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STAR. WASHINGTON D. THURSDAY

the other debt settlements, the reso-
luton stated in part As follows:
"Their debts exceeding $12 ,000, 600, 900
or to be exact, s12,090. .667 ,000-were
Cancelled, the. debtor nations agreeing
merely to help us out in paying interest
ON the money we had borrowed to loan
them. Yes; and all they are to pay,
taken together. is 2ss per cent interest
annually for 62 years on this $4,000
600 900, Then they are through. We
must pay the $4,000, 100000 without
help and also the difference between
this 2sa per cent interest and the in
terest we are paying on the money we
borrowed to loan them
Since the debts were funded, the
Government of the United States has
levied on our taxpayers the sum Of $4.-
42O. 600, 900 in round numbers to pay to
our bon iholders the interest on the
money that was loaned to the allies.
These allies have paid in the same time
the sum of $1,677 ,000, 900 to the United
States. leaving a net cost to us of cost
over receipts of $2,365, 100000. This
sum represents the amount of cost to
US over receipts on this account since
the settlement was made and this is
approximately the amount Of the
Treasury deficit.
"You taxpayers who have heard so
much about the balancing Of the budg-
ct and the high taxes to balance it
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1914 to 1917. Surely never before have
the good nature and almost puerile
faith of people in its pretended
friends been so abused as they have
been in the case of the American peo-
pie who, in 1917, hurled themselves into
a fatuous crusade for the benefits, OF
governments which today are forming
precisely such a coalition, such ring
Of iron, as caused the war in 1914.
Senator Shipstead's speech follows:
II appreciate the honor The WASH
ington Star has shown me by asking
me to discuss this apparently compli..
Gated, but really very simple, subject OF
war debts.
THE postwar debts, ike every debt
in this world, have been causing great
concern to governments and citizens In
every country. These postwar debts
are of two kinds. One class comes un-
der the terms Of the treaty of YER
sailles and is called reparations, to be
paid as war indemnity to the victor
nations by Germany. Under the Dawes
plan in 1924 these were fixed at s28,-
600 100000. 1t having become appar-
ent that Germany could not pay fur
ther reparations, after having paid So
00,000000, this amount was reduced
to 81, 900, ,000.0 by the treaty of Lau-
same. and then to be paid only when
economic conditions In Germany make
1t possible for her to nay.
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credit goes. As credit Is destroyed trade
is destroyed. We hear a good deal
about capacity to pay. Let us think
of the capacity of our own citizens
to pay, burdened with increased deficits
and further undermined confidence in
the Government.
Another discouraging but significant
thing is that while governments and
peoples are complaining about taxes to
pay debts, 1t seems impossible for them
to come to an understanding on the
necessity for reduction of expenditures,
particularly Of ornaments. The ma
tions OF Europe are spending seven
times more on ornaments than they
are paying the United States on debts
still due us and what they have paid
out of moneys received from Germany
and which Germany borrowed If these
nations would cut their military and
naval expenditures by one-seventh they
could pay the sums to us that they
have agreed to pay As a result of
this large expenditure for arm IS and
navies our own expenditures for arma-
ments are hundreds of millions of ool-
lars more annually than we otherwise
would spend
One wonders whether the bones of
Woodrow Wilson do not blush when
confronted with the brazen conduct of
those whose backs we protected from
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"The other cIass OF debts is the debts
Of the allied governments to the Gov
ernment of the United States for money
borrowed during the war and after the
signing Of the armistice. At the time
Of the debt settlements this debt
amounted to a little over 1000 900, :
900 and Of this amount nearly $4,000
100000 was borrowed after the armi-
stice. Under the terms of the debt set
tlement these governments agreed to
pay to the Government of the United
States certain sums Of money each year
and the sums so paid annually amount,
as averaged for all governments to 25a
per cent on the $4,000 ,O00, 600 due at
the time Of the debt settlement. This
