, 1935-02-18
The World
At a Glance
By LESLIE EICHEL
Central Press Staff Writer)

NEW YORK, Fec. Ia World
Eeadlines portray the rapidly chang
ing conditions:
Gotten: Indications that the
Roosevelt administration Is begin.
ming 70 tire OF holding the umbrella
unaided over world cotton prices
have come from the White House,
the department Of agriculture and
the capitol In statements that pre-
sage either q world agreement limit.
ing cotton exports or a drastic rev-
sion OF American cotton production
and price policies"
House Overcoming: The Brit
ish government has launched q
nationwide attack on overcrowd.
ing outside Of STUN areas by issuing
the text OF O new housing bill 70 be
rushed through parliament this
year. The bill makes " q punishable
otfense for more than two perbons
70 occupy q single room. for more
than three 70 occupy two rooms or
for more than five 10 live In three
rooms. IL forpids boys and girls
more than 10 70 Dc qJartcred In the
same !oom. AZ the same time the
bill provides government subsidies
for rehousing families now Living In
o~veTcToWded conditions"
Japan's Outlook Gas described by
A. z HindmaLh In the magazine
Foreign AffaiYs): a prominent
japanese writer has asked me 70
imagine Mexico mAgnifled 2 Ia
times In population, and the United
states diminished In area by 90
per cent and IN population BY 20
per cent. stripped also OF the surplus
part OF its abundant natural re-
sources and yearly more crowded
for room-then, he says. we shall
have a vivid image or Japan'S out
look on China"
Mere Views
Two OF the best known Jewish
rabbis have pulpits In Cleveland.
and both speak nationally.
One. Rabbi Barnett r. Brickner,
says: III ! we're In congress, !
would support the president IN his
recovery program because I believe
that on the whole. his program in
the last two years have worked sur
pTisingly well. The so-called New
Deal Is still WITH Us. None Of the
features OF the program In the last
two years has been withdrawn"
The other. Rabbi Abba Hillel Sil.
Yer. c~ontroveftS with: The New
Deal Is definitely gone.... Such
vestiges as are left. Vre mere Shreds
OF the former iy.spired national plan
for the social control Of industry
and q planned redistribution OF the
national Income 500. Everywhere
there Is evidence OF o definite re-
treat 10 the old political ways OF
thought and action. Government
must not interfere or compete with
private enterprise. -. That Is Just
good old Republican doctrine 80
All the World Kin
This sounds a. II II were spoken
in the United states In 1882. but II
is spoken today In England by Vs.
count Snowden. former Labor chan
cellor or the exchequer In support
OF a vigorous New Deal plan pro.
posed by LIBERAL David Lloyd
J~N-~e.
There Is a widespread feeling IN
the country that the national Etua-
ton demands bold and en~teTprislng
measures. Competency and tlmid'
sty IN the face Of grave evils, II con-
tlnued, will bring disastrous conse-
ouenees. This Is the time for ac-
ton. There Is r vast field for ma
eel effort. which. while avoiding
Wild revolutionary policies, viii re-
build our Industrial and social life.
The country 10 waiting for On In
spring lead on q program Of coura.
geniis national reconstruction.
1T Is q bad reflection on our
civilization that With al the pos
s'bi'i''es TO- universal comfort. We
should have millions OF persons IN
rmnloved. that insecurity ol EN-.
ployTnent should always appear like
q nightmare before every wage
--r-'-s- ard that a large part Of our
population in town and country
-irl b. he-ded lr pestilential
Sums while at the same time
abundant financial resources are
unemployed"