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Evening star., 1940-05-10
Reported Blasting
Of Kent in England
Brings Threat
Allies Reserve Right
To Take Any Course
Considered Appropriate

Dy the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 10.-Great Britain
and France todaykarned Germany
Of possible appropriate" action In
event Of bombings Of civil popula-
tions by her.
The British government publicly
proclaimed that they reserve to
themselves the right to take any
action which they consider appro-
pirate In event of bombings Of civil
populations" by Germany. A sim
liar announcement was issued by the
French government in Paris.
Britain's proclamation followed
reported bombing of Chilham in
rural Kent, 40 miles southeast of
London, and raids on various towns
In the Netherlands and Belgium.
Four incendiary bombs were said to
have been dropped at Chilham.
A communiQue issued by the
Foreign ONCE said:
His majesty's government in the
United Kingdom, who, in their reply
OF September to the appeal of the
President Of the United States gave
assurance that their air forces had
received orders prohibiting the
bombing of civilian populations in
limiting bombings to strictly mill
tary objectives, now publicly pro-
claim that they reserve to them
selves the right to take any action
which they consider appropriate in
the event Of bombing by the enemy
of civil populations whether in the
United Kingdom, France or in coun-
tries assisted by the United King
DOM"
Evening star., 1940-05-10

+, trality in the event Of war be-
tween Germany on one hand and
Britain and France on the other.
Belgium and Holland have not
complied with this condition.
Support Of Allies
BY Two Countries.
It IS true that so far they have
tried to retain the outward ap-
pearance Of neutrality, but the
countries have favored Ger
many's enemies with complete
partiality and have even sup
ported them in their Intentions.
Basing their views on docu-
ments in their possession and
particularly on appended reports
Of the Reich Ministry of the In
terror of March 20, 1910, and OF
the German high command Of
May 1, 1910, the German govern
ment desires to draw attention to
the following facts:
First, since the outbreak of the
war the Belgian and Dutch press
have shown an anti-German at,
titude In excess even. ~ that
! taken by British md French
newspapers. In spitS of contin-
ual protests on the part Of the
Reich they have not up to the
present time changed their atti-
: tude.
In addition to this, leading per-
sonalities in public life in both
countries have to an increasing
extent in recent months expressed
the view that the place Of Bel
gium and Holland was at the side
of Britain and France. Many
other incidents in the political
and business life of Belgium and
Holland emphasize this tendency
still more.
Aid in Attempts to Bring
About Reich Revolution.
Second, Holland, in conjunc-
ton with certain Belgian circles.
has lent herself to giving support
to attempts of the British secret
service to bring about a revolu-
ton in Germany. which amounts
to a fragrant breach of their most
elementary obligations as a neu-
trail
The organization built up by
the secret service on Belgian and
Dutch soil, which enjoyed the
fullest support Of the Belgian and
Dutch authorities reaching as
far as the highest circles Of OFF,
cials and Of the general stan had
no other object than the removal
Of the Fuehrer and of the Ger
man government by all the means
at their disposal, and the setting
up Of a government in Germany
which would be ready to work
for the destruction of the unity
of the Reich and would agree to
Evening star., 1940-05-10

German government does not in-
tend 20 await an attack Of Britain
and France nor to allow the war
to be carried through Belgium
and France on to German soil.
They have, therefore, issued
orders for their troops to safe
guard the neutrality Of the coun-
tries with all the military means
at the disposal Of the Reich.
The German government de.
sires to make the following sup.
Elementary announcement: Ger.
man soldiers are not entering
Holland and Belgium as enemies,
for the German government
neither desired nor brought about
this development. The RESPONSE
bility rests with Britain and
France. and on the Belgium and
Dutch governments, who toler.
ated and favored them.
The German government fur.
ther declares that Germany does
not intend by these measures to
attack the integrity Of the King.
dom Of Belgium and the King.
dunn Of Holland or their posses.
sions or property in Europe or IN
their colonies, either now or IN
the future.
The Belgian and Dutch govern
ments today still have 1t in their
power to safeguard the welfare
Of all peoples at the last moment
by insuring that no resistance is
offered to the German troops.
The German government here.
with requests the two govern.
ments to issue the necessary
orders without delay. Should the
German troops encounter OPPOSE
ton in Belgium or Holland it will
be crushed with every means.
The Belgian and Dutch govern.
ments alone would bear the re-
sponsibility for the consequences
and for the bloodshed which
could then become unavoidable.
GA similar note which ac-
cused Belgium and Holland OF
secretly siding with Germanys
opponents" was dispatched at
the same time to Luxembourg)
Evening star., 1940-05-10
contrary to every rule Of strategy,
AinaInanA khniss +,aaA = ak&i&saA

