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Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17
Willis Thorntons Editorial On:
What Have We Learned -. .-..-.............

Have the American republics learn
cd the lesson of Europe? Has the
spectacle OF Europe'S small coun-
tries, jealous and fearful. unwilling
to unite, and then falling one after
another into the hands of conquer
ors, brought home anything to the
Americas?
We are going to find out. The
Havana conferences will tell, by the
end of July, to what extent the
American rapG3lics have learned
the lesson oi cooperation.
The United States has taken the
lead, patiently and painstakingly.
for 10 years in fomenting a united
western heimSphere-in creating a
neW Pan AmericaniSm il which
the Monroe Doctrine should not
be a mere policy of the United
States. but a joint policy of all the
Americas
What fruit this has borne will
be apparent in the Havana meeting.
On the record, it is conclusively
clear that United States policy in
regard to the Americas has nothing
to do with continental heeemony =
in simpler language, we do not want
to run the two Americas as a set
of branch offices" controlled from
Washington.
Japanese and German action III
Asia and Europe have no similarity
to the Monroe Doctrine of 1923 or
of today. Did the Japanese hold
conferences with China, Siberia,
Manchuria, IndoChina, Australia
and the Dutch East Indies III an
effort by joirt ard equal action to
avert infiltration from abroad and
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17

TO devise better means of trading
and living together? To osk the
question answers it.
Did Germany hold similar con-
tcrences liz Europe for the same
reasons? We heard of none. Pan
Amerioanism of today is something
duplicated nowhere else in the
world.
The specific questions to be dis
cussed at Havana INCLUDE activities
of alien groups endangering COM
mon American democratic ideals.
joint defense measures, and united
action to meet a foreign trade situ
alton which may bring with it
threat of foreign political domina-
tor.
The American nations are all free.
They can unite freely on these mat
ters or not
If they do not wish this, they are
within their rights, and the United
States will not question: them. II
has for 10 years been offering and
urginG cooperation Oh equal terms,
and living up TO that ideal in its
own foreign relations.
Specifically, it believes that all
the American nations should act
Jointly to prevent European posses
sionS in this hemisphere from
changing hands as the result of
mere military conquest. But if
other American nations do not care
To assume their end of this rcspon-
sibility, let no one say that it is
imperialism for the United States
to protect its OWE safety and inter-
estS by whatever means remain
available.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17
the DICTATOR WAY VS.
THE AMERICAN WAY

To correct fundamental evils in France
Premier Petain and Nice-Premier Laval
have laid down fundamentals on which
the state will b. founded. They do not
ask permission of the French people. The
new top-heads lay down the law and
that's that.
1t is interesting to compare these die
tated objectives with aims that the Unit
ed States should voluntarily adopt:
First on the list of French obiectives
is 1.-The restoration Of national order and
food and work for the nations 40 million
people rather than any worldwide cru
sading in defense of any regime or polltl-
cal theory" The American way coun-
terpart should be: The restoration of
national order and food and work for
the nations l3O million people rather
than any national crusading in defense
of any regime or any unsound social,
economic and political theory.
Second on the French list is: The re-
turn of 10 million French war refugees
to their homes The American way: THE
return of five million of our ten million
unemployed TO work. CIhls country has
always had some four or five million
who wouldn't work if they could get out
of it,
Third objective of the new French gov
ernment: "A generous policy toward
capital and labor; strong opposition to-
ward any effort to stimulate class con-
sciousness' The American way: mo
change from the French. (Note the con-
trast TO the class hatreds stirred during
the New Deal regimeD
Fourth on the French list: Banning
of strikes and lockouts.' The American
way: Discourage strikes and lockouts
rather than the current encouraging OF
such economic descriptions.
Fifth of the French aims: "Banishing
of all international doctrines" and elimi-
nation from power of all persons who
had any role in the Popular Front gov
ernment under Leon Blum, Socialist
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17
Uranium Crackers
A WORD TEST

