Evening Star Newspaper, July 22, 1932, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR, WASHIN( TON, D. C. FRiIDAY., Ju 99 92 1932 CONGRESS RECORD OBSCURED BY TALK Much Sound Legislation Ac- complished Through Efforts of Both Parties. BY MARK SULLIVAN. An i Congress is being created by this week’s mutual barrage of reproach and jibe between Democratic and Republican leaders. The essential fact is that the Democratic Congress made a record which. considering the conditions, was extraordinarily good Understanding will be facilitated by b-ering in mind that the Democrats as Il\" opposition party in a campalgn ir “coinciding with depression had { 1¥0 objectives. One was to appeal to the discontented, to create, as Speaker Garner putlicly and repeatedly puts it, the impression that the Dt’mocralc are for what he calls the ‘masscs” gain to use his word All that, however, took the form nf gestures and speeches. The fundamental record of legislation enacted was sound in principle and adequate in scope. hosals made by President Hoover for }p\;hlnuun to speed recovery, all but one | were passed. The exception. an act to Tacilitate reopening of closed banks was postponed, largely in deference to Democratic Senator Glass of Virginia, who felt this measure should be pz\rl of a future general banking act. Much Credit to Glass. Senator Glass. incidentally. is more yesponsible for the excellence of this Congress” record than any other one man. Because the remedial measures were in part fiscal in nature, because Senator Glass is the acknowledged au- thority on such legislation. because of the universal confidence both parties have in him, and finally because of the prodigious hard work done by this *74-year-old Senator, the remedial leg- islation was not only enacted but was kept sound. The words and gestures that were designed as campaign appeals have cre- ated a_ widespread apprehension that some of the remedial measures contain peril of currency inflation or other dan- ger. They do not. A wholly different thing. credit inflation, is frankly in- tended and is actively being put in ef- fect. An ur d fiscal measure could no more get by Senator Glass than a deliterate importation of cholera germs. It is true the House passed a kind of pious or rather impious resolution squinting toward currency inflation. | That was. on the part of Republican members as well as Democratic, one of the gestures for political effect on con- | uent. not enacted, nor The same is true ¢ Speaker Garner's proposal to make | Government loans to “any individual” which _he to exploit, with what political nains to be seen. What desired for that measure, it is a fair judgment to say, was not to have it enacted but to have it vetoed by the Republican President and to make the veto conspicuous Within 36 hours after the veto, Con- gress passed, without resistance by Gar- ner. a_measure which omitted the “any individual” clause Real Co-Operation Evident. At all times. the work of Congress had this double character of gestures made to appeal to Garner's “masses.” but of real co-operation by both parties to enact sound measures. That longing the depression might help the Democrats is a political fact. That rra they enacted a program intelligibly de- | .slzned to end depression is a legislative act. President Hoover proposed from time t time what was designed to be an adequate program for recovery of de- pression. He got practically all of it by co-operation from sound-minded Demo- cratic leaders, half concealed and half ashamed. H: got it also, of course, by virtue of his own persistence, patience and resource- fulness. The chief detail of his tech- nique was to call the Democratic leaders into innumerable and prolonged con- ferences with him. in which he held their more or less unwilling eyes to the unescapable facts No President ever Ealmd Jeaders of the opposition party 0 many con- ferences. Garner publicly said this was all wrong, but privately did not serious- 1y oppose many of the President’s measures. On three occasions Presi- dent Hoover used the kind of appeal to the country that Theodore Roosevelt called the “big stick.” An example was his denunciation of Garner's pork-bar- Tel measure to build some offices and_other public_buildings at a Cost of $3.200.000.000. He -vas cd to accept some details he glid not like, such as the publicity clause for loans made by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to banks in difficulties. Good Work Obscured. Because the Democrats think they must deny that President Hoover has capacity for leadership, they really ob- scure much of their own good work. A dominating motive of the Democrats, more or less concealed for political rea- sons, was to give President Hoover sub- stantially what he asked, so as to be able in the campaign to hold him