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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-01-05

SITUACE We VLASTI.
Nalada ceskeho obyvatelstva
v historickych zemfch jest dnes
urcovana jednak vedom1m, re
jest konec nacistickych 1spe-
chG a re jest jiz mono videti
pr1znaky rozkladu dnesn1ho
zr1zen1, jednak vzrdstajfcf ne
spokojenost1 vyvolanou reflexy
vazne hospodaTske situace RI
Sc a neustale prohlubovanou
gernanisac1 i rye ceskych kra
il. Vnejskove, tabulkove po-
nemcovan1 bylo jen pfedzvest1
germanisace materielnl ,jej1mz
elem jest znehodnocen1 cele-
no ceskeho naroda cestou pod
lomen1 jeho vitality vsemi pro-
stTedky. Odtud persekuce pro-
Il intelektualGm, ktera vyvr-
cholila uzavTen1m vysokych
Skol a krvavym exemplarnfm
potrestan1m Tady studentskych
DEMONSTRATE proti nacisticke-
mu dtisku. Odtud pocfna.jlcf
persekuce roln1kd a z%ivnostn1-
XII, ktera ma pripraviti pod
mlnky pro novou velkorysou
u6meckou kolonisaci. Vyvoj
v6c1 ukazuje ma to, re 1fady
pracujfc1 dosud pod kontrolou
Nemcd budou JIM nyni Primo
pfevzaty a Cesi budou degra-
dovani ma jich pouh6 technic-
k6 organy. Zejmena to plati
ovsem o policii a zeleznicn1 a
~postovn1 sprave. Svobodny pan
Won Neurath, ktery 81 sve pro-
jevy bud dava psat, anebo jimi
chce dokazat sve umen1 pfizpd
sobovati Sc sym panGm, posta
vii nedavno svetu pred oci o.
braz idylickeho souzit1 CechG
a Nemc1, nyni musel desauova-
tt svoje tvrzen1 ostrymi opatre-
mimi prot t. Nv. rusitelGm po-
koje. Jest smesne, Chill Sc
pokusy rozmazati jasne obry-
sy pravdy slovy O hrstce Bene-
Scvych stoupencG. Rozmery
konfliktu jsou nejlepe zrejme
z toho, re kazdy pr1slusn1k ne
meckeho naroda v t. Nv. "Pro-
5ektorat6" dostava v pripade
potreby jak Sc to jiz v techto
dnech stale, charakter policej-
nfho asistenta. Uvaz1me-li, re
cesky narod jest neozbrojen a
re k zarucen1 pokoje jsou do
Prahy a jinych zvlaste nebez-
pecnych mist povolavany stale
dals1 sbory SS-mand, vid1me,
re sp1se by byla ma m1ste rec O
dvou prot sobe stojfcfch tote
litach nez o hrstkach nespoko-
jencd. Nasvedcuje tomu ostat-
ne i sama drasticnost opatreni
smerujic1ch k likvidaci nepo-
kojG.
Tendence domaciho odboje
Sc dnes jiz pine kryje S tenden-
cemi odboje zahranicn1ho. Ze-
silovane snahy o sdiskreditova-
n 1vGdcG zahranicnfho odboje,
zejmena dra. Benese argumen-
ty, ktere mely 1spesny ohlas v
lonske krisi, jsou nyni jiz ma
presto marne. Lid polozil row.
n1tko mezi dremt Benesem a
Will dobyti ceskoslovenskemu
narodu zpet jeho svobody tim
spfse, re i Nemci a germanofil-
ske skupiny cinf podobn6. BOZ
proti dru. Benesovi jest sprav-
ne chapan jake 1sil1 o sm1r S
dnesn1m davem. Toto del1tko
stav1 tedy ma jednu stranu gros
naroda a ma druhou stranu je-
no vedome a bezdecne zradce.
Pc pravde receno jest malo
tech, kterf by neuznavali, re VI
zahranicn1 politice dra. Bene-
Sc Sc dostalo nejvets1 satisfak-
&c. Krone toho je mnoho tech,
kteTf prakticky poznali neslu-
citelnosti ideologicke zavislosti
ma nacismu S kalsickym obsa-
csl. vlastenectv1. Nenl nej-
pochyby o tom, re narod
ii pTeje, ably nova republika
.yla Republican Masarykovou
Benesovou.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-01-05
Kocka zadusila dscko.

