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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-05-01
POETS CORNER

Very often a few lines in vers,
are more impressive than man,
pages of prose, and the messag,
fingers longer in the mind. The fol
lowing poems not only offer 6
challenge to every reader but sug
gest good philosophy of life:
Wouldn't this old world be better
If the folk we meet would say
/ know something good about you
Wouldn't it be fine and dandy
II each hand clasp fond and true
Carried with it this assurance
l know something good about
you?
Wouldn't life be lots more happy
If the good that's in us all
Were the only thing, about us
That folk bothered to recall?
Wouldn't life be lots more happy
If we praised the good we see?
For there such a lot of goodness
In the worst of you and me.
Wouldn't it be nice to practice
That fine way of thinking too
You know something good about
me,
/ know something good about
you?
Give me a chance, in the ava
lanche,
OF marching youth today;
Show me the road, with the heavy
load.
Hold up the shield, where the
weaker yields,
And I'll protect the right;
Give me the key of liberty,
And I'll become a Knight.
Give me a club of what is true
And 1 will do the rest.
Guide me Alright and with my
might,
I'll conquer every test.
Put faith in me and you will see,
That l may long endure
Teach me to pray each passing
day,
And I shall not go wrong:
Give me the right to hold the
light,
And l will guide the throng.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-01-07
Sr0iteix @eStt KeY,
Uafjcttal lIieNtao
Wirb Iontaa, Sen II. Sanner.
gefeiert.

Ser ssrancis Scott aep.MationaI.
licbtoe miro Montag. Sen II. sson.,
nit einem paiienbel, HaNio -Hrp-
grdnrn gefeiert, laut @erid)t unn
SSreb @. Zimmerman, %rGiioent Ser
Gupabcea Council sIn,paltsfarnier.
Montag lit ser 100. ssabrestca
bes Sooes oes Iihters, @plehrten,
MSnofaten, 0ffentlihen @aamten,
9irdenmann mo MitaIieo elmer iehr
gendlteteu ssamilic Ser yStar
Spongleo Banner, Sas m,crifrn-
nd)e yY1tiols..lIieo, peichrieben bat,
um Ia. Sept. 1914.
@irgermeiiter sranf 5. 2auihe
bat Sen II. Sanl.ar ais sSrances
Scott Gcp. .Nntionallisotog profla=
miert uno ale 8eIboite Ser lutcrel
Staot arbeiten sltiannlen NIT ser
Grpaboaa Gountn slntpnltsfaurncr
Sonntag. Nen 10. Salntar, BON
4 big 4:30 llbr lit oas Hrogra4rm
itber Mooioitation @Sa, uno Won-
tag, Sen If. Sanitar, nm 1 40 llhr
nahmittags iibsr Stotiou Ss8GG
3it b0rer.
Mcntas nafnittag fiuoen 3ere
monien altf oem G,tblic Soltare Dor
ocm @ar Center 8eb1uoe ltatt, all
Dem MilitGrgrlsppen ieSer slbteilllng
uno 8ertretar Ser glmericnn 2egiou
uno anoere pntriotiihc Srgnniiatio-
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-01-07
Seistiitcn tabcs, itcMcs
Ccrtei> Direftcriutft

Npm. Ercr1licr Whliiplini bat io'
Cbcn Elm leueS Sircftorirm ser "a,
id,i'tcnpartei ernannt, bas II. q. aud
sic 0arteifefs / n6enlsa, WoilanN
uro Silrin, icapic Galernto f!irS.
lidl uor, ben @ritcn bon1haroicrtcil
StGotcn - 81 lcinen 20 Afitglic'
ocrn s1hIt. sluf sic 9sorteiIatretdrc
in Sen &rcpin5cn Serrarn &iuorno
uno Gerona, sic ols 3ieIe lpeiteres
9uftangriffe in Traae foinlncn, iinS
in oas Sireftorilun berlfen iuorocn
- llnteritiiten Sic bie in nnIerer
.ac;t.na anscisenoen 8eIdiftslcute!
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-01-07
1onntrSsds, Sen z, S6amdr f943