ac- countable in case the depression should become worse in spite of the President’s program. This is not far from where the situa- tion lies today. The Republicans really feel they got the substance of what they asked. They feel also that these measures in action will turn the tide of depression. All this is cbscured bv the turn the presidential campaign ‘s taking. The one weighty thing the President did not wholly get was ade- quate economies and adequate power to the President to effect economy. There will need to be more of this in the next Congress in order to completely bal- ance the budget. By what has been done, however. the deficit will be re- duced to a negligible sum when com- pared with last year's. Insumnce Oflered Son Not Dead. CHICAGO. July 22 () —Mrs. Han- nah Goldberg received a letter from the Government yesterday, informing her that $320 1n war veterans' in- surance would be paid because of the death of her son. Benjamin. Benjamin is an assistant United States marshal in Chicago and feeling fine, thank you. He is going to write a letter to the Government people and tell them it is all a mistake. Arthrltl SUFFERERS n be helped by_the Alkaline aiera Mountain Valley Water. This famous Water bas for 76 years been prescrived at Hot Springs, rrect impression of the recent Of some 15 pro-| pro- | a co-operation often ' 1.400 post | | | i King George GANS FOR NATION | Ten-Year Dream of Unified Transportation Advanced Nearer Reality. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Railroad consolidation—the dream of a_ decade in nerican transportation planning—is at last in sight { o While the approval by the Interstate | Commerce Commission of the scheme | proposed by the four Eastern railroad {systems differs somewhat here and there | from the basic plans, the important and significant fact is that the commission has moved the problem forward by its decision. For many | has been ur ths President Hoover d, while keep- j ing free from s and from the | province of the commission, he has served as mediator in getting the rail- roads to reconcile their viewpoints and has let it be known that he hoped for early acticn, | Congress May Have Say. | The ccmmission did not announce its decision, if indeed it reached any. | while Congress was in session, for this | might have led to a resolution holding up any steps looking toward consolida- tion. Next December it still will be possible for Congress to intervene if it doesn’t like the commission's plan, but between now and December the roads have an opportunity to shape their plans and particularly to begin work on the dozens of angles presented by the actual execution of a consolidation plan. Some l:gislation may be necessary to complete the plan. This has alway been a_moot point. thouzh it is recog nized that the rights of minority stock- holders have to be in some way dealt with, The big development is that the issue ias been decided and the roads can do their planning on the basis of the scheme as outlined by the commission. This means that econcmies can be ap- praised now 1n the light of pooling ar- rangements that are feasible, but which have been delayed by the uncertainty as to the commission's decision. Once the roads can plan definitely they can look forward to purchases of equipment with a long-range perspective. Other Interests Affected. Also, if the railroads zre to be co- ordinated, progress will then be possible with respect to regulation of competing forms of transportation. Unquestionably the new plan of the commission will be the subject of scme differences of opin- fon among the railroad men. but before very long they will come fo the con- clusion that it is better than further | litigation and that they can work out [ the difficult points that remain, such as New England consolidaticn and the dis- position of one or two roads left out of the plans as approved. There is no obstacle to the carrying | out of the proposals laid down by the | commission except ~ probably some financing operations. When the com- mission orders the Pennsylvania, fol 8:30 A.M. NOTED IN DECISION 3 of Canada To U. S. During June Reach $15,751,485 By the Associated Press OTTAWA, July 22 —A feature of the export trade of Canada in June was an increase in the mer- chandise sold to the United | | suates. according to a report is- | | sued by the Dominion Bureau of | Statistics yesterday. The value was $15.751.485, as compared with $14,189.019 in May and $12,085.048 in April. With this increase the Cana- dian exports to the United States in June were greater than to all the countries of the British Em- pire combined. instance, to divest itself of its hold- ings in the New Haven, arrangements have to be made for such transfer on a basis equitable to all concerned. The removal of 10 years of uncer- tainty over the problem of railway con- solidation is one of the most impor- tant developments of the economic situ- atio. While Commissioners Eastman and McManamy dissented on the ground that this was not the time for such a radical revision of railway sys- tems, the roads themselves have felt that this was the very time in which railroad reorganization could be ac- complished, especially in the exchange of securities. The moral effect of the settlement of the railway problem will be felt for many months to come and may put a new face on the whole question of a national transportation policy. (Copyright. 