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DEMOCRATIC DRYS MAY ASK FOR FLING IN 1932 George of Georgia and Robinson of Arkansas Outstanding Possibilities if to Yield. Wets Can Be Induced BY MARK SULLIVAN. RESENT events sometimes, no less than coming events, cast their shadows before. In this sense, certain recent incidents long pol fluldenul) situation as it will shape tself in the campaign of two years from now, in 1932, What is dealt with here, particularly, is the Democratic situation. Certain recent events in New York State have pointed rather strongly toward one outcome of that. Any speculation about whom the ts may nominate for the pres- idency in 1932 must start with the familiar fact that the party has a wing and a wet wing. The terms “dry” and “wet” are as loose and unsatisfac- tory in this connection as in any other. A “dry” may mean a man who takes any one of several positions within the dry range. Similarly, a “wet” may be a man who merely believes in modifica- tion of the Voistead act to permit mildly alcoholic drinks; or he may be |begin & man unwilling to have national pro- hibition, but yet willing to have State prohibition; or he may be a man violently opposed to all prohibition. Both the words are loose in meaning; and their looseness, unfortunately, in- duces a corresponding looseness. into all discussions of the prohibition ques- tion. Nevertheless, for purposes of con- venience, we have no words that are more clearly defined, and the public knows within limits what is meant, roughly, by a “‘wet” and a “dry.” George and Robinson. Dividing the Democratic ‘g;elldent.m American delegates to the Conference for Limitation of Armament at London these distinctions, however, Senator Robinson is thrust forward by the fact that he was his 5"""" candidate for Vice President in 928. That fact caused Senator Rob- inson to for the presidency of Gov. Pranklin Roosevelt of New York seem to grow stronger all the time. There is in Gov. Roosevelt's case one hurdle ahead, which it is indispensable that he should win. He must be renom- inated by the Democrats for Governor of New York this year and he must be re-elected. If the current of forces and the drift of events should go on until next November as they have seemed to go for a year past, and if in No- vember Gov. Roosevelt should be re- elected Governor of New mnu- ularly if he should be re. by a handsome majority—in that event Gov. Roosevelt would be an extremely for- midable candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, Relation to Situation. ‘To clarify the relation of Gov. Roose- velt to the situation, it is desirable to with the Republicans of New York State. In that State the Republicans are divided sharply into “wet” and “dry.” In New York City the Repub- licans are strongly wet; in up-State New York the Republicans, probably, are still strongly dry. In the State as a whole it would be difficult to say just how they are divided. In any event, the ratio, the proportions do not mat- ter. The central fact is that the Re- publicans of New York State as a whole are . divided on prohibition, and the probable indication seems to be that this division is headed toward a sharp conflict. ns, as re- in political I r.he wet leaders of the Republican party in New York State, such as ex- Senator James W. Wadsworth and Murray Butler, attempt to force a showdown within the y on ErTm e e the other win; and ‘Th ition. They played on the suffer- in | revoluf y play £ 951 B 58 ‘War; most presidential elections the has contributed more than half the total electoral p If we turn now to the wet possi- bilities, there are at least three. One, , is former Gov. could almost . have control of the party ma- Smith’ poorer for “W mwbuc connection %lndm : | nicknamed Gov. Roosevelt, if he is re-elected in November, will stand as having carried the great State of New York as a candidate for a second term on a personal itform—as the exponent of a new attitude and sterner on public utilities. At this point, in the Democrats all through the country, and the country as a whole, will think of Gov. |}ou-evelh mainly in this same role—as the ! public utility issue. They will not think ly about his attitude on o ition; about that they will very little at all. uently, to the dry Democrats of the South and West Gov. Roosevelt will be more acceptable than any other leader in New York State or in the Northern and wet of party. They will not think muc! the extent to which maximum dry South and West presidential election. Opinion of Gov. Roosevelt. Already tional | West do it ::n ues to hold office for four years until the next succeeding nomination is Also, it would be quite reasonable for former Gov. Smith's friends to ask for the nomination for him. He is rather more entitled to a second nomination Bryan was to a second nomina- cy. le to carry his own State of New also true that he came close THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MARCH 23, 1930—PART TWO. | “Orders From Moscow” merican Labor’s Opinion of Communism and Purpose of Recent Disorders in the United States “FIRST GET THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR,” IS THE COMMUNIST SLOGAN. TY MATTHEW