The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 27, 1937, Page 4

The Bismarck Tribune he An inBependent Newspaper THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) State, City and County Official Newspaper Published daily except Sunday by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- erie eee sree nereee te ot Eocrmrcs oe Oreeid clnas rial Mrs. Stella 1. Mann President and Treasurer enneth W. Simons Secretary and Editor Archie O. Johnson Vice Pres, and Gen'L Manager Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year Daily by mail per year (in Bi Daily by mail per year (in state outside Daily by mai! outside of North Dakota ‘Weekly by mail in state per year Weekly by mail outside of North Dakota, per year. ey Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republica- tion of the news dispatches credited to tt or not otherwise credited in this Bewspaper and also the local news of spontaneous o1 published herein. All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Surprising Speech One of the most surprising speeches made in Bismarck in a long time was that delivered Wednesday by Edward B. Moon, official of the St. Paul Association of Commerce, to members of the Bismarck Rotary club and a large number of local busi- nessmen who were their guests. In view of his position it is safe to assume that Moon is neither a.Red nor a radical, for St. Paul businessmen are no more liberal than those in other centers. In view of that fact his declaration that the depression of 1929 need not have oc- curred had the nation given attention to the need for buying power in the low-income brackets and his assertion that the great current need of business is higher income for the so-called underprivileged produced something of a shock. - Such state- + ments could be expected from a politician or a labor leader but Mr. Moon is neither. He is the representative of an organiza- tion which, from its very nature, is conservative. What Mr. Moon didn’t say is just how this laudable aim can be achieved. ‘There was no mention of a metamorphosis in business attitude or practice which will bring it about. But that, perhaps, was unnecessary. The history of i American business proves that it leads both politicians and labor by leaders in advances for the general good. Sound American business has always shared profits with its workers and this tendency is being accelerated rather than diminished by pre- vailing conditions. . It is refreshing to hear a spokesman for business talk as Mr. Moon did, for it shows an increasing awareness of the role which business and industry must play if they are to escape unwise domination by the people, acting through agencies of government. If business and industry could organize on the basis of an active social consciousness they could do much more for the advancement of the nation than either the politicians or the d labor leaders. Profits are coming more easily now to most business, as reflected by, current earnings reports. Because of this it would bé a grand thing for America if businessmen would begin taking cognizance of the duty and opportunity which is theirs and give active leadership to the aspirations of the people as a whole. If they do so they can take the ball away from the politi- cians and the self-seekers, score a victory for the forces which have done most to build this nation. New Wheat to Fore ‘The history of mankind proves that the only fact of which fone can be sure is that things will change. This is something cf a handicap to those who long for the “good old days” but it should be a consojation to them that some—in fact most— changes are for the better. Perfect illustration is offered by the history-of wheat- growing in this state. : When farmers first broke the prairie sod Bluestem was the common variety planted. / Then came the rust epidemic of 1916 in which Bluestem suffered more than other varieties. The result was that it rapidly passed from the scene and Marquis took its place. Plant experts continued their work and soon Ceres, for a variety of reasons, came into common use. It was supposed to resist both rust and drouth. But the rust epidemic of 1985 proved that neither Marquis nor Ceres were really rust resistant. The only variety which met that specification was Thatcher, a still newer product of the plant breeders. The result was to increase the demand for Thatcher with en attendant increase in its price. There wasn’t enough to supply the need but acres planted to that grain totalled into the thousands this year as compared with hundreds only a few years before. 