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Evening star., 1936-12-13
LAW AND ORDER
RIGHT REV. FREEMAN D, D. L.
BISHOP OF WASHINGTON

the august words: "I am the Lord thy
God, which hath brought thee out of
the land Of Egypt, out Of the house of
bondage; thou shalt have no other gods
before Me-" 1t Is the recognition in the
first instance Of a divine sovereignty
the statement Of the fact that, behind
and before all life, God exists, and that
the security Of men and nations is found
In an unfailing recognition Of divine
Providence that shapes our ends rough
hew them as we may"
The second law is a command to avoid
every form Of idolatry and to recognize
implicitly the direction and leadership of
an Almighty Father.
The third law Is call to reverence and
to a recognition Of the sacredness of the
divine in life.
The fourth law is a demand to keep
holy, for both physical and spiritual
reasons, one day in seven.
The fifth law is the First Command
ment with promise, in which obedience
and reverence are demanded as the
essential requisites of that divine insti-
tuition, the family.
The sixth law deals with physical Sc
curity: Thou shalt do no murder"
The seventh law is vital to oilr whole
social life and is demand for clean
thinking and clean living.
The eighth law touches again most
vitality all our commercial and industrial
relations, and indeed Is fundamental to
the peace and well-being of our whole
economic order: Thou shalt not steal. 4"
The ninth has to do with strict in
tegrity and honesty in all our dealings
one with another: Thou shalt not bear
false witness against thy neighbor."
The tenth and final Commandment is
au-inclusive In its demand for unselfsh-
ness. equity and fair dealing in all human
relationships, and strikes at a weakness
that Is. fundamental to all forms of
human society, namely, selfishness. It
Is directed against all forms of covetous-
ness.
That Jesus recognized the validity of
these laws was instanced again and again
In His ministry, and to them He SUPER
added what has been commonly called
the summary Of the law" which In a
sense embrace all the Ten Command
ments: Thou shalt love the Lord thv
God with all thy heart, and with ali
thy soul and with all thy mind, and
thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself"
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Bureaucracy BugabOO.

As q longtime champion of the
merit system in Government service,
The Star congratulates Senator O'Ma-
honey on his legislative program for
improving the civil service and the
merit system. But in explaining that
program the Senator reiterates an
old and, 1t is believed. fallacious
argument in support of his proposed ex-
emption Of policy making" positions
from civil service status. To put all
non-elected officials and employees under
the civil service, he says, would give
absolute tenure of Office to all such
employees and would establish "a
bureaucracy more firmly than any
other imaginable procedure"
There is, however, another Imaginable
procedure that would establish a more
dangerous and far less efficient bureau
cracy. That is to fail to extend the
merit system and to exempt a larger
number of employees from the civil
service than is exempted now. For
most of the evils of bureaucracy do not
arise from long tenure of office, but from
the sort of craftsmanship that conceives
policy making positions" in the Gov
ernment service as the property of
political parties and uses such positions
for partisan purposes, exposing the oc-
cupants and their subordinates to the
whims of partisanship and other threats
resulting from favoritism in the selection
of personnel.
1t is certainly no protection against
bureaucracy to turn out one batch of
officials and swear in another batch of
officials, not because the incumbents
have been inefficient or their successors
are more skilled, but simply because a
political party has been victorious at
the polls. Such rotation in Office was not
adopted to guard against bureaucracy,
but to reward political spoilsmen.
With the exception of few positions,
such as the members of the Presidents
cabinet, the whole Government service
should be manned by men and women
who have entered that service as a
chosen career; who have been selected
on the basis of merit and who are
retained through meritorious perform
ance of duty and owe nothing to any
influential patronage dispenser. That
can only come when Government service
ceases to be the property of politicians.
to distribute as rewards But it is COM
ing, for soon or late the Government
service must be regarded as a career
service. There is little If any incentive to
young men and women. however well
qualified, to seek a career in an estab-
nshment where merit goes unrewarded
and where demotion or the loss Of posi-
ton depends on the vicissitudes of
politics. And the picture Of bureaucracy
resulting from Wholesale application and
enforcement of merit system principles
is merely bugaboo which under close
examination is revealed as having neither
form nor substance.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

