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Evening star., 1933-05-21

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ond vice president;
Curtis E. Chadwick
Ct the 1881 law
c la S s. treasurer,
and Margaret A.
Hickman of the
1929 accountancy
class, secretary.
The new officers
will be installed
at the annual STU
dents night un-
der the auspices OF
the Alumni AsSo-
ciciation June l
in the assembly
hall of the Central
Y. M. C. A. On
this occasion the
nam es Of the
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AIR BASE WON'T CLOSE
Status of Great Lakes, Ill, Station
to Be Reduced.

The Navy Department announced
yesterday that the Naval Reserve avi-
alton base at Great Lakes. Ill, will not
be closed. as previously announced.
The department stated that the base
will be maintained in reduced status"
for voluntary training of the Naval Re-
serve, thus modifying its order Of 10
days ago, directing that the station be
closed
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rations and a Reception Committee
composed of Miss Leila NJ Brown. Miss
Ina D. Russell. Mrs. Gertrude Smith;
Miss Ella J. Maloney, Miss Jane Her
rity, Walter s. Pawl, Edward c. Radue
Cecil s. Down. Miss Sue Elizabeth
CAN'T, Ira L. Wright, Miss Cecilia M
Thornton and James !. Carr.
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Law Raccalaureate Set.

THE Baccalaureate sermon for the
i graduating class of Washington
College of Law will be delivered by
the Rev. Allen A. Stockdale next Sun
day at pm. at the First Congrega-
tional Church. The faculty. headed by
Dean Grace Hays Riley and DR.. Edwin
c. Dutton, president of the Board of
Trustees, the candidates for degrees
and the student body will attend.
Final examinations for the year will
continue throughout the coming week.
The schedule for both day and evening
divisions covers the following subjects !:
TortS, insurance, criminal law. equity l,
testa mentary law, agency, constitutional
law, partnership and common law
pleading III. In the postgraduate de-
partment examinations in the subjects
of international law, taxation, trade
marks and designs will be held.
The freshman class of the evening
division last week elected officers for
their Junior year, as follows: James A.
Purcell, jr., president; Miss Charles B.
Griggs, vice president; Louis E. Nc
Arthur, treasurer; Miss Rose M. Hand,
recording secretary; Miss Essie E.
Vaughan, corresponding secretary;
jeremiah M. Enright, sergeant at arms,
and Miss Mamie S. Price, Walter r.
Connell and Thomas w. Holden, Ex-
ecutive Committee.
The Alumni Association will enter
tain the entire graduating class at a
buffet supper on Wednesday, May 81.
Harold T. Stowell, president of the as
sociation, has appointed Mrs. Olive
Roberts Freer as general chairman of
the committee, Miss Grace Wheian as
chairman of the Supper. Mrs. Mary B.
Linkins as chairman Of the Program,
Victor v. Martin as chairman Of Deco
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q. U. Commencement Starts.

