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It’s Different When YOU Have a Kick

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may be due to the fact that a change ftxM» the cloudy to the dear Mate is mw* more likely to attract attention when there la a fall moon In the sky. and many meteorologist agree with thhk A DumMO The Durans. «to at the Malayan races inhabiting North Bonco, have a belief that It ia unwise to point to a rainbow, as the finger fiat b md to point with will ret away.

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Many in America Completely Hypnotized by the Communist Propaganda By SECRETARY HUGHES, Before Canadian Bar Association. MANY persons in the United States who have managed to make for themselves reputations in the intellectual world have been so completely hypnotized by the Communist propaganda, that the propaganda itself has been able to establish something of a reputation for sanity and respectability. This latter manifestation is one of the most amazing features of the whole situation regarding Communism. The most important fact about Communism, so far as Americans are concerned, is that it is the antithesis of democracy. Dictatorship is the inescapable conclusion of Communist operations. It is the goal of the Communist movement. It lies at the end of the road, the objective constantly in mind and constantly preached. ' ’ But men and women possessed of American names, possessed of intelligence and education, are part and parcel of the Communist propaganda. They take orders from the Communist machine. They function as lackeys of Lenin and Trotzky. I suppose 1 shall be disputed by the coterie of the elect if I say that within a large group of literary more-or-less-celebrities it is almost impossible to find presentation thought or argument that does harm to the Soviet cause. There is a well-recognized group of this character, and its power is enormous. It includes book reviewers, dramatic critics, writers of special departments, and of so-called newspaper columns, writers of books and a certain type of public speakers and even ministers of the Gospel. Where the Responsibility Is Upon the Individual He Cannot Shirk It By FRANK O. LOWDEN, Former Governor of Illinois. » It is said that there are ten departments of government at Washington. In fact, there are many times ten independent and practically unrelated agencies of government there. No department under these circumstancs car avoid becoming rigid and law bound, and red tape necessarily becomes the rule. If instead, the department heads were authorized to prescribe the duties of subordinates, the red tape would largely disappear and the responsible head would have power commensurate with his responsibility. Instead of an inert mass you would have a living organism with an actual head. $ There are some who have assumed that large responsibility could be more safely deposited in a body of men than in a single man. Experience has not justified this. Where the responsibility is upon the individual, he cannot shirk it. Where it is placed in a body of men, the individual can find shelter behind that body when calk'd to account for the manner in which he has exercised his power. Good and efficient public service makes it mandatory that responsibility be fixed definitely. Credit, of Course, Has Much in Its Favor, but It Has Distinct Perils By J. HARRY TREGO, NatT Ass’n of Credit Men. Only 5 per cent of the business of the nation is conducted upon that tash-and-carry plan whirtrwas a heritage from the fathers. Twenty-five per cent of all business is conducted upon credit and DO per cent of the annual credit turnover is paid in checks. Credit, of course, has much in its favor. It is the lubricant of business, the medium that keeps the wheels turning. But it has distinct perils. Credit is the cheapest commodity we have today, and the cause of much woe to buyer and seller. 1 look upon the extravagant use of credit as an attack upon our whole system of economy; and there can be no doubt that we, as a nation, are using credit extravagantly. This not only is the fault of the public, but of organized business as well. Everywhere one goes credit is thrust upon him. It takes considerable resolution to resist the temptation to buy. Business, in its eagerness to sell, has devised a thousand plans based upon credit. Many people buythings they cannot afford, run themselves into debt, and either fail to meet their obligations or else must go through a long period of struggle—all caused by mistaken purchases. \ < * “Odp of the Many Popular Delusions of the Age Is the Naive Belief—” By PROF. JOSEPH V. DENNEY, Ohio State University. One of the many popular delusions of the age is the naive belief that prominence in one field of human endeavor justifies intrusion into another; that the great popular leader may dictate authoritative pronouncements in science, theology, and education. v Social, commercial, and religious compulsion, sometimes exercised in drastic wavs, but more often brought to bear with artistic subtlety, abounds in all circles. It is not surprising that in so vital a matter as education, social compulsion has always been in evidence. It has sometimes been the cause for cowardice when penalties threatened. Any college or university, whatever ife foundation, that openly or secretly imposes unusual restrictions on the dissemination of verified knowledge in any subject that it professes to teach at all, or that discourages free discussion and the research for truth among its professor? and students, will find itself shunhed by professors who are competent and by students who are serious. ; “Don Quixote” Was First Modem Novel and Will Eternally Be the Last By BLASCO IBANEZ, in International Book Review. “Don Quixote’’ was the first modern novel and will eternally be tht last, the mist recent and the most interesting, because no novelist will ever succeed in creating anything more alive, more complete, or more modern. No other book in literary history has been translated into so many languages and achieved so many centuries of true success. Perhaps 1 ought to explain that word “true.” There are many famous works which everybody admires, but which very few read. Most of these few, moreover, read such a book once in order to say “I know it,” and never again take it into their hands, limiting themselves to gazing at it with religious veneration on a shelf in their library. Such books are works of a retrospective interest. They contain great beauties, but beauties that have dried on the stalk, that long age lost the freshness of life. “Don Quixote* will live forever, because it is a synthesis of all humanity. . ■ Secretary of State Hughes.—We find ourselves in the age of tht motor, the movie and the radio, which, with freedom of locomotion, nove and easy intimacies, and the ever-present and constantly expanding enter prise of the prem, give us a delusive facility in acquiring information. It is the day of the fleeting vision. Concentration, thoroughness, the quiet reflection that ripens the judgment are more difficult than ever. • Prank O. Lowden.—Now is the time for the fanners of America tc riiow their loyalty to their organizatioM and to give their support to n» keting co-operative societies. The latter are beginning, for the first tun< in the histea es Awnou to ostein recognition bf the burinees world.

