Show news deview of Carrent events SMALL BUSINESS TURBULENT bedlam reigns in ropers Con conference ferene housing bill enacted german army versus nazis 0 0 ipso a F larj Ll W rakad rJ y summarizes THE WORLDS WEEK C C western newspaper union business men in uproar OF COMMERCE S SECRETARY ROPER thought the thousand little business men he invited to washington to tell their troubles and needs to the president would hold a nice quiet meeting and formulate a program that embarrass the administration but they fooled him their opening session in the department part ment of commerce auditorium was decidedly riotous and finally the police were called in to restore order every man present wanted to make a speech and dozens fought for possession of the microphone of the loudspeaker system in order to tell what they thought was wrong with the country and what should be done about it mr roper tried valiantly to deliver a message of greeting from mr roosevelt but the throng refused to listen even to that assistant secretary ernest draper had little better luck draper announced that fred roth shoe manufacturer of cleveland was temporary chairman and this led to further disorder because he was handpicked hand picked chairman jesse jones who tried to was cheered but soon retired from the room with roper and draper some of the business men who could make themselves hearnoon heard con damned the administration tor for high taxes reckless spending and unwarranted attacks on industry and business others called on the president to declare he will not accept a third term they demanded he get rid of bis theorists they voted to consider the problem of taxes shouting down the attempts attempt i 5 of commerce officials to sidetrack it finally nine small groups were formed to discuss as many phases ot of the problem and carry their findings to the white house these with their topics and chairmen were small loans james G maly daly of columbus ohio wages and hours dr W K gunter of galtney gaffney S C fair trade practices haward D north nor ali ot of cleveland government research bernard mclean of dallas texas housing D E mcavoy ot of new york social sec security ity 0 L boach of danville N va 1 de development lop and planning ot of small business leslie E sanders of orlando fla alai unemployment wallace kimbal ot of long island city N Y yf installment selling it P hastey ot of chicago c housing bill passed ENOUGH Es NOUGH democratic senators send tors switched witched their votes on the lodge prevailing wages amendment to the housing bill so the senate by a vote ot of 42 to 40 adopted the conference report on the housing bill and the measure went to th the white eWhite Hou house sefor for the presidents approval this was the first item on the administrations program to be enacted since the special session was as called november 15 last the measure provides tor for government m ent insuring ol of mortka mortgages on privately constructed housing up to 00 90 per cent of the value ot of the property on homes costing not more than and on 80 per cent on homes costing up to with the prevailing wage amendment eliminated legislators and labor leaders are disputing as to the effect it will have on the wage scales in the residential building industry senator lodges amendment was approved by the american federation of labor butiro but proponents ot of the measure said it would defeat the whole housing program at any rate it appears to have served the opponents of the administration by getting it in bad with organized labor generals versus nazis to dispatches from aberlin ACCORDING berlin a crisis is pending between the high officers of the german army and the nazi government leaders the generals brought things to a focus by forcing 1 I the resignation of marshal werner von blomberg war min ister because he had married the daughter of a carpenter that of course was a minor affair but it emphasized the split 0 of tween en the army windsor clique and the nazi party chieftains concerning the control of the armed forces it was said hitler was considering following example and himself taking over the war portfolio all this leads to a revival of the reports current in diplomatic circles that the army set may try to ease case hitler into virtual retirement revive the monarchy and make the duko duke of windsor the kaiser of germany when oil all the circumstances are considered this as foolish as it may sound at first ark PI fa admiral claude charles bloch shown above has assumed com m and of the united states fleet succeeding admiral the transfer was made at san pedro calif A F of L s big bg offer 1 S to organize the u ing ng power powei of its members behind manufacturers who employ them and to undermine the position of the C 1 I 0 the american federation in its miami convention bention promised jo to spend annually on goods made or serviced by federation affiliates officials explained that what was wanted was agreement with as many manufacturers as possible to sign contracts with the federation unions in return tor for a guaranteed market the union label trades department i has sent a brochure to business men to enlist their support first step in the drive will be a momen momentous tou s national educational campaign president william illiam greensand green said sald this will be marked by a national exhibition of products and services of AF A F of L affiliates fili fil ates lates which will be beldin held in cincinnati may 10 to 21 the federations executive connill endorsed a proposed change inthe IW the wagner vagner labor relations act that would insure to the members of raft craft union swithin an industry the right ight to elect their own collective bargaining representatives the united mine workers of which john L lewis Is president voted unanimously at their washington convention to oppose any change in theace the act francos program generalissimo generalissimo F FRANCO R A N C 0 chief of the spanish rebels and now the dictator president has fins created a cabinet to administer the territory he controls and announced the uk policies of