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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-16
The League Comes Home

All things turn the last they say the place whence
they sprung The traveller of the world home die
and be buried the churchyard of the village where he
was born; the aged, stumbling, old returns to child
hood things.
So there to Fine Hail. on the quiet campus
Of Princeton university the last sad battered remains of
the League of Nations The hope of keeping together
OF It's economic. financial and other nonpotcal depart
ments still futters feeby and space will be made for
them the campus where Woodrow Wilson walked
and dreamed of a better world.
There is something appropriate about that We do not
know for certain but ii likely that Wilson. who
while university president also a deep student of
government meditaed better and orderly world
he STROBE the shady paths of Princeton He did not
know then that his be the leading role in trying to
bring that ideal into actual being But at Princeton the
mind and thought already forming which later
10 offer to world ID points of settlement
the last of which
"A general association of nations must be formed
under specific covenants for the purpose of afford
ing mutual guarantees of political independence and
territorial integrity To great and small states alike
1t not to be. This is time and place to
for the League for the bruised and abutdead
on the Princeton campus.
1t seems mockery to talk now as Wilson talked then,
of the principle of justice to all peoples and natonates
and their right to live equal terms of liberty and safety
with one another, whether they be strong weak
Czechoslovaka, Denmark Norway Finland, Holland,
Luxembourg Belgium, Lthuana Lavia, France Estonia,
Bessarabia, all these loudly today for to
hear those other prophetic words mo peace
ought to last which does not recognize and accept the
principle governments derive all their just powers
from the consent of the governed and that right
where exists to hand peoples about from sovereignty to
sovereignty if they property"
The League failed The return TO Princeton is scarcely
more than decent burial.
But the world afford to forget the better world
order which it was vainly designed to assure?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-16

Are We Going Back 70
Red Ribbon Dsys7
Alcohol. Says Lloyd George,
Is Dangerous Foe
Scotch Church Follows
Trail Married by "OId Az"
Kentucky Conferences
Room" Is Recalled
A RE we going back 10 the
II practices of the days of the
John B. Coughs and Francis
Hurphw - that era Of the Band
Of Hope. the Good Templars;
when eligible young ladies de-
claimed with dramatic force
that old poem. Lips That
Touch Liquor Shall Never
Touch Mine" and a popular
song of the community male
chorus was There's a Demon
In the Glass, Dash II Down.
Seems a. II we might. unless
the isolationists become strong
enough to insist that this coun-
try be different from the rest
of the world.
From the international Tenn
perance Bureau at Lausanne,
Switzerland, comes the news
that war-torn Europe has cur
tailed its drinking. Soldiers and
sailors and civilians in Great
Britain are more temperate
than they were in the World
war.
The Evening STANDARD, Lon
don, warns that drinking alco-
hol liquor 10 excess may be an
ally of the enemy. 1t happened
In the last war" To this MIR.
Lloyd George adds that ION the
home front alcoholic indulgence
shared the dishonor of being one
Of our most dangerous foes.
The temperance committee of
the Church of Scotland is urg-
ing early closing of the bars and
a law against treating.
Which reminds that once upon
a time Tacoma had an anti
treating law. sponsored by the
late "Old A. "" Fawcett dur
ing hts last term as mayor. He
proposed 1t in the interest of
temperance; the city council
passed 1t as a joke. Saloon keep
ers declared IL was unconstitu-
tional but the courts sustained
the law and it worked. The
effect was to take the socis-
bility out of drinking and cut
down the consumption of liuor.
With every man ordering and
paying for his own liquor there
wasn't much fun in buying more
than one drink. 1t hit the liquor
business so hard that the saloon
folks got together and put the
pressure on the next admins
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-16

