Evening Star Newspaper, November 16, 1930, Page 40

| WEDAY. .. Novemberl . 1690 Bt [ o 1 THEODORE W. NOYES. ...Editor liet to unemployment unless the locally unemployed are given the opportunities for employment. If municipal con- struction work is given to out-of-town bidders who import cheap labor, the effect is to aggravate rather than al- leviate unemployment. Such appears ‘| plainly to be the case in connection with the bids for construction of the new Roosevelt High School. By circum- stance, presumably peculiar to this case alone, it appears that the successful bidder will be determined by the type of stone facings to be used on the build- ititled | ing. If marble is used, the low bidder of about $100,000,000 for construction and $40,000,000 for modernizing three of Uncle Sam's bat- It is a comparatively modest ‘when it is eonsidered that to the United States a Navy measur- full treaty strength would neighborhood of $1,000,000,~ » proposals of the Navy De- t for construction have still to be ‘approved by President Hoover. Undoubtedly a battle over -naval ap- prapriations and authorizations is loom- ing in Congress. The United States having entered into an agreement with Great Britain and Japan limiting the Jomnage of each mnation in all cate- gories of ships, it is entirely natural ! I A eitl guns. ath eggft fut r~;§ i} i i § i g5 38 Y g E5d i figi, il ¢4 g i) i E i 8 ] g ! B i g £F £ - 1 gel i H P §e k 4 £ i I I T i e I H | | £ £ ¥ HL igga i Fig il Machines and Unrest. Sir Rabindranath Tagore, famous Hindu poet and educator, is the latest recruit to the ranks of those who hold that machinery is responsible for modern unrest.” We scramble for the profit that ‘comes from machines, “even at the cost I 913, will recei: t LT E;l i - | architect, favors marble. . | appears to be a North Carolina firm, and the municipal architect, as an If limestone is used, a contractor with a branch office in Washington, who will employ local union labor, will probably receive 3 the same time they | wonder what can be done about it. | the contract. But there are, of course, deeper and more fundamental issues involved in the broad question of awarding con- tracts for local work. Hundreds of local building tradesmen are out of work. They depend, to a great extent, upon work in Washington. New York, for instance, forbids by law their im- portation in that State on public works. In nearby Maryland, where Government construction is im progress at Camp Meade, politically influential Maryland- ers have insisted that the jobs be given to Marylanders and Washington work- ‘men are in effect barred. A local trades union official is authority for the state- ment that when some Washington ‘workmen sought employment on school- building work in North Carolina recent- ly they were practically run out of the State. Other communities rigorously preserve the principle that local jobs are for local men. There comes, then, the question— disregarding for the time being the statutes involved—whether it is fair to the local taxpayer to pay a higher price on local work merely to provide higher-~ paid local union men with jobs, when the work could be done according to prescribed standards by cheaper, non- union labor from out of town; whether any factor other than the natural law aezifggs i the same conflict between local, 1 and out-of-town, cheap is to come up again in some municipal contract. How will it met? The law gives the Commis- ers no leeway. They must accept the low bid, other things being equal. ‘Too much leeway is dangerous. It would be hazardous to frame a law that would invite formation of a local contractors’ ring, shutting out competition from elsewhere. But it would be possible to give the Commissioners sufficient discre- tion to lean in favor of local empioy- ment when the difference between competing bids is not too great; or to M | specify, as has been suggested, that bids are to be submitted on the basis of nationally prevailing wage scales, thus preventing establishment of an artifi- cial price for labor in Washington alone, stimulated by the extent of public con- struction now under way or in prospect. —————— Englishman was given a gold medal and a testimonial dinner for res- cuing & cat at the risk of his life. The decoration and the feed may have been worth it; the cat certainly was not. Great Britain as “Dominion.” ‘Temporarily sclving by the nebulous tion is on the verge of another amend- ment. It connotes no vital change in empire governance. About all it