Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1931, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR ‘With Sunday Morning Ldition. —_— WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY. ... September 21, 1931 THEODORE W. NOYES. ... Editor Busing b 8 -nsc icako” Ofins: : ulldine. uropean Office: 1 .+ Londoi. Rate by Carricr Within the City. 45c per month 60c per month 65¢ per month ! Se_per copy | nt in by meil aen month. | ord ey teiksbors | NAtional 5000. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Marviand and Virginia. & ut L19r.810.00: 1 fly :'l:;‘? - 1y, $6.07: 1 mo. inday only A $4.00; 1 mo. All Other States and Canada, iy and Sunday...l yr. $12.00: 1 ma. §1.90 ¢ ¥y nly . yr. ¢ i 1 mo., T8¢ El;,-ily"elnly : 3 a0 imer 86! b o i 2" ocal Sews 5 of bublication é e nlso reserved. Th 0e) 38 blication XBX T i n this paper \'\ ¥ e I ri Britain Suspends Gold Standard. The British government has acted drastically to halt the drain of gold from the Bank of England and to pro- tect the pound sterling, suspending gold paymenis. The action was taken to meet an emergeney which was bacoming | more and more acute, as the with-/ drawal of gold from England by credi- tors has proceeded. The suspansion of | the gold payments affect, so far, ro obligetions of the British government or of the Bank of England which are payable in foreign currencies. It does affect, however, ell internal obligations, 2il payments which are to be made in England on the pound. The law which the British government has ordered suspended provides that the Benk c(' England must sell to any person who makes demand in that behalf, and pay the purchase price in any legal tender, gold bullion at the price of three pounds seventeen shillings and ten and one- half pence per ounce of troy gold, but only in the form of bars containing ap- approximately 400 ounces troy of fine gold. A statement issued by the British government asserts that the resources of the country are enormous and thai “there is no doubt that the present ex- change difficulties will prove only tem- porary.” It points out that the British government is already taking steps to secure a balanced budget and that the internal position of the country is sound. The British government, since the ‘World War, has been the only European government involved in that struggle ‘which has not drastically readjusted its financial situation even to the extent of repudiation. For a while soon after the | | The Evening Star Newspaper Company | bers of the armedl forces of the United States. But surely-this is no? the kind of talk that should go unnoted and unrebuked. It sincere, it is designed to effect the overthrow of the American Government, If such a statement were made in time cf war, it would be deemed treasonable, It would be in fact an act of treason But this is peace time. The Army is not engaged in the work of national defen: ‘There are no evidences of a mutinous spirit on the part of the sol- dlers and sailors. There Is no move to cut ths pay cf the enlisted men, as happcred in England the other day, (With the rerult of a veritable mutiny on the ships of the Atlantic fleet of Greet Britain, a mutiny which was ended by the extension of assurances by {he government that the proposed cuts {would -bs corrected In the interest of o few years ago were deemed impossible |Justice to the bluejackets of the lower| of attainment. The new air service on | ratings. Toleranee for Communist talk that is deaigned to arouse hostility to the Gov- ernment may be sound policy, but it irks the average citizen greatly to hear such revolutionary incendiarism openly expressed . without any rebuke or re- prisal. If this one man can without penalty proclaim the doctrine of revelt in the Army, may not others of the radicals who confessedly take their or- |ders from the Third Internationale at Moszow mount the stump and preach insurgency and the overturn of gov- ernment? In some sections of the country such a performance as that reported in the dispatch quoted would lead to a public demonstration of punishment. In New York apparently there is no spirit of active resentment sufficient to cause & mouther of treason to be hustled off his rostrum and treated to a bit of first-hand correction by an Indignant ! citizenry. e France and Germany. Althcught Great Britain's financial crisis zbsorbs the attention of Europe and the world at the moment, events ushered in at Berlin today deserve in- ternational notice,.for they denote an effort on the part of France and Ger- many to bury the post-war hatchet. Externzlly, the demarche—as diplomats term en attempt to extract peril from a situation—is marked by two concrete steps. One is the arrival in Berlin of M. Prancoils Poncet, in succession to the &ged M. Pierre de.Margerie as French Ambaisador to Germany, The other is the impending arrival of Premier Laval and Foreign Minister Briand for a week end visit with Chancellor Bruening end Foreign Minister Curtius. Both of these innovations are scheduled to sig- nal 2 new era in Franco-German eco- nomic and political relations. On the character of those relations the peace of Europe depends. Until they are adjusted on something ap- proximating mutual respect and ocon- fidence, if not genuine cordiality, ti:e hope of a pacified continent, free from close of the war the pound sterling dropped in value to about $3.25, it is true, and at that time the gold standard was to all intents and purposes inop- erative. But the British eventually returned to the gold stahdard and sta- bilized the pound at $4.85. What is to be the outcome of the present situation in Britain is still & matter of speculation. If the British are finglly compelled to devaluate the pound, a readjustment which will be extremely painful to those who hold ob- ligations of the