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THE CROSBYTQN REVIEW
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, ■ | WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY JOSEPH W.LaBWE
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Oratory, Modern Jazz Bombard
rse Still I5
Factor in
Iix Botlt Houses of Ccftig
iprocal Trade Act Studied
9 NOTE—When opinions re expressed in these columns, they
of thexnews analyst and not n&sesaarily of this newspaper.)
' Reltkaed bgr Western Newapapar Union
Overseas
Foreign affairs supersede# do-
mestic problems on the congression-
al calends^. The senate foreign re-
lations committee postponed again
Its consideration of a proposed, arms
embargo against Japan, while asttb-
,';r ' committee discussal (he resolution
"••• Of Iowa's Sen. Guy Gillette to in-
voke the neutrality act In Asia's
^ "llalii reason for delayed ac-
,tion was the rumor that Britain and
Japan were about to sign a treaty
which would give Tokyo a free h'and
IB China, provided Japan keep
tends off British possessions in the
Orient
Foreign policy discussions in the
house centered around Secretary of
State Cordell Hull's, reciprocal trade
program^ Up for passage was a
resolution continuing the statS. de-
ent's trade treaty power, out
there was a strong G. O. Pr fight
to restore the senate's ratification
right over such treaties.
Both politics jjind the war entered
ipto this question. Should the house
adopt the. resolution (a virtual cer-
tainty), Secretary Hull's presiden-
tial aspirations would be furthered.
Taft, senator from Ohio,- was ex-
pected to defend his opponent's pro-
gram from the senate floor. Rea-
son: Tafts have always opposed
congressional participation in trade
> treaties.
How the state department feels
about its program with regard to
Europe's war was indicated at Chi-
cago, where Assistant Secretary
Henry ^ Grady "addressed a for-
ABROAD:
reading Warfare
Hard-pressed Finnish troops con-
tinued retreating on the Karelian
isthmus, where the Russian invad-
ers were pouring men and machines
extravagantly- into a rriighty cam-
paign against the Mannerheim line.
Moscow claimed capture of Koiyis-
to, western anchor citadel of the
Finnisb-defenae-ayetem and guard-
ian of the> Reds* immediate objec-
tive, VUpuri. As a blizzard swept
down to immobilize opposing armies
for the time being, the desperate
Finns caHed up men of 45 and 46—
their last reserves.
If aid^wlis coming from France
By DREW PEARSON
and ROBERT ALLEN
• The recent Republican national
committee meeting in "Washington
gave no Indication of a swing to
aift one G. 0. P. presidential candi-
date, but party chieftains have made
up their minds about the man they
will have to beat in; November.
The G. O. P. high command now
is going seriously on the assump-
tion that President Roosevelt will
seek a third term and is mapping
campaign plans accordingly This
was the keynote of the national com-
mittee meeting here, the specter
that haunted "every" discussion-be- "
hind closed doors, over luncheon ta-
bles, tavern bars and in hotel lob-
bies.
Omens wilich have influenced this
conclusion in the minds—of--party
leaders, are: First—the President's
switchinf of the Thanksgiving date.
G. O. P. heavy thinkers argue that
and Britain, it took a iong time to
gettjkber'e; Foreign Minister Vis-fjm breaking this "sacred" tradition,
Roosevelt was "conditioning" the
voting public tor the overturn of-
another
count Halifax tojd the house of com-
mons that munitions wejje being
sent to Simnlpmpnt,' ffio Rritinh ifh>
unteers passing tn a steady stream
through Norway and Sweden.
In ^Scandinavia
Denmark remained aloof from
complications, apparently through a
peculiar arrangement between Brit-
ain and Germany. But Norway and
Swedep had no such luck.
Moreover, G. 0."P-. Hopeful Robert,*. Norway continued protesting Brit-
ain's action in raiding a German
supply andprison ship, the Altmark,
within Norwegian.territorial waters.
