Evening Star Newspaper, February 16, 1930, Page 4

T DISTRICT'S PLIGHT HELD UN-AMERICAN Miss “Jessie Dell, in Radio Address;” Makes Strong Plea for Representation. A strong ples for s voice in tional Governmemt for citisens District of Columbia was made by Miss Jessie Dell of the United States Civil Service Commission in a radio sddress broadcast from Station WMAL Jast night. x‘spelkmg from the viewpoint of a woman whose understanding of the is- sue has been sharpened by the long struggle for woman's suffrage, Miss Dell was emphatic in her condemnation of the ‘Ne~ | of the H ! ASSAILS LACK | the form of government which imposes | all the duties of citizenship on a peo- | ple, but denies them the rights that are corollaries to those duties according to all fundamental American principles. Conditions under which residents of the District live are “unjust and un- American,” the speaker asserted, and are “difficult if not impossible” to ex- lain. B Miss Dell spoke as follows: “The privilege of voting and of hav- ing a voice in legislation through rep- | resentatives is probably more keenly ap- preciated - by diaem . than by men. Verdant still is the memory of those days when we as women were forced to fight every inch of the way in the strug- gle for woman suffrage. Fair play, jus- wee and true Americanism were al on .our side, but it took years of per- sistent effort before winring covets ed privilege of casting our as the political equal of men and as Amer- ican citizens. Because of outr own ex- periénce, perhaps we can better under- stand the plight of the peopls of the District of Columbia and their desire to become enfranchised, with a “velce in making the laws that shall govern not only the District itself, but the Na- tion as well. Plight Difficult to Explain. *1t is ‘difficult, if not impossible, to ve any reasonable explanation of the act that in a Nation of more than 100,000,000 people, whose forefathers paid so dearly for the privilege of rep- resentative self-government. one little segment of that Nation, with approxi- mate] one-half - million population, shnulgh singled out for deprivation of the privilege of that legislative repre- sentation which is the inherent birth- right of eévery American citizen. The injustice thus foisted upon them “is aggravated beyond what any American should be for¢ed to endure when it is decreed that ‘while the privil i of citigenship ‘are den! the i~ entails, in- Shviing. taration nd duty, are clu Y, imposed.” The of the District of Columbia - are ‘upon to support the Government of the United States and obey its laws in the same degree and mannet as are the people of any State in the Union. yet they have no part in-shaping the policies of that Government, nor voice in _making the laws which govern them. This does not and cannct square with the funda- mental principles upon which the Re- public was founded, and by ch it must endure, if endure it shall. “It is_true the Constitution of the United States gives to the Congress power of exclusive legislation over the District,~and no one has sny wish to deprive the ‘Congress of that power. It is not to form proposed to change the of local govergment in the District. “We @6 not advocate- the raising of the District to the status of a State, and citizens to a standing before the courts of the Nation, equal, at least, to that which is accorded to citizens of foreign countries. The President appoints the Commissioners who are the heads of | the local government in the District, yet not one vote from a citizen of Lhe District can be cast for the President. ‘The people of the District sit still and see who the rest” of the country shall elect as President, mayor and city council—for the President is the three | in one. Is this & government ‘by the ' consent of the governed,” or does that phrase as it occurs in the Constitution apply only outside the District of Co- lumbia? “Is it possible that the founders of this great Nation intended this discrim- ination against tieir own descendants ‘who of choice of necessity must’ teside’ at the seat of government? When the Boston tea party the patriots lu‘ttu-etc&mm‘e - ?