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A President Untouched Mr. Hoover managed to deliver a long address Wednesday night on the problems of law and of government without mentioning a single living issue. His address to the American Bar Association rattled the bones of our great American tradition to frighten those who dare apply the spirit of liberty now. Our creaking machinery of government he described as of “divine inspiration.” Those who would make the government more responsive to the people’s will, more effective in meeting, complex economic problems unknown to the simpler rural civilization of our fathers, were branded by the President as a “menace.” In warning that change would "destroy personal liberty and sweep away the security of savings and ■wages,” he was unaware, apparently, that personal liberty and economic security are menaced today under the system which he called divine. He could appeal for protection of the supreme court from encroachments, without seeming to know the danger of that court’s encroachments upon the constitutional powers of congress. He spoke long of criminals and lawlessness without reference to prohibition, which the American Bar Association and others have found to be a major source of lawlessness. There is something deeply disturbing in the spectacle of a President of the United States so untouched by the realities which hold the rest of the nation.

The Storm Center Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once said of the supreme court: “It is quiet here, but it is the quiet of storm center.” Holmes was referring to the calm in the center of n hurricane. It was a good figure. Not much goes on in the court's little chamber in the senate wing of the Capitol except legal argument. The manners of lawyers and attendants, even of the justices themselves, are highly respectful of the court. Its traditions, and its high authority. Now. today, they are laying the corner stone of a new and monumental supreme court building on Capitol Hill, across the plaza. A huge steel skeleton already has been erected; soon massive blocks of carved stone will be placed, to create a huge and imposing hall of justice, which will house the most powerful tribunal in the world. In its stately halls and courtroom, nine men will preside over the destinies of all the people. This court can—and does, if it desires—say nay to the President, the congress, and the whole people. It can—and often does—stop reform of our economic, governmental and legal institutions in midnight,’ on its own interpretation of what the framers Df the Constitution intended to decide 140 years ago. The money of the peoole this court rules so absolutely is providing it now with a $12,000,000 building. The possibility has been suggested that such moni ument further may insulate the justices from the \ people and their needs. - The life tenure and omnipotence of the justices nake this fear more than a fantasy. The answer lies in selection of human and humane judges who will be more cognizant of the rights of people than have most of those in recent history; who will see that human rights are paramount to property rights; who will enable changing institutions to meet the demands of a changing civilization. The only w-ay to insure such a supreme court under our present system is to elect Presidents who will appoint and senators who will confirm forw T ard-looking judges.

On Being Specific About Mr. Hoover Some readers have been rather annoyed at blanket indictments of Herbert Hoover as President of the United States. They demand a bill of particulars, *pecifying just those things which Mr. Hoover has done as President which mark him out as a servant of predatory interests rather than a servant of tfae broad American public. Such an invitation ought to be a delight to any liberal, whatever his political affiliations. But no single column could contain more than a sample of his misdeeds. Here is a list of a few of the more notatle and obvious: He made no effort to check the mad speculative mania which ran for nearly eight months after his inauguration before the bubble collapsed, bringing those disastrous results with which we are all too well acquainted. When calamity overtook us on the heels of the speculative New Jerusalem. Mr. Hoover did not warn the nation of its difficulties or responsibilities. He assured us that it was only a passing cloud which neither required any feats of leadership on his part or any thought and sacrifice on the part of the public. He signed the Hawley-Smoot tariff bill, the most atrocious measure of its sort in our national history. This cut heavily into our foreign trade and made it difficult for our debtors abroad to pay principal or interest on their debt. It encouraged migration of American capital abroad to increase foreign competition with American labor and boost unemployment in this country. He advocated tax reduction at a time when there was but a small surplus, when all informed persons knew that the economic slump soon would produce a deficit, and when the existing surplus should have been applied to reducing the national debt. He resolutely opposed extensive appropriations for really necessary public works, designed to provide employment, increase labor income, produce a rise in purchasing power and help on the return of prosperity. This he did, even though this public works program was approved by the best economic opinion, sociological advice and statesmanship of the nation, as well as by Mr. Hoover's own alleged profession, the engineers of the country. He strenuously opposed federal aid for the unemployed, though he knew that much of the cost of caring for the poor in local communities would have to be paid by those of small incomes, and even, in part, by the unemployed themselves in the form of indirect taxes. He oacked a plan to give billions to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, whose policy, in large part, was to shift the shaky loans made voluntarily by bankers to the already groaning back of Uncle Sam himself. The bankers thus were saved from the consequences of their own irresponsible or unwise action. , Further, the corporation was put in the hands of the very group chiefly responsible for the policies t’hich landed us In the big slump. And thes<wnillions

