WHO'S
NEWS
THIS
WEEK
By LEMUEL F. PARTON
lon diplomacy or petticoat poli-
a new power balance would be an
oversight by the
Lady Pulls muse of history,
Strings in readying the
Duce Deal
drama of the
century, and at
have been attended to.
Enter Lady Chamberlain, the
cleverest woman politician in Eng-
land, widow of Sir Austen, obscurely
noted in the news as mysteriously
busy for the last few months in
the British-Italian rapprochement.
Several weeks ago, a saga-
cious traveler of this writer's
acquaintance, back from Rome,
reported Lady Chamberlain as
adroitly fostering an understand-
ing with Britain which would
bring recognition of Ethiopia
and a two-way split on Spain
and the Mediterranean. She has
been in Rome since November,
in intimate social intercourse
with the more important Fascist
moguls.
For many years, she has been
known as the ‘‘most perfect political
hostess’ in London and has been
subtly influential in many big deals
in continental diplomacy. It was
she who cooked up the Locarno
conference, at Lake Maggiore, in
Switzerland, in 1925.
When the delegates were haggling,
she packed some hampers and invit-
ed Sir Austen,
Briand and
Streseman to the
most important
picnic in all his-
—_— tory. In her
handsome little yacht, they disap-
peared around a bend in the lake,
landed in a secluded spot, and, with
the aid of three jurists, re-rigged
Europe.
Whatever came out of the confer-
ence, for good or ill, is traced to
that picnie. When she returned to
England, she was made Dame of
the Grand Cross of the British Em-
pire.
She is a comely matron of six-
ty-two, married to Sir Austen in
1906. He was fourteen years old-
er. She was Ivy Dundas of one
of the leading political families
of England,
In the earlier years of their mar-
riage, she was credited with hav-
ing coached her husband in the ul-
tra-English mannerisms which all of
the great Birmingham family found
it expedient to master when they
moved to London. She is said to
have been his political as well as his
social mentor, and frequently elec-
tioneered in his campaigns.
Lady Chamberlain is an extreme
conservative and is believed to have
nurtured plans for a British alli-
ance with the Absolutist powers. She
How Picnic
at Locarno
Made Peace
matic political stage-settings and
delicate sensitivity to political cur-
rents. - Italy conferred on her the
Gold Medal of Merit.
* . »
THE New York spy round-up by
the federal bureau of investiga-
tion marks the first front-page work-
out of the G-men
G-Men On
Front Page
in Spy Hunt
secret service.
the latter told
me in Washing-
ver’'s organization, developed in
post-war years, would be an inval-
uable aid to this country’s defenses
in the event of trouble, actual or
impending, no foreign country could
hope to duplicate Germany's exploit
in sabotage, propaganda and spy-
ing before our entry into the World
war.
Reed Vetterli, in short pants
when the World war started,
heads the New York office of
the F. B. I. and deploys his 75
agents in a red-hot spy scenario,
in which they score as usual,
with indications today that this
is just the overture,
war against thugs and kidnapers, in
the bureau since 1926, in charge of
the University of Washington in
1925. In 1933, he was wounded in
the Kansas City massacre, trading
shots with Pretty Boy Floyd's gang-
sters.
He has participated in most of the
bureau's famous kidnaping, vice
and bank robbery cases. He suc-
ceeded Rhea Whitley as head of the
New York office on September 11,
1937. He has a reputation in the bu-
reau for always having an airtight
~ase against anyone he arrests.
Consolida F ,
© iy eatures
Temple of Diana a Wonder
The Temple of Diana was begun
about 356 B. C. and its construction
work took more than 100 years. Its
size and grandeur made it one of
the Sever! Wonders of the World.
a state of the German reich.
Armed Peace: No Alliances
MERICA must pursue its quest
for world peace, but must fol-
low a policy of arming for protec-
tion of its rights against “‘interna-
tional lawlessness.”
So declared Secre-
tary of State Cordell
Hull in an exposition
of America's foreign
policy and a discus-
sion of all aspects of
the world situation.
He spoke at the Na-
tional Press club in
Washington and his
address was broad-
cast over the land
Secretary Hull 4 {5 other nations
by radio.
peace, no alliances, collaboration
and opposition to the
viewpoint,
considered
paredness,
“‘seclusionist’’
“It is my judgment
affairs, to do less than is now pro-
posed would lay our country open
to unpredictable hazards,”
referring to the naval expansion
program.
“The momentous
said, ‘‘is whether
force shall become
more and bring in its wake, inex-
orably, international anarchy and a
relapse into barbarism.”
the doctrine of
enthroned once
the growing disregard of treaties,
the increasing reversion to the use
of force,
ominous which
tendencies are
His speech
lence,” ‘“‘another dark night of in-
ternational anarchy,”
force,’”” ‘‘violators of
decencies,” “medieval chaos”
“blind extremism."
He did not refer to any nation
regard to legal recognition of Aus-
Japan's expansion
clear when he said:
“The catastrophic developments
of recent years, the startling events
of the past weeks, offer a tragic
The secretary came out strongly
for an adequate armed force for
“In a world in which the rule of
forces adequate for its national de-
fense.
