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to talk parallel action" with the
United States in the Far East, but
insistent that, before he did, the
Americans should state precisely
just what measures we are prepared
to take Immediately to help China
and oppose Japan. Since these are
about the last thing the State De-
partment intends to reveal Of
ficially. Mr.. Oumansky was able
to depart leaving the impression
that any lack of concerted action
between the two countries, Russia
and the United States. should be
blamed on us rather than on the
Russians. Before departing he did,
however, let it be known that Rus
sia's benevolent attitude toward
China would not be modified as a
result of the Rome-Berlin-T Toxic
triangle.
Copyright, 1910. CHICAGO Daily News, Iuc)
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Japan Backs Wafer
Rapidly on Reports
of New j. ). Steps
Freezing Of Assets and
: Added Loan to China
Seen as Possible
By EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER.

Faced with the certainty that this
country does not intend to take a
disinterested attitude toward fur
ther Japanese aggression in the Far
East, the Toxic government has
backed water rapidly. 1t went so
far as to invite the American Am
bassador, Joseph c. Grew, to re-
turn from one of his rare visits to
the country to receive assurances
that Japan had not the slightest
desire of entering into any difficult
ties with us and that the order to
Americans to leave China and Japan
was quite unnecessary.
Washington is not convinced. Re-
sponsible circles here are quite pre-
pared to believe the japanese would
rather not face a war with us so
long as they are stuck on the Chi
nese flypaper. But 1t is incon-
ceivable that, after frantically and
for three years pursuing the dream
of a new japanese order in Asia,
they should relinquish it just be-
cause lIleS iulSllG HuecI SOIIlcIIllIlB
as tough as the threat Of the Amer
3can fleet.
New Loan to China.
New measures to calm Japanese
ardor continue to be prepared here
for use if necessary. These, as re-
ported, seem sure to include new
loan to China. The chance Is grow
Ing that they will include allowing
the Chinese to purchase fighter
planes with which to guard the re-
opened Burma Road against Japa-
nese bombers that may otherwise
make it almost impossible. The
great difficulty in doing this lies
less in the will of the administration
than In the fact that everything
with wings in this country is al
ready bought or earmarked for use
by the American fighting services
or by the British.
At present the British are getting
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White House, the State Department
or the Treasury with a request to
be allowed to purchase some of the
so-called Swedish" planes, he will
do well to be accompanied by a
responsible Britisher ready to say
that under the circumstances so
planes covering the Burma Road will
do more good to what is coming to
be considered our common cause,
than the same number of planes
used for advanced training of Brit
ish or Canadian pilots.
A further measure, one so terrific
in its effect on the Japanese war
effort that it is being turned over
and over and examined minutely
before being taken, is to freeze all
japanese assets in this country.
Such measure would obviate the
unfayorable consequences of a sim
pie embargo on japanese silk, while
giving even more beneficial results.
1t is no secret that while some de-
partments favor applying these
measures Immediately, the State De-
partment takes the view that our
aim is to teach, rather than to in
jure, the Japanese. This means
that before taking any further
steps to hamstring Japanese agrees
sion. the State Department would
rather wait and see If the measures
already taken have not had the
desired educational effect.
Ban In Effect October 16.
1t is hard to believe that they
have, If only because of the mani
fest fears shown by the Japanese,
that the latest embargo measure is
not the last. One may reason that
if the japanese expect other mea-
sures, it proves that they intend to
provoke them. Among recent jap
anese acts, one may list the purchase
and gradual loading of about l00,-
900 tons of scrap iron. The embargo
comes into effect on October 16.
The Japanese hope the State De-
partment will take the position
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a robbery they had observed either
as a witness or the victim:
Irving Compton, Dikeman's Res.
taurant, 500 Fifteenth Street NV,
where gunner escaped with $50 on
August 81.
Oscar Herman, Rose Marie shoe
store, Ills G street NV, $3.50.
August 81.
Arthur Seitzinger. Peoples drug
store, Tenth and F streets NV,
81 900, September 10.
Thomas H. Junkin, Plaza Hotel,
33l First street NV, 5000, August 26.
John Roloff, Gordon's Cafe, Sl65,
lila Eight street Sc, s36, August 20.
Absher Houff, Sanitary Grocery
Store, 203l Twelfth street NE, 5000,
April 81.
Simon Kinchie, liquor store, 500
Maryland avenue S.W., $50, Feb
ruary 20.
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Japan in the present scramble for
position-the coming American elec-
ton. Judged on its merits, the pres
ent Japanese threat warrants the
taking on our part of steps which
might conceivably lead to war. That
war would not be of our making.
But so long as a portion Of the
American public can be brought to
believe that 1t is our resistance to
encroachment on our rights, rather
than the encroachment itself, that is
the cause Of the present tension,
official Washington prefers to post
pone decisive steps until after No.
vember 5.
Conscious Of this position, the
Russian Ambassador, Constantine
Oumansky, who has an intimate
knowledge Of American ways, turned
up at the State Department last
Monday afternoon quite prepared
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that once loaded on ships, even II
lying in San Francisco harbor, car
goes must be considered as already
exported" They also note with
satisfaction that the definition of
scrap iron" has not yet been ex-
tended to cover such things as steel
rails, old ships and sundry iron and
steel products that, under the pres
ent definition, become scrap" only
when actually broken up in Japan
The Japanese. meanwhile are plac-
ing orders with smaller American
firms for numerous metal products
like steel tubing. in the hope that
any future embargoes will spare
goods on order" 1t is also notable
that they have, in the last month,
placed record orders for carbon
black, an essential in the making
of rubber.
Only one factor really favors
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the lions share of our airplane pro-
duction. Even such lots as the
somewhat outmoded Republic and
Vultee fighters, ordered by Sweden
but never delivered to that country,
have already more or less been
promised to Britain as training
planes. If China is to get the
necessary airplanes some one else
must do without them. This can
and will occur only when the
British and the Americans become
convinced that the moment has
come to take China into the Anglo
American partnership as a full
partner with rights to a definite,
though small, share of available
war material. Warplanes for China
are considered in some circles as the
most fitting answer to the an.
nouncement of the triangle al
lance.
Freezing of Assets.
This means that if and when T.
v, SoOnR presents himself at the
Evening star., 1940-10-11

