The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 30, 1935, Page 4

4 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1935 The Bismarck Tribune An Independent Newspaper * THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER / (Established 1873) State, City and County Official Newspaper Published by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- marck, N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck @s second ciass mail matter. George D. Mann President and Publisher Kenneth W. Simons Archie O. Johnson Secretary and Treasurer Eaitor Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by mail, per year (in Bismarck) POR) cee Daily by mail, per year (in state outside of Bismarck per year ...... necsescecsensees Weekly by ‘mail in Canada, per year Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press Pre ‘use for republication of all. it or not otherw! credited ublished herein. the local news of spontaneous o1 All rights of republication of also reserved. jer matter herein are Inspiration for Today ‘Therefore I say unto you, What brings scever | ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.—8t. Mark, 11:26, * A wise man will desire no more than he may Justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and we contentedly —Burton, Tired and Disillusioned To many who listened to his radio broad- cast Sunday night, President Roosevelt seemed tired and disillusioned. The tremendous pressure which always is exerted upon the occupant of this office—and particularly upon Mr. Roosevelt in view of the tasks which he personally has assumed—seem- ed to weigh him down, Strong of mind and with a powerful physique though he is, it is mall wonder that he feels the strain. Perhaps the most significant part of his address was that in which he explained the reason for his occasional fishing trips and his retreats to his farm home in New York. His idea, he said, was to get out of the forest so that he could see it without having his view ob- structed by the trees, real or imaginary, which infest Washington. Outside of this rather obvious personal situation, the speech was notable for its politic- al quality. Although delivered in April, 1935, and the next election’ will not be held until November, 1936, fully 18 months away, there was a note of pleading for support which has been notably absent from previous fireside chats. years have taken some of the buoyancy out of Mr. Roosevelt. Events of the last few months have dimmed some of the assurance which was so marked a quality in him. The weakness of his speech was the fact that, while it belittled critics by saying they could not fully envision the ship of which he was laying the keel, he did not take the trouble to make the outlines of the new craft any clearer to the man in the street than it is to the critics, The average citizen recognizes that some of the opposition to the president is : based on nothing more wholesome than pre- judice and resentment at his refusal to follow the suggestions of special groups and classes. Nevertheless he would like to have a little clearer idea of the ultimate port into which Mr. Roosevelt hopes to sail his new vessel, once it fis completed and on the high seas of national Aestiny, Greater social security, more freedom and a higher development for the individual as well as for the state, of course. Those are aspira- tions which have dominated all recorded so- ciety. But the details of how, and what and where have not yet been filled in. The people as a whole still have a vast amount of confidence in the president. They are grateful to him for many of the things he has done, even though they disagreed with other things, but they would like the situation lot better if they had a better understanding of where they are going and the devices by which it is hoped to get there. The president’s plea to the people to keep the new works program clean should fall on fertile ground. It strikes a responsive chord in the hearts of all decent citizens. He knows that danger of graft and corruption exists and he knows that the people know it, too. What more natural than to ask their help in this at aoa i E fe: fi: & & The president’s voice lacked the old snap as The swift happenings of the last two Prod Behind the Scenes in Washington Issue, but Pesky More Depression Can It Be That ‘Townsenders Didn't Republicans Hunt Frantically for an Sone Gs Sie Os Their Only Hope General Johnson Is Going Soft? Leee Se Much. ‘Washington, April 30.—Republicans go into earnest huddles with increasing frequency. Each time, they play “Button, button—who's got the button?” Privately or publicly, they tell each other that the G. O. P, must have an issue, must formulate a program, must unite upon a set of principles with which it can lure wayward voters from the false gods of the New Deal. Definite suggestions are few and lame, and the state Popular opinion is such, according to some observers, that almost any position the Republicans might now take would be strategically impossible. In reality, their position is similar to that of the Hoover landslide of 1928. Only a business slump ean give the Republicans the ammunition they need. The G. O. P. is not 20 constituted that it can be more radical than the New Deal. It can’t find room on Roose- velt’s zigzagging middle road. It must.land somewhere