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IS per cent loans. No better work has
been done by the Government during
the Roosevelt administration than
that done by the Public Works Ad-
ministration.
Another measure that will be Of the
greatest benefit to every form of busi-
ness is the new tax law that is just
about ready to be signed by the Presi-
dent. This law is not in his latest
proposal, but it will tend tremendously
to help business and to restore the
country
Ladies and gentlemen, these meas
ures recommended by the President
at this time are safe and sane pro-
posals. They are proposals that have
been tried out and found to be good.
The American people five years ago
and a little more than one year ago
had confidence in the present Presi-
dent of the United States, and their
confidence has not been misplaced.
This country is today infinitely better
off than when he assumed Office, and
want to say these proposals will
DTlIlS ABOUT increased TRADE ana CON-.
merce. increased manufacturing and
business, increase in all banking op-
erations, increase in our national in
come. increase in the building up Of
the American people, and an increase
in the efficacy and efficiency Of our
national democratic Government.
am thoroughly in favor of all these
proposals, and have no doubt that
the Congress will speedily enact them,
and that the American people will
respond favorably to their enactment.
Again, ladies and gentlemen, do not
let any one mislead you. The Presi-
dent did not bring about this recess
sion. Any person ought to be able to
see that he would be the last person
on earth to have brought about or to
have connived at any such recession
The banks did not bring about the
recession. They likewise had every
interest in seeing that the country go
forward. The laboring people of the
country did not bring about this re-
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STAR, WASHINGTON D. c. TUESDAY, MAY g. 1888

gressives. Let us forget that some
Of us are wealthy and some Of us are
without wealth. Let us forget our
prejudices, and inasmuch as the Pres
tdent's plan has worked well before,
let us all get behind him. We have
twice made him our leader. Let us
stand by him in the work that he is
probably better qualified to take the
lead in than any other man in this
country. Let the bankers get behind
the Presidents proposal and use their
every effort to restore our country. Let
labor make every concession and use
every effort to make America again
prosperous. Let the farmers, always
the hard-working class Of our people,
work harder still and strive the more
to bring about return of real pros
perity. Let the manufacturers, who
are prosperous when prices are rising,
likewise make every concession and
use every effort to do away with this
Evening star., 1938-05-03
I doubt If any one else knows the

doubt If any one else knows the
causes.
However, whether it happened with
or without cause, we all must recog-
nize that there Is a recession and we
all ought to Join In the common effort
to restore our common country.
Some still say they do not like the
Presidents plan. Well, he is the only
one who has brought forward plan.
It is easy to criticize, but who has
any other plan? Those that criticize it
offer nothing in its place. Some doubt
its efficacy, but suggest nothing in its
stead. Surely the American people
are not going to give up! Surely the
American people are not going to take
1t lying down! Surely the American
people have more courage than that!
So in closing. let me say: Let us
forget the politics in the situation.
Let us forget that some Of us are
Democrats or Republicans. or Pro-
Evening star., 1938-05-03

recession. Let the misguided few Of
our transportation men and profess
sional men, of our business men, or
any other man In our country quit
criticizing. quit doubling, quit nag
ging, and let us all get behind our
great President as our national leader,
and let us restore our country to
economic prosperity. There Is strength
in union! It Is time when Ameri-
cans should get together and stay
together until all economic danger Is
behind them! Work harder! Save
more! Talk less! Put the Presidents
proposals into law so the victory will
be ours!
Only eternal vigilance by our Gov
ernment protects our liberties, only
administration Of our liberal laws
guarantees freedom Of action, and the
assistance offered by our democratic
Government assures us our pursuit Of
human happiness,
Evening star., 1938-05-03
BUSINESS POLICY
OF NEW DEAL HIT
Southern States Industrial
Council Hears BaiIey's
4.P0int Program.

