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Evening star., 1933-09-16

trines that are decidedly unpopular IN
this country. While visiting the United
States some time ago he engaged IN
activities in behalf OF some of the So
called martyrs Of the existing order OF
government, and this departure from
his own field of research and exposition
contributed to the feeling of distaste
in America Now he confesses his error
and acknowledges that he has been
deceived.
The old adage about the shoemaker
sticking to his last applies in DR.. Elm
STEMS case He is a scientist, not
political philosopher. The expounccr
Of the theory of relativity is evidently
not capable of applying himself etfec-
lively to the study of human relations.
Society is greater complex than even
the stellar system. Emotion has no
proper part in the analysis OF either,
and particularly the emotion of the
mathematical genius. DR.. Einstein's
discovery that he has been fooled and
his frank acknowledgement Of the fact
will serve to rehabilitate him in the
esteem of the American people. who
have always admired his scientific at
tainments but deplored his now severed
Communist connections
Evening star., 1933-09-16
Railroads in Recovery.

From the Wall Street Journal
Railroad operating results for July
and the first seven months of 1888 bear
all but conclusive testimony that so far
as the steam carriers are concerned, a
"long pull recovery has begun. 1t re-
mains as true as it always has been that
the railroads prosper only as industry
and trade flourish and it happens that
the general business situation is today
subject to more numerous and more
critical uncertainties than have usually
attended it at comparable stage of
emergency from depression. But it is
highly significant that the railroads
have now succeeded in putting their
house in order. not only in the sense
of adjusting operating outgo to reduced
income but likewise to the extent Of
restoring their ability to purchase mate
rials and supplies and to increase in
stead of reducing the roster of their
employees
This turn for the better in the posi-
ton of the railroads, which even now
are purchasers of not less than $780,
10000 worth of labor. fuel and ma
terials annually, compared with roughly
81, 10000 900 in the best years before
1880. pointedly suggests one source from
which the present void in the demand
upon the so-called heavy industries for
capital goods" is in part to be filled
Railroad maintenance calls for guam
titles of steel and iron, lumber, cement
and the like. Now that their pressing
need for financial stability is In a
measure being satisfied. their heavier
ordering of these commodities in the
nearby months may reasonably be
assumed.
Evening star., 1933-09-16
tunes as well as because Of their literary

tunes as well as because Of their literary
attainments. John Brown would have
been dismissed as merely a fanatical
agitator had 1t not been for the de-
nouement Of Harpers Ferry.
Granted that the social significance
Of success is very important, it neverthe-
less remains q defensible proposition
that disaster often has commensurate
value. Napoleon, for example, would
have had his place in Europe's records
had he encountered no Wellington and
experienced no st. Helena, but Water
loo enfranchised a continent William
II would have left his mark had he
either prevented or won the World War
of l9l4-1918. but 1t was better for
democracy that matters turned out as
they did.
The philosopher detects a kind OF
balance in the circumstances. The fail
ure of one person or party, he sees, i'm
plies the success of another. But VIC
tory is commonplace and dull in COM
parison with defeat. and that. perhaps.
is one Of the recompenses OF tragedy.
Evening star., 1933-09-16
Einstein Recants Communism

Albert EinStein noted mathematician
and propounder Of the relatively theory
of the universe. is now a fugitive from
Germany. where he is under proscrip-
ton by the Nazis. He is secluded in
Norfolk, England. guarded from the
pursuit of the Hitler organization. which
has denounced him as an enemy of the
German Reich. Upon his arrival in
England he was hailed by Communists
of that country. and now he has found
1t necessary to declare that he is not
member of any group of that ilk. and
to repudiate the use of his name by the
British radicals. He states that he hac
previously misunderstood the true
objects of certain organizations which
are in truth. he declares, nothing less
than camoufiaged propaganda in the
service of Russian despotism. specifically
naming the Anti-War Movement and
the Workers International Relief. He
says:
In my opinion, any por'er must be an
enemy of mankind which enSlaveS the
1t arises under the Fascist or the Com
munist flag. All that is valuable in
human society depends upon the
opportunity for development accorded
to the individual.
DR.. Einstein has been regarded by
many in this country as a friend OF
radicalism Recently an effort was
made by certain patriotic organizations
to prevent his entrance into the United
States on the ground that he was a
worker in the cause of Communism.
Nothing came of it, because he changed
his plans and decided to remain in
Europe, only to be driven out of his
native land by the German Fascists
led by Hitler
1t would seem that this highly gifted
scientist has made some dangerous con-
nections in the past, perhaps through
his nsive acceptance of certain doc
Evening star., 1933-09-16
Self-Covernment Theory
Maintained in Cuban Views

