Evening Star Newspaper, November 25, 1923, Page 37

EDITORIAL PAGE NATIONAL PROBLEMS SPECIAL ARTICLES EDITORIAL SECTION Part 2—20 Pages CONGRESS FACES CREATION| OF TWO NEW Alaskan Majority posed Enabling A TERRITORIES Favors Separation t. }‘ | Plan, While Philippines Favor Pro- 1 | BY WILL P. KENNEDY. ROPOSALS for the l‘.\ll‘lfll!‘h“"'lll‘ of two new territories are made with a view to having Congress | act at the incoming sesslon. | At the “consent” territorial election | on November 2 a majority vote favored | the separation of the first judicial dis- | trict from the rest of Alaska. The American Chamber of Commerce, in Manila on November 11, adopted resolutions calling upon Congress to revoke the Jones law, which is the or- sanic act of the Philippine T and 1o substitute an enabling act establish ing the Philippines as an organized ter- ritory of the United States. While the Philippine problem is old story” the Alaskun proposition | comes as a new issue for Congress and as a direct aftermath of President | Harding’s fatal trip to the territory. | ‘When President Hurding spoke Seattle, after his visit to Alaska, sald that one of the possibilities of the future was the creation of a new state in the southeastern section of Alaska, known as “The Panhandle. This region is a vast archigelago Iying between British Columbia and the Mount St. Elias range of mountains. Early Action Improbable, ‘The probability that Congress will not act favorably upon this proposition at an early date is indicated by Dan A. Sutherland, delegate (republican), from Alaska, who is entering upon his third term in Congress. He says: “My view is that Congress at this time will| not take any action, but possibly in| the future, with the increase in popu- | lation of Alaska, it w be found d sirable to divide the territory The situation is just this. The pec Dle of the first judicial district, which s a corner cut off from the rest of the territory, want the separation. The rest of Alaska is opposed, and a meet- ing of the chamber of commerce of Anchorage on Cook Inlet was recent- 1y held at which this opposition w voiced. Mest of the Alaska comes from the tion, from the salmon from the copper mine of the heim interests at Kennicott Funds for the support of schools throughout the rest of Alaska as well as funds for road building are de- pendent entirely upon these fisherfes and that copper mine. Previously they were supported by the saloon tax, but since the days of national prohibition that revenue has been cut off. at he internal revenue of coastal sec- and Guggen- fisheries taxable resources and population of | Alaska are not enough for one terr | tory. not to mind two.” | Mr. Frame points out that the chief | reason for the agitation for separa- tion by the first district is because of its anticipation that revenues wiil be g 1y inereased through de ment of the pulp dustry. Th has been dissati 1 over the working of the territorial government, he ex- plained, which is bound to continue as long as the Vi allowed the sentation at the territorial legi dless of its smaller as compared with the firs divisions, This dissatisfaction, feels, has started the agitation lo ing towards a segregation. elop- second and fourth di- | same repre- | lature 1 population | and third | he | g ons are on Season for Marking Time. M. D. Snodgrass. a senator f fourth division, to the last se the territorial legislature, urg “this Is a good time for us t mark time” He advised that “if people of the first division want to | siparate from the rest of the terri- tory it is up to them to present the matter. We are not in a position to oppose them too muck enator Snodgrass speculated that the real trouble with the people in the first who are advoeating the change is that they do not really know the rest of Al €. J. Lincke, another local leader who is taking a prominent part the discussion. advised that the people of the Anchorase should not oppose the people of the first division, but that the people of the third di sion must be on their guard against Howing the first division, if it should separate, from encroaching west of Mount St. Elias. “I have reason to be- Lie he said, “that they would in- clude the copper river valley in their territo He urged that the people of the rage district should have presentative in Washington to thwart any effort to place the divic ing line west of the mountain, when the question comes before Cong One reason why the people of the third district are reluctant to see the people of the first division get a sepa- ration is because it would throw the burden of supporting the second and fourth divisions almost completely upon the third division. This was disclosed by President Price of the chamber of commerce in Anchorage, who says: “I am opposed in every way to the division of the territory.” s the ion of | that | just division ska is in region ‘Western Alaska Opposed. So, that corner nearest to the United States feels that it is having | to support all the rest of the terri of which it is only a small frac- tional part. All of western Alaska is opposed because it needs support from the first district That the time is not yet come for a division of the territory was the