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eral confederation of labor, organ
ized labor's official body.
Altogether it was estim ated that
100,000 workers were still absent
from their Jobs, in spite of reports
of strike settlements in scattered
sections throughout the country.
The French Riviera witnessed a
general exodus of foreign tourists
from 450 hotels and resorts follow
ing a lockout by the proprietors.
The hotels were closed indefinitely
after the employers declared they
could not meet workers’ demands
for more pay and shorter hours.
This retaliation by the owners
against the threat of a workers’
strike upset the sum m er tourist
season, one of the most profitable
to the French.
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By
E D W A R D
W.
P IC K A R D
© Western Newsp&Der Union.
dared that cash available
ing expenses, taxes and
from farm cash income was the
highest in 1935 since 1929. and two
and one-half times greater than it
was in 1932.
Under the AAA. the report sets
forth, rental and benefit payments
accounted for one-fourth of the in
crease in all cash farm income
from $4,377,000,000 in 1932 to $6.-
900,000,000 in 1935. Mr. Davis re
port concludes:
“Increased buying power among
farmers has been translated into
increased business activity, and as
in the case of past depressions,
that measure of business recovery
already achieved has been preced
ed by an advance in farm income.
“Income circulates more freely
as spending is made possible
among those consumer groups
whose need for goods is particular
ly great For a period of years
prior to the depression farmers had
suffered a disparity of prices which
returned them a relatively small
share of the national income. Dur
ing the depression this disparity
increased. An enormous accumu
lation of farmer wants was
dammed up. This deferred de
mand awaited an increased flow of
income.”
The agricultural administration,
the report revealed, had disbursed
$1,529,114,060 up to December 31,
1935.
tirement of ten million acres of
President R oosevelt Is
submarginal land from production
Renominated by Acclaim
and rural rehabilitation.
RESIDENT
FRANKLIN
D.
Reiterating the “good neighbor'
ROOSEVELT was renominated
by unanimous acclaim by the Dem policy, the foreign relations plank
ocratic National convention in Phil reaffirmed the party’s neutrality
adelphia, receiving the conven program pledged to keep the na
tion’s entire 1,100 votes on the first tion out of foreign entanglements.
ballot. Vice President John N. It reasserted the reciprocal farm
Garner was likewise renominated policy, but demanded “adequate”
protection to farmers and manu
for that position by acclaim.
facturers
against unfair foreign
At a great public massmeeting
competition.
in Franklin field, Philadelphia, at
Denouncing monopolies and con
tended by 110,000 people on the
centration
of economic power, the
evening of the convention’s ad
platform
declared
that the admin
journment, President Roosevelt and
istration
would
“vigorously
and
Vice President Garner were offi
fearlessly
enforce
the
criminal
and
cially notified of their selection
civil
provisions
of
the
existing
and responded with acceptance
anti-trust laws.”
speeches.
Other planks pledged: Expan
The President sounded the battle-
cry of his campaign for re-election sion of the social security pro
by denouncing “economic royalists gram; continuance of rural elec
who hide behind the American flag trification; protection of the rights
and Constitution.” of labor to bargain collectively;
The convention extension of federal housing pro
unanimously adopt jects; just treatment of war ex
ed a strong New tension of the merit system
Deal platform and through classified civil service;
voted the abolition freedom of speech, press, radio,
of the historic two- religion and assembly; projection
of public works projects to aid un
thirds rule.
employment; opposition to Commu
The sessions were nism and “the menace of con
marked with ex cealed Fascism.
treme enthusiasm.
Party harmony and
Gov. Landon Makes Plans
a determination to R ailw ay Pension Acts
President
stand militantly on
Roosevelt
for Notification Speech
the administration’s record in the Declared Unconstitutional
ENSIONS for railway workers [N ESTES PARK, Colo., Gov. Al
past three years and present a
fred M. Landon, Republican
received a setback when the Dis
united front in the coming cam
Presidential
nominee, continued his
trict of Columbia Supreme court
paign characterized the convention.
vacation
begun
with his family the
ruled unconstitutional two acts
week
before
and
The abolition of the two-thirds passed by congress last year.
made plans for re
rule for the nomination of candi
The court held that the govern convening of the
dates was one of the significant ment had no right to levy or col
achievements. This rule, which lect taxes to finance the rail pen Kansas legislature
• had been in use for more than 100 sions and invalidated as “insepara and for the accept
years, was superseded by the adop ble” a companion tax measure pro ance speech he will
tion of the rules committee’s report viding for payment of the pensions. deliver in Topeka
on July 23.
recommending that at future con
Both
acts
were
passed
last
year
Although Gover
ventions only a bare majority be
under
the
sponsorship
of
the
ad
required for nomination. While
nor Landon was
some southern and the eastern and ministration and with the support resting preparatory
western states opposed abrogation, of railway labor leaders after the to the rigors of the
they were reconciled to it by the United States Supreme court had campaign, affairs of
committee’s recommendation that held unconstitutional the 1934 rail his state and confer Gov. Landon
changes be made in the apportion way retirement act. They were ences with political advisers occu
designed to meet the high court’s
ment of delegates.
pied considerable of his attention.
objections.
