Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1934, Page 2

A-2 MODERATE FISCAL | POLICY FORECAST Stories of Fabulous Billions for Public Works Declared Groundless. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. President Roosevelt has brought back from Warm Springs & number of decisions on public policy developed in conference with his executives. The most important fact revealed thus far is that the stories of fabulous | billions for public works and relief are without foundation. The plan for relief is to pu* 2,000,000 more | men to work and to do it in much the same way as the present 2,000,- 000 are occupied in what is known as work relief. Out of an expenditure of $1.500,- 000,000 a year, it has been found | that the actual difference between paying people a dole while doing no work at all and giving the 2,000,000 | persons something to do is about| $150,000,000. Problem of Creating Work. The possibility that it would not take much more money to put 2.000,- 000 persons to work on something has been canvassed and the question now is how to create the work. The Relief Administration here feels it has the most expeditious and di- rect plan and that public works are slow and ineffective in giving em- ployment to large numbers of people. What then shall the unemployed be given to do? The limitation has been imposed that existing enter- prises and values should, so far as possible, not be disturbed. But there are things which can be done and which do not interfere with existing projects. Thus there are areas where people now on relief are paying no rent and where the properties are being abandoned for lack of taxes or income. Some of these areas can be acquired and dwellings set up which eventually can bring a rental. | Then there is the elimination of grade crossings. which, it is believed, not only will serve a useful purpose but will bring revenue from the rail- roads in due time. The idea of giving people vacant land and starting them on what are called subsistence homesteads has a substantial support here, Plans Soon Ready. Within a few days, details of all the relief plans will be made available. Also the administration will soon dis- close its fiscal plans. The Treasury refinancing has apparently been a success, and this insures a sufficient amount of ready cash for relief pur- poses. The presence of Secretary Morgen- thau at all the Warm Springs confer- ences, where spending dreams were unfolded, eant that the Treasury Department would have the final veto. It is beginnirg to be apparent that, no matter what the various members of the New Deal say they want to spend or plan to spend, all expendi- tures must be approved by the man who is directly responsible for financ- ing the whole job. The banks of the country are co- operating_splendidly in the financing because they confidently believe that the Government will not go far be- yond its original expenditure plans. The word that Senator Harrison, chairman of the Senate Finance Com- mittee, brought back from Warm Springs as to the probability that the Government would not spend the entire nine billions of deficit predicted | last January for the fiscal years 1934 and 1935 was all the reassurance | needed by the banking world that the | fantastic tales of seven and eight bil- lion dollar projects were really un- warranted estimates. Conferences to Be Held. Between now and the first of the year Mr. Roosevelt will have a num- ber of conferences with members of Congress with respect to new legisla- tion and the country may expect a fairly conservative statement on fiscal policy when the budget message is | sent to Congress. The most difficult point to decide is how the Federal Government can stimulate private spending and thus Increase employment. The relief prob- lem is acute and if ways and means can be found to put 4,000,000 persons on made-work, there still remains the question of priming the pump of pri- vate industry so as to take care of those now on relief. It is fully ex- pected that the States and cities will be able to assume some of the re- sponsibility for creating work. If 8,000,000 persons are unemployed | and the Federal Government makes | work for 4,000,000 and the States and cities care for a large part of the re- mainder, the feeling is that the unem- ployment problem will be well on the way toward temporary stabilization, for it is realized that perhaps 2,000,000 unemployed are living on savings or with relatives. The big task, of course, is to find methods of getting all these persons sbsorbed by private industry, and this, | it is generally appreciated now, may take years to accomplish because of the fundamental readjustment in eco- nomic life caused by the collapse of world markets. (Copyright. 1034.) November Circulation Daily ..121,621 Sunday128,660 of Col ING N THE ia. ss: Business Man- acer AND SUNDAY STAR. does solemnly swear that the ac- tual number of copies of the paper named sold and distributed during the month of November, A.D. 1934, was as follows: WBOLD. EVENING Days. T Les adiustments Total net daily circulation Average daily net paid circula Daily” average number of coples for service, ete-.