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Evening star., 1939-01-10
D'AIesundro Fails
7oSettIe District
Post by Tossup

It's a tossup between Representa-
tive Thomas D'Alesandro, jr., and
William D. Byron, Maryland's Dem
ocratic rivals, for appointment on
the House District Committee, as
to which one will get the assign
ment.
And that's exactly how Mr.. Dale
sandro wanted to settle the fight.
Il suggested to Mr.. Byron that
we toss up a coin to decide which
one of us would withdraw" said Mr..
D'Alesandro. But he wouldn't take
a gamblers chance with the odds
even. He must have an inside
track"
House leaders, amazed to find two
new members battling for an ap-
pointment on the District committee
would like to be accommodating
But Maryland already has one rep
resentative on the committee-Rep-
resentative Ambrose j. Kennedy,
ranking majority member-and the
addition of two more would give that
State domination over the others.
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"shrunken into the neutral colors Of
the background" as George Ade
put it.
Since August. 1898, grist Of CO.
ordinated interdepartmental inter-
national communication matters
pertaining to shipping. aviation,
Recommendations burrows MI.
Burke's brow.
The world is jockeying for posi-
ton In transoceanic flying. Consul
tations with other interested gov
ernmental departments are formu-
lating treaties on new trafac ar
rangements between countries. The
formulation of new American air
policy impends. In affairs maritime
three ships Of the American Repub-
lies line are operating as result
Of consultations with the Maritime
Commission, and other interested
parties, to promote better CONNER
cial, economic and social relations
between America and the 81 repub-
lies. 1t is noteworthy, Mr.. Burke
says, that there has been q more
fluent exchange Of students and
teachers since the line was set up.
1t Is obvious that Mr.. Burke's
philosophy is that America should
not stage any radio dog-flghts
among our good neighbors," and
this seems to be borne out by the
attitude of the American delegation
at Lima.
It seems apparent from data OF
this new division that the industries
involved will consult increasingly
with the Department Of State in
the formulation Of a permanent
American policy on all counts. II
seems apparent, also, that the treat
ment accorded will be realistic. Mr.
Burke has been dealing with business
problems all his life in Europe and
South America. He has been con-
sultant at many conference, and
knows how to protect American
interests. He has many friends
among the foreign missions, with
whom he collaborates when they
are in Washington. He had four
years experience with exporters as
S1lACA o4 lllC opSSldAlACo OANlolOll VI
the Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, where his realistic job
was to promote trade, aid business,
find foreign markets for SO unre-
lated industries.
Born in New York City in 1895,
Mr.. Burke is a graduate of the De
La Sale Institute, the New York
Law School, the Pulitzer School OF
Journalism. He bounced around
Europe getting what he calls an
education in simple arithmetic"
academically known as mathematics,
economics and science. He was. a
captain in the Rainbow Division
during the World War. and was
abroad thereafter IL years out OF
20 In the oil business. In 1882
when world governments went ma
tionalistic. built vast credit sur
pluses, Mr.. Burke wrote a foreign
exchange bible" for this country.
Secretary Hull's trade agreements
have both prophet and an advo-
cate in Thomas Burke.
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HY the Annotated pyAsa

PARIS, Jan. 10.-The Paris Court
Of Appeals today increased from
four to six months imprisonment
the Police Court sentence against
Abraham Grynszpan. convicted OF
harboring his nephew, Herschel
Grynszpan, confessed slayer Of the
German diplomat Ernst Vom Rath.
1t was Vom Rath's death. Novem-
Der 8, that touched of the November
wave of anti-Jewish violence in
Germany.
Abraham Grynszpan was con-
victed Of hiding his 17-year -old
nephew, a Polish Jew, in his home
after the youth had been ordered to
leave France as an undesirable alien.
The uncle said the boy was Ill and
maintained that the right of asylum
should have allowed him to stay in
France.
The appeals court rejected the
uncle's argument and decided that
the police court had not been SUM-
ciently severe.
However, in the case of Chana
Grynszpan, Abraham's wife, who
was convicted on the same charge,
the higher court reduced her SEN
tence from four months to three.
Herschel is in prison awaiting trial
Evening star., 1939-01-10

