Evening star. [volume], October 28, 1937, Page A-5, Image 5

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‘PRESSURE’IS SEEN
LABOR PEACE KEY
Administration Efforts and
Public Opinion Appear
as Only Avenues.
By JOHN C. HENRY.
Administration pressure and aroused
public opinion today appeared to be
the only forces which might compel a
peaceful settlement of labor's civil war
as negotiations for reconciliation be
. tween the American Federation of
Labor and the Committee for Indus
trial Organization moved into the
pame-calling stage.
‘ With conferences in recess until
November 4 it was indicated most of
that time may be spent in recrimina
tions released in the names of the now
unfriendly conferees.
In the near background, however,
ere open consultations with represent
* atives of the Federal Government.
Most active of the administration
consultants has been James F. Dewey,
Department of Labor conciliator, who
has been shuttling back and forth all
week between the headquarters of
John L. Lewis, C. I. O. head, and Wil
liam Green, A. F. L. president.
Senator Berry Returns.
Yesterday, as the conferences broke
up in an atmosphere of ill feeling
Senator Berry, Democrat of Tennessee,
president of the Printing Pressmen’s
Union of the A. F. of L.. returned to
Washington for confc’-ences with both
’ tides. Senator Berry has been on good
terms with both factions throughout
the two-year controversy.
Most fruitful effort of the admin
istration may result from a confer
ence scheduled between President
Roosevelt and Matthew Woll, an A. F.
of L. vice president and member of
their Negotiating Committee, in Hyde
Park in a day or two. Mr. Woli was
requested to see the President, it was
understood, to discuss action contem
plated during the coming special ses
sion on the wage-hour bill. It is ex
pected. however, that Mr. Roosevelt
may advanre a few suggestions on
the settlement of labor's internal dif
ferences. a situation which has em
barrassed the administration on sev
eral occasions.
Little Accomplished.
As for actual progress in the nego
tiations little ha been accomplished
beyond the placing of each side on
record on its maximum demands. In
effect, the C. I. O. has offered to take
over .the A. F. of L.. conceding only
that the unified movement might re
tain the name of American Federation
of Labor. Countering, the A. F. of L.
* offered to turn the clock back two
years and then launch into argu
ments that whatever has happened
Since then just “can't be true."
The Federation negotiators were
currently ahead in the name-calling
exchange on the strength of a state
ment issued late last night by George
M Harrison, chairman of the A. F.
of L .committee.
Charging that the C. I. O. group
had made “extravagant and unsup
ported claims of membership.” Mr.
Harrison claimed the rival faction
“has little, if any, dues-paying mem
bership other than the members of the
organizations that originally belonged
to the American Federation of Labor.
Not Afforded Opportunity.
“We did not take tip a discussion of
the proposal of the C. I. O. because we
■were not afforded that opportunity.
While our conference was engaged in a
discussion of the proposal of our com
mittee we learned to our surprise and
‘ amazement that the chairman of the
C. I. O. committee had left the con
ference room and issued a public
statement without advising the confer
ence. Such procedure seriously jeop
ardizes the possibility of success."
Claiming the C. I. O. proposition
would simply mean continuation of
the confusion and division, Mr. Harri
son concluded:
“We have not received any help
from the representatives of the C. I. O.
in composing the existing differences.
» Unless there is a change in their at
titude and complete willingness to
approach the consideration of the
problems at issue in a constructive
spirit. It is doubtful if any progress
can be made toward peace.”
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Spare the Brush—
KANSAS CITY, Kans., Oct. 28 I/P).
—Sheriff George S. Baker tried to
combat Halloween pranks with psy
chology and ice cream cones.
“Now’ when I was a boy,” he told a
group of yungsters eating cones—on
, him, “I used to go out at this season
and have plenty of fun without doing
damage.”
Came night and a report of an inter!
urban waiting room dumped on the
tracks and another of window lights
broken by pranksters.
Sheriff Baker now recommends the
hair brush over psychology.
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De Suvich Deft Diplomat
Mussolini’s Ambassador Turns Talents
to Developing Trade.
. FULVIO DE SUV 1CH.
The second of n series of articles
dealing with diplomatic representa
tives to the United States whose
countries are affected by troubles in
Europe or the Far East.
By BI.AIK BOI.LES.
1—v EYOND the Alps lies Italy,”
I / Livy, the Roman historian.
| ^V«aid, and Ambassador de los
-*—J Rios of Spain can remark.
I “Across the street lies Italy.’’ For a
; glance out of a window of his Em
bassy shows him the Embassy staffed
! by Mussolini and presided over b\
! Ambassador Fulvio de Suvich.
Ambassadors de Suvich and de lo:
! Rios have nothing to do with each
I other despite their proximity, which
: is due rather to a quirk of the rea
! estate market around Sixteenth and
Fuller streets N.W. than to desigi
i to make neighbors of the diplomat;
of governments which hold one an
other enemy.
Fulvio de Suvich comes of dis
tinguished ancestry, but he canno1
match in glamorous geanealogica
trappings two of the members of hi:
Embassy staff—Don Marcello de
Drago riei Principi d'Antuni, Firsi
Secretary, and Nobile Bennedettc
Capomazza dei Marchesi di Campo
| lattaro, Secretary.
The Ambassador had a bitter earlj
life, which is reflected somewhat evet
today in his personality. He grew uf
j in Trieste, a community of Italian.1
, ruled by Austria, and from his earlj
youth he was active in the movemeni
to throw off the domination of Vienna
•'Irredentists" received no sympathy
from Austrian police, and before Italj
entered the World War—which gainec
Trieste for Rome—De Suvich had beer
often in jail and was well-grounde<
in patriotic hatred.
