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Evening star., 1939-04-21

dent the feeling that he was be-
ing crowded. And so, without
Hopkins to shepherd and protect
his program. the story ended even
more sourly than such stories
have In the past.
One of the misfortunes of the
situation was that tax revision,
by process of accidental asso-
citation, became connected with
the appeaSement drive. Secre-
Evening star., 1939-04-21
The Capital Parade
Hopkins to Resume Government Business Amity
Efforts; 'Appeosement FoiIure Loid to His Illness

By JOSEPH ALSOP and ROBERT KINTNER.
In spite Of the European situation domestic
And next week when Harry Hopkins Commerce
Department from Southern improve the
Government rcat nsp there
Will be gandose talk Of business
Will be quietly tackled can be
fulfilled. - ~ " ~ ' ~ w
Since most of the things the New
Deal great achievements
clear by that anything all Harry Hopkins
Will have to do It, The agcomedy appeasement
time ago 1t left behind important Hopkins
Evening star., 1939-04-21
We, the People
RooseveIt's Mount Vernon Speech stotes
A Principle Above Porty Politics
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

speech Mount Vernon advanced the
trine that political
tradiion-are broken
fence and necessity
Roosevelt dwe first Predent desire peaceful
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speeches
speakers Pennsylvania filled
third term and Postmaster General Farley speaking Glass
Bourbon baWk Lnchburg laid aside ambition
spoke boldly for continuation of the New Deal principle
practice.
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Bid for Peace
Promising for
Long Pull
Roosevelt Pictured
As in UnIoseobie
Position
BY DAVID LAWRENCE,

Whatever may be said by Premier
Mussolini about the absurdity of
President Roosevelts peace pro-
posal, the fact remains that the
Evening star., 1939-04-21
High Court
Has q New
Storm Center
The Bottle Now Is
Over the Degree or
Kind of Liberalism
BY CHARLES G. ROSS.

The Supreme Court has always
been a fascinating study. It was
never more so than today. The
change that has been effected in
Evening star., 1939-04-21

HE opinions OF the on this page are their o,On not
necssata The Sta Such opinions presented IN The
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
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reconcilables and the worldwide
mandate Of the League of Ma
tions' enthusiasts in 1919. The
Congress will scarcely repeal the
Monroe Doctrine. the good neigh
Dor policy, Pan-Americanism and
Continental solidarity merely in
order to embarrass a popular
President or to gamble on a shift
in party Government.
For this reason, great inter-
oct attaches tn tho recept Ieffer.
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only man the President will trust
at present, even in part, to make
trades with business.
What was wrong with ap-
peasement was far from clear at
the time. Immediately after
Hopkins Iowa speech, promising
all things to the businessmen, the
program began to look shaky.
Before long, it was in a quick
decline, and the end came soon.
Then, as now, the entire incident
Evening star., 1939-04-21

One hundred years ago some rail-
way companies still competed with
horse cars built to run on the same
track.
Evening star., 1939-04-21
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

What with Prime Minister Cham
oeria1n forming a worldwide nom
aggression bloc, and with King
George and Queen Elizabeth headed
Evening star., 1939-04-21

The most prominent mountains
visible on the moon are a range
$50 miles long known as the Ap-
pennies.
Evening star., 1939-12-06

Countries, Belgium and Holland, could
not possibly have foreseen the unre-
stricted mine-laying warfare employed
by Germany, which is taking such a
heavy toll of neutral shipping. Neither
could they have anticipated England's S
reprisal by the blockade against the
Reichs export trade. Commercial ship
ping for the Netherlands alone has been
curtailed over 60 per cent and the end
is not yet in sight.
It would not be presumptuous to as
sumo that common bond of sympathy
exists among neutrals, who are hard
pressed to remain in that status.
The time may come when America,
in comformance with that sympathy,
may convoy supply ships to neutral zones
to keep half of Europe from starving to
death. In view of the fact that the
majority of the sailors of the merchant
marine are idle at present. 1t would not
be surprising to see a revision of our
neutrality program take place In the
near future to enable American ships
to travel in now restricted combat areas.
There lies the danger spot!
Nations like the Netherlands and Bel
gium deserve nothing less than profound
admiration from United States citizens
for the valiant stand they have taken
for the protection of few basic human
rights. FRANK j. SALAMON.
November ~.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Hunger in Ohio

