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out Of the catastrophe in which We
found ourselves on March 4. 1888, and
of every right-thinking person in this
Nation, regardless of political aftiliations.
I am In hearty accord with the pur-
pose which I believe the President has
in mind, and that his proclamation is
but the first step toward the remonett-
cation Of silver.
Articles have appeared In some Of the
press Of the country which would indi-
cate that the President of the United
States has issued this proclamation for
the purpose of stopping the rising tide
Of public opinion favorable to the pas
sage of my bill to remonetize silver
Those who aScribe that motive to the
President, in my judgment. do him a
great injustice. I cannot but feel that
the President is in accord with the
great economists and statesmen not
only In this country but in other coun-
tries who have opposed the single gold
standard which has cursed the human
race ever since its adoption by England,
France and the United States.
Turgot, the great economist and min
ister Of finance to Louis XVI, said:
Gold and silver are constituted money,
and universal money, by the nature OF
things, independently of all convention
and all law"
Daniel Webster said in the United
States Senate in 1896: Gold and silver
is the money of the Constitution. The
constitutional standard of value Is es-
tablished, and cannot be overturned.
To overturn it would shake the whole
system. Gold and silver at rates fixed
by Congress constitutes the legal stand
ard of value in this country, and neither
Congress nor any State has authority to
establish any other standard or dispose
of this"
Michael Chevalier, in the preface OF
his French translation Of "Humboldts'
Gold and Silver" said: by reason Of
the part which gold and silver play in
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vitalizing and resuscitating business in
this country and throughout the world"
He described President Roosevelt's re
cent PROCLAMATION for silver coinage as
"but the first step toward the re-
monetiation Of silver"
In this connection he took issue with
what he said were ppolished pub t,ea rsPores spet.s
has issued this proclamation for the
purpose Of stopping the rising tide OF
public opinion favorable to the passage
of my bill to remonetiZe silver"
Those who ascribe that motive to
the President, in my judgment"
Wheeler said, do him great injustice.
II cannot but feel that the President
is in accord with the great economists
and statesmen. not only in this coun-
try. but in other countries, who have
opposed the single gold standard which
has cursed the human race ever since
its adoption by England, France and the
United States"
Text Of Address.
Senator Wheeler's address follows:
l want to take this occasion to thank
Mr.. Kuhn and The Washington, Star
for affording me this opportunity to
address the people of this Nation on
the subject of the RECOMMENDATION Of
Silver" 1t has become the most domi-
nant economic issue in the United
States by reason Of the Presidents proc
lamation on December 81, 1888, for the
coinage of silver hereafter produced in
the United States. Likewise, want to
take this occasion to commend PreSi-
dent Roosevelt for the courageous stand
which he has taken in this matter. I
think l am safe in saying that no
President of the United States, in my
time has shown such tremendous cour-
age in his effort to drive the money
changers out of the temple as has the
Mr.. Roosevelt. He has undertaken an
almost superhuman task to bring us
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men are the only animals who starve in
the midst of plenty. Can you imagine
the humble jackaSS starving because
there was a surplus Of grass in the pas
ture, or even a little worm starving on
the inside Of q great luscious red apple,
simply because there is a great surplus
of apples? No. my friends, the jackass
and the worm have too much sense for
that.
I have repeatedly stated In speeches
from one end Of this country to an
other that you cannot create wealth by
destroying wealth, ard that the thing
that must be done is to create the means
to purchase. President Roosevelt Is
seeking to do that very thing. While
I admire him for the courage that he
has shown. do not think that his proc
lamation goes far enough or that the
buying Of silver produced by the mining
companies Of the United States Subse-
quent to the proclamation can or will
materially affect commodity prices
either in this country or in the world.
1t Will not afford to any appreciable
extent "the means to purchase" the
so-called surplus products of farm and
factory in this country.
Assuming that the Government gets
25,0o0,000 ounces Of American silver in
year in this country, and coins so
per cent Of 1t as provided in the Presi-
dents proclamation, the effect Of it
would only be to increase our primary
money only one-sixtieth Of billion dol
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can from Rhode Island, Mr. Cullom. .
Republican of Ohio: Mr.. Allison. Re
publican from Massachusetts: MI
Chandler, a Republican from New
Hampshire; Mr.. VOORHEES,, q Democrat
from Indiana: Mr. Brice. Democrat
pubiiean pl n' Of IN Massaehusetts, Sdsa and famous
leader in the United States Senate.
Mr.. Plat, a Republican Of Connecticut,
and Mr.. Hill, Democrat of New York.
year 1894 and 1900, Bryanism, aided
by the Republican campaign, COM
pletely perverted public opinion regard
ing silver, and 1t still so continues
John F. Darling famous currency ex-
pert. director of the Midland National
