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Evening star., 1939-04-27
The Political Mill
Byrd Reveals Towering Debt Figure
To Call Halt to Deficit Spending

has not stimulated business expan-
sion, he continued. He cited the
financing of new capital issues as
certain index of business expansion.
In 1928, Is per cent of all capital
issues for that year were for private
business and Is per cent for Gov
ernment agencies of one kind or
another. Ten years later, in 1898, 70
per cent of new capital Issues
bonds, etc.-were for Government
agencies, and 81 per cent for pri-
vate business. In 1929, 20 per cent
OF all bonds held by American banks
were Government, and now 81 per
cent of all bonds held by the banks
are Federal bonds.
These are challenging figures pre-
sented by Senator Byrd. He called
deficit spending "habit forming"
and the longer INDUCED in the
harder to stop. When Senator
Byrd suggested a five-point pro-
gram sometime ago for gradual re-
duction of Federal spending, Mar
rlner S. Eccles. head of the Federal
Reserve Board, called it de
1eatlst program. which would
"jeopardize the salvation of democ-
racy."
1t is entirely evident that it is
going to be difficult job cutting
down the flow of Federal money.
lhere are some who believe that
II 1t is attempted it will bring revo-
luton, uprising on the part of mil
hons who have been receiving these
billions of dollars. 1t wasn't long
ago that threats were made to
march thousands of relief workers
members of the Workers Alliance
on the Capital City if Congress
1alied to grant all the money de-
manded for the w. P. A.
Sees Showdown Coming.
In the opinion of Senator Byrd
and others who believe as he does
there must come a showdown or
else there will be a terrible crash.
One way or another the problem
must be tackled. The next few
years will be tough going for anv
administration that may be in
power.
Cutting down Government ex-
penses does not mean that manv
OF the social laws enacted during
the Roosevelt administration must
be thrown into the discard. It
does not mean, for example, that
the declaration. by law, that collec-
tive bargaining by workers with
employers must be abandoned. It
does not mean that the better reg'l-
lation of security exchanges must
be given up or that improvements
in the banking system and the
guarantee of deposits are to be
thrown out. But there is a great
deal Of paternalistic spending that
must 60 by the boards. spending
that is eating into the fiber of the
people
Reform egislation-much of it in
tended to make business behave
and Government spending on an
undreamed of scale have been the
outstanding programs of the pres
ent administration. Despite the
present situation, they seem
destined to continue as the pro-
gram. They were responsible for
New Deal political victories in 1884
Evening star., 1939-04-27
5000 Catholic Youths
To Parade Sunday

