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Show j?v-:-,icr.&- i. Ma.v:vtik j - a 'iftji..ri..iia -- H UTAH THE SMITH FIELD SENTINEL SMITHF1ELD. BrurkmrCa Co-Operati- Wmnhlmgtom on By Wage-Hou- r - Digcnt Far Weekly Xetvs Ileview So Peace Wins Shallow Victory , of Business Sought Hitler Compared to That of Law Administrator Uy flosepli W. La Bin uniJames M. Landis of Harvard Andrews Pictures Industry of Country as, Mainly Decent; Foreign Chief Justice school, law versitys North CaroSince early August, when Czecho- Walter P. Stacey of the Will Depend on Citizens, Not Inspectors, to Make railroad-ing- 's slovakias Sudeten area first began lina supreme court. With brought Hitmonumental problem Adolf Reichsfuehrer Law Work; Warns Against Chiselers. attracting Preto a head, labors protests became lers serious attention, Italys pi to an investigation been out mier Benito Mussolini has in the cold. While Germanys secondary of U. S. railroads are d why Prime why another third British in with receivership, talked cellor while on borders bankruptcy. Minister Neville Chamberlain, When committeemen finish their the world read about French Pre30 mier Edouard Daladier and Czech inquiry, unions must wait another is Chief Adolf hope before striking. Eduard Benes, President days railroad financial Hitlers friend in Rome was asked that a solution of he difficulties will obviate a strike by not once for his opinion. But congressional aid gave it nevertheless, thundering six that time, with behind. close western at defiance of following speeches democracies in as many days. Another rebuff came when Frank- White House lin Roosevelt drafted his first note " Thu country can belt be served ky to Germany and Czechoslovakia putting in positions o influence men who (Sea truirk HOUSE), sending copies belie re in peace and who will resist this to Britain and France, but not to administration in seeking to give free advice to either side in Europe" Day after he recited this opinion of Franklin Roosevelt to Chicago Republicans, Iowas onetime Sen. Lester J. Dickinson might have admitted that he spoke too hastily. Traditionally isolationist, long silent in Europes crisis (See FOREIGN) U. S. officialdom kept hands off until every other effort failed, until Adolf Hitler was poised to march against little Czechoslovakia. Then, to Reichsfuehrer Hitler, to Czech President Eduard Benes, went President Roosevelts plea: By WILLIAM BRUCKART WNU Service, National Press Bldg., Waahinglon, D. C. WASHINGTON. Mr. Elmer F. Andrews hasnt been in Washington long enough yet to become either widely praised or cordially hated, but he has started on his job as administrator of the new wage and hour law, and so it will not be long until the country knows him. He has a tough job; one of the toughest. Indeed, since Gen. Hugh Johnson tried to run NRA. Thus, it seems proper to review and examine some of Mr. Andrews pronouncements since he came into the adminis- tration. His main theory of proceeding with a new and wholly untried policy of busiof law is to gain ness, the business which the law is to effect. He pictures the industry of the country as mainly decent, as willing to do the right thing, and to that extent certainly he is entitled to commendation. For, all too often in the last five years, ail business has been grouped by first one New Dealer and then another, as being erooked. Mr. Andrews feels apparently that business is honest until Its records show it to be dishonest, and then to apply the lash to the individuals, and not the whole Industry, as wrongdoers. We are going to depend upon the citizens of the United States, not an army of inspectors from Washington, to make this law work, Mr. Andrews said in a recent speech. The administrator further espoused the policy of giving the states the Job of enforcement within their Jurisdictions as far as that can be done. To this, he added that the law enables a worker to sue for double the amount due if any employer fails to pay the minimum wage, explaining that this provision takes one enforcement phase out of the bands of the federal government and creates watchmen of every worker. Since the law, with its minimum of 25 cents an hour becomes effective October 24, (where interstate shipments of products are concerned) Mr. Andrews obviously believes that Individual workers will get pretty well acquainted with their rights before the effective date. Asks for To Minimize Crookedness Mr. Andrews warned against chiselers. He took the position in an Interview that chiseling was to be expected and added that "chiselers will get rich and fair employers will go broke in the short run" of things, but he seems to believe that there can and will be sufficient to insure the minimum of crookedness, undercutting and