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PALACIOS BEACOfl, PALACIOS, TEXAS
KLi*. 1939
•Weekly News Analysis-
Germany
Two events on one bleak January
day, one at tiny Munkacs, Hungary,
the other at lofty Berchtesgaden,
Germany, gave puzzled European
observers the key to future plans of
the Rome-Berlin axis. The events:
Berchtesgaden. To Adolf Hitler's
Bavarian eyrie came another vis-
itor, Poland's Foreign Minister Jos-
eph Beck. Colonel Beck was fright-
ened because: (1) Germany has
shown outright hostility by foment-
ing revolt in Polish sections of the
vast Ukraine; has been busy Nazi-
fying Lithuania's Baltic seaport of
Memel; has Nazifled the free city
of Danzig and made other threats
at closing Poland's precious "corri-
dor" to the Baltic; (2) because
one of Poland's allies, France, re-
)
Beck Visit9 Czech Border Tiff
Point Probable Nazi Course
By Joseph W. La Kine—
basis for negotiation by which the
intergovernmental refugee commit-
tee could deal both with Germany
and Italy. Since Italy's Jewish per-
secution is far less severe than Ger-
many's, President Roosevelt con-
tacted Premier Mussolini shortly
after January 1, asking him to urge
more leniency on Chancellor Hitler.
Also suggested was the settling of
Italian Jews (who must leave by
February 1) in Ethiopia.
A week later, as Prime Minister
Chamberlain left on his "appease-
ment" journey to Rome, it looked
like President Roosevelt had inad-
vertently given the Rome-Berlin
axis another weapon to hold over
Democracy's head. Smart Musso-
lini, probably on advice from the
even smarter Hitler, was willing to
discuss the Roosevelt program with
Mr. Chamberlain. Observers
thought he would agree, but only if
Mr. Chamberlain hastens French
capitulation to Italian territorial
claims. Meanwhile George Rublee,
American director of the refugee
committee, left for Berlin to ne-
gotiate with Hitler, apparently will-
ing to consider a modification of the
Reich's program to blackmail de-
mocracies into accepting unwanted
Jews.
Interesting as a sidelight was the
announcement of an Italian repatri-
ation commission, whose duty is to
make 10,000,000 racial Italians re-
turn from foreign countries, partly
replacing the Jews now being oust-
ed. But the drive's real purpose is
to give Italy an uncomfortable sur-
plus population, thereby backing her
territorial claims in Africa.
Spain
Just before Prime Minister Cham-
berlain left London for Rome (See
GERMANY), Premier Mussolini sent
orders to Spain's Rebel Generalis-
simo Francisco Franco. The or-
ders: Start an immediate major of-
fensive, aimed to show Mr. Cham-
berlain that Loyalist Spain is col-
lapsing and should therefore be sold
out.
Aided by Italian troops, also by
Italian and German planes and
guns. General Franco started driv-
ing into northeastern Catalonia two
days before Christmas. A fortnight
later his offensive was sprawled
over a 100-mile front, creeping slow-
ly and painstakingly toward the
coastal city of Tarragona. Though
he boasted 300,000 troops, though
his attack resembled the World
war's Verdun, the showing was still
too unimpressive to make Mr.
Chamberlain jump through a hoop.
What made matters worse was
news from south central Estrema-
dura, where Loyalist Gen. Jose Mi-
aja's Loyalist army had made a
spearhead advance of 50 miles in
five days, capturing rich mining
lands on which General Franco de-
pended for buying war materials
abroad. Thoroughly angry, Franco
ordered removal of his famous "ra-
dio general," Gonzalo Queipo de
Llano, famous for his lusty broad-
casts from Seville. Then he took
steps to protect the Loyalist objec-
tive, the Seville-Salamanca railroad
POLAND'S COLONEL BECK
He sought and found security.
fuses to help her in wartime; (3)
because another ally, Russia, is far
away and would be of questionable
assistance.
Colonel Beck left Berchtesgaden
after discovering he had much in
common with the master of Europe.
Though unannounced, the confer-
ence results are quite discernible.
Having been granted security at
Germany's mercy, Poland will play
an important role in the Reich's
campaign to create a Ukrainian re-
public, also strving as a rear guard
whrh-~iJertia'<urnsr its attentions to
helping Friend Mussolini win Medi-
terranean territorial concessions
•from France. Poland will lead in
forming a band of armed, neutral
states from the Baltic to the Bal-
kans, protecting Germany from
Russia. Poland will permit a Ger-
man railroad and highway from
East Prussia to Germany proper,
across the Polish corridor. Most
important, Poland will probably
lead in Pan-Ukrainian agitation,
serving as a "front" nation for the
Reich.
