The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-10-09
Washington Eyes
Ethiopian Clash
Hostilities Expected To Increase
Trade In Certain Lines;
Boost Prices

| WASHINGTON, October 3 (AutO-
eastern Official Washington is
watching the Italian Ethiopian sit
uation very closely, because of the
probable consequences in this
country of actual hostilities.
! The best Judgment here is that
any war involving any European
nation would stimulate business in
the United States for the time being.
This would be especially noticeable
in the exporting and semi manu-.
featured goods and raw materials,
especially wheat and cotton. Higher
prices, both internationally and at
home, would result. There would
probably be a considerable initiation
of credit, and living costs would go
up.
just how far the United States
could maintain the neutrality called
for in the resolution adopted in
congress last summer is a puzzle.
The government would do every
thing possible to avoid being drawn
into a general European war, but
just where the line would or could
be drawn in the matter of selling
supplies to belligerents is very
difficult question to answer.
1t is the belief of the best in
formed officials dealing with foreign
affairs here that a real war involy-
ing more than one European nation
is in the cards. Such war would
bring about temporary prosperity,
but would also advance the date
the next depression.
Already enormous amounts of
gold are on the way from Europe
to America, sent over here partly
for greater security and partly for
speculative use in the event of war.
Sitting carefully all of the indi-
cations in regard to business condi-
lions which come into Washington,
and separating the political bunkum
from the facts, it is firmly believed
here that material business gains
are being made, regardless of the
war question. There are many
signs of Improvement. A real resi-
Dental construction boom is in the
making. This is inevitable in view
of the increase in the marriage rate
and the birth rate. New homes are
increasingly in demand, and actual
unemployment is progressing faster
than the usual government statistics
show.
There has been a recent awaken
ing on the part of the administers
ton to the fact that there never has
been and never will be a time when
there is not a large number of per-
sons unemployed. President Roose-
velt remarked the other day that
we must reconcile ourselves to
considerable percentage of perma-
nent unemployment.
The plan for new census of I'M
employment has been dropped.
Some observers attribute this to
fear that actual figures would show
that there has been no real reduc-
ton in the number of unemployed
as result of the governments work
relief efforts.
The hope now is that within two
of three years business will have so
far recovered as to take care of all
but the unemploya and the
elderly workers who are to be pen
stoned. Only few look for a really
normal business era before 1887.
Getting Security" Fund
Plans are shaping up for the
allotment of emergency relief funds
for putting the Social Securities act
into operation. The appropriation
for this old-age pension, unemploy-
ment insurance, child health pro-
lection plan was included in the
Third Deficiency bill, which was
killed by the late Senator Huey
Longs eleventh. hour filibuster.
The appropriation for enforcing
the potato control amendment to-
the AAA was also included in that
bill. Nobody, however, is trying to
get any emergencies funds to put
that into effect. Secretary Wallace
regards that as a "hot potato"
which he is very willing to drop.
The project Of putting quota on