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Show fNews Review of Current Events the World Over Frank Knox Notified of Republican Vice Presidential Nomination Spanish Rebels Winning Victories Third PWA Ruilding Program. By EDWARD C WMern W. I TNOFFICIALLY, Germany ad- - mits that she is Helgoland, foe Gibraltar of foe North sea which was demilitarized by the treaty of Versailles. The report that foe Nazis were taking this action was brought up in the English house of commons and Foreign Secretary Eden said the government did not intend to deal separately with the question, hoping for a fresh effort for European BRISBANE THIS WEEK Childhood Tugwell'i Little Girl Ilufland Buys Planes Rev. Webber Know Childhood lasts longer in France childthan in America and it is real hood. Boys in their teens, writing letters, call in which Germany would peace play a full part." He hinted that Great Britain would let foe affair, pass without comment as one of It Germany's minor affronts." was believed France would take foe same stand. PICKARD Nwpipr L'uioa. PACING an enthusiastic crowd ern tiers of counties, with serious " that completely filled the big damage in some other sections. VIC OENATOR DONAHEY of Threshing of winter .wheat reChicago stadium, Col. Frank Knox 3 Ohio, while fishing in Chesapeake the vealed of Steiwer Senator report received from expected yields, bay, was struck by lightning, and Oregon the official said, but spring wheat conditions painfully but not dangerously innotification of his were termed disappointing. jured. The bolt hit and split foe nomination for the mast of his launch, ran along foe vice presidency by PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ended rail and burned the senator's hands his when cruise the Republican paryacht docked at Campobello island. badly. ty. National ChairAnother senator, Robert Reyman John Hamilton New Brunswick, where he has a nolds of North Carolina, was summer home. He shaved off the introduced the sena group of tourists who among surto sidewhiskers he had grown ator, who spoke were robbed by bandits near Tax-cprise. his wife and mother and went briefly but forcefulMexico. victims lost their The ashore for a picnic and a reception ly and with his cusmoney, watches and jewelry but with his and of members family tomary eloquence. not otherwise abused. Knox friends in the. simmer colony of were As Colonel Mountstepped forward to the island. Canadian Royal deliver his speech of acceptance ed police joined with the American IOWA Republicans nominated Bar-ry Holden of Chariton, editor he was greeted by a roar of ap- secret service men in guarding the and American Legion lcadei, for plause that continued for many distinguished visitor. Mr. Roosevelt remained at the United States senate seat made minutes. His fellow citizens were glad to express their gratification Campobello only two days and then vacant by the death of Louis Murfor the honor done him, and the took a special train to Quebec, phy. His Democratic opponent is Guy M. Gillette. thousands from outside Chicago where he visited with Lord Tweeds-muiThe state Farmer-Laboparty were no less warm in their appregovernor general of Canada. delegates met in Des Moines and ciation of the candidate. In the n streets surrounding the stadium GEN. FRANCISCO FRANCOS named former Senator Smith candidate as Brookhart their was another vast throng of people forces in Spain, accordwho, unable to get into the build- ing to late reports, were pressing for foe seat. Until recently he troops seriously has been connected with foe New ing, listened to the proceedings as the government broadcast by a sysand winning some Deal farm organization. In Oklahomas runoff primary tem. bloody encounters. Representative Josh Lee Unlike Governor Landon, Colonel This despite the young for Knox devoted much of his address claims of Madrid won foe Democratic nomination deUnited States senator, badly to the alleged failures of the Roosethat the Fascists velt administration which, he said, had been checked. feating Gov. E. W. Marland. Lees had the most glorious opportunity The rebel columns Republican opponent is Herbert K. in the history of the nation but igadvancing on the Hyde. nored its responsibility, failed, in capital from the CIR HENRY WELLCOME, who its job and defaulted in its oblisouth were reported was born in a log cabin in Wisto bo threatening gations. "From the day that it took ofcommunications be-- consin 83 years ago and who between Madrid and came one of Englands greatest fice," he declared, it embarked scientists and explorers, died in Gen. Franco on a series of hysterical experithe eastern following an operation. His ments on the economic life of a at Valencia and Alicante, London achievements ranged burdened people. At a time when chief sources of the governments scientific was a necesuniversal food supplies. Indeed, it was an- from foe establishment of physiolaboratories to pioneering in sity it initiated a campaign of nounced by the insurgent radio sta- logical archaeological survey abuse and vilification of business tion at Seville that the garrison at the field of use of airplanes. He men. At a time when the