Evening star. [volume], November 02, 1939, Image 6

About Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972

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The War in Europe—Day by Day
With Russia and Italy on Sidelines, Reich Must Strike
At Allies or Be Strangled Slowly by Blockade
Clear OI Lxerman euidusicmciua.
The golden cord that has bound
Berlin and Rome appears very bad
ly frayed.
Observers generally also have be-,
lieved that Russia intended to re
main off the battlefield, playing the
allies and Germany against each
other to the ultimate advantage of
Russia and Communism. However,
there has been an element of doubt,
and this has made it impossible to
gauge the situation accurately.
Were Russia to throw all its re
sources, including military, into the
conflict on the side of Nazidom it
would completely change the com
plexion of the war. Herr Hitler's
stature would increase immensely.
That seems to be written off. how
ever. by Molotoff's statement of neu
trality. There is no reason to doubt
that it is the present intention of
the Russians to stay out of the fight.
There still remains the highly im
portant matter of supplies which
Russia has promised to provide Ger
many. These in themselves seem
bound to protract the war. and they
might even have a vital bearing on
its outcome. That depends on how
extensive they are.
Big "If” Even to Hitler.
We still have to learn what sup
plies Russia has available, what part
of her store she is prepared to give
Hitler, and whether she has trans
portation facilities to move—in some
cases clear across Siberia from the
Far East—those supplies which she
is willing to turn over to Germany.
The whole thing is one big "if,”
and it must be such even to Herr
Hitler. It is an "if,” too, which
the Nazi Fuehrer must be ponder
ing deeply, since Germany would
Btarve without outside supplies, and
the allied blockade is calculated to
cut the Reich off from virtually all
Bources excepting Russia and the
Balkans.
One of Germany's gravest prob
lems rests in finance. Lack of
money makes her almost wholly de
pendent on barter trade—the swap
ping of goods—for her outside Sup
plies. Already some of the Balkan
states have been rejecting barter
deals in favor of allied gold.
It is, of course, the desperate
gamble of waging war under such
conditions that has made the
Elks' Exalted Ruler
To Be Feted Here
Henry C. Warner of Dixon. 111.,
grand exalted ruled of the Elks, will
be tendered a dinner by the Wash
ington lodge tomorrow at 6 p.m. at
the Mayflower Hotel.
Later in the evening Mr. Warner
will be escorted to the Elks’ Lodge,
619 H street N.W.. where he and
other officials will be honored. The
Elks’ Boys’ Band will play a brief
concert in front of the lodge on
Mr. Warner's arrival.
Lodge members from Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia will join with
the Washington Elks in welcoming
their leader. Among those expect
ed to be present are Robert S. Bar
rett, grand treasurer; Joseph C.
Buch, chairman of grand trustees;
Philip U. Gayaut, chairman of the
Grand Pardon Commission; David
Bholtz, Rush L. Holland and Ray
mond Benjamin, past grand exalted
rulers, and E. Leister Mobley, district
deputy.
Southern Dance Put Off
The Southern Society dance
scheduled at the Shoreham Hotel
tomorrow has been postponed to
November 29 because of the death
on Tuesday of Charles A. Douglas,
founder and past president of the
society.
Fuehrer so anxious to secure peace.
His eager search for wars' end
accounts in part, at least, for the
fact that he hasn’t yet launched
land or air offensives which might
so embitter the allies as to make
peace impossible.
Meantime the allied blockade,
representing their great offensive, is
exerting increasing pressure. Time
is running against him.
Because of this Herr Hitler must
dare greatly. He must take the
offensive somewhere. He can’t just
sit on the defensive and be stran
gled.
There is no indication of when,
where or how he may strike. Per
haps an air offensive would be most
logical, since the heavy fall rains
have set in and are turning many
sections of the front into bogs—
veritable traps for men and ma
chines.
However, one would expect the
German high command to try to
bring off a coup which would pro
duce the maximum benefits, ir
respective of effort or casualties.
Her Hitler still needs that “blitz
krieg" (lightning war) of his.
Jefferson Memorial
Inspected by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt “warmed" up
for his next cornerstone laying ap
pearance yesterday by making an
afternoon inspection trip to the
partly completed Jefferson Memorial
at the Tidal Basin. He plans to pre- j
side at the cornerstone ceremonies
for the memorial on November 15.
Complying with a promise he had
made to John McShain, Philadelphia
contractor, who is building not only
the Jefferson Memorial but the
Roosevelt Memorial Library at Hyde
Park, the President gathered three
of his aides for an automobile trip
to the Tidal Basin. Accompanying
him were Secretaries Stephen Early
and Gen. Edwin A. Watson and
Capt. Daniel Callaghan, naval aide.
At the memorial Mr. Roosevelt
discussed the work with engineers I
on the job, expressing particular
Interest in the faet that Vermont
and Georgia marble are being mixed
in the superstructure. He also , in- 1
spec ted the base lor the corner
stone. a huge Vermont stone coat
ing about $700.
Later, the President was driven
around Hains Point, arriving at the
loot of the point Just as the Danish
naval training ship, the square
rigged Danmark, was moving slowly
up Washington Channel to the Navy
Yard. The President’s car was
halted there whiltf he watched the
big ship make here way past.
Swedes Like Coffee
Consumption of coffee in Sweden :
averaged 18 % pounds per person i
last year, compared with an estl- 1
mated 15 pounds in the United 1
Staten.
:uneral Rites Held
LEONARDTOWN, Md., Nov. 2
[Special).—Requiem man for Oscar
iancock. 66, of Helen, on the Wash
ngton boulevard, who died of a
leart attack Monday night, was
leld this morning at the St. Jos
eph's Church. Mr. Hancock worked
or a number of years with a chain
>f grocery stores In Washington,
3. C.
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By DEWITT MACKENZIE,
AuocUtcd Press Stiff Writer.
The pseudo war between the
Anglo-French allies and Germany
has now boiled down to a point
where one can begin to get an idea
of what It will look like when it
Jells—if it does Jell.
What with Soviet Premier Molo
tofl's categorically reiteration of Rus
sian “neutrality.” and Mussolini’s
purge of pro-Nazi officials to insure
a non-belligerent position for Italy,
the conflict finally has been re
stricted—for the present, at least—
to the chief contestants.
That Is to say, we have the eco
nomic and military resources of
Germany stacked up against the
combined strength of England and
France. Outside supplies may be
open to all belligerents—if they have
any way to pay for them.
It is a matter of statistics that
the joint resources of the allies in
men. materials and money greatly
exceed those of the Reich. The
normal allied superiority has-been
Increased by Germany's bad eco
nomic position. That leaves it to
the Nazis to offset this advantage
either by better military machinery
and leadership or by acquisition of
outside help, or both.
Italians Steer Clear.
Since the start of the war there
has been little doubt that Musso
lini's whole wish has been to steer
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