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Evening star., 1932-11-25
Handling the Debts.

Just what would the Democrats in
Congress have said about President
Hoover If three months ago he had
undertaken to negotiate with the for
eign debtor nations on the question Of
revision of the debts? Imagine the
tumult, with Vice President-elect Gar
ner, the Speaker Of the present House,
leading the chorus. II the President
we're to undertake such negotiations
even now, the chances are that Con-
gress would insist that its prerogatives
in the matter Of the debts have been
grossly overridden by the Executive.
Yet the President-elect, Gov. Roosevelt
Of New York, lays down the policy Of
having the Chief Executive deal with
the debtor nations through diplomatic
channels, apparently without saying
'by your leave" to the Congress Is
this the course which Mr.. Roosevelt
intends to pursue when he comes to the
White House? II he does follow this
course, he may find, like other Presi-
dents, that he has a Congress on his
hands"
Admittedly, Gov. Roosevelt was un-
willing to close the door TO the debtor
nations which have desired to talk over
the debts again with the United States.
To decline to talk with a debtor smacks
too much Of enmity; Is too great a
strain on the considerations which
should maintain among friendly nations
as among, individuals. But equally IL
appears Gov. Roosevelt was unwilling 10
reach an accord with the President In
this matter Of the debts. A differences
over which method Of conversation with
Evening star., 1932-11-25
The Real Problem.

To those who bear none Of the re-
sponsibilities Of office, some Of the ac-
tions by the municipal authorities In
connection with the projected hunger
marches on Washington this Winter
may appear to be little hysterical.
No man In public ofice can afford
to be hysterical, and there is no real
showing that any of them have be-
come hysterical 1t is erroneous to
regard careful precautions as mani
festations Of hysteria.
The threat by the various agitators
for demonstrations in washington this
Winter Is serious and must be treated
seriously; not because Of the possible
destruction of property; not because OF
the possibility Of street fighting and
bloodshcd; not because the agsrega-
lions Of men and women who may be
misle4 into washington win 9eriously
tfircxtSn the foundations OF Cur Gov
Evening star., 1932-11-25
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

| what the members Of the retiring Hoo
yer administration are going to do after
March next is forthcoming from Mrs.
Arthur M. Hyde, wife of the Secretary
of Agriculture. Mrs. Hyde was unex-
pectedly called upon to speak at the
recent Washington meeting OF the
woman's National Farm and Garden
Association, Of which Mrs. Henry Ford
Is president. Mrs. Hyde was introduced
Missouri. She seized upon that refer
! ence as the text for her opening re-
marks, which brought down the house.
well, I suppose" she said, quietly
and without seeming to wisecrack'
there's nothing for us to do but to
go back to the farms"
y y n
John w. Dafoe, veteran editor Of the
Winnipeg Free Press, and Canadas
foremost journalist, happened to be q
visitor to Washington during President
! elect Roosevelts sojourn and was in
the thick Of all the attendant news
paper excitement. OF course, as q loyal
citizen of the empire, Mr.. Dafoe Is tre-
mendously interested in what happens,
or doesn't happen, about John Bulls
of Canada Is in no respect involved
in the British debt. but as daughter
nation Is naturally anxious for the
motherland to get the fquarest deal
possible. Where Canada would be al
fected by Britain's inability to secure
postponement or revision OF payments
Is a matter of pound-sterling exchange.
ANY serious depreciation in the value
of the pound would react seriously on
Canada because Of her vast exports to
the British market. Editor Dafoe,
giant OF a man and father OF seven
strapping children, Is famed, for other
things, as the biographer OF Sir Wilfrid
Laurier.
Over at the National Press Club. Of
which he once upon a time was presi-
dent, they've applied the honorary title
of "T. B." to Oswald F. Schuette. The
initials don't at all denote what "tb"
generally does, because Schuette is
about the least anemic- looking husky
that ever was. "T. B." in his case
stands for trust-buster, and the distinc-
ton has been bestowed in token Of
Schuette's long-conducted and just VIC
torious fight to smash the so-called
radio trust" He has two more trust
busting Jobs on hand.
The National Association Of Broad
casters has given him plenary powers
to settle the copyright oimcultles OF the
broadcasting industry with the Amer
lean Society of Composers, Authors and
Publishers. He also represents tnde-
pendent aluminium interests in an effort
to obtain relief from the so-called
aluminium trust" The Department Of
Justice Is now investigating Schuette's
charges in the aluminium industry.
rTor,,er New Work. nemocratic Ren
resentative Meyer Jacobstetn Of Roch-
ester writes that Republican friend
called him up after November 8 and
said: 1.-THE Democrats are dirty gang:
they pulled crooked deal on election
day" Jacobstein, now banker, be-
came properly furious, and asked what
the Republican meant. The latter re-
piled. "Ycu Democrats held an elec-
ton this week and never notified the
Republican voters"
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Evening star., 1932-11-25
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES 3. TRACEWELL.

