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Evening star., 1940-06-24
Hemisphere SeIf-Protection

circumstances surrounding Ameri-
can Minister Edwin Wilson's offer
yesterday of full cooperation OF
the United States with South Ameri-
can governments in crushing all
activities which arise from non-
American sources and which imperil
our political and economic freedom"
make the announcement especially
significant. Anchored of Monte
video, Uruguay, was the majestic new
United States cruiser Quincy, osten-
sibly there on an unscheduled good
will" mission-but actually, accord
ing to reliable reports, rushed to
Uruguay after rumors were received
OF Nazi fifth column" plotting in
that area. The offer was made at a
luncheon given for officers of the
Quincy by the Uruguayan foreign
minister, DR.. Alberto GUAM.
Mr.. Wilson, by authority Of the
State Department, in effect served
notice on European aggressors that
this Government not only intends to
enforce the Monroe Doctrines ban
against actual transfer of sovereignty
in the Western Hemisphere from one
European power to another, but will
come to the aid Of its sister republics
in suppressing any attacks by means
OF Trojan horse" inf1ltration. Point
edly he declared that we of the
Americas must protect ourselves
against poorly concealed activities
Coming from abroad) which
threaten our very sovereignty" He
pledged the aid of the United States
whenever it is sought-in defending
the Americas against "any interven-'
ton" from abroad which may imperil
"our political and economic freedom. :"
Dispatch of the cruiser Quincy to
Montevideo undoubtedly is an evi-
dence of the good faith of this Gov
ernment in making its pledge to the
nations below the Southern border
This is not Yankee imperialism, !"
but a mutual pooling of strength and
resources for hemisphere self-pro-
lection. Such solidarity is urgently
needed if the free peoples of the
New World are to retain the liberties
and the independence for which their
forefatherS fought so successfully.
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Non-Purtisun Leuoue

The resignation of E. L. Oliver,
executive vice president of Labor's
Non-Partisan League, in protest
against the efforts of John L. Lewis
to prevent the nomination Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt for a third term
places the c. I. o. chieftain in a very
difficult political position. In his
outspoken opposition to third term,
Mr.. Lewis has burned good many
bridges behind him, and If the Presi-
dent should decide to run again, the
aggressive labor leader very prob
ably would discover that he lacks the
ability to control any substantial
portion Of the labor vote. At the
present time it appears that Mr..
Lewis finds support within his own
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Reossuring Action.

It is gratifying to the people of
Montgomery County to have the
County Commissioners initiate a
prompt and seemingly thorough in
vestigation of the Rockville mob
action that broke up a meeting of
a religious sect whose members re-
fused to salute the flag. The COM
missioners obviously realized that
the investigation initiated by the
Civil Liberties Unit of the Depart
ment of Justice did not relieve them
OF their duty to place the RESPONSE
bility for the disgraceful incident.
From the facts unearthed to date,
the board concluded that the county
police present during the demon
stration acted in a most peculiar
manner for officers charged with
enforcing the law" Accordingly
they have ordered the chief of police
temporarily suspended and, on their
recommendation, three other police
men have been suspended pending a
probe of their conduct by the county
Police Trial Board. And ten per-
sons suspected of participating in
the disorder have been arrested.
Coupled with the prompt action
OF the County Board is the reassur-
ing statement Of It's chairman that
ut is essential to the maintenance
OF constitutional and orderly gov
ernment in Montgomery County and
the Nation that the laws of the land
be enforced"
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herself Of all means Of resistance,
France will be helpless to stave OF
any surgical operation her conquer
ors decide to perform on French ter
ritory in Europe and overseas. That
mercy or restraint will actuate the
annexationist plans Of the dictators
is hardly to be expected, now that
the caliber of their armistice terms Is
known.
It is a terrible and ruthless ven-
geance that a temporarily victorious
Germany proposes to take upon
France. The beaten nation, as it lies
helpless at Hitler's feet, has the
brave assurance of Britain that
when she is victorious she will, "in
spite of the Bordeaux governments
action, cherish the cause of the
French people" A British victory,
Prime Minister Churchill adjures
them, has become "the only possible
hope for the restoration OF France
and the freedom of its people" That
is one more reason why the people
OF the United States are anxious that
its national resources" shall now be
placed without stint or delay at such
disposal of Great Britain as our laws
and own defensive needs permit. The
Franco-German armistice terms
the peace they presage-make such
aid more urgent, more legitimate in
Americas own interest, than ever
before.
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for people beyond tho age Of 40? Our
headlines are full Of cries for help to
the poor unfortunates overseas, and l
am 100 per cent for that
But here at home some of our very
best talent is going to waste, and our
citizens Inundated by dire need for
no other reason than that they are 40.
I have tried to get a place in almost
every Government bureau only to be
told that my age bars me.
suggest that some aspiring presi-
Dental candidate add the millions Of
people In my plight to his party by
tho definite promise Of immediate re-
medal legislation in our behalf. Surely
1t u democratic for us to survive. And
I further suggest that every voter be-
yond 10 consider what the party he is
amliated with is doing in this direction
before he casts his vote for 1t this
year. BARRED.
June 10.
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Question of Indo-Chino

