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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-16
MONTH OF crime IS
CONFESSED BY BOYS
INMO0RHEAD court
Trio Admits Burglaries and Rob.
berries in Minnesota and
North Dakota

Moorhead, Mimi, May 16.-(F-
Three Clay county youths who got
together and thought we would try
IT, confessed to q month OF crime
during which they burglari3ed stores,
filling stations and garages in three
counties in North Dakota and Min
nesota. They were sentenced In
Moorhead courts Monday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-16
WHAT PRICE RELIEF?

How much will the individual
consumer have to pay under the
new farm relief act, designed to
bring higher prices to the farm
ers?
Experts Of the Department of
Agriculture have computed the ef-
feet in the case of the two chief
commodities nvolved-wheat and
cotton-aS follows:
The maximum processing tax
on wheat should not increase the
price of the ordinary pound loaf
Of bread more than one cent. A
tax Of three cents pound on COT
ton would increase the price Of a
$50 shirt by q nickel.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-16
GENERAL CONDITIONS

A low pressure area extends from
the northern Great Plains northwest
ward to Alberta while High" Is
centered over the eastern states. Pre-
cipitation occurred In the Great Lakes
region. Mississippi Valley and over
fair weather prevails throughout the
Plains stateA and along the eastern
Rocky Mountain slope. Moderate
temperatures prevail in all sections.
Missouri river stage at q. m. SO
It. "a hour change, -0.3 #.
Bismarck station barometer, inches:
$500. Reduced to sea level, 1916.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-16
Otis Elevator Man
Moves to Bismarck

A resident mechanic Of tho Otis
Elevator company has moved to Bis
marck and will remain here perman-
emily.
He Is william ]. Schaefle, Of Chi
cago.
schaefle's duties will be inspection
and servicing Of all Otis elevators In
the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schaefle have estab-
lished their residence at 618 Third st.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-16

SklOWVX0 kk1lO VVVe
er Wednesday.
For North Da-
kota: Increasing
cloudineSS; scat
tered showers and
cooler Wednesday
and north portion
tonight.
For South Da-
kota: p artly
cloudy toni 8 h t;
Wednesday unset
tied, probably. fol-
lowed by showers
and cooler north
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-16

The larva Of the dragon fly Is q
savage enemy to young fish. It lies
in wait until q victim comes into
reach and then s0ares 1t with a vici-
Gus pincer-like organ.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-16
Agreements and Nelv Taxes to Be Utilized
In Federal Scheme to Boost Farm Prices

This diagram shows the two
methods by which the new farm
relief act, designed to increase
returns to the farmer, Is to 6per-
ate. George N. Peek OF Illinois
has been named to- administer the
law under the direction OF Secre-
tarv of Agriculture Wallace
through observation-disclosures for
each commodity covered in the
act.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-16

by the proprietor, william Wagner.
one Of which pierced the rear end Of
an automobile they confessed steal
ing on q Wahpeton, N. D., street.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-16
CIVIL WAR VET DIES

CIVIL WAR VET DIES
Moorhead, Mimi, May 15.-Re
One Of Clay county's few remaining
Civil War veterans, Andrew O. Rice,
50, died Monday at the home Of his
son, Rasmus, in Oakport township,
Clay county.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-16
portion

For Montana: Showers tonight and
Wednesday; cooler east tonight and
extreme east portion Wednesday.
For Minnesota: Partly cloudy to-
night; Wednesday unsettled, possibly
showers and cooler in north portion,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-16

In addition to the original plan
for collecting taxes from process
sors and paying these as q bonus
to farmers who agree to cut pro.
duction. a new plan has arisen.
Under this industries could make
trade agreements to pay higher
prices to'the farmer and thus be-
exempted from the processing
tax.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-16
SILENT ON DEBT QUESTION

SILENT ON DEBT QUESTION
London, May 16.-(ReNo state
ment on the subject Of the British
debt to America can be made Of the
present time, Chancellor Of the Ex-
chequer Neville Chamberlain told q
questioner in the House Of Comment
Tuesday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-16

