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nil.DAM r»iK« »NU 11 ;)>* News Review of Current Events the World Over President’s Veto of \ppropriation Bill Overridden by Both Houses; Farley Forces Shakeup in Air (.om* pani»*s; “ Brain Tru»t*' to Be Investipated. Rv EDWARD W. PICK VRD K t.TS lender- P •hip r w l r n ! ROOSKV It* first Important set R E S ID E N T President will he fishing and swim nilng. away from the heavy cares of office. He Intends to return to Wash ington within the tenday constitu tional limit required for consideration of any legislation passed by congress. back when the senate. following sim ilar aoiloo by the house, overrode hi* veto of the Independ ent <>rt •■» appfopr *• ,;»n hill carrjlng the vrtersns' and federal P R E S ID E N T RtkOSKVKI.T Monday pajr provisions. The * called on congress to pa*s legis tote In the senate lation with “ teeth In It" for the con 83 to 27. or three more trol of the nation'* stock and com than the required two- modity exchanges. thirds. In the house lie asked that the law be an severs the tote wa* over "that speculation. even as it exists to whelming. *'• to 72. a day. will of necessity be drastically margin of 55 more curtailed." His demand waa made In than the necessary a letter to Senator Duncan f 1 ■ Presi dvnt two-third*. (Dem., Fla.) and Representative Sam Roosevelt The bill la now a Rayburn (IVm.. Texas), chairmen of law, and It* passage la of high algnlfl- the congressional committees which canoe, as It throw* the budget esti sre handling the pending stock ex mate* out of kilter and adds greatly change hill*. to the tax burden of the people. Itut Charging the exchanges with organ of more Importance la the rtlcjrat fact ising one of the most determined lob that the I*resident ha* lost ids Arm bies which has fought any of his legis grip on congress. Fear of reprisal« by lation. the President said that the war veteran roter* In the coming elec country would not be satisfied unless tion* proved a greater fear with many the exchange control message la draw Democratic senator* than the dlspleae- tic. People generally, the ITraldent Urv of the President. said, blame tbe *i>eculatlon on et Restoring two-third* of a 15 per cent change# for the 1029 artificial boom pay cut voted for a million govern and the resulting slump. ment employee*. Including military and naval personnel. In the economy I N TH E foreword of bis forthcoming act last summer, the hill also greatly l new book. “ On Our Way." President liberalize* compensation and pensions Roosevelt says If hla administration to veterans of the World and Spanlsb- "la a revolution. It la a peaceful one. Amerlcan wars. achieved without violence, without the The bill will cost the government overthrow of the purpose of estab an additional S210.UU0.UU0 annually. It eliminates retroactively as of Feb lished law and without tbe denial of Just treatment to any Individual or ruary 1, 1934. one-tblrd of the federal class." employees' pay cut and an additional The proofs o f the foreword, gives third on July 1. The coot to the gov ernment under the provision will be out by the publishers, the John I*ay company, read: 123.000,100 for the period from Fehru “ Some p*---p!e bare called our new ary 1 to July 1. and S126.OUO.UOO an policy 'fascism.' It Is not fascism nually thereafter. because Its Inspiration spring» from While the President by executive order bas restored many veterans to 'th e mass of tb « i*-<gde themselves rather than from a class or a group tbe compensation and hospitalization or a marching army. Moreover. I* Is rolls, congress made mandatory awards btriftg Slide .id n illiiiiti A d u ll» « 10 estimated to cost the goverum.-ot about SS4.000.000 annually and an ad fundamental republican method. We ditional S21.0OO.OUO for the rest of the have kept the faith with, and In, our present fiscal year. traditional political Institutions. The Increased amounts for govern “ Some people hare called It 'com ment workers and veterans will come munism'; It Is not that, either. It la from the general revenues of the gov not a driving regimentation founded ernment. upon the plans of a perpetuating di rectorate which subordinates the mak FTER weeks Of exhausting nego ing o f laws and the pro.