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BY GASTON NERvAL.

TINE abrogation OF the Platt
amendment came as sur
prise because of it's sudden
L ness, but not because it was
not expected. For several
months trends in the Latin American
policies of the present administra-
ton had been pointing in that direc-
ton. Observers realized that with
out the elimination of that odious
remnant of the policy of hegemony
now being gradually discarded no new
deal in inter-American relations could
be complete.
But the abruptness with which the
change was announced, the haste
with which the Platt amendment
periShed at the hands of Secretary
Hull and Ambassador Marquee Ster-
ling. only to be summarily buried
by the Senate, has impressed students
of International affairs who were not
quite used to that pace.
There is, however, no effect with
out a cause, and in this case the
cause is two fold. For an explanation
Of the record-breaking exit of the
Platt amendment one should look
behind these two factors-the grow
ing "anti-Yankee" sentiment in the
Cuban masses and the inminence of
q new internal crisis in the island
republic.
Anti Yankee Demonstrations.
OF the first we had ample evidence
in recent attempts against the life
of the United States Ambassador at
Havana and in numerous public dem
onstrations decrying Yankee i'm
perialism." Popular opinion in Cuba
has been aroused to a high degree
of resentment and bitterness against
American financial domination and
against the political interference Of
Washington, which, in the eyes of
the Cubans, has prevented them from
organizing a government Of their
own choice. The stubborn refusal Of
the United States to recognize the
progressive Grau San Martin regime
and the hasty recognition Of Men
dieta, who had the American en-
bassy's Endorsement, strengthened
that feeling. BY forcing Grau San
Martins withdrawal the State De-
partment made a martyr out of him
and alienated the sympathies of all
sectors of the Left, who felt deprived
of an opportunity to complete their
revolution against the old order OF
things. The result. we all know.
A few days ago Grau San Martin
came back from exile and was vel
coined by the Cuban masses with
delirious enthusiasm.
OF the second factor, the likelihood
of new crisis in the Cuban domestic
situation, we have also had proof in
the events of the past few days. As
these lines are being written a new
cabinet crisis Is threatened, clashes
between soldiers and oppositionists are
being re-enacted daily, discomfort
against the Mendieta regime is in
creasing. and generally speaking, the
prospects are so dark that it seems
difficult to predict safely how long
the present status will last.
Dangers Are Avoided.
BY suddenly abandoning the Platt
amendment, President Roosevelt has
avoided multiple and serious dangers
involved in the two factors mentioned.
Besides, he has saved himself con-
siderable embarrassment In the case
that one of them would have neces-
STATED the enforcement of the Platt
amendment by the armed forces OF
the United States.
How could the man who had dedi-
Gated this Nation to the policy Of the
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CABINET LADY DOES HER
MARKETING.

This is the sirth OF a series OF
tDeekly articles on interesting per-
sons and events in the National
Capital during the sos, by Frank
G. Carpenter, Dcrld famous author
and traueler. The merit chapter in
the series ,oiu be published merit
Sunday in The Star.
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Washington Markets.

mentioned in the guide books. but its
history and museum make it worth
seeing.
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CHAPTER vi.
BY FRANK G. CARPENTER.

Copyright. 1894 by The Evening Star
Newspaper Coz
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Democrat Majority zoo.


The House is a different story. In
! the House are 313 Democrats and lib
Republicans % seats are vacant or
held by Farmer-Labor members).
Over the Republicans the Democrats
have the immense majority of 200.
This they cannot possibly keep.
The whole Of the House (435) Is to
be elected. The Democrats might very
readily lose so seats. They are bene-
f1ciaries Of the Roosevelt landslide Of
1882, and from such landslide there
is always an ebbing two years later.
The Democrats might even lose 70 to
80 seats. There are some 70 seats
which the Democrats carried In 1882
by majorities of less than 5000 in
total votes running up toward $4,000
to 10000. To reverse such small ma
jorities in these 10 seats would be no
miracle: it would be rather the ex-
pected thing. But the Democrats could
lose 10 seats and still have a COM
Portable majority in the new House.
I A loss of that proportion, however,
would be warning by the country
to the Democrats to 60 slower on the
new deal and 60 slower In their sur
render of congressional authority to
the Executive.
As to the issues, they have not yet
developed fully. One will be the state
Of business. Marked failure of busi-
ness to recover during the Summer
would be detriment to the Demo-
Gratis and to Mr.. Roosevelt. Neither
he nor they have any alibi. The
Democratic Congress gave the Presi-
dent the extraordinary powers he
asked for. If the powers fail to work
out in the way the country has been
led to expect, disappointment viii
express itself at the polls.
Copyright, 193A.l
Evening star., 1934-06-10

TINE abrogation Of the Platt
amendment came as a sur
prise because of its sudden
L ness, but not because it was
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New Towns and Highways.

