The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 26, 1936, Page 6

The Bismarck Tribune Independent > THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Batabiished 1873) State, City and County Official Newspaper Published daily except Sunday by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- marck, N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck as second class mall matter. Birs. Stella 1. Mann President and rr Archie O, Johnson Kenneth W Simons Sec'y-Treas. and Editor Vice pres. and Gen'l. Manager Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year Daily by mai) per year (in arck) Daily by mai) per year (in state cutside of Bismarck) Datiy by mai) outside of North Dakota Weekly by mai) in state, per year .... Weekly by mail outside of North Dakota, per year Weekly by mail in Canada, per year Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press laied Press 1s exclusively entitled to the use for republica- tion'et He mews dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited in this Rewspaper and also the local news of spontaneous origin published herein. ‘All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved Rise of ‘Red Democracy’ ; ‘America will shortly have to revise its ideas of Soviet Russia. That is the gist of a series of articles on the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics written for the Associated Press by John Lloyd, its correspondent in Moscow. For the simple fact is that Communism is undergoing a rapid change. In many respects it is Communism no longer. The beauties of absolute equality have palled on the Muzhik mind and the shift now is toward—of all things—that CAPI- TALISM which the proletariat has so long been taught to hate. Of course it isn’t called capitalism, for that is a hated word, but the effect is the same and a rose by any other name is just hs sweet, The Soviet experiment hadn't gone far before its leaders Jearned that all men may be born equal but that some do better than others after they are born. When Russia went in for industry everyone was paid the same wage. The helper got as much as the boss. But things didn’t go well and so a system of offering re- wards for achievement was instituted. This worked better and noon became a system of wages, similar to that which prevails under an avowedly capitalistic economy. Russian industry did still better under this impetus. Now Russia is paying its work- ers on the piece-work system. Wealth is not being shared in Russia under the new system. It is being EARNED. Thus Communism retreats from the very field which is being exploited in the eyes of American dimwits in the hope that they will be converted to the joys of the Soviet life. Recently the new system has been still further extended by installation of a piece-work pay basis in Russian industry. How close that approaches capitalism will be apparent to any- one who remembers that strikes occurred in our southern tex- tile mills two years ago because of the installation of piece-work systems by mill owners. In modern Russia some workers are miserably underpaid. They must work a month to earth enough for a suit of cheap clothes. They get it if they can save enough from their wages. Others, including those in the government high command, tech- nicians, writers, actors and artists, get fat salaries and live in fine homes. This is a fundamental change because it gets down to bread and butter and affects every Russian citizen, but of almost equal importance is the change in the Soviet outlook. A new constitution will go into effect this fall. It permits the individual to own private property; encourages family life, which is frowned upon by true Communism; guarantees free- dom of religion, freedom of speech, the press and of assembly. In view of Russia’s immediate past history, these “guar- antees” should not be taken too seriously. They probably will not mean in Russia what they have meant in the United States. But the fact that even a gesture is made toward them is im- portant. For Communism not only told the Russian WHAT to think but WHEN he must think it. Stalin and his aides insist they still are headed toward Com- munism of the pure quill variety, but actions speak louder than words. This unbiased observer sees the rise in Russia of what he calls “Red Democracy.” All of which should be pleasing to us who live in the United States. It may be that we can learn some things from Russia, just as we can learn from every other nation. If we don’t learn anything else we can find out what to avoid. But the fact seems to be that Russia is copying the United States system and applying its basic principles to Soviet