Evening star. [volume], November 02, 1939, Page A-11, Image 11

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D. C. Lutherans Mark
422d Anniversary
Of Reformation
Senator Wiley and
Dr. Knubel Speakers
At Celebration
Hie 422d anniversary of the Ref
ormation was marked here last night
by 1,400 members of Lutheran
churches in this vicinity, who as
sembled in Memorial Continental
Hall for the ceremonies.
The Rev. Dr. Frederick H. Knu
bel of New York City, general presi
dent of the United Lutheran Church
of America, and Senator Alexander
Wiley of Wisconsin wen the prin
cipal speakers.
Or. Knubel said that so long as
the Ideals of the Reformation—
"when a man trusts he is free”—
are alive in the hearts of the Amer
ican people the country is safe. He
said he wished that citizens of this
country would turn their attention
from the deeds of foreign rulers to
"think about what Ood is doing.”
He announced his opposition to
the change in the date of Thanks
giving "just because it would make
more business.”
Thanksgiving has a spiritual
content that for no business reasons
should be moved. We should keep
our holidays free from any sort
of contamination.”
Senator Wiley spoke on “The
Meaning of the Life of Martin Lu
ther for These Times.” He spoke
of the example set by Luther for
Americans and pointed out that the
country has a need for citizens who
adhere to the reformer’s Ideals.
He cited Luther's complete con
viction in the truth of his beliefs and
said that he had set a good example
for all by finding a happy life In
constructive action and useful living.
The massed choirs of Lutheran
churches here, consisting of about
130 voices, sang the great hymn of
the Reformation, “A Mighty Fortress
Is Our God”; "Sleepers Awake, a
Voice Is Sounding” and “On God,
Not on Myself.” Hie choir was un
der direction of Emerson Meyers,
choir director of the Atonement
Lutheran Church, and was accom
panied by Miss Mary Weidley, or
ganist of the Reformation Lutheran
Church.
The Rev. Edward G. Goetz, pastor
of the Zion Lutheran Church, pre
sided. Arrangements for the serv
ices, which were attended by repre
sentatives of the 29 Lutheran
churches in Washington and nearby,
were made by a committee headed
by the Rev. Howard E. Snyder.
New Line-up of Europe's States
Emerging in 'Standstill War'
Great Powers Jockeying for Position,
Bidding for Small Nations' Backing
By MAJ. GEORGE F. ELIOT.
In the military field the war appears for the moment almost at a
standstill. This may be due In part to weather conditions; more largely,
perhaps, to political pressures and adjustments. For it Is now quite clear
that it is in the political arena that the contest Is progressing most
actively. The great powers are jockeying for position, bribing, cajoling
and coercing the lesser states Into tacit or open support of this side
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new European alignment are begin
ning to take form.
The German policy has been thor
oughly realistic and has been di
rected almost wholly by military
considerations. Chief among Ger
many’s military objectives has been
to render Germany blockade-proof,
to armor the Reich against the
steady pressure of British sea power
which proved as fatal to Wilhelm
II as to Napoleon. When the de
cisive hour came, it was therefore
natural enougn mat uermany snouid
turn away from Italy in favor of
Russia, a state whose resources,
could they be made available in
sufficient quantities, might nullify
the effects of the British blockade,
while resourceless Italy could only
intensify these results.
How far Russia will go in support
of Germany, and how much that
support will be worth, especially in
the economic sense, are questions
which are all important to Germany
and perhaps to Europe. Mr. Molo
toff’s speech has done little to clarify
the situation. We must, however,
for the moment, count Russia as in
the German camp.
Russia More Formidable.
Russia is more formidable today
than a few weeks ago by reason of
having acquired military control
over the three Baltic states, a pro
cess which she seems anxious to
repeat with Finland. Bearing in
mind the successive destruction by
both Germany and Russia of the
independent existence of the small
powers in their vicinity, it may be
worth-while to inquire into whether
they can continue this process in
Scandinavia and in the Balkans.
Certainly the tendency so far has
beeh to solidify the remaining small
powers of those regions, to cause
inem 10 iorgei meir amerences ana
to seek to make common cause
against the approach of danger.
Thus, in the north, Scandinavian
unity was never so strongly empha
sized; while in the south the ef
forts of Italy and Turkey appear
to be directed toward forming a
Balkan entente which may include
Hungary and Bulgaria. Indeed,
there are new rumors that Italy
and Turkey may co-operate in this
effort instead of considering each
other as rivals for Balkan influ
ence as in the past.
Strong Support Essential.
