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EVENING STAR WASHINGTON B g. TUESDAY NAY H. 1910

among the most powerful instru-
ments OF such warfare. These
and other similar policies have
the effect Of disrupting the chan.
nels Of trade. Of reducing the
volume Of mutually beneficial
Interchange among nations Of
useful goods ana services, and
Of impoverishing III nations.
The resulting economic strain
and distress create social unrest
within nations and lead to re-
sentiment and conflict among
nations.
In recent years there have been
truly terrifying developments In
contravention Of each OF these
essential conditions for the Of
fective functioning OF an orderly
world. There has been Z stag.
gering multiplication of In
stances in which solemn con-
tractual obligations have been
brushed aside with contemptu-
Gus gestures and destructive &C.
ton. Powerful nations have
built up vast ornaments for the
avowed purpose Of attaining
their national aims by force; and
their action has compelled other
nations-even those most sim
cerely devoted to the cause OF
peace under . rule OF law, In
cluding our own-to increase to
immense proportions their own
ornaments.
Peaceful nations have been
deprived OF their Independence
by the use of armed force or
threat of force, combined with
the exercise of fraud and treach-
cry. Conquered populations have
been subjected to new refine.
ments Of oppression and cruelty.
Economic warfare on an un.
precedented scale and unparal.
leled in its intensity has come to
dominate the foreign trade and
other economic policies of many
nations, causing immense ma
terial losses to all nations and 4
marked lowering Of the stand.
ards Of living everywhere.
Civilized World Menaced
BY Today's Anarchy.
The specter of q new descent
into the conditions Of interna-
tional anarchy which character
lied the dark ages looms on the
horizon today. am profoundly
convinced that 1t menaces the
civilized existence of mankind
of every nation and of every
individual. Every nation and
every individual should be ac-
lively on guard.
Our own Nation-powerful as
1t is and determined as it Is to
remain at peace, to preserve its
cherished institutions and to
promote the welfare of its citi-
zens-is not secure against that
menace. We cannot shut 1t out
by attempting to isolate and in
sulate ourselves. We cannot be
certain Of safety and security
when q large part Of the world
outside our borders is dominated
by the forces of international
lawlessness.
We cannot close our eyes to
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what Is going on elsewhere In the
world and delude ourselves with
the mere hope that somehow
somehow-all this will pass us
by. Never In our national his-
tory has there been : more
desperate need for q clear un.
dcrstanding by every responsible
citizen Of our country Of what Is
taking place In the world and OF
how It affects us. such UNDER
standing Is essential to . wise
charting and application Of our
national policies. Under our sys-
tenn OF government, 1t is the most
effective safeguard for the MAIN
tenance and promotion OF the
national interest.
The world is today torn BY
conflicts, the outcome Of which
will affect the lives Of the future
generations in Ill countries. The
world is today threatened with
an orgy Of destruction-not only
OF life and property, but Of re-
ligion. Of morality, Of the very
bases Of civilized society. The
spread Of international anarchy
not only undermines law, Jus
tice and morality among nations,
but also inevitably impairs, with
IN nations, these essential .foun.
dations Of civilized existence.
Must Expand Armaments
To Defend American Rights.
In the face of existing condi-
uons, We have no choice but to
expand our program of arma-
ment construction to q degree
necessary to provide fully ade-
quate means of defending this
country's security and its right.
ful interests. But II mankind Is
to avoid q long continuing pc.
Rod Of chaos and retrogression.
1t can only be through the firm
establishment of order under
law. Never before has there
been q greater need for our peo-
pie to place the support Of .
wholly united public opinion be-
hind our Nations efforts to ex-
ert the great weight Of It's mo-
raj influence in favor Of q re-
vindication and rehabilitation Of
the basic principles Of order
under law, which alone can give
lasting assurance of safety, Sc
curity and peace.
Upon those of us who devote
their lives to the Improvement
and application Of international
law there devolves today . spe-
cial duty. It Is our task to help
our fellow citizens to a better
realization of the crucial im-
portance which preservation OF
international law and of order
based on law has for them and
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order under hw-just = thy
hays. In the past. tziumpi,sd
over similar challenges ! an
certain of that triumph. / am
certain that W and others who
hold our 0elie9s win not ialter In
that faith or fail % do every
thing possible 70 restoee and
extend the full sway Of effective
international law over relations
among nations.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-26
BY WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service, National Press Bldg,
Washington, d. C.

