The Alamance gleaner
VOL. LV1X. GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY JUNE 22, 1933. NO. 20.
News Review of Current
Events the World Over
War Debts Injected in World Conference?Britain Pays
Installment of Ten Millions?Final Doings
of Congress Before Adjournment.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
Ramsay macoonald threw a
fair sized monkey wrench into the
London economic conference ninchln
ery In his opening speech, but the
wheels hndn't really
begun to revolve, so
the mechanism was
not wrecked Immedi
ately. Whether It Is
ultimately to operate
successfully depends
on diplomatic skill
or on the complais
ance of Uncle Sam.
In the middle of an
otherwise well-or
dered address, the
British prime minis
ter suddenly inter
Ramsay
MacDonald
Jected the war debts issue, despite the
fact that It was not on the agenda of
the conference. That question, he de
clared, "must be dealt with before every
obstacle to general recovery has been
removed, and It must be taken up
without delay by the nations con
cerned. Lausanne has to be complet
ed and this vexed question settled once
for all in the light of present world
conditions."
Delegates from all parts of the Brit
ish empire and possibly those from
France were not surprised by Mac
Donald's action, but Secretary Hull
and his brother delegates from the
United States did not attempt to con
ceal their displeasure with what they
considered at least a display of poor
taste. Mr. Hull was soon in tele
. phonic communication with Washing
ton, and as a result his address to
the conference which was to open the
second day of the parley was post
poned. Among the other speakers of
that day, however, were Guido Jung
of Italy and Gen. Jan Christian Smuts
of South Africa, * both of whom
barked up MncDonaid's stand.
"We firmly believe," Jung said,
"that there is a preliminary problem
?Intergovernmental debts arising
from the war. An armistice was
signed for them at Lausanne. A final
settlement now Is Imperative."
Smuts was even more offensive to
Americans, frankly blaming the Unit
ed States for the deplorable plight of
the world.
WHEN Secretary Hull arose, the
third to deliver his address, It
was expected he would make some
Bort of reply to the war debts de
mand. But he was silent on that sub
ject, devoting much of his speech to
argument for a renewal of the tariff
truce promulgated by President Roose
velt. This must be followed, he said,
by removal of trade barriers, elimina
tion of excessive tariffs, stabilization
of exchanges and abandonment of na
tionalistic economic policies.
"The world cannot longer go on
as it is going at present," Hull said.
"A successful meeting of this confer
ence In my Judgment Is the key to
widespread business recovery."
P'tSSIBLY more threatening to the
* success of the conference than the
Injection of the war debts issue was
the demand of the French, represented
i iciiiicr I'umuifr,
thnt the dollar be
stabilized before the
matter of tariff re
duotions and re
moval of other trade
barrier* be taken up.
Both the dollar and
the pound, he Inti
mated. must M sta
bilized on a gold
basis at the earliest
possible moment.
"We feel we must
end the currency ^
Premier
Daladier
?m, iremier uniamer aecrareu. "ine
maintenance of the gold standard Is
Indispensable. How can circulation
of goods be re-established If their
table depends on luck and haxard?
What would you say to an architect
or builder who used an elastic foot
rule?''
America's hope for success of the
con'oronce was built upon a world tarlfT
truce, and the French believe they
have blocked this for the present at
least. They assert this would mean
nothing so long as currencies are
fluctuating. Only 15 of the nations
re; resented in the conference adhered
to the temporary tariff truce which
*a* to last during the life of the par.
ley and one of these. France, now re
fuses to renew Its pledge under exist
ing circumstances.
\.V7"HIL.E this sort of talk was go
ing on Id the conference hall.
Great Britain and Italy were pSu?- |
ning to evade payment of the great
er part of the Installments due the
United States on June 15, and France
was calmly Ignoring the fact that
she also was due to make a payment
on that date, her government being
determined to do nothing about It.
The British offered to pay $10,000,000
of the $79,930,000 due.
