The Gold Hill News, Gold Hill. Oregon
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY JOSEPH IT. LaBINE
POLITICS:
Farley's Inning
PSGENERAL
I
HUGH ».
JOHNSON
Most important political an­
nouncement of the year was Post­
master General Jim Farley’s state­
ment in Boston that his name would
go before the Democratic national
convention this year—"and that's
that.” Overnight observers began
testing Farley's strength, wondering
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
NLRB 'STENCH*
if he could be President or second
mate.
They
forecast
a
positive
con­
The
House
labor
committee
(E D IT O R ’S NO TE—W hen opinions ore ex p r essed In th ese colu m n s, they
Inner circle master minds con­
vention breach between Farley and proposal to fumigate the stench
a re those o i the new s analyst and not n e c essa rily of this n ew sp ap er.)
tinue to make no progress in per­
President
Roosevelt;
either
third-
R tJe .w d by Western Newspaper Unto«
in the national lubor relations suading the President to revive the
billion-dollar spend-lend bill turned
board is of itself a stench.
The Allies. Premier Paul Rey-
by congress last summer.
CONGRESS:
naud, appointed when Edouard
A quasi-judicial body has down
With his car attuned to the clamor
Daladier's French cabinet resigned,
Morgenthau s Misery
discredited itself by becoming not at for economy on Capitol Hill, Roose­
Clad in an expensive new Easter got off to a humble start when the
I all judicial but biased, prejudiced, velt has turned his advisers down.
suit, the 1940-41 farm appropriation chamber of deputies gave him only
partisan and unfair. How can that But the confidential economic analy­
bill was sent back to the house. a one vote majority in the first
1 scandal be relieved by creating sis they have submitted to him is
Only a few weeks earlier, dressed ballot. Later, when Reynaud stuck
two additional vacancies to be filled disquieting.
in threadbare tatters, the house had out his chin and announced his de­
by the same authority that appoint­
On the basis of their estimates,
sent it to a big-hearted senate. At termination to fight the wars both
ed the first one?
the federal reserve production in­
that time it stood at $714,000,000, at home and on the western front,
The proposal on its very face and dex, which was around 125 in Janu­
well under Franklin Roosevelt's the chamber increased its majority
of itself admits the charge that the ary, will bog down to 80, or under,
“bed rock” figure. Now it was to 17.
board is devoted to partisanship by July. This was the low point it
France's political crisis had ap­
$923,000,000, including $200,000,000
unsatisfactory to all three principal­ reached in May, 1938, at the tail-
for parity payments, and there was parently passed, but Britain's was
ly interested parties—employers
an additional $90,000,000 for agricul­ just beginning to brew. Nobody
i and both sides of the divided house
knew who would be ousted, but it I
tural loans.
i of organized labor. On only one
Blown to kingdom come was the was a virtual certainty that Prime
possible theory can this partisan­
self-righteous economy program Minister Neville Chamberlain would
ship be reversed—the selection and
which featured congress' earlier reorganize his cabinet to include a
appointment of men who can be re­
•ANY MINUTE NOW’
weeks. The house was certain to few Laborites.
lied upon in every case, or at least
(Jenten in Chicago D a ily N ew »)
The Dictators. Turkey, only Bal­
okay most of the enlarged farm
in a majority of cases, to follow a
bill, nor was there much chance kan friend of the allies, was busy termites will be incensed if Farley contrary bias.
is
nominated
or
Farley
will
take
a
that defense and relief appropria­ trying to patch up an agreement
This is the very vice of court­
tions would be slashed substantially. between London, Paris and Moscow, walk if Franklin Roosevelt or his packing, jury-rigging and all simi­
personal
candidate
is
chosen.
Like pink elephants in a nightmare, thus staving off a threatened expan­
In late March, just as New Deal­ lar schemes for paying lip service
sion of hostilities into the near east.
But the dictators, apparently bent ers were beginning to fear Farley’s 1
on making the Balkans benevolently tremendous following among Dem­
neutral, were playing every card in ocratic state and local leaders, the
postmaster general left on a busi­
their deck.
Germany, with the most to gain, ness trip into the politically impor­
worked for a “reapproachement” be­ tant border and southern states. It
tween Italy and Russia. Meanwhile was obvious that political discus­
she also pressed new demands on sions could not be avoided, there­
observers expected Candidate
Rumania, chiefly concerning speed­ fore
Farley to tell his followers they
end of the 1937 slump, and before
ier oil and agricultural production. should
lining up behind some­
the big spending program of that
There was every reason to believe one like begin
Secretary of State Cordell
year started another upward spiral.
combined Russian-German pressure Hull.
