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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, IMS.LOUl MEN ENLIST FOR ARMY RESERVEAnnouncamant of Enlist-monft Modi by Sor-goont ChopDEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE SUBJECT OF ROTARY ADDRESSAlbort Schwortino, of tho Library of Cortgross and Sworthmoro Collogo Faculty, Talks Intorost-ingly at Noon LunchoonA total of 15 local former Regu lar Army men recently enlisted here in the Regular Army Reserve, according to information released by Sergeant John Chop, in charge of the local U. S. Army recruiting station in the Postofflce Building.Applications for the Reserve may he Died on any day at the local recruiting office. Applicants may be either married or unmarried former Regular Army men; should not be over 36 years of age, who have served one or more years in the Regular Army; physically fit and otherwise qualified. Each reservist is given a $2 enlistment allowance each month.Those who have enlisted recently in the Reserve are as follows: Charles E. Bierley, son of Edward W. Bierley and Charles M. Wood, both of this city, enlisted for Air Corps; Edwin A. Erickson, son of Edwin V. Erickson, Route 2, Hagerstown, for Coast Artillery Reserve; Earl L. Spickler, son of Mrs. Bertha M. Spickler, Maple-ville, Md., for Medical Department; James G. Dawson, this city, for Medical Department; Russell L. Green, son of Mrs. Cora M. Green, Route 2, Boonsboro, for Medical Department and Francis W. Whitehead, this city, for Medical Department.Carl V. Zello, son of Mrs. Minerva Zello, HagerstoVn, Route 2, for Infantry; Robert C. Fout, son of Mrs. Elsie McElroy, for In-One of the most interestingtalks that local Rotarians have been privileged to hear in a long time was delivered at yesterday's meeting by Albert Schwarting. of the Library of Congress and the Swarthmore College faculty, on the subject of Central European Developments. Mr. Schwarting, who has traveled and studied recently and extensively in central Europe, is a recognized authority in his field. His talk followed the weekly luncheon at the Hotel Alexander.The speaker laid the background of history resulting in the present dismemberment of Czechoslovakia and pointed out that tht situation goes back to before the time of Christ when the central European regions were settled by various tribes or nationalities. The results of the World War and the Treaty of Versailles attempted to establish a situation which was both economically and national-istically unsound and impossible of duration.Mr. Schwarting sounded a refreshingly optimistic note in regard to the recent pact of Munich. He felt that it had established a Arm basis for lasting peace in that It had gone a long way towards correcting the evils of the Versailles treaty. Contrary to popular belief he thinks that Germany will become more and more conservative as has been the experience of history. Those nationssentiment out of the picture t^e solution of Czechoslovakian problems was a happy one. From his observation the Czechs had treated their minorities little if any better than they themselves had been treated under the old Austro-Hungarian Empire. Their situation was impossible, economically and because of the various racial minorities in Czechoslovakia, war would have meant national suicide.The much condemned English attitude during the recent crisis was, in the speaker's opinion, not only a common sense one but for ♦ he best interests of all concerned in the long run.Mr. Schwarting further predicted* the early settlement of various other European sore spots, the possibility of an actual reduction in European armaments in the near future and certainly the end of the present armament race. It was also his opinion that the not so distant future might see a custom's union involving Germany, Hungary, Poland, Lithuania, Czechoslovakia and Rumania. Such an arrangement would be of great benefit to all these nations and a tremendous step toward prosperity. In effect it would create a United States of Europe for the removal of trade barriers would create a situation as far as business is concerned similar to that in the United States where trade between states is unimpeded.
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Hagerstown Morning Herald
Hagerstown, Maryland, US
Thu, Nov 03, 1938
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