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Evening star., 1939-02-20
Brandeis Not in Favor of
Ruling Morals by Law.

nuHik IuOTdiS Dy Law.
To the Editor of The Star:
Your writeup of Mr.. Justice Brandeis,
one OF the finest figures that has ever
appeared in the American scene. con-
talns one statement upon which I wish
to comment briefly. Your writer SAYS:
Justice Brandeis invariably voted to
sustain the 18th amendment and the
Volstead Enforcement Act, taking the
ground that the Government might, if
IL chose. legitimately rule mems morals
within certain limited fields
l feel certain that the Justice would
be quick to correct any allegation that
ne favored ruling mems morals by law.
That view of anti-iquor legislation
originated with its opponents and was
much used to discredit the 18th amend
ment. There are still mulritudes of peo-
pie who apparently think that the
amendment forbade drinking. Its pur-
pose was to remove one important class
OF pitfalls from the path of a people
VINO are supposedly desirous of moving
forward and upward. The principle is
retained In numerous liquor prohibitions,
Such as the prohibition of sale to minors.
within certain areas, and bevond certain
hours. Prohibition of the sale of alco-
hohc drink is no more moral regulation
than the law forbidding the sale of mar
cotics or impure food. Should the Ma
ton again be called upon to exert its full
power, the liquor traffic will be promptly
abolished, as was done when we en-
tered the World War. Neither false free
dom nor finance will save it.
Feoruary 10. c. v. BURNSIDE.
Evening star., 1939-02-20

COmQdTaOly Cne greatest 1OrCe IN the
universe. It is trillions of trillions of
times greater than the gravity which
keeps the planets in their orbits and
the eternal stars themselves in their
places. The amount of this force in
a single lump of coal is sufficient,
could 1t be released, to destroy the
earth. It always has been consider
ed far beyond the reach of man.
Two young physicists, just out of
graduate school, stood beside gal
vanometer at the Carnegie labora
tory few days ago, however, and
witnessed, for the first time so far
as they knew, release of the binding
energy of atoms, of the fabulous
atomic energy, of the energy which
created all things An uranium atom
split in two. Actually, it now appears,
a few men in the United States and
Europe had witnessed the same thing
few hours before them. There has
been no more dramatic story in the
history of science-not that it makes
much difference in the cosmic scheme
Of things to which the phenomenon
belongs.
1t is pertinent, of course, to ask
what difference it all makes. For
this generation, in all probability, it
makes no difference whatsoever.
Atomic energy will never turn the
wheels of a single factory, of a sin
gle automobile, of single child's toy
in this age. 1t will not cure, so far
as anybody knows, single case of
cancer for an individual now on
earth.
But trickle of this vast energy
has been released 1t has been re-
leased entirely through the ingenuity
OF human beings aided by fortunate
accident. 1t can be released at will
as yet in very minute quantities. The
entire amount of it Is not sufficient
to ring door bell. To obtain larger
amounts, at present, would be in
credibly expensive. There is no
known way of controlling it.
Albert Einstein expressed it very
we'll in an interview with reporters
at Pittsburgh few years ago when
he was asked about obtaining atomic
energy in a much less effective way
the knocking of single particles out
of the nuclei of atoms.
1T is like" he said, "a man hunting
ducks on very dark night in a
country where there are very few
ducks, who fires a shotgun into the
air. His chances of killing a duck
are about those of releasing atomic
energy by bombardment."
Now the way has been opened.
Nobody knows what roads will be fol-
lowed henceforth, but it has been the
lesson of history that once man gets
a toehold on force of nature sooner
or later he will make it his slave.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Science Marches On

At the Terrestrial Magnetism lab
oratory of the Carnegie Institution
of Washington there occurred re-
Gently an event which, by implica-
ton, might be the most significant
happening in the history of the hu-
man race.
This is a sweeping statement, not
to be made lightly since the event
had no significance whatsoever for
more than a few score persons now
living. It calls for justification.
There is a force that holds all
things together. If it were not for
this force there would be nothing in
creation but hydrogen gaA It Is In
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Submits Suggestions
On Taxicab Situation.