Eight thousand youths of the arch
diocese of Baltimore, participating in
a National Catholic Youth Day cele-
bration, will take part in peace pa
rade here Sunday.
The celebration. under the au-
spices of the Catholic Student Mis-
sion Crusade, will begin at 2 pm
The youth will parade up Constitu-
ton avenue from Fourth to Six
teenth street NV, and hold a cere-
mony at the Washington Monu-
ment.
The Right Rev. Msgr. Edward A
Freking, national director of the
crusade, will deliver the sermon. AT
the conclusion the peace paraders
will kneel at the base of the Monu-
ment during a military benediction.
The parade will be directed by
Capt. George Harbin of the District
National Guard. Brother Timothy
Donoghue of the Atonement Semi
nary is in charge of the event.
Sunday night at 8 o'clock, 5000
persons are expected to attend the
finals of the archdiocesan oratorical
contest In the Catholic University
gymnasium.
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were turned down with the can't do be-
cause 1t has never been done before"
6rltSh general staff
reaAeo
land at least 20 divisions stood-wh
voluntary enstmen and the feeble conngents
general staff realized that 1t could divisions
nrst Later could send
1t will not be like In 1914 There
Kitchener did The Italians
hard and quickly possible.
London informed might spring some unpleasant
surprises IN the of the few
fact that the German
by the British government the last 10 dayKng
aons to Hitler his birthday sending
Ambassador Sir Neville
Britain
Despite reports from Berlin and cap
worried the sensational military
consumption in peacetime. From the military
OF limited
forces all ready Tor and need only
button to get them the
service Dill Is passed. must their
mary knows
OF men the British have-to make civilians
democratic nations likely legislation
in Great Britain bluff present
The chief OF the
neither Hitler nor Mlssoln is willing
diplomatic channels longer
1orelgn office to hear that Henderson,
another sign of good will the Of the
the Ambassador of Great time to receive
the Yugoav Premier Iran who was
squeezed" into the
other relatively important interviews
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10 Une dJJeHLlOIl ~
of the public in a speech in Chicago
Tuesday night. That was the night
OF the day that President Roose-
velt sent his first reorganization"
order to Congress, explaining that
when it was carried into effect, 1t
should cut Government expenses
by $4,000 900 or $20.OOO,O00.
A cut of any kind probably looks
good to Senator Byrd and others
who believe that the only way to
prevent the United States going to
the "demnition boW-woWs" is to
stop deficit spending. The Virginia
Senator, however, if he were WELD
ing the pruning knife, would cut
much deeper.
The picture which Senator Byrd
painted for his Chicago audience
is along the line of other pictures
he has draWn-in the Senate and
out-of the financial situation in
which the Government of the United
States finds itself. He gathered to-
gether, however, enough statistics
on the gloomy side of the ledger
to make the most optimistic New
Deal spenders wonder what may
happen unless something turns up.
For example, out of every dollar
the United States collects in Fed
eral taxes. 20 cents goes to pay the
interest on the public debt-and the
debt continues to mount. not by
| the millions, but by the billions.
Puts Total at 20 Billions.
Again, he said that the expendi-
lures of all governments in America
the Federal, State and municipal
and county during the present fiscal
year amount to about $40 900 900 900
or third of the total gross in
come of the American people and
the country and all its resources.
Senator Byrd also pricked the
story that the huge increase In
spending-and in public debt-has
been due alone to outlay for "recov-
cry and relief" For he pointed out
that the actual regular or ordinary
expenses Of Government have in
creased more than 100 per cent since
1894.
Mr.. Byrd asked several questions
which the American people are be-
ginning to ask themselves-and an
swered them. He wanted I know
whether the Government spending
program had relieved unemploy-
ment. had reduced relief rolls. and
whether recovery" in the United
States had kept pace with recovery
in other countries. With 10,0O0.00C
unemployed. with 100000 persons
recipients Of public relief, his an
swer to the first two questions was
a sharp No"
In reply to the third question. Sem
ator Byrd cited the League of Ma
tions' monthly bulletin which placed
recovery in the United States Chased
on the 1929 leveD, as the lowest OF
20 nations The extent of recovery
in this country was placed at 81 per
cent, that of Great Britain at 1l3
per cent and France, 78 per cent.
| Deficit spending in this country
Evening star., 1939-04-27

And What
TheyD
Worlds Fair
Architect Gets
Notice by Chance
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.

In San Francisco, many years ago,
the Masons built a beautiful Arabic
temple and were very proud Of it.
The architect suggested modestly
that he be allowed to carve his
initials inconspicuously on tho
edifice. The request was refused,
They gave him an inscription in
Arabic to carve on q great stone
over the main entrance. The in
scription was cut deeply in the stone
and he turned in the job-unsigned.
Several yee~s later visiting savant
greatly admired the beauty of tho
temple and its fidelity to Arabic
tradition, but exclaimed with aston
ishment when he saw the inscription
over the door. AS he translated it,
| 1t read: Great Is Allah! and
Greatly to Be Praized! But Greater
Is Rousseau, the Architect"
Considering all the ephemera to
which names are attached-includ-
ing this piece-it seems pity that
architects rarely get q by-line on
their buildings. If Grover Whalen
| hadn't had influenza, at the dedica-
ton of the Freedom of the Press"
statue. with Stephen F. Voorhees,
reading his speech, we probably
would not have been reminded that
Mr.. Voorhees, is the chief architect
of the New York Worlds Fair. This
desk is elbow-deep with publicity
about freaks, Indians, acrobats and
this and that at the fair-every-
thing and everybody having any
thing to do with it except the man
who merely designed 1t and brought
through the beautiful buildings.
Architects, of course, have the
same professional reticence as doc
tors. when it comes to publicity,
which may. in part. explain why so
few persons know the name of the
architect of any important build
ing. Mr.. Voorhees, is in this ira.
ditional picture of professional re-
serve and. tossing off skyscrapers or
whatever the days work called for,
has never needed any outside fan
fare.
A Princeton alumnus of the class
Of 1900. he has moved along with
the firm of Voorhees,. Gmelin and
Walker for many years, authoring
many notable industrial and busi-
ness buildings in New York City.
He was born in Rocky Hill, N. j., in
1878, but travelled no rocky road to
success-now the squire of Voorhis
Point, near Nyack. N. Y. He is
active in civic affairs, chief Of the
Advisory Board for Industrial Edu-
cation in New York City, supervis-
ing architect of Princeton Uni
versity. advancing plan for
permanent advisory board for In
dustrial disputes.
But the spotlight rarely swings
on architects. In the Florence of
Cellini's day an architect not only
signed his building, but made more
of stir than a crack ballplayer
or night club debutante does today.
Is this possibly yardstick of COM
parative values in the two epochs?
Horse sense Is more dependabl
than hOrseshOes in traffic safety.
Evening star., 1939-04-27

