Evening star., 1934-01-12

Then came a more technical argu-
ment about the intricacies OF water di-
version under the st. Lawrence treaty
He knew things about that also. which
only the experts could understand.
At other times he has shown just
as intimate an acquaintance with cor
poration financing systems and Other
subjects.
The conclusion Is ineScapable that
he either knows his business extraordi-
narily well. or he knows how to create
the impression that he does.
Fences at Times.
This does not mean he answers all
questions frankly and completely. He
ducks and parties possibly half Of them
and this is rather to be expected, be-
cause no one expects him to confess all
The remarkable thing is that hs
makes up his mind on the spur OF the
moment a. to whether he will answer
or how he will evade them. He seem:
to sense trick questions very quickly
and fends them of without embarrass-
ing results.
A brain truster sat up most Of the
night recently debating an important
memo to Mr.. Roosevelt. 1t had to bs
at the White House next day.
For the sake OF speed he used o die
taphone and it required seven records
to absorb his voluminous dissertation
When he took the records to his
.stenographer merit morning, ne found
there Was nothing on them. He
had failed to connect the apparatus
properly. The net result icas: seUen
spoiled records, an irate disposition
and q day OF delay. That ought to
prove something or other about COL
lsge professors.
The dickering with foreign nations
over liquor imports Is being so care
fully covered up that only few oil
our officials know We have concluded
deal with one certain nation.
Agreement Not In Writing.
Not word about that deal has been
reduced to writing. 1t exists simply
q q gentlemens understanding between
few Of our officials and q representa-
tive Of that country. 1t provides thai
the foreign nation will consume Ger
tain amount of our goods in exchange
for q liberal allowance for liquor
market in the United States.
The Federal Alcohol Control Board
has granted every request to import
liquor from that country, without Ques-
ton.
The British have been slow to catch
on to this system. That Is one OF the
reasons why the permits for importa-
ton of Scotch have been 50 long de-
layed.
What we tDant is tor them to eat
more American pork. but they cam
not Uork up an appetite tor it. They
hare an agreement to get about 62
per cent OF their pork from Denmark.
Also their Nationalist government Is
campaigning to make the British
Isles more Selt-SuStdining. Our
officials hare been ddamant. They
say Britain must figure out q Udy
to eat more OF our pork or ice can
not figure out a ,0ay to drink their
1UhiSky.
Another inner difaculty has ariser
through Britain's trade tusSle witf
Ireland. 1t started when De Valers
refused to pay land annuitieS TO the
British crown. Britain retaliated by
putting a tariff on Irish bacon ano
meat products.
Up to then the Irish sent their bacor
to Britain and bought from US bacor
for home consumption making money
on the deal Now they must eat theii
own bacon and our big meat men arr
groaning to the State Department
about it.
Bacon Prospects Lean.
They were told that if we induced
Britain to eat pork we would be doins
well. without getting mixed up In the
British bacon fight
Such is the existing condition OF in.
ternational diplomacy.