V Presque Isle, Maine, ctyr-
mesfcnf nemluvne bylo zaduse-
no kockou. Byla to Arlene,
dceruSka manzel1 Auburn Ire
landovych. Kocka vyskocila
ma l1zko decka a roztahla Sc
tam pres oblicej nemluvnete.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-01-05
MaIy ~OZnalnOvatel.
WANTED-FOR sALE-ETC
$500 McElderry ST.
Rohovy dun, prazdny.
Ma prodej neb k pronajmut-

25U9 McEldeffy 81.
Rohovy dun, prazdny.
Ma prodej neb k pronajmutl
253 S. REGISTER St.
Z sv6tnic, $4,000
rs Admiral Blvd, Dundalk
6 sv6tnic, koupelna, topeni
horkou vodu, S gruntem
2601 Springhill Ave, pTedn
Veranda, top. horkou vodou
1851 S. Decker Avenue
6 sv6tnic, koupelna, $14OO
112 n. Highland Ave. 6 sv6tnic
koupelna, veIky dvorek
1886 Hudson St. u sv6tnic,
koupelna, tOpeni
SOP S. Oldham st. = kuchyn
pTizemf. 2 apartmenty
1928 Dundalk Ave- sv6tnic,
kOupelna, topenl, z gruntem
1905 Lansing ST. - 6 sv6tnic,
koupelna, topenf, $1O5O.OO
1920 S. Kenwod Ave. = tope-
nj horkou vodOu,ss gruntem
2510 E. Jefferson St.-Rohovy
dun S kramem, prazdny
Ma prodej neb k pronajmut1
1924 E. Hoffman st.
zavdavek $3.50
1927 N. Montford Avenue
zavdavek $3.50
3006 DuBoise Ave- svetnic,
koupelna, topenf horkou vodou
garage. Novy.
PELCZAR
Real Estate & Insurance
1888 EASTERN AVENUE
WOLFE $3.50
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-01-05

Povfda jeden obchodnik, O.
tee til dosp1vajfcfch, lepe rece-
no, vyspelych deer: "Holky
jsou nejdrazsf zbozf, elm dial
stojf vic pence a pTece clovek
ma ne nem1ze pfirazit."
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23
COUNTY WPA HOLDS
OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEK

The WPA emergency education
and sewing projects are holding
open house in Dickinson County
this week. Registers of visitors to
each project are kept, and the pub
lie is viewing the work.
On Monday evening the open
house was started with Dutch din
ners at Haysi, Clintwood, West
Dante and Nora. At these meet
ings dinners were served and talks
made explaining the work Of
WPA. The theme of the talks was
that "WPA pays your commun-
ity." The permanent values that
the relief program has brought to
Dickinson County were stressed.
One speaker declared that WPA
has given Dickinson county roads
that never would have been built.
and that the cost of the work was
far less than such work could
have been done otherwise.
Mrs. Kate Friend, supervisor of
women's work, and J. M. C.. Suth
erland, supervisor of emergency
education, are in charge of the
WPA publicity program of this
county.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23
GRASSY LOCALS

The small grandson of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charley Anderson, aged one
week, was buried yesterday at the
Grassy cemetery. The cause of it's
death has not been determined.
Mrs. Philip E. Deel and daugh-
ter, Patricia Ann, left for short
visit to her home at Clifton Forge.
The Breaks baseball team held
it's first game here yesterday at
the new ball field. They won an
easy victory over the Indepen-
dents with a score of Is to 10.
Emery Deel, of the Clintwood
CCC camp, visited his parents ov-
err the weekend.
Kelly Stiltner called on Miss
Flora Deel at Harmon Saturday
night.
Miss Edna Colley, who is TAX
ing nurses training at Abingdon
is at home on a short vacation.
Frank Viers called on Miss
Flora Turner Sunday afternoon.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23
Dickinson County Herald

