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Evening star., 1937-11-02
Dream of Planned Economy
America Would Not Want Stabilized Business at Price
New Dealers Would Have Her Paw.

this dream entrances men. One can
understand how it would entrance a
President, the present one or q future
one. IT were king Of France"--what
could dol The dream entrances
others; there are big business moguls
who think that II they could sit in
front of that, row of buttons, they
could play just the right tune on them.
But there would have to be a lot
more buttons. There would have to be
a button marked Supreme Court" by
which the man in front Of the button
could say to the court, Decide this
way" or Decide that way" And
button marked Congress, by which
a President could say to Congress,
as Hitler did to the Reichstag, GO
home for four years. will tell you
when want you again" And there
would have to be three buttons labeled
press" and radio" and motion
pictures" by which the man in front
of the buttons could say, Don't let the
public hear any news unfavorable to
my policies"
Still More Buttons.
Having got that far, there would be
still more buttons. There would lie one
marked "ogpu," or purge" to say.
"Put Jones in concentration camp"
or Execute Smith" And there would
be buttons to control sentiment about
other nations-so that the man in
front Of the buttons could say to
radio, press and people, as Mussolini
did, Hate England" or Love Ger
many" And sooner or later the men
in front of the buttons would press tie
ultimate button Of all, the one that
says go to war"
We in America would not want
stabilized business at that price, even
if that price would bring stabilized
business, which it would not. We
would not want the superman If he
existed, which he does not.
In the absence of that, in the
absence OF absolute one-man power,
the best alternative is the largest
practicable measure of individual free
dom. The aggregate of 1870 million
individuals, each free to look out upon
conditions as he finds them, each free
to accept whatever the condition is and
adjust himself to it and begin to lay
out his efforts for self-advantage
whether in the form of business profit
or otherwise; each free to follow in
telligent self-interest restrained by
reasonable public regulation-that is
the best cure for depression, the
nearest approximation toward uni
versally diffused we'll being. The best
superman is the aggregate Of prices
arrived at in free market place.
(Copyright. 1872
Evening star., 1937-11-02
Headline Folk
And What
They Do
Gen. Araki Is Ascetic,
but Power Behind
Japan's Amy.
BY LEMUEL r. PARTON.

by LEMUEL r. PAXTON.
~ EN-. SADAO ARAKI, a gentle
little man, who recites po-
Y i etry and arranges flowers
beautifully and treasures
delicate cloisonne and jade. thinks
Japan should polish off Russia, as
we'll as China, while she's in the
mood to branch out. The former
minister OF war, on the sidelines for
the last year, is again in the power
lineup, close to Premier Konoye and
a memory of his new advisory council.
He is an ascetic, abstemious in all
things, living on birdseed diet, and,
since directing the Manchurian out
reach in 1882, has counseled de-
corum and seemly behavior in the ex-
preparation of China. When he found
it expedient to defy the League of
Nations in 1882, he did it in a nice
way.
Army Dislikes Industrialists.
He seems to want capitalism with
out any capitalists. A great many
industrialists we're killed in his con-
lhcot VI IidllIiNlld. lllS ptdodllL
origin accounts for that. The army
is largely recruited from the peasant
classes-including its officers-and it
has romantic feudal hangover which
makes it suspect and dislike indus
trialists.
Pan-Asia is the generals main idea
and from many sources there has
come evidence that it is also the prin-
cipal objective in Japan's drive.
Shrewd observers of the Far East have
told this writer that all Japans major
policies are directed to this end and
that certain Chinese generals, dealing
under the table with Japan, also have
this in mind.
"Hodo" and "bushido" are the gen.
erals two favorite conjure words
signifying "the way of the emperor"
and 1.-The way of the warrior" Ar
ranging his flowers or presiding at
the tea ceremonial, he deplores war
and bloodshed and conquest. They are
all dreadful, and the world would be
so much better if every one would
behave nicely. but as long as they
don't Japan has to go all the way
through.
Follows Rigid Discipline.
The general is angry when he is
called Fascist or militari5t. He
follows rigid discipline in his life
in his little cottage on the outskirts
of Toxic and wears a plain khaki
uniform with almost no medals or
decorations.
Graduating from the military COL
lege, he wanted to go into the navy
but was diverted to the army by the
Russo-Japanese War. Some military
authorities say he is the best strate-
gist in the Orient. In the World War
he made some shrewd and accurate
prophecies as to the outcome, at a
time when the allies were almost de-
spairing.
He likes to do everything in Q nice
way. They say that once. when he
had TO drown batch OF kittens, he
warmed the water so they wouldn't
experience a cold shock
(Copyright, 1879
Evening star., 1937-11-02

