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Show News Review of Current Events the World Over General Strike in San Francisco Area Collapses North Dakota's Hot Political Row Mrs. McAdoo Divorces the Senator. By EDWARD W. PICKARD by Western Newspaper Union. NTCB more It has been demon-strated demon-strated that the general strike Is tot a successful weapon in the hands of organized labor in the United States . . . in industrial disputes. ,? t The San Francisco I ' y J unions, dominated for f J the moment by radi- ' cals, undertook to use ! " i this weapon, and with in 4 In two days were It "f forced to admit their , "fe" failure. Governor Mer-t Mer-t I riam, Mayor Rossi f J' and otner officials, M &LiJk strng'y backed by public opinion, were Harry Bridges determined that San Francisco and the surrounding communities com-munities should not be deprived of the necessities of life, that the embargo em-bargo on food shipments should be broken and that transportation should not be stopped. Nearly 8,000 members of the National Guard were mobilized to aid the police, and their efforts were seconded by hastily formed bands of vigilantes which raided the headquarters head-quarters and gathering places of the Communists. The central committee In charge of the strike soon realized the movement was collapsing and the conservative members, regaining control, con-trol, relaxed the restrictions, and made n offer of arbitration under certain conditions. On Thursday the general strike was formally called off and the men ordered or-dered back to work. General Johnson, NUA administrator, administra-tor, acting as spokesman for the federal fed-eral maritime dispute board there, was on hand determined to bring about a peaceful settlement. The Pacific coast maritime strike, on behalf of which the mass walkout was called, remained re-mained a difficult problem, for the longshoremen and maritime workers were insistent that the main dispute in their case, control of the "hiring halls," should not be subjected to arbitration. ar-bitration. To the average person the whole thing looked unreasonable and unnecessary. unnec-essary. The longshoremen, like their fellow workers all along the west coast, have been on strike for changed working conditions, and were joined by the marine workers and teamsters. Then Joseph P. Ryan, national president presi-dent of the longshoremen, signed an agreement that the men would return to work pending arbitration and a labor disputes board was appointed by President Roosevelt. But Harry Bridges, an Australian radical who is head of the local maritime workers, gained control of the situation and absolutely blocked the move for arbitration, arbi-tration, persuading the men to repudiate repudi-ate the Ryan agreement. In the unions of the San Francisco metropolitan area it is said the conservatives out-Dumber out-Dumber the radicals, but the latter are trained in the tactics of intimidation intimida-tion and are seeking to wreck the trades unions for the benefit of the cause of Communism. Mayor Angelo J. Rossi announced a pledge to run every "Communistic agitator" ag-itator" out of San Francisco. The pledge, announced through an emergency emer-gency citizens' committee, said : "T pledge to you that I, as chief executive ex-ecutive in San Francisco, to the full extent of my authority, will run out of San Francisco every Communistic agitator, and this Is going to be a continuing con-tinuing policy In San Francisco." THERE was disquieting strike news from many parts of the country. The unions of Portland, Ore., were pushing their plans for a general strike, and their officials said nothing could now be done to prevent It. The truck drivers of Minneapolis and their helpers voted for a renewal of their strike which in May tied up transportation trans-portation and resulted In fatal riots. Representatives of 40 out of 42 locals of the United Textile Workers in Alabama decided on a state-wide strike which will affect 1S.0O0 operatives. opera-tives. The date was not announced. Demands made to the employers include: in-clude: Thirty hour week with $12 minimum min-imum pay, abolition of the "stretchout" "stretch-out" system, reinstatement of all jobs abolished under the stretchout system sys-tem ; re-employment of all workers discharged for union activity and recognition rec-ognition of the textile workers' union for collective bargaining under provisions provi-sions of the NRA. Employees of Walter J. Kohler In Kohler village. Wisconsin, are out on strike and began picketing the plant, though It has been closed down since July 4. These woikers for whom Kohler Koh-ler built and maintained an "ideal" Industrial town and who have been treated with remarkable generosity by the company, demand recognition of their union, a minimum w-age of 03 cents an hour and a 30-hour week. The company has its own employees' union, a minimum wage of 40 cents an hour, and a 40 hour week. CONSTITUTIONALITY of the Bank-head Bank-head cotton act is to be tested in the federal courts. Gaston Therrell of Columbus. Miss., has served notice that he will bring the suit in the United States district court at