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Evening star., 1934-11-26
Progress in Public Art.

Art in America Is about to take q
forward step, and one along path
smoothed Of some of its bumps and
hollows. 1t is to enjoy q permanent
af1lliation with government that, in
the end, should make for progress and
for prosperity. This is indicated by
the recent announcement that the
Treasury Department has completed
organization of permanent painting
and sculpture section of its Procure
ment Division.
The primary activity Of this section
will, of course, be the supervision Of
the ornamentation of public build
ings constructed by the department.
It's ultimate objective is much more
broad and comprehensive than thst
and should work out eventually as q
distinct boon to American artists.
Even those who proclaim and extol
the inspiration and the spontaneity OF
art in all her forms will admit that an
artist does better work when he en-
joys q reasonable amount Of the good
things Of life than when starving in .
garret, and that his ability properly
to market his own wares Is often not
commensurate with his ability to pro-
duce them. Governmental patronage
of art need be neither sitting 10
genius nor unfortunate as to results.
The past patronage Of the rich rs .
class has demonstrated that, but, alas,
there are not enough rich to 60
around.
The new section Of the Procurement
Division is the logical outcome and
pursuit Of the recent public works of
art project 50 successfully undertaken
by the Treasury Department., through
which both Government-national and
local-and creators of art benefited to
such q marked degree. It's broad plan
is to stimulate art development and
to reward outstanding talent; to en-
ploy local men and women wherever
possible; to obtain the best judgment
of local art patrons and connoisseurs,
and, above all, to make merit the pre-
eminent qualification, either through
competition or acclaim. All this adds
up to the first and main objective,
namely, to procure suitable art Of the
best possible quality for the embellish-
ment Of ever er-multiplying public build
ings. Thus displayed. 1t will, provided
it be good, give pleasure and inspira-
ton to unborn generations.
The United States In the past has
suffered, here and elsewhere, from
some pretty terrible architecture and
art. The wonder is that, with the
hit-or miss, first come first served
methods in vogue, too often featured
by ignorance, prejudice, apathy, false
economy, partisan politics, and even
nepotism, the results were not worse
With the establishment of this new
governmental branch the results are
going to be . whole lot better.
Evening star., 1934-11-26
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANpER JOHNSON.

Assistance Needed.
Some folks admire kittens play
And others do not feel that way.
The height Of any kittens Joy
Is with q ball Of yarn to toy.
He'll toss 1t gayly round about
And make the loops run in and out.
Some one with patient skill must try
To get them Strengthened by and by.
The kitten takes a pleasant doze
While others sacrifice repose.
The one who snarls life up a bit
Can seldom disentangle 1t.
Evening star., 1934-11-26
About Over.
Prom the Raleigh News Observer.

From the Raleigh News Observer.
Henry Ford, Jesse H. Jones, chair
man of the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, and Rudolf 8. Hecht,
president Of the American Bankers
Association, agree that the depression
is about over. Their agreement is
excellent news. It would be better
only If we knew what they meant by
the depression and what they con-
ceive Of as the normal world. The
probability Is that the depression to
Mr.. Ford means time when fewer
automobiles are bought, and certainly
depression to Bankers Jones and
Hecht means less happy times in the
banking business. To none OF them
at any time has the depression meant
the immediate threat of hunger or
homelessness.
There have been, however, millions
Of men, women and children to whom
the depression meant all the hideous-
ness Of personal hunger and hardship.
Their experience Is q better measure
Of depression than either the sales Of
Mr.. Ford's excellent cars or the de-
posits In the excellent banks Of Mr..
Jones and Mr.. Hecht.
The depression will be over when
there Is no longer any necessity for
Government Intervention between
women and children and hunger and
when men can find food for their fam
lilies through their own work and not
by asking or taking the charity Of their
Government or their fellows. There
are today still nearly 10000, 900 men
looking in futility for work. When
each of these 10000, 900 finds job
by which he can support his family
the depression for him will end. For
America the depression will only end
when no ablebodied. sane man need
lack a job or q part In the creative en-
terprise Of the society Of which he
is a part.
We have too long and mistakenly
measured prosperity in terms Of car
loadings, market quotations, commod-
ity prices. We must not forget that
the only true measure Of escape from
the depression is to be found In human
lives.
Evening star., 1934-11-26
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

