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Show NEWS REVIEW OF CURREHTEUENTS Rulers of Soviet Russia De- moralize Wheat Markets of the World. By EDWARD W. PICK AR D SOVIET Itussin does with her might what her hands find to do, especially espe-cially If It Is something Mint may annoy an-noy and emharrass the "eapitalistlc" nations meaning all that are not Sovlels. Of late the Communist dictators dic-tators In Moscow have heen devoting much attention to wheat, selling short on the Chicago lionrd of Trade and dumping grain on the European markets mar-kets at cut prices, resulting In the lowest prices for wheat In many years nnd much Indignation and alarm In various countries. The Russian operations on the Chicago Chi-cago board were made public by Secretary Sec-retary of Agriculture Hyde, who nsked the olllolals of that organization to do something about It. Those gentlemen, while instituting nn Investigation, Intimated Inti-mated that ns the board was open to the world for trading they might not he able to do much to prevent such hedging In the future. Anyhow, these operations were in themselves far less Important and portentous than the dumping of Russian wheat nnd the evident fact that Russia was becoming a serious competitor in the grain markets mar-kets of the world with the United States, Canada, Argentina nnd other wheat-growing countries. The Soviet rulers absolutely control the production produc-tion nnd marketing of grain in Russia, and though that country is not yet producing enough for Its own needs, ithey are keeping the Inhabitants on tshort rations and selling the grain :nbroad because they need the money. Soon, maybe by next year, their system sys-tem of mass production aided by the use of American farm machinery will lie In full effect, and apparently the farmers of other countries will have to meet the situation by simitar mass production methods, or go under. DURING the week many suggestions for relief were made in many quarters. A Rumanian in the League of Nations assembly pleaded for a Huropean preferential tariff to protect the farmers of eastern Europe. The Swedish head of a great Argentine wheat firm said the best method would be for the world to boycott Russian wheat. In t he Rattic states tnere were demands for government action against the Russian dumping that threatened the ruin of local industries and traders. trad-ers. Four representatives of the Canadian grain trade sailed for London Lon-don with the dominion premier and other cabinet members to attend the Imperial conference opening October 1, making it likely that the grain situation sit-uation would be considered by the conference. Officials of the American Farm Bureau Bu-reau federation, the National Grange nd the Farmers' Educational and Cooperative Co-operative union announced they had been investigating the disastrous wheat slump situation nnd would report re-port their findings soon. The farm federation. Secretary Winder states, lias had under consideration for some time legislation designed to more thoroughly regulate the boards of trade to "prevent Just such manipulation manipula-tion as lias occurred during the last few months." Congressman Fish of Ktnv York, chairman of the house committee com-mittee on Communist activities, summoned sum-moned the members of the committee to Chicago for a hearing on the Russian Rus-sian short selling on the Chicago board. Toward the close of the week wheat prices recovered somewhat In the Uni'ed States and Canada, due to libera! lib-era! buying and to reports tiiat the Hussiim Interests were covering their short deals. In Chicago the Russian Bcare was regarded as about passed, but from l.ondoji came a dispatch say--ltt -that- Cimndlitfl and Russian "grain was competing for sales and that American hard wiuter wheat was lu small demand. PKOSl'KCTS for early disarmament in Europe, or even reduction of Hrmament, were put od the skids when It was oliiclally announced at Geneva that negotiations between France and Italy for settlement of their naval problems had heen discontinued. The otdy point of agreement between the two governments, said one of the Italian experts, was on the naval building holiday to last until the end of the year. Some of the League of Nations delegates. Including the British, Brit-ish, seemed to think It would be at least advisable to postpone the conference con-ference of the League preparatory disarmament dis-armament commission, scheduled for November 8. The French nnd the rtallnns blame each other for the failure of the conversations, con-versations, but at this distance the Italians appear to have the better of the ' argument. After France refused the Italian suggestion that British experts ex-perts nid In the conferences, Italy, still Insisting that her right to naval parity with France be nominally admitted, ad-mitted, proposed a new yardstick whereby the number of units as well as tonnage would be considered. con-sidered. The plan would give France a big advantage in actual tonnage ton-nage between 1030 nnd 1936. France rejected the offer and made a counter proposal wiiich Italy considered so drastically unfavorable to her that It could not be considered. THIS Franco-Italian situation. In the opinion of some observers, may Imperil the three-power London agreement, agree-ment, because England depends on a satisfactory reduction of the French and Italian naval programs in order to maintain the two-power standard which she Insists upon for the British navy. It may well mean, too, the renewal re-newal next year of the naval building race among the powers, and it is likely like-ly to have effect on the debates in the next congress of the United States. J. J. Loudon of Holland, chairman, of the League preparatory disarmament disarma-ment commission, outlined before the assembly commission the status of the general question, nnd despite the ttalo-French deadlock pledged the commission com-mission would meet November 3. "Apart from naval questions, there are the questions of available man power, war material and bndgetry expenditures ex-penditures nnd the matter of creating a permanent disarmament committee as well as dealing witli arbitration and