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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
Canal Zones Girl Scouts Suit
Activities to Their Climate
Director Newly Arrived Here Misses
Tropics Flowers and Sunshine,
But Makes Best of Chilly Blasts

interest In o useful and constructive
program is apparent everywhere.
I'VE have changed our program
In the last two years." she explained.
Ito answer the needs Of the day.
Girls consider 1t more important to
know how to cook than to tie .
knot, which was among the things
taught In the first days Of scouting"
Girls Like Aquatics.
The Panama Scouts took consid-
cradle interest In water sports and
ships, the director said.
MY mariners were particularly
interested when Admiral Byrd ar
rived at Balboa last fall or his way
to the Antarctic" she recalled. HE
invited the girls aboard the North
Star for tea and gave them . won
derful day"
Aviation has not yet proven .
popular interest among Miss Dur
retts young charges, although she
admits that she herself is air minded.
"One of the greatest thrills Of my
ufe," she said, was a trip by air
from Panama to Colombia and re-
turn. It took Just four hours to make
trip which required 48 hours by
boat. We few several thousand feet
above the Andes, and 1t was an un-
forgettable experience"
Miss Durrett believes that air
planes will help to unite the Amer
icas. Residence in Colombia and
Panama has given her sympathetic
understanding of South America,
and she thoroughly approves all ef-
forts to cement the friendships and
intercourse between the people OF
the United States and Latin
America.
II feel it is really q matter of
agreements" she asserted. TN for
mer years I think the people of the
United States did not feel the need
of closer relations with South Amer
lea, and that South Americans well
coined Europeans more because they
felt they had come to their coun-
tries to live permanently. Now
that the United States has made
such efforts toward better under
standing believe the South Ameri-
cans will gladly reciprocate."
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Republican Women
Have Busy Week

An unusually full program is
scheduled this week for the League
of Republican Women. Mrs. Edward
Everett Gam, president, will preside
at a board meeting tomorrow at II
am. at headquarters, and in the
afternoon at 2:30 o'clack the league
will meet at the Mayflower Hotel.
Madam Cantacuzene, past president,
will speak, 1t is announced, "on a
subject OF great interest at this par
ticular time
Mrs Robert A. Taft will be honor
guest at the open house tea We'd
nesday afternoon at 4:3O o'clock, and
the bi-monthly luncheon will be
held Thursday at l pm. at which
Mrs. John M. Vorys will give a
talk on India Friday morning at
1890 O'Clock the weekly class in
public speaking will be conducted
under the direction of Mrs. Hugh
Butler.
Mrs. Gam has extended invita-
tons for an "at home" to meet the
Republican national committeewom-
en- February II at 3508 Macomb
street NV.
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Women's City Club
Art Exhibit

An exhibit of the work of Sheffield
Kagy will be displayed at the Wom-
ems City Club throughout February,
Miss Nell Price, chairman of art,
has announced.
Mr.. Kagy has exhibited at the
Chicago Art Institute, Cleveland
Museum, Corcoran Gallery, Phillips
Memorial Gallery, Pennsylvania
Academy and Whitney Museum.
He has done several murals, in
Guiding 1.-The River Jordan" in the
Crawford Road Christian Church,
Cleveland; Agriculture and In
dustry" in the post Office at Walter
boro, S. S., and last fall, "Luray,
1940," was installed in the post
Office at Luray, Va.
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Arlington Women
Meet Tomorrow

Mrs. B. Peyton Whalen, president
of the Montgomery County Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs, will be the
guest speaker at the regular meet
ing of the Arlington Wouan's Club
to be held tomorrow at l pm. In
the clubroom on Columbia pike.
The subject for discussion will be
Parliamentary Procedure" and the
program will be in charge of Mrs.
H. w. Petty, the club parlia-
mentarian.
Reports Of committees who are
planning the heirloom tea" to be
held at the home of Mrs. James
Head this month will be of special
interest. Antiques, including glass,
china, clothing, quilts and jewelry,
are being gathered for Display. Mrs.
Heads home with it's beautiful
antique furniture will make an ex-
cellent background for the heir
looms. Proceeds win be used for
the fund for the community home,
which will probably be started this
year. &E9
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Future Meetings of Women's Clubs Announced

