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Hindenburg or Hitler fContinued From Third Page.) militery record which in number of ‘bsttles and won with colossal mighty hammer, the late German army, seems second to none in . Terrible defeats after un- heard-of successes, crus] duties like that of takh home ai disban the proud ents of his exhau army, the sorrows of the collapse and disap] nce of all the world which had m‘w to m;n g:rlun ":nd! monarchy, of army and order—all these things had drawn their lines deeply in the almost impassive face. And now, 88 the President of the republic, laden with care and sorrow and political strife, this almost superhuman man stood there, erect and motionless, to greet Adolf Hitler. Faced War Commander. ler, for whom Germany and the Ourmnnm idea had been a high ideal all | his life, aggdhezy hmeht‘: face wl:};ot':e’ general w) been his suprem - mander in chief through a hundred bloody battles, face to face with the President who more than any other living man embodied all that tradi- tion, achievement, sacrifice have made venerable to the German people. Is it any wonder that the younger man was overcome and most deeply im- ? ‘They had a long serious talk, and at first it seemed that as a result of that meeting Germany would be spared the excitements of today's election and the old hero would not have to undergo the stress of a presidential campaign. The election could have been avoided, for general sentiment wanted President Hindenburg to continue in office, although his term comes to an end this ring, and legal opinion agreed that | term could be extended by a vete of the Reichstag. With that end in view, | Chancellor Bruening carefully sounded | the parties, and from many he received ready assurances of assistance. Next the suggestion was put up to Hitler. ‘The same groups that had arranged his interview with President Hindenburg asked the Nazi chieftain if he would throw the support of his large following back of the plan extend Hinden- burg's term. Hitler gave no binding answer. Never- theless, he showed such a favorable dis- position that reports were made to ‘Chancellor Bru!n=n.[ that Hitler's support was virtually certain. n the Kaiserhof was busy as & beehive. Again the old Emperor's Inn seemed drenched in an atmosphere of mystery. Adolf Hitler was in the This time he had a long interview with Bruening. As before, he would not bind himself. l%ut lg]lln_mthc general impression was favorable. There seemed hope that a straight fight for the presidency might be avoided. ‘The death of that hope is evidenced in the elections that are being held to- day. To understand why it failed it is necessary to know more of Adolf Hitler, the Austrian who became a German citizen but little more than two weeks . to know more of the forces with h he is allied and which have been allied with him, and, first of all, to re- member the great role that Prussia has ayed in Germany's past history and part that the Junkers of Prussia are anxious to play today. It was through the great ability of the house of Hohenzoilern and through sturdy character of the small group of nobility from one of Prussia’s and most barren burning shame to the whole nation. The humiliations &m?‘: sh; hadhov.o e:: dure, both from the French, who evi in & time of peace invaded the Ruhr district with armed forces, and from the Poles, had created a deep feeling of resentment among the masses of her people. Added to this were the acute misery of an economic situation becom- ing worse every day and the payments of heavy reparations which could be cited as the source of all mischief. It was obvious that any plan which would play upon all those accumulated elements of dissatisfaction with the na- tion’s foreign policy would offer serious chances of success. And these were the very lines upon which Hugenberg set to work. The climax of his campaign was the broad ?oyulu vote taken upon the question of whether Germany should stop payment of reparations outright. Hugenberg was defeated, but the seed sown in t!'mse days grows today in the shape of flourishing Hitler crops. Mustered All Troops. Hugenberg had mustered all the troops he could press into assault. ‘There was his own party, the National- ists; there were odds and ends from the smaller bourgeoisie parties, which were in full disintegration, and there were the officers’ leagues, the most important of which—the Steel Helmets—was to play a considerable role coming events. (A word about these officers’ leagues. Immediately after the World War, offi- cers and men of the old army saw ¢he menace to life and property that was offered by the Bolshevik risings in vari- ous parts of the land, notably in the Ruhr district, in S8axony and Bavaria. Associations were formed which in the beginning had no political aim what- ever, but which existed solely to pro- tect home and family and the existing state against the surprise attacks of communism. Later, however, these as- sociations became more and more po- ltical centers. The leading group among them, the Steel Helmets, is now in the very midst of the turmofl of party politics.) Ml}I of these Lfmww had bel'tn llunchl;d by Hugenberg in an assault upon the established majority defended by the Catholic party and Social Democrats under the cool leadership of the smiling Chancellor Heinrich Bruening. But the smiling chancellor got the better of ‘h’mfid lHol the t&ut‘:lklhwer! !u“ty repulsed. Hugen and his adherents oo make oo hadun . 