The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 17, 1942, Page PAGE SIX, Image 6
Hitler Changes
U. S. Relations
Americans, Who Fed Pott
War Reich, Alienated
By Nazi Rule.
WASHINGTON. - German American
relations since the last war have
been divided into two distinct sections
by the advent of the Nazi regime.
For more than a decade after
the signing of the WisadLi* peace
treaty, Germany and the United
States maintained the best of relations,
with Americans contributing
a great deal of money to try to
help the German people back on
their feet. The policies and actions
of the Hitler government,
however, were so repugnant to
American ideals, that a rapid deterioration
of relations set in, culminating
eventually in Germany's dec
laration or war,
After the last war, the United
States made no distinction between
friend and foe in its humanitarian
effort to alleviate suffering in Europe.
Its ally, Belgium, its former j
enemy, Germany, and the still unknown
quantity, Soviet Kussia, j
shared equally in a relief program
sponsored by Americans. The Qua- j
kors set up soup kitchens in Ber- |
lln and in other large cities in Ger- j
many. The Hoover Food Belief organization
came along later to distribute
flour, bacon and other essential
commodities to the hungry.
This program continued for several
years after the peace treaty had
been signed.
Then Came Hitler.
During the early post-war years,
Germans never talked about Ameri- (
cans as they did about their other
World war enemies. Even after the
Nazi regime come into power, many
of them, remembering the friendly
American "doughboys" in the Rhine
area and the help rendered by
American relief organizations, continued
to hope that the German government
would not involve the United
States in the present war.
For much of the decade following
the Versailles peace conference,
Americans poured money into Germany
by buying German securities,
not only government bonds, but
also those issued by states, municipalities
and private concerns. After
the French had occupied the Ruhr
industrial area and the reparations
question came to a head, Prime
Minister Baldwin of Great Britain
appealed to the United States to investigate
Germany's capacity to pay ,
and help settle the problem.
In the meantime, American tour- ]
ists flocked to Germany and became
the favorite foreign visitors in that
country. The German merchant marine
continued to expand, and many
visitors traveled on the crack liners
of the North German Lloyd and j
Hamburg American Lines in preference
to American ships. Most j
Americans felt that the German em- '
pirc had been forced into the war
by its kaiser and that the 'German
people, on the whole, were nice folks
who had not wanted war.
But as Adolf Hitler's party slowly
came to power, Germany's rela- :
tions with the United States became ,
worse. The democratic American \
people could not stomach the anti- ;
Jewish pogroms, the curtailment of
all freedom inside Germany.
Treaty Breaking a Factor.
Germany's Lu k >! re.sjvct for in
temot.on.i! ti > ata > a In-rated
the fi o ?.f f < ; or' tr ?
United St. A!th-!
o.T ; p !
jority : '. .V. :. ; ?"'.* toward
?I' w.:- : \ t .
g.?n- : g \ r : t
i - T.t ' ' ' ? '.x. : ' -? -j w i.. alio:.:
* t; N...'. svd.cmo of
far. ir - \e.r 1 *i -. lent .
B. \. . : :. : t. e : r rr..n>-r.t
loa It rs of f > ; : p .ig.inoa outlets
expo!!, d .1- we! a> all German consuls
G :::.ony ogam retaliated by
expel!.: g .i!i An., rican consuls in j
Germans .o ! German-occupied ter j
ntor> An exchange was effected
by scnd.r.g the expelled Germans to ]
Lisbon on th.e United States navy j
transport West Point on July 15, j
which returned with ti.e expelled
Americans
When Japan attacked the United
States, it became evident that a German
declaration of w ar would soon '
follow.
Soldier Knows Answers
But He Acts in Reverse !
FORT SILL. OKLA.-Military pro- f
ccdure took a beating when a ser- ;
grant decided to test tlvo knowledge |
of a rookie sentry at the Fort Sill 1
reception center. j
"Halt," shouted the sergeant as (
he approached the guard after a
night in town. "Who is there'*"
"The guard," replied the sentry, i
who knew the answers, but forgot {
that he was supposed to interrogate j
rather than answer.
Price of Marriages
Is More Expensive
BOSTOTC ?Couples rtrs;r:r.g to j
marry in Massachusetts are now
confrorited with gr< ater expenses \
thar. heretofore. The law rcquir- j
ing examinations by a physician
for all couples dcs.rmg to mar- 1
ry in tins state, became effective
recently. Previously the cost of
a marriage license was $2.03. Now
1 it i? $6 03.
PREPARED FOR ARCTIC OPERATIONS?Uncle Ham's soldiers are trained for duty in all
climates. With snow shoes slung over their bags, the men in this platoon are marching into the
unbroken trails along lofty summits of the Rocky Mountains for their field maneuvers. They are
equipped for winter fighting at home or f<;r rugged action in Alaska or other regions of the far north.
These troops are instructed in operating from natural camouflage and in the deco snow.
Nobody's Business
Written for The Chronicle by Gee
McGee, Copyright, 1928.