economy, this despite the fact that we have conducted no campaign of propaganda in Russia similar to that which the Communists have promoted in this country. ; : Perhaps the men who designed our form of government did a pretty good job after all. Industry Moves South The extent to which American industr: is being relocated as the result of better transportation facilities and other de- velopments is aptly illustrated by the current federal report on the spinning industry. A generation ago all of the big mills were in New England. Water power and the aptitude of the workers in that area had placed them there. But those days have gone forever, probably never to re- ‘turn. The southern millhand is as skillful—and works for fess wages—than his New England brother. As a result, according to the department of commerce, 28,065,518 spindles were in place during August and of these 19,038,542 were in the cotton-growing states, 8,046,100 were _ in New England and 980,876 were in the rest of the United States combined. : Both North Carolina, with 6,037,876 spindles and South Carolina, with 5,765,370 top Massachusetts with its 4,360,876. This change was brought on by fundamental economic conditions and is similar to those which are constantly going on in all phases of industry, though few shifts of regional in- ‘as marked. ‘ ttle hard on Massachusetts and New Eng- d thing for the rest of us, for those spindles the cotton fields have done much to reduce the between cotton in the gin and cotton goods on BOTH SIDES of the CAMPAIGN ‘Playing Politics With Hunger’ Is Charged by G.0.P. Stalwart, By BERTRAND H. SNELL House of Representatives Minority Lesder. The height of knavery in public life is to make political capital of human suffering and niisery. The New Deal stands indicted on its own record in this respect. Presi- dent Franklin D. Roosevelt promised that no one should starve during his administration, yet countless thous- ands walk the streets without em- ployment. New Dealers have put a Political price on hunger, and have made relief a football to be kicked around at will by petty party leaders. In February, 1934, President Roose- velt admonished his relief officials to be “hardboiled” in dealing with lo- cal politicians seeking advantage from relief, and promised the back- ing of the administration 100 per cent, “even if you hit the biggest Political boss on the head in carry- ing out this general program.” This is what the president said. papers all over the country printed photostatic copies of a letter written to New Deal committeemen by Charles McDonald, leader of the 14th ward in Philadelphia, on March 14, 1936, 10 days before the Pennsylvania primary registrations. That letter, as follows, speaks for itself: “Contact all houses in your division and get the names of all men on re- lief, also of those holding WPA jobs. Urge them to Register Democratic on March 26 or else lose their jobs. * * * Recalis Landon on Relief When Harry L, Hopkins, Works Progress administrator, was informed that politicians were meddling in relief, he waved it aside by declaring, “I cannot be held responsible for the acts of dumb politicians.” Gov. Alf. M. Landon has made his position on relief clear. In his speech accepting the Republican nomination, he declared, “While we propose to follow ® policy of economy in gov- ernment expenditures, those who need relief will get it. We will not take our economies out of the allot- ments to the unemployed. We will take them out of the hides of the po- litical exploiters. The question is not, as stated by the administration— how much money the American peo- ple are willing to spend on relief. The question is, how much waste the American people are willing to stant for in the administration of relief.” Most significant is the stand of the New Deal on politics in relief, and the extent to which Administrator Hop- kins has gone in bottling up informa- tion regarding it. In Pennsylvania, when a Republican state senatorial investigating committee sought to throw light on the tangled relief af- fairs in that state, Mr. Hopkins is- sued an order forbidding any WPA Pennsylvania official to discuss WPA affairs, even in a court of law! This was only last June. eee Pennsylvania Picture The denouement of the Pennsyl- vania state WPA investigation came when two assistants to the attorney general at Washington went to Harrisburg, the state capital, and ob- tained an injunction forbidding the Pennsylvania senate committee “from conducting or attempting to conduct any investigation whatsoever respect- ing in any manner the organization administration and functioning of the Works Progress administration in