Evening star., 1938-03-18

mistake about that-and extremely likelv
to 60 places. For one thing it in charge
OF Midwestern edition of Jim Farley.
Indiana State Chairman Frank McHale.
who even looks like Farley. McHale is
proceeding on the same quiet, systematic.
long-range lines which Roosevelt's War
wick pursued for two years before Chi
cago. The McNutt movement is steadily
outgrowing the dimensions of a purely
1nd1ana-wide affair, and, under Big
Franks stage management, is headed for
bigger and better things Assistant Sec
cretary OF War Louis johnson of West
Virgfnia-like McNutt, q former national
commander Of the American Legion-is
one OF the Governors closest political
associates. Keep the Philippines may
become the Hoosiers White House cam
paign slogan.
Even the chief executive OF our empire
State-Herbert H. Lehman-can slip
cog 1t appears. Early this week Gov.
Lehman issued an order requiring that
all members Of the New York National
Guard, present and future, must be
American citizens. In the case of foreign
born, they must submit photostatic
copies of naturalization certificates. The
Governor apparently forgot that under
the Federal statutes (25 Stat 11O2: U. s..
c., title 18, sec 1870 " "or whoever
shall print photograph, or in any man.
ner cause to be printed, photographed,
made. or executed, any print or impress
sion in the likeness of any such certin-
cate. or any part thereof shall be
fined not more than $4,000. or impris-
oned for not more than 10 years, or both. 3"
y X
Farm Journal OF Philadelphia, one OF
the country's Oldest and most respected
spokesmen Of agriculture. calls for a
new House Of Representatives that
business can depend on to put q stop.
once and for all. to New Deal bungling
and persecution 1t says: We keep
harping on Government and business,
rather than on Government and farm
ing, or on farming and business. for
this very simple reason-becauSe we
think it Is in the relationship of the
New Deal with the business world
that Government policies have been
most mistaken and injurious. In the
last five years agriculture has been
teachers pet, along with John L. Lewis.
We cannot complain of that although
far from perfect, in our opinion. Our
complaint is that the New Deal has
damaged farming indirectly. by deviling
business and 80 holding the country in
the depression, far more than it has
helped directly. Our remedy Is political,
but not partisan. We want this country
rescued from its poverty, now becoming
chronic. The plain and easy way to do
that Ia tn AlAct to the House this fall
anti-depression Democrats and Repub-
obstacle to further New Deal activities.
If that can be done. business and agri-
culture will quickly do the rest"
A>&
Before he threw up the sponge at
Vienna on March II, Chancellor Schus-
chnigg was compiling special intro
ductory chapter for the American edi-
tion of his book, MY Austria" The
publication will be made shortly, despite
tragedy on the Danube. The missing
chapter will be supplied by Dorothy
Thompson.
Events In Europe have smashed almost
into smithereens House opposition to the
$1.250, 900 900 Navy bill. At one time
there was . chance that the vote would
be uncomfortably close, though not 20
much 30 as to endanger passage. When
Hitler took Austria, he made it q fore
gone conclusion that Uncle Sans biggest
peace-time defense program would be
ratified with bang. Secretary Hull's
Press Club speech helped things along.
too.
tossssisAt, 1889