About "300 British prisoners of war
were freed in the raid, Germany
complaining Jhat Norway should
have protected the Altmark. Brit-
ain, on the other" hand, wondered
why Norway had allowed the ship
inside her territorial waters. Ger-
man wrath cooled whet) Norway in-
Second—the "weak! sister" type of
Democratic candidates being pro-
moted as ' Roosevelt successors.
-Some G. O.'P.-ers believe that Hull,
McNutt, et al, are "clay pigeon"
candidates put up for purposes of
"unflattering comparison" with t^ie
President.
Another third term harbinger
raised in executive session of the
national committee is the "waning
hope for peace" in Europe, which
plays* right into the hands of third
term advocates.'
Merry-Go-Round.
When the President makes a
speech he keeps his place on the
manuscript with two lingers of his
left haridr They move from line to
line as he reads down the page. He
uses his right hand to grasp the
rostrum. - •
Asked to allow her nairYe to be
used as sponsor of a Negro concert ;
in Washington, Mrs. Burton K.
Spain by Cortez in his conquest';
Mexico, and by De Sot-
With the radio industry on the verge of a boom in China, young talent is being trained to occupy an im-
portant position in the Chinese entertainment world. Left: A Chinese student orator broadcasts from one
of the small stations in Shanghai. His speech is non-political due tn c.ensoygf]Jp. rvntfr- n-iriinff «f listen- fHjraugtlflfOfgSI fo PTorl3aT
frf is thin niliiiinl iinit■tinii nf TTtlll li | Ti'lnplr N h ~' r -'r rTTTF~~?'ffr Own" in Chinese. Right: Two meet
popular torch singers are Yo Li, in the flowered dress, and Mei Ping. Both come from well-to-do middle
class families, jazz—something startlingly new in China—has swept^he country by storm. beginning of
the Sino-Japanese wa| ended the first radio' boom in that country
— — ' v'"- ' t-—■>>' s^"'
'Psychiarta' Founder Meets Presidential Aspirant
ibout
That*
m
States Sends Steeds
To Battle Front.
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WASHINGTON. — ■ Shipmeht
more than a thousand horses:
the western plains of the
States to Europe's battle
dicates that even in this
"blitzkrieg" dobbin still
important place in war pla
"During the World mar mo
950,000 horses and 345,000
were shipped from the United I
to Europe for military use,"
the National Geographic sotfefc*
Old Ratio Continues.
"In the Civil war the fe
forces alone required 500
a day. The ratio- of horses
mules, to the number of men, «
practically the same in the
World war as it was in the
war^and in the Boer war. _
latter war the British turned to i
United States for horses and mu
"Most America^ horses are*
scendants of animals imported j
IT'S 1940—AND HOW!
htpr. Butt heeler emphatic
Votes—at least a million of them—can be thrown to the presidential candidate through his "PBychiana,"
according to Dr. Frank B. Robinson of Moscow, Idaho, founder of the religious organization which numbers
hundreds of thousands of followers. Robinson, right, met presidential aspirant Thomas E. Dewev In Knh f
rIdaho while the lattei was uu a campaign tour, nctured at center is Irving W. Hart, Boise newsman. f
SECRETARY GRADY
The benefits of cooperation . . .
eign trade convention. Said he:
"The results of the trade agree-
ments programs have demonstrat-
ed ... the benefits . . of such
cooperation . . . Shall we, as a
great neutral power. Continue to up-
hold the principles of economic co-r
operation . .or shall we renounce
the cause under pressure from spe-
, cial interest groups?"
Other news from Washington:
' 4. Emil Sham, chairman of RFC,
told the house inquiry into theNa-
tional Labor Relations board that
NLRB had tried in nine separate
eases to make RFC refuse loans to
Companies accused of not conform-
ing with the Wagner labor act.
C The advisory council of the fed-
eral reserve system okayed a bill by
Delaware's Sen. John Townsend Jr.,
calling for repeal of the adminis-
tration's foreign silver purchase
program. Reasoning: It is a direct
subsidy to foreign governments
which must be borne by U. S. tax-
payers. Next day ..NeVftda^s Sen.
