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Evening star., 1939-06-21
A Real Victory

RegarQleSS OF CQe SOrC OF taxes
finally to be written into the District
tax bill, the important development
in District of Columbia National
Government fiscal relations is the
favorable report rendered by an i'm
pressive majority Of the Senate
District Committee in favor of the
Overton plan for fixing the Federal
payment.
The people of the District are pay
ing heavy local taxes now, as meas
ured by what comparable cities pay,
and they are going to continue to
pay heavy local taxes in whatever
form Congress chooses to dish them
up.
The important thing now, as
Senator Overton has recognized all
along, is to end the futile, wasteful
and short-sighted efforts to shift the
entire burden of Capital mainte-
nance and development to local tax
payers and to adopt a method of
measuring the Federal obligation
that recognizes realities and appeals
to the logic and fairness of Congress
and the community.
The failure of the income tax to
win the approval of the Senate
District Committee yesterday was
not due to any inherent opposition
to this form of taxation from the
community or from members of the
committee. 1t was due to practical
recognition of the difficulties of levy
ing fair income tax in the District
of Columbia under conditions which
are found in the District of Columbia
alone of all taxing jurisdictions of
the country. The tax experts hired
to study the problem found that out
long ago and not one of them has
failed to point it out. Members of
Congress who will study the problem
will also find it out.
The implications of the victory in
committee of the Overton plan are
broader than immediate considera-
tions in dollars and cents. 1t re-
affirms the principle of the Nations
obligation to be joint partner, with
the local community, in the finan-
cial responsibility of maintaining
and developing the Capital. 1t cou-
Piles recognition of this obligation
with sound and workable method
of measuring it. It lightenS no local
tax burden. It does not offer a
penny of saving to the District tax
payer. But it promises the local tax
payer that after his tax burden has
been fixed by the exclusively govern
ing Congress and has been spent as
Congress dictates, the National Gov
ernment will meet its own obliga-
tions. 1t means, as it meant more
than half century ago when a
fixed ratio provision was written into
organic law, rededication of effort
to the ideals of building the Ameri-
can Capital. 1t would accomplish
more, in establishing the relation
ships that should exist between
Congress and the community and in
practical, efficient government Of
this community by Congress than
any other single step that could at
this time be taken.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
hung on them In their efforts to win
denomination next year?

denomination next year?
When the friends of General Grant,
then serving his second term in the
White House, advocated his renomi-
nation for third term-on the same
theory that the friends of President
Roosevelt now urge his renomina-
tion-the House of Representatives
adopted an -third-term resolu-
ton by vote of two hundred and
thirty-three to eighteen. The Senate
in February, 1928, by vote of fifty
six to twenty-six put through a SIM
liar resolution to halt the demand
for another term for President
Coolidge. Mr.. Coolidge, it is true, had
served only one elective" term. But
his service during the unexpired term
OF his predecessor, President Hard
ing, was construed as term" and
so considered by the Senate when it
adopted the resolution.
Thomas Jefferson wrote: Should
a President consent to be a candi-
date for third election, I trust he
would be rejected on this demon
stration Of ambitious views" Andrew
Jackson-to whom his friends liken
the present Chief Executive-re-
peatedly recommended that Presi-
dents should be limited to a single
term.
In all justice to President Roose-
velt, it must be said there has been
no statement from him indicating
that he fails to recognize, too, the
need of maintaining this tradition.
He could easily clear the atmosphere.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Genqhis Khan