New towns have sprung up. railways
traverse the territory in all directions,
well traced public roads connect the
smallest villages, telegraph lines show
at every step the work of civilization.
Harbors built in conformity with mod
ern requirements opened for the peo-
pie of Bulgaria vistas for the develop
ment of her maritime commerce. u
literacy has disappeared as result
OF the educational policy of the sue
cessive Bulgarian governments, which
established thousands Of schools
where the children of the people re-
ceive free tuition in the sciences and
trades. Bulgaria being chiefly an ag-
ricultural country, the greatest care
has been devoted to the development
of the well being of the rural popula-
ton, which constitutes four-fifths OF
the total. The Bulgarian ministry of
agriculture has always actively encour-
Evening star., 1934-06-10
BY MARK SULLIVAN.

~ OR the coming three or four
/ months there are two pairs Of
r possible outcomes. One, In the
/ world Of business, is whether
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GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES

The invasion of the Federal government into
so many new fields bids fair to obliterate state
and county lines The old functions of the national
government, as defined by the Constitution, have
been superseded by lot of new responsibilities
which are changing not only the form of our gov
eminent but are rapidly changing the peoples
viewpoint towards the government. Instead of the
peoples thinking that it is their duty to support
the government many of them have adopted the
view that the government should take care of
them
In the early days of the republic when the
Federahst and Democratic Republican parties were
contesting with each other for control of the gov
eminent the principal issue was Capitalization of
power against states rights. The same sort of
dispute was waged some years later by the Wings
and Democrats. The Federalists and their success
sOrs, the Wings, favored a strongly centralized
national government. The Democratic-Republican
party, later known the Democratic party, fought
strenuousy to restrict the powers of the national
government They even opposed the building of
canals and roads by the Federal government We
have gone long ways since then. Now the gov
ernment is expected to furnish money for rail
roads, banks, insurance companies, power COM
panies, farmers, home owners, and Others Fur
thermore, the government is asked-and is actual
ly doing ito furnish good part of the popula-
ton with food, clothing, fuel, medicines, to pay
their doctors bills and have their teeth pulled
Billions have been spent for all these and other
purposes, the object of which is said to be to over
come the depression and to promote public well
fare. Some say that if these things had not been
there would have been a revolution before now.
Maybe so. We do not know, but we do know that
these be strange times.-Beaufort News.
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has been in during the past te"
wears. Read some history Of this
character and you will know eX {,
actly what the word terrible
means, and you will see exactly
how lucky we are and have been,
and how far we are and have
been from a condition that is truly
terrible" e
A few hundred years ago, II
any such combination of condl-
tions had befallen any nation as
has befallen US during the past
few years, the state of affairs IN
that nation would have, to use a
worn out expression, beggared
description.
Millions and millions Of per-
sons, perhaps half the population,
would have starved to death, then
corpses would have lined the high
ways and Uttered the streets. AS
the resistance of the people be-
came lowered by lack of food,
plague and pestilence would have
broken out among them till the
rank and file of entire cities
would have been completely ex'
terminated! In every place, on
every hand, would have been the
most awful conditions of desola'
ton, agony and torment.
NV grandfather, who used to be
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NEWSPAPERS OPINION
FAyoRs STEINER LAW AGAINST DRUNKEN
DRIVERS