-raBea of the courts to the orders of the executives. tiations the threatened strike In the automobile Industry was averted Neither does It manifest Itself In the wi.en Preeh'-tit Roosevelt secured an total elimination of any class or !n the •rr-«u> '«tw een executives end la abolition of private property. bor 1» 1. «•', Representation for all " I f It la a revolution. It Is a peace employee« In dealing with manage ful one, achieved without violence, ment was established, and safeguards without the overthrow of the pur were extended to all unlor.% against poses of established law and without Intimidation or Interference. Wtb denial of Just treatment to any In dividual of*Fla*a." “ It la my hope,""said the President, "that this system may develop Into • kind of works goUncfl In industry to /"'MlARCKS made by Dr. William A which all groups of employees, what W irt* superintendent of schools at ever may be their choice or organiza Gary, IrH., that some of President tion of form of representation, may Roosevelt'* vadrisers wlnted t » lead. nertlclriate In Joint conference with the government tn ^ their employers." communism sre "to he He bailed this as basis for a mors Investigated by aepm- comprehensive, adequate and equl- mil tee of the house of tabia system of relations than ever ko. ^ r< ;• ■ • • ntatlves. Izoc- has existed In a large Industry. V"* * tor Wirt will be called The agreement avoids tbe licensing , before thla committee ef the automobile Industry, which labor w:y . t o name the man or threatened to Invoke If there waa no men who told him agreement The American Federation that ITraldent Roose of Labor la not recognized as such by velt Is merely the Industry except when Its affiliates have "Kerensky o f this rev the necessary rotes on the collective olution" and that the bargaining committee. Or. W A. Wirt radicals within the One o f the provisions of the agree ment was that the NUA should set administration are seeking to foster up a board, responsible to the Presi *• revolution by prolonging misery and dent to alt In Detroit and pass upon destitution In this country. all qnestlons of representation, dis Republican members of the house charge. and discrimination. Decision were determined that the Inquiry will o f the board Is to be final upon all con not be confined to the Wirt allega cerned. Three men will serve on the tion* alone, despite an apparent de board, one representing labor, one In al re on the part of Democratic lend dustry, the third being neutral. ers to narrow the Investigation's «cupe- Democratlc members o f the house EARY from the strain o f close were making an effort to confine the application to the affairs of state, Inquiry to the allegations made by the Preeldent Roosevelt departed for a Gary educator alone. Under pressure from Republicans, however. It was short vacstlon aboard Vincent Astor’s agreed by the r>emorrat!c leaders thst yacht He headed for the warm the men named by Doctor Wirt will climes o f southern waters to fish and have to be called. relax for a w«*k Jt was an unpre- The entire matter la being treated c-d«'ced roov for the Executive to tear* WasMog'on while congress Is In as a Joke by member* of the so railed "brain trust." They declare that Doc le ion. <■ will, to « gm- *■ spirit of s y-xr ago um he not out ut the same tor Wirt has been made the victim of a practical Joke by a mischievous yacnt before taking fhe Presidential member o f the radical group. There reins, fhe President greeted hts cronies were several different atorles current «board ship and waved hfs hat to a a* to the origin o f the Wirt allega rousing farewell from the folks on the tions, one version having It that the dock at Jacksonville, Fin., where he Gary educator mistook a newspaper boarded the yacht. man In New York for an official o f the With carefree happiness he posed administration. for the photographers nnd Joshed the newspaper men. He chatted eagerly Witt Ms eldest son. James, who Joined W ENTY-flve thousand school chil Rltr e for the cruise. dren In German cities will be aep ’ the next week or more, the orated from their parents and sent to A W T r»r a year h* order of tile Prussian statu . ,, I his is in o »e with io* •>--• i of "reconciliation of urlwo and rural population" which will he f .terv.l by •ending every (own child to the couiv try for • year. Tbe ..V »»' pose the first trial batch The veer In the country will be financed pertijr by the «tale of Pru*»ia and partly by school organisations. B U 'K sgaln «1 the scene of hi» tri umphs sod l»le faT'Vre, after I • g a