Evening star., 1938-01-14

that the Government, having the ball
and attempting forward pass shall
throw it in the right direction, and that
industry shall be in the right place and
be able to receive it. If overburdened
with mounting costs and uncertainties
which impair confidence. industry can
hardly be expected to get in position
down the field. But if the pass Is not
completed, the penalty falls upon the
whole community Spending and en-
ployment are reduced, pay rolls get
smaller and the spiral Of depression re-
sumes"
Apropos Secretary Hull's refusal to
discuss reciprocal trade agreement with
Italy as long as Mussolini insists on hav-
ing King Victor Emmanuel designated
as Emperor Of Ethiopia" it's interest,"
Ing to know how diplomacy got around
the ticklish issue In connection with the
Ambassadors now respectively represent
ing the two countries. When the thing
bobbed up at the time of their appoint-
ments, it was finally agreed, in August,
1886, that the United States would send
Ambassador Phillips to Rome. accredited
to the King of Italy, while Ambassador
Suvlch, who took up his duties in WASH
1ngton q few months later. might con-
slider himself the envoy of the King
Emperor. But II Duce was given def
nitely to understand this did not and
would not constitute American &C
acknowledgement of the Ethiopian an
nexation.
Rumania's oppression of the Jews is
now formally before both the Foreign
Relations Committee of the Senate and
the Foreign Affairs Committee of the
House. The issue was raised in thes
Senate on January In restrained but
forceful indictment of the Semitic
regime at Bucharest by Senator Davis,
Republican, of Pennsylvania. His reso-
luton, which was referred In regular
course to the Foreign Relations Commit
tee, requests the President Ito commune
cate to the Senate any information in
his possession concerning proscriptive
edicts against Jews and other minorities
in Rumania and to use his good of1ices
to obtain a peaceful settlement Of pro-
posed threats to the well-being of these
prosecuted groups" The former Secre-
tary Of Labor told the Senate he had
'lived and worked side by side In Penn
sylvania with hundreds Of American citi-
zens of Rumanian descent" and knows
they do not favor the hand of the op-
pressor, having come to this free land to
enjoy the liberties guaranteed them here
under our Constitution"
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Among the various honors enjoyed by
Vice President Garner Is his member
ship on the Board Of Regents Of the
Smithsonian Institution, Of which Chief
Justice Hughes is chancellor. Although
Cactus Jack" has lived In Washington
IS years his friends say he's only recently
begun to get acquainted with the Smith
sonian. Nowadays one Of his favorite
pastimes is not only to visit 1t periodi-
cally, but to bone up on all available
literature relating to It's past, present
and future. Although created by act Of
Congress in 1846 and under semi Gov
ernment control, the Smithsonian 1nsti-
tuition proper Is entirely dependent on
private support. Only the National Mu-
scum and certain bureaus under the es-
adjustments direction are Federally
financed.
No more timely volume has left the
press In many . day than the handsome
little popular priced edition Of the Fed
erslist, tust issued BY the National Home
Library Foundation ct Warrington.