50 he had J§ look around for a new and powerfu: ally. 4hia ally was Adolf Hitler, a youn carpenter, born in Austria, a son of No Man's Land, whose word seemed to inflame the masses and whose influ- ence seemed to grow teriously and overwhelmingly, He a background of patriotism. He had deserted the Austrian Army to fight bravely and stubbornly under the n ~colors during the four terrible years of the war to win distinction and the Iron Cross. With the end of the war and the collapse of the old empire he did not give up—he began preaching to growing masses of people the message of the coming new empire—the em- pire without class distinction, without corruj m, without repelling display of wealth and without the grinding de- basement of misery—the new ich which would free Germany from the pressive load of humiliation by for- elgn powers, of war debts and repara- tions—of all the things, in short, which have made life unbearable to proud Germans gh all the years since Versailles. Began Brief Revolution. ‘Then, with the close co- ation of Ludendorfl, who had been denburg’s t-hand man Lhrvl:gh the war years, itler had started a short-lived revolu- tlon in Munich. Together they had tried to capture Munich and Bavaria. One evening they had met in one of the great beer halls, and Hitler, firing & shot from his pistol into the cefling, had declared the Bavarian government and announced that he had W8S | assumed supreme try who called them- ke “Junker,” in the lord, and not until much m‘mt politi- that original meaning. Junkers served Prussia faithfully in peace and war, and if we study the records of those who died for King and the battles of Prederick will find the leading les represented by hundreds of their sons. Junker class has given the Prussian army in- numerable generals of great fame, such 88 Zieten and Bedylitz: it has given diplomacy the greatest statesman Ger- many ever had, Otto von Bismarck, and, in our own generation, it has given us The nearest parallel to the Junker elass that can be found in the world are the Ji ese Samurai, warriors by birth and inclination, faithful to their King living up to a moral code of their own. The Junkers wanted to serve the state faithfully, but it had to be a state in which their will was supreme. ‘“Let us have an absolute King,” was an old saying in Prussia, “as Jong as that abso- lute King acts exactly as we please.” In the German Federation, and later in the German Empire, Prussia—up to the very end of the World War—main- tained an antiquated system of fran- chise, which assured unqualified pre- dominance to the land-owning class and their allies, the barons of the coal and steel trades—the new aristocracy of wealth allied to the old aristocracy of the land ‘The Junker class did not look with favor upon the policy of Willlam IT, the son of the Englishwoman, who in- troduced into Old-World Germany the power, But when they marched in a parade through the City of Munich the next day—to show the world the victory of their revolution—they found that the Bavarian ‘government had ordered troops massed in front of the Royal Palace. Before any one realized what was hap- pening there was a vollev of firing, the pavement was strewn with dying and wounded, and Hitler's revolution was lwzg: away like a cloud by a storm. 8till had kept going on, moving the crowd by that mysterious magnetism which leaders possess. His following in- creased like an avalanche, his success ew day by day. Then came Hugen- Tg's proposal of an alliance. Hitler saw the advantage of such an alliance. It would drain the gold of Germany's great industries toward his own flel He reacted favorably to Hugenberg's advances. He and Hugen- berg appeared arm in arm on the speak- ing platform, and the news spi that an irresistible combination had been formed between the forces of Hugen- berg and Hitler—one which was cer- tain to win a sweeping victory and do away with the existing government. In Harzburg, & small town in Central Ger- many, the new allles were to present to an astonished world their united forces. The Harzburg front was much talked of, but it was quite evident that big ;m]ea existed in the so-called united ront. Hitlerism is hardly the language of policies; it is the language of emo- tions. And never did a general lead a more curiously mixed crew into battle than did Adolf Hitler. Sons of the Kaiser and members of the high aris- tocracy form the right wing: numerous Junkers, particularly retired officers, lend the movement their skill in organi- spirit of world policy—the policy of industrial development. expansion of | shipping, trade, industry and banking, | the importation and encouragement of foreign languages, foreign fashions and foreign ideals As & result of that policy, no love | was lost between Willlam II and his | Junker subfects. 