was agreed to be paid for 81 years and
then is to be paid no more. This means
that the United States assumed pay
ment of this $4,000. 900 900 of princi-
pal by transferring this debt to Ameri-
can taxpayers and agreed to receive an
nual payments amounting to 25s per
cent annually for 81 years.
That this settlement in effect
amounts to cancellation of the prin-
cipal of the debt is admitted. In a
Senate resolution passed June 10, 1929,
giving the Senate's Interpretation of
the debt settlement with France, and
which Interpretation covers in principle
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should bear in mind this debt settle
ment among other things. So instead
Of being Shylocks our taxpayers have
been contributing this sum to foreign
taxpayers to date in addition to assum-
ing the payment of the principal Of the
original debt of $12 ,O00, 600, 900.
THE 'gentlemen's agreement at Lau-
same is q reservation on the reduc-
tion of cancellation of reparations in
that England. France, Belgium and
Italy agree that unless they can collect
the reparations from the United States
in the form of cancellation of sums to
be paid US under the terms of the debt
settlements the agreement with Ger
many should not be binding and an
other conference is to be called.
Our former associates have taken
the position that unless they can collect
war indemnities from Germany their
agreement to pay us certain sums in
the next 62 years should be nullified.
1t was common talk in Europe a year
ago that the Hoover moratorium meant
that all payments on intergovernmental
debts would cease.
The Government Of the United
States had at all times refused to off,
cially agree to have payments OF debts
for money borrowed dependent upon
the war indemnities. To enter into
such an agreement would mean that II
reparations cannot be paid, the allied
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governments will not pay us what thew
have agreed, and Uncle Sam would
then have to levy taxes to pay the Diff
terence. In effect this would mean that
the American taxpayer would pay the
war indemnity instead Of Germany. In
addition, it would mean that additional
taxes will be levied on American tax
payers IN order to release further
credits TO build armies and navies In
Europe and further imperialistic policies
on the continent and in Asia.
President Wilson in 1920 stated In
letter to Lloyd George as follows: The
United States fails to perceive the logic
IN a suggestion in effect either that the
United States shall pay part of Ger
many's reparations obligation or that
1t shall make gratuity to the allied
governments TO induce them to fix such
obligation at an amount within Ger
manys capacity to pay. This Govern
ment has endeavored heretofore in q
most friendly spirit to make it clear
that 1t cannot consent to connect the
reparation question with that of inter-
governmental Indebtedness
In ratifying the Hoover moratorium
Congress attached an amendment TO the
resolution OF ratification, in which
amendment 1t was expressed that 1t Is
the sense Of the Congress of the United
States that the sums owed to the United
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secret diplomacy in Europe and the
forming of alliances for balance OF
power is being carried on apparently
in the confident hope that after the
American election in November their
debts to us will be cancelled.
Certainly debts" he declared. whether
public or private, whether national or
international. are an extraordinary
burden at this time, due TO the fact
that they were borrowed in terms OF
cheap credit money and now payment
must be made in money or commodities
based on the high relative value OF gold.
But this injustice all debtors must
suffer, whether public or private, ma
tional or international. The governments
of Great Britain and France and other
European countries have gone a long
way to eliminate this injustice to their
own debtors by reducing the value OF
the pound and the franc. The Govern
ment of the United States so far having
refused to take cognizance OF this in
justice to our debtors, whether foreign
or domestic, has greatly increased the
burden of debts to and within the
United States.
The world is drifting toward chaos
because Of lack OF confidence. This
drive to cancel international debts is
helping to destroy whatever confidence
there is left. When confidence goes,
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SH|PSTEAD SCORES
DEBT CANCELLATION
Europe Should Pay U. S., He
Tells Forum-Urges Arma-
ment Cuts.

