davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-02-23
TIZENOT EVEN AT

majdnem mindig a t0bbseg
ellen szavazott a par eve ell
hunyt Holmes biroval bar ter
meszetesen a reakcios tobbseg
akarata lett a torvenye a nem-
zetnek, a Holmes-Brandeis XII
sebbsegi velemenyekben vi
szont a polgarsag a nemzet
lelkiismeretet es meggy6z6d6-
set hallgatta.
A reakci6s birok a multat,
egy befejezett politikai es gaz-
dasagi rendszert kepviseltek a
a legfels6 birosagon, Brandeis
es Holmes vi mesgyeket jelol-
TEX meg az orszag szamara.
Tizenot even at tarto allan
do ''kisebbsegi kulon velemeny'
nemcsak a nemzet tiszteletet.
hanem a szeretetet is biztosi-
totta Brandeisnak, akir0l a gon
dolkozo emberek ait lattak
hogy apostolic es tanito meste.
re egy vi eranak, az utica nepe
pedig AIT latta, hogy var
"guts" ia az Greg urnak mindie
kisebbsegben maradni.
Tizenot ev utan az vi ere
megkezd6dott, a Supreme
Court tobbi tagjai lassan utol
ertek Brandeist es a b0lcs ores
biro azzal a tudattal tavozil
a helyer6l, hogy a nemzet jo
v6jenek az utjat 6 jel0lte mes
S mem a birosag regi, reakcio
t0bbsege.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-02-23
SULYOS HIBAT,
MENTHETETLEN

biint k0vetett ell a mutt heten
a republicans ellenzek.
SzOvetkezett aZokkal az er-
dekeltsegekkel, amelyek utjaba
akarnak allni a k0ztiSztvisel6k
megad doztatasanak es megiger-
tex, hogy a demokrata part
reakcios tagjaival egyiitt AIT a
javaslatot el fogjak gancsolni.
Az egesz nemzet egysegesen
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-02-23
A KONGRESSZUS ALSO

hazaban = mint ait e ro-
vatban heteken at el6re jelez.
tuk = valtoztatas nelktil TO-
gadtak ell az eln0knek az elsd
hadigyi javaslatat, amely 5000
repul6gepet ker a kovetkez6
ket eyre a nemzett6l.
A szenatusban most van a
javaslat S bar oft a vita to-
vabb tart, oft is meg fogjak ait
biztosan szavazni.
A multi heten az ellenzek es
klil0n0Sen az 194O-re sandito
jelolt-jeloltek nagy larmaja tel
jesen szetpukkadt, inert vegre
be:smerte mindenki, hogy
Franciaorszagnak joga van lit
repiil6gepeket vasarolni S az ell
nok eljarasat nemcsak a nem-
yet, de a torvenyhozok Macy
tobbsege is helyesli.
Erdekes, hogy a hadiigyi kolt
:egvetes elso haromszaz milli6
dollarjat a republicans XII
sebbseg is megszavazta mem
a kert osszeg nagysagat, hanem
az eln0k "titkolozasat" hany-
torgattak a vitaban.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-02-23
A LA TOILETTE
BIZOTTSAG

els0 jelenteset kozoltek a
multi heten. Mint ait varni
lehetett es amint ait minden
rendes ember elvarta, a bizott-
sag ujabb t0rvenyeket kert a
kompania junk ellen es a ma
gan-zsandarok alkalmazasat el
akarjak tiltani az egesz or
szagban, minden iparban.
Ha a Wagner torveny modo-
sitasra keriil, amire meg van
minden kilatas, akkor ilyen in
tezkedest biztosan belle foglal-
max.
A ket haz kiiliigyi es penz-
igyi bizottsagaiban tamadtak
ismet a kormanyt er6sen a
mutt heten.
Miutan nemzetkozi kapcsola-
tank nindenkeppen bizonyos
diszkreciora szorulnak S azok-
max minden fazisat lehetetlen
nyilvanosan targyalni, ez a
leghalasabb ter az ellenzek sza-
mara.
Mindenfele borZalmaS titkot
sejtetnek az utica nepevel, az
elnokot csak eppen hogy tit
kos katonai szerz6desekkel mem
vadoljak, sot az egyik ambicio-
zus jel0lt-jel0lt - Senator
Clark = meg ait is kisut0tte,
hogy az RFC ad penzt a fran
cia repil6gepekre.
Termeszetesen eek a mesek
huszonnegy ora alatt szetrob-
bannak csupan kortes-plat-
formul Szolgalnak.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-02-23
MAGYARORSZAGB0L
CSAK

