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TW O FRIDAY, APRIL SO, 1937 T H E B O N N E V I L L E DAM C H R O N I C L E Review o f the History-Making Events o f the W orld -------------------------------------- be manufactured in this country, Jew, who has been conductor of the ferring all expenditures which are and because the Soviet government Berlin State Opera house since 1906 not absolutely necessary at this © Western Newspaper Union. specified that the guns and armor when he was appointed by Kaiser time. Hermann Goering, “ You will report to me through plate be inspected by the United Wilhelm II. He thereupon let it be known that Court Bill Hearings Prussian premier and reich minister the acting director of the budget not States navy. he was prepared to push through Continued to April 28 Officials of the two American o* aviation, has been a strong sup later than May 1, 1937, the steps legislation that would exclude the LI EARINGS on the President’ s companies, it was reported, be porter of this accomplished artist, which you are undertaking to reduce C. I. O. from Ontario if this be A 1 Supreme court enlargement comes necessary to save the pulp- lieved it might be possible to meet but pressure from the anti-Semites expenditures and the amount of the bill will be continued until April 28, wood and mining industries from State department objections by grew too powerful and Blech was estimated saving resulting there and the last two days will be de changes in the specifications, possi ousted. from .” C. I. O. control. voted to testimony bly providing for 14-inch instead of General Motors of Canada offered by supporters of the the strikers at Oshawa various con 16-inch guns. Wagner Act Validation and Mrs. Harriman Nominated measure. Then the s e n a t e judiciary cessions but not recognition of the Supreme Court Measure Minister to Norway committee will go union. Hugh Thompson, U. A. W. Baseball Season Opened; OW does the upholding of the RESIDENT ROOSEVELT sent into executive ses A. organizer, advised that the offer President Tosses Ball Wagner labor relations act af be accepted, but the strikers re to the senate the nomination of sion and debate the OTH the National and American fect the battle over the President’ s bill at length. The jected it as insufficient. baseball leagues opened their plan to enlarge the Supreme court? Mrs. Florence Jaffray Harriman of The executive board of the union seasons, and the small boy and the Washington as minister to Norway. hearings were sus That question arose at once on an She is the widow of J. Borden Har at a meeting in Washington decid pended Monday aft tired business man are happy. Pres nouncement of the decisions and re ernoon, April 19, but ed to postpone until November the ident Roosevelt, conforming to cus ceived various answers. Opponents riman, New York banker, and has been active in politics for a num the senators scorn drive to unionize the Ford company tom, “ did his stuff” by tossing a of the President’s bill declared the fully denied that the plants. new ball into the field at the na necessity for such a measure, if it ber of years. Anthony J. Drexel Hepburn forced two of his min tional capital where the Washington Biddle, Jr., who now holds the Nor Smith W. opening of the base- isters to resign, charging they were and Philadelphia teams started the ever existed, was entirely removed way post, was nominated to be am Brookhart ball season had any not supporting the goyernment in American league games. Vice Pres by this showing of liberal tendencies bassador to Poland. thing to do with this. its fight "against the inroads of the ident Garner hoisted the flag in cen by a majority of the court; and One witness heard in support of Lewis organization and communism ter field, and a great crowd of con many supporters of Mr. Roosevelt the till was Smith Wildman Brook- in general.” They are David A. gressmen and government and so admitted that some compromise Government Must Formulate hart, radical former senator from such as the appointment of two new New Labor Policy Iowa. He said the President’s pro Croll, who held the labor, municipal cial leaders was present. justices instead of six, might be affairs and public welfare portfo ALIDATION of the Wagner act posal was an issue in the campaign The National league season was advisable. But the President him lios, and Attorney General Arthur brought the administration up because the opposition declared opened in Boston by the Boston self let it be known that he wished W. Roebuck. Axel Hall, young m a against the necessity of formulating what he would do to the Supreme Bees and the Philadelphia team. his program pushed through without a new national labor policy to pre yor of Oshawa, who has been friend court. modification. The favorable ma ly to the strikers and critical of vent strikes and to “ It was specifically made an is jority of one, created by the shift Hepburn’s action, sent an “ ultima South Is Angered by determine w h a t sue in the campaign,” said Mr. of Justice Roberts, did not seem to course shall be fol Brookhart. “ The President himself tum” to President Martin of the Anti-Lynching Act OUTHERN congressmen found him safe enough. lowed when collec did not so urge it because he prob Automobile Workers of America de This position of the President was manding that members of the union they were no longer in the sad tive bargaining is ably had not fully made up his taken also by some of his cabinet in the United States strike in sup dle when the house by a vote of unsuccessful. F or mind, but former Senator James A. this purpose Secre