Evening Star Newspaper, October 30, 1924, Page 3

. ATTACK ON TARIFF -~ VOICED BY DAVIS Declares Republican Rates | Benefit Few at Expense { of Entire Public. By the Associated Press. W YORK, October 30.—The third Statement of the serfe epared by John W. Davis, Democ ndidate for President. for the purpos ming up outstanding campaign was made public today. It fined exclusively to a discussion of the ordney-McCumber tariff bill, which the candidate has declared will be rewr lected and is &iven of a Democratic Congress. In renewing schedules that he h; iis promise for lower Davis made it clear d no resentment to- yward Jeg siness fairly con- @ucted, but wonld “withdraw the invi: tation extended in the form of exorbi tant rates of duty, to profit through monopolistic control of production, mark and prices."” blic Must Pa The statement follows, in part: *1 believe that the Fordrey-Mec- Cumber bill is bitterly wrong. Those who profit by it are enjoying an un- just exaction. The owners of a few indusiries may enjoy undue prosper- ity, but the public at large must pay the bill I do not believe that there can be permanent prosperity unless our system of taxation both direct and indirect is for the benefit ©f all the people and not for a favored few. “The Wordney-McCumber bill wa Both a fence and an offense. It was a fence asainst normal trade with other nations nd it was a grievous ainst every consumer in the . and especially a s ‘who were left ou the scope of its apparent enefits. It might have been appropriately en- titled ‘An act to obstruct our foreign commerce, to increase the prices of what the farmer buys, and to reduce the price of what he sells.’ Democratic Tariff Bill. “The Democratic Underwood-Sim- mons bill was the only tariff since the Civil War to be passed without suspicion of unfairness or partiality. Under it industry flourished and em- ployment grew. The country enjoyed an era of prosperity unexcelled in all its history. There were 14 per cent more men employed in August, 1914, under the Underwood tariff tharn there wére employed in July, 1924, under the Fordney bill. “The Fordney-McCumber act has inflicted hardship and sacrifice upon all the people of the United Sthtes, and has made the burden heaviest for those least able to bear it Pledged to Maintain. “Tt is this law that the Republican administration pledged itself to main- tain. The Democratic party proposes to reform the tariff by revising down- ward the existing duties to a truly competitive basis, and by eliminating all favoritism and the evils that flow from it. “We do mot propose any and vindictive gratify poli antagonism. competition stimulate monopoly. or impri ment, « =2 ruthless slashing of rates to al animosities or class We propose to permit effective enough to enterprise, to prevent and to discourage obsolete al pro s and equip- had management, indolence, te and neglect. Ve have no resentment, but only friendliness, toward legitimate busi- mess fairly conducted; but we do not intend to_w the iavitation __ SPECIAL KOTICES penaity. NO-KOL HEA b W TN Addiess Box ki ___30° AND REFIN- made to order: willow FURNITU I ished: special furnit and reed furuituie fi sired: alw L (%0 r service. Room [Have dircy zinal colors at your $3.00. 20 years exper- les Co., 608 F . E_ALL D ut in Arstclass order, with nure. | F. A, HERRE! Ul ELL, Dianted Fieh soil and o BT TR ————— s onions TANTED TOTARTY €.. to Philadelph! ew ork agten D 7 OLD SILVER GET We nas considerably more _— clsewhere. W, our prices ou monds ntigue Enclish and EFFIELD PLATING TOADS OR TART LOADS 0 tire to and from New York, Phfiadelpria altimore: al moving. GEORGE it _Tel._Fr. 8531, 308 25 Conn Mutual held at 1 Johinson. ociation will be oftice of It Harrison | st ww., -y oy 00 Mouday, rd_series will be re- . Walter Stephenson, hours, 9 a.m. to 5 . except Saturday o hares. $1 per month. $200 will be loaned for 2 per month, or §1 §io per monih on approved Fr = he association 1% under the supervision of the Comptroller of the Curreney. 1o ion of JOSEPH GOLDENRERG, President. 3. 3. DERMODY, Secretary. Every Man Should Vote * Autois the score, vote us_their favorite Amto Re- pair house. Good work tells. R. McReynolds & Son ki, o oo ot T Think of the Roof 7 —new. We make roofs leakproot and are ready to serve you. ]RONCLAD Rooflng 1121 5th n.w. Company Phone Main 14 Free Plans & Estimates, Homes, _storex, garages, alterations pairs. Harris, 1010 F st. n.w. Frank. I We Have Your WINDOW FRAMES Ready for Delivery. FRANK LIBBEY & CO., 6th AND NEW YORK AVE. Main_1223. Let Us Estimate n year printing needs. The Milli Dolles Criting Piant. -~ The Naztlional Capital Press D st re. ~—is always executed here. HMIGH GRADE, BUT NOT HIGH PRICED. BYRON S. ADAMS, ZBAIES ? 