Approximately s68, $4,000 barrels a
oil were consumed IN the United
States In 1890.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-16
Weather Report
FORECAST

For Bismarck and vicinity: 1ncreas-
ing cloudiness tonight; scattered
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-16

PRECIPITATION REPORT
For Bismarck station:
Total this month to date ...... /
Normal. this month to date 80. &
Total, January LIST to date ...... Sc
Normal, January LIST to date -. T..
Accumulated deficiency to date :. IL
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-16

honors with . card Of 1923, and DR.. A
o. schjeldahl, Valley City, was third
with 10.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-16
Direct Trade
Agreements
Among Professors

Toledo, Ohio, rain 49,. 68 so .68
Winnemucca, N, cldy... 60 a 90
Winnipeg, Man., pcldy. "a 46 90
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-06-15

RsEsrE xsRzBa perhaps give You a few
de@za haaa Hs exs ct mF various au-
1hars sxEH svar ssenr Gr asked her.
EEL Ikas xsasae faEzE T. 10 silly that we
aaEzzagza Go EHxrher wIra IT, I am lust
rsgmzg aAs haEs aR To- sharpen their
penrsas xazE 60 aEr<r something else
Ehg 4an1 fheF pack sn Governor Bill
1nHrzE- E4 hzz aczae more. IiTed
mrre IN = Fezr THAN I ever did or will
So EEI 1 hexs3y Dss yuu ON . batch,
III fAaxA - = AaxenI sf xznsteur Carl
Sxn1bHxx GEre eM ! cAazee they me
~ - hssx rT norhinx against e1n.
Bk ~ - practices writing on your
E4E TsuEx un stz1A r. lint NY poor
Ek1iE Mk DREzrd Shaw cuuIdent make
II hnk EkE szJfhfnk- Buf hexs b bet
~ 49, N<a hw fhere hi OkIzhona.
fysu c&n - X - zIxzJx havel max
inx eTnT s~dnErzpAy vrKn min tho r.
fnxe<srz1saa ezmWL That win get their
ESn6 - II wx31nx
= KAz Ezx~Es Er.k<.<~ kM
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-06-15
Big Check Mystery Solved

After deep investigation the mys
terry Of \ 1,600.OO0Lfranc check found
In a railway car In France has been
cleared A Frenchman serving a In
fence for theft al Loos admitted that
he forged it, He admitted that be
found In = railway train a blank check
an = London bank payable to N.
Champrose Of St Gatien. calradsx~ -or
bearer" He made IL out for l.eJDJ1s1
francs. then feared to present IL and
dr0pCed II In the window slot of thx
en-.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-06-15

Releasing a pigeon from an airplane.
policemen OF Frankfort-on-Main. Ger
many, followed the bird and located
the neighbor OF a blackmaIler who bad
demanded a large sum from = member
OF the consular service The pigeon
had been sent In 4 box with 4 black
mailing note 50 that II could carry
back the money On the return of the
bird the blacknaIIer wrote the consul
= threatening letter. He WIS traced
definitely BY 1t, and now il serving 4
term In prison
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-06-15
Ferocious Anti

Bulldog ants are the most formid-
able creatures in the Australian bush,
according to DIR. W. M. Wheeler. en-
tomologist Of Harvard university, who
has returned from a study OF insect
life there He describes these ants as
more than an inch In length, singu.
larry alert. wasp-lIke, large-eyed, long
tawed and fercely stinging creatures"
The ants live In mound nests one to
hve feet In diameter. the population
a eAch colony being 100 to 200.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-06-15

