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Show THE SMITH FIELD SENTINEL. SMITHFIELD, UTAH News Review of Current Events the World Over By EDWARD W. PICKARD machado. president appeared to be reach Inc the end of hla rqpe, but was stubbornly defiant of his opponents and flatly rejected the plan by American Ambassador Sumner Welles for settlement offered of the Island's poMr. litical turmoIL Welles told Machado that be should ask congress for a leave of alwence after appointing an acceptable uian fur the position of secretary of state; that secretary, according to the Cuban constitution. would succeed to the presidency In event that ollice became vacant lie would then select a cabinet representative of all political factions, constitutional reforms would be submitted to congress and later to a constitutional convention ; and the vice presidential ollice would be filled by either the congress or the supreme court To this proposition President Machado replied: I am and will continue to be the president of the Republic of Cuba, exercising all of my constitutional prerogatives Of these I cannot relinquish the smallest part without becoming a traitor to the confidence reposed in me by the people of Cuba when they freely gave their votes to me, or without diminishing the independence and sovereignty of a republic that I assisted In founding, having fought In the war for Independence.'' The Cuban congress supported Machado In his determination to retain his office, and the mediation efforts of Amliassudor Welles were denounced ns detrimental to the sovereignty of the republic. To those wlio know conditions on the Island this is not sur prising. The basis of Madia do's power is the state lottery. He controls this Institution and by his favor many leading congressmen are able to realize large sums from the sale of lot- tery ticket!. What the people think of Macliudo was plainly indicated by the events just preceding the crisis described. It was reported in Havana that the president had resigned and immediately a greet throng began demonstrating Dut the police and troops joyfully. attacked viciously, killing some and wounding many, and the marchers fled in dismay. Martini law wns d coin red and the city wns patrnled, but acts of violence were frequent. For several days the city had been tied up by a general transportation strike thnt Involved ninny Industries. The government announced It had granted the demands of the laborers, but the union tnon refused to return to work while constitutional gnnran ties of freedom remained siisMnded. Cuhnn politicians thought Machado's rejection of Welles' peace plan would lead to Intervention by the United States, but In Washington this was considered quite unlikely. To send onr marines to the Island would lie contrary to President Roosevelt's, declared policy, and would stultify the position he took mneerning the Japanese In Manchuria. Mr. Welles dreliired that mediation wns not ended, nnd Machado In his statement said: "I am disposed to mediate with my political adversaries and to concede to them their just demands to any extent that will not diminish the authority nr the prestige of the insillutions of the republic or the head of the state." OF STATE CORDELL from the tandon conference, is again In his offices at the State department, and has lost none of his International ism. lie still believes all nations can and to should end the world depression, and says domestic programs for rain SECRETARY log prices and reduc- ing unemployment are but the preludes to Mr. such Hull also announced that the United States was ready and willing to promote close trade and commercial relations with the countries of Latin America, and suggested the negotiation of specific commercial agreements. In advocating trade agreements under the most favored nation principle, Hull explained thnt such agreements would relate primarily to commodities of nonconqietltlve nature. He explained thnt reciprocal trade agreements would not necessarily conflict with most favored nation treaties, becuuse such agreements would be thrown tqien to signature by other nations which, however, might not be interested In the products affected by the treaties because the treaties would affect particular products which would best he manufactured In some one nation. Explaining why the economic conference did not achieve the full mess Vre of success that had been hotied fur, . by his Sally Sez both aides and Hugh Johnson by rigorous argument and threat brought the big bituminous coal strike In Pennsylvania to an end. Their efforts were ably seconded by Edward F. McGrady, the NRA labor representative In the controversy. At first many of the workers were inclined not to obey the order of the union chiefs to return to the mines, but when Mr. McGrady arrived at by plane and told the men: "I am acting for the Preaident of the United States and asking you to go back to work," they cheered him, picked up their lamps and got back to the pita The trouble was mainly concerning recognition by the operators of the nationally organized Cuba in Turmoil as Machado Refuses to Quit the Presidency Germany Rebuffs Britain and France National Recovery