Reed, the ablest, most brilliant and port of the Oshawa local. The lat 276 to 119 passed the anti-lynching members. Secretary of Agriculture tary of Labor Per most forceful opponent the Presi ter body adopted a resolution de bill. The debate was furious and Wallace declared that agriculture could expect nothing from the Su manding that Premier Hepburn the representatives from the South kins invited 33 lead dent had in the whole campaign, withdraw from the negotiations to preme court as now constituted, and were deeply resentful. ers of industry and did present in detail the President’ s The bill was sponsored by Repre urged American farmers to give the labor to attend pri plan upon accurate information. He make way for intervention by the sentative Joseph Gavagan of New Roosevelt plan their earnest sup vate meetings in dared the President to deny his dominion authorities. In Montreal 5,508 women garment York whose district includes the big port. Washington, stating statement. Attorney General Cummings de “ There was no denial because workers, members of the C. I. O. in negro city of Harlem. It provides Sec. Perkins. they would be asked tp discuss the need Senator Reed was telling the truth ternational union, employed in 72 that any state officer who surren clared that the four justices who and the President was content to plants, started a strike for higher ders a prisoner to a mob shall be dissented from the court’s decision of new safeguards for industry to submit the issue upon the violent wages; and in Fernie, B. C., 1,000 guilty of a felony and subject to that the Wagner act is constitution balance the gains achieved by la C. I. O. miners threatened to strike prosecution and severe penalties. In al still constitute a “ battalion of bor under the Wagner act. Among arguments against it alone.” addition, the county in which a death” and will continue to oppose those Madame Perkins invited were Judge William Denman of the for union recognition. lynching occurs shall be liable for all major New Deal social legisla William Green, president of the United States Circuit Court of Ap $2,000 to $10,000 damages, to be paid tion. American Federation of Labor; peals at San Francisco, an ap International Patrol of to the family of the lynched person. John L. Lewis, head of the C. I. John L. Lewis, chairman of the pointee of President Roosevelt, ar Spain’s Coasts Begins Proponents of the measure were O., asserted the Supreme court had Committee for Industrial Organiza gued against Chief Justice Hughes' D A TR O L of the coasts and bor- greatly aided by a mob in Missis demonstrated its “ instability” anew tion; Myron C. Taylor, board chair contention that a Supreme court * ders of Spain by the navies and working in two or more separate land observers of Great Britain, sippi that took two negroes from a and that the Wagner act decisions man of United States Steel corpora sheriff and tortured and burned only made more imperative the tion; Gerard Swope, board chair panels would be unconstitutional. France, Italy and Germany, as ar them to death. The local authori need for enlarging the court. man of General Electric corpora ranged some time ago by the in ties were supine and called the Senator James Hamilton Lewis of tion; Harper Sibley, president of Army’s Huge Bombing Plane ternational non - intervention com shocking affair a “ closed incident.” Illinois, whip of the senate, predict the United States Chamber of Com mittee, is now in effect. Is Given Test Flights ed that the President’ s court plan merce, and government officials. Under the command of British EST flights by the army air would emerge from the judiciary Certain of the President’s advis corps’ new big bombing plane Vice Admiral Geoffrey Blake, Luther Assails Critics committee “ a much compromised, ers have told him a law requiring were being made at Seattle, Wash., aboard the battle cruiser Hood, the of German Nazis amended and generally trans the incorporation of labor unions R. HANS LUTHER, German formed measure.” where it was built by the Boeing British heet patrols the northern should be passed; or that at least ambassador to the United Aircraft company. This machine coast on the bay of Biscay. Ger there should be a law similar to the many patrols the southwestern is the largest military airplane in States who is about to retire, gave British trades union act which pro the world, with an all metal fuse coast while France guards Spanish his annual bock beer party, and sur President Tells Envoys vides that all union funds must be prised his guests, of American Republics lage 100 feet long, a wingspread of Morocco and the Balearic islands accounted for to the government and Italy the eastern Mediterrane 105 feet, and a cruising range of s e v e r a l hundred IPLOMATIC representatives of and that unions cannot participate an coast. congressmen a n d 6,000 miles. It weighs about 40,000 20 Latin American republics in sympathy or general strikes. Merchant vessels of the commit correspondents, by gathered in the Pan-American un pounds unloaded and 75,000 pounds Organized labor always has op when carrying a full complement of tee’s 27 members entering Spanish assailing Americans ion building in celebration of Pan- posed any such legislation and prob territorial waters must first call at fuel and armament. It has four who criticize the American day and listened to an ably would continue to fight against twin row engines of a new type specified ports and take aboard non Nazi regime in Ger address by President Roosevelt. it. intervention committee supervisors which will deliver 1,400 horse power many. This