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Show - SE SI1N SI1Nrid Ntn'd J N tn'd tnd tn'dHEARD { rid ridHEARD ' HEARD HEARDarfutnd'the HEARDr arfutnd'the arfutndthe arfutnd'theN r and ' the theNTI N NTI TION ONAL L L"CAPITAL "CAPITAL CAPITAL " & _ Carter CarterFielcl Field . , - WashingtonWIll Washington -WIll WIll - Will Europeans and andother andother andother other foreigners foreJgners buy more Ameri Amer Ameri- American American ! . - can exports , say m in the next year yearIt ? It Itould would \\ould ould could \ \ seem certain certam that they theyshould theyshould theyshould should It has been argued for many manyyears many3 years ears , and with apparently flawless flawlessJogle flawlesslogic flawlesslogic Jogle logic , that in m order for foreJgners foreigners foreignersto foreJgnersto to buy American products , it Jt was wasabsolutely wasabsolutely wasabsolutely absolutely essential that we se . e should shouldJmport shouldimport | import Jmport foreign foreJgn goods Else how howwould howwould howwould would the foreigners foreJgners pay tor for shatthey . what .hat hat shat .hatthey I they bought ? ' No answer is apparent to that thatquestion thatquestion thatquestion question , and yet shrewd students studentsof of international trade , . ; foreign .foreJgn foreJgn oreign ex- ex exchange ex exchange . - change , and all the intricate intrJcate prob prob- problems problems . - lems Jems involved mvolved , arc clrc are far tar from Irom beIng beIngcertam beingcertain beingcertain certam certain that . what .hat hat seems to be suchan such suchan suchan an obvious tv two . 0 plus two equals four fourWIll fourwill fourwill WIll work out out . . ' There 'l11ere l11ere is no doubt about one phase phaseof phaseof phaseof of the problem . . . America is goIng goIngto goingto goingto to increase mcrease her purchases of forClgn foreign forClgngoods foreigngoods foreigngoods goods enormously in lD the next year year.She yearShe . She has no alternative aItern3bve If there therehad therehad therehad had been no drought , , it is possJble possible possJblethat possiblethat possiblethat that agricultural imports unports mIght mIghtha mighthale mightha\e mightha e ha\ ha hae hale \ e been Jess-what Jess what less-what less less - what with the AAA AAAknocke AAAknocked AAAknocked knocke knocked out and soil soll erosion erOSJon con con- contracts contracts contracts - tracts not yet firmly settled 1't 1t 1'tmay 1'tmay Itmay ' ' may be that American farmers farmerswould farmerswould farmerswould would have produced so much more morethan morethan morethan than last year ) ear , when AAA restric restrlc- restrlc restric- restrlchons restrictions restrictions - tions hons applied apphed , , that last year's years ' rath rath- rather rather . - er heavy farm imports imports.ould would \.ould .ould \ . havebeen have havebeen havebeen been cut cutBut . . But But , , with not much of a surplus surplusleft surplusleft surplusleft left over , and with crops down to tofractions tofractions tofractions fractions of what they should be bebecause bebecause bebecause because of heat plus lack of ram ramthe , the United Umted States is going gomg to have haveto haveto haveto to import teed feed for cattle , grain for forhumans forhumans forhumans humans , and , after a few months monthsmeat , meat . For the present the dumping dumpmg on onthe onthe onthe the market of cattle for which wluch winch there thereis thereIs thereis is neither feed nor drinking water waterWIll waterwill waterwill WIll keep the domestic supply supplyplentiful supplyplentiful supplyplentiful plentiful Later on meat must be beimported beimported beimported imported , just as it was last year yearonly , only more of it it itWill . . Will Test Theory TheoryThen TheoryThen TheoryThen Then \ will \ III come the test of thIS thISold thisold thisold old tariff tardY theory on which whJch the two twomaJor twomajor twomajor maJor political pol1t1cal parties have been