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Show r i THE SAUNA SUN, SAUNA, UTAH News Review of Current Events McNutt Hullabaloo DEALS WITH DICTATORS Chamberlain Four-Pow- National Topics Interpreted by William Bruckart Nttlonat Prrss Building Washington. Changes in President Roosevelts policies have been coming so fast Change I lately that about Come Fait oil I am able to do this week is to re view the situation. I have gathered information and advice from 'many official sources in an earnest 'effort to understand what is happen- ing, but with all of that I am quite incapable of what I would regard Jas a complete analysis. As the air pilot would report while flying through fog: the visibility is zero. The proper basis for a start, .therefore, appears to be with recollection that one of the cardinal policies of the Roosevelt administration jWas control of agricultural produe .tion to accomplish higher prices. 'Another basic plank is the foreign (trade policies under which reciprocal taade treaties have been negoti jated with numerous foreign nations. (These two planks were designed to make markets available for what we produce, first, through scarcity of quantity and, secondly, to stabilize the world exchange of goods on price levels which we, in this country, considered to be worth While. tVariou3 other legislative acts and .White House announcements came Into the picture also, but we need not be concerned with them just i now. Well, the higher prices began to They came along to ,the point where eight or ten months ago there was genuine evidence of a 'apec.ulatjve boom. Mr. Roosevelt kaid recently in a statement to the press that the outlook on this circumstance was a bit alarming. Suddenly, however, the depression settled down on the country. The President took note of it after a time and announced that prices had to come down in order to encourage buying by the consumers. That was in January of this year. Early in February, he told the press that there had to be higher prices to bring the country out of the depression. Subsequently it was on February 18, I believe, he took another position on the priee qaestion. He said in a formal statement: It is clear that in the present situation, a moderate rise in the present price level is desirable and that this rise need not and should not extend to all prices." So that now we are committed to price rise on some commodities and present or even lower prices on some other commodities. It is to be presumed (because there is nothing to show a contrary view) that all of the machinery of government is to be used to bring about price rises in some commodities" out not all of them. However, to continue our review: I reported to you in December, 1937, and have mentioned several times since that there is a trust busting drive on that is as big and as broad as the famous big stick which Theodore Roosevelt used when he was President. Twenty-nin- e cases against monopolies are pending now in federal courts and the federal trade commission has some others in process of prosecution. The prosecutions range all the way from ladies half-siz- e dresses and against individuals who design styles through the list to Aluminum Company of America. Now, while the trust drive has been on (and some folks have been cruel enough to charge that the trust busting drive is to keep the folks from realizing we are in a depression), another thing has happened. I refer to the passage of the new farm aid legislation. I have not been able to understand the law, but Secretary Wallace calls it one of Gods blessings to the farmers because he says that it will reduce or limit production and thereby force a greater return to the materialize. , so-call-ed farmers. In Mr. Roosevelts statement on the general price situation, however, he spoke of the new program as follows: Our program seeks a balanced system of prices such as will promote balanced expansion in production. . . . This is not a policy of restriction; it is a policy of abundance. I seem to recall some phrases of a few years back which described the plans as leading, first, to higher prices for agricultural products through scarcity"; then, there came the more abundant life" and later balanced abundance. I assume the balanced expansion" must represent something taken in between the other policies, but I frankly do not understand. That is the reason why I have attempted this report to you by way of a review. Although admitting that much of the new program is too deep for me to analyze, there are certain phases of it which have been operative and from which results have begun to show. Take the reciprocal trade treaties as an example. I came across some figures down at the Department of Commerce the other day and they were something of a revelation. They showed that In 1937 this nation of ours was im-- Washington, D. er Planning Agreement and Anglo-ltalla- n Pact . . . France in Dilemma C. porting more agricultural commodities than it exported. I could not find when that condition had obtained before. Certainly, there have been few times in our history when that has happened. The department figures showed that the United States imported 18 per cent more commodities from the farms of the world than it exported from our farms. Further examination of those statistics reveals the disturbing fact that the bulk of those imports were things which our American farmers could have grown right at home. I can find no other reason for the condition than that the reciprocal trade treaties which were to bring us prosperity have taken prosperity to some other farmers. The circumstance caused me to wonder then whether these trade