what the fate OF Frances colonies,
particularly Indo-C China, will be as
a consequence of the German VIC
tory remains in doubt, pending the
outcome of the battle of Britain and
the peace conference, in which Adolf
Hitler and Benito Mussolini hope to
divide the spoils of both the French
and British Empires.
But before the dictators get around
to this settlement for Europe and
the empires of their enemies, Japan
may act on her own to clarity the
equivocal status of both French and
Dutch possessions in the Far East.
II agitation within Japan and the
new dispositions of japanese troops
toward the Indo-C Chinese border are
reliable indicators, this development
may already be under way.
The fundamental American atti-
tude toward such a development, as
Secretary of State Hull has pointed
out, is that this Government and
its people are sternly opposed to
changes in the Far Eastern status
quo except by peaceful methods.
Japanese seizure of Indo-C China
would not, perhaps, be difficult be-
cause Of the reduced state of French
armed forces in the Orient. Ger
tainly 1t would not be so difficult as
conquest of the Indies with it's
numerous islands and sizable naval
and air forces. The danger of Jap
anese occupation is, therefore, that
much more acute.
Alteration now in the ownership
Of Indo- China would constitute a
substantial change in the political
and strategic status quo in the West
ern Pacific, which the United States
could not regard with equanimity.
Evening star., 1940-06-24

