Show ( THE GARLAND News IReviewi of Current Events the World Over New Deal Sighs Relief as Supreme Court 0 K’s Gold Laws — President Urges Congress to Extend NRA Two More Years W PICKARD By EDWARD Western Union 0 Newspaper PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT sod the New Dealers breathed easier after the United States Supreme court handn ed down Its decision sustaining of c a 0 s e s" In “gold private but not on While federal bonds It was held that he I must pay government t I 1 In t off Its bonds gora or Its equivalent In deanvalued currency other ruling that the Court of Claims had over no jurisdiction such cases means that It would be Impossible for holders of federal bonds to collect on their old gold basis In other words the holder of a $1000 federal bond Is entitled to a technical value 'of $1090 but In reality It would be Impractical to make any collection of that amount since the Court of Is Claims the only tribunal before which suits against the government may be taken and other courts may rot entertain such suits without a special act of congress The court also held that those who held gold certificates had no cause of action and could not sue the government The power of congress to deal with currency was fully upheld Not only this country but the entire world awaited what the “nine lonely old men” of the Supreme court bad to say about the Roosevelt monetary policies The decision Is ranked with the court’s decisions In the Dartmouth college cases In 1818 which upheld the sanctity of contract and In the Dred Scott slavery case In 1857 which had much to do with hastening the outbreak of the Civil war Briefly the ruling said: 1 Congress has the power to nullify to pay lo gold contained lo promises the bonds of private corporations is worth only 2 A gold certificate Its face value In present devalued currency Congressional power over the currency includes the right to estabunder which gold lish circumstances need not be redeemed In certificates gold or Its equivalent 3 Oongress has no authority under the Constitution to abrogate the clause of government but as no actual damage has bonds shown been therefore there Is no basis for suit for recovery The decision was read by Chief JusEvans Charles Hughes who voted tice with Justices Brandels Stone Roberts Dissentand Cardozo In the majority ers were Justices McReynolds Van Devanter Sutherland and Butler the conservatives called so four within ths admlnlstra Satisfaction tlon was evident at once Justice McReynolds was spokesman He unleashed a for the dissenters scathing attack on the majority views Ills voice vibrant he said: "The Constitution as we have known it Is gone” “If given effect the enactments here will bring about confiscachallenged tion of property rights and repudiation of national obligations'' “Just men regard spoliation of citizens by their sovereign with abhorrence but we are asked to affirm that the Constitution has granted power to both” accomplish of sucb a “No definite delegation power exists and we cannot believe the farseelng framers who labored Justice and with hope of establishing securing the blessings of liberty Intended that the expected government to annihilate have should Its authority wn obligations and destroy the very rights which they were endeavoring to contracts f protect” Notified that Chief Justice Hughes President reading the decision went to the cabinet room Roosevelt where he listened to telephone reports Three cabinet officers from sn aid were at bis side The Chief Executive was prepared to take swift action to protect the credit of the government in case an adverse decision was banded down but executive orders were The carefully prepared unnecessary program was not needed t was of the NRA with of policies more effecof codes and the tlve enforcement power" to granting of "unquestioned the federal government were urged by the President In a message to congress termset national recovery The inates June 13 this year “Abandonment would be unthinkable” he said ntkmlng the act as “the biggest factor to in giving 4000000 people" He said congress must maintain the fundamental principles of the set to establish at least a minimum fair trade practice and labor relations standard pleading that child labor must stay out and that fixing of wages and bours was practical and necessary recent protests of labor Answering he said: “The rights of employees freely to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining should be fully TWO more years protected" He urged more strict application of anti trust laws condemned monopolies and private price fixing opposed bind and pro ranees to fair competition posed further protection of small en terprlses against discrimination and oppression Ills suggestions If adopted would from violators behind the heengode bur&'Tliewny to enforce laws codes and regulations relating tos Industrial practices Is not to seek to put people In Jail" he said ’ Admitting Boine mistakes the President was well satisfied that the NRA had done a good job considering Its Short existenee "Only carping crjtles and those who seek political advantage and the right again to indulge In unfair practices or deexploitation of labor or consumers liberately seek to quarrel over the ob vlous fact that a great code of law of order and of decent business cannot be created In a day or a year” Mr Roosevelt