Progress. Gerardo ROOSEVELT PRESIDENT iluR said the various nations found that their economic problems and the were much problem of more difficult than had been imagined. Nevertheless, be was unwilling to consider the London gathering of GO nations a failure. No one can watch these days and not be Washington Washington. Great Drive for Recovery nn-io- fears of another war with were sharply stimulated by the abrupt refusal of the Hitler government to consider the parallel requests made by Great Britain and France that Nazi propaganda in Austria be discontinued. The two protesting nations declared the course Germany was pursuing was in violation of the spirit of the four power peace pact recently signed; but their ambassadors were told by the German foreign office that the Berlin government failed to see any reason for application of the four power treaty in this instance, and that Germany regarded as Inadmissible this Interference in the Gernuio-Austrla- n trouble. Italy had declined to join Britain and France In their protest, but did make friendly represents Rons to Berlin concerning the Nazi aerial propaganda over Austrian territory. The Italian government was Informally advised that Germany would take steps immediately to end this practice. This eased the situation considerably, but French statesmen were pessimistic and believed the whole affair would lead to the smash up of the disarmament conference when it reassembles In the falL CHINA'S last faint chance to and Jehol from has disappeared, for the independent Japan probably Gen. Feng commander who had been leading the fight against Japanese aggression, has given up and signed a peace pact with the national government. Under the agreement he ab-I cates all- - titles, turns over the command of his troops to the national government and retires to obscurity. political Cheh-Yusn Qen. gung will become governor of Chahnr province, seat of Feng's most recent operations, and the government will be reorganised. Feng has been one of. modern China's most romantic figures and his persistent opposition worried Japan not a little. His capitulation la at trlbuted to a lack of fnnds and monitions as well as mutiny and dissatisfaction among his own men, said at one time to have numbered 20,000.' Added were Japanese threats to boycott Knigan, and the vastly superior forces sent national government against him. d NE of the most Important branches of the NRA, the national labor mediation hoard, met in Washington, formally organized and got busy at once, taking up first a controversy In New Orleans. Senator Roliert F. Wagner of New York, chairman of the board, was on vacation in Europe hut messages were sent to him asking that he return ImmesecreHis diately. Q tary represented him at the board's sessions. the other members present being Walter U. Tongle. Dr. I.eo Wolman. E. Klratein, John L. Lewis, William Green and Gerard Swope. Henry L Ilarriman. president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, Is highly optimistic concerning the employment situation. At San Francisco he predicted that 7.000,000 would be by the end of this year. s liberally now, hut buy only from who displny the blue engle. Is the advice of Gen. Hugh Johnson, national recovery administrator. Ills justifiable expectation Is that prices soon will advnnce as the various codes get Into operation and the purchasing power of the people Increases. At the same time the recovery administration Is taking steps to keep the retailers wlihln the terms of their agreements and to check profiteering. Housewives nnd wnge earners over the entire country are being organized for house to house and store to store canvasses to Insure ngalnst Infractions of codes nnd to prevnll on hnyera to patronize only blue engle businesses. Alias Mary Hughes, director of the women's section of the emergency reemployment campaign, announced of an organization In 4S states to carry on the educational and "policing" work. Violators of codes and agreements are threatened with publication of their names. BUY n Deputy Administrator A. D. White-side- . In charge of the retail store temporary code, said he had rereived reports from many parts of the country thnt retail stores are entering agreements to shhrler hours of operation so they will not have to hire additional workers. The enforced creation of more John Is the major ohjectire of the campaign. In numerous cases stores also are "staggering" their employees to avoid an Increase of their forecs, Whiteside said. He sent a shnrp warning to the Indiana Retail Grocers' association, which wns intended aa an admonithm to retailers generally and which was Immediately effective. Among the many codes offered was one for the daily and Sunday news papers. became the twenty-firs- t ratify the prohibition repeal amendment, the wets winning by a majority of more than R to 1. Their victory was unexpcctmlly complete, although the drys had failed to muster enough votes to place delegates on the ARIZONA ballot Mrs. Isabella Greenway, national nnd a Democratic comniltteewoman personal friend of Iresldeiil and Mrs. Roosevelt easily captured the Democratic nomination to fill the congressional post vaented hy tawls IVmghia