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Johnson on the New Immigration Bill

WASHINGTON.— The United States has no great need of Immigrants, says KepresentAlbert Johnson of Washington, [Chairman of the house committee on. immigration. He says the new bill, in part: “I believe that we have taken a long step forward in the bill technically known as H. R. 101, which has just been introduced into the Sixty-eighth congress and referred to the committee on immigration and naturalization, of which I have the honor to be chairman. This bill if passed may be cited as the selective immigration act of 1924. .-“The new bill provides that all socially Inadequate aliens shall be weeded out at the source and that the burden of proof as to inadequacy shall be placed op the alien rather than on the United States. “For«the purposes of selection, all newcomers to the United States are divided into three general classes, •non-quota.’ 'quota,' and ‘quota relatives.' The first includes husbands, wives, fathers, mothers or unmarried minor children of American citizens.

i Uncle Sam, Fur Dealer, Is Out of Luck

SECRETARY HOOVER of the Department of Commerce is assembling a national committee of merchandisers to study disposition of the department's 10.000 sealskins, which have become, strangely enough, so many white elephants. Fashion, that dictatorial force which prevents women every year from wearing what was the very thing last season. put a crimp into the sealskin market and incidentally bit Uncle Sam pretty hard. Sealskin, the most durable of all furs, has been dropped by fashion. They’re wearing nutria and chinchilla and rabbit called something else. The result Is that more than 10,000 fine pelts have been returned to thg government In recent months by auctioneers who were w unable to sell them. Every bit of Alaskan seal made up in this country is supplied by the United States government throngh ownership of the Pribiloff islands, where the seals have their rookeries. From 30.000 to 35.000 skins have been taken annually by natives of the island, employed by the government and sent to St. Louis for treatment and sale. Only 12.00 G skins were prepared this year and even these were spurned by

Inquiry Into the Reclamation

EARNEST desire to learn the facts concerning the operations of the bureau of reclamation is evidently the paramount aim of the committee of special advisors on reclamation appointed recently by Secretary of the Interior Work. The committee in whole or in part has been in almost continuous session since assembling for the first meeting on October 15. and has heard the testimony of a large number of individuals, and has called constantly for reports and documents bearing on the investiga-, tion. The results of this preliminary work have been crystallized into a “plan of Inquiry” relating to each project, both primary and secondary. That the inquiry will be exhaustive is Indicated by the following partial summary of the plan: The large number of secondary projects investigated by the bureau to determine their feasibility head the list. The next section calls for an exhaustive historical siatmnent concerning the primary projects, including such topics as description of lands.

Americans Reluctant to Live Abroad

A FOREIGN observer has remarked that Americans surpass all nations in fondness for foreign travel, but exhibit greater reluctance to reside abroad than the nationals of anv other country. says A. J. Wolfe in Commerce Reports. The building up of suct-essful foreign trade Is aided by the permanent residence in foreign countries of competent nationals of the /fSpncfing country. The Germans recognize the importance of this factor by pending their young men to foreign countries and by encouraging them to reside permanently at their post. The British have dotted the world with traders and bank branches, and an English club, as the social center of the English community. may be found in the furthermost outposts of the commercial world. Americans are also to be found wherever there tea commercial opportunity. l>ut permanent residence abroad is felt by them a* a »acrifice, both social and economic.