- .. .. .- 120,520 1,101 Daily average net circulation... 121,621 SUNDAY. Copies. Days. 32,101 18 . D‘ny!. 32,508 25 . i8S Less adjustments Total Sunday net circulation. Average net paid Sunday circula th 123.963 697 rage Sunday net circulation.. 128.660 FLEMING NEWBOLD. Business Manager. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th diy of December 1934 (Beal.) ELMEf F. YOUNT, Notary Public. > Averace ‘number of ~copies’ for service A What’s What. Behind News In Capital Tax Evasions Laid to Textile Men May Stir Morgenthau, BY PAUL MALLON. The Government itself learns something new about governing every day. There is, for instance, the case of the Federal Trade Commission in- vestigating the textile mill profits. As an aftermath of the textile strike the commission was directed by the President to study operations and profits of all textile mills. It failed to get any response to fits questionnaires from about 300 firms. In checking up on the recalcitrants, two commission accountants went to New Jersey. where many small textile firms operate. Some have as few as 6 to 10 looms in an old house some- where, yet their incomes often run as high as $5,000 to $6,000 a year. No Income Tax Filed. With the co-operation of a textile association, tht Government agents got reports from about 40 firms, but could do nothing with the others be- cause they kept no books. Informed of this the commission here wired back: “Tell them to give us information from their income tax returns.” When the agents went to the asso- ciation with this proposal, the secre- tary threw his hands in the air and exclaimed: “Most of these fellows don't file any tax returns!” It would be worth while to see ' equcational rating. It is on the select Treasury Secretary Morgenthau ex- plode when he hears about the textile tax evasion. The mere mention of the phrase “tax evasion” sends him into spasms. Before he gets through he will probably have inspectors out ringing door bells and searching houses to see if the taxpayers are holding out anything. The tax lawyers here are up in arms about many of his recent rul- ings, especially as regards estates tax collections. Several decisions are be- ing appealed. Some of Mr. Morgenthau's suspi- cions appear to be justified. The little textile operators have not been detected before because they could move from place to place, State to State, before the tar col- lectors could catch up with them. But the cost to the Government of collecting the tax probadly will be greater than the amount of the taz, Also the temptation for Internal Revenue Bureau workers is great. It may come out soon that a clever scheme was worked by one bureau sub- official. He looked over assessments. ‘When he came to a particularly juicy one he filed it temporarily on the top shelf. Then he scribbeled a note to a close friend who is a tax attorney of a sort in New York. The lawyer friend called on the taxpayer and suggested a contingent fee arrangement to get the assessment lowered. It was a good business while it lasted. G. O. P. Row Promoted. ‘The Borah-Fletcher row about who is going to run the Republican party was largely encouraged by news men to keep things interesting during the dull pre-holiday season. There is a sound basis for it all right, but, as every insider knows, the ques- tion is now purely academic. This may | be the time to talk about reorganizing, but it is not the time to do the reor- | ganizing. Senator Borah’s game is to stir up the animals end bring long-range pressure on Chairman Fletcher in preparation for the ultimate reor- ganization. To a certain extent, Mr. Fletcher is Mr. Hilles, and Mr. Hilles is the conservative element of the party. They will have to make concessions to Borah in whatever degree he is successful in stirring up the party, but they do not intend to abdicate. Mr. Boarh is still just Mr. Borah. His crowd in the Senate has gone | Democratic, but his wisdom will appeal to party followers who want a change. Utilities Under Fire. ‘The New Dealers are getting after the public utilities quietly as well as in speeches. The P. W. A. legal division sent around the country some time ago two model laws, urging the State Leg- islatures to pass them. The first was a State revenue bond act authorizing municipalities to issue bonds for sale to the P. W. A. to obtain Government funds with which to construct city power plants. A unique provision provided for repayment from the pro- ceeds of the plants. Thus the bonds would not be a further burden on local taxpayers. The second model law lessened the time limit for advertising new bond issues to 10 days. This was counted on to speed construction of local power units. The two models were sent to 30 State Legislatures, which will act on them this Winter, and from the Dem- ocratic complexion of the Legislatures you can guess how they will generally Attorney General Cummings, who would like