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Show SENATOR JAMES OOUZENS of Michigan has given to the federal government $550,000 to finance a 1,000-aere residence colony for part time industrial workers in the Detroit area. A tract lias been purchased nine miles south and west of Pontlac. The project will be controlled by a nonprofit non-profit corporation. POOIl old NBA, now Just a thing of skin and bones, has a uew set of managers. President Roosevelt issued an executive order extending the emaci- News Review of Current Events the World Over President Offers Higher Tax and Wealth Reduction Program Pro-gram Social Security and Wagner-Connery Labor Bills Passed. By EDWARD W. PICXARD Western Newspaper Union. SPURRED on by the White House, the house, after a hot debate, passed the Wagner-Connery labor disputes dis-putes bill by acclamation, and Presi- G. L. Berry areti ariatr uuui oyiu 1 next. In accordance with the resolution adopted by congress, and then announced that James L. O'Neill, vice president of the Guarantee Trust company com-pany of New York, would serve as administrator. admin-istrator. Assisting the banker in the effort to persuade the pubiic, business men and la- r' dent William Green or the American Federa tlon of Labor hailed It as a "magna charta of labor." As is well known, the federal inn Is the chief beneficiary of the measure and Green and other labor union leaders bad worked unceasingly for its passage. called neatly every one of them voted for It. The only consistent ones were .Moore of New Jersey, Democrat, and Hastings of Delaware, Hale of Maine, Metcalf of Ithode Island. Austin of Vermont Ver-mont and Townsend of Delaware, Republicans. Re-publicans. This social security measure meas-ure will affect about 30,000.000 beneficiaries bene-ficiaries In the immediate future and by 1000, it Is estimated, will cosi I be federal government more than $3,000,-000,000 $3,000,-000,000 a year. These are its main features: 1. An appropriation of $9S,41,000 for the fiscal year 1936, Including $49,-750,000 $49,-750,000 for grants in aid to states for old age assistance. In addition there are authorized annual appropriations for the old age reserve fund, graduated graduat-ed from $255,000,000 in 1037 to $2,180,-000.000 $2,180,-000.000 in 1980, 2. Income tax on employees and excise ex-cise tax on employers, for old age benefits, beginning In each case at 1 per "cent of the pay roll in 1937 and reaching the maximum of 3 per cent in 1!)49. In addition there Is a pay roll tax on employers for unemployment insurance, beginning at 1 per cent in 1930, increasing to 2 per cent in 1937, and to 3 per cent, the maximum, in 193S. 3. Grants In aid""to states on a matching match-ing basis for assistance to persons sixty-five or older, the government's contribution con-tribution not to exceed $15 per month. 4. Old age benefits after January 1, 1942, ranging from $10 to $85 per month, depending upon the total amount of wages earned after December Decem-ber 1, 1930, and before reaching sixty-five sixty-five years of age. 5. A 90 per cent' credit to employers for taxes paid into state "unemployment "unemploy-ment insurance funds, the other 10 per cent to be apportioned among the states for administration of their unemployment un-employment Insurance laws. 6. Grants In aid to states for aid to dependent children, the federal government gov-ernment putting up $1 to the state's $2. An appropriation of $24,750,000 is authorized for the fiscal year 1930. 7. Grants in aid to states on an equal matching basis for maternal and child health services. An annual appropriation ap-propriation of $3;800,00O is authorized. 8. Grants in aid to states on an equal matching basis for the care of crippled children. An annual appropriation appro-priation of $2,S50,000 is authorized. 9. An annual appropriation of $1,-500,000 $1,-500,000 through the children's bureau for aiding state public welfare agencies agen-cies in the care of homeless or neglected neglect-ed children. 10. An annual appropriation of $1,-938,000 $1,-938,000 to be apportioned among the states for vocational rehabilitation. 11. An annual appropriation of $8,-000,000 $8,-000,000 to be apportioned among the states for public health services. 12. Grants in aid to states on an equal matching basis for assistance to tlie blind. An annual appropriation of $3,000,000 is authorized. 