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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1936

“A PITIFUL SPECTACLE” ODAY it is a pitiful spectacle,” President Roosevelt said in Denver yesterday, “to see Republican leaders call this great (relief) program waste and extravagance, for they are the same leaders who, when their own state or city or county was involved, were first to run to Washington pleading for Federal aid. Consistency is still a virtue in life, but when it comes to a campaign year consistency is a word not found in the Republican campaign vocabulary.” In his speech on relief last night in Cleveland, Gov. Landon, unfortunately, played just such a role. As presidential candidate he completely reversed his words and ac-

tions as Governor of Kansas. Forsaking his former friendly:

and co-operative attitude toward the Federal government, he denounced, wholly and’ intemperately, the very relief program he praised as Governor. Last night Candidate Landon said: “The whole program lacked any sound, practical, clear-minded planning.”

~ But two years ago Gov. Landon said: “Well, if the Demo.crats won't stand up for the relief program and its adminis-

tration I will do it for them. I say that, considering the problems they have met, they have done a good job, and Iam glad to have co-operated with them.” Last night Candidate Landon ridiculed CWA as “an other alphabetical agency.” But in January, 1934, Gov. ‘Landon .wrote the President: “I have felt that this civil works program is one of the soundest, most constructive policies of your. Administration, ‘and I can not urge too

‘strongly its continuance.”

Last night Candidate Landon called public works a failure; But in May, 1934, Gov. Landon said: “It would be good business, in my opinion, for Kansas to borrow every. dollar it can get under the PWA that could possibly be spent: on highway work by July, 1935. ” ‘Last night Candidate Landon said: “Everybody knows ere ‘is too much politics in relief. This has.become a national scandal . . . a disgrace to the Administration :. . a humiliation to the. American people.” But Gov. Landon was not humiliated when, to keep his state budget balanced; he accepted $58, 000,000 Federal relief money, or “when, like Oliver Twist, he passed his plate for more as he wired Washington in 1934: “We are. in dire need .of substantial

| increase’ in May grant for general relief purposes for the

steia, as April grant was insufficient.”

TLL IN THE TWILIGHT

pre ¢ ng rd-gver’ t it “created, which’; the people’ Ss governments are powerless to govern. First was its refusal to reconsider” its’ decision of last

spring | Holding’ the New York minimurfy was ih 3) htc el I

‘it intends to stand

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legalistic “no"man’s land” which and = in

unconstitutional. :

Second was ite acceptance for argument of a test’ ofa |

similar minimam wage law now in force in | the ‘State ‘of Washington. a J Last: ‘spring, in the’ Guffey Coal Act’ ‘case, the’ court held that the Federal government's attempt fo legislate for the workers” welfare was an unconstitutional invasion of

the reserved rights of states. : Then two weeks. later, in the:

New York ‘minimum wage law case, the same court held’ that the same” Constitutiofi-prevented a‘ sta e government from. protecting Yabor standards. , So shocking was ‘the effect of ‘these two decisions that the minimum ‘wage issue. moved: quickly into the political spatlight. . The Republicans declared in their platform that

the states should do, “under the Constitution,” exactly what:

the court had said’ no state could do, and Gov. Landon sent’ a special. message fo the convention saying that the states’ authority to act in prote¢ting women and children workers must be. assured even if a constitutional amendment were, necessary.” And the Democratic platform went ‘further.

So whichever way the people vote Nov. 3, they will. vote . in opposition to ‘the court’s untgnable® position.” And which- - ever party wins will-then have to.decide what to do— whether to wait until death ‘and retirement whittle down

the reactionary majority of the court to ‘make reversal possible, or. to press for a’ constitutional amendment to

assure the right of the. people’ s governments to govern.

CANDIDATE AND PUBLISHER

ANDIDATE FRANK KNOX sees the nation going to with insurance, policies |

ruin under the New Deal, jeopardized and savings deposits’ endangered.

But Publisher Fyank' Knox, who runs the Chicago Daily

News, is far more cheerful.

We quote from an adyertisement for his Chicags: paper :

in Printer’s Ink, an advertising trade publication: Eo

“Here in Chicago, ‘the world’s second ‘largest. ‘market, :

storekeepers. are getting back their predepression smiles. People are milling in the stpeets—with crisp: new packages | under their arms. { Cash registers jingling: ' Trucks clunk-

ing. ‘And, between the banks of Michigan-av, the old ‘Gold |

Stream’ of shiny new autos-is at high tide again. Chicago is showing more Somehack, fasten, ‘than any spot on the

map!” :

. Candidate Knox and Publisher Knox bath can't be right.