Chang Kai-shek has a sufficient
grasp of the elementary principles
of group psychology to realize that
a man dead for six centuries may
remain greater living force than
many regiments of soldiers.
Especially is this true among
a people, such as the Mongol tribes
men, who still attach much signifi-
canoe to contagious magic-the well
nigh universal belief that all the ap-
purtenances of hero are endowed
with a mystic quality of heroism
which can be absorbed by those who
touch them.
Thus it was wise to move from the
path of the japanese invaders the
ashes of Genghis Khan, the Mongol
emperor whose sway once extended
across Asia from the Pacific to the
eastern marches of Europe. Under
Genghis and his successors China
came close to the zenith of her great
ness-perhaps the most prosperous
and civilized part of the world while
Europe still was plunged in the dark
ness which followed the fall of Rome.
True, the Mongol was himself an in
vader, but under him China became
great. He has been set up through
the ages as a symbol of the former
glories of the celestial kingdom.
Should Japan have come into pos
session of his bones it would have
been far more than a shock to ma
tional pride. 1t would have meant a
definite increment of strength to
japanese arms. With the tomb OF
the conqueror as a nucleus it would
have been much easier to have built
up semi-independent Mongolia
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Another Chapter in
Wailing Wall Dispute.

To the Editor Of The Star:
j. w. Thompson, in your issue of June
IA, repeats his assertion, first made In
your issue of June 2, that this wall
(the Wailing WalD is a part of the
original Solomons Temple WALL; but
he quotes nothing to that effect from
the authors whom he mentions nor does
he even question the contrary authority,
which quoted. In fact, his second letter
contains little which bears upon the
point at issue. Mr.. Thompson recog-
nizes "the fact that Solomon's Temple
was totally destroyed but asserts that
this cannot mean that all the
walls were totally destroyed" What,
then, can it mean? Are not the walls
of any structure its principal parts?
His further assertion for which he
offers no authority that "the materials
of which it (Solomon's porch, so calleO
was built, were salvaged from Solomons
Temple" would, even if true, prove
nothing as to the contents of the Wailing
Wall-a totally distinct structure. More
over, Mr.. Thompson's original statement,
which alone challenged was, this part
of the (wailing) wall is the only remain
ing part of Solomon's Temple"-not
merely that it may have contained INA
terials" taken therefrom. Let us stick
to the point at ISSUE
Finally. the lowest portion of the Wall
ing Wall, which is conceded to be part
of Herods Temple, was built nearly 800
years after Solomon's was totally de-
stroyed." The notion that any ma
terials" from the latter were used in
building the formers walls, is a mere
guess; and guesses are usually mot in
accordance with history"
CHARLES S. LOBINGIER.
June 15
Evening star., 1939-06-21
June IS.
Defends Loyalty of
Filipino Mess Boys.

70 the Editor of The Star:
With reference to an editorial pub
lshed In local paper on June 18th,
implying disloyalty of Filipino mess boys
now employed in the United States
Navy, we are sending you the following
authorized statement of 1t. Comdr. B. L.
Austin, chief personnel officer of the
press relations of the United States Navy
Department, with the hope that you will
please publish it in your paper:
"The Navy Department has no
reason to believe that the Filipino
members of the naval service are
not 100 per cent loyal to the United
States" j. M. ELIZALDE,
Resident Commissioner of the Philip
pines to the United States.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
A Fiqht for Peace


