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Evening star., 1939-06-15

General Jose Felix Estigarribia, who
leaves his post as Minister here soon
to be inaugurated as Paraguay's next
President.
Public works and the support of
Paraguay's currency are the princt-
pal purposes of the $500,0OO credit,
but the broader effect will be to stim-
ulate Paraguayan purchases of
American products and facilitate the
payment Of American exporters for
goods shipped to Paraguay.
Paraguay is thus added to the
growing list of Latin American coun-
tries which have benefited from the
Export-1mport Bank. During 1898
the bank extended its facilities to
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica,
Cuba, Haiti, Mexico and Peru, and
Nicaragua was added during the re-
cent visit to Washington of President
Anastasio Somoza.
Although large part Of the credits
granted these countries represented
the creation Of new demands for
American products, another con-
siderable portion satisfied existing
demands-such as in the present
case of Paraguay-which In the
absence of facilities in this country
might have been cared for outside
the American continent.
Thus the bank is not only gen.
Grating business for American ex-
porters among our sister republics of
the Americas, but is serving the goal
OF inter-American unity by keeping
American business at home.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Relief Efficiency

A program of broad changes in the
entire relief setup, included in the
House bill to appropriate $1,477O0O
for the w. P. A., is Of particular
interest, especially in view of Ad-
ministrator Harrington's separate
proposals for widespread admins
trative changes which would accom-
plish some, If not all, of the aims of
the House Committee.
Plans of Colonel Harrington to
centralize the direction of all activi-
ties in Washington and to secure
greater efficiency through personnel
changes are equal in Importance to
a proposed reorganization of the
Federal Theater Project. This lat
ter has been one of the sources of
contention In connection with the
discussion of relief policy. The argu-
ment over the extent of Workers
Alliance domination of the project is
not closed by Colonel Harrington's
expressed belief that the Alliance is
merely benign watchdog of relief
workers interests. Too much al
ready has been disclosed concerning
pressure tactics to bring about a
simpliflcation of the issue with such
ease. In the same respect, the whole
idea of w. P. A. reorganization lacks
the full vigor 1t might achieve under
other circumstances.
So far as they go, these plans are
good. Certainly the House program,
personnel changes and the other ad-
ministrative alterations can be made
to work for better program. True,
also, the limitation Of organizing
activities Of the Workers Alliance
among w. P. A. workers might be
effective. But these are more Of the
nature Of palliatives than Of genuine
reforms.
The basic answer is now lying in
Evening star., 1939-06-15

mutilated form on the table Of the
House Judiciary Committee. Two
months ago the Senate unanimously
passed the Hatch bill to take politics
out Of relief. A House subcommittee
approved it after long delay. Al
though endorsed by the President
and the Vice President, it is being
made the subject of ruthless attack
by other administration leaders.
If there is an honest disposition on
the part of Congress to see that the
greatest public good results from the
billions spent on relief, there is little
need for further broad changes in
the w. P. A. Bringing the Hatch bill
to the floor and adopting it without
a patchwork of nullifying amend
ments would accomplish the desired
results.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Why Not Try 1t?

