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The Story the' Week Has Told (Continued From Third Page.) eral program, distavored the Jaca up- rising. L RUSSIA.—The Sixth All-Union Soviet Congress, which adjourned a day or two ago, was a kind of love feast. Rykoff, recently deposed from the premiership, and Bukharin and Tomsky, for some time past in deepest disfavor with the ascendant grDuP‘ were elected to_the Central Executive Committee, and so was Gen. Bluecher, whom rumor has been charging with intrigue savoring of treason. There was general handshak- ing and kissing all around between Rights and Lefts. The atmosphere was one cf felicitation upen the success of the farm collectivization movement. The Congress was chiefly notable for its adoption of a proposal submitted by Commissar of Agricultyre Yakovlev roviding tfor introduction on the col- ective farms on an important scale of the piece-work system, to the end that remuneration may bear a reasonable re. lation to work done. This s or isn’ compromising with the mammon of un- righteousness. o ARGENTINA—On March 14, th Prince of Wales inaugurated the Britich Empire Trade Exhibition in Palermo Park, Buenos Alres. “Argentina,” said the Prince, “will find represented here every British industry which can aid her development, an assembly of prod- ucts which bave been chosen with spe- cial regard to the particular needs of this great country. A section de- votzd "to the latest methods of convey- ance by sea, rail, air and road.” The following passage seems to me particu- larly pat and grace £ “The countries ich’ have suffered amost from the prevailing economic de- pression are thos: with the largest for- eign trade. Great Britain and Argen- tina are together in that category. Their export trade per capita is almost precisely equal. Foreign trade is vital to the prosperity of both. England is ing to develop itself industrially and commercially, and, from what I have en eble to observe during my s2cond here, Argentina is doing the same As begman extraordinary of the em- pire the prince cnrfl?: it well. PR UNITED STATES—On March 19 the President-boarded the newly modernized battleship Arizona for a trip of about 10 days to include a .w% at Porto Rico and cne of the Virg Islands. The Whits House announce- ment states its pu as “to secure asked for is most reasonable with refer ence to the aima contemplated. The economic situation in the Virgin Islands is not satisfactory, partly be- cause of declines in the bay rum and sugar industries, partly because of the effect on St. Thomas of its abandon- ment as a port of call of the big steam- ship companies. Old St. Thomas was an important coaling station; it has ceased to be so. Two destroyers escort the Arisona. Perhaps & little fishing will be enjoyed. Our February foreign trade showed a further decline, The total turnover was $401,000,000, as against $631,000,000 for February, 1930. February exports totaled $226,000,000 in value, the lowest for any month since February, 1022; im- ports totaled $175,000,000, the lowest for any month since September, 1921. Our Department of Commerce issues an interesting report showing in detail American lending to foreign countries in 1930. ‘The “new normal capital obtained by forelgn borrowers through publicly of- fered issues in the United States” in 1930 was $852,800,080 (the issue price of the loans being the basis of the esti- mate), as against $671,200,000 in 1929, and af against totals of $557,600,000 in 1930 and $541,500,000 in 1929 for simi- lar issues in Great Britain. It is, however, of importAnt note as illustrating certain melancholy develop- ments that 76 I of our total foreign lending during 1930 was made during the first six months of the Moreover, 95 per cent of such lendings in the last quarter consisted of Cana- dian issues. Our loans for the year to European countries totaled $232,000,000, as against $142,000,000 for 1920, and in. cluding $167,000,000 to Germany; $194,~ 450,000 went to Latin American coun- tries, Argentina getting $102,000,000, Cuba $31,000,000 and Brazil $30,000,000. One is delighted to hear that Ar- kansas is well on the road to recovery from the drought, thanks largely to seed distributed by the Red Cross and to expansion of agricultural credit faeils ities. On April 1 the Red Cross wil withdraw its relief workers, who 2t one time during the Winter fed over 500, 000 perscns. It is said that, though of the 20 States hit hard by the drought. Arkansas suffered most, she has made the most substantial recovery. The Spring gardens flourish gloriously. ri o e NOTES.