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Evening star., 1939-10-07
Same 'Doy' as Vets Irks
w. 6. 7. U. at Fair
~ the Associated Press,


NEW YORK, Oct. THE brewers
didn't mind, but the w. c. T. U. was
still annoyed today because the
''wets" and the "drys" were allotted
the same honorary day at the New
York Worlds Fair.
DR.. Ida B. Wise Smith, president of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union, said the organization was so
irked that 1t postponed its day"
originally scheduled for last Thurs
day, to Friday. The women also
found non-alcoholic restaurant to
patronize. The restaurant where
they originally planned to eat was
found to be serving alcoholic bev-
erages.
As for the brewers, they went right
ahead and celebrated their "day" as
planned.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
War Roids on Resources
Of U. S. Hit by Chapman
y the Associated Press.

6y the Associated Press.
DENVER. Oct. Oscar L. Chap
man, Assistant Secretary of the
interior, criticized "get-rich-quick
artists who would raid this coun-
try's natural resources for supplies
to European belligerents, despite
United States neutrality.
Breaking his vacation with an
interview, Mr.. Chapman cautioned
Americans to remain vigilant "lest
lew money-minded individuals
take from the rest of us those re-
sources without which We cannot
live.
The casualties of war must not
nciude our invaluable stands of
tlmoer, our petroleum reserves, our
Strategic minerals or the public
grazing lands of the West"
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Soviet Calls Films
For Political and
Economic par|ey
finIund Hasn't Acted Yet,
But Representative
May Be Sent
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 7.-Finland
today debated an invitation to con-
fer with Soviet Russia, whose con-
ferences with other Baltic states
have extended Soviet power and
influence.
The foreign office in Helsinki
acknowledged that Russia had sug-
gested to Finland she send a dele
gate to Moscow to discuss political
and economic matters.
It said the Finnish government
had not yet acted on the invitation.
One report was that Foreign Minis
ter Elias Erkko had declined to go,
but it was possible some other rep
resentative might be sent.
Estonia was the first in the parade
of small Baltic states to Moscow,
and she, like the second, Latvia,
agreed to pacts which gave Russia
the right to establish military bases
on their soil.
Troops Expected Next Week.
Activity in both nations to imple-
ment the accords was looked for
next week. Estonia, which granted
the right to Russia to establish gar
risons totaling $4,000 troops on her
soil, heard that the first troops,
mechanized and technical divisions,
would arrive next week. The first
contingent of 5000 men was ex-
pected Tuesday, to be followed by
IL, 900 men.
Latvia looked for the arrival next
week of a military commission to
plan bases to be established there
and to arrange for the transporta-
ton of Soviet troops.
Lithuania, third Of the Baltic
States to confer with Soviet Russia
had a large delegation en- route to
Moscow.
May Grant Island Rights.
In Helsinki, unofficial sources said
they considered it possible Finland
might be willing to grant Russia
rights on one or two unstrategic is
lands in return for a proper re-
ward"
The latter, they said, probably
would be the cession to Finland Of
certain parts of Karelia, frontier
district at the southeastern corner
of Finland, inhabited by Finnish
speaking persons.
Meanwhile, in the wake of Adolf
Hitler's ReichStag speech yesterday
the Helsinki Sanomat noted that the
Fuehrer failed to mention Finland
IN his discussion of the Baltic.
Despite r,lmors prevalent in Scan
dinavian countries, Finnish officials
have insisted that they are not
under pressure from Russia and that
their relations with the Soviet must
be regarded as a special case In
view OF prior agreements.
Ratification of q Russian-Latvian
pact granting concessions strength
ening the Soviet hold on the east
ern Baltic was expected today after
q special cabinet meeting hears For
eign Minister william hunters ex-
PLANTATION of his Moscow talks.
hunters returned from Moscow yes
terday.
The Lithuanian delegation which
left for Moscow was the largest ever
(see BALTIC. Pare A-S.)
Evening star., 1939-10-07

vasion and picture them as just as
vile as the Poles.
Either Hitler must take the lead
in action in face of allied rejection
Of his proposals or else prepare
against the long economic siege of
the British blockade. In this sense
the initiative is his, as it was in his
conquests, but how to compel a
decision by force, when he cannot
(See HTTT ,ER page A-o7
Evening star., 1939-10-07