when lie was na lin'd director of the federal hyilgct The victory Insured her election because of the absence of Republican opposition. , recognized authorities on and finance had a significant conference with the President at the summer White House in nyde Park, N. Y. They were James Warburg, one of the fiscal experts for the American delegation at the tandon conference, and Prof a George F. Warren of Cornel university and Janies H. Rogers of Yale university. The two professors brought to the President a report on the studies they have been conducting for hlrjurlnclud-in- g the budget, taxation, EZeKutlfi, and particularly the possibility of adopting a dollar which would be geared to the commodity price Index, rising and falling in value with the values of wholesale commodities. THREE French aviators, Maurice TWO bold and Paul Codns, set a new record for flight and are due to receive a million francs from the French government Starting from New York, they flew almost directly to Ilayak, Syria, about 500 miles further than the previous record. They intended to go to Hagdnd but couldn't quite make It Rossi said he thought the record would be accepted at 9,300 kilometers (5,775.8 miles), although they actually flew more thnn 10,000 kilometers (0,210 miles) at an average speed of 1GG kilometers (82.28 miles) an hour. General Bnlbo and his Italian seaplane fleet reached the Azores, some of the planes coming down at Ponta Deign da and the others at Horta,. After a night of festivity and rest the big planes took off for home via Lisbon ; blit one of them, commanded hy Captain Uanierl, npset nnd was left was behind. Lieutenant Sqnnglla killed, Ranleri was Injured, nnd the others of the crew suffered from non-sto- p . shock and braises. government Is getting out of shipping business as fast as Under an executive order possible. from the President the shipping hoard Is now abolished, and the merchant fleet corporation and Its remaining 38 ships nnd 1.0IN) employees are transferred to the Department of Commerce OUR for dirertion. Secretary Roper's department Intends to carry on the policy of winding up commercial, maritime activities. Two years ago the corporation hud approximately 300 ships. It had hundreds of employees scattered about tills country and In foreign ports. Kale and lease of its shipping lines have reduced both personnel nnd ships. Under reorganization the Commerce within the department may next four months as many of the workers as It needs. Many will be .absorbed temporarily by the department, officials expecting the force in be decreased gradually aa the fleet corporation's affairs are dosed up. VIOLENCE In the New York state Increased dally and Gov. Herbert tahninn. though reluc-tnn- t to call, out the National Guard, consulted with its commander and prepared to take thnt extreme step If it were deemed necessary. Hie state police, acting as gunrdn for milk trucks, were In conflict with the strikers In many' localities, using Ini! lets and tear gas ngalnst the armed farmers. Most or Hie r'tlcs nnd towns obtnlned plenty or m'lk. . driving get business going again. It Is as though the war engines of a powerful foreign enemy were pounding at the fortifications marking the threshold of our country which. Indeed, Is true, except that the enemy, depression, is and has been among ni through almost four years. I think I can say without fear of successful contradiction that governmental activity la as feverish, as wildly unsystematic, if yon please, s any we observed during the trying days of the great World war. Though It Is along different lines, the activity la none the lean aa direct and aa positive. and In aome respects aa militaris tic. In such an analogy aa this, it ahonld be atated that the federal forces ere now being subjected to more severe Influence throughout the land than they faced during the preparation for and prosecution of the World war. Then, there was a physical fear which could be held up before the people as a reason for nnlted action. That threat cannot bo employed now. In its absence the government Is enable to overcome the Innate selfishness that must be largely overcome to make the general recovery program a success. In the beginning of the World war, Ih was necessary to strike quickly and hard at the enemy military plana. In the current campaign, It lw necessary to strike quickly and hard or else some business Interests will wait to see bow the. picture la going to look In order to gain tome advantage for themselves. Thus, the campaign Is at least partially spoiled. The reason for the thunderous drive, the mental and muscle strain of these days becomes apparent If the objections of those who are hesitant about signing are broadly heard, others who had wanted to conform get suspicious about the concessions they have made and begin to shy away. Therefore, throughout the governexecment one finds today weary-eye- d utives, tired clerks, near exhaustion from the endless hours of labor. For example, In the agricultural adjust inent administration and In the nation recovery administration, clerks are working In three shifts, and the executive! may be found in their until long anywhere from sun-u- p after the