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Show LEII! FREE PRESS. LEW. I'TAH one at any time has expected to re strict Japan la this direction. And even the British gave up the attempt to outlaw the submarine during the around th Washington arms conference. But Japan would like very much to prevent the other naval powers from building to many airplaue carriers. 'By CARTER FTELDi This type of ship, able to come up Washington. Passing of J. T. T. within striding distance of any coast O'Connor out of the office of comp- end launch a swarm of bombrs and troller of the currency U actual!; of Eghtliig planes to protect them, is the far greater significance than many mecace that worries her most. For other changes, which have received the present scbiwl of thought about more publicity. For It means more airplanes is that the art of defense than the mere desire of Secretary of against airplane attack is far behind the Treasury Morgenthao to dominate the art of aerial attack. To put it completely every official in the Treasanother way. two nations with equal ury department and affiliates If that air forces would each be able, accordword can be uad without offense, ing to present theories, to bomb and meaning of course such divisions as devastate each other to their heart's were formerly even under JIcAdoo content, but would not be able to t Such as the independent baronies. attacks. the other's airplane bureau of internal revenue and the There may be some change in this office of comptroller of the currency. situation before the next great war, And for that matter even the supposbut it Is not la prospect. reserve federal edly independent board. Expects Compromise It is 'with respect to the latter two So Japan has demanded something that the change is significant. Under the plan of President Roosevelt and at the London conference which no which Secretary Morgenthau the reserve one Is willing to give her, and she really does not erpect to get, in board, exercising such extraordinary the hope that she may actually get control over banks, and the comptroller's office, which has the function of what she really wants as a comproone's keeping the banks examined and be- mise. Which would save every of a remove least at and face part ing sure that they are sound, are integral parts of the treasury and must great fear from the minds of the Japbe controlled absolutely according to anese admirals. It is characteristic Japanese diplotreasury policy. Not that there has been la the past macy, old hands at the game her amany very wide divergence, but when point out. It was recalled by one there was unity of policy it was bassador, who was a junior in bis emtrought about either by similar bassy at the time of the Washington maneu- thinking at the White House, the arms conference, how Japan at time. vered United that States the reserve board the the and treasury, comptroller's office or by moral sua- There had bees tremendous protests sion. There was never any Intima- by Nippon at the California land laws, the school restrictions, and othtion of coercion. er "outrages." Japan had the United As for example when President Stages in an indefensible diplomatic Hoover, early in his administration, Induced the reserve board to bear position. This government could not down hard on speculation, but not to say to Japan that these things would stop, because this government had no raise the rediscount rates. On And later on, after the secondary right to force California's hand. United States the other the hand, of Hoothe phase depression, how ver's policy of encouraging struggling could not tell Japan that, for Japan banks by not being too drastic about would then presumably have the right the national bank examiners' discov- to negotiate direct with California. Eventually everything was forgoteries that many banks were not realBut most people do not know and ten. sound. And, just before that, with ly regard to boosting of foreign govern- nothing was ever published about ment bonds to domestic banks. Which what our State department officially lest was one of the reasons, of forgot That was the American procourse, that so many banks were very test against Japanese occupation of bard hit, while the laxity after trou- the upper half of Saghallen Island. ble began was the real reason for the Japan thought there were tremendous debacle ending la the banking holiday oil reserves there, so she regarded that acquisition as vital. Our proof March, 1933. test worried her considerably. And so she put our State department through Go Easy on Banks California, on the spot And she bad Hie new policy, of direct control of her own way with Saghallen. both reserve board and comptroller's office from the White House, via the Case of Sinclair secretary of the treasury, is the more President Roosevelt seems to have Interesting because of the recent done a with respect speech of Jesse H. Jones of the Re- to Sinclair. At any rate there Upton construction Finance corporation, to are strong Indications that the adminthe bankers' convention. was privately hoping that He first urged the banker to be istration the radical so overwhelmingly nommore liberal with loans, ami then inated on the Democratic ticket for hinted that examinations of sound governor of California would be debanks once a year would be ample 1 feated. In short, if the banks do what the The lines on which this statement administration wants, the administra- Is made are admittedly rather thin. tion will see to it that they are treatBut one of the more conservative ed liberally. It Is a email point, in workers In the national committee said ' comparison