Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1933, Page 1

WEATHER. . Weather Bureau Porecast.) ly fair tonight and not quite so cool tonight; northeast winds. ‘Temperatures—Highest, today; lowest, 38, at 6:30 tomorrow; ‘moderate am. 55, at noon today. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 12 & 13 \ , WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION * “From Press to Home - Within an Hour". The Star’s Carrier system coversevery city block and the regular edition is delivered to city and suburban homes us fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday's Circulation, 127,151 Entered_as second class matter WASHINGTON, D.. C, FRIDAY, APRIL T UP) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. No. 32,497. post office, ‘Washington, PRESIDENT ASKS SPEED ON INFLATION MEASURE; FRANCE TO DEFE MAY LIMIT DEBATE 70 BAR FILIBUSTER Quick Approval Is Given Currency Expansion by Senate Committee. REED ASSAILS PROPOSAL Dollar’s Decline Is Halted Abroad As Sterling Sags Short Covering by Bear Speculators Suggested. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 21.—The head- long decline of the American dollar in relation to principal foreign currencies was checked today. International banking quarters said Says 30,000,000 Households Would |1t was possible that the British equal- Suffer From Rise in Cost of Living. By the Associated Press. Conflict stirring in the Senate, President Roosevelt directed to- day that his “controlled inflation” legislation be sped to enactment with the mammoth farm bill—and debate will be shut off, if neces- sary, to kill a filibuster. Even as he conferred with the Democratic leader—Senator Rob- inson of Arkansas—the Senate had flung itself into dispute with- out waiting for the Banking Com- mittee formally to report the ap- proval it had voted for the credit and currency expansion bill earlier. A The Banking Committee ap- proved the inflation program without a record vote, after a motion to strike out the provision authorizing the President to lower the gold content of the dollar by as much as 50 per cent had lost by a tie vote of 10 to 10. Four Democrats, including Chairman Fletcher, Florida; Glass, Virginia; Mc- Adoo, California, and Gore, Oklahoma, and six Republicans wanted the gold provision eliminated, while eight Demo- erats and two Republicans voted to keep 1t & Txk’m division indicated a strenuous fight on the floor over the provision, although some of the opponents, in- cluding Fletcher, believed such power would not be exercised by the President if granted. Reed Reads Statement. The first blast of the refilar Repub- | The lican opposition came from Senator Reed of Pennsylvania, who opened de- bate by reading a formal statement, which said: “Inflation is the process by which governments throw off _responsibility and go on a jamboree. They pursue a picturesque course for a while, but they wake up with a_headache. This is the thing for the sober men and women of America to remember when inflation is proposed. There may be a temporary exhilaration, but there is always a morning after.” Senator Reed, who yesterday declared a group of Republican regulars and a few Democrats would attempt to block the program long enough to point out “its dangers” to the public, in his sec- ond blast today said President Roose- velt'’s inflation move “reminds me of nothing so much as a child playing with dynamite. He is trying to make prices go up. He may succeed. The trouble is that in doing so he may destroy the country and himself as well. “To tamper with the currency is like lighting the fuse of a high explosive and standing by to see what happens. If the fuse sputters and dies nothing happens, and in the case of the Presi- dent’s program nothing would be a complished. If it reaches the explosive, things happen rapidly and with de- structive effect. Control Declared Difficult. “The whole history of inflationary experiments in other countries shows that it is almost as impossible to control inflation set in motlon by printing- press money, following the abandon- ment of the gold standard, as it is to keep a charge of nitroglycerin in check when the burning fuse reaches it. “There are 30,000.000 households in the United States. Every one of these (Continued on Page 3, Column 1.) RELIEF BILL’S PASSAGE IMPENDS IN HOUSE ‘Wagner-Lewis Measure to Grant $500,000,000 to States Is Debated. By the Associated Press. ‘The House today debated the Wag- ner-Lewis bill to grant $500,000,000 to the States for relief, with a view to