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VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON Review of the History-Making Events of the World -------------------------------- By EDWARD W. &------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------- —------- PICKARD © Western Newspaper Union. Ohio River Valley Is Devastated by Floods Stalinist plot, that he carried letters from Radek to the exiled Leon Trotzky and that he agraea to be TA AY by day '.he devastation come Trotzky’s undercover in caused by great floods through formant. out the Ohio valley and the lower Leon Trotzky, from his haven in Mississippi valley increased. Sev eral hundred thousands persons Mexico City, sent out a specific de were rendered homeless, more than nial of the charges that he was 100 lives were lost, and the prop head of the conspiracy. erty damage, running far Into the Secretary Perkins Works millions, cannot be estimated. Cincinnati, Louisville, Ports on Motor Strike mouth, Frankfort and Evansville ECRETARY OF LABOR FRAN were the worst sufferers; but every CES PERKINS herself under city, town and village along the took the difficult task of breaking Ohio^and its tributaries shared in the renewed deadlock in the Gener the disaster. Fires broke out in the al Motors strike, but Mill Creek district of Cincinnati and at this writing she destroyed property valued at $1,500,- had not made much 500 before the flames could be con progress. Governor trolled. Throughout the entire re Murphy of Michi gion transportation was crippled, gan, who went to pure water and fuel supplies were Washington for the Bhut off or greatly reduced, and inauguration, outbreaks of typhoid and pneumonia helped her, arrang were threatened. In Louisville the ing separate meet light and power plant was forced ings with John L. to shut down. Lewis, C. I. O. lead President Roosevelt directed five er, and President federal agencies to co-operate with Sloan of the motor the American Red Cross in relief corporation. But his measures, and that organization, ap efforts to bring these two gentle pealing to the nation for $2,000,000, men together seemed futile. Lewis sent hundreds of nurses to the flood summoned Homer Martin, head of ed areas. The army sent soup kitch the striking union, and John Brophy, ens and tents and the coast guard C. I. O. lieutenant, from Detroit sent boats and crews. Many cities and conferred with them on ‘‘stra forwarded supplies of food, clothing tegy". All the union leaders ap peared supremely confident, and and medicines. In Frankfort, Ky., the state re Lewis insisted the demand that the formatory was flooded and the pris union be recognized as the sole bar oners were removed to other gaining agency must be conceded if quarters with the aid of troops. The I there were to be negotiations. Secretary Perkins, after talking convicts took advantage of the emergency to start a riot and about with both sides, went directly to the a dozen were killed. All of southern White House. She said she was Indiana was placed under martial "keeping the President informed” law by Governor Townsend and of developments. The belief was 1,400 National Guardsmen were general that it would be necessary called out. In the effort to save to invoke the personal aid of Mr. Cairo, Ill., a levee was dynamited Roosevelt to bring about a peace by army engineers despite the ful settlement. Lewis brought about the tempo armed resistance of farmers whose lands were flooded when the dike rary suspension of negotiations by was broken. All women and children a statement he fave the press. With were evacuated from the city. brutal frankness he said: "We have advised the secretary Twelve counties of eastern Arkansas were submerged over most of their of labor that the ‘economic royal ists’—and the du Ponts and Mr. area and thousands of families were Sloan are among them—used their gathered in refugee camps. money to try to drive Mr. Roose S Radek and 16 Others Admit Plot to Wreck Soviet KARL RADEK, noted soviet Rus sian journalist, and 16 other men more or less prominent in the affairs of Russia, went to trial as conspirators against the Stalin regime and the soviet state, and all freely con fessed their guilt. They readily told the details of the amazing plot and as serted that the ex iled Leon Trotzky was its chief mover. Radek described the scheme by which Karl Radek the plotters hoped to overthrow Stalin and bring back a modified capitalism to Russia. It in volved the wrecking of the nation’s railway system and the bringing about of war on Russia by Japan and Germany. Japan was to be given the maritime provinces i n Asia and Germany was to be per mitted to grab the Ukraine. But Radek added that the conspirators hoped the war would result in a new revolution In Russia and that thereafter those territories could be regained. "I am guilty of all the charges,” said the once powerful editor. Gregori Sokolnikoff, former soviet ambassador to England, declared he knew as early as 1932 of a plot to assassinate Stalin, and admitted he was guilty of plotting to betray the Soviet union to Germany and Japan. Vladimir Romm, former Washington correspondent of Iz vestia of Moscow, though not yet on trial was put on the stand and testified that he knew of the anti- j The odd 800 millions was imme diately diverted to the Treasury’s general account to cover federal ex penditures. Two billions were allo cated for use as a “stabilization” fund. New legislation was passed authorizing the secretary of the