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Show Belgium Freed From Its Locarno Obligations A I) ELGIUM Cwvwnt iwEmZb N REVIEW by &Uuatd IV. Pi Writers Newspaper Cains. Senator Byrd is chairman of the Mellon's Aluminum Company Attacked by Uncle Sam ANDREW MELLON, frequently the target of administration attacks, is aguin called on to defend his business. Attorney General Cumannounced mings that the Department of Justice had filed in the Federal District court in New York a suit to compel dissolution of the Aluminum Company of America which Mellon controls for the purpose of breaking "its monopolistic control" of the aluminum industry. By this action the government revives the act as a legal Sherman weapon in regulating business. The suit named 36 officers, directors, and stockholders of the company, including Mellon. Twenty-fiv- e subsidiary and affiliated companies Other were named members of the Mellon family named with the former Treasury head are Paul Mellon, Richard K. Mellon, Jennie King Mellon, Sarah Mellon Sea if e, David K. Bruce, of Mellon, and Ailsa Mellon Bruce, his daughter. Action of the company on March 1, 1037, in advancing the car-lprice of virgin ingot was cited as the most recent act of "oppressive and unreasonable price fixing" in the petition signed by Cummings and Robert II. Jackson, head of the division. It departments is alleged that this advance was made in the face of an increase in earnings from $9,571,206 in 1935, to $20,866,936 in. 1936, which amounted to an increase in common stock earnings from 55 cents to $8.65 per share. The suit charges that the company is a monopoly in violation of the anti-trulaws and that it has power to fix arbitrary and discriminative prices. It charges the defendants with conspiracies to restrain and monopolize, attempts to monopolize, and monopoly in violation of the Sherman anti-truact anti-tru- st son-in-la- w ot anti-tru- st st st Government Employees May Not Speculate in Stocks A letter addressed to H. B. Mitchell, president of the civil service President commission, Roosevelt placed a ban on speculation in securities by government officials and employees. There was no official explanation of this act, but for some time there have been rumors that some persons high up in the New Deal have been making a lot of money by speculating in the stock markets after getting tips on probable White House moves. Unemployed Got Jobs During March 305,000 ONE knows how many unNOemployed persons there are in the country, the estimates ranging from about 9,000,000, by Secretary Perkins, to less than 3,000,000. However, according to Madame Perkins, the number was reduced by 305,000 during March. Weekly pay rolls for the period, she said, were $15,100,000 larger than during February in the manufacturing industries. She said the employment increase continued "the practically unbroken succession of increases which have been shown each month since February, 1936." Of the 305,000 workers who obtained employment the majority found jobs in manufacturing and in retail trade. The secretary said the government had no way of knowing how many of the total had been on relief rolls. President Intervenes to Avert New York Strike . INTERVENTION by President Roosevelt averted, for the time being at least, a strike of 25,000 freight handlers on eight railroads that threatened the food supply of New York city. The President appointed an emergency board of three members to attempt a settlement. In his proclamation he said the dispute threatened "substantially to interrupt interstate commerce within the state of New York and other states in the eastern part of the country to a degree such as to deprive that section of the country pf essential transportation service." A dispute between rival workers unions balked efforts of the national mediation board to effect a settlement. Under the railway labor act, the President forced a postponement for at least 30 days while mediators work. senate committee on government reorganization and is not at all satisfied with the plan offered by President Roosevelt, believing it will not save tax money. Discussing his own scheme for merging the hous- ing units, he said that there are or more other agencies which, established and publicly justified as emergency establishments, can, be consolidated, merged, or liquidated just as profitably. If the appropriate committee will allow this bill to come to the floor for full and open discussion by senators, he predicted, other bills of this nature, providing for substantial savings, are sure to follow. 20 n has attained the sought in a recent move toward complete neutrality. Great Britain and France have released the little buffer state from its Locarno treaty obligations, practically abandoning that pact, and have promised full protection of Belgium against aggressors. In return Belgium promises to rearm and defend its frontiers effectively, and to observe its obligations as a member of the League of Nations. The agreement was signed in Brussels by Paul Spaak, Belgian foreign minister; Sir Robert Clive, British ambassador, and Jules Laroche, French ambassador. England and France also were reported as getting closer together in a plan for a united front against Mussolinis designs in the Mediterranean and for the development of an understanding with Germany. It also may result in the loosening of Frances friendship with Soviet Russia, which has been irksome to Britain. Mussolinis conference with Chancellor Schuschnigg of Austria in Venice was believed to have been mainly about Austrias relations with Germany and the Duce was reported to have told Schuschnigg that Nazi expansion toward the south was inevitable, to which the chancellor replied that Austria would resist to the limit any attempt by Germany to annex Czechoslovakia. posi-tio- Goods as Debts Payment Offered to United States SENATOR JAMES