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Show TIIE SM1TIIFIELD SENTINEL. SMITHFIELD, UTAH Mediation Board Gives Up Ilevivir of Current Events IS'eirs BLASTS HALT STEEL PLANT Delay Thousands in Return to Jobs . . . President May Act in Labor Dispute . . . Fascists Quit Spanish Patrol Washington. I believe it was President Grover Cleveland who the made very Pretident e p i g r a mmatic on the Spot statement that I will take care of my enemies; but please save me The distinfrom my friends. guished Democrat, Mr. Cleveland, recognized one of the gravest dangers that besets politicians and it was in this connection that he made the famous remark. Lately, I have been thinking that President Roosevelt is getting into the spot if, indeed, he is not alwhere ready behind the eight-bahe must have some protection from his friends. He faces a condition with which some observers fear he may not be able to deal as successfully as has been his record. The thing that has put Mr. Roosevelt in a bad political spot is the outburst of Gov. George H. Earle of Pennsylvania. Governor Earle, it was, who burst forth recently with a declaration that Mr. Roosevelt must run for a third term. There are "no men in the Democratic party h or any other party who reach stature mentally or morally to Franklin D. Roosevelt, according to Governor Earle's appraisal of the present Executive. Governor Earles record in Pennsylvania is that of an avid New Dealer. He has followed the Roosevelt footsteps in every specification and he has maintained a constant gunfire of chatter in support of the President and his policies. The activities of the Pennsylvania governor have been so constant that it led one observer to remark the other day that Governor Earle apparently wanted to be the first man on the Roosevelt bandwagon for 1940. This, of course, had reference to the priority given in political appointments after Mr. Roosevelt became President to those Democrats who had been supporters of Mr. Roosevelt before the Chicago convention that nominated him. But instead of being flattered by the pronouncement by the agile Pennsylvania governor, I hear from authentic sources that the President was somewhat embarrassed. Certainly, a good many of the New Deal wheelhorses are embarrassed because they can see how the Earle declaration may be used to explode various things politically as Mr. Roosevelt goes through his current term. However that picture may develop, the fact remains that no President ever has served a third term in the United States. It is a precedent established by George Washington and rigidly adhered to. Thus to have my friend George declare Mr. Roosevelt in the market for a third term at this particular time constitutes a bad political error. This is true because at the moment there are more cries of personal dictatorship being voiced in this country than has happened since congress gave the President all of the extraordinary powers that he holds. ll knee-hig- There is, however, another si to the story concerning Govern . Earle. There a Playing many who do Politico believe Govern Earle is stupi politically. These persons hold tl conviction that the Pennsylvan governor knows exactly what he doing in promoting Mr. Roosevi for a third term at this time. The reasoning is to the effect that it w be impossible to renominate and i elect President Roosevelt for a thi time, however much the Preside may want the Job again. This san group contends that it would be f tal to the liberal movement for ii Roosevelt to take any steps in tt direction although thA-- are a goc ly number of people who are co vinced that he wants to break tt precedent as he has broken mai others. In consequence, according to tt line of reasoning, Governor Eai is playing his own game of politic Hoping that the lightning may stril Governor Earle of Pennsylvani Governor Earle is promoting Fran lin Roosevelt for the job that Go eraor Earle wants. It is plain to see that, by urging renomination and of President Roosevelt, Governor Earle avoids the barbs and bludgeons that would be certain to come his way if he were to admit that he is a candidate thus far in advance of 1940. Someone suggested that the governor wanted Mr. Roosevelt to be the objective of the brickbats until that happy day when the President would step aside and label Governor Earle as the crown prince of the New Deal. in talking about 1! there are basketsful of men t would be m c However, Many Are Willing willing to dedic their lives for i .or eight years the White House that they cc perform the great service of cai ing on the principles laid down Franklin Roosevelt. It will bi great sacrifice, of course, for nr f them to leave their present j and run for the presidency. But a good many of them already have let it be known that they are prepared to make this terrific sacrifice in order to serve their country. I do not attempt to enumerate all of them. In any discussion of current politics, however, one cannot overlook such men as Henry Wallace, now secretary of agriculture, or Governor Murphy of Michigan or Paul McNutt, now high commissioner for the United States to the Philippine commonwealth. One must not forget the ambitions of Governor Davey