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Show News Review of Current Events the World Over Bullitt Is Made 'Ambassador to France Hitler Stirs Stalin to Talk of War Secretary Dern Dies in Washington. By EDWARD W. PICKARD Western Newspaper Union. 'TRANSFER of William C. Bullitt from the embassy in Moscow to that in Paris is not surprising. He it ii.no iirhn iiria Viiof I,' i ly responsible for the recognition of the Soviet government govern-ment by the United States, and when he was rewarded with the ambassadorship it was expected he would be able to swing a lot of Russian Rus-sian business to American concerns. W. C. Bullitt. AIsQ u wa3 hoped he could persuade his Russian friends to keep their promises not to disturb this country with communist com-munist propaganda. In these respects re-spects at least Mr. Bullitt has been a disappointment. But he retains the confidence of President Roosevelt Roose-velt and will not be out of place as ambassador to the leftist French government. Some observers think Mr. Bullitt Is sent to Paris for the purpose of secretly sounding out the major European Eu-ropean powers on the possibility of reconvening the world economic conference in 1937. Jesse Isador Straus resigned as ambassador to France on the advice ad-vice of his physicians. The President Presi-dent wrote him that "if this administration ad-ministration shall be continued for another four years, I shall count on your returning as a part of it." REICHSFUEHRER HITLER has injected a little more ginger 4n(n inap?tfirtnal ormamont race by suddenly announcing that the term for compulsory military service for Germans was doubled two years instead of one. As matters mat-ters are just now 'in Europe, this appeared to be aimed directly against soviet Russia, and if the London newspapers are to be believed, be-lieved, Dictator -Stalin recognizes this and reacts as might be expected. expect-ed. The London Evening News and Daily Mail both assert that Stalin, in a secret radio address to the red army, said: "Comrades of the red forces: We are on the very eve of momentous events. At any moment now you may be called upon to lay down your lives for the defense of the proletarian birthland. "This is the moment you have been anticipating, and now your birthland is expecting you to do the duty you have so'eagerly awaited. await-ed. "I have no doubts about you1, and I am convinced you have no doubts about us, your leaders. "Our enemies are getting into position. po-sition. So be ready. The enemies are on the frontiers . of our great 'land. Keep watch. "Everything money could buy, everything the genius of man could invent and everything the loving labor of the workers could make have been given into your hands for the defense and glory of the Soviet land." The London papers say other Soviet So-viet leaders followed Stc-lin with similar talks. The foreign office in Moscow flatly denied that the dictator had delivered any such address ad-dress as was reported. uerman economists, worried over the mounting costs of re-arming their country, were told the doubling dou-bling of the term of military service serv-ice would not be quite so expensive as it appeared, for more men in barracks means fewer on dole. However, the national debt continued contin-ued to grow and ways of meeting payments are becoming fewer and more scanty. SECRETARY OF WAR GEORGE H. DERN died in Walter Reed hospital, Washington, of heart disease dis-ease and other complications resulting re-sulting from influenza. He had been ill since last spring but part of the time had insisted on attending to his official duties, keeping this up even from his sick bed. Mr. Dern, who was 64 years old, was formerly former-ly a brilliant mining engineer and was the second non-Mormon to be elected governor of Utah, serving two terms. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S special spe-cial train made a quick run to Bismarck, N. D., and the special committee on the drouth, headed by Morris L. Cooke, reported to him on its inspection of the afflicted area. The President then took an automobile tour through the countryside coun-tryside to see for himself some of the effects of the long dry spell He conferred with Acting Governor Wclford and Senators Nye and Fra-zier Fra-zier of North Dakota and Acting Governor Holt and Senators Wheeler Wheel-er and Murray of Montana. Next day Mr. Roosevelt's train carried him down to Pierre, S. D., and thence into other drouth stricken states. Mr. Roosevelt's original scnedule was changed to permit him to make a quick run to Salt Lake City for the burial services of Secretary of War Dcrn. JOHN L. LEWIS' Committee for Industrial