What DO you think of my chance
&C getting a post officer asked a
constituent
Ahey are az good as anybody's.'
replied Senator Sorghum. That's
Ss*#s enough. isn't itsr
M That's no better than the
~fraefzeefElert TO play a lottery
Washington Star.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-06-15

he WAS working or
1- Re VIII writing scenarios for the
zaaH5s4 Well they .rute EN- for years
- tasr discovered Ihe movies did not
Esz@ 11zaz~ -azl1 sheY had their own paid
sl=1s ~ NElea enelr stories But you
Ell 40 = 1Efsan L ne gets II IN MS
11Aa = elh *FilA- Ihey Will PICK OUT
s@3aTa@a1 NeA sANH III al
LIS rssfSfed SCENARIO writer's nave
s*a<asefa afasa NTltins love frlangies,
Is LED faoaeriss ana westerns. they
1sF - @9hTA KEoh 1s ale OF lhe Dal
@aA1 11as1 40 ~ LILLE
EHz-T IT, that had a pencil and
xzazaz% - zaaAs sap paper was going to
ssz1 zzF - Fight In between the kiyers
IL = 3zzaa HaHsL enaby nickIel- /
Eiassszs - z1= zaHe In each state. The
xEHEzsaaaazsa writer's OF Kansas are
ztrnEA5z zz1s- notorious characters up
There Th% unpublished writer's of
IEzEs LIRE perhaps telling the early life
szEnEzxaHa C ss5nza old Texas highhind-
&C. 71z- these gentlemen dident know
sEasa- sr nz1E lad Just met you once
= axars = rls1r Ewes never seemed te
Aaxztsr EAz- Hfea that they was the one
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dzgz4 xzrr Cd hinder hidden talent ar
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= - - nFsar-x nraerfrr en- souahodv
4zA : - A4F pick On ninez
A&zaaEz- ! - q young man. fget
L@-az# ST. aaE | havent even started
EElE ! aH gaLng To cut loose here
Hsaz4 a. E1d ~ ARD get some life into
- = Lii sven then IL wuuf be fit to
- aasaE41 TIE drsE part will be unin-
f=Ezg and the last part will be too
ax-a1aaHlzsas- One &C these budding
zsTzzE a5ayrzphers blew into NV old
Eafz1frT zrzaaI Lord knows where, but
aHs 1lasE@a@- - aad nea the old ranch
xazer# ] Hzz st1Ea Gn- He heard a con
- & EzariEs ef nv early day cavort-
- = % Fatss - tar IL to get q foun-
e. So zz1 GraE1 then ON he was my
- HE Eaag s1une sort OF North
*~zes - -rz4aa- = even works himself
- EE.a INT ssrzEznrrrheru dialect hfta
A aarK - the Voice ct Rogers"
1E z1Izz 1lzaa - has become q brother
Sa'H 7fl1rfsr born and raised right
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-06-15

70 get on the pre-
ferred list Been
through h @ old
home c o m III 0 n :
wealth OF QHHaahha-
nh two or three
times lately. and
got wind OF a per-
s0naI nature while
there
In the old days of
the silent pictures,
everybody had a
whether
he WAS working or
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-06-15
says @s!y
WILLIE
ROGERS

EETEELT HTLLS-WeII all know
s PEST what ! read In the papers, or
WELL ! rI1 E1za running around trying
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-06-15

Francesca An-eza- wel Famed 1m
Italian naval o<Tr. ~As es1zz
a new flying sT4ed IL aaz%s E#r
hour. i'm April bv# a1rss~-s "a n~=
record nf 40 aszze& zazS@ q IS -E.e~s
Bullet The Eew re~M-xS y E@@ c.
eiaI brT will du7keIesx L. established
record. Ifalr the EmE@ Important air
record This rggsd Ezxt5ea x<ezzx t0
he tagging behind an s8Aex rxsszna
tries government Interests Etz<aT In
Ill speed rcrswds~ kzNsxanzx fha1- In
n SPEED an tke Ell wszaG - every
thing
The Washington times., 1933-01-23
How to Raise $613,OOO.OOO
Man Will Really Rule The Earth
Only One Way

