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the full $40"
The point back Of this case is
that the woman who gets $40
has two sons in the army, one
a colonel, the other a lieutenant
colonel. She owns a duplex home
and rents one apartment for SIS
per month. The state decided
that II could pay her $40 Her
sister does not own home. One
Of her boys is a meat cutter.
the other gas-station operator
on prevailing wages for such
work. They were not old enough
to win their gold braid in the
first World war. The state de-
cided that it could pay this
mother SIS per month. Is the
army officer invaluable 10 the
nation? YES. Can we in Amer
lea do without meat and gaso-
line? LET'S TRY IT.
reople on ola age assistance,
even with the orange and blue
coupons, must buy their food
and clothing on the same mar
ket as army officers and gov
eminent employees on 5000 and
$500 monthly salaries. When
relatives on low income must be
penalized IN order 10 pay more
fatty 10 parents Of government
workers on high income. We
must stop and ask ourselves: Is
this really the policy Of govern
ment? Or is it an error Of state
and federal officials represent
ing the government
MANN -r-rr ~
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SO THEY SAY

Nothing can touch America IL
Il mas unity; nobody can harm
Il, Il its people stand together.
Richard L strout, political re-
porter.
So4iege girls Of today are very
Wen balanced emotionsly and
socially. but English grammar IS
something they dot seem 10
nave been concerned within
Nelson, the Career Ins,,,psa
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QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven OF
these ties; questions Turn TO
the womans page for the
answers
l. What are goober peas.
4 Germany. Great Britain or
France lost the largest number
OF naval vessels during World
war i
) What MAS the real name
OF the author who used the pen
name AnAtols France
4. What system Of weight.
and measures IL used IN
France
5. Did Dellsh cut ssmsons
hair herself
8. President Theodore Roose-
Welt coined a phrase to chsrse-
terize radical reformers and
fanatics who sulked. or voted
for the opposition when they
failed 10 get the whole reform
for which they stood. What was
the phrzse-
Z. What - the name OF the
character in the motion picture,
The Great Dictator" who re-
s<mhles &ussolini-
S Do cats suck a bsbys
breath
2. Who composed y Love
You Truly
10. Iran Is the present name
OF what country.
roDAY'S COMMON ERROR
Do not say. He did justice 10
his dinner; say. He enjoyed mig
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Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