bronze Tbeater lette @ode uno gibt
bte 2ebensgeibitte ameritas grob-
tenn Sbeatcrmann George WcGoban
uub 2ebensgeIdid)te bes 9beaterge-
iddftes ieit 1880 bis sur gegentudr-
tisen 3eit. Sames goencp lttto Soan
0esIc ipieIcn bie 6aurtrollen ,lno
.ueroen untcrltiist bon @alter Sn.
iton, Noien,arp GeGamp, Seanne
Goancp, Eiharo lthorI uno Srene
Mannins.
9lIc Gohan's lttoergeb!iden We.
lohicn iperben eeipielt, einidlieblib
.The Oanfee Doodle Bon, 8ipe
mn Meonros to 9roabuap" ,lno
.Sucr Tbcrc." Seben sic itrb oipien
Slim an.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-01-07
Hchci,scu
oelsl,icCe,t 'tperHcn

@crlin. Gs iniro n1itseteilt, hab
S,r 80 Sabre alte brittle Snhn bes
iriiberen arcnprin5en, Erins Su,
bertu5 bon Greubcl,, lid non ieinel
i,,ngcn sSrat nod MIR einidbrigcr
gbe iheiben IalIan mill. Sic gtlt o!s
cine SNGuheit, lit ober nitlt Ser
Sobenso -Son,ilie ebenbiirtig er-
nd,tet pcrSen. Sic Ghe lit finocrlos
aebliehen.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-01-07

- Ser 8ebnnfe pom rMtlantic
Ghorter" uniiabt bie gan3e WeIt. Gr
hasebt iih ebcnio ouf Snaien, Gbina,
Sln Ia,1o uno Burma, apie e,ti nj.
rita, europa uaS beiSe amerifans
iIhen Gontineute. Der gtnlne ,glt,
lantic Charter" riibrt lebiglid) boppn
ger, oa. oieies Goflment a,lf bober
Gee, inmittcn oes slflontiihen S5e.
ans unter5eidnet tuurbe. 9sibt etipa,
neil es iih MIR nif bie Nationcu be,
,icht, bercn @ahiet an Sen Mtlantif
grenst.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-01-07
Hitlcr< Haarc
,uerSct, eram

9 tpdholnl. Sie 4robleme Ser Sit=
front uno bes Ntittalneeres lpuhet
abnlf Sitter cine iolhe Mrbeitslait
unb iopiel Sorgen a,,ferlegt, oaB
feline Soare sl!Ienbenos aralt tper=
ser. aeil, @ltnber audi, nenn or
oauerrt Generate entlaiien 1nllB,
neil lie feline Griplge nebr bringen.
Gr lit bereits 10 nerpos, onb man
ieinen ,3,lolnnlenbrlltb cnpnrtet. =,
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-01-07

men unter 2eitung bon Gbeiter s.
Sod. Sefret1r oes Glenelanber ga
triotiihen Organizations Gomitee.
SEQ @eisentf,al, Reoafteur bes
nSeiuilb Snoerenhent" ipirb Ieine
fDeriibntte iSrarris Scott &epA&ols
lcfticn in scr Sauptbihlicthsf ans
itcncn
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-01-07
Abeb abbcr,afcn
ants Srnnfreiti,

Bern. Sn bieiiaen iron5oiiihen
Greiicn puree berichtet, hab Stto
sfbes, Der bcutid,e 9otid,after in ga-
ris, Elm neutrality-suspicious., nah Ser,
lin 5uriidbcproert moroen lit uno
'ein Soften nidlt apie0er belebt ,uers
Sen miro. Seine sS,rnftionen peroen
pnn Sen oeutid)an Militir6eh0rSen
iibCrnnmmen tpcroen.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-01-07
$eeiaI Security Officc
Cffen icSen Sas.