ernment. finds it gone and contem-
plates recognizing another The forces
which put De Cespedes in remain
strong; his opposition is now in power
and there remains. in retirement an
element for Machado While there per-
sists the hope Cuba will establish peace
and normalcy. the chances are not
bright"
Rebel attacks on the Platt amend
ment cause the Indianapolis Star to
declare that the situation will require
the most tactful diplomatic moves"
while the Toledo Blade thinks the
Cubans should be left pretty much to
their own devices" The Columbia
IS. c. State upholds American duty:
Whatever one may think of the Platt
amendment. however one may inveigh
against 'meddling in other peoples
business. 1t must be remembered that
i'll Cuba, whether We like it or not, we
have made its government our busi-
hess. We pledged to our own people
and to British. French Germans and
Italians. who have invested at least a
thousand millions there, that gov
ernment giving certain guarantees to
life and property and health would be
maintained. Whether We like it or not
the Cuban government is our RESPONSE
bility"
Evening star., 1933-09-16
No Dicker With Robbers.

FROM the Los Angeles llmeS.
The refusal of Assistant United State
Attorney Palmer to dicker with two
mail robbers who promised to reveal
where their loot was hidden and turn
up an accessory in return for short
sentences is to be commended The
country can better afford to lose the
plunder taken than to make it appear
that crime will be leniently treated on
such a basis. Mail robbery is a rela-
lively infrequent offense, principally
because the sentence is a mandatory
twenty-five years and because it Is in
f1icted on a proportionately large num-
Der of robbers A realization that they
can make no terms with the Govern
ment will give pause to those contem-
plating such crime.
incidentally the pair in question seem
to have a mistaken idea of what hap
pened in the AL Capone case, as they
said they wanted to make the same
sort of deal Capone did. Capone made
no deal whatever. and an attempt to
dicker with the United States attorney
at Chicago was repudiated by the court
Capone. who had pleaded guilty under
the impression he was to be granted
leniency. was allowed to Withdraw his
plea. stood trial and was convicted
There was no decker
Postal inspectors probably will find the
cache Of loot without the assistance Of
the robbers, but if they do not. less
damage will be done than If a deal
were made.
Evening star., 1933-09-16
Julisdictional Labor Quarrels.

The costly folly of jurisdictional
disputes between labor organizations
is again in evidence in the trouble
at one Of the new public building
projects in this city. where u thou
sand workers have been laid of from
their jobs in consequence OF a con-
trOverSy between two unions as to the
right to perform certain operations
lying within the boundaries of rival
organizations These disputes have
been CAUSE Of trouble for many years.
They have cost workers and employ
ers heavily, have delayed construction
TERED the undertaking Of operations
that would have given employment to
large numbers. The "uuiun status" Of
the contestants has been put In
jeopardy by themselves.
Contractors for large works have no
recourse in these situations to authority
capable OF etfecting settlements. They
cannot decide the disputes, nor is there
any effective power of adjustment in
the larger bodies OF organized workers.
So often have these quarrels over the
right to perform certain actions arisen
that they are regarded as a constant
risk Of delay and loss. 1t would seem
that organized labor would long ago. in
its own interest, have found solu-
ton of this problem, but 1t has not
done SO. and hence from time to time
large works are checked. men who have
no part in the disputes are laid off,
wages are lost. the investment value Of
private undertakings are lessened and
the use Of public structures is eXpen-
sively delayed.
At such a time as this. when every
effort is being made to increase EN-
ployment and thus to add to the pur-
chasing power OF the people and In
consequence to stimulate business and
restore prosperity, a jurisdictional quar-
rel over details Of construction is par
ticularly obnoxious to the public in
tereSt and dearly expensive. Were there
assurance that this dispute and its
consequent stoppage OF work would lead
to some effective and dependable set
tlement Of the dispute and the estab-
lishment Of reliable method of adjust
ment, it might be borne with philosophy
and patience. But experience does not
encourage such a hope. The strong
arm Of Federal authority may in this
instance intervene to effect compro-
mise or working arrangement to per-
NIT the resumption of operations and
the return OF the thousand men to their
tasks, but that would not necessarily or
aSSuredly lead to the definite and per-
manent settlement of these waSteful
wrangles that have in the past few
decades cost many millions 81 dollars
and caused great suffering among the
workers thrown out Of employment and
their families. Such a settlement can
come only from the organizations them
selves.
Evening star., 1933-09-16