13. A social security board of three members in the Department of Labor, to be appointed by the President, each member receiving $10,000 a year. EWING Y. MITCHELL, whom President Pres-ident Roosevelt ousted from the position of assistant secretary of commerce com-merce because he could not work in bor to abide voluntarily by the codes no longer enforceable, and in the assembling as-sembling of statistics, are Leon C. Marshall, director of the division of review; Prentiss L. Coonley, director of the division of business co-operation, and George L. Berry, assistant to the administrator, representing labor. la-bor. Mr. Kerry, who has been serving as a code administrator, is president of the International Pressmen's union. O'Neill, Marshall and Coonley were made directly responsible to the President. Pres-ident. An advisory council of six members was named to help them. On this council are Charles Edison and Howell Cheney for industry; William Green, president of the American Federation Fed-eration of Labor, and Philip Murray, vice president of the United Mine Workers, for labor, and Emily Newell Blair and Walton H. Hamilton for consumers. AFTER three bloody riots in Omaha's Oma-ha's street car strike, in which one man was killed and nearly two hundred were injured, Gov. R. L. Cochran of Nebraska took charge of the situation. State troops were called out to preserve the public peace and the governor, meeting with representatives of the traction company, com-pany, the central labor union' and the strikers, ordered that the dispute be arbitrated immediately. President Roosevelt succeeded In averting the threatened strike of bituminous bi-tuminous coal miners. Both the operators oper-ators aad the United Mine Workers agreed to a truce until June 30, before be-fore which time It Is hoped a new wage scale can be formulated and accepted. GREAT BRITAIN'S realistic government govern-ment finds the best path toward general peace In Europe is conciliation of Germany, so it has yielded to Hitler's Hit-ler's naval demands and concluded a bilateral pact with the reich, disregarding disre-garding entirely the desires and fears of France. The agreement acknowledges acknowl-edges Germany's right to build a fleet up to 35 per cent of the tonnage of the British empire, and, what Is more important, permits Germany 45 per cent, and in certain circumstances, parity with tlie empire In submarine subma-rine tonnage. Submarines were forbidden forbid-den to Germany by the treaty of Versailles. Ver-sailles. SECRETARY OF WAR DERN exonerated ex-onerated Maj. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois of blame for the array air-mail fiasco and merely directed that he be tipponents or tins Sen. Wagner .... , , ,. a bill, Including constl- tlonal authorities In both parties Hflve assorted repeatedly that It Is unconstitutional, uncon-stitutional, and It is iimsi ,V(, liable that It will he carried to Hie Supreme court for an early test. As passed by the house, t lie VVajriier Connery bill provides: 1. For the setting up ol u permanent labor relations board of three members, mem-bers, appointed by tlie President, h.s an independent agency. The board, ur its agencies or agents, is autlinrl'.-.i'il to , supervise elections, conduct hearings, and Issue cease and desist oi tiers for "unfair labor practices." which-are enforceable en-forceable by the courts. 2. That representatives selected by a majority of a unit of employees for the purpose of culleetlTB bargaining shall have the exclusive right to negotiate nego-tiate with the employer. The board may determine the appropriate unit for collective bargaining, whether by plant or crafif, etc. 3. That it Is an unfair labor practice prac-tice for employers to restrain, coerce, or Interfere with employees in their organization for collective bargaining. 4. That It is an unfair labor practice prac-tice for employers to "dominate" or contribute financially to any labor organization. or-ganization. 5. That it is an unfair labor practice prac-tice to encourage or discourage membership mem-bership in any labor organization for the purpose of making closed shop agreements. 