British government within that country, dsbts will be wiped off at the lower valuation. Prance re- duced the value of the franc until it is | only one-fifth of what it was before the ‘war. Doubtless there will come renewed demand for a ble standard, including stiver and gold, the gnawing peril of another devastat- ing war, will remain an iridescent dream. Disarmament will be doomed to discussion as a purely academic ideal. Statesmen will continue to talk peace but prepare for its breach. The psychology of fear will persist among nations and paralyze their attempts to live alongside one another in a sem- blance of brotherly love and common The discouraging truth is that Ger- many and France face each other with irreconcilable demands. Sweeping re- vision of the peace treaties of 1919 is the Reich’s obsessing contention. The Germans want reparations canceled, equal armaments with their European neighbors, ultimate union with Austris and, above all, wiping out of the Polish corridor and recovery of Upper Silesia. man aspirations. In their incessant cnd punizhable in the highsst dqree.‘ ] Shi EviNING STAR. WASHINGION, D, C, MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 21, 1931 v ———————————————————————— s ot = - ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN, | travel has bocome definitely established. At present the individual transport unit car:ies only & few passengers. As re- gards the intercity transit, it is ham- pered by ‘the fact that the New York landing point is at a considerable dis- tance from Manhattan, air travelers having to close the gap by bus, subject to surfacs fraffic delays. The vehicu- | lar tunnel under the North River lessens | thia handicap and the new Washington 'Bridge 2t Fort Lee will afiord additional { facilities for crossing the Hudson. Just | 5. the Baltimore & Ohio Is handicapped | | by lack of a Manhattan terminal, its! passengers being required to cross the' river by a ferry. But with all these handicaps, the { transit time between the two cities is| | becoming so sho:t as to make it possible | to move back and forth with ease and | comfort and safety and at speeds that | & 68-minute besis from Hoover Field to Newark 1s not regarded as the ultimate | ! of intercity fiight. WIill the alr com- petition become a serious factor to the : detriment of the rail transport? That | 18 & question that is now puzzling not only the lines that connect these two \cities, but other rail routes that are { already suffering diminution of patron- | age through various causes and rival- | Ties. | | England’s poiltical system Dermfll: | statesmen to suggest that in order to prevent the unfavorable influence of an ! election on financial conditions, there shall be no election. As has been re- marked before, the method of govern- ment by one nation s not always ! readily understood by neighbor nations. | (In many lands the popular idea seems to be “the more elections, the merrier.” e, Difference of opinion may be ex- pected as to whether the question of yownership of natural power is being used to befog the wet-and-dry issue, or whether prohibition is likely to smoke-screen too many current issues of urgent economic importance. o Discussions_within party lines, far in advance of a presidential campaign, are conducted with a frankness which ap- parently ignores the fact that they may dig up some arguments which the op- position will be glad to use when the oratory gets under way. . The leader of the Chilean revolt was a stenographer who probably wishes, while reflecting on the death penalty, that he had been content to remain a useful and industrious white-collar man. R When a large still blew up in Los Angeles, a fleeting hope may have been inspired that the liquor question will eventually solve itsell by spontaneous combustion. e ——r—e—————— Pamiliarity with the new automobile turn has been rapidly established, so that D. C. drivers now feel as much at home in making it as drivers from other citles. - Racketeer impudence may next as- sert that the gangsters’' unrighteousness is partly due to contact forced upon him with certain wicked policemen. e One class of citizens who have not had to fear any remarkable unem- ployment is composed of those eligible to grand jufy duty. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. News. Good new an' bad news, flyin’ th'oo de air, re-establishment of 8 dou- | prance resolutely opposes these Ger- | Fightin' 'mongst deirselves, dem newses travels everywhere, to take the place of the gold standard | projection on the other side of the |Swimmin’ under water an’ a-rollin’ crost ‘which has been in effect in England since 1816 and in the United States since 1873. Rhine the French see an endless danger to peace. From Paris’ standpoint, the German The British government has made 1 | g virtually undebatal clear to all British citizens that it will | ;o m";“:r:w consider mwhm:: not tolerate attempts on their part the peace imposed upon the conquered further to complicate the British«ex- | 7reutons, such as concessions enabling change situation by buying foreign €X- | cloger Franco-German economie and changes, except in cases where these X« | financial co-operation. . Basically, and changes are needed for actual business | especially in such respects as might be transactions. The government fears|designed to restrengthen the German that individuals may undertake t0 pro- | capacity for making war, Prance standh tect themselves by getting their wealth, | a5 adamant as her armies stood at Ver- as far as possible, converted into dollars | qun, She says to Germany today, as or franes, in their fear that the pound |she thundered then: “You shall not sterling may be eventually greatly|pass)” depreciated. The Bruening - Curtius-Laval-Briand Crarges have been made in the Brit- | conferences