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Show News Review of Current Events the World Over Congress Quits, Having Done Most Things the President Asked Steel Strike Postponed Roosevelt's Daughter in Nevada, Presumably for Divorce. By EDWARD W. PICKARD by Western Newspaper Union. A FTER several days of hectic work, pushing through the last measures labeled "must" by the administration and a host of other bills demanded by various members, the Seventy-third congress closed its second session. The measures passed during this session ses-sion include some of the basic laws of the New Deal and considerable elaboration and modification of laws passed last year in addition to the regular appropriation bills and a normal nor-mal amount of necessary routine legislation. legis-lation. As in the first session, President Roosevelt was In full control, though the legislators displayed a more critical crit-ical attitude and a tendency to give proposed legislation closer scrutiny before giving it their approval. This could not be attributed to a lessening of the President's influence or of the confidence in him, but rather to the fact that the members of congress didn't wish longer to be labeled as "yes men." On the whole Mr. Roosevelt Roose-velt succeeded in getting what he asked and in preventing what he did not want. Several measures that had the backing back-ing of the administration failed of passage. These included the oil bill, ardently desired by Secretary Ickes; the pure food and drug bill, which never came to a vote; the ratification of the St. Lawrence waterway treaty; and a series of amendments amplifying ampli-fying and clarifying the powers of the AAA. In its closing hours the congress spent money like water, indulging in what Congressman Britten of Chicago called "an orgy of spending such as never has been known in the history of the world during peace times." The last of the major bills disposed of were : The deficiency appropriation bill, allotting the President more than two billion three hundred million dollars for relief and other emergency purposes. pur-poses. The one billion dollar housing bill to promote the revival of the building trades and of the durable goods industries. in-dustries. The Frazier bill for relief of farm mortgagors. The bill amending banking legislation. legisla-tion. The railway labor bill. WILLIAM GREEN, president of the American Federation of Labor, La-bor, succeeded where President Roosevelt, Roose-velt, Administrator Johnson and all r jiOTs others had failed. He " 'aJ"'x aPPeared before the ti' ' 51 ' delegates of the steel , 1 J workers' un i o n s at llv Pittsburgh and per il- . suaded them at least i I ; to pos tpone their ' threatened strike. The ' t plan which he offered, " ' Xsa" 3 and which may lead - " to a permanent settle-i settle-i IS - s ment of the contro- versy, in brief pro-Earl pro-Earl J- vides: Forbeck Establishment of a three-man board by the President to adjudicate .