1 still remember a | conversation I had with the Emperor in which he utterly complained that in no sumr did his efforts for widening lermany's horizon, for extending her ‘wealth and power, ind more obstinate | and heinous resistance than from his | Junkers. | Privileges Swept Away. ‘Then came the tornado of defeat, col- | lapse and revolution which passed over | Germany in the fatal year 1018. All | the fabrics of the old state were swept away, and with them all the privileges of the Junker class and their para- mount influence in the State of Prussia. When the first shock had passed; when, | through the unceasing efforts of great | statesmen like the first President, Ebert, order had been restored or pre- served, under the new Weimar consti- tution, the forces of Junkerdom rallied They decided to open & campaign aiong the broadest lines to win back the * power and influence in Prussia which | the revolution had lost for them | They were aiming at control of Prus- sia, but in order to achieve their ends in Prussia they had to conquer the | upreme power of the Reich. The gen- al to whom they intrusted the com- mand of this strategic movement was | Hugenberg—a man from the ranks of | heavy industry, who had been one of | the maneging directors of Krupp dur- ing the war; a man of no looks, no presence and no oratorical ability. (He ¥as easily the worst speaker in the Zechatag) Hugenberg was not a Junker himself, but because of his re- markable obstinacy and tenacity he was Ppleasing to Junker ideals The power both in Prussia and the Reich was in the hands of the middle- class bourgeoisie, who live politically in close alliance with the Catholic Center | party and the Social Democrats, the party_of workmen. Chancellor Hein- rich Bruening, a hard-working states- man of fine metal, of admirable dis- cipline and self-control, combining cool strategy with gentleness of manner and winning personal charm, has been at the head of this group for the last two CATE. ’m !:I‘!Il{ of oVPfllfll&——t;:r "B‘l] put on Germany's ul Al g&“‘ eulitary defent—nad brought zation, their knowledge of practical rou- tine work in administration and their dogged obstinacy. There are stray members from all the old bourgeoisie parties which are in an advanced stage of decomposition, and there is, particu- larly in Berlin. a large section of men who in their quest for political impor- tance have been Communists and are now following the swastika banner. United in Dissatisfaction. All this strange crew is welded to- gether by the one strong sentiment of utter dissatisfaction with existing con- ditions—in this aim they are all of one mind. But the minute practical meas- ures for remedy come under discussion the deep-rooted differences of princi- ples and aim are bound to have dissoly- ing effects on Hitler's following With Hitler bullding up a tremendous following and with Hugenberg still con- sidering himself the real leader and regarding Hitler as his tool, it was in- evita™~ that a clash would occur be- twec hem. It came when Hitler was cal » Berlin to confer with Chan- cell ruening about the possibility of Hitle | support being given to the mov ment to extend President Hindenbury term by act of the Reichstag. Hugenberg was white with rage when he heard that Hitler had been invited to discuss the most vital political ques- tions, while he and his party were left out in the cold. He at once turned around, rallied Hitler's most advanced lieutenants and pointed out to them how dangerous Hitler's weakness might be. He was successful. He aroused such fears and oppositions against Bruening's plan for extending Hinden- burg's term that Hitler, menaced with the defection of important sections of his following, was compelled to inform Bruening that scruples of a constitu- tional character prevented him and his party from joining in any move- ment for extending the President's term. Hugenberg had forced a hasty retreat on Hitler, and he was now mo- bilizing for a sweeping political attack of great dimensions. It had been well known that Presi- dent Hindenburg was doubtful whether | he should lhnmnn in his 85th year. | Cnofficially he repeatedly expressed | the opinion that he felt disinclined to | stand should he be opposed by a eandi- | date of the