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APARTMENTS UkFURklsHED.
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l414 ST. S;E.-CoNv. LOCATION;
Snes k de s sGs Ss III am ssasms
porch: heat. hot water incl. Line. O26s-R.
317 ST. s.W..-5-RM., 1st-FLOoR MOD
e.n apt. large front and back yards: ga
~ Ss ssss $685. Apgy a2 yrS9b aSHDG e. Da8is Sf Co.
1S3 18th st. NV.
RUTLAND COURT. 1928 18th NV
ana rm. apts., large rms. KIT. oatn'
aowno%n assrsSs ixpos free res c0nVen
ANAcosTIA, COR, NICHOLS AVE. AND
Ialbert SIS rooms; Arcola heater Re .
AGENT. SHANNON 4 LUCHs. Hs.-----
4 ROOMS, KITCHEN, BATH. SCREENED
s': heat ss's ses s'i5sn Sss s!
1917 lIth. ST. NV APARTMENTS.
2nd and Bird. entire floor: 3 rooms. KIT. pri-
s35 and $40 per month.
l1O2 9th ST, NV RM; lsX24; lst FL.
$500. z rms semi-private bath, ~ ,rd a.; f.;
L. asF GRiNpLEY ms, aSs ass New Ss York ave. NV
bI2 c ST. NE. OPPOSITE STANTON
PaTbI bs,b Erg,g.;. rms kitchenette' semipr'Vate
334 18th ST. NE.-3-RM APT. SEMI
private bath; entire Ind floor.
S35 .OO-3620 11th ST. N.W-5 ROOMS
and bath. newly painted. decorated: rear
yard accessible buses, school. theaters.
1852 BELMONT ROOMS. KITCHEN
sles. ifse: near ar Meridian Park. Col. oS$5.
MoDERNIzED APT. $50,
and ssth i1fhga ast a0 block irSm soders
Home Park and block from Park View
eiec. % refriseration. Ps ion Venetian blinds modern
kitchen. cabinets. tiled bath with built-in
APT. idS ana T. sReTts 4ss MANOR pL. N.w.-s4a.so.
Located i block north Of Park rd.. l
block west of Soldiers Home. For ap-
po'nsment HESRY * iYspees 3 RobB. 81 INC.
1924 Vermont Ave. District sl41.
BRIGHTWooD COURTS,
1920 Sth st. NV.
ro,u Modern s insulated nd Ss, Building. Gao ,o
2 rooms, kitchen and bath $3.50
THEo. HETTMuLLER. Geo. s775.
54oe CONN, AVE. APT. 2-3 RMS, KIT.
45e4 Iowa ave NV rms; kit, bath:
Frigidaire on house current; $3.50.
b,iS 594 saS $rd g s.. NV. Apt s-3 rms. kit
' NJ idg5 ETANS sES syPsERr' 8! sW
- CEDAR COURTS; TAKoMA, D C..
kit, bath. Rlassed-screened porch, Frigid..
s55 Manager, Georgia 0533
WIND-VENTILATED BUILDING.
copey Court G1urts r,.Sator iSat IN si1y,s. s. NV
4 rooms. large kitchen. bath, spacious
Corner, 9 bedrooms, large foyer-slttine
Rentals include switchboard electricity.
refr!geratlon and gas. Res <mgr.
4O16 CALVERT ST. NV.
Living room. bedroom, dinette. bath and
kitchen, electric refrigeration, now avail
EpwARD H. JONES 4 CO.. INC
$500 Conn. Ave. Cleveland 1900.
So so
II 9th ST NE
,,:,.sr rms; ka; -. d'nette' bath; heat fur
515 East Capitol ST Line. 0l29
81. 4th NE-APT, s37 so. 4 ROOMS,
iii II s.w.~5 rooms. kit, sa5 80.
WILLIAMSON. 1904 Col. Rd Col. 1854 w
IA
ALL THIS FOR ONLY S55.
Modern, fireproof elevator bldg, located
in exclusive apartment house section, con-
venient to downtown Foyer. living rm..
bedrm.. large kitchen. bath. attractively
decorated Venetian blinds THE RICHIE
LIEU. 1850 HARVARD ST. NW.-where
Rock Creek Park begins.
1910 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE. NV.
Modern downtown building, within
walking distance of Govt. depts rooms
kshsn BATH unE dnne roSm and
HENRY j ROBB, INC,
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Well, Girls