ut IS apparent that debtor govern
ments and our own private investors in
foreign securities are combining their
forces in a concerted drive against the
American taxpayer to place their debts
and doubtful investments on the tax
payers backs" Senator Henrik Ship
stead of Minnesota. declared in the
National Radio Forum, arranged by
The E.ening Star and broadcast over
coast-to-coast network Of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. last night.
Senator Shipstead charged that the
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Evening star., 1932-02-11
ROYAL ARCH NAMES
C00MBS AS LEADER
Other Officers of the Grand
Chapter Line Advanced
One Station.

Deputy Grand High Priest Charles
Cyrus Coombs was elected grand high
priest of Royal Arch Masons in the
District of Columbia. at the annual con-
vocation of the Grand Chapter last
night in Masonic Temple. Thirteenth
street and New York avenue He sue
ceeds Rev. DR.. Luther H. Wa1ing, who
has served as grand high priest since
February, 1881. Other officers of the
Grand Chapter line advanced one sta
tion at the election last night were:
A. Clifford wilkins. to be deputy grand
high priest; Robert L. Kause, to be grand
king; Otto B. Roepke. to be granc
scribe; David S. Dawson, to be grano
captain of the host: Frank M Roller
to be grand principal sojourner; Eugene
E. Thompson, to be grand royal arch
captain; Clarence j. West to be grand
master of the third veil. and Charles
j. Armbruster. to be grand master OF
the second veil
George S. Foreman of Eureka Chap
ter, No. 4, who served as high priest
of that chapter during the year 1920
was elected grand master of the first
vail. If he progresses through the sew
eral stations. he will ultimately become
grand high priest
The following were unanimously re-
elected: J. Claude KEEPER, to be grand
secretary: John A. Colborn, to be grand
treasurer: Lucien G. Yung, to be grand
visitor and lecturer; Rev. Dr. John c.
Palmer, to be grand chaplain, and
Castleman P. Boss, to be grand senti-
mel, DR.. Emmett M. Carter past grand
high priest, whose term as trustee eX-
pired last night, was reelected trustee
for three years.
Evening star., 1932-02-11
TAX ON FEDERAL
PROPERTY URGED
Monarch Club, Opposing
Mapes Bill, Suggests Plan
as Equitable.

Equal taxation on Government owned
and privately owned property in the
District was urged by the Washington
Monarch Club in resolution which
also voiced opposition to the Mapes bills
to increase taxes.
Condemning the Mapes bills as plac-
ing an unfair burden on the people of
the District and all other persons own
ing property here. the resolution sug-
gested taxation of Government prop
ef1g on basis of its actual value as a
substitute which would settle the fiscal
relations problem of the District and the
Federal Government in an equitable
manner
The resolution states that I'VE are
in favor of an equitable division of
taxes and respectfully suggest to Con-
gress that there be enacted into law
a plan whereby all property situate in
the District of Columbia be assessed
by qualified assessors, and that the
amount of tax to be paid by the Fed
eral Government and the District tax
payers be based upon such assess
ment This would, We submit, elimi-
nate any charge Of partiality either
upon the part of the Federal Govern
ment or upon those paying taxes in
said District.
The club directed that the resolution
be forwarded to each chapter of Ma
tional Monarch Clubs throughout the
United States with the request that it
be indorsed
The resolution stated that the Mapes
bill was passed with undue haste" by
the HOUSE of Representatives and with
out public hearing. The citizens of the
District are bearing more than their
proportionate share Of local taxes, it
was asserted.
Evening star., 1932-02-11
EDGE DENIES REPORT
HE WILL QUIT POST
American Ambassador to France
Declares He Is Content With
Present Office.

Walter E. Edge. American Ambassa-
dor to France, during his call at the
White House today denied with con-
siderable emphasis the report that he
was contemplating resigning his Paris
post and that he would probably become
a Republican candidate for the Senate
from New Jersey.
I'm perfectly happy and content
with my present place" Ambassador
Edge said to a gathering of newspaper
men just outside the Presidents office,
land hope to be permitted to remain
where l am"
The Ambassador declined to make any
comment upon the reparations question
or on the political situation in this
country. either nationally or as it exists
in his own State. He said he will leave
Monday for Paris. but expects to come
back to this country next Summer.
Mr. Edge intimated that his return here
probably would be in time for him TO
attend the next Republican National
Convention. He declined, however, TO
say whether he would be delegate TO
that convention. Neither would he say
whether he would take hand in the
campaign.
The Ambassador said he was having
a great time in Paris. Besides having
plenty of work to do, he has been able
to enjoy himself To his old friends
about the White House he gave the
physical appearance of being In better
shape than in many years.
Evening star., 1932-02-11
EXTENDED AUTHORITY
OF CITYHEADS FOUGHT
Park View Citizens Association
Opposes Resolution Now Before
Two Houses.

A resolution opposing bill before
the Senate and House, granting ad-
ditional powers to the District Com
missioners, was adopted last night by
the Park View Citizens Association,
meeting in the auditorium of the Park
View School.
The association objected to the broad
extension of Jurisdiction added in the
bill.
The association also objected to the
wording Of a resolution before Con-
gress, regarding the merger of trac-
tion lines in the District. Members
stated that the resolution does not make
any provisions for universal transfer
or special rates for school children
Community celebration plans for the
Bicentennial were discussed. 1t was
decided the Park View School grounds
are to be beautified as a part of this
program. A celebration, sponsored by
the organization in conjunction with
the Parent Teacher Association of the
Park View School and the Park View
Womens Club, also is planned.
Evening star., 1932-02-11
IN ESTATE VALUES
COMPLICATES WILL PROBLEMS
Testators Are Leaving More Legacies Than They Have
Assets to Pay Them.