70 receive attention n tn. roll
umn letters must Sc uAms and
address O writer OnfH initials
I'LL % published when requested
Mr.. FIxif. Who wrote God
Bless America" and whys
Also. why isn't Jeanette Mac
Donald = Metropolitan Opera
star: This will settle a mild
argument.
HAZFIIF AND ALTA.
Wei. girls. It's like this. nv
inE Berlin wrote the song u
meet a popular demand for q
simple patriotic melody. Irving
recognized the demand before
anybody else did and whether
you like II or not. Irving was
right As for Jeanette. she Is an
actress who began As = chorus
girl worked her way through
small parts IN musical comedy
10 become the star q stage.
screen and radio. Her record
indicates no desire on her part
10 crack into the grand opera
field and that's all the old Met
has to offer. Grand opera is a
vast field IN itself. but its
tough one for reaching the top
and the biz pay. Jeanette's
probably doing all right where
she is
Mr.. F1sit: / wonder II there
would he some Of the readers
Who have re Argosy magazine
for 1899. the November and de-
ccmber issues. I would he glad
TO pay for them. Also give me
the full name. birth date and
nationality Of Amos of the
'Amo. n Andy" Of radio fame.
GRETA.
No doubt some OF the readers
can dig UP the back issues Of
the Argosy for you. Amos"
really is Freeman y. Gosden.
born in Richmond. Va. som.
years ago. he doesn't say just
how many. Hes an American
citizen.
Mr.. Fsit: Did England and
France declare war on Ger
many: II so. on what date:
T. L.
Alder.
Germany invaded Poland Sept.
!. 1889; that day Britain and
France sent a joint ultimatum
to Hitler that unless ne recalled
his troops, they would come TO
PolAnd's aid. German forces sd-
vsnced. On Sept. 5. Prime Min
lister Chamberlain declared
sAdAt VI ndi btAHttn btAAdAU
and Germany had begun that
day at IL =. m. On Sept. 5. in
Paris. France and Poland signed
a protocol which put the French
Polish treaty on the same basis
as the British-Polish understand
ing. French troops crossed into
Germany on Sept. s. On the first
day. Chamberlain did not ask
parliament for declaration OF
war. Hitler's refusal of the Brit
ish ultimstum was taken as Great
ing the state OF war" without
declaration. Frances action
was Identical to that Of Britain.
The declaration Of war Of both
Britain and France came on
Sept. 3 in response to Poland's
ANIMAL sO~ h<1p
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bottles in the stock. II YOU
are willing 20 accept II the
same - any other museum
exhibit, kindly say 80 in the
daily papers and will see
that il j. delivered 10 the mu-
scum Obviously there are
reasons why | could not make
any other arrangements"
When The letter vas read II
the trustees. the sentiment was
IN favor Of accepting II. With
prohibition = lifelong certainty.
the exhibit soon would become
a rare attraction. Bonney. the
secretary, thought they ought
to talk II over. The trustees
couldn't see what there was TO
talk about. Il was an offer Of
a commodity that was sure 10
become as scarce as the proven
bal hens teeth, and the scarcer
il became the more value Il
would have as museum exhibit.
VIII. talk about it? Bonney
gave his reasons.
You are forgetting" said he.
that this is mighty valuable
stock in the estimation Of some
people. There are = great many
who would 60 To any extremes
10 get some Of Il. The older II
becomes. the more they will
seek il. II We accept this *
hibit We Will have to guard I
night and day. and that will re-
quire three watchmen. Where
are we going to get them :"
That was something the trus-
tees had not thought Of. They
talked 1t over and decided that
Bonney was right. So far as
they were concerned the owner
Of the liquor could dump 1t in
the bay.
One of the comments that
came with the reminder Of the
story concerned the anti-trest-
ing law sponsored by the late
Mayor A. V Fawcett. This was
city ordinance which made il
illegal for one person TO buy
drink for another. Signs to that
effect were posted in all the
saloons and II was enforced IN
many instances
Reference 10 the anti-treating
law was to emphasize the fact
that social drinking is the back
bone of the liquor business and
one Of the principal means OF
making drunkards. At least that
is the opinion that was expressed.
and it was predicted that the So
called clubs" that are springing
up all over town will give the
liquor business a wallop from
which it may never recover.
Old timers are getting a big
laugh out of the reasons being
given by those who are propos-
ing modification Of the state
liquor law. Giving all social
clubs, hotels and restaurs nts the
right to sell liquor just like the
old saloons which never were to
come back. would add million
or 50 to the public revenues and
increase employment by making
more jobs for liquor dispensers.
The old timers recall sew
eral occasions when Tacoma
attempted to increase revenues
by an expansion of the liquor
business. The record il that
the increased revenue was
swallowed up by the increased
cost OF policing the business.
Along this same line the army
is wondering if Tacoma has for
gotten the days Of 1917 when il
was necessary 10 threaten 10
refuse TO permit recruits 10
come TO town. The old timers
have not forgotten and recall
with some chagrin that Tacoma
received some bad advertising
as web as the loss Of some
Camp Lewis business. They
hope II won't happen again.
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TIcuT An Inside Picture OF Finan.
Ll0H i ciol and Political America
FIRST BALLOON
By RAY TUCKER

WASHINGT0N-The "appeasement movement" in the
United States is growing like on a bank 1t now
commands the support of important political financial
commercial and agricultural interests They all favor
sort of negotiated peace in the spring, perhaps.
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Messages from the Netherlands to South Africa say.
tits hell under the Germans And the Germans the
r. A. F. is spreading some of the
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impressed with the Importance
OF capturing British-held Gil
brsltsr by balloon. 10 end the
bloody aeige. turning the scales
Of battle against France and
Spain. BY making a bag large
enough" he said, 1T will be
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possible TO introduce into Gil
braltsr an entire army" The
sege was lifted. however. before
Montgolfier was able 10 prove
his plan workable. In 1888 the
first human ascension was made
in q Montgolfier balloon.
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roDAY'S COMMON ERROR

Do not say. He did justie. 10
his dinner: say. He enjoyed MY
cAnnss."
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To receive attention n this coi-
umn lsttsrt must SO ua1s aud
address O writer Orir Initials
Slu bs published when requested
Evening star., 1940-12-31
Italians Report InfGcting
Heavy Losses on Greeks