cheapness. At least, it is hoped the condition will work out that way. Although I never have believed that a federal wage and hour law would prove satisfactory, it is entitled to a fair chance to show whether it can or can not be worthwhile as national policy. And Mr. Andrews is surely for which entitled to the he has asked unless he develops like so many other New Dealers to whom extraordinary power suddenly has been entrusted. From a quarter of a century of observation, I am inclined to the be- lief that the great majority of business concerns will "come clean" in their relations with the new federal office. Obviously, some will not, but the bQlk will try to abide by the law as they understand it. So, I think it is not from the bulk of business interests that Mr. Andrews will get his load of trouble. There will be cheap skates who try to take advantage of any and every situation to gain an advantage on their competitors. That will be one kind of trouble that can be traced home rather quickly. Then, there will be another kind of trouble that will not be so easily untangled. It will come from "reports" of alleged violations some from the watchmen,1" some from the chiselers who will seek to cause trouble for or suspicion of violation by, competitors. There will be some labor racketeers who will try to force union organization by threats of reports of violations which reports obviously would be damaging even though they may not be true. All of these things are due to come, and it is under this test that we can best judge Mr. An- - drews as a public official. Doubts Value of Watchmen? times than not is used as a means of vengeance, of "getting even" with someone who is disliked. , It has been many years since business, generally, was said to have a policy of the public be damned." There can be no doubt that business conscience has changed immeasurably since those days. It is apparent, for example, that two of the really great sins of employers, namely, oppression of labor and defrauding of labor, have largely passed out of existence. Competitors seem to be watching each other in that regard and union labor officials have lent a Band. An employer no longer is received among decent people once it is learned that he has cheated his workers of their wages. Now, Mr. Andrews says that one of the things he hopes to accomplish is to clean out dark corners. That is to say, to finish the job of helping industry get rid of that low level of humanity which, by virtue of its momentary power as an employer, oppresses labor or refuses to pay wages earned. Surely, the of employers and workers alike is required in this effort. Honest employers have much to gain by having the dark corners! cleaned out and disinfected with a good grade of roach powder. But again, it is being pointed out in many conversations, the administrator must be on guard as to the sources of his information. Irreparable harm can come from missteps in filing charges of violation because of the trend in public consciousness towards general fairness of which the wage and hour labor is an evidence. chan- one-thir- engrossing Practical and Preffy Czechoslo- was vakia's problem that both China and scant Spain (Sea Below) r.ceived attention. One press association s report from both total was 29 words, but U. S. headline writers knew the name of Hankow would soon be flashing from their pencil tips. Reason; Japan s invading army crept closer up the destiYangtze river to its ultimate nation, appeared almost certain to capture Chinas onetime provisional to capital before another month up. Chief question to whether vengeful Nipponese troops will turn Hankow into the wholesale slaughterhouse they made of Nanking last winter. If they do, it will wreck central Chinas No. 1 industrial city, a trading and manufacturing point of inestimable importance. Pioneer ts 12-ho- industrialization, of western kows three WuHan cities of YOULL be indoors more now on busy at your a,d? 80 Its time to make Mlf some pretty new work cloK Here are some that combined fort and practicality, and the so easy to make that even is your first sewing succeed beautifully.venture, The dwi. youll notice, is a diagram that even the inexperienced "5 finish in a few hours. Slenderizing House Dress. Everything about this dress i. designed for working comfort waistline, although it looks slS because its drawn in by darts, ij yS HanHan- kow, Hanyang and Wuchang opened their doors to foreign trade in 1858, became a machine age center of rice, flour and textile mills, dye works, oil refineries and distilleries. Since the WuHan cities head water and rail facilities to all south China, their loss will be a severe blow to Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. Since China's capital has moved to