How could one who knew nothing
about q thing be 50 ready to stand
in Judgment over . thing?
And with such finality!
There was no doubt In the world
that the expresser Of the opinion
thought he was damning Miss Stein
to oblivion.
He didn't even know that people
had been damning her to oblivion
ever since before he was born, still
she is more alive in the literary world
today than ever.
What does she mean? Maybe she
doesn't mean anything, but stands for
the divine right Of men and words to
have no meaning, If the guiding in
| telligence chooses. If only it is intelli-
gence, 1t may guide and choose.
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The expression Of opinions ought
not to be 30 final.
One will think that old Benjamin
Franklin had this down about right
when he insisted on prefactng every
opinion with the words, Now II
seems to me" or "As see the matter"
etc.
Surely some such phraseology takes
the sting out of surety Of expression
for it is the surety Of it that rubs us
the wrong way, not the thought itself
No, every one is entitled to his own
thought. no doubt Of that, and no one
who believes that way can refuse an
other the right Of an opinion.
| It is only the perfect conviction
that he Is right in his statements that
irks the person constitutionally ad-
verse to such utter decision.
| If he would leave some sort of loop
hole he would be more to our hearts
desire.
His method of utterance says q.
plainly as words, There can be nc
two ways about this; I am right, that
Is why am convinced am right
that is why you must be convinced
am right"
Never!
You may be right, and you may be
wrong You have . right to your
opinion. but for heavens sake and
mine do not utter 1t as II I could have
none If 1t runs counter to yours.
| This thing Of uttering mere opinions
| often based on nothing at all, as II
they were final judgments. causes
many of the quarrels and petty quar-
| rels, which are almost as bad
The tone OF voice, too, plays its part
unfortunately. Many persons are un-
lucky, in that what they say they
utter with q conviction they do not
| feel. Nevertheless. they stir up the
! animals just as surely as II they hap
pened to be bombastic in every bad
sense Of the word.
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Conceit. no doubt. is at the bottom
Of this tendency on the part Of Sc
many perfectly decent persons to "up
and at 'em" on subjects about which
they really know very little.
Offhand, 1t might seem almost any
one. II he would stop to think about
1t. would not rush In where angels
fear to tread" for fear he might make
something Of fool out Of himself.
What protects him is that the world
| Is fairly well civilized, after all, al
though at times We may think it Is
not. Average humanity is civilized
enough. at any rate, to prevent most
Of us from calling the fellows bluff.
We say nothing. in reply, or pass
on his remarks with banter, thus his
face Is saved, and he plumes himself
on having put some one or other in
his place.
He forgets that an opinion Is not q
judgment, except from . real expert
Evening star., 1934-11-26
Opinions are not judgments.

