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Evening star., 1934-03-08
Code for Homeworkers.

The Citizens Association OF Takoma,
D. c., has by resolution protested
against the amount of homework as
signed to parents by public school
teachers.
That is all very we'll. But the time
for resoluting has passed, and under
the new deal the thing to do Is to
get q code. This code might set
forth the following fundamentals:
/. Any parent forced to do home
work by teacher paid from public
funds shall be known as q home
worker.
2. A homeworker ordered by q pu-
pill to prepare a written discussion on
the principal industries Of Florida, the
tribal customs OF the American In
dian. the voyages Of the Phoenicians,
something about China" and allied
and/or enemy subjects, shall have the
right Of telephoning the superintend-
snt Of schools and/or his principal
Evening star., 1934-03-08

making sure that Manchuria has
really reverted to monarchism. But
If an empire is what the people want.
the case for recognition will be
strengthened. even though Emperor
Kang Teh (as Henry Pu vi will
henceforth figure In history is as
sumed to be but puppet in the hands
of Japanese advisers There have
been many puppet kings, and their
weakness has not destroyed the pres
tige Of the hereditary principle In the
eyes Of loyal monarchists. Hitherto
the government of Manchukuo has
been anomalous; a monarchy based
on legitimate title may make a
stronger diplomatic appeal to the out
side world"
Future power of the new Emperor
seems doubtful to the San Antonio
Express, which quotes dispatches to
the effect that he hopes to extend
his authority over China proper
ultimately" but advises "it would be
well for him to put aside that aim,
as the Chinese peoples leaders are
determined to prevent a monarchical
restoration" The Manchester IN. H.
Union voices the opinion: so long
as he does the bidding Of the Japa-
nese he will be secure, unless it should
suit the Japanese temper to sweep
away the throne erected for him. as
was done in Korea, and make Man
chukuo an integral part Of the Japa-
nese Empire"
He is ioke emperor of a Joke
empire" In the judgment of the
Roanoke Times, which pictures him
as supported by Japanese bayonets.
The Buffalo Evening News calls him
"a puppet and nothing more" The
New York Times makes the forecast:
One thing to keep in mind Is that
independent Manchukuo today is
much more Chinese than the Man
churia Of 80 years ago for which
then an empty country. 1t now has
10000. 900 Chinese in q population of
35,000,000. To speak Of Manchuria
meeting the fate Of Korea and being
formally annexed by Japan Is to over
look the existence Of 100000 900
Chinese outside OF Manchuria. They
seem bound to exercise q gravitational
pull on the smaller mass which In
the course OF years may prove to be
irresistible"
The Rockford Register-Republic
views the emperor as ironically max
ing plea for peace" and the In
dianapolis News recalls that japanese
spokesmen assert that recognition by
other nations must be the key point
Of the 1885 naval conference" The
Roanoke World-N News concludes: IF
she should recognize the new govern
ment, the United States could make
1t quite clear that she does not look
with any favor upon Japan's policy in
the Orient. 1t would not even be
necessary to point to the need for
normal diplomatic relations or the
stability of the present government.
These are assumed II recognition is
extended. Would not such O course
be entirely logical and sensible?"
Evening star., 1934-03-08

important foes to ask forgiveness. To
what degree the penitent i actuated
by moral convictions and the extent
to which his Siberian fate has i'm
PEELED him to renounce his old an
tagonisns is, from Moscow's view
point, probably beside the mark. It
is doubtless content to accept the
renegade's conversion at face value.
For years Rakovsky identified HIM
self with the Trotsky opposition, and
was finally banished to the remote
Altai district in Northern Siberia,
near Mongolia. How eminent his
position in the Communist party once
was Is evidenced by the fact that he
served successfully Is Soviet Ambas-
sador to France. Germany and Great
Britain.
It Is believed likely, Moscow dis
patches state. that Mr.. Rakovsky may
now be reinstated to the lower ranks
Of the Communist party, from which
he was ousted In 1927, on the eve Of
exile. II Stain Is animated by .
generous spirit Of magnanimity to-
ward q comrade who once ably served
the interests Of the Communist re-
gime, perhaps the name of Rakovsky
will yet again adorn a berth of re-
sponsibility. at home or abroad. At
any rate, as they would say on Cap
itol Hill, he is no longer on the res
ervation.
Evening star., 1934-03-08
Cooperation Is Essential
To Good Traction Service

but not much consideration for their
fellow citizens who are passengers.
Most Of the drivers and most Of the
pedestrians, as well as most Of the
street car patrons, fortunately, are
reasonably careful and reasonably
considerate Of the rest, but there are
enough of us who are neither careful
nor considerate to delay street car
trafic seriously. It Is ax!omatic In
steam practice that time lost at STA
tions Is made up only at the expense
of the coal pile and by otherwise un-
necessarily fast running, with its
risks. With the street cars every de-
lay makes it less safe to get US down
and back on time. while were un-
necessary delays to be eliminated the
time could be materially shortened
without increasing the maximum
speed which is now imperative
wherever a section of clear track Is
found. Why not give it trial?
E. H. De GROOT, Jr.
Evening star., 1934-03-08
Another Red Recants.