0. A fine of $5,000 or a year in prison for anyone interfering with agents of the board, such as refusing to permit access to books and records. EVEN Huey Long cheered when President Pres-ident Roosevelt's unexpected message mes-sage on redistribution of wealth and Increase of taxation for the rich was rend to congress. The Chief Executive ottered a program that he hopes will pay part of the vast expenses of the New Deal and at the same time break up some huge fortunes and check the growth of big corporations. He doesn't expect congress to do the entire job at this session, and the administration leaders at once set about stopping the radicals who wanted immediate enactment. enact-ment. The President's taxation plan is frankly aimed against the wealthy, especially the men with million-dollar Incomes. Of these there were 46 in 1933. The following legislation he recommended recom-mended for enactment during the present pres-ent session In order to obtain ample revenue without hampering enterprise and to distribute tax burdens equitably equi-tably : 1. High inheritance and gift taxes on "all very large amounts received by any one legatee or beneficiary." Segregation Seg-regation of this revenue for reduction of the national debt 2. Tax levies to restrict "very great Individual net incomes." 3. Substitution of a graduated corporation cor-poration tax ranging from 10 to 16 per cent for the existing 13 per cent rate. For consideration at the next session ses-sion of congress the President proposed pro-posed : 1. Elimination "of unnecessary holding hold-ing companies in all lines of business," by discriminatory taxation. 2. Discouragement of "unwieldy and unnecessary corporate surpluses." 3. An amendment of the Constitution Constitu-tion to abolish tax exempt securities by authorizing the federal government to tax subsequently issued state and local obligations and state and local governments to tax federal securities. WITH only six senators voting in the negative, the senate passed the tremendously important social security se-curity bill that already had gone through the house. During the Hve days of debate a number of members, Democrats and Republicans like, had argued earnestly that this measure never would stand up in tlie Supreme vourt. hut when their names were reprimanded for making mak-ing "inexact, unfair and misleading" statements state-ments to the house military affairs committee. com-mittee. This didn't suit certain members of the committee who insist the general should be removed from his command of the army air corps Representatives William Wil-liam H. Rogers of New Gen. Foulois harmony with Secretary Secre-tary Roper, retaliated with public charges that "special interests" inter-ests" dominate the Commerce department. He cited especially a government contract with the United States lines for the permanent perma-nent lay-up of the steamship Leviathan, Hampshire and Lister Hill of Alabama said they would carry the matter- to the floor of the house and there review re-view the evidence the committee took. In holding that Foulois should receive re-ceive more drastic punishment than a reprimand, Representative Rogers made public a letter from Secretary Dern to the committee. The letter followed an official War department statement clearing Foulois, whose friends insisted he was being made a scapegoat for the administration airmail air-mail blunder. PRESIDENT CARDENAS of Mexico appeared to have come victorious out of a crisis that was precipitated by Plutarco Elias .Calles, who was opposing op-posing Cardenas' economic policies. The young president forced his entire cabinet to resign and formed another that would support him wholeheartedly. wholehearted-ly. The Mexican City Catholics, who aie pretty much suppressed, took advantage advan-tage of the presence in the capital of thousands of Rotarians attending their international convention, and held a monster parade with speeches calling for religious liberty. r- ., asset utig tttut it was M,tche" against the public in-terest in-terest and that "those interested in the company, including P. A. S. Franklin, Frank-lin, John M. Franklin, Vincent Astor and Kermit Roosevelt" stood to benefit bene-fit by it. He also severely criticized the bureau of air commerce and the steamship inspection service. No one in the administration seemed disturbed by Mr. Mitchell's outbreak, but the senate committee on commerce at once summoned him to explain and expand bis charges. Mr. Mitchell turned oat to be an excitable gentleman, gentle-man, prone to jump to conclusions and to voice his opinions rather than facts. He talked a lot about inelliciency, "sinks of corruption," "favoritism and graft" and such things, but he didn't tell the committee much that it didn't already know. He asserted the United States lines, a subsidiary of the International Inter-national Mercantile marine, had received re-ceived a "gift" of $1,721,000 through the retirement of the Leviathan. |