—One may not say that politi- cal murder—of Communists’ by Nazis, and vice versa—has become rife in gemuny. but there is quite too much it. rpose & short rest and to settle certain ad- | The King and Queen of Siam will ministrative problems regarding Ameri- can {;oaseuums in e Caribbean.” Conditions, in particuldr economie, in Porto Rico besprak special attention. Since his inauguration Mr, Hoover has had only one holiday of importance, namely, & week of fishing amid the Floritla Keys. It is certainly to be hoped that the eppeal made last Summer by Gov. Roosevelt of Porto Rico for contribu- tions to total $7,300,000 to finance & program for the benefit of Porto Rican children will be amply met. It is pro- posed to use the money for prevention and treatment of hookworm, malaria and tuberculosis, for lowering the very high infant and maternity d=ath rates, for food for undernourished children, for erection’ of a great children's hos- pital, for erection of & school of tropical agriculture (this under tha supervision of Cornell University), and far carrying arrive in this country by way of Canada late in April. They will dine at the White House and otherwise be suitably entertained, It is understood that his majesty is to be operated cn in New York for cataract of the eye. ‘We should embrace this opportunity to show cordial respect to Siam. good many of us are apt to think that Siam amcng Asian countrjes is com- parable to Denmark among European countries for sensible management, economic and political. ‘The of that able official, T. V. Soon, inese minister of finance, on Chinese budgetary operaticns of the fiscal year ended June 30 last, is vague- Iy imistic, despite the depreciation of silver, despite the embarrassments fncident to the abolition of likin, despite the continuance of the military burden. Mr. Soong opines that bud- getary equilibirium will be achieved out “an in‘ensive public health educa- tion program.” Surely th: amount Achievement —_(Continued Prom Fourth Pags.) had with him. I remember one tithe when criticism from Capitol Hill was particularly harsh. Some of Mr. Mel- lon's associates in the Treasury ‘re- sented it because they felt it was unfair and they so informed the Secretary. “well, let's not worry about it,” he | said. “SBometimes I'm praised for things 1 don't deserve, so maybe this eriticism is just evening matters up.” ‘There is none of the ostentation we people he never used & drawing room in traveling on a day train. He'd take & chalr in the Pullman. However, s0 many- well meaning ecitizens would secognize him and seek his advice on income tax problems that finally he | (Continued Prom First Page) England feel & sharp twinge of out- raged pride at the spectacle. Still, when they are governed at home by their own laborers, they ought to get accustomed to these lapses of imperial dignity in distant lands. After all, Lord Irwin is one of their own caste. Toryism in Britain 1s profoundly di- vided over India. That divisio; later on develop into a split which wi rend the Tory party in twain. Inside that party are many followers of Burke's political philoscphy that “mag- in politics is not seldom the sdom and & great empire and ill together.” is sec- by Mr. Baldwin, and it not only forgives Lord Irwin's alleged con- descension to Gandhiy but admires it. The other and far more nUMErous sec- tion, which abhors Irwinism (as it is | now stigmatized by them), is led by Mr. Winston Churchil! Mr. Churchill is a man of brilliant gifts, but his weakness as a politician 80 far has been that he has never been able to attract any following. He has | always had a multitude of admirers, but nossupporters. ‘This is his suprems chance, He has, like Mr. Disraeli, been | oapturing the following of his opponent fhrough the apparent betrayal by the | to constitutional freedom Jeader of the party of the narrow prin- | be tested as it has never been tried | 1f home rule | before. ded to India with the approval | together, a solution 8 assured. But if of Mr. Baldwin, then Mr. Churchill will | India becoms a party question, then ' half the | chaos is inevitable, eiples of *high Torylsm is conce than earry with him more e | qui about the middle of 1932. Spurs Mellon had to resort to a drawing room fn order to get his work done. Mr. Mellon is devoted to his two children—a son Paul, who graduated from Yale and who now is taking a post-graduate course at Cambridge University, England, and his daughter Ailsa, who'is Mrs. David Bruge. e is a fine solidarity about the entire Mellon family, but the Secretary smil- ingly declared that this was true of “most Scotch-Irish families.” Mr. Mellon belleves that the greatest compefisation in life is the translation of one's capabilities into achievements. And although he has many achieve- ments to his credit, he still is carrying on. Perhaps that's why he continues youthful in spirit as well as appear- ance. In one of the very few public speeches he has ever made—a year ago on the occasion