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Evening star., 1940-01-17
Washington Observations
Christion Front Arrests May Import VitoI
Spark in Resurrection of Dies Committee

farmers OF America that I have
denied this lie for them. Let it
be matter of record that the
English language does not hold
vituperative contents sufficient
for me to pronounce completely
the just condemnation of this
man and his book. The lies he
has written he cannot recall;
the words he has put into the
mouth Of these people will
whisper eternally in his ear and
haunt his wretched soul as the
degraded creations of his hal
lucinations in filth and mire. The
only apology that needs to be
made is by the State of California
for being the parent of such off,
spring as this author"
X y X
Bishop O'Hara's Diocese"
When Father John F. O'Hara, c.
S. c., former president of Notre
Dame University, was consecrated
titular Bishop of Milasa on Monday,
he assumed the episcopacy of the So
Roman Catholic chaplains doing
full-time duty with the United
States Army, Navy and Marine
Corps. These priests constitute the
diocese" over which Bishop O'Hara
will have jurisdiction. His Office is
exclusively ecclesiastical in nature
and will be administered from head
quarters in New York City, known
in the church as the ordinariat. The
present chief of Army chaplains is
Catholic, the Rev. William R. Ar
mold, who originated, and was edu-
Gated for the priesthood, in Indiana.
Msgr. Arnold was once chaplain at
Fort Leavenworth, HAD a tour of
duty in the Philippines, and saw
World War service in France.
X
Jim Wadsworth's BLACK Out"
Jim Wright, Washington corre-
spondent of the Buffalo Evening
News, told Representative James w.
WadsWorth of New York the other
day that the former Empire State
Senator had been touted in this
column as 1910 G. o. P. dark horse.
Yes" rejoined Wadsworth, very
dark-in fact, a black-out." Last
night at the banquet in Rochester,
when newspaper chairman, Frank
E. Gannett. propelled his hat into
the presidential ring, Wadsworth
announced his Identification with
what most politicians consider his
fellow Up-Stater's utterly forlorn
hope. Gannett made an "accep-
tance speech" which reminded
Washington correspondents of one
of Tom Heflin's best stories on him.
self. After hearing the yellow
vested Alabaman below during one
of his periodical congressional cam
paigns, a colored brother was asked
what he thought of Big Toms
harangue. Well said the old Ne
gro, "he suttinly do recommen his
self mos highly!"
X X X
Senator Sheppard's Toast.
Once again yesterday the Senate
was regaled by Senator Morris Shep-
pard, Democrat, of Texas with his
twentieth annual anniversary eulogy
Of the Eighteenth Amendment.
When the arid Texan is offered a
cocktail or a highball by WASH
ington hostess, he hoists it, quaffs
it not, and then quotes Ben Jonson:
Drink to me only with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine;
Or leave kiss but in the cup
And I'll not look for wine"
Capt. w. H. Stayton. Father of
Repeal" observes that "the twentieth
anniversary of the Prohibition
Amendment is day to be observed,
but not celebrated. 1t is a day
upon which to refresh our memories
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on ana not
Father Coughn
ne doWned it. Nevertheless their plots until
tney reacned the point where the stepped
realized that his work the
ana MS tool OF
ne was attacking So with politics
MS throat
Communists those who doctrines in
American politics - ~ 'A
by North America Newspaper Alliance. Inc,
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Likely Event

The amount of the loan cut down s25 900 from the $50
600 bills
unfortunate but speed chief objection
heard the money
a IS
With the smaller amount inserted other details fixed
bill
would have you believe The basic sentiment strong for
making The
only real threat habiual
leadership
1nc)
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nave been lew, there Is limit to
human endurance. At least $4,000
volunteers from other countries are
required to relieve the Finnish
fighters.
This need may be filled by
Finnish sympathizers now pouring
in from Sweden, Norway and other
nations all over Europe. The need
for money may be met by the loan
proposed here and by similar loans
from other countries. For materi-
Evening star., 1940-01-17

IMAM TO answer
any questions di-
rectly about his
political plans.
The President
faces the bar
rage of ques-
TONERS t W ic e
every week and
in some form or
other a question
about a t h ! = d
term u S u a | ! y
comes up. This
tim e it came
about that an
article published
IN the limited
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q resolution to
extend the in
vestigation of
un-American ac-
tivities tor one
year, it will pave
the way to what
Is expected to
be overwhelming
approval of the
c m m lit e e. S
stormy career. A
poll of Congress
discloses that 81
per cent of the
members Of both
H o eS favor
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The Capital Parade
FinIond's Need Moved Roosevelt to Breok
Loan Deadlock; Congress- Inertia Threot