of Ohio, or Senator Barkley of Kentucky all good New Dealers and true. Then, I think, one ought not omit reference to Jesse Jones, chairman of the gigantic Federal Reconstruction Finance corporation, who would leave his vast business interests, if necessary, to serve in the White House. Nor would I be fair to all of the budding candidates if I omitted reference to John L. Lewis who has been claiming such yeoman service in behalf of the working men through the Committee for Industrial Organization which is violently antagonistic to the American Federation of Labor. Mr. Lewis, of course, will deny that he ever intends to desert labor even for the presidency, but there are a good many people who think that Mr. Lewis has some little thought concealed in his heart something of a wish or a hope that he, too, might find himself in the direct path of the political lightning from the Democratic national convention in 1940. I do not know now, nor do I think anyone else knows, what the relative strength is among these various gentlemen who are exhibiting signs of a willingness to serve the nation as the Democratic candidate. mediation board of three, by Secretary of Labor Perkins to sit in Cleveland and attempt to negotiate a settlement in the steel strike, gave up in despair. Its chairman, Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati, and the other two members, Lloyd Garrison, former president of the national labor relations board, and Edward F. McGrady, trouble-shootin- g assistant of Mme. Perkins, were unable even to persuade Tom Girdler, Eugene Grace and other steel officials to sit around a conference table at which union leaders were present. The board explained its failure, The only hope of settlement lies in such a meet- THE ing. In criticizing the companies for their stand the board said, "Nothing can be made clearer today than that management and organized labor, when it really represents the wishes of the men, have got to learn how to live together, to reach agreements and to abide by them when made. Steel officials handed Taft a written resume of their stand, that they would not make any agreement with Lewis irresponsible C. I. O. They admitted that the Wagner act might force them to negotiate with the union, but declared another law provides that no one need make a contract he doesnt want to make. Riots continued as steel plants attempted reopening. Lunutd U. J&icJuUuL 4 W SUMMARIZES THE WORLDS WEEK $7,781,-000,00- Weotern Ntwapeptr Union. No Water, No Steel, No Jobs down strikes and other unfair union practices, and provide severe stopped rYN AMITE temporarily penalties for. unions which violated movement in contracts a His with employers. the great Cambria Works of the amendments: Bethlehem Steel corporation at 1. To give employers the same J o h n s t o wn. Pa., which only employees now enright scene of the most to appeal to the national labor joy violent altercations relations board for an election to among strikers, loydetermine the representatives of al workers and the employees. law in recent 2. To require agreements in writMost of those who do me the Two explosions days. criping and to permit strikes only after honor of reading these columns pled the principal a majority vote of all employees. undoubtedly have water mains supplyAny group which broke its contract among had varying opin- ing the plant just as and did not repair the break after Love Featt ions as to why Cambria once more being ordered to do so by the board President Roose- had thrown open its would be suspended from reprevelt held the famous love feast on doors and nearly sentation. the island in Chesapeake bay at the half its 15,000 em3. Establish a code of practices end of June. From conversations ployees had filed with Democratic friends in the through Steel Workers Organizing for labor. This would: Prohibit compulsory political ashouse of representatives, I am quite Committee picket lines to resume sessments on union members. convinced that not all of those who their labors. It took several days Require that all union officers, were invited to the Jefferson Island to repair the damage sufficiently agents and representatives be Unitclub for the meeting with the Presi- to allow part of the workers to re- ed States citizens. dent were happy over the results. turn. Forbid union organization by coOf course, as everyone knows, the The blasts interrupted what had three-dasession which the Presi- been the nearest semblance of ercion. Prohibit damage to property, dent had with Democrat senators peace still not very near since strikes intended to force any person and representatives was intended to the C. I. O. affiliate called the Btrike to violate a contract or federal of disall the little ills and on the big steel independents who laws, and violations of placate any peragreements that have arisen. These refused to sign contracts with what sons rights in real or personal propcongressmen with whom I have dis- they dubbed John L. Lewis irre- erty. cussed the affair were not so sure sponsible organization. The strikthat the President accomplished his ers committee "deplored the expurpose. plosions and hoped no strikers had ue r ruenrer scores neuTrais FROM now on, Adolf