at Berlin can soften, but ish press that the present situation in |nhardly remove, the asperities which England s due in part to a hoarding of | poison the Franco-German atmosphere. gold in this eountry and in Prance. The | Already the retirement of Dr. Curtius is American Government, however, has|rumored as the price the French de- recently called attention to the fact|mand for his recent League of Nations de ground. Good news and bad mews is bustlin’ all around. Bad news is nolsy an’ it scares you wif a shout. Good news is cautious as it hovers round about. . Bad news at de finish to flight; Good news gits its bearings an’ is foh to light. The Deciding Influence. “You can trust the wisdom of the plain people.” “Some of us can,” replied Senator Sorghum. “Others will discover it's just that that will prevent them from coming back.” wm be surely put Drawing a Distinction. “Did you go away and take a vaca- tion this Summer?” that the flight of gold to the United States has not been because of a de- sire to hoard gold here, but rather be- cause of the eflert on the part of persons in otner countries to find safety for their wealth.x ‘The opinion expressed in this coun- try in informed quarters is that action taken by the British government, even to the extent of temporarily suspending the gold standard, to put her financial house in order cannot fail to be of benefit to the rest of the world, in. cluding the United States, ———————————— Postmasters are reminded that under certain conditions they are permitted to engage in politics. If some had not engaged in politics, they would never have been postmas in the first place. B Treason Unrebuked. The following dispatch from New York was printed in y:sterday's Star: J. Louis Engdahl, secretary of Inter- national Labor Defense and Communist tiny ing four-and-a-half-hour trains, may of United States*military forces in an address at a Commupist rally in Union e today (Saturday). to the rei banner of the workers of America.” So far as known this sperker has not bien ealled to account for his public proposal of mutiny in ths American Army. Perbaps officlal atiention has not yet baen drawn to this ncendlery utterance. Perhaps if and wien effizial attention s directed to it decision will be reached that it is not werth while to proceed ageinst this firebrand. Prcb- “No,” replied Mr. Growcher; “I stald home and took a rest.” Forced Optimism. T'm optimistic, I declare. 1 seek for comfort and repose. T'm glad the peanut does not wear A shell such as the oyster grows. A Reasonable Doubt. “¥You seem to have lost your faith in & rabbit’s foot.” “Well,” replied Mr. Erastus Pinkley, “I done thought it over. An’ de more | T thought, de more I couldn’t figger dat de rabbit wot furnished de foot had been lucky foh his ownse'.” ] ! outburst calling for abolition of repara- tions. The most & world, eating its heart out amid its anxiety for peace, can hope for at Berlin this week and in the | immediate future is s prolongation of the truce between the two great peoples of Western Europe. Pt — Money hosrding is considered bad finance. After recent Wall Street les- sons it should be clear that the way to cure it is not by stock gambling. Washington-New York Transir. Regular airplane service without stop has been established between thln(-‘ { ton and New York on the basis of a 63- | {minute flight from the local airport to | Newark Field, which means about an hour and a half from city to city. The; Pennsylvania Railroad has announced a train service of four and a quarter hours from station to station. It also! ‘prom!se: ® two-and-a-half-hour sched- {ule when the line has been electrified. iThe Baltimore & Ohio, now maintain- Something Lacking. “Nobody seems to object to prohi- bition,” sald the visitor at Crimson Gulch, i “Well,” replied Broneho Bob. “Three ' Pinger Sam is right resentful. He's gettin’ to feel lonesome an’ neglected. | It's been years now fince any one come around givin' him heart-to-heart talks an’ tellin’ him what & great man he'd be it he'd let liquor alone.” Easy Program. Wisht I was a weather man, With nothin’ much to do be expected to shorten the time, per- haps eventually by the adoption of electricity. Memory of the time when the fastest run betweesy New York and Washington Exeep’ to sit 2 and sean by rail was six hours is still fresh. That The skies of or ble. was considered wonderful railroading. ! vl 3 Then came & five-hour service, which ' My little bulletin I'd frame ot its insuguration was hailed as a! In letters large an' clear, great cdvence, That schedule stood as An’ always cause it to proclaim siandzrd for a long period. When the' A word of timely cheer. rirplanes bagen to buzz baok end forth On Winter warmth an’ Summer chill belween the Capilal and the business| My eomments T'd purrue, i metropoiis ths rallroads had to do An leave them hangin’ ‘round until something to hold their own in public| EBach one of them came true. favor. They slarted by improving the — travel conditions. Competition between| “De man dat's afraid to take his them became keen. Now the planes|share of de risk” sajd Uncle Eben, THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. these Those who roam in the woods days had better watch out for chiggers, | time fleas and poison ivy. These are the and wood for all persons with sensi- tive skins. Not every one is susceptible to flea | bites, nor to attacks of chiggers, nor to_poison the ivy. Those :lzo are, however, know the intense discomfort and some danger which they can cause. Of this inimica]l trio the flea is by far the worst, and lepst suspected. Those who are not attacked by the common cat and dog flea—the preva- lent one in America—are inclined - to laugh at those who are. “Why, they never bite me!” such a person will say, as if that