Pennsylvania.” And the order still stands. The injunction was obtained by the very administration which has erect- ed the greatest propaganda machine in history to inform voters about the New Deal. It hires thousands of “specialists in information” to inform the people. And then it yoes into court and erects a legal barricade for the WPA against any “specialists in information” except its own. The Pennsylvania senate commit- tee, however, examined a ‘ew wit- nesses before the New Deal applied its gag rule. Louis Cohen, a worker on a WPA map-making project, told the committee at Harrisburg that he was approached repeatedly by New| Deal local politicians to change his registration from Republican to New Deal. He refused, he testified, and was promptly discharged from the WPA job. se * Reliefers Testify Earl T. Musselman, another Harris- burg WPA worker, who received $17.50 a week, testified before the committee that he was “ordered” to buy a $5 ticket to one of the regional Jackson Day dinners. He was sent the ticket by Charles 8. Graham of the Penn- sylvania state department of high- ways, he declared. — Musselman said he sent a dollar. and begged for time. Presently, he said, he received a letter f-om Mr. Graham saying that he had been given time enough. Finally, so the testimony runs, his immediate WPA boss called at his home, and wher Musselman could not produce the re- maining $4, said, “You knuw what my orders are.” On May 5, Mussel- man was dismissed from the WPA. Meanwhile, thousands of letters from all over the country, represent- ing practically every state, have poured into the offices of Senator Rush D. Holt, Democrat, of West Virginia, all of them decrying the ex- tent to which the New Deal has per- mitted relief to become invelved in politics. Senator Holt, on the floor of the United States senate, denounced the New Deal time and again for its ac- tivities. He became so with what had happened that he refused to attend the national convention which renominated Franklin D. Roo- sevelt. Holt is now for Governor Landon for the presidency. It is a far cry from the president's own statement against relief in politics to| paign. what has actually happened. husband?” “I can't. I've forgotten what we quarreled about.” “Why don't you make up with your | three Another Feature of the Next War : The facts are, however, that news-|' Your Personal. Health By William Brady, M. D. to health but not dis- ly will answer Agaress Dr. ease oF agnosis. Write Brady in care of The Tri Stamped, celf-addressed qnvelope. » i the early treatment and check it by means of fluoroscopic inspection. Such management not only prevents permanent handicap but shortens the dura- tion of disability. ‘ Basket-weave adhesive plaster strapping of ankles is valuable protect against ankle injuries in athletic contests, Shoulder pads of leather protect the shoulder joints. ‘Knees, too, may be strapped, but are not so well pro- supported in this way, more or less activity with advantage, as a rule. injury is severe or if there is any question of fracture. “Charleyhorse”, (pain- ful swelling in muscle or tendon, follownig rupture of muscle or tendon or : of fibres) {s well treated first with ice for an hour, afterward with diathermy bar and aosolute rest of the injured member, perhaps in a cast for three weeks or 50, ‘The most frequent knee injury in athletics is tear or displacement of cartilage, and the most successful treatment is removal of the loose cartilage. - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Dentors Defer Anxious to-have daughter's teeth straightened. One dentist who is a specialist in that work estimated treatment would cost $1,000 and require — two years. This is of course out of the question for a family with an income +] of $1,800 a year, (Mrs. B.) Looking at the Campaign (Copyright, 1936, by David Lawrence) En Route to the Middle West, Sept. 26.—I am convinced at this stage of the campaign that Governor Landon has a fifty-fifty chance of bzing elect- ed. T am assuming that two things will materialize in the next 30 days—one, that the Republicans will concentrate on the main issue, namely the waste of public funds, and, second, that the Republican state organizations will continue to grow in their effective- ness. I am basing the analysis of Gov- ernor Landon’s chances on the way the 13 states of the far west and Rocky Mountains looked in August and on the way the New England states look in September. There is @ definite relationship between these two extreme sections of the political map. Thus, the Roosevelt fortunes poli- tically 'are at their highest point on the Pacific Coast and at their lowest on the Atlantic