following midnight Whether yon are completely convinced of the efficacy of the various plans and programs, or whether yon Just hope they may be successful, your admiration and respect for' those who are trying to construct this new machinery certainly Is warranted. Under terms of the truce reached In Washington the miners are to lay their problems before a board appointed by the President, pending acceptance of the coal coda Miners are to employ their own checkweighmen to calculate the amount of coal produced, upon which their pay depends. FRENCH amazed at the tremendons force that Iz being the pu( 1153 UHUtrrit Ncvtui-MlM- As a sample of the driving force that has been exerted and Is being exerted every day to Preaident a greater or less ex- - SaoeatheDay the tion of the I wrangle presented in the Pennsylvania strike situation. That was not an ordinary strike: Its portents were nationwide. It Involved questions the answers to which meant the making or the breaking of the basic recovery principles. In the first instance, the most powerful corporate nnit In the world the United States Steel corporation was the governments adversary. I say the government's adversary because unless the recovery administration was able to reconcile the differences between the corporation and the union workers, the program of blanket ' codes and group . codes and everything else was Gen. Hngh 8. Johnson, reImperiled. covery administrator, could not get the warring groups together. He was ready to throw up the sponge Rut he had one more trick In the bag and that was to call for help from the President of the United States. Some how, that trick worked. Whether the merits of the cose were, with the corporation' or whether they were with the government, the power of the government was. and had to be supreme In the emergency. While observers here are not Inclined to defend the. steel corporation fully for taking' die position It did, it can be said with equal, force that moat of them believe there .was real danger of Infringement of private property rights. In this sense, therefore, the corporation was' within Jta rights In When It yielded, it appears, resisting. It ' yielded not to the labor .unions which had stirred up the trouble, but to the sovereignty of government. Involved In The basic controversy ' the steel corporation case was the company unions. question of I.abor 'leaders, the professionals; naturally want to have all workers In the national organizations. Otherwise, the strike as a weapon is Ineffective. Being quick to see a vulnerable spot, took advantage of the situation to lick the steel corporation which hereIts employees to tofore belong only to' company unions. In other words. It has I teen an open shop. In view of these facts. It seems to me that organized labor Is ns much entitled to rrltlclsin In the circumstance ns is the grentest corMiriitlon in the tins been world. Organised labor wielding too much Inlluence In the recovery organization according to the . la-I- consensus here, and Its insistence on advantages promisee further difficulties. The Department of Agriculture has set for itself the big Job of establishing fair prices for To Cheek the consumer while Wb Profiteering tamount to a guar- antee of higher prices for the things the farmer produces. Through a series of statements. Secretary Wallace has repeatedly affirmed that the re turns to the farmers must be increased In every direction. Simultaneously! Dr. Fred C. Howe; who as the consumer counsel represents the side of the buyers In the government's agriculmade the announcement tural set-uthat he waa going to compile weekly lists of prices for publication aa a means of protecting against the profi teer. From this arrangement It would be made to appear that there will have to be reasonable prices maintained everywhere on food commodities. But observers here have been' picking 'up numerous angles of the situation ' which they believe contain elements of trail; bleu Doctor Howe, of course, will be able to gather price lists at whatever rate and In whatever volume he desires, and be can get them distributed through the press and through the radio to the bulk of the people of the United States. But the question that la bring asked here Is, what method la Doctor Howe going-temploy that will fix a' price Just and reasonable everywhere and provide the farmer with all of the return promised them! Some of the more critical say there la a likelihood that Doctor Howe ! going to run Into a difference of' opinion, what with farmers demanding more; added expenses forcing the retailer to charge more and the ultimate consumer with limited meane of buying the things concerned. Of course, there can be no doubt but that some retailers are going to try' to capitalize on the situation and profiteer on prices. Doctor Howe is set to defeat them by the weight of public opinion which must be regarded as a commendable course: Yet, according to the consensus one finds in Washingo that which nounces as a fair Doctor Howe anand reasonable price Is nnlikely always to fit the situation. Wrishty Pnhbne an aa haad. They're facias aa tknashaat the had, Aad mm Ms inMa wMck prevail. Caaast be recurred aa