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Evening star., 1938-03-23
Is Humanity Now on Its
Way Back to the Jungle? ?

To the Editor Of The Star:
Thomas Edison once remarked that the
race was just emerging from the Jungle
state mentally. If alive today, the great
inventor would have doubtless decided
that 1t was on its way back again.
The late war, which was fought to
make che world safe for democracy"
and made it unsafe for any and every
oody; proved conclusively that national
and universal problems cannot be solved
by lndulglng in a carnival of crime and
mass slaughter. The fact that a score
OF so-called Christian nations could in
dulge in barbaric conflict that would
have shocked our antediluvian ances-
tors, revealed that our so-called civiliza-
ton is largely mythical. If, however,
christian churches, one and all, had at
that time taken definite stand against
war, rather than encouraging our en-
trance into the conflict, it is conceivable
that the orgy of mass murder might have
peen aVerted. or, at least minimized.
With the world seething with blood
lust, hatred, Jealousy, political graft and
mad ambition, Thomas Hardy's doleful
verse, penned at Yuletide, contains a
measure of truth:
Peace on earth" was said, We sing it
And pay a million priests to bring it,
After two thousand years of mass
we've got as far as poison gas"
Let us hope we will alter our savage
course and attempt to really make prac-
tlcal the simple. humane teachings of
the founder of Christianity, before, per-
chance, it is too late
E.. K. GoLDsBoRoUGH.
Evening star., 1938-03-23
The Morgan Custer.

Still somewhat vague as to the source
of his authority, President Roosevelt has
removed Arthur E. Morgan as chairman
and member of the Tennessee Valley
Authority. That action was taken after
a fact finding" investigation by the
President which failed in it's purpose
because of the deposed chairmans re-
fusal to participate. Mr.. Morgan's re-
fusal to testify in his own behalf was
based on two beliefs-that his case
should be heard by congressional COM
mittee and that the President was preju-
diced against him.
Whether Mr.. Morgan was right or
wrong in his beliefs is rather beside the
point at this time, the main considera-
ton now being whether the President
had authority to remove him even if his
findings of fact were correct. The Presi-
dent acted on an implied constitutional
authority and an opinion from the At
torney General that he had the necessary
power of removal, but this by no means
closes the matter. The question of the
Presidents authority is a highly de-
batable one, to say the least, and
satisfactory answer can be had only
through an appeal to the courts. Since
DR.. Morgan is the only one who can
make such an appeal, it is to be hoped
he will exhaust all his legal remedies
rather than permit the establishment of
this precedent for the Presidents as
serted power without fighting for what
he believes are his rights.
But, regardless of whether DR.. Morgan
takes his case to the courts, the obliga-
tion resting upon Congress to investigate
the entire controversy is more imperative
than ever before Mr.. Roosevelt has
stated that he is not opposed to such an
investigation and it is possible he may
recommend congressional action. But
even If he does not. Congress can no
longer escape its responsibility in the
matter
An investigation by Congress, if the
public interest is to be served, should
comprehend all phases of the T. v. A.
dispute. The Presidents inquiry by no
means closes the door to further inves-
tigation, and it is most important that
members of Congress should not take
the position that they are confronted
with an accomplished fact by the re-
moval of Chairman Morgan. 1t is true
that Congress cannot restore him to the
T. V. A., but that branch of the Gov
ernment can sit as court of review on
the Presidents findings and ascertain
whether DR.. Morgan is in fact the faith
less public servant Mr. Roosevelt holds
him to be. That is duty no conscien-
tious legislator will shirk.
Evening star., 1938-03-23

changed conception Of the responsible
ties Of the Federal Government toward
the citizens Of the States. Social Sc.
curity. protection OF civil rights and
countless other privileges have become
matters Of Federal concern in this era
Of change and there is no denying the
accompanying element Of cost.
Such condition, of course, is not
cited to refute the correctness Of Gov.
Lehman's position, since his contentious
are eninently sound.
It is hoped, however, that any effort
to resolve the conflict in tax jurisdic-
tions will be accompanied by effort to
define more clearly and with some per-
manency the functions and responsible
ties of our local, State and Federal gov
ernments. The situation requires clari-
f1cation as soon as Is possible without
sacrifice of justice and with regard for
the wishes Of the people as to the type
OF government they desire in the future.
Evening star., 1938-03-23
This Morning.

