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BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service Writer

Washington, March Cit comes
to the ears of your correspondent
that there is more dissension than
ever in the Department of State and
a showdown likely in the long
and acrid war between the diplomats
and the consuls.
Attempts to confirm the story at
the departmental official informa-
ton bureau are unsuccessful, but
the non-diplomats in Mr.. Kellog"s
incubator are all Of a twitter at
discovery of an alleged plan to de-
liver all instead of. nearly all the
nicer jobs in the department and in
the Foreign Service to young men
Of wealth and social position in pref.
erence to men Of lesser means and
more experience.
A subcommittee Of the Senate
foreign relations committee has been
investigating, secretly, the admins
tration of the Rogers Foreign Ser
vice Act which was supposed to put
the consular and diplomatic branches
on an even basis. You will have to
ask someone else why the secrecy
which prevents the public from
learning what's wrong with its
State Department.
The consular officers in the de-
partment, along with other NOM
diplomatic officers, are frothing at
the scheme concocted by diplomats
which they say is designed to get all
consuls into the field where they
can't fight back, enable the diplo-
matte crowd to rule the roost without
contest and permit young cookie
pushers to be pushed rapidly ahead.
A new civil service classification
has been arranged for the depart
ment, offering jobs ~ "Junior State
Department Officers" at 1880 a
year. 1t is explained at the Civil
Service Commission that this is to
provide the department with young
men of proper background" A
college education is required.
The plan is the brain child of
Alexander Kirk, the wealthy and
socially important executive officer
Of the department and chairman of
the personnel efficiency board. Now
the department insurgents say this:
Any young man of college educa-
ton won't work for $500 a year un-
less he has private means and is as
sured Of promotion. A young man
dependent on what he earns is barred
it is said that 30 per cent of For
eign Service men have independent
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LETTER SKI

means. The dominant diplomatic
clique, as usual, talks about "socia
background"
The consuls understand that the
new junior officers will take over
their jobs and that the rich ant
socially ambitious young men among
them will be able to step into pleas
ant diplomatic jobs without passing
through long, tedious years in the
lower grades of the service.
Some malcontents even claim the
consuls are fighting for their lives,
Once the whole show is managed by
small clique of millionaire diplo-
mats here, the consuls will be far
away and unable to take their griefs
to Congress-, and none of them will
be in sight when appointments of
ministers, bureau chiefs and assist
ant secretaries are made.
The average diplomats expert
encc is only 60 per cent as long as
the average consul's, and the good
jobs are supposed to be open ia
both, but it is alleged that the gravy
goes to small favored group.
The venom of the consuls is di.
rected at Kirk and one of the assist
ant secretaries of state. They say
they don't believe Secretary Kellogg
knows what it's all about.
Following their squawks last
spring the consuls are now being
promoted in proportion almost
equally with the diplomats. New
ertheless, they say that instances of
favoritism continue and point to one
wealthy diplomat who is receiving
his third promotion in three and a
half years, during which period
many deserving and experienced
consuls have remained in their
tracks.
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your heart to begin with, you will never find
it anywhere, even if you travel the world over.
And if it is-then you need never stir out of
your own town. You will find it in your own
house, in your factory, in your office, in drab
downtown streets.
What is romance. anyway, but enjoyment Of
all the strange richness and fullness of life?
If that capacity is yours you can find wonder
in the most unlikely places-in your own street
at dusk, for instance, when twilight trans
forms familiar houses into invioable sanctu-
aries of strange mystery, or in plain country
meadow made field of the mmortals by a
misty dawn. And if you lack it you could die
Of boredom in Papeete or Mandalay.
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A few DAYS ago the railroad police in mid
dle-western city plucked from the brake.
beams Of q west-bound box car 16-year-oM
bow. who wore q revolver strapped to his mp
and said he was on his way to life OF adveE-
ture in the wild west.
The police promptly sent the lad back to his
home in Buffalo, where his father is commar-
der of national guard unit. The young man
was undismayed, however.
'I'll 20 west sometime" he said. He added
that he knew about the west and it's wildness
for he was a constant reader of cowboy stories
Somehow, it's impossible to keep from hop
ing, for his own sake that this lad Will never
ret west of New York state. He would be Sc
dreadfully disappointed. He would find his
six-shooter (which he swiped from his dadl a
useless ornament: he would discover that
Cheyenne and Salt Lake City and Denver arc
as law-abiding as his own Buffalo; he would
learn that the limitless sagebrush plains, whi!e
aromatic and soul-satisfying are less given to
bold deeds than the Niagara river front, where
rum runners often shoot it out with customs
men.
Therefore, we repeat, he'll be lucky if he
can stay in the east. If he does the wild west
will always be wild, to him, and cowboys will
always be dashing, devil-may-care fellows
and Cheyenne and Deadwood will be magic
the rest of us.
But probably he'll 60, sooner or later. And
perhaps. after all, It will be better for him il
he does We all have to lose our illusions
The loss is bitter, but it can have a tonic value
There are always new frontiers to seek when
the old ones grow civilized. We can find then,
within ourselves.
For romance is not necessarily matter of
far places and distant horizons. If it isn't in
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IN NEW YORK
New York, March 6.-The actor.

