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The Political Mill
u. S. Nay Have to Decide Whether
1t Shall Aid Allies or Remain at Peace

as q friendly act toward Great
Britain and France and q hostile
act toward Germany. There's no
blinking the fact that such will be
the Interpretation in those countries
no matter how ardently it may be
argued here that the repeal is in
the cause Of neutrality. 1t is equally
true that If the embargo is not re-
pealed, Great Britain and France
will be disappointed and Germany
pleased.
So the vote in the Senate on the
arms embargo takes on great in
ternational significance, particularly
for the United States. There are
plenty of reasonable arguments to
be advanced for repeal of the en-
bargo-but that 1t Is a step which
will make for more friendly rela-
tions abroad and a step toward
peace Is not one of them.
The new Pittman bill has been
made as ironclad as possible, de-
signed to keep Americans and their
property, including ships, from be-
ing destroyed by the belligerents.
If we are not hit, then we need not
go to war, is the argument. There
is no prohibition, however, against
American ships and American citi-
zens going to neutral countries. If
Germany, for example, goes crazy
| again and undertakes to establish
blockade of all the oceans as she
did with her submarine warfare in
1917, what happens?
Under the authority given the
President to proclaim from time to
time combat areas" into which
American ships and American citi-
zens may not travel 1t Is planned to
meet such q situation, at least in
part. But the American ships might
be sunk before such proclamation
could go into effect.
Plan Never Tried Before.
1t may be asked why the United
States and its mills and factories
and its workers should be denied
markets to sell arms and munitions
when there are other nations who
wish to buy them. 1t has been
the rule under international law
that all neutrals may sell anything
they want to belligerent nations and
no other neutral nation in the pres
ent war has denied itself that right.
The answer is that this country
gives up making such sales. and
increasing its business. for the pur-
pose Of keeping the United States
from becoming embroiled in war.
1t Is the same answer which must
be given for denying to the Amer
ican merchant marine and its own
ers and workers the right to carry
cargoes and passengers to bellieer-
ent nations and into combat
areas"
Whether all this effort, this with
drawal, on the part Of the United
States will keep this country out
Of the European war remains to be
seen. 1t Is gamble. 1t is some
thing that has never been tried
before. In the World War, before
this country declared war against
Germany, the Wilson administra-
tion argued again and again fol
the freedom of the seas and the
right to continue trade as a neutral
with belligerent and neutral nation,
under the law of nations. No plea
no argument, no threat was sum-
cient, however, to prevent the fina
embodiment Of this country in the
conflict.
Every poll Of sentiment In thi.
country has indicated q strong de.
sire to keep this country at peace
At the same time every poll hal
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shown a desire to help France and
Great Britain. The two desires are
not compatible-not when France
and Great Britain are at war with
another nation. 1t looks very much
as though the country might have
to make up its mind which 1t de-
sires most-to help Britain and
France or to remain at peace-un-
less the European democracies are
able to defeat Germany.
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Gas, Oil and Discomfort

reaching their begin brushing aside
the large misconceptions which the
nourished -
ID They laugh the notion that distressing
language OF Senator Boah phoney
nave not received much than
enough to be the dmocracies fighting
departmental
testimony that OF American lawyer recently returned
When the war broke out he offered the French
cheS chateau near Paris for hospital
by ormaes until one morning the ministry telephoned
say tanoad
was desirable not to route them through Paris and
would therefore be used at While waiting
home the same man visited country district where the
friend OF his told him that of the 5000
bzation notices. blue cards meaning death disability
all the hast considering thus
CD The twin expectations that
crackup be considered gound
long period the social cackup thought
discomfort the miners
population curiou
three the period mentioned
content to take effect
AS Tor the notion
fighting proving
printed this
military
needs lasting
Oil and the materials all Russia disposal
plies for at least probably
the take
cuties OF transport from Russia all hopeful
factors much relied wisfu thinkers
replace heavy industrial plants
in Eastern Europe0
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mOQlueO STATUTE
gov er ming an
arms embargo.
One, for ex-
ample, relates to
the assistance
b e n G rendered
to the crews of
belligerent YES
sells by American
m e r c h a ntmen
and another con-
Germs the nature
Of the p troll
which the United
States would like
to establish with
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Stoker Sues Admiral

PORTSMOUTH, England R.-
Sentenced to 80 days for allegedly
refusing duty, a stoker filed suit
for damages against his captain
and against Admiral of the Fleet
the Earl of Cork and Orrery, who
confirmed the sentence, on grounds
of illegal arrest.
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lotviu Creates
Council for Defense
By the Associated Press.