Awarene that time
break the deadlock the defense loan Finland
watching the magnificent Finnish resistance
are convinced that the Firms hold
weeks without substantial foreign aid They
materials, and they need them a. once. -
Worst their Finnish has
stopped the immense Russian military machine
But though well clothed and well supplied the
oeen battle
American military observers have had
1oughs There have been almost
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Benefit Luncheon Tomorrow

The Edmonds Maury Parent
Teacher Association is sponsoring a
benefit luncheon tomorrow at noon
at the Edmonds School, Ninth and
D streets NE.
Evening star., 1940-01-17

barge persuaded number of young
"direct-action-minded" men in New
York to carry his views from the
general to the concrete. Where
Father Coughlin attacked "athe-
lstic Communism" and Jewish
atheists" in the Communistic move
ment, these young fellows took it
as hint to 60 ahead and organize
Fascist-type cudgel squads and
murder gangs to deal with a condi-
Evening star., 1940-01-17

opinions OF the rtters this page their on
necsssary The stars Such opinions presented IN The
stars eDort to gtpe all sides questions OF interest
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1940-01-17

leaders arranged to set in immediate
motion q movement to draft Presi-
dent Roosevelt for a third term.
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Group Drives
Peril Budget
Balancing
Rivers Congress
Cited os ExompIe
Of the Process
BY CHARLES G. ROSS,

Ever since the President proposed
his budget cuts for the comina
fiscal year, cries have been going
up to high heaven from the affected
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MOTBenIHauS desire 70 make a loan.
Congress seemed favorable to the
loan plan, but the congressional
leaders took the stand that the State
Department ought to make the first
move. This created a sort of After
you, Alphonse," situation in which
the President, aware of the serious
ness of the time factor, accepted the
initiative himself Thus plans for
putting through a loan were laid at
he congressional leaders and the
Evening star., 1940-01-17
We, The People
Father Couehlin's Accusation Of 'chrston
Front Cited as Indicting Him and Dies
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

Representative Martin other political
had better start his and ticket
under the latest revelation from Father Charles Edward
Michigan.
so-caled christian Front"
militant antiJewh proCoughn
bombs
strategic points in Americas
Evening star., 1940-01-17
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Undoubtedly the life Of the Dies
Committee has been saved by its
enemies. When the House Rules
Committee meets Friday to consider
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Is March 4
Decisive for
Third Term?
Statement May
Touch OFF Real
'Druft' Movement
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

President Roosevelt finds it more
convenient nowadays to indulge in
good-natured repartee with the re-
porters about the third-term riddle
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gressmen Tor voting TO repeal the
arms embargo. plans to assassinate
liberals and editors, links to the
German-American Bund as well as
emotional afflliation with the poll
cies and ideals of Father Coughlin,
membership in the National Guard
and the Naval Reserve, depots of
lethal hardware and ammunition in
defiance of the State laws Here was
all the apparatus of I. r. A.-type
terrorism plus Putsch. Inciden-
q nau,ary vv,I,,o %ai-
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tally where District Attorney Thomas this
going on?
But Father Cougln not embarrassed His
and will be taken face value Actually
Service quotes the radio priest saying the Christian Front
munt organization
from which the Reds
The Conclusion
1t leads to the conclusion that all
Cougln himself Representative
the thousand patriots the Associated
Ku kluxers actually
leads to the conclusion that
anradcasm themselves
from which the Communists benefit leads the conclusion that
nobody America aibi
are two hands which wash other
buzzard.
From the hundreds-phap
been taking Father Coughn seriously
speeches OF Martin Dies Hamilton Fish
anxiety
patriots the level.
The same logic that claims that the Christian Fronts
false front
who appeals the public to combat Communism
disguised Communist seeking
he the
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the Lenngrad railroads. will
pressure them.
met American experts will be gloomy
thousand comparatively
supplies they think the Firms prolong their resistance
There
the Finnish will
Russia to the Firms victory.
Cheaper to Lend
The time important Finnish loan question
here because the
or letting sentiment for it still further
Secretary of State Code
waiting He has always wanted loan made Finland
undesandby reluctant
President that
leaders ought it.
Opposing HUI were the Treasury officials led by Secretary
Mogenhau T They have long camponed the
IN foreign One OF favorite
to lend millions
understood have spoken strongly
last years S25 100000 loan to China
Between Morgenthau Hull
YOU with Huls viewpoint, yet sharing
MOrgenthaus
q - Congress seemed favorable to the
Evening star., 1940-01-17

