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The President's statement that
■Congress’ refusal to repeal the
neutrality act and to pass an Ad
ministration-sponsored bill permit
ting the sale of armaments to bel
ligerents on the cash and carry
basis, is a disservice to the cause
of world peace, found little favor,
able reaction in either House or
Senate, save among those to whom
"White House proclamations are
almost scared. Apparently Con
gress feels that 'the “next world
■war"’ is not so imminent a- many
think. At the White House con
ference on neutrality, Senator
Borah, rod-ribbed 'solationist who
did as much as anyoro to prevent
the United States from joining
the League of Nations and the
"World Court, bluntly told Secre
tary Hull that he had confiden
tial sources of information re
garding affairs abroad that told
him there would be no war this
year—and that he regarded his
sources as being as trustwoithy
or more so than those on which
the State Department depends.
At any rate, Congress, going by
the recent statements and votes
of the majority, seems convinced
that it would be folly to give the
President as much leeway in
handling our foreign policy as he
wants. And it likewise seems to
be convinced that tihe only sane
course for America to pursue is
to remain 100 per cent neutral
ami at tlhe same time to indirect
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ly iliscourage hostilities so far
as it can.
Now it is obvious that this is
a very difficult course for a world
power to maintain. And a good
many congressmen are puzzling
over just how ifi may be done. The
undeclared war in the Orient pro
vides an interesting case in point.
Theoretically, we are neutral. Ac
tually, as authoritative public
opinion polls h^ve established, the
Airerican people are overwhelm1
ingly in sympathy with the invad
ed Chinese, and overwhelmingly
opposed to the ambitions of the
invading Japanese. It is practical
ly a certainty that, if Japan does
conpuer China, the "open door
will be slammed shut in the faces
of all other nations, with the pos
sible exceptions of Nippon’s axis
allies, Germany and Italy. That is
r. direct and dire threat to Ameri
can investments in China running
\ into the billion.-, and even to the
physical safety of the thousands
of Americans who live in the Far
Eas . And to top it off this gov
ernment, along with Japan and
other majo,- powers is a party to a
\ leng-estalished treaty guarantee
ing the “sovereignty, the indepen
dence and the territorial and ad
.ministrative integrity of China.”
Those are splendid words, and
the motive of this country at
least in signing the treaty was
undoubtedly honest. Yet in this
curious world we live in, the
United States plays a major part
in making Japan’s Eastern ad
venture possible—and if the troops
of the Son of Heaven are success
ful we will have to take a major
part of the blame at least incli
rec.ly. For says the Chinese Coun
cil for Economic Research Japan
gets better than yu per cent oi
hep imported scrap iron, steel and
copper from us along with almost
half of her imported lead, 65 per
cent of her imported automobiles,
77 per cent of her imported air
planes, 65 per cent of her import
ed petroleum, and 83 per cent of
her imported ferro-alloys. Each
of these is a vital war material.
Japan can produce or manufac
ture none of them in adequte
quantity for herself. She must
get them from abroad—and if
she couldn’t get them the prose
cution of the undeclared war with
China would be impossible.
It is this which caused the Sen
ate resolution calling for an em
bargo on export of arms and oth
er materials of war to Japan.
Whether that will be done, at this
Congress or a future one, is a
matter of guesswork. There is a
sizable body of suoport behind it.
The New York Times, for in->
stance, says, “If there is no legal
obstacle, we trust that the mea
sure will be passed. It is time
to take ourselves out of the role
of accessory to crime.” There is
likewise a substantial body of op
position, largely based on the ar
gument that the war is not yet
a direct concert to us, that we
might as well get Japan’s business
as to see it go elsewhere, aid
that we cannot act as a sort of
voluntary policeman for a crazy
world. Both sides, it is apparent
can summon telling evidence in
behalf of their respective views.
It’s no wonder that Congress gets
a headache every time it thinks
of our foreign policy—and that
the public at large is troubled with
similar pains.
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Wright’s Story Is Tops
In 50 Best Short Stories
50 BEST AMERICAN SHORT
STORIES—1914 to 1939, an an
thology by Edward J. O’Brien.
Publi hed by Houghton, Mifflin
Co: $3.00.
Reviewed by Henry Morgan
Crusader News Agency
IT MIGHT as well be stated
right now that Dick Wright’s -tory
Fright and Morning Star, is by
far the best piece in this antholo
gy. There is a little point in eva
ding this as there would be in
dscussing the evident lack of fire
and inspiration in the first story
of the volume, written by Wilbur
Daniel Steele, a quaint little item
dealing with a yellow cat.