conservative parties which ad nominated him before. On this | information Hugenberg built his plan | of campaign. | He presented the venerable President | with an alternative which was an ulti- | matum in substance if mot in form. 1t THE SUNDAY he agreed to dismiss Chancellor Bruen- | ing, then all the parties of the Right, the Hugenburg party, the Nazis and the Steel Helmets, would Vote solidly for Hindenburg; otherwise they would put up a candidate of their own. This move proved again that what- ever political qualities Hugenburg may possess, the gift of psychology certainly is not among them. The President in all the events of his long life has shown himself loyal and fearless. The idea that he might be induced to sacrifice Bruening, a trusted prime minister, in order to secure his own election was Iudicrous. Hindenburg flatly refused. and Hu- genburg suddenly found himself in a position of great embarrassment. By the terms of his own ultimatum he was forced to nominate a presidential can- didate for the parties of the Right. Hitler and Hugenburg Split. Confusion ensued, and the latent an- tagonism between the two leaders, Hitler and Hugenburg, led to a split in what had been called the Harzburg Front of the United Right. Hitler was put up as a candidate by his own people. Hugen- burg, sure that large sections of his own party and the Steel Helmots would not vote for Hitler, started to search for a candidate. Junior sons of the Kalser were mentioned and discarded as hopeless. There was no one available who had an atom of standing or public appeal. At last he nominated Col. Duesterberg, the vice president of the Steel Helmets, who had served during the second half of the war as a minor officer on the general headquarters staff, and who since the war had been active in the organization of the Steel Helmets and responsible to a great ex- tent for that group's political actions. He is unknown to the broad masses of the German people, and apart from the Steel Helmet organization his name will draw but few votes. Hitler himself, when he was nomi- nated, had never become a German subject. Following his desertion from the Austrian army he lost his Austrian citizenship and though he was a German soldier right through the war he never acquired German citizenship. This is, naturally, one of the essential qualificatins for the nomination for presidential election, and it would have been impossible for him to be put up as a candidate had he not at the eleventh hour removed that stain. The Brunswick local government solved the difficulty 17 days ago by making Hitler a state counctlor, attached to the Bruns- wick legation in Berlin. 8o obstacle is out of the way. Public opinion in Germany and the tempestuous debates in the Reichstag | have shown how highly strung the | atmosphere is today after 14 years of continuous political humiliation and ever-increasing social and economic stress. It js loaded with plenty of ex- plosive stuff. And it would be rash, in- deed, to prophesy the result of the presidential election. But, after pon- dering all the elements, the conscien- tious observer would feel inclined to be- lieve that Hindenburg will be victorious on the first ballot. Should he not secure vietory on the first ballot, little doubt is possible that a second ballot will bring him success. His re-election will make for order and stability in Germany, and order and stability in the great central country of Euro] means increased security and brighter propects for the world at large. l Reconstruction Plan Outlined by Mills (Continued Prom First P this emergency, particularly in its most recent phases. The putting of idle money back to work h the placing of deposits with sound banking institutions, or the purchase of sound investments, is sought and confidently exgected pri- marily on the ground that the basis for uncertainty and lack of confidence is being effectively removed. For those who are still unwilling to place their idle money in sound banks and who ?hn find no ot?:r l:\ka‘nd in- vestment, the Treasury is making an offer of special one-year certificates of indebtedness bearing interest at 2 per cent. It is thus making available to individuals who are hoarding Govern- ment obligations in the form of cur- rency which pays no interest, an obli- gation which bears interest at 2 per cent and which is fully backed by the Government’s promise of redemption in gfld coin of the present standard of value. Market Always Available. If the purchaser of these new securi- ties neéeds to convert them into cash they can be presented for redemption upon 60 days' advance notice, or should | the need be for immediate cash there should always be a market for the se- curities. The reconstruction program of the Government is accomplishing, in my ufiinmn. this one primary purpose: it is eliminating major sources of