Dy VIC hbSUCIHteU FIek8.
RIGA, Sept. 28.-The Latvian gov
ernment today created a council for
defense Of the state, charged with
correlating military, economic, finan-
cial and administrative activities.
President Ulmanis heads the coun-
Gil. The other members include the
ministers of war, foreign affairs,
finance, communications and the
interior, the commander in chief of
the army and the chief Of the gen.
eral stan.
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Mirrors for Rush Hours

NEW YORK R.-Designer Frank
Sheppard says he placed long glass
mirrors at each end Of new SUBJ
way car In an effort to attract
riders away from the car entrances.
ordinarily the points of greatest
CONGESTION.
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barge and plas-
ters a wide title
carry provision
on the statute
b ook in its
place.
The the or y
back of this pro-
posed new legis-
lation Is that all
American ships
and American
citizens will stop
sailing to the
belligerent ma
tions in Europe
and therefore
m 1nc}doy,t u
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course OF the next lew years. The
allies will not try to repeat their
blunder Of 1sl4-1s, when they as
sumed a existent Identity Of in
terest between the United States and
the entente and imposed sacrifices
on us out Of proportion to our stake
In the war. The Germans will like
wise be cautious not to inflame
American opinion to degree which
will lead us to demand the end of
neutrality and the aLplication of
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Bulgarian Post Goes
To Young Russian
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SOFIA, Sept. 28.-Arkadi Yossi-
covich Lovrentieff, one of Soviet
Russia's younger diplomats, has been
appointed minister to Bulgaria, IT
was learned today.
The new minister, IS. had served
since last June as acting chief OF
the Department of Eastern Euro
pean Affairs in the Soviet foreign
ministry.
An electrical engineer. he is a for
mer teacher in the Moscow Tech
nical University.
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force to the uemos by the richest
other words
cal 1t is of bockade-mtary
ganda and The of democracy
OF the machine and the detonaon
hokum and even to flag gand- glory patriotism.
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HE opinions OF the Wrttes this page their otun
necessarily The stars Such opinions presented re
readers although such opinions contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
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The Capital Parade
Military Experts Expect War in the Air to Be Decisive;
Soy Noz Weakness is mobility to Reproduce Factories

By JOSEPH ALSOP and ROBERT KINTNER.
With scanty the widespread misconceptions
European military situation surprising Nevertheless is
American military diplomatic
information
unanimous vital point.
inability plants
making large armamen steel and above
intricate tools needed by other plants lie exposed attack
air
exposed
that would
in Sooner or
later this caution will
inferior to the n ,.,.. m ,,.- 49,,
armaments the English and French AFTER H0 HJae
will suffer ''S
Essentially, however zM<1~ee ouN
believe that the present ,f%GsA <A|
/AESSI NHI
and French build air striking ~ NJ I6lkM ~
attack the where /IN3I NT/
they vulnerable. tk\S2De 4mRT
All of which explains the " Y 1M1K r.
ing importance of repeal of the YGM C~A1 Mn
embargo, which not
the placing additional
this country
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BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The supporters Of the new admin
istration neutrality bill are betting
we will keep out of war if Con-
gress repeals the existing arms en-
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Unanswered
Neutrality
Questions
Two Aspects Are Not
Covered by Existing
Or Proposed Lows
By DAVID LAWRENCE,

Many intricate and delicate ques-
tions of American neutrality are al
ready arising which will never be
covered by either the existing or the
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war by going through Holland, Bel
gium or Switzerland, but is extreme
ly unlikely to do so since these
moves would open flanks unprotect-
ed by the Westwall. Germany and
Russia may also join in a drive
down through Southern Russia into
Asia, endangering Irak, Iran. French
Syria. and even the Suez Canal. But
this too is thought unlikely.
Thus, the military picture is re-
duced to a simple stalemate along
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Daylight movies will be featured
at an agricultural show in Moscow
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the West Wall
have delayed effect
decisive The the air
other
dby the hAmerican Newspaper lncl
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The Maharaja of Newanger now
owns 80 automobiles.
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Three Wars

