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Show News Review of Current Events the World Over President Offers New Plan for Arms Reduction Senator Borah's Refusal to Support Hoover Pre- 1 Convention Doings of Democrats. By EDWARD V. PICKARD PRESIDENT nOOVER called the correspondents to tlie White House Wednesday and gave out his new plan for reducing the armed forces of I : " Hugh Gibson the world bj one-third, one-third, thereby saving between, ten and fifteen fif-teen billion dollars during the next ten years At the same time his proposals were being laid before be-fore the reparations conference In Geneva by Hugh Gibson, As a bn.slL, the President Pres-ident laid down these five principles: "1. The Keliogg- Brland pact, to which we are all signatories, sig-natories, can only mei.n that the nations na-tions of the world have agreed that they will use their arms solely for defense. de-fense. "2. This reduction should be carried car-ried out not only by broad general cuts In armaments, but by Increasing the comparative power ot defense through decreases In the power of the attack. "3. The armaments of the world have grown up In general mutual relation re-lation to each other. And, speaking generally, such relativity should be preserved In mnklng reductions. "4. The reductions must be real and positive. They must first effect economic eco-nomic rollef. "B. There are three problems to deal with land forces, air forces and naval forces. They are nil Interconnected. Intercon-nected. No other part of the proposals which I make can be dissociated one from the other." Upon this foundation he proposed: Abolition of all tanks, chemical warfare war-fare and large mobile guns. Reduction of one third In the strength of all land armies over and above "the so-called police component." The abolition of all bombing planes and the "total prohibition of all bombardment bom-bardment from the air." Reduction In the treaty number and tonnage of all battleships by one-third. one-third. Reduction In the treaty tonnage of aircraft carriers, cruisers and destroyers destroy-ers by one-fourth and of submarines by one-third, with no nation having more than 85,000 tons of submersibles. It was said authoritatively that Mr. Hoover's plan had the full approval of Secretaries Stimson, Hurley and Adams, the chief of staff of the army, the chief of naval operations and the entire American delegation In Geneva. When Ambassador Gibson read the President's proposals to the Geneva conference the British seemed to give them cautious genera approval, but the French were frankly hostile. Premier Herrlot said: "This Is absolutely abso-lutely unacceptable. France again will raise the question of security." The Germans and Italians both liked the Hoover plan. Russia and nearly all the smaller nations represented at Geneva let Mr. Gibson know at once that the proposal pro-posal pleased them. It was emphatically denied In Washington Wash-ington that the United States has made any suggestions of war debt reduction re-duction or cancellation In return for reduction In armaments. SENATOR WILLIAM E. BORAH of Idaho can safely be co' Lted upon to enliven the news at frequen intervals. He again furnished a major topic of conversation when, during a denunciatory denuncia-tory speech on the Republican platform, he flatly Informed his fellow senators and world that he would not support President Hoover for re-election. The gentleman from idaho is extremely extreme-ly dry and he cannot stomach even the moderately moist plank which the Re- A 1 Senator Borah publican convention adopted. His conscience, rather than the party lenders, ever has been Borah's guide, and his action in this instance cannot can-not be called inconsistent The proposed pro-posed revision of the Eighteenth amendment, he declared, is equivalent equiv-alent to repeal. He denounced all straddling and compromise, laying down the Issue as one demanding a clear cut choice between the status quo and outright repeal. He asserted that a great majority In the Republican Repub-lican convention were in favor of repeal re-peal but were steamrollered by the administration ad-ministration forces. Senator George Norris of Nebraska, a dry Republican who often leaves his party lines, was pleased with Borah's statement, saying that now he, Norris. would not be the only renegade this fall. Later he made the surprising statement that he believed the United States must try some modified plan of dealing with the liquor question. To the press Senator Koran said that If he had written the Republican pro bibition plank It would have contained con-tained no resubmission proposal for either revision or repeal. It would, Instead, have informed the country that the only constitutional method of change was through the election of members of congress pledged to submit sub-mit a repeal amendment to the states. A S THE Democrats gathered In Chicago for their