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Evening star., 1940-03-09
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. Trnce1Dell.

Dear Sir:
II always read your column about
feeding the birds even though don't
have much chance to do it myself.
Il know what q squirrel will do
with chunk Of peanut butter, because
tried 1t once, but will never do 1t again,
as thought the poor fellow would choke
to death.
"Of course, he loved 1t. First he ate
1t so fast that 1t got all in his mouth and
down his throat and made him cough,
so the next time I put it on a piece Of
stale bread, so he had grand time eat
Ing 1t and always came back for more.
Sincerely, j. p. L."
y &x
The art of feeding peanut butter to
squirrels is evidently one which must be
learned.
An expert called this column the other
day and said that the way to do 1t is to
make little books out of cardboard.
A small piece of cardboard. such as
one Of the flaps of breakfast cereal
box, is folded in the middle
In the fold is placed a bit of peanut
butter, and the book" then is folded
back together, pasted, as it were, with
the butter.
This eating book" as it might be
called, is put out for Master Squirrel
Our informant said that this method
was adopted after one squirrel had been
fed some of the brown butter" on a
saucer.
After greedily eating it, the animal
turned over on his back and lay with
his feet up in the air for long time
Finally he righted himself, and made off
for his ever-ready place Of refuge, tree
How these little beasts must love trees!
They are at once cradle, home, exercise
ground, source of food and protection.
Well, we thought, this peanut book is
good idea.
We would try 1t on our own squirrels
These, of course, are the rodents which
frequent the back yard
Usually there are four of them, one at
each of the bird feeders.
Sure, squirrels like sunflower seeds
even better than cardinals do.
The bushy-tailed fellows will sit in a
feeder, raking through the mixed seeds
for the sunflower tidbits.
Unlike the cardinals, which throw the
discarded husk over the edge of the
feeding box. the squirrels simply drop
them in the feeder along with the un-
eaten seed.
Thus at the end of the day all the sun
flower seed husks are in the bottom OF
the box.
Evening star., 1940-03-09

not the treasurer's. No decision was
rendered on the former, but on the
latter point the Circuit Court upheld
the board and ordered the warrant
signed. An appeal from the decision,
noted by the treasurer, was dropped
after brief study.
Thus is removed the necessity for
obtaining an enabling act from the
Legislature, such a bill having been
withdrawn few days ago at the
request of majority OF the county
board. An equal amount appropri-
ated by the State for the current
fiscal year, which would have ex-
pired had action not been taken be-
fore June 30, now is available to
assist in the program.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Furniture Burouin

Throughout the ages the mighty
oak has stood as a symbol of
strength, and In recognition has been
much used in furniture, notably by
Thomas Sheraton. George Hepple-
white and Thomas Chippendale. In
their widest dreams, however, Tom,
George and Tom never thought of
using poison oak. They left that to
two gypsy girls of California, who
made furniture of it for sale. It was,
to be sure, quite inadvertent, but
turned out to be swell idea. A few
days later a highly swollen family
of customers appeared at the police
station and demanded the arrest OF
the gypsies.
The cops were in a quandary. On
what charge could they be held? Our
founding fathers have had truly re-
markable foresight in predicting
possible catastrophes and preventing
their occurrence by statute. There is,
for instance, a law in Massachusetts,
still on the books, which prohibits
girls from dancing on tight rope in
church-but somehow the possibility
Of selling poison furniture was over
looked. 1t became necessary to dig
up some pretext for haling the girls
into court, and when this was done,
they were found to be in even worse
shape than their victims. It seems
that their little brother, sent for
weeping willow, had brought back a
substitute that had every bit as many
tears In 1t as the willow. The gyp-
sizes were ultimately released upon
promise to brush up on their botany.
Evening star., 1940-03-09

