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Evening star., 1933-08-31
Steel Code for Limited Time
Takes Key Position in Battle

Adoption of steel code for 90 days,
as test of the effect of the recovery
program, puts that industry into . key
position, and the country awaits the
results of the agreement. Labor provi-
sions are declared to have been the
chief cause of delay, but the decision In
favor of the freedom of the employe to
establish such affiliations as he desires
is viewed as establishing a new labor
policy.
THE steel industry" says the Chicago
Daily News, doubtless was wise in sub
mitting to the recovery program on the
terms offered" That paper holds that
1.-The spirit embodied in the code may
be said to represent the attitude OF the
more thoughtful observers of the N. Il.
A. program" The Daily News suggests
that, "of the variations of the steel code
from the others. the linking of addi-
tjonal labor costs and operating ratios
is the most interesting" The Newark
Evening News describes labor relations
as the major issue as to Steel" observ-
ing that "the open shop clause comes
out of the code. and the recovery acts
language on that point still remains to
be officially interpreted" That paper
concludes that "the act provides pretty
clearly that employees shall be untram-
meled in making their own choice OF
the means and manner Of organizing to
implement collective bargaining"
"Codification Of the industry Is some
thing of an event in the development
of the NJ r. A." AYERS the Minneapolis
Tribune, with this Interpretation of the
course Of the proceedings: Although
the steel group yielded to the Gov
ernment on its proposal for COM
pany unions and though the automo-
bile group may be convinced that 1t
should abandon its traditional insist
issue will still be Of uncertain defini-
ton. While the desire to reach some
kind of an agreement may be strong
enough to bring about some compro-
mise now, this question and several
others. among them the fixing Of prices.
will still be awaiting . definite solu-
ton"
Both Sides" as understood by the
youngstown Vindicator, ARE satisfied
with the collective-bargaining provisions
of the CODE Steel men," continues that
paper, ARE pleased that the way Is left
open for the men to join company
unions: representatives Of the American
Federation Of Labor are pleased that
the code provides specifically that en-
ployss shall have the right to organize
and bargain collectively through repre-
sentatives Of their own choosing, and
shall be free from the interferenees. re-
straints or coercion of the employers Of
labor, or their agents, IN the designa-
Evening star., 1933-08-31

ton Of such representatives. The San
Jose Mercury Herald feels that in view
Of the course Of the controversy and
the need of quick action there should
be industrial craftsmanship in the lead
ers on both sizes"
"Over against restrictive regulation"
thinks the Wall Street Journal. must
be weighed the common advantages
which may be expected to accrue from
q Nation wide effort to achieve greater
and more rapid improvement in all bus
iness than q merely natural recovery
would produce" The Akron Beacon
Journal advises that ANY rash assertion
of independence from Government re-
straint would fail to take account of the
ruinous results to which such independ-
ence in the past has led" The Glen
dale (Calif) News-Press declares that
the steel magnates are not denied the
right to organize and have done so: it
"A new day is heralded in this basic
industry" asserts the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, while the Rochester Times
Union offers the judgment that 1T has
always been necessary for industry to
adapt itself to changes and it can adapt
itself to the changes proposed under
N. r. A. If all business units accept
the new system" The Oakland Tri-
bune puts the steel industry into the
Of the industrial Nation is watching"
and the Oklahoma City Times suggests
that success must depend somewhat
on the ability Of business and industry
to meet the obviously increased over
head and still survive" The Oshkosh
Daily Northwestern believes that the
agreement is of good augury for the ex-
tension and success of the entire recov-
cry program
While assuming that whatever con-
cessions the steel operators made were
made grudgingly," the Scranton
Times holds that Mr.. Roosevelt and
Gen. johnson would not hesitate to go
to bat in real earnest. should the occa-
sion warrant it," The Escanaba Daily
Press warns that both big and little
industries must make an honest effort
at cooperation before any measure OF
success can be possible"
Fear Of the consequences rather than
argument presented by Gen. johnson
appears to have been the deciding fac
tor In acceptance of the CODE" remarks
the Connellsville Daily Courier, men,
sioAAAhS tho uSSiSc tSouCo Wy ficSAochs
Roosevelt that "Steel orders to be issued
through the public works program would
be placed only with firms, that were
operating under the Blue Eagle" That
paper predicts that "the experiment will
be watched in many centers not asso-
ciated with steel manufacture, largely
because of the influences that will be
exerted on the general business situa-
ton" The Gary Post. Tribune argues
that the steel industry has failed to
learn the value Of publicity, and this
attitude among the leaders Is due al
most entirely to q misunderstanding of
the public's interest In the industry"
Evening star., 1933-08-31
High Lights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