WOLL. resident, American Federation of i president, Union Labor Life Insurance Co. (OMMUNISM'S appeal to Ameri- can workers is in behalf of Lal revolution. The appeal of the American Federation of Labor is in behalf of a democracy that will function with less of in- justice—for support of and betterment of our social, industrial and political order. That, I take it, is the aim of American, though we may not all in our diagnosis of the faults, or our program of remedies. The point which we do all agree is that must come within and through our present institutions. On March 6 Communists, under di- tes and all over the world. ‘The Communists did not want to cure and the fears of idle ti nds, gflnx them into mass meetings the BY HENRY W. BUNN. following is a brief summary of the most important news of the world for the seven days ended March 22: * ok kX JREAT BRITAIN.—Earl Balfour is an?d at 82, and the world is appreciably the passing of the most - of Britain’s elder statesmen. His father was of an anclent Scotch family, his mother was Lady Blanche Cecil, sister of the great Mar- of Salisbury. He was educated at bridge, early entered Par- Hament, and in 1878 attended the Con- of Berlin as secretary to his uncle, but it was not until he was appointed chief secretary for Ireland, in 1887, that he_im ‘himself. His had always been extremely delicate, and apparently none but his uncle had recognized the strength be- hind his lackadaisical and valetudinary manner. At Cambridge he had been “Miss Nancy,” and his brother M. P.’s were pleased to call him “Miss Balfour.” guffaws the announcement of his Irish appointment, but never was there a more remarkable undeception. Wi a few days “Miss Balfour,” or * Fanny,” was known as “Bloody Bal four.” But, though he put down dis order with a high hand, he soon con- ciliated the Irish by his singular charm, while his intrepedity engaged their re- spect. He was, in fact, the greatest of secretaries for Ireland. Returning to England in 1891, he be- came leader of the Conservative party, the which post he held until 1911. His premiership, 1902-1905, was marked chiefly by the conclusion of the entente, in which epochal transaction his per. sonal share was important, and by the creation under his auspices of the com- mission of imperial defense; for almost as clearly as Lord Roberts he perceived the inevitability of war and almost as earnestly did he advocate due prepa- ration against it. During the war he served as first lord of the admiralty and as foreign secretary. We have not for- gotten his visit to this country in 1917 as head of the British High Commis- n. He was a delegate to the Peace Con- ference, and was one of the most con- sistent advocates and champlons of the League of Nations. In 1921 he headed the British delegation to the Washing- ton Conference, and in a speech of su- perb dignity and grace he accepted on behalf of Great Britain the principle of British-American naval ty. But the e of his career was at the im conference in London in 1926. The Balfour rt submitted to that conference is in fact the constitu- tion of the British commonwealth of - | nations. 3 in the prohibition question, they regard him as probably in some degree wet, be~ cause party leader of the Democrats in State in which the party is overwhelm- ingly wet, but vaguely they think o Gov. Roosevelt as probably dry in the 2 all Gov. 25 | appointed the in the manner outlined above—and will come that way, if it comes at all— lhc&u‘bllc'fllnmmnkol as He was by temperament as much philosopher as statesman—or rather, he was your philosopher-statesman of the platonic kidney. He was & great parlia- th | mentarian; a terrible opponent because of the combination in him of subtlety | and caustic wit with imperturbable | urbanity. He was the first Englishman of note to play golf, and the first public man in England to ride in an airplane. His most cherished title was that of captain of the Roval and Anclent Golf Club of St. Andre: He was a gentle- man in the grand style. Parliamentary debate will long on the question of a Dover-Calais tunnel. Aby mnel tunnel committee le government proposes of a “pllot tunnel,” at the boring t_of a) ximately $25,000,000, to cosf hood for the Democratic presidenttial nomination in 1932. What is said here dwells principally upon two men—=Senator Robinson from the wing, Gov. Roosevelt from the anything should go wrong with Robinson , Senator Geo! purpose of which was the fomenting of revolutionary action. vantage of an unemployment condition italize upon that condition to further the cause of Communism. ‘There was nothing constructive about the March 6 program. Only destruc- tiveness was contemplated. Nobody will mourn more than the Communists when industry returns to normal. Definitely, Communism wants what is called the capitalist system to go to pleces, to creak in its joints, to deal out injustice, to make itself vulnerable to attack. The American Federation of Labor wants to bring improvement, day by day, making each day better, making the machine work better in every way. Orders Issued by Communal. Orders for the demonstrations were ed the Communist International, that being the right hand of which Soviet government is the left, both being ;ound up in the Communist party of ‘To say that the orders of the Com- ‘They received with |jn munist International are one thing, make sure that a chalk vein constitutes the bed of the Channel all the way be- tween the terminal points contem- plated. This could later be used as a drainage shaft. P] Henry Kerr has become, through the death of his cousin, the eieventh Marquess of Lothian. He was parliamentary secretary to Lloyd George during the latter's premiership, has been chief of the buxue secretaria and editor of the Round Table, and is secretary of the Rhodestrust. He is un- doubtedly one of the best informed of men on international affairs, and is our very good friend. * ok ok % SPAIN.