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Show on iti annual n EPORTINGNational Child Labor Simple Crochet Ccm Be Family Heirloom sur-ve- y, News Review of Current Events the World Over the committee says the improved business activity has been accompanied by a general increase in the use of child labor, with "appalling conditions in some industries. "It appears to be hard for the sees business and individual who Drouth Commission Gets Data for Program Britain trade reviving, the report said, to pause to consider the extent to Moves to Protect Her Shipping From. Spanish which this process of creating wealth is being built upon the, backs Break Threatened. Fascists German-Russia- n children who need to be in school instead of having their youth ground out of them at labor. Of W. By EDWARD Wcttcra Nrwipipcr pHAIRMAN MORRIS L. COOKE and other members of the federal great plains drouth commission are holding a series of meetings in the drouth blighted states for the purpose of fora relief mulating pro'and control callgram and are ing in the farmers to consult with At the first them. of these sessions, in Bismarck, N. D., officials and agricul-- , turists of Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska and North and South Dakota heard O. W. Roberts, federal meteorologist, give the encouraging promise . that "greater than normal precipi- tation is anticipated in those states next spring on the basis of light precipitation this fall. Reports of existing conditions, however, showed that the situation is serious. Gov. Walter Welford, of North Dakota, told the conference that water levels throughout his state are seriously diminished, constituting a major problem for the state and federal governments. . Another official declared that North Dakota's live stock situation is "most deplorable, that virtually no live stock is left on ranges in western sections of the state and that feed is seriously scarce in all sections. "There is no magic wand at the disposal of the government to make drouth areas bloom, Mr. Cooke aid. "We came here to hear your suggestions and we hope to gain from this and similar meetings data which will guide future, helpful legislation. "The reports so far received indicate that much can be done through government assistance and expert advice. 'T'HE Mississippi Valley A associ-- '' ation, meeting in St Louis, adopted a resolution calling for rejection of the St. Lawrence seaway treaty unless the crown colony of Newfoundland and Anticosta island are ceded to. the United States by Great Britain. Of course no one thinks for a minute that Britain ever would do that. "The position of Newfoundland, astride foe mouth of the St. Lawrence, is an insuperable obstacle to foe treaty in its present form, the resolution said, "inasmuch as Newfoundland is a crown - colony of Great Britain and is entirely sep' arate from Canada. "This crown colony as well as the St. Lawrence plug of Anticosta Island should both be ceded to foe United States to guarantee our safety in case of war. The new president of foe association is Arthur J. Weaver, former governor of Nebraska and now president of the Missouri River Navigation association. banqueters in celebrated the hundredth anniversary of the American patent system and an announcer from a transport air liner gave them foe names of America's "twelve greatest inventors" as selected by a secret committee of prominent men. These are foe inventors and their inventions: Robert Fulton, steamboat; Eli Whitney, cotton gin; Samuel F. B. Morse, telegraph; Charles Goodyear, vulcanized rubber; Cyrus Hall McCormick, grain reaper; Elias Howe, sewing machine; George Westinghouse, airbrake; Alexander Graham Bell, telephone; Thomas Alva Edison, electric lamp, phonograph, motion pictures, and many other devices; Ottmar Mergenthai-er- , linotype; Charles Martin Hall, process for making cheap aluminum; Wilbur Wright, with his brother, Orville, of foe airplane. thousand pNE Washington PICKARD Union. PARL The charges against .tlje mayor largely have to do with his. actions in connection with the strike of employees of the Seattle OREAT . BRITAIN, asked Gen. Francisco Franco, leader of the Spanish rebels, to establish a safety zone for neutral ships in Barcelona harbor which the Fascist chieftain had declared blockaded. Francos reply was not satisfactory, and besides, one of liis vessels sank an unidentified ship off the capital of Catalonia. Therefore the British government promptly started, a; considerable number pf. warships toward the Mediterranean oTuiSiers and submarines being included. Foreign Minister Eden already had assured, parliament .that British shipping, would be protected onr the high seas with all the might of the British navy which is something to give. the Spanish Fascists pause. France took foe same stand, but warned its. merchantmen to conduct themselves "with extrpmecaution. Excitement over foe torpedo attack on a loyal Spanish cruiser by a submarine which the Madrid more than hinted was a German vessel was allayed by the report that the undersea boat was a Spanish submarine that had gone over to the rebel side. Madrid was being continually hammered by rebel shells .and bombs, and there was intense fighting daily in University City, foe northwest section of foe capital, where the insurgents had penetrated. The American embassy was closed on orders from Washington and Eric C. Wendelin, charge daffaires, gave protection to those Americans who wished to go to Valencia to board a United States warship. The German and Italian embassies, abandoned by their staffs, were seized and sealed by foe defense junta