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Evening star., 1935-01-10
Tinkham's League Plot Charge
Gets Only Scant Consideration

Representative Tinkham's charge
that the United States is being enticed
into the League of Nations through
membership into the International La
Dor ONCE received scant consideration
by the press. as did also his attack
upon Secretary of Labor Perkins as
the instigator Of the plot.
Representative Tinkham charges
that our entrance into the interna-
tional labor organization was a plot
Matched by Miss Perkins to get us
into the League Of Nations through
the back door," observes the San Jose
Mercury Herald. He is unduly
alarmed, for this organization con-
Germs itself only with labor conditions
and problems in each country. 1t is to
our interest to assist in every possible
way the raising of the standard of
living Of foreign workers, for we have
a high standard. Cheap labor is one
of our handicaps in world markets.
enabling. as it does, foreign producers
to undersell U.S." The Buffalo Times
adds: I'VE have banded together with
81 other nations to try to stabilize
world labor conditions. That is the
nefarious plot uncovered by Tink-
ham,"
Representative Tinkham." says the
Canton (Ohio) Repository. lis getting
q little ahead of the facts. True, the
international labor organization is
part of the League of Nations. But 1t
was organized before the treaty of
Uarco lilac iy,tn aF har
more, it was organized in Washington
by a conference whose president was
the United States Secretary of La
bor."
The Newport News Times Herald
explains that the I. L. O. is q cooper
ative organization aimed at abolition
Of child labor, for improving the con-
dition Of women in industry and for
bettering conditions and hours of
work. Its sole connection with the
League Is that 1t is trying to do some
of the same things the League of Ma
tions seeks to do in one of its subdi-
visions" The Times Herald continues,
suggesting that the Tinkham attack
'smacks more of a post-Christmas
nightmare prompted by too long So
journ at the Christmas dinner table"
The Dayton Herald and the Tulsa
World are inclined to share the Rep
resentative's concern over what the
Tulsa paper calls "a frequently mani
tested disposition to creep in at the
Leagues back door," Even though 1t
assumes that many Americans feel
the way the Massachusetts, Represent
ative does about getting too much in
volved with the League" however, the
Portland (Me.) Press-Herald sees no
sood reason why this country should
not cooperate with it in many Of the
things 1t Is undertaking to do.
The Lynchburg Daily Advance goes
50 far as to say: Even If the step to
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cooperate with other nations in labor
matters were really an entrance into
the League, there are many citizens Of
Representative Tinkham'S own State
who are not frightened by the pros
poets of the United States joining the
peace organization"
The Portsmouth (Ohio) Times as
serts: "As for the World Court and
the thWarting of the will of the Amer
ican people, Representative Tinkham
should look again at the record of
public and legislative opinion on that
issue. The United States has been
kept out of the World Court by an
uncompromiSing minority of Senators.
Public opinion has been thwarted all
right. but not in the way Representa-
tive Tinkham means" Did not the
worthy Congressman have full power
to check up on the soundness of Sec
retary Perkins statements concerning
the International Labor Office?" asks
the Kalamazoo Gazette. WAS 1t not
their privilege to discuss and debate
and denounce the resolution for hours
on end if they had chosen to do So
indeed. to defeat the proposal by a
crushing majority and thus protect
this country against the awful fate
which Mr.. Tinkham describes"
1t is the opinion of the Newark Eve
ming News that "the Representatives
knew what they were doing so thor
oughly that, to make their position
doubly plain, they put into their ac-
ceptance resolution a provision that
the President, in accepting member
ship in the labor Office, should as
sumo no obligation under the coven-
ant of the League of Nations"
The Kansas City Star concludes
that lin the state of mind produced
by the fraudulent entry of his coun-
try into the League, it is probably USE
less to wish the member from MaSsa.
chusetts happy new year."
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Being Ill.

The most tedious business in the
world, it would seem, is that of being
Ill. A person goes about his routine
duty day after day under normal
conditions and rarely pauses to realize
what a wonderful privilege it is to
enjoy approximate good health. Long
periods Of years, indeed, may pass
wherein no serious sickness Of any
kind will interrupt the regular course
of activity. Then, suddenly and with
out warning, a man encounters force
too powerful to be resisted on equal
terms and there ensues an exhausting
struggle with disease, a wearisome
tnvalidism and slow recuperation for
all of which medical aid, nursing and
monumental patience are required.
In the end, of course, recovery is
achieved in the majority of cases, and
the erstwhile victim is released to the
freedom of ordinary physical we'll
being.
But q change has occurred, some
thing has happened in the mind of
the convalescent. Actually, he has had
an object lesson in the value of health.
Dull and stolid, surely, would be any
individual who did not feel definite,
tangible thrill of joy in winning en-
franchisement from pain. The liberty
to move again in an accustomed orbit
of work and play, to forget momen-
tarily the claims of self, to be well
enough to have time and energy to
think of others, certainly are pleasures
impossible to over-estimate. Yet sub
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Friend EinStein.

