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Show News Review of Current Events the World Over William Orren Gloomy ALout Unemployment Henry Ford Clieerful Serious Charges Concerning Government of the Virgin Islands. By EDWARD W. PICKARD X by VVoatwrn N--w,apr Union. WITH another winter ut hand and millions of Americans still unemployed, unem-ployed, organized laljor, through President Presi-dent William (Ireeri of tlie American m Federation of Labor, , ' $ tins asked the ad- '""r ' ministration to ap- rs.- j icul to all Industries fii 1 10 Increase produc- ' , J lion .'iO per cent. Mr. , 1 firemen In a public ( jf- j statement asserted n .V' i Utat fr the first time ""':y"'ti since President Itoose-S Itoose-S ''' '"4 velt's re-emiiloyment Jf program got under way In July, 1933, un-Wllllam un-Wllllam Green . : , employment has exceeded ex-ceeded last year's level. The number of persons without any employment he puts at 8,348,01m. Those without Jobs In Industry In September numbered 30,1)51,000. Jobs for 2,2),000 were provided pro-vided by conservation camps and emergency emer-gency relief projects, "but these emergency emer-gency Jobs," he said, "are not creating creat-ing Incomes to pay the costs." Mr. Green continued: "Could not the administration Invite all Industries to co-operate In a general program to Increase In-crease production and put men to work? "If the nation-wide level of ull production pro-duction were lifted 30 per cent In a balanced program, adjusting production produc-tion to consumption needs, each Industry Indus-try would then be assured that all other Industries would Increase their production, and the wealth produced by putting labor to work would create Income to buy the product of all. "The total number at work In the United States was 3!),7G4,000 in September, Sep-tember, 1933; by September, 1934, It had declined to 39,307,000. During these 12 months the normal Increase In population has added close to 450,-000 450,-000 to the army of Job seekers for whom Industry provides no work. Thus the number without work In Industry has risen from 10,10S,000 In September, Septem-ber, 1033, to 10,051,000 In September, 1034." Quite as gloomy as Mr. Green's report re-port was a statement of the National Industrial Conference board. This agency noted that the general Improvement Improve-ment In manufacturing activity usually occurring In September failed to materialize. ma-terialize. Instead, declines of 5.7 per cent In the number of wage earners employed, of G.l per cent in total man hours worked and of 5.8 per cent in payrolls disbursed, were reported. In addition, It was stated, the rise in the cost of living from August to September Septem-ber depressed real weekly earnings of wage earners 2.1 per cent. On the other hand, the United States Chamber of Commerce in Its summary of conditions throughout the nation reports continued Improvement of business busi-ness sentiment although it has not as yet been reflected definitely in the volume vol-ume of transactions. , XT ANY thoughtful persons comment "l on the apparent discrepancy between be-tween the pleas of William Green for more employment and the policy pursued pur-sued by organized labor In fostering great strikes seemingly for the sole purpose of enforcing unionization and the closed shop. Many thousands of persons are thrown out of employment by these strikes, Industries are hampered ham-pered or shut down and often serious disorders result. To the bystander It does not seem fair that, In a time of distress, such methods should be followed fol-lowed in order that the strength of the unions might be increased. The latest example of this policy is the strikes which brought about the closing of all the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea company's shops and warehouses in Cleveland and which went Into effect In Milwaukee against the A. and P. and two other chain store companies. There was a prospect that these walkouts would spread throughout Ohio and Wisconsin. HENRY FORD, who says that what Is done in Washington doesn't matter much so far as recovery is concerned, con-cerned, came out with a statement that should be encourag- wy lug to the American hs business man. lie told N the Ford managers' gathered In Detroit L (j that his company was fN r?Jf ; out of the depression, E h. and they In turn told $ Vsjj I hlra of generally lm- 5"- A j proved business con- gf ! ditions In all parts of ftv1 v1 the country. Itai XsJ "T h e depression,'' Ford set forth in a Henry Ford statement, "would be over for the whole country very soon if American Industrialists would Just forget the alphabet al-phabet schemes and take hold of their Industries and run them with good, sound American business sense. "They should take hold of their leountry, too, in the same way, and run it with good sound American common sense." SPEF.DY ruling by the Cnited States Supreme court on constitutionality of the NKA act and the code of fair competition for the lumber and timber products industry may be expected. Judge W. I. Grubb of the Federal District Dis-trict court at Birmingham, Ala., has ruled them unconstitutional and dismissed dis-missed an indictment against an operator oper-ator of several sawmills. The action was taken by agreement of both sides so as to