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THE EVENING STAR
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WABHINGTO N. D C.
THURSDAY January 5, 1928
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Abandon Lump-Sum Experiment.
Ths lump-sum appropriation practice
should be abandoned, and the definite
proportion payment plan, on the 60-40
ratio, in accordance with the substan
tive law of 1922. should b'automatically
restored, for many reasons.
The lump-sum payment plan is un
sound and vicious in principle when
applied to the peculiar relations of
national and local partners in the Na
tional Capital partnership.
It destroys the unrepresented impotent
partner's safeguard against excessive
and unjust exaction of contributions
for Capital upbuilding by the all
powerful national partner.
It teaches a false and hurtful theory
concerning the relation of Nation to
Capital.
It taints with unfairness or bad
faith many of the agreements, or
understandings which it touches. For
example: (1) Bom under the auspices
of the Holman rule, it causes that rule
to facilitate repudiation of legal and
Just obligations and to invite and tempt
to such repudiation; (2) in appropria
tion of the District's accumulated tax
surplus it caused only maimed, crippled
tad half-portion equity to be done;
(3) In appropriations for Park Commis
sion uses it threatens to turn an in
tended and expected blessing Into a
curse; (4) it paralyzes all great proposed
improvements and loans for such Im
provements by creating reasonable dis
trust whether the national partner will
not exact every cent of payment for
primarily national or semi-nationa!
projects from the impotent local part
ner, the District taxpayers; (5) it taints
with bad faith and hurtful Injustice the
new organic act of 1922, and (6) it has
caused by its vicious influence the final
appropriation for the parkway connec
tion between Potomac and Rock Creek
Parks to be made solely from District
tax money in violation of every prin
ciple of equity.
There are no offsetting benefits to
the injustices inflicted by the lump-sum
payment practice. AU the predictions
of evil concerning it have been 100 per
cent fulfilled. Not one of the benefits
promised for it has been enjoyed.
These contentions are elaborated in
editorial correspondence, of which the
first article is printed elsewhere in to
day's Star.
Transatlantic Dirigible Service.
It is announced that a dirigible air
ship is now nearing completion at How
den. England, that is designed for
transatlantic passenger service. This is
described as the largest ever built, hav
ing a gss capacity of five million cubic
feet, with motors capable of four thou
sand two hundred horsepower and with
accommodations for one hundred pas
sengers. It is expected that it will be
capable of making the flight from Lon
don to New York in forty-eight hours.
The managing director of the corpora
tion which is building this giant air
ship is soon to sail for New York to
complete arrangements for the first
flight of the Rio. which wiU prob
ably take place early in the Spring.
The successful airplane flights across
the Atlantic last Summer gave a great
stimulus to the plans for regular trans
atlantic passenger service by air. The
achievements of Lindbergh, Chamber
lin and Byrd did not in themselves ad
vance commercial oceanic flying, for it
is recognised that the practical aerial
passenger service must be on a iarr,?r
scale than by the heavier-than-air ma
chine as it is now developed or con
templated. The dirigible alone can
carry enough passengers to make such
an enterprise economically feasible.
Yet, the dirigible, with its great bulk,
offering a large resistance area to the
winds. Is not viewed with any high de
gree of confidence for scheduled opera
tion, and to be a practical success
transoceanic service must he regular
and not Intermittent.
The first flight of the Rio will evoke
the keenest interest, for it may demon
strate the degree of dependability of
dirigible service The fare will be
about S6OO, which is rather high But
it i* to be borne In mind that forty
eight-hour service between the two cap
itals, separated by about 3,000 miles 1*
after all, a luxury and must be paid
I* for accordingly.
—a « -
Ths statement that Lindbergh's
mother enjoys flying destroys hop*- that
' Llndy" will come to earth and devote
himself to industrial details of avia
tion The maternal influence i* stronger
than public sentiment,
fii-nist Claus Connors.
Because he was born on Christina*
oa y his parents, Mr and Mrs Wllilarr
Connors of Fall River, Mass. trainee
him Kants Claus ho fsanta Clam
Connors is distinctly n>ore than a neon
registere.d at the city clerk's office
The waggish instincts of human)*)
thus come into their own, but on*
Wonders what will happen to Mr Hants
Crsus Connors wi*rn he grows up Hii
parents will not be able Ur rail hin
' Junior," for his father s name is Wil
Ham tire question remains, writ tire]
dare Ur cal) him "Banty"'/
Picture the liltit fellow when he goer
Ur school ’Hue comae Hants Claus!’
iris playmates w ream "Y <4s a. oil
Handy Claws!' Am i, neitAm 1 "Yea
you are, ole Sandy Claws, ole Sandy
Claws!”
He grows up. he aspires to Congress.
Again the question arises, will the name
1 of “Santa Claus” get him anywhere?
The kindly, fat saint of Christmas day,
r beloved or the children, runs a pretty
race with his reindeer, but what can
r he do in an election?
When young Connors finds the girl
of his dreams, will she regard him as
a veritable Santa Claus, able and will
ing to pour riches at her feel, or will
j she be content to marry just a hard
-1 working fellow trying his best to live
dewn his first two names?
, One thing, and one thing only, is
sure in relation to the little Fall River
boy—when he grows to man’s estate,
and can do as ire pleases, he will sign
his name S. C. Connors, and let it go
at that.
| The Whole Triangle Taken.
Although fully expected, the passage
1 i yesterday by the Senate of the bill to
! authorize the purchase by the Govern
i ment of the entire Mall-Avenue tri
-1 angle for use as Federal building sites
i affords a thrill of satisfaction at the
i virtual accomplishment of a project
that has been pending for many years.
This action does not quite perfect the
legislative procedure, inasmuch as the
Senate has amended the bill as already
passed by the House, but the concur
| I renee of the latter body in the change
j is confidently expected, and it is alto
, j gether likely tjrat in a few days the
j measure will be laid before the Presi
dent for his approval, which undoubt
, edly will be given.
r This bill authorizes an appropriation
' of $25,000,000 for the purchase of all
privately owned property in the area
bounded by Pennsylvania avenue, the
, Mall, Fourteenth street and the Botanic
; Garden including the square occupied by
. the Southern Railway, which has here
tofore been excepted. The western base
-of the triangle, extending from Pennsyl
i vania avenue to the Mall between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets, is already
the property of the Government, having
been acquired about two decades ago.
