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Seward daily gateway., 1932-10-05

Dr. Alec Hrdlicka deplores the fact that Alaska's relics of antiquity going out of the Territory We haven't noticed any material exodus of mining knock CTS boarding the ships.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-10-05

President Hoover says big business should do some thing for the farmer and laborer. Well. hasn't it?
Seward daily gateway., 1932-10-05

Two years ago The Gateway warned that extrava- gant buying beyond ones provided to preciptae the worst panic the nation has known. Which should serve as a warning to all who read The Gateway
Seward daily gateway., 1932-10-05

With championship medals for everything from the champion wart holder to Congressional ar it is difficult to understand this cry about slow markets in the brass and steel industry.
Evening star., 1932-04-22
Mooney Denied a Pardon.

Denial by Gov. Rolph of California Of
pardon to Thomas j. Mooney, who is
serving a life sentence for the San
Francisco preparedness bomb explosion
which killed ten and injured forty, July
~, 1916 means an indefinite prolonga-
ton of the case, which has become vir-
tualy international in its scope Of in
terest. This is the fourth time that
executive clemency has been refused
For four times, likewise, Moneys ap-
peal for the reversal of the verdict of
the trial court has gone to the ST.
prerne Court of the State, without sue
cess. An effort to obtain a hearing of
the case by the Supreme Court of the
United States has also been unavailing.
In an ordinary affair this sequence of
appeals and reviews would be regarded
as definitely settling the issue But the
Mooney case Is an extraordinary one
Moneys innocence is asserted by him.
self, his friends, his personal partsans
and by organizations OF workers and
liberals TO the last degree of radicalism.
1t has become a standing issue
Gov. Rolph's decision was based upon
q review and report of great length
submitted TO him by Judge Matt 1.
Sullivan, former chief justice of the
State Supreme Court, the latest addi-
ton to an immensely voluminous rec
ord. That report, read without preju-
dice or pre-conceived concept OF the
merits Of the case, appears convincing
OF the guilt Of the prisoner. 1t is, how
ever. strongly controverted by previous
briefs and arguments and records
which, mainly on the basis OF perjury
on the part Of witnesses for the prose
cution, declare Mooney innocent Of any
participation in the 1916 crime and the
victim Of prejudice and persecution.
On the eve of the Governors an
nouncement Mooney addressed a com.
munication to the Friends of the Soviet
Union, in New York, in which he said
Convey to the workers and peasant.
Of the Soviet Union my comradel,
greetings and expression of solidarity
am with them heart and soul" Tni
was not a discreet uttersnce, In viev
Evening star., 1932-04-22