‘hhfllfi berty peop! ontgomery County, Md;, of which the District of Columbia was then a part, helped in the formation of companies of soldiers who were the first from the Seuth to reach Massachusetts and the common of curse of taxation witheut representa- Heritage Is Taken Away. “Descendants of those heroes reside | affairs. in the Distriet, but their heritage of Tepresentative government has been en away from them. They are Americans, yes: but they are impotent, ! helnless and voiceless in their govern- ment. “In the Congressional Record of April 13, 1918, may be found the proceedin in connection with the official u:cepg ance of the ‘American’s Creed.” to read that creed and see how it fits in with the Washingtonian's condition: “‘T believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose Just powers are derived from the con- sent of the governed: a demoeracy in a republic; a spvereign Nation of many ;-‘l;t:: sacrificed ‘their lives and for- “‘I, therefore, believe it my duty to my country to love jt, to support its Constitution, to obey its laws, to re- spect its flag, and to defend it against all enemies. Government Not by District. “The doctrines incorporated in this creed are derived from the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the national anthem, the statutes of the United States and the utterances of Danie] Webster, Abraham Lincoln and Edward Everett Hale. No better sources can be found which could express the ideals of this Republic. Yet the gov- ernment in the District of Columbia is only for the people, not of or by them; their consent to the government is im- material and not asked; there is no democracy and no equality with the rest of the Union despite the fact that among those American patriots who sacrificed their lives and fortunes for the establishment of freedom, equality, Justice and the ances- reed. On this. common meets with the people of the whole Nation. It is his duty to love his country, to support its Constitution, to obey its laws, to respect its flag and to defend it against all enemies. eight_years of s | ook, Teft the to pay as much for the same n”un-wuu,nnnk I want | kng THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, OF VOTE HERE MISS JESSIE DELL. this existed in the Colonial days, our forefathers went to war. Should not the fruits of their victory be enjoyed every American citizen, including 'bll’ resident in the Distriet of Colum- Military Record Is Cited. “In every national war. the . District has sent its sons to the field of battle to fight and die for their country. In the trouble on the Mexican border the District sent more than its quota. In the World War the District sent 8314 volunteers into the Army, Navy and Marine Corps. The number inducted lnI: the Army during tgeu !:rat and sec- on was 9,631, making a District in ations S e e £ lense al 3 tary mlm of enlistments sition which the vol bear to the total numl and fnductions was greater for the Dis- trict of Columbia than for every State of the Union except five. They went by the thousands to offer up their lives if need be, yet they had no representa- tion in councils determined that war should be. with the basic principle that insepa- rably couples military services with rep- resgntation? = Aaldchtn,m df;he purely local consider- ations which demand representation Congress and votes in the .electoral college, there is a broader principle in- volved wkich merits our attention. The opportunity for national service.as dis- tinguished from sectional considera- is very great in the halls of Con- gress. Members of that body while in local maiters, nevertheless perform whole. “The welfare of the Nation is in the hands of Congress as national policies are determined and statutes are adopted. We always have had, and have today, in Congress men of vision, discernment and statesmanship. We need more such men and: women to sit in that . > “Withen: any disparagement what- ever of other sections of the eountry, I think it may weil be sajd that in Wash- ington are many men and women who are pre-eminently fit for mational service. By reason of: their natural abilities, educarional advantages and long-continued residence in close con- tact with the currents and rents of national and internstional affairs, the: have a wealth of knowl- edge, experience and political scumen, which would be of incalculable bene- fit to the Nation if given an nity to use it. You or I can call to mind the names of many men and women whose genius for statesmanship and good government has been, or is, so great that they belong to the Nation and the world, rather than te some particular State or locality from which they originally came, Some of them come from States with populations less than that of the District of Columbis, Nation Loses Brilliant Men. “Consider for a moment what a weakening and a loss to the ranks of American statesmanship if the doors of Congress had been closed to these small States as it is to the District of -Columbia! 