HAMILTON of Illinois said that several nations had offered to ship a billion dollars worth of food supplies and manufactured products to the United States in part payment President Asks Economy but of their war debts, and that he ap$1,500,000,000 for Relief proved their offer. The State dehis budget estimates partment formally denied that such REVISING fiscal year 1938, Presian offer had been received, but told dent Roosevelt congress in Mr. Lewis said his information was a special message authoritative. He had a conference that the deficit probwith the President before the latably would amount ter left on his fishing trip and urged to $418,000,000 exthat the plan be given serious conclusive of debt resideration. He recommended that tirement payments the commodities be distributed for of $400,000,000, inuse by states for relief purposes, stead of the "lay-arguing that this might well facilia ns" balanced tate the cutting down of the prohe predicted budget bilposed relief appropriation of a in January. He reclion and a half dollars. ommended the appropriation of $lr Senator Nathan L. Bachman for re500,000,000 of Tennessee Dies lief; and he deATHAN L. BACHMAN, United manded rigid economy to combat States senator from Tennessee, an anticipated drop in federal revdied suddenly of heart disease in enues amounting to $600,000,000. Mr. Washington at the age of Roosevelt also said there must be a years. Mr. Bachman was appoint- careful survey of the nation's tax ed senator in 1933 to succeed Cor- structure, and intimated that a new dell Hull who became secretary of tax bill would be introduced at the state. He had been a consistent sup- next session of congress. porter of the Roosevelt administraIn correcting the tion policies and was especially in- of revenue and the terested in the Tennessee valley tion of expenditures, the President program. He is survived by his indicated that the national debt will widow and a daughter, Mrs. Thom- rise over the 36 billion dollar mark, as A. McCoy of Asheville, N. C. Though he made no specific recommendations as to economy, the Franco Creates Authoritarian President spoke sharply about spe--: cial groups" who are exerting pres-- 1 State in Spain E RANCISCO FRANCO is well on sure to bring about increases in 1 the way to becoming a real dic- government expenditures. It was tator of the part of Spain his insur- understood he referred especially to gent forces control, and of the en- the farm tenancy program, ofpropostire country if they ing an annual expenditure the Wagner housing bill, win the war. By deof cree the general has calling for an expenditureHarrison-Black a year, and the merged the two education bill, calling for alchief rightist factions under his lead- locations among the states beginership and has out- ning at $100,000,000 for the first year lawed all other par- and reaching a maximum of a year. ties, thus creating a Mr. Roosevelt had rejected these one party authoritarian state. His de- measures at a White House confercree left open the ence and his attitude provoked vaway to restoration rious prominent senators and repof the monarchy in resentatives so much that they deSpain "if the nation clared they would favor cutting needs it," and the monarchists of down the relief appropriation ' he the Carlist and Bourbon persuasions asked to one billion dollars. In the house the economy proagreed that if this takes place, the king shall be Prince Juan, youngest gram lost a point when Representason of Alfonso XIII. He is known tive Vinson of Kentucky succeeded as prince of the Asturias and is in getting through his $1,000,900 Advance Information Dear. If I Commuter Good-bcant get home for dinner tonight Ill send you a wire. Wife Dont bother, Milburn. I've read it already found It in your coat pocket. y, Washington. Several weeks ago, I reported to you the apparent for presi- Mu&t Cut dential action in the direction of a Spending curb oil spending. I have written about this subject many times and I have no regret that I have done so, because for a half dozen years our government has been spending money too rapidne-cess- ly. m fifty-eig- ht j over-estimati- under-estima- $135,-000,00- 0; $50,-000,0- 00 $300,-000,0- 00 -- years old. Whether the "high seas" begin three or six miles from the coast line is a matter of dispute between the British government and General Franco. A number of British ships ran the blockade into Bilbao harbor with food and coal, and in twenty-thre- e stream pollution bill. Next the $927,000,000 Agriculture department bill came up in the house and was passed despite the efforts of Republicans to have it sent back to the committee with instructions for a blanket cut of 10 per cent. It is reported that the most cases they were escorted to Democrats of both house and senthe three mile limit by British war- ate plan to put through a joint resoships. The insurgent guard ships lution at the close of the session threatened to fire on the blockade reducing all departmental approprirunners within the six mile limit and ations by 10 per cent. were warned not to do so by British representatives. Protests were Maine Governor Qu:ck to made by both sides. Check Strike Violence Windsor Gets Apology for a Slanderous Book C DWARD, duke of Windsor, was thoroughly enraged by many things about him and Mrs. Wallis Simpson printed in "Coronation Commentary," a book written by Geoffrey Dennis and published by William Heincmann, Ltd., of London. The former king of England, through his solicitor, demanded the withdrawal of the book and the publication of a suitable apology, and the publishers gave in and complied with the demands. At first it was said Edward's anger might lead him to marry Mrs. Simpson as soon as her divorce was made absolute; but later dispatches averred the lady had persuaded him to delay the ceremony until after the coronation of King George VI and thus avoid