national convention conven-tion It become apparent that a great number of them, probably a majority, were In favor of a prohibition plank simpler and more explicit ian that in the Republican platform. Most of those who had anything to say on the question wanted a resolution proposing propos-ing that congress submit an amendment amend-ment repealing the Eighteenth amendment, amend-ment, but not declaring that the party Is In favor of repeal. This. It was felt, would be a safe course, and it was the opinion of Jouett Shouse and others that such a plank would be adopted. In Washington It received the Indorsement of Senators Carter Glass of Virginia and Joseph T. Robinson Rob-inson of Arkansas. Speaker John Garner of Texas, one of the candidates for the Presidential nomination. Issued a prepared statement state-ment making an unequivocal demand for repeal of the Eighteenth amendment, amend-ment, which he said he never had believed be-lieved sound or workable; and this was declared by other Democratic leaders to cinch the repeal plank. Garner's statement also was taken as a bid for the support of Al Smith and the others who were determined to prevent the nomination of Governor Roosevelt. In any event, It was believed, be-lieved, it hurt the chances of Roosevelt's Roose-velt's being nominated in the early ballots. Al Smith, on his arrival in Chicago, announced that he was for a repeal plank, and for himself as the nominee, nom-inee, first, last and all the time. INDIANA Democrats in state convention con-vention unanimously adopted a plank calling on congress to submit to the states an amendment to the constitution repealing the Eighteenth amendment, and calling for immediate repeal of the Wright "bone dry" state law. It declared for state laws to prevent return of the saloon and for state control of the liquor traffic. Paul V. McNutt was nominated foi governor and Frederick Van f7uys ol Indianapolis for United States senator. sena-tor. Van Nuys was introduced as "the man who can beat Jim Watson." Primaries of the Republican, Democratic Demo-cratic and Farmer-Labor parties were held in Minnesota. For the nine seats in congress most of the leaders In the race were classed as wets. In Maine the Democrats nominated Louis J. Brann, wet, for governor, and the Republicans picked Burleigh Martin who is supposed to be a dry. n OOSEVELT'S managers were seemingly undismayed by any late developments and continued to predict victory on the first ballot or soon aiter. it was conceded con-ceded by all that the governor would have enough delegates to organize the committees, com-mittees, and might even go to the length of trying to abrogate the old two-thirds rule. The chief pre liminary battle was to be over the selection selec-tion of a permanent chairman, the Roosevelt Roose-velt forces Insisting John E. Mack that Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana should be substituted for Jouett Shouse, who had leen recommended recom-mended for the position by the arrangements ar-rangements committee and who was one of the Smith-Raskob group. To present his name to the convention conven-tion Governor Roosevelt selected John E. Mack, New York attorney and gentleman gen-tleman farmer, who was Roosevelt's political godfather when he first stood for public office 22 years ago. Mr. Mack !s famous at home for oratory that appeals to the "common people." He Is not a member of Tammany, and as he was not one of the New York delegates, room had to be made for him in the delegation. O IGHT In the middle of all the ex- citement over politics came the prize fight between Max Schmeling of Germany, world's heavyweight champion, cham-pion, and Jack Sharkey of Boston, challenger for the title. The combat took place in a new "bowl" on Long Island and attracted about 70,000 spectators. spec-tators. Many millions heard it tie scribed by radio. For 15 rounds the warriors fought warily, with never a knockdown, and then to the surprise of nearly everyone, including Sharkey himself, the Bostonian was deeiared the winner. Gene Tunney. former champion ; Mayor Jimmy Walker of New Yerk, and a majority of the sporting sport-ing writers present agreed that It was an unfair decision. The general opinion opin-ion was that Schmeling had won eight rounds, Sharkey four, and one was even. Judge George Kelly and Referee Ref-eree Gunboat Smith voted for Sharkey. Charles Mathison. the other judge, voted for Max. Jack himself thought he had lost and started for the German's Ger-man's corner to congratulate him. TUST one month from the time she J started on her solo flight to Ireland, Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam returned to New York and was given one of the I j - 1 Mr. Putnam characteristic receptions recep-tions of the metropolis. metrop-olis. All the big guns of . the city were out to meet her, vast crowds swarmed along the route of the procession pro-cession and the air was