settled the matter, Owners of pet animals will point to| an utter lack of the small red bites as if to prove that mo one else could have such mementoes of the fleas. * x % % The truth seems to be that only a relatively small percentage of human beings are open to attack by the flea which makes itself at home on dogs and cats. Right now, in a warm September, the flea is making its last stand, and those who unfortunately are its prey should take every precaution to fight it at this ‘time. In the first place he must rid his mind of the idea that the flea which bites him is the so-called human flea. That fellow is indigenous to Europe. It may get over here sometimes, but srdinarily Americans know little, if any- thing, of it. . The flea which plays such mischief in this country making dogs and cats miserable, and equally biting their owners if the latter happen to susceptible, is the variety known as the cat-and-dog flea. X ok o ¥ This flea prefers dogs and cats, as its name suggests, but will hop to & human host upon occasion. What is perglexln about this insect is its utter lack of rl e or reason in thus picking out certain people. Others it will not touch. Such persons might go into a room where thousands of fleas were leaping hree devils of field | in Especial attention is needed af this p:'e the year if one wants to break up the flea iness, both on peis and homes. Often there will be at least one mem- ber of the family whom the fleas seem to like. Whether such persons have more tender skins, or blood tastier to fleas, it would b# im) le to say. Perhaps either lack personal odor, cr have an odor which the fleas like. It must be remembered that fleas, as well as mosquitoes and other insects, have very keen scents. Some of them dislike certain smells, and will leave the vicinity cf them. At any rate, the fleas do seem to rn!er certain persons, and these they ike to bite best on the ankles and hands. The knuckles, and between the knuckles, are favorite points of attack. * koK X ‘There are few insect bites which con- tain more plain itch than the flea bite to the person to whom they attack. Let no one say that fleas will not luBI:,E cn; and "dogs. me do say as much, but it is strict ‘lnlt a’(‘ observation. easy enough for the person whom fleas do not attack to urun: they will not bite other people. That's easy! But if they were bitten they would be the first to holler! (Note that we use the word, “holler”. It is a good word, and expresses exactly what means, which “hollo” and “halloo” do not any more. We are not, as a nation, a fox-hunting race.) * ¥ % % Let no one think that September is too late for fleas to breed. Now is their busy season, and the unwary householder who forgets that will rue it in the Winter, after the heat is on. Then the fleas will find Summer tem- ratures duplicated for their express nefit, they will hive every right to think, if fleas think, and we believe they do, they are so very intelligent. Give Fido or Tom a nice bath in any one of the good flea soaps on the = ket, gul him outdoors and then spray the house, with doors and windows shut, with any one of the excellent in- around, but not a one of them would | secticid alight on them. ‘They are immune, Hence their inclination, upon occa- sion, to laugh at persons who do not get off so lightly. It is_ difficult to make the person whom fleas do not attack believe that there are other human hflm whom they like even better than ir nor- mal hosts, dogs and ‘ufi: % Many honest owners are blithe- ly uaware that to their homes take away :}lth bt‘he:nm zufid flea b:te‘lr. They would ignan the unfortunate bitten should dare to say as much. But it would be true. Some homes where dogs are per- mitted the run of the place are reg- | grounds ular for fleas. The same is true of some homes where the house cat is regarded as one of the family. The cat being & much smaller ani- mal, however, it is a much easier job to rid it of the fleas, and it is prob- able that cat owners take care of this matter better than dog owners. That, at_least, has been our experience. Perhaps this may be accounted for by the ease with which the flea comb may be applied to cats, whici ordina- rily will stand for this necessary treat- ment where dogs will not. icides. Special attention should be paid to rugs and the like, for fleas lay their eggs on such coverings. ¥ * ok ok * One spraying will not do. The sprays do not touch the invisible eggs and as each crop hatches out it must be destroyed in turn. That is why if spraying is to be done effectively it must be repeated at in- itervals of about a week to catch the successive generations. ‘This is a homely matter, undoubtedly, but those who suffer from flea bites ;m always regard it as a major prob- m. The big th! is not to relax one's vigilance just .| use Autumn is in the offing. The fleas know it, too! That is why they will make every effort to do a bit of colonizing. The entire insect world has but one Ih{'ln, “Make the world safe for in- Fleas are among the hardiest of all insects and can succeed where many others fail. If you own or cat, de-flea them at this time a while you are about it get the fieas out of the house, even if they don't bite you. They may bite your friends, and even your best friends won't tell you! WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC Though Walter Newton denies Presi- 'dent Hoover’s interest in beer and the chances of 3 per cent stuff in the com- ing Congress are slim, the bung has unmistakably been pulled out of the prohibition barrel. Light wines and the foam that made Milwaukee famous will not flow from it soon, but that modifi- eation is on the march is plain as a plkestaff to everybody nqt blinded to developments by prejudice. To this ob- server’s attention has just come a straw showing how the wind is