does is, on its face, to reaffirm the absolutely autonomous pcsition of each constituent member of the empire. Mother Britain | - says to the “daughter nations,” in so many words: “From now on, esch and all of us stand on wholly equal terms, full partners in everything, with the same rights for everybody and special privileges for none.” It goes without saying that British statesmanship, in thus readjusting em- pire framework, is hopeful of strength- ening its deliberately loose structure, The circumstance that all the dominion delegates at the conference voiced con- tinued and undivided loyalty to the British throne is worth a sheaf of parch- ment covenants. The crown in modern times has been virtually the only Mnk between the mother country and the reglons once known as the colonies. Undoubtedly the move to make the crown a symbol in which every segment of the empire has a conjoint interest is an effective stroke for imperial unity. India's spokesmen at the London con- ference expressed the desire of their people to be included in empire co- partnership. Obviously this is a con- summation that must wait upon the decisions and results of the Round Table on India now in session in England. Many bridges are to be crossed before ‘the Indian realm can hope to aspire to the autonomous status of Canada or Australia or the other self-governing units. Under the forthcoming “statute of Westminster” the thorny issue of India becomes an all-empire ques- tion and not one which Great Britain itself must face and surmount. Imperial economic discussions—tariffs, preference, protection, free trade, reci- procity—are to be deferred until the empire meets at another conference in Canada next Summer. In all prob- ability, British statesmanship by then will have evolved & way out of an exist- ing impasse. ‘The way may be pointed by a London government less wedded to the Manchester school of fiscal thought than the regime headed by Ramsay MacDonald and dominated by Philip Snowden. ——r———————- Due to the ever-increasing popularity of the cigarette with the fair sex, Worth, famous Parisian coutourier, has brought out & blouse with pockets for “fags” which are similar in appearance to the cartridge bandoliers that go slant- & faint degree, how father feels when a close embrace is accompanied by the crumbling of perfectos. A'busy little watch have I, Which ticks with tireless haste, And tells of minutes slipping by ‘Which no one ought to waste. 1t chides me from & mood of dreams And never leaves me free, And when I ask the hour it seems To make a face at me. 1 have a stately clock at home ‘Whose voice is soft and low; 1t bids the pleasant hours that roam Like music gently flow. The rhythm of the hurrying heart ‘Turns to repose anew With its reminder that a part Of life to dreams is due. Severely Practical. “Why don’t you Jift up your voice to aid in putting a stop to the graft that is undermining our social system?” “My friend,” rejoined Senator Sor- ghum solemnly, “did you ever hear the fable about killing the goose that laid the golden egg?” Jud Tunkins says the man who is too willing to take advice is liable to spend & whole lot of precious time listening to conversation. Adaptabiilty. Thanksgiving day is drawin’ nigh, An’ if you's findin’ dat yoh means Don't "Jow you turkey an’ mince ple, Be thankful foh de pork and beans. A Sclf-Evident Fact. “A prominent oculist says he never saw & pair of perfect eyes,” said the woman who reads the newspapers. proves that the prominent oculist was never in love.” Improvement Neted. “I think our son Josh is showin' more respect for parental authority than he used to,” remarked Farmer Comntossel. “But he doesn’t do a thing we tell him to,” sald Josh's mother. “Not yet. But you can’t expect every- thing at once. He has at least got to where he’s sufficiently old an’ dignified not to talk back.” Assumptions. The man of egotistic turn Would not annoy us so 1t he would only try to learn What he pretends to know. “Some folks,” said Uncle Eben, “finds fault so much dat when dey tries to pay & compliment delr friends think dey is sarcastic an’ gits mad jes' de same." - ——— Gladdest of All Words. From the Ithaca Journal-News. from R “That,” replied Miss Cayenne, “merely 7 WHAT OF BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES 1 Bishop of ‘What of Sunday? “Sunday observ- ance is not simply a religious rite, but an economic need.” The above sen- tence was written by one of the fore- most economists and statisticians in America. In a