These must be capacious days in
Moscow. Mr.. Litvinoff marches from
diplomatic triumph to triumph, his
trade pact with Great Britain being
the latest feather in the Soviet for
eign commissar's cap, following not
long after recognition by the United
States and a series of non-aggression
treaties with various European gov
ernments. Finally there comes to the
Kremlin news that Japan's appetite
for war with the Soviet is visibly
on the wane, although that alleged
development does not seem materially
to have slowed up Russian military
preparations in Siberia.
Today Moscow reports victory and
progress within the purely domestic
political realm. Christian Rakovsky,
once famed Socialist worker leader
and Bolshevist diplomat, but later a
rebel, like Trotsky, against Moscow's
iron party discipline, has seen the
light in far-off and frozen Siberia,
where he has been in political exile
since 1928, and telegraphed the Com
munist central committee that he is
now prepared to put on the Soviet
yoke unquestioningly.
II consider it my revolutionary
duty" Mr.. Rakovsky declares, finally
and completely to end my tight
against the general line Of the party
and submit to its decisions and dis
cipline, In view Of the growing inter-
national reaction directed against
the October revolution and the So
cialist constructions"
Mr.. Rakovsky's recantation brings
back into the fold the last Of Stains
Evening star., 1934-03-08
Recognition of Manchukuo
Is Debated i'm This Country

Although the United States, In
agreement with other nations, has
expressed its disapproval of japanese
conquest Of Manchukuo, the question
Of recognition of the government set
up there with the support of Japan
now becomes a subject Of debate in
the American press. The coronation
of Pu vi Emperor raises the issue
1t is felt by some that recognition will
come eventually. especially because of
the interests Of Americans in that
part Of the world. Others maintain
that the Stimson pronouncement
against acquiring territory by force
will be upheld.
1T is difficult to understand, ("
thinks the Chattanooga Times, how
recognition Of Manchukuo could be
accomplished without recognizing the
validity of and approving the military
operations of the japanese in Man
churia. which led to creation of the
puppet Empire of Manchukuo. Against
these activities America protested at
the time, along with European powers
Back of these protests were the nine
power treaty, guaranteeing the terri
torial and administrative integrity of
China, and the pact Of Paris, together
with provisions Of the League Of Ma
tions Covenant. The signature Of the
Government at Washington is afiixed
to both the nine power treaty and the
pact Of Paris"
"As for the United States" accord
ing to the Bristol Herald Courier, 1t
is interested in the restoration of the
Manchu dynasty either in China or
in Manchuria. Moreover, the Gov
ernment at Washington has plainly
told Japan that it will recognize no
settlement of her controversy with
China that is based on force" The
Allentown Morning Call suggests that
whether the United States will find
itself able to extend recognition will
depend on whether it determines to
do some acrobatic feats, diplomatically
speaking"
An opinion more favorable to diplo-
matte relations is voiced by the Bergen
IN. j. Evening Record with the state
ments that opinion in the United
okAt<S Akdo A1 C1oy 0cCA Oc1APCICo d1lo
that recognition would gain for us
not only commercial advantages at q
time when they are needed, but pour
oil on the troubled diplomatic waters
with Japan" The Port Huron Times
Herald finds sentiment favorable to
the view that "Manchukuo stands q
pretty good chance of getting into the
family circle of approved nations" !"
The Atlanta Constitution argues: If
approaches are made to Washington
the only wise course for this country
to pursue will be to receive them
cordially. No good purpose can
be served by longer refusing to recog.
nize Manchukuo. . The United
States will stand in its own light If
it longer refuses to grant diplomatic
recognition to Manchukuo."
Time can be allowed" thinks the
Springfield (Mass) Republican, for
Evening star., 1934-03-08
There Will Still Be Steam.