I certainly agree with Hand
some Joe. What defense are
the girls going to put up? None.
Why? Because they just haven't
any.
Do handsome men dislike
anything that's worthwhile2 OF
course they don't. Handsome
men have the right to be women
haters, because women haven't
a darn thing to offer, especially
the so-called modern girl"
Every word Handsome Joe says
about them is true.
I'm %, and I have decided to
be bachelor, and my attitude
is also "too bad about the
girls"
And you haven't got a thing
on me, girls, cause I enjoy liv-
ing, and I'm certainly not a
pansy.
FOR MORE AND BETTER
BACHELORS.
The Washington times., 1938-07-08
Your |. Q.
By SHIRLEY SPENCER

A miscellaneous quiz Of brain
teaSerS and knowledge questions.
Score 5 for each part of No. l
and No. 7. Score Is for No. 3
and 10 for Nos. 2, 4, S, 6.
!. Unscramble these five COM
mon words in three minutes.
En- tail top
Eide tail fern
Inc tail fern
Eff noe tail din
Enq noe tail sue
2. If a clock strikes the hour
only, how many times does it
strike in the course Of q COM
plete day?
3. A woman leaves her for
tune of $333,OOO to be divided
equally among two fathers and
two sons. Each receive Sill, 900.
How is that?
4. Which is correct spelling?
(a) perdicument (b) predicu-
ment (c) predicament.
S. Fill in the missing letters in
fifteen seconds. r-v-rb-rat-d.
8. Where are emeralds found?
In "a coal mines CD salt mines
c) slate quarries.
Z. With what sports are the
following places in England as
Sociated? (a) Brooklands (b)
Exmoor (c) Wimbledon Cd
Ascot.
ANSWERS on Page 15)
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liam became the property of DR..
HenderSon-whoSe n a M e h e
took-the man who had made
a loan on him while he was in
process of formation. The doc
tor, intent on his pound of flesh,
actually brought the baby boy
into the world.
THE ex-slave, of course, does
= not remember the circum-
stances, but his owner told him
of them later. He was wrapped
in blankets and stuffed into one
of the doctors Saddlebags and in
that fashion rode over the Ten
nessee mountains to his future
home. There he was put to
nurse with another slave who
had recently rewarded her mas
ter with a baby girl. This was
his foster mother.
His earliest recollections are
concerned with his sixth birth
day-109 years ago, when sol
diers of the Revolutionary War
were still active men. On that
natal day he was put to work as
a stable boy.
Il was lucky" he told me, "in
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that l did not have a hard task
master. 1 used to get up at 4
o'clock in the morning: I began
by grooming one horse and by
the time I was 10 I was groom
ing and otherwise caring for 10
of them. At IL I became the
coachman. The doctor did his
driving himself. but 1 would har-
ness and unharneSs the animal
and look after it while he was
inside the houses taking care
of his patients. 1 never had a
piece of money until I was 80
years old"
He was standing by the doc.
tors gig one winter afternoon of
the year 1858 when a well-dressed
stranger came by, showed a $40
bill into his hand and gave him
an address in Knoxville to which
the abolitionist told him to go
as quickly as possible. William
left the horse and gig in the
roadway and took the under
ground" route of slavery days to
freedom.
For three years." he said, II
was the most miserable human
in these United States. Folks
were kind to me and found me
jobs. But 1 was hungry and
poorly clothed for the first time
in my 80. years. I just didn't
know how to act and l could
neither read nor write. / be-
lieve to goodness that if the
war hadn't come along Id have
run back to my master"
WILLIAM was one of those
" lucky few who came out of
four years Of conflict without a
scratch-and he served in eight
major engagements, including
the Battle of Gettysburg. When
the war was over he was dis
charged and life again took on
a gloomy turn. He just didn't
know what to do till someone
suggested the obvious.
go back to the army" he
was told. That's the only
business you know"
So back he went-for 80
years, and learned to read and
to write. He never married and
he lives on a farm of his own in
his native Tennessee. His score
of acres are carved out of the
great plantation once owned by
the man who bought him before
he was born.
Copyright, 1888. by Washington Times
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Poor Mr.. French