remarkable statement that comes from his gifted pen, he says | turther, “The only development which can maintain a sound economic struc- ture and keep democracy afloat is a revival of religion with a greater appre- ciation of Sunday and its attendant values.” To his mind it is “a tragedy of business when a man strives only to make money and s bankrupt In tual reserves.” It is a significant eircumstance that such a statement should come from such = source at a time of economic Gepres- sion. . What the relation of a proper ob- servance of Sunday may be to the solv- ing of some of the complex problems of twentieth-century life is a question worthy of our most serious considera- tion. The old and unattractive idea of this day of rest and worship that it was one that placed large tations upon our consistent and natural habits— in fine. that it should tive and uninteresting that now in their maturer years they have turned away from such a conception of it and are seeking a freedom of action that hitherto they were denied. There is certainly a happy mean between a Sun- dey whose restraints and restrictions are justified by New England blue laws and a Sunday whose secular habit takes no eofnlnnce of the true meaning and use of the day. There is nothing new about the discussion of Sunday wl;:,l;fl. as SUNDAY? E. FREEMAN, D. D, LL. D, Washington, tionship of life. We recall the old couplet: “A Sunday well spent Brings a week of content.” Entirely apart from the freedom we may exercise in usifig the day for physical recreation, there is certainly a consistent claim which it lays upon us for izing the deeper spiritual val- {ues of life and the relation of these Yv-]uu to our common, everyday con- cerns. It is inf to observe in !a study of the elder nations of the | world what a large part a proper ob- servance of Sunday has contributed to their well being and highest develop- ment. A distinguished surgeon wrote some years ago an inf book en= titled “What Men Live By.” He divided his study into four parts and main- tained that the four essential elements'| in a well balanced life were “work, pl:k Jove and worship.” According to notion, the recognition of all four of these essentials of healthy living was indispensable. i, in the recognition Of our piace worship, recogn! our and part in joining with our fellows in acknowledging our dependence upon divine guidance and leade: , 8 un- challengeable, There is somet ac view of life is widely accepted and observed. At the present time we are endcavoring to discover to ourselves some of the causes that lie behind the present dis- order and unrcst. May we not con- sistently make a fre study of the reasonable and pr:gr place which Sunday occupies in ‘whole economy of our soclal, political, business and domestic life. That we are sadly lfn:: suggested by ?ervl\‘.lon: “What of Sunday?” Senators’ Ideas Force May Special Session of Congress BY WILLIAM HARD. In spite of everything said to the con- by high and potent dignitaries the President down, there is a chance that a special session : qiH aaE.§§§ <3 against the ey will simply stand favor of their own lutions let the remaining un- of the Senate, if any, take appropriation bills, if it can. That is the whole question. Senator Bmu'te:le of ’:(hmelou. n'; these words are ten, is preparing dio on a Nation-wide instant §ii Es L g ecople and not enough money to others; and the Senator pro- Elfl by certain legislative measures to icrease the buying power of labor and of agriculture through increasing their share of the of our national wealth, Insurgent Bloc Alert. His views are in substance and in es- sence the views likewise of at least a dozen othet Senators. these other Senators are Republican insur- gents. They can be controlled neither by presidential pronouncements nor by Democratic professions. Certain of them are already conferring among themselves to unite their various leg lative projects into an interconnected whole which they will jointly proffer to the country and carry to the Sen- ate floor. Among the items which are men- tioned in Senator Shipstead's speech or which in other ways are-known to have earnest senatorial “progressive” favor are the following: The export debenture plan of farm relief. The enlargement of Federal as- sistance to local employment-finding agencies, The establishment of an or- ganized reservolr of funds and projects for emergency employment-giving pub- lic works. The investigation of the possibilities of organized insuranee against unemployment. The