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Show of strikes in the France in a state of unrest. A gain of 225.000 new members was reported by the general confederation of labor, organized labors official body. Altogether it was estimated that 100,000 workers were still absent from their jobs, in spite of reports strike settlements in scattered of Drouth Crisis Brings Federal Aid Business Revival Con sections throughout the country. The French Riviera witnessed a tinues in First Half of 1936 Steel Industry general exodus of foreign tourists MONICA, CALIF. from 450 hotels and resorts followfor Drive Unionization. Fights SANTA as this, with both ing a lockout by the proprietors. The hotels were closed indefinitely tickets just put up, folks already to after the employers declared they are saying this is starting out By EDWARD W. could not meet workers'demands for the bitterbitter a be Wmimh Nawpapfr Lnlun. campaign more pay and shorter hours. This since away back in CLEARS that drouth may irri-- garded by observers as the first retaliation by the owners against est, perhaps, of workers' the threat a strike up- IB trievably destroy farm crops in official response to the recent an- set the summer tourist season, one don t My guess is these prophets North and South Dakota, eastern nouncement by John L. of it. I'm most to of the the French. twentieth part profitable the realize Montana and Wyoming prompted president of the United Mine Workreminded of what Government representatives were ers of America, of a campaign to President Roosevelt seriwhen my to settle three busy happened attempting 0 $500,000,-00unionize steel employees. to marshal Col. Bill workers ous iron and steel strikes old friend, In order to prevent the "closed in relief funds to in the Lorraine region, naval shipHayward, combat the damage shop," the industry said it will use St. Nazaire and emwith his negro regiits resources to the best of its abil- yard workers at and to develop furmaon the ment for France ployees ity to protect its employees and chines at Parisian race tracks. ther plans for fightduring the war. families cofrom their drouth. intimidation, ing The ercion and to violence and aid them Secretary of Agriat night. JI7HILE representatives of lead- in maintaining collective bargaining culture Henry W. " in Geneva Next morning, when powers ing gathered from free interference from left any who Wallace, to lift League of Nations economic the transport was source." Washington for a refsanctions and the well out at sea a Italy against The unionization attempt comes personal survey of trooper pop-- e y e d at the time when steel operations ugee emperor, Haile the stricken areas, the interior Selassie, of Ethiopia have set a new record for 1936. from declared that from South stood staring prepared to plead Reasserting its belief in the prin the all reports condicause of his naat the endless watery expanse. tions had become as rrrious as they ciples of collective bargaining, the tion's freedom, Eu"Boyi he exclaimed to a comwere in 1934, due to lack of sorely industry's statement pointed out statesmen ropean now that own their employees pick panion, dis sho' is one big ocean!" needed rains. the posMos doubtless, stated the secrepresentatives for collective bar- considered The secretary declared that un-lof a reorgan sibility ballot. ond secret The stateby soldier, "but, son, whut yous in gaining the descend rains ization and reformament declares: lookin' at now is only jes de top regions the government "The steel industry is recovering tion of the League. layer. will buy 30,000,000 head of cattle Observers agreed from six years of depression and in the next month. while Informal that The Union Party In St. Paul, Minn., the governors huge losses and the employees are discussions on the northCLEVELAND there was harof the five droiith-stric'ce Hl beginning to receive the benefit of Sekssie reformation ATmony and a quiet interment for western states met with Federal increased operations. Any interrup- League tion of the forward movement will would be held, it was probable that Guard. At Philadelphia Works Progress Administrator Harthe question of reorganizing the in- the old ry L. Hopkins and administrators seriously injure the employees and ternational pact body would be the proceedings moved along on their families and all business defrom the various states. Mr. HopBut for real exgreased rollers. askins ordered relief jobs made im- pendent upon the industry and will postponed until the September until that new Union wait citement, mediately available for from 23,000 endanger the welfare of the coun- sembly. party holds its convention. to 50,000 farmers who have seen try." Then will be the signal to remove ESPITE his previous decision the women and children their sole source of livelihood deto a place unconstitutional the declaring stroyed. The jobs were to be made IN ESTES PARK, Colo., Gov. Al- of safety. Just consider wholl be tax on railroads to permit pensions, available on water conservation fred M. Republican Justice