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foreign minister, "but they were neces-
sary in the interest of European peace"
There Is q plain hint here that italy
retired from her previous insistence
upon ton-for-ton equality with the
French feet. If she has, it is certain
that Mussolini obtained compensatory
concessions Of some sort that win at
least appear to. leave Fascist prestige
| undiminished.
American interest in the Franco
italian naval accord is twofold. In the
first place the recent mediatory activi-
ties of Brush Foreign Minister Hen
derson and Naval Minister Alexander
in Rome and Paris were the aftermath
of earlier efforts carried on at Presi-
dent Hoover's instigation by Ambas-
sador Hugh Gibson. Unquestionably
Mr. Gibsons November conversations
with the French and italian authorities
paved the way to the happy ending
presently to take the form of a FIVE
power limitation treaty, through the
adhesion of the Paris and Rome gov
ernments.
The United States concern in this
satisfactory development has yet an
other aspect. The existing treaty con-
tains the so-called escalator, or "es-
cape" clause, whereby Britain, America
or Japan is at liberty to build beyond
allotted tonnages in case any outside
power-France or Italy, for example
should embark upon excessive construc-
ton programs.
The British were particularly af-
fected by the possibility that Franco
italian competition would require costly
British construction to permit John
Bull to maintain two-power European
naval standard. Had the British been
impelled to- exceed the agreed Anglo
American parity figure Of 1850, 000-odd
tons, the United States, if we adhered
to the parity principle, would be face
to face with corresponding new con-
struction requirements and expendi-
lures.
The Franco-Italian entente banishes
these grim contingencies. Statesman
ship scores a notable victory. The cause
of world peace is substantially bulwark-
ed. Not only is the sky at flash
cleared for an effective general disar-
mament conference in 1882, but the
next naval conference, to be held in
1886, may now be fronted with rich
hope that it will record continued al
vance in the field of naval limitation.
The United States has still an ines
capable and important duty of its own
to perfornl-to proceed without falter or
delay to build the Navy which the lin
itation treaty allots us. Nothing what
ever has occurred to absolve us from
that right and duty by so much as a jot
or a title.
Congress has two working days left
1t should devote part Of them to passing
the $74,000,000 treaty-Navy preliminary
construction program.
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL.

An orange crocus frightened the darl
green of the foundation planting or
| the afternoon Of February rs.
If it was not the first crocus Of
Spring, it was one Of the first.
BY the next day half dozen OF it
fellows had joined it in the enjoyment
of the sunshine.
How eagerly the first flowers Of
Spring are awaited by Winter-bouno
! gardeners!
Some way or other it seems as II
universal rejoicing, they are so bright
so winsome, as they peep up amid the
grass.
Tulips are we'll through the soil, with
iris following a close second. Leaf buds
are swelling on the spireas. The grass
itself is taking on a greener ttnge.
These changes are coming about
without much rain. We were about 70
say without any rain, but that would
not be fair or correct.
Washington and vicinity has nae
some rain, although still officially 1t
has a seasonal deficiency of precipita-
ton, to say nothing of being Tar. lar
behind as the result of the continuing
drought.
The truth is that there has not been
g. "really good rain" one of the lasting
variety, since about April is, 1880. That
rain, as we recall it, lasted for couple
of days, during which the water came
down with rush, hour after hour.
Such downpours are what are needeo'
and sadly, at this time. The contlnu,
ing fair skies of the week just passed
made a similar occurrence seem I'M
probable, if not impossible.
X X X
Some householders are tinaid about
accepting for themselves the honorable
title of Gardener.
They should not be.
ANY one is a gardener who wants TO
be and who makes an honest attempt
to be.
He may have an estate Of SO acres
or less or be merely the freebooter OF
a small suburban or city place, but II
he regards himself as gardener, ne Is.
Now, this is satisfactory.
Not every occupation admits q man
so freely. with so little fuss and fury.
Many professions and trades call for
diplomas, for degrees, for cards, for
passes, for countersigns, for evidence
and the like.
The fitness of the candidate is passed
lIpon, in some instances, by august
bodies composed of worthy gentlemen
who seem to take secret and even
malicious pleasure in keeping one out.
X X X
There are no black balls in the gar
den, although there may be, and often
are, plenty of black beetles, those funny
fellows which live beneath old stones
and run away in all directions II you
upset their ancestral home.
There is, in other words, mo high or
low degree" if one enters peacefully,
shuts the gate and minds ones own
business.
The real gardening is done IN the
mind, where not even q meddler can
enter, If one Is determined not to let
him.
This invisible gate of the mind Is
sadly lacking in many cases. Its hinges
need the oil of contentment, ana It's
bars must be made of stout stuff, in
deed. an alloy of two parts determine
ton, one part resolve and six parts
sheer grit.
Il 4
With this gate firmly in place, any
gardener can shut out the sneers OF
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France and italy Agree.