beendebatmg beendebating beendebating debatmg debating since smce the days of Grover GroverCleveland GroverCleveland GroverCleveland Cleveland Cleveland"lthOUt \ without \"lthOUt "lthOUt lthOUt " either eJther ever con con- conlDcmg con.incing convincing - \ ' vincing \lDcmg lDcmg .incing incing . the other , a theory onhlch on \\hlch hlch which whichcollege \ whichcollege \ hlchcollege college professors anq and anc ( pure intel intel- intellectuals intellectuals . - lectuals have generally taken theside the theside theside side Ithe of the Democrats , holding holdmg that thatthe thatthe I the sensible thmg thing to do v . was as for forthJS forthis forthis thJS this country to produce what itcould it | could most economJcally economically , seU sell that ' abroad , and buy from abroad thmgs things thingsit thmgsIt It \ was \ as more expensive eJ\.penSlve eJ.penSlve eJ .penSlve penSlve \ . , or perhaps perhapsImpossible perhapsimpossible perhapsimpossible Impossible , to produce hereBut hereBut here hereBut But no one ever really questioned questionedthe questionedthe questionedthe the Democratic btatement that thate \\e e we wecould \ wecould \ ecould could not eat our cake and have Jt it Jttoo ittoo ittoo too Everyone Every one has always allays a Iv . a ) s thought thoughtthat thoughtthat thoughtthat that in m order to exporte export \ we \\e e tine \ must mustJmport mustimport mustimport Jmport import . . Nothing Nothmg else seemed to tomake tomake tomake make senseIncldentaUy senseIncidentally sense senseIncidentally Incidentally IncldentaUy this isLhe isthe is ihe Lhe the theory on onwhIch onwhich onwhich whIch the reciprocal recJprocal trade agree agreements agreements agreements ments are based The theory seemsexcellent seems seemseJ.cellent seemsexcellent eJ\.cellent eJ.cellent eJ .cellent cellent excellent \ . . . The difficulty dJfficulty , as m in all alltarIff alltariff alltariff tarIff matters . , .s s * . s in the practical practicalapphcatlon practicalapplication practicalapplication apphcatlon application Naturally there is con consJderable considerable considerable sJderable siderable bitternpss bJtternpss bitterness in m certain certam sec sec- sections sections . - tions because of the foreign foreJgn compe competitian competition competition titian tition \ with \ lth local products this thJS poli- poli policy poli poll policy - . cy involves mvolves Lumber in m the North Northnest Northwest nest \ \ est , . for exampleBut exampleBut example exampleBut But with the whole world topsy topsy- topsyturvy topsyturvy . - turvy , two h'wo hwo ' and \ two 1\\0 1 0 \ may not make makefour makefour makefour four any more Any nation with WJth a asurplus asurplus asurplus surplus to spareind sparend spare , -ind ind \nd nd tnd ' \ - some that can can- cannot cannot . - not reall really ) spare it 1t tt ( as'when as when \'when 'when \ ' Russia Russiasold Russiasold Russiasold sold us wheat in m the early Hoover Hooverdays Hooverdays Hooverdays days and made her people do with withblack withblack withblack black bread ) will sell to usWeird us usWeird Weird Politics PoliticsOut PoliticsOut PoliticsOut Out in m Nebraska they are havmg having havmgsome havingsome havingsome some someeJrd \ weird \\eJrd eJrd \ pohtics pol1hcs politics this year . Not Notthat Notthat Notthat that this should be so surprising surprlsmg m in mI mthe inthe inthe the state which projected WIllIam WIllIamJennmgs WilliamJennings WilliamJenmngs I Jennmgs Jennings Bryan and George W Nor Nor- Norris Nor-ns Nor ns - . rJS ris mto into the national political arena arenabut , I Ibut but there are some interesting mterestmg new newt newtwists newtwists t\\ t tISts twists \ \ ISts to the sItu situationMost situation situationMost a hon honMost Most of it revolves around a gen gentleman gentleman gentieman tleman tlemanhose whose \\hose hose those \ \ name is fairly faJrly new newnahollall newnationally newnationally nahollall nationally ) , but who happens