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Show THE BULLETIN an (EUITOB'8 NOTE When opinions are expressed In these columns, they re those of the newt analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper.) Released by Waautra Newipuper """ Rivera arrested for Ignoring a federal Injunction, issued after he ousted State Highway Commissioner W. L. Miller? t. Ia what state have U. 8. engineer purchased 6,300 goats e simply to eat grass en a tract? The land Is used to divert Mississippi flood waters and is too bumpy for lawn mowers. I. In what state were 71 men killed by the St. Clalrsville mine disaster, from which 115 others escaped? 4. In what state did the governor call out national guardsmen to block completion of a $20,000,000 U. 8. power project, charging state property would be damaged In the flooded area? 5. Ia what state did the death of F. Lynden Smith, political campaign fond manager, precipitate an Investigation into "slush" Western Front. Severe localized fighting. Item: French artillery destroyed Nazi propaganland. da signs across Finn Front. troops Northern evacuated land ceded to Russia (ten below). Ia the Air. Nazi planes bombed Scapa Flow, hitting one ship and Inflicting first British civilian casualties. In a counterblow, R. A. F. planes bombed Nazi patrol boats off Heligoland bight. In Asia. Russian and Jap troops clashed on Sakhalin, joint ly owned island. Both nations were reported reinforcing their no-ma- the world waited expectantly, high Nazis in Berlin nodded knowingly and dropped strong hints that Ilaly was about to reaffirm emphatically her allegiance to the Rome-Berli- n axis. Observers expected some announcement of collaboration in the Balkans and elsewhere. German-Italo-Rus-si- For Mr. Welles Better Informed on this skull duggery than any allied or neutral chancellor was Sumner Welles, U. S. undersecretary of state whom President Roosevelt sent to Europe in search of a meeting ground for Far from gullible, Mr. peace. Welles was nevertheless being played by the dictators for all he was worth. Observers recalled that n Outer he had no sooner ended his first frontiers. visits to Rome and Berlin than Nazi Foreign Minister Joachim von Rib- bentrop scurried down to Italy, scur. INTERNATIONAL: ried back to Berlin, then scurried to Brennero with Adolf Hitler just Holy Week Mr. Welles was ending his visits as shenaniwith filled was Europe gans on St. Patrick's day. As Holy in Paris and London. This indicatWeek got underway the dictators ed that the dictators were hastening sheathed their swords and tried to to patch up peace plan which Mr. look righteous. The imaginary axis Welles could file in his brief case. running from .Berlin southward Since the allies had refused to talk through the Brenner past to Rome peace, a gesture from the dictators became a highway as might woo the U. S. But if Mr. Welles got any such plan after Brennero, observers were pretty sure it featured a definitely victorious peace for the dicMongolian-Manchukuoa- well-trodd- n Georgia. Louisiana. 3. Ohio. 4. Oklahoma. 5. Illinois. FINLAND: Exodus n, While Der Fuehrer and H Duce were settling Europe's hash at Brennero (See INTERNATIONAL) world attention shifted suddenly and permanently away from brave little "displaces labor." I am displacing Finland. Gone were the Karelian labor own typewriter. my by using a and big isthmus, VilpurL Hango Of course, the use of the typeslice of her northern frontier. This meant that 450,000 Finns had to be writer illustration was thoroughly tators. Probable alternative: A evacuated almost overnight, for the exaggerated. I entertain no fears steamroller of Soviet occupation that such a tax ever will be laid. triangle. was a steamroller indeed. HOUSING: Some idea of how it worked was given by Leland Stowe, Chicago Farm Project Daily Newt correspondent whose United States Housing authority dispatches from the Finnish front now has a loan power of $800,000,-00- 0, have made journalistic history. of which $626,636 has been ad- Thoroughly bitter over the Soviet vanced for USHA's major activities, terms and incensed by Finland's slum clearance and urban low rent stoicism over them. Correspondent housing projects. Now before con- Stowe cabled: bill gress is the Wagner-Steaga"The inhumanity of the Moscow (passed by the senate) which would peace terms is equaled only by the double USHA's loan power and in- stupidity of the telephonic censors. clude $200,000,000 for one phase of These terms . . . will unfortunately housing thus far ignored by the never be portrayed to the world in U. S., namely, the farm. anything approaching their, enorWhether or not the Wagner-Steagamity." bill passes, Franklin RooseOn