uncer- tainty and fear which have obstructed the operation of forces making for re- covery. As I interpret the present situ- ation, the stage is now favorably set for the country to work its way out of the depression. The measures the Gov- ernment is taking cannot of themselves bring about recovery; that will depend upon every individual in the country, each his own sphere attacking his own situation with courage and re- sourcefulness. After all, business ac- tivity is simply the aggregate of the activity of individual men and women. The reconstruction of the damage done by the unprecedented depression through which we have been passing cannot_be accomplished in a day or & week. There is no question in my mind, however, that when the existing situ- ation has been prnrer]y appraised the Nation will promptly take up the job and see it through with courage, de- termination, 1ml(zlltlon and, undoubt- edly, with success. (Copyrisht. by the North A Ne er Allianc misican W e. Inc.) Disabled American Veterans Meetings This Week. Tuesday, Gen. Atterbury Chap- ter, 1015 'L street. Thursday, Col. Young Chap- ter, Twelfth Street Y. M. C. A. Friday, Rea Chapter and Aux- fliary, 1015 L street. Saturday, Job Committee. Ralph F. Chambers installed the officers of Portsmouth Chapter at Portsmouth, Va., February 25 | ~ National Comdr. E. Claude Babcock left for Cincinnati last Friday on busi- | ness pertaining to national headquar- ters. Department Comdr. Lee T. Turner | | commended Frank Owens for relin- | quishment of his place on the State xecutive Committee for one of the new workers. Comrade Turner an- nounced there would be a motorized parade of disabled veterans Army day, April 6, and Flag day, June 14. Department Welfare Officer Phillips stated the Community Chest allowed $15 per man for non-veterans with families and $19.50 for veterans' in- digent families. Federal Chapter held Hs regular monthly “national commanders’ night.” National Comdr. E. Claude Babcock was not present due to a banquet of the Association of Veterans in Con- gress. Mr. Mustain, States Veterans' the speaker. adjudicator, United Administration, was National Capitol Chapter met at 921 i Pennsylvania avenue southeast March |3 to reorganise. following officers | were elected: Hayden Jones, com- mander; Joseph Ramm, senior vice mander; Frank Hollister, junior vicy commander, and Clarence Tan- nand, adjutant-treasurer. ———e “ Américan films exclusively are shown tenh mth.: three movie in Amoy, STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MARCH 13 The Obituary Page BY BRUCE BARTON. 3 O NCE I was talking with Kent Cooper about what interests people in the vspapers. ne:[sep sgid: “When a man gets to be about 45 years old he dis- covers the obituary age.” ¥ f certainly am not a gloomy- minded person, but I ha ; e always thought more or less ‘about death. The attitude of a large portion of the human race toward it seems to me in- fantile and silly. It isn’t & pleasant subject, but cer- tainly it is an in- evitable one. Why dodge and pretend and act like children? Sald Caesar: “Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, . It seems to me most strange that men should fear; Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come.” All of which leads me to remark that there is a certain ad- vantage ir. discovering the obituary page comparatively early in life. e tragedy is that some men never discover it. I have seen a doddering old millionaire, with one foot in the rave, fighting with a taxi-man over a nickel, or trying to beat own the price of a necktle. I once sought a contribution to charity from a millionaire, who was well over 80 and notoriously tight. He told all the reasons why he couldn't give up a cent, and as he warmed up to the sub- ject he pegan to act as if my call were an insult. Finally I said: ourself pYe “Why are you so mean? asures and squeeze every nickel? It isn't t's your children's money, or will be in a few years. Why do you deny our money; y let them have all the pleasures? Why not have the fun of giving some of it away?” 'his rude remark shocked him. I think it started a line of thought that made quite a change in his life. Moses prayed: “So teach us to number our days that we may nppl}' our hearts unto wisdom.” assume that to mean that, when we get along toward middle life and note by the papers that men of our own age, or a few years older, are drop{lng off, we ought We ought to say: to stop and take stock. “‘As life goes I have maybe 10, 15, or, at the most, 30 years. Therefore, I ought to quit thinking—How much money can I pile up? and begin thinking—How can I be sure to do all the things I want to do, see all the places I want to see, and leave behind me a reputation for having been a reasonably good and generous individual?” t would help if the uary page every day this papers would print at the top of the obit- quotation from Rousseau: “The dead take to the grave, in their clutched fingers, only that which they have given away.” (Copyright. 