organization for his anti-Roosevelt
stand only among the extreme left
wing groups. If the c. I. O. president
should maneuver himself into q po-
sition where he has no choice but to
oppose the President with recruits
drawn from the radical wing of labor,
he will face strong probability OF
being repudiated at the polls and
may also discover that his strength
as a labor leader has been seriously
weakened.
In his letter Of resignation, Mr..
Oliver, who has directed the Nom
Partisan League for three years, said
that only an 'infinitesimal minority"
OF the league is opposed to the re-
election Of Mr.. Roosevelt. This mi
nority, he added, is composed of in
dividuals "aff1liated with or following
the leadership of organizations con-
trolled from outside the United
States, whose policies are fixed with
out reference to the needs Of Ameri-
can labor" That is tantamount to
saying that in the Partisan
League the only opposition to the
President is that which springs from
Communist or Comnunist-co controlled
groups.
Nor does it appear that Mr.. Lewis
can hope for any worthwhile sup
port from the other constituent
bodies of the c. I. o. Already several
groups, by convention action, have
Endorsed third term for the Presi-
dent. These include the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers, the Textile
Workers of America and the Fedora
ton of Hosiery Workers. Even the
United Mine Workers, keystone of
the c. I. O., appears to be against
MIR. Lewis on the third-term issue, as
some of its principal leaders, includ-
ing Philip Murray, vice president, and
Thomas Kennedy, secretary-treas-
urer, are known to be supporters of
Mr.. Roosevelt.
Mr.. Lewis has appealed specifically
for the political support of such Or
ganizations as the American Youth
Congress and the National Negro
Congress, and it is possible that
these groups would support him in
campaign against the President. He
may also draw support from the
Townsend plan supporters and from
some Communist dominated labor
unions. But political army drawn
from such sources as these could ex-
pect little success on election day,
and If Mr.. Lewis should undertake to
march at the head of such a force he
reasonably could anticipate nothing
more than well-deserved defeat. I
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low the open area the people were
packed.
When William Bourke Cochran of
New York. Tammanys No. orator
stood before this crowd, there came
sudden hush-like q wave of silence
Confusion ended then and there. Cock
ran was to speak for the forlorn hope of
Tammany-David Bennett Hill.
There were no amplifiers in those days
Cochran needed none from his opening
sentence:
Grover Cleveland is the most popu-
lar man IN the United States-on every
day but election day."
But Cleveland won easily and near 5
O'Clock IN the morning the wearied dele
gates adjourned. That was my first ma
tional convention.
The 18th Republican National Con-
vention was . deadly dull affair, There
wasn't sparkle. Newspaper writer's
were hard put to get a bright story.
Theodore Roosevelt was nominated and
ny previous agreement, Charles w. Fair
banks OF Indiana went to second place.
Joe Cannon had been asked about IT,
but said he'd rather be nothing than a
Vice President"
La Toilette Of Wisconsin took up q
lot OF time at Chicago In 1908 with the
nominating speeches for him. Here the
Wisconsin Senator started the rebellious
platform presentation that was to fea-
ture all other conventions up to 1882,
Foraker OF Ohio got 16 votes, Senator
Knox 6s and Gov. Charles Evans Hughes
81. La Toilette had Is, Joe Cannon SO
and Fairbanks 40 But out Of the s7o
votes Taft received 702. James Sherman
Of New York had s1e votes for Vice
President. showing the machine to be
In perfect fabrication.
Theodore Roosevelt was the Samuel
who poured the amounting oil on Taft's
head. -Four years later In the same hall
he was to lead the rebellion that split
the Republicans, started the Progressive
party. put the Bull Moose into politics
paved the way for Woodrow Wilson, de.
feated Hughes in 1915, sent scores Of
men into political oblivion and made q
new alignment that In many places still
exists.
That story Of the 18th national con-
vention Of 1917 is one Of fever-hot poll
tics. It does not require retelling. It
split . party, put the second Democrat
in 80 years Into ONCE and made America
. factor In Z great international war.
Other conventions have followed, mostly
Of the same pattern. and now We have
another on the doorstep Of time.
Evening star., 1940-06-24
THIS AND THAT
By Charles z. Truce,pell.

the sounds do not mean palm trees at
all, who can say him otherwise?
If he insists that the harp makes him
think Of a waterfall, rather than tfees,
he is well within his rights, but perhaps
the whole thing shows perfectly that
music means all things to all people.
i
One good way Of listening to both
man-made music and bird music is SIM
ply to listen.
This way. the mind is given rest.
The music simply flows of itself and
for itself, appealing to the emotions first
and the mind later, If ever.
1t is no reflection on music to say that
1t need not be mental, except in its Gre
alton. Some Of the greatest things IN
this life are emotional. and we all
know 1t.
Certainly one Of the happiest features
OF music is that one can get q little
mental rest. and release from the ordi-
nary cares Of the day, by listening to it.
This applies to bird music with pe-
culiar force. AL spring and summer
these musicians are singing, not for US,
but We can hear them, too, if we listen,
and especially II we listen in the right
way.
Depending upon the listeners mental
makeup. this listening will either be
saturated with mentality or heart.
1t is quite feasible, in listening to the
olrds, to read into their notes all sorts
OF words. OF this, our correspondents
have given some examples in recent days.
II bird seems to be talking to you. well.
you would not be human If you did not
listen and try to understand what he
says.
On the other hand, If he merely makes
SOUNDS, as far as you can get them, YOU
would be foolish to strain in a mental
effort to understand what the creature
Is trying to tell" you.
At the great symphony concert. If you
get in late and have no program, often
you do not even know what the orches-
ira is playing, but you hear the music
just the same. Indeed, this is a pleas
eAA' SAPSAACAASC, IlOW ana tAen. Maybe
IT explains why people come late!
1t affords the musically curious an
opportunity to test their own knowledge
OF music. and especially their powers of
musical memory. Many listeners can
tell Bach from Beethoven, can tell you.
without knowing single name, whether
composition is by Haydn or Mozart.
Really. it is not as difficult as it sounds
II you really listen to music for wears
taking in the notes and styles without
admixture Of meaning.
We believe that this is the best wav tn
listen to bird music, too Bird songs are
primarily sounds. Such means as thev
have are for birds, not humans. Some
OF their cries and calls have a meaning
all right, but surely 1t is not to f,atter
humanity by initiating their words and
meanings, but simply to warn other
olrds, or to call them. or to participate
IN the Joy of living. If we, in listening
understand this much, we have done ali
we can. .. ~t
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Ban on Ship Sales
Wins Approval.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Clear thinking Americans will applaud
any effort by any member of the Senate
or the House to introduce an amend
ment to the new four billion dollar na-
val expansion bill providing that mo
vessel. ship, boat or aircraft eouipment
now in the United States Navy or being
built therefor shall be disposed Of bv
sale, charter or otherwise, or scrapped
without the consent Of Congress" When
such action Is taken it should be the
duty of the entire Congress to approve
such measure IN the interests of the
New World Of the Americas. Depicting
surplus stocks Of the Navy, Army or
Air Corps services at this time by sale
or transfer to industry for reshpment
abroad is contrary to the peoples idea
OF what national defense program
should be. rr
June 21.
Evening star., 1940-06-24

