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and we would appoint someone
else.
Sixth, we must devote congress
sional defense appropriations TO
defense purposes, instead of boom
doggling them.
For instance, we must never
permit the condition which ex-
listed in 1887 to 1899, whereby only
per cent of the Army appropria-
tons was spent for training. This
is outrageous. The Army should
train as an army, just as a navy
trains as a fleet.
Must Have Production in Order.
To Bear Load Of Deft.
Here, then, are three basic ele-
ments in the protection of Amer
lea; good faith in the pursuit Of
peace for this hemisphere; a wise
and consistent diplomacy, and a
strong military and naval defense
force.
Yet there is one requirement
underlying these requirements
which Is more important than
any other. This Is the require
ment that we here in America
shall live and prosper, that we
shall trade with one another
and do business with one anoth-
er and that we shall continue
the extraordinary progress in
the arts OF production that
characterized our history for $50
years. The entire purpose OF
armament and diplomacy is to
serve that fundamental require
ment.
We cannot hope to sustain the
enormous defense program that
now faces us, we cannot hope to
bear the burden of that debt
and Of taxes unless we have
production enough to support
them.
Production. which has been de-
MED us, is essential not only to
assure us peace and the fruits
of peace but to assure us our Free
dom, both now and hereafter.
Let's look ahead.
Let's suppose that the Euro
pean war has ended. What kind
OF world will we face then?
Regardless OF which side is
victorious, we will face a world
OF economic chaos. Europe will
be in the throes of a severe de-
f1ation. Millions of men demo-
biliZed from the armies will be
seeking work. The European
countries will be trying to ad-
just their industries to a peace
time basis after the great effort
OF wartime production.
In a world faced by these eco
nomic problems, we will face
our own grave problems. We will
be confronted with the continued
task of finding job opportunities
for our people, Of bringing about
increased business enterprise. of
achieving parity income for the
farmer.
These are the very problems
which the New Dealers have
failed to solve in the past eight
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years, and which they are wholly
unframed to solve. Is there any
reason to suppose that they will
be any better able to solve them
in the still more difficult con-
ditions which will exist after
the war?
Besides those problems, we will
have in addition the postwar
problems. We will have built
up a great ornaments industry
in our national defense effort.
We will have to readjust orr-
selves to the job of beating the
swords back into plowshares.
Should Failures Guide
Policy Of Troubled Years Ahead.
What kind of an administra-
ton would be best for America
in those troubled years ahead?
Is it the kind of administration
we have had for the past eight
years? Is 1t an administration
which, with every opportunity,
has consistently failed to solve
our present economic problems?
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of this country-an administra-
ton that knows how to stimulate
American enterprIse-an admin
istration that knows what makes
a job and is determined to pro-
vide all Of our people with the
opportunity to work?
We must Motive dare not set
tie the issue of this election on
the basis of the probable Euro
pean developments within the
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is it the kind Of administration
that has persistently failed to
unite our people; the kind Of
administration that has fostered
class antagonism, fear and dis
trust?
In short, is it the New Deal
that we want to guide us through
those critical years ahead?
Or do we want an administra-
ton that believes in the future
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next few months.
We must have more foresight
than that.
We must settle this election on
the basis Of the future Of Amer
lea.
We dare not let the pessimists
and the defeatists determine that
future. The men who know how
to work and how to produce must
determine the future of America.
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time we were exporting millions
Of dollars worth of scrap iron
and high-proof aviation gasoline
to Japan. which was making war
on China.
We have consistently expressed
our sympathy for Britain-and
the need for aid to Britain. Yet
just a few weeks ago we released
q shipment of $1,000 900 worth Of
machine tools to Russia, the ally
or Germany.
Thus we are helping those ma
tons which the third-term can
didate says should be quaran-
tined.
That is no way to protect our
selves.
As President will not help to
mechanic the Red Army so that
1t can carry out its purposes.
We shall feel we'll content to
Mechanic the Army of the United
States.
Appeasement is the surest way
to war. No American would stand
for appeasement. Nor shall we.
But to avoid it we must be
prepared to defend ourselves:
Under the New Deal we have not
become prepared.
And 1t will take a minimum Of
18 months to equip us with even
an inadequate protection.
Under the New Deal 1t would
probably take much longer than
that. Have you ever heard OF a
New Deal building project that
was finished on schedule?
Certain Steps for Defense
Must Be Taken at Once.
We pledge to devote all our
energy and our experience to
building you the Army and the
Navy that we so desperately need.
We pledge you a defense pro-
gram that will mobilize the en-
ergies of America swiftly and
confidently.
With regard to the defense pro-
gram, there are number OF
things that need to be done at
once.
First, we must make certain
that there is no delay in providing
housing for our new soldiers.
Second, we must obtain supplies
of raw materials which are not
now produced in the United States
rubber, tin and other things
essential to national defense.
Third, I'VE must make defense
weapons which we need and make
them faster and in larger guam
titles.
Fourth. we must hasten decision
on the types of defense arms
that We want industry to build.
1t is far better to have a large
number of good and serviceable
defense weapons on hand than
it is to have few dream ones on
order.
Fifth, we would centralize re-
sponsibility. We would take to
heart the lessons of the World
War which showed that high
speed production of defense
weapons can never be obtained if
able industrialists are used only
in an advisory capacity. That
was tried in the World War and
it failed. Yet it is being tried
again today. We would appoint
a chairman and give him and his
associates authority-and hold
them responsible. If he did not
get results-if tanks and planes
and guns did not begin rolling off
the assembly line-he would 20,
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A correspondent wants to know If an