1932 GOUZENS SEES DELAY IN RAIL UNIFICATION Large Number of Security Holders Involved Cited as Obstacle to Speedy Action. By the Associated Press. Chairman Couzens of the Senate In- terstate Commerce Committee predicted today it would be a long time before the four-system Eastern railway merger ap- proved by the Interstate Commerce Commission would be carried into effect. “The whole matter is a somewhat academic discussion under existing eco- nemic conditions,” said Couzens, whose committee handles railroad legislation. The Michigan Senator pointed out there are probably 400,000 or 500.000 security holders involved in the pro- | posed realignment of the Eastern roads, and said that would involve additional difficulties in the consolidation. Couzens refused to comment on the action of the commission or the details of the merger plan. but indicated he Would give it some fhought during the Summer. He is leaving for his home in | Detroit today. Couzens said, however. he did not propose to revive his resolution to sus- pend further railroad mergers, but would await action by the House along that line. He added that his resolution, which would have prevented further consolidations until Congress investi- gated, had been approved by the Senate r but not by the House. Well Folks:— Stop—Look—Listen! Qo f All Day Tomorrow to. 6 P.M. Cont;nu;ng Our Annual M;Jsummer Store-Wide Clearance SALE 'SANFORD H. BROWN NAMED EXAMINER | Opening of British Imperial Trade Parley —A. P. Photo Power Commission Appoints Dis- trict Man to Securities Position. By the Associated Press. Sanford H. Brown of Washington and New York yesterday was appointed | securities examiner by the Power Com- mission. In a statement announcing the ap- pointment Chairman Smith and the commission said “This action is opportune by rea- son of the increasing attention which the reorganized commission is giving to the subject of the security issues of companies not regulated in this par- ticular by State agencies.” Brown formerly was connected with the New York Stock Exchange's Com- mittee on Stock List The commission said filling of the position was authorized by President Hoover. The Power Commission recently recommended Federal regulation of public utilities holding compan LINE IN RECEIVERSHIP Insull Electric Taken Over on Creditors’ Petition. CHICAGO, July 22 (#).— The Chi- cago, Aurora & Elgin Railway, an elec- tric interurban line that was part of the great Insull empire, was placed in receivership yesterday. Acting upon an unopposed petition by creditors, United States District Judge James H. Wilkerson appointed Col. A’'A. Sprague. commissioner of public works of Chicaro. and Britton I Budd, president of the line, as re- ceivers. Railway Shriners Greet Imperial Potentate. SAN FRANCISCO. July 22 (#)— | Shriners of San Francisco turned loose a burst of enthusiasm yesterday in wel- coming Imperial Potentate Thomas J Houston and Mrs. Houston of Chicago. Houston will open the fifty-eighth an- nual convention of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shine of North America here 'nJ('<dEY /W ENERAL view of the official opening of the British Imperial Econcmic Conference in the House of Parliament at | secretaries who served under the de- Ottawa, Canada, yesterday, showing the Earl of Bessborough, Canada’s governor general, reading a message from posed ministers | !dictator of Prussia BERLIN CABINET | ALL OUT BUT ONE Bracht Allows Ministers! “Choice of Methods of Be- ing Removed by Force.” By the Associated Press, BERLIN, July 22.