continuation of Frederic william Vile.
the investigation.
F. B. rs discovery Of plot to
overthrow the Government and the
arrest Of II alleged ringleaders this
week were timely break for the
Dies body. The men Hoover picked
up are charged with a variety of
precisely those subversive misdeeds
to which its probe pointed uner-
ringly. Other factors which built up
support for prolongation of the COM
mittee include what many members
Of Congress resent as Mrs. Roose-
velt's intrusive tactics on behalf of
the American Youth Congress, the
American Student Unions refusal
to condemn red Russia's invasion
Of Finland, and the Department of
Justice prosecution of violators of
the passport, espionage and sabot-
age laws. In nearly all these cases
Attorney General Murphy acted on
evidence dug up by Dies investiga-
tors or testimony before the COM
mittee. Finally, the committees
closing report on its work made a
fine impression because of its mod
Grafton.
"Grapes of Wrath" Scored.
John Steinbeck may think Okla
homa and California the only places
where grapes of wrath are stored,
but if he consults the Congressional
Record of January 10, the author of
a certain best-seller will learn that
1t planted some grapes of his de-
scription on Capitol Hill. In the
House on that day Representative
Lyle H. Boren, Democrat, of Okla
homa, tilted at Mr.. Steinbeck in
these words:
Considerable has been said
about a book entitled Grapes of
Wrath I cannot find it possible
to let this dirty. lying. filthy man
uscript go heralded before the
public without challenge or pro-
test. I stand before you as an
example of the average son of
the tenant farmer of America,
labeled by John Steinbeck as an
'Okie. For myself. for my dad
and my mother, whose hair is
silvery In the service of building
the State of Oklahoma. and
whose hands are calloused with
the toll known by every tenant
farmer of Oklahoma, and for
every good man and good woman
OF the great, good class of people
which this putridminded writer
labeled as 'Okies,' I arise to say
to you and to every honest,
square-minded reader in Amer
lea, that the painting Steinbeck
made in his book is damnable
lie, black, Internal creation of
a twisted. distorted mind.
Though I regret there IS such
a mind in America, let 1t be
matter of record for all the tenant
Evening star., 1940-01-17
The CoughIin Thesis Supported

The common sense Of the situation Father couhns thesis
reacionares
religious intolerance those
against whose political opinions they dsapprove
Communist gameknowngly
the seed of the church principle
enthusiastic of his admirers and christian
actually Communists He denies that there
the Christian Front his social organization
literally
What perfectly radio
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the Monday the congressional
Evening star., 1940-03-11

tendencies to carelessness and
comaraoerie, as well as emotional
makeup. In bringing men to-
gether, work brings these quail
ties together, causes friction be-
tween them, creates occasions for
lapses into carelessness, and for
fun-making and emotional flare
up. Work could not go on If men
became automatons repressed in
every natural expression. Old
Man River Is a part OF loading
steamboats,. These expressions
Of human nature are incidents
inseparable from working to-
gether. They involve risks of
injury and these risks are in
herent in the working environ
ment.
"But resistance to application
OF the broad and basic principle
has been most obstinate perhaps
where the particular act imme-
diately causing injury involves
responsible volition by the claim
ant or others. The extreme In
stances are those containing an
element Of illegality or crimi-
nality. The horse-play and as
sault cases are illustrated. Con-
fusion and conflict still reign in
these realms"
Evening star., 1940-03-11
Reds Gain al Ends
OF MannerheimL Line,
Finland Admits
Slight Successes Scored
In Viipuri Attacks,
Soys High Commend
BY the Associated Press.