On Taxicab Situation.
To the Editor Of The Star:
May offer couple Of observations on
the taxicab issue which to my knowledge
have not been adduced in the present
hearings?
A taxicab serves an average of 30 per-
sons day.
A private car serves on an average
one or two persons one or two hours a
day. The rest of the time it either blocks
public street or adds to the revenues
of the non-taxpaying owner and the
operators of private parking lot. There
fore, as matter OF simple equity, it
would seem that taxicabs being public
vehicles should have priority in public
streets over private vehicles-and that
the unlimited use of public streets by
private vehicles is where restriction
should begin.
Parking meters are step in the right
direction for they compel at least rota-
ton of curb occupancy with enough time
to transact necessary business and pro-
hibit monopoly of parking space by curb
hogs" For curb space remains the same
no matter how many times streets are
widened or how many shade trees de-
stroyed in the process.
In regard to more adequate revenues
for taXicab drivers-which most certainly
they need. though some of the groups
seem fearful of asking for more lest they
lose patronage and even their present
meager livelihood-I wonder if the fol-
lowing suggestion has had consideration:
Instead of increasing the rates per
zone how would it be to increase the
rates per passenger? Keeping the pres
ent minimum rate of 20 cents for the
first zone for one persons, would it not
be fair enough to charge 80 cents for
two persons, for example?
Street cars do not carry two or more
passengers for the same charge as one.
wonder why we continue to expect taxi
cabs to do so.
THERESA H. RUSSELL.
February 16
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Shooting Stars
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Short and Sad.

Short and Sad.
Poor old February!
Hasn't got a friend.
Scowling and forbidding
And cold unto tn. end!
Shortest month in all the year,
And yet it seems so slow!
People grieve to see it come
And laugh to see it go.
When the gentle May day
Steps upon the scene,
Then the world grows brighter
Meath the skies serene.
And the sun gives freely
Often and again
Smiles which February
Strove for all in vain.
So 'mongst friends we're meeting
AS we trudge along,
Some are made for sorrow
And some are made for song.
Is there praise or censure
Due them? Who shall say,
Some are Februaries
And some are like the May.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Significance of Seizure
OF Hainan Noted.

10 the Editor OF The Star:
With the Japanese seizure of Hainan
Island begins the Japanese domination
OF the Pacific Ocean. This alarming
seizure brings the Island of Guam into
tne japanese dragnet, and if this is car
ried out Hawaii and the Philippines are
as good as in Japanese hands. A sim
gle glance at a map will verify this
warning
The Rome-Berlin-Tokio net is spread
ing with almost unbelievable ruthless
ness. We see the rape and annihilations
OF whole nations-the daily drives toward
new conquests-the propaganda and in
trlgue against American democracy in
South America, rapidly moving north
ward to the United States to create race
hatred among us, and then, when we are
thoroughly demoraIzed, to DESTROY our
freedom.
Impossible? Nothing is impossible in
these hectic times, especially when we
have enemies in our very midst.
On January IL Hitler, criticizing Mr..
Roosevelt's defense plans in the Deut-
sche Allgemeine Zeitung, writes:
"One may well ask once more who in
the world is thinking of attacking the
United States. Mr.. Roosevelt's program
Is the result of domestic difficulties into
which his regime has led the United
States"
Our Senator Taft from Ohio, and he
did not hesitate to use Lincolns birthday
as occasion, repeated the above Hitler's
spleen almost word for word as he said:
There has been an effort on the part
OF the President to divert attention from
domestic failure by exaggerating the dam
ger Of European war"
February i5. GODFREY MONROE.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
February 16.
Points to Inconsistencies
In Foreign Policy.