Chungking, observers wondered last week whether Japan will stop at Hankow, as promised, or push on to drive Generalissimo Chiangs headquarters still farther back into Asia. Only scant hope for Chinas fuy Geneva, ture came from where the League of Nations council 600 miles m far-awa- On behalf of 130 millions of Americans and for the sake of humanity everywhere, I most earnestly appeal to you not to break off negotiations . . Next day, as Iowas Dickinson was speaking, came Adolf Hitlers responsibility, reply disclaiming maintaining the "terrible fate of Sudeten Germans made delay impossible. By nightfall all Europe had surrendered hope, and by nine oclock the President was willing to try again. To Berlin went another cable. Its highlight: PREMIER BENITO MUSSOLINI . . . headlong into the headline . Italy. Sorely hurt, II Duce was ready to jump headlong into the headlines first chance he got. That chance came unexpectedly. Night before, in Europes capitals, frenzied governments rushed mobi-h- e lization, prepared for air raids. In Berlin, where Adolf Hitler had set a h deadline on the Czech lion, troops began marching to the j frontier. Though the Reichs every demand had been granted, Chan-t- o Summed up, then, it seems to me that Mr. Andrews has a job in which can turn out to be either a hero or a villain. A very great deal will depend upon the type of individuals which he surrounds himself in administrative work. An illustration of what I am trying say is to be found in the setup of national labor relations board. I have watched that outfit through many of the cases it has handled j and I simply can not believe it in- tends to do otherwise than play the game of the C. I. O. and John L. j lwis as against the American Fed-of Labor. Time after time, the A. F. of L. has charged discrimi- nation and, to an outsider, most of the claims and protests seem to have been justified. The boards staff is full of radicals and quacks and individuals whose government salaries are larger than they ever before drew in their lives. The question of federal supervision of wages and hours takes the federal government quite closely into the lives of millions of workers, just as many other new activities of the government under President Roosevelt has done. One of these instances has just come to fruition and is worthy of reporting because it shows the fallacy of a national government interfering everywhere. This story relates to the effort of the frfrm security administration, (which was once the resettlement administration that was founded by the former Braintruster Rexford Tugwell) to reform the lives of some of the residents of the Appalachian mountains. These people were moved out to a model town to clear the Shenandoah National park. They were to have nicer homes and enjoy greater opportunities in life. The trek started three years ago. , j 12-ho- ques-wit- ! cellor ; ! Hitlers stubborness over de-th- j ... four-powe- y neutrality, the Presidents messagq nevertheless contained the word which connoted a "unjustifiable measure of sympathy for Britain and France. Moreover, he dispatched a personal note to Italys Premier Benito Mussolini, another to Tokyo, thereby asking Reichsfuehrer Hitlers two bedfellows in n r ? V ''N' ; unhampering and easy. The skirt gives enough leeway to stoop and climb and stretch. The armholes are ample, the sleeves short and loose. This dress is easy to do up, too, because it fastens in the front, and can be laid out flat on the board. Its utter simplicity, long lines and deep make you look slimmer than you are. Mat, it of calico, percale, linen or ginck ' :.u . v ... Rome-Berli- ! JSC , There are two paints I sought to emphasize; first, that all matters of difference could end should be settled by pacific methods; second, that the threatened alteris as necessary as it native of force is unjustifiable." Craftily phrased to maintain U. S. tail was a barrier neither London nor Paris could hurdle, totalitarianism to 'plump against in such a crisis, as President war. Roosevelt paved a smooth entre with No President in modem U. S. hishis second note to the Fuehrer, both tory has ever taken such a step, nor Washington and London appealed did much time elapse before tongues secretly to the one man whose started wagging. Would Franklin suasion might stay disaster. That Roosevelts intervention embroil the man wa8 Benito Mussolini, fellow nation in Europes squabble? Did dictator of Adolf Hitler, southern Washington have a secret parallel n axis. action agreement with France mainstay of the and II Duce rose to the occasion, Britain? And, most important for talked 30 minutes to Berlin by tele-- the moment, would the Presidents phone, 800Q h&d WlT65 humming to move bring desired results? London and Paris. With a scant By