Evening Star Newspaper, March 3, 1933, Page 8

{THE EVENING STAR w0 Suniey Mersing Bien. WABHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY.........March 8, 1833 THEODORE W. NOYES....Edito The Evening Star Newspaper Company 11n_8e. "and Pennmiv wow York Ofice: 110, Ea % icago Office e_Michigan Building. Sirorcan Oce: 14 Regent Bi.. London, ‘Enslan Within the City. 45¢ per month 60c pez month 65 per month Rate by Carrier Evening Star e Evening and Suiday’ Btar (when 4 Sundays) The Evening nnd S (when & Eundays). The Sunday St Collection m: ders may be Ational 5000 Rate by Mall—Payable in Advance. 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Roosevelt will be preparing for the first dutles of his tenure of the presi- dency. Mr. Hoover leaves office & victim of clrcumstances. It was his lot to be at the helm of the ship of state through & period of unprecedented economic turmoll and social distress. But the storm which beat upon him as he stood st the wheel was not of his own making. It had been accumulating for more than a decade. Obviously, it was destined, to break. No one man, no one party, could stay the hurricane when at last it began to blow. That Mr. Hoover tried, that he did all that possibly could be done to protect the people, is perfectly ap- parent to all who are not blinded by partisan feeling. But the storm swept on, and in the wreckage are the broken hopes of his political group. But it is the prerogative of history, not of any living critic, to judge Mr. Hoover’s labors. All that properly can be sald just now is that the Nation is grateful for his effort. No other Presi- dent has a finer record for personal application, honesty of purpose and dedication to duty. Mr. Hoover was tireless. He worked every minute of his four years. He gave all that he had of trained intelligence, executive talent and tactfulness. He was handicapped by a deficlency of showmanship, an in- abllity to dramatize himself, but his modesty, rightly estimated, does him credit. Me is a truly able man, & com- petent and successful man, and his reputation for administrative genius has not been injured. He came to the White House with honorable confidence in his ability to fill the place; he can leave it without regret, knowing in his heart that posterity will understand. Nor is he denied the appreciation of his contemporaries. Some sixteen mil- Hon of his countrymen voted for him as recently as November 8. And in defeat he has added to his following. His generous willingness to aid his success- ful rival has won him new friends, and e returns to private life with abundant proof of the affection of multitudes. ‘Washington welcomes Mr. Roosevelt, but the city will not forget Mr. Hoover, He was & good neighbor, a good friend, and, all things considered, a good and probably a great President. ——————————— Charges are made that Russia is selling goods here surreptitiously. In view of the strict limitation of supplies to Russians themselves, it would appear to be high time for the Soviet govern- ment to take up the matter on its own acoount. ‘The highly adaptable song writer may now show versatile speed by sing- ing “Herbert, you're the man for me,” as the procession goes to the Capitol, and “Pranklin, you're the man for me” as it returns to the White House. Inauguration Crowds and Weather. ‘With the advance guard of the expect- od multitude of a quarter of a million inauguration visitors already in the Oapital, this city is beginning to pre- sent its extraordinary quadrennial ap- pearance on the occasion of the induc- tion of the new President into office. Many thousands are already here, representative of every, section and State. Some have come by motor cars and by regular trains and others by special trains, though the greater part of the latter group will come in the last hours, some of them tomorrow morning. For weeks past the committees in eharge of inaugural arrangements have been preparing for the accommodation of this host of guests, finding housing for them, insuring their comfort during the hours of their stay in Washington, providing facilities for their fullest en- joyment of the spectacle that will be presented here tomorrow. An efficient information service has been main- tained so that newcomers to ‘the city will know where to go and how to get there and will be guided as to the best ways for seeing the Capital. ‘While some of the inauguration visi- tors will come merely for the few hours of the ceremony itself, most of them will be here for a long enough period %0 envision the seat of Government as / .whole and in detail. They will find . fie clity somewhat. in disarray owing y the work in progress in the erection \.l s great group of Government build- ings in execution of a project long de- layed but finally undertaken a few years ago, and now, unfortunately, somewhat interrupted by economic ne- cessities. This very disorder, however, is inspiring in that it points to the eventual and perhaps early consum- mation of plans that will make Wash- ington the most impressive of the Capi- tals of the world. Naturally the thoughts of all who are Tere and all who are on their. way turn the question of the weather for to- cTow. Will the day be fair and clement? WIIl it be stormy and cold? S amendment to the Constitution - ing the date to January 20 hereater. It is Washington's experience that the chances for good weather favorable to a great out-door ceremonial are better in the latter part of January than in the early part of March, For the pres- ‘ent, however, thoughts are upon tomor- row, not upon the next insuguration, January 20, 1937. ‘Today’s forecast is favorable, follow- ing a gloomy outlook. The wind vanes are pointing westward, which is & good sign. The weather map favors a clear and clement day. The minds of Wash- ingtonians turn back twenty-four years, however, to the time when on the eve oony |of the inauguration of President Taft the omens were so favorable that the then head of the Weather Bureau con- fidently predicted that March 4 would be fair and agreeable. It turned out to be one of the worst inauguration days ever known, with heavy snow and cold and furious winds. There is nothing now in sight to cause fears of any such visita- tion here tomorrow. Merch is fickle, however, and it is idle to guess its Vagaries. All that can be done is to hope that the day of Fraskiin D. Roose- velt's inauguration as President of the United States™will be fair and mild, so that the great throng assembled at the Capital to witness it and honor him and welcome him to his new office of au- thority and responsibility will be cheered and comforted by the omen. The Banking Situation. Washington, along with the rest of the Nation, is passing through a finan- cial crisis. It would serve no helpful purpose to disguise this fact, even were it possible. The all-important things to bear in mind are the words “passing through” and the factors that create a financial crisis. The structure of personal, corporate, municipal, State, national or interna- tional credit has but one essential key- stone. That stone is public confidence. Conversely, when public confidence is shaken or destroyed, every form of credit sickens and, eventually, decays and dies. ‘The average man, or woman, faced with the financial problems of the hour, too often does not think through. He knows the price at which his personal monetary stake was earned. Gnarled hands, seamed face, white hairs— years upon years of devoted, honest, ex- acting toll. He reads in this or another peper, dedicated to the publication of the news as it occurs, of bank failures, bank holidays, moratoriums, and none of these things, under the newest of names, smells any too sweet to him. What way to tun? Better to play safe. Better to pull it out—to tuck it away in box or sock or deep in the old meta- phorical mattress, And he is, in at least nine cases out of ten, utterly and pitifully wrong. He does not stop to think of the con- sequences of his course. He does not appreciate that if the bulk of his fellow beings followed his example credit would die throughout this community and this Nation and this earth, and that without credit industry would die and progress cease. He wants to play safe and he jeopardizes many things in which he passionately believes. ‘There are certain truths which should be stamped, ineradicably, upon the minds of each of us these days: Practically every bank of this com- munity can survive the present fiscal situation, unless additional unwar- ranted pressure is put upon it by its customers. Banking is, broadly, the business of accepting private funds for depositors for safekeeping; of loaning those funds on & time basis to others for the development of useful enter- prise, and of maintaining at the same time an adequate monetary fluidity to meet the reasonable and anticipatable requirements of its depositors. For every individual who has genuine and legitimate need to withdraw part or all of his current deposit in any local bank, there are ample dollars with which the bank can meet that need. But no benk, run on sound business lines in this or any other community, can, or should be required to, pay every depositor every dollar deposited with it on any given day or brief series of days. ———————— There was an unusual amount of thought and consultation in connection with the reviewing