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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-05
EXPELLED TO-DAY

New York, Feb 5-(UP)-Charles E. Danforth and Ralph Nelson to- day were expelled from the New York stock exchange after a meet ing of the governing committee yes- terday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-05
FAVORABLE REPORT

Washington, Feb 5-(UP)-The senate commerce committee to-day voted to report favorable a resolu- ton of Senuator Wagner, dem ocrat, N. Y., for a senate committee inves- tigation of unemployment insurance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-05
DIED

Dennis Sweiger of 51 Crown St. Funeral Saturday morning at g o'clock to Russian Greek Catholic church: Burial in Russian Greek Catholic cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-05
EARLY TRADING

New York, Feb 5.--CUP)-The stock market opened irregular and then eased further in the early trading to-day. Changes continued narrow for the most part and dealings were small.
 United States Steel gave ground to below 140 after opening off + at 14Ok. Other leaders were mixed. Standard Oil of New Jersey opened unchanged and then reacted. Vest inghouse Electric lost % to 86A while General Electric rose M to 45M and General Motors held un- changed at 38%. @ 1 x and then eased to 141. Worthing. ton Pump opened at 84N up K and then eased to 83h. Other volatile shares behaved similarly "
 The trend was down In the first
Evening star., 1931-12-20
3an on Soviet Imports
Proposed for Canada

OTTAWA, Ontario.-The unrestricted
importation into Great Britain of Rus
sian fcodstuffS and raw materials should
be banned, according to a resolution
passed BY members of the British En-
rire Service League in Toronto recently.
This resolution has gained strong sup
port in Canada
At the present time only 40 per cent
of the wheat imported into Great Brit
ain comes from the British Empire In
1881 Russian wheat was sold in consid-
cradle quantities in Britain and at a
somewhat lower price than wheat from
Canada. It Is expected that an even
larger quantity will be sold this year.
So far as Canada is concerned, should
action be taken by the British govern
ment to ban Russian wheat, it would be
some help in increasing Canada's sales
in Britain, but it would not be very
material unless protective duties were
placed on importations from other for
eign sources, IS Russia Is not respon-
sible for more than 10 per cent of Brit
ish imNortation
The feeling in Conservative party cir
cles here is that when the present gov
ernment in Brit7in breaks up the situa-
ton will call for a general election,
with the strong probability of the return
of the Conservatives to power. Then.
with Baldwin's triumph at the polls
Britain would be definitely committed
to some degree of tariff protection,
whereby 1t is expected that foodstuffs
would be one of the first groups to re-
ceive attention.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Hawaiian-BOrn Chinese
Go to China to Study

HONOLULU-Refle the interest
of young e-Americans in the af-
fairs Of China, many Hawaiian born
Chinese youths are leaving Honolulu,
bound for Chinese schools and colleges.
Recently the local Chinese papers
printed letter from former Honolulu
young man, now in Canton, suggest
ing the desirability of young people
here being familiar with Chinese life
and customs, and pointing out the op-
portunities for positions which rising
China offers. This has helped to stim-
ulate the movement of Chinese boys
and girls, born here, to the land of
their ancestors
The fact that the great DR.. Sun Yat
Sen was educated in Hawaii, and it
was here that he formulated his early
principles of political and social free
dom, has been tremendous stimulus
to contacts between the new China"
and Hawaii.
All over China there are Hawaiian
born Chinese in government and busi-
ness and the professions Many Young
men and women educated here are
teaching in Chinese government or pri-
Vate schools. An outstanding example
OF the rise Of Hawaiian born Chinese
IN the public service is the recent selec-
tion of Moon Yin Chung. who was born
In Hawaii and educated here, as super
lntendent of the government mint un-
der the Marking government. Another
HaWalian-born Chinese was recently
named mayor Of a large city, another
runs railroad. The careers of these
and many other men born in the Ha-
Waiian islands has shown the oppor-
tunlties which China holds for Amer
tcan-trained men and women.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Dream Causes Clash
Over Reli gious Parade