Meridian, Mer-idian, directing it against Henry A. Wallace, secretary of agriculture, and Internal revenue and extension officials in the state charged with execution of the act's provisions. TTOUSING conditions In the United States amply demonstrate the need for new housing, Acting Secretary Secre-tary Dickinson of the Commerce department de-partment said in making public results of a national "real property Inventory," now being conducted by the Commerce department. Sixteen per cent of 1,811,402 dwellings dwell-ings in 99 cities are in crowded condition condi-tion "or worse," Mr. Dickinson said. An additional 16.6 per cent are in need of structural repairs and 44.7 per cent need minor repairs. The incomplete returns show 32,442 houses, or 2.34 per cent of the total, as "unfit for human habitation." XT ORTH DAKOTA was in a state of L political chaos, with two men battling bat-tling for the governorship and the control con-trol of tile state government and Na- i ypP tional Guard- William ; Jjsws(''"5iM H. Langer. according f i t0 a rulin of tne k? j State Supreme court, ' - I was no longer entitled f9 sxs I to hold the office of jI, governor because of ""w 4 his recent conviction -j-, ' a on charges of con- L ' "-A sP'racy t0 defraud fV35$vI the federal govern- Wt tHJ ment The court de- , , creed that he must Ole H. Olson gjve up Ws offlce tQ Gov. Ole H. Olson. Langer defied the court, refused to move out of office, summoned sum-moned the National Guard to support him and called a special session of the legislature, which he dominates. Olson countermanded these orders, and Adjt. Gen. Earle R. Sarles seemed to side with him, though he kept two companies of the National Guard on duty in Bismarck to quell possible disorders. dis-orders. It was reported that thousands thou-sands of farmers were on their way to the capital city determined to support sup-port Langer in whatever action he might demand. It was believed the legislature would vote wholesale impeachments im-peachments of state officials, possibly including the members of the Supreme court, who voted 'to oust Langer. State Senator A. B. Bonzer, in an address at Bismarck, declared the jurists had "pretended to base their decision as though interpreting the constitution of this state." "The Supreme court of this state," he said, "has linked itself with the federal courts In an endeavor to continue con-tinue the persecution of one who has dared to be a leader for the common people namely, Gov. William Langer." Langer and several co-defendants were convicted in June. The federal government charged that the Langer group forced federal employees to contribute con-tribute to a political fund. This fund, it was said, was collected supposedly for a newspaper. The government contended that the money eventually went into the campaign chest. Langer soon afterward was re-nominated by an overwhelming vote, and following this he was sentenced to 18 month in prison. SENATOR WILLIAM G. McADOO of California was too fond of politics pol-itics and travel to suit his wife, whose Interests were in sculpture, painting and home life. So the former Eleanor Wilson, daughter of the war-time President, went before a judge In Los Angeles with her complaint and in 42 minutes had been granted an interlocutory inter-locutory divorce decree. "Mental cruelty" was the charge, and Airs. McAdoo testified that the senator had been living almost entirely In Washington Wash-ington for two years, and that it was impossible for her to reside in the National Capital because the climate there was injurious to her health. Senator MeAdoo did not contest the divorce, and there was a property settlement set-tlement the details of which were not made public. The custody of the two children was vested In both parents. It was revealed that the McAdoos have been separated since last December. DAYS of torrential rain In the mountains of southern Poland resulted re-sulted In raging floods that poured through the valleys, drowning perhaps as many as three hundred persons. More than 55.000 were without food and shelter. The property loss was tremendous, all the crops just harvested har-vested being ruined. Many popular resorts crowded by summer vacationists were cut off. Eighty-three camps of Boy and Girl Scouts were evacuated, after the youths experienced harrowing difficulties. difficul-ties. CVIR several hours earthquakes shook " all Tanama and Costa Rica, but the Panama canal was unhurt. The most serious damage was at David, Panama, not far from the Costa Rlcan border. There many buildings fell and scores of persons were injured. Considerable losses were sustained also at Puerto Armuelles. the United Fruit company's Pacific side banana headquarters. One American soldier was killed by jumping jump-ing from a ba -racks window at Fort Davis. PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARY MAIt- j VIN M'INTYRE announced that the President had created a special committee to formulate a new fed-oral fed-oral policy concern- gjyiw - j ing the generation Efc- ,-4 1 and distribution of r "&3 electricity, and In ' a Washington this was 1 looked upon as a pSC? M probable move for . " the