COuIu HOt SEND an army 10 interfere
with his march into Poland.
For military ends. when he finds
the French positively will not make
peace with him, it would be in order
to welcome a French offensive on
the western front. This would en-
able him to rally national morale
in defense against aggression. He
could transform the French soldiers.
whom he called such fine fellows
yesterday, into brutal hends Of in
Evening star., 1939-10-07
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Chairman Dies of the House Com
mittee on Un-American Activities
said he would make public today a
report seized from Communist Party
files showing the extent Of Com
munism in the Washington Navy
Yard, the Government Printing
Once and other Federal agencies.
The report, which Representative
Dies said was made by Martin
Chancey, party secretary here, to q
superior officer, was said to have
been seized by committee agents
two days ago at local Communist
headquarters.
Mr.. Chancey was questioned by
the committee behind closed doors
for several hours yesterday and Rep
resentative Dies said afterward he
had identified the document as
genuine"
Mr.. Chancey told newsmen later
he had informed the committee un-
der oath that the party had 1926
members in Washington, of whom
one third were colored.
Chief Activities.
He said he had related that the
party's chief activities here related
to protests against what he de-
scribed as the killing Of Negroes by
police, the campaign for suffrage for
residents of the District of Columbia
and appeals for greater relief ap-
propriations.
The local party maintains an Of
fee here and operates on a budget
of $500 a month, 20 per cent Of
which comes from dues payments,
he explained. His own salary, he
said, was "17 bucks week."
In disclosing the seizure of the
document, Chairman Dies said:
'This seven or eight page report,
which Chancey identified as genu-
inc, tells Of the activities of the
Communist party in the navy yard,
the G. p. o. and other departments. :"
He declined to elaborate on that
description other than to say 1t con-
tanned "a name which Is very Inn
portant" In linking various front
organizations" in Washington with
Communists.
Plans for Sabotage.
Earlier at yesterdays hearing a
former German-American Bund
member testified that the bund at
Los Angeles had plans for paralyzing
the Pacific Coast by sabotage in
event Of q conflict between this
country and Germany.
Neil Howard Ness, the witness,
(see UN-AMERICAN. Page A-63
Evening star., 1939-10-07
London AnoIyzing
Fuehrer's Last
Chance Offer
BULLETIN.

LONDON, Oct. I R.-The
admiralty announced that two
British minesweepers were at
tackled by German flying boats
in the North Sea this after
noon. No casualties were suf-
fered by either side, the an
n0uncement said.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Roosevelt Mediation
In War Held Unlikely
Unless Allies Ask Him
Hints Thot Hitler Would
Like President to Act
Appear to Be Futile

Hints from Berlin that Adolf
Hitler would like President Roose-
welt to mediate the war in Europe
brought prediction in usually we'll
informed quarters today that the
President would not offer such
mediation unless Britain and France
wanted him to do so.
At the Capitol, however, Senator
Johnson, Democrat, of Colorado,
author Of a resolution urging the
President to use his influence to
bring about an armistice in the Eu-
ropean struggle, commented that an
appeal from Germany for Mr..
Roosevelt's Intervention would bear
evidence Of sincerity in wanting 70
arrive at an honorable peace"
Chairman Pittman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee OBJ
served that the President would be
taking on entirely too much re-
sponsibility" if he were to 60 so far
as to attempt to mediate between
the warning countries. Senator
Pittman, however, thought that at
the advantageous time the Presi-
dent might make appropriate sug-
gestions" for peace.
Mr.. Roosevelt proposed mediation
in peace appeals to the German
Chancellor and former President
Ignace Moscicki of Poland prior to
the outbreak of the conflict, it was
recalled, but Hitler did not reply
until his troops had moved against
the Poles. When he did reply he
said Poland had created disturb
ances and an intolerable situation
and that mediation had been out
of the question.
The President was represented as
being unwilling now to lend him.
self to any move by Hitler which
would have the effect of throwing
the onus for continuance Of the war
on Britain and France.
Would Consult Allies First.
If Germany were to suggest more
formally that Mr.. Roosevelt offer
to mediate the conflict, 1t was pre-
dicted in reliable quarters, he would
not make the offer unless he had
assurances in advance from the
allies that they would accept.
In Hyde Park today the President
remained silent concerning the re-
ports. Mr.. Roosevelt is spending
the week end at his estate.
The overture from Berlin has been
thus far no more formal nor definite
than q statement by informed
sources to newsmen that the head
of any neutral state, preferably
President Roosevelt, could achieve a
lasting place in history by mediating
the war.
Analysts wondering what questions
Hitler would be willing to negotiate
with Britain and France through the
President, noted that the chancellor
said In his speech to the Reichstag
yesterday that Germany and Rus
sia exclusively would solve the prob
lens Of final reorganization" and
"the question of re-establishment of
the Polish state"
No Comment.
To achieve a sense Of security
among individual nations, Hitler de-
clared also there must he "the final
sanctioning Of the European status"
and reduction Of armaments ito q
reasonable and economically toler.
(See MEDIATION, Page A-8.)
Evening star., 1939-10-07
81 8 1927 10
SCORE BY INNINGS.

