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mm; ii VOL. L, FT. COVIISGTON, N. Y., THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1934. News Review of Current Events the World Over President Tells What He Wants Congress to Do—Mussolini Tries Another Restoration Method—France to Quit Armament Negotiations. By EDWARD W. PICKARD P RESIDENT ROOSEVELT, in a series of conferences with congres- sional leaders, made known his de- sires In the way of Immediate legisla- tion. First, he told them he would soon submit a new request for $1,500,000,000 for relief purposes, as was Indicated in his January budget mes- sage. This bill will Include several pro- visions — namely, a housing program and $500,000,000 for- the public works program to aid employment The relief will be tnade a part of the usual deficiency <neasure. Next, Mr. Roosevelt wants a stock tnarket regulation bill with better teeth than those in the much modified Fletcher-Ray burn measure. He de- sires, too, passage of reciprocal tariff, .general revenue, municipal bank- ruptcy, and federal insurance on bank •deposits measures. In order that congress may get through and adjourn by the middle of -May, the President is willing to side- track some of the administration measures, including the permanent air mail legislation and the Wagner 4>lll to eliminate company-dominated unions. He was reported also to have •expressed opposition to measures to •create, a central monetary authority. P REMIER MUSSOLINI of Italy has his own ideas of the way to restore prosperity, and they are utterly at variance with those of President Roosevelt By his direction the coun- cil of ministers issued a series of de- cree laws designed to make the cost of living commensurate with the pur- chasing power of the lira. The^ Italian- lira Bow^staods^t^tol- in purchasing power with reference to ;pre-war values, II Duce declared. The •cost of living on the other hand Is A to 1 with reference to pre-war prices. The two will be equalized, Mussolini And Ills ministers declared, and here Is what they did: Slashed the pay of members of the .government 20 per cent Cut the pay of state and public em- ployees on a scale ranging from 6 to 12 per cent. Slashed various supplements and indemnities granted state employees •and others from 10 to 50 per cent Ordered every landlord In Italy to reduce rents by 12 per cent in cases of individuals and societies, and 15 per cent in case of businesses and shops. Reduced prices in co-operative stores and military co-operatives by 10 per cent N EVILLE CHAMBERLAIN, British chancellor of the exchequer. In- troduced in parliament a prosperity •budget showing how far the country had gone toward recovery in two ^ears, reducing taxes and restoring the pay of government employees and the dole for the jobless. The chancel- lor reported a surplus in the treasury of almost $160,000,000 and held out \bright hopes for the future. This •prosperity of the British, however, Isn't going to be of any direct benefit to the United States. Mr. Chamberlain said: \Neither last year nor the year be- fore did I make any provision for pay- ment on the war debt to America nor for the receipt of war debts or repara- tions by ourselves, and in the absence •of any further development I propose to follow precisely the same line this -year.\ p| IS ARMAMENT negotiations under *-^ present conditions are futile, In the official opinion of the French goV^ ernment, and it will have nothing more to do with them, returning instead to Its old_ plan for national security founded on armaments and allies. This is the gist of a note delivered to the British government which is held to be a death blow to any accord on armaments. The blame for failure of negotiations Is laid by the French on Chancellor Hitler and his Nazi gov- ernment of Germany. The note described the increased German military budget as a \men- ace\ and declared the German gov- ernment, without awaiting the results of negotiations In progress, has shown its determination to continue all forms of rearmament in violation of the treaty of Versailles. \The German government,\ the note charged, \intends to increase Imme- diately on a formidable scale not only the strength of its army but also its ©aval and air forces. \Whatever explanation may be ad- vanced, facts of such exceptional gravity can lead to only one observa- tion and conclusion. They prove the iJerninn government has made impos- sible further negotiations.\ The French laid down one condition wpon which they would re-engage in disarmament conversations, and It Is regarded as insuperable, That condi- tion la that Germany return to the League of Nations and to the league'* disarmament conference at Geneva. The note concluded by catling for the final meeting of the disarmament conference to announce publicly that It Is useless to continue its labors and to show the world where the blame lies. fERTAIN tax Increases written Into *-* the tax bill by the senate and passed by that body are regarded by house leaders as quite undesirable. Chairman Dougbton of the ways and means committee declared they were entirely outside the original Intent of the new revenue legislation, and a fight against them was planned in con- ference. ** When the measure reached the sen- ate it contained provisions estimated to produce $258,000,000 a year in new revenue, chiefly by stopping the loop- holes through