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Show THE LEIII SUN. LEHI. UTAH ; News Review of Current Events the World Over Yilliam Green Gloomy About Unemployment Henry Ford Cheerful Serious Charges Concerning Government of the Virgin Islands. By EDWARD W. PICKARD $ by Watra Nwitpr Union. W ITH and another winter at hand million of American! till unemployed, organized moor, through 1'resldent William Green of the American federation fed-eration of Ubor, ha i asked the administration ad-ministration to appeal ap-peal to all industries indus-tries to Increase production 80 per cent Mr. Green in public statement state-ment asserted that I ZZr U since President William Graen payment program got nnifcT way in July, 1033, unemployment unem-ployment has exceeded last year's level. The number of persona without with-out any employment he putt at 8.348,000. Those without jobs In Industry In-dustry In September numbered 10,-H5I.00O. 10,-H5I.00O. Jobs for 2420.000 were provided by conservation camps and emergency relief projects, "but these emergency Jobs," he said, "are not creating incomes to pay the costs." Mr. Green continued: "Could not the administration Invite all Indus tries to co-operate In a general pro gram to Increase production and put men to work? "If the nation-wide level of all production were lifted 30 per cent in a balanced program, adjusting production to consumption needs, each Industry would then be as sured that all other industries would increase their production, and the wealth produced by putting labor to work would create Income to buy the product of all. "The total number at work In the United States was 3!).704,000 In September, 1!).'!3; by September, 1034. it had declined to 80,307,000. During these 12 months the normal Increase In population has added close to 450,000 to the army of Job seekers for whom Industry provides no work. Thus the number with out work in Industry has risen from 10,108,000 In September, 1033, to 10,051.000 In September, 1034." Quite as gloomy as Mr. Green's report was a statement of the Na tlonal Industrial Conference board This agency noted that the general Improvement In manufacturing ac tivity nsnally occurring in Septem ter failed to materialize. Instead, declines of 5.7 per cent In the num ber of wage earners employed, of 6.1 per cent in total man hours worked and of 6.8 per cent In payrolls pay-rolls disbursed, were reported. In addition. It was stated, the rise In the cost of living from August to September depressed real weekly earnings or wage earners 2.1 per cent On the other hand, the United States Chamber of Commerce in its summary of conditions throughout the nation reports continued Im provement of business sentiment although It has not as yet been re flected definitely In the volume of transactions. 4jANY thoughtful persons com ivl ment on the apparent dlscrep- uv uviwrca me picas or William ureen ror more employment and the policy pursued by organized la bor la fostering great strikes seem ior me aoie purpose or en forcing unionization and the closed shop. MaBy thousands of persons are thrown out of employment by mese strikes. Industries are ham- vrivu or sum aown ana orten se rious disorders result To the by stander It does not' seem fair that In a time of distress, such methods should be followed In order that the strength of the onions might be Increased. The latest example of uus policy Is the strikes which orougnt about the closing of all the Great Atlautlc and Pacific Tes company's shops and warehouses In Cleveland and which went In effect In Milwaukee against the A. and P. and two other chain store com ran.es. mere was a prospect that these walkouts would spreud throughout Ohio and Wisconsin. run them with good, sound Ameri can business sense. "They should take bold of their country, too, In the same way, and run It with good sound American common sense." PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT announced an-nounced that, beginning July 1, 1935, he will eliminate the 5 per cent pay cut that Is now taken out of the salaries of all federal em ployees. The pay restoration, he explained, Is being planned on the assumption that Increases In the cost of living will necessitate It The Treasury department there upon admitted frankly that this means the taxpayers will be called on to pay an additional fifty million mil-lion dollars year for the benefit of the 700,000 federal employees who will benefit by the restoration In salaries. Mr. Roosevelt predicted flatly that the cost of living will advance sub stantially within the next eight months. When he made this state ment at his regular press confer ence he also cautioned reporters to remember that an increase In cost of