Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14

New England Republicans are rallying
around with an idea of perhaps land
ing the Republican National Convention
for Boston AS one Republican news
paper in that section gravely editorial
ICES, lit seems that only two things
stand between Boston and the acqulsl-
ton Of the convention, the sum OF $3.50
900 and the consent of the Republican
National Committee" Neither is i'm
mediately in sight. Meantime Senator
Moses, in his latest interview. comedies
Massachusetts and Rhode Island TO the
Democrats next year. a concession not
yet publicly INDUCED in by his con-
feres in Republican high councils. The
dubicusness Of the Republican outlook
in the Bay State cuts both ways as
factor in the business OF picking the
convention site. But on the present
outlook Boston for a variety Of reasons
is certainly out of the running. The
bid Of Atlantic City for the Republican
convention long ago forecasted was for
mally rendered this week to Chairman
Tess. Atlantic City is distinctly in the
running and indeed the Capital aDounos
in gossip that the Jersey coast resort Is
virtually certain to land 1t. In the case
of most OF those Of the fourth estate,
who are prophesying Atlantic City the
wish is father TO the thought. Con-
ness and for pleasure, both for dele
gates, reporters and spectators. are as
nearly ideal as is possible to obtain
within the confines OF continental
United States. No decision will be made
until the National Committee assemblies
In December.
From the pen OF Thomas F. Wood
lock. one-time member OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission, now contrlbut-
ing editot Of a widely circulated New
York financial journal, comes the fol-
lowing penetrating diagnosis Of our eco
nomic ills by whatever road one
chooses to explore the causes OF the
world depression" he writes, lone comes
at the end Of the road to two things.
one is the treaty Of Versailles, with Its
progeny, German PREPARATIONS, and the
other IS the fan in commodity prices.
These are the foci from which flow the
toxins that are sapping the economic
vitality Of the world. Unless some way
be found to revise the former that the
war may be ended and to raise the
latter so that debtors may be able 70
paw their debts, we may resign our
selves 70 a prolonged period Of hard
times and possibly sweeping social
changes. Debt cancellation has been
anathema in Washington up TO date.
Lifting commodity prices. on the other
hand. has been universally espoused but
a ghastly f1Rsco Once let it be dem
onstrated that the latter depends upon
the former. there may be a complete
change of front in high political quar-
tiers on the debt-revision proposition.
~
Purporting to reflect the viewpoint of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
on the controversial secular subject of
increased railroad rates. Noah w.
| Cooper Of Nashville. Tenn, held the
| floor at the resumption of rate hearings
this week before the Interstate Com
merce Commission and read into the
record 8 lengthy diatrfDe III opposition
/ to q rate increase. The trouble with
| the railroads. according TO Witness
| Cooper was that they operated on the
| Sabbath day III violation OF the Ten
| Commandments and the law of Moses.
| He intimated that their present flnan-
eiAl straits was q manifestation OF
divine displeasure Railroad executives,
| he said, were a group OF Goddess men.
| Suspend operation OF the railroads on
! Sunday, and their troubles would dis
| appear Railroad attorneys objections
| that Mr. Cooper's statement was "argu-
mentative" and should be ruled out
| failed to halt him. The commission as
| signed this week and next TO hearing
| shippers who opposed 3 rate increase,
| but had to suspend the hearings once
] or twice when the immediate supply of
| opposition witnesses was exhausted.
1
/ Secretary Larry" Richey, Mr.. Hoo
ver's right bower at the White House,
has been waiting four years TO ind the
chance for a vacation holiday. 1t has
| come at last. and he is gratifying q
/ long unfulhlied desire to inspect the
Canal Zone and to try the fishing IN
the wateTy environS Of Panama. Thanks
TO preseEt-day facilities Of air travel, he
Is landed ct Panama only 4s hours
affer hls Ghharfilrk frnfa Washinrfnr,