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MARCH 5, 1941 PART II. THE COMMENTATORVICH SOVIET MOUWPjg; lUHflT t-pt i VJ" i wm ft Joe Stalin a. M.A. LEE SIDE o' LA, BY LEE 8HTPPKT Bulgaria Is the 11th independent state to come under Nazi rule. Except in the cases of those governments in exile which continue opposition it can be said that every one of those conquests resulted from a negotiated peace.

When Austria was seized the world was told that a union of Germanic peoples was all that was desired. When Sudetenland was taken the negotiated Munich pact was supposed to guarantee "peace in our time" and Hitler vowed that he had no further aspirations in Europe. Every conquest ha3 strengthened the Nazis so that Italy, Yugoslavia and Spain are almost as much their vassals as are the conquered nations. And every conquest strengthens the totalitarian leanings tf Japan, Russia and factions in South America. A negotiated peace between Britain and the Axis now would simply be another Munich and would give the conquerors time-to consolidate their gains.

Playing Hitler's Game It is easy for Americans to see that every nation and every statesman in Europe who works for negotiated peace is playing Hitler's game. Yet millions of us cannot see how blindly many of us are playing it here. Every striker who delays is striking a blow for Nazi victory which may take from him the right to labor as a free man. Every manufacturer who tries to hold up his government for unjust profits is striking a blow for the Fascist ideal of state control of all industry. And every Senator who indulges the undemocratic process of blocking and delaying legislation the majority of the people wish enacted right now Is mightily encouraging the foes of democracy is proving their gleeful assertion that democracies are always too late and is discouraging democracy's armies.

The Xew Order The world cannot be the same after- this war. If America does not sustain democracy the least that can happen will be a United States of Europe dominated by Germany and a United States of Asia dominated by Japan, both utterly opposed to our ideals of government and our economy. On the other hand, if America acts quickly enough and with impressive unity it can save the world and become its great lead oUut" 4 WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE TIMES -MIRROR COMPANY NORMAN CHANDLER, Fieiijeat and General Manaier OIRECTORI Harry Chandler. Marian Olie ChDiler, Norman Chandler, Mabel Otia Booth, T.

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Psalms xxiii, 4. New Moves in War of Nerves There were several interesting develop, merits in the Balkan "war of nerves" yes-tcrday, including the British announcement that relations with Bulgaria will be severed today, the Nazi bid for a Turkish alliance with its frank declaration that "only the Reich" can protect Turkey from a Russian attack and the Yugoslav preliminaries to absorption by the Axis. The bid to Turkey followed close on the heels of the surprising Russian note to King Boris, notifying him that Russia disapproves of Bulgaria's giving aid to the Nazis. To that open announcement that Stalin and Hitler do not see eye to eye in all matters the German action looks like strong confirmation. This does not mean any Immediate rift between Germany and Russia; Stalin is still hopeful of avoiding or postponing a conflict and Hitler will not seek new trouble till he thinks he is ready for it.

In part, the message from Hitler to Ismet I nonu, president of Turkey, carried an assurance that the Germans have no designs on Turkish territory. Since the day before the Nazis poured into Bulgaria the German Minister at Sofia Issued a formal statement declaring there was "no thought" of sending German troops into the country, the Turks, if they are as hard-headed as they are generally considered, will know how to Interpret the message. The German "news" agency, D.N.B., says Inonu received the assurances with "great joy." A message from Ankara merely says that Inonu "returned his thanks." There seems a slight discrepancy. In Yugoslavia there have been some explosions which the Germans pay were caused by "British agents." This Is obviously a situation in which Hitler must move in to give the Yugoslavs, his customary "protection." Something resembling a new low, even for the Axis, was registered when bombing planes, said to be Italian, appeared over the Greek city of Larissa and bombed the rescue parties trying to dig the city out of a disastrous earthquake. This happened two successive days; and the American public will hope the Greek dispatch is true which, says that five of the attacking craft were shot down.

If it had added that the pilots were hanged there would be few J-k A aO buloa' Si- TODAY AND TOMORROW BY WALTER LI PPM ANN THE FRUSTRATION OF GOVERNMENT The W.P.A. Mixup Weaning of reliefers from the roll3 of the W.P.A. is bringing the expected protests here, as elsewhere. It is something that must be dealt with, however and promptly. Employment conditions are improving steadily; those on made-work projects can hardly count upon continuous support at public expense when private employment is available.

Reports from W.P.A. headquarters in Washington indicate, moreover, that work relief funds are being exhausted. Locally, the complaint seems to be coming from; "clients" in the writers', artists', historical research and sewing circles. Workers capable of stepping into construction jobs have been finding places in increasing numbers, but openings for the others are, naturally, less numerous. In this connection, incidentally, the protest of the "vocalists" that unemployed musicians among the instrumentalists are getting the breaks because of the influence of union lobbyists is to be noted.