credit of Valencia had revolted and gone through foe won foe Humane Royal society life to over should the country have been the rebels. Leaders of the medal in 1885 and as late strengthened it inaugurated a poli- insurgents claimed they held Huel- saving as 1927 founded the Lady Stanley cy of credit adulteration and cur- va, important seaport, and all the hospital in Uganda, Cendemoralized that between Seville and the Maternity rency experiment territory Africa. tral doforeign trade and frightened Portuguese border. The loyalists mestic finance. It set up a system directed a strong attack on Sara- AA3RE than 100,000 persons stood of regimentation of industry that gossa but advices from the front Vimy, France, reduced production and prevented reaching Perpignan, France, said as in silence at VIII of England King Edward their three columns were ambushed unveiled By coercion of confoe magnificent memorial gress it forced the passage of re- by the rebels in a narrow canyon built by France to form measures so recklessly drawn and lost perhaps 2,000 killed. Gencommemorate the that they hamstrung the revival of eral Caballero commanded foe inheroic capture of enterprise and paralyzed the re- surgents in that action. Vimy Ridge by the newal of investment. It installed General Franco has been quoted Canadian forces in a regimentation of agriculture that as saying foe revolution, when sucAfter April, 1917. destroyed food and reduced foreign cessful, will- result in a military President greeting markets and increased the cost of dictatorship for the time being. Lebrun of France The government, now a red dicliving and multiplied the expense in French, the king of relief. has taken tatorship, possession of said: At a time when private industry all church property and assumed We raise this was struggling desperately for a control of all industry and agriculto Cana- memorial ture. It also has confiscated the new start it set up governmental dian warriors. It is merchant to to with marine Edwsrd form a defense King compete enterprise private expres business. At a time when the bur- fleet. The loyalists were encoursion in stone chiseled by a skillful den of taxation was already hard aged by victories in and around Canadian hand of Canadas salute , to bear it embarked on a policy of San Sebastian. to her fallen sons. It marks the Claude inG. funds and Bowers, American am- scene of feats of arms which hissquandering public creasing the weight of taxes. At a bassador to Spain, was cut off from tory will long remember and Cantime when united effort and mutual communication with the summer ada can never forget. And the good-wi-ll would have completed quarters of his embassy at San ground it covers is the gift of recovery it promoted sectional hat- Sebastian for several days, being France to Canada." red and class strife. At a time himself at his summer residence in The dedication culminated ten when returning business confidence Fuentarrabia, close to the French years of labor and an expenditure was ending depression it began a border. He finally got in touch of about $1,000,000 on erection of campaign to terrorize business and with the embassy and removed the the memorial. The work was comsubjugate the banks. At a time staff to his villa. Mr. Bowers also pleted after earlier delays in conwhen confidence in the character of provided safe haven for a number struction because of difficulties in government was vital it estab- of other foreign diplomats and their finding the 7,000 .to 8,000 tons of lished a spoils system. At a time families. He said he had ascerspecial stone required. when the economic system was tained that not a single American Walter S. Allward, Toronto archiworn and emaciated it performed had been injured in the civil war. tect and sculptor who designed the major surgical operations upon the American warships and liners were monument for foe Canadian battleindustrial body to see what was utilized to evacuate all the Ameri- fields memorial commission, superinside. It adopted an economic cans in ports where their lives were vised the preparations for foe unphilosophy of scarcity and forced it in danger. Later Ambassador Bowers and veiling. upon a hungry and distressed peohis staff went aboard the cruiser ple. . . . rVRECTOR ROBERT FECHNER No one can define the New Deal Cayuga, taking with them some of reports that nearly 13,000 memor even describe it. But we know the American refugees. bers of the Civilian Conservation what it means. It means federal left that organization durcontrol over local business, over 'T'WO MEMBERS of the Ameri-- Corps June to accept private employing can Olympic boxing squad ment, and he said this was local bank credit, over local wages, largely over local conditions of work. It failed to take warning from foe attributable to the imleads to federal regimentation of fate of Eleanor Holm Jarrett and provement in businessgeneral conditions, the labor, the business, and the broke training rules soon after their and in part to the practical eduhome of every American citizen. arrival in Berlin. Roy Davis, man- cation given foe men. g It leads to and producager of foe boxers, advised that The exact