1t was "a grand and glorious expert
ence" to be alive early this morning.
The world in the vicinity of Washington.
If not elsewhere, was wonderful place
at sunrise. An invisible choir of birds
sang up the glory of the dawn. The sky,
hung with exactly the right kind of
clouds, furnished a background of in
describable beauty for the first flush of
the ascending orb. Here and there over
the countryside in nearby Maryland and
Virginia a blossoming tree declared the
indubitable reality of spring.
The average citizen, it may be sup
posed, is encouraged by the mathematics
of the vernal season. He knows that the
earth is rife with trouble The press,
the radio, the movies, his friends and
of course his foes, indeed almost
every articulate thing In his universe
have told him that the times are out OF
joint. His mind and his heart are
tortured by apprehension of the suicidal
struggle of nations and classes in an
age of cataclysmic change But also he
IS conscious of the fundamental fact
that current events, however dreadful,
do not matter very much. The ticking
of tireless clock will remedy many ills
Sooner or later the human race is
destined to learn its lesson of tolerance
and unselfishness, cooperation and
peace.
Meanwhile, an ordinary individual
possesses within himself the genius of
appreciation which, properly understood,
may be the basis for the only happiness
worth havlng-the power to survive in
terms of courage and serenity. This
morning furnished opportunity for a
constructive thought in that direction.
Evening star., 1938-03-23
Time Has Come for D. C..
Citizens to Demand Vote

To the Editor OF The Star:
In my capacity as a delegate to the
D. c. Suffrage Association may I make
statement concerning my beliefs on
this vital subject as 1t affects me and
others in my position.
I think the time has come when the
residents of the District have reached
point where they are willing to act
in unison to reach the objective we are
striving for. If we are ever to be
looked upon as actual citizens of this
country we must have voice in its
affairs.
The fact that portion of the popu-
lation is not very much interested in
civic affairs has probably been the
greatest difficulty to overcome, but be-
lieve the various organizations which
have combined to make this suffrage
association have overcome it.
If the people of Washington can show
Congress their determination to reach
the objective of vote I believe we will
have gone long way toward succeeding.
It is time we stop merely complaining
against this situation and take some
definite action to declare our right to
vote as an American citizen.
JOSEPH JOSSELSON.
Evening star., 1938-03-23
The Swastika's Shadow.

II there are Americans, in or out of
Congress, who think that the possibility
OF Nazi influence spreading to this side
OF the Atlantic is bogey and mirage
invented for big Navy" purposes, let
them ponder today's news from Rio de
Janelro. The German Ambassador has
presented to the Brazilian government q
truculent protest from Berlin remonstra-
ting against President Vargas prohibition
OF Nazi activities in the southern states
in which the republics 10000 Germans
are mainly domiciled. Foreign Minister
Aranha, recently elevated to that post
from the ambassadorship in Washing
ton, found that Hitler's note was couched
IN such lmperious terms that he re-
Jected it without further consideration.
There could hardly be more graphic or
gratifying evidence that totalitarian as
Brazll's new regime may seem in some
OF its aspects, it has definitely not gone
Nazi.
Germany's ire springs from President
Vargas abolition of all political parties
when he seized power in November. Last
week he reaffirmed his determination
not to allow Nazi activities, even though
the Germans in question avowed their
Vaccinations are cultural" not political.
The line where Nazi culture" ends and
Nazi politics begins is an exceedingly
tenuous one. Cut that theology" as thin
as you please, Brazil thinks it is still
"baloney"
The Berlin foreign office organ.
Deutsche Diplomatische Korrespondenz,
assails President Vargas embargo as a
slap at "Germanism far-f1ung
element of Germans living beyond the
Reich's borders, but whom Hitler in his
Reichstag speech on February 20
grandiloquently took under the Nazi
wing, as part and parcel of the German
national heritage. 1t was in pursuance
of that theory that Austria was seized
and that Czechoslovakia is threatened.
The same hectoring note is struck in
~ANAA ASASiieAoPo 1HOuCIlplcCe WQen IL
says that ''in the interests of Germans
in Brazil, as we'll as in view of the ira
ditional good German Brazilian rela-
tlons, one must hope that President
Vargas will soon succeed in mastering
domestic difficulties and creating condi-
tions enabling Germans in Brazil to pur-
sue calm and undisturbed development,
without unnecessary friction"
Between the lines of that gentle ad-
monition is discernible a Nazi demand
that there be no interference with the
widespread, insidious Nazi propaganda
with which the Germans for months
have sought to bore from within in Bra
I'll. President Vargas and Foreign Min
lister Aranha, fully alive to the extent,
the purpose and the menace of that
intrigue, which permeates every branch
OF Brazilian cultural, political and eco
non1ic life, are obviously determined that
the shadow of the swastika, now no
bigger than mans hand, shall not
become cloud blanketing the whole of
South Americas largest republic.
Evening star., 1938-03-23
Our Governments.