expedite an appeal to the Supreme Su-preme court. PRESIDENT KOOSEVELT an-1 an-1 nounced that, beginning July 1, 1935, he will eliminate the 5 per cent pay cut that Is now taken out of the salaries of all federal employees. The pay restoration, he explained, Is being planned on the assumption that increases in-creases In the cost of living will necessitate ne-cessitate it. The Treasury department thereupon admitted frankly that this means the taxpayers will be called on to pay an additional fifty million dollars a year for the benefit of the 700,000 federal employees who will benefit by the restoration res-toration In salaries. Mr. Roosevelt predicted flatly that the cost of living will advance substantially substan-tially within the next eight months. When he made this statement at his regular press conference he also cautioned cau-tioned reporters to remember that an Increase In the cost of living meant an Increase In commodity and property values, thereby lessening the difficulty In paying debts. This Is one of the avowed alms of the Itoosevelt program. He said he expected the rise of food, clothing, fuel, housing, and other living costs to be large enough by next July 1 to Justify the 5 per cent restoration. DR. ERNEST GRUENING, chief of the bureau of territories and Insular In-sular affairs, has gone rather hurriedly to the Virgin Islands to make a per-. per-. sonal Investigation Into 15 - a state of affairs that L has led to the filing of I serious charges before ' L committees of both P' W.- houses of congress. In . . "s a petition for a con-S. con-S. vP giessional inquiry, Paul t .0- c Yates, who recently I " V j; resigned as executive t x assistant to Gov. Paul IuAXk4 i Pearson, charges that the present ad- Gov. Pearson ... . . ... . ministration of the islands is-lands is "wasteful, extravagant, lnetll-clent, lnetll-clent, and tainted with corruption." Yates was recently suspended and ordered to Washington for an Inquiry by Secretary Ickes, who accused him of "disloyalty, Insubordination, and gross inefficiency," and in general of being a trouble maker. Yates resigned Immediately and came to Washington, but chose to ignore Secretary Ickes' office, carrying his plaints Instead directly di-rectly to congress. He charges that Mr. Ickes has been "outrageously deceived" by Governor Pearson and subordinate officials of the Interior department, has ignored "complaints, petitions, and specific charges" presented by the citizens of the islands, and has dealt with officials "in a peculiarly harsh, cruel, and dictatorial dic-tatorial manner." The petition further charges that minor officials In the Interior department depart-ment aided and abetted Governor Pearson Pear-son to "whitewash a major public works scandal and deceived the secretary secre-tary of the Interior regarding public works and the general situation, and were criminally negligent in the performance per-formance of their duty." Secretary Ickes is accused of making mak-ing prejudicial and injurious remarks about T. Webber Wilson, judge of the Federal District court In the islands, remarks which "reflect unjustly upon the federal judiciary and which are unbefitting the dignity of a cabinet officer." of-ficer." Ickes also Is accused of "unjustly "un-justly and at the instance of Governor Pearson," having removed from office Charles H. Gibson and Ell Baer, government gov-ernment attorneys, and Capt. Michael J. Nolan, director of police of St Thomas and St. John, with a record of 14 years' "loyal and efficient service." CONVERSATIONS in London preparatory pre-paratory to the scheduled naval conference have been quite unsatisfactory unsatisfac-tory so far, for neither the United States nor Great Britain shows any disposition to accord to Japan the equality that nation demands, even though It be merely In principle with the Japanese agreeing not to build up to parity with them. Well-posted observers ob-servers do not believe the conference will accomplish anything valuable, and Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swan-son Swan-son says that, regardless of its outcome, out-come, his department plans to bring the American fleet up to full treaty strength and will ask congress for the necessary appropriations. Additional maritime strength was urged before the federal aviation commission. com-mission. Lieut. Com. C. E. Rosendahl, former commander of the airships Los Angeles and Akron, advised the construction con-struction of two military dirigibles to protect aerial trade routes. Secretary Swanson said this proposal Is under consideration in the Navy department. The United States is now 136,975 tons of war craft behind treaty strength. This represents one aircraft carrier, two class B cruisers, 51 destroyers, de-stroyers, and 24 submarines, the department de-partment disclosed. CHICAGO'S magnificent World's falf is no more. It closed formally and forever at midnight, October SI, amid a riot of gayety and with a final burst of fireworks, and the vast thro".;; of last-day visitors left the grounds with a feeling of sadness. Mayor Kelly had proclaimed a half-holiday and thousands thou-sands upon thousands of Chlcaiioans : Joined with the crowds that had come from elsewhere to celebrate the windup ! of this most notable exposition. After j artillery salutes and parades, the final : ceremonies were stau'ed in the Court of j States with Governor Horner, Mayor Kelly and President Rufus Dawes of the exposition as speakers. Exactly at J midnight Mr. Dawes threw a switch I that shut otT all lights on the grounds ami set off a gigantic fireworks display. 