Had the entire triangle been* taken then
s the cost to the Government would have
> been much less than it will now be.
I fhis lapse of time, however, has not
been altogether a waste, for in the
meantime a broader and more satisfac
; tory plan of building emplacement and
I design has been evolved and adopted,
and the result in terms of Federal con
struction is certain to be more satis
factory than if the triangle had been
taken as a whole at the time the "five
square site” was acquired.
With this legislation effected it will
be possible to treat the triangle as a
unit, in some measure to ignore street
lines and to unite now existing squares
into larger areas. It will likewise be
possible to proceed with the broad
building plan without other delay than
the Initial procedure of purchase or
condemnation. While that process is
under way the two buildings for which
foundations are now being dug. those
for the Internal Revenue Bureau and
the Department of Commerce, will be
under construction. Presumably by the
time title is secured to the entire
r space the building program will have
i reached the point at which other units
i of the Government's housing outfit will
‘ have been planned and brought to the
i point of actual work. Thus the pros
pect is that within two years other erec
-1 j tions will be in progress than those
| which are now in the first stages.
With the entire triangle in Govern
ment ownership it will be possible to
proceed with the development at the
eastern end of the connection between
| the Capitol-Station Plaza and Potomac
! Park by means of a boulevard which
f will reach Pennsylvania avenue at the
! northwestern comer of the Botanic
I Oarden. A great transformation will
! take place. Much disfiguring material
will be swept away and the Capital will
then begin to assume its proper aspect
Remains now to be made provision
for the District's municipal center,
plans for which have been tentatively
drawn, to occupy the space now rough
ly delimited as lying between Pennsyl
vania, Indiana and Louisiana avenues,
Third street and Sixth street. The tak
ing of all the remaining private prop
’ erty in the triangle by the Govern
ment, including the Southern Kall
( way Building, definitely prevents
i any expansion of the District’s muntri
; pa) headquarters, and makes imperative
, the provision of such a center on ample
: ground as has been proposed. Leglx
; latlve action to this end at the present
session is necessary if this work, so vl-
J tally important to the Dtsirlct’3 wel
, ; fare, Is to proceed in season.
\ lesson yet to be learned in world
i | affairs is that there arc few diplomatic
i | blunders more dangerous than that of
; seriously irritating the United Htates
Marines
1- ——
The Governor'* Dilemma.
Uncompromising wets in the Demo
-4 cratic party wifi not be satisfied with
r anything short of a definite declaration
by Gov. Alfred E Brnlth against the
f righteenlh amendment and all its
' i works, it appears Any statement from
* ! the Governor of New York that soft*
‘ pedals tl»* wet and dry Issue, or seems
1 | to avoid ti*e issue, will tre resented.
' j The New York World, which has *l
- ways professed an ardent admiration
j for Gov. Hmith, in Its leading editorial
* j today on the governor’s message to the
i fltale legislature, reflects the diapieas
! ure of the wets because the governor
H ' saw fit Or say, "In the meanwhile,
' ! there devolves upon the Hlate the c.a
Y : cred duty of sustaining the eighteenth
“ amendment and the Volstead lav/ "
' ] "The one point," says the World, "at
i which he (Gov. Him tin touche* upon
| an issue of national consequence is in
| bis discussion of the eighteenth amend-
M j men I And at that point, we regret to
„ admit, he talks red like Alfred K Hmith
i) i but like the conventional politician
y. j There Is no use disguising It * * *
lfc j What he has to say is what he has hesn
: warned Ural It is expedient Ur say in
y ! urdei Vi pineal* the dry Democrats a
ir j tint nominating convention "
M ! ft is apparent Ural the World has in
p doubt of the candidacy of Gov Aline
„ K Hindi! for lb* Democratic presiderr-
I- us I nomination Otherwise It could
,y near rely have been ltd into the irse •<1
; “uclr language
st What the World has to say only gut
" i to show the great difficulty which Guv
le i Hmith faces If he really Is to Ire a urn
i, Under for lira jrre*ijJ’:hU*i uo»n)n*Uoi
THE EVENING RTAI? \»sH INGTON, P. <7., TTTTTRFrPAY, JANTTAKT 5, TO2R.
r this year. With one great group In his
party wet and another dry, the gover
. nor has a task before him that might
« well try the resources of the most able
» politician that ever lived. It does not
, appear probable that he will be able
r| to dodge the issue. If he does ire wlh
i lose some of his strength in the North
and East. There is nothing in his mes-
I I v:\ge to the State Legislature which
( shows him to be friendly to the cause of
prohibition. Indeed, there is Indication
l I of his opposition to the measure, which
• \ he declares was “rushed" to rut i flea
• ' (ion in 1919 Yet the mere dcclnra
j tion of the governor in favor of law
; j enforcement while the amendment and
| the Volstead law remain intact Is criti
. cl zed ns “trimming."
i This criticism of the governor does
1 not appear-fair. As the chief executive
of New York Slate, he is sworn to up
hold the Constitution and the laws of
the United States, whatever his per
■ sonal beliefs regarding any part of
i those laws. If ho asserts the need of
i law enforcement he only gives expres
i slon to a need which is admitted by
, the wets themselves, although they say
that the law cannot be enforced.
Lindy Bumps the Bumps.
Lindbergh writes that he found the
going between Pan Salvador and
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, where he ar
rived yesterday, the roughest in all his
career in the air. For about a quarter
of an hour, when he was passing over
the mountains, he was thrown into a
series of bumps and jerks that tossed
him about in the cabin until his head
hit the roof. This rough air, he ex
plains. was caused by a north wind
, striking air blowing from another direc
tion, creating a series of freakish cur
rents. Once upon a time, he notes, these
currents were erroneously called “air
’ pockets " When the plane passes through
ona current it sinks into a second and
drops, so suddenly that the passenger
i.- levitated abruptly. In some instances
pilots and passengers have been tossed
clear out of their planes by these abrupt
descents unless they are strapped in by
safety belts.
This remarkable young man. who is
rated as one of the best flyers who
ever took off from the ground, goes on
to say. in his account of the trip, that
"the plane was not difficult to handle
under these conditions, and really no
drnger exists in them for the experi
enced pilot .” There is exactly the point
of the whole matter of flying. Experi
ence is necessary. But sometimes the
flyer is put out of commission while
gaining that experience. What Lind
bergh has in mind in this comment
undoubtedly is that the flyer who does
not take needless chances, who studies
his way, who "feels” his ship at all
times, need not be upset by the unseen
j inequalities of the air currents. Ex
perience, plus skill!