With these misconceptions the
q
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.>.-cc-.As
such as the summarizing of an
American vessel, with the loss of
American lives and property, can
occur. And that by being able to
ship arms and ammunition-now
prevented by law-to Great Britain
and France those European democ-
racies will be able to defeat Ger
maryland Russia and Italy too,
If those totalitarian states also take
up arms against the democracies.
AS it is not conceivable that the
United States will become involved
in war with Great Britain and
France. under these conditions, this
country will be in no danger Of
becoming involved.
The members of Congress sup
porting the new administration bill
the Pittman bill-and the ofii-
cials of the administration itself are
saying nothing about this being a
step to help Great Britain and
France In this war. They insist
they are writing a truly neutral bill
that there is not a word in it
which will prevent the sale Of arms
and munitions to Germany on the
same terms they are sold to Eng
land and her ally, France.
Pittman's Contention.
1t is argued, too, that to let the
present embargo remain on the
statute books is help to Germany
since that country, while not being
able to purchase arms here, is as
sured that England and France
cannot get arms here either. There
fore, it is said, it is unneutral to
continue the embargo.
Furthermore, 1t Is argued-by
Senator Pittman, chairman Of the
Foreign Relations Committee and
author Of the new bill-that Ger
many will be able to obtain arms
and munitions from this country
through Russia and Italy, who have
not entered the war in Europe. Ship
ments to those neutral" countries
will be in order, and who knows
whether they are to be transshippeo
to the belligerent Germany or not /?
1t Is perfectly true that under the
existing embargo law, Italy anc
Russia can today purchase arms anc
munitions In this country and senc
them secretly to Germany-whilt
Great Britain and France are de.
barred from making such purchase.
direct. There has been no evidence
yet that either Italy or Russia ART
doing so. But all this Is begging tn,
question that our neutrality law.
can be violated.
| MI, Hr-l
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Parallel Interests May Die

course allies assume
that Russia promoting
that in time those national interests
understanding between
pressure by the Red Army against ers thereby
the defeat OF
threatens
not to force Stain into still partnership
Military experts of
alliance leading
Rumana and Turkey the division
Russian influence This trend would practically speaking
eestablh
lead the resumption and sav for
moment
(nuf 7nwnrd II
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Bill Made Ironclad.

The American people are anxious
to keep out Of war. The President
has said 1t. The members Of Con-
gress on both sides of the arms
embargo repeal tight have said it.
1t Is going to be difncult, however,
for the repealists to convince the
people that by making it possible for
Great Britain and France to come
directly to this country and buy
arms and munitions-when Ger
many cannot come here-except in
MISUNDERSTANDING the British and
French Navies have run German
shipping of the seas-they are not
taking sides.
The arms embargo has become
. symbol. Its repeal will be taken
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OF non-aggreSSton. In TACT, RUS
sia is as much Of belligerent as is
Germany, but in theory Russia Is
still neutral.
What is more important than the
technicalities-so dear to Senators
and lawyers-is the fact that Great
Britain and France have not auto
matically extended their declara-
tions Of war against Germany so al
to cover Comrade Stains military
collaboration with Herr Hitler's
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armies Russian ships
Soviet nationals being ntered allied with Russia
Union
the highly unneua conduct the Soviet Union
led to extension Of the allied against
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Cautious Toward u. S.

1t be taken for
will realistic
Evening star., 1939-09-28
We, the People
Soviet's Odd Stotus in War Argues
Against Nozi ReprisoIs If U. S. RepeoIs Embargo
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