HELSINKI, March 1.-THE Rus
sian Army. fighting its way further
into Finland even as peace nego-
tiations were under way in Mos
COW, has scored gainS at both ends
of the Mannerheim Line, the Fin
nish high command acknowledged
today.
With Finland in anxious sus-
pense regarding the peace talks,
her people experienced no respite
from war. Helsinki had five air
alarms during the day, during one
of which Russian planes were
sighted high over the capital. No
bombs were dropped.
The Russians continued attack
on the shore of the Bay of Viipuri
behind the city of Viipuri at the
western end of the Mannerheim
Line, achieving Slight success in
several places" the daily army
communique stated. while at the
eastern end, in Lake Ladoga, the
invaders captured an island in the
PAChul oltd al S4ll llpCAdSO
Local Attacks Repulsed.
The communique, covering yester-
days military activities, indicated
plainly that hostilities were contin-
uing even as Finnish Premier Risto
Ryti and three aides were in Rus
cia discussing a possible cessation OF
hostilities.
Between the city of Viipuri
threatened from the rear by shore
attacks, and the Vuoski River, near
the center of the Mannerheim Line,
the Firms repulsed many local at
tacks, the communique said. Six
Red tanks were reported destroyed.
The Russians tried to advance
across the ice of the Gulf of Finland,
"but were forced to retreat" said
the communique.
"Over Thousand Killed.
At Kollaanjoki, northeast of Lake
Ladoga, there was an all-day battle
in which lover thousand" Russians
were stated to have been killed.
Russian attacks were said to have
been repulsed still farther north
near Kuhmo and Salla.
The Firms said they had repeated
their bombing and machine-gun-
ming by air of Russian columns ad-
vancing across the ice and islands
of the Bay of Viipuri.
Russian air activity was reported
to have increased.
AS peace talk filled the air it was
(See HET SINKI page A-100
Evening star., 1940-03-11
BY JAMES f. CHM.

Filibustering tactics were en-
ployed in the House today in an
effort to block action on a bill
amending the District Child Labor
Act to permit children to take part
in professional concerts and the
atrical productions.
As soon as the measure was called
up for consideration, shortly before
/ o'clock, Representative Marcan-
tonic, American-Labor, of New York
made point Of no quorum. forcing
roll call Of the entire House mem
bership which requires about 40
minutes.
Earlier today the District Com
mittee had refused to withdraw the
bill from the House calendar at the
urgent request of 18 organizations.
The appeal was made to the COM
mittee at its regular weekly meeting
by a delegation headed by Mrs.
Harvey w. Wiley of the Woman's
City Club. The executive session
followed.
Mrs. Wiley declared the bill would
''let down the bars" in Washington
with respect to the child labor law
and start bad precedent" for the
rest of the country.
A "Frightfur Prospect.
ut would be perfectly frightful." :"
she said, ito have children standing
around in theaters for four shows
a day and travelling around the
country with theatrical troupes."
Representative Dirksen, Repub-
lican, of Illinois said professional
children like Shirley Temple should
be allowed to perform in Washing
ton, but believed the bill should be
subjected to public hearingS before
the House and Senate act on it.
The meeting was marked by
spirited clash between Representa-
tive Schultz, Democrat, of Indiana,
presiding in the absence of Chair
man Randolph, and Representative
Seccombe, Republican, of Ohio. It
developed over the committees &C
ceptance of the report of the Public
Health Committee after the latter's
investigation of the Home for the
Aged and Inf1rm at Blue Plains and
other public welfare institutions.
Report Held Up.
Plans had been made to send the
report Immediately to the House
Subcommittee on District Appropria-
tions, which about an hour earlier
began hearings on the 1941 District
supply bill. Several members object
ed, however, until they had an op-
portunity ITO examine it carefully.
Mr.. Schultz, incidentally, paid
tribute to Representative D'Alesan-
dro, Democrat, of Maryland, who
(See DISTRICT. Page .A-3)
Evening star., 1940-03-11
Little Mans Reaction to /Shorty' Upheld

In affirming a District Court
order sanctioning a compensation
award by Deputy Frank A. Car
dillo of the United States EN-
ployes' Compensation Commits
sion, the appellate court laid
down the principle that where
injury arises out of employment,
under these circumstances, the
injured person is compensate.
Mr.. Bridges may have been at
fault, the court held, but it added
he was the aggressor in neither
the banter nor the physical en-
counter.
"A fault there was on both
Sides" the court said, 1.-THE
graver perhaps in Downey for
the fact that he was the superior
and knew not when to stop."
An opinion written by Asso-
ciate Justice Wiley Rutledge
stated q clash Of temperaments
is to be expected when men are
working together.
Men," the opinion continued,
"do not discard their personal
qualities when they 60 to work.
Into the job they carry their
intelligence, skill, habits OF care
and rectitude. Just as inevitably
they take along also their
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picture on Page A-2.J