majority opinion expressed at the Anchorage meeting of protest. Thomas A. Wade, as spokesman for those urging the new territory, said that if it is cut off that the capital | will doubtless be established at Anchorage, and therefore the people | of that community should fenl mon interest with the first district \ Arthur Frame. speaking for these ! tor. of the peapl Burden of Revenue. Mr. Price points out that the t torial budget report from 19 1923 shows the first and third divi- paying practically the entire revenue of the territory. He argues that should the first division be sepa- rated the burden of carrying the sec- ond and fourth divisions will thrust on the third. “The first division carries itself and would be ahead if it was cut off from the second and fourth,” he said. “Juneau expects big revenues from the timber resources. It is not afrald of the capital being mov it knows that this is not go! done until business demands” Nir. Pri was a bad policy to “tear down one city that might be built up,” referring to the sions opposed to the sepavation, suid the time is not ripe for such action. “The suggestion of a greater Anchorage at the expense of Juneau. Need of Timber Is Stressed; Decreasing Supply Explained HE United States must grow more timber or alter the entire plan of American | lite and industry This 1s the conclusion presented to the Senate f¢ try committee by the forestry program committer, which has been testifying for two days at | public hearings and which advocates a federal appropriation of 37,150,000 for forest acquisition, forest protec- tion, study and co-operation with the states. “The only practical solution is fed- eral leadership and co-operation with the states and timberland owner: members of the program committee insisted, looking toward continuous forest production, since this country cannot depend upon foreign sources of wood or wood pulp supply. The ap- propriation sought from the federal government, the Senate committee was told, cannot fairly be charsed to | the nation's expenses because it is really an investment in the future and permanent welfare of the country, or an Insurance on one of our greatest and most necessary natural resources. Center Nearing Pacific. Charles Lathrop Pack, president of the American Tree Association and one of the foremost forestation ad- vocates th the entire country, who is a member of the forest program com- mittee, summarized its findings after extensive study of the problem, and recommended them to “the keenest study of every business man in the country who is interested in the fu- ture welfare of the United States.” He | pointed out that the center of the lumber iIndustry is nearing the Pacific coagt, which means high freight rates and increased cost to every buyer of lumber in the centers of the greatest consumption. The forestry program committee is composed of leaders in co-related in- dustries, such as lumber manufactur- ers, newspaper publishers, paper- makers and business men, who have given the future wood supply long and earnest study. This committee's program as laid before the Senate committee alms finally at the establishment of 40 per sent of the ultimate forest area of £¢ | requirements into effect, and that a the United States under public ad- ministration, either for timber grow- | ing or the protection of watersheds. It secks to take aeccount of stock of existing resources and mark the way for their development in the future. Fire Prevention Need. The committee agreed that any sufficient plan wmust recognize the necessity of effective fire prevention | on public and private forest land.| It must include scientific utilization of forest products and forest planting | upon large areas of public land. Finally, the committee advised there must be a substantlal proportion of well distributed timber land under | public ownership for the growing of | classes of trees not produced in suf- | ficient quantity by private initiative. Seven points were set forth by the | committee for its ultimate program. It agreed that the essentlal require- | ments for the maintenance of forest productivity for each forest region should be determined; that suf-| ficient national appropriations should be made for expenditure in co-op- eration with the states to put such survey of timber resources and land classification should be made -to de- termine how much timber exists, how much is needed and how much can be grown. Provision should be made, it was decided, for extensive study of problems of timber growth and uti zation. Better methods of forest tax- ation should be devised and their adoption by the states fostered. Adminisration of Areax. Regarding public administration of forest areas, the program urges con- tinual building up of such areas through purchase, exchange and transfer from the public domain. This process would go on until 40 per cent of the area is under public control and permanently dedicated to timber growing. In this connection the com- mittee emphasizes the importance of proger distribution of public areas, pointing out that the present public- 1y controled 20 per cent isunbalahced, with 70 per cent of the forest areas (Continued on Third Page.) Che Sundwy 3 WASHINGTON, D. C Y. SUNDAY gl MORNING, NOVEMBER 25. 