The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-10-06
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WHO'S
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WEEK
By LEMUEL r. PARTON

BY LEMUEL r. PARTON
NEW YoRK.-Early this year.
Germany and Italy were max
ing vigorous efforts to swing Brazil
into their lineup, perhaps knowing
Brazil Generate res of the he
Plea for Unity world what
Hsartens y. $. r 1ss ah ws az.
disquieting reports Of their progress,
later Offset by more comforting
news and now quite definitely
scotched, it would appear. The cur
rent insistence of General Pedro
Aurelio Goes Monteiro that there
must be continental unity in the
Western hemisphere is the most def
initely responsive message that our
state department has yet obtained
In its overtures to Latin-America.
eve must be prepared to
face any eventuality," says the
general, land to ward off at
tacks against this continent Of
liberty and tolerance"
He is known as the General
Grant Of Brazil" this tag being due
to his suppressing the San Paolo
revolt in 1882, and disclosing a PEN
chant for cooperation with the
government thereafter. Washington
made a great fuss over him, when
he was here last July, having pre-
vailed over Germany in an encoun-
ter of international tlft-hunting-
Germany was readying a big party
for him, but he stopped off here,
instead.
Fifty years old, round-faced
and amiable, he is professional
soldier, but bears none of the
impress Of the military career
list. He moved up slowly through
grades in the army, and did not
become captain until 1924. He
became chief of staff in 1882,
commanding an army Of $4,000.
In 1886, his son, Lieut.. Pedro
Aurelio Goes Monteiro Jr., was
killed in. an airplane accident. He
has one daughter.
NISCOUNT GORT, commanding
the British forces in France, is
only SO years old and therefore es-
capped War Minister Leslie Hore-
British Oldsters y Youth move nes
Measured by ment of 1887.
Gen. Gorf on Job He was one of
Kitchener
men in the early days of the World
war, a staff officer, in many en-
gagements, honored with the Mill
tary cross, the Victoria cross and
the Distinguished Service order. He
is rather slight in stature, with
thinning hair, quietly unassuming,
given to reserve in manner and
quiet, easy speech.
He was trained at Sandhurst,
and i'm the World war gained q
reputation as a shrewd strate-
gist, capable Of scoring with
out sacrificing too many men.
He is distinctly Of the pre-1914
school of army tradition, and
that has been a matter Of con-
siderable satisfaction in Eng
land.
Septuagenarians, whispering in
their clubs, complained that this
young Hore-Belisha, only 43, was
raising the very devil with the
army. With the sixth Viscount Gort
still on the job, there is reassur-
ance.
THERE seems to be bit of now
L city in college course on how
not to get hysterical in wartime.
President Ralph c. Hutchinson, pres
Or ident of Wash
C0tteSe O"e5s ington a n d
Course in Sanity Jefferson col
IN Time of War 1ege, quite
given to aca-
demic innovations, announces the
course, or rather courses, with
four faculty members teaching four
courses, each yielding full college
credit. Origins and inducements of
war, the propaganda build-up and
particularized information on any
particular war which might be in
the ofing will be elaborated to boost