of his seventy-fifth birthday—to & group of old friends and associates in Pittsburgh he said: “Life has been, and still is, both full and interesting; and I shall go, when the. time ~comes, ‘as a satisfied guest from life’s banquet. " . (Copyright, 1931.) obstacles are not so much in the future relations of Britain with India, but in the relations of the Indians with each other, What will be the position of the princes in a federation? To what e: tent can the federal government intei fere with them, or they with the federal government? Uj ‘what franchise will a central Legisiature be chosen? Are the depressed classes to have equal elec- toral rights with the superior castes? Are votes to be given to women? Troublesome Question. And then comes the most troublesome estion of all, in .all lands—religion The 70,000,000 Mohammedans will con. sent to no constitution which will place them under the unreserved control of the 216,000,000 Hindus. They will in- sist, as a condition precedent to any ('hnng:. that their rjghts shall be safe- guarded. It is not easy to provide adequate safeguards against the action of the majority in a democratic consti- tution, where majorities must necessarily prevail. In London there were several conferences held between Hindu and Moslem delegates to see if & way out of the impasse could bé found. They all failed. ‘The genius of British statesmanshij for tracing out safe and passable rnz is about to 1f the three British parties act Tory party, in stubbcrn opposition 0| (copyrient, 1931, All Rights Reserved.) il leader. present government remains for another two years, there a substantial majority in this liament for a liberal measure of self- rnment for India, and that measure reach the statute books unless the ds throw it out. But if this Parlia- ment comes to an_untimely end, and an election is fought before prosperity the next House of Commons be &0 favorably inclined home rule. So much for of a settlement from the 'VAN EVERY HEIRS WIN POINT IN ROAD FIGHT Judge Extends Injunction Ag-inst Construction of State Highway. Special Dispateh to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va, March 21.—Judge dpoint. | Walter McCarthy, in Circuit Court to- Will Gandhi Succeed? What about India? gtand fast? He has vet to face Congress. The ir- reconcilable Jawaharlal Nehru is the Jeader of that potent assembly. Nothing but complete independence will satisty him. The Congress meets at. Kerrachi a fortnight hence. Will Gandhi face uj to Nehru for the integrity of his bond, and if he does, will he succeed? If he fails, his influence with the masses is 80 great that no insurrectionary move- ment can prosper without his blessing and active participation. It certainly ¢ould not hope to continue against his avowed disapproval. It is not enough, howev. to secure a formal ratif caty by Cougress. It is e gl saould take an active part in over- eomfhg the practical difficultics of federation, Not one of these has yet boen deait with. The most redoubtable Wil Gandhi | Can he deiiver the goods? | r Ganchl | day, eontinued the temporary injunc- the late E. B, Van Every, stopping the State Highway Commission from clear- ing the right-of-way for the Lee Boule- vard through the Van Every estate im Arlington County. would post bond to pay any damages to the estate, if the case were decided in ts favor, he would dissolve the in- junetion so it could continue the work, which, the State contends, must be completed before the 1932 Bicentennial celebration. The Van Every heirs contend the State's title to four of their 17 acres on which the road is to be constructed is not clear. Attorneys for the estate | ma'ntain the State has not complied h the option granted the Lee High-! way Assocfation, which is said to have exnired early in 1926, A hearing will be held April 1 in | Fairfax County Court. . tion granted Wednesday to the heirs of The judge held that if the State THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON; D. C. [NIEMOTH CONVICTION IS UPHELD ON APPEAC L] Baltimore Pay Rol Bandit Now Has Only Rehearing Plea as Last Hope. By the Associated Press. ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 21-—The Court of Appeals by & unanimous vote resterday upheld the conviction of Wil jam Niemoth, 's 26 “public enemies,” for participation in & $47,000 pay roll robbery in Baltimore in 1926, Niemoth was convicted last June ::nd"unt:nced to 10 years in the peni- ary. Niemoth was found in Chicago one year after the holdup, but it took three years of legal procezdings before he was delivered to the Maryland authorities. Lawyers here said the unanimous de= cision of the court made Niemoth's last hope, & plea for rehearing, slim. James “Fur” Sammons, accused of being connected with the same ho’dufv is éervtng a 50-year sentence in Illi- nois. i| PUBLIC LIBRARY Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. In connection with the President's trip to Porto Rico and the Vi Isiands, the Public Library calls atten- r. | tion to the following books: Porto Rico. Rico and Its Problems, by V. 8 Clark. 