nationalization of N P the power industry. , " f In a letter to Secre- f ' 1 tary Ickes asking N I him to head the com- JSILi Wiaj mittee, Mr. Roosevelt said : "Its duty will 6ec'y lekM be to develop a plan for the closer co-operation of the several factors in our electrical power supply both public pub-lic and private whereby national policy pol-icy in power matters may be unified and electricity be made more broadly available at cheaper rates to industry, to domestic, and, particularly, to agricultural agri-cultural consumers. "As time goes on, there undoubtedly will be legislation on the subject of holding companies and for the regulation regula-tion of electric current In interstate commerce. This committee should consider con-sider what lines should be followed in shaping up this legislation. Since a number of the states have commissions commis-sions having jurisdiction over intrastate intra-state power matters, it is necessary that whatever plan Is developed should have regard to the powers of these various state commissions as well as of the states in general." Besides Mr. Ickes, who is to act as chairman, the committee will consist of Dr. Elwood Mead, bureau of reclamation recla-mation ; Frank R. McNinch, federal power commission ; Morris L. Cooke, of the PWA Mississippi valley committee; com-mittee; Maj. Gen. Edward M. Mark-ham, Mark-ham, chief of army engineers; Robert E. Healy, of the federal stock exchange ex-change commission ; David E. Llllien-thal, Llllien-thal, Tennessee valley authority, and T. W. Norcross, assistant chief of the forest service. TTTNG GEORGE of England offl-cially offl-cially opened the Mersey tunnel connecting Liverpool and Birkenhead, the largest underwater highway of its kind in the world. More than half a mile longer than the Holland tunnel of New York, the tube under the Mersey Mer-sey river stretches 11,380 feet from the main entrance in Birkenhead. In addition addi-tion to the main tunnel, which accommodates accom-modates four vehicles abreast, there are two-lane tributaries connecting the docks which give the whole undertaking undertak-ing a length of 15,465 feet. The engineers responsible for the design of the $35,500,000 tube, chief among whom is Sir Basil Mott, concede con-cede they owe much to the experience American engineers gained on the Holland Hol-land tunnel. They waited until the American tunnel had been operated before completing their plans for the Mersey project's ventilation plant. TAMMANY HALL has a new chieftain chief-tain in the person of James J. Dool-Ing, Dool-Ing, elected at the urgent demand of Postmaster General Farley. He took his seat at the head of the once great Democratic organization and announced an-nounced that he would undertake to do two tilings. The first is to restore harmony within the society by eliminating elim-inating factional disputes; the second, and perhaps harder task, is to change the New York point of view toward Tammany. ALL Germany and most of the rest of the world heard Adolf Hitler justify his bloody purging of the Nazi party, Involving the violent deaths of r -.5 77 persons, and his f -V j defiance of his ene-X ene-X mles within and wlth-, wlth-, V out the reich. The " ." chancellor in his f" t j speech before a corq-' corq-' I plaisant reichstag em- t j. li P'05'6'' k's well known I st, V gift of oratory to the j limit, and unless the Berlin correspondents fek. I are mistaken, won " to his support the Chancellor great maority of Ger- '""t'er mans who were wavering wa-vering in their allegiance to him. Hitler not only defended the slaughter slaugh-ter of the alleged conspirators, but also gave warning that a like fate awaits all other "traitors." "Every one is to know for all future fu-ture times," he said, "that, if he raises his hand for attack against the state, certain death will be his lot." Far from apologizing for the killings, kill-ings, he shouted : "I gave orders to shoot those who were mainly responsible respon-sible for treachery. I gave further orders to burn out into the raw flesh the pest boil of our internal well poisoning and the poisoning of foreign countries. I was the supreme court of the land for 24 hours." His indictment of Roehm and the circle of perverts that surrounded him was terrific in its details and convincing con-vincing to most of his countrymen. Just before the delivery of his address, ad-dress, Hitler and his government were notified by Great Britain and Italy that they approved the eastern European Euro-pean security pacts that France Is fostering. These would Include Russia, Rus-sia, Poland, the Baltic states and Czechoslovakia, and unless Germany also signed up the result would be the forging of an Iron band around the reich. Hitler alluded to this plan In defiant de-fiant language. He said: "If our trade balance, through economic eco-nomic barriers In foreign markets or through political boycott, becomes a passive one, we shall, through our own ability and thanks to the genius of our inventors and chemists, find ways of making ourselves independent of those raw materials which we ourselves our-selves are In a position to manufacturs or find substitutes for." |