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Show News Review of Current Events the World Over Congress Quits as Long's Filibuster Kills Deficiency Appropriation Russia Reject3 America's Protest Against Communist Subversive Activities. By EDWARD W. PICKARD Western Newspaper Union. CONOr.KSS endod its session at midnight Monday after the otock lunds hud been moved back three times tlie house hilarious r-?, YV. ;..'- V i ? " "Si A "1 v- with refreshment, song and rustic antics, an-tics, the senate furious fu-rious because Huey Long of Louisiana had conducted a lone filibuster for seven hours and talked to death the third deficiency appropriation ap-propriation bill. This measure carried car-ried $03,000,000 tax Senator Long tQ pny pensiou8 t0 the aged, retirement pay to railroad rail-road workers and money for crippled crip-pled children. The Klngflsh defeated all efforts to silence him and was adamant to pleas that he was cutting off funds for humanitarian purposes. He was Insisting that the house be forced to vote on the cotton and wheat lean amendments to the bill which the senate had Inserted but which the lower chamber had rejected. A compromise had been reached between be-tween the administration and the bloc of cotton state senators by which the cotton raisers were to get government loans of 10 cents a pound, and the wheat farmers were left out. Long would not atand for the elimination of the amendments thus arranged. The Democratic leaders were afraid that If submitted to the house government loans not only on wheat and cotton but on other commodities would be voted at a cost of upward of $2,000,000,000. They determined to let the appropriation appro-priation bill fail rather than submit sub-mit to Long's terms, although Robinson Rob-inson stated that information from the controller general's office Indicated In-dicated there would be no available avail-able funds for the social security program unless the deficiency measure meas-ure were passed. The compromise cotton plan was accepted reluctantly by the AAA, and many of the southern senators were dissatisfied with it. The senators sen-ators from the wheat states were disgruntled because the wheat loan policy was completely abandoned. COMH of the congressional lead- ers lingered In Washington long enough to hold a conference with President Itoosevelt and Comptroller General McC'arl on ways of obtaining obtain-ing funds cut off by failure of the third deficiency bill. They came to the conclusion that the administrative administra-tive agencies provided for in the social so-cial security act, ns well as the other oth-er agencies scheduled to receive appropriations ap-propriations in the deficiency bill, could he set up with money either from the work relief or other unexpended unex-pended funds. However, .Mr. MeCarl advised, and the congressmen agreed, that grants in aid to states for old age assistance, assist-ance, the blind and dependent children, chil-dren, cannot be paid out of the works relief fund, because such activities ac-tivities would not create employment. employ-ment. This restriction, it was concluded, conclud-ed, would not apply to grants to states for the setting up of administrations admin-istrations for unemployment insurance insur-ance and other activities contemplated contem-plated by the social security bill, for this would provide jobs. "It is apparent that the Long filibuster fili-buster will work a great hardship, but a study is being made with a view to proceeding wherever it is possible with a preparation for the administration of the social security, secur-ity, the railroad retirement law and other measures provided for in the deliciency bill." said Senator Joseph T. Kobinson, Democratic leader. X T,)TvrniSTANDl0 the gen-A gen-A eral protest by newspapers against tlie financing of paper mill construction by the Reconstruction Finance corporation, corpora-tion, on the ground that government control of print paper pa-per supply threatens threat-ens the freedom of the prcs. Chairman Chair-man Jesse Jones of the RFC intimated that this practice may be extended and at the same 1 I 1 i time said this qus-tion qus-tion was for con- Jesse Jones gross to decide. He produced figures fig-ures showing that 500,lK0 tons of paper pulp is imported annually. "Every government loan to Industry In-dustry competes with private capital, cap-ital, mid it is for congress to determine de-termine how long It wishes such loans m.vle." Jones said in a formal statement on RFC cash supplied to the Crossctt lumber company of Alabama Al-abama to make paper. Jones recalled that the house of representatives on January 20 rejected re-jected an amendment to the RFC extension bill which would have eliminated loans to oaper mills. He