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were allocated cheerfully at the very time when Mr. Hoover was maintaining an almost miserly restraint on relief and public works appropriations which might have helped the masses. He packed the federal power commission with notorious opponents of public ownership and operation. He went back on his specific promises to recommend legislation for public ownership ana operation of the Muscle Shoals power project. Indeed, he appointed a committee to “reinvestigate” the proposition, for the obvious purpose of blocking the Norris bill. He opposed or postponed, even in the last session of congress, federal credit for nonprofit undertakings through threat of a veto, so as to insure profits to capital, heedless of the fact that such action might increase or perpetuate unemployment. He stated at the much-touted White House conference on child labor that 6,000,000 children in the United States were undernourished. He contended that this was due to the ignorance of parents rather than to the poverty of the latter, produced by our inequitable economic system. He demanded furloughs for government employes, thus reducing the already low income of faithful federal servants, while making much of a voluntary cut in his own salary, he maintains much the most expensive White House retinue, bureaucracy and equipage in our national history. He sought to invoke in his behalf the patriotic sentiments of the nation by his smoke-screen of evicting the bonus army, thus distracting public attention from his feeble efforts to take any significant action to lessen unemployment. He has disregarded expert economic opinion throughout his administration, while posing as the expei t of experts and the great apostle of government by commissions of experts.

What a World! The news of one day: The interior department reports that a young girl was expelled from school for stating that George Washington was born at Wakefield (which is true). The school board never had heard of any other place but Mt. Vernon in connection with the father of this country. In St. Paul, one John Schultz, serving a thirtyday sentence in the workhouse, walks out two weeks ahead of time, and the assistant superintendent of the workhouse says, “Oh, the boys often walk out—there s no story in that,” and the commissioner of public works says, “The escape is nothing serious, and I’m willing to forget the whole affair.” Restaurateurs, meeting in convention, say that the reason we have had such extraordinarily good health during the depression (or have we?) is that we eat slower and make the food last longer. And down in a Virginia city, a Ph. D., whose father has spent $20,000 on his education, will operate a filling station this year, now that he has finished taking all the under and post-graduate degrees he ever heard about.

Spread This Work President Hoover, with a word, could end the long hours of work which prevail on the Mississippi flood control project. Familiar with that work, ,he must known that it is ahead of schedule, and thus not pow of an emergency nature. But, even if it is, and the President considers that the flood control job must be pushed at topmost speed, he should reduce the long hours to a schedule more humane. Thus he himself could take part in the spread-the-work movement which he is sponsoring in the industrial east. < Shorter hours, under this plan, would allow employment of more men, if President Hoover would speak. The country has a great many laws now, but it’s easy to believe there ought to be one more after watching the fellow just in front of you drive a few blocks. The janitor who leaves the heat off this winter probably will cause of a lot of tenants to “burn up.” Dull business ought to be helped by these sharp mornings. An economist has advanced the theory that every man should have work that fits his brain. Can that be taken as the cause for unemployment? Jesse Pomeroy died the other day after fifty-six years in prison. One of the few of us who escaped fixing a flat tire. We. haven't heard much about the Cubs since the world series ended. There's a chance they won't come out of the cellar before spring.

Just Every Day Sense By Mrs. Walter Ferguson

OLD and young people are the most pitiable victims of the economic disorder. For the former there is little hope unless, the several states enact legislation to help them. For the latter there may be a glorious future, only, being young, most of them have no tthe power to understand. To the boys and girls only the present is real. They have little consciousnes sos past or future. Inexperienced in years, they have not acquired the most blessed lesson of life—that everything, even sorrow, passes. The sense of time hurrying, or of the totality of existence, is not their. Only today belongs to them, and if today fails them, then life always must be awry, disorderly and futile. Thus, in many localities now. fine young men are •taking their own lives because they can find no place for themselves in the scheme of things. Girls are disappointed and miserable because the time, when nature prompts them to mate goes by and there can be no marriage for them, because there are no jobs for the boys they could marry. * a a YOUNG wives with babies in their arms go back to their parents, leaving their equally young husbands depresse dand hopeless while they face divorce, broken life and a dark future. Never has there been a time when adults so needed to exercise wisdom as they do now. Generosity and common sense are even more necessary than charity. The American parent, in every possible case, should stand ready to help married sons and daughters through this time of stress, so that they need not have recourse to the divorce courts. Not only is it our collective job to remedy the situation as quickly as possible, but it is our individual task to assist the youngsters, not with sermonizing, but with material aid. A job, even a small one, will help with American reconstruction far more than the most generous doles. To keep a home intact is better than to give to a score of scattered charities, f ,