An-neutra Senators that the Of the
which helps Hitler would be regarded hostile against
Third Reich They contend that would
ration Of and that at the
the Of sabotage snkngs
The great hole IN this supplied the strange
OF Soviet Russia Stains
fought Polish troops and accomplished the military partition
nation with which Stain onciaIy
fArNc of In factR
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-06-16
: Rcsakee Jews Find Haven

h .RWis, dune 13.-At,I least Tem-
porary haven for the 907 re-
fugee German Jews who have
been wandering the seas aboard
the liner st. Louis was assured
tonight by the governments of
France, England Belgium, and
the Netherlads.
The four western European
countries each agreed to take a
bout one-fourth of the shipload
Of refugees after the Ameri-
Cq Joint distribution commit
tecN had volunteered a bond of
5000 for each passenger of the
liner. .....
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u. S. INCOME is DOWN
Declining Prices and low Pro-
duction Volume Blamed; Ga
Billion Total F a Is Short 16
Billions Set by Roosevelt

Washington, June 11.-After
rising steadily for five years the
national nome of the United
States declined to sixty-four
billion dollars in 1888, a drop of
II per cent. from the IL billion
dollars mark of 1887.
The Commerce Department, in
announcing the figures today,
said the reductio was due to ode
clining prices as well as a redu-
ton in the volume of produc-
ton 49,.
The S64,0O0,OOO,OOO total is
$40, 0OO,000,000 below the $780,
O0O,GOO,000 figure that Presi-
Diet Roosevelt has set as the an
nual income goal of his admins
tration. Nevertheless, it exceed
ed preliminary stimates of the
department. $50
Income of Cd billion dollars
represents an average of about
$500 per man woman and chile
in the nation.
The ~ billion dollars income
of 1897 was the highest figure
reached since the national in
come figure fell below 40 billion
at the depth of the depression
| in 1892. 1t compares. however
with the 1923 peak of 3d.
billion dollars. L.
The report for 1898 measure
the net value of all goods an
services produced in the countr
! for the decade 1929 to 1893 If
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-06-16

! slmpy- does not exist who
knows how long his joS will last
or when he will geH,another
pay raise instead of a reduction
The youth of America has
watched the Democrats build up
a party machine With relief
funds, observed that jobs are
dependent ON party utilization,
and in shore that things are no
better-and they are fully aware
that they will have to pay for
it. The economic outlook under
the Democrats has grown more
dark from youths outlook.
The Republican party did not
do things that way when it was
in power at the start of the de-
preston. Hoover was not the big
bad wolf of the time, he was an
American with a worldwide ex-
perience in fighting want and
restitution. Maybe the depres-
sion would be but a memory now
and not a hauntig skeleton that
hounds youths steps day and
night today, had Hoover stayed
in the White House. The Demo-
Gratis will laugh aloud, but does
That alter things one bit?
The Republican governments
of the past have been days when
prosperity was with us as youth
we'll knows. They are not noted
NOW for extravaganza and ill,
politics. They will come again.
There is an election next year.
When the dance of the past 8.
years is over and the piper is
paid we will again be prosperous,
and youth have a chance. For
those of us who have watched
valuable years of our youth go
by unable to buy that car, get
married - even dress and eat
like Americans, there is bu! one
thing for us to do, be man and
vote Republican!
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Continued from Page ~
had expressed approval of his
plan to call Il mass meeting Of
jackson county people, instruct
IL them to make all arrange
mcnts. To forestall any garbling
of his speech, Holt will speak
from Il prepared manuscript. 1t
is Il sign that the young senator
regards the event Il. II highly
important one.
Close students of the political
situation in the state are, by aud
large, of the sclfsamc opinion.
They see the attack Of the Rip
ley paper as timely opportuni-
~ for Senator Holt to focus
statewide attention upon HIM
self and question of official adj
mniStratlon in which he has
specialized with great energy and
characteristic ability for several
years, and which is as sure to be
one of the big controversial is
sues i'm next years presidential
campaign, as anything can be
sure a year in advance.
Seeing it in this light, they
talk of next Saturdays meet
ny at Ripley as the opening gun
of Senator Hollis campaign for
nomination in 1910.
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elusive. In. this, decade, national
income has averaged slightly
less than 60 billions annually.
The average from 1888 to 49,
SO was about four billions over
than the average for the 1929
to 1888 period.
The department announced
that it had revised upward the
national income totals for all
the years covered by the repo6
on the basis of a new census and
other data. rs
The analysis for 1888 discloat
ed a sharp drop in income in the
first five months, followed by a
marked recovery during the re-
mainder of the year.
Total compensation paid to
employees was seven per cent
lower in 1888 than in 1887, al
though the share of income dis
aributed to employees in 1888
stood at new high of 67.3 per
cent of aggregate income paid
out in all forms.
Dividends showed the largest
decline of income payments in
1888, falling approximately one
third below the 5.4 billion dollar
leve of 1887.
The report said the govern
ment's contribution to the ma
tional income was higher in '38
than in any of the ten years it
covered. 80.
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II the refugee asliNpXlts to-

