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care about the evidence. He issued
a TRADE last wek in North Carolina
against all his opponnts. He doesn't
concede honesty of purpose or con-
scientious conviction to his opponents
they are all tories to him the moment
they thwart his purpose.
Pledge BY Farley.
Senators Wheeler. Oidahonev and
Burke may have taken seriously the
pledge of Mr.. Farley that there would
be no political reprisals. But this
may be just another way the Post
master General has Of lulling to sleep
the friends and supporters Of the
anti-court Senator'S The Farley
strategy would be to talk harmony
for the next several months and keep
the anti-court Senators from getting
organized and then turn loose
student attack by New Deal warriors
with political tomahawks that can
take scalps in the party primaries.
Maybe the Farley Guffey- Roosevelt
attacks will drive enough Democrats
out Of the party by 1910 to form new
one. Maybe the Republicans will see
the wisdom of fusion or at least Of
nominating for President a man Of
liberal view. even If ne has not been
a Republican heretofore Maybe out
OF the Wheeler, Burke, OMahoney
trio will come the presidential nominee
OF united or fusion party with con-
stltutlonalism and honest government
as its platform
But this much is certain, the Guffey
speech has raised enough political
discord as to make the anti-court
Democrats suspicious and wary and,
t -erefore, more than ever ready to
carry the battle for their principles
into the 1898 congressional elections
And the Wheeler. Burke and O'Maho-
ney combination is 50 much more
decent and straightforward than the
latest Pennsylvania type in American
politics that the Nation will watch
Evening star., 1937-08-23
The Presidents Philosophy
Speech at Roanoke Island Declared Most Significant
of His Entire Administration.