of the imminence Of the Governors
action, but it probably did not affect
the case, as in all probability the deci-
sion had been reached already and only
awaited disclosure at the appointed
time. Furthermore, there has never
been any concealment OF MONEYS
radicalism. He has always been In the
forefront Of agitation against capital
1t was, in fact, in consequence OF his
past performances as an agitator that
he was originally accused OF participa-
ton in the bombing. One OF the basic
claims of his defenders is that he was
convicted on his record as q hghter
in behalf Of labor, rather than upon
dependable evidence.
It is asserted that political consid-
erations have governed throughout the
prosecution Of Mooney, to deny him
Justice. The case has undoubtedly been
more political than legal from the out
set. It has entered into every phase
of California life during the nearly
sixteen years Of its continuance. 1t Is
likely to continue thus to affect parti-
sanship in a manner and degree wholly
apart from the merits Of the immediate
issue of MONEYS guilt or innocence.
Mooney, denied pardon, becomes
even more than ever symbol OF class
conflict in this country. This was un-
doubtedly we'll known to those who
shared in the responsibility for the
refusal of clemency, and the fact Is
perhaps to be regarded as evidence OF
the sincerity of Gov. Rolph and his
advisers in their final course.
Evening star., 1932-04-22
Writer Urges Salary
Cuts for u. S. Workers
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
The writer happens to know of a
great many Federal employees who hire
women to do their hard work at home
They have not hesitated to cut these
servants wages and cut them to the
bone. Some are even offering a home"
to women to do their housework. II
they cut the wages of people they en-
ploy. why should they object to a pay
cut?
There is no excuse for all this CUFF
about pay cuts. Federal employees
wages should be cut so per cent and
about one-half the help dismissed so the
rest Of the help could work The writer
has visited many places where much
help is employed at different times and
has never yet found any one busy
as We understand the word, who has
worked for private interests. On two
occasions I was in one Office over an
hour each time and one girl was all
that time apparently dead don't
think she moved-the other did no work,
but was more wakeful as she had quite
an eye for the boys employed, but had
no work to do. No one was worried
about any delays; no one hurried: very
few appeared to have anything to do
During and after the war extra help
was employed and every department has
a lot of help that could be dispensed
with, and this surplus help should be
dismissed. The salaries were increased
during and after the war to take care
Of the increased cost of living Living
costs are now low-lower than for years
yet these people fight wage reduc-
tions
Salaried people all over the country
fight wage reductions School teachers.
with thousands of trained teachers out
of work, cling to their war wages while
the overburdened taxpayer who pays
them has had his wages cut to the
bone Cotton mills, shoe factories and
other industries have cut and cut until
there is little left to cut Wages are
all out of joint all over the country, and
until wages of Federal employees, teach
ers and others are reduced to pre-war
.evels prosperity cannot return-the tax
payer must have relief.
Reduce wages so per cent and en-
ployes so per cent and put Uncle San
on business basis.
A. J. HOLBROOK.
Evening star., 1932-04-22
An UnWise Pronosal.

One Of the most unfair and unwise
proposals to come out Of the halls of
Congress in these days OF frenzied
economies is that which would infiict
triple pay cut on flyers of the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps. AS carried
in bill now under consideration
by the House, base pay of aviators
would be cut ten per cent and flying
pay directly an as yet undeter-
mined percentage. Officers do not OBJ
ject to the cut in base pay, realizing
that with conditions rs they are they
must expect to suffer some reduction.
What they do object to. however, is
the direct cut in flying pay, which Is
given for the extra hazardous service
involved and to the fact that the base
pay cut will automatically include fly.
ing pay because the two are Jumped
together. In other words, beside the
base cut, flying pay will be reduced
once automatically and the second
time by direct reduction.
The Army and Navy flying personnel
has been built up to a high standard
ranking favorably with that OF any other
naticn. All flying. because of its peril
GUS nature, is voluntary. and the only
lure for engaging in this type of service
is the extra pay that it brings. 1t can
readily be seen that to remove the
incentive by reduction in pay will cause
many Of the veteran and skillful airmen
to desert flying for less hazardous occu-
pations in the defense establishments
AS a matter Of fact. the insurance for
aviators is SO costly that it cuts heavily
into the extra pay Of those who ride
the skies to maintain and perfect the
flying services Of this country.
Admiral Moffett, chief CT Naval
Aviation, who is vigorously fighting the
proposal, has this to say:
/ have no hesitation in saying that
the extra compensation for the hazards
CT flying has been well deserved and
has had much to DO with the success We
have gained. The most important part
Of the organization Is not the material.
Evening star., 1932-04-22
Reader Hits Blindness
OF ID. C.. and Bill Foes
To the Kditor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
In your issue Of yesterday, April Is.
you reported the debate in Congress on
the subject of the $500, 900 appropria-
ton for the relief of the needy of the
District Of Columbia. This appropria-
ton, despite the recommendation Of the
President that 1t be transferred from
the Municipal Center funds, had been
omitted from the District of Columbia
appropriation bill. When the matter was
debated, Representative Cannon said
his subcommittee felt that ample funds
we're available. He said, we are sure
that every child will be amply provided
for"
Comforting wordsl But what we're the
grounds of this assurance? To quote
the Representative: We are informed
we were told" ut is found The source
OF the finding, telling and information
are not given. But in your issue of Sum-
day. April IT. the source of contrary in
formation, finding and telling is definite
ly given. And the source is authorita-
tive. Mr.. Ufford, general secretary of
the Associated Charities, declares that
5000 homes in the District will be
broken up and 5000 families put out
on the street If this appropriation is not
made.
In connection with all the appropria-
tions made by Congress. or not made
recognized experts have been consulted
Under the advice of these experts vast
sums have been set aside for reconstruc-
ton, for the relief Of banks and rail-
roads, for the further beautifying of this
beautiful city But the sum of $500 mn
for the relief Of 5000 destitute families
Is denied on the grounds Of findings and
information. the source OF which is not
told, and in the face Of definite findings
and information from the most authori-
tative possible source
If our Congressman can sit comfort
ably in their chairs. can return comfort
ably to their homes, after denying the
necessities Of life to these destitute fel-
low beings, can it be that the residents
Of the District of Columbia will remain
silent on the subject? Let them speak!
In the name OF common humanity. let
them speak! v. T. YEAMAN
Evening star., 1932-04-22
Discordant Geneva.