evacuation of wounded from velt decided recently to get his rural hospitals in new Russian territory: USHA housing program started. "In many cases these men have was authorized to lend $2,522,000 for had to lie In open lorries or trucks financing 1,300 new farm houses in for 12, 15 or even 24 hours, exposed to temperatures ranging 10 to 20 deA large numgrees below zero ber . . . have died from exposure." Moscow-Rome-Berl- in U U VON RIBBENTROP . . . scurried . . . bigwigs of Naziism and Fascism hastened hither and yon. There was mystery in the air, and it made the allies shiver. The last Finnish bullet had hardly thudded into a Russian breast when Moscow, Berlin and Rome began concentrating their diplomacy in the Balkans, lately an allied stronghold. To Germany fell the task f mediating between two friends who are themselves enemies, for both Italy and Russia have Interests In the Balkans. Probable outcome deal with would be a Hungary and Rumania in the midBoth Russia and Hungary dle: three-corner- Iron Guardists At Bucharest, Rumania's King Carol suddenly received a pledge of loyalty from 250 leaders of the suppressed Nazi Iron Guard, many of whose members had either been imprisoned or had fled to Germany. Only possible explanation for such was that Carol had an about-fac- e with the Reich. begun At Brennero Without warning Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini sped to a rendezvous at Brennero, a tiny town on While frontier. the Italo-Germa- n NIBLETS in the ncivs . . MARITIME At New York it was hinted Britain's luxury liners Queen Mary and Muuretania, now docked in the Hudson river, will be used to transport Australian troops to the Near East. COMMERCE At Tokyo, Japan and Argentina signed a trade pact calling for a $7,000,000 annual boost in Jap Imports from the Argentine. DEFENSE At Honolulu the U. S. fleet prepared its 130 ships for annual war games starting in early April. Problem: To fight off an attack from across the Pacific. RELIEF At Washington WPA announced 205,000 would be cut from its mils in the next month, whittling the numb' of jobs to 2.120.000. ASIA Japan Abe, named Or Aobu-yu- ki as envoy to the puppet Chinese regime which will establish this Wang Ching-wc- i spring. PEOPLE Aviator Harold U. Dahl. U S. aviator who fought for Loyalist Spain, was captured by Nationalist troops and kept in prison three years, returned to the U. S. br ke and sick of war. - ... CONGRESS: Clean Politics ed would agree to conclude pacta with Rumania, then the Soviet would come to terms with Italy. Their peace (if not their independence) guaranteed, the Balkans would thus keep producing oil and foodstuffs for Germany. The allies would be frozen out This conclusion made sense in the light of at least three important developments: THIS con-taibut- Neivs Quiz Answers X. Wyoming's Senator O'Mahoney Presents Congress for Aiding With the Latest 'Cure-Al-l' America's Unemployed. much to our economic life. It never complains or goes on strike, especially a strike, unless some part is broken. As far as X know, there has never been a union of typewriters, headed by a paid agitator whose tenure of office depended largely upon how much trouble he could cause. Yet, it is conceivable that I may have to pay a tax because I own this weather-beatecreaky old machine that has served me well. bill introduced in the There was senate some days ago that places a tax on the use of machinery that funds? 1. WHO'S By WILLIAM BRUCKART WNU Service, National Press BIdg., Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON. I am writing this dispatch, as usual, on my typewriter. If I wrote it with pen or pencil, many hours of time would be required. Moreover, with my penmanship, there certainly would be difficulties ahead for the linotype operator in the print shop. So, the typewriter from my viewpoint is a great labor saver as well as great time saver. It is both of those things despite my method of typing. I hunt 'em and hit 'cm. I am grateful to whomever Invented the typewriter. It has 3,000-acr- The Wars in Brief All Machinery Would Be Taxed Under New Bill 'Labor-Displacin- g' Can you identify the f fairs in which each of the following newi events look placet Name all five and your acora ia 100; four, HO; three 60; two, 40. Score of 60 or more is good. 1. In what state waa Gov. E. D. Coalition Arises to Plague Democracies; Welles Given 'Peace' Proposal Russ-German-Itali- Bruckarts Washington Digest NEWS QUIZ WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS fey JOSEPH W. LalilNE RURAL HOUSING TEST AREAS New houtet: Lonoke, Ark- - 300; Thomatville. Cm., 200; Cairo. llL ISO; Terra aula, nrf, 150; Tupelo, Mus 300; Florence 5. C, 200. It