send the serving girl. or the little boy,
to ask If the subscriber will loan the
newspaper.
This procedure Is q most unworthy
one, and also annoying and obstructive
to those who perhaps have scarcely
more than glanced at the first page OF
the paper. though eager to read 1t all.
It used to be an occasional one; now 1t
may be said to have become regular
practice. And the subscriber, who pays
for the paper. is always the loser. He
either receives the paper back not at
all, or it Is returned to him-by boy
ranged in such degree that it Is scarce
ly possible for the proprietor thereof
to resume his interrupted reading.
It is needless for us to point out that
such behavior perpetrates vast in
jury to the publishers. too. The news
paper enterprises are among the most
important and helpful in the republic,
but they cannot function prof1tably nor
confer their full measure Of service II
they are able to dispose Of but few
circulating" copies of their various
editions.
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Sun Bathing Craze
DeplOred In France.
War Cry London.-An eminent mem
ber of the Academic des Sciences Of
France has had the courage to declare
that sun bathing does more harm than
good. Evidence to disprove his words
could, no doubt, be discovered on the
physical plane. But, having regard to
the general effect of the craze for un-
dressing In public. the French scientist
has, no doubt. spoken the sober truth.
It Is one thing to take benefit from the
sun and another to exhibit ones person
to all and sundry. in pursuit of FASH
ionable craze for audacity. Nobody
wants to see Mrs. Grundy stalking the
land, but her return would be better
than q wholesale abandonment OF
delicacy of feeling and good taste.
There is all the difference in the world
between innocent enjoyment of Gods
gifts of sun and air, and deliberate
campaigns to attract attention. We
strongly suspect the latter to be at the
root Of much of the new love for the
sun.
Evening star., 1933-08-31
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES z. TRACEVELL,

The more youthful literary critic Is,
the surer he Is that his opinions are
right.
No doubt at all exists In his mind
that his judgments are correct and for
the ages.
He is saved the doubt which assails
the older critic. who knows that later
ages often overturn the praises of .
generation.
When this youthful critic is still in
his teens, at the age corresponding
roughly to the last year Of the prevail
Ing secondary schools. he becomes the
overbearing lecturer OF his friends.
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No book appears but what he puts 1t
In its place.
He knows the good from the bad. and
that surely.
As for the indifferent and the worth
less. he detects them even more quickly
Nobody can fool him.
All literature. ancient and modern, Il
at his finger tips.
The classical authors Of Greece and
Rome. the poets Of old Persia. the
romances of the Middle Ages, and the
very latest productions Of this very
year-these are one and the same to
this astute young gentleman. who never
doubts himself for an instant or has
! any qualms about his divine right to
put 'em in their places.
That such young gentleman has a
great deal to learn will become more
apparent to him in the next four or five
years.
In the meantime, he has the glorious
satisfaction. vouchsafed to man but
once. that OF knowing 1t all.
In this delightful period one Is un-
able to distinguish between knowing
something of ones self, and knowing 4,
from absorbing the opinion OF other
human beings.
These opinions, merged in the ego
confuse themselves with ones own
proper opinions. SO that the run Of this
mill Is good, all good, very good and
exceptionally good.
Distaste for these positive judgments
Of youth are based largely ON the belief
Of later years, that no human being can
be so perfect.
Perhaps 1t Is taking them too seri-
ously, even to discuss them, but at the
time they appear SO bland, SO astonish-
Ing. 80 all-knOwing. that one reSents
their perfect self-sufhciency, In low
moments
These critics do not merely Judge
they issue mandates.
They remove from the listener the
very possibility of dissent
! They command where, In the very
nature of things, there can be no COM
mand.
They say, "There can be no dissent.
where because minds are minds, there
will always be dissent.
~
The kingdom of books Is so large that
there Is something in it for every one.
This means that every author Is mol
for every one.
1t means that there Is no such thing
as an universal judgment really.
Thus Dante Is a great pOet-for some
readers. Others declare. and correctly,
that he leaves them cold. They admit
his ability in theory, not in fact. His
greatest effort is merely an exercise In
technical virtuosity. in SO far as they, d
readers, are concerned.
The universal judgment extends nc
further than a certain body Of cultured
Evening star., 1933-08-31

