The Gold Hill News, Gold Hill, Oregon
W e e k ly N ew s R e v ie w
Peace IF in s Shallow Victory,
Compared to That of Hitler
-------------------------B y »I o n «» |»h W . Ln B in e —
James M. -Landis of H arvard uni
versity’s law school. Chief Justice
Walter P. Stacey of the North Caro
lina supreme court. With railm ad-
ing's monumental problem brought
to a head, labor’s protests became
secondary to an investigation of
why one-third of U. S. railroads are
in receivership, why another third
borders on bankruptcy.
When committeemen finish their
inquiry, unions must wait another 30
days before striking. Chief hope is
that a solution of railroad financial
difficulties w ill obviate a strike by
that time, with congressional aid
following close behind.
Foreign
Since early August, when Czecho
slovakia's Sudeten area first began
attracting Reichsfuehrer Adolf H it
ler’s serious attention, Italy's Pre
m ier Benito Mussolini has been out
in the cold. While Germany's chan
cellor talked with British Prim e
Minister Neville Chamberlain, while
the world read about French P re
m ier Edouard Daladier and Czech
President Eduard Benes, Adolf
H itle r’s friend in Rome was asked
not once for his opinion. But he
gave it nevertheless, thundering six
speeches of defiance at western
democracies in as many days.
Another rebuff came when Frank White House
lin Roosevelt drafted his first note
“T h u country can best be served by
to Germany and Czechoslovakia
pulling in positions of influence m rn who
fSee WHITE HOI'SEI, sending copies believe in peace and uh o w ill resist this
to Britain and France, but not to adm inistration in seeking to give free ad
vice to either tid e in Europe.“
Day after he recited this opinion
of Franklin Roosevelt to Chicago
Republicans, Iowa's onetime Sen.
Lester J. Dickinson might have ad
mitted that he spoke too hastily.
Traditionally isolationist, long silent
in Europe's crisis ISee FOREICN).
U. S. officialdom kept hands off un
til every other effort failed, until
Adolf H itler was poised to march
against little Czechoslovakia. Then,
to Reichsfuehrer H itler, to Czech
President Eduard Benes, went
President Roosevelt’s plea:
“On behalf of 130 m illions o f Americans
and for the sake of hum anity everywhere,
I most eam ettly appeal to you not Ip
break off negotiations . . . "
. ...
. ..i
P R E M IE R B E N IT O MUSSOLINI
. . . headlong into the headline».
Next day, as Iowa’s Dickinson
was speaking, came Adolf H itle r’s
reply
disclaiming responsibility,
maintaining the “ terrible fate” of
Sudeten Germans made delay im
possible. By nightfall all Europe
had surrendered hope, and by nine
o’clock the President was willing to
try again. To Berlin went another
cable. Its highlight:
“ There are two point» I sought to em-
Thursday, October 13, 1938
War
So engrossing was Czechoslo
vakia’s problem that both China and
I Spain (See Relow) received scant
attention. One press association’s
total 12-hour report from both bat-
Each of ui has a place in
tlefronts was 29 words, but U S.
headline writers knew the name of
life’» line, to do with what
Hankow would soon be flashing from
we will. A re you making the
their pencil tips. Reason: Japan’s
i invading arm y crept closer up the
mo«t of your»?
Yangtze river to its ultimate desti
nation. appeared almost certain to
— »y WINIFRCD W ILLARD—
capture China's onetime provisional
capital before another month is up.
i_J E WASN'T much to look at—
Chief question is whether venge * 1 short, squatty and a bit sinis
ful Nipponese troops w ill turn Han ter. But he was something to re
kow into the wholesale slaughter member. It was St Louis, the tick
house they made of Nanking last et window of the Union station. I
winter. I f they do, it w ill wreck rushed for tickets
Ominous tine
central China’s No. 1 industrial city, ahead
Nothing to do but take my
a trading and manufacturing point place and wait my turn. Through
of inestimable importance. Pioneer slow fifteen minutes, we had inched
of western industrialization, Han along until 1 stixxl second from the
kow's three WuHan cities of Han ( ticket agent
As the one ahead
kow, Hanyang and Wuchang opened took his change and stepped from
their doors ‘ *“
to foreign
trade *“
in 1858. line, this other man slid In ahead
*....................
became a machine age center of of me
" It is my turn." I said
rice, flour and textile mills, dye I Looking me full in the face, he
works, oil refineries and distilleries. leered, "W ell, what you going to
Since the WuHan cities head water do about it?"