One OF the Democrats said
his Democratic opponent
contestant for the Democratic nomination
AS result OF this attitude predicters
publican party starts the coalition
solo Wih little Miss Nobody a partner.
good Republican, puts way:
Ihe men who fought the President preserve
may M heroes but they
ot OF epubcan heroes who believe
the votes of their
~ Is SAID that some Of the who
couldn't
would Immediately join the Democratic Congress
support most of the New
AT the bottom of the Republican political ladder
trouble o say some OF the wise
Went TO awart Joe Gsh running
e ms Iiend TO vote for Democratic probably
bride Once voter got of the top
- ' '~'
Ihere talk again of
election Not present. immediate, indicated
Typical OF the distant
raised IN connection Th the the minimum
IN the District OF Columbia isn't workng The
troWn out by the courts
Court reversed itself
has just been February until the
Womenand develops that than
the minimum will an increase.
Critics OF the President this
Whch the big fellows their
supreme Court held them illegal withheld
oeen collected from the
to get hold of these
More important to of the
element the future OF the They
Evening star., 1937-11-02

adelphia. Secretary Swanson yester-
day sent him congratulatory letter
at the close of his active duty.
Admiral Kimmel has been the
budget officer since June IS, 1885, and
lives here at 1926 Twenty-seventh
street NV. He was born in Hender-
son. KY, February 26, 1882. He had
special duty as aide to Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy Franklin D. Roose-
velt in 1915 during a West Coast
visit. He was executive officer of the
battleship Arkansas during the World
War and served in the North Sea with
the British Grand Fleet.
After the war, he served at the
Washington Navy Yard. Later, he at
tended the Naval War College and
then came on duty in the department
in the ONCE of Naval Operations. He
commanded the battleship New York
in 1888.
Evening star., 1937-11-02

firing diplomatic Japan won
1905
N H. just she seemed about
1t does not youbu does
Theodore Roosevelt helped patch
OF gecras conference dealing power
Mediterranean.
roulette wh diplomats placing
the board-oher peoples
You know better than do whether
ano economic collapse result
your country You know better than
ALREADY result OF
Shanghai and because Of the Chinese amazing
Know better than whether
military exhaustion decline Of morale.
IN h connection Ddre OF "sUer bullets
drusm And above d bUare what
ana untnformed. consider diplomatic realism"
for the American diplomatic
the OF smaller
tne conference
two political anso Americas ae
We do not believe tnat we
-
AS indication Of the
esteo 70 know that Government the
1oupow pact Of 1888 by which England Germany
proposed Europe without nations Since
ana interests this not return the 10Th
century out 70 the rival coalitions
whch reached their logical conclusion nations
are Playing Europe this
cd as nrst appears First step in its achievement
ton OF democracy Spain
the two powerful have-nots the empires at the
Evening star., 1937-11-02

was the Maritime Federation Of the
Pacific. A few days after Mr.. Stuhr
arrived in Denver the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor, at the request of
the Maritime Federation of the Pa
cific, passed its boycott resolution.
Union Initiative Clever Strategy.
This new development of labor TAX
ing the initiative against Japanese
pOaching on Pacific fisheries is clever
strategy. A year ago when the can
merry owners and operators we're car
rying the flag they got dour response
from Washington. Commissioner Of
Fisheries Bell intimated that the
whole thing was scheme on the part
Of the operators to break down sea-
sonal restrictions, under the excuse
that jumping the gun in the spring
would enable them to get ahead of
the Japs. After sharp protests from
Gov. Martin of Oregon and Senator
Bone of Washington, the commits
sioner asserted that the Japanese
floating canneries were confining
themselves to crab, halibut and cod.
He cited as proof the Japanese gov
ernment's assurance to the American
Embassy in Toxic that it would not
now give salmon-fishing permits to
its nationals in Alaskan waters. He
pointed out further that the floating
canneries could not possibly be can
ming salmon because that requires
lots of fresh water for "slushing"!
The Japanese fishing trust-that
is, the imperial Japanese navy to
which Japan's fishing feet Is sub
sidiary--quick on the trigger because
of its intelligence men on the Pacific
Coast, cut in after Washingtons re-
buke with an ingratiating invitation
to the Alaskan operators to join forces
with them in cooperative Japanese
American exploitation Of Bristol Bay.
This blandishment the American oper-
ators, OF course, turned down. But 1t
was the ANAL club that caused union
lied labor to bring the issue to the
fore.
Championship Of American fish
cries for Americans" by union labor
has put the matter in an entirely diff
ferent light for Washington. There
Is no union group with which the ad-
ministration is more anxious to be on
good terms at present than the Mari
time Federation Of the Pacific. It has
complications enough on the West
Coast right now without stirring up
new trouble with dock workers and
seamen.
japanese Ships Photographed.
The unions have Photographic proof
Of three Japanese ahips operating n
Evening star., 1937-11-02
VOTE IS DEMANDED
WITH HIGHER TAXES
Michigan Park Citizens Debate
Types Of Levies-0ppose
Increases.