Observation-Disclosures 1t Is APP
parent that TIE question Of compul-
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-26
Seeking John Bulls Eye.

Willlkie, Republican candidate for
President, was q registered Demo-
crat until two years ago. Henry A.
Wallace, Democratic candidate for
vice president, was q registered Re
4pnhlican- until S&osarsEaars-Ago.
That WilItie would prefer to make
the campaign on domestic issues
and that President Roosevelt would
keep it on the foreign issue II possi-
bic seemed indicated In the early
days Of the campaign.
But wise William Allen White, who
IN the capacity of journalist at
tended both conventions, declared
that neither Willkie nor Roosevelt
would determine the results Of the
final election in November. It would
be Hitler, he stated. He meant,
no doubt, that the repercussions Of
a complete Hitler victory, or vice
versa, would weigh more with the
American voters than the oratory Of
both Willkie and Roosevelt.
One thing seems conclusive. The
Old Guard in both the Republican
and the Democratic parties were not
at first satisfied with the final
choices. Much may depend on how
they ultimately accept the decision
of their conventions.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-26
THE CAMPAIGN:

This was the Democratic conven-
TONS lead-off message: ''T (Senator
Barikiey) and 'uthef riose-R4sasas, OF
the President, have long known that
he has no wish to be a candidate
again. We know, too, that in no
way whatsoever has he exerted any
influence IN the selection of the del
egates, or upon the opinions Of del
egates in this convention.
Tonight, at the specific request
and authorization of the President,
am making this simple fact
clear to this convention. The Presi-
dent has never had, and has not to-
day, any desire or purpose to con-
tinue in the Office of President, to
be q candidate for that Office, or to
be nominated by the convention for
that office. He wishes in all ear
nestness and sincerity, to make it
clear that all of the delegates to this
convention are free to vote for any
candidate. That is the message I
ident OF the United States, by author
ity Of his word"
Some 1880 men and women,
packed into the Chicago stadium,
heard the presidential message. It
was a turning point, probably, in
American history. For the conven-
ton the next day nominated Presi-
dent Roosevelt for third term. No
man had ever before received this
honor. A day later, Henry Wallace,
secretary of agriculture, was nomi-
mated vice president virtually at the
request Of the President. The con-
vention indicated the issues would
be foreign affairs and the utilities,
principally.
Wendell Willkie in the meantime
warned the Democrats. He said he
didn't want to hear any more about
the insult scandal, and indicated
that he was tired of wisecracks
about public utilities. 1t was true
that some Democrats had been whis-
pering at a great rate along those
lines. Willkie was a bad man TO
try and smear, for he is poppy, pep
perry, and given to rough, biting in
vective. But Willkie did agree with
the Democrat Bankhead, in con-
demning the speculative orgies of
the 1920s. Willlie said, too, that he
liked to protect the investments Of
the people against the assaults of
their governments. This all emanat-
ed from WILKES vacation haunt at
Colorado Springs, as did a state
ment that he welcomed the third
term issue presented by Roosevelt.
What price 'party"7 Wendell
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-26
N A M E S
in the ne,OS

King log Of Albania, his tiny
crown prince Skander, and his half
American Queen Geraldine, plus
logs sisters three, We're planning to
come to the United States, that new
"St Helena"
Allyn Jennings, general superin-
tendent of New York city's parks
since 1885, became the new general
director of New York's famous
Bronx ZOO.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-26
mo BASIS:
ByOir No Ndzi

Not everyone who is called
communist" is one, and not every
one who is called q "Nazi" agent is
one. Carl Byoir, New York publ
cist, is no Mai" representative,
says the Federal Bureau Of Investi-
cation. The FBI investigated on By
oir's request because Rep. Wright
Patman one day got up in the house
and sounded off against Byoir. The
enmity between the two is really
over another matter. Patman's
"chain-store tax" bill is the source
of their feud. Byoir has been di-
recting publicity against the Pat
man bill. So, among other things,
Patman called Byoir a Nazi tool.
There was mo basis" to the charge.
reported the FBI.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-26

sorry military train
Ing is certain to be-
come q much dis
cussed subject dur.
ing the coming pres
idential campaigns,
! think 1t may be
well to delve into the
subject again with
the idea Of reporting
and analysing recent
developments. There
was a first flush of
heat churned up
w h en- President
Roosevelt proposed
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-26
CUBA LIBRE:
Elections