EIRST of the annual commencement
L events scheduled for Georgetown
University are the graduation exer-
cises on June 1 for the School of
Nursing and the Department of Dental
Hygiene.
AS usual this year the graduate
nurses Of the Georgetown University
Hospital will hold their commencement
exercises Jointly with the class from
Providence Hospital. At the same time
the young woman hygienists of the
School of Dentistry also will receive
their diplomas. The program will take
place during the afternoon in CASTOR
Hall at the College of Arts and Sci
ences with President Coleman Nevils,
S. j., presiding.
The annual Dixon elocution medal
was won last week by George D. Crow:
ley, jr. ga, of Chicago over a field of
ten contestants. He recited THE Song
Of the Market Place" The others in
the contest included R. Vernon Muir
ply, Albert A. Brown, John o. Nc
Guire, Paul A. Kennedy. Leo F. Curley
Gerald F. Gregg, Francis E. Hickey
Joseph M. Barker and David J. Power.
Another important contest for the
Hamilton medal, awarded to the best
speaker in an extempore debate between
teams of the Philodemic Society, was
won by Henry B. Herrick, SO, of Massa-
chusetts This medal was founded by
Dean George E. Hamilton Of the Law
School who was a member of the
Philodemic during his student days at
the college.
The subject Of the debate was: Re
solved, That the United States should
abandon the policy of armed interven-
ton in Latin America" the verdict
being given to the affirmative team. It's
members were John r. Slattery, Philip
A. Hart and Jerome J. Downey. The
negative was upheld by Mr.. Herrick,
Francis E. Hickey and Richard H.
Clarke, Herrick being chosen, however,
as the best individual speaker.
The staff of the Georgetown Law
Journal held its annual dinner recently
at the Carlton Hotel among the guests
being members of the faculty and 9TH
ers identified with the Journal by way
of contributions to l.. William F. Piel-
sticker. the editor in chief, presided.
Among the faculty members who made
addresses were Prof. Arthur A. Alex
ander. adviser to the staff; Prof. Lewis
c, Cassidy, assistant adviser; Rev.
Francis E. tucey, S. j., regent Of the
law school; DR. Hugh J. Fegan, assist
ant dean; Jesse c. Adkins OF the DIS
trict Supreme Court; Prof. Robert A:
Maurcr. Prof. James A. Toomey and
Prof. Karl Fenning.
At the annual banquet Of the Philo-
demic Debating Society, the following
officers were elected for next year
/ Philip A Hart, jr., president. Jerome ].
Downey, vice president; Francis E
Hickey. recording secretary; Charles j.
hutchinson, corresponding secretary
Richard H. Clark, Sd, treasurer. and
George D. Crowley, jr., censor.
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c. W. U. Announces Sessions.

DRE-REGISTRATION for the 1888
L Summer sessions of George Wash
ington University Will open tomor-
row, to continue through Wednesday,
May 81, it is announced by Fred E.
Nessell registrar.
During this period students now in
attendance at the university who are
to take Summer courses may plan their
programs with the assistance of ad
visers and deans and may execute the
necessary registration forms. Those
who do not register during this period
must await the regular registration
day. Saturday, June 10. DR.. Robert
Whitney Bolwell, dean of the Summer
sessions. emphasizes that students who
wish to enter the special conferences
in education and government which arc
to be offered should not tail to take
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TOMORROW

TOMORROW.
Luncheon, Alpha Delta Phi Frater-
nifty, University Club, 1890 pm.
Luncheon. Washington Post. Society
OF American Military Engineers. Army,
Navy and Marine Corps Country Club,
1890 pm.
Luncheon, University of Michigan
Alumni, University Club, 1890 pm.
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ON EUROPE
MAY Be CHANGED
Roosevelt Likely to Give Up
Present Attitude if Co.
operation Fails.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

There is a possibility that the Presi-
dent might decide to give up his pres
ent attitude toward Europe and the
Limitation of Arms Conference if the
nations gathered at Geneva do not show
genuine spirit of cooperation with
the United States.
The Geneva conference, which re-
sumed its work last Friday, having OBJ
tanned a new lease of life by President
Roosevelt's disarmament proposals, viii
decide in. the course of the next fort
night whether the world can start on
the road to recovery or whether it will
continue in complete political and
economic chaos.
The American Government is doing
its utmost to make that conference a
success. 1t has gone further than any
administration has dared go in interna-
tional entanglements during the last IA
years. But 1t is reported in well in
formed quarters, If the Presidents move
does not succeed in bringing the world
nations together. Mr. Roosevelt will
make another declaration soon, an
nouncing that America will withdraw
from its present friendly collaboration
with the other world powers.
Prepared to Abandon Game.
The President, it is stated, is loath
to take such a step, but if he becomes
convinced that whatever America does,
it cannot bring the other nations to
work together, he is prepared to aban-
don the game and wait until the other
nations are prepared to listen to reason.
The dispatches from Geneva have
been in the course of the last 48 hours
Indifferent 1t is impossible, it is said,
to forecast what is going to happen
next week at the Limitation OF Arms
Conference. The speeches delivered by
the representatives of the European
powers have been fine; every delegate
has indicated the desire of his country
to go ahead and reach an agreement,
but they all want to hear what the
other has to offer.
In spite of Hitlers conciliatory
speech, the French and her Little En-
tente associates are very suspicious OF
Hitler's moves and also to suspect the
italians of some deep Machiavellian
plot.
The British appear anxious to CO.
operate with the United States, al
though nobody can understand why the
British secretary of state, Sir John ST.
mon, has cancelled his trip to Geneva
at the last moment and has sent only
his assistant to represent the British
Empire Ordinarily such change
would hardly be noticed, but in present
atmosphere of distrust and suspicion,
this change of plans of the British
secretary Of state is being widely COM
mented upon.
1t is natural that under these cir
cumstances, President Roosevelt should
feel hopeful" but not optimistic.
Ambassador Norman Davis will chose
his own time to make the much ex-
pected declaration at Geneva that
America abandons her present. policy
of isolation and agrees to enter into
consultative pacts and to forego its
privileges of a neutral nation in case
of an international conflict, after the
American Government has given its
approval of the designation of the
aggressor nation.
But in well informed quarters it is
feared that even such a declaration
may not save the Disarmament Con-
ference.
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FREE TUITION IN FRENCH

