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Evening star., 1934-11-13
Declares Vote Shows
Faith in Roosevelt
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Regardless of whomsoever the peo-
pie point to as being responsible for
the recent radical change in national
politics, the truth is it was the peo-
pie themselves who grew tired of
listening to Republican fairy tales
that never come true, and ousted
their representatives by mutual re-
peal of Republicanism.
In his prediction speech F. D. r.
promised the people a New Deal" +"
and gave it to them by making bank
ing safe and administering help to
the needy without any preliminary
ballyhooing.
In short, after his election Presi-
dent Roosevelt made good the prom
ises made, but never fulfilled, by his
predecessor. And the solid Demo-
cratic majority in both Houses" sent
him by the people is irrefutable proof
of their confidence in him.
The law of diminishing returns
hath but one end. Failure. When
the people elect a man to Congress
or Senate they expect him to safe
guard their national interests and to
return to them that which they are
entitled to.
And when he doesn't do that-they
simply get another man who will.
It Is the man that makes the
party. Men are born, not made, by
political Affiliations.
WILLIAM MEYERS,
U. s. Soldiers Home, Washington
D. G.
Evening star., 1934-11-13
Vote Believed Inimical
To Democrats Welfare
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
One needs to do more than inspect
figures before attempting to interpret
the significance of the election, but
certain facts deserve examination.
Using the figures published in The
Star as a basis, the Democrats polled
just under 56 per cent OF the total
vote and the Republicans just over
A per cent. In 1882 the Democrats
polled 592 per cent and the Repub-
licans 40.8 per cent of the vote as
between the two parties. The Demo-
cratic vote thus is seen to have shrunk
in comparison per cent and the Re-
publican vote to have expanded by the
same amount. Expressed otherwise,
there was 1874 per cent disparity be-
tween the votes Of the two parties In
1892 and only 11.8 per cent in 1884.
Again, q noteworthy fact, OF course
related to of year conditions, is that
the Democratic vote in 1884 is several
hundred thousand less than the Re-
publican vote in 1882.
Those who have watched the trends
In political history for many years
regard the overwhelming Democratic
strength in the coming new Congress
as somewhat dropsical and therefore
dangerous to the party's physical and
moral welfare. One Is impressed with
the feeling that opponents Of the ad-
ministration's policies In the coming
Congress and within its own organiza-
ton indicate the possession Of vigor
and directness of attack which will
more than compensate for their lack
Of numbeA
HERBlT JANVRIN BROWNE.
Evening star., 1934-11-13

requirement, the court will permit
the filing Of such q writ and will
order q hearing of the case on its
merits, which means, after number
Of refusals by State and Federal
courts to grant review, the case
would be reviewed by the United
States Supreme Court. The public
will be interested because a funda-
mental principle is involved. Many
citizens who have no personal SYM
pathy for the prisoner are concerned
to know whether a policy of expedi-
ency is to be preferred to policy Of
elemental justice in one Of the SOW
ereign Commonwealths Of the Union.
Evening star., 1934-11-13
New Bank Service Charge in District
Evokes Arguments for and Against

the great majority Of us must pay
that 81. Then We are allowed but 10
transactions for that 81, each being
charged 10 cents. In these 10 trans
actions are checks, deposits, and the
transaction of charging for the
transactions. After these 10 trans
actions a charge of cents each is
made for the extras.
Many workers are so situated that
they do not have the time to get about
over the city twice each month to pay
the butcher. the baker and the candle
stick maker, and even if they did have
the time, they would have their
transportation expenses. The reason
able consequence is that they must
pay their bills by check or take time
of from their work. If they pay by
check their first five bills cost them
10 cents bank charge each, 2 cents
Federal Government tax, a 2-cent
postage stamp, plus the expense Of
stationery, tota, Of not less than IA
cents expense to pay single bill!
Plenty of us have as many as Is bills
per month to pay, which runs the
expense of using the check system to
approximately $3.50 per month. In
the course Of year that amount of
expenses for bill-paying would pay
for a $1,000 life insurance policy
premium, for perhaps the average
small depositor.
II the bankers would concentrate
their attention upon the encourage
ment of new enterprise, and seek out
ways and means for "priming the
pump" Of honest but struggling private
businesses, and forget all about such
peanut tactics as soaking the little
mans bank accounts, it seems to me
they would be returning to their
proper function.
JESSE J. ROBINETT.
Evening star., 1934-11-13
Member OF the Associated Press.
No Armistice.

