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German Tribute To LG. One of the most eloquent of the tributes paid to Mr. Lloyd George on his 70th birthday came from Berlin 14
A writer in the "Berliner Tage- blatt" atated:—
Politically speaking, Lloyd George was the greatest winner of our time. His public
war-
TUESDAY, APRIL
ROOSEVELT CABINET
REVIEWED
DILIGENT BUT LACKING IN BRILLIANCE
ELEVENTH OFFICIAL ADVISER
(By Arthur Krock.)
Washington. supporter for the nomination. Mr. was the great uneducated mass- Due to the unbalanced finances of Roosevelt had outside New York. es: bis battlefield not so much the nation, President Franklin D. The choice has been acclaimed in understanding and reflection
Roosevelt, has a Cabinet of eleven Washington. The Inevitable com- instinct and passion
members. Ex-President Hoover had parlsons made with. Messrs. Stim- Lloyd George could coin words but ten. The eleventh Roosevelt son, Kellogg, Hughes, Colby, Lan- which altered people's minds in member, although he is not officially sing and Bryan-to name modern a second.
In his greatest moin the Cabinet and will not attend predecessora of Mr. Hull-has not ments he could command the its meetings, regularly, is Lewis tempered the applause.. heart of a nation, direct the William Douglas of Arizona, Direc “Mr. Woodin, for the Treasury, pulse-beat of millions. It was tor of the Budget..
has his reputation to make 'n
he, and he alone, who pressed With the exception of the taska Washington. There is no disposi- out of the English people that before the Secretaries of State and tion to say that he will not make it. last decisive ounce of strength of the Treasury, Mr. Douglas's as- His business success and the fra- which won the World War.
made
The article closed with the reflec.signment is the most important ternal feeling for him in Wall by President Roosevelt. He Street: have made an impression tion that if Mr. Lloyd George had must find the way to balance the among conservatives hele, had the courage of his convictions
After the long wait for Carter
have altered the whole course of world history.
budget.
at Versailles he would once againj Considering the chief administra-Glass, and the early talk of Mr. tion plan-makers, then, as eleven Young and Mr. Baruch, Mr. Wood- persons, a study of their indicated in's name came as a disappoint- The Friends Of The "Tiger" policies and their public weight, ment, and it is also his ill-fortune with reference to the public weight to succeed the outstanding member No Frenchman has achieved of those whom they will succeed, is of Mr. Hoover's Cabinet, Ogden L pósthumous celebrity until he is the in order.
Mills. His way will be uphill. subject of a society of admirers
Generally speaking, it is an aver- In Washington his selection is who invariably describe themselves age group of Presidential advisers, taken as Mr. Roosevelt's stand for as "Les Amis de-,"
Like most of its predecessors, the policies of sound money and the Briand, Zola, Balzac, even long. Roosevelt Cabinet has high points, maintenance of gold credit. dead Racine, have their respective low points and paints of mediocrity, No qucation has been nude of 'the admiration societies. Now the reUnder the political system this is supreme qualifications of Senator latives and mourners of Clemen inevitable. A series of compromises, Thomas J. Walsh of Montana to be
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ceau, in the teeth of all his sar rejections of proffers, required poli-Attorney General. donic admonitions to the contrary, tical, rewards, geographical con- The others, except for Mr. Doug The China Mailing extract of the report: "From have constituted themselves "Les siderations and personal obligations las, naturally have called forth
Amis du Tigre.”.
produce American Cabinets. An such interest. He has for a year the political point of view, it is
The first act of such a society is administration philosophy is sup-been known as the outstanding no exaggeration to assert that naturally the erection of a monu- posed to bind the group as one. younger Democratic member of Hong Kong, Tuesday, April 4, 1933. the success of the Disarmament ment. Briand's commemorative Seldom is this true. The applica- Congress who would balance the stone, a large block of uncarved tion of the philosophy is loosely budget by striking without fear at Conference has a direct bearing | granite, needed no sculptor. Clem-made. For example, both Willlam extravagance and privilege, and on the prospects of agriculturists enceau's family is bewildered by H. Woodin and. Henry A. Wallace/whom powerful local lobbies in his the world over. On the econo-the rival claims of too many sculp
the Secretaries of the Treasury and own State could not swerve.
