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Show SECRETARY. OF STATE HULL News Review of Current Events the World Over negotiated another reciprocal trade agreement It Is with France and was signed at the State department by Mr. Hull and Andre de the French ambassador. It will become effective on June 15, and the details of the pact were not Immediately made public, it is believed the terms Include duty concessions by the United States on French wines, cigarette papers, and uxurles such as laces and cosmetics, and by France on American exports of agricultural and Industrial products. The agreement Is also' understood to contain Increases In French quotas on American exports of fruits, and possibly other products. An announcement by the State department aald; "The agreement with France Is the first comprehensive arrangement for regulating commercial relations with that country In many years. It will provide improved opportunities for the expansion of trade In products of special Interest to each countiy, and will enable the commercial Interests concerned to develop these opportunities without fear of the sudden and unforeseen changes to which they are exposed In the absence of such aa agree- Mussolini Says Conquered Ethiopia Will Be. Italian Colony House Battles Over New Relief ' Bill Some Campaign Developments. W. PICKARD By EDWARD er Union. O WMtar Mwkpp ETHIOPIA Is conquered, Emperor has fled to Palestine aboard a British cruiser, and the Italian army Is lh possession of Addis Ababa. The war In East Africa la ended, but this climax may be , only the beginning of a still greater story, for llenl to Mussolini tells the world that all of Ethiopia now belongs to Italy, to be treated as a colony and Bemto defended by force Mussolini of arms If neces- this down Jnst a littoned lie sary. tle by giving the French ambassador assurance that he would not Infringe on French and British Interests In East Africa, meaning the French railway from Djibouti to Addis Ababa and the British Interests in the Lake Tana headwater of the Blue Nile. II Duce Intimated that If France and Britain would support his program he would give them full trade privileges In Ethiopia and exclude all other nations. The League of Nations conncll was about to' meet In Geneva and senIt was believed the timent among the French left parties that have Just come Into power would Influence the French attitude there. The British, too, were laid not to be reconciled to Mussolini's victory and It was understood Foreign Secretary Eden would Insist on continuance of the penalties against Italy, provided the other leading nations agreed. Indeed, the league could not well raise the sanctions If the European powers take the aland assumed last fall by the United States and rpfuse to recognize acquisition of territory by force. All of them realize such . recognition In this case would create a dangerous precedent Mussolini's success In East Africa Is a humiliating defent for Great Britain, and a sad blow to the prestige of the League of Nations. Anthony Eden told the house of commons that Britain's failure to take military sanctions against Italy was iloe to the horror of war and not to fear of the ultimate outcome." The Laborttes enraged Eden by their attacks and he refused to disclose what the govern-ment'- a policy at Geneva might be, demanding a free hnn! to deal with circumstances as they might arise. One result In Washington of the taking of Addis Ababa was severe criticism of the State department for having so wretchedly protect-"a legation there. antl-Fasd- because the entire big sum was to be turned over to Ilarry Hopkins, WPA administrator, In accordance with the wishes of President Roosevelt The Chief Executive had refused to countenance the earmarking of HK),)OQ,000 for project of the heavy type sponsored by Secretary lekes, head of the Public Works administration, and so the adherents of the latter gentleman were prepared to revive the old Ickes Ilopklns feud. Majority Leader Bankhead was confident the bill would be passed as reported by the appropriations committee. At a Republican caucus Representative John Taber of New Tork, ranking minority member of the appropriations committee, explained the measure to his colleagues so that they could conduct an Intelligent opposition" to It. He promised a real fight on the bill. When Hopkins was before the committee In secret cession, he was ordered to give detailed Information concerning his expenditure of the four billions deeded him by congress last year.' Ilopklns reluctantly admitted that nearly two billions of the original huge fund was still unexpended, Added to the extra one and a half billions requested by President Roosevelt, Ilopklns would have three and a half billions to spend In an election year, It was pointed ' ' out. '"pIIH national resources preference primary, eagerly awulted by the whole country resulted In the defeat of