Even Congress adopts every possible economy the buo
WIZ Sill have hole of $61SO00000 be filled BY new taxss
Secretary Mills Of the Treasury tells the country that III.
He puts it this way: O"
income taxes haze been placed at an extraordi
ndrtty high peace time rate and inaeritonce IeDes
n0Oe been adopted running high as Is Der cent
"a addition, number of special sales taxes many of
tnen difficult Of administration zad particularly
productive and some inequtable and unjustifabIe
IN the1r present form, haUe been enacted.
Under these circumstances the naanufocfuyers'
sales tax appears preferable great Uarietv of dis
crIn'ln0tory sales taxes It uUOud Be IeUied at IOuu
Tdte and imposed such broad base as not to Be
truly OuTdenso"e to any class of taxpayers. 1t is
nce nOOeE form Of taxation, but one uUhich has
gtUen Subtraction IN Canada and Australia N is the
most pTOn1Ls;ng source Of that uOe can
turn to at this time to the safeguarding Of the
public credit" -.
That plain, temperate statement of the Caseso paih
and temperate that child could see it.
unfortunately does not plain and temperate that
the average Congressman see it.
The Washington times., 1933-01-23
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson.

unbearable laSsitude within
his soul.
What was wrong? Why had,
life failed him? Why should
he go on when desire had died
and joy was a vanished gleam?
Brooding alone on the roof OF
his palace, as night gathered
over Jerusalem, great King
David asked these questions Of
his own heart. And there was
a WEAKNESS and bitterness in
him, blacker than the night.
So, for a long time he sat,
sinking deeper into the dark
ness that, sooner or later, calls
to every spirit. And the last
light faded. And the last voice
died away. And one by one
the great stars. began to blaze
over the desert hills, flooding
Jerusalem with their unearthly
fAdiance.
Then suddenly his own spirit
was flooded with light, and he
saw the answer to his question,
the healing for his despair.
Why had life failed him?
IT HADN'T; HE HAD
FAILED LIFE!
Why had life seemed small,
petty, Of deadly monotony?
BECAUSE HE HAD LIVED
IT IN A SMALL, PETTY.
MONOTONOUS WAY.
He had been given a king
dom Of thousands of miles Of
land; he was ruler over millions
of souls: and yet he had actu-
ally been living like a prisoner
in a CELL.
HE HAD BEEN LIVING IN
THE CELLS OF HIMSELF-HE
WHOSE SPIRIT COULD HAVE
TRAVELLED TO THE ENDS
OF THE EARTH AND EN-
TERED INTO THE SECRET
PLACES OF EVERY HEART.
Was life exhausted? No! Life
could never be exhausted;
never become tiresome. But
his own Self could be exhaust
ed, his own Self become so.
tiresome that he chose death
to escape its hideous, sitting
monotony.
At last he saw it all! And
standing there in the darkness,
the old King lifted his face to
the stars and cried:
I'm THEE, o LORD, DO I
PUT MY TRUST! THOU
HAST REDEEMED ME
THOU HAST CONSIDERED
MY TROUBLE . AND HAST
NOT SHUT ME UP THOU
HAST SET MY FEET IN A
LARGE ROOMl"
Sick Of lifeP No, ycu are
only sick Of yourself. You have
not. as yet, known life. You
have only known yourself; the
pettiness, the monotony of your
own interest. Forget those in
terests! Climb out of yourself!
LIFE IS A LARGE ROOMl
EXPLORE I'll
tcODyriERt, t,d;G.; 1929, King Featurss
The Washington times., 1933-01-23


THE champions Of the
l. transfer of the debts to
the taxpayers of this coun-
try, who have to moderate
their tone so often, are not
a little embarrassed by the
sort of cooperation they are
receiving from the debtor
nations.
The opponents Of the
so called cancellation y
which is a dishonest word
intended for the deception
of the groundlings-are not
moved by any feeling of
hostility to the debtor ma
tions; merely by a stout
loyalty to American inter-
ests. They want no extra
burdens put upon our own
hard-driven people merely
to tighten the burdens of
other peoples.
If it can be shown that
any concessions by us on the
debts can be adequately
compensated by correspond
ing concessions in our favor
from the debtor nations
they are prepared to listen
to the proposition with an
open mind.
This idea has been dangled
before US by the champions
of cancellation" or "revi-
sion" as a bait. It has not
come, so far as the public
knows, from the debtors.
And just at this juncture,
the London Times, which
has been Old Thunderer for
Britain and Britain only,
for many generations, comes
forward with a warning
that is causing no end of
embarrassment on this side
of the water.
The Washington times., 1933-01-23


