Evening star., 1937-05-26

OF opinion between House and Senate
respecting the Civilian Conservation
Corps. The House voted to maintain
the corps for only two years, instead Of
permanently, as the President desires.
Thereupon the Senate enacted the White
House program. Much is likely to be
heard during the conference contest
about the political patronage oppor-
tunities alleged to attach to the c. c. c.
Elements which fear the "militarist"
aspects Of the camps may oppose per-
petuation of the system Finally. it's
possible that representations will be
forthcoming from quarters that don't
think the Federal Government should
undertake either education or employ
ment Of youths on a wholesale, perma-
nent basis. Education, these complain
ants argue, is primarily function of
the State and local governments.
Cardinal Mundelein Of Chicago who
recently aroused the ire of the Nazi gov
ernment, is the highest ranking Roman
Catholic ecclesiastic west of the Ale
gheny Mountains and westward past
China. Japan and the Philippine
Islands" The prelate so identified him.
self at Notre Dame in December. 1885,
when he introduced President Roose-
welt at degree-conferment convoca-
ton.
Maritime Commission Chairman Ken
nedy's plans for the earliest feasible re-
Mobilization of the American merchant
marine are understood to comprehend a
program calling for construction of from
80 to so or so ocean-going vessels
year until the fleet equals those of
the leading maritime powers. During
the past 10 years the United States has
Jagged far behind other countries in re-
placing obsolete craft. Uncle Sam since
1927 has supplanted only one per cent
of his superannuated cargo ships, as
against Al per cent by Great Britain, 81
per cent by Germany, II per cent by
Japan and IS per cent by France Mr..
Kennedy and his colleagues are said
not to favor any attempt to go after
the blue ribbon of the Atlantic. No
Normandies or Queen Marys are planned.
Such ships are not only fabulously costly,
but considered unlikely to be CONNER
cially profitable. America instead will
probably conflne itself to combination
freight and passenger vessels up to
10000 rs 900 tons, with possibly a few
hlgh-class liners Of ample cargo space.
X X
Another victory is chalked up for the
foreign service career principle with
appointment of Edwin L. Neville as
United States Minister to Siam. A ma
tive Ohioan, Mr.. Neville, Immediately
following graduation from the University
OF Michigan in 1907, went to Japan to
qualify as student interpreter. He
has been on consular and diplomatic
duty abroad during the intervening 30
years, including posts at various i'm
portant points in China, Korea and
Japan. As counselor of Embassy in
Toxic, Mr.. Neville has frequently func-
toned as acting Ambassador to Japan.
He rates as one of Uncle Sans out
standing authorities on Far Eastern af-
fairs and represented the United States
at the Geneva Narcotics Conference in
1924-5. The Japanese are reported to
yearn to bring Siam within their sphere
of influence.
X X
Legalization of the social security act
by the Supreme Court sets at rest q bad
case Of jitters among the boards thou
sands Of workers In Washington and
throughout the country. For months
they've shivered in anticipation of the
possible fate that overlook N. r. AS
grand army Of employees Just two years
ago this month.
tcopyrisht, 1879