fugitive for IN month*, Martin In •u ll brother o f Pamuel tnsull. Is la Chicago to answer a {barge of cm hettleno-nt from the Iteasuty of llie Middle West Utlttlle* Insult arrived In Chicago where he had lived for more lhan l‘-! )• « • * “ “ alien, technically excluded frv.m the i ■ hu) ant Johnson until the charge* sgalovt hint are disposed of Ills srrlval ended * sensational trip from ier»nb> d th the moat extraordinary entry of an alien Into the ( ‘ tilled mutes rvst re corded In the busj l*»trot| liiinogra- ilon office. *V T National Topic» Interpreted by William Brucfcart xasr rr^snajRT" illusion One of lb* u itami thing t» g • •ns to be poled I« th* " ral situs loo I* M in o rity < '** * •se tlaye le Wi whlrh »«sel » « ’• be rec«»oiti*<l hez*, thst wouhl gl<# the fe d e r a l g'Wertit!.«nt r- ¡ ■ • • *• * of t! »ov. I « » ll »UII<*. We I | glv* tk, m rvtery « f agricultura euikortiy i» « e l cou rag e W aket U p t.- i a larm er whal lo d- etth tk« r tigli» being Ised tskro Ottl o f pc»-tuelt‘ >* by klg lite r s iS » 1 g*(hrir«l 1»^ I»»« minori!* l y n e s e s t lo i)M»i| arraage <*f rotea», j| ll. Ik s |tin(vf itnubl «ir ei.rat, >-r »••»*», ••» tobe- ■ \l •( nute lit r s * t l» 4 minority In Iba gut arm ttlMtetvera ••*»« rwlvetruo thst leg «la» be w ool ttepo**- jny Aral, af itt ll.il) as giving Ibe go»«»novent atetolot« Ilea ns ami secondly, of ■4d • litte 1 * 1 "* ih-utinetloo o «r r the fezmrv. n , | | • i » s'l lite full crats who cannot q'dl ln I pect »bal »»-*et fazover# I I » M g .g Itrm* of the New l*e*l i beve b ce lr*t Ilute s in e * I tu elaud fu» tbet pull back. F»C lb A l st-y Z iir thle ez»t| sthvz |<z->t«utt me lb there I« I ’reeldenl lt--.«eiell era u «d C«-»viazd >w- » u t* t!>n. • at !rx»t a rrwl "eppeelllnn |**rtJ ' su » r s u ft v ix 'i “ Huí | bate O v » lute students t»l politic* end govern- •IgOS - f a fiUzttsA aowtog the fszti « » * c p H K number of In I > ' i »'• ! - *' < " n ntrtil Insist It Is * «mot health» stin •|!>cy ara eig'«« zy»>cr fat i sp and that it will e »hr f.u twttef s-«»c>t» i r.i- ■> rwMtntativra f»«u » s g »ic «tiu »*l szra» men! In the emL 32..Vp.iks) Mi January I bave l « « a gettlng metí I » - » » •-•>»»« *o4 There has been o¡i».>iltloii I » * grestl The bureau of agricultural ecoiioit» tu «r e ara toan y o f the bou«* m em ez* many o f the llmteevell pollcten here tcs. In a new study of farm population, who tM-vv Iztsi»! II la "**»• lo vw i * i - ..........f attributed the Increese prtertpally to |*> .-•- t-u; s hall Fzankty, I h c«r fraquenl it-zz* It has t>eeit Just silent utuuthilitg sml • n eicc*» of births over deaths, time deviaraliooa that Ibe ptofrwanve i» " o mere people left fsrms ft r eltlr». io grumbling. Most of them see toed to • •tminlstraiien h *»e *•>»»« f* r « » " • ,k 19.13 In • continuation of the farm 1« a f r i t of the w l-le'f a-t«rfti*«-l Thst Uieens vote* agallmt Ib# WH* exodus of the pest decade, than went Itoesrvrll poputaflty lbZ»<M«bo*Jt •*-« Y «4 the (tfofrwmsra ara heid workrr* » • • • i VI r I t . . . « - v e i l is | ■ f from cities to farm* Persons who TOey fcevr« reviso lo IWfU ««I! »caz moved to farms last jeer were 95I .00*1 im>rw so, {*-rba|>s, than azi» |*re«idehl plazas, and Ib# pc«ttraaoi« cobllnue zo we have had lit many yeszw. bul lite while l.ITS,IS*) mot Ml away ffuW fzuM the W k lls II.»use lo tt-s The farm bound movement Involved • uptsirt so rrp*es*Htr«l does Iwl St» C apitel H a » « « th«> b eo e» prajeet» 1« (•ear to run In sit nf his prop*»*«!« II I.Ml.tssi (tersons In I F .’ while ll otvo that prwpoaso lo ewfahllab a aa-t #t certainly does not atqdy lo fs »o f « ( moving away numbered l . o i l j u i g,-v aramattl hank a »o sld what t»« • l| of his sute-rdlltates the ' --ft**» pr.-m.Urra b a r r it e aa IHe small t - 4 ONTHS o f political unreal In Es •Ilion" m>w •{•(•ears to hate found ou| j tires Tilo pía* cvm temp tal re crea' -a these farts sml they sre rsjtecentrat tonia. Italtlc nation of 1.121.'