As the pioneer woman member of mic side the prosperity of world tora.
It has already boycotted. theof Agriculture, are chiefly Interest-
ed in the government's currency the Cabinet, Miss Frances Perkins A report of great value has agriculture is dependent upon statue by Rogne recently erected by policy. They are as far apart as is hailed as an examplar of the come from members of the the solution of a number of pro-the Paris Municipal Council. Now Carter Glass and Burton K. Wheeler broad social ideas of William B. Council of the Royal Institute of blems, partly financial, partly the friends of the "Tiger" propose were.
Wilson, who was the first Secre- International Affairs, under the monetary, partly related to com-sculptor Sicard, who was an intim to adopt a scheme submitted by the
tary of Labour and the only one Diligence Composite Trait chairmanship of Viscount Astor.jmercial policies. Here again so-late friend of the dead statesman.
But, viewing the group as Freel-thus far to make a consequential
nublic impression. as the result of a survey of lutions depend on common action!
dential. counsellors on general pub-!
No Overshadowing Predecessors lic questions, and not simply as world agriculture. Its first sen-between nations, and it must be
(heads of departments some of tence should be written to-day so the earnest hope of all men of
which run themselves the Roose familiar figure here for years, and, large across the skies that all good-will that the forthcoming
velt Cabinet contains as many ele.eave in war time, the Navy and GOLF PLAYER (to caddie);ments of experience, worldly suc War Departments run themselves who read may know where the World Economic Conference will
Well. Bobble, I'm afraid this will cess, hard-headedness and integrity pretty well, whoever the Secre- Mr. Swanson and revival must begin: "The pros-jprovide an opportunity for con-be my last round here for a long 18
any assemblage at the White Laries may be. I'm going out of town to House oval table. Its composite War billet, are by no means over- Governor Dern, who will take the perity of those who till the soil structive action which will fur-time. lies at the basis of world prosperi-ther, the cause of world recovery morrow to be married.
trait seems to me to be diligence;! BOBBIE: Is that so, sir? Oh, brilliance it lacks completely.
shadowed in any way by their re- ty." "Why are so many of the 70 and enable the farmers of the well, you'll soon get used to mar It may be well to state why the cent predecessors. per cent. of the world population world to extricate themselves riage. You're mostly in the rough predictions of the Democratic cam- The new Postmaster General, of who produce our food and cloth-from their present plight." The anyway."
paign orators that this would be a course, received the traditional re- Cabinet of all the talents did not ward of an incoming President's ing in dire distress?" The pur-earth is the Lord's and the full-
campaign manager. Mr. Farley, THE TRUTH HURTS.
come true.
who is well known here and CA- pose is to explain the why and,ness thereof, but it is the fault
DISAGREEABLE OLD GENT:
They were entirely correct
teemed for the quality-rare among wherefore of the apparently of those that dwell therein if they And this, I suppose, is one of those saying that the party was bulging managing politicians--of scrupulous senseless situation in which pro-do not avail of its fullness for horrible portraits you call "Mod with men of Presidential and, there truthfulness, is not dwarfed by the ducers of essential human re- their own common physical wel-ern art."