stands. This may account for the fact that they are more handsome and substantial than ever before. —_———— ‘While he is not asserting himself in official authority, Alfred E. Smith every now and then offers & few remarks to show that he is paying close attention to all that is going on about him, ———————— At least one advantage is to be claimed by street cars over cabs. They keep in their own part of the highway and do not require so much traffic direction or so much ambulance service. Mr. Rainey of Illinois. Henry T. Rainey of Illinois will be- come Speaker of the House in the new Congress by virtue of his nomination by the Democrats in party caucus yester- day. Mr. Rainey has & long record of service in the House. He has for the last two years been Democratic floor leader. By tradition, service and ability he was entitled to the place. Mr. Rainey came to Washington as & new ‘member of the House thirty years ago. He failed of re-election for one term during all that period and his sctual service has been twenty-eight years. For the first time since 1891 the Democrats were threatened with a real contest in the selection of a candidate for the speakership nomination, when that nomination was tantamount to election because ot a Democratic major- ity in the House. Mr. Rainey, who became & candidate for the speakership as soon as the present Speaker, John N. Garner, became the party nominee for Vice President, found himself opposed by Representative McDuffie of Alabama, the Democratic “whip,” and by Representative Joseph T. Byrns of ‘Tennessee, chairman of the Appropria- tions Committee, both strong con- tenders. A deadlock, perhaps similar to that in the opening of the Fifty- second Congress, when Charles P, Crisp of Georgia was elected on the thirtieth ballot, was in prospect. This was avoided, however, when Mr. Byrns was persuaded to retire from the speakership race and to support the reorganization of that body. Mr. Rainey was nominated, there- fore, on the first ballot cast in the candidate for Speaksr there might have been a serious deadlock, with none of the candidates able to win to a ma- Jority. For the sake of party harmony in the next House, the present out- come is probably a happy one. Unless Mr. Rainey and Mr. Byrns are lacking in perception of the need for harmony they will give consideration to their defeated opponents. BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. to_you. Y !{:finfifihuhmdm- Ives. will hmmum, , When all the time the worry and flurry they are in gives them away, in a sense. But one knows trouble is in- ner;hm other people's or it is a great deal acknowledge the in- it in inimical sl In the next Congress the Democrats | troubles. have & tremendous majority, 313 seats to 117 for the Republicans and § for | &'F the third party. With such a ma- Jority the Democrats should be able to put through thetr program with- h out difficulty. At the same time a strong hand may be needed to handle affalrs in the House. More than s hundred new Democrats will sit in that body, and some of them have radical views. Mr. Rainey and Mr. Bymns will have s real job on their hands, but one which they should be capable of managing. The Bond Regulation Law. ‘Yesterday the House of Representatives passed without division the Senate bill to regulate the business of executing bonds for compensation in criminal cases in the District of Columbia. It now goes to the President and will doubtless become a law. This is highly gratifying. The measure, which passed the Senate unanimously, had been for some time before the House District Committee and there was fear lest it might die with the session. There was no reasonable or valid objection to it, and the only opposition was that of the interests which have thrived in the past on the misfortunes of those who were accused of offenses against the law. Under this new act the business of giving bonds for appearance in court will be so regulated that it will be impossible, short of violation of the act subject to penalty, for fees to be given otheg than those paid directly for the service. There can be no “touting” by policemen or court officials in favor of bondsmen or any other action except to enable a prisoner to secure a bond. No yrehuncs‘ will be given by connivance to any one engaged in the business. Heretofore a liaison has undoubtedly been maintained that has added to the cost of the bonds and established im- proper relationships between law officers and those engaged in the bonding business. In the course of the brief debate in the House yesterday it was stated that in big cities in modern times there has been miscarriage of justice through the execution of criminal bonds snd the mulcting of ‘the poor and ignorant, the virtual selling of so-called influence, that has been embarrassing to the sd- ministration of justice. The new law, 83 it is about to become, should prevent that condition hereafter in the District of Columbia. —e War is raging in the Orient. But for & time the consideration of even 80 great a matter as this must be re- garded by Uncle Sam as unfinished business. Por the first few moments of tomor- Tow morning the weather man will be the star performer of the entire occasion. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Those Absent. It's just around the corner of the dawn— ‘The ceremonial day revered by all, Which bids us turn from sorrows that are gone And heed the future’s new courggeous eall. There will be be silent moments now and then Amid the splendor and ‘the bright refrain, When reverent thought will rest upon the men ‘Who should be mingling with the gladsome train, And as the beauteous pageantries extend In all their great significance serene, Memories of those no longer here will lend New hope and meaning to the glorious scene. ‘The difficulty here, looking situations in to attempt to fool to an hanest considera . ndeed! does not stop to consider that the cludes the possibili- Surely there is something there which any man might admit about any situa- tion. The ranges of emotions, and what might be called emotional-intelligence, are covered very well. The restricted meaning, including funny and pleasing, in the American sense, is not all there is there oy any means. 1t “interesting” is used in the sense of “s matter of interest,” we have feeling and concern (with the antonym of “in- difference”). If one considers “interest” in the meaning of “affect,” the range increases sensibly. Here the inquirer finds such widely differing meanings as to touch, to reach, to take (such as a disease), to seize (an idea). He runs into possess, hit, attack, in- fect, smite, hurt, trouble, move, grip, concern, interest, plerce, perturb, im- press, penetrate, strike. e ¥ Xpe; & difficult prob- the work goes on Often the solution night's sleep knows how when resumed. in a situation will posi- tion of a scientist put one in the peering at a bug * | & beautiful sore, in & sense; that it may manifest the healing processes of Na- ture in a peculiarly striking way. As horrible as anything is, it still may be an exceedingly fine specime.. of just that type of horror. Anything which happens, anything at all, has its aspects of interest if one can ke:glcummnnd of himself to the extent that he is able to grasp the sev- eral aspects as they arise. One summarily hoisted on a stick of dynamite be excused from seeing the interest rent in his situation. He is simply not in & position to see it. All he can do is go. There are, similar in less Mfln& scenes, many movements, both of masses and of indi- EE * ] EEES ::ggggg g H EREER 09¢s. | Several of the so-called berries are not | shoul no trarily requiring women to give up their positions, but t those employed who did not actually need the money should, of their own free will, viduals. All any one can do at the time b is go. ghort of these crises, there are few g’tul'.\ogl"'hmh d(;n xm‘the present w:g; ing resting many senses enumerated hitherto. If it is not pleasing, it mav be exciting; if it is not amusing, it may be absorbing. The interested individual never for- (Jmthghbo(hrdl‘nuwlrmd‘ll spectator. Which shall preval must depend upon his individual tem- perament, which Pope called “the ruling A slight jump in meaning gives influ- | passion.’ ence, taint, thrill, agitate, excite, im- ress. ) In running down the relations of this word, the searcher discovers many more shades of meaning possible; but these will do to show that the use of the word “interesting” is justified in regard to troubles. As for “trouble,” itself, some common He will .nake s supreme effort at all times to see the interesting aspects, ether peaceful or painful, in every situation. Life is not something on parade, but in and for itself. Every moment of it is worth while and always will be to him who sees in- terest where others might see only fear. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Two friendly and authentic observers of his White House life and times, French Strother and Mark Sullivan, have written valedictories on President Hoover’s admin! tion, which coin- cide in one geni Strother, who was his administrative assistant for three years, and Mr. Sul- livan, his principal journalistic mouth- plece, jointly contend that Mr. Hoover’s immemorial achievement is that he the ency with the “Amer- ican nmmma. All of our funda- o whi e m"m'i‘:fect dur- to which they vo’ - .;;‘“m, ursqt to the e .fi’md&‘:‘:ir;u survived. The money sys- tem continues “sound.” Neither com- munism nor socialism has made any appreciable fiufl Strong as were the temptations to worship new po- litical and economic gods, the faith of the founding fathers has survived, un- shattered. That this is so, that Herbert forth from the White House tomorrow with the ship of state still seaworthy, keel downward, re- gardless of the unparalleled storms which have pounded it from every di- rection since 1929—this, the Cal fornian’s spokesmen declare, is enough to assure him imperishable glory, even though he quits office in political de- feat. Hoover goes * % x ture historians of “the years of the locpu“n" will probably be at some loss to account for the uve::l:eg:flnx nfictfli: ‘Hoover wmhl the Done in Legislative Halls as Well as in = Ball Rooms. “Are you going to dance?” months “I'm long out of practice,” answered Senator Sorghum. “But if there is & dance called ‘the side step,’ maybe I'll try it for the sake of old acquaintance.” Jud Tunkins says the lame duck is different from most migratory birds. It evolutes fast and when it returns, if at all, is known as a lobbyist. A Washington Wonder. Good people, gather ‘round and note The Town that hasn't any vote! It's your Town, too, as all agree— ‘We marvel that such things can be! Overdoing an Tilusion. “T shall give up mannish attire,” said Miss Cayenne. “Doesn’t it become you?” “Too much. It makes me look s0 elegant that the waiters always assume o P At o o nsdequate grasp was accen! of certain bedrock essentials of politics— call them the tricks of the political trade, if you will, without an under- standing of which genuine success in it is impossible. He never seemed Xll!lz to realize that the “American system,” in so far as government is concerned, rests on politics, political partie cal organi , with all the human equations and frailties that go with Herbert Hoover came American public life during the World War, looking at 1t through Pollyanna ought that in itics, LB Mmflld as in that I am the one who pays the check.” = “Great solemnity,” said Hi Ho, the| Wit sage of Chinatown, “should not be mis- taken for wisdom. ' There is nothing so unwise as to refuse. on proper occasion, to be merry.” i&gEg E%gise. 5t conclusian. M. | poip veldpifi. the Californian did not shrink from allying ists of the blican exploiting the wi tion, easily accomplished it and sub- sequently his triumphant election. But nomination and election place without the enth: ic support of G. O. P. leaders. They never cot- Even after he entered the White House remained more or less outsiders. himself with some of the m&:‘g" m for Hoover's nomina- took toned to Herbert Hoover, or he to them. ;‘lh:zudmmtheynreuucdmw conference, but they never ranked as | th hell-bent-for-leather friends. Members of Congress to “go down the line” for Hoover could have been counted on the fingers of one hand. *x x % u‘:nmlddm;&l to his uncorm& an- y to itics and pol , Her- bert Hoover consistently refused to stoop to any of their standardized mef . He resisted all efforts to dramatize him. He would never burn red fire, even when its display might easily have been justified. The tactics which endeared Theodore Roose- velt to the populace were not in Hoove: lexicon. He held fast to the theory that as long as he was consclentiously doing the best presidential he knew how, was all he to do, and the country could take it or leave it. Herculean efforts were required to force him onto the stump in self-defense in 1932. He ;;&zicmume m;:l‘lz b:eluved s 8] the electorate was dignified. President Hoover super-sensitive It cut him to un * % is a the Of | be in the red. He 11 acceptance speech and until the Maine elections a month later the President believed the Nation, bad as things ‘were, was with him and would re-elect him. ‘Were he more politicall; would have known that foreordained for him—for any lican—last yedr. * X k% “He would never play politics” is the comment_of an administrationist who betakes himself to the great outside with Herbert Hoover at high noon on March 4. All the Presidents habitually make liberal use of the executive order for the of “covering” men and the classified civil service. It’s one of the little perquisites of the fiicai pel s Zavor or & personal icad a favor or & & turn. Mr. Hoover is said to have issued 3,000 or 4,000 executive orders, Repub- es and politi- | ordered Broadcaster Explains As to Inauguration To the Editor of The Star: I am credited by N. R. Macomb. in his letter published Wednesday in The reading Mr. Macomb's I find myself assailed by_various doubts. It is our