*" of the regí-nal hanks much after the Inhabitants, have rulmlna'ed In a dic ing their attsrk. Outntwr of It a | r-lrfal ItrarZve bal * « I noticed the first signs of II tn 4 » tatorship, according to advice« from will» the iteeaury aopplytzvg the ltd- halo tn the bouse of retiZrarnlallvee Tallinn, the capital llatloo capital Io the »»le n t o f |l « I Gen. Johan Ijddoner. ramtnai tier In • ml In the sruate where e Jes.rs wss, MSttBSl chief o f the Estonian army, and ami la, piainly evident to rail • hall. a e e known aa “ Estonia's George Washing New tteal plans are M being swat- lleve, again 1« an rovergm ry iw > » ton," has assumed supreme authority Icwrd without mast¡rrtttoa any mure • «» with the sgreeroent of the president The n;--«t important pbai« <-f Ifie Ibe project t# 4» and parliament trend, bowers», sppewrs to he in the B a n k i n g t o r » t f t » e . | r> *c t ^ ' * tendency of the •-t t--a.tt- o to question continued enactment of every k nd of In d u e try »« ■ COM PLETE shakeup In com mer * i i . k « sw n by dal atr line«, using the return of legislation umler the guise of emer « M r » it.« federal gvivernmet.l, tbr»- ;k the air mail to private Unee ss a ball. gency needs. Everything Up Io this Is being forced by I'nvtmastrr Ucncral time has been pushed through With s a atepchild w»iz!<l ho put lo t« >he bua-wrae o f benkizxg fo f Induetry a«»4 Farley. Thirty officials loud cry of "emergency “* tt<-n»o of It, In p r I v a t e aviation If not moat of It, was rtnefgrttry legis of cu ra r ell.® that h«(qo-na, tha • (* •> ■ f companies “ m a t ! to* lation |tut (tow everybody with a tern wilt kaztg ue end a s It •*. much r.-tetoevclal paper, fr y u .u t i forced out o f office, pel trhfiBe Is rushing tn with It e* ing l.-ara, that threw really will he nt the whole sir mail "emergency' legislation, and 11 la an tin.« whet» it ran quit end retire fI"*e structure is to be re overworking of that word that has bnalmvae. built, ami ail the old brought about concentration » f the op Am4her p ir.e o f legiatatlun U--t t* companies c a r r y in g 1»-sitIon f'*r< es. arror-ling to ll.e »..t» going to bate rough a led-! log la tk* malls must reorganize •ensiia that I have l*een able to gather. Uoneevell tazlfT «d)uatment prop»-«al From wt.at I I i im * he. n hh'e io see it If they wish to share It aaya on It.a fare of the h.ll that 'I IS In federal air mail la a re ruartmeut c f the old story nf I »own In Ik« subsidies in the fu giving the calf loo much r»p e; It la emergency leglalalinfi. text, h.-wever, there Is • p fo vla -e ture. Choking Itself |o death J. A. Farley that sny o f the IntrrnatizMval Is rtl II o t h it e p u b 11- The Importance of this trend, per s zee fuco i » reached u b'lrf pw*»l» •* can and Democratic members of con haps, ia best pointed out by live fart gress assailed tbe new order, denounc that there afe dozens of units nf |he of lite hill may he renewed and thsl they wilt czvqitnne !z» forra ss to* t *• ing the terms ss too drastic. New Itenl setup that are predi- uted one natl- o the other, parties to lie Hteps for the return of the air mall wholly on the fart that they were pr». to private lines were launched Imme posed as a part of the general pro srrofd, do n>4 give nodes o f ceZKwI- latino. The opposition hold« Ihia te diately by advertising for bids on 15 gram for recovery. I think none can routes, comprising I7.H20 miles. Nona doubt that the depression has pre be a propoMl for pennsnwni lea illa tion under the guia« of emeegeo.-y of the companies which had their pre sented an emergency Just as great as vious contrail* canceled will be al any arising under a wsr. Hut when plane. lowed to bbl unle*s they completely any war wa» c n u-lc-l th<- emergency A»me o f the few Republicana left I » reorganize arid drop all offielals sus wna over, then and there, and rmer- the senate and house hava hern chid pected of fraud or collusion In pest ferny legislation was neither pn»srd ing the Dem acren« leedora «b«*ul ik » bidding. The new bids will be for by congrí-»* nor sustained in rotirts tariff prapoeats o f the administran -o three months only, but may be extend "m - might |toMilily conjecture a btl a* tie ranas they would delegate to ed for another six months If Woe«-*- I'resident and the tariff commission to where the emergency ended In the aary. They are Intended Io pruvlde fight to get the economic structure more authority lo revira ratee upward pries*» firing at th. ?s,~ t*«ck on a prosperous footing, but the .-a «lowo werij lhan now esleía. !'