in Nativity auditorium, 5000
Georgia avenue NV.
Women's Alliance of All Souls
Church-Friday, II am, in Pierce
Hall Speaker, F.. B. Holman,
"War Against Crime"
Women's Welsh Club-Thursday
evening, with Miss Jane Daniel,
1901 Sixteenth street NV. Mrs.
John E. Jerman, honor guest.
Randolph Macon Alumnae-Tues-
day, 8 pm, at Willard Hotel.
Speaker, Mrs. May Thompson
Evans, 1.-The South's Need for
Its College Women
Beta Sigma Phi-Tuesday, pm,
Eta Chapter, with Mrs. Lois Mater,
412 Albee Building. Wednesday,
8 pm, Epsilon Chapter at Lee
House, Fifteenth and l. streets
NV. Thursday, pm, Delta
Chapter at the Gilbert, 2460
Sixteenth street NV. Friday,
District of Columbia Council
Guild Hall Players performance,
What q Life"
United Daughters of the Confed-
eracyJ. E. B. Stuart Chapter,
Thursday evening, reception and
dance at Confederate Memorial
Hall, 1922 Vermont avenue NV.
Society Daughters of the American
Observation-Disclosures, 7:30 pm,
Executive Committee at Chapter
House, 1872 Massachusetts avenue
NV. Tuesday, $3.50 pm, Abigail
Hartman Rice Chapter at home Of
Mrs. John STAFFORD, 2845 Twenty
ninth street NV. Speaker. Orie
E. Gibson. Wednesday, $3.50 pm,
Major LEnfant Chapter, lecture
and musicale; 1890 am, Genoa
logical Records Committee meet
ing, Louisiana room. Friday, 10:45
am, National Defense Through
Patriotic Education Committee, at
Mayflower Hotel. Luncheon, Finn
speaker; 2:30 pm, Susan Riviere
Hetzel Chapter at Chapter House,
1881 Massachusetts, avenue. Guest
speakers, Mrs. Harry Colfax Grove
and Mrs. Jason Waterman. Satur-
day. 3 pm. to pm, Livingston
Manor Chapter birthday party, at
Chapter House, 1882 Massachu-
sets avenue NV.
w. G. T. u, Kalorama Heights
Friday, at home of Mrs. Pearl L.
Tremary, 1882 Twenty-seventh
street NV. Speaker, Mrs. B. L.
Collins.
Delta Delta Delta-Tomorrow, 8
pm, Washington Alliance bridge
party, with Mrs. James G. Cum
ming, 2801 Thirty-fourth place
NV.
Chevy Chase Branch League OF
American Pen Women-Tuesday,
at home of Mrs. Rene Beard.
p. e. O. Sisterhood-Tuesday, 8
pm. Chapter H, with Mrs. Daniel
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Tri.Delta Party

Members of the Tri-Delta AL
lance will be entertained tomorrow
evening at O'Clock at the home
OF Mrs. James G.. Cumming, 280l
Thirty-fourth place NV.
Mrs. Cumming is being assisted
by Mrs. Lyndon E. Abbott, Miss
Catherine Bixler, Miss Marjorie
Bellman, Miss Virginia Daiker, Mrs.
Bert Frost, Mrs. James S. Hathcock,
Mrs. A. w. Herlihy, Mrs. M. Riggs
Mccormick, Mrs. Ted O'Neill, Miss
Lucy Smith and Mrs. LYDIA L. Whit
tington. All members of Delta
Delta Delta living in Washington
or its suburban area are invited
to attend and are requested to call
Mrs. Hathcock.
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Snuff Boxes
Are Exhibited
By D. A. R.
Interesting
Collection Shown
At Museum