1930. G975.054. “Chief among the topics considered are rural and town workers, public health, education, governafent, public expenditure and revenue, taxation, pub- lic_ personnel administration, bas 3 xternal trade and financial relations, commercial organization, manufactur: agriculture and economic betterment. A history of the Porto Rican peasant is given in the appendix.” 1 |Porto Hico: History and Conditions, Social, Economic and an.ln‘l‘ b{ Knowlton Mixer. 1926. G075.M69! “Students of our pan-American rela- tions will find it comprehensive and important in its exposition of this one factor therein. Those who are partic- ularly interested in our commercial bonds with Porto Rico, its huge sugar product and its other exports will get from it a broader and more human un- drstanding of economic sources and complexities.” El Libro de Puerto Rico. .The Book of Porto Rico, by lurmo Fernandes and oth 1928, Garcia, ed, ers. (English and Spanish G975.G19. on opposite pages.) This volume, by Porto Ricans, presents “a reliable review of the past, & careful survey of the prese ent and an intelligent guide to_the future. Its many half-tone illustra- tions are supplemented by tables apd maps which further elucidate the text. Porto Rico Past and Present and San Domingo of Today, by A. H. Ver- il 1914, G975.V614p. “The author gives a short sketch of the history of Porto Rico, describes its scenery and writes of its towns, people and customs, agricultural resources, government and politics and manufac< tures.” The History of Porto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation; bh R. A. Van Middel- dyk. 1903: 75.V334. Trailing the Conquistadores, by S. G. Tnman. 1930. G97.In6. This little book on ‘the. West Indies has a_thoughtprovoking Chapter on Porto Rico. Under the arres tie “Overpopulation and Underfeeding” the suthor s the “fundamental diffi culties” of an island where there sre oot propiem s peribaically Sggavated ly vated by natural disasters. A Wayfarer in the West Indies, ernon Aspinwall. 1928. G9' "rfov Ichn t&e"wut In&m coming increasingly a tourist resort. number of readers who will feel xrl‘t’e‘! ful for this.easy, urbane description by a thoroughly informed guide will grow greater with each pasing year.” ‘There are also many magazine arti- cles on Porto Rico. These may be 1o- cated by consulting the Readers Quide to Periodical Literature in the reference room of the central library or at the major branches. Special at- tention is called to the article on “Amer- ican Difficulties in Porto Rico,” by T. E. Benner, in Foreign Affairs for July, 1930, pages 609-619.. The Virgin Islands of the U. 8. The Virgin Islands, Our New Posses- sions, and the British Islands, by Theodoor de Booy and J. T. Faris. 1918. G9773.B64. “The distinguishing feature of spe- clal interest is that it goes more ex- tensively than has any of the others into the archeological story of the ‘Vir- gin Islands’ and gives of these prehise toric remains an account that is as fas- cinating as a romance.” The Virgin Islands of the United States of America: Historical and Descrip- tive, Commercial _and Industrial Facts, Figures and Resources, by Lu- ther K. Zabriskie. 1918. G9773.Z1. “An authoritative account of the islands. It will rouse the interest of the tourist, give valuable information to the busines man and be of tical use to the historian or statistical in- vestigator.” The Danish West Indies Under Com- pany Rule (1671-1764), by W. C. Westergaard. 1917. F9773.W523. ‘Among the most valuable chapters are those dealing with the economic life of the colony. The experiments with indigo and cotton; the export of valuable woods, the use of the sugar cane industry * * * all furnish inte esting contrasts and parallels for stu: dents of the history of other West In dian colonies.”—C. L. J 3 Geographic Dictionary of the Virgin Islands of the United States, by J. W. McGuire, cartographic engineer, U. 8. Coast and Geodetic Survey. 1925, 773.5Un3. _Reference. Speed Enamel ~—Recommended for un- painted and painted furni- ture of every description. V4 Pint.......30¢ 1, Pint.......80¢ Pint .. ..o v 900 MARCH 22, 1331—PART TWO. Have Your HOTOGRAPH TAKEN In Our Permanent Portrait Studio! Size 11x14 Inches Nearly Half as Large as This Entire Newspaper Page! 100 ORDER JUST ONE—OR AS MANY AS YOU WISH Bring in the Children No Appointment Necessary —We are opening a permanent $tudio conveniently located in our Downstairs Bookstore. 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