*• settlement of a permanent air mall Republicans are recalling to Ibetr new ffi-veh^pmcnia certainly show • policy by congress. l»rm<>eratlr frien-la how the l e i w c M i i considerable numlier of lenders In A new system for computing rate« fought against tide Ideo when il was congress and outside who are uuwtll- which are to be paid for carrying tha pro|«.»ed by I'resldent C'oolldge snd by . lb* 1« have th# emergency continue malls was announced. The nt-w rate« I'rraident Hoover, although nrtthrr <>f forever. will be based sn the average toed car thnee I’ rraident« Included Interns- It might be natural to assume that ried per mile over the route during lional agrratzventa with the r a l» re the movement to halt enactment o f the month. vision hie«, g u ile a humorous situs emergency legislation had developed Hon has drarloped as a rrault. naturally from the fart tlmt this la » e e A IlS TR IA 'II new cor|K>ratlve ronstt- an election year for the 435 member* * * totlon, as published In the official officials » t the Department zif Agrt of the house and «orno 96 members of government gazette, gives the Presi culture sdznlt little about reported the senate. 1'olltliul analysts of long dent powers similar to those possessed criticism they ra- by the late Emperor Franz Josef when service amt able Judgment assure me. Fa rm er e cetve. They r»n- however, that thla I* not the whole he ascended the throne after crushing o. • t tend that crltlelam te a republican revolution In IMS The case. They say that existence o f a t70/#Cf tn he expected anrf president will rule through the con- campaign probably has strengthened that, under the AAA plana being s'ltutlou, but may change It whenever the backbone of some o f the apposi molded hy Administrator Da via the he thinks an emergency demands. Th* tion hut ^Init the trend more priqierly organization and rules are to to» kept constitution will he onsed on the prin represent* the divergence o f thought fieittde. I understand, however, Hint ciple that all power emanates from God In the |wo s c h o o ls of students o f gov there la quilo a hit of objection reach — In contrast to the present one, which ernment, If that lie true, a* It ap- liur Hie department ntxiut Hie necee- says all power emanates from the penr* to he, then we may expect to aea all/ tor Iarmera allowing govertini.-nl people. more and more assaults Ofl the Itooae- ng. nla to examine their records. T he Hilt the people, nevertheless, will he velt position. Every time ho «tip* reimrtg I get nre In the effzu-t thal given sn opportunity to express their with an error of Judgment or on bud since most o f the facta have |o lie opinion at the polls whenever the gov advice and he la human nuil I h o «« ernment think* this advisable, popu slips have amt will coin*- the oppo gathered hy county representatives of Ihe Washington government, many lar Initiative, however, Is barred and sition can la* counted nil to make the farmers do not Ilk*- thn Idea o f neigh the people will not have constitu most o f it. bor* knowing all shout their affair*. tion*! right* to elect their own govern s e e I have Inquired itrnMnd to find nut ment All legislation must he Initiated For example, nnd ns Indicating how by the government, which will he ad whether there 1« any way that such vised hut not controlled by four con the lineup la chnngltig, stlrmtlon need n condition ran he corrected nnd ha vs only he called to the sultative bodies. found mi answer, except Hie state C h a n g in g opposition that tins These will I»« th« *t*te council of 40 ment* nf Ihe high nitlclsla who nrg'i* L in e u p em-niilitered in to U) inemb«r* appointed by the presl. Hint lln-re Is little examination neces the house on Hew dent; the federal cultural council, con sary, The condition sezun* to he on* sisting of representatives of churches, Agricultural legislation. Most o f these that must he expected If the concerted hills ore designed to go further than religious societies a,id schools; the effort contemplated by the AAA prin federal economic council, clmsen from the program laid down In the ugrlciil ciple* nf crop control are to he effec turnl adjustment art, and to use com- business, | idtistrtal, agricultural and tive. financial r rrles, end the provindnl 1 pultdon where the present New Deni The sltiisilnn Is one Hist obvloti«lf council, n n»t*ting at governor* amt (ihllosophy has boon based on volnn- nnd naturally develops ns the govern finance ml listers of the various prov tary co-operation from agriculture, ment wndes further and further I'd* inces. Itself. Títere are half * dozen or more private hiislnes«, • hr ffvst- i t •trspspsr t'nlsw. piece* of legislation, tlm nature of • l>r Western N>w*[-*i‘*r Unto*. M A