which legal tax avoid- ance bad been possible. The bill fell quickly into the hands of^the senate \liberal\ element, and provisions were inserted to add $22©,- 000,000 to the yield provided by the bouse. Also, the senate inserted the provision for publicity of all Income tax returns, which has been proposed many times but usually knocked out before final enactment S O FAR as the Democrats go, the Wirt affair is ended, the Demo- cratic majority of the committee of in- vestigation deciding to report to con- gress that the Gary educator's charges of a red plot to over- throw the government are unfounded. Mc- Gugin and Lehlbach, the Republican mem- bers of the committee, formulated a minority report expressing their opinion that the In- quiry should be broad- Mi— lf.wlar.rf eDe d lD SCOPe * MC * JMISS Kneeland GngJ n aggert s mere l s plenty of evidence from many sources to prove that certain aaembers of the brain trust are seeking to overthrow the established social order of the United States. Representative Hamil- ton Fish of New York told a gather- ing of Republican women that Doctor Wirt failed to prove his case because his sources of information were too remote, but that he, Mr. Fish, was go- Ing to prove it so there would be no doubt about i t Regardless of patriotic motive's, the Republicans in congress are not to abandon jnst yet the cam- paign material supplied by the Wirt case. When the Bulwinkle committee called before It the six who were with Wirt at the dinner in Virginia they all, with astonishing unanimity, de- nied practically everything that Wirt said occurred that evening. * Each of them asserted that the doctor monopo- lized the conversation, talking mainly about gold devaluation, and that it was almost impossible to Interrupt him. They verified only one statement which Wirt had ascribed to Miss Hil- degarde Kneeland, a division head in the home economics of the Agricul- ture department This was that she had objected to Wirfs proposal that the goal of the government should be a restoration of conditions in the coun- try as they were in 1926. Miss Kneeland, in acknowledging this statement as hers, elucidated at the committee members' request and said she would advocated Instead of 1926 conditions, better distribution of property, minimum wage laws, unem- ployment insurance, mother's pensions, government control of the stock mar- ket Chairman Bulwinkle and some other Democrats declared Doctor Wirt bad laid himself open to charges of per- jury, but naturally they would prefer to drop the entire affair rather than to prolong it by trying to prosecute the doctor. pONSIDERATION of air mail legis- v-« lation was begun by the senate after President Roosevelt's new plan had been made public. His proposal was that contracts to carry the air mall be let to commercial companies on competitive bids, and that mean- while a commission should be named to study the question of air mall trans- port and the development of commer- cial and military aviation and report to the next congress. Four air lines filed In the District of Columbia Supreme court com- plaints seeking to enjoin Postmaster Genera) Farley from carrying out his order annulling the air mail contracts. The complaints, brought by the Boe- ing Air Transport, Inc.; Pacific Air Transport; Varney Airlines; and Na- tional Air Transport, Inc., all subsidi- aries of United Aircraft and Trans- port, Inc., charge that Mr. Farley as an individual canceled their contracts without a hearing, illegally, and de- prived them of property \without dire process of law in violation of the Fifth amendment of the Constitution.\ J APAN has issued a manifesto as- serting its responsibility to. main- tain peace in eastern Asia and object- Ing to the giving of help to Chinese air and military forces by other na- tions. Especially the Japanese dislike the sales of airplanes to China by American and Italian manufacturers. \4oKB than 1,200 citizens of Lex- 1VJ Ington, Mass.. while preparing to celebrate the lf>9th anniversary of the battle of I.exington, decided to fire an- other shot that, though It wouldn't be \heard around the world,\ might be counted on to make a slight > noise in Washington. They signed and sent to their state delegation In congress a protest against pertain policies of the government Here in part is what they wrote: \We protest against federal Inter- ference In business under the guise of promoting social reform and economic recovery. \We protest against the passage of legislation without more careful con- sideration by congress. \We protest against the Indefinite extension of legislation originally de- signed solely for emergency purposes. 