Not that the 49 'stories before
Blight and Morning Star are al
together wasted. They aren’t. They
make a nice volume, climaxed
properly by toe genius of this
young Negro writer who has
caught the flame of prejudice and
shown with deep perspective how
this prejudice blinds men and
makes them little better than ani
mals. Perhaps Wright’s story is
great because it cuts to the roots
of our feeling—or because it en
compasses an entire life, a whole
era in the few words of this fif
teen-minute story. Read it and see
how this talent bums with the
fierceness of light and conviction
As to the other stories—they
are short stories, some better and
some worse than we’ve read be
fore. But they have the attribute
of being representative.
Several blights spots appear a
bove the horizon, however, with
striking little stories by Ruth Suc
kov, .Erskine Caldswell, William
Saroyan and Dorothy Parker and
a very good one indeed by Annan
Seagef.
Albert Maltz’ “Man on a Road”
has some of the same qualities os
Dick Wright’s story, revealed the
same allegiance to truth and a
sense of 'struggle. “Outside A uraa
iby Benjamin Appepl is also a very
good story, with a feeling of the
wide spaces that do no more than
oppress men just as slums do. And
Pietro di Donato has scored with
his story “Christ in Concrete.”
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Edict Wipes Out
Islanders’ Rights
Kingston, Jamaica, August 10,
(CNA-—Another step has been ta
ken by the reactionary govern
ment of this British island colony
to suppress the democratic rights
of the people with the passage of
the Public Meeting Law, 1939. The
law, hurriedly passed by the gov
ernment, is aimed at gagging the
public and to block any attempt
of the masses to better their con
ditions.
(The new law was vigorously
denounced at a mass meeting in
New York City this week. The
meeting, attended by hundreds of
West Indian residnts of Harlem
and native-born, was addressed by
Max Yeargan, educator, Richard
B. Moore, lecturer, W. A. Domingo,
T. L. Cowan, Mrs. T. A. D’Augui
lar and others. Dr. F. Theo. Reid,
acting president of the Jamaica
Progressive League which called
the protest meeting, presided. The
meetng was held at the Harlem
YMCA.)
The new law gives the white
governor of the island authority to
prohibit by proclamation “all
meetings, gatherings or assemblies
and all processions and marches in
any public place,” whenever he
may deem it necessary” in the in
terest of good order or public
safety.”
It provides a penalty of a fine
of fifty pounds ($250) or imppris
onment for three months, or both
for violation of any provision of
the law.
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NEW DEAL TACKLES FARM
TENANCY CRISIS IN 2 BIL
LION LOAN PLAN
Washington, August 10, (Rob
ert Norton for CNA)—Effective
steps to raise living standards for
millions .of Negro and white small
farmers and to drive for a pro
gressive solution of the farm ten
ancy crisis have at last been prom
ised in the New Deal’s $2,800,000,
000 ‘self-liquidating investment
program now before Congress.
I-ong neglected in the Roose
velt administration’s moves for ag
ricultural aid, the problems of the
small farmer have secured a front
rank position in the recovery
plans drafted by New Dealers. Of
the total spending authorization
sought by President Roosevelt ami
his close advisers, $800,000,000
would 'be voted to farm tenancy
loans and for rehabilitation loans.
Another $500,000,000 would be
spent on rural electrification pro
jects to carry electric power facil
ities to millions of small farms
now lacking in this primary neceu. I
aIty for decent living conditions.
Under the present plans, from
one-half to two-thirds of the $800,
000,000 involved in the total pro
gram would be spent for the pur
chase of tenant farms from their
present landlords. The farms would
then be resold to the present far.
nier tenants on a 40-year install
ment payment basis with the low
interest rates made possible by use
of the government’s credit. The
policy would be to fix the'total an
nual purchase cost at considera
bly less than the rent now paid
by the tenant farmers.
Coincident with thiis program
of placing exploited tenant far
mers in full ownership of the land
they work, low-cost loans also
would 'be extended for rehabili
tation and repair of the farms.
Annual Negro Day
Observed at ‘The
Lost Colony’
Manteo, N. C„ July (CNA)—
The second annual Negro Day was
observed at the Waterside The
atre here on July 31 in connection
with the 99th performance of Paul
Green’s historical drama* ‘The
Lost Colony,” which was presented
as a part of the 362 anniversary
celebration of the founding of the
first English colonies in the New
World and the birth of Virginia
Dare—the first English child born
in America.
Two thousand Negro students
from North Carolina and Virginia
together with a group of Ne
gro educators and leaders from
the two states, took j)art in the
special exercises at the Waterside
Theatre prior to the .presenta
tion of “The Lost Colony.”