Louise Smith, Nellie Mae Smith,
Virgil Souders.
Mrs. W.R. Sparks, Adron Speer,
Allen E. Stanley, Annette Stanley,
Bruce Stanley, Mrs. Beuna H.
Stanley, Everette B. Stanley, J.C.
Stanley, Sidney Stanley, Mrs. YER
die R. Stanley, Mrs. Drake F..
Strouth, Silas Strouth,
c. A. Sutherland, C. G.. Suther-
land, Hunter c. Sutherland, Mrs.
Irene D. Sutherland, Jasper R.
Sutherland, Louise Sutherland,
Nell Sutherland, Bonsall Sykes.
Elaine Tiller, A. M. West, Mrs
A. M. West.
Mrs. Flora S. Willis, Tranver
Willis, Frank Wood, Miss B.
Wright, Mrs. Sallie M. Wright,
Trulah Wright, Mrs. Grace C.
Yates, Grayson Yates.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23
DWALE NEWS

Bernie Mullins and mother Wis
tied Mrs. Cowan Pickett Sunday.
Inez McGlothlin gave a birth
day party at her home Saturday
evening. Guests were: Emerson
Nina Lee Mullins, Starland Null
Inns, Kelse Mullins, Emma Jane
Mullins, Lee Mullins, Nell Puck
EFT, Norman Roberts, Avery Null
Inns, Geraldine Pickett and Jerald
Sykes.
Denver Webb and Homer Buch
anan were visitors of Rufus and
Woodrow Webb Sunday
Cleophus Hopson and wife have
been visiting Mrs. VERNE Hopson
this weekend.
jamie McGlothlin visited her
sister at Darwin Saturday.
Harry Lee Presley was here
on business Wednesday.
Mr., and Mrs. Jess w. Skeen are
visiting in Charlottesville this
week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23
TIvIs LOCALS

Miss Ida Lee and brother. Earl,
were visiting here Tuesday of last
week. Miss Lillian Mullins ac-
companied them home.
Virgil F. Skeen visited Troy Rat
lift Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Branham
visited with their neighbors Sum
day.
Kennith Willis visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cedric Mul
Inns Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Colley and
sons, Lamar and Warren Grey,
visited at the home of Silas Null
Inns Sunday.
Ferrel Ratliff, of Ash Camp,
KY, is visiting friends and rela-
tives here.
Hines Colley, Maynard Ratlift
and Paul Owens attended square
dance on Priest Fork Saturday
night.
Next Saturday and Sunday is
meeting time for the Regular Bap
lists at Tivis Chapel. A large
crowd is expected.
Claude F. Beverly was here one
day this week checking up on dog
license. Reports are that one dog
was killed by Mr.. Beverly.
Arnold Edwards has been visit
'ng his father, Martin Edwards, of
Duty.
Earl Yates and Hansel Large
were with the horse jockeys at
BARLEY Branch Saturday and both
parties rode home new horses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stratton Hay Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bran
ham Sunday.
Luther Stanley and family call
ed on friends and relatives at
Birchleaf over the weekend.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23
TEACHERS ELECTED
(From page one)

Mrs. Virginia G. Nickalaus.
Hampton Osborne, Mrs. Dorsie
Owens, Granville Owens, Mrs.
Hazel C. Parker, Mrs. George
Phillips, Alfred Phipps, Hattie
Phipps, Joel F. Phipps, Carmella
Pizzuta, Simpson D. Powers, WA.
Powers, iona S. Powers, June
Priode, Mrs. Lena c. Priode,
B. Tate CULLEN, Mrs. B. Tate
CULLEN.
Clyde E. Reedy, Corbette M.
Reedy, Dorsey Reedy, M. w. Re
mines, Samantha Remines, Gran
vile Robinson, Enoch M. Rose.
Bess Rudder, Gladys Rudder, Har
old r. Rush, Oma Salyer, Mrs
Ferne H. Short, Mrs. Nell SilcOx
James M. Skeen, Paul Skeen, Mrs
Beuna Smith, Elmer c. Smith
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23

track and field meet, entered the
district meet at Wytheville last
Saturday. Although not winning
any first places against strong
competition, Jerry Friend took
second honors in the hundred
yard dash, and Kermit Hibbitts
took second in the mile event.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