In q sharply-worded attack on vir-
tually all major principles Of the New
Deal, Senator Bailey. Democrat of
Nc-SH Carolina. proposed to a meet
ing of the Southern States Industrial
Council last night a four-point pro-
gram of equality, opportunity, sta
bility and order" which he said was
the only remedy for the present eco
nomic recession
He assailed the Wagner Act as an
instance of inequality, saying that in
It labor held the whip hand over
capital. He said that opportunity
meant a freedom that would allow
capital to be invested without Gov
ernment interference and that sta
bility implied protection" to business
under the Constitution and in the
courts. Order, he added, should be
provided in more strict governmental
control of strike clashes between in
dustry and labor.
Held Ready to Act.
Business he said, lis ready to
take the responsibility for economic
improvement. No credit is needed
There is plenty. The people are ready
to go if they know they can proceed
in investments and industry without
Government interference"
Capital isn't on a strike Capital
was never idle when it could make a
profit" he declared.
He advised that the Government
"get out Of competition with business
and let business transactions take
place so that money can be collected
from excise taxes"
He struck at the pump-priming
policy and relief projects as a theory
that has been exploded as a means
of curing our economic ills. Uncle
Sam can't bear up under rising debt
much longer" he said. There is a
bottom to the barrel and there must
be an end to borrowing. We can't
run the risk of s42000,O0 900 debt
and 100000 unemployed"
Says High Wages Paid.
Referring indirectly to the wage
hour bill he said that even now we
pay better wages in the South than
are paid in the North and given a fair
freight rate we will pay better yet"
Attacking the form of distribution
Of relief funds he stated that in 1887
the Works Progress Administration
gave S210,000,00o in grants to II
Evening star., 1938-05-03

cession. They likewise had every rea-
son for wanting things to continue
to get better. The farmers did not
bring about the recession, for their
every interest, their living is tied up
in better prices. Business men gen.
orally in the country did not bring
it about, for their every interest is
against a recession in prices. New
Deal policies did not bring about the
recession, because it was those very
policies which had brought us out
Of the economic mire In 1898.
Some say this recession is natural,
Others say 1t has been manufactured
or manipulated for political purposes,
and still others say that it was brought
about by comparatively few men in
the country having almost limitless
wealth to teach the President a les
son, not to interfere in their private
economic control Of this country. I
do not know what the causes are, and
Evening star., 1938-05-03

Keep faith in America. and conf
dence in your Government. American
democracy is superior to all. Look
about you in the world If you want
contrast for your contentment. Our
Government offers humanitarian CO.
operation, privileges for the under
privileged, assistance to the needy
opportunity for the ambitious, Sc
curity for the aged and protection for
all. God bless our country and our
people!
Evening star., 1938-05-03

States Of the "solid South" and $2l4,-
0O0,00 to the State Of Pennsylvania.
In the introduction to his speech he
referred jokingly to the 'depraved"
South. II love 1t for its depravity."
he declared. They can't reform us
and they can't reconstruct U.s."
Evening star., 1938-12-19
Britain Refuses
To Lend .Czeths
Over $50,000,000
Prague Authorities Soy
Reconstruction Cost
Is $500, 100000
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 19.-Czecho- -Slovak
Legation officials said today Great
Britain has refused to supplement
her loan Of 10000, 900 (about $780,
600 ,0OO to Czecho-Slovakia
One described the action as
"repudiation of Prime Minister
Chamberlain's promise made in the
House Of Commons on September 81
Mr.. Chamberlain at that time an
nounced Britain was prepared i'm
mediately to arrange an advance Of
100000" and added: How this
advance will be related to the final
figure is for the future"
Czecho-Slovak officials say now
Britain has told them fatty there
would be no addition to the original
loan.
Britain has offered to make "a
100000 (about S2O,0O000O) of the
original 2l0.00O,OO0 loan a straight
gift. Czecho-Slavakia accepted this
but pointed out reconstruction with
in her dwindled territory following
the Munich accord, which gave her
Sudetenland to Germany, would
cost &l00,0OO,0O0 (about $500 ,OOO,-
OOO)
Czecho-Slovak officials said they
had failed to get any guarantee Of
loan from France. but that the
latter nation agreed to cancel
700 900 ,0O0-f franc (sl8.200 000) loan
granted CZecho-Slavakia in 1887.
Evening star., 1938-12-19
Victory Is Predicted
For Italy Over France