The tax bill which passed the
House on Monday was the tattered
and torn remnant Of what started
out to be a model" tax bill for the
District, raising taxes from the long
range" point of view to take care of
the extraordinarily rapid increases
in Capital City expenses.
Whether a tax bill is model"
depends upon the views Of those who
pay taxes under its provisions. There
is no hope of agreement on that
point. But the Senate District Com
mittee, in considering the House
measure, will decide, first, whether
any new tax legislation holds advan-
tages over the existing system; if
there are advantages, then the House
bill will have to be perfected by rid
ding 1t of existing distortions.
But the only way to make the bill
a long range" measure for support
of the National Capital is to adopt
Senator Overton's suggestion of MAX
ing Title l of the bill cover the fun
damentally important matter of fix
ing a Federal payment in some
equitable proportion to the National
obligation in support of the main
tenance and development of Wash
ington.
Merely to plaster added taxes on
Washington's tax-paying population
produces nothing but new hardships
for taxpayers. Washingtonians might
be saddled with the heaviest tax bur-
den in America and still the revenue
would fall short of meeting the needs
of the American Capital. Even the
extraordinarily high income tax
rates without exemptions in the
House bill would contribute nothing
toward any long or short range
revenue program.
The House has made the lump sum
a part of the tax bill by writing in
the section freezing the Federal pay
ment at $4,000 ,000-a wholly made
quate amount measured by any for
mula. Its presence in the tax bill
handicaps, rather than facilitates,
the raising Of necessary revenues.
Amend this provision by inserting
the Overton formula or a definite,
fixed ratio provision that will couple
the size of the Federal payment with
the Federal obligation, and the result
will be constructive, beneficial legis-
lation that will bring a new deal in
National Capital development.
Why not try it? For about fifteen
years now the other method has been
practiced. Is anybody satisfied with
1t? Does anybody feel that the ap-
preparations practices of the past
fifteen years have benefited the Ma
tional Government, the District Of
Columbia or the National Capital?
Is it not time to bring an end to the
eternal pickering, bullyragging and
political monkeyshines produced by
treating the people Of the District as
trespassing aliens? The people of
the District do not want relief from
fair taxation. All they ask is fair
play and a square deal.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Airport Progress

Evidence Of heartening progress
on the development of Washington
National Airport at Gravelly Point
Is contained In exhibits submitted to
President Roosevelt by the Civil Aer-
onautics Authority. During his White
House visit, Chairman Robert H.
Hinckley of the Authority predicted,
on the basis of present engineering
estimates, that the airport will be
open for service, as a world model,
by July 4. 1910.
A highly detailed model and archi-
tectural drawings, placed before the
President, show terminal building
and hangers which will be fit COM
panion pieces to Federal building
projects in the National Capital.
The terminal building, with di-
mensions of approximately $50 by
16O feet, will stand comparison with
Union Station in size, beauty and
convenience. It will stand as a per-
manent testimonial to the increas-
ing stature of air transportation
among the communications services
which bind civilization together.
Unique in concept and modernistic
IN design, in keeping with the new
industry it serves, this terminal
escapes being freakish because it is
perfectly fitted to serve it's func-
tional purpose. There seems to be
no doubt that Washington National
Airport in the future will become one
Of the outstanding show places of the
Capital-a place to which national
and international visitors can be
welcomed with pride.
Evening star., 1939-06-15

I'VE watched breathlessly and the two
birds seemed to merge in the twilight.
presently watchers reported that the
older tanager was feeding Cherwee, and
4 great relief Of thankfulness engulfed
the family.
"Cherwee now had . chance to live.
For the next week or 80 the older
tanager was seen in devoted attendance
on Cherwee among the high trees, until,
with fall approaching, they disappeared.
So much have often planned to write
you.
Yesterday there suddenly appeared
In our yard . splendid male tanaeer.
He at once hoped upon . car parked
at the curb and began the performance
variously reported by your readers-only
this bird was certainly not fighting his
reflection, as he continuously sang his
robinlike song.
He was literally all over the car-sit-
ting on the radiator cap, on the taillisht,
lowering like a hummingbird over the
lamps-but particularly, hopping up and
down on the running boards and pecking
softly at his reflection.
He also at times pecked small insects
mashed on the cars surface. Jane got
out her kodak and crept up carefully,
but 1t was soon evident that very little
caution was needed, and soon the whole
family was all around the car to within
an arms length Of the bird.
- -
He would sit calmly, look US in the
eye and warble his song, then resume
his fluttering over the car. The owner
came out to drive away and after watch
ing with us for time and marveling at
the tanager's fearlessness. opened the
door-and In popped the bird!
And, believe 1t or not, he sang inside
the car, but Afterwards seemed mildly
alarmed. flew out and simply perched
nearby, singing as usual. When the car
returned he resumed his patrol.
After two hours Of this, various duties
claimed the watchers, but the song was
still to be heard. A little later I missed
the song and went out to investigate.
Silence. Then from somewhere to a
branch not two feet away came flame
like Hash, and almost at the same time
followed lady tanager, anghting be-
side him.
"She spied me so near and flew away.
He followed her more leisurely, and after
a short while there he was, back again,
and alone, on the car He was singing
IN our trees again this morning and at
once flew nearer when my sister ap-
peared.
Il know all this must sound like a
fabrication. 1t does not seem possible
that three days Of infant captivity could
be remembered by . bird-even a SUPER
bird. But how else explain It?
1T must be the same tanager. I can
only think that some one must have
had the nesting before we did. But
even then he was only matter of weeks
OLD, and 1t has been nearly . year since.
1t sounds like fairy tale, but is all true.
Sincerely, M, j, r.. R."
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Pittsburgh of Palestine