Little men who rebel at jocular
reference to their pint-size pro-
portions have a big brother in
the United States Court of Ap-
peals.
For the appellate tribunal to-
day indicated men of small
stature have a right to resent
the term "Shorty'-even if the
sobriquet is applied by their boss.
In so ruling the court limited
that superiors had better. know
when to draw the line II kid
ding" their subordinates.
Directly benefiting by this legal
pat-on-the-back is Ray Bridges,
20, of 1885 Third street NE, a
helper at the Sanitary Grocery
Co. produce warehouse, who
sought compensation for injuries
he said he received when struck
by a fellow worker who called
him Shorty"
Mr.. Bridges, who 5 feet 6 inches
tall, said he was engaged in load
ing vegetables on q truck at the
warehouse, october 10, 1898,
when the man supervising the
work, Roy Downey, aroused his
tire BY addressing him ~
Shorty"
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"a Degrees Tonight,
Snow Tomorrow Due

Continued cold tonight and snow
tomorrow will put an end to WASH
ington's preview to spring of the
past few days, the Weather Bureau
warned today.
A drop to "a degrees, two below
the low of this morning, is predicted
for tonight, while tomorrow will seo
increasing cloudiness followed By
snow or sleet.
Evening star., 1940-03-11
BY the Associated Press.


OSLO, March 1.-THE newspaper
Aftenposten said today it had
Learned J the highest authority
that Germany had agreed to a
policy which will lessen the war
danger to Scandinavian shipping.
The first step in this was the re-
ported agreement by Germany not
to attack Norwegian ships which
do not sail in conveys presumably
to British ports) or which journey
between neutral ports.
Ship Losses Heavy.
The Scandinavian nations gen.
orally and Norway in particular
have suffered heavy shipping losses
through the war at sea.
1t was regarded probable here
that the same treatment would be
accorded Swedish, Danish and pos
sibly all neutral shipping.
Under the new agreement, the
Aftenposten said, ships bringing
coal to Norway are in no case to be
attacked. and the cargoes of all ships
not moving under convoy, if they
comply with international law"
Evening star., 1940-03-11
Nozi Agreement to Spare Ships
Of Scandinavia Is Reported
Vessels Sailing Between Neutral Ports and
Without Conveys Declared to Be Sofe

The newspaper said orders to this
effect already had been sent to all
German submarine commanders.
The German promise was said to
have been given to The Halvorsen,
one of Norway's leading shipping
men and former president of the
Norwegian Shipowners' Ass, 'ation
when he visited Berlin recently to
negotiate with the admiralty on be-
half of the association.
The opinion here is that Ger
many's move was prompted by
strained relations with Norway over
recent numerous sinkings of Nor
wegian ships.
Germany previously had warned
neutrals that she regarded as fair
prey all ships touching at British
ports, even though merely diverted
by British contraband contro.
authorities.
Neutrals also had been warned
that all ships travelling in convoy,
and all vessels moving thout lights
or otherwise seeking to hide their
movements, would be subject to
attack,
Evening star., 1940-03-11
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

The Civil Service Commission to-
day came out against the House
amendment to the Ramspeck civil
service bill that would prohibit ex-
tension of the merit system to en-
ployes from Washington, Maryland,
Virginia and IA other States, be-
cause these areas are above their
Job quotas under the apportionment
law. 's
In = long report to Chairman
Bulow of the Senate Civil Service
Committee, the committee declared
the ban "is not administratively
feasible"
The purpose of the bill is to vest
discretion in the President to ex-
tend civil service status, on nom
competitive examinations, to the
271,711 Federal workers still out
side the merit system.
The restrictive amendment, which
the commission wants deleted, was
sponsored by Representative Nichols,
Democrat, of Oklahoma and would
prevent employees from over-quota
areas from obtaining civil service
status until all of the more than 80
other States reach their quotas.
Tydings to Fight Provision.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, of
Maryland indorsed the commission S
report this afternoon and announced
he will make every effort to have the
restriction eliminated. Senator Byrd,
Democrat, of Virginia already had
taken a similar stand.
The Virginian is member of the
Civil Service Committee, which will
be called into session before the end
of this week to consider the bill.
AS originally offered in the House
by Representative Keller of Illinois,
the ban against overquota areas
would have applied only to future
appointments, but the Nichols
amendment made it apply also to
incumbents. 1t provides that en-
ployes from those areas could not
be appointed, transferred or pro-
NOTED to positions brought into civil
service by the pending bill. Refer
(See CIVIL SERVICE, Page A-7J