Bank, and one of England's big five''
recently said: THE capitalist system is
likely to collapse unless it can be made
to resume working at profit and this
cannot be done until the price Of COM
modities Is raised" = This
question of raising the price of COM
modities is the most important queS-
tion before the world today. People
are producing commodities at or some
times below cost nowadays. Brazil has
dumped coffee into the sea and there
has been talk of the United States
blowing cotton and destroying wheat
because they can't be sold at a profit"
Since that statement was made his
prophecy with reference to the United
States has come true.
Mr Darling says that "the supply
exceeds the means to purchase. The
thing to do is to stimulate that means
to purchase and there is no more ef-
fective way of doing this than by re-
storing and stabilizing the value of sill
yer as money"
Must Create Purchase Power.
We boast of our intellectual attain
ments and our scientific discoveries, yet
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all the transactions of mankind. in the
contracts between States and individ-
uals. every important change in the
value of gold and silver is serious
event, sort Of revolution"
In q recent article entitled, Honest
| Initiation" in the January, 1884, issue
of Scribner's Magazine, Edward Tuck.
| founder of the Tuck School of Business
Administration at Dartmouth College,
a venerable figure In American finance,
after more than 60 years of observation
of international monetary currents, de-
clared THE present generation OF
Americans look upon bimetallism as
Organism, and do not take the trouble
to study the history or the science OF
money, as well understood long prior
May. 1894. a cable message was sent to
the Lord Mayor of London by leading
United States Senator's Of both parties.
as follows:
I'VE desire to express our cordial
sympathy with the movement to pro-
mote the restoration of silver by in
ternational agreement, in aid of which
we understand a meeting is to be held
today under your lordship's presidency.
We believe that the free coinage of
both gold and silver by international
agreement at fixed ratio would Sc
cure to mankind the blessing of suf-
flcient volume to metallic money, and
what is hardly less important, secure
to the world Of trade immunity from
violent exchange fluctuations"
Among the signers were John Sher-
man, Nelson W. Aldrich, Shelby M.
Cullom, w. B. Allison, Henry Cabot
Lodge, w. E. Chandler, D. w. voorhees,,
Calvin s. Brice George F. Hoar. o.
H Platt, A. P. Forman and David B.
Hill.
John Sherman was Republican OF
Ohio, Secretary of the Treasury under
Hayes and Secretary of State under
Mckinley. Mr.. Aldrich was Republi-
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lars, which Is not sufficient to mater1-
ally increase commodity prices.
BY the proclamation We have pegged
the price Of newly mined silver at 6411
cents. The mining companies who are
going to produce silver for the next few
years will undoubtedly reap benefit
by reason Of this proclamation, but the
price Of silver that was produced prior
to the proclamation by miners In the
United States will still be selling at the
have two prices for silver in this coun-
try the same as you have two prices for
gold in this country at the present time.
The difference between the proclama-
tion OF the President to coin newly
mined silver and the remonetization OF
silver under the provisions of my bill
IS. 70), on a basis Of 16 ounces OF
silver to ! Of gold, is that under the
terms Of my bill the price Of silver
throughout the world would immedi-
ately go to 81 1929, thereby raising the
world commodity price level and open
ing up the markets of the Orient and
South America for our surplus manu-
factured products, raising the cost of
production to our competitors in the
silver-using countries and particularly
in the Orient, thereby making it impos-
sible for the Oriental to drive our tex
tile manufacturers out of the world
market as they are doing today, while
under the proclamation, in my judg-
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ment. this would not be accomplished
Assuming that it would put the world
price of silver up to 641z cents. it is
still far short ef increasing the buying
power OF the ORIENT and other oliver.
using countries 70 a point where they
would be able to purchase our surplus
manufactured and farm products, nor
would 1t increase their cost Of produc-
tlon to q point where they would not
still be able to underseli our manufac-
turers.
II one you'd study the reports OF our
textile trade with the Orient, he would
Immediately ascertain that by reason
OF the low price Of silver the Japanese
and the British manufacturers In the
Orient are driving our textile manu-
facturers out of the world market and
they are not only able to compete with
us in the world markets but because
Of the low price Of silver. they are able
to capture the domestic American
markets as well.
Figures furnished by the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce indi-
cate a great reduction of American ex-
ports from our textile mills. In June
we exported 5,523,000 square yards of
unbleached sheeting 40 inches wide and
under, but in August only 2,543,000
square yards Exports of denimS in
June were eo2 900 square yards and In
August only 474000 square yards. Other
Continued on Eleventh Page)
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WHEELER PLEADS
. FOR SILVER MONEY
Tells Radio Forum Audience
Move Would Be Greatest
Recovery Boon.