Here are five multiple choice
questions to test your knowledge oil
words. You should be able 10 answer
all of them.
/. The technique of painting IN
which the pigment Is apphed 10
fresh plaster is known as ta) fiaSco,
tb) fresco; lc) frieze; (d) pastel.
.. The smallest part OF any SUD
stance which can exist alone or IN
combination with other particles is
called an ta) atrium; tb) item; tc)
atom. td) totem
3. The cup traditionally believed
to have been used by Christ at the
Last Supper and the object OF
quests by knights in the Middle
Ages is known as the ta) Cruel;
(e) griffin; Cc) gloria; I'D grail.
4. One of the narcotic drugs de-
rived from morphine is known as
ca heroin; (b) heron; (c> heroine.
cd herpes.
5. An income returning office OF
position with little or no work at
tachcd to it is known as a ta) cyno-
sure; tbl sinecure; Cc) cygnet; I'D
Sirocco.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17
So They Say

There are today two great pow
ers-and only tWo-that are by
force of arms desperately fighting
aggression. One is the British en-
plre. The other is China.
DR.. Hu Shih. Chinese ambassador
to the United States.
l consider ant -Semitism i'll AM
e.lca as a possible criminal move
ment. and every anti-Semitc as Il
possible traitor to America.
Wendell Willkie. COP preslden-
tial candidate
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17

leader The American way should be:
Educate the people to point where
they will throw out aliens, alien doc
trines, considerable New Deal false
theory and other preachments Of Social
ISM"
Sixth on the French list: The govern
ment will use authoritative language is
necessary to establish salutary discip.
line" The American way: The adminis-
tration should set an example Of Demo
cracy SO compelling that the majority
and minority Of the people will be III
spired.
Think it over
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17

CHICAGO. July 11.-Solic of the
sharpeSt differences Of opinion n
side the New Deal administration
are being carefully smoothed over
in the fabrication OF IL Democratic
platform.
Two specific instances ar the
planks dealirR with dstcnsr and
new world relations and With asn-
culture
In each case. tire olastarn-maN-
crs' job Was TO work at ssmc to-
mula that would bY-oas5 taa still
unresolyed conflicts WllnlG ne AL
miniStration. For no matter how
confidently the platform may speak
OF these two matters. tha plain lact
is that the administration is far
from united on either one
The much -talked.ot castcl plan
for disposing of new world expert
surpluses is the first example.
Authorship of this plan is gen.
orally credited to ASSlstont Sec.e-
airy of State A. A Ber.a. In any
case. the president W2n. Tor i; eE-
Enthusiastically at IT'S. aad :, Sec
ton of the New Deal beam tTum-
peting it as the one and GalY WY 10
prevent Nazi dominance of Latn
America
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

The editor welcomes comments from Imperial
Valley people-in fact, any of the readers of this
newspaper. Let's have of them. We in
vito you to express your opinions. Write them
as clearly as possible and endeavor TO limit your
communication TO $50 words. with an outside
maximum of 800 words.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
REMAINS COOL

Other New Dealers. hoWcVCf
took look at il, and s2w what
they figured were life sizd1 flaws
The Agriculture Department. III par
ticular. has remained cool
Some OF the presidents advisers.
as a matter CT fact. nae bluntlv
warned him that as far as tho farm
belt goes it would be political SUI
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17
Thoughts For The Day

Wisdom rcsteth in the heart of him that hath un-
derstandng but that which is IN the midst of fools
IS made kEown.-ProverbS 1873
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17

MEMBER
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fishers Association. National
Editorial Association. Cali
fornia Newspaper Publish
erS Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17

