Show Between You and Me Hull lull Sets It Italy ly Str Straight ight Arms M Makers kers F Face ce Dis Disappointment Lobby Quiz fi Has Hs S H Hard rd Job JobBy JobBy By RAYMOND CLAPPER In a quiet way Secretary of State Hull has tipped off MussolIni Mussolini Musso Musso- lini lint that this government is not happy over thi th's way ho he is proceeding proceeding proceeding pro pro- to war with Ethiopia Probably it was not put quite that but Lut Secretary Hull Hun Huns Hulls is s a spoken plain man mar from Tennessee Tennessee Ten Ten- and it tan can an safely be as assumed assumed assumed as- as that he made his point clear within the tiac restraints 0 of or diplomatic diplomatic dip dip- formalities He found it necessary to set Italy straight because Of the widespread widespread wide wIde- spread misinterpretation of ot his recent note to the emperor of of Ethiopia who had asked the American government to examine means of securing observance of the Kellogg antiwar pact Secretary HIJ Hul HiI replied that the United States vas was gratified that the League ue of or Nations was attempting attempting at at- tempting to adjust the iho controversy contro contro- versy hoped that t the tho arbitration would succeed and was loath to believe either government would resort to o other cr than peaceful means or r would permit any situation situation situation situ situ- to arise aris which would be Inconsistent tent with wIlh the pledges of both nations under ander the Kellogg antiwar pa pact t Secretary Hui Hul It lt now appears thought he he- was waa thus giving notice to Italy as wel PS is s to Ethiopia that the United States looked with dIsfavor disfavor disfavor dis dIs- dis- dis favor upon any war or threat of war var The fact tact that he made the note public was wan intended to indicate indicate indi indi- cate that tho the se sentiments expressed were for Italy's ears as well as However r that was not the general general general gen gen- eral ion placed d upon the note by tv newspapers and th the public gen generally lally much to the disappointment of the thu state de de- de nL Th The note was regarded as a simple hands elf reply in which the United States politely washed its hands of or the contro contro- versy Therefore TherE Secretary Hull undertook undertook undertook under under- took to correct the He did not want the record to stand leaving any ny idea that the United States was complacently giving Italy tic tho 1 wink He asked th th- Italian ambassador dor to come to see hh him They had hada a lon long talk o Neither either eithe would say much about t a t except that t the e Ethiopian situation i was discussed But you can Jy b bet l that if the Italian ambassadors ambassador's ors or's full report of ot the conversation nas has reached Rome by now Mussolini knows that the United States government d doesn't think much o of the way he heis heis is acting Also Americ n munitions manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers man man- arc are sharpening pencils In aU anticipation of taking orders order from t n prospective belligerents belligerents bel beJ- bel- bel might as well sell stick to making This govern governments govern governments government's ments ment's attitude a s running strong strong- J ly against exp export rt o of arms for an African war it At stopped export of f farms arms to t the e haco Early enactment nt of oC munitions licensing is de deed ed by the adminIs admin admin- Is This would woula require a public record under license control control control con con- of t all manufacture export and import of munitions Meantime tim the stat department and the sen senate senite te foreign relations committee are collaborating on an inclusive lve program neutrality lity legislation which some of those interested hop will WUl not only re redefine redefine re re- define detine neutral hut give the government authority to control movement of oC capital and goods where nations at war war- arc are involved Tho The state department has pr proceeded too 00 leisurely with its stu studies les of this highly technical technical cal matter to top pl ase m my who are arc It n is in dou doubtful if it such general cart can bo ho enacted before the nex session By that time the Ethiopian war probably will be on on J If not over Meantime wever the government government gov gov- has hM a partial weapon Inthe in inthe inthe the old wartime espionage act S which never use been repealed It permits the president nt to prohibit prohibit prohibit pro pro- hibit military secrets from going out tout of oC th the country Where here munitions muni muni- contain military I secrets their export cond be prohibited This st statute was used by the president president president pres pres- ident in sequestering ering gold when he declared the bank holiday As Asa astop stop sap a ap it m al also o serve for forthe forthe the Ethiopian situation The senate obby Investigation which has been broadened to in include include in- in clude dude all lobbying has a long job cut cutout out forit Ever iver since the lob over the utilities bill came under fire opp ments of the A A A amendments hive have put on a high high- pressure campaign and now stockholders ii ia large arge corporations are receiving ce ving literature against the administration tax proposals A nationwide Ir volume of ot p potest otest flom industrial n stockholders ers throughout the United States is called for lor Stockholders ar are urged to wire lir ard d write their represents rep rep- resents ti cs ai ai- senators The fact is that when pe people think their invests ests' ests are rire are endangered endangered endangered by proposed legislation they thoy ar art ari going to oppose it and flood congress with as much protest as Investigation or no Investigation About all congress can hope to todi todo do di Is to out flagrant cases and anuses of oC the right of petition peti peti- tiun tion and by try to maintain maintain main main- tam tain a co code e of ot fair lair practices in lobbying Political President Roosevel Roosevelt doesn't think he has slipped no 80 o much Ho HA has reports o 0 01 a canvass m in Ohio showing that sentiment toward th the thu administration tion sUcks stacks up Biness Business men 9 out of oC 10 agal against st him farmers 4 lout out jf JC I for him Jum labor 7 out of 8 for Cor him ham He i is 1 especially cheered over the farm farmers rs Ohio a state of diver diversified has not been io fo lavishly showered red with withA A A A A. benefit payments as the big wheat heat and hog corn ho states If he holds better bettel than half in Ohio he figures farm states stattS generally will be still stronger The Republican Republican Re Re- publican natio national dl committee will begin its 1936 drive th though ough small weekly I II intends ds to fg in first in th grass roots Republicans Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans figu figure Roosevelt is doing doing do do- ing more time big publicity for I them thin than n the the could themselves S D Democratic national committee committee com corn fund collectors report that recent administration policies have caused big prospects to close up like a Scot congregation at time Ray Moley Molcy is urging the White House to ease up and give the tte country a rest the Try Tory When Arizona voters voter's voters voters vot vot- ers er's threatened tc tt recall Senators Ashurst and nd den Because they voted to o uphold the bonus veto the chairman of f the senate privileges leges and ui d ele elections committee O pre- pre |