Evening star., 1928-02-10

To demonstrate that the Shipping
Board is doing Its best to get the Gov
ernment out OF the shipping business as
fast as ever 1t can, Chairman I. "
O'Connor of the board cites the foi-
lowing figures In a speech aboard the
I,eyiathan In New York this week we
owned more than $500 vessels. we
have disposed of more than two-thirds.
We now own less than 800. or these.
800 are in active operation. All the rest
are being sold just as fast as we can
sell them" Chairman O'Connor and MS
associates are between two fires. They
are criticized by those who complain
that the Government fleet is not being
dispersed fast enough and by those who
| oppose the sale OF any ships and ad-
| v0cate the building OF more. The flgures
| he cites tell their own story. the story
Of the Coolidge shipping policy as con-
trasted with the policy reflected In the
Jones BILL which passed the Senate last
week and provided $3.50 .0o0, 900 for more
| ships.
The draft OF Treaty To be submitted
| TO the II American republics providing
equal rights for women. prepared by
| Alice Paul. feminist leader. was pre-
sented this week TO the Pan American
Conference at Havana by Mrs. Jane
Norman Smith and Doris Stevens. In
behalf OF the Woman's Party Of the
United States. The treaty aims To make
any discrimination against women u
| matter OF international concern" A
cablcgram to Charles r.. Hughes. chair
| man OF the United States delegation at
the conference has been dispatched by
iaf ~ .tst. t.E.
National Woman'S Party. signed by Mrs.
Emile Beriiner, as chairman. soliciting
his support Of the treaty.
The National Grange and the Amer
lean Farm Bureau. In accord OH many
features Of the legislative and political
! program affecting the farmers inter-
ests. have split on two ma jor measures
now before Congress the McNary-
Haugen farm relief bin and the Madden
| Muscle Shoals bill The American
| Farm Bureau has Endorsed both and II
| continuing active efforts In behalf OF
| both. The National Grange has In
| dorsed neither. To date the Orange
| has kept clear Of any commitment on
any particular Muscle Shoals bill. and
In the case OF farm relief has put for
ward as II substitute for the McNary-
Ha,gen bin the export debenture plan
embodied In n bin introduced by Rep
reaentative John g. Keteham Of Mich
| igan. Hearings on the Ketcham bill
started this week, There have been In
timationk from the White House that
Mr. Coolidge, still unalterabe In his
| opposition tO the equalization fes ar"
rnngement 0t the McNary HauHen blll
wan disposed to an open mind on the
export debent,fe plan ana might ap~
prove such il measure II Congress pans
| ed IL.
| Thirty~iive members of Congress from
| al states gathered around the banquet
board at the willard Hotel lust We'd
nenday IN the i,fsi of sehrdnled arrics
| nf Hoover get together" dinners, Ma
publicity attached io the gathering and
| ihe guest list WAS not disolnaed hrc~
relary iioavsr was not present, John
| T., Adams, former chairman Ut the ite
pubIiean national committee. and
ueofge ~ i0ekwo0d. former secretary
| who together opened lioover lwadauafa
| tsts here thia week. and DIR. Hubert
| Work, Secretary 0f the Interior. were
| the hllonsoTs u the meeting, Each
s,ieat Wua called on for u three ~minuta
Talk 0f political conditions tn his home
| state ah IL rriated 10 the Ho0vef pre-
convention campaign, There have bean
reports that jain T. Adams was To ~"
alilne the role of pre- convention man
| ager. but The fact Is that hs plans ta
10 abroad soon to ba absent several
months,
|
| Senator q, q. dill at Washington Ii
an sApirant tor tbs p0st NJ temporary
chairman af the Democratic national
] a0Llyentlen and the role of rpnvsntian