| Stronger laws against drunken driving are oelng
advocated by the American Automobile Assocla-
1 ton, following a survey which revealed that III
MANY states it is possible for motorist convicted
of driving while drunk to escape with me OF as
little as one cent or one day in JAIL More contfoi
can be acquired by providing more uniform, ade-
uuate, reasonable, and rigidly enforced penaites
a spokesman of the motor organization points OUT
Too much cannot be said regarding this mem
ace to our highways, and the necessity OF "oolhs
something" about this constant danger Wnlch
threatens the lives of motorists and those who walk
near the highways. r.. =
North Carolina's statute prescribes minimum
pepaltv of $50 fine or Jail sentence of not less
than 80 days nor more than one year, and the
revocation of permission to drive for period OF
not less than four months. 1t was refreshing to
note that Judge W. F. Harding, in the recent
term of Burke superior court, imposed road SEN
fences in his discretion all four OF the defena-
ants who stood convicted of the drunken driving
charge without allowing them to pay fines. Such
action undoubtedly will have wholesome efecT'
serving, to some degree, as deterrent. But uni
form sternness in handling such cases Will be
necessary to relieve our highways OF their con-
slant stream of potential murderers
The standard penalties Whlch Che tAHetiSah <>O-
tomobile Association recommends is the Uniform
Motor Vehicle Code as recently amended by the
Fourth National Conference Street and High
way Safety Fer first convictions the code pre-
scribes fine of not less than 500 and not more
than $1,000, or Jail sentence of not less than
10 days and not more than one year, or both. For
second offenses it prescribes a minimum manda-
tory Jail sentence of 80 days. with an additional
fine in the discretion of the court.
The widely varying degree of punishment which
can be melted out in the United States to drunken
drivers is shown by the A.A.A. survey which re-
veals, among other things, that:
Penalties that may be legally imposed for first
offense convictions range from 1 cent to $5009
"Jail sentences provided by law range from one
day to five years.
"Seven states, namely, Florida, Illinois, Indiana
Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon and West Virginia
make Jail sentences mandatory for first convic.
tions, while two states, Kentucky and Mississippi
have no provisions either for an optional or a
mandatory Jail sentence for first offenses.
"Three states, New Hampshire, Virginia, and
Rhode Island, have definitely provided by law that
sentences for second convictions cannot be sus,
pended
| Suspension or revocation of driving permits is
mandatory for first offenses in 81 states.
"Only II states require the posting of financial
responsibility upon conviction of this offense."-
Morganton News-Herald
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w. w. MARSHALL'S
SERVICE TO CHURCH
LONG AND FAITHFUL
(Contributed.)

EDNEYWILLE, Aug. 27.-Fu-
neral services were held OF Mount
Moriah Baptist church Wednes-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock for
w. w. Marshall, a widely known
farmer of the Edneyville COM
munity.
MI. Marshall was born August
S. 1866, and was the son of the
late Thomas Marshall and Mary
Ann Jones MarshalE He spent
all of his life in this part of the
county. He was a member of
the Mount Moriah Baptist church
for about so years. He served
as Sunday: school superintendent
with the greatest faithfulness for
12 years or more.
Mr.. Marshall's life has been an
inspiration for all to look upon.
He seemed to have very few
faults and was always ready to
confeses them, he always wanted
harmony and worked to that end.
His life has been a useful one to
his church, his home and his COM
munity, he was. always ready to
speak and show words and deeds
of kindness. where they were
needed. His life was a life of
prayer and his prayers will be
greatly missed. He was a deacon
of Mount Moriah church for the
past 10 years and this place he
filled we'll.
Mr.. MarshalPs health failed him
Ia few weeks ago and he was fore
ed to remain awaysfrom church
services for some time and his
work has and will continue to be
greatly missed. We feel that we
have lost and heaven has. gained
in Mr.. Marshal's home going and
that he is hiding in the Rock of
Ages and that the sufferings and
pains he bore SO patiently here
will only foreteii' the joys in the
great. beyond, I for "He was a
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IS TT TERRIBLE?
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

a sea captain and had the record
of entering every port of conse-
uuence in the world, told me that
on one occasion, he put in his
suuare-rigged four-master at a
great island for water. From the
looks of the buildings, the place
seemed to be we'll populated, but
when the crew landed, they found
nothing but skeletone. There was
not a solitary living person on
that island.
A few hundred years ago, sol
diers would have beat off and shot
down the mobs that shouted and
cried for food and tried to storm
the storehouses. Those in au-
thority would have safeguarded
themselves and protected their
own families, but the rank and
file of the people would have died
like poisoned rats.
Yet what has been the situation
here during this condition we call
"terrible?" The entire power and
majesty of this nation has been
employed with skill and courage
to see to it that everybody had
food and shelter and clothing and
medical attention, that nobody
starved or died of plague or pes
thence. And how many have
starved during the condition we
call "terrible"? | do not know
of one. If anybody has starved,
it was because he did not make
his condition known in time, while
plague and pestilence, the former
handmaidens of such a time as
this, are not to be found. They
have been banished beyond the
boundaries Of our realm.
Terrible! We do not know the
meaning of the word. We have
experienced nothing terrible. We
have been Inconvenience. We
have been distressed. Much of our
, distress has been mental. But we
have not starved as people in a
similar state used to starve and
our emaciated corpses have not
lined the highways. and Uttered
the streets while the soldiery slew
US mercilessly when we pressed
on and begged for food and no,
body cared.
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S. c. PRIMARY
SET TUESDAY
Many Candidates Running
in Statewide Prelimi-
nary Battle