Useless Ideas and Inventive Genius

THE union of useless ideas with inventive genius exists elsewhere than at the United States patent office. For instance, there is congress. The day that the T ji Follette group and the Republican regulars in the house came to terms and permitted the election of a speaker 2,656 bills and resolutions were introduced and sent to committees. Not all of these 2,656 bills and reso-‘ lotions were freakish, flippant, personal or of an inconsequential nature. They Include 24 proposed amendments to the Constitution. The flood of legislation tn the house Is no worse in proportion than the paper cascades in the senate. On the first day in the upper house clerks carried ott to committee rooms 575 Wils and resolutions, including six proposed Constitutional amendments. Representative John E. Raker of California, serving his eighth teftn tn toe house, is the undisputed champion for number of bills introduced the *st day of the present session. Mr. Raker woposed 52 bills, three amendments to

students, clergymen and some others. They do not count in the quotas. “A ‘quota relative’ Immigrant is the husband, wife or unmarried minor child of an alien whe has been legally admitted to the United States, lived here two years and taken out first papers. “The third class includes all others; that is, the rank and file coming to make a new home here. The number of those who may come in under the quota classes is thus defined: The term quota, when used in reference to any nationality, means 200, and in addition thereto'2 per centum of the number of foreign-born individuals of such nationality resident in the. United States as determined by the United States census of 1890.’ “The full quota under this proposed law might then be 4 per cent of the residents of that nationality as shown by the census of 1890—2 per cent of relatives, husbands, wives and minor children of aliens hege two years and having first papers and 2 per cent of newcomers classed as quota."

the fur-buying public. Only some 2,000 skins at S3O each were sold; the rest were put into by the government. As this fur enterprise of Uncle Sam’s is a special pet of the Department of Commerce and of particular interest to the experts in the bureau of fisheries, feminine fashion is receiving much unfavorable criticism in these offices. As to durability all skins are graded down from the seal, the only other skin that approaches it in this respect being the otter. Rabbit, which is made into French seal, is about at the bottom of the list. The so-called Hudson seal, which is dyed muskrat, is much superior to rabbit, but even it is far below the standard of the real tilings. The government’s interest in furs has not only been of benefit to the (fastdisappearing seals and foxes but it has been the means of creating a new American industry. Until it entered Into a contract with a St. Louis firm in 1915 for dressing and dyeing sealskins this work had been done almost exclusively in Europe. Since that time all these skins are prepared and dyed in our own country..

history of construction, changes tn original engineering plans and estimates. increase in final cost due to such changes, ownership of land at of opening, etc. The engineering structures are to be treated comprehensively, reporting on such questions as whether they are well built, preliminary estimates of cost, final estimates of cost, whether they were built economically, operation and maintenance costs, power developments, and proposed extensions. The soils, climate, seepage, and drainage receive a special paragraph, with numerous subheads, calling for a wide, variety of data. A paragraph of special importance jelateKto markets and transportation facilities, including such questions as the charges for carrying products tt> markets and the prices of commodities shipped into the projects. One of the most important sections of the plan relates to the problems of settlement. The financial history of the Settlers calls for special comment.

For these reasons Americans who are willing to live in foreign countries and to work for the promotion of American foreign trade In distant places deserve moral support and recognition on the part of their compatriots at home. American residents abroad have been, even apart from their activities, important factors in developing the demand for American goods. Frequently the first acquaintance with some Indispensable device of American daily life has been made by foreigners on visits to the home or office of an American resident abroad. Americans residing abroad have raised the standard of living in many foreign countries both by example and by precept. If in the earlier history of export the Germans and the British were inspired to settle abroad by the desire to gain a foothold and to provide a strategic base for their commercial operations. the reason for the growing number of Americans who settle in foreign lands is somewhat different.

the Constitution and 68 private bills. The high man in the senate Is Kenneth McKellar of Tennessee, with 90. Two bills proposed by Representative John Langley of Kentucky will be watched. One bill proposes the restoration of free seeds, upon the distribution of which many a congressman campaigned for re-election. The other, into law, will return a vast amount of patronage to congressional control by abrogating the federal statute placing fourth-class postmasterships in the classified service, and by overruling the present executive order requiring competitive examinations for applicants for postmasterships of the first, second and third classes. A bill submitted by Representative Blanton of Texas aims “to return to the South certain of the ‘cotton tax’ wrongfully collected from the citizens of the South goring the period 186868 by paying to each living widow of a Confederate soldier, as proper representatives of the Speth, the sum efgL 000 and 850 per month for (fee f SHU It der of their Uvn.’’