and a number of Fascist refugees were arrested in the former. Berlin scoffed at this action but Rome called it banditry. government - - - STICKLING, a German en-gineer, was sentenced to death in Russia for sabotage which he was said to have confessed. Hitler had his ambassador in Moscow make 1. Li earnest demands for postponement of foe execution, and then suddenly announced that if the sentence were carried out Germany would sever diplomatic relations with foe soviet government Great Britain feared such action would seriously aggravate foe European war situation and so Prime Minister Baldwin interceded. He asked German Ambassador Von Ribbentrop to urge Hitler not to bring- about foe open break with Russia, and he instructed foe British ambassador at Moscow to appeal for mercy for St Thereafter the Soviet government commuted the German's sentence to ten years in prison. Several of his fellow plotters were shot. The agreement directed against foe communist Internationale, which angered Russia, was signed by Japan and Germany in the Ber-- . lin foreign office. Under it the two nations are to in a campaign against communism, and they invite other nations to join them. rick-lin- g. JOSEPH E. DAVIES, wealthy has lawyer of Washington, served the Democratic party in various ways for many yeara and has contributed liberally to its campaign funds, and now he has been rewarded. President Roosevelt has appointed him American ambassador to Soviet Russia, to succeed William C. Bullitt, who was transferred to foe " Paris embassy. Mr. Davies, whoso wife is the former has a habit of recall- Mrs. Marjorie Prat ing its mayors when they are Hutton, heiress of the big Post cerenot satisfactory. One was thus oust- al fortune, is a native of Wisconsin ed in 1911 and another in 1931. Now and practiced law in that state una movement has til 1913, when he went to Washington. He was chairman of the fedbeen started for foe recall of Mayor eral trade commission under PresiJohn F. Dore, who dent Wilson in 1915-1and was is accused of incittaken along by Wilson as an economic adviser to the Versailles coning acts of violence in a labor dispute. ference. Before that he had served Formal charges of as western manager of Wilson's misfeasance, malcampaign and as secretary of the feasance and violaDemocratic national committee tion of foe oath of and he was offered in 1918 the amoffice were conbassadorship to Russia, to Italy and tained in a petition the governorship of the Philippines. He declined, however, so he could by fifteen signed women and eleven run for foe United States senate men. It asked the corporation coun- from Wisconsin. He was defeated. sel to draft the charges in con- He was active during the recent densed form so that an effort could campaign, serving on the advisory be made to obtain foe 24,000 signa- committee at Democratic headquartures necessary for a special recall ters in New York. election. President Roosevelt signed foe was elected in Davies commission before he left on Dore, fifty-fou- r, March over Arthur B. Langlie, can- his South American cruise, but foe didate of the New Order of Cincin-nalu-s, announcement was withheld until an independent organization word was received from the soviet of young voters seeking better mu- government that Davies was persona grata at Moscow. nicipal government. 6, VON OSSIETSKY, pacifist who has been imprisoned by the Nazi ' government after being convicted of treason, has been awarded the Nobel peace prize for 1935 and the Nazis are exceedingly indignant, looking upon the award as an impudent challenge and insult to the new Germany. Ossietsky, who is seriously ill, was released from prison recently but is under guard by the secret police. His "treason consisted in printing an article some time ago saying the German army was secGer-ma- n retly rearming. The peace prize for 1936 was given Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine foreign minister, recently president of the League of Nations assembly and active in ending the Chaco war between Bolivia and Paraguay. P. VAN SWERINGEN, the financier who, with his late brother M. J. Van Swerin-ge- ORIS n, created a great railway empire, died suddenly while on a railroad trip to New York. In his 57 years iff life he rose from being a newsboy to a commanding position in American transportation. The great depression almost ruined the brothers financially, but Oris was well cm foe way to complete financial recovery. DICTATOR JOSEF STALIN, fo one Of his exceedingly rare public speeches, presented to his fellow countrymen foe proposed constitution which he himself has written for foe U. S. S. R. The document promises many new liberties and privileges to Russian citizens. These include equal suffrage, the secret ballot, foe right to work, leisure, material security in old age, education, equal rights for women, universal equality of citizenry, freedom of conscience and foe right to worship, freedom of speech, press, assembly and meetings and the right to organize into any group except political bodies. 