Show Inside Ln s' s i t e Stuff nr By PAUL PAUL MALLON WASHINGTON March 12 12 In In the I Il hidden den possibilities posSibilities' behind the Gr Greek ek J revolution you have the test best possible inside ide view of Europe today j I The Greek Greck trouble sounded no louder in world affairs than a remote quarrel in a ret re- re t Greek Revolt mote family What Holds Hold Threat Thred made it more imor im- im For or Europe than it ft appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap to be was the fact that there are arc s 's sensitive diplomatic dip dip- amplifiers throughout hout Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope which at any time ma may catchup catchup catch catchup up such insignificant sounds and tr transmit them into shrieking gun thunder in every capital in the w world One is across the Greek border in Bulgaria Sin Since c the war Bul Bulgaria I h has been living HYing in hope of reclaim- reclaim po p ing a n commercial outlet to the Aegean sea through Greece She sensed the c opportunity presented by internal c s 's strife rite in Greece Her Hel troops moved i. i K h- hup Up to the Thracian border nt at the first n h sound of the Greek dispute This troop movement was was was' he heard rd at r. r once in Turkey The Turks have n a p alliance with the Greeks to Prevent just such a step lep Immediate Immediate- 4 jv V Turkey began to concentrate pS hO on her Bulgarian frontier e 0 i TJ n Any i y trouble bet between Turkey and fu tf I Ia would immediately draw InC inI in C of cf the other B Balkan powers power t I I Tl They y are bound bound b by treaty to come to Turkeys Turkey's assistance But that would be Begin Begin- egin ring ning Behind Tut Turkey key stands France The French F-ench are friends of ot the Turks and have been cool to- to The Tire Worst Vorst war ward v a r d Bulgaria Is Not since ince Bulgaria re- re Expected fused to join In the little entente pact of French allies Bul Bulgaria aria has greater creater hidden power behind her also Italy has been been back back ing her as as a wedge in the Italian anti little entente entente- and 3 as a threat against ia Italy's traditional enemy which borders on on Bulgaria Behind France rance and md Italy the ani- ani api- api j possibilities are aie obvious and nud endless j 0 eo e 0 Best U. U S. S authorities agreed the them m maximum amplification n possibilities probably would not be reached this time but the they cannot t tell 11 when the next far away scratch match will split their eardrums at t home me The secret l lineup in Furo Europ conStantly constantly con con- shifts but never changes The system n is substantially the same ASIt asIt AS ns It was wa's was vas one twenty years ear ago when It promoted the the- world war I 0 A clever congressman has dug dUJ up Continued on Pa Pall Pue Three If Inside Ins Ide Stuff d from Pare Pate One privately an old forgotten law which says No money appropriated by any act ad of congress shall be used for forthe forthe or orthe the compensation of ot any publicity expert ex cx- pert unless specifically appropriated for Cor that purpose This would seem to the Lest part of or the new deal press agent system because money was not specifically ape appropriated for lor most of or the new public publicity t men N R A P W A A A A A. A F H A etc The law went irto into effect October 22 1913 title 5 No r 54 54 and annotated statutes U. U S S. and has never been repealed been repealed but but but- Apparently the new dealers knew about it It even i if New Sew Deal no did At AtTress Tress Press Agent least they appear Explosion to h have taken steps to circumvent it For one thing the they have have- very naively neglected to designate most of or their publicity men as such on the payroll Instead these ore are generally called administrative assistants assistants as as- or other fanc fancy things Also some of or the n new w deal appropriations p carry carr blanket authority to hire and fire lire anyone The federal housing administration act for in instance instance stance authorizes employment 1 without regard to the provisions of or I other laws Thus a planned sensational explosion explosion sion may fail to explode although you vcr very probably will hear something some some- thing said on the subject In congress shortly Legal skinning cat g trick trick these days arc are not confined to new dealers dealer's The Tennessee valley authority recently recently re re- has received information that thata a power company in iii a southern city has rs found round a l neat device to qualify its voters in the referendum on building a municipal power plant The power company is supposed to have em eni plo es Hying liying outside the city limits ulio ho could not vote under the city law These are supposed to have chipped clipped in to buy a 50 lot lotin in in iii the city Thus they the all become city property holders and eli eligible ible voters although their ho holding ding amounts to about 35 cents each e Another sensation n which has failed tailed to io register involved a bribery charge against a congress congress- Another man matt by a com corn Sensation merce department Is Dud official The matter mat mat- t ter r has been kept private and probably will r remain main so because be it seems to have been based on a misunderstand misunderstanding inThe in The congressman went to the oW- oW official cial etal and urged the reap reappointment Ointment of or ora a an in the airfield inspection service probably saying It would b be worth 1000 to me to get gel this job The official thought the congressman congress congress- man was offering him a n 1000 bribe and ald reported the matter to his supe supe- A hullabaloo ensued Commerce Comm Com Com- merce m Secretary Roper after investigation concluded that his subordinate n nate tc had misunderstood the eon congress congress- ress' ress niSin h t Roper then reappointed the airfield whom the congressman congress congress- man had indorsed If It the appointment rean really was worth 1000 to the congressman he got t. t it without even having to offer otter a n cI cigar ar Copyright ID 1035 forThe hc Telegram |