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The Liberal View

By Harry Elmer Barnes | (Substituting for ‘Westbrook Pegler)

Slashed Incomes Undermined |.

School System and Libraries During Depression, Writer Says

T is fortunate that the question of education has been injected into the campaign.

Not only is the problem of the freedom of

teaching involved but also that of adequate support of the educational system,

This is an issue which may be quite ap-,

propriately put up to both parties. During Mr.

Hoover's Adnfinistration, ‘as the depression length-'

‘ened and deepened, there were ruthless cuts in the

financial support of. education. Under Mr. Roosevelt and. the Democrats there has been no restoration of educational support at all compatible with the increase of national income or the growing well-being of the classes who should be taxed to support education. Both our school system, and our public libraries have been . ruth-riessly-and recklessly andermined. . It would also -appear as though there were a definite: conspiracy still further to plunge us into. the abyss of ignorance. The income of schools and libraries alike was ddvastatingly slashed after 1929. In many. parts of,

. Dr. Barnes

the countrysour: pon. system was in danger of po jr rural schools closed .

“collapse. -Appraxifately during 1933." ‘Retrerichment ii others has co-operated to’ bring i about a condition which excludes at least 1,000,000 country. children from the Privileges of education; : —— # RUPING programs in. the public school fleld Baye been sharply curtailed or entirely: abandoned at’ - & time when the school’ population is rapidly increas-, ing, thus producing demoralizing overcrowding in the schools. ' Edueational supplies ‘have! been parchased in ever “smaller “amounts. Most regrettable is the continued

use .of. out-of-date.textbooks at a time when-we par--

ticularly need books which are up, to the minute in «attitude and content.

: Teachers’ salaries: haye bean cut and i $onghing i

staff reduced at the very moment when ‘classes are getting larger and a need has arisen for more and. better teachers. ' 8 a =

OST tnpoitani of all, perhaps is a deplorable de.‘'velop , usually overlooked in recounting the impact of the depression on American education. That is the tendency to scrap first the more recent developments in educational theory and practice. Such things are regarded as mere “frills” by the hard-bojled and ‘ reactionary school boards and have been thrown: out . with alarming frequency. - This means that many phases of contemporary education which have the most direct relation to preparing us for living in the twentieth century have been

the first: sacrifice to -our short-sighted educational’

economy. In many'cities this result of the depression. has eliminated the sdutational progress ‘of a whole generation, ? : ® [a UR libraries have been used at least 50 per cent more since 1929 than in the years immediately preceding. But library. incomes hhve been cut from 30 to 50 per cent. = The whole issue is admirably stated by Dr. John H. Dietrich: “While impressive manifestations of wealth contihue- there is no excuse for withholding or diminishing ‘support for the public schools and libraries for the sake of a couple of mills of tax.”

, out agricultural imports.

The Hoosier Forum 1 wholly disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say Vout

DISCUSSES REASONS FOR INCREASE IN IMPORTS

By Perry Rule, Bringhurst, Secretary Legislative Committee, ‘National Grange

Underneath the factor of drought | ‘| which increased imports of certain

products last year and this year, there was a broader factor making for the increase of regularly imported products; namely, the improvement in general economic conditions and in purchasing power. Increased regular imports are a normal accompaniment of better economic conditions. This factor, which appeared as early as 1933, was responsible for perhaps 78 per cent of the. total increase in com-

| petitive farm imports between 1933

and. 1936. The dummies of ‘the protected monopolies have coined the cry, “A flood of imports is ruining the -American farmer.” In the years of 30-cent wheat, 10-cent corn 2% -cent hogs, and. 3-cent cattle, imports| to were the lowest in 25 years. If low | imports is the cure for agricultural

.| depression, why weren't the farm-

ers prosperous then? Low .farm prices are ruinous to «the agriculturist and serve to keep icu Higher farm prices draw them over the tariff wall. Higher farm prices and imports go hand in hand. Hearst and his Republican spokesmen criti-