was formal and was broadcast John L. Lewis thinks one result each for takeoir. The speed is about who will have the right to examine “ You must accept to all the republics, but it was fol 250 miles an hour. There are five the cargo, inspect ships’ papers and Germany as she is,” lowed by an “ off the record” talk of the Wagner act decisions may streamlined blisters on the new ma question passengers. After their he said. “ You may which the reporters were not per be the abandonment of the sit-down vessel leaves Spanish waters the chine which are emplacements for not like some of the mitted to hear. It was said the strike, though this, he says, depends small, quick firing cannon, instead supervisors will be disembarked at things about her, President sought to convince the on the attitude taken by employers in the operation of the act. “ Under Hans Luther you must recog of machine guns. These cannon will some convenient port. diplomats of the good faith of the the court’s decision,” says Lewis, The patrolling warships also have outshoot any guns mounted on any nize her as a strong and unified United States in its foreign policies, other military airplane in the world been empowered to halt and exam country under the leadership of a and that, reviewing the promises “ workers now have machinery for and make the great machine virtu ine the papers of any ship coming man who has the courage and the made by his administration in this adjudication of disputes and the making of contracts with employ from a country not a participant in wisdom to lift it out of a grave ally impregnable. respect, he declared them 100 per ers. Everything depends on the at the scheme, such as the United emergency. cent fulfilled. titude of employers, who showed no States. “ My chief aim during the four Auto Strikers Lose disposition to be generous although Neither land nor sea observers years I have spent in the United $65,000,000 in Pay the right of labor to gather together have the authority to turn back vol States has been to give your people President Tells Officials N THE last five months strikes in unteers or shipments of ammuni for its protection had been conceded to Curtail Expenditures the automotive industrj have tions. Their functions are limited a better understanding of mine, for a lifetime.” HIEFS of executive depart their homes, and their ambitions. cost the workers between $65,000,- to observation. ments, indapendent officers and But recently I have been made mel 000 and $70,000,000 in wages. And other spending units of the govern Our Coronation Envoys ancholy by suggestions I have read still, at the behest of John L. Lewis and heard of political disunion in ment w’ere called on by President to Wear Knee Breeches and his C. I. O., they are planning Americans Want to Fill Roosevelt to reduce expenditures my fatherland. HEN George VI is crowned further strikes. What they gain, Soviet Warship Order up to the end of the fiscal year “ Nothing can be farther from the king of Great Britain on May beyond recognition of their union OVIET RUSSIA, which recently June 30. In his letter to them the 12, Robert Worth Bingham, our am which probably could be obtained was said to have asked Ameri truth. Germany today is a nation bassador to London, and James W. by negotiation wherever it is de can help in building a navy that actuated by a single purpose, which President said: “ It is apparent at this time that Gerard, President Roosevelt’s spe served, is problematical. The fig woull check Japanese ambitions, is to recover from the fetters ures are from Ward's Reports, Inc., wants to buy a “ knocked down” placed upon her by the treaty of the revenues of the government for cial ambassador to the coronation, which says of losses to companies battleship in the United States, and Versailles. Germany wants to live the present year will be materially will appear in Westminster abbey affected that the net volume of busi two manufacturers are trying to ad- in friendliness and amity with other less than the amount estimated in garbed in silk knee breeches and ness “ delayed” by the strike, would , ust the specifications so that they nations of the world. But such a my budget message of last January; ordinary evening tailed dress coats. approximate $200,000,000, but what can fill the order with the con peace must be constructive peace if and, hence, the deficit will be far The State department in Washing proportion of this actually is lost sent of the State department. The we are to achieve the friendly co greater than was anticipated unless ton consented to a modification of munitions control office in Washing operation among nations which you there is an immediate curtailment the ruling which bars American dip cannot be calculated. of expenditure. lomats from wearing gala clothes “ Let me tell Lewis here and now ton at first ruled that a license seem so much to desire here.” “ You will carefully examine the at state functions. The costume de Over in Germany the anti-Jewish that he and his gang will never get should be issued unless military se th^ir greedy paws on Ontario as crets were involved, but the State crusade seemed to be growing more status of appropriations for your ac cided upon is not full court dress long as I'm prime minister,” said department objected because the intense. The latest instance reported tivity with a view to making a sub but the duke of Norfolk, who is earl proposals called for 16-inch guns to is the dismissal of Leo Blech, a stantial saving by eliminating or de marshal, will let it go as such. Prem ier Hepburn. By EDWARD W. PICKARD B H P V S T D D I C S W