coast. The strength of the tide that is running for Roose- velt in the west is not growing, but receding, and the Landon momentum in New England has an upward trend. But apart from this theory, which plainly indicates that the middle west will decide the election, one can find rather conclusive proof of the fact that this will be a close election and that Governor Landon has an even chance to win by taking the Maine results and carefully analyzing all previous presidential elections in which we have had a large electorate with women voting. It is important at the outset not to confuse a September election with a November election in Maine, for they are two separate and different things. Any attempt to strike an average be- tween the two, as statistical experts have recently essayed, may be an in- teresting mathematical adventure, but it ignores the main political characteristic of the American elec- torate—namely, that a gubernatorial or by-election does not bring out the total vote that comes out for presi- dent. Also, the vote which does come out for gubernatorial contests that are not held on the same day as pres- idential elections split to a larger ex- tent away from party lines. The myth that 62 per cent of the vote of Maine must be Republican in September in order to assure~a Re- publican victory in the nation in No- vember is easily exploded when it is noted that, in 1924, for example, the Republican candidate for governor won in Maine by 36,655 and polled on- ly 57.2 of the total vote in the Sep- tember election, and yet Calvin Cool- Idge carried the state in November of that year by polling 72 per cent of the total vote cast, and his popular vote in the nation was 65 per cent. This year, in the September elec- tion, a Republican governor has won by 43,000 votes and has polled 57.1 per cent of the total vote, and the in- dications are that Governor Landon will carry Maine in November by about 70,000 votes and will poll at least 60 per cent of the vote of the state. To use a 60 per cent figure as the estimate for November is being con- servative because the record shows that a presidential nominee is much stronger with the Republican voters the fundamental issues of the cam- To get 60 per cent docs not appear difficult for Mr. Landon because the 1932, Hence, it will be contended that it is proper to add the same 8 per cent to the Hoover vote of 1932, wiich was close to 57 per cent. Whether the 8 per cent gain is added to the presidential vote of four years ago or to the gubernatorial vote this year, the result is the same—it comes to about a 64 per cent vote for the Republicans. I am excluding from consideration the senatorial vote this year because Mr. Brann avoided the New Deal issue and won Republican votes by 80 doing. The only clear-cut coritest on the New Deal was in the congres- sional and gubernatorial races. Here is a table which shows how the November vote in two out of three instances reveals increased percent- ages for the Republican presidential nominees, as compared with the Sep- tember votes cast for the Republican gubernatorial candidates in Maine. In the third instance, a candidate with an unusual personality polled an ex- traordinary vote in September, as compared with the subsequent No- vember vote for the presidency. ‘Total Republican Vote Percentage 253,907 57.2 191,786 12.1 Sept. 1928 213,625 = 69.3 Nov. 1928 261,102 68.8 Sept. 1932 239,958 = 49.1 Nov. 1932 295,538 856.3 Sept, 1936 301,157 57.1 Nov. 1936 . + 370,00x 60x xEstimated on basis of other year Tatios of increase. It will be noted that since 1932 there has been a gain of about 8 per cent on the Republican side in the two governorship contests. Hence the suggested addition of 8 per cent to the Hoover figure of 56 per cent. But I am using only 60 per cent so as to apply only the most conser- vative kind of estimate in order to show its meaning when used in another table that compares the Maine vote of November in recent presidential elections with the pop- ular vote of the ‘whole country. I am starting with 1920 because that was the first election in which woman suffrage played a part in materially increasing the total vote: Rep. Pctg. Rep. Pctg. in U. 8. Maine’ Total Vote Nov, 1920 ...... 69.7 63.8 Nov. 1924 .. 