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Evening star., 1934-05-30

namo, an essential necessity in con-
nection with our defensive situation
in the Caribbean, especially with re-
spect to the eastern approaches to
the Panama Canal.
The overshadowing feature Of the
new deal with Cuba is its eXempliflca-
ton of what President Roosevelt
denominates as the definite policy of
the United States from now on"-a
policy opposed to armed Intervention.
The effects of this practical demon
stration of our purpose will be far
reaching. It should obliterate for all
time the myth, long perpetuated
throughout Latin America, that the
Colossus of the North cherishes i'm
perialist designs on the territory and
sovereignty of the other Americas An
unqualifiedly liberated Cuba Is
token to the whole western world
that the United States harbors in this
no selfish purposes Of its
own, but seeks only to promote those
interests common to all the independ-
ent peoples comprised within the Pan
American Union.
Today, as the American people re-
member with reverential pride their
sons whose blood was shed for Cuban
liberty thirty-six years ago, the United
States salutes the Pearl of the An
titles as she takes her legitimate place
in the family of free nations and
wishes her enduring peace and pros
perity.
Prompt ratification of the new
treaty by the Senate will reflect the
country's qualification that Cuba at
last has come into her own.
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The Johnson Amendment.

President Roosevelt's reciprocity
tariff bill enters new phase of its
consideration in the Senate today.
Under an agreement reached by
unanimous consent all Senators, be-
ginning at noon, will be limited to
speeches of fifteen minutes on each
amendment and twenty minutes on
the bill itself, except that on Sena-
tor Hiram Johnsons amendment, ex-
cluding from the reciprocity tariff
agreements all agricultural products
except apples, each Senator may speak
for an hour. The long, set speeches,
running for two or three or four
hours or whatever time a Senator
may wish to speak, SO far as the
pending tariff bill is concerned are a
thing Of the past. 1t is the hope of
the proponents of the tariff bill that
the Limitation on debate will bring a
final vote on the measure by the end
of this week.
The johnson amendment is ex-
pected to develop the high point of
the opposition in the Senate to the
passage Of the tariff bill as it now
stands, giving the President authority
to enter into reciprocal trade agree
ments with foreign nations and to
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lower or raise by fifty per cent the
tariff duties imposed under existing
law SO as to make such reciprocal
agreements possible. The hope Of
the opponents Of the bill Is to rally
sufficient support to this amendment
to adopt 1t. They believe that many
of the Democratic Senators from
agricultural States will find 1t diff
| cult to vote against the amendment.
They will contend that to turn this
amendment down is tantamount to
saying to the farmers that their
products are to be the subject Of
trade agreements; that the Govern
ment Is ready to admit cattle, or
wheat, or wool, or whatnot upon the
payment of tariff duties fifty per cent
lower than at present. Already a
scare has been thrown into the wool
producers Of the West, where re-
ports have been circulated that trade
agreements are to be made and
lower duties on wool are to be
levied. The cane and beet sugar
producers Of this country look for
ward with some trepidation to what
may happen to them under the pro-
posed new trading law.
Since the Democrats have sixty
members of the Senate to thirty
five for the Republicans and one
for the Farmer-Labor party, 1t Is
clear that if every Republican and
the lone Farmer-Labor Senator
should stand by the johnson amend
ment, it would be necessary to
have the support of thirteen DEM
ocrats to adopt it. 1t seems ex-
tremely doubtful, almost impossible,
for the supporters of the amendment
to gain SO many Democratic adher-
ents. Furthermore, 1t Is suspected
that one or two Republicans will vote
against the amendment.
Once the johnson amendment has
been voted down, If that happens. the
Senate is likely to dispose Of the re-
mainder of the pending amendments,
including those which propose that
the trade agreements be submitted to
Congress or to the Senate alone for
ratification without much delay. The
backbone of the opposition will have
been broken. If by any miracle the
johnson amendment should be voted
into the bill, many of the Democratic
Senators may turn their backs on
the whole measure, holding that it
would be futile.
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Although it is rather generally con-
ceded that the country has been CROP
ing for new major political alignments,
the press fails to see a prospect for
any real realignment in the new Pro-
gresslve party announced under the
leadership of the La Toilette forces
in Wisconsin.
"All new parties start off alike as
doubtful experiments. and most Of
them soon prove the doubt was well
founded" says the Topeka Daily Capt.
tai, which recalls that when Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Hiram Johnson
launched the old Progressive party,
the country was not ready for it, u
and suggests that there is no evi-
dence that it has been ready for it
since" The Capital takes note of
the fact that "Progressives and stand
patters have fought it out within the
Democratic and Republican lines" and
concludes: There is a more or less
unconscious logic in Senator La Fol-
let's declaration that. while starting
new party, he will support the
Democratic party so long as it is
under the leadership of the eminent
social eXperimenter in the White
House. All progressive Democrats
probably will do likewise, which makes
the new Progressive party a fifth
wheel to the political machine. There
is no place for it; it doesn't fit in,
and it seems destined to go the way
of new parties that have been pre-
mature and unnecessary"
1T is most notable for its failure
to adopt any resolution of principles ~
agrees the Milwaukee journal, not
withstanding the explanation that
there is no need of such a declara-
ton, for this group has had its prin-
ciples for 40 years and has recog-
nized the need of a new political
alignment for 20 years" The Jour-
nal concludes: This Wisconsin move
is deeprooted in this land. Many of
us have said and say that there ought
to be new political alignment. But
We wait for the leader who can head
such movement. In Wisconsin an
attempt is made. 1t is captained by
men who have been accustomed to
count upon Democratic support to win
their victories. 1t may be as little a
thing as an attempt to win single
years elections; there is much to point
that way. 1t may catch hold in the
Nation and give a name to feeling
that has grown through a quarter
century. But before it gets anywhere
it will have to voice its principles .
Success either of the Democrats or
Of the Progressives, pledged to the
support of Roosevelt policies, would
be another victory for the new deal, u
thinks the Schenectady Gazette, offer
ing the estimate: ''The career of the
new party will be interesting to watch
as it unfolds. No third party move
ment in many years has been at all
successful in the field of national
politics. Examples which come quick
ly to mind include the original Pro-
F, gressive party under Theodore Roose-
velt, the combined groups who tried
to elect the senior La Toilette Presi-
dent in 1924 and the present Socialist
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Find New Progressive Party
Short of Definite Objective