One Of the most interesting ex-
hibits to be seen In the Capital
Is collection Of 18th and 18th
century SNUFF boxes, now on dis
play at the Museum OF the Daugh-
tiers Of the American Revolution.
Under the direction Of Mrs. VII
lard Steele, curator general, the
exhibit Of 81 snun boxes, of silver,
pearl, pewter, brass, horn, tin, wood
and papier mache, will be open to
the public until April /.
All Of the snuh boxes have been
given to the museum by members
or friends Of the D. A. r. Few In
the collection are signed and there
fore their origin cannot be definite
~ proved, but many Of them EVIL
IDENTIFY came from Germany, the
Netherlands, England and France
Others are of American workman
ship.
The majority Of the snuff boxes
are made OF papier mache. which
Is a mixture of paper fiber and q
size binder, either glue, rosin OF
clay. Many are round and have
a picture on the cover, either an
oil painting in the miniature man.
ner or q print.
Political Situations
Are Reflected.
Copper engraving had been in
vented and was popular during the
second half of the 18th century
therefore some Of the snuff boxes
have small round copper plate prints
affixed to the tops. Some of these
reflect political situations of the
period while others depict amorous
scenes.
A snuff box with a combination
lock is among the collection with
a rayed sun, half moon and two
dials. BY knowing how to turn the
dials and move the moon, the box
can be unlocked. This box, made
of brass, belongs to the latter part
of the 18th century.
The snuff boxes came from q
States and nine of them were pre-
sented by people in the District Of
COLUMBIA, including Mrs. L. E. Cum
mings, of Continental Chapter; Mrs
Woodbury. Pulsifer and Mrs. Bertha
Blinn johnson, E. Pluribus Unun
Chapter; Miss Mary Walcott Dur.
ham, of Continental Chapter; Miss
Florence w. Lawton and Mrs Flea.
nor z. Dascomb, Of Dolly Madison
Cha nter and Mrs paul & po,od NJ
Army and Navy Chapter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
Lyon Village
Club Plans
Jubilee
5Oth Anniversary
OF Federation to
Be Observed

The Womans Club of Lyon VIII
lage will celebrate the 50th ami
versary of the General Federation
of Women's Clubs, with a golden
jubilee party Wednesday at pm
at the Community Methodist
Church in Lyon Village.
Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, presi-
dent of the General Federation, will
be the guest of honor and will speak
on the subject, Club Women, What
Next?"
Members of all the Federated Clubs
of Arlington, Alexandria and Falls
Church have been invited to at
tend, and presidents of each of the
clubs will march in the professional
and occupy seat on the speakers
platform.
The party will be a double cele-
bration for the Lyon Village Club
as it will mark the clubs 18th an
niversary, as well as the 50th an
niversary of the Federated Clubs
Mrs. R. W. Livingston, founder of
the Lyon Village Club, will speak
on the club and its history.
A feature of the program will be
singing by the choral group of the
clubs new music department, which
will entertain with several num-
bers.
The program will be opened with
a pledge to the flag, led by Mrs.
j. B. Lowell, State chairman of
American citizenship. Mrs. Ira
Gabrielson, president Of the club,
will welcome the guests and Mrs.
w. G. Watt, fourth district presi-
dent, will introduce Mrs. Dunbar
The clubs principal detectives at
present are furthering civic progress
of Arlington County and in encour-
aging women in the county to par
ticipate actively in all voting
Following the evening program,
refreshments will be served. at which
time Mrs. Dunbar will cut the birth
day cake. Mrs. j. A. Tolley, hostess
chairman, will be in charge of the
social hour.
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Reciprocity Lunch

The regular monthly reciprocity
luncheon of the P. E. o. Sisterhood
will be held at the woodward 81
Lothrop tearoom Wednesday at
1890 pm. Chapter F Is hostess
chapter and its president, Mrs. F. j.
Gillies, will preside. Following the
luncheon an address will be given
by Miss Anna v. Day, former dean
of the Women's State Teachers Col
lege, Milwaukee, Wis. Mrs. c. S.
Forbes, 3113 Tennyson street, is in
charge of reservations. All P. E. o. s
residing in the city are invited to
attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04