By waiting till after Christmas for
their revision of cost, several motor
manufacturers thereby avoided the
temptation to deliv-r cars free to wrlt
i ers of “letters to Santa Claus.”
< An archeologist who digs up mummies
' is enlightening and not so troublesome
j as one who insists on digging up blue
1 i laws.
j Capital punishment is all wrong, de
clares Clarence Darrow, but an effort
t prevent it must, in many Instances,
be well capitalized.
The expert nfirrtician who preserved
King Tut for modern attention is per
haps entitled to a little more scientific
credit than he is receiving.
Even the statement, "I do not choose."
is not permitted by statesmanship to
enable President Coolidge to look like
an Innocent bystander.
Skating on more or less thin ice as
serts itself in Washington. IX C.. as a
physical as well as a political pastime.
Occasionally a sport achievement puts i
on a vaudeville that is n markable for 1
little except the size of the salary.
An agreement to abandon war should j
be fortified by an agreement to keep
' agreements. ,
SHOOTING STARS.
!
BV PHILANDER JOHNSON
| ________ i
Poem.
Os course, a poem ought to be
! A thought where fancy revels free,
i A studious work of phrase polite,
| Or else a message erudite
j And sometimes It’s a simple thing
| Which sounds with colloquial ring
I ■ A greeting old, yet ever new,
, And merely murmurs, “Howdy do!”
r Ths words which swiftly reach tire heart
i Do not depend on subtle art
Nor gifts for information clear—
They show that friendship still draws
near
To hope that all with you is well
Wherever you may toil or dwell.
Ho here's a "poem," friend, for you
1 Three syllables, just "liowdy do!"
t Technique of Affability.
j "Everybody shakes hands lit January."
"Yes," answered Heiiator Horghuni
s "It's good exercise Horne of u» states
men are strongly tempted to limit their
culture to physical culture "
» (source of Insplr(lion.
l Broadcasting is an enterpitß*
• Which occupies *hc mind that's wise.
• Most of Its art appears to he
r Went out from mutton ADV
’ Jud Tonkins says you ran! get any
thing oft your mind merely by speaking
1 on Three or four words may star I
Ure argument of a lifetime.
I
i frank IlheloMu*.
i "I fold my ItUibatrd exai tiy what I
. thought of him," said Henrietta
i> "Hcrved him right," t’ommerrlci.l Miss
i /.enohia Jenkins >
, "No As a mutter (if fact, I think
• very w«U of him I huv« rr irdured trim
ii hopelessly conceited "
" "No man," said Hi Ho, Ihe sage of
Chuutown "got* so fat wrong as tire
orMr who Invariably Insists that ha I
1 right."
rl
„ Among the fi|M < uDlot*
,1 in savu my money I ; Ji try
,f I When (rim-ling l go
Pet hap i i ll have enough hr buy
„ j A ticket hr a show,
• ' ’ niches hah wings," said Uriels i
• * , a man iffir to Ire a good spurt and
it sn At* y* fly stn i»upv«*
[ THIS AND THAT
ItY CHAtiI.ES E. TIIACEtf'EI.I ,.
What are the compensations of mod
ern life for the loss of the space and
quiet of the old-time living?
In the old days and they were not
so long ago men had more elbow room,
as it were, both in the matter of land
and homes.
Even city crowding had failed to
limit homes to eighteen foot, lots, and
there were scores of houses In city
limits proper set in grounds that al
lowed children plenty of space to play.
Life then gave the effect of more
space in which to move and breathe.
This was particularly noticeable inside
the homes themselves, with their huge
windows, high ceilings, and mighty
halls.
As for the matter of quiet, the one
item of the automobile alone has
spelled the difference between peace
and quiet and eternal turmoil. In ad
dition. there are several other factors
such as radios and "parties," which
have added materially to the Increase
of constant noise, especially in the
cities.
The good old habit of "going to bed
with the chickens" is not feasible any
more, in many sections, simply on ac
count of the neighbors, who insist on
staying up until midnight or there
after, and, equally, on making plenty
, of noise until their own retirement.
+* * *
It must be asked, therefore, by peo
ple of keen sensibilities, what are some
of tlie compensations which help make
1 up for the loss of beautiful quiet and
wonderful space? One would not in
clude the factor of vista, although he
might like to do so. In the old days,
more of us had a chance to live in
places where Dills, trees, streams
clouds, greeted the beholder. Today
too many are confined, by .economic
necessity, to live in communities that
have no vista whatever, with only a
few trees, or none, without views, in
the real sense of that word, in any
direction.
There are several compensations,
however, for all this, and it is well to
keep them in mind. They are, as far
as we can see, four in number:
1. Electricity.
2. Modem plumbing.
3. Modern heating.
4 Flanker knowledge.
When one thinks of modern living in
terms of the electric light, he is in
clined to feel that, here one has some
thing real, definite and solid with
which to balance any loss from previ
ous ages.
What a gift Thomas A. Edison gave
mankind when he presented it with
his first crude carbon light! Surely
this Is the supreme Invention of this
miracle worker. (We believe he has
said so himself.) Certainly the elec
tric light, in its various forms, has
added immeasurably to living.
The writer vividly recalls when "elec
tric lights" first came to his home town.
They superseded the oil lamps, with
their constant drudgery and care The
electric lights were either on long cords
or on ugly sorts of chandeliers, he for
gets which.
There were no shades over the bulbs,
which glared with naked simplicity
upon the Just and the unjust alike, as
did Portia’s "gentle rain.” Yet the
common-sense of every home owner rec
ognized their worth and utility. To be
able to have light at the touch—ah!
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
BY PAUL V. COLLINS.
»
When is a battle not a symptom of
war? Is it when half a dozen Ameri
can soldiers are killed and 30 others
seriously wounded? When no war has
been declared by Congress, the only
constitutional authority to declare war?
The Government decides to add a
thousand reinforcements to the front,
yet we are not at war with Nicaragua.
