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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1939
Page
6
Secretary of State Cordell Hull addressed Pan American Day at the New York World’s Fair calling western hemisphere nations to preserve civilization amid European war. He condemned lawlessness and brute force, urged cooperation, and praised peaceful mechanisms for resolving disputes without threatening regional peace.
Paris reports a shift in French public mood after three weeks of war. The press and people now condemn German bar barism and ruthlessness and oppose any peace unless Germany is dismembered. French caricatures mock Hitler and Stalin, reflecting broader anti German and anti Russian sentiment.
Berlin offered no official stance on President Roosevelt's request to lift the arms embargo. Unofficial sources saw both potential gains and drawbacks for Germany as the neutrality law debate loomed. Washington’s bid split among nations, while France welcomed the stance and Rome gave sparse coverage.
An Interstate Commerce Commission examiner urged reorganizing the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway. He proposed cutting capitalization from 458 838 944 to 306 497 380 and reducing fixed interest charges from 14 052 769 to 2 438 549. Subsidiaries would be absorbed into the reorganized parent company.
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Paris dispatch reports a Polish Cavalry Brigade trapped near Kutno west of Warsaw and joined by Polish infantry. General Skotniski led a final charge against German guns a hail of fire, the unit cut down, horses burnt, commander killed, and survivors said to have killed themselves.
A ministry of information communique said a number of German officers arrived at a prison camp in England on Thursday and other prisoners were moved to another camp. The note recalled Prime Minister’s remarks.
Chamberlain told the House of Commons on September 15 that some prisoners had been taken in British actions against German submarines.
London reports the 1 567 ton Arkleside was sunk Friday likely by a German submarine. Owners Smith Hogg and Company of West Hartlepool announce the loss with the crew safely landed.
NEW YORK UP American merchant ships, held at their dock for a week by a seaman strike, were at sea Friday under a compromise settlement of a dispute over working conditions in war zones. The seamen gain a 25 percent pay increase, a $150 clothing allowance and continued pay if interned by belligerent nations.
The Duke of Gloucester, now a major general of cavalry, arrived on the French front Friday and was believed to be with a French staff at a headquarters location. In the private flying category, 92 fatal accidents occurred in the first six months of 1938.
Paris reports ongoing Franco British stand by war of strategic waiting on the German west wall on its nineteenth day. Contact elements south of Saarbrucken and east of the Blies see artillery action as French positions creep toward Zweibrücken.
NYA Administrator Aubrey Williams announced a six months probation for Louisiana State University after an investigation found political interference inadequate supervision and low scholastic standards in the NYA program. Conditions showed marked improvement since last year prompting probation instead of withdrawal of aid. An independent inquiry was also sought from the Southern Association of Universities and Secondary Schools.
Edgar A Guest argues in prose verse that humans cannot be reduced to chemical formulae He notes chemistry can predict materials but not human nature He contends that while iron stays iron and steel remains steel people cannot be fully explained by numbers
Guards at the White House gates stopped morning pedestrians who previously walked the grounds on their way to work. For the first time since wartime rules ended, north grounds were restricted with entry only for those on business, while gates remained open.
Ambassador Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jr. departed in a special car from Bucharest for Paris on Friday en route to new duties as United States ambassador to Poland.
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