The Presidents speech was a
good fighting speech, delivered IN
his best style. That it was a
harmonizing speech. conservative
Democrats in Congress fatty de-
MED. The suggestion that conserv-
ative Democrats, who because OF
principle believe the party should
be conservative. move over to the
Republican party-that conservative
Tweedledum join conservative Twee-
dledee-fell on deaf ears.
In the first place, these conserva-
tive Democrats-of whom there are
quite number in Congress-do not
admit that President Roosevelt or
any other individual shall define a
Democrat. and that all other deflni-
tions be disregarded. Some of them
point out that they have been DEM
ocrats, voted the straight Democratic
ticket all their lives.
Suspect "Purges" Not Over.
They see in the Presidents speech
determination to continue the
purge" idea-which failed in States
both Of the South and the Middle
West last summer. They, in fact.
do not intend to be "purged." They
resent, they say, any effort to place
them in the same category as the
bum, of whom William Jennings
Bryan used to tell-the bum who
was thrown out OF q bar, got up,
busted himself off and re-entered
the bar again and again, until he
finally got to his feet, saying, II
guess they don't want me in there"
The failure Of the purge-it was
successful only in the case Of former
Representative John J. O'Connor of
New York-was not calculated to
reduce the independent spirit of
anti-New Deal Democrats in the
Senate and the House in the new
Congress. The independent Demo-
crats-particularly those from the
South-feel far more at liberty to
resist the New Deal administration
in matters of legislation they con-
slider unwise than to vote anything
but the Democratic ticket at the
election polls. No one believes that
these gentlemen will follow the ad-
vice of the President and go over to
the Republican party and vote the
Republican ticket In 1910. But that
they will make common cause with
Republican or other opponents Of
the Presidents spending program
and New Deal policies is still very
much in the picture.
Sneers 1T Some Possibilities.
The Presidents speech was a
warning to the Democrats, however,
that they must get together In sup
port Of New Deal policies in Con-
gress and that they must nominate
a New Dealer for President in 1910.
He sneered at some Of the presi-
Dental possibilities that have trotted
out, or been trotted out by their
friends-both Democratic and Re-
publican.
He mentioned no names. There
Is Paul v. McNutt of Indiana, now
United States High Commissioner
In the Philippines and former Gov
ernor. for whom presidential head
quarters are being opened this week
in Indianapolis. The President, 1t
Is said in some quarters, does not
care for Mr.. McNutt as a presi-
Dental nominee of the Democratic
party. McNutt has the support. how
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klUWH up WA1 4ASSSoooAAAJ w
eliminated.
If by return to the States is meant,
for example, return to the State and
city governments, then 1t merely
means that Federal money will be
turned over to Tammany organiza-
tions in New York and similarly
constituted political organizations in
such cities as Chicago, Kansas City
and the like.
For it is Federal money that is to
be distributed, and merely trans
ferring the machinery from the
National Capital to the State capitals
does not do away with the political
aspects. There is no reason to be-
lieve that political appointees Of the
State house machines are any more
immune from the temptations of
political manipulation of the relief
system than anybody else. Also,
since Federal funds are to be ap-
propriated, it is customary for the
Federal Government to supervise the
distribution.
1t has been suggested as another
plan that non-partisan local boards
be set up as advisory to the State or
local governments, but experience
shows that where there is no power
there is apt to be no responsibility.
The non-partisan boards would not
be able to handle the relief problem
unless they had complete RESPONSE
bility for administration and the
III orI1 I1,,
turn over $2,200,000,000 of relief
money as called for in the appro-
priation for the next fiscal year
unless 1t had Its own personnel
directly responsible to the Federal
Government.
Senate Invited Politics.
The difficulties with the relief
problem administration are numer-
Gus but it is about time that the
political nature of the relief system
were examined in the light of actual
history. When it was proposed
originally, for instance, that relief
be kept out of politics, the Senate
itself insisted that State w. P. A.
administrators be subject to con-
that the individual Senators had to
be consulted, and it also meant that
as rule Senators felt close enough
to the picture to get some of their
personal friends into key jobs. Then
when campaigns came it was natural
for these politically obligated per-
sons to try by every device possible
w a Ia fn hn Nf of
patrons.
When one considers what should
be done about the administration
Of the relief system, one illustration
Of Government handling in non
political way of big financial con-
tact with the public that comes to
mind is the Bureau of Internal
Revenue. The rules and regulations
are so explicit, the personnel in the
administrative end is so carefully
chosen and SO carefully weighed as
10 honesty and integrity that it is
rarely there is any scandal. The
United States Army and Navy are
also administered by capable per-
sonnel. A combination of the tech
nique whereby the military and ma
val organizations of the country
have handled billions of dollars
worth of Federal purchases and
property, and the technique whereby
the Bureau of Internal Revenue has
collected honestly billions of dollars
Of public money would probably fur
nish the answer to the whole diff
Guilty.
But even with honest administra-
tion there is need for policies which
will remove most of the present COM
plant. Rules and regulations re-
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supplementary relief appropriation s87500O0o The history the
relief appropriation is also interesting.
appropriation the President by Harry
L P. A. administrator, COL
Harrington 1t approved and advisable both
Secretary the Treasury Henry Morgenhau jr, and
Chairman Mariner S. Ecces of the Federal Reserve Board
request
dsagreeabe Congress- only few days
disclosure leaders planning cut 1t by
5000 100000
such action be welcomed at the
outlined F. H.
with President Decem
suggested relief than LIBERAL
then be permitted to cut it freely He added that
economzng would their districts which
lawmakers and
appropriations for the coming OF such incidents
S politics made
copyIght North Alliance.
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Taft DiscIoses Rumors
Of Deal by Roosevelt
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 10.-Back
to Ohio to attend the Inauguration
Of John w. Bricker as Governor,
Senator Robert A. Taft said yester-
day that persistent rumors in WASH
ington indicated President Roosevelt
had made deal" with conservative
Democrats whereby his appoint
ments would be confirmed in return
for allowing them to write the
legislative program.
These appointments. Senator Taft
told a press conference, were Harry
Hopkins as Secretary Of Commerce,
Frank Murphy as Attorney General
and Felix Frankfurter as Supreme
Court justice.
II don't know whether the rumors
are true" Senator Taft said. If
they are, the combinations will be
made and New Deal legislation will
be out"
Evening star., 1939-01-10