and his home which was free of en-
cumbrance. At the time of his death
end for some time prior thereto the
market price of these same shares of
stock had shrunk to $40 a share, or a
total of $4,000. Thus the estate Is
short by $4,000 of enough personal
property to pay the legacies and If the
court should be compelled to hold that
the legacies are q charge on the real
estate, the home would have to be sold
and the proceeds used to make up the
deficiency in the legacies, resulting in
a. distinct hardship on the members of
the testator's family to whom the real
estate had been devised and who ex-
pected to continue to occupy it as their
home
If the testator had made a careful
check on the present value of his es-
tate he would, in all probability. have
changed his will by reducing the leg
acies in proportion to the shrinkage Of
his assets. This is only one instance
of the unfortunate results Of the de-
preston in values so far as the admin
istration of estates Is concerned" Mr..
Cogswell stated. "It could have been
prevented by the testator himself. I
am convinced that for the protection
of themselves and their benef1ciaries.
every one who has made will should
re-examine it now and re-appraise their
assets as Of their present value so as
to determine whether q change OF their
will Is necessary under the present
altered conditions"
Evening star., 1932-02-11
FIRES ON COUPLE,
TURNS GUN ON SELF
Estranged Husband Recover.
ing at GaIIinger From
Bullet Wound.

Irving Arminger, Is years old. Of
1903 South Carroll street. Baltimore,
was believed recovering today at Gal
linger Hospital from a bullet wound
which, police say, was self-inflicted late
yesterday after Arminger fired four
shots at a man and woman in an
apartment at 1l06 L street
Arminger was disarmed by Policemen
D. A Davis and E. K. O'Brien. who
went to the apartment after Ruth Howe
of the L street address, and John Vet
ters, 20, of East Hamberg street, Bal
timore, had fled to the street and turned
in an alarm. Arminger was said to
have shot at both, although none OF
the bullets took effect.
Arminger, police say, then turned the
gun on himself, putting a shot through
his shoulder. He was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital for first-aid treatment
and transferred to Gallinger Hospital
According to the police report, Armin-
ger had been drinking heavily. He
began shooting. occupants of the apart
ment said, after he came to the apart
ment and inquired the whereabouts oi
his wife. from whom he had beer
estranged.
Evening star., 1932-02-11
LECTURE WILL DESCRIBE
AIR TRIP OVER PAMPAS
Leader of Peruvian Expedition
Will Address National Geo.
graphic Society Members.

The story of thrilling adventures in
the air over deserts and pampas and
mountains of Peru to obtain photo
graphs Of ancient ruined cities and for
tifications will be told to members of
the National Geographic Society to-
morrow evening at the Washington
Auditorium by Robert Shippee, youth
full leader of the Shippee johnson Pc
ruvian Expedition.
Unusual motion picture films and
still photographs selected from the tens
of thousands of exposures made from
the air will be shown by Mr.. Shippee
in illustrating his address. The party
had many aviation problems to solve,
including the safe landing on mountain
fields at such high attitudes that the
planes had a landing speed of nearly
q hundred miles an hour.
Among the structures of the ancient
Peruvians studied and photographed
from the air were the fortress city of
Machu Picchu; Chan-Chan, ruined
capital of the Great Chimu; and a
Great Wall, evidently built for defen-
sive purposes, which stretches for more
than 40 miles from the seacoast into
the mountains.
Evening star., 1932-02-11

The Supreme Court of the District
and the Office of the register of wills
for the District of Columbia are having
many intricate problems presented at
present due largely to the great shrink
age in the values of estates occurring
both before the death Of decedents and
during the year of administration OF
the estates.
One Of the difficulties arises from the
fact that testators are leaving more
legacies in their wills than they have
assets to pay them, based on present
liquidating values Of securities.
Theodore Cogswel, register OF wills
for the District, said today he is of the
opinion every person who executed his
will before values receded so heavily
should make q careful examination OF
it at this time and also a careful check
on the present value of his assets in
order to ascertain whether he now has
enough to pay the legacies and devises
made in the will. Cogswell pointed out
for example, that there was recently
filed in his Office the will of a promi-
nent resident of Washington. who re-
membered friends with legacies to the
extent Of $4,000. He left the balance
of his estate consisting Of the home IN
which he resided to close relative.
At the time he made the will several
years ago he had as his entire estate
500 shares Of stock of q local street
railway company which were then
worth 500 a share to total Of $4,000,