1Is there not reason to sup- Ecu that the Nation is now losing as already lost from its ranks of law- makers, men and women whose us and experience would add mew ‘mll‘fl to the history of this great republie? ‘'Washington is no longer a city of transients, Its population is stable and welded into a homogeneous community with a civic consciousness and a civic pride, equal to that of any other Amer- community. Its schools, colleges and -universities rank with the best, and annually furn out classes of intelligent, well equipped young mem and wemen to take their places in the world of Its citizenship is intelligent, public spirited, patriotic, with a high percentage of native-born Americans. It is from such people that the leader- ship of the Nation must come. Why should the Nation be deprived of the opportunity to draw from this com- munity of loyal, patriotic and intelli~ gent citizens. men and women who, be- cauge of thelr quality and gquantity of and experience and the fiber of their character, would be a national asset in the legislative chambers? “It may be objected by some that the location of the District at the very heart of Government is so close to Con- gress its representatives would become so powerful that distant States would be at a disadvantage in legislative n grams. It is inconceivable to me g:t any one could seriously think that the two or three representatives which the Distriet's population would entitle it to eouid dominate so large a body as the Congress. There are some eight or nine States which have smaller popu- lations than the t, and from some of them may be found the out- standing members of the Congress to- day, but nobody has suggested lhat any one of these small States has dominated Congress or has advanta over others. Neither Maryland nor Virginia, which are contfguous to the District, has reason of such close proximity gained any legislative advantage over the States at'a distance from Washington. Situation Is Held ‘Un-American. “The whole matter resolves itself into the simple proposition that the half- million people - residing in the District of Columbia of a right are entitled to the same privileges accorded American citizens everywhere else. It is a cry that ascends to high heaven that an American citizen residing in the Na- tional Capital, amenable to the laws of the N-u?,?x,l‘ pfi‘lng ux:; L&r :: M:ug; port. sen SORS battle to fight and die in its defense, is denjed in courts the partici) 'an in the I pal which frame the laws he must obey! This is unjust and un-American, con- trary to all those principles which we have proclaimed to the world and writ- ten into the basic laws upon which the republic s founded.” e s RS A Publisher Joins New Paper, ‘SANTA MONICA, Calif., February 15 (). —Robert T. Holliday, publisher for the Santa Monica Qut- per today to become e otu:’e.lln!‘ruchcocdl- Holliday, who umle to the Outlook from the vening Post, pre- flm otp{h! iblisher the Civil War, the War with Spain and | which 1Is this in secord | ing serving their immediate constituency | Wi a larger service for the country as a |be BT OF DITRE WL BE SERVED Society of Natives to Cele- brate Laying of Corner Stone on April 25. Arrangements are being made by the Society of Natives of the District of Co- lumbia to - celebrate on April 25 the 139th anniversary of the corner stone laying of the Federal District that be- came the National Capital and the 130th anniversary of the establishment of the Pederal Government at Wash- gton. Fred A. Emery, president of the so- elety, in making th terday, said the celebration would take the of the organization's annual dinner, marking also the society's tenth anniversary and a tribute to Theodore ‘W. Noyes as “the foremost native Wash- ingtonian of today.” Mr. Emery heads the dinner commit- tee, and leading members of the organi- zation will be named as his assistants at the meeting of the society at the ashington Club Friday evening at 8 Plans for the celebration will made then, e anniversary dinner will be held at the Raleigh Hotel. Corner Stone Laid at Jones Point. ‘The corner stone of the District was laid at Jones Point, below Alexandria, which was in the originally surveyed lines of the Federal City. The cere- mony was held on April 15, 1791. Con. had assembled in eight places in m.dl'erent States—at Philadelphia, Baltimore, Lancaster, York, Princeton, Annapolis, Trenton and New York City. ‘In 1787, at the instance of James Madison, there was added to the enumer- ated powers of Congress this function “To exercise exclusive legisla cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding 10 miles square) as may by cession of particular States and the of Congress become the seat vernment of the United States. was fixed in the Constitution | “exclusive legislation” in no way inter- ferins wnhe!he growing sentiment for national representation of the District in Congress, as the president of the ty explained. wsg\!yfl'!