1923. THE PASSING SHOW IN POLITICS 0. MESSENGER. IDENT COOLIDGE is having a tussle with the “practical politicians.” Or, rather it should be said they are having it with him, as they are trying move him action and he won't act. They are urging him to declare himself a candidate for the presidential nomination so work can be started in his behalf in the states which have preferential presidential primaries. The candidacy of Senator Hiram W. Johnson. the threatened candidacy of Senator James E. Watson, with the expected appearance of some dark horses now out in the bush, suggest the necessity of the Presi- dent getting in the field in the primary states so that one of the other contestants for the nomination doesn’t run away with the dele- gation by sheer default sk * “What does the President to these suggestions?” one of the hard-boiled poli- ticians was asked. “Nothing. Just shakes his head “What was that story in ancient days up New England way,” another one put in. about the maiden who said, ‘John, why don't vou speak for yourself?’ “Looks to me as if it was about time for “Johu' to speak up.” K k% The President’s iriends explain that he is but following his fixed policy in political life. When he was presiding over the state senate of Massachusetts several years ago the lead- ers were looking about for potential candi- dates for the lieutenant governorship. Frank \W. Stearnes, the Boston merchant, who was then, he Mr. Coolidge's guide. philosopher and friend, urged him to an- nounce himself a candidate. Mr. Coolidge declined on the ground that cverything he did as presiding officer of the to to say as is now, headquarters here to boom him for the vice presidency he followed the same course and ordered headquarters closed.’ It is believed that his political followers in the preferential primary states will go over his head and put his name on the ballot, despite him, in those states which do not require the written as- sent of a candidate to his name going on. ok ok ok % Now, the politicians are speculating over what Senator James E. Watson of Indiana is going to do about throwing his hat into the ring. He is in Indiana at present, angd in his absence somebody started the story here that, in consequence of the entrance of Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California into the presidential nomination contest, he in- tended to enter himself. One dispatch from Indiana quoted him as saying he would do it to keep Senator Johnson from getting the delegates. Another had him saying that he would not do it in order to turn over the delegation to President Coolidge, but if he determined to ask Indiana’s support it would be for his own benefit as a candidate. Still later dispatches said he was hemming and hawing about whether “the water is fine” for coming in, or not; that he would talk it over with his friends and also see the Presi- dent about it. Politicians who know the President think that if Senator Watson asks him about it he will say, “Go as far as you like, Jim.” 5 * % * ¥ As to these various existing and expected candidacies the politicians who seek and forecast the nomination of President Cool- idge hold that it is a case of “the more, the merrier.” Wiliiam G. McAdoo is classed as having made a “clean-up” in South Dakota Henry Ford in the county proposal meetings last week, his supporters claiming a two-to- over Cherry, “and for McAdoo for the White House. Mr. Ford wants Muscle Shoals, and -1 intend to offer a resolution at the Pierre convention in December urging Congress #to let him have it.” * %k k ok Some of Mr. McAdoo’s backers are so jubilant over his prospects that they are now claiming he will go ‘into the convention with a clear majority of the delegates, and will only have to reach for the two-thirds. Whereupon from the opposition ranks comes the murmur, “Remember Baltimore and Champ Clark.” * ¥ % Kk Boss Murphy of Tammany Hall and his democratic conferees are still “taking the - waters” at French Lick, Ind., which, being in- terpreted, means in their case talking poli- tics. From French Lick comes the report that Mr. Murphy finds sentiment growing in favor of a near-wet plank in the democratic national platform next year. It will be re- called that on a previous visit Mr. Murphy had been severely sat upon by Thomas Tag- gart and other leaders for his proposed wet plank. Mr. Murphy, it is reported, says he is re- ceiving large numbers of telegrams and let- ters from democrats all over the country telling of a changed sentiment on the sub- ject, some of his correspondents declaring that they are dry, but are with him in this plan because “things are growing worse un- der the Volstead act.” That is the stock argument of the wets, reiterated upon every occasion. Old-line democrats here say that “taking the water. must have gone to Mr. Murphy's head and that there isn't the ghost of a show for a wet plank in the platiorm. N Movement toward a third party. with Henry Ford as its candidate, took form in senate might be misconstrued by as being influenced by his political He asserted it would “make a me legislative session. Later, aiter t ture had adjourned, he did