To break an eleventh-hour
deadlock in the senate, Nevada's
Key Pittman proposed COM
promise = unanimously adopted
to exempt all married guards
men who claim they cannot sup
port their dependents on the
army's $21 a month stipend.
Since them. cupid has been run
ming wild and marriage license
bureaus the nation over are do
ing a bonanza business.
House leaders, wanting to be
fair, are tearing their hair in
an effort to concoct a clause
to catch deliberate dodgers, and
yet allow the exemption to OPP
crate for legitimate cases. One
suggestion is to let draft head
quarters decide which loves are
draft-prompted and which are
true. More cautious statesmen
think that involves too great
delegation of authority.
The most likely solution seems
to be fiat deadline date, with
marriages before then recog-
nized and those afterwards dis
regarded.
When amiable, easy-going Ed
Flynn-new Democratic macs
tro-told Washington reporters
he supposed the Willkie cam
paign contributions are coming
from the same sources that
sent the Willkie kilograms to
Philadelphia" he didn't know
the half of II.
His implication. of course. was
pointed at Wall street and big
business. What Flynn didn't
know was that rabid Winkie-
ties already had organized a
chain-letter drive for small con-
trioutions. using the Philadel-
phia telegram senders as a
nucleus. Organized on the same
system as the dime chain-letter
fad that headached the postal
service several years back. this
letter begins:
ITS time now for our next
big job. Chain letters like this
are now following the convention
chain kilograms to GIVE US
wILLKIEi"
1t says that Willkie had some
thing. when he said facetiously
that the money paid for tele-
grams TO Philadelphia would
solve h campaign fund pro-
blem. ! rs the addressee 10
send the price Of such a tele-
gram to Willkie headquarters IN
New York. and to relay copies
of the chain letter to 10 or more
friends.
Results Of the chain-letter
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-16

frstion 70 throw IL into the dis
card. Before the Temperance
forces in Tacoma could rally TO
its support ~e Rad local option
in Washington
Temperance work r. being
done among all the armed forces
Of Europe. In France. psrticu-
larry. the government took sc-
ton 10 control the use Of liuor
by the fighting men.
Since the establishment of the
new government in France there
has been 4 strenuous drive to
cut down drinking and smoking
among the young people. It has
been found that young men
whose lungs are burned out by
smoke and hearts weakened and
nerves Uttered by nicotine and
alcohol don't make good soldiers.
In Australia the Temperance
Council has given the Defense
Ministry $4,000 to help finance
milk and fruit juice bars In mill
tary training camps. In Finland.
prohibition Of the use Of alco-
holic liquors ut the front during
the Russian campaign has given
the temperance movement an
impetus that threatens the liquor
business.
Right at home in Tacoma
there Is q lot of shaking Of heads
and lamenting that the promise
OF the repeal promoters that
the old saloon conditions never
would be permitted to return
has been thrown into the dis
card. To the middle age populs-
ton of the community it appears
that we have gone the old "open
town" days one better. They are
reminded of those days when the
liuor business and its allied In
terests pretty nearly ran the
whole show here. Whenever
there was doubt about what the
city council might do on certain
matters, that doubt was removed
by a conference in the back
room of the Kentucky saloon.
Whether IL was . franchise,
license for a bar In q disorderly
house, or . deal for a slot ma
chine monopoly, II was fixed In
the Kentucky conference room.
Sometimes the pressure was d.
rect, sometimes indirect. In any
event IL was effective. The boys
VINO ran the show never tried to
hog 1t all. They were satisfied
with only one vote on the ma
jority side. Made IL look respect
full. sort of. And some respect
able people were cajoled- or high
pressured.
These recollections and observ-
ances of the material effects of
Tacoma's wide openness are
making many persons wonder IL
after all some of the folks In
Europe aren't smarter in some
ways.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-16
One People, Government, Army

How far the plan has gone to enlist home defense
force replace the national guard if the latter is called
into active service, we don't know.
1t is certainly worth considering. But thing must
be carefully provided
Any such force must be legally constituted part of
the L. S. defense forces under their leadership and
sponsble to them 1t is perfectly all right that such
force be recruited largely from veterans organizations
But though respect the veterans organizations prob
ably patriotic and devoted to their country than
other cross-secton of the people, such organizations
should be allowed to form armed organizations their
All members of any such home defense force should
be serving their direct and not through
the most purely patriotic private organization
"One people, government, army is the only
safe guide.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-16
FAVORS STAND OF
METHODIST BISHOP