have told congressional leaders of his
earnest desire that both Houses of
Congress dispose of the neutrality
problem before there is any serious
talk Of adjournment. Mr.. Roosevelt's
anxiety over this pressing issue is
shared by many persons and out
OF CongreSs-who foresee the posi-
blllty of grave threats to the peace
OF the United States if the present
automatic embargo on arms, ammu-
milton and implements of war re-
mains on the statute books. The ad-
ministration-sponsored Bloom bill,
favorably reported by the House For
eign Affairs Committee, seeks to end
this peril through repeal of the en-
bargo provision and enactment of a
more flexible law, adaptable to de-
veloping emergencies.
There are good prospects for pas
sage of the Bloom bilr by the House,
but battle lines are being drawn for
an uncompromising fight against the
administration plan in the Senate.
The battle will be led by bipartisan
minority constituting the so-called
mandatory neutrality bloc, led by
Senators Nye, Republican, of North
Dakota, and Clark, Democrat. of
Missouri, and several other devotees
OF the lsolationist theory in American
foreign relations. This minority is
strong and vociferous. Rumors of a
fllibuster have been circulated. The
outlook is anything but encouraging
TO Senators who have been giving
thought to a mid-July adjournment
and attendant vacation pleasures.
Congress should realize that among
the more interested spectators at this
battle will be two well-known Euro
pean dictators. They are undoubtedly
perfectly satisfied-possibly quite de-
hghted-with the existing Neutrality
Act. 1t lnsures for them the kind of
neutrality" for the United States
that they would need most in the
event OF war between the Rome-Ber-
lin axis and the European democ-
racles, a neutrality that would dis
commode the axis aggressors to the
least degree, while crippling the de-
mocracles to an almost fatal extent.
Is Congress by it's inaction willing to
give this sort of announcement to
international disturbers of the peace?
1t should be remembered that aid,
however indirect or unintentional,
to the aggressors menaces the peace
OF the world-and hence the peace of
America. BY wiping the aggressor-
favoring embargo provision from the
books and substituting for it a law
which, while adhering to fundamen-
tai rights of neutrals under interna-
tional law, would have the coinci-
dental effect of discouraging the
plans Of ambitious dictators, Con-
gress can perform a vital service to
the United States and to the world as
well. The program outlined recently
by Secretary Hull and incorporated
IN the Bloom bill, would be an efrec-
tive deterrent to aggression and
therefore a powerful influence
against one of the major threats to
world peace today. The national
Interest demands that the battle
for repeal of the dangerous embargo
law and enactment of saner, more
flexible legislation be fought to a
conclusion, If it takes all summer.
Evening star., 1939-06-21

President if he seeks third term, and
would elect former Gov. Weaver of
Falls City to the Senate in 1910" May
I predict that nothing could be farther
from the fact than the above statement.
AS have occasion to contact many men
and women in various walks of life in
all parts of the State it is my definite
conclusion that Nebraskans have had
all they want of the New Deal and Mr..
Roosevelt or any of his associates.
FRED G. JOHNSON,
Former Member of Congress.
Hastings, Nebr.
June 16
Evening star., 1939-06-21

The Egyptians were the first to put
the w. P. A. idea into practice. It
worked fine for while, but eventu-
ally lost them the entire Jewish vote.
Evening star., 1939-06-21

Up at Niagara Falls George VI
stood on a'rug only IA by 9 feet. For
a king-emperor that is practically a
bath mat.
Evening star., 1939-06-21

A wrist watch for the blind has
been invented, but so far American
genius has not accomplished an
alarm clock for the deaf.
Evening star., 1939-06-21

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the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights of publication Of special dispatches
her Elm also are reserved.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Nebraskans Held Against
Third TAryn

To the Editor of The Star:
The daily papers of Nebraska recently
carried an Associated Press story that
Mark Woods of Lincoln, Nebr., in
leaving Washington, D. c., the other
day made the prediction that Nebraska
would support President Roosevelt for
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the Driter, although the use OF
q pseudonyn1 for publication is
permissible. Please be brief!
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Communist Disapproves News
Stories on Gen. MOseley.

To the Editor of The Star:
The editorial attitude of The Star and
OF the American press generally toward
the Dies Committees recent witness"
Maj, Gen. Moseley, U. S. A., retired,
has been one of reproach But in mani
Testing this representatives., the press
has actually adopted the same stand as
the Dies Committee itself. While osten-
sibly opposing this storm trooper, it has
furnished him platform for his
avowedly anti-democratic doctrines and
has given him million dollars worth
of publicity to rally all reaction to his
support. What is the net effect?
The Communist party wishes to en-
phasize that an attitude of reproach is
not the correct attitude to adopt. 1t ap-
pears to us that If the press is to serve
the interests of democracy it must bring
into much sharper relief Gen. Moseley's
aims, associates and activities than it
has hitherto done. Also, it must indi-
cate means whereby those who would
defend civil rights can weaken and de-
feat the Moseley program.
Certainly the American people will not
hesitate to let the President and Con-
gress know of their opposition to longer
maintaining Moseley at the expense of
those whom he despises and would en-
slave-the American people.
r. MONTGOMERY,
City Educational Director Com
munist Party, District of Columbia.
June IL.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Wants to Know If
Officer Can Be Wrong.
To the Editor of The Star:


Can traffic officer be wrong? Appar-
emily to the judge of the Traffic Court,
the word of the policeman carries more
weight than that of the defendant and
responsible witness, even before the
Judge hears the testimony of the wit
ness.
The other day one of those fellows
on motor cycle stopped me and ac-
cused me of driving 45 miles an hour
IN 30-mile zone. Luckily, thought,
could prove that I was not exceeding
the speed limit because in the car with
me was another mana responsible man
who holds a responsible position. Both
ne and I were certain that I was not
speeding.
The trial was held today. The man
who had been in the car with me took
morning off from his duties and went
with me to Traffic Court, since he con-
sldered 1t important to make known the
facts as he had seen them. But the
judge would not even give him chance
to testify, snappily announcing, 1925
fine!" Evidently the judge believes that
the word of policeman cannot be
doubted. A policeman cannot make
mistake.
My problem can be solved very easily.
since I live in suburb of Washington
which is in Maryland. and I can avoid
driving in Washington by doing all nv
shopping in Baltimore. But the social
evil resulting from the attitude that a
traffic officer cannot be wrong seems to
me to be worthy of comment.
June 16. MARYLAND DRIVER.
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La gaceta., 1939-03-30
DON FERNANDO DE LOS
RIOS DESMIFNE Ell DES-
PACHO DE AXELSSON
(Continaqrd }.

Washington, Mario 30.-El
embajador de Espana en- los Es-
tados Unidos, Don Fernando de-
los Rios, desminti6 un despacho
del notable periodista america
no George Axelsson so5re que
diez mil comunistas serfan deja
dos en- las prisiones y entrega-
dos a Franco. =
Autoriz6 ell Conssjo Nacional
de Defensa al embajador para
desmentir tai cosa, c~alificando
ell despacho de absolutamense
false. "Se exagera Ell nGmero de
comunistas. Ell gobiernb eSpa-
mol concentra todos sus esfuer-
EOS y tempo en- intentar nego-
ciar por la seguridad de esas vi
das, 10 mismo que por la vida hu-
MANA"
La gaceta., 1939-03-30
NOTAS SOCIALES

to, lie pedimos al amigo Fernan-
DEE Rey que haga una i~nvestiga-
ci6n.
Ell Centre sabe que La VERDE
ma es una obra civica, de propa-
ganda a la industrial tabacalera,
y estamos SECURES que lamenta
IA falta de cooperation.
Nosotros tenemos hoy fuertes
oplausos para ell Cfrculo Cuba
no Y la Unione y tambien para FL
Centre Asturiano. No podemos
hacer 10 mismo con ell Centre Es-
anol, por la desorganizaci6n
Joservada en- los esnsayos.
La verdad en- su lugar y ojala
queen los dos dias de fiestas, to-
los los clubs, orgullo de nuestra
colonia, queden a gran altura.
Con respecto a los artistas de
"a Habana, pocos son todos los
'ogios que de ellos Sc hagan.
Los Sevillanitos, Carlos Pous
Y Adelita Y la pareja Henry
Dolly rayaron a altura incon-
measurable, siendo ovacionados.
Ell Sevillanito hizo un numero
La gaceta., 1939-03-30
Los ensGyos