number in tion control by federal authority. It they be sent home, and the Amer- June was 12,995, the discharged largest group leads inevitably to the extinction ican Olympic committee so or- to quit since the corps was reduced of the small business man, to the dered. The two delinquents were to a maximum of 350,000. end of free enterprise in America." Joe J. Church, featherweight, of Before the ceremonies started Batavia, N. Y., and Howell King, T'HE Queen Mary, Cunard White of Detroit. Their there were four big parades, con- welterweight, Star line's great liner, set a on the team were filled by new transatlantic record in her latverging at the stadium; and elab- places orate musical programs were pro- Theodore E. Kara and Chester est crossing to New York, taking both of Chicago. vided both inside and outside the the blue ribbon of the sea from building. the Normandie of the French line. G'MPIIASIS is placed on smaller Her time from Cherbourg breakscale projects to be completed water to Ambrose lightship was crop report and speedily, in the third building pro- four days, eight hours and n THE WEEKLY summary of the De- gram of the public works adminminutes. This beat Normanof Agriculture revealed istration, which was opened by the die's record partment three hours and five that the drouth and high tempera- allotment of $22,742,034 by Pres- minutes, butbyQueen Marys course ture were playing havoc with the ident Roosevelt. It includes 352 was somewhat shortei than that corn crop in most of the leading projects in 37 states, and foe larg- taken by her rival, and the latter producing states. In some sections est of these is a courthouse for still holds the speed by hour recthere will not even be fodder and New York city to cost foe govern- ord. over a much larger area no grain ment $4,835,000. The average alwill be obtained this year. There lotment is only $64,323. ACCORDING to announcement were good rains,' however, in parts Secretary Ickes, PWA admina Polish news agency which by of the central and eastern areas istrator, said that, in addition to 45 is generally considered to be the and improvement was noted there per cent donation, PWA will lend mouthpiece of foe Polish .oreign corn and both in pasturage. $2,142,000 to help communities deoffice, an accord has been reached The present drouth in Iowa, the fray their 55 per cent share of the between Berlin and Warsaw on the department said, has caused great- cost. President Roosevelt has or- policies to be followed in the Free er damage to corn than that of dered that all projects be com- City of Danzig. The Nazis are said menced by October 1, 1936, reach a to have agreed to give 1934. The summary reported almost complete destruction of the peak by foe end of the year and be that will take the sting out o( ic cent incidents in the city. completed by October 1, 1937." crop in two southern and two west their Cher American prep school. French Little girls play innocently with Toto, their little dog, hardly knowing that such things as francs exist, when much old-- er than Assistant Secretary good-natur- r Wild-ma- loud-speak- er days. What a good example for government enterprises: foe little girls really meant to work to groom and wash" the dogs, not merely stand around and collect the 30 cents. Plucky little Holland and her' wise queen seem to have decided that foe 1914 war to end all wars did not finish its job. Holland went through the big war safely, selling butter, cheese, eggs, not disturbed, not making any bad $10,000,000,000 loans. Now Holland is buying 13 heavy bombing planes in Baltimore, spending $1,500,000 for the 3, and (pending many other millions for other killing machinery. That means work and wages in Baltimore; it may mean poison gas and death for some of Hollands neighbors. st Foreign countries read everything said about them in America; not that foreign countries care what Americans think, or attach importance to American opinion, as such; but America has money, raw products, and governments that are sometimes whimsical, changeable and boyish. Europe, Asia and Africa watch with equal interest statements of Americans that count and more numerous Americans that float like feathers ip foe air. - One simple - minded Russian pointed with pride to the statement of a clergyman in our Union Theological seminary. That gentleman, Rev. Charles C. Webber, has a plan for a better government, not based on the text about rendering unto Caesar that which is Caesars. The big idea is to take away what is Caesars. Eight hundred young people were told by Reverend Webber: God, who is not content with things as they are, is a revolutionary Being, constantly seeking to make all things new." -- price-fixin- Ru-tcck- i, thirty-seve- Tug-wel-ls intelligent young daughter, Marcia, aged twelve, who, in partnership with her friends, . Mary Frances Cottrell and Joyce Heir a laundry for mick, organized They advertised: washing dogs. "Small dogs, 30 cents; middle-size- d dogs, 35 cents; groomed and washed. Dogs not must be sent with muzzles, and we cannot wash large dogs. Too bad that parental severity broke up the dog laundry. It had announced working hours 