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Evening star., 1940-03-10
Behind the Lines

Diplomats moved over broader fronts
last week than worlds armies, but they
were harder to follow, and results more
difficult to estimate Immediately.
Most startling, perhaps promising
perhaps not, was disclosure on Thursday
the Swedish authorities had been at
tempting mediation between Baltic COM
batants. Confident of eventual military
success-despite woeful showing of past
three months-Moscow was reported de-
manding whole of Karelian Isthmus and
Lake Ladoga sector, naval base at Hango,
slice of North Finland-terms more harsh
than pre-invasion demands.
Diplomatically disheartened by in
adequacy of military assistance from
allies, Firms were re-
Firms Weigh ported uncertain
Red Demands VIII ether to con-
tinue fighting Ito
bitter end; to Berlin went Per Evind
Svinhufvud, former Finnish President,
to confer with Nazi Foreign Minister
Won Ribbentrop on possible German in
tervention to modify Red terms; re-
ported in Stockholm was Marshal Man
nerheim, Finn commander in chief, Tor
face-to-face meeting with VASTLY
Bleucher, Soviet commander.
And shortly before arrival of SWIM
hufvud in Berlin came word that Won
Ribbentrop was to leave today for con-
ferences with Premier Mussolini and
Pope; objective believed to be for
mers intervention in forestalling fur
ther French-British aid to Finland
while Nazis bring peace pressure to bear
on Helsinki government.
While stories from Europes capitals
frequently were conflicting in detail and
left many questions unanswered, anal
ysts here believe settlement of Baltic
hostilities might presage Russian mill
tary activities in Southeast Europe, un-
doubtedly would worry allies and further
disturb tinder-box Balkans.
Out of London came story on Friday
that United States might be invited to
extend its good offices: at press con-
ference President Roosevelt said no re-
quest had been made, declined further
discussion.
Meanwhile, in siX-day span, President
Roosevelts one-man reportorial staff,
Undersecretary of State
WeIIes Sumner Welles completed his
In poris coverage of Berlin rested
only momentarily in Switzer-
land, spent three crowded days in Paris,
then hoped to London for week end
of discussions with Britishers.
In Lausanne, austere Welles drafted
his second comprehensive report to
President Roosevelt; believed included
was Naz emphasis on desirability of
restoring full diplomatic relations be-
tween two nations, giving rise to uncon-
firmed rumors that American Ambassa-
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that this aerial vigor has extended deep
into sectors where no ground fighting
was in progress; on Wednesday Asso-
ciated Press reported that so Finn
civilians were killed, scores more wounded
when Russ flyers scored five direct hits
on hospital in unidentified South Gen.
trail Finnish village, others hit afraid
shelters and village homes.
But planes wearing blue and white in
sigma of little Baltic nation have not
been idle. their accurate bombing and
machine gun firing being credited with
much Of success in halting Soviet tank
and foot columns approaching Viipuri
across harbor ice.
Meanwhile. on Europe'S other war
Evening star., 1940-03-10

LONDON.-The mission of Sumner
Welles in Europe is a general topic of
conversation and conjecture in all
circles. President Roosevelt cannot con-
template any participation in the war
That possible explanation is ruled out
altogether. He could not have Mr. Welles
on such an important tour merely to
find out what is going on in Europe and
what is likely to happen.
Mr. Welles holds ministerial posi-
ton. The inference generally drawn
is that he is sent on flight over and
around the troubled waters to ascertain
whether there is any indication any,
where that the deluge is subsiding, and
whether there is an olive branch visible
anywhere above the flood on which the
Presidents dove can perch.
The reception accorded to this hu-
manitarian mission has not been en-
tirely encouraging. No one, of course,
resents it. But there are indications
of embarrassment in some quarters and
of dubiety as to its timeliness in many
others. The belligerents are not yet
ready to fight; neither are they ready
to stop the fight.
Cry for Peace Unpopular.
When Col. House paid similar visit
to Europe in 1916, the war had been
going on for two years. Neither side
was obviously winning, but great battles
had been fought. The carnage had been
appalling on both sides and humane
people in every land were beginning to
ask whether conference could not be
arranged to stop the growing horror.
Even then there was an insuperable
reluctance on the part of combatants
to sheathe their reeking swords. A cry
for peace whilst your country is at war
is never popular. 1t is deemed not alto
gether respectable
The only hope today lies in the fact
that there still seems to be reluctance
to begin the struggle in deadly earnest
They are still preparing for the real blow.
Peace lovers throughout the world,
therefore, think there may yet be a
chance of inducing the pugilists, whilst
they have not yet finished stripping for
the fight, to agree to a parley. There is
an idea that these preliminaries will
come to an end in the spring and that
something will happen then that will
stagger humanity. 1t will be too late
then to intervene, for the roar of a ter
rible passion will drown the calm voice
of reason. Neutrals will continue to pray
for peace, but the combatants will con-
centrate on victory first. If there be but
bare chance that in this prolonged
interregnum before the real slaughter
begins a last effort is possible to arrest
it, it is surely worth making.
There is complication which threat
ems to wreck every chance of successful
mediation at this stage. That complica-
ton is the frightful, Finnish business. A
shrewd professional man who has no par
ticular interest in party politics said to
me this week that over 80 per cent of the
people of this country were far more
interested in the struggle of the Firms
than they were In the war with Ger
Evening star., 1940-03-10
By WilIiam Allen White.