declared All details of the legislation were left to congress While this Is In prog ress the senate finance committee proposes to conduct the NjeMcCarran vestigation of the NRA administration and codes The Judiciary subcommittee reported no funds available but the Inquiry which has the President's will be attempted 'approval without money 0RE thin 100 men were reported killed or wounded In a skirmish the "demilitarized” zone which Res between Manchnkuo and China north of Tientsin The clash was between the recently formed Peace Preservation co'rps and the Lwanchow militia The Peace Preservation corps which has the approval of the Chinese government was receiving money and arms from the Japanese It wrns leged The militia b supported by cal Chinese Interests In a ciiristgau demoted Victor ’ from his of second rank- position ing officer of the AAA In the recent which Involved several In protest leged radicals resigned Chester C Davis administrator had not accepted the resignation and Secretary of Agriculture Wallace was atto tempting persuade Chrlstgau to change his mind Wallace hinted that there had been differences between Chrlstgau and A H Lauterbach chief of the AAA dairy section over the milk policy A protege of UnItexford dersecretary ChrlstGuy Tugwell gau was also supposed to have encountered “friction” with other of the demembers This gave partment rise to new rumors that Brain Truster Tugwell will resign before his Influence In the AAA Is too severely curtailed by the demotion and ouster of Ills con freres Meanwhile amendments to the Agricultural Adjustment act were declared to conceal dangerous arbitrary and autocratic powers over farmers manufacturers of farm and distributors products by the legislative committee of the agricultural Industries conferIn ence The committee Washington cited the provision that the AAA may require that a licensed processor purchase only from those who sign conIt charges that the amend tracts ments make no provision for the farmer to express himself In the matter of licenses but contain provisions for and price control markets production purchasing Through Indirect restriction of the farmer's market these provisions are equivalent to a licensing of the farmer according to the com mlttee “The entire economic life of communities- - could be directed from the committee said Washington" DltUNO RICHARD HAUPTMANN escaped the electric chair at least temporarily when a writ of error filed him a by defense attorneys earned which stay of the execution sentence was to be carried out at Trenton N J March 18 The Bronx carpen ter' life Is safe at least until September or October since a further ap peal can he made to the court of pardons If the court of errors and appeals falls to uphold the writ Lloyd C Fisher and Frederick A Pope presented the appeal after a battle with Chief Defense Counsel Edward J Reilly who subsequently threatened that either he or Fisher would have to withdraw from the Hauptmann defense The hearing will probably take place at the next session of the court which begins May 21 Part of the dissension among dewas thought to exist fense attorneys because Reilly never challenged the assumption that the body of the dead son baby was that of Lindbergh's George IL Foster former Investigator for the defense declared that seven autopsies were ready to show that the baby could not hare been LIndy's because It was four Inches taller than Charles A Lindbergh Jr was In a less Identifiable condition than would have been possible In the mild weather following the kidnaping and was 'embalmed Tiiiiity-on- ana shot spectacular inmates guard a TIMES GARLAND Jn break from the Oklahoma state prison at Granite the only male penal Institution administered by a woman warden Thirteen were captured shortIs on for ly afterward and a the others The fugitives used two to guns which had been smuggled forced a "trusty" turnkey to them open up for them" corralled 20 visitors In the visitors’ room and using them for a shield mqde their escape Her prison already the "subject of InInto Its moral- and man vestigation agerlal standards the warden Mrs G reA “Mother” Waters was ordered a man Gov E W Marland by placed womB“Jut- can’t Uetiarlng that -manage” a prison Defiantly she refused to clear out until completed Inldicated her vestigations THE heels of ONcourt's gold ruling dent Herbert the Supreme former presi- Hoover demanded of the gold standard In the United States as ttie only way “to restore confidence In our currency " This could only tie done by making the dollar immediat ately convertible the present fel cents of gold— the “modern method of specie pay- ment" The only living said tliat action would put of the 120OO(X0 unemployed men back to work than The United States any other step should take the lend In returning to the standard he said declaring that Is no need to wait on foreign “There the gold nations before vve standard and restore confidence In our currency They would be bound to follow some time They nre more afraid of our doing Just this than they nre of any American 'managed currency'” such more F E Townsend of California whose pension plan for the aged has gained the support of many thouwent of America's citizens sands before the senate finance committee and tried to explain how the government could get out of Its economic troubles by paying $200 monthly pen slons to all persons over