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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-24
CAPITAL CHAFF

In direct membership election,
the American Newspaper Guild has
overwhelmingly defeated the leftist
clique which, for several years has
controlled the national offices of the
union. The entire group was cleaned
out and a militant anti-Red slate
elected.
: Cordell Hull has new car, long
sleek limousine, but without either
radiozn heater. Quoted at $2,615 for
the retail trade, the car cost the gov
eminent only 81 300. Also gas costs
only eight cents q gallon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-24
-LEASE-LEND:
Second Edition

\ Everyone had expected the Sec
ond lease-lend bill of six billions Of
dollars to pass the house, but the
vote, 328-67, was considerable of a
surprise to the anti-interventionists
who had made part of the fight a
battle against aid to Russia. rs
The smashing victory for the pro-
ponents of the Presidents lease lend
policy, and for Fimplementing itwith
q huge sum was repeated in the de.
feat Of the no-aid-to-R Russia amend
ment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-24
Free, a Grand Cook Book

Standard Brands, Inc, Dept. w,
691 Washington Street, New York
City, have prepared a cook book
containing dozens of delicious
recipes for those who bake at
home. 1t may be had absolutely
free by dropping post card to
Standard Brands at the above adj
dress, requesting that it be mailed
to you.-Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-24
ANYTHING can HAPPEN

Don't be surprised if u. S. war
ship disembarksA "a load of Nazi
sailors and turns them over to the
justice department to be tried on
charges of5"piracy.''
1t is even possible that In the
'haur' may be an armed Nazi raid
! er or two that had been operating
down Brazil way.
Anything may happen these event
full days since the President enun-
ciated U. S. determination to main
tain freedom of the seas, and
branded Nazi submarines and sur
face, raiders in American waters as
pirates. Armed Nazi ships are
! proving American waters5and the
u. S. navy has its orders. J..
It can be revealed that neither
the justice nor war department
would be surprised if they had some
pirate seamen and pirate craft
, to deal with soon. Both have been
quietly studying for a week the law
i and precedents concerning such an
eventuality. s.
Lie Wo1 0CpoA tlllcAG SutCTS the
picture because under the law all
war prisoners landed on U. S. soil
come under custody of the army.
However, the U. S. is not at war,
so there is doubt over the army's
jurisdiction.
No final decision has been
reached, but the consensus Of the
legal experts is that any such
j pirates, should be turned over to
/. the justice department. ],
One suggested procedure is that
the Nazis be landed at d u. S. port
and then jailed by the justice de-
partment as aliens without pass
ports. But most Of the legal author
tiles contend that the Nazis should
be dealt with squarely as buccaneers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-24
LABOR AND CAPITAL

THERE WILL COME A TIME in
America when labor and capital will
be recognized as partners in indus
try, when labor will be treated as a
partner and will definitely know, not
merely be told, that it receives la
boris fair share of what is produced.
Labor, generally, receives more
than that today, but it is only told
it is not shown that fact. When Ia
Dor is definitely shown, the difficult
ties between labor and capital will
end. Such a system is working now
in isolated cases. The first thing
needed is for those who control cap
ital to realize that they are but
trustees of industry.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-24
MATERIAL AID:.
But HotU?

The Soviet crisis left the lease
lend ideas of Britain and this coun-
try very much .'out on limb"
That both countries were dispatch
ing aid was apparent. But how much
and how long were difficult prob
lens. A
"Barkis was willin'," but the Ira
MAN railway from the head Of the
Persian gulf to the shores Of the
Caspian sea, thence into boats and
again to Russian railways and roads
in the Caucasus seemed the only
practicable route. sw.
Britain had material to give and
was giving it-not only planes but
squadrons and pilots and gunners.
Much of this was of the heavier
types which could be flown direct
to the scene of service, put into &C
ton and, if surviving an eventual
Russian defeat, presumably could
be saved.
But much of it, such as tanks and
guns, had to be shipped in. The
British took the attitude that they
were not only willing to give of their
own store, but of the American
lease-lend store. They said, in eff
feet: s .t2
1--WE get it from the United States
this way, and we shall do for Russia
what the United States is doing for
u.s."
Britain felt that the Americans
should give what they could, but the
task they wanted this country to
take over, the keeping of Soviet's
Burma road" open seemed task
that it was little dubious how we
Gould acconon1ich
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-24
rNaijallaqta,
Washington, ID. C.
AN INSIDE STORY

