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Show News Review of Current Events the World Over Secretary Roper Plans National Census of Unemployed Armistice Day Duly Observed Opening of the Huge San Francisco-Oakland Bridge. By EDWARD W.' PICKARD Western Newipaper Union. NOW that the election is over, Secretary of Commerce Roper is laying plans for the complete census of the unemployed in the United States which 1 also placed a wreath at the tomb, and all stood bare headed as "taps" was sounded precisely at 11 o'clock eighteen years after the guns ceased firing on the western front in f T"vs has so long Depn f 1 called for. He said he would ask con- l y-w' 8ress to appropriate t ' iVwfcl between 13 and 15 i; , ! million dollars for I this count and that l$ i it would require the K; " ' j services of about 25,-. 25,-. 1 Sy5" I 000 persons w h o j ! : il would be given spe-c spe-c 1 a 1 training for France. Everywhere in the United States and in all the allied countries the anniverasry was suitably observed, and in Poland the day was one of especial rejoicing for it is regarded 83 the birthday of that re-born nation. na-tion. An ironical note came from Geneva Gen-eva where the League of Nations announced that 8,200,000 men are now permanently under arms Sec. Eopcr "evcral months. "The census would not only take up an enumeration of those classified as unemployed," said Roper, "but we want to And out which trades or Industries the unemployed un-employed would fall into. We would also like to help the states in classifying clas-sifying the unemployed from the unemployable. un-employable. "There are many economic questions ques-tions involved. Some families have enough income to support them, but one or more members may be out of work. We want to obtain information on this phase." The secretary intimated that the census machinery might be made permanent so that a close check be kept on persons out of work, as is done in England. According to the American Federation Fed-eration of Labor 2,900,000 workers have been re - employed since last January. "Employment has been gaining steadily since January, without setback," set-back," the federation said. "This unusual development points to the strong upward trend of business, which was of such force as to offset the usual summer layoffs. "Comparing September this year with September, 1935, we find 2,250,-000 2,250,-000 more persons employed in American industry, indicating that while a portion of this year's gains merely restored winter losses, by far the major part represents lasting last-ing gain in employment recovery. "This year's gains (comparing September, 1935 and 1936) have throughout the world. Of this total 545,000 are attached to world navies. The league calculations show that men under arms throughout the world just before the outbreak of the World war numbered 5,900,000, not counting naval units. The figures released show that since 1931-'32 world armies have increased 1,700,-000 1,700,-000 men. In Europe total armed forces are now 4,800,000, compared with 3,600,000 in 1931-'32. SAN FRANCISCO'S dream of 30 years was realized when the great bridge across the bay to Oakland Oak-land was formally opened with elaborate elab-orate ceremony. This longest vehicular vehic-ular bridge in the world has been under construction since July 19, 1933, at a cost of $77,000,000, the funds being largely supplied by the Reconstruction Finance corporation. It is eight and a quarter miles long and, except for a tunnel passage through Verba Buena Island, is entirely en-tirely over water. It is divided roughly into two parts, mechanically speaking. The west side, from San Francisco to Yerba Buena, is of the suspension type. The cables are the largest ever spun for a bridge nearly two feet in diameter. The east crossing from Yerba Buena to Oakland is of the cantilever type. As the climax of a four-day celebration, cele-bration, President Roosevelt pushed a button in his White House office lighting two green lamps on the bridge and officially throwing it open for traffic. COL. JOSEF BECK, foreign minister min-ister of Poland, concluded his visit, to London and departed with assurances of Great Britain's been largest in manufacturing industries in-dustries where about 675,000 wage and salaried workers were re-employed; about 300,000 more farm laborers are at work, 280,000 more in trade, 200,000 more in building and 100,000 have been added in railroads. Most of the other gains were in service industries." IN A joint report by the federal bureaus of agricultural and home economics the prediction is made that farm cash income available for spending in 1937 will continue the upward trend shown in 1936. As a basis for this expectancy the bureaus cite increases in net in-. in-. come from agricultural and non-agricultural non-agricultural sources, lower interest inter-est rates and long term financing of debts. friendliness and desire de-sire to co-operate with Poland in its contest against Nazi intrigues, especially in relation to the Free City of Danzig. Dan-zig. Foreign Minister Minis-ter Eden talked with Colonel Beck for three days and was told by him that Poland would mvj" mat f. ' ; reject the overtures q0 rjeCB: of both Moscow and Berlin and work for the same neutrality neu-trality in eastern Europe that Bel- Record production of truck crops also was forecast. All sections of the country will share and all important im-portant truck crops will be included except celery, onions and spinach, it was stated, with the likelihood that in spite of indicated larger supplies, sup-plies, improvement in consumer buying power would help maintain the higher prices of 1936, which were about 10 per cent over 1935. SECRETARY of Agriculture Wallace Wal-lace in an interview intimates that for a year there may be no new legislation for crop control along the lines of the outlawed AAA, for farmers would like to have one really good crop without forced curtailment cur-tailment But he added: "We will need some legislation legisla-tion eventually unless un-less the weather changes or the j world demand for I gium Intends to maintain in the west. One feature of Poland's celebration celebra-tion of its independence day was the bestowal of a baton on Gen. Edward Rydz-Smigley, making him the fourth marshal in the revived nation's history. He thus succeeds the late Marshal Josef Pilsudsky and is regarded by many as the new military dictator of Poland. President Mosclckl presented the baton during an imposing ceremony in the courtyard of Warsaw castle. WHEN Admiral William H. Standley retires on January 1 from the post of chief of naval operations, it will be filled by Admiral Ad-miral William D. Leahy, now commander com-mander of the navy battle force. This selection by the President was announced in Washington. Half a dozen other high officers of the navy will be advanced when the change occurs. It was also announced that Maj. Gen. John H. Russell, commandant of the marine corps, would be succeeded suc-ceeded in that post when he retires from active service December 1 by Brig. Gen. Thomas Holcombe. The latter will be elevated to the rank of major general of marines. KING Victor of Italy had a birth-day, birth-day, and President Roosevelt, in his cabled message of congratulations, congratu-lations, was careful to follow the American policy of not recognizing territory acquired by force, addressing ad-dressing him only as "king" and not as "emperor." However, the Italian conquest of Ethiopia was formally recognized by both Austria Aus-tria and Hungary, following Germany's Ger-many's example. CORNELL university of Ithaca. N. Y., is to have a new president in the person of Dr. Edmund E. Day, an internationally known social scientist and economist. He will assume as-sume office June 30 next on the retirement re-tirement of Dr. Livingston Farrand. Doctor Day, who is 53 years old, is a graduate of Dartmouth and has taught there and at Harvard and the University of Michigan. our products great- Sec WaUace ly improves." Wallace was asked whether the lack of a control plan might not result in another surplus, leaving the administration up in the air without any machinery to cope with it. He said he could not estimate a surplus ahead of time and that he would rather wait to see what would happen. "It may be possible to find a solution solu-tion that will prove better than the AAA or the soil conservation act," he said. D RESIDENT ROOSEVELT led the nation in observance of Armistice day by going to Arlington Arling-ton National cemetery and laying a wreath of chrysanthemums beside be-side the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Sol-dier. The ceremony was quiet and simple. General Pershing, commander com-mander of the American expedition-' expedition-' ary forces, and Secretary of the Navy Swanson stood by the President's Presi-dent's side and a small detachment detach-ment of soldiers, sailors and marines ma-rines was present. General Pershing |
