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q lecture 00 0Qttoot OVonto VI gtvsa ysstarday te the Wosnan's clah q Nov Britain hg Jeatca LsGieF Payns e New York city. NrA Payne. . stimulating speaker with 10 ysass sxpesisaoe. rsviswaA paA svsnts aAA loeksd into the futsrs in . nen-contreverslal need. \ back ward leok h 1897 shows first and feesmost the ''1vnay Eagle of Ansrican Hs3saasAip." tho Flying Ambassader of Goodwill" - Cot Charles A. LinAbersh. who she said with no red taps or treaties or force oa land CT sea behind him. has gatned the worlds friendship and goodwill. which alone can determine peaes on earth. He flies straight from the heart of America to the hearts of the people wherever he Soas. He h now putting Central America on the map. and Central America s willing to give to business interests in the United States con- cessions for air unes communicating with all its rspublica Ara Payne at- ttbuted the "Lindbsrgh Luck" one- tenth to good fortupe but nine- tenths to hA infinite capacity for taking paius.
 The outlook for 1928 ts uncer- tain since . presidential year always leads to caution in business as nine- tenths Of business is done on credit or confidence. Tho republicans now in power stand on the issue of proa- perity-clajms of . continued and increasing prosperity in spite of the soft coal strike. the Mississippi flood and tho withdrawal of Ford from the automobile industry for q time. The democrats cay that pros- perity is the natural progress of af- fairs bound to follow after war. no matter which party was in power.
 Tho outstanding figure for demo- cratic nomination is Alfred En- manuel Smith. tho speaker said. The republicans gay that he is . product of Tammany hall. that he is g Roman Catholic, and that he Is not only very damp, but exceedingly wet. Governor Smith has come before the public eye in his message to the state legislature, setting forth the policies of the dGmocratic party and stating what he has accomplished, and the public has watched him in his refusal to give stay of execution to Ruth Snyder and Henry Gray. she pointed out.
 Some republicans are booming Herbert Hoover.
 Continuing, the speaker said.
 Looking backward over Europe in 1927 we find her great problem ono of economies. She has gained 8 better understanding of war repara- tions and war debts. The little coun- tries are on a better financial basis, and the large new nations are now able to get loans to promote stability and expansion, which shows as- surance of good financial status. Italy is on . basis where she can feel she is on 0 sure foundation. The only large nation not having her currecy stabilized is France. But Frances borrowing capacity from the Bank of France is now seven billions. dye to the efforts of Poin- care who persisted where eight min isters had failed. France began to return in two months and her peo- pie gained confidence knowing that their money would work for them doubly at home. He retired part of the America debt by buying the Swedish Match Go. at $ per cent. Last year he collected 33,00O, 00O, 900 francs in taxes.
 '"The conference of the Pan- American Union at Havana is a most important event. This is its sixth conference. It is headed by Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes, who has gone as delegate with eight others from the United States. The presence of President Coolidge is significant Only four other presidents while in ofhce have ever left our native soil Roosevelt. when he visited Panama; Taft. when he went to Mexico: Will. son. wheA he crossed to Europe twice. and Harding when he passed through Canada on his way tc Alaska Cuba has been more en- thustastic in acclaiming our dele gates than it has ever been over any foreign potentate. The Pan-Ameri. can spirit is the result not of treaties but of the will of the people. Cool. idge in his speech Monday set thu keynote for sympathy. He created an atmosphere of goodwill for ther. arc many very delicate and difficult problems to be decided upon at tht conference. Our policies must b,
 clearly understood. It ts not our de
 sign to impress those countries south of us but to cooperate ant work with them in friendliness. w,
 have five billion dollars invested fl
 Pan-America and only four billioi
 in Europe. Every dollar must b
 either . menace or a promise"