further criticism. LEWIS BARROWS of GOV. has lined up with other state executives who will not stand for riotous and illegal tactics by strikers. When an unruly mob of 1,000 men tried to storm two of nineteen factories in Auburn involved in a general shoe strike and the loO. cal authorities were unable to handle the situation, Governor Barrows ordered out eight companies of the National Guard. I'll order out the entire military forces of Maine, if necessary to preserve constitutional authority," the executive said. The trouble followed a state Supreme court injunction, issued by Judge Harry Manser, outlawing the shoe strike which affects about 6,500 workers. The mob had been aroused by speeches by Powers Hapgood, New England secretary for the C. I. O., and other organizers. Keeping "foreign agitators" out Would Consolidate Byrd of the picture, the representatives Federal Housing Units of General Motors of Canada and CENATOR HARRY F. BYRD of Mrs. Harriman Named as of the workers at Oshawa, Ontario, reached a settlement of the strike in Virginia, Democrat, prepared Minister to Norway for introduction in the senate a bill PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT sent that plant. The company agreed to to the senate the nomination of raise wages and shorten work providing for the consolidation of the Home Owners Loan corpora- Mrs. Florence Jaffray llarriman of hours, but does not recognize the tion and the Federal Housing ad- Washington as minister to Norway. United Automobile Workers of ministration. This merger, said Mr. She is the widow of J. Borden Har- America. J. L. Cohen, Toronto atByrd, would result in a saving of riman, New York banker, and has torney who represented the strikers, more than $24,000,000 a year with- been active in politics for a number said the settlement reached was out impairing the work of the units. years. Others put it higher. 'eminently satisfactory." j i , The Presidents latest message reviewing the budget situation indicates that the Chief Executive at last has started his thoughts in the direction of curtailed spending. Indeed, Mr. Roosevelts message to congress in which he asked for a billion and a half dollars for relief purposes was characterized by. quite a new note of firmness in his discussion of the need for cutting government costs. I think it is fair to say that in previous messages the President gave little more than lip service to the cause of economy in government. His previous suggestions to congress lacked force. Not so with the current call for a reduction in expenses. It had the earmarks of determination but it yet remains to be seen whether he will insist strongly upon his conclusions when the showdown with congress comes. The Presidents message was interesting in several respects beside the note of firmness, mentioned above. He confessed, for example, that there was no chance for a balanced budget in the next fiscal year. There is no chance, he disclosed, even for achieving the "layman's balance." That "laymans balance" ought to be explained for, my understanding of economics does not contemplate more than one kind of budget balancing, namely, income equalling outgo. But Mr. Roosevelt, in his campaign last year and in his message to congress last January, spoke of "laymans balance" as meaning a balance of income and outgo with the exception of expenditures for relief and for retirement of the public debt. I have heard it described in many quarters as a trick balance which I truly believe it should be called since it is not an honest balance. In the January message, Mr. Roosevelt talked at length about the necessity for business taking on workers who were then on relief rolls. Only in that manner, he could there be a reduction in relief rolls. In the more recent message, the President omitted any reference to the responsibility of industry for reducing relief rolls by workers. That is not strange. The fact is, according to the governments own records, that industry is taking on workers at a more rapid rate than the administration had expected. But still there is no hope of a balanced budget this year. So we must look elsewhere to find the reason. Instead of one, we find two reasons. The first and most important of the two is the fact that, by whatever analysis you make, the New Deal is guilty of continuing to waste money by hundreds of millions and it was not until a few weeks ago that any serious effort was made to choke off this drain, assuming the current effort is serious. That statement sounds complicated and dulL It is not either one. The unvarnished truth is that Secretary Morgenthau and the flock of experts, trained only in theory, with whom he has surrounded himself, were unable to calculate what the present taxes would produce in revenue. Or, to say the same thing in a few words: Revenue receipts were far below what the Treasury experts guessed they would be. Thus, the picture seems to be clear. On the one hand, the President heretofore has allowed the alphabetical agencies to run hither and yon in their money spending spree. On the other hand, the lack of competent financial men in the Treasury again is glaringly shown. To get back to the question of curtailed spending I should like to call attention to Sounds Strong ; but the President's his latest message. He said that he proposed to use "every means at my command" to eliminate the deficit next year. That statement sounds strong enough. I question, however, that it can be called a program of retrenchment. In other words, Mr. Roosevelt was content in his message to congress simply to criticize, if not to denounce, extravagant outlays insofar as new commitments are concerned. During the last few weeks, Mr. Roosevelt has called upon the various agencies of the government for statements of their financial requirements and something of a review of what they have done with previous