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THE HBAVKKTON REVIEW
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Relifiion
From Its inspiration in Nazi Ger
many. European persecution of :
[ Jews ts spreading to new fronts, i
The latest:
Cirrhoalovnkla. German-patterned
ghetto laws will soon go into effect.
Jews will be eliminated from poli
tics. civil service, teaching, journal
ism and radio. A few will be al- j
same time retaining party leader lowed to continue practicing law
E D I T O R ' S N O T E — When opmioms
ship.
and medicine <
ere etpre*%ed ia these eohimms they
Roosevelt strategy: Until Just be
are those of the news analyst, and not
Danslg. Though allowed to take
necessarily of the newspaper.
fore congress opened, the White thcii wealth with them lin contrast
House reserved comment on what to German methods), Danzig Jews
every legislator knew was a certain are fleeing in anticipation of the
Asia
ty, namely, drastic revision of such Free City's union with the Reich.
War-torn China's biggest boast Is New Deal brainchildren as social
Liechtenstein.
Containing
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By LEMUEL F. PARTON
her constantly growing national security, the Wagner act. relief ad
square miles, populated by 10.000 '
unity, a product of necessity that ministration and neutrality legisla
people of Germanic origin, this prin
, ’ KW YORK. — Once, at an at-
has made Generalissimo Chiang tion. The President also knew such
cipality is ousting all Jews who ar
' ley's end in Guayaquil, this re
Kai-shek the strongest Chinese ruler revision was a certainty, but the
rived after the World war.
porter then young and indiscreet,
In m odem history. But despite this trump card was held back. Then,
became involved in an argument
well-publicized unity. China has not with the Hopkins and Murphy ap
with certain of
been able to make much of a show pointments apparently due for con Transportation
the native citl-
Last wuiter's congress tagged the M e d ia K. O.
ing against her Japanese invaders. gressional opposition, the White
tll W ill and
zenry, who in-
Indeed, foreign military observers House was able to soothe ruffled railroad issue “ too hot to handle"
And Tokyo's paper-thin front lines nerves by promising he would do and adjourned in the face of a labor
Fever in S. A.
thjt North
Americans
ate
so vulnerable that they say 30,000 no more bill drafting. Consequently crisis. Since then the crisis has
only
dog
meat.
Your
correspond
American. British or French troops both appointments are being ap been smoothed, but only on the
ent knew only enough Spanish to
could put the enemy to rout. But in proved, though Hopkins must ap promise to both railroads and their
get him into trouble, and was using
Jap-occupied territory are 270,000.- pear before a committee investigat employees that the new congress
it diligently to that end when Dr.
000 civilians and 1.250.000 armed ing relief irregularities, and Murphy will give better co-operation. First
Robert Entwistle, once of Philadel
step in the right direction was the
before the senate judiciary commit
phia. later a student and practition
report of a six-man management-
tee to explain his attitude toward sit-
er of tropical medicine along the
labor committee which asked: (1)
down strikes.
west coast fever ports, appeared.
regulation of all transportation by
What cannot be avoided, however, the interstate com merce commis He calmed the excitement and
is the feeling that White House con sion; (2) creation of an independent
saved his countryman much em
cessions outweigh those of Mr. Gar transportation board to handle all
barrassment and possibly a broken
ner and other rebels. Having com other regulations; (3) creation of a
head. It was lire magic, the way
mitted himself to a political back federal transportation court; <4> re he piped everybody down.
They
seat while congress is in session, peal of the controversial long-and-
loved and trusted him and he was
Mr. Roosevelt must find some way short-haul clause.
their authority on everything from
to recapture the driver's seat or
international relations to beri-berl
As congress rolls up its sleeves
risk political oblivion by convention once more, as observers discover
So. today, it seemed almost
time next year.
the only unanimity lies in undesira
like old news to read in a dis
bility of government-owned rail
patch from Lim a that it was an
roads. four men make rail news
Defense
American doctor and not a
either
by
speaking
or
by
keeping
During the World war German
statesman, who. possibly more
quiet:
" U " boats made naval history by
than any other one man. has in
President Roosevelt. The admin
approaching U. S. Atlantic coast
duced respect and good will (or
cities.
Last September German istration's much-advertised 1939 leg
this country, down around and
submarines were still a menace, islative motto is “ Let Congress Do
below the equator. With a num
helping to force blockade-wary It." which means that less White
ber of other American doctors.
