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Show News Review7 of Current Events the World Over President Returns From Vacation to Face Critical Test of His Administration Policies as Foes Stand Firm on Prevailing Wage Clause. By EDWARD W. PICKARD Ot Western Newspaper Uniun. I his vacation lit Hyde I'ark ami Wt fur Washington where Ills ud-jnlnlslralion ud-jnlnlslralion faces serious trouble. . 'v3 if - a Involving tiie prestige pres-tige of the White House. Capitol Hill Is full of lively curiosity over the President's program, pro-gram, and whether he will light the present congressional congres-sional defiance of his leadership nnil go before the peo ple Willi win; I7i 11 Sen. Wagner fllM10ll (jrosl.le tulks. or whether ho will agree to n compromise. com-promise. Mr. Roosevelt at the end of his second year In oflice faces a predicate In Ids relations to congress con-gress similar to that which confronted con-fronted Mr. Hoover In 1H.'!1. Unless he regains control his en-lire en-lire program is likely to hog down. The light hinges on the $-t,.SSO,0(K),-(KIO work-relief program, the first Item In the President's budget message mes-sage and the principal mainstay of Ids program. Secret conferences at which slices of pork were reported to have been dangled before the avid eyes of revolting senators were said to have been held. A few supporters sup-porters of the McCarran prevailing wage fiMiendinent which wrecked the hill and forced Its reoommis-pion reoommis-pion to the appropriations committee commit-tee were said to be wavering under the pressure. Senator Robert V. Wagner, who voted for the amendment, amend-ment, acted as peacemaker. He intimated in-timated the possibility of a compromise compro-mise by paying more than the so-called so-called security wage of $50 a month, but still lower than the prevailing rates. Oilier leaders declared they would not budge from their positions. posi-tions. Secretary Ickes has been no help to the President in quelling the revolt. re-volt. In his recent testimony, Ickes was reluctant to tell a senate committee com-mittee about allocation of ?2,n.S,000,-000 ?2,n.S,000,-000 for a naval shipbuilding program. pro-gram. The senators finally pried out information which would indicate indi-cate that the navy and the speculators specula-tors knew all about the appropriation, appropria-tion, but none of the members of congress knew about it. The money was to be spent at executive discretion, dis-cretion, and senators feel this does not auger well for the proposal to hand Mr. Roosevelt unlimited power in spending the proposed Sd,000,000,-000 Sd,000,000,-000 appropriation. Since next year will bring another anoth-er Presidential election, a third of the senators will be up for re-election, and all of the house members. They are watching closely the present pres-ent situation because, if the Presi-- Presi-- dent is slipping, they want their own record back home in good order. or-der. MUSSOLINI has sent 5,000 more Italian troops to east Africa, making 10,000 that have been dispatched dis-patched for the possible war with the empire of Ethiopia. With the latest contingent went Gen. Rudolfo Grazianl, who will be in command of the expeditionary army. The soldiers were given a fine send-off at Naples, Crown Prince Humbert being present Mussolini has set European governments gov-ernments buzzing In a speech in which he roared defiance at Italy's foes, asserting that he could put eight million armed men in the field if necessary. Newspapers during the past few weeks have openly referred re-ferred to the possibility of a war between Italy and Germany over Austria, and it was thought that II Duce's speech was made to impress im-press upon the Nazis that he was prepared to defend Brenner pass, although a part of the troops are being used in Ethiopia. Britain is keeping a close watch on Ethiopian developments. Sir John Simon, foreign secretary, told the house of commons. Simon said that the agreement of 190S between Italy, France and Great Britain to preserve the political and territorial terri-torial status in Ethiopia still Is in force and that Britain has drawn Italy's attention to this fact, ne added, that the whole trouble is over the frontier between Ethiopia and Italian Somaliland. which has never been properly defined. HpnE Blue Eagle lost another tail feather the other day. when Federal Judge Nields at Wilmington, Wilming-ton, Del., held that the collective bargaining provision of NIRA is unconstitutional un-constitutional when applied to companies com-panies not engaged in interstate commerce. The administration and erganized labor Immediately Joined in a fight to preserve the validity of Section 7-A, and announced that no Immediate appeal would be taken before the tnited States Supreme Su-preme court. The Wagner labor relations bill Baking Section 7-A the law of the land and outlawing company unlous may hav to bt revised, If Judge Nields is upheld by the high court. The ruling also gives support to opposition now forming In congress against exten.