Why must the American press
devote so much coverage to
the exploits and inhibitions of
Mr.. Francis Ormond French,
father-in-law of a scion Of one
of this nations more notable
families, anent his madcap mis-
sion of "selective job-picking,"
remains much a mystery?
Certainly such items as the
Administrations attempt to sta
bilize the economic trend Of the
Southern States-open hearings
concerning the IVA squabble-
stricter Interpretation Of our
constitutional law as it affects
aliens who attempt to preach
Subversive doctrines on our
ShoreS-deServe q wider scope
than the affairs Of this former
playboy Of the white-tie and lor.
gnette monde.
Pausing for a moments re.
Election upon the plight of eight
or nine millions of good, honest
members of Americas common
wealth, who have sought dill.
gently for some means of en-
ployment, regardless of its ma
ture, only to find rebuffs at both
pillar and post in their quest,
certainly is an indictment con.
trary to fair play and a gross
act of ingratitude, when one
citizen. because Of his former
Newport status, attempts to re.
veal his true fabric.
To my knowledge no less than
a score of positions have been
offered this apparent unstable
individual, and to date the for
mer social lion has waived
them all aside to await perhaps
one that might suit his exacting
personality. Then, too, there
must be a lucrative figure that
appeals.
Some observers feel there is a
definite motive which serves as
background for this series Of
high-jinks being perpetrated by
the father-in-law of John JACOB
Astor, 3d., one to bring humilia-
tion and embarrassment to his
kin. If such be the case it has
long lost its pseudo-comic tint.
In refusing to grant French a
PWA job, the Governments
stand was justified, according to
others. AS for his becoming a
golf instructor at a driving
range near Boston, some have
expressed doubt as to his com.
potency in so skilled a pastime
while others seriously question
his ability to serve as a caddy.
Therefore, we must assume
that family ties are responsible
for F. Ormond French gaining
the prestige Of page one. but
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the associations, buying the
bond, and financing an insurL
ance fund to back it up?
I venture to say that no re-
sponSible insurance company Is
going to put up such bond un-
less 10 10 paid an exorbitant
price, It has too many compli-
cations. I also doubt that any
Of the local cab outfits are rich
enough to finance the bond for
itself. Most, if not all, of them
are broke.
The P. U. c. is to blame for
this situation, as it has forced
them to operate on an insane
rate system.
Responsible / n sur a nee COL
panies don't even want to write
cab insurance because courts are
inclined to hand out reckless
judgments against cab operators
when they know the cabs are in
Sured.
Therefore, the city will be in
vaded by irresponsible "insur-
ance companies" These racket
GERS will operate on the cut-rate
basis. They will insure the local
cab owners cheaply. But they
will "blow up" when the time
comes to pay off. Ten such
companies" have done so in
New York since compulsory in
surance was adopted there.
Fourteen have done the same in
Massachusetts.
What is the P. U. C. going to
do to prevent the same thing
from happening here? AS the
P. u. C. claims that cabs can be
operated for nothing and that
insurance can be had for almost
nothing, it ought to be able to
answer these questions.
The cab men are waiting for
the information. If the city is
to have adequate cab service on
September l, the P. U. G. had
better give the information with
out delay.
BERNARD L. HENNING.
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The Refugee Conference