ROME, Italy-A crowd of fervent
peasants recently battled with police
in the village of Andria. near Bari. Just
because of a dream. Following several
months Of drought, which caused great
damage to the local crops. woman
living in Andria had a dream in which
the local image of Christ appeared to
her and told her that the local pcpu-
lation must do penanCe in order to
bring rain.
Accordingly. crowd Of the faithful
gathered in the piazza and marched to
he sanctuary in which the image vas
kept. with the intention Of carrying it
through the streets. The sacristcn OBJ
iected vigorously and called for help.
but the determined peasants carried
cut their plans. Finally. after parading
the streets for some time. they deliv-
cred the image to the local church,
where the nervous priests received it.
The hard-heartod local chief of police
unceremoniously threw the leader Of
the procession into Jail to wait for
raip, which at last reports was still to
come
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Prague Fair Proves
Success Despite Lull

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia- -NotWith-
standing the present economic diff
cultieS. the recent Prague International
Fair has proved of outstanding value to
the trade of Europe. More than $50 900
delegates from 36 different countries
convened at Prague. While business in
general was not as active as last year,
machinery, technical equipment, foot
wear and leather goods were quite
satisfactory.
A special feature of this fair was
the building exhibition held under
the auspices Of the First National Cen
greSs of Road Building Engineers and
Contractors. Another interesting attrac-
ton centared around the wireless eX-
hi5ition, which continues to be the focus
of an active trade Other features
included the furniture and piano Sec
ticn the ideal home exhibits, etc.
The fair is generally regarded as a
barometer OF Czechoslovakian trade, and
so far as 1t is concerned depression has
touched the bottom and no further
aggravation is to be expected.
Evening star., 1931-12-20

like, but will seldom misunderstood,
as they can misunderstood much more
central and important words IN the
same connection
II. instead of saying that I mean to
keep Christmas, 1 say I mean to pre-
serve Christendom. l shall really be
referring to something that is still
very practical political fact. But any
number of people will vaguely imagine
that Christendom was something that
existed only before the fifteenth CEN
tury. and will eagerly anticipate my
wearing a tabard or riding in tourna-
ment or exhibiting myself IN the grace
full exercises of falconry.
Christmas Understood.
If. instead of saying "ChriStcndom,
I were so inCautiOus as to say Chris
tianitY," then, curiouSly enough. l
should find the exact opposite Chris
tianity often seems to mean something
that can exist only after the fifteenth
century Strangely enough, there was
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Racketeering Leading to Extinction of
Corsican Bandits With Machine Guns

PARIS.-After several centuries of
playing Robin Hood, Corsican bandits
are being eXterminated Instead of re-
naming true to the original principles
of their honorable calling-a Corsican
bandit used to be gentleman even if
he did commit homicide-the last gen.
Grafton of bandits reduced banditry to
racket.
Which explains why there were
landed on the rockbound coast of the
Red Isle armored cars, one tank, ma
chine guns, 500 men of the mobile
constabulary, one general, and innu-
merable rounds Of ammunition.
Which explains also why Joseph
shot In their tracks and dozen other
bandits fear that their bluff has been
called
Half century or more ago Corsican
bandits entered the domain of litera-
ture. Prosper Merimee, in short stories
that stand out today as masterpieces,
and other writer's wrote of men who
after they had killed an enemy in a
blood feud. took to the brush and re-
manned outlaws to the end OF their
lives. They never robbed. The peas
antry. imbued with Corsican traditions,
supplied them with food and drink, and
also with the small fundS WHICH Iney
needed.
In return the peasants were pro-
tected against domination, even If 1t
were that of the government. No
Corsican ever would betray bandit.
Gendarmes were helpless because the
whole countryside was against them,
instinctively. The bandit held sway,
but his was debonair rule and he
never demanded more than the poorest
could give. Wherefore every Corsican
took the part of the bandit against
the authorities.
Ten or fifteen years ago the last of
the patriarchal bandits breathed his
last. His successors were exceedingly
modern, looking upon banditry as a
profitable profession. They held up
tourists, whereas the old school of
bandits had entertained such with al
most regal grace. They no longer re-
Med upon voluntary offerings from the
peasantry, but leved their own tithe.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
RUSSIA'S SCHOOL SYSTEM
IMPEDED BY EXPERIMENTS
Much Done to Decrease Illiteracy of
Masses, but Reckless, Sli pshod Methods
and Propaganda Raise Difficulties.

