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Show News Review of Current Events the World Over President Asks Senate to Ratify St. Lawrence Waterway Treaty, and Battle Begins Russian Ambassador Troyanovsky Presents His Credentials. By EDWARD W. PICKARD pUTTIXG to the test his Influence over the senate, President Roosevelt Roose-velt In a special message to that body asked speedy consideration and ratl- flcation of the St. Lawrence waterway treaty with Canada. The opponents of the pact had been waiting wait-ing for the chance to start the. battle, and they were so numerous numer-ous and so determined that no one would predict the outcome. Ratification requires a Sen- Waner of the 96 senators. Coincidental with the reception of the President's message was the submission sub-mission of a minority report by Senator Sen-ator Wagner of New York as a member mem-ber of the foreign relations committee, commit-tee, in which Mr. Wagner argued vigorously vig-orously aganst ratification of the treaty. He declared the cost of the curerway to the United States would be $o"3,136,000 instead of the $272,-45.".C00 $272,-45.".C00 estimated by the proponents-of the pact; and he asserted the United States would spend three times as much as Canada, though the Dominion Do-minion would receive a "vast preponderance" prepon-derance" of the benefits. The senator added : "Most Important of all, I am not in favor of a public works project designed de-signed to employ Canadian workmen with United States money. The treaty provides that although the United States is to supply the funds for most of the work In the International rapids rap-ids section of the St Lawrence river, the portion of this work on the Canadian Cana-dian side of the section is to be performed per-formed with Canadian workmen using Canadian materials." The President's message to the senate sen-ate gave his opinion that the treaty was fair, that the waterway project was economically sound. He declared that "local fears of economic harm to special localities or to special interests inter-ests are grossly exaggerated." He attempted at-tempted to dispose of opposition from Illinois and Mississippi valley senators by declaring that the treaty provision on the diversion at Chicago was adequate ade-quate to guarantee a sufficient volume of water. The opposition of Chicago and the Mississippi valley to the treaty was Tolced especially by Senators James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois and Bennett Ben-nett Champ Clark of Missouri. Both these gentlemen declared entirely unacceptable un-acceptable a suggested compromise for attaching a reservation to the treaty holding that If the United States Supreme Su-preme court at any future time altered al-tered Its present order that the Chicago Chi-cago diversion should be limited to 1,500 cubic feet per second after 1938, the altered judgment of the court should automatically be enforceable under the treaty. The Mississippi valley people are especially es-pecially opposed to the surrender of the domestic sovereignty of the United States over Lake Michigan ; and all the members of the army board of engineers en-gineers except the chief engineer held that the treaty provisions for diversion at Chicago were inadequate. RECOGNITION of Russia was formally for-mally completed when Alexander A. Troyanovsky, the Soviet ambassador, ambassa-dor, arrived In Washington and nre- gented his credentials to President Roosevelt at the White House. He brought with him several members of the embassy staff and as soon as the diplomatic diplo-matic procedure had been completed he eagerly got down to work on the matters of trade relations. i ft V 'A creciits ana otner questions with the of- Ambassador flelals of the State Troyanov.ky department. Mr. Troyanovsky was accompanied on his journey from Europe by William Wil-liam C. Bullitt, American ambassador to Moscow. At the Washington station he was welcomed by Jefferson Patterson Patter-son and Robert F. Kelley of the State department, and by Toshihiko Tnke-toml, Tnke-toml, the Japanese charge d'affaires, a persona friend during the years when Troyanovsky was ambassador to To-tlo. To-tlo. ' In a brief Interview granted to the press Mr. Troyanovsky paid he was Dot planning to negotiate a nnnnggres-1on nnnnggres-1on treaty with the United States Similar to those the Soviet Union has with various Kuropeon countries. He thinks this unnecessary because of the good relations established by the ex-change ex-change of letters between 'resident Roosevelt and President Kalinin. TAMES L. LONNKl.r.y, executive vice president of tlie Illinois Manufacture' Manu-facture' association, voI'-ck an opinion opin-ion that Is held by ninny who have hesitated to express It publicly. He averts that, the objectives r,r , I'rcs-Henl's I'rcs-Henl's recovery program are In dun-j-er of being defeated by the activities of leaders of organized labor. ",n e-.'itiilnallon of the record of tirgarnzed labor nim.K the adoption of the recovery program," he says, "indicates "indi-cates (hat its contribution has been definitely negative; that the policy of organized labor has reflected the