szomoru hirek erkeztek q
mutt heten. A harom eve tar.
to fektelen nazi agitacio meg
hozta a gyim0lcset, a nemzet
teljesen elvesztette lelki egyen-
sulyat S a meghasonlott ma
gyar nepet Imredynek a ira
gediaja ujra egyensulyba hoz-
nj mem fogja.
Imredynek torvenyszeriileg
ell kellett tavozni arrol a hely-
rol, ahol teljesen nem volt
ugyan hajlando behodolni Hit
lernek, de a programjabol at
vett annyit, amennyi eleg volt
hozza, hogy a magyar nep
megborzadjon a j0votol.
A nyilasok fektelen agita-
ciojat elturte, hogy azzal ele-
gitse XII Berlin etvagyat S az
orszagban egyre n0vekvo ere
juket azzal akarta ellensulyoz-
nj, hogy onmaganak tenyleg
diktatura volt szandeka.
Hitlerek bizalmat mem birta
megnyerni, de elvesztette sajat
parthiveinek a bizalmat, a
xix kiil0n0sen az vi zsido-
javaslatban halalos gazdasagi
csapast latnak a nemzetre.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-02-23

akor nncs nit csodakoznnk Fejet6 bd0sodk hal
Ha arsadami oszayok againak egyassal val6 marakod
Ha arsadami osztalyok egyas iran gyok0desenek he
yebe kl0nb6z6 tarsadalni oszayok taganak egymasal
val6 maraodasa ker, aor helyzet meg veszedemeseoD
les mint volt Es eppen AIT korszakot ek, a1or ez
la veszely fenyeget bennt1nket.
Ha Lincoln Abraham elne, akkor val6szinileg csak
egyeten doogban eelne sz6t rosszakat ltaanos eter
edtseget karhozatna Egyebet tenne is ha nemzet
feer6 olyan skerr tudna Atkot mint azt rab
szgak tete senive Sc tene orszagnak
kisebb szolgalatot mint multban.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-02-23
A LINCOLN-NAPI
UNNEPEKEN

szoktak bizonyos igeny-beje-
lentesek is t0rtenni azoknak a
reszerol, akik elnokjel0ltjei XII
vannak lenni a. partjuEnak.
Szinte hihetetlen, hogy mi
lyen two-by-four urak kesziil-
(FOlytataSa az six Oldalon)
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-02-23
MEM SOK JOVAL BIZTAT

benntinket egyebkent sem az
ujra meger6sodott ellenzek. A
multi heti Lincoln napot terme-
szetesen republicans iinneple-
sekre es politikai megnyilatko-
zasokra hasznaltak az egesz or
szagban es megnyilatkozasok
sorozata nagyon-nagyon silany
volt.
Konstruktiv javaslatokat
mem lattunk, konstruktiv pro-
gramot mem adtak es kiil6n0s
szerencsetlensege a republika-
nus partnak, hogy a Mr.. Hoo
yer SAHARA lakatot tenni nem
tudnak. ,.s12
A volt elnok nemcsak azzal
hivta fel niagara a figyelmet,
hogy egyet-kett6t l6ditott es
peldaul a tarsadalmi biztositas-
ban a pioneer munkat kisajati-
totta a sajat partjanak, hanem
olyasmit is mondott, amitol
minden nincstelen ember -
vert latott.
Meg elenken emlekszik ra
mindenki, hogy 1936-ban eppen
a tarsadalmi biztositason akar-
tax a Roosevelt nyakat kitorni;
a felhaborito azonban az volt
a beszedeben, hogy a WPA "pa-
zarlasait" panaszolta fel es ar
ra mereszelt hivatkozni, hogy
a szegenyek segelyezese az 8
kormanyzasa alatt5 volt helyes
mederben.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-02-23
iii ID II L