come out as a candidate, and, ticians shook was too late, he won the nominat Ithough the pra very popular contestant In 1920 when his political iriends opened America’s Billion in Gold Is White Elephant, Says Gen. McRoberts, New York Banker H BY EDWARD MERICA has a billion dollars and ore in surplus gold, which is as much of a white | elephant her idle flect of ROBERTS, this white elephant foreign nations are riding and getting paid |for the privilege by the American | taxpayer. Building foreign trade is the only | profitable work this white elephant could do, and Uncle Sam has not been able vet to find a way t do it Lriphic was dr for by den MeRobe president of Mitro- politan Trust Company of Now York, | chairman of the finance committee of | Armour and Company of Chicago, and the man who, as commander-in-chief | of small arms production during the {war, was one of the trusted advisers |ar the American government during This pictmie which me Samuel that great crisis. America has got the major part of the world's gold. What s she going to | |do with it? That was the question I |asked Gen. McRoberts to answer for | [me. and he replied with a prompt- | {ness that showed it was a problem !to which he had aiready given | thought. But the general is that kind of man anyway. Born in Missouri, | educated in Kansas and winning his | business spurs in Chicago, he has the frank, outspoken manner which we regard as typical of the west. i Resting on Our Gold. “America has the gold, all right,"| {hp said. “She has a mountain of it that is serving very little good pur- against.” “How is that?” I asked. “It is rather a joke on us Ameri- cans,” replied the generul With a chuckle, “if reports are true. After the war some of the foreign govern- ments woke up to the fact that if they kept their gold reserves m this country they would be just as useful to them, and America would pay them interest for doing it. It is a mighty good scheme—for them.” “Well,” I queried, “what are we go ing to do about it?” “Get rid of our surplus gold by using it to build up our foreign trade,” responded Gen. McRoberts. “The future of America depends on how we develop our foreign com- merce, and our golden opportunity is right now. When the Ruhr contro- versy is settled and Europe gets back on a normal business basis, it will be more difficult. In the case of most manufactured articles we cannot compete with Europe. We are like a man living off his own fat at pres- ent. Our surplus gold is only serv- ing to bolster up an entively artifi- clal standard, as compared with the rest of the world. If it is to treated the same as our idle shipping it wHI follow the same course. It will be slowly dissipated and wasted with- out doing us any good. We are buoy- ed up now by a period of temporary prosperity, but whefi Europe returns to normal we will find the ehoe is on the: other foot." “Cannot this surplus gold be used )to advantage at home?” I asked. “Not without causing jnflation and their heads and declared the public ambitions. ess” of the he legisla- were necessary—by indorsing me.” tical poli- Mr. McAdoo's he Mr. Mc ion over a Henry rd for subsequent disaster, not realize that money is worth only what it represents in merchandise probably think that it is impossible for any one to have too much gold, but a natfon’s currency simply repre- All the gold we can use is what is necessary to redeem our currency at its face value. More than that is a surplus. If we use our billion dol- lars surplus as the basis for more | pose at present, except as a comfort- | currency or the expansion of credit | able place for foreign matisns to lean ane vote for Mr. McAdoo. who again tacitly admitted his candidacy—i, indeed, admission have conferred a great honor upon me by South U. S. G. Cherry of Sioux Falls, claims that doo beat He one instead of two-to-one vote. “I Muscle People who do | saving: “My iriends ple's Dakota manager. nry Ford by a four-to- based country for Mr. am Shoa said Gen. McRgberts Says: “Unele elephant in the form of a bil- Sam has a white lion dollars or more of surplus gold.” “Foreign nations are using this white elephant for joy rides the pays for his keep.” while American taxpayer “In the case of most manuf: tured articles we cannot compete with Europe.” “America must export capital and build up her foreign trade, for our future prosperity de- pends on our foreign commerce.” “The only way any nation grows great and powerful in commerce is through investing her surplus abroad. England showed us the way.” | we would have a disastrous infla- tion.” | “Just how can this in foreign trade?” “We should export the general, “and we have got to edu- surplus be used capital,” replied | sents the goods the nation produces. | cate the American people to the value of foreign investment."” “But foreigners do not want to bor- row money here”.1.suggested, “be- | cause they say we charge too high a rate of interest.” “That is only because our rates are Industrial Movies Are Given Impetus by The value of visual advertising, through industrial motion pictures, is hEIng given notable demonstration by the federal government. National organizations, principally manufacturers’ and similar business