with the broad idea, but In the presence of the writer that It examinaidea of less the frequent would be necessary after the elections appeals strongly to the bankers tion to entirely rebuild the Demoon a side which might not at first ocorganization in California. After cur to the average outsider. Exam- cratic Sinclair's defeat he meant inations by the national bank examWhich resulted in the question beinare for iners the pretty expensive put to him Satly as to what he dividual banks. The banks pay out ing chances. Alheard about Sinclair' of their own treasuries the salaries of became a great he though obviously the examiners during the period they deal more cautious, at once, he adspend at their banks. And expert ac- mitted that so many Democratic leadcountants are not poorly paid men, by ers had deserted Sinclair that he did any means. not see how he could win. So a bank, which is not doing right Now that would really have been by the New Deal In the opinion of to show how the wind was enough is not only to be the higher-ups- , For no one working for Jim blowing.' scrutinized with severity, It may be ever admits there Is a chance Farley Inferred, but subjected to heavier fees of their candidates losing anywhere fof examination than if it were putnot even In Vermont It is part of ting its shoulder to the wheel of re- Farley's often announced policy of covery, as seen by the administration. nothing, with which every Which is one of the reasons why, conceding worker in the organization is familwhen the bankers arrived back home iar. Farley figures that to concede after the convention, some of them a candidate for congress may be beathad that worried look. en might deter Just enough people from voting to prevent the election What Japan Fears of a constable In some Isolated corner Result one less Japan's demand for naval parity of that district with the United States and Great worker at the nert election for the Democrats. Britain, at the London naval conferBut this is not all the evidence. ence, Is really aimed, according to some very astute diplomats here not Other high figures In the Democratic at parity at all. but at the naval party have complained inIn the last few days that Sinclair, speeches weapon Japan fears most the airmade subsequent to the California carrier. plane It requires very little study of the state convention, has not stood on the framed by that convention. map of the world to figure out what platform cerShe Japan Is thinking about Turn Big Guns Loose tainly is not worried about having a to the more few As a result certain bigwigs In the bring battleships Japanese quota up to Washington Democratic national oratorical artiltreaty standards, or equality with lery were not found speaking in Britain and America. Actually, she California before election even some is not worried very much about the who would have liked to go. For innew type of cruisers, or submarines. stance. Relief Administrator Harry She has always Insisted that the Hopkins. Hopkins threw his hat in submarine is a defensive, not an offenthe air Just after Sinclair was nomThe point is inated. But somebody spoke harshly sive, naval weapon. open to argument, of course. The to him about that Just recently. Anyaverage British naval expert becomes way he did not go. Neither did Public Works Adminisenraged at the suggestion, recalling the fact that Germany used the sub- trator Ickes, though he can find plenmarine not to defend her coasts ty of time to denounce David A. Reed which the Japanese and French have and boost Joe Guffey in Pennsylvania. always insisted is the type of warfare And that Is not Just because Pennsylfor which the underseas bont Is de- vania la closer, cither. All of which is rather perplexing. signedbut In an attempt to starve Here we have the administration goBritain into submission. Certainly, the British naval experts ing ou of Us way to smooth the path admit, the battleships and cruisers of Hrram Johnson, in California. are offensive in type. Erltaln's at- Yet the administration does not seem tempt to starve Germany, and to cut to have the same gratitude for Bron-sooff war supplies, was very much of an Cutting, in New Mexico. It prefers young Fob La Folletto in Wisoffensive. The use of German submarines to smuggle supplies in was consin to the Democratic candidate. defensive, they admit, but the attempt But that Is not so strange, for this candidate was one of the Stop Rooseto blockade Britain was offensive. But Japan's argument about subvelt men at Chicago. marines Is Just to many words. No Osprrlsbt WNC Srvlo4i SEEN- -' HEARD THUS Another Comwallis Looks Over New York Active paswem iu i. pi National Capital " re-s's- right-about-fa- n The Spy Plot That Failed during the early flays of the g war that a ho posed as a Belgian, began man, to frequent oiie of the branches of the Carnegie library in Pittsburgh. He wag poorly dressed, wore a scrag-gl- y beard and seemed to have all of the time in Vie world. Usually he went to the reference department of the library, and spent hours In reading books that had reference to America. He paid particular attention to the maps and one night was seen to be tracing some of these from one of the geographical works In the library. Miss Frances Iangtitt the assistant librarian, noticed the man, and her suspicions were aroused. So while the fellow spied around the shelves the younz woman did a little spying on her own account Night after night she sat there with a green shade over her eyes apparently engrossed In her work, but in reality keeping tabs upon the Belgian who was not a Belgian. One nlgbt she watched blm replace a book on the