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24 Ml BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, 'MARCH 27, 1931. gestlon, or by lack of sleep, it beootnes very hard to believe that something els enters Into EXPECTING COMPANY BROOKLYN Il-ILY EAGLE (Founded by Isaac Van Anden In 1M1.I (Trad Mark Registered. of the Shipping Board. He has tht law on his side. But the special act of 1928, which went on the statute books, was passed over the common-sense veto of President Coolidge.

Liberality of this double-salary sort Is enjoyed by a considerable number of army and navy officers. Eventually Congress may sustain a veto that protects taxpayers instead of voting It down. Reform moves only like a tortoise in Washington. Justice Cropsey's Heresy. Justice James J.

Cropsey made a startling suggestion In his talk to the taxpayers of the Twenty-eighth Ward on Wednesday night. As a means of ending congestion in the courts he proposed that the vacations of judges be limited to six weeks, and that courts function of the Day Music By Letters From Eagle Readers MR. TOSCANINI and the Philharmonic Symphony Orches- tra played music and Brahms, Elgar and the case. Such Is the necessary fault of our habit of thought. Actually causation, if It exists at all, which some philosophers deny, Is a much more intricate and subdivided process than we generally realize.

One event may have a dozen or a hundred 'causes. It is perfectly possible that pretty nearly every one's pet theory about colds is right and that the latest suggestion may prove right also. There is always room for more causes to anything when one takes the pains to examine it more closely. Is This a Gift? Our commercial treaty with Germany, In ef feet since 1925, binds Germany to Impose no higher duties on any article from the United States than she shall Impose on a like article from any other foreign country. The German-Austrian plan for a customi union, as published here, declares in Article III, Section 1.

that "no. import or export duty 1 to be levied on commodity traffic between the two countries" (Germany and Austria). At that rate, and taking both declarations at their apparent full value, the proposed treaty between Germany and Austria would work to admit the goods of the United States to both these countries free of duty. The Federal Department of State, instead of rejoicing at this apparent prpspect of untrammeled entry for American goods in a great and populous por tion of Europe, feels uneasy. According to report from Washington there is entertained a haunting doubt whether the Germans and Austrians really intend to make a union, ostensibly for the benefit of their mu tual trade at the expense of other trade with them, that will throw the big barn door so wide open to American entry.

It seems, on the face of it, unlikely that the Germans and Austrians have gone to all this trouble to reach an arrangement that will knock down their tariffs against our goods. But there stand the statements of their plan and of our treaty with Germany. What is the answer? That rests with the Department of State to find out. M. Louise Mundell.

Both a figure and a factor in the musical life of Brooklyn for a quarter of a century, Miss M. Louise Mundell, a native of old Brooklyn, after three years of 111 health, passes over to the Great Majority. For seventeen years the Choral Club she founded has functioned ac tively, with three Mundell morning concerts, two evening concerts and a "White Breakfast" each year. The evening concerts featured artists from the Chicago Opera and the Metropolitan Opera, Miss Mundell had been musical director of Chiropean. She had been a member of the Rubinstein, an older organization in Manhat tan, on much the same lines as "the Mundell," conducted by Mr.

and Mrs. Chapman. She had little of the traditional Jealousy of musical people, much of tact in handling her pupils and her artists. She was always interested in women's activities, a D. A.

R. member, a Daughter of the Seventeenth Century, a member of the Brooklyn Woman's Club and of the Urban Club, Her field of thought and of sympathy was not a narrow one. The real service of Miss Mundell to music In Brooklyn was a wakening to its possibilities of hundreds of women and girls active in society. Her concerts were always social events. That service ought to be continued, but a leader will be hard to find who has the dignity, the musical standing and the personal charm of Miss M.