however, overlooked one detail-penni-
less in the midst of the prevailing an
archy. 1t could supply the homes with
neither milk. nor money, nor medica-
mentS. Covered with insects, in terrific
dirt, hunger and disease, the babies
died by the thousand. Finally the
campaign was called off, the whole
idea dropped.
Three Major Themes.
Then. dissatisfied with the AN
tiquated subject method of teaching"
used in the schools and inherited from
the old regime, the Soviet government
replaced it, in 1923, by a special Soviet
Russian complex method. All school
work was divided into three major
themes-!abor. nature and society 1t
was supposed that while receiving in
formation on mining and other indus
tries 1abOr>, on the geological nature
of coal and other minerals Cnature)
and on the village Soviet and Red
Labor Union society which would
broaden with every year, children would
get both excellent general education
and enough knowledge in mathematics,
grammar and other such subjects
worked into the "cycle"
YET no sooner was the reform intro
duced than alarming reports began to
pour into the Commissariat of Educa-
ton: Children did not do ANYTHING
at all; teachers did not have the slight
est idea of how to apply this method
and cried with despair: complete an
archy reigned in the schools" In
deed. before introducing this method,
no one had troubled to train the teach
erS for it. Finally, in 1927. it was
dropped. and the once haughtily re-
jected old system was reintroduced.
But four academic years had been
wasted
What ar endless number of other
such experiments the Soviet govern
ment has tried and still is trying! Time
and again it undoes with the left hand
that which it does with the right.
But experimentation is not the only
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Evening star., 1931-12-20

many an honest man who had actual
ly called himself a Christian because
he hated Christmas Sometimes he
would say that he had to give up
Christmas ale because he was now a
Christianity which he meant a tee
totaler. In the future, for all know,
he may give up Christmas turkey be-
cause he is Christian, meaning what
We call vegetarian. Words like
Christian and Christianity are used in
the most varied and fantastic fash
Ion, so that New England Puritan
and BaVarian peasant would be ut
terly at cross purposes about the same
word. But nobody ever seems to have
missed or mistaken the meaning of
the word Christmas. whether he re-
iected 1t like the Puritan or accepted
1t like the peasant
The point can be appreciated by a
comparison, even an entirely sympa-
tEctlc comparison, with the other reli-
eions of the world We might say that
this or that Turk or Jew was a true
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Ell SALVATORE REVOLUTION
NOT LIKE PREVIOUS ONES
Upheaval Against Arau % Regime Mott.
waited More as ''Coup d'Etat'' Than by
Economical Stress-BIame Army.

organizing the army Of the small Gen.
trail American state. Probably the in
terVention of Ibanez in the political
situation of his own country. his more
or less disguised coup detat," his in
auguratiOn of strong regime which
was to build a new Chile" aroused
the enthusiasm of the young Saliva
dorian officers who had been his dis
ciples. But they should have remem-
bered, also, the unfortunate end Of Gen.
1banez' political career.
Had Long Peace.
The most diScouraging feature OF the
Salvadorian revolution is precisely this
return to power of the military cast
which had for such a long time been
out OF politics. For 33 years FL Saliva
dor had enjoyed internal peace. Strange
as 1t seems. while other neighboring
states were washing with blood their
domestic quarrelS, the Salvadorians
elected peacefully their governments
and had very justly become proud Of
their record. Not since 1898 had they
seen a violent change and even then
this was only a Quict. bloodless coup.
This splendid record Of 33 years Of
domestic peace is now shattered by the
ouSting Of President Araujo. the most
Overwhelmingly elected chief eXecu-
tive. and the constitution of a pro-
vsional govc~nmont headed b. the
vice president and military Junta
OF young officers Of the Sail adurlan
army
The domestic situation in Ell Sal
Vador is not at all cleared UP. The
assumption Of the reins Of government
by the constitutional vice president,
after the expulsion of President Arau-
10, has not ended the trouble. Per-
hapS 1t has only started IL. because
1t has brought again to power the mill
tary clique which had for many wears
been absent of SalvadOrian politics.
Besides, considerations Of an interna-
tional character derived from the
Washington treaty Of 1923, prevent the
recognition of the now SalvadOrlan
government as il is now established,
and this will only contribute to COM
plicate the problem
1923 Treaty Cited.
According to the provisions 'of the
Central American treaty Of 1928 signed
at Washington. none Of the leaders Of
the revolt can be recognized as the next
President of FL Salvador. This leaves
out all the young army officers who
make up the present JInta. s. they are
supporting SenOr Martinez. Vice Presl-
dent, who does not appear. Ostensiblv,
as taking part in the revolt and who is
entitled, by the constitution, to succeed
the President
They have forgotten however. that
another provision IN the Washington
treaty specifies that m person having
held post IN the cabinet ot the over
thrown Executive within six months
previous to the revolution can be rer-
cgnized as President And Senior Mar
tlnez, until three Gays before the coup
q etat, besides being Vice President. was
minister OF war Of President Arauio
Unfortunately for Senor Martinez.
when the recognition question comes up
the State Department will probably
prove to have a better memory than the
Young army officers of the Saliva dorian
Junta.
tCopyrieht, 1917
Evening star., 1931-12-20