associations, which are planning to hold conventlons in the National Cap- ital during the coming year have been invited to see these industrial films and other educational motion pictures which have been produced by the bureau of mines and distrib- uted broadcast through the co-opera- tion of the Department of Commerce. Dr. Hubert Work, secretary of the Interfor, has personally written to nearly two score of these organiza- tions of business leaders who have made arrangements to come to ‘Washington for their annual con- ferences, inviting the delegates to set some tlme for a big “movie” show of the highest type of Indus- trial films in the auditorium of the Department of the Interior, which seats more than 4,000 persons. Thodse in charge of these conventions have been supplied with a list of the more than 300 films available, so that they may select the ones that might prove of the greatest Interest to their re- spective membersitips. he Washington Chamber of-Col Secretary Work merce and Board of Trade are co- operating with the Secretary of the Interior to make these business movie shows a big success and a regular feature of all business gath- erings here. During the last fiscal year these |industrial and other films produced in co-operation by the Departments of the Interior and Commerce, have been shown in all of the 48 states and Alaska, before 2,567 audiences, totaling more than 693,000 persons. The Bureau of Mines now has 301 sets of films in circulation which are’ valued at approximately $500,000 and are estimated to have been directly responsible in securing business that pald at least 100 times that amount besides creating a better “good will” and confidence in American manufac- tured goods and processes. During last year about 50 of these sets were shown in practically every foreign country by government officials of the highest rank and officials of for- eign technical assoclations. The demand on the government de- partment for its motion pictures has always greatly exceeded the number of copies available.. These 201 films, although they are valued at 2 half- million dollars, cost the United-States Omabha last week. independents from fiiteen states issued a call for a convention December 12 of Progressive planks are replacement of the federal res system by government-owned banks of is- government legal tender to be issued by the government on A meeting of radicals and he Peo- The principal rve Part ownership of railroads: the natural resources of the based on r domestic financial con- ditions, From the American stand- point th ¢ not higher than the glish are from the English standpoint. That, however, is the nubbin of the problem, and I con- fess I do not know just what is the solution. If we lowered our rates to meet foreign competition in the mat- ter of loans they would also have to be lowered for domestic purposes, yand that would mean inflation. To make a success of lending money abroad at the expense of inflation at home would, of e, he 00 costly a bargain.” The general wheeled around in his | chair and looked thoughtfully out @ the window “There is a way out and it has got to be found.” he said | “Our future prosperity depends on our foreign trade, and that must de- pend in turn in a large measure on how we invest our surplus abroad. It is the only way any country grows great and powerful in commerce. ]Enghnd has shown us the way, and we should learn from her” He whirled his chair round once more {and put a question on his own ac- | count. England’s Seeret. is the secret of England’s and the remarkable man- ner in which she shouldered the prin- cipal part of the financial burden of the war, and yet is today the most prosperous mation in Europe? It is simply because for generations, for centuries even, she has invested her surplus abroad. Two hundred years ago it was India and the other coun- tries of the orient. A hundred vears ago it was this country and later still the Argentine and other countries of South America. England poured her wealth into the United States when we, like most of the countries of Europe today, had no gold to speak about. Most of our early railroads were financed by English capital, and the same thing is true of ‘many other of our big industrial enterprises. English gold has found its way into half the countries of the world and created anchors for the home coun- try which held her safe through the most tremendous storm of her his- tory. “We have got to do tho same thing. Perhaps we cannot do it in quite the same way, but In some way it must be done, and now, if ever, is the time to begin. oW strength hat Egypt’s Unions Grow. Wage carners in Egypt are stead- ily being drawn into organized un- fons, mnotwithstanding that nine- tenths of the 13,000,000 inhabitants of that country are engaged in farm- ing. Strikes, seldom if ever heard of in Egypt before the World War, are now fairly frequent. At the begin- ning of the present year the trade unions had about 60,000 members, di- vided among several dozen organi- zations, including groups of printers and bank clerks. The latter were or- ganized in 1919 and number 1600, ‘Phe-Arst-bananas shipped to Lon- don could; tiot be sold-at any. price and were left