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

M. E. Tracy Says

Mr. C o olid g e Sees No Inconsistency in Calling on Others to Be Fair and Judicious While He Refuses to Scratch a Ticket. 1 NEW YORK, Oct. 13.—The best thing about Calvin Coolidge is that you always know where to find him. It was written in the stars that he would make that speech. What he would say also was written in the stars. He is the kind of man who never runs off schedule or takes bypaths; who is content to live and die with inherited conviction; who sees no inconsistency in calling on other people to be “fair and judicious” while he refuses to scratch a ticket; an honest, sincere devotee of partisanship, precedent, afid tradition.' Mr. Coolidge stands for a firmness which has gone out of our national character, especially in politics, but which most people think could include a little flexibility without loss. He stands for an idealized past, which seems all the greater in comparison with the confused present. He stands for a self-assurance which generates respect, but makes anything like affection well-nigh impossible. After the fevered and often misdirected emotions of war, the American people turned instinctively to a man like Coolidge. He would not disturb them with any new or startling schemes. He would seek smooth water and stay in it. If a storm threatened, he would steer, for the nearest harbor and anchor. He could be depended on never to take unnecessary risks. That was what the people wanted in 1924, not realizing how incongruous such a type of leadership would be for a nation that had been following Roosevelt and Wilson.

Only One Course Open THE breathing space which was supposed to bring rest led to one of the greatest bubble-blowing sprees on record, with Mr. Hoover inaugurated just in time to get wet with the bursting spray. Meanwhile, the Coolidge myth had become a habit, and Mr. Hoover felt obliged to imitate his predecessor, particularly in the idea of trying nothing original. Under such circumstances, what could Calvin Coolidge do but advocate his re-election. Any other course would suggest a change of mind, or partisan disloyalty, both of which are heretical, according to the Coolidge code. So we get the indorsement speech, with a New York audience laughing in the wrong place, not because of what Mr. Coolidge said, but because of the funny way in which he said it. As one lady remarked, we get the twang, the idiom, the platitude, the century-old tariff argument, the shop-worn advice as to the risk of making changes, and the alibi of what a Democratic house of representatives failed to do.

Speech Was Typical THE essence of Coolidge’s great contribution to this campaign is to be found in the fact that he scolded Governor Roosevelt for failing to speak about the bonus, while he himself failed to mention beer. That is typical of the man. He wants everybody to be "fair and open-minded while he acts as a special pleader; wants others to commit themselves on every issue, while he remains silent with regard to some. And all the sages of Christendom couldn't make him see the inconsistency of it. If the Republicans are cheered by his message, as reports have it, they either are very desperate, or easily satisfied. If it changed any votes, we need a general revision of campaign methods. If it was the right kind of message, Senator Borah’s five-point program of recovery, which came out the day after, was sadly out of place. If the American people think and react as most newspaper men believe, they vill get vastly more inspiration and encouragement out of what Senator Borah said than from the former President.

Questions and Answers

How many passenger automobiles and trucks were registered in the United States and Canada at the beginning of this year? As of Dec. 31, 1931, total registrations in the United States were 25,814,103, including 22,264,294 passenger cars, 98,900 busses and 3,450,909 trucks. In Canada, total registrations, 1,206,836, included 1,024,385 passenger cars, 1,729 busses and 180,722 trucks. When did Eugene V. Debts last run for Presdent of the United States and how many votes did he receive? In 1920, when hs received 919,799 votes. What is the origin and meaning or Toby? From the Greek name Tobias, meaning “goodness of the Lord.” Is there a planet named Minerva? No.

