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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
Italy's Gifts for Family Life
Analysed as Social Project

nize the excess population Of Italy2 How
does he propose that they be given EN-
ployment, other than in making per-
petual war on European reighhprs2"
The premier, like Theodore Roose-
welt, is an enemy Of race suicide, OBJ
serves the New Castle News, with the
conclusion that Roosevelt could only
urge, but II Duce orders" The News
AYERS that having large family him
self, Mussolini does not see why otherF
may not follow his example,: that "a
bachelor may not be attracted by wom-
en-, or he may feel that he cannot az
ford to take partner of his joys and
sorrows. but no excuse holds good.
The marriage of 1880 couples at
single ceremony is commented upon by
the New York Times. with the state
ment: 1T was a public gesture In the
conservation of nuptnality.' This Is all
very nice, and the 500 lire bestowed on
each couple by Mussolini was no doubt
welcome, but the fact remains that his
campaign to foster marriage and high
birth rate is not succeeding. Depression
has cut down marriages everywhere.
but much more sharply in italy than IN
Great Britsin. Maria ges in Itsly
dropped $1,000 between 1923 and 1899,
but went up 5000 in England and
Wales. On the other hand. marriage III
the United States dropped st a faster
rate than i'll Italy This shows that
free peoples when they make Up Their
minds can show results. one way or the
other more emphatically than managed
peoples?"
Similar marriages in Germany attract
the attention Of the Hartford Times.
which states: AT Altoona recently 100
couples were married in unison In the
presence of large delegations OF storm
troopers. There was much ado over
this obedience to the Kinder, Kuche
und Kirche' slogan of the Hitler regime
All the brides had worked in q local
cigarette factory, and as an encourage
ment to take up domestic duties instead,
the company had made each bride a
gift. As in Italy, the German idea Is
to turn the pages of history back few
forget that there is such
thing as feminine emancipation. The
aim Is to let all the Jobs 60 to the men
and make the homes the nurseries for
many robust children. not to forget
boys who viii make good
soldiers. The effort to cancel the eco
nomic and social reasons for smaller
families by an appeal to patriotism.
sugar-coated with small gift labor
Iously bestowed, is probably foredoomed
10 failure"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
Judge McMahon's Ruling
On Suspicious Characters

To the Editor Of The Star:
read in a recent issue OF your
valued paper an opinion handed down
by Police Judge John p, Mcmahon, in
which he censured two police detectives
for the arrest of suspicious character
without warrant. One Of these birds
was carrying gun, for which the good
judge excused him.
Is the judge reading the code back
wards or has the arrest OF suspicious
characters in all the years past been
unlawful? Has the appropriation OF
funds for the bringing here Of de-
tectives from other cities to augment
our own police force to protect the
public on certain occasions from sus-
picious characters. gun toters, and the
like. been improper? If so, the good
judge should step up and do his sworn
duty. have property here and my
own person, both of which value
highly. That makes me curious to
know what the judge would expect of
me in case see some one whom re-
gard as suspicious lettering about my
place. Am to 60 to the person,
ask his name, address and business and,
still being doubtful of his intentions,
demand that he wait where he Is until
/ get q warrant for his arrest?
Will the most honorable Judge do this
way under like conditions. or will he
below for copper?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
Lower Courts and
COastitutioBality