81 so 271O 0
SCORE BY INNINGS.
New York. 2O2 O3O OOO- Z
Cincinnati 12O 900 OOO- 8
SUMMARY.
Runs batted in-Keller az, Lembsrdi,
We,ber' Goodman Di Masgio t2).
Home runs-Keller (2), Di Massio, Dickey.
Sacrihee-Thompson.
Double play-Relfe e Gordon 70 Dshlgren.
Left On bases-New York, 8; Cincinnati, 10.
Left on bases-New York, 81 Cincinnati, IL.
sen, 4: on Grissom.
Strikeouts-By Gomez, 1, by Thompson, 8,
BY Msdley, 2; BY Moore, 2.
Hits-O6 Cones. In inning; on Thomp.
son, In 43s innings; on Grissom. o In
~ innings; on Moore. o In inninssi
on Hadley, ! In innings.
At by .pitcher-By Hadley NsmbardD.
Wild pitch-ThemDson.
Winning plteheY-Hadley.
Lesing Dfteher-Thempson.
YissiM N. u. arst Ssss, Hsdsvss x,
IL, soeoAa base: 1saFden IN. L., third
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Military Reversal for Germany
Indicated in HitIer's Speech
Fuehrer Must Take Lead in Action or
Face Long British Economic Siege
BY COL. FREDERICK PALMER,

Read IN the lines and between the lines Adolf Hler address
the Reichstag admission military
the Germans Naturally
He had for his other
cared him at the They still
they saying Come which
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Dies 10 Make Public
Report Taken From
D. T.. Communists
Extent Of Activities
In Federal Agencies
Shown, Prober Says
BULLETIN.

The House Committee on Un-
American Activities decided to-
day to defer temporarily pub
lication of report seized at the
Washington headquarters of the
Communist party.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
No Comment.

To achieve a sense Of security
among individual nations, Hitler de-
clared also there must he 'the final
sanctioning Of the European status"
and reduction Of armaments Ito q
reasonable and economically toler.
(see MEDIATION, Page A-s.5
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Weather Forecast t

From the Upitsd states Weather Bureau 1eDort
Full details on Page Az.
Cloudy tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy,
slightly warmer; gentle variable winds,
becoming south tomorrow. Tempera-
lures today-Highest, "a, at pm; low
est, So, at 6 am.
Evening star., 1939-10-07

(See HITLER, Page A-8.)
Evening star., 1939-10-07

(See SERIES, Page ADD
Evening star., 1939-10-07

(See MOSCOW, Page A-3)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-14

The country has heard from Warm
Springs that President Roosevelt wants
drastic slashes of the budget the next
fiscal year. If our recollection is correct
the President has called for similar slashes
in the budget every year since he has been
in office. Unfounded hope and pledges
have always been followed by annual
deficits.
Now, don't miss the point about this
new lending plan of the New Deal because
instead of spending there is likely to be
tremendous lending, which will suit the
railroads, and other groups that are in the
habit of trying to pull themselves out of
debt by their boot-straps.
The method can be very easily ex-
tended to cover the 500 million dollars
which the President asks for more mill
tary preparedness, in behalf Of neutrality.
In short, all this talk about improving
on past records regarding the budget can
not and will not come to pass. So don't
take it seriously-your taxes will be more
next year than they have ever been before.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-14
Economic Highlights