—On March 16 Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja, Iurg:- Estella, until the other day dictator of Spain, died, suddenly in Paris. There are good and bad dictators; necessary and unne ones. It is the opinion of this writer that Primo de Rivera was & necessary and good dictator, and that, when full information is available, it will be found that on balance Spain is greatly beholden to him, He liquidated in masterly fashion the hideous situation Morocco; he revived the mun! and provincial bodies anclently of such noble promise; he effected very con- | siderable economic (as to roads, rafl- ways, shipping, industry, and above agricultural, most especially by way of hydroelectric installations chiefly for ir- rigation purposes) and educational im- provements; he bravely, though in face of such ohl'zuc'.\nugn wl:h ';'Ime lum;ne, attempted purga of e army; improved the Spanish position at Tangler and in gene considerably enhanced the international prestige of his country; he went far to restore the spiritual bonds between old Spain and her daughters of the New World; and, though weakened by a desperate malady, under whatever provocations he main. talned a Ci amenity and a humorous aplomb, His one serious weakness was a lack of talent for, or knowledge of, grand finance, and he seemed unable to pro- cure competent m&“m Sud- denly the peseta L able that the polecat tribe of in mumltlonl:h:xfnhm] ge were ‘ll:lr.ely responsible for of regime. The body was sent to Madrid, where he was buried with honors of a captain general. He died'pgolfl‘ RUSSIA.—We are told that the Rus- sian Society of Militant Atheists has adopted a vigorous five-year program. The society now has 3,000,000 members, but expects to have 35,000,000 by 1933. Among its da instruments will be films, programs, theatrical per- formances, including vaudeville and mu- The Communists hoped to take ad-| Communist part; that is unquestionably acute and to cap- | I de | at Nanking on March 12. b | mients, these while the wishes of the Soviet govern- ment are another, and the doings of the u; y still another is to bring forth the quibble that has too formed part of the Communist -‘;'Jomu' stock in trade. Communism is & unity. It has branches and di- visions, but there are no separations in the family. The March 6 demonstrations were by unism, Moscow, by the seat of world Communism, which is one with the Soviet government. The whole program was a pitiful failure, but that does not minimize the issue, change the situation or alter the red purpose. Because Moscow issued the orders number of heads were broken in Amer- ica in pursuit of a fantastic program of revolution. Not a single job was created by the demonstrations, except possibly for bailiffs and other care- takers in prison corridors. But let me say this seriously and as a truth which we would do well to ponder: If an armed force had been landed on our shores for the same purpose it would have been war. That is a graphic way of showing how hostile Communism is to American democracy and to all sical comedy; museum exhibitions, no, end of journalistic literature and lec- tures and unprecedented flow of itin- erant eloquence. Says the society, couched in the curious bolshevist rhet- oric: “Workers must give a decisive an- swer to the Pope and other lackeys of the imperialists by increasing our tempo | of industrialization, increasing the coi- within t | lectivization of farms and strengthening the defense of the Soviet Union. All workers must be prepared during the Easter to unmast the counter- revolutionary role of religionists.” * x ok x CHINA AND JAPAN.—A new Sino- Japanese tariff agreement was initiated Its ratifica- tion by the proper authorities seems as- sured, and it is expected to be soon followed by consummation of a com- prehensive S8ino-Japanese mmercial treaty, so ending a long-vexed contro- versy. The commercial treaty is ex- pected to include Chinese recognition of the famous Nishihara loans, totaling | in the neighborhood of $100,000,000, made some years ago to the reactionary Chinese government headed by Tuan Chi-Jul, which loans have always stunk in the nostrils of the Chinese National- ists. Their yielding in this matter (if it is true that they are yielding) is of whatever significance you please. The new Japanese government is veery amiably dupnse.d ww:rd China. * x % ABYSSINIA —Through the friend] act of the British government lryxl waiving certain