These may appear as impertinent
queries in the face of the Nicaragua
hostilities following the recent ••success
ful'' efforts of former Secretary of War
Stimson as special envoy of our Gov
ernment to placate the combatants in
that disturbed nation. Yet only critics
who have not learned the characteris
tics of Central Americans and become
familiar with the incidents of a cen
tury of efforts of the United Btatcs to
maintain peace and liberty there will
jump to conclusions that we have de
parted from our traditional policies and
entered upon a course of meddling with
the affairs of Independent, sovereign
nations that we have undertaken
"dollar diplomacy" rather than adher
ing to lofty disinterested purposes of
aid to less fortunate republics contig
-1 uous to our borders.
** * *
It 1* fundamental to an understand
j ing of lortin American politics to rec
] agnize that in all countries of Centra!
I and South Amertcn, whese Latins dom
i inate, the political parties are not ex
pressive of difference in political prin
ciples but are personal In their
organizations and support. The tradi
tional means of showing dissatisfaction
with elections is to start revolutions, se
curing support by enticements of loot.
Hurh revolutions are not ordinarily
justification of outside intervention bv
| foreign nations It is the right of nti
! norities to revolt If they so desire, and
It is not the right of a foreign govern
ment to stop such revolutions never
theless, foreign governments may pro
tect the safety of the lives and prop
erty of their own nationals In case local
hostilities are prolonged unreasonably
or carried on ruthlessly.
In 1007 President Roosevelt Induced
all five Central American republics to
come in conference to Washington, and
here enter into a mutual agreement not
to recognize any president, of any Cen
tral American country who had reach
ed power through armed force Abo
the agreement was to maintain the ex
isting boundaries of all such countries
against aggression either of neighbors
or other foreign powers That had no
connection with our Monroe Doctrine,
yet, in principle, it broadened and lo
calized that doctrine by npplving Its
essential principle of integrity of exist
ing governments and liouudailes in
Central America The United Htntcs
Government, desiring to let Central
America realize its own independence,
did not sign Hiut agreement, but adopt
ed Its principles as mir own policy, nev
ertheless.
* ♦ 4 S>
We have Intervened hi local condi
tions In five outstanding cases with
out m ihe slightest i turning contrary to
that policy.
We Intervened to stop the Mpanlsh
oppression in (Julia, not to avenge lite
sinking of the Maine in Havana Har
bor hut to establish peace hi I tic neigh
boring Island, whose lung and cruel war
was so disturbing to our own seemllv
and peace Then, atiei getting rid of
Bonin, we stipulated that (Juba should
hind herself to oor dictation in certain
matt mi s, stu b as maintaining peace and
sanitation, and refraining trom ever
permitting any other country to gain a
foothold upon lo tt< i ilint v, and never
to eontrari a foielgo debt which could
, | not lie met, as to interest and stoking
I fund, by her normal revenues
As stated bv (Jharlen Oheney Hyde,
! jiiofesHor of internal tonal law amt for
i trier solicitor of out Hiale Department
‘ fly Ihe foregoing provisions, (’tuba Is
beloved In have acenrdcri the status of
, a dependency tindei lira protection of
tin United Hlales "
Unde* Ilia! piovlslmt, the United
(stales Intervened twice in Chiba, with a
view tit itiainliinlng a government
adequate foi Hie |nuposes described
1 herein
♦* * ♦
In luml the Hulled Mlales undertook
In guiMnnlea and inAhitMlli the ItapublU
of Panama, which had gianted to Hu
United Mi a las, by treaty m perpetuity
not only Hie Canal /.one, hut the nglil
and responsibility lo nolle* the einht
1 domain of Panama, In case it* own
government failed to maintain uttlw
And still today one Is Inclined to ex
claim "Air!” The wonder of the elec
tric lights In business and home does
not reuse, but lias ever grown, whir in
creased efficiency and beauty of lights
turd fixtures.
Hlowly but, surely, while retaining
and enhancing Ihe convenience and
power of the lights, we are getting back
to the soft radiance of the old-time
oil lamps, such as used to sit on the
center table, Proper home lighting to
day involves the use of many table and
floor lamps, with soft shades to diffuse
the light. Properly used, the elect,rn:
light is the best and most artistic form
of lighting the world has known, and
surely deserves to be called a compen
sation for some of the tilings we miss.
+* * *
Modern plumbing and modern heat
ing, these form a utilitarian duo that
deserve all the praise that, may he given
them, for they have made living health
ier and happier, more sanitary and
cleanly, better in every way.
Only the “small town" man or wom
an can thoroughly appreciate what th*.
fin trace and the bathroom mean in the
art of daily living. It is with these as
Ruskin said of pictures, one may live
without them, but not as well.
The bathroom and its associated
plumbing still wait for the happy
poet who will seize the intellectual and
humorous sides of sanitation and put
them into great, verse.
To have a leashed river in one’s
home—is not this fit subject for epic?
If Alexander Pope could get away with
a poem on a look of hair, might not our
yet unknown versifier write of the
shampoo of some beautiful head?
No one can appreciate the modern
home heating system, who has not had
to carry wood from the woodshed when
the snow was four feet deep, or who
has not tried to keep two or three drum
stoves busy at once.
These latter heated a few rooms,
leaving the remainder cold as Green
land, the official comparison for in
tensity of cold in the old days. Up
stairs bedrooms commonly were colder
than outdoors. It was no wonder
they went in for feather beds!
Modern furnaces have ended all that,
with their equitable distribution of heat,
and but one central "stove” to watch.
This, surely, is one of the compensa
tions of which we speak.
** * *
Franker knowledge, many will be
lieve, is one of the true benefits of this
day and age. There always has b<#n
knowledge, but for too long it was con- j
fined to the few. Today there grows j
a disposition to make knowledge a s i
free as air, limited only by the desire
of the aspirant for it.
This tendency permeates all ranks of
society, both educational and other
wise. Today children know more than
the children of twenty, thirty or forty
years ago did. Although there may
he some disaster attending this diffu
sion, in the end it will tend to a saner,
better citizenship.