Jennings Bailey of the Dis- there: roads, Presidential London, continued projects, The inflationists who think that, his trict of Columbia Supreme Court nominee, rural schools and recreational proj- vacation as long as we have government enwith his the begun family an in ruled the oral opinion that ects. week before and railroad retirement board could graving plants and printing presses, President Roosevelt, in WashingThe should be plentiful. remade for plans pay pensions to railroad workers. money ton, appointed a special committee committed to the idea that, of group the convening The declared his that precomposed of Secretary Wallace, Kansas legislature vious justice decision on the validity of if the farmer wont do something Budget Director Daniel Bell, Aubfor himself, something should be and for the accept- the rail Works Assistant pension laws could not be Williams, rey ance speech he will construed to mean that the retire- done for the farmer. Doctor TownDr. and Administrator Progress deliver in Topeka on ment act itself was unconstitution- send, with his project to provide old Rexford G. Tugwell, resettlement July 23. al He ruled that the government age pensions for everybody over administrator. They will work in Although Governor could proceed to collect from rail sixty except Congressman McGoar-ty- . cooperation with a committee of Landon was resting workers a sum amounting to 3 2 Father Coughlin, calling for sodepartment of agriculture officials. to the cial preparatory could cent of justice and better radio hookand instructed salaries their The President Budget per rigors of the cam- - use the money to pay retirement ups. Huey Longs successor, whod Director Bell to study government appropriations to determine what Gov. Landon pai,8n affair of,hia pensions to the workers when they share the wealth and make every and funds are available. reach 65 years of age or have man a king. with political advisers occu- worked 40 years. A1 Smith's Strategy pied considerable of his attention. He also ruled that the railroad CONTINUING business recovery When the Kansas legislature re- retirement board could proceed to AS AN old-tiheadliner of po-first six months of convenes a proposed amendment to collect information on which to allitical vaudeville, Al. Smith 1936 fulfilled the hopes of optimistlot the pensions, provided it did so should have known better than to ic prognosticators and surpassed the state constitution will be introthe state broad power at its own expense and by recom- pull that ancient wheeze shooting duced, giving of conservative the expectations to provide legislation pensing the railroads for any cleri- at Philadelphia letter carriers on a forecasters. social welfare and to cal work involved. Sunday afternoon. All the leading trade barometers for with the federal government. GovJustice Baileys original decision And besides, think of the desperbusiness at weather fair registered dewas Landon ernor as in the case had specifically en- ate chance he and his supporting quoted the close of the first half of the the proposed amendment joined the railroad retirement quartet of took: sharpshooters year. Hie production of automo- scribing board from taking any steps to come between a mother biles reached 2,400,000 units in the as "satisfactory." panther inwhich The be to furnish amendment, may compel the railroads and her come between a first six months of 1936, the best for the basis for similar action in other formation. The decision ruled that Frenchmancubs; the period since 1929. his fracas; coma and reads: the tax law adopted to finance the between a radio announcer and his Improvement was further reflect- states, concontained in this was uncohstitutional and "Nothing pensions ed by the steel industry, the operabut on' the elocution, never, right rebe construed stitution shall to and tax measure limit ruled that the tions of which rose from 49.2 per eve of their national convention, try cent of capacity at the start of the the power of the legislature to enact tirement measure setting up means to come between a flock of officeproviding for financial assist- of paying the pensions were "inyear to 71.2 per cent at the end laws holding Democrats and the prosof June. The output of electricity ance to aid infirm or dependent per- separable. pect of four more uninterrupted unemclimbed, steadily to reach an all sons; for the public health; of the same. years ployment compensation and general time peak in June. long, Breckinridge and social for subto security providing The steady recovery of the railItaly, Trouble of Travelers roads was indicated by carloadings the payment thereof by tax or oth- mitted his resignation to President VUTSIDE the larger cities, when. to receive aid from the Roosevelt because of illness. The which worked up to approach their erwise and a hotel manager wishes to show best levels since 1931. The figures federal government therefor." diplomat declared that he hopes to a special guest special attenfor the first six months of 1936 recuperate his health during the tion, he assigns him to the bedto and an summer take were substantially better than active part Y71ELDING to the urgings of chamber of state which usually is those for the similar period of 1935. 