national custom to to our President’s wife a very ceremony and through his wife's coronation acquire many royal prerogatives as prince con- sort of the Queen. Should we not, , in strict justice to our new chat e of the White House, call the ceremony Satur- day her inaugural as well as the Gover- or's? s MARY BAINBRIDGE HAYDEN. Fairfax Grange Did Not Urge Teachers’ Pay Cut To the Editor of The Star: The news item dated Oakton, Va. March 1, and appearing in your issue of that date under the headline “Teach- rs' Pay Cut Urged by Grange of ;lernx yc:cmnty." appears to me to be somewhat misleading. I was present at the meeting referred to and according fo my recollection most of the “urge” came from Mr. Herbert Williams, the ‘member of the School Board represent- ing Providence District, who stated that even if the school tax should be in- creased to Ml’ &wh'hhh llthoe:gi , the budget would ey also stated that Mr. Star’s Article About The President Praised To the Editor of The Star: Nocturnal Nicotine. Prom the Dayton Dally News. The here| Buresu, Frederic J. Haskin, tor, of | coin or stamps ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Have we had the pleasure of serwing you through our Washington Informa- tion Bureau? Can't we be of some help to you in your problems? Our busi- ness is to furnish you with authorita- tive information, and we invite you to ask us any question of fact in which you are interested. Send your inquiry to Evening Star Inf m , D. C., inclose 3 cents in Washington, D. C. fio for . cards. can attend the Q. When & country suspends the gold standard does it automatically go on » silver standard?—B. M. T. K E. E A y EBd ice and snow evaporate in cold, windy weather?—O. G. M. They may. Evaporation takes at very low. temperatures and under suitable conditions from all damp surfaces. Frbo 1ve Berry means a certain type which encloses the seed in the pulp. Teally berries at all, botanically. Grape- fruit and all other citrus fruits are | berries. Q. Of what religious faith is Vice | President-elect Garner?—R. A. He is a Methodist. Q. How long has the Veterans' Ad- ministration handled Civil War pen- sions?—B. A. R. A. The Veterans’ Administration was m to be established as an in- agency under the direction of the President July 3, 1930, which further authorized the President by executive order to and co- ordinate under a single control all Gov- ting to the rellef of and other benefits provided by law for former members of the mili- order of July 21, 1930, there was estab- lished the Veterans' Administration and consolidated therein the Bureau of Pen- sions (previously under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior), the United States Veterans' Bureau, and the National Home for Disabled Volun- teer Soldiers, the latter now known as the Bureau of National Homes. Q. WI;,Lwd Pairfax, the friend of and employment in earlier Q. What is following the Pive-Year Plan in Russia, the original five-year term having expired?—G. N. A. The Second-Five-Year Plan has been started, modeled largely on the first but with an enlarged scope. & berry. of fruit | Q. How many places in the United States are not on railroads?—H. T. A. The Interstate Commerce slon says that out of 125,000 -cities, in the United States, @ freight station. They served by motor bus and truck lines. A. In 1925 the foreign debts were funded and interest arranged by the ‘World War Debt Funding Commission according to the capacity of the various nations to pay. The rates vary greatly. Q. Is George Bernard Shaw fond of STt it iad T s e 3 t he a fondness for dogs. Q. Who entertained the King and Queen of Belgium at the White House while President Wilson was il1?—P. 8. A. The King and Queen were not en- tertained, officially, at the White House %I;gngprlh:d 111::& :I Prcsldenthxlulom esident and Mrs. Mars! en- tertained them. Q. What important inventions were made in England at the time of the Industrial Revolution?—L. A. A. In 1770 Hargreaves patented the spinning jenny; the water frame was invented by Arkwright in 1769; Cromp- tor’s mule was introduced in 1779; Watt obtained his first patent for an improvement in the steam engine in 1769, and six years later it was success- fully applied to cotton manufacture. Q. Trace the purchasing power of the goléu"nnoe before the World War?— A. Assuming the dollar to have a par of 100 in 1926, it is found that in 1913 the purchasing power was $1.43. When the United States entered the war in 1917 it had dropped to 85 cents. It reached a low point of 64 cents in 1920. The 1920-21 depression brought it up to $1.02 but in 1923 it sank again to 99 cents. It fluctuated around par until the depression. The first de- pression year, 1930, brought the pur- chasing power up to $1.15 and it now is about $1.54, or greater than before the World War. Q. When will the English Derby be run?