President Roosevelt's reply to the
British offer, eagerly awaited, was
that the United States would accept
the partial payment only with the ex
ploit understanding that the money
was Just an Installment on the sum
due and that such action should In
no way Invalidate America's claim to
the unpaid remainder.
Mr. Roosevelt advised the British
that as soon as possible they should
make whatever representations for a
revision of the debt they desire to
offer, and In Washington. He said lie
had no power to reduce or cancel the
debt but would submit the results of
the negotiation to congress.
Under the new inflation bill the
President is authorized to accept silver
In payment of debt installments at the
value of 50 cents an ounce. So the
British paid In silver obtained from
India.
\X7AR debts, as much as discord
* * over the matter of war veterans'
benefits, caused delay in the adjourn
ment of congTess, though the latter
question was the ostensible reason.
The senate appeared determined to
stay In session until tt had learned all
there was to know about the offers
of partial payment and the President's
response. The senators had known
for a long timfe that Mr. Roosevelt
wanted them to get away before June
15, and Robinson of Indiana rend to
them cabled dispatches from London
saying that Chancellor Chamberlain
was waiting for congress to adjourn
before announcing his offer of 10 per
cent payment. So they decided to stay
on the job a little longer.
On the surface the delay was due
to disagreement over the modification
of the President's program for reduc
tion of veterans' benefits, a part of the
independent offices bilL The house
had accepted the compromise, but 20
Democratic senators and Shlpstead,
Farmer-Laborlte. Joined with 27 Re
publicans' to recommit the measure.
Then the Benate adopted the Cutting
Steiwer amendment, which would in
crease veterans' compensations by
about $135,000,000, though the Presi
dent had said he would go no further
? than $100,000,000. It was expected the
j house would accept the senate plan
and that Mr. Roosevelt would veto the
entire bill. But the house showed
signs of going along with the Presi
dent, so the Democratic senators
changed their mind and, after a hot
debate, accepted the program it had
previously rejected. The bill was
passed by a vote of 45 to 36, and what
had seemed to be the first defeat for
[ the President was turned into a vic
tory. Congress then adjourned.
IN OTHER respects the senate acted
swiftly In completing the legisla
tion the President had asked. The
Important bills enacted Included the
almost terrifying industry control-pub
lic works measure; the Glass-Steagall
banking bill which makes provision
for limited deposit guarantee January
1, 1934. unless In an emergency or
dered earlier by the President; and
the fourth deficiency bill carrying the
largest appropriations ever made In
peace time. The home owners' loan
act setting up a $2,200,000,090 corpor
ation for home loan mortgage relief
already had been passed and was
signed by the President, who at the
same time issued an arpeal to mort
gage holders to desist from foreclos
ures until the new agency can begin
functioning.
The Industry control bill did not get
through without fierce opposition from
15 of the more radical Democrats and
23 Republicans, all led by Senator
Borah, who especially denounced the
giving of vast power to Gen. Hugh
Johnson, the man selected as the ad
ministrator.
The senate rather Ignored the execu
tive order which President Roosevelt
had transmitted, providing for re
groupings, consolidations, transfers
and abolitions of certain executive
agencies and functions. He explained
In his message the necessity for these
changes and said they would effect a
saving of more than $23,000,000. 'Many
other changes, he said, were In con
templation. and he had selected only
those be believed should be put Into
effect as quickly as possible.
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NOW Massachusetts Is In line for
repeal of prohibition, the tenth
state to decide the matter. The elec
tors roted about 4 to I wet In select
ing 45 delegates to a constitutional
convention that will ratify the repeal
amendment. In Boston the vote was
approximately 10 to I, and one of that
city's delegates will he Jantes Boose
velt, son of president Itooaevelt. In
most of the communities the question
of local license was submitted and
only a few of them stood llrm against
license.
JOSEPH B. EASTMAN, a mem
ber of the Interstate commerce
commission, was selected by President 1
Itoosevclt to be federal coordinator of j
transportation under j
me terms or tue
emergency railway j
let. Kastmun doesn't j
like rlie labor clauses
In lhe measure which *
prevent the reduction
t>f operating forces, j
Put believes that much 1
can be accomplished
In spite of them.