security," he said. "We are determined de-termined to reach a conclusion in November No-vember and the January council can then fix the date for a general disarmament dis-armament conference." CHANG, dictator of Manchuria, has moved emphatically to put an end to the civil war In China. His armies marched to Peiping. occupying Tientsin od the way, and taking possession of the old capital city posted proclamations proclama-tions demanding that the fighting cease and assuring peace to northern China. Chang gained complete control con-trol of Chihli province without the firing of a single shot, and his troops settled down for a long stay. The leaders of the northern rebel alliance withdrew to the mountains of Sbansi province and their future movements were uncertain. The collapse of the rebellion and the action of the Manchurian war lord lead the Soviet Russian government govern-ment to consent to the opening of the Chinese-Russian conference in Moscow Mos-cow on October 11. Russia had been holding up this meeting in the hope that the Nationalist government would fall. SENATOR NYE'S campaign investigating investi-gating committee weut to Lincoln, Neb., nnd learned a lot about the Republican Re-publican senatorial primary campaign in that state that is pleasing to the Insurgent Republicans nnd correspondingly correspond-ingly annoying to the Republican national na-tional senatorial committee. It appears ap-pears from the evidence that George V. Norris. young grocer of Broken Bow, was Induced to enter the primary In order to force Senator George W. Norris to ran as an Independent, and that the scheme was engineered by Victor Seymour, now assistant vice chairman of the above mentioned senatorial sen-atorial committee. Witnesses said Grocer Norris received a SoOO bond after completing his filing. NICHOLAS ROOSEVELT as vice governor of the Philippines was decidedly obnoxious to the natives, who asserted he was against Independence Inde-pendence for the Islands and also was out of sympathy with and prejudiced against the Filipino people and Orientals Orien-tals in general. Therefore Mr. Roosevelt Roose-velt wrote to President Hoover last week that his usefulness there was impaired and it was best for him to retire. The President accepted the resignation "reluctantly" and immediately immedi-ately announced the appointment of Mr. Roosevelt as minister to Hungary. In that post he will succeed J. Butler Wright, who will be made minister to Uruguay to succeed Leland Harrison, resigned. Who will he vice governor of the Philippines was not announced. VJEW YORK Republicans went wet in their state convention aid nominated for governor Charles H. Tuttle, who recently resigned as federal fed-eral prosecutor in New YTork city. The, liquor plank, adopted over the strenil-ous strenil-ous objections of the drys, favors repeal re-peal of the Eighteenth amendment and restoration to each state of the right to deal with the liquor problem as its citizens see fit, but with the proviso that the saloon system and private traffic in Intoxicating heverages be outlawed everywhere by the Constitution. Consti-tution. KENNETH MACKINTOSH, a member mem-ber of President Hoover's law enforcement en-forcement commission, says that when that body reconvenes on October 8 he will insist that it "go to the guts of the prohibition question." He regards re-gards the issue as one of the most important economic and social problems prob-lems since the question of slavery, and wants the commission to say whether or not the dry law is enforceable, and if not, what can be done about it. Former Senator James A. Reed of Missouri, who is being boomed by his admirers for the Democratic Presidential Presi-dential nomination in 1932, has Just returned re-turned from Europe and in the interviews inter-views he granted he made it evident thnt if he is a candidate it will be on a wringing wet platform. CHILE'S government frustrated an attempt at military revolution which was started a& Concepcion. Five Chilean exiles landed there in an airplane air-plane and tried to Induce the garrison to revolt. They were at once arrested ar-rested by military authorities, as were later a number of others, officers in the army. The plane used by the exiles was piloted by two Americans, Edward 0. De Lorin and Reed S. Doyle. ADOLF HITLER, head of the ram-pant ram-pant Fascists of Germany, declares de-clares his party Intends to destroy the treaty of Versailles, by legal means If possible, otherwise by means looked upon by the world as illegal. Hitler made this assertion when he was called as a witness at the trial of three reichswehr officers accused of treason. "The National Socialists do not regard re-gard the International agreement as law, but as something forced upon us," he said. "Germany Is gagged by the peace treaties. We do not acknowledge ac-knowledge our guilt In the war, especially espe-cially not the guilt of future genera- ; tlons. When we shall oppose these I treaties by every possible means we J shall find ourselves in the midst of revolution. J "We shall oppose these treaties both ' diplomatically and by completely evading evad-ing them. That may be looked upon by the world as an illegal method, but we will not employ It until the party has been victorious. After two or three more elections our party will be In the majority." Again and again he stated with emphasis em-phasis and emotion that he was planning plan-ning no armed revolt "We don't need an armed revolt," he said, "all we need is another election." Encouraged by the success of the Hitlerites in Germany, the Fascists of Austria brought about the dowufall of the Schober cabinet. DEATHS or the week included those of Representative Charles M. Stedman of North Carolina, last of the Civil war veterans in congress; Henry Phlpps, retired steel magnate; Dr. J. T. Torrance, -originator of condensed soup; Frederick L. Mandel, leading Chicago merchant ; Mrs. Emma Ash-ford Ash-ford of Nashville, Tenn., composer of "Abide With Me" and other sacred music; Philo A. Otis, a civic leader In Chicago, and Gen. Sir Bryan Malion, eminent soldier who commanded the British troops in Galiipoll. (. 1930. Western Newitwper Union.) t . ! |