Evening Star Newspaper, June 17, 1931, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR With Sundsy Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY.....June 17, 1031 THEODORE W. NOYES. ...Editor The Evening Star llewm_plr' Company 3 vents Al o Yok Bice: Rate by Carrier Within the City. e .45¢ per month Mall—Payable in Advance. - hfilryhnd ay?vkrlnh. Member of the Assoclated Press. e Associated Press is exclusively entitled to ¢l use for u&ubllc-uun of all news dis- PRy SEEtber hnd also Jhe Incal pews ng'flmel Berela. Al rehts of Bublirauon of C dispat 's herein are also reserved. Judge Wilkerson’s Responsibility. The eyes of the country are upon Judge Wilkerson of the Federal Court in Chicago. On the 30th of this month, two weeks from yesterday, he will ad- minister to Alphonse Capone, hoodlum gangster and master racketeer, a sen- tence for the crimes of which he stands confessed. Under the law he may sen- tence him to imprisonment for thirty- four years, and a fine of $90,000. The universal sentiment of the country is that this maximum penalty should be administered. Capone has pleaded guilty to a long array of cherges which bear upon his failure to make proper return on his income taxes. He has thus pleaded in the hope of gaining the mercy of the court, of drawing perhaps a sentence of imprisonment for a few years, four or five at the most. As for the fine, he prob- ably cares little. It is understood that he has a fortune of several million dol- lars planted away beyond reach of the law for the support of his family and of himself when he leaves prison. He should worry about the future, when Jall doors yleld him forth. There should be no merey, no lessen- ing of penalty because of this gesture of acknowledgment. - There should be no lightening of the burden of the law because this scoundrel,- who has done such unmitigated mischief and has caused such suffering, now saves the court the trouble of trying him on charges that are sure to bz proved. He has earned no consideration by his present concession to the law that he has so flagrantly flouted. Capone has been beaten by the Fed- eral Government on what is practically & technicality. His real offenses lie be- yond the malter of his income taxes. ‘Those taxes indeed are due upon wealth amassed through crime, crime for which he has never been caught and for which, it punished adequately, he would spend the rest of his life in prison, if indeed he did not yield that life in penalty. For such as this man there is no war- rant for mercy, no excuse for condone- ment, no reason for compromise. It is not Capone, in fact, who is at issue in thie matter. It is the law itself, the safety of soclety, the very efficiency of government. The fact- that this present prosecution by the United States on the income tax cases has,‘2s’it is now be- lieved, broken up the Capone. gang, does not lessen the need of punishment to the limit in the casé of this man, the leader and chief beneficiary of a long series of lawless enterprises. 8o the eyes of the couniry are upon Judge Wilkerson, Will he be merciful to this brazen enemy of the law? e —e————— "Toys are now being used to help solve problems in engineering. There is one that is mighty helpful in solving finan- cial problems, namely, the toy bank. ——————————— The Railroads. “The rallroad of the United States today filed an application for an in- crease of fifteen per cent in their freight rates. In their statement to the Inter- state Commerce Commission, which must pass upon the application, the raflroad executives set forth in detail the circumstances which have caused them to make this request. The net result of all thése circumstances is that the roads today are making net earnings of only 2.2¢ per cent on the value of the railway properties as tentatively ascertained by the com- mission. Unless some step is taken which will bring these earnings more nearly to the 5% per cent, set down in the transportation act as the stand- ard of reasonable rates for the rail- roads, the railway executives say that rallroad credit and thg securities of the railroads will drop to an extent that the latter are no longer marketable. The continued reduction of railroad income would make the securities un- avallable to insurance companies, sav- ings banks and trusts companies, at present holders of large amounts of rail- Toad bonds. There must also be taken into consideration the very large num- ber of individual holders of railroad ds and stocks, to whom an adequate relurn on their investments is only fair. It has been estimated that there are a million owners of raflroad bonds and another million: owners of railroad stocks. In their application the railway execu- tives call attention to the situation which confronted them when the de- pression began in 1929, Thelr problem was either