Business Is booming in Ohio, one
OF the richest States in the Union.
but despite this industrial revival
many thousands of poor people in
the larger Buckeye cities are feel
ing the pinch of hunger. And 1t
Is through no fault of theirs that
they must subsist chiefly on rolled
oats, flour and apples-with even
these supplies running low-while re-
sponsible officials exchange verbal
shots In what has all the earmarks
of being purely political squabble.
At the root of the present diff
Guilty apparently lies an undeclared
war between representatives of urban
and rural sections in the Legisla-
ture, with the latter group having
preponderance of voting strength.
This has resulted in many inequities
Relief funds are appropriated on a
population, rather than a needs,
basis, so that poor family in city
receives considerably less than one
in the country. In 1886 some thirty
counties were reported to have ended
the year with a surplus of unused
relief funds, while Cuyahoga County,
in which Cleveland is located, had
a deficit of $1,25O,OOO.
The cities place all of the blame
on State officials and the Legisla-
ture. In Cleveland, for instance, it
is said the city is willing to levy new
taxes to raise additional funds for
relief purposes, but that the Legis-
lature consistently has refused to
increase the municipalities taxing
powers. There have been repeated
demands for a special session Of the
Legislature to deal with the crisis,
but Governor Bricker, considered by
some as a darkhorSe candidate for
the Republican presidential nomi-
nation, has not called one, and has
ignored the charge that he is unduly
concerned with preserving his "econ-
omy record" In his own defense,
however, the Governor has charged
that the. cities have mismanaged
their relief problem and that even
now they are not doing their utmost
to help themselves. But he has given
no specific reply to the complaints of
uneven spreading of relief funds and
the failure to give the cities greater
taxing powers.
It is not feasible for an outsider to
fix responsibility for the chaotic stu
alton, but certainly there has been
grievous mismanagement somewhere.
1t is obvious that the Nation is wit
Messing a sorry demonstration of
what State will do-not what it
can do-ln coping with its own relief
needs,
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RoiI Labor Wins

Railroad labor wins an important
victory in the decision of the Su-
preme Court upholding the right Of
the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion to require carriers to safeguard
the economic interest of employees
affected adversely by mergers.
Under the rule laid down in the
unanimous opinion read by Associate
Justice Stone, workers are entitled to
participate in the savings that rail-
roads are able to effect under the
consolidation provisions of the Trans
portation Act of 1920 within what
ever limits the I. C. c. decides are
equitable.
This, the court said, is in the pub
lie interest, reasoning that just
treatment of labor is a prerequisite
to the maintenance Of the efficient
transportation system recognized by
the law to be a matter of public
concern.
The case on which the court ruled
arose out Of the proposal Of the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific and
Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf, ANIL
iates that are in receivership. to
merge accounting functions as an
economy move, thereby bringing
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Depl0res Criticisms of
Paul v. McNutt.
To the Editor Of The Star:
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
I see the columnists, Alsop and Kint-
ner, are going after Mr.. McNutt. Going
after" him is putting it mildly. In four
columns, in rapid succession, they ap-
peared to be determined to tear him limb
from limb.
The first column was impressive, the
second little less so, but by the time
the third came around, this reader
became little bit suspicious. What's
the idea?
Why the assault, loaded with sarcasm
the continual repetition of the word
"brash," the harping on false claims and
promises, and little tributes here and
there to Mr.. Farley7
Now, am the last man in the world
to deny that Mr.. Farley is great man.
But does that mean that Gov. McNutt
is something less than scoundrel. Has
he no good qualities at all? And, if by
chance he hasn't, why Is 1t necessary
for one to write four columns to prove 1t?
No public man can possibly be worth
four columns Of straight insinuation and
sarcasm-that Is, not unless somebody
(and I do not say that somebody" is
Messrs. Alsop and Kintner) wants to dis
credit him.
In any case, If one little dissent may
be noted, I think q little more fair play
Is in order.
Going after" somebody may provoke
. little cheering from the sidelines, but
to most observers 1t defeats its purpose.
HUGH RUSSELL FRASER.
December Z.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
The Finnish Debt