doubt that this though the
has yet rule that membership legally constituted Communist
party is in itself tor depong legally admitted alien
90 Representative Lanzetta defeated Taany Democrat has
written Representative demanding that the House
tves refuse seat the elected victor Mr. Vito The
not entitled his
district Marcanonio stands charged with
being the front organization international
Labor Defens because the head of such organization he
necessity Communism the overthrow
present form Of government"
90 Sullivan radio speech asserted that the bohevt
revolution began with strikes implied that
because National Board had refused to deprive
sdown their legal collective bargaining
under the Wagner Act the Roosevelt administration supporting
a communistc movement in industry
represents
deliberate effort subs
incarnation by law 1t
sents effort find emotional formula under which individuals
arbitrarily of civil liberties and the equal
lection which duly elected
Of the their constituents defranchised formula
under which will highly moral and patriotic for industrial
to refuse to obey the law in labor relations formula
whchf Father Coughlns line Of talk repreentative-wiu
religious public e the test Of atheism
Here the sort Of challenge to Amercanism which must
believe the separation Of church
believe in the right Of the individual to dissent from the existing
things punish him for his
words unless directly crime
Evening star., 1939-01-10
cal money by individual income taxes.

will be the only left individual income
The hope to get 100000 ooodd by the higher ee
$4,000 to $4,000 incomes and the from
heritance levies the from $4,000
yielded s5l2OOOO0o Therefore
the evies will be rather the
an average OF around 40 precise nature OF the In
herltance exemption
$4,000 the estate insurance scarcely be
served Probably the basic rate will also have be raised
The Treasury plans fit in neatly with the Presidents announced
philosophy that should avod effects
chasing The levies will hit only the comfortably
off No doubt coincidence that they political natras
100000 $4,000 $780, the
inheritance No
bloc will be affected will be terrified
although be annoyed.
Prophecy bills foolish venture The celebrated soak
theh scheme for example radically rewritten "a hours before
the Hill But the plans outlined above those
currently favored
Nor is possible to predict what Congress will do with the
The camen the House Senate committees
involved Robert Doughon Of North Carolina and
Evening star., 1939-01-10