passage after two hours disc i Already approved by the Senate, House action will make $25,000,000 available until Octcber 1, on the basis of one Federal dollar to three spent in the States and ns for relief. After that day any balance from this half and the remaining $250,000,000 may be advanced as outright gifts. Republicans were prepared to offer an amendment to make the advances in the form of loans instead of as gifts. ollar Makers What is the successful | merchant and business man | | doing to win back prosper- | ty? £ You may be sure he has | been increasing his sales | efforts along’ various lines. Strategies used in this anti- depression attack will be re- vealed in the new and inter- | esting feature, Dollar | Makers, a resume of clever promotion expedients being | used throughout the country. | The first Will appear Mon- | | day in the financial pages of The Star. Watch for it. | | .of mourning today as 12 countrymen kl{led 1 ization fund was acting to check the ad- vance in sterling. Other possible factors in the steadier tone of the American currency included transfer of funds here to pay for stocks and commodities, for -foreign participa- tion in yesterday's buying was noted. Short covering by bear speculators in dollars was also suggested. ‘The pound sterling, after jumping more than 7 cents to above $3.90, fell back close to $3.84, where it was up lit- tle more than a cent. ‘The French franc declined to 4.30 cents, where it was actually .02 of a cent under yesterday's final level, after a temporary rise to around 4.38 cents. STOCK RISE HALTS: BOND PRICES SOAR Bull Trading Spurts Rails $1 to $5—Silver Drops. All Grains Sag. By the Associated Press NEW YORK, April 21.—The financial markets hesitated and churned about uncertainly today, after the spectacular | advances of the past two sessions. Heavy profit taking appeared in stocks |and in raw staples, but it was in a| large measure offset by fresh buying. Many traders showed an inclination to await clearer indications of the effects of proposed inflationary steps. The drop in the American dollar slowed up in foreign exchange dealings. re was some further decline in the initial transactions, then much of the loss was regained. High-Grade Bonds Rise. Purthermore, the flight of funds from highest grade bonds into equities and staples seemed to have been checked, and strong support appeared for the United States Government issues, which recovered substantially. The bond market was extremely active, with the largest turnover in the first hour in three years. | The stock market was a mixed affair. Bulls gave the rails a whirl in the early | dealings, sending several up $1 to more than $5, but some of these gains were lost, and a number of the industrials and utilities declined $1 to $3 under yesterday’s final prices. Trading was again active, although failing to reach yesterday's frenzied pace. In coffimodities, wheat declined about a cent a bushel, then recovered. Cot- | ton pushed 75 to 90 cents a bale, only | to lose part of its gain. Hides, rubber and sugar were irregularly higher. Silver Drops 1 Cent. Silver futures encountered active profit taking and lost about a cent an ounce, after the upswing of about 6 | cents in the past two days. The pound sterling, after advancing to $3.90, fell back to $3.85%, where it was up less than 3 cents from yester- | day’s closing quotation. The French franc advanced about .06 of a cent to 4.38 cents, then virtually lost its gain. The Dutch guilder was quoted as high as 44.60 cents bid at one time, up .60 of a cent, then it lost most of its gain. GRAIN PRICES SAG. Profit Taking Marks Early Operation in Pit. CHICAGO, April 21 (#).—The up- ward trend of grain prices was haited at the outset today when practically all grains turned downward. Losses were not large, most declines being minor | fractions. The heavy buying which has | characterized trading for several days was absent, and much profit taking was in evidence. Rains over arid sections of the domestic Winter wheat belt also tended to discourage buying. Wheat prices were as much as 7% cent a bushe] lower on opening trans- actions and later the market sagged further until losses of 1}, cents a bushel had been recorded in all deliveries. Corn ranged from steady to % cent lower at the start and later showed but | little disposition to rally. Profit taking in all grains was heavier than the buying. Commission houses with connections East were sellers of wheat. — DANIELS UNDER GUARD DURING VERA CRUZ RITES Demonstration at Embassy Feared as City Observes Anniversary of Its Occupation. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY. April 21.—Extraordi- nary precautions were taken to guard Ambassador Daniels on the nineteenth anniversary of the occupation of Vera Cruz. Guards were increased to pre- vent any student demonstrations. o Sae okgerea ke for & period WAaSs le: or & pur; Mexicans honored 19 years ago when the United States Navy occupied Vera Cruz. The 12 bodies, after in state overnight in the Municipal Palace, were to be reinterred with the The | Injuries ND GOLD WILL COMBAT U. 3. BY HIGHER TARIFFS Government‘ Prepares for Commercial War With America. {FRANC REGARDED SOUND Cabinet to Meet Tomorrow to Con- sider Whole Problém Caused by Change Here. By the Associated Press. PARIS, April 21.—A government spokesman said today France is | determined to maintain the gold standard and fight American | dollars in a possible commercial | invasion by raising tariffs. Both the government and Bank of France are “undisturbed,” he said, and consider the franc abso- lutely solid. The whole problem, including | the changed aspect of the Wash- ington conversations between Roosevelt and former Premier Herriot, will be considered at a cabinet meeting tomorrow. Georges Bonnet, minister of finance, in the meantime, talked with Clement Moret, governor of the Bank of France, and then consulted with Premier Daladier. It was agreed that it is un- likely that anything will be done par- ticularly concerning tariff incfeases un- til after the Washington talks. Have Tremendous Reserves. The French resolve to maintain gold is based on tremendous reserves and in the belief that gold will continue to come to France. Exchange experts. however, comment that the Bank of England has taken 4,000,000,000 francs from France since January 1 and is continuing to buy. More than halt of this lost gold came to Paris from Belgium, Holland and Switzerland, weakening those countries. It was agreed that desertion of the gold standara by those countries must neces-. sarily precede any similar sction by Prance, and such action would make the French situation increasingly difficult. France already is on a goid bullion basis. A gold embargo would require a vote of Parliament. | Both the government and press reflect | considerable bitterness over the American | action. Newspapers sald it was unfair | to confront Herriot with this new situa- | tion and believe desertion of the gold | standard by the United States was un- necessary and unwise. . The government said the people are wholeheartedly in favor of the gold standard and oppose further devalori- zation of the franc, which former Pre- mier Raymond Poincare stabilized at one-fifth its pre-war value. Davis Sees Daladier. Norman H. Davis, special American Ambassador in Europe, saw Premier Daladier today. The dollar situation was barred from the long conversation. Davis asked the premier to leave the dollar question out, as he was unpre- pared to discuss it, but desired only to learn what line France would take at the reopening of the Disarmament Con- ference in Geneva. The government, however, is occu- pied immediately with the monetary problem and must send new instruc- tions to former Premier Herriot's party, now en route to Washington. American business men here feared that the government, rather than de- part from the gold basis, will seek to compensate for the dollar’s decline by applying an exchange surtax. This ac- tion was taken by France against Brit- ish and Japanese imports when those exchanges dropped, The finance min- istry refused to discuss this matter. HERRIOT BEWILDERED. Former Premier Regards Mission to United States Now as Useless. 8. S. IDLE DE FRANCE, EN ROUTE TO NEW YORK, April 21 (®).—The conviction that America’s abandonment of the gold basis spoils prospacts for the World Economic .and Monetary Conference prevailed today among members of former Premier Edouard Herriot's Washington-bound commis- sion. The former Premier and the experts with him, who are to talk over eco- nomic questions with President Roose- velt, awaited more complete information regarding developments in Washington and Paris, but the Prench view appeared to be that it is useless to meet together to arrange commercial and finanecial questions when a common standard of measurements no longer exists. M, Herriot and his advisers are still (Continued on Page 3, Column 4.) FOUR PUPILS KILLED IN CRASH OF BUSSES Three Victims of Accident in North Carolina Are Sisters—Three Hurt Seriously. By the Associated Rpess. N. C.. April 21.