treaties are not slowly grinding the American farmer into the dust. I have tried to find out how the new farm aid law, which restricts production further in the United States, is going to help this situation. Accepting Secretary Wallaces statement- that it will result in higher prices for our farm products, will it not by the same token make a greater difference between foreign prices and our own? And if that be true, is not it to be expected that there will be more imports of farm products from foreign lands? My reasoning brings an answer of yes" in each case, and so I cannot see where we are going to get balanced expansion" out of those factors. Now, as A1 Smith used to say, let us look at the record as it concerns g the drive and its relation to prices, employment and the like. I simply have no patience at all with the big business groups that ignore or forget their responsibilities to the public. There is no excuse and can be no excuse for crushing any individual who is trying to run a business of his own. It is one thing, however, for a business to have grown big because it serves its public well and quite another thing for the same group to have attained its bigness through savage tactics. trust-bustin- a That brings me to the recent conviction of the oil companies in a trial that was held Truit at Madison, Wis. As far as I have Baiting read the record in that case, the basis of the charge by the government was that the oil companies had used a pricing system which was fostered by the infamous NRA, a policy laid down by congress. Secretary Ickes of the Department of the Interior, now one 6f the loudest mouths in the chorus of bust the trusts, insisted on the oil companies getting together. He wrote letters to them to that effect. Of course, the NRA was held unconstitutional but the decision was based on the question of congressional authority to delegate powers to the executive officers. It did not declare that congress had no right to grant privilege of agreement on prices for purposes of stabilization. We might also look at some of the tactics employed by the government. Robert H. Jackson, who was the spearhead and spokesman for the trust busting drive, lately has been promoted to the job of solicitor general of the United States. Mr. Jackson told a senate committee considering his nomination that he lad picked the proper forum" for the oil case. He said the Department of Justice would continue to do it. They picked a New York court to hear the case against the Aluminum company in order to get the proper kind of a jury as they did in the oil case. The tactics used in the Aluminum case seem to me to be almost reprehensible. For instance, the government had been anxious to set a date for the trial and the Aluminum company counsel urged early action. The record of that day in court in New York revealed that when Judge Knox proposed a date early in April, Walter Rice, one of Mr. Jackson's assistants, admitted to the court that the government did not yet have enough evidence to prosecute. This seems far afield from the price question. I wonder if it is so far off the subject. As I said earlier in this discussion, legal action against anybody, individual or corporation, is destructive, demoralizing and expensive. I know nothing about the merits of the oil case or the aluminum case or any of the others beyond what I have picked up in the records. On the other hand, however, it is plain for anyone to see no price structure" can be arranged for balanced expansion" if the federal government is going to decree one course of action for business with one hand and write an obituary for the same business with the other hand. That is to say, if the people are unable to know or understand what their government policies are, it is quite likely that those same people will continue to ask each other: Where are we going and what is the end going to be?" Western Newapaper Union. Yesteryear Charm in V. McNUTT, high commis- P AUL Crocheted Bedspread sioner to the Philippines, came home to report to the President, and as soon as he arrived in Washington his enthusiastic . friends staged a big reception for the purpose of booming him as Democratic nominee for the Presidency in 1940. All experienced politicians agree that this is most premature, and in the capital it was felt that it was decidedly distasteful to Mr. Roosevelt, who doesnt wish to be hurried in picking his possible successor. No member of the cabinet except Secretary Roper and no important man of the administration attended the reception. McNutt said he was not a candidate for any office, but Senator Sherman Minton, Governor Townsend and other leading Democrats of Indiana insist he should be nominated in 1940, and no one doubts that he would like to be so honored. Heres an heirloom popcorn bedspread thats going to lend richness to your bedroom just see how effectively that striking popcorn motif is set off by the lacy mesh background.Its fascinating work crocheting the in--, - Chandler In Race Governor Chancellor Hitler delivering the sensational speech in which he defied the world, declaring Germany was not afraid of war. Above him is seen General Goering. This is a radiophoto from Berlin. a. b. (happy) of Kentucky formally announced his candidacy for the senate seat occupied by Alben W. Barkley, majority leader. He said he would try to confine his fight to state issues, but would not hesitate to take issue with the Roosevelt administration if it interfered in the primaries in behalf of . Barkley. 