to carry on, with capital ex- penditures and improvements, in the nope that business would soon revive, or to curtail immediately all their ex- penditures and reduce the number of their employes materially. They deter- mined to carry on, and did so during part of 1930, but when it became ap- parent that the depression was to be of longer duration they began to make drastic cuts In their operating expendi~ tures. This, they sald, was only fair to the holders of railroad securities, and had the course not been followed the losses in net earnings would have been far greater than they have been. The railway executives say that they cannot expect to add to their net earn- ings by raising passenger rates, This is true because of the ever-increasing competition from privately mobiles and busses and this rate would be much below the re- turn of 53; per cent prescribed by law for the rail , and that, therefore, the reasonablciess of the proposed in- crease cannot well be questioned by the Interstate Commerce Commission, The carriers contend that under the law which regulates them they are pro- hibited in times of great prosperity from participating equally with other business in that rosperity. In times of adversity, they urge, they should not, therefore, be compelled to sacrifice equally with other business, This may be sound from the it of view of the railroads, but there is a growing im- pression in this country that, in this present depression, all kinds of business and all classes of people, the wealthy and the less wealthy, must bear part of | the burden. A Brave Utterance. * President Hoover was confronted with a difficult task at Msrion yesterday. He met it fully, finely and bravely. No tribute to Warren G. Harding's memory could have been more generous. It was an opportunity for meaningless plati- tudes. Instead, Mr. Hoover utilized the occasion of the memorial dedication to say what long has needed saying, and he did so unequivocally. Mr. Harding’s friends and neighbors, and the country at large, owe the President a debt of gratitude for the conscientious manner in which he surmounted a delicate situation. The impression can hardly be avolded that the address of President Hoover and Mr. Coolidge at Marion, but especially the President’s, clear Harding's own record of much of the personal stigms ]nut for eight years has attached to it. “The tragedy of his life,” sald Mr. Hoover, “was a dim realization that he { had been betrayed by & few of the men |whom he had trusted” His “dis- illusionment” was later justified, as the President explained, when “it was proved in the courts of the land that these men had betrayed not alone the friendship and trust of thelr stanch and loyal friend, but that they had betrayed their country.” Herbert Heover's knightly vindication of the personal honor of the man in whose czbinet he served does more than { mete out justice to Hardings reputa- tion. It blazons to the country once again, in stinging terms, that “there is no disloyalty and no crime in all the category of human weaknesses which compares with the failure of probity in the conduct of public trust.” The malodorous aspect of the Harding administration will not have been in vain, if men are reminded by it that public office is indeed a public trust, end that history will have no mercy upon the name and fame of him who defiles that highest of responsi- bilities. —— et This country has undoubtedly pro- gressed at least to this point—that where it might possibly contemplate the return of the saloon, it would never again stand for bar room art. —————————— The play “Cyrano de Bergerac,” per-|. formed by a native cast, has made & great hit in Japan. Who knows? They may yet be attempting “Madame But- terfly”+or “The Mikado” over there. —tp—t—————— The proposition for additional rev- enue for Uncle Sam from legalized beer appears to have fallen about as flat as is the average present-day synthetic product. ——r—t—————— Base Ball Supreme. That classic situation, the home team far behind in the ninth inning and then rallying at the bat for an unexpected winning, occurred yesterday in Washing- ton. It is just that sort of thing that gives base ball its great appeal to the interest of the public. It is just that kind of situation that every fan hopes to witness when he attends the game. And the fact that it happens only once in a while, perhaps four or-five times in the course of a season, makes it all the more interesting and thrilling. Yesterday’s affair was the more astrik- ingly dramatlc because of the fact that the opposition had apparently won the game in the early stages, driying in seven runs in one inning and knocking the favorite home pitcher out of the box. Bit by bit, however, the local aggregation crept up on the seemingly sure victors. At last the enemy twirler himself was