and rail facilities to all south China,
1 might have tried what the wom
their loss w ill be a severe blow to
an in Washington did one matinee
Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-
! afternoon last winter. It was Christ-
shek.
| mas time We were to see "L ittle
Since China's capital has moved
600 miles up-stream to Chungking, Women." Our hearts were In the
observers wondered last week proper state of sublimination for re
whether Japan w ill stop at Hankow, newing acquaintance with Beth and
as promised, or push on to drive Jo and Meg and Mother March But
office furniture moving in and heavy
Generalissimo Chiang's headquar
pedestrian traffic broke the box of
ters still farther back into Asia.
fice line. We stopped to see where
Only scant hope for China’s fu
it really was, then stepped into what
ture came from far-away Geneva, we supposed was our proper place
where the League of Nations council No sooner done than a miliant
woman hurtled herself at us—didn't
we know we belonged at the end of
the line? Who did we think we were
to break in like that? Why didn’t
f we stay at home until we knew
! how to get into a line? Efforts to
explain our right intentions fell flat
in the face of her wrath. I wonder
whether this tirading woman has a
husband.
If so, the Lord have
mercy on his soul!
LINES...
Manners
We were all in a hurry to get
our letters one day last summer and
to be in our seats before the morn
ing symphony began
Eight ahead
of me was a man. Down the plaza,
up the steps we moved with the
measured pace of such a queue. My
eighth-ahead man was all right un
til at a distance he saw somebody
whom he wanted to see close range
So. saying that he guessed his mail
could wait, he left his place in the
line. We brisked up, considerably
encouraged
He found his friend,
delivered his message, chatted with
half a dozen others, then came
back to the letter line and as if by
merit of right, stepped into his for
mer place. He knew better. He
showed the embarrassment that
goes with doing a trick like that.
We were a well mannered group.
Nobody said a word. But who can
deny there was a heap o’ thinkin’ T
Isn’t a line a section of life? Isn’t
a line a stage where we play our
parts, informally and often un
aware? And aren’t we revealing of
our inmost selves in the ways we
play? Have I more right to take
your place in the line of life than to
rifle your purse? Neither belongs
to me.
Italy. Sorely hurt, I l Duce was phasise; first, that a ll m atteri o f difference
ready to jum p headlong into the could and should be settled by pacific
method»: second, that the threatened alter
headlines first chance he got.
native . . . o f force . . . u at necessary at it
That chance came unexpectedly. it
unjustifiable.“
Night before, in Europe's capitals,
Craftily phrased to m aintain U. S.
frenzied governments rushed mobi
lization, prepared for air raids. In neutrality, the President’s message
Berlin, where Adolf H itler had set a nevertheless contained the word
12-hour deadline on the Czech ques “ unjustifiable” which connoted a
tion, troops began marching to the measure of sympathy for Britain
Moreover, he dis
frontier. Though the Reich's every and France.
demand had been granted. Chan patched a personal note to Italy's
cellor H itle r’s stubborness over de P rem ier Benito Mussolini, another
DR V. K. W E LL IN G TO N KOO
tail was a barrier neither London to Tokyo, thereby asking Reichs
H e was not loo hopeful.
fuehrer
H
itle
r’s
two
bedfellows
in
nor Paris could hurdle.
totalitarianism to plump against invoked article 16 of its badly bat
In such a crisis, as President war.
tered covenant, voting economic and
Roosevelt paved a smooth entre with
No President in modern U. S. his financial “ sanctions” against Japan
his second note to the Fuehrer, both tory has ever taken such a step, nor This was a futile hope, however,
Washington and London appealed did much time elapse before tongues since sanctions failed miserably
secretly to the one man whose per started wagging. Would Franklin when last applied against Ita ly in
suasion might stay disaster. That Roosevelt’s intervention embroil the her Ethiopian conquest. Moreover,
man was Benito Mussolini, fellow nation in Europe's squabble? Did the League agreed that “ co-ordinat
dictator of Adolf H itler, southern Washington have a secret “ parallel I ed action” against Japan was im
mainstay of the Rome-Berlin axis. action” agreement with France and possible, that each member could
I l Duce rose to the occasion, Britain? And, most important for apply sanctions if it desired. Nev-
talked 30 minutes to Berlin by tele the moment, would the President’s er before have sanctions been in-
phone, soon had wires humming to move bring desired results?
voked against a non-league mem
London and Paris. With a scant
By daybreak the last question was ber.