selfish self-ish ambitions of its leaders rather than the welfare of the American workman." work-man." He asserted that a recent survey made by his association and other Industrial In-dustrial organizations In all parts of the country Indicate that since the NRA was enacted approximately 1,200 strikes Involving about SOO.OOO workers work-ers have occurred. These workers lost approximately 10,000,000 working days and wages amounting to more than $35,000,000, he said. The American Federation of Labor, for Its part, thinks the business pros-pectr pros-pectr for 1934 are bright though overshadowed over-shadowed by the danger of Inflation by fiat money. The organization estimates es-timates 6,400,000 persons have been put to work largely as a result of government gov-ernment measures, but adds that In November 10,702,000 workers remained re-mained unemployed and that civil works administration funds, giving temporary work to 4,000.000 persons, will be exhausted by February 15. EWRLE BAILIE, who has been act-'-J Ing as fiscal assistant to Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau, has resigned, re-signed, and It Is no secret that his f J k : i $ retirement was the price paid for the unopposed un-opposed confirmation of the appointment of Mr. Morgenthau by the senate. Certain members of the upper house, notably Senator Sena-tor Couzens, let the secretary know that they did not approve of the retention of ... Bailie, and Morgen- EarleBaihe told tnem BalHe bad consented to help him temporarily and Intended to quit soon. So the fiscal fis-cal assistant wrote a nice letter say-iDg say-iDg that he would have to get back to New York to resume his work with the Seligman firm of Investment bankers. It was Bailie's connection with the banking house that aroused the opposition oppo-sition to him. Senator Couzens had said openly that it was scandalous that there should be chosen for a high treasury post a partner of the Seligman Selig-man firm, whose flotation of loans to South American countries, now In default, de-fault, was aired before a senate Investigating In-vestigating committee. One revelation was that the firm paid a "commission" of $450,000 to Juan Legula, son of the president of Peru. In connection with negotiation of a loan to that country. "CHICAGO'S milk supply was practl-' practl-' cally cut off by a strii.e of dairy farmers of that region who demand a higher price for their product. The controversy was complicated by the evident desire of the larger milk distributing dis-tributing companies of the city to drive out of business the smaller concerns con-cerns that depend on "cash and carry" trade, and by the determination of the organized milk drivers not to accept reductions In pay. The farmers, thoroughly thor-oughly organized and ably directed, and the temporary Idle drivers committed commit-ted innumerable acts of violence and vandalism, almost with Impunity. Milk trucks were burned or dumped In the river with their contents, and in at least one instance a train was stopped and robbed of a consignment of condensed con-densed milk. When the strike bad lasted five days and the farm administration and Secretary Sec-retary Wallace had shown no disposition disposi-tion or ability to end It. Mayor Kelly arranged a truce and arbitration agreement and the shipping of milk to Chicago was resumed. SPEAKER R AINI'.Y, after a conference confer-ence at the White House, an-nouriced an-nouriced that President Roosevelt was making no out of town engagements for the period during which congress would he In session but would remain at his desk until Adjournment. He added that the President hopes this will be early In the spring, ns he believes be-lieves the legislative program will be disposed of speedily. PLAN'S for the Isue of f 2.000.010,000 of farm bonds for the purpose of refinancing the national farm mortgage mort-gage burden were got under way at the Instnuce of the President, who sent to congress a special message on the subject. The bonds were authorized author-ized last year with a guarantee only of the Interest, but Mr. Roosevelt asked that both Interest and principal be guaranteed In order that the bonds might be made readily acceptable to Investors. The administration's bill also would Increase to $K0l,0O0,0OO the KJOO.OOO.OOO emergency funds cslnlv-Ilsbed cslnlv-Ilsbed last spring for mortgage loans to farmers who cannot refinance their debts through the land banks. SIX navy seaplanes carrying .10 men made n nonstop Might from Han Francisco to Honolulu, 2,'.V.V miles. In 21 hours and 4." minutes. It was the longest mass flight fiver water ever made and I, lent. Comm. Knetler Mc. Glnnl anil bis men were entitled to the high praise they received from high ollicbils of tlx; navy. D Y A 5 to 4 vote the United States L Supreme court sustained the constitutionality con-stitutionality of the Minnesota emergency emer-gency mortgage moratorium law which provides that, during the emergency declared to exist, courts might step In to halt or delay real estate mortgagi sales and extend periods of redemption. redemp-tion. This was held to foreshadow tha probable stand of the court