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Show . iff i i j -'r'V ' is.. : "'Vj;,' 1 I. ;l ; ..V V.C4,V.' . ; 1 View of tlie Riverside (Rockefeller) church In New York, Just completed and opened. 2 Registering the unemployed In Detroit, under the regime of t lie new mayor, Pi-auk Murphy, so Hint relief measures nmy be taken. 8 Refugees from Chuiife-sha, China, ileeing from the threat of massacre by the Communists. NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENTEVENTS Bruening's Reform Plan May Put Germany Again Under Dictatorship. By EDWARD W. PICKARD GERMANY is on the way to u dictatorship. dic-tatorship. That is what Adolf Hitler, leader of the Fascists, wants, but the dictator, If any, will not be of Ids choosing nor of his party, lie probably will be General Von Seeck and will be appointed by President Von HIndenburg. Tills situation conies from the determination de-termination of Chnncellor Bruening to straighten out the republic's Hnancial tangle. He presented to the reichs-tag reichs-tag last week a sweeping reform program pro-gram calling for great economics in the public administration, and the legislative leg-islative body was told It must be adopted promptly and In Its entirety. Should the relchstag refuse to pass the program, Chancellor Bruening has President Von HIndenburg's authority author-ity to declare It law by decree, In accordance ac-cordance with nrtlcle 43 of the constitution. con-stitution. Among the provisions of the program pro-gram Is a 20 per cent reduction In the salaries of the President, the chancellor, chancel-lor, federal and state cabinet ministers, minis-ters, and members of the relchstag and state diets. This reduction Is for a period of three years as from April 1, 1931. The salaries of all other officials offi-cials of German states and municipalities, municipal-ities, the Reichsbank and the German Railway company will be cut G per cent. This also applies to pensions. The cabinet estimated that the 1930 budget would close with a deficit of $220,000,000. This deficit will be covered cov-ered by a special fund over three years. The budget for 1931 will be cut by $250,000,000. The reduction In officials' salaries, It Is estimated, will save more than $50,000,000. Higher duties will be levied on tobacco to bring in $40,000,000. There will be no increase in public expenditures for three years, federal payments to state treasuries will be cut considerably, and the taxation system will be simplified. sim-plified. It was believed the Fascists would be solidly against the proposition and that it would be rejected. In that case the relchstag would be dissolved and another general election would be in order. LONDON dispatches say Hitler's plans for a "putsch" are already made; that he Intends to seize power on the dissolution of the relchstag, his deputies insisting on continuing In session ses-sion as a legal parliament; and that "storm troops" of Thuringia and other localities will be ready to march on Berlin. Intercepted reports to Moscow from Russian agents in Berlin are said to show that the Soviet government has directed tire Communists of Germany to turn moderate and, when the time comes, to help crush the Hitlerites. The German Communists, however, seem to be badly split just now. NOT much that was new was uncovered un-covered during the week by the investigations Into the short selling of wheat by the Russian government. However, the directors of the Chicago Board of Trade, after finding the sales were legitimate hedging operations, barred such operations In the future because they believe there Is Inherent evil In any foreign government's competing com-peting with private traders in the open exchanges. Wheat prices slnvrped badly In the early part of the week because of continued con-tinued liquidation In the world markets, mar-kets, and then recovered considerably with persistent buying by big commis-ion commis-ion houses. Experts said the feeding of wheat to live stock would reach 150,000,000 to 170,000,000 bushels. PRESIDENT HOOVER went to Philadelphia Phil-adelphia Wednesday for the purpose pur-pose of giving the world's series a Hying Hy-ing start, and he sat through the game at Shibe park without manifesting ny great enthusiasm, watching the Athletic trim the St. Louis Cardinals. The Chief Executive then' journeyed to Cleveland, where he spoke at the concluding session of Ihe annual convention con-vention of the American Bankers' association. as-sociation. Mrs. Hoover, who had been attending the convention of the Girl Scouts of America in Indianapolis, Indianap-olis, Joined the President at Bedford, Ohio, and shared In the warm reception recep-tion given him at Cleveland. Mr. Hoover's address was delivered Thursday Thurs-day evening and was listened to with intense Interest because it dealt largely large-ly with the economic situation and the efforts of the administration to relieve the business depression. Fifteen thousand thou-sand persons In the hall and millions throughout the country heard him, for the speech was broadcast over two national na-tional hookups. rv EMOCRATS of New York renom-Inated renom-Inated Franklin D. Roosevelt for governor hy acclamation and adopted a platform that urges repeal of the Eighteenth amendment and demands that all public officials and politicians waive Immunity when questioned by grand juries concerning their official acts. Tlie latter plank of course alludes al-ludes to the scandals in process of being be-ing aired In New York city, which are used as ammunition by the Republicans. Republic-ans. In presenting Governor Roosevelt's Roose-velt's name to the convention, Al Smith accepted the challenge of the Republicans, and demanded that any official faithless to his trust be driven from the party and punished. Mr. Roosevelt in his speech did not refer to the Tammany scandals with any such directness. At the end of his address the governor gov-ernor asked of Mr. Tuttle, his Republican Repub-lican rival, this question : "If you become governor and if a state enforcement act is passed will you sign it or not?" When the same question was put to him by reporters after the convention had adjourned Mr. Roosevelt's answer was, "Emphatically no!" Bone dry Republicans