AN INSIDE STORY
Word trickling back to the diplo-
matte corps from Germany indi-
Gates that Hitler is beginning to
realize that the United States means
business, and that he made a tragic
mistake in not accepting the advice
of his more conservative diplomats
who warned him of this in the first
place.
In fact, the inside story, which
now can be told, is one of the most
tragic of the war. Possibly if it had
not been for overweening personal
jealousies the war might even have
been prevented.
What happened was that when
Hans Dieckhoff, German ambassa-l
dor to Washington, returned to Ber-'
lin in 1888, he brought back strong
report that the United States would
enter the war eventually if Germany
became the aggressor. He was.
ready to warn that Germany faced
a repetition of 1918. But Foreign
Minister Won Ribbentrop would not
let him see Hitler.
Ribbentrop, probably the most
ambitious man around der Fuehrer
and great friend of Himmler,
wanted to be the funnel for all adj
vice going to Hitler. Also he was
feeding him his own kind of agrees
sive advice, not the cooling caution
of Ambassador Dieckhoff.
In the same cautious school with
the ambassador were Baron Won
Neurath, recently ousted as COVER
nor of Czechoslovakia because of
his moderate views; Hjalmar
Schacht, governor of the Reichs-
bank, now in virtual retirement;
and Capt. Fritz Wiedemann, Hitler's
former commander and more re-
Gently consul general at San Fran
cisco. Even Field Marshal Goer-
ing was much more moderate than
Won Ribbentrop.
Czech Putsch Delayed.
1t was Captain Wiedemann, who,
around May, 1888, chiefly persuaded
Hitler not to invade Czechoslovakia.
He was then Hitler's military aide
and attended meeting of der
Fuehrer's inner advisers at which
general staff advised caution. Final
ly Hitler, exasperated, threw up his
arms and ordered them all out of the
room. But Wiedemann stayed be-
hind, and finally persuaded his chief
to delay the march into Cezchoslo-
vakia at least until the fall of 1885
which was done,
Later, it was Wiedemann and his
moderates who persuaded Hitler to
receive Chamberlain and Daladier
at Munich. But by this time it was
too late for Ambassador Dieckhoff
to tell his story.
Ribbentrop never forgave Wiede-
mann for this. Also his Wanting
ambition would permit no rival close
to Hitler. So, shortly thereafter, he
got Wiedemann transferred to dis
tant and relatively unimportant
German consulate in the U.S.A.
Later when Wiedemann was deport-
ed from this country, it is signifi-
cant that Ribbentrop once again
transferred him as far as possible
from Berlin-this time to Tientsin,
China.
The foreign minister of Germany
wants no nnoderates around.
81 -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-24
BY Edward C. Wayne
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS

Methods of Providing Aid to Russia
Before Nazis Win Complete Victory
Is Big Problem for u. S. and Britain;
Japanese Move Again in Indo- China
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-24
BOOTLEGG1NG FOOD

AN ENGLISH FRIEND and his
American wife were my luncheon
guests in London one day during
World War I. I asked them to re-
main for the afternoon and have
dinner with me that evening. The
gentleman explained they could not
because he had date with a boot
logger who had promised to deliver
to him pound of jam that after
noon.
The bootlegging of rationed COM
modities was as common in Eng
land at that time as was the boot
logging of liquor during our days Of
prohibition. Should we adopt ra-
tioning system as a method of price
control, we will again have boot
logging in every rationed commodi-
ty. l wonder if the man who would
not buy bootleg whiskey would buy
bootleg jam. ,.,
TIMES CHANGE
THE CONSTITUTION of the Unit
ed States provides that only con-
gress may declare war. Sinking the
other fellows submarines and sea
raiders may not be considered war,
any more than bombing and burning
Chinese cities and killing Chinese
people. Times and ideas have
changed since the Constitution was
adopted.
81 DID NOT THINK he would run
for third term" was the clever
answer Jim Farley made to re-
porter who asked if Jim thought
the President would run for a fourth
term. $
TOWARD TOTALITARIANISM
A GROUP of distinguished scien-
lists and economists at a recent ses-
sion in Chicago said in technical
and "high brow" language that the
tendency of government is heading
rapidly toward the elimination of
the American system of free COM
petition, the American way of life,
the death of small business and in
dividual opportunity. with govern
ment direction of large business.
These men say we are rapidly near
ing state of totalitarian socialism,
from which we will not emerge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-24

Mr.. Winston Churchill of Ma
tick, Mass, is the above pictured
gentIeman's name, and he is a
paper-hanger and painter by
profession. Although he is not
reIated in any ,Uay to the British
prime minister, he could boast
about his ancestors ,Uho landed
in America, gay back in 1870.
Anyway there's another paper
hanger that THE Winston
Churchill is at present more
Worried about than this one, say
the local tUags.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-24
tReleased by Western Newspaper Union.)