ROME, Dec. 81 (P).-Italian troops
have inflicted considerable losses"
on Greek forces on the Albanian
battle front and have captured both
prisoners and war equipment in
fighting mostly of local character"
the high command reported today.
Fascist warplanes and naval units
operating in the Adriatic were said
to be cooperating, meanwhile, in an
intensive bombardment" of Greek
troop concentrations and supply CEN
ters with visible effects" claimed
for the naval shelling.
Listed among the targets which
italian planes were said to have
bombed with excellent results"
were the Aegean port of Salonika,
the naval base of Prevesa on the
west coast of Greece, and airflelds
at Ioannina md Kotzani.
During these operations, the high
command said, patrol of Hurri-
cane (British) fighter planes which
engaged the Italian bombers was
beaten off and one of the Hurri-
canes was shot down.
Italian fighter planes were re-
ported to have joined dive bombers
in raids over the Greek lines, swoop-
ing low to machine-gun troops and
trucks.
The communique acknowledged
that enemy planes"-it did not
identify their nationality-had
flown over some localities in South
ern Italy dropping flares" but
made no mention of bombings. One
Of the planes was reported shot
down in flames.
Evening star., 1940-12-31
"A. P. Wirephoto.

1t AS being developed with "fanat-
ical. tireless industry =.
In l94l, the German army,
marine and air force will be
strengthened vastly and be better
armed. Their blows will demolish
the last phrases of war criminals
and thus bring about preconditions
for real understanding among
peoples"
Hitler said the issue was clearly
drawn, and If Herr Churchill and
associates now say their world can
not stand beside ours, this is his
misfortune. He won't thereby
destroy the German world, but will
ultimately destroy his own
He then said Italy faced a situa-
ton similar to Germany's and pro-
nounced as childish any British hope
for gains by incidental actions far
removed from the central operations
OF the war.
Touching on the theme of total
air war, he said Britain bombed
German towns for 3lz months in
criminal night attacks" before
Germany retaliated.
He called the attacks a Churchill
policy against which. he said, Ger
many issued repeated warnings and
was taunted with statements that
she was incapable of doing likewise
But since the middle of Septem-
ber," Hitler declared, "the idea may
have penetrated that it was human
ity which held us back SO long.
Bloody Seriousness
Now this war will be carried on 10
its ultimate consequence-that is,
responsible criminals are eliminated.
1t is no empty phrase, but bloody
seriousness. when we give assurance
that for every bomb on us 10 or, if
necessary, a hundred will be re-
turned"
This war will be won not by luck,
but by justice, Hitler said, and jus
tice is on the side of the people
which fight for their threatened ex-
istence"
He charged that the democracies
recognize gold as their "only god'
and pictured the conflict as con-
test between "haves" and have
nots" The day is past when gold
ruled the world. he said, and. on the
contrary, new era is dawning in
which human beings control their
own fate.
God up to now has placed the
stamp of approval on our battle, "
the Fuehrer said. HE will not for
sake us in the future if we do our
duty with courage and faith"
Evening star., 1940-12-31
Foreign Policy
Continued From First Page.)

day night, at which time the Chief
Executive described talk of "nego-
tiated peace" as nonsense.
rs it a negotiated peace" the
President asked, ''if gang of out
laws surrounds your community and
on threat of determination makes
you pay tribute to save your own
skins? Such dictated peace would
be no peace at all"
At the same time the President
described as deliberate untruth" all
talk of the sending of an American
expeditionary force to Europe, prom
ised an ver-increasing amount of
aid to Britain and asserted that
many Americans now talking of a
negotiated peace are serving the
interests of the dictators, even if
unwittingly.
Sympathizes With Britain.
Senator Wheeler replied to each
of these points.
Remember" he cautioned, IF
we lcIlU VI lcdSc WAL llldtcIIdl IOOdy,
we will lend or lease American boys
tomorrow. Last night we heard
the President promise that there
would be no American expedition
airy force-but we received no prom
iSeS that our ships and sailors, and
our planes and pilots, might not
at some time within the near future
be cast unto the cauldron of blood
and hate that is Europe today"
OF aid to Britain, the Montanan
declared:
MY sympathy for the British is
both deep and genuine-and is ex-
ceeded only by the depth and sim
cerity of my Americanism. No anti
British feeling dictates my oppo-
sition to the evasion or repeal of
the johnson and Neutrality Acts. /
am opposed to American convoy of
British ships. 1 oppose all these
because they lead us down that
Evening star., 1940-12-31