When the Kansas legislature re
The platform pledged continu
One of the measures involved convenes a proposed amendment to
ance of soil conservation, benefit levies upon railroads an ex
payments to farmers, a sound cur cise tax of three and one-half per the state constitution will be intro
rency, a balanced budget and a cent “of the compensation not in duced, giving the state broad pow
constitutional amendment if nec excess of $300 per month paid to er to provide far-reaching legisla
essary, to achieve the party’s its employees.” Workers would tion for social welfare and to co
broad social program. It praised have paid a three and one-half per operate with the federal govern
the accomplishments of the New cent income tax upon their wages ment. Governor Landon was quot
Deal in a preamble, declaring that not in excess of $300 per month. ed as describing the proposed
it planned to continue them in the The money thus collected would go amendment as “satisfactory ”
interest of the nation. The plat into a pension fund. The other act
The amendment, which may be
form’s keynote was that the Roose established the retirement system the basis for similar action in oth
velt administration has put and for employees at the age of sixty- er states, reads:
will keep the nation “on the road five, with pensions ranging up to
“Nothing contained in this con
to recovery and prosperity.”
$120 per month.
stitution shall be construed to lim
Regarding the Constitution, the
it the power of the legislature to
platform declared that while the
enact laws providing for financial
Republican platform proposes to Farm Incom e Up 90 Per Cent, assistance to aid infirm or depen
meet national problems by action A. A. A. Report Sets Forth
dent persons; for the public health;
of the separate states, the Demo
N INCREASE of 90 per cent in unemployment compensation and
cratic party recognizes that mini
the cash farm income on cot general social security and provid
mum wages, maximum hours, child ton, wheat, tobacco, corn and hogs ing for the payment thereof by tax
labor, monopolistic and unfair busi from 1932 to 1935 was recorded un or otherwise and to receive aid
ness practices, dust storms, drouth der the Agricultural
from the federal government there
'''v iv .v v ji
for.”
and floods could not be handled Adjustment act, in
by states. It stated:
validated by the
Charles P. Taft and Ralph W
Robey, two members of his re
“If these problems cannot be ef Supreme court last
search and advisory staff were
fectively solved by legislation with January, according
in the Constitution, we shall seek to the annual re
scheduled to join the Republican
such clarifying amendments as will port of Chester C.
Presidential nominee and to pro
assume to the legislatures of the Davis, former ad
vide
him with further data for the
C,
several states and to the congress ministrator, made
notification ceremony speech—the
of the United States each within its public in Washing I '¿r*
first major political statement
proper jurisdiction, the power to ton.
since his Cleveland nomination.
H K' % - .
:
enact those laws which the state
Cash farm in-
In the meantime, John Hamil
and federal legislatures within come from these
ton. newly elected chairman of the
their respective spheres shall find five major farm Chester Davis Republican National committee
necessary, in order adequately to products which came under produc was on a tour of the East con’
regulate commerce, protect public tion control, rental and benefit pay femng with political leaders and
health and safety and safeguard ments was $1,365,000,000 in 1932, the laying lines for the party’s strate
economic security. Thus we pro year before the AAA became oper gy m the coming Presidential
cam-
pose to maintain the letter and spir ative. For 1935 it was $2,593,000,000. paign.
it of the Constitution.”
The report pointed out that cash
In addition to soil conservation farm income from all other prod Strikes in Provinces
and benefit payments, the farm ucts increased in the same period
plank pledged the Democrats m fi from $3,012,000,000 to $4,307,000,000. Continue French Unrest
nancing share-croppers and tenants
Mr. Davis, who was recently ap PERSISTENCE of strikes in the
in buying lands; favored commodi pointed by President Roosevelt to \ P^vmces kept France in a state
ty loans on farm surpluses and re the Federal Reserve board, de- of unrest. A gain of 225,000 new
members was reported by the gen-
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mention him by na
garded by 0hsL me* ft
official response to 'V
nouncement bv
president of the uSS,®
ers of Amenca, 0f ?
umomz, iteel emP|o JT
in order to Drev J i
shoP-" U>e industr?V?
use its resources to ^
ab‘l>ty to protect 2?