To the Editor Of The Star:
America is indignant at Japan's ag-
gressive war in China. So indignant that
bandages, even small sums of money, to
the victimized Chinese Other Ameri-
cans, a whole handful of munitions own
ers and junk gatherers, also send-for a
price-scrap iron, oil, gasoline, high ex-
plosives, poison gas and motor trucks
to the japanese, of all people!
Wouldn't you think even an idiot could
see the lack of common sense in such a
Janus-faced policy?
America Is likewise very sorry for
Spain. So sorry that it established an
embargo which allows the same handful
of American munitions owners to sell
munitions to Hitler and to Mussolini to
enable them to carry on their aggressive
war against Spain, but forbids these
same American munitions owners to sell
munitions to Spain to enable 1t to save
itself! Not that Americans have any
thing against Spain, but that this policy
Is called American neutrality"
Does the profit accruing to the hand
full of American munitions owners and
junk gatherers outweigh the billions the
rest of us American taxpayers must raise
to provide ornaments to protect Amer
ica-including its munitions owners and
junk gatherers who are selling their
country? They sell to Japan more than
54 per cent of the war materials Japan
is using to destroy China. America, ia
pans ally!-until Japan gets around to
returning some of those war materials
to us.
But 76 per cent of the American peo-
pie have walked up. They are learning
from enslaved Ethiopia, dismembred
Evening star., 1939-02-20

Czecho-Slovakia, the little countries of
Europe falling into the pit. the slaughter
of China and Spain.
Lift the embargo against Spain.
Stop selling and sending munitions
and war materials OF every kind to Japan,
to Germany. to Italy.
January Is. ANNE WARREN
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Silver-Lined Cloud

For more than four years the
United States has been pouring sand
In rat hole, with proverbial results.
The sand is silver and the rat hole
is great underground vault at West
Point. The policy involved can only
be considered as an amazingly stupid
yielding to pressure group. Within
the last few days Wayne c. Taylor
has resigned as Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury, largely in protest
against that policy. Senator Town.
send of Delaware has proposed the
repeal of the Act of 1884, and even
members of the silver bloc have
indicated a willingness to discuss
modification.
The Government-set price for
newly mined domestic silver now is
slightly over sixty-four cents an
ounce, and for foreign silver it is
forty-three cents. The price in the
open market is a little less. Since
1884 the Government has bought
more than a billion dollars worth.
Eighty-two per cent went to foreign
markets and eighteen per cent to
domestic mines.
Theoretically, all this costs the
Government nothing. At forty-three
cents an ounce the Treasury gets
about two and a third ounces for a
dollar. This is paid for with silver
certificates, each dollar of which is
backed up by seventy-seven hun
dredths of an ounce, the actual
amount in silver dollar. The rest
remains inactive, but is available as
a possible reserve for two more dollar
bills. The plan originally was to
keep on buying until either the world
price reached the statutory maxi
mum of $1.29 an ounce, or the silver
reserve equaled one-fourth the gold
held. In this the policy has failed.
The world market price refuses to
top the level set for foreign bullion,
and twice as much silver as already
is in storage would be required to
reach the gold ratio.
In world finance, also, the program
has fallen down. It has succeeded
only in demonetizing the principal
countries using silver coinage, and it
drove China off the silver standard.
1t has failed to serve as a medium of
bolstering trade with the silver
countries" most of which have been
forced into barter system. In it's
effects on the internal politics of
Mexico, the biggest source of silver
for the vaults at West Points even
more than through the direct profits
realized, it has been a mainstay of
the regime which has made a policy
of expropriating American proper
ties.
The principal achievement has
been to establish billion dollar
smoke screen to hide a hundred-and-
eighty-million dollar direct subsidy
to the mine owners in seven Western
States. Perhaps there is an argu-
ment for continuing domestic pur-
chases. Proponents of the program
claim it has kept four hundred thou
sand persons off relief Yet, since
silver production in the United States
is largely by-product of other non
ferrous mines, and since less than
hundred thousand are employed in
all such enterprises, the figure seems
excessive. Some purchasing at home
might be acceptable, but the situa-
ton seems to call for more logical
reasons for preserving a failing
policy, eighty-eight per cent of which
involves the foreign market. just to
pile up tons of metal which is serving
no useful purpose.
Evening star., 1939-02-20

President Roosevelt, hustling off
on his fishing vacation, takes time to
assert that business and industry
need fear no new taxes, no further
Federal competition in the power
field, or spending beyond budget
needs. Oh, in that case, good luck to
you, too, Franklin!
Evening star., 1939-02-20

dell Phillips, fearing 1t might cause
the return of Douglass to slavery,
urged him to burn.
During the war he worked hard
to raise colored troops to fight for
the Union. A fine figure of a man
personally, he will go down in the
history Of this country as one Of the
greatest of its colored citizens.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Peace or Crisis?