sent to the showers under the flerce attack cf the struggling Sen- etors. Yet even with these efforts there | was a gap of three runs when the ninth | inning came with Washington at bat. The stage was set for. just such a rally as the fans always wish to see. The “top of the list” was up to bat. The drama developed swiftly w0 the happy ending. Myer walked. Some of the ! cutgoing despairers turned back, just to | see how the thing would end. Manush | toppzd & ball that the shortstop could ' not quite get in time. A soratch hit, but a hit none the less. ' Two on, no one out. The dribble of home-starters di- minished. Cronin ‘up, ‘& famous run scorer, great fayorite., Shouts of en- couragement. A “T:xas leaguer” over the infleld, good for a’ base, but not pro- ductive of a run; because the base run- ners could not be . sure that the ball would not be caught. Anyway, one run ! was no particular good, without others. Four or no count was the cry. Very well, let ¥ be four then, four at once. So thought Master David Harris, | deputy sheriff at home in the ‘off months and mighty slugger during the HiH By i g EE {5 g i if i HER KE@ ;EE of the Gospel has now preached a ser- BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. mon twenty hours in length, thus dis- | 1S5 tancing another preacher by several hours. It has been the cpmmon belief of many, however, that sermons are already too long, so that this latest outcropping of the endurance:ides will have few sympathizers, tendency of the American peopl bad enough without finding its way in . Tt seems that a amount of sophistication in a will give rise to certain quirks human minds, which are mani- might be forgiven, as a silly juve- nile imitation of men who sought ‘When the samre whether magnificent or lowly, will see no more “marathons” axcept in the way of endeavor toward righteousness. —————— ‘These United States are, since Flag day, still further indebted to Senator and former Secretary Davis. He has supplied us with a word adequately de- scriptive of the all-too-numerous slan- derers of the heroic dead. The word, though Welsh, is easy to spell and re- member. “Breuad” means in that an- clent tongue the “worm that eats the flesh of the dead.” Like “scofflaw,” it should at once be incorporated in our language and our £ommon speech. ——————— President Hindenburg urges Germans to have faith in themselves and the world to have faith in Germany. If any one is able to help bring about such a state of mind, this old gentleman, who as a warrior had the sincere re- spect of his foes and as a-siatesman has that of the entire world, can do it. There is a theory that a missing Con- necticut former State Senator is hiding, not lost, on an island in Lake Winne- pesaukee, New Hampshire. It was thought that only Rhode Island legis- lators and politicians hid in the woods. In the days when a real, first-class artist had to enjoy the favors of a patron in order to live decently, robbing & mere cartoanist was hardly worth the trouble. But today one such affords a rich haul. ——————— The warfaré in China is, and for some years past has been, reminiscent of the game of checkers. A leader makes the ‘“king row” only to: be jumped and eliminated a few moves lager. SHOOTING STARS. 'BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Song of Conservatism. “We did not know"—that is the song That people sing when things go ‘wrong— When dreams, with brightness all arrayed In truth’s gray dawn, begin to fade; When reckless egotism finds - Its plans upset by simple minds; When some small word of common sense, When precepts old are cast aside In ecstasy of modern pride, Only to find the world at last Ruled by the law of ages past, Then comes confession, sad and slow— “We meant well; but we did not know.” An Irritated Sage. “There ought to be a law,” began the indignant eitizen. “Walt & minute,” interrupted Senator Sorghum. “What there ought to be is s law to prevent the making of any more laws except such as can be guar- anteed as useful and precticable.” money, the same as if it had human intelligence. Colossal Finance. \ Though figures higher still may go, Tl take no heed of the amount. A billion is not much, I’ know, But it's as high as I can count. “Yes,” answered Cactus Joe, “for body from ever haldin’ four aces | nimseir.” " “Bootleggers business.” “Yes,” agreed % “or they'll soon be able to retire their wealth.” “I atn’ got no time,” said “to listen to de man dat tells me T ain't over the pages of a flexible covers and see there exhibited in full of land birds The book was very particular about that. Evidently there lpl': a t ma land birds west of the 'Mz never cross the divide. Cok ok ok K Now, in using a bird book, Templeton Jones discovered, the best guesser is the best Nature student, He passes with a mark of 100 per cent who can Jook