—All but cne mem- ber of the Prussian ministry have re- | linquished their posts, on order of Dr.!was excused today at Franz Bracht, newly appointed unual‘ The ministers turned over their offices | after they received a letter from Dr Bracht asking them to specify their “choice of methods” of being removed by force. Heinrich Hirtsiefer. minister of public welfare, alone remained adamant, but he was expfcted to give way today. Meanwhile 24 prominent Prussian of- ficiats, including ministerial secretaries, | 10 provincial presidents and 10 police | chiefs, including those of Cologne, Al-| tona, Koenigsherg and Kassel, were re- | tired by the dictatorship. State Premiers to Meet. Reports from Stuttgart said Chan- | cellor von Papen had called a meeting of all state premiers there tomorrow. The acting Prussian cabinet which met under Chancellor von Papen yes- | terday _was considered merely tempo- rary. 1L was made up of various state Maj. Hugo Heimannsberg. commander Albert Grzesinski, Socialist head of the Prucsian police. was arrested today and charged with being “stronglv suspected of contravening President Hindenberz's emergency decree of July 20.” Martial Law Decree. This was the decree proclaiming a state of martial law in Berlin and | Brandenburg A major of police and a Reichsban- | nerman” named Carlbergh were rested with him. Heimannsberg was | tumbled out of bed at 4:55 am.. by a captain of the Reichswehr and four privates. He was one of the most popular po- lice officers and had risen from the ranks because of his personal courage. In 1929 he fought a Communist who as- saulted him and ended by tossing the assailant over his shoulder and carry- ing_him to the police station. The Democratic newspaper Acht Uhr Abendblatt. was suspended for four days | and the Communist paper Toe Fahne | for five days by the dictatorship today. “HOBO HAVEN" IS CHOSEN | PLACE FOR ART EXHIBIT Chicago Painters to Conduct Sale Along Lines of Paris Side- walk Bazaars. ar- | TATE COMPLETES | 22-DAY TESTIMONY Utilities Engineer Is CIoser‘ Examined in Telcphone Rate Hearing. After two and a half days of testify- ing. Thomas R. Tate. vrluation engi- neer of the Pub'ic Util' Commission, public hear- ing before the commissi.a on reduction of telephone rates in the District | T. B. Milne examined the witness as | to almost every figure on 62 statistical exhibits introduced by him last Tuesday. Testimony Te-hnical. ‘ The testimony today was highly tech- pical Some of it centered around a | difference of more than §1,700,000 be- | tween the cost of central office equip- | ment. as carried on the books of the company, and the reproduction costs less depreciation, determined by Mr. | Tate. Tate explained {he difference by say- | ing he had not used 1932 prices paid by the company to the Western Electric | Co. on some of the equipment since Western Electric's prices had risen des- | pite a general price fall in other in- | dustries. Assistant Corporation Counsel Wil- liam A. Roberts at one time said it might be necessary to bring officials of | the Western Electric to testify, but ap- parently this will not be done. The matter was passed over and the cross- of service lives of telephone poles and other equipment Bvers McK. Bachmann, chief ac- countant, and James L. Martin, ac- countant’ of the commission, will sub- mit additional statistical exhibits after the luncheon recess today. The hearing is expected to end urly next week i CHEVALIER NAMES WIFE Actor Seeks Divorce From Spouse Wed in 1927. PARIS, July 22 ().— alier, the actor, today filed a petition | | for divorce from his wife Yvonne | | vallee Chevalier. | It was said at the Palace of Justice | that no decision was expected until | the end of the Summer. ; Chevalier was married in 1927 to the French actress Yvonne Vallee before | 2;' began his career in the American ims. MAGAZINE DUE SOON NEW YORK. July 22 () — Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt announced yes- | terday that the first issue of a new magazine, of which she is editor, Babies, Just Babies, will appear September 15. The wife of the Democratic presiden- tial nominee, assisted by her daughter, Mrs. Curtis B. Dall, has full direction By the Associated Press CHICAGO. July 22 —Culture is pre- paring to invade Grant Park. Summer “hobo haven” on the lake front Chicago artists, whose products are moving slowly in city galleries. an- nounce they will offer their wares in | of the editorial department and already has started to select manuscripts. |, The magazine. devoted to the care of babies and infermation for mothers, will | be published by Bernarr Macfadden. an outdoor mart in the park the sec- ond week in August The sale will be conducted along the lines of the traditional sidewalk exhi- bition of Paris, which New York re- cently adopted with success. Groceries, clcthing, dental mn(mmt rent advances or anvthing else nego- | tiable will be l(‘(‘frfled the lrllsbs VOow. San Diego City Mflnngcr Ousted. | SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 22 (A —| Horace Hovey Esselstyn, former De- | troit consulting engineer, who served 45 days as San Diego's first city man- ager and then was suspended. was dis missed formally yesterday by a 4-to-3 vote of the City Council. A. V. Goeddel was named to succeed him The Council members who voted to oust Esselstyn charged he had proved himself incapable to serve as budget officer by recommending an increase in city expenditures. 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