New York, March 6.-The actors
boarding house remains, year in and
year out, an institution as closely ell
lied to a type of Broadway life as
shooting galleries or freak museums
of medicine shows.
Nor has the appearance Of the
boarding house keeper changed
much with the years. They are dis
tinct types, seeming to have been
modelled as definitely as Cruiokshank
drawings Of Dickens characters.
And the performers W seek mar
Dor in these places also seem pat
termed to stand the test of passing
years without change. To hes e
places, most of which now extend
westward toward the river. come
the "tfn horn" acts Of the nation;
the Small time" acts, the people of
the cheap burlesque wheel world,
the out-of-date performers, the
down-at-the-heels, t.ie hams and the
army of hopeless who never seem
to raise above . song-and-dance act
with I tent show. Yet, season after
season, some Of their number APP
pear in the Broadway belt and
"move in" for the winter valiantly
making the rounds in search Of a
"better break"
Here vou will find those loud
voiced, stout gal Of the wifc-hus-
band teams, about whom are writ
ten most Of the stage comedy fic-
ton. Life with thell 10 . .Iries OF
slap-stick arguments, beginning over
the douglnuts and coffee and end
ing over the prures and coffee. No
where, in or out Of the tkeater, will
you find such tenacity and loyalty
as exist In these "teAm marriages"
Through fair weather and foul, in
and out of adversely they haggle and
jangle and rage-but thev stick! No
one comes into closer touch with adj
rvcrsity. Which may explain every
thing!
Every small town has seen such
q pair-the man and wife, glOwering
from opposite sides Of the small res
taurant table; Gazing the third-rate
food, making rough remarks the
while and crying to h -aven against
the fate that finds them there Yet
they TO one! The evening perform
ance Of the tanktown theater finds
them in front of q cheap drop, Jug
CLINE clubs from which the paint
has long since been worn, or ex-
changing rasping-voiced repartee.
Some still cling to the trick bicycle
routine or the ancient Devastating
stunts. They seem to have achieved
some miraculous capacity for i'm
mobility, for it is inpo s'bl, to de-
tect the slightest chang In either
appearance or technique since the
days when ] sat in the peanut gal
lery.
| The boarding house row." which
once stretched eastward toward
Sixth and Fifth Avenue - particu-
lafly in the early fifties--has eithel
succumbed to the intrusions Of sky.
scrapers and business blocks, or tn
speakeasies have all hut taken pos.
session. A few stir cling % The
old tradition. Now and then vol
can still see signs that read "School
for Acrobats" or "Buck and Wing
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ally the same position, and the place
Of exit, at the pylorus. is generally
only slightly lowered by the pro-
lapsus. The stomach stretches down
into fishhook shape, and pains may
arise from inflammation in the main
bulk Of the stomach, which is low
down in the pelvis.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question: Mrs. H. Nj. S. writes:
"Some time ago | sent in question
which did not appear, SO will try
again. have pain in the back
of my neck, also in my back almost
continually. Ar, ~ years old and
quite fleshy. Take laxative every
day. Will yon please tell me what
causes this pain and how It can be
cured?"
Answer: The pain in your back
and in the back OF your neck is
probably caused from some trouble
in the pelvis such as uterine con-
gestion, misplaced uterus. or con-
stiration. If you will take an enc-
ma every day 1t will probably kecp
you from having this ache N your
back and in your neck. | have writ
ten special articles on the cause and
cure Of backaches which will be
glad to send to you il you will send
me your name and address the next
time you write. / am receiving
more than a thousand letters day
from correspondents. Many sign
only their initials expecting their
questions to be answered in the
Question and Answer column.
would like to answer all of these
questions but it would use up sew
eral pages Of this paper and of course
that is out OF the question. I must
select the most interesting questions
which touch on many different SUBJ
jects. Readers take note: If you
will always sign your name and adj
dress you will always get an answer
to your letter, but il only the in
itials are used | must answer your
question in the paper, and there is
only q limited amount of space for
this.
Question: d. X. writes: "Please
give me your opinion as to the value
of iodized salt for cooking"
Answer: Idiozed salt should only
be used under physicians pre-
scription. It is unlikely that all
members of the family need this adj
dition Of iodine to their diet. Each
member of the family should consult
his physician regarding the use of
iodized salt just the Same as if he
thought of taking iodine in any
other form.
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By THE NEA BOOK SURVEY