From the New York Herald Tribune.
That q period Of transition is char
acteristic Of railroading today and
that the roads themselves are under
going more abrupt mutations than
have been experienced at any pre-
vious time during their full century Of
existence, no thoughtful observer Of
the transportation scene will deny.
Streamlined locomotives, high-speed,
lightweight trains. articulated car
units and new designs in tractive
power are no longer in prospect; they
are an accomplished fact. New York's
own New Haven has ordered stream
line train for its Boston Providence
run that will average ITO miles an
hour. The Burlington's stainless
steel Zephyr" is nearing completion
at Philadelphia. The Flying Han
seat" Is now a regular institution on
its run in Germany and the Union
Pacific's new 100000 three-car train
unit, built by the Pullman Co.. is on
an inspection tour of the country.
The new railroading is a reality.
But there need be no fear on the
part Of those who feel for the old
railroad tradition Of steam and steel
that the revolution will be Immediately
universal any more than the transi-
ton from steam power to electricity
was either instant or all-embracing.
That such utilitarian arrangements
as trains of freight or sleeping cars
and steam locomotives for their trac-
ton should be invested with consid-
erable amount of sentiment may seem
strange to some, but 1t Is none the
less q fact. From crossheads and
main rods forward to the ultimate
polished brass rails Of the observation
car there has always been q compul-
sive fascination about trains that Is
by no means limited to romantic or
mechanical-m minded youth. To many
and many an American there Is i'm
plicit in an old Rogers diamond-stack
four wheeler Of the '70s or the latest
thing in heavy-duty Mikado models
all the glamour that for an English
man is bound up in the grace Of q
clipper or the massive majesty Of a
so, ,0O0- ton liner. More, perhaps, than
any other devisings Of mechanics.
steam locomotives have been the in
struments of empire and progress in
America. That they will not be sup
planted overnight is not only an eco
nomic circumstance but satisfac-
tion aS well.
Evening star., 1934-03-08

If the armies Of the South had been
victorious rather than the armies Of
the North, whether there would have
been the same praise given to Davis.
Davis and Lincoln, born but . few
miles apart, and only . year separat-
ing the beginning Of their lives, both
In humble circumstances, rose to the
greatest height Of the cause they rep
resented. Today . memory Of one
was acclaimed to the world. The
other, while not mentioned. was not
forgotten"
Evening star., 1934-03-08
Restless Cuba.

Unrest in Cuba seems irrepressible.
Wednesdays machine-gun attempt by
unidentified persons on the life Of
Cosme de la Torriente, secretary of
state, indicates that political turmoil
at Havana Is far from ended and
that elements bent upon disturbance
and violence have still to be dealt
with. While the incident itself re-
manned an isolated affair and so far
has had no serious aftermath, its
occurrence in the midst Of widespread
strikes and rumors of armed revolt
clothe it with sinister significance.
Followers of former President Grau
San Martin are said to be massing
for an attempt to regain power.
President Mendieta has lost no time
in resorting to drastic precautionary
action. Not only have special police
and military measures been taken for
protection of government buildings.
public utilities and the lives of cab
met members, but the President has
assumed wide powers by suspending
ten of the most important personal
guarantees in the provisional consti-
tuition. He also signed the Law Of
national defense" which is designed
in particular to break up Communist
activities. Alien agitators are to be
deported at once. The government
henceforward may Jail enemies Of the
regime ten days without filing charges.
Heavy prison sentences and fines, to
be imposed by special courts within
forty-eight hours, await Cubans guilty
Of fomenting strikes or any sort Of
agitation designed to undermine the
authority Of the government.
Continued economic distress is at
the root Of Cuba's political turbulence.
1t has not yet been possible for the
Mendieta government, despite popu-
lar faith in its good will and its in
tegrity. and even with the blessing
of American recognition. to grapple
effectively with unemployment and
all the communal evils attendant upon
it. The sugar negotiations with the
United States remain In allegiance.
The question of the quota Of Cuba s
all-vital staple that may be exported
to this country still hangs fire. Prob
ably the greatest contribution America
could now make toward the tranquil
lization Of the island and to the hap
piness Of its distressed inhabitants in
both the provinces and the cities
would be speedy action on the sugar
quota. That issue settled on mutually
satisfactory terms, the matter OF a
general Cuban n-American commercial
treaty would offer few difficulties. A
$4,000, 900 loan to enable Cuba to
purchase American silver for coinage
purposes Is now under consideration
in Washington.
It would be a thousand pities II,
after the many months Of travail
through which Cuba has passed, con-
ditions were again to ensue capable Of
upsetting the arduous and tedious work
Of paciflcation already accomplished.
No matter how generous the United
States is regarding sugar and other
questions, the job of putting their
house in order, and keeping it in
order, is, after all, essentially the task
of the Cubans themselves. In a pro-
longation Of their political intrigues
and chickering's lies disaster.
Evening star., 1934-03-08
Truth, however, Is something that
does not always respond to proof.