November, 1910,
probably will be
agreed to by
nearly all Dem
ocrats. w h a t
m a ny of t h e
Democrats will
not agree to.
however, Is that
they surrender
to the N e W
Dealers, as de-
manded by the
President. That
price, appar-
emily, many OF
them are not
uJi11iro f0 nov
Evening star., 1939-01-10

welfare No this country the
specialized industrial which depend
their raw materials and their markets and the
separate large cities believe danger
revolution. We Gov
ernment and fe Nothing
could be American
cples OF unity welfare theological purge critics
in the name Of anti-Communst crusade.
Evening star., 1939-01-10

&C ono m l cal
management.
Consider q b ] e
support has been
d e v e lop e d on
Capitol Hill for
the idea Of "re-
turning relief to
the States" but
this Is easier said
than done. The
answer is not as
simple as that
and there is no
certainty that by
mere return to
the States the
evils which have
Evening star., 1939-01-10
An American
You Should
Know
Burke Is Prophet
And Advocate
Of Trade Pocts
BY DELLA PYNCHON,

Cooperation, coordination, COL
laboration, consultation, appear in
creasingly in Western Hemisphere
parlance. The spirit and letter Of
these words finds expression In the
State Departments division Of in
ternational communication.
Evening star., 1939-01-10

Tall, h q n d.
some, youn g
Thomas Burke
Is chief. His
pa t e nt-leather
hair and black
eyes deny his
s c tch irish
birthright. His
lie &c u t fea-
t ur e S are a S
+ ri e n dly and
I r q n K q 8 n Is
realistic aim S.
He and the di-
vision are young
p a r t n ers. H e
would like to be
Evening star., 1939-01-10
The Capital Parade
Higher Taxes Planned for $4,000 to $s0, 900
Incomes; Higher Rates Held Likely
BY JOSEPH ALsoP and ROBERT KINTNER.


There this budget
to become fiscal
privately inclined spending English
economist John Maynard Keynes visited this country revealed
him the beauties of doctrine Now for the his inclination
has become belief and publicly confessed his
But not the least historic aspect the the that
its will about exhaust
President
benefits
worth taxes No specific taxes proposed the
already has its plans They considerably higher
higher
lower exemptions inherances.
Evening star., 1939-01-10

come In an America which Is
well-clad, well-housed and we'll
nourished. All the repression in
the world cannot prevent social
upheaval, II the people perish
from bad social and business in
stitutions.
The task before the country
Is to promote the general welfare
of our people, and not to punish
individuals for complaining that
our system is not promoting that
Evening star., 1939-01-10
the People
Peril to Democracy Seen in Efforts to Deny
Political Office, Civil Rights to Radicals
BY JAY FRANKLIN,

At last the coming of the publicity campaign
America The Dies Committee
Activities broadcas Couxhin the
resolutions OF the Legion
Sullivan all begin something
the Of the label getting
against labor organization
What coming serious drive political
Evening star., 1939-01-10
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

President Roosevelt's Jackson day
dinner warning to the Democrats
that unless they quit fighting each
other they may lose the country in
Evening star., 1939-01-10

necessarily The Stars Such optnsons are presented n
readers although such opinions be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1939-01-10

Senator Pat Harrison OF MlSSlS.
sippi, have already declared that
they would "go mighty slow" in
approving new levies. They have
intimated that they would wait
to act until they could see the
March tax collection figures.
Indeed, taxes promise to be
one of the three most contro-
versial matters in the budget,
the others being the new spend
ing theory and the proposed
Evening star., 1939-01-10

IL VIII pIUUdUIy DC SURPRISING
now think taxes on incomes above
$4,000 have not only reached,
but even actually passed the
point of diminishing returns. II
it were politically practicable,
they would suggest some revision
in the top surtaxes. AS it is, they
have been driven into the last
remaining fertile field" as they
call it. If and when the new
taxes are enacted, broadening the
base and raising the basic rate
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Army Relief
Control Seen
As Solution
Another Brund of
Politics Invited by
State Administration
Stute Administration
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

America is face to face with the
problem of how to conduct a system
Of relief which shall give the utmost
assurance of non-political and
Evening star., 1939-01-10