Louise Mundell. A Loan to Spain. A powerful group of bankers handling the investments and, in a measure, the savings of the people of this great republic, have offered $60,000,000 to the monarchist Government of Spain in effect to sustain Alfonso as against the republicans of his own land. Alfonso has branded himself as a false promlser in the class with the King of Prussia In 1848. He pledged himself to leave the decision on the continu ance of the monarchy to a freely elected Cortes.

A few days later, feeling stronger, he repudiated that promise. Mow, with $60,000,000 of help from this republic and $22,000,000 which he expects to get from a European group, he may be able to prevent Spain from becoming a republic. Any clear thinker knows that practically an organized government, though thoroughly bad and though representing a 10 percent minority of the pecple, can keep itself in power against the 90 percent, if it has plenty of money to buy arms and pay soldiers, science has made majority revolts more and more difficult. If the Duke of Brunswick had had gas bombs, airplanes and machine guns, the victory of scythe-armed French patriots at Valmy would have been impossible. Science has done much to guarantee the continuance of bad governments in power.

Those who follow these lines of thought will regret the American loan to aid Alfonso. Something above and beyond financial prudence Is involved. But even from the viewpoint of financial prudence, it Is reasonably sure that this country will Tiever go to war to prevent the re pudiation of such a loan by a possible Spanish republic of the future. When Greek meets Greek then comes the tug of war. Striking bakers in Athens found the government could draft them into the army and make them go back to their mixing boards on army pay.

They backed down and returned as civilians. Russian influence on Athenian methods is apparent. Friendly conferences between Governor Roosevelt, on one side, and John Knight and Speaker McGinnies, on the other, may indicate that there will be a final agreement on the power bill. Let us hope so. The matter ought to be taken out of politics for the good of all concerned.

Millions of Americans felt a shock when they read of a wild, wild boar on the Duke of Westminister's estate charging Charlie Chaplin. The luckless tragedian had not his traditional cane handy. As luck would have it, the wild boar was shot and fell before it reached the actor. Chaplin must be saved for the future. Some day he will be playing Hamlet, and we shall all want to go.

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There was a note of pessimism in the address of Walter Lippmann, lately editor of the World, delivered at the dinner given in his honor on Wednesday evening by the Academy of Political bcience. Mr. Lippmann theme was tne oe- 1 .1 1 i.i 1 v. uuci uicrub ui picorui-uuy uuciHiiMM, aim lie "touched rather melancholy depths when he declared It is in vain to suppose that our problems can be dealt with by rallying the people to some crusade that can be expressed in a symbol, a phrase, a set of principles, or a program. If that is what the progressives are looking for today they will look in vain.

If we ask ourselves, then, what it is that we are certain of in our national life, what it is that we are surest of, what it Is that we can defend with the clearest conscience, with the least hesitation and doubt, I do not think we can name a single con crete policy or principle. 1 ttnllftla. A l.tMJ 1 i V. s) una iiavc hrcuiwcu nfiicui.a micu uw erais." as a leaaer oi me smau group mat nas Will UC H1C J1VC1U1 laUCI illl IKU UCVM1CO, I'll Lippmann seems to oe urea ana discouraged, as well as bewildered. His discouragement is -hardest to understand.

When the New Republic was started, Mr. Lippmann and his associates in that splendid adventure served as real leaders in reawakening the liberal spirit. Their Influence was widespread and profound. If liberals today find themselves without definite objectives and concrete programs it is due in no small part to the fact that they have done their work so well. If liberals are bewildered, so are conservatives of both parties, and the discomfiture of the latter may be traced in part to the spread nf lihpral trlpA nmnn? lenders an well as voters of both parties.

Certainly there is more of lib eralism in the newspapers and magazines, in current literature and in our politics than existed a few short years ago. Having accomplished so much, liberals may be pardoned if they show fatigue. But Mr. Lippmann was most concerned for the future. He finds the liberals without a concrete program for dealing with political, economic and social evils that are facing the world.