~ NE of the most striking differ
ences between American and
European university life is the
~ different attitude to politics
found among students. III
Europe political life without the par
ticipation Of students is unthinkable.
while in America students are in general
indifferent to the political problems of
their countries or to political issues
raised in international relations. III
Europe students are to be found in every
political administration. in I'll party or
ganiZations and at every political meet
lrg
Very often tie political fight is car
ried into the university and results in
serious riots. The riots at the Univer-
sity of Vienna, which were partly di-
rected against Jewish students, but
which really originated in tension be-
tween NatiOnalists and Socialists, are
still fresh in our memory. In recent
months smaller disturbances have taken
place in German universities, and at
the University Of Paris there is con-
tinuous friction between students be-
longing to the conservative Action
Francaise and the more literally
minded students While these out
bursts Of political passion in the univer-
sites are regrettable in themselves, they
are an indication of the European stu
dents great interest in politics Far
from being remote from the political
fed, as are students in America, they
educate theselves in political thought,
and thus when leaving the universities
are on the whole better equipped for
political leadership than are their
American fellow students.
Reasons for Difference Manifold.
The reasons for this difference in
American and European university life
are manifold. To begin with, European
students have long tradition of po-
litical activity behind them which
American students lack. few exam
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Milan Develops Name
As Lest Object City

ROME, ItaiT.-Milan is developing
an unrivaled reputation as the city Of
lost Objects Some tine ago an En2erl-
can reported TO the police that she had
left s450,O00 worth OF J,Weiry in taxi.
Wien recovered it w2s found to have
value CT $4,000 So the local poll
ziotti were prepared for the bizarre
when a policeman walking his beat the
other night happened across a bossy-
COW wandering down one of the princi-
pal streets. The alert poliziOtto cap
tured the animal without difficulty. and
after consulting his superiors turned
her into public park. The COW repaid
her captors for the so cents worth Of
hay she consumed each day by produc-
ing two gallons Of milk per diem She
might have continued to live happily
ever after had her milk supply not
failed after two weeks, a development
which led the police to ship her off to
the butcher, Her owner is yet to be
found.
Evening star., 1931-12-20

Instead of wandering through the
brush atoot, they commandeered auto
mobiles. They frequented the towns
and raided hotels. From romantic
bandits they became common-law rob-
bers and from common-laW robbers
racketeerS.
Each one mapped out his district
and levied SO much q year for the
privilege Of selling meat or coal or
market produce therein. Cars could
ing for the privilege SeaShore resorts
were mulcted in annual dues. There
were developed hundred and one
rackets and all the bandits became
racketeerS.
Ihen there came upon the scene one
Napoleone >Natah Corsican born and
bred, he had emigrated to the main
land to make his way in the world
Like many of his fellow islanders who
become top sergeants in the army or
lieutenants in the police force, he had
placed his talents at the disposal of
the authorities. Back to Corsica he
came as deputy commissioner of police.
HIS youthful mind had been filled
with the exploits Of the bandits of
yore-the men who sided with the op-
pressed against the oppressor. who
took from the rich for the benefit of
the poor. He soon discovered that this
race Of bandits was dead and that its
successors were mere racketeers. Dis
gusted with the prevailing disregard for
tradition, Natali, small, scholarly
looking man, but with iron nerve and
indomitable spirit, devoted his life to
tracking down the racketeers. For
years he studied the situation and its
possibilities. Then when his plan of
campaign was complete he asked for
reinforcements from the mainland
This explains the armored cars, the
tank and the general.
One after the other, the robbers are
being shot down because they were
bandits in name alone Corsica will
seem strange without its outlaws but
Napoleone Natali prefers this strange
ness to an island which had deyeloped
bandits without honor.
(Copyright, le3lA
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Quebec Plans to Spend
$7,5OO,OOO on Bridges