house tea. Thursday. l pm, BIZ
monthly luncheon. Speaker, Mrs.
John M. Vorys, india" Friday.
1890 am, public speaking class:
pm, tea. Guest of honor, Mrs.
Robert A. Taft.
Arts Club-Today, 7 pm, chatting
dish supper; BIS pm, colored
motion pictures. Speaker, Mr..
Paul w. Murphy, MY impress
sions of Mexico" Tuesday, pm,
recital Guest artists, Ina Holtz-
scheiter and Edwin Charles Steffe.
Thursday, Z pm, dinner; $50
pm, speaker, Miss Florence Ber-
ryman, French Regional Co.'S
tunes"
Washington Cultus Club-Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. William r..
Myers, 1854 Mckinley street NV.
Reading of paper, Some Natural
Wonders of the World" by Mrs.
Augustus Taylor.
Woman's Club of Sixteenth Street
MISUNDERSTANDING, with Mrs.
G. Tinsley Creech, 1408 Man
chester lane. Book review by Mrs.
Harry E. Claflin.
Washington Chapter of the Women's
American ORT-Today, 3 pm. to
SPIN. membership tea with Misses
Rose and Myrtle Kirjassoff, 1920
Fuller street NV. Wednesday,
8:15 pm, at Jewish Community
.Center. Speaker, Mr.. Joel D.
Wolfsohn, problems Of Colonial
ton"
The Woman's Auxiliary to the Med
ical Society of the District Of Co.
lumbia - Wednesday, II am.
Speaker, DR.. Edward M. Pickford.
THE Incubator Fund"
Osteopathic Women's National As
sociation-Thursday, 1890 pm, at
Iron Gate Inn. Speaker, Mrs.
r. A. Sauer.
The Sisterhood of the Washington
Hebrew OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
annual rally and luncheon in
vestry rooms of the temple.
The Head College Club-Wednes-
day, 8:15 pm, with Mrs. Gertrude
Creswell, 1880 Jonquil street NV.
Hadassah-Tuesday, 1880 pm,
luncheon at Shoreham Hotel.
Speaker, Mrs. Chain Weizmann.
National Society of New England
Women-Phyllis Lyman Colony
Wednesday, luncheon meeting at
home Of Mrs. Warren c. Kendall.
1901 Connecticut avenue.
Florence Crittenton Home Big
Sisters-Tomorrow, pm, with
Mrs. Lowell Parker. Friday, Board
of Managers, II am at home.
Luncheon follows meeting.
The Woman's Single Tax Club-To-
morrow, 8 pm, at 1925 Sixteenth
street NV.
League Of the Sacred Heart-Tues-
day, $50 pm, benefit card party
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04

Association of University
Women-Tomorrow, 1870 pm,
study and practice in writing
group; pm, American family
under changing social conditions;
pm. tea, followed by branch
business meeting; tbs pm, music
appreciation group; 7:30 UNI, be-
ginners' bridge class. Tuesday, II
am, personality problems. We'd
nesday, 7:30 pm, French Ian
guage group. Thursday, II am,
book review, followed by luncheon;
7:45 pm, art appreciation group;
Lincoln Memorial subject of study.
Friday, 7:45 pm, bridge. Satur-
day IL M, French conversation.
Twentieth Century Club-Tomor-
row, 2 pm, international outlook
section at Y. w. c. A. Speaker,
Mr.. Henry L. Diemel, Reciprocal
Trade Agreement" Wednesday,
10 am, to IL M, Red Cross sur
gical dressings unit, at Chapter
House, 1870 E street NV. Thurs
day, 1890 pm, luncheon meeting
at Y. w. C. A. Speaker, DR.. G. S.
Marsh, Gen. Robert E. Lee as
College President" Mrs. L. H.
Macomber in charge of reserva-
lions.
voteless D. C. League of Women
Voters-Tomorrow, 1915 pm,
child welfare group at Y. w. c. A.,
luncheon meeting. Speakers. Mr.
Robert Eaves and Capt. Rhoda
Milliken. Tuesday, 2 pm, eco
nomic welfare, consumers group,
with Mrs Harvey Becknell, 1882
P street NV; speaker, Donald
Montgomery, Effect Upon the
Consumer of Barriers Between the
States" Wednesday, 2 pm. to 4
pm, foreign policy study group,
with Mrs. E. Faesche, 1902 Abe
marie street NV. Friday, lis
pm, education study group, lunch
con with Mrs. Francis L. Walters,
1882 Massachusetts, avenue Sc.
Excelsior Literary Club-Tuesday, !
pm, luncheon at Taft House, Six
tenth and K streets NV. Read
ing, Abraham Lincoln" by Mrs.
Charles w. Delaney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04