Opinions are not judgments.
Half the ordinary trouble in the
world comes about because persons
think opinions are judgments.
An opinion Is something held in
wardly; it becomes q judgment only
when 1t Is uttered, and not then In
nine cases out of ten.
What is harmless when unspoken
becomes a possible source of mental
friction when put into words.
Everybody knows how this Is.
Everybody ought to hold his tongue,
Of course, but every one will not.
Nothing could be clearer than that.
What remains, then, is to look into
the question and see why SO many
otherwise intelligent persons somehow
think that just because they put an
opinion into words 1t Immediately be-
comes truth.
Truth, in the abstract, rests not on
opinions. An individual opinion about
something or other may or may not
be shared by others, but even the
sharing by great many human beings
does not necessarily make anything
true.
Yet many persons firmly believe that
once they have put their own opinions
into words they must stand up for
them at all hazards.
We will give an instance.
Recently an intelligent fellow. who
is by no means hidebound, as they say,
purchased a copy Of Gertrude Stems
Portraits and Prayers"
Il
He bought the book because 1t at
tracted him-and because he did not
like 1t.
He Is one who believes that If he
does not Ike thing, he ought to in
vestigate it.
He does not sail into ill-founded de-
nunciations. This is based upon his
queer assumption-it must be queer,
for so many persons proceed upon just
the opposite tack-that, after all, he
does not know it all, and therefore an
immediate pronouncement would be to
reveal his own ignorance.
If he were harried by certain spec
linen of q certain breed Of dog, for in
stance, he would not launch into q de-
nunciation of the breed, nor even the
individual specimen of it, but would
begin q quiet investigation Of the ami
mails, in order to find out what the
matter could be with the single dog.
He would find out, too, and in the
finding add immensely to his own
storehouse of knowledge-and show
himself just how much he still had to
learn. He is the sort Of man who
learns.
Picture him, now, reading to q
friend from Miss STEMS new book.
A second friend happened to come in.
He listened with growing dismay on
his mobile face.
Finally he could stand it no longer.
Say" he butted in, did you pay
good money for that book?"
No" replied our hero, they gave
1t to me at the store. OF course"
He said no more and went ahead
reading, but all the time the follow
ing thoughts were going through his
head: Yes. that is one OF the fine
things about Steinisms, the reader can
think about other things, just as the
radio listener can-and mostly does.
Our hero wondered why one who
had never read a line Of Miss Stein.
line of Miss Stein, line of Stein
Chats the way she would do it, should
imagine even for second that he was
competent to pronounce a judgment
on the lady's work.
Evening star., 1934-11-26
The Speakership Race.

The Democratic election that holds
the spotlight today is for the Speaker
ship Of the House, left vacant by the
death Of the late Henry T. Rainey Of
Illinois. In this contest the Republi-
cans will have no part. 1t is strictly
q family affair for the Democrats;
how much so, the membership figures
for the new House clearly show. The
Democrats will muster 322 out of q
total Of 435. OF the minority the Re-
publicans will have 1o2, the Progress
sives and the Farmer -Laborites 8,
and there is one vacancy caused by
the death of the late Frederick Lands,
elected to represent the second In
diana district.
Personal ambitions, the ambitions
OF sections Of the country, and per-
haps the desires of the Democratic
administration in the White House
may complicate the selection Of q
Speaker, although it is the hope Of
the Democratic leaders that the whole
matter may be ironed out in advance
Of the actual meeting Of the House 80
that its organization by the majority
party may proceed without delay.
Outstanding among the candidates
is Representative Joseph w. Byrns Of
Tennessee. Mr.. Byrns has been the
Democratic floor leader in the Sew
enty-third Congress, which expires
January 3, as the new House comes in.
Mr.. Byrns has demonstrated his abil-
ity. He has back of him the tradition
that the party floor leader is elevated
to the speakership when that office
has become vacant. Further, Mr..
Byrns has been . very successful
chairman of the Democratic Congress
sional Committee, which has charge
Of the congressional campaigns.
The old cry which has been
raised 30 often when the Demo-
Gratis have controlled the House-the
South is in the saddle-has been re-
vived In some quarters. Efforts are
made to align the Democrats Of the
West and North and East in the
speakership contest. Rumors have
been spread that this or that candi-
date for Speaker would be more ac-
ceptable to President Roosevelt, and
that he would turn thumbs down on
another. Among the men whose
names have been used in connection
with the speakership in addition to
that Of Mr.. Byrns are Rayburn Of
Texas, O'Connor Of New York, Bank
head Of Alabama, Mccormack Of
Massachusetts,. Crosser Of Ohio, Green
Of Florida and Rankin Of Mississippi.
Involved in the speakership tight
are the Democratic door leadership
Evening star., 1934-11-26

Undersecretary Tugwell was heartily
welcomed by President Roosevelt at
Warm Springs, Ga. This does not i'm
ply full Endorsement of all the Tug
we'll ideas. One of the noted charac-
teristics of the President is refusal
to allow his thought in economic mat
ters to interfere with a fixed policy of
personal affability.
Evening star., 1934-11-26