contrary to every rule Of strategy,
disclosed their true attitude.
Their action becomes UNDER
standable when It Is realized that
these measures were taken only
after reaching the stan and that
Belgian and Dutch troops have
never considered themselves Is
anything but the vanguard Of the
Anglo-French army.
Documents In possession Of the
German government prove that
preparations made by Britain
and France on Belgian and
Dutch territory for their attack
on Germany have already
reached an advanced stage.
Thus some considerable time
ago all obstacles on the Franco
Belgian frontier which might
have impeded the advance of the
Anglo-French forces were secret
ly removed. Aerodromes in Bel
gium and Holland were inspected
by British and French officers
and improvements were duly car
ried out. Means of transport were
stationed In readiness on the
frontiers In Belgium and recently
advanced staf1 and troop units Of
British and French armies ar
rived in various places In Bel
gium and Holland.
These facts, as we'll as addi-
tional reports which have become
more frequent in the last few
days are undeniable proof that
an Anglo-French attack on Ger
many Is imminent and that this
attack on the Ruhr will take
place through Belgium and Hol-
land.
An impression of the Belgian
and Dutch attitude as gained
from these irrefutable facts is
incontestible and clear. From
the very outbreak of the war,
contrary to the declaration os-
tensibly made by their govern
ments, both countries have Sc
cretly sided with Britain and
France-that is to say, with the
very powers who had determined
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Only MAIitory Goals
Bombed, Nozis Claim

BERLIN, May 10 tR.-Apparently
In response to foreign radio broad
casts. a German government spokes-
man today declared nothing but
military objectives had beet bombed
in the sweeping Nazi drive against
Belgium and the Netherlands.
Foreign reports concerning bomb
ings Of Antwerp, Nancy and Lyon
were mentioned in this respect. =,
The spokesman reiterated that
Adolf Hitler had told his air force
nothing but military objectives
should be attacked.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Invasion Shocks Pope;
His Paper Blasts Nazis
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, May 1O.-Pope
Plus XII is shocked and deeply
grieved" by Germany's invasion Of
Belgium, the Netherlands and Lux
embourg. high Vatican quarters said
today, and L'Osservatore Romano
strongly condemned the Nazi ac-
ton, saying civilization would ''sor-
rowfully" protest.
The reproof in the Vatican City
newspaper was written by its edi-
tor in chief, Count De Ia Torrs.
Challenging the German explana-
ton for the invasion, the news
paper said, Belgium and Holland
always have preserved their neu-
trality with scrupulous vigilance,
with vigorous loyalty"
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Germony's Memorandum
Text Of Message Sent to BeIgion
And Netherlands Governments


BERLIN May U-FolloUing Is the tert OF the
andu addressed to the Belgian Netherand
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-12-27
I.,,TNTY-TWO YEARS AS
COACH

.,oosossor'' Nathan Holman OF
PHYSICAL Education depart
tne + at the College of the City Of
men men, York V is best known to bas-
l pew and court fans the world
NO'D' IS Main Nat Holman. The on
O'0. onIe who ever call him
~ vc.pobY are the players on the
|CCNY. squads. Everybody else
Ut calls him Nat. And everytime
-. so' basketball sport is mentioned
.no ~ name of Holman becomes syn
r ',,v Proof of this fact was
.videnced almost a score OF years
|1so when Nat was the kingpin
Il the original Celtics. The Post
Office Department forwarded a
C.tter to the Jewish maestro from
.he pacific Coast. The only thing
r. the envelope was the drawing
q a basketball. And Nat Holman
,as come a long way since then.
Nat has been coaching basket
hal1 teams on st. Nicholas Terrace
liver since the Chanukah candles
we're lit in the winter of 1913 and
he current edition of his varsity
team in his twenty-second consec-
|Itive quintet for the Bsavers. Not
bnlv is this a record in itself but
IOme of the records compiled by
holman coached teams in the past
have been record-breaking.
Considered for years the prince
n basketball coaches, Nat Holman
las remained with G. G. N. Y.
trough lean years and fat. At no
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-12-27