cong his CODE and whatever his mggs he would along
He could
splitting his the Oldest
politics. bitter with
which also dislike third
enthusiasm possibility question for which Far
ley is not quite prepared.
Farey position greatly strengthened by the extreme right
Democracy which
position strengthened following
represent unwilling accept
compromise take
American
Evening star., 1939-04-27
A. A. A. Expenditures
Total $453,457,777
BY the Associated Press.


Including benefit payments to
farmers. the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration spent s453.457,
TIT in nine months ending April /.
Among the expenditures, a report
showed today. were s120,514,146 in
cotton price-adjustment payments,
s29, ,92l 1882 in sugar payments, and
$35, ,634,0l1 in soil conservation pay
ments for the 1887 crop season, sl97,
608,1 ,127 in soil conservation payments
and SIG, 1863 ,403 in sugar payments for
the 1888 crop year.
Texas led all States in benefit pay
ments with $58,81O,894. Mississippi
was second with $29,866,125.
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total expenses OF
Federal Govern
m e n t in 1916.
Senator H AIRY
Flood Byrd of
Virginia, W h o
has done more
t akin 6 about
G yer n m e n t
spending year
in and year out
than any other
member of Con-
gre SIS, call e d
these startling
or are tn e y
startling - facts
fp tho offay,fioyo
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mental to the continued investment
of other capital.
America is deeply interested in a
new entente with Japan, but the
chances of such development
would be immeasurably diminished
if the Toxic diplomats allowed
themselves to become entangled too
deeply in the Rome-Berlin axis
maneuvers.
Evening star., 1939-04-27

HIM. There are only two real
threats in this direction. First,
the President may demand Jim's
help in getting renominated. And,
second, the President may give
Jim brusque choice between as
sisting in a third term effort or
putting over a New Dealer.
AS to the first possibility,
there isn't much doubt that Jim
Farley would stick by the Presi-
dopt uo jc tboroI,obl, loyo1 o.
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and 1886 on a tremendous scale.
In 1882 they were not mentioned
Indeed, in that year very different
promises were made. In 1888 the
New Deal programs. including the
spending on a larger scale than
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ever before, were far less effective
in the matter of votes. Improved
conditions for the farmer, the in
dustrial worker and business-or a
foreign war-alone will stop the
swing of the pendulum in 1910.
Evening star., 1939-04-27

U n ! t e d States
fleet was sud-
denly ordered
back to the Pa
ciflc. Many OBJ
S nv ers also
wondered why
so little was
said about ag-
gression in the
Far E a S t. The
explanation is
that the United
States Govern
ment is as anX-
ious to restore
good rela tions
NTH 1anan as
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1t was about the same situa-
ton as that between Gen. Franco
and Marshal Petain.
The latter had been sent to
represent France at Burgos be-
cause he had been Frances pro-
fessor at the War College when
the Spanish general studied
there. Franco has had all his
life the greatest respect and rev.
erence for the brilliant French
war hero. But reverence and
Evening star., 1939-04-27
By G. GOULD LINCOLN,

The interest charge on the Fed
eral debt today-the interest alone
is now s1,O5O, 900 900 annually. And
that is 40 per cent more than the
Evening star., 1939-04-27
The Capital Parade
ForIey, Sure Of Strong Convention Support,
Is Seen Playing Waiting Game