The new Southern California W.P.A. administrator, H. Russell Amory, unquestionably has a problem on his hands s.ifting deserving cases in the "white collar" classifications. It Is charged by organized groups on the rolls that "arbitrary" selections have been made of those to be let out; assertions are frequent that the setup Itself is topheavy with A slash of 1S00 from the rolls must be made. Mr.

Amory's is not an enviable position. First off, it would appear, he must decide what "artists" among those on the non-labor projects are fitted to step into other kinds of employment. The question has often been raised in the past; 'there has been more than a suspicion, indeed, that persons without claim to artistic qualifications have been enrolled in the "soft" ac-. tivities division of the W.P.A. Some not actually needy, according to report, have been obtaining free schooling in music, the drama and various arts.

This is no time to be wasting tax funds on misplaced or unnecessary relief of any kind. An Act of Providence? If the statement of Jesse Jones, to the effect that are "in the war," is to be taken at its face value it would seem that the current season of extraordinary precipitation is a special dispensation of Trovidence. "Food will win the war!" was a battle cry of the last world conflict and, undoubtedly, proper nourishment of the nations will go a long way toward winning the struggle between democracy and totalitarianism. It may be expected that the struggle will endure for a number of years, in which case the drenching California is receiving should prove to be an important factor, for California undoubtedly is one of the chief market baskets of this country. A somewhat abnormal rainfall in California means heavy crops of grass, hay and grain which, in turn, mean a bountiful supply of beef, milk, butterfat and dry grain, as well as vegetables and fruits.

Excessive rainfall means that the water tables lying in the far-flung valleys will be raised hundreds of feet by storm runoff eventually sinking into the gravel beds lying above the grat underground reservoirs. Water wells on Southern California ranches, particularly in the Pomona, Chino and Hemet valleys, and along the Santa Ana River basin, may revert to artesian stage, as they have been known to do, by the lifting of subterranean water levels. At any rate there is being deposited, beyond reach of bombs and saboteurs, a reserve supply of moisture which will greatly reduce the cost of irrigation during the next several years and undoubtedly play ah important part in keeping the cost of essential foods within the reach of everyone. Art Patron Remembered The public-spirited generosity of the late Henry E. Huntington was fittingly remem- hered by devotees of the arts at the famed Huntington Library and Art Gallery on what has come to be known as Founder's Day.

No such special reminder of the railway magnate's splendid bequests Is necessary to keep his memory alive, of course; his world-renowned collections are his monument. But Southern Californians are proud to do honor annually to the man who left his incomparable San Marino library and galleries for the edification of his fellow men. All mankind can be grateful that Mr. Huntington provided the ample funds that have enabled the trustees of his collections to continue the research and the assembling of priceless works that he himself so brilliantly carried on. We Need $30,000,000 California rivers and harbors could have $10,000,000 In round figures expended on them during the next fiscal year, with profitable results.

This Is the annual report of the Army engineers, submitted to Congress. In all they listed profitable expenditures in the United States of as contrasted with the $70,000,000 called for by the President in his annual budget. If the California appropriations are cut down proportionately we will get about $12,000,000. The difference represents the cost to California of Adolf Hitler's ambition. In other words, if so much money did not have to be lavished In' protecting the nation against International banditry, It would be able to spend the full $30,000,000 that California needs.

Missing Word Hitler sent 'a telegram of congratulation to King Boris of Bulgaria while German troops marched, onto the soil of the new Axis partner. And there wasn't "ingle STOP In It. PETTENGILL TW Gtntlman from Indiana TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE Dear Mr. Hull: No one in public life has been more highly respected than you. This regard you have earned, not by distributing political favors nor billions of dollars, but by being an honest and candid man.

We have a right to rely upon that candor now. In your recent testimony in favor of the lend-lease bill you spoke of matters that grieve us all violation of treaties and breakdown of international law. You described Italy's aggression against Ethiopia, Japan's invasion of China and Hitler's heartless overrunning of the little peoples at his border. But you made no mention whatever of Russia. Yet Russia broke Finland with her brute power; like a ghoul on the battlefield she robbed the Polish corpse after German conquest; she destroyed the independence of the Baltic states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania; she seized Bessarabia from Rumania.

If there is such a thing as de-grees of larceny in international law, Russia is the worst offender. She has enormous riches and no population pressure. The plea of "living room" cannot be made in mitigation of her crimes. Whereas Germany, Italy and Japan have a population density per square mile which if applied to the United States would give us 1,000,000,000 mouths to feed. WHY APPEASE RUSSIA? Yet you find no fault with Russia.