While wars end in Spain hangs on
General Francois readiness or re-
fusal to refrain from reprisals
against the Loyalists, there are dis
quieting indications that even if the
conflict is brought to a close Euro
pean peace is by no means assured.
Here in the United States color is
lent to that fear by President Roose-
velt's cryptic statement at Key West
that continued disturbing news
from the international front" might
require him to cut short his planned
fortnight's cruise in the Caribbean
to observe the naval maneuvers.
Obviously, the developments at
which the President so ominously
hints concern the incalculable Span
ish aftermath. The Loyalist gov
ernment has authorized France and
Britain to negotiate surrender to the
Insurgents on the sole condition that
there would be no reprisals against
former government fighters and SYM
pathizers. President Azana, a refu-
gee in Paris, took it upon himself to
make this proposal, after Foreign
Minister del Vago, in a farewell ses-
sion reported to have been tempestu-
Gus, failed to persuade him to return
to Madrid to sanction as head of the
government prolongation of re-
sistance. Azana declined to assume
responsibility for further bloodshed
In what he clearly believes is a lost
cause.
The Loyalists previously renounced
demands for plebiscite, as one of
the terms of capitulation. They also
accepted assurances to the British and
French that Franco would dismiss
foreign troops from Spain and set up
a regime free of Italian and German
influence. The government finally
agreed to concede defeat on guar
antees of clemency to its soldiers and
adherents. London and Paris, SYM
pathizing with this condition, told
Franco Anglo-French recognition de-
pended upon it's fulfillment.
In the midst of this apparently ir-
reconcilable situation Franco-I Italian
tension in Africa is revived. French
troops have occupied strategic coastal
territory between French Somaliland
and Italian Eritrea, retaking an area
once ceded to Italy. The French con-
tend Italy forfeited her right to the
territory by denouncing the 1885
treaty by which she obtained it. The
land is close to Djibouti, gateway to
Ethiopia, and is one of the main OBJ
tects Of Italian claims for French
territorial concessions.
Fearing Mussolini plans to attack
IN Africa, the French are taking far
reaching military precautions. These
include recruiting of natives in Dji-
BOUT to match Italian forces along
the Somaliland border, holding of
Tunisian troops in barracks, REIN
forcement of the frontier with Ital-
ian Libya, and submarine patrol of
the Tunisian coast. Italy on her part
is reported to have called up 100000
reservists and to be planning to have
100000 in service by spring.
Making full allowance for rumor
and war-mongering, the atmosphere
plainly is heavily charged with gun
powder. Events in Spain will prob
ably determine if the air is to be
cleared or whether an explosion is
inevitable. Promptly should it de-
velop, too, whether Italy, fearing she
is to be cheated out of the spoils of
Insurgent victory, is not maneuvering
to gain by threat, on the Munich
model, what France is determined not
to yield.
Evening star., 1939-02-20

Adolf, beware and do not count too
heavily on your new 35,00O-ton war
ships The British admiralty has
just ordered that the daily grog issue
be changed from one part rum and
three parts water to only two parts
water. Too much clustering, and
Britannia may go back to her original
recipe of 1745-straight liquor.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
important Distinction,

do you think America is developing
an aristocracy?"
II strongly suspect it," answered Miss
Cayenne. "A great deal of Difference is
being shown toward people who got their
money in trade instead of getting it by
graft"
Evening star., 1939-02-20

"Dar amt gwinter be much peace O.
mind" said Uncle Eben, 80 long as de
white gentlemen is anxious to git into
politics an de white ladies Is pinin' to
get into society,"" ,..-.
Evening star., 1939-02-20

when some men talk about an equal
chance" said Hi Ho, the sage of China
town, they mean an. equal chance at
easy money and they want their chance
first"
Evening star., 1939-02-20
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Evening star., 1939-02-20
Great AdVantage,

George Washington was great man
father of his country-never told lie
first in war"
"Yes, I know" answered Senator Sor-
ghum "He was fine man. And what
press agents he must have had"
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Suggested ImprOvemen,

Suggested Improvement.
A shop is hard to understand
Its ways are very strange;
A minute for your purchase and
An hour for your change.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
No Literary Differences.