of New York state are carrying out their threat to refuse to support Tuttle because of his wet platform. They have organized the "Law Preservation party" and selected se-lected Prof. Robert P. Carroll of Syracuse Syra-cuse university as their candidate for the governorship. Various dry organizations or-ganizations are expected to support the professor. CHAIRMAN NYE and three other members of his senatorial committee com-mittee on campaign funds last week served notice on the newspapers of the country that further publication of Ruth Hanna McCormick's charges against the committee will be regarded regard-ed by them as "willful and malicious libel." Senator Patterson of Missouri refused to sign the statement. Senators Sena-tors Nye, Dale, Dill and Wagner still .Insist that neither the committee nor any of Its agents was not responsible for the wire tapping and rifling of her personal effects which Mrs. McCormick charges. Nye says the lady may present pre-sent her evidence, If any, before the committee after the election, but not sooner. Rhode Island Democrats in state convention nominated Peter Goelet Gerry for senator, Thedore F. Greeo for governor, and adopted a platform containing a very wet plank. IV-ARL VAUGOIN, who brought 1 about the downfall of the SWiober cabinet in Austria, has become the new chnncellor and formed a cabinet In which several leaders of the Heim-webr Heim-webr Fascist military organization have accepted portfolios. New elections elec-tions will be held in November and the Fascists hope for a landslide like that In the recent German elections. The Pan-German and Agrarian parties refused re-fused to participate in the Vaugoln government. GREAT BRITAIN and France failed In their joint effort to have the League of Nations harmonize the covenant of the league with the Kellogg Kel-logg pact this year, and the anomalous situation continues of the members of the lengue pledged not to go to war by the latter treaty and authorized to go to war under certain contingencies by the covenant. It was decided at Geneva that the proposed amend-' ments to the covenant should not be presented until next year. Opposing the harmonization at this time were Japan and Sweden, who thought it would increase the obliga tion of signatory nations to apply sanctions; and Rumania, speaking for tlie little entente, because of the latent question of treaty revision. Foreign Minister Briand, whose position po-sition in tlie French cabinet is considered consid-ered shaky, strove to postpone his downfall by assuring tlie people at home that he would be prudent and by making an arden'. appeal to For-'eign For-'eign Minister Curtius of Germany not to let the Hitlerites undermine those Frenchmen who stood for reconciliation reconcilia-tion with Germany. Curtius in reply agreed that the only thing to do was to work in harmony with Briand. UNANIMOUS approval was given the London naval treaty by the privy council of .lapan, and acting on the premier's petition the emperor signed tlie treaty, completing its ratification. ratifi-cation. The treaty also has been ratified by the British government, but It muSt be approved by the Irish Free State and India before the king signs it, D RESIDENT ISIDRO AYORA of 1 Ecuador tried to quit his job last week and failed. He submitted his resignation to congress with the request re-quest that it be acted on immediately, snylng Ihnt he considered it in the best interests of the nation since his efforts to curtail expenses have been foiled. The congress refused to accept ac-cept the resignation, and after a day or two of doubt, Ayora consented to continue in office. Economic depression has hit Ecuador, Ecua-dor, a chiefly agricultural country, harder than most other South American Ameri-can nations. The government, unable to get foreign aid, has been faced with increasing expenditures and reduced revenues. CHARGES that certain oil companies ' are trying to obtain possession of public oil shale lands in Colorado to which they have no legal claim are to be Investigated by the Department of Justice, according to Attorney General Gen-eral William Mitchell. The charges were made by Ralph S. Kelley, chief of the Interior department's general land office in Denver, and Secretary Wilbur, after refusing to accept Kel-ley's Kel-ley's resignation and suspending him, asked the attorney general to make the investigation. Kelley declared the Interior department had granted concession con-cession after concession to the oil interests in-terests because of "treat political and other pressure" brought to bear on the secretary. Senator Gerald P. Nye, chairman of the public lands committee, also Is planning to Inquire into the Kelley charges. GEN. HENRI GODRADD, the bearded, beard-ed, one-armed "Lion of Champagne," Cham-pagne," came on his third visit to the United States to attend the annual convention of the American Legion in Boston. The veteran soldier who commanded American troops In the Argonne offensive is mighty popular with tlie "Yanks" and was welcomed with enthusiasm when he landed In New York. He said he brought to the Legion convention "the message of peace that our statesman, Briand, has expressed to the world." GREAT BRITAIN lost one of her most eminent Tories last week In the death of the earJ of Birkenhead. Grandson of a miner and son of a barrister, bar-rister, he rose, as Frederick Edwin Smith, from comparative poverty to eminence at the bar and considerable fame as a statesman. He was a prominent figure during the World war and took a big part in the negotiations nego-tiations that resulted In the creation of the Irish Free State. He was also a brilliant writer. Among others who passed away were Daniel Guggenheim of New York, copper magnate, philanthropist and friend of aviation ; William Pett Ridge, well-known English novelist, and Prince Leopold Maximilian of Bavaria, Ba-varia, who led the German army that captured Warsaw In 1015. D WIGHT W. MORROW, nominee for senator from New Jersey, resigned re-signed last week as ambassador to Mexico and has started in on his campaign. cam-paign. It Is believer1 his successor will be J. Reuben Clark of Salt Lake City, who has been attached to the embassy. (. 1319, Western N'uv.-jpaper Unlea.) |