Beginners, intermediate, advanced ant
conversational classes (under auspices oi
WASHINGTON Salon since 1870, every evening
at 7:15 o'clock at the FRENCH LANGUAGE
SCHOOL OF WASHINGTON. 1906 18th st
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TO-DAY,

Anniversary supper, Rupert Home,
Aracostia, 3 pm.
American jewish Congress, Willard
Hotel, all day.
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Sees Gold as Problem.
Moley said the question of when it
will be possible for the United States
and other countries to return to the
gold standard undoubtedly will be ex-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-15
THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM

Now as 10 the Roosevelt Public Works Program. Thus
far this program has resulted in the stopping of federal
construction Roosevelt has already indicated that he
would assign the public works the building of
warshps and other machinery Roosevelts economy
program exposed for what it by the fact that army
and navy appropriations for 1854 the stag
gering of $S6s million, which the organized
unemployed demand be transferred for the immediate
relief of the unemployed. Thus while the government
is trying present good front at the coming world
conference by cutting the budgets they would in
reality increase the budget by carrying this work
under the suise of big public works program.
Furthermore, this work of building batteshps well
as other construction now carried on through regular
labor would be replaced by forced labor of unemployed
wage similar that given the forest camp work
ers who being enrolled under the department.
The Roosevelt public works program would therefore,
do anything more than carry through the prepare
tons program and the time the wages for all
workers at lower level
Conscious of the fact that the masses would resist
such attacks and this would result in strikes and
ployed struggles, the Roosevelt government in addition
miItsrizng large sections of the unemployed youth
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-15
PLANNING IMPOSSIBLE UNDER CAPT
ALISM

First, control of production and planning. This
has been spoken about and tried in other capitalist
tries. 1t i. attempt utilize the advantages of plan
ming in the Soviet Union under capitalism 1t also aims
illusions that the capitalists here will be able
solve the problems of unemployment they have been
solved in the Soviet Union. But this will be impossible
in the United States has proved impossible in other
capitalist countries. The capitalist system based upon
anarchy in production. 1t is production for profit 1t
Is the quest for profits which the driving force and
service the (the latter the underlying
principle in the Soviet Union).
The growth of monopoes under capitalism, the driving
of the small capitalists, does not do away with
petition, with anarchy in production On the contrary,
it introduces it in and sharper forms. The big
capitalists being powerful carry this competition
with deadly effects. And internationally this cul
inmates in mperialist wars What will result from all
this will be subsidies the big capitalists who will
be able compete with the smaller capitalists and who
will also attempt sell their products in markets
occupied By their competitors in other mperialist
tries.
ex.l1~ xolw~ rN. - 4.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-15
INITIATION PROGRAM--AN ATTACK ON
LIVING STANDARDS