Key Pittman suggested silver
bullion should be coined to delay
approach of the national debt limit
His reasoning: Since the monetary
price of silver is fixed by law at
$1.29 an ounce, and since the treas-
ury no# pays about 35 cents an
ounce on the world market," the re-
serves could be turned to a good
advantage. \
house banking committee de-
f erred its vote on senate-approved
H legislation to ' boost the Export-
Import bank's working., capital by
$100,000,000, thus making *20,000,000
able fpr non-military purchases
Finland. %
I At Madison, Wis., it was indicated
itors Arthur Vaodenberg
and Robert Taft o< Ohio
las to stop another G. O. P.
ew York's Tom Dewey,
congress is "drifting
itional situation," M
nen decided to
it and most fun*
i before congress*—
the
ty board urged that
Bite their uhemploy-
systems. V '
Charles Tobe* to
that two 1940 census ques-
were an invasion of the right
to
vacy..
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PA
MINISTER CROSS
... were not appreciated by Italy.
dicated the incident might be turned
over to the League of Nations. i
Sweden's position was even more
delicate. Fearful lest a Soviet vic-
tory in Finland would place Sweden
next in line for a Russ invasion, the
Stockholm government nevertheless
hesitated to send aid for fear of an-
gering Russia's partner in crime,
Germany. But it was hard for the
Swedes to close their eyes when
Russian planes crossed the northern
frontier and showered 40 bombs on
Pajala, a town of 3.000 population^
In the Mediterranean
Britain's disregard fqr Scandina-
vian neutrality was also being felt
by Italy, heretofore the recipient of
many an allied favor. But Italy
has consistenUy refused British-
French trade offers; hence the al-
lies' decided to apply blockade re-
strictions against Italian purchases
of German coal. Said Ronald Cross,
British minister of economic war-
fare: "A period has been arranged
to enable Italy to negotiate to ob-
tain its coal from other sources
(meaning England), and this period
will come to an end shortly."
Another Mediterranean state, Tur-
key, prepared to insure Balkan neu-
trality with force. Said Istanbul's
Yeni Sabah, authoritative-newspa-
per: "Turkey will enter the war the
day a fdreiffn power marches into
the Balkans." .
What happened the next day
looked bad for Balkan peace/ As if
acting on the Turkish threat, sev-
eral hundred Russian technical ex-
perts employed in Istanbul industry,
got orders 'from Mos$dw to hurry
home. Meanwhile. Rumania rushed
.mobilization of 1,000,000 men, pre-
sumably to safeguard her Bessa-
rnter the Anril S nrrtftntTal Mb,an Province frora a Ru«ian at-
enter the April s presidential k BlI.
teck. But equally important was
Germany's challenge of a Rumanian
ban on export of aviation gasoline.
In Asia v
; Japan's diet passed a $2,420,500,-
000 budget, representing the largest'
spending program in the nation's
history. What made lt THSst out-
standing was the breakdown—near-
ly n per "cent wlH be devoted to
mtfitary purposes. Strongly Hinted;
moreover, was a plan to spend much
"Bf"thll~70* per cent for an arms re-
plenishing program aimed et pre-
paring the country, tot a world war.
Finance Minister Yukio Sakurauchl
that Nippon's budget
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this being presidential year, i
her daughter with her.
Wheeler, wife of the Montana sena-
tor, snapped, "Don't you know bet-
ter than to ask a thing like that in a
presidential year?"; and hung up.
In preparation for the forthcoming
congressional primaries, th£ Town-
sendites have set up a special com-
mittee to pass on all candidates.
Head of the' body -is Dr. Francis
Townsend. Other members are his
young son, Robert, and L. W. Jef-
fery, vice president of the move
ment.
• • •
Republican Chaff
All state delegations at the Re-
publican national committee meet-
ing voted en bloc during the ballot-
ing for a convention city, except
South Carolina.
"Tieless Joe" Tolbert of Ninety
Six, S. C., most colorful figure at
the meeting, voted for Chicago while
his daughter, Julia Tolbert, a na-
tional committeewoman, cast her
ballot for Philadelphia.