Ensayaron aver, en- la sala al
ia del Circulo Cubano, cedida
por la directiva, los grupos de
las S~ociedades.
Centre Asturiano, Unione TIA
Llama, Circulo Cubano y Centre
Espanol. ALI estaban tambien
los notables artistas llegados a.
yer de la Habana, Carlos Pous,
Adelita Martinez, los hermanos
Munoz, llamados Los Sevillani-
tos y la pareja de bale Henry
Dolly.
Manuel Aparicio dirigi6 los
ensayos de las Sociedades y los
de los artistas llegados de la Ha-
bana, Gilberto Delfino y ell Sr.
Muhoz.
La Unione Italiana y ell Circu
10 Cubano son los grUpos mejor
enSayados. DeSpues viene ell Cen
tro Asturiano y en- Gltimo lugar
ell Centre Espanol.
Con tres Secciones de Damas,
Angel de la Riva Sc lamentaba
anoche de no haber podido reu-
mir IL parejas. ST ESQ es 10 cier-
La gaceta., 1939-03-30
Ell Cnbn1.et

Ell Cabaret
Sc comp,etaron va los prepa-
rativos para ell Cabaret de La
Ver ena, en- ell Centre Espanol.
Tocara Don Francisco, en- un
programa especial a base de pie
zas cubanas, espanolas y ameri-
canas.
Ell SHOW sera algo extraor-
iinaric. Dos n1meros hara la Ca
reja Carlos Pous-Adelita Marti-
nez, dos los SeviNanitos y dos la
pareja de bales internacionales
Henry-D Dolly.
Ofrece su cooperation mas
enthusiastic la Secci6n de Recreo
del Centre Espanol, que Sc encar
CARA de colocar a los invitados.
Les presidentes de las cuatro
principales sociedades han sido
imitados, 10 mismo que ell alcal-
de Chancey, los oficiales de los
submarines franceses y otras
personalidades. i.
Exito a~segurado.
La gaceta., 1939-03-30
o QUE R DICEN
Y 70 cOMENTO
Por jose r. Sanfeliz

En- la edici6n del Morning
Tribune, de aver microbes, en-
la primera pagina, aparece un
grabado, un potente editorial
grafico, sobre la guerra civil y
de invasion en- la peninsula es-
pamela, y la "Defensa de Ma
drid."
FL titulo del grabado es bas-
tante intencionado: SDE QUEN
Els LA VICTORIAN
ALI, Sobre los tablones de "a
puerta de Madrid, Sc We claVada
ell hacha de los germapos. repre-
sentado por las aspas de la ia
tidica cruz canada; la insignia
del fascio italiano y un alfanje
de la morisma ,todos denomina-
dos "Mercenarios". Aplastados
/ por la despedazada puerta de la
"Defensa de Madrid, cad&vs-
res de hombres, mujeres y nj
nos. I'm editorial tragico, ir6ni-
co que pone en- evidencia Ell ia
lento del dibujante White.
81 tuviese poder Y la influen-
cia suficiente, csc grabado seria
reproducido en- todos los peri6-
dicos liberales del mundo... csc
editorial grafico hace honor u
su autor.
La interrogation es intencio-
NADIA y oportuna DE Quien es
la Victoria?
Mejor sera que la contestaci6n
sea presentada por Chamber
lain, Daladier, la Liga de Nacio-
mes, y los banqueros y diploma
tlcos brltanlcos que tanto lnflu-
yeron para que Estados Unidos
estahleciese un embargo de ar
mas Y municiones, 10 que tanto
necesitaban los defensoreS del
Gobierno de la RepGblica Espa-
nola.
| Moros del Africa; Italianos
"V0LUNTARIOS", Alema-
mes sin conciencia nj pizca de
humanidad, ~probando sus avio-
mes de destruction sobre los pue-
bios eSpahOles Y sus ametrallado
ras en- los cuerpos de indefen-
sas mujeres y nihos inocentes,
Isl! SDe Quien es la Victoria?
La gaceta., 1939-03-30
PRAVDA CRITICA DE NUE.
VO A FRANCIA E INGLA-
TERRA