Reconciliation of silver would pro-
duce the greatest benefits" the new
year could see, Senator Wheeler, Demo-
Crat, of Montana declared last night
in an address in the National Radio
Forum arranged by The Star and broad
cast over a CoaSt-to-coaSt network OF
the National BroadcaSting Co.
Senator Wheeler, one of the foremost
advocates Of bimetaliSm in Congress
discussed his bill for this purpose and
in conclusion. told his audience:
Write your congressman or Senators
and urge them to work and vote for
the reconciliation of silver on the
historic basis of 16 ounces of silver
10 one of gold in the coming Congress
If you will do that you will be be-
slowing upon yourself and all Christen-
oom the greatest benefits that can come
TO it during the year 1884"
Halls Program as Best.
The legislation he proposes, the Mon
tanan emphasized would do more
than all suggestions heretofore COM
bned toward reviving, encouraging
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Girls Wash
Dresses, Soc
Were $1.l5 and $1.58

81 Attractive Wash Frocks;
broken sizes: slightly soiled.
8-S5.95 Coats, in tan;
broken sizes. Now ...S1.95
25-35c, 45c and CSC Sweat
ers, BIouses and Woollen
Dresses. Now .........1 .15c
27-78c Slips and Gowns;
broken sizes. Now .35c
1.-s1.35 Silk Slips. in
white and pink: soiled;
sizes 8 to 16. Now. Soc
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Continued on Eleventh Page }
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Boys Knicker
Suits, $4.45
Were S8.75

II. Apiece Suits, with two
pairs of knickers; good quail
itv woollens.
IA Boys Wool Sweaters;
slightly soiled. Reduced
~ osbS
ID Boys 81 Cans. Now 35c
"a Foot Ball Helmets. Re-
duced to ,,,,,.,..,,,,,15C
2O--S5c and sl.2s "Model'
Shirts and Junior Shirts;
slightly soiled. Now. $50
DOWN STAIRS STORE
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Hooverettes, 45c
Were 81

100. In attractive prints;
small. medium, large sizes.
I1-S3 Flannel Robes, in
green. broken sizes. Now,
reduced to .95c
10-S1.95 Wash Dresses;
soiled and mussed; broken
sizes. Now .45c
DOWN STAIRS STORE
HOME FROCKS
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Children's s Suits and
Dresses, Soc
Were z8c

200 Little Boys Wash Suits
and Little Girls Dresses;
sizes to 6.
I0-sl Stuffed Animals;
soiled. Now ..........50c
s-SI.15 Shawls; soiled.
Now soc
20 Infants SOC Flannelette
Gowns and Wrappers.
Now .15c
25-2Sc to 58c Odd Novel
ties; some soiled. Now 15c
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Women's Shoes
$2.95
Greatly Reduced

30 pairs Arch Shoes, In
strap and oxford styles;
black.
140 pairs Straps. Ties and
Pumps, In black "a few
brown; broken sizes.
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IS Hats, SOC
Were $1.95 and $2.95