For himself, Farley was
Cause of the current upset, ac­
made Rumania the next “ Finland,”
to be satisfied with the vice
cording to government experts, is
given her choice between capitulat­ thought
presidency.
| “inventory liquidation” — that is,
ing or being beaten to death.
Watching these goings-on, many
halting of production in order to
another Democratic hopeful became
work off piled up goods.
DEFENSE:
worried. Indiana’s Sen. Frederick
Key signs of this depressive trend
Warplane Tempest
Van Nuys, a staunch supporter of
are: (1) the heavy drop in steel
Ever since World War II began Candidate Paul McNutt, suggested
production, off 30 per cent in Febru­
last fall isolationists have argued frankly that Jim Farley should re­
ary and in many steel plants al­
that sale of U. S. warplanes abroad tire as Democratic national chair­
ready under 50 per cent of capacity;
SENATOR
WAGNER—“
He
did
is (1) blocking expansion of our own man. Said he: “I dc not think it
(2) an equally marked curtailment
not
originate
the
labor
board.”
airforce; (2) exposing U. S. mili­ is fair that Farley should capitalize
in textiles; and (3) a sharp slowing
tary secrets to the highest bidder; on the prestige which that office to principles of democracy and Jus­ down in the durable goods indus­
(3) boosting aircraft prices because entails.”
tice and betraying them at heart.
tries. Also the construction busi­
TREASURER MORGENTHAU
of the rush of foreign orders.
If two, or even one, of the new ness is back in the doldrums.
AGRICULTURE:
. the tim e m ay com e . .
By late March this tempest
appointees turn out to be of like
Root Cause.
the ogre of too much spending ap­ seemed headed for a showdown. Cotton Woe
mind with the members who have
Root cause of the present situa­
peared simultaneously before con­ Both house and senate military af­
Last winter the U. S. saw a ray smirched and perverted the pur­ tion, the experts tell Roosevelt, goes
gress and Secretary of the Treasury fairs committees planned hearings
poses of the labor act, this proposal
Henry Morgenthau.
Anxious to on the subject. President Roosevelt of hope in its cotton problem. The can only keep its shocking injustices back to the flush 1936-37 period when
1939
crop
of
11,500,000
bales
was
manufacturers "over - produced.”
spend, but not anxious to raise the injected his two-bits worth by de­
intact or at best make them worse. The huge inventories built up then
debt limit or levy new taxes in an bunking the military secrets charge. 2,000,000 bales short of domestic and
And
what
chance
is
there
that
election year, many a legislator He advocated mass sale of U. S. export demand. Thus supplies in any number of additional judges were only partially liquidated in the
turned covetous eyes on the treas­ planes abroad to build up produc­ storage under loans were withdrawn would change this situation? There 1938 pick-up, and when the facto­
tion channels. Next day an allied to supply the market. Meanwhile remains the philosophy of whatever ries, under the war stimulation of
ury’s surpluses.
One possibility was the $2,000,000,- purchasing commission offered to Great Britain took 1,526,000 bales reigning influence worded the law. last fall, got into high gear again,
in the seven months ending March
inventories shot back up.
000 currency stabilization fund. place a billion-dollar plane order if 1,
with only 320,000 bales It still defends the board it attempt­
Coming Slump.
Hearing about this, Treasurer .Mor­ secret mechanism were included, i in compared
ed to shield from investigation.
the same period a year earlier.
Basis of the experts’ forecast that
genthau protested: “ . . . the time Shortly thereafter the war depart-
Then came the blow. At Wash- | After the board’s conviction upon the federal reserve index will sag '
may come when we will get down
ington, British trade officials an­ the facts and at the bar of public to 80 by July is that there are no
on our knees and give thanks that
nounced that United Kingdom pur­ opinion, it is still unwilling freely important factors on the horizon to
it’s still there.”
chases of American cotton must be to acknowledge its errors and offers halt the tailspin.
Another possibility was to take
curtailed to save foreign exchange. only this futile and tricky clever
They concede that exports, total­
the $300,000,000 farm bill increase
A second reason is that British cot­ little scheme, to calm the public ing $3,100,000,000 last year, will rise
out of the treasury’s working bal­
clamor
against
its
evils.
ton ships have frequently come to
this year. Their estimates range
ance. Treasurer Morgenthau shud­
the U. S. empty; by turning to South ! It is difficult to see why Senator from $700,000,000 to $1,500,000,000.
dered at this, pointing out that the
America for cotton the British hope Wagner’s opinion is to be greatly But they contend that even if the
working balance by next June will
to fill their ships with English-made ( considered in this matter. He did maximum is reached, this will not
be only $500,000,000.
goods which can be sold to pay for not originate the labor board. That be enough to offset the inventory
Frankly worried, Treasurer Mor­
was done by NRA in 1933 while he liquidation which will run at around
the cotton.
genthau protested again when con­
Unhappy, agriculture department was abroad. The idea of that board $4,000,000,000 for 1940.
gressmen hinted that the 31.2 per
officials predicted the U. S. would I was for a strictly unprejudiced um­
In other words, even should the
cent gain in income tax collections
again be asked to advance large pire to decide the controversy in pace of war orders accelerate, it ,
might preclude new taxes.