ROME, Dec. 10 R).-Italy took
another important step toward eco
nomic self suf1iciency today as an
authoritative publication forecast
the nation would win her territorial
claims against France within 10
months.
Premier Mussolini returned to Ma
pies after inaugurating at Carbonia,
Sardinia. an extensive new coal field
which Fascists hope will cut down
considerably Italys longtime de-
pendence on foreign fuel.
Relazioni Internazionali. organ of
the Institute for Study OF Interna-
tional Policy, asserted in its current
issue that:
The year XVII of the Fascist era
(this years ends october %, 1939)
will see the settlement of accounts
between Italy and France and once
again life will conquer decadent
conservatism"
The article predicted French re-
lection of Italian claims, but said
France will have lost cause"
mo one doubts Italy will enter
Immediately into action and with
her the CRome-Berlin) axis" it said.
"All barriers will be demolished and
all obstacles will be surmounted."
Mussolini in his speech at Car
bonia yesterday acclaimed the de-
velopment of Italy's long abandoned
coal deposits in Sardinia as "the
proud and 1ndomitable will of
Fascism,"
Evening star., 1938-12-19
Adamant Chinese
Pi(kets Block
Cargo for Japan
Agents for Ship Admit
Solution of Problem
Has Them at Loss
BY the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 19-
Agents for the Greek freighter
Spyros were puzzled today how to
load 1000 more tons of scrap iron
and clear the ship for Japan as 500
pickets prepared to march out of
Chinatown to renew lines through
which longshoremen have refused
to pass.
To reports that the ship might
abandon attempts to fill out it's car
go here and take on scrap iron at
San Pedro, H. R. Lester, spokesmen
for the General Steamship Co.,
agents for the ships operator, re-
piled: That would cost fortune
I honestly don't know what we are
going to do
c. I. O. longshoremen prepared
for meeting tonight to consider
a demand by Almon E. Roth, presi-
dent of the Pacific Waterfront EN-
ployes' Association, that they go
through the picket lines or be held
to have violated their contract. He
said employees regarded the picketing
as a political issue" and took the
attitude longshoremen had no right
to stop work.
Picketing held up loading Friday
and Saturday with 2,30O Chinese
school children and others carrying
signs reading Del Jai Japan (boy-
colt JAPAN"
B. S. Fong. chairman of the
Chinese committee seeking to halt
loading the vessel on the contention
scrap iron could be used to make
bombs to wage war in China. said
500 pickets would be on duty today.
Evening star., 1938-12-19
Economic Mission
Dispatched to u. S.
BY Radio to The Star.

oy 1Sdulo w 4Ae SlhE.
PEIPING, Dec. 19.-The forth
coming visit of japanese economic
mission to America gives the United
States an opportunity to demon
strate whether its newly delivered
economic stroke in the Far East-a
S25, 100000 export rt-import bank credit
to China-is double edged in its
implications.
1t is announced IN Toxic that DR..
Genshichi Asahara, managing direc-
tor of the Manchurian Industrial
Development Co., has been dis
patched to America to consummate
negotiations with an American au-
tomobile manufacturing company
for the establishment of a plant in
Manchukuo, capable of producing
$4,000 cars annually. 1t is evident
that If DR.. Asahara and his asso-
ciates are successful, many of the
advantages accruing to China from
the American credit will be nulli-
fed.
AS has been repeatedly pointed
out here, the most serious obstacles
Japan is facing in its efforts to
exploit the conquest of China is
lack of capital and heavy machinery.
Any large credits granted to the
Japanese will seriously undermine
Chinas chances of baking Japan
by the process of economic attrition.
Toxic reports say that Japanese
American negotiations for the Man.
churian enterprises have been under
way since last September. Purchases
of the required machinery would
be arranged on the basis of flve-to-
seven-year credits.
(Copyrisht, 1898, By chieaso Daily
News, Inc.)
Evening star., 1938-12-19
Japan
Continued From First Page.)

the United States and other ma
tions pledged themselves to respect
Chinas territorial integrity, Arita
said some articles of the nine
power pact seem obsolete"
ut is my belief that extra
territorial rights in China must
gradually be abolished. In principle
this must also apply to concessions,
but that will be matter of time" :"
Arita handed correspondents a
prepared statement declaring there
was "imperious necessity" of estab-
fishing a new order in East Asia
on the grounds of defense against
Communism and also the necessity
of following the worldwide ten
dency" toward formation of eco
nomic blocs.
He asserted that Japan believed
in "the principle of equality of COM
mercial opportunity" and did not
intend to exclude economic opera
tions of other nations from East
Asia. But he added:
''It is imperative that the eco
nomic activities Of the powers
should be subjected to certain re-
strictions dictated by the require
ments of national defense and eco
nOmic security"
Evening star., 1938-12-19

have become 20 soft that We are no
longer concerned As to whether
other countries get q foothold in
this hemisphere, the time has come
when, in common with other Ameri-
can republics, we must take into
account these activities in a serious
and practical way. This means be-
yond mere words and gestures"
Ruiz Moreno was reported to have
stated at meeting of delegates
Saturday night that Argentina does
not regard the threat of outside ma
tions to be as great as the United
States regards It, For this reason,
he expressed opposition to mention
Ing aggression from without"
Secretary Hull was said to have
replied that Argentina would think
differently II she saw armies and
navies of totalitarian states of her
shores.
Evening star., 1938-12-19

