy to the realization of this lovely
memorial. Two-thirds of the money was
raised and the memorial was erected
with the exception of the beautiful base.
This memorial Is still "veiled" in the
heart of the Government. I and the
other contributors feel that while it was
wonderful for patriotic Americans to
realize their debt of gratitude to the sea-
men and to offer two thirds of the me-
mortal fund, this does not relieve the
Government, which at times spends mil
lions to commemorate by stately monu-
ments individual patriots, from its patri-
otic responsibility, lest patriotism means
to be entitled to service and sacrifices
and deny them recognition and honor.
The Government should be grateful to
the countless subscribers to this memo
rial, who have reduced to nominal sum,
about 500, 900, the expenditure necessary
to complete it.
If the spirit and ideals of our great
sea service in all its branches Navy,
merchant marine, Coast Guard, avia-
tion-have meant anything in the past
and will mean anything in the future Of
our country, this memorial should be
completed and unveiled with the dignity
due its noble object. ABEL !. SMITH.
Norfolk, Conn.,,
October 5.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
An American in England
Hopes for Embargo Repeal.

1O lnc EoltOI OF Inc 6taf:
Last night at my cottage in Devon,
where am awaiting my turn to sail
home to the United States, I heard
President Roosevelt's splendid address
to Congress on the subject OF raising
the arms embargo and substituting the
cash-and-carry system. It filed me with
hope that at last there might be q
shortening of the dreadful sentence
hanging over Europe of three years Of
war. But this morning I was shocked
to hear that the isolationists still pro-
pose to fight it, as they were reported
to have said, from hell to breakfast"
In some people the bump of obstinacy
is greater than that of sympathy and
imagination. If these gentlemen could
only be here IN England now, and see
for themselves what can see, they
would probably take very different
attitude. Every week of delay in ending
the present Neutrality" Act means .
week more Of playing into the hands
e ths brutal 5oes q democracy; . wssk
Evening star., 1939-10-11
To Children in SturIiqht

The moon now holds hef torch . little
low
And stars draw softly nearer In surprise
To see their light imprisoned in the
eyes
OF playing children. Round the paths
they go
As figures on some ancient vase may now,
While on the shining air their happy
cries
Ring clear as bird-calls In the star
gemmed skies
And passing summers pulse Is warm and
slow.
Celestial light sage cannot define,
Lamps which divide the night-timo
from the day,
The stars wherein the ancients traced
design
OF gods and heroes Of mythology
The glittering hosts Of heaven serene
incline
To light earth's little children ct
their play!
soPHRoN1A FULLER.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
Believes Arms :Embargo
Should Be Repealed.

To the Editor of The Star:
believe that we are under a moral
obligation not to assist Germany, as
existing laws now seem to require, there
fore favor repeal of the embargo and
substitution Of the so-called cash and
carry" plan.
As far as involvement In war is con-
cerned, I do not believe that any law
which we might enact will make any
difference, Is Germany has proved that
she has no respect for international
law or common usage and can manu-
facture q cause OF war whenever she
wishes.
further believe that we should pre-
pare for defensive military operations,
but only on Continental United States
territory, and for defensive naval opera
tions only within the area of the West.
ern Hemisphere. w. DAY BOYER.
October &,
Evening star., 1939-10-11

ant tOVeInOr anu COVernOr, rclln-
gushing the latter office to be ap-
pointed to the Senate.
What the youthful Senator from
Kentucky has accomplished is trib-
ute to his energy and determination
and to his undoubted ability. The ia
cility with which he makes friends is
attested by his nickname. AS Hap
py" Chandler he has been known
throughout his own State and, in
deed, In recent years, throughout the
country. He has courage and an in
dependent spirit. He has personal
charm and boundless capacity for
work.
The method of his present ap-
proach to the Senate seat he now oc-
cupies leaves something to be de-
sired, however. AS Governor of the
State OF Kentucky it became his duty
to appoint Senator to fill the va
cancy created last week by the death
of the late Senator Logan. Instead
of making an appointment, he re-
signed his Office as Governor and
brought about the immediate eleva-
ton of the Lieutenant Governor
Keen Johnson, to the Governors Of
flee. Governor Johnson's first act
was to appoint Mr. Chandler to the
vacant Senate seat. Mr.. Chambers
appointment to his new Office was,
OF course, part of the understand
ing he had with Governor Johnson
when he resigned as chief executive
of the State.
Other Governors of other States
in the past have hesitated-and de-
clined-to make similar approach
to the Senate. 1t is not good ethics.
Whether it is good politics time will
disclose to Senator Chandler. The
Senate is the sole judge of the quail
fications of the men and women who
are seated in that body, but so far as
the Senate is concerned the matter
appears to be a closed incident. No
one is disposed to make a contest.
The inclination is to allow the people
Of Kentucky to deal with the matter
as they see fit.
Only one other Governor of a State
has taken course similar to that
taken by Senator Chandler-former
Senator Erickson of Montana. What
happened to Mr.. Erickson is matter
of history. He sought in 1884 to win
election to the Senate seat to which
he had had himself appointed, after
resigning as Governor in 1888. He
was defeated for the nomination and
passed out of the political picture.
The new Senator from Kentucky may
not be overtaken by such a fate, but
the issue may be raised against him
in the future.
Senator Chandler sought election
to the Senate last year, against the
veteran Democratic leader of the
Senate, Alben w. Barkley. 1t was
his right to do SO. But with Presi-
dent Roosevelt throwing the full
force of his favor to Senator Barkley
in the Democratic primary, Mr.
Chandler was defeated. Senator
Chandler apparently has buried
the hatchet with Senator Bark
ley. He has come to the Senate
prepared to support the Presidents
proposal that the arms embargo in
the present neutrality law be re-
pealed. How long this era of peace
will continue is problematical. Mr..
Chandler is not the type to wear any
mans collar. He is genial, friendly
person-but a fighter and a hard hit
ter when he fights.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
Sees One North America
If Germany Wins.