KIN SEES YOUNG FILM
Miss Joy Young, great-great-
granddaughter of Brigham
Young, was one of the guests
last night at the Washington
premiere Of the moving pic
ture retelling the life story of
the Norman leader. Miss
Young lives at 1920 Nine
teenth street NV.
Star Staff Photo.
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This means that if and when T.
v. Soong presents himself at the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-18
A SAGE SPEAKS

DAN BEARD, who will be 80 years old this
week, looks to the boys of America to end the
propaganda of revolutionists. 'Uncle DAN"
the hero of Boy Scouts for many years, is sure
the boys can do it.
He ought to know. His life has been spent
among them. He has been their leader, their
friend. He knows their minds and how they
tick. We may take it as true that what he
says of them is within the realm of their &C.
complishment.
There is a new frontier, he says. "This from
Yer is the communicating propaganda dissem.
mated by people interested in a world revo-
luton. The people behind it have tried to break
now our morale, using the radio, the news
papers and magazines and even the stage"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-18
TRUE TO FORM

News dispatches dealing with Russia's &C
tivity in the Baltic area declare that STAIN
thus introduces another surprise element in
to the war in Europe. Nothing could be furth-
er from the fact. There is no surprise in it
at all. In fact, STAIN is running true to form.
What be has done now is what he did in Po-
land.
The Red dictator at Moscow has merely
waited until he could share the feast without
cost to himself. He is quite in character. Had
he not acted in the familiar role he would
have been a fit subject for his physicians
anxious care.
But by stepping in, in the north, while HIT
LER absorbs more territory to the south, SrA1,
LIN gives a very clear hint of what to expect
in Europe. Independence there is doomed.
HITLER and STAIN will redraw the map of the
continent to suit their wills. Even MUssoL1N1
may get what he wants, unless his wants over.
lap those of his masters in Berlin and the
Kremlin. With this in prospect, it is terrible to
vision what will become of European %civiliza-
ton. Unless England, left alone to combat the
forces of darkness, is able to defeat HITLER
and end Naziism, the outlook is dark indeed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-18
ONE ANSWER TO LINDBERGH