‘““No policy would prove more dis-
astrous than for an important na-
tion to fail to arm adequately when
international lawlessness is on the
rampage.”
In the Far East crisis, Hull said,
the United States has ‘‘consistently
collaborated with other peace-seek-
ing nations.
“But there is not a trace of alli-
ance or involvement of any sort.”
He disclaimed ‘‘the slightest in-
tention to entertain any such notion
as the use of American armed
forces for ‘pclicing the world.” *’
He specifically opposed the pro-
posal the United States retire from
the Far East.
The triumph of the ‘‘seclusionist
viewpoint,” he said, "would ines-
capably carry the whole world back
to the conditions of medieval chaos,
conditions toward which some parts
of both the eastern and the western
worlds are already moving.”
Austria a German State
USTRIA, as a sovereign state,
is no more. In the twinkling of
an eye its independent identity was
wiped out and it became merely an-
other state in the
German reich.
““Anschluss’’ was
made a fact and the
treaty of St. Ger-
main, by which this
union of Germany
with Austria was
forbidden, is just an-
other torn scrap of
paper.
The German reich
has acquired 32,369
square miles of ter-
ritory and 6,732,000
more inhabitants.
Arthur Seyss-Inquart rules the
Austrian state after the enforced
resignation of President Miklas and
Chancellor Schuschnigg. '
Such is the concrete result of Hit-
ler's startlingly sudden invasion of
Arthur Seyss-
Inquart
Mars in the Ascendant
W AR clouds over Europe were
growing dense and alarm
creased throughout the world. Se-
curities experienced sharp
on the exchanges in |
America, London,
Paris and elsewhere |
because of the dis-
quieting reports.
Cabinets and diplo-
mats everywhere
were trying desper- |
ately to find a way
to peace. The dan-
ger seemed to in-
volve at the moment |
chiefly Czechoslo- |
vakia, the civil war
Litvinoff in Spain and the re-
newed quarrel between Poland and
Lithuania.
Maxim Litvinoff, wise commissar
for foreign affairs of Soviet Russia,
put forth an invitation to the great
powers other than Germany, Italy |
and Japan to confer on joint action
“checking further devel-
1h
il
p—
ing increased danger of a new world
The United States was
France and Russia formally noti-
vakia that they would
give that nation armed support
against any aggressive action by
Germany. Great Britain, while not
warned Hitler
that it expected him to observe the
had given that he |
Dispatches from Warsaw said |
more than 100,000 of Russia's para- |
chutist soldiers had been mobilized |
and were ready to be flown to
Czechoslovakia in case of emergen-
Several Russian and Frénch
generals hastened to Prague to con-
fer with the Czech military chiefs.
Nazi leaders of the Sudeten Ger-
Czechoslovakia boldly
warned the Czech parliament that
large groups of
Germans in that country decided to
merge with the Sudeten party.
France stood ready to pour troops
loyalists because of reports that
Germany and Italy were sending
large reinforcements to Franco,
whose insurgent forces were press-
ing rapidly on toward the east
Madrid had sent word to
Paris that the government could not
hold out much longer unless it re-
ceived help. France called on Brit-
ain to join her in an effort to bring
about an armistice in Spain during
which all foreign treops could be
withdrawn, and the British ambas-
sador to Rome was instructed to
tell Mussolini that unless he called
home his ‘‘volunteers’” in Spain,
Britain would be unable to restrain
France from sending troops and
munitions across the Pyrenees bor-
der to aid the loyalists. The Brit-
ish government has promised naval
help to France to keep open her
communications in the Mediterrane-
an if she becomes involved with It-
aly, but the British will keep out
of Spain.
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Lithuania Alarmed
ITHUANIA and Poland have
been in an unofficial state of
war for 18 years because of Po-
land’s seizure of Vilna, and a trifling
border incident has brought them
near to open conflict. Warsaw was
on the point of sending an ultima-
tum to Kaunas, but delayed this on
appeal from France and Britain.
The Liths also were afraid that
Germany, taking advantage of the
general ferment in Europe, would
undertake to recover the once Ger-
man city of Memel, which also is
coveted by Poland.
out with a swiftness
that demonstrated the speed with
motorized troops can act.
Great. Britain and France filed
strong protests against the German
coup, but their notes were scorn-
fully rejected by the Berlin foreign
office.
Italy, taken by surprise like the
rest of the world, was supposed to
be in a tight place; but after Hitler,
in a personal letter to Mussolini,
promised that German expansion
would stop at the Italian frontier,
the Fascist grand council gave its
approval to the Fuehrer's coup
d'etat.
RESIDENT ROOSEVELT told
congressional leaders that he
would agree to a joint congressional
investigation of the Tennessee Val-
ty. but only if no avowed
enemies of TVA were named on the
committee of inquiry. Therefore
majority leader of
speaker Bankhead
changed their star and came out
for the inves And
\ is dropped his demand that
‘
by the federal trade
ley authori
the senate, and
tigation. Sena-
nducted
has made
thal and Har-
The
inference was
an "effective
i Thereup-
told them if they
their differences
vy all should resign.