two hours to spare, Der Fuehrer answered. To Munich, Adolf H itler
Not too optimistic was China’s
had cancelled his march, arranged summoned Britain, France and Ita scholarly delegate. Dr. V. K. Well
Life Gives Us Much
in its stead a four-power conference ly for peace negotiations that un ington Koo, who reluctantly admit
next day at Munich. To that Bava deniably resulted in part from M r. ted:
One of the lovely things life gives
rian city, where a scant 25 years be Roosevelt’s intervention. By noon, | “The only question now it to what as- us is a place, each for himself, to
fore the bemoustached chancellor Secretary of State Cordell H ull as- ‘ tent various members of the League w ill make what he may of it. Some peo
had worked as bricklayer and house sured correspondents that the U. S. participate in sanctions."
ple make beauty spots out of their
painter, flew Neville Chamberlain, has no “ parallel action” agreement. D Though Spain’s war was post life places. Some let theirs stay
Benito Mussolini, Edouard Daladier. By nightfall, even arch-New Deal poned last week on account of wet all dreary and bare, putting no plan,
Nine hours they talked, emerging hater Sen. Rush D. Holt admitted grounds, observers thought they no thought, no work, no love into
with an agreement that meant at the President's course had been saw clearing skies that bore close them.
Whatever my place is in
least temporary peace for Europe wise.
relation to the Munich peace parley life's line, it’s mine! And that is
and some measure of integrity for
Unnoticed, shoved into the back (See FOREIGN I. From Rome came much! I decide by the way I han
Czechoslovakia.
ground by Europe’s crisis, was the almost unimpeachable word that dle it whether it shall be insignif
Term s: (1) Czech evacuation of U. S. political picture which none Prem ier Benito Mussolini is with
icant or something greatly to be de
Sudetenland by October 10; (2) su theless may change definitely as an drawing support from Generalis
sired.
pervision of evacuation by interna upshot of the President’s action. Re- simo Francisco Franco’s insurgent
Good fortune to somebody else
tional commissioners; (3) plebiscites called was last summer’s Fortune arm y, and at the same moment often devours us with envy. I had
in Sudeten areas with minor Ger
Paris heard insurgent Spain would two college mates like that. To this
man population; (4) exchange of
be neutral in any European war.
day, they can’t endure to know that
populations; (5) Czech release of
By the time these two rumors anything fine and gracious has come
German prisoners, soldiers, police;
were patched together, they added to anybody else. They want their
(6) settlement of Polish, Hungarian
up nicely. I f Generalissimo Franco places in the line to be the best ahd
minorities disputes by four-power
remained neutral, he would be use
themselves to be the biggest. Of
meeting if nations concerned fail to
less to Ita ly in fighting France. But course they’re unhappy. Of course
reach agreement among them
a more important reason lay in they’re difficult. Of course they’re
selves; (7) international guarantee
lonely.
Prem ier Mussolini’s sudden about
of Czech integrity.
face from which he emerged as Eu
Box office, railroad ticket or mail
rope’s No. 1 peacemaker.
As Europe's peacemakers headed
delivery waiting lines have their
for home, a world well accustomed
Already credited with proposing unwritten ethics to the end of an
to treaty breaking might well won
the Munich parley, since no one even chance for everybody. The
der how long the Munich pact would
else could deal with Reichsfuehrer line of life is not so simple. It often
stand. Terms were one thing, plain
Adolf H itler, Il Duce was probably- gets tangled and twisted, sometimes
facts another. Among the facts:
seeking to improve his relations all but out of hand. But in it, I
(1) Adolf H itler had won every de
with Great Britain by invoking the have my place. If yours is better,
mand; (2) by signing the four-pow
Italo-British friendship pact. Signed I can take that as example and
er pact, France and Britain with
last spring, this treaty has been standard by which to make mine
drew their support of Czechoslovak
dormant because Ita ly refused to measure up. I can work hard and
ia; (3) Russia, left in the cold,
desert Generalissimo Franco. Still be loyal and fair and faithful in my
turned cold eyes at all western Eu
another reason for II Duce’s act own place. And I shall not break
rope; (4) by summoning the Munich
might be Ita ly ’s inability to con the rule of the line by taking what
parley, by winning their terms, Ger
tinue financing Fascism’s Spanish does not belong to me.
many and Ita ly now hold a whip
battle.