A correspondent wants to know II an
albino robin Is rare.
1t is rare enough.
There are supposed to be not more
than a dozen Of these albinos In the
United States at any one time.
In other words. if you see a white
robin, and are quite sure 1t is a robin,
you are seeing something that not
many persons will catch a glimpse OF.
There is not much chance of mistak-
ing robin, after all, whether 1t is
white or the usual coloration.
1t has such an air, and is so well
known, that scarcely any one would
make a mistake here.
So if you should happen to catch a
glimpse of an albino robin. you can feel
pretty set up over it, as the expression
has it.
Few of us will ever see one, and that
despite the dozen supposed to exist and
the fact that we keep our eyes open
for bird sights.
Just why the dozen, and not more nor
less, We have no idea, but that is the
generally accepted figure for white
robins.
Perhaps every bird species has some
pure white forms, although robins and
sparrows seem to have them most.
The general attitude and demeanor
of a species is fixed, once and for ALL
This includes, of course, the general
outline.
No one familiar with birds could
mistake blue jay for any other bird,
no matter if it turned up a bright red.
The sight might shock you, for time,
into thinking it rare bird, indeed, but
after you had watched it critically you
would be in no doubt at all
1t would possess its regular cries, its
shrieks, its crested head, and above all
its saucy ways. There was bald headed
jay in the yard the other day, and you
have no idea how odd it looked. The
head was perfectly round and smooth,
like the head of a dove.
The robins way of getting worms
Identifies it beyond any doubt
6NeIl IL lHc Dllu were green, tIl6T6
could be no mistaking that motion.
1t Is, as far as we know, unique.
1t constitutes a perfect robin trade
mark, a sure sign Of the species
1t is but one. however, of the we'll
known signs of robin life
This is true of all species, that is,
each species has its own ways of doing
things, so that its friends can identity
it from these alone.
Even if it could not be identified to
the point where the species name could
be given, it could be placed in a family,
such as the finch or sparrow family.
To be able to say, 1T must be some
kind Of sparrow" is much better than
to have no idea at all of the bird S
family.
Sparrows and warblers constitute the
Evening star., 1940-09-19
Devastating London

AT the start OF the second World
War, Adolf Hitler, dictator of Ger
many, announced that he would
spare women and children. His
pledge, theoretically, guaranteed the
safety Of civilian communities; but,
in common with other promises
given by Der Fuehrer, this voluntary
undertaking soon was violated. War
saw was the first city to be wrecked
by Nazi bombardment from the skies.
Hundreds, perhaps thousands Of in
habitants of the town were lost in
the cataclysm. No word of regret
for their sacrifice has come from
Berlin.
Neither has Hitler apologized for
the ruthless destruction of Rotterdam
in The Netherlands. His RESPONSE
bility for the policy of "frightful-
ness" which devastated that center
Of Dutch industry and commerce
cannot be denied. Sheer perversity,
it is reasonable to assume, prompted
the commission of that crime
against innocent and helpless people
whose military commander already
had surrendered before the assault
began.
But competent judges now declare
that the systematic demolition Of
Warsaw and Rotterdam has been
surpassed by the work of the Ger
man raiders "strafing" London. The
hub of the British Empire is prodi-
gious target. Including its suburbs,
its area exceeds six hundred and
ninety-three square miles. A little
more than year ago it was the
home of eight million human beings.
Since that time, however, a hundred
and two separate aerial attacks
have been made upon allegedly legiti-
mate objectives-with the inevitable
result that the whole Thames Valley,
from the Channel to Windsor, has
been blasted.
1t should be remembered that this
attempt at the gradual humiliation
of London is creating increased
hatred and disgust for Hitler's regime
among Americans. If anything had
been needed to prove to citizens of
the United States the advisibility Of
providing complete defense for the
Western Hemisphere, it now has been
supplied Men and women who, as
recently as September /, 1899. be-
lieved that Great Britain should be
denied the help of American facil-
tiles and resources have become
convinced that all possible aid should
be given generously and promptly.
Evening star., 1940-09-19
Pilot Truinino