SEVERAL ALTERNATIVES
AHEAD OR ELSE INITIATION
THE GOVERNMENT is pouring
out billions Of dollars in the form of
exceptionally high wages for the
production of war materials. This
increased revenue in the hands of
the people is producing an unusual
demand for civilian consumer goods.
The government, through the pri-
critics board, is limiting materials
that may be used for the produc-
ton of civilian commodities, thus
creating shortage of those in de-
mand. This demand, without suffi-
cient merchandise to meet it, is
causing a rapid price increase.
Foods, especially, 60 higher each
day. 1t is out of such conditions
that imitation is created.
The American people have these
alternatives:
Stop, or materially limit prepared
ness and aid to England production.
A wage reduction that will pre-
vent people from having money with
which to buy.
A system of rationing of all food
and other commodities for civilian
use, with each individual privileged
to buy only an equal share of what
is produced.
Government price fixing that will
keep prices at a normal level with
out sufficient commodities to supply
the demand.
Or suffer the evils of imitation that
may bankrupt all Of us.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-24
EACH YEAR s14s

EACH YEAR $142
JOHN DOE has mortgage on
his farm amounting to $4,735, on
which he is paying an annual in
terest charge of $142. That is the
proportionate share of each John
Doe who is the head of a family of
average size of the indebtedness Of
our various branches of government
municipal, county, state and ma
tional. It includes his share of OBJ
legations incurred by the many adj
ministrations and corporations Gre
ated by congress, the Indebtedness
Of which is guaranteed by the fed
eral government, and also includes
his share Of the vast appropriations
made and to be expended within the
next IL to Is months. He may not
know it, but he pays that $142 an
nual interest charge. It is a part of
his tax bill or, indirectly, it is in
Guided as a part of the price of ev-
erything he buys. There are more
than 100000 John Does in the Unit
ed States, of which more than 6,000,-
900 are farmers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-18
INSOLVENCY RACKET ENDS

There was a grain of hope this week
for the numerous residents of this city and
county who had despaired of ever seeing
order grow out of the muddIed tax affairs
of the two government subdivisions.
After more than 25 years of the utter
ly unjustifiable insolvency affidavit racket.
Tax Collector Joe C. Mcmahon proudly an
bounced early in the week that he had re
fused to issue such affidavits and had been
forced to issue only two warrants. And
both those served with warrants have since
paid up.
Out of all the factors which contri-
buted to break down the county tax sys-
tenn mere. the insolvency affidavit is one of
the most outstanding. For, although it has
been on the decline for the past several
years, use of the insolvency story was a
contributor in the tax evasion racket here
which aided in making tax collection joke
and the taxpayer sucker
Looking back over the records of the
insolventS now. you read an amazing story
amazing beth because the property own
ers were permitted to take refuge in such
dodge. ana because they were willing to put
their names ca such list 5ss,s..I
Yen read II those records of men who.
operate successful businesses swearing they
were lRselyent IN order 10 avoid paymentlof
SI,Se and $500 taxes. In the past two tax
rolls. the list was small. but looking at some
Of the previous years. 1t is surprising the
county emerged with anything. In 1887
the list shows III insolvent business men
here. in 1886. loo of them. and so on back
1t i true that many business men here
in past years have been saddled with too
much property and too little money, but it
remains unbelievable that they could not
sell something to avoid classifying them
selves with bankrupts, and in the final
analysis, with incompetents.
We hope those particular good old
days don't come back.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-18

As has been previously an
nounced. tomorrow night VIII 5e
known as Officials and Candi-
dates" night al the regular serv-
ice Of the First Methodist CStonel
Church. beginning a. I'D
o'clock.
All city and county officials as
well as all candidates N t54
forthcoming city election VII De
the special guests ef the service
In honor Of the occasion the
pastor. Rev. A. c. Riviere. VIII
bring a special message on the
subject, Worthy Citizenship
The choir, under Leadership Of
Gerald Saunders. VIII render the
anthem, ~Exalt the Lord, by
Nolte.
All citizens interested IN good
government for the community
are invited to attend. along with
the various officials and candi-
dates, and help make the service
Of real value 70 the community
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-18
LEY MEMORIAL METHODIST
CHURCH