Joe Pew, Pennsylvania's oil mag j >;
nate G. Ov P. boss, was boasting
about the advantages the fteplibli-
can convention will bring to Phila-
delphia. . |
"We'd a thousand times rather
play host to the Republicans than the
Democrats^ he said". ''Republican
convention delegates are better
heeled on the whole than the Demo-
crats and spend three times as much
money. Democratic delegates are
usually poor boys who have to watch
their pocketbooks."
Swedish Volunteers Aid Finland's Cause Ready for Wotk
Justice Stone Walks.
Supreme Court Justice Harlan F.
Stone is determined to get his walk-
out every day. At a reception in
a downtown hotel, a friend ques-
tioned him about this.
"Yes," said Stone, "I'm going to
get my exercise today by walking
home from this party."
The friend expressed surprise, in
view of the distance and the sllp<
pe'ry condition of the streets.
"But you see," replied the Justice,
"in my Job, I have to sit a good
deal, and I need to walk for vari-
ety."
Freddy-Rale.
Congressman Brewster, who will
be elected to thd.senate almost by
default, will' inherit the shoes of the
famous Sen. "Freddy". Hale of
tfaine. Freddy is never heard
sraw&the senate, and raj-ely seen.
Yet his^depariipre "from the seriate—
he plans to retire this year—will
make history.
R will end the longest senatorial
reign of one family in the annals of
congress. Hale's father and grand-
father also were senators, their ca
rears dating back 72 years.
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ter were released in Texas after !
march to the Mississippi river i
with those comifig up from Me
were the early progenitors o( j
wild mustang thdt ranged the
ern plains.
"These wild horses changed,
life of the American Indians,
had previously traveled on footi
set up their villages near ava
game supplies. They becautyn
more mobile fighting force,
horses also enabled the India
extend .their hunting ground in j
suing the buffalo.
"With the exception of this
ish stock, nearly all the
brought into the colonies before |
I came from the British Isles.
land, as well as other countriM j
j. which--'Caesar campaigned,
d Jor the- breeding of
draft- horsesT~*-The^jmportatioB i
English race horses ml
nie;s began about 1750. T3
Traced to Virginia,
'The ancestry of many of the I
ter breeds of horses in Tenne
Kentucky and other southern
can be traced back to Virginia.
H . ,
"The number of horses on
has decreased steadily since
There were 17,589,000 horses
farms on JanuaryX1925. Now!
are only about 11,000,000. The
crease is attributed
motor competition, declining pr
and inrgacjs of disease in some i
tions.
"City statistics show an
■jreater decline. From the
point In iijiu, wnen there "were
to 3,500,000 city horses and
the total fell to about 2,100,1
1930, and the major portion of t
have since disappeared."
Well-protected Swedish volunteers man an anti-aircraft gnn in north-
ern Finland, somewhere near the Petsamo area, where fighting was re-
cently resumed. A recent blizzard that swept down from the Arctic
brought a temperature of more than 34 degrees below sero to north
Finland.
Bennie McCoy, the $45,000 second
baseman, dusts off his splkei after
arriving at Ariaheim, Calif., with
Connie Mack and his Philadelphia
Athletics. McCoy has a contract
which guarantees Mm $10,000 a
year for two years. The Athletics
are training at La Palma park.
Off to Bomb the Reich—With Leaflets New Dictator
British royal air force members load a giant bombing plane with
propaganda leaflets before the startvOf ■ flight over Germany. On this
occasion the bombers went as far aj Vienna and Pracae. broadcasting
the leaflets over these ^capitals of formerly independent nations. Ail
planes returned saftiy, according to the ministry of iaftarnation.1
Virtual dictator of Paraguay, is
President Gen. Jose Felix Estlgar-
riba, who decreed that ha was aa>
snmlng all political power for sueh
time as he deemed necessary to In-
sure order, pe*ca and prosperity
ta the nation. -
British Flying Officer
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LONDON.—Douglas R. S.
has two artificial legs, and y«
first-class pilot of the R. A. F. i
where in England, with the tit
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Curry, W. M. The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1940, newspaper, March 1, 1940; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth243157/m1/2/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Crosby County Public Library.