—S. H. A. The Epsom Derby for 3-year-olds, colts and fillies, 1 mile and 881 yards, will be run at Epsom Downs, England, May 31st of the 1933 season. Q. What sesurance is there that parachute is in proper condition when it is necessary for & fiyer to use one?— A. The Department of Commerce re= quires that parachutes be packed or re- packed at least once each 60 days prior to being worn during flights in aircraft, and it also stipulates that all packing or | repacking shall be done by a parachute | rigger licensed by the Department of | Commerce or by a parachute packer ! designated by and operating as such for | the Army or Navy. Unless the owner of a parachute has been licensed as & parachute rigger, or otherwise fills the ' Tequirements, he takes his parachute to ' a rigger to be packed. Q. How 1is ownership of reindeer established when they are brought in | off the open range?—C. F. A. The reindeer are identified by ear- marks. The young unbranded deer are being distributed this year by counting the females bearing each mark and di- viding the young among their owners, proportionately. Q. Does the Library of Congress have 4 copy of every bool¢ published in the United States?—A. R. A. It does not. There are, for ex- ample, hundreds of books which are not registered for copyright, and there are many books which are not retained. Douglas as Bu Placed High Appointment of Representative Lewis W. Douglas of Arizona ss director of the budget under the incoming admin- 8 | istration is considered evidence that President Roosevelt intends to fulfill his promises to cut the cost of Government. Mr. Douglas, although not in the cabi- net, attracts attention because of the importance of his work and his record of courage in war and peace. He is credited with enthusiastic support of policies leading to economy. “The position of budget director is the key to our economic future,” says the Roanoke World-News, with the be- lief that “on the success of this office depends, in large measure, the success of the Roosevelt administration.” That paper recalis that in the House Repre- sentative Douglas “was a member of the select Committee on Economy, cre- ation of which he proposed.” Remem- G Pershing n. the Argonne. ard 4 . e an decorated by the Belgian government,” the World-News concludes that “ap- itly he will need all the courage it won him wartime decorations in u_g. hy which he has beg ‘oungstown _Vindica holds that “with Mr. Douglas as direc- in | accomplishment 5 & 85 ; | b 5 gi Bs : i - ‘ f i I 4 ot i Fe e Ro?ev‘;,n opinion that “the to Douglas to er budget is its he means ? £ E g i i K he pYork Sun, dget Director in Government cord for a balanced budget, believing that any other eventually will impair the credit of the Government,” adds that “his appointment will aid the creation of confidence in the new ad- ministration.” The Chicago Daily News is convinced that he ‘“possesses the intellectual, moral and practical qualifications which the position re- quires,” and the Roancke Times avers that “taking him at his colleagues® valuation, he bids fair to measure up to one of the most difficult jobs.” “Hig selection places one more rep- resentative leader of the mountain West in an important post,” says the Houston Chronicle, while the Morgan- town: Dominion News pays a tribute to “the growth in stature and increase in public importance of the coming director of the budget.” The Baltimore Evening Sun calls it “an admirable se- lection,” while the Springfield (Mass.) Union views the job as “even more im- portant than some of the cabinet | posts,” and the Hartford Times attests to his prominence in struggles for economy. His dominant position is emphasized by the Atlanta Journal with the state- ment: “Few heads of the incoming Democratic administration will have a more unenviable task that Lewis Wil- Douglas. As director of the budget| he must suggest and shape plans to fulfill the party’s pledge of a reduction of at least 25 per cent in the cost of| Federal Government. Being neither a) magician nor the son of pru{:het. Mr. | Douglas is likely to have difficulties. But his record reveals him as a coura-| e | geous soldier, an efficient teacher and| an up-and-doing Congressman, all of] which attainments will stand him in) good stead.” “His record,” according to the Ne not only in the war o waste, but in his particular struggle against the Boulder Canyon scheme, is| 50 fine as to justify high hopes of his budget. 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