rights secured to Brit- ain by the British-Abyssinian treaty of 1902, the J. G. White Construction Co. of New York has contracted with the Abyssinian government to construct & dam across the Blue Nile near Lake Tsana, & project for several lustrums past_under consideration. Apparently the financing is by way of an issue of bonds, both interest and sinking fund | payments whereof are to come out of | taxes to be g‘ld by the Sudanese (in effect, British) and Egyptian govern- vernments pledging such payments. dam 1s to cost about $20,000,000; a bagatelle in the compari- m'flthu';hnslddl;ed 'fillth ll" wlg be- on the Sudan and Egypt. Unal- layable Abyssinian suspicion (perhaps not without encouragement from rivals of Britain) prevented the granting of the contract u; I‘Brltl-!h concern. * % HAITI—On March 15, through the | nudhm hgon of Prellden: Hoover's com- m , an agreement was signed by President Borno and the leaders of the | opposition which seems to insure that | in May President Borno will vacate his office. that thereupon one Eugent Roy begin ere Sclence is still grappling with the mystery of the coconut paim, accord- ohn K. Small, head curator the museum at the New York Bo- tanical Garden, Bronx Park, and asso- 'ew:h o ‘nmm%- A. Edison during fl; nve r's rul g ber experiments While many have located the birth- | Place of the palm in parts of the | dent of Dalin, Baccart pac ety ooy | den palms, ri, has ted ouf | that an African palm i its closest rela- | tive. Nuts Wide Travelers. main in dout. Phe rema that its great thick-husked nuts are Tnvml'lu travelers and col , salling the seas since time immemorial, and s new race of coconuts wherever were cast up on a tropical shore, Coconut Palms Original Homeland Yet Is Untraced by World Scientists| America, the West Indies, the South Sea Islands, India, Australia and Africa. the great commercial plantations are in the Orient. Biggest Grove in Philippines. ‘The biggest le area of coconut the Philip- pines, where they cover the entire southern end of the Island of Luzon in An automobile can pass Dttt mong dhém, the among them, of their nuts are the ma- | minus 350 degrees Fahrenheit. democracy. The democracy which Communism attacks to destroy, the American Federation of Labor defends to perpetuate. Villa’s Exploit a “Mad Gesture.” When Pancho Villa ran his handful of bandits over the line at Columbus we sent an Army on the trail. Villa's soiree was only a mad gesture and every one knew it. Communism is & definite movement with a program and with the resources of an enslaved na- tion at its command. It is time we took it seriously. ‘To put it all very simply, the Com- munist philosophy is revolutionary; that o'tm American Federation of Labor is not. To put it with equal simplicity, but the other way around, the American Federation of Labor believes in working out labor problems, and all problems, democratically, within our democratic Government; the Communist philoso~ phy calls for utter destruction of democ- nfily It wants no traffic with popular will _The difference between absolute mon- (Continued on Fourth Page.) will become provisional president, that popular elections of a Senate and Chamber of Demles will soon follow, and that these bodies will elect a per- manent President. The process is not made clear by the dispatches, but is :‘ald ws:e corllform;blr lto the comu‘t”\{- on. S0, unless the plans gang agley, everything should be a few months. The American commission left the island on March 18. M. Roy is described as a business man of substance and standing, 65 years of age, “distinguished looking,” triveled and fluent in English. One awaits with eager curiosity the report of the returning commission. Presumably withdrawal in the near future of the high commissioner will be recommended, to be followed at no very great interval by withdrawal of our Marines as a body, and that to be followed at at somewhat greater interval by replacement of American by native officers in the Haitian Na- tional Guard (this to be a gradual process). In general, the American civil- lan job-holders will no doubt be going, but it would seem likely that the finan- cial adviser will remain (though prob- ably with some reductions of authority) until expiration (1952) of the republic’s loan contract with the National City Bank. Our treaty with Hait! is due to lapse in 13334 A UNITED STATES.—John J. Parker of Charlotte, N. C., Federal judge of the Fourth Circuit Court and a Republic- an, has been nominated by the Presi- dent to be associate justice of the Supreme Court to fill the place of Jus- tice Sanford, who died recently. Judge Parker is only 44 years of age and so one of the youngest men ever named to the Supreme Court bench. The directors of the Chase National Bank, the Equitable Trust Co. and the Interstate Trust Co. have voted (sub- ject to the approval of the stockholders of the several companies) for consolida- tion of the three organizations under the name of the Chase National Bank, the institution so formed to be the greatest banking institution in the world, with deposits of nearly $2,100,- 000,000 and capital funds of nearly $500,000,000. The house on the estate of Poplar | Pe Grove, some 