Is not judicious to urge, in a presidential election year, that political activity of appointive office holders be curbed. Last year New Mexico's Sea Carl Hatch had little trouble winning passage of bis "clean politics" act One alleged reason: Garnerites thought Franklin Roosevelt's third term ambitions would be curbed if federal employees were kept out of politics. This year Carl Hatch wants his act extended to bar activity on the six states. (Location of projects thou:a on nap). The plan: Owner-operator- s, tenants, share- croppers and farm hands will be eligible, leasing new homes through a county housing authority. (The Wagner-Steagaact would let them buy the homes, paying like rent) Average cost: $1,682, including wiring, kitchen sink, outside sealed well and sanitary privy. Average size: Living room, dining space, kitchen. and from three to five bedrooms. ll O'Ma-honey- 's BUSINESS: h In John Q. Public could procrastinate no longer. To meet the first Quarter U. S. income tax deadline he filed some 8.000,000 individual and corporation returns, CARL HATCH Though treasury officials could bill bottled up? Hit March col only guess, they figured lections from this source would be part of state employees whose sal$605,000,000 compared with $505,000,-00- 0 aries are paid in whole or part by last year. Watched even closer. the U. S. Though he got his bill however, were results from three through the senate (which lacked changes in the law: enthusiasm), there promised to be a different story in the house. With (I) State and local government employees are paying this year for representatives convinced the origithe first time. Early estimates nal Hatch act has helped them politplaced this "take" at $16,000,000 ically not one whit, it seemed desfrom 2.600.000 persons: the treasury tined to get bottled up in the judiciary committee. expects much more. Next on the senate's agenda was (2) For the first time since 1936 of the farm appropriation, boosted in free the contro are corporations versial undistributed profits tax. committee from the house's to a high mark of $923,000.-00bu- t$212,000,000 Major addition: tS) Large corporations, formerly assessed 164 to 19 per cent, depend for parity payments. If It passes, ing on amount of profits distributed a virtual certainty, new taxes or a to stockholders, are paying a flat 18 boost in the debt limit will be in order. per cent this year. income taxes Though bigger looked like business was improving. INDIA: Cleveland's Col. Leonard P. Ayres Radical Upheaval picked this time to wonder if the Just as Sir Michael O'Dwycr fell true. Said he, in opposite weren't bullet in his monthly business review: There with an Indian assassin's Mohandas Ganso did his breast, reasons fur another two are thinking nationalist campaign for India depression may be on the way dhi's First: We have never had a de take a flop. A moderate Gandhi has cline like the present, following tried to restrain Indian radicals who immediate action now that peak production, that did not con demand is at war. When Sii Britain tinue downward to depression. Sec Michael (former Indian administraond: "Perhaps the soundest reason will go tor! was assassinated, the radicali for arguing that this a good deal further is the fact that tried to seize Gn 'M's nationalis congress it has already suit km f.ir " mid-Marc- $713,-000.0- 0. e though I do not know how such Industries as the automobile manufacturers, for example, could build the cars we have today with hand labor. The cost would be out of sight and I, among thousands of others, would be unable to own a motor car. Senator O'Mahoney made statement while discussing his that seems to have full merit said "It seems clear to me that one bill He the only way to reduce unemployment is to stimulate private industry for our experience has demonstrated that government cannot provide the jobs that are needed to restore prosperity." But he argued that his proposal would provide that stimulation because of the system of "rewards" that gave tax reduction to employers who used the largest possible number of workers. Aiding Unemployment William Bruckart today discusses a bill Introduced into the senate by Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahoney of Wyoming. In which the senator proposes a tax on all ma- chinery that "displaces labor." According to Bruckart there Is very little likelihood of the bill passing but he writes about it because he feels it is typical of a trend in present-da- y The famous census "income" question is also reviewed g. By LEMUEL F. PARTON reaturaa WNV Service.) (ConaoUdattd N1 has YORK. lacked This war, so far. bands and banners and all other such traditional excitements