II Secretary Stimson cherished the
hope that his suave and soothing pres
ence at Geneva would unite the Euro
pean brethren who are warning Tor
peace and disarmament there, he seems
to be doomed to disappointment. The
security issue raised and so stubbornly
maintained by France is the barrier to
progress or even to compromise on
divergent viewpoints.
A crucial conference took place yes
terday between the American Secretary
of State and Premier Tardieu, but 1t
left matters in impasse. Col. Stimson
advanced the American thesis Of guam
titative" arms reduction, with view TO
reducing military establishments to
purely defensive basis. M. Tardieu re-
torted that no limitation or reduction
scheme would appeal to France which
does not provide for security as the
French conceive security.
Secretary Stimson, as the conference
progressed. was compelled to make the
United States would not be an obstacle
to any purely European security COM
pact, this country could not participate
in such an agreement. Asked by the
French premier what America would do
in a case Of aggression especially how
far we would go in the direction OF an
economic blockade-Col. Stinlson stated
that public opinion would determine the
United States policy in each case. The
upshot of the Stimson- -Tardieu CONVEX
sation appears to have been-certainly
from the French angle-that the best
way to security is through an armed
League Of Nations. What Uncle Sam
thinks of that plan hardly needs the
saying.
The French are holding their parlia-
mentary elections early in May. This
is no time for Paris prime minister to
be giving away anything at an interna-
tional conference, especially when ma
tional defense is an issue and Germany
is there with demands for rectification
of the treaty of Versailles. In other
words, M. Tardieu's cue at Geneva at
the moment is unrelenting and unyield-
ing opposition to anything that might
remotely damage his political prospects
at home. Politicians being but human,
his position is at least understandable,
regrettable as it may be as to the
higher cause at stake
The Alpine air, therefore, is heavily
charged with irreconcilability. But a
few weeks from now, II he is retained
in Office, Premier Hardieu should be in
a position to make concessions with
both grace and political safety. France
faces mounting economic distress treas
ury deficits and higher taxes M Tar
dieu is a realist, and the hour may be
imminent when his stand-pat attitude
of today at Geneva may no longer be
tenable, in the best interests of the
French themselves
Evening star., 1932-04-22
Furlough and Pay Cut
Plans Both Assailed

To the Editor of The Star:
In regard to the proposed cut in the
pay of certain Federal employees In
behalf of the present effort to bal
ance the budget" permit me to say
few words In regard to the two major
plans submitted: On the IL per cent
plan there will be a reduction Of the
number of employees. but the same or
rather a gradual normal increase of
work to do by each remaining employe,
consequently an employe will be over
worked for II. per cent less pay than
he now gets for an honest days work.
Would any honorable employer ask q
faithful empioye to submit to such a
proposal?
On the furlough plan we are asked
to contribute annually "a days pay to
unemployment. out of which the Treas
ury takes a rake-off Of approximately
SIS. 900. 900 year.
Neither proposition is attractive TO
American citizens. where each is sup
posed to stand in equity before the
law.
Whv not ask all other business TO
contribute II per cent of its gross re-
ceipts in extraordinary taxes for the
sake OF the Treasury, or to contribute
"a days income to the unemployment
end a proportionate Treasury rake-of
Just few thoughts for Congress and
the public to think about before they
adopt either Of those plans.
CHARLES T. SHAFFER.
Evening star., 1932-04-22
Ban on Offensive Weapons
Declared Hard to Establish