mazasu angol allamferfi, Dis
raeli vetette meg a brit biroda-
lom igazi nagysagat es a zsidt
szarmazasu francia allamferfi
Gambetta hivta az vi francia
imperiumot annak idejen elet.
re,
Sajnos, Imredynek a tavoza-
sa, annak tragikomikus koriil.
menyei magyar lehiggadtsagot
nem hoznak, inert a kozvetlen
j0v6 Magyarorszagot teljesen
alarendeli = Berlinnek. Hit
lerek a felel6sek azert, ami Ma
gyarorszagon t0rtenik.
NALUNK A BRANDEIS
lemondasa volt a legnagyobb
esemenye a multi hetnek. A
Supreme Court leg0regebb es
legtiszteltebb biraja nemcsak
azert tavozott a helyerol, inert
elerte a 80 evet, hanem azert
is, hogy vi kinevezesre adjon
az elnoknek alkalmat.
Attol felt, hogy Roosevelt
utan ismet reakcios choke lesz
a nemzetnek es meg akarta ga
tolni, hogy a termeszet torve-
nyei szerint mar mindig var
hato halal eseten reakcios en-
bert iltessenek a helyere.
Mikor Wilson Brandeist negy
honapig tarto szenatusi csata
utan a Supreme Court biroi
szekebe iiitette, a k'nevezest a
nemzet nagy idegenkedessel TO-
Sdutd. - ~ ''''-.-s- -
Mem azert, inert Brandeis
volt a Supreme Courton az elso
zsido vallasu biro, hanem azert,
inert az akkori fogalmak SEE
rint Brandeis radikalis ember
volt, aki egesz eleteben a kon-
centralt toke tulkapasaival
szemben a nepet vedelmezte,
ahol ARA megkapta az alkal-
mat. .ys.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-02-23
= VI ID NJ u E

A mostani nagy gyakorlat
az els6, amelyben a Karabi
tenger szigetein es a Panama
csatornan kiviil Delamerikat is
"vedelmezni' probaljuk S a
gyakorlat eredmenyei fogjak ell
d0nteni, hogy milyen tovabbi
fegyverkezest lat a vezerkar
sziiksegesnek a jov6ben.
Miel6tt tavozott az eln0k, is
met "megnyugtatta" a folyton
nyugtalankodo es megnyugod-
nj egyaltalan mem hajlando
nagyt6ket, hogy sem ado-eme-
les, sem varatlan nagy kincs-
tari koltekezes mem lesz a jo-
voben.
Akik azonban evek ota zug-
jak, trombitaljak mindig a fiji
luIlkDe, nOgy a deIlclC meg
sztintetese sziikseges, azokat
tisztelettel meghivta az elnok
a Feher Hazba, hogy legyenek
szivesek annak a modjat kije-
lolni a szamara. Mondjak meg,
hogy hol es NIT lehet a szovet-
segi kiadasokb6l levagni.
Nagyon udv0s lenne, ha a
republicans elenzek sietne a
tanacsaival elsonek, kulonben
a nemzeti latni fogja, hogy
rosszhiszemu a kisebbseg lar
maja.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-02-23
AZ ELN0K
SZABADSAGRA

ment, hogy a navy eddig leg
nagyobb hadgyakorlatat meg
nezze.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-02-23
ALTALABAN AIT
VARHATJUK,

hogy a kongresszus munkaja
gyorsabb es bekesebb lesz, mint
ait ket hete gondolta a pol
garsag.
A kormanyzo demokrata part
vezetoi eszre tertek a multi he
ten, a part tagjait tobb erte-
kezletre hivtak megmagya-
raztak nekik, hogy most ero-
sebb az ellenzek, mint az utolso
hat evben, a demokratak tehat
csak ugy kormanyozhatnak
eredmenyesen, ha helyreallit-
jak a lehet6segig a part egy-
seget.
Termeszetesen a part reak-
clos szarnya a marakodasert az
elnokot okolja, aki tenyleg
mindent elk0vet, hogy a telje-
sen reakcios demokratakat XII
szoritsa a partjab6l.
A Roosevelt vakaci6ja meg
ada az alkalmat, hogy a k0lt-
segvetes reszleteit az 8 szeme-
lyes beavatkozasa nelkiil tar
gyaljak, ami siettetni fogja a
kongresszus munkajat.I
VISZONT ROOSEVELT is
azon van, hogy a part liberia
lis tagjait megtartsa egy cso-
portban es bekesebb legk0rt
teremtsen.
! Ere volt jo az a kijelentese,
hogy az "tizletnek" nincs mit6l
felni a kozeli j0v6ben, hogy
]; meglepetesszerii javaslatok,
Macy beruhAzasok es ujabb
!. ad6k mem leSznek.
] Ere .j6 az, .hogy a kormany
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-02-23
A BETHLEN GROF
KORUL