EXcaVatOrS IN Palestine have re-
Gently uncovered an ancient city on
the Red Sea called Ezion- -Geber, one
time factory town of King Solomon,
and known as the Pittsburgh of
Palestine. It all started some three
thousand years ago when Solomon,
prominent mine owner, wanted
some place to smelt his ore.
His majesty, who was fairly we'll
fixed for shekels, at first toyed with
the idea of paying cash for the job,
and was about to proceed on this
basis, when he found to his dismay
that in some mysterious fashion his
wife, all thousand of her, suddenly
had nothing to wear. After attend
ing to this domestic chore he stag
gered feebly to the treasury, where,
in an overlooked dark corner, he
found just about enough left to
build modest summer house in a
nudist camp. The king was definite
ly up against it. In his crude era
no one had ever thought of the pos
sibility of borrowing the money and
letting the next ten generations of
taxpayers wipe out the debt. After
much mopping Of the royal brow, he
solved the problem, which, all along,
was entirely matter OF labor.
His answer consisted in organizing
Jerusalem Steal, holding company,
whose function was to cruise around
his own or any other country and
hold on to all able-bodied laborers
they could find and bring in. A su-
per-eff1cient Labor Relations Board
then saw to 1t that they joined Mr..
John L. Solomon's company union,
or else, until Ezion- -Geber was built.
For years they worked for wages of
nothing a week, a sum roughly equiv
alent to the same amount in modern
currency, and as special concession
got twice this pay for overtime and
on holidays. They were kept on the
job by foremen standing around in
graceful attitudes leaning on their
whips, which is said to have been the
forerunner Of something or other.
According to archaeologists, there
were no sit-down strikes. Whatever
else a workman might have done
after labor dispute with a foreman,
he positively did not sit down.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
THIS AND THAT
By Charles L. TracetueN.

A bird fairy tale which is all true comes
from Takoma Park, D. G, as follows:
Dear Sir:
II have wanted to write and tell you
about Cherwee, the personality birdlct,
and have you ask your readers whether
any bird lover in this vicinity had hand
raised scarlet tanager during the sum-
mer Of 1888.
For 1t was then, from August 3 to Au-
gust 6, that Cherwee $50 he announced
himself) lived with us and charmed all
with his calm assurance so wholly for.
eign in a wild creature.
1T seemed as though he must have had
earlier experience among humans, yet he
was but nesting with stub Of tail.
I'VE were not acquainted with the
young OF the scarlet tanager and heard
no adults about since the early summer,
so when we heard a persistent 'cher-wee'
from neighboring tree and then again
from one nearer, we began to look to see
what new bird 1t might be, since only
shortly before We had seen our first rose
breasted grosbeak.
Just then small bird darted out Of
the tree toward us and struck the house
wall, falling into the cellar areaway.
1T was stunned, but apparently unhurt.
tnough Its little crop was flabby; and
within half an hour by which time we
had identified 1t and had looked up its
1000 preferences, 1t was sitting calm and
unafraid in an old canary cage, willingly
accepting oak-gall larvae as fast as the
combined family could find and split the
gals.
His 'cherwee' was persistent except
While food was being offered and his bill
stretched wide. He was too young to know
anything but the stuff method Of feed
Ing SO we used pair of tweezers as the
nearest substitute for his parents bills.
BY Saturday he would occasionally take
1ood from the tweezers-a happy de-
velopment, as this was the first step to-
ward independence
ON Thursday Jane took him along
with her to work at the National Mu-
scum and received dietary advice from
the experts there. but was also told by
Dr. W that he had never known
scarlet tanager to live in captivity,
news that saddened us all, for by this
time he had completely won our hearts
oy his fearless friendliness in hopping
confidently toward all comers and ac-
cepting instantly all offers of food.
During all this while there was no
sight or sound of an adult tanaeer 30
when on Saturday Jane walked with
CherWee on her finger to the porch and
ne suddenly flew off and up into a tree.
we were all worried, for we were sure
ne could not be lured back, and how was
he to be fed?
After nearly an hour of coaxing which
included even walking on the house roof,
l saw something which seemed little
less than a miracle-a sudden flash of
scarlet.
Evening star., 1939-06-15