House
pressure
is
being
exerted
on
Briti.--.hers into the embarrassing
Dr. John I). Long, of the United
peace of Munich. In January. Ger law makers. Though the President
States Public Health service,
man submarines again made head appointed the management-labor
has been carrying on a tight
G EN ERALISSIM O CHIANG
lines because Berlin announces her committee, though its report was
against the bubonic plague,
Time to Hop bluffing.
made
to
him,
he
apparently
believes
determination to equal Great Brit
malaria, chagres fever and other
ain’s strength in submarine ton broad recommendations are enough.
tropical curses in Ecuador. Bra
guerrillas whose spirit of national
Details of U. S. transportation re
nage.
sil. Peru. Chile and other coun
unity is still not strong enough to
organization
are
being
left
for
Joint
Under the Anglo-German naval
tries. He holds decorations from
inspire a sudden, inevitably success
pact of 1935. Germany has this right senate-house ironing.
half a dozen South American
ful attack.
Sen. Burton K. Wheeler. Chair
under emergency, but London fails
countries.
He and his col
Better than the national unity
I to understand what emergency man of the senate's interstate com
leagues have served only in re
argument is the theory that smart
faces the Reich today. Now built, merce committee. Montana's Wheel
sponse to specific requests for
General Chiang has been staging
under construction or appropriated er is the individualist who fought
their services, and the sum of
a fake show of Chinese nationalism, j
for are 71 German submarines; President Roosevelt's court reform
their efforts has been to allay
offering a good front at the expense j
bill.
Definitely
a
nonconformist.
Mr.
smaller than average, their tonnage
ill will, dispel prejudice and
of his wavering government. Though
Wheeler
has
promised
to
co-operate
is only 31.282. Britain, with 73 sub
misunderstanding and promote
Chungking headquarters are over
marines weighing 75.904 tons, finds with the White House but he "calls
friendly relations.
run with nepotism, corruption and
many of her heavy underwater craft the management-labor report m ere
inefficiency, many abuses have been
Doctor Long, 64 years old. quiet,
obsolete. Not only is London fright ly a "working basis." Planks in the
tolerated to make the outside world
ened by Germany's numerical su Wheeler rail program: (1) no re precise, unassuming, is a typical
think China is strong. In the end
American professional man, whose
periority if the Reich builds up to peal of the long-and-short-haul
General Chiang wangled handsome
home town was Mt. Pleasant. Pa.
parity, but also because Germany clause (which prevents roads from
loans and credit arrangements from
After his graduation from the med
intends to build several large ocean charging a lower rate for a long
both the U. S. and Britain, proving
ical school of the University of
going submarines of 1,000 tons or haul than for a short haul over the
the stunt was working, at least
same route, in the same direction);
Pennsylvania, he entered the nation
more.
temporarily.
(2) financial cleanup of railroads,
al public health service, became its
This program has tremendous sig
Not anticipated, however, was the nificance on the international pic even though it necessitates drastic
assistant surgeon, and. assigned to
measures to scale down top-heavy
walkout of one-time Prem ier Wang ture.
the Philippines, won eminence in
It can only stimulate the
Ching-wei. who celebrated New world arms race, since England structures; (3) no government loans
his profession in his work in sani
Year's by reaching peace terms must now build more ships capable to railroads at 2 per cent unless sim tation and in fighting disease. In
with Japanese Prem ier Fuminaro of convoying her ocean steamers. ilar concession is made to other in
1926, he was loaned to the Chilean
Konoye. Long a silent bulwark of In France, where the Anglo-German dustries.
government for a similar encounter
Rep. Clarence F. Lea. Far-sighted
China's Kuomintang (Nationalist! naval agreement has always been
there.
party, Mr. Wang reportedly met unpopular (because, claims Paris. and willing to listen, California's
In this writer’s observation of
at Hongkong with Japanese agents London should never have recog L e a —as chairman of the house in
South American countries, par
and reached terms which would nized Germany's right to any naval terstate commerce committee— is
ticularized instances of civilized
make him China's head man. leav strength!. the Reich's new subma introducing broadly drafted railroad
behavior, fair dealing and re
ing General Chiang out in the cold. rine parity has produced genuine relief legislation on the stipulations
gard for native traditions and
Terms: (1) China should open dip alarm. Italy, always a big " U " that it must not be rushed, that it
amenities, once the fear of pred
lomatic relations with Japanese pup boat builder, reflects that the com- j shall be reworked after lengthy
atory designs had been over
pet state. Manchukuo; (2) China bined German • Italian submarine ;
come. were effective where all
should agree to economic “ co fleets can now patrol the seven seas.