when other oth-er New Deal measures come up before be-fore it. In another opinion the Supreme court held that Bishop James Cannon, Jr., and Miss Ada Burroughs, his secretary, sec-retary, must stand trial for conspiracy to violate the federal corrupt practices act during the campaign of 1928. TN HIS efforts to save New York city from bankruptcy Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia asked the state legislature legisla-ture to pass a bill that would give him full control of the city's finances. But ha ran Into a snag at once, for Governor Lehman In a stinging letter told the mayor he would never approve ap-prove such a measure which, he declared, would establish a fiscal fis-cal and political dic- tatorshlp that he con sidered entirely en-Mayor en-Mayor . , ' necessary and essen- La Guardia tiaHy un.AmerIcan. "No man In this country has ever asked for or received the dictatorial powers which would be yours through the enactment of this bill," the governor gov-ernor wrote. Mayor La Guardia, who always has been a fighter, came back with a letter let-ter that bristled with references to the evils of the situation confronting the city, the hopelessness of trying to get assistance from the board oi aldermen alder-men or putting piecemeal legislation through at Albany and accusations of political maneuvering by the governor. Later the governor and the mayor got together and worked out a compromise com-promise to reform the city's financial setup and balance the budget. Under this program the mayor will not be able to set himself op as sole dictator, with power to abolish Jobs and consolidate con-solidate departments, but will have to share these powers with his fellow members of the board of estimate. The mayor has only three of the sixteen six-teen votes on the board, but his Republican-Fusion confederates hold an additional ten votes and on the face of things, the mayor will be able to swing his plans Into effect. WITH only five votes In opposition, the governnient's liquor tax bill, which Is expected to add 470,OOO.0OO to the national revenue, was passed by the house of representatives. Not one of more than a score of 'amendments altering the tax rates was accepted by the house and the measure, as finally passed, carried the same rates originally orig-inally recommended by the ways and means committee. A rigid requirement that all bottled ' liquor sold at retail must carry a fed- eral stamp showing the government ! tax to have been paid and Indicating j the quantity and quality of the con- ! tents was written Into the bill by the ! ways and means committee at the instance in-stance of the Treasury department. As passed by the house, the hill lm- i poses a tax of ?'J a gallon on distilled spirits, ?." a barrel on beer and from j 10 to 40 cents a gallon on wine. When the measure came up In the i senate the Democratic leaders were caught napping and Senator Clark of j Missouri secured the adoption of two ' amendments that stirred up quite a ' row. The first provided for the plae- j Ing of additional high tariff duties on wines and liquors from foreign conn- tries that have defaulted on their war i debt payments to the United State. ' The second change repealed that por- j Hon of the Reed "hone dry" act pro- : blbitlng newspapers and periodicals carrying liquor advertising from en- I terlng dry stales. At present such 1 publications must make over and send out copies for dry territory with blank spaces In place of the liquor ndver- j tisements. Administration pressure was brought ! to bear and next day the vote on the first amendment was reconsidered and the change was rclectod. j The antl-cancellatlonists came to the front ngain when Senator Johnson of; California obtained passage of his bill , prohibiting the future purchase or sale of securities of, and loans to, any foreign for-eign government or subdivision which Is In default to the United States, or to any American bondholders. ONE of the country's best known newspaper publishers and editors, ed-itors, Frank I', Glass of Montgomery, Ala., died of Influenza Just after tbo senate Interstate commerce committee, had decided to recommend his confirmation con-firmation ns a member of the federal railroad mediation board, n position given him hy the President Inst year. Mr. Glass was publisher of the Montgomery Mont-gomery Advertiser nnd also hnd been editor of the Birmingham News nnd the St. Louis Slnr. lie was a vigorous vigor-ous writer and n man of Influence In the Democratic party. IKANVE enjoyed one of those great financial scandals not Infrequent In these times, nnd the government of Premier C'hautemps was endangered. Serge Slavlsky, known as "Hnndsomn Alex," hnd duped countless widows and orphans out of some sixty million frtincs through a Pavonne pawnshop swindle, and certain members of the cabinet were Involved. Slavlsky fled but wan traced fo a lonely villa nt Chamounlx, where two bullets In the. bead ended bis life. The police mild It wan suicide, but the general belief was that the police shot the man so (lint the mlnlHlry could appear before llm chamber of deputies with clean hnnds & hy Western Npwsppr Unlnn. |