Senator Thomas of Oklahoma, Of the chief in
Aaon proponents, says openly my purpose is to add
another plan raise the commodity prices of the farmers
and the producers Of materials" according the
New York "Iimes' of April Is, 1888. Only hand
full of the very rich will gain through these
The will be the losers Wages and relief NY
less Small deposits and insurance policies worth less
The farmers made believe that they will profit by
high prices But this is fraud. The big spectators
and fnanciers will profit. The small farmer whose
dollar today worth 49, according March price in
dexe will have pay higher prices for the goods he
needs The Roosevelt imitation program is universal
attack the living standards of the The wages
of the workers also being lowered through sales
which introduced in many states, among which
New York. Illinois, etc.
Naturally this whole program separated from
the whole international position of the United States
1t is clearly program which has in mind the quickest
possible mobilization for The intended powers
the President under this measure and the powers already
given to the President, establish dctatoal power for
the rapid carrying through of the wishes of finance
capital. But shall here limit ourselves to the
sderation of these only with regard to the in
ternal effects.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-15
THE 3O-HOUR WEEK

As to the 5O-hour week and minimum wage proposal.
The 30-hour week without any wage compensation for
the hours lost the old Hoover stagger plan The Black
Bill does carry any wage compensation with tit is
general wage-cuttng scheme, nasmuch it is assumed
by most supporters of the Bill Gncludng die manuiae-
turers) that workers wages to be reduccd. William
Green admitted there might be temporary reduction
in week earnings under shorter work week. according
the Daily News Record, April IT. 1888. And Ralph
w. Robey, financial editor Of the New York Evening
Post" wrote "There is danger that because of The
shorter hours the employers would be inclined reduce
wages" And the Daily News Record reports that in
mills where wages average about $l2, ut is felt
there would be compromise that wages in question
would be about So" reduction of 2s9e. In many
it would be And Textile World, employers
organ, admits that the Black Bill would "a sigsn
tic wage-cut.
The proposal of the Trade Union Unity League,
which made this an amendment the Black Bill through
its representative appearing before the Senate Judiciary
Committee, which held hearings this BILL re-
iected The T.UUL, in its amendment, also proposed
minimum wage proposal. But the minimum wage pro-
posal of Roosevelt without guaranteeing wage reduc
tions side by side with the reduction of hours
that the minimum wage will become the maximum wage.
1t VII Fesnlt in wholesale wage cuts for the greatest
portion of the workers Furthermore, the heavy inRs
ton which accompanies this bill, will in practice
that while the minimum wage will remain fixed in dol
lars the actual standard of living will continually de-
crease prices rise
President Roosevelt, in his address before the Cham
Der Of Commerce of the u S. appealed the capitalists
increase wages "insofar it lies in their power
These almost the identical words of President Hoover
in his conference with the employers Immediately follow
ing the beginning of the crisis. We now know the re-
suits The workers fight for higher wages in order
force the capitalists grant them President Roosevelt
surely naive believe that the capitalists
will voluntarily grant higher wages Or this speech
intended illusions among the workers and
stop them from organizing strikes for higher wages
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-15

very militant character, as in Iowa al present.
Here we wish to deal primarily with the Roosevelt
program regarding the regulation of production, wages
hours of labor, These plans yet completed
and in details there may yet be certain changes
But the outline Of the program is already clear This
program is presented in the form of revolutionary"
departure from the former practices of capitalism and
wholly in the interests of the In reality it is
wholly in the interests of the capitalists This program
is put forward get of the present crisis
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-15

this establish minimum wage. Next, 10 naugarate
public works program. 1t proposes organize Boards
regulate only production, but also hours and wages
And in connection with this whole program, there 10
be undertaken gigantic imitation program
With stroke the Roosevelt government has slahed
the living standards of every workingman and working
woman Through the imitation policy which reduces the
value of the dollar and raises the prices of all
modities in order increase profits, the wages of the
workers and the relief given the unemployed have
dergone great shIinkase. Already the Official figures
show that in the first day after the of this
policy, prices have gone up 1919 and the commodities
vital for the every day needs of the by
This brings of exploitation of the masses
of workers through reduction of real wages nominal
wages continue tagging behind the rising of
modities. This will be followed by even bigger in
in price: the imitation policy is developed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-15
A TURN FOR THE WORSE