the Landon elate of delegatee that was put forward by William R. llearst and Governor Merrlnm, with London's tacit consent The win- delegatee, backed by Herbert Hoover and nom InnlJy pledged to Karl Warren though caruulnstructed, ried the state hy i majority of about 00,000. Mr. War ren announced at once that ho released them from their pledge, to vote as they see fit in the convention. ian army, the Infantry, arSENATOR ARTHUR II. VAN of Michigan has tillery, air force, asked Gov. Frank D. Fltxgerald of grenaengineers, that state to present hit name dlers, bersagllerl to the Republican maAlplnl, cavalry, convention In Cleverines and Fascist militia men. land for the PresiTbelr coming was welcomed hy dential In nomination, the the foreigners who remained senator the but soon as for as the negus left, city, the natives began to pillage, plunder insists this does and burn. The business center of not make him an the town was speedily wrecked and active candidate. "The Michigan the government buildings were convention stormed and ravaged, these IncludInstructgenerously which the ing the treasury from state's store f gold wae stolea. end ed The streets were delegation In Clevethe armoty. Senator land to present my strewn with corpses and the EthiVandenberg senator the name," opians, erased by liquor, rushed said. "But the delegation Is no about shooting at random and gathat my request. It is free pledged ering up their loot to carry It to the to vots as tt pleases. I have not hills. a delegation here or elsesought Only one American was reported where ami I ahall not do so. I have killed. That was Mrs. N. A. Rtadtn, not sought the nomination and shall American wife of an Adventist misnot do so. My situation la not sionary, who was struck hy a stray chnnged In the slightest' bullet Nearly all other foreigners Friends of Senator Borah In Utah were gathered In the well fortified tried unsuccessfully for a Borah British legation, but American Mindelegation from that state. pledged ister Cornelius Van 11. Eggert with The Republican atat convention In his wife and the mnle members f Ogden voted to send an unlnstrnct the staff remained In the American ed group to Cleveland, following .compound. They were armed only tfie' recommendation of the resol with rifles and pistols and were uncommittee. der orders from Secretary of State The Arkansas delegation also will Hnll not to risk their lives useless- - he unlnstructed. Shongh the state -ly; but they w era fforranni P3Tir convention approved on "expression hold the legation and radio station of good will" toward Gov. Alf Lao as long as possible. don of Kansas. After repulsing many attacks, this C1 Henry Breckenrldge, who'of-ferehimself to the Democrats as a plucky group finally evacuated the Presidential nominee aspirant merelegation. ly ao that disaffected members of of. the the party might have some place to the Introduction of relief hill call- go, received about In votes the billion a of the prefer Maryland for appropriation ing and a half dollars, a lively fight ence primary. The rest, of course, started In the house. Tha Repub- went to Mr. Roosevelt Colonel Breckenridgu had made no cam licans and a fair sized bloc of Democrats attacked the measure chiefly palga. As-kar- l, r state ifif d WITH one-teven- th Wine Barrels Are Carried Under the Carte. try National Oaorraphle SocUty, Barrie. Waahlngton, D. G-- Prepared WNU to pineapples as Its chief source of wealth. Excellent are atlll grown, but since the Island lost the British market a few years ago, pineapple culture has occupied agriculturists. Natives of Sao Miguel hope to develop their Island Into an Isle of Fines? which will provide a good part of Europe with practically all Its fresh supply of pineapples. An Englishman, a skilled horticulturist, arrived at Sao Miguel more than eighty years ago to lay out the famous Jose do Canto gardens. It was he who brought the first pineapples to his employers hothouse. Twenty, years later the fruit was shipped jto England, each pine In Its pot selling for two guineas. England and Germany are now the chief consumer - of Azorian pines, France ptil continental Portugal following. The plant, which Is here of the smooth-leaveCayenne variety, is grown under glass, special beds of fermenting heath or some other mountain shrub being provided. All the plants are brought to blossom at the same time by a process of smoking, the value of which was accidentally discovered many years ago when s carpenter, working In one of the pineapple houses, chanced to set fire to a pile of shavings. To the surprise of the grower, the plants. Instead of being spoiled, burst Into flower. By this method practically all the plants In a hothouse can be marketed at the same time, many months earlier than for. merly, Little glass houses shimmer on emerald slopes in varlons sections Of Sao Miguel, the exclusive producer of pineapples In this archipelago. Wrapped