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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, 8. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1940 GENERAL HUGH S. Johnson Jour: LHMMi r«tww M VNU Ur*m JAPANESE STRENGTH WASHINGTON.—Several careful lecret surveys made recently of Japanese military and naval strength indicate that Japan can do lust about anything she wants in the Far East. The reports show that the Japa nese navy is in A-l shape, and has suffered not a bit as a result of the Chinese war. The Japanese army also is in good shape, though not in the same condition as the navy. The Chinese war, though still dragging on at heavy cost, has been an excel lent training school for the Japa nese military. Chief handicap under which Ja pan suffers is her desperate econom ic situation. Easiest remedy for this is to take the Dutch East Indies and the wealthy possessions of the Dutch, French and British in south ern Asia. This is what seems sure to hap pen. There is no question but that the Japanese can take French Indo- China, the Dutch possessions of Java and Sumatra, and all the other South Pacific islands that are worth both ering about, in a few weeks. Only spot which might hold out is the British naval base at Singapore, and naval experts disagree as to whether the Japanese could take it or not. In time, they probably could. Everything now seems set for the Japanese to steam south simultane ously with the Hitler blitzkrieg against Britain. Probably the Japa nese will wait until they see how the blitzkrieg is going before they stage theirs in the south Pacific. • • * TNT—DON’T TOUCH Nebraska Republicans are very enthusiastic about Wendell Willkie, but they want no speech by him in McCook, home town of Sen. George Norris, the state’s veteran public- power crusader. Such a plan was reported shortly after Willkie arrived at his Colorado vacation spot, which is near Mc Cook. News dispatches declared that the G. O. P. standard bearer intended to beard the father of TVA right in his own home town. But the idea did not thrill Nebraska Re publican leaders. They have a wholesome respect for Norris’ vote-swinging powers, re call vividly how four years ago in a three-cornered race which he en tered at the last moment he polled 53 per cent of the vote. So last week a delegation made a pilgrimage to Willkie. In the group were Kenneth Wherry, state chair man; George Carpenter, national committeeman; Hugh Butler, candi date for senator, and Dwight Gris wold, candidate for governor. They received a cordial welcome and dis cussed a number of subjects, promi nent among which was a strong ar gument as to why Willkie should NOT make a speech in McCook. • • • BULLITT SPANKED Dressy Bill Bullitt, U. S. ambas sador to France, did not do all the talking during his week-end stay at Hyde Park. The President told Bul litt a few things, too. One was to pipe down on his talk about the Petain government of France being “free” and non-Fas- cist. Roosevelt took Bullitt sharply to task for these statements. He said they were untrue, and that if Bullitt didn't know that, he ought to. Note—Roosevelt also made it very clear that he had no intention of falling into the Nazis’ trap of feed ing their victims this winter, after Hitler had robbed them of theii food and left them to starve. Bullitt wants the U. S. to send food supplies to France. • • • MOTHER COUNTRY SPAIN If Spain, mother country of Latin America, joins the axis group, she will carry little sympathy of the Americas with her. On the con trary, the countries south of the Rio Grande have strained relations with Spain at present, and her em bracing the axis cause would not win them in that direction. BIBLE AND CONSCRIPTION WASHINGTON. — My repeated Statement that compulsory selective service is also of biblical origin has been challenged. Well, the draft consists of three steps. First comes registration of the whole adult male population and classification as to availability for military service. In Numbers 26; 1 and 2 “The Lord spake unto Moses . . . saying take the sum of all the congregation of the Children of Is rael from 20 years old and upward throughout their father’s houses, all that are able to go to war in Is rael.” The ensuing first “registra tion report” showed 601,730 regis trants. The next step is the assignment of quotas. Numbers 31-3 “Moses spake . . . arm some of yourselves unto the war ... of every tribe a thou sand . . . shall ye