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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-22
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Government Must Be Kept Liberal,
Cry of President and Spokesman
Roosevelt's Definition of Term Means He Has Cast Die
For Realignment of Political Parties; Time May
Prove Fallacy of Today's Liberal Doctrines.
By WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service, National Press Bldg, Washington D. c.

Thus, there is a split, with those
who subscribe to the New Deal the
DRY OF liberalism on the one hand
and the Democrats who adhere to
the hundred-year-old principles of
the Democratic party on the other.
There will be some Republicans
drawn into the new alignment, but
they will be fewer than the wing
formed from Democrats. The Re-
publicans who will go over to any
new alignment will be of the type of
Harold Ickes, now secretary of the
interior, Senator Norris of Nebraska
(who once wore Republican labeD
and others of the here-today-gone-
tomorrow category.
And further, as to what will hap
pen: my observation is that these
so-called liberal movements don't
last very long. They crack up on
the very principles which are sup
posed to be their foundation stones.
Always, there are too many "lead-
ers." Every liberal" who cata-
logues himself as such, shouts about
it and produces plans for saving the
world wherever anybody will listen,
conceives himself to be a leader.
Someway, the ideas and ideals of
these liberal leaders always differ.
Each invariably takes the position
that his plans must be adopted
unanimously or the world will go to
not
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-22
Time May ProUe Fallacy
OF Today's Liberal Ideas

That is the story of the self-ap.
pointed liberals. To them has been
given the right-in their own minds,
at least-to guide the destinies of
the nation. I assume that if they
regard me at all they classify me
as coming from across the railroad
tracks, question my mental balance.
But shall continue to study their
methods, commend what is good,
criticize that which is obviously un-
sound. More important, I shall
continue to cling to the doctrine of
the ages that human nature is 60
ing to be changed by some Power
that is considerably above the level
of human intelligence; I shall hold
to a conviction that real progress
comes by that method and not from
the crackpots who look upon the hu-
man race as fresh litter of guinea
pigs.
But, anyway, we have liberalism
defined at last by a man who is
qualified to define it, and we find
that it differs from what liberalism
formerly meant. It was only few
generations ago that liberalism
meant restricting, not increasing,
the powers of government. Neither
Mr.. Roosevelt's definition nor his
record in Office comedies with the
former understanding of the word.
1t seems to me likely, therefore,
that we will 60 on for quite some
years with this quarrel, and that
may be-and this is just hunch-
time will prove the fallacy of some
of the so-called liberal doctrines of
this day.
g Western Newspaper Union.
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Foreign

Until he spoke at Nuremburg a
fortnight ago, Adolf Hitler had new
er given open, out-and-out promise
of assistance to Czechoslovakia' S
Sudeten Germans. If his purpose
was to brew trouble, it was not
long in coming. BY promising his
exiled fellow Germans the right of
"self determination" Der Fuehrer
gave overnight rise to demands for
a plebiscite, demands which were
not long in bringing bloodshed.
Confident that frightened Prague
would tolerate anything, the bench
men of little Fuehrer Konrad Hen
1ein organized demonstrations that
ended in riots which took six lives.
By this time the Czech government
was forced to show its hand. Tight
martial law was clamped on five
Sudeten towns, then on three more.
While jittery world held its breath,
Fuehrer Henlein shot back an ulti-
matum that martial law be lifted in
six hours or his party would ode
cline responsibility for all further
developments"
In the next "a hours Prague re-
jected the ultimatum, rushed troops
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-22
Ideas Subject to Quick
Change; Try Something Else