| lesser manifestation, good acquaintance
ship, u perhaps nothing more than
similar likes and dislikes. tastes and
| hobbies.
He whose interests are the same as
mine Is q good fellow, isn't that It?
And this poor chap who happens TO
show no particular interest In my In
terests, he Is to be regarded with deep
suspicion, until he proves to me his
right to be regarded as one Of US.
| A common interest In dogs, for In
stance, has provided the sroundwork Tor Tor
many a charming greeting and friendly
conversation.
One finds himself treasuring up dog
lore, solely for the benefit OF Friend A,
who never seems to be home with one
except when discussing them.
There Is that large and interesting
class of men who can do but one thing
at time In this world. evidently.
Thus their Jobs obseSs them.
| One soon discovers that all they know
Is their own work, and that all they
want to talk about Is their own job.
Therefore, the easiest and most salts
factory way Of getting along with them
Is to talk with them about their favo-
rite subject, or, rather, let them DO
most of the talking
Here Is q nut" about fishing.
OF all human beings he Is the easiest
to greet, II one happens 10 know his
supreme interest.
| Just mention "black bass" and watch
him rise to the bait.
| A friendly feeling toward blood
worms" and the like, on your designing
part, will insure his friendship Tor lie.
I
Let all who are not, by nature, hail
| fellows well met" find certain sense
of security and even happiness In this
state Of affairs.
It means that the man or woman who
| ly popular social mixer" sort win never
theless possess q ready means Of put
| ting up considerable Of blum.
such q person will constitute himself
q sort OF pious fraud, In the interest OF
good fellowship. What others do with
| out knowing 1t, he Will 90 consclousiy'
| Nor will he feel that he Is In any sense
| q hypocrite, or that he really fools any
body, after all.
There is nothing truer than that the
suspicious animal mind, 30 widely spread
among creatures which go on four ana
on two legs, never quite overcomes that
deep-seated distrust.
It smells mouse"
It knows full well when you are
feigning sn interest which YOU have
not naturally.
Mostly, however. it is 50 obsessed
with its own pets that it Is only too
willing TO overlook the never-dy1ng fres
Of doubt away down deep in its queer
self.
In this respect. at least, most men
are optimists.
~ * II
The old brute suspicion fingers, and
the Christian virtues, as we Ike TO call
them, grow up so slowly in the human
heart and mind.
The two war, and out Of that war
fare come tragedy and victory, pain
and peace.
There is no telling until the end how
the battle will go; in the meantime. the
conflict often is disappointing enough,
even to the sure in heart.
II one must be merely a topic to
some other human being instead OF a
real being, perhaps that is just as well.
Be happy TO be books to one man, dogs
to another, fish to another. for these
are all clean things, and worthwhile.
Evening star., 1932-11-25
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. RASKIN.