Spring arrives In bookdom consid.
erably ahead Of the first robin.
Within the past few weeks bright
jackets have begun to blossom. But
it c3es seem to 10 that this 10 . sea.
EN- when the early bookworm il
likely to b. caught by some pretty
se:cna-reto stuff. There Il Z dis
tin:t tendency to turn out Eight
reading" for these days VIXEN grand
r.a begins t, mix the sulphur and
mclasses ~ or whatever grandma
mixes these poet Volssead days.
Irowescr, there are . few new.
Corners who Eeem to No to deserve
sprirg-lil.e welcome. Oae Of these
Is . young woman out in Minnesota,
whoce name indicates Scandinavian
erce=try-W.nda FrciEen Neff. She
has written . different" back
ab,at TIE modern woman.
That, in Itself, is something 70 Be
thankful fc-, Though we're bit fed
upon tn. younger generation and
modern women and such. But the
boak he's ! title fsr moro alluring
ten TIE pictures within the covers
-.T,e Sing Diana!" It's about
Ncra Demine. who seees life. She il
an intellectual, 20 to speak, aiming
for intellectual wonanhood" and
all that. And we get . first class
picture Of how far away from LIES
realities this is.
l!o-a finds that ttis, $woman's
VOID isn't all that It might be.
She begins to ask herself what
women really are after. And she
revolts against = wonian's world.
She doesn't want it ard the author
seems to think that most thinking
women don't want it. It's . first
class book for women's club papers
and discussions.
There is a'young man named Alan
LIE Lay who, we are informed, has
been grading out western thrillers
and such. He now has turned his
attention to the Mississippi river,
which seems TO have been rediscov-
cred cincs Edna Fsrhsr's "Show
Bost," ard gives Us some surprising
" rood and powerful writing IN "Old
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A TOUCHING TALE