"By the truth no man was ever yet i
hurt," runs the wise saying; and most i
of us, In our better moments, must ad- I
mit this. To look life in the face 1
frankly and honestly is better than to !
skulk before life. This attitude, we j
are convinced, is one of the compensa- i
tions for the loss of blessed quiet and ;
the sense of space.
i
f and sanitation according to American
■ standards. If Panama ever enters into
i any federation or into any other gov
j eminent, that cannot subvert the rights j
r of the United States In any particular,
’ Prof. Hyde remarks: "By so doing, it j
i relinquished, with respect to such mat- j
, ters. its independence." Yet all we prof
it is national self-defense against dis- j
. ease or disorder.
i In 1907 the Dominican Republic ap- j
■ pealed to the United States to aid it in
■ its financial bankruptcy and help rein- I
• state order where murderous anarchy 1
i prevailed. So we sent troops and cus- I
r toms collectors and after some years we ,
brought peace and financial soundness j
• where they had not previously existed, j
We withdrew after stipulating that!
i hereafter that government shall not I
I borrow without the advice and consent \
■ of the United States. Sgys Prof, Hyde: I
I "By the foregoing provision it is be- !
i lleved that the Dominican Republic ac- i
i cepted the protection of the United
i States for the period of the receivership j
. —lO years, with a possible renewal of
; 10 nr>re. * This required American naval
. occupation, but the Dominican bonds
were put upon a sound basis and order
was established."
Almost the same conditions applied in
• Haiti, with a similar appeal to the j
■ United States. And finally the same j
I situation arrived in Nicaragua. In all
cases the United States waited for the
■ legal authorities of the involved coun-!
• try to appeal for our aid and in no ease
• have we. as a Nation, profited from 1
• our Intervention beyond the benefits of j
i maintaining peace nt our threshold and
• preserving what rights we already held
, therein to protect the lives and property !
i of our nationals, inclusive of the prop- t
' erty of our Government, in Panama and ;
■ Nicaragua, connected with existing or
1 prospective interoceantc canals, and bv
. our. own action avoiding European men
. aces against our Monroe Doctrine in
. territorial aggression
** * *
l Our action in Nicaragua came only
f after repeated appeals from American
Investors and from England and Fiance
I for protection against the bandit revo
i luttonists France had announced her
I intent to send a warship to protect tier
I nationals ts we failed to do so
There Is no question as to the legality
■ of the election of President Diaz, the
i United States and all other nations, ex
■ eept Mexico, have recognized h«s status
v as President, and he joined with tpe
» appeals of foreign nations ttiat Hie
** I (lilted States should Intervene to inaln
, tain order and defend lives and tnvest
• merits of foreigners. President Din*
i conceded that he could not guarantee
their security against the Liberal retiels
i That request of President Diaz would
i not tn Itself have authorized our inter
-1 vmtton, for rebels have a legal right
, to assert and maintain their grievances
As Hyde puts it : "A revolution or civil
. war within the domain of particular
state may he a source of grave concern
to a neighboring power. Its commerce
may be adversely affected, Its burden
of abstaining from participation may
be heavy; Us obligation as a neutral Hu
1 case the insurgents are recognized as
! belligerentsi may be exacting and oner
■ mis Nevertheless, the fight for the
reins of government is not m itself in
ternationally wrongful Until the eon
duet, of hostilities, by reason of the
1 mode or place of operation or through
J smite other circumstances, menaces the
1 safety of the outside state, or otherwise
' dll nil,V Inter teres with the exercise by
| II of some definite light which should
' he respected, no ground for Interven
-1 Hon Is apparent Prior, Hteiefoie. to
• siieli a time intervention to assist tn
suppressing or aiding Hie revolution
’ must mi principle lack justification
• Nor ts the situation legally altered
hv reason ot the fact that intervention
'* occurs in pursuance of a treaty or guar
anty, or ttiat such action is in response
lo an invitation from cither party to
• Hie coiirtlrt. Foreign mteiicrence
' howsoever invoked, is necessarily direct -
l ed against: e portion of Hie population
id a foreign stale and is Unis a dental
l 'l of Its tight lo engage in or supples* a
• (evolution, or of employing its own re
1 sum> es to retain or acquire control over
1 the government of Its own country
♦♦ ♦ *
In the present case, we tua tn Nle
g aiagua by reason ot the agreement of
c both parties Hie legal government and
t Hie revolt ns who mutually agreed to
f, a Hues and laid down their sum ail ,
d except Gen Mandltm, an alleged Mexl
e can outlaw, huodit ami "soldier of for ]
n tune," formerly A lieutenant of the
a Mexican bandit VBt. We ate bound lo
OUH UNSPOKEN
CREED.
BV GLENN FRANK.
f‘resilient of University of Wi«'on*iii mid
Kornn-r Editor of the Ontury MuKa/.irir
Most of uk have two creed* In poli
ties and religion.
We have a spoken creed that de
seribeß what w»* think we believe.
We have an unspoken creed that de
termine* what we actually do.
The unspoken creed Is more Impor
tant than the spoken creed.
Since one of the fundamental issues
of my time Is the new-old assault, on
democracy, I have given many hours
to a study of the underlying philoso
phy of democracy. 1 have accumu
lated on my bookshelves arid In my
flies a very comprehensive literature on
the nature and aims of democracy.
From that, literature I have been
able to compile a clear and comprehen
sive statement of democracy’s spoken
creed; and that spoken creed is an in
spiring and challenging thing. No won
der that millions were easily stirred to
fight to make the world safe for
democracy. »
But when one Journeys from the
library to the legislature, the contrast
between the spoken creed and the un
spoken creed of democracy is disillu
sioning.
The next great advance in the per
fection of the techniques of self-gov
ernment will come from a study, not
of the spoken creed, but of the un
spoken creed, of democracy.
It is not democracy’s aspirations, but
democracy’s actions, that must be our
point of departure.
Happily, many students of govern
ment, like Faguct, Lippmann, Dewey,
Inge, Babbitt, Angell, whose writings
are read outside the cloisters of schol
arship,- arc dealing with democracy’s
unspoken creed.
Here are some of the unspoken be
liefs that govern democracy's opera
tions:
The individual government of igno
rant people Is a menace to wise au
thority. but a wholesale referendum of
Individual judgments is the finai au
thority.
Folly, if there is enough of it. some
how becomes, by ballot-box magic, wis
dom.
If democracy can win power, the use
of power will somehow take care of
itself.
If. we multiply wrong conclusions
enough times, they become right con
clusions.
The voice of the people Is the voice
of God. whether the people are godlike
or not.