blowing. In some respects, it is a more important than resolutions even of organi- like the American Bar Associ- , the American Federation of Labor, the American Medical Assocl- ation or the American Legion. It is an intimation, straight from his innermost sanctum, that one of the conspicuous advocates of prohibition—perhaps the noblest experimental Roman of them all—is wa in his belief in the en- forceability of the law and leaning to- | 11,2 ward revision. He cannot be quoted, or even named. He would probably deny the suggestion that he is seated immovably on the water wagon. S0 much can be sald—when the per- sonage in question (his name is not Hoover) is ready to speak out in meet- ing, the modification cause will acquire a ker worth having. It will not have been the first time that he blazed a trail, * Kk * Complete mystery pervades all offi- clal quarters rq-nflng the recall of Mexican Ambassador Tellez. His most intimate friends here are confident that it tcok him wholly by surprise. The only reason they can surmise is that home politics is yesponsible—the ambition of some other man to grab the choicest plum in the Mexican diplomitic or- chard. Relations between the United States and the Rio Grande republic have grown steadily better during Am- Tellez's representation of mntz and for in Washington. At the time some time after, Secretary Kellogg put Mexico on the licly proclaiminy spot by pub- that she was “cn mal before the :orl s n'!;e"ue‘: lkx’lafl. the State Department were The Ambassador outlived that hectic period and today is persona gratissima in the Stimson balliwick, as far as any- body knows to the contrary. * ok ok X If Tellez quits the Potomae, therell be bonfires on the Tiber, for Mussolini's exceedingly active envoy, Nobile Gia- como de Martino, will succeed to the coveted deanship of the diplomatic corps. The post goes by senlority. Tel- lez only beat Martino to it last year, when Sir Esme Howard departed, by a | week, for the Mexican was accredited on February 24, 1925, and the Italian on March 2, 1925. I1taly’s ardent desire to be on the best pcssible terms with the United States could only be promoted by the accession of her Ambassador to the leadership of ths Washington corps. The dean has to speak cn occasion for the entire group of 56 Ambassadors and Ministers. He enjoys corresponding prestige, not only among them, but at the State Department and the White g * k% x .'n rr-idm h:“nrt uonvurwlu‘nh: at the event called Friday afternoon’s semi-! ence, he’d have been barded with estions about Gerard lqu'u lan mental on ours Wi Mr. Hootver"lnl:m of business and gov- ernment. holds that the business of business is to help itself and not lay its troubles on Uncle Sam’s doorstep. Whatever ob- Jections esn be leveled against it on other counts, General Elestric ex- ecutive project is a definlte and dare | ing eflort cn th> part of big business to work cut the unemployment problem with & minimum of governmental as- sistance. Congress is sure to ring with the pros and cons oll.:l:n Bwope schome President consistently | WILLIAM WILE. George Arliss, whose “. Hamilton” is now being sci ‘Washington, dug into the historical ar- chives for the he wrote for his own play. One passage at least strongly sug- gests that he it from current prac- tices at the Naf 1 Capital. Hamilton's wife, Betsy, asks her husband what ed at a critical conference with e g sk n K % no- body said anything, every one was very much pleased with himself and nothing was done,” replies the greatest Secre- lwyon. of the Preasury before Andy Mel- * x ok X Senator Reed Smoot’s hobby is the completion of the vast Federal scheme for converting Washington, architectu: ally, into the world’s most glorious cepital. The departmental palaces ris- ing in the Mall and the Triangle aren't the only buildings_enlisting his en- thusiasm. Out on Sixteenth street are now rising the steel frame outlines of the new National Mormon Tabernacle, know as the “Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints.” Its shimmering white Utah marble, sur- mounted by & spire 160 feet high, will make the edifice a fitting companion of the National Unitarian and Baptist Churches, which stand on opposite corners, near Columbia road. The building will be ready for dedication in the early Summer of 1932 and be consecrated with hfichl ceremonies. Balt Lake City arcl 'ts, Messrs. Youn, and Hanson, designed the church, an & Washington firm, the W. P. Li) b Co., is erecting it. The Latter Day Saints’ place of worship will make the fifteenth church on Sixteenth street. * Kk Kk * The War Department and United States Army are about to lose their fighting parson, Maj. Gen. William G. Everson, chief of the Militia Bureau. He has resigned, effective December 1, to resume the ministry and become his of the First Baptist Church of Benver.” Nobod ”J uite like Gen. Ever- nele Sam's military service. He's been a clergyman and & minister for 30 years. He fought in both the :&onhh-merum and World Wars, co home from Prance with » breast full of decorations for gallantry in action. Born in Ohio, Everson began his clerical career in Indiana, having Carmplgeing . 