sixty provided each one must spend his $200 for commodities or services within the The senators each month country didn't treut the proposition with much seriousness Chairman Harrison said that with 10000000 or more aged the plan would But a 2 a year cost $21000000000 per cent tax would rnise only leaving a deficit of $19000 000000 a year said "but we will “Yes" Townsend not be able to put 10000000 on the two It took Immediately pension years to get 4000000 men Into the army We would have to examine each citizen for his citizenship and age as we examined applicants for the army” DR on Germany's unera ANEW assault problem Is announced by Nazi leaders who will put their plan on into effect April L The scheme the will force most drastic yet announced most young people to give up their paying Jobs and Join the government labor service which will send them to construction projects “voluntary" la bor camps and to farms In this way positions will be opened ' for older men and those with depend exits All Jobs for persons under twen and the will be entire labor market will be under Jobless at the pres Nazi domination ent time are estimated at 2000000 Another feature of the campaign Is the definite goal of 800000 as setting of the number to be left without work as unemployed" “chronically to the Anglo for a European security pact was not very specific but dls “welcomed the spirit of trustful cusslon between the Individual govern ments" and promised that' the relch would examine thoroughly “the whole document concerning the European In It" The note questions contained declared the air agreement might be one step toward solution of other prob and promised that Germany leroa would examine the question of how to avoid the danger of an armaments was made of the No mention race and Eastern pacts proposed Dannblan The German conciliatory attitude to ward a pact which recognizes Its re armament was generally considered to put the French In an uncomfortable position since It was believed that the pact was drawn In terms that were expected to find quick German refusal GERMANY’S reply HITLER refused his prerogative of mercy and two Berlin society women were beheaded by tbe official execu military secrets tloner for divulging Another woman and s Polish nobleman were sentenced to life Imprisonment of the execution work The at bard two women was carried out at dawn that It was hours with such secrecy fate could be their exact before Officials finally admitted that learned the women bad gone to the block where their heads were severed by a executioner wltb a medieval battle REALM LEADER ax to curb the Inroads of In ths rich hemp landholders growing province of Davao are being taken by the Philippine government Strict application of insular laws govby silent will be erning land holdings to Euloglo Rodrimade according who of agriculture secretary guez of schemes t wholesale cancellation of public lands which he subleases maintains are lilegaL STEPS UTAH BRISBANE THIS WEEK Tlie Gold Decision Beheading Women Murder With Germs The Atom Absolute National Supreme because every American knows that no consideratthe ion outside letter of the Constitution could have Chief Infiuqpced Justice his associates The Supreme court decision disposes of the statement that President Roosevelt’s administration baa been proceedof the Constitution" ing “regnrdlesa The decision will be reassuring to business and the public generally IIugl4r From every point of view the heading of women by Mr Hitler's government seems to have been a painThe fully disgusting performance women’s hands were bound with steel chains — In fear perhaps that they might bite through strings or straps The ngile headsmnn in full dress cut The off both hends In six minutes women wehe beheaded out of doors In the night Just before dawn with floodlights for the headsman's work Witnesses of the killings praise the Each composure of the two women walked to her death erect wrists chained behind her showing no sign of fear An eyewitness said: “They set a good example to our men whom we usually have to drag to the scaffold" have read about “war with germs” In the next great outburst India proves tliat It could be done At Alipore two are condemned to death convicted of "germ murder" As rich Amnrendra Nath Pandey walked along the street he felt a sharp stab He cried out A germ poisoner had jected plague germs Into his blood Amarendra died Ills murderers were his and Ills doctor Two other doctors accused were acquitted A germ war could be disagreeable distributing dlsense germs above great cities and In reservoir from planes Yon ' At Leyden scientists (n Holland have produced a degree of cold said to approach within one of a degree of absolute zero A gigantic In combination with liquid helium produces the lowest temperature ever known on earth The lowest possible degree of cold the absolute zero would be minus 273 degrees centigrade or minus 4503 Fahrenheit At least sclenee tblnks so It used to call the atom “smallest fragment of matter" Science needs “absolute zero” to help In tearing apart the atom now known to be a miniature solar system Doctor Stelnach of Vienna whose business has been transplanting gland of lower animals to tbe bodies of men to prolong youth and extend the anof years possible parentage nounces now a “chemical substance" that makes transplanting glands unThe chemical called