csoportosult komoly magyar
allamferfiak es politikusok mem
csak AIT allitjak, hogy a zsido
vallasu magyarok hiseges tag
jai voltak a nemzetnek, hanem
ezen felul es ettol teljesen elite
kintve, a jogfoszto es kikoz0-
sit6 javaslatot JOAN gazdasa-
gi kovetkezmenyeir6l Is meg
merik.
Mem titok senki el0tt, hogy
ezt a javaslatot Berlin keny-
szeritette a nyilas izgatas
segitsegevel Is kiilso nyomas-
sal = a nemzetre, hogy a fej-
lodo magyar ipart reszben ell
vegye, reszben megfojtsa.
A zsido kezbol kiemelt keres-
kedelmi es iparvallalatok ESQ.,
dalatoskeppen magyar kezekbe
mem jutnak, hanem a panger-
manizmus magyarorszagi elo-
6rsei kaparitjak AIT magukhoz,
akik "titokzatos" forrasokbol a
kello toket nlindig megkapjak.
Nemetorszag kozelsege min
denkeppen a magyar ipar ne
mi sorvadasat hozta volna ma
gaval, inert a nemet birodalom
gazdasagi politikaja mez6gaz-
dasagi gyarmatot csinalni Ma
gyarorszagbol; a zsido-javaslat
es az azzal tamasztott anarchia
siettetni fogja a magyar ipar
ziilleset.
IMREDY VALOSZINULEG
regebben is tisztaban volt
szarmazasa titkaval, hiszen a
nemesi csaladok a csaladfat
mindig kutatjak a "felfede-
zes" csak ARA volt jo, hogy egy
tarthatatlan helyzet megsziin-
jek.
Sem ait mem engedhette
meg maganak, hogy nyiltan hi
vatkozzek egy berlini parancs-
ra, amely kilokte a helyebol,
sem AIT mem akarta bevarni,
amig a sajat partjaban alakult
ellenzek szavazza ismet XII on
nan.
Nagyapjanak, vagy dedanyja
max zsid6 szarmazasa egyet
koriilmenyek k0zt eppen ugy
mem ALT volna kormanyzass
utjaba, mint ahogy a zsid6 szal
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-02-23

koveteli, hogy a sz0vetsegi, al
lami, megyei es varosi urak jo-
vedelmet adozzak meg, eppen
ugy, mint a t0bbi kiizk0d6 pol
garet s ezt mar megszavazta
az alsohaz.
Megjelentek azonban a hatal-
mas tabor lobby-istai Washing
tonban, hogy a javaslatot le-
szurjak es a republikanusoknak
1940-re tamogatasukat igertek
ARA az esetre, hogy ha a k0z-
hivatalokban lilo urak es hol-
gyek ezentul is adomentesseget
elveznek.
A republikanusokat az sopor-
te el a helyukr6l, hogy nem-
reg az orszag olajat adtak oda
egy nehany tolvajnak, hogy
biztos legyen a valasztas, most
meg az adofizet6kkel akarjak
finansziroztatni az uj kam-
panyt. Mert ha a kivaltsagos
koztisztviselok adot ezentul sem
fizetnek, ait mi fogjuk tovabb-
ra is helyettiik fizetni.
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member that the moneylender is
taking a certain risk. In addi-
tion. he has his office expenses,
his overhead and other factors
that cut deep into profits.
From my study, feel that
"a per cent is not too much for
the borrower to pay, and it gives
the lender an adequate return.
And remember, there is a big
difference between "a per cent
and the 42 per cent that is al
lowed by law in many States.
"The "a per cent was advo-
Gated by the Russell Sage Foun-
dation, though why I cannot un-
derstand, as in my opinion such
an amount of interest is extor-
tionate.
"One thing that should be
remembered is that here in the
District the moneylender is run
The Washington times., 1939-01-20