crew to horrible living deaths. Are
they worth what they cost?"
y
Making similar suggestions as TO the
airplane and the submarine. the st.
Joseph Gazette holds that 1.-The Ameri-
can proposal Is a working basis for
something that can be accomplished"
Analyzing Tardieu's plan Of an armed
international force, the Birmingham
Age-Herald comments: THAT, too in
wolves an understanding, treaty. What
assurance is there that the terms of
such an agreement will not be circum-
vented? No treaty Is worth the paper
it is written on unless it Is enforced by
an international sanction. That is M
Tardieu's position. But it is an unten-
able position, since even under such
conditions a vicious nation might Sc
cretly prepare for a breach Of faith.
The poet, Robert Frost, has a line,
Something has to be left to God That
is not the French conception at all.
France trusts no one. and when 1t talks
about disarmament by way Of q con-
veyance of offensive weapons to the
League. it talks only about changing
from right to left hand the power It
now wields"
Big guns and tanks are concrete,
ponderable things" says the San Fran
cisco Chronicle, "and their cost can be
accurately measured. To get rid of
these menaces to peace and burden on
the taxpayer. the only thing the ma
t1ons have to do is to do it. If all
throw away these weapons none will be
relatively weakened Indeed, each will
be stronger than before in defensive.
Heretofore much of the discussion Of
the limitation of land armament has
been directed to restricting the size OF
armies. But this has always run
against the normal desire OF a nation
to be free to use its natural defensive
resource, which is its man power. Ma
chimes are much more easy subject
of limitation. The American proposal
had at once the cordial Endorsement Of
Great Britain. Since it is practically
the same as the program put forward
last week by the Fascist Council, Mus
soliniS old guard it should count on
the support Of Italy"
Evening star., 1932-04-22

but the personnel. Why do anything.
especially anything of a doubtful nature.
to shake this foundation, to upset and
undo all we have so carefully and
laboriously built up?
The flyers in the military services OF
the United States are not so numerous
that the proposed reduction will yield
the Government an imposing amount.
1t will be comparatively trivial. And
yet for this minor saving the sponsors
of the bill would figuratively throw a
monkey wrench into an organization
that has reached as near stage OF
perfection in personnel as possible.
Service flyers must take all sorts OF
chances. They are constantly expert
menting with new equipment and are
engaging in new and intricate battle
naneuvers in order to keep pace with
the practices in other nations. They
richly deserve, as Admiral Moffett says,
the compensation they receive. 1t Is
to be hoped that Congress will realize
these facts and not pass any measure
that will cripple Uncle Sans flying
establishments.
Evening star., 1932-04-22
Hanson Ancestry
Traced by Author

To the Editor OF The Star:
Apropos of the interesting article in
the magazine of The Sunday Star
concerning the first President, as re-
corded by Seymour Wemyss Smith in
his book, John Hanson-Our First
President" ! give below an extract
from another interesting book. odd
Kent County, Maryland, by George A.
Hanson, one OF the same family.
John Hanson Of London, England
married Swedish lady. closely con-
nected with the Swedish royal family
They both died young, leaving a SON.
whose name Is not given here, but who
grew up with Gustavus Adolphus,
served in his army and died with him
at Lutzen, November 16 1882. He left
four sens. Andrew, Randolph. william
and John. all of whom came to the Della
ware in 1912 with Col John Printz, in
whose care they were placed by Queen
Christina in that same year. They
came to Kent in 1858. Robert Hanson
son o. John, was in the Maryland
Legislature. His daughter Dorothy
married Richard Harrison and their
son, Robert Hanson Harrison, was quite
distinguished; was military secretary
with rank Of colonel to Gen. Washing
ton and was appointed by him to the
Supreme Court" H. COCKERILIE.
Evening star., 1932-04-22
Destruction Is Not Economy.