15 miles from Richmond, Va, in which tradition has it that Washington first met Martha Custis, is to be restored by its new owner, a New York man. On March 15 the United States frigate Constitution (Old Ironsides), which for three years has been under- going reconstruction in dry dock at the Boston navy yard, again took the water. The nation shared its thrill of joy. * o ok X NOTES—On March 14, after a career of only 10 weeks, the Polish cabinet, headed by Casimir Bartels, resigned, having been defeated, 197 to 120, on a non-confidence motion. Prof. Stanis- las Szymanski, marshal of the Polish Senate, has been invited by President Moscicki to form a cabinet. The distance of the trans-Neptunian planet, or “Planet X,” from the Sun is approximately 4,185,000,000 miles. Ac- cording to an eminent authority the temperature thereon does not e: = e name “Promemtheus” has been suggest- ed for it Indeed, it is kind of snob- bishness that has hitherto denied Pro- methus a planetary title, a fear of of- fending Jupiter and his Olymplan set. who, though deprived of their divine status, retain, so to most. ition. It has been rebels, like Shelley, , “the friend riments _covering _three years, conducted at the agricultural station at | those New Brunswick, N. J., under the direc- tion of Ray Hutton and B. F. Diggen, bee specialists, are said to have’ com- any | pletely demonstrated that the “Rus- , or the huge rhinoceros beetle m“'l‘svwn the young coconut leaves. sian,” or “Caucasian,” bee does not sting humans; further, that it makes as much honey as the nasty tempered Italian and hybrid bees, and of rather better quality. four Russian qualified aj Russian cav] the novels CENSUS STARTS APRIL 2 Answers, Back N the morning of April 2 100,000 or more enumerators, dul sworn and commissioned by the Federal Government, will start out on the great task of | taking the fifteenth decennial census il e canipped with a.portiollo con ! will be equipped with a - taining a supply of schedules, sheets on | which are printed the questions to be asked relative to every inhabitant and | every farm in the United" States. | On the cover of the enumerator's | portfolio there will be a map or a de- | seription of his district. He must visit | every dwelling place in his district, in- | terview a responsible member of the ‘umuy, ask the census questions and enter the answers on the schedule. The |law prescribes penalties for refusing to answer and for giving false answers; 'and it also imposes penalties upon the | enumerator for publishing or communi- | cating any information that may come | into his possession by reason of his em- | ployment in the census. Rates of Payment. ‘The enumerators as a rule will be paid on the basis of the number of persons and farms enumerated, so much per person and so much per farm, the amount varying according to conditions. In the census of 1920 nearly all the enumerators were paid 4 cents per name and 30 cents per farm. ‘The enumerator, beln“ rld on a plece basis, will not be held down to any regular or prescribed hours. But he will be required to complete the enumeration within two weeks in citles and within a month in rural districts. At the close of each day's work he must fill out and mail or deliver to the supervisor a report card giving number of persons and number of farms enumerated on that day. ‘When he has completed the enumera- tion of his district he will send or de- liver the schedules to the supervisor, in whase office they will be inspected, eevad ™ The suprvisor Wil then approved. su] count and announce the population for each civil division— the enumeration enumerators will then be paid off, the schedules shipped to Washington. Requires Brains and Tact. Tt takes a superior man or a superior woman to e a enumerator. Nothing could be farther from the truth than the idea that any able-bodied per- son who can questions and write down the answers is qualified to act as census enumerator. It is a job that re- quires hmnsdhm;",muwellum- science and honesty. In the records of previous censuses on file in the Bureau of the Census at Washington there is evidence that some of the enumerators in the past nave been incompetent or careless and indif- ferent Every precaution will be taken to forestall the employment of any enumerators of that description in the coming census. The'!onn of the schedule to be used in the 1930 census of population been determined, after a long series conferences, in which about 40 questions suggested and indorsed by numerous organizations and individuals have been carefully considered by two advisory committees and by officials of the Census Bureau.and the Department of Commerce. Questions to Be "Asked. The questions to be asked by the enum‘:ntar in “::up x:.sn census of ition are as : po{u Relationship to head of family, including & :tl:u’unmt as to the home- m-’.kerM home is owned or rented. 3. Value ‘:{ “llwmowdl.! owned, or thly rent rent m‘:‘.‘ Radio set? (“Yes” or “No.”) 5. Does this family live on a farm? (“Yes” or, “No.") 6. Bex. § llege any time since September 1, 1929? (“Yes” or “No.”) « lY’ or “No.”) “Yes” or “No.” 13. Plu: of birth of person. (State country. 