them, make them more workable and
equitable.
The Westerners would make unem-
ployment the major issue. There they
would differ deeply with the New Deal
The Westerners would try to stop lend
ing and spending. They would quit
soaring business to death and, after re-
turning the administration of public re-
lief to the States, with Federal aid, the
Westerners would attack unemployment
from new angle, the angle of returning
prosperity.
Would Remove Punitive Taxes.
These Western liberal Republicans
would start constructively in their plat
form to remove unemployment by abol-
ishing punitive taxes upon business. They
would encourage the reopening of indus
try through the removal of the element
of fear that has hovered over big busi-
ness for the last seven years.
On the other hand, the conservatives
would denounce the New Deal from top
to bottom would leave the inference that
they would abolish the National Labor
Board, repeal the wages and hours law,
leave Wall Street unregulated and the
great public utilities to go their free way.
If the conservatives control the Repub-
lican Platform Committee, they will
make their fight directly upon Franklin
Roosevelt and his neirs and assigns
They will assume that he will be either
the nominee or will name the Democratic
candidate.
If Mr.. Roosevelt does not run and
they are denied the third-term issue,
the Republican platform under the con-
troll of the Right Wingers will be
whoop OF rage at the New Deal and a
promise to return to the good old days,
presumably of William Mckinley.
But now for the second alternative
facing Republican platform writer's. I
mean the control of the Democratic con-
vention. The President may fool them
The Republican convention meets first
and it is not likely that President Roose-
velt will solve the riddle of the third
term sphinx until that convention is ad-
journed. The Republicans will have to
write their platform guessing about their
real opponent. If they should roar and
rage at the New Deal and the third
term and, at the last, Roosevelt should
make the great remuneration, the con-
servatives writing the platform might
step off the deep end of nowhere. And
smart politician like Mr.. Roosevelt
is likely to do everything in his power
to confuse his Republican enemies.
That may account for his silence.
BY June More Will Be Apparent.
Mr.. Roosevelt's silence may be smart
Democratic politics. But by the last OF
June even smart politics cannot pre-
vent the Democratic leaders from re-
vealing somewhat their attitude. The
Democratic primaries will have been
held by late June. Most of the delegates
to the Democratic convention will have
been named. The Republicans can see
what may happen, but they must take
chance. They must be willing to bet
upon the impact Of Mr.. Roosevelt on
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from French Belgian corner to North
Sea.
Over lines, allied and German planes
continued exchange of scouting trips.
French-British communiques claimed
nearly dozen Nazi flyers brought down
within week, but evidences of successful
military operations seemed predominant
ly on side of Nazis as they supplemented
scouting flights over France with day
and night raids on allied-neutral ship
ping in North Sea and Channel waters
In fact, London papers and several
sharp-tongued members of Parliament
scoffed openly at British propaganda
leafet "bombings" of German communi-
Evening star., 1940-03-10
TWO CROWDS FIGHT FOR G. O. P CONTROL
East With South Against the West Is Seen Political Lineup

