Evening star., 1936-03-06

in 1888, but the burden Of pressing the
new pact to final conclusion rested with
DR.. Alfaro President Arias has sum-
moned the National Assembly of PAN
anna to meet in extraordinary session
next week for ratification of the agree
ment.
George Washington Norris, whose re-
Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has been
rejected by the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve system on the
has passed the retirement age has been
connected with the Federal finance sys-
tenn since the second Wilson administra-
ton. In 1915 he was transferred from
the vice craftsmanship of the Philadel-
phia bank to become Federal farm loan
commissioner at Washington. He occu-
pied that position when appointed gov
erf1or Of the Philadelphia Reserve irlsti-
tuition in 1920. Friends of Mr.. Norris
are inclined to attribute the veto of his
recent appointment to his well-known
views of certain New Deal banking poll
cies. He Is quoted as saying that he
leaves it ito an informed and intelli-
gent public to Judge whether the rea-
sons assigned by the Board OF Reserve
Governors are their real reasons"
Federal Judge Halsted L. Ritter Of
Florida, who Is about to face impeach-
ment trial in Congress. is one of the
country's outstanding leaders in COM
munity organization, being past
president of the American association
devoted to that field. A native of Indi-
ana, Judge Ritter, after brief law prac-
tice at Indianapolis, emigrated to Col
orado in 1925. There, during the ensu-
ing 80 years. he became a leader Of the
Denver bar and prominent in State
affairs. It was while practicing law at
West Palm Beach that President Cool
idge appointed him to the Federal bench
for the southern district of Florida in
February, 1929. Judge Ritter will be
defended in the impeachment proceed.
ings by close friend Of President Roose-
welt, Frank p. Walsh, chairman of the
New York State Power Authority.
Fears are expressed in Wall Street that
If scrutiny OF private kilograms, espe-
cially the messages Of business people, IS
sustained as a legitimate function of
Government agencies, the revenue of
telegraph companies will be seriously
curtailed because individuals, firms and
corporations might be inclined to make
less liberal use of such methods OF
communication.
Here and there the guess is encouri-
tered that President Roosevelt may re-
scind the order removing Maj. Gen.
johnson Hagood from the command OF
the 9th Corps Area. Those who hazard
the prediction point out that such action
by the President would not only be a
characteriStically gracious step on his
part. but might take good deal Of wind
out of the sails of opposition charges OF
New Deal dictatorship" Gen. Hagoods
friends are necessarily active on his
behalf. but to date there's no evidence
that the War Departments order will
be revoked.
In retort to anti-New Deal aspersions,
Senator Duffy, Democrat, of Wisconsin
has Just placed in the Congressional
Record d first-hand tribute to the sue.
cess Of the Matanuska colonization prof.
ect in Alaska. "A number Of Uncle Sans
farthest north settlers originated from
Wisconsin. One of them recently wrote
to folks back home letter which con-
tains the following observations: Thirty
families have gone back to the United
States so far and there will be 3 few
more yet. What they want to 60 back