In Mr. Roosevelt's recent speeches which you no doubt helped or at least approved, he speaks of "democracy's fight against world conquest;" of nations which "live at the point of a Nazi gun." He says, too, that "no man can tame a tiger into a kitten by stroking it. There can be no appeasement with ruthlessness." Yet your Undersecretary has lifted the "moral embargo" against Russia. It is true that Russia is not a tiger. She is a "bear that walks like a man." Yet the principle is the same.

Why should you appease Russia? Why should you stroke Stalin's gory locks? Are not the people who live in the eastern half of Poland as entitled to our sympathy as those who live in the western half? What claims to our mercy and money and men does Norway have that Finland has not? Are the Ethiopians dearer to us than dwellers on the Baltic coast? Why is it, Mr. Secretary, that we have kept our Ambassador in Moscow during all these Russian aggressions, yet withdrew our Ambassador at Berlin a year before the shooting began? Why is it that It is only when Hitler commits an atrocity that the alarm bells ring in Washington? I think I know the reason. And I know you know. You should state it TWO THEORIES For what are we to tax ourselves for decades in order to lend billions of armament to foreign powers? And If that fails, then "we who are about to die" should have the poor privilege of knowing for what, and for whom, and why. There are two theories, either of which can be understood.

One is national defense. It Is that Germany and Italy threaten us, and Russia does not. Therefore we should sell guns, at a profit, or to be returned in good order, to those who are fighting our battles, Therefore, also, we should "stroke" Russia, make friends with Stalin, an alliance even, In the hope that he will betray the sanctity of his treaty of non-aggression with Germany or will help us fight Japan. This theory omits the preaching. The other theory is.

as Mr. Roosevelt says, that we "are committed (who, by the way, committed us?) to full support or all those resolute peoples, everywhere, who are resisting aggression" and fighting for "the democratic way of life." The theory Is that we have a duty to spend American resources and shed American blood to establish democracy and "the four freedoms" In every section of the globe. THEY DON'T Mix' That is a truly ambitious program, yet It can be understood. But the two theories don't mix. No one can mix them without being a moral hypocrite to the peoples Russia has trodden under foot.

If we are to help make war on Germany, Italy and Japan because they are aggressors then we should include Russia. If wc are not to fight Russia, then what becomes of all our pious proclamations about "democracy" and "aggression" In other foreign lands? Eugene, Lyons in his "Assignment to Utopia" says, "We had gone to Russia believing there were good dictatorships and bad. We left convinced that defending one Is In fact defending the principle of tyranny. As long as men condone political murder and mass' exile In one place and for one cause, they are supporting those methods In all places and for all causes. Everything else Is sophistry and deception." I submit, Mr.

Secretary, that we should either stop "appeasing" Stalin, or cease lecturing all other nation. Otherwise we are undignified, If not ridiculous. LETTERS To THE TIMES Letters intended for publication in this column should not exceed 150 words. Katnes and addresses of writers must company all letters, though not necessarily for publication. Religious and personal controversies are taboo.

Asn Irfist War It will be remembered that, after the first World War, Ave all discovered, alas too late, the sac-rifices in life, blood and money had accomplished exactly nothing. After this war we will discover the same thing plus the fact that we have lost our freedom and our democratic form of government. Oh yes, I believe we must prepare an adequate defense program. But I shall never believe that we should have, in the process, lost our democratic way of government. I am afraid we are too late to stop the lend-lease bill.

Help could have been rendered to Britain without the bill, by the way. But it is not too late to stop further inroads on our free form of government. The press is warning us every day. Why do we not take Wake up America! Write your views to your Senator or Congressman now! BATES S. HIMES, Beverly Hills.

The Reason Why I cannot understand why there was all the shouting about the burning of the Nazi flag in Judge Ida May Adams' court. Judge Adams destroyed this flag, because it caused serious trouble in a home, as she would do away with any other bone of cententlon to save future like affairs. But what If she had destroyed It because it was a Nazi flag, what red-blooded American would raise a cry against her? The Nazi flag is the symbol of the cruel destruction, all the unjust usurpations of rights, homes and all that Is dear to Innocent peoples overseas today. It is the chief cause right now for all the defense preparations in this land, the cause of sending our boys from home Into camps for training, and all that follows war if it comes. M.

G. Los Angeles. The Tower of Babel To make Spanish our No. 2 language should be seriously considered. It is not easy to learn a foreign language, but with the help of the press, the radio and the schools it could be accomplished in a few years.