—Four pils were killed, three seriously in- jured and a number badly shaken uj when a bus loaded with 48 achool chd- dren was sid an. empty school bus in the Pot Neck section of Rowan County today. 3 ‘Three of the dead were sisters. They Louise Brud‘;:y 11; Mary Curtis 12, Of the three injured, Grady Weant, 11, was given a “slight chance” to live. to Bwh. 17, and Roy Broadway, 12, had been fully determined. PFred Shoaf was driving the loaded bus and Guy Etheridge the empty one. ‘They met on a curve. completion of an investiga- and Etheridge were FARM PRICEAID BEFORE SENATORS Leaders Hope to Put Finish-| ing Touches on Proposal - in Senate Today. Leaders hoped to put the finishing touches on the price lifting and mort- gage relief sections of the farm bill in the Senate today and to dispose of & Republican substitute stripping away powers sought fcr Secretary Wallace. Senator Frazier, Republican, North Dakota, also expected to demand a vote on his substitute for the mortgage sec- tions, which call for refinancing farm debts at 1!, per cent interest through a currency and bond issue. Since it is the intent of Democratic | chieftains to add the currency inflation amendment to the bill, several days of debate will delay final approval of the | whole bill. | During debate on the farm bill yes- terday, Senator Wagner warned that | “the condition we face is serious be- | yond description” in urging enactment | of the mortgage plan intended to cut | interest to 4!¢ per cent and otherwise ease farm debt troubles. Apparently not sure of their strength, Democratic stalwarts delayed efforts to | remove sugsr cane and sugar beets | from the list of basic commodities in the measure, which they want limited | to wheat, cotton, corn, hogs, rice, to- | bacco and dairy preducts. | House leaders are understood to have Iinlormed Senate chieftains they would demand that sugar cane and beets come | out when the bill goes to conference | with spokesmen for the other branch of | Congress. | This_attitude was expected to per- | suade Senate representatives to let the | two remain in the bill for the present. | Senator Long, Democrat of Louisiana planned to try to add flaxseed, oats and peanuts. Peanuts were taken out} Wednesday after having been voted in the day before. In taking up the mortgage sections, the Senate approved an amendment by Senator King, Democrat, of Utah, for a $5,000,000 advance from the Recon- struction Corporation to the recla- mation fund. It also adopted a number of clarifying amendments by Senator | Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader, one of them authorizing, under certain conditions, payment of loans by de?torl with Land Bank bonds at par value. ‘The conditions were that the loans must have been made after the bill be- comes law and have been in force five years. Another amendment by Robin- son, making the bond issue eligible for 15-day loans under the Federal Re- | serve banking system, was approved | over objections from Senator Glass, | Democrat, of Virginia. Sl GENEVA DISCUSSIONS WILL BE REOPENED Norman H. Davis and Premier Edous:d Daladier Reach an Agreement on Arms. By the Associated Press. PARIS, April 21.—Norman H. Davis, special United States Ambassador in Europe, and Premier !dwn'.'rhd; Daehdkr agreed today to reopen neva disarmament discussions on the basis of the British plan for disarmament. Mr. Davis said the talk was “very satisfactory.” Epand prescated s fetaied pan. of Engl presen! a de plan. setting fortly definite limits for armies and navies of European countries, when the Disarmamennt Conference recently this month. THREE ACCUSED IN DEATH FROM BEAUTY OPERATION By the Assoclated Press. LOS ANGELES, April 21.—A physi- cian and two beauty specialists were o “n;d of mmunll;ur here it night a & coroner's jury 3 30, died April 11 from “heart trouble, shock “from a face rejuvenation o A Aeberlin. Mrs. Farnam's 13-year. son, Billy Farnam, jr., money he earned in motion work was used to pay for the operation. REYONLDS’ 2 CHILDREN MAY SHARE EQUALLY By the Associated Press. CONCORD, N. C. April 21 (P, Lil Holman Reynolds’ child and An- ne 3d, would share ’n‘:y:fd:. underu 4 3 an_agreemen revealed in a court action here todsy. ultimately Each would receive 000,000, Envoy to Cuba ROOSEVELT TO SEND STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL. SUMNER WELLES. | By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt is ready to send Sumner Welles, now Assistant Secretary of State, as Ambassador to Cuba. Welles is in charge of the Latin American division of the State Depart- ment and an suthority in this fleld. It is known that Mr. Roosevelt is closely watching the Cuban situation and intent upon having one of his strongest men there. Cuba is regarded as one of the domi- nant points in the whole Latin Amer- ican situation by the President. cis White, Assistant Secretary of State, who has been talked of for the Cuban post, is expected to take over the duties of Mr. Welles here. MACON TAKES OF ON FRST FLIHT Sister Ship of Akron Carries 105, Including High Navy Officers. By the Associated Press. AKRON, Ohio, April 21.