Among the great benefactors Of the
human race are It's lawmakers and law
givers, the men who have formed and
shaped the destiny Of nations by i'm
posing upon them laws that are funda-
mental to their peace and security. How
ever disorderly or rebellious nations may
have been, they have all come in due
course to recognize the essential place
and validity Of just and equitable laws.
Great marshals and leaders in the field
have nightly affected the boundaries of
nations and peoples, but their work has
only been made permanent through the
PRONUNCIATION and recognition of un-
changing basic laws.
AS human society becomes more COM
plex and as civilization advances, laws
become more refined and more numerous
and constitute in themselves the footing
stones upon which the whole social and
political fabric rests. Quite apart from
his position as the emancipator of an
enslaved people, Moses takes first rank
among the law givers Of the world. In
deed, what is commonly known as the
Decalogue has been practically recog-
nized and accepted by all civilized peo-
piles, not excepting Mohammedan ma
tions. The code OF Moses, by far the
most important and universally accepted,
rests on the fundamental principles Of
morality"
However we may regard the incidents
through which these laws were miracu-
ously given to Moses. one thing is clearly
evident to the student of history, namely,
that the Ten Commandments have been
wrought into the civil and moral law
Of nations the world over. At such q
time as this, when wars throughout the
earth have tended to undermine and
unsettle what men had come to regard
as the safeguards of human society, and
where sporadic efforts are being made in
every part Of the world to unseat those
In authority, to dispossess the law givers
and lawmakers and to reconstitute So
ciety through a system that recks not
Of law and order, 1t is well that we turn
once again to consider things funda-
mental and basic, upon which the whole
superstructure Of our modern civiliza-
ton rests.
The Ten Commandments are few In
number, but mighty in significance. They
are recorded in the twentieth chapter
Of the Book Of Exodus, beginning with
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Plan for Battle.

To few other men living has come so
rich an experience of life as to DR..
John G. Merriam, president of the Car
negie Institution of Washington.
He has been the directing head of the
largest and best financed scientific re-
search organization on earth during the
time when mans knowledge of himself
and Of the universe around him has
made by far the greatest advances in
human history. Many Of the most
notable of these advances have come
from the Carnegie Institution itself
under DR.. Merriam's direction and often
from hts direct instigation.
From astronomy to botany, from spiral
universes and atoms to chromosomes and
milk cows, the activities of the institu-
ton have extended. Already men and
women the world over are leading longer.
richer and happier lives as result Of
what DR.. Merriam's small army Of lab
oratory workers has done. The harvest,
it may confidently be expected, is Just
beginning.
DR.. Merriam has concerned himself
with specific problems and their solution.
But all the time he has stood above them,
seeking to fit them all into a consistent
pattern and consistent philosophy. The
astronomer peering through giant tele-
scope at stars million light years away
and the geneticist catching a blurred
glimpse Of genes through an ultramicro-
scope have been concerned with their
own extensions of knowledge to the ex-
clusion Of each others problems. This
is as 1t should have been. They have
been like valiant soldiers, each carrying
out his-own orders without asking the
reason or worrying about the ultimate
objective.
DR.. Merriam has been the general sur
veying the whole field, the tactician di-
recting each separate unit to common
end in this great war Of mans mind
against the dumbness. the darkness and
the inexorableness of nature. In his
annual report to the trustees here Friday
he summed up some Of the philosophy
that has come to him as q result Of this
rich experience and this unrivaled op-
portunity.
The separate units have done adnir-
able work. They have carried, and are
continuing to carry. their individual OBJ
Evening star., 1936-12-13
The field Of Federal Government opera

the field Of Federal Government opera
ton.
OF the spending g-for-recovery expert
ment, those who sponsored it say:
"The program has worked out sur
prisingly well to date. II 1t can be
brought to successful conclusion-and
the prospect now appears reassuring-
we will have acquired knowledge Of q
powerful weapon to combat the evils Of
economic instability in the future"
But all Of this means that the CLAM
orous days of the New Deal may be
over. and, If the glamorous days are
gone, there is less attraction in Govern
ment service for many Of the personah-
ties who were drawn to Washington
when service here was an adventure
as well as an outlet for special abilities.
Mr.. Roosevelt may be forced by cir.
cumstance to become less interested In
helping the underprivilesed and more
interested IA protecting tbs Govern
meuts credit.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