Very attractive styles; a
variety Of colors.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
BEER CELEBRATION
CHECK REQUESTED
Delay in Deliveries Asked in Chi
cago to Prevent April z
Disorders.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. April 1.-The Chicago
Hotel Association voted today to ask
brewers to withhold deliveries Of beer
to hotels, cafes and restaurants in Chi
cago until am, April Z, to assist in
an orderly return Of beer"
John Burke. president Of the asso-
citation, said:
with the beer prevented from leav-
ing the breweries until 12:01 am.
(April y we believe the crowds watt
ing to celebrate the return Of beer
would become intoxicated on illegal
liquor and would give a black eye to
the new order at the very beginning +"
It was expected that the brewers
would take action on the request to-
morrow.
Several hotels had planned to open
bars to welcome beer as soon as it
became legal. The associations recon-
mendation was not mandatory upon
them.
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method by which tariff barriers should
be lowered.
Oscar T. Crosby, Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury under President Wilson,
advocated "a general approach to free
trade by unilateral declarations that
the tariff schedules CT the United States
will all be reduced by per cent Of the
present figures on January l Of each
Of 20 succeeding years" He said he be-
lieved such an example would be fol-
lowed by the entire world.
Urging simplicity in international
agreements, the speaker voiced opposi-
ton to cancellation Of debts, but ia
vored reductions based on other ma
tons judgment Of their capacity to
pay. He expressed the hope that Presi-
dent Roosevelt would proceed at once.
without world conference, to make a
treaty with Great Britain covering debts
and customs which might set an ex-
ample for other nations.
Henry Chalmers, head of the Division
cf Foreign Tariff Of the Department of
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intensive, the drys insist, although the
vets take the position that with the
tide setting their way, the decision ir
the individual States will be the more
easily won.
Up to date, May elections Of delegates
to State conventions to pass on the pro-
hibitton repeal amendment have beer
set as follows: New Jersey, May is, with
convention. meeting June S; Wyoming
May 18, with convention meeting
May rs. June elections are: Nevada,
June 10, with q convention September S;
West Virginia, June 27, with a conven-
ton July "a. In July, elections will
take place In Alabama, July II, with
convention date still to be set; Arkansas,
July 18, with convention August /;
Oregon, July 81, convention date not
yet set.
Blocked in Three States.
The State of Washington elects dele
gates to convention August 20 and
the convention meets October 8. New
Mexico holds its election of delegates
September 19 and the convention will
meet November 2.
In "a, or one-haf Of the States, both
houses Of the State Legislatures have
passed bills providing for election of
delegates to State conventions, and in
another half dozen States one house
has acted favorably. Only three of
the State Legislatures meeting this
year so far have adjourned without
putting through legislation for the elec-
ton Of delegates-Georgia, North Da-
kota and Kansas A total Of 43 Legis-
latures are in session or to be in ses-
sion before the close Of the present
iC tn
how many Of these Legislatures fail to
Of delegates to State conventions.
There Is no uniformity whatever
among the States in the matter of Sc
lecting the delegates to the conventions.
and no effort at all to have them
synchronize. In Michigan, wet and dry
states OF delegates have been nomin-
ated. while in other States provision Is
made Tor nominating states of dele
gates wet. dry and unpledged. In Ala
bama the Legislature wrote in the act
providing for q State convention a ref
erendum on repeal, which must be voted
along with the election of the dele
gates, and the delegates are to be bound
oy the outcome Of the referendum. Dry
leaders insist that If such action is
taken In Alabama, it will be submitting
the repeal question not to a conven-
tion, but to an out-and- -out referendum
OF the people and therefore will be
unconstitutional. The Governor of Ala
bama vetoed the bill, but it was passed
over his veto, and will stand unless
amended before the Legislature ad-
journs.
The wet-and-dry fight in Michigan
and Wisconsin has not aroused wide
ri hAc
excitement outside those States. The
economic situation has been largely re-
sponsible for this lack Of interest. and
also the fact that the vets are be-
lieved to have walk-away race in
those States.
BEER TO BE SOLD FRIDAY.
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Arizona, California, Connecticut, I'LL
nois, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota,
Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey,
New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Washington and Wisconsin.
In Delaware the brew may be sold
only in the City of Wilmington. The
Maryland sales will be permitted only
in Baltimore and two counties.
The dates on which the sale will be-
come legal in other States are: Louis
lana, April Is; Vermont, May IL;
Wyoming, May 18; West Virginia, June
9; North Dakota, July l.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
SUNDAY SESSION BANNED

