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4 MONG the high lights OF dis
~ patches from Havana, and
~ telling of the recent presi-
a Dental election were these
three: % That the election, post
poned several times in the last two
years, was finally and actually held
"for the good and sufficient reason
that Jefferson Caffery, Ambassador Of
the United States and advisor extraor-
binary to our neighbor republic. in
sists there shall be no further delay;
ca that a large sector of the Cuban
electorate, which had "spurned their
chance for regular participation" alb
staine. from voting, and 90 that the
election was carried out peacefully
and, 'i.l spite Of gloomy predictions"
without any serious disturbance of the
publiU order.
These three conclusions drawn by
American observers, after days of
listening than the result of the cleo
ton. It is quite safe to predict that
the circumstances revealed in them
will have more bearing on the next
course Of Cuban politics than the ap-
parently important fact that Miguel
Mariana Gomez defeated Gen. Memo
cal at the polls.
Impressions Closely Related.
Although newspaper correspondents
merely reported those impressions at
random amidst several others, it is
not difficult to see how closely related
they really are and how significantly
one explains the other.
The first conclusion corroborates,
only once more, the widespread charge
that the role lately played by the
representatives of the State Depart
ment in Havana has not been con-
fined to one of mere diplomatic
routine. The detailed description of
Ambassador Caffery's efforts to bring
about the recent presidential election.
even though Internationally, revealed
the same yelled interference of the
United States in Cuban domestic AZ
fairs which Latin American critics
have been denouncing since the over
throw of Machado. and which so
impartial and trustworthy an insti-
tuition as the New York Foreign Policy
Association later confirmed. The
great personal influence which Am
bassador Caffery exercises upon Col.
Batista, the former army sergeant,
who, In control of Cuba's armed forces,
has been the virtual dictator of the
island for the past two years, was
plainly credited with the carrying
out of the election.
OF course, the student of recent
Cuban politics who remembers the
decisive part played by the United
States, first in the fall Of Machado
then in the selection of the provisional
and colorless Cespedes regime; later
on in the opposition to the only Cuban
government which had a really Cuban
origin (the Grau San Martin gov
eminent, which was obstinately de-
MED recognition by Washington dur.
ing four months; then in the over
throw Of this regime and the setting
up Of another conservative and un-
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PEACEFUL CUBAN VOTE
CREDITED TO CAFFERY
American Ambassadors Insistercc
Brings About Swift, Comparatively
Quiet and Satisfactory Outcome.

popular one under Mendieta, and
finally in the outspoken support Of
this provisional Mendieta- Batista rule
by means of political, commercial and
financial concessions-the student OF
Cuban politics-that Is, with a good
memory-cannot possibly be surprised
by Ambassador Cafferys role in the
latest Cuban presidential contest. Nor
can he fail to recognize the relation
of this state of affairs to the second
fact reported by foreign correspond
ents.
Is it not logical to suppose that this
constant and partial interference from
outside had something to do with the
decision of larger sector Of the
Cuban electorate to abstain from 60
ing to the polls last January 10? Does
1t not explain, as matter of fact
why the "Autenticos" and all the other
truly progressive groups "spurned
their chance to vote? 1t is easy to see
what little chance they had in the
presidential election, under the cir
cumstances described.
The "Autenticos" had two perfectly
good reasons to stay away from the
polls. In the first place, they have
never recognized the legitimacy of the
present regime. which was made pos
sible by the forcible overthrow of their
own. Their participation in the pres
idential contest would have amounted
to an acknowledgment, on their part
Of the status-quo and an implicit in
dorsement Of all the unfair ways and
means used In bringing it about More
important to them. from an ethical
point of view. it would have amounted
to an Endorsement of the foreign dip
lomatic interference which had con-
tributed so largely to the creation and
maintenance of the present order of
things.
In the second place. even If they
had reconciled themselves to waive
their moral objections. what possible
tiles Of success could they have en-
tertained in an election controlled by
their mortal enemies-the same peo-
pie who had stolen their revolution
against the Machado dictatorship and
who were now exercising bitter po-
litical persecution?
Similarly, the third impression
flows quite naturally from the other
two. Any one who expected violence
or major disturbances of the public
order in such a one-sided affair as
the recent presidential election IN
Cuba showed little acquaintance with
Latin American politics. OF course.
the election was carried out in a
peaceful and orderly manner. But
how could it have been otherwise,
with the real opposition abstaining
and the United States backing the
government? And, for an added
reason, one must not forget COL Ba-
tiSta's 10000 men, the largest, best
paid and best quartered army in
Cuba's history. The peace which
newspaper correspondents observed at
the Cuban election had something OF
a modern version, and peculiar YER
sion, Of the Pax Romano.
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BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