C op yrigh t.-W N U S ervice.
hand over Europe’s destiny, can
IOWA’S DICKINSON
Whatever the cause, observers
probably make further aggressions
No "free advice" to Europe.
hoped a Europe gone suddenly
’O g leth o rp e T r a il’ Dates
without much opposition.
peace-mad would let the Spanish
Back Before Revolution
For peace, only victory at Munich poll which showed the New Deal’s w ar fizzle out. With Italy quitting,
was that the world’s war lords had two most favored features were with Germany likely to follow suit'
The old Indian trail and highway
avoided unspeakable disaster even rearm am ent and foreign policy.
anti with loyalist Spain already dis
known as the "Oglethorpe T ra il,"
Whatever might result from Mu
after mobilizing their armies, a feat
missing her foreign fighters, tht
dates back to pre-Revolutionary
nich’s
peace
parley,
the
Czech
unparalleled in history.
hope was a bright one.
war days when Genera, Oglethorpe,
squabble proved (1) that Germany’s
Saddest U. S. news of Spain's war founder of the state of Georgia, es
expansion efforts will continue to was the capture by rebel troops
T runs portat ion
tablished a thoroughfare from Sa
threaten Europe, and (2) that the
Though 928,500 members of 19 U. S. cannot escape some measure of James P. Lardner, 24-year-old vannah to Augusta in 1739. following
railroad unions voted to strike Oc of participation in world affairs. Will son of the late, famed Author Ring his famous treaty conference with
tober 1 in protest against a 15 per the administration’s success thus Lardner, in the Iasi engagement of the Creek Indians at Coweta.
The British designated the tra il In
cent wage cut, their walkout has far bring national approval for con his company, the renowned Lincoln
1780 as a m ilitary road, and in 1791
been averted until at least Novem tinuation of New Deal foreign pol Washington brigade.
President George Washington trav
ber 20 by presidential intervention icy? A safe bet was that political
eled the road during his southern
under the railw ay labor act of 1926. speeches leading to November’s People
Starting investigations last week election will stress foreign relations,
Launched, at Clydebank, Scot tour.
Rich in scenic sites which pass
was an emergency committee which possibly urge important revision of land, the liner Queen Elizabeth by
through deep, Jungle-like river
has until October 30 to dig out the the neutrality act, under which the Queen Elizabeth, who barely hat
swamps abounding with gams and
facts.
President may now invoke “ cash time to smash a bottle of champagm
fish, the trail also winds through
Committeemen: Prof. H a rry A. and carry” provisions anytime a before the ship slid down to sei
rolling hill territory and along tha
Millis of Chicago university, Dean state of war exists abroad.
ahead of schedule.
banks of the Savannah river.
What to Eat and W hy
C. Houston Goudiss Discusses Significance
of Fruits and Vegetables; Tells the
Truth About Canned Foods
By C. HOUSTON GOUDISS
GENERATION ugo, except in mid-summer, fruits were
a luxury that only appeared, with nuts, at the end of a
festive meal, and vegetables, except for the root crops, had
no regular place in the daily diet. But when scientists estab
lished the importance of mineral salts in human nutrition,
these two groups of foods assumed a position of commanding
Importance, because next to same foods cooked at home That
A
m ilk anil egg», they arc tha chief
conveyors of mineral» from the
to il to man.
Ifith tho discovery of vitamin»
they achieved new distinction,
because in their content of these
viral substances, th ey rank with
m ilk and eggs at “protective"
foods.
Food» Thai Safeguard Health
In addition to providing nutri
ents that are indispensable for
buoyant health and
n o r m a l growth,
they possess anoth
er important v ir
tue: the indigesti
ble cellulose or
bulk yielded by the
fibrous framework
of the l e a v e s ,
stems and fruits of
plants, has a natu
ral laxative value
which helps to in
sure normal elim i
nation. And finally, they are ex
trem ely useful in helping to main
tain the acid-base balance of the
body, for all vegetables and most
fruits yield an alkaline-ash fol
lowing digestion.
Green Vegetable» for Iron
Fruits and vegetables supply
varying amounts of practically ev
ery mineral element the body re
quires.
They do not compare with milk
as a source of calcium, but sub
stantial amounts of this bone-and-
tooth-building substance are to be
found in leaf and stem vegetables,
carrots, oranges, figs and straw
berries. Moreover, investigations
have demonstrated that calcium
from vegetables is well utilized by
adults.
Green vegetables, In general,
are outstanding as a source of
iron. And It has been further es
tablished that their iron is better
absorbed and becomes more com
pletely available for nutrition than
iron from some other sources.
Some fruits are also valued for
their iron content, the more nota
ble including oranges; tomatoes,
which are botanically a fruit,
though they are classed as a vege
table; strawberries, blackberries,
raspberries end huckleberries;
and dried figs, dates and prunes.
is partly because of the methods
employed and purtly because
canned foods are processed at the
peak of their flavor and freshness.