512 11th St. TSN, PR . BT . - TN e Protec-Tin Roof Paint ‘The unfailing durability and rust-resist- ing quality of this grand old roof paint ‘warrants its selection over common coat- 4 ings. Let us apply it. Phone Main S3R KOONS Eoorixe COMPANY 119 3rd St 8,W, tor _de- | i i extended in the form of exorbitant rates of duty to profit through mo- nopolistic control of production, mar- | kets and prices.” Mr. Davis remained at his home in Locust Valley today resting in prep- aration for a tour of Long Island tonight. Three speeches were sched- uled— Makes Direct Attacks. President Coolidge and Secretary Hughes were singled out Iast night for a direct attack by Mr. Davis when he answered speeches delivered by them last Thursday and pointedly replied to definitions they gave of the administration’s foreign policy. Speaking at the Academy of Music, Brooklyn, Mr. Davis declared h would replace “sporadic, exceptional and casual” international conferences with “a system of organic, regular and periodic conferences, whose com- ing together will not depend upon the passing whim of any nation, but which will be a part of the ordéred life of the world “This is a vital question,” Mr. Davis f far greater consequence than any matter of machinery or the language of any particular covenant. It marks the whole difference be- tween the old world with its dreary record of appalling disasters and the new world with its promise of a bet- ter day “And to this coming change, which will separate the future from the past,” Mr. Davis added, “the Presi- dent is obviously blind or deliberate 1y hostile.” Reads From Speeches. The candidate read numerous ex- cerpts from the addr es of Dresi- dent Coolidge and Secretary Hughes. The President's statement that we Ppropose to continue our efforts to pro- mote international justice under in ternational law, throu; atiol conferences, advancing wards the goal of outlawing sive " was analyzed in this way “To call such a statement ‘well de- fined’ is to make mockery of the Eng- lish language, Just such a statement might have been made by any natiol in all the globe at any time within the last 1,000 vears. As a lamp for the 20th century it throws little light upon the pathwa i ecretary Hu, “defense” of the Washington arms conference was re- plied to by Mr. Davis, explaining that it had never been his intention to “be- little” the conference, but rather to clear the public mind of the gross ex- aggeration with which political ardor has intentionally surrounded its re- sults. Treaties Not in Effect. “Surely Mr. Hughes must know," the candidate added at this point, “that of the four major treaties which it gave birth, those which deal with the use of submarines and nox- ious gasses in warfare and with ter ritorial integrity in China and the open door are not yet in effect be- cause of the failure to this date of France to ratify the same.” Mr. Davis called attention to the naval treaty, pointing out in that connection that “our present Aaval ration with reference to Great Britain has been stated by the Secretary of the Navy himself to be no better than that of four to five, while other naval experts insist that it is no bett, than two or two and one-half to five. Effect of Conference. “Whatever may rightfully be said in praise of the Washington confer- ence as a beginning,” Mr. Davis said, “it is impossible to escape the con- clusion that if we are to go no further it will constitute a most unfortunate endigg. If the peace of the world is {to rest in the future as it has done in the past upon force, if each nation is to rely for protection upon its weight of armament, then as a result of this Washington conference our se- curity has been made unquestionably less secure. Unless we are willing to press on and lend our aid to the cause of general disarmaments and the upbuilding of world opinion and international arbitrament as a sub- stitue for force, it might well have been better for us had we never made this initial advance. “Hardly less happy is the secretary when he comes to interpret the mean- ing of the Democratic platform on the subject of international relations and the league. Having in mind previous efforts on his part in the interpreta- O L ey i@ | . E MILK BABIES " [ ' N “ Prhbbdd bbb d bbb dob b T 1 1 o Nursery MilK _is Safe ‘or babie! not only because it is highly rated by the Health Department, but because it practically identical to the nutritive bal- ance of mothers' milk—in both the percentage of butter- fat and the size of the butterfat glob- “le!. It is thss charac- teristic, peculiar to Wise Brothers' Nurs- ery Milk, that as- sures its easy diges- tion and assimilation by infants; likewise, the principal reason why so many parents and physicians se- lect and recommend it. Phone Your Order— THE EVE MYSTERY GAS KILLS FIFTH MAN AFTER NEW. Only 10 of 45 Men in Standard Oil Plant Have Failed to Show Symptoms of Loss of Reason—U. S. Experts to Act to Save 33 Affected. