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Member Of the Associated Press.
The Hague.

It IS q fair and true observation TO
make, as q preface to comment upon
Mr.. Snowden's position anent the Young
plan in the conversations now being
carried on at The Hague, that the
United States Is not in the most ad-
vantageous position imaginable to lee
ture the British as to their obligations
In the international quest Of a solu-
ton of any problem arising from She
World War. Rightly or wrongly, our
own country has consistently displayed a
devotion to so-carled self-interest which
would make any suggestion that unset
fishness be the role Of another seem,
upon its face, the epitome Of presump-
ton. But, with this said, there are fac
tors in the equation at The Hague
which so distort the superficial parallel
as to make it possible to say this:
The traditional policy Of Great Brit
ain has ever been for continuity OF
foreign policy. The so-called Young
plan was drafted in joint conference
by q committee of experts, including
eminent representatives of the Baldwin
regime. It was signed by those ex-
perts. presumably with the approval
of the government which preceded the
present Labor party in ONCE. BY that
signature Great Britain, according to its
traditions, established a foreign policy
to be continued by succeeding min
istries.
That the British should repudiate
that policy In subsequent negotiations
Is, Of course, perfectly possible. But
that they should do 30, aware Of the
preponderant adverse sentiment to the
position to which they would thus be
committed, would be-the political as
well as the economic exigencieS In the
case taken into consideration-patently
6isadvantageous to their own interests.
France, Italy, Germany and Belgium
are all on the other side Of the fence
each refusing to reopen hazardous neso-
tiations which led to a hard-won COM
promise to which responsible British
signatures are afaxed. The potential
loss incident to assuming responsibility
for the breakdown Of the vital current
conversations surely outweighs any pos
sible gain. Confidence In the diplomatic
sagacity Of q nation famous for that
quality prompts the belief that at the
eleventh hour the "ulttmatum" Of Mr..
Snowden will be altered to such an ex-
tent as to save the interests Of the
nation he represents and the economic
stability of the continent In which Great
Britain plays 80 vital and 90 Justly
important role.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Jersey, Vermont. Pennsylvania, Della
ware, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan
and Wisconsin. Summer time" has
been In effect in Great Britain for some
years, beginning with the third Sunday
in April and ending with the frst Sum
day in October.
Q. When did Lily Langtry dep
A. Lily Langtry. Lady De Battle, died
February IL, 1929.
9. Why is a blacksmith so called?-
A. The word smith" means one who
works in metal. Iron being black IL Is
though that the word blacksmith"
originated in an association of ideas.
@. Have the Clicquot Club Eskimos
ever been in vaudeville?-F. F.
A. They appeared in vaudeville in
Chicago.
Q, Were Negro slaves ever owned in
New England?--J. C. M.
A. Slaves were owned in New Eng
land The Fundamentals or Body Of
Liberties provided for limited abolition
Of slavery in Massachusetts,. Negro
slaves were often TO be found in the In
ventory Of New England household in
early Colonial days.
@. How much evaporation will take
place on o body Of water in q day.
c. w. M.
A. During the hot season in India,
with hot wind blowing, the evaporation
has reached one-half inch per day.
@. What column in an American
newspaper corresponds to the English
agony" column?-D. C..
A. The personal column Of an Amer
lean newspaper carries somewhat sim
liar items to those of the agony" col
umn of the London Times, but there
is no exact equivalent.
@. Which cities in the United States
have subways? Which have elevated
roads?-J. J. 8.
A. The only cities in the United States
that have rapid transit subways are
New York Boston and Philadelphia.
The cities having elevated railways are
New York, Chicago, Boston and Phila-
delphia.
@. Where was Alfonso Of Spain born
and of what ancestry?-V. o. L.
A. The present King Of Spain belongs
to the French family of Bourbon. He
is descended from Philippe Due d.
Anjou, who became King of Spain IN
der the name Philip v In TOO. The
King of Spain was born at Madrid On
the 18th of May, 1885.
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It Is q merry battle that Is being
staged on the heaving Atlantic these
days, although it has It's sad aspects TO
seafarine men who love their ships.
For more than twenty-five years the
Mauretania has reigned supreme for
speed among the liners that cross the
ocean. Never was Its record seriously
threatened Faster ships have been dis
cussed by builders, but no faster ship
challenged successfully the old Cunarder
tn actual competition. The speed crown
seemed beyond reach for present-day
ships and each year that passed added
to the proud bearing Of the Mauritania.
Some two weeks, ago, however, the
unexpected happened, A new ocean
greyhound set out from France, with
little ostentation but great determine
ton. Even when the Bremen, the
fastest product Of the Germans, logged
mileage nearly as great as the Maure-
tania had ever done on its FIRST day
out nothing much was thought about it
The next day the world began to take
notice. The Bremen passed the mark
of the Cunarder. It began to look then
as If the twenty-two-year-old record
would fall, and fall it did, two days
later, when the German liner flashed
past Ambrose Light Ship, eight hours
ahead of the best crossing OF the
Mauritania.
It was o sad shock to those who loved
the "old queen" Of the seas. For twenty
two years her supremacy was undis-
puted, her glory undimmed. Yet new
conner on her maiden voyage, with NJ
regard for age or tradition, blithely STEP
| ped out and took the crown. Certainly
bad state Of affairs. A lesson should bt
taught to this young upstart.
Accordingly. . few days ago the
Mauritania set out In valiant attempt
to regain the record. And a valiant
attempt 1t was, although an unsucceSs'
full one. When the Mauritania steamed
past Ambrose Light Ship yesterday, she
had completed the fastest crossing ir
her career. She had clipped OF more
than four hours from her previous
record, but, and this is what hurt most
she was still three hours behind the
mark set by the Bremen.
As her captain 90 succtnctly said
There is life in the old girl yet" She
proved 1t by setting the high average Of
nearly ~ knots across the Atlantic
which, although approximately one knot
less than the Bremen, is eminently salts
f4ctory for twenty-three-year-old ship
The Bremen will be making another
crossing soon and, now that her new
crown has been so seriously challenged
will probably attempt to better the
worlds record. It Is unquestionably true
that the maiden trip Of the German
liner was made under ideal conditions
It is likewise true that the Mauritania
four-hour improvement on its bes'
record was made under adverse weather
conditions. Both ships viii undoubtedly
try again, and II the Mauretania shoult
encounter o "mill-pond" ocean, thu
"old girl" may make 1t interesting fol
the "flapper" from Germany. 1t is &
battle well worth watching.
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the entry Of the United States into the
World war. He attacked in his news
paper and In his speeches the war and
the part the United States was playing
In It, For these attacks he was In
dicted and sentenced by Judge Kene-
saw Lands to serve 20 years in jail.
The sentence was imposed In 1919, but
two years later the Supreme Court OF
the United States reversed the lower
court. In the meantime. Mr.. Berger had
been elected to the House again for the
Sixty-sixth Congress. That body by
resolution in 1919 declared him not
entitled to take his seat. Efforts were
made to elect another man, but with
out success and Mr.. Berger was re-
elected to the Sixty-eighth and Sixty
ninth Congresses. Twice again the
House declined to seat him. But in the
end he was given his seat. His last
election was 10 the SEVENTEEN Congress.
He failed of reelection last FAN.
The Milwaukee Representative was
one Of the strong figures In his party
particularly 50 because he was sue
cessful IN bringing the party to the
fore In his own district and in having
himself elected TO the National Con-
gress. Other men were elected as
Socialists to sit In that body-though
few In number. Mr.. La 0uardia, at
present Q Republican member Of the
House and the Republican candidate
for mayor Of New York, was elected
at one time as o Socialist member.
But today the Socialist party has no
representative in Congress. Mr.. Berger,
as he was the first Socialist to come to
Congress, was also the last-up to the
present time. What the future holds
In store for the Socialist party In this
country only the future can disclose.
So far 1t has been one Of the minority
parties, which have flowed and ebbed
and flowed again in this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-10