else failed, including our most
operation" with Japan; (3) China
Convinced that a new diplomatic
eloquent offerings of official
should adhere to the Jap-Italo-Ger-
onslaught is behind Germany's
friendship.
man anti-Communist agreement;
move, certain British circles are
(4) China should accept Japanese
capitalizing on their troubles to win
garrisons while the anti-Communist
HE New York aquarium gets
V. S. military support. Their story:
pact was in force.
three African fish which have
That Germany's 1,000 ton subma- ¡
Interpretations of the Wang de riñes are being built to cross the
high foreheads and bigger brains
marche have come thick and fast. Atlantic, in retaliation for the cool
in proportion to their size than any
In Tokyo, happy Japanese thought it reception Hitler tactics have been
other creatures
meant a breakdown of the Kuomin receiving in official Washington. If
Plan I. Q. Rating below the Pri-
tang and the spotlight of publicity on this danger—real or false— can be :
Rare Fish With ma t e s . T hi s '
China's internal troubles. With Chi impressed on U. S. congressmen, I
Out-Size Brain m a k e s t hem
ang weakened, Japanese puppet Great Britain hopes it will result in
s k i t t i s h and
states would no longer seem point a larger American navy.
doesn't seem to get them anything,
less. In Shanghai, still Chinese de
although they manage to keep out
spite its Japanese ownership, ob
of aquaria and frying pans. These
Science
servers thought the Wang declara
are the first ever brought to this
Outstanding among 1938's news j
tion was a well-timed Jap move to
country.
counteract U. S. and British credits stories was the growth and flourish
Dr. Charles M. Breder Jr.
to General Chiang. Whatever the of dictators. To casual investiga
plans to go to Africa as soon as
cause, it was a happy day for Tokyo tors this is a new and revolution
possible to check up on their I.
because China has been showing ary phenomenon, but historians re
Q. The ancient Egyptians re
hardened resistance the past few call that regimentation is centuries
vered and protected them, in the
old. By year’ s end, dictators had
weeks.
belief that their huge brain cav
been placed on the defensive at least
' With the die cast. General Chiang
ities were inhabited by the souls
in the minds of democratic nation
no longer saw need for hiding his
of departed men. Doctor Breder
als in the U. S., Britain and France.
troubles.
From Chungking came
thinks a study of their intelli
And although 1939 may see more
JOHN A. HASTINGS
word of a wholesale purge from the
gence, if any, In relation to their
growth, more flourish, science has
Coat I to coalI lor a f5 biU.
Kuomintang of some 200 peace par
out-size brain, might be enlight
stepped in with a prediction.
tisans.
Expelled
was Deserter
ening.
The man: Dr. John R. Swanton committee hearings. The Lea idea:
Wang, charged with having attempt
That
competing
transportation
me
Doctor Breder was a boy icthyol-
ed to gain support from military of Washington's Smithsonian insti dia provide a far more basic prob
ogist at Newark, where the fam ily
leaders in Szechuan and Yunnan tution.
lem
than
the
railroad
issue
alone.
The forecast: “ In spite of the e f
was apt to find the bathtub full of
provinces.
John A. Hastings. Not seriously
killiea and sticklebacks. In his de
forts of political, social or clerical
amination for a biologist's job in
groups to coerce the spirit of man, i considered, but signifying how far
Politics
man has always been able to resist j afield railroad relief proposals can
the fisheries bureau, he confounded
When Purge failed, when Presi and reassert his freedom . . . Chris- I go, is the “ plan for postalized trans his elders and beat out Ph. D. en- j
dent Roosevelt's favoritism for Left- tianity, the great revolution of the portation” evolved by form er New
trants in the competition. He was !
Wingers Corcoran. Hopkins, Jack- Eighteenth century and the growth ! York State Senator Hastings, and
assistant director of the Aquarium
son and Oliphant began bothering of science have been man’s answer ' introduced last congress by North
for 14 years and became director
conservative New Dealers, forecast to all attempts to dominate him.”
