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Show LEHI FREE PRESS. LEHL LTAH SEEN- -' HEARD round th n National Capital iilBy CARTER FIELDS Washington. The suggestion of i Sec- retary of State Hull In his recent note to Great Britain that foreign debtors of the United States might pay "In kind" In goods has added to the resentment already felt by a strong mi- nority in congress and In many lines of business throughout the country bees use of the proposed reciprocity tariff treaties. Criticism ranges all the way from those who believe that every last cent should be collected, to those who are willing to cross off the debts entirely and charge It up to profit and loss. Curiously enough It is the latter who are most bitter. Actually, their position is quite consistent The people who have been for cancellation right along have been actuated by two motives, sometimes three. One Is that the United States would never be able to collect, anyhow, and there is no use having an Irritating argument and bad feeling with the countries of Europe If it is not going to do us any good. The second Is that the only way Europe can pay, of course, with the possible exception of France, which has an enormous store of gold, Is in goods. The caneella-tlonlst- s theory here of the would-b- e Is that It would be better in the long run for this couutry to cancel the debts than to take payment in goods, which would deprive American producers of Just that much market The third theory', not important in this connection, is that America should make that contribution to the allies because she got Into the war so late nd consequently did not pay so high a price In killed and wounded as did ' the European nations. to Is the objection taking goods It which figures in comments on the Hull proposal While, of course, there is no doubt that President Roosevelt read the note carefully before it was seqt, not even he Is sure how the payment "In kind" would work out to The Matter of Tin In discussing the situation recently, he Illustrated with tin, mentioning It because It Is one of the British empire products which is not produced In this country, and consequently not in competition with American producers. But the President was rather uncertain as to whether any action with respect to accepting payment of the debt In tin would really Increase the British market for tin. In other words, tills country Is buying all the tin It needs now from the British empire. It is scarcely likely that anything will happen materially to increase American purchases or use of tin. Hence the British will actually not be selling us any more even If the British government obtained the tin from the producers, and then hnnded it over to this country in payment on the debts. Naturally, such a course would help the American taxpayer, because the money received by the United States government for the tin from the American producers would go Into the treasury here Instead of being sent abroad to pay the British producers. But the point, is, now would Britain be able to pay any more by doing this with tin than she is doing at present? Tor, obviously, the British government would have to pay the Brltlsl) tin pro ducers for the tin. This being so, critics of the Hull note contend. It Is certain that to enable Britain to make any' greater payments by paying "In kind" It would be necessary for her to deliver to the United States just the amount of goods necessary for the payment, and goods of a character not now being sold to the United States, or tn addition to the amount now being regularly purchased. Any such deliveries. It Is contended take-Job- s away by the crlticsTwould from the men and women now producing either that kind of goods, or goods the new Imports would supplant Serious Errors ' Necessary killing of so many dairy cattle due to the drought has post- poned one line of activity on the program of the Agricultural administration which had been set for Immediate action. This was a publicity campaign aimed at stimulating consumption of dairy products, not only milk, cream and butter, but cheese. As long ago as 1927 and 192S the federal government considered this sort of campatgn as a part of the farm relief program. In the Presidential campaign of 1928 there was much discussion of tariff duties on butter. In attacking the dairy problem, the AAA opened its campaign with several serious errors. One, for example, was to compel the chain stores in big cities, notably Boston, to raise their prices for cream. It so happened that the Boston chain stores sold cream at In prices sharply below those charged most cities. The Immediate result was to cut down purchase of cream, to back the cream up on the farms, so to speak, and Increase enormously the production of butter. Which, as there was that already such a surplus of butter e low. an prices had fallen to and as the government intervened to for fedbuy huge quantities of butter eral relief, was quickly realized to be a bad mistake. was the Complicating the situation localvarious between friction terrific ities as to their markets for mllkand all-tim- cream. Each wanted to build a waO around Its own market, keeping out dairy products from other sections. Of course, this did not apply to butter. Nor to cheese. So, after more than six years, tbs Ides of Eugene Meyer to make America cheese conscious, and boost consumption of this commodity sufficiently to take up part of the slack between production and purchase was about to start Then came the drought the slaughter of dairy cattle, and the probability that It will be a year before production of dairy articles again approaches the level that was causing so much trouble. So the "Eat More Cheese" campaign was again postponed. Hits States' Rights A perfect illustration of the ease with which the federal government encroaches, bit by bit on states' rights. Is the Cartwright bill recently rushed through congress. This Is the bill providing that after July 1. 