«nd their families ¡L
Uo.n ’ c,wrcion and vioi
¡*'d them In mainuini
bargaining free ^
from any source ”
The unionization att
at the time when ste
have set a new recon
R easserting its beliel
ciples of collective bai
industry's statement
Severe Drouth D am age
that employees now pi
Brings Federal A ction
representatives
tor co
\ 17TTH thousands of acres of
gaining
by
secret
ballc
YY spring wheat d e s t r o y e d
through drouth and with vast corn-
growing regions threatened, the fed
eral government undertook a com n epresentative
LEMKE of North
prehensive campaign to alleviate nounced that he would r*
human distress and property loss, Presidency as candidate
and stricken areas were placed in political g r o u p *
the hands of a special drouth com k n o w n a s t he
mittee by Secretary of Agriculture Union party. Fa
Wallace, with instructions to pro ther C h a r 1 e s E.
ceed immediately with a plan of Coughlin. Detroit
co-ordination.
priest, is the lead
Secretary Wallace named Jess ing sponsor of Lem-
W. Tapp, assistant agricultural ad k e ’s candidacy.
justment administrator, as chair Thomas
Charles
man of the committee. Four oth O'Brier, of Boston
ers appointed were: C. W. Warbur- will be the vice- t
ton, director of the Agricultural presidential candi
Extension Service; Hugh H. Ben date on the ticket, ‘1 .
nett, chief of the Soil Conservation it was announced.
Service; A. G. Black, chief of the
Mr. Lemke made
Bureau of Agricultural Economics; point platform embodying
and W. F. Callender, assistant ag for refinancing of farm ~
ricultural adjustment adm inistra old age security, a living
tor. Joseph L. Bailey, assistant re all workers, limitation os'
settlement administrator, will also incomes, the establishment
serve with the committee.
tral bank, the issuance by
The committee’s attention was of all currency and its
turned immediately to drouth con the value of all the
Plans were made .or
ditions and relief need in North Da
kota, South Dakota. Minnesota, party to hold a national
Montana and Wyoming, but offi some time during August
Mr. Lemke said the
cials were watching anxiously the
increasing drouth damage in South has the support of farm
Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and bor, the National Union
parts of Kentucky, Alabama, Mis Justice established by Fa
sissippi and Arkansas.
lin, the Townsend old age
The work of six government movement and “all other
agencies will be supervised and co who have been driven frea
ordinated by the committee in its parties.”
Mr. Lemke was co-a1:
work on drouth relief. These are:
the Agricultural Adjustment Ad Senator Lynn J. Frazier
ministration, the Public Works Ad Dakota of a $3.000,0
ministration, the Federal Surplus mortgage refinancing bill
Commodities corporation, the Rur in the house of repf
al Resettlement Administration,
the Relief Administration, and R ur
al Rehabilitation and Soil Conser International Confcrenc*
vation Service.
Seeks Mediterranean P
EETING in Montrea
League of N ations M eets
erland, an interna
ference
sought settlement
to Lift Sanctions
tary
and
naval problemi
\1 /'H IL E representatives of lead-
Mediterranean.
The
mg powers gathered in Gene-
had
been
called
by
the
%a to lift League of Nations eco
a
result
of
Turkey
s
nomic sanctions against Italy and
fortify
the
Dardanelles,
the refugee emper
demilitarized unde*' the
or Haile Selassie
treaty of 1923.
of Ethiopia pre
The possible IN“*3*
pared to plead the
growing naval strength
cause of his nation’s
alignment of the E‘ltis ,
freedom, European
anese. Japan announce»
statesmen consid
willing
to accept any n®
ered the possibility
Japanese
warships ®u ....
of a reorganization
enter
the
Black
sea,
and reformation of
ilar
restrictions
were t
the League.
Russian warships leaving
Observers agreed
Russia demanded fr®*
that while informal
discussions on the Hal,e Selassie passage of warskipSk ,ea
League reformation would be held, rules out of the Blae« •»
it was probable that the question of the Dardanelles, a «
reorganizing the international pact unable to see wW
body would be postponed until the not bordering on tlu> " "
ter desired unlimiteo
September assembly.
it- Beeause of her ^
sistance pact
.
France was expected w
Steel Industry R esists
Russia.
Drive for U nionization
The possibility of 3
r \ E F Y I N G a drive to force union-
^
ization of its 500,000 workers, sistance pact 10
the steel industry in a strongly an loomed with
worded statement issued by the way and 8eekin*n wouM
American Iron and Steel institute tion. Such a sl(?P ^
declared "it will oppose any at- series of such pa ^
tempt to compel its employees to concluded bel'v<'. G
join a union or pay tribute for the France. Jugoslav«.
right to work.”
Although the statement did not
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