—The U. 8. 8. Macon, successor to the lost Akron, soared through the air today on her maiden “shakedown” flight prelim- inary to winning the Navy's “O. K.” ‘The giant airship, the world's largest, carrfed 105 persons, including 11 of- ficers, with Capt. Alger H. Dresel in command; 8 members of the Naval Board of Inspection, under Rear Ad- miral George C. Day, and 31 en- gineers and inspectors of the Good- year-Zeppelin Co., the builders. After the Macon had been aloft an hour and a half, Capt. Dresel sent radio orders to dismiss the ground crew until 5 pm. (E. 8. T), jndi- cating the ship would remain up well over 11 hours. She took off at 5:59 a.m. For more than an hour Capt. Dresel kept the Macon in this vicinity, then flew over Cleveland. There was no announcement as to what course the flight would take after that. A minor accident was the only un- toward incident as the Macon nosed (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) LEVEE BREAK SWAMPS 10,000 MISSOURI ACRES St. Francis River Starts Flowing Almost Under Feet of Guard Patroling Banks. L had | By the Associated Press. KENNETT, Mo., April 21.—The 8t. Prancis River levee gave way about 3 ares. of 10,000 acres - Anoth ares of 10.000 acres. er the water from inundating s area reaching as far south as 21, 1933—FORTY-TWO" PAGES. N\ % \ N TWO GROUPS FIGHT ECONOMY PROGRAM Army Cut Plan and Proposed Transfer of I. C. C. Bu- reaus Attacked. Severe reaction began to show 'itself here today over President Roosevelt's | economy and reorganization programs. | It came from two quarters—the gigantic military reserve organizations and pa- triotic societies and from the Railway Labor Executives’ Association. It was said in Army circles that the fight would be taken to the floor of the House to block the administration’s proposal, embodied as a rider in the in- | dependent offices bill, to retire approxi- | mately 4,000 officers on half pay and discontinue the enlistment of from 13,000 to 15,000 men as well as curtail- ing the flying pay of the Army Air Corps. Patrigtic societies were said to be Seryest of iblnog camps for - one year cam; or citi~ 2ens. National Guard and e offi- cers and the withdrawal of Federal sup- port from R. O. T. C. units in high schools and universities. Harrison Issues Statement. George M. Harrison, acting chairman of the railway labor group, issued a | statement that any transfer of the sta- | tistics and other bureaus of the Inter- | state Commerce Commissign to the by his organization. | Under the plans drawn up by Presi- dent Roosevelt's advisors and now at the ‘White House awaiting the Chief Execu- tive's approval, five of the commission’s bureaus are reported to be slated for transfer to the Commerce Department as a part of the land section of the proposed transportation agency of the department. Pointing out that emergency legisla: der consideration, Harrison said it “is difficult to imagine a more inoppor- tune time for disorganizing the reguls tory machinery of the Interstate Com merce Commission. ‘He said it would result in “crippling” the commi 's power and would be “a long step backward in the regulation of interstate transportation—an ex- tremely reactionary measure.” ‘The_association executive contended (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) MINERS LOSE APPEAL Court Afirms Life Sentences in Murder Conspiracy Charges. FRANKFORT. Ky. April 21 (#).— The Kentucky Court of Appeals today :mmwed life. prison. sentences im) on W. union coal mine leaders, who were convicted in Montgomery Circuit Court of murder conspiracy charges growing out of the battle of Evarts, in Harlan County coal fields in May, 1931. Sales Market. Washington stands out as a sales ‘market not only on ac- count of its thousands of visit- ors at this t'me, but because of the high average earning power of its permanent population. ‘Washington merchants ap- peal to the daily needs and de- sires of this vast audience through the columns of The Star. / Yesterday’s Advertising. (Local Display) Lines. ‘The Evening Star. . 