| Show I I Pre V a i I in 9 0 Opinions pin i on s I Comment of the American Press The Top 20 Per Cent Interesting revelations concernIng concerning concern concern- ing the distribution of of income Inthis in inthis inthis this country are ae made by Colonel Leonard P. P Ayres of the Cleveland Cleveland Cleve Cleve- t land Trust company They show v that in what is regarded regarded re re- re as the lowly agricultural industry approximately one-fifth one of the producers are ge getting one- one half of ot the gravy That being the case the arguments arguments ments of soapbox orators and wealth the advocates that the upper upper crust In the cities is hogging a disproportionate share of the income would seem to be dealt a serious blow The figures would seem to Indicate Indicate in indicate In- In that other things being equal the tho man who uses his hIs' brains along with his hands and his credit is getting about bout the same lame advantage in all aU phases phaes of Industry You might redistribute wealth ever so o many times Umes but the moment mo mo- ment the Individual again set out outon outon on his own the cycle w would uld tart start all aU over again I On the farms it appears that 20 per percent per cent of ot the operators B are getting getting get get- ting per cent of the tho farm Income or nearly out of a a total of of In the class the top 20 per cent centis is taking per cent of the to total total total to- to tal income which leaves the city group a little lilUe in advance advances of ot U the e rural contingent but suggests a a pretty deadly parallel leu less The Arguments of the always include the farmer in in the category of th the downtrodden do regardless of f the fact tact that successful farmers are are satisfied with their lot and arc are not in n the class clus perpetually seekIng seeking seek seek- ing ins aid The thought remains that I if it anything is done toward redistributing redistributing redis redis- income in this count country i the reformers will know where to turn n next after they have completed completed com corn their job in the urban centers centers conters cen con the strongholds of great wealth Cleveland Cleveland News Rebel Borah Admitting that it is none of our business we e hope that Mr Borah will be reelected to the senate semite He is not a great originator of legislation but he lie is the best critic of legislation on that the senate possesses He thinks and when he thinks he does docs so as William E. E Borah not as as asa a slave of a party or a platform The Borah brainis brain brainis is highly intelligent and therefore therefore there there- fore tore the thinking amounts to something His practice of independent thought has made Mr Borah an independent voter He has been for tor some aspects of ot the new dealand dealand deal dealand and opposed to others We find that we are fairly frequently on another sido ido of the fence from that occupied by the senior senator senator sen sen- ator from Idaho but when we weare weare weare are we feel bound to examine our arguments and conclusions with the greater care Mr Borah has never called himself a Democrat nor pledged allegiance to a Democratic plat plat- form As a servant of a Democratic Demo Demo- cratic cratil administration he is certainly certainly undependable There is no obvious re reason on why the Democratic Demo Democratic cratic party either in Idaho or Inthe in inthe inthe the nation should be bound to withhold opposition from Mr Bo Bo- Bo- Bo rah And the only reason any Republican is exercised over Democratic plans to d defeat teat Mr Borah Boral is that a t wool time wool e-wool Republican Is bound to oppose anything anything- the he Democrats do for forthe tho the average Republican of of the lifelong partisan stripe has no o use for Mr Borah Borab never has h had d and never will hl have c bec because use the senator from Idaho wont won't stay tied to thel Detroit party chariot Detroit News Wanted A Nice ce Word for War Diplomats are arc a race apart Only a diplomat particularly diplomat particularly a French diplomat diplomat could could haveS have evolved a solution of the Ethiopian Ethiopian Ethi Ethi- crisis as as simple as con con conclusive elusive as that hat just proposed This French diplomat suggests that a new word for war might settle everything He points out If Premier Mussolini should wago wage war against Ethiopia it would automatically require ac action action nc- nc tion by the League of Nations ns But if the war could be called a punitive expedition or or a police measure then the league might le legally tolerate it War by any other name may still sUll be hell to the boys boy in the trenches But to the warriors of the windpipe it makes oh such a a. great difference New New York Post Living Up to the Iho Covenant If If Italy docs does break the covenant and nd resort to war warl then Britain and every other league member are pledged to break of off all trade and financial relations and to prohibit and prevent all aU In Intercourse Intercourse intercourse In- In between the nationals of the covenant-breaking covenant state and the nationals of any other state If this country keeps the covenant cove cove- nant she does doCs that And SIgnor Mussolini before he commits himsel himself himself him him- self sel further should be told that Britain intends to keep her word London Daily Herald The Tho of Monarchies The prospective return to Greece of torm former r King George Georgo presages the return of that country country coun coun- try to monarchical status but for for- mer iner Premier Venizelos in exile says he will reenter the fray to prevent Greece from again be becoming becoming becoming be- be coming a kingdom 4 Since the monarchists beat the rather soundly a few tew months ago on this same issue it seems probable that Venizelos is talking for the record rather than with any hope of preventing a restoration General Kondylis who seems to be able to hold the Gree Greek army is apt to have the thelast thelast thelast last word and he has has already said King George should return King G George orge did not make a avery avery avery very acceptable ruler when he was on the job before but perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps he may have been improved by his his' forced retirement Carol of Rumania seems to have belied the predictions that he would get his country into int trouble Greece too may prove able to get along about as well with King George Georgeas as without him With Austria and Greece on their way back baek to the old order the seats of ot dictators and near near- republicans are becoming progressively progressively pro pro- less easy Los Los Angeles Times |