party, which has never been a factor
in a national contest"
Extending its good will toward the
new movement, the Glens Falls IN.
" PoSt-Star holds that familiarity
with old institutions tends to give one
an exaggerated faith in their stability
and permanence" that there is no
doubt that in the days of Wings and
Democrats people who attended at
all to the Republican movement
thought, in the majority, that the
major parties Of that day were so old
and firmly established that they
would go on forever. but history re-
veals that one of them didn't"
"At least the dofing of the Re-
publican label is a move in the direc-
ton of intellectual honesty" thinks
the Owensbury (Ky) Messenger, with
the remark that If those Wiscon-
sinites were Republicans, a badger is
a boa constructor" As to this break
with the Republican party, the Lowell
Evening Leader says that it is a de
velopment over which the leaders Of
that party are not likely to shed any
| tears"
The New Castle News is convinced
that ANY noise they make will hard
ly be audible outside of Wisconsin"
The WilkeS-Barre Times Leader con-
cedes that "a third party may come"
but also AYERS that it is not expected
to develop completely from this par
ticular episode" Failure of other
plans, for a conservative third party,
inspires the thought by the Nashville
TenneSsean that there is no general
dissatisfaction with the new deal"
The Oshkosh Northwestern observes
that Progressive Representatives at
Washington are plainly showing that
their return to their Jobs and present
and future House Committee appoint
ments come first, ahead Of so-called
principles"
Giving advice to Wisconsin Repub-
licans, the La Crosse Tribune of that
State declares: Republican success
demands that all Republican forces
should be consolidated in time to per-
NIT former Progressives to have a
part in the political action of the
Republican party looking to the ap-
preaching campaign. If Wisconsin
Republican leadership we're to neglect
this obvious duty, it would be throw
ing away its chances to set up in
Wisconsin, birthplace of the Repub-
lican party, a liberal and forward
looking republicanism calculated to
accept and to deserve State RESPONSE
bility."
The Progressives," according to
the GAINESVILLE Gazette, "have taken
President Roosevelt out of the Demo-
cratic party and adopted him, recog-
nizing that the Democratic platform
of 1882 has been shelved by him, and
hence his program is satisfactory. In
other words, they feel that he actual
ly belongs to them"
Evening star., 1934-05-30