ONOEh VI TODAAOA1AO4N
VIRGINIA.: In the Clerks Office
of the Circuit Court of the
County of Dickinson, on the
End day of May, 1910.
FLORA COLEMAN, Complainant,
against
LEE COLEMAN, Defendant.
The object of this suit is to OBJ
tain a divorce a Vlncullo Matrl-
mony from the defendant upon
the grounds Of desertion.
And affidavit having been made
and filed that the defendant. Lee
Coleman, is not q resident of the
State of Virginia, it is ordered
that he do appear here within 10
days after due publication hereof,
and do what may be necessary
to protect his interest in this suit.
And it is further ordered that
copy hereof be published once
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23

week for four successive weeks
in the Dickinson County Herald,
and that a copy be posted at the
front door of the court house of
this county on or before the 1st
may rules, 1910.
A copy-Teste:
K. E. Fuller, Deputy
w. E. Counts, Clerk.
D. M. Crabtree and
Hanse1 Fleming, p.q. MAY 2, 1910
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23
METHODIST CONFERENCE
OF BIG STONE GAP
DIST. HERE NEXT MAY
(Contributed)

Rev. L. D. Perkins, Mrs. Emma
Flanagan, Roland E. Chase and
Prof. M. w. .Remines have Just re
turned from the Methodist Dist
riot Conference, held this week
for the Big Stone Gap District of
the Methodist church, at Penning
ton Gap.
They invited the conference to
meet next year in Clintwood, and
the invitation was accepted, and
the conference will meet here in
Clintwood in May, 1941.
The conference for the Big
Stone Gap District includes all the
Methodist churches of what was
formerly the Southern, the North
ern and the Protestant churches
in Scott, Lee, Wise and Dickinson
counties, as all these three branch
es of the Methodist church are
now consolidated into one Metho-
dist church. This will probably be
the largest gathering that Clint
wood has ever attempted to enter
tain, but we feel confident that
our town will do the entertaining
nicely.
A year ago, in May, 1899, this
town entertained the conference
of the Southern Methodist church
for the Tazewell District. but
since that time the Methodist
churches in Dickinson County, at
the Iolston Annual Conference
last October, took the Methodist
churches in Dickinson out of the
TazeWell District and placed them
in the Big Stone Gap District, and
consolidated the other branches of
the Methodist church into one
church. This district conference,
therefore, will be very much larg
er than the conference held here
in 1884. 1t will be quite an honor
to the town to have this confer
ence meet with us.
Rev. S. C. Beard of Big Stone
Gap is the district superintendent
of the Big Stone Gap District. In
the southern branch of the church
this officer was formerly called
the Presiding Elder.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-06-20
ASKOV

Henry Petersen left Friday for Eve
leth to spend a few days visiting
relatives and friends.
Milton Lingaard of Ivanh o e,
stopped for a short visit here Friday
with Edmund c. Rix.
A large number of Askovites jour-
neyed to Pine City Sunday, both to
see and take part in the 10th District
Legion convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens X. Hyldahl were
callers in Minneapolis Tuesday. Mrs.
A. Jensen accompanied them there
and then continued by train to Cedar
Falls, Iowa, where she will attend the
Danish church conference and visit
with relatives and friends for two or
three weeks.
Attorney Gunnar Jensenius and
Thorvald Sorensen, both from Chi
cago, came Monday for a visit at the
Svend Petersen home and incidentally
do a little fishing and see northern
Minnesota. Mr.. Jensenius is supreme
trustee in the Danish Brotherhood
and was chairman of the national
convention committee in Chicago last
year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-06-20

sessions and l wouldn't swap good
section of Minnesota land for all that
l have seen. The people live in
squalor and are afflicted with all
the diseases known to science. Why
should we take on an additional bur-
den of this character when we have
so many people at home whose lot
should be bettered?
We have been in the Philippine
Islands since 1852 years, and it is
admitted that we have given the
Filipinos a good and honest admin
istration. In doing so we have spent
hundreds of millions in building
schools, colleges, roads and improv-
ing sanitation. It has cost us thou
sands of lives to carry on the pro-
gram and all the thanks we get is
abuse.
Were we to go into the West
Indies we would get the same reward.
Sir Gilbert Parker may not have been
SO far wrong when he said, ''the
Americans, next to the Chinese, are
the most gullible people in the world"
Being given an intelligence quotient
that places us just above the Chinese
is discouraging to say the least.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-06-20
CrindstOne Lake

Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Barto and
children of near Hinckley, called at
the Zajicek home last Thursday aft
ernoon.
Miss Norma Wahlberg returned
Monday after teaching Bible school
two weeks in Isanti.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Wahlberg ac-
companied Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph VAIL
quist of Kerrick, to Minneapolis Sat-
urday and attended the wedding of
Mr.. Wahlberg's niece, Miss Helen
Johnson, to MIR. Bernard Peterson
Saturday evening. They returned
the same evening.
The Lutheran midsummer picnic
date has been changed to Sunday,
June 80, at the Adolph Olson farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erick Skoglund and
family were weekend guests at the
Hans Myrvold home. Lorraine Skog-
lund remained for longer visit.
Mrs. C. Noyes and Mrs. Jergeson
of east of Hinckley, Mrs. Russell
Bennett of Duluth, and Mrs. Hart
land of Friesland, were callers at the
Sjodahl home last Thursday. In the
evening Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Sjo-
dahl of st. Paul, called there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schmidt of
Kroschel, were callers at the VIM.
Sjodahl home Monday evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-06-20
South Holyoke

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Zinter and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Oswasky went to
Carlton Monday.
Miss Laura Palmer has been visit
ing at the Tom Walton home the past
week.
Herman Zinter, Jr., spent the week
end at his parental home.
Milton Person visited friends in
Duluth Sunday.
Geo. Sorenson and son, Walter, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Wally Pearson and baby
went to Kerrick Sunday.
The Al Club had their June
meeting at the Ann Culliton home
Saturday.
Miss June Person has been helping
at the Charlie Allen home recently.
Many of the ladies of the South
Side attended the bridal shower at
the Becker home for Mrs. Harold
Peterson Evelyn Soderburg) We'd
nesday afternoon of last week.
Clifford Person has been on the
sick list the last few days.
Louis Pryor of Harris, spent Mon
day visiting at the Sorenson home.
Mrs. Tom Walton and Mrs. Geo.
Sorenson spent Tuesday visiting at
the Floyd Palmer home in Wrenshall
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-06-20
Pleasant Hill

Mr.. and Mrs. Erick lack and chill
dren moved to Holyoke last Thursday.
Mr.. lack bought restaurant there.
Friends wish the lack family sue
cess.
Visitors at the Mrs. Mary Kvas-
nicka home recently were Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Kvasnicka and children,
MIR. Hedberg, Mrs. Frank Pavelka,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Pavelka, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Schrader and sons
and John Pavelka.
A very large crowd gathered at
the Frank Martinek, Sr., home Sunday
afternoon and helped them celebrate
their 51st wedding anniversary. A
fine lunch was served by the ladies
and good time reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kalafut were
entertained for dinner at the M. Beck
strom home Sunday.
Mrs. Jerry Sostak gave a birthday
party in honor of her two little sons
Saturday afternoon. The neighbor
children and their mothers attended.
A delicious lunch was served by Mrs.
Sostak
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-06-20
HELPING HAND All CLUB NEWS

A special meeting was held at the
Rutledge schoolhouse Thursday, June
Is, in connection with the picnic held
at Grindstone lake Sunday. Paul
Carlson took the group there in his
bus.
The club is appreciative to the
women who so generously helped at
the picnic. They were Mrs. Abra-
hanson, Mrs. Schelhorse, Mrs. Reuer
and Mrs. Ekberg.
The picnic was success. A few
members from the school took prizes
in the races. Max McMillin, county
agent, gave several boat rides to the
many All members who were there.
A sewing demonstration was held
at the Ekberg home Monday after
noon.
A baking demonstration will be
held at Mrs. Abrahamson's home
Thursday afternoon. Lorrayne Krie-
ger will give a demonstration on cake
baking Lorraine Mills and Marie
Genadek will give bread baking
demonstration.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-06-20
Health Ward
Information furnished by Pine County
Nursing Service.