To the Editor Of The star.
Much anxiety has been created IN the
minds OF friends of honest government
who have attached undue importance to
the recent decision Of Federal Judge
Woolsey In the Campbell case The de-
cision was quite inevitable and furnishes
no ground for worry or complaint. After
pointing out a stupid mistake in pro-
cedure made by the Federal authorities.
he treated the statute under which the
prosecution had been launched as con-
stitutional.
Commencing with the Marbury VS..
Madison case which arose under stat
ute of 1889 and continuing up to aSd
including the invalidation of an act c.
June 10, 1922, AZ acts of Congress have
been declared unconstitutional. Every
one of these void acts had been upheld
by the individual judge who had heard
the cause in the first instance. That Is
a custom which has almost the force Of
a statute. remember hearing an emf
nent New York judge (the custom pre-
walls in State as well as Federal courts)
declare: TT Is not for me to declare an
act of State Legislature invalid That
may well be done in another court"
referring to the appellate division Of his
tribunal
There has been one exception to the
rule. A few years ago, a United States
judge in the State of New Jersey de-
ciared an amendment to the Ccnstitu-
ton to be void, incidentally annulling
the Volstead act There may have been
some pathological explanation OF that
decision. 1t will not make a precedent.
An act Of the Federal Congress has,
in its making, been passed upon by
many legal minds. The irnpropriety of
a single judge passing adversely upon
1t is manifest. 1t is well understood
that Federal judge acting as Judge
Woolsey has acted commits himself to
nothing. He has not had to stultify
himself by writing an opinion sustaining
the act
HOWARD PITCHER oKIE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Tea.
Diplomacy is now inclined
On social terms to show
A method that Is most refined,
As questions come and go.
Conyivialities VIII rest,
Polite, but not too free.
The host viii ask the honored guest
NO have a cup of tea
No vodka viii appear beside
The bourbon or the rye;
Tea has been grown both far and wild,
It's prestige few deny.
When patriotic minds are stirred
In efforts to agree
The invitation viii be heard
To have cup of tea.
Champagne will neriIIy disturb
The placid mood of beer,
But China brings the little herb
OF non-inebgiste cheer.
a slice of lemon may De used;
All men prepared should be,
BY understandings new enthused,
To have a cup Of tea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
Science Is Opposed to
Capital Punishment
To the Editor of The Star:


Mr.. Longs letter In The Star OF No.
vernber IT seems unduly severe on UNI
fortunate criminals and 1t is hardly q
fair statement of the position of those
who oppose capital punishment
The opponents. of capital punishment
do not decry the necessity of restraint
In proper cases and they are not OPP
posed to the prevention OF undesirable
births by reasonable and humane means.
Their. thesis is that punishment, as
punishment, is both futile and cruel
They do not ask nor desire Christian
for criminals. They only ask that the
problem be studied scientifically and
that it, he solved by science. Science
does not recognize fault. blame or pun
iShment. 1t concerns itself with cause
and effect and it tries to prevent bad
situations from arising. When they
arise it tries to understand their cause
and to prevent their recurrence.
All criminals are not enemies Of So
ciety, as the gentleman seems to sup
pose, and all enemies of society are not
necessarily criminals. The originator
of Christian charity was himself pun
ished for being an enemy of society
and He certainly was not a criminal.
If capital punishment is ever going to
do more than take vengeance 1t had
is--Our oldest institution. Against it
science hurls a great question mark.
MORGAN WELDON PETERS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
Why the Agitation
For a Cheap Dollar
To The Editor Of The Star:

TO the Editor Of The Star:
The article by Mr.. Ben McKelway,
entitled the Commodity Dollar" car
ried In your Sunday issue, is both inter-
esting and instructive. It has caused
me TO do some collateral thinking
what Is the cause Of all this agitation
for a cheap dollar?
Well, in the first place. the Ameri-
can people have never completely
learned the basic, fundamental lesson
that we can't have cur cake and eat it.
too. I know that the Middle West is in
an awful TX and needs help desperately
However, ] well remember that only
a few years ago 1t was the boast of
Iowa and Kansas that the percentage
ownership of automobiles was the
highest in those two States of any of
the Nation. That was during the time
OF the peak OF farm prices. We now
know what We then would have known
IL We had taken the time to give the
subject. any consideration, that the
high farm prices prevailing In this
country In those days were the direct
result OF the fact that we had to largely
feed Europe during the war, when half
OF its man power was in the trenches
or in war-allied industries, and that
when the war ended and normal &C.
eiNlticc aWf1c TeStOftQ we WOulQ ma
that more than half of our foreign
market for farm products would be cut
of. We, should have readily understood
that.
] have literally lost the earnings of
twenty years nfarming and farm lands.
But. am /. for that reason justified in
asking my Government to construct its
monetary policy so as to enable me to
recopp my losses fully or in part?
That's whatsthe farmers of the country
arc asking. and they are doing it when
they know full well that their recoup-
ment involves penalizing the whole
people. Untold millions of dollars were
lost in the wild stock market OF 1929.
Does any one seriously contend that the
monetary policy of this Government
should be so builded as to enable those
nuts to recoup their losses? We have
got to get down to real hard thinking
in connection with what is to be done
about this Governments finances. No
easy sophistry is going to get us out
of this financial bog.
Now. ! have no brief for the manner
in which the industrial and banking
interests have been handled in this
country. / really think this Govern
ment Is far more endangered by the
inordinatc greed and selfishness on the
part Of those in place and power in
dustrially and financially than it ever
has been, is now or ever viii be by any
Russian Communism or any OF its
kindred foreign influences. But the
monetary policy of the Federal Gov
eminent should not be bottomed upon
prejudice, fear or desire to help any
class of its citizenship.
l DO not know anything about a
commodity dollar, except this: Its sue
cessful operation presupposes the exist
ence of two conditions on the part Of
those who are to administer it complete
competency and absolute honesty. We
have the former probably, but am BY
no means certain that we have the
latter. For that reason 7 vote to let it
alone. JOHN w. HESTER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21