stamp one Of these days, after all.
Postmaster General Farley made the
suggestion facetiously at recent
press conference. Publication Of his
wisecrack produced an avalanche of
letters. About as many people think
it's bright idea as there are those
who ridicule the notion. If the pros
eventually outnumber the cons. the
childrens Christmas hero, whiskers,
sleigh. reindeer and all, may yet adorn
Uncle Sans postage. Thenceforth,
who will dare say there isn't any
Santa Claus?
There may be bloody war in South
America, and presidential embargoes
on arms shipments to that belligerent
region, but the American Unions
program for inculcation of brotherly
love in the Western Hemisphere
through the medium of music goes
melodiously forward. Director Cen
eral Leo s. Rowes periodical pro-
grams of Latin American compost
tlons rendered by Latin American
artists to the accompaniment of the
United States Army, Navy and Marine
Bands, have come to fill a regular
and important place in the scheme
OF cementing friendship among the
81 Americas. This weeks concert in
the picturesque Aztec Garden of the
Pan-American palace, held under
moonlit heavens, was one of the most
colorful of the series 1t featured
Senor Arvizu, the Mexican Caruso.
The concerts are broadcast by short
wave all over Latin America.
Hitherto not an active figure In
party affairs, although her fondness
for politics is proverbial. Alice Roose-
velt Longworth now appears to be
taking lively interest in Republican
activities. At recent Philadelphia
meeting Of the Republican women of
Pennsylvania, when she was the guest
OF honor, Mrs. Longworth is quoted as
having expressed privately the view
that G. 0. P. fortunes are already on
the upgrade" Princess Alice's rela-
tions with her distinguished cousins,
the President and Mrs. Franklin
Roosevelt, appear to be of the friend
lest sort. The late Speakers widow is
regular guest at White House func-
tions.
George H. O'Connor, Washington's
favorite minstrel, who achieved Ma
tion-wide fame with his bibulous bal
lad, Saloon" has recently been sup
piled from an eminent literary quar-
ter with set of verses to be sung
to the same convivial tune, entitled
Repeal" It's been suggested to
George that the revised version of
Saloon" might appropriately be sub
titled the Bottle Hymn Of the Re-
public"
If foreign travel is q reliable barom-
eter, happier days are here again.
The passport division of the State
Department reports that the 1O,946
passports issued and renewals granted
for April, 1884, show 1888 per cent
increase over April, 1888. The month
of May will also run substantially
ahead of the corresponding period a
year ago. The passport business start
ed upward in March. Our people are
not yet going abroad on the pre-
depression scale. The 1888 passport
total was 106,ssl, compared with
196,930 In 1929.
(Copyright, 1934)
Evening star., 1934-05-30
Memorial Day.