between Rooseveltism and Hooverism, which is what many of its leaders have in mind. Leaders in Washington are of keeping Hoover cloistered in Palo All that Hoover and Ogden Mills are at too useful in lining up popular votes. eee RED CRY SHOWS DIRE NEED Presumably it is this baffling state of affairs which leads National Chairman Henry Fletcher to drag out the old “red” issue with such statements as: “The planned economy of the Wallaces, Warrens, and Tugwells (and the president is responsible for their acts and must approve their public utterances or he would Stareian pun is merely a ‘New Deal’ version of the losophy.” It is the opinion of some political experts that a ma- jority of the the depression of voters will not believe such statements until becomes more oppressive. Then, as Hoover can tell you, voters are likely to believe anything. Mean- while, if the best political seers know anything, they de- mand ® more attractive theme song than any Republican has been able to compose. As nearly as can be judged here, voter reaction to Roosevelt is neither as enthusiastic as it was nor, on the other hand, seriously antagonistic. Rather, it seems in @ state of suspended animation. Roosevelt promised relief, recovery, and reform. He degree . Roosevelt's big effort now is to give recovery a shove ‘90 it can go on under its own steam without expenditure of emergency billions. Few believe there'll be any bad WEAKENING, GENERAL? “SE SS ee eee At one point in his three-hour NRA statement to the senate committee, his text referred to “the guts” of « situation. But Johnson didn’t say it out loud. He sub- stituted the word “essence.” business sag before election day, 1936. And if there isn't, the Republicans are likely still to be looking for » talk- oe eee TOWNSENDERS LOSE LITTLE The best consolation that can be offered the old folks who expected to be beneficiaries under the Townsend Plan, now that the house has defeated the plan over- whelmingly, is that they didn’t lose anywhere near as much by the vote as they supposed. ‘The original $200 a month pension proposal was sunk with the introduction of the McGroarty bill which was ‘ly supposed to contain it, but which provided only @ two per cent transaction tax and would merely have luced an estimated $4,000,000,000 and a monthly pen- sion of $50 for eligibles. ‘That was pretty well understood in Wi but. numerous here indicated that Townsend plan propagandists through the country were still telling fol- is i bp ert ssi ace ‘Thus there may have been millions who thought they were losing $200 a month when the house voted, instead of but $50. eee JIM STARTED SOMETHING i Kids in Washington, as everywhere else, have the ing craze. Since the postmaster-general got into that embar- rassment over his valuable gift stamps, about one of every three fathers here has been asked hopefully: “Daddy, do you know Mr. Farley?” (Copyright, 1935, NEA Service, Inc.) With Other DITORS | War Industries (Grand Forks Herald) A partial answer to the question: “What are war plage El pe og ee Ale count, of of the Str ed ror ongen history Reprinted to show what fi i ribs fi i reste rs A a & g 8 8, | Laer i 5 at the low point in 1988 to approximately , and the trend again is upward. There is more than a little reason to believe it we really ARE on our way out of the de- for at least restrained confidence. It might be a good thing for us all if we put our shoulders to the wheel and pushed. "4 tion: he has plenty of distinguished company. The plain truth is that even the; most experienced and astute of the Politicians do not know what to, They do not know the real extent of recent defections from President Roosevelt, they ¢@m only guess at the actual strength of the various left-wing uprisings, and they have no idea what the Republicans will do in 1936, Only a few elements of the situa- tion stand out clearly enough to be Tecognized as facts by all schools of political planners. One is the universally-accepted belief that Mr. Roosevelt will be didate next year. Another is the conviction that the only hope of the Republican party lies in the attainment of a unity which does not now exist. A third is the indication that the chances all are against any effec- tive union of the various indepen- dent groups which are talking so loudly of independent action in the coming campaign. exe Canvass of Sentiment Seen Beyond these rather elemental con- clusions few politicians are willing to go, unless they are talking for publi- cation and for political effect. There is no certainty, for instance, what sort of campaign, Mr. Roosevelt will find it advisable to make—wheth- er he is likely tc incline to the right, ‘Wanta Go for a Ride?’ or the left, or adopt a middle course calculated to please all but the ex- tremists on both sides. It is a highly interesting circum- stance is contemplating a systemat vass of sentiment to find out just how much the President’s popularity has suffered recently. Seldom has there been a political headquarters which seemed more sure of itself in gencral; yet it is beginning to wonder, and is taking steps to find out, what all the shooting amounts to. Both party headquarters would like to know, too, how much there is behind the claims of the various left-wing leaders. There is a surpris- jing divergence among the guesses of seasoned politicians