Strong opposition to- the adoption
Of any new taxes for the District of
Columbia climaxed the meeting of
Michigan Park Citizens Association
last night in Bunker Hill School.
The motion was presented by j. F..
Parkhill after considerable debate over
proposals Of sales tax to substitute
for gross receipts tax. The latter levy
received general support as more de-
sirable. The association felt further
taxes would be justifiable only If ac-
companied by right to vote, and
that otherwise would be high de-
gree of unjustness." according to
President John J. Hurley.
Mr.. Hurley also said the Govern
ment share in the District budget
should be of more balanced" pro-
portion and suggested that the group
60 on record to this effect. Action
was deferred, however, pending further
study.
Commendation in a formal resolu-
ton was extended to the Washington
Police Department and the twelfth
precinct in particular for "highly
satisfactory" service.
Evening star., 1937-11-02

the swimway of Alaskan salmon the
past season. One is an 11,000-ton
floating factory, the Taihoku, Maru,
served by IL power trawlers. It is
equipped with fresh-water reduction
and oxygen plant for canning, and
seems to use salt water for "slushing"
very successfully. Another, the
Hakuyo Maru, is the investigating
ship which the Japanese navy prom
ised the American Embassy would be
sent to investigate Japanese fishing
activities on the Alaskan coast. The
Alaska Fishermen's Union claims the
Investigation" consists of studying
means Of attacking the American SAL
mon run more efiiciently. They hint
at probe by United States naval ex-
perts of the 500-foot steel tuna fishing
ships operated by Japanese AZ far
south as California and Mexico. They
grow red with resentment when they
point out that the fish canned OF our
shores by aliens is sold in our own
market in competition with the shore
industry.
Capt. Stuhr described the confer
ences in Seattle between American
union ofiicials and commissions sent
from Japan to stall on action with
talk. The Japanese suck in their
breath and gently insist that no one
owns the ocean. The Americans pound
the table and insist that American
salmon Is American still Though they
wander beyond the Smile limit, and
that Japan would make short shrift
Of American vessels fishing and can
ming on Japanese shore-3 miles or
30. When the Americans reach this
point, the Japanese commissioners
can't understand, and their interpre-
ter finds it impossible to interpret.
30 now it's up to the State Depart
ment. Pressure on Japan can be
countered by Japanese abrogation Of
the ssaling treaty-darling Of Ameri-
cau diplomacy. Further, the Alaskan
picture fits into the unanswerable
Japanese argument, "Give US some
where to go!" and gives Japan q nice
point Of negotiation for obtaining
American help in bringing China to
reason at Brussels.
tcepyrisht 1879
Evening star., 1937-11-02

paud settlement on the sangunary
exploits of the Italian expeditionary
They ufH not consider that
c only because nvdsion
dangerous
that the eject OF their supplemented
stabilize
thus lay the powdertan another more con-
uon and am not only know that
politics." time
helped the stropg protecting the weak
made absolutely certain be the wo in hory
and that could OF ~ ~ '
Evening star., 1937-11-02
By MARK SULLIVAN.

INCE the severe drop in security
and commodity prices, two
agencies Of government have
- taken important steps. The
Federal Reserve Board has taken a
step designed to bring about a higher
range of prices on the stock exchanges.
The step is also designed, whether &C.
Evening star., 1937-11-02
By UPTON CLOSE.