living meant an Increase In com modity and property values, there by lessening the difficulty In paying debts. This Is one of the avowed alms of the Roosevelt program. He said he expected the rise of food, clothing, fuel, housing, and other living costs to be large enough by July 1 to Justify the a per cent restoration. He refused to say whether the increase in gov- ernment pay, which Is being allowed for In the 1935 federal budget, Is to be taken as an example for Industry In-dustry to follow. V Scenes and Persons in the Current News n V ''tv A '' 'i fa a- MM 4 sm.tiiipfr ; WmKWW, , (it r Jin i -r . V S" -M Li i. Ulirinr fsfi sissssyafa latfXrafrr a riW sft rtewtf-ft fjt'ii ixawi4rf Af w ftdirfi ami aa 1 Capt R. CL Davis of the United States navy placing a wreath on the statue of John Paul Jones In Washington In honor of Navy day. 2 Airship Carrier Saratoga passing inrougn me uatun iocks as tne neei transited the Panama canal In record time. 8 Pickets of the striking BllK dyers at Lorn, . J., getting rerresn ments from young women sympathizers. Norris Dam Is One-Third Completed " v 4 ki- . , , t, X j Gov. Pearson TT EMIT FOIiD. who says that what Is done In Washington loesn't matter much so far as recovery re-covery Is concerned, came out with a statement thnt should be encouraging encour-aging to the American Ameri-can business man He told the Ford managers gathered la Detroit that bN eom;sy was out f the depression. ar.3 tby la turn tali him of gen e t a 1 1 f Improve tt!niw condition! Ja all tarts of the tmtttry. -Tie depression.- Ford set forth Ui a statement, "would be over for 4- wbole country very soon If AeA.rrti Industrialists would Just pirgpi t?. a!pnaet schema and tske UA4 of tte'.t Indaitries and Henry Ford ERNEST GRCKXING. chief of the bureau of territories and insular affairs, has gone rather hurriedly hur-riedly to the Virgin Islands to nmkd a personal Investigation Investi-gation Into a state of affairs that ha? led to the filing of serious chnrges before be-fore committees of both houses of congress. con-gress. In a petition for a congressional inquiry, Paul C Yates, who recently recent-ly resigned as executive ex-ecutive assistant to Gov. Paul M. Pear son, charges that the present ad ministration of the Islands is "wasteful, extravagant. Inefficient, and tainted with corruption.' Yates was recently suspended and ordered to Washington for an inquiry in-quiry by Secretary Ickes, who ac cused him of "disloyalty, insubordination, insubordi-nation, and gross inefficiency," and in general of being a trouble maker. Yates resigned Immediately and came to Washington, but chose to Ignore Secretary Ickes' office, carrying car-rying his plaints Instead directly to congress. He charges that Mr. Ickes has been "outrageously deceived" by Governor Pearson and subordinate officials of the Interior department, has Ignored "complaints, petitions, and specific charges" presented by the citizens of the Islands, and bas dealt with officials "In a peculiarly harsh, cruel, and dictatorial man ner." The petition further charges that minor oflletals in the Interior de partment aided and abetted Cor ernor Pearson to "whitewash a ma Jor public works scandal and de ceived the secretary of the Interior regarding public w orks and the gen eral situation, and were criminally negligent in the performance of their duty." Secretary Ickes Is accused of making prejudicial and Injurious re marks about T. Webber Wilson, Judge of the Federal District court In the Islands, remarks which "reflect "re-flect unjustly upon the federal Ju diciary and which are unbefitting the dignity of a cabinet officer." Ickes also U accused of "unjustly and at the Instance of Governor Pearson," having removed from office of-fice Charles 11. Gibson and Eli Baer, government attorneys, and Capt Michael J. Nolan, director of police po-lice of St Thomas and St John, with a Tecord of 14 years' "loyal and efficient service." CONVERSATIONS In London preparatory pre-paratory to the scheduled naval conference have been quite unsatis factory far, for neither the United Unit-ed States nor Great Britain shows any disposition to accord to Japan the equality that nation demands, even though It te merely In principle prin-ciple with the Japanese sgreeing not to build up to parity with them. Well-posted observers do not belters be-lters the conference will accomplish accom-plish anything valuable, and Seo retary of the Navy Claude A. Swan-son Swan-son says thnt regardless of its outcome, out-come, his department plans to bring the American fleet up to full t-eaty strength snd will sk congress for the necessary appropriations. , r w - a j it i - s J, ye at" f. S ' e i , J f. A The Tennessee Valley authority's $39,000,000 power and flooc control dam on the Clinch river, near Knox- Tllle, Is now one-third finished. Over 10 per cent of the concrete for the dam has been poured. When finished two and one-half years from now, It will stand 253 feet high, eliminating all future floods on the Clinch and reducing materially the flood stages on the Tennessee river Itself. OLD SPORT REVIVED f . i V". K'l Use of the Ilul-Che, ancient and deadly weapon of the Mayans many centuries ago, is to be developed Into a modern sport The Hul-Che has been introduced by Robert Btacy-Judd, famous archeologlst, who says that It was employed by me aiayans ior nuriing arrows great distances. Mr. Stacy-Judd is arranging a tournament at Los An geles, and his wife is here shown demonstrating the use of the llul-Che, MIDGET COW v r v 1 1 ' 3 Mabel," a two-year-old Aberdeen Angns, a great pet among the fofks about Grafton, W. T. The sow Is 2D Inches high, one yard In length and weighs 140 pounds. She Is perfectly formed. "Golden Tales in Flowers" . n1 ' 'Mix II r $ I A 1 sV-$ S ISwl. -tA I . ' ' ' - tf-,"'r-l Theme for the 1933 Tournament of Roies Is disclosed amid Das- eantry at Pasadena. "Golden Tales In Flowers" nrmmd n-hth w brated New Year day floral parade will be built Is announced by the opening of a huge floral book during the picturesque ceremony. Heralded by pretty pages, the open leaves of the book framed a story teller who -uuuimwu me tarnous tales ana legends which will be depicted In iror- Attorney General in New Office ElactricItT ia Slsrma Te produce the electricity wasted I "7 tost alww jso.ooo. 1 L' v .i ij i -! i-h KfJl .V-.-.v-.J , h :t Ml ! " 1 Wr'' ' -'r S ft ; .. ' SN.-iiaift ..' 11 ' .'VP'IP -' -.w . . ' -.A : ..-.-a. - .. . . . , " -. -v . : . -. - J f x ' . . . - ' ' ; 1 r 1 ' . " .. ' - . if i f. ,, -.:-i,if -. - - J National Topics Interpreted by William Bruchrt Attorae any ene electric storm would the recently dedicated new bdi,"T.f handim oE In ; abou SCO.OOOl 1 euiiea new cuudlng of the Department of ! SWIUUUlf - W imimvV MB) Washington. With assurance that Joseph B. Eastman, federal , , co-ordinator of New Idea on railroads, is eo- Duslnest Control In to recom- mend In re ports soon to appear, that there be more stringent regulation of the railroads, It Is to be noted that Washington conversations lately have Included a new Idea respecting governmental relations with busi nesses coming nnder direct federal fed-eral regulation. The discussion seems to center about some idea concerning the obligation which government owes whatever business It regulates and whose profits It limits. The talk one hears In many places is to the effect that If the government, govern-ment, or any government, lays down rules which prohibit a business from reaping the profits that accrue In good years, by the same token It ought to consider some form of com pensation to that business in the periods of depression through such as we are now passing because it has refused to permit that business to create a huge layer of fat upon which It can feast In the bad years. Advocates of such a theory, of course, have immediately found opponents. oppo-nents. In other words, two very definite schools of thought have developed de-veloped and although the question is nowhere near a solution nor Is it likely that the forthcoming session of congress will even approach an answer, one can hear arguments pro and con on the point most anywhere the subject Is broached. The proponents of the theory that the government owes an obligation obliga-tion to those businesses which tt has regulated within an Inch of their lives contend that Investors which means the public who own shares of stock are being discrim inated against by their own government gov-ernment Their claim Is that a busi ness cannot survive unless It is enabled en-abled to store away profits of the good years against which it may draw when the prolonged economic depressions strike. The result Is, according to this argument, that unless un-less the fat is stored away after the manner of the bear in preparation for winter, investors can expect only to see their savings destroyed from time to time, and this with the sanction of their own govern ment In opposition to this new theory of relationship between government and business, one hears the usual denouncements of the sins of the railroads and the public utilities, but one also hears complaint that if the federal government should embark upon a policy of compen sating those businesses which It reg ulates, it might be placing a premium pre-mium on mismanagement and even downright crookedness. It Is ar gued likewise that the federal government gov-ernment must not use taxpayers' money In this manner