It would be difficult to exag-
gerate the grave importance of
Russia's attack on Finland. 1t
came as a fearful shock to the
European neutrals which have
been attempting to move heaven
and earth to keep the war from
spreading. The repercussions
were felt strongly in the United
States. Paul Mallon, speaking of
| the reaction of our own officials,
said of the Finnish invasion, that
"there is not a mind on high
which does not privately believe
this is Sarajevo"-in other words,
that the fuse has been lit which
may blast localized war into a
! general European war.
/ One thing is apparent, in the
view of most reporters-and that
is that Russia's action was an ex-
ample of totalitarian power poll
| tics at their worst and most
brutal. Russia's argument that
the Firms started the trouble and
threatened her territory is dis
counted exactly 100 percent in
most quarters-it isn't reason
able for nation of 100000 peo-
pie to threaten one of 10000, 900.
The local explanation, say the
observers. is that Russia saw an
opportunity to gain at minimum
cost long-desired territory. II
is virtually impossible for En-
gland and France to give aid to
the Firms. Germany. whether
she likes it or not, claims to be
solidly behind the Soviet desire
to dominate the Scandinavian
nations. And the other Scandina-
Wan countries are in no position
! to give military aid to their
neighbor.
! Prime fear now is that the in
vasion of Finland was simply the
first step in a grim plan which
Stain has long had in mind
and which has been held in
allegiance until other major pow
ers were so engrossed with other
matters that they couldn't effec-
lively oppose his ambitions. Ex-
rerts foresee the possibility OF
Russia slowly and steadily NOV
ing forward until all the small
Balkan and Baltic nations are
either absorbed or made puppets
of the Kremlin-a technique
which the Nazis pursued with
great success in Central Europe
when they placed the Swastika
over Czechoslovakia, Austria and
much of Poland. And then they
envision comb,rstion of Russia
and Germany (whose ideologies
are obviously coming nearer to
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-14

jibing all the tine) to dominate
the entire hemisphere.
So much for prophecy. When
it comes to facts, it does seem
that Russia's latest adventure has
served to clarity the European
situation. Germany and Russia
apparently really are allies and
working close together in ques-
tons of policy, even though their
troops have not fought side by
side. The small nations are def
initely lined up now on the side
of the democracies.. And Italy
has just about severed the Rome
Berlin axis. The Italian press
denounced Russia's Finnish inva-
sion, and uniformed fascists held
public meetings, which were not
disturbed by the police, in pro-
test. Best guess is that Musso-
lini hates Stain more than he
loves Hitler, and that if he is at
last unsuccessful in his desperate
attempt to keep out of the war,
he will throw in his lot with the
democracies.,
Interesting phase of Russian
German cooperation is what has
happened to the Communist par
ty in the U. S. To put it mildly,
it has been split wide open
well known sympathizers have
resigned from its councils, unable
to stomach what they regard as
Stalin's cynical disturbance of
Lenin's principles. And the pub
lie generally seems to view Rus
STA with almost the same pro-
found dtstaste with which it re-
CARDS Nazi Germany. Gone is the
day when the world at large
looked toward the Soviet as a po-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-14
$500, 600, 900 FOR TOYS

Toy manufacturers estimate that the
people of the United States will spend
more than $20o,OO0,OOO on toys this
Christmas.
This is lot of money but it is well
spent. OF course, some children receive
too many toys and other children receive
too few but, in the main, the joy and hap
piness that many children get is worth the
price of the toys.
In this connection it may not be too
early to suggest that citizens of Key West
who are financially able to do so should
take advantage of the opportunity that
Christmas presents to make somebody else
happy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-14
NAVY MEN WORKING HARD