Then, too, their ideas are subject
to such quick change that few of
them are retained very long. They
are cast aside for something else
that has more glamor. A case in
point is an incident of recent his
tory. After New Dealer Senator
Pope had been licked for the Idaho
Democratic nomination for senator
by the youthful Worth Clark, there
was talk among the New Dealers
about having Senator Pope seek re-
election independently; it was pro-
posed and discussed with Mr..
Roosevelt whether Senator Pope
should embrace the faith of the La
Follette's progressive ticket in Ida
no. 1t was found, however, that
the LaFollettes had candidate for
the senate on their ticket. To the
suggestion that he withdraw and let
Senator Pope be their candidate, the
LaFollette spokesman said: no sir
ee! Senator Pope isn't progressive
enough for us-and Senator Pope
had campaigned as a 100 per cent
New Dealer.
One can walk around the halls of
congress any day when the session
is on and find NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
arguing how far reform" must be
carried; what liberalism" means.
And, in downtown Washington,
where the really important head
men of liberalism are to be found,
they are constantly Tuning and fret
ting at each other. Instances are on
record where two rabid liberals ac-
tually have sought to get each other
discredited in the eyes of the Presi-
dent because of their differences
over what liberalism means.
The only thing about which they
seem to agree is that anyone who
insists on sanity in governmental
thinking-anyone who takes heed of
lessons of experiences and tradi-
tons of the past-must, of neces-
sity be a tory, a bloodsucker,
trampler of the poor, an obstruc-
zionist, republican," or some
other animal in human form who is
overcome with personal greed. On
that point, the liberals that we see
in the government these days pre-
sent a united front.
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heimer's policy racket, the state
had spent $4,000, presented four
weeks of testimony, gone to great
pains guarding precious witnesses.
But Justice Pecora's decision had
hardly ceased echoing through the
courtroom before Tom Dewey be-
gan planning his next move. Though
the Republican nominating conven-
ton was but two weeks away,
though Defense Attorney Lloyd P.
Stryker had sarcastically suggested
that a, new trial be delayed until
latter the political campaign" the
state will probably rush through a
new trial which would preclude the
36-year-old prosecutors running for
governor. Biggest job will be to
avoid Justice Pecora's sitting on the
case. For this, the state must
either ask Gov. Herbert Lehman to
designate another judge, or present
the case back to a county grand
jury for an indictment identical with
the last.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-22
.Speaking of Sports
Comeback of
Di Mag Makes
Y anks Happy
BY GEORGE A. BARCLAY

By GEORGE A. BARCLAY
A S THE New York Yankees have
numbered down the home
stretch in the American league pen
nant race, piling up lead that
could not be challenged, the deni-
zens Of Gotham's Little Italy" have
been happy. For Joe Di Maggie was
hitting and his bat was winning ball
games. J0e's batting average is a
barometer of joy or despair in the
east side neighborhood where the
sons Of Italy have settled and raised
their bambinos.
In the early days of the season
when Joe was in the dog-house with
the Yankee ownership and his bat
was feeble, there was consterna-
ton in Little Italy," But as the sea-
son wore on and the Yanks began
pulling away from the Cleveland In
dlans, there were smiles, for Joe
had found his batting eye again.
Ii Little Italy" was happy over
Di Maggio's revival, SO was Joe Nc
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-22
Joe Is Game

That might have discouraged the
average manager, but not Joe Nc
Carthy. He sent Malone back for
his sixth start. Pat justified this
confidence by winning that game
and going on to become one of
the most effective pitchers in the
National league. Later when trou-
BILE logged Malone and he was
waived out of the league, Mccarthy,
now manager of the Yankees, signed
him as relief pitcher and he con-
tinued with good results for the
Yanks until the close of last season.
You could cite other examples of
this tenacious B Mccarthy faith.
There's the case of Pitcher Lefty
Gomez, who ran into discoura cling
series of defeats and finally worked
his way back into the winners es-
tate. Or you might mention Lou
Gehrig, who was bust in the early
days of this season. Joe didn't give
up on Lou when the fans and critics
were panning him for hitting into
double plays and slowing up in the
field. Mccarthy said Gehrig was his
idea of a man who knew how to play
first base. And Louis record in the
latter part of the season was justi-
/ fication enough of that opinion.
And so Joe Di Maggie is the lat
est reward of McCarthy's loyalty.
Joe's troubles this year started with
his holdout demand for $40, 900, after
a brilliant 1887 season. Joe's hold
out was a failure and he finally
compromised for SOS, 900 a year aft
er missing the training trip entirely.
His first appearance with the club
was discouraging. His teammates
Snubbed him and the fans were far
from cordial. But Joe knew how to
take it. He said nothing and stuck
to his knitting.
Obviously out of condition because
of missing the training trip, he
missed the first ten days of the sea-
son and one of the disciplinary
measures adopted by Col. Jacob
Rupert, owner of the club, for this
recalcitrant holdOut was to dock Joe
at the rate of S162 for each game he
missed, or total of S1,62O. Once
Joe got into the lineup, however, he
was careful not to miss another
game. Informed baseball followers
are giving odds that Colonel Rup-
pert will refund Di Maggio's lost
salary when the 1888 season goes
into history.
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grocer who fit into Franklin Roose-
velt's more logical definition of a
small business man.
To Pittsburgh last week for their
first convention went Dewitt EN-
ery's little business men. Though
Pittsburgh's c. w. Elton hopefully
predicted $500 delegates, the first
day found a scant 200 whose re-
straint held discussion to a mini
mum. Next day, with their num-
Der increased to 800, little business
men talked more freely. Drawn up
were resolutions which dashed
fiercely at administration policies in
relation to business.
Their demands: Free enterprise,
less waste, removal of excess bu-
reaus and employees, balanced
budget, lower taxes, sound money.
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Wise and Otherwise