to rot because nobody would gat them, B 1o | Society News FRANCO-BRITISH UNITY STILL FACES DANGERS Election of Liberals in England Pos- sible Hazard—Nationalism Grows in BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN. NTO the caldron of politics the des- tinies of at least three European nations were cast during the past week. In England the statesmen of the realm are going about the business of convineing the people that England's future rests upon definite espousal of certain European courses. Upon final determination depends in large meas- ure just how far England will go in striving to counteract ill effects of past policies which have permitted France to gain ascendancy upon the continent. In Germany, Chancellor Stresemann was overthrown with political lines drawn pretty tightly to both the right | and the left, indicating continued civil turmoil until it is pretty defi- nitely established whether the social- s or the nationalists and mon- rchists are to control the destinies of the nation or whether the republic is to survive. In France, Premier Polncare, no longer dwelling upon reparation pay- ments for Germany, but predicating the stand of the French govern- [ment upon determined effort to main- tain the safety of France against future Germanic incursion, and de- termination to remain upon the left bank of the Rhine and in the Ruhr for this purpose, won a vote of con- | fidence. Anything May Happen. Anything may happen as the result of political trends, but it is believed certain that the next two months will ce a strong development of national- istic feeling and effort in such as may bring serious challenge to French purpose. And this, despite the apparent close working agr ment effected during the past week between the French and English in the dispatch of notes to the German government on the questions of the interallied military control commis- | sion and the presence of the former crown prince in Germany. In view of the recent entente cor- diale in the council of ambassadors, where, after uch negotiation, the allies united in common purpose, Poincare modifving hi; tand more in accordance with that of Great Brit. ain, who refused to threaten sanction against Germany, conjecture in gard to England's future position is interesting, even though it may in large measure be futile. In the English -political campaign today there is marked cleavage be- tween the two most important groups, the liberals and conservatives, most- 1y, however, upon domestic issues. Premier Stanley Baldwin is commit- ted to a tariff and mainly upen this | issue the results of the mpaign rest But in the campaign the for- eign policies of recent British gov- ernments are entering more largely and undoubtedly will be lurking In the minds of the British voters when they cast their ballots for or against the present regime. Premier Bald- win has committed himself to the preservation of British interest upon the continent, but notwithstanding this the people feel, and the prer political enemies continue to averw, Ty complacen s permitted ain the The largest s rrased inst premier is Lloyd George working co- operatively with former FPremier Asquith in liberal ranks. They & sail the government both in domestic issues and foreign. It is an estab- lished fact that should the liberals win at the polls there will be a strengthening of Britain's demands upon France against continued co- ercive measures against Germany, which, they believe, are leading to complete German downfall with con- sequent loss of hope of ever rev ing. This to FEngland means dis- rous results from a commercial apot i Should Premier Baldwin be returned | the Lloyd George liberals in t that England's continental interests will be bartered aw Baldwin con- servatives counter that, in preserv tion of the entente, England in reality has worked for continental progress and better order, particular- 1y now that the French have shown a measure of resiliency in govern- mental policies. Stand Being Determined. But, whatever be the arguments on either side, it is definitely recognized that Britain's future stand in con- tinental affairs is being largely de- termined In the campaign, and should the liberals with their demands of more determined foreign policy be returned, then any agreements or understandings that may have been effected recently will be futile if they do not embrace French con- sultation of the British viewpoint. But that the British would go up against a stone wall is indicated by the ready response of the French chamber in a vote of confidence to Poincare embracing as it did perpet- uation of the past firm French stand- point. Curiously enough, at the same juncture, is the statement of the London Times, supposedly reflecting the British viewpoint, wnen 1t says: “France has had her way. Her curiously systematic and coldly loglcal effort is mearing its goal. A new political’ and economic _entity is making its appearance in Europe molded and dominated by France. A new Europe is being shaped at our doors. What really matters in the coming election is the position the British empire is to occupy in the rapidly changing world—a world that has broken loose from all accepted standards.” ~ As