-Mon of NltA unless it is reorganized. Judge Nields' ruling was on an Injunction suit brought by the government gov-ernment against the Weirton Steel Company to enjoin the steel firm from alleged violations of Section 7-A of NIHA and the labor section of tiie fair competition code of the Iron and steel Industry. ne upheld the right of employees to form company unions for collective bargaining, thus upsetting the claim of the Amalgamated Association Associa-tion of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, Work-ers, that the company Intimidated employees and dominated the company com-pany union. The court held that the company is primarily engaged In state, not interstate commerce, which congress Is not empowered to regulate. Judge Nields stated: "Power to enact Section 7-A was not conferred upon congress by the 'general welfare' recital In the preamble of the Constitution, nor by the welfare clause. Article 1, Section 8, of the Constitution." Unless the Supreme court reverses re-verses Judge Nields, the decision will prevent the New Deal from interfering with employee-employer relationships of a vast majority of American business. New Deal policies received another an-other jolt the same day when Judge Charles L. Dawson on application appli-cation of 35 western Kentucky coal operators issued a writ enjoining the bituminous coal code, reaffirming reaffirm-ing an earlier decision that the national Industrial recovery act was unconstitutional. Judge Dawson declared de-clared that the coal mining is an intrastate business, and beyond the power of congress to regulate. He had previously issued a temporary tem-porary writ on petition of the operators op-erators on the ground of invalidity of the code, but the court of appeal remanded the case for a finding of fact on the question of irreparable irre-parable injury. "When the government gov-ernment unconstitutionally interferes inter-feres with the right of a citizen to do business In his own way, then the interference constitutes an Injury In-jury to the property rights of the citizen," said Judge Dawson, who labeled as fallacious the government govern-ment lawyers' contention that gains resulting from the coal codes should offset losses. INTERNAL troubles continue to rock Cuba, and President Carlos Mendieta's regime appears tottering. totter-ing. Manuel Despaigne, the only v ! member of Mendieta's Mendi-eta's cabinet who was In office, has resigned as secretary, secre-tary, completing the rout of the ministry minis-try brought about by the school strike. And twelve assistant assist-ant cabinet secretaries secre-taries have also deserted de-serted the adminis- tration. Carlos The cablnet res. Mendleta Ignntions began over differences of opinion as to proposed pro-posed methods of dealing with the strike of several hundred thousand students and teaciiers which has developed de-veloped into a national movement to oust the Mendieta administration. Communist-led labor organizations are ready to throw their strength behind a revolutionary general strike, and the situation Is becoming becom-ing critical. Although armed forces are being held in readiness to quell disorders, there Is some doubt as to their loyalty to the president. Col. Fulgencio Batista, army chief of staff, was reported ready to throw his support to Dr. Carlos Manuel do la Cruz for president If the Mendieta government falls, but leaders of the anti-Mendieta movement move-ment have indicated Batista's choice would not be acceptable to them. Terrorism continues rampant. Bombing has become general, railroads rail-roads have been blown up, and Havana has suffered considerable damage to property. FEDERAL JUDGE W. I. GRUBB of Alabama gave tiie New Deal a sharp rap that threatens the great electric power development in the Tennessee valley. He ruled that the Tennessee Valley Authority has no legal authority to dispose of surplus sur-plus power generated at hydro-electric plants on the Tennessee river. The administration is depending on this enterprise to bring about the lowering of private power plant rates, and it was believed there would be an immediate appeal from the decision. In Washington especial note was taken of the fact that Judge Grubb made permanent an Injunction restraining re-straining 14 north Alabama cities and towns from negotiating with the Public Works administration for loans to build electric distribution distribu-tion systems. DETERMINED not to accept the McCarran-Federation of Labor prevailing wage amendment, the administration ad-ministration forces In the senate sent the work relief re-lief bill back to the committee. What will happen now to the