Col. Fulgencio Batista, Cuban die
tator for seven long years, beat DR..
Grsu San Martin in the Cuban pres
idential election. Also, six provin-
cial governorships, most of the may
orships, and "a senatorial seats were
scheduled for Batista candidates.
Batista had, supporting him, parties
Of the right, left and center. San
Martin had, supporting him, more
parties of the right, left and center.
The communists pumped for Ba-
tista, but so did some Of the Cuban
ero Tories.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-26
III GERMAN WAR:
Runlorings

There were twin rumors going the
usual rounds in the usual rialtos.
One Of these rumors predicted huge
mass offensive by the Germans
against England. The other rumor
was of peace. Hitler's "blitzkrieg"
against Britain had been "set" by
various authorities" on several
days. These were wrong guesses
time and again as were the peace"
guesses.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-26

A NKWSPAPH
PKOPL6 READ AND
OFFICIAL RRUD1x-
CAN ORGAN OF
MCDOWELL COUNTY
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-26
Would Destroy Morale
OF Our Fighting Force

This may be said to be an UNI
important argument. I say that it
Is vital. The reason is that once the
army is discredited, as It surely
would be, by failure to do its as
signed job-because the politicians
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-26

the idea to congress, but that was
small potatoes compared with what
Is coming. And I hope that the topic
does become one Of the really great
issues Of a political campaign be-
cause nothing more vital as q ma
tional policy has come over the
horizon in long, long time.
I sat in the gallery Of the senate
the other day and listened to half a
dozen speeches about the Burke bill
which seems to carry out approx
mately what President Roosevelt
has in mind about having all boys
and girls trained for military serv-
ice under government compulsion.
Four Of those speeches were favor
able to the program. but I could not
help noting how each one of the SEN
ators supporting the idea skated all
around the vital points. There was
an entire lack Of foundation In their
argument. They appeared to be-
neve such q course a. universal
training was necessary only because
the President had said 20. In other
words, two-thirds of the argument
thus far advanced for universal
training has been predicated upon
the sayso of somebody else, an argu-
ment that permitted the senator or
the representative or the member
of the Presidents official family to
make q speech and use the words
"for OUR national defense"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-26
National Policy Requires
Vast Amount of Thought

1t strikes me as quite silly to speak
and vote for a national policy as
far-reaching, as vital, as revolution
airy, as this one only because of
wave of hysterical emotion. That,
however, Is just my opinion. I shall
continue to feel, nevertheless, that
enactment of legislation that per-
mits q government to take a year
or two years out of the lives of any
people in peace time requires vast
amount of thought-an amount Of
thought far greater than the current
program has received. And TO en-
phasize my conviction further,
have to urge that what Is most need
from the head Of the nationl
In an effort to find out what the
army officers would do with the
program have talked with a great
many of them, individually and I'M
officially. Since I am not trained
In the field of military training or
strategy, 1t was necessary that
have fundamentals explained TO me.
Perhaps 1t Is a slight exaggera-
ton to say that enactment of a uni
versal compulsory military training
program would overwhelm the
army. It is not an exaggeration to
say, however, that wholesale induc-
ton Of young men into the military
service would present this country
with its finest mess in governmental
management yet TO be observed. In
short, the army is not prepared to
handle those extra tens Of thousands
Of recruits and, therefore, any move
In that direction without preparation
from the standpoint of officers and
housing and guns for training is sim
ply laying the groundwork for
greater waste even than we wit
messed in the Ill fated PWA, the Pas
ssmaquoddy dam and the Florida
ship canal rolled into one. II would
be comparable to having 10 cow
boys handling q 100, 900 range cattle.
The army knows this fact. The
army Is trying to expand as rapidly
as II can, but the army will be asked
TO do the impossible IL it has thou
sands upon thousands Of men tossed
into its lap, with no arrangements
for training them.
Smyrna times., 1940-10-17
CHESWOLD
Items of Personal anG Social In

