| Show News Review of Current r i Events the World Over Repeal With Beer at Once Is the Democratic Stand on Prohibition Senate Prohibition Senate Passes Economy Bill Billo to o Save Million i By EDWARD W. W PICKARD A DRIPPING wet outright repeal A and modification plank Is th the official stand of the Democratic Democrat party on the prohibition question Not only does th the party call caU for n repeal re- re peal of ot th the Eighteenth Eight Eight- amendment but It demands in Immediate Im- Im t mediate modification modifier tion of at the s act The decision was reached after five hours of healed heat heat- heated heated ed debate In the nn nn- nn convention at Chi Chicago c agO am and Gilbert M M. M about the wildest wildes Hitchcock demonstrations ever eve witnessed In a political po po- convention The prohibition plank as presented present present- ed In the platform reported by former Cormer former for for- mer Senator Gilbert M M. M 1 Hitchcock of Nebraska chairman of ot the re resolutions reso reso- o- o committee follows We uWe favor the repeal of the Eighteenth amendment To effect such repeal we demand demand demand de de- mand that the congress immediately immediately immediately immedi immedi- propose a constitutional amendment to truly representative conventions in the states called to act solely on that proposal We urge the enactment of such measures by the several states as aswill aswill aswill will actually promote temperance effectively prevent the return of the saloon and bring the liquor traffic into the open under complete complete complete com com- supervision and control by bythe bythe the states We demand that the federal government effectively exercise its power to enable the states to effectively effectively effectively ef ef- ef- ef protect themselves against importation of intoxicating liquors In violation of their laws favor immediate immediate immediate im im- Pending uPending repeal we mediate modification of the V Vol Vol- 01 stead act to legalize the manufacture ture and sale of f beer and other beverages of such alcoholic content content content con con- tent as s permissible under the Constitution tion and to provide there there- from a proper and needed reve reve- nue The vote which placed this plank In the platform came on the ques ques- tion-of tion tion at substituting a minority report report report re re- re- re port calling for a n non non committal committal submissIon submission submission sub sub- mission of ot a repeal amendment The minority report was voted down by to The platform Is a n model of ot brevity brevIty brevity ity containing exactly 1390 1300 words s sIn In Jn contrast to Republican declaration declaration declara declara- tion of ot some words Some of or orthe the outstanding planks briefly are areas areas areas as follows Ad Advocated advocated- An Alii Immediate reduction of not less than 25 per cent In governmental governmental governmental govern govern- mental expenditures of ot the national credit by a budget annually balanced balanced bal bal- on the basis of accurate executive executive ex ex- ex- ex e estimates within revenues raised by a system of taxation levied on the principle of ability to pay A sound currency to be preserved at aU all hazards A competitive tariff for tor revenue Extension of at federal credit to the states to provide unemployment unemployment ment relief wherever the diminishing diminish diminish- log ing resources of at the states make It I Impossible for them to provide for forthe forthe for the needy advance planning of ot public Works Forks Unemployment and old age Insurance in In- insurance under state laws Enactment of or every constitutional constitution constitution- al measure that will aid the farmer fanner farm farm- er to receive for tor basic farm com com- commodities prices In excess of cost of ot production A navy nary and army adequate for tor national defense Strict and Impartial enforcement enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment of at trust anti-trust laws Quicker methods of at realizing on assets for tor the relief relIct of ot depositors d of t suspended banks and a more rigid supervision of national banks for tor the protection of depositors and the prevention of ot the use of ot their moneys In r to the detriment detriment detri detri- ment of ot local IReal credits The he fullest measure of ot Justice and generosity for tor all nIl war vet vet- erans A firm foreign policy Including peace with all aU the world and the settlement of ot International disputes by arbitration cancellation of ot debts owing to the United States by foreign foreign foreign for for- eign nations opposed adherence to the World court with the pending reservations Condemned Condemned- Improper and excessive use nse of or money In political activities Paid lobbies and special Interests to Influence members of congress and other public servants by personal personal per per- contact Action and utterances of or high public officials designed to influence influence ence stock exchange prices The Tile extravagance of ot the farm board Its disastrous action which made the government