Evening star., 1936-12-28

takes as his keynote Goethe's definition
Of liberal as one who contents himself
in this ever-imperfect world with what
Is good until time and circumstances
favor his attaining something better"
His admirers believe that Mr.. Dickinson.
still in the early 40s decidedly is future
Democratic presidential timber. He has
a marked flair for politics and Is an
effective public speaker. He will again
become resident Of Pennsylvania, now
catalogued as a Democratic State.
Washington ofncials, including others
than the Interstate Commerce commits
sioners who voted to deprive the rail-
roads Of the emergency freight sur
charge advantages they've enjoyed since
April, 1885, profess confidence that the
carriers are unduly alarmed over the
I. c. c. decision. The opinion prevails
that lower freight charges will work out
to the profit Of the railroads in the
form of increased trafic, just as de-
creased passenger fares did, and that
current anxiety will prove to be Just as
unwarranted as the fears aroused when
passenger rates were cut this year. Au-
thorities predict that the railroads will
now recapture much Of the freight busi-
ness they lost to competing trucks.
Attorney General Homer Cummings is
about to join his fellow cabinet officers,
Secretaries Ickes and Wallace, as an
author. His name will appear on the
title page Of volume to be published
in New York next month, called Federal
Justice Chapters in the History of
Justice and the Federal Executive" Mr..
Cummings collaboration is one Of his
special assistants, Carl Mcfarland. The
book will deal with outstanding events
In the annals Of the Department of
Justice and the Supreme Court and pre-
sumably touch on certain constitutional
aspects OF current Importance.
One Of the results OF the late Inter-
American Conference Is the formation
Of brand-new and highly exclusive or
ganization to be known as the Circle
Of American Friendship" BY resolution
adopted at Buenos Aires, the circle will
be composed of outstanding men in each
Of the 81 American republics and will
meet periodically in Panama. The idea
originated with Haiti. President Arias
Of Panama has been assigned the task
of perfecting the details of organization.
In creating the circle, the conference set
forth that 'the good neighbor policy
makes obligatory more intimate and
more constant association among emf
nent men Of the Americas"
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Current threats Of war in Europe and
the Far East strengthen the probability
that President Roosevelt will loud-pedal
peace as the keynote Of his inaugural
address on January 20, provided he
doesn't anticipate himself in his message
to Congress .ext week. The underlying
argument Of any proposals the President
may make would be that what the
American republics have just accom-
plished in laying peace foundations IN
the Western Hemisphere can be duph-
Gated everywhere II there's q real Will
for q warless world. Some authorities
wouldn't be surprised If r. D. r. gives
the formal lead for an international
new deal as far-reaching in its scope as
the reform program he projected for
the United States in March, 1888.
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washington revenue oficials are keenly
interested In the announcement that
the largest and oldest bank In Bermuda
has decided henceforth to refuse the