In cellophane or packed In Aicelslor and crated, the fruit Is shipped to the European market by a fleet of three vessels owned by the growers. In 1034 about 2,000,000 pines, worth half a million dollars, were exported. Tea, Too, le Grown There. Another exotic Industry on this Island Is the production of black and green tea, which here retains Us original name, "cha." Ever since they discovered the sea route to India and planted their settlements as far afield as Macao (Macau), on the coast of China, the Portuguese have been a nation. There Is an old belief that tea la better If It has not crossed the sea. Whether this Is true or not, Azorian tea tastes to some much like the far eastern variety on its native soil. It Is consumed locally and shipped to other parts of Portugal A number of Chinese were originally Imported ss Instructors In the tea culture, but now only native chleily female, la employed. The plantations dot the hillsides on the northern side of the Island, which has greater molstnre than the south coast. The stiff little evergreen shrubs stand In precise rows, very foreign In appearance, contrasting strangely with the familiar European flora about them. A motor road parallels the coast of Sao Miguel with connecting crossroads, enabling the traveler to see much of beauty and Interest, even In one day ashore. Including trips to the two largest volcano craters. On the country roads are g bullock carts, with woven- willow bodies filled with heath for the pineapple houses. Some are of archaic pattern, with solid wheels of the Roman type, their approach heralded 'by a creaking song." Sao Mlcm-- i has a deliciously green and restful countryside. Checkerboard fields, brown and green, alternate with woods filled with songbirds. Thc Islands, like those of the Madeira and Canary groups, are the habitat of the wild canary of greenish-grahue. Its glad note is one of the pleasantest features of the Azores Near every stone cottage stands a , or-gng-es d o. Hastings, senator Daniel Delaware, chairman of the Republican senatorial campaign committee and outspoken opponent of the New Deal, will not seek when his present terra expires. He so announced In a letter to The party leaders of his state, giving as his reason the necessity to devote himself S 1 to his law practice. A Thu may have ,n. Ssn. Hastings flueneed his declslon, but it is more than suspected that the real reason was the fact that the du Pont family, In Delaware Republican politics, had decided that the senatorial seat should go to Gov. C. Douglas Buck, who Is related to the du pouts by marriage. Senator Hastings has al ways been ready and eloquent In defense of the du Fonts against at tacks by the New Dealers. 1 g - - la-bo- ri r. fletciieu. Repute national chairman, has taken a leaf from the plans of the Democrats and announces that the men nominated at the Cleveland convention to head the Republican ticket will be notified of the fact at a grand outdoor ceremony In the Municipal stadium, near the convention hall. Immediately after the adjournment. This plan, of course. Is conditional upon the wishes of the nominees. The Democrats had announced plana to notify President Roosevelt and Vice Presnation ident Garner of their with a ceremony at Franklin field, Philadelphia. slow-swayln- y re-no- and operators in the anthracite fields have arreed upon the continuance of existing wage levels, for two years, though final details of the contract are still being worked out. Other points decided upon, It was said, are a complete checkoff of union dues, a form of equalisation of working time In Idle collieries MINERS Jtomitick-wber- during 4 he The second year of the contract seveu-hour-da-y -- -- miners now work an elght-honweek and had been seeking a : slvhtutr, fire day week; r, -- MIGUEL of the Azores Is turning from oranges SAG lions. and-- n 1 Washington. Business, aa repre- of the New Deal subordinate sented by the Chamber of Commerce ought to be tossed bodily of the United street. Just as there are Start Clats states, again haa ness men who ought to 80m, be nj Struggle . clashed with the Into JalL . , commlt-te- e, prevl-ousl- !l? rr which Is headed by Secretary of the Interlor Ickes, has submitted for the approval of President Roosevelt a plan for the creation of a Pacific Northwest Power agency that would outrival the Tennessee Valley authority and would produce almost as much electric energy as the entire nation could utilize. Two of the New Deal's poorer ventures, the Bonneville and Grand Coulee dams, would be embraced hy the FNPA. The ultimate cost of Bonneville will be 75 million dollars and that of Grand Coulee 204 millions. The additional dnm and power plant projects proposed by the committee would entail expenditures of approximately B20 millions, making a total of 805 mil- Henry 1 i In addition to duty concessions and quota Increases by France and duty concessions by the