The world well may celebrate the
end Of the dreadful conflict of 1914
1918. 1t was, in ample truth, a
cataclysm to commemorate, an event
to mourn. Philosophers. detached
from the struggle, isolated above
the battle, said it should have been
prevented; and humanity, tardily,
perhaps, agrees with them. 1t is
folly for nations to quarrel among
themselves, and no one any longer
has the hardihood to argue that war
Is good for mankind.
But there is another kind of cam
paign which probably never can have
an end-the campaign against pow
erty and crime and disease-which
no amount of human wisdom can
terminate by desire And in such
a war each citizen must be a soldier
and none on any excuse can be a
pacifist. Born and reared as social
beings, dependent upon social welfare
: and progress, every individual soul
that ever has walked the earth has an
obligation to his fellows which it
would be rankest treason for him to
seek to avoid. Rightly. too, the more
fortunate have the larger RESPONSE
bility; those best equipped with ma
terial riches should-and customarily
do-give generously in any such en-
deavor as the present Community
Chest drive.
A like participation, however, is re-
quired of those who constitute the
great middle class Especially now,
when millionaires are few in number
and relatively more circumscribed
than their neighbors, help is needed
from the business and professional
groups of the city. The logic of the
appeal need not be argued. Such a
fund should be raised democratically
and represent the entire community.
Also, in practical terms, the middle
class would be the first to suffer if
the Chest should be obliged to sus-
pend.
Granted that the Federal Govern
ment is spending great sums for relief,
it does not attempt the assumption
Of such responsibilities as those borne
by the Chest agencies, and President
Roosevelt himself has warned the Ma
tion that Government cannot do every
thing. The task is common assign
ment, demands common sacrifice and
will yield common benefit. No man
or woman with a normal mind or
heart will wish to stand idly by while
the Chest army moves forward against
the ancient enemy.
Evening star., 1934-11-13

Reports Of increased foreign trade
for the United States arouse much
public interest, with some debate on
the Importance of the present balance
of trade.
Declaring that American foreign
trade IS improving" the Pasadena
Star-News adds: September, 1884.
recorded exports valued at $191 ,600,-
900, constituting the best month OF
the year and the best September since
1880. September also returned IA
vorable balance of trade, more than
$50 600 900, exports exceeding imports
by as per cent, the highest percentage
difference since 1928. For the first
nine months Of the year the balance
of trade in favor Of the United States
is 20,000,0 900, which may be COM
pared with $68 900, 900 for the same
period in 1893. Here is one more de-
pendable proof that business is on the
mend"
The mood Of ultra -nationalism, to
which the country yielded during the
worst phase Of the depression" says
the New York Times, lis plainly on
the wane. There is less talk of boy
cotting the foreigner and more In
terest In persuading him to buy our
goods. Secretary Wallace has effec-
lively dispelled the notion that self
sufficient agriculture can be had at
the price of anything short Of scrap
ping some 10000, 1000 acres Of crops
which were formerly sold abroad.
New agencies have been created in
Washington to help revive our for
eign trade, and unprecedented au-
thority has been given the President
to negotiate with the governments Of
other nations in behalf Ct our ex-
porters."
Interpretation Of the September
figures Is made by the Cincinnati
Times-Star, which recognizes the fact
that "in the first nine months Of this
year, our favorable balance Of trade
averaged 26 per cent" but adds:
"One thing restraints us from throw
announcement. When analyzed, the
gains in foreign trade are not alto
gether encouraging. The avowed pur-
pose Of the Administrations foreign
trade policy has been to encourage
imports Of non-competitive products,
thereby building up in time foreign
purchasing power for our exports.
yet we find that our exports are al
ready far in excess of our imports.
Were this favorable balance Of trade
offset by large American tourist spend
ing abroad, by capital exports or by
immigrant remittances the situation
would be economically satisfactory.
But 1t is being actually Offset by Amer
ican importations of gold and silver,
products which the rest of the world
needs and Of which we already have
far more than we need. In effect,
we are draining the rest Of the world
Of metals and paying for them by
exports Of goods. At best, it is an
artificial trade stimulant."
Foreign trade doubtless will be
stimulated further" thinks the San
Antonio Express, by the collaboration
Just arranged between the American
Bankers Association and the Federal
Government. The movement is de-
signed particularly to assure effective
cooperation between private banking
Evening star., 1934-11-13
Tax by Any Other Name
Just as Hard to Bear