ST. PAUL, MINI, April / LP.--Rep-
resentative Emil Youngdati CT Mn-
neapolis told the State House Of Rep
resentatives today 1t should meet to-
morrow, but was overruled by a chorus
Of nays"
He presented a motion for session,
saying the Bible declared it was fitting
on that day to pull ones OK from the
pit If it fell in.
For that reason, Youngdahl argued,
there could be nothing against meet
ing Sunday to pull the people from
the pit Of depression" He was sup
ported by few members, but the House
voted to adjourn until Monday.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
'GAllAUDET COLLEGE
PRESIDENT HONORED
DR.. Percival Hall Paid High Trib.
ute for Work in Deaf Education
Extending % Years.

DR.. Percival Hail. one of the country's
leaders In the field of education for the
deaf, who is completing his twenty-third
year as president of Gallaudet College,
was given banquet at the Dodge Hotel
last night by the faculty and officers
of the college.
DR.. Charles r. Ely, vice president of
the college, paid tribute to DR.. Hall
and told of the devotion and kindly
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human qualities which he has brought
to the work Of making higher education
available to the deaf At conclusion Of
his address, DR.. Ely presented the edu-
Gator and his wife with a large silver
bowl and a scroll bearing the names of
those present on behalf Of the faculty
and officers.
Miss Marian Hall, daughter Of Dr.
and Mrs. Hall, was another guest Of
honor at the banquet.
DR.. Hall is known the world over as
head Of the only institution to offer
higher education to the deaf.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
BEER TO BE SOLD FRIDAY.
At Least II States and Parts Of Tw,
Others VIII Allow First Sales.


By the Associated Press.
In at least II States and parts of
two other States 80 per cent beer may
be sold next Friday.
In five additional States dates in the
future when the sale Of the brew will
be permitted have been set. They range
from April Is to July /.
In II more States bills making the
sale possible are In the legislative mills,
with no certainty when they will be
passed.
Four States have taken no action.
Beer sale bills have been defeated in
three States.
In two States the situation depends
on voters referendum.
The States in which the 80 beer may
be sold next Friday, unless the present
situation changes before then, are
Evening star., 1933-04-02
Church Women Plan Events.

UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, April 1
(SpeciaD Women Of Trinity Episcopal
Church will serve dinner in Trinity
Parish Hall here Tuesday at noon. The
Woman's Auxiliary Of Trinity Church
will hold a market sale next Friday
afternoon at Bennett's lunch room,
starting at O'Clock.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
WORLD TARIFF CUTS
HELD VITAL TO TRADE
Economics Speakers Differ, How
ever, as to Methods of Low
ering Barriers.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, April L.
Economists, in addresses before a ses-
sin Of the Academy of World Economics
at the University of Virginia, were
agreed today that worldwide tariff re-
ductions are necessary for any revival OF
world trade.
They differed, however, as to the
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Commerce, in urging a world confer
ence said that trade barriers and finan-
cial situations are inherently inter-
locked and that progress In settling both
must be on cooperative basis.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
TWO PRISONERS SOUGHT
Chicago Sends for Man and Wom-
an Wanted in Staying.

CHICAGO, April l R.-Detective
Edward Stepek was sent to Brookhaven,
Mass, yesterday to seek the return to
Chicago of Stanley @. Wright, charged
with the Staying of Mrs. Elizabeth
Stanley, 68, last May. Extradition Of
Wright Is being sought.
A policeman will be sent today to
Miami, Fla, to take Miss Marguerite
Brincefeld into custody. Miss Brince-
field also is accused Of killing the
woman.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
Plan Dance at Purcellville.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PURCELLVILLE, Va, April 1.-The
Purcellville Community League is spon-
soring benefit dance in the town hall
April 20.