The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-02-24

nations, because they yielded to the
impulse to initiate their currencies, to
print more money, have found them
selves with only little gold in their
hands. Consequently, their govern
ments have laid down rules that gold
may not be exported.
When an American firm wants to
ship a tractor to the farmer in Ru-
mania, for instance, he cannot sell
the tractor because Rumania does not
permit the exporting of gold at this
time. The buyer, therefore, has moth
ing to use for money. There Is no
sale.
A discussion of the influences that
flow from these various barriers could
go on almost end
Test Nations lessly. It doubtless
Sincerity will go on at consid-
cradle length when
the representatives of the several ma
lions get together in the forthcoming
international monetary and economic
conference.
That conference, however, is going
to test the sincerity of great many
foreign nations. There will be plenty
of maneuvering for advantage. OF
that, there is no doubt. Selfishness
will be evident from the start. The
conference may even fail altogether.
va &hovo ;c hopo IN n IF onv nr00.
ress at all is made, to that extent
will there be benefit for all of the
world.
1t would be wrong to suggest that
even a complete agreement on ways
and means of removing trade barriers
and settlement Of the international
debt question on a basis satisfactory
to the debtors would have the effect
of Immediately restoring prosperity
everywhere. The world has been too
sick for that. Behind it all, however,
is this assurance: unless the debt con-
ference and the monetary and econom-
ic conference are complete failures,
some of the fear and some of the
uncertainty will be removed. Mr.
Hoover and Mr. Roosevelt and leaders
in congress all have said that one OF
the greatest needs is a feeling of safe
ty about ones food and clothes and
money in the days ahead.
Although the Democrats are 1oun-
dering around with this new control
that has been placed
Ray of Hope in their hands, there
Appears is somehow ray of
hope flickering
through the clouds. 1t surely seems
like they are going to return to the
old-fashioned system of party eau
cuses. If they do, they will get things
done. Whether you agree with their
program or not, at least they can sue
coed in putting it through congress.
It has been long time since real
party caucus has been regularly used
in legislative matters in congress.
After all, a party caucus is no more
than that. All of the members Of that
party in one branch of the legislative
body get together. The doors are
closed There is no congressional
record upon which to spread the say
ings and doings Of the individuals.
Newspaper correspondents are barred.
The urge for the individual to play
politics for the benefit of the folks
back home is quite effectively de-
stroyed. The result naturally is some
thing of willingness among the men,
bers to pledge themselves to vote as
the majority of their members think
best. They bind themselves.
When controversial legislation
reaches the floor of the house or the
senate, after a caucus, the party pro-
posing it can reasonably count on
fight only from the minority party. 1t
does not have to battle its own ranks.
There are many reasons why the
party caucus commends itself to those
who believe in strict
Provides Way party regularity and
Out party government
One of them is that
only by this method can the legisla-
ton be planned on national scope.
If an individual representative is not
bound by action of his party in eau
Gus, his breast is bare to the sharp
knives of local interests. If particu-
lar congressional district is going to
lose a navy yard or an army post be-
cause of economy and the party SAYS
that course must be followed, the rep
resentative from that district is pro
vided with a shield by being bound,
The folks back home can be told that
1.-THE party did it, and I stand with
the party that elected me-"
Another phase is this: in the last
few years there have been many rep
resentatives and senators elected be-
cause they shouted from the housetops
of their communities that they were
indiyidualists. But when they took
their oath of office and entered upon
their duties, they were forced to the
sudden realization that they had to
trade cooperation with the other fel-
low, or 400-odd other fellows. to get
ANYTHING ACCOMPLISHED. In other words,