ticised the volume of farm imports

in 1935 and 1936, but they keep their own “pig in the poke” and do

i| not tell us that dueing the years

from . 1920. to 1930, before farm prices hit the Hoover toboggan, we imported far more conipeting farm products : than in 1935 and 1936. This was the case even though im‘ports of foodstuffs and certain other commodities were increased begauss; of the droughts in 1934 and "Prices of controlled products have increased far more:since 1932 ‘than have prices of uncontrolled crops. The 'indéx of cotton prices in‘1932 was [74 as compared with 1926; in 1935 it was 101. The grain index moved from 44 in 1932 to 103 in 1935. Meat animal prices jumped from an index of 83 in 1932 to 118 in 1935. Then, too, the crops which were controlled under the AAA, the only ones which have been ‘imported in increasing numbers, aré the very products which are affected most seriously by the droughts of 1934 and 1936. Under normal weather ronditions imports of these crops -would probably show very little increase or none at: all. The reduction of the acreage planted and sown was very nificant in con--tributing to the scarcity. It mattered little. Whether a farmer had 20 or 35 acres destroyed by the drought. The loss from one day of scorching drought was far greater than from reduced acreage.

ASSAILS “STUPIDITY”

IN JAILING COMMUNISTS By a’ Subscriber F If a medal were given for stupidity,

the “wise” political opportunists of . Terre Haute would win it. They

General Hugh Johnson, Says—

Landon's Only Tangible Budget Balancing Promise Is That He Can Save ‘About Two Billiogs From a Proposed Two. Billion: Relief. Expenditure.

extravagance—without reducing by a singe 4 dollar to those actually in need

ASHINGTON, Oct. 13.—Said Gov. Landon at} Chicago: “For the first time in history, the Treasury of the United States is keeping" two sets of books.”

This refers to the attempt of the Treasury to |

(Times readers are invited to * express their views in these col-: umns, religious controversies excluded. Make your letter short, so all can have a chance. Letters must be signed, but names: will be: withheld on fequést) {

sought to suppress communism and only ‘succeeded in giving it front page publicity. How happy the Communist Party must be in its success to spring its obvious trap and accomplish its purpose. I do not defend communism, but this incident in Terre Haute could happen to- any one who wished to express his views and exercise his rights as provided by the Constitution if kiddie-car dictators and

others are allowed to force their

wills upon the people. The people must govern, or be governed. They must take part and control their own lives or be subject to the power and will of dictators.

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AL SMITH IS JEALOUS,

‘WRITER ASSERTS

By Mrs. D. F. M. : Well, Al Smith is going to get in the headlines or else! It is _perfectly evident that he denounced the party he stood for during 30 years because of jealousy. The more he tries to deny it, the less we believe it. He realizes that if Franklin D. Roosevelt had run in his place in 1928, the Democrats would have been victorious. Al Smith isn’t; and never was, presidential timber— neither is Alf Landon. Will the American people always be fickle? I suppose so, for they

never have appreciated a. President |

until he was dead. Manuments and that sort of thing are typical of American tribute. ‘A lot of. good they do. I sincerely hope that

REPENTANCE = BY VIRGINIA POTTER I'm always sorry when I’ve said An unkind word to you, I know I shouldn’t treat you so, Or cause you to be blue—; !

‘I realize when it’s too late,

And when the harm is wrought, J should have held my tongue, I

know, But somehow I forgot.

I really ought to slap my face, And hide my head in shame, For 1 really hate myself, When I know I'm to blame.

And afterwards I'm so ashamed, ‘And when my anger’s spent— I realize how wrong I was, And then how I repent!

DAILY THOUGHT And the fruit of righteousfiess is sown in‘ peace ‘of them that make peace.—James 3:17.

OTHING can bring you peace.

but yourself; nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.—Emerson.

‘Roosevelt will live to see. his great work appreciated. . We real Democrats: can’t wait to see Al Smith and Herbie Hoover fighting side by side for ‘the same cause. Two defeated men, both ‘beaten by. P..D. R.—misery loves

“.|.company. No one else can. forget

‘the bitter rivalry beiWeen these two in 1928. ” 2 ” AL SMITH MODERN JACOB, WRITER BELIEVES By W. R. Trotter

Holy writ tells us of an old patriarch, Isaac, who with passing years had become blind. One of - his sons, Jacob, personated his brother, Esau, in order

that he could receive the blessing’

of the old man. “And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, ‘The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of ‘Esau. ’ ”» x ~The modern. oe srallel: One, Alfred Smith, . whe. seeks the. blessing of the. public. which, he hopes, has become blind... He personates the favorite son, Democrat, and with carefully chosen words attempts to

carry out his purpose. of deluding |.

the public. As the public listens to the im-

personator it wonders, then feels

amused and, not. being blind,: as the speaker had hoped, the. public realizes that, “the voice is that of DuPont but the hands are .the ‘hands of Smith.