very interesting, but the Queen, well,
I have never seen . more beautiful
woman. She is wee thing, being only
about feet and inches or 20 and
weighing about los or ITO pounds. But
her face, her hair, her eyes, her clothes
expressed the highest type of 4 we'll
bred person. She was and is In eyerv
sense q Queen.
She handled herself Is you would
expect her to, her smile was something
TO remember for years to come, and her
voice is beyond description. She waved
to US all; some got to shake hands with
her, but most Of them Just stood and
looked at her. entranced by her presence.
Long may she live and remain the
idol OF her people. It will be . long
time before this country looks upon one
who is 50 fitted to fill the position of
Queen as she is.
ROBERT LINDSAY JAYNES.
June IL, Fredericksburg, Va.
Public Urged to Watch
Votes on Embargo Repeal.
TO the Editor OF The Star:
1t is conceded by most Of the latest
authorities that one of the principal
causes OF our active participation in the
World War was the sale OF munitions.
Over one billion, two hundred million
dollars Of munitions were sold by US to
England and France in the year immedi-
ately preceding our entrance into the
war Ito make the world safe for democ-
racy."
All Of the European countries are in
dulging in their everlasting, secret
crooked game for world power and 1t is
likely that In the not-distant future they
will indulge in their periodical pastime
OF war. The sale Of munitions to Eng
land. France and possibly Russia and
Turkey will be one of the steps short
OF war" which will make more probable
our open and active participation. The
efforts Of the administration, the inter-
nationalists and the self-styled Ameri-
cans. who put the interests of Europe
ahead OF their own country, to hoodwink
the American public into believing that
the sale Of munitions in time OF war
to England and France will help to keep
US out of the war can only be swal-
lowed by those blinded by the hysteria
OF hate and fear induced by crafty
propaganda.
If the American people desire to de-
fend England, France, Russia and Tur-
key. it should be accomplished by a
treaty Of alliance, Offensive and defen-
sive, openly proposed, debated and rati-
fled by our Senate in accordance with
the Constitution. II our Representatives
and Senators will get In touch with the
common people who tight the wars, they
will find them slowly but surely awak-
ening to the fact that the purpose of
selling munitions to England and France,
and possibly Russia and Turkey is TO
enable them to win q war with our
guns, bayonets, shrapnel, bombs and
poison gas, but II these munitions of
death and destruction do not accomplish
their purpose, then Uncle Sam will be
called upon again to give generously
the lives Of our sons upon foreign soil.
JuTERsON1AN DEMOCRAT.
June u,
Evening star., 1939-06-15

The National Labor Relations
Board seems to have it on the Amer
ican employer very much as the YAM
KEGS have it on the seven other
American League teams to be
increasing its lead almost day by day.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Discusses Problems Facinr
American Youth.