MIKE LARK IS VERY SOLICITIOUS
deer mr. ?-il tl i t or
please continue to send yore tine
liltJe paper 11? nie an usual 1 have no
rnddy cash to pay for same, but }
will make ir up to you till better times
come knocking at my door.
i keti IhhI a nice chance of fish last
friday and had about f?0 lbs on a
string to send to you with my compliments.
but I was induced by my
local preecher to send them to poor
old mrs jhonson and her bereaved
famlley. and i done so. they lost their
ouliest mule last week. .
i am getting everything fixed up to
plant a large water-million and cuntyloupe
patch and i have or will set
apart about rows^of each for you.
i grow die torn watson and the rock
ford, so you will not suffer for these
| vegetable* w hen they come, send the
paper right on.
i am also preparing to have some
early salh-t tor yon and yore nice
fjimibv and will send :t t<> you by
the first passing after it comes in.
we all like yore little paper and
'can't get alone without it.
we will soon have more milk than
we have had. plus about 2 lbs of jersey
butter a week the old lady has
benti ask?*d to he sure to send you a
pail of milk and a pound of butteC
. very othej- week after July 4 that
lis th?* date we will begin to have a
surplus we al! enjoy setting up at
night and reading yore wonderful
iitfii paper e > t-rv thursday. so send
i u ;,:u! \ <?u w n. reap your rew ard
in season.
Cir- s I | u 1 it-.
mik- 1 i' K. rfd
LETS UNIONIZE EVERYTHING
AND EVCRVBOOY. AND LOSE
THE WAR
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: k !..,! ts isk.t .o
i ,. !. v :?. > !;.r ?:, a nr.. ami
it , . \ ). pw <>:. . i o !>.is|s to
w.d^'-s and bonis. Put p ir* i< u!ar ,v
,. 1 ji iiis no sold.' r ongI;l to w o: k
live: S hours p.-r d?> with time and
haff plus double 'line for nights and
s 1111 < 1 ?v .s and legal liol'.ulays. and t si during
the time when the moon is full
aiiso labor i * I day.
take a soldier, for instance, who has
bettn in the trenches all day. that is (
for 4?? hours he ought to lay down
his gun and go hack to his tent, it he,
has benn fighting S hours in a ma .
thine'gun neet. he ought to cease fir-|
i:ig put on his helmet, put down his]
gun. and walk out if he is put ou a.
c. t o. basis, it might take more men j
to make a army, but that is not hisj
fault.
tj
marines on gunboats and submarines
ought to he put on 5-hour shifts, and
only a third of the crew ought to be
on duty at anny one time, if they have
not got enough men to work hut one
shif*. they ought to work N hours
a day and then sink down on the bottom
of the sea or come to the top
and lie around on the water for 16
hours it simply am t right, to mr.
chance says, to work a army or a
navy man over 5 hours . . if work
is lalw?r. ;
take soldiers in battle, a.-? a instance
after fight itig S hours they ought to
knoek off retreat back home, or seo
that other c. L o soldiers are reddy
to take their places when they have
worked their 5 hours if labor can't
work over 5 hours, why should a sol-j
dler work over 8 hours' go, mr. eddi-J
I
tor. plese hark mr. ehattce up in
?> trine t h?- army and nary to put
v.ur bo> * oil ;h?- c. i. o. schedule: then
ac will be sure that the war won't
;.i>: over 30 days, we would get whipped
:n 30 days and that would end
everything, even us and the army and
the navy and freedom and free speech
it sounds nice, but what is fair for
the goose is fair for the gander, so
mr. chance says.
Canadian Tells of
Gas Rationing
Tf the Cnited States government
follows the gasoline rationing program
which became effective in Canada
April 1. they will find that they
will he limited to so many units of
gallons over a stated period of time,
according to Derwick Nolon, who Is
ident 1 fled one of the Canadian
travel bureaus arid who stopped over
at the office of the Camden Chamber
of commerce Friday evening. Mr.)
Nolon stated that "C?ne ^tthe features
of the Canadian rationing law was
that the carrying of gasolino in containers
for use when the tank supply
is exhausted conflicts with the
rationing order In other words, gasoline
must be delivered directly into
the tank of motor vehicles.
"It is expected motorists will restrict
motoring as much as possible
and while rationing coupon books provide
for a certain amount of gasoline,
the government has warned that this
quantity can not under auv cireumI
>* itict-s be exceeded."
Mr Nolon. when asked regarding
I tourist travel in Canada. declared
I that the owner of a Cnited States
j automobile entering the dominion for
i touring purposes may obtain from the
Canadian customs officer at the port
of entry a gasoline license and ration
coupon book which is issued free
J of charge. There will be two types
of books available, one for tourists
remaining only forty-eight hours and
the other for those who may remain
up to ninety days.. If the tourist is
staying in Canada for less than fortyeight
hours, the ration book will conMain
coupons permitting the purchase
'of four units of gasoline. A Canadian
unit is five Imperial gallons, which
is qua! to six Cnited States gallons.
