The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-02-23


dor to Paris. Still more significant
is the one-two-three sequence in
which Hainan's occupation followed
Barcelona's fall, just as Canton's
occupation last September followed
the Munich settlement. Each time
democracies capitulate in the west,
Tokyo capitalizes on Hitler-Musso-
lini triumphs to nip at the Franco
British far eastern position.
In typical Japanese fashion, Hal
mans occupation is poker-faced,
self-righteous trick that dares Brit
ain, France and the U. S. to re-
taliate. By Chinese, who see their
nation falling apart bit by bit, the
move is greeted with mixed emo
ton. The hoped-for consequence is
lifting of Frances ban on arms
shipments through Indo-China.
But from his headquarters in far
western Chungching, Chinese Cen
eralissimo Chang Kai shek
mourned Hainan's fall as the "be-
ginning of Japanese domination in
the Pacific" Predicting heavy con-
sequences for the U. S., France and
Britain, General Chang not only
saw broken communication lines
between Hong Kong, Singapore and
Australia, but also threat to U. S.
and British naval bases at Hawaii
and Singapore.
Religion
Last August President Roosevelt
proposed the intergovernmental ref
ugee committee which subsequently
elected American George Rublee it's
chairman. After almost six months
of disheartening effort, Mr.. Rublee
handed the committee his resigna-
ton and the net result of an almost
single-handed battle. The result:
A temporary plan for taking care
of Germany's unwanted Jews,
wheedled from Reichsfuehrer Hit
Ter. Points: CD German Jews
could return to their jobs until the
committee solves its problem; (2)
Young German Jews can emigrate
provided they arrange to finance
later emigration of kinsmen; (3)
older Jews would be protected until
emigration is completed; az emf
grating Jews could borrow from a
trust fund.
People
Arrested, DR.. Logan Clendening,
nationally known physician, for
welding an ak on WPA air COM
pressor in st. Louis because it in
terfered with his efforts to work.
International
Intentionally or otherwise, U. S.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
stepped to a microphone the night
before congress went to work on
President Roosevelt's enlarged de-
tense program. BY the time he
left, the world had learned how
Americas No. l diplomat and
tradesman feels about war: He
sympathizes with the White House.
After offering the standard de-
tense argument that it is a nation S
sacred duty" to arm when the
specter of a major war "haunts the
world" Mr.. Hull staged two sur
prises. The first, unusual for dip
lomat, was rejection of proposals
that the U. S. call a disarmament
conference. Next surprise was a
common sensical explanation that
arms conferences mean nothing
when the basic causes underlying
war are economic. These, he said,
must be wiped out as prerequisite.
Father of the governments cur
rent reciprocal trade program and
an outspoken opponent of the Ger
man barter trade plan fSee PAN
AMERICA), Corde1 Hull may have
been limiting for a U. S. lead in
plans to settle the worlds ills via
the economic conference route.
Since this could only mean zap
peasement" as practiced by Brit
ish Prime Minister Neville Cham
berlain, most observers thought Mr..
Hull was not advocating an econom-
ic conference, but was instead adj
vertising the merits of reciprocal
trade treaties as a cure.