agement. how much for interest. and df any,
for dividends to the thrifty people who supplied
the money which made the establishment and
maintenance of the business possible.
S. Record the cost of pension, insurance, social
security sickness, other activities for the bene.
fit of employees.
6. IF taxes have greatly increased, cite the
figures for number Of years. Also, if the total
be big, reveal how much it represents for each
employe. each pay envelope.
Keep II Concise
z. Also. compare the amount handed over to
tax collectors with the amount paid in dividends
to stockholders.
8, If a considerable amount has been spent on
extensions, improvements, and the like draw at
tention to the employment thus provided.
9. Ponder the advisability of supplementing
The Washington times., 1939-01-20
World of Finance ByB. G. Forbes

facts and figures by charts or other Illuminating
illustrations
TO- scrupulously avoid allowing your report to
reach the proportions of bulky tome.
II. If you feel so disposed, express frankly how
legislative and other political activities have
affected your enterprise.
How citizens vote is determined by the opin-
IA ions they have formed, the conclusions they
have reached.
It was perfectly natural not to say inevitable,
that the majority of voters in 1892 turned against
the candidates largely favored by the employing
classes.
American business and industrial leaders-cer-
tainly until lately-negected to "sell" themselves
to the public, neglected to enlighten the people
concerning the vital part they played in raising
America to the vanguard of worlds nations in
enterprise, in wealth, in making possible the
highest living standards on the face of the earth
for wage earners
INDUSTRIAL and other employers in Britain
have been more alive to the need for giving
public account of their stewardship with
happier results than here.
For example, 1t is the rule rather than the ex-
ception for heads of companies to make care
fully prepared addresses at their annual meeting
of stockholders, analyzing the results achieved
and commenting on the economic, legislative,
or other developments which help or hurt the
results recorded
Is there not need for similar action, similar
enterprise similar education here?
Copyright. 1899, by B. c. Forbss)
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measure, Representative Allen will
propose an amendment to it as
written, he explained. At present
the bill calls for a 2 per cent pay
ment, and he intends to change
this to read 2 per cent on the
unpaid balance.
With more than a score of
personal loan offices located in
Silver Spring, Bethesda, Hyatt5-
vile, Mt. Rainier, Alexandria,
Clarendon and other small ad-
jacent communities, the bulk of
their business comes from Wash
The Washington times., 1939-01-20
M0ney/emderS' Victim!
ALLEN BILL AIMED TO EASE WOES IN DISTRICT
Present Ldw Here
Proves Failure

As a result of conditions
Nnedrthed during the inUeS-
tigGtion ~ hich preceded
publication of this series,
The Washington Times
and Washington Herald
haze discontinued publicG-
ton of advertising from
all personal Loan CompG-
MES" operating in nearby
Maryland and Virginia.
Publis h er, Washington
Times and Herald.
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piling separate statements foE
stockholders and employees.
2. Take pains to explain all
figures so lucidly that anyone
Of common.school education
can comprehend them.
3. Set. down total income
and. if possible. state its main
sources.
4. Then show exactly what
happened to the total. How
much went for wages. how
much for materials, how much
for taxes, how much for man.
The Washington times., 1939-01-20

tense without specifying what
we are going to defend.
Now, however, Louis has the
world-war bug. He sees a new
world war round every corner
daily. In q recent speech in
Washington he made some
curious remarks, which, be-
cause of his political position.
warrant examination.
He cited two reasons for sup
port of the ADMINISTRATOR
rearmament program. One. to
make American rights re-
The Washington times., 1939-01-20

ming little risk of having the
person obtaining the loan run
out on him.
For one thing, the majority
of workers are employed by
the Government. That means
that they are dependable eco
nomically.
Those people have good
steady jobs and they want to
keep them. And so, they are
going to make every effort to
meet their obligations, rather
than have complaints made and
run the chance of losing their
jobs.
Good Security
These people are good secu-
rity. Their is such slight chance
of their attempting to evade
payment, that the moneylenders
cannot claim they need a high
return because of risk. The risk
just isn't here.
THE rate of Government pay
is not high, so consequently it
is this type of worker who fire.
quently is faced with the neceS-
sity OF raising money in an emer-
gency, and must go to the
moneylender.
Such a person should not
be required to pay an excessive
rate of interest, such as they
do at present, and my bill will
provide a remedy for the situa-
ton, which is shameful.
THE Patterson Newspapers
are to be congratulated for the
splendid work they are doing
in exposing these conditions
which have caused so much suf.
fering and sorrow here in the
Capital"
When hearings start on tn
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and they do not want to
see the District law changed as it
would wreck their business, il the
Washington law should charge
less interest than they do.
The loan industry is reputed to
have a powerful lobby at the Cap
itol, ready to oppose any effort to
cut off their huge income.
Several efforts have been made
in the past to liberalize the local
law, but none of the bills has
ever gotten out of committee.
Ito be cOntinued)
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ahead and make the cuts they
are planning in the relief bill.
They surely must know they
are taking the very worst time
Of the year to throw people off
relief or out Of any other kind
Of work.
While conditions have i'm
proved, it is doubtful whether
the country is yet able to alb
sorb these unemployed to any
marked degree.
So far as the billion dollar
public works program goes,
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'tNesstral Rights"

