Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-04
EUROPEAN STATES
OBJECT TO UNION
Italy, Germany and England
Hesitate to Indorse
BRAND Proposal.
BY JOHN F. SINCLAIR.

BY JOHN F. SINCLAIR.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August Allow is Aris-
tide Brands proposal for a European
union coming along? In May he sent
a copy of his now famous memoran-
dun to every nation in Europe, asking
each whether it would be desirable to
discuss his Sugg 5StionS at Geneva in
September
Most of the nations have now replied,
and all of the replies received agree
on four points, according to state
ment of the Foreign Policy Association:
THAT the principle of European
union merits further study.
2-That a meeting of the European
states should be held at Geneva in
September.
3-That the proposed union should
not conflict with or impair the value OF
the League of Nations.
4-That it should not be directed
against any other continent or group OF
nations.
The three nations that have raised
the most serious objections to the Bri-
and proposal are Italy, Germany and
England Italys objections probably
can be overcome. Those of Germany.
perhaps. Those of England-well, tina,
is doubtful.
For Great Britain, engaged in build
ing up a closer trade relationship with
her own vast commonwealth. questions
whether any such movement could be
successful without damaging seriously
the league Of Nations
However, a meeting will be held in
Geneva in September and 26 countries
will send delegates to talk over the pro-
posal.
Like many other movements, it's an
Intangible asset that becomes extremely
difficult to define and put on paper.
George Bubank, Georgia cotton
grower, doesn't see much future in the
cooperative movement until marketing
costs are cut.
AS member of the Georgia Growers
Cooperative Association. he presents
figures showing that in 1929 this as
ISOLATION handled $4,000 bales of cot
ton at the marketing cost of about SIS
q bale-or about cents a pound.
There is plenty of evidence to show
that many successful cotton merchants
have accumulated large fortunes, trans
1erring cotton from the local dealer to
the mill, at from one-fifth to two-fifths
OF cent a pound, or 81 to So bale,
figuring bale as 500 pounds.
One writer, commenting on the cost
OF cooperation, asked:
Can the taxpayers of this country
properly pay out 100000 through
agencies which are operated on so ex-
tensive basis that they require cents
a pound to cover their marketing ex-
penses?"
While it is to be expected that the
larger volume of business costs will
tend to drop, this feature should be
carefully studied by the Farm Board,
since 1t is backing up the cooperative
marketing movement both with its
money and its moral support
Edward Plaut president of Lehn a.
Fink, Inc. has sounded note of warn
4g against the price cutting in drug
Lehn & Fink have inaugurated an ex-
tens1ve advertising campaign to induce
the public to trade only "at those retail
stores where fair retail prices prevail
and to encourage the retail druggists of
the country to maintain fair retail
prices"
Price cutting can't be passed over
kghtly," said Mr.. Plaut Its a vast
HFil which undermines the very founda-
nm of the entire retail structure"
Mr.. Plaut, who leaves this week for
Europe to study merchandising methods
In European drug stores, is frank and
candid, but not at all sentimental about
bis anti-price- cutting campaign. His
appeal is going to be "a hard headed,
sound, practical appeal to the consum-
ers reason, his common sense and his
innate sense of fair play
Buy only merchandise of assured
value and expect to pay a reasonable
price for 1t, says Mr.. Plaut.
Martin Codel,. in his recent book on
"Radio and Its Future" tells of the
various ways that different governments
handle broadcasting. In England the
British Broadcasting Corporation is a
government owned, departmentally ad-
nninistered monopoly and the owner OF
rAdio receiving sets pays to the govern
1rent an annual fee of about $3.50.
( The German Broadcasting Co. also is
uader government auspices and col
lscts a fee on each set of about SO
cents a month, the collection being
made through the postman.
Fees in other countries vary from
3 cents a year in France, which is
che of the few countries authorizing
private operation. to Sl8 in Salvador,
where the government holds the mo-
nopoly.
In the United States. of course. it
a well known that two large broad
carting companies cover the national
e. d A network chain OF stations runs
irSo money.
Mr.. Codel says that the basic net
cost of 20 stations extending from New
Fork to Kansas City is $4,000 an hour.
Twenty-nine leaders in radio and
broadcasting give their views OF the
future, among them DR.. Lee De Forest,
who speaks of the Future Of Radio
There are so many fields in which
radio technique can be applied" says
the doctor. I'm geology, for the To-
eating of mineral deposits, and agri-
culture for accelerating plant growth
and for discriminating insect pests; In
industry, for the refining of rare metals
in vacuum induction furnaces: IN
diagnosis and medicine because Of the
peculiar creative properties of certain
high frquencies; in surgery because OF
the approved value of the radio knife
which steers its way through flesh,
cauterizing as it does; in fine measure
rnent work in the laboratories"
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