A peanut book, we had been assured,
was more fun than barrel Of monkeys.
A squirrel would seize book, open
1t, and then hold it up to his face to eat
the peanut butter.
This would make him look as II he
were reading
Cute, indeed, we thought.
Well. the first peanut book put out
looked extremely interesting.
And smelled extremely good
No squirrel would be able to resist it.
We had hoped for peak of eight
squirrels, the greatest on any single day.
Today there was but one.
1t was wonder there had been any
at all. Isn't that always the way? Usu-
ally when you want something to hap
pen, 1t just doesn't happen.
Yes, we were fortunate to have even
one squirrel
There was the peanut book.
There was squirrel.
Now for the fun!
Master Squirrel came over with his tail
leaning in the wind. Squirrels have very
ragged tails at this time of year. Maybe
the winter has been too much for him,
as it has been for many others. .
He seized the book at once.
He smelled it vigorously, then-ran
up tree with it and behind the trunk.
That was the last we saw of that
peanut book, or cardboard We didn't
see the animal do any reading.
After awhile, down f1uttered the book
from the tree.
This was a promising beginning
however, so three more books were man.
ufactured in short order
Now for triple amount of good
clean fun!
But alas for the best laid amusement
plans of bird and animal feeders
Not another squirrel appeared Even
the original one failed to come down out
of his tree.
That evening the books were inspected
Not a creature had touched them.
There are. of course other ways OF
serving peanut butter. What one must
be careful of is not to put out too much
for this butter is very concentrated
article, one such as no animal would find
in nature.
One good way is to plaster a bit in
crevices Of bark in trees. not too much
but just little here and there.
Birds which are said to like peanut
butter particularly well are the blue jay
the song sparrow, the chickadee and the
tree sparrow. We wonder If brown
creeper, too, wouldn't find it good
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Urges Better Incomes
For Younger Men.
To the Editor of

To the Editor Of The Star:
In your edition of March 3 the column
by David Lawrence was devoted to an
interesting discussion of the so-called
incentive plan bonuses paid to execu-
tives of large corporations
Mr.. Lawrence has very rightly deduced
that If these bonus payments were di-
vided among the stockholders only q
fraction of dollar would be added to
the yearly dividend received by each
stockholder.
The Government takes from the execu-
tives about IS per cent of these bonus
payments as income tax and Mr.. Law
renee claims that If the Government
were deprived of this revenue heavier
burden Of taxation would have to be
placed upon the stockholders and the
general public.
I want to bring up another angle to
this question, which hope Mr.. Lawrence
will discuss in his column at some future
date. Down through the ranks of the
employees Of every large corporation there
are hundreds of younger men whose ef1i-
cheney and loyalty are absolutely neces-
sary to the successful carrying out OF
the plans formulated by the high-priced
top executive. These younger men have
q responsible work to carry on that re-
quires intelligence and ability as well as
loyalty to their superiors. These men
play an important part in the production
of profits from which come the bonuses
and the dividends. They generally draw
salaries ranging from $4,000 to $4,000 q
year.
believe that any executive who draws
q fixed salary Of 3100, 900 or more owes Ill
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Replies to Letter Concerning
Abraham Lincoln Brigade.

10 tne Edltor OF Inc star.
In The Star of March 4, you carried
a letter signed by the secretary Of the
Washington Post Veterans of the Abra-
ham Lincoln Brigade.
Mr.. Edward Young endeavors to put
the public right on the International
Brigade in Finland and the Abraham
Lincoln Brigade in Spain. I might state
here that a good percentage Of the peo-
pie of this country already knew what
the progressive ideals for which the
Spanish Brigade fought were.
The International Brigade in Finland
would never want 1t thought that they
were IN any way connected with the
Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain.
In Spain there was civil war being
fought with outside interests pro-
noting it, but in Finland there is an
altogether different picture. Communis-
tic Russia is trying to gobble up little
Finland. May God forbid it ever Sue
ceeding in doing So
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.
March 5.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
HortuIus
Within the Bishop's Gdrde

Within the Bishops Garden,
Washington Cathedrdl)
Walafrid Strabo, In his garden plot,
Near cloister walls. thousand years ago,
Wrote IN his little book of how plants
grow,
Lilies and lavender and bersamot.
Roses and mignonette. forget-me mot,
And many fragrant herbs we fondly
know,
Tending them all WITH care, he loved
them So
Charlemagne ruled the land. God ruled
this spot.
The empire and the emperor long are
past,
The monk and cloister and the Garden,
too,
But book and stone their treasures
guarded fast,
And now the little garden" blooms
anew
In Washington Cathedral close, at last,
Around an ancient front-myrrh. balm.
and rue.
ELIZABETH n. cREulow.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Analysis Of Roosevelt
As Third -Termer,