aviation and organization work.
The flrst conference was partici-
pated In by % organizations, most
OF which are represented at the
local meetings. Among them are
the Aeronautical Chamber of Com
merce, the National Aeronautic As
sociation, the National Airline Pilots
Association, the National Associa-
ton Of State Aviation Officials, the
Sportsman Pilots Association, the
Soaring Society Of America, the
Private Flyers Association and the
Interstate Anyways Committee.
In addition, the meeting is being
attended by representatives Of the
United States Conference of Mayors,
American Federation of Labor, Air
Reserve Association, National Ex-
change Club, Kiwanis International,
Zonta International and the Ma
tional Association Of Broadcasters.
Evening star., 1938-12-19
German Air Force
Called instrument
OF bIa(kmai|'
Maj. Eliot Is Doubtful
That Nozis Have
10000 Planes
BY the Associated Press,

An American military expert said
yesterday Germany had made its
air force IAN instrument of inter-
national blackmail" by multiplying
the capacity of its aircraft factories.
George Fielding Eliot, former
major in the Armys Intelligence
Reserve, writing for the Foreign
Policy Association, expressed belief
that Reichsfuehrer Hitler enforced
his peace terms at Munich by fewer
than 5000 flrst-line planes. He said
it was difficult to believe a report
Germany had 10000 planes.
Rather, Maj. Eliot contended,
Germany contrived to gain superior
ity over Britain and France in the
air by it's industrial readiness to
turn out aerial requirements at the
rate of thousands monthly.
The Munich accord of September
80 served notice on the world that
force underlies all international
relations as possible final arbiter,"
Maj. Eliot said.
Britain's Force Held Best.
ut also profoundly altered the
conditions under which force may
be applied tomorrow in Europe and
the world"
'Britains Royal Air Force" Mai
Eliot said. "all things considered,
is probably the most formidable
air arm in Europe-at the outset
of any war"
I'm training. equipment, COM
mand and tactical doctrine, it
stands very high" he explained.
Its weakness lies in the inability
Of British industry, without more
controls to replace its planes as
rapidly as the integrated German
industry can replace German planes.
France. in five years. has sunk
from first to sixth place in air.
power. Maj. Eliot asserted, but still
has "the most formidable and best
army in Europe"
Expansion Called Nazi Aim.
Reviewing the post-Munich mill
tary situation, Maj. Eliot said Ger
many has become the dominant
power In Central Europe, forcing
France to revise its military STRAIT
egy and compelling Britain to speed
up its rearmament program.
"Germany's objective, in contrast
to the French idea of security, Is
expansion" he said. Its aim is to
become blockade proof and it hopes
that its air power will to some ex-
tent Offset the British fleet"
Maj. Eliot said the military out
look of Britain, after Munich, is one
of dark forebodings. Italy, he pre-
dicted, may be expected to play a
subordinate part in Europe and seek
territorial compensation in Africa
and the Mediterranean.
Evening star., 1938-12-19
Lima
Continued From First Page.)

Washington, would mot tolerate
any foreign government gaining q
foothold on this continent"
Agents of totalitarian powers are
busy spreading propaganda all over
Central America and South America
to the effect that these countries
cannot count on the continuity of
the policy Of the United States"
Mr.. Landon said.
Let me say that there is one
policy which the people of the
United States have pursued for
more than century regardless OF
election results. That policy is that
the United States will not tolerate
any foreign government gaining a
foothold on this continent.
Liberty Spirit Strong.
He expressed confidence Com
munism and Naziism would not
succeed in this hemisphere because
"the spirit Of liberty is too strong"
Challenging his own country, he
declared:
UNLESS we in the United States
Evening star., 1938-12-19
13 Hurt in Train Mishop

COLEMAN, Fla, Dec. 10 (P.-
Thirteen persons were reported in
jured, none seriously, here yester-
day when the second section of q
Seaboard Air Line tourist train ran
into the rear end of the first Sec
ton.
The Seaboard Office at Wildwood
said the injured continued on their
journeys. Both trains, the office
said, were damaged, but resumed
schedules with little delay.
Evening star., 1938-12-19
Post Office Is Robbed