14. Pluem of birth of person’s father. State or country.) i Place o(mhlnh of person’s mother. 15. (State or country.) or born 17, p§!e¢r of immigration to the United States. (For foreign born only.) 18. whzther) naturalized. (For for- eign born only. '11;. Wmlhlé lblslyfo) speak English. (For forei rn only. 29. Oecu"np.thn of each gainful worker. 21. Industry in which employed. 22. Whether employer, employe or working on own account. ron” sy empioved but ra- h .- a:nedwn not at woyrk, additional infor- mn.lnn] will 'b: mhed 'Ieed) on a special ent schedule. un;:np mfinl & veteran of the United States military or naval forces, and_for each veteran, in what war or expedition he served. Economic Status of Families. Among the most important of the new questions is that calling for the value of the home if owned, or the monthly rental if rented. This will to economic status, or rhaps one might say according to ying power. Such a classification is urgently desired by individuals and firms using the census figures as a for organizing their selling and adver- mh:r‘ cam] and will serve many ot purposes. ‘The replies to these questions will be used only as & basis for classification of the families into broad groups, and ins will be taken to see that the in- Jormation given by any individual for his home is not in any way made pub- | le. In the classification of gainful work- ers according o occupation and indus- try it is proposed to put much greater stress than heretofore on the returns for industry, and to instruct enum- erators to pay ial attention to this section of the schedule. ‘Women doing housework im their own homes (or supervisiong such work done by servants) and ca: make possible a classification of fam- | lationship column of the schedule, rather than in the occupation column, in order that those women who follow a or other gainful occupa- by be % Gassifea ] may be properly ci res) both lines of activity. Special Unemployment Data. special schedule for unemployment a WMMW several , besides absolutely % have a job. but are for being mad for foreign born, w] still forms an int element in ive different of birth; A will int 16. Mother tongue of each foreign (than WITH 100,000 CANVASSERS i Printed Schedules and Sheets for Ques- | tioning Citizens, and Laws Requiring Enumerators. ‘The following questions will be asked ly | about a person who has a job but 18 temporarily not at work: 1. How many weeks since he (or she) has worked on his present jop? 2. Why was he not at worl sterday, or in case yesterday was not a ngfllr working day, why did he not work on the last regular working day? 3. Did he lose a day's pay by not being at work? . 4. How many days did he work last week? 5. How many days in a full time week? The following questions will be asked about a person usually employed, but having no job of any kind at the time the census is taken: 1. Is he able to work? 2. Is he looking for a job? 3. For how many weeks has he been without a job? 4. Reason for being out of a job, or for losing his last job. Basis for Future Estimates. The “day before the census is taken” has been adopted by the Census Buresu as a basis of determining unemployment because in many instances the census taker will have to get the information from a woman member of the family who happens to be at home when he calls. The male members of the family may be away from home looking for a job, and in such cases the woman will not be able to say whether her hus- band or son has found a job and is at work that day. She will usually know whether he worked on the previous day, however. “The census of unemployment,” said Mr, Steuart, “will furnish a bench mark to serve as a fixed point from which to measure the trend of unemployment in succeeding months and years. It will be a basis for future estimates, re- ference on Unemployment to report that the unemployed numbered from 3,500,000 to 5,500,000. “With the completion of this census count the basic fact of the number of unemployed will be known, the data collected by such o tions as the United States Bureau of Labor Sta- tistics and the Biennial Census of Man- ufactures will allow of its re and continued effectiveness until again checked out in the decennial census. Determines Age Handicap. “It will be possible to tabulate the has | men. of Ei gf §3§ i ! efi? EEES %!g 4 rily a tween what is a farm and what Small places on the edge of to villages are often the homeés of workers who undertake to ke ) a o 553335 H pl in 1929, it 'tmhnhe et arm, regardless of how m little time the city worker farming pursuits and rega: small the tract of land tended. man livi acs %1 ing on Fifth avenue basis | than $250 worth of strawberries paragus on a lot 50x100 fee would be returned as a farm. ouf l:')hn‘ agricultural products Tion. . 6,371,640 Farms in 192! In 1925, the last year in wi census was taken in the United States, there were 15,151 farms of three acres. The total number of in_the Nation was 6,371,640. The definition of the word “ as it was understood in the w Abraham and the patriarchs ui‘ed 2y thue n;r:u?m n“n:a head of a_ family, wife, sons, ters, daughters-in-law, relatives, census as-constitu one family. The word "Ilm'i‘lly"" for de- | mainf