d0eS not always respond to proof.
Truth lies contained in itself.
It Is the great Within" the original
appeal TO that which shall lie above
and beyond mere proof.
"Prove It'll"
How the sensitive soul detests that
sentence, coming from one who puts
50 much reliance on proof.
Dickens, In one Of his immortal
writings. sketches the tavern orator,
who silences all opposition by shout
ing. prove it,"
There are q great many things
which one cannot prove. but which
one feels are more or less so.
4 II X
The personal answer, as Templeton
Jones saw it, involved q WILLINGNESS
to turn inward. 1t meant that he be-
lieved that what he said, and what
he did, himself, was quite as irrpor-
tant as what some one else said and
what some one else did.
Unless human being is born with
this idea in his head. or acquires it
later, by due processes of thought.
thought strengthening thought. he
will look outward for an explanation
Of all life.
He will put blame on other people
all the time, as far as he Is able,
without once thinking that he, him
self. often Is responsible for what hap
pens to him.
Jones getting splashed was one
small instance.
The intriguing story Of q local
father Is another.
beautiful ballet for his wife and
daughter.
The spectacle, to him. represented
culture.
He was proud Of the fact that of all
his family he was the only one who
had managed to acquire a natural
taste for such things. He was secretly
proud Of this.
He wanted his daughter to be so in
clined, too.
The small daughter had gone walk
Ing with comrade: when the hour
for going to the presentation arrived
she had not returned.
The mother made the trip alone.
while the father waited for the
daughter to appear.
An hour went by, the child did not
come. Natural fears chased them
selves through the fathers mind.
He had to leave the house finally,
upon some business; when he re-
turned he discovered that his wife
had come home, to find the child
sitting on the front steps in tears.
S h ould the father scold t h e
daughter. should the mother scold
her? The mother did, the father did
not. His secret concern was, Does
this show that my child does not ap-
preciate these cultural things? Why
did not the prospect Of the entertain
ment cause her to forget the delights
OF the walk, rather than the pleasures
Of physical exercise cause her to for
get she had ticket to q fine ballet?"
Was it the child's fault, or was 1t
his fault? Did not his silence, under
the circumstances. show that he felt
some blame, II blame it could be
called, attached to himself, in that he
had not been able to so train her,
over the years. that she instinctively
kept in mind the cultural perfor-
nance he wished her to keep in
mind? Was he not to blame, in be-
lieving. for an instant. that any
human being, even q father. could
really dictate the likes and dislikes Of
another, even q child?
Evening star., 1934-03-08
THIS AND THAT
Templeton Jones swore softly, he
hoped: fuently, he felt sure.
BY CHARLES z. TRACEWELL.


hoped; fluently, he felt sure.
He was fashioned enough to be
ashamed OF his outburst. modern
enough to take some pride in it, too.
To be splattered from head to foot
with melted snow water. as he stood
by the curb. was enough to arouse
any ones ire.
Why hadn't the man in the car
seeing the gutter Of water, had the
decency to slow down?
Jones would not have been splat-
tered. in that event.
His hat, his topcoat, his trousers
his mufner, even his vest, was dotted
with water.
Then Jones happened to think that
maybe 1t was his own fault, after all
Why had he stood so near the curb?
1t is up to every one to guard him
in small Affairs as well as in large
ones.
Jones should have watched out,
Jones told himself. for just such an
accident on the first morning Of the
big thaw.
He should have realized before
hand. not afterward, that some such
splattering would occur.
He should have been far enough
back from the street that only . few
drops, at the most, would have
reached him.
So he had brought it on himself, in
way.
Life Is often SO.
A great many of the things that
happen to us are brought on by our
own lack Of foresight. or our own
character, or our own indifference. or
our own foolishness.
Mostly We fail to admit it. even to
ourself After all, admitting it to
others is seldom important; what
counts is admitting it to ourse!f.
Often it is difficult to trace what II
is in us which brings upon our devout
heads the very things we dislike.
If We happen to be Of . mystical
nature, We fall back on recondite ex-
plantations.
II practical, We try to place the
blame on others.
Still in the back of tho head q
question arises:
Didn't I bring this on myself?
4HH
II there Is any blame-and often We
talk Of blame when really there Is
none-it may lie in the very place we
least suspect it.
Just how does 1t come about that
a human being. any human being,
while trying hard to avoid something
or other. is drawn Squarely into that
dilemma?
1t Is a question as old as the race,
the theme song" as it were, Of an
cient Greek tragedy.
The only answer to it worth while
Is the personal answer.
This Is something that is scarcely
understood by the man or woman
who insists on living entirely OBJ
jectively.
Such person goes out" as he
says, for everything. especially for
every explanation of the self.
He never looks within, but always
out. to free himself by involving some
body else. II he possibly can.
If he Is shrewd, he usually can.
He likes to confuse astuteness with
justice. He believes that when he has
outargued another, he has proved
truth.
Evening star., 1934-03-08

A so-calied 59-cent dollar has an
abundance Of gold backing in the
United States Treasury. 1t will also
call for 100 cents in copper currency:
also for two silver half dollars. Its
purchasing power in meat, flour and
vegetables may now be carefully con-
sidered, leaving other details Of eco
nomic computations as the essential
standard Of value.