The day was originally set a
side last summer in response to a
request made by a group of North
Carolina citizens which included
Governor Clyde R. Hoey, Frank
P. Graham, president of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, Clyde
Irwin, state superintendent of
public instruction and Paul Green,
North Carolina’s No. 1 playwright
who was awarded the Pulitzer
prize for drama in 1927 for his
first full-length Negro play “In
Abraham’s Bosoi '
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Anl this Is higher eJuea'.i-ji*
We were terrified hy balni
awakened out of sound sleep at 1
o'clock In tho morning by v 'icei
aid poundings at the door, A ;<«' |
l.ght was playing about the U■ • n?*
and Into our room.
“Drunks," l thought, "atm tfa*
less attention we give them, ibi
sooner they will think they *ie noi
annoying us, and will go away,"
Just then a male voire said
"There Is a baby in there. Wi
cannot go In there.”
They tramped off tho porch an4
tried the door of our neighbor, wh|
did not awake at all to hear tiieh
demands, so he told us uext morn
ing. Presently they were elated t«
discover, with their flashlight,..till
sign of Doctor C- across th«
street, who has an office at hli
home. So they trooped over to
talk to him. He had been aroused
hy the commotion on our side ol
the street.
Next morning he told us It was i
group of college hoys from a neigh
boring city, sent out on a "hell
week" errand of getting the Signa
tures of the doctors and lawysru ol
our town, and had uilsun U'stood
directions of where to And the doc
tor across from us.
Now I have a pretty good sens*
of humor, and I like young peoplt
and their fun. But I am still pretty
sore about having ray household
frightened In the dark hours ol
night that way over nothing at ajll
> And what la still more Important
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CAVALCADE OF COLORED
WOMEN INVADE BOSTON
Boston, Aug. 17 (By Alvira Haz
zard for ANP)—As the first five
hundred delegates arrived in Bos
ton by special train, bus, automo
bile and plane, the 21st biennial
session of the National Association
of Colored Women and the Na
tional Association of Colored Girls
got under way on Friday.
Registration began early at spa.
cious quarters in Horticultural
hall in the fashionable Back Bay
section of Boston where rest
rooms, executive meeting halls,
and dining room accomodation^
are ample for the large number
of delegates. Public sessions of the
convention are to be held in the
famed Symphony hall, the home of
the renowned Boston Symphony
Orchestra, which is conveniently
located directly across the street.
White daily papers were the
first to carry the news of the con
vention to Hub readers with sto
ries and pictures, white bunting
with prominent welcome signs dec
orated places of business in the
colored sections of the city, and a
general air of anticipation and
hospitality predicted that the con
vention would reach an all-time,
high of interest in staid Bean
town.
At the first meeting of the wo
men’s clubs the entire national
executive staff of the organiza
tion headed by Mrs. Jennie Moton,
national president, of Capaphosic,
Va., was in attendance. Other of
ficers and noted women in eluded
Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, head
of Negro affairs the NY A; Dr.
Charlotte Hawkins Brown, educa
tor, former Bostonian; Dr. Mary
Waring, member of the board of
administration; Mrs. Grace Wilson
Evans, Indiana leader; Mrs. Eliza
beth Carter Broaks, one of the
founders; Dr. Hallie Q, Brown,
scholarship hoard; Mrs. -Sallie W.
Stewart, executive secretary; Mrs.
Ada B. DeMent, chairman exec
utive 'board; Mrs. Catherine Helm,
secretary executive board *^d
chairman of women in industry;
Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, honor
ary president and many others.
The romance and significance of
the Boston meeting lies in the fact
that in 1895 the organization was
^carted here by the rust president.
Mrs. Josephine St. Pierre Kuffin
in historic Charles Street church.
One of the touching commemora
tions of this fact was a pilgrim
ngu to Mrs Ruffin’s grave in Cam
bridge where a wreath was
placed.
Sessions continued through Ju
ly 29 with musical program,
lectures, business meetings, a style
show, exhibits, and tours. Miss
Gladys Holmes, state president,
worked untiringly to insure the
success of the meeting.
While many of the delegate*
came from all the 48 states, spe
cial trains brought the largest
number of girls and women from
Chicago. Well over a 100 were pre
sent for the first meeting of the
clubs on Saturday morning. Bos
ton was greatly impressed by the
Chicago aggregation of visitors,
and their interest and enterprise
in bringing so large a delegation
was the general subject of conver
sation over the weekened.
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P)_.Declaring a worthy cause
cannot legalize an unlawful means
Gov. Horner vetoed Tuesday the
Vacco Bills establishing a month
ly lottery to finance slum clear
ance projects in Chicago. Had the
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than $2,000,000 would have been
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