S. Coombs, 5741 Colorado avenue.
CONSTITUTION and Bylaws" quiz,
Miss Frances kirkpatrick; 8 pm,
Chapter o, with Mrs. Charles
Stauber, 101 University drive,
University Park, Md. Program,
Information, Please" Mrs. c. l..
Vale. Wednesday, 1880 pm,
reciprocity luncheon, Woodward
& Lothrop tearoom, Chapter F,
hostess. Speaker, Miss Anna v.
Day. Thursday, 1890 pm, Chap
ter G. luncheon meeting, with
Mrs. John A. Smith, 6137 Thirty
third street NV. Musical pro-
gxam.
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Nurses to Meet

The visiting nurse group Of the
Petworth Woman's Club will meet
tomorrow in the room of the In
structive Visiting Nurses, 1891
Georgia avenue NV, at 2 pm.
The Red Gross sewing group will
meet in the basement of the Pet
worth Branch Library on Thursday
from 10 am. to 3 pm.
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Community Meeting

The Sunshine and Community So
ciety of the District of Columbia
will hold its monthly meeting to-
morrow at 1870 pm. at 2460 Six
tenth street NV. The president,
Mrs. w. w. Deal, will preside. A
musical program will be given by
Mrs. Ruby Arnold, accompanied by
Miss Mable Test. Moving pictures
will be included on the program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
Club Circles Intrigued
By Possibilities of Next
White House Occupants
Wives of Several Potential
Candidates in Both Parties
Known for Activities Here
BY FRANCES LIDE,
Women's Club Editor,

Leaving politics out pcture-becaue this
political coumnhere lot of local club interest several the
possible presidential candidates for 1910.
Of the current and growing potential FIRST ladies' half
organizations
And not the least of these the chate
laine the White House
enough think position
call Roosevelt
another, her sympathetic interest assistance.
worthy phlanropc efforts Mrs Roosevelt
meeting the
lip evceas the Marian AndeonD A. incident last spring
well illustrates
Roosevelt campaign club movement whole would
suffer.
Republican Side
OF the Question
the Republican side the question:
interesting possibilities the club angein the
notably Vandenbeg
households.
A. Washington
a cubwoman and a public speaker had preceded her.
which held national
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Miscellaneous Clubs

Womans National Democratic Club
Tuesday, l pm, luncheon In
honor of national committee
women; $3.50, forum, Carlton
Hotel. Speakers, Mrs. Franklin D..
Roosevelt, Postmaster General
Farley. Representative Sam Ray
burn, Senator David I. Walsh,
Ernest K. Lindley and George v.
Denny. Thursday, II am, infor-
nation meeting, public speaking
class. Saturday, 4:30 pm. to 6
pm, tea. Mrs. Robert H. jackson
honor guest.
League OF Republican Women-To-
morrow, II am. board meeting;
2:30 pm, meeting Maynower
Hotel. Speaker, Mime. Cantacu-
zene. Wednesday afternoon, OPEN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04

The Silver Spring Woman's Club
Tomorrow, 1:30 pm, art depart
ment, at Jesup Blair Community
House; preparation of program
for general meeting. Tuesday, 2
pm, choral group, Woodside
Church. Wednesday, lis pm,
Executive Board meeting.
Marietta Park Women's Club
Tuesday, with Mrs. William Ar
thur Minor, jr., 7 Sussex road,
Silver Spring, Md; speaker, Mrs.
Henrietta M. Hickerson, 1.-The
Goodwill Industries; afternoon.
education section, with Mrs. j. l..
Winebrinier, COLO Fourth street
NV; musical selections by Mrs.
E. j. Hickey and Mrs. Harold
Leath.
Takoma Park Women's Club-Tues-
day, 1890 pm, meeting at Town
Hall; l pm, luncheon; musical
program with choral group;
speaker, Mrs. Frederick L. Lew
ton, Rural Arts and Handicrafts
of America" Wednesday, 10 am,
choral group rehearsal at LOT
Tulip avenue. Thursday, 1890
pm, art department at Takoma
Park Library; luncheon served
preceding program.
Park View Woman's Club-TueSday,
1890 pm, Executive Board lunch
con meeting with Mrs. G. F. Dali
wick, 514 Kenyon street NV.
Arlington Woman's Club-Tomor-
row, / pm, in clubroom on Co.
lumbia pike; speaker, Mrs. B.
Peyton Whalen, Parliamentary
Procedure"
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Community Clubs

