INTERNATIONAL Never in many a day has the diplomacy of Europe | tied itself into such a complicated knot as we find this evening. Itrs enough to give one a headache to try to figure out the devious twists and new ramifications. But as for headaches, we111 have to attribute the most throbbing of all to the statesmen of France. Because today's developments put Paris in the most awkward position that France has known since the World War. Let's imagine a hypothetical French statesman - at Quai d'Orsay, on the left bank of the Seine, that stately edifice of the French chateau type, with a mansard roof. In one of those lofty ornate rooms, with tapestry, hangings and guilted chairs, sits that diplomat of Paris - nursing his headache. He has a pounding at his temples as he thinks first of Belgium, that sudden, swift change of policy at Brussels - the news telling today that Belgium is abandoning its long I continued policy of close alliance with France, that alliance n directed against Germany. So, he mutters, our Belgian border 1 INTERNATIONAL - g will now have to be fortified. We have our line of fortresses against Germany, the Maginot Line, the ring of steel. We may have to extend this ring of steel all along our frontier with Belgium. And that will cost billions of Francs.^. dj- The Parisian diplomatic headache grows more and more acute^, as he thinks of that new policy at Brussels, arm Belgium to the teeth, and Belgium will stand alone, absolutely neutral. n the same relations with Germany as with France. But that, he growls. Is a victory for Hitler. He will get as much friendship ys at Brussels as France does. This director of foreign policy at the Quai d!Orsay has a piercing pain in his cranium, as he considers the question why? knows perfectly well why Belgium has renounced France and taken up neutrality. It is because of the alliance between Paris ^nd Moscow. - c on t inu ed Belgium strongly Catholic and hostile to Communism, and Brussels VHost decidedly da not iFajit to become involved in any war in defense of the Boviet. Moreover, France itself has a reddish color government in Socialist Premier Blum — which can*t be too pleasant to Catholic government. Pink Paris tied to red Moscow. occipital region, it gets worse when he thinks about Berlin^ Germany Kxxxsdjcxyxis always a headache to France. 9* muses A ~zr- upon how today"gerlin sent a note to London. Months ago the British Government queried Hitler's Foreign Office about the possibility of getting Germany to join a new Locarno treaty meaning — a pact in which the nations would mutually guarantee peace and non-agression. Hitler's, answer was long delayed, but today London got it. And^ it is described how Berlin says "Yes, we will enter into a Locarno peace greement, but only in the west.11 No guarantee of peace in the east. And that means ffussia. Nazi Germany has been talking about a move against Communist Hussia. And now refuses to guarantee not to make such a move. This makes it look all the more as if the e If ^B^lg jum^gives our meditating diplomat IjSISRftUIIQijAL _4_ Soviets might get involved in warj France dragged in along with them. You,d think that today’ s news from .Moscow might provide some balrn^for the diplomatic headache. But not at all. Our statesman of Paris kaus is badly worried by the Soviets ^■^T»f>np»w<=id demand today — that there shall be a blockade of Portugal. The delegate Sovietg.tells the non-intervention committee of twenty-seven nations that Russia to the aid of the Spanish refegis Left Wing government unless effective measures were taken to stop the Fascist countries from helping the Spanish rebels. War materials for the rebels are said .to be passing from Portugal— hence the demand for a blockade of that country. That heaadachy expert in «kar world affairs knows quite Italy well that if the soviet jumps in to help Madrid,and Germany will do the same to help the rebels and there will be % terrific 'X. general war! Red Russia and Pink Paris fighting against the Fascist Germany itxiyxauui and Italy.— Qnd what would the French conservative classes do about that? Already there are rumors of a^revolt by the Stench Fascist Gross of Fire. ANARCHIST France and Spain are tied together today in the personal story of an anarchist — an anarchist deep dyed and incurably Red, Way back in the time of peace negotiations after the World War, Clemenceau MTiger of France” was riding through a Paris street in Ms automobile, February Nineteenth Nineteen Nineteen, On that day of aany nineteens there was the "Tiger of a crash of pistol fire. Bullets hi,t the (llemenceau car. iJ&rvLiisLsz Bullets hit €^©a«i3;c©a-3* Seven shots were fired, e+Mfr' France was hit three times. One lodged in his chest . He carried it to his grave when he died, in Nineteen Twenty- Ninerf^The would-be assassin was seized, an anarchist named Emile Cottin. He was tried and condemned, sentenced to the guillotine. He would have died on the scaffold save for Clemenceau. Maybe the "Tiger of France" recalled his own youth as a rebel. Maybe he recalled his seditious activities at the time of Napoleon the Third^ was sent to prison for conspiracy against the^wxrOJayL Anyway, he intervened in favor of the anarachist who had put three bullets into him. Because of the influence of Clemenceau^Gottin was saved from the guillotine and sentenced to ten years in prison. rNTERNiiTIONAL - 5 - sM RETAKE headache — this one from &pain. The Left Wing counter-offensive which caused so much jubilation in Madrid, which was supposed to be rjd knocking the rebels for a loop — fife has broken down, come to nothing. A lot of the radical -rCJti o&L. working—men got killed charging against machine guns. Ita* General Franco^ mechanized columns are driving forward again. Tonight it seems more likely tha* that the rebels will win quickly, thereby putting a Fascist state on the southern border of France. A dictatorship bjjf General Franco — friendly to Hitler and Mussolini^aatf hostile to ^remier Blum1s Left ANARCHIST France and Spain are tied together today in the personal story of an anarchist — an anarchist deep dyed and | incurably Red* Way back in the time of peace negotiations after the World War, Clemeneeau "Tiger of France” was riding through a Paris street in his automobile, February Nineteenth Nineteen Nineteen. *0n that day of many nineteens there was a crash of pistol fire. Bullets hit the Clemeneeau car* )fi^fv^iXsL7x Bullets hit^tewuceam Seven shots were fired, the "Tiger of France was hit three times. One lodged in his chest. He carried it to his grave when he died, in Nineteen Twenty- NlneTl^The would-be assassin was seized, an anarchist named Emile Cottin. He was tried and condemned, sentenced to the guillotine. He would have died on the scaffold save for Clemeneeau, Maybe the "Tiger of France" recalled his own youth as a rebel* Maybe he recalled his seditious activities at the time of Napoleon the Third, was sent to prison for conspiracy against Vhe/^nemyi! Anyway, he intervened in favor of the anarachist who had put three bullets into him. Because of the influence of Clemenceau^Cottin was saved from the guillotine and sentenced to ten years in prison. ANARCHIST - 2 The anarchist served his sentence. Did he change his mind about anarchy? Did he become a bit less Red? Not at all. The news today tells us of ft battle field in Spain, A company of anarchists in the thick ofNa shooting and in the Red Battalion was Emile Cottin the Red who shot Clemencean. He was an Anarchist agitator in Barcelona when the Civil War broke out and he at once joined an Anarchist battalion. So there he was in the fight, battling with Red fury, A Rebel bullet hit him, killed him — he died an Anarchist^ to the_ last GOLD If you see a tall, lean gentleman with waving grey whiskers, and bulging pockets, bursting pockets, -- that*s Uncle Sam. He!s got more gold in his jeans than he ever had beforeJ,''^^he other day I had occasion to mention that the total amount of gold in the world w&sC3vortft twenty billion K ft dollars. Of this^ the United States had more than ten, — the result of that flight of gold from Europe. Today the figure The yellow metal has) goes aa up a notch. ^^xxgigXKRxhiiii eh instill been jsiixiiag pouring into this nation. Today the United States has gold to the an amount of eleven billion. And that's^all time record. Secretary Morgenthau explained today that the increase has no relation to the three power money.pact made the other day between the United States, Great Britain and France. That currency agreement was designed to settle the disturbed money situation and stop the flight of gold from Europe. The Secretary .. ^ _ ■Ji' of the Treasury explained- today that this latest increase of our A 4 gold su p pi y . w a»>to -: be^expl *±o : be^explairied-m the fact that stocks of metal were in trained?, on their way over here, when the currency agreement A ^ was made . ^7Vu| I vk POLITICS The presidential train Is a focus of interest this evening. xo begin with, that longspecial rolled into Grand Rapids today Just as Governor Landon's train was leaving. So the two candidates, for a few brief minutes, were in the same town. The same crowds saw them both. Their two trains passed each other in the yards. The President is making seven appearances in Michigan, while Governor Landon has gone on to Indiana, centering his attack on extravagance and wasteful hospitality to an Interesting guest. You know how it is, as a campaign special rolls across the country, political leaders of all sorts get aboard at each stop. They ride until the next stop or two, holding conferences,, talking things over, maybe Just looking around, fThere’s oq£ guest aboard the presidential special tonight who takes the limelight - Bishop Gallagher. A The Detroit ecclesiastic.fe ^ dominant center of events 7*Z a J? in the controversy over Father Coughlin,' the Radio Priest’s POLITICS - 2 superior. Father Coughlin’s responsibility is to his Bishop. And the Bishop is responsible to the Vatican. Bishop Gallagher has been backing up the Coughlin campaign>for social justice.