The Sauk Centre herald., 1932-06-02
THE WORLD TODAY
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
A WEIGHING BLOC.
SENATE HONORS AMELIA.
RULES FOR WIVES.
SUPPRESSION FAILS.

1t is reported seriously that England Trance and
ltay nave united to bar the payments of debts to
US. Ihey are SAID to have arranged what might be
called "welching bloc" though three bookrakers
should agree not to pay what they owe hoping to
make the welching less unpleasant by making it CO.
operative.
This weching plan by European friends that
came hat in hand tears in their eyes, begging for
help in the war; may hurt them more than us. We
can afford a 100000 welching process if we
must, whereas on future occasions the wechers may
discover that deliberately swindling good lender
with plenty more that might be lent is not profitable
Also, there are several ways of killing cat and
several ways of recovering a debt. Some day a
torceful American government may reveal some
methods OF debt recovery to the "welehing bloc"
Mrs Earhart Putnam flew across the ocean
alone in less than Is hours going 2O26 miles without
stop, a new record for women. Everybody praised
her, and she took it quietly. Young people who
wish they had a chance" rich father to buy them
an airplane or something of that sort, will notice
how Mrs Earhart Putnam got her start.
She worked for the telephone company saved
her money paid for flying lessons with her savings
broke records and achieved fame. Nobody handed
it to her ready made.
Mrs Putnam gets "a distinguished flying cross"
from the senate unanimously. She deserves it.
1t is pleasant decoration for her to wear, and
she is much finer decoration for the United States
to wear
In England, gentleman was accused of entic-
ing away another mans wife. The husband sued.
The learned Justice McCardie decided against him.
saying among other things 'I must tell YOU that
womans body does not belong to the husband. It
is here own property it is not his woman leave
her husband by her own free will. She may take
her own political party. She may profess her own
separate religious creed. She may decide whether
she will bear children not and she may decide
when each child shall be born. The married woman
of this country has gained her freedom"
That sounds radical for an English justice
Another learned British jurist, Sir Thomas Ed
ward Scrutton reversed the opinion of Justice Nc
Carde, who is bachelor, saying 'If there is to be
wife, think it had better come from judges who
latons."
In Turkey Of late thanks to world depression and
other causes including oenses against religious pre-
judce, taking the veil from the faces of women the
fez from the heads of men, permitting statues and
portraits that Mohammed forbade suicides have been
numerous.
Kemal Pashas government ordered newspapers
to print suicide for fear Of encouraging the
habit, and Constantinople newspapers are all
prosecuted for publishing the suicide of Kreuger
Swedish fnancier.
Some newspapers and public men in the United
States have treated our depression Turkey treats
suicide news, thinking they 1t by ignoring
1t. They cannot Plenty of light, free discussion
all the facts are what every situation calls for.
The house of representatives ways and means
committee votes 20 to against legalizing informa
ton concerning birth control. Therefore the old
system will continue.
The rich that could afford to have children, can