855, e waa cam) . He a pastor in Cincinnati when the World War revived his military zest. In 1918 he was commander of the only Amerl- can sector in Italy and all United States troops east of the Adriatic. Leaving Europe a colonel, he became a brigadier general in 1922 and was appointed to command the 76th I try Brigade. During the past two years Gen. Ever- son has headed the Militia Bureau. Vigorous at 52, he probably has a long era of usefulness in the pulpit still ahead of him, * ok ok * Secretary Stimson seems to have ac- quired a new habit in Europe this Sum- mer. He is seldom seen in Washington nowadays without a walking-stick. Whether the colonel caught the cane custom from Briand or MacDonald is L Tt Crook: handled malacca even betweer the State Department and the White House. (Copyright, 1931.) - Carrying Out in Venezuela. From the Boston Herald. The President of Venezuela appar- ently resigned in time to beat the reg- ular system. ‘As a rule it is customary either to carrv out the President's pol- fcles or the President, f ] | . Buckle Tighter! Prom the Gncanatl Times-Star. Fngland cxugcts every man to do his duty—and pull in his belt a few notches. B e — They Are Just Going. From the South Bend Tribune. B | i The Political Mill By G. Gould Lincoln. Despite the demand of many leaders, both Republican and Democratic, that prohibition be not made an issue in the coming national election, John Barley- corn's head keeps bobbing up. The brewery interests have engaged in an active campaign to bring a recom- mendation from President Hoover that the Volstead act be amended 50 as t:. permit the manufacture and sale of 3 per cent beer. Their representatives have been active in Washington. They have visited some of the highest officials of the Government. Their plea is that the depression, unemployment and the Treasury defigit can all be wiped out by the” simple expedient of getting back to beer drinking in this country. The wets are at last hooking up their cause with the ‘cause of the unemployed and the Government itself, which has had to tighten its belt because of the felling off of Federal revenues. Whether you agree with the brewers or not about the need and advisability of the manu- facture and sale of 3 per cent beer, it must be admitted that the campaign has been well planned, well timed and so calculated as to keep the issue before the people. It seems to -be generally agreed, however, that if President Hoover followed the advice of the brewers he would fall between the drys and wets. House insist there is not the slightest chance of Mr. Hoover's taking up the beer proposal to Congress with a favorable recommendation, * % % % And now comies Jquett Shouse, chair- man of the Executive Committee of the Democratic National Committee, with a definite recommendation that the Dem- ocrats place in their party platform next year a plank calling, first, for the revision of the Volstead act so as to permit the manufacture and sale of light wines and beer and, second, for a revision of the eighteenth amendment 50 as to permit those States which wish to permit the manufacture and sale of intoxicating beverages to control the liquor traffic within = their own boundaries. Mr. Shouse's proposal is contgined in “Suggestions for a Demo- cratic Platform,” prepared by him for the Democratic Bulletin, the organ of the Woman's National Democratic Club. In addresses delivered in the last year, Mr. Shouse has taken a similar posi- tion. His chief, John J. Raskob, ths chairman of the Democratic National Committee itself, who selected Mr. Shouse to head the Executive Commit- tee and to have charge of the active operations of the Democratic National organization, takes a similar position. And, it may be added, so does the titular leader of the Democratic party, Alfred E. Smith, its nominee for nt in 1928. Can there be any doubt any longer that when the Democratic na- tional convention meets next year a great fight will be waged to write a wet plank into the party platform? It be- gins to look as though there would be a fine row over the old question which tore the party wide open in 1924 and again in 1928. Republicans are check- ing up considerably in anticipation of the battle royal, notwithstanding the fact that some of the Republican brethren, particularly in New York and Illinois, are threatening to -bolt the G. O. P. for the Democratic ticket un- less the Republicans turn against the eighteenth amendment. “The Democratic party must meet the prohibition issue,” says < Mr. Shouse. “That issue must be dealt with politically. It is a political ques- tion pure and simple.” * ok ok X There are other Democratic leaders, however, who insist that the liquor is- sue is neither pure nor simple. Take for example, Senator Joseph T. Robin- son, the party's leader in the Senate and its candidate for Vice President in 1928, and Senator Cordell Hull of Tennessee, who both addressed the Democratic National Committee at its m be politieal suicide for the Demecrats to write into their party platform any such recommendations as those ad- vanced by the Smith-Raskob-Shouse triumvirate, in their opinion. Further- more, these gentlemen say that prohi- bition should not be a political issue. “President Hoover,” says Mr, Shouse, “has shown himself wholly unwilling to assume responsibility (when it comes to dealing with the situation aris out of national prohibition). course, that is not the view of the at- titude of the President taken by the drys and those who favor the contin- uance of prohibition. They see in the lent & champlon of the dry cause. e only way to “assume re- sponsibility,” in the opinion of Mr. Shouse, is to come out for the repeal of the existing dry laws. The drys say, on the other hand, that the way to assume lity is to insist upon the enforcement' of the present laws. The editors of the Democratic Bulletin, which published Mr. Shouse’s sug- gestions for a party platform, announce that they are asking other Democratic leaders to give their ideas of what the platform should contain. The Bulletin promises to make interesting reading. * ok ok ok Gerard Swope’s plan for the stabiliza~ tion of industry and employment re- ceived tremendously wide publicity. It has led to much comment. However, so far there has been no rush to gobble it up &s & party program by the 0- crats. Labor has taken a crack at it through officials of the American Fed- eration of Labor. Employers are not| yet willing to declare