Persons who mistake politeness for
timidity have a great deal to learn.
Yet it is done every day by those who
have not been brought up In Courtesy
School.
Practitioners of everyday politeness
sometimes receive their reward, how
ever.
There is a certain well known Wash
ingtonian who got the surprise OF his
life recently, in this respect.
His pleasant attitude was accepted
for what 1t was. an attempt to intro
duce the amenities of life into the
Workaday world. You shall hear about 1t.
X y
He is willing to believe now that there
Is a Santa Claus, after all, and here Is
why:
One day. while attempting to explain
as decently as he knew how the alb
sence of an Office associate. he realized
that the obdurate gentleman to whom
he was talking was one of these queer
human being who will not take no for
an answer" as the phrase has it.
All the time that our hero was trying
to tell the other the truth in a very
simple and very human matter, this
person was looking around the office,
as II suspecting that the absent man
was hidden behind the desk.
Don't try to put anything over on
me. young man." the eyes of the old
crouch said as plainly as If he had
spoken the words.
The next day an almost similar situ-
alton occurred. But with difference.
The hero-and surely he was all OF
thatfound himself up against the ne
cessity once more OF explaining as care
fully as he could. that the person de-
sired had left no word as tor where he
had gone. nor when he would be back,
but that II the inquirer cared to walt,
he might make himself at home.
Such explanations are not easy to
make, especially after one had wasted
them just the day before. Theoretically.
of course. courtesy Is never wasted.
Some one has said. justly enough. that
one must be a gentleman to all, not be-
cause he will find them so. but because
he Is SO himself
1t is the same with courtesy.
The person who exemplifies 1t. to any
degree. does so because 1t Is a part OF
himself, without which he would not be
exactly the human being that he is.
Our hero went through the usual ex-
plantations
Todays gentleman thanked him. and
started to leave.
Then he turned back
Il want to tell you one thing" he
said. 1T would have been worth while
coming here If for no other reason than
to have met you. I appreciate your
kindness"
The young Washingtonian who tells
this story on himself says that VI
could have knocked him over lth
feather
Here was the Courtesy School con-
traSted with the Grun School
CurtnesS. through some queer quirk
OF the American temperament, too
often is confused with pep"
To be curt" among some men. is
the same as being smart" among some
women
One school Of Americans will put up
with almost anything if they can feel
themselves curt" which in their minds
is synonymous with businesslike, and
that. Of course with efficiency"
This school at one time carried the
curt letter to such an extreme that
such missives were practically insult
ing.
Evening star., 1933-09-16
The Romance of Failure.