to prosecute Andrew Mel- lon, the aluminum king, is virtually surrounded by aluminum in his daily life. In fact, the new Justice Depart- ment Building is now known as the aulminum palace, & fact which must be gratifying to Mr. Mellon. The huge doors at the various ground floor entrances are alumi- num, as are all corridor doors, window frames, swinging gates be- tween rooms, fiztures, railings and what not. The excuse is that the building was designed prior to the New Deal. A lawyer recently went to the N. R. A. legal division with this ent: All codes spell the word employé with two “e's”, This implies the fem- inine gender. Therefore, the codes properly apply only to female workers. So far he has not been able to get any one to listen to him. (Copyright, 1934, by Paul Mallon.) THE EVEN Nazi Salute Irks Dickstein Raymond Joseph Healy, young editor of an Irish weekly publica- tion, is shown giving the Nazi salute before the Congressional Commit- tee on Un-American Ac- tivities when he ap- peared for questioning in New York City. Rep- resentative Dickstein, who heads the commit- tee, roared to him to “cut it out.” —Associated Press Photo. BALLOU CONSIDERING POST AS PRESIDENT OF ST. LAWRENCE U. (Continued From First Page.) border, and has an unusually high accredited list of the Association of American Universities, Between three | and four thousand students attend its | three divisions, the school of arts and sciences, the theological seminary and | the law school. The institution was founded in 1856 | by the Legislature of New York. In | 1868 its charter was changed and the trustees of the New York State Uni- versalist Convention placed in charge. | This regime continued until 1910, when the power to fill the vacancies on its own board was restored to the corporation. Until the past year, Owen D. Young, statesman and finan. cier, was president of the corporation. Asked several days ago concerning | the rumor he was to leave the local school system, Dr. Ballou said he had received an outside offer, but refused to indicate its source or his attitude toward it, explaining that he felt the | Board of Education should be inform- | ed of his decision before he discussed the matter publicly. HINTS OF SIMPLER N. R. A. ARE SEEN IN RICHBERG ADDRESS (Continued From First Page) view to correlating the work of State and Federal agencies. Dissemination by the State di- rectors of information regarding the work of the Federal Gov- ernment. Bi-weekly reports by the State director to Richberg appraising the work done and what the public thinks of it. SHORTCOMINGS REPORTED. Richberg Addresses National Congress | of Industry. NEW YORK, December 6 (#).—The failure of N. R. A. so far to fulfill all | the hopes of its founders was reported | last night by Donald Richberg, execu- | tive director of the National Emergency Council. The President’s recovery co-ordinator, in an address made more significant by the pending reshaping of N. R. A, nevertheless told the National Con- gress of American Industry here that “we see the foundations of a better | economic system outlined in the| principles which we have been seeking to make effective in the last 17 months.” | To business’ lack of organizations to take over the job of self-government, | and to opportunities missed by both business and Federal officials, Richberg attributed the failure to attain all N. R. A's ends. N. R. A. to Go On. “It is much more important on this occasion,” he said, “for us to admit candidly to each other that our ex- periment with industrial self-govern- ment demonstrated all too clearly that private business is not yet adequately organized for collective action and self-discipline, and that political con- trols are a poor substitute for volun- ry co-operation.” mé’xchbex?ge in strong words left no doubt, however, that the N. R. A. would go on. He declared, in effect, also, that the Government was not going to withdraw its hand in business until private capital is more active, He";n‘:g wailing of timid men that they dare not rehabilitate their plants, that they dare not expand their busi- ness or re-employ idle workers, until the safety of their operations is as- sured by the Government, furnishes only an incitement and justification of further extensions of the protecting and controlling powers of the state.” Richberg found two faults in the operation of N. R. A. He named them as the eagerness of some business men to use N. R. A. for their own personal gain and the growth of “hampering restraints of rules and regulations.” Looking toward what is to come, Richberg said, in part: “Now we face the future with the need of codes of fair competition and of their wise administration more plain than ever before, and the diffi- culties of this achievement also made more clear. * * * “We see also that if we are to suc- ceed, we must enlist the co-operation, not only of business management and government, but also of workers and consumers, in any endeavor to pro- mote the smooth and continuous co- operation of private enterprises in the service of the general welfare. * * * “We are passing out of a period of unrestrained competition, wherein the guarantees of liberty written into the Constitution of the United States could be made good merely through insuring to each individual property owner and worker the opportunity to compete freely with his fellow eitizen in the use of his property, or the employment of higghabor.” MEN PILLORIED CONTINUE DEFIANT Three Prisoners in Kentucky Refuse to Work Out Fines for Drunkenness. By the Assoclated Press. PAINTSVILLE, Ky., December 6.