send to the war.” They were drafted and inducted. Some men are “exempted” ac cording to regulations. For rules of exemption in the Mosaic draft, see Deuteronomy 20; 5-9. Briefly, they exempted men who were pro viding homes and had not “dedi cated” them, newly married men, men who were growing vineyards not yet mature and, curiously enough, self-confessed cowards. In Deuteronomy 24-5, the “married man” exemption was confined to one year. The theory of this selective serv ice is found in Numbers 32-6 "And Moses said unto the children of Gad (Gad correct) and the children of Reuben” (who wanted to call it a day in the conquest of Canaan) “shall your brethren go to war and shall ye sit here?” Then he recalled an earlier evasion of military serv ice by the children at Kadesh-Bar- nea and reminded them that “the Lord’s anger was kindled against Israel and he made them wander in the wilderness for 40 years.” The entire tribes of Reuben and Gad (Gad correct) marched, “every man armed to battle.” Maybe all that was not a faithful forerunner of our selective service system of 1917 and the Burke-Wads- worth bill of today, but it seems so to me. It is interesting but unim portant, because there is no respect able argument in law, morals or ethics against the universal obliga tion to military service when it is necessary to the safety of a people. It is inherent in the social compact. These be four doi’ar words but I imagine something like this hap pened. Og and Ug and some other cave men got tired of losing hides, cat tle and women every time some great Neanderthaler Snaggletooth in the next valley decided to raid off the reservation. Singly he could bash in the brains of any. They held a conference and ub-glubbed a gang-up on him. The next time he came they sent him howling home. That kept the peace. Some kind of society became possible and that tribe was formed and on its way to better things and the more abundant life. Fine. But could Og or Ug, or whoever live under the protection of that pact for months or years, when old Snaggletooth threatened again— as Moses said—sit there while their brethren went to wart It is an in escapable duty of every single man who has enjoyed the collective pro tection of any nation. The objections won’t stand up. “We have not done it before.” We have rarely needed to do it before. But every time we have needed to do it, we have done it—three times. “Yes, but not in peace—only in war.” The obligation arises with the dan ger sind in proportion to it. This danger is great enough. This duty has nothing to do with the legal formality of a declaration of war. Few recent wars have been “de clared.” If we had to wait idly for that we would be lost. In modem war you can’t fight if you’re not trained. If there is an obligation to fight there is an obli gation to train. The strain arose over what ap pears to be a trifling issue—the fate of 13 men. When Franco marched into Madrid during the Spanish civil war, 13 Loyalists sought asylum in the Chilean embassy there. Chile has protected them ever since, and has tried to get them safe conduct out of the country, offering permanent residence in Chile. But the relentless Franco wants the lives of those 13 Loyalists, and he has re fused all requests in their behalf. This issue is of great importance for the Latins, who never know when revolution may make life uncomfort able in their own capitals, or when they might want to take refuge in a foreign embassy. Chile felt it so keenly that she permitted the breaking off of diplo matic relations between Chile and Spain rather than surrender the Loy alists. In that action Chile has the support of most of her neighbors. Cuba, for example, was consider ing the possibility of resuming nor mal diplomatic relations with Spain. Now, though Cuba is sending Ores tes Ferrara, former ambassador to the United States, on a commercial mission to Madrid, the full rela tions will not be resumed at least for some time. A STUPID BLUNDER The change in the proposed draft bill ages 21-31 from ages 18-46 for registration, was forced by an ab surd scarehead ballyhoo that fooled a lot of people into believing that the "draft would affect 42,000,000 men at terrific expense and no ne cessity.” The draft will affect only the num ber of men drafted. That has noth ing whatever to do with the num ber registered—except that if too few are registered the whole scheme becomes grotesquely inefficient and unfair. The change—at least