But strong support will be needed
both in the north and in the south
for those countries which lie ad
jacent to Germany and the Soviet
Union, lest the process of picking
off little states one by one be con
tinued, while the others hesitate or
draw back. Thus Rumania is men
aced not only by Hungarian re
visionism, encouraged by Germany,
and Bulgarian rivisionlsm, encour
aged by Russia, but also by Rus
sia's desire to repossess herself of
the Province of Bessarabia. Hun
gary. fiercely nationalistic, with no
desire to become a German pawn,
occupies so exposed a position that
it is difficult to see how, save by the
Instant and whole-hearted support
of Rumania. Yugoslavia and Italy,
she could even delay a German
march into her territories. The at
titude of Yugoslavia is apparently
very largely dependent on that of
Italy.
In the North, Russia renews her
demands on Finland, demands
which, to judge from Finnish re
action to the Molotoff speech, are
increasing day by day—this being,
of course, in the best Hitlerian tra
dition. It is uncertain whether
Sweden, menaced as she would be
by Russian occupation of Finland,
can or will come to Finland's as
sistance. The same may be said of
Norway.
Yet both in the Baltic and in the
Balkans, there applies with increas
ing force the remark of Benjamin
Franklin about hanging together or
hanging separately.
It may be too early to say that
Italy and the Balkan states are
moving toward alignment with
English and French against the
uerman-Kussian combination, yet
the conclusion of the Anglo-French
Turkish pact, the changes in the
Italian cabinet and the reports of
closer relations between Italy and
Turkey all seem to point toward
some sort of concerted resistance in
this area against further Russo
German advances, a resistance
which might very well In the end
bring all these nations into alliance
with the western powers.
Pressure May Wreck Plan.
As an offset to these slowly crystal
lizing resistances, the Germans and
Russians—who, like the ancient
Romans, well understood how to
divide and rule—may well attempt
pressure of various sorts,' not ex
cluding military action, against the
more exposed of the smaller nations,
such as Hungary and Rumania.
Finland and Denmark are likewise
possible targets for this picking-off
process. Holland is in little better
ease. Belgium and Switzerland,
being adjacent to France, might find
support more available to them than
some of the others, but they, too,
must have their anxieties in a
Europe which has seen so many
small peoples pass under the yoke
within the space of a single year.
It is, indeed, in considering the
fate of Poland, Czecho-Slovakla,
Austria and the Baltic States that
one wonders whether it is not in
the continuance of such a combina
tion of the political and military of
fensive that Hitler and Stalin may
seek the further attainment of such
common objectives as they have In
mind rather than in battle with
enemies whose real power they have
yet to test.
The military capabilities of Ger
Charges Wife Threw Pies
DANBURY, Conn., Nov. 3 CP).—
Dr. Nathaniel B. Selleck charged in
his divorce Suit that his wife, Mary
Porter Selleck, was cruel to the point
of employing slapstick movie tactics.
Author Rex Stout testified that
on one occasion while he and Dr.
Selleck woe playing billiards, Mrs.
8elleck entered the room and hurled
a freshly-made pie at her husband
which struck him on the side of the
face.
The out la still pending.
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many in the West may not be the
only capabilities open to the Reich.
Rather Hitler may seek to get
economic strength and strategical
positions, at little apparent risk to
himself, by directing his offensive
operations against the weak, while
remaining pn the defensive against
the strong. Yet in so doing, he may
compel the weak to seek that
strength which lies in unity.
(Copyright, 1839, New York Tribune. Inc.)
McCarthy and Bergen
Coming in Chest 'Short'
Charlie McCarthy, assisted ai
usual by Edgar Bergen, will put lx
a good word for the Community
Chest In the course of a movii
"short,” which will appear at «
theaters in Washington and thi
suburbs, beginning tomorrow.
Theaters running the Chest movii
from tomorrow through Novembe:
0 Include the Earle. Metropolitan
Palace, Capitol, Columbia, Keith’s
Little, Trans-Lux and Ambassador.
Prom Saturday through Monda;
it will be shown at the Uptown
Beverly, Central and Hippodrome.
From Sunday through Tuesda;
Charlie will appear at the Penn
Sheridan, Silver, Calvert, Colony
Tivoli, Atlas, Fairlawn, Circle. Dum
barton, Academy, Jesse, Newton
Howard and Booker T.
From next Thursday through No
vember 11 the short will move inti
the Apollo, Avalon, Home, Kennedy
Avenue Grand, Takoma, Secc
Savoy, York, Ashley, Leader, Prln
ceu, Congress, Carolina, Lido, Stan
ton, Sylvan, Lincoln and Republic.
From November 15 through No
vember 21 the trailer may be seen
; at the following theaters in the sub
i urbs: Arcade, Cameo, Marlboro
, Milo, Oreenbelt, Lyric, State,
Buckingham, Lee, Ashton, Wilson
! Bethesda, Hiser, Palm, Richmond
l and Reed.
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Thrifty Meunier
In an appeal to conserve paper,
people of England were reminded
that M. Auguste Meunier, a Belgian,
wrote 170,000 words on a postal card
while the average person puts down
less than 300.
Norway has forbidden the sale at
coal or coke.
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