Friend EinStein.
Friend Einstein, we have wandered oft
With you in mysteries of space.
We could not follow far aloft,
But this, you said, was no disgrace.
We have discerned the stagnant pools
OF earth with microscopic gaze,
Surprised to find how Natures rules
Permit corruption that dismays.
Friend Einstein, as we sadly grope
Among the teeming haunts of pain,
Restore to us a splendid hope
And lead us to the stars again,
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mary system Of making nominations
for public ofiices and in opposition to
the convention system"
The appointment of Ferdinand Pc
cora to be justice Of the Supreme
Court of the State of New York, re-
Gently sent to the State Senate by
Gov. Lehman, will leave vacant an
important place on the Federal Sc
curities Commission. When it comes
time for President Roosevelt to fill
this place his selection will be care
fully scanned to determine whether
he is q friend or q critic of the securi-
ties business.
Evening star., 1935-01-10

The Department of the Interior Joins
the Department of Agriculture in max
ing direct production from the earth
so conspicuous a subject that the State
Department may find less interrupt
ton in solving surface problems of
political geography.
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penses, and all, as Mr.. Stewart puts it.
The Dickinson-Eldridge idea also
points to something like . permanent
plan for the regulation Of industry.
It would tend to perpetuate the pre-
negatives which the Federal Govern
ment has asserted in the business field
under the N. r. A. 1t would mini
mize the importance of limitations In
State charters since naturally they
would be superseded by those granted
by the Federal Government.
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additional business because OF that
fact. which carries with it an implied
obligation to see that the patron Of
the bank does not suffer. That argu-
ment, while appealing generally, is
nevertheless purely specious. Super
vision does not carry any such obliga-
ton. If 1t did the States would be
responsible to the beneficiaries of in
Surance policies, for the insurance
companies are supervised: the Federal
Government. upon such reasoning,
would be responsible for the invest
ments in stocks and bonds under the
new securities act, for the issuance
Of stocks and bonds is now super
vised by the Federal Government.
And. furthermore, to make the argu-
ment ludicrous, which it is, the losses
In pari-mutuel gambling places should
be made good by the States, for such
gambling places are supervised by
State agencies.
The treatment Of the banking situa-
tion is in keeping with other measures
adopted to meet this emergency-un-
sound logically and economically, but
justified as temporary measures. But
the time is coming when these half
baked measures must give way to we'll
reasoned and permanent measures.
The banking system is one of those
measures that will have to have q
thorough overhauling. The credit
system Of the country must be re-
moved from the control of the profit
motive on the part of Stockholder or
patron, or both, or the competitive
system restored. whereby the strong,
conservative and honestly conducted
bank is permitted to obtain and hold
business upon its individual record
and responsibility. We can't have the
present hybrid system of individual
profit and group responsibility, for it
will not work. You might as we'll
try to operate an engine without any
governor. We must have in combina-
ton the fly wheel Of the profit incen-
tive controlled by the governor of re-
sponsibility. The present insurance
or guarantee of deposit system sepa-
rates these mutually essential factors,
and because of such separation the
whole system is headed for great grief
sooner or later. JNO. w. HESTER.
Evening star., 1935-01-10
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRACEWELL.

the best excuses. Under the cover OF
plenty Of excitement 1t is not neces-
sary for this type to make any efiort
at all to reply to q question. One may
pretend that none was put.
The answer to this sort OF surliness
of disposition Is to repeat the question
at once, and in exactly the same way
as before.
This Is q sort of trap to the fellow.
II he answers this time, it proves
to all and sundry that he heard in the
first place.
If he does not answer it shows one
Of two things, either that he is twice
as ill-tempered as you thought him,
or he really may be hard Of hearing.
We ought to try to be fair.
~
He who makes out that he does not
understand Is much harder to deal
with.
In the first place he really may not.
In that case there Is nothing to do
but repeat the question, or rephrsse
1t nearer to his hearts desire.
That is giving him the benefit of
the doubt.
The difIiculty comes in judging him
as to determined intent to pretend
he does not understand.
If he simply is beating the air for
time, he might as well be permitted
little breathing space, but by no
means should he be catered to.
In this small emergency the best
thing to do is to repeat the question
just as 1t was put the first time.
You are going on the assumption,
and it probably Is correct, that he
understood perfectly the first time,
but simply pretends that he did not,
mainly in order to cast suspicion
upon the questioner.
He hopes to confuse you, to SHOW
you up." as he would put 1t.
The greatest politeness possible,
therefore. lis demanded in the every
day treatment Of such cases.
The procedure hearkens back to the
give-and-take of ordinary conversa-
tion, where one is supposed not to
resent a nasty remark If made in q
spirit Of "fun," as 1t is called.
In dealing with the sullen person
who either pretends he doesn't hear or
doesn't understand, it is best to be all
smiles.
This Is turning the tables on him, as
it were, in the approved conversational
manner.
A simple repetition Of the question,
in exactly the same tone informs him
very well that he has heard, and also
that he probably has understood.
All reason for subterfuge, therefore,
Is at an end.
Pretense that one has not heard. or
that one does not understand, strikes
basically at good conversation.
All talk. even the briefest inter-
change Of opinion. is conversation.
Two words. banded back and forth,
may mean a great deal.
Hence there is no good in believing,
as some will, that all this is making
a mountain out Of a molehill. In con-
versation every word is of importance.
1t will not do to let any one imagine,
for moment even, that he can act
as If he did not hear, when he did
hear. or that he does not understand
what was said. when it is plain to all
that he must have understood.
Let him know at ence that you are
onto him.
This brings him down of his saddle
quicker than anything else
Evening star., 1935-01-10