If we punish people for breaking good
| laws, we need not concern ourselves
i with people who make bad laws.
| Democracy Is just now in a sort of
i twilight zone between the effective con
quest of power and the effective use of
power, but it will never achieve the ef
fective use of power as long as it spend 1 :
its time lauding its spoken creed, for it
is its unspoken creed that makes it
what It is.
<Copyright. l!V;s,t
Article About Smith
( ailed Unfortunate
| To thy Editor of The Star-
A few days ago Mr. Gould Lincoln,
in an article in The Star, enumerated
! the views of various groups among the
Democrats on Gov. Smiths candidacy
for President. One group is defined as
making a wide distinction between the
eligibility of Gov. Smi’h and his avall
| ability, and that solely on the ground
! of his religion
! Making a distinction between eiigibil
| ity and availab hty s mere quibbling
| with words. If a man is not available i
j because of lack of executive ability or
j statesmanship, of personal character,
j morals or views of life (Which include
| his religion*, then he is not eligible on !
! the same grounds. While the Consti- !
| tution does not plaea any oarrier in
j the shape of a religiou. test, it tacitly
, presumes he will be a man of integrity.
I of sane views and personal worth, and
that he will obey the laws and conform
to the Constitution of the United
States. The spirit of the Constitution ,
makes eligibility and availability one
and the same thing. Distinction as to
availability can be made only on polit- j
leal grounds since his election is by
methods of party choice and maneuver
ing As to this the Constitution has
nothing to say.
In this empty distinction the group
which Mr Lincoln speaks of draws a |
| parallel with the availability of a mem
} ber of the Mormon Church. The only
! ground on which his availability could
;be questioned, apart from ordinary
! political reasons and his general char
| actor, .would be on the known attitude
of the'Mormon Church toward the laws
and Constitution of the United States.
While no one ran point the finger of
reproach at the Catholic Church, which
has consistently proclaimed her adher
! enc« to the principles of American Dm
! eminent and at no time has refused to
j uphold the relations between church
1 and state as understood in this coun
try. the same cannot be said of the
i Mormon Church, w hich for many years
i defied the Federal laws, in violation of
| the Constitution.
! This was a Christian country Chris
tian principles, including that of
| monogamy, were embodied in its law
i For a long period Mormonism refused
; to conform to Christian marriage. Con
gress passed the Morrill. Poland and
I Edwards acts, forbidding polygamy
j Only in 1890, 28 years after th*
; Morrill act. came the Woodruff tmvnl
j fosto. advising Mormons to conform
)to the law’ The law was upheld
j by the United States Supreme Court
! Up to the acceptance of Utah as a
I State in 1 tetri the leaders broke the law
and practiced polygamy So serous .
became the resistance of the Mormon
Church to the Constitution and laws
of the country that tn 1887 the chmvh
was disincorporated and the most ot j
its property confiscated by the Federal
Government No such charge can be ,
brought against the Catholic Church m !
the United States U has consistently \
upheld lire laws It has alwaxs held
the principles of Government laid down
In the Declaration ot Independence to
he in conformity with Catholic teach
ing Never at any time has it set it
self tip «s a religion over and above the
law, amt never has H sought any par
ticular treatment
The parallel, therefore, between the 1
eligibility and availability of a Catholic
and a Mormon for the presidency, .-
singularly unfortunate The availabit *
tty of a Catholic for tha! high office
rests on the same ground as that ot
the member of ativ other church
namely, his rxeeuthe competence, tils
high character and his binding him
self by oath taud to a Catholic an oath
is a sacred thing* tv* uphold the laws
and Constitution of the Untied Stales !
PATRICK .1 WARD !
|
suppress anarchy In (tic protection of
our own canal rights and the interests !
of American and foreign business uu- •
periled hv the bandit image* and tyb
hinics, since DUu stab s that he Is pow .
erless to guarantee salely
We have taken over the rides and
machine guns of both parties and we
hate undertaken u> guard and guaran- j
tee a fan and Impartial election of t
l*i uiH, i, this veai Dias cannot be j
a fO-iiVv or to himself, under the con- j
stlimum AU parlies except Handmo 1
tteyep, ,( tpo feints of peace as at j
ranged by Mr nttmson rtandino is an j
outlaw p* devl>, tat ion of both the legal*
government and hu own polUteul pat tv ,
He menace* all eUlsen* who have not i
rallied to his support In tux modern
Cave us At|ti|l«m We must nmpivx
him or concede to Europe the aiHtloa
lion of Ihe Monroe Ikwtrlne Yet, we
are not at war against Nicatagua Nor
was President Wilson ai war with Me.x
too when be ordered Gen Pershing to
Invade that rotmttv m the punitive ex
pedlUnn against Villa atlet the taut ot
that bandit on Colombo!* The allied
nation* whose annus tmpehed together
mb* China to guppies* the Boxer Re
h Hum and remote (he legation* laced a
similar *t mat ton. without making war
\ China file right Os self defense
, national as well a* per vonal
tVvermid lc-’» to »‘*al f 4MU»* \
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS |
ItY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
i “
Did you ever write a letter to Fred
eric J Haskin? Von can ask him any
question of fact and get, the answer in
a personal letter Here is a great edu
cational idea introduced into the lives
of the most intelligent people in the
world American newspaper readers.
It is a part of that best purpose of a
j newspaper-- service. There i; no charge
except 2 cents in stamps for return
[ postage Address Frederic J. Hank.ri,
i Director, The Evening f?tar Informa
) tion Bureau, Washington, D. C.
Q. What is a charivari? —C. M
A It is a mock serenade of dis
cordant nnLses made with kettle®-, tin
horns and such noisemakers. It is
sometimes meant to annoy, but often
is undertaken in a spirit of fun.
Q Who coined the phrase the melt
ing pot?—C. J. S.
A It was coined by Israel Zangwill,
the .dramatist.
Q. Who was the first, person named
Jones?—B. J.
A. If. is not possible to say who was
the first person named Jones. Jones
is a Scottish klan name. It is derived
j from tiie Christian name John, which
jis of Hebrew derivation and means
j “Grace of the Lord.”
| Q. What is meant by State guaran
j tee of deposits in banks? —F. 11.
A. In most States the guarantee on
I bank deposits merely means that other
; banks in the State are assessed direct
ly or indirectly to raise money to pay
j the losses of banks which have failed
j in that State.