inferred thut this action gave tlie RFC a free hand to engage In financing of paper mills. The application of the Crossett company Is the only one received by the RFC thus far, Jones said, and added that tlie security behind the loan was worth $12,000,000, whereas the loan itself was for only $3,800,000. The company's previous earning record, including the last few years, assures Its payment, he argued. n ECONSTRUCTION Finance cor-poration cor-poration announced that. In order or-der to encourage the construction of new homes and to assist the housing administration, it will buy and sell Insured mortgages. Chairman Chair-man Jones said a $10,000,000 revolving re-volving fund had been made available avail-able to the RFC mortgage company for this purpose. The mortgage company com-pany also was authorized to lend money to companies formed for the purpose of helping property owners pay taxes. Jones also said that debt burdened school and reclamation districts have become eligible for loans. Advances Ad-vances to tbeni will be on much the same principle as loans to aid drainage drain-age and levee districts in refinancing, refinanc-ing, he said. Both will be expected to compromise their debts with bondholders, and then the corporation corpora-tion will refinance them on a lower level T EI'RESENTATIVE John Taber J-- of New York, ranking Republican Repub-lican on the house appropriations committee, made a detailed analysis of the appropriations of the. New Deal congresses thus far and predicted pre-dicted that by July 1, 103G, the national na-tional debt would amount to $40,-000,000,000. $40,-000,000,000. Taber's figures on the sums set aside for expenditures were corroborated corrob-orated by Chairman James P. Buchanan Bu-chanan of the committee, although Buchanan refused to join publicly in Taker's conclusions. tRIENDLY diplomatic relations r between the United States and Russia, established in November, 1933, will not longer be maintained mny"ii' v unless the Soviet government mends Its ways and keeps its solemn pledges to prevent Com- i munist organizations organiza-tions on its soil or under its control from plotting to overthrow the gov-ernment gov-ernment of the TTnirovl fnf00 Ttilo was the warning Ambassador naud(H, tQ N N BuMltt Krestinsky, assistant assist-ant foreign affairs commissar of the U. S. S. R., by Ambassador William C. Bullitt in Moscow, whose note was written by direction ef the Department of State in Washington. Wash-ington. The language of the note was not quite so blunt as the above, but it did not mince words and its implications were not to be doubted. doubt-ed. It said the United States "anticipates "an-ticipates tlie most serious consequences conse-quences if the government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Repub-lics is unwilling, or unable, to take appropriate measures to prevent further acts in disregard of the solemn sol-emn pledges given it by the government gov-ernment of the United States." Within two days the Soviet government gov-ernment replied, through Krestinsky, Krestin-sky, with a coldly worded note, flatly flat-ly "rejecting" the American protest. It was based on the old and more than dubious contention that the Moscow government is not and cannot can-not be held responsible Ln any way for the doings of the Communist Internationale, and continued: "Thus the statement about a violation vi-olation by the government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics of its obligations contained in the note of November 1G, 1033, does not follow from the obligations assumed as-sumed mutually by both parties, in view of which I cannot accept your protest and am compelled to reject re-ject it." Krestinsky concluded by declaring declar-ing the Soviet government Is striving striv-ing for "further development of friendly co-operation" between the Soviet union and tlie United States, which, he said, is of "great significance signifi-cance to the cause of general peace." JIMMY WALKER, self-exiled for- mer mayor of New York, will not be prosecuted on Income tax charges if he comes hack to the United States. The Department of Justice announced that his slate is clean so far as the federal government govern-ment is concerned, so he is free to return from England unless New York state wishes to bring charges. AT LEAST two score persons were killed by a hurricane that swept over Newfoundland. Many fishing schooners were sunk or disabled dis-abled and the heaviest loss of life was among their crews. PREMIER MUSSOLINI, in an Interview In-terview granted to tlie correspondent corre-spondent of the London Daily Mail, declared flatly: "It should he realized without the possibility of misunderstanding that whoever applies sanctions (penalties fur treaty