A woman used to be the one
to have the last word, but now
it's the traffic cop.
Hard work never killed any
one. But youth prefers some
thing with a spice of danger in
it.
Men are a bit like trees.
When they cease to branch out
they're liable to become fossils.
Many a plain woman has
cooked her way into a mans
heart, just as many a pretty
one has cooked her way out
again. Is the ship of marriage
laundering on rock cake?
In view of the needless noise
that already assails our ears,
it's a good thing that rusty
brains don't squeak.
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Would Force ReaLignment
Of Politics of Country

Mr.. Roosevelt's announcement
on what constitutes liberal fol-
lowed very closely a statement he
had issued in meeting with the
newspaper correspondents at the
White House, saying that he had no
objection to election of liberal Re-
publicans. Said he: eff there is a
good liberal running on the Repub-
lican ticket, I would not have the
slightest objection to his election.
The good of the country rises above
party"
The Importance of these two dec
larations?
Mr.. Roosevelt has cast the die
for a new alignment of political
parties. He has swept aside all
previous bonds that held men and
women within the Democratic par
ty or the Republican party or the
lesser political groups and has said,
in effect, "Come with me into
new fusion of forces and action. '~Of
course, no one who has studied Mr..
Roosevelt's course since his politi-
cal ears were first pinned back in
defeat of his malodorous plan to
add six justices of his own choosing
to the United States Supreme court
could have failed to recognize this
eventuality. He was planning to
force realignment in politics in this
country for some months; but now
the thing is out in the open, and
the Democrats and Republicans,
alike, know what confronts them if
it is their desire to maintain the
present political party setup.
What will happen is quite another
question. Undoubtedly, the Demo-
cratic party will be the greater suf-
ferer. 1t has to be so, because Mr..
Roosevelt became titular head of
the Democratic party by virtue of
election to the presidency in 1882
and again in 1886 as the candidate
of that party. So many of the for
mer Democrats have become we'd
ded to the New Deal either by con-
viction or as result of having won
office on New Deal coat tails that
there is no turning back for them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-22

Fortnight ago, before his rackets
case against Tammany Leader
James ]. Hines was thrown out of
court, New York District Attorney
Thomas E. Dewey was good bet
to win Republican gubernatorial
nomination. Cause of the mistrial
was Tom Dewey's reference to
Tammanyman Hines alleged con-
spiracy in Manhattan's poultry
racket, a reference which Justice
Ferdinand Pecora thought consti-
tuted breach of court etiquette.
Since Justice Pecora has Tam
many-Democrat background, it was
easy for disgruntled prosecutors to
mutter about political influence.
Day after the mistrial decision,
even the august New York Times
pontificated that Justice Pecora
has made profound mistake of
judgment"
In its efforts to prove Politician
Hines had participated in the late
Arthur (''Dutch Schultz"D Flegen-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-22
OPPORTUNITY
Ideul Hot Dish Muts
Mode of Cable Cord
By RUTH WYETH SPEARS