stop q minute and think about this
fact: You can ask our information bu-
reau any question Of fact and get the
answer back In o personal letter. It
Is q great educational idea introduced
into the lives Of the most intelligent
people In the world-American news
paper readers. It Ia part Of that best
purpose Of O newspaper-service. There
Is no charge excet 8 cents in coin or
stamps for return postage. Do not use
post cards. Get the habit Of asking
Questions. Address your letter TO The
Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Haskin. Director. Washing
ton, d. @.
@. Who have been the recipients Of
the diction award Of the Academy Of
Arts and Letters7-B. M.
A. Milton j. Cross won II In 1929;
Alwyn Bach, 1880: John Holbrook, 1881,
and David Ross, 1882.
@. Has the mileage for members Of
Congress been changed often?-C. Z. B.
A. The following rates were estah-
ltshed: 1871, 80 cents per mile; 17s5,
IS cents per mile; 1918, 20 cents per
mile; 1855, 30 cents per mile; 1882. is
cents per mile ECONOMY cut).
@. How many telephone calls 60 un-
answered?-R. p.
A. No general survey Is available,
but In Manhattan alone, 4,80o. 900 tele-
phone calls are made each business day
and 100000. or 8 per cent, are unan-
swered.
Q. Where is the Berkshire Industrial
II is nsar Canaan N v The
Berkshire Farm gives to destitute, neg
lectsd and imperiled boys the environ
ment and training which will make
them useful and self-supporting men.
This work was founded nearly half a
century ago by those who felt 1t was
better to prevent juvenile delinquency
than to permit 1t to ripen into crimi-
nality. Thousands Of happy and sue
cessful graduates Of the farm are q
tribute to its training. The Berk-
shire Farm, which Il national and non
sectarian, Is supported by voluntary
contributions.
G. Did any state other than New
York elect q Jew as Governor this
A. Henry Horner ID the Governor
elect of Illinois and Arthur Sehgman
was reelected Governor Of New Mex
leo. Herbert II. Lehman was elected
Governor of New York, while julius l..
Meier Is serving as Governor OF Oregon.
Therefore there will be four Jews IN
glbernatorial Offices this Winter.
@. Where was Lynn Fontanne born?
S. T.
A. She was born in London, England.
She went on the stage at IL. She
came to America to play with Laurette
Taylor in "The Wooing Of Eve She
married Alfred Lunt in 1921.
@. Where is the Riviera Of Great
Britain?-F. H.
A. The entire southern coastal re-
pion of the counties of Devon and
Cornwall Is often referred to as the
Riviera Of Great Britain.
@. Is a person taller when IN bed?-
r. L.
A. The height Of person increases
from Il to 1K inches by staying IN bed
for two or three days. The relaxauon
Of the body causes the spinal verteorae
and other bones of the body to stretch
apart and for several hours after aris-
ing the height Of . person Will be IN
creased. Walking and standing will
cause these bones to settle.
@. When was the Constellation built?
Where is it now?-R. B.
A. The Constellation Is famous ship
of the United States Navy, which was
built In 1898. It Is preserved of Coast
ers Harbor Island, Newport, r. ].
Evening star., 1932-11-25

Each human being Is . topic, ai
times.
He is q subject for discussion, In q
great many cases, and scarcely anything
more.
Men are 50 pathetically eager to have
something to talk about with another
often enough they thrust certain topic,
on another, then never let loose Oh
them.
Here is a man. for instance. who feels
uncomfortable with an acquaintance
until he discovers that this person Il
interested In the books OF o certain
author.
Thereafter he talks "books" every
time he sees this friend.
And sometimes a true friendship
springs from such q beginning.
Yet the thing has its disadvantages
One may resent, and properly, being
Jumped of as something other than q
human being.
Why should one merely suggest auto
mobiles to another, when one Is capa-
BILE Of suggesting many things to other
people?
Every man is more than one topic
even II he Is treated as Just single
subject by another.
Perhaps nothing more shows the In
tellectual poverty Of average mankind
than this one trait, as interesting as
1t Is.
There Is no particular reason why
two persons, meeting by chance in cor
ridor or street, or at luncheon table
or any place else, cannot discuss the
several interesting topics of the day.
They might talk about music. or the
stage, or the motion pictures, about
dogs. or modern methods Of heating, OF
ancient jewels, and the collecting o.
postage stamps or rare old bottles.
The world Is a tremendous thing and
teresting. Out of them all there are q
thousand COED topics for conversation
it would seem, but nothing Is more
common than the sight Of two persons
almost speechless together.
The basis for this strange tongue
tiedness no doubt Is rooted deep in
sheer animal suspicion. Man has done
everything he can to forget his brute
kinship, and especially to gloss over
his remaining similarities.
Suspicion Is trait common to both
man and what he likes to distinguish
a5 "the animals" Both and all Of them
rather resent the different, not only In
regard to the various tribes, but espe-
cially as to varying habits of ones own
gang"
Few men, however civilized, naturally
like differences, either In clothing or
appearance, ways of thinking or doing.
Fer every man who actually finds
himself intrigued by differences there
are many thousands who openly resent
them, and many. many thousands more
who unconsciously dislike the dissimilar
Each human being takes himself as
the divine model for the remainder of
mankind, unless he happens to be OF
the philosophical turn Of mind which
looks upon itself as spectator, rather
than a participant. in the somewhat
mixed trs gedy and comedy Of life.
The slightett variation from cne's own
patterns, and the one who differs is
suspect, regarded with varying degree
of suspicion.
He who Is suspect must prove his
rightness, his fitness, to come within
the lordly favor of the king Of human
ego.
"Love me, love my dog"
The best basis OF friendship and Its
Evening star., 1932-11-25