‘.pon the Potomac, indefinitely stipulated by Congress, ranged all the way from the mouth of the Eastern Branch at Washington to the mouth River, seven miles from Washington. finally selected the present site as the only spot within the limits prescribed by Congress which united the advan- tages of tidewater navigation to the sea, easy access from Baltimore and other .citles, and “the finest natural site for public buildings and the future ants of thronging population.” Washington Defined Distriet. George Washington, whose birthday the society will celebrate next Friday, issued as President of the United States on March 30, 1791, the proclamation that defined in metes and bounds the lines of the District of Washington and the survey of the 10 miles square, in- cluding on its southern edge the spot known up and down the river as Jones Point. ‘ashington, Madison, Jeffer- son and other Presidents have succes- sively contributed in historie symposium to the development of the National Capital. Congress on April 24, 1800, authorized an anticipated date of removal of the Government, to Washington. In 1790 it had authorized the removal of the seat of Government to a site on the Potomac River by the first Monday in December, 1800. But, receiving word of progress here on public buildings to house the new Government, it took action in April to expedite the removal, and on May 14, 1800, it adjourned to meet at Washington for its next regu- lar gession on the third Monday of No- vember. On May 15 President Adams ordered all Government heads to trans- fer their offices, records and personnel from Philadelphia to Washington in order to open up the Government there by June 15, 1800. President Adams left Philadelphia for Washington on May 27. MARSHALL BOOMED T0 SUCCEED HUGHES o'clock. of by | Presence Here of Son of New York Lawyer Causes Speculation as to Post. The presence in Washington yester- day of James Marshall of New York, son of Louis Marshall, widely known lawyer and authority on immigration matters, & report that the yeunfler Marshall is a strong candidate for the post of solicitor general of the United States. The solicitor general- ship is to be formally vacated by Charles Evans Hughes, jr., immediately appointment is supported by ber of letters which have already come to the attention of Willlam D. Mitchell, the Attorney General, although the it of Justice did not com- ment yesterday. Pru{donz Hgover is expected to ap- point a new solicitor general within two or three weeks. lers men- tioned from time to time for the post have been the two sons of the re- tiring Chief Justice, William Howard Taft. As Robert Taft. a practicis lawyer in Oincinnati, has announces his “m’:mnm nct‘m. '.tkh' public m. speculation regar e sons e retiring Chief Justice wn to Charles Phelps Tatt, p‘éh:el.n- announcement yes- | tion, in all WRC 10 BROADCAST INEW D.C. VOTE PLEA Foreign War Veterans to Join Committee in Series of Programs. ‘The Veterans of Foreign Wars will join with the Citizens’ Joint Committee on National Representation for the Dis- triet in introducing over station WRC tomorrow rel.l;l:’tml' new series of rld'l: rograms & plea for & vol ?or the disfranchised gendmu of the Nation's Capital. Each of the broadcasts will have a musical background provided by the Overseas Band of the veterans’ organi- zation. The band is ecomposed of 114 pieces, and although less than a year old has won several prizes in competi- tion with other m: organizations, including the award at the 1929 apple blossom _ festival in Winchester, Va. Lieut. Arthur E. Harper is director. Aside from an -Washi " eon- cert by the band, the initial program includes & on_‘‘National Repre- sentation for the District” by Capt. Harvey L. Miller, department com- mander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and & recital by Miss Elsie Jorss, soprano, the band's soloist. She will sing “Washington,” a composition of Willlam T. Pierson, director of sta- tion WMAL. The band's program in- cludes such march selections as “The gton Evening Star,” a compo- sition of Capt. William Stannard of the United States Army Band; Gra- fulla’s “Washington Greys” and Mont- fort’s “Veterans of Foreign Wars.” WRC has scheduled the program from 10:30 to 11 o'clock. JUNIOR THEATER CAST IS EXCELLENT Organization Opens Second Sea- son Before Crowded House at Belasco. Playing to a large house, comprised of