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Evening star., 1940-09-30

publican nominee. Such an attack
by Chairman Ed Flynn in New York
would have caused no surprise, but
coming from a man whom Mr..
Roosevelt once flattered by saying
he should be kept in public office
for life, it is something unexpected.
Theory Applied by High Officials.
This theory of smearing the op-
posing candidate and all who dis
agree with the administration has
been zealously applied by the New
Dealers in high office as well as by
their political managers.
There were times when men like
George Norris raised their voices
against the misuse of public Offices
and funds for political purposes.
But, it has been announced, that
even George Norris speech de-
nouncing Mr.. Willkie is to be cir
culated "franked is, with
taxpayers money-aS a campaign
document. thus evading the s3,000,-
900 expense limitation. 1t is no
excuse to say the Republicans do
it, too. George Norris, the great
liberal of other days, would never
have allowed public funds to be
used wrongly by either party with
out lifting his voice in protest. But
these are not other days-these are
days of bitter partisanship and to-
talitarianism when expediency is
king and when principles and ira
ditionS have gone with the wind.
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gard that the situation has under
gone any substantial alteration.
Secretary Of State Hull points out
that the alignment just promulgated
is "a relationship which has long
existed in effect" What he evidently
means is the anti-COmintern pact.
Apart from the professedly anti
Communist sentiments which in
spired that agreement, It was fully
recognized here that the three high
contracting parties. besides being
commonly totalitarian, are united by
an aggressive ideology hostile to
everything for which America stands
in international relationSA Barring
overt acts in the Pacific more pro-
vocative than anything yet ventured
the United States will sit tight. 1t
will retreat no single step from our
policy respecting the status quo and
open door, while short-of-war sus-
tenance of Britain will continue,
probably on a rising scale The
squeeze play, or bluff, or whatever
1t is, Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito
are trying on, isn't disturbing your
Uncle Sam.
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|And What
They Do
Mitchell Field Chief
Carries On Despite
Lack Of Equipment
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.

While talent for makeshift might
not rate highly in civilization as
sailed by deadly precision, 1t has
certain advantages in a democracy
as against the au-or-nothing tech
niques of absolutist government.
The mechanics of the latter are
such that when 1t Is wrecked, 1t Is
an inert, busted machine in q ditch,
while democracy has an organic
quality which makes 1t adaptive,
allows improvision, and perhaps
enables 1t to grow new tissue and
survive deal Of waste and muddling.
Col. Douglas L. Netherwood, COM
manding officer Of the Northeast
anti-aircraft defense at Mitchell
Field, indirectly touches of this
idea. Recruits for the anti ti-aircraft
forces are wearing odd assortments
of uniforms, sleeping In garages
because Of the lack of tents, and
drilling without sufficient rifles or
other equipment. To the worries,
Col. Netherwood SAYS:
"Shucks, we're doing all right,
and I'm sure that the quartermas-
ters will catch up on their out
fitting soon. I drilled in my civilian
clothes when I joined the Army
back in 1908 as a private after 7
graduated from college. I'm sure
the young fellows we have out here
at Mitchell Field don't mind it any
more than I did"
Col. Netherwood was born in
Birmingham, England. and. Incl
dentally, the English are good i'm
provisers and instructive pragmat-
lists. Their democracy came from
adjustment and improvisation,
rather than from the grand prin-
ciples of the encyclopedias. How.
ever, Col. Netherwood is no apollo.
gist for hit-or-miss preparedness.
In 1908 he entered the Army. after
his graduation from Texas Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College, and
during the years in which he has
been steadily advanced in grade ne
has studied techniques of precision
at the Army War College. the Army
Industrial College and the Air Corps
Practical School-with diplomas
from all of them.
He entered the Coast Artillery,
transferred 10 the Signal Corps and
got his rating as military aviator
in 1917 In 1920 the aviation section
of the Signal Corps was designated
as the Army Air Corps. He con-
tinued as pilot and observer. at
tained the rank Of lieutenant colonel
in 1885, and took command Of
Mitchell Field February IA, 1910.
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United States plan for closer West
ern Hemisphere cooperation.
Informed sources here said the
conference would try to arrange for
the exchange Of surpluses on a
barter basis.
These sources declared tempo
rary abandonment Of free trade
principles would not be regarded
as significant at this time because
of the European war.
Warren Lee Pierson, president OF
the Export Import Bank. conferred
recently with leaders in both coun-
tries. The conference was planned
at the Havanna conference last
July.
Out of the new conference, in
formants said. should come an Ar
gentine market for Brazilian iron
rubber and textiles in exchange fol
a Brazilian market for Argentine
shoes, fruits and vegetables.
A Foreign Ministry ofncial said
Argentina also would insist upor
an increase in wheat and -four ex-
ports in view of the large crop.
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appreciation of his 40 years of public
service, the Senator said: Il have
had occasion to criticize the Federal
Reserve laws administration and a
great many other things. 1t has not
been agreeable to me. AS politician,
it would be pleasant and perhaps
profitable for one to go before his
people and profess a desire and pur-
pose unalterable TO be regular, but
I am an irregular"
Evening star., 1940-09-30
Oil Train Going to Reich
DeroiIed in YuqosIoviu

