—
Washington,.—The Roosevelt admin
istration suddenly has taken on re
newed interest in de
Seek Trade
velopment of bases
for trade between
utlets
0 the
United States
nations and
thus, for the
first time, it seems to appear that |
very definite Trend been set up
to take eare of surplus farm
crops and
manufactured
products,
extend is
a question that none can answer at
this time, but the situation and the
circumstance constitute a
factor that should be examined in a
larger than meal discus
sion because of the fa
that conceivably will
course upon which
gees to be traveling
International trade has
Jeet about which too many h-sound
Ing phrases have been grouped. Indi
viduals in the interior, for example,
were too prone to pass it by as having
no effect on them, whatever thelr eall
ing in lif been. Such is
life
distinctly
and other
has
our
our
How far it will
surplus
certainly
Sense plece
r-reaching effect
flow the
the government
from
been a sub
hig
have
case, It
may
the
on the success of a
not has
rect bearing
er as it has
cess of a manuf
stance, the
flow on through
commerce and indu
lives of all.
fon, the trend
developing
the humble st
sequence to
a direct effect on the
acturer. In each
benefits or the d
the various
ington,
told that
possibl
Roosey
possi iii
is talk
of co
cial
States an
Argentine
which the Uni
heavy Internati
It is yet
we are headed. L
forecast whether t
ments or the
work to our best advantage.
can be m certain, he
that there will be a
in congress as it gets under way,
I believe It is that
there will be a mem-
bers of the house and senate who will
be wholly uninformed as to the mean-
ing of their words,
" . .
WG,
ne other
ted St
or sor
too eary
the bilateral agree
i iets will
Nothing
muitilateral
wever, than
lot of discussion
and
equany certain
lot of debate by
Jut let us examine the two types
of treaties. The multilateral agree.
ment obylously con-
Two Types templates conces
of Treaties 500s on the part of
every nation that be-
comes a signatory to it, but in reach.
ing that accord the nations figure out
what they can gain before they give
up anything. Such a treaty runs
smack into the long-time policy of the
United States. Our pation has always
attempted to protect its wage earners,
its agriculture and its other indus
tries against the products of other
countries where wages are low, where
the standard of living is far below that
upon which we insist. So multilateral
treaties are regarded by one school of
thought in this country as a challenge
to our national life.
The bilateral treaty contemplates an
arrangement whereby, if the theory Is
carried to an extreme, each of the
two countries paired in the agreement,
will seek to balance the trade In com-
modities. For instance, if the United
States and Poland were to agree on
certain trade concessions and sign a
treaty, purchases by Poland from the
United States would be unrestricted so
long as the American government ale
lowed all of the Polish products to
come into this ecuntry on an unre-
stricted basis. That is the theory. In
practice, 1 am told it will not work
out that way.
To use Poland as an example again:
it seems to be more than likely that
Poland might say to the United States,
“we will allow only 0 much of the
American purchases here,” If that at
titude were assumed hy Poland and
the United States were to agree, out
exports to Poland would have to be
reduced. Normally, we ship to Poland
almost five times as much as we buoy
from Poland.
The effect is
obvious, It would
nations,
On the other hand, there i that bal
anced trade idea on which some ay.
thorities rely to foree open doors that
are now partially closed. If Poland
could be persuided to buy more from
case, of course, the result will be ad-
vantageous to our side,»
» » »
There can be no doubt that
tariff rates hold out some foreign prod-
ucts, That Is
Barred by purpose,
Tariff
lateral
appears
nations given me,
of the rites,
treaties may
bilateral
but
while the
also strike the rates,
are more naturally
moval of other
eral treaties conceivably
ried so far that the United
be trading only with
willing to sign such ag
limit themselves on the
supply.
The natural assumption to be
from the various aspects of the
trend, It seems to me, is
tempt is being made to get away from
the high tariff policy which
an issue between the Der
tepublican political
years, My
cannot be
obstructions, Bilat
countries
and
those
reements
new
part 188 BO
that it
world
conviction Is
hed ; that
make It im-
ates to let
wpping the
products,
will
own
accomplis
ions are such as to
possible for the United St
any barriers
potential flood of
condit
down now st¢
forelien
and that adoption of su a course
eliminate some of
und 1
we fore
there will be
our exports,
gles insist
growth in
» a» -
iderable
in Washin
There
comment aroused
has be
1 CONS
n con
t ¢
istration
Centralized
. {oy oe
Information '"F al
“national
council.”