When Henry Ford needed ready cash
he shipped cars to dealers whether they
desired them or not Gen. Hugh
Johnson might persuade those dealers
to remind Mr.. Ford Of how easy it Is to
sign on the dotted line when the
exigency positively demands it.
Evening star., 1933-08-31

When Herbert Hoover said he was
laughing, no one was sure about the
cause of his amusement. If it was Huey
Long, our former President should be
requested to desist. Mr.. Long some
what resembles that ancient expression
of fun, "Pecks Bad Boy" of whom the
grocer said, please do not laugh at
him. 1t only makes him worse"
Evening star., 1933-08-31

It Is reported that the former German
Kaiser desires no talk Of . restoration
of the old monarchial line In the person
OF the former Prince Louis Ferdinand
who Is now working at Q plant In
Detroit. Perhaps Ferdinand himself
prefers reasonable hours and q reliable
minimum wage to the precarious COM
pensatiOns of Q throne.
Evening star., 1933-08-31
BUY Now :"

Quite obviously business in this coun-
try cannot be speeded up unless the
general public buys the products OF
mill, factory, farm and mine. The
people of America are emerging from q
period of depression that has made
them careful spenders. Furthermore
during that period prices sank to low
levels. In the national recovery drive
now under way there is an increasing
demand that the public "b.ly now;
that Mr.. and Mrs. Everyman do their
bit by spending money for materials OF
all kinds that they may need or desire
The "buy now" campaign must IN
the end depend upon the ability OF the
public to make purchases OF goods and
upon its willingness to spend money
Prices have taken an upward turn
Here Is no incentive to purchase unless
1t be that prices are expected TO 60
much higher. The real incentive. the
real excuse for buying more and more
goods of all kinds. will be found In
increased earnings by the workers OF
the country. That. indeed. Is the dne
qua non OF the entire recovery program.
The adoption of a minimum wage scale
will not entirely suffice. After all, the
great bulk of the workers. especially
these in positions to make purchases
of goods. receive more than the mini
mum rate of pay. Increases in pay
must come to those who have passed
out Of the minimum wage class.
Already employers have announced In
creases in wages all along the line. No
more effective manner OF stimulating
business could be devised than for the
great mass OF employers to follow suit.
The difficulty lies perhaps In the un-
willingness of some OF the employers to
take such q step until their increased
business warrants increasing wages and
salaries.
The employer may we'll remember the
old saying that to get water out OF
we'll it is necessary to pour q little IN.
II there Is to be real increase III
buying of all kinds Of goods, 1t must
be preceded by pouring more money
into the pockets of the workers, who,
after all, constitute the great mass Of
the consuming and purchasing public.
What could more greatly encourage new
purchases than an increase in the pay
envelope?
The people will not increase their
purchases on a rising market unless
there is some increase at the same time
in their own incomes. To believe other
wise Is to assume an untenable position.
Men and women desire a measure OF
safety. With constantly decreasing In
comes, or no incomes, the tendency Is
to hold fast to what Is left. 1t Is only
human. So far the Government has
not proposed to compel the people to
make purchases whether they of their
own free will make the purchases or
not. Any government which undertook
to coerce the people into buying would
not continue in power. 1t is proper
for the Government to encourage busi-
ness. which means greater and greater
turnover of goods of all kinds. The
N. R. A., through the adoption OF
codes of fair practice, has opened the
way. But If the demand for greater
profits prevents the early-the imme
diate-increase in the purchasing
power of the consuming public. the
whole program must face collapse.
Evening star., 1933-08-31
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON

Under Our Hats.
I put away the old straw hat
That I have worn SO long.
The haberdaSher tells me that
At present 1t Is wrong.
The change Is easy to effect.
It needs but little care
Another model to select
When I have time to spare.
But thoughts beneath that rose anew
And often went astray,
hope that I can change them, too.
To At our needs today.
Evening star., 1933-08-31

bright. His statement regarding the
trouble he had at . Long Island Club
last Saturday. when he was "sOcked."
and socked hard. hasn't helped him.
His claim that he was 'ranged" and
cut with q knife has not registered.
Indeed, the discrepancies between the
Long statement and the version given
by the friends with whom he went to
the party a. much too wide.
Evening star., 1933-08-31
More Unemployment.

