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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1939
Page
5
The editorial argues that the United States must avoid hysteria while weighing foreign policy during a European crisis. It asserts that Britain and France seek U.S. help and warns against repealing the arms embargo, urging a strong national defense and caution against internationalism.
Senator Taft denounces the arms embargo as aiding aggressors and urges passage of the administration bill to repeal the ban on munitions shipments. He supports excluding 90 day credits and keeping ships from going to Europe, warning it would risk lives and draw the U.S. into war. He notes Republicans favor repeal and stresses wartime neutrality and prudent policy.
The article argues King George II’s mindset of accepting outcomes with gratitude as a guide to maturity. It compares royal ups and downs with common hardships and urges readers to endure gracefully, follow Jesus example, and avoid petulance. It emphasizes gratitude, realistic expectations, and humility.
Sereno P. Davis a 45 year old New Jersey jewelry salesman told police he was kidnapped by three men and robbed of diamonds and jewelry valued at 130000. He said two men seized him as he walked from the offices of a wholesale gem firm to the downtown section and forced him into a waiting car with a third man driving. He was driven about six blocks before being released.
John L. Lewis was reelected president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations by acclamation at the organization’s annual convention in San Francisco. Friday's session closed with Lewis praised for leadership and unity amid labor tensions.
Archie Guthrie a 10 year old runaway turned up at Tulsa police station with a .44 revolver seeking shelter He warned you cant trust strangers on the highway Archie had run away from Carthage Missouri and was to be returned Friday.
Police in Bournemouth England banned a Peace Pledge Union meeting on Thursday night saying it was likely to cause a breach of the peace.
King Gustav of Sweden called a full dress conference of Scandinavian rulers and statesmen for October 18 in Stockholm. He invited King Christian of Denmark King Haakon of Norway and Finland's President Väinö Kallio to discuss the European situation with emphasis on Soviet aims. all accepted and will attend with their foreign ministers.
President Kvisti Kallio orders national service as Finland readies for possible Russian threat. Cabinet expanded to include Swedish minority representatives Johan Soederhjelm and Baron Ernst von Born as ministers. Three hundred thousand Finnish soldiers guard defenses with another 150,000 civilian volunteers prepared. Germany begins evacuation of its citizens from Helsinki amid cautious Moscow talks.
The Vatican announced that the International Eucharistic Congress scheduled for Nice, France, next spring is canceled due to the European war. The decision was disclosed by Vatican officials in Rome.
Paris dispatch reports Archduke Otto von Habsburg predicts Austria will break from Hitler’s Reich by war end. He claims Austrians are purging Nazi ranks and art looted objects are being sent to the Reich. Otto believes Danube federation will curb German ambitions after the conflict.
An Iowa General Assembly committee deferred a hearing on the Johnson County Savings bank receivership after learning the matter is before the courts. Paul Beck cited pending action as the reason for the delay while the panel planned executive session.
Des Moines AP reports Rep. A J Shaw saying that deferring inquiry into the Johnson County Savings bank receivership leaves questions unanswered while the case remains in court. He pressed that the settlement, if any, should address lawmakers concerns despite ongoing litigation.
Maurice L. Malkin testified before Dies Committee that Arnold Rothstein financed the 1926 New York fur strike and paid police to protect communist sluggers. He claimed Rothstein supplied gorillas and cash, while acknowledging Rothstein’s murder remains unsolved.
London reports scoff at Hitler talks urging President Roosevelt to intervene in the European war. Whitehall notes a potential Chamberlain radio address, not aimed at Americans but relayable by American stations. Britain reorganizes air defenses after reports from Poland, anticipating a German raid as Germany rejects peace terms.
The Cedar Rapids area saw mixed weather with light rain totaling .07 inches. Temperatures varied from a low around 40 to a peak near 56, recorded by local readings including Chambers Inskeep.
Washington reports two obstacles to Adolf Hitlers indirect call for Roosevelt to urge a conference between Germany and Britain. No formal request for American mediation exists, and many doubt the US would proceed without Allied assent. Roosevelt said no outside appeal had come.
Ottumwa police announce Clare Sivonk 36 Kirksville tied to the murder of Genman a 14 year old shoe store owner who was shot and robbed in his shop on Sept 29 Authorities also name suspects Javme convict Gilbert Carlsen 41 and note Swank served terms in Missouri and Iowa prisons and was discharged last May A 32 revolver was found in Swank's room.
Cedar Rapids mayor F. Klatin urged four railroads Rock Island Central Milwaukee North Western to cooperate to keep Fourth Street crossings clear. City council action followed complaints of blocked crossings by slow freight trains and responses were signed by division superintendents.
London report quotes the press association saying German merchant ship masters were ordered to scuttle their vessels rather than let them be captured by Britain.
David Lloyd George led a national peace campaign via his council of action for peace and reconstruction. The meeting urged a fuller war aims statement and a willingness to seek a conference with belligerents and neutrals for an enduring peace.
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler has spoken his last word and urges U S intervention to stop the war. German leaders react to Chamberlain’s effort in the house of commons amid tension and rising impudence from Britain.
Danish dispatches from Berlin indicate a likely Soviet Russia Germany military pact soon as the USSR joins the war against the Axis. Germany reportedly works with Italian negotiators while seeking a broader war stance, blaming America for potential aggression and awaiting a cautious U.S. response. Berlin officials note French attacks threaten Western rivers and bridges, with President Roosevelt seen as a possible brake before a larger conflict.
Arthur Bugs Back argues that the mercantile marine can secure work only in war, noting peace offers no business and prohibition era contraband echoes persist. He warns enforcement will curb trade and that trouble follows those who push rules.
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