Items of Personal and Social In
est Gleanea About NeiPhbor hood
Cheswold, Oct. 16-Mrs. Sallie
Lynch is spending some time with
relatives in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Smith of
Dover were guests of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson,
A church meeting was held last
Monday evening at the home of
Miss Clara Rash to reorganize a
society to be known as the Society
of Christian Service.
A Cheswold Church supper was
held in Mr.. George Anderson's
Hall on Wednesday evening, Octo-
ber 18th when baked chicken and
many other good things were serv-
ed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin and two
sons of Wilmington, and Mrs. Hay
worth and daughter, Annette of
Washington, spent the weekend
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lurty.
Smyrna times., 1940-10-17
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

Corporals Ivan 0. Smith and
Rhesa o. Walton, of 19Sth Coast
Artillery of the Delaware National
Guards, Camp Upton, New York,
visited their parents and friends
over the weekend.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Clay
ton, Rev. Frederick Marx Barton
minister in charge, announces the
service on Sunday next will be at
8 p m.
Holden's Church, near Sudlers-
vile, Md, Rev. Mabel Erskine, pas
tor, announces the following ser
vices: Wednesday evening, prayer
meeting, 7.15. Sunday, October 20
Sunday School, 2.15 p. m;
preach, 8 p. M; praise and song
service, 7.15 p. m; preaching, 500
d. m. The Rev. /. w. Artz of Har-
risburg, Pa, will be with US in both
services.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Fletcher Carrow,
Misses Hazel and Betty Carrow
and Mrs. Rose Mcdowell, of Phila-
delphia, were guests on Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Carrow and
son Bill.
The flower show sponsored by
the Century Club, was quite a sue
cess. Compliments to Mrs. Will
liam Walters, who was chairman,
for her grand showing.
Mrs. Rachel Fraisher and her
daughter, Mrs. Edith Tuxton, of
Chicago, ILL.,, have been visiting
Miss Mary Ross.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Sevl and
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bell of Pleas
antville, N. j., have just returned
home from a trip through the state
of Pennsylvania, visiting the AL
legheny and Blue Ridge Noun
tainS
Mrs. Julian Dunning, Mrs. Eva
LeCompte, and Mrs. Howell Sevil
spent Saturday in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Brown, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Horn, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Hurd and son, and Mr..
Frank Hardesty were among many
others who visited the New York
Worlds Fair Sunday.
Mrs. Seville Keys's mother, Mrs.
Cruson, of Harrisburg, Pa, is Wis
iting her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry B. Amos and
daughter Joan, spent Sunday in
Kennedyville, Md.
The Clayton school auditorium is
now under construction. 1t is to
be Completed sometime in Febru-
ary.
A bake was given Saturday by
the Sunshine Class of the Method
list Church, which was as usual a
grand success. The amount re
ceived was approximately $500.
Smyrna times., 1940-10-17
KENTON NEWS
NOTES OF WEEK
Personal Mention and Social
Items and Other Parties
Reported About Town
COMMUNITY INTEREST

Kenton, Oct. 16-Mrs. Margaret
Walker of Dover, spent few days
with friends in town.
Miss Charlotte Everett spent the
weekend with Miss Adeline Hill
yard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Attx ard
son Charles, Mrs. Harry Slower
and Mrs. Bertha Erwin, motored
to Philadelphia on Sunday.
The Ladies Aid of Downes'
Chapel will hold a turkey supper
in the Community Hall, Wednes-
day evening, October 23rd from 5
to s o'clock. Benefit of the church.
Misses Helen and Ruth Conner
of Wilmington, spent the week
end with their parents, Rev. and
Mrs. R. G. Conner.
Miss Ethel Carey of Wilmington,
was the weekend guest of her
mother and sister.
Miss Kathryn Clifton of Ocean
View, spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Clifton.
Miss Catherine Smith of Will
spent the weekend with
her parents, Dr. and Mrs. E. F.
Smith.
Smyrna times., 1940-10-17
BRIEF SMYRNA
LANDING NEWS
Budget of News and Person
ais Cleaned About Smyr-
ma River Wharves
CITIZENS MAKE VISITS