II Germany Wins.
To the Editor Of The Star:
You think it will be very bad for us if
Germany wins the war? Maybe so, but
here's my guess:
Canada will join us in an offensive
defensive alliance, If she does not unite
with us in one American Nation from
the Rio Grande to the Pole.
We will fall heir to all other French
and British possessions in the Western
Hemisphere.
World peace will be attainable through
getting rid of dozens Of pickering little
Independent states.
We will have universal military service,
and a very good thing for the average
American boy.
We will get rid of the pro-British
prejudice Of our controlling class. It
springs from British control of trade,
trade routes banking and communica-
tions. We were anti-British when we
were poor; see Kipling's American notes
on that. SAMUEL ]. JONES
October Z.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
Happy Chandler

Albert Benjamin Chandler of Ken
lucky yesterday satisfied an ambi-
ton. He became a Senator of che
United States. In his forty-one years,
the new Senator has travelled far
and fast. Not long ago he was work.
ing his way through college; begin
ming the practice Of law. Since that
time he has served in the Kentucky
State Senate, been In turn Lieuten-
Evening star., 1939-10-11

There are 100000 thunderstorms
year throughout the world. OF
these it is estimated that perhaps
1900 hit exactly where and when
they are really wanted.
Evening star., 1939-10-11

Americans are inclined to feel rath-
er sorry for those small, backward
Balkan nations. Take Rumania, for
example; she has no unemployment
problem and rejoices in a balanced
budget,
Evening star., 1939-10-11

eel CAPTAIN" the 3,00O-foot cliff in
Yosemite Valley, Is known as the
worlds biggest single piece of un-
broken granite. 1t would make a fine
tombstone for the New Deal.
Evening star., 1939-10-11

AS the ticks, chiggers and mosqui-
toes pass out of the picture we are
afflicted with the foreign correspond
ent who begins all his dispatches
with the pronoun IT." ..-..
Evening star., 1939-10-11

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rights of publication of special dispatches
herein also are reserved.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the ,Drtter. although the use OF
q psexdonym for publication is
permissible. Please be brief!
Evening star., 1939-10-11

The title of a recent book is 1.-THE
Seven Lady Godivas." This suggests
q rodeo In q nudist camp.
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Evening star., 1939-05-22
The Kings Progress

No plain citizen need envy King
George vi as he moves from city to
city through Canada and from day
to day through an ordeal which must
be tremendously stimulating and yet
altogether exhausting to any man
not made of iron. His Majesty per-
haps is accustomed to a schedule of
labor planned to keep him busy every
waking hour, but nothing less than
prodigious sense of duty would
cause him to pretend to like it. The
former Duke of York, not expecting
the crown, had been content to play
a secondary role until 1887. Now he
carries upon his shoulders the full
weight OF the Empire. How true
that is has been demonstrated to
him since he landed at Quebec on
Wednesday last. He personifies the
British commonwealth of nations
much more definitely than he may
have supposed. And American OBJ
servers, watching from a distance,
are agreed that he does his work
efficiently and gracefully.
The King is not an obvious man.
He has been schooled to conceal his
feelings. But there are occasions
when momentarily he escapes for
mality and bystanders see him as he
is at heart-a boyish figure once
more, keen in enthusiasm, gentle in
manner, friendly in bearing, con-
genial without being undignifed,
anxious to be understood, but never
consciously seeker for appreciation.
He was himself when he talked with
the reporters assigned to his train;
also, when ne brushed ceremony
aside to converse with the veterans
assembled for the dedication of the
National War Memorial. The pag-
cant halted temporarily, while truer
history was written. Something not
different may happen in Washington.
II so, there will be no loss to His
Majesty. His American admirers are
much more deeply interested in
George VI as a fellow human being
than in his royal office.
A word should be added for Queen
Elizabeth. She is, it seems, the ideal
helpmate for sovereign. Always
popular, even as girl, she has added
to her fame as a wife and a mother.
Her visit to Canada brings her new
experiences which she appears
frankly to enjoy, and her pleasure
contributes to the pleasure of her
audience. Certainly, she is aware
that a cordial welcome awaits her
in the United States. Her coming is
anticipated with a happiness which
she will delight to share.
Evening star., 1939-05-22
ALABAMA AVENUE Sc.