A Superlative Canned Food
An outstanding example
la
canned salmon which has been
called by one of America’s lead
ing food experts, “ the cheapest
and most nutritious animal food
that can be had for children over
six.”
Very little fresh salmon finds its
way into our markets and even
then it may be far from "fresh”
after
a considerable journey
packed in ice. On the other hand,
salmon canneries have been estab
lished in close proximity to tha
waters from which salmon are
taken, so that only a few hours
elupse between the time the fish
are removed from the water and
the moment their rich nourish
ment is sealed in cans.
Sim ilarly the fruits and vege
tables designed for canning are al
lowed to mature on tree or vine.
This means that they detelop
maximum flavor and vitamin con
tent. Then they are picked, rushed
to nearby canneries and hermeti
cally seated in cans. The sealed
cans are then cooked at high heat
so as to destroy any bacteria
w^ich might be present. Because
they are protected from the air
during the cooking process, and
because the cooking liquors are
sealed in the cans, they retain a
maximum amount of minerals and
vitamins. It is because canned
foods are so definitely superior in
this respect that physicians en
couraged the canning of strained
fruits and vegetables for infants
and young children.
Fallacie« Diiproved
Canned foods will keep indefi
nitely without spoilage, as long as
nothing occurs to make the can
leak. I t is not necessary to re
move canned food from the con
tainer as soon as the tin is opened,
though many homemakers often
do so because the food presents a
more attractive appearance in a
dish or bowl. A hissing sound
when opening docs ndt mean that
the contents of a can are spoiled,
but rather that there was a vac
uum in the can, which the air is
rushing in to HU.
Thus canned fruits and vegeta
bles are not only “ as good as”
fresh ones, but are often superior
Vegetable» for Vitamin A
We usually think of m ilk and in food values. Every homemaker
other dairy products as our most should see to it that she uses both
important sources of vitamin A. liberally In the diet of every mem
But recently, it has been deter ber of her fam ily, as a means of
mined that the thin green leaves providing liberal amounts ot min
of vegetables are also outstanding erals and vitamins.
in this respect. Weight for weight,
when fresh, escarole is more than
Questions Answered
five times as rich as butter. Young
green peas and green string beans
are also a good source of this vita
Mrs. A. B. M .—There is not the
min as are tomatoes, carrots, and
slightest reason why a normal per
sweet potatoes.
son should not drink coffee after
middle age unless the beverage
Source» of Vitamin C
has been expressly forbidden by a
Vitam in C, which is essential for doctor. On the contrary, many peo
maintaining the health of teeth ple find both coffee and tea ex
and gums and for preventing Ihe tremely comforting in their later
degeneration of muscle fibers years
generally, is obtained almost en
WNU —C. Houston G oudiss— IBM 3 J.
tirely from fruits and vegetables.
The principal sources of this vita
min are the citrus fruits; raw and
canned tomatoes and canned to
mato juice; strawberries; raw
carrots, onions and yellow tur
nips.
As this vitamin is easily de
stroyed by heat in the presence
of oxygen, the amount present
in any fruit or vegetable is great
ly reduced by the average home
cooking methods. On the other
hand, this and other vitamins, as
well as minerals, are usually well
retained in commercially canned
fruits and vegetables.
Crochet Doilies for
Every-Day Pleasure
What About Canned Food»?
I frequently receive letters from
readers who question the merits
of canned foods. They ask wheth
er it is true that canned foods are
devoid
of vitamins;
whether
canned foods are wholesome for
children; whether or not canned
foods may spoil on the grocer’s
shelves; and if it is dangerous to
eat foods that have stood in the
can for a few minutes after be
ing opened.
Indulge your love of luxury with
To discount the value of modern these lovely dollies. Crochet for
canned foods is to display a lack your buffet or your luncheon table
of knowledge as to how these foods Three ,jzes (I5 by 28 12,^ ar)(J
are
harvested, prepared
and 5V4 inches in string) are most
packed. And the failure to use practical and lend themselves to
them may result in depriving your many uses. Use a finer cotton
fam ily of essential minerals and for smaller doilies. Pattern 5998
vitamins.
contains instructions for making
There are available in cans to the doilies; an illustration of them
day, 48 varieties of vegetables, 33 and of stitches; photograph of
kinds of fruit, and 10 different doily; materials needed.
juices, besides soups, numerous
To obtain this pattern, send 15
specialties and several kinds of cents in stamps or coins (coins
fish. Every one of these presents preferred) to The Sewing Circle,
a healthful and nutritious food in a Household Arts Dept., 259 W. 14th
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