Hitler to'. But I am quite convinced that caused them. 1 200,000 Nazis at a the real purpose Mr. Roosevelt had Two hundred state troopers, part party rally in holding a love feast lies much of the state force which had en- Wurzberg, "we will prefer . deeper. I believe that he foresees forced the martial law declared for take the freedom, independeno honor and securil the very difficulties that I mentioned a few days and then lifted by Gov. of our nation into ot earlier, namely, the dangers of a George H. Earle, patrolled the own hands and pr full list of candidates for the nom- Johnstown district in an attempt to ination in 1940. Mr. Roosevelt is too apprehend the dynamiters and protect ourselve alone. good a politician not to move early tect the water supply of the city itDisguste as leader of his party to protect self from damage. Mayor Daniel J. Germany withdre from the against that sort of thing. By drop- Shields appealed to President Roosevention patrol ping words in these free conferences velt again, declaring in a telegram and by making suggestions concern- that the majority of his citizens Spain, as Italy di likewise. Der Fueh ing the general political situation, were opposed to the C. I. O. violence the President was enabled to ap- and, if provoked much more by the er warned that tt Nazis would take ii proach the problem that he fore- minority, might take the law into sees without disclosing too much of their own hands, adding to the toll dependent action his hand. Only time will tell how of deaths, injuries and destruction protect themselvi he has succeeded. from attacks by tt that already has been rolled up. He In the meantime, one may prop- said the strikers were openly de- Spanish government. He describe erly call attention to the situation claring that they had the support of how Germany had been condemne for shelling Almeria after a Spanii that has developed at the capitol, the President. particularly in the senate. HeretoAs the plants before airplane had bombed the crulsi fore, I have mentioned several the blasts it had seemed that the Deutschland, and how, when tt times that strained relations existed real grip of. the strike had been cruiser Leipzig was attacked by between the President and certain broken, although there were still submarine while cm patrol duty, tt leaders in congress. That condition some 250 pickets on hand. The committee hi day has not improved, to say the least. before the the C. I. O., done nothing about it. A remedy suggested by Gi'eat Bri Indeed, I think it is very much in a attempt to save its worse. cause, promised a mass meeting, ain and France was that the patn Probably Vice President Garner near the city, of 50,000 miners who duty be left entirely to them, wil and Senator Robinson of Arkansas, would then aid the steel strikers in Italian observers on French patn and Senator Harrison of Mississippi keeping the plants closed. ships and German observers on Bri each will deny that which I am about 1,500 showed up, and afterOnly ish to ships lisjudge the equitable, in about to say but knowledge of it is to speeches by union leaders partial working of the system. so general around the capitol in tening Germany and Italy lost little tin they dispersed peaceably. in refusing to accept the propose Washington that a denial will not Sir Neville Chamberlain called tt change my conviction. Unless I have been reading politi- F.D.R. Waxes Impatient . British cabinet in to see what migl cal signs wrongly for 20 years, I TT WAS believed that the be done, but it was generally b pressure am convinced that the strained re- 1 of public opinion in the steel lieved that if the Fascists continue lationship between the capitol and strikes had driven President Roose- in their policy of refusing to co-the White House now embraces Vice velt close to supporting federal legis- erate with the President Garner and Senators Rob- lation similar to that of the amend- trol. Great Britain would serapi inson and Harrison. The vice presiments proposed by Sen. Arthur H. her entire policy. SI dent has done remarkable service Vandcnbcrg of Michigan for the na- might extendneutrality the right of bcllii in behalf of the New Deal but I tional labor relations act. The t crcnts to Gen. Francisco Franc never have believed that he was indicated at a press confer- and his insurgents, thus for the firi in favor of all ence that he was as much put out at time recognizing that a state of ws Roosevelt policies. Senator Robin- the C. I. O. for forcing organiza- exists in Spain. This would be ri son has served as majority leader tion upon the steel workers he garded as a bit of sugar for tt and as such has carried the hod for was with the corporations for as Fascist nations, who recognize tt refusthe President on the floor of the ing to negotiate in terms of a insurgent government as the go signed senate day after day, fighting for contract. ernment of Spain. legislation which the President After a talk with Charles P. Taft, wanted and generally serving as who had bcin chairman of the meMontagues and Capulets Mr. Roosevelts right hand at the diation board that failed to effect 7TTII all the capitol. My own belief is that Sen- a settlement, the