Dear Sir: You have changed my at
titude toward English sparrows, jaybirds
and starings by your vigorous defense of
them in your column In The Star. My
attitude has changed to interest and ap-
probation. In fact, view all birds with
tolerance and understanding, as sup
posed you did. But was somewhat sur
prised recently to notice a gentle slam
administered by you to the purple grackle
and the black bird. They really are not
as black as they are painted.
1--WE are, as humans, too much inclined
to be anthropomorphic in our study of
birds. (By the way, John Burroughs
often uses that big word in his writings,
especially In his Winter Sunshine This
is the first chance have had to use it
since looking it up in Webster's)
1--WE reduce birds too much to human
standards and expect them to conform
always to our rules of conduct. They
are as they areas nature made them
beyond human limitations and inhibi-
tions. We criticize, but we are criticizing
nature when we do 1t. Some birds of
nearly all species kill, steal and act out
rageously, we think, but so do some
humans of all races.
Mature maintains that well-known
balance in devious ways, some OF which
to us seem harsh. There might be such
thing as too many birds of one species
and to avoid this nature adopts cruel
methods it may seem. We only see a
part, but nature sees the whole-so why
not take things as they are and believe
that she knows best?
"As to the purple grackle and the
blackbird, they, no doubt, do bad things
according to our standards, but so do
house wrens, robins, brown thrashers,
catbirds and a host of others. Even a
mother chicken will kill helpless biddies
of another brood If they are forced on
her. So I think we should all accept
natures children as she presents them
to us without cavil and with an open
mind-for her ways are not our ways.
I'm my estimation, the blackbird and
his cousin, the crow, are two of the most
AiieSAS Va I'll AlolSo 1Ol lIlClI III.
telligence and resourcefulness. Last week
in Franklin Park I saw a blackbird do
trick that bespoke reason of a high
order. He strobe to shallow bird bath
flush with the ground and took a long
drink. Ten feet away some English
sparrows were pecking fruitlessly at a
hard, dry crust Of bread. He waddled
over and tried it himself, but could
make no impression on the rocklike bit,
so picking it up he carried it to the bath
and immersed 1t in the water and stood
on it to hold it down. He then pro-
ceeded with his lunch while the SPAR
rows formed an interested fringe of
watchers. After he left they jumped in
and finished the remains.
"AS to the blackbirds cousin. the crow,
now there is an intelligent creature. Re-
ferring again to Burroughs, he confesses
that of all the birds the crow is his
favorite by reason OF its versatility, in
telligence, smartness and all-around
ability to take care of itself. He grants
Evening star., 1939-05-22
Wuqe and Hour Bill

There is a very narrow dividing
line in the working Of a democratic
system of government between rep
resentation of interests and pressure
by interests. 1t is unfortunate, in
most instances at least, that the
latter condition frequently predomi-
mates In the formation of govern
ment policy, both legislative and
executive.
One such situation apparently is
prevailing at the present time in
connection with administration ef-
forts to enact certain widely desir-
able amendments to the wage and
hour law, among them an exemption
for white collar workers receiving
more than 5000 monthly, provision
for special Industry committees in
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands,
relaxation of punitive provisions
against employers not Intentionally
violating the law, and exemption of
certain telephone workers.
To these proposals there has been
relatively little opposition, their con-
tent having been worked out largely
through cooperative effort of the
House Labor Committee, the Wage
Hour Administration and representa-
tives of those directly affected by
the provisions in question.
Accompanying these revisions in
an omnibus bill of amendments was
another which would not, according
to responsible authorities, alter the
present exempt status of employees in
actual agricultural work but which
would clearly and properly make the
statute applicable to workers in va
rious processing and handling occu-
pations.
Apparently with little justification
other than their opposition to hav-
ing these secondary occupations
benefit from the wage and hour
standards of other industries, certain
organized pressure groups have thus
far blocked the enactment of all the
pending amendments.
To break the impasse, Chairman
Norton of the House Labor Commit
tee is now sponsoring separate bill
for the unopposed amendments.
Congress should not hesitate to sup
port this effort to defeat obstruc-
zionist tactics. 1t should then give
reasoned consideration to the con-
troverted farm amendments.