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 30.—A fifth im of the mysterious gas poison- ing in the research laboratory of the andard Oil Company of New Jersey Bayway, N, J., died+in a hospital here today. 5 Herbert Fuson, 29 years old, of | Blizabeth, was the latest victim. Be- fore his death he had to be placed in a strait-jacket. The last three victims have died at approximately the same hour on three successive mornings, all of them be- coming violent before death. Eleven additional men Suffering from the strange poisoning were brought to the hospital last night, bringing the total number of men af- fected to date to 33. Only 10 of the 45 workers in the research laboratory at the Bayway plant of the Standard Oil Company have failed to show symptons of loss tion of party ‘platforms, gne may ‘be pardoned a certain skepticism his skill as an interpreter. It was in 4920 that Mr. Hughes and other dis- tinguished Republicans took upon themselves the burden of assuring the country that the Republican platform meant something. Subsequent history has shown that at least to those who took office under it, that meant nothing at all. Now he tells us that the Democratic platform for 1924 means nothing. Can one be sur- prised if he is wrong again? Purpose in Platform. “If he will spend the necessary time to reread the Democratic plat- form he will find there a declared purpose to lift, if possible, the great question of America’s relation to the League of Nations out of the qua mire of party politics and to give the American people a chance for its consideration free from the unrelated contentions of a political campaign. “There may be those who for fancied political advantage, would oppose this purpose, but most Americans, I be- lieve, whether friends or foes of the league itself, regret that it became the sport of partisanship, and are eager to raise the question from that plane. No true friend of the league wishes to have the United States en- trickery or evasion, neither by ide door, nor back door, but, if at all, publicly, firmly, in a manner compatible with the dignity of the United States and its standing in the world. They have the promise of the Democratic party to this effect and an assurance that, pending the com- ing of that day, we will officially participate in any conference called to deal with world affairs.” Referring to another statement con tained in the President's address ex- plaining that the Administration had bstained from joining the League of ations “mainly for the purpose of avoiding political entanglements and committing ourselves to the assump- tion of the obligations of others.” Mr. Davis said: Has Closed His Mind. “Presumably the President meant to intimate that we not only have abstained but will continue to ab from the League of Nations; having closed the incident, he closed his mind and his memory well, since otherwise he woula recall that even were the United States a member, it could be com- mitted to no entanglement or as- sumption of the obligations of others without its affirmative vote and con- sent. If we abstained mainly for the reasons assigned by the President, it would be interesting to know what other reasons are in his mind, which support these fhain conslderations. cannot be his belief in the platform | TAR, WASHINGTON. REMEDY FAILS of reason to date, it was learned today. Annountement by doctors at the hospital that an antidote had been discovered for the gas brought hope to the familiessof the sufferers, whose alarm earler In the day had been heightened by the death of William Kresge, 29. Dr. Maximin Touart was given credit for. the discovery, which was said to involve the injection of hyposulphite of soda into the veins of the sufferers. Tt was believed that the antidote would save the life of Fuson, who w: near death when the treatment was given him, but who showed signs of improvement afterward. That the Federal Government will take a hand in the investigation was revealed by an announcement that experts of the Bureau of Mines will arrive this morning to study the na- ture of the gas. fiction that the election of 1920 was lecisive of the question, for this he Limself was prompt to disavow be- fore that year had closed. Perhaps they are of the same indefinible character as those that have inftu- enced his Secretary of State to andon his position 8o boldly as- umed in the famous manifesto ot the Thirty-One prior to the election under which Mr. Coolidge holds his office. Effect of the Treaties. “The second proposition is the statement that ‘under our constitu- tion we cannot, by treaty, pledge or limit the future action of the con- gre This is news indeed, and if true the nations of the world may well hesitate before entering into any agreement with the American Gov- ernment. The Washington