1 party leaders. Gov. Herbert in the Presidential campaign in the on the second floof, invariably is A strong upsurge of home buildH. Lehman of New York an- autumn. at the front of the house and nearly will be Mr. taken ing gave impetus to the construcplace Longs nounced that he would run again for always on the corner where election industry although it still re- the office of by Undersecretary of State William tric governor. The goversigns twinkle merrily till will He mained at subnormal levels. the represent nor had announced several months Phillips. daylight in the poor sleepless United in Rome States government not would he be candia ago that wretchs eyes. AN INCREASE of 90 per cent in date again, giving as his reasons in an effort to solve And along toward 2 a. m. a Mussofrom party problems arising the cash farm income on cot- the press of personal business and named Dewey, standing in the of lini's conquest Ethiopia. ton, wheat, tobacco, corn and hogs a desire to retire to private life. street will below, start telling a Mr. Phillips has had a distinfrom 1932 to 1935 was recorded unDemocratic leaders declared the der the Agricultural governor's decision will help the guished career in the diplomatic party named Pink, about sumpin mighty comical thats come up Adjustment act, in- national ticket to carry New York service. He has wld posts in Europe, the Far East and Canada Sad'day night whereupon Pink will validated by the Su- in the election next November. be moved to recall a few social and has three times been preme court last In a statement issued to newspareminiscences of his own. in the State department. January, according permen, Governor Lehman said he The most pressing problem facto the annual report could no longer resist the aping Mr. Phillips in his new post Convention Invocations of Chester C. Davis, peals of national and state Demois the of America's reA LTHOUGH a southerner how-- 1 former administra- cratic leaders. The statement lations regularizing X with Ethiopia, now claimed ever, not working at the trade tor, made public in said: as a but still by Italy as territory, as some I have to steadily of Washington. personal consid"Regardless by this country as inde- snicker when a Democratic senator Cash farm income erations, however compelling, I recognized The importance of this walks out on his own from these five ma- - feel that I can no longer resist the pendent. convention observers declare, is in- because a colored question, of in both state the my party pleas asks preacher dicated the selection of Mr. the divine "by and in the nation or of those with blessing on its deliberafor Italian the Phillips post. Only tions. Which production control, rental and bene- whom I have worked in closest asreminds me: fit payments was $1,365,000,000 in sociation for many years and with on rare occasions in the past have j The first time that great Texan, active officers been whom I have waged the fight for 1932, the year before the AAA beJim Hogg, ran for the governorship came operative. For 1935 it was equal opportunity and social secur- given diplomatic posts. his party split. The bolters with the Republican outfit joined $2,593,000,000. ity. most-l- y U'LOODS which followed black to put up a fusion ticket. The report pointed out that cash "Therefore if my party in this 1 of cloudbursts in southa scries Texas At this pinto convention, the Rev! farm income from all other prod- state chooses to nominate me again caused property damage estimated 'Sin Killer" ucts increased in the same period and if the people of the state again at millions Griffin, a famous black of dollars and cost the from $3,012,000,000 to $4,307,000,000. call on me for service I shall proud- lives of 22 evangelist, delivered the invocapeople. Mr. Davis, who was recently aply accept the call and will deRains which ell at the rate of tion. In concluding, he threw an pointed by President Roosevelt to vote myself wholeheartedly to the nine to ten inches a minute swelled unexpected bombshell into the d the Federal Reserve board, de- interest of the people of the state." the creeks and rivers of the afranks by earnestly urging the clared that cash available for living Lord to Put Hogg in the governor's flicted areas into wild floods. It expenses, taxes and interest from I) ETIRING from the post of was reported that thousands of chair. farm cash income was the highest Temflc uproar ensued. Finally a acres of farm land in Gonzales and rl Comptroller General. J. R. in 1935 since 1929, and two and one-ha- lf announced that following the adjoining counties were inundated. dusky stalwart got the floor. times greater than it was in expiration of his term of office he I moves," he bellowed, dat As the flood waters receded dis 1932. would aid in the government re- they revealed a grave picture of ycre traitorsome and destruction. be The prayer