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Show BRISBANE THIS WEEK Tlie Swiss Answer Back Wise Mrs. Roosevelt Our Trade Balance This Is Good News Switzerland Is small, but taUes nothing "laying down." Every Swiss of fighting age is a reserve member mem-ber of the Swiss army, with a ritle and ammunition that he can use. That encourages Independence. Europe Eu-rope knows that it would cost more to conquer Switzerland than Switzerland Swit-zerland would be worth. In addition, addi-tion, nobody would know how to run Swiss hotels, except the Swiss. Recently Dr. Carl Earth, Swiss professor of theology at Bonn university, uni-versity, to which the former German Ger-man kniser was sent as a boy, was dismissed by Prussia's minister of culture, because Doctor Earth would not take the oath of personal loyalty loy-alty to Hitler. The Swiss government takes that up promptly, saying to Germany: "If you dismiss a Swiss teacher for political reasons, the Swiss government gov-ernment will Immediately send ; home all German professors In Swiss universities." Ko hemming and hawing there. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, wise and energetic lady, advises giving small children as young as six or seven a weekly allowance, beennse It teaches them to be Independent. They learn how to spend, when to save, what to pay, and grow up Independent, In-dependent, self-reliant Individuals. That Is a good thought that some wise professors high up In government govern-ment might adopt If It Is wise to teach Individual Independence to young children, why not encourage It In grown-up Americans, Instead of training them to spend the rest of their lives In any NRA baby carriage? Again there Is cheerfulness. United States exports since October were highest In three years. Uncle Sam sold $20C,3f2,000 worth of goods to other countries, $70,723,000 less thnn he took In. That is called a "favorable trade balance," and is supposed to be a ! good thing. Abslt omen, but the French revolution rev-olution started at a time when France, for the first time In n long while, found herself exporting more than she bought. Enscl Ford, son of Henry, and a great help to his father ns president presi-dent of the Ford company, dined with President Roosevelt In Warm Springs, Ga., and told him the nation na-tion is "out of the trough." The two Fords are good Judges of returning prosperity. They expect ex-pect to sell at least 1,000,000 other "Fords" this coming year. Winlhrop W. Aldrich, head of the New York Chase National bank, biggest private tank In the world, tells reporters in Seattle: ' .Business .Busi-ness men and bankers In nil the cities we have visited believe that there has been a real Improvement Improve-ment since September." Prosperity Is climbing up, according accord-ing to Mr. Aldrleh, and he ought to know. lie has on hand mora than a billion dollars that he will gladly lend you, If you can prove your ability to pay It back. Samuel Instill and sixteen co-defendants are acquitted of using the malls to defraud. A majority of the Jury, which tool: two hours to decide, de-cide, voted for acquittal from Ilia start. Apparently Mr. Instill might have avoided that tiring trip to (J recce and all the expense. There Is war talk with n meaning In Europe. Hungary Is filled with rago because Jugoslavia accuses Hungarians of plotting the murder of King Alexander. The Hungarians Hunga-rians are fighters, but not murderers. murder-ers. England and France tire agitated by alleged news that Germany Is arming with all possible speed, regardless re-gardless of the Versailles treaty. There are a dozen causes for war floating around Europe, and no particular par-ticular cause for pence, except Hint no nation could well afford another wnr Uncle Sam's pockets being tightly buttoned, at present. Senator Nye, an earnest man, devoted de-voted to peace, hut not at "(my price," asks Hie big United Aircraft Air-craft company Just what It has In mind In Its constant expansion In production and betterment of airplanes. air-planes. The senator seems to fear that United Aircraft has In mind the possibility of wnr. I.'t us all hope ttint It has exactly ex-actly that In mind, and thnt a gov-ernment gov-ernment showing little energy or Initiative of Its own In Blr defense will at Icist appreciate help from private Initiative. New Jersey draws n panel of irl. r,P, at them women, for the I.lnd-beriii I.lnd-beriii kidnaping nnd murder trial. The authorities, without being specific, spe-cific, Miy they hnve evidence a;'rilrist 1 Innpt rrmnn not revenled fo the pul-He. I Jaupt ni.'inn'B lawyers would prohnMy prefer all men on the Jury. Women feel more keenly Hum men do about kidnaping children. . Kin F'-nt'" Kvn,llrt. Iuo. WNIJ SflTic |