We never realized the Importance OF
doors in dramatic art until we got to
reading the collected plays Of Ferenc
Molnar as issued in one stupenduous
volume by the: Vanguard Press: :,
In such plays as 1.-THE Lawyer"
never produced in this country, and
THE Devil" the title role played by
the ininlitable George Arliss, ordinary
doors take on something Of the
heroic.
1t is this door, and that door, and
the little secret door, covered with wall
paper, that give the surprise to en-
tries and exits.
People do come in and out Of doors
In every day life, but surely they do not
do 1t so appropriately as on the stage.
In life we forget our door. but in the
theater. and especially In the play as
reading matter, we are door conscious,
as 1t were.
On the stage, doors become almost
actors. II 1t were not for this door,
and that door, and especially that lit
tie secret door covered with wall paper.
the very ramifications of the plot would
die natural death.
The audience does not know it. and
perhaps the playwright did not realize
it, but the seats would be filled with
terribly bored spectators II 1t were not
for the opening and shutting Of doors.
Just rs the lover approaches the
shy maiden, intent on planting q kiss
upon her ruby lips, the door opens and
the father stands there to receive the
impact OF the ardent young man.
The laughing audience gives the
credit to the actors, or even TO the
! author, but all the time he should give
1t to the doors.
4. -
Doors do have little ways Of their
own Of opening and shutting at the
wrong time. Sometimes their yawning
depths almost seem to laugh at the
world, just as closed door presents q
hard face to those outside.
A door. to q household cat. is simply
q let and hindrance. as they used to
say. It is q mysterious blocking Of o
wall, with its most important part the
knob.
A human hand on the knob, as every
cat knows, means the solving of the
durable mystery, the door, A hand on
the knob, and somehow the wall opens
and fellow may 60 out.
When the evening comes and the
shadows descend and all the world
beckons, o cat goes to the door, where
1t sits looking up at the knob.
Its green eyes look searchingly at the
knob, which its paws may touch. but
without any hope Of solving the nys-
terry.
4 rafting Of the key beneath the
knob Is . satisfactory feline method of
calling human attention to the need of
egress.
A dramatist who could teach a cat
to 60 to the door and rattle the door
knob would discover that he had
touched q deeply human chord. AS far
as we can recall, however, neither
Shakespeare nor Ibsen nor Rostand nor
Molnar ever used the cat for any such
trick.
\ \
The purpose of the door is three
| fold. 1t opens to let one in. it opens
| to let one out and it remains closed
/ TO keep others out.
Thus the door may be said to have
its active and its passive phases just
like q human being, with this differ
ence:
Whereas most humans must either
| 60 forward or backward, according to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-10
SHOOTING STARS.
ny pH1LANDER JOHNSON.
Ghost Writers.