Editor, The Times: The fol-
lowing three reasons why we
should make war against Ger
many are set forth in the Chris
tan Advocate of the Methodist
church in its August number, by
Bishop Cannon.
In the fog of subversive har-
angue by men like Sen. Wheeler
and Lindbergh, IL is most helpful
to have a noted bishop of the
Methodist church speak in the
light of pure Americanism and
sound logic.
First. Our church believes in
freedom of conscience, OF speech,
of the press. Hitler persecutes
and kills those who claim such
rights in Germany, Austria,
Czechoslovakia. Poland, Norway,
Denmark. Holland and Belgium.
Second. Duties and rights are
different. Pacifists may not de-
fend forcibly personal rights,
but can even pacifists deny the
duty to protect helpless women
against ruffians? Do Pacifists
oppose police protection or the
duty of the state to suppress
riot, mob law. etc. ? Or ma
TONS duty to protect itself
against unprovoked aggression
Third. ! abhor war, but in
justice, persecution are worse
than war. Justice, righteous
ness are more precious than
peace-the basis of permanent
peace. | believe our country
should join in war against Ger
many for our own defense. This
war is now our war. Were we alb
solutely sure that England-here-
tofore our first line of defense
would win We would not appro-
pirate billions for defense against
Hitler. II Is eowardly not to
help England defeat Hitler in
our war. Had not the senate
isolationists in 1920 prevented
the United States from joining
the League of Nations. and be-
coming a stabilizing influence
for permanent peace, there would
have been no Hitler. He is the
product of iSolationists."
He repeated. I'VE should join
England in the war to defend
ourselves openly. and not by the
back door"
I am proud that the Methodist
church has such bishop who
sees clearly the difference be-
tween rights and duty. Before
receiving the bishops article. l
wrote on the rights and response
bilitieS of Americans as embod-
led in our Constitution No man
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-16

stunt are already showing up in
New York headquarters, in the
form of a deluge of small con-
tributions that has necessitated
a large additional secretarial
force. And a collateral result is
a furrowing of the COP brow,
that the chain-letter stunt is
illegal, and may boomerang
against them, in the long run.
Roadbuiloers and motorist or
ganizations are not little
miffed at the zeal they have
drawn from Henry Knudsen's
defense commission adjutant on
transportation, Ralph Budd.
Army maneuvers in Louisiana
recently developed grave made
quacy of the road system there.
Highways failed to stand up
under army equipment punish
ment, routes were circuitous,
and capacity was notably insult
ficient. When Budd announced
a program of $4,000 miles of
military defense highways"
linking all strategic points of the
nation by direct-line roads. 1t
sounded like the millennium.
But later facts were a sicken-
ing disappointment. The So
900 mile system, 1t developed.
was to be made up of roads
already built The Budd plan
merely designates them as mill
tary highways. and the only new
work will be to strengthen
bridges and deepen underpasses
to accommodate the largest and
heaviest of army equipment.
Spanish-Mexican ablooded Sem
ator Dennis Chavez of New
Mexico, seriously challenged for
denomination by the keen and
highly effective Rep. John
Dempsey of Hatch bill fame,
met-at a social AFFAIR." lead
ing news columnist who had Just
predicted a Dempsey victory.
Dempsey, with a brilliant
house record. is widely beloved
by the Washington press corps.
Newsmen trust and admire him,
and his home Is mecca for top
flight journalists. Chavez shot.
sardonically:
Il don't have TO buy drinks
for newspaper men 10 get their
support"
The columnist. turning on his
heel. replied; Dennis. you and
are guests Of a friend of ours.
Otherwise, I'd break your chin.
As It Is, I'm forgetting ever
saw you here today. but please
go home quickly"
Chavez left a few minutes
later.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-16
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

Editor The Times: May 1 in
troduce myself as a reader of
The Times for the last 20 years
and a staunch Democrat. How
ever, | am not New Dealer"
/ would suggest that you cir
culate a poll among your read
ers as to whether they favor or
reject the CONSUMPTION law now
in the making. The results of
this poll would be sent to our
representatives in the house and
senate.
1t seems to me every voter in
this country should have the
right to vote upon a subject so
vital to the future of this coun-
try.
Why not put this question be-
fore the voters on the November
Ballots?
DAVID w. STEVENS.
Rt. 3, Ellensburg, Wash.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-16