Issues that loom large in the 1910
presidential campaign and the
problems that confront the na-
tional party conventions are dis
cusSed here By "the Sage OF En-
poria," the editor 1Oho has been an
Observer OF the American scene for
more than halt a century and a
confddnt of the Nations political
and Industrial chiefs.
EMPORIA Kans.-The trend of the
next national platform of the Republic
an party will depend entirely on two
things: First, who controls the Repub-
lican convention, and, second, who con-
trolls the Democratic convention.
Which is to say, there are two crowds,
ancient enemies struggling for control
In the Republican convention: One
crowd, the group that controlled the Ma
tional Republican Central Committee
and located the 1910 National Republic
an Convention in Philadelphia, the seat
of black reaction; the other crowd that
lost out in the Republican National Cen
tral Committee and that would have
taken the convention West.
The two crowds are the so-called lib
erals, or progressives, on the one hand
and the conservatives and reactionaries
on the other. Broadly speaking, it Is
the East against the West, the Atlantic
seaboard trying to persuade the Missisi-
sippi Valley, the Mountain States and
the States of the Far West to the East
ern viewpoint.
The Republican conservative crowd
has the money and with the money
will go the South in the Republican con-
vention. But the Western crowd has
the electoral votes necessary to elect a
Republican President.
Fight to Come Early,
The struggle for domination of the
Republican Platform Committee in
Philadelphia will be finished during the
first two days of the convention, when
permanent chairman is elected. The
South and the East, voting together, may
easily dominate the organization of the
convention. But the West, being crowded
off the platform, may concentrate upon
the candidate.
The platform suggestions submitted by
the Glenn Frank Committee on the
whole pleased the West The West could
take that platform as first party draft
and go to bat. The East deeply resented
Glenn Franks proposals. That contro-
versy boils down to this: The Western
Republicans, whose, few representatives
in Congress survived the landslides of 80
and '36, had voted for most of the New
Deal measures in principle. They were
careful to go on record upholding COL
lective bargaining, floor for wages and
a roof for hours of labor, the control OF
public utilities, the regulation of the
stock exchange and the principle Of old
age pensions and some kind of unem-
ployment insurance. Western Repub-
licans, on the whole, would let that por.
ton of the New Deal stand as fact &C
complshed, without promising to repea
those laws, but rather to strengthen
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ties and complained bitterly of intensi-
fed Nazi aerial destruction of shipping.
In Berlin review, 2S5 British-Fren
planes were claimed in six months, COM
pared to 78 German casualties.
Evening star., 1940-03-10

WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE,
The "Sage of Emporia," sees un-
employment as major political
issue in the presidential CAM
paign. A. P. Photo.
troll. That is the big fight looming in
the Republican Platform Committee.
Of course, these categories-the East
with the South against the West-are
obviously inexact But broadly and
under every reality, from these sectional
differences arise the ancient conflict in
the Republican party.
(Released by North American Newspaper
Allance)
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Review of Twenty Seventh Week of War
BY John G.. Henry.

Spring stumbled norward Europe last week. but momentary
least
defense
Atlantic Elizabeth
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Evening star., 1940-11-17
California Registers
On Long Dashes 10
Defeat Oregon
Draws Toward Close
OF Mediocre Season
With l4-6 Victory
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BERKELEY, Calf, Nov. 16.-
Scoring twice in the first half on
long touchdown runs, California
carried its mediocre 1910 football
campaign toward a close today with
an unimpressive 14-6 win over
Oregon.
A crowd of Is 900 saw Jim Jurko-
vich, speedy California halfback,
score late in the first period on q
30-yard dash down the side lines.
Oregon came right back with q
55-yard pass and run to the goal
line that kept the Webfoots very
much in the ball game.
The placekick for the extra point
failed, and California stayed ahead
7-6 by virtue of Fullback McQuary's
earlier conversion.
California made it 14-6 midway
of the second period.
Evening star., 1940-11-17
BY RUSSELL NEWLAND,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