as it relieves men between 18 and 21, and those over 31 from registration—is a stupid blunder. It is true that we started the World war draft at ages 21 to 30 but, as we later learned, it was a mistake. It had to be corrected by widening the range to 18-45. If you are going to get the full benefit to the government of scien tific selection, you want the widest possible field of selection. On the other hand, one purpose of the draft is to get the necessary men with the least possible interference with fam ily, educational and economic life. The smaller your range of selec tion the less generous can your de ferments be. Brazil Launches ‘Good Neighbor’ Warship Putting teeth into the declaration of Pan-American unity in defending the Monroe Doctrine, Brazil lest; the parade of South American nations in speeding preparedness by launching a new destroyer, the Marcili:: Dias, at Rio De Janeiro, one of the six class “A” destroyers being rushed to completion. Mrs. Getulio Var gas, wife of Brazil’s president, christened the vessel. Southwest Indians Join in Tribal Ceremonies Seven thousand Indians representing 30 tribes of the Southwest will give demonstrations of chants, games, /aces and ceremonial dances at a celebration which opened at Gallup, N. M., August 14, to continue for three days. The celebration marks the twentieth annual Inter-Tribal ceremonial. Sixty different types of Indian dances will be exemplified. Above are shown typical scenes from the ceremonial. ‘East Side, West Side’ Takes a Walk ■ '• Former Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York, who announced his In tention of supporting Wendell L. Willkie for President, is shown at the piano after acting as judge in the Barber Shop Quartet contest at the New York World’s fair. The Happy Warrior made a quintet by joining the winners in “The Sidewalks of New York,” his campaign song in the Presidential race of 1928. Girl Scouts Sponsor Hemisphere Ties Inter-American friendship will be the slogan of the annual inter national encampment of Girl Scouts and Girl Guides from 15 countries in the Western hemisphere which opened at Camp Andree, N. Y., on August 14, to continue for two weeks. Girl Scouts are shown en route to the camp grounds. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, honorary president of tbs Girl Scouts, is shown in inset. Coffee Queen \Phillipr PROGRAM FOR THE WILLKIE ACCEPTANCE Morning: 1— Inspection of the house in which Wendell Willkie was born, with special at tention to exhibits including: (a) Milk bottle broken by the in fant Willkie when he heard for the first time the mention of a name that sounded like “Roose velt”; (b) blackboard upon which he once drew a donkey and scrib bled the words, “This is a turkey”; (c) faded Mother Goose book with page turned to a verse brought up to date as follows: Old Mother Hubbard went to the cup board To get her poor doggie a bone; When she got there the cupboard was bare— The New Deal had skinned it by phone. • • • 2— Short talk by nursemaid who remembers distinctly that as a child in arms Willkie had the kind of per sonality that made her give him a lollipop when the doctor ordered paregoric. • • • 3— Reception by Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCarthy, present tenants of the old Willkk-. home, marked by frequent exclac ations by both, "If we’d ever had an idea of this we’d never have taken the place!” 4— Address by the mayor of El- wood: “Home Town Boy Makes Good.” • • • 5— Sight-seeing tour through busi ness area, with special attention to the cobbler’s shop where Willkie’s shoes were repaired, and the bar bershop where he was first shaved and in which the barber is still trying to argue him into getting his hair cut some day. Review of places featuring Wendell Willkie Hambur gers, Wendell Willkie Barbecue Lunch, Wendell Willkie Haberdash ery, and the “Wendell Willkie Punch —Positively One to a Customer.” on the Elwood This is 18-year-old Peggy Van VUet of Glen Ridge, N. J. What is Peggy doing? She’s drinking iced coffee. So what? Just as a symbol of coffee, “the drink of Western hemisphere friendship.” V. F. W. Convention Joseph C. Menendez of New Or leans is expected to be elected com mander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at its forty-first an nual convention opening at Los An geles, Calif., on August 25. Noon to 2 p. m.: Band concert Green. Selections: “Banks of the Wa bash,” “Inquisitions of the Poto mac,” “I’m on My Way,” “Throw ’Em Down McClusky,” “Just a Lit tle White House Built for Two.” 2 p. m.: Athletic Events at Gallaway park. Greased Pole Climb: Bob Taft. Escaping From Locked Trunk Demonstration: Mr. Willkie. Throwing the 100-Pound Racket: Thomas Dewey, Boxing Rodeo: Mr. Frank Gan nett vs. the whole New Deal. Sack Race: Original Willkie for President men vs. alternates. Wrestling Events: Charlie Mc- Nary vs. Past Performances; Mr. Willkie vs. the field. 