@. Where Is the largest court which
Is presided over by one Judged. A. r.
A. The Probate Court Of Cook Coun-
ty. H., Is said to be.
@. When was a route for O canal
across Panama first pfoposed?-R. o.
A. The route traversed by the Pan
anna Canal was explored by the early
Spanish explorers, particularly Balboa,
who first broached the matter to the
Emperor Of Spain In the early years Of
the sixteenth century and made sur
veyS In search of a feasible route for q
canal across the Panama Isthmus.
@. Are william Blake. tia painter
and William Blake, the poet, the same
person?-P. r.
A. william Blake has three claims TO
fame. He was an engraver, q painter
and Q poet. He was born In 1757 and
died In 1927.
@. To what extent has membership In
the American Feder:::ion OF Labor been
maintained during the depression?-
N. S. G..
A 1t now stands at ASS, ,2si, the
lowest 1t has been since 1917. The high
point was reached In 1920, when there
was q membership Of 4,076,74 The
pre-depression height was In 1890. when
the membership was 2,s61, ,o96.
Of sanctity" first found,-M. B.
A. It Is found near the end Of tha
poem called ''The Jackdaw Of Rheims"
one OF the 1ngoldsby legends. Thomas
1ngoldsby was the pseudonym Of Rev.
Richard Harris Barham, who wrote
these legends in the years 1887 to 1910.
@. Please explain the German Reichs-
wehr, as distinct from the Reichstag-
S. NICE
A. The German Reichswehr and the
Reichstag are two entirely different On.
carnations. The first Is the name given
to the national army of Germany; the
latter Is the Legislature.
@. What was the battle above the
clouds?-P. S. j.
A. 1t was q part of the battle q
Chattanooga, which lasted from NO
vember 23 to as, 1868. On the 24th
Gen. Hooker carried Lookout Mountain.
This Is known as the Battle Above ths
Clouds"
Q. Which Presidents have been menu
bers Of college Greek-letter fraternitiess
g. B. B.
A. Banta's Greek Exchange lists the
following: Calvin Coolidge, Phi Gamma
Delta; Warren @. Harding, Phi Lambda
Delta; Woodrow Wilson, Phi Kappa Psi;
William Howard Taft, Psi Upsilon;
Theodore Roosevelt, Alpha Delta Phi
and Delta Kappa Epsilon; William Nc
Kinley, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Grover
Cleveland, Sigma Chi; Benjamin Har-
rison, Phi Delta Theta; Chester A. Ar
thur, Psi Epsilon, and James A. Gar
field, Delta Epsilon. President elect
Roosevelt Is member Of Alpha Delta
Phi.
@. VIII wine or whisky age In sealed
glass bottles?-S. w.
A. The Bureau of Prohibition says
that wine improves in sealed bottles
when kept under proper conditions, but
whisky does not change or improve
when sealed in glass containers.
Q. What is the Oldest cultivated fiber
plant?-R. T. l..
A. Hemp Is said to be. It was grown
In China as early as $500 BIC.
@. What kind Of vessels are the tyR
and piggin spoken Of IN old bookss[
N. C.
A. These were examples Of eaxly
Stahordshire pottery, tyg was tai
cup with many handles; the piggin wnS
q shallow vessel with o handle at oua
side for the purpose Of ladling out ~
liquor brewed In the tyg.
Evening star., 1932-11-25
Only Markets Will Protect.
From the Wall Street Journal.

1AoAA tAc WhA 0tACEb SouAuAls
Notwithstanding the extraordinary
demonstration Of the failure Of pro-
tectionism to protect, patent to any one
arising in this country for more and
higher tariff duties. Commissioner of
Customs Eble declared in Washington
the other day that new legislation was
needed to correct the United States
import situation where protection is
nullified by the depression Of foreign
currencies." In one Of his prediction
addresses President Hoover said:
Depreciation Of currencies has Gre
ated a breach in the protective tariff
wall which protected our people. Our
first duty Is to repair this breach, In
order that agriculture may march for
ward with industry. That we shall do,
either through the flexible tariff pro-
vision or. II necessary, through legis-
lation. We propose to preserve the
market for the American farmer"
President Hoover, like the indus
more tariff protection, fails to realize
that 1t is not currency depreciation that
has made the breaches in the tariff
wall, but the distress selling Of for
eign producers, who must get whatever
cash they can for their goods or see
them become total loss. Every in
crease In tariff duties anywhere mar
rows the area Of world trade and in
creases the volume Of goods which must
be crowded upon the trade areas still
open to them. Our tariffs, which Presi-
dent Hoover correctly refers to as
wall" construct the trade areas of
other nations; theirs narrow the area
Of outlet for our own producers, both
- ov,A S~aA ~kvln ~t~r
lenge which Representative Fish
thought to give an who question the
efficacy of extreme protectionism in the
present state Of the worlds business,
namely, What tariff rates are too
high?" does worse than skillfully beg
the real question. It Is calculated to
arouse the special benefciaries of par
ticular rates against any rational relief
from tariff madness, any intelligent
effort to unshackle the processes of
world trade, by which alone we can
make headway against the fall in COM
modify values.
President-elect Roosevelt has inter-
preted the election as "a national ex-
preston Of liberal thought" II he Is
right about that. the country must
surely have swung away from the fiscal
policy which has forced salvage mar
results quite the opposite Of 'protec-
ton" for farmer and wage-worker. But
Candidate Roosevelt talked about CON
tinuing protection for agriculture and
for industry" and about "a tariff bene-
At" for the farmer in terms whose
vagueness can only leave US wonder
ing how he and his party will under
stand the swing toward liberalism that
made him the next President Of the
United States.
II the new deal' Is to mean any
thing 1t will have to be applied to the
opening Of markets everywhere, not to
Q further restriction of the few remain
ing channels through which men can
sell goods. Markets and only markets,
win relieve the farmer or protect labor
from the hardships Of depression.
Evening star., 1932-11-25
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Consolation.
It's life of adventure we're leading
today,
With danger we constantly firt.
An events a success that permits us
say,
"At least, there was nobody hurt"
We have fine party which starts with
good cheer.
A quarrel itself will assert.
But we say with content, Though it
seemed somewhat queer,
At least, there was nobody hurt"
Each path has its danger, yet onward
we go.
We can't be entirely inert.
We are satisfied quite II the record can
show
That at least there was nobody hurt.
Evening star., 1932-11-25