” ” ” : WRITER ANALYZES spEECH ON SOCIAL SECURITY By L. P. I sat down te the radio to hear

Landon’s commitment. speech on al

program for Social Security; instead, I- heard ‘only one definite, irrevocable promise, and that was shouted

at the top of the Governor's voice— “I will stop this snooping on big business.” Probably no. words ever brought so much joy to William Randolph Hearst since the H. L. Mencken article, “To Hell with the American Farmer.” Landon and Hearst, if elected, are now in a position to tell

the working man, “I told you Social |

Security would have to wait—it is just around the corner.” In the meantime big business will be’ able to keep its books without any investigation on the part of the government. * The small stockholder will be unable to learn what is hap-

pening with the profit from his in- | vestment and thys will be unable to | | develop “class hatred.”

It is significant that the next day after Landon’s social security speech, Al Smith came out in full support of him. Al is no mean business man. He is one of the heads of one of the largest .insurance companies in American. ‘He knows that if Landon is sincere in his promise to take social insurance funds from the national treasury, it can mean only one thing. Social insurance will. be turned over to the private . insurance companies, and

Al's company will get a healthy cut.

It Seems to Me ‘By Heywood Broun

Finds, Ethics of Advertising Men Uncomfortably. . High; Politics Ig Too Emotional to Interest Them,

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. Oct. 13.—I came down here for Ty, health and ran into an advertising convens< tion. But advertisers make a good convention. They are well-behaved, very earnest

and they will sit up and talk as late as you like. © Of course, they want to talk advertising. It’s a very strange subject. I have been 'next to advertising matter quite often but I have never

" thoroughly understood it. I ‘ought to have a greater eagerness to learn, because I am told thaf it is really the advertisers who pay my salary. “That's very kind of them, Ek. of course, and yet it would seem " . to me to be a good deal of a joke on the advertisers. . The difficulty. the novice has

_versation in a debate with advertising men is that ‘the ethics of the craft seem to be so uncomiortably high. “I could have had the business, of course,” remarked the man in the corner, “and I suppose the ccount might ha¥e.run into seven or. eight hundred a dollars. But I figured it belonged to Bill, It wouldn’t have been fair to take it away from him.”

Naturally, I expected that everybody would make _ a great fuss over the advertising man who had imHiolated himself rather than take away a penny from riend. - But they took: it .as a matter of course, But it is after midnight that. members of the craft reach their most eloquent: pitch. At a. time when .newspaper ‘reporters, or columnists or. even editors would have begun to break down and talk poiitics or tell stories, the advertising man. is still . defying anybody to point out what is psychologically unsound in the sales campaign which he has mapped: out for Syracuse,

Mr. Broun

8 2 2 ND presently the earnest young men will begin to quote slogans at each other. One of them will start the ball to rolling by observing, “I always say there's more money fo be made in ‘developing those accounts you have than in going into the highways and the byways to pick up new ones.” By a sort of tacit agreement, each person will take about ‘10 minutes in rebuttal and reserve td himself the right of 15 additional minutes for a brand new presentation. I was hoping that they. would get ‘around to. politics as I hate to sit and listen so long and so intently when I have nothing to say. But politics wouldn't be of much interest to the bright young advertising men, because it is too emotional and too transient. ° The real advertising man wants to be concerned with things of

more permanent interest. Dr. Moley was the chief

speaker at the conyention, and sa you can tell the boys were not going in for the light stuff. :

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T the door of the hall .I was handed a copy of the Advertiser—a monthly in the interest of good advertisipg-—and did :the lead article have anything to do with farm relief or security or the chances of Rocvevelt? No, indeed? It touched on an age-old problem, “Does today’s ‘moral attitude favor nudes in advertising?” pu! The answer seems to be “yés” and “no,” which has been the prevailing answer to practically all problems touching upon the nude in art. You may be nude in an advertisement if you are discreetly, nude, and if you are advertising a proper product. All of which means that the advertising man ine creasingly “becomes the social arbiter of our native

slandards.

The Washington Merry-Go-Round

Roosevelt Given Edge i in Nebraska: Where Writers Think Senate Norris ‘May Lose Out if Democratic ‘Candidate Carpenter Splits Liberal Vote.

BY DREW PEARSON AND ROBERT 8. ALLEN INCOLN. Neb., Oct. 13.—For plain and fancy |

McGovern Oarpemier,

7 liberal support from Norris to elect lame duck Ree Congressman Robert G. Simmons. .

in keeping .up his end of the con-

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