THIS mat is made of white cot
= ton cable cord such as you buy
at the notion counter for corded
seams and trimmings. The orig
inal mat from which this design
was taken was made of-no one of
this generation would ever guess
what! Corset strings. These were
once common commodity along
with collar boning, hat pins and
side combs. There was quite a
fad for making luncheon sets of
them braided or arranged in va
rious designs and sewn with fine
stitches on the wrong side.
The design shown here is COM
pact and, copied in rather heavy
cord, makes an ideal hot dish mat
Follow the sketches for directions.
Make the circles in pairs, as
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-22

Other investigators have. found,
he added, that under some air con-
ditions ice forms on the wings of an
airplane in flight even though the
temperature is several degrees
above freezing.
Water from different lakes and
streams has varying freezing points,
DR.. Dorsey explained, because of
differences in the amounts of plant
material and other chemicals dis
solved or suspended in it. No two
samples will turn into ice at pre-
cisely the same temperature
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-22
Freezing Point of Water
Is Found to Vary Widely

A federal. scientist describes wa
ter as a strange chemical combina-
ton which can stay liquid at tenn
peratures far below its freezing
point or freeze at higher levels.
DR.. N. Ernest Dorsey of the bu-
reau of standards said he had cooled
water to six degrees below zero
without having it turn into ice. This
is SO degrees below its standard
freezing point.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-22

Carthy, for once again this astute
managers faith in ball player was
indicated. Mccarthy is noted for
sticking with player when the av-
erages are throwing him down. He
demonstrated that long ago with
Pitcher Pat Malone when Joe was
manager of the Chicago Cubs. In
Malone's first year as Cub, he lost
his first five starts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-22
Better Mousetraps Clubs

Better mousetraps, the Amer.
lean game, has captured Scotland.
and Scots are thinking up fantastic
new inventions to swap with their
friends. Glasgow and other cities
have several better mousetraps
clubs. The idea is based on the
saying: Guild a better mousetrap
than your neighbor and the world
will make. a beaten track to your
door," Scots have thought up spec
tacles without lenses for those who
cannct -aad-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-22
NERVOUS?

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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-22
Weekly News Review
Four-Po,uer European Treaty
May Apert General Warfare
Joseph w. La Bine

Europe were obvious. To a nine
year-old visitor who found him
studying Czechoslovakia's map, he
advised: "Just now, more than
ever, it is necessary to remember
my geography lessons. So keep up
your interest in geography"
That night the presidential special
left for Washington where Secre-
tary of State Cordell Hull waited
to talk diplomacy, where Secretary
Of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau
Jr. waited to discuss U. S. money
and stock market action in the
event of war.
Politics
Until August II, the word purge"
had little application in American
politics. On that date Franklin
Roosevelt asked Georgians to de-
feat their Sen. Walter F. George be-
cause: HE is out of touch with the
broad detectives of the party !.
On most questions we don't speak
the same language"
Subsequently, purge" went after
South Cardinals Sen. Ellison D.
Smith and Maryland's Sen. Willard
E. Tydings. Both won anyway. Add
ing to the Presidents CONSERVATION
was Names historically prophetic
election in which all Republicans
won, all Democrats lost. Only two
days later, Georgians voted to give
purge" final shellacking, to bury
with vengeance the gravest politi-
cal error Franklin Roosevelt has
ever made.
Day before Georgia's election,
Manager Edgar B. Dunlap of the
George machine could confidently
predict victory. Major reason was
the Presidents speech, but Manager
Dunlap himself was another reason.
One-time Georgia chairman of the
Birthday balls, once an RFC at
torney, he was fired from the latter
job for political activity. Few Geor-
gia Democrats carry more weight.
Against red-suspendered ex-Gov.
Eugene Talmadge, against New
Dealer Lawrence S. Camp, against
Townsend Planner William G.. Nc
Rae, Manager Dunlap drove cam
paign that won handily. But while
anti-New Deal Senator George was
renominated, so was Gov. E. D.
Rivers with his Little New Deal"
platform.
o Among other results in a week
filed with primaries:
In Michigan, Gov. Frank Murphy
and ex-Gov. Frank Fitzgerald be-
came Democrat, G.. o. P. guberna-
torial nominees, respectively.
In Utah, DR.. Franklin S. Harris,
president of Brigham Young uni
versity, won Republican senatorial
nomination, will face Democratic
Sen. Ebert D. Thomas in Novem-
Der.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-22