I'm not old or sick I'm
only 20; living in a; big, inter-
esting city; possessed Of friends
and a. fair chance for the
future. Yet I'm so deadly
weary of the monotony of my
! life that several times I have
held a loaded gun to my head
to- escape from it all-and only
the thought of someone I love
has stopped my trigger finger.
What is life? Do you think
it's worth while? Is ittan awful
sin to take ones own life?
did. not ask to be born. Isn't
1t my privilege to throw my life
away II I desire?
'DESPONDENT AT 2s!"
What's life? An adventure
in growth.
Is it worth whileP That's up
to you.
Is it a sin to throw that,
adventure away? Perhaps not
a sin; but certainly stupid.
NOTHING IN LIFE is MORE
STUPID THAN TO PASS UP
LIFE BECAUSE YOU CAN'T
Make 1T WORTH WHILE.
Long ago another man wrote
an answer to your questions and
to your mood, Son-an answer
which will always stand. He,
too, was sick of life; yet he had
seemingly had the best of it.
He had known every phase Of
experience. He had been q
poor shepherd boy, following
gypsy trails through Judah's
hills.
He had been a nations hero,
staying the terrible giant Co
Hath before he was out Of his
teens. And then he had been
that nations king, surrounded
by pomp and power and in.
credible wealth, with all ro-
nance and adventure his for
the asking. -
Yet, somehow, he had not
been happy. In spite Of his
wisdom and strength, his heart
was empty and there was an
The Washington times., 1933-01-23
ONCE OVERS
Be Satisfied


An investigator reports that he
found more dissatisfaction, vehe.
mently expressed, among those
whose salaries have been reduced
than among those who are with
out work.
Yet the man who has any sort
Of a job today should be thank
full.
Pay may be reduced, and more
demands made-it should be ex-
peeted.
Reduced selling prices mean
fewer men can be employed, and
those who do work must produce
more or the business r1ust quit.
, It is conceded that some en-
ployers have taken advantage of
their workers because Of the
larger number who are seeking
Jobs.
But generally speaking this is
not true.
The man who has a Job which
is enabling him to meet his cur
tailed expenses should be happy
in the fact. especially so when he
considers the condition Of thou
sands Of others.
The Washington times., 1933-01-23
Have . Plan!

In your efforts to get along
do you stumble about in the
dark most Of the time?
For some reason you do not
seem to comprehend what you
are trying to do or what is ex-
pected of you,/
Energetic enough. but you
seem to rush along without a
plan.
You don't seem to have a we'll
, established course. and, If you
have no definite destination, you
have no object toward which to
steer.
# you really desire to get
along, your purposeless methods
will result in nervousness and
make you less capable of meet
ing requirements.
Perhaps you depend too much
on physical effort and not
enough on mental guidance.
What is your mind for. If not
to direct your plans and your
work?
The Washington times., 1933-01-23

things for which he wants to
THROW her out. after mar
riage.
If you have never been loved
by a dreamer and an idealist,
you don't know what Heaven is.
If you have never been married
to one, you don't know what
the Other Place is.
These ''right-after-the- honey
moon divorces" are just a form
of emotional bankruptcy,
through which poor sports"
may 60, in order to renege on
their debts, promises and obliga-
tions.
Getting out Of a love affair is
another thing in which most
modernS seem to have lost all
sense Of sportsmanShip or deli
cacy. A thoroughbred is man
who knows how to detach q
woman as tenderly and effec-
The Washington times., 1933-01-23

for some an:
swer that die
not come? OF
did it? If ii
did, perhaps
you'll send il
on to thi:
, other despeI
ate soul.
"T ell me.
Elsie r OBJ il
son, why
should b
tired Of lif
and wish fe
death as
new a dven n.
&1YNA0
The Washington times., 1933-01-23