10 the Editor OF The Star:
Shakespeare's observation that "a
| rose by any name will smell as sweet
Is a lovely way of reminding us that
names have nothing to do with the
facts concerning the objects which
| they denote. Names, however, do
have a tremendous influence on ideas.
Many by their association come to
have a sentimental appeal which
causes us to purr contentedly, while
others attach to themselves q more
or less obnoxious connotation which
inStinctively causes the bristles to
rise. Among the latter is the word
tax"
Perhaps the reason why the word
"tax" causes such a reaction lies in
the fact that throughout history taxes
have SO often been referred to as
being burdensome. 1t instinctively
conjures up in our minds the picture
Of a man with a heavy burden laid
upon his back struggling up a steep
hill, while standing by is some over
| lord with drawn sword or threatening
lash to spur him forward should he
| falter. Just how burdensome taxes
have to be to justify such an image
Is matter of opinion, but that there
Is "a last straw" scarcely any one will
deny, and it is possible that the gen.
eral antipathy to the term may serve
as a useful brake to a juggernaut
which Is capable of becoming un-
bearably oppressive, just as any mis-
| use or abuse Of power may become
oppressive
The plain and proper labelling Of
governmental imposts therefore be-
| comes a matter of real Importance,
and the latter-day practice of sub
stituting, at least by inference, the
more or less seductive word "insur-
ance" for the more or less obnoxious
one of tax" Is leading to a good
deal of confused thinking in regard
| to some of the legislation already en-
acted as well as some that Is In the
ofing.
The substitution, of course, Is ra-
tionaliZed on the ground that it en-
bodies the insurance principle, which
1t undoubtedly does, but when legis-
lative compulsion enters into the pic
SAAS SAAS ANSCoooAy ACNCA1oC 4Clull Gu
for its application is Just as much a
tax as any that the Government
levies. The fact that its collection
and disbursement may be more or less
devious or that it may be earmarked
for a specific purpose does not alter
its status in the least In one in
stance it may operate as a wage tax,
in another as a sales tax, while in
others its ultimate source may defy
| detection, but 1t remains tax Just the
| same because the Government COM
pels 1t.
What Is currently referred to as So
cial insurance by legislative enact
ment, including unemployment in
surance, sickness insurance, old-age
pensions, etc., will be nothing more
nor less than an extension of social
ism by taxation. That fact should in
fairness to all concerned be clearly
emphasized, rather than camouhaged
| by tangle of sophistries.
THOMAS A. GROOVER.
Evening star., 1934-11-13
An.American Grid
Game Here Proposed
To the Editor of The Star.

AZ bhS EAAkOI Va nc 6thTS
As people as a rule want to enjoy
themselves at various times, take it
it is proper to offer an idea that the
writer has had on his mind for sew
eral yearS-an all-American foot ball
game to be played in this city the
1st of January each year. And 1t is
not too late to start to have the first
game on next New Year, 1885.
What convinced me more than ever
was the crowd that attended the game
last Saturday played at Grifith Sta
dunn between Louisiana State Uni
versity and George Washington. From
my own point Of view this part OF the
country can support game in the
right way and have the two outstand-
ing teams, picked by the sport writer's
all over the country, as the two elev-
ems to play for the foot ball cham
pionship of the United States.
The Capital Of this great country
OF ours should have an outstanding
event each year, and no greater ad-
vertisement can this city receive than
to have the best two outstanding foot
ball teams play for that honor In our
beloved city.
Some will say we have no stadium
to hold the crowd Of say, some 5000
to 100000 which might attend these
games, but our President and the
Secretary Of the Interior, Mr.. Ickes
might be prevailed upon. The
Government can advance the money
to committee. or the District Com
missioners could be in charge of han
ding this proposition, and feel that
in a short space of years the stadium
can be paid for and become self
supporting.
This Is written in an earnest desire
for this matter to be taken up at
once-not only by other foot ball
fans-I want others who have the in
terest Of Washington and the United
States at heart to express their views,
and hope an expression from the
editor Of The Star will be given to
give this q boost-to start the ball
a-rolling for this city to have q real
foot ball classic each year on New
Year day.
In closing, will state Grifiith Sta
dunn can be used for several years
ana d long Time, In TACT, II no money
can be made available for such q
stadium.
II Mr.. Clark Grifith can see It as
I do, plans can be made in his base
ball park to have thousands more than
are handled now, and II more space
Is needed, he has lots of ground near
to make 1t real large foot ball sta
dunn.
This should be started at once so
a United States foot ball champion
ship game can be played next New
Year day at Grifith Stadium.
I have several ideas to 60 along
with this, and would be glad to meet
with those that really want to see a
great attraction come to Washington
each year, and I would like to see
some RED action and support on this
popular idea. FELIX A. URY.
Evening star., 1934-11-13
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHrIANDER JOHNSON.