There are many ways of answering Colonel
LINDBERGH's foolish utterances on national af-
fairs. One of them was revealed Sunday night
in a brief talk by EDsEL FORD during the Form
radio program.
The son of the pioneer in mass automobile
production and now president of the great in
dustry his father founded, declared: II see no
reason to get hysterical about preparedness,
nor why our part in it should interfere with
our regular production, unless, of course, SUD-
plies of raw materials are curtailed, and there
appears no immediate prospect Of that hap
pening. In fact America can be prepared for
all emergencies before some people think it
possible" .
How effectively this outweighs L1NDBERGH's
prattllng is to be found in the fact that where
as the Lone Eagle" discusses academic alb.
stractions, and not convincingly, Mr.. FoRp
speaks with the voice of authority established
on long experience. His distinguished father
recently said that his plants could produce a
thousand planes a day. Now, we learn that Mr..
FoRD's plants have been experimenting and find
mat "P-4Os," the latest models of air corps
pursuit planes, are suitable for mass produc-
tlon. This was one of the facts EDsEL FoRp
disclosed in his brief address,
1t is solacing to find that while L1NDBERGH
and the clique he serves, albeit unconvincing-
~ are striving to tear down the spirit of de-
tense and essential preparedness, a great manu-
1acturer speaks calm words, words that slim.
ulate faith in America and it's capabilities,
and hnds no reason for hysteria in the trying
emergency that confronts us.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-18

MANLEY MEMORIAL ARENA, it's use would by no
means be restricted to athletics, as has been
Frequently pointed out in the past. Conven.
lions, concerts and a great variety OF public
events could be housed in it with ample &C.
commodations for the largest gatherings Will
mington will attract for many years to come.
Hopefully, the seed sown at the Sunday
services will take root and grow into a move
ment which will gain impetus as it progresses
and soon blossom in fulfllment of a dream so
close to Father MANLEY's heart. Should the
civic organizations of Wilmington, which are
seeking a joint program, unite to put the arena
across it would be built. There is no doubt of
that. And it's building would give Wilmington
O. major asset the value Of which cannot be
fully appraised now. All that we dare say is
that cities with great halls are benefited ire
mendously. Even little cities have found them
advantageous, and many have become larger
cities because they built them.
Wilmington is unable to accommodate any
large gathering. In consequence, it loses many
conventions which would gladly meet here
because OF our beaches and other natural at
fractions. Clearly, the time is ripe for a MAN
LEY MEMORIAL ARENA campaign. 1t is up to the
city to carry on.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-18
WASHINGTON
DAYBOOK
BY A C

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE other day, l
went to the Norwegian legation, where a tiny
party gathered around Minister Wilhelm Nun.
the de Morgenstierne and toasted the 35th an.
niversary of the independence of Norway.
There are times when 1 wish I could do a Sob
sister act and this is one Of them. Never before
have 1 sat up" with the corpse of a nation.
Never before have I heard a deceased's sur
vivors clinging with such desperate fortitude to
the hope that some little spark of life remained.
When the little group assembled, there was
not one who knew that Norway had given up the
ghost-not even Mr.. Morgenstierne. The word
still was to come-but except for the minister
and two of his aides, none doubted but that
death was only a matter Of hours.
Mr.. Morgenstierne said proudly that King
Haakon VII was Somewhere north Of Narvik''
lit turned out to be Tromsoe) far inside the
Arctic circle, and that the Crown Prince was
with him. AS a matter of fact, the king even
then was leaving for England. There was no
truth in the report, the minister said. that the
king had been i'll. The Crown Princess (whcse
beautiful portrait, in a red velvet dress, domin-
ated the room in which we sat) has sought sane.
tuary for herself and children in Sweden.
ss*
Still Could Hope
Mr.. Morgenstierne spent minutes diagnosing
the condition of his country as he saw it at the
time. There was, he insisted, no reason to give
up all hope.
There was not one word OF truth, he Insisted,
about there having been a fifth column in Nor
way made up of Norwegians. That was all Nazi
propaganda. Norway vas just the testing ground
for the Nazis' major offensives and they were
doing all they could to keep their methods Sc.
cret, less than one-half of one per cent. of the
Norwegians were traitors. The fifth column, he
actually was composed of German
tourists, statesmen and business agents who had
filtered into the country by the thousands. and
because of Norway's neutrality could not he
kept out.
Two Months-A Record
With tears in his voice, if not in his eyes, the
soft-spoken, outwardly International represen-
tative of the only small nation invaded by Ger
many which was able to cling to a bit of it's
SOIL Tor as long as two months, reiterated his
faith that the Nazis would lose their great of.
fenslve-maybe not soon, he said-but in the end.
He admitted he had received no word from
King Haakon on the 35th anniversary Of the
day when Norway, by mutual consent, dissolved
its long federation with Sweden and became an
independent nation. He said he himself had sent
no message to the two million persons of Nor.
wegian descent, who live in the United States.
There would. he said, be a happier time for that.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-18
Sons Of T.. f. Hines
Home On Navy Leave