-%>~ - AASAA Va o6dS PAAdolLCo Will SdlJy
profanity, has been for Is years an
Alaska fisherman. He has fought for
unlonization of the motley crews of
men of all races who man the Alaska
salmon nets and canneries. Perched
on the edge of plush chair in the
State Department he exhibited the Of
ficial air-photographs, which he and
some fellows had taken from a char
tered plane, of the decks of Japanese
floating canneries north of the Aleu-
tian Islands. The photographs showed
plainly the silvery shapes of salmon
10000 on one deck-nets, and odds
and ends of equipment, with little
dark men scurrying about putting
their catch away.
Pleas Repeated Two Years.
Then Capt. Stuhr asked the State
Department official why the fishermen
themselves had to 90 out and procure
this evidence. He told of repeated
pleas for two years past to the Com
merce Departments Bureau of Fish
cries for investigation of the situation.
The State Department Official was
sympathetic. Thereupon the salty
Stuhr wanted to know whether, since
the Government had left to American
fishermen the task of proving the
Japanese invasion of American fish
ing grounds, it now wished to leave to
them the job of combating that in
vasion. If so, opined the delegate of
the f1shermen's union, they were ready
to act. They had lots of dynamite,
and they knew how to place it under
the Japanese floating canneries.
The State Department official sat
up electrified, Consultations were
held. Then there followed a heart
to-heart talk. Mr.. Stuhr was as
sured the State Department would
study the, matter Immediately. He
was persuaded that the thing for the
fishermen to do was to leave the sit
uation in State Department hands.
The ohicial quite won the sea dog's
heart, pointing out the delicacy of
matters that involve relations with
international neighbors, and, partic-
ularly such neighbor as Japan at
the present time. So Stuhr pledged
his union, pro tenn, to full support
Of the State Department, but declared,
as he rose and grabbed his hat, that
II negotiations have not removed the
Japanese canneries and trawlers be-
fore the next salmon season, the alien
plants would be blown out of the
windy waters Of Bristol Bay. Then he
took the train for the A. F. of L. Con-
vention at Denver.
This, too, had its significance. For
the first American labor organization
to vote . boycott on japanese goods
Evening star., 1937-11-02
BORDER STRENGTHENED
BY the Associated Press


TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, No
vember 2.-Reliable reports last night
stated 5000 Nicaraguan troops had
been sent to the Honduras-Nicaragua
frontier virtually on the eve Of
mediation conference, with United
States participation, to settle the
"postage-stamp" border dispute.
Honduran sources said such troop
movement was in violation of the Sep
tember agreement, in which the two
nations promised not to send military
forces to their mutual boundary.
Evening star., 1937-11-02

curately or not,
to influence gen.
eral business IA
vorably. A b hou t
the sa m e time
the I n t ers tate
Commerce Com
mission raise d
railroad freight
rates by an ag-
gregate Of some
AZ million dollars.
1t Is not the IN
tention Of this ar
ticle to discuss
the d e t ails of
these measures.
I cite them to
Evening star., 1937-11-02
REJECTS TERROR COURT
Britain Won't Participate in
Tribunal, She Informs League.

GENEVA, Nov. 2 R.-Great
Britain yesterday turned down a pro-
posal to establish an international
criminal court to try cases of inter-
national terrorism.
The British delegate, Sir John
Fischer Williams, told the League of
Nations Conference on the Repression
Of Terrorism that Britain would not
oppose the establishment of the court,
but could not participate.
He said British law was sufficient
to deal with terrorism.
Evening star., 1937-11-02
We, the People
Open Letter to Mime. Chang Advises Her to Beware
of "Silver Bullets" and International "Altruism''
v-tv.v
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

Y WASHINGTON,
IA Dear Madame
Wv Since recently writing in
v describing the China
wish to influence American public opinion
resistance to the invasion.
This quite
sympathetic indifference
ctude shocked by the
to avoid being drawn into military
our government moving promote armce the fighting
patch between China this
will enjoy the solid American
Evening star., 1937-11-02
What's Back Of It All
Republican-Democratic Coalition Seen Unlikely as
Landon's Offer to Back Court Bakers Is Rejected
BY H. r. BAUKHAGE.

