The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 6, 1936, Page 4

THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER d ‘ (istabianed 1873) : De and colores ut the possoitice at Bismarex as second clas . Mra. Stella 1. Mann W Gimons Bec'y-Treas and Wditor Member of Audit Bureau of Cireulation Member of The Associated Press Al ‘Press ie exclusively entitied to the use for repubiica: eng redited to it or not otherwise credited in Une er Hr @iso the local news of spontaneous origin republication of all other matter herein are The Ethics of Warfare? If you will admit that it is at all possible to discuss war in terms of morality, you can see that a neat little ethical prob- Tem has been raised in war-torn Bilbao, Spain. Assuming that the news dispatches from that land of military censorships and wholesale confusion were correct, the people of Bilbao seem to have executed—if that is the word to use—some three-score prisoners in retaliation for an aerial bombardment. Bilbao was held by Loyalist forces. In the military dun- geons of the city were several thousand Fascists who were held partly as prisoners of war and partly as hostages. Out of the sky came eight Fascist bombing planes. They flew low over the city, dropping bombs. The attack was kept up for two hours or more. It took the lives of several hundred -people, mostly noncombatants. By and by the planes flew away. Then came reprisals. The citizens dragged 60 of their Fascist prisoners out of the dungeons and killed them. One account says that the luck- legs 60 were simply rounded up and spattered with machine gun fire until all had died. All this did little to bring back to life any of the citizens who were killed in the bombardment. It did, however, satisfy the surviving citizens’ thirst for revenge. Now the ethical problem comes in right here: Was the un- speakable atrocity of the slaughter of the defenseless prison- ers any worse, from a moral standpoint, than the preceding slaughter of innocent citizens with aerial bombs? It has been several centuries since the “rules of war” out- lawed the killing of military prisoners, For many generations, men of all nations have agreed that the person of the prisoner of war is inviolate. He could be locked up, half-starved, and driven to insanity by sheer boredom, but the conscience of the race held that his captors were at least obliged to keep him alive. In Bilbao this rule went by the boards. Prisoners were murdered in cold blood—and, in that act, a reversion to the barbarism of the Dark Ages can be seen. But there is the aerial bombardment to consider, too. Un- til two decades ago the race was also agreed that armies do not make war on civilians. Women, children, old men, and in- valids have been safe from the sword for centuries, It remain- ed for the twentieth century to take a leaf from the book of Genghis Khan and slaughter helpless noncombatants. Which, then, was morally the worse—the killing of women .and children with bombs, or the machine-gunning of helpless prisoners? ' The question, of course, is foolish. There is no “worse” in war. Ethics has no place in it. Anything goes. The expres- ‘sion “civilized warfare” is the ghastliest joke of modern times. What happened in Bilbao is simply proof that modern war- fare unchains the brute which civilization had kept bound for hundreds of years. Reward of Courtesy _ From childhood on, most Americans have drummed into them the precept that it pays to be friendly and courteous. And occasionally they learn of an incident that reveals it not only pays, but pays well. A recent newspaper item deals with guch an occurrence. Years ago, a wealthy New York broker anonymously made the rounds of several southern universities, with a view to be- atowing his. estate upon one as a memorial. While strolling about the campus of a Virginia institution, he was impressed ‘by the cordiality shown him by a student. The lad’s affability was said to have pleased him so that, before he died, in 1913, he specified that his estate should go ‘to that university after the death of his wife. She died the “other day; and the university will be approximately $1,500,000 richer because of the friendliness of one of its students, 4 An Odd Omen One of the queerest harbingers of good times has come re- céntly from no less an institution than the United States army. The army figures that the number of desertions is going to in- crease this year—and, thereby, deduces that the country is “getting back to prosperity. Since 1981 the number of enlisted men who have gone “over the hill” has been far below normal. Times were bad and jobs were scarce; the soldier knew that in the army he ‘would be well fed and well housed and regularly paid, and— ; eat @ good thing when he saw it—he stuck around. low, says Brig. Gen. E. T. Conley, acting adjutant general »of the,army, things are changing, and “it is reasonable to as- ume that the desertion rate will increase.” ‘This may make it tough for the army authorities, whose are naturally interfered with by a rise of desertions. it’s a welcome sign of rising prosperity. - Divorce Victims The divorce rate probably would be cut sharply if married couples ong of their action, their children might end behind prison he Bismarck Tribune sed cam maa" “|made the gosh-darnedest political weve SCENES The Campaign licans Seck Ways te p sovese'y mg me agig las ‘" as ‘Slicker’ by Oppe- ments, creme! RODNEY DUTCHER Tribene ae New York, Oct. 6—President Roose- velt’s campaign speeches may not be changing any votes, but they certain- Jy do make the colonels, captains, and Corporals in his ranks feel mighty The president's big push was what thé boys and girls had been waiting for, After his first admittedly po- litical blast at Syracuse, they thought he was just s0 grand that they ran une with wide grins and happy ting one another on the back, they rapturously insisted that he had speech of