'T'HAT work relief as adminls- tered by foe federal government be gradually discontinued is the recommendation of the board of United. States A National Topic Interpreted v by. William Bruckart Kitloul Press Wsuhlngton, P. C. Building Many observers Washington.' around Washington lately have no--. ticed something of Change in a change in- Presir dent Roosevelts Roosevelt attitude since the election which so overwhelmingly returned him to office. From most any standpoint you assume, you will note, I believe, a more critical attitude on foe part of the President concerning the schemes advanced by his advisers. He is apparently examining the suggestions, the proposals and programs laid before him much more cautiously and carefully than was his record during the past three years. It is yet too early to catalog this attitude as a change on Mr. Roosevelts part but surely it is noticeable. If he continues it, it is all to the good for the country.' If he continues it, it cannot fail to mean better administration, .better legislation, sounder national policies. It necessarily must mean as .well, that there will be fewer ef the half-bakideas, plans which foe President had not considered .fully, programs he had not thought through. (hie of the important indicators of this changed attitude on the part of Mr. Roosevelt comes in the form of an announcement in. which Mr. Roosevelt named a committee of outstanding agricultural authorities and citizens whose job is to preprogram for alpare a long-terleviation of foe farm tenant problem, if not its complete eradication. Secretary Wallace will head this committee which is to report early in February and the appointment of Mr. Wallace to this job incidentally seems to assure his retention as head of the Department of Agriculture and there, had been some question whether he would remain, Of course, the farm tenant problem long has been a cancerous growth on American agriculture. It has been spreading. Previously, have reported in these columns how official figures disclosed an increasing number of farms operated by tenants and owned by absentee landlords. It has been a problem for some years and seems to be growing more acute. Hence, the Presidents move would seem to mean that the federal government going to put its hand to the oar and try, at least, to do something about it. ed m wards this much needed reorganizat- ion. It is highly important that it be. done. I think everyone agrees with that statement. Mr. Roosevelt is in a position to do it. He is one of the few Presidents of recent years who has been in a position to do it. He is in that position because of foe tremendous majority his party possesses in house and senate and I think it can be said unequivocably, if Mr. Roosevelt cannot do it or does not do it, it never will be done. It goes without saying that there, are scores of unnecessary agencies now in existence, most of them the children of the New .Deal. There, is overlapping; there is conflict of.' jurisdiction and there is a superabundance of ideas from every source that affect or influence operations of other agencies. It is a tangled skein and the untangling is going to be .a difficult job. The whole setup is shot through with politics and politicians and to decapitate pot litical patronage is a man-sizejob. The job now may. be made even worse in this regard by foe fact that never in history have there been so many shades of opinion in congress. The natural result of this sort of thing is that the - various groups of blocs insist on carrying out particular, pet schemes and. those pet schemes nearly always mean a new governmental bureau, commission or what have you. As far as present conditions have developed, none can foretell exactly what Mr. Roosevelt has in mind concerning the new government structure. It goes without saying, of course, that the major departments, each headed by a cabinet officer, will constitute the basic framework of whatever or consolidation Mr. Roosevelt eventually proposes. But it is outside of this framework where foe real is needed. It is among foe countless alphabetical soup agencies that foe pruning knife and the axe must be wielded with utter abandon. A lot of needless and, in many cases,- irresponsible government policies are worked out here. It is among these agencies as well where waste in the form of reckless spending and badly conceived programs has taken place to the greatest extent under the ' Roosevelt administration. Pattern 50 A bedspread, indeed, to mu' forth "Ohs and "Ahs S. one, crocheted from humble string. 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Taxpayer e great deal in foe by John W. OLeary It - owned ernment of Chicago which way of budgetary held that foe work May Mean ' corporation or it reforms and relief for the taxpayers may mean subsi- if foe job is undertaken seriously, relief "proves in op- dies or of a numhpr- of Indeed, as the situation now one hny to eration fall far federal aids. I do not want up, elimination of about 50 shapes short of its purposes other per cent it, however, because of these and to create new to prejudge emergency agenthe comto be is President certainly cies and complete eradication of problems. mended in approaching the problem their The committee, parasitic policies constitute an a sensible way, namely, the cre- important said the report, "does not propose in approach to a balancing ation of to a committee the give of foe Treasury budget sudden and instantaneous stoppage. Since this is a fact, it must be Those gradual steps should be taken question a thoroughgoing analysis which are always essential when ad- before legislation to alleviate the recognized that foe proposed concondition is proposed. solidation movement has obstacles justments have to be made upon a That is what makes it so signifi- outside of political considerable scale. patronage. PolA cant. year or two or three ago, iticians enjoy spending money and "There is at present danger that, some brain truster sitting in a cobthey see various of their pet ceasing to have work for unem- webby office would have suddenly when bureaus or commissions going the ployed persons as its function, this had a thought about the "renters of all flesh, they