Munkacs. Bad blood has stood be-
tween Czechoslovakia and Hungary
since last November 2, when a Ger-
man-Italian commission remarked
the southern boundary of Carpatho-
Ukraine (Ruthenia) and gave added
territory to Hungary. Unpopular
with Germans and Czechs alike was
one Italian demand, that strategic
Munkacs be ceded to Hungary.
Munkacs is a key city in Germany's
plan for vast Carpatho-Ukrainian
fortifications, slyly planned as a
threat to keep Russia intimidated
while the Reich turns its attentions
to winning concessions from France
and Great Britain, both for itself
and Mussolini.
When Czech-Hungarian hostilities
broke out at MuaRc4c5, the inspira-
tion was obvious. This time using
Czechoslovakia for a "front," Hit-
ler was stirring up trouble which
will lead to a re-demarcation of the
Czech-Hungarian frontier, bringing
strategic Munkacs back into his
power. This done, the Reich has
only to placate little Hungary. Then
the chain of pro-German states will
extend from Baltic to Balkans.
These things happened just as
British Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain left for Rome, where
observers expected him to make a
deal with Mussolini. The probable
deal: France would give Italy
Suez canal rights and joint use of
the Djibout'-Addis Ababa railroad.
In return Italy would guarantee se-
curity for British shipping in the
Mediterranean, also helping settle
Britain's Palestine headache. But
with Hitler once more turning his
eyes westward, this could be inter-
preted as only the beginning. After
helping Mussolini win his demands,
the Reich will probably demand gi-
gantic economic and financial con-
cessions from the democracies, even
going so far as to demand return of
World war reparations. Mulling
over these prospects, European de-
mocracies have good reason to fear
1939's eleven remaining months.
Races
Germany originally planned to
finance deportation of Jews by mak-
ing foreign powers buy her goods.
The plan: Jewish emigrees would
trade their money for—or be
financed in the purchase of Ger-
man export products. This plan won
little sympathy from either Britain
or the U. S., but it at least offered a
Relief
".Vow that Mr. Hopkins has been
made secretary of commerce you lion'
need all of this SS75,000,000 will you?"
The questioner: New York's Rep.
John Taber. His audience: Works
Progress Administrator F. C. Har- |
rington. The implication: That
President Roosevelt's request for an
$875,000,000 deficiency appropriation
to carry WPA until the next fiscal
year starts July 1, is too high, since
Former WPA Administrator Harry
Hopkins can now dispense patronage
instead of relief funds.
If Administrator Harrington
thought this reasoning was silly, he
knew better than to say so. So did
any other Roosevelt appointee who
Bad Luck in Double Doses
GEN. JOSE MIAJA
General Franco lost his mines.
which connects northern and south-
ern Spain. The only Franco re-
course seemed to be withdrawal of
thoroughly tired troops from the
Catalonia front, which undoubtedly
meant a loss of the bloody gains
Rebel Spain has made in that sector
since Christmas.
Medicine
Bright and dark sides feature Sur-
geon General Thomas Parran's an-
nual report on the nation's health:
Dark Side. Some 40,000,000 U. S.
citizens cannot provide for medical
care during serious illness. About
360,000 more hospital beds are need-
ed. Only a few slates have satis-
factory programs against pneumo-
nia and cancer; tuberculosis and
malaria are also serious. Venereal
disease control appropriations must
be increased immediately.
Bright Side. Death rate fell from
>11.3 per thousand in 1936 to 10.9 in
1937, then to 10.8 in 1938's first six
months. Infant mortality fell from
57.1 per thousand live births in 1936
to 54.4 in 1937. Most contagious dis-
eases are decreasing.
Chief causes of death in 1937 (as
usual) were heart diseases, cancer
and other malignant tumors, pneu-
monia, cerebral hemorrhage and
softening, nephritis, accidents (ex-
cept automobile) and tuberculosis.
WPA'S HARRINGTON
Rep. Taber asked a question.
might be called upon to testify be-
fore a house or senate committee.