article on Benny Friedman that
inaugurated the pigsldn parade so
it is with Holman. The reason In
both cases is the same. Both men
have served as inspiration to more
people of their faith in their fields
of sport than their names have be-
come synonymous with the sports
they lead.
Holman has done much writing
on basketball as a sport and even
more lecturing. At any sports con-
clave of note or at any athletic
functioning, chances are more Of
ten than not that Nat Holman IS
on tap as the guest speaker. In the
cases of charitable affairs his
services are free. In many instanc-
es Holman has received a check
for 81. 500 after his post prandial
remarks.
If is an interesting thing to note
that Stan Frank, aIumnuS OF CO.
NY. and sports editor of the col
Iege magazine and newspaper
while a student, is now serving as
the Boswell for HOlman's Johnson.
Frank, now with the New York
Post. has done repeated stories on
the master coach in such puDnca-
lions as Sports, Golfers, Sat. Eve
Post and many others.
Holman's greatest wish is 10
round out twenty-five years OF ac-
tive service with City College
When the Chanukah candles are
If in 194S, he will have achieved
his desire.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-12-27
The Jewish National Anthem

The English of the Hebrew ma.
tional anthem Hatikvah is as fol
lows:
Kol cd balay-vov p'nimoh,
Neh-fesh yehu-di ho-mi-yo,
Ul-fah-seh Miz-rach ka-dimoh,
Ah-yin letzi-yon tzo-fi-yoh.
Refrain
Od-lo-avdah tik-va-seh-nu,
Ha-tik-vah ha-no-shana,
La-shuv Peretz ah-vo-seh-nu,
L'ir bob David David cho-noh.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-12-27
WISDOM
of the
TAIN
By MORRIS KRAMER
The Song Of David

David, King of Israel, was once
lying upon his couch and manv
thoughts were passing through his
mind.
"Of what use in this world is
the spider?" thought he; 1T but
increases the dust and dirt of the
world, making places unsightly
and causing great annoyance"
Then he thought of an insane
man:
How unfortunate is such a be-
ing. know that all things are or
dained by God with reason ans
purpose, yet this is beyond my
comprehension; why should men
be born idiots, or grow insane?
Then the mosquitoes ANNOYED
him, and the king thought:
For what can the mosquito be
good? Why was it created in the
world? It but disturbs our COM
fort, and the world profits not by
its existence"
Yet King David lived to discover
that these very insects, and the
very condition of life, the being of
which he deplored, were ordained
even to his own benefit.
When he fled from before Saul,
David was captured in the land of
the Philistines by the brothers of
Goliath, who carried him before
the King of Gath, and it was only
by acting as an idiot did he escape
death, the king deeming it impos-
sible that such a man could be the
kingly David; as it is written,
And he disguised his reason be-
fore their eyes, and played the
mailman in their hands, and scrib-
bled on the doors of the gate, and
let his spittle run down upon his
beard"
Upon another occasion David
hid himself in the cave Of Adult
lam, and after he had entered the
cave it CHANGED that spider spun
a web over the opening thereto.
His pursuers passed that way, but
thinking that no one could have
entered the cave protected by the
spiders web without destroying
it, they continued on their way.
The mosquito also was of serv-
ice to David when he entered the
camp of Saul to secure the latter's
weapon. While STOPPING near Alb
ner, the sleeping man moved and
placed his leg upon David's body.
Ii he moved, he would awake Alb
ner and meet with death; if he
remained in that position morn
ing would dawn and bring him
death; he knew not what to do,
when a mosquito alighted upon
Abner's leg; he moved it quickly,
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-12-27
* } S ! =: 8! s
BY MoRRIs WIENER
By MoRRIs WErNBR