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. on Saturdays," the studious little girls only holiday, "all hours after school on other week- r, A a, imagpapa ine that from an o, sea-coa- fathers petit pap-pDear little i Rev. Webber, recognizing this, about God being a revolutionist, has a plan to help God in l.is efforts; a plan as simple as A, B, C. Capitalism, he says, must be abolished. Rev. Webber wants a planned and planning social economy in the United States. Under the Charles C. Webber plan, people would own and manage such things as industry and no money would be spent property; for war and youth would rule. Those brought up with the idea of God might ask Rev. Webber, respectfully: If God really is a revolutionary constantly seeking to make all things new, why docs He not carry out His will and make all things new every few minutes? Can it be that He needs the help of Rev. Webber? Lenin and Stalin got along without ed that help." Also arises this question: capitalism abolished, who nt foe case that the issues of July are not the issues that decide the election in November. There ar. those students of politics who are saying this year that the questions di cussed by President Roosevelt and Governor Landon in their acceptance speeches are going to have very little to do with the decision of foe voters three months hence. I can report only on a consensus among political authorities on this point. That consensus seems to be that .Mr. Landon is going to stick to discussion of the major problems as he sees them and that Mr. Roosevelts strategy will be governed entirely by whatever changes take place in campaign , conditions. In other words, these writers in Washington who have gone through many a harried political battle, seem to feel that Mr. Roosevelts campaign strategy is going to be exactly like the policies he has followed in his present administra-tion- . By that I mean, to quote the Presidents own words, that If one thing fails, we will try something else. There is the conviction among these same writers that Governor Landon will resort to no oratorical flourishes nor will he employ any of the tactics that Mr. Roosevelt has so often used in his fireside radio chats. Further, it is quite evident, I believe, that Governor Landon will make the burden of his plea to the American people an appeal to restore what he considers to be the American form of government It was quite obvious from his acceptance speech, as it has been evident in some of his pre. campaign pronouncements, that ha favors the common sense idea in government management and that he will permit nothing to swerve him from that course. But it should be said, it seems to me, that if Governor Landon is able to maintain that plana throughout his campaign, he will be deserving of great commendation. There are many observers here who believe he has undertaken a task of the most difficult kind. The governor has built up or others have built up around him an atmosphere of It simplicity. France calls Paris the aerial port of Europe, proudly. In America the still prouder title Chief Air Traffic Port cf the Whole World is claimed by Miami. Los Angeles San Diego, Chicago. Clcvclan.1., and ith a great deal of reason by San Francisco and Oakland, thanks to '.he magnificent bay, and to the fact hat the greatest air line, running jo.a America to Asia, starts from hat Height i.rhood. has reached a high pitch. The question is can he keep the campaign attuned to that pitch from now until November? If he doesT, he will surprise a great many observers. Lately, 1 have heard through underground channels that Democrat-i- c Chairman Irked ley fc Far-Farl- ey getting little irked at methods a the em- ployed by the. youthful Johi. Hamilton, who is chairman of foe Republicans. Big Jim" has taken a leave of absence as postmaster general, you will remember, in order to devote his time to President Roosevelt. He is now in a position to battle and, judging by his record, he can be expected to carry on a vigorous fight. That makes it all foe more surprising to know that Big Jim" has grown a little bit peevish as a result of foe nudging and the razing that foe Republican chairman has been handing him. .Six weeks elapsed between the red-head- ed nomination of Governor Landon and foe date of his formal notification. During this time, Mr. Hamilton alone had to carry the Republican ball. He made numerous speeches and minced no words in any of them. He struck out straight from the shoulder at Mr. Farley. During that time, Mr. Hamilton really had no one firing back at him. It . was exactly the same condition as obtained befor: the Republicans had selected a candidate and Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Farley had no one to fight back at them. The test for Mr. Hamilton, therefore- - will come when Mr. Farley gets into action and the Democratic campaign is fully way. He is young in national politics and some of foe success of foe Republican campaign is going to depend upon how Mr. Hamilton conducts himself, when Mr. Farley starts jibing and knocking down the Republican chairman's ears in foe heat of battle. There is another phase of the campaign that is going to be