Next
the application of the provisions of would not be sufficient to induce a '
loans on unmarketable surpluses.
day, showing that he was disgusted
Also received was talk of a new NRA for collective bargaining, in­ return to high production for many
with the nation’s fiscal carelessness,
dependent labor representation and months to come.
export subsidy program next fall.
he ordered that baby bonds could
maximum hours and minimum
Roosevelt’s economists also point
henceforth be sold only to private
wages. Senator Wagner was sug­ out that whatever war orders do
COMMUNICATIONS:
individuals. Reason: To hold sales
gested in 1933 by the NRA adminis­ materialize will be limited to a few
Chaos
at a minimum, thus keeping the
trator and appointed by the Presi­
chemicals, ma­
Teletypes pounded out gibberish; dent during Wagner's absence in specialties—aircraft,
debt from mounting too rapidly.
chinery,
cotton—all
with
a relative­
Easter telegrams were delayed and Europe.
While Treasurer
Morgenthau
ly
small
employment
range.
They
radio stations found their transmis­
sweated, the senate, which had
But it was under the senator's will net large profits but won’t give
sion distance cut to 50 miles or less. administration that the idea of a “high
wreaked all this havoc, began dis­
consumption spending power.”
European cables were completely strictly impartial tribunal was
JUGGERNAUT’S TAIL
cussing the reciprocal trade treaty
This is where the New Dealers
Europe
and
back,
nonstop!
“out”
and
long
distance
telephones
bill and headed tor a close vote.
scrapped and the board became a argue hardest for a new government
ment brought down congressional barked with static. Such were the government pressure bureau to or­ spending program. They contend
EUROPE:
wrath by permitting foreign sale of manifestations of Mother Earth’s ganize industry, not in whatever that only by spreading money out
Haymakers
some 500 new 400 m. p. h. pursuit worst electrical bombardment since form workers might select, but in widely, through farm benefits, WPA
1907, when the U. S. was isolated particular forms favored by the
Late March found neither Euro­ ships.
and PWA, can the slack be taken up.
Meanwhile, the army had answers from Europe three hours. Studying board. That new policy is at the
pean belligerent paying much atten­
• • *
the phenomenon, astronomers fig­ root of the bad repute of NLRB.
tion to actual warfare. The terrific to the two other charges:
MURPHY’S
MYSTERY
• * •
(1) It was maintained that sales ured a solar cyclone had created a
North sea aerial attacks of a week
There’s a big mystery about bach­
earlier had settled into an allied abroad have helped development of gigantic sun spot, many times
‘100 PER CENT’ HOOVER
elor Justice Frank Murphy. He will
blockade of Scandinavian shores, newer and better planes for the larger than the earth. Much strong­
The political smear artists who have a birthday next month, and
er
(about
500
volts)
than
normal
aimed at stopping shipments to Ger­ U. S.
are out to get Chief G-Man Hoover the question is—how old will he be?
(2) Assistant Secretary of War transmission power (160 volts), the realize that they can’t do it on any
many in spite of Norwegian and
There’s a lot of confusion about
Swedish neutrality protests. Britain Louis Johnson denied that prices bombardment came into conflict legitimate charges of inefficiency or it. Some say 47, others 50. The un­
and France were busy setting their were being boosted. Example: The with normal directions of the earth’s ill-boding. The guy is 100 per cent certainty arises because recent bi­
Result: cop and 100 per cent honest.
houses in order. The dictators were Aluminum Company of America own electric currents.
ographies, including Who’s Who,
(which cut its ingot price from 20 Temporary chaos.
busy making hay in the Balkans.
But there is always the weapon of give 1893 as the year of his birth.
cents to 19 cents a pound) notified
ridicule
which
is
so
effective
that
Earlier records fix it in 1890.
him that mass production has re­ MISCELLANY:
a man can be hurt by merely hear­
The question was raised by a Uni­
sulted in a saving of 5 per cent on Immoral Bath
ing his good points mentioned too versity of Michigan professor who
aluminum.
On one unspecified
At Los Angeles, pretty, 17-year- much—like Aristides who got him­ once taught Murphy, and who read
bomber the price would drop $300.
old Joan Aveline Lawrence com­ self kicked out of Athens partly an article about Murphy stating that
To army air experts, more excit­ plained because she thought mass because some people got tired of
ing than this argument was their bathing in her high school gymna­ hearing him called “The Just.” So he had graduated from Michigan in
1914 at the age of 21.