OF the refugee aSlliNpXlsts To-
day. After careful research we
are publishing these facts With
the hope that they may contri-
butte to a realization that the
acceptance of refugees presents
Il opportunity for enriching
American life both commercial
ly and culturaly."
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-06-16
New Incidents Give Europe
More War Jitters Lately

Tension increased in a Eu-
rope becoming more jittery
day by day as Nazis arrested a
Pole alleged to be a confessed
spy, the killer of a German
policeman in Prague still eluded
arrest and Britain hurled a
threat to match force with
force on the continent.
German police a few days ago
arrested several persons sus-
pected of completely in the STAY
ing of a Nazi policeman and i'm
mediately announced relaxa-
ton of punitive measures i'm
posed on the little industrial
town of Klado. -.
Strictest secrecy was main
tanned by the authorities as to
the identity and exact number
held in connection WI t n the
death of police sergeant Will
helm Kneist who was found
shot to death on a Klado street
last Thursday.
In a speech designed to drive
away any suspicion t h a t the
British government was plan
ing a return to appeasement'
Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax
told the House of Lords in Lon
don that Britain was prepared
to meet force with force.
The jittery period is expected
to reach head about the frs
of August, but with all of tn
democracies either already arm
ed or well on the way to it the!
are expected to be so formidabl
they can tell the troubl-maker
of Europe where to get off an
having the arms to back up tn
war-talk the territorial and &c
nomic expansion at the expens
of walker nations is expected t
lbe a thing of the past, becaus
, both italy and Grmany are nc
capable Of standing a long wa
agaist a foe that can fight bacl
a fact they are fully aware.
| Japan's haste to arouse tt
English temper evidences 81
knows that time is her real flo
. p
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QUAKERS GIVE REAL
STORY OF REFUGEES CASE

Philadelphia, June 15.-Point-
ing out that the 1888 net i'm
migration to the United States
represents less tina four one
hundredths of,one per cent of
our population, the American
Friends Service Committee
(Quakers) in a pamphlet, Re
fugee Facts" issued today de-
clares that the solution of the
refugee problel does not present
difficulties that cannot be over
come by Intelligent assistance,
common sense, a lttle energy,
igenuity and good will toward
men," 49,.
The pamphlet, issued by the
Committee on REFUGEES OF the
american Friends Service COM
mittee, of Which d. Robert
Yarnall is chairman, carries a
foreword by DR.. Rufus M. Jones
Chairman of the Friends, and
Clarence Pickett, executive
secretary. Refugee Facts" eX-
plains the Quaker interest in
humanitarian work in behalf of
children and recalls that during
the four years following the
World War, the Friends, sup
ported by American generosity,
| fed a maximum Of 100000
German children a day.
The pamphlet provides sta
ItiStical information 10 rel ulc
lseveral popularity held misconccl
tions about refugees. 1t points
lout: '..'...
Dring the siX-year period tha'
lroughy approXimates the year.
ibf the, Nazi regime in Germany
Id, 487 more aliens departed thar
Iwere admitted to the Unitet
States. 80
i Whereas oily 241,962 immi
grants were admitted for per
manent residence this same six
year period, the quota laws PEI
mitted a total immigration O
: 922,644. Thus only about 26 pc
2 cent of the quotdt allowance ac-
;. tually entered 81 -! g3a
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- VIZ ''''N''' y N''' Ni'''i'Sn
June 30, 1898, the year of the
largest refugee immigration,
there was net immigration into
this country for permanent
residence of only l2.'8'. In 1929
there was net increase for per
mancnt residence OF 2lo,l75;
IN 1924, the net increase was
G3o, lo7. In other words, the 80
immigration was only one-llith
that OF 1929 and l-l5th that OF
IVA ''
1T is necessary to stress once
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