forgetful strangers thereby some
St Pauls Epistze to the Hebreus 1872
ID REPRESENTATIVES, of thrtytWo nations are in
~ conference at Evian France to work plans for
meeting what Myron c. Taylor, head of the American
delegation calls "a major forced migration of Jews and
anti-Nazis from Germany and what was Austria,
This is the conference which
H"''e"'e O"e was suggested by President Roose-
Ts Npeded welt and Secretary of State Hull
1t is hoped that ways and means
can be devised to route into other countries the bulk of
the still living victims of Htlers anti-Jewishness and
political exclusiveness
We understand the concern expressed bv some of
the delegates the economic strains their countries
will suffer at first from the entry of lot of new people,
Extreme care should be taken, in working out specific
methods to put the least possible strain on each country
We can understand too, the polite Dragging several of
the delegates have done about how kind their respective
nations have been to refugees in the past England
France and the United States have long been especially
hosptabe
But it's to be hoped that more emphasis will be
laid the conference goes along on the fact that this
proposed act of international charity will in all prob
ability not be one-way affair. Only
IL VOTES Lord Winterton of the British group
Roth Wn,,e has thus far alluded to that aspect of
it, in these words:
Refugees have often enriched the life contributed to
the prosperity of the British people the latest
refugees by starting enterprises areas where there
Is large amount OF unemployment, having
uouon 10 the scheme Tor increasing trade
In other words, new blood almost never hurts anv
country in the long By extending the helping hand
to these people now, shall most likely be laying up
for ourselves rewards in the future The not so distant
future either 1t hasn't precisely hurt US to harbor
Prof. Einsten and Max Reinhardt or England to let
DR.. Freud make home there.
Conversely, it didn't do medieval Spain any known
good to kick out the Jews. Span's decline began at
that time If Hitler wants to take that chance of ruin
ing Germany it's his business and apparently nothing
dissuade him. But Germanys loss will in all prob
ability be the gain of the nations which take in Hters
castaways.
The Washington times., 1938-07-08

what irks the public more than
a mite is why social parasites Of
this stripe prove the nations top
news headliners, while people
who accomplish victories in a
national sense must give place
to the "goings-on" of the so
called ermine gentry. CWAR.
The Washington times., 1938-07-08
ROllin' Along
By ". A. S. Douglas

ONE could, without much effort write fusized book
" about the old Union and Confederate soldiers who gath
cred at Gettysburg recently for the sevenyfh anniversary
of the great battle Popular conception has it that these
lastyear lastmonth in the
fct which from 61 to 65 But there plenty
who fought from beginning to end.
Among the most interesting stories that gathered
those Of the former slaves to manhood when
the began and still hale and hearty Such is Will
liam Henderson, of Tennessee ITO DID, giant of
little slow his feet-"theyre the first things give
among folks he told me-and able read without glasses
Just think of that when decade past the century
The Washington times., 1938-07-08
Taxi Insurance

According to articles I've read
in The Times, members of the
Public Utilities Commission seem
to think the taxicab liability law
presents only a very trifling
problem for cab owners; also an
inexpensive one.
"All the cab owners have to
do is form associations of 100
cabs. Then they can post a
bond of $75,000."
Where, I'd like to ask the
P. U. c., are they going to get
the money to finance forming
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F. D. RS DetractorS