maall Dom kiM tewa PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY ? jut fHEWLETTIS jf fSiinrene jam THIS WEEKS PRIZE STORY saa Is aa. Nmr was The haatiav than aach a apbadid chance to sit a baa fall. Slady tha foUewiny diraettoas far uiih tbna latcnsaataia Birds whb ana Hti-- ti Yaar reirrhente an ready aad wiilias to aaibran tbc N K A bat im mh Drat Caere that b aimed irepaaribb. all to tbc Merchant. Bay bia inn BEaaMc hire to erepby mere blip. pih. Aad tbc circle b carepleted whea nail tin aatoauticelly better tWreirivec aad yea an bone tied. Then an slide tbc Inter nntcla telci Meant eia Jebbaater Mcaateia Banter (cere nly baawa aa Yeanelf). Aad what a paiadeal Th arichar yea bin than three bird, tbr better they will beeean tbe malt af I atu recantala atweephen." X. HacQITITET. Wendell. Idaho. FOREST DALE',-- Potato Chips EVERYTHING FOR THE BUILDER LUMBER BASH DOORS MOULDINGS GLASS OIL PAINT PLUMBING FIXTURES . VALVES FIFE Ketchum Builders' Supply TBS Sett Lake City W. 4th Sb ton, In the course of negotiations between the recovery administrators and industrial represent-IPa Tough stives, one of the Problems was Problem Rmt how to arrange a fair basis for competition when different factories had snch widely different costs of production. The highly efficient plant could produce at much lower cost, obviously, thnn could the plant thnt was obsolete in equipment nnd managed in haphazard' fashion. The same situation obtains with respect to retailers. Chaiif stores with great buying power and the resultant advantage of lower prices are naturally going to he able to sell at a lower price than the Independent store owner who buys in small quantities and has higher overhead costs. Now, say If Doctor Howe the critical-mindefixes as a fair price that for which the chain store Is able to sell Its goods, what Is going to hnppen to the independents? If, on the other hand, the price level quoted by Doctor Howe approximates the price charged hy the independent, then the chain store can and undoubtedly will get all of the business. It will make use of those figures in advertising the fact that the chain store prices are below. the government price. Manifestly, that will be unfair to the Independent But, I am prompted to ask, what can Doctor Howe do about It? In announcing his program to establish fair prices, Doctor Howe said there were consumers councils bring organized In scores of cities and towns These, he averred, would help In seeing that no merchant .profiteered. There can be no doubt of the fact that these consumers councils will exert a tremendous influence. here, however, recalled that the fight against profiteering during the World war developed manyn&sty situations Oversealous Individuals conscientious In their efforts but sometimes a bit shy of horse sense, made a personal matter out of such things as patriotic action. e , A West Raxbury (Mass.) resident is the owner of two dogs whose pedigrees he can trace back to a mastiff strain of the Fifteenth century. FOR ASR TOUR DRUGGIST Witch Hazel Cream (SKIN LOTION) AN INTERMOUNTAIN PRODUCT :?SARR0W8RAND PICKLES Receivers Sale of Pianos ahd Other Musical Instruments II Receiver fer CanreHdated Marie apaay I here plena tor .eel to tiy parte ef the Internee ataia Wait, ia Utah, nathera Idaho, tbalarly I western Wyereint. (any of than inrinnMBta have been eeenerd and wiU be nld tor bairn awinp er lew. ha eld reliable ConeeHdatod Marie cate may be erreered at IlNft rilWe rinpb ia- - The etack ef BMrchandb in th Bait Lake Stan b brg end csrepletc, ml th Bluet liae af Marini laetnaieaU aa the anrket, all t be dinned ef at urrilee prices. Write fer cataleeae aad prices. ELIAS A. SMITH Receiver fer - Consolidated Music Co. Salt Lake City 15 K 1st So. Old-time- rs Prof. Raymond Moley has been detached as assistant secretary of state to have charge of the federal governments campaign against crime, especially kidnaping and racketeering. It was the first break in the brain trust," .that group of professors-witwhom the President surrounded himself. Some weeks ago I wrote in these columns the prediction that such a result had to come. It was obvious The professor and his theories can be used by the statesman and practical men . only so far. Professor Moley was of no use to Serretnry Hull In the Department of State after his adven Hires in connection with the London economic conference and the unfuvor able publicity that the professor caused. In asahtlng Profeasor Moley to the Job of Imnlshlng crime, the President said later he would put him back ns assistant secretary of state , - e. 1S. Western Newspaper Ualoa, Please send me full details about the new Frigldalre. thnt uses current than one electric light bulb, and also the super models. - H. R1NT2 W. SALT no-mor- CO. LAKE CITT All large naval vessels which pass under tha Brooklyn bridge have to lower their topmasts JlJ fer $3 .1AA per week will be paid the beet article ea Why yea heald an Interanantala 4nde Similar to .have. Scad year alary ia pren or vern to In--. tonaaantnln Pretoria Calama, P. O. Bee ISIS, Salt Lake City. If yaar story appean In this eelana yea will receive check fee GeedeV $3.00 Week No. 1131 WJULSatt Lake CHy |