from bird on the bough to pictured bird on the page and then mentally match the one against the other and decide whether they really match or not. Ut u':;y bl:u‘ wide di 'sually ere some in the two, such as a crest mve.r‘;:.c; m nnucrut be, or a set af spots on a chest which is e R s e ucl e les t until he came to the safe u:lcmne"gl: clusion that in bird study, as in every- thing else, one must use one’s head. * X ok K “That is what one’s head is for,” sald Templeton Jones, sagely, as he looked at his picture of the cowhbird—in the book—and then looked across the lawn at the two-footed creature eating seed— on the real ground. They were not exactly the sume, he Yad to admit, but still each of them was what might be called & two bird, the neck and head lighter than the body, and tae latter in each very much larger than the head. Yet somehow the bird on the pege| b did not match the bird on the ground, and Templeton Jones knew it. But the book gave no doves at all, nor pigeons of any sort. Marion, Ohio, when this observer left it last night, felt that Florence Kling Harding’s favorite song, “The End of & Perfect Day,” was never sung under | Ha: more appropriate auspices than when it brought to a close the dedication of the Harding Memorial. Warren Hard- ing’s friends and neighbors are con- vinced that June 16, 1931, will go down in history as the day which saw his personal escutcheon cleansed and re- polished; no ‘matter how tarnished the record of his administration by the “be- trayed friendships” lashed by President Hoover. So Marion, where Harding labored and loved, will enshrine yester- day as its most lous memory of him. It will en him _hencefor- ward as completely free of flaws, with respect to his honor as man and Pres- ident, as the shimmering marble in the tzmple reared to his glory on the hills outside the old home town. With the unqualified testimony to Harding's character given by Herbert Hoover and Calvin Coolidge, Marion holds that the tongue of the traducer is silenced. Vin- dication and homage were belated, but now that they have come, the commu- nity that gave Warren Harding to Nation is happy, content and grateful. * kK % Harry M. Daugherty’s a] rance at the dedication was an epl::nfih-hmn surprise. That he would find occasion to absent himself was generally ex- pected and widely hoped. The local committee of arrangements even went through the form of denying that the |S] Pythias to man who played s Damon was in town. When newspaper men discovered Daugherty’s presence and asked if he would join other ome- time cabinet members on the it Daugherty sat in a group of four whic included Hubert Work, Harry 8. New and James J. Davis, who, together with Herbert Hoover, constituted the even appearance. He is lean and His face is seamed with suffering. Mr. Hoover shook hands with him affably as the President entered the stand. sec. Batgherty as ey pussea to 1hei see er as seats immediately at his left, but the two men conversed briefly after the in the Harding’s name. They were throughout the day on variots -tone | of out on the lee' of it, t. d',l-m cowbird was no cowbird, but s ve. “Well, doves are interesting things, too,” he sald. He thought o? all the tribes of doves, and their close tionship to the pigeons.’ The e Darwin_ma peclal grea made a s study of pigeons, which he put into four classifications—the iters, the carriers, the fantails (incl tumblers, etc.’ il pigeons passed ns of r over America .about 1878, never to ap- pear again. What became of them is & bird mystery. - * % ¥ Jones thought of the antiquity of the dove. It was the bird which ~i55 ouf of the ark to find land. b3 b'y.l‘ the bird of Venus. Tt was neid o bo't e 3 vas em- blematic of the Holy Spirit. There is said to be an orchid of Cen- tral America called the dove plant, or Holy Ghost plant, because its blooms resemble a dove with outstretched . The turtledove of FEurope (Turtur auritus) for centuries has been the sym- bol of gentleness and love. Today there is no more common figure in tical cartoons the world over than dove f peace. “After all,” sald Templeton Jones, “I guess a dove is just as interesting as a c«l;:'l‘;\rd. and several times as respecta- You see the effects of early education. ones bad not got over that story about N g’:y on other birds, " 0 10 544 o when he sald that his “third term of mm,o!coun:,huthlm uysen was Harding's o Bautr p;’rtnerxnw ” P. Fletcher, noy ‘roc cand Tariff Commission o e omplend the favoriate four- experience of a mt‘hb,.:d.dhez' ,::‘ hfi at the White House ok the eve of the trip to Alaska. Converstion was about the memorial “the folk back home” meant some day to set u, orate "l‘z,h pru{l‘ dency. soon suit me,” rei Harding, wearlly. Another friend ,uoted Dy Sawyer as having said thA. from the moment when the President vag put to bed at San