——————— ERRORS OF G. O. P. REVEALED BY SMITH Gov. Seen as Statesman of High Quality. Seeking an excuse for doubting Gov- srnor Smith's equipment for the high honor of * President of the United States, some of his political enemies have said that though admittedly a gplendid governor of the nation's fore- most state, the Democratic nominee had had no experience in international affairs and would be lost in such mat- ters. But how beautifully those crit- lcs have been silenced by that part of Mr. Smith's acceptance address that deals with our foreign relations. Were we to select, among all the points 80 ably elucidated during the memorable address, the one that showed the most acute grasp of our rights and our duties, we would choose that section of the Smith acceptance that dis cussed just those very problems. With the same deftness of political under- standing that has won fame for the candidate in domestic government, the Democratic nominee touched the sore gpot of the faulty foreign policy of the Republicans and indicated the road of true democracy and of proper international conduct. He was quick to see and understand how the Wash Ington authorities had allowed our re- lations with Nicaragua to drift Into a gtate of war, and to have done this without the constitutionally necessary consent of congress. Smith Gains Numbers of Republican Votes Governor Smith's acceptance ad- dress started a flood tide for the Dem- ocratie nominees, one Georgia instance will hig home in Blairsville, the small coun- goes Republican in Presidential elec- tions. There were a number of out- standing Republican citizens at Mr. Stone's radio party. When Governor Smith finished speaking the suggestion was made that a Smith-Robinsan club be formed at once. It had not been created with 101 members signing the roll, among which were many Repub- licans. That is one of perhaps thousands country. ful, so frank, so profound as to na- | to Washington. Btate department. * # he rode from Buenos Alres MecNeir of the CURRENT EVENTS Rescue of Rockford Flyers in Greenland—Zogu Now King of Albanians. By EDWARD W. PICKARD ERT HASSELL and Parker Cram- er, the Rockford (IlL.) aviators who set out on a flight to Stockholm Hobbs, gas and landed on the ice flelds 100 inland. For two weeks they than doubtful.—Atlanta Constitdtion. Coolidge Legacy to Country Is Deficit estimates of federal income and out- go for the next fiscal year, Herbert M. Lord, director of the budget, reports a probable deficit Tax reduction this year along with In- creased appropriations will be respon- sible. The Coolidge administration after a is likely greatest single achievement threatens to leave to its successor an unbalanced budget as a fegacy. The fact that the impending deficit is now characterized as a “paper deficit” does not alter the situation’ in the least. Unless Income proves to be larger falls below, both of which are held impossible, the former will hot cover the latter and a deficit, a real deficit, will be the result.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Hoover Less Able Man Hoover, although he has great abil- ity and has had wide experience, has not been a student of government. Professing Republican dogma at the present time, he has no deep roots in it.- When he returned from Europe in 1019 he was aflame with Wilsonian doctrines, but when his name was mentioned for the Presidency, he did not know whether he was a Repub- lian or a Democrat. It is only in the Jast eight years that he has made up his mind. If sound and coherent statesmanship depends upon firm ad- herence to a definite political phl- losophy, Smith here has an advan- tage over his opponent. Smith’s Tariff Views Sound ‘Fhe traditionnl gulf between the two parties on the tariff question is narrowed by Smith, He advocates neither free trade nor “a tariff for revenue only." “The Democratic party,” says Smith, “does not and un- der my leadership will not advocate any sudden or drastic revolution In our economic system which would eause busines upheaval and popular distress.” Smith believes, and his opinion is shared by the greatest econ- omists of thig country, that the tariff should be taken out of politics and treated on a purely sclentific basis Nation's Debt to Democrats Not the least impressive thing about the address of \(overnor Smith is his recurrence to the great leaders of the party, to Thomas Jefferson and An- drew Jackson, to Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson, Cleveland's name used to emphasiz8 the sacred. ness of public office as “a public trust,” and to call attention to the little-known fact that the American conservation polley originated during the tenure of this rugged Democratic leader, by smoke signals and were rescued. Their Stinson plane was uninjured when they sbandoned it, but was be- Heved to have been brokca up by lat- Though unsuccessful in making the Mr. Stefansson sald the Greenland tical exclusion of the southern routes direct route between Seattle and Ber iin, he explained, would combine a Europe in hours as ls the east coast, RANCE statesmen lost one of her leading last week in an alr Maurice Bokanowskl, minister of commerce, aviation, posts, telegraph and telephones and youngest member of the cabinet, was killed when a plane in which he was flying from’ Toul to Paris crashed just after {ts start, His four companions also perished and the bodles were burned when the wreck took fire. One of the worst recent American alrplane disasters occurred near Po- eatello, Idaho, when a Fokker alr mail plane crashed. Six passengers and the pilot were Instantly killed. JE UROPE has a new king. Ahmed Zogu, who has been serving as President of Albana,’ was elevated to the throne by the national assembly without a dissenting vote and assumed the historic name of Scanderbeg IIL This Mohammedan, a former moun tain chieftain, took a double oath as king, once on the Bible and once on the Koran. He has guaranteed the country complete freedom of worship. Though the people of Tirana, the Al banidn capital, seemed happy to have Zogu as king, the chiefs of the Repub- ican party are sald to have sent a protest to all European powers, say ing the Albanian people would resort to arms to restore the republican form of government. Italy was the first power to recognize the new regime and It was believed the exam ple would be followed by all the oth: ers. The king's first official act was the liberation of 2,000 prisuners, and the second was to give bonuses of one month's salary to all state employees. ERMANY, constantly trying to find some way to get the French army of occupation out of the Rhine sand, has made a definite proposition sn the subject to France, and last week In Geneva Herr Mueller, chan cellor of the reich, had a long private conference with