all time, while at the same Ee assuring a Democratic land- t of them cherish the theory timit théir man is showing himself to ovértower Landon by such a distence that there'll hardly be any point coutiting the ballots, ese * Portrayed as ‘Slicker’ G. O. P. leaders feel their best hope Of offsetting the impact of a cam- Paigning Roosevelt is to convince the country that he is a political slicker, @ man of glittering words, a scheming trickster with féw scruples and one Whose radio speeches must be heavily discounted. Both sides might be said to be awaiting anxiously the popular reac- tion to Roosevelt's repudiation of Communist supporters—if the Demo- crats weren't so cocksure about it. Both sides knew that charges that Roosevelt had such support, plus common knowledge that Commun- ists, in their new campaign against Fascism, preferred Roosevelt's elec- tion to Landon’s, were hurting him among certain elements, especially |’ jong Roman Catholics, deeply tirred by reports of alleged radical atrocities in Spain, 3 That knowledge, plus reports that Al Smith would use the “ped issue” against the New Deal in his first cam- palgn speech, caused the president and his campaign “brain trust” to go to great lengths to scotch Commun- ism as an issue. Two orilliant Irishmen, clowe friends of Roosevelt and intensely aware of recent reactions - among many other Irish-Americans, helped prepare the Syracuse speech. * & ‘Slippery’. Acts the form, atcording to indications the cam| Just before the Republican conven- Anticipating Republican attack on Mississippi cam) to assure the of new taxes at the next session. velt suddenly went on at the same Place some days in advance with a many consi carefully planned to When Father Coughlin was holding the si in Cleveland, Roosevelt sud- denly large part of the show. * * * Beat Foes to Punch The White House issued a blast at attack on the administration. Then there was the Roosevelt knowledge of Landon’s Des speech and consequently ul some kind words about crop in time to beat Landon to it. first speech, Republicans say, only to take Al’s customers away. Finally, there was Secretary Mor- genthau’s effort to make it appear that he had blocked a Russian reid against the new ‘British-Amet- which many others besides Repub- combat the “red” charges. All these things, according to some Republican strategists, will tend to convince the voters that Roosevelt is just @ little bit too slick, as compared with “that honest, simple, exponent of old-fashioned Americanism, Alf Landon.” (Copyright, 1936, NEA Service, Inc.) A BIT OF HUMOR NOW AND THEN 18 RELIGHED BY THE BEST OF MEN THE BISMARCK from G. 0. P. sources, of a Democratic ticket this year, too, which various alleged “slippery” ofa 4 a fan. I'm going to vote for Governor tion obviously was to go on record |% f with a strong civil sérvice plank, the |#tan Democrats which has its head- president ordered thousands of addi- | Warters here and which is inalsting jonal postmasters under service, | “hat Mr. Roosevelt has departed from : +4 an i (the fundamental principles of the dered flatten the Landon effect. the jowed up there and stole a in Al Smith hired radio time for his/ 14 {can currency stabilization agreement pate 4 IBUNE, Looking at the (Copyright, 1936, David Lawrence) 8t. Louis, Mo. Oct. 6—I met & Peonillieny anew from eit southland lay who has never v anything Republican effort egos ines but the Democratic ticket in his life, Roosevelt's effectiveness by increas-|#"d during the course of his conver- ing popular distrust of him is taking |®atlon, he said: “I am going’to vote the straight The foregoing typifies the strength the national movement of Jeffer- high taxes and national debt, he sum- {Democratic party and that Mr. Lan- lon, by his speeches, has come closer moned Senator Pat Harrison from his wo expressing traditional Democratic nation that there would be no need | ‘octrine than has his opponent, Rerhaps the most interesting de- it in this respect is the re- After Landon had been billed for «| Ve | markable editorial in which the St. speech at Chautauqua, N, Y., Roose Louls Post-Dispatch, supporter of every Democratic nominee for the Presidency for 50 yeats, now has come fighting speech for world peace which out for Governor Landon. The Post-Dispatch has made war on “special interest and the and no news- Or entrenched greed. The récord of the Nectar as an honest and Hearat just before that publisher was | copmcientious servant of the people's “pad” jown far beyond the to launch @ new journalistic “red” | orders of Missouri. It hag been quot- crop ins ed again and again from coast to incident, when Republicans felt 6 per ddeoy Gi aped in rae od esate had Seeinee saree staunch defense of what have of Campajn “David Lawrence govern the decisions of politicias and) thing, for which it should’ be rebuked TUESDAY, OCLUBER 6, 1986 i By William Brady, M. D. : to health but y in. Ink. Add: All queries must jecompa ni Dr. Brady will ans’ @ or diagnosis. W: THE VITAMIN TREATMENT OF CHRONIC ARTHRITIS Two cases of arthritis included by chance in a group under treatment for hay fever showed such exttaordinary improvement in the first month of treatment that the physicians conducting the experiment decided to test the treatment on arthritis sufferers who were not subject to-hay fever or throughout the country. All of the the new treatment is neither a speci! in all cases, but when properly administered in combination with whatever other measures may: be indicated in the individual case this vitamin treat- ment deserves the attention of every victim of arthritis and his physician. Briefly defined, the new treatment consists in daily doses of 200,000. units of vitamin D, which must be taken for months. If no definite im- provement. occurs within the first month, the daily dose is thereafter 300,- 000 units. If no improvement in the second month, the daily dose after is 