treasury to use the stabilization fund to manipulate the value of the dollar in foreign exchange transac tions, to purchase silver and gold and to rig the quotations on United States government securities in the market. France Offers to Help a Peaceful Germany IF REICHSFUEHRER HITLER I will co-operate with other nations in the interest of peace, France will help Germany to overcome her pres ent economic difficulties. Such was the offer made by Premier Blum in an address at Lyons. Blum, how ever, warned the Nazis that France cannot and will not co-operate with Germany economically or politically “whili the possibility continues to exist that this help may be some day turned against the country which gave it.” He expressed opposition to Hitler’s policy of making bilateral pacts, and added: “I believe I am practic ing realism when I declare we do not wish to separate French security from European peace.” German officials were pleased by Blum's speech and said his good intentions could not be doubted. Farley Is Reappointed Postmaster General PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT sent to * the senate the name of James A. Farley as postmaster general for another term, and the senate promptly confirmed the nomination. It is believed Mr. Farley will not long remain a member of the cabinet, for he wants to return to private work. He told report ers in New York that he was looking for more than a job as a salesman. , . — , "If I should return J. A. ar ey prjvate ufe>” the postmaster general said, "I would like an opportunity to build up an velt out of the White House. equity in a business, so I would “Labor rallied to the President’s have something more than just a support when they attacked him. salary for security for my family. "These same economic royalists "I have had several offers al now have their fangs in labor, and labor now expects the government ready, but they haven’t been just to support labor in its legal and logi what I would want" cal objectives.” Later Secretary Perkins invited Howard Hughes Sets New Sloan and the union leaders to a Cross-Continent Record peace conference. Martin accepted H oward hughes , wealthy but the G. M. C. head declined, manufacturer, motion picture again insisting the strikers must producer and amateur aviator, set first evacuate the company’s plants. a new record for the flight from General Motors cfficials called on Burbank, Calif., to New York—7 about 40,000 workers to return to ten hours 28 minutes, 25 seconds. It plants in Michigan and Indiana, was an astonishing performance. which were to be reopened. Hughes’ average speed for 2,490 miles over what he calls a "modi fied great circle course” was 332 Congress Extends President’s miles per hour. This achievement Control Over the Dollar is the greatest sustained speed CONGRESS did not wait for the flight ever made. inauguration to rush through The flight was made without a file bill asked by the President ex stop, the cruising altitude being tending for two and one-half years about 14.000 feet, and the motor of his power to control the two the plane could not be allowed to billion dollar stabilization fund and operate at full throttle for more to devalue the dollar. Senator Van than a small traction of the time. denberg and Representative Snell, The top speed reached was 380 minority leaders, made futile ef miles an hour. forts to amend the measure so that it would call on the secretary of the treasury to submit to congress a Fascism Versus Communism complete audit and report upon Distracts the Old World the operations of the fund after the THE conflict between fascism expiration date in 1939. and communism in the Old The fund originated three years World grows more intense day by ago at the time of the 40 per cent day, and the German Nazi leaders debasement of the dollar. Gold insist every nation must espouse holdings of private individuals, one side or the other. Air Minister banks and the reserve banks com Goering declares England especial mandeered by the Treasury, were ly should align herself with Ger "revalued”. Each ounce of gold many and Italy, but Foreign Minis formerly valued officially at $20,167 ter Eden in a speech before parlia an ounce was arbitrarily raised to ment virtually handed back to Ger $35 an ounce. This resulted in a two many the question of Europe’s fate. billion. 800 million dollar "profit" "We cannot cure the world by pacts or treaties," said he. "or by politi for the Treasury. cal creeds, no matter what they be.” He demanded to know wheth er Germany intended to use the "manifold gifts of her people to restore confidence to a world sick of antagonism," or “to the sharpen ing of international antagonism and a policy of even greater economic isolation.” German officials called Eden’s speech “untimely;” and Ulrich von Hassel, German ambassador to Italy, speaking in Cologne, de scribed the "axis of Rome-Berlin” as a “central pivot around which the whole of Europe revolves.” "Germany and Italy,” he said, “are destined to fight the false doc trines of the east (Russia) and sur mount western capitalism. Ger many and Italy are neither east nor west, but the center, and Europe will be able to keep in harmony only if they remain the strong central axis.” It is said in Berlin that a mixed German-Japanese commission has been named to carry out provisions of the Berlin-Tokio anti-communist agreement of last November. Over in Japan Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita opened the parlia ment with a speech in