! Q. How are the shapes and con
i tours of countries established?—J. F. M
! A. 'lhe shapes and contours of the
j continents and of the separate coun
j tries have been determined by careful
j surveys. The governments of all the
i principal nations have undertaken sur
! vcys based on exact triangulations a*id
j have published maps showing their
results.
Q. Were the women in Alabama in
j favor of secession or against it?—
I N. L D
i A. “Civil War and Reconstruction
iin Alabama” says that in 1861 the
| women were well informed in all ques
tions of the day “and especially in the
burning sectional issues that affected
| them so closely. They were strongly
;in favor of the secession after the
‘ event, if not before; they were even
j more unanimous than the men. feeling
that they were more directly concerned
! in questions of interference with social
! institutions in the South.” '
* Q. What is the derivation cf the
; word ambition? —D. \V.
j A. This word comes from the Latin
5 ambitio. which meant a going around,
i especially of candidates for office :n
* Rome, to solicit votes. Hence, a desire
j for office or honor.
1 Q What is the population cf Mex
| ico?-~8. C
j A. It has a population of about
; 15,000.000. It is about one-fourth the
sizr of the United States.
Q Are Canada's experts of liquors
! increasing or decreasing?—N. L
j A Canada's exports of alcoholic bev
erages have been showing marked in
* creases. The total value of exports in
* the 12 months ended October was
526.881.019. as compared with $24,670,-
413 in 1926. $17,227,125 in 1925. •15.-
i
Christmas Spirit Reopens
"Ouilu tying \\ ar Diseussiou
The Christmas season wi;h its spirit
o' good will is credited with the inspira
: tien for discussion by the American
press wuh renewed interest of the sub
s jeet of '‘outlawing war.'*
• The spirit of good will, brought on
the Christmas tide." suggests th*> Pdts
i burgh Post-Gazette, "finds a substantial
i basis for discussion in the of
{ the proposition of treaties to outlaw
i war No matter how far away such a
goal may seem, in view of th' *omple\-
tty of national and international con
's stderations. the least that can be said
ss that the talk is in the right direction,
j Even if the pacts that may be entered
j into some time should he full of legal
' reservations in recognition of th? tnde
| pendence of the nations, th? moral in
, fluence of formal expressions of a w;ll
for peace cannot be regarded lightly.
: In fact, is not the will for peace every
thing'' When it is properly developed,
j tiie intricacies of treaties may not seem
I so serious. Specifically the question ss
now before us through the proposal of
I Foreign Minister Briand of France, of
a new treaty between his country and
1 the United States to replace their arbi
t rat ion pact that will expire Febru
j ary «.**
5 Cannot we sec.** asks the Milwaukee
Journal. that our contacts have
brought us closer and cl rto the t'id
World, aad that a violent disturbance in
Europe must ha\c as much meaning to
our country as a disturbance in our
residential neighborhood would have
for any of us ' The Journal emph.a
stces the fact that ' a few years ago we
were merely one of the great powers,
today w<- at r a b d
commitment of two Fading nations to
the principle of peace.' d-xlco.es the
Trenton Tunes "would greatly hearten
those forces which art' trying to achieve
I a new deal m international affairs
Viewed entirely from the standpoint of
■ its effect upon the public tnmd ot the
c.vilircd world. the Briand suggestion
me:.is careful consideration wholly di
j vorced from suspicion "
The outlawing of war between any
I two countries, the Providence HuUei.it
observes, must be a gradual process
; and it is safe to say that any practical
) step taken m the direction of ideal re
i latior.siiips is a gvXHI one Vhe Bate
) Department. of course, in its conversa
j tlons with the French foreign office on
tlie subject of the proposed treaty real*
'■ iretl that niPficaiian powor rests with
the Unites) States Senate, a distin
guished txxlv that has ulwais had
lather definite ideas »<it the sub'ect e
•; international agreements
WWW*
‘ Vhe whole thought and the whole
* discussion," in the opinion of the lan
sing Birtte Journal, however const dnie
a fine gesture of friendliness but the
specific treaty, if one is tinallv dialled
: will leave us tight Where we were h fore
The ehndnation of war between nations
depends on understanding, tauuejs and
; will, and a determination to keen
[ trout strife, and on nothing else " Vhe
Lexington l eader speaking of the State
; Department > tentative draft, ot a t caty
; such as Briand had suggested m gen
* eral terms says it is not at all certain
that u will meet with tavoi in Gong'.?*
■ur m the country * t * * I'lw i
ot war are uot on the.* stir face they are
! m»t small questions easily dealt won
j but lie deep amt ave difilculf to handle,
| coming up like the hot lav* ot the
! volcano, ttom Ihe abysses '
J Vhe mam purpose of aev resolutmu j
tiie IVpcka iVaih v'aoual quoi.-s fiom !
Kepie.sentalive Fish ot New Votk is n*
outlaw war «> an institution. ** duel 1
mg and slavery Have been outlaw vd ;
j U is with war as a legal instmu cn that
! modem nations have to deal" the
v'tptt d comment', tfspioscnta* >n' V ••'*. ;
is tor peace and not • t.u pac ism m
th* s.-n.se that he is for wat so tong as
It is legal but at the same thru* is tor i
making U illegal tyy any means that arc
hands ”
The Asheville Vtmes presents the ,
view Hu* United Biates ot cotuse i
might agree m the proposed pea.* I
treaties nrvei to aid a c*wmtrv Which
has been declared an aggro-sm, but the
Senate is unlikely t*y make t!*st ie* *a
n**u thus America's *l*v*tmy>s from
the w**ifc ot the league seems lo covnpl
cat* the leagues problem*. even when
we au* stgutug n ai>. < ot B end hip
Vhe Mpvmgfidd Repnh) can think* that
it the Farnelt would get l, a pleasure
flout ovdlAhvg wav wuh America than
804,209 in 1924 and $10,666,314 In 1923.
Exports of whi*k7 have been mainly
responsible for the increment, having
risen ip value from $8,189,378 In 1923
to $12,400,981 In 1925 and $21,080,332
In 1927.
Q How much electricity Is generated
at Niagara Falls in a year—K A. B.
2 A. The total annual billion kilowatt
hours generated at Niagara in Canada
is 67. The total annual billion kilowatt,
i hours generated in Niagara Falls and
| used in the United States Is 2.5.