violations), against Italy will be met by the armed hostility of our country." The duce added that if the League of Nations voted sanctions against Italy, his country would at once leave the league. This was enough for France, which has been sitting on tlie fence, trying to retain the friendship of both Italy and Great Britain. Premier Pre-mier Laval called the cabinet together togeth-er ami was empowered by it to oppose op-pose the application of sanctions by the League of Nations against Italy. He expounded to the ministers his plan to persuade the council of the league to look upon Italy's projected project-ed attack on Ethiopia as a "colonial expedition" rather than a war. Tills would permit the league to slide out of a situation that gravely grave-ly threatens Its prestige. It was understood that Laval told the cabinet cab-inet England was less determined to act drastically, having realized the danger ln Mussolini's stand that sanctions would mean war. He also said that the (luce's agreement to present the case at Geneva indicated indicat-ed his desire to avoid a quarrel with the great powers or a break with the league. So, at this writing, it appears poor Ethiopia is left to her own resources re-sources In opposing Mussolini's rapacity. ra-pacity. His intentions were clearly stated in the interview quoted. In reply to a direct question whether there Is the slightest possibility possi-bility of his changing his attitude, Mussolini replied ln the negative, saying "none at all unless Ethiopia Ethi-opia gives in." Opening up of the vast Ethiopian Interior, he said, would benefit "all civilized states." Colonization of Ethiopia by Italy would "completely "complete-ly fulfill all colonial aspirations of Italy." JOHN G. WINANT, former gov-ernor gov-ernor of New Hampshire and a Republican, has been appointed chairman of the social security board, the body that will direct the part of the New Deal of which the President is proudest proud-est and which he declares Is one of tlie outstanding social so-cial reforms in the history of the government. gov-ernment. Mr. Wi-nant's Wi-nant's two associ- tV' if 1 ates on the board are to be Arthur J. J- G- Wmanl Altmeyer of Wisconsin, who has been serving as an assistant secretary secre-tary of labor, and Vincent Morgan Miles of Fort Smith, Ark., an attorney at-torney who has been associated with the Public Works administration. administra-tion. Each is to receive an annua' salary of $10,000. In sending his nominations to tht senate the President stipulated that Winant will serve six years, Altmeyer Alt-meyer will serve four years and Miles one year. All appointments date from last August 13 when the social security bill reached the White House. As chairman of tlie new national labor relations board, operating under un-der the Wagner act, the President named Joseph Madden, a Pittsburgh attorney. The other members appointed ap-pointed are John M. Carmody of New York and Edwin S. Smith of Massachusetts. J. D. Ross was nominated as a member of the securities se-curities and exchange commission, a job that It had been thought would be given to Benjamin Cohen, co-author of the utilities bill. JAMES A. MOFFETT has resigned as federal housing commissioner, carrying out his long expressed desire de-sire to return to private business. If was presumed in Washington that he would be succeeded by Stewart McDonald. In his letter of resignation Mr. Moffett told the President that, despite de-spite necessary delays in getting the housing program under way, the housing administration was insuring insur-ing construction and repair loans at the rate of $00,000,000 a month. He also quoted bureau of labor statistics to show that residential building permits through the country coun-try in July had increased 214 per cent in value as compared with July, 1934. Nonresidential permits were-up were-up 18.4 per cent, he said, while alteration al-teration and repair permits had jumped co.9 per cent. APPLICATIONS for money from the four billion dollar works re lief fund must be in by September Septem-ber 12, according to an executive order issued by the President. In : addition, he directed ali agencies federal, state or municipal to be 1 prepared either to ask for bids or hegiu works operations by October 22. The President has set November 1 as the date for putting his works program into high gear and taking all the unemployed off the relief rolls. The new orders, issued to the heads of all departments and emergency emer-gency agencies, were regarded as 1 mores to realize that goa'. j JOHN N. WILLYS, long protrfnent - in the auton ohile indnstr? and ambassador to Poland for two years in h Hoover administration, died In New York at the age of ,iixty- one. He had been 111 sines last j May. |