— Lightly regarding their two-hour pil- lory experience, three young men rested in jail here today and announced they would continue passive resistance to working out fines “as long as we live.” The three. all unemployed Paints- ville residents jailed for drunkenness, are James Price, 25; William Dills, 25, and Oscar (Blackie) Pelphrey, 22 Town Marshal Jeff Allen, who super- vises the work of prisoners on the city streets, explained the young men flatly refused to work. Each had been fined a total of $28.50. Refuse to Work. Unable to pay, they were ordered to work with other prisoners on the streets to liquidate their fines at the rate of $1 a day. Allen asked Judge Patrick: “How about, chaining them to a tree while I watch the other prisoners work?"” Judge Patrick told him to go ahead. The three were chained in a triangle, on a main street corner near the court house. Two weqre chained to posts, the third to a tree. Each had a 25- pound iron ball padlocked to his chain. Crowds gathered. Price and Pelphrey shivered in the chill mountain breeze. Dills had an overcoat. At first talkative, the men settled into silence. Two hours passed. The crowds engaged in a spirited discus- sion of the case. Judge Patrick or- dered the men back to jail and indi- cated he would keep them there until they got ready to work out their fines. Mother Brands Action Disgrace. Mrs. M. L. Price, mother of one of the prisoners, declared the affair was the “worst disgrace ever” to come to | Paintsville and threatened to sue the city. The pillory, it was recalled, had not been used as a means of punish- ment since Colonial days. In Frank- fort, Attorney General Bailey P. Woot- ton, in response to a query, said he knew of no provision in Kentucky law for chaining prisoners. “A little trivial thing,” said Judge Patrick before he attended prayer meeting last night. “I can’t see why | the whole country seems to be so ex- cited about it.” —_— Ship Reported on Rocks. NEW YORK, December 6 (4 —The 8. 8. Washington of the United States Lines in a message to Mackay Radio reported today that the British trawler Flintcastle had gone on the rocks as the entrance to Valencia Harbor, Ire- land. The trawler required immediate assistance, the wireless sald. AUSTRIA TO YIELD | PODERIAY TOU. 3. Husband of Missing Bride Will Be Extradited on Bigamy Charge. By the Associated Press. VIENNA, December 6.—Austria de- cided today to grant the United States’ request for extradition of Capt. Ivan Poderjay, wanted in connection with the disappearance of his bride, Agnes Tufverson, Detroit and New York attorney. Poderjay is charged with bigamy in New York, the grounds for the extradition. He has been a prisoner of the Austrian government for six months. He will be handed over within a few days to Austrian police, who will take him to the German border. There German authorities will convey him | to Hamburg and place him aboard an | American steamer. Once aboard, American detectives will take charge of him. Miss Tufverson was last heard from in January, less than a month after she had married Poderjay in New York. An investigation of the disappear- ance led to Poderjay's arrest here, where he was living with another woman, said by authorities to have been his first wife. An original American demand for him on the grounds of perjury was denied because it is not an extra- | ditable offense in this country, unless | | committed before a court. MRS. RUMSEY REPORTED IN CRITICAL CONDITION Society Leader and N. R. A. Offi- cial Slightly Improved in Last 24 Hours—Hurt in Fall. Mrs. Mary Harriman Rumsey, %0- cially prominent chairman of the N. R. A. Consumers’ Advisory Board, | was reported in a critical condition | today at Emergency Hospital, where she has been under treatment for al- most three weeks for injuries rece‘ved in a fall while fox-hunting in Vir- ginia. Mrs. Rumsey's leg and several ribs | were fractured when her mount| struck a fence and fell on her during | a chase with the Piedmont hounds on November 17. Slight improvement was reported in her condition dunng the past 24 hours, but Dr. James F. Mitchell, her personal physiclan, stated she is still critically ill. 