confer- ence, which the President praises 80 highly, agreed that we would not tify the islands of the Pacific, and t we would not increase our ton- nage in capital battleships beyond a stated figure. Are we to be told now that these agreements did not in any way ‘pledge or limit the future action of ‘the Congress” If so, why were they entered into and what did the Washington conference accomplish if these agreements were nothing more than an exchange of polite notes? We have, by way of further illus- tration, treaties of trade and com- merce with nearly all the civilized nations of the world, agreeing not to discriminate against one in favor of the other. Have these treaties no binding effect upon future cen- gresses? “Is it true, then, that alone among the nations of the world the United States can make no covenant relating to the future, and that the hundreds of treaties we have made are but scraps of paper? “If so, we are in truth the most impotent of nations.” The President's comments upon the World Court were challenged by Mr. Davis, who then turned to the an- nouncement made by the Chief Execu- tive regarding the commitment of the administration “to the policy of inter- national conferences as specific occa- sions arise.” “Evidently with realizing,” Mr. Davis said, “the President approaches here the heart of the great problem that lies before the civilized world. pescPainting--Paperhanging =10z Homes, Clubs, Schools, Office Buildings, Apartment Houses : Harry W. Taylor 2333 18th St. N.W., Col. 1077 Shorthand, Typing, Spelling $6. —Per month, Tuesday and Thursday, late afternoon Individual Instruction only, so that yYou may spend all of your time on one subject or early evening. or progress as rapidly or part of Gregg Manual, beginning or review. charge unless you are entirely satisfied 50 slowly as you wish. Any No ST Columbia Park Homes Special Value Dunigan Built B o B dbbdbd bbb bbbttt bbbbddddiddb bbb ddd b ittt db bbb bbb bbb bbb bbb dddodddddd T il I TS Six Large Rooms Modern Bath Extra Large Porches Deep Lots to Alley Inspect Them at Once’ Nearly All Sold 8th and Ingraham Sts. N.W. Open daily and even- in; for inspection until 9 P.M. Take 14th St. ‘car marked Takoma to 8th and Kennedy Sts., or 9th St. car to Ingra- ~ ham St., walk east two “blocks to houses. DN C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30 That question is no less than this: Shall international conferences con- tinue to be sporadic, exceptional and casual In the intercourse of nations, or shall they be a part of the regular, systematic, organized, day-to-day life of the ‘world? Sporadic conferences have been resorted to as far back as history rugis. There is nothing new or promising or hopeful in the offer to continue them. It was the failure to procure just such a conference that broke down the efforts of Sir Ed- ward Grey to avert the coming of a great war in July, 1914, No Promise From Past. “There is no promise from the past in continuing this system and no as- surance for the fufure. Indeed, all the lessons of “history teach its fu- tility. It is the ambition of all for- ward-looking men to substitute in its place a system of organlc, regular and periodic conferences, whose com- ing together will not depend upon the passing whim of any nation. but which will be part of the ordered life of the world.” In turning to the statement of Mr. Coolidge that he favored constitution- al “covenants which would look to the outlawing of aggressive war,” Mr. Davis said “here again definition has run mad.” “What is aggressive asked. “What are ‘constitutional covenants' to outlaw it? Has the President any definition to give of those wars which should be outlawed as distinet from those which are not? Where would he draw the line be- tween defense and aggression. What nation ¢an he point to that has ever nfessed to the waging of an ‘ag- ve’ war? “Would he be willing to accept the protocol just proposed at Geneva, which makes the test of aggression the unwillingnkss of a belligerent to submit to preliminary inquiry or ar- bitration? What does he propose to add, if anything, to the 30 or more treaties, negotiated by Mr. Bryan, as Secretary of State, which had this end in view? How would he square his theory with his egrlier declaration that we cannot by ‘treaty pledge or limit the future action of a Congre If the Congress of the United States having the sole power to declare war, cannot be pledged or limited, as he says, by any treaty, how will it fit his point of view to divide wars into slasses, limiting Congress as to some, but leaving it free as to others? Will the President tell us in what manner he proposes to effect his outlawry? Under Ban of Law. “To ‘outlaw’ any course of conduct means to put it under the ban of some existing law. Where is this law to be built up? How are we to at- tain it except