daybreak the last question was two hours to spare, Der Fuehrer answered. To Munich, Adolf Hitler had cancelled his march, arranged summoned Britain, France and Itain its stead a conference for peace negotiations that unly next day at Munich. To that Bava- deniably resulted in part from Mr. rian city, where a scant 25 years be- Roosevelts intervention. By noon, fore the bemoustached chancellor of State Cordell Hull ashad worked as bricklayer and house Secretary sured correspondents that the U. S. painter, flew Neville Chamberlain, has no parallel action agreement, Benito Mussolini, Edouard Daladier. By nightfall, even arch-NeDeal Nine hours they talked, emerging hater Sen. Rush D. Holt admitted with an agreement that meant at the Presidents course had been least temporary peace for Europe wise. and some measure of integrity for Unnoticed, shoved into the backCzechoslovakia. ground by Europes crisis, was the Terms: (1) Czech evacuation of U. S. political picture which noneSudetenland by October 10; (2) su- - theless may change definitely as an Pervon of evacuation by interna- - upshot of the Presidents action. Retional commissioners; (3) plebiscites called was last summers Fortune in Sudeten areas with minor German population; (4) exchange of per-eratio- j e ; ,&tv AV wsra&x- .' gham. Three Pretty - Jt :;T Aprons. Any of the three of them will be mighty handy to have all fresh and ready, when you want to prepare afternoon tea or a hasty supper for unexpected guests. Each of them protects the front of you efficiently, and v- looks so crisp, feminine and at ;; v tractive. Make several sets want some for yourself, and youll DR V. K. WELLINGTON KOO also to put away for gifts. Theyre He was not loo hopeful. so pretty, for bridge prizes, and invoked article 16 of its badly bat for engagement remembrances. tered covenant, voting economic and Choose batiste, dotted Swiss, lawn financial "sanctions against Japan. or dimity. The Patterns. This was a futile hope, however, since sanctions failed miserably 1615 is designed for sizes 34, 38, when last applied against Italy in 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48 and 50. Size her Ethiopian conquest Moreover, 36 requires 4 yards of the League agreed that material. Contrasting cuffs would action against Japan was im- take Vs yard. 1595 is designed for sizes 34, 38, possible, that each member could apply sanctions if it desired. Nev- 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48. Size 36 er before have sanctions been in- requires, for apron No. 1, 1 voked against a memmaterial and 8 yards of ber. yards of ricrac braid; for apron Not too optimistic was Chinas No. 2, 1 mateyards of scholarly delegate. Dr. V. K. Well- rial with 514 yards braid; for ington Koo, who reluctantly admitapron No. 3, 1 yards of ted: with 11 yards of braid. material, "The only question now is to what exFall and Winter Fashion Book, tent various members of tha League trill The new Fall and Why.-- ' participate in sanctions." Jf pick-u- p J non-leag- 35-in- 35-in- h e ter Pattern Bode which show O Though Spains war was post- photographs of the dresses beifii poned last week on account of wet worn is now out. (One pattern grounds, observers thought they and the Fall and Winter Pattern saw clearing skies that bore close Book 25 cents.) You can order relation to the Munich peace parley the book separately for 15 cents. (See FOREIGN), From Rome came Send your order to The Sewing alnftst unimpeachable word that Circle Pattern Dept., 149 New Premier Benito Mussolini is with- Montgomery Ave., San Francisco, drawing support from Generalis- Calif. Patterns 15 cents (in coins) simo Francisco Francos insurgent each. O Ball Syndicate. WNU Servic. army, and at the same moment Paris heard insurgent Spain would be neutral in any European war. By the time these two rumors were patched together, they added up nicely. If Generalissimo Franco Dont Let Gas, Nerve Fre remained neutral, he would be useless to Italy in fighting France. But sure Keep You Miserable a more important reason When raa an aaoatipated tvs in lay Premier Mussolinis sudden about-fac- e Bapsaa. TIHST: Accumulated ua bswda aud pnw oa acma in tte p from which he emerged as Eutin tract. Thin uerra prtaauis enujn ropes No. 1 peacemaker. difteted food atarte to decay fcraics Aiready credited with bnagins oo aour atomach. add lan'fj4; the Munich parley, sinceproposing no one aadhaaetban, bloating you up eomeiimea gaap for breath. Then you fill "Kb Reichsfuehrei 25, Hitler,dealII Duce cat. You cant deep. Your itoumebJi You was probably tirud U out, crouch, aud Adlceika circa you too DOUBLE iCIWJ to improve his relations 5?r.ea Britain by invoking the Italo-Britis-h se uauaiiy euais tbo Dose la friendship bona. No waiting foe orerailht