COLUMBIA, S. c., Aug. 81
(UP).-South Carolinians will
call at some 1850 precincts Tues
day, Aug. %, to elect governc",
lieutenant governor, commissioner
of agriculture, attorney general,
and renominate the present comp
troller general, state treasurer,
and secretary of state.
The states citizenry also will
record themselves in favor or
against sale of liquor in the state
or complete prohibition of the
fluid. There is no provision for
modification, the voters being
required to state their preference
for either a dry or wet statute.
Eight candidates are asking
for the Democratic party's guber-
material nomination. They are:
Coleman l.. Blease, of Columbia;
H. Kemper Cooke, of Conway;
DIN D. Johnston, of Spartanburg;
Wyndham Manning, of Sumter;
L. B. Owens, of Columbia; Tom
B. Pearce, of Columbia; James
o. Sheppard, of Edgefeld, and G..
E. Sloan, of Greenville.
Blease is former U. 5. SEN
ator and has served several terms
as governor. In the seventies, he
has been in state politics more
than two score years.
Cooke, who has labelled HIM
self on numerous occasions as
the "Backwoods Statesman" has
served Horny county in the state
sen.te for the past several years.
Johnston was defeated for gov
ernor four years ago when libra
C. Blackwood, the present COVER
nor, also of Spartanburg, won by
only a few hundred votes.
Manning is the son of Richard
I. Manning, a former South Car
DINA governor. He is the only
farmer" in the race.
Owens was reelected for the
fourth four-year term as mayor
of Columbia last spring. His en-
trance into the governors race
surprised his closest friends in
the capital city.
Pearce has served Richland
county in various capacities. He
was until its recent DISARMAMENT
chairman sof the state public
works advisory board.
Sheppard's father also was one
time governor of the state.
Sloan, who likes the sobrique5
of Mountain Lion" so often APP
piled to him, has Representa- d
Greenville county in the general
assembly several terms. .
Joseph R. Bryson, of Green
vile; John Hughes Cooper, OF
Columbia; j. E. Harley, of Barn
well, and Fred D. West, of Abb
beville, are seeking the lieuten-
ant governorship.
J. Roy Jones is seeking to re-
tain his position of commissioner
of agriculture. His opponent is
James w. Shealy, whom Jones
succeeded when Shealy resigned
as the office was broadened to
include other branches of state
| government. Jones was appointed
to the position by Gov. Black
wood.
A. J. Beattie is unopposed for
reelection as comptroller general.
Eustace P. Miller and w. T.
Blackwell are unopposed for re-
election as state treasurer and
secretary of state, respectively.
John M. Daniel, attorney gen.
eral since 1924, is being opposed
for reelection by Cordie Page,
who for several years served as
assistant to Daniel until about a
year ago.
James H. Hope is seeking re-
election as state superintendent
of education. Opposing him are
John j. McMahan, of Columbia,
and c, K. Wright, of Laurens.
McMahan held the position sew
eral administrations ago. Wrigf
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evening of Thursday was an
sight in reporting. The pv I'VE!
shire Brothers band plara ,SO|
number of selections, which u.
cordially received. "e'
Mrs. Forrest, as general .,
man, said today that. on S eIag
of the Hospital association Ceas !
wished to thank a.. Icnd;r.S
hand toward making the ~.
ties" a success and those who ' %
ronized the show as well. TS.V u
ISOLATION was gratifcd with : !
financial results, and if was !.
they would have beer even on. !.
err had it not been for tho n'e: :
clement weather.
Mrs. Forrest also praised c.
Trader as the able and pon"I
promoter of the show. ''l
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good man."
The deceased was married 43
years ago on December "a to
Miss Loucilla Nancy and to this
union the following children were
born: Mrs. Celia Marshall Justus
who preceded him to the grave
about nine months ago, Marida
and Joe Marshall of the Dana
section. billiard Of Minnesot, and
Miss Bessie living, at home, also
a grandson, Glover Justus, living
at home with him.
His other grandchildren were
Fair Lee, Lois, Hugh, Ruth, Ray,
Inez, Willie B. and Margaret
Marshall. He also leaves two bro
theirs James A. Marshall and T.
A. Marshall.
The. funeral services were
beautifully conducted by the Revs.
M. H. Dry, H. o. Baker and S. F.
Huntly, the singing was rendered
by the church choir at his re-
quest. The pallbearers were men,
bers of his Sunday school: j. l..
Hill, w. w. Nix, Homer Laugh
ter, Albert Hill, J. o. Byers and
Willard Hoots. The flower girls
were members of the Sunday
school, Emmie .Ownbv, Hazel
Hill, liza Nix. Louise Byers, Cert
rude Clark. Sue Belle Nix, Jau-
nita Byers, Pearl Hill, Margie
Nix, Ella Laughter, Eunice' Town
send and Nellie Nix. The floral
offering was abundant. The heart
felt sympathies of the commun-
ity are extended the bereaved
family and friends.
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NEED OF INITIATIVE