has any right to claim the Con-
stitutional rights. II he is not
willing to meet and discharge
his Constitutional responsible
ties and duties.
What we need today is a new
birth of Americanism which
comes from just balance be-
tween rights and responsibilities.
We have duty which is as high
as divinity, profound as human
ity, and as broad as the prin-
ciple of democracy.
Let us talk about eur inalien-
able responsibility, and less about
our right. We are lopsided. That
is the trouble with the pacifists
and isolationists. They have no
regard for the great divine I'M
DERIVING principle of cosmic
unity. REV. A. l.. COOK,
1924 No. Lawrence st.
DEFENDS KING LEOPOLD
Editor, The Times: All about
us, spontaneously apeing pro-
English criticisms. the thought
less condemn the surrender of
King Leopold. 1t occurred while
England's farseeing generals
were on the run TO get away
from the heat" and back to
their navy-sheltered homeland.
They were not yet in the clear.
We have since learned that
hundreds of thousands of men,
women and children, the lame,
the sick. the aged were inextri-
cably mixed with the Leopold
armies. Self-preservation and
customary war methods would
have compelled the Germans to
butcher the fleeing mob TO get
at the fighting Belgians. The
horrors resulting. no tortured
pen could describe.
Subsequent conquests by the
indicated German hordes prov
ed that the confused mass of
civilians and stumbling soldiers
could not possibly escape gene
raj slaughter. Leopold. one of
Europe's most brilliant men,
foresaw all this inevitable posi-
bility. Discretion was the better
part of valor.
After this period of unreal
soning bitterness subsidies. his
tory will calmly record King
Leopold's act of capitulation
one of the most heroic of the
war with not scintilla of cow
ardice indicated from any sane
angle.
Ii would seem the better part
10 preserve life for usefulness
among us or to restore il as
does the Red Cross. To subject
thousands to a futile and use
less slaughter in the name of
heroics as Leopold had oppor-
tunity would be inhuman bru-
tally. C. w. RANSOM.
p. o. Box $50. South Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-16

In appreciation. the manager
presented him lifetime pass,
for the most infectious laugh
he had ever heard"
AIR MONSTER
Built to carry 100 passengers,
a giant Caproni transport, tried
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-16
LAUGHING BOY

LAUGHING, BOY
Herb ohrenberger. at Boston
theater In 1885. couldn't stop
laughing when the picture had
ended. He laughed so long and
loud that the rest of the audi
ence couldn't help laughing too.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-16

1t is important for to be intelligent about
monte needs in the domestic field if to have
intelligent foreign polcy-Dorothy Deter peace worker
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-16

One of the main things going to fight for that
persons behavior and habit be considered before he is
given federal ad-Roger Babson Prohibition party leader
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-16
CONSUMPTION HELD BLOW
TO OUR LIBERTIES

Editor, The Times: In a recent
issue of The Times. three Ameri-
can university students express
ed their opinions on consumption.
Not consumption as draft
measure. but CONSUMPTION as
permanent legislative law. in
peace time or in war. Their
ideas were sound; proving that
American youth is well aware
OF the fact that their liberty
and constitutional rights are at
stake BY the passing Of such a
measure.
Their ideas of the eonscrip-
ton measure are correct. yet. a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-16
TTcuT An Inside Picture of Finan-
Il / u IL i ciol and Political America
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON President Roosevet's managers in
the house already have found serious bug the senate
approved BILL authorizing him to call the national guard
and the organized into regular army service
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-16

out in 1921. actually had nine
wings. 1t flew successfully. but
was accidentally destroyed by
fire before test flights were COM
pleted.
TOMORROW: Original Flame
Thrower!
Greenbelt cooperator., 1940-05-09
WITH THE PLAYERS
Last week this column DR.

HMA Last week this column predicted that
N&E1N the name of the next Greenbelt Players
SP",."2 production would be released today. The
predi ction was not slbstantia ated, there
will be no next play" for time to come.
One week ago Tuesday the Greenbelt Players met to
discuss the previous play, "Blind Aley", to make
7omnatons for their annual election this month,
select their next play.
from ta "er the Players make lots of money-or mai
matter OF 80 no Immediate concern to this ;noels
US to clasp hands lii -tt 10 "tc all our brothers
and thus to approach the Father together. This rules
out all selfs sh Isolation in religion. Before God
no man stands alone. Before the Al-seeing he is
surrounded by the spiritual throng whom he
stands related and far, all whom he loves or
hatess whom he serves oppresses, whom he wrongs
or saves. We with our llomen in all our
needs We are one In our sin and salvation.
"The three petiti ons wi tn Wi ch the prayer begins
the heart and mind of Jesuss 'Haowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven,
so on EARTH. Togeth r, they express his yearning
faith in the possibility of reign of God on earth
done They look forward to the ultimate perfection
OF the common life of humanity this earth, and
pray for the divine revolution which is to bring
that about.
earthliness and go to heaven which has been the
great object of churchly rel1 on. We pray
heaven may be duplicated earth through the moral
and spiritual transf formation of humanity, both in
Its pc rsonal units and its corporate life No form
of reli don has interpreted this prayer eht
which did not have loving understanding for the
plain daily relations of men, and living faith in
their possible spiritual nobi lity.
"And has outgrom the crude sci Fl shness of
eligous immaturit ty who has not followed Jesus in
setting this desire for the social salvation
kind ahead of all personal desires. with that
standing we can say that the remaining positions
deal WI tn personal needs.n
His discussion of these we will reserve for the
coming week.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1940-05-09
OUR TOWN Continued from Page y