3 p. m.: Parade. Section 1—Republicans Who Had Just About Given Up Hope. | Section 2—Republicans Who Had j Definitely Given Up Hope. Section 3—Battle-scarred Tories. Section 4—Businessmen’s Clubs of America (on stretchers). Section 5—Budget Balancers (in ambulances). Section 6 — Thrift Clubs (on ! crutches). i Section 7—Efficiency Experts (by i proxy). I Section 8—Brass bands playing the I theme song, “Heaven Help the Poor : Businessman; the New Deal Never j Will.” • • • ! 4 p. m.: Mr. Willkie accepts the nomina tion at Elwood high school while his school teachers shake their heads and whisper, “You could knock us over with a feather.” 6 to 8: Dancing, cold snacks and argu ments over the Gallup poll. • • • SUMMER PORTRAIT Hills and dales And cars with banners Full of folks With rotten manners. • • • Add similes: As ironic as the idea of Pierre Laval putting other French leaders on trial for making mis takes. • • • Adolf Hitler has sent to Mussolini as a gift a train of three armored cars equipped with 16 anti-aircraft | guns in the hope “that it may ac company you in the future to protect your life.” This would indicate that the reaction to those balcony speeches isn’t what it used to be. • • • Out of 900,000 tulip bulbs planted by the city of New York in a spe cial Riverside drive garden 800,000 failed to come up. After that we don’t feel so futile about the daffodil bed. HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONS Iran rust may be removed from white material with sour milk. • • • Japanned articles should never be washed in hot water as the ja pan is likely to wash off. Use lukewarm water and soap. • • • Cold air drops and hot rises. The compartment of the refrigera tor under the ice chamber is, therefore, always the coldest part of the refrigerator. • • • A reader suggests putting a lit tle blue or green vegetable color ing in the goldfish bowl to give the water a more realistic touch of the deep. • • • When frying don’t put in the article to be fried until the fat is still and a faint smoke is seen ris ing from the pan. • • • Did you know that if you flour the pan of the scales you can, weigh out sticky substances and, you won’t leave half of them on the pan when you put then: into bowls? >, • • • Want some juice-appetizers? Try the following juice combination: Tomato and clam, tomato and: pineapple, grapefruit and orange, grapefruit and grapejuice, lemon and cherry, apple and pineapple, prune and orange, raspberry and; lemon, and grapefruit and cherry —with a bit of chopped mint. • » • Browned pears make delicious garnishes for veal or pork chops. Allow half a pear to a portion.; Dip each pear into flour and brown; it in a little fat in a frying pan.j Sprinkle with salt, pepper and 1 cinnamon. • • i Jellied chicken broth often ap peals to invalids during warm weather. Mix 1 tablespoon granu lated gelatin in 3 tablespoons of cold water. After 5 minutes dis solve in two cups of boiling, well- seasoned chicken stock. Pour into individual molds and chill until firm. When stiffened cut into 1- inch cubes and pile in glass sher bet cups. Sprinkle with minced, parsley mixed with a little lemon juice. Centenarian Must Have Grieved Over Wasted Life It was a great day for the vil lage when the oldest inhabitant celebrated his hundredth birthday. And the excitement grew intense when it was learned that a news paper reporter had come in search of an interview. ' After various questions, the an swers to which were prompted by fond and anxious relatives, the press representative asked: “And now, tell me what you would do if you could have your' time over again?” There was a long silence while the old man thought. Then he: said slowly: “I think I would part my hair in the middle!” wiiErsFrasrsisTMin TIRED KET THAT HURT WIT* HEAT. DUST OH FAMOUS MEXICAN HEAT DOWD ER. There Is a Tide Truly there is a tide in the af fairs of men; but there is no gulf-j stream setting forever in one di rection.—Lowell. 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