by international agree- ment? How are these agreements to be regarded if they do not bind thel nations who make them? How does the President propose to retain the absolute and unfettered discretion of Congress in the face of a recognized war?” he FLAT TIRE? MAIN 500 1924 international law? Does he think he can ride two horses at the same time in_different directions, or will he not admit, with the same candid con- sideration that he invokes for. him- self, that the” time must: come when the United States cannot comntinue her pretense of isolation, but must participate Wwith other nations in maintaining a common council of mankind? “A candid consideration addressed to the President's final summary shows the utter barrenness and fu- tility of the pretense that we have a ‘well-defined foreign policy’; unless, indeed. that policy s one of pure ne- gotlation. It is reassuring to be told that ‘we have maintained-our ancient traditions; This has a fine, com- pelling flavor, but the tradition of moral leadership can hardly have been among those in the President's mind.” In conclusion Mr. Davis mentioned references made by President Cool- idge and Secretary Hughes In ad- dresses delivered last Thursday re- lating to tariff, agriculture, the bituminous coal industry, industrial peace, business, commerce and other general subjects. “The truth is never left without witnesses,” Mr. Davis said. “The public mind works slowly; it can be trusted soon or late to welgh ex- travagant claims and extravagant detraction at their proper worth, The facts will speak. Thelr only im- pediment is time.” GEN. HOWZE HONORED. Is Guest of War Department on Visit to Mexico. CO CITY, October 30.—Maj. Gen. Robert Lee Howse, U. S. A., com- manding the El Paso district, who is here on a leave of absence, was the guest of honor at a banquet given last evening by the War Department. In the afternoon he was entertained at Chapultepec Castle, where Senora Obregon, wife of the President, gave a tea in his honor. FOR RENT LARGE STORE | UPPER 14th St.| One Square From Park Road VACANT Very Reasonable Rent Splendid location for delica- tessen, lunchroom, chain store, grocery or meat market. For Details Consult B.F. SAUL CO. 1412 Eye St. N.W. Main 2100 For New Prices on We Stand As Advisors and Authorities On Real Estate Matters We furnish our clients with the most reliable and dependable information that long and sifccessful ex- perience can give. To buy or sell what you want at the price it should corimand, you should get authentic information in re- gard to the latest market va lues. It will pay you to consult us. N. L. SANSBURY (CO., Inc. “Everything in Real Estate” 1418 Eye St. N.W. Phone Main 5904-5 Members Washington Real Estate Board s your health worth to :;you? For Clear Skin, Clear Eye and Clear Head Read Proper Fuel for the Human Engine - Around. the Clock With Calvin Coolidge The 100% Girl My Life and Diet, by The Body Beautiful 19 other stories NOVE ysical Culture! Now o sale at Upton Sinclair : and and articles in MBER all newéstaqdé OLD bUTC For Friday and Saturday l A Little of Everything A Little Better At a Little Less Big Special in Fresh Picnics . . . Ib., 16c¢ Very Sn:-ll Sizes—From 2c to 3c Under the Wholesale Price Swift’s Sugar Cured SmokedHams . . . lb., 20c All Sizes—Small, Medium, Large Another Big Lamb Special Leg of Lamb . . . Ib.,29c Loin Chops . . Ib., 38¢ Rib Chops . . Ib., 35¢ Shoulder Roast Ib., 16¢ Breast . . Ib., 9¢ Fresh Hams . . . Ib., 21c Small, Medium, Large—Ho6me Dressed |Steaks . . . . . . Ib.,35¢c Sirloin—Porterhouse—Top Round Spring Chickens . . lb.;37¢ Strictly Fresh Killed—The Lowest Price in over a Year Veal Shoulder . Ib., 18¢ Ib., 17¢ Spareribs, fresh . qt., 10c Ib., 40c Eggs, they are fresh, doz., 47¢ PorkPudding . . . Ib., 15¢ Pork Links . . Ib., 29¢ Scrapple . . . Ib., 15¢ Fish . . Ib., 22¢ Cod—Croakers—Butterfish—Trout. 23c Concord Grapes, Z% 25¢ Sauerkraut . . . Fine New York Pack Butter Basket, Sweet Potatoes . 7 lbs., e 3f9r25c California Oranges, doz., 35¢ {Cabbage . Ib., 2¢ Yellow Onions . . 6lbs., 19¢ Spinach . . . . 7 3lbs.,25¢ Dates—Figs—Pomegranates—Mushrooms—Endives Honey—Pumpkins GROCERY SPECIALS Perfetto Cakes, 3 pkgs., 12V:c Three flavors. The tin container—the airtight wrap- ping will keep them indefinitely. At this price you should buy them by the dozen. Brownedge Wafers . lb., 22¢ Only one trouble with these cakes—we don't see how, once you try them, we will be able to sell other varieties. Imagine the finest Vanilla Wafer you ever ate, improved ten times—that’s a “Brownedge.” Purepack Deviled Meat,.:.10c \PuritySalt . . . 3pkgs.,25¢ Comet Rice . . . pkg., 10c Your Biggest Rice Value VanCamp’sMilk . . can,9c 5¢ atches . . . . 3boxes, 5c Sugar . . . . . 10lbs.,73¢ With Other G Purchases Amounting ta $1.00, . L i . 10 lbs., 77¢c. g g A Grapefruit . .