BY the Associated Press.
zAGREB. Yugoslavia Sept 30
A train made up mostly of tank
cars. en- route from Rumania TO
Germany. was derailed Saturday
night between Zagreb and Ljubljana
in what was believed to be an act
of sabotage.
The tracks were damaged 50 Sc
verely traffic was held up all. day.
Yugoslav newspapers were forbidden
by censors to publish the news.
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ness and calm
resolution. AS
strongly indicaL-
ed by Undersec-
retary Of State
Welles at Cleve-
land Saturday,
there will be no
change Of policy
t o W ard either
Britain or China,
despite threats
that the new
combination is
aimed" at the
United States.
The administra-
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Washington Observations
Official Washington, While Not Blind to Posi-,
PeriIs, Faces Axis Pact With Cumness

France and the United States. The
relative impoverishment Of Ger
many, Italy and Japan became their
respective justifications for expan-
sion aims, even II these could be
achieved only by aggressive war.
The Japanese set about to right
their "have-not" situation by annex
ing Manchuria and later by occupa-
ton of other vast areas Of China.
The Italians followed suit in Ethi-
opia. Then Germany grabbed Aus
tria and Czecho-Slovakia Every
body knows what the Nazis have
acquired in the way Of living space"
during the past year. Today. the
triumvirate of "have-not" nations,
which have just become offensive
and defensive allies, can more prop
erly be dubbed ''have-got" nations.
Whether they will some day be dis
possessed of the fruits of conquest
in Europe, Asia and Africa is On the
lap of the gods.
"The Draft and You"
From the pen Of Representative
Celler, Democrat, of New York there
comes a timely and fact-crammed
booklet entitled The Draft and
You" 1t poses all the knotty ques-
tionS raised by CONSUMPTION and sup
plies all the answers. Forewords
are contributed by the co-authors
of the law. Senator Burke Of Ne
braska and Representative Wads-
worth of New York Representative
Celler is ranking member of the
House Judiciary Committee and
served as Government appeal agent
in connection with the 1917 World
War Draft Act. The scope of ques-
tions covered by his informative
little volume ranges all the way from
the fundamental Where. when,
how do 1 register?" to viii I be
called if I have fiat feet or bad
evesight?" and will be better off
if I volunteer without waiting TO be
drafted?"
X
Rail Leader for F. ID. r.
One of organized labor's big shots.
David B. Robertson, president of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen. has just
come out for President Roosevelt. In
the announcement of his attitude,
Mr.. Robertson notes that the rail-
road industry since 1888 has seen
rise in employment Of approxi-
mately 250000, more than 26000
Of whom were added to the men,
bership rolls of the B. Of L. F. and E.
while assets of the brotherhood have
increased a little over $4,000 900.
There is nothing to be gained by
a change in our national admin
istration," says Mr. Robertson. Il
have vet to learn Of anything thus
far offered by other presidential
candidates which gives promise of
any improvement IN the handling
of the country's affairs"
irregular" Carter Glass.
At the concluding session Of last
weeks convention Of the American
Bankers Association in Atlantic
City, signal honors were paid to
Senator Glass as author OF the
Federal Reserve Act. The veteran
Virginian was hailed as "a leading
exponent of economic sanity in the
fiscal affairs of Government" In
accepting a testimonial scroll in
Evening star., 1940-09-30
Brazil and Argentina
Plan Trade Conference

b. the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES. Sept. 30
Brazil and Argentina laid the
groundwork yesterday for a trade
conference. starting Thursday. in
which the two nations are ex-
pected to fall In step with the
Evening star., 1940-09-30