President said: blessing v save those offamily ator Robinson would have changed a political clasi Mr. Taft and I talked over the many of the administration policies whole steel situation and came to ification. Miss Ethel du Pon if he could have done so without en- the conclusion of Eugene du Pont, an that the nation as a daughter Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr., so dangering the Presidents leader- whole, in thinking of the strikes, of the President of the Unite ship of the party. Much the same was saying just one thing a plague States, were married at Chrii can be written about Senator Har- on both your houses.' rison who has served as the chairnear Wilmington, Del., i Senator Vandcnberg's proposed church man of the senate finance commita simple wedding attended by amendments were to designed handful of about 400 picke tee, a powerful unit in carrying out broaden the rights of employers un- guests. Bitter political hatred New Deal policies. der the Wagner act, forbid sit- - were buried C Wootom Ntwipaper Union, temporarily. back-to-wo- Budget Trouble, U. S. 'T'REASURY figures indicated that the end of the fiscal year would find the Presidents economy program missing its mark by about $200,000,000. Last April he warned all departments that expenditures would have to be drastically cut, and revised his budget to $295,000,-00- 0 less than the forecast' in January. His revised budget estimated that expenditures from July 1, 1936, to June 24, 1937, would be actually they turned out to be $7,883,000,000, or $102,000,000 above the estimate. It was believed that, at that rate, there would be a difference of about $200,000,000 in the budget and actual spending for the entire fiscal year. rk Budget Trouble, French BUDGET introuble is bothering a serious way; in fact it led to the resignation of Blum and his ples Front : non-in- te i last-minu- te o; Pres-iden- whole-heartedl- y Peogovernbe suc- first first Bonnets Washing Flannels straws them beautifully Double Duty for the L keeP soft. I buy toilet soap I among vPY, puPt "T sheets J1 l and A Warm Meal Instead of lnt the oven to hot for cover it ly with a tin or and late-come- 0u. W over a saucepan of hot waterg will keep hot without drying.' For Scratched Fumitnre Furniture scratches may bo fh1.? paJS,tin Cleaning it' S wi!h iodine (unJ1 ww Silverware your silverware becomes place it in an aluminum saucepan and cover with hot wa-t- er in which potatoes have been boiled. Leave for an hour, then rinse and it will look like new without the usual cleaning. Brighter Pudding Two tea- spoonfuls of marmalade stirred into a ground rice pudding just before it is cooked will give it the delightful flavour of fresh orange, without the bother of grating peel. The kiddies will love it. A Curtain Tip Casement cun tains will hang in even folds if small bags of silver sand are sewn to the corners of the e hems. The sand adds just enough weight to the curtains to prevent them rolling at the edges and these can be weights washed with the curtains. lower-edg- Two and Pineapple Sherbet cups crushed pineapple, one and cups sweetened condensed milk, one cup water, four tablespoons lemon juice, orange juice. Combine the lemon juice, water and crushed pineapple. Blend with the condensed milk and place in freezer. Let stand to ripen packed in the ice and salt for an hour after it is frozen and the dasher removed. Makes a quart and a half. Orange flavor always brings out pineapple, and half a cup of orange juice and only half a cup of water will prove delicious. one-ha- lf ment, to ceeded by Camille Chautemps. One of Chautemps acts was to appoint Georges Bonnet, ambassador to the United States, as minister of finance, with orders to begin attempts to balance the budget. t y 0; lioweim Quesum moves were to close the stock exchange and suspend foreign exchange and commercial payments pending a decision on whether or not he would be made an economic dictator temporarily. Because the senate refused him this power, Blum and his cabinet resigned; the chamber of deputies twice had approved giving it to him. The senate finance committee approved virtually the same thing for Chautemps, 20 to 3, ten days after he had become premier. It would authorize the new government to promulgate decrees tending to assure suppression of attacks on government credit, fight against speculation, promote economic recovery, control prices and balance the budget. France, like the United States, operates on two budgets ordinary and extraordinary. Frances deficit in her ordinary budget, as estimated by retiring Finance Minister Vincent Auriol, is about $200,000,000, and the deficit in her extraordinary budget approximately $1,600,000,-00Rene Brunet, Bonnets undersecretary, said they could be balanced in three years. Most of the expenditures from the extraordinary budget are for one-thir- d WNU Servlet, INSTANT LIGHTING ftolemanJS.nn faeatas Quicker, withaCote-Iroit talk. Iron the be eesaine bootet tirtine Toliiitrike n matehand it BabW- . TheColwnen hoe to In ejUfr.loqiacbtT knot or net. Operates for Hl I M jvon u pnT.nFITL 0. Pen for Jersey's Parkers HEN Paul H. former W ' Trenton, N. 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