Ghost Writers.
I wonder at the polished phrase
A base ball player shows-
I marvel ut poetic ways
The pugilists disclose;
And since . genius is explored,
I am convinced, almost,
He gets himself q ouija board
And does things with q ghost.
I wonder at each bold athlete,
Who writes for passing gain,
When he's expected to compete
And ought to rest and train.
I once all superstition spurned
And scorned the goblin hosts,
But recently my views have turned
/ now believe in ghosts"
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London society is reported to be
agitated because an American who has
become q British merchant prince"
attains membership In the Royal Yacht.
In the face Of all the clamor 1t may be
assumed that the Prince Of Wales
preserves his habitual suavity and does
not appear to care a rap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-10

The Graf is of on another air voyage
A few more trips will give 1t the
reliability for schedule that used to
distinguish, in far humber way, the
old accommodation train as 1t went
from village to village.
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Players have to deal with so many
examinations that an actor must begin
to feel that he Is liable to be punished
for almost any offense except bad
acting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-10

Virginia voters have long since
demonstrated their sense Of freedom
from obligation to vote one way all
the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-10

The reduction Of size in paper money
was discreetly managed. The bills are
still large enough not to be mistaken
for obsolete cigar store coupons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-10

1t. Is made apparent by Mrs. Willie
brandt that she fell into q tough job.
but in all political loyalty did her best
to like 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-10

China and Russia may be persuaded
to study the methods and events Of
the World War''-and hesitate.
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dramas Of ancient and honorable past,
such as After Dark. or Neither Maid,
wife nor widow" and "Old Heidelberg"
A prologve gives the history Of the OLD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-10

It Is an axiom Of finance that it ia
impossible TO guess the stock market
But nobody believes it.
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In Favor Of the Talkjes.