United States on carefully selected lists of products, thet aijTfement provides In general for substantial treatment by each country of the commerce of the other," This looked like a Mow to Gov ernor Landon, and to a certain-exte- nt It waa; but his managers elalra at least 18 of the delegates will go over to the Kansan on an early bal lot. Moreover, many friends of Landon deprecated the fact that llearst was supporting him, hellev Ing It would do him more harm than good; and they were glad to see him freed In part from whut they conan Incubus. selarsie of sider iVmoernts voted almost solidly Emperor iiaii.e gave up the hopeless for Mr. Roosevelt. Upton ("Epic") fight against the Italtau Invaders Sinclair's received ticket something fled and from Addis Ahaha with his over lOO.(XX) votes, and that of John Mussolini's family, 8. McGroarty, Townsend plan supvictorious troops porter, about half as many. oon after marched In South Dakota a slate of unln Into the capital t rue ted delegates favoring London the first to enter won over a ticket pledged to Sena being a picked regtor Borah, though the margin was iment representing slender. all units of the Ital- -- i ment pALTFORNIAS presidential ning 2 Thursday, May HU THE WEEKLY REFLEX PAGE TWO stx-dn- y one with a peculiar liWof played a mean Joke on tbe authorities In Washington. The red flag-o- f Communist Russia with the hammer and sickle was discovered at dawn flying from the flagstaff atop the marble building of the Supreme court of the United States. It was so skillfully fastened up there that policemen and firemen worked an hour and a half before the" revolutionary emblem could be removed. SOME brownish-male-lath- o e husk ts hung to dry. It forms the staple cereal crop of the Islands. Fava beans (broad beans) and yam? aro grow, n and are leading-articl- es of export In the Crater ef a Volcano. Skirting cliffs, a , road climbs" to a misty, heather-clatableland; the-- i descends Into Furnas valley, shut In by towering green walls. Wore It not for the puffs of steam ascending fro'm Its many boiling sulphur springs. It would be difficult to believe that this peaceful vale Is the crater of a mighty volcano which more than once poured out Its molten lava and pine-cla- d d I j ; , New Deal and again the cannonading by business added nothing. Its attacks apparently bothered the New Deal not at all for the New Deal has proceeded after the manner of the mastiff trotting along without concern while a poodle barked and snarled. Business made no overtures for compromise with the New Deal and New Deal spokesmen were not hastening to make peace with business leaders. Altogether, there was rot the slightest Indication given that there will ever be peace between the two elements of economic thought The one thing that Impressed me abont the recent annual meeting here of the .chamber of commerce was the solidarity of business In Its opposition to general New Deal principles That was to be expected but It has not always been the ease. In days past there were many business groups and Individuals who adhered to the New Deal and vainly tried to work ont an understanding with the administration. At this annual meeting, however, there was not the slightest effort made on the part of business to accomplish any arrangement whereby buslness and the administration would work toI gether. j This can tjtean only one thing; President Roosevelt Is going Into his without the campaign for support of business Interests except where. In particular lines, benefit has accrued Incidentally to specific businesses. One would think that such a condition would constitute a threat against the Presidents Such appears not to be the case, however, because of the particular type of campaign which Mr. Roosevelt and his political commander In chief. Postmaster General Farley, are making. The Presidents recent political speeches have made It quite clear that he la seeking support wholly from the agricultural and tabor segments of our voters, nis appeals are quite open and frank and they are drawing considerable criticism because It Is held they constitute the Initiation of class struggle In this country. Whatever the reason for the Presidents course. It remains as a fact that he is very busy cultivating voters who have suffered most In the depression. wblch still speaks through vents In the hot sulphur-staine- d crust around the springs. It Is a beautiful picture from the heights, this quiet, sheltered valley with Its long, narrow village meandering like a stream through woods and meadows. The lake, on a raised platform of the crater, lies some distance from the settlement, which Is a favorite summer resort Prescott the famed historian, came to Furnas as a young man to visit at the summer home of his grandfather, first American consular officer In Sao Miguel who was appointed In 1705 by President Washington. Furnas has s thermal establishment, where