The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 22, 1929, Page 10

oe } f, By RODNEY DUTCHER (NEA Service Writer) ‘Washington, Feb. 22—There were many who asked, after the election, what would happen to the Democratic party, but only a few to weep over the plight of the Socialists. Yet the poor Socialists not only polled the lowest presidential vote they had cast for 28 years but also lost their sole cepresentative in Congress. Victor Berger of Milwaukee, the defeated Socialist congressman, who is now about to retire, was asked about the future of his party, if any, and proved equal to the occasion. In the first place, said Mr. Berger, he can be re-elected to his seat in 1930 if he so desires. He was beaten only by ut 300 votes after 32,000 voters, mostly Republicans had split their ballots to mark crosses for Ber- ger—a record for ticket-splitting which Mr. Berger challenges any other congressman to match. If so many~ persons hadn't voted the straight Republican ticket blindly for fear of the Pope, if so many others hadn't voted straight Democratic on account of the Ku Klux Klan and if so many workers had not voted for Smith in the hope of more and better beer, says Mr. Berger, he would easily have been elected. ** * Concerning national politics, Mr. Berger says there is only one party except for the Socialists and that the Democratic party has been non-exist- ent for many years. Another party must develop as a strong opposition group which in time will be elected to run the nation, says he, whether it be the Socialist party or some other pro- gressive movement. The Socialists, claims Mr. Berger, are possessed of a marvelous resili- ency. They bounced up to 5,000,000 votes when they adopted Senator La Follette in 1924 and last November they bounced back to a mere 260,000, despite the excellence of their candi- date, Dr. Norman Thomas. ‘Mr. Berger sees no reason why they shouldn't bounce back to 2,000,000 or 3,000,000 in 1932. In fact, Mr. Ber- ger sees several reasons why they should. And by 1936 there ought to be 10,000,000 Socialist votes. Mr. Ber- ger, now 68 years old, only hopes that he will live to see 50 or 60 Socialist members of Congress. * * * “There is bound,” he says, “to be a very strong ive or Socialist party. The other possibilities are a dictatorship of the Mussolini type and anarchy; I want neither of those. Big business will have full sway for the next four and possibly eight years. — Don't forget that, after all, Calvin Coolidge had the point of view of the New England manufacturer. Herbert Hoover was part of British big busi- ness and for the last few years has been part and parcel of big business here. “I am convinced, after 50 years of public life, that this big business crowd will create its own opposition party. The Democratic party is abso- lutely beyond hope. There is no such thing. At best it is the Republican party of the South. Factories in New England and Pennsylvania have gone down to Alabama, North Caro- lina and Georgia, so now our Demo- cratic friends want tariff protection. “The tariff used to be the only line of demarcation between parties; now that’s gone. If it were not for the negro the south would now be more Republican than the north. The Re- publicans will soon have the whol? south because their policies fit south- ern business. “The Republican party is frankly the party of Mellon and Vare and our prosperity under it is so great that Secretary of Labor Davis says 86 per cent of us are poor. The 86 per cent will not accept that kind of pros- perity forever. Ten per cent of us, or about 12,000,000, earn less than $700 a year, which is certainly on the line of starvation. * * * “The outcome here will be as in every other country. The same causes will produce the same results that they have in England, Germany and France. Our people are as intelli- gent as theirs and although our edu- cation isn't as good it is getting bet- ter. We are also producing to a re- markable degree a white collar prole- tariat and our universities are pro- ducing more and better rebels as students become enlightened. “My optimism may seem exagger- ated to you, but if there are no signs of a healthier political situation today it is because our workers have about 27 per cent more buying power than before the war and thus can buy radio sets, automobiles and even clothes on the installment plan.” * Socialists, of course, thrive on busi- ness depressions when they are out of power. Berger expects a minor slump, producing considerable unem- ployment, next year or possibly this year. But a real major slump, or in- dustrial panic, he believes, will be along about 1935. Such a slump, he holds, can be expected every 14 or 15 years. “When that comes,” he says, "al- most anything might happen politi- cally.” “Dear Crystal” Tony dropped to her knees looking like a very slim and debonair boy in the brown leather flying togs which she had not yet had time to change for more conven- tional clothes. Her firm little hands cupped Crystal's convulsed face; her blue-diamond eyes compelled the drowned hazel ones to meet them. “Tony loves you! Lots of people love you. If you could only have seen us when we, were afraid we might— Jose you- But that made Crystal sob the louder and wrench her shamed eyes away. “You wouldn't love me if you —knew. No one would. Oh, go away and leave me alone!” she cried de- spairingly. “I’m not fit—” “But I do know, and I love you more than ever,” Tony insisted. Color flamed in the sick girl's ‘waxen-white face. “Did Harry Blaine tell_you?—Oh, I wish I had died!” “Poor Crys! What a rotten time you've -had!” Tony cried, with a catch in her voice. “No Harry didn't tell me. No one told me. It came _ “I meant to—congratulate you,” ‘Crystal said drearily groping for a handkerchief. “Pooh! It was gorgeous fun, but I did sort of feel sorry for Pat. I'm if he’s got @ permanent crick the.neck from watching my plane. didn’t know a thing about it, of ” Tony laughed. “But—there was 80 awfully much time to think, by myself up there in the air. ‘BENJAMIN HARRISON, 1889-'93 _ By ALEXANDER BR. GEORGE ~ ‘(Associated Press Feature Writer) eoormen. By Inne Austin = Had to think to keep from going to sleep. And all of a sudden it came to me—why you wouldn't see me be- fore I left, I mean. Why you wouldn't see any of us, and didn’t want to get well. It hurt and bothered me a lot, Crys—” “I'm sorry,” Crystal interrupted, her eyes still averted in shame. “I knew there was some reason,” Tony went on cheerfully. “So I just put myself in your place and tried to figure what had actually happened to make you hate yourself so you couldn't bear to face those who loved ‘ystal's thin chest lifted on a great . “I do hate myself! I loathe myself!” Tony nodded. “I'll fix that up! Just you wait! But let me tell you... Of course I knew how you must have felt about, Pablo Mendoza and—and everything. I said to myself, ‘If it had been me, I'd have wanted to duck and run so far no one could find me again.’” “Yes,” Crystal agreed bitterly. “That's how I felt. But after J’'d run away I was frightened for Pablo. I was sure that it would all come out, and that Bob or the police would drag poor Pablo back here to answer to unspeakable charges. So—” “So you had to pretend someone else kidnapped you, because you were ed to come back and face the music,” Tony finished for her. figured it out that wi myself in your plac NEXT: The new Crystal. (Copyright, 1929, NEA Service, Inc.) hat in hand, with the rain trickling down his powerful neck. Although the rain marred the pa- rade festivities, the inaugural ball in the huge pension building was a bril- Mant affair attended by 12,000 per- sons. Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Levi P. Morton, wife of the vice-president, wore L ohaapedl ype of American manufacture and J Philip Sousa, leader of the marine band, pa i bas Fil ls ‘be. rion som THE GUMPS.-SWEETHEARTS WERE THEY . / OH, | WISH SOME OF THERE BRIDES BEFORE THEYMARRY COULD OROP OVER HERE - AND TAKE A PEEK AT WHAT 1 SEBS: IF THEY COULD GUST LOOK (0 YEARS AHEAD GO PUT ON YOUR COLLAR — WHY DON'T YOU COME YO THE TABLE IN YouR NIGHT SNIRT ? GET A SUIT OB _RED FLANNEL UNDERWEAR ? : 1S THAT YOUR FACE OR A NAIR BRUSH 2 ¢@ DON'T YOU EVER SHANE’ ? 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