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Show News Review of Current Events the World Over President's Defense of AAA and Canadian Treaty Italy Offered Peace Plan at Ethiopia's Expense Naval i Conference Seems Hopeless. By EDWARD W. PICK ARD Wostorn Newapaper Union. WHILE the United Slates Supreme court was hearing oral arguments In the Iloosac Mills case In which the nnstltutionality of the whole Agrleul- JOIIN J. LEWIS, president of the United Mine Workers and head of the "rebel" committee on industrial organization or-ganization that is seeking to gain control con-trol of the American Federation of Labor, La-bor, Invited President William Green of the federation to resign and accept chairmanship of the committee. In a letter to Lewis, Green declared that he never had associated himself with any minority seeking to split the A. F. of L., and never would do so. He mildly rebuked the Insurgents by saying that he himself "in a spirit of good sportsmanship sports-manship took It on the chin" whenever he had found himself outvoted in the A. F. of L. convention. ADMINISTRATION officials state that President Roosevelt will ask the new congress for a $100,000,000 appropriation ap-propriation as the Initial fund to launch the federal social security program pro-gram going Into effect January 1. The fund is to be distributed among the states for the needy old aged in the form of pensions, for maternity and child welfare, and to aid the blind. State commissioners and public welfare wel-fare directors were- summoned to Washington by the social security board to discuss formulation of regulations regula-tions and procedure. DOLITICIANS, especially Republicans were greatly interested in a meeting in Washington between former Vice President Charles Curtis and Senator Borah, and Its possible implications. Curtis insisted to the press that he la still advocating the nomination of Gov. Alf Landon of Kansas for the Presidency, Presi-dency, but the Idaho senator Is himself a leading possibility for that honor. Curtis had recently hnd a conference with Landon In Topeka, but he said there was no connection between that and his call on Borah. The ex-Vice President said of "the nomination : "I have rib second choice, but a lot depends on what happens at the convention. I have the highest regard for the senator. I'm for Landon, who tural Adjustment act was attacked and defended, de-fended, President Roosevelt was In Chicago Chi-cago seeking to justify the entire New Deal farm program. He addressed ad-dressed the American Farm Bureau federation federa-tion In the International Interna-tional Amphitheater at the stock yards and was hoard and enthusiastically en-thusiastically applauded applaud-ed by some 25,000 George N. Peek already declared by the League of Nations Na-tions to be a victim of Italian rapacity would be still further victimized with he consent of the two great powers hat dominate the league. Presumably if Emperor Halle Selassie refuses the terms and decides to continue his light for the territorial Inviolability guaranteed by the league covenant, he will be abandoned to his fate Dispatches from Dessye, 'Ethiopia, said the emperor rejected the Franco-British Franco-British plan, asserting: "The Ethiopian government cites Its previous declarations, notably that of October 8, to show that Ethiopia never wished and does not wish war. But today we are bound to defend our soil which Italy has violated. "Ethiopia agreed at the time of the Paris conference and the meeting of the League of Nations committee of five to all concessions comparable to its dignity, to avoid Italian aggression, but that aggression has been committed. commit-ted. We cannot submit to force which we never provoked, because that would be rewarding violence." Since Mussolini showed a disposition disposi-tion to consider the proposals, the oil embargo was postponed to permit negotiations. ne-gotiations. If he rejects the plan the embargo would go into effect later and supposedly the war in Africa would continue at least until the rainy season sea-son next spring. o farmers and as many others as could 1 get Into the theater and adjoining wings supplied with loud speakers. The farm program, the President Bald, aimed to "stop the rule of tooth and claw that threw farmers into bankruptcy bank-ruptcy or turned them Into serfs." As evidence that it is succeeding, he asserted as-serted that farm income "lias increased nearly $3,000,000,000 in the past two and a half years." Necessarily Mr. Roosevelt defended the new Canadian trade treaty because only two days before that pact had been bitterly attacked by his late trade adviser, George N. Peek. "Just as I am confident," said the D ROBABLY with slight hope of accomplishing ac-complishing anything worth while, representatives of the United States! Great Britain, France and Japan met is well equipped to run, after giving us an economic administration In Kansas Kan-sas something we need here in Washington Wash-ington more now than ever before." "ARLOS MENDIETA resigned as president of Cuba because of a fierce quarrel In the government over procedure for the election of a constitutional con-stitutional president. Mendieta had held the office for two years. Secretary Secre-tary of State Barnet took over the office and reappointed all members of the cabinet, and preparations for the election went ahead. CONTINUOUS rioting In Cairo, directed di-rected against British control of Egypt, attacks on English soldiers and smashing of street cars and shop wln- In London and opened the Internationa naval conference. Italy also was represented, but only as an observer and listener. Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin Bald-win welcomed the delegates dele-gates In a smooth address ad-dress asking the chief sea powers to lessen some of their demands to "avert the calamity of" unrestricted naval competition." . Admiral Nagano i-resiueiiL, mui me great masses or city people are fair-minded, so I am sure that the great majority of American Ameri-can farmers will be fair in their judgment judg-ment of the new treaty. "If the calamity . howlers should happen to be right, you have every assurance as-surance that Canada and the United States will join in correcting inequalities, inequali-ties, but I do not believe for a single moment that the calamity howlers are right. "We export more agricultural products prod-ucts to Canada than we have imported from her. "We shall continue to do so, for the very simple reason that the United States, with Its larger area of agricultural agricul-tural land, its more varied climate and Its vastly greater population, produces far more of most agricultural products, Including animal products, vegetables . and fruit, than does Canada. "In the case of the few reductions that have been made, quota limitations are set on the amount that may be brought in at the lower rates." In his analysis of the Canadian igreement, Peek showed that S4 pei ent of the tariff concessions whk-l he New Dealers granted to Canad. vere on agricultural and forestry prod icts. lie also showed that the article.-n article.-n which the New Dealers granted tar iff reductions amounted to 30S million dollars in lUiiU, whereas Canada in return re-turn had granted concessions on articles arti-cles valued at only 245 million dollars. After completing his speech and eating eat-ing luncheon with a lot of local noln; bles, the President went to South Bend. Ind., where he received an honorary degree from Notre Dame university and delivered another address. TJEFORE the American Farm Bureau federation closed its convention in Chicago, it adopted a resolution eu-dorsing eu-dorsing reciprocal trade treaties. To avoid dissension, the resolution did not mention specifically the recent trade agreement between Canada and the United States, which lowered the duty On milMV f;ir,ti r,t.wl,.,.fo : dows, forced Premier Nesslm Pasha and his cabinet to decide to resign. The rioters demanded de-manded the restoration restora-tion of the constitution constitu-tion of 1923 and the ministers pleaded with Sir Miles Lampson, British high commissioner, commis-sioner, to give his consent. con-sent. He was obdurate In his refusal until Nessim Pasha as- King Fuad. Norman H. Davis offered President Roosevelt's snggestion of a 20 per cent reduction In existing naval treaty tonnage, ton-nage, or, failing that, a continuance of present fleet limitations. Then arose Admiral Osaml Nagano, chief of the Japanese delegation, and told the conference that Japan demanded de-manded parity with Great Britain and :he United States Instead of the exist-ng exist-ng 5-5-3 ratio and requested a "just ind fair agreement on disarmament." After several days of discussion and lebate, the Japanese demand for parity was flatly rejected by the delegates of the four other nations. The pessimistic feeling that prevailed pre-vailed was attributed to the Japanese demand for parity, the rivalry in the Mediterranean between France and Italy, the war In Ethiopia an ' Its sanctions sanc-tions developments and recent occurrences occur-rences In north China. Any one of which might wreck the conference. THE United States and Great Britain, Brit-ain, In the conference at Washington, Washing-ton, agreed upon a plan that Is expected ex-pected to result In regular air mail and passenger transportation across the Atlantic by the summer of 1937. Negotiations Ne-gotiations were under way for the northern route by way of Canada, New- nounced that he would quit, but yielded yield-ed then to avoid disorders similar to those of 1919. Therefore, with the consent of Great Britain, King Fuad signed a royal decree de-cree restoring constitutional government, govern-ment, and the cabinet members withdrew with-drew their resignations. The constitution consti-tution thus restored provides for a senate and chamber of deputies and takes control of Egypt's Internal affairs completely out of British hands. It does not, however, alTect Britain's control con-trol of Egyptian foreign affairs, nor the British military protectorate. XJORTH CHINA autonomists, sup--i-' ported by the Japanese armies, evidently are too much for the'Nan- j ....... iiuuilLLO .WilllLJ 1U UVei the northern border. Another of the 17 resolutions adopted adopt-ed at the meeting concerned "federal fiscal policies." Indicating their un-eiisliipss un-eiisliipss over the mounting federal elicit, the farmers recommended that the fiscal piilicie? of the government be modified, and that "its revenues shall be increased, and that Its expenditures expen-ditures shall be decreased, to the end that within the next few years a balance bal-ance shall be attained." The federation also approved a resolution- pledging itself to defend the ARrieultural Adjustment administration administra-tion net. The meeting offered no series seri-es criticism of the act, but asked ... that Its administration be simplified. The delegates, representing a paid up membership of :i(l().