Almost year ago to the day the
fate of the London Naval Conference
hung TREMENDOUSLY in the balance be-
cause of the inability of France and
Italy to bury the differences which
separated them on the crucial question
Of parity. Reluctantly, the three other
conference powers, Great Britain, the
United States and Japan, proceeded
TO perfect tripartite limitation treaty.
The conference, after further weeks Of
futile parley, eventually adjourned,
leaving the estranged French and
Italians TO reach an agreement through
direct and diplomatic channels.
Success has at length crowned those
efforts. The seemingly impossible has
been achieved. Thanks immediately,
but not exclusively, to the good Offices
OF the British government, Paris and
Rome have arrived at an understands
ing. Its details have still to be dis
closed. All that is definitely known
Is that ways and means apparently
have been evolved for evading the
dangerous and delicate question Of
parity.
I'VE have naads serious sacrinces,'
bavs sisnor dino onndi. the ltaliAz
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Peru .Flops Again.

q Yeru's counter which
has tust ousted the government set up
IA consequence Of the anti-Leguia revolt
6f August, continues as 1t began and
has thus far eventuated, 1t will be one
Of thu most satisfactory Of all the South
American reactions, in point of mild
ness Of procedure. For it has been
comparatively bloodless. At the capital,
where the actual custer OF the Cerro
regime was effected, the revolution was
no more than the issue Of q manifesto
by the navy, followed by meeting at
the government palace, at which the
President announced his resignation.
Then q new junta was set up, consist
Ing Of the chief justice and the heads
Of the army and the navy, to carry on
q the executive, with the chief justice
as acting President, until communica-
ton can be had with the northern and
southern rebels who have for a few days
been asitating In their respective prov
ancea. No definite reports have come
As 70 the extent or the actual activities
u these two rebelIous groups, but 1t
would seem that the casualties in the
Local disturbances have been inconse-
auentdal.
The Peruvian Navy proved to be the
NOciding factor in this latest oyerturn
T7ne Cerro government had loaded some
troops upon transports to be sent to
the scene Of disturbance In the south
but one Of the warships blockaded the
passage TO sea and held the transports
IA harbor. This was the first definite
evidence that the naval organization
was hostile to the Cerro rule. The 10y
atty Of the army had been somewhat II
-truesGaon, but Cerro had managed Z
prSvent open revolt. With the nav
a Ene control Of observation-disclosures
gm - netting - b dons save :.
80 q ~ mandate and ysstgn. Tnat
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WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