The truth of the that the Roosevelt admins
traon and the capitalist class whole quite
ried. The much heralded for the better has al
ready brought admttance of further fall in Produc
ton in the month of March and very substantial fall
in the dollar. Not single problem that existed at the
time when Roosevelt took power has been solved On
the contrary the crisis growing sharper and the whole
situation has become very much aggravated The New
York 'Times' reported April d, that the business
index for the week ending April d. 542,
ly +69o below estimated normal, only slightly above
the lowest point for 1882. Building constructions the
Annalist on April 20 stated was for the April daily
average "lO% below the astonishing low figure for
March"
The object of the proposed legislation carry
through further attacks the living standards of the
and the time illusions that
will facilitate the carrying through of these attacks with
the minimum of resistance the part of the workers
It is presented Humanitarian program against the
money changers But it is in reality mounting of
phrases up the old method of shifting
the whole burden of the deepening the shoulders
Of the
(Snce this written there has been flow of 'pros-
pery bayhoo against which President Roosevelt spoke
his speech last Sunday but which in reality promoted
by the administration in the fine division of work which
is being established. The press filled with so-caed
reports about increased production and voluntary wage
increases. What are the factsp
The slight increase in production especially in the steel
industry the result of any basic improvement in the
economic situation. 1t is due to buying which delayed
during the banking holiday, seasonal increases which by
themselves would be below normal and above all specu
latve buying in the expectation of rising prices The
auto industry for example according "Iron Age" has
already bought steel for up the third quarter
October 1st) We therefore look forward big
drop in production very This foundation of sand
the basis for the prosperity propaganda.
Regarding wage increases. First, this comprises in
significant number of workers. Secondly, much of this
increase is accompanied by adjustments in hours up
ward Thirdly, in plants where operations
resumed wages low that the bosses fearing Strikes
Voluntarily" gave small increases avoid giving bigger
ones.
Thus see that President Roosevelt less than his
predecessor is trying fool the with prosperity"
bsllyhoo.-Edit. note.)
TY1E PRODUCTION-LABOR PROGRAM
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-15
RELIEF TO MEET INITIATION PRICES

will only greater profits the big capitalists to PC
paid for by the masses, and ccenaon OF the danger
of a new world imperialist
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-15
THE PRODUCnON-LABOR PROGRAM

What does this latest Professionalism program
sst of? First, it claims undertake organize plan
ned and controlled production. Secondly incentive
for the capitalists it proposes guarantee profits Then
IT proposes that the hours of labor be down 80
hours hs is still under discussion) and together with
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-09
THE SPOILS SYSTEM

Is true, as Senator Ashurst says, that the
L November election resulted in more victors
than spols. 1t is true also, that rarely in his
tory have the pangs Of job-hunger driven such
a large and desperate horde to Washington.
And it is true that most of the acts passed by
this congress have been emergency measures
calling for the quickest possible hiring of help.
Even so, it hardly seems necessary to have
gone so far afield from the traditions of civil
service.
The whole Tennessee Valley development.
under the Muscle Shoals act, can be developed
without reference to civil service. The Wagner
employment exchange plan, originally provid-
ing for civil service, emerged from congress
minus such provision, thus leaving the way
open for manning of exchanges by the same
sort Of political preferment that weakened the
Hoover-Doak system.
The agricultural adjustment act did not
provide for civil service but Secretary Wallace
says he will use the merit system The $780,
100000 relief act can be administered without
reference to civil service
In most cases these measures were stripped
of civil service provisions by the house mem
bers acting under pressure from the bread and
butter brigade
While the political four-year locusts prepare
to swoop on Washington, there await on the
civil service lists upward of 100000 men and
women available by competitive examination to
departmental and field service in practically
all occupations
The civil service system is 100 years old. 1t
is neither Democratic nor Republican. It's two
greatest friends were the Democrat Cleveland
and the Republican Roosevelt.
Speaking to Carl schurz about the spoils
system, Lincoln said: I'm afraid this sort of
thing is going to ruin republican government"