Corner Division and Georgia SITS.
Rev. VIM. E. Bryant. Pastor
Church School, 9:45 a. m. Miss
Miriam Carey. general superin-
tendent. A class for every one.
Morning worship, 1880 O'Clock.
Sermon subject: Hope, The
Anchor Of the Soul.
Young Peoples Department
meets at 6:45 p. m. Edna Spence,
president.
Adults meet at Gas p m. for
study and worship. Albert Carey.
director.
Evening wohship, 7;;30 o'clock.
Sermon subject: ~The Folks of
the Road.
Intermediates meet Tuesday
evening at 7;30 o'clock in social
hall
Wednesday, 7:30 p. m, Bible
study and prayer meeting.
Young Women's Circle meets
Monday evening, 7:30 O'Clock. in
the home of Mrs. Dorothy Sands.
Choir practice, Wednesday eve
ming. 8:45 o'clock. Mrs. Adams
in charge
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-18

WILL always seek the truth and print it
without fear and without favor; never be
afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right;
always fight for progress; never be the or
gan or the mOuthpiece Of any person. clique,
faction or class; always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue,
commend good done by individual or organ
ization; tolerant of others rights, views and
opinionsi print only news that win elevate
and not contaminate the reader; never com
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-18
MExIco's EXPORT TAX

One of the neatest tricks that has come
out OF Mexico in quite awhile is the pro-
posal by the head of the Bank of Mexico,
Senior Eduardo Villasenor that the United
States government as token of friendship
for the Mexican government should remove
the tariff on the 16 major imports into the
United States from Mexico (ineluding Ii
strategic minerals now sold exclusively to
the United States, and that the Mexican
government should in return impose export
duties of exactly the same amount. Senior
Nillasenor points out that in this manner
there would be no change in the prices of
the goods nor in the protection afforded to
American producers. In other words, Mex
lean products would not compete with Am
erican products. All that would happen
would be that sum of from q million to
25,G00,000 dollars which the American
government heretofore has collected on
such shipments would be paid instead to the
Mexican treasury.
Inasmuch as this sum amounts TO
about, one-fourth of the present budget of
the Mexican government it would be a sub
stantial contribution to that government.
The principle is an intriguing one. It might
be called a tariff in reverse. 1t might be
called a good neighbor act. 1t might be
called lavish display of friendship. 1t
might be money thrown away. 1t might be
called a raid on the U. S. Treasury. By any
other-name it still smells the same. 1t is
lone of the neatest tricks that has come out
of Mexico in quite awhile" Mexicans never
get enough, and whenever the United States
gives them an inch they want mile. There
is neither precedent nor reason for the
United States to pay one-quarter of the
Mexican budget and thereby share fourth
of the cost of maintaining the Mexican gov
eminent.
If Mexico's export tax trick were to be
accepted and applied to other nations the
governments of all beneficiary countries
would in effect collect the revenues which
are now collected by the American Customs
Officers
In Mexico's case, what this proposal
amounts to is that the Mexican government,
having repudiated hundreds of millions of
dollars of its debts. having confiscated hun
dreds of millions of dollars Of American
property. having demanded that the Am
erican government now loan the Mexican
government upwards of S60,000,000 now
suggests that in addition the people of the
United States shall contribute approx
nately S25.0aO,0o0 year to the Mexican
treasury.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-18
SAINT PAuL,s CHURCH

Duval and Eaton Streets
Until the summer months and
unless otherwise advertised. the
regular order of services in the
Parish Church is as follows:
Sundays
Low Mass with Communions,
TOO a. m.
Sung Mass for the Church
School, $50 a. m.
Morning Prayer, HOO a. m.
Low Mass, 11:15 a. m.
Evening Prayer, sermon, Bene-
dietien, 800 o'clock.
Week Days
Morning Prayer, e:45 o'clock.
Low Mass, TOO a. m.
Evening Prayer, $50 o'clock.
Wednesdays
Morning Prayer, 8:45 o'clock.
Second Mass, 900 a. m.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-18