The railroad ex ecu- 1
lives themselves have j
tedded there must be
? HHRR
J. B. Eastman
savings eueciea in la Dor ana aeciuea
to request organized labor to accept
a 22% per cent reduction in the basic
wage scale. Their committee of nine
Is empowered to negotiate with the
unions to a conclusion. If the ncgo
tlations fall, there would still be p
long period before a strike call. Co
der the teruis of the railway labor act.
If direct negotiations fail, the federal
mediation board would offer the serv
ices of a conciliator who might spend
several months in bringing the parties
together. Then, If both parties per
sisted in disagreement, the way would
be open to arbitration.
Arbitration would likely extend over
a long period. Should this fail, the ,
law provides for the declaration of a
state of emergency, under which the
President of the United' States ap
points a fact finding commission, which
must study the Issues involved and
report within thirty days.
SECRETARY of I.abor Perkins an
nounced the appointment of Presi
dent Robert Hutchins of the Univer
sity of Chicago as chairman of the ad
visory committee to be set op in con
nection with the new federal employ,
ment service.
Senator R. F. Wagner of New York
and President William Green of the
American Federation of Labor and
President Henry I. Harrlman of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States also have been Invited.
ONE of the last acts of the house
of representatives was the adop
tion of a resolution for congressional
investigation of all acts of Judges and
other federal court
agents In receiver,
ship cases, the spon
sors being Sabath
of Chicago and Cel
ler of New . York.
Representative H a t
ton Summers. Texas,
Democratic prosecu
tor and chairman of
the house Judiciary
committee, said Chi
cago would be one
of the first courts to
be the subject of In
Judge F. E.
Woodward
quiry, because of the Chicago Bar as
sociation report condemning the ac
tions of Judge Frederick E. Woodward
In allowing nearly a quarter of a mil
lion In fees to his son's law firm as re
ceivers' counsel. The bar association
did not reflect on the Integrity of the
Judge or the law tirni, but condemned
the practice.
CIIANCEI.I.OR ENGI.ERKKT DOl.T. i
FCSS is determined that Austria i
shall not be Infected with Hitlerlsm.
and the government Is carrying on a de
termined war against the Nazis, who
are accused of plotting to Inaugurate !
a reign of terror there to be followed
by a coup to seize control of the coun
try. All known Nazis in the country '
ore being arrested for questioning by
the police, who assert more than 10
per cent of them are Germans. One
of their alleged leaders. Theodore ;
Uabicht. was claimed by the German
minister to be an employee of his le- i
gation. and the minister protested
sharply when Hablcht was arrested.
In retaliation the Prussian secret po
lice expelled from Germany Or. Irwin
Wnsserbaeck. chief of the press de
partuent in the Austrian legation In
Berlin. Naturally relations between
Germany and Austria were near the !
breaking point, though the two nations
Ir. the recent past were so close to
gether that both favored political
union.
THE prince of the Asturlas. son of
former King Alfonso of Spain, In- I
tends to marry Edeimira Sampedro ef
Cuba, a commoner, despite his father's ;
objection. Dispatcher from Paris say j
the prince, at the demand of Alfonso's
endssary. signed a document renounc |
Ing all tights to the throne for himself I
and his descendants In faror of his
brother Don Jaime.
4 lill Wsaura Mswsswpsr Uaiaa. ,
CHILDREN'S
STORY
?By
THORNTON W. BURGESS
WHEN A LONG NOSE IS
USEFUL
uOHORT-TAIL certainly Is n funny
^ little fellow." thought refer, ns
he waited for Short-Tall to return.
"The shu|>e of his body Is a whoje loi
like that of Miner the Mole, and Just
getting glimpses of him, ns I did, I
don't wonder J thought he was a
Mole. Hut now that 1 hare seen more
of him he reminds me of other people,
too. 1 don't wonder he Is often taken
for a Mouse by people who don't use
their eyes as they shouhL And then
the quickness with which he moves,
appears and disappears, and the fierce
ness with which he hunts remind me
of Shadow the Weasel, lie certainly
Is a funny little fellow. For one
thing, he has got a funny nose. I
must ask him about that nose."