shelf, and when he bad departed she hastened over to that part of the library and obtained possession of this particular book. It contained a coastwise map, and gave evidence of having been traced. Before the next day had dawned the patriotic young woman had informed the Department of Justice of her suspicions of the man who had been visiting the library. Operative Henry that .will have to be his name for the purpose of this article was placed on the case at WAS ITWorld ' JX I rough-lookin- T- - ; 3 fejrii - - '- Commander the Hon. O. w. Cora, wallls (right), a direct descendant of General Cornwallls of Revolutlonan war fame who surrendered to the American forces at Yorktown, who en rived at New York on the iirltlsh ' sloop, IL M. S. Scarborough, lookinj over tne SKynne or tne city from a - ferry boat , San Francisco Exposition May Be on an Island & f once. lie traced the man and found that he was a stranger in the city. He located the house where he had a room and discovered he was going by the name of Jacob Harmon. The fellow must have sensed the fact that be was being followed, because he ceased his visits to the library. About the same time an undersized man with a decidedly German accent began to frequent the library. When Interrogated he gave the name of Emll Mayer. This man pursued pretty nearly the same tactics as the other, but on the surface there did not seem to be any connection between the two. One day he was followed to his room, and later in his absence a search was made of his effects. There was nothing absolutely criminal, but the detectives did find a number of papers and tracings. In themselves they seemed meaningless, but If It were possible to put them together they might have meant much. At all events, the work of shadowing Harfnon and Mayer continued without Interruption. Two and two were put together and the conclusion of the authorities was that the library had been made the rendezvous of German spies for nearly a year. Of course It goes without saying that there was nothing in the library that was not open to the public at any time. But the conviction grew that Harmon and Mayer were doing the preliminary work, which was afterwards verified by bolder and more audacious men who stole Into navy yards and laid the foundations for destroying munition plants. Operative Henry had several conversations with Miss Iangfitt and he compared this with the reports which were brought in as a result of the shadowing of the two Germans. Up to this point they had never been found together. In the meanwhile an attempt was made to learn something of the previous history of the two men. One of them It was learned had been visiting a number of the seacoast towns In New England and it was also alleged that he had not compiled with the alien enemy registration laws. One night United States agents started to follow the two men and then for the first time they joined one another in a little back room In the northwestern part of Plttsurgh. They sat at a table and produced a coastwise map which they began to study. That was the signal for the detectives. The suspects were arrested and in twenty-fou- r hours had been placed In a detention camp. What became of them no one will tell. The mystery has gone Into that limbo which Is the repository of so many war secrets but to this day there are persons In Plttsurgh who are sat isfied that the timely discovery of the librarian cut off the connection between these men and the German war office. WNU Srvic. Rattlesnake Island Belle Isle, In Michigan, at one time was known as Rattlesnake Island be- It has been proposed that the San Francisco exposition of 1938 be constructed on an island made out of the Verba Buena shoals. This combined air view and drawing shows how the fair (left center) and the completed San Francisco-Oaklan- d bridge would look, with Berkeley, Oakland and Piedmont In the background. Wisconsin Guest Reaches Washington t w INDIAN IN ROME 1 '3 Jt 8. HKtmmSaiimmiiiv t Ihis ninety pound lake sturgeon, donated by the Wisconsin conservation commission, being lifted on a train Into a barrel filled with water, was placed in the bureau of fisheries aquarium in Washington. He replaced "Old Spencer," a favorite Inhabitant of the aquarium who died. Princess Lushanya of Arducre, Okla, is the only United States Indian studying music in Home. She 13 from the Chickasaw tribe and has an excellent contralto voice. Ambassador Breckin ridge Long Is shown with her Just before her debut over the radio in tha Eternal City. Hetch Hetchy Project in Operation CENSOR OF TREASURY -- fri:' '1.r7r.- I. 'If! f ' f $ - t T cause of the abundance of reptiles on It, says a writer In the Detroit Free Press. Hogs. Immune to snake bite because of their outer layer of fat which prevents the venom from reachv.. . i . ing the blood stream, were turned loose on the Island and quickly rid it . ... At Crvsfnl Snrlnca Inbo In c of snakes. However, the hogs becf.me San Franc sco nd n.ghborng wild, the Island became known as nog delivery of water from the Hetch Hetchy project. Z Island, and when Detroit acquired It In ickw T nS?tm making the address. The project costing 1ST9 for park purposes, hunters had to required l years of planning and 22 years of kill the flangerous hogs. graph shows the O'Shaughnessy dam and filled t. cunluc, "s UcTS tZ ii Huntington Cairns, a Baltlnior banker, has accepted a post in tha United States treasury that makes him the censor of the department . &ffi tZl partly - r , JrvZ Not Worth It Man I see It stated that they are making shingles out of cement now. Neighbor Then I take back what I said nbout wishing to be a boy again. |