From the Pasadena Post.
Citizens of Chicago want the mayor
TO resign. because he did not pay his
income tax promptly. Such q system
as suggested would put many promi-
nent American into the ranks Of the
jobless.
Evening star., 1933-08-31

The mule now famous for refusing
to carry the plow over row Of cotton
merely demonstrates how hard 1t may
be for a slow thinker to get out OF
a rut.
Evening star., 1933-08-31

Repeal of the eighteenth amendment
will represent a great deal of hard
work to attain what will amount, ap-
proximately speaking, to the erasure
of the decimal point in 80 per cent.
Evening star., 1933-08-31
Ruthless Robbers.

From the Lowell Evening Leader.
The Montreal trousers bandit, the
one who takes the pants of his victim.
may be quite as bad . chap as one
who takes the shirt of your back.
Evening star., 1933-08-31

Gold mining will find an immediate
sale for its product, which could not be
plowed under even If there were q
possibility of the supply being in excess
of the market requirements.
Evening star., 1933-08-31

Arrival of the September date for
payment of income tax installment will
show gold hoarders simple way OF
getting rid of the money.
Evening star., 1933-08-31
HOLLYWOOD and the Code.

From the Chicaso Daily News.
It is understood that the code Tor
movie artists will proTitie for no time
of for divorce.
Evening star., 1933-08-31
Manhattan's Coming Need.

From the Rochester Times Union.
The municipal campaign In New York
should develop code for the little TIN
box industry.
Evening star., 1933-08-31
Variegated.

From the Omaha World-Herald.
King Carol has the measles. which
reminds us that his career has been
more or less spotted from the start.
Evening star., 1933-08-31

With prosperity Just around the
corner, it Is made clear that there must
be no effort at cutting corners by
subterfuRe
Evening star., 1933-08-31
Siesta.
rS.A,,,,.

Siesta.
From the Oakland Tribune
WHAT to do with our spare time under
the new N. r. A. codes? Well, there's
always the siesta, q good old Spanish
custom.
Evening star., 1933-08-31
Blues.

From the Roanoke Times.
"Cheaters will lose Eagles" johnson
is quoted In the headline. Then 1t
will be the cheater, and not the Eagle,
that will be blue.
Evening star., 1933-08-31
Cheap.

From the San Antonio Express.
The discovery that it costs the tax
payer only three thin dimes to commits
sion him should make the Kentucky
colonel feel like 80 cents.
Evening star., 1933-08-31
Mars.

Mars.
From the Toledo Blade
Astronomers claim Mars Is sur
rounded by blue haze It would be
astonishing to learn. that the reflection
Of the Blue Eagle Yeachss 50 fsr.
Evening star., 1933-08-31

Exalting a Common Art
From the New York Sun.
It took the president Of the Royal
College of Surgeons to remove cinder
from Queen Mary's eye, which ought
to make some obscure drug clerks feel
cheSty.
Evening star., 1933-08-31
Viewing the Land.

1--WE farmers ought to run the coun-
try"
Il wouldn't want to try" said Farmer
Corntossel. Il can't learn all the rules
and regulations for managing my own
few acres of ground"
Evening star., 1933-08-31
Reckless Utterance.

Reckless Utterance.
"A man should not be afraid to speak
his mind"
mo" answered Senator Sorghum.
But he should be cautious, neverthe-
less. It's better to be prudent before
hand about what you say than scared
by 1t afterward"
Jud Tunkins says q politician has to
make promises he can't keep, at least
to show his heart was in the right
place.
Evening star., 1933-08-31
Following the Leader.
1kL>u <llRo,,I<v, xA,Hn

Another difficulty tends
To cause q general row.
Big men who seek the self-same ends
Will differ as to how.
Our pathways must not now digress
In individual pride.
We cannot Get Somewhere unless
We travel with one guide.
Evening star., 1933-08-31

'St.'ife Is not worthy Of pursuit" said
Hi ID. the sage of Chinatown. Even
our Lc IS of happiness in future life
are ba. / on the happiness we can
bring into this one"
Evening star., 1933-08-31
Practical Taste.