Perhaps Memorial day really should
be called Dedication day. Its signifl-
canoe is that of dedication. 1t is the
particular occasion on which the liv-
ing renew their allegiance to the
ideals of the dead. 1t is not primarily,
as some mistakenly may have sup
posed, an anniversary Of mourning
or grief, time set aside for bewall-
ing the fate of the Nations defenders
on land and sea- On the contrary,
soldiers and sailors alike would spurn
q demonstration of selfish sorrow.
They were not blind victims Of fate,
snatched protesting from the world
by the ruthless fingers of Death.
Rather, they went willingly, wilfully,
unconfused, undaunted, to challenge
a threat against the country that
they loved. They dared to give their
all, deliberately choosing so to do, de-
clining to remain safely sheltered
while sacred honor was in peril.
Hence it would be to misunderstood
their purpose and to misjudge their
aspiration to salute them with tears
alone.
Instead, the martyrs of freedom ask
of those who still walk the green
earth a nobler recognition. Their
voiceless lips repeat the call, their
quiet hands beckon-they summon the
men and the women of this genera
ton to follow, as they did, the path
laid down by the founding fathers Of
the Republic, the path toward liberty
and peace, progress and security.
There is work to be done in 1884 as
there was in 1776, in 1912. in 1846, in
1861, in 1898 and in 1917, and the
heroic dead demand that it be per-
formed in the traditional spirit, freely,
bravely, devotedly and effectively.
A new army is needed-an army to
wage war on disease and poverty and
social injustice; an army to defend
American homes against organized
crime; an army to protect the public
welfare against the forces of greed
and corruption which, unopposed,
would exploit and enslave the people.
The good fight" of the Scriptures is
not over and finished. In sober fact,
1t continues here and now; it RACES in
every city, every town, every street,
every lonely lane, every habitation un-
der the shining sun. And those who
fought the battles of the past are
powerless to aid in the battles of the
present. Only the beneficiaries of
their courageous example can carry
the flag further forward.
Abraham Lincoln, speaking at Get
tysburg in 1863, phrased the Nations
duty in words divinely beautiful and
true when he said: 1T is for us, the
living, rather, to be dedicated to
the unfinished work which they
have thus far so nobly advanced. 1t
is rather for us to be dedicated
to the great task remaining be-
fore U.s."
The goal, as the Emancipator
knew, is government of the people
by the people, for the people" in
every glorious sense that the phrase
implies "a fellowship of freedom
righteousness and love worth dying
for, worth living for.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
MvSteriouS Journey.

Mysterious Journey.
The world goes travelling day by day.
1t is on its way
And there's no delay,
While we're measuring time and
space.
We don't know now and we never did
Just where it's bid
Or if We'll be rid
OF our cares in some resting place.
The midday follows the rosy dawn.
We go moving on
Till the sun is gone,
And We wonder, despite our pride,
If the trip we're making is frank and
fair,
Or we'll find out there,
Facing greater care,
We've been taken for ride.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

One of the best means Of attaining
happiness Is to fill ones own life SO
full of activity that the doings and
sayings of others will not annoy.
This Is q very common solution of
a universal problem, Of course.
And those who adopt 1t always
think of themselves with pride as
being free from any selfish interest,
when, as a matter Of fact, they are
demonstrating very delectable and
helpful sort of selhshneSs.
The man who is left out of this
happy solution is he who insists on
viewing the world as show.
Often he is called selfish, and lazy,
but he Is neither, but Just an observer.
The observer of life, whether ANA
teur or professional, Is in danger at
all times of permitting what others
do and say to attract him to the
point Of annoyance.
He finds that he, contrary to the
popular opinion, is not concentrating
enough on himself, but too much on
others.
This is his danger, and 1t Is in
separable from being an observer.
A spectator must look at others.
Now this has its good points, and
also its bad ones. He who undertakes
the role of observer in this life will
insensibly come to put too much
stress on others.
This is the danger. and the penalty
often is annoyance by others.
Surely this will not be understood
by the happy man who puts the stress
in life on himself, but every natural
born" spectator will know it and
admit it to himself, II not to others.
Nor need an observer be a writer,
in particular, although many q one
is, of course.
There could be no greater mistake
made than to think that every one
observes just to turn what he OBJ
serves into copy"
This is far from the truth.
The observing frame of mind is
born with some natures, as much a
part of them as any other trait.
1t means that what others do, and
what others say, is constantly under
observation. not because their deeds
and words are surprising, but because
they arise from actors in the show.
1t is curious how this type of mind
never feels that 1t is an actor, in the
real sense.
ArI <hir I'm a.. Lo--or hzno,,s.
1t leads such a person to feel. some
how-although this is very hard to
explain-that he will not find 1t
necessary to exert himself much.
Thus often enough he Is mistaken
for lazy person. when all the time
all he Is doing is proceeding about
his proper business.
Perhaps he may be called q busy
body, prying into the affairs Of others,
but he Is not such. he merely is at
his old job Of watching the great
passing show.
1t therefore appears that such a
person naturally would have less need
for man-made, artificial shows, of all
types, including theatrical productions
and sports, and this is quite true.
Ordinarily the observer, in this life,
is willing to dispense with these, pre-
ferring to concentrate his attention
on human beings as he finds them
in their natural habitat, as it were.
This distinguishes this queer devil,
as some like to call him. This sets
him apart, sets his kind apart, from
ordinary mankind The fellow pos
sesses enough humanity about him to
cherish this as a sort of distinction.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
The Alley Clearance Bill.