Dear Sir:
your correspondent OF the other day
certainly wrote q highly imaginative
script for Brer Robins matinee, but he
seems never to have heard this more
prosaic dialogue.
"Brer Robin, perched high in the tall
est neighborhood tree. broadcasts the
following vesper wall:
"Ear-ache! ear-ache! ear-ache! Ear.
achep
while. after q pause, q sympathetic
vireo, less vociferously but more reason.
ably, queries:
(Which ear7 Which ear7'
Every truly, W.D.d.s
So 1t would seem that the imaRina.
tive person is able to hear anything he
wants to hear in bird songs.
1t is here as with the so-called pro-
gram music, in which some one must
tell the listener what the music means. !"
Perhaps 1t is worth noting that COM
posers, in the main, are willing to re-
frain from telling their listeners the
meaning of music.
Mostly they permit hearers to do this
for themselves. It undoubtedly is true
that great many listeners at concerts
OF all kinds almost require some sort of
story In their music.
Beethoven, In connection with his
sixth, or pastoral symphony, gave a short
synopsis OF the meaning OF the various
movements. But the music can be lis
tened to without word, either Of the
composers writing or any one elses.
1t is significant that Vaughan Will
Iams. in connection with his London
symphony, never put the seal of ap-
proval upon the elaborate story of this
symphony, which was concocted bv one
musician, even though the latter was his
friend.
Composers are content mostly, to give
their creations numbers and keys, and
let them 60 into the world Of sound.
Some Of the greatest music has no
other name. In the few cases in which
names, as such. have been given to great
works of musical art, these were a nat
ural growth, mostly the inventions of
others. In some cases these names stuck,
being felicitous.
But in no sense are they necessary.
The aforementioned pastoral symphony
is exactly the same music, when played
properly. whether the listener knows it
has name or not.
1t seems to us that the music of the
birds Is best left as 1t is, without any
fancy efforts on the part Of humanity
to give it names in any way whatsoever.
On the other hand, it must be ad-
mitted that there is no particular harm,
either In program music or bird music
which seems to utter words.
If the listener is helped, in the concert
hall. by being told that the sounds made
by the harp at certain point stand for
three tall palm trees" there really is
very little to be said against the prac-
tice.
If his neighbor. however, finds that
Evening star., 1940-06-24

creed Of the Jehovah's Witnesses, but I
personally know that some of the mem
bers Of this sect are ex-service men. who
enlisted in their country's front line
service during the last World War and
have no doubt rendered a far greater
patriotic duty to the United States than
any one participating in disorderly mob
conduct.
Our Federal Government agencies are
well qualified to deal with any organiza-
ton. religious or otherwise, If there is
cause to do so and it is difncult to under
stand the attitude exhibited by the
Rockville police in permitting such a
raid to be carried out by unauthorized
persons.
A BROAD-M1NDED AMERICAN.
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Abandoned Pets