1t was only few years ago that
the mere mention of war-debt sus-
pension was sufficient to shake the
Capitol to its foundations and to send
echoes of the explosion reverberat-
ing across the Nation. Yet it is
doubtful if there will be any but
favorable reactions in Congress and
among the American people gener-
ally to the announcement of Presi-
dent Roosevelt yesterday that the
December Is installment of Finland's
debt to the United States will be
placed in special Treasury account
marked suspended"
OF all of the nations with out
standing World War obligations to
the United States, none is more en-
titled to preferential treatment than
courageous, debt-honoring Finland.
The money for the scheduled pay
ment already is held by an American
bank, which is ready to transfer the
sum-$234, ,693-to the Treasury on
the appointed day, and the Finnish
Legation already has notified this
Government that the money is ready.
President Roosevelt pointed out that
the Treasury has no alternative un-
der law but to accept the payment
when due-but that, by executive
order, the fund will be held as a
special credit, pending possible con-
sideration by the next Congress Of
Finland's wartime debt.
The President told reporters he will
ask Congress to authorize use Of the
credit in some way beneficial to the
Red-ravaged Baltic republic, perhaps
for refugee relief. Suggestions even
have been made, he said, that some
of the past installments paid on Fin
lands debt might be withdrawn from
the debt account and credited to the
suspended account. The whole ques-
ton undoubtedly will be discussed
thoroughly-and sympathetically-
by the legislators. In Finland,s hour
of darkest need, America would be
poor friend, indeed, to accept with
no more than perfunctory politeness
the money which the unfortunate
little country can ill afford to part
with during her desperate struggle
for her continued existence.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Envoy in Moscow

Former President Herbert Hoover,
by his suggestion that the United
States recall Laurence A. Steinhardt,
American Ambassador to Moscow, as
a token of American resentment of
Russia's brutal treatment of the
Firms and contemptuous regard for
the American Government, has
brought to a head a movement which
has grown to considerable propor-
tions in recent days.
There is no question of the need Of
impressing the Kremlin with Amer
ica's earnestness in its representa-
tions, both on it's own behalf and for
others who are suffering at the hands
of the Soviet, and with the neces-
sity of according due respect to Amer
lean diplomatic representatives. The
proposals now emanating from va
rious sources for action as drastic as
severance of diplomatic relations
with Soviet Russia are worthy Of re-
spectful attention, and they are re-
ceiving due study by the State De-
partment.
At the same time the American
Government is under a compulsion
of another kind in the conduct OF it's
foreign relations. This is to express
its resentments against improper
treatment at the hands of other gov
crnments in such manner as not to
imperil American interests.
There is an overpowering Ameri-
can interest in the maintenance of
contact-even diplomatic contact Of
the highest character in the person
of an ambassador-with the Soviet
Union. Policies of this Government
are shaped on the information it
receives from it's ENJOYS abroad. In
the Soviet capital this quest for in
formation is far more difficult than
in other capitals because the Soviet
Union adheres to much different
standards of conduct than other
governments.
Aside from the needS OF tn(S Gov
eminent for information there is the
question of this Governments effec-
tiveness for peace if the occasion
ever arises when peace moves might
be of some avail. There is, further
more, the possibility of American
participation in a peace conference,
In which event officially severed re-
lations with one of the participants
would not be conducive to great
accomplishments.
The question Of severance of Dip
lomatic relations, of course, is some
thing different from the "summoning
home for report" device which the
American Government has used with
Evening star., 1939-12-06
THIS AND THAT
By Charles Z. Tyace,pell.

