T fl E B O N N E V I L L E D A M C H R O N I C li E
TWO
ERI DA V, JANUARY' 1, 19517
Review o f the History - Making Events o f the World
By
EDWARD
W.
PICKARD
© Western Newspaper Union.
Steel Workers Swing to
the Lewis Forces
the general leadership of
U NDER
John L. Lewis the war for
cal tendencies, entered politics In
1908 as a member of the state sen
ate. Later he was lieutenant gov
ernor and governor of his state
and then was elected to the
United States senate. In that body
he was an insistent advocate of ag
ricultural relief measures.
Norbeck’s death reduced to 16 the
number of Republicans in the sen
ate, but if the selection of his suc
cessor is left to the Republican gov
ernor-elect, there wouid be again
17. However it may be that Tom
Berry, the Democratic governor
about to go out of office, will be
named to fill out Norbeck’s term.
unionizing the steel industry and
destroying the company unions is
now u n d e r way.
Some 250 company
union
representa
tives from the Pitts-
I burgh, the Cleve
land - Youngstown
and the eastern dis
tricts met in Pitts
burgh and were told
by Philip Murray,
chief aide of Lewis
and chairman of the Half a Billion Wanted
.
, committee for in-
John L. Lewis ^ustrial union, that for Works Relief
a strike in the $5,000,000,000 indus TTARRY HOPKINS, WPA admin-
try might result “if the industry ■VI istrator, and Harold L. Ickes,
continues to employ its dog-in-the- PWA administrator, were called in
manger attitude,” in dealing with to conference with President Roose
velt and plans were laid for seeking
trade unions.
Thereupon the delegates adopted from congress an appropriation of
resolutions unanimously condemn $500,000,000 to continue the federal
ing the company union plan as a works relief program until next
“farce,” and establishing a new or June 30. Hopkins reported that the
ganization called the “CIO repre- funds on hand would scarcely last
senatatives council,” with this “dec through January and that quick ac
tion is necessary if the program
laration of principles:”
is
1.
All steel workers be organized not to be interrupted. The esti
mate on the money needed was
into a national industrial union.
based on the fact that the same
2.
Employee representatives use amount was taken from WPA funds
their influence to enroll the steel for drouth relief. Ickes states that
workers into the steel workers or his WPA program would release a
ganizing committee’s campaign.
substantial number of unemployed
3. All steel wdrkers be thorough from WPA rolls.
ly informed by employee represen
tatives who know from experience
that the company union is a device Nanking Army Fighting to
of the management and totally un Rescue Chiang Kai-sbek
able to win any major concessions
' ENERALISSIMO CHIANG KAI-
for the steel workers.
SHEK not being released by
4. CIO employee representatives Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang within
emain inside the company union the specified time, the Nanking
or reasons obvious to all.
troops moved
The wage demands are:
against the Sianfu
A $1.24 a day increase for all em
rebels. Two of the
ployees receiving over $5 a day.
mutinous battalions
A 30 hour, five day week.
were captured and
Paid vacations of one week for
disarmed at Huh-
employees of two years’ service and
sien. It appeared
two weeks for employees of five or
that Marshal Chang
more years’ service.
' ^ %|| really was reduced
Time and one-half pay for over Im
to negotiating for
time within the regular working
k‘s own bfe and
week.
Hi V?
v
safety, and there
Double time for Sundays and hol
were reports that he
Chang
idays.
was willing to sur
Hsuch-liang
render the dictator
and quit the country, as has many
Flat Glass Industry
a rebellious Chinese war lord be
Paralyzed by Strikes
fore him. T. V. Soong, who is Chi-
XTENSION of the glass workers’ ang’s brother-in-law, went to Sian
strike to plants in Toledo,
Charleston, W. Va., and Shreveport. fu to attempt to arrange for Chi-
La., brought the flat glass industry ang’s release. American and Brit
almost to a standstill. The clos ish governments were concerned
ing of these factories is directed over the safety of their nationals
against the automobile industry, but in Sianfu if that city should be be
the Ford company is equipped to sieged by the National army. There
produce its own glass and the other would certainly be a distressing
automobile makers are said to shortage of food and fuel, and to
have enough glass in stock for a this would be added the dangers of
month. It was estimated that 14,- probable bombardment by artillery
300 men were idle at the plants of and airplanes. Discipline among
the Libby - Owens and Pittsburgh the mutinous troops is known to be
very poor and already there have
Plate Glass companies.
The new strikes were called after been many instances of murder and
leaders of the Federation of Flat looting.
Japanese m i l i t a r y authorities
Glass Workers failed to reach an
agreement with representative» of charge that Marshal Chang’s revolt
the two companies concerning was part of a deliberate plan to
strikes already in progress. Libby- line up western powers, including
Owcns also was negotiating for a soviet Russia, against Japan. The
new union contract, their old one Chinese ambassador to Tokio was
told by Foreign Minister Hachiro
having expired.
Employers said the impasse was Arita that the Chinese government
reached as a result of the union’s would not be permitted to enter in
determined demands for a closed to any accord that would make it
shop, a checkoff system of union appear that it favored war against
Japan. Arita made it plain that
dues, and wage increases.