an oligarchy OF the rich. since political
power does, indeed, tend to follow eco
nomic power.
Means Of Correction.
With occasional Interruptions such
an oligarchy did actually rule this
country in most OF the period of our
industrial expansion from the Civil
War to the great depression. But ira
ditional democratic government holds
In itself the means OF correcting such
abuses and removing such oligarchies.
The important thing about the
Presidents conception of government
of the unchecked reign OF the ma
1ority expressed in the form OF 4
blanket mandates that it is not in
compatible with dictatorship but does,
indeed. furnish the philosophical JUS
tincation for modern dicta torships
which have conquered the state by
democratic means.
The Presidents speech contains sub
tie intellectual confusions Mr.. Roose-
welt puts his finger accurately on the
cause of the popular revolt That
cause was minority influence. During
series Of administrations the welfare
OF the people was held by a dominant
party to be identical with the welfare
OF big business, and big business made
policies. The power OF money, welded
over local assemblies and legislatures
and over the Federal Congress itself,
in the form Of party domination. lob
bies, and an uncritical and subservient
press. was effective until the policies
which 1t supported landed this coun-
try in economic chaos and broke down
completely the confidence OF the people
in what had been ruling class.
At that moment opinion changed
and the power OF the oliearchy was
broken. There are still people in this
country who want to restore it. But
any political leader who banks on such
restoration, either directly or indi-
rectV, is not only 4 Tory" He is 4
fool
But the converse OF oligarchic rule
is not rule by An unchecked ma jority.
Tor there can be an oligarchy of the
majority as we'll as OF the minority
Still Distant Goal.
The Presidents attempt to present
his philosophy as being in harmony
with the American tradition could only
be made to n politically illiterate gen.
GRAFTON, who do not know the funda-
mentals Of the American theory of
government. l do not know what
our students are taught today in our
schools, but certainly they are not
versed in The Federalist." They are
educated to kind of neo- Marxism
which interprets the whole OF Amer
lean history as a struggle between the
"haves' and "have-nots' Actually
the still distant goal OF American
political philosophy has been to pre-
vent either the "haves" from expro-
priating the "have-nots" or the have
nots' from expropriating the "haves,"
and to f1nd form of government in
which the economic interests of al
should be preserved. subject only
under law to the welfare of all
That struggle is certainly not re-
solved. and If We are to avoid revolu-
ton. the conservatives OF this country
must open their ears and eyes and
abandon the idea, once and for all.
that government exists in free
country TO prevent them.
But the Presidents philosophy is
not a means for preventing revolution.
1t is means for making it, and
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and representative government, so de-
signed that the untrammeled rule Of
the majority shall be checked by
changes in public opinion and by
constitutional protection Of the oppo-
sition. and those who believe that we
should be governed by unchecked
ma jorities, whose will Is registered
from time to time by plebiscites up
holding or repudiating the actions Of
the executive authority
The most important passages in the
Presidents speech are these
Mine Is a different anchor. They
do not believe In democracy-I do.
My anchor Is democracy-and more
democracy.
"Macaulay condemned the Ameri-
can scheme of government based on
popular majority In this country,
80 years later. his successors do not
yet dare openly to condemn the Ameri-
can form OF government by popular
majority.
Il seek no change In the form OF
American government. Majority rule
must be preserved"
Vested In People.
1t must be stated Immediately. and
categorically, that If the President
intends to institute pure majority
rule he does seek change OF govern
ment and A fundamental one The
supreme authority in the United
States has never been vested in the
majority. The supreme authority has
been vested in the people. all OF the
thing. 1t was precisely to prevent
any faction, even II it commanded A
majority, from setting itself up as the
supreme and final authority. that the
architects OF the Constitution designed
the system OF checks and balances, all
Of which have the object OF giving
minoritiea a voice. 1t was for the
purpose Of preventing An "overbearing
majority from riding roughshod over
the will and interests Of minorities
that they drafted the bill OF rights
and made it necessary to get far more
than = ma ajority to alter the Constitu-
tion, which enshrines the rights, not
Oh lIlc Hld Joll Ivy UuL VI VIC p0oplc.
Their conception Of government Is
the conception OF the Constitution Of
the United States. 1t is also with mi
nor modifica tions the conception Of
every constitutional and representative
government in the world today.
The important thing about this ira
ditional conception OF democratic
government is that it is absolutely in
compatible with any form OF perma-
nent personal or party dictatorship.
II the people. feeling themselves Sc
cure, or satisfied with some opulent
and transient prosperity, cease to be
vigilant, there is, even under this form
Of government. the constant danger
that they will allow it to fall into the
hands Of an oligarchy. most proba bly,
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Prenden) only the command the one
higher authority recognized fading moments
Louis Howe still made pit embarrassing efforts
like wounded artillery horse struggling
Now prepares n his prime
Politics played
the Presidents politics theirs.
Secretary
and exaey hardly
less Washington four Of the less than five
He has been friend Franklin since
covered his department for
thing that now Keeps the loyal secretary o
But family and OF
needs Otherwise it doubtful II he would
When land nfor there Mr.
joins his friend Carl Byoi will
the among the
activities
lastly 1t might permit this confirmed
native hauns
job
White House both harder
desk
those particularly
could that
laugh would end what might have
SO when that framed
States
Stephen Early, it will be
Congress shuddered aneciona
piece of nposm
by husband
efforts spos
selection of
So Jar roe ril added
OF jobs remod the classified
of paxsed-provid-
For known the
the authority relief
examples.
patronage civil service
commissioner with reform tendencies
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with growing sympathy and admira-
ton the fight Of the three statesmen
to be permitted to represent their
constituencies without being coerced.
inundated or dictated to by political
bosses, whether the latter reside in
the White House or in some OF those
dens OF political iniquity created BY
New Deal spending in various State
capitals
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i
stretching from Pacific
omnos red They the which
moved Washington
No housing facilities
caaade No food. they
Washington Monument. Comfortable il it doesn
The first delegation crpp place to
David Niles A.
pocket for their NJ
A. He informed according Official that Hi, helm
wasn't acceptable because it would
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situation which overlooked
opmnts IN the Far East illustrated last
cided OF all
did Portugal
OF the
diplomatic relations
Portugal mns time entirely
80 jar as to send dirtson to fight Germany
has changed italian
and German
Diplomats
Albania. due German influence
lhese diplomats believe
trouble between the Reich and Central
the
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MRS. KENDRlCK DEAD