IhlS month more than 10000 COL
lege students in 670 colleges and uni
versities are starting training as air
plane pilots under the Civil Pilot
Training Program. All of them have
pledged themselves to enter the mill
tary services if qualified and all of
them have passed the regular mill
tary physical examination.
For the first time since it's inception
nearly two years ago, the great Civil
Pilot Training Program has taken on
military characteristics which were
not present during earlier courses.
The $4,000 students who have been
taking primary and secondary
courses during the summer, begin
ming July l, and who are to COM
plete their training by the end of
this month, and the 10000 trained
last winter and spring were under
no obligation to apply for military
training and only small percentage
OF them have done so.
While the original purpose of the
Civil Pilot Training Program, as its
name indicates, was not military, it
was undertaken with the hope that
1t would provide a reservoir of par
TALLY trained civilian flyers from
which the military services could
draw in case of emergency. With
the state of military emergency now
existing, few persons interested in the
defense of their country will quar-
rel with the new requirement that
students trained at Federal expense
should be required to pledge them
selves to continue military training.
Evidently, from the fact that all
quotas for the fall course have been
promptly filled, even before the OPEN
ing of the colleges and universities,
the students themselves have had
no hesitancy in giving such a
pledge. Their spirit speaks we'll for
the future safety of the Nation in
the face of threatened aggression.
1t Is encouraging to note that in
spite of great expansion and speeding
up OF the civil program, safety stand
ards higher than any ever before
known in civilian pilot training are
being maintained The most con-
crete evidence of this record is the
voluntary action of insurance COM
panies in reducing, for the third time,
premium rates for insurance covering
student pilots in the program. These
rates now are less than third what
they were at the time the program
began year and a half ago.
The Nation will join in wishing
these new fledgling aviators well and
take comfort from the fact that their
training will increase the future
strength of both military and civil
aviation in America.
Evening star., 1940-09-19
THIS AND THAT
Bu Charles Z. Trdce1oell.

most numerous birds In this vicinity
in the summer. Numerous as to species,
that is~ There are 19 species Of sparrows
found in this territory, most of them
in summer, with half a dozen or so
which stay here the year around.
As to the warblers, there are score
or more of them, too, but they stay so
briefly at any one place that most Of
them are overlooked.
Warblers are shy birds, liking to fly
along shrubbery, half concealed, so
that it is difficult even to see them.
They are small, with many colors, so
varied that by the time one has the
general color scheme well in mind the
specimen has flown away.
Memory of such birds is difficult.
We advise the average home bird
watcher not to bother too much over
trying to identify the warblers. While
it is always interesting to know which
bird Is which, the attempt sometimes
causes more worry than 1t is worth,
especially If one is of nervous tempera-
ment.
There are many things in this life
over which we worry when we should
not worry about them. Identification
OF bird species is one of these, at
least If it is carried to the extreme.
The real poetry of the birds is open
to any one with eyes, whether he is
able to name a bird or not 1t is a
wrong accent, here, to stew around
because one is not able to identity a
bird.
The thing to do is to watch it.
In this way its beauty sinks in, as
we'll as its joy Of life, which, after all,
Is one of its main characteristics. Not
even the dog shows as much real Joy of
so vivid and active that they seem to
be life-of-very- life. They fly at the
very peak of creation, some will feel.
so completely alive they must be taken
as the standard by which other living
things are measured, at least in one
very good sense.
There will not be much point In look
ing for albinos in an average garden.
There will not be any.
An albino of any species is an ex-
clamation mark. rarity. to be wondered
at, If seen, but scarcely to be looked
for. 1t is here as with the pot of water
which will not boil if you watch it,
But some day, at some season, you
may look out into the yard, and ex-
claim, "Oh, look at the white Bird"
You will wonder what it can be, only
to decide at last that it must be that
old standard. the American robin, which
is no robin at ALL but a sort of thrush.
Occasionally there will be English
sparrows with white wings or tail, or
splotched with white. 1t is not likely
that pure albinos will evolve from
these, however. The albino comes all
by itself, for no apparent reason, and
constitutes the true rara avis, or rare
bird.
Evening star., 1940-09-19
Enlarged Cadet Corps

The proposed recruiting drive to
increase the Washington High School
Cadet Corps by fifty per cent is
timely, although it does not follow
that the program bears any direct
relation to the emergency measures
for defense now being taken by the
Government. The military training
system in the local schools is an
established activity having for its
primary objectives physical better
ment, teaching of discipline and
obedience, development of traits of
leadership, coordination of mind
and body and promotion of sports
manlike competition. It's worth has
been recognized for years by edu-
Gators and parents. It's benefits have
been enjoyed by thousands Of stu
dents during their service in cadet
uniforms and it's advantages have
been appreciated by them in after
life.
Each fall the high schools engage
in mild recruiting drive to fill the
ranks made vacant by graduation.
There is no semblance of compul-
sion-all is on voluntary baSis-but
this year there will be a stepping up
OF recruiting activity in all the high
schools.
The main mission of cadet service
will continue to be mental, moral and
physical development, but the fact
Is not to be overlooked that the mill
Evening star., 1940-09-19
The Wisconsin Primary