M TODAY *8 sy* IS THE- - Vs ‘ WORLD WAR \ ANNIVERSARY

ALLIES DRIVE ON October 13

ON Oct. 13, 1918, Americans advanced on both sides of the Meuse, taking all their objectives. The French took Laon without a fight and also took La Fere and occupied the massif of St. Gobain. British troops advanced into the suburbs of Douai. In the Balkans, the allies took Nish. President Wilson replied to Germany's note, which partially accepted his peace terms, and asked for a mixed commission on the evacuation of invaded territory. The President declared there would be no armistice so long as the Germans continued ruthless warfare, that there would be no agreement with an autocratic German government, and that allied military chiefs alone would direct the evacuation of invaded territory.

DAILY HEALTH SERVICE Warning Given on Use of Lacquer

BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the American Medical Association and of Hygeia, the Health Magazine. 'T'HE wide use of lacquer in the home today calls for a word of warning. There need be no danger to health involved if a fewsimple precautions are taken. The word “lacquer” comes from the Hindu “lac,” which describes a resin obtained from the lac trees in the East Indies. All the varnishes produced in the Orient for Japanese, Chinese and Hindu furniture, boxes and similar material used to contain this resin. Nowadays the term lacquer is applied to coating processes which contain nitro-cellulose as a base, and which nevertheless may be called Chinese or Pekin lacquer. Lacquers are applied to furniture, automobiles and other objects by means of a spray gun or dip tank. In industrial work the spray gun

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1 DON’T like practical jokes, particularly the very elaborate ones, and yet I must admit that the first few times they worked the stunt I thought it was funny. I am referring to the elaborate wheeze pulled off every four years by Sam Koenig and his cronies. The game is called “You are running for Mayor,” and any number can play provided they are all regular Republicans. This provision suffices to keep the pastime within the realm of parlor games. It goes like this. Sam Koenig winks at a couple of his lieutenants and they go up to some nice, old gentleman and tap him on the shoulder. When he turns they whisper in his ear, “You are running for mayor.” an u The More the Merrier IT IS a good idea to have ten or twenty people in on the joke. The old gentleman, upon being notified, starts to jog around the parlor. He is informed that when he gets to the finish a bell will ring, rockets will explode, and that he will get a limousine marked “municipal” and a dish of vanilla ice cream. , During the first few laps it is customary for the players to jog around behind the old gentleman and shout things loudly enough for him to hear. It doesn't make much difference what is shouted. The favorite phrases are “We’re all behind you,” "Don’t give your right name,” “You can’t lose,” “Tell ’em you’re an independent,” “Don’t forget that it costs money to run a campaign” and “This election is really on the level.” As the players begin to shout, the old gentleman is expected to run harder and harder, and that is where the run comes in. At the end of the third or fourth lap around the parlor two or three of the participants quietly drop out and speak downstairs and get a drink. This continues until all the players except the “candidate,” or “goat,” are gathered around the

That Saturday Afternoon Here you are, Pa! Some things that Ma has wanted done around the place for a long time. A little fixing up here and there, to help keep the home fires burning, and the place looking better and the family equipment up to date. Our Washington bureau has ready for you a packet of seven of its interesting and informative bulletins ready for Pa to peruse for suggestions on the home plant. The titles are: 1. Home Conveniences. 5. Whitewash and Cold Water 2. Painting Around the Home. Paints. 3. Simple Plumbing Repairs. 6. Fuel Manual for the Home. 4. Waterproofing Cellars. 7. Care of the Family Auto. If you want this packet of seven bulletins, fill out the coupon below and mail as directed: CLIP COUPON HERE Dept. H-l, Washington Bureau. The Indianapolis Times, 1322 New York Avenue, N. W., Washington, D. C. I want the packet of seven bulletins on Keeping Up the Home Plant, and inclose herewith 20 cents in coin, or loose, uncanceled United States postage stamps, to cover return postage and handlirig costs: NAME STREET AND NUMBER ... CITY STATE I am a reader of The Indianapolis Times. (Code No.)

‘That Ought to Scare ’Em!’