ME appear dllCc VI v. r. morgan
before the Senate Munitions
Committee now is matter of
history, and the public has
been furnished with material enough
to reach a decision for or against
him as one of the men who brought
about American participation in the
World War of 1914-1918.
Obviously, he was summoned to
testify because it was supposed that
he might throw light on a problem
which has been debated for more
than two decades and which still is
unsettled. But did the evidence elected
from him under cross-examination
contribute toward the solution of the
mystery? Some observers say that
he came through the fire unscorched;
others believe that he was badly
singed. Yet all who attended the
hearings seem to agree that nothing
personally discreditable to MIR. Nor
gan was disclosed.
And that conclusion leads to another
question-namely, the riddle of the
relation of individuals to institutions.
Mr.. Morgan went before the Mu-
nitiohs Committee in the role of a
private citizen. engaged in a private
business. But he personif1ed and
represented something much larger
and much more important than him.
self-an international banking estab-
lishment whose history dates back to
the time of the founding of the United
States and whose record, plus and
minus, is almost as notable.
The chronicle of the Morgan bank
is romantic. rich in color and in
dramatic significance. Yet it never
has been told-except by propa-
gandists for social reform who have
presumed to see in it indication of
willful exploitation of the people.
Morgan the monster" was the
phrase employed by a Communist
agitator to summarize the radical con-
cept Of the character, activities and
influence of 'the worlds greatest un-
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UNBLEMISHED CAREER
FAVORSMORCANINPROBE
Monarch of World Finance Picturesque
but Quiet, Bookish and Unpretending
Member of Line of Money Kings.

derwriter and fiscal agent" His Or
ganizat4on, it has been charged. is "a
financial octopus. relentlessly crushing
to its evil body all money. all industry.
all power"
But Mr.. Morgan, viewed from the
press gallery, contradicts the reputa-
ton developed for him by his critics.
Those who have broken through the
hedge of privacy protecting the multi
millionaire from public curiosity find
him quiet, bookish, unpretending
soul. His routine of life is simple, his
ordinar. interests unexceptional, his
manners mild. his opinions common
place. He is reasonably tall and pro-
portionately heavy, broad-shouldered
and deep-chested. The most striking
features of his countenance are shaggy
brows, small blue eyes and prominent
nose. His mouth is not misery nor
are his hands grasping. Customarily.
his speech is slow and cautiously
thoughtful. He never is verbose. On
occasion, however, he can express an
idea sharply and with explosive en-
phasis; but such variations are rare.
In routine conversation. he gains his
ends by politeness and rational argu-
ment, not by insistent self-assertion.
To understand the imperial range
and comprehensiveness of his position,
it Is necessary to know his background.
No human being could have attained
to such place or universal importance
iyHdnronday1f1U Mr. &.
only the reigning prince of dynasty
of money kings, the present governor
of system which he did not invent
and TO- which he is not exclusively
responsible. He inherited the major
portion of his wealth and most of his
power. And it has been the main OBJ
jective of his career to preserve the
credit of the family to which he be-
longs, the traditions of the house he
serves.
The suppressed and stin largely
secret record of the clan begins with
Miles Morgan, who settled at Spring.
field. Mass, exactly three centuries
ago. His descendant, Joseph Morgan,
fought in the Revolution. Then came
Joseph Morgan, jr., who removed to
Hartford, Conn, acquired a comforta-
BILE estate and was the sponsor of the
tribal code Of thrift, modesty and un-
furnished dependability which dis
tinguishes the psychology Of the living
generations of the Morgan line.
A costly fire which swept New York
in 1885 provided the first ordeal Of
that conception of merited trust. Be-
fore the ashes of the conflagration
had cooled, all those who had claims
upon insurance companies clamored
for payment. The companies gen.
orally could not meet the demand.
One after another defaulted. But the
concern in which Joseph, jr, was in
terested came through the crisis with
enhanced popularity. It paid every
claim promptly and completely and
'reaped rewards through the sale of
new business based on the confidence
Of policyholders."
Joseph, IT,, lived long enough to
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were compelled to enlist for Office
work." he points out.