Fear is growing that Q diplomatic
understanding may eventually be
reached which would make an effort
Of one European nation to meet money
obligations without consulting the others
reason for prefering charges of
unethical conduct.
Evening star., 1932-11-25

Several Thanksgiving turkeys were
sent to President Hoover, who retained
just enough for himself and shared
the remainder; which no doubt Is
precisely what the generous donors
would have wished him to do.
Evening star., 1932-11-25

Nobody is asking for two cars In every
garage at present. although the auto
mobile Is still recognized as necessity.
Even the marchers en- route for the
Nations Capital depend largely on
motor transportation.
Evening star., 1932-11-25

English journalists usually show a
regard for elegance of phrase in cloth
ing their thought, but one London
editor has become SO excited over in
ternational debt payment as to split his
inflnitives
Evening star., 1932-11-25

II, as has been intimated, there are
ghost writer's" in politics, recovery
from depression may be facilitated by
the departure Of "ha'nts"
Evening star., 1932-11-25

The Prince Of Wales has purchased o
new airplane and his admirers the world
over are hoping he will not ride 1t as
recklessly as he does a horse.
Evening star., 1932-11-25

Thanksgiving day brought the glad
reminder that in spite Of depression the
Nation is able to sit up and enjoy It's
foot ball as usual.
Evening star., 1932-11-25

A Danish prince objects to a visit
TO his country by Trotsky. Like Hamlet,
he finds the times out Of joint, but
cannot set them right.
Evening star., 1932-11-25

The racketeer remains a problem and
declares that IL beer is permitted. he
will still try to make 1t az illegal as
possible.
Evening star., 1932-11-25

Picnic Luncheons Healthy.
From the Cincinnati Times-star.
It is said that ants live to be ter
years old; another argument in favol
of hard work.
Evening star., 1932-11-25
After Brief Recess.

From the Oakland Tribune.
The Society for the Thinking UP OF
Something New to Argue About will
meet Immediately.
Evening star., 1932-11-25

Great statesmen may meet for calm.
human, personal discussion, now that
the ghost writers" have ceased to walk.
Evening star., 1932-11-25

Long Worm Has No Turning.
From the Toledo Blade.
A naturalist has found tn Chile
earthworrns yard long making . left
turn without signalix1k
Evening star., 1932-11-25

Trotsky is dodging interviewers. If he
can think of anything worth printing
he will write it himself.
Evening star., 1932-11-25
Plenty of Listeners-Hn.

From the San Antonio Express.
A Long Island society belle accepted
proposal by wireless. The swain
whose girl has given him the air may
take heart.
Evening star., 1932-11-25
An nfher States and Canada.
.rA .s .ha Asaociated Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively entltieo Sss
pstcSes Credited to it or not otherwise cred.
tied in this paper and also the lHcai o
sSnec:sl dispatches herein are also reserved:
Evening star., 1932-11-25
Patient Public,

How do you manage to keep coming
back to Washington every election?"
I've made a great many promises" !"
said Senator Sorghum. "and my con-
stituents evidently think that II they
keep me here long enough may be
able to fulfill them ALL"