and John Masefield has . . .... Umcial ArttMt Of Present War not even writ-ten a poem about it In attempt at lower xig-za- te Would Superhuman Task ruin. As I said at the outset in refer- graven There were labor-savin- g Labor-savin- X The objective of Senator bill is to reduce unemployment It proposes to levy a tax where machines of the type just mentioned are used. It would be "fair" with business, according to the senator's explanation in debate, by allowing a "tax credit" a tax reduction where En employer used the maximum of hand labor, al- WEEK British traditionalism again prevails. Sir Muirhead Bone, official artist of the World war, is again officially appointed as the artist of the navy, and It is understood that to also will render the graphic reche feel ly that there is ords of the conflict on land as welL no further Sir Muirhead. 64 years old. of need for any Scottish birth, is one of the world's one to seek most distinguished etchers. He is progress and also a painter, but in the years between the big wars he has turned projects that more to etching. That is, with the would mean trend of the times, as a modern better things war is decidedly an etcher's war. Skeleton trees on a blasted hillside, g trenches, the splintered chaos SENATOR NORRIS prices. That of peasants' huts, the angular dylower price of war machinery, all lend thing long has represented a great namics clamor in this country. My own thnnulVH tn Sip Muirhead'a aurwr. There isn't much opinion Is that the O'Mahoney bill is jlative drypoint about'as silly as any that have come of the painter's mass and color in war no gay plumes, into the legislative mill in my ex- an and snorting black uniforms bright perience., horses. There are, instead, the sulClassification of Machinery len monochromes of desolation, the inert black and white of sharply Be ring to the use of a typewriter, that was a bald exaggeration. But let me ask who is there that can say It is outside of the realm of possibility when a law is enacted that permits a group of individuals in Washington to determine what is and what is not machinery? That in itself, is a superg human task. machinery may be an absolute necessity in one place and a luxury in another. But in either case, the general public gets the benefit The theory advanced in the O'Mahoney bill is part and parcel of the category of alleged "new and progressive ideas" about which we have so often heard recently the things that are gurgled over and made the subject of great propaganda and that has flopped. As I see it and according to the judgment of many persons with whom I have talked, here is an example of government run wild. The only answer I have been able SEN. JOSEPH C. O'MAHONEY to find is that somebody with a brain "sold" Senator Yet, X insist that such an end is screwy a bill of goods. Those O'Mahoney conceivable under the bill sponsored by Senator O'Mahoney, fellows and Washington is overI say it is flowing with that type of crackpot Wyoming Democrat conceivable because for a quarter these days have a capacity for of a century have observed bow making things appear beautifuL Even though the proposal is ridicsometimes the most innocent use of government power spawns and ulous and there is no chance whatgrows and becomes an octopus with soever of congress ever enacting it tentacles that reach far beyond any into law, I have devoted space to one's wildest fancy of the day the the subject because of the implications that are given by introduction original law was passed. The O'Mahoney bill contemplates of such legislation. It indicates a. no such extension of the tax to me deterioration of national thinking in my capacity as a correspondent and it shows unmistakably a tendJt is designed to deal with and lay ency on the part of a great many a tax on machines that for in- people to throw overboard the very stance, may do the work .of a thou- essentials of the system that has made the United States the greatest sand men and require only one nation in the world and the best place in which to live. Object of 0Mahoneys Bill Is to Reduce Unemployment Tax Time Indices On the other hand. Senator Nor-ri- s, of Nebraska, had an Idea that the O'Mahoney bill would act as e stop sign on general progress. He thought that there would be little reason for any one to invent new things. The Nebraskan thought the nation ought "to hesitate long perhaps forever unless there is real compulsion under conditions that we cannot resist before we erect 'stop1 sign of that kind." . There can be no doubt that the general human reaction to the O'Mahoney bill would be even more severe than pictured by Senator Norris. People are like- NEWS Income Question in