It th- tourist intends to stay in Canada
for inor.- than fort>-eight hours,
the ration coupon books will contain
"tijMui- permitting the purchase of
tat c.ti: - ot g a-olir.e at any time
( r ;n. t: ;:::( ! > ,!a> p-riod He m.ty
n--* : !i ni.ow.ible amount uti t :.e long
* in i.v id it ov.-r ,t ntpe.
*v-ii\ j.eiioil cover-ci by r!ie .-n
b-lb- inu.-t oirii ii'i'T th-- lit t
' "IIJioli b< k >K Willi ally litr.jsc ci
c " pen.- ' > rh. Can.tdi.ui i ii-1or::- . a
1 i- t \;' truin ( ainula
"Old Wayside"
Shut-In, Dies
Charlotte. N\ C.. April 8. ? Harold
C Hrown. known to Shut-ins as "Old
Wayside." a helpless cripple himself
for 40 years, died today.
About 15 years ago a committee
from the Charlotte Lions club discov-j
ered him living in a small room in
a hotel. He was started upon his
work of writing letters and sending
j c heering messages to countless fellow
Shut-ins. I
In a short time his "gang" had
grow n to more than 1.200 members.
The , 1 uh aided him In forming WayI'eonKc
Inc. and It was from
that building he conducted for many
years his work of spreading cheer
among the unfortunate.
Curing his arrive youth he was a
vaudeville entertainer in England. In-1
fantile para.ysis ended his career in
that field. I
Midway Four-H Club Meets
The Midway Four-H club girls held
their regular meeting April 9. The
meeting was opened by ail singing
Onward Christian Soldiers'. The
following program was then given:
Devotional by president: minutes and
roll call by secretary; song, "A Love
Dream" played by Betty West; song,
"Because of You", played by Betty J.
McCasklll; song "Sanita Lucia", by
all.
The meeting was then turned over
to Miss Fewell. She gave an interesting
talk on "Clean up Campaign".
She also read a letter to all that was
In the paper on Four-H club work,
written by President Roosevelt and
another that was by a club girl.
Bataan Worst
Reverse in History
Washington, April 9.?Tbo final batle
of Hainan appeared likely today f
.0 be recorded, as numerically tho I
npavifst reversal ever buffered by
in American force in a single en*
<agenieiit with a foreign foe.
Qua!ftied miliary historians said
no American force as large as the
16.853 effectives lam reported to bo
still tight log the Japanese had boon
destroyed or captured in a single battle
of any of the nation's foreign wars
beginning with the American llevolution.
Ixisses of (Jen John J. Pershing's
victorious American expeditionary
force were heavier in killed and
wounded in the final 1918 MeuseArgoune
offensive but tills was a campaign
extended over some four
months. Heavier losses also were suffered
in tho Confederate war, but1
not against a foreign foe.
The Philippine area overrun by tlie
Japanese also represent virtually tho
only major territory wrested from the
I'fllted States in war.
Military historians noted that |
American land forces sustained nu-j
merous defeats in the Revolution ?
at Long Island, Hrandywine and else-1
where ? but the number of troops!
involved was relatively small.
The same was (rue for the War j
of 1812 which was largely a series
of disasters for ill-trained and ill-!
equipped American soldiers until
Gen. Andrew Jackson's victory at ,
New Orleans. The wars with Mexico
and Spain were won without serious!
American reverses.
I
Heavy Loss In I
Destruction of Barn I
The sinking fund commission, which I
insure* state property, has had rather
tough luck with reference to barn* in I
recent weeks. Two have gone up |q I
smoke. The big one of the two Wa| j
tit state prison furin No. 1, near Ha. J
good.
"It wan the biggest barn I over j
saw", aaya Frank C. Robinson. gee. f
retary of the sinking fund commit- I
sion. "It was 160 feet long by 90 I
feet wide and was three stories high." f
Insurance carried was $7,r>o<> fl
actual loss, the secretary estimated J
would be around $30,000. *
Several hours after the barn llaelf I
had burned, Secretary Uoblnson anyg
a pile of corn, 20 feet high, was still J
burning fiercely. I
Thirty-three milk cows were log? 9
and so fierce was the heat, thai there f
wus no odor of burned flesh. They I
were utterly consumed by the raging I
flames. I
"One problem faced now is that f
of feed", secretary Uoblnson sayg, i
"There are hundreds of hogs on the I
farm and some 75 mules, and their <fl
feed has been destroyed." Some six I
thousand bushels of corn In udditlon ,9
to 600 bushels of select seed corn, fl
were consumed as wore 700 bushelg 1
of oats.
The other barn burned was at the 1
Pee Dee experiment station at Fior. fl
ence. !
On this barn, the sinking fund com- H
mission carried insurance of $1,900. I
This structure was sturdily built and ]
will cost a considerable sum to re.
place.?R. E. Grier in Columbia ?tate. fl
Because of the large number of con- fl
gresslonal bills he vetoed, Andrew I
Johnson, former president of the 1
United States, sometimes was called fl
"Sir Veto".
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