1932.) This Kidnaping Racket (Continued From First Page.) murdered. It is this fear that the kid- naper plays upon and uses in his oper- ations. In a survey made by the St. Louls police, the reported kidnapings on which they were able to obtain infor- mation reached a total of 208 during 1930; but the heads of the St. Louis force and the investigator for the “Se- cret Bix" of Chicago estimated that there can have been no less than 2,000 abduction cases in that year. Of more than a hundred cases known to the police of Chicago in 1931, it was pos- sible to gather sufficlent evidence to obtain conviction in only seven cases. While these figures are not exhaustive, they do give support to the contention that there has little exaggeration in terming the kidnaping syndicate one of the ranking racketeering bodies of America, a loose, but powerful inter- connection of gangs operating through- out our large cities. Causes Are Complex. It Is useless to attempt to determine any one factor which is uppermost in the development of kidnaping. Like all social changes, its causes and its results are so complex and interrelated that they may not be considered sin- gly. The automobile and the wide- spread use of means of communication have put the weapon of speed into the criminal’s hands. The war played its part in the tendency toward a laxity of social restraint and respect for government. It brought with it great and unaccustomed wealth to many people. and with the consequent shifting of social standards and values, an unrest the magnitude and signifi- cance of which we do not yet clearly realize. The impossibility of enforcing some laws has permitted the criminal classes to obtain unheard-of wealth, has taught them how to coalesce and organize, and in their violation of that law has sub- | Jected them to no great legal risk. Since 1919 the constant and continued viola- tion of the law of the land by every class of people has lessened the Nation's respect for law and order and has de- moralized the agencies which enforce our law! Ultimately, the responsibility for this condition rests upon the people of this country. It is due to their lax- ity, their disinterest in government that this condition has been allowed to grow to a point where it threatens our security, where at every turn we are subjected to a levy made upon us by forces whieh are anti-social and de- structive. Public Neglect to Blame. Our local governments have not dealt with this problem. They have not dealt with it because they are ineffective, and the reason they are ineffective lies within ourselves. Finding our local governments ineffective, we have not sought to improve them. Instead we have turned to the Federal Govern- ment and asked it to intervene in the regulation of problems which are pure- ly local in their nature and can best be handled only by the power of the local vernment. We do not have to look far to see startling examples of this inability of the community to meet its own prob- lem. It is a fantasy of law and of Jjustice to realize that only the Federal Government can reach the great crim- inal leaders, and then through the subterfuge of their income tax evasions. No one realizes more keenly than the | criminal the malign humor involved in a situation where a kidnaper, a known murderer, & bootlegger, a king of racketeers can only be sent to jail be- cause he filed a false income tax. Men who are recognized and pointed out as public enemies walk the streets, fearing no one but the tax assessor. It is now insisted that there should | be Federal fihlluon to deal with the kidnaping evil. At this writing, a bill is under discussion by the Judiclary Committee of the House of Represent- atives. This bill, introduced by Repre- sentative Cochran of Missouri, and at present be! considered by the Judi- clary Committee, would, beside placing the "crime under Federal jurisdiction, provide the death penalty for persons convicted of kidnaping for unlawful purposes. This bill is based upon the same theory as the Dyer act covering | the theft and transportation of auto- mobiles from one State to another, the | Mann act relating to the transportation of women for immoral purposes, and the Carlin act relating to the theft of goods from railroad cars moving in interstate commerce. Jurisdiction Was Question. ‘These particular laws were enacted because of the ineffectiveness of the individual States’ jurisdiction in these specific erimes which are usually inter- state in their character. All such laws, as the Attorney General said in his statement before the Judiciary Com- mittee, regarding the enactment of the statute, place uj the Fed- e courts an .wmh"mm L) burden that it is not fitting