Dakota’ s Rep. William Lemke. The
a year ago.
ers saw a coming split in the Dem
Hastings idea: “ Application to pas
Doc tor Breder is said to rank
ocratic party. Veering away from
senger and freight services of the
Miscellany
all
other scientists. He Is 40
the White House were Vice P resi
rate principle successfully sought
years old, a fragile, clerical
For the first time in its history. and profitably employed for a hun
dent Garner. National Chairman
looking man, with blue eyes and
F arley and Secretary of State Hull, New York's Sing Sing prison has dred years in first class m ail car
yellow hair. But his appearance
any of whom might be a conserva executions every week during Jan riage . . . ” The U. S. would be
uary. Total for the month already divided into nine railroad regions
Is deceptive. On the Richard
tive 1940 presidential candidate
Oglesby Marsh expedition, to
With two cabinet vacancies to fill. scheduled: 10.
with five types of passenger service.
the Chucunaqur river country in
President Roosevelt had a chance to • U. S. correspondents returning From New York to San Francisco
southern Panama, in 1924, in
widen this breach by naming left from eighth Pan-American confer by coach would cost $5. Sample
which Dr. J. I,. Baer of the
ence
at
Lima.
Peru,
have
reported
fares
by
class
from
Manhattan
to
wingers.
Smithsonian institution lost his
What forecasters overlooked was censorship, intimidation and spying Chicago: coach, $1; parlor car, $3;
life.
Doctor
Breder
came
the always-present possibility of con unlike that ever before seen at a local sleeper, $5; express reserved,
through swimmingly, with no
cession. both by G am er. Farley, Pan-American assembly.
S10; de luxe limited, $15. Not en
chagres fever or berl-beri and
H u ll et al, and the White House.
• Arm y participation in the U. S. tirely unsympathetic with the Hast
a brand new lish.
Its name,
Result: President Roosevelt has navy’ s three-month Atlantic fleet ings plan. Senator Wheeler sur- !
Rivulus Chu< unaque Breder, ia
named H arry Hopkins to the com maneuvers has been cancelled be prised debunkers of postalization by
m erce secretaryship and form er cause of friction, army officials asking the interstate commerce I tn 8-pt. body type, five-slxteentha
of an inch longer than the fish.
Gov. Frank Murphy of Michigan to claiming the exercise offers little commission for an opinion on its i
• Consolidated N e w t Features.
feasability.
the attorney generalship, at the value for its officers and men.
W NU Servlcs.
W ang Cliing-iceTs Declaration
Forces ('liina to Air Troubles
____________ By Joseph IV. l.a Him»—
Easy dor.s II as crânes lowrr Info place a 42-lou
watrr ai n o s New river, l*z miles wrnl of Calrxieo.
the canal for the Irrigation of thr fertile Impérial and
alphon—one of the principal engineering frata of the
arcllon of lhe alphon whlch carrlra AU American canal
t'allf. The bureau of réclamation, whlch la conalructing
t uai hrlla valley» of aouthrrn California, la building Ihl*
H0 mile rouir.
Stare 'Km Down, Savs Veteran Umpire
Ml DHaNK MAN
- jjs U k
F
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r Té
Qulnter Ba»horr, Covina, Calif.,
Inventor, Installed 12R thrraprutlo
Thla extremely Important never-darken-my-door-again pose la snmr-
thing that every umpire must master, so that he can loss p la jrrs out of lamps to protect hla lemon grova
the game. Brons Howard (right) la Irarning how from I ’m plrr Bill during recent frosty nights. The
lamps, used by physicians, pro-
McGowan, ace of thr Am rrlran league staff, who eonduets a rrgular
| vented hla fruit from freezing.
school for would-be umpires.
Aviation Industry Spurred by College Training
T
The announcement by President Roosevelt recently of the completion of plans for thr (raining ol
20,000 collrge students annually as civilian pilots, with a consequent Increase In thr nation*! air force, has
proved exciting to alrrraft manufacturers. Above Is a view insldr thr North Am rrlran Aviation, Inc., plant
near Inglewood. Calif. The basic combat and 0-17 observation assembly lines are seen, with 0-47 wings visi
ble in the foreground.
SKATING QUEEN
Kit Klein, champion figure skater,
tries a loosrnlng-up exercise on this
plane In Miami, Fla., where she la
appearing in an lee show. This miss
Is one of the nation's best known
skaters, though her costume would
not indicate Ice skating weather.
Scientist Explains Functions of Brain
The alze of this brain Is not supposed to Indicate how some people
feel the morning after. It's m errly an ovrrsized brain model bring ex
plained to two Boy Krouts by Josrph Bracco of the New York Museum of
Scientific Industrv.
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