H.
STORY that certain Democratic
~ much appropriate
~ election-day probably happen
=
bring Republican anicou bill Democrats
opposed by
July moment
to appeal Of
the batled
Constitution precauon Landon through
friends
he going them, case they interested
Evening star., 1937-11-02

With the re-
tirement of Rear
Admiral Harris
Laning yesterday
after 46 years
S ervtce, e Capt.
Kimmel became
a rear admiral.
Until October /,
Admiral Laning
was coEmandant
of the Sd Naval
D ! S t r C t, with
headquarters In
New York. Now
he becomes gov
ernor of the Nav
al Home at Phil
Evening star., 1937-11-02

Just before the nominating convention
MS 1rndS step forth declare
tha he won't present his
good Hooers will permitted party
some good Democrats said to have
pay Tor Representative Snel Republican
Great Britain effort
sion which rather weak the man
VINO mas the Job In Parliament
Gratis who think little for
party say that maybe the British have
tCopyrgh 1897. Alliance.
Evening star., 1937-11-02

eAPtfIse OF QUIET peoples lives, IN
terests and institutions.
The American people. to
whose sympathies you so ably lay
claim, know nothing of all this.
Seeking only to remain undis-
turbed and shrinking from the idea
OF active opposition 10 Japan. they
will believe that they have achieved
a miracle of altruism il they in
duce the Japanese armed forces
to cease firing. and they will ap-
Evening star., 1937-11-02

tr e nd is t h q t
many of the New
Dealers are being
won over to the
notion that how
ever interesting
the blue print
may be for a
Utopian world or
q reform era, the
people who have
to make it work
It he business
men themselves
must be sold on
{ h e fundamen-
tails.
Can the PreSi-
Evening star., 1937-11-02

repeating the brilliant blunders Of
Theodore Roosevelt, whose peace
making paved the road to Arm
ageddon under the impression that
he was engaged in hard-boiled
realism.
Your people may remember
how, In 1905, Japan was at the end
OF her resources in her aggressive
war against the Russian Empire
and how Gen. Kuropatkin wept
when he received the orders to
Evening star., 1937-11-02
Georgians Will Lunch.

The Georgia Luncheon Club will
meet at Nunallys Restaurant, 1908
F street NV, tomorrow at 1890
pm. Mrs. John w. Rustin will be
chairman of the Hostess Committee.
Evening star., 1937-11-02

for big business, not merely in the
possible adjustment Of the capital
levy and surplus profits tax, but in
other steps as yet unmentioned-a
steady veering toward a goal which
they say is a little to the right in
stead of left or center.
Indiana may face a tri-party
battle for the senatorship next year.
1t is understood that Senator Van
Nuys has just about decided to
march under his own banner
Evening star., 1937-11-02
Business Key
to Better
Times
Practical Cooperation
With Government
Held Need.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

"HERES curious psychology
developing inside the Roose-
velt administration, particu-
- larly among some of the So
called cleft wing" economists and ad-
visers who are talking now about the
practical" Importance of new pol
icy Of cooperation between govern
n1ent and business.
The immediate Significance of this
Evening star., 1937-11-02

The emissaries did their job
and checked up. They found,
much to their surprise, that the
sentiments expressed by all of the
gentlemen interviewed could be
phrased in virtually the same Ian
guage, which went something like
this:
For heavens sake. if you are
friend of mine, go back to MIR.
Landon and tell him not to say q
in, 20
Evening star., 1937-11-02

THE opinions OF the orers this their o
~ necessarly The Stars Such opinions presented
Tne Stars eDo to 0pe all sides OF questions Interest its
readers although such opinions may be contradictory doro
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1937-11-02
US. Labor Acts Against Japan
Huading Fisheries in Pacific
Washington Is Impelled to Action by
Maritime Federation of America
ChampiOning Alaska Fishermen.

This is the sepenh of
hoy Pacific years in his book Chn
enge the present bloody
- "
dIE washington
M japanese
the Japanese invasion
department. ohcas have had
out none cou than Harry delegate the
Alaska F1shermens Union and the
Sur stocky red-faceo with
Evening star., 1937-11-02
CAPT. H. E. KIMMEL
NOW REAR ADMIRAL
Navy Budget Officer Promoted
as Rear Admiral Laning
Retires.

The Navy's budget officer, Rear
Admiral Husband e. Kimmel, is the
rookie admiral Of the service today.
Evening star., 1937-11-02

dent bury the hatchet and get to-
gether with business? The effort has
been made several times, but each
time it has been followed by more
bitterness and more attacks by Mr..
Roosevelt. which in turn have engen-
dered a countertrend of bitterness on
the part of the business men.
Certainly the economic system can
not function unless Government and
business fully understand each other,
or at least agree as to what the poll
cies of the Government mean in
economic terms.