Prancisco, Hardits evinced no interest whatever in gettingwe i { * x x % X the crowds that milled the lobby of Aroush o y of the Hotel Takin t, .He didn’t come for the dedication. He mu ralsed in. Central Ohlo, not far ve born agq Marion. Once he drove a mut"; of European radio, is to pay his way Wesleyan University, pokane statesman ents in Ohio, en.toute to the * x *x x 8. New, E“Z, wwrmmm special of Harding's long before came a national the first g A threw his influen Beveridge in the bitter Indiana Ra‘:ul:? lican senatorial primary of that year, from which New emerged beaten. Harry and “Jim” to Columbus to- dcdlnm, -nh.:,] for h.hflll‘ a f at Wwas one literally jarrin, A Detroit m"lplm‘;y‘::f- tion %ammonle.w unurcunmg th‘: ‘were in progress! _ i (Copyright, 1831.) Canada’s Law on “One-Eyed” Motors To the Editor of The Star: Both straight ahead, left. of the center Court of ® 32 d ga IB- f ;? ; L | i i i 2! 13 L] £ 7 i : Esiggg? i i o iis % i g | ; i i i | i B E Hi At i 15 - |in Eagle Harbor, Mich., Remonsirance Against Prosperity Prophets To the Editor of The Star: return of prosperity is long as the ‘These sis, glutting the markets of the world with ucts that cannot be con- which prosperity is built. S Eie e g ‘worl jo monetizal the | cake, war, and the utter dislocation of the so- cial, econoniic and financial stability and standards of the world. There may also be hg:ntloned the menace of Russia her numberless people to duce and undersell in practically all the mark:ts of the world the products of the so-called capitalist nations. Maybe the sun of prosperity will ehine upon us -n’ln,fi!:\gxt many suns will n in business. There is babble of voices giving utterance to con- fused, contradictory, and unintelligent thought, d:void of all constructive ideas, and that would hardly be creditable to the nursery. Let us accept the situation as it is. Stop our silly babblings and prophecies, many of which are put forth for politi- cal reasons; tighten our belts, work with all our might and main, with confidence and faith that we will ov:rcome and bring back the good old days. ALEXANDER SIDNEY LANIER. ——e— The Ritual of the Knights of Pythias To the Editor of The Star: The members of the Order of mhh of Pythias are greatly indebted to he Star and to Mr. John Clagett Proctor for th: splendid historical arti- cle on the order which appeared in the magazine supplement to The Sunday Star on the 1ourteenth instant. While it is a matter of slight im- portance as to whether Founder Rath- bone wrote the original ritual in Wash- ington in 1864, shortly before he found- ed the order on February 19, 1864, or where he was a school teacher three years before the opening of the Civil War, yet over this slight matter there has raged controversy that seems never been settled, despite the fact two separate occasions bane explicitly stated i’l't;lzll before coming to that 50 nt conditions prevail. " ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. not give advice, but e ‘Tobacco Leaf about 10,000 br: country. -ilno racing cars have brakes?—H. Vhen was ragtime first used?— A, | became popular in the late '90s. “Pasila” was written in 1895 and the first enerally known ragtime plece, a i Camp Meeting,” was wQ.' hat makes volcanoes erupt?— A. e ultimate cause of voleanteity | is the*i¥imal heat of the earth. Christians in Palestine?—W. A. Thke 15 not & late census. In 1922 tHe were 583,188 Moslems, 84,550 Christiai, 79,293 Orthodox Jews, 7,034 Druses g1 about 500 of other faiths. Q Ixnrd to a rule for making N is cérrect, recipe or re- —EW. P. A. Baf words ave correct. 5 Q. In t order should military come in & parade?—P. L. A tions in a parade are acording fo the dates of their t. Army; secad, the Loyal Spanish W: Veterans; 1 of Foreign Vars; fifth, Military Order Legion: ‘v, Miitary Order of the on; sevy T O ‘World War, nd eighth, Disabled Amer- ican Veteras, However, men in the Nm dd“ the United Btl'.:l avy and arine Corps parade first. | Othe; organizations would be theparade among the organ- izations listec according to the date of their establisment. Q. How doe one get plants from the niputmnent 0. Agriculture?—C. C. D. . ‘The nt of A discontinued Since that tim there has been no ap- propriation maie for this activity. Q. What is w Irish dividend?— V. j 7 A. It is a facelious term used when an assessment is levied on stock. Q. What is bdng done to restore ‘Wakefleld?—W. B F. A. The birthphce of Washington is to be restored as nearly as possible to the conditions of two centurizs ago. It re gricultu buting plants in 1923, Pionship in 1921, house will be constructed e & nlorted | Beld trom: which. he or , and hereas of handmade the identical| fleld from which the being rebullt and the colo- wrote “Take Back the He: est”?—M., Z. was written by Cleribel, whos name was Charlotce Alingtor. Bar-| %uuhhod in the midd ury. ?