To the Editor of The Star:
This Is the season Of the year when
some hundreds of thousands Of young
men and women emerge from univer-
sites and colleges to seek employment
in a world more or less inefectively
friendly to youth. Many Of the 1899
class Of graduates already are reported
to be discouraged. Others, perhaps un-
reasonably, appear to be optimistic in
the face of admitted difficulties. What
is wanted is realistic attitude on the
part of all concerned.
OF course, it must be conceded that
the United States still Is engaged in
experiments of reform which, naturally
enough, have delayed economic recovery.
History will tell how the country gradu-
ally was getting back to "normalcy"
just prior to the election Of President
Roosevelt. But the return to normal
conditions was halted by the coming to
power Of liberals" who long had
preached "a peaceful revolution" and
finally found themselves in position to
attempt to make their dream a reality.
The emergency gave them opportunity
to try out their faith in paternalism
Within few months they had COM
mitted the Nation to state socialism.
Their slogan was: America owes every
citizen a decent living" When it was
suggested that two-thirds of the popu-
lation should be appropriated in the
interest of theoretical one third hardly
voice was raised in protest. Nobody
bothered to point out that there is no
virtue in robbing Peter to pay Paul
Instead. 1t was taken for granted that
the share the wealth" movement would
bring about prosperity
But that ancient doctrine of the
Marxists of the 10th century was q
snare and delusion. Even with the
value Of the dollar cut nearly in half.
reported national income continues to
lag behind New Deal expectations. The
President did not plan 1t that way and
cannot avoid being disappointed. His
only remedy is continued spending con-
tinued relief, continued reform. Pre-
sumably, he is determined to seek re-
election in 1910 rather than admit that
his philosophy has failed. And 1t is
possible that he may be justified Unless
conservatives can achieve unity in resist
ance to him, he almost surely will be
his own successor.
Meanwhile, the young graduates who
vainly seek employment in private indus
try must decide for themselves what
system of government, what kind of
society, they want. Capitalism, they will
not require to be told, has many faults;
and paternalism, incontrovertibly, has
many plausible attractions. If only for
its educational utility, the adventure of
the past six years is a social gain
providing always that 1t is properly
understood.
Let 1t be added that there can be no
profit In evasion of the issues now
presented to the American people.
Neither is there any merit in calling
names nor In partisan strife The youth
OF the Nation should approach the prob
lem scientifically, without passion. Such
is its duty and its privilege.
June 13. W.T..
Queen Makes "Hit"
With virginian.
Evening star., 1939-06-15

1t looks as though the newest
young aspirant for heavyweight pub
gilistic honors were a pretty fair
fighter, but yet far from the astrono-
n1ers category Of super nova"
Evening star., 1939-06-15

Here, at last, after more than
twenty years, is real news. The Ger
mans announce that the Battle of
Jutland was Teutonic victory, and
the benighted British do not even
know it yet.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Cites Spain's Neutrality
In World War.
By Thomas r. Henri,

To the Editor Of The Star:
While we are considering neutrality,
how did Spain, In the World War, MAIN
tain her dignity and the sanctity of
her ports?
The position of Spain (next door to
France) must have been more precarious
than ours at present. Little seems to be
known about it. But the fact that Spain
did remain neutral stands out boldly.
June II. NATIVE.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Franklin Criticized for
Derision Of Good Men.
tn fha Edffop ~ The Hfar.

have noticed on a number of occa-
sions that Jay Franklin, in writing Of
the Republican party, often in apparent
derision calls it the party of Hanna,
Penrose, Girdler and Pew. All four of
these men have records which in my
estimation warrant something better
than derision and whenever read about
the deeds Of Crump, Kelly, Nash, Pender-
gast, Hague, Earle, Gufiey, Pepper, Bark
ley, Minton and even the President, am
glad belong to the party Of Hanna,
Penrose, Girdler and Pew as well as the
party of Lincoln, Hughes, Coolidge,
Hoover. TAFT and Dewey.
June II. =. W. SCHUMACHER.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
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Evening star., 1939-06-15

Queen Makes "Hit"
With Virginian.
To the Editor Of The Star:
had never seen . King or Queen
before, but have now. The King VA
Evening star., 1939-06-15
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