time in his long career has a &C.
NY. team gone through an entire
season with less than 500 aver
age. However, SO high is the stan
dard at City College that a Hol-
man quintet that drops more than
two games a season is considered
a poor one indeed. Thus you have
an idea of what is expected of a
product whipped together and pol
ished off by the genius of the bas-
ketball court.
Mats salary as a professional
basketball player has ranged as
high as three thousand dollars a
month for a five months period.
For fifteen years - between 1915
and 1930-the man wrote his own
contracts whether he played for a
New York team or Chicago quin-
tet. And no matter where he
played or how much money he
made, Holman continued to coach
C.C.N.Y. basketball clubs. Now his
salary as coach of this New York
school is not a fabulous one for
top-notch basketball coaches. It
is nearer average than not. Mats
position at the College is one of an
instructor and the top salary to
an instructor is $4,000 per annum.
This amount has been Mats stip-
, end for these last four decades and
a quick glance at the City Regis
ter will attest to the facts.
Time and time again, Holman
has been offered coaching con-
tracts ranging from $4,000 to
$4,000 per season with contracts
calling for three to seven year
clauses. Pittsburgh, Oregon, Dart
mouth, Pennsylvania, Tulane and
even Southern Methodist have
tried to lure Coach Holman away
from his charges at C.C.N.Y. And
yet Holman still remains loyal to
his alma mater.
Although many of his twenty
one teams that he has put on a
court have been national champ
ions or eastern title holders, there
have been several occasions where
these Holman products dropped
game after game. Then it was that
the fans and the press felt that
Holman must be slipping. Nothing
short of perfection is expected Of
the master and should the master
fail to produce championship
teams : ergo, the master is M
longer the Crown Prince of Bas
ketball.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-12-27
HOLMAN INSPIRATION TO
COUNTLESS THOUSANDS

Annually for the past eight
years we have done just such col
umn on Nat Holman. It's our APP
prOach to the basketball season
and much otter the fashion of our
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-12-27
and David escaped.

and David escaped.
Therefore, sang David:
"All my bones shall say, o Lord,
who is like unto thee"
Not one single thing has God
created in vain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-27

the government viii announce q
wages policy.
May Change System
II trade union officials will
abandon demands for wage in
creases for the duration of the
war and if the government is only
moderately successful in pegging
the cost of living. then it is pos
sible that the history of the World
war may repeat itself with emer-
gence of a shop steward move
ment" to voice labor's demands.
This probably is the biggest
problem of the home front.
The shop steward is a man ap-
pointed by his fellow workers in a
given mill or factory to voice de-
mands of all employees, regardless
of which craft union they belong
to. In this connection. II should be
noted that France has made shop
stewards illegal. But they still
function in some British plants.
Debt Is Not Worry
The national debt Is not the
cause of much worry even among
fiscal purists, under the prevailing
theory that it is not a serious mat
ter SO long as the national income
is kept at a high level so as to
reduce the burden of the debts
annual interest payments.
Looking ahead to the postwar
period, some quarters raise the
question whether the government
will be willing to surrender its
emergency powers. by which It can
control prices. rents and wages,
regulate supplies of raw materials.
and canalize public opinion.
If these powers should be MAIN
tanned, 1t would indicate something
resembling corporation state"
under control Of big business might
emerge at the end of this war
rather than a return to the easy
going, tolerant regime which fol-
lowed the World war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-27
HEALTH COUNCIL
HEADS ELECTED

The Rev. Walter o. Macoskey,
pastor of the First Baptist church,
is the new president of the Pierce
County Health Council. II was an
nounced Friday following the an
nual meeting which was held al
the Tacoma club.
Mrs. T. II. Duerfeldt served as
chairman OF the nominating COM
mittee. Other officers were elected
as follows: J. r. O'Neil. vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Louise Taylor, secre-
tary, and DR.. F. S. Hermann.
treasurer.
Members of the executive COM
mittee include DIR. II. J. Whitacre.
DR.. ]. w Gullikson, Mrs. Thomas
Swayze, Mont Downing. DR.. VIM.
McGovern. John Wagner, Gig
Harbor; Mrs. George B. Cole, Puy-
allup; Mrs. X. Panchot. Sumner;
Mrs. George Morrissee. orting;
Howard Packard. Buckley: Mrs.
b. b. Laird. Falkland Ex-officio
members are DR.. Norman r. Mag
nussen. county health officer. and
DIR. Leland Powers. city health
officer.
DIR. Harold Fowler presiding.
reported the acceptance by the
executive committee of the action
of the trustees OF the Federation
of Social agencies. to recognize the
Tacoma and Pierce County Health
council. as the health section Of
the general council program for
co-ordinsted welfare and health
activities. and the establishing Of
the office Of the organization In
the federation office. 900 Prov
dent bldg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-27