In Favor Of the TalIxies.
''what do you think Of talking pic
tures?"
'"They are fine," declared Senator
Sorghum. II have made several
speeches where the audience threw
things. II I had been speaking from
the Photographic screen, such inter-
ruptions would not have made the
slightest difference"
Jud Tunkins says the man who stands
on the street corner talking politics isn't
the one who gets the roll.top desk and
the swivel chair.
Characterization.
Alas, the days Of fine romance
with passing time have little chance!
The locomotive, once 20 strange,
Now figures on the Stock Exchange;
The aviator. brave and proud.
Will seem when flying through cloud
An engineer with patient cares,
While q conductor counts the fares.
Handling a CrasheF.
Didn't I tell you not to invite that
man to our house?"
at didn't invite him." answered Miss
Cayenne. Hes Q professor OF physical
culture and defied the servants"
What are you going to do about it?'
"Tm going to take training from him
until feel sufficiently athletic to throw
him out"
"Too Often" said Hi Ho, the sage OF
Chinatown, 1--WE find more cause for
new hatred than reason for an ole
friendship"
The New Infinitesimal Flivve1.
The coming "fiivver" viii be small.
Wen hardly notice it ct ALL
Perhaps, that we may see IL pass.
Wen need q nlagnifying glass!
TITS q purity good fox hunter" sais
uncle Eben. "dat 10 e. sure OF ketchin
. f,x as de fox 4 Of ketchin' chicken.
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TITS q purity good fox hunter" said
uncle Eben. "dat 10 e. sure OF ketchin
a fox as de fox y Of ketchin' . chicken.
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All Other States and Canada.
ally and Sunday W., $l2.oo; mo-, 81 o.
ally only .........1 yr, $500; ! me-, ~
unday only .......1 W., S5.00i mo-, o0'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-10

The pitiful aspects Of the story nm.
nrees the portland Oregon journal:
sThe driver looking for help under the
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The New InfinitesimAl Flivver.
The coming "fiiyver" will be small.
wen hardly notice it ct ALL
Perhaps, that we may see IL pass,
Wen need q nnagnifying glass!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-10

Through Central Asia, India. Mon
solia and Chinese Tlrkestan, by cara
van, Owen baltimore 1ourneyed, partly
for the mere love Of adventure, partly
to make observations about geography
and commerce. He has told what he
saw in his book, 1.-The Desert Road
to Turkestan." His road led across the
Cobb Desert, the path Of traders for
many ages. The account has varied
interest, that Of personal experiences,
description Of places, historical back:
ground. past and present commercial
associations and customs Of the peo-
pies encountered. Mr.. baltimore finds
that Russia has captured most OF the
Chinese Monaghan trade.
+ X \
The history of q recent theatrical
venture of Christopher Morley and
Cleon Throckmorton IL told by the for
mer in his book, "Seacoast OF Bohemia. !"
The two comrades, disguised by the
Broadway successes, went over to Ho-
boken and took the old Rialto Theatef,
where they revived some Of the melc-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-01

- from every corner of Indianapolis of
IL Marion county d. yes, of all Indiana
II people will wend their way to Blocks
eager to participate in the celebration of the
VIM. H. Block Company's Thirty Third Ami
-sary Sale which starts tomOrrOw-Saturday
This sale is the elimination of months of planning,
searching, of purchasing-al with the one aim
make this the greatest anniversary celebration ever
ged by this store . and ever participated in by
people of Indiana.
Every department offers many items ideally suited
\ gift purposes and you'll be really surprised at how
Ich you save!
/, Those Who Believe There Is Santa Claus
and who expect to propagate that belief by well
chosen gifts wish to point out that their gift
dollars will go very much further during this sale
than at any other time prior to the great holiday
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-09
4 GIRLS JAILED
OUTSIDE ARM0RY
Handed Red Leaflet
to Negro Soldiers