Die GlepcIano Selo Office oes
Spcml Securitp Boards lit iett ie-
SEN 5ag cffen BON $50 llhr BORN.
bis $50 llhr nadtnittags, audi am
Sumstaa inet Manager Ta,,lbaber
pom ser Gleoelono Office, 100
Ghsitcr 9lpc.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-01-07

Ser aus9eitopfte aoIer 5uion1men.
geleien. Gin erobes Geuer miro bor
sem WobnpIote anaesiinoet uno ale
biligen SpnboIe tperoen in bie Jlan-
men getporfen.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-01-07

Sin0 Ste Mno Sbre Hngeb5rt8ct
Naitalicb i'm 0ranfcnperctn nnb
Central @erbanb? Wettn ntdJt, jett
lit bic Scit bcisutrcten. tim senaucre
Sni0rmahpn rufen Sic ben 0pfaIs
ucrtrcter ah.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-01-07
HippeSrea,te Gheater
rganfee Double Sanbu" ipieIt
nod eine g0ude

Des Sssobres bgitar Slim .Danfee
Doodle Oanbp" begnnn I'M Sippo,
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-10
ROSS TO RECEIVE
PLAQUE in PERSON
Marine Hero To Get Cup
For Doing Most For
Boxing During Year"

NEW YORK, March 9-lR-Ma-
rine Corporal Barney Ross, who
was awarded the Edward J. Neil
Memorial Plaque in absentia near
ly a month ago while he was still
in the South Pacific battle area,
will receive the trophy in person
Friday night-In Madison Square
Gardens Ring.
Former Mayor James ]. Walker,
who made the original presenta-
ton at the annual dinner of the
Boxing Writers Association of New
York, again will do the honors
for the one-time world welter-
weight ightWeight-junior welter.
weight boxing champion. Barney
was cited for his heroism on
Guadalcanal the night of last
November 10 when he remained
with three wounded Marine com.
rades and killed % Japs during
his one-night stand.
The plaque is given annually in
memory of the Associated Press
Sports Writer and War cores.
pondent who was killed during the
war in Spain in 1888. It is award.
ed to the man who, in the opinion
OF the boxing writer's, has done
the most for boxing during the
year."
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-10
IOWA CACERS PICK
ALL-ENEMY SQUAD
Naval Seahawks Choose
Team OF Seasons Op-
posing Players

GREAT LAKES, ILL.,, March g.
HHHaving concluded their regular
season with "a wins in 81 games,
the Great Lakes basketball play
ers today lent their authority to
the selection Of an all-opponent
team and paid high tribute to
Charles Black, Kansas forward,
as the best eager they faced all
season.
The selections were based solely
on each players performance
against Great Lakes. Holding to
this method, the Sailors voted for
Ken Menke of Illinois Big Ten
champions rather than Andy
Phillip, best scorer in the con-
ference's history, Phillip was a
unanimous choice on the Big TENS
all star team chosen by coaches
while Menke received honorable
mention.
The Sailors named Menke and
Black, forwards; Edeisser of
Creightan, center; and Bob Rens-
berger, Notre Dame, and Ed Ehl-
ers, Purdue. guards. On the sec
ond team they placed Phillip and
Dick Miller of Lawrence College,
Appleton, Wis, at forwards; Bob
Shaw of Ohio State at center; and
Don Knowles of Cheighton and
Gene Vance of Illinois, at guards.
The Bluejackets selected ILL
nois as the best all-around team
they met.
Two of the three teams which
whipped Great Lakes-Illinois and
Notre Dame-Were represented,
but the third team, Northwestern,
failed to land a berth. Menke,
Rensberger and Black were chosen
unanimously.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-10
ORTIZ BATTLES
SALICA TONIGHT
First Title Bout In Cahfor-
MIA Since "Days OF 20
To As Rounds"

OAKLAND, Calf, March 9-R
REManuel Ortiz, worlds bantam
weight champion (National Box
ing association version, is a 2 to
l favorite to retain his title over
IS rounds tomorrow night against
the man he won it from, Lou
Salica of Brooklyn.
The Ell Centre (Calif.) Mexican
lifted the crown from Saica last
year in Hollywood. Only the New
York Athletic Commission failed
to recognize Ortiz title claims, on
the grounds he won it in a 12-
round match, instead Of Is.
For a little fellow Ortiz packs
a tremendous wallop in either
hand. In addition to being a hard
er hitter than Salica, he will have
the advantage of youth. Salica,
a cunning veteran of some IL years
in the ring: will have to be at
peak form if he hopes to regain
the title. The Brooklyn boxer
claims to be fit after a six months
layoff from the ring. He said his
work as a carpenter had toughen-
ed his hands.
It will be the first championship
fight over the long distance route
since California; 20 to As round
ers went out in 1914.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-10
UMPIRE THROWS
MEN FROM TAVERN
Ormsby, Big League Ump,
Calls eyer OUT To
Drunks In Chicago