! to read it again, probably has found
more in the book than they have.
Familiarity never breeds contempt In
bookdom.
Or seldom does, at any rate.
The book which one enjoys at the
first reading has something about 1t
which touches mind and heart, not
| In any sentimental way, but solely in
relation to a readers own needs.
4
1t is safe to say that a novel which
leaves one with the feeling that he is
going to read it oyer again some day Is
better novel for the reader IN question
than book which leaves him cold at
the finish.
just because this is so, there is such
! a latitude in book selection. Every one
must choose for himself, and every one
does, OF course, except in discussions
| with booklovers.
| Then the most capable reader finds
himself bound down by the weight of
written critical opinion over the years
There are many readers, for instance,
/ who honestly do not. like : to read
Shakespeare's plays. but YOU will get
( very few OF them to admit as much in
public. 80. -.
Mostly it is foolish to make such adj
missions before any but ones closest
friends, Consider the great John Bun
yam, who wrote Pilgrims Progress. ("
( There is book more honored in print
+ than IN actual reading. If you were to
/ ask the, opinion of 10 men,, gathered
/ together in q meeting, probably eight
OF them would pronounce it great"
+ Catch the same readers one. by one,
maybe as many as five OF them would
admit to you that they had never read
fhan O fourth nf thn xxfarr
and only that much because they
had to-"
1t is one of the happy features OF
books. among their many good points.
not to like, and that no one, at any
given time, can say honestly what
he will like next year
In other words, one may grow into
great book, after time. Thus the
man who today processes to f1nd The
Pilgrims Progress" unreliable may
come, after many years, to find that
the old book suits something new in
himself.
There is nothing static about life,
and there is nothing static about a
good book. whether fiction or otherwise,
because book has life in 1t.
! Inat is why IL does no good Tor any
one to sheer at "Pickwick Papers," or
any Other book which the reading
world over a fair period of years. has
found to meet the needs OF great
many people.
X 4 \ X
Consider that classic, THE Three
Little Pigs"
For many years it met the needs of
the small child mind
Now, in 1888 dressing, it meets the
needs of many millions OF adults. who
find its jolly whimsicality helps them
to face the world.
There is never any telling about a
book, when one will be In the mood for
1t, that Is why every mans list of the
books he has read and liked is as good
as the next mans.
And this next mans list may come
In time to contain several books which
the other. reading at last. discovers
were fitted for him particularly from
their inception.
There Is a great deal to be said,
surely, for the second, and even the
third, reading Of q book-if one
likes 1t. If one does not, even the
first reading Is time wasted. Or is it?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES =. TRACEWELL.