flood organization study undertaken by expunged from de ripped ! of the senate committee headed by through the settle. Kyle, be- record. DEFYING ofa drive to force tween Austin ai:. San Antonio, its 500,000 workers, Senator Byrd of Virginia. Majestically, Sin Killer erected Gen. McCarl criticized New Deal washing out bridges and wrecking himself. the steel industry in a strongly worded statement issued by the emergency agencies as "I rises, he stated, to a pint loosely a train. It was here that the loss of order. It s too late to American Iron and Steel institute and extravagantly set up" and as of life was greatest In the Guadalupe Valley it was frum de record a prayer expunge declared "it will oppose any at- "tax consuming in the extreme." which a He declared that reorestimated that 300,000 acres of to done got to heaven more'n systematic compel its employees to tempt join a union or pay tribute for the ganization of both regular and farm lands been inundated. Al- five minutes ago. emergency agencies would improve though the waters subsided rapIRVIN g. COBB, right to wr.fc. idly, the flood had wiped out ths S-Although the statement did not government administration and reStnrifv, cost to the corn duce and cotton crops. mention him oy name, it was re taxpayers. News Review of Current Events the World Over tPERSISTENCE provinces kept Jhinhd about PICKARD Washington. The arrival of the first robin does not guarantee the immediate arrival The Smith of spring but when the first Bolt is observed, folks litgenerally consider that there is out tle left of winter. An out and bolt by an individual in party politics likewise does not guarantee the important defections, but, like indiarrival of the early robin, an vidual bolter, if .he be a man of consequence, has a story of its own to tell. A bolt in party politics never attracts attention unless the bolting individual is of some consequence and, therefore, has a personal following. Thus it is that when we observe a bolt by a nationally known individual from his lifelong political affiliation, ve imunderstand its signifimediately cance. The scope of this significance, however, is the thing that concerns us. Nearly everyone knows now that former Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York, Democratic Presidential nominee in 1928, has made known that he cannot support President Roosevelt for They know as well that the four other individuals who asked the Democratic National convention to push Mr. Roosevelt aside and ruminate a Democrat can be classified as important individuals along with Governor Smith. No one dare say that former Sen. James A. Reed of Missouri, former Governor Ely of Massachusetts, Bainbridge Colby, secretary .at state in Woodrow Wilson's administration and Daniel F. Cohalan, one time Tammany chieftain, are unimportant in They have consistently politics. figured in Democratic party councils and thus it becomes apparent that these five robins presage something more than just their own departure from the ranks of Roosevelt supporters. I make this statement notwithstanding the declaration by James A. Farley that he would not dignify their statement with a reply. Of course, Mr. Farley as postmaster general, chairman of the Democratic National committee, chairman of the New York State Democratic committee and delegate to the Democratic National convention, necessarily was a very busy man at the time the Smith statement, refusing support to President Roosevelt, was released for publication. Nevertheless, I am in a position to know that the Smith statement threw quite a' scare into New Deal ranks. Frankly, they did not like it. How much they do not like the Smith statement remains to be seen. I believe that no one can robin sailed pari-mutu- el outfit em-barke- es - m farm-to-mark- et . 1-- te forecast j Italo-Ameri-c- . - SddfSr5ES sub-cabin- et I pie-bal- Mo-Ca- WNl $ ; j ; exactly how much strength this group can pull away from Mr. Roosevelt in the November election. Much will depend upon their personal activities henceforth. If men like Smith and Jim Reed and Ely take the stump, if they go out onto the hustings and actually campaign for Governor Landon, the Republican nominee, it seems to me obvious that such campaigning will damage the Roosevelt cause materially. It was the natural strategy for Mr. Farley to follow in declining comment on the Smith defection, His assertion that the Smith state-ment was so unimportant as to re- -i quire no reply will be convincing to a very great many voters who already have made up their minds i support Mr. Roosevelt. But the truth is that the election has not been won yet by either side and any votes that are influenced such a group as that headed by by Governor Smith will have in the final determination of weight our next President. The Smith defection becomes the more important in my opinion it occurred almost simultane- Third Party ously with the of a party under the leadership jthud of Rep. William Lemke, of North Dakotf picture may not be pis entirely clear to everyone. It is substantially