Buckfires
Senator Norris
Is Latest Foe to
Adopt Technique
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

There's one thing which is max
Ing votes for Wendell L. Willkie
foster than any other factor and it
probably will come as a surprise to
the Roosevelt camp. It's the per-
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sistent attempt
to impugn the
honesty and in
tegrity of the
Republican NOM
inee by constant
ly smearing his
character and
his record.
The Roosevelt
administra ton
for several years
has adopted the
smear technique
especially during
speeches. T n e
theory is that if
Won once inDllpn
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show in the Far East, but most of
the best-informed men here think
the Japanese too deeply involved in
China TO make the side show really
serious.
Generally speaking, what is
feared is that the Germans will put
part of their air force ard their vast
and now unemployed land war ma
chine to work, to assist the Italians
in Transforming the Mediterranean
INTO an axis lake. RumorS have al
Evening star., 1940-09-30
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

While in no sense blind to the
perils implicit in the triple alliance
of Germany, Italy and Japan, OFF,
cial Washington faces 1t with COOL
Evening star., 1940-09-30

HE opinions OF the wrers this their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented IN The
Stars effort to gue all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1940-09-30


Information has been received here the visits
OF looking
would ehectuay
the Cape Of Good Hope In
this way
more than the United States
by yNorhA Amerca
Evening star., 1940-09-30
Miqht Give Japan Trouble

Sea disposal of the General OF the
resist Jaoanese Navy but
the well sheltered
Ac colonies and these units might give the
good deal of trouble
Shanghai
definitely admitting that they
resistance Of the Chinese trey sun
consider lan6ng Indies difficult
risky.
Formosa and at the
at the
japanese might also take Saigon ano bay
the finest naval bases IN the racine
their hands the task OF the meet Wouo not
Japanese stan considers
maintain the status quo IN the
Evening star., 1940-09-30
Immigration Crisis Recalled.

Current Toxic newspaper warn
ings of the .inevitability of clash"
with the United States SAVIOR some
what Of the atmosphere which pre-
vailed IN Japan during the 1924
immigration law crisis Just as
Congress was on the eve Of aboGsh-
ing the former gentlemen's agree
ment, under which a limited number
of Japanese was admissible to this
country. and was considering tie
substitution of exclusion legislation,
the japanese Ambassador submitted
his celebrated grave consequence"
note to Secretary of State Hughes.
Almost as soon as that trucuient
communication was brought to Cap
itol Hills attention. the exclusion
provision was enacted. Nippon's ma
tional pride was deeply wounded by
that action. 1t fingers as an open
sore in Japanese American relations,
second only to our consistent oppo-
sition to iTokio's methods of estab-
fishing h new order in Asia"
Evening star., 1940-09-30

tember 6-the expedition was i'm
provised. The collapse of the i'm
provization is now history.
Had Dakar been captured, the
Senegalese troops. among the best
fighting men in the world, would
have been at the disposition of De
Gaulle and the British. There might
have been a northward movement,
ending in the occupation of the
African shore Of the Mediterranean
before the Germans. Now. instead,
Evening star., 1940-09-30
Sunken Liner Survivors
Landed at British Port
By the Associated Press.

BY INS hSSUCIEItu FltSS.
A NORTHERN BRITISH PORT.
Sept. 30-Survivors of the 5 802 ton
Donaldson liner Sulairia, torpedoed
by a German submarine last
Wednesday, were landed here yes
terdav. One member Of the crew,
j. Curran of Sligo, Ireland, was
killed outright.
The others were picked up by a
British warship after drifting "a
hours.
The loss of the liner, which traded
between Scotland and Canada before
the war, was announced in New York
last Wednesday by Mackay Radio.
Evening star., 1940-09-30
The Capital Parade
Nozis, RepeIIed by Britain, Seen Planning
To Extend Theuter Of War to Mediterranean