Preparedness.
Preparedness I much admire,
Whatever the occasion.
'Gainst war, with consequences dire
I'm lending my persuasion.
And SO, though savings gayly fit
With speed that knows no stopping
I'll none the less prepare a bit
For early Christmas shopping.
I have some tendencies. it's true,
That plainly need correction
Preparedness still pursue
With earnest introspection.
When 1885 shall dawn
I'll join the elocution;
Already I'm at work upon
My New Year resolution.
Evening star., 1934-11-13
Europes War Alarms.

Another Armistice day has come
and gone, with the customary prayer
full glorification Of peace, but never
since the ending of the World War
have international conditions been 50
heavily charged with fears and dan
gers Of another devastating conflict.
East and west the skies are clouded
and statesmen's thoughts filled with
misgivings. Last night at Paris the
new premier Of France, M. Flandin,
in fervent appeal to political parties
to forget their differences, justified it
on the ground that the re-arming of
Germany Is an issue that must tran
scend all others in Frenchmen's esti-
nation at this time.
1t is the Reich's aeronautical prepa-
rations that particularly alarm the
French government. Not only is Ger
many reputed already to be in posses
sion of a formidable air force, but she
is credited with capacity to produce
900 planes monthly. The Flandin
ministry. as one of its first acts, will
ask for additional aircraft appropria-
tions in conformity with Air Minister
Denain's warning that Germany is
ready" French anxieties are accentu-
ated by recent aviation maneuvers
which showed the ease with which
an invader could lay waste French
cities.
Germany is prohibited under the
Versailles treaty from developing mill
tary aviation. Her aircraft Is supposed
to be devoted exclusively to civilian
purposes. But the French claim the
Germans already have more modern
planes constructed for Transformation
into bombers than France has. Ex-
pansion Of the German air fleet has
long been matter of grave considera-
ton to the British, with their memo
ries Of aerial attack during the World
War. It was with q view to meeting a
future menace that1Mr. Baldwin Is
sued last Summer To famous dictum
Evening star., 1934-11-13
A New Chapter.

A new chapter of the famous Mooney
case began yesterday when the Su-
preme Court ordered the State of
California to show cause why a re-
view should not be granted. The final
outcome, Of course, still is in doubt,
but Mooney has new reason to hope
for restoration to liberty.
Probably there is little need to re-
state the facts, for in eighteen years
they have become generally familiar.
An explosion in San Francisco street
during preparedness parade killed
ten persons and injured forty-four
others. The local police arrested
Mooney and several companions. At
the trial, as the State now admits,
perjured evidence was used to secure
q conviction. Mooney was sentenced
TO be hanged, and such, undoubtedly,
would have been his fate had 1t not
been for the interference Of President
Wilson.
Meanwhile, MONEYS mother and
wife and numerous sympathizers
throughout the Nation launched a
campaign Of propaganda, which still
continues. In the course of a few
years the erstwhile labor leader has
become one of the most widely cele-
brated characters alive. Naturally
enough, perhaps, the man himself was
more or less forgotten; a legend took
his place-he was constituted a SYM
bol-and in that role he has been a
disturbing figure Of very great i'm
portance, indeed.
Under the California State law, it
has been claimed, the case could
not be reviewed unless it could be
shown that there had been an error
OF law In the trial. Yet that was not
the issue-it was the district attorney
and not the presiding judge who was
responsible for the conviction alleged
TO have been irregularly obtained.
Even at this late date, 1t is by no
means certain that the tangle can
be Strengthened out.
What is assured now Is that Cali
fornia must defend its position that
o technicality Is sufficient to deny a
man q fair review of his case. The
Supreme Court has ruled that the
State must demonstrate why leave
TO file petition for q writ Of habeas
corpus should not bergranted." and
In the event that it cannot meet that
Evening star., 1934-11-13