the redoubtable general IS managing to
stand without whimper the drain on
his private purse which the London
embassy imposes, commonly estimated
at 500, 900 q year. The Ambassador
denials are not likely, however, to put
a stop to the use of his name In po-
litical crossword puzzles.
y y n X
There is nothing new in the practice
Of members of Congress putting their
wives, their sons or daughters or other
near relatives on the Government pay
roll In the capacity of congressional
secretaries or clerks. But it received
a bit of publicity recently when a
member from Oklahoma denounced
"nepotism' and introduced a bill to
make such employment unlawful. The
reverse of this practice is illustrated
by the case Of Representative La
Guardia of New York, who married
his secretary last month. She had
been in his employ for a dozen years,
long antedating his coming to Con-
greSs. She was the acme Of secretarial
efficiency, as the saying goes, worth
a dozen ordinary stenographers." But
the day she became Mrs. La Guardia
she went off the Federal pay roll.
Hereafter she can collect and spend
her husbands salary check, perhaps.
Now the New York member has hired
two girls to do the work formerly done
by one.
Believe It or not, 8 more teeth are
required Of firemen and policemen
than Of soldiers and sailors. Uncle
Sam will pass for enlistment into the
Army or Navy applicants with IL teeth
out of 9 potential mouthful OF 80 teeth,
while fine Civil Service Commissions
Federal and State, in their physical
examinations for applicants for Police
and Fire Departments require a mini
mum of 20 teeth. The IL teeth, how
ever, which the Army and Navy re-
quire are very particular ones. They
must be sound and vital and there
must be at least firmly rooted in
each Jaw, divided, cutting teeth and
grinding teeth (nlolars) above and
below, and the uppers and lowers must
coincide.
CCopyriRht, 1879
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From the Schenectady Gazette.
Partisans on both sides Of the House
will not feel much sympathy for Gov.
Roosevelt's proposal that Judges be pro-
hibited from serving as officials Of busi-
ness enterprises. Yet the welfare Of the
body polite makes some such legal pro-
vision necessary, and it Is to be hoped
the Legislature will take action OF this
kind at the present session.
There are two ways OF looking at the
matter. First Of ALL a place on the Su-
preme Court or Court of Appeals is
something to which a great many dis
tinguished lawyers aspire.
Much dignity and honor attach to
the position. The powers of judges are
far-reaching, much greater than those
of other officials. Salaries usually are
high-while possibly not so much as
some might earn in private practice,
when other advantages of the position
are considered they measure up.
Hence the man seeking, and accept
ing, judicial position should be ready
to regard its salary as sufficient, instead
of endeavoring to augment 1t from out
side sources.
Again we see a distinction between
the jurist and any other public official.
So long as the latter is not acting in a
dual capacity-dealing as an officer
with concern in which he Is interested
no harm can be done, aside from a
possible neglect of duties.
But q Judge must be free from all
outside entanglements and influences.
He never knows when he may be called
upon to pass Judgment on some matter
| in which he would have a personal in
terest and naturally could not avoid
bias were he connected with the con-
Germ in an official capacity. Likewise
such connections would result in per-
sonal associations which would possibly
cause bias, even if the judge made every
effort to avoid it.
Our judiciary, being called upon con-
| tinually to act as arbitrator or mediator
In everyday affairs, should be removed
as far as possible from them. This
result adoption of the Governors sug-
/ pestinn would further.
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those who accuse him, perhaps will
some seeming justice, Of securing ;
hired man to do most of his gardening
or of permitting his family to do ii
or of not getting very good result
after all.
These things make little or no diff
ference in the clustered mind of tn,
man or woman who is determined II
be a gardener. Happily, results ar
not all that count here in the clea,
atmosphere Of the spirit.
For it is the spirit of man that gar,
dens, just as it Is the spirit of mar
which reads, or which looks at grea
paintings or listens to great music.
Jealousy and envy play no part II
| the dream life of the real booklover
or of the artist or the musician.
Such have only contempt for thost
who attempt to grow weeds in theil
precious Fairgrounds.
| x 4 \
The true gardener, then, Is he or she
who wants to be, and Is In truth, q
| gardener.
One rose in such hands is more thar
whole garden full in the paws of the
| flower cutter.
So gardening becomes an even bet
ter exercise, and certainly gentler, fol
the mind than for the body, true
quietude of seeking and accomplish
ing which is without the fret and fume
of the everyday rush and roar.
Even the quietest person, who Is de-
termined to resist as much as he is
able the "pace" Of the century, espe-
cially as developed in this country, is
drawn into the mad whirl despite his
best endeavorS to the contrary.
He cannot attempt to cross q busy
thoroughfare without being forcibly
reminded of the existence of powerful
and dangerous tendencies of the age.
It is worse on country roads which once
were ways of peace and plenty. The
plenitude Is still there, but the peace
has vanished.
It Is not a stretch of the imagination,
or of the truth of language, to say that
in going into a garden modern man
or woman does more than step out of
doors.
He does infinitely more. II he has
had the sense enough to surround his
place with some sort of boundary line,
be it no more than a hedge, he has
kept himself to himself and ready for
happy failure.
This land is filled with unhappy
failure. 1t Is only in a garden that
one may face failure with a smile. This
comes about because in a garden one
deals with inconsequentials. One beet,
in itself, Is not much of consequence,
although million beets may be.
One rosebush will not make or break
a homeowner, whether he gardens on
a small or large physical scale. The
mental side of his gardening is the
important side, and If he fails or sue
ceeds, it Is all one with him.
Early Spring is good time, a pecul-
iarly good time, to determine upon this
attitude. We have in mi2d the host
of ambitious grubbers in the soil who,
for one reason or other, quarrel with
themselves and every one else because
some plant "does not do good" for
them, or some shrub dies, or some
vegetable gets blight.
These things cannot be helped, or, at
least, often are not heIped, as the say
ing is. The important thing here, as
elsewhere, is to take life with a sense
of hurnor, as far as one Is able, and to
garden, not so much with brains" as
the late Henry T. Finck said, but with
smiles.
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Pennsylvania Line Credited
With Leadership in Revival