as to the actual numerical strength of the followings of Senator Long, Father Coughlin, Dr. Townsend, end the others. **_* * Long Backs Borah The Republican uncertainties aj pear to increase, rather than d crease, as the party leaders seek a basis for unity. And while midwesterners are debating with a surprising show of irritation whether to hold their much-advertised get-together at Kansas City, or Des Moines, or some- where else, or whether to hold it at all, Senator Borah comes forward with a proposal to nullify whatever they may do. Mr. Borah is quoted as saying the whole movement is a clever scheme to re-enslave the party to the old leaders he no longer is willing to follow. He proposes a counter-con- vention of “independents.” Just what that might lead to, no one seems to know. But slong comes Senator Long, a Democrat, and endorses Sen- ator Borah. The whole jumble of currents and counter-currents, inside both parties and among the outsiders likewise, is about as inconclusive at this stage as any political situation could be. It will have to be clarified and reclari- | fied by developments, many times) over, before it makes political sense, or points to definite results. Ring Champion HORIZONTAL 1,5 Famous ‘Dugilist. 11 Cavity. 12 Acidity. 14To benefit. 16 To recede. 17 To coagulate. 18To flutter. 19 Like. CILINIDIE IRIE | OD (El IM] RIEIAID) PIAIT) 8 1 RIN 20 Street. 21 Ball of medicine. 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Any harm in giving it to three years old, or drinking tea made of the root? “Spanish needle” have any medicinal value, used as a poultice or ‘What about the debt you owe us?’—|ment? (Mrs, D. W. E.) Answer—Sassafras is a flavor only. Very large doses may ac! ‘Morgan Jones, British laborite. s* * Does the weed cotic poison. Unwise to give such things to a child—it cultivates ‘% DARK BLOND impulsiveness with a warning. “Don’t call the name out loud,” she said. Norman Happ, covering the dis- tance which separated him from me ‘Oh, thought it ‘aw be.. oe a -“Thought would ‘era Duchene?™ he asked, as her voice faded into disappointed silence. She nodded. “I don’t know anything about Getective business,” he said, “but I understand detectives have to be careful pot to jump at conclusions and then try to make the facts ft the conclusions. A good detective is one who goes ahead and gets the facts regardless of what they may be, and then draws conclu- sions from the facts.” : “That may be the way a good detective does it, but it stands to reason it must have been Vera chene who mized up in thing from “Not Du- this “it bim, 'B hesitate for a moment, star ing at her speculatively. “Ie something the matter?” ‘Millicent asked anztously, becom: ing uneasy under his steady pratsal, “They want you at the house.” “How do you know?” “I telephoned.” “Oh, that's what took you so “Yes.” “Whom did you talk with?” “4 it (Mahoney. “Ob.” eshte exclaimed, feeling suddenly coli with dread. “What does be want! “I doo't kuow. He wouldn't telt me over the telephone. He eaid you had given him your word of honor you wouldn't skip out while | said. he was carrying on his investiga- tions.” “I didn’t give him my word of honor,” she biased indignantly, “and what’s more, I'm not skip- ping out.” “That's what I told him.” “Thank heavens for that! 1 wouldn't have him think | was running away for anything. What does he want of me?” He didn’t say.” “Well, if he wants me for some more questioning he can just wait until I get ready to show up. I'm sick and tired of being cooped up in that house and having people run in with all sorts of questions every time there's a new develop- ment ip the case.” He nodded agreement and said, suddenly, “I know how you feel, Millicent.” Mollified by his quick sympathy, and having relieved her feelings by her burst of indignation, she said, “How about your father, Norman? Have they found out ing?” “I don’t know. That's what wor- ries me. Sergeant Mahoney wouldn't discuss it over the tele- phone, but he did say the reason he wanted to see you was in con- nection with my father’s disap- pearance.” eee HE stared at him with wide, in- credulous eyes. “Good heavens, they're aot going to try to blame that’on me, too!” “No. I don’t think so. febtce betel | i ie 7 Bs effi ie s { i ha i fe g ; i i i eid i ge Ey if A i ac5 z s t H ga H Hi FB li =e e 4 / rt z j i ii H ut HH Fi i g E i | BF “This is the place,” Norman “It won't be long now until we know something about this woman in the black ermine coat.” He jerked back the door catch, flung the door open. “Come on,” he said. “Slide across.” With a low, nervous laugh she slid her feet along the seat, wormed under the steering wheel, and felt his hands under her el- bows as he lifted her trom the car. He slammed the door shut and, together they ascended the three steps which led to the foyer “Here we are,” he said triumph- antly. “Phyllis Faulconer, 309.” eee BaroRE she could stop him he had jabbed the button op:.o- site the card. “Oh!” she cried in dismay, “you shouldn’t have done that, Nor man.” “Why not?” j “Because. We don’t waat her te know we're investigating her. W: should make inquiries and find out what she looks like.” “We'll know what she looks like,” Norman Happ said grimly, “when we've had a look at her.” i iter i i ailbell series F Hl i aH | : F E Saat 1 SF FOLAs seaysss seergeayess