Washington's unique alley dwell
ings, developed as one Of the by
products of social changes and popu-
lation shifts which followed the Civil
War, were recognized as constituting
menace to public health and we'll
being of the community many
years ago. AS the city grew and
population became more dense the
problems represented in the exist
ence of these isolated spots became
more acute, and increasing attention
was devoted to the discovery of prac-
tical steps for their removal.
The measure just passed by the
House. which differs but slightly from
the bill which passed the Senate last
year. and which will probably become
law in a few days, is gratifying to the
community because it seems to pro-
vide the long-sought practical ap-
proach to solution of the problem.
But to such members of the local COM
munity as Mrs. Archibald Hopkins
and John Ihlder and others who have
identified themselves with this work,
and to such organizations as the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission and the Washington In
stitute of Architects, the passage Of
the measure is a real triumph. Their
patient agitation Of the problem and
their practical suggestions for rem
edy have accounted in large measure
for the experiment about to be un-
dertaken.
Until the President selects the
Authority provided in the bill for
carrying out the purposes Of the act,
little will be known of the details Of
its plans or how closely these plans
will relate the two distinct tasks Of
alley elimination, sometimes de-
! scribed as "slum clearance" and the
construction of model housing. Be-
cause alley clearance has never seemed
practical without provision of other
housing for alley dwellers-a fact
which accounted for the failure of
! the alley elimination program during
| the Wilson administration-alle
clearance and model housing develop
ment have sometimes been confused
in Washington as meaning the same
thing. There have been some ex-
| cellent model housing" developments
on a small scale in Washington, but
such housing did not and could not
attract those who lived in the alleys.
The interesting part of the alley
clearance experiment, or demonstra-
! ton, in Washington will be the abil-
ity of the Authority established by
this legislation to eliminate the alleys
and, while Transforming the areas to
other uses, make provision for those
who are evicted from the alleys. The
bill passed by the House allows ten
years for eviction of the alley dwell
ers. That is none too long, for today S
alley population will probably be ab-
sorbed, rather than picked up and
transplanted bodily to some new sec
ton set apart. The process of alb
sorption should, of course, be gradual.
The fact that the District of Co.
lumbia cannot extend its boundaries,
and that the cost of land will con-
tinue to increase with the density of
population, raises a problem in low
cost, model housing development here
which is probably unique. Low-cost
housing is possible only when cheap
land is available, and the amount Of
cheap land in the District is limited.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
Anatomy of Economies.

Anatomy of Economics.
The farmer is a gentle friend,
Though getting up conventions
Which necessarily extend
Our various discontentionS.
For many others he will find
Protesting, rather crudely,
That while our hearts are very kind
Our stcmachs clamor crudely.