themselves for it. In some quarters it is stil] insisted that Owen D. Young., head of the General Electric Board, is back of the Swope proposal, and that Mr, Young is much more radical at heart that he is given credit for being. Buf if Mr. Young is candidate for the Democratic nomina- tion for President he is still keeping the | asserts tha matter pretty dark. * ok ¥ *x t the Democratic plat- |} teresting to Talking abou form next year, it will be ini learn what it will say about power. Gov. | poe Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland has be- come spokesman for that group of Democrits which is opposed to Govern- ment ownership and operation of power plants. Gov. Roosevelt of New York, on the other hand, is regarded as the main supporter of the more “progressive” idea regarding power among the Democratic candidates for the presidential nomin tion. Mr. Shouse, in his platform sug- gestions, has something to say about power. He declares there is no «doubt there have been grave abuses in the utility field. Bu’ he does not to commit the Demcratic party to the support of Goverrment operation of power plants. He r~oes the length of Government produc ion of power, if it becomes necessary to conserve the sources of power to the people, but de- clares that the problems of transmission and distribution of power, as a rule, may better be handled through private enterprise. He insists upon more quate regulation of the utilities, as & remedy for existing evils, There is noth- ing particularly radical in this position. Nor would such & position raise much of an issue as against the administration in the next Al Smith has as an issue in the coming paign than there is in & a wer. or & hovsepo -SRI A couple of years ago the people of Ilinois thought they had finally dis- osed of the political ambitions of Len gml“. Frenk L. Smith and, more re- cently, “Big Bill” Thompson. But these entlemen are showing signs of seeking o stage a comebeck next year. Len Small has cnnounced his candidacy for ths Republican gubernatorial mmlnl': tion. He proposes to run as a we Smith and lzl‘hommon were both at the party in Kankakee, I, when Small his formal announcement and national - kilowatt, e.h:i Persons close to the White | here in March last. It would | O ade- | States, Tt researchers, who can get you any information on any subject, are at your command, without to you. A two-cent stamp will bring you a per: sonal answer to any inquiry of fact you may make. Thousands of news- ‘paper readers use this great it today. Make your inquiry essily read and easily understood, and ad- dress The Evening Star Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, tor, ‘Washington, D, C. Q. Are there many woman pilots in Great Brit2in?—C. R. A. It is estimated that about 20 per cent of licensed pilots are women and the number is rapidly increasing. Q. In what historic building in Ken- tucky is there a self-supporting eircu- lar stone stairway?—T. S. H. A. In the old State Capitol at Frank- fort, built in 1829, Q. Is cotton or burlap more durable s}r Cotton-picking sacks and sheets?— A. A cotton-picking sack made of cotton lasts 3.6 times as long as a sack made of burlap, end a picking sheet made of cotton is 1.8 times as durable as one made of burlap, accors to es- timates by the Bureau of Agricultu Eccnomics, United States Department of Agriculure, based upon cotton farm- ers’ reports. . Q. Who first made dried milk?—T. S. A. Dried or powdered milk was first made by Grimwade in England in 1855. Q. Is the Cathedral of Moscow, which was destroyed, to be rebuilt?—E. W. A. It will be replaced by the Palace of the Grand Plan, commemorating completion of the Pive-Year Plan. Q. Who are the two men from Maine who went to New York to help get rid of the gangsters?>—W. C. A. Allie Deming and Fred York of Flagstaff, Me, Q. How did the builders get girders to the roof to build the tower that sup- ports the Lindbergh Beacon on - the Palmolive Building?4E. C. A. A small derrick’ was knocked down and taken up in an elevator. It was put together and used to haul up parts of a larger derrick which in turn raised a third. Q. What was William Burke’s name originally?—W. K, A. Burkowski, Q. Who obtained the first patent on & plant under the new law?—T, C. A. It was granted in August to Henry F. Bosenberg of New Brunswick, N. J., Hor a new variety of ever-blooming rose. Q. Who won the Harper's prize fof the best novel and who were the Judges?—P. C. A. Robert Raynolds’ “Brothers in the West” won the $10,000 award. The Jucges were Bliss Perry, Ellen. Glasgot but the umbles were made into & for the huntsman and his fellows, tock the lower seats. Q. Are many American workers go- ing to Russia?—A. G. A. By the end of 1031 more than 6,000 workers will have found jobs in Soviet Russia. They are being sent under one and two year contracts, through the Amtorg Trading Corpora tion of New York City. The workers going over are mostly akilled miners, machinists, railroad workers, bricklayers, carpenters, and so on. These will sup- plement more than 1000 American engineers, who for several years have been engaged there. Q. What is the title of present-day éramatic artists in China?—L. T. A. They are called Pupils of the Pear Garden. Q. How is the brain fed?—0. X. A. It has, by far, the best blood sup- ply of any organ in the 3 'l‘ge grey matter that we think with is espe- clally rich in blood vessels and the gon- tinual stream of fresh, rich blood around the masses of nerve cells in it brings to the cells the food they meed. Q. Is it safe to use a zinc on containers for canned food?—M. A. The zinc top should not bem because fruits and vegetables contain acids are unfit to eat after gon- tact with the zinc. Q. Why do plants need water?