a speculator In farm products and the unsound policy of t restricting agricultural production to the demands of at domestic domestic do do- markets The he e usurpation of power by the State department In assuming to tc pass upon foreign securities offered offered offered of of- by International bankers a as asa asa a result of ot which billions s of dollars dollars dollars dol dol- lars in n questionable bonds have been sold to the public upon th the Implied approval of or the federal government The Hawley Smoot tariff law the prohibitive rates of which have resulted in retaliatory action by bj more than forty countries created J International economic l hostilities osti destroyed International trade en au our factories Into foreign countries countries coun coyn tries robbed the American farmer of at his foreign markets and Increased increased In creased his cost of or production action on the C CONGRESSIONAL J national economy bill biU was completed com corn by the house and senate Tuesday night The senate agreed to the changes made by the house houseIn In the plan of payless furloughs for government employees The major house changes In the furlough plan were reduction of the exemption C from 1200 to 1000 and establishing a graduated scale of pay cuts for those employees whose sei services vices were so needed they could not be given n a months month's leave leae without pay as ns will the employees who can be spared The pay cuts begin at 10 per percent percent percent cent on salaries over and range to 20 per cent on salaries of ot and over Those making less than who could not be furloughed would give up S per percent percent percent cent of th their lr years year's pay One reason for the senates senate's reluctance reluctance reluctance re re- re- re to approve the bill may have been that It cuts the salaries of congressmen 10 per cent The Thc Vice President and speaker of at the house suffer sutTer 15 per cent slashes Even en the Pre President Is Invited to todo todo todo do his part the measure providing pro that whatever portion of his salary lie he wishes s to turn back Is acceptable acceptable acceptable accept accept- able to the Ule Treasury department President Hoover had Indicated his willingness ness to accept a smaller salary salary sal sal- ary as part of ot the economic program pro pro- gram The same provision Is applied to federal judges who like the President President Pres Pres- ident are arc exempted by Constitution From Crom salary chan changes es during their terms terras The salary and wage cuts pro pro- vIde ride the great grent bulk of savings In Inbe inthe the be measure but changes In bureaus bu- bu relUS to eliminate duplication TV will ill effect other reductions in government government govern govern- ment nent cost W WHEN HEN the fiscal year 1932 ended ended end end- ed on June 30 the public debt showed an nn Increase from at the end of at the last fiscal fiscal fis fis- cal cuI year jear to close to This was due to both diminishing revenues and Increasing expend expendi- tures turcs In spite of at the fact that the gross jross deficit nearly Is s the largest In the nations nation's peace peacetime peacetime time Ime history treasury officials were inclined to see a ray of ot hope in the fact act that the tho deficit Is no larger than ban had been anticipated by the departments department's statisticians last Feb Feb- It was said also that rhe the total otal expenditures not counting the he extraordinary of at the Reconstruction Finance corporation capital and the federal land banks will run considerably below the estimated estimated es- es expenditures for the fiscal year of ot federal bureaus bureaus bu bu- C CURTAILMENT and a stated percentage reduction In total appropriations are asked of ot congress by represent represent- representatives of ot manufacturers manufacturers' association association tion ion who met In Chicago A care care- careful careful ful ul survey of ot all governmental spending pending activity will be made at atnee once nee and detailed suggestions are arc areo areto to o be made on this information States represented at the meeting were Illinois Indiana Iowa Iown Ohio Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota a I Kentucky Nebraska South Dakota Vermont Virginia West Virginia Florida and und Tennessee the good natured I and progressive king ling of ot Slam Is s no longer an absolute monarch When he was In the United United States sonic some months ago ngo he said he Intended Intend- Intend ed to grant his fIfed 9 0 people eople a constitution Ion tion when they to f f- fa a were ready for It It y but they couldn't j. j walt any longer L' L 1 bee because use of ot the a I country's economic distress Headed Headed i r. r v by the army and 1 navy nary they put on ona a revolt at Bangkok Bang Dang King kok a arrested r r res e s t e d a Pra number of ot princes and other government leaders and announced that a constitutional monarchy must be bo established at once They gave the tho king only one hour to accept their terms Ing that If he refused they would wout put another prince on all the throne and his