sulphur and Iron baths are available. Near-bfountains supply various klnd, of. mineral watei 1 the place being noted for the ' diversity of Its waters and the proximity of hot and cold springs. One deep, cavelike caldron, belching forth boiling mud and steam. Is called "The Mouth of Hell" Its evil appearance and the strong smell of sulphur give" the Impression tiat this Is really an entrance to 'the abode of Ills Satanic Majesty. Stately manorial bouses, erected centuries ago, are to he seen throughont Sao Miguel, usually set on the heights. One such house, built In 1724, Is a delightfully rod mantic old place. The big kitchen has a chimney-placwhich is a room In itself. Standing In It, beside the huge brick hearth, one can look up the wide chimney, which towers above the bouse, to s patch of blue sky. Such chimneys are's distinctive feature of 'Azorian houses. - Life of the Inhabitants. The upper class of Ponta Delgada leads a pleasant life, quiet as compared with the stress of American cities. There is a social club where dancing Is a favorite pastime; a coliseum seutlng 2.GUU; a sports field fpr football, tennis, croquet, and handball; a baseball park; and an open-ai- r sea pool built In the rocks by the shore. There are motion pictures twice a week, chiefly from Hollywood. When I reported above that busiAmerican Influence Is apparent In the English spoken throughout the ness came off second best In Its Azores. There seems to be a genfrsh assault on Maket Good the New Deal I uine liking for the United States. did not mean to The Stars and Stripes are In eviFight dence at every festival During the Imply that It had World war, Ponta Delgada was an not madea vigorous fight Itprobnbly gained some ground In getting beAmerican naval base. the fore the country Its side of the Economically Mlcaelenses are no less Independent story, a phase of our national situation which has not been as fully when It comes to their social pleasures. In their amateur shows the advertised to the country as have sceuery is apt to be painted locally, the activities and accomplishments the costumes made In the homes of of the New Deal The atory of the the young men and women who par losses suffered by business actually In their singing, danc- la not a great deal different from ticlpate. ing, and acting these young people that of the Individual and many businesses are existing on a exhibit amazing talent and poise. basis Jnst as Is the case The young folks mingle In crowds, but there Is here no such free and with thousands of Individuals. Beeasy companionship among them as cause business, In our mind's eye, at exists In the United States. The least, la larger than an Individual, chaperon Is still In vogue and bal- political demagogues regard It aa cony courtship" Is carried on with fair game and for that reason, I am Its own prescribed etiquette, the Inclined to believe, business has not had a fair chance on the part of girl leaning over the second-storto talk with her admirer most of ns when considering nationbalcony al problems. on the street below. On the other hand, business has The finest sight on the Island Is units within the whole that many the crater of Sete Cldades (Seven have not played fair. There are a Cities). The view from the rim Is great many corporations that are The crater guilty of magnificent. plain oppression, even to Is nearly ten miles In circumference the extent of fraud- and corruption and holds, besides a lake with of bnslness methods. For the crookhamlet on Its shore, pastures and edness o this segment, all business Cultivated.- fields - mdlihreejolcanlc - . has by-t- h beeftblamed NewDeatr cones due to subsequent eruptions. Tha Is not The unhappy equity. Owing to varying depths and de- part of It all Is that unless all busiposits, the lake, shaped like the fig- ness stands together, good, bad and ure 8. and sometimes spoken of as It can nowhere at all two lakes. Is vividly green at one In defense of Its get legitimate rights. end, brilliantly blue at the other. There is, therefore, a wholly natThe Lindberghs, on their aerial ural and yet quite unfair result Odyssey from Greenland's Icy' mounemanating from this condition. New tains to the steaming Jungles of the Deal planners. In their efforts to Amazon, swooped down over this catch the crooks, have punished lesecluded lake. gitimate business far too much If There are many among the poor one Is to accept even partially the of the Azores who have Buffered public statement and the private since money orders have ceased to expressions of the business men arrive from Manoel or Antonio, who who attended the annual meeting formerly prospered Jin Providence or of the chambcr. New' Bedford.' The Axorlan assets ought sot to be tod I think that leare a stout heart, a willing band, a gitimate business has just ground productive soil, and a climate wjilch, for complaint on this score. So, as the situation now stands. I