' and the tank largely have replaced the use of the hand brush. However, in homes it still is customary to apply these quick-drying lacquers with the brush, particularly for floors, woodwork, household fixtures, ornaments and leather. In an analysis of the dangers associated with such lacquer, William J. Burke points out that the volatile ingredients, that is. those w-hich evaporate off -as gases, constitute 77 per cent, and that this may be increased further before use by'adding of thinners. Lacquers are not dangerous except for the fact that some of the substances which they contain burn easily and explode, and also because they may be exceedingly poisonous to the human body. The nitrocellulose is of this character. However, the lacquers are also diluted and thinned by the addition of benzol and toluol, and also of various ethers, amyls and acetates, as well as combinations.

bar. They can still hear his feet pounding along on the floor overhead. And after they have all pretty nearly died from laughing, they put on their coats and go home. For Sake of Humanity /~\NE change has been made in the rules for the sake of humanity. More than a decade ago, when a particularly nice old gentleman was “running for mayor,” everybody forgot to tell him the next day that it was just a gag. Eventually a bright reporter discovered that the prominent business man was missing. Indeed, that he had been missing for weeks. Anc|so he went around to the house and slipped in through a window, and there in the parlor he found the amiable old gentleman still jogging around and muttering to himself, “One million and one, one million and two; I wonder just when I am going to get that vanilla ice cream.” But, as a rule, the “candidate” doesn’t take it as seriously as all that. Usually when he finds out that it was all a joke, he joins in the laughter, even though it was at his own expense. Just like the campaign. And, besides, he has the satisfaction of knowing that he won’t ever have to be “candidate” again. The next time he is entitled to be one of the players and watch the new “goat” do the running. Still, to be on the safe side, the present practice is to call the old gentleman up on the telephone the day after election and inform him that it was just a game and that he can put on his hat and go home. And Sam Koenig, in his kindly way, generally adds, “And it might be a good idea for you not to look at the newspapers just this one day.” Two days after the election and from then on the candidate can safely read all the metropolitan dailies in comfort, for there will be no mention of his name again un-

All lacquer vapors are poisonous and if inhaled in a sufficiently concentrated state for a sufficient length of time will cause poisonous symptoms, if not death. Ik They have exceedingly poisonous effects on the blood and also on the tissue of the nervous system. Hence, they never should be used except where ventilation is adequate. There are records of cases of serious illness and death caused by use of lacquer in a basejnent room without adequate ventilation or in garages or in workrooms that do not have proper arrangements for continuous movement of the air. Because lacquers burn easily and explode, it is desirable that the places in which they are used be kept scrupulously clean. Rags, waste, paper and all similar inflammable material should not be allowed to remain where they may come in contact with the lacquer solutions.

Ideals and opinions expressed in this column are those of one of America’s most interesting writers and are presented without regard to their agreement or disagreement with the editorial attitude of this paper.—The Editor.

less he marries Peggy Joyce or shoots Culbertson. u u Microscope Might Help THE game, as you perceive, is simple enough. The only difficulty comes in selecting the “candidate.” He must be of excellent repute, more than 65 years of age and wholly unknown. I don’t know just why, but somehow or other it makes it better if he comes from Brooklyn. I don’t think that Lewis H. Pounds is quite as ideal a selection as the big ink and autograph man whom Sam Koenig ran some little time ago. What was his name, I wonder, and whatever did become of him? I am told that on a clear day in Flatbush it is possible to walk up to some resident and get a faint sign of recognition by using the name “Lewis H. Pounds.” The recognition generally takes the form of, “Yes, I sorta think there used to be a feller of that name around here, but I just can’t seem to place him.” But, for that matter, neither can the Republican party. The Herald Tribune, in a burst of enthuisasm over the outstanding selection of the Koenig ma- ! chine, reveals the fact that Lewis | H. Pounds was largely influential | in “the development of Flatbush.” i The Herald Tribune also adds ! that of late Mr. Pounds has been I very active along the North Shore I of Long Island in “warning these i towns to watch the encroachments! of sand and gravel.” (Copyright. 1932. by The Times)

People’s Voice

Editor Times—l have been readies with a great deal of interest the large volume of matter printed about the bonus payment to veterans of the World war. II seems that everybody either is for or against the bonus fbr the leason that in most cases it seems to be personal. There are two sides to the question. If the bonus is paid there is no doubt it will reflect itself in the necessity for additional taxes. For that reason, business generally is opposed to it! On the other hand, when this country got into the w T ar a selected draft bill was enacted. The flower of America’s young manhood was taken away from their hopes, plans and ambitions, against their individual personal will. They were sent over to Europe; they fought the battles of this country and now they are home again. Some of them are broken in body apd some broken in spirit. Many have had to abandon their plans because of the lapse of time while ; they were gone. Many today are without employment. These veterans have fashioned among themselves an organization known as the legion, without doubt ! a powerful and influential association of former service men. Practically all those taken by the draft now are of voting age and many of them feel that since they, against their wishes and desires, were taken into the service and forced to make • sacrifices, that through the insti-; tution of the legion they now are in a position to force upon the j American public the payment or' this j