(XH) farmers in slates, re-elected Edward A. O'Neal f Alabama as president of the federation federa-tion for a term of two years. Charles E. Hearst was re-elected vice president presi-dent and all 15 members of the board -of directors were reappointed. foundland, and Irish Free Stale to England, and the southern route from Porto Rico and American ports to England. The northern route is more practicable practica-ble than the southern route because of the shorter distance, but is less practicable prac-ticable in winter because flights would be undertaken under less favorable conditions. Under the agreement experimental flights will begin next summer. When regular service is Inaugurated, according accord-ing to the agreement, four round trips will be made each week. JOHN II. MOKPPEL, congressman from California, and his son, Charles, were found guilty by a jury in the District of Columbia Supreme court of conspiring to sell an appointment appoint-ment to West Point for $1,000. They were released on bail pending motion for a new trial. Hoeppel was elected to congress in the Roosevelt landslide of 19,'!2 from the Seventeenth California Califor-nia district, and was re-elected In 19o4. He Is fifty-four years old; his son is king government, of which Chiang Kai-shek Kai-shek has now become the premier. The provinces of Hopel and Chaliar, with a population of 30,000.000 or more, have been granted virtual self-rule under a political council. The central government govern-ment made only three stipulations that Nanking would continue to control the new state's foreign affairs, financial, finan-cial, military and judiciary matters; that all appointments would be made , by Nanking, and that there would be no actual Independence for the area. No machinery was provided to prevent pre-vent the new council from doing exactly exact-ly as it pleased under Japanese protection protec-tion and guidance. BRUNO HAUPTMANN, convicted of kidnnpi.ig and murdering the Lindbergh Lind-bergh baby, lost almost his last chance of escaping the electric chair when the Supreme court refused to review his case. The decision was made through the single word "Denied." Ilauptmnnn's attorneys had announced an-nounced previously that. In the event a review was refused, they would seek a new trial if new evidence could be found and would appea, for a commutation commu-tation of the death sentence to life Imprisonment. Im-prisonment. CONSUMERS who buy potatoes In regular retail establishments are not liable to a fine as high as $1.(HH) If the spuds are grown and marketed in violation of the potato control ac'. Only the first purchaser of unstamped potatoes Is liable. This Is the rulin? of the AAA, and the act may he amended later to Include this provision. pro-vision. The bureau of Internal revenue regu la;i"ns require that the producer can ee! the stamps, after they are attached by writing in ink or indelible pencil l .-tamping his initials and the date. JTAI.Y is being punished for starting the war against Ethiopia, and will be well paid for stopping It. That in a nushel I the status at this writing. Great Britain and France reached an agreement as to the oiler to be made to Mussolini before the imposition of an oil embargo, set for December 1L This plan for peace, drawn up by British Brit-ish Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hunre and I'romlei Laval, was based u the proposal that Italy should retain re-tain part of the territory already con-fleered con-fleered In Ethiopia, chiefly :n north-i!Stern north-i!Stern T'sre provii.ee, including Adowa but not .he sacred city of Ak-cn, Ak-cn, and that the Italian Somaliland Wrter should be rectified. In return. Ethiopia would be given a seaport either in Eritrea or In British or ench territory. Thus poor Ethiopia twenty-one. GEORGE L. KERRY, Industrial coordinator, co-ordinator, found great difficulty In mustering his proposed industrial council, coun-cil, In which many great Industrial groups had refused to participate. The initial session of his conference broke up In disorder amid shouts of "liar" and threatened fist fights. Further doings do-ings were postponed for a week or more and most of the delegates went home, declaring they wanted nothing to uo with a permanent council which might lead to further government interference interfer-ence with private business. The labor unions stood by Berry, hoping his pr --ram would aid their plans for a 80-: 80-: c.r week and government licensing of ' industry. |