newspaper Let's have more OF them. We in
vito YOU to express your opinions Write them
as clearly as possible and endeavor 10 limit your
communication to $50 words with an outside
maximum of 800 words.
Dear Mr. Editor:
Accepting your challenge for public
expression on certain subjects, permit
me to comment briefly on each item. To
do so may cause others to think com
ment at greater length and help bring
about betterment of conditions that exist
today in our valley, and apparently un-
observed by all except the tourist and
prospective investor or home seeker who,
having heard SO much about Imperial
Valley has finally come to see us.
No l. Refunding-Are you satisfied
with the long delay? No. But as l was
one of the very few to disapprove and
voted against it. leave it to the many
who were for it to push it through and
let us enjoy the Utopia it Was to bring
about immediately if ratified.
No. 3 Compulsory military training,
for or against it? l am for it. speak
as father of a marine now handling
anti aircraft guns. Though believe We
and other people of the world are i'm
proving, we are not yet capable of self
government for a long time. Most ma
tions seem to let a small clique or individ-
ual lead them into war, that the clique
may remain in power We must be pre-
pared for defense and each of Us should
take our turn, rich and poor alike
No s. Farming conditions in the val
ley What can be done to improve them?
A big subject that should bring lots of
comment But do you know we have
greatly improved and in many ways are
ahead of the average agriculture coun-
ty?
No A. Living conditions in the val
ley What can be done to improve them -
Forget the old idea of make a stake and
get out Awaken to the fact that You
are fortunate to be here That most peo-
pie here compared with their class in
other parts of the United States spend
more money for pleasure. vacations, in
the other fellow takes in for living and
all.
Stop hauling our farms off on trucks
and trains. Keep more live stock. PloW
less, cut expense. Improve the soil.
Farm less acreage better. If you cant
buy farm for home and living (dont
expect to get rich) make a long lease,
Take pride in your home and surround.
ingS Take good care of your farm anC
livestock and it will take care of you.
BY the way, | don't like TO have those
weeds on Main street go to seed. will
meet the city dads little west of the
court house any morning at five and
help cut them.
W. E. HANCOCK.
Editors note: Thank you Mr. Han
cock. You've given us much to think of
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17
W. L. HANCOCK.
Dear Mr.. Editor

Editors note: Thank you Mr. Han
cock You've given us much to think of
and we hope other people will express
their opinions on these, or any other
public subjects.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-21
Barclay On Bridge

| North G-No Trunlps. At a fourth
North answered with 2-Clubs and
South then lid Pho Trumps,
North 3-No Trumps. Where North
was declarer. making the contract
was a cinch because East led a
club
One declarer in the South man.
aged to get set after a lead Of the
spade /. He won with the dummy's
X. led the heart to the A. took
the returned spade with the @,
then went after diamonds. Seeing
three tricks in spades, four in
hearts. he decided two diamond
tricks would fix him up. But West
ducked the first diamond, letting
East win, and the latter fired back
his last spade to the A.
When South now led diamonds
a second time West won with the
A and cashed his spade thirteener,
following with club to the A and
setting the contract. The other
South declarers made contract be-
cause instead of diamonds they
went for clubs. in which the lead
would be lost only once if the
queen was caught.
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What is the best bidding of this
deal?
Syndicate. Inc.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-21

Bidding varied widely on this
deal. In one case. after South's
1-Heart. North called 2-No
Trumps and South 3-No Trumps.
n another North responded
10 :he opener with 2-Dia-
monG.s. ST.. bid 3-DiamonGs and
80 -.:t-..t..i l.. H.. :
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-21
SHOPPERS vs.. LOSERS

WHEN counting up the tricks
YOU intend to seek for a game in
No Trump. it is important to bear
in mind the number Of shoppers in
the opponents suit. especially If
one OF them has been Knocked out
by the opening lead With only one
remaining. you can afford to lose
the lead only once before the OPP
ponentS' suit is set up. With two
left. you can lose two tricks be-
fore their suit is established. Los
ing one more than these numbers.
in either case means that the
enemy will get the lead again
when it has one or more long
cards set up in its suit. Your only
hope. then. is to keep the one with
the renainders out OF the lead. let
ting only his partner ina good
stunt if YOU can 90 i
Evening star., 1940-02-23
Planes
Continued From First Page