Attention of The Citizen has been
called to the fact that some of our resi-
dents are writing letters to the United
States Navy Department about things they
know nothing about-as usual.
According to the reports these "poison
pen" correspondents are criticizing the of
ficers of the navy on duty at the naval
station and attached to the destroyer and
seaplane units in port. They are calling
attention to allegedly wrong activities by
officers and enlisted personnel.
Reporters for The Citizen and other
newspapers are readily admitted to the
naval station. These reporters are entirely
familiar with the general activities in the
station and know just about how the Of
ficers and enlisted men spend their idle
time off duty They know that the navy
men here are working hard at their jobs.
They are working long hours putting Key
West naval station in tip top condition.
They are preparing to give type of navy
service never before excelled in Key Vests
history. 1t is big job, hard job, try
ing job.
Yet every bit of the work they put in
is helping Key West and every citizen in
Key West. A good navy yard will bring
praise upon the navy officers and enlisted
men engaged in the job of putting the yard
in shape to give good service. That will
react to the benefit of Key West, for
navy station that is operating on an eff
fcent and economical basis will not be
closed down as soon as one that is i'm
properly managed and functioning i'm
perfectly.
1t must be pretty discouraging to the
Woodworking navy men to give their best
day in and day out, some Of them on duty
night and day, then get word that their
efforts are being rewarded by criticism of
their off-duty activities. No one could
blame these servicemen for getting down
on some of the people of Key West. No
man likes to be kicked around by those he
is trying to help.
The majority of our citizens will
agree with The Citizen that the navy of
ficers and enlisted personnel now in Key
West have acquitted themselves like gen.
tlemen. Their off-duty activities have
been no better and no worse than the play
time activities of our own citizens. Our
people generally have found the navy men
an upright group of men, always willing
to give this city break when they can do
it without hurting the service they honor.
Let's give these men break. Let's
not write any more letters to their SUI
periors. Let's show them Key West likes
them and wants them here. We want all
of them to enjoy themselves as much as
they can while not engaged in their Of
fetal tasks at the naval station.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-14
T0DAY'S DAILY QUIZ
Can you answer seven of these
ten Test Question: Turn TO
Page 4 for Answers


/. Is the sun star?
2. Name the manager of the
New York Giants base
ball club.
3. Which anniversary of the
u. S. Congress was cele-
brated with ceremonies in
the u. S. Capitol Building
on March 4, 1899?
4. Name the capital of the Re-
public of Colombia.
5. What is the political affilia-
ton of Henry A. Wallace,
Secretary of Agriculture?
6. Name the chief river of Flor
ida.
Z. What is the astronomical
name for the luminous
surface of the sun?
8. When it is IL o'clock noon
E.S.T) in New York City,
what time is it in Lon
don, Eng? r-t
3. For which safe is Badger"
a nickname?
10. Name the poisonous element
in the exhaust gases of an
automobile.
tential ally of the democratic
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-14

In Tuesdays issue of The Citizen the
temperature on one day five years ago
was given as 35 when it should have been
as. There is nothing remarkable in a
newspaper making an error, but worthy of
note is that SO many people called atten-
ton to the mistake and asked if it was
true. The weather man informs us that Al
was the lowest thermometer reading on
record for Key West. Well does the
writer remember the dip to 45 five years
ago and he almost froze to death or
imagined SO, anyway.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-14
FIVE YEARS AGO

Rear Admiral Norman Smith,
CRC.. USN., chief of the bu-
reau of docks and yards, says
that Key West is the most de-
lightful city he has ever visited
and should in the course of time
become the ideal city for winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were guests
of Lieutenant and Mrs. w. B.
Jackson.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-14
Once more Great Britain lie

Once more Great Britain let the Ger
man liner Bremen slip through The ex-
cuse that it was against international law
to sink her without warning is too flimsy
for consideration. The truth, apparently,
German airplane overhead and ducked to
safety. Germany is playing ducks and
brakes with Great Britain on the sea, and
the people of England have cause to ask
Are we at war or not?'' 60
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-14

The payment of taxes, looked upon as
a burden, is the price that we pay for the
blessings of modern civilization. What we
get is cheap at the price we pay, yet there
are many who dodge taxes and put the
burden, if such it may be called, on the
shoulders of honest tax payers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-14

All collections by the city of delin-
quent taxes will be earmarked as Christ
mas payroll for the city employees. Part
payments of taxes will be accepted. Do
your part and you will kill two birds with
one stone---do your duty and help the en-
ployees at the same time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-14

Most people spend too much time
worrying about the troubles of other peo-
1.-The Key West Citizen. And med
ding in the business of other people!-
Times Union.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-14
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

l. Water and Sewerage.
2. Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning).
g. Hotels and Apartments.
4. Beach and Bathing Pavilion.
5. Airports-Land and Sea.
g. Consolidation of County and City
Governments.
z. A Modern City Hospital.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-14

Harold Thomas is in the county
Jail, suspected of being one of a
gang attempting to steal a cash
box from a coffee shop on Duval
street, owned by Frank Roberts.
There have been other depreda-
tons committed recently by the
gang and Thomas may be the
man they want.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-14

A Japanese statesman says war be-
tween his country and the United States is
'unthinkable." Then how did he happen
to think about it?