"In history" says Hendrix Van Loon
as in life. it is success that counts.
But the opinion, SO expressed, is only
half the truth. 1t happens that failure
also has Importance. Indeed, it may be
wondered If defeat is not more dra-
matte circumstance than victory. Ger
talnly, there Is great deal Of very
good "theater" in many a story Of
illustration.
For example, consider the case of
Alexander the Great: Suppose his
caleer had run its natural course and
In, days their normal span, would his
achievements have the attraction of
the lame and impotent conclusion
which was, in fact, his lot? 1t does
not seem likely. The spectacle of the
celebrated captain dying at thirty-three
with his labors uncompleted is far more
colorful than would have been COM
plete fulfillment OF his dream of a
world made one by conquest.
Julius Caesar likewise is a more
memorable character as the victim OF
the dagger of Brutus than he ever could
have been had he respectfully sue
cumbed in bed, all his affairs arranged
in perfect order. Shakespeare never
would have been his biographer had he
escaped his assassins.
Christopher Columbus gains in public
esteem by being sent back to Spain In
irons. Galileo's reputation Is enhanced
by his persecution at the hands of the
Inquisition. Dante in exile and denied
his Beatrice has the affection of thou
sands who would have ignored him had
he never suffered. Mary Stuart and
Charles l accomplished Immortality by
losing their heads, and John Andre and
Nathan Hale might never have prompted
a tear had they evaded the gallows. The
suicide of Thomas Chatterton and the
premature termination of the careers OF
Keats, Shelley and Byron illuminate
their names and cast a glamour over
their music Blind Milton and deaf Bee
thoven are remembered in part because
Of their Affections The Bronte sisters
are a legend because Of their misfor-
Evening star., 1933-09-16
Storms, Equinoctial and Otherwise.

Is this present disturbance of the
elements the "equinoctial storm" OF
tradition? If SO, it is little ahead Of
time. For the autumnal equinox does
not occur until September %. and here
are high winds and heavy rains on their
way up the coast from that breeding
ground of storms, the Caribbean and its
adjacent waters. Maybe this is only a
forerunner. practice storm. Perhaps,
on the other hand, the elements that
combine to form the furious gales and
twisting atmospheric commissions are in
dependent Of the calendar. And again.
maybe there is no real "rquinoctial
storm" after all.
There is nothing more fluid in the
knowledge OF man than the air. 1t gets
into high motion very quickly and as
quickly ceases. A storm may be bred
at any time, particularly in that stretch
OF waters lying Just north of the eqlIa-
tor and south Of the mainland of North
America and the adjacent islands.
Meteorology, advanced though it has
ings. 1t can only locate and chart and
measure them, and after they have
started it can with remarkable accu
racy predict their courses and effects.
Were there in fact a regularly sched-
uled and assured equinoctial storm, be-
ginning on the day upon which the sun
crosses the meridian i'll Autumn, it
would be felt here. in this latitude
some days after that date 1t would
thus be an eQuinoctial storm after the
equinox, and of course not before that
period. So it may be reasoned that
this present disturbance which 1t is
to be hoped will not be as great and
severe as the forecasts suggest is not
the true merldional storm, but just one
OF the atmospheric rows that are gen.
orally incident 10 this time Of year
But 1t matters little or nothing what
the name Of the storm may be- The
point OF real hopeful interest is that
1t may be weathered safely, or that it
may not be a bad one This part Of
the country had a visitation a few
weeks ago that would have been fully
contirmatory of the public belief in
the equinoctial storm had it come along
about September 23 or "a. And, after
all, nothing can be done about it save
to be prepared to withstand high winds
and heavy downpours of rain and to
take no needless risks of exposure to
The elements
Evening star., 1933-09-16
Plan to Make Radio
Support Unemployed

To the Editor of The Star:
have a happy thought with respect
to relieving the unemployment situation
and also the feelings of many Of the
radio listeners who are compelled to
listen too frequently to parties who
some one thinks know how to sing and
entertain. but who leave painful i'm
pressions either vocal or instrumental,
or vocal-banj joical
The unwarranted large fees paid to
these assaSsinators Of peace might be di-
vided between them and, say. from four
to forty others who could yoWl, grow,
moan, strum banjos or make some
other accompanying sound. so that the
result would be devoid of the sharpness
or other ear-paining features, and more
like the hum of industry or high
class choir. where individual yelps sell
dom are heard and the discouragine
word which offends the sensible and
decent is lost in the symphonic mass
Of the ensemble. to say it in one breath
I think $3.50 an evening would bt
enough and just think, $1,000 woulr
then give jobs to $50 persons. instead
one lone crooner 1 thank you.
w. E. ALLEN.
Evening star., 1933-09-16
High Lights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