OCT. 13, 1932

SCIENCE BY DAVID DIETZ

Cross-Eyes Can Be Cured. With Proper Co-Operation of Family and Medical S.KL A LL cases of cross eyes in children can be cured, according to a report just made public by the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness. The report is made by Dr. Luther C. Peter of Philadelphia, an international authority on cross-eyes, or squint, to use the medical term for the condition. Dr. Peter points out that crosseyes not only are a physical deformity. but that they lead to the formation of an inferiority complex and other psychological difficulties in children. The crass-eyed child, as Dr. Peter points out, soon finds himself the object of unthinking but nevertheless cruel jibes upon the part of the other children with whom he comes in contact. “Children of 4 years become conscious of their deformity,” Dr. Peter says. “This is forced upon them by taunts from other children. ‘Cookie ’ ’cockeyed.’ etc., are epithets which makes the child conscious of this handicap. “He gradually shuns the contacts of other children, prefers to play alone and loses the influence of comradeship natural to the normal child. “As he grows older, the defect, grows in his consciousness, and an inferiority complex develops which gathers momentum as adolescence approaches.”

Co-Operation Needed Discriminating parents note these changes and realize the need for action. Dr. Peter says, but others fail completely to notice the changes taking place in the child's mentality and disposition. “Parents may be assured that all cases of cross-eyes can be corrected, but it requires their heartiest cooperation and a willingness to put aside their prejudice and their lay ideas,” he says. “As the treatment of the case is a purely technical matter which calls for the highest degree of medical skill, the treatment should be prescribed and outlined by a physician specially trained in the treatment of the eyes. “The family doctor first should be consulted, and he, in turn, can guide the patient into the proper medical channels. ‘To correct cross-eyes, treatment should begin the sixth year, and, preferably, before the third year. The great factor in the cure is the early institutional of treatment, in contrast with the popular conception. ‘to give the child a chance to grow out of the squint.' “In fact, such measures are responsible for imperfect cures in the past.”

Treatment Outlined STEPS necessary in the treatment of squint, according to Dr. Peter, are as follows: Testing of vision, fitting of glasses, prevention of lowering vision in weak eye, awakening of the fusion faculty and, when necessary, operation. “The layman is not entirely to blame for his misconceptions as to the cause of cross-eyes,” he says. “Until recent years, the sequence of events which led up to squint was not grasped thoroughly by the average physician. “And perhaps the same lack of unity on the part of medical advisers as to the best metho'd of correcting the deformity may be responsible in part of the popular prejudice against prescribing of glasses for young children and against operating upon the young child when such procedure is indicated. “To laymen, cross-eyes are the direct result of some sudden fright, shock, strong emotion, convulsions, whooping-cough or some other disease of childhood. Hereditary influences seem to be unimportant to them, or possibly it seems only a coincidence that the mother or father, a brother or sister, similarly was afflicted in early childhood “It is but natural, therefore, that another child in the same family may become a victim following one of the causes mentioned.”

Daily Thought

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.— Ecclesiastes 12:13. Gentleness corrects whatever is offensive in our manners.—Blair.

bonus, not as a measure of revenge, but as a measure of service that the public owes them; after all, only a natural feeling. I only make this record in an effort to get abroad this particular angle of this problem, which I think ought to be settled one way or another, for if it is not settled it will be coming up continually and will create snarls and difficulties in our national affairs. If to pay the bonus an increase in taxes should be necessary, maybe the bonus should not be paid. But I recognize the position of those in favor of the payment. I might add that I don’t find it in my heart to blame them for feeling it should not be paid. There is also to be considered the fact that the payment of this sum will tend to inflate the currency. Two years ago such inflation, in my humble opinion, would have been very beneficial. It is a problem whether it would be beneficial at this time, due to the enormous unemployment and the fact thcee employed have taken substantial reductions in their incomes. On the latter, such inflation without compensating increase in their income would be disastrous. Members of the legion would be benefited greatly by being placed ip position to purchase those things they so sadly need and the unemployed would reap a benefit growing out of the demand for goods created by the spending of this bonus money. What is the source of the quotation: “’Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore, and coming events cast their shadows before?’* “Lochiel’s Warning,” by Thomas Campbell.