Many readers, it may be supposed,
read the story of the British evacua-
ton of Dunkerque and noticed par
ticularly that part of it which told
how hundreds of dogs, cats and other
helpless animals necessarily were left
on the shore by the retreating SOL
diers. The poor deserted creatures
appeared to know what was happen
ing to them. Some waded into the
sea, vainly trying to swim after the
boats in which their human friends
were being taken off," Meanwhile,
death rained from the sky. Mans
inhumanity" ruled the frightful
scene.
But thoughtless cruelty is not ex-
clusively associated with war. The
Washington Animal Rescue League
calls attention to the fact that at
this time Of the year its work almost
doubles in volume. MANY persons
turn out their animals to take care
of themselves when they 60 on vaca-
tions. Some do this from indiffer-
ence, but many really believe that
a dog or cat is able to look out for
itself or that someone will take it in
and care for it. Both Of these beliefs
are very far from being true, and
the result is that the league is called
upon to receive thousands of home
less animals, many Of which are half
starved and exhausted from heat
and exposure.
Obviously, everyone should make
provision for his pet at vacation
time" The league urges the owners
Of dogs and cats to arrange for
kennel boarding or for protection
with relatives or neighbors. In an
emergency, a call to North $3.50 will
bring an ambulance for an animal
sick or injured. But no single organ
ization is prepared to solve the entire
problem. The community as q whole
and each individual resident as 4
citizen are responsible for such
abandoned pets as may be wandering
the streets In hunger and pain.
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Reader Commends
Star Editorial.

To the Editor Of The Star:
I wish to thank you for your very fine
editorial on "Saluting the Flag" The
law should deal sternly with every one
who partakes in such destructive activi-
ties as took place at the Rockville (Md.)
demonstration. Our Nation grants to
all the freedom to worship according to
the dictates of their own convictions.
What would be the reaction In the
churches in Washington or any other
part Of our country If lawless mobs
marched In with flags during the hour
OF worship. demanding that the congre-
cations stop the services and salute the
flags?
I do not by any means believe in the
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the ,Drtter. although the use OF
q pseudonynl for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters Dith
a DtetD to condensation.
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Predicts Nomination Of
Herbert Hoover.

TO the Editor Of The Star:
The writer. = close student of politics
and appraiser Of public men for 20 years
desires to predict the nomination of Her
bert Hoover for President and Tom
Dewey for Vice President ut Philadelphia
next week.
Mr.. Hoover has a knowledge. of inter-
national affairs and peoples not excelled
by any other statesman Of the world to-
day, besides being q past master Of or.
ganization and administration. He would
not needlessly involve his country in war
to f1x his place in history. being without
ignoble ambition. Mr.. Hoover merits 4
second term as q matter of common
justice.
The brilliant, dynamic, racket. busting
Mr.. Dewey will be great running mate
for Mr. Hoover. He viii sweep the young
voters like = prairie f,re.
The ticket suggested would represent
no Ism but Americanism and one that
any democrat could support.
June -. ALBERT 8. BROWN.
Job Hunter Urges
Legislative Action.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Why can't our Congress do something
to make LIE tolerabls here at home
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Blow high, blow low, come hell OF
high water, Finland finds q way to
pay her debt iustallueuts.
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4. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
herein also are reserved
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Member of the Associated Press

Entered as second-class matter post ONCE,
Washjngton d. c.
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Job Hunter Urges
Legislative Action.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Why can't our Congress do something
70 make LIE tolerable here at home
Evening star., 1940-06-24

second term, was to defeat Harrison.
I had gone to Minneapolis from Chi.
cago. where the Democrats had con-
vened a week before.
There is one picture of that Demo-
cratic convention never to be forgotten
Tnere was no such thing as order. The
chairman, William Wilson of West Vir-
ginia, had high, thin, shrill voice. But
1t couldn't stop the snake dance around
the convention hall led by PHILADELPHIA
group singing:
Grover! Grover!
-Four years more of Groverl
Out they 60, In we 60
Then we'll be in clover"
Amid the confusion, oratory by Henry
Watterson and others Of note, q plat
form read by Senator Villas 30 long that
Tom sterrett, Texas character and
newsman, was moved to suggest that
nobody could read that platform and
raise cotton crop In time to vote:
with heavy nomination speeches.
thunderstorm outside, the hours passed
by. 1t was nearly o'clock in the morn
ing. There came limping to the plat
form heavy-set man with 4 head to
ut, A boil on his right leg had kept
him in agony.
This Chicago convention was In q
wigwam on the lake front built for the
occasion. Back Of the galleries there
was great open space and we in the
press area could see out into the sky,
where the moon was fighting scurrying
clouds. Clear up to these hulwazks be-