10 the Edltor OF The star:
There are differences of opinion as
to President Roosevelts power and
capacity as statesman, but there can
be no difference of opinion as to his
astuteness as politician.
His shrewdest move of late Is the
absolute silence with which he meets
the question as to whether he Will run
again for the presidency.
His taciturnity in regard to this ques-
ton serves him in two ways. First, it
makes him man of mystery and causes
him to be discussed. Second, it acts like
barometer to show him how he is
regarded by the country. The more his
suspected desire for a third-term is
opposed by his enemies, and the more
they move heaven and earth to give
reasons why he should not run again,
the stronger he knows he is, and the
more likelihood he knows he has Of
being elected if he should become a
presidential candidate.
Any one with any judgment at all
knows that if President Roosevelt
should run again, he would be elected.
For good or for i'll, the President Is a
man of destiny. 1 do not mean that
he is man of destiny in the great
sense, as Washington and Lincoln were
men of destiny. These two men were
men of destiny because they were great
men in themselves. President Roosevelt
is a man of destiny in the sense that
he has become President in an age of
destiny, an age of great national and
social crises. If these crises and con-
tingencies demand his continuance for
another term as President, then no
unwritten law. should prevent his serv-
ing third-term. What are unwritten
laws in an age when the whole world
is on fire?
One thing is as certain as anything
In this world can be-if President Roose-
welt is nominated for third-term, he
will be elected. This can be said OF no
other possible Democratic candidate.
CHARLES HOOPER.
San Francisco.
March /.
Evening star., 1940-03-09

OF the best in him to his stockholders
and that he should give it without the
incentive of the bonus. believe that
far more benefit to stockholders and far
more good in general will be effected by
dividing these huge bonuses among the
younger men I have described above in
the form of increased salaries so that
they would have income taxes to pay.
March g. WILLIAM D. CASSIN.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
The French Attitude