Here again it would seem that he is unduly pessimistic. We do not need programs so much as faith, not faith in new formulas but in old principles. Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler has just reminded us that in our experiment in government we have so far used only one of the dual sets of principles which provided the guide posts In the ...1. rfoT-r ha ramiklli H.mlllnn Tof- cai ijr ua.rc ui vnc i.vwit aiiu ferson were equally confident In the great experiment they saw instituted in America.

They differed only in the way the experiment should be conducted. Hamilton's ideas have, in general, prevailed. Jefferson's ideas and ideals remain largely untested. The great weakness of the intellectual liberal Is his lack of faith in the common man. The liberal will fight for the rights of the masses, but he is too often as distrustful as the conservative of the average man as a political entity.

If the masses fall to respond as readily as the liberals wish to symbols, phrases and programs, it is sometimes the fault of the liberals themselves. Liberals get tired because they are in such a hurry. In the nature of things every intelligent student of government must keep far ahead of the masses. But these leaders should look back occasionally, just to see how their followers are getting along. Until recently the masses in the United States had no occasion to show great concern over politics.

With the economic pinch there has come en awakening. One of the best things that can be said of the present system is that it has produced a group of politicians that is capable of showing alacrity In getting on the side of the masses hen the latter are aroused. It is becoming quite the thing just now to get on the side of the people. This is safe enough. De Tocqueville was most apprehensive over what the majority might do if it ever exercised its tremendous power under the American system.

One thing we have learned is that the majority can be trusted. Most of the evils in our political life have been imposed upon us by minorities. This has been possible only because of the political inertia due to cur well-being. When Americans become genuinely aroused they quickly show their leaders, liberals and conservatives, the way out of the woods. A solemn down in Alabama declares: "Without a belief in a Supreme Being there can be no legal oath." So the Negro widow of a Negro atheist, accused ty him on his deathbed of seeking to kill him, escapes.

Many curious things develop in the jurisprudence of the Cotton States. Rear Adn.iral Hutch 1. Ccne draws $6,000 retirement pay $12,000 salary as a member nation of morons, or am I deficient In a sense of humor? I hope neither la the case. CURIOUS. Brooklyn, March 28.

Pigless Port Jefferson Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Your rather humorous editorial of March 21 entitled "Port Jefferson vs. Pig Farms" fives our community considerable notoriety which is unfair and somewhat misleading. Why use the name "Port Jefferson" In connection with your recital of the location of a pig farm here in Brookhaven township? The area purchased by these pig farmers from New Jersey Is, In fact, located approximately ten miles from this village. That cannot correctly be termed In "the Port Jefferson section." for other villages along the north shore are considerably nearer to It than Port Jefferson vs. Some of our citizens and local newspapers have apparently become "het up" over the unfortunate incident; but our township officials will deal with the pig-form situation as teems best in due course of time.

FRANK J. OVERTON. Port Jefferson, N. March 21. throughout the year I Doesn't Justice Cropsey know that this Is rank apostasy? The idea of having Judges do more work is shocking, and his suggestion must be regarded in legal circles as bad form.

There is only one orthodox remedy for court conges tion. That is to create more Judgeships a dozen at a time. Yet we Imagine the taxpayers who heard Justice Cropsey's speech must have been Interested In his novel suggestion. Mr. Broderick's Secret.

What were the actual conditions of the Bank of United States when it was closed by the State Banking Department? There are four hundred thousand depositors and twice as many others directly affected by this banking scan dal who would like to know the answer to this question. It is the secret of Superintendent Broderick. There has been talk of reorganizing the bank and reopening it. Yet no one knows the status of the bank's affairs except Mr. Broderick, and he will not tell.

The time has come for Mr. Broderick to be more candid with the depositors and the public. Logic in Reverse. Deputy Inspector Sweeney, in charge of Brooklyn detectives, says that it is "not out of the ordinary" for Brooklyn to have twelve un solved murders in less than three months and makes this curious defense: The record of Scotland Yard is often quoted to show that we are failures. Twelve murders were committed last year in the London metropolitan area and eight of these are unsolved.