museum Of Osaka. Nippon's great In
dustrial metropolis, will hold o big
Latin American exposition from March
Is to April 4, 1885, in an effort to
stimulate sales Of Japanese goods In
the Americas that lie south of the
Isthmus. Japan has lately made giant
strides in South American markets.
which absorbed 260 per cent more Of
her wares In 1888 than In 1892 During
the same period purchases from the
United States slumped at q terrific
rate, compared to 1929 business, al
though there has meantime been some
improvement. Commenting on Japan's
trade progress in South America, the
Magazine of Wall Street observes that
1t is "at least one quarter Of the globe
in which goodwill toward Japan has
been maintained"
Nothing in the shape of an en-
tangling alliance between Great
Britain and the United States emerges
from the abortive London naval
conversations, but it's an open secret
that relations between John Bull and
Uncle Sam, thanks to Japan, are
today probably nearer the entente
cordiale stage than they've been in
a long time. Last weeks exchange
Of pleasantries among Secretary Hull,
Prime Minister Macdonald and For
eign Secretary Sir John Simon at
tested this development to the whole
world. The references to Anglo
American "co-operation" were care
fully worded, SO as to give the mini
mum of offense in Toxic, but through
out the diplomatic universe here and
abroad there Is now q definite i'm
preston that Nipponese naval di-
plomacy, instead Of driving a wedge
between the English-speaking powers,
has in fact drawn them closer to-
gether. In the words Of the late Col.
George Harvey, one-time American
Ambassador to the Court of St.
James, Britain and the United States
have notified all concerned that in
naval affairs they shoot the same
language"
Two contests for Senate seats are
In prospect-those which on the face
OF the returns were recently won,
respectively, in Maine and New Mexi-
co by Frederick Hale and Bronson
Cutting, both Republicans. Each has
squeezed through by q slender ma
jority. but their late Democratic op-
ponents seem confident that recounts
under the vigilant eye Of a Senate
committee would alter the picture.
Meantime both Messers Hale and
Cutting will resume their seats in
January and await developments.
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Gov. Floyd B. Olson, Farmer-Labor,
Of Minnesota, recently reelected, Is
already perfecting his plans to run
for the United States Senate In 1896,
when Thomas D. Schall, Republican,
presumably will be up for renomi-
nation and reelection. Mr.. Olsons
friends would have sought this years
senatorial nomination for him except
for Senator Henrik Shipstead's popu-
larity. If the Minnesota political tides
continue to now in the present dlrec-
ton, the Gopher State will establish
the record of all Farmer-Labor rep
resentation in the Senate.
(Copyright. 1934)
Evening star., 1934-11-26

Discussions with Germany are de-
veloping 50 many communications as
to cause apprehension that somewhere
in the correspondence may be found
few mere scraps Of paper"
Evening star., 1934-11-26
For World Recovery.

As II Americas own recovery prob
lens were not sufficient to tax her
energies, proposals are now forth
coming that the United States turn
its attention to the ending of depres-
sion throughout the world by leading
q movement to promote international
trade Recommendations along that
line are submitted by the Commis-
sion Of Inquiry Into National Policy
in International Economic Relations.
The commission was appointed by the
Social Research Council with the ap-
proval Of President Roosevelt. Its
chairman Is Robert M. Hutchins,
president of the University Of Chi
cago, who was recently in consulta-
tion at the White House.
The Hutchins commission proposes
that the United States should, by
action as rapid and dramatic as pos
sible, endeavor to reverse the trend
toward economic isolation" To that
end concrete steps are urged. Among
them are repeal Of the johnson act
forbidding loans to countries in de-
fault; adherence to the World Court;
placing of Oriental immigration on a
non on-discriminatory basis; immediate
settlement of the war debts; the re-
moval of tariffs in all cases in which
no serious addition to unemployment
would result; delegation of power to
the Tariff Commission by Congress
to change tariff rates, subject to con-
gressional veto, and sterilization OF
the gold content Of the dollar.
A good deal of water will how be-
meath the bridges Of the Potomac
before administration and Congress
would approve the Hutchins commits
sion's program, but as to the sound
ness Of many Of its features there is
no room for doubt. Secretary Of
State Hull has time and again rightly
voiced the view that artificial impedi-
ments to world trade not only sre
retarding the natural processes of re-
covery, but constitute an enduring
menace to peace. DR.. Hutchins and
his associates feel it Is incumbent
upon America to promote the inter-
change Of goods and services among
the nations" They hold that this
policy is indispensable to the recov-
cry and development Of the United
States. The alternative is defined as
"a drastic dislocation and reorgani-
Zation Of industry and agriculture. Of
capital and labor"
Recommendation about war debts
assert that the commission docs not
believe that the interests of the
United States require any payment" d"
The commission suggests appointment
Of a body with full power to effect
settlements" and proposes the ac-
ceptance in payment of the defaulted
obligations of political units Of the
United States. The principal por-
ton Of our defaulted debts consists
of certain Civil War and pre-Civil
War obligations of Southern States
held in defaulting war-debt countries,
notably Great Britain.
With the general purposes of the
Hutchins commissions plan to pro-
mote economic peace in a world again
charged with the gunpowder Of
threatened war there will be little
disagreement. For America, the main
question is whether it does not con-
tinue to be necessary for US to con-
centrate our time, thought and en-
ergies on the problems clamoring for
amelioration at our own fireside
before embarking upon a world wide
economic crusade.
Evening star., 1934-11-26