A o. u. w. Lodge No. 8. of Ia
coma, announces a concert by
members Of the Northwest Opera
company under the direction OF
Maurice Dublin In Eagles audi.
torium, Jan. 81. The program in
cludes popular and classical num-
bers. All A. o. U. w. lodges in
the district have been invited.
On the program viii be Mr.. and
Mrs. Dublin, Ralph Rogers. Lud-
milla verderber, Caroline Moore
John T. Manson. Melvin johnson
Fay Gawley. Marvin Scott, Car
men Hill, dramatic soprano.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-27
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-27
Official Hunter
ADDING to Score

PORTERyILLE - Jay Bruce,
official lion hunter for the state Of
California, has killed 5ss mountain
lions to date. He uses four dogs
in his expeditions. His 58sth lion,
after having a leg broken by
Bruce's first shot, was still able to
lump over a bluff and climb 30
feet I'D a fir tree before Bruce was
able to kill II.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-27

The war effort on Britain's
gigantic scale requires big units in
all fields. The tendency is for big
companies to become bigger and
for small companies to be subjected
to red tape and discipline as never
before.
The Significance Of this Ia
not apparent unless II Ii real
lied that Britain has been a
stronghold for small and me-
dunn sized companies, Of which
some 1,S00,OO0 place the i'm
print made In Britain" on
goods shipped to every corner
of the world.
For one Lancashire Cotton Corp.
the worlds largest cotton spin
ming company-there are 400 small
cotton spinners. In the chemical.
field alongside the f77,000, 900
t$304, $50, 000) Imperial Chemical
Industries there are some 300 inde-
pendents.
big Ones" In Control
Several hundred independents.
who never have inflated their capt.
tai or gone bankrupt and still claim
they can turn out steel cheaper
than many of the big fellows, are
disputing the 10 major groups in
iron and steel.
The outputs Of countless indie
pendents are handled by hundreds
of thousands of merchants - the
cotton industry alone has 100 pro-
ducing firms and 1900 firms of
merchants.
The first impact of the war has
been to place both the independents
and the merchants ION the spot"
Each of the major industries has
been placed under control of small
board, whose personnel is drawn
almost exclusively from the big
units.
They "Wonder"
These big units now have COM
plete access to the trade secrets of
the small Observation-Disclosures of
customers, former volume of bust
ness, the amounts of raw materials
on hand.
This creates a delicate situation
for the small firms in regard to
any complaints they want to make
as they might be at the mercy of
the control boards which allocate
supplies and dictate prices.
Since this situation exists In
virtually all fields of industry and
trade. many independents and their
satellite merchants wonder whether
the war had landed them in "a
cooperative state"
Indexing Prices
Their ultimate fate cannot be
predicted, but 1t is noteworthy that
the government for the first time
in history already has established
a special register for unemployed
white collar" workers. who large
ly have been drawn from smaller
firms unable to function fully in
the war machine.
Unlike France. Britain has not
yet tackled Fundamentally the
problem of initiation. Some steps
have been taken to peg prices. but
none to peg wages.
The board of trade is busy pro-
ducing a new index on living costs.
based on several hundred thousand
family budgets. Some quarters be-
lieve that when the index appears,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-27
Another Nazi Ship
ScuttIed, Report

PARIs-An official announce
ment Thursday night said French
patrol ship had intercepted the
German freighter Albert Janus. Of
1900 tons, which was scuttled by
her crew. The communique also
said zone Of our patrol boats
successfully attacked an enemy
submarine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-27
Small Businessman
Worries In Britain
War Brings Profound Industrial Alter
ations to Easy-Coing Islanders
BY c. r. MAILMAN

LONDON-Profound industrial and business changes
already caused by the have made British industrial
crclesparticuary the small businessman
the future -
Many Brtons fear that the end of the war will see the end
OF various easy going ways
In their minds the question arises whether Britain is
becoming highly bureaucratzed state with big industrial
concerns debating policy and small enterprises signing
merabe missionaries the dotted line for the duration
the war. -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-27

this srason was due 10 the par
ticipation Of students from the
public school music department
and members Of the music staff.
In the front row Of this group
Of young musicians. reading In tho