Practical Taste.
OF gold and silver still We talk
Along with bread and meat.
The metals sometimes bid us balk
Since neither's good to eat.
I bought my ladylove ring.
It made no hit with her.
Said she, in confidence: "Old thing,
A sandwich I'd prefer!"
"If dar has got to be fightin'," said
Uncle Eben, Il wish We could leave re-
volvers out of social assemblages and
go back to de old days when We used
razors."
Evening star., 1933-08-31
Newspapers Borrowed
In Dominican Republic.

Newspapers Borrowed
In Dominican Republic.
La Opinion, Santo Domingo-We
have noticed with regret how there
seems to continue and increase each
day the Objectionable custom on the
part of certain families which enables
them to read gratis the newspapers
subscribed to by their friends and
neighbors. Usually, the heads Of these
households are not courageous enough
to borrow the periodicals in person,
which would be an admission that they
themselves, ignominiously enough, de-
sire to read them. No: instead they
Evening star., 1933-08-31

The crux of the whole N. r. A. pro-
gram Is increased purchasing power OF
the consuming public. This can be
brought about In two ways; by Great
ing more jobs and by paying more
wages for the jobs already in exist
ence. A great deal of stress has been
laid on the minimum wage in the
codes which have been set up so far
under the national recovery act. It
seems quite clear. however, that an
increased minimum wage to the work.
ers of America is not going to turn
the trick. There must be increases in
pay for the men and women who re-
ceive and have been receiving more
than the minimum wage. Already. it
has been estimated by officials Of the
have been added to the employed class
by virtue of business Improvement
That In itself Is q big step. II there
Is to be permanent improvement and
Rreater distribution and increased ptlr-
chasing power keep the economic wheel
whirling evenly In this country, all
classes of workers must eventually
benefit by the codes Of the N. R. A.
Prices are on their way up. If they
far outrun the increases in pay Of the
workers, . collapse will come again In
business for under such circumstances
eoods cannot and will not be sold.
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Senator Huey Long has gone back to
Louisiana sitter an uncomfortable foray
into the East and the Middlewest. He
has until 1896 before he must seek re-
nomination at the polls for his Senate
seat. II he continues his present pace,
the chances for his denomination as a
Democratic candidate-which In Louisi-
ana means e-election-will not look
Evening star., 1933-08-31

@. How many shows are now run
ming in New York?-S. A.
A. Only f1ve-three plays and two
musical shows.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-10
Propaganda Antidote

There was some excitement and indigna- ton recently when Americans got the notion that the French government was about to finance propaganda drive" in the United States. Apparently it was assumed that the whole American people could be made to believe anything that the French wanted them to believe. It was assumed, too, that the French were planning to put something over on us.
 It was natural that reporters should ask Edouard Herriot about this matter as he started for home after his conference with President Roosevelt. He said there was nothing in the story He added, of propa- ganda drives in general It does not work in country of freedom. Information direct. honest and accurate - will go farthest."
 A free press honest and fearless is the best insurance against any kind of propa- ganda. Any direct. honest and accurate" information about themselves that foreign nations wish to send us will be useful rather than harmful as long as our own press is free.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-10
World Price Levels

No country, of course. can determine by itself the level of world commodity prices. Our own experience with wheat, cotton. steel, and various other staples has shown that. Gfeat Britain failed notoriously in stabilizing rubber at desired level, and Brazil in stabilizing coffee, though eontroll- ing large part of the output. Commodi- ties of world circulation tend to find com mon level like the waters of the sea.
 It is clear, therefore, that as Sir Walter Layton of the London Economist points out, the United States could not raise the general price level 100 per cent by reducing the gold content of the dollar 50 per cent, or raise it one half by cutting the dollar one-fourth. There would be some effect but nothing like the result of currency changes on do- mestic goods not standardized in world use.
 Only by stabilizing currencies interna- tonally can commodities be controlled. Our government apparently aims at such inter- national action in the world economic con- ference next month. Uniform action of this kind coupled with tariff changes mak- ing for freer exchange of wheat, cotton. steel, copper, silver, etc, would promote American exports and increase American in- comes.