c. c. Hines, Jr., and W. G.
Hines, sons Of c. c. Hines, Sr.,
postmaster Of Holly Ridge, r at
home on leave after completing
their recruit training for the U. S.
Navy.
w. c.. Hines was honor man in
his platoon at the conclusion OF
the training period.
Both lads have been selected for
group training schools, c. c. Hines,
Jr., going to- group two school, de-
voted to training storekeepers, yoe-
men, quartermasters and signal
men, and w. G.. Hines going into
the hospital corps. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-18
Star-News Program

Consolidated Clty-County Government
under Council Manager Administration,
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial
Shoes.
Seaside Highway from WrightsviHe
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF City Limits.
S5-Foot Cape Fear River channel. aodd-
err Turning Basin, Nth ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank
south of Wilmington.
Pared River Road to Southport, Uia
Orton Plantation.
Development of Pulp Wood Produc-
ton through sustained-yield methods
throuqhout Southeastern North Carolina.
United Industrial and Resort Pro
motional Agency, supported by one,
Countrywide tdr.
Shipyards INT Drydock.
Negro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina. developed around the
Community Hospital.
adequate hospital facilities for 1chites.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehouse TOR Export Buyers.
Development OF native grape gro1oin0
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern Tuberculosis Sanatorium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-18
| Sprunt Memorial Fund
Sought By St. Andrews

The congregation of the ST. "~
drew's Presbyterian church IS SeeD
ing to raise funds for a new pigI
organ for the church as a MENU"
to the late w. H. Sprunt, the n0',
committee of the church anhouA'''
yesterday.
Committees are being orsahlzeu y
canvass every home in the cong
cation in the near future. Lam
leaders hope to have the organ ~
stalled in time to open it near NV
anniversary of Mr.. Sprunt pas'l.s,
The total subscriptions are U''n'
divided into shares and sold 10 iisn
bers of the church at SIS per sDD,,
payable as follows: one third casa
or by october IS. 1870, the baIai: n
in "a monthly installmen's
cents per month per share ..a
The music committee of the chuEsn
yesterday issued the following s..,
ment: 1--WE know your love anu oI
appreciation of Mr.. Sprunt anu
that he meant to this chuFcH ,,i,,
ing the 60 years he laooFea vol.
us and feel sure that you VIII ,ho-
come this opportunity to express .hst
love in a beautiful memorial
will honor him and enrich '"e tbe
ship services of the church
same time"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-18

for their tools. tBut l think we'll overcome it,
and the boys are the ones who are going to 90
it."
These are more than brave words. They are
prophetic. We have our youth--our boys-the
kids we scold and love at home and worship
in secret. They are our greatest bulwark OF
defense and security. Uncle DAN" knows. And
SO do we. It behooves us, therefore, to see to
it that they have every advantage we can give
them, that they may perform their duty, meet
their destiny, best.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-18
FRANCE is THROUGH