"Of course you remember7 Wa
went to college together. Well.
here's what brought me to see you
II have Z magnificent proposition
and Il will take twenty-five thou
sand % swing It"
"Let's come % the point. Do yo1
want ! dollar?"
I'll didn't dare ask you for IT,
lie Petit Bleu.
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Or. Mccoy will gladly anAwer
personal questions on health and
diet. addressed to him care Of
the Tribune.
Enclose q stamped addressed
envelope for reply.
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Athens, Greece, is known as the
city Of the Violet Crown" in refer
ence to the beautiful effects Of SUM-
set light on the Acropolis.
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HEAETH% diet ADVICE
81 d., Frank NC Coy ;.
%I>Zlz Hast MHMMalH
ouestons IN REGARD 70 heAA1s. DIET wa q AlIaep
81 oaEecCY ktO ON sc A00RE55s0 N CARE oe ms een
ENcxosE CIANcED AooHESSEI ENIx10eE roe REHxv

as there arc so l..any cases of pro.
lapsad stomach, where the stoln-
ach has slipped down six or eight
inches from its normal position. The
stomach entrance stays in practic-
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There may be trouble over it. You
will if you're sincere about this
fifty-fifty idea you're always talk
ing about.
With deepest love,
MOTHER.
NEXT-Marye gets the ear, but
Copyright, 1928, NEA Service, Inc. }
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EXTREMELY TIGHT

EXTREMELY TIGHT
"And j. Hawk McNoodle is . tight
one, say you?"
flight? That fellow wouldn't give
a beggar a bite if he owned the
Sandwich Islands. Judge.
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All. TOO SOON

Judge: Only married 4 week and
IN bat your wife? A n nth's I'm.
Ds1Qonment will cure you.
AuDbane: It's Z BIT tough 'spolk
INK our honeymoon like that Pass.
ing Show.
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A Thought

Am l my brothers keeper?-
Gen. 40.
If the master takes no account of
his servants, they will make small
account Of him, and care not what
they spend, who are never brought
to an audit.-Fuller.
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Bills Allowed by
City Commission

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-05
Mbeylalism and Fourth of TuZy

By LELAND OLDS Federated Press)
To millions of workers shaving
throughout the world to provide the
tribute exacted by the American dollar
empire the 4th of July will loom as
anything but the birthday of liberty
They will view it as the day set apart
by the worlds greatest exploiters to
glorify their rise to power. Gradually
it will be transformed into Empire
day, demanding worship Of imperial
mower. wherever the dollar has estab-
lished its dominion.
The change in the character of the
4th has been in progress many years.
But it has proceeded most rapidly
since the world war enabled American
capitalism to declare it's financial in
dependence. This transformation is
reflected in the recent expulsion from
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton of member who protested the
blacklisting of scores of prominent
9persons for processing the principles
of the declaration of independence.
l Prior tt the world war the United
States was still in part an economic
colony of Europe. It's workers had
each year to produce the tribute re-
ouired by European capitalists on the
five to six billion dollars which they
had invested in America. The great
er part of this tribute went to Eng
land which held about $4,000, 100000
of American securities.
War Profits for U. S.
Huge was profits shifted the balance
of power to American capitalists.
They bought back large proportion
of the American securities held in Eu-
rope. They bought the investments of
England and other European coun-
tries in Central and South America.
They established New York as the
moneylending center of the world and
with the end Of the war began to pour
dollars into ali parts of the world, taxi
ing mortgages on governments, buy
ing up industries, engrossing power
resources, building railroads and fac
tories.
The latest census of Americas in
yading dollars shows $5,200,000,00 in
vested in Latin America, S4,30U,000,-
900 in Europe, S3,9O0,000,000 in Can
ada, S700,000,000 in China, Japan and
the Philippines and $400,000,000 in
other parts Of the world. These dol
lars, which extend the domination of
American capitalists over the econo-
mic activities of other peoples, are in
creasing more than 1,0O0,000,O00 a
year.
Enslave Latin America.
The growth of imperial power over
Latin America is evident in the in
crease in dollar investments in Cuba
from $220,000,O00 in 1912 to S1,4o0,-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-05
STORMS IN WEST
KILL five PERSONS
More Than 20 Hurt; Re-
ports Incomplete