And with travel and commerce increasing year after year it is very likely to become our language No. 1. To assure understanding we should have only one language in this hemisphere. That should pave the way for the rest of the world. The Tower of Babel has caused much misery on this earth.

Its destruction should be made point No. 1 at the next peace conference. EMIL BRUD1N, Balboa Island. I'nprotpcted Sewers How many more people have to fall down sewers1 and drown before the city of Los Angeles finally puts gratings over them? I am referring to the case of Richard Burr Thelps, who is by no means the first to die because stormf drains are built with large, gaping, unprotected openings. BERNARD CREENWALD, Hollywood.

firmly and acting resolutely, may make mistakes, but they will survive their mistakes and triumph over their errors because they have the means to act and to correct their errors. But if a government is paralyzed, is unable to reach any decision, right or wrong, is entangled with itself so that public policy is brought to a standstill, then the nation is in grave danger of becoming demoralized, disunited, and therefore altogether defenseless. This was the state of affairs which called the Constitutional Convention into being; it was to preserve the nation from this very of an Impotent government that the Constitution was adopted. We now face in one of the most critical periods of history the mortal peril of a government reduced to impotence. TO PARALYZE The issue presented here transcends any other issue, real or alleged, which is now before the American people.

H.R. 1776 is an important measure. But the questions it raises are small in comparison with the question of whether the government of the United States is to be capable of reaching decisions on the grave Issues hich confront us. No one will wish, and no one has lifted a finger, to prevent the Senate fr.om deliberating on policy and on method on authorizations and on appropriations. No one has suggested that the opponents of the bill should be denied the opportunity to argue their views thoroughly.

No one has suggested that every effort should not be made to clarify the bill, to make it as acceptable as possible, not merely to the numerical majority but to the minority as well. But since the end of last week the question has not been the merits of H.R. 1776 but whether the Senate Is to be allowed to vote-now that the arguments have been made, and repeated, and reiterated over and over and over again. For if this effort to paralyze the government is allowed to succeed, the effects will extend far beyond the extremely serious results of defeating the lend-lease bill. It will paralyze the whole national defense because it will le impossible to know what other necessary measure will be defeated by the next filibuster.

What Is the good of undertaking to build up the national defense If at this stage in the undertaking it suddenly develops that a determined minority in the Senate can bring the gowrnment to a standstill and refuse to let decisions be taken? If on a measure which admittedly has the support of a large majority, which Is asked for by all the responsible officers of government and by "responsible men In both parties, action Is to be frustrated by a filibuster, then the American republic enters the, most critical period in the history of the modern world without a government which Is able to govern. That is a prospect to think over and to pray over, Cnprrltht, 1941, New York Tribune, Inc. OUR RENDEZVOUS WITH FAITH We have a rendezvous with faith Faith In mankind to wtn To win against the voice of wrong, And the enemies within. Our faith In struggle, faith In strength Strength to progress with years; Outwitting voIcm o( ftintrunt, Proving' JUSTICE hs no peers. EVA ASHLEY TARSLOW.

Shortly after the delegates in Philadelphia had completed the writing of the Constitution, John Adams wrote to Rufus King that the convention had been "if not the greatest exertion of human understanding, the greatest single effort of national deliberation that the world has ever seen." Between May 20, 1787, when their procedure and rules had been agreed upon, and Sept. 15, 1787, their last working day, the 55 delegates, with George Washington in the chair, wrote the Constitution of the United States. Thus they deliberated for three and one-half months in order to produce the fundamental law under which this nation has lived for a century and a half. THKX AND NOW We have here then a measure of how long a time is required for genuine deliberation when an assembly is dealing not merely with a single bill but with the creation of a new framework of government and the allocation of powers. The deliberations of Congress on H.R.

1776, the lend-lease bill, began on Jan. 15, 1941, and on Wednesday of this week they will have been going on for one week short of two months, and some members of the opposition are now no longer denying that they will, If they can, talk for the purpose of preventing the majority of the Senate from making a decision. Thus they have passed the point where the minority are exercising their right to be heard and to argue their case fully. They have reached the point where they are now seeking to prevent the Senate from exercising its right to pass on their arguments and to decide the issue. What should be a responsible deliberation, that is to say "careful consideration with a view to decision," Is likely now to become a test of physical and nervous endurance whether the minority can stand on Its feet longer and do without sleep longer than can the majority.