Q Who made the fadeaway baii
i J famous?—R. A.
i A. This ball was Christy Mathew
i ton’s specialty. There is no record of
another base ball pitcher having used it
; with such success.
j Q Please explain how the tides are
harnessed- E. O K.
A. The most practical system as ye®
suggested is the basin system, because
1 it permits large scale installation. It
consists of one <■,/ more basins cut off
i > from the sea by dams. As the tide
• rises and falls gates permit the maln-
I tenance of differences of level of wa®er
i between the basin and the sea or be
i tween one basin and another during
part of the tidal cycle. These differ
ences in level produce the necessary
heads of water for the production of
power through turbines and auxiliary
; machinery.
Q. Has the enrollment in American
colleges increased or decreased since the
war? —G. T. E.
A According to tabulations received
by Dean Raymond Walters of Svarth
more College, enrollment in American
colleges and universities has increased
25 per rent in the last five years. These
figures are from 211 institutions on the
approved list of the Association of
American Universities.
O What does the abbreviation R S.
P. S. R. stand for?—M. N
A. This is the abbreviation of R is
* ?;an Socialist Federated Soviet Repub
lic. It is commonly referred to by its
| initials.
Q. Please give me some information
concerning the early use of sealing
wax? —T. D.
A. Common beeswax was first used
as a sealing wax, being mixed with
earthy materials to give it consistency.
The Venetians brought the Indian seal
ing wax to Europe The Indian wax
was made only cf shellac, colored with
Vermillion or some other pigment, and
this has been found supenor to all
other materials.
Q Where is the White Sea’—
M B C.
A The name is applied to an arm
cf the Arctic Ocean which penetrates
about 400 miles into northern Russia
Its chief branches are the Gulfs of
.Mezen. Archangel 'or Dwina\ Onega,
and Kar.dalak, and it receives the
Mezen. Dwina. Onega, and Wyg. It la
frozen more than half the year.
Q. What is flystone?— S. V. H.
A. I: is a native arsenide of cobalt
! u-ed as t fly poison by grinding it and
add.r.g it to sweetened W3ter.
Q Who organized the Council of
Seventy?—A. G. *
A. It raj established in 1430 a:
Florence by Lorenro de Medici in order
to secure lus political supremacy.
pain from having Germany do th? sam
* thing, th* project might as well be
dropped until France nnd Germahs
have prepared th*? way by outlawing
war with each c-her."
*- * * *
"It is good to learn. * records the
Syracuse Herald, “that M Briand s pro
posal for a peace treaty between the
United States and France has the em
phatic approval of the chairman of th*
Senate committee on foreign relat:cr.«
William E Borah." and the Kstoiav
j Gar; tie states that "as chairman cf the
Senate foreign relation committee h?
would be in a position to advance no
tably or injure seriously the chance cf
getting a franco-American peace per*
ratified **
The n'vesaty for equal treatment cf
other nations a* upheld by the Bin*
nan;um Press, winch contends that
without such an etjualimUoa of rela
tion*. our hands might b« tied to such
an extent that in the event of a war
in Europe we could not throw our
weight againan aggressor nan-or
Another objection to the treaty." the
Binghamton paper adds, "is that 'for
ever is a long time No matter how
v „*.• is our siafeemanship of today, it
is colossal conceit to believe that we
are capable cf laying down a basic all
conprehendiag m terratu'nal agreetren
t which shall be forever workable and
apolkabie.’*
•Agreeing that difficulties exist, th?
Oklahoma City Times yet feel* tha.
th re is hope when world leadership
bends !?s energies to the tusk of nut n
vsmug peace**; that "in that direct:cm
there is improvement and obv.ou* gam “
Charguig that Senator Borah plays
a game* of s*.'!i;.v;re." the Portland
Oregxunan refers so hss oppoaitkOß to the
l -ague ct Nations and to the existing
Wivrid Court, and comments on Jv
piV'cnt attitude in favor of a new tr*-
buna! *At every sess.cit of the Strt ilf
* otters a In fat .•* ol d i
armament, cf arbitration of judicial
m 11-'ment o. disputes, or of outlawing
wo. Nothing lues c.vme of any of ho
ciTorss. but he pcrfevwres."*
I.ouation of Suflfrajje
Status !** I’rolestiHl
i t\> : • Vc w* ,'f St w
The recent placing v'f a wreath *r>
. h i'.v*r of l ucretia Mott, on the statue
of ih.v*e three forerunners of th* world's
feminist movement. Nl'sabeth Cad'
B.anton Bu*an. B AiUluvny and
l ucrer » V.*:s again calls attention to
she iv.' i on tins ttfipl* statue occupies
o,i the National ehep :*'!
Vv n.cre ss Mi* Adelaide Johnson*
gtvat i'lex'c ot wo;k tv'prvaeuUng with
the fU'csi artistic ability thiee of th
1 greatest tigmes bur early Aster van
| pci.cd tbtee women whs* influenced ah
fin* o.vibied ttatnvns of then tune*
Vone m the Kv . men! of th* Capitol
| the question *'.!* •* Wfij *k* WaCnpg
ton atvs thus dishonor ihewneTvej, *
Mats' excuses ave g.ven for th* removal
of the mennwia! fixunt she Hall of Fame
| where U was mne.hst but no on* ot
them is a reason amt ail od than*, are
imworthy of repetition tNrn tn*n whs*
view this noble p <\s* of art vay, "Why
vk> rlie women put up with thlu aUgh-,
j to tbe.n.so.ve,* and to three woman wh*>
; slid so much tor them tn a tuna when
jif was as much as a wmm.v.ix rwqwx't
i alvihty was worth s*' open her mouth pi
| public * '
j Bard .me man to the writer, "Why
j don't von pioteat agauwt this*** sav \
} biewnH do pnqeat agauvsi th* hwtqf
) n ' in the name of ah who tvhe*e |»*
|sU;cv utstiee * * And whil* | am
* six*,n it t wvh.M a*k *hv tha uv*et
| - ion which th* vnSj'bw wrote amt had
j inscribed tin the statue has disappeared
•Mivl how n disappcaied*
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, thxwa live ix***v«* Herakl, *
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tatoi e'en quicker than the drttrat
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the I ghung .yvnusauiea *K' not earn
nan data the** ainut day* at a
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