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B—2 =x THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., DECEMBER 18, 1932—PART ONE. | LEVINSON FAVORS DEBTULTIVATUN Priginator of Anti-War Pact } Proposes Reduction if Europe Cuts Arms. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Asserting that default of December 15 war debt payments is meaningless as far as the broader and basic issue is concerned, S. O. Levinson of Chicago, originator in chief of the Briand-Kel- logg anti-war pact, calls for an ulti- matum to Europe. ' “Stack arms or pay up!” are the} terms in which he would couch it, ac- companied by the announcement the United States will insist upon payment of the last penny of the $11,000,000,000 due it unless the world’s armies and navies are scrapped to the bone. Mr. ! Levinson does not favor wiping out the whole debt, whether there is universal disarmament or not. He thinks it rea- sonable for Uncle Sam to demand a fair “lump sum” in final settlement of | the bill. He thinks a billion dollars, or | roundly, 10 cents on the dollar, might be adequate, but that it ought to be &, collective sum raised by all the debtors in combination on the pro rata basis. Mr. Levinson is a close coadjutor of Senator Borah, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on inter- national questions, and they are in fre- quent conference at Washington. The Chicago attorney, who came to the Na- tional Capital last week in order to be here at the time of the “default crisis.” is the author of the Levinson plan for readjutsment of German reparations, allied and interallied debts. European The an was issued December 1, 1927. Acclaimed by Briand. It was not long afterward that the roject which eventuated two years ater as the pact of Paris for the re- nunciation of war became an accom- plished fact. M. Briand more than once before his death puohclyv acclaimed Mr. Levinson as the pact's original atentee, though the French statesman ]’ent it his powerful prestige and Secre- tary of State Kellogg applied the Amer- ican diplomatic pressure which finally 1ed to its adoption by nearly 60 nations, “I have mo hesitation in saying. stated Mr. Levinson in an interview at the Capitol yesterday, “that the ap- proach to debt negotiations has been dsitinguished both in Europe and the United States by a species of almost incredible bungling. The overshadow- ing curse, ever since the debts were funded, and including the mode of at- tacking German reparations by the al- lied powers, has been the ‘capacity to pay’ fetish. Who knows what a na- tion's or a man's ‘capacity to pay ?s going to be a year, three years five years or a decade hence? Is there any American of means whose ‘capacity to pay’ in 1932 is what it was in 1929? Why the United States Government or the American Congress refuses to sit around a table with our European debtors and discuss their present-hour ‘capacity to pay’ passes comprehension. 1t is an attitude no banker in the world would assume toward his meanest debtor.” Mr. Levinson was asked what, in his opinion, can or should be done in the face of the position nations which met December 15 payments and those which defaulted have taken. Definite Proposal Urged. “The hour s ripe,” he replied, “for e courageous, evangelical states- Soanehip And. leadership in this coun- try. Men in Washington have little or 10 idea of the tremendous body of pub- lic opinion waiting and craving to be crystallized in favor of some broad- gauge solution of the debt issue. My own judgment. and it is based on ex | fensive contacts, is that if the United | States were to come forward With a, definite, concrete proposa{ to trade off war debts against real disarmzment— universal disarmament—such a program would command enormous Support among the American people. “It would be a program for economy, for peace and for international concili- ation. It would be a program conceived not alone in the interest of the debtor nations, but directly in our own inter- est. It would strike at the one jtem— our armaments budget—in which genu- ine Federal retrenchment is possible, thus automatically easing tax burdens, besides undoubtedly buying for the United States a_degree of good will abroad that would manifest itself in ex- | panded markets for everything grown and made in this count: Immortality beckons to the American statesmen | who has the vision, the boldness, the | persistence and the skill to lead the| people in that direction. They are cry- g, in my opinion, for such captaincy | &t _this chaotic hour.” E The author of the Pact of Paris, which bears the signature of Japan. was invited to suggest what can or| ought to be done by the world in the | presence of Japanese defiance of the anti-war treaty, the Nine Power Treaty and the covenant of the League. Loss of Manchuria Forcast. “The process of punishing Japan is 4n progress,” Mr. Levinson replied, “and nobody knows it better than Japan her- self. Today she stands practically at bay, with the other builders of the world’s peace machinery solidly arrayed against her. She will lose Manchuria some day, just as she lost Shantung. It may not be tomorrow, or next year, or *a year after that. But lose it, she will. Not a single country except herself has Tecognized Manchukuo as an independ- ent state. Even Russia, which seemed a few months ago to be on the verge of doing so, has just resumed diplomatic relations with China, meaning that the | Soviet will not give its approval of Japan's aggression. { “If the Japanese government tomor- row went into the money markets of | the world, looking for a loan, the cold | shoulder would be her certain portion.” | (Copyright, 1932.) l?peu.semenl and world peace. 