400,000 units of vitaman D, Most of the good results when the dose is 300,000 or 500,000 units daily. provement occurs within the first three weeks, bu treatment must be continued three months before uhits of vitamin D daily for in no instance has there imagined might ensue from cian adjusts the dosage to obviat e few hypersensitive patients. All of the technical information i to this treatment is available to physicians everywhere. As it is impossible for a patient to take enough vitamin tural form, it is necessary to employ synthetic vitamin D in this treatment ‘There are half a dosen high potency vitamin D preparations available, de- veloped by different processes, but all equally potent and all standardised by biological agsay. As far as I know there 1s no reason to prefer any parti- cular high potency vitamin, D preparation, save only the price. There is & remarkable range in the cost of synthetic vitamin D per thousand units or ground physicians have feared the possibility of hyper= calcemia (too much calcium in blood and tissues), deposits of calolum in the organs, or elevation of blood pressure from calification or hardening of the arteries, from excessive doses of vitamin D, Careful observation of a large number of patents who received these massive doses of vitamin D over fods of months, with chemical and metabolic studies, have failed to such untoward effect. Patients tolerate the massive doses of vitamin D better, and in any case, if they receive optimal daily rations of vitamin. B in wheat germ or dried yeast. a Remember this treatment was discovered by chance, is not quires supervision of the physician, and does not take the place fere with other standard measures. We do not know as yet just improvement is brought about. But there it is. It’s the patient's QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | Ve your opinion would vasectomy performed on a man‘ thirty years old or physical characteristics? (A. A.) _ Dry Mouth Troubled with dry mouth when I sleep, Is there any remedy you can suggest? . . . (Miss M, W.) Answer—Probably due to mouth breathing. Have physician make nose and throat examination and treat obstruction of breathing passages. This applies equally to snoring. (Copyright, 1936, John F. Dille Co.) g2 ig! ag 64 ae 5g53 their ilk, The Post-Dispatch places its de- parture from the man it supported in 1932 on the highest grounds—the fu- ture of America’s form of govern- ment. The editorial says in part: “In the simplest possible terms, the overshadowing issue in the coming national election is whether or not we shall set up in America, in de- fiance of the American tradition and in defiance of the plain intent of the constitution as it now stands, a gov- ernment with vast and centralised authority over the economic life of the nation. © . “On that issue, the Post-Dispatch, belie as it does in an economy of free enterprise, under the political forms of our federal system of gov- erniient, cannot support Mr. Roose- velt for reelection to the presidency. “All the other issues of the cam- paign are subordinate to or embraced in this great issue. In its preeminence and its high importance to the coun- try, it resembles the silver issue that divided the Democratic party in the heyday of Bryanism. But it strikes in- finitely deeper than that issue. It goes to the roots of the system of checks and balances, of judicial re- view to protect the rights of the citi- zen, of the constitutional division of powers between the ‘states and the federal government—to the roots, in short, of the system of government created by the constitution. “The constitution is open to amend- ment in the way that it provides. It must not be amended by subterfuge ‘and indirection. The Roosevelt admin- istration has attempted so to amend it. In this it has done an intolerable tion, or: Hooverism Opponent of Mr. Roosevelt, jut thé Post-Dispatch is consistent, learn subsequently that Roosevelt wed Rae" aie prod eit hu tog a ta a other hookup—as if in an effort to| fqn aamies Sect in Tae oe Poat Dispatch published a famous edi- torial calling on the governors of all the states to prevent the growth of federal bureaucracy. This attracted attention. the reaffirms its tradi- tional position in favor of state sover- seat tne red" ehtegen, Urs — Jelgnty and local government which it under Mr, indi aft pte sept H Esk eeEERE feedis i r i i FEE GEES : at ; 3 g i HH HORIZONTAL Producer of Tent Shows | Anawer te Previess Emme. at the polls, as it has already’ been repeatedly rebuked by the supreme court, “The question, to repeat, is whether we shall continue under the present constitutional system—a system of which free competition is an integral and necessary part—or whether we shall substitute for it a federal bureau- cracy with the unrestrained power to impose its fiats upon the daily affairs of the citizen. Such a bureaucracy not only destroys economic freedom, but must in the. end, if it is to succeed, preme court. of the United States by ‘a vote of 9 fo 0 had declared the NRA unconstitutional, Mr. Roosevelt wrote congress urging adoption of the Guf- fey law, expressing the hope that the legislators would “not permit doubts as to constitutionality, however, reasonable, to block the suggested legislation.” The Guffey bill con- tained some of the same provisions which had beee declared invalid in the NRA case. On the day after the president's communication appeared, this correspondent wrote that letter would be an important issue in the 1936 campaign. Disregard of the constitution has cost Mr. Roosevelt the support of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and other independent-minded newspapers of party fundamental principles are at stake. Eight of every 10 homes in America have at least one pet. “A fine time for famous as a SIDEGLANCES - - By George Clark | wu to be gettin, home! 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