the Fed- eral courts should bear. These are es- sentially local concerns and should be regulated by the local communities. To impose the full burden of these local problems upon the national Govern- ment means eventually not only gov- ernmental inefficiency and a blocking of the calendars of the Federal courts, but more fundamentally it means an increasing failure of local communities to deal with offenses which lie within their own domain. Of course, one argument greatly stressed in the plea for the enactment of Federal statutes to deal with offenses involving interstate commerce, such as kidnaping or the stealing of automo- biles, is that the extradition laws of the States are so uncompromising in their nature that it is impossible to have speedy justice done. It would seem, however, that the way to meet this dif- fAculty 1s not by removing the obligation from the local government but by hav- ing the State governments, for the maintenance of their respective sov- erignties, enter into arrangements with other States for the mutual recognition | of their processes. Under our national Constitution the States are authorizeq | to enter into compacts or agreements on problems common to two or more States, subject to the approval of the can!rus. Striking illustration of the need of these compacts may be seen in the gaps and inadequacies in the en- forcement of the criminal law. It is now proposed to enact a statute em- powering Congress to consent in ad- vance to compacts between States de- siring to aid one another in securini the attendance of witnesses in erlmln-q proceedings. The subpoenas for wit- | nesses issued by the court of one State vould be honored in the State in which the witness was found. Exercises Police Power. Congress now regulates interstate commerce to the extent of forbidding and punishing the use of such com- | merce as an agency to permit immoral- ity or as an adjunct of certain crimi- | nal operations. ~ In doing this it is merely exercising the police power for the benefit of the public within the fleld of interstate commerce. It is only wise to say that the mere enactment of the Federal statute will not cure the evil of the crime of kid- naping any more than it has that of other crimes; in fact, its net result may be to further relax the vigilance of local agencies in their enforcement. It is the laxity of the community after all that enables the criminal to become immune, and it is the community which must pay for that laxity. In a recent article Mr. Ernest Je- rome Hopkins, a careful student of American police problems, has pointed out that the failure on the part of the police system is essentially the fault of the public, and that the primary fault is the strange dualisms of personality which permit us to violate the law and refuse willing popular assistance to the police in the exercise of their duty and yet demand that the representatives of our Government be better than our- selves, Enforcement Is Answer. ‘The answer to the problem of kid- naping is the answer to every other form of outlawry and criminality prev- alent in the country today—the prompt and uncompromising enforce- ment of the law. Before that answer can be made, however, there must be & reawakening of governmental con- sclousness within the American people; | the responsibility of Government must again be borne by the people who would be governed and not by the powerful forces of the criminal and dishonest who seek to govern. No matter how widespread these evidences of lawless- ness are in their expression, they are matters of local concern, and while they may be best met by concerted ac- tion, yet the inst jon of that action must come from within the commu- nitles and not from a remote and Fed- eral Government. The maintenance of a kind of Gov- ernment such as we have is dependent upon the active and intelligent par- ticipation of all its citizens. That par- tlciP.tim does not mean going to the polls and voting for particular candi- dates. It means the daily and con- stant participation in the affairs of government. The conditions of the country today ought to bring home to all of us that the reason for the con- dition is the lack of that participation. There can bé no honest and clean government without that participation. A fight against the lawless element, | like any other fight, demands constant vigilance, and no quarter. 8o long as we in our local community shirk this obligation and attempt to shift it to a remote central government, just so long will the advantage lie with those crimi- nal forces who know so well how to concentrate their attack upon society. . were imported in California at the time the Central Pacific and the Union ‘were rivalry to finish Many thousands of Chinese hborerll 1932—PART TWO. ’ PUBLIC LIBRARY Investments. In connection with President Hoov- er's anti-hoarding campaign and the increased interest in investments. :he technology division of the Pyplic Library offers the following list of | magazine articles and books Magazine Articles. Fortunes Await Becurity Buyers by B. C. Forbes. Forbes, 15 February. 