Here in Brooklyn, in the same period, we had 132 murders. If we had but twelve to Investigate I am sure we could have maintained as good a record as Scotland Yard. It is true, as Inspector Sweeney says, that Scotland Yard had several unsolved murders last year, but this was "decidedly out of the ordinary." In fact, it was something of a scandal and caused international comment. But the inspector misses the big point in his comparison between violent crimes in England and here. In England not only the police but the courts function with precision.

Unsolved murders are rare, there is no delay in bringing murderers to trial and vthen guilt is established punishment follows swiftly. That should help to explain why there were bub. twelve murders in London last year while there were 132 here in Brooklyn. Regrettable. Many, many Americans will read with sur prise and regret a passage in the latest pub lished statement of President Hoover.

He says, as reported in the morning's news dispatches: "When we paid $25,000,000 for them the Virgin Islands we acquired an effective poorhouse." Since when has it become the part of courtesy for a guest to comment In this tone on the lack of affluence in the house of his host? Setting aside the mere matter of manners, it seems hardly becoming for the acquirer to treat his acquisition in this spirit when the acquisition is not merely a chattel but a human charge. The United States did not have 'to purchase the Virgin Islands. The population of the Islands was by no means universally anxious for us to purchase them. There was no vivid expectation, at the time of the purchase, that they would become a source of rich revenue to American exploitation or that they would do anything but proviae greater security to our naval position in the Caribbean. There is no occasion for grumbling at the annual charge that they place on the Federal Treasury.

The Islands themselves have suffered from becoming a possession of the United States. In the first year of American possession, 1917, they exported to this country goods valued at in 1929 they sent us goods valued at only $603,623, or less than half the total for the initial year of our rule. Who made the Virgin Islands a poorhouse The United States owes these Islands a duty to keep them at least as prosperous under its rule as they were before. If it has not performed this duty, calling them an unkind name will not cancel the duty. Colds and Their Causes.

From his earliest thinking moments man has had to ponder the causes of things that affected him. His needs have always compelled him to hunt in eachcase the cause that gave him most trouble. Therefore, he has got into the habit of viewing the causation of anything in particular much as Alice viewed the Cheshire cat. Just as Alice saw only the grin of the Cheshire cat, which was its distinguishing feature, so man sees, of the whole anatomy of the causation of some common thing like a cold in the head or throat, just one peculiarity that appeals to the spotlight of his attention. A distinguished medical investigator has Just declared that the absence of vitamin A in the diet produces In the subject a condition closely similar to a cold.

In plainer, if less accurate words, lack of vitamin A seenu a likely cause of colds. This is new and interesting, particularly if true. But how will it affect the numerous persons who already have ideas on how colds are caused? Some of these persons have written The Eagle, from time to time, interesting letters on what causes colds. Each has a pet cause, and the pets are not always the same. Will such persons admit a new member into the group of circumstances that cause colds? Perhaps, but they will not welcome the new member any too readily.

The human tendency of which we spoke above will no doubt affect the case. If you believe that colds are caused by drafts, or by a microbe, or by lndi- How Many Rooms for a Home? Editor Broooklyn Doily Eavle: It has been brought to my attention that a great many of the old residents of the Hill Section are selling their houses and would like a modern s-room apartment in the same locality. In the area bounded by Adelphl Greene Hanson Place, Fort Greene Place and De Kalb the newer apartment houses contain generally only two, or at the most, four rooms. That is one of the most convenient sections of the city, and the old residents do not want to leave it. There are still some families who prefer a home with a living room, dining room and a real kitchen, but do not want the care of a house.

It seems too bad to bring up our young people In such close quarters, where there can be no feeling of a home. HOMEMAKER. Brooklyn, March 25. Sounds Like an Added Risk Editor Broooklyn Daily Eagle: People who want to participate Carneglo Hall last evening the overture to "Iphlgenia in Aulis," the Third Symphony, Sir Edward's Introduction and Allegro for Strings and the familiar yet still entrancing Second Suite from "Daphnis et Chloe." It was a program less venturesome than several Mr. Toscanini has given us lately, but still a good program, chosen and arranged intelligently, with discrimination, satisfying to the audience.