'NOTE TRANSACTION DETAILS ARE GIVEN Polish Embassy Clarifies Terms of Settlement With Hender- son Estate. In order to clear up the misunder- standing which seemed to prevail in some quarters concerning the notes for $160,000 signed in 1919 by Prince Lubomirski, then Polish Minister to the United States, for the balance due Mrs. Mary F. Henderson on the | purchase of the embassy building, 2640 | Sixteenth street, the Polish Embassy has issued the following statement: “In 1919 the Polish government ac- quired from the late Mrs. Mary F. Henderson the embassy site at 2640 Sixteenth street for a consideration of $200,000, of which $40,000 was paid in cash and the balance of $160,000 secured as a first mortgage on the property. “The then Polish Minister, Prince Casimir Lubomirski, was instructed to act in this matter as the government’s representative, and in this capacity signed all the papers in connection with the sale. “One-half of the balance secured by the mortgage, namely $80,000, was due on December 23, 1932, and was paid by the government on or before that date. “The remaining $80.000 was not due until December 23, 1935. However, at the request of the executors of the es- tate, the Polish government agreed to pay the balance one year before the date due and accepted a proposed dis- count of 6 per cent, making the bal- ance $75,200 which was paid on De- cember 3, with interest due to that date.” -— INDICT LABOR ORGANIZER MACON, Ga., December 6 (#)—So- licitor General Charles H. Garrett last night said J. Ralph Gay, an organizer for the United Textile Workers of America, had been indicted by the Bibb County grand jury on 18 counts, all predicated on previous charges in- volving alleged teXtile strike activities. Gay is under $5,000 bond, the so- licitor said, on charges brought at the time of his arrest during the recent textile strike disorders. Life’s Like That BY FRED NEHER. e\ Sz NG_STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1931, Display at Metropolitan Here is the display in the lobby of the Metropolitan Theater calling attention to The Star-Warner Bros.” the theater on Saturday morning, December 15. Christmas toy matinee to be held at ‘The price of admission will be & new toy or some new article of clothing, which will be delivered to some needy Washington child for Christmas. Pathetic Letters Ask Gifts For Kiddies in Needy Homes Star-Warner Bros.’ Shows Afford Gen- erous Residents Means of Spreading * Joy This HE Washington Council of So- clal Agencies, which will dis- | tribute the new toys and new articles of children’s clothing brought to The Star-Warner Bros' Christmas Toy Matinees on Sat- urday, December 15, is receiving hun- dreds of requests from needy mothers and fathers in the hope that their children will not be forgotten this Christmas. Some of these letters are pathetic in the extreme. there are many children, the need is great. In the majority of cases the father is out of work, and what money is available is needed for the barest necessities of life. 1In other cases the mother is ill and unable to pro- vide the things which would bring Christmas happiness to her children. ‘Then there are requests from insti- tutions where children are cared for, from clubs, from churches, from schools and from numerous organiza- tions. In many of the letters gifts of specific nature are asked for. Sev- eral institutions, for instance, have asked for roller skates. And from the Boys' Club of Washington has come a request for 100 airplanes. Last year the club received this number as the result of kind donations, and this year they are hopeful that the gifts may be repeated. They want the | kind that are knocked down and can be put together by hand. Letters in Childish Writing. And there are appealing letters writ- ten in scrawly handwriting by chil- dren themselves, who are depending hopefully on The Star and Warner Bros. to put something in their stock- ings which might otherwise be entirely empty on Christmas morning. There are requests for toys for older chil- dren—toys that run and do things; dolls and doll carriages, and in some instances, merely a request for a warm coat, & pair of stockings or shoes. All of these requests make one thing evident, that the number of needy children in Washington, the number who must depend wholly and entirely upon those more fortunate than themselves if Christmas is not to pass them by, is great. ‘The Council is working night and day, with the ald of many volunteer workers, to list them, making careful checks and surveys, that none who are really in need may be overlooked. And The Star and Warner Bros. are making elaborate preparations for the toy matinees, to make it easy and simple for all who will to help. Generous Help Is Sought. It remains, now, for those kind and generous Washingtonians who are in full sympathy with the needs of these many poor children, and who share in the desire of all that there be no forgotten child in Washington this Christmas, to do their share. So urgent is the need this Christ- mas that all who possibly can are urged to be generous. The Star- ‘Warner Bros. matinees afford an easy opportunity, and at the same time offers in return the very finest of entertainment. To attend any of these perform- ances at any one of the 11 theaters listed, you have simply to bring & new toy or a new article of