better way than that to stimulate In
dustry and hasten the return OF normal
prosperity"
The Pennsylvania attitude is regarded
| by the st. Louis Times as "a business
proposition and not merely O gesture,
altruistic." That paper. continues:
''They have been looking into prices
and find that, at present figures, they
can get more for their money. They
| propose to take advantage of bargains.
| If this Is true Of railroads, It VIII be
found true Of every activity" The
Newark Evening News advises that "a
wider acceptance Of this view by busi-
ness and industrial leaders would be
helpful" The Baltimore Sun believes
that the confidence displayed in the
future Of the railroad industry should
serve as q tonic to other carriers" and
that the general tone Of the statement
! Is challenge to business leaders to be
up and doing"
The New York Evening World de-
clareS that great corporations which
ultimately must make improvements
Will not only be performing patriotic
service by pushing construction work
now, but they win be saving money for
themselves by doing so. "If more of
the great corporations Of the Nation
were to emulate the example Of the
pennsylvania Railroad" it concludes.
much would be done to hurry us
through the depression"
The policy adopted by the Pennsyl-
vania lines" according to the Birming-
nam News, lis already being widely fol-
lowed. Doubtless this accounts larrelv
for the signs of quickening activity in
the business world now to be found, or
u may De the other way round. Per-
maps In many instances the signs of
general economic improvement are re-
sponsible for the speeding un or ex-
pansion Of building programs. At any
rate, 1T Is certain that there has been
a marked revival Of confidence"
II several Of the country's leading
industrial plants joined hands with the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. and used
the same weapons" thinks the Altoona
Mirror, the country would soon be rid
ing on the crest of assured and contin.
uous prosperity" AS to rail policies.
the Asbury Park Press declares: HAD
railroad executives Of today the vision
that inspired the DEVELOPMENT Of their
business between 1870 and 1890, MANY
OF the problems of which they now
complain would automatically vanish.
Bus lines, the foremost of their wor.
res, are not competitors to good train
service, but rather to the poor service
which so many Of the roads now pro-
vide. The same is true of automobile
travel. Thousands who now use fhe
highways would not do so were It more
convenient to ride by rail"
Eastern railroads" remarks the Roch-
ester Times-Union, shave commitments
and programs in view that will cali for
the expenditure Of between $500. 600 200
and $700.000,00 The indicated ex-
penditures Of the New York Central
win total something like $3.50 ,O00. 600 Of
this sum. In this State contracts have
already been let for crossing eiimina.
tons this year that win amount to SAL
this State by other railroads tfiis wear
will run into something above si5,0OO.-
600, it is understood. All this means
money circulation. It cant b 1nOknd
ct from any cthsx angls.e
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SHOOTING STARS.
BIZ PHnANDEa JOHNSON.
An influential ROOM