12 SLAYER IS EXECUTED IN SOUTH CAROLINA Former Sumter Night Watchman Killed Man Pointed Out by His Wife. By the Assoclated Press. COLUMBIA, S. C., December 17.—O. E. S. Howell, 42, former Sumter night watchman, was electrocuted in the State penitentiary here yesterday at 10:13a.m. for the murder of E. Hart Williams, | Sumter filling station operator, whom Howell's wife pointed out as the man whe had attacked her. Howell went to his death calmly,‘ without the slightest show of emotion. 1 Three shocks were necessary to kill him. | He told death-room witnesses as he | sat strapped in the electric chair: “I feel like I dont what anybody else | would have done under the circum- stances.” —e MISSES DEATH AGAIN Representative-Elect Crosby This Time Escapes Bullet. By the Associated Press. MEADVILLE, Pa., December 17— The road to Congress is full of pitfalls —and not only political ones—Repre- sentative-elect Charles N. Crosby of Meadville asserted yesterday. Crosby, successful in the November elections after a hard campaign, nar- rowly escaped being shot as a stray bullet, fired by a hunter, crashed through the windshield of his car, grazing his face. Shortly after his election, Crosby, who takes office in March, was severely ' up in & motor sccidipt near A.F-OF L.INDORSES TOBINFOR CABINET Reported Ready to Oppose Miss Perkins for Labor Portfolio. After indorsing Daniel J. Tobin, teamster union leader, for S:cretary of | Labor, the American Federation of | Labor yesterday was reported ready to cppose appointment of Miss Franres] Perkins, New York State Labor Com- missioner, or any other non-federation member to this Cabinet post. Although President William Green of the federation, refused to comment, it was learned 'from an authoritative source that labor's executive council had given Mr. Tobin its full indorse- ment. It 2lso was reported from a| source close to labor that in order that | President-elect Roosevelt may be ad- vised officially of this action, the coun- cil had named Mr. Green and Matthew Woll and Joseph N. Weber, vice presi- dents of the federation, as a delegation N ¥ to call on him at Hyde Park. immediately after the New Year. Insists on Trade Unionist. | Associated Press dispatches from New York yesterday stated Mr. Roosevelt was expecting the delegation, but no tenta- | tive date had been set. Mr. Tobin, whose full executive title is president of the International Brother- hood of Teamsters and Chauffeurs, was in charge of the labor bureau of the Democratic National Committee during the recent campaign. Until four vears | ago, he was a member of the federa- | tion’s executive council, but resigned in | protest against its refusal to indorse | Alfred E. Smith for President. | It was said in labor circles here that | there is no opposition to Miss Perkins | from a personal standpoint or on ac- | count of her sex. However, the federa- tion will insist, it was reported, that the portfolio be given to a trade unionist. The federation took this view, it was recalled, while President Hoover was | casting about for a successor to Secre- tary James J. Davis. When he appoint- | ed ‘William N. Doak, it was dcne over the federation’s protest and precipitated a sharp clash between Mr. Grecn and the President. Other Candidates. Besides Tobin. who is a native of Bos- | ton but now a resident of Indianapolis, Miss Perkins also is opposed by the candidacies of Edward J. Keating, editor of Labor: A. F. Whitney, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, and George L. Berry. president of the International Printing Pressmen's Union. It is said in political circles here that the main elements in favor of Miss Perkins’ appointment are the distinc- tion of her work with Gov. Roosevelt and his acperent confidence in her. She is also reported to be popular among labor leaders. | Felix Frankfurter of Ha-vard Uni- versity, leader of the Massa~husetts Progresive League, recently cited h-r as | an ex:mple of the type of cabinet of- | ficer the Pregressives would like to have Mr. Roosevelt select. She is also re- ported to have the support of social welfare groups. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION T0 HOLD RECEPTION Lieut. and Mrs. Connolly to Be Honor Guests of Beta Theta Pi Event. Lieut. and Mrs. Frederick W. Con- nolly will be guests of honor at a Christmas dinner dance of the Beta Theta Pi Alumni Association of Wash- ington at the Columbia Country Club December 28. Representatives of undergraduate chapters at home for the Christmas holidays, cadets from the United States Military Academy and midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy living | here will be guests. Among members of the fraternity who make their home in Washington are Justice Willis Van Devanter of the United States Supreme Court, Senators William E. Borah, Robert M. La Fol- lette, ir., and Robert R. Reynolds: Jus- tice F. Dickinson Letts of the District of Columbia Supreme Court, Repre- sentative Bertrand H. Snell of New York, Representative Joseph W. Byrns of Tennessee, Howard Sutherland, for- mer United States Senator and alien property custodian; Representatives An- drew J. Montague of Virginia and A. Piatt Andrew, jr, of Massachusetts; Dr. Stanley K. Hornbeck, chief of the division of Far Eastern affairs in the Department of State: Maj. Gen. Lytle Brown, chief of Engineers; Maj. Gen. Omar Bundy, Col. Aubrey Lippincott, John Marshall, former Assistant Attor- ney General; William M. Jardine, for- mer Secretary of Agriculture and at present United States Minister to Egypt; Alfred P, Thom, general counsel of the American Association of Railway Execu- tives, and Willlam Hard. publicist. Officers of the association, recently elected, are Chester H. Warr ‘ president; John A. Maxwell, first vice president; William Huff Wagner, sec- ond vice president; James Maxwell Fas- sett, secretary; Harold W. Lady, assist- ant secretary; Lieut. Prederick W. Con- nolly, treasurer, and Dr. Stanley K. Hormbeck, McFall Kerbey, Theodore D. Sloat and George W. Wharton, trustees. STEAMER JS REFLOATED NORFOLK, Va., December 17 (). — The Williams Line steamer Georgian. stranded in Chesapeake Bay early this morning while bound for Baltimore from Newport News, floated unassisted this afternoon and proceeded under hef own power. The vessel left Newport News last night with residue cargo from the West | S. Wil | Public Welfare; Dr. Luther H. Reichelderfer, presid Archie J. Hutson, District inspector: S. W. Reynolds, chairman GROUP of District officials Association motored to G being made on _the childre: Shown above is the building, left to right. are Geory Commissioners; of the Medical Committee of president of the District Tubercu superintendent of the Tubercul ‘CAPT. PORTER PROMOTED DIVORCED, WILL REWED Becomes Battalion Chief in Fire Department. The District Commissioners have promoted Capt. S. T. Porter of the Fire Department to be battalion chief, re- placing the late Battalion Chief Thomas O'Connor. Porter will continue O nor's duties as drillmaster to the de- partment. Other promotions made were Lieut Clement Murphy, to captain: Sergt | Fred Litteral to lieutenant. and Pt} E. M. Warfield to sergeant. Judson George was appointed a private All of the promotions and pointment were effective imme f i ALLOTMENT PLAN Sees Effect on Roosevelt Like That of Farm Board on Hoover. [ By the Assoclated Press. A belief that the domestic allotment relief plan may do politically to Presi- Officials View New Tuberculosis Sanatorium M|SSUURIAN H"S [ Heads Press INSTITUTION FOR CHILDREN AT GLENDALE, MD. INSPECTED BY DISTRICT PARTY. VETERANS RELEF _CHANGES OROEED ECONONY IS URGED N SIFETY ZONE Henry P. Seidemann De- Three Added, New Markers clares Cutting of Expen- Adopted and Companies’ ditures Essential. Liability Fixed. Curtailment of present expenditure | on veterans’ relief 2s necessary to bal- | ¢ ance the Federal budget was advocated A hearing on safety zones and street ar platforms held by the Public Utili- members, Missouri. 3 unless there Hoover.” dent-elect Roosevelt “wi Board did to Mr. Hoover” was expressed | before the House Agriculture Commit- | tee yesterday by one of its Democratic Representative hat the Farm world conditions, do to Mr. what the Farm Board did to Mr.| Nelson He called this proposal of farm lead- ers for boosting 1933 prices of wheat, | cotton, tobacco and hogs “an artificial | set-up,” and added: voted against the agricultural marketing act because I believed it! would fail, as it has failed. As a Demo- crat I am afraid now that this plan with all its theories and ramifications will, is an improvement in | Roosevelt | of | RAYMOND P. BRANDT. BRANDT IS ELECTED TO HEAD PRESS CLUB by Henry P. Seidemann of the Brook- ings Institution in a radio address last | night over the network of the National | Broadcasting Co. | Introduced as the drafter of “the | first real budget that the Urited States Government, ever had,” the speaker was | interviewed by Phelps H. Adams, Wash- | ington_correspondent of the New York {Sun. The talk wi | of weekly broadcasts sponsored b; | National Advisory Council on Radio in Education and arranged by the Brookirgs Instition. Mr. Seidemann recommended going beyond the economies in veterars' e: penditures contained in President Hoo- ver's budget proposals. He declared that 25 cents of every dollar spent by es Commission last June bore fruit yesterday in the shape of an order set- ting up three safety zones, establishing the liability of street car companies to | build and maintain loading platforms and designating a new type of safety zone marker. Others Left Unchanged. The order continued all preser zones and street car loading pi until further notice. The three new