1 * T HE world wheat advisory commis- sion, sitting in Rome, reached the first international agreement for price stabilization and urged the govern- ments represented to adopt it before May 1, when a committee of experts will meet in London to put the price system Into operation. Four men with wide powers will be designated, under the agreement to sty in Ix>ndon and control the world movement of wheat Quotas will be granted and prices will be raised or lowered in the various countries aa far as exports are concerned, accord- ing to quota shipments. Sales below or above quotas will govern the increase or reduction In prices. The advisory commission con- siders this to be a good method of controlling quotas through prices. It was officially announced the minimum price plan supplements the London wheat agreement T HE first measure In United States history to limit a crop was sent to the White House for approval after the house agreed to the senate altera- tions in the Bankhead compulsory cot- ton control bill. Final action by the senate was taken after the bill had been attacked earnestly by Senator Bailey of Texas and other southern- ers. Most radical so far of the New Deal measures, the bill restricts the South's output of cotton this year to 10,000,000 bales by placing a tax of 50 per cent upon all cotton ginned In ex- cess of that figure. The secretary of agriculture is to apportion to each farmer, through his agents, the amount of cotton he may grow. CONDEMNATION and seizure of pri- ^-* vate property in the interest of the administration's greai housing pro- gram has been begun in Atlanta, Ga. Secretary I ekes, acting as Public Works administrator, asked. Attorney General Cuminings to file tsondemaa- tion proceedings against 134 parcels of land there In the name of the Federal Emergency Housing corporation. In addition to these parcels the govern- ment Is buying outright 70,000 square feet of land to complete what Is need- ed for a $2,000,000 housing plan for negroes. \ . It was indicated that similar action in connection with housing plans will be taken In Chicago and other cities. Condemnation proceedings are to be resorted to only to expedite the pro- gram, says Mr.Jtekes, and the govern- ment Is willing to pay a fair price at all lime*. MALPALFA B 1 L L\ MURRAY ** governor of Oklahoma, doesn't propose to permit resales of property for delinquent taxes In his state. T*h e s e sales were scheduled in eleven counties, six others having already called them pff. The governor called out his ever-ready Na- tional Guard, declar- ing that \protection for the homes of the people In stressful times like these Is a _ „ vital policy tran- Gov. Murray scending aDy tem . porary loss in taxes.\ He ordered the arrest of any county official who at- tempted to conduct a delinquent-tax sale. The counties to which guardsmen were sent are scattered. In most coun- ties the military department consisted of an officer and three men. Adjutant General Barrett said a greater number was not sent for economic reasons, but added that \more troops will be ready to go if necessary.\ R EDUCTION of passenger rates In the South and West proved to be a goose that laid many golden eggs for the railroads In those regions* but now the KRA, whlcb has no control over the railways, is trying to per- suade the Interstate Commerce com- mission to kill the goo.se because the bus operators are complaining. A hearing has been called in Washing- ton for April 23 and the bus opera- tors, the railway offlcinls and the pub- lic will be heard. The first named propose that the railroads raise coach rates to 2 cents and pull man rates to 3 cents and that the motor bus code be changed to halt special excursion rates and chartering of buses. Most o* the railroads are willing to do this. J OHN J, BLAINE, for years one of the prominent political figures in Wisconsin,, former governor of that state and also United States senator, died of pneumonia at his home In Bos- cobel. He was one of the La Foilette group of independent Republicans and was defeated for renomlnation to the senate In 1JV32 by John Ii. ('hnpple. who was beaten in the eleciUm by l«\ Ryan Duffy. At the rime of ItU *i«ui> Mr. Blalne was a director nf the Re- construction Finance corporation. 49 br Western N«w*iitp«r Union. Laying the Deck of the America's Cup Challenger NO. 1 Howe About: How War Starts A Typical American Family Quarrels _ ©. Bell Syndicate.—WNU Semic*. This photograph from Gosport, England, shows workmen laying the Canadian pine deck of the yacht Endeavor Which Is being built by Thomas £)ctave Murdoch Sopwith to meet the American yacht Rainbow oft Newport in Sep- tember for the famous America's cup. ' Greece Celebrates Her Liberation Anniversary General view of the ceremonies at the Tomb of the Greek Unknown Soldier as President Zalmis placed a wreath on the memorial when all of Greece joined in celebrating the one hundred thirteenth anniversary of the War of the Liberation and the tenth anniversary of the declaration of the Republic of Greece. New Sergeant Major, U. S. M. C. White Richard, better known as Jiggs n, who, by order of the secretary of the nary, has been appointed a sergeant major in the marine corps. His papers of promotion read \regular bull-dog warrant for duty as marine corps mascot.\ Makes Photos of Stomach's Interior John Fa 1 kens of Vienna demonstrating at Hahnemann hospital, Philadel- phia, the working of a newly devised camera which takes at one flash 16 pic- tures of the interior of the human stomach. • . In Indiana where politics is rated as Important as eating or sleeping, the Hoosiers are looking forward to the most heated senatorial race in many a year. Prof. Clarence Manion, who is head of Notre Dame's law college, is the seventh candidate to put his hai In the ring for the Democratic nomi- nation for junior United States sen- ator. He is considered one of the state's ablest orators and has been the patronage director for northern Indi< ana for the McNutt administration. FOR LONDON BOBBIES By means of a miniature Marconi receiver made to fit inside a police- man's helmet, the officers