Show news review of current events the world over G great r eat britain linin lining up the nations against italy more trouble in the orient death of se senator schall by EDWARD W PICKARD 0 western newspaper union A R clouds over europe were W WAR growing denser and blacker during daring the christmas holidays when nil all the christian world was supposed to bo be singing pence peace on earth good will toward men under the skillful guidance of 4 anthony eden the new british foreign secretary a solid front against italy was being built up there was no arp ent talk of further sanctions against ant anthony ony eden mussolini but it Is expected added penalties will be put in force late in january meanwhile the general military and naval staffs of great britain and france concluded conversations which were declared satisfactory meaning f that those nations were prepared to stand by each other othe r in case it II duce makes what prime minister baldwin called a mad dog attack in the capitals of 0 ther other members of the league of nations similar plans iare were being laid by military and naval attaches turkey cama came into alln line with the other presumptive opponents of italy but Is reported to have made a suggestion that france like this Is that it be permitted to fortify the dardanelles Darda nelles the strait between europe and asiatic turkey which was demilitarized under the treaty of lausanne after the world war the turks also according to paris advices advises ad vices ask the eventual return of the island of rhodes in the aegean sea which has been under italian sovereignty since 1923 eden Is a firm believer in the league of nations and though he ls Is moving with caution Is determined to bring italy to terms through tile the sanctions provided the other mem bers of the league give the necessary support the british government certainly want war with italy but it Is fast preparing for armed conflict if that shall prove unavoidable that mussolini too Is getting rea ready k for extreme eventualities was evidenced by orders canceling all christmas leaves of all officers and men of the army the same orders directed the return to their units of the army men de mobilized in november in order that they might do the needed work on their farms the italian press ceased its attacks on great britain and this was taken to mean that some peace move was on foot or that mussolini had said ills his last word in that way and that he and his government were prepared to meet their fate in rome the hope is still entertained that laval will not go nil all the way with britain in the policy I 1 9 af pf f extreme sanctions the french themselves hope that the advent of the wet season in ethiopia will halt the italians there before it Is necessary to impose the final penalties decreed by the league 11 egypto cabinet was taking steps to protect the libyan frontier against invasion by the italians J the egyptian leaders aare are urging the speedy conclusion of a treaty with great britain that will give the Egyptians the rights they claim remove their resentment against england and enable them to line up with the british it if war with italy comes how close europe is coming to a general war is apparent with the revelation that britain is lining up the countries of the mediterranean region tor for support in case she Is attacked by italy most of them are believed to have given this pledge but bulgaria a close friend of italy would be ex expected in that case to attack either greece or turkey both allies of britain and rumania has promised the british that she will ivill attack the bulgarians Bulga rians in that case this would arouse hungary to the defense of bulgaria czechoslovakia would be drawn in against hungary and poland probably would take the field against the czechs czecho germany is allied to poland and russia to czechoslovakia such is the realistic view of the situation held by competent ob servers in european capitals 0 OUTER UTER mongolia is aroused by threats of invasion by the japanese troops and their puppets the already the border has been crossed by the latter and live five mongol guards killed and eleven carried off by the raiders the mongol government has filed a strong protest demanding ar an apology and the return of the cap alves most of this news comes from moscow and naturally he rus soviet government is deeply interested tor for tills this and similar in may bring on the long ex cs pecked war between russia and am japan the japanese authorities in to tc 1 kyo let it be known they are preparing through the autonomous government in north china anti and hoped for operation cooperation co by chiang kal kai shek chinese dictator to combat the spread of la in china in line with tills this Is the proclamation lar la of prince tell teh mongolian ruler declaring the independence of the western part of inner mongolia a ast territory with a bation of to million and rich mineral resources chinese students continue their riotous demonstrations against north china nut autonomy onomy demanding that it be stopped by armed force in shanghai thousands of them took possession of the railway terminal demanding free transportation to to present their protests to tha central government chiang kal kai shek invited their leaders to confer with him bilm on january IS 15 the tenseness in china was I 1 increased n by the in shanghai of tang Y yu u jen vice vica minister of ral hays and known as pro japanese tills this and tad other a anti antl japanese demonstrations led to the declaring of martial law in shanghai and L LIBERTY league lias hns put bout out a 12 point program which it thinks the alie incoming congress sho should uld follow for the sake of the country it Is designed to put the governments house in order in its statement the league accuses the new deal of doing violence to the constitution and charges the roosevelt administration with gigantic waste in handling bandling relief funds promoting pet theories of monetary cranks responding sp to socialistic influences in competing with private industry and capitalizing on the nations emergency to make mak e centralization of power in the federal government a permanent policy continued deficit financing financil finan V will I 1 I 1 I 1 destroy government credit and may lead to chaos and dictatorship the league warned in demanding a balanced budget and repeal of tax laws aimed at redistribution of wealth emphasizing adherence to the constitution will be the vital issue in next years election campaign the league called upon congress to defeat two threatened amendments which would bring about a virtual change in our form of government these proposals would create an unhampered dictatorship tor ship the league declared by extending