WASHINGTON.-There is a great
TODD being made these days about
liberalism We are told in the
press, through the radio, in personal
conversations that liberalism" lib
eral thinking, is vitality necessary;
1t is urgent that our government be
kept liberal, and that our daily lives
be moulded along liberal lines.
President Roosevelt says so, and
sought in recent speech to define
liberalism; his spokesman repeat
and emphasize what he has said;
the vast army of ballyhoo artists
on the government payroll is saying
it after the manner of a stooge for
ventriloquist. A lot of Republic
cans, trying to ape the New Deal
ers, are saying it, too, and making
just as much of a mess of the propo-
sition as the less slick-tongued
among the New Dealers.
Well, any way, at any cost, there
must be liberalism. If we don't be
liberal, we are warned, the devil
will get us. The nation, its $780,
100000 inhabitants and all of their
works will sink to the depth of per-
dition. It's very sorry situation,
indeed.
Recognizing the need, the urgent
necessity for liberalism, Mr.. Roose-
welt undertook recently to define it.
I quote his words from recent
speech in Maryland where he had
gone to try to bring about the defeat
of Sen. Willard Tydings in a race
for the Democratic senatorial noni-
nation:
For example, Mr.. A is compos-
lite conservative. He admitted that
in 1888, interest rates charged by
private bankers to ordinary citizens
who wanted to finance a farm were
altogether too high; he admitted
that there were sharp practices, ex-
cesses and abuses in issuing securi-
ties and buying and selling stocks
and bonds; he admitted that the
hours of work in his factory were
too long; he admitted that old peo-
pie, who became destitute through
no fault of their own, were a prob
lem; he admitted that national and
international economics and specu-
lation made farming and fishing
extremely hazardous occupations;
and he even admitted that the buy
ing power of farmers and fishermen
had not kept pace with the buying
power of other kinds of workers.
but conservative Mr.. A not only
declined to take any lead in solving
these problems in cooperation with
the government. He even found
fault with and opposed, openly or
secretly, almost every suggestion
that was put forward by those who
belonged to the liberal school of
thought.
"Mr. B, I said, was a composite
liberal. He not only admitted the
needs and the problems like Mr.. A,
but he put his shoulder under the
load; he gave active study and ac-
tive support to working out meth
DDS, in cooperation with the govern
ment, for solving the problems and
the filling of the needs. Mr.. B did
not claim that the remedies were
perfect, but he knew that we had to
start with something less than per-
feet In this imperfect world"
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Business

No target of New Deal dislike has
been U. S. small business, though a
leading small town business man is
often regarded by his fellow towns
men as the counterpart of big bust
ness. Last spring, Franklin Roose-
welt called meeting of little bust
ness men at Washington, was later
shocked to see his conference turn
into near riot.
Not the outgrowth, rather a re-
action from this meeting is the Ma
tional Small Business Mems asso-
citation, founded by letter-writing
letterhead manufacturer from
Akron, Ohio, Dewitt M. Emery.
Jokingly called little in everything
but stature" 6k-foot President En-
cry solicited members by mail
from business firms not employing
more than 500 persons, not capt.
talized at more than 81 100000 Pre-
sumably too inarticulate for MEM
bership are the butcher, baker and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-22
helping small businesses.

helping small businesses.
The plan for establishing IL re-
gional credit banks to furnish CAPT.
tai at favorable terms to small bust
ness men has not been dropped.
1--WE have participated in some
studies along this line with the
treasury department and the Re-
construction Finance corporation, 4"
Roper said. Anything we do will
be in cooperation with these agen-
cies. The subject of finding a prop
er procedure to help them is def
nitely on our minds"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-22
Revival on Steady Stride,
Asserts Secretary Roper

WASHINGTON. - STEADY proc
esses of recovery are continuing"
according to Secretary of Com
merce Roper. Recovery has been
evident since mid-June, he said.
At the same time Roper said he
has not received an invitation for
the department to participate in
conferences of small business men.
But the department, he asserted,
han devoted considerable time to