4uL Green Hits Lewis Plan Sd&lurtiut UK J&iekaJvd ' SUMMARIZES THE WORLDS WEEK rM to stop VJ OVING his C. I. O. Pattern 5908, dividual squares of durable string and once youve learned one you wont want to stop until all the squares arp finished and joined into a spread of unusual beauty. In pattern 5908 you will find instructions for making the square shown; an illustration of it and of the stitches used; material requirements; a photograph of the square. To obtain this pattern send 13 cents in stamps or coins (coins preferred) to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept., 259 W. 14th St., New York, N. Y, Please write your name, address and pattern number plainly. John Lewis and from gaining political control of Pennsylvania, the American Federation of Labor reC Westers Newspaper Union. voked the charter of the 'state fedtions big navy program received a eration. President Green announced Anglo-ltalia- n Plans great boost! The house naval af- that action with a declaration that C UPPORTED by a large majority fairs committee was about ready to the votes of 400,000 loyal" federain the house of commons, British report favorably the billion dollar tion members in Pennsylvania Prime Minister Neville Chamber-lai- n navy construction cannot be delivered by bill, which may moved rapidly toward realiza- include provision for the establishlabor leaders, ambitious for tion of his plan for ment of more naval bases, mainly political power." Lewis and his unions are planning European appeasein the Pacific. ment, the basis of to elect Lieut. Gov. Thomas Kenwhich was to be a nedy to the governorship. He is Hitler Defies the World secretary-treasure- r speedy truce with of the miners Keep your body free of accumulated Italy, to be followed DOLITICAL turmoil spread over union. waste, take Dr. Pierces Pleasant PelEurope after Reichsfuehrer Adolf by a four - power lets. 60 Pellets 30 cents. Adv. pact including Brit- Hitler, in an address to the reichs-taPrices Revoked Coal his declared to intention make ain, France, Italy Have Both FACED with growing litigation, and Germany. Germany one of the 1 is there most If anything better than powerful the abannational bituminous coal Chamberlain in the world, commission announced it had taken to be loved, it is loving. Anon. doned entirely the the advice of producers and labor British foreign pol- gave warning that it was and unions and voted unanimously to icy based on collective security. He got did not fear war suspend its schedule of soft coal minimum prices, marketing rules rid of Foreign Secretary Anthony though it desired peace, and demandand regulations. The prices had Eden, putting in his place Lord HalFOR TBE MISERY OF ed the return of been set aside by the courts in nuifax, outspoken friend of Nazi Gercollost Germanys merous cases. many, and defied the opposition of onies. Furthermore, the Labor party in parliament. Hitler upheld the agThe earl of Perth, British amFranco Regains Teruel gressive actions of conversato had bassador Rome, RANCOS insurgent forces recov-- 1 and Japan, tions with Italian Foreign Minister Italy and asserted that Germany would ered possession of Teruel, Spain, Ciano and was then called to London for further Instructions. It was not tolerate ultimate victory of the and continued their progress toward said Perth and Ciano agreed the fol- loyalist faction in Spain over Fran- the Mediterranean coast. In, the recos rebel forces. captured city they took more than lowing points must be discussed The told with gratifica16,000 prisoners and buried 9,000 and, if possible, made a part of the tion of Fuehrer his success in compelling government dead. Rebel warships London-Rom- e treaty: Britain must recognize the Italian Chancellor Schuschnigg to give the bombarded the coastal cities of VaAustrian Nazis representation in lencia and Sagunto and were in turn conquest of Ethiopia. n An Mediterranean his cabinet and to permit them to attacked by government bombing act as a political party. He gave planes. be should pact arranged to include no assurance that the independence Italian naval parity with Britain in of Austria would be preserved. He Rumania the Mediterranean, reduction in ItGoes Fascist openly threatened similar action alys troops in Libya, and British against Czechoslovakia unless the D UMANIA is now a Fascist cor- assurances that the Suez canal will in that country were porative state of guilds patbe safeguarded against closing or Germans Take 2 BAYES ASPIRIN tablet terned after Italy. This was settled political granted liberty." drink a full glen of air attack. when Carol the summarKing be Hitlers speech might proclaimed feNhMdl 2 bow. Immediate cessation of ized as a declaration that Germany new constitution, If throat I (ore from the cold, propaganda in the British terri- will ignore Great Britain, France which provides for avsh and stir 2 BAYER ASPIRIN tories in the Near East in return and other western a parliament comtablet in Vj glass of water. Gargle powers in carryfor which Italy will guarantee not twice. Thi ease threat rawnou ing out her international policies, posed of guilds of to include propaganda will continue her efforts to destroy farmers, and soreness almost instantly. workers in its Bari radio broadcasts. the last vestiges of the general set- and intellectuals. All it usually costs to relieve the volunWithdrawal of foreign followed the World Both the chamber tlements which of a cold today is 3 to misery teers" from Spain was to be de- war; will insist that the have not" of deputies and the relief for the period of your 51 manded by Britain, and it was un- nations must be restored to a basis senate are reduced cold 151 to 25. Hence no family derstood in London that Chancellor of need neglect even minor head with the have" pow- in size