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July (UP).-
Hail, wind and rain storms over Min
nesota, Wisconsin and North anC
South Dakota during the last two
days left five deaths in their wake
and property damage amounting tt
more than 100000, reports indi.
Gated today.
1t is definitely known that five
persons have been killed and score
or more injured. Communication still
was disrupted to parts of the states
and the complete toll probably will
not be known for several days.
Reports last night were that nine
persons had been killed, but with the
establishment of more complete COM
munication, the death list was cut
down.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-05
PHILLIPS, Sewer
CRAFT KING, DIES
Tammany Ring Still in
Control

John M. Phillips, dictator of the
corrupt Tammany Hall political
machine in Queens and under indict-
ment ir connection with the $29,000,-
900 sewer graft scandal, died at At
lantic City yesterday from acute kid
ney trouble.
Phillips was to have gone on trial
this summer in federal court charged
with failure to pay income taxes
amounting to nearly $1,000,O00.
He also was to have appeared in
Supreme Court this month to answer
an indictment charging him and
Maurice E. Connolly, former Borough
President Of Queens, with conspiring
to defraud the city of millions of dol
lars in the letting of contracts for
sewer construction. Phillips had the
exclusive agency in Queens for a
special type of sewer pipe which was
sold to the city at exorbitant rates.
The Queens political ring, controlled
by Connolly and Phillips, was one of
the most powerful in any city borough.
Ph1lllrs dictated the city sewer con-
tracts. An investigation which stalled
for many months recently was finally
force to return indictments.
Tammany Hall did some window
dressing in preparation for its ma
tional nominating convention by fore
ing out the too brazen Connolly. 1t
was noted, however, that the same
machine is still in power as was
proven by the character of the COM
mitteemen sent to the convention at
Houston all of whom were attached to
the string manipulated by Phillips.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-05
L AUNCH CAMP AIGN
TO AID ALL TEXTILE
MILL STRIKERS
Forming Tag Days, Pic
MICS in New England

BOSTON, Mass, July 4.-The New
England Textile and Miners Relief
Conference of the Workers Interna-
tional Relief is planning huge under
takings for the relief and defense of
the striking textile workers Of New
Bedford, Mass.
Some of the activities for the next
few weeks have already been mapped
out in detail and are presented here
Many other elaborate affairs are
now being outlined by the conference
functionaries.
On July s a house to house collec-
ton will take place in Boston, Dor
chester, Cambridge, Roxbury, Maiden
Mattapan, Winthrop, Revere and
Chelsea. Two hundred couples are
needed to participate in this canvas
Every sympathizer of the strug-
giles that these workers carry on at
this time are urged to report at one
of the above centers for duty, Sun
day, July 8, at 8 a. m. The head
quarters will be announced later.
A huge New England outing to
Camp Nitgedaiget, Franklin, Mass.
has been arranged for July Is. The
various conferences and relief com
mittees existing throughout New
England will organize truck and bus
excursions to Camp Nitgedaiget on
July Is. This day will open the Ma
tional Park week drive for the relief
and defense of the New Bedford
strikers. Buses will leave from
Springfield, Worcester, Brockton
Haverhill. Chelsea, Lynn, Roxbury
and Boston at 10 am. The various
headquarters in these cities will be
announced later. Reserve this date
Every class-conscious worker should
come out on this day as an express
sion of solidarity with the strikers
of New Bedford.
A lecture on "The Significance of
the New Bedford Strike and the Role
of Relief Strikes" will be given by
F. G. Biedenkapp, of the w. l. R., on
July 20. The purpose of this lecture
is to acquaint the broad masses of
workers with the real facts in the
New Bedford strike and rally them
to the active support of these strug.
giles. The lecture will take place in
New International Hall. July 20, a
p. m. The proceeds will go for the
benefit Of the New Bedford strikers