One does not see eye to eye with Mr. Toscanini on the subject of Brahms. Two seasons agp his reading af the major Symphony disappointed all nut the most fanatical of his admirers; last evening one liked it no better, despite its many beauties. Something of the passionate urgency of mood that should be felt in the first movement was lost; a tempo unwisely slow dwarfed the heroic character of the great theme that in the first measures and often thereafter sweeps down apd up through Its three octaves, challenging attention with Its exultant Use-relation; a one-ideaed solicitude for detail dissipated the strength of the movement as a whole. The Andante was merely The President as a Man (Wheeling Intelltfencer) The Christian Science Monitor calls attention to the fact that we get far fewer glimpses of the man than of the President In the White House.

The President fills the public eye. charming! nothing of the sultry sen-uousness that alternates in its pages with lucid, pastoral strains was conveyed to the listener. Only In the Allegretto and, especially, the Finale, did Mr. Toscanini seem In sympathy with the character of the music, the intention of the composer; these were superbly played. would appreciate it if the newspapers would inform their readers how to distinguish between honest and phony tickets.

The writer understands that the sweeps referred to is designated as The Army and Navy Veterans in Canada, Quebec, Unit 33, Charity Subscription Fund. We see him Two kinds of tickets are being offered for the Army and Navy fund: One is a nicely printed with tlie systems: an about wrestling this morning So. too, were the Gluck the Elgar tiring music, Ravers suite, EDWARD CUSHING berg "Fuhf Gedichte" and "Funf Lieder" by von Webern. The recital began with Falcomerl's "Bella Porta," representing the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, an uncred-ited song from 300 B. and "Rac-conoto della mort dl Eurldlce," by Monteverde (1568-1643).

Continuing in the contemporary spirit which followed, it closed with pieces by Malipiero, Prokofiew and de Falla. All of this, in a few words, waa not very kind to what little the recitalist had to offer as a singer to an audience spotted by several students and exponents of the modernist school. The competent Celiu3 Dougherty was at the piano. B. H.

by Gluck Ravel at On the Move Nation's Business A favorite game of the writer, when seated at luncheon with a group of men all residents la ono city, is to ask where each was born. It is a fair guess that of ten men so questioned not more than one will be living in the city of his birth. And the migration Is not always like the star of the empire, to the West, nor is it always from little to big towns. New York is constantly being captured by natives of Little Rock or Chicago, and Chicago and Little Rock havo their quotas of men born in Brooklyn and Boston. Let's compare some figures for India: "When the last census was taken, 90 percent of the 319,000,000 then counted were found to be living in the district in which they had been born; and of the remainder two out of every three were living In a contiguous district." This constant change, this lenient of population Is one of the things that has made the United States what it is.

It is not mere restlessness. It Is a protest against satisfaction and contentment. overture, were their Our Lady Poets Happy Symphony; writer's sound By John Alden (Having made Inadvertently a trip Canada, Miss Ella Yount, the Irish poetess, who had lived rn the United States five year and had had a poem published here, is prevented from return-Inf. and no lafluence has weakened the determination of Washington to protect our ladj poets from alien competition. News! Hurrah, hurrah.

The trap Is sprung; America Bans Ella Young 1 Too long her lays. She wrote and sung; Her alien ways Helped Ella Young. By envy, then. Our hearts were stung, No rival pen raced Ella Young. Oh, it was rough; Our souls were wrung She sold her stuff.

This Young. Our verse we saw On spindles hung While still the law Spared Ella Young. She'll not compete. Henceforth, among Our poets sweet; This Ella Young. Home Industry With lung and tongue.