nor that It should employ the policy of compensation, com-pensation, as that amounts to a sub sidy. At any rate a new field has been opened. On each side are to be found vigilant and virulent defenders defend-ers and from this time it Is made to appear that congress Is eventn ally going to be compelled to decide de-cide how far this regulation of busi ness can properly go. From all of the arguments here, It would seem that each side has solid ground upon which to stand. It may be possible that from this controversy something In the way of a new eco nomic policy will develop. The Roosevelt administration has gone farther than any other In history In Its regulation of business, and there are those who believe that a reaction Is due. If that be the case. then it appears logical at least that the two opposing forces may bring about a compromise that will be fa vorable to general business, which is subject to regulation, and enable those who place their savings In stocks or bonds of such utilities to feel reasonably secure about some sort of annual return. Solution of this question of equity between the government and the businesses which solution it regulates Is not Not Simple s simple as it may mperficlally appear. For example, the question is put forward whether It is possible pos-sible to evolve any method of meas uring, even roughly, the extent of the public obligation. It Is likwlse necessary to determine in advance of a final answer to the question, whether the past inequalities and past treatment of public utilities In the factor to be considered. There U a question whether the govern ment Is openly to assume a direct voice In the management of proper ties v hich It regulates If there is a compensating arrangement to pro tect investors In those businesses Then, It goes Into the question of government ownership or govern ment control of private Industry. s-ome of the advocates t LMi program of compensation caH at fention to the puhlic necessity for m!r.tepance of service, such as the :iro::i!9 supply, for example. In a-e of the railroads and ship- fitted i me'ce to aid tte SH war. ' mm h Shuld the govpw distribution of the ""uia be headed," greater bureau? set up to aewm-Mnii derthenrese be in favni. Bet! bureaucrat n... . tIt8i fill of bureau; 'T er problem. If ,t iorm waffloneJpaJmM,,,, the businesses LJSSf subsidy must be worked T Other hn.l. r 0.40 8bt be used to enablt Z turns not now available. J. ory advanced wai that ft, tlOIlH shnuM V. . ... f. the lean years there U 2Z. anon oitnerestrirtloujotw regulated business m& B more freely la operation. Another thought heard li . there should be conslderaHoi r to competing business ba example, as is the mm2 tween the railroads and tie t' way users, it u of nati COUrse. that tni. i... ""oo aim uussaj? privately owned vehicular t use nauonai and state Mjit built out of taxpayers' mn they do so with the verj or taxation. The railroads, uf, petitors of these lines, have no K beneficent attitudes displayed ward themby thegovernitBtiL at the same time, has been bee. down with Its regulations, hWI I il x at Dv!d Pr 5 t th i I rich J""11 5. HIP i, 6UtNl Jbur e furaW akiei. D PLUe ji e ! tins m rid,er' ka4 kno tier w 0 tnmem bim wit' Tork ! DtH 1 an trom i Silwr G,ri , oi ' CHAP! As one looks backward npoa t campaign of 1934, the methok r Ployed bj L uotn rarttes two mate t Show Weakness W-t worthj t aminatlon. Observers to Wafii, ton, I believe, are of the e that the campaign developed u t: standing circumstance, Dam?!;,fc the Democrats lack defensive il ity and the Republicans It shown an utter inability asms fensive party. In all of the debates and t speeches and the statem.- -ts coming from candidates oa && side, there is proof of the conte above reached. Some pofc writers In Washington and ; political lenders take the p. that when the Democrats wmf to the necessity of laying don fresh program, they failed a & Job. They gave the impress: politicians running largely ffl t mentum. The minority party, if n - Republicans may be called, r wholly uname 10 wso ui" known vulnerable points to t Democratic armor. The net ne was obviously that there waHv haranguing and much mim'i In what should have bn rei I Oonal Issues, but nothint can rrv, omnnlirn. therefore, WW- onstrated In my opinion tie for a strong minority v" that party be Republican or Di cratic. The party In I aarlly is on the spot mH , a .it, th wsnonsib.uB ' E cnargt-u . . jii) government It Is the i the minority party to ,atf offer counter proposals. v astute politicians see that W and, I believe, are at a w what It means for the fut The federal communtotioJ Mission, one of the jejraj Favor telt . 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