Evening star., 1936-08-10

States as a whole. While disclaimers
have been made as to any political sig
nificance attached to the Presidents
tour of inspection of the drought
parched area of the Midwest, it is in
evitable that such a trip. coming as it
does almost Immediately before the preSi-
dental elections, should be held to be
of political import. No matter what its
effect in this way may be, however, rep
resentives of all parties will join with
the President in trying to devise ways
and means of helping the farmers in
that section Of the country who have
suffered from the worst recorded drought
in the Nations history and in seeking to
formulate plans for their future better
ment.
What is described by Labor's Nom
Partisan League as "the most important
political moYe American labor has made
in its entire history" is the opening in
Washington today of a convention of
representatives of that organization from
all parts of the country. Never before"
says George L. Berry, president OF the
league, has American labor assembled
ON national basis, through delegated
representatives, for a purely political
purpose" The league, which has been
attacking the labor record of Gov. Lam
don, states that its first objective" is
the reelection of President Roosevelt;
and President Berry already has esti-
mated that labor will roll up more
than three and a half million votes for
Roosevelt" This meeting constitutes
manifestation of the continuing empha-
sis of the labor situation as factor and
an outstanding issue in the campaign,
and may serve as "yardStick' by which
to help gauge the way in which labor
will line up during the campaign. In
the meantime observers are still. in
doubt as to the ultimate effect of the
controversy within the ranks of labor
resulting from the differences between
William Green, president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, and John L.
Lewis, head of the Committee for In
dustrial Organization.
When the Third World Power Con-
ference opens its sessions in washington
next month to discuss the important
question of national power economy"
the delegates will note one thing which
would be nothing out of the ordinary
at an international gathering in Europe
but which is extremely rare in the
United States; namely, a presiding officer
who can address the assembled repre-
sentatives of the nations in number
of languages. DR.. William Durand OF the
Stanford University, who has been chosen
to act as chairman of the conference,
will deliver his address of welcome in
four languages, English, French, German
and Spanish, all of which he speaks
fuently. The conference, which will
bring to this country group OF dis
tinguished scientists, engineers and in
dustrialists, will be conducted in groups
on especially arranged tours to 25 of
the leading industrial centerS Of the
United States.
Appeal which has been made for the
protection during the Spanish revolu-
ton of Don Cristobal Colon, direct
descendant of Christopher Columbus,
called to the minds of officials here the
fact that to date there has been raised
only a small percentage of the money
needed to erect great Columbus light
house projected some years ago and
a design for which has been approved
but on which no actual work has yet been
started, This colossal memorial to the