improved control and direction of ths channels of credit in the operation of the Federal Reserve System. The putting on the tariff free list -of certain commodities now dutiable; a change which cannot be made by the Tariff Commission. The release of the full energy of the electric waterpower plant at Muscle Shoals through the passage of the Nor- ris governmental operation bill in op- gellllnn to the Reece private operation lll. The revision of mkm-m ano-e of restoring to the est some of the afflu- said to have been taken away from it by the Federal Government h the construction of the Panama and the ensuing diversion of c. Controversy Seems Certain. ‘These and other measures, all con- troversial and all conceivably productive debate, in SRR March the Congress shall enact what some people recommend to President Hoover as another “noble e it,"” namely, the initiation of pul govern- at Muscle S| Bus Control at Issue. die N for checl the dum into the United Sh':h:l Russian cl;l‘:f g g E § i B : : E i purpose named. The Tesolutions would be & moment o ter, requiring much consideration. (Copyright. 1930.) ——.—— | Holiday Gold Flow Beginning to Move BY HARDEN COLFAX. ‘The flow of gold from the pockets of American citizens into the bank ac- counts of the retail merchants and dis- tributors of the country is beginning to move, Its volume cannot yet he de- termined definitely, but there is every indication that it will be as broad and years. Reports to Government officials on the Christmas trade show that <while the purchasing of so-called luxuries may suffer a decline, this will be fully made up by additional purchases of wh':l are commonly known as practical ifts. Sales of toys already have made it plain that the youngsters will not notice any striking diminution in the generosity of Santa Claus. The wheeled toys have a decided preference amc: the early shoppers, the ol time may not be quite so po) ular as in previous years. There is steady sale of parts with which youn; sters can make their own playthings or equipment. ‘Textiles Show Spurt. The textile industries have begun to show a strong reflection of the pur- chases of garments for men's, women's and children’s wear. Sales of the raw goods themselves during the last month have approximated 350,000,000 yards of cotton cloth. This is around cent of production, so that the stocks of cotton cloth are now equivalent to only about one month’s requirements. The silk mills have speeded up pro- duction in anticipation of the Christmas demand. Silks made today are showing !;::!a u:ulm.y at lower than has n price of the raw staple, both in Japan and in this country. The wool textile ation of electrical machinery hoals. e Capital Sidelights the of crats and 23 blicans. Included munong these are 18 who served in for- ity of one when the lone Farm-Labor member I:h:wnud—wmhm ‘Tyler Page, Congress give him a more unusual ever hope to have him become legislator. * K x X Moreover and additionally, there is | th itested bill of ] | means to He served the eighth, Sixty-ninth gresses. Zebulon Weaver of North previously served in both the House and Senate of the State Legislature. came to the -fifth credited majority of nine a contest was unseated by one the closing days of that session elected to the next four decisive votes. Fletcher F. B. 8 of was a farm hand and ran as deep and as swift as in the normal | e in 'ess was an_unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate, During the World War he saw overseas service and was promoted to lieutenant colonel, Judge Advocate General's De- t, and was judge advocate for of Occupation in Germany. Pt K. served in the Sixty-third and Sixty- fourth Congresses and is also to serve out the unexpired term in the present Seventy-first larity has caused a spu for that game, and the same is true of sets, score cards and which have been stimulated pop: ularity of contract bridge. The radio equipment field anticipates a fine re- its Christmas, 150 per | sponse to NEW JOBS IN THE AIR BY FREDERIC % it 7g aEE &%fl fig gffiss Nl | § LH g a. i 5 E .i E TH £ s § s af ] i §§'§ | £ L Ea f § ; : ] BY GERVILLE REACHE, A Poremost Journalist of Prance. Despite the ts which ‘heaped u her evacuation of the eland, despite Italian provocations and the Fascist desire for Mediterranean desires to nmwumm eliminate war between No Nation Immediately Threatened. No natlon at present is threatened by a war waged by its immediate neigh 1 J. 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