Eaton. between Duval and
SimOnt0n Streets
Rev. Ted N Jones, Pastor
Sunday School, Gas a m
z L. Wilson. superintendent.
Morning worship. 1880 o'clock.
Sermon SUBJECT Zemptation"
Baptist Training Unien. $50
.. m Director. Alvin Herring.
Evening worship. 80 O'Clock.
Sermon subject: The Royal
Law.
Prayer meeting. Wednesday.
7:30 o. m.
Choir rehearsal Friday, 800
p. m.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-18
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Told Stonel
Corner Baton and simonton SIS

Corner Eaton and Simonton SITS !.
Rev A. c. Riviere, Pastor
Church School, Gas a. m. Each
department meets in its own as
Sembly room.
Morning worship, 1880 o'clock.
Sermon subject: I'VE, or Chris
tian Fellowship q John lilo.
Epworth League, $50 .. m.
Evening worship, 7:30 o'clock.
Sermon subject: Worthy Citi-
zenship' est. Luke 20:25. Pro
verbs 1870.
Mid-week prayer service, We'd
nesday. 7:30 p. m.
Choir rehearsal. Friday, 7:45
p m. Mrs. Joseph Sawyer, or
ganist: Gerald Saunders. director
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-18
FLEMING STREET METHODIST
CHURCH
uptown Church,
Rev. ". B. Mundv. Pastor

Rev. w. B. Mundy, Pastor
Church School. Gas a. m.
Norman Lowe, general superin-
tendent.
Morning worship. 1880 o'clock.
Sermon by Rev. Shuler Peele.
Leagues at $50 p. m
Evening worship, 7:30 o'clock.
Sermon by Rev. Shuler Peele.
Rev. Peele, former pastor of
this church. win preach both
morning and evening tomorrow.
Mid-week Prayer and Bible
Study, Wednesday, 7:30 p. m.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-18

A large group Of members OF
the First Congregation Church
surprised their pastor. Rev. Z. s.
Doherty, wife and daughter
Rosaleen, Wednesday night with
a party
The regular prayer meeting Tor
that evening had been dismissed
and apparently the members had
gone home when they suddenly
returned laden with gifts. which
they piled high on the dining
room table at the parsonage next
TO the church
Mrs. George Archer, chairman
Of the Official Board, called on
Joe BOA TO offer prayer. after
which Mrs. Emma Thompson. II
a few well chosen words, express
ed their delight that the pastor
had accepted the call Of the
church for another year Mrs
Thompson spoke II glowing
terms of the fine service rem
dered the church by Rev. and
Mrs. Doherty and their family
She then presented the gifts, n
Guiding an envelope with a sub
stantial amount Of cash
Rev. and hrs. DOherty made
suitable replies and thanked the
members for their gifts and kind
words. They expressed pleasure
with the prospect Of working
with such an appreciative mem
bership another year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-18
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
St. Mary's Star Of the Sea

rev 1nomaS AtnertQn, y j.
A. L Maureau. 81, and ]. j.
Murphy, 81. Assistants
Hours Of Service
Sunday Masses, TOO, $50 and
1000 a. m. Benediction.
Masses on Holy DAYS, $50 and
500 a. m.
Weekday Masses. $50 and TOO
a. m. First Friday at $50 and
800 a. m.
Sunday evenings. 7-30 O'clock.
Rosary. Sermon and Benediction
Friday evenings. 100 o'clock
Sacred Heart Devotions.
Confessions Saturday after
moons and evenings. on vigil of
Holy DAYS and on Thursday pre-
eeding First Friday. 400 to 500
O'Clock and from 700 to 900
o'clock.
First Sunday OF month. Com
munion at the 700 o'clock Mass
for Daughters of St. Ann
Second Sunday Of month, Com
munion at the ZOO o'clock Mass
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-18

The excessive love of parents for their
children is often detrimental to them, par
ticularly when not balanced by reason The
result is a spoiled child, made miserable
through life by the pampering of the
parents. Reading the life of Father Joseph,
the alter ego of Cardinal Richelieu, we find
that at the early age of eight years, he beg
ged to be sent away to boarding school
con the ground that he was being spoilt by
his mother, who apparently wanted to
make sissy out of him to which his childish
nature rebelIed even at so early an age.
Parents have great responsibilities in this
respect, but many do not seem to realize
that preparation for the hardships of life IS
essential to the ehild's future happiness.