"Who has got a funny nose?" de
manded a sharp squeaky voice. "Who
has got a funny nose? If you mean
me. I would hare you to know that
there Is nothing funny about my nose.
No sir, there Isn't a thing funny about
my nose. It would be a funny nose
If It were not Just as It Is. What do
you find funny about It, I'eter Rab
bit? I want to know what you find
funny about it. Don't you know
that It Isn't polite and it isn't kind to
talk about people's looks behind their
backs? Von ought to know that."
All this was poured out by Short
Peter Could See That He Was Follow
ing That Beetle by Meant o< His
Nose. /
Tail the Shrew before I'eter con hi re
cover from his surprise at Short
Tail's sudden reappearance, seeming
ij from nowhere.
"Why?wh?uhere'd you come from,
and how did you know what 1 was
thinking?" stuttered I'eter.
'I came out of this little hole,"
? huckled Short-Tall, pulling aside some
leaves to show a little round hole that
Iiilte evidently was the entrance to a
runnel. "I find the tunnels of Miner
>he Mole quite useful when I want to
i.eep out of sight As for knowing
.that you were thinking, how could I
relp It when you were talking out
nud to yourself? Now what Is funny
ibout my nose?"
"Well." replied I'eter, looking a lit
le foolish at having been overheard.
I don't suppose It Is really funny,
?tit It is such a different nose from
he noses I am used to that it seems
unny to me. In the first place, why
s It so long?"
Short-Tall wriggled his nose
houghtfully. "I never have thought
?f It as being long, but perhaps it Is."
said he. "I can tell you one thinjj
and that Is thai it isn't a particle too
long for my needs. You people with
big eyes may not need long noses, but
my nose is as good as eyes to me. As
a matter of fact, toy eyes don't amount
to much, but If anyone has got a bet
ter nose than I have I don't know
who It Is. Eyes don't amount to
much, but a good nose Is the most
necessary thing In the world."
Even while he was talking, Short
Tali was poking about among the
leaves and turning them over with his
nose, for it is quite Impossible for
Short-Tall to keep stllL Suddenly
with his nose to the ground. Just as
Bowser the Hound runs when he 13
following Iteddy Eos, Short-Tail
started straight for a piece of hark
lying on the ground. As he disap
peared beneath it a fat beetle ran out
from the other side. Then Short-Tail
appeared and I'eter could see that he
was following that beetle by means
of his nose and not with his eyes.
That is what a long nose Is g<md
for." chuckled Short-Tail, as that
beetle disappeared down his throat
? 1 >13 bT T. W Sarcm-WNU Ssrvtcs
THROUGH A
Wimans Eyes
By JEAN NEWTON
GUARANTEED?POISE
AND POWER
<YVE OUGHT to keep at the cen
* ? ter of our being a core of quiet
?ess."
We have that from James Gordon
Cilkey, author of "Secrets of Effective
Living.**
And if we cnn accomplish this we
need know, nothing more of secrets of
good living. For with a "core of
quietness" at the center of our being
we shall reed nothing more to Live
effectively.
A core of quietness. Just those
words do something to you in an Lm
mediate effect of soothing calm. Think
what It means in a world of strife and
strain and pressure to be able to main
tain such an inner sanctuary.
It has "been done. It is being done,
but by the rare few. Those few are
the people of compiling personality
the ones who Just radiate power and
leadership. For it is by that Inner
"core of quietness" that they are In
command of themselves, which is the
only way to achieve and maintain com
mand of others.
