Evening star., 1938-10-30
Courtesy of Auoists Is Held
Chief Eur0pean-U. S. Contrast
c. J. Brand, Back From,
Visit, Has Praise for
Dictator Lands.
BY Jessie FAINT EVANS.

BY JESSIE FAINT EVANS.
The outstanding contrast between
Europe and America, according to
Charles ]. Brand, executive secretary
and treasurer Of the National Fer
hliser Association, Is the absence Of
unnecessary horn blowing In the large
European capitals and universally
greater driver courtesy.
Mr.. Brand, who has Just returned
from abroad Is an odicial delegate
from the United States to the recent
International Congress on Chemical
Fertilizers in Rome. declares:
why. on my first morning back
In Washington. in trafnc on K street
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth. I was
confronted with more undisciplined,
downright dscourteous motor trafac
and horn blowing in . few minutes
than I encountered tn Rome, Berlin
and London put together"
Turning to international affairs, he
observed:
For America to be most effective
~ powerful leaven for world peace"
he says, "our people must make sim
cere effort to understand the different
ideologies, historical factors and back
grounds which lie back Of European
problems. Willingness to be con-
structively. rather than destructively,
critical in our attitude toward Eu-
ropean nations, and a belief in the
honesty and good intentions Of their
leaders, along with the reconstruction
Of international trade, are some of
the factors. too. which must be re-
born If permanent world peace is to
be achieved"
Confidence in Chamberlain Seen.
Despite some feeling in England
and France that too great q sacrifice
has been made upon the part Of these
countries, Mr.. Brand gained the i'm
preston that the majority of their
peoples not only approved Premier
Chamberlain's action. but had conf
dence in his leadership, both now and
for the future
With the recognition and admis-
sion that there are now four instead OF
two great powers in Europe. the adop-
ton Of direct personal negotiations as
evidenced At Munich and the develop
ment Of sound economic unit in
Central Europe as distinguished from
. group Of political units" Mr.. Brand
believes, the way has been paved
toward q future of relatively peaceful
progress"
He also called attention to the fact
that Germany and Italy are so lacking
IN natural resources as to make inter-
national trade absolutely imperative
for them. since out OF list Of 30 I'm
portant primary materials. the United
States has q relative sufnciency Of ~,
Germany but six"
Both the outgoing and home coming
voyages Of this agricultural economist
OF international reputation were made
under unusual conditions.
Crossed During Crisis.
En- route. Mr.. Brand was passenger
on the Conte di Savoia during the
tensest moments OF the recent war
scare.
During the entire voyage we spent
every moment We could fairly glued to
the ships radios. listening to the
alarming reports of various commen-
tators. In the absence Of real news,
they hashed and rehashed their stun
over and over again." he said.
In Mr. Brands opinion. such rumi-
nations of private individuals, who in
no wise control national or even local
situations, are often exceedingly detri-
mental factors in the evolving of world
peace policies on the part Of the very
governments most interested in bring
ing them about"
Mr.. Brand returned to America on
the last voyage of the Queen Mary
during the tugboat strike in New York
Harbor. From her decks he witnessed
her captains unparalleled feat of dock
ing this giant ocean greyhound exactly
on time. with only the guidance of 4
rowboat and without tugboat assist
ance.
Despite the threatened world peril.
which was terminated during the ses-
sions OF the fertilizer congress. approx
imately 800 delegates assembled. rep
resenting 4S nations, with six dele
gates from the Uhited States, includ-
ing Mr.. Brand.
The Italians" Mr.. Brand COM
ments. ARE happy, cheerful, and prac-
tically all at work. Out OF Italy's
some 10000, 900 people, approximately
only half million are unemployed.
Furthermore there is a work ,reci-
procity feature in vogue between italy
ana Germany which is of widespread
agricultural interest"
Loaned Workers TO Germanv.
During this past summer when
there was an actual shortage of labor
Tor the harvesting of such German
crops as sugar beets, potatoes, rye
and wheat. Prof. Franco Angelini.
member of the Fascist Grand Council
VINO also planned and supervised the
nrst International Congress on Chem
ical Fertilizers. arranged with Ger
many for the transfer of 10000 Italians
10 TIDE her over this crop emergency"
Mr.. Brand did not see Mussolini
during his visit to Rome, but in
MS conversations with hundreds of
Italians, he found that 80 per cent
OF them idolized II Duce for the bet.
Ter living conditions he has made
possible.
what their leader has accomplished
TOR the Italian people from an agri-
cultural and an engineering stand
point. Mr.. Brand feels, "is best ex-
empIned in the almost miraculous
reclamation Of the vast Pontine
marshes. For more than 1000 years
the plague spot of Italy and the
center Of one Of the worlds great
est malarial menaces, it is today =
fertile farming plain interspersed with
At least five fair-sized cities and some
seven or eight sizeable villages. Here.
ON completely equipped farm units,
thousands Of those who saw World
War service are with their families