1935, thers will be no further federal aid for road projects in states which use their own gasoline revenue for other purposes than specified by law. The language is reasonable enough. It simply says that each state must obey Its own laws. No one can quarrel with that But what business Is it many critics demanded though not enough to make any difference to the fate of the bill of the federal government T If a state chooses to violate its own laws, what has the federal government got to do with It? But behind the bill were many enthusiasts who were far more concerned with getting what they wanted than tn any academic discussion of the question of federal versus states' rights. They care nothing about preserving some vestige of the power of the states If they could attain the immediate, and to them highly Important objective. Behind the bill were the motorists of the country, ably represented by ths American Automobile association, the truck and bus owners, and last but far from least in potency, the highway contractors of the entire Union. All three powerful groups want every possible dollar spent on roads. The contractors want the work. They want the profits attendant npon road contracts, and they want to keep their organizations functioning even If the profits happen to be small. Behind them are the cement manufacturers, machinery, and makers of and a host of related trades, all very potent here, even if for the present the cement people do seem to be under a cloud with Secretary and Public Works Administrator Ickes. Men Ever Susceptible to Lure of Lotteries a jp NATURE'S When Stephenson, the father of tu. railways, was asked what toZ drove his locomotives, he reouJ! "Solidified sunshine.- And the heat of the fires which ri warmth and comfort In the chili an! tumn evenings Is really only the hew of the sun sunshine that poured down npon this earth countless ago, long ages before the first man had looked upon the wonder of dawn, or shivered and cowered it mu- British land raised money for the seum by means of a lottery kings was now Columbia university, colle-- e founded on the proceeds of a lottery. mand for the release of similar curbs lottold that the first French on gambling elsewhere. In some con- We are the won was by 1CS1. In held gressional circles margin trading is tery, an outcome which for a time kin" In Itself. The It Is curious that proposals for a strict curb on stock exchange gamdebling should coexist with a rising proconsidered wicked fessional speculator, fleeing from the stock exchange. Is now to be driven out of the commodity exchange likewise. And yet at almost the same moment, states are legalizing racetrack gambling, for years under the ban; cities are considering means of capitalizing on the gambling propensities of their citizens, and even the federal government Itself Is being urged to adopt a national lottery. Many profess to see no inconsistency In this. They hold that while speculation ought to be sharply restricted on the exchanges, for the protection of the Investor and the whole industrial system, the gambling into be restinct is too as their Taking pressed altogether. text Mrs. Roosevelt's recent remark, "It seems Impossible to say to people you shall not gamble," they propose first to give them such national outlets for their speculative Impulses as horse racing and, second, to turn at least part of the proceeds Into public channels. Hard times have been as potent an Influence In this effort as changing moral standards. Indeed, lotteries are regarded by their sponsors, like Representative Kenney If New Jersey, author of the billion-dolla- r veterans lottery bill, primarily as a means of raising money to fill depleted government treasuries. The lottery Is an ancient Institution. The Promised Land was divided among the twelve tribes of Israel by lot Queen Elizabeth Introduced the lottery into England In 15G9, and for more than two centuries It was a regular source of public revenue In that country, soon spreading to France. Germany, Spain and Austria. Eng deep-seate- d SCHEME een-turi- dampened the ardor of his subjects. for fter bavins been under the ban hundred years, the French lottery and met with Inwas stant popular enthusiasm. The best known ami most widely patronized lotteries in the world today are the and the Irish Free State sweepstakes Calcutta sweepstakes. to the Opponents of lotteries point and crooklong record of corruption edness associated with them during their early use here and abroad. They condemn them on social as well as moral grounds, pointing to the fact that Hie desire on the part of hun dreds of thousands of Americans to was get rich quick In this fashion one of the causes of our financial crash. It is also argued that lotteries with cheap tickets have their greatest appeal to persons with small incomes, and therefore operate as an tax on the poor. In the attitude of government toward gambling It Is possible to draw a line between those measures which changing moral recognize standards, wide Interest in horse racing, the difficulty of enforcing prohibitory statutes, and even the de sirability of obtaining some public re turn from various sporting events, and those measures which seek to put the government, whether federal, state or local, directly into tne ousi ness of promoting an outright gam bling Institution like a lottery. A British royal commission ap pointed to Investigate the subject brought in a renort last year oppos of lotteries ing the In England on the ground that private lotteries Invited fraud, that the a anti-soci- Ofl Stains oil stains are difficultto remove if not properly done. The best way to remove them Is to rub lard Into each spot Let stand for five minutes. Then wash the garment with warm water and soap until the stain and grease are thorremove oughly washed out. Always if possible. Immediately, the stain THE HOUSEWIFE. To Remove Cod-liv- Cod-Liv- er er CowriaM to Public Ltiatr. 