authoritatively for the Brit
ish government. And, of
course, it cannot speak for
the rest. But it has thrown
a bomb into the midst of
the champions of transfer in
this country.
An American
Banker Comments
However, the propaganda
proceeds. Percy H. John
ston, president of the
Chemical Bank and Trust
Company Of New York, has
just announced the con-
clusion that Europe owes
more than she can pay. Of
course, she cannot pay so
long as she continues to
spend most of her revenue
from taxation on prepara-
tions for war; nor so long
as she continues to loan
money to other European
nations.
But what is the implica-
tionf That while no one
of these numerous nations
that borrowed our money,
which we borrowed to loan,
can pay in go years we
can take over the debts of
all Of them combined-and
pay. Does our deficit con-
vince any one that that is
true? Does the condition
Of our finances indicate it?
Is there anything in the
economic condition Of the
country to justify the con-
clusion?
But-Mr. Johnston adds:
"0ur world trade is of so
much greater Importance
that we can afford to make
concessions"
Here we have the sugges-
tion Of some concessions in
the interest of our world
trade-but unhappily the
London Times has thun-
dered that it is sheer i'm
pudence for us to suggest
such a thing!
Perhaps it is just as we'll
to wait until the debtor ma
tions separately make appli-
cation for concessions and
submit their proposition
through the usual channels
and get our counter-proposi-
tion. Maybe the London
Times does not know what
it is laundering about; for
otherwise it fpllows that the
sponsors Of the plan here to
cancel, oE transfer, the
debts, do not know what
they are talking about.
The Washington times., 1933-01-23
Saddled With
War Plans

w OS4 q 4Ov4AS
The world is almost bank
rupt, but it is still able to
drag as much as $4,000,00O,-
OOO-four billions "a year
from the toll of it's people
to spend on war prepara-
tions.
Senator Watson has just
introduced asresolution pro-
posing a gradual disarma-
ment through reductions
each year Of 5 per cent over
a period of 10 years. He is
right in saying that this
would not reduce the arma-
ment of nations below the
defensive limit. Through the
enormous savings effected
the world. could pay its ma
tional debts speedily.
But the plan, as proposed,
would not be operative until
at least 10 nations with an
aggregate population of
3OO,OOO,OOO have agreed
upon it.
Is there any chance for
that agreement9 In view of
the financial conditions Of
the nations there ought to
be.
But the London Times
warns us that it wants to
hear nothing about it in con-
nection with the debts, Sand
nothing about trade conces-
sions from Britain. And that
is just too bad.
The Washington times., 1933-01-23
Embarrassing the
Foreign Legion
Bu Claude G. BOpers.

Battles Of the Jackson Period" The Struggle
Democracy America" Jefferson and Hamilton "The
Trago Era" and "Beyeridge and the Progressive Era
The Washington times., 1933-01-23
Implies We Want
to Drop Debts

Thus-of all things the
London Times says:
"To regard the war debts
as an asset as well as a nui-
sance, and to think that in
getting rid of them (the
Americans) would be max
ing a concession for which
they would reasonably ex-
pect concessions in return,
is a dangerous attitude, for
any attempt to use the debts
as a bargaining W Weapon
would only complicate the
situation and make for
further delay where there
has been too much delay al
ready"
And here is a pretty kettle
of fish. We really thought
it was the debtor nations that
were trying to get rid of the
debts; and here we have the
implication that we, to whom
the money loaned is due, are
trying to get rid of them!
But more to the point, and
more important, is the flat
declaration that the debtor
nations h ave no thought
whatever Of making any cor
responding concessions for
any reductions we may make.
They wilb continue to exclude
us from their markets; they
will continue to spend most
of their revenue in prepara-
tions for war; they will re-
sent the suggestion that in
return for such concessions
as We may make, they shall
make equivalent concessions.
They insist, with no little ar
rogance for a debtor, that
we shall shoulder their bur-
dens and ask nothing in re-
turn. So that is that!