M. Briand, French minister of foreign affairs. It was mid that the German plan contem- plates the mobilization of a certain’ portion of the 11,000,000,000 gold marks ($2,750,000,000) in railway de pentures as provided under the Dawes pian, for the floating of an Interna. tional loan and the liquidation of a large portion of France's war Indem- nity claims. It provides for the fixa- tion of the total amount of repara- tions which Germany shall pay under the Dawes plan. The Dawes plan merely fixed the amount of annuities without stating bow many years they should continue, It was realized by both Mueller and Briand that the proposition cannot be developed until after the Presidential elections In the United States and an agreement with the pext administra tion at Washington, because the bulk of the reich rallway debentures must be floated in the American market HEN the league of Nations as sembly opened in Geneva the representatives of Finland, Sweden and Poland stirred up a warm debate by proposing that the league under take an investigation almed at check- Ing the abuse of alcohol. The dele gates from the wine-producing coun- tries of southern Europe protested and no decision was reached. H. J. Procope of Finland, president of the league council, In his convening ad- dress lauded the Kellogg anti-war treaty as an instrument of world peace, That pact Is still the subject of lively comment all over the world, and each day more nations signify their intention of adhering to it. Con gressman Britten of Chicago, chair pian of the house naval committee, who was in Paris, gave out a warning against the idea that the treaty meant the curtaliment of the American naval building plan. Congressman La Guar dia of New York, also in the French capital, disputed this, saying our pro- gram could not be continued without virtually repudiating the pact. In Washington speculation was rife con- cerning the reservations which will be proposed in the senate by those who profess to fear foreign entanglements It is generally belleved one of these reservations will be to make it clear that America will not permit itself to be drawn into European disputes, and that another will state that we re serve the right to use force, if neces gary, to protect our position and in terests on the Western hemisphere After a pleasant visit In Ireland Sec retary of State Kellogg sailed for home without going to England. RESIDENT CALLES of Mexico In his address before the congress declared he would not continue in of- fice either as a provisional or consti tutional President after his term ex- pires on December 1 and would not again seek the office. He made a plea for national unity In selecting and supporting a provisional President and rejoiced that there were no “eaudillos” (military-politico leaders) left because they meant danger for the country. While it may be true that there are no caudflios available, the army chieftains still expect to dic tate to the Obregonist congress in the cholce of a new President. ISCONSIN'S Republican primary left political affairs in that state rather confused. Senator LaFollette was renominated, overwhelmingly de- feating G. W. Mead, conservative. But Walter J, Kohler of Kohler, mil flonaire and conservative, was victor in the race for the gubernatorial nom- ination, beating Congressman J. D. Beck, LaFolletteite, and Governor Zimmerman, who sought the support of both factions. The other incum- bents of state offices were renominat- ed, defeating the Kohler slate, The servatives to mean that the LaFollette regime was near its end, despite the personal popularity there of the young senator. Kohler's Democratic oppo- nent will be Mayor A. G. Schmedeman of Madison, The Democratic nominee for senator Is M. K, Reilly, In Michigan the Republicans renom- inated Governor Green and Senator A. H. Vandenpurg, and the Democrats named W, A. Comstock and Ma) J. W. Balley to oppose them. : R ESPONSISLE leaders of both the Republican and the Democratic parties deeply deplore the forcing to the front of the religious lssue In the Presidential campaign; but it Is be- ing forced nevertheless. Governor Smith felt compelled last week to take notice of It when he learned that some of his opponents were charging that If be were elected be would head with Iloman Catholics. In reply he called on Robert Moses, a Republican and a Jew whom he appointed secre- tary of state in 1927, to tell the re- ligious and political afMiliations of the members of his cabinet and appointees and of others whose appointments have been approved by him. The re- sults of the inquiry, as given out at Albany, were: “Members of the governor's cabl- net totaling 14; Protestant, 10; Cath- ollie, 8; Jewish, 1. Republican, 8; Democrat, 4; Independent, 2. “Other present state department and major division heads totaling 25; Protestant, 14: Catholic, 11; Demo erat, 14: Republican, 8; Independ- ent, 3. “Other present state officials, whose appointments were approved by Gov- enor Smit), totaling 156: Protestant, 105 : Catholle, 33; Jewish, 11; undesig- nated, 7: Republican, 72; Democrat, 8; Jndependent, 9: undesignated, 17.7 ERBERT HOOVER has been told by his advisers that the Middle West Is gafe for him, and so will not make any campaign speeches In that region. He will deliver but one ad- dress in the South—at an industrial celebration at Elizabethton, Tenn. on October 6. Senator Brookhart of Towa was one of those who told Mr, Hoover he was certain to carry the agricultural states, the only neces gary thing being “to let the farmers know Hoover's real war record” On the other hand the Republican party in North Dakota has split, the Inde- pendent wing Indorsing Hoover's can- didacy and the nonpartisan wing re- fusing to do so. “The latter faction apparently controls the state central committee, Republican efforts to break into the solid South are resulting In some queer conditions. Republican mana- gers in Alabamg and Georgia have consented to the withdrawal of Re- publican electors from the ticket and the substitution of the names of Dem- ocratic electors. In ment has been made whereby half the Republican electors on the ticket will be Republicans and the other half Democrats. Assurances have been given that If the Democrats running as electors on the Republican tickets in Alabama and Georgia and Florida receive more votes than the electors running on the ticket headed by Smith and Robinson, they will vote for Hoo- ver and Curtis. HICAGO acquires its first billion. dollar financial institution through the merger of the Continental Nation- al! Bank and Trust company and the Iilinols Merchants Trust company, de- tails of which were approved last week, The consolidation forms the biggest banking iInsdtution in the country outside of New York. It will rank either second or third in