which he declared communism was to blame for the political troubles of the world. He defended the German- Japanese pact only as directed against communism and not intend ed to foment dispute with world pow ers. He advocated that all colonial possessions of all nations be opened to free trade. Yugoslavia and Bulgaria Sign Friendship Pact REMIERS STOYADINOVITCH of Yugoslavia and Kiosseivanoft P of Bulgaria signed a brief treaty pledging their respective nations to maintain friendship and "inviol able” peace with each other. This was cause for relief in the Balkans, for those two nations had been at sword’s points for a long time and their mutual frontiers have been strung with barbed wire and strongly guarded. Condition of the Pope Is Growing Worse from Vatican City D ISPATCHES said the condition of Pope Pius XI was steadily growing worse. He was suffering excruciating pain, especially in the right leg. The pon tiff, however, insist ed on conducting some of the business of his office, telling Archbishop Castigli- oni he was deter mined to work as long as breath re mained in his body. The pope was greatly distressed to Pope Pius hear of the death of Bishop M. J. Gallagher of Detroit, the superior of Father Charles Coughlin, "radio priest.” Bishop Gallagher made a visit to the Vati can about six months ago. Japan’s Cabinet Quits; Ugaki Is New Premier KOKI HIROTA, premier of Japan, and his entire cabinet resigned after being bitterly attacked in par liament because of their militarist and fascist policies. The emperor consulted Prince Saionji, last of the elder statesmen, and on his recom mendation called on Gen. Kazushige Ugaki, former governor general of Corea, to form a new government This choice was considered a vic tory for the anti-army element, but the military leaders, it was ad mitted, could still block Ugaki's ef forts by refusing to provide a min ister of war. That post must by law be filled by a general in active service and a cabinet cannot other wise be accepted. The crisis was brought on by wide spread opposition to the dominance of the cabinet by the army and the oppressively high taxes required to carry out the policies of the militar ists. The navy does, n". jlways side with the army and in this instance seems definitely against it. Gen. Ugaki, the son of a farmer, was born in Okayama prefecture, central Japan. During his military career he served as military attache in Berlin, chief of the military af fairs department of the war depart ment, commander of an infantry regiment, president of the military staff college, and supreme war councilor. President’s Inaugural Is Delivered in Rain OFTY ideals, beautifully worded and eloquently voiced. That L seems to be a fair description of the second inaugural address of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Standing bareheaded on the capitol portico in a cold, pelting rain, he took the oath of office administered by black robed Chief Justice Hughes, and then, in ringing words carried by radio to the ends of the President earth, he pledged Roosevelt his administration to carry on its fight for the social security and material prosperity and happiness of the entire people of the United States. In effect, he promised that the federal govern ment would bring about a better life for one-third of the nation now underprivileged, and that the pro gram of planned economy would be continued. For forty millions who are not getting their share of the nation's material benefits the gov ernment will provide homes, food, clothing, education, recreation and increased incomes. The President’s listeners inter preted some of his phrases as a challenge to the Supreme court, as when he said: “Nearly all of us recognize that as intricacies of human relation ships increase, so power to govern them also must increase—power to stop evil; power to do good. The essential democracy of our nation and the safety of our people depend upon lodging it with those whom the people can change or continue at stated intervals through an hon est and free system of elections. The constitution of 1787 did not make our democracy impotent. "In fact, in these last four years, we have made the exercise of all power more democratic; for we have begun to bring private auto cratic powers into their proper sub ordination to the public’s govern ment. The legend that they were invincible—above and beyond the processes of democracy—has been shattered. They have been chal lenged and beaten.” Before the inauguration cere monies, Mr. Roosevelt and mem bers of his family attended a special service in St. John's Episcopal church. After delivering his address the President reviewed the military parade fr'om a cupola built in front of the White House. In addition to the soldiers, sailors and marines, samples of the Civilian Conserva tion corps and of the National Youth administration were in the line, as were the governors of 46 states with their staffs. Rail Brotherhoods to Ask 20 Per Cent Raise R epresentatives of five rail way brotherhoods who have been in conference in Chicago de cided to demand a 20 per cent raise in wages for the members of those unions, numbering about 250,- 000. These are employees in the train service classification—conduc tors, engineers, firemen, trainmen and switchmen. Based on the October. 1936. pay roll statistics issued by the inter state commerce commission, a 20 per cent pay raise for these work ers would require an increase of 116 million dollars in the annual pay rolls of the country’s railroads.