are hopeless for conversion into crumbs,
can b softened by warm water and
broken up 80 that . titmouse's trail can
be followed into the bushes by the
enormous white chunk he chooses.
Put out commercial feed II you like,
but humber things, only step from the
trash pail, will also bring forth burst
Of warm melody, and. come spring,
scores Of little nests tucked here and
there about the trees and vines Of your
home. Sincerely yours, E. g. T."
= -
This y all quite true.
It has been said that European fam
lily could be fed on the leftovers from
the average American table.
However that may be, 1t unquestion-
ably holds food for thought. as well as
for the birds.
With the best will In the world, there
is bound to be some waste in the han
ding Of foodstuf1s.
The garbage pail is not an appetizing
picture, or perhaps even thought, to the
finicky, but it must be remembered that
the songbirds which winter with US are
in no sense f1nicky.
In fact. such food is not garbage until
1t goes into the can.
Once In the garbage can, 1t becomes
garbage, but short of that, as our cor
respondent points out. it may be per-
fectly good bird food
All scraps of bread should be saved,
along with various seeds.
Even seeds from the pale, tasteless
squashes which have just come on the
market are liked by many Of the birds,
although not as well as canteloupe seed,
or watermelon seed.
Where did these squashes come from,
anyway?
The Hubbard squash has a taste all
It's own. but these new ones, while beau
tiful to look at, are utterly tasteless.
Seasoning vegetables In any way ought
not to be necessary. The charm and
good of the vegetables cannot be had
except through their own juices.
Birds however, will not be particular
They will eat almost anything, but it
should be clean.
Selected scraps. then, used with dis
elimination. afford the wintering birds
an extended bill of fare, augmenting the
dry seeds. grains and breadstuffs, and
the suet generally put out.
Food put out by human hands" is
quite as acceptable to birds as that
rustled up by their own efforts.
Birds do not mind. They are unlike
four-legged animals. which sometimes
are very suspicious, and properly so Of
those same human hands.
If birds have ever been fed in a yard
they not only do not forget it, but are
ever thereafter on the watch for re-
sumption of feeding activities.
That, perhaps, is the best reason, after
all, for year-around feeding, which is
coming more and more to be accepted by
those interested in bird life. Helping
the parents feed the fiedglings in summer
is one Of the most interesting features
in the sport.
Evening star., 1939-12-06

respect to Germany, and which is still
within the realm of possibility in
relations with Russia. Even in that
step, however, there are serious draw
backs because Of the desirability Of
having a personal representative Of
the President of the United States in
Moscow during period when inter-
national relations throughout the
world are in fiux.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
'RO6SLYN, Va.

Recently you brought up the question
of how long it takes to lure the birds
to a new feeding station.
II had always thought 1t required the
exigencies Of snowstorm. or at least .
very hard freeze. when bugs and worms
would disappear, to bring most birds to
the point Of accepting food put out by
human hands.
"This is definitely not SO, OF else we
are to suppose that birds have phenome-
nal memories. Our bird tray by the
window had been neglected all spring
and summer. hanging empty az Mother
Hubbard's cupboard.
Zone of those warm fall days few
weeks ago, when the ground was soft
and insect life hummed about busily, I
happened to remember the bird box,
and shook few bits Of dry bread into
1t, not expecting that any Of our former
boarders even If alive would remember
the tray or venture 80 near the house
unless forced to later by hunger.
well! A dozen bright eyes must have
watched the window open and close on
that lovely day, for not two minutes had
passed before Mr. Mockingbird was max
ing himself leisurely meal on the bread
crumbs, to be followed in order of size
(the military precedence Of birddom1 by
titmouses, nuthatches, various wood
peckers and chickadees.
1.-The consensus seems to Fbe, Worms
and bugs and weed seeds are all very
we'll in their way, but for solid luxury, let
me eat the Templeton Jones family's
scraps every time, all set out in tray as
they are, and no bothersome hunting
to dot
"'Oh, these delicious squash seeds Mrs.
Jones threw in here!' This from the
nuthatch.
Thanks, but I'll take the yellow
stringy stun in between That from the
mocker.
"'Oh, boy! What nice fat roast this
strip of suet must have come of Of!
lIUIll Ullc OUWIly WOOOpCCAClb CopCCioAAy,
but from every one else too, except the
heavyweights, who don't enjoy hanging
upside down on limb.
Those cats are certainly switching
their tails hard in there!' says Bill Tit
mouse, eying the dark forms beyond
the glass.
THE idea of buying commercial feed
for these gay little guests may seem
more attractive zone wouldn't feed his
canary just table scraps, but the odd
ments thrown away from the average
familys pantry actually have the greater
appeal.
"A little thought, and we are saving
even the hordes of watermelon seeds
which are such nuisance after the
cool feast on summer day.
Bits of ham fat or even ham bone
(supposing it can get past the dog
hung in tree nearby are like visit to
the delicatessen for a chickadee.
Those hard homemade biscuits that
Evening star., 1939-12-06
The Boulevard