believed that one of the enemy
fighters was forced down.
mo casualties or damage was suf-
fered by any of our aircraft during
the operation, but the homeward
journey was made in very bad
weather conditions, which accounted
for failure of one aircraft to re-
turn"
One German plane was reported
off Essex today and another off
Norfolk.
Anti-aircraft guns greeted the first
plane, which was reported, although
without immediate confirmation, to
have been shot down. British
fighter planes pursued the second.
A third German bomber flew over
Sunderland on the coast of Dur
ham, so low that witnesses could
discern the sWaStika painted on it.
The Belgian fishing boat Alex
Gabriel reported by radio that she
was being attacked in the North
Sea by machine-gun fire, according
to a dispatch from Heyst, Belgium.
Another Heyst boat, the Helena,
was stopped by foreign warship
and conveyed to an undisclosed
port.
Sinking of an unidentified Nor
Weglan ship yesterday by a Nazi
bomber was reported today. A Brit
lsh vessel was searching for the
crew. Also announced today was
the sinking of the Netherlands YES
sci Ala. 385 tons, on Wednesday.
No details were given.
Naval Trawler Sunk.
German raiders invaded British
territory yesterday and sank the
540-ton naval trawler Fifeshire with
the probable loss of 81 men aboard.
Only one was known to have been
saved.
They also set fire to the 1,524-ton
Norwegian merchant steamer Aka
bahra off the English east coast. A
coastal lifeboat stood by the ship
until the flames we're extinguished
The British ship Gothic, it was
disclosed, returned to port after a
German plane had machine -gunned
her and wounded her captain and
second mate.
Two of the German flyers never
got home. British fighter craft shot
one down on farm in Southeastern
Scotland and the other at sea off
Northumberland.
Nine TraWlerS Attacked.
Nine traWlers were attacked by
the German flying blockaders in
what the British called vengeance
raids over the rescue of 299 British
prisoners by the destroyer Cossack
from the German ship Altmark Fri
day night.
Although the Fifeshire sank, rails
ing Britain's naval losses to % since
the start of the war, the other trawl-
ers-newly armed-drove off the air
raiders. The Fifeshire was the first
Evening star., 1940-02-23
British Mail Seizure
Foolish, Says Pittmon
BY the Associated Press.


Senator Pittman, Democrat, of
Nevada, asserted yesterday that
Great Britain made IAN excessive
and very foolish use" of its right as
a belligerent to censor American
mail by sending armed marines
aboard the Pan-American Airways
clipper at Bermuda.
The disclosure that 1900 pounds
of mail had been seized in Bermuda
January 18 at the point of bayonets
after censorship officials had been
ordered off the flying boat, brought
wave of protest in congressional
circles. Included in the censored
mail were letters addressed to Ger
many, Italy, Sweden, Portugal, the
Azores and other points.
Senator Truman, Democrat, of
Missouri, suggested, in commenting
on the incident, that the United
States retaliate by cancelling fu-
ture clipper flights to Bermuda and
by prohibiting the landing of Brit
ish planes in this country.
Very Foolish.
Senator Pittman, who is chairman
of the Foreign Relations Committee,
told reporters that there was mo
doubt that the British had the
right to examine for contraband
all the mail aboard the clipper, in
Guiding that addressed to neutral
countries.
But" he added, 'the British have
been making an excessive and very
foolish use of that right under the
circumstances"
Senator Truman said he thought
the interference, with American
mails could be stopped if this coun-
try took firm stand" and retail
ated for the Bermuda incident.
Evening star., 1940-02-23
James Roosevelt Discusses
Washington on Third Term
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 23.-James
Roosevelt, eldest son of the Presi-
dent, quoted last night from George
Washington's Farewell Address and
remarked that many persons would
like to know if Washington decis-
ion to retire from the presidency
after two terms is to be followed by
his father.
He did not answer the question
but instead told Washington Birth
day anniversary meeting of 1000
members of the Philadelphia Wom-
ems Council of B'nai Birth:
when that decision is made it
will be solely and wholly based upon
the principles which have always
guided him (the President) during
his service to his country and
whether that service can best be
continued in private life or in con-
tinuation of public Office"
The younger Roosevelt quoted
from Washington's address the pas
sage in which he pointed out he had
planned to retire after his first term
but abandoned the idea because of
then perplexing and critical position
of our affairs with foreign nations ~
Evening star., 1940-02-23