federal authority to permit complete regimentation of industry and agriculture and by bi taking away the supreme courts power to declare laws unconstitutional S THOMAS D SCHALL IJ of minnesota who was struck by an automobile as he was being conducted across the highway near ills his residence in lU maryland aryland sue combed to his in juries the blind statesman had been one of the bitterest opponents of the new deal and president R roosevelt 0 0 s e he had started his campaign for re election and gov floyd olson senator senat p r schall p ach ii 11 of minnesota had announced lie he also would seek the nomination for Sc halls seat the governor said after the senators death that he would soon appoint his successor that he had bad no intention of resigning in order to be himself named to fill Sc Schall halls 3 place mr Sc schall liall who was born in 1878 8 in michigan an lost his sight in an accident after he had been practicing law in minnesota four years he continued his work and served six terms in the house of representatives before he was elected to the senate la in 1924 threats of rand REPEATED and even murder for their little son have driven col and mrs charles A lindbergh from the united states they have sailed with their boy jon tor for england and plan to establish a re residence e there though they will not give up their american citizenship where they will live has not been revealed to even their closest friends it Is believed the colonel will not sever his relations with the two air trans port companies for which he Is a technical adviser but that his active work for them will cease HARVARD Hhand ARVARD university received it a handsome some christmas present from thomas W lamont lament one of 0 the partners of J P morgan co it was for the A li of a new chair in politic al economy one of the roving pro to be created by gifts gift from alumni in recognition bof thi the three hundredth aunt annl that comes la in 1930 1931 declared P PRESIDENT himself satisfied with the progress made by harold ickes and mirry harry lT Hop lkins in cutting cUTi ing out nut tho the relief pro program giam ile sald tant the works Pro process giess administration had co come in e within of reaching its goal of 3 man men at work and that 77 per cent of 0 f public projects were unter under I 1 any 3 mr roosevelt repeated vint that the government assumed no responsibility for those not hired under the program lie ile had asked con giess for four billions last january lie he said based upon an estimate that thai there were 3 needy men who could work ile he got the four billions and the have been put to work ho said the remaining unemployed must be cared for by baates bt ates municipalities counties anti and private charity lie he added when reporters said that sonic some estimates placed the total of unemployed at the president held that it was often donl cult to say NN whether bether a person should le be classed as unemployed he Ile cited the case of people who have resources but desire part time employment for supplemental income he also said in discussing unemployment further that persons had found employment since the spring of 1933 1033 in industries which report such statistics U T TNT EXPECTEDLY early decision as to the validity of the guffey coal net was assured when the supreme court agreed to pass on the constitutionality bof of th the e law without waiting for a ruling by the federal court of appeals both the government and kentucky soft coal producers had asked the supreme court for tills this short cut the labor board asked th the e philadelphia circuit court of appeals to help speed the wagner labor bisp tes ns ato to the supreme court jez for a P fl aln rist ru ast of its coniti aali ily TF wish to malit mak senator borah their candidate for te e presidential nomination it Is all right with the veteran from idalio state senator P E nelson of maple wis and former state senator bernhard gettelman of milwaukee c called a I 1 I 1 c d on mr borah in washington a and n d asked permission to a circulate nominating petitions for him in their state senator borah this was granted mr borah told reporters that nelson and gettelman had suggested a campaign for a delegation representing the liberal forces in the party out there and in my name he lind had agreed lie he said to go gollong along with them 1 later mr borah issued this statement I 1 my primary objective Is a convention of liberal delegates which will write a liberal platform and name a liberal candidate to th that t end I 1 shall cfall devote my efforts if in any state or district the liberal forces think that it will help the liberal cause to pledge delegates to me I 1 shall operate cooperate co fully with that plan if however it is thought better to pledge the delegates to some other liberal I 1 shall cooper coope co oper ope r ate just as fully in other words inflexible Index ible as to the objective flexible as to the tactics As I 1 see sec the political situation in this country a man would be seeking political immolation to take a nomination upon any other than a liberal platform so the first thing to do Is to get a convention committed to liberal principles so far as my efforts cuorts count I 1 am not going to permit personal matters either my own or those of others to interfere with the main purpose won WHEN aen the supreme court pass passes e 3 on the constitutionality of the tennessee valley act its opinion will not be unanimous Is the prediction of those who were present during the oral arguments the case was taken up to the highest tribunal by fourteen preferred stockholders of the alabama power company during arguments by forney johnson birmingham ala attorney for the stockholders and by john lord obrian new york attorney for TVA justices shot many questions at the lawyers justice known as a conservative appeared to challenge the TVA lawyer to defend the right of the tibe government to sell surplus power produced by wilson dam at muscle shoals on the other hand justices bran dels and stone who are known as liberals inquired into the right of minority stockholders of the alabama power company to bring the suit which led to the supreme court test the stockholders sought to enjoin performance of a contract under which the company was to sell lines to TVA for transmission of power fat FEDERAL judge merrill E otis at kansas city has held unconstitutional the wagner labor dispute act which gives employees the right to organize and bargain collectively the judge granted the majestic flour mills of aurora mo a temporary injunction against a national labor board complaint which cited it for alleged refusal to bargain concer concerning nini a wage and hour agreement with a union of its ita employees |