quite as many grown-ups as juve- niles, the Junior Theater of Washing- ton opened its second season with A. A. Milne's play, “The Ivory door, Shubert-Belasco Theater yesterday. In every detall the inaugural per- formance yesterday was delightful. An xcellent cast was given a whimsical, half fairy tale, half philosophic drama to interpret and acc'mplished its task with notable skill. Costumes and scenic background matched .the performance of the artists. Willam S. Johnstone, the new leading man, gave an outstand- ing performance in the dual role of King Hilary and King Perivale, while fiffi” Beeman was lovely as Princess . Mr. Johnstone comes to the company from New York, where he has been playing with Arthur Hopkins and the Theater Guild. He brings to the com- pany a combination of good looks and finesse which promise for him assured Success in the type of plays listed on the Junior Theater’s repertory. They play “Janice Meredith” next week, a patriotic drama of the American Rev- olution into which Mr. Johnstone should fit J;eflecny 28 a chivalrous young hero, and Miss Beeman equally well as a belle of colenial 3 For the first month, the company will play but two performances a week, on Saturday efternoon and Saturday evening. Later it is hoped to increase the number of performances to four, according to Mrs. Glenna Smith Tinnin, one of the managers. Prior to the performance yesterday, Charles Taylor, manager of the Belasco Theater, gave a brief curtain talk, ex- plaining the Junior Theater movement. Members of the supporting cast in- cluded Sherrill Thorne, Ruth Guiter- man, Melvin Pox, Charlsey Reid. who did a clever bit as Anna; Herry Wall er, Mary Sinclair, Phillip Jerdine, Clif- ford Adams, Mason Hardy, Leonard | Davis, Margaret Seeley, Elmer Potter, David Merle Pisher and John Shellie. Oswald Yorke assisted Mrs. Tinnin and Miss Katherine Browne in direct- ing the play. DR. H. E. BARNARD T0 ADDRESS CLUB Senator Copeland Will Also Spe'lk at Monday Evening Club Dinner. 1 Dr. H. E. Barnard, director of the White House Conference on Child Health and Protection, and Senator the annual dinner meeting of the Monday Evening Club at the May- flower Hotel to- morrow at 6:30 o'clock. Dr. Barnard's topic will be “Child Copeland will speak on “The Relation of the Municipality to Public_Health. The Public School Eugenia Botkin, Dr. Bamard. T aura Falr: child Ward, Ludwig Manoly and Mrs. Mary Garrett Lewis, along with James Mullings, comedian, will entertain. Invocation will be by Rev. F. W. Perkins, pastor of the Universalist Na- tional Memorial Church, and Col. Wal- ter C. Clephane, acting as_toastmaster, will introduce committee chairmen. The dinner committee consists of Dr. Arthur Deering Call, chairman; Elwood Street, Mrs. R. Thomas Wi nest R. Grant and Leénroot. Dr. Frank W. Ballou, super- intendent of public schools and presi- dent of the club, will preside. BERLIN ECONOMIZES. Saving Campaign Is Inaugurated to Reduce Expenses. BERLIN (N.AN.A.)~—This city has launched a big saving campaign to re- duce its heavy financial deficit. The street lighting, which was reduced at midnight, will now be considerably dimmed by 8 or 9 o'clock, and there is to be rigid economy in street cleaning: and heating public buildings. School excursions and entertainments are to be fewer, and even the hospitals are to do with such instruments and apparatus as they have for two months, ‘There are to be fewer free meals and de- liveries of fuel, and in spite of all the meetings of protest it is likely the mu- nicipality will not cease cutting down and cumuln’ until it has found the $17,000,000 it lacks. (Coprright, 193 cks. by North American News- r Allignce.) Reds Damage Newspaper Plant. BERLIN, February 15 (#).—A band of 200 communists this evening smashed the windows of the building occupled by the Socialist ni per Vorwaerts ‘They escaped before the arrival of the been one of the ’ thodox Christi: 'Mm ;unhlnww: of com: munist activities, Copeland of New York will speak at|Oof +| ity of religious ! Gatholie Church, thus provoking D. C, FEBRUARY 16, 1930—PART OYE. VETERANS’ ORGANIZATION TO AID IN D. C. VOTE CAMPAIGN A trio who will new series of radio progra; Overseas Band of the Veterans of Forei of the broadcast; Elsie Jorss, soprano, tl commander of the Veterans of Join with the Citizens’ Ji ims tomorrow night over Station WRC. Left to right: Wars, whe will conduct the band in a band soloist, whe will also take part, and Capt. Harvey Foreign Wars, who will talk on “National lzpru—ull.:‘"w the District.” oint Committee on National Representation for the Distriet in epening a Lieut. Arthur E. Harper, director of the special concert which will be a feature L. Miller, department RELIGIOUS CHARGE Press Describes Foreign| “Persecution” Reports as Movement Against Union. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, U. 8. 8. R, February 15. ~—The Soviet press united today in at- tacking foreign reports that religion ‘was being “persecuted” in Russia, and in ltumnun’ to silence them by the publication of replies to & questionnaire lél;lt to the authorities of the Orthodox After Igzvestia and Pravda, official organs of the government and of the | Communist party, had described the | reports as part of a concerted interna- tional movement against the Soviet Union, Russian newspapermen put the following questions during an interview to Metropolitan Sergius, chief patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, and to members of the synod: “Q. Is it true that religion is perse- cuted in the U. S. 8. R, and if so, in what form?” Never Subjected to Persecution. “A. Religion in the U. 8. S R. has never been subjected to persecution be- fore or now.” “Q. Is it true that an atheist society fiec‘fll‘“' the churches, and how do be- vers 100k upon it.” “A. Yes, some churches have been really el . But this was done not the initiative of the authorities, but the request of the people, in some cases on the detision of the churchgoers themselves." “Q. Is it trye that eclergymen and churchgoers have been subjected to re- pressions for their religious beliefs, ar- rested, exiled, ete.?” “A. Repressions the Soviet gov- ernment against believers and clergy- men have been applied not for their religious beliefs, but for anti-govern- ment acts, just as against other citizens. It must be said that the church's mis- i fortune is that in the past it identified itself too closely with the monarchist system, as is well known. Therefore, church circles failed to appreciate in due time the entire significance of the great social revolution and continued to behave as an open enemy of the Soviet power under Kolchak, Denikine, ete. e best minds in the church, such as Patriarch Tikhon, realized this and strove to rectify the situation. Rec- ommending to all their followers to re- frain from opposing the will of the nation and to be loyal to the Soviet government. Unfortunately some of us are still unable to understand that the past will not return, and continue to act as political opponents of the Soviet power.’ “Q. Is religious proj da allowed in the U. 8. g R.TP T Religious Ceremonies Not Forbidden. | _ “A. Ministers of the church are not monies, ir to deliver sermons. But unfortunately we do not show sufficient | zeal for this ourselves. Persons reach- ing the proper age are allowed to be g e rts of brufali “Q. Are reports of litles towa: individual church ministers by ‘:Rnrt: of the Soviet pov?.ovr, published in the foreign press, “A. These reports have nothing in common with the true facts. They are all inventions and slanders unworthy serious people. Individual priests have been prosecuted, not for religous services, but for various anti-govern- ment acts, and this takes place, of eoul:e, nolt“ln tl;‘enrol;m ':‘( perseeiuflom or br es, e usual N cedure s In answering the first question, the metropolitan and the members of the z:od added that “according to the ree of separation of church from . the religious profession is Tgan. Moreover, the decree of the central executive committee and of the council of people’s commissaries of the R. S. F. 8. R. (European Russia) in 1929 about religious congregations completely precludes the least possibil- 'AS to the Athesta: Saewy, Sta" that “the athelsts in the L an organ: L:nlr hflon;nd 2 churches not considered obligato: by government bodies.” b Attacks Pope Pius. Metropolitan Sergius attacked Pope Plus for his recent denunciation in an encyclical of an “anti-religious cam- paign” in Russia. “The Pope considers himself the vicar of Christ. But Christ suffered whereas the Pope in his declaration with the English landowners and the Pranco - Italian ‘money - bags’,” members of the synod nt declared. “Christ would not have done this. He would have condemned such a re- treat from the real path of Christian- ity. It is stranger still to hear from the Catholic Church accusations that the Soviet government is persecuting non-Catholies, because the whole his- tinuous chain of persecu of non- Catholics, including torture and burn- ing at the stake. “It seems to us that the Pope in this case follows the old traditions of 'l'\hI: flock against our country and kindling the fire of war against the people of the Soviet Union. Consider