road with only one ending-total,
complete and futile war"
And Of the indictment of those
who talk peace he said:
I'VE have reached strange situ-
alton in America when those who
advocate peace-Who do not fol-
low the party line-are branded ap-
peasers or mwitting tools of the
dictators. This still is a democracy
and American citizens whose be-
liefs vary from those of the Govern
ment ought not to be howled down
or inundated Free speech be-
longs to all the people-not to just
few at the top"
In recent days a concerted move
has seemed under way to influence
this Government into taking lead
ership in a peace offensive-sugge
tions to that general effect coming
on Capitol Hill from Senators Tyd-
ings of Maryland, Holt of West Vir-
einia and Vandenberg of Michigan,
in addition to that of Senator
wheeler last nlgnt.
Nevertheless, expressions of ap-
proval for the contrasting position
of President Roosevelt as stated on
Sunday night are declared by the
White House to have exceeded criti-
cism in the proportions of 100 to l.
Response to the address, the White
House said yesterday, exceeded that
for any ''f1reside chat" ever made
by Mr.. Roosevelt. t.
Spokesman of both political
parties were among those indorsing
the speech yesterday.
President Sees Purvis.
Meanwhile, in first step toward
what may be a redemption of the
promise for greater aid to the
British, the President conferred for
about 80 minutes yesterday with
Arthur B. Purvis, head of the British
Purchasing Commission, and Secre-
tary of Treasury Morgenthau, who
has served as co-ordinator for Brit
ish and American war orders.
At the end of the conference Mr.
Purvis said talk had been general
on supply matters but that no new
British requests actually had been
submitted. He added, however. that
his government is making continu
ing studies of their needs in this
country.
Later, Secretary Morgenthau in
dicated that the plan recently an
nounced by the President for leasing
war materials might be applied moi
only to Britain, but also to Greece
and China. Admitting this to be a
possibility, the Secretary said the
answer would rest with Congress
and its decision on authorization OF
such a plan.
The President accorded credit in
his address to the Chinese and
Greeks for their part in defending
the democratic faith against the
totalitarian axis. Both nations have
been seeking fighting equipment in
this country.
Evening star., 1940-12-31
Premier Warns japan
10 Prepare Against
Any Eventua|ities
Foreign Minister Feors
1e4l Moy Prove Troeic
To All Mankind
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, Dec. 3l.-Premier Prince
Fumimaro Konoye warned Japan in
New Year statement today to
prepare fully TO meet any event.
ualities on the assumption that vari-
Gus international pressure may be
imposed upon Japan in the New
Year"
Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsu-
Okla, in reviewing Japan's foreign
policy and looking ahead to what
the New Year will bring to this
world in general" declared:
I'm my innermost heart I fear
lest this year prove most tragic arNs
unfortunate for all of mankind. l
pray God and wish that all truly
God-fearing people throughout the
world cooperate with me in saving
this year from degenerating into the
first year of destruction of modern
civilization"
Finance Minister Isao KaWata
noted that Japan's budget for the
l94l-42 fiscal year showed an in
crease of s200,000,0O0 from the
previous fiscal period.
The greater portion Of military
expenditures, he pointed out, had
to be met through bond issues. A
total of more than s4000,000 900 has
been issued since the war began
July 7, 1887.
1T seems inevitable" Kawata
said, that the prevailing interna-
tional situation will curtail this
country's export and the import
business"
Evening star., 1940-12-31
Hitler
Continued From First Page)