Recollection still cherishes the days
when a billion-d dollar Congress was
mentioned with panied astonishment.
Many people did not believe there
was so much money in the world. An
eight-and-a-half billion dollar Con-
gress shows how the Nation has grown.
Evening star., 1935-01-10

It is difiicult to decide who are the
most annoying, those who pretend
they don't hear, or those who make
out they do not understand.
Here are two well defined types.
They are met in many walks Of life. so
it is not in the least . class PROPOSE
ton.
Those addicted to either of these
mental habits simply find 1t more
convenient to pretend than to be
honest with the world.
The observer will feel that they are
playing for time, and have chosen
either or both Of these methods as the
best way to gain their ends.
Fortunately for their purpose they
are not on the witness stand, where
they must answer as directly and to
the point as possible.
Ordinary conversation Is, after all,
q great deal like the talk in . cross
examination.
The ordinary attitude Of the law
yer for the other side is one often
assumed by the individual in every
day life. 1t is surprising how many
persons deftly manage to set them
selves up as judge and jury, as well as
prosecuting attorney, in simple talk,
where one might think offhand there
was no reason for anything but good
friends well met.
Ordinary conversation Is compli-
Gated, too, by the play Of humor and
seriousness, in a way that has no
counterpart In a court Of law.
While something humorous may
crop up, from time to time in cross
examination, in the main q court OF
law is serious.
What may crop up on the funny side
Is plainly Q by-pr0duct OF something
else.
In ordinary day-after-day conver-
and seriousness is approved.
Often the serious is put over"
under the guise Of good, clean fun.
Every one is acquainted with at
least one man who specializes in this
sort Of thing. He hits below the belt,
but If he were to be accused of doing
so, he would deny Indignantly the al
legation. Why, he was just joking.
Couldn't the other be a good sport?
They handle such things better in
court.
Daily conversations are so many and
varied that even the most retiring per-
son has plenty Of opportunity to study
humanity in this way.
Probably great many persons
never stop to realize that every chat
with a friend or acquaintance or
stranger Is a study in human nature.
Thus We are all students in q great
field.
The combination Of fun and seri-
BUSINESS vastly complicates talk.
1t permits, for one thing. those who
hear to pretend that they do not hear.
1t offers the man trying to gain
time the opportunity to prented that
he does not understand what is said to
him.
These types are known everywhere,
but are perhaps at their worst in Ger
tain kinds Of employment where stran-
gers from out of town must ask ques-
tions.
Then it is very easy for the surly-
tempered to make out that they do not
hear the question at all.
II there Is any way for them to pre-
tend that they do not hear, they will
avail themselves of it, Noise Is one of
Evening star., 1935-01-10

The Supreme Court of the United
States has always implied dignity,
though not necessarily ease. Its work
sometimes becomes harder than that
of a base ball umpire and just as
much subject to indiscriminate pop
ular comment.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN,