An Influential Book.
The Ten Commandments we must heed,
Yet, as we reverently read,
We sometimes have to turn away
And ask, What does the ledger sayp'
That ledger Is serious book
On which with fear men often look
And devious paths Of conduct tread
For fear Of getting Gin the red"
And so when policies are framed,
Or Sympathy our thought has claimed,
A generous impulse oft we stay
To ask, what does the ledger say?"
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A new political organization Is de-
manded for Great Britain by Sir Os-
valid Mosely, a young man who wants
10 combine the Liberal, Conservative and
Labor parties. The merger idea Is
reaching for influence in the most emf
nent circles,
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Mighty "reminiscences.

What mighty deeds the past has hid!
Unto the man we bow
Who tells of what great things he did
But isn't working now.
It's good to hear about the lad
Who showed the whole world how"
We feel that it is just too bad
He isn't working now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02

Remedies for unemployment must be
devised with skill If they can persuade
the habitual soap-box orator to seek
work instead Of street-corner applause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02

Eminent racketeers are in agreement
with the spirit Of reform in one respect:
None wants the open saloon restored
The speakeasy answers all their require
nents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02

Archeologists of the future are likely
to find research more hazardous if they
are expected to look for unexploded
bombs and grenades instead of for stone
axes and arrowheads.
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Member Of the Associated Press.

the Associated Press is exclusively entitled
10 the use for republication of all news dis
patches credited to 1t or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the l2csi news
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
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Advice Of old Polonius, Neither Q
borrower nor . lender be-" sounds easy,
but presents its difficulties when such
n matter as the bonus loan comes up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02

England sends her princes out to look
for business. Everybody is now proud
Of the opportunity to apply himself to
some useful occupation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02

For a decade Senator Norris has been
cunning lame ducks" A successful
hunter needs patience as well as marks
manship.
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A Biological Reverse.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Stain presents the Kiplingesque
figure Of : man that walks Ike bear.
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@. Were any Of the strange figures
Csculptured by q vanished race) found
on Easter Island, north of Australia,
ever brought to an American museum?
IF. J. P.
A. A stone image, stone crown and
stone head from Easter Island were
brought to the United States by an ex-
petition for the Smithsonian Institution
In 1887.
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Einstein and the Statesman.

How big is this great universe?
Somehow this does not worry me.
I ask how great-the problems worse
The Treasury's lack Of cash may be-
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Rate BY MaiI-Payable In Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
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Consideration for the Public.

OVNHN1tI@E WsHVAA AVL EX1o 4 UUAIDs
at Is regarded as absolutely necessary
for Congress to take a vacation"
Absolutely" agreed Senator Sorghum.
do you public men grow weary Of
communicating great ideas?"
mot at all. But the public should
be given little time now and then to
think them over"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
Among the Mountains.

Streets in the financial district of
New York look like your own Western
canyons"
"Yes," answered Cactus Joe, land
they're full of tips on how to get rich.
Every day when I'm looking at the big
buildings I meet some chap who re-
minds me of our old-timer out home
who used to keep saying 'Thar's gold
In them thar hills"
ga lifetime" said Hi Ho, the sage Of
Chinatown, sis like book. A beautiful
cover with golden edges may offer little
thought that makes it worth while to
look inside"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02

@. We are rehearsing an English
play and wish to know how the English
pronounce the slang term ''bally."-
II. B.
A. 1t is pronounced to rhyme with
Sally.
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Jud TIlnkins says he used to like his
pipe, but he has given it up rather
than hear his wife criticize him for not
looking like the picture Of a college
boy In a tobacco ad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02

de man dat kin keep FUN con-
tinually sayin' all OATS on his mind. {"
said Uncle Eben, "is liable to store up
enough. % dat when be doea talk hen
b wuth Nsksnanf to-