Evening star., 1928-03-28

There's little doubt that the Demo-
crats will exploit 10 the limit the De-
parLment OF Labors admission that
roundly 100000 people are out Of
work II may become one OF the para
mount Democratic issues IN the impcnd-
ing presidential campaign. Not the least
significant feature of Secretary Davis
survey" Is the fact that II was instt-
gated hy Senator Bob" Wagner OF New
York. in his recent debut on Capitol
Hill. Wagners intimacy with AL Smith
is veil known. He Is regarded as the
governors personal lieutenant IN Wash
irgton. For two years and more~-as far
back es the days when Mr.. Coolidge
was looked upon as certain candidate
10 succeed himself--Democrntic leaders
conceded that their one chance Of dis
lodging the G. O. r. In 1923 lay In bad
times" or IN something that savorcd oil
economic depression. Comparing inc
Is 900 900 "at-WorkS" with the 100000
out -of works" bread lines and soup
Kitchens are still remote, But politicians
and parties IN the past have worked
wonders with campaign material far less
potent than the offlcial Unemployment
figures. That the confessions OF jim
the puddler" will be used by the Demo-
Gratis 10 show that Coolidge pro5peri-
ty" is more OF a flgment than fact Is
foresone conclusion.
u
After the World War there were
& 600 900 unemployed in the United
States. One of the earliest acts OF the
Harding administration was to call
national unemployment conference.
Herbert Hoover. Secretary OF Com
merce. was designated as us neao. II
met In the late Summer OF l92l, some
$50 representatives Of Industry, Ihpoi'
commerce, finance and agriculture were
IN session for many weeks. the con-
ference evolved two major recon-
r,nndations one was 10 start work
on public utility projects all over the
country Federal. State and municipal
THE other recommendation proposed
some co-ordnated linking up of the
seasonal variations" OF different in-
dustries II was found for instance.
that towns Ike Lowell Mass, which
are exclusively textile communities,
could. by arrangement with places IKE
Worcester, which have diyersihed rae
tory interests. go far toward ellminat~
inc une aDothfr's slack season. Be-
fore thr end of 1922 unemployed IN
the country had practically been wiped
out
Senator Frederick Hale, Republican,
of Maine isn't a giant In height nut
he has the toughest biceps OF any man
IN the Senate He uses them 10 bo%
with. and no man In Congress Is nan
dier with his fists For many years
Hale has ranked as the Gene Iunney
of the upper house. lie ~ IAniliiaI
fi2ure IN the Senate once buialhg
gym The only man anywhere near
4 fs.V ~
former Senator George Il. Chamber
lain Democrat. of oregon, himself no
mean wearer Of the bounce mitta the
House boxing expert Is Representative
FRED A Britten Republican, once ANA
ienr lightweight champion ni Illinois.
A. Hale is chairman Of the Senate
naval affairs committee and hritton
ls the ranking member Of the House
committee. Congress might tell theih
on 10 settle the pending Navy Dill CON
troyefsy with The paeifistH, according
10 Queenhberry rules.
Dr. John n Finley who ~es once =
university president, bat reformed ana
became a New YORK editor, II poet ~
distinction. Apropos the Nations new
"air -mindedness. he has composed Inc
following ode 10 "Llndy's' natural Gle
menf
All the worlds = plane Ito camou1aGe
Great shakekpeare's linei and In the
fuaeiaae
That holds the continents and heas to-
aether
We. men and women, all are Ayers
whether
We live ia Boston, China or Peru
In Tamworth. Toxic OF Timbuctu,
Whether We build our igloos IN the snow
Of rear our nuts IN lorlid H0rneO,
Whether we work Ia Earh's G0smap0iis
on dream upon the ParIhen0n'a
Acr0pGlls,
We all ~ this terrestrial human race
Go fyinR on In one lone plane through
EuaGk.