to be bethe bethe bethe the Democratic nominee nommee for Umted United UmtedStates UnitedStates UnitedStates States senator , seeking seekmg the toga now nowadornmg nowadorning nowadornmg adornmg adorning George W Norns NorrIs . HIs HIsname Hisname Hisname name is Terry McGovern McGoern McGo\ McGo McGoti \ ern Carpen Carpenter Carpenter Carpenter ter , , and he won the Democratic DemocraticnommatIon Democraticnomination Democraticnomination nommatIon nomination in a primary pnmary , althoughhis although althoughhis althoughhis his state convention seemed l1ttle little l1ttleImpressed littleimpressed littleimpressed Impressed thereby . . The convention convention'wanted conventionwanted conventionwanted \'wanted 'wanted wanted \ ' to follow Franklin Franh.Im FranhIm . D Roose Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt velt and James A Farley . , who whothought whothought whothought thought Nebraska should return Un- Un Uncle Un Uncle . - cle George Norns NorrJs Norris to Washington . What brings brmgs the situation to a ahead ahead ahead head right now is the public dis- dis discussion dis dJs discussion - . \ cussion CUSSJon , started by Senator Edward EdwardR R Burke himself hJmself , , as tohether to \ whether \\hether hether \ he heshould heshould heshould ! should not resign resJgn as Democratic DemocraticnatIonal Democraticnational Democraticnational natIonal committeeman because he heBurke , . Burke , does not want Carpenter Carpenterelected Carpenterelected Carpenterelected elected Burke's Burkes Burhe's Burhes ' theory is that per perhaps perhags perhaps haps hags a national nahonal comnutteeman committeeman comnutteemanshould committeemanshould committeemanshould should be for the \ whole \ hole ticket . . As Ashe Ashe Ashe . he is not tor for the whole ticket , hewonders he hewonders hewonders \ wonders if he should not reSJgnBut resignBut resign reSJgn resignBut But this thJS is highly hJghly embarrassingto embarrassmgto embarrassmg embarrassing , to Farley , chairman of the nation nation- national national . - [ al committee For Farley is abso abso- absolutely abso- abso absolutely absolutely - - lutely with Burke in being bemg agamst against agamstCarpenter againstCarpenter againstCarpenter Carpenter , and tor for the same rea rea- reasons reasons . - sons sonsThere There used to bi be bt . . just one reasor reason reasondesIre reasondesire reasordesire -desIre desIre - - desire for the re election of Norns Nor Norrlsbut Norrisbut rls-but rls but ris-but ris - but Carpenter has not taken h1s his h1sshghtmg hisslighting hiislighting shghtmg slighting lying lymg down He has had hadplenty hadplenty hacplenty plenty to s.iy-plenty s.iyplenty s.iy siy plenty say-plenty say say . - plenty that hurt . . So Son Sonow Scnow n now w Burke Bul'ic Bulic Birke , ' : and Farley not only onlywant onlywant onbwant want Norns NorrIs elected-thcy elected thcy elected-they they elected - they want wantCarpcnter wantCarpenter wanCarpenter t Carpcnter Carpenter defeated aefeatcd aefeated They migh mIght t I not admit it , but either would tar far tarprefer farprefer farprefer prefer the election eJectIon of the regular rlgular ! Re- Re Republican Re Rc Republican . - publican publ1can , Robert RobC'rt RobCrt ' . G C ; limn Siwnons 1tnW'l'ons 1tnWlons ' ' ' ons , , to a avictory avictory avictory victory by Carpcnter-espec Carpcnter espec Carpenter-especially Carpenter especially Carpenter - especially any as asthe asthe asthe the Democratic maioritv ma10rilv maiority 111 tri < n the up up- up upprr up-pfr up pfr - . pl"r plr prr " house will be tophcivy tophe"1VY tophe1VY topheivy " for thr the thrnext thenext thrnext next two yeirs ye"1rs ye1rs years " anyhow , regardlcs regardlessof = : : of what may happen h3ppcn m ill in this elce- elce elcetion elec election ecC- ecC ecCtlon ) ' - tion tlon . . Attacked MullenCarpenter MullenCarpenter Mullen MullenCarpenter Carpenter has made himself par par- particularly particularly