tower, and, of course, the property which the
Schron airport Is located. John Walker, who lives
near the airport, is Greenbelt's head carpenter,
and is also much in demand square dance
Hdd1ers
The Widest part of the Greenbelt tract is the
Southern Area", inhabited by fox and rabbits,
cording to Harvey Vincent. The pheasant shown
near the tree and shrub nursery at the request of
Angus MacGregor, park superintendent. Should Green
belt develop industries which would need quick
transportation facilities, could be made of
Government purchased land to the north alonE and
beyond the Bal tmore and Ohio railroad tracks.
Vincent reports that if there any future build
ing in Greenbelt, the town will probably expand in
southerly direction, toward the garden
Greenbelt cooperator., 1940-05-09
IS KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
WILL ATTEND BREAKFAST

Some thirty five Greenbe1t will attend the
Ki ghts of Columbus Communion breakfast St. James
Hall, Mt. Rainier, Sunday morning. This Will be
the first annual Communion breakfast to be held by
the Prince Georges Council #28oo of the X. of
Leo j. Fealy Chaplain of the Council and of
Holy Redeemer Church In Berwyn, is in charge of
arrangements for the breakfast.
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered at
1900 Am. with Father Fea1y the celebrant lat
which time all membership of the council Will re-
ceive Holy Communion in body. Following Mass,
breakfast will be served. special speaker for the
occasion has been invited from Washington, and it is
expected that several Kn ghts of Columbus from Wash
ington Will also attend.
Greebelt is we'll represented in the membership
Of Prince Georges Council land in addition, two Off
of the 'councilr local residents. William
F. Culliney is financial secretary and Bernard Jones
is treasurer. other officers in Greenbelt the
Grand Kn ght, Casear l. ello, and H.Winship Wheat
ley, Jr. state' Attorney for Prince Georges Coun
ty who is advocate of the council.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1940-05-09
N Q T I c E

NOTICE
The following rates have been suggested for
use of Swimming Pool, Tennis Courts and Boating
during the 1910 season:
SWlnlNG POOL
Annual'Pass Family $40. 90
Annual Pass One Person 500
Montnly PaSS Fam1l BITS
Monthly Pass One Person .... 200
Passes for one-half month may be one-half
purchase on or after the 10th the regular
OF OF each month at monthly price
Single Admissi ons Under 10 years =. 30
Strips of 10 Adult Tickets ... 2.5o
Strips Of 10 Childre's Tickets. 80. l.5o
Children under six years No
IF accompan led by an adult) charge
Annual and Monthly passes sold only to resi-
dents of Greenbelt.
Passes sold for the month of June will be tpr-
ored for any days the pool is open prior to June
Passes sold for the month of August will be
haored for any days the pool is open after Aug
ust 81.
i"hs The season viii onen on Memorial nsv and ND
close Labor Day.
use OIL 00s'' per Tz3H1s aS1 COURTS PER HOUR OUR
Weekdays except Saturdays $500 Am. to
Weekdays except Saturdays after $500 Pm.
Saturdays all day
Sundays all day
Holidays all day -. -. 80
Children under 10 years Of age, Weekdays
except Saturdays, $500 Am. to 800 Pm. No
when courts are not in use charge
Visitors persons not bona-fide members
Of family must buy single admissi ons or
strips of tickets.
These rates will be consid dered by Council in
Regular meeting Monday, Nay -, 1910 at $500
Pm. Any person or per sons interested should
be present at that time.
--- Winfield McCamy,
Town Clerk.