Organization in one of its Initial efforts to organize the steel workers seems to have succeeded suc-ceeded only in leading one big plant to go out of business, throwing 750 men out of employment. Such is the result of a strike in the plant of the Standard Steel Spring company com-pany at Coraopolis, Pa., the strike being directed by the CIO. The employees em-ployees who didn't strike later refused re-fused to work because, they said, their families had been threatened by phone with bombing if the men returned to the plant. So the company com-pany closed down and began removing remov-ing the machinery. It was alleged the strikers were assured in advance ad-vance that they would be given relief re-lief money if the plant were closed, and that the state authorities did nothing to protect the plant or the non-strikers from violence. FEDERAL JUDGE JOHN P. BARNES of Chicago upheld the constitutionality of the Commodity Exchange act and denied an injunction injunc-tion to restrain its enforcement asked by members of the Chicago Mercantile exchange. Judge Barnes agreed with the contention of Special Spe-cial Assistant Attorney General Wendell Berge that the act is "merely an extension of the provisions pro-visions of the grain futures act," which has been held constitutional by the United States Supreme Court. FIGURES given out by the Department De-partment of Commerce revealed that July merchandise exports from the United States declined to $178,- HII , azs.uuu,' tne lowest level : of the year, while imports increased in-creased to $193,409,-000, $193,409,-000, leaving an un-! un-! favorable balance of I trade of $15,085,000 for the month. It was the second successive suc-cessive month an unfavorable balance was reported. How- -1 ever, compared wira Sec. Roper the ig35 monthj ex. ports were up 3 per cent and imports im-ports up 9 per cent. The unfavorable balance was regarded re-garded by Secretary of Commerce Roper as convincing proof of economic eco-nomic recovery in the United States because nearly half the increase in imports over last year in dollar . volume was accounted for by luxury lux-ury items such as furs and whisky and commodities not extensively produced in this country, such as wood-pulp, paper, nickel and tin. The increase in exports over July, 1935, consisted chiefly of finished and semi-manufactured articles, including in-cluding machinery, electrical apparatus, appa-ratus, aircraft, iron and steel manufactures man-ufactures and inedible vegetable products. ACCORDING to estimates of the federal bureau of agricultural economics, the food supply of the United States for the year ending cent below that of 1935-'36, and 1 per cent less than in 1934-'35. The reason is that the exports of food products probably will be less than during the last fiscal year. The drouth has been unusually severe on feed crops, spring wheat, potatoes, and vegetables for canning. can-ning. AFTER more than five weeks of desperate fighting, neither the Spanish loyalists nor the rebels were able to claim a decided advantage, ad-vantage, and it became evident that the conflict would be long drawn out if the other European nations could keep aloof. This latter eventuality even-tuality was made more probable by Adolf Hitler's . announcement that the German government had ordered an embargo on arms to Spain. He thus lined his country up with Great Britain and France, and Italy had accepted the French proposal for neutrality, though with some reservations. These "neutral" nations, however, how-ever, do not intend to be imposed I upon and both the British and the j German governments made strong I protests to the Madrid government against alleged violation of the free-j free-j dom of the seas. Five British war- ships set sail from Gibraltar and Hitler sent seven from the Baltic , to enforce the demands that inter- ference with shipping cease. The j crews of these vessels were ready i for immediate action. The United States does not con-j con-j sider the attempted blockade of reb-I reb-I el-held ports any more valid than : do the European nations. Secre-I Secre-I tary Hull told the Madrid foreign ' office: "My government directs me ; to inform you that, with the friend-i friend-i liest feelings toward the Spanish ' government, it cannot admit the le-j le-j gality of any action on the part of the Spanish government in declaring declar-ing such ports closed unless that government declares and maintains an effective blockade of such ports." FOLLOWING the confessions and execution of the Russian conspirators conspir-ators against Stalin and the Soviet government, the Norwegian authorities authori-ties decided that Leon Trotzky, alleged