The letter Of Gov. Lehman of New
York to the Senate Finance Committee
cautioning against Federal encroach-
ment into State sources of tax revenue
reaches into some of the most funda-
mental bases of our form of government.
The most obvious problem, of course, Is
that of halting duplicating taxation be-
fore one instrument achieves such de-
gree OF monopoly that the other is
starved into impotency." And al
though the Governor was making justi-
fable protest in this instance against
Federal encroachment in the death and
gift tax field, it is a form of 'poaching"
of which none Of our subdivisions Of
government has been guiltless.
This fact is not news to any who has
given thought to the financial obliga-
tions of government, and the present
Federal administration has acknowledged
it in plans for thorough study of the
problem Of overlapping taxation and
what can be done about 1t.
What is perhaps the deeper problem,
however, is the question of what func-
tions each of our classifications of gov
ernment is to perform. /. Gov. Lehman
reminds the Senate committee that we
are committed to a union of sovereign
States and that the rights and RESPONSE
bilities of these States are equal to those
Of the Federal Government, except in
time of war.
The Governor doubtless realizes, how.
ever, that recent years have brought Q
Evening star., 1938-03-23
Taxes VS.. Tariffs.

Efforts to turn general revenue legis-
lation into an instrument for erecting
tarif barriers are justifably subject to
adverse criticism.
Probably no responsibility within gov
ernmental jurisdiction requires more
careful and orderly consideration than
the fixing Of tariff schedules. Beyond
holding the power of virtual life and
death over domestic industries or agri-
cultural pursuits, each alteration of the
tariff structure is easily subject to inter-
probation as rejecting segment OF our
foreign policy. In these days Of delicate
Evening star., 1938-03-23
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