in London will now be within wireless call. The tiny receiver is three by two and three-quarter inches in size. It Is fitted with the new miniature Marconi valve. A relay rings a bell and the policeman talks on a tiny telephone for his instructions. Alaska'* Highway* There Is no direct highway to Alas- ka from the United States. At pres- ent there Is about 150 miles of high- way In Alaska which is classed as au- tomobile road, according to an esti- Lte of the American Automobile as- sociation. There are about 1,750 miles of wagon roads, 1,500 miles of sled roads and 7.800 miles of permanent trail* - By ED HOWE HE lower animals fight on very slight provocation, but I have not Been two men fight In years. I won- der where the war spirit comes from. Surely not from ordinary citizens, who get along reasonably well with each other. Does it come from the profes- sional soldi&s we support from gener- ation to generation by means of pub- lic taxation? If a man devotes his life to soldiering, of course he must believe in war. He must invent new methods of attack and destruction, and tell how effectively they will work in practice. He writes in the free spaces of the newspapers about.his trade, and of his inventions: How he will fly over an enemy country, and destroy cities with a special kind of bomb he has thought up; how he Witt place germs in a special shell to be fired at the enemy, and cause the women and children, as well as the men, to die of plague. . . . Then the soldiers of other countries make reply by. telling what they have thought up in the way of destruction. Finally we? hate the Germans because of what their military men are willing to do to us, and the Germans hate as be- cause of the terrible things our mili- tary men are willing to do to them. A dispute between nations arises, and as the professional soldiers want a chance to use their new maneuvers and shells, they swagger around and boast, in- stead of \getting together,\ as sensible men should. Then some one steps on a cat, and millions who never had a fight In their lives spend years In kill- ing men they do not bate, and have no wish to harm. • * • A man who wanted a loan was asked: \How do you spend your ia- come?\ And he replied: \Oh. about half for the car and the house: another half for food and clothing, and a third for miscellaneous things.\ \But that means your outgo Is a third more than your income!\ \That's right—that's what I spend.** • • • In quarrels between husband and wife the main trouble usually is that one party to the quarrel Is a man, and the other a woman. Partners in busi- ness frequently quarrel, and tell hard tales on each other, but the details of marriage are more complicated than selling butter and eggs; its disgusts more difficult to get over. • • • One of the oldest incidents related in history is that the gold of a rich man was melted and poured down his throat. The essence of every party platform Is hatred of rich men, and our religion teaches that the heaven we hope to achieve finally will not be polluted by the presence of such offal I have never known anyone asked to give his philosophy of life, who did not mention the unequal distribution of weath as a great wrong. Yet it is unequal distribution of wealth we are indebted to for civilization. It is not wrong for a man to work hard, save his money, 'and build a house with three chimneys, al- though a neighbor may be willing to hunt and fish, or play games, and cany off bis smoke with one. A fair consideration of history seems to indicate that it was hatred of the rich that inspired every enormous de- struction of human progress in the past It waa poor and unprogressive barbarians warming themselves at campfires, who looked with hate on beautiful Athens and destroyed art work that has never been equaled and never will be. • • • . One of the old men who frequently annoy me with memoirs once wrote: \The history of the human race has been shame!\ ... What have we just cause to be ashamed of? So far as I am concerned I blush most be- cause of opportunities neglected. I have annoyed and harmed more peo- ple than I should have. I could have been more comfortable and prosper- • ous myself bad I behaved better to others. I began in a poor rural sec- tion, and thus learned slowly, but, is the most modest surroundings, finally learned the great lesson; that men must better support the civilization their ancestors found an Improvement on the savagery from which they sprang. • • • It has been charged against me that I have peculiar notions. One of them Is that during times like the present, it is more important to feed the hun- gry than it is to buy memberships for young men In the Y. M. C. A. I so told a solicitor today. No doabt he went away'thinking ill of me. . . . My nest caller was a ragged old man with a wooden leg. This solicitor did better with me; he said I provided for his necessities for a week. The annoying unnaturalnesa tn men Is due to their desire to make them- selves appear well tn the eyes of the gods and the ladies. • • • What a great number of experiences humans may bare! There ls the ad- venture of birth; surely wonderful, If traced back to its beginning. Awt from then on there are taterestlfiff happenings until the final wrestle with death, which should satisfy anyone m an experience. . . . The silliest thin* ever said is the most commonly said; that life i l^