Farley delegate collector
collectors all the rules
1910 convention fast approaching he ought be racng
hobby Yet he waiting
his delegates bag his
President, tell him, Jim, want that bag"
vineyard Farley
Evening star., 1939-04-27

politics different things Spanish
governmenan ally of the axs-let his
three days before he he had sent him
the day of
gentleman of his deep and undyng
But the of
he could high
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Better Terms
With japan
u. S. Goal
Tie With Axis Powers
Might Prove Bar to
Improved Relations
By DAVID LAWRENCE,

Many people wonder why on the
same day that President Roosevelt
issued his peace appeal to Herr Hit
Ter and Signor Mussolini, the
Evening star., 1939-04-27

hopes for a real reward. Next
to the President, he is the big
gest man in the Democratic
party, far more powerful and
popular with the party organiza-
tions than the President himself.
He has served the President
faithfully, always talking "Roose-
welt" and never Farley" on his
endless post Office opening, hand
shaking and cornerstone laying
tours. He has done an excellent
Evening star., 1939-04-27

HE opinions the ,oriters page o,on
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented IN The
Stars effort to give all sides questions OF interest
readers although such opinions be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars,
Evening star., 1939-04-27

OF any wars in Europe while their
fleet was protecting the islands
against any possible invader.
X X X
The French government,
urged by the general staff, has
been pleading with Prime Minis
ter Chamberlain ever since last
September to introduce conscrip-
tion-mostly as a means of show
ing the dictators that Britain
means to fight. Their suggestions
Evening star., 1939-04-27
This Changing World
Chomberoin's Decision to Order Conscription
Not Taken Too Seriously by Dictotors
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The British canine has finally decided introduce compulsory
military training in the United Kingdom
Of Great Britain that
tme-if we can call peace the times living
Until aviation
that
Evening star., 1939-04-27

Horse sense is more dependable
than horseshOes in traffic safety.
Evening star., 1939-06-25

Audrey! Hold on a minute -"
But Audrey couldn't hold on minute.
Blind with tears. she turned and
rushed from the room
"Oh, dearw said Audrey's mother.
Charles Reynolds frowned. Queer"
he said, about that fellows creden-
tials."
"Yes, it was, wasn't it,"
'I'll get in touch with the Progress
sive people
Eyes .. You don't suppose -"
''Oh, Lord, no! Now l know what
his racket is If Audrey hadn't been
around I'd have had a pretty good
time with him tonight . taking in a
kid that age -"
He got to his feet and began to walk.
WELL" he said savagely, 1T had
to come sooner or later - suppose"
"Oh. You mean Mr.. Evans?"
We'll - MIR. Evans in one form or
another" Ellen Reynolds nodded.
But this was cold philosophy for both
ofthem, completely lacking in cheer 49,.
Audrey went to school the next day.
simply to avoid argument. But she
was not concerned with the trivialities
Evening star., 1939-06-25

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Evening star., 1939-06-25
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
ALL IN u LIFETIME
Continued from pose nine

The time she told Norma Ramsay
she'd never forget Melville! Never
forget Medville! 1t was going to be
Medville that would never forget her.
For the rest of her life people would be
talking about this, and laughing be-
hind her back. She had always been
considered pretty sophisticated type
- and that made this whole awful
business even more humiliating. From
now on she'd be sort of social out
cast. Audrey's cheeks were hot with
shame but, meeting her mothers anx-
lous eyes, she managed feeble smile.
well, anyhow" she said, Il guess
everybodys going to get laugh out
of thisr
That dance tonight her mother
said anxiously. You don't have to
go, dearr'
Audrey hesitated. She picked up
The Record and folded it carefully and
put it back on the table. "Oh, guess
III 60 to their old dance" she said.
They can't any more'n eat me D."
Then she ran upstairs. Charles
Reynolds turned to his wife with a
strange little smile. "Lordyr' he said
I'm proud of that kidr'
Yes, but - Charles, you've no
idea what she'll have to 60 through
with tonight
Il have a pretty good idear
1t was not pleasant evening for
Audreys parents Gene Walton. look
Evening star., 1939-06-25