were compelled to enlist for Office
work." he points out.
The problem of the trained govern
mental administrator is Of vital i'm
portance to every taxpayer. Billions
Of dollars of public funds, collected in
the treasures of the Federal, State and
municipal governments, are spent an
nually by public officers. Disposition
of questions ranging from relations
with nations abroad to the construc-
ton of a new sewage system is In their
hands. The Government can control
the building of house, the price of
wheat, the value of money, the free
dom of foreign trade, plunge us into
war. regulate commerce, fix the size
of the individual income. With this
In mind, Disney contends:
IAN uniformed, shifting, partisan
and non-professional administrative
service becomes q positive menace both
to the public interests that are in
volved and to the private interests sub
ject to odactal guidance"
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criminals into another State to make
arrests, and that they may bring fugi-
tives lack without the delay and red
tape Of extradition.
Since the times of the Daltons and
the James gang, outlaws have liked
the free-roving atmosphere of the
Southwest. The area held its popu-
larity with the rise Of the machine
gun motor bandits, kidnapers and
bank robbers, who could cross four
State lines in a day. Hideouts were
easy to find, all the way from the
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against which the Government draws
another kind, but equally unsupported
piece of paper in payment of its bills.
Why, then, worry about whether
the bonus is paid in pieces of paper
currency, for we already have them:
pieces of paper checks. for we already
have them? They are both approx
mately one and ,.ie same. AS cur
rency is now defined. we are there
fore experiencing currency imitation,
and there is almost unanswerable EVIL
dence that the imitation is on.
The real thing to worry about is
how to stop. Throughout history man
has been able to devise only one
methods balanced budget.
(Copyright. 1895 By the North American
Newspaper Alliance. 1nco
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-26

Cimarron Breaks Of Oklahoma down
through the Ozarks and into the
Texas Panhandle.
Cooperation between Federal agents
and State and local police in the last
two years virtually mas abolished the
former Crime Belt" running along
the Mississippi Valley and into the
Southwest. This new agreement pro-
poses 10 rub it out altogether. Effec-
tiveness of the compact will rest on
action of the State Legislatures.
TulSa's action draws attention to
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one of the most important trends in
criminology-th rise of the interstate
compact. Currently there is a COM
plete program before the legislative
bodies of all the States, and action is
expected this year from those which
have called regular and special legis-
lative sessions. These proposals. drawn
up by the Interstate Commission on
Crime. are:
l. An act prepared by the Com
mission or Uniform State Laws, which
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BY HAL HAZELRIGG.
" RASURE of State lines in the
~ hot pursuit" of criminals
proposed in an agreement
- drafted last week at Tulsa,
Okla, may mean distinctions of the
desperados last refuge-the back
lands of the Southwest. The pro-
posal, which would unite Kansas, Ark
ansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas,
New Mexico and Coo ado in a sec
tional war on crime, provides that
peace officers of one State may follow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-26
BY CASTOR NERyAL.