Statement Unwarranted. “We consider the Pope’s statement superfluous and unwarranted. Ortho- dox believers are in no need of such protection. We can defend our own orthodox church ourselves. “The Pope has had dreams for a long time of Catholicizing our church, which, being always firm in its attitude toward Catholicizing as a false teaching, could never connect itself in any manner with e. “Within a few days we shall issue a special appeal to believers, in which we shall discuss these new attempts of the Pope to spread Catholicism among or- ans in such an indefen- ¥ Holy Synod also re- sible manner." Members of DENIED BY SOVIET on! at forbidden to perform religious cere- p Bt ized private society, and Tor "the- closing of ‘the | Cnciin for the oppressed and downtrodden, |Li proved himself to be in the same camp ":’ tory of the Catholic Church is a con- 2ot e buked the Archbishop of Canterbury for his statement about the Russian - goV: tion of reli- and the heads of churches in Italy, Eng- l'::d. France and Germany at the same e. Asked about the outlook for religion in Russia, they replied: “Of course, we are much led by the rapid growth of athelsm, but people who sincerely believe in God are firmly convinced that | the Creator's light cannot disa) T, | and that in time it will make itself felt | in the hearts of the people.” | They also declared that the Russian Orthodox Church did not need material support, abroad. “Our situation as ecclesiastics is suf- ficlently insured by ma support from our believers. To receive material support from the outside, from people of another faith, would lower our dignity and place upon us great moral and even political obligations, tethering us in our religious activities.” The prejates said that “due to the vast economic changes in Russia, in- cluding the industrialization of the country and the establishment of col- lective farms, the situation of the church has grown worse. But we do not lose hope that under a new eco- nomie structure the bellef in God will remain, and that the Church of Christ will continue to exist.” ‘The members of the synod who took part in the interview were, in addition to Metropolitan Sergius, Archbishop Serafim of Saratoff, Archbishop Alexis of Khutinsk, Archbishop Phillip of Zvanigorod and Archbishop Pitirim of Orekho-Zuevsk. The London Daily Herald, British labor government organ, this morning declared that agitation in Great Britain sgainst alleged religious persecution in Riu:m was “a gigantic Tory political plot.” It sald that “there is intense concern among labor members of Parliament about this stunt,” and that a special committee, including prominent eon- | servative peers, was directing the agi- | tation in England. On PFebruary 12 the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York, leaders of the Church of England, jolned with Cardinal Bourne of the Roman CatholiaChurch in denouncing the “persecution of Christians” in Russia. Pope Pius in an encyclical had se- verely - attacked such ‘“persecution” the | set, Mme. Porte EXHIBITION DEPICTS Lectures Are Given, as Well as Performances of Plays of Early Days. * PARIS (N.ANA).—The Revue des Deux Monde is celebrating its cen- tenary by an exhibition of pictures, carieatures and manuseripts illustrating the literary life of France during the last 100 years. Lectures are being given, as well as performances of plays published in the Revue long before they were given upon any stage. These include almost all the plays and “proverbes” of Alfred de Mus- Gerard d’Houville's “Nuit Consell” and “La Fausse Conver- sion” of Theophile Gautier. A perform- ance also will be given of the first and only completed acts of “Les de Geneve,” which Robert de Flers was writing with Francis de Croisset when he died. (Copyright, 1930, by North American News- paper Alliance.) pS the operation of con- A plan for s’ ratives to distribute gro- sume ceries at § launched in South Am “Say, Bill, 'm Pressed for just piled bills on me. hundred?” “Jim, I'll be glad to. of lending you a hundred in 30 days or so? Ill do your note at Morris Plan stay out.” several days pre | THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Cloudy and colder today; tomorrow partly cloudy and. warmer. Maryland and Virginia—Cloudy and colder, probably preceded by snow on the Coast, today; tomorrow partl cloudy and warmer, fresh to strong north winds. West Virginia—Partly cloudy, tinued cold toda: 3 tomorrow increasing cloudiness and warmer followed by rain. Record for 24 Hours. ! ‘Temperature—Midnight, 36, 4 rm 35; 3 3 10 am, 4 pm., 38; 2 am, ;8 35; .m., 30. Highest, 38; lowest, 