when the catalogue of punishable de-
lInQuencies was most prodlglous ana
diverse. Desperate elements. con-
fronted with dire vengeance for lighter
trespasses. preferred to suffer for
greater crimes With the advance OF
culture and a milder code. there
seemed no longer the necessity for
ruthless display of violence and other
sanguinary deeds With removal of the
maximum penalty for many ofenses
there remained no longer the incentive
to lawbreakers to balance their account
with society in advance.
The licentiate Senor Manuel Muz-
quiz Blanco supported the other slde
of the argument.
The pain of death" he declared:
should be applied to bloodthirsty ard
incorrigible criminals who interpret
leniency and an early restoration OF
their freedom as a species Of official
tjmidity. If the authorities are afraid
OF them, then why not continue to
pursue the same evil and deadly
courses? Such subjects need to be
taught more tia ever highly salu-
tary lesson. AM whether or not their
fates will rest.ain others from equal
outrages. they. at least. will have no
chance to repeat their presumptions.
Evening star., 1933-09-16
Digging Furrow Is Not
Enough to Stop Worms

To the Editor Of The Star:
I also was interested in Mr.. j. K.
Bittenbender's letter in The Star re-
latlng to the army worm. I think his
Informant must have been a city farmer
or scientific agriculturist, as only a
part of the remedy is mentioned. 1t
would have failed in his case. as the
worm was developed in the field
The furrow plowed around the field Is
expected to give good results only when
the army approaches from the outside
and the depth Is not the important
factor The farmer has log drawn
by horsepower or otherwise along fur
row. thus crushing the worms. 1t
would seem only part of the modus
opersndi was stated. However. it is
doubted If much good would result
My advice to the farmer is to have a
good city job to back up his farming
operations. thus avoiding getting stung
so often.
CHARLES HENRY CUTLER.
Evening star., 1933-09-16
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

It was not taken into consideration
by the writers thereof that the man
who was to receive such q letter ex-
pected something more.
The chances were very decidedly that
the receiver would think, as a matter,
Of course, that he was worth a real let
ter. not one snapped out as disagree
able task to some secretary.
Between the unnecessarily brief type
Of letter and the Old-style affair with
f1OWery opening and closing phrases
there can be no real choice in the mind
Of him who opens 1t.
Every one likes to receive letters
which make him feel that he amounts
to something in the world. and even
very. very important person. even a
parsonage could not so feel in the face
Of one Of these excessively crisp mis-
sives, now happily going out Of style.
= i 4
Those who mistake courtesy for
timidity, who see weakness where an
other sees decency. have an opportunity
to get a new viewpoint
Most every one has an opportunity
to get new viewpoint. Many human
beings are SO bound down by traditions,
of their own or others makingS, that
they keep the same outlook all life
through.
They believe one way for life. ana
this has its advantages Also, 1t has its
disadvantages.
The man who is suspicious. when he
enters an Office. that some one therein
is going to fool him, or. plainly. lie to
him. has an unparalleled opportunity
for changing his outlook.
What he needs to do. after all. is to
realize that there are an amazingly
large number OF helpful person left in
the world. after all.
Now. this is good idea for almost
any one to get into his head.
No doubt 1t is about as true as the
opposite belief. that every mans hand
is against you. and that every one is
looking for some way or other to slight
you.
These fundamental ideas as to other
people number their converts by the
thousands. perhaps millions would be
nearer the truth, at least in regard to
the latter.
What one holds in ones head will not
change matters. perhaps but it is GER
tain that II one is looking for polite
treatment. rather than impudence, he
will be more likely to recognize it when
offered.
Everywhere one goes In the streets
in elevators. in stores in crowds one
runs into these two fundamentally op-
posed viewpoints
And always there will be a certain
number of persons who are so intent
upon finding impoliteness in others
that they refuse to recognize courtesy
when 1t is accorded them.
They even insist on branding 1t weak
ness. or timidity.
On the other hand. the courteous
man or woman must not be too eager
to see rudeneSS. unnecessary roughneSS,
lack OF courtesy, in those they meet
The thing works both ways. 1t is not
likely however. that a courteous person.
who has trained himself in courtesy
over the years. will make many mis-
takes in this regard He will be too
eager to help others for that.
He is. and surely must continue to
be, the custodian Of service" in its
better aspects His merits are recoe-
niZed by all persons whose regard is
really worth having This Is his re-
ward. and more than he asks. for the
satisfaction OF being himself, even in
the face Of difficulties, is his real re-
ward