interesting to watch. For three years, Mr. Roosevelt has had open channels on the radio, has had the utmost freedom in picking his spots for delivering new pronouncements or his appeals for patience by the have had acceptance people. But that time has passed speeches by both Mr. Roosevelt and insofar as the President is concerned. He is now confronted with vernor ndon, Campaign What I am trying to his opponent. To competition. . sues the extent that say is that everywhere and every time the President speaks, he will the keynote of foe national speeches speak with the knowledge font a indicate the trend of mind fighting opposition is ready to leap on every word and every proposal WOrkcrs and to the acceptance speeches that he makes. Tliis is an entirely tell in a way foe different circumstance thnn any deeply ed views of the Mr. Roosevelt has faced since he candidates, sues of the entered the White House March 4. are campaign drawn. Of course, it has 1933. frequently been re-ele-ct un-d- er re-ma-in With would build the churches, the Union Theological seminaries, and pay salaries to Rev. Webbers for the mind of the Divinity? Dean Swift should have known Rev. Webber when he wrote his tale of a tub. W.NCSirrii, to be Washington. There seems Ftesi-dethat doubt little any longer Roosevelt is To Lure getting ready toFarm Vote spring a new surms prise among will he that and surprises many much employ it to wean away as of the farm vote from Governor Landon of Kansas as is possible. The President usually has a card can pull up his sleeve, one that he out with s flourish and one that, on foe surface at least, carries very convincing prospects in foe particular line he has chosen. In this instance, it seems rather well established that you may expect foe President to come forward shortly with a brand new proposieffort tion for greater between the farmers and the city He is likely to preconsumers. sent this new proposition some of his critics have been unkind enough to describe it as a new rabbit from the hat in a dressing that will be quite alluring. It is not clear yet ofjust when the new plan will beNew fered by the President and his Deal associates, but foe guess can be made that it will come in time to permit a full exposition of the program by foe New Dealers in advance of election. By the same token, it is apparent that the President's 1936 promises for foe farmers will be disclosed late enough so that foe Republicans will have little time to pick it to pieces. on the fact that Mr. The tip-o- ff Roosevelt is devetoping another farm program comes in Mr. SecWallaces latest book retary Of course, .Whose Constitution." the secretarys observations may not be charged directly to the President. Nevertheless, it is the opinion of many of us who have watched the New Deal wheels go around that the secretary of agriculture usually leads the procession in offering new suggestions for New Deal activities. Secretary Wallace is a candid man and his frankness continuously has been of an engaging sort. For the reason that he is of this type, I think it can be said usually that Ids views reflect what is going on beneath the surface. That is, his views ordinarily serve as a trial balloon, whether the secretary realizes it or not, and if they are watched closely, an accurate forecast of what is coming may be made. It might have been that the secretary's book would have escaped attention as a vehicle carrying a message from foe inner circle of New Dealers except for one line that was tucked away in foe Democratic platform, or the platform adopted by foe Philadelphia convention. The sentence in foe platform with which the secretary's book may We properly be connected reads: will act to secure to the consumer fair value, honest sales and a decreasing spread between foe price he pays and the price foe producer receives. Some observers here have linked that proposition with a thought that Mr. Roosevelt proposes to organize not only among foe farmers but to link those with similar among foe consumers. The conviction held by these individuals is that Mr. Roosevelt, astute politician that he is, is seeking to kill two birds with one stone. In other words, they contend that his plan will be thrown out as an inducement for the farmers to support his policies and him and that when he deals with the voters in great industrial areas he will point out to them the possibility of cheaper food in this manner. It is to be remembered in connection with the reported new farm program that Mr. Roosevelt has sent a commission to Europe to study the idea. There has been no fanfare, no blare of trumpets about the departure of these men, each being an avowed New Dealer and each one being thoroughly dependable. That is, they are men who can be depended upon to present foe facts they gather in true New Deal light. They have been in Europe now about a month. It is expected they will at least one month longer. If then, they take a month to write that we can expect another New Deal farm program, based upon the idea, to emerge from foe White House around October 1. It is just 30 days from that date to the election. Wnw con-ventio- ? tiK C Wraluri Nnwniwiwr Lniva. |