The President, In ann
tion of the council
there were so
agencies of nations
seemed advisable to
gram by which individuals
cold go to a single center
and
pointed out how wheat fn
ton farmers required advice
age reduction problems, how
tional recovery ad
rywhere
in their
county
r cot
arm owners wanted to know how to
proceed witlf their applications to bor-
row under the farm
home owners In small
cuss in connection with home loans,
and various other phases of normal
and emergency governmental activity.
The President thought It was a fine
move to concentrate in one place all
information respecting these matters,
ut here In Washington, observa.
tions on the plan direct attention to
States. Each county will have one of
the central information agencies, and
there will have to be two or more per
sons assigned there. In other words,
Another suggestion heard
them.
help to persons residing far away from
the headquarters of things govern
mental,
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The row In the agricultural adjust.
ment administration that preceded the
transfer of G. N. Peek, administrator,
to new duties in charie of export trade
promotion apparently left an unpleas-
ant taste in thie mouth of some farm
leaders, Reactions have come from
various sections of the country. Rep:
resentatives and senators, returning
from their homes for the new session,
brought back many blistering remarks
about the fuss between Mr. Peek and
Secretary Wallace and Assistant See.
retary Tugwell, of the Department of
Agriculture. Mr. Peek always has been
interested In agriculture becuuse It
was his business to be while he was
hend of the great Moline Plow com
pany and other farm implement enters
prises. But he apparently was anable
to convince Messrs, Wallace and Tug
well that he was on the right track in
the way he administered the adjust
ment act,
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TE ey
A ————
1 AORN
a ee EA A
Her
New Yec
Resolution
er.
I Horen G aistord
OHN LARKIN was too busy
for frivolit Now Year's
Eve. He sat at his mas
desk till ¢
his
his lamp and ws
ness, watching
and figures on th
ow,
When he woke
inter at
he was
»
ah, :
iOS On
nHevel.,
to rest eyes
Le street
the sot
hires
nd was gone,
tinseen vigitor had pi
and delicate fingers
Althoug he realize
might pass unnoticed
side, he
robbed.
den
grasped
the
wrists—and
arms lay a frall
form, quite motion.
less, He looked for
a weapon, found
none, and torncd
on the lights,
“A girl he ex-
claimed, “in boy's
clothes I”
She stirred and
sat up
“Well” be
manded,
what yon
With a sud.
he
both of
lunge
in his
de
“Tell me
wanted
in my safe”
“Nothing. Lef me go”
*l suppose you were responsible for
those letters that were stolen last
week. But they were in code, so you
came back for the key.”
"Do you mean these? She took
from her shirt a sheaf of papers. “1
was going to put them back, 1 have
decoded them.”
He took the papers. Above the code
ran a perfect translation. He looked
at her a long time. “Don’t, please,”
sald, and covered her face with
her hands,
“Did anyone ever tell you how bean.
tiful youn are?” he asked. “White and
dainty like those snowflakes falling
outside.”
She shrugged. *1 suppose If you
were golog to call the police you
wonld have done so hy now.”
"You"
“Are you going to let me go?
“More than that. I'm going to take
you home"
“I ean get home all right. - Even If
anyone recognizes this as a disguise
they will think it part of the night's
celebration”
“As you say. But won't you tell me
why, at midnight on New Year's Eve,
fn beautiful woman returns a cleverly
geonded message to my safe?”
“Nee” she answered. "Sit down.
“A week ago,” she hogan, "1 was
very down on my luck. 1 have al
ways been rather a gambler, and 1
“awed that 1 would either be well off
she
The Passing
Year
By Henry Loukuss, in Detroit News
THE
And bas fused with the sons subline
ald blended
year that we measured has ended;
The land-marks we knew have
In the sage old image of time
Its sume and its shadows
Like the loves that we quickly forget;
But the spring snd the sutumn it cherished
Still haunt with a tings of regret.
bave perished,
We moet on this threshald each season;
And we sigh as the sands must drift Ly.
Esch grain is ss precious as reason,
For they total the yours ‘til we die
yours—only
ald not
stranger.”
“Was your ruse
“Very. I now have ten time
I had then”
“But 1 don't
into my o
understand how you g
fice, and found the combina.
tion to my safe”
She laughed. “That was easy. My
father was a locksmith: when 1
& child locks and their meet
were my toys
touch.”
“And decoded the messages ™
“That did take work. I sat up al
that night, trying again and again,
You see, the
gibllity of a8 code
had not occurred
to me when I first
decided to rum.
msge among your
personal effects
That was why 1
had to take the pa-
pers away, instead
of just reading
them. But at last
1 was lucky, and
once I got a start,
it was just a ques
tion of time™
“Sou have a
good start into the
New Year ns a
safe-breanker,” he
observed.
“Please don't say that. 1
anisms
POS.