Your editorial, "The Press
and the President" struck q
blow which thousands will ap-
prove. The attacks on the Pres
ident and his family are so
virulent that they should not
be ignored by him, by liberal
newspapers, or by fair people.
Various anti-New Deal papers
seize every chance to mold pub
lie opinion against the PreSi-
dent and his family. If the
printed attacks are not as filthy
as the word-of-mouth gossip, it
is because of the laws of libel,
not because of any restraint
from a sense of fair play.
INDIGNANT.
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m or t g a ged
while he was
still in his
m o t h e r. S
womb. Things
had been bad
for the plan
t e r W h o
owned b o t h
mother a n d
baby. SO she
went to an
other planta-
ton and Will
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MY diet in the
su m m er consists
mainly of vege-
tables. I particu-
larly like spinach,
carrots and aspara-
gus, and I like them
prepared in most
any fashion, either
hot or in salads. I
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favorite dessert is ice cream on
top of raisin pie, with chocolate
syrup over that. This tastes es-
pecially good just before bed
time. 1 love meat in any shape
or form, and, believe me, my
wife is a splendid cook, and I
eat meat at every meal.
X \ X
Miss Helen A. Bradley, 1924
Clifton st. N. W., comptometer
0nnrotor.
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and I like them fried and with
beer. I drink very little milk by
the glass, but I do like plenty
Of rich milk with my cereals,
and, of course, I like cream in
my coffee. When I was a
youngster and lived in the coun-
try I drank plenty of milk, and
I still think everyone should
drink as much milk as he can"
\ \
Miss Henrietta SyperSki, en-
ploye Of the Social Security
Board field office in Toledo,
Ohio, visiting D. c.:
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wv II, I really
e nj oy eating ice
cream. not only in
the summer, but all
the year around.
I'm going h ON e
right now and eat
some with fresh
peaches. MY favor
ite diet is vegeta-
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"I eat about the
same in the sum-
mer as I do the
rest of the year.
T h e hot weather
doesn't take my ap-
petite away, and I
do eat more ice
cream during the
warm season. My
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seldom drink milk plain, SIM
ply because I don't like the
taste of it that way, but I do
drink it in milk shakes, matted
milks or eggnog. I like these
drinks for lunch"
y
Miss Mae Evelyn Peters, 3100
Connecticut Ave. N. W., Govern
ment employe:
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ever I eat vegetable salads I
never feel quite guilty of neg
lecting my diet. AS for milk. I
really only drink it occasionally
and because I know it is good
for me. I do like milk shakes.
My favorite breakfast is cereal
with cream and toast"
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Salads, fish and
sandwiches. I like
mixed salads, either
fruits or vegetables.
I like my fish
fresh, either shad
or good old Chesa-
peake Bay croak-
er. I like to catch
the croakerS myself.
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bles and fruit, but I never drink
milk. However, do like a lot
of cream in my coffee. I like
mixed raw vegetable salads and
fruit salads, and I don't care
for meat in the summer, except
lamb chops or something light"
X
G. X. Shriver, 1885 K st. N. w.,
opoN1InfoIfs
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Fruits, salads
and c h i C k e n are
my favorite foods
during the h o t
weather. I'm not
particularly fond
of milk, although
it does not taste SO
bad when it's ice
cold, and 1 do drink
The Washington times., 1938-07-08

It occasionally. I really love
all kinds of fruits, especially
peaches. Another favorite dish
is cantaloupe or honeydew
melon, filled in the center with
ice cream. Often melon and
ice cream are all I eat for lunch
con-"
\
Ernest H. Schulke, jr., of Pur-
cellville, Va, secretary:
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MY diet doesn't
change so much in
the summer time.
I like salads, par
ticularly vegetable
salads, all the year
around, but I do
eat them more than
anything else when
it is warm. When
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More Sucker Money