to renounce the crown and the throne
was mine, and mine alone" Good
manners and q decent regard for his
successor will keep him abroad for a
season, perhaps forever. But he is an
Englishman, and it is not indicated that
he will be punished or penalized for
maintaining his affection for the land
and the people to whom he belongs
despite his voluntary retreat from them.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

jectives. But the time is at hand, DR..
Merriam believes, for q more concerted
attack of all combined-for realization
of the place of the skirmishes in the
whole plan Of battle.
1t is battle far from won. It is a
battle never ending. But it is battle
in which there can be no retreat.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Shooting Stars.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.
Holiday Preparedness,

Holiday Preparedness.
The holidays are drawing near
And each expects proper joy.
A controversial smile or sneer
Brings gladness. like a youthful toy.
And underneath the sparkling skies
Where give and take again is taught
The universal shout will rise
"Oh, see what Santa Claus has
brought"
A treasure gift-a compliment
A chance for oratoric pride
A criticism that is meant
In usefulness to be applied!
The disappointment must appear.
AS moods of gayety are sought;
Still we will say and strive for cheer.
"Oh, see what Santa Claus has
brought"
Evening star., 1936-12-13

There is no more useful tool than the
monkey wrench, so long as it is employed
in honest construction and repair. Labor
leaders are well aware of the danger
that must arise when monkey wrenches
are tossed about promiscuously for pur-
poses of sabotage.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

It is reported that DR.. Tugwell will 60
into the molasses business, and Harry
Hopkins is expected to take charge Of
Chicago mail order establishment. Candy
and toys for the little ones should even
tually be well taken care Of.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

American night club life is blamed for
social disturbance. 1t was away back in
hoss n buggy days when the greatest
threat to demure simplicity was implied
in the billboard announcement of Lydia
Thompson's British Blondes.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Exile.

In legal theory. former King Edward
VIII is not an exile from the territory
over which he lately reigned. The law
does not force him to stay away from
England nor from any geographical di-
vision of the British Empire. Attorney
General Sir Donald Somervell has said
that the abdicated monarch "was under
no compulsion to leave his country, and
that, If he did, he would always be free
to return" Therefore. it may be taken
for granted that the official point of view
will be to concede the erstwhile sovereign
complete and untrammeled freedom to
travel where he likes. -.
But Prince Edward, or the Duke of
windsor, as he may choose to be known,
has imposed a limitation himself. In
his farewell message he declared: eft
may be some time before return to
my native land" Yet he did not abso-
iutely shut the door In his own face.
Instead, he promised: II shall always
follow the fortunes Of the British race
and empire with profound interest, and
Il, at any time in the future, can be
found of service to his majesty in pri-
vate station shall not fail" Analysis
Of the language thus employed suggests
that the DAY may dawn when, under
conditions vastly changed, the former
King again may enter upon public
career. Momentarily, the probability is
scant.
J.. The case Of the former King does not
deserve the word "exile" as usually un-
derstood. He has not been expelled. On
the contrary. as he insists. the decision
Evening star., 1936-12-13

The potency Of a nations commercial
life is shown by the condescending air
permitted the hair tonicists and tooth
pastors in relinquishing radio time to
permit the public to be informed Of q
crisis in world empire.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Fine Budgeting.

From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
In setting $3.623 as the proper income
level for comfortable living the A. T. OF
L. perhaps allows the odd s. to cover the
cost of sweepstakes ticket.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

There are moments when q prompt
and decisive Reno divorce looks pretty
good by comparison as means of letting
the world 60 on about its business.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

Adjustments are gradually taking place
which will take some of the interest of
initials out of politics and leave it almost
entirely to the radio stations.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

Human sacrifice is no longer recognized
in the organization Of human autocracy.
Human happiness is different matter.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Ornament and Use.