filled with ticker tape. At city hall plaza the formal cereal cere-al o n i e s took place, Mayor Walker presenting pre-senting to the intrepid intrep-id young woman the gold medal of the city, while others loaded her down with roses. In Bryant Bry-ant park 6he received the cross of honor of the United States Flag association. as-sociation. Next day Mrs. Putnam dew to Washington, where President Hoover received her and presented to her the medal of the National Geographic Geo-graphic society. Toward the close of the week she was in Chicago as a guest at the Washington bicentennial military tournament. Through It all Mrs. Putnam won increased in-creased admiration by her modesty and her futile efforts to belittle her achievement. She blushed deeply when Mr. Hoover said that she deserved de-served to be placed In spirit "with the great pioneering women to whom every ev-ery generation of Americans has looked up to with admiration." "'ONGRESS made some progress with Its work, but it wa. believed it would not be able to adjourn before be-fore July 2. The house pnssed the economy bill after adopting the administration ad-ministration plan for payless furloughs fur-loughs for federal employees and combining com-bining with it a cut in salaries of 10 per cent for members of congress and 15 per cen for the Vice President and the speaker of the house. The President Presi-dent and members of the Supreme court are Invited to return part of their salaries to the treasury. Although Initiated to raise enough money to balance the budget, the measure still fell between $100,000,000 and $200,000,000 short of the savings needed for the balancing of next year's budget The size ot the gap depended mainly on reductions to be made In the department supply bills that were still before congress. The senate passed the Wagner federal fed-eral loan and construction relief bill after adding to the measure the Wagner Wag-ner $300,000,000 direct relief bill which it had already passed and which was pending in the house. The combined measure carries $2,300,000,000 for federal fed-eral relief projects, divided as follows: For loans to states for the direct relief of the unemployed (the first Wagner bill), $300,000,000; for federal construction projects, $500,000,000; for loans to states and their political subdivisions sub-divisions and to private corporations for public, self-liquidating projects, as toll bridges, tunnels, water works, and canals, $1,460,000,000 ; for financing agricultural exports, $40,000,000. HALF a million people from twenty-five nations gathered In Dublin for the thirty-first international Eu-charistic Eu-charistic congress, and the Irish capital cap-ital enjoyed the great religious jubilation jubi-lation to the utmost The procathe-dral procathe-dral could hold only 2,400, but the throngs massed outside were enabled to hear the speeches and songs through loud speakers. The procession, forming across the street In a school made temporarily a robing room, was led by Bishop Hey-!en Hey-!en of Namur, the president of the permanent congress committee. He followed by Archbishop Byrne of Dublin, Dub-lin, sponsor of this congress; by Cardinal Car-dinal Laurl, the papal legate, and then by the ten other cardinals and their suites. Archbishop Byrne, as sponsor of the congress, was the first speaker on the opening program, followed by Bishop Heylen and the papal legate. On succeeding suc-ceeding days there were high masses, sectional meetings and a great mass gathering in Phoenix park. CARLOS DA VILA, restored to the headship of the junta ruling Chile, was sick abed, but his associates were taking strong measures to suppress the latest attempt of the Communists to get control of the government. govern-ment. There was considerable con-siderable rioting in which some men were killed, and the Reds tried to rescue Col. Marmaduke Grove, the extreme radical who for a short time had displaced Davila and was then made pns-oner pns-oner and started on the way to exile on -J Col. Grove lonely Juan Fernandez Island. The ruling Socialist junta outlawed out-lawed Communistic agitation by decree, de-cree, with exile, imprisonment or fines as the punishment for attempts at-tempts to foment trouble. The garrison gar-rison commander in Santiago issued a drastic set of martial law regulations regula-tions to end the violence and unrest, and ordered that agitators guilty of rebellion, plundering or resisting authorities au-thorities should be shot GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT transmitted trans-mitted to Mayor Jimmy Walkei of New York city a copy of the charges made against the latter by Samuel Seabury and two citizens' organizations, or-ganizations, and called on him to reply to them. The mayor answered thai he was going to the national convention conven-tion in Chicago and would take up the ' matter after his return. j (. 193 2. Western Newspaper Union.) I I |