Behind violently dramatic
read simple meaning The Germans have lost
immediate reduction
heater of the laying the the
in Berlin
Evening star., 1940-09-30
The Dokur Disaster

the French African colonies their fate Is likely gmy
l-fated
general" who Haon between
aS until the collapse Gaue
hgy thought be unreliable
fault Churchill who unqueonab
faith clever but ha Improvisation From the when Gaue
Gbratareported been
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IN the near future giving the
not positively authoritative believed
Danube and into Asia Minor
closing of the Straits the reduction
Canal and probably German occupation
Africa Virtual control of the French
Mediterranean has already been demanded
Spain Wanted Loan
The prospect
seemed months
though
of
IN the air. Will be in danger British
already seriously
armies alone and of British planes there which
been possible from the vital task defense
Nor the political
stricken that few weeks in the
the actually the
whether
reply was that loan might be ympaheay discussed the Spanish
could least 20
ton and the subject Immediately whole
believed here that Gen Franco and of his followers would prefer
sit tight dashngs about
of the Berlin
Egypt although the British whslng
British high deal with
British n
unhd hell such undnifed condeenson
involves struggling
which does not greatly about being defended.
Evening star., 1940-09-30
This Changing World
StoIin Convinced Thot Jopon Eventually
Will Demand Control of Siberio
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Washington views regarding the inter-
national situation the light Of the al
There nothing tangible in these exchanges that for the
maintaining complete freedom Of
occupied
o
wachful Japan The
expansion southwark matter of little interest to the
U. msgiving the Ken
italian
Stain looking toward the future
eventually demand control the
northern part that is Siberia.
diplomatic the
aons followed with interest believed Moscow will
socald neutral position until things begin TO
clear up clearing up Russians to
without breaking
results of possible American clash
Evening star., 1940-09-30
Like Other New Dealers.

II any liberal in the Senate is eX-
pected to be consistent, it is George
Norris But it is significant that
ever since Mr.. Roosevelt began to
give in to Mr.. Norris ideas about the
T. v. A., the Nebraska Senator has
been in most instances rubber
stamp for administration proposals.
IN fact, he has become like the
other New Dealers-just another
politician.
Senator Norris has gone further
m adopting New Deal tactics. He
allowed his name to be used for the
Issuance of a statement last week
denouncing Mr.. Willkie as having
put even his country's welfare below
that Of his espousal of the cause of
private ownership of utilities. It
was a smear statement of the New
Deal sort because 1t deliberately
twisted something Mr.. Willkie had
said long before he was a candidate
for the presidency when he made a
talk championing the free enterprise
system as contrasted with the svs-
tenn OF government ownership which
has since shown signs of becoming
the stepping stone to the very totali-
tarianism that Mr.. Norris so often
denounces.
Senator Norris has always been in
favor OF public ownership of utilities
and he thinks any man who favors
private ownership must have some
thing wrong with his brain-or at
least is unpatriotic. Mr.. Wilkes
patriotism was attested when he
volunteered in the last war and
served in France. His common sense
on the power question was attested
a week ago in his speeches on the
Pacific Coast when he recognized
that existing Government properties
developing power must be retained,
but that the distribution of power
should be determined by the localities
affected.
But probably because of an almost
fanatical interest in the power ques-
ton, because he may fear that Mr..
Willkie, if elected, might not permit
the T. V. A. to go along draining
the taxpayers money with a system
of phoney bookkeeping that con-
ceals the true power costs, Mr. Norris
Is ready to abandon his convictions
on a third term and impugn the
honesty and patriotism of the Re-
Evening star., 1940-09-30
Have -Nots" Now "Have-Gots."

Once upon time. the Germans,
italians and Japanese were classified
as "have-not" nations. The tag
signified that they lacked the terri
tory, raw materials and other eco
nomic advantages possessed by
'have" powers like Great Britain,
Evening star., 1940-09-30
Would Avoid Clash With u. S.

parcu
United
following orders from the government
attitude toward this but the expert
Toxic would be happy clash could be avoided
troubles the lack OF OIL In
build
exaggerated since operations Of the
scale taken into consideration II the
seriously the South Pacific is
doubtful whether it will have enough oil for six weeks
diplomats of oil might
Netherlands Indies military and naval
quarters possibility being discounted 1t is pointed out
would dlhcult
operation would be particularly for the Japanese
with
has greatly strengthened the Notifications OF both
maj expedtionary
Evening star., 1940-09-30

a mans honesty, his words will
never be listened to by the public.
The latest person to succumb to
the use Of smear strategy is Senator
Norris of Nebraska. For many years
Senator Norris has been regarded as
q man who stood by his principles
and his convictions, a man who
though an avoWed champion of
public ownership and left wing ideas,
could be expected to denounce any
candidate in either party who were
tied up with political corruptionistS
and machines, a man who had
fought the lame duck custom in
Congress and the third term, and
man who rarely reversed himself
where a principle of government and
constitutionalism was concerned.
Back in 1928 when President Cool
idge had served an unexpired term
and had been elected for a four
year term so that he might have
chosen to run if he cared to do so
and yet been in line with the limit
Of two elections, Senator Norris
made speech in favor of an anti
third term resolution, and said:
"If President Coolidge were al
lowed to renominate himself. as he
could, his action would result, not
In your lifetime or mine, in the es-
tablishment of a monarchy upon the
ruins Of our present representative
form of government
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-29
Virginia He'll
Wed in Yuma