Ornament and Use.
"You have two callers whom you seem
inclined to encourage"
EYES," said Miss Cayenne. Zone dances
well to the radio and the other knows
how to repair it,"
Evening star., 1936-12-13

The Irish Free State shows an inclina-
ton to attend as closely as possible to q
political crisis of its own.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Triumphal Demonstration.

IrlumpnaI DemOnStratI0n.
"The right is always triumphant"
exclaimed the idealist.
Eventually, perhaps" answered SEN
ator Sorghum. But it may refuse to
be hurried and insist on postponing the
big celebration till some subsequent
election"
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Song and Variations.

Song and Variations.
A little phrase may change its ways.
Through months. that come and go
They sound in tones If blame or praise
These words. IT told you So"
When Winter skies are dull and drear,
The melancholy crow
Observes world bereft of cheer
And croaks. II told. you So"
When blossoms welcoming the Spring
Set every scene aglow.
The robin joyously will sing
And say. IT told you sol"
Jud Tunkins says, speakin' of those
good old times, he'd rather hear the
horn of warm motor bus than listen
to sleigh bells any day.
Respect for our ancestors" said Hi
Ho. the sage of Chinatown, should not
60 so far as to convince us that they
have provided all the wisdom and morals
of which the world has need" @
Worlds q Stage.
A great man has his cares no, doubt.
And yet with cordial style
He'll be expected to turn out
To shake your hand and smile.
The worlds stage. Hard is his part
As every little while
He hastens forth with genial art
To shake your hand and smile.
@Dey say it's a sign Of foolishness
to whistle" said Uncle Eben, but it's
at least cheerful noise, an .dat's mo-
dan gifts out'n some O. desc big words
dat don pear to mean a. thing"
Evening star., 1936-12-13

To persons with precise minds, the
scientific world Is inviting. Most re.
search workers in science do not earn
much money Indeed. listing Of the
earnings of the professions gives them
a place third from the bottom, only
Just above teachers and preachers. But,
normally, it is found that these men
and women achieve top rank in interest
in their work and rich measure Of
contentment.
Then one must realize how easily all
rules may be set aside. Somerset
Vaughan tells the tale Of the verger Of
st. Georges. For 20 years or more he
had faithfully discharged his semi
menial duties. Then the old rector died
and q new up-to-date one succeeded.
In o series Of interviews designed to
arouse enthusiasm in the church staff.
he discovered that the old verger could
neither read nor write. The new rector
was astounded and said he would have
to let the man go in spite Of his long
and faithful service. With little money
he had saved the verger opened a
tobacco shop. It succeeded. He opened
another and finally had chain. One
day, at his bank, he was told the
manager wanted to see him. That off,
cial pointed out that he had s50,Q00
in cash in the bank and would be wise
to invest 1t. The manager handed him
some investment literature, whereupon
the old fellow declined 1t saying he
could not read. Astoupded, the manager
said: you have made this success with
out being able to readl What would
you have been had you been able to do
so7" The old man replied: "verger Of
st. Georges"
Evening star., 1936-12-13

any runaway luQdIlOIl, W AeG AiouooAJ
carry on under its own momentum.
The present phase Of this experiment
Is described offlcially as follows:
MANY people, observing that imitation
In various countries in the war and
early postwar period conceded with
unbalanced budgets, have expressed fears
that an unbalanced budget here might
likewise result in imitation. The tnfla-
ton period is characterized by rapidly
rising prices, speculative inventory buy
ing, shortage of labor and increasing
inefdciency. 1t is obviously q condition
to be avoided at all hazards.
IF the war and postwar cases OF
imitation are studied more closely, 1t
will be observed that they all share the
same characteristic Of heavy and in
creasing government deficits, resulting
In q rapid increase in the supply OF
money, at time when industry was
already operating at capacity and no
more goods could be produced.
''The lessons We may learn from these
experiences are, first, that 1t Is OF para
mount importance to achieve . balanced
budget, including provision for debt re-
tirement. as capacity production is ap-
preached, and, secondly, If this Is not
possible, to prevent Government borrow
ing from resulting in an expansion Of
the deposit currency Of the country at
such time.
I'VE must be as prepared to adopt
activity depressing measures at certain
times as we are to adopt activity
stimulating measures at others"
n
In other words, the technique Of
spending for recovery calls now for q
balance in the Federal budget. To
achieve aibalance, the Government must
tighten up on ts relief policies. or In
crease its taxes. To tighten up On re.
Lief and other programs may NARROW
Evening star., 1936-12-13