though damp and rainy six month 75T the year, is without extremes of "hcReve it can b Said In all fairness that neither side In this battle betemperature. Wages are low, but food Is cheap. tween the New Deal and business The main diet of the peasant con- cornea Into court with entirely clean sists of soup of cabbages, beans and hands. Business has lta cancerous potatoesawhlte cornbread, and fish. ores. The New Deal has Its nitPork and beef are only for special wits and theorists who know nothoccasions, such as religions holi- ing about practical economics. The days. In the Ponta Delznda market mult of this la plainly seen, and GO small fish sell for two and a half U becomes more and more appara of cents; ponnd green peas for ent that Mr. Roosevelt cannot acless than two cents. A fresh lire complish his objective of complete lobster, which Is only for the well recovery until he directs some of lls costs 25 cents. subordinates to put their feet on tho ground. Indeed, there are some y stone-pare- hand-to-mout- cup-shape- - to-d- h I; ST ve jer$ The chamber of commerce lug brought forth the Inform Busmete Hat AntWtr that 4; ie t W buslnesi a hl hundre s of jy sands f 0r on Its collective pay miu durtnt depression when conditi ,ns dlj Justify their retention. The gj was advanced that bush pended something like twentjj lions In wages paid from gto reserves. It that business was alone respou for such gains toward recovj have been made. New Deal spokesmen, from Ident Roosevelt on down, hav slstently accused bnslnr8 0f ore to take on workers and solve the unemployment the same time. The banking ture of the country has beet cused chiefly by theTresidrntg fusal to extend credit to bosii and business as a wholo hai classified by the President asgrr It aeema safe to say that a gards these charges, have an answer, for history. capital has refit-- 1 tot unless there was a reasonable pr Ise of return. Now. in nhlitloi the lack of that promis'd retr business Is and was constant r fronted with uncertnlnths on part of the New Deal. The pr pending tax legislation Is trph The most dangerous provision that legislation Is that which t prevent business from Building reserves such as those upon ti It has been drawing during the j)ea presslon.- fas was-furth- jpm c ar er II) hti-lne- ss , . p An le a - t With reference to tbt New v policies toward business, a in ment fiv the Dc V Delicate Electriiiontion t kid Quettion ministration li Jnst come t r desk. It touches on that very k cate question of how far the g ernment can enter Into business competition with private enterprA without destroying or drlvlnj wl private Initiative. The compluf on the part of private buslnesi k the government Is continually mi Ing Its way Into private fields beJ known but the REA statement pc something of a new slant oi & !: view. The REA statement consists 4 letter from REA Administrator!! ris Cooke to the State Corpont Commission of Virginia. The Tl glnia commission was urged tog slder the situation In which a REA and one of Its lonns wIE placed In event of a certain m.4 by the Virginia officials. Ia eft' Administrator Cooke asked theT. glnia commission to rule against j vate business In order that 000 loan made by REA to a cm eratlve organization in Virginias be protected. To review the facts brlpfly.M explain that a private electric ok pany applied to the Virginia mission for authority to extend j lines for transmission of energj to a farming section adjacent ti3 les served by the electric com?1' It happened that the REA bid agents Into this tame territory g had obtained promises from Vj farmer to buy electricity from j operative concern to be or5n and financed by REA. The company apparently horned M what Mr. Cooke thought wti territory of REA by right of ery or some other Such reason, so he la now engaged In attem at least to prevent the private e pany from entering that field. The point of this clrcumst9 lhathere Is a federal steeped in bureaucracy and the usual bureaucratic thirst power, which actually is attemp'-tdrive private Industry out way. It Is doing It under the reason of protecting , ernment loan. I have heard considerable alon of this case. Many and students of economic qoesbj contend that the federal ment has absolutely no right gage In that sort of business. i It may be, and probably can that the electric company wtM of tempting to take the cream J crop by extending Its lines beacCj its to territory adjacent ters, the fact remains that tt jngLifremploymeflt-- hichtjw fj vate company would do wiJ down proportionately by the slon of the federal activities that area. It may appear workers displaced tor the P on W j company will be taken federally financed vi but auch Is fiot the case- one more Indication of bow I ment, once It enter PrlrttBj ness, continues to expand rrlT destroy Initiative which S0 which and has terprlse never has been known to a -- r j W 3 j j WMUn Nwpr v t |