OTTAWA. Ontario.-In order to ia
cintato lines OF communications, the
TascherCau government in the Province
of Quebec will spend S7,5O0,000 on new
bridges in different parts of the prov
ince
A bridge connecting the north shore
of the st. Lawrence River near Quebec
City with the Island of orleans, and
the Caughnawaga Bridge across the ST.
Lawrence, adjacent to Lachine near
Montreal, are the two structures Of
chief importance to be erected
Each of these bridges, it is estimated,
will involve an expenditure Of more
than So 900 900. -
Evening star., 1931-12-20
BY G. X. CHESTERTON.

TINE first and most curious thing
about Christmas Is that the very
name has a note of its own.
Il which is really and truly unique.
Christmas does mean Christmas
and nothing else. even If we could not
logically define what it means. 1t GER
tainly does not merely mean "Yule":
nor docs it merely mean Christ tide"
though that title was suggested
by a certain Mr. Thomas Massey, a No
Popery man who was Mortified at the
last s. liable: whereupon Daniel O'Con-
nell reminded him that he himself
ought to be known as Mr. Tho tide
Tidey.
1t has a connotatlon and an atmos-
phere and only very cheap and crude
critics will imagine that it is only the
atmosphere of sage and onions or
burnt brandy Wherever it fingers, 50
long as 1t exists it carries with its
mere name a very distinct suggestion
or saNor which men may like or dis
Evening star., 1931-12-20

Christian. but We should hardly say
one of his native feasts or ceremonies
was true Christmas. 1t would not
occur to us to expect it TO be, and In
fact 1t would not be.
"A Merry Christmas" Out Of Place.
We might assist respectfully at some
ritual in Tibetan monastery celebrat-
ing the birth or last incarnation of
Buddha and see that smiling and SEEM
lngly sleeping image of calm and power,
surrounded with whatever might seem
most fitting to its serenity, rolled in
narcotic incense or Wreathed harmo-
n:ously with the lotus or the lily, but
We should not expect to look up and see
written across il in bright red letters.
"A Merry Christmas" We should feel
that something, with quite as strong a
nell as incense or opium. was min
Cling anonymously with the sacred
OdCrs of the shrine.
We might BE- moveG with not little
Continued on Fourth Page
Evening star., 1931-12-20
BY DR.. ". NJ. KATSCHNIG,

General Secretary o! International Studer
Service
Evening star., 1931-12-20
BY FRANK ii. SIMONDS.

A IMOST seven years ago, return
n ing from a long stay in Berlin
~ at the moment the Dawes Plan
4 \ had been made and the paCtS
of Locarno were being prepared,
I wrote in my syndicate articles the
reasons for my bc,icf that Germany
would never pay leNaratlonS.
Events Fave row giTcn fairly COM
plste confirmation of thnt estimate,
Violently challenged and criticized when
made
In the present article shall try to set
forth the reasons why l believe Ger
many. similarly, will never pay the COM
mercial credits and private loans which,
at the moment. are suspended by the
"standstill agreement" of last Summer,
following the Hoover moratorium.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
BY GASTON NERVAL

e: 3; q !; ~ T.: E; : ::::
character their cnntemnt for
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Student Movements Radical.

As BELTS young people, IN Europe
most of the political movements among
students are of a very radical character,
Sometimes they are definitely out for a
revolutionary overthrow Of the govern
ment in power. However, youth alone
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Evening star., 1931-12-20

In this situation there is approach
inl an upheaval in German domestic
politics. The Bruening government has
made last stand in its recent DEGREES
and laws, involving the imposition of
new and vast burdens upon a people
which. in its own mind at least. already
Is at the very last extremity of suffer-
ing Unless every sign fails. the Ger
man FaScists will soon take control. The
change may come in February, it may
come in May. but all observers now be-
lieve a change is inevitable.
The Hitler people have already an
nounced their purpose TO repudiate
reparations That brings them in
stantly into collision with France. But
reputation of reparations will not
touch the commercial debts, which
Hitler announces he recognizes. But
neither now nor at any time until
there is an adjustment of the Franco
German situation can there be debt
payments ahead Of reparations. And
not for q long time to come is there