LuRAY. Va. August % fSpeciaD -
Funeral services for Mrs. Louell1 Ger
trude Kendrick. 70. wife Of r. Lee
Kendrick of near Luray. were held
yesterday afternoon, with Elder r. H.
Pittman ofhciating Beside her hus-
band she is survived by three chill
dren, Raymond Kendrick. Mrs. c. 3.
Graves and Mrs. L. L. Ruffner, all OF
Luray. and by one brother, W. E.
Deal Of Elkton. Va.
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making 1t with the democratic method
That is why the speech is Of pro-
found Importance. The Presidents
philosophy has been implicit in his
actions. But now, for the first time.
it is formulated. And that philosophy
"a that the majority is always right
and that there should be no checks
on Its legislative power,
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fight and defeat
the bill to pack
the S u pr e m e
Court? If Mr..
r ose We 1t did,
then sensational
developments in
the field of poll
tics may shortly
be expected. II
he did not, then
reputation of the
speech W o u ! d
seem to be logical.
Mr.. Gufey de-
llvered the ad-
dress on Friday
and arrangements
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C h a n g e, more
than any other
before or since.
The unassuming,
ca RI o t = topped
Irish = American
Speculation as
reputed TO be
worth about S25.-
100000 At the
pc k OF his
money = making
climb in 1928.
He had enzi.
neered a new,
n on . dividend
radio stock all
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posed TO those
principles. he
issue Will b e
otherwise pre-
s N t ed by the
followers of the
President. It will
be presented, as
he presented 1t at
Roanoke Island.
AZ an issue be-
t " cen Tories
an d Liberals"
But that Is not
the issue. The
issue Is between
those who believe
IN constitutional
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I shall try to prove in succeeding
articles that this was never the phil
osophy of even the radicals who were
the architects of the American Gov
eminent. that it is incompatible with
the principles upon which this country
was founded. and that it is incom-
pAtable with human freedom.
iCobyrieht 1n3e)
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Guffey Stirs
Court Plan
Opponents
Democrats Who Fought
Bill Ready to Stand
or Fall at Polls.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

~ I'D President Roosevelt have
knowledge Of, or connive in,
or possibly acquiesce in the
plan whereby Senator Guffey
OF Pennsylvania was to deliver the ad-
ministrations sizzling rebuke to those
Democratic Senators who dared to
Evening star., 1937-08-23
Headline Folk
and What
They Do
Michael ]. Meehan
Firm Once Held Eight
Exchange Seats.
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.

b1 LEMUEL +. PAkTON,
1NHIS writer was informed todav
that Michael J. Meehan prob
ably would not appeal in the
courts against his expulsion
from New York and Chicago exchanges
oy the 8. E. c. Under the law, his
frm may continue to do business and
his friends were predicting he would
md way to rebuild his fallen
fortunes.
HIS frm at one time held eight
seats on the New York Stock Ex-
Evening star., 1937-08-23

The Chinese genaissmo Japanese military
academy He started life o but
military life appealed to him. | ~
AS a young colonel he Of Gen
Galn whose real VASTLY Bluecer
commander
Sovie brought by Sun
intang He did good job renouh his lob
because he represented Communist
CHINA cannot get
came the supreme that
by other nations his hrst Job
Intentions OF France and Great Britain
borrowed Gen seeck former
father OF the Rehsvehr young nrsc
soldiers ~ ~
Won Seeckt accompanied omc
OF the imperial athouch he did mot
The Geman-train divisions
Shanghai battle They better than the Japa
Wne the German government politically
especially
. very high regard for
1T recalled thot the to
Germans Tan0tao mhich colon Chimes.
nnninnd the Toxic
divisions against brigade OF German
rerr1sts mho Ts,notao
nns10ton The old forts the
q
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Samuel Ordway, jr.. who has served
on the council Of the Civil Service
Reform League and has been
civil service commissioner in New
York. He may raise cain, but there
isn't much he can accomplish Of a
practical nature alone, even with
the unanimous support of the COM
mission.
Y
On the wall in a neat three
story ONCE just of the citys ONCE
Evening star., 1937-08-23
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

TIME Presidents speech at Ro-
anoke Island, N. c.. on August
IL, Is the most significant pub
a lie document which has ap-
peared during the entire administra-
ton. do not think 1t is an exagger-
alton to say that the basic issues in
the United States In the next years
will be fought out between those
who subscribe to the principles Of
government which he lays down in
that speech and those who are op-
Evening star., 1937-08-23

HE opinions OF the rters this page oto not
~, nscessartly The star, Such opinions presented
The Stars e0ort to 0iDe all sides OF questions Interest
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1937-08-23
What's Back of It All
Early Prepares to Quit Roosevelt Secretariat to Enter
Publicity Field, Capital Hears.
BY H. r. BAUKHAGE.