zones were est>bliched at Wisconsin avenue and Porter street (southbound), Wisconsin avenue and Meacomb (northbound), and F: nerth of Penn: nd members of the District Tuberculcsis Sees Hog Price Slump. i His remark, made just as C. V. Greg- ory of Chicago, editor of the Prairie Farmer, was concluding testimony in behalf of the plan to pay a bonus to| producers of the four great staple com- modities brought the reply from the witness that “unless something is done the price of hogs in 1933 will drop below $2 a hundred pounds.” Gregory confined himself to a state- ment of how the allotment pian would | apply to hogs, explaining that the bene- fit and the processing tax would take effect gradually. beginning at one-half cent & pound and increasing to two | cents. He recommended paying farm- ers $4 an acre to reduce their corn acreage 15 per cent in 1933, “Because of the present surplus, we recommend authorizing the Secretary | | of Agriculture to make purchases to of applying the plan.” Gregory said.! | “It would cost from $10,000,000 to $25,- | 000,000. Could Go to Red Cross. ‘ “This meat could be turned over to! | the Red Cross for food distribution to | the unemployed or put to some other non-competitive use.” “Congress is not going to agree to | another stabilization olan,” Representa- | tive Purnell, Republican, of Indiana, said. “and that is what that would amount to.” “We think you could take that out without serious| hurting the bill,” | Gregory replied. “But 30 days of feed- | ing the unemployed would consume the surplus.” s 'SUSPECT BROUGHT HERE IN DEATH INVESTIGATION Nick Alexopolus to Be Questioned in Connection With Murder of Lunch Room Proprietor. | Md., yesterday to inspect the progress torium being erected there. low. perusing plans of the n, director of the Board of ent of the Board of District al. taff Photos. Robert J. Paterson in Nevada. i CARSON CITY. Nev., December 17 after divorcing Robert here today, Mrs. Elsa css Paterson obtained a license to Fillinghast Stanton, 324, License Obtained by M Nick Alexopolus, 38, who was arrested | vesterday in Harrisburg. Pa., in connec- tion with the murder here nearly two| lunch room proprietor, was brought here | early today by Detective Sergt. J. F. Flaherty. Headquarters detectives were | planning to question him today. Haralampidis was beaten to death in | a room over his place of business in the 500 block of Ninth street on the night of January 13. 1930. He was | robbed of several hundred dollars and a | She obtained her divorce from Pater- nderstood to be a wealthy | grounds of cruelty. They n Shanghai, September 12, Paterson's address was given in quantity of jewelry. for publication of sum- Police are seeking another man, said 5 Rutland street, Edinburgh, | to bave been a companion of Alexopolus, in connection with the murder. ! 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CHILD’S TEARS SAVE DOG ! Animal Had Beeh Sentenced to Die fo! tenced to death for killing turkeys and ral Judge Ceorge Stocker o testified it slew the turkeys and rabbits by the dozen {owned Printz, st g€ cc the Government goes to veterans. An cdditional $200.000, he said. could be saved by abolishing all pensions and compensations in cases not connected with_active service, by discontinuing hospitalization for diseases unconnecte vith service records and by repeal of the emergency officers’ retirement act Mr. Seidemann characterized as “un- justifiable” the proposed new salary cut of 11 per cent for civil employes of the Government. The Presidents plan for departmental organization, he “real econo- predicted. woul pplemerts to the mies.” As dest Hoover plen, the speaker advocated outright consolidation of the War and Navy Departments, and grouping in a central office of general administration. such housckeeping activities Budget Bureau, Bureau of the Civil Service Comn eral Supply Committee and the Gov- ernment Printing Office. LETTER ON POWER RATES HELD REFUSAL OF ORDER Commission bound) The commission and the Capit Traction Co. have been at odds f long time as to wh is lable for const nance of loading platf ctties the question ission i ment is fi any other should appeal it to the cou New Marker Selected. The ncw type safety zone is a into the app of pieces ot forming a do inches headl; . Louis Post-Dispatch Correspond- mons—Takes Office Jan. 28. Raymond P. Brzndt, Washingten spondent of the St. Louis Post-: tch, was chosen president of the Na- election aftern-cn. Succee B2 = o ing Timmons, correspondent of the r. Brandt will take office at the club’s nual fneuguration Januiry 28 Other cfficers chosen were William C. Pi Public Ledger, ce preside W, Perkirs. ington News, v George H ws, Washington Po t. financial scc- tary, and Charles A. Hamilion, Troy urphy gth is 10 b BOATS LOST IN FIRE Ky., Blaze Res Demage of $145,000. SPOTTSVILLE, Ky, - “len, the rs ard of governors: George A, Ralph A. Collins, New . Louisville two cars Lorenzo M; mes; Lee Poe Hart, 4 South Carolina Rail Gets Protest of Firms on Ban on Increases. t Spottsville, and George E. Durno, Interna- COLUMBIA. S. C.. 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