Four girl members of ,le Young
Communist League were arrested in
front of the 369th infantry armory,
Lenox Avenue, and 141st Street,
yesterday when they were giving
out leaflets to the Negro national
guardsmen who were on their way
to Camp Smith, Peekskill, N. Y, for
two weeks training. Those arrested
and taken to the 18th precinct sta
ton house at 239 w. 123d SIT. were
Ray Leventhal, Georgia Kaper, Lii
lian Roth and Ray Levine.
The leaflets pointed out that the
guardsmen were being trained to
become cannon fodder for the
bosses in the next war" 1t told of
John Porter, New Bedford, Mass,
textile striker who is now in Fort
Leavenworth prison because he real
lied the army is tool of the cap
italist class to be used against the
workers. 1t also told of the Gas
tonia strike and the 16 workers now
on trial for murder in Charlotte,
North Carolina.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-09
CLEANERS, DYERS,
MEETING TONIGHT
Will Organize Shop
Committees

An organization meeting of clean
ers and dyers will be held tonight
at the Workers Center, 1928 Union
Square, under the auspices of the
Trade Union Educational League.
The meeting will take up the ques-
tion of organizing the workers of
the trade into shop committees
which will include workers in all
branches of the industry-drivers,
spoilers, pressers, dyers, washers,
benzine cleaners, tumbler men,
steamers, checkers, shippers, office
workers, etc.
To Unite Committees.
"As the first step towards uniting
the ranks of the workers for a
struggle against the bosses," says a
statement issued yesterday by the
T. U. E. L., 1--WE will unite all shop
committees into one shop delegate
conference which will mobilize the
workers for struggle against the
bosses and their agents on the fol-
lowing demands: for the 8 hour, 5
day week; for a minimum living
wage; equal pay for equal work for
men, women, Negro and young
workers; for the elimination of
chemicals injurious to our health;
no discharge; no lay-off, sharing of
work; for sanitary conditions; for
sick and unemployment insurance
paid by the bosses and managed by
the workers; two weeks vacation
with pay for all workers"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-09
By SENDER GARLIN.

CHARLOTTE, N. C.-"I'm ready
to die for the union!" This was the
declaration made by George Carter,
one of the 16 workers now on trial
for their lives in the Mecklenburg
County Courthouse, according to the
testimony today of Sheriff Allen of
Cleveland County, N. C. To the
mill owners this is proof of con-
summate villainy. 1t was to Aliens
jail in Shelby (home of Clyde Hoey)
that Carter and Louis Mclaughlin,
another of the defendants, were
spirited away following the raid on
the union headquarters on the night
of June 7.
That they were hustled off-hands
manacled-to the Jail in the adjoin-
ing county in order to force "con-
fession" from them was brought
out in the ross-examination of the
sheriff when prosecution attorneys
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-09
WAVE OF TERROR
SWEEPS MEXICO;
TO DEpORT MANY
2 Already Handed Back
to Machado Prisons;
More Will Follow
Police Hunt Victims
u. S. Anti-Imperialist
League Protests

Another wave of terrorism is
sweeping across the cities and farm
lands of Mexico, carrying with it
mass deportations to fascist Cuba,
suppression of the press, and in
tensified br''ts ty.
A telegram received today states !:
"Second wave Of terror initiated.
Two political refugees deported vio-
lently. Police ordered by govern
ment hunting political refugees for
collective depol alton to Cuba, un-
der Machado fascism. Printing shop
suppressed, seized, confiscated. All
republic in terror"
The waves of suppression began
with the increased friendliness be-
tween the Mexican government and
Wall Street The masses that sup
ported the government against the
reactionary church-feudsl forces in
the recent revolution are already
betrayed.
The Calles-Gil government, buck
ling before increased pressure from
Wall Street, is instituting this ter
ror to drown in blood the forward
sweep of the revolutionary working
class.
The Cuban fascist, Machado, un-
der the thumb of American impe-
rialism, is working hand in glove
with Mexico.
Three members of the Mexican
International Labor Defense have
been killed in recent months, VIC
tins of the brutal reaction of the
bourgeoisie. In addition the masses
have not forgotten Julio Mella, the
leader of the Cuban party who was
shot IN the back in Mexico City
more than six months ago, by
agents of Machado.
The telegram was received at the
national office of the International
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