1 government should not engage of practices offensive to mauy the psychological citizens, that fect of a national lottery would bad, and that the Income would only trifling. New York Times. in the sunset But there Is more beauty than th beauty of leaping flames imprisoned In these lumps of coal. The gUn stored a richer, subtler lovelinesa there, and today the magic of ths chemist extracts and reveals It Dyes of various sorts, more exquisite than any ever known to th ancient world, for all its boast of Tyrian purple, have been mads available by this means, not only ft kings and potentates, but for evert Its man and woman. They are the gtfu efof a vanished sunshine to 1931 Other things, too, we can obtain be be from coal. If there was no natural oil In the world, we could still obtain all the gasoline we required for Dog Record Scholar atTim, a dog, has been a regular actwo school for years, at tendant a cording to Miss W. B. Godfrey, teacher in an Infants' school In Somersetshire. England. Every morning he enters the class room when the doors are open and goes directly to a chair. reserved for him. There he stays until luncheon and recreation time Returning from luncheon he takes his ball from a box and plays with it. When the bell rings he promptly lines up with the children and marches Into school, to stay until the class is dismissed. Then he trots home. Knows His Snoozing "What's the best position for sleeping?" "The position of night watchman." our cars and airplanes from those black diamonds we take so much for granted. Let us remember these thingi when we see the woods laid waste, their gay trappings flung aside n worthless, rotted with rain and scattered by wind. For there Is really no waste. In Nature's dictionary there Is no gnch word. In her scheme under Providence, all things work together for good, and nothing Is lost What seems so Is only transformed and recreated: what appears to us destruction Is In reality reconstruction; death Is renewal of life, and the end Is the beginning. London Answers. Politicians Know It Man Is generally is Inclined to go. led the way ht road-bulldln- g The bus and truck people naturally want all the roads that can be built The more good roads, the more money they will make. Back of them, and back of the motorists represented by the AAA, are the automobile manufacturers, and back of them are the steel manufacturers, the tire makers, and the automobile parts makers, all eager that more cars are not only put on the road, but kept there. And, of course, back of all of them were the oil companies, with the earnest desire to sell every drop of oil and gasoline possible. Their cause was reinforced by public opinion In general, because even the disinterested citizen who does not drive an automobile and Is not Interested In trucks, busses, road building or anything of the sort, believes that the gasoline tax should be used exclusively for building roads and other services to the people who use roads. The Justice of this Is demonstrated by the fact that most states along the coast or which have lakes, exempt the motorboat user from the state gasoline tax. He pays the tax, takes a receipt, and gets a refund. This Incidentally does not apply only to fishing boats and other commercial craft It applies to yachts and smaller pleasure craft which use gasoline. The theory Is, of course, that they should not be taxed for roads because they do not use the roads. It Is a sort of toll bridge Idea. Yet many of the states have been spending a considerable fraction of this gasoline tax money for other purposes, many of them In defiance of their own laws. Naturally If the law does not provide that the money must be used for roads, there Is no punitive effect In the Cartwright bill. It Is only the states that violate their own laws which will be hit Yet It Is Just another use step to providing that they must all gasoline taxes for road building and other services to motorists. About Fletcher Many Republican leaders fear that Henry P. Fletcher, new chairman of the national committee, will prove a round peg In a square hole. This has nothing to do with the objections by some of the Progressives, such as Senator La Follette, who regards Fletcher as one of the Old Guard In his leanings, though actually he has taken very little part In politics. Nor has It anything to do with the objections some others have, who fear that Fletcher's being chairman will give some of their political opponents a slight edge,. The point here Is that Fletcher has demonstrated extraordinary ability along certain lines. But the lines are as far removed from politics as medicine Is from law. Washington newspaper men and others In a position to observe his activities regard Fletcher as one of the ablest diplomats this country has had In many years. He has been particularly effective at International conferences. Copyright. 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