necessary possibly a compound of "progeny” Is available for men or women The fact that a demand for It exists proves what fools there are among men and women more seeking for trouble after kind nature has set them free Henry Ford views money philosophically as merely an abstract “Indefinite Incoherent as Herbert homogeneity" Mr have called It Spencer might Cameron broadcasting mentioned cat ually the fact that Mr Ford In one year lost $38000000 When this writer asked Henry Ford what was rhe most money he had lost In any year while "changing type” and he replied: "I didn’t lose reorganizing I only distributed some any money money” It has been customary at executions In New Jersey state prison to admit relatives of a murdered man that they may witness the killing of the murIf relatives derer very considerate of one murdered really desire to see the murderer as he sits In the chair tbe and frothistraps straining against ng behind the mask It Is safe to predict that Colonel Llndltergh will reject the Invitation to see Hauptmann and put to death for the kidnaping murder of his child federal bousing James A Moffett administrator says the country la oat of'the depression but does not know IL In the West he “found business conditions definitely Improved Los Angeles alone has pledged $100000 000 in new and modernization Involvconstruction San Franing all types of buildings" cisco likewise has embarked on an ambitions building program Idle Now If 10000000 or 12000000 even Americans can get back to Job all though they may “not know will be well ft Kin Fwitur Syndicate lno it” Service Interpreted ' William Bruckart Praia Waahlngton Building D Zero The Supreme court upholds the President and congress In their legislative aud executive tion outlawing gold as money In the s anil “gold Invalidating clauses" In private ' contracts! The court's decision Is all the more important autl gratifying WNIJ Topic by National Washington —Certain signs of transition are appearing In the po' lltlcal Third Party They are becornclear enough Rumblingt tobig deserve attention What they may mean in the ultimate can be made only the subject of a guess— politics being what circumthey are — but Interesting stances enn be noted as of this day and time Third party rumblings are begin nlng to be heard along the whole political front Thl Is noteworthy because third party rumblings usufew sectors ally are confined to 6oine Important some unimportant The insurgents radicals progressives and Independents all seem to be examining the political horizon of 1930 Roughly those factions enumerated Imre been classified as the “sons of the wild jackass" an appellation given them by George II Moses of New Hampshire when be was filling a Republican seat in the United States sennte The fact that they remain and that Mr Moses lias passed out of the politIt ical picture Is not the point was his description of them that gave the country Its first grouping factions that have of the political kicked over the traces consistently of the major political parties The various fact that these groups are agnln examining the potentialities and the possibilities of l!)'tO brings directly Into question tbe progress made by the New Deal or In Its program of reformation revolution depending on the political perspective from which you consider the New Deal lnce President It Is two year Roosevelt carried hi New Deal Into the White House Much water hn gone over the dam since Many have been tried and experiments Doubtless conmany have failed siderable progress of s satisfactory form has resulted Yet the “sons of the wild jackass” are not satisfied It may be because Mr Roosevelt has censed to pul! so many hat after the white rabbits out of fashion of a magician that has caused onafflllated factions so much Or it disturbance may be because the Republicans as the opposition party at present have been utterly stymied In their efforts to perform opposition functions that have proved left the temptation for the wingers to capitalize whatever political opportunities remain for exploitation concluI think It Is the genera sion that the New Deal baa not come up to expectations of the left wingers Perhaps It might be snl that nothing that the New Dealers can offer will be quite satisfactory to the left wingers for they are difficult to satisfy Their fertile minds re even more productive of exare the minds than Idena perimental even of the brain trusters and no one boa ever said a brain trust mind At any rate the was not fertile is cut and dried and circumstance an abundance of material for a third party awaits us by that type of politician Observers here agree that one cannot consider the outlook for 1033 and the national elections of that time without considering the Influence that these left wingers may It la I believe wield conceded that If Mr Roosevelt everywhere In leading tbe country ucceeds through to a higher level of prosforperity than now grace our tunes the Republican chances to defeat him are very very low picture such The progressives Including men as LaFollette of Wisconsin Norris of NehrasNeed Here ka and Wheeler ot Montana to Leader name only three eem to feel that the New Deal prohns about gram jelled They know as all political observer know that there are a good many hundred votes thousand scattered around waiting to he cast In favor of a much more radical than program that to