"It-lt-lt's so early she taltered.
Charles REYNOLDS went slowly to the
door, and opened it. There came into
the room the strldent sound OF Genes
brakes and a babble of young voices.
Then Audrey was showing her guests
into the house They all tumbled into
the room together - Gene Walton and
Norma Ramsay and Bill Newman and
all the others.
We're starving" Audrey informed
her parents "All the boys were abb
solutely broke and that fool old school
committee didn't have anything but
the most CHASTITY old sponge cake -
She turned back, half way to the
kitchen. so what with me being the
big movie star - had to throw the
party
This wit brought shout of laughter.
There was no malice IN this laughter.
Bill Newman got a torrent of swing
music from the radio. and Audrey's
mother told Gene he could roll back
the rug The big room resounded with
yips and squeals and chirps and with
loud. prolonged outlaws - those first
shy mating calls -.
Charles Reynolds followed his
daughter into the kitchen. He found
her pulling things out of the refriger-
ator, and addressed her casually.
"Well?" he ventured in whisper. us
everything okay?'
Now Audrey was actually bit
startled. After the first half hour this
evening - and that had been pretty
bad half hour - she'd had perfectly
wonderful time. All evening long she'd
been making cracks about beng
Evening star., 1939-06-25
THEY STARTED YOUNG

As A boy Jean Slbelius. Finnish COM
poser. used to take his violin INTO the
woods and spend entire days and
nights there, trying to express in music
how he felt about the beauty that sur
rounded him
lCNACE PADEREwSKI. famed Polish
pianist. was told by his first teacher
that he would never amount to much
as pianist With your good lips and
lungs" he told the boy. you would
make much better trombone player"
ARTURO TosCANlNI. world d-renowned
conductor. has always had remark
able memory. Once, in his boyhood,
when he wanted to prove how good his
memory was, he wrote down the entire
orchestral score OF the Prelude to
"Lohengrin.
KATHLEEN MAsTERsON
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ing solemn and embarrassed, had
called for Audrey - and Audrey had
insisted on an immediate departure.
The hours dragged by tor her mother
and father. They couldn't seem to
settle down to anything.
'If only -" her father muttered.
IF only she can take a joke on herself!
l swear l don't know what anybody
wants to be a parent for! l swear to
you, Ellen, if she comes through this
all right I'm never again going to
worry my head about -"
"Oh, but here she is' Ellen
Reynolds cut in breathlessly. "Oh,
dear! l hear the carr They stared at
each other.
Evening star., 1939-06-25

AT THE age of seven Sergei
koussevitzky, conductor of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra. directed an or
chestra in number he had composed
himself I
CARRIE JACOBS BOND. famous Amer
lean songwriter who composed II Love
You Truly" began picking out tunes
on the piano when she was only five,
As small child Georges Enesco,
Rumanlan conductor-composer, would
listen attentively to the music in
church and then 60 home and repro
duce it on his violin.
OASCHA HEIFETZ was graduated from
the Wilma School of Music at the age
of eight. Before he was twenty-one he
was recognized as one of the worlds
greatest viollnists.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Drown BY Sehvs

move star - better than anybody
else's cracks So by this time the
reference was worn thin and inde-
cipherable it was merely jocular
com of exchange. 1t came to her as
shock that here was her poor father,
still fusslng and fuming about that
Evans business. She leapt to her feet
and - impelled by compassion that
was almost maternal - she flung her
arms about her pleased and startled
parent
why, of course. Dad" she said.
Why mOnIdn'i 1t be okay?"
The End
Ne1t Week: another 0drsntn1f Of
Audrey REYNOLDS.
Evening star., 1939-03-29

tinued Mr.. Robertson. Nov this
clock has four faces and If we put
1t on the three-sided parkway, only
two faces will be visible to the
travelling public. I suggest it pe
put in the parkway in front Of
the Farmers National Bank"
Here William Talbot arose 20
ask If the chair would entertain a
motion. The Mayor answered in
the negative.
"The Council just got you folks
down here under false pretenses "
hear your suggestions" he laugh
ingly explained. Were going to
put the clock where we want 1t
anyhow"
Mr.. Talbot made a motion any,
how that Mr.. Robertson's sugges-
tion be adopted, and the clock be
placed in the parkway in front of
Mr.. Robertson's ofice.
Called on by the Mayor, the Rev.
]. Forrest Prettyman, retired chap
lain OF the United States Senate
that the sacred tradition of the
people of Montgomery County rep
resented In the Confederate statue
not be dishonored, and that another
site be found for the clock.
At the end of another hour S
discussion. Mayor Blandfcrd ac-
cepted a suggestion from Mrs.
Dexter Bullard and named a COM
mittee composed of Mrs. Brown,
Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Harry Gormley,