To protect plants this Winter, OF
not to protect them, seems to be the
question with many local gardeners
A correspondent says that he has
noticed recently variety Of advice
along this line by various writers.
Some say mulch all perennial
flowers and shrubs, including the
roses.
Others, he asserts, advise that nc
protective covering be put on at all.
One interesting article he read just
the other day asserted that branches
placed on the ground made the gar
den look unsightly, as do old burlar
bags, straw, and so on.
What Is our advice, he wanted to
know.
Thanking him for the confidence
we reply that a midway course is
probably best.
It was natural for local gardeners,
surveying the scene last Spring. to
come to the conclusion that mulch
ing would be in order this Winter
Losses Of certain plants led them
to feel that perhaps they had been
remiSs all along the garden line.
Induced by prevailing mild Win
ters, they had grown careless, leav-
ing all plant materials unprotected
irrespective of kind.
Perhaps 1t was but natural that
they should rush 10 the other ex-
treme. planning avidly to cover up
everything in the garden this Au-
tumn.
A mid course probably is best.
Certainly there is a great deal to
be said for the clean-swept Winter
garden. without litter of any kind
in it.
AS for the fashioned practice OF
wrapping everything in straw, burlap
etc, there Is not much to be said
about 1t except that it is old-fash-
ioned. Not all such things are good
but some are just unnecessary. This
procedure is mostly so in this locality
While there may be certain semi
hardy shrubs and trees which need a
complete coverage with strawy ma
terial Of some sort. almost everything
most gardeners grow hereabouts can
60 without it.
The article instanced, according to
our correspondent, advised the dis
carding Of all plants which did not
meet the rigorous Winter test. This
Is good advice for the average gar
dener, who Is interested mostly in
success. He wants things to grow
and bloom, to be always on deck each
Summer. He is not particularly in
terested in the rare and often diff
cult-to-grow things. He leaves these
to the experts and those who have
more ground, money and time with
which to experiment.
Certainly from this standpoint
there is every reason to feel that per-
haps the best Winter care is to plant
only such things as will come through
unharmed by the cold, however Sc
we're it may be.
This is primary advice, and II fol-
lowed would do great deal to miti-
gate the effects of the seasons. There
always will be losses from insects
blightS and accidents. A certain per-
centage of plants will be lost no mat
ter how careful the planter may hap
pen to be. or how good gardener he
may be, or thinks he is.
II the home owner sticks to hardy
varieties he will run a better chance
of being pleased with his garden and
himself than If he insists on expert
menting.
Plants and shrubs which come
through severe Winters are the ones
for him, and he comes to realize il
at last, after little experimentation
Such experimenting costs money;
he does not have enough iron men,
as dollars are called humorously, to
indulge in the sport; he had rather
Evening star., 1934-11-13
Innocent Enthusiasm,

"Do you enjoy foot ball?"
Every much" answered Senator
Sorghum.
Don't you think it interferes with
study?"
II don't object to that. There may
be propaganda in school book phrases
but there can't be any in plain .rah,
rah, rah.'"
Evening star., 1934-11-13
The Lady Politician.

AhC A60y OhttClAHs
When lady politician
Goes campaigning with her might
She's firm in her position
For what she knows is right.
Her point she manages to gain
BY telling what she thinks.
She never uses words profane
Nor passes round the drinks.
Evening star., 1934-11-13

Clever and industrious lawyers are
doing everything In their power to
reduce the charge against Hauptmann
to that Of being a suspicious char
acter.
Evening star., 1934-11-13

Goldsmiths reference to q land
where wealth accumulates and men
decay" has no modern application.
Wealth is not accumulating and men
were never more aggressively vital.
Evening star., 1934-11-13

There Is little hope for a man who
accepts relief funds under the i'm
preston that he is being compensated
for his political opinion.
Evening star., 1934-11-13

Jud Tunkins says he likes tap
dancers. They step out in a way that
prevents any fear Of their turning out
to be gum-shoe spies.