For there was revolution brewing
under the capitol dome, and most of
| it was concerned with spending and
taxing. First the White House had
I requested "moderate" tax rises to
offset farm parity payments and
finance the first half of a proposed
defense expansion program. The
added cost: $422,000,000. Next had
come the $875,000,000 to operate
WPA until July 1, which was $125,-
000,000 greater than WPA deficiency
estimates included in the previ-
ous day's budget message.
Mr. Harrington knew that his
WPA would have a harder time jus-
tifying its expenditures than would
the agricultural department or the
army. Placed into the house com-
mittee's record was a table showing
that WPA expenses increased stead-
ily through September, October and
December, when the federal reserve
board index showed business was
booming. His defense: That relief
rolls dropped from 3,112,000 on De-
cember 24 to 3,075,000 on December
31. His claim: That a slash of the
deficiency appropriation to $500,000,-
000 would bring starvation to many
unfortunates. Nevertheless it looked
like Mr. Harrington would be lucky
indeed to get $500,000,000.
Such incidents demonstrate that
the Seventy-sixth congress is inde-
pendent. If it grants Mr. Roose-
velt's full budgetary requests for
the next fiscal year—which is doubt-
ful—the U. S. public debt will rise
precariously near $45,000,000,000,
1 which is the legal peak on treasury
department borrowing. Anticipat-
ed daily is a White House request
that the limit be raised.
Asia
Under the premiership of Prince
Fumimaro Konoye, Japan came
close to overthrowing China's Gen-
eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek when
Wang Ching-wei, one-time leader of
the Kuomintang (Nationalist) party,
agreed to make peace and head a
puppet Chinese government. This
three-rnan poker game first began
collapsing January 1 when Kai-shek
ousted Wang from the Kuomintang
and sent him scurrying to cover in
French Indo-China. The second
player to withdraw was Prince Ko-
noyc, whose forced resignation from
the premiership places Chiang in an
even firmer position.
Prince Konoye has been succeed-
ed by Kiichiro Hiranuma, a pro-
Fascist and extreme nationalist,
who would hardly sympathize with
Wang's plans for an independent
China. Premier Hiranuma's only
offer to Wang could be leadership
of an outright puppet regime like
Manchukuo, and this he could not
accept. Another fly in the ointment
is Japan's military machine, now
strengthened by the Fascist govern-
mental tendency.
Picture
Parade
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Friday, January
13, is a hoodoo for
some people, lint
Bob Ryerson, Chi-
cago lad, teas 13
on Friday the 13th
he defied the
jinx by inviting 13
friends to his party
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j&g"
Above: New York Slate
Trooper J. F. Keating uses 13
on his motorbike plates and
Conservation Commissioner
Lilhgow Osborne not only has
13 on his auto plates but 13
for his sailboat number and
13 on his office door. Below:
Barbara Kent of the films, not
at all superstitious, neverthe-
less decorates her hand-bag
with a rabbit's foot.
Breaking mirrors is sup-
posed to be bad luck, but
these two Toledo belles
wouldn't be worried about
that, as they teeter-totter 09,
of all things, a pane of mirror
glass! This is a new kind of
heat-tempered glass scientists
call tuf-flex, which can with-
stand a much greater strain.
Above left: Combining sophistication and non-superstition,
this wedding trio of bridegroom, rector and bride put finishing
touches on a Friday the 13th wedding by lighting up, three on
a match. Right: In the heart of New York's Times Square big
city folks carefully avoid walking under ladders.
People
At San Pedro's Terminal island j
I correctional prison, where he was j
transferred from Alcatraz, A1 Ca- j
pone was said by a guard to be J
"screwy as a bedbug."
♦ In Vienna, Jewish, persecuted
; Dr. Salomon Frankfurter, 80, re- j
J joiced that the U. S. had elevated 1
t his nephew, Harvard's Felix Frank-
I furter, to the Supreme court.
QUIZ
If you read News Analysis, you
can answer these questions:
• Did the U. S. death rate rise or
fall in 1937, compared with 193G?
• Of what famous prisoner did a
guard say, "He's screwy as a bed-
bug?"
• Japan's new premier strengthens
the hope for Chinese-Japanese peace.
True ur false?
• What nation will serve as Germany's
"front" in the Ukrainian conquest?
• The legal limit of U. S. public debt
. _ false?
Qulepo
general?
[y: Iflunkacs Beck, Miuja,
Rublee, Hiranuma.
Over in London they defy superstition, too. These members
of the Thirteenth club haven't raised their umbrellas indoors
as part of any air-raid precautions, but merely to show they
don't give a fig for Old Man Bad Luck. Just the same, watch
your step on Friday the 13th!