Lauds this decree, 'Gainst Ella Young. E. of tal Kallsz Schoen- In these, particularly In the overture, Mr. Toscanini and his orches tra were at their best sensitive, re sponsive, eloquent Interpreters of consolidation of railroad hour hence he to busy unemployment; the sufferings of some thousands of drought-stricken farmers are to be relieved: tin effect of the adjusted service certificate loan bill weighed; word comes of revolt In South America; a Judgeship In Minnesota gives promise of factional trouble. The President Is not only Chief Executive of a mighty and far-flung nation, commander-in-chief of its army and navy, but he must be in addition a diplomat, a flnan- master works.

Perhaps equally to be admired playing of the Brahms It is, utter alj. only the opinion that this music should they for ticket, and the other is a crude job with the co.ors way out of register: one has a distinct watermark on the subscriber's coupon and the other has no watermark on coupon but has an indistinct mark on the counterfoil: on one the date on the third line on the back Is June 30, 1931, whereas on the other the date is July 1, 1931; the serial letters of the better printed ticket are larger than the serial letters on the cheap looking ticket. SWEEPS FAN. otherwise than It did last evening Others may not share It with him. OTHER Mt'SfC After a career which Is said to have been triumphant in her native England, Efne Kallss made her American debut lat evening In a recital at the Town Hall The pianist proved herself ent and good technical ability.

There Is considerable dexterity in her fingers and the power In her left hand serves the pianist to good advantage. These qualities, however, are counteracted by a touch which Is Inclined to heaviness. Miss and the party leader. He must have to do with business, big and little; with forests, mines, farming, shipping; "with Intricate problems of labor, economics and education." He must keep In touch with, understand and interpret "the aspirations of more than 120,000.000 Americans, and follow the developments in foreign chancelleries." One would. think he had little time for being a human being a husband, father, grandfather, friend.

And so it is that thousands who do not agree with Mr. Hoover about prohibition, farm relief, tarlls and the like, read with delight of the invasion of the White House by the Hoover children of the third generation, who use as means of transportation in that historic old mansion those scooters dear to children of all stations. One is glad to hear of Herbert 3d and Pegy Ann skipping merrily beside their grandfather, each holding him tiehtly by the hand, as they walk with him to the office where he must take up the cares of state. Vicariously we all share In the games. As the Monitor points out: "It strengthens the kinship between the average citizen and the Chief Executive, and brings the White Brooklyn, March 25.

Unusually Bad Case Editor Broooklyn Daily Eagle: A few nights ago I had occasion to call a neighbor on a matter of business of considerable importance to both him and myself. His daughter answered the phone, and when I asked her to request her father to come to the Instrument, her reply was that he was listening in on Amos an' Andy, and she did not dare disturb him. Would I please call again in a half hour?" As the matter was really lmport-tant, I did call when a full half hour had elapsed, and the business was satisfactorily disposed of. Now here was a man of middle flge and good abilities a person of real standing in his communitv who could not be disturbed until two radio comedians? had done their turn. I can understand a child or a youth refusing to be tiffn away from some radio feature with an appeal to immature minds, but I simply cannot grasp the attitude of an educated adult refusing to answer a telephone call until he has finished listening to the jokes of Amos an Andy or any similar form of entertainment.

House and land closer Has the radio turned us Into a was detained last night by this in achieving something more colorful than she did. Her phrasing did not always reveal the Ideal In a sense of proportion. We also heard a wrong note or two. Miss profrom opened with the Beethoven flat Sonata and Schumann's Etudes SvmphoniqiKs. Following this, the pianist was heard in an Alexandmw Sonata and Rroups of piece by Rcriabine.

Ireland, de Falla, Rachmaninoff. Debussy. Rossini-Resplghl, Chopin and Liszt. At the Barbison-Plara there was almost a satiety of modernism when Una Fairweathrr made her bow before a metropolitan audience. Especial Interest In the soprano's the other homes of the together." program was centered In the.