Show this week tj ky ARTHUR BRISBANE RL russia ssi a japan france McAdoo McA doos vs idea dollar wheat dollar silver no U S cars for russia Dusl business ness Is much better with us and the world in general that Is universally admitted war on a big scale Is much nearer in the east that every nation knows washington official worrier tor for the whole world worries about it russia as a hint to japan makes a great display of military force as her mechanized army rumbles through the streets one million workers hardy ot of right age tor for war march behind the growling tanks and big guns russia wants japan to know what sort ot of trouble she Is inviting it would not be any incompetent czar grand duke war it if russia hussla started now the enthusiasm that sent the french revolutionary lutio nary armies conquering everywhere animates the russians today japan would meet no army ot of depressed halt half ot of them without ammunition roosevelt acting as arbitrator gave to japan the russian possessions in southern manchuria after the war ot of and since then japan has spent more than two hundred million dollars in manchuria it if russia tries to get back what roo Roosevel s evelyb ts decision took away from her it will be a severe tight fight may we with the help ot of providence keep out ot of it minding our own business as japan minded her business during the big war briand sends sharp notes to japan warning her against starting war but the french will not find in japan another docile america ready to take suggestions and orders from any one abroad it if japan wants to tight fight she will tight fight that she does want to tight fight and gather in manchuria now seems certain W G mcadoo writes an extremely interesting book of 0 memoirs crowded years published by houghton MIX flin company mr mcafoos McA doos years have been very crowded particularly when he was running the united states treasury an and d the railroads at the same time ile he suggests that there should be no talk of cancelling foreign debts and it if france and germany cant or dont want to pay the money they owe you in might ight take colonies as part payment not a good idea france and england will say two things this country needs could and should have wheat at a dollar a bushel and silver ai at a donar dollar al an ounce A dollar an ounce for silver would be a r ratio a tio of twenty two to one sine since 0 gold I 1 Is s worth twenty two dollars an ounce the existing ratio la Is above sixty to one although gold production Is actually only thirteen to one as compared with silver president hoover mr mellon and others that would like the republican party to remain in power are invited to consider the wheat at a dollar silver at a dollar program it if the president consults bankers even as intelligent a financier as eugene meyer jr of the federal reserve he will probably see shaking of heavy heads but not all bankers are unable to realize that cornering gold by france and this country Is responsible tor for industrial and commercial stagnation one of the ablest bankers in the country said recently the bankers want money as scarce as possible that they may more easily control it and increase their power but they are shortsighted short sighted and must realize soon that gold Is too scarce and Is actually cornered by two nations leaving the others without treat real money to carry on the business of the world russia tried to buy nine thousand railway freight cars and some other transportation materials at a cost of fifty aty million dollars here our business men did not feel like trusting the russians and demanded halt half cash in ad advance so the business has gone to germany perhaps that will help germany to pay her private debts owed to our financiers in a hurry to make commissions and not paying much attention to repayment of principal those interested in french prosperity will be delighted to hear that the french central bank reported a gold reserve rese increased by in the last week and established a now new gold record in a month the united states has lost in gold T most 0 st ot of it to france it if that happee happened to too 0 often edw we e might feel it in the economy wave cavalry in the united states army has been decreased and there here Is protest modern war makes cavalry useless and keeping any cavalry unless to use it against strikers or other mobs Is 18 foolish ten modern tanks could plow their way through cavalry as easily as a heavy truck could go through m mice ice alexander with his few men proved that the persian cavalry long rows of elephants could do nothing against military science what could horses do against airplanes and tanks fl 1931 br K 6 no ff sy aydt dt Is lac |