A reader con get the answer to
any question OF fact by priting The
Warrington Evening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J.. Hdskin, Director,
Washington, D. c. Please inclose
stamp for reply.
@. What was hyssop which Is men,
toned in the Bible?-G. C.
A. The plant has not been identi-
fed Twigs Of hyssop were used for
sprinkling In the Mosaic rites of purl.
fication and sacrifice.
q. How many cadets have been
graduated from West Point?-H K B.
A. As Of June, 1884, there were
1o,1s2 cadets graduated from West
Point since 1902.
@. Are the varnishes used on Uolns
now the same AZ those used by the
early violin makers?-Z. A. s.
A. There Is the theory that the
varnish used by the old masters per-
meated the wood and became actually
q part Of 1t. In this respect, the var
nish used by modern violin makers
differs, since it does not pervade the
wood.
@. What was the old name for the
Hawaiian Islands?-E. B.
A. They were formerly called the
Sandwich Islands.
Q. How did the curfew originator
H A. 8.
A. The word Is taken from the
French words, "couvrir feu." and de-
scribes the obligation which was
placed upon all citizens to cover with
ashes or to bank any fire which they
might have in their houses at a
certain time Of the day when the
curfew bell was rung. This was soon
after sundown and was a measure of
fire prevention.
q. Is q chief boatswain In the Navy
q commissioned officer?-A. j. r.
A. He Is not. He Is a chief petty
ofiicer.
@. Who built the old Cumberland
road?-L S.
A. The National Old Trails road is
an American highway, the only one
originally built by the United States
Government. 1t was conceived by
George Washington in Colonial days,
financed by Congress on admitting
Ohio into the Union in 1902, and ex-
tended by Congress in 1925 to Santa
Fe, then in Mexico. In 1887 1t passed
under State control. 1t is variously
known as the National Pike, Cumber-
land Road, and Santa Fe Trail. 1t ex-
tends from Washington, D. C. to Los
Angeles. Calf, a distance OF 1906
miles, and it Is the most northerly
all-year road from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. 1t has more miles of pave
ment than any other highway in
America. permits the fastest road
transit from coast to coast, and car
ries more transcontinental travel than
any other two highways.
@. Does streamline design on auto
mobiles reduce or increase the wear on
the tires?-T. H.
A. Airflow design on cars, all other
things being equal, would tend to re-
duce the wear on tires, since at high
speeds somewhat less work Is being
done through them.
@. Please describe the personal ap-
pearance Of Van Gogh.-H. M.
A. Thomas Craven says: The face
OF Vincent Van Gogh was a thing to
turn ones soul-it was gruesome and
holy, the composite of peasant, con-
vict and Christ. His angular mattoid
skull was crowned with short red hair;
his nose was huge. his mouth fierce
and set like a trap; his cheek-bones
stuck out, and his greenish eyes, deep
sunken beneath enormous brows, stared
at the world, now with the gentle
blankness Of an infant, now with the
ghastly brilliance Of religious
lunatic"
Evening star., 1935-01-10
National Life Insurance.

Among the various sets of record"
figures contained in the So, 500, 900 900
budget just submitted to Congress by
President Roosevelt is the total OF
$s70, 922 .292 proposed for national de-
Tense in all its phases. OF this sum, a
gross appropriation of $489, ,871 BAT is
asked for the Navy, which represents
an increase of s186,853,499. while
1881 ,050,945 is requested for the War
Department, including the Panama
Canal. representing an increase for
the Army of s39,536,523.
Money spent on the United States
Army and Navy has properly been de-
scribed as an investment in national
life insurance. Viewed as such, the
premium" which the American peo-
pie pay for it, reckoned on the per
capita basis, is relatively insignificant.
On a population basis of 25,000000,
the record" national defense budget
now awaiting the consideration of
Congress works out at something less
than seven dollars apiece for every
man, woman and child in the country.
That is modest premium to pay for
the safety and security of American
territory and of our gigantic national
wealth and for the guarantee which
our defensive establishment on land,
on the sea and in the air provides that
the country can proceed in peace and
tranquility to live its life and work out
its destiny. Recovery from depression
would be meaningless if the Nation
were not conscious that it would con-
tinue to be free, in days of returned
prosperity, from the menace of ag-
gression or invasion. Our Army and
Navy are our sure shield against such
q peril. The hundreds of millions of
dollars contributed to their upkeep
are paid from year to year in the
same provident spirit in which the
head Of e family maintains all the
life insurance he can afford, and car
ries fire and burglary insurance on his
business premises and his home.
The substantial increase in the naval
budget is due to the Governments
wise determination to proceed with
out further delay to build the United
States fleet to full treaty limits in
all classes of ships in which it is
now deficient Roundly, S140,000,0OO
is earmarked for this purpose during
the coming fiscal year. The new
budget also provides for an addition
of 1000 men to the Nays personnel.
Army budget increases contemplate
mainly the provision of additional
equipment for the Air Corps. BY
June /, 1896, it is planned to have
in service 1852 modern planes, prac-
tically all of which will be under two
years of age 1t is particularly salts
factory to observe that the military
appropriations allocate materially in
creased funds to the Army reserve Or
ganizations, including the National
Guard, the Organized Reserves and
the Reserve Officers Training Corps.
The American people crave the
time when this country, in agree
ment with other nations, can sub
stantially reduce its armed establish
ment and confer corresponding econ
omy benefits upon American tax
payers. Pending the arrival Of such
international conditions, the United
States looks upon its national defense
expenditure, heavy as it is, as life
insurance, which must not and will
not be allowed to lapse.