Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-22
UNITED EUROPEAN
NATION IS DEBATED
Proposal for Trade and Gov.
eminent Combine More
in LimeIight.
BY JOHN r. SINCLAIR.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, April 22.-The sugges-
ton that the greater part OF the con-
tinent of Europe should unite ana pc
come the United States Of Europe has
reached the debatable stage.
Wolf Won Dewall, foreign editor o! tne
Frankfurter Zeitung favors Sucn
union as part of worldwide co-opera-
ton and not as q development hoScle
tn other continents Thirty European
countries, he says, already possess the
beginning Of common Juolclai anu
governmental structure. ,,.,.
Herr Won Dewall, however, sees little
hope for mere customs union re-
Rional business requirements VIII pre-
vent this. -
william z. Rappard Of Geneva, inter-
national student, opposes such q unln-
cation, He thinks the differences In
languages, religions, legal systems ana
economic interests are too great 10 DC
overcome. Prof Rappard CONTENDS that
world prosperity and cooperation oe,
pend on worldwide consolidation ana
not on the mere formation OF united
States of Europe.
title sounds.
When one of the many large corpora
tions in New York moved from Its down.
town quarters to the new Chrysler
Building uptown, the worlds talleSt
structure, the corporation TOOK more
than 500 VanloadS OF furniture ana
equipment from its old place to its new
quarters, where it will occupy IA floors
While the moving was in process, 10
elevators were constantly employed IN
the Chrysler Building and 10 in the
downtown building.
But when the hundreds Of employees
went to the new quarters on the FOL
lowing day every piece OF equipment
was in It's place, and each employe SAT
down at his desk to take up where ne
left OF In the old ofices two days be-
fore.
moving job.
American representatives abroad
Ambassadors and MinisterS-are noto-
riousiy underpaid and always have been.
Some progress, however, has been
made In the last 10 years to house these
representatives more 1ittingly. But the
Job is far from being completed. AS the
outpoStS for American business abroad,
1t is nothing but good business to MT
these men for the position and pay
them in keeping with the services rem
dered.
The expenditure of a few million dol
ders. II Congress would only loosen UP
its purse for the foreign service, an I'M
provement would be noted Immediately.
The cost of maintaining an emcient,
well paid foreign service will be amply
repaid by an increasing foreign trade,
and q growing confidence In American
business throughout the world.
Americas policy, In this particular
held, has been q source Of amazement
to other nations.
The Federal Farm Board has not adj
ViSed corn farmers to decrease their
acreage, but has confined its suggestions
for restriction to the wheat and cotton
farmers.
Corn acreage in the United States has
remained practically stationary since
1919, at approximately 100 900 600 acres.
AS far back as 1869, there were ST.
600 900 acres of corn in cultivation. This
gradually moved up until in 1903 the
number Of acres in cultivation was
Se.3S3, 900.
The corn crop does not enter into
European competition actively. But 1t
did at one time. From 1850 until 1900,
bushels exported was reached, the prob
lem was different. Since that time, for
the last 80 years, exports Of corn have
gone down.
Today each year in the United States,
the domestic market abSorbS an increaS-
ing amount Of corn, so that an increase
m the corn acreage Of nearly per
cent during 1880 is not alarming.
But, with an increase in cattle def
nitely under way, the Department Of
Agriculture believes that the longtime
outlook is for corn prices to be some
what better relative to live stock prices
than they have been in recent years.
Gasoline taxes increased 81 1000, 900 q
week In 1929 over 1928. Think Of $422,-
3l6,641 rolling into the Golfers of the
~ States from these taxes alone, a.
compared with $31s,906, AIT in 1928!
But this does not cover all the money
received through automobiles. Accord
ing to the American Automobile ASso-
citation, special taxes against car own
ers went up fro 1924, 325 $50 In 1928 to
$167 ,0o1 ,5s5 In 1929. The average We
hicle tax rose from $685. in 1928 to
&2s.5s in 1929. This was exclusive of
personal property taxes.
The average gasoline tax rose from
cents gallon in 1928 to 3.22 cents in
1V29-a nice juicy melon to cut.
There are many State ofdcials that 90
On the theory that If automobile owners
can pay cents, why not 4, or or 9
cents gallon? But there is a limit.
or this great amount of money turned
INTO the various States, 1927, o67, 756 was
used for construction and maintenance
Of State highways, another $85, lis, 70S
was poured into construction and main
tenance Of more local roads, and the re-
ma1nder went to pay State and county
road bonds.
This business, so big and gigantic
now, was unknown a quarter of a CEN
fury ago! That's why American BUSH
ness life is 50 hard to analyze or
fathom.
Its mighty sweep astoniShes even
those closest to the scene.
(copyright, 1890, by North American News
paper Alhance.)