may be surmised, it remains very much of a question as to whether the present peaceful waters can remain unruffied should there be elected a liberal government in Britain, com« upper the matters nistic 1 future | England | | point. Germany. | mitted to the extension of British | Influence and most certainly amelio= | rative in regard to Ger- | man The German hope. will measures situation holds little Undoubtedly President Ebert pick some Germ statesmen with the hope of his being able to form a government that ecan with- stand the political tides within Ger- many but it practically certain that if he should fail to do so, the next chaneellor will be supplanted by la government more in accordance with the views of the socialists or the nationalists or monarchists. It is be- leved the influence of the re public is meeting its greatest and possibly final test before political aliznments force some new chan; in the scheme of things. In recent weeks before the over- throw of Stresemann, which came during the latter part of the week there has been serious talk of plac- ing the reich in the hands of a dic- tatorial directorate or a military dic- tator, out and out. Naturally there has been some hesitancy in regard to such a move, but if It becomes increasingly plain that a representa- tive form of rule cannot withstand ; tien something concrete rmined must be accomplish is to e saved from complete disorganization. Party Feud Stronger. is general The feud between the socialists and communists on the one hand and the monarchical influe the other has reached a point where something must come from the present align- ments, The sociali: and commu- nists insist that the reich must be con- trolled by them, and 4n the applica- tion of socialist panaceas undoubt- edly would place into practice meas- ures which eventually would infringe upon policies held absolutely essen- tial to the nation by the national- ists and monarchists. The monareh- ists, stung by what they term social- ist-made German chuos, ins that there must be seated a strong gov- ernment b the mili which sh srder within C - many and at the same time bring to bear strong resistance to French at tempts to completely denude Germany of her economic and financial strength, not to speak of separation of the Rhineland and the Ruhr, Natlonal Influence Grows. If there is a preponderant influence today in Germany, it is that of the nationalists. Everywhere the people are becoming more nd more im- pre d with monarchist view- Possibly the miost graph trend backed 11 resto! ry to illustr toward a spirit was giv mann thr Germanie of nation by Chancellor Stres ediately after his over- W in the reichs He declared: 1 was in the cater the other night and every t band played a military march the people applaud- ed. You know why? It was in pro- test against interference of foreign- ers in home affairs of Germany—a protest against the abolition of mili- tary You nnot remove« sed traditions of show imi service. ment 1 ore than a cent £ Throughout L S any measy expression t ot hat will permit erman determination to preserve their nation. It, of course, remains to be seen what any new government can do in attempting to readjust conditions. That the- republic will fight to the last ditch to preserve it- self is graphically illustrited by the action of Gen. von Seeckt, reichswehr commander-in-chief and military dice tator, disbanding not only the com= munist party, but preventing activi- tles of the nationalists representins monarchi, ideas. Hitlerites like wise are under the ban But, in view of the monarchical tendencies reichswehr itself. it much a question reich depend loyalty from the only ization it has to impress upon the people of Germs freer infiRration of the remains very s to how long the upon full-fledged military organ- its edicts y at large into may Rain Insurance Grow The old-fashioned umbrella, a nui- sance to carry, especially when a gust of wind is apt to turn it inside out most inopportunely, is giving way to a “mere scrap of paper” as a safeguard and protection against the proverbial “rainy day."” Now comes the United States weathér bureau co-operating with private busi- ness enterprise in making rain insur- ance the modern vogue, vice the um- brella. Many insurance companies have been working on the question of the risk involved in insuring entertainments such as fairs, fashion shows, ball games, balloon races, stock exhibits, ete., against poor gate receipts because of rainy weather, U. S. Hates Hypocrisy. America has no hate in her heart though this cannot truthfully be said of some nations across the seas. America will aid the starving chil dren and women of Germany. Amer- fca will push wide open the gat: which others might close and give out of the goodness of her great heart to those who are suffering and In want America will follow in His footsteps there and bestow her gifts of lif. sustenance. Hate! America knows no hate to hate hypocrisy or anything that is akin to it. America never fails to hear the call of merey; America hears it now—and this is why she is going to help save the starving of war-torn Germany just as she has helped save countless others in other lande.— Marion Dalily Star,