Jud Tunkins says, speakin' Of those
good old times, he'd rather hear the
horn of a warm motor bus than listen
to sleigh bells any day.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-09-18
Tugwell Issues Denial

According to an interview with
RexfOrd G. TugWell, national head
of the rehabilitation work, in
Tucson Wednesday said that Rural
RabIitation projects In the San
Carlos district would go forward
denying local reports that the work
was being closed down.
This statement is borne out by
the resettlement office at Florence,
which reports that it is only a tenn
porary suspension, and it is iu-
tended that the work shall be taken
up again within 60 or 80 days.
Orders were received to curtail ex-
penditures for the time being, as
the present available funds were
being reallocated to the drouth
stricken areas. Also, at the present
time, the construction is compli-
Gated by the labor problem, as the
gathering of crops will use all help
that can be supplied.
The apparent shutdown of the
San Carlos project has been nece3-
STATED by the fact that when the
federal government buys land it re-
quireS many months to clear the
titles and it is impossible to place
permanent improvements on the
Arizona lands until the long legal
process is completed.
I'VE are going ahead with al
possible work except that which
the legal difficulties prevent" Tug
well stated.
With Jonathan Garst, regional
director of the work, Tugwell came
to Arizona from California a week
ago. He explained that he in
spected number of projects
around Phoenix and has been con-
sulting with directors of the work
throughout the state. A large por-
ton of his time las been devoted to
inspections of projects on the
ground and absorbing information
about special problems which must
be faced in the handling of irrigat-
ed lands, he indicated.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-09-18
Roosevelt's Gold
Acquiring Policy
Lauded By Bankers

NEW YORK, Sept. 13-(AP)-
A modest structure of business
credit is rising on the great foun-
dation of gold this country has &C.
quired since 1888 through revalua-
ton of the dollar and the tidal in
flow of gold.
! For the first time since the old
structure began to crumble after
the 1929 stock market crash, COM
mercial loan barometers this year
have registered in a manner akin
to what bankers normally expect
during spring and autumn business
spurtS.
Loans Step Out
Since July loans other than
against real estate and securities
have stepped out into an advance
which promises to be the most Wig
, orOus upturn in business credit
since recovery took hold, some
bankers say. The rise, conforming
with the seasonal pattern in years
of normal" business activity, fol-
lows spring increase.
In contrast wits 1929 expansion
in speculative borrowings, business
credits this year have been setting
the pace, aside from United States
treasury loans
Big Increases
So-called "other" loans of men,
Der banks of the federal reserve
system in leading cities which re-
port weekly have increased about
$3.50, 100000 in the last two months
and S46S,000,000 since February.
These figures are watched by bank
ers as the best indicator of bor-
rowings for commercial, industrial
and farm purposes.
From 1929 until signs of turn
became visible in the second half
of 1885, nearly half the business
credits Of commercial banks and a
still larger proportion of specula-
tive loans were washed away.
Loans continued to fall for more
than two years after the business
curve turned upward. Bankers at
tributed this in part to shift of
loans to federal agencies in the gov
ernment's effort to rehabilitate
| lending institutions.
Loans Parallel Demand
But they also saw in the lag evi~
dence that recovery had not gone
far enough to necessitate much
borrowing to extend business lines
The rise in loans this year, they
note. has paralleled closely broad
eninS demand for durable goods for
! the home and the factory. Out
standing have been gains in the
Chicago and Cleveland federal re-
serve districts, covering an area
which has felt the full force of re-
vival in heavy industry, including
steel, automotive and machinery
production.
/ Consequently the rise in CONNER
cial loans generally has been greet
ed as welcome reminder of in
dustrial comeback.