Smyrna Landing, Oct. 16-Mr.
and Mrs. James Sudler of Green
wich and Camden, N. j., visited
with Mrs. Thomas Wrench, Sun
day Mr.. Sudler has been very i'll
for the past two years. His many
friends were glad to know he was
able to visit relatives and friends
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank VanWinkle
of Dover, were Tuesday visitors of
Mr.. Mark Scout.
Miss Mildred Hoffman spent
Sunday with Mrs. Franklin Cooke
Mr.. George Davis, Jr., of New
haven, Conn.,, visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifton McAfee, Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Slaughter
and sons, of Middletown, were
Sunday visitors of her mother,
Mrs. Louis Gaulke.
Mrs. Clifton McAfee and daugh-
ter, Mrs. CORTLAND Gaulke, visited
with Mrs. Ralph McClain at Walk
er's, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Ford, Billy
Wrench of Dover, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
len Rawley of Smyrna, were recent
visitors of Mrs. Thomas Wrench.
Miss Ruth Jarvis of Dover, was
a recent visitor of Miss Louis Muir
ry and Marie Revell.
Miss Alice Spence, Mr.. Ralph
Best, of Smyrna, were Sunday Wis
itors of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Nc
Afee.
Mrs. Isaac Burris of Little Creek,
spent several days last week with
her sister, Mrs. Louis Gaulke, and
Mrs. George Schall, (nee Miss FL
sic Chase) at Camden, N. ].
Mr.. Herbert Thomas and Miss
Margaret Newnum of Clayton, were
Sunday visitors of her sister, Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey McNatt.
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Warner of
Belfonte, made a brief visit with
her mother, Mrs. Emma Davis,
while enroute to SudlersvilIe, Md,
to attend the funeral of Mr.. War
ner's sister.
Smyrna times., 1940-10-17
SOME TAYLOR'S
BRIDGE ITEMS
News of Community Interest
Cleaned From Around
ThOrOughfare Neck
BUDGET OF PERSONALS

Taylor's Bridge, Oct. 10 Mrs.
Wilson Keiser and son William,
spent Wednesday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson Keiser, Jr., at Laurel.
The Taylor's Bridge P. t. A.,will
have a Halloween party in the
school house Friday night. Every
one welcome. Come masked.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Durugis of
Atlantic City, N. j., spent Wednes-
day with her sister, Mrs. William
Francis and Mr.. Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Shockley
spent Sunday with his mother
Mrs. John VanHorn and Mr.. Van
Horn near Townsend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Latta and
daughters, of Marshallton, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Latta and her mother
Mrs. Fannie Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Keiser, Jr.
of Laurel, spent the weekend with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
Keiser and Mr.. and Mrs. Walker
Warner.
The ladies of Friendship Church
will hold their annual poultry sup
per in Friendship Church Thursday
evening, October oath. Supper
served from to s o'clock.
Mrs. John Steller and family
spent Wednesday in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Steller en-
tertained at dinner on Sunday, Mr.
and Mrs. William r. Alfree, Sr.,
and daughter Helen, Mr.. and Mrs.
William r. Alfree, Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Alfree, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jehu Alfree and family, Miss Ruth
Cove, Miss Kay Johnson, Mr.. Lis
ton McClain, Mr.. Alphonso Burris,
and Mr. and Mrs. Lee w. David.
Smyrna times., 1940-10-17
are now thoroughly alive to the is

are now thoroughly alive to the is
sue.
Rev. E. L. Hubbard, of New
Castle, Ph.D., has accepted a call
to become the pastor of Union M
E. Church, Wilmington, at the next
session of the Wilmington confer
ence. DR.. Hubbard is an able
preacher and a jealous pastor and
will leave the church at New Cas-
tie in a financial and spiritual con
dition second to none in the con
ference. He has refused several
calls to the pastorate of churches
in the Northern and Western Stat
es, and at handsome salaries, be-
cause he did not desire to leave mis-
native state.
The corning mill connected with
the large DUPONT Powder Works,
at Wapwallopen, seven miles be-
low Shickshinny, Luzerne county,
Pa, exploded with terrific force
Saturday morning about seven
o'clock. Only three men were in
jured, few of the employees having
assembled for work. Six buckets
ful of human fragments, all that
could be found of the bodies of six
men killed by the explosion at Du-
Points Tuesday, We're buried Satur-
Gay. One of the pieces was a
hand which fell at the feet of a
farmer at work in the field two
miles from the exploded mill:
The annual meeting of the Della
ware Game Protective Association
has been postponed from October
Is to o. This was done in order
to await for the settlement of the
famous Laurel partridge case,
which will come before the court
at Georgetown next week. Gener-
al r. r. Kenney is counsel for the
association in this case. Since N.
H. Hutchins has collected S105 in
fines from illegal gunners. The
outlook for game is the best that
has been known for years and much
credit is due to Detective Hutchins
for this condition of affairs.