BEGINNING with the Havre de Grace September
d race meeting, those of us Washngtonians who en-
Soy horse race and the thrill of wager will be called
upon to pour few more cents per dolar-given or
taken but mostly gven-into the Golfers of the Mary
land tracks.
By a ruling of the State Racing Commission one per
cent is now added to the present sevenandahaf per
cent deduction on winnings and osngs. On top of that
the public is also blked out of "breakage," which
means the odd money after the par-mutuel balances
have been struck All in ALL betting dollar works
out at something like ninety cents-maybe less but
have never been behind the windows when the money is
being added up.
The cash is presumably to be used for improving the
PimLicO Increase uScks @ ana 11ot, aooing TO 'ne
of 100000 % Pooev TTo e boost u'sS in tlo tsl1o
gives Pimco estimated increase of 100000 per sea-
son. Havre de Grace and Laurel about $4,000 apiece
and $4,000 to Bowie.
These tracks, particularly those at Laurel and Bowie,
are supported in tremendous measure by Washington
nians who there handicapped by the possession of
nineycent dollars and ninety adollar win
nings-when they do win. The money stays in Mary
land when it is lost and the take stays there whether
win or lose
All OF which IS powerful argument the matter Of
staying at home and holding to dough- But the
fever Is difficult thing to cure However, if we could
get sort of voting franchise or if we could
ever get enough Maryland legislators kicked off the
District committee might be able to keep losings
and winnings, our "take' and 'breakage,' right
mere IN the form OF District of Columbia race track
r., Maryland statesmen are
NOO""'y A''e' O" very good at protecting us
Hnrd-onrnod M0nou against ourselves. They
blocked track here be-
cause they cleared it would drain too much money
from Washingtonians." That is priceless piece of
blaher. What these astute gentlemen really feared
that District of Columbia cash would stay here in
stead of being buttered all the Maryland tracks,
And on top of that the money is taxed re-taxed and
taxed again.
The most recent piece of hijacking is in strange
sporting contrast with the action of the New Hamp-
shire Jockey Club operating Rockingham Park, which
has just announced that breakage will be collected
and that all bets will be paid to the penny.
The Washington times., 1938-07-08
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
addresses Of

Editor should be limited 200
the writers will be omitted
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A state would be happy
where philosophers were kings
or kings were philosophers
Plato.
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Wise Words

Thought is troublesome to
him who lives without his own
approbation.-Dr Samuel John
son.
The Washington times., 1938-07-08
heInquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times in
viteS you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

What is your favorite summer
diet and how much milk do you
drink?
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roffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District Of Columbia since
January 1, 1898, is graphically
shown by the death watch.
The Washington times., 1938-07-08

Williams mother was taken
from him when he was four
months old-literally sold down
the river. He himself had been
The Washington times., 1938-07-08

AS a spoon tastes not of the
flavor of the soup, so a fool in
the company of the wise learns
nothing,-Buddha,
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THE ANSWERS

Miss Leone ZOcholl, 1717 I st.
N. W., Government Stenogra-
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Excess Of grief for the de-
ceased is madness; for it is an
injury to the living, and the
dead know it not.-Xenophon.
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cellville, Va, secretary:
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The reverence Of a mans self
is, next religion, the chiefest
bride of all vices.-Lord Bacon.
The Washington times., 1938-11-04

10 to 12-Ib.- -
9nIOKG0 EEAn1& Skinned-Wh0le ZAR
Shank Half 1"' -
Fresh Country Style Sausage n. 23c
Freshly Ground Beef lib. lie
Cooked Hams wss1. sS9nst':IS st M.u lib. 27c
Slices Cooked Hams lib. 35c
Fancy Leg o Lamb p. 23c
Fresh T frying Chickens H. 25c
The Washington times., 1938-11-04

countries appreciably, perhaps
not at all.
The lesson learned at the out
set by our negotiators was that
Britain cannot expand her
trade with US unless she wants
to break up her empire. Domin-
ions are pressing Britain for
markets and 1t is absolutely es-
sential for London to keep the
United Kingdom Q family mar
keting affair, more essential
now than when trade negotia-
tions were begun.
How frantic London IS about
the empire Is shown by the
coming visit Of the King and
Queen to Canada and the as
Signment of the Duke of Kent
to the governor generalship Of
Australia. Whether these steps
will be effective is doubted by
many an authority here. They
might have worked some years
ago, but British prestige has
been declining fast Of late. How
ever, the point accepted by all
is that the two great world de-
mocracies, the United Kingdom
and United States, are unable
to furnish any effective leader
ship between them to promote
the Hull doctrine.