Glen W. McCabe, president of the Japan would abandon its" waiting
Glass Workers’ federation, denied policy if Nanking compromised with
the union was demanding a closed Marshal Chang.
shop or that the checkoff system
had to be granted.
Hundreds Are Killed by
f
J|j|p |
E
Senator Peter Norbeck
of South Dakota Dies
Earthquake in Salvador
President Roosevelt Busy
Preparing for Inaugural
O ETURNING to Washington in
fine health and spirits after his
trip to Buenos Aires, President
Roosevelt plunged into a great
mass of work that
had accumulated on
his desk. T h e r e
were numerous re
po r t s on govern
ment activities to be
read, plans for the
inaugural on Janu
ary 20 to be made,
outlining of his inau
gural address, and
consultation w i t h
the full cabinet con
President
cerning t h e pro
Roosevelt
gram for his second
term. Still more immediate was the
task of writing his annual message
on the state of the nation and his
budget message for the coming fis
cal year.
The inaugural ceremonies will be
simple in accordance with Mr.
Roosevelt’s wishes, and the tradi
tional ball will be omitted. After
consultation with Rear Admiral
Cary T. Grayson, chairman of the
inaugural committee, and Vice
President Garner, it was decided
that the parade should be limited
to units from the army, navy and
marine corps and from the West
Point and Annapolis academies.
Governors of all the states will be
invited but they will be limited to
three motor cars apiece. There will
be no civilian organizations in the
parade. Grand stands are being
constructed on both sides of Penn
sylvania avenue at the White House,
and on the steps of the Capitol.
One of Mr. Roosevelt’s first duties
was a sad one—that of attending
the funeral services for August Gen-
nerich, his close friend and body
guard, who died suddenly in Buenos
Aires. The services were held in
the White House and with the Presi
dent were Mrs. Roosevelt, Vice
President and Mrs. Garner and cab
inet members.
Senator Black Has Plan
to Curb Lower Courts
in favor of legisla
S ENTIMENT
tion to lessen the powers of the
Supreme court is growing weaker in
Washington because the President
seems to be opposed to it, at least
for the present. But Senator Hugo
Black of Alabama has announced
that he will introduce a bill de
signed to strip the lower courts of
their injunctive powers. This mea
sure would prohibit lower courts
from enjoining the operation of laws
of congress and require them to
forward all records and complete
transcripts to the Supreme court
within 30 days after an appeal.
Pope Has Fainting Spell
and Grows Weaker
OPE for the recovery of Pope
shocks accompa
E ARTHQUAKE
nied by volcanic eruptions dev H Pius dwindled day by day. He
astated large areas in central Sal
vador, killing more than two hun
1920, died at his home in Redflcld, dred persons and injuring about four
S. D., at the age of sixty-six after hundred. San Vicente, a city of 26,-
a long Illness from heart disease 000, was the center of the temblors,
and cancer of the tongue and jaw. and it was reported to be practically
Norbeck. a Republican with radi destroyed. Several thousand persons
NORBECK. United States
P ETER
senator from South Dakota since
there were participating in a reli
gious procession when the first
quake came, and many of them
were crushed under falling walls.
Other towns in the stricken region
were wrecked. Roads from the
capital were broken up and com
munications were destroyed, so that
accurate information was slow in
coming out.
All of the towns affected by the
quake are in the vicinity of the
San Vicente volcano. The area, im
portant in manufacturing and ag
riculture, is in the rich tobacco
and indigo-growing region.
Gen. Maximiliano Martinez, presi
dent of Salvador, hastened to the
scene of the disaster to take per
sonal charge of relief measures,
and physicians and medical supplies
were rushed from San Salvador, to
gether with military detachments.
suffered a fainting spell and was
reported to be exceedingly weak.
His illness was complicated by high
fever and there was danger of in
fluenza. Senator Nicola Panda of
Rome, widely known as a specialist
on the ills of old age, was sura-
moned by Dr. Amanti Milani and
both agreed that the pontiff must
have complete rest. His visitors
were limited to the ten cardinals
who are prefects of executive bodies
of the church and they were per
mitted to enter the sick room only
one each day to obtain the pope’s
authorization for their most impor
tant decisions.
The customary
Christmas eve audience for cardi
nals and diplomats was canceled,
and the pope also had to abandon
his plan to celebrate mass on the
57th anniversary of his ordination
to the priesthood.
John Hamilton Remains
Republican Chairman
HAMILTON is still chair
J OHN
man of the Republican national
committee. At a meeting in Chi
cago 74 of the 76 members in at
tendance rejected his resignation,
and he responded: "I’m gratified,
and I’ll keep right on working.”
The opposition to Hamilton was led
by Hamilton Fish of New York, but
it dwindled rapidly during the de
bate.
Mr. Hamilton was then voted a
salary of $15,000 a year and a base
expense account of $10,000 annually,
and will be required to put in all
his time on the task of rebuilding
the party and reducing the deficit.