Not every reader of fiction can lik,
| everything. that goes without saying
( Several correspondents, by sending il
their own lists of favorites, prove thii
again.
One reader lists a selection of book.
he has read more than once including
| several he has read at least three time
each.
These latter are "Tom Jones,
Joseph Andrews" The Scarlet Let.
ter" and THE Rise of Silas Lapham
Our correspondent announces that h,
intends presently to add to this lis
'Pickwick Papers" and Emma"
The question of rereading favoritt
books is always an interesting one.
f. *
There are in this, as In most things
two schools, composed of those who dc
and of those who do not.
A novel, after all. Is an experience.
That is about as short a definition
as one can. give, and it happens to have
the merit Of being correct, as far as II
goes.
!. AZ piece OF. fiction of the type called
a novel is "a }setting down of an ex-
perisnce OF one or more persons in a
more extended form. than can be
nCpSNCO III d SnOIler venice, Sucn as
the snort story so-called, or in any
other type Of writing. say a long poem.
ity, one may think. possesses the power
of making the reader forget that he. is
reading.
Z xs* ** z
Even the mostSdevout lovers of poetry
scarce can forget the metre.
The worlds best and longest poems
keeps their readers fully aware of their
form
This is not so of fiction, and 1t is the
main reason, We, believe, why the novel
Is so universally popular.
That story is the best told which takes
reader 'out of himself, as the saying is
and makes him live the life of the
nam character. or the lives of all the
characters together.
II at times one realizes, almost with
start. that the book he holds in his
hands is very solid-indeed, that the
words he is reading are words, after all,
not deeds-the realization is a tribute
to the craft Ct novel writing, in that
the reader so Sc ON attains it, but finds
the story the thing, with these few ex-
captions.
a ASaoti PiINllCSCQ W SO tfilOukfl
the experiences of others, but in pleas
ant way, so that he may repeat them, IL
he cares to. despite their character.
Most readers at times have found one
or more books which they like to read
again. Some find good book is like a
symphony, il that 1t is impossible for
them to gather. in all the melodies at
one sitting.
Nothing Is more natural, then. than
that they read their favorite books over.
Usually some time. must elapse be-
tween the first reading and the subse-
quent one or ones.
In some cases this may be year. or
three years. and in, Others it may be
ten, twenty, thirty or more years.
r.
Many man has gone through all OF
Dickens. for instance, in his youth, to
hnd in his later days that he is willing
to try the entire list again.
Surely this is a happy way to read.
Those who happen to sneer at the
great Charles, in the first place, surely
will not understand how any one could
want to read him over again.
Yet even these readers, despite their
ultra -modernity, would be willing to
admit that the man who has read
'Pickwick Papers" twice. and is going
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
Cuban Policy Unchanged.

There is to be no change, for the
present at least. in the United States
policy toward Cuba. Washington
attitude of patience and vigilance
another way of saying "watchful watt
ing"--is to be maintained until cir
eumstances or conditions not now in
sight dictate the wisdom of some other
course. This applies not only to inter-
vention, but more Immediately TO the
matter of recognition of President
Grau San Martins government.
This is the situation plainly left by
the conference held at Warm Springs
on Sunday between President Roose-
welt and Ambassador Welles. Mr.
| Welles reported to Mr.. Roosevelt at
the formers own request and, doubt
less. TO give the President an oppor-
tunity, If he wished. to terminate the
ENJOYS mission in Havana That the
President does not consider this either
necessary or desirable is apparent from
statement issued at Warm Springs to
/ the effect that after conference in
Washington this week with Acting Sec
Rotary of State Phillips and the staff
of the State Department Ambassador
Welles, at the Presidents request, y
viii return to Havana.
Our envoy has been under fire al
Havana by critics who resent his re-
| fusa1 tn recrmmend America,, recrxz,,s
tIon Of the present Soldier-studtnt gov.
eminent. which dispossessed Preside nj
de cespedss three months ago. For
! President Roosevelt ID vllhdIAV M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21

be tantamount. or nearly so, to recog-
milton OF regime OF which we have
so far, presumably on Mr.. Welles' ad-
vice. resolutely withheld approval, on
the ground that it does not speak for q
sufficiently representative section of the
Cuban people.
This situation may not endure, but
the return of Mr. welles to the Havana
embassy is on its face token Of the
Presidents belief that the time has not
yet come TO alter our attitude toward
those who now profess to rule in the
name of the island nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
from the SCRANTON Times.
Nina xxynrkarc whafta,