A correspondent wants to know what Is
the best lawn grass seed mixture for
sowing In this vicinity.
Many Of the show spots Of Washing
+ ton have been secured with mixture Of
the following grasses:
Kentucky bluegrass seed.
Red top.
White clover.
Italian rye.
If one wishes to purchase these seeds
separately and mix them himself, 1t may
be done in about the following proper
tions:
Kentucky blue, Is pounds.
Red top, 5 pounds.
White clover. "a pound.
Rye, pound.
This means, for average usage, that
II you had pounds of that old standby,
Kentucky bluegrass, you would mix with
1t about 2 pounds of red top seed, not
more than q handful Of Dutch white
clover, the preferred strain. and about
handfuls of rye.
The only purpose of the rye in this
type mixture, now general favorite, is
to be nurse grass" as some insist on
calling it, for the slower-growing blue
grass.
The red top is tougher grass, and is
supposed to help hold the blue. 1t is
usually included in quantity in most gen.
eral type lawn grass mixtures.
The use of white clover, even in small
proportions, is frowned upon by some
experts, but we may believe them too
critical for their own good. Glover is,
to most eyes, nice addition to any
lawn.
The argument that clover is not a
grass, and therefore has no place in a
lawn, is rather theoretical Many plants
that are not supposed to be there never
theless grow in lawns. Perhaps there
are few lawns here or elsewhere, no
matter how fine they may appear, which
do not contain many weeds, and some
innocent plantlets which are not gen.
orally recognized as such.
These growths really make no diff
ference, in good lawn. Dandelions
and the like may, but not the little
bluets, or even the buttercups. Plantain
is not desirable but who froWns at
strange little plants that have been
sown by Nature in the lawn?
There is a wide difference, let us not
forget: even weeds have been called
merely plants out of place.
The home gardener must discriminate
here as elsewhere.
4
For usage on an old lawn the rye seed
may be left out. This type of addition
to general mixture is dubious practice,
after all.
Such annual grasses are not what is
wanted, so why put them in at all?
The purpose of the white clover seed
is different; it is wanted not only for
fertility to the soil, but also as a gen.
eral binder of the sod.
The necessary thing in using white
clover, with the so-called Dutch variety
the general favorite, is to get it well
distributed
The clover comes up too patchy, it dis
turbs some people tremendously, whereas
it it is we'll sprinkled about the lawn
1t attracts no particular attention to
itself
Glover is very heavy seed. A pound
Evening star., 1938-03-23
makes a very small package, but It
goes . long way.


Sowing all these seeds separately, one
type at a time, is not bad practice. It is
possible to buy straight Kentucky blue
grass seed almost anywhere nowadays.
The much-praised bent grasses were
rather hard to handle, in average hands;
many persons found the bent lawn not
as grand as it had been pictured.
The lawn grass pendulum has swung
the other way. Today great reliance Ii
put in this section OF the country upon
such mixtures as given, or even straight
Kentucky blue for the whole lawn.
It is admitted that 1t is slow grass
to get started, but it Is widely believed
that 1t gives the best results in the
long run. Perhaps one of its charms for
most Of us is that 1t permits the use Of
lime, SO dear to the heart of most
American lawn makers.
The home owner need not try to mix
MS lawn seed II he does not wish to-
He may purchase 1t ready mixed, If he
keeps a sharp eye on the label on the
bag or package, and insists that he get
what he pays for. Perhaps the best way
to be sure is to pay good price.
Practically all the better grade mix
lures for general use are made according
to some such formula as above.
Some gardeners believe that a good
general-purpose lawn mixture is good
shady" mixture as WELL That is, they
have tried both types in shady places, anG
have had better results with the general
mixture, as strange as it may sound tc
some.
Some aspiring home owners. newly
moved, in possession of their first yard,
set up for themselves too high a stand
ard in the matter of the lawn.
Lawn perfection, like any perfection,
is difficult of attainment. Even when
secured, practically perfect lawn may
be ruined" in one season by wind blown
weed seeds.
1t is easy to be too critical in this mat
ter. A good lawn, not perfect one, is
what is to be desired. This means that
any old lawn may be treated to make a
good lawn.
There is no need to dig the whole
thing up" as sometimes advised. Few
lawns need such drastic treatment, and
only the person who has tried it really
knows how drastic it is.
The advantage of remaking an old
lawn is that there is always some grass
to work on. These old grass plants may
seem rather ragged, but in the aggre-
gate they amount to many thousands
OF individual plants.
Inere is no need to discard them.
One would not go through a flower
garden, ruthlessly tearing up everything.
Just because some of the plants had
died out.
No matter how patchy the lawn ap-
pears in early spring, there still remain
many grass plants in it.
The idea is to tie these together with
new plants. 1t also must be kept in
mind that old grass tends to spread, as
the season grows, especially with good
rains, and that many grass plants spring
up from their own seeding
Filling in the bare spots with fresh
grass seed is the best practice. Above
all. it permits the sower to put in seed
heavily. This allows so much for the
plrds, so much for washing away. and
leaves more than usual for growing.
which is what one is after.
Evening star., 1938-03-23