Moscu, Mario 30.-El peri6-
dico "Pravda" Sc refiere de nue.
vo al discurso de Mussolini y cri
tica a los individuos de Munich
y a Francia e Inglaterra. "Los
lie Munich son completes de los
agresores. FL Duce NADIA naevo
.ha dicho. Francia e Inglaterra,
cometiendo grandes errores, sa-
c%rificaron a Checoeslovaquia Y
despues Sc empenaron en- la FIJI
til esperanto de cortar las rela-
clones de Italia con ell eje de Der
lin.
FL tempo y los hechos han
probable ell fracaso de sus calcu-
ics. A peSRr de las contradiction
mes objetivas entire Italia y Ale
mania, los dos paises Sc necesi-
tan mutuamente Y es ina equl-
vocation mas Ell suponer que de
un momento a otro romperan
sus relaciones.
La gaceta., 1939-03-30

precioso, de gran merito, con la
pandereta.
La Vert ana, como saben nues
tros lectores, empezara hoy con
TN Cabaret, en- Ell Centre Espa-
mol, en- honor de sus miembros e
invitadcs de honor, y durante
dos dias ofrecera sus bales y
gran espectaculo en- el parque
Cuscaden.
FL viernes comenzara a las o.
cho de la nCche y terminara a la
una de Ia madrUgada Ell saba
do comenzara a las 8 y termina-
"a a las cuatro de la madruga-
da.
A los mayores costara la en-
trada 35 centavos con derecho
a bailar presenciar Ell gran es-
pectaculo y yer quemar los fue-
Cos artificiales.
Pagaran los ninos, Is centa-
vos.
Cuidaran del orden la poll
ella de la ciudad y ell Condado
los diputados del sheriff y los
cadetes del Institute HILLSIDE
rough, bajo ell mando del coro-
mel Johnson. Para mayor protec
ci6n de todos, Y el mejor orden,
La gaceta., 1939-03-30
Eel. FAsClsMo A-IGLESIA..
Regime Fascista'', CrsmOna


tambien que ell credc fascistaz.
''Todo debe de pert necer al Es-
tado y NADIA al individuo'--po-
dria tener consecrencias mas
serias "haciendo de la c%olectivl.
dad uno coea divina". Fla mega
do que ell E9tado pueda ser ver-
daderamente "total,tario" y ha
sostenido que en- todos los prin-
cipios que somete a la critica
"pudiera percibirse cierta usuf-
paci6n". !.
(Continaqrdl }.
La gaceta., 1939-03-30
La Enthusiastic

La Enthusiastic
Aumenta la venta de tickets
para la function que la Juventud
Enthusiastic del Centre Asturia-
no celebrara Ell domingo 2 de a.
bril-, en- Ell palacio de la avenidA
de Nebraska.
I'm eepectaculo ADDITIONAL Sc
prepare, con Ell apoyo de tan po-
prlares artistas locales como Ju-
lita Moran, Kiki Menendez y el
baritone Woodrow Garcia.
La gaceta., 1939-03-30
InVitaci6n

MVitGci6n
Agradecemos la amable invi-
taci6n cue ell Sr. Tony Grimaldi,
nuevo presidente de La Italia,
nos envfa para ell Picnic del do
mingo, dia 2 de abril.
Tocaran dos excelentes or
uuestas y la directiva ha prepa-
RADIO un menu extraordinario.
La Italia. es una sociedad pro-
gresista que tuvo como presiden
tie a I'm buen amigo nuestro, Ell
Sr. Tanasino Glaviano.
Tn rotUndo &xito lie augura-
mos, y muy merecido por cleric.
La gaceta., 1939-03-30
DECLARE INSCONSTITUCIO
NAL LA LEY
TERISTA

Washington, Mario 3O.-El
Tribunal Supreme de la nacion
declare Unconstitutional la ley
"anti7gangsterista'' del Estado
de New York. La opinion, en- 81
dictamen del magistrate Butler,
fre unanime.
Resolvi6 asi Ell alto tribunal
una apelaci6n de tres individuos
condenados baj& esa ley, Ignsev
Michael Falcoye y
Luis dc Rossi.