30. Temperature same date last year— Highest, 47; lowest, 22. Tide Tables. (Purnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today—Low tide, 4:52 am. and 5:16 pm.. high tide, 10:35 am. and 1101 pm. 7 pm.; high tide, 11:48 pm. The Sun and Moen. ;l‘.odly—sun rose 6:59 a.m.; sun sets p.m. ‘Tomorrow—Sun rises 6:58 a.m.; sun sets 5:47 p.m. Moon rises 9:5¢ p.m.; sets 9:00 a.m, Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset. Weather in Various Citles. am. and 5:38 11/2¢ am. and 1 et R R R w York. N. North Pla'te. or Nebr. Phila . Lot t. Paul. Minn, San Antonlo, T glll g.lfl. Call lan elsco. Eavannan. "G k) Seattle. Was) ringfield, pe 3 8252 Physician’s & Dentist’s Office Tdeal dentists anar Hmiat® step fre the te: n g e sirest ad Mot One of the ,cholcest and most ol gl REiientl, 8 eion. Phe" situatien. ot th o by s AR Afi. le -;noum of Illrnlll from ¢ that bullding. :Iyenh Apts, o 1474 Col Rosd RESIDENT SANAGER. Columpia 9728 AUSTIN C. WALLER District 0864 FRENCH LITERARY LIFE|git NOBILE CENSURED INAIRSHIP REPORT Credit Magnificent Qualities to Mariano in Polar Disaster of 1928. By the Associated Press. ROME, February 15.—The repoft of the commission investigating the dis- aster to Gen. Umberto Nobile's polar expedition in 1928 and the wreck of the dirigible Italia was given out today. So far as the general findings are concerned, it contains little that was not made knowa at the end of the sitting of the commission in 1929. The semi-official Stefani agency then made an official summary of it. Gen. Nobile's leadership was criti- cized, the commission concluding that the control of the dirigible from the first moment of alarm until the final catastrophe was uncertain and contra- dictory, because there was no experi- enced pilot on board. Censure for Nobile. The commission censured Nobile for having, on returning to base aboard the Citta di Milano, tried to incriminate men, not only by his attitude but his_utterances in newspaper arti- cles. Their report says that his atti- tude toward Comdr. Mariano and Comdr. Zappi practically gave it to be understood that they started on their in search of help without | eriticized "and underestimated before foreigners the splendid work done by the Italian airmen, who made at | sacrifice in trying to bring him help, Mariano Praised. Of Comdr. Mariano it says that, though he was entitled by his rank in the Italian navy to the position of see- ond in command, he never was given instructions to that effect. He is It commends him for promptly or- ganiging the encampment on the ice and for assuming the leadership of the expedition that set out in search of per cent above cost is being | hel erica. p. The document comprises 138 pages. A-h Frightfully Cash Again” “The family's sick spells and everything have Can you let me have a But, say, what’s the good that you know I may need better than that, I'll go on for $500 and get Frank as the other co-signer. That will let you square every- thing, and you can pay the loan back at the rate of $10 a week. I know omce yow're out of debt, you'll When a man weeds help he still goes to friends. That’s what friends are for. But it's no longer “Say, Bill, will you lend me a hundred?” Now there’s a better way. T to co-sign your note at You ask your friend Morris Plan Bank. ~ This doesn’t force your friend lo lend you money he himself, may need. It doesn’t force you to pay it back, on a sudden call, before you're ready. It doesn't place too much of a burden on friendship. Your friend kviows that Morris Plan only lends money to worthwhile people, for worthwhile purposes. He knows that our method of budgeting the payment of the loan over 50 weeks or 12 months will make it easier for you to pay. Your friends’ co-signature of your note implies their belief in you. Your acceptance of their signa- ture constitutes a pledge of faith to your friends. MORRIS PLAN BANK Riverside Pharmacy 2134 New York Ave. N.W. Is a Star Branch Office THE ABOVE SIGN s DISPLAYED BY AUTHORIZED STAR BRANCH OFFICE If something of value has been lost or found you can most quickly locate the interested parties through a Classified Ad- vertisement in The Star. It may save time to leave the copy at the Star Branch Office in your neighl . s one » whether handy by, live in town or s 3 There are no fees in connee- tion with Branch Office service; only regular rates are charged. The Star prints such an over. whelmingly greater velume of Classified Advertising every day than any other Washing- ton paper that there eant be no question as to which will give you the best results, “Around the Corner” is a Star Branch Office e,