Psychologists declare that Huey
Long is "boy-minded." He may be re-
garded as a boy, but there is no one
in his political family strong enough
to take him into the woodshed for
chaStisement.
Evening star., 1934-11-26

More flexible codes are in contem-
plation. This will assist business to
turn the corner by avoiding the fear
that there are too many strings tied
to 1t.
Evening star., 1934-11-26

Perturbation Is caused by reports of
missing funds. At least taking candy
from q child Is free from atrocities
feared when the child itself is kid
naped.
Evening star., 1934-11-26

Currency imitation has its advocates,
but economists agree that counterfeit
money goes too far in asserting the
idea Of rugged individualism.
Evening star., 1934-11-26

In the efforts at good housekeeping
in this community caution Is advised
that will prevent mistaking the Parole
Ironing Board for the Goldfish Bowl
Evening star., 1934-11-26

If much more happens in interna-
tional finance to disquiet Hitler's
nerves, it may be necessary to employ
a pianist to aid in soothing them.
Evening star., 1934-11-26

Thanksgiving Is celebrated in all
colleges, although the relative depths
of gratitude are more or less measured
by the foot ball scores.
Evening star., 1934-11-26

Sam insult was acquitted by a jury
which, without musical education,
sensed the meaning of presto.
Evening star., 1934-11-26

United States District Attorney
Dwight H. Green worked hard for
two years to convict insult and Is
now not even expected to apologize.
Evening star., 1934-11-26

1t is now complained Of Henry Ford
that he was rather tactless in obeying
the codes without admitting the fact.
Evening star., 1934-11-26
Shores and Laws.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Joliet jailer segregated snorers
ut the request Of fellow prisoners whose
sleep they disturbed. Obviously none
Of them contemplates saving the bars.
Evening star., 1934-11-26
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Personality in History

Personality in History.
In History much truth is found.
There is no way of quelling it.
We measure information sound
BY asking who is telling it.
So History, though it may send
A charm from those inditing 1t,
For accuracy may depend
On the press agents writing 1t.
Evening star., 1934-11-26
Perplexing.

From the Toledo Blade.
As between capital and labor 1t y
going to be dimcult to distinguish
which 4 the uon and which thu lamb.
Evening star., 1934-11-26
(Copyright. 1934.)
Not So Good Now.

From the Roanoke World-News.
The Louisiana Purchase seemed 70
be q good thing at the time. But that
was before Huey Long turned up.
Evening star., 1934-11-26

Jud Tunkins says the patient man
is admirable in some ways. But he's
the one who misses his car in the
crowded hour,
Evening star., 1934-11-26

When Non. .Combatants Win.
From the Indianapolis Star.
II there must be hostilities, q saso-
line war is about - acceptable a any
to the non-combatants.
Evening star., 1934-11-26
Old Scores,

Old Scores.
do you think personalities should
be used to settle old scores In pol
itics?"
mo" answered Senator Sorghum
That's one case in which it is neces-
sary to declare moratorium"
Evening star., 1934-11-26
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Books are q big help" said Uncle
Eben, 'but de quickest way I know to
learn arithmetic y n . crap game."