Signed last spring, this treatypact lee Sold at alt drug has been dormant because Italy refused to desert Generalissimo Franco. Still another reason for II Duces act might be Italys inability to continue financing Fascisms Spanish Tor SSa Cola or Stunru I 0 Battle. IOWA'S DICKINSON Wlmtever IN the free advice" to Europe. cause, observers hoped a Europe gone poll which showed the New Deals peacMnad would let the suddenly Spanish John AHm Standish, Monrovia C two most favored features were war fizzle out. With Italy qting, rearmament and foreign policy 9 bkely to follow suit, WNU w 40- -0 Whatever might result from aiui with loyalist Spain dis peace parley, the Czech missing her foreign already squabble proved (1) that Germanys hope was a bright one. fighters, the Saddest U. S. news of expansion efforts will continue to Spains war threaten Europe, and (2) that the was the capture by rebel troops U. S. cannot escape some measure P- Lardner, of participation in world affairs. Will ,of tb iate, famed Author Ring the administrations success thus Lardner, in the last engagement of far bring national approval for con- his company, the renowned n tinuation of New Deal foreign polbrigade. A safe bet was that political icy? You find thorn onnouneud to speeches leading to Novembers People tha columns of this pop election will stress foreign relations snorohanta of our commiuu? B Clydebank, Scot, possibly urge important revision of land, the who do not fool thoy must keep liner Queen the neutrality act, under which the Elizabeth bv tho quality of thoir gntKhjtt Elizabeth, who dioo or thoir priouo undor cowPresident may now invoke cash Queen to smash a bottle of champagne time rit to oafo to and carry provisions anytime buy of Iht chant who ADVERTISE V v'b'P alw down to Ea stats of war exists abroad. ahead schedule, w ! populations; (5) Czech release of German prisoners, soldiers, police; (6) settlement of Polish, Hungarian minorities disputes by meeting if nations concerned fail to reach agreement among themSought Liquor Instead selves; (7) international guarantee Of Paying Grocery Bill of Czech integrity. Only lately, however, it has come As Europes peacemakers headed to public notice that the governmenhome, a world well accustomed tal agency in charge had evicted for one of the families moved them out to treaty breaking might well wonon the sidewalk, so to speak. Ida der how long the Munich pact would stand. Terms were one thing, plain Valley," the community's name, facts another. Among the facts: was shocked. They were all hill Adolf Hitler had won every debilly families, and they could not (1) mand; (2) by signing the understand such treatment. pact, France and Britain withWell, the crime the man committed was that he had used his WPA drew their support of Czechoslovakcheck to buy liquor instead of pay- ia: (3) Russia, left in the cold, ing his grocery bill. He had been turned cold eyes at all western Euwarned, of course. But the warn- rope; (4) by summoning the Munich ings went unheeded, and finally, the parley, by winning their terms, Gerand Italy now hold a whip government, like a private landlord, many moved him and his family outside. , hand over Europe's destiny, can make further aggressions Obviously, no person is going to much opposition, of condone failure the this to man wjl0u In Enforcement of Law For peace, only victory at Munich pay his debts. But there is some- 1 As to the sources of information thing more to the incident. What I waa. wrid' war lords had adminof staff ,ded the which the unspeakable disaster even am wondering is why a government, upon istrator may subsequently act, there anybodys government, should at--; arter m?bmzing their armies, a feat unparalleled in history. is some reason for doubt. 1 mentioned some of them above. My doubt as to the value of a "watchTransportation man" in, enforcement is based upon Though 928.500 members of 19 what we all saw during the early railroad unions voted to strike OcStool pigdays of prohibition. tober 1 in protest against a 15 per eons, they were called then. And cent wage cut, their walkout has stool pigeons operated everywhere; been averted until at least Novemsome were just plain busybodies, ber 20 by presidential intervention and ethers were fanatics. The reunder the railway labor act of 1926. sult was that gradually a disrespect Starting investigations last week disreand law this for grew up, was an emergency committee which spect was blamable to a considerahas until October 30 to dig out the ble extent upon the fact the early facts. of law the provisions encouraged Committeemen: Prof. Harry A. more and "squealing" "squealing" Millis of Chicago university, Dean four-pow- er four-pow- ! : : Pably er ' KIDNEYS Mu-nic- hs fn Lincoln-Washingto- jff |