Mine. workers. whether supporters of
the dual union or the old organization.
and the public generally can have conf
denee in the fact-finding Commission
named by Senator Robert r. Wagner
A better selection could hardly have
been made. Net only are the members
of the ommission-C Charles p. NeiIi. DR.
Hugh s. Hanna and Elmer r. Andrews
men Of high standing and integrity. but
likewise familiar to an unusual degree
with labor conditions and controversies
DR.. Neill. who is chairman OF the com
mission, is particularly qualified to act
In that capacity. His experience In the
anthracite region dates back to the Old
Roosevelt Mine Strike Commission OF
1902. This commissions work has beer
the basis OF all agreements In the rerioll
m the more than 30 years since it was
made. n
With peace III the region and season
able weather, demand for authracits
ishouid result In a sharp step-up in pro-
auction and employment, making ii
possible to put back to work q number
OF men who have been idle over 4 long
period OF time and bring much needed
new money into the region.
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2~sx - -. 80 4.
Walkers. Drivers. and Lights.

so dlflcult mas ,Decone the TASK OF
the pedestrian .in New York in cross
ing the streets eyen-with the system of
light control I'M opera ton, THAI a new
device viii soon be tried to give, those
who travel sfoot' chance to- 60 from
curb to curb without having 70 run
and dodge the corner turner's. DR.. John
A. Harriss, who introduced the present
system of lights some years ago, has
proposed a signal in the form of a rcd
hand that will be an absolute prohibi-
ton of movement on the part of all
vehicles during its APPEARANCE. In ex-
PLANTATION OF his plan he says: - J
Under the present system it seems i'm
possible to persuade drivers to wait
until the green comes on before start
ing up When both lights are red at
the same time the driver reacts as If
the green had already flashed on. That
is because Of the psychology of the
thing. But the psychological reaction
to red hand will be different. Or at
least ! trust 1t will
The "left-hand turn" decided inn
provement over the former plan as re-
CARDS the safe movement of traffic,
which was adopted in Washington sew
eral years ago, has been found to work
disadvantageously to the pedestrian at
congested points. When a stream of
walkers starts with the green light there
Is immediate danger from those vehicles
rx,l,i hat, x<f
ners. The pedestrian in the downtown
section of the city has as a rule only
about half of the time of the prev
alence of the green light in> his favor
to get across the street. The result is
that many persons afoot anticipate the
green signal by going out into the
driving space while the red is against
them, ahead of cars approaching from
the other side of the intersecting
street, and wait for the green in their
, favor to make the remainder of the
distance. This congests the driving
space and is conducive to danger.
Possibly the red hand" signal, oper-
ating to the point of checking drivers
from too swift reaction to the favor
able signal, will lengthen the period
of safe crossing for pedestrians. II so
it win be an advantage. But even then
there remains the peril of the swift
corner turning which has become so
great menace to the people who
travel afoot. -
Corners must be turned by drivers
in order that they may reach their
destinations. But pedestrians must be
given some security, and drivers who
are following straight course must
have a clear street for their progress
and should not be blocked by groups
of pedestrians who in dangerous self
defense crowd out into the street
against the light" 1t is patiently a
very difficult problem The pedestrian,
who is not subject in Washington to
effective regulation, virtually makes his
own rules. No rule excuses reckless
driving or equally dangerous Jay
walking" A. reasonable degree of CO.
operation between drivers and walkers
is required. but the burden of respon-
sibility is necessarily laid on the
driver, who is the actually dangerous
factor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21

The market tipSters are not expected
to go deeply enough into economic
science to explain whether a stock
shows an advance because its value is
increased or that Of the purchasing dol
lar is diminished. The joyous lamb is
happy to accept the face of the figures
and gambol on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
Songs of a Nation.

To write a nations songs we try,
And patriots now rally
To lift the loud and loyal cry,
More power to Tin Pan Alleyi"
Sweet melodies will Danish care
When Wall Street makes sally;
Well hail that other thoroughfare-
More power TO Tin Pan Alley!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21

Determination of the value Of a dollar
in terms of gold is the task of the pro-
fessor. The equally responsible task
of deciding its value In terms of meat,
bread and milk depends on informal
conferences between the grocer and 4he
householder.