funds. Considerable ballyhoo accompanied announcement of this survey of governmental requirement. But again, there was no evidence of specific determination by the Chief Executive as to what language in regovernmental activity should be stricted or entirely eliminated. It was like a charge of bird shot. It There was no target scattered. mentioned except in a general way. There has been some talk that possibly Mr. Roosevelts message and promise to use every nieuiis at his command for curtailing expenditures may have been intended as a message to his own subordinates that definite orders were to follow; that he intended his subordinates should see where they themselves could lop off spending plans, and could put their own houses in order. I hope it works out that way. On the other hand, I entertain very serious doubt that such a procedure will ever cause such individuals as the impetuous Mr. Harry Hopkins, relief administrator, to cut down on his spending. Mr. Hopkins loves to spend money. He seems to be happiest when he has billions to spread around, regardless of whether the spending plans really accomplish aid for the destitute. I suspect that congress alone can curb Mr. Hopkins and the only way congress can do so is by declining to appropriate extra money for him. What I am trying to say in using Mr. Hopkins as the "horrible example, is that Mr. Roosevelt has taught his subordinates to spend money as freely as they can. To a considerable extent, he has let congress have a taste of new spending morsels and what politician does not like to spend money! Therefore, the President is confronted with the necessity of educating both his own subordinates and congress to the new order of conserving taxpayers money. If he does not accomplish this, we will be saying in another six months what we have said many times that we are confronted with national bankruptcy. I cannot believe that the budgetary situation looks any different than it did last January. The difference in the picture is that Mr. Roosevelt at last has begun to see some of the dangers in the situation which he either failed to see or elected to ignore last January. There were few who believed in January that the tax receipts were going to amount to the estimate given congress by the President. The fact that they have fallen short of his calculations by four or five hundred million is a serious thing but it is not so serious that a remedy can not be worked out. The remedy, it seems to me, is a simple use of a simple practice among Americans: When you do not have the money, deny yourself some of the things you would buy if you had the cash, Quite a Difference Abie VU1 you please explain to me the difference between shillings and pence? Ikey You can valk down de street vidout shillings. Oui, Monsieur hors bouillon, "Consomme, d'oeuvres, fricassee poulet, pora-m- es de terre au gratin, demitasse des glaces, and tell that mug in the corner to keep his lamps offa me moll, see?" Masonic Craftsman. (On way fart from Ogden or Salt Lake City, good in coaches or chair cart.) We have the FASTEST TRAINS to San Franc uco, all meals on die 2 Pacific Limited. $31 ROUNDTRIP to San Francisco; $32 ROUNDTRIP to Los Angeles via San Francisco both faxes good in standard Pullmans (berth extra). SouShem Pacific Trr inftrmabm.ur r unit H. g, Omm, Geo. Aft, 41 Stk Maim St, Salt lake Ciif i SALT LAKES NEWEST j I Mr. Roosevelt's message asking for a billion and a half for relief served to get the .. Relief collective mind of congress off the Menage Supreme court packing plan only temporarily. The relief message caused quite a stir in the house of representatives where there has been a decided move already to continue appropri-- 1 a ting huge sums of federal money for relief purposes, but it held the senate off the court question no longer than one business day. I think there has been no ques- -' tion more frequently asked in my time in Washington than: "Will the Presidents bill to pack the Supreme court pass?" I have watched the ebb and flow of the tide of sentiment in the senate constantly since the court packing plan was submitted. As the situation now stands, I believe Mr. Roosevelt has the odds in his favor. There is probably a margin of froi five to ten votes on the President' side. Whether that will be the stal of affairs when a vote comes, think no one can foretell becauj the vote in the senate is going be close. Many informal polls of the senal have been taken. The results hav varied somewhat They have vs ried of necessity because there a: many senators who remain noi committal, and who are unwillir at this time to take a position f( or against the Presidents schemi One may properly ask why thi is. The answer is politics. A goc many senators do not know ho their home states feel about th plan. That is, they are not able determine whether there has bcc a crystallization of sentiment f or against the thing. Consequently, these senators ai trying to wait outside of the playir field until they can tell whethi they can be justified in goir against presidential wishes or ci pitulating to the Presidents con mand. It is to be remembered thj if they turn against the Presiden they antagonize the administratio and particularly the Farley polit cal machine. It is rather unhealth for a New Dealer or Democrat oppose the Farley machine. Another reason why many seni tors are keeping their own couna on the court packing scheme is ths they believe there will be somethin in the nature of a come out of the hearingscompromis and senal judiciary committee con:cleratioi 6 Waattra Newspaper I'nJun Oar lobby to delightfally air cooled daring tbe simmer months i j j j i j HOTEL i Temple Square Ratos $1M to $3.00 The llalal Taaipla Square has a ipham. lahly 4 irabla, friendly aim' Yen always find It wUI 1 Immae-nlat- a, amnfertable, anda aupmaly bln. 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