CHICAGO, March 9.-(P-The
drunk was almost paralyzed, but
he still could feel that grip on his
shoulder. Turning around he met
the stare of Emmett Ormsby.
"I'm going to rule you off the
field unless you quiet down, .
Ormsby threatened.
The drunk started to put in his
two-bits worth.
eyer going out if you open your
trap to me" beloved Ormsby.
All was quiet. Ormsby was as
emphatic in the tavern as he had
been on the diamond.
That's just one episode in the
new life of Red" Ormsby-an
American League umpire for 19
years until he was retired at the
close of the 1941 season. Now he's
police sergeant in charge OF en-
forcement of vice and liquor laws
in Cook county.
He still calls 'em as he sees
'en, and when he yells "yer out!'
it doesn't mean a drunk has pass
ed out, but is going QUITO the
patrol wagon.
His box score. which has drawn
praise from the sheriff, shows 20
arrests without an assist.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-10
Chicago Race Tracks
Change To Closer Sites

CHICAGO, March 9.@R-Chi-
cago's 1943 racing season of l57
days was squeezed into three CEN
tralized tracks today, leaving Lin
coin Fields and Arlington Park
idle.
The 30-day meeting scheduled
for Lincoln Fields, IS miles south
of downtown Chicago, was trans
ferred to nearby Hawthorne, To-
Gated in suburban Cicero, while
Arlington switched it's 36-days of
racing to its sister-track, Wash
ington Park. The action was ap-
proved at an emergency meeting
of the Illinois Turf Board to con-
form to war-created transporta-
ton problems.
The third track, Sportsman's
Park, half miller, did not figure
in any transfer of meeting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-10
DERBY ENTRIES
SHORT OF 1912
Count Fleet, Chop Chop
Only Horses Resembling
Derby Horses