—E. B. A. The body of a living plant is mestly water, just as other livings things are. Water is being evaporated all the time from the leaves and new water to re- place this has to be absorbed out of the Soil by the root hairs. Q. What is the school population?— C. L. B. "A. The total American school popula- tion is approximately 31,000,000. Q. What city is called the Pittsburgh of the West?—A. R. A. Pueblo, Colo. Q. Are there any women who are American consuls?—J. E. 8. \A,h:lo 'on’l:::\"hnv: mn;‘nned in the servics a sul nt length of time to become consuls. At this time, there are three woman vice consuls— Miss Frances Willis, Santiago, Chile; Miss Margaret Warner, Geneva, Switzerland; Miss Constance Harvey, Milan, Italy, Q. How often does the fog bell at Qape ‘Nedick Light House ring?— 'A. The Light House Service says that the fog bell gives, when in use, one stroke every 15 seconds, Q. What is the origin of the sion, arms -klmbo?r—u{: N, gt A. Akimbo is a econt: of in keen bow, meaning at ‘s sharp bend. w and Carl Van Doren. Q. What is the meaning of the ex- fiugion “To eat humble pie”? —H, A. It means to come down from & position you have assumed; to obliged to take a lowsr place. “Humble’ here is a pun on umble, the umbles be~ ing the heart, liver and entrails of the deer, the huntsman's perquisites. -When the lord and his household dined, the venison pastry was served on the dais, It is an old ression meaning hnwonhlp:w . o Q. t is spple jack?—T. J. ng American designation for Most Americans express satisfactio that Mexico has joined the League nl; Nations _and that this she has never admitted ‘the re- Ertiete X33 ot e L b e e e covepant,” thus specifically ente: with reserva- tions in regard to the Doctrine. It is denied that the doctrine could (ve any relation to Mexico except as a of the United States in upholding American rights. Tardy justice to the southern is recognized, and it is felt that its government is far SVilsoh an Lord Gect of Eneland aue: ‘ec: an - tioned the stability of Mexico. “At Geneva the Latin Americans have found a platform where they can 8 out and air their grievances Tamily { of That “Mexico, "as - ar self respecting ) 85 @& self- n:m%l‘wwwto ’::, in on amm’fif of c 3 rovement of the vorrlku classes, intellectual co-opera- R ent an of uest; discussed at Geneva.” The l‘!‘ochum Times-Union sees “another milestone in the ever-wide: association of nations for mutual welfare and peace,” and feels that “the Mexican government today is far stronger and commands hrmoreru'pectlhlnltduflz:m ago. The people have shown remarkable progress, at Jeast for the last 10 years.” “It may be,” the Roanoke Times, “that Mexico is merely seeking to align herself with the other nations of the world in facing the pressing economic and political problems which abound today, and again it may be that our southern neighbor is making a stra- tegic move to protect herself in the event that the United States does make any move which she regards as sive. Although the formally just what the doctrine implies.” ‘The New York Sun asserts that “the Monroe Doctrine is not and never has been & regional understanding,” that “it is a policy of the United States not d?endem upon any understanding beyond a true comprehension of. its nature.” The Sun quotes the words of J. Reuben Clark, now Ambassador to Mexico, to the effect that “it has noth- ing to do with the relationship between the United States and other American nations, except where nations become involved with European ernments in arrangements - which reaten the security of the United | yimord and even mtmgl cases the e runs against the European country, not the American nation.” The ‘understanding. Mexico, llm h in m:“ in ugh in more one in- mmmu’hn protected her against the o lurofieln powers eager to extend their political systems to the ‘Western H ere.” “Mexico’s reservation,” in the opinion of the Chattancoga Times, “should be & reminder of the importance of di- vmmn%m Monroe Doctrine of all but its. inal meaning; activities inter- preted as an extension or amplification World Court and the Monroe Doctrine Seen As " Misinterpreted by Mexico of it have too been disturb the htfln‘ Am!rwmwh!nd on onroe Doctrine, no | subject to patch and stretch.” { French aggression at the time of the | American Civil War is recalled by Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail; with the statement: “When the war in United States closed a great and trained and veteran army. and a large United States was mobilized on the Mexican border, with an implied threat which the French Emperor could not ignore, so he with- drew ‘h'MCh“‘Wt , on whose bay- might have gone much > ‘The Daily Mall feels that, “as it stands to- willing e. “In affairs of international concern strictly within this hemisphere,” ac- to the Philadelphia Evening Bulle “the United States believes the Latin American states will find it preferable to work with it in the Pan- urier-Journal sees * of diplomatic feud and the coe o, helpful _collaboration,” it “when the League was organized Mex- ico was ruled by a usurper, whose right to the presidency was challenged by both the United States and Great E that P neighbor and a force ing in a world torn iotrass, . eays sidered as persona non grata wasn’t invited to join the League.” Jahncke’s Plan of Day For “Defense’ Flayed Prom the Worcester Daily Telegram. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Jahncke is unduly alarmed about the “insidious propaganda of pacifists ad- vocating the abolition of both the Army and Navy,” and his remedial plan de- serves no approval. He proposes that If turning Armistice tional Defense day” would priate for America, it would appropriate for Prance, Germ: Britain, Italy, Poland, Russia and . _In the event of such & ed to be they pro) other if fight eac League of Nations | not cular bailiwiek,