^ He has declared himself in support of the things the Radio Priest has said. Father Coughlin has repeatedly stated that he would obey his Bishop* obey any command* that he was loyal to the discipline of the church. That of course puts the responsibility ecclesiastic and the chief executive, but it is a pretty good has heapei <?v\ 'tt ) guess one of the subjects is - Father Coughlin SIMPSON Today if you should scan the newspaper headlines in the United States and in England, youM find a great deal of difference. There always is - but this time the difference is acute. YouTd find that one of the largest headlines over here is non-existent over there, although the story is just as English as it is American - if not.more so. The English 41 newspapers, however, are discreet - especially about divorce cases. They donft play them up with scareheads and purple copy. They don’t do it, because it’s against the law - the severe, stern English lawr^iritish journalism,- moreover, is highly circumspect) in dealing with the King. They regard the monarch in his public station as one thing, and his private life as another. They don’t deal with royalty in the spirit of gossip. That is why today’s headline over here is absent over there, the headline^- ’•Mrs. Simpson has sued Mr. Simpson for divorce." And whatever slight mention they do maice of this case at xaw, there is no mentioa. of King Edward. A Such is the reserved journalistic slant of the British. Yet, in the story of King Edward and Mrs. Simpson, SIMPSON - 2 there’s one person who seems to laugh at secrecy and concealment- and that is the King himself. He is frank and open in his friendship for the sprightly lady from Baltimore, seouence of the latest happenings - the charming American was in the King’s party during his recent Mediterranean cruise to Balkan ports. Then she was one of the royal guests whom the king took to his Scottish castle at Balmoral - met her at Aberoeen Ry. station and drove her to the castle. A court announcement mentions her ^P%s a guest during the King’s forth­ coming stay at Sandringham Palace. And now, she breaks up housekeeping with Mr. Simpson and moves to Cumberland Terrace, not far from Buckingham Palace. And, she institues a suit for divorce from Mr. Simpson. King Edward all along has taken the attitude that his private life is his, and his friends are his - and nobody Take the SIMPSON - S else's. If people want to think anything --let them think. He takes a royal and lofty attitude. Perhaps it’s too royal and too lofty to fit the realities of thd world, /? The very silence and discretion of terfatnadred newspapers today, may Indicate that the private life of the King cants be kept so perfectly separate and apart from his A public life. All the doings of the great are Inevitably ' subjects for gossip and chatter - the^very history books show A that.- Then there are other countries, not so touchy and circumspect about the dignity of England1s King. Here in America - how could you keep the story of Mrs. Simpson kx from hitting the headlines the stor i*rom Baltimore, who twenty- A A three years ago was a social debutante, yet none too wealthy. Not blindingly beautiful either - but a lass of vivacious charm, with a sprightly gift of speech, flashing with bright sayings and sharp sayings. A lass moreover who knew how to make her way around in the world. She married y a young naval officer - rich. She SIMPSON - 4 scintillated in the life^«#’ the gaieties and the parties of a naval station on the Pacific Coast. Bu,t that didn*t last forever^* Then she became friendly with a socially prominent couple ^ ^ the husband an American business man who spent most of his time in England. Presently there was a divorce and a remarriage, and Wally became Mrs. Simpson. That took her to England - to London's social circles, where she made a flashing hit as one of those witty American women. She was Introduced to King Edward, then the Prince of Tnrrtra. lad Wales, by oft'jfiasmc^. Her .Ladyship is an American. She was born a Morgan and is a sister-of that same Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, who made much news not so long ago, suing for the vp custody of her daughter, the little Vanderbilt heiress, laughing mirth and social graces amused and beguiled the Prince. She became xxKirauLfcJOii his constant companion. Now, he has become Xing of England, and Wally Simpson becomes the reigning figure in intimate court circles, seen everywhere with the monarch of the British empire divorcing Mr. Simpson. SIMPSON 5 He v/on’t contest. The suit v.ill be,heard ii0 sv^ift privacy at the little town of Ipswich, and King Edward will not be mention The girl from Baltimore - now, as the newspaper headlines say, the most talked of woman in the world,^ That’s the story - and how could you keep it out of the headlines! And SO LONG UNTIL TOMORROW. 5d V