4 Rust again this year proved the value of Thatcher wheat anew. Fields planted to it yielded two and three times as much as neighboring fields planted to other varieties. Contrary to the expectations of agronomists, it withstood the effects of the early drouth as well as did other kinds of wheat. Thus change again comes to the wheat industry. It is logical to expect that within the next few years Thatcher wheat will be the principal variety planted in this region. Working Co-eds More girls in the United States will work their way through college than ever before this year, if you can take figures com- piled by the University of Iowa as typical of the rest of the country. Those figures reveal further that the co-ed is more choosy about. her work than the average male student. Boys applying are apt to take anything and be happy over it. They will even start to school on a shoestring in the hope that they can pick up any odd job which will pay living expenses. The girls, though, want assurance of a place before they enroll. More than that, they indicate the jobs they want and most of them lean toward typist and secretarial positions. Col- lege employment bureaus mourn that jobs of housemaids, for instance, are going begging while there is an abundance of neat young women waiting with pencils poised for business dic- , tation. erick unemployment census plan goes through will they call pleas little dogies? ES King Zog of Albania have repeatedly called upon the 7 Ges ciery peak? wool ymegts eee ‘The newest trailers are ssid to be built along Pullman lines. Even to windows? I the 3 1 @ll the: Behind Scenes Washington Guffey Attack on Demo Court Plan Foes Not Administration-Inspired ... Pennsylvania’s Labor Views Reformed ... Rush Holt in “Good Boy” Role, By RODNEY DUTCHER Washington, Aug. 27.—Careful re- arch reveals that Senator Joe Guf- fey’s speech reading leaders of the (Tribune Washington Correspondent) | court plan opposition out of the party was not inspired by the Roosevelt ad- ministration. It was Joe’s own idea. That certain persons fairly well up in the administration were not well aware of what Joe was going to do, however, is a bolder statement than one cares to make. At one time the senator was going to include Vice President Jack Garner in his attack, and someone or other got to him and called him off on that. The war between Garner and Roose- velt is something like the Japanese- Chinese picnic, or whatever it is. Things happen. But nobody makes any declarations and ambassadors | Stay put. The speech was well-written and, as was asserted by Senator Burt Wheeler of Montana, was written by someone other than the senator from Pennsylvania. Careful check among some of the capital’s best ghost writ- ers extracts the story that Joe Guffey has a very good ghost of his own in Pennsylvania. This ghost’s name doesn’t seem to be available here. It's a fact that Guffey, who is Pennsylvania’s ruling political boss, has about the toughest hide in the senate, Whether or not his speech did have administration approval, it’s a good bet that the administration couldn’t have persuaded another sen- ator to make’a radio speech like that. The terrific whaling he got from Sen- ators Wheeler, Burke, O’Mahoney, and Holt, although stretching the senate rules, left him unmoved. He had been called far worse names. Although Guffey can deliver a speech, he is not quick on the uptake and so avoids debate. After his floor speech for the court plan he made no effort to answer the counter-attack. This gift for silence under attacks which would have started any ordi- nary man swinging with both fists served Guffey well when senators an- swered his radio speech. * * * Coat of Many Colors Without repeating sections of the attack on Guffey which referred to his old associations with “economic royalists” and his financial troubles as alien property custodian, one still finds it hard to think of this Joseph of Pennsylvania without recalling the Biblical. Joseph who had a coat of many colors. Four nights after Guffey’s speech about “ingrates,” he made a labor radio speech defending the CIO and attacking anti-union campaigns. He particularly denounced violence against strikers, the arming and de- putizing of company-hired. men, end attacks on the National Labor Rela- tions board. Well, about three years ago Mr. Guffey was going to the White House to intercede for his steel-manufact- uring friend, Ernie Weir, whom the first Wagner Labor board charged with intimidating employes against joining unions and violating NRA’s Section .7-A. One of Weir's steel companies is now accused before NLRB of having a “hatchet-gang” which badly beats up union organ- izers, And subsequently Mr. Guffey was complaining very loudly because some inside information about federal la- boratories in Pittsburgh, which does a big business in tear gas, machine guns, and other weapons for use against strikers, had been unearthed by the senate munitions committee and made public. 