1932, p. 26. Investors financially able to buy re- liable securities now, as long-term in- vestments will ultimately realize excel- lent profits, predicts Mr. Forbes Hunt! “Riskles§ Investment,” by F. H. Ecker. Nation's Business, January, 1032, p{) 21-23 The president of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. gives his opinion on what constitutes a sound investment policy for insurance companies Security Market Forecast for 1932, by R. W. Schabacker. Forbes, 15 Jan- uary, 1932, pp. 19-20 ‘While predicting no spectacular rise in the security market, the author be- lleves an intermediate recovery may be expected early in 1932. For that reason the statement is made that “good se- curities may be bought with less market risk today than at any time in the past decade.” The Ten Outstanding Investments for 1932. Magazine of Wall Street, 9 January, 1932, pp. 336-362. A selection of “10 stocks which repre- sent companies of fundamental finan- cial strength, whose industrial prospects place them near the head of the list of those likely to reflect quickly general improvement and which, even on the basis of today's conservative valuations and high yields," are considered “at- tractive from a price standpoint.” The United States Grows Up, by War- ren Beecher. Magazine of Wall Street, 26 December, 1931, p. 268. Mr. Beecher is of the opinion that zh:urenod of unlimited industrial ex- pansion in the United States is past' and that investors will show wisdom in selecting securities on the basis of present position rather than on pro- spective earnings. Annual Re-investment Guide. Magasin, of Wall Street, 26 December, 1931, p. 270-274. e Magazine of Wall Street advises investors to take advantage of the unusual_investment opportunities now being offered, listing some of the high- u:rnde stocks and bonds from which & selection may be made with safety. Selected Books. The Work of the Stock Exchange, by J. E. Meeker. 1930. HR.M474wa. A complete revision of an earlier book by & man who is considered an authority on subject. Outlines briefly the history of organized security markets and explains in detail all branches of activity undertaken by the New York Stock Exchange, The examples of typical financial transactions are par- ticularly illuminating. Testing Before Investing, by E. E. Lincoln. 1930. HR.L633t. A set of standards for judging se- curities and an investment program for the salaried man. A Sclentific Approach to Investment Management, by D. C. Rose. 1928. HR.R72s. Fundamental principles upon which to develop a conservative and success- ful investment based upon the measurement actual investment ex- moence in the United States since Investment, a New Profession, by H. S. Sturgis. 1924. HR.St97i. “The book outlines method of inves invested funds, an: ditions and of cf ysis of general con- 'ompany reports, and the principles to follow in selecting securities."—Book Review Digest. Profitable Investing, by John Moody. 1925. HR.M773p. The president o? Moody's Investors' Service gives some fundamentals of the science of investing, with additional ad- vice to certain types of investors as to what constitutes a sound financial dame: cy for each. vestment Fun ntals, by R. W. Babson. 1930. HR.B113i. “A sane, well balanced explanation of how to invest your money obtain safety and a fair return. W. Babson has been at this game a long time, and his advice in recent months has been more right than wrong. For this reason his book is valuable’'— Harry Hanson. Investment Policies That Pay, by Ray Vance. 1929. HR.V283. “Written by the former president of Brookmire Economics Service, the book is the outcome of long experience as an investment counselor. He discusses such matters as settling upon the best investment policy, the advisability of buying common stocks, speculating and buying on margin, and what attention should be given to investments and when."—Book Review Digest. Prince George Optimistic. Referring to his recent visits to in- dustrial establishments, Prince George told the Birmingham, England, Jewelers & Silversmiths’ Assoclation at its an- nual dinner to prepare for better times. “There is little doubt that manufac- | turers have set themselves in earnest to improve their organizations and selling methods, and I would urge them to con- tinue the good work they have already embarked upon and so be ready for the | inevitable revival in economic condi- tions.” ~ STEAMSHIPS. Sweden Denmark Germany For sailings, rates, etc.. apply to Norwegian Ame: S. 8. President Harding: Mar. 19; Apr. 13; May 11 S. . 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