C. At Gibraltar, British authorities purchase of the world’s largest air­
Investigating, he found that the
Stopped the Conte di Savoia bearing plane (tee cu t), a 70-ton juggernaut sium shower room was “immoral.” | they call J. Edgar Hoover “The
Glamour
Boy
of
the
Beaches.”
That
Next
day
the
school’s
attorney
an­
original date of birth was 1890 and
Undersecretary of State Sumner capable of carrying 28 tons of bombs
is
based
on
the
following
episode
in
that later it had been altered to 1893,
Welles home from Europe. Reason: non-stop to Europe and back. nounced a private shower room
Miami:
spending three years in the "Lit”
To look for Hjalmar Schacht, Nazi Double the size of the famous “fly­ would be arranged.
Shortly after the Pendergast department and then transferring to
economic expert, thought to be ing fortress,” it will have a 210-foot <L Into effect on eastern railroads
cleanup
in
Kansas
City,
the
then
went
new
low
2
cents-a-mile
one­
Law, where he took a three-year
aboard.
wingspread and fly more than 200
< At Paris died Dr. Edouard Bran- m. p. h. The first will cost way coach rates with round-trip re­ attorney general, Frank Murphy, course and was graduated in 1914.
who is a real glamour boy both in
Note—The age of a Supreme court
iy, 90, credited by many with dis­ $1,000,000; subsequent ships, in mass ductions. Meanwhile major bus
and among the gals, made justice is most important, since it
covering the principles of wireless production, will cost about $350,000 lines cut their rates to keep pace, politics
a crack about cleaning up corrup­ fixes the date upon which he can re­
some as much as 30 per cent.
telegraphy.
each.
4L At Disney, Okla., gates on the tion in American cities.
tire at a pension of $20,000.
< From Baltimore to his winter
federal Grand River dam clanged
He was not then on the Supreme
* • •
home at Miami Beach sped ex- JAPAN:
shut and water began rising in a court, and he didn’t want to go there.
Gangster A1 Capone. A physician
No
Roosevelt
Announcement.
52,000-acre reservoir which Gov.
He thought he had an outside
said he was “considerably weak­ Eyes Abroad
You
can
write
it
down in the book
Leon
C.
Phillips
charged
would
ened” by the trip.
For the nonce Japan’s problems cause $889,000 damage to state- chance of becoming heir-apparent that Roosevelt will make no an­
to
the
Great
White
Throne.
This
fi. At Tokyo, Jap authorities con­ in China were settled. Gen. Chiang
property. But a federal court may have had nothing to do with nouncement regarding a third term,
victed James R. Young, U. S. writ­ Kai-shek still had 2,000,000 men in owned
ruled against his protest.
Attorney General Murphy’s proposed probably not even five minutes be­
er, on charge of “spreading false the field but Nippon had made con­ <L
At St. Louis, Circuit Court Judge
rumors.”
A six-month sentence siderable progress. Puppet Wang Thomas Rowe took under advise­ city cleaning crusade, but if Tom fore the Democratic national con­
was suspended.
Ching-wei planned to establish his ment a contempt citation against Dewey could become a leading can­ vention opens July 15.
<L At Berlin another son was born Tokyo-dominated government at the Post-Dispatch and three staff didate by cleaning one city, what
Probably only after the question
to Prince Louis Ferdinand, grand­ Nanking about the first of April, members whose editorials and car­ couldn’t Frank Murphy do by clean­ of his candidacy has gone to the floor
son of ex-Kaiser Wilhelm, and the bigheartedly granting “autonomy” toons criticized the dismissal in ing ten?
of the convention will he indicate his
So he ordered Hoover and six G- willingness or unwillingness to run
former Russian Grand Duchess to vast and rich north China which Judge Rowe’s court of defendants in
Men to Florida and later announced for a third term. And those closest
Kira, daughter of the late Czarist thus came closer within Japan’s an extortion case.
that he had done so to cleanse to him these days are betting their
own orbit.
Dretender.
Miami.
money that his answer will be "Yes.”
Congress Flees New Tax Issue
After Boosting Farm Budget;
Look Covetously at Treasury
NAM ES
in the news . . .
T h u r s d a y , A p ril 4, 1940
P r e tty F rock« fo r
Y our L am p Sh ades
By RUTH WYETH SPEARS
CHANGE of lamp shades
A
give« any room a lift, and
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»hade, preferably white; then you
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(naps inside and also to the top
of the shade, it is easy to remove
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Taffeta, lawn, net, organdy,
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the imagination runs riot In trim­
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at the top and bottom are favor­
ites. Edges are pinked or ma­
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and 4. contain directions for mak­
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may use a shade that you alreudy
have.
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