Ambassador de Suvich's chief purposi
in the United States is the improve
ment of Italian-Amer;can trade. He
has no illusions that he can develof
a strong pro-Fascism public opinior
here, although he made a long speech
on the virtues of the Italian sys
tem soon after he arrived in the
j United States a year ago.
He is a simple man who leaves
j his bed early vvoh day so he can gel
an hour's horseback riding before
breakfast. He fences some at the
Racquet Club, and is waiting for the
day when he can journey to Canada
for some skiing. When he was in
Rome he skied daily during the win
ter.
Target of Crank Letter*
More than any other Embassy, the
“EVERY JOINT
IS PAINFUL”
the letter says ... ‘‘I just drag
one foot behind the other.” It
may be arthritis creeping in.
Many doctors prescribe a natural,
alkaline water that tends to
neutralize pain-causing acids.
Phone Met, 1062 for information
| and booklet.
MOUNTAIN VALLEY
MINERAL WATER
FROM HOT SPRINGS. ARK.
1405 K St. N.W. Met. 1062
Italian is troubled by pickets and
by writers of angry letters. The staff
of secretaries tries to answer all the
mail except those from obvious cranks
crying, "Down with Mussolini.” These
are labeled "pazza" (crazy) and tossed
aside.
Ambassador de Suvich quietly asked
the State Department last spring to
request Congress for a law banning
the picketing of embassies, but in
keeping with his character, he made
| no public outcry about the matter.
For the Italian Ambassador is t
smooth and quiet worker, well learn
■ ed in the art of remaining calm when
! great things are at stake.
For instance, the year before he
I came to the United States he wa.<
j Mussolini's undersecretary for foreigr
j affairs. The Ethiopiain War was ir
| progress, and Italy was faced with the
! difficult diplomatic job of keeping
peaceful the many countries whose
: populaces were indignant at Italy’!
j tactics.
Mussolini, Count Galleazi Ciano thii
son-in-law and foreign minister) anc
Ambassador de Suvich conferred twe
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or three times a day throughout the
war. The Italian Ambassador is given
much of the credit that Italy had to
fight no nation except Ethiopia. He
was deft in helping maintain good
relations with the two opposite blocs,
led by Prance and Germany.
Travels About U. S.
Ambasador de Suvich in the United
States has done much traveling. In
June he went to San Francisco, stop
ping at cities along the way to ask
questions about municipal govern
ments, to greet pleasantly and in
formally Italian-Americans and to
develop through his courtesy good will
toward Italy. He makes few formal
speeches. He believes that public ad
dresses should be saved for occasions
of great importance when there is
much to be said. One such occasion,
he felt, was on his arrival in the
United States. To introduce himself
to America he spoke at the National
Press Club and said:
"I want to speak to you about
Fascism. Of course, I don't pretend
to disclose to you new things nor am
I trying to find proselytes. I can assure
you that I am not going to ask any
one here to join the Fascist ranks. I
will confine myself to an exposition of
things which I have seen and lived
through my political career and which
may have been lost to your attention.”
That is the Ambassador de Suvich
—the amiable, non-lnsistent approach.
He spoke English poorly when he made
that speech, but he is pretty much at
home with it now.
Ambassador de Suvich is 50 years
old. He fought for Italy against Aus
tria in the World War (his brother
Claudio was killed in it). He was
elected Fascist Deputy to the Italian
Chamber of Deputies in 1921, a year
before Mussolini’s march on Rome.
For several years he was Italy’s dele
gate to the League of Nations. He has
been undersecretary for finance in
Italy and chief seller of Italy to pros
pective tourists. His main joys are
his three daughters.
Planes Crash at Airport.
BERLIN. Oct. 28 OP).—A sport plane
and a weather service plane collided
and crashed at Templehof Airport
yesterday, killing the pilot of one
plane. Officials said the pilot prob
ably was blinded by brilliant sunlight.
DRUG TREATMENT
WILL BE RESUMED
Sulfanilamide Again Will Be
Administered to Miss
Janet Trenis.
Sulfanilamide treatment will be re
sumed tomorrow in the case of Miss
Janet Trenis, 22-year-old college stu
dent from Nokesville, Va., who Is in
Providence Hospital suffering with
cerebro-spinal meningitis, it was an
nounced toda^ by Dr. Christopher J.
Murphy, her physician.
Her condition was reported by hos
pital attaches as "unchanged” today
following a statement yesterday by
Dr. Murphy that she was “slightly
better.”
Dr. Murphy discontinued treatment
with sylfanilamide, the drug that has
caused 57 deaths in the Nation in
the past few weeks, because too fre
quent use breaks down red corpuscles.
In addition to the drug, he said that
he was continuously administering
anti-meningicocci serum and support
ing this with blood tranfusions.
Another case that1 might have been
meningitis was reported last night
when Merle C. Wood. 8-naonth-old
son of Mrs. Elsie Wood, Meehanics
villq, Md., was pronounced dead upon
arrival at Children's Hospital.
The infant had been sick several
days. The Mechanicsville physician
treating him ordered that he be
brought here to the hospital. The
baby died en route.
Coroner A. Magruder MacDonald
will perform an autopsy (Jjis afternoon
to determine the cause of death.
Golfers Protest Rules.
Golfers in Scotland are protesting
against the growth of playing restric
tions on links.
Carriage Slump Seen.
England expect* a slump In mar*
riage* In 1943, when there will be a
shortage of at least 50,000 spinster* of
marrying age.
Bulgaria Is using airplanes almost
exclusively for the exportation of rose
oil.
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Second ... these cars will make their bow at a special
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Third.. .Washington gets a direct Nash factory branch
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...present and future...this means the most complete
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This new local expansion program is to keep step with the
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Mr. C. P. Turner, head of our new Washington facilities,
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