particularly - ticularly obnoxious to Farley and andBurke andBurke andBurke Burke by attacking attackmg Arthur F . Mul Mul- Mullen Mullen Mullen - len It will be recalled that th3t Mullen Mullenwas Mullenwas Mullenwas was a Democratic national natton31 com com- committeeman committeeman . - mitteeman mJtteeman for many years unt until the thefamous th thfamous , famous purge of the committee commJttee- commJttee committee- commJtteethe committeethe committeethe - - the assertion at the White "House House "Housethat "Housethat Housethat " House Housethat that members of the national com com- committee committee . - mittee should not hold federal of- of offices of of-fiefs of fiefs - . ficps fices , and should not lobbyl lobby lobbylAimed ! Aimed at somebody else , it hJt hit hJtboth hitboth hitboth both FarIe Farley ) and Mullen MuUen , much to tothe tothe tothe the distress of the White House House.Mullen HouseMullen . Mullen did notant not \ want \\ant ant to resignthought reSJgn resign , Ithought thought the clamor was foobsh fool1sh foolish , but but.the butthe . , the White House having havmg spokcn spoken spoken.the spokenthe . , the reporters kept after him Sohe Sohe So he dId Mullen kept right on represent represent- representing representing representing - ing this and that interest in Wash Wash- Washfngton Washington . - ington fngton , his m influence uence being bemg impaJred impaired impaJrednot impairednot impairednot not one whit whJt by the mere fact that thathe thathe thathe he had resigned Public Works Ad- Ad Administrator Ad Administrator . - ministrator mmlstrator Harold L Ickes resent resent- resented resented . - ed the thc size SJze of some fees Mullen Mullenv Mullensas Mullenwas v . sas as demanding demandmg from PW PWA A proj proj- projects projects . - ects ccts , and wanted to cut a couple coupleof coupleof of them from $75,000 75000 $ , , to some un- un unnamed un unnamed . - named reasonable figure . But Mullen sued The project projectdId projectdid projectdid dId not fight in m court , and Mullencollected Mullen Mullencollected Mullencollected collected . : Mullen is by way of being bemg Jim JimFarley's JimFarley's JimParley's JimParleys Farley's Farleys ' lieutenant heutenant He was be- be before be before . - fore the Chicago nomination nommatlon of ofRoosevelt ofRoosevelt ofRoosevelt Roosevelt and has been smce since smceBurke sinceBurke sinceBurke Burke is by way of being bemg Mullen's Mullens Mullen'slieutenant Mullen'slieutenant Mullcn'slieutenant Mullcnslieutenant ' lieutenant He was put m In as na- na national na national - . tional ttonal committeeman commJtteeman in Million'splace Millionsplace Mullen's Mullens Mullen'splace Mullen'splace ' place when Mullen resigned resJgned resignedSo resJgnedSo So when Carpenter hits Mullen Mullentalking , talkmg talking about his loboymg lobuymg . , his fees feesetc , etc , he hits both Farley and BurkeAll BurkeAll Burke BurkeAll All of which adds considerably consJderably to toI tosuch tosuch tosuch I I IlIke such gayety as can exist eXJst m ill in oven oven- ovenlike oven-like oven like - . lIke Nebraska . Add to Debt DebtBetween DebtBetween DebtBetween Between three and four bllhon billion bllhondollars billiondollars billiondollars dollars will be added to the nation nahon nation- national national . - al debt next year if It the promise promlse IS as ISkept askept iskept kept that was made after aftcr the spec spec- spectacular spectacular spectacular - tacular White House conference be- be between between be between - tween President PresJdent Roo Roos'evelt Roosevelt Roorevelt ' evelt , Secre Secre- Secretary Secretary Secretary - - tary of the Treasury Henry Mor- Mor Morgenthau Morgenthau Mor-genthau Mor genthau - - genthau , Jr , Chairman ChaJrman Pat Ham-son Ham son Harrl Harri- Harri Harrison - - . son of the senate finance commit commJt commit- committee committee . - tee , and Chairman ChaJrman Robert L LDoughton LDoughton LDoughton Doughton , |