the government thus A labor charter VA based on the working aa class and providing separate unions 1 for workers worker s 1 kev technicians and employers pl A press statute guaranteeing free gen en franco dom of the press municipal organization tor for efficient local government A public works program tor for reconstruction of devastated regions and an agrarian plan for loans to farmers and judicious redistribution tion of I 1 land I 1 nd 1 revision on of legislation created by the republic A foreign policy based on peace compatible with the dignity of great peoples A financial program claiming all that belonged to spanish soil as well as treasures which have been stolen from spain nav navy fliers parish athe DURING the naval maneuvers off the southern california coast two navy planes collided 70 miles from point loma and ten of the men aboard lost their lives three were rescued from the sea and taken aboard the battleship battle p tennessee bodies of eight of the victims were quickly rec recovered overa only small bits of wreckage were found tc league asks aid ad for china MEMBERS M emberson EMBER of the league of na eions were asked by the council to consider whether they can lend individual aid to china in its war with japan dr V K wellington koo chinas cainas chief delegate urged argea the league to halt japans campaign and assure a just settlement of the conflict through the operation cooperation co of peace loving countries so long as japanese Ji aggression in east Is permitted to rage unrestrained so long will the peace of europe celain precarious and general european settlement will be difficult of realization he said japs raid our salmon beds J DIMOND delegate aarom ANTHONY from masks alaska told a house committee that japanese fishing opera eions in bristol bay off the alaskan coast will utterly ruin the salmon t fishing industry there it if allowed to continue some years year ago the japanese invaded the waters of bristol bay dimond said they denied they were packing salmon but were interested merely in experimental work in 1936 however american Amerl cen merchant seamen observed a japanese steamer apparently packing salmon last year the japanese began to operate there in earnest establishing floating canneries dimond Is sponsor of a bill to extend the jurisdiction of the united states over the waters adjacent to the alaskan coast in order to prevent illicit 11 shing fishing operations by foreign nationals as japan warns foreigner JAPANS embassy in shanghai is sued a warning to foreigners to evacuate more than square miles in central china in view of the possibility of extensive operations this meant the battle north of the yangtze river which was fast cevelo developing P ing into what promised to be the decisive battle of th the ewar war the japanese reported their troops had occupied chetoko on the shantung peninsula and that their planes had bombarded the amoy area between shanghai and hong kong K rush defenso defense plan bill L LEADERS in congress lost no time in carrying forward the national defense program which president roos roosevelt evelt had offered in a special message legislation to authorize the ex expend ture of in naval construction was introduced immediately in both the house and senate and steps were taken to provide the additional requirements of the army it was predicted the ar V so house use would pass the expansion bill by the middle of february chairman carl vinson of georgia called to together jether his house naval affairs committee ara ami began hearings on the measure certain that ahat it would be reported favorably with little delay the president in his message recommended om orn mended that the present naval building program be increased 20 per cent that congress authorize two ad dit lonal ional battle battleships p s a and nd two crul cruisers during 1938 that congress authorize for additional antiaircraft anti aircraft equipment that congress provide for better establishment of an enlisted reserve tor for the army that congress legislate to prevent profiteering in wartime and to equalize the burdens of possible war opposition to the bill in the house bouse was expected to come from certain members from the middle western states tinkham of massachusetts also like the program saying it was one of offense not defense and that the president wasp was preparing to got get the united states into the league of nations senators of michigan and frazier of north dakota demanded that mr roosevelt make public the foreign policy he be expects to follow behind increased armaments new dutch princess T THERE HERE was great rejoicing in the netherlands when crown princess juliana gave birth to a baby girl who some day may become the third queen of the country the infant was promptly baptized being given the name of beatrix wilhelmina armgard it troubles in egypt ayoung king farouk of eg egypt apt is having difficulty in maintaining the regime of mohammad pashe mahmud tM ahmud whom he made premier after the resign resignation atlon of mustafa nationalist leader the oth other r day the followers oi of nabas creata created a bad riot in cairo and king farouk thereupon dissolved parliament and ordered a general election c democrat in Sti ewers seat GOV GO CHARLES MARTIN of oregon appointed alfred even reames of salem to serve out the unexplored 11 months of the term of sen frederick Sti ewer who resigned to enter private law practice mr reames a lawyer sixty seven years old thus becomes the first democratic senator from oregon since 1921 he is chairman of the executive committee of the tha democratic state central committee ile ha will not seek to succeed himself in the senate jackson gets roods reeds place OBERT H JACKSON assistant ROBERT Rat attorney torney general was nominated by the president to be solicitor general of the united states he succeeds stanley reed whose appointment to the supreme court was confirmed by the senate jackson has been much in the headlines lately because of his speeches attacking business and his avowed in to seek the I 1 governorship of new york |