Would Keep Philippines
PAvL Vv
sioner to the Philippines, has
onclusion that if we
islands entirely free in 1948
= they will become
Es
the ground of bloody
I i and long continued
# warfare.
pi
\
come to the «
turn the
apparent ap-
President
oosevelt, he pro-
ses that the ques-
n of their fate be
reopened for careful
consideration,
McNutt's plan was
= offered by prear-
Manuel rangement with
Quezon Manuel Quezon,
president of the Philippine common-
wealth, and that veteran national-
ist gave it his instant indorsement.
Later he added that there should
be no question about the ultimate
independence of the islands.
Being convinced that the United
States would not undertake protec-
tion of an independent Philippine
nation from Japan and would not
continue a free trade relationship,
Quezon has been maneuvering for
some time to revise the independ-
ence grant and obtain a dominion
status.
wal
val of
So, with
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May Quit Olympic Games
MERICAN amateur athletes
may not take part in the Olym-
pic games to be held in Tokyo in
1940. This is because the interna-
tional committee, meeting in Cairo,
Egypt, yielded to the request of
Japan that the games be postponed
from August 25-September 8 to
September 21-October 8. Japan said
the former date would set the
games in the midst of hot weather.
The United States, Great Britain
and France vainly objected to the
change.
Athletic leaders in this country
believe we should withdraw imme-
diately because most colleges here
start their school year at about the
time the games would be held, and
consequently America’s chances
would be greatly weakened.
samme
"Must Boost Income Tax"
HE senate finance committee be-
gan consideration of the revenue
act passed by the house. At the
same time Chairman Pat Harrison
of that committee gave out a warn-
ing that if the administration con-
tinues its high spending policy the
income tax base must be widened,
the" present exemptions being low-
ered.
Harrison came out flatly against
the undistributed profits tax which
is retained in modified form in the
house version of the bill. He also
said that the graduated capital gains
tax should be replaced by a fiat
rate of approximately 15 per cent
on all capital gains from sales of
property held for more than one or
two vears.
HOW
By
RUTH WYETH
SPEARS
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out of position.
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THE HOUSE
Lemon Slices in Punch. —Lemon
slices are apt to give a
bitter to punch if they are
left in i It is best to wait until
serving time to add them.
- . .
halves and
pers are delicious when
mushrooms
Setting Gelatine.-Gelatine sal
in metal molds than in enamel,
earthenware or glass molds,
» * .
heat makes cheese
stringy.
tough and
Sugaring Doughnuts.—-To dust
doughnuts with sugar place the
sugar in a paper sack and put in
six doughnuts at a time. Hold
the top of the sack together and
-
is one of the easiest ingredients
in baking to mismeasure. For
measure by spoonfuls into a cup,
being careful not to shake the filled
cup.
» * *
Brightening the Closet.—If the
walls and woodwork of the dark
clothes closet are painted white it
will make it much lighter and
easier to find things.
* . -
For Graceful Lines.—To make
the hips look smaller wear dull
finished fabrics. To look more
slender wear one-piece dresses. A
contrasting blouse and skirt will
make you look shorter, The use
of jabots or long scarfs will make
the bust line appear smaller.
Patch pockets make the hipline
look larger. A contrasting belt will
make the figure look shorter.
-
Stuffed Cabbage.—~Par-boil the
prepared cabbage for five min
utes. Boil about one tablespoon-
ful rice, add to it about one cup
cold chopped ham or bacon. Fila.
vor with ketchup, season*and add
a little gravy. Stuff the cabbage
with this mixture and bind round
with tape. Put in a saucepan with
a little boiling “salty water. Cook
steadily about of
an hour.
he
edges usus
nan the center to
3
4
,
side
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top. When the s )
lated evenly, drive th
then replace burlap
erings and padding
Or Tie
You seen
Windmill's New
the wi
peared in the Twelfth century
been used for
poses, but this
will be called upon to c«
weather,
Holland depended for a
ime on wir
ump the
a variety
is the firs
the whirl o
Lhe wWhirin
are becoming smaller,
more numerous, and are being
angled into the wind by scientific
calculation.—Washington Post.
HOW'S YOUR STOMACH?
Salisbury, Md. — Mn,
W. J. Williams, 103 Pres-
ton Ave, says: “1 would
et acid indigestion and
feartbars. aise belched
as frequently. 1 never
fad an appetite and felt
weak and tired. After 1
weed Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery 1 felt
like a different person. My
appetite was mock improved and I was
able to eat without fear of stomach discom-
fort.” Buy it from your druggist today.
Proper Diversion
Of all the diversions of life,
there is none so proper to fill up
its empty spaces as the reading
of useful and entertaining authors.
because of its gentle action on
the bowels. Don’t confuse Nujol
with unknown products.
Cope. 1907, Stans Ine.
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