NEW YORK, March 9.-R-Take
the fingers of both hands and the
toes of one foot, and you'll prob
ably have the size of the 1943
Kentucky Derby starting field,
with enough left over for a dark
horse.
Barring the arrival of something
that looks like a derby horse in
developments the next few weeks,
the only field you can consider
right now includes seven virtually
definite starters and seven others
regarded as possibilities. AS for
the others of the 110 who were
nominated for this 69th run for
the roses May /, they had the sat
isfaction of seeing their names In
the papers, but their best chance
of getting into the derby at this
writing would be to buy ticket
at the box office.
Yet, the IA still in the ist-give
or take a few-make it look like
a better-than-bad get-together for
Col. Matt Winn's trolley car taffy
pull, especially when you consider
that a number of folks are Won
dering why and other gee-gees will
even show up to tangle with Count
Fleet, whose 2 to l price tag now
stands as the shortest-priced Win
ter book favorite in history.
The west holds the big hand this
year, topped off by the trump ace
the fleet Count, whose owner,
Mrs. John D. Hertz is more often
listed as Chicagoan than a New
Yorker.
With such of casts old-timers
as Mrs. Payne Whitney's Green
tree Stable and William Wood
wards Belair barn housing nothing
that looks like $4,000 worth of
derby horse, the casts only bright
boy just now is Chop Chop from
the Mill River stable of Mrs. Bar
clay Douglas of Long Island. He
was picked up for $4, 100 from the
yearling sales two years ago and
came on to win $11, $50 last year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-10
JAPS in TROUBLE ?
ON SUPPLY ROUTE
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of the Archipelago. A communi-
que described the actions as ''min-
or" and said results were not OBJ
served. No planes were lost.
The communique also disclosed
that heavy and medium bombers
of the Aleutians command in the
North Pacific attacked Japanese
positions at Kiska Sunday. They
encountered anti-aircraft fire but
no fighter plane oppositions and
returned safely to their base.
The description of the Solomons
raids as "minor" indicated only a
small number of aircraft was en-
ployed and suggested one object
certainly was to destroy a maxi
mum amount of Japanese NUM-
tions at a minimum cost. For
many weeks the Solomons bases,
particularly Munda, and it's satel-
lite positions such as Villa, have
been bombed necessarily.
Such blasting not only denies
the enemy the use of destroyed
facilities but also poses for him
the necessity of replacing ruined
supplies and wrecked installations,
thereby burdening his already
strained shipping capacity.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-10
POWER COMPANY
BILL RATIFIED
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and both the power company and
the city would be benefited.
He released a copy of the bill
which he said had originally been
planned for the PWA, but had
now been extended specifically for
Wilmington and New Hanover
county. He dubbed the bill "an
ace in the hole"
The bill reads in part: 'To ex-
tend the period during which
cities, counties, ETC., may issue
revenue bonds for the acquisition
of revenue-producing undertak-
ings."
Under the bill, the city is au-
thorized to collect rates and tolls.
The bill ratified by the general
assembly was introduced prior to
the 23-page enabling act for the
purchase of the power company
which the city sought to have
adopted by the general assembly.
The enabling act was killed by
the upper house after a public
hearing in which the city and the
Coastal Plains Rate Reduction
committee urged its passage and
other citizens appeared against it.
The chief views expressed by
opponents of the bill was that the
general assembly did not have
time to draft a compromise mea-
sure to replace the 23-page act,
drawn up for the city by New
York bond attorneys.
The campaign for public opera
ton OF the Tide Water gained
momentum after the state utili-
ties commission declined to grant
the petitions of the city and coun-
ty for further reductions in COM
merclal and residential gas and
utility. ~ ~
1t was initiated by an order from
tne securities and Exchange com.
mission directing the Associated
Gas Gas and Electric company, mon
ster holding company, to dispose
OF the lib utilities it possessed
including Tide Water
oi,at Proponents of public operation
point out that municipal utiIitv
oo',1s ~ouia be largely tax-exempt and
Go9lo operate more cheanlv th.n
- i,oe s water if the city could bid
~ and ana purchase Tide Water when
saIe % - u. tne "a utility is offered for
der. " 'iie oEC Or
~. ne enabling act which the sen.
ate killed set up savan o s.,.- = !.
cor commission miss; for the operation ''a,f Of
,m 1ne utility throughout the nresen+
llae Water territory.
~ ~ provided that it would he
p through revenue-bearing .
ponds. payable from the income c1 re
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-10
WILDCAT DIAMOND
SESSIONS BEGIN
IS Boys On
Field For Opening
Training Periods

The first sessions of 1943 base
ball training opened for the Will
mington Wildcats Monday with a
total of approximately IS boys
showing up'' for the opening ex-
Fercises.
First day exercises consisted OF
limbering-up exercises such as run
ming, calisthenics, and short ses-
sion of throwing the ball around.
Some of the former high school
stars returning for the training pc
riod prior to the opening of the
1943 season which begins April 2,
were: Dick Watts, first tri n 6
catcher for the past two years;
Murphy Scoggins out for his fourth
season as. one of the outstanding
hurlers of the local nine; Ernest
Mayhan out for his third year:
John Burney, out for his initial
season as prospect for backstop
duties; Raymond Smith, speedy
southpaw pitcher, who is trying for
his first season of high school base
ball.
Returning infielders: Heatwole
Thomas, flashy first sacker of AZ;
Jimmie Snow, second string Sec
ond baseman of last year; Bill
Auld, second string third sacker,
who steps into the vacancy left
by Tommy Williamson, who re-
Gently received his wings from the
Army Air Corps; Victor Herring
steps up to try for the spot left
BY one of the schools outstanding
oall players, Sammy Tyler.
A total of about Is boys showed
up for tryouts for berths in the
outer gardens. Last years only
players returning this season was
Bill McIwain.
Practices will continue from
1ow on at the practice field at
Ninth and Ann streets each after
noon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-10
Yankees Get Contracts
From Fiue Top Hurlers