Miss Virginia He'll. daughter of
Mrs. Irma He'll of El Centre and
Nick Ericsson, accompanied by a
small group of friends, drove to
YUM Saturday morning and were
quietly married.
Mr.. Ericsson is ar emplove of the
Nevada California corporation. his
narents. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ericsson,
live in South Dakota.
The attractive bride wore a smart
soldier blue sports outfit with
matching accessories and camelia
corsage Her attendant was Miss
Betty Mae Duer who wore navy
blue.
Ber Poirier acted as best man,
and Mrs. He'll. mother of the bride,
Miss Esta Ericsson and e. F. Fer
guson accompanied the young cou-
pie TO the border city.
Immediately following a wedding
breakfast for the wedding party
and guests in Yuma Mr.. and Mrs.
Ericsson left for a short honeymoon
On the coast. They will be at home
u friends after Sept in Fl Cen
tro at $50 Brighton avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-29
Olson Suffers Election Setback as
Voters Ignore Wishes, Back Enemies

SACRAMENTO. Aug. %. tUP)-
CALIFORNIA; little New Deal" slip
ped still further toward oblivion
Thursday as the state counted vir-
tually complete returns from Tues
days primary election.
Democratic Governor Culbert Oh
son. national Democratic commit
teeman from California and strong
Roosevelt supporter, suffered blow
to his prestige in the primary with
almost complete failure of his
purge" campaign against mfriend-
ly state legislators.
In the state senate race, where
Olson endorsed IA Democrats in
the 20 districts up for election this
year, the Republicans gained two
seats. With five contests to decide
in November, the Olson opponents
already have a majority of "a out
of 40 senator's in addition to the
conservative votes of several of the
IL Democrats. The 1899 40 senate
had an original membership of %
Republicans and IS Democrats but
designations and gubernatorial ap-
pointments reduced the Democrats
to IA.
Olson made 63 endorsements ir
the so assembly contests ard partic
ularlv sought the defeat of 10 con-
servative Democrats who bolted his
party program. Only one of the
conservatives, Chester Cannon OF
Sacramento. was definitely defeat
ed. Clint Fulcher of Modoc county
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-29
1000 |ncendiary
Bombs Hit London
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an above-Surface air raid shelter.
Two large fires were reported, one
in five-and-ten cent store build
ing.
Other fires were said to have
been minor and eXtinguished quick
ly by air raid wardens and regular
fire fighting services. No bombs fell
in the fashionable west end or in
the heart of London.
Other German targets were a
southwest Soast town and a mid
lands town, both attacked persis-
tently. The water supply of the
southwest town was interrupted
when a bomb hit a main. German
bombs were reported to have fallen
in 25 districts of the country.
Berlin claimed that a gigantic
fire" was caused by an attack on
the Liverpool docks. The German
reports said that a massive raid
was made on Liverpool and nearby
Birkenhead and that this western
gateway for British supplies was
damaged seriously.
Other night targets were listed
by Berlin as marlborough, Thames
Haven and the Chatham naval base.
Ten Killed
Ten persons were known to have
been killed and % injured in the
British raid on Berlin and a num-
Der of fires were observed.
Two 110-pound bombs fell in the
koetbusserstraSse in southeast Ber-
lin, killing four men and two wom-
en- and injuring 16. Others fell in
the eastern suburb of Bruenau.
German propaganda ministry Of
ficials took correspondents on
tour of some eastern and southern
suburbs and showed them that
Templehof airdrome, the Lkingen-
berg electrical works and the Sic
mems electrical factory had not
been damaged. The correspondents
were not taken to the north and
northwest where observers saw IN
tense Britieh bombing.
British raiders also attacked other
German cities, it was indicated, and
1t was known that there was an air
RAID alarm at BreSlau.