tSOIlGlllueu rIOIl T II 81 TdStD
courageous hearts to help them
selves.
Soldiers of the National Social
ist armed forces of the Greater
Reich, the year 1941 will bring COM
pletion of the greatest victory of
our history"
Hitler's statement was followed
by messages to their respective COM
mands from Reichmarshal Her
mann Wilhelm Goering, commander
of the air force; Field Marshal Gen.
Walther Won Brauchitsch, COM
mander -in-chief of the army, and
Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, COM
mander -in-chief of the navy.
Goering reviewed the events of
the last year, boaSted that British
bombing raids had caused no mill
tary damage in the Reich and de-
clared the German air force had
fulfilled" Hitler's pledge of "one-
hundredfold retaliation
"At present. he told the Nazi
airmen, you, besides our naval
forces, are the main pillars of the
direct fight against England"
Won Brauchitsch proclaimed un-
shakeable faith of the army in the
Fuehrer and declared that with
this faith in him We shall also de-
feat the last remaining foe" He
closed his message with the slogan:
Forward with God for Germany"
Raeder's message also spoke con-
fidently of victory soon to come
and paid tribute to the German
fleet which, he said, had severely
shaken England's position In the
world" by a courageous fight against
numerically superior numbers.
He expressed the conviction the
navy would carry on with all
power and the highest courage to
final victory in steadfast belief in
the future of Greater Germany"
Cites Tnfernal Hate"
Hitler's message to National So
cialiSts and party members said:
The mighty and unique develop
ments of 1910 had for humanity rev.
olutionary significance, the full i'm
port of which will be realized only
by later generations we who
live in this time cannot but realize
that Providence is stronger than in
dividual men," =
Hitler then said that when Ger
many recovered from the World
War collapse, the leadership and
people we're determined to achieve
prosperity and happy future
through work and an appeal to the
sense of justice of other people.
But, he said, as far back as 1888
opponents employed every means to
hinder Germany's aspirations.
Internal hate" was manifested
Evening star., 1940-12-31
Printing and Publishing
In Top Five U. 5. Industries

With more than a $4,000, ,0OO, 900
output, the printing and publishing
industry ranked among the first five
American industries in 1899 in num-
ber of employees and value of its
products, the Census Bureau re-
ported today.
Last year 20,968 printing and pub
fishing establishments were in oper-
alton, an increase of 1,620 since 1887
These figures do not include many
small weekly newspapers and COM
mercial printing plants, since the
census Of manufacturers is confined
to establishments doing an annual
business of $1,000 or more
Employment last year totaled
372.217 and the value of products,
including receipts from advertising
and sales, amounted to $2,170 1868, ,706.
Newspaper establishments, exclud-
ing small weeklies reporting a busi-
ness of less than $4,000, totaled
1910, as compared with $3.50 in
1887. These employed 68,399 salaried
employees and 97,25l wage earners.
Periodical establishments totaled
1853, commercial job printers 9,595
and book publishers 1896.
Evening star., 1940-12-31

not only against German goods, he
added, but against the German
people and democratic papers even
in the smallest lands" regarded it as
their privilege Ito scold the greatest
middle European power, insult its
leading men, ridicule its government
and agitate for military violence
against it,"
Every effort on the part of Ger
many to be cooperative in the So
ciety of nations was "repulsed with
cynicism, he said, and Germany
was exploited by plutocrats.
"Characterless emigrants," the
Fuehrer added, "joined with Jewish
parasites who had left the Reich,
cast suspicion on the German people
and it's leadership and thus helped
generate a psychosis which sooner
or later was bound to lead to war.
For centuries some nations
headed by the English-have car
ried their wars over the world and
robbed with force all they could
gather, oppressed and impoverished
great peoples totaling millions, and,
IN such manner, built their so-called
empires of blood and tears"
Hitler, referring to the distinction
between "haves" and have nots."
said the so-called ''haves" are un-
able to master distress in their own
countries despite their riches. O..
Denies Conquest Plans.
He denounced as stupid those
infamous lies" that "the German
Reich or Italy intend to conquer the
world, while in reality already ex-
listing world conquerors need wars
to reap higher interest on their
capital than before" 1t was these
conquerors, he said, which declared
war on Germany :"
He recapitulated his peace offer
to Britain and France of October s
1899, and expressed scorn for 1.-The
practices of democratic war crimi-
nails" who, he said, label any Ger
man peace move as weakness
Tin a speech to the Reichstag.
October 6. 1899, shortly after the
conquest of Poland, Hitler pro-
posed a laying down of arms"
in Europe through broad con-
ference designed to bring about
disarmament and new economic
treaties. He renounced further
territorial claims except for his
old demands for return of Ger
many's former colonies. He said
the greatest boon for Europe
would be a British German un-
derstanding. He warned the
allies that if his proposal was re-
jected this statement will have
been my last.")
The Fuehrer's New Year state
ment continued:
when finally war was to begin
my last efforts to maintain peace
were cast aside with the triumphant