HARR1SONBURG, Va, Dec. 10
(SpeciaD .-Safe-crackers blew open
the post office vault at Edom, Va,
early yesterday and escaped with
s4O5, most Of it in cash. after gain
ing entrance by breaking open the
rear door of the building.
c. w. Burruss, postmaster, noti-
fled Federal and local police who
said the robbery was the work of
experts.
Evening star., 1938-12-19
Italian Consulate
Guarded in Djibouti

DJIBOUTI, French Somaliland,
Dec. 10 P.-Police guarded the
italian consulate today as columns
of French and native inhabitants
marched through the streets pro-
testing their loyalty to France in the
face of the italian Press campaign
demanding control Of the Red Sea
port.
Both Arab and Somali leaders
sent declarations of loyalty to the
Governor of French Somaliland.
Many such declarations thus far
presented have referred to "the COM
plete lack of liberty" In Italian
conquered Ethiopia.
Evening star., 1938-12-19
Man Dies of Stubs
Received in Fiqht

Abe c. Hughes, 80, of 1108 L street
NV, died in Emergency Hospital
early today from stab wounds re-
ceived at his home Saturday night
in q fight over money, police re-
ported.
Winslow G. Ware, 26, of the same
address, was held at the second pre-
circt station for investigation after
being treated at Emergency Hospital
for minor wounds said to have been
received In the struggle.
Evening star., 1938-12-19
Van Duzer to Speak

Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer will be a guest speaker at a
meeting Of the Georgetown Citizens
Association at 8 o'clock tonight In
the parish hall of ST. Johns Church.
Pedestrian control and legislative
proposals made last week by the
Commissioners will be discussed.
Evening star., 1938-12-19
Sweden Buys Pumps

Sweden Is buying 100000 electric
pumps and thousands of lathes and
circular saws in the United States
SO that farmers can make chairs,
tables, wooden toys, ornaments and
Evening star., 1938-12-19

Over 100000 women voted in the
last election in Brazil.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-28
YOUTH CONFERENCE
PLANNED

Plans for the Youth Conference
sponsored by the Minneapolis
Negro Youth Council and popular
clubs of Minneapolis, to be held
March 9Th at the Phyllis Wheatley
House, are progressing rapidly. At
the last meeting held at the Phyllis
Wheatley, last Wednesday, the fol-
lowing committees were chosen:
John Thomas, chairman of ar
rangements committee; Claude Ma
son, vice-chairman, with Harriet
Williams, Jewell Mann, Bette Mar
shall, Lawrence Brown and Conk-
lin Smith assisting. Miss Marjorie
Carter was elected secretary. Pub
hcity, Helen M. Scott and Richard
Session. Finance Committee, Dom
aid Session, H. Pittman and Bertha
johnson. A tentative subject for
the main topic was selected, "Edu-
cation AS Related To The Negro"
Plans for an interesting topic to be
selected from the popular Mar
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-28
William Butler

William Butler, 595 Sixth avenue
N, who received a broken leg in an
automobile accident December I9,
is slowly improving.
Mrs. ". Fl. Richardson
Mrs. w. H. Richardson, 1919 Chi
cago avenue, i'll since January I'M
der the care of physician, is i'm
proving rapidly.
Mrs. Tena Lassley
Mrs. Evelyn Allen
Mrs. Evelyn Allen, 525 Lyndale
avenue NJ, is still in a critical con-
ditiOn in Minneapolis General hos
pitaL Her mother, Mrs. Tena Lass
ley, 511 Bryant avenue N, also ill
is slowly improving at home.
Mrs. JOetta Smith
Mrs. Joetta Smith of Paris, Tex
as, cousin of Mrs. Lucille Ray, 1914
Smelling avenue, with whom she
has resided since last July, is i'm
proving in General hospital where
she has been confined the past
three weeks with pneumonia.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-28
Grading aardWOod Lumher

The grade Of a piece Of hardwood
lumber Is determined By the pro-
portion Of the piece which can be
, cut into a certain number Of small.
er pieces OF disable material This
disable material must have one face
"clear" and the reverse face sound
for the higher grades. but the lowest
grade may be composed Of sound
cuttings. The highest grade of
hardwood lumber is termed ''firsts"
and the next grade seconds" usu-
ally written FAS as these two kinds
Of lumber are most often combined
into one grade. The third grade Of
hardwood lumber IL termed "se.
lects' and this is followed By No.
! Common, No. 2 Common, Sound
wormy, No. 3A Common, and No.
3B Common. Standard lengths run
from to Is feet but not over 50
per cent Of odd lengths are ad.
mitted. Standard thicknesses run
from three-eighths to six inches
rough.