queen returned returned returned re re- re- re turned Immediately from their va vacation vacation va- va a. a cation and he agreed to the demands demands de mands of or the revolutionists IssuIng Issuing issuing ing a proclamation legalizing all the acts of ot the peoples people's party under under un un- un der whose banner the government go had been taken over O A draft of the constitution was submitted to him and after stud studying Ing It with representatives of ot the he ho signed it It n La Guardia t and other congressional critics of the federal farm board think they thy have found x r case c se of ot mismanagement mismanagement mismanagement mis mis- management by tINt body and the New Yorker has sent to Chairman J J. J C. C Stone a letter demanding a full explanation of the boards board's sale last fall of bushels of at wheat to China The chief question In the tho minds of ot c congressional inquirers Is 5 why the farm board sold wheat to the government on long term credit when advices ad from China are that China has paid cash cush for Canadian and Australian grain and has been selling large quantities of at wheat to Russia and getting pay payment payment payment ment in cash The farm faim boards board's transaction with China was fulfilled last fall and win winter I ter tor on the governments government's plea pica that Us Its own granaries W were fC empty that it had bad no funds to make e cash payments and that millions of Chinese face starvation O of ot warfare between R RENEWAL China and Japan Is ts threatened by the developments In the tho rein rem between the government govern ment meat and the Man Man- state of The W i bone bon of at contention 3 this time Is the thet t T E customs receipts at Dairen which were t being diverted dl to by b the i Japan Japanese customs t commissioner at Dairen J J. Fuku Fuku- moto This official T. T V. V Soong was discharged b bj by T. T V. V Soong Chinese Chi nese finance minister and the entire entire en en- tire Japanese staff there resigned declaring the action outrageous The l government through Its Japanese finance mIn Ister ster Matsuzo Genda declared Its Intention to establish a new customs cus cus- toms oms house at nt on the Border between the leased eased territory and Manchuria In addition tl to Dairen nine other customs cus cus- toms oms offices within Manchuria are arenow arenow now low operating ender ander the flag of Sir Frederick Maze Ma British Inspector general of ot cus cus' customs toms oms in China upholds the Chinese In n the controversy A spokesman of at the i government In Shan Shanghai hal said troops In n north China had been ordered to resist any attempted invasion of the he area by Japanese Jap Jap- anese inese or troops A AT ATA T A meeting of the Republican senatorial campaign committee called by Senator Henry Denry D. D Hatfield Rep W. W Va committee chairman chairman chair man plans were made for an nn active senatorial campaign In the East Middle West and Far West IVest Senator Sena Senn Senator tor Felix Hebert Rep nep R It I. I will wil willbe willbe be In charge of eastern headquarters at nt New York Senator L. L J J. J Dickinson Rep Iowa will open oper midwestern headquarters at Chicago Chi Chi- Chicago cago and Senator Robert nobert D D. D Carey Rep nep Wyo at nt Cheyenne Che enne will have charge of at the far western sec sec- tion In the Middle West the senatorial committee will assist In n the cum c m. m of Senator Otis F. F Glenn In Illinois and Senator James E. E Watson Wat- Wat son In Indiana In Iowa It will have havethe havethe the candidacy of or Henry Field vIctor victor viator vic via tor In the primaries ov over r Senator Senat or Smith WIldman Brookhart radical Republican to support A A PEACE conference between Gen Augusto Sandino NIcaraguan Nicaraguan NIcara Nicara- guan Insurgent and powerful political leal ical leaders of his country has been arranged for the near near- future This startling development came about through Gen Manuel Balladares prominent who recently talked with American officials from Nicaragua after a conference with Sandino The conference will be held at San Lorenzo a n Honduran port The participants will probably be the four tour liberal candidates for the th presidency and Gen Horatio Porto Porto- carrero Sandino's San candidate The Immediate object of at the con conference conference ference Is the nomination of a n single liberal liberal candidate from among thE tin contesting cont five fi If n a compromise Is is 18 reached reache the next t st step p would be bo t a 0 declaration of an armistice pending election and ultimately final peace pence A A TWO VO MILLION DOLLAR cur of or the tho coast guards guard's s 's prohibition activities was voted b bj by bythe the senate with the passage passa e of tin tilt treasury and post office omeo tion bIlL The rhe saving was more mon than counterbalanced however b by bJ byan an Increase of or the appropriation for rural sanitation from to and the retention of customs surveyor surveyors and appraisers which the house bill had thrown out As agreed to ro the bill carried 1 Or QI 1932 1952 Western Newspaper Union |