this: Lemke and his colleagues are attempting to draw jocether the extreme radicals, the groups. The bulk of these SLwTi? Lemke the Democratic "Sanitation de- be-cau- ; particular strength. group represents the conservative, or rightist in the Democratic Thus we see detraction fromparty. the Roosevelt cn two sides. j strength I do not mean to the combination of say here that stances will insure Roosevelts defeat. would make such a dedaraiL hi time demonstrates his lack of f ?mcal maneuvers I am seeking to ever, is that robins have the back yard and In . yard of the New Deal Bnd the leaders of the ohJ groups engage vicioustiT This campaign, the time may cemc ThesJih7 .in,, ; pfitaE S ft SvrrfT when Mr. Farley will rccogni their importance. There already has been evident of the influence of the LemkeTS cal segment. I think every! agrees that the announcement the third partys organization vitalrf ly affected the type of platform that was written in Washington and adopted by the Democratic convm. tion at Philadelphia. From sources comes information that the Democratic platform was mad much more liberal some critics describe it as more socialistic than would have been the case had Representative Lemke stayed out of the political picture. He has th backing of Father Coughlin, th Detroit radio priest, and his nati al union for social justice and h has the backing, of the remnants of the late Huey Long's shared, wealth adherents. .In addition, the Townsend pension fop lowers will be found behind Lemke to some extent. I have observed these third par-t- y movements many times before and usually they have failed to live up to expectations. They nearly have developed fiEhl always among themselves because the very nature of and the very reason for their existence lies in their varied conceptions of what government ought to be or ought to do. Their sincerity precludes them from compromise and usually when politicians refuse to compromise, their organization, whatever it may be, naturally disintegrates. This may be the year when th leftist segment will stick together and if it does, it naturally threatens Mr. Roosevelts success. I confidently expect to see overtures seeping out from New Deal sources in an effort to placate some of the Lemke followers. It is a logical piece of strategy for the New Dealers to seek to wean these recalcitrant folks tram the third party. $200-a-mon- th The European disturbances continue apace. It is a situation that is extremely in-rouble teresting and one that probably will in Europe unfold as the weeks go by, in curious ways. I say curious because to us in AmeT it has been rather difficult to understand the meaning of many of the maneuvers that followed the outright subjugation of Ethiopia by the power thirsty Mussolini of Italy. Word that comes rather direct from inner councils in Europe indicates a tremendous fear on tie France about part of Italy and German plans. ' The British likewise are displaying nervousness and the present alliances and combinations of power existing in Europe are none too stable. It is just possible that Germanys Hitler may, .by his present activities, force a new cementing of these alliances and understandings among other powers but at this time there is no mistaking the fact that Europe, outside of Germany, is s bundle of nerves. It seems that the basis for this nervousness is rooted in the clever scheming of Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, who is something of an economic dictator under Hitler. Dr. Schacht is a brilliant negotiator. He understands economics, trade and finance as well as any man in Europe today and when you couple rica, such knowledge with diplomatic keenness, you obviously have a man capable of accomplishing results. Dr. Schacht is employing the methods he knows best, namely, economic understandings, in making new connections with central European power and the Balkan states. In the case of Italy, an economic weapon in the hands of Ger-.- .. many might easi-Italy m ly prove disastrous because Ita Cate ly virtually exhausted her gold reserve in the late war and her government cannot go on much longer in furnishing purchasing power for her people. France has been able to open certain markets to the little entente and to the Balkans and has, in addition, provided some financial aid. Thus, when Dr. Schacht pats the neighbors of Germany, on the back and points out where markets can be made for them in Germany, France and Italy quickly develop cases of jitters. It seems that Austria and Hungary cannot depend folly on Italian markets because of the low gold reserve in Italy. In the meantime as well, France has been losing millions in gold as her own domestic situation has been embroiled ln a political whirlpool. The Austrians and the Hungarians and some of the other central Europeans recognize that unless France gets straightened out, there will not be purchasing power available there for their surplus produce. Io, Dr. Schacht is cultivating wiinl appears from tins distance t be l fertile field. 4 Weal Newnpaier Unlor |