Scientists continue to discuss the uues-
tion of whether our friends accounted
OF lower degree in the scale of animal
life will continually claim higher rating.
The penguin contributes nothing to an
interesting subject except a readiness
for unlimited responsibilities which the
employment of words might serve to ag-
gravate into combat.
Evening star., 1938-03-23
D. c. Income Impost
Is Double Taxation
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
The District of Columbia is Federal
reservation subject to control of the
United States Government. Its ex-
penses are partially paid by the revenue
received by the Federal income tax.
Now the citizens of the District pay
Federal income tax which helps carry
on the expenses of the District, which is
part of the United States Government.
Therefore having District income tax
would mean double taxation on the in
come Of residents of the District for the
purpose Of keeping up Federal reser-
vatton. w. 0AsTON BULLOCK.
Evening star., 1938-03-23
international tempers such naneuver
has dangerous potentialities.

1uLelndClOnal GemperS bucn u ulducuVeT
has dangerous potentialities.
In addition, the present administration
has further legitimate reason for alarm
at any tendency to juggle export-import
relationships through the casual impo-
sition or removal Of excise taxes, for 1t
has placed great store in its program Of
reciprocal trade treaties.
Whether or not members Of Congress
are in full accord with this program or
satisfied with its results in specific cases,
it obviously would not improve condi-
tions to any material degree to have
Congress next interposing excise tax
rates in the trade relations between this
Nation and another which had entered
into stated commercial agreement
with this country.
House members disfegarded this cir
cumstance in levying an extra excise
tax on importations of pork products as
part of the pending tax modification
measure. Revenue potentialities ad-
mittedly were secondary. Subsequently,
their action was termed by Secretary
Wallace disservice to American farm
ers and by Secretary Hull disservice to
the American Nation.
1t is to be hoped that the example
set by the House will not become habit
and that it will not cause undue delay
in enactment of urgently needed tax re-
lief legislation, thus adding to an al
ready top-heavy score against the in
discriminate mixing of taxes for revenue
and taxes for protection.
Evening star., 1938-03-23
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON
Business Is Music.

BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Business Is Music.
Where are the gentle songs so sweet
We caroled long ago?
They told how tender lovers meet
Beneath the moonlight glow.
The present song our praise receives,
AS in its nightly toll
The radio tells of carpet weaves
And Of cod liver oil.
1t sings of tooth paste and OF beans
And of other products canned.
1t sings about the type machines
That clatter through the lard.
Although my radio greet
With fond, expectant glee,
Somehow always seem to meet
The station ADV.
Evening star., 1938-03-23

The history of this country is curiously
affected by the name of Morgan"
which is coming to have significance in
almost as many relationships as that of
Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1938-03-23

In commenting on events at Barcelona
1t is made clear by Secretary Hull that
he speaks for the entire American peo-
pie, who if they cannot put an end to
such events can at least refrain from
participation in them.
Evening star., 1938-03-23
Slightly M0rOse.

What do you think we had better do
to prevent fights in the future?"
I'm not sure" answered Senator
Sorghum, that some fights can be abso-
lutely prevented. It's a triumph Of
diplomacy if you succeed in postponing
'em for reasonable length of time"
Evening star., 1938-03-23

In estimating the authority of the
swastika no effort IS made to apply num-
bers. AS in the pursuit of warfare, the
rule apparently is to take what you think
you need
Evening star., 1938-03-23

Tapping of local revenue sources is
referred to by several statesmen who
protest. not against mere tapping, but
against tendency to encourage the bass
drum as a solo instrument.
Evening star., 1938-03-23
Sign Of Prosperity.

A banquet's pleasant to the eye.
1t brings Joy complete
To see so many folks draw nigh
Who can afford to eat.
Evening star., 1938-03-23

Congress has for years had many SUBJ
Jects to consider. There is still an effort
to persuade the men on Capitol Hill to
take them up one at time.
Evening star., 1938-03-23

Jud Tunkins says man who makes
trouble mustn't be surprised If he has
invested in line of manufacture for
which there is no lucrative demand.
Evening star., 1938-03-23
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Laws which cannot be enforced" said
Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, "are
more expensive to the taxpayer than
those which are readily obeyed."