Having in turn listened to Musso-
lini and Ciano in Italy. and to Hitler,
Goering, Won Ribbentrop and Hess
IN Germany, Undersecretary of State
Welles will leave Paris for England
tomorrow, after three days of inten-
sive conversations with the leaders
Of the French government.
He has conferred with President
Lebrun, Premier Daladier, former
Premiers Herriot, Chautemps and
Blum, former Ambassadors to Wash
ington De Laboulaye and Bonnet,
various officials of the French for
eign Office and of the Senate and
Chamber of Deputies. The crowded
Partisan program of President Roose-
velt's industrious one-man fact-find-
ing commission will be concluded
today with visit with Finance Min
lister Reynaud, to be followed by
talks with the heads of the Polish
government in exile at Angers.
In none of the countries which he
has so far visited has Mr.. Welles
had opportunity to obtain so COM
prehensive picture of public senti-
ment about the war as in France.
There appears to be no stratum of
opinion that he failed to plumb.
Except in detail, our painstaking
diplomatic explorer can hardly have
been surprised by what was told him
at Paris.
From President Lebrun down to
the lowest ranking Frenchman he
consulted, Mr. Welles received assur-
ance that the republic, which has
borne the brunt of war with the ira
ditional foe across the Rhine twice
within the lives of Frenchmen still
extant, is determined this time to
see things through. once for all. AS
Premier Daladier so graphically has
put it, France, which lost nearly
three million of her bravest sons in
the World War, is resolved that the
next settlement with Germany shall
be mo mere truce between wars"
but stacking of arms which shall
insure, as far as human agencies
and will can make it possible, a fu-
ture period in which France can live
in other than a state of perpetual
terror and peril.
Our Undersecretary of State, too,
Is left in no doubt that French reso-
luton on this score represents COM
plete allied unity of view. Ever and
anon Hitler and other NaZi spokes-
men drop hints indicating that Brit
ain is the enemy and that France
has nothing to fear even from a VIC
torious Reich. 1t is noteworthy in
this connection that for the first
time Alsace and Lorraine are begin
ming to crop up in inspired" discus
sion of war aims in Germany.
Be that as it HAY, the highly
logical French are under no delusions
as to what their fate would be at the
hands Of Germany which had
accomplished it's purpose of wreck
ing the British Empire. France
knows that she would continue to
exist. even as second rate power,
wholly on Nazi sufferance. This is
not prospect which any French
man contemplates except with anx-
tety and fierce purpose that it shall
not come to pass. Like the British,
the French demand, as an irreduc-
ible minimum, the obliteration Of
the untrustworthy regime now en-
throned at Berlin and the restora-
ton of Czecho-S -Slovakian and Polish
independence. On that score there
is no doubt of the nature of the
information absorbed by Secretary
Hull's second in command.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Seeks Establishment of
international League"
To the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor Of The Star:
1t is my conviction that a considera-
ton of nationalism and internationalism
is necessary to help solve the problems of
liberty, justice. security and peace here
interest to political parties. labor unions
churches and the general public
One answer is given by the isolation
lists. such as the late Senator Borah and
Senators Nye and Hiram johnson, who
are opposed to foreign entanglements of
all sorts-even to the act of providing
aid to the victims Of aggression. Some
persons even have gone SO far as to de-
clare that they would not fight to defend
this country from invasion, so long as it
is ruled by capitalist government. They
say our own local problems are enough
for us to handle. Some would abandon
efforts to improve trade relations with
other countries; extremists of the isola-
ZIONIST group would not even attempt to
put check to foreign propaganda
aimed at subverting our purely domestic
institutions
On the other hand, the International
lists believe that the worlds problems
must be solved sooner or later through
international agreements to maintain
law and order, enforce policies make
trade agreements and keep pledges. Thus
may be avoided the invasion of one
country by the armed forces of another,
since all questions would be referred to
an international tribunal which would
have the power through collective action
not only to adjudicate but also to en-
force its decisions.
Let there be established among all
countries in harmony with this laudable
purpose an International League, with
representatives not only from the vari-
Gus governments concerned, but also
from labor organizations, churches and
the general public, including women.
Let them be chosen proportionally in
accordance with the best democratic
methods and let their duty be to promote
international understanding formulate
policies for cooperation in the establish
ment of the rights and duties of nations
and advance to the goal of democracy,
liberty, peace and security.
March 8. IGNATIUS GERACI.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Compares Spending Today
With Roman Handouts.

To the Editor Of The Star:
When the Roman empire was totter-
ing, the Caesars in futile and frantic
efforts to right Conditions decided to FIX
prices" and bureaucracy, in its worst
form was established. 1t is said that for
every citizen there were half dozen gov
eminent employees. Imitation, excessive
taxation, free spending and easy living"
all combined to set the stage for the ulti-
mate crash which was not long delayed.
History repeats. Conditions today close
ly resemble those Of the Roman period.
Caution, conservatism and thrift are
relegated, with the horse and buggy, to
an old-fashioned past. Political gravy is
doled out to the deserving" while those
that refuse to concede that deficits are
desirable are regarded as unprogressive
citizens.
EDMUND K. GOLDSBOROUGH.
March L.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
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Evening star., 1940-03-09
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Evening star., 1940-08-11

Gibraltar and French Morocco as her
share of the loot. The military experts
who have cast doubts on the genuineness
Of German threats of invasion of Britain
are inclined to treat them as bluff to
deter the British government from
sending reinforcements to the Mediter-
ranean until it is too late to save the
position in Africa. If the axis powers
intend to concentrate their attack upon
annexation of all the French and
British colonies in Africa, Germany
would send powerful contingents of her
own tank forces to assist her ally In
his African campaign. So far, however,
there are no reports indicating the
presence Of German forces in the at
tack. The British government is there
fore acting wisely in taking no risks
IN weakening the defenses Of Britain
In order to defend the African Dos
sessions. If Britain proves she is i'm
pregnable in her seagirt fastness, she
can afford to wait for readjustment
OF the African situation. lsas-
tcopyright, 1e4oJ
Evening star., 1940-08-11