NO L1tefary D1nerences.
The lion and the lamb lay down
In peace, because you see
And therefore could agree.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Letters to The Star

Letters to the Editor must
Dear the name and address of
the 10riter, although the use OF
q pseudonym for publication is
permissible. Please be brief!
Evening star., 1939-02-20

Q. OF what nationality is Walter p.
Chrysler?-J. G. H.
A. Mr.. Chrysler is an American. He Is
descendant of Tuenis Van Dolsen, Who
was the first male child born In New
Amsterdam (now Manhattan), N. Y.
Evening star., 1939-02-20

@. When we're the first press bulletins
given on the air?-T. H. M.
A. On November 2, 1920, press bulle.
tins on the Harding-Cox election were
broadcast over Station KDKA in Pitts.
burgh.
Evening star., 1939-02-20

q. How many Buffalo and Jefferson
hve-cent pieces were coined last,year?-
A. r.
A. In 1888 there were 7020,000 Buffalo
1ckels and 1896, 1865 Jefferson nickels
coined.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-26

of Washington; Dr. Louise B. Dill- ingham of Middlebury; Mrs. Arthur Fairbanks Ells of Litchfield; and Arthur N. Sheriff of Cheshire.
 The dinner is open not only to members of the association but to others who are interested in the problems which face the United States if peace here is to be main- tained. The dinner will be served at 6:30 o'clock, and Horace D. Taft will preside. Reservations may be made through Mrs. Arthur Reed Kimball.
 American foreign policy and peace in Europe will be discussed after dinner by Dr. Pennington Halle of New York, assistant director of the national League of Nations Associa- ton.
 This meeting comes during Na-- tional Security Week, April 18th to May 3rd, which has been organized by societies and individuals which support for the United States a for eign policy; to oppose aggression; to promote international justice and economic cooperation; to build ade- quate peace machinery. Members of the League of Nations association are active in the observance of Na- tional Security Week.
 President Roosevelt has said, There are many methods short of war, but stronger and more effective than mere words, of bringing home to aggressor governments the aggre- gate sentiments of our own people.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-26
STUDENTS STAGE
 ART EXHIBITION |
Interesting Display of Italian Specimen at
 LeavenwOrth High

A fine exhibition of Italian Art is now on display at the library of Leavenworth High school by the two classes of Italian conducted by Miss Lillian Manganaro, teacher of Ital- ian at the high school.
 The exhibition includes a variety or reproductions of paintings of the Renaissance masters, carvings, terra cotta figures from Sicily, Florentine China, hand-blown Venetian glass, and Venetian lace. Also on display are original early 18th Century cer- tificattes. including marriage con- tract and an M. D. diploma.
 Original work by the students in- cludes various regional costumes picturesquely worn by dolls Sketches of the lives and works of the artists on exhibition were also written by students for the occas- ion.
 An oill lamp, over 200 years old which originally burned olive oil, is also a feature of the exhibition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-26

May g at St. Francis xavier's church.
 ! Officials and members of the fire department will attend, in company with. a delegation from the Wash ington Hill A. c. The arrangements committee is headed by three chair men, Thomas Walsh, Thomas Pur- cell, and Benny Joy.
 @ Smoker
 The St. Francis Xavier school baseball team, will benefit from a smoker to be conducted in the par ish hall Tuesday evening, May 16, under the direction of Edward Curley. The team, which opens its season in the parochial league Mon- day against St. Mary's at Wash ington Park, will Ee outfitted from the smoker proceeds. Y Gents Leave Friday
 The Gents of the Hill will leave for New York Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock from the Washington Park Community House, for three day trip, their prize for winning the championship of the Washington Park basketball league.
 Final arrangements for the trip were completed at meeting of the club last night. Several members of the club will join the team at New York on Saturday. The Rey- mond HillieS, runners-up in the league will take, the trip Sunday and see baseball game.
 The Gents will make their trip by automobile. Supt. of Parks James J. Curtin will be present at the Community House for the send of.
 Community Club
 Plans for the annual Memorial day exercises in honor of deceased members will be made tomorrow night at a meeting of the Wash ington Park Community club in the Community House at 8 o'clock. President James J. Giadney will pre- side.
 Girl Scouts
 Miss Betty Sullivan, leader of