A MONG the high lights of dis
~ patches from Havana, and
~ telling of the recent presi-
"A Dental election were these
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It is Dsney's ambition to make
available for the United States men
such Is those England depends on,
despite the fact there Is no Oxford
or Cambridge In this country to pro-
duce q class so dedicated to the ma
tional service. OF Britain's small
group Of civil servants, the maya
zine Fortune declared in paraphras-
ing . review Of the editor of the
London News Chronicle:
Zone thousand I'VE hundred uni
Versity honor men land Q few women)
whose life work It Is to run the
Britain government.
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6uSllDeCE IS AQVOCatCs
Advocacy Of the general theory of
educating men for government came
year ago from Joseph Strauss, engi-
neer directing the construction Of
the Golden Gate Bridge across the
entrance to San Francisco Bay. At
strauss suggestion, Representative
Thomas F. Ford, Democrat, Of Cali
fornia. sponsored a bill providing spe-
cial training for employees of the De-
partment of Commerce, but this leeis-
lation would be supplanted by the
Disney bill.
Disney's plan contemplates an en-.
rollment in the academy of some 1000
men and women, truly students. if a
four-year course should be established
It would be open to all, without any
prejudice, except that in favor of high
scholastic attainment in some private
or State college or university, where
the candidate for admission would
have been grounded in languages and
fundamentals of history, economies
and political theory.
Disney is opposed to requiring the
graduates Of the academy to serve the
Government upon graduation. They
wouldn't be worth any thing II they
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considering q mutual defense pact for
all American nations.
Authoritative sources said they
planned to submit some proposal at
the Buenos Aires meeting to bind all
countries together in case any one
should be attacked.
Old residents Of the Brazilian capi-
tal recalled the visit Of another Roose-
velt a years ago, when COL Theodore
Roosevelt journeyed past the Matto
Crosse Mountains into the Amazon
jungle to discover the Roosevelt River.
Two addresses by President Roose-
velt today at the Pan-American Peace
Conference In Rio de Janeiro were to
be rebroadcast throughout the country
by N. B. g. and Columbia. WMAL
and wJsv will carry the speeches
locally.
The Presidents first address at .
Joint session Of the Brazilian Parlia-
ment was scheduled from las to 2
p.m. The second will be made ut .
banquet to be given in his honor by
the Brazilian government. The Pres
ident is expected to speak between 8
and $50 pm.
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Text of Roosevelt Speech
President Calls for Solidarity OF Western Hemi-
sphere to Consolidate Peace-Resources Are
Held adequate for Needs.

say that If in the generation to come
we can live without war. democratic
government throughout the Americas
will prove its complete ability to raise
the standards Of life for those millions
who cry for opportunity today. The
motto of war is Let the strong sur
vive; let the weak die" The motto
of peace is Let the strong help the
weak to survive"
Resources Are Adequate.
There is room for all of us without
treading on one another's toes. There
are resources of nature adequate for
our present and our future. We are
happily free from ancient antagonisms
which have brought so much misery to
other parts Of the world. There are,
1t is true, conflicts O. interest between
the American states, but they cannot
be called serious or difficult of Solu-
ton when compared with the deeply
rooted hates of other continents.
There is no American confiict-and
weigh my words when I say this
there is no American conflict that
cannot be settled by orderly and peace
full means. And it is in our common
interest imperative that they be set
tied always by agreement and not by
bloodshed. We serve not ourselves
alone. The friendly nations Of the
Americas can render no greater serv-
ice to civilization itself than by main
tanning both domestic and interna-
tional peace and by freeing themselves
forever from conflict.
We are about to gather in a great
American conference. called by Presi-
dent Justo in furtherance of the good
neighbor policy in which we all share.
In this conference we have the op-
portunity 70 Danish war from the New
World and dedicate it to peace. 1t is
unthinkable to me that in this time
of worldwide apprehension we should
fail to seize the opportunity to meet
what is a heavy responsibility. this Is
no time to hesitate. We must be
guided by serene and generous view
of our common needs. World horizons
may be dark. but the time Is auspi-
cious for our task in America. The
rest Of the world presents a grim pic
ture of armed camps and threats of
conflict. But in our own continent
armed clashes which in recent years
have divided American countries have
been happily brought to an end.
Pays Tribute to Soares.
1t is gratifying to be able to pay
well-deserved tribute to the very Out
standing part played by your able and
distinguished Foreign Minister Macedo
Soares in the mediatory efforts of the
representatives Of six American repub-
lies. And the Leticia question was set
tied here in Rio through the patient
assistance and mastery diplomacy Of
DR.. Afranio Mello Franco. The prog
ress We have made must not be al
lowed to serve as pretext for resting
on our laurels; 1t should, on the con-
trary. stimulate US to new and in.
creased effort. 1t is not enough that
peace prevails from the Arctic to the
Antarctic, from the Atlantic to the
Pacific; 1t is essential that this condi-
ton be made permanent, that we pro.
vide effectively against the recurrence
Of the horrors Of war and assure peace
to ourselves and our posterity. All in
strumentalities for the maintenance
Of peace must be consolidated and
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SEARCH PRESSED
FOR TWO HUNTERS
Texas Rangers Seeking Pair
Who Disappeared on
Huge Ranch.
- the Associated Press.