President's big program is, problematical. prob-lematical. Senator Byrnes of South Carolina, or.e of the administration men, declared the measure meas-ure had met Its lnorh Senator Huey Insi'stins lie wn3 ong expressing his own belief and not talking for the President, Presi-dent, Byrnes said, "There is no prospect" of reviving the works program pro-gram and "The committee probably will do nothing about It." "The President stated that if the McCarran amendment were adopted adopt-ed he would not sign the bill," Byrnes said. "The senate adopted it, therefore, so far as the works part is concerned, the bill is gone." He expressed the thought the committee would report out nn appropriation of $SSO,00O.0O0 or $1.SSO,000,000 to carry out the present pres-ent relief program for six months or a year. The general opinion in Washington Washing-ton seemed to be that the latter part of Byrnes' statement was correct, cor-rect, and that the committee would delay reporting the public works part of the bill until the states and municipalities which would largely benefit from it could bring pressure to bear on their senators. Adoption of the McCarran amendment amend-ment by the senate wad brought about only after a hard fight and by means of a rather tricky shifting of pairs In which Huey Long took a leading part. It won by a margin of one vote, whereupon Senator Robinson, Democratic leader, moved that the hill be sent back to the committee. This was done, Senator Sena-tor Glass expressing the hope that the committee would report out a bill "that will not be quite so controversial." con-troversial." Senator Long, who loses no opportunity op-portunity to pester the administration administra-tion and to display his political shrewdness, has started a movement move-ment for the specification of $2,500.-000,000 $2,500.-000,000 of the work relief measure's total for the purpose of highway construction. Highway commissions commis-sions In every state were asked by him to Indorse this plan. Long said he had discussed it with some other senators and that they liked it, A SWEEPING investigation of NRA and charges of graft and corruption was started by the senate, sen-ate, when it passed the Nye-McCar-ran resolution for a finance committee commit-tee inquiry after a series of floor conferences between the sponsors, administration leaders, liberal Democrats, Dem-ocrats, and western progressives. Sponsors of the bill originally demanded de-manded a special committee to investigate in-vestigate NRA, but finally agreed to the finance committee handling the inquiry. Since the finance committee com-mittee is headed by Senator Pat Harrison, Har-rison, administration follower, this may mean little. However, it is understood un-derstood that Harrison agreed that counsel and professional Investigators Investiga-tors be employed, and also yielded to demands that the committee confer con-fer with McCarran and Nye in planning plan-ning the investigation. If Harrison attempts to "whitewash" the NRA, it is rumored that Nye will take the door to demand that the inquiry be placed in the hands of the judiciary ju-diciary committee. THE Irrepressible Huey Long announced an-nounced in Baton Rouge that he will be a candidate for governor of Louisiana In 10.16. That may be just more Kingfish conversation. However, It Is known that Long has not preferred the office he now holds, and there is some possibility that he may seek the chief executive's execu-tive's chair of his state. When asked what would become of his candidacy candi-dacy for the Presidency, he said that being elected governor and being be-ing a candidate for President would not interfere with each other. THE Saarland after fifteen years under League of Nations rule returned re-turned to Germany. Baron Pompeo Aloisi. Italian chairman of the League's Saar committee, took over the reins from Col. Geoffrey Knox, British chairman of the territorial governing commission. The next day, Aloisi formally surrendered the Saar to Germany, and the German flag was hoisted over the territory for the first time since the World war. CHANCELLOR HITLER has been forced to abandon his Intensive campaign against the Jews. Economic Eco-nomic pressure has caused Der Fuehrer to give up public manifestations manifesta-tions of his cherished anti-Semitic policy, speeches at a meeting of political po-litical leaders and Nazi party riem-bers riem-bers indicated. Boycotts, foreign exchange ex-change difficulties and other troubles trou-bles cannot be risked by the reich at the present moment CELEBRATING the seventeenth anniversary of the establishment establish-ment of its army of OOO.Oi'O men, Soviet Russia renewed its defiance of "imperialistic" nations. 1I over 1 the country there were feres, and the speakers took occasion not orly to glorify th; Red warriors but alrja to attack Germany and Japan, |