YA1T1NG only
M to leave what the tight little triangle
White House
Secretary Early director Of those
relations with the public will make Anal
gives the word while matters which might
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pass under his oficial scrutiny.
However, when he does decide,
friends Of Carl Byoir Of Carl Byoir
& Associates, publicity firm OF New
York. are confident that the organ
ization will have another associate.
And that before the snow flies.
The first break in the
secretartal trinity OF Hone.
Mcintyre and Early wds
,Dhen Louis HONE Went-dnd
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have been quite willing to let the
Japanese play their old game of
snatching parts Of China had 1t not
been for the Shanghai incident"
He felt that eventually the Japa-
nese will be bound to lose out and
for this reason he did not want to
plunge the section Of China which
was under his direct control in q
conflict the result OF which Is un-
predictable.
Evening star., 1937-08-23

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n.n-,',,s n. g. Brookvine Garage
NOKIhWESI Brookvlle Nd
Road Service Station C. r. Whlett
Blair toad & nranoy"ne mo-
Buchanan Service station c.f,s n.,s sapss ply Co.
E. F. Clark Service Station Frank A. Rooney
1901 Wisconsin Ave- NV. Capitol Heights Md.
ssaS Blair Road NV Clark,burr.
Ente.eerss Battery 4 Service Service Station
800 sth sl'1Sn ST. NV. y; S;,s;ntnS =; a."t'n; %s
Harvard st. 4 Gsersi. Ave- NV G.hhersburs.
Potomac Filling station erm.nasn ;;sra, MO-
ssrd M St. NV Germ.nto-n Md.
Resan's Service Station Johnson. G.rar.
Sheridan . Service Station Lu.tins- Nicholson 4 Co.
STANDARD s 1s. Batter, Co. Rss. Valley Service Station
80 fenns,s.na Ave- NV. Hyattsvine, Md.
Wisconsin Ave. 4 River I'd. NV. Hystt.ytle Nd
NORTHEAST Indian spring. Motor Sales
Bok.v Service Station Smiths .n Gsr.x. s''
New o Landover Nd
Camp % r a. s'". 4ss s sts'' .S,. Gns,; ~ Sales Inc
Paul , Honor Service Station Poolesvfle Motor Co..
Northeast Auto Bod, CO. Norbeek Service Station
lnl H Me- Rockville. Md.
"a Rhode Island Az. NE Silver Spring Md.
sees Rhode Island Az: Me- sand, so1iss. ~sss, Nd
The Service Station Of w..hinrton sehv.tns G.r.s.
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SOUTHEAST ssyds Super Service station
Arlington Va.
An" Mesf - Chenydale Garage
IeA = et oI. Cherrydale,
".s.a.sy n.seav sefvoe Jenkins Auto Co.
AA'n . Nofsn Csienns AVA 81 Falls Church,
ss".o "o'H 70. Humms 3 Robinson
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MARYLAND 5. h Bell Service ststss
Lyon Village, Va.
Central Service Staten Park Lane Service Staten
Berwyn, Nd Va.
Bethesda Sunees Mysr Heights Garass
Bethesda, Rasslyn, Va.
Keller Garage Motor
se'''vi'e Nd. sesth Washington q
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The German officers regard
the Japanese as brave and fearless.
but bad fighters. They will sacri-
five their lives without hesitation.
But in war there is no question Of
going blindly to death. The value
OF an army consists in knowing
when to die. And the japanese
apparently have not been able to
master that technique.
X
The tenseness Of the European
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Golden Ply Silvertowns Are Sold by
Meisel Tire Co. MARYIAND-C -Con.inned