Woman's Club of Chevy Chase
Tomorrow, II am, social section
business meeting; $3.50 pm,
drama section; readings by Sibyl
Baker; Scenes From Old and
Modern Plays" by Betty Gray
and Ralph Fowler. Tuesday, l
pm, French section. Thursday,
10 am, nature section; meet at
Chevy Chase Circle for trip to
Pan-American Building and Bo-
tanical Gardens. Friday, / pm,
German section.
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Sorority Tea Today

Beta Theta Phi, social sorority
Of Woodrow Wilson High School
will hold rush tea today at the
home Of its president, Miss Marjorie
Michaels, on Quesada street. About
60 members are expected to attend.
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Business, Professional Clubs

Business Women's CouncilETues-
day, 8 pm, at the Covenant First
Presbyterian Church. Speaker,
Rev. A. P. Wilson.
Soroptinist Club Of Prince Georges
County-Tomorrow, 1880 pm,
business meeting at Lord Calvert
Inn. ..
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-26
Editorial Comments
From Other Angles
NAVY
Greensboro News

This country has two oceans for its defense.
An ocean defense requires a navy; the defense
itself must be defended. This country has, or
had Yesterday, available for the defense a two
oceans navy. One part of that navy 1t built and
owns. the other part Great Britain built and
operates. the two being possessed in partner
ship by an unwritten compact whereby the sea
power of each country is to practical intentS
and purposes doubled.
If the British navy was removed from the
equation, this country would still have one
navy, theoretically equal to the defense of one
ocean, but still with two oceans that might
have to be defended. Therefore We would pos
sess, in case of an attack on both sides stimuli
| taneously, half as much defensive power in the
Atlantic as has been considered necessary, and
half as much in the Pacific.
The situation does not follow closely these
mathematical lines, for in fact the United
States and Great Britain now constitute the de-
tense of the free world, consisting mainly OF
this country, the British empire and lesser ma
tons of this hemisphere, on all the seven seas.
The British fleets are engaged actively IN that
defense, and have been weakened by the de-
lection of the French fleet, certainly to the ex-
tent that the French fleet was supported by
France, and manned by Frenchmen under a
government in alliance with Britain.
The equation would again be radically
changed by the subjugation of England. If the
enemy gets possession of the British naval
ships, and the French ships, we shall not have
a navy alf-sufficien by the old standards OF
comparison, for the defense of the two oceans,
for the balance will have been shifted much
more than it would be by the removal of the
British ships from the equation. Given the
machine tools, all the resources OF Britain and
France, the Germans, it is suspected, could
quickly organize an actual navy somewhat
comparable in power to the navy now in Brit
|ish hands.
That is the situation confronting this coun-
try as it starts out to build a navy which logi-
cally, in the event of British defeat, would
have to be much more than equal to one-hat
the present combined American-British ma
val strength.
Unquestionably it will taxi u a long time to
build to such strength. If the nazis sense the
attitude of this country to be one of uncom-
promising opposition to the world condition
they would create, then it will be elementary
sense for them to strike without giving us time
to build, if their resources in men and mate
rails are such as to warrant their doing so.
1t is improbable that, their present undertake
ings completed, they will be in position at
once to embark on an enterprise in many ways
much more difficult than anything they have
hitherto tackled. Moreover-up to the moment
of going to press-they haven't either whipped
or cowed the British, yet. s. I