"Neutral Rights''
THE record also shows that we declared it our
= right" during the World War to ship war
supplies to belligerentS. Since the British fleet
had control Of the seas. the bulk of the supplies
from the United States went to the Allies.
The record shows that Germany, in despera-
tion. turned her submarines on the ships that
carried the supplies to prevent them reaching
her enemies Many Of the boats were American
Our entry into the war was the ultimate result.
The question. therefore, is: was it a legitimate
right to risk plunging the United States into
foreign war because private business desired to
cash in on war profits and then camouflage the
activities under the euphonious title of neutral
rights?
If the Assistant Secretary Of War desires to
cite the record, let him at least be honest about
it and present both Sides
Copyright. Ledger syHdicate)
(BoGke CGrter'S opinions are his otUn and not
necessGrily those OF The Washington TimesJ
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many of the projects are finished and, as
the Government starts new ones it will en-
ploy the same wPA workers This should
keep things on about as even a keel as they
are now.
We all know how many unemployed there still
are in this country. The letters already have
started pouring into Friendship and what tragic
letters they are from those the Government has
already had to notify.
''We Are Dealing With Human Beings"
7 DON'T suppose there is one healthy person in
thousand that would mind so terribly losing
his job if he did not have one or more persons
looking to him for their support and for their
very existence.
If this cut were going to help balance the budget
Or really improve our economic condition. that
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Says Boake Cmtr

secretary of state. and the chief of the German
naval staff to the effect that American entry
into the World War would not amount to much.
Had they regarded us as strong people," Louis
triumphantly concludes, they would have hesi
tated before goading us into battle"
An ordinary citizen perhaps might be expected
to be ignorant Of history. For an Assistant Secre
tary Of War to indulge in such arrant wind.bagism
to create popular fear is matter Of regret to
put it mildly. g..
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George ROthWu BrOwns "POa Parade"
Tuesday, and
11But''- =

7 oUIs JOHNSON, Assistant Secretary of War,
- who wants Harry Woodring's job, is still up to
his old tricks vehemently calling for national de-
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Allen Explains

Explaining his interest in the
measure, he said:
MY attention to the extor-
tionate interest paid by District
residents was first attracted
when the case of a Government
worker was brought to my atten-
ton.
II investigated and found
there are thousands of persons
who were paying interest out of
all proportion because they were
in need of money.
II have investigated many Of
these cases and found that in
the great majority of them the
money was borrowed because of
illness in the family.
"It seems a terrible thing to
so penalize a person already
loaded with the worry of illness,
to further inflict the payment
of extortionate interest on them.
After hearing of these cases
and investigating many of them,
I made a study of the question.
AS a result I am convinced that
a payment of 2 per cent a
month. as provided in my bill.
would be just to the borrower
as well as the lender.
Complaints have been made
to me that 2 per cent a month
amounts to "a per cent a year
and that this is too high.
cannot agree with this line Of
reasoning.
"Twenty-four per cent is high
interest, true. But you must re-
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My Say

WEIL, hope the gentlemen on Capitol Hill
w fully realize the responsibility they are
assuming If they are bullheaded enough to go
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$326 for $212 Loan,
And Still Owes 500

Mrs. e. O., of Virginia, bor-
rOwed $212 after her husband
was taken to the hospital.
She didn't think the 313
per cent interest that was
charged her-IegaIIy-wOuld
be SO much. She knows diff
ferent now!
She has been paying and
paying. To date she has paid
$326.75 ON the original loan
Of $212. And she still owes
the company SCOTT.
Did anyone mention uSury?