clothing, as your price of admission. Once you leave your gift in the theater lobby, where it will be taken and carefully laid aside, your trouble ceases, and you will be instantly rewarded for your effort. You may enjoy the show that has been prepared for you with the full satisfaction of knowing that what you have brought will find its way into the hands of some child who, but for you, would be heart- broken on Christmas morning. The Council of Social agencies will make sure of this. Trucks of the Se- curity Storage Co., kindly offered for the purpose again this year as in the past, will collect these toys and bring them to the Christmas toy shop at 1107 Pennsylvania avenue, adjoining The Star Building, where they will be grouped and assorted, to be taken by the council’s many volunteer workers In some homes where | Christmas. | to the.deserving families on its lists in | time for Christmas. But while one new toy will admit you to the Star-Warner Bros. mati- nees, realizing as you must, how great | is the need for your help, you need not | limit yourself to a single gift. You | may bring an armful if you wish, for | every facility has been provided to | take care of whatever you may bring. | Yet, if you cannot afford but one small offering, your humblest mite will be welcomed. It does not take much, fortunately, to make a child happy, | and your smallest offering may mean the difference between tears or joy on | Christmas morning. Can Send in Gifts. And you may send your gifts at any time if you find that you cannot per- sonally attend a toy matinee. Every theater listed is prepared to receive | your contributions now. But do not miss the show, for there | is a real treat in store for you at each | one of the theaters where the mati- | nees will be held. And bring the chil- | dren, as they will enjoy it to the ut- most. | The programs are the finest that | could be arranged, and include out- standing photoplays featuring well | known stars, of interest to both young and old, as well as unusual short sub- jects, supplementary features and hilarious comedies. Here is the full list for you to choose from: Outstanding Pictures on List. ‘TIVOLI—Shirley Temple in “Baby Takes a Bow,” a Laurel and Hardy comedy, “Busy Bodies”; “The Night Before Christmas” and “The Man on the Flying Trapeze,” a Popeye comedy. AMBASSADOR—Jackie Cooper and Wallace Beery in “Treasure Island,” “The Shanty Where Santa Claus Lives” and “Can You Take It,” a Pop- eye comedy. SAVOY—Joe E. Brown in “The Cir- cus Clown,” “Bedtime Worries,” an Our Gang comedy; “Touchdown Mickey,” a Mickey Mouse comedy, and “Let'’s You and Him Fight,” a Popeye comedy. COLONY—sShirley Temple in “Lit- tle Miss Marker,” “Wild Poses,” an Our Gang comedy, and “The Night Before Christmas,” a Silly Symphony. YORK—Joe E. Brown in “Son of a Sailor,” “Dirty Work,” a Laurel and Hardy comedy, and “Touchdown Mickey,” & Mickey Mouse comedy. AVENUE GRAND—Shirley Temple in “Little Miss Marker,” “Dirty Work,” a Laurel and Hardy comedy, and “Sockabye Baby,” & Popeye comedy. Shows Include Comedies. APOLLO—Joe E. Brown in “The Circus Clown,” “His Neighbor,” an Our Gang comedy, and “Mickey’s Good Deed,” a Mickey Mouse comedy. HOME—Bruce Cabot in *“Midship- man Jack,” “His Neighbor,” an Our g&u comedy, and “The Three Little 8." METROPOLITAN—George O'Brien in “The Last Trail,” “Oliver the Eighth,” a Laurel and Hardy comedy, and “The Big Bad Wolf,” a Silly Symphony. EARLE—Charlotte Henry in “Alice in Wonderland” and “Shanty Where Santa Claus Lives.” AVALON—Jackie Cooper and Wal- lace Beery in “Treasure Island,” “Santa’s Workship,” a Silly Sym- phony, and “Shoein’ Horses,” a Pop- eye comedy. The Star Expedition film, “Search for Santa Claus,” a thrilling moving picture record of the airplane trip to the Far North, presenting the first scenes ever made within the home and workshops of Santa Claus, now being shown at the Metropolitan and the Ambassador Theaters, will be shown in other Warner Bros.’ theaters on the following dates: Colony, December 7; Tivoli, De- cember 8: Avalon, December 8; Ave- nue Grand, December 9, 10, 11; Apollo, December 12, 13; Home, De- cember 14, and York, December 14, $30 IN PRIZES FOR WASHINGTON BOYS AND GIRLS. Now 1s the time, boys and girls, to write your letter. “Why 1 know there is a Santa Claus and why every poor child in Washingtor DON'T DELAY, send it in NOW to the receive gifts this Christmas.” Santa Claus Editor of The Star. n should It will be fine to win that prize of $15 offered by The Star for the best letter. and maybe little brother or little sister will win one of the other awards. Don't forget, you must not be more than 12 years old if you write your third prize is $5. letter. The best letter will win a prize of $15, second prize is $10 and the ‘Your letter must be at the office of The Star not later than mid- night of Saturday, December 15. Announcements of the winners, with their letters, will be made one week later. Please write on one side of the paper only, and get your letter in early. TREATY WARNING VOIGED BY DAVIS U. S. Position, Seconded by State Department, Says Securily Is Menaced. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. A grave warning was sounded today by Ambassador Norman H. Davis when, discussing in London the con- sequences of abandoning the Wash- ington treaty, he stated: “We believe that only by main- tenance of the system of equality of security * * * can there be main- tained the substantial foundation for security and peace which has thus far been laid. We believe that the course s taken in 1922 was in the right direc- tion; that the system thus established has been of advantage to all con- cerned; and that abandonment now of the principles involved would lead to a condition of insecurity, of inter- national suspicion and of costly com- petition with no real advantage to any nation.” This was the answer given by the American Government to the state- ment made by Japan's foreign min- ister, Hiroto, who announced that the Washington naval treaty will be de- nounced on December 20. Speech Indorsed Here. Davis’ speech was carefully gone over in Washington and was fully indorsed by the State Department. It expresses the fundamental princi- ples of this Government's foreign policy of international co-operation, which is that the existing naval treaties form a system on which in- ternational security is based, and if these are destroyed all hope for solving international problems col- lectively is gone. The American Ambassador made it clear that the United States scrapped a large portion of its fleet | in order to bring about the conclusion | of the Washington agreement of 1921, because it believed, like the other signatories of that treaty, in “equal- ity In security.” All the important maritime nations accepted that princ- iple on their own free will 12 years ago. Ratios Meet Needs. The point of view of the American Government throughout all the con- ferences since 1922 is that the ratios established between the various mari- time powers correspond to the need of security of these powers. Davis emphasized the fact that these agreements embodied in the nine-power pact and in the four- power pact, the latter dealing with China’s territorial integrity, were in- tended to do away with any friction in the economic and political field, ‘\thus guaranteeing a friendly co-oper- ation between the nations interested in the Pacific. _The American Government recog- nizes fully the right of every nation to equality of security. “We do not question, in fact we affirm the in- herent right of any and every power to equality of security.” stated Mr. Davis, and added th: he Wash- ington treaty system was equality of f‘ecun!y under conditions of co-opera- on.” “Any basic alteration in this 8ys- tem must of necessity alter the secur- ity thus established,” he said. This sentence, despite its careful wording, is taken to indicate to the govern- ments concerned that should any na- tion whose interests might be con- | flicting with those of America, upset the existing balance of security, this | country will have to meet such a new | situation by re-establishing that bal- | ance by additional constructions either | in the Navy or those fortified areas which under the Washington agree- ment were not to be fortified any more. o U. S. ENVOY WARNS JAPANESE AGAINST SCRAPPING PACTS (Continued Prom First Page.) and economic rights and made pos- sible naval limitations on the basis of essential equality of security.” “No nation,” he said, /‘attempted to impose its will on the others, but each was willing to contribute something substantial to the achievement of the ends desired.” The United States, Davis recalled, voluntarily scrapped warships which would have given it naval primacy. o Says U. S. Favors Security. The essence of the Washington treaty was equality of security, Davis asserted, and an attempt to replace that principle with equality of arma- ment would nullify that security, “The United States favors a pro- gressive reduction in naval arma- ments,” he said, “in accordance with _the principles established in the Wash- ington and London treaties and, under instructions from the President, I have proposed a substantial all-around re- duction in naval armaments to be effected in such a way as not to alter the relative strengths or to jeopardize the security of the participating na- tions as established by these treaties. “Falling -agreement upon any re- duction, I have made known we never- theless would be prepared to abide by the Washington treaty and renew the London treaty with only such modifi- cations in detail as circumstances re- quire and as meet the whole-hearted support of the other parties thereto.” . UY CHRISTMAS SEALS e P’ In licly..children join in the relig- ious processions on Christmas day shopping days to Christmas ITALY In Rome crowds wend their way to St. Peter’s, the goal of every one who is s0 fortunate as to be in Rome at this season. Every church is crowded on Holy night with men, women and children, eager to see the procession of church offi-