NEW YORK, March 9.-(P)-The
New York Yankees today received
the signed contracts of five pitch
ers-Charles Wensloff and Thomas
Byrne who were with their Newark
farm last year, William Zuber,
formerly of the Washington Sena-
tors and Jim Turner and Hank
Borowy.
The Yanks also announced that
Frank Crosetti, whose father was
killed recently in an automobile
accident, had been given permls-
sion to delay his arrival at the
spring training camp until April
I1O. Under a 30-day suspension
for arguing with the umpires IN
last years World Series, Croset.
will not be permitted to play Until
May 81.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-10

have a trade brewing with an
other club, but I can't tell you
anything about it." Harris kept
silent, too.
The addition of the 31-year-old
Dahlgren gives the Phillies tn e
man who succeeded Lou Gehrig as
the first baseman of the Yankees
five years ago and a player who
socked many homers at Shibe
Park-home grounds of the Ma
tional leaguers. He also played
with the Boston Red Sox, Boston
Braves and Chicago Cubs before
joining the Dodgers,
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-10
Mtersectional Football
On WayOutForDuration

NEW YORK, March 9-R-In-
tersectional college football games
definitely are on the way out for
the duration.
Notre Danes cancellation of
contests with two of its traditional
rivals-Southern California and
Stanford-brought word from every
section of the country that few if
any college elevens would travel
out of their own bailiwicks.
Listed as definitely cancelled
were the annual Fordham-St.
Mary's tussle in New York, the
Army-Texas Aggies game and
Boston Colleges affairs with Glenn
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-10

son, Tennessee and Wake Forest
B. C.'s trio of games with the
Southern Elevens have not been
declared off officially but Gradu-
ate Manager of Athletics John P.
Curley said today:
Boston College has no thought
of any intersectional games this
fall"
And I understand the North
Carolina Pre-Fliaht's schedule
will be confined to teams with the
state" said Coffey. ''In which
case that leaves us with Holy
Cross and North Carolina and rs
not even sure about the latter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-10

full, wonderful world although
it develops they are some
thing of a fairy story at that.
They were taken from the book
put out by the japanese after 1t
was found necessary, if that IS
the right word, to cali off the 1910
Olympic games in Tokyo.
It is comprehensive tome, deal
ing with the elaborate prepara-
tions that had been made for stag
ing the games and fairly breathed
good will to man.
That the Jap Olympic commit
tee apparently was in Ignorance
of the far-reaching plans OF the
government leaders to make the
world their oyster, to be opened
with bayonet, is indicated by
the expenditure involved in h e
preparation for the games, such
as construction of rowing course,
cycling stadium and other elabo-
rate courses.
1t does not seem reasonable to
suppose that had the olympic men
an inkling of what the future held
that they would have proceeded so
far with their plans, as a guy in
tent on knitting his neighbor doesn't
go about planting big garden
Just to prove he is a peace-loving
soul with honorable intentions. The
Japs, were they trying to camou-
flage their intentions, could have
done so at far less expense.
However, the quotations above
merely go to show how empty are
words when the drums start roll
ing. Had Japan not attacked us,
and if the Olympic games had
gone on as scheduled, the words
would have carried a ring of sim
cerity. AS it is, they are as hollow
as vacuum and are pointed to
as Just another instance of snlil-
ing Japanese perfidy.
Another quotation, so flowery
you almost can smell it-in fact,
you really can smell it now
reads:
'It would, indeed, have been a
supreme satisfaction for ou r
sportsmen to see great athletes
from all corners of the world con-
gregate on their soil and display
superb physical and mental
achievements. What else could
such manifestation be but
the expression of a poetical in
spiration or the unrolling of a mag
nificent picture scroll? But almost
at the moment of its realization,
manuscripts are lost and the scroll
found torn. To our great dismay
and regret the whole historic en-
terprise collapsed"
That from a nation which has
outlawed baseball from its schools
as not in keeping with the Japa-
nese tradition of sportsmanship.
That from nation whose idea of
fair play is to sneak in at dawn
to blast an unsuspecting nation
with whom it was, to all intents
and purposes, at peace.
1t is pointed out in the 181-page
book of regret that the olympic
light still flickers in Japan, and
if so it should be guarded care
fully. One of these days it is
liable to be blown out by a 1000
pound breath from the sky.