With a "core of quietness" at the
center of your being you are like a
rock, impervious to attack. No matter
how disconcertiog influences may beat
around y<^, no matter what the out
ward pressure, you retain your power
' your poise, your awareness. Too are
like a modern soldier In a modem car j
with high-powered weapons against a
primitire man with an armful of j
stones. Tou cannot be tamed off your |
course, you cannot be frightened, in
timidated, demoralised. Tour stand j
ards are nerer in danger, your
head level, no matter what happens. It
guarantees that yoo win be of help and
inspiration to others.
To have that "core of quietness" at
the center of one's being Is of particu- ;
Iar importance to a woman. She is the j
one to whom a family buffeted by j
stress and strain comes home for
comforting, for wise Judgment and
sound advice, for balance and rest.
fi 1933. B?I1 Sysdlcftt*.? WVL" Srfnric*
KONERS
A chamois Is a fleet footed animal
used for wash I me windows In the
mountains of Sooth America.
BONERS ara actual humorous
tidbits found in examination papers,
essays, etc., by teachers.
Natural selection means that clean
and right living animals go on while
eril ones are crowded out
see
Thomas Talne was a rare Indlrldual
obsessed by common sense.
see
Christians baTe become dlrided into
three great branches: missionaries,
society people and preachers.
e e e
Hart kari Is a man who plays in the
moTles?usually in western pictures
e e e
Hygiene Is a gas la the air.
e isaa Ben srsavcat e?'sncu Barries.
New Water Polo Game Is Exciting
:?> i I
WAT EH polo, the players mounted oil craft powered with outboard motors,
la a new sport that la finding faror ta the East, for It ts lively and excit
ing. The photograph shows a critical moment In a game on the Metedeconk
river. New Jersey.
Change of Naval Command Is Solemn Ceremony
I
WHEN there la a shift fo com
mand Jn tl.e American navy tbe
accompany ins ceremony is solemn and
colorfnl. Onr photograph shows Rear
Admiral Frank H. 15 rumbf taking
command of the s<-outing force while
the flagship, the cruiser Augusta, lay
In Los Angeles harbor.
1PAPA rNCHS-I'
f
321
"Pop. what is liberty?"
"What a lady In New fork hartwr
hoMs beyond the reach of men."
?. U3J. B?U 3>nd!c*!?.?WXC S?rr'.c?.
WHEN SCHOOL
IS OVER
By DOUGLAS MALLOCH
:i \17 ELL, school Is over," 30 they
' ? say.
They come ami pet their Docks iway.
Exams are over, they have passed.
And 30 they're through with school, at
last;
Or so they say?and so I thought
1 When rhere wis nothing teachers
taught
That I would ever need to knew.
Tea. 50 they think, and I thought so.
Like them. I thoughr that school wa?
through.
And no more studying to do.
Aft! yet I find at every turn
That earning 3 to leum to learn.
The problems that had bothered me
Were not all over, hist begun.
Life has its scholar and its foot.
For life is just another athooL
No patient teacher will explain.
Now oar own bnwn and ear own
brain
Must work the problem oat aioae.
The answer h ides, rule unknown.
We cow must turn from book and text.
From each old problem to the next.
Now school is over, so they say;
They really start to Ik toot today.
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MRS. V ARE'S PUTTING
METHODS
FORMERLY a comparatively weak
" rotter. Glenna Collect Vire lias late
ly strengthened this position of her
game noticeably. The reason?a slow
but smooth backswing with the eyes
fined earnestly on the baTL This keep
ing the eyes on the ball, the head still
and making sure that the clobhead
strokes it firmly and accurately while
at right angles to the direction line
has apparently suited her case ad
mirably. Mrs. tare gauges the dis
tance to the bole carefully, iaktng doe
consideration of the varying slopes.
Her policy is one of "safety first." be
ing careful Dot to putt too bard. She
attempts to determine the direction
by some point la direct path to the
bole and putting over this spot. The
stroke Is Just hard enough to get the
ball up to the hole, making sure that
If the bell does not drop It will at
least stop within a foot radus of the
cup.
e IMS. Bcii SnMata-m' Service.
Skew Us
Scentless garlic bat been developed
by ? San Ftanclaeo man.