During the past week Miss Virginia
Karlson has conducted two classes,
one in Ogema township, which con-
sists of women who are studying
home nursing, and the Askov girls
who are taking lessons in first aid.
It is indeed well for these women
and girls to study these subjects. The
Girl Scouts are expected to know
what to do in an emergency, such
as to stop bleeding, protect an injured
part, give artificial respiration if nee
essary, as in drowning and other
first aid measures, until a doctor can
be secured. The Legion Auxiliary of
Askov, is going to furnish first aid
text books for the Girl Scouts.
The east central Subcommittee had
a program and pie social in the
Cloverton school to raise money for
supplies for loan closet and material
for obstetrical packs. A good crowd
attended and the program was en-
joyed. Mrs. Gunnard Langstrom was
in charge and the Mesdames Fred
erick, Austin, Wander Linden, Hal
stad, Hughes, Tollefson, Sperling and
others donated pies and helped with
the program. The meeting date for
this group is not yet certain. The
women are to decide when they can
meet and let Miss Karlson know.
Miss Karlson spent the week.
end, Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
at the All camp at Grindstone lake,
teaching first aid and helping Miss
Hecker, who is All leader. This or
ganization concerns itself with health
and health activities. These boys
and girls learn how to live clean,
healthy lives.
Miss Karlson continues her home
visits, doing folloW-up on school work
tuberculosis, maternity, baby cases
and other cases.
The Red Cross Chapter of Pine City
has helped two families with baby
clothing. The Red Cross chapter of
Hinckley has purchased first aid text
books for the Hinckley Girl Scouts.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-06-20

1900 to 1880 it would take until the
year 1000 simply to double the ex-
listing standards of living"
Other authorities have expressed
similar views. Last winter one of the
country's outstanding chemists told
me that if all our people were to be
supplied with the things they re-
quire we would have to 60 on a "a
hour production schedule for the next
so years. Our national income last
year was about SO billion dollars.
This scientist commended that it can
he doubled and trebled, which would
make our debt problem compare
lively simple matter.
The Right Spirit.
l have long been an admirer of
Congressman Hamilton Fish. He is
frank, fearless and usually pretty
level headed. During the debate last
Friday on the Rogers resolution, call
ing upon the State department for
information as to commitments that
we have with belligerent countries,
Mr.. Fish said, 81 propose to intro
duce Immediately legislation to do
away with any restrictions which
prohibit American citizens from fight
ing in foreign armies under penalty of
losing their citizenship.
81 feel that those who want to
fight should be permitted to do so
at their own risk. l want to make it
easy and feasible for such prominent
interventionists as President Conant
of Harvard university, Walter Lipp-
mann, other well known columnists,
newspaper editors and International
ist bankers to enlist in the French
Foreign Legion in order to practice
what they preach without involving
the American people who are 80 per
cent in favor of keeping out of foreign
wars.
81 know of nothing in the existing
law that would prevent Dorothy
Thompson from driving an ambulance
in the war zones as is now being done
by many brave young Americans who
have already volunteered.
ut would be interesting to know
what some of these war-mongering
columnists, editors, college professors
and international bankers did in the
last war, and to observe how many
interventionists who want us to 60 to
war are beyond the draft age"
1t does not require a great deal of
courage for those who are beyond
the draft age to advocate Americas
participation in the war. To my mind
the best patriot is he who thinks of
Americas welfare first, last, and all
the time. With Americans there
cannot be divided allegiance.
Do Not Want Them.
From time to time someone comes
forward with proposal that we
acquire British and French posses
sions in the western hemisphere in
settlement of World war debts. Some
even go so far as to suggest that we
"seize" these possessions if necessary.
That, of course, would be an act of
war. 1t may be desirable to secure
the protection of the Panama canal,
but the proposal to take over all the
possessions held by the Allies is just
plain foolish.
Several years ago Great Britain
created the Royal West Indies COM
mission to study the problems of over
population, depressed agricultural
prices and the need for broader social
service. After an exhaustive study
the commission recommended that
Britain spend five million dollars
annually for the next 20 years to
improve the lot of the unfortunates
who occupy these possessions.
l have visited several of these pos