IN one mOnCn anu SIX Gays dIteT. HITLER III
L vaded the low countries France is on it's
knees. But the speed with which the conquest
has been completed is not the only thing that
now astounds and %confuses the outside world.
We ask ourselves what the aftermath will be
and seek in vain for the answer. History re-
veals no man so unpredictable as HITLER.
There. is no means of knowing what he will
do to the PROSTATE enemy. He has not hesitat-
ed to slaughter helpless women and children.
Will he stay his hand from Staying disarmed
armies in the conquered land? Or will he carry
out his grim threat of humiliation? There
is nothing in his record to indicate that he
is not capable of doing it.
1t is not only what he will do further to
humiliate and destroy France in Europe, how.
ever, that concerns us. What of French pos.
sessions in this region? Will HITLER take them
over at once and establish military outposts
for future conquests in the Americas? It is
believable.
And what of the French navy, upon which
Great Britain lays great store in defending
her own shores against invasion? Will he de-
mand it's surrender in toto? There is no reas-
Ou L Ucl10N6 IHdC lie Will uOL. lS SLr6QgLl Is
not clear. There has been so little written by
competent observers about naval operations
since Holland and Belgium were overrun that
no true estimate of Frances naval strength can
be formed. But whatever it may be, HITLER
would be guilty of a complete lapse of judg.
ment if he allowed it to slip through his hands.
He is more likely to turn it against Britain,
remained with h;c ay- fo-,o. -L.- l.
launches the long heralded attack on England.
And what of the great supplies of war mate
rails in France which must fall to his lot as
prize of conquest? They cannot fail to be of
tremendous Importance to the Nazis, who have
been exhausting their own during the blitz-
kr1eg at a ruinous pace. They give him re-
serves which will be a factor, perhaps a de-
Gliding factor, in his campaign against Eng
land.
Great Britain's ministry declares that it will
not be as disastrous in England as it has been
on the continent. Great Britain is unconquer-
ed. 1t may have power to remain so. Certain
~, unless HITLER can get his armored forces
upon the land, his a%irplanes and navy alone
cannot win a crushing victory. But they could
create a blockade. Conquest by starvation is
altogether possible.
Events of the past 4S hours prove as moth
ing else could do that our responsibility, above
all things else, is for national defense. We are
not immune from the totalitarian disease now
epidemic across the sea, and can become i'm
mune only by building up our national resist
ance with the same thoroughness, the same
intelligence, that physicians build I'm resist.
ance against epidemics of contagious diseases.
The treatment America must undergo to halt
the dictators cannot be safely delayed. The de-
tense program must be. started on a great scale
at once.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-18
Hollywood Sights And Sounds
By Robin Coons-

grew a beard, dyed it and his hair
blonde. Then, with the aid Of
friends in Vienna, he permitted
himself to be "discovered" on the
Austrian stage. Critics, hearing Of
his gifts, came from Maitland to
hail him as the perfect type Of
''Nordic Aryan peasant and &C.
claim his acting genius. When
Royce unmasked himself, there
was trouble not fro mthe Austrian
government but from German pres.
sure. The Austrians assessed pen.
alties b u t RENTED them, which
gave Royce time to escape to
America.
Albert Basserman, often called
"Germany's greatest actor" is a
voluntary exile. From a great start
in "Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
he has gone to roles in Foreign
Correspondent" and Escape
(Which concerns Nazi Germany
and now is in THE Man from
Fleet Street."
Felix Bressart, a refugee who
was introduced hilariously in Mn.
otchka," continues his Hollywood
career-and not the least Of his
work has been in Escape and
Foreign Correspondent"
Martin Kosleck's career, with the
new release of Maj Spy should
soar again. His first film role |a'
the German Minister Of Pr0pa'
ganda in that celluloid indictment
of subversive doing in the IT,. 5
The performance led to a similar
role in Espionage Agent nos
leck, a Voluntary xii e, has d
minor assignment in "FoFelsa
CORRESPONDENT"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-18

HOLLYWOOD, June II - If re-
venge is as sweet as they say it
is, there are several actors in
town who should skip their desserts
they've had their fill of sweet
ness.
They are the exiles, voluntary
and otherwise, from Nazi German
theology, FLED to Hollywood to
patch their lives and fortunes and
now given opportunity to hit back
at the oppressors, even if only
through the screen.
You see them in one or another
of the anti-Nazi pictures Holly
wood has made, or is making.
You will know Lionel Royce well
before this screen year is over.
You saw or will see him in Con
LESSONS of a Nazi Spy" now being
re-issued as a timely anti-'@fifth
column" subject. Royce plays the
brutal, domineering Gestapo agent.
In -Four Sons" he is Herr Sturm,
the Czech villager who cooperates
with the German infiltration and
considers it a great day. when
Hitler takes over. You will see
him again in II Married a Nazi,"
again as a swastika devotee.
Royce, a bulky, kindly gentle
man, once had his own theatrical
company in Germany, was honored
in Berlin for IL years. With Hitler's
accession he a forced to flee
to Austria, and there he was hero
in a hoax which still burns the
Gestapo's ears. Some day a good
movie can be filmed with this hoax
as a basis.
Reason for his flight was Royce's
slight strain of "non-Aryan" blood.
While hiding in the Alps, Royce