and election equality colds. Hitler of Germany had agreed to ers, and is to defy any of members is to be prepared Here is what to do: Take two that, and that Italy would not re- combination of powers which may by trades and proBAYER tablets when you feel a fuse, although Mussolini especially be formed not by pofessions, cold coming on against her. with a full glass wishes that Franco be granted belKing Carol litical parties. The of water. Then repeat, if necessary, ligerent rights. king will appoint half the senators according to directions in each Halifax Succeeds Eden and will have veto power over all package. Relief comes rapidly. The Bayer method of relieving D EFUSING to go along with legislation. All Rumanians are deFrance In Tight Place colds is the way many doctors Prime Minister ChamNeville distincwith radical clared equal, FRANCE, it was expected, would berlain in his plans to approve. You take Bayer Aspirin a tions, and religious freedom is 1 for relief then if you are not adopt a course parallel with that friendly settlement with buy" with Orthodox the RumaGermany granted of Britain, for, as Foreign Minister improved promptly, you call the and Italy, Capt. An- nian church as the state religion. Delbos said, she might otherwise family doctor. are abolished British Trials and by thony Eden, jury find herself isolated in Europe. Howforeign secretary The death penalty reintroduced for ever Premier Chautemps served nowho has fought the certain crimes. tice on Chamberlain that the French of Euroambitions The constitution was created by would join in the proposed dictators Rumanias for pean powerful crown council, pact only if protection were two years, resigned a special body established by King assured for Czechoslovakia and from the cabinet. Carol to define general policies. Austria. The French secret defense With him went Vis-I FULL DOZEN 25c committee met to organize an count Cranborn, the Hungary Offers pA arms expansion program involving Pay Virtually 1 cent principal foreign f $855,400,000 and to lay plans for deV i s- JOHN PELENYI, minister from fending the Czechs against German Hungary, revealed that his govcount Halifax was WNU W 938 Lord Halifax aggression. has proposed a readjusternment to sucappointed The Chamberlain plan leaves out ceed Eden of its ment war debt" it whereby temporarily. This change Soviet Russia, an ally of France; was in effect another triumph for would repay the United States the and the French also seemed likely was especially regretted by full amount of its original loan but to lose another ally, for Poland, it Hitler, Oar lobby la dellghtfally air France, and threatened to precipi- without interest. appeared, was about to enter into tate a serious crisis for the British eeelei daring tbe soeaier Dwatbs an agreement with Germany government. Nadia far Cvary Noons Parker Gilbert Dies Field Marshal against Russia. Viscount Halifax, lord president Bath 200 Hsomp-gO- O Goering, Hitlers right-han- d man, of the council and former viceroy of C PARKER GILBERT of New was in Warsaw, entertained by India, is a York, who at the age of thirty-tw- o personal friend of Hitler won fame by his brilliant work President Moscicki, Foreign Minis- and an insistent advocate of immeter Beck- and Field Marshal Smigly-Riddiate with Germany and as agent general for war reparahead of the Polish army. That Italy, friendship tions, died of heart disease. After even at the cost of great consoldier and othef leading Poles be- cessions by Britain. He was sent completing his job in Berlin he believe war between Germany and to Berlin not came a partner in J. P. Morgan & ago to talk over Russia will break out before long. matters with long Co., dealing especially with matters the Nazi leaders. of international finance. They dont like the Germans but MW'.r fear that if Stalin lost the war Hitler Crop Insurance Manager would proceed to grab Poland. HOTEL . D OY M. GREEN of Missouri has Army Planes' Great Flight been made manager of the CIX bombing planes of the United Isolationists Cheered $100,000,000 federal crop insurance States army air corps successAMERICAN isolationists saw in corporation, the created un- fully completed an epochal mass agency Kate 1.50 to 3.00 the i.ew European develop- der the new farm law to insure flight of 6,000 miles from Miami, ments tne eclipse of the internaHotel Tho G Temple Square baa a wheat growers against crop fail- Fla., to Buenos Aires. The only highly desirable, friendly atmostionalism fostered by President ures. The appointment was made intermediate was at Lima, phere. You will always find it immacRoosevelt and Secretary Hull, and by the board of directors, which also Peru. From stop and ulate, supremely comfortable,therethere the bombers thereoghiy agreeable. In can were greatly encouraged in their selected Cecil A. Johnson, d over roared the fore understand why this hotel iai Andes determination to keep the United of Ames, Iowa, as its formerly and landed at the HIGHLY RECOMMENDED secretary. capiArgentine States free from foreign entangleYou can also appreciate why t Green has been chief of the Agri- tal, where thousands cheered the ments. At the same time the pro- culture departments division of fi- aviators. The IF a mark of distinction (a stop planes carried 48 men Pt Pi kigntifnl hostelry ponents of powerful national defense nance in the bureau of agricultural besides the flight commander, ERNEST C ROSSITER, Mgr. were elated and the administra- - economics since 1935. Lieut Col Robert Olds. g, na-tion- s 2 WAY RELIEF mw Anglo-Italia- i anti-Itali- an anti-Briti- four-pow- er w a tablet v i - z, rntori, Temple Square 5 snow-cappe- |