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tidal basin are Japanese Is scotch
ed once and for all.
They are really Korean Even
the Japanese encyclopedia says
so
To make II official. DR.. Sygman
Ehee, president Of the Provisional
Government OF Korea, took part in
ceremony at American university
last week at which time six SIMILAR
trees were planted on the cam
pus Of the institution. The trees
were gift OF the Korean Women's
Relief Society of Honolulu and they
arc identical with those that were
presented TO the United States
good many years ago by the Japs.
BROAD.MINDED LABOR
Word from New York City has
II that while a Red Cross movie
short asking for donations from
movie audiences. was on the Capt.
Ia theater screen Rlckcnbacker ap-
pcared In tho two-minute film APP
pcaling for Red Cross donations.
Organized labor in New York ask
cd its membership and their fami-
lies to give generously 10 the Red
Cross and to refrain from giving
the Iabor-baiting ex-captain the
old razzo during the drive APP
parently labor's request was fully
observed The capacity audience Al
tho Capital murmurcd rcstlessly
when tho two-minufe short came
on. trcaicd il TO dead silence mot
even handclap.) when II ended.
hut readily dropped their donations
into the Red Cross collection cans
as they passed through the audi
cnce.
yOu LET DIGGS DOlyN
Several local Dctroitcrs are Of the
opinion that the reason why tho
Digs hill which passed The Senate
and died in the House was that ii
vas opposed by the efforts Of the
Michigan Manufacturers dssocia-
ton. an outfit that keeps paid
lobbs isl in Lansing They are part
right The too little public spirit
cd support by organized labor and
the Negro civic and religious lead
ers failure to lombard the little
men who represent us in the
house with messages urging them
TO support for the measure con-
tributcd to its death.
THE LIQrOR SITUATION
In the picture OF petty graft and
acknowledgements in the state con-
irolled liquor business here. dis
closed by Wayne County Prosecu-
tor William f. Bowling and his
aides a few days ago. one clear
! Tact STANDS out.
The primary responsibility for
the bad situation rests with the
state liquor control commission.
not necessarily with the personnel
OF the present body. but with the
commission as body and with the
continuing policy pursued by 1t for
the last three or four years.
Certainly some underpaId ware
house clerks and porters who ap-
parently were not paid al all. en-
gagged in small graft. and some
selfish greedy druggists and saloon
keepers who thought they were
smart. and have jeopardized the
entire structure under which they
do business by boarding liquor in
an attempt 10 corner the retail
market to the detrimcnt OF the con-
sumers These conditions never
would have been possible on such
scale IN Detroit had the policy
OF the state liquor control remain
ed even relatively close to its
original purpose. That purpose
was for the individual citizen to
buy liquor for his own use at rea-
sonable times In reasonable guam
titles under reasonable supervs-
ion. The liquor commissioners and
the Detroit Police commissioner
must remember that the law was
framed for the individual. and sa-
loon keepers and druggists and
restaurant owners more or less in
cidental. The Investigation also
revealed the injustices suffered by
certain minority groups in getting