This is the first time a national
chairman has been put on a full
time salary basis.
Before adjournment Hamilton
was empowered to appoint a group
of Republicans soon to formulate a
plan to bring the party funds out of
the red. Treasurer C. B. Goodspeed
reported that the campaign expendi
tures were $6,540,776, and that the
deficit was $901,501.
Air Liner Lost With
Seven Men and Women
five men and two women
W ITH
aboard, a big liner of the
Western Air Express disappeared
in fog and storm south of Salt Lake
City and it was believed it had
crashed and that all seven persons
were killed either in its fall or by
exposure. Searching parties found
possible traces of the accident in
a broken tree and “tracks” in the
snow, but the weather was so se
vere and the region so isolated that
the hunt was badly hampered.
Those aboard the plane which
started from Los Angeles were Mr.
and Mrs. John Wolfe of Chicago,
just married; Henry W. Edwards of
Minneapolis; Carl Christopher of
Dwight, 111.; Stewardess Gladys
Witt, and Pilots S. J. Samson and
William Bogan.
New Cabinet Post May
Go to Harry Hopkins
“ SECRETARY OF PUBLIC WEL-
FARE” may be the title of a
new member of the President’s
cabinet, and it may be held by
Harry L. Hopkins,
WPA administrator.
The creation of this
j|r
department
has
•;;:J been under consid-
* 'USst
eration f o r some
time and becomes
probable with the
plans for consolida
tion of several gov
ernmental agencies
and activities per-
„ - „ . . taining to public
H. L. Hopkins welfare frQm the
social security program and the in
dependent office of education to the
children's bureau now in the Depart
ment of Labor.
There has been talk that the new
department might be given to Miss
Perkins, who is slated to retire from
the labor secretaryship, but general
opinion is that Hopkins, favorite
money dispenser of the administra
tion, will get the job.
given him without grave danger of
precipitating a general European
war. But Adolf Hitler has devised
a plan for solving the Spanish prob
lem and probably will soon offer
it to the powers. His scheme is for
the division of Spain into two coun
tries, a Fascist state comprising
the area Franco now holds and in
cluding Madrid, and a republican
state centering in Catalonia. To ar
range this Germany may propose
a general peace conference.
General Faupel, personal aide to
General Franco, went to Berlin and
told the reichsfuehrer that the Fas-
cista must have more help. But Hit
ler is moving with considerable cau
tion, though he has recognized the
Franco regime.
The Russian government has
made official charges that the Span
ish Fascists set fire to and sank the
Soviet motorship Konsomol and
warned them of grave conse
quences. Newspaper announcements
told the Spanish insurgents they
were “playing with fire” and called
the act a “frightful new crime of in-
cendiarists of war.”
Von Ribbentrop Declares
Germany Must Have Colonies
VON RIBBENTROP,
J OACHIM
German ambassador to England,
addressing an English audience in
London, told the world plainly that
Germany intends to
scrap “the discrimi
nating part of the
Versailles treaty”
and that Adolf Hit
ler is determined to
regain colonies for
his country.
“One thing is cer
tain,” he said, “and
this I cannot help
stating:
Germany
has made up h e r
mind to get rid of Joachim von
that discriminating Ribbentrop
part of the Versailles treaty which
no great nation could have tolerated
forever.
“To attain this aim by agree
ment, der fuehrer and chancellor
made his offer to the world, but the
world, still blind and wrapped up
in the mentality which is generally
known today as ‘the spirit of Ver
sailles,’ did not respond.
“But der fuehrer sees now, as be
fore, in the possession of colonies
desired for supply of raw mterials
only, on one side, and in world
trade on the other, two most essen
tial means of raising the standard
of life of his people from the present
subsistence level.
“A reasonable solution to the
colonial question, therefore, is most
desirable and to my mind to the
interest of all in the long run.”
President Gomez of Cuba
Breaks With B atista
DRESIDENT MIGUEL GOMEZ of
* Cuba and his administration are
at outs with Col. Fulgencio Batista,
chief of staff and the “strong man”
of the island republic. Batista has
been insisting on a bill for a 9
cents a bag sugar tax designed to
produce $2,000,000 revenue annually
for rural schools to be operated by
army sergeants. Gomez and his
crowd have opposed this legislation,
fearing it means the rise of fas
cism; but it is warmly supported
by the farmers, tobacco raisers and
canefield workers, thousands of
whom marched to Havana to de
mand the passage of the bill. These
people call Batista “defender of the
common people” and “savior of Cu
ba.”
The sugar tax bill was passed,
but President Gomez persisted in
his opposition, and vetoed the
measure. The Batista followers de
manded his resignation and also
prepared to have him impeached by
the house of representatives. At this
writing it is expected Gomez will
Hitler Suggests Dividing
quit his office.
Spain Into Two Parts
Several months ago Batista was
T NOW seems likely that General quoted as saying he would not be
Franco and his Fascist armies afraid to head a dictatorship “if it
cannot conquer Spain without open were necessary for the good of the
and substantial aid from sympa country.” He may soon be called
thetic nations, and that cannot be on to assume that position.
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