SAN PERLITA, Tex, November 81.
Texas Rangers searched quietly to-
day for proof or disproof Of their cap
tains theory that two missing hunters
were either slain on one Of the worlds
largest ranches, or taken of the ranch
and killed.
Private citizens left the search to
the Rangers after reporting their own
investigation met with failure and q
locked gate.
Six mounted men, headed by Con-
stable Ernest Oakes, returned empty
handed last night from a rugged.
brushy area of the vast King Ranch,
where Luther and John Blanton were
last reported seen November l8.
Oakes said the party did not enter one
pasture because of a locked gate
Previously, IS men searched with
out results.
Sheriff Howard Cragg announced a
personal reward of $3.50 for return of
the Blantons dead or alive"
Ranger Capt. Bill McMurray worked
VA 1ilo tAiCOly tlc IIlCu WCIC cltuCI
KILLED and taken of the ranch or
taken of the ranch and killed"
The Blanton farm adjoins the
ranch. The hunters were last seen
with shotguns heading for a lagoon
about 500 yards on the ranch pre-
serve to look for ducks. Mrs. Blanton
said she heard three shots.
Residents said i'll feelings had de-
veloped because of hunting restric-
tions placed by the ranch.
They expressed doubt searching
parties could find the bodies even If
they were on the ranch. They said
some sections were dense with
thickets.
Searchers watched the sky for
eircling buzzards for a possible clue.
The ranch is part Of the huge do
main established by Capts. Richard
King and Mifflin Kennedy, pioneer
cattlemen.
Before it was divided two years ago
It encompassed 1,25o.o0o acres. an
area almost equal to that of Della
ware.
The 00,o00-acre tract on which the
Blantons were last reported seen went
to the Atwood Estate of New YORK
but remained under the King man
agement.
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Garfield Hospital after an illness Of
10 days.
Funeral services we're being held ct
3 pm. today at Lees funeral home,
Massachusetts, avenue and Fourth
street northeast.
Mr.. Mcconnell lived with 0 sister,
Mrs. Maud Wickers. at 2915 Connecti-
cut avenue. He was an intimate friend
OF Senate Sergeant-at-arms Chesley
w. Jurney. Members Of Congress and
the cabinet were among his many
acquaintances.
Mr.. Mcconnell, who was born at
Erie, Pa, Joined the telegraph COM
pany in 1907 and left the organiza.
ton only during the World War, when
he was In the Signal Corps Of the
United States Army.
Surviving are his stepfather, B. L.
Du Val, Chicago; fouI sisters, Mrs.
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Mount Alto Hospital following an ex-
tended illness. His widow, Mrs. Leola
j. Blackford, who has been in Los
Angeles for several months, viii not
be able to reach Washington In time
for the funeral.
Mr.. Blackford had served various
members Of Congress as q secretary
for the last 35 years.
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BLACKBOARD FUNERAL
TO BE HELD TOMORROW

to Representative Wood
rum Will Be Buried in
Arlington Cemetery.
Funeral services for F. H. Black
ford, 90, secretary to Representative
Wocdrum Of Virginia, will be held
at 10 am. tomorrow in the chapel
at Arlington National Cemetery, and
burial will follow with military
honors.
Mr.. Blackford died Wednesday in
Evening star., 1936-11-27
v. R. MCONNELL
DIES HERE AT At
Manager Of Capitol Offices
of Western Union Was
Friend of Statesmen.

= willard r. Mcconnell, Al. for the
last 30 years manager Of the Capitol
ofaces Of the Western Union Telegraph
Co. and friend of newspaper men and
statesmen, died Wednesday night in
Evening star., 1936-11-27
It's an Ill Wind.

Absence Of Spain's competition has
nearly doubled South Africa's returns
from citrus fruits.
Evening star., 1936-11-27

Wickers, Mrs. Edna Zurhorst and Miss
Pearl Du Val, Chicago, and Ms. Nable
Bryant, Fl Paso. Tex.
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Roosevelt

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