Census Is Example of New Trend There was another evidence of this tendency disclosed in the forms to be used by the census takers. Much stink has been raised around here by such as Senator Tobey, of New Hampshire, who fought vigorously against allowing the census bureau to ask every one what his income is and where it comes from. Of course, those questions were forced onto the census bureau by Harry Hopkins, former professional "reliever" turned secretary of commerce. Mr. Hopkins would glory in such details as the situation of every individual in the United Slates; but why he thought people would tell the truth about their Income is quite beyond my understanding. It would make more liars than prohibition did. I believe there has been a compromise reached on the income questions tor the census so that individuals can write their incomes on a plain piece of paper and mail it to Washington, without any signature. That is better. It still represents too much government in my Also, it Illustrates how opinion. government can expand and creep and soon become boss. The real danger then, as l see it Is that politicians will go out in the forthcoming campaign and employ their best brand of demagoguery to sell more of this trash if they think that such campaigning will get votes. The difficulty, it must be admitted, is that voters will hear the glowing description of proposed political panaceas, curcalls and quack remedies without having the real possibilities told to them. Using the O'Mahoney bill again as an example, the senator's explanation of it made a picture of a prosperous and happy America. plenty of bands playing when Sir Mairhead waa appointed official war artist in 1916. He painted boldly or etched deeply his pictares for the war museum, for which he later became trustee. Much was ' made, not only of the Importance ef a minutely observed pictorial record of the war, but of the availability of so great an artist to render Its full aesthetic values. This time, there is a nerfnno-tor- y annonneement only a few lines, of Sir Mnirhead's appointment Not even In the graphic . arte la war getting its accustomed fanfare. This writer remembers well Sir Muirhead's masterful drawings in the "international studio" of an earlier and happier day mellow architectural studies, or placid landscape in English byways where no airraid siren ever sounded. ' He was the son of a Glasgow journalist, studying art at a night school. It was in 1901 that he went to England, to become an honorary doctor of letters at Oxford and one of the most famous artists of England. He has exhibited in New-Yorseveral times and has an enthusiastic following among critics and the American art public. IN 1037, Rep. John E. Miller of 1 Arkansas made his campaign for the United States lenstorship against the "New Deal patronage Arkansas' Senator machine." gj, hackers Is Ardent Foe of charged that wooe Revised H atchAct Gov. Carl E. Bailey, had the active support of his "organization of 5,000 state employees," and of various members of the New Deal cabinet Representative Miller, running as an independent against "machine' politicians," achieved a sensational victory, as he won the seat of the late Joe T. Robinson. He was the first Independent elected to a major political office in Arkansas since the early reconstruction days. His success was acclaimed as a triumph over patronage politics. Today, by one of those carious reversals of political form which make news, Senator Miller b the most conspicuous opponent of the extension and strengthening of the natch law, directed mixagainst political ing In politics. He would not only block its extension to cover state supported la part by federal funds, bnt he would repeal section nine which bars governmental employees from political activity. The lean, bespectacled Senator Miller is somewhat professorial in appearance, and, incidentally, was graduated from Cape Girardeau Teachers' college, in Valparaiso, Ind. However, he later turned to the law and has been a practicing attorney In Searcy, Ark., since 1912. He was prosecuting attorney and county judge before his election to the house in 1830. He is a native of Stoddard County, Mo. job-holde- rs rs IN THE light of not so ancient 1 history, it is quite clear as to why Francis B. Sayre thinks we ought to get rid of the Philippines. Our high commissioner is a holder of the Grand Cross of the White Elephant Less pertinent but interesting is the fact that he also is a knight commander of the Chula Krom Klav, and a Phis Kalyan Matrl. These titles wen gratefully bestowed on him by the king of Siam. when, in the early 1920s. Mr. Sayre was adviser to the king and aided in many treaty negotiations. |