ART DEALER: Pardon me, sir,ore, certainly of Cabinet size. It portraits of any, who lately have quirements are faced with disas-fare and spiritual advancement that is a mirror you're looking at Republican party was weak in such ter while others 'starve for want it is necessary to begin with the
THE PROPHET
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in
Senator Swanson has been
There is real interest in Mr. Wal-
was an accurate statement that the
preceded him, material. But many of their hear lace, because the other economic of the produce stored in barns farmer and his state, who, even NATURAL ANXIETY ers had lived long enough and classes have begun to awaken to
Young wife: Now, Bill, I want membered well enough to know the fundamental necessity of ro and warehouser, This anoma-jas in the Golden Age of which lous state of earth's affairs re- Virgil sang, has "not his honour you to go around to the minister and that no President particularly an storing the buying power of farm-
arrange for having the
baby ambitious and dominating man like ers. There is also some worry over christened,
Franklin D. Roosevelt-faced with a his reputed fiscal ideas. But Secre- grave altuation which can only be tary Hyde has left a niche which let solved by lonely decisions, arrived can be reached without climbing,
calls Shelley's words: "We have due,"
more moral, political and his- torical wisdom than we know
Empire Migration.
Bill (shipyard worker); mean to say you are going to somebody hit that Uttle thing the head with a bottle!
You
surround himself with men as big,
over at in a confusion of counsel, would (Continued on Page 10.)
us determined and as opinionated WAH YAN COLLEGE
so many men marry for mon
ANOTHER WAR.
she said, "You wouldn't mar
Ina
ryzy
That in a part of the reason why as himself. the Cabinet contains none of these
Owen D. Young, Bernard M. Baruch, Newton D. Baker, Alfred E. Smith, James M.
how to reduce to practice; we have more scientific and econo- It is generally agreed that one mical knowledge than can be ac-of the most unfortunate results commodated to just distribu- of the world economic depres tion of the which Itition of emigration from Great me for money, would you, Har eminent names;
sion has been the complete cessay multiplies." The report does not Britain to the Dominions.
"No," said Harry, absently, itself assume to offer any com-deed, the stream has not merely wouldn't marry you for all the mo- Cox, John W. Davis, Frank L. Polk prehensive remedies for the ceased to flow outwards, but it, situation in farming, which is has definitely turned backwards, ney in the world.” -
And he's wondering why he and thousands of migrants who bound up with the general dislo went out under the various his engagement ring back. cation in world economy, but it schemes of land settlement have returned during the past two or gives the main facts of the pro- three years. The key of the duction and consumption of farm problem, therefore, lies with the
Facts You Did Not Know,
got.
Annual Prize-Giving Ceremony.
The annual prize distribution of and Albert C. Ritchle plan
[the-Wah Yan College, took place There are few others in this cat yesterday in the school hall and gory, save. Carter Glass, and he was largely attended. Among the refused to serve. The other causes guests was Mr. Simon Tse-yl, one for the absence of these names of the patrons.
from the Cabinet have been The headmaster, Bev, Gallagher, enumerated above, save one only; 8. J. who presided, said in his re- the pardonable wish of Mr. Roose port:-The average attendance was
produces and the expedients that Dominions, which have suffered A recent estimate placed the velt to have in his Inner group of TL of a register of 680, represen have been tried by governments from the depression just as population of the Union of South counsellors only those who, from the ung an average of 89,8 per cent and producers to avert disaster. severely as Britain, and it is idle Africa at 6,018,000, whites number first, conceived his qualifications Mr. A. R. Sutherland, Inspector of In general, the rescue of agricul-ion of Dominion Labour, espe than 5,000,000 persons of mixed
to ignore the fact that the opin ing 1,798,000, native Katirs more for the Presidency to be of high English Schools, made his inspec tion on October 19, 20 and 21. Ju ture depends primarily upon a cially in Australia, is in favour races and Asiatics 700,000,
la report he says, -Building: Suit- Jateady increase of demand for of severe, restriction of the number der B
able, and kept very clean; Staff: ex ber of entrants, even in normal. its products — that is, on a con- good times. Latterly of car garage in San Francisco ride tolerate eliminated for one reason or quirements Discipline. Very
Employes of an eight storey, 1,000 With most of the eminent Demo-Adequate according to Code Ba
course, there has been every fus and from the upper floors tification for allowing the various ingon platfor
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