—N. H. Q. What is & A A is a cipher used i T o kn and put the letters together. q‘,v Has a fiy two kinds of eyes?—' A. The greater part of the head of 1ly is occupied by the eyes, some severa) thousand in number, described as com pound. Between the compound eye! and near the top of the head s triangular arrangement of three simpl eyes. K. . Andre, killed at Nanzy 1 1914; Armand, who died in 1923 fron injuries received in the war; Rend killed in an aerial flight in 1917, an Marcel, killed in an aeria) flight i 1918. A son, Fernand, was also in th army, but survived the war. s . Q. What is the golf rcord of th| Columbia Country Club in Che Chase, Md.>—W. A. R. | A. The reccrd for toynament plaj at this course was msde by Jame course was a 65,made by McLeod, Columbfa Cofntry Club pro fesstonal, in unofficialplay during 192 McLeod played the sgne distance fron the back tees coverei by Barnes. Q 1Is it correct/to write a smal amount, such as 2¢cents, in the forn $0.20?—0. D, C. A. In designaiig & sum of mone] in connected digourse, apply the foll lowing rule: Donot use the sign $ fo sums less than$l. Twenty cents, no will be opened as & national shrine. The $0.20, is the drrect form. —_— Reparations Settlemsnt Seen as World’s Big Problem Reopening of ment question by Germany has the debate on debt cancellation and re- vision, with the economic before he came to Washington City, |ing Founder Rathbone had never seen a copy of the famous play by entitied “Damon and i onistic to Founder Rathbone, and cat- ries errors that fifty years’ have not I va briet Distory of the “a original history of the Order of nts of | Knig| ,” written by Founder Rathbone | tog! and which appears at pages 107-1 of Gen. Carnahan's “Pythian xn}xhotg hood,” second edition revised, 1892, it is specifically stated that he wrote the ritual while teaching school in the Lake Superior country. A year or two before the death of Rathbone he was visited in Washington by Gen.. Carnahan, at a time when Rathbone was in the Ad- Jutant G:nex;n':homce in the War De- partment y the courtesy of jutant ral Drum, Rathbone wnA:l’ven s ’s leave of absence in ords the Knights % pythias of the Ariomisiee mub‘,"fiu::enébe{; Rathbane in The 'first prelimi- Reld o February's Spights of Pythias, Rel e membemsY: 1864, had the origi- others were invited, on regular meeting he) o L i Ot on the nineteenth of the same monthiyhen the order was LEROY )RD BOYD. A Query Relatig 1o WashingtonYaxation : To the Editor of The Star: in_some instances for the benefits of for their children, etc. 3288 il i Eilld e ® Banim | The the up ‘eparaf should tions, yet if it is provi cannot continue, thé Some may be necessary.” * % * “The American /reasury situation,” i the ’w;fil the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin “is little propitious for revision, As jcently as the gather- ing of the IntMational m!.‘vanmcl’oat backwash of the war. But th| 3| Domlct it is & condition in which th whq' World shares may make it for tmt.icm of Europe to stand u o one foresaw the depression _gther the allies nor say Morgantown ‘The Hamilton (Ontario) Spectator sug gests, “As & proof of the willin people to co-oj has been greatly increased, salaries and other big economies effected in o der to produce a balanced budget.” Seeing international “aspects in situation, the Buffalo Evening New says that “partial and temporary relig for the Reich is made possible by th ‘Young plan,” and assumes that, thougl “the relief afforded her through device is obviously temporary,” German “hesitates because any precipitate actio] on her part would upset her credit an| have a bad effect on the general fina; cial system in Eurcpe.” The New Yor| states: “The Germal government cannot afford to increag the strength of the National Socialist by a policy which its enemies could i as one of weakness. While government is fully cogniz: of the international complications of attitude on reparations, in its efforts t | Seek & solution of its problems with co-operation of other powers it has co stantly to be on guard against losin control at home.” Cancellation of war debts by tl United States in return for drastic rd fll;?lon of armaments by the debtd ions is suggested by a number d papers. The Roanoke World-News ct cludes, “If America definitely a nounced that before it will begin coi versations on revision of the debt sef Palls | tiements there must be real agreemer} gal il Bt i T on substantial reduction of armament we‘un win not only a financial victo: ‘The Ann Arbor Daily New “making the best of a bad bai gal and adds: “By purchasing d armament the United States would Y salve something from the ruins d the loans. That would be bet! than i:mm them to remain unpal with “r-ut v fi'xlp and re:en;.m accumulating a: e prospect of sef tlement