PALO ALTO, Calf, Nov. 10
Stanford's invincible Indians nailed
their football battle flag on the
ramparts of the Rose Bowl today
with a humping 28-to-14 victory
over Oregon States Beavers.
The team that Clark Shaughnessy
coached from the Coast Conference
cellar to undisputed leadership in
one season. assured itself Of nothing
less than a tie for the title One
game remains to be played, against
California.
With six conference wins to its
credit, Stanford can do no worse
than an even finish with Washing
ton, with still two games to go. And
inasmuch as the round table In
dians already have vanquished
Washington, 20-l0. there was not
much more left than the shouting.
Second Half Tells Story.
AS was the case in victories
against Southern California and
Washington, the unstoppable STAN
ford boys put on another stunning
rally to conquer one of their tough
est opponents.
The score was tied, TT, as they
came out for the third period. With
in nine minutes, ShaughneSsy's grid
iron magicians had crashed over
with three touchdowns and a mar
gin that made most of the 35 1000
fans roofing for them relax in relief.
Cheers filled the air as the In
dians smashed so yards to break
the deadlock; pounded 80 yards
after recovering a tumble and then
hit the turf on a 61-yard thrust
after an intercepted pass.
Oregon State came back in the
last quarter to capitalize on a STAN
ford tumble and move 19 yards for
a touchdown.
Stanford scored on the first SER
les of plays after receiving the kick
off, going II yards. oregon State
retaliated with a march of So yards
to score II minutes after the game
had opened.
Albert Sparks Attack.
Sparkling the sensational attack
of what many believe to be the
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Co|onioIs' FinoI-Period Thrust,
With GRADY, Fedora Showing
Way, Overcomes Kansas, 60

sas lost the ball on the 2l-yard mark
four downs later.
Near the end of the period Ed
Halls 42-yard pass to Ward Crowell
and Halls 8-yard drive outside
tackle planted the ball on the down.
town schools 25. But Jake Fry fum-
bled on the first play of the follow
ing period and Frank August re-
covered for G. w.
Scott Gudmundson, rookie back
bore the brunt Of the Colonials' Of
fense in the first half and Grady and
Fedora took up where he left off in
the second. Relying almost eX-
clusively on half-spinners, the Co.
lonials went from midfield to the l.
foot line before surrendering the
leather. Grady's 20-yard squirt for
first down on the 80 and long pass
to Adolph Biasini planted the ball
on Kansas 2 in less than two min
utes, but with four downs to make
the remaining distance the Colon
ials' running game stalled and they
tried no passes.
George Washington, as matter
of cold statistics, attempted only
five passes and completed three-as
good as its guest did in l3 throws.
Evening star., 1940-11-17
Sandbach' Goal
Near End Gets
Tigers Game
Ellis Wi||ouehby Evens
Early Score Made by
AIIerdice's Pass
BY GAYLE TALBOT,


PRINCETON, n. j., Nov. 10
Bob Sandbach, whose brother Ken
was a mighty man around here back
in '35 and SO, trotted onto Palmer
Stadium just before the last OF
As 900 fans was about to freeze in
his seat late today and place-kicked
a 27-yard field goal to give the
Tigers a 10-to-7 victory over Yale.
The two old rivals, contending
for the Big Three" crown that
used to be so important, had been
deadlocked at TT ever since the
second period and it looked as if
they would end that way when,
with a little over two minutes to
60, Sandbach broke out of his blan-
ket and did his stuff.
Princeton, with substitute
named Ed Rose shredding Yale's
line. had moved from the Ellis 46
right down to scoring territory, only
to be stopped there. And time was
about up. Then Sandbach gladly
came running out. He warmed up
while Princeton was being penal
lied for delaying the game. Then
he stepped back and took careful
aim and sent the ball spinning
through the bars.
He stood on the 17-yard line when
he kicked the kick heard around all
Nassau, but it goes into the records
as a 27-yarder because he was that
far from tho ,IDripbts
Statistics in Yale's Favor.
For the benefit OF the partisans,
this was the first time in a long
history that Princeton won three
straight from Yale, which is said
to be Indifferent about victories
(See TIGERS, Page BOD
Evening star., 1940-11-17
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