tine Finnish city of Viipuri as a
22d anniversary feat.
T., A Leningrad military command
Immunique reported the capture
If '21 defensive Notifications, in
cluding Is iron and concrete artil-
lery forts" on the Karelian Isthmus.
This added to the 654 previously
reported taken.
Lecturers in Moscow previously
had expressed confidence the army's
birthday celebration today would
coincide with an announcement
that the Mannerheim Line had been
broken and Viipuri, key objective
of IS days of warfare, had fallen.
The Red Army, largest in the
world, continued hammering at
Finnish defenses by land and air,
although the communique said a
blizzard had restricted naval war
fare to accommodating flights.
Russian spokesmen sought to
justify the time elapsed in the cam
paign against Finland by comparing
the capture of the hundreds of
Finnish forts and pillboxes with the
lack of similar progress by the
French and British on the western
front.
Meanwhile, the magazine COMM
tern, organ of the Communist In
ternatjonal. asserted that war in
Europe gave the "rapacious" United
States great advantage over Brit
ish imperialism" for domination of
Central and South America.
"Rapacious Yankee imperialism
directly threatens the independence
of Latin America. The resistance
Of its masses now is a greater OBJ
stacle blocking the monopoly of
capitalistic United States than Brit
ish imperialism" the Comintern
Evening star., 1940-02-23
British Note 10 j. ).
Reported Defending
Export Blockade
Reprisol for Violations
Of Sea War Rules
Is Claimed
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. 23.-Rritain's re-
ply to the United States protest
against the allied blockade of Ger
man exports was reliably under
stood today to be a defense OF the
blockade as a reprisal for alleged
German violations OF the rules of
war at sea.
The reply was handed yesterday
to Herschel Johnson, United States
charge d'affaires, for forwarding to
Washington. It's contents have not
been officially disclosed.
Authoritative British sources said
they were at loss to account for
the "belated' stir in the United
States over published accounts of a
bayonet-point search of the Amer
lean clipper at Bermuda January
18 for mail censorship.
These sources asserted that they
still were without information of
the incident through official chan
nels. 1t was added that they did
not regard the Bermuda incident as
covered by Washington recent pro-
test over search of the mails, since
that did not concern mails that
normally pass through British terri
tory. but dealt with mail on ships
forced into contraband controls or
stopped on the high sea.
1t was disclosed that the British
and japanese governments are in
volved in argument over application
of the blockade on German exports
to two cargoes awaiting shipment
to Japan, one from Genoa and the
other from Amsterdam.
Japan says the cargoes mainly are
machinery contracted for before the
war and therefore exempt from the
blockade. The steamers Muroran
Maru at Genoa and Tajima Maru
at Rotterdam are awaiting settle
ment of the issue before loading the
cargoeS.
Evening star., 1940-02-23
New Wave Of Subs
Now in Operation,
French Report
Artillery in Action Near
Sour River Front;
Finn Aid Pressed
By the Associated Press

~ the ASSOCIATED PfeSS
PARIS, Feb. 23.-France's high
command today reported a new
wave" of German submarines oper-
ating against allied warships and
merchant shipping IN the North
Sea.
Naval experts expressed the be-
lief the force was composed of craft
recently constructed and sent out as
soon as crews could be assembled to
man them.
French sources said the sub
marines appeared several days ago
but the number and fighting power
Of the group remained to be de-
termined.
The belief is generally held in
naval circles that the German sub
marine fleet works in relays with
one group in port for ref1tting while
another is at sea.
The western front was quiet out
side of artillery fire in the regions
both to the west and east of the
Saar River. Aerial forces on both
sides fulfilled numerous reconnais-
sance and Photographic missions but
no engagements were reported.
Early today the French Chamber
of Deputies voted to hold a ma
tional day of aid" for Finland and
last night Vice Premier Camille
Chautemps declared outside Par
lament that the French will not
fail" in their duty" to the small
Baltic country.
The chamber did not set the date
for the day Of aid. While no indica-
ton was given of just what would
be done. observers expected special
efforts would be made to collect
funds and useful objects for Finnish
use.
1--WE can never testify enough to
this heroic nation the fraternal
sympathy of the people of France"
Champetier de Ribes, undersecretary
of state for foreign affairs, told the
chamber.
The chambers vote was taken to
demonstrate that all French opinion
is behind the French and British
governments action in sending aid
to the Firms.
Addressing the annual Washing
ton Day dinner of the American Club
in Paris, NJ Chautemps said Finland
has proved the almost invincible
force of a proud and courageous
people who do not wish to die
Maynard Barnes. first secretary
of the United States Embassy,
stressed President Roosevelt's words
that even a neutral cannot be asked
to close his mind or his conscience"
in another speech to the 300 Amer
leans and French officials at the
dinner.
Max Shoop, club president, chided
the United States State Department
for its regulations to keep Americans
out of the combat zones, saying:
Here we are. 300 strong, and in
spite of the State Department"
Naval sources announced that
French conveys had escorted 1000
ships with the loss Of only three in
the first five months of the war. The
losses amounted to 1880 tons.