Elsewhere in The Star today ap-
pears another in series of articles
on conditions along the Baltimore
boulevard, and dealing with possible
means of correction. Maryland has
drawn attention anew to its busiest
stretch of highway by the contrast
ing manner in which it has built and
protected its two newest roads, the
Governor Nice and the Governor
Ritchie highways. These roads, mod
ern to the last detail, have been
protected against accident proba-
bilities by careful planning. Zoning
laws, threats Of court battles and the
vigilance of various civic organiza-
tions, notably the Federation of
Women's Clubs and the Garden clubs,
have guarded the roads against
esthetic DETACHMENT. It was the club
groups which won abandonment Of
plans for an Objectionable filling
station on the Ritchie highway only
IcCClltly.
So often referred to as an eyesore,
the Baltimore highway presents
much more serious problem than the
newer roads. Alert civic spirit can
guard against their DETACHMENT, but
the older roads abutting land has
been deteriorating for years. It is
basically a commercial thoroughfare,
forming bottleneck between several
highways from the South and South
west to the North. Hence, it is only
natural that its roadsides should
become heavily commercialized.
Objection cannot be made to the
development of business enterprises
along highways, particularly those
performing necessary service to the
users Of the roads. But strict control
Of architecture and planning, as well
as elimination Of signboards, il an
absolute necessity.
Evening star., 1939-12-06

about the dismissal or transfer Of
some seventy-five employees. BY q
divided vote, the commission ap-
proved the merger on condition that
these workers should receive sepa-
ration pay-some for as long as five
years-and should be compensated
also for any property loss that might
flow from the forced sale of their
homes. The railroads successfully
challenged In the lower court the
power Of the I. G. G. to require such
guarantees, but the Government won
on appeal.
Conditions prescribed by the I.
G. c. are included In a national
agreement between rail management
and labor for protection Of employees
displaced by consultations, but the
Rock Island had argued that this
was designed solely for those cases
where two or more roads were con-
cerned, and could not be applied in
the present instance because the
lines are part Of the same system.
The court took no notice Of this par
ticular point, however, thereby rails
Ing interesting speculation as to Just
how far it would 60 in approving eco
nomic guarantees in intra- company
shifts.
The decision means that railroad
labor no longer will be forced to de-
pend on voluntary agreements with
management to cushion unemploy-
ment resulting from mergers, and
probably puts an effective brake on
any effort by the carriers to effect
appreciable economies through con-
solidation or coordination.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
A Far Country

The distant thing we ever prize.
Horizons rim compels our gaze,
In that far line enchantment lies.
The sinking sun with flaming rays
Pours glory there and planets rise
Above. Ships dare to ride its ways.
A line that touches bending skies
Beyond our reach, forever stays.
Love well the place whereon you stand
Your plot Is wonderful to him
Who, gazing from that other land,
May deem Of better worth the rim
OF loveliness 30 near your hand.
Tis yours. Let not its beauty dim.
MARGARET T. PRESTON.