And this effort to paralyze the Senate is being arranged, we are told, In order to preserve democracy against the rise of dictatorship. WASH I NGTO.VS VIEW Those who have had qualms about the powers which H.R. 1776 vests in the President should now ask themselves whether there can be any power more deadly to the survival of democracy than the power to paralyze the government and prevent it from reaching a decision in a time of grave crisis. It was this very evil the evil of impotence rthat aroused the patriots of 1787 and caused them to send delegates to Philadelphia to establish a government which was capable of national action. They had realized, as Washington put It, that "to suppose that the general concerns of this country can be directed by 13 heads, or one head without competent powers, Is a solecism, the bad effects of which every man who has had the practical knowledge to Judge from, that I have, Is fully convinced of." What was true In 1787 Is manU festly true today.

An inadequate government, und nothing could be more Inadequate than a government prevented from making decisions, Is a fearful danger to the national safety and to the social order. For a free people, deciding deliberately but deciding er for peace and justice. It rests with us whether the new order shall be tyranny or co-operation between nations which believe In liberty. Art Is Wearisome A few days ago a small news story told of the death of Lucila L. Nulty, an artist, who was found in her room overcome by gas.

Few who read the item realized that they were reading of the passing of Lucile Lloyd, a muraiist whose work has interested many visitors to Father Dodd's Little Church Around the Corner, the California State Building in the Civic Center and many other public places. Homer Crov. novelist, introduced me to Lucile Lloyd and her husband about 12 years ago. He shared their studio while he was working on some of Will Roners pictures and I visited him there frequently. It was one of those clut-tery places that artists love and the mood of the artists was always gay and gallant.

But even able artists cannot prosper unless they are very, lucky or have some commercial siring to their bow. Sometimes I think the law should provide that all who study art should also lenrn plumbing or garage mechanics, so that they could have an essential trade to turn to when art failed them. Lucile Lloyd did not fail art hut art failed her. Despite much good work her commissions were too far apart. Some months ago her husband died.

She showed the world such a brave face that no one knew she was Hut last week gloom and rain and loneliness proved too much for her and she decided to give her place In the world to someone else. MATSUOKA'S PIPE DREAM We need the Islands of the southern seas; They shall be ours, they shall be Japanese. Yes, all the central too, we'll take And of them populous, rich regions make. Those Indolent Kanakas we'll replace; They must give way to our superior race. Already our good pople there out, number All others who the Inlands novr encumber.

But though the forces there were twice their size, We'll sweep down with victorious banzals, Hawaiian lilies look good to uj some day We'll take them over in our forceful wsy. With the sssliunce of our part- ner 'Dolf, will be as easy-as a game of golf. As I have said before, we Japs-nee, We masters of the Impotent Chi-nee, Must he the rulers of the south- em seize. BAILET MILLARD. Obstruction, Not Debate The so-called "debate" in the Senate over the lend-lease bill Is approaching the ridiculous.

Neither side is wholly free from blame in the matter, since both have indulged In personal attacks which have no bearing on the question of policy at issue. But Senator Wheeler and Senator Clark, lioth of whom have said the same things over so many times that even they ought (o be weary of the iteration, are the worst MfTenders. They are merely consuming the time of the Senate. Wheeler complains that Senators do not remain on the. floor to hear his speeches.

If he had any additional arguments to offer he would have an audience. The freedom of debate in the Senate Is a groat asset to democratic government. But to justify itself this freedom must not be wasteful or endanger the national welfare. When Senators do not, discuss, but merely obstruct, they abuse thr privilege. If democracy, as a system of government, wishes to survive, it must prove that it can be efficient, that It can get things done.

The Senate is doing nothing to demonstrate any such capacity at present Mending a Patch Senator Vandenberg's remark when the Senate hustled through some amendments to the Excess-Profits Tax Act that the nation's tax structure, still needs a complete overhaul Is a statement of the exact truth. As the nation passed Into Its ninth year tinder the New Deal, It looked back on a history of eight years of fiddling with the tax problem, during none of which could Congress find time to do anything but im-provlse expedients and put on new patches. The conglomeration of Federal tax laws It would' be absurd to call this assemblage of incongruity a "system" violates almost every Bound principle of obtaining revenue. The very purpose of the bill Is not Infrequently confounded by its provisions such as the requirement in the latest patch on the Income tax that all persons with a gross Income of $800 if single or $2000 If married must file returns. This not only puts large numbers of persons In the low Income groups to the, Inconvenience and expense of making out a formal declaration that they owe the government nothing, but puts the government to the expense of auditing a vast number of returns to find out If they are correctly figured.

If the purpose of the law were to rahe revenue, it would confine its attention to net Incomes. Matter of Technique Headline says: "Atom Split In New Way." Tretty soon they'll be having scalloping contest with the darned tilings. Fetch the Hook about books, painters painting pictures of painters and, columnists writing about other columnists..