-Four smartly executed running
plays at the start of the final period
were the difference between an
other scoreless tie and George
Washington 60 victory over Kan
sas in their intersectional duel yes
terday at Griffith Stadium.
BY this slender but sufficient mar
gin the Colonials again broke into
the win column after parading
around the premises as though pass
ing in review for three periods With
out inflicting any appreciable dam
age. The Colonials outgained the
Jayhawks from scrimmage by the
sizable margin Of 211 yards to 81,
but withal the two were as evenly
matched as a couple of pound
weights until the game-winning
march.
Tom Grady and Scott Gudmund-
son had been getting loose for short
gains throughout the chill, but
sunny, afternoon and G. w. had
been held foot from goal by the
Hawks stalwart line only a few
minutes before the touchdown drive
got under way so when Grady
bolted over tackle for a first down
on the 80 in two tries the slim crowd
suspected nothing extraordinary.
Fedora Goes Across.
But he brought it to its feet,
sneaking through guard to the 19
on the next play, and before the
crowd and Kansas could collect its
wits Walt Fedora was away around
end-shaking of two would-be tack
lers en- route-for the touchdown.
Those four plays were the ball game.
for Kansas, strive though it did,
could not puncture its hosts tightly
woven defense, either by air or land.
The Hawks had only one scoring
chance, the result Of blocked kick
that gave them the ball on G. WIS
13-yard stripe near the end of the
first half, and muffed it. Three times
the Colonials broke up running plays
for no gain and on the fourth
down Chet Gibbons, entering the
game for this particular play, missed
the cross-bar with dropkick from
the 20-yard line.
On two other occasions the Wis
itors found themselves deep in CO.
lonial territory and unable to do
anything about it. Jake Fry got
loose on a 42-yard run to George
Washington's 26 on the first play
after the opening KICKOFF, but Kan
Evening star., 1940-11-17
-Four u. ). Stars Gain
Argentine Tourney
Tennis Finals
Mcneil, Guernsey Score;
Mrs. Cooke and Bundy
To Meet in Singles
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 16-Four
United States players entered the
final round in two divisions of the
Argentine tennis championships to-
day.
Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Cooke and
Dorothy May Bundy qualified as
womens singles finalists with
straight-set victories over Argentine
opponents while Don McNeill Of
Oklahoma City, United States ma
tional champion, and Frank Guern-
sey of Orlando, Fla, entered the
mems doubles finals.
Mrs. Cooke defeated Felsia Pie
drola, 6t3, 6-1, and Miss Bundy
beat Maria Teran, 6-1, 6-3. Nc
Neill and Guernsey turned back the
Argentine stars, Alejo Russell and
Heraldo Weiss, 4-6, 81, 6-4, 81.
Their final round opponents will
be the Argentines, Augusta Kappa
and Lucilo Del Castillo, who elimi-
mated Elwood Cooke of Portland,
Greg, and America Cattaruzza OF
Argentina, 60, 81, 4-6, ".
Evening star., 1940-11-17
Hoyas Checked
By 0'Rourke's
Stellar Play
SporkpIug Of Eagles
Twice Sets Stage
For Scoring Rallies
By FRANCIS Z. STAN,
Star Staff Correspondent.

BOSTON. Nov. 16.-After three
years of impregnability and % con-
secutive onslaughts without defeat,
Georgetown's football citadel was
stormed here today. On field
studded with physical giants, 15s-
pound forward passing genius named
Charles O'Rourke, led Boston COL
lege to a spectacular 19-to-18 VIC
tory over the Hoyas before $4,000
spectators who were thoroughly
chilled and didn't mind it.
Passer O'Rourke, a reedy sapling
in a redwood forest, was the fea-
tured performer as these two grid
iron poWerhouses, both unbeaten
and united this season. met under
heavy, leaden skies with a post
season bowl bid the winners almost
certain reward
1t was ORourke. who twice fur.
nished the spark as the Eagles came
from behind. 1t was ORourke who
stood as a shadow behind his goal
line in the final so seconds. with
his team ahead, 1916, and played
hide and seek with the mighty
Georgetown linemen while inten-
tionally scoring safety which gave
the Hoyas two points. but which
kept the big clock ticking.
Game Packed With Drama.
Not many games have packed the
drama which was rolled into this
game. 1t was billed as the battle
of the Eastern giants and it more
than fulfilled expectations George
town, in defeat for the first time
since the final game of the 1887
season, was everything its support
ers said it was and Boston College,
overcoming a 100 deficit in the first
half and a 1913 margin in the
second, proved itself one of the
great college teams.
Without O'Rourke, a skinny. pale
senior from Maiden, Mass, 1t might
not have been close. He set up
each of Boston's three touchdovns,
he played a smart defensive game
and he was in the battle the full
so minutes. Even with O'Rourke the
Hoyas might have won with better
breaks. One of the Eagles touch
downs came on a fiuke bounce Of
the ball off the fingers of George
town center, Al Matuza, and en-
other was set up a yard from the
Hoyas' goal by a pass interference.
The payoff came in the third
CSee HOYAS, Page BID