The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-12
ROTARlANS SPEAK
TO KIWAN|S CLUB
constans, Baird and Murphy
Discuss Past, Present and
Future Of Nation

Three members Of the Rotary club
were speakers at the luncheon meet
ing OF the Bismarck Kiwanis clut
Tuesday noon at the Grand Pacific
hotel.
Dr.. g. M. Constans talked about
the history Of 1881. L. r. Baird, Dick
inson. discussed the present outlook
and f.. w. Murphy offered some OBJ
servations on the future. The pro-
phecies were spiced with humor and
comments on past experience.
Reviewing the political events OF
last year, Constans asserted no out
Standing leaders have been developed.
President Hoover's difficulties, he
said. are partly due to the fact that
he attempted to weld the role Of a
bold and independent leader Of the
Cleveland Roosevelt Wilson type,
with that Of the practical politician,
Of the Mckinley, Coolidge type. The
two roles were incompatible and
Hoover was not enough of an actor
to fill them well, he said.
Too many commissions and the un-
satisfactory results which they pro-
duced. led to dissatisfaction in the
Republican party, he said, and orol1;-
bition came to the fore because of
emphasis placed upon it by three of
the greatest organizations in the
country. These. he said. were the
American Legion. the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and the American
Bar association.
Mentions Capitol Fire
In North Dakota, he said, the two
greatest factors affecting the political
outlook were the destruction Of the
capitol building and the drouth in
the northwestern part of the state.
Among foreign events of outstand-
ing Importance, Constans listed the
change in the government of Spain,
comparative stability in Mexico and
an uproar In South America, coupled
with the visits of Laval and Grandi
to the United States and OF Gandhi
to England. OF Russia he said no
one really knows what has happened
there.
The popular opinion. he said, is
that the League Of Nations has def
initely failed and this situation will
seriously affect the forthcoming dis
armament conference.
Both Constans and Baird painted
none too rosy q picture of business
and financial conditions but the lat
ter said 1t appears that business has
been pretty generally Debated and
the firms which have survived are
ready to push forward when oppor-
tunity offers.
Buck Passing Passes
He said the best sign Is that peo-
pie no longer are attempting to lift
themselves by their bootstraps and
that buck passing" is diminishing
He predicted continued peace for
America in 1892 and said the League
Of Nations, while it had failed in the
Sino-Japan dispute, had not conf
pletely broken down and was of some
moral value.
The pressing world problem. he
said. is reparations. He predicted
Germany's debts will be scaled down.
Touching on banking, he said
something fundamental Is wrong
with the banking situation and pre-
dicted commission OF experts to get
down to the cause. He predicted one
result would be the working out OF
new banking SYSTEM
Bismarck, he asae led. is in the
best position to maj rapid advance
amcng the cities Of the state because
Of its plentiful supply Of water and
its advantages Of location. He pre-
dicted that the people of the state
would reaffirm the action of the
pioneers who located the capital here
at the forthcoming election in March.
He also forecasted great future
for North Dakota in the development
Of its chemical resources.
Visitors at the meeting were State
Senator j. p. Cain and Attorney H.
w. Machoff. Dickinson.