1 'I'hls was not quite the end, however, 1 for the lights were turned on again ! and, though no one was admitted after ! midnight, the Halloween carnival continued con-tinued until three o'clock In the morning. morn-ing. Then the lights went out forever. T-ING PRA.IADIIIPOK of Siara is not -I- satisfied with his present status as ! a limited monarch and has threatened I to abdicate unless the government with- i draws a measure pro- y-, posed In the national y. r," j , assembly which de- prives him of his tra , ? Ji ditional right to de ' ,4 cide whether persons A sentenced to death for crimes shall live or die. This, of ?vSs course. Is but one of i ' 1 the distasteful limlta- s tions prescribed by LJ.ud! the national assembly since the revolution of King 1932 which forced the PJadhipok king to give the country a new constitution. consti-tution. There is no revolution In this 1 case, for the people of Siam generally know nothing about the dispute between be-tween the king and the government. Prajadhipok Is at present In England with his queen, and the negotiations are carried on by cable. His majesty's secretary there said the king's fight was really a fight for the principles of democratic government and that he would not give in. The secretary explained ex-plained that half the members of the Siamese legislative assembly are elected directly by the people, and the other half nominated by the government, with his majesty placing "great Importance Impor-tance upon the attitude of the elected members," who Prajadhipok claims opposed op-posed the measure relating to life and death prerogatives. MEiXICAN governments, both federal fed-eral and state, are carrying on a determined campaign against the Roman Ro-man Catholic church, charging that the latter has been fostering a revolutionary revolu-tionary movement. On the other hand, a vigorous denial that the Catholia church had advocated armed resistance to the Mexican government or intervention inter-vention by the United States in the religious conflict in Mexico was Issued by Archbishop Ruiz, the Apostolic delegate del-egate to Mexico, in San Antonio, Texas. Bishops and priests are being expelled ex-pelled from various states, and the state of Mexico issued an order limiting limit-ing the number of churches in the region re-gion in which services may be held to 34, the same as the number of priests permitted to officiate in the state. All ; churches above this number, the de- j cree provided, will be used as schools and public libraries. The action was believed to have been taken to prevent priests ousted from other states from coming to the state of Mexico to officiate. offi-ciate. The Supreme court ruled that all buildings used for Catholic ceremonies shall become the property of the nation. na-tion. Acting President Rodriguez In a letter let-ter to Attorney General Portes Gil said the clergy, on pretext of opposing the Initiation of compulsory socialistic education ed-ucation In Mexico's schools, has "initiated "initi-ated a frank campaign of sedition which reveals clearly its Intention to bring about a revolution. rIIANCELLOR HITLER has realized 4 the danger to his regime in the re volt of the Evangelical Protestant pas tors against the tyrannical rule of Reichsbishop Mueller, and has decided to separate church and state. The government gov-ernment of the reich, he said, would not interfere in the quarrel. Some observers ob-servers In Berlin expressed the fear that this policy would lead to unrestrained unre-strained growth of German paganism and also to further acts against the Jews, under the leadership of Dr. Alfred Al-fred Rosenberg, philosopher, and Julius Ju-lius Streicher, publisher of the Storm-er, Storm-er, heads respectively of the pagan faith and the anti-Semitic movements. Acceptance of Chancellor Hitler's new constitution for the German Labor Front, which gives the Labor Front money and property which once belonged be-longed to trade unions and employers' associations, was celebrated In 16,-000 16,-000 demonstrations throughout Germany. Ger-many. The biggest was In Lustgarten, Berlin, where over 350,000 were assembled. assem-bled. The Labor Front includes all laborers la-borers and office workers. BOTH France and Germany are worried wor-ried over prospects of trouble in the Saar, where a plebiscite is to be held January 13, 1935, to determine whether the region shall revert to Germany, Ger-many, be attached to France or remain re-main under the control of the League of Nations. The Nazi campaign in the Saar has been active and large numbers num-bers of Storm Troopers are said to have entered the region in disguise. Geoffrey K. Knox, president of theov-erning theov-erning commission for the league, has warned that In case of difficulties during dur-ing the plebiscite he will call for the help of French troops. Foreign Minister Minis-ter Pierre Laval says the French will be ready to respond. The German Nazis are correspondingly Irate. Thert is reason for anxiety. |