A leaderless stampede for economy
has now reached the stage where the
Government worker is threatened with
loss of II per cent of his salary above
$1,000 and, in addition, the loss Of his
job or an enforced furlough Of indefinite
length.
Action of the House Economy Com
mittee in voting to incorporate a
proposal for a straight salary cut in its
omnibus bill. to be reported next week,
coupled with the Senate policy of cut
ting departmental appropriations ten
per cent under the amounts approved
by the House means that instead Of a
choice between pay cut and systema-
tized furlough, both may be applied
Such a condition promises nothing
short of disaster to the efficient func-
tioning of the Government machine.
It threatens untold hardship to the
thousands of efficient men and women
who work for the Government ard
who. with their dependents here and
throughout the Nation, will be made
the victims in a mad scramble for
political credit.
Is it not time to halt this scramble?
Is it not the duty Of wise men in the
sistency and the deplorable results Of
these disconnected and unrelated series
Of moves?
A Senate Committee will go to work
TODAY to determine how and where to
apply the ten per cent cut ordered by
the Senate to the Treasury-Post ONCE
appropriation bill The Senate itself
has exempted from the cuts the vast
outlays for public buildings that are
included in this bill, amounting to
$l08 900 900. Senator Vandenburg has
pleaded with the Senate to consider
the financing of these and other public
works outside the budget. If that is not
done, they could certainly be postponed
If it comes down to decision between
whether people or pork will suffer, the
decision should certainly be made in
favor of the former. But If that is
beyond the jurisdiction of this COM
mittee to decide, the wise thing for the
Senate to do is to reconsider its ten
per cent cut mandate. Assuredly it is
inconceivable that cuts in appropria-
tions. necessitating outright dismissals
of thousands of workers and the fur
Tough of thousands of others, are to be
ordered while additional cuts in salaries
are under consideration.
The leaders of Congress should call
q halt to what has become misdirected
rush for willy nilly economy. There are
practical and wise methods of avoiding
the drastic slashes that are threatened
now from every direction and that are
proposed without rhyme or reason.
There are sane and sensible ways of
avoiding the bludgeoning of employees,
paralysing necessary functions of Gov
eminent
Evening star., 1932-04-22
Plain Talk.

Gen. Charles G. Dawes, former Vice
President, former Ambassador to Great
Britain and now president of the Re-
construction Finance Corporation, was
in good form yesterday when he ap-
peared before the Ways and Means
Committee of the House, directly in the
matter OF the soldiers bonus proposal.
His testimony" ranged widely and COW
cred the work of the corporation OF
which he Is the head, and touched
upon the relation OF the stock market
to the problem of restoring confidence
to the business world. He declared that
the corporation is accomplishing the
purpose for which it was created, that
Of effecting credit expansion and slim
ulation. He declared that conditions
are improving, citing the information
secured by the corporation as confirma-
tory of that judgment. Inferentially
he criticized the Governor Of New York,
whose recent public declarations have
derided the Governments fiscal policies
as designed to help only the big fell
low" and not the small man. Grow
ing colloqual in his former vein of COM
munion with congressional committees,
he said:
When the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation does anything it Is only
after CNreful consideration 1t was a
great accomplishment. All 1 plead Is
for the sake of the country. and If
we make mistakes wait until the return
of better times and then, If you want
to, give us hell individually. But for
Gods sake keep politics out Of the Re
construction Finance Corporation. I
never saw any government help itself
by giving money away. In the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation you are
not giving money away. 1 would not
advise any trifling with the currency.
We, in our positions. are realizing that
there is marked change in the situa-
ton. The banks are beginning to make
loans. Anybody who sits down there
knows that things are better, and We
know a damn sight more about what
is going on and are in a better position
to get a cross-section than anybody
sitting in that peanut security stand in
Wall Street.
This is plain talk, perhaps a bit too
plain for some tastes, but it is never
theless a wholesome reminder that the
forces that have been set in motion by
recent legislation are reconstructive for
the benefit of the whole country and Of
all classes of the people. and that parti-
san politics and the selfish maneuvers
of the stock manipulators should have
no effect in retarding or impeding the
good work that is being carried on for
| the renewal of confidence.