That the Republicans have good
reason for satisfaction over the re-
suits of the Wisconsin primary seems
evident in the returns from Tuesdays
balloting. In the number of votes
cast, the Republican party held
substantial margin over the combined
totals of the Progressives and the
Democrats. Six years ago, the G.
o. P. ran third in the number of
ballots cast. In the 1886 primary,
the Republicans moved into second
place, nosing out the Democrats. In
1888 they OutScored the Progress
sives, and in the general election,
in November of that year, defeated
Governor Philip F. La Toilette, Pro-
gresslve, and sent Alexander Wiley
to the United States Senate.
James E. Finnegan, who opposed a
third term for President Roosevelt,
won the Democratic nomination for
United States Senator. Another
New Deal foe was the runner-up.
Ambassador John Cudahy, entered in
the primary at the eleventh hour by
the Roosevelt supporters, was a poor
fourth. In view of the injection of
the third-term issue in the primary
campaign, the nomination of Mr..
Finnegan will naturally be inter-
preted as an indication that many
Democrats have not taken kindly to
Mr.. Roosevelt's bid for a third term.
Tuesdays primary provided little
clue to the future of the Progressive
party in Wisconsin, which suffered a
smashing defeat in the 1888 cleo
tions. Senator Robert M. La Fol-
lette won the senatorial nomination
on the Progressive ticket without
opposition. In the light of the large
Republican vote, it is obvious that
Senator La Toilette, in his campaign
for reelection, will have a real fight
on his hands. In Wisconsin, and
in several other States, present
trends seem to be against third
parties. In Minnesota, for example,
Senator Henrik Shipstead, who has
held seat in the Senate for many
years as Farmer-Laborite recently
won the Republican senatorial nomi-
nation, and the Republicans are
counting on his victory to bring many
Farmer-Laborites into the G. o. P.
fold.
Evening star., 1940-09-19
SeIf-Kicker

Mr.. Tom Haywood of Croatan, N.
c., is the proud owner, inventor and
manufacturer Of the only machine Of
its kind in the wide world-the quad
ruple action self-kicker, consisting
of four heavy shoes mounted on the
ends of two crossbars which revolve
on an axle. The user stands in front
Of the shoes, facing the other way,
and turns a crank, which, by belt
and-pulley arrangement motivates
the business end of the contraption
and administers four good, solid
kicks per revolution in the mathe-
matically correct spot.
It was built to serve the needs of
any one who has pulled boner and
feels like kicking himself Heretofore
the expression has been an idle
phrase or a mere metaphorical de-
sire; now Tom has translated it into
a reality. Customers even get men,
bership cards in the Self Kicking
Club Of America. He is an altruist,
and the service is free. Possibly for
this reason, among others, Mr.. Hay
wood says that many politicians kick
themselves into the club, turning
the crank gently for minor errors
like failing to hitchhike on the
bandwagon in time and spinning it
with gusto for participating in purges
that Topped. He has had customers,
he says, from every State except
Maine and Vermont. The reader is
free to attach whatever significance
he likes to this fact.
Tom AYERS that there is a crying
need for more of his machines, and
even goes so far as to state that no
home is really complete without one.
This is probably an exaggeration.
The grocer, the landlord and the tax
collector usually administer enough
punishment to satisfy the most ex-
acting household without the neces-
sity Of an additional kick in the
pants.
Evening star., 1940-09-19
Asks About Travelling Expenses
OF President.

To the Editor of The Star:
I am writing for Information which
you or some of your readers may be able
to furnish relative to the personnel and
financing of the various trips made by
the President of the United States. I
refer, for example, to such trips as the
recent one into Tennessee and North
Carolina. Are they financed by the
United States, by the President person.
ally, or by the Democratic National
Committee from its campaign funds?
I understand that large number Of
persons, including Government officials
personal friends Of the President and
prominent Democrats composed the
party accompanying the President on
his expensive trip to the South. II the
United States pays for the trip, who
compensates the Government for the
passage and expenses Of these Joyriders?
I am particularly interested in know
ing how many persons composed the
party, who they were, and what their
status or work for the trip was. What
is the approximate cost of a trip Of this
kind?
In case part Of my answer is that the
trips are paid for from the travel al
lowance Of the President, is he given
this allowance in addition to his salary,
regardless of whether or not he uses
it? II 80, 1t would appear to be an
unwise Government policy to pay this
allowance, regardless of demands upon
It. II the allowance u paid only In