The City Of New York Give bor-
oughs) is SO miles long. north ana
south, and 1872 miles wide.
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Paris Court Increases Prison Term
Of Uncle Who Hid Vom Ruth SLAYER

on a charge Of murder for shooting
Vom Rath.
Evening star., 1939-01-10

11BIlVS 10 dIIy HIdll OF group OF
men on whom self-appointed
patriots can pin the red flower
Of revolution.
Here are some straws which
show how the wind is blowing:
% The American Legion de-
mands the immediate deporta-
ton Of Harry Bridges, leader Of
the West Coast waterfront
unions, on the ground that he
IL q Communist thOl10h thoro Ia
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven OF these
test questions? Turn to the
women's page for the answers.
1. What body of water sep
arates the Philippine islands
from the coast of China?
2. For what college degree do
the initials J.S.D. stand?
8. Which of the cities Phila-
delphia, Boston or Cleveland had
the first traffic control lights?
4. What is the name for the
loss of the sense of smell?
5. Name the horse that de-
feated War Admiral in a match
race, held at the Pimlico race
track, Baltimore, Nd.
6. Name the chairman of the
federal reserve board.
Z. For whom were the Philip
pine islands named?
8. What is the date of Armis-
tice day?
9. What is the correct pronun-
citation of the word robust?
10. Where is the highest point
Of land in North America COM
puted from sea-level?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18
Good Omen in Pscific
Avenue Improvement

There Is historic background for the belief that the
opening of the Pacific pavement should
much than just taking down the barriers and letting
traffic flow very fine piece of highway construction
Something than so years ago Pacific
dirt trail winding in and out among the sumps The year
the sumps taken out and the road graded from 18th
street north to the waterfront the Northern Pacific trains
began coming to Tacoma the Portland branch.
The year the street was extended several blocks south
and paned from curb curb the Northern Pacific naugu
rated direct transconnenta service to Tacoma via the
Cascade tunnel
One Of the first public improvements following the peak
Of the panic of the nnetes replacing the panks with
cedar blocks and extending the grade still farther south
purpose and replaced by brick, the Milwaukee rail-
road began buying ghtway and property for the Puget
Sound terminals
Resurfacing the brick with concrete accompani
Of the business revival that with the establish
Ment Of the mobilization camp at Fort Lewis.
If history continues to repeat and there is reason
why it should not this instance completion of the section
Of concrete pavement Pacific should be accom-
panied by the greatest business revival in 10 years
Nothing helps community like good front. Clothes do
not make the man but they help make good impression
and thats half the battle BY the reasoning the
mys Dress Of which attractive streets essential
pa only mpresses the stranger favoraby but inspires
The home folks to endeavors
The Times believes that the Pacific pave
ent ID the beginning of epoch All need to make
the prediction true Is exempfcaton OF more OF
the spirit which inspired the property to ask for the
solid concrete that spans the street from curb to
curb III
little well directed effort enthusiasm and bit of
pism will bring realization the dreams of the pioneers
who hued the first Pacific out of the forest
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18

A year ago some of the sub
scribers and other friends OK
the church, having partly re-
covered from the effects of the
depression, preparations were
made to resume construction.
The work is now underway,
with prospects that the build
ing will be completed in another
year.
This Is one of several
cathedrals now under con-
struction In the United States.
Some of them are larger and
more costly but none repre-
sents a greater sacrifice nor
more purity of purpose. And
because Of the historic back
ground Grace Cathedral APP
peals not only to the faith and
sentiment of the people Of
California, but to Episco-
palians all over TINS country.
The cost viii be approximately
S2,50O,0O0.
One of the notable character
istics of Grace Cathedral ex-
terror will be the great tower,
surmounted by a cross in which
will be placed the chimes heard
several times daily from the
Tower of the Sun in the center
of the Golden Gate Exposition.
The chimes were donated by a
friend of the church some time
ago and loaned for the duration
of the exposition. 1t is hoped
to have the tower ready to re-
ceive them when the great inter-
national show ends late this
fall.
Fulfillment of the purpose OF
the sponsors of the cathedral
project, one of whom is Herbert
Hoover, will be further justifi-
cation of California's Growing
over great accomplishments.
And now the vacation Is over.
Another so weeks daily grind
starts tomorrow. But before
tucking California away in the
files of things that have been
done, it is desired to make this
observation:
California Is a great state
but as far as the San Fran
cisco bay area Is concerned
the folks down there don't
know their prime beef. If you
don't believe 1t, try to buy a
real prime rib roast.