A cat back stage during rehearsal spells doom for a play*
/
WHO'S
NEWS
THIS
WEEK
By LEMUEL F. PARTON
NEW YORK.—-This writer, en-
countering Frederick Jagel of
the Metropolitan Opera at luncheon
the other day, quizzed him about
his season at
Operatic Star Buenos Aires,
Suggests New from which he
1 • e c • recently re-1
Line of Export t u r n e d. He
thinks cultural penetration of South
America might be more effective
than our trade and diplomatic mis-
sions, in which he is inclined to be-
lieve we aren't getting anywhere.
South America has long had
the idea that we were a nation
of liard-boilcd money-grubbers.
Any creditable performance in
the arts, he believes, will be our
best line of export. He said he
found the Argentines most gen-
erous and appreciative hosts.
Once they find you haven't an
extra ace in your cuff and you
measure up to their standard of
propriety, they wear their
hearts on their sleeve.
Incidentally, Mr. Jagel's singing
makes audiences weep, but no one
meeting him ever feels sorry for
him. He is a businesslike, compact
Brooklynite, formerly an actuary
with the Mutual Life Insurance com-
pany, long before he took his perch
in the old red plush aviary, where,
on occasion, he still hits high C.
As an,actuary, young Mr Jagel,
charting other careers, began to
think of his own career. He tossed
his insurance job out of the window,
found a backer, sang in movie
houses up and down Broadway and
proved to all and sundry that he
had a voice. He studied with Porta-
nova in New York and with Cala-
dini in Milan. Making his operatic
debut in Milan, in "La Boheme,"
he hit Rodolfo's high C with a bull's
eye that greatly improved Italo-
American relations. He sang for
four seasons in Italy, before making
his New York debut as Radames,
on November 8, 1927. He knows
about 40 roles, and 26 of them he
can sing offhand and on the slightest
provocation.
With the precision and clarity
of a man trained in business, he
tells you of the superiority of
our South American competitors
In their specialty of quid-pro-
quo trade economics. Hence,
his talk of "cultural penetra-
tion" isn't just ivory tower stuff.
If Secretary Hull could sing as
well as Mr. Jagel can talk in-
ternational trade, he, too, would
be in the Metropolitan.
Mr. Jagel thinks we have the mak-
ing of a grand musical renaissance
in this country, with talent, teach-
ers and a fine national appreciation
vastly enhanced by the radio.
THE amiable white magic of John
Mulholland once enabled me to
deal myself four aces against an-
other's four kings, which, of course,
revived faltering
MystitierSays hopes of the ex-
Myatagoguery istence of kindly
Just 'Ain't So' elves with whom
" Mr. Mulhf611and
was wired in and whom he cauld
summon in behalf of his friends.
But now one of the cleverest magi-
cians in the country—the cleverest,
to this none-too-seeing eye—pub-
lishes a book, "Beware Familiar
Spirits," in which he banishes all
trolls and makes all magic just
manual dexterity and technique. It
isn't exactly a debunking book. He
leaves the door open for faith in
the occult, if you think you have
evidence, but, as to prevailing mys-
tagoguery, he reduces it to fraud or
to honest self-deception, aided by
slow eyesight.
He sold school books and was a
teacher of dramatics and industrial
arts at Columbia university, before
he became a full-time magician and
vice president of Society of Amer-
ican Magicians. He has performed
and lectured in about 40 countries.
Nobody, anywhere, ever had
more fun. He likes to shepherd
four or five friends through a
subway turnstile, with one nick-
el, making it reissue from the
slot each time and click through
the next man. That brings the
change dealer roaring from his
den. Mr. Mulholland hands
him a half-dollar, the wayfar-
ers take their train, and then
the dealer finds he has an alum-
inum disk with a rabbit in a silk
hat on it. lie usually screams
and butts his head against the
wall. But, in each case, the
subway already has its full
count of sound nickels.
As to the above poker hands, it
happened at a luncheon table of five
or six men. Mr. Mulholland sent
for a new deck of cards and asked
me to shuffle them and deal four
hands. It couldn't have been a
trained deck. It was thoroughly
shuffled. Mr. Mulholland never
touched the cards, standing with his
back turned a few feet away, and
never said a word. The hands fell
as he ordered, the orders apparent-
ly issuing silently from the back of
his head.
(£) Consolidated News Features.
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