al-leged author of the plot, had violated violat-ed the conditions of his asylum in Norway. They gave him the choice of immediate arrest or signing a promise to refrain from all revolutionary revo-lutionary activities, and he chose the latter. He is now under continual con-tinual police surveillance. DURING the fall army maneuvers maneu-vers France has been testing the strength of its new fortifications along the German frontier the Maginot line. In the Montmedy region re-gion the elaborate system of concrete con-crete strongholds was subjected to an "enemy" attack, and observers said the assailing troops, armed with the newest and speediest equipment, were able to penetrate the line only at a few places and in small numbers. Reservists from the interior of France had moved up to occupy the line in thirty-six hours. Watching the "battle" was a delegation of generals from Soviet Russia, with which nation France has a defensive military alliance. FLOYD B. OLSON, Farmer-Laborite Farmer-Laborite governor of Minnesota and candidate for the United States senatorship. died of stomach cancer after a courageous fight. He had been ill for months but had kept up his executive ex-ecutive and campaign cam-paign activities as best he could until the end. Hjalmar Peterson, lieutenant governor, succeeds him as governor, but at this writing F. B. Olson whQm the partys state central committee will select to make the race for the senatorship. sen-atorship. Francis H. Shoemaker of Duluth announced his candidacy immediately, im-mediately, and two other men were being considered Senator Elmer A. Benson, now a candidate for governor, gov-ernor, and Representative Ernest Lundeen of Minneapolis. On his deathbed Olson pledged his personal support to the New Deal in the November election, and it is presumed the Farmer-Labor-ites of his state will largely conform con-form to that stand. JOSEPH W. HARRIMAN, former J president of the Harriman National Na-tional Bank and Trust company of New York and a powerful figure in national finance, was released on parole from the federal northeastern northeast-ern penitentiary at Lewisburg, Pa. He hastened to New York where, it was believed, he would seek a position teaching business subjects. Harriman was sent to prison in 1934 for four and a half years after his conviction on charges of banking bank-ing irregularities involving more than a million dollars. SENATOR JAMES COUZENS o f Michigan, a Republican long noted for his independence of party restrictions and a candidate for re- nnTminatinn nn tVio m Republican ticket, has announced that he will support President Pres-ident Roosevelt for r e-e lection. His statement was: "Believing as I do that the most important impor-tant . matter confronting con-fronting the nation is the re-election of rresiaeni noose- vtlt, I intend to Ba.nbr.dge support him. Colby "The outcome of my own candidacy candi-dacy for the senate is neither important im-portant to the nation nor to me, but I believe it is important that my many loyal supporters in Michigan Mich-igan be advised in advance of the primary on September 15. "The reasons for this conclusion will be advanced from time to time between now and election next November." Former Gov. W. L. Brucker is opposing Couzens for the senatorial nomination. On the other hand, Bainbridge Colby of New York, who was secretary secre-tary of state in President Wilson's cabinet, announced that he is for Landon, declaring in a published statement: "Governor Landon's candidacy carries the hopes of every American who knows what America stands for, and who respects the principles which have brought us to greatness as a nation, and preserved our liberties lib-erties as self-governed people. "The thoughtful and independent Democrats throughout the country and their number is formidable are determined in their election to rebuke the betrayal of their party by the administration in Washington." Wash-ington." GREAT BRITAIN and Egypt have settled their disputes and signed a treaty of friendship and alliance. It brings Egypt much nearer to its goal of independence while at the same tim3 i'. provides full safety for England's interests, especially the Suez canal. The British Brit-ish troops probably will be withdrawn with-drawn from Cairo and other cities and concentrated with the air force within the canal zone around Is-mailia. Is-mailia. The maximum strength is to be 10.000 in the army and 3,400 in the air force, but in an emergency emer-gency Eritain will be allowed to send necessary reinforcements. The British high commissioner to Cairo and the Egyptian minister to London will be raised to the status of ambassadors. |