which Mr Roosevelt baa to agree been willing But the have a distinct progressives problem of their own It Is an entire absence of an outstanding leader of the hero type who can sound the and call for the progresstrumpet ives to "follow me" My Inquiries among all veins of political opinion have given me no clue to the name who can bead np of an Individual As I said above the movement however results cannot be predicted now and one mnst add to that statement also tbt one cannot guess at the lejdefkfilp of this new movement because It win have to before’ that leadership Jell further appears on the horizon It la even possible that these current third party rumblings will mean no more than they have In many cases In the past This Is true because there Is not a Theodore Roosevelt In sight at the moment and some astute politicians Insist If there Is not one In the country a man f the late Teddy’s type and qualities should come to the surface then probably this third party movement would develop Into forIf one midable ' proportions does up I do not see bow the I'rogresslves will be any more In 1938 than the scattered fragments not show of a phies political ' philoso- That brings ns to some of the circumstances In congress at the In previous letters I present time have reported to you that there were signs Indicating difficulties for Mr Roosevelt In holding his gigantic Democratic majorities together in That the house and senate condition has become somewhat more aggravated than it appeared when I first commented upon IL There have been minor defections breaking loose from the Democratic In the and In house the majority sennte with considerable frequency On one or two occasions the defections were exceedingly large and when Joined with the Republican minority were almost large enough to constitute the majority strength The Democratic leadership has wrigsaving Its skin gled out thereby but the margin of safety was such as to cause sleepless nights not only In the Capitol but In high places In the administration As one of the signs of this growing discontent one has only to look back over the continued prodding being given the administration from The worst aide the Democratic phase of this prodding Is the apof many Demoparent willingness cratic representatives and senators to promote Investigations There claiming Seek sit Is a faction In congress who to be good Democrats are on the trail of Farleyt postmaster Farley's eral There Is scalp another bloc of equally good Democrats who would be quite happy to have Secretary Ickes ousted out of of the Inthe position of secretary terior and who squawked loud and long about giving Mr Ickea control relief appropriof the $5000000000 ation Within the last few days a gang has banded together on the trail of Donald Itlchberg nntll recently the man who was closest of any In the administration to the President To add to Mr RIchberg's troubles be is on the outs wltb the American Federation of Labor and It must be can do a said that the federation of great deal with many members So when the the house and senate of tho for contlnunnce legislation Administration National Recovery I gels on the floor of congress think It Is likely this group will tear off some Rlchberg bark Governor Ecclcs of the Federal Reserve bureau a rather new New Dealer and a fast thinker has not situathelped the administration’s ion In congress any by his bank bill He has antagonized the most virulent fighter In the halls of congress namely Senator Glass Democrat of Virginia by the banking proSenator posals which he sponsored Glass has always had a following In the senate and he has It now Whatdoes ever he therefore his leaderbecause be ship will be Important will have not only his own following but the conservative Republicans as well The banking legislation according to the view In many quarters may turd out to be ths focal point the Issue on which the line of cleavNew age between the administration will Dealers and the conservative be definitely established troudiscussing congressional no one for tbe aiginlnlstratfon dare overlook tbe t' At to ot figure stocky Huey Long Senator Huey Long Huey Just does not like Mr Roosevelt In fact Huey would like to be President In bles himself Political comambitions bined with a vitriolic tongue give Huey a broad platform npon which to perform and unless I miss my guess he Is willing to be Increasingly troublesome to tbe administration Huey knows that the administration Is going to overlook no opporhim Among tunity for harpooning (he executive departments In Washington one hears hints and sometimes more than hints that fluey Is vulnerable and that these weaknesses In his armor will be exDow much posed In due conrse steam tbe administration can or will turn on Is highly problematical It must be remembered that If fot CumGeneral Attorney example mings should authorize or direct any action against Huey the Louisiana senator Immediately would capitalize those movements as an adminto persecute movement istration him words the adminisIn other tration Is In a spot where It can easily make a martyr ont of fluey Tbe result of that would be to Huey’a position Immeasstrengthen urably I am told that any fighting bark on the part of the administration In so far as nney Long Is concerned Is going to be given serious consideration because Ilney Is a p lltlcal bombshell O WMtarn Newspaper Pwloe |