72.1 65.2 Nov. 1928 68.8 58.7 I am excluding the 1932 election because, in that year, the Democrats won the governorship in September and the presidency in the nation in November and we are dealing only with elections in which Maine in September was an index of Republl- can victory in November in the elec- toral college. The foregoing table shows that there is usually a drop'as between the Republican percentages 1n Maine in the November vote for the presi- dency and the nation at large. This runs higher in Maine always than in the country as a whole. What is the “David Lawrence ber, 1936, and that the above tables would then prove Governor Landon as sure to be elected. But I am not prepared to agree that, in a year in which such an extraordinary per- sonality and so remarkable a cam- paigner as Mr. Roosevelt is the can- didate of the party in power, the addition of 8 per cent to the Novem- ber, 1932, percentages is as yet justi- fied. ‘The Democrats, on the other hand, will insist, I imagine, that I should have included the drop-off in Novem- ber, 1932, between the Maine Repub- lican percentage of 66.3 and the Re- publican percentage of the United States total, which was 40.8, namely 8 spread of 15.5. . But suppose we accept both conten- tions. In. cther words, let's add the Republican gain of 8 per cent of Sep- Answer—No good reason why any good dentist should not undertake e such treatment. Unfortunately the average dentist defers to the big nolse © the specialists make about the seriousness and responsibiliy of such work— and the patient has to pay the specialist's fancy fees. Humidit; Please give your recommendations for increasing the humidity of the air in a house heated by furnace... . (E. M.) Answer—If you are building, the system, through which the warm air passes. Send stamped envelope bearing your address for name of maker of these. (Copyright, 1936, John F. Dille Co.) best plan is to build in » humidifying ~ Otherwise the most efficient method I know is the use of suitable water containers on all registers or radiators, provided with wick evaporators tember, 1936, over September, 1932, to the Hoover per cent in 1932 in Maine. ‘This gives us 64.3 as the indicated Maine Republican percentage for November, 1936. Now let’s include November, 1932, mae majority in the electoral col- lege. I am nét ready, however, to add the entire 8 per cent, on the one hand, as indicated Republican gain in Maine this November, nor am I ready ° to accept 9.6 as the indicated Re- publican drop-off in the nation, as. ‘as the Democrats might argue, and "average the drop-off’ in Republican percentage as between Maine and the nation as a whole in all of the last four presidential elections. We get then an average decrease of 9.6. Hence, by subtracting 9.6 from 64.3, we get an indicated Republican popr ular vote in the nation of 54.7, which would give Governor Landon an That's the difference between points. This Tesult which indicates a vety close ing that Governor Landon has about Reich and Feeckless BEGIN HERE TODAY |OLLY MILFORD, rich and ala received proposals wed pi from three suitors, STUART, whom she ot auked her to marry rea wlth t to take "a. questh jownt ters a girl be her exact lnxurious cos' siri’s shabby one. Nelson Whittaker turned done to yourself? foke on me?” voice. with resentment. asked. son Whit spoke taker “but the idea back of it me.” The words’ had - sounded Red Poppy.” rea, | Plac! Donna had scegee, Then she wouldn’t be aes e appears to double. i Molly exchanges her flatly tome ry the other NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER V WHEN they: were seated in the low, powerfully built roads stared at Molly. His ‘expression querade, isn't it? Some kind of Molly didn’t like the tone of his It was. irritated, tinged] _ “Don't you like me as well in these clothes?” she “Suits me, if it does you,” Nel- bruptly, puzzles Me silent for a moment. goatee) crude. | and She felt a sense of disappointment, ac aire ee e as s in the Z of ae 's FOLLY was troubled. The| The wrinkled, day from a fellow because it's|straight into his eyes. “I've dee some traveler.” cided on something more roman- “Going away?” Molly asked. tic. “I'm thinking of it.” “Certai “Odd. Everybody seemed to bejcil and going away. Molly was wishing| The waiter was suddenly ani- now that she had gone to Lake'mated. cil and pad of paper before Molly. When the note went up Molly saw the young sitive face smile. quested Bi "s aria, “Some Day He'll Come,” and as she lis- tened to the tender music she thought of Brent. away from familiar s1 in a car that could travel. Nelson Whittaker must make a marvelous salary to be. able to go out and buy a car like this so casually. z eee otty breathed quickly, then spoke impulsively: “I'm afraid it was only an impulse, me out to dinner, and already you're Or perhaps I hurt ij ads df j z g g g Fee Es ii ge Hl F i g : i i i ‘ it cathee bedtiy : why I have just about split both view- . brings a mathematical election. Hence my belief at this writ- - a fifty-fifty chance to win in Novem- - wo a. vy