naturally will activity will undertake to replace and other types of farm tenants; way be frightened and it will take all of some of the functions of private en- he would have felt very sorry for foe strength Mr. Roosevelt posterprise in advancing recovery. them and would have determined sesses to keep them in line when There can be no substitute for pri- in his own mind that must be they realize that money is takvate enterprise in the development made the beneficiaries they of the more en out from under their being of improved economic conditions.' very noses. abundant life right quickly. He Nevertheless, Mr. Roosevelt can would have sought and obtained an reorganize the government. He has JEW YORKS states unemploy-- appointment with the President; 329 Democratic representatives in ment insurance law was up- would have related the beautiful picthe house and 75 Democratic senaheld by an equally divided United ture he had conceived in his own Against this legislative strength States Supreme court, Justice Har- limited mentality and, in all prob- tors. lan Fiske Stone being absent on ability, Mr. Roosevelt would have of the party in power are 89 Republican representatives and 17 Reaccount of illness and taking no shouted, "fine, fine. publican senators, minus three or The next thing that would have four part in consideration of the case. who wear the RepubThere was no formal opinion and happened would have been the lican senators label but who are New Dealers no announcement of foe lineup of drafting of a piece of legislation for at heart. the court. submission to congress. It would If Mr. Roosevelt is serious about In the opinion of legal experts the have gone to Capitol Hill with the this court's action has wide implications stamp of administration approval if hegovernment reorganization and wants to force it through, I affecting not only state employment and all of the automatons of the insurance and other social legisla house and senate who owed their have no doubt at all that he can public support for his program. tion, but also the administration! positions to Roosevelt blessings, gain I have no doubt at all that if he social security program. would have voted for it. It would were to go on the radio and deliver have become law without serious an address the plan, there IJ Y A vote of 21,679 to 2,043 the debate and, as in most cases, with- would be suchabout a deluge of mail to convention of the American out most of the and and senators from Federation of Labor approved the senators having representatives understood what it representatives constituents that they would action of the executive council in was all about. The results of such their not dare the scheme. There suspending the ten union that are legislation are beginning to show would be oppose more than one reason for with John L. Lewis in his Com- and it is going to be necessary to mittee for Industrial Organization remake a great deal of it. The support of the President in this acmovement. However the convention trouble was that these theorists and tivity. Next to foe fact that people out through foe country generally accepted the advice of President impractical men never were able to Green and voted to renew the cou.v see more than one narrow phase hate bureaucrats and red tape in government, the important cils offer to talk peace with foe of the problem with which they were their rebel unions and to give the council dealing and Mr. Roosevelt did not reason for foe support which Mr. Roosevelt could have would power to call a special federation take the time to find out for him- come fromsurely foe taxpayers who are convention and expel the rebels if self what all of the factors were. beginning to realize what the fedpeace negotiations fail. It is quite evident, therefore, that eral government is The convention approved the exec- one thing the New Deal them. sadly needs That is one job thatcosting foe Republir utive council's decision that no steps is more its among cans did in their campaign to elect should be taken to form a labor po- own people. Governor Landon of Kansas. litical party. made the country tax consciousThey and I referred above to foe necessity is an influence that is going to EDWARD F. McGRADY, assist- - for co - ordination among gov- rwe up and haunt the New ant secretary of labor, was still Deal ernmental administration and members of trying to bring about a settlement ments M for some months to come of the great strike of maritime cies and that leads Needed c.on.cJusio"-then- . it seems to workers, but didnt seem to be gete into the Mr. Roosevelt has preting along very well. Indeed, the need for actual reorganization of situation was made worse by na- the physical structure known as the pared a test for himself whether he conceived it on that basis tionwide strike calls to the Mas- federal or government. Tiicre are certers, Mates and Pilots association tain signs emerging from the seeth- otherwise. Unless he drives through a serious consolidation and tlimira-and foe Marine Engineers union now occurring, as is usual, in f needless Federal operation of emergency ing agencies, mnny advance of a congressional session hips to Alaska and Hawaii was that Indicate President Roosevelt doubts are going to arise as to his discussed but not decided. sincerity. may be making a definite move to V Which tiw. ..... gov-tvn- af la S anaada tv a gaaalaa watch, BAYElt topirta tablet etorto la dUategnto to aad ga woefc. Drag a agar fegiria tablet fan to a glaaa ef water. Hr the tine It hits the bet-te- a ef lbs glaaa ft to dtaiategratlag. 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