Was sO
jut It has,” he insisted. “I'l nev.
er be the same unless 1 am sure you
are keeping out of such deviltry.”
“If I make a New Year's resolution
never to crack another safe will that
satisfy you?"
“Partly,” he answered, as he opened
the door for her, Youly 1 think 1 had
see that you keep It. What are you
doing this coming year?"
@ 1533. Western Newspayas Union
Football an old Tine
New Year's Celebration
NE of the most peculiar and ap
cient of the New Year's celebra
tions is that held before the cathedral
at Kirkwall, In the Orkneys. The In
habitants, according to old Norse cus
toms, divide Into two sections, and
meet at thé market cross to have a
general game of football, AN living
above the cathedral play to get the
ball to the country district, those re
siding before the cathedral fighting
to get it to the sea, the whole game
being played through the principal
streets of the town, and hundreds of
players of all grades of society often
take part in the game,
¥#
A ——————— |
$
I By Charlies Frederick Wadsworth
i!
New
1 every bi
owe im dime. AnD
one day y go before
i the Year with a
I have pai
can say |
1 1 owed.
nave ye
Year's!”
“That's surely
“It does make us feel
New
is fine” Anne
doesn’t
said
3
good,
“Hold on
little Der
hat ® three 2 do
I let you
my bank”
“Nor the two dollars and eighty-six
cents 1 let you have ont of my bank,”
little Agnes reminded him.
Daddy Jim “Oh, that is
all in the family. Youn know I'll pay
you back, don't you?”
"Of course.” said Bert, “but so did
all those other folks you paid off.
So why did you think you had to pay
them and not us?”
“Because,” said Daddy Jim, “they
are business people and need the
there, Daddy Jim,” warned
“You haven n't x pd me back
{lars and thirty-one cents
have some time ago out of
laughed.
money to use in their business and
make more money.”
“Well, so do J want to make more
money,” argued Bert gravely. “I want
to start a savings account the first of
the year, and get interest on my
money.”
“Me, too,” chimed In little Agnes.
Anne laughed as Daddy Jim's eyes
widened. “I think the children have
one on you there, Father
“Yea, 1 guess they have, at that.’
said Jim, leaning back in his chair to
get his hand into his trousers pocket.
“Now, let me see. Here Is a five-dol-
lar bill, three ones, and a dollar fty-
nine in change. After paying my
young creditors I would have three
dollars and forty-one cerits left for a
New Year's dinzer”
Daddy Jim looked at Ante inquire
Jaga She smiled,
“That will do very nicely,” she sald.
“Okay,” said Jim heartily, “Here is
the whole works, Pay the claims of
our distinguished little creditors, and
look after the big dinner with what's
left.”
He held the money out to her
“And as for the dinner” she assured
him, “1 ath surely going to surprise
you!”
© 1933, Western Nowsp por Unlun.
4 14
SHI
:
Rtn nd
You™
phon {
There
ing ! the
face of the lad standing 18 the
door. "I'm so MTS, we've got 3
ut 1 know mam would
you come in. Wouldn't
He turned toward a slen-
charming dark-haired woman
was someth
but
He glad to hav, e
der and
“Why, of course,” she said, with a
smile. “We're always glad to assist a
stranger, and—and we can fix you
something to eat, and you can stay
hers until some one comes along to
help you"
Soon the appetizing odors of ham
egrs and coffee filled the room.
Don inhaled the fragrance while he
talked to the children. He found the
other three just as pleasant as the boy
who had opened the door. There was
soniething especially likable about
them all
Don did a lot of thinking while he
ate the delicious meal. His sharp eyes
had taken in the situation at a glance.
There was poverty in the little home
-i0t the kind that shows itself to the
worid unashamed-—-but the shabby re
inement. A few new toys of the cheap
est kind were the only things to show
that Christmas had come to the little
family,
He thought with a thrill of the pack.
ge that lay under the back seat of
his ear. He was glad now that a mis
tak: vad been made on the shipment
to the Nelson Stores and they had
asked him to bring the things into the
factory branch for credit.
But instead of going to the factory
branch, he made up his mind that the
contents of the package would remain
in the Dalten cottage. And be felt
quite sure that he was going to have
a lot more fun out of the thing he was
going to do than he ever could have
celebrating the New Year with his
bachelor friends In Chicago,
An hour later, after help had come
along, and while he was being towed
to the highway, there echoed In his
ears above the plop-plep of the horses’
feet, the hearty thanks and good
wishes for a happy New Year that the
Dalton family had repeated with such
sincerity. And he felt that such good
wishes must come true,
© 1913, Western Newspaper Union.