Meisel Tire Co.
1888 14th St. NV.
S059 M St. NV.
lice H St. NE.
GIL Pa. Ave. Sc.
NORTHWEST
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This Changing World
Gen. Chang kai'shek Forced to Resist Japanese by
Shanghai "Incident'

by CONSTANTINE BROWN.
ESTTLENCE closely follows In
- hand IN hand. And beginning
| War In China Is cruel than anywhere In world
devise cruel methods Intimidation quite
the present time.
Chang certainly avoid war He would
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-09
belt
Citizens
Elect

GREENBELT, Md, Nov. o.
More than 200 of the 300 people
now living at Greenbelt, Federal
model community near Berwyn,
Md, met last night at the town
schoolhouse to organize the Citi.
zens Association of Greenbelt.
After several close contests, the
following officers were elected for
the coming year. Stanley B.
Rider, president; Yale B. Huss-
man, vice president; Mrs. Louise
W. Endsley, secretary. and Milton
o. Cone, treasurer. All the Off
GERS are Government employees
here.
Next week the association plans
to hold a "non-partisan" political
rally, to precede the election Of a
town mayor and council. Nomina-
lions must be filed by midnight to.
morrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-09
D. C, man KILLED
AS AUTO SKIDS

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. 9.-Otis
Smothers, %, of 7O5 D st. S. E..
Washington, was fatally injured
when tossed out of his automobile
as it Skidded on the south ap,
proach to Hunting Greek bridge,
careened across the highway and
plunged into the creek this morn
ing.
He was found unconscious on
the creek bank by James Kolarik,
of Baltimore, and was removed
to the Alexandria Hospital by the
fire department rescue squad,
where he died. ft
Hospital attaches said Smothefs'
legs were crushed, and that he
received head and body injuries
Smothers was driving toward
Washington. He was alone in the
car,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-09
Closed Up
Unique Plant Ends
Its Activities

WINFIELD, Kan, Nov. 9.-With
the closing of the helium plant at
Dexter, 20 miles east of here, resi-
dents of that community conceded
they probably had seen the last Of
a privately owned enterprise which
once was unique in all the world.
They now are turning their at
tention to probable future develop
mentS by the United States Gov
eminent at the field where helium
gas was first discovered.
The helium plant, after being
shut since January 6, 1886. was
opened recently under the super
vision of w. T. Abbott, superin-
tendent of helium production for
the Girdler Corporation of Louis
vile, KY, to run off and store
enough noninflammable gas to
fill orders on hand.
Now it has seen what will prob.
ably be its last operation under
private ownership.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-09
"a Get High Marks
AtCardOZO School

AS the result of high scholastic
honors for the month of October,
"a students of Cardozo High School
have made a record of CAS-" and
"B's' in all subjects.
The students include IL seniors:
Veryl Patterson, Myrtle Graves,
Curtis Gray, Mae Harrison, Juanita
Hurd, Willean Taylor, Odessa
White, Roberta Taylor, Adele Con
we'll, Olive White, Edythe Delaney
and Theophia Hicks; eight juniors
Lorrayne Jordan, Norma Hodge
Mahala Joyner, Wilhelmina Wash
ington; Mary Gaines; Viette Jack
son, Clinton Mattingly, and Agnes
Ford and three sophomoreS: Theo
dore Hudson, Iretha Brooks and
Mabel Fisher.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-09
Council ASSaiLs
WGge-HOur Bill

QN.S). The national coopera-
tive council, representing 1900, 900
cooperative members in the citrus,
dairy, cotton and livestock in
dustries, today charged the pend
ing Black-Connery wage-hour bill
would place additional financial
burdens on the farmer and result
in a government-by-men, instead
of government-by-law. 1t argued
the bill would harm rather than
benefit Wage-earners.
The council hammered at the
section of the bill, creating a
board of five members to rule the
wage-hour legislation. 1t charged
this proposal would set up a
"despotic power over commerce
and industry"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-09
Legitimate Use
OF Narcotics Tn

GENEVA, Nov. 9.-Legitimate
world production and consumption
of narcotics are increasing, accord.
ing to the final figures for 1895,
the Permanent Control Opium
Board made public here.
AS compared with 1885, NOR
phine production has increased
more than six tons, codeine more
than four tons. ethyl morphine
1,645 pounds. heroin and cocaine
each about 500 pounds. Their con.
sumption increased, respectively,
by II per cent, Is per cent, 48 per
cent, 10 per cent and 6 per cent.