7 Subsequently Mr. Guffey has form- ed political alliances with Roosevelt and John.L. Lewis and some people might think that this was an honest conversion. But it may be also in point to recall that some politicians, given a nightgown, can offer superb imitations of the whirling dervish. -** 8 Holt’s Attitude Changes Republican tipsters had been tell- ing your correspondent that it looked as if Rush Holt, that item of flaming youth, anti-power company senti- ment and whole-hog liberalism who came here only to turn anti-admin- istration and anti-labor in a squabble over patronage whose merits are still obscure, was seeking to get back on the Roosevelt. reservation. It was pointed out that he had been singu- larly quiet on the debate over WPA, his pet peeve, and that he had voted to confirm Senator Black to the su- preme court and otherwise had in- dicated his desire to be a “good boy.” Careful perusal of Holt’s last-day attack on Guffey, in response to Guf- fey’s slurring reference to Holt, shows that Rush didn’t murmur a word against the Roosevelt administration. He didn’t even take # crack at John Lewis. Which, if not significant, cer- tainly is remarkable, (@opyright, 1937, NEA Service, Inc.) iA The civilian who wasn’t quite equal to the task of distinguishing officers’ rank by their insignia, was conversing with a Colonel, Several times he call- ed him captain, then, as if not sure, he asked: “You are @ captain, aren’t you?” “Well,” said the colonel, slightly amused. “I am not any more, al- though I once was.” - “That's too bad,” consoled the civ- ilian. “Drink, I suppose.” A burglar, who had entered a poor minister’s house at midnight, was dis- turbed by the awakening of the oc- cupant of the room he was in. Draw- ing his weapon, he said: “If you stir, you are a dead man. T’m hunting for your money.” “Let me get up and strike a light,” said the minister, “and I'l hunt with you.” Jack: “Grandpa, we've been argu- ing whether the clock stands or sits: on the mantel.” . Grandpa: “It is half-past eight by the clock and it is only a qarter to eight; therefore, I should say it lies on. the mantel.” BIT OF HUMOR NOW AND THEN IS RELISHED BY THE BEST OF MEN dealings and to promote intelligence With Other WHY NOT OPEN MEETINGS? (Minot Daily News) No one thinks of questioning the tend meetings of such public boards as the Minot city council, the school board, the park’ board, or the board of county commissioners, Everywhere in the United States, practically, it is recognized that meetings of such boards as these are public, and that, both to insure open of citizens, reporters not only should, be welcomed but should be encour- aged to be present. In a very real sense the newspaper reporter in such cases, if his han- Gling of news is honest and reason- ably fair, represents the people at the sessions of governmental boards. That is, he represents private citi- zens and taxpayers who from his re- ports learn how elected officials are carrying out the public will. It occurs to The News -that it might be to the interest of the peo- ple to have meetings of our nymer- by reporters as most sessions of local boards are. The fact that a reporter has been refused admittance to a session of a state board meeting at Bismarck, of which The News is informed, makes one think that there are reasons why this would be. good policy. In the past it has not been tomary for reporters to attend rou- tine meetings at Bismarck of most of the state boards, such as the board of administration, the industrial com- mission, the board of university and school lands, and so forth. But news- 2 Composer of ‘ “Humoresque” 12 Part of a shaft 14 Hazard, 15 Unless. 17 Fowl disease. 26 Neuter pronoun. 27 The reason. 56 Greater in quantity. 58 Finished. 59 Horse’s neck hairs: 60 Improved. 38 Sweet potato. 61 He was a 40 For fear that. 42 Te VERTICAL 43 Year. 1The —— of . 45 Tone B. his works 46 Child’s napkin continued 48 Hawaiian bird. _ after his death 50 Astral, “2 High 83 Derby. mountain, is ee right of a newspaper reporter to at- | ministrat cus state boards covered as carefully |q; | Last Century Composer HORIZONTAL Answer to Previous Puzzle native of — ‘16 To depart by 57 ‘boat... 80 iil Picea ts oi a lk el a al od i a EDITORS papermen have felt free to attend im- portant sessions and have not been denied ‘the right, The present - tion, however, appears to prefer closed ‘meetings and ‘informal sessions” for- some of its important business, Reporters must depend upon written ‘records, not always ately available, and:‘upon a: spokes- man delegated by the board in some instances to speak for-the members. Depending upon board members for information often is a time saver ‘for reporters, and usually is & safe method where -transactions always ere open and above board, or where information is available from mem- yberm representing: divergent political factions, Berge At present, however, the state board of administration is all Langerite with the exception of the state super- intendent of. public instruction, and Mrs, Ulsrud and her group sometimes don’t bother to tell Superintendent Thompson when a meeting is to be nhile—yes, probably pring to light. matters relating to the state mill, or the Bank. of "North Dakota, or the state educa- | tiohal institutions, which the people should know about. If he were fair Sea mile. 18 20 32 To handle. | 34 Social insect. 35 To devour. . 37 Cow-headed goddess, Ky a Heath. age. 4Uncloses. 44 Chamber, S Requirement. 46 To crook. .. 6 Doctor. 47 Bubble in glass. 5 young. 49 Native metal. 9 Variant of ‘‘a” 51 Golf device. 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