Give business chance and let initiative have its
day When the wheels of industry turn as of. old,
unemployment fades. 1t is the keenness and alert
ness of business working for profits that keeps the
mills and factories going -..
Under sociaRstic system there viii De TO
courage, there will be no initiative, there VIII be
only slowly dying, paraayzed industry This IDEA
that the codes bring relief to labor except as a
temporary measure is a snare and deiusion to
the workngmen of America. Socialism cannot help
the workingmen. Under it they become slaves of
the fanatic They enter serfdom in which all
progress dies. 1t may seem hard to be obliged
to work in order to live it will be infinitely harder
to be prohibited from work in order to exist
Gov. Joseph R. Ely, of Massachusetts,.
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Constantly we hear people re-
fer to the period through which
we are now passing as terrible. "
Every now and then l catch my
self saying, "This is terrible"
The reason that any of us call
this present condition terrible" is
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NO INEBRIATE BOUNTY

, BOSTON, Aug. 27-UPI-I
There's no bounty on inebrists]
eight. South End youths in a.,
from 10 to II learned ycsterdsT
They ushered two intoxicss,
men into Warren Avenue statior
under the impression that poli,.
paid SIS per drunkarG.
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that we actually
do not know what
a terrible" con-
dition is. If you
want to realize
what a terrible"
condition is study
history a little bit
and see what hap
pened to nations
and to people in
the days bygone
when they got IN
to such straits as
the limited States
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GETS DEWEY,S FLAG

BOSTON, Aug. 27-(UP).-A
13-star ensign that flew from the
masthead of Admiral Dewey's
flagship, Olympia, at Manila Bay
has been given Mayor Mansfield
by Charles F. Smith of Wollaston,
who served with the mayor in the
Spanish war.
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HOSPITAL nets
Sl75 FROM SHOW
Misses Station and Agnew
Divide SIS Prize for
-. Ticket Sales ~,

Announcement was -, made this
morning by Mrs. John Forrest a:
a member of the Patton Memorial
Hospital association and general
chairman for the 'Vanities of ga
that the two performances given
Thursday as a hospital benefit
Melted the association $175.
Mrs. Forrest said that Misses
Maude Station and Elizabeth Ag-
new tied for honors in the COM
petitive ticket sales for the "Van-
tiles" and that a five-dollar prize
which had been offered was divid-
ed between them.
Honorable mention in the sales
contest was also given today to
Caroline Kelly, Josephine Barron
of Delray, Fla, Jimmie Lamp
ley, Mary Dale Scott, and Sarah
Dixon.
The Times-News takes this op-
portunity to state that failure to
mention the Brookshire Brothers
bands playing as a prelude TIC
the vanities performance in tho
is retiring as president of the
South Carolina Educational asso
citation, the state teachers organ
ization.
| The veteran Ellison d. Smith
| and the experienced James +
Byrnes, United States senators
do not come up for reelection
Smith was elected two years ag'
and Byrnes four years ago.. !