armies in Libya are said to fear intensif1-
cation OF the British continental block
ade, which covers the Atlantic and much
of the Mediterranean frontages OF Eu-
rope, and to face dwindling water and
war supplies. The British navy lies
across the Mediterranean Sea path from
Italy to Libya.
Cairo looks on the Somaliland operation
as an attempt to divert England from
the big expected Egyptian push. The
italian columns in the south halted for a
day after their captures of Oadweina and
Hargeisa, according to the reconnaissance
reports of British airmen who flew over
the area taken by the italian invaders.
These observers from the sky reported
continued movement of Italian forces
around Cirenaica. particularly Of mo-
torized transports.
At weeks end, British airmen report
edly destroyed Is Italian planes in an
Evening star., 1940-08-11
BIDE TIME ON AFRICA, ADVISES LLOYD GEORGE
Stalled Nozi Attack Isles

struction of Britain have not yet de-
veloped or even been disclosed, there
can be no doubt that war against the
British Empire has begun in dead
earnest Italians have precipitated their
attack upon Britain's African empire.
In so far as their plan of campaign
has been revealed, they mean to rend
it to pieces from the Mediterranean to
the Equator and out of the fragments
of British and French possessions on
that continent, re-establish the old
Roman Empire in Northern Africa.
They have already captured one of the
most important military centers in
Sudan-Kassala. They are waiting for
floods to subside before they advance to
conquer the rest of that rich country
They have now inaugurated steady
attack upon British Somaliland which,
If it succeeds, will carry the Italian
Empire to the rest Of the shores Of
the Gulf of Alden not yet in their pos
session. They have also made menacing
inroads into the Province of Kenya,
thus demonstrating their intention to
annex tropical A1TlCa.
A still more important invasion is
that which is threatened by large
Nubian forces in Libya upon one of
the most famous countries of the world
the ancient Kingdom of Egypt-not
only renowned for its historic associa-
tions but having special Importance
Of its own because Of its strategic posi-
ton as connecting Link between the
Mediterranean and Indian Ocean,
Loss Of France Is Felt.
Here the desertion of France has
inflicted disastrous blow upon the
chances of resistance to this critical
offensive France had very considerable
force in Tunis and Syria which, COM
bined with the strong garrisons Brit
ain had in Egypt, Sudan and Palestine,
constituted an army which would have
been equal, If not superior, to any,
thing Italy could bring into the field In
that region. Capture of Alexandria or
Port Said would place the British fleet
in precarious position in the Med
iterranean.
There are indications that Fascist
Spain is preparing to leap into the
arena. She already has earmarked
Evening star., 1940-08-11
By David Lloyd George.

count the gigantic forces at the disposal
of the enemy, whether on land or In air,
it is quite obvious that their. leaders
have not yet risked their whole strength
in an effort to finish us of in one fell
stroke.
This is what they threatened, but the
threat has not yet materialized. We
have not, however, written their predic-
ton off as if it were an idle threat in
tended to intimidate us into abject peace.
We are preparing as if it were meant.
Whether it is intended as an attempt
to invade our shores with all the me-
chanical equipment which has crushed
other lands, or whether the offensive is
to be confined to colossal attack from
the air on our ships, our ports, our fac
tories, our means of communication,
energetic preparations are being made
to counter either or both Of these prof.
ects for our destruction.
Fail in Air Superiority.
To succeed in either of these alter
native schemes, superiority In the air
is an essential condition. That has
not yet been established by the German
air force despite its undoubted superb
ority in numbers. There is an impress
sion, confirmed by experience in hard,
continuous fighting, that British ma
chimes are superior in fighting quality
to those of the enemy and that British
pilots display more daring dexterity in
handling OF their machines than their
rivals. The latest and greatest air
struggle of the war, fought Thursday
over the Channel will deepen and
strengthen this conviction
The German air force has not yet
secured the necessary supremacy to
justify the general staff in risking the
perils of invasion across seas where
the British Navy possesses overwhelming
superiority over craft at the disposal
of the invader. This fact may account
for the delay which has occurred in
launching Of the much-vaunted in
vasion Of Britain. Thursdays battle
may induce further postponement and
not impossibly reconsideration Of long
ithoughtout plans based on q miscon-
ception Of the strength Of obstacles to
be overcome.
4 But although Nah plans for the de-