47,666 2d Newspaper..... 16,018 3d Newspaper..... 9,363 4th Newspaper..... 3,739 (Pour other _newspapers) Total 32,571 It has been estimated that there are 134,921 families in the District of Columbia, the great majority of whom read The Star every day. The inter- est in news of the day and news of the stores is vital to most eyery one who has a | Commerce Department would be (cuxhtl posed B. Jones and-William Hightower, | PRESIDENT T0 KEEP MANY IN'U. 5. J0BS DESPITE 30-VEAR RETIREMENT PLAN Independent Offices Bill Rider Not to Mean Retirement of All Affected, Says State- ment Issued by Douglas. 22,000 PERSONS WITHIN SCOPE OF LEGISLATION Increase in Annuities Is Seen by Board of Actuaries of Civil Serv- ice Commission—Number of Em- ployes to Be Affected in Wash- ington Is Not Known. The rider in the independent offices appropriation bill provid- ing for the automatic retirement of Government employes with 30 years service will not necessarily mean the discharge of every one in the Government who has i served 30 years, it was said at the White House today. It was made known that the President is to be given powers in this proposed law which will permit him to use his discretion in retaining those men and women, who because of their long service, are looked upon as especially valuable and expert. The White House at noon made public a statement of Lewis W. 1 Douglas, "director of the budget, {under whose direction the bill with jthis drastic rider was prepared. This statement, which greatly clarifies the rider and which is {expected to considerably lessen |the consternation prevailing to- day throughout the governmental departments, follows: “The provision authorizing the retirement, with retirement priv- ileges, of Federal employes who have been in service for more than 30 years is for the pu of meeting the situation which will develop under the retrench- ment program. “It is not contemplated, under the provision of the act, that those who have been in the serv- ice more than 30 years will be, of necessity, discharged. “The President is given broad power to except those who have been in the service 30 years or more.” Workers Are Reassured. ‘While President Roosevelt is eager to bring about a constructive retrench- ment. it is not his purpose, according to White House authorities, to do so at the expense of the efficlency of the great Government machine. It was pointed out that those employes and officials who would be affected by an automatic retirement after more than 30 E:lln‘ service, who are now engaged in important work and who are known to be valuable if not indispensable, need have no cause for worry. It was explained that the President will have discretionary authority to re- tain such employes and officials regard- less of the fact that they have served more than 30 years. While it was not stated at the White House, it is under- stood that these retentions, in the event this rider is conained in the bill when it passes, will be made by executive or- der of the President. Selection Held “Too Inflexible.” Chairman Buchanan of the House Appropriations Committee, described the section recommended by Budget Director Douglas as “too inflexible, autocratic and ruthless” and said that any such provision should be made more flexible with discretionary author- ity given to some one. He has called a special meeting of the deficiency subcommittee consider- ing the budget estimates for the inde- pendent offices appropriation bill for hl(o;dny nn‘-‘:urln.u;g v.‘ht 10:30 o'clock to study pa: rly the proposed 8- tion for compulsory retirement uev:‘rd 30 years of service. He expects to have considerably more conference with the subcommittee. Representative Buchanan pointed out that “justice should be done the Gov- ernment employes and their equities under an implied contract with the Government should be recognized.” He pointed out that ofttimes the veteran clerk may have been induced to enter the Government service with the ex- pectation of undisturbed employment for a certain period of years, and that the Government should deal fairly with all of its faithful workers. Herg:;s :nre & bemclugdd on the vari- ous e ependent estimates tomorrow. ks . On_Tuesday another executive ses- sion may be held, Mr. Buchaman says, finconslder nnonbm one of the - ive provisos submitted b, —e y the budget Speaker Rainey at his conf day said that t| e A ThE ouse The atter pave of my el e House the r bucthltllpecgnlmleowfllwvhlbly' beuk!?dtorlnorderwmnrv.hm ative be subject to a point of order. Many Scientists Would Ge.' Compulsory retirement, without ex- ecutive action to save their jobs, proposed yesterday in the independent offices bill, would remove from the rolls of the scientific bureaus many men in the prime of life and in the midst of important research projects, the names of some of whom are almost household words the world over. In many cases the work upon which (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) EINSTEIN DROPPED Berlin Institute Erases Name for Attitude Toward Germany. BERLIN, April 31 ().—Prof. Albert Einstein’s name was considered in | information on the subject before that | independent offices | MACDONALD LANDS AT NEW YORK FOR FCONDHIC PARLEY WITH ROOSEVELT !Prime Minister- Says Action of President in Quitting Gold Standard Merely Em- phasizes World Distress. DUE IN WASHINGTON AT 5 0°CLOCK TODAY British Leader Declares His Mis- sion Here Is to Help Map Cam- paign for War Against “Unmer- ited Poverty”—Is Hopeful of Sucoess. | By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 21.—Arriving in America to help map the cam- paign for a world war against what he called “unmerited pov- erty,” Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald said today that Amer- ica’s abandonment of the gold standard affects England “not at all so far as I am concerned.” In a brief interview on the liner Berengaria at Quarantine before 1he was taken ashore on the city tug Macom, MacDonald was asked if he was disappointed in President Roosevelt’s action in :respect to the gold standard. “Oh, gracious, no,” he replied, adding that he really was with- out information concerning this development, aside from the bare fact that this country had for the time being abandoned the gold standard. Hopes for Success. “It only brings out in higher light,” he said, “the distress of the world and that is what your President and I are trying to face, and I hope to face it successfully.” Mr., MacDonald left for Washingtor D:g?h o'clockun this 2 e liner dropped anchor at Quar- antine at 10:30. The city tug Ma- com, with flags flying and carrye ing members of the Mayor’s Committee for the Reception ef Distinguished Guests, and Government representa- tives, was at that time steaming down the bay from the Battery. After delivering a formal greeting to the United States aboard the Beren- garia, the British prime minister and his party boarded the Macom, which pulled away from the liner at 11:35 a.m., for the trip to Jersey City. Issues Formal Statement. At the beginning of the interview on the Berengaria, MacDonald handed the following written statement to the press: “1 hope to have with the President a frank exchange of views over a wide range of issues, both economic and political. In the short time at our , definite arrangements, of course, are not to be looked for; they concern other countries as well as our-, selves. But the way must be paved for concerted action and I believe our meet- ing is necessary to that end. “I wish to take the opportunity as I land in the United States of greeting my American friends. I well remember the warm welcome and the generous hospitality which you gave me in 1929. The ‘frie p between our two coun- lendshi| tries then augmented has continued, I am happy to feel, to this day. “Particularly am I pleased to meet your President and to discuss with him our common _responsibilities. On the (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) {LINDBERGH’S MOTOR QUITS 200 FEET IN AIR | IR, Couple Leaves Indianapolis After Narrow Escape at Pittsburgh and Visit to Columbus. INDIANAPOLIS, April 21 (#).—Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, making an in- spection tour of the Transcontinental Airways accompanied by his wife, took off from the Municipal Airport hers iat 11:55 am, Central standard time, after flying from Columbus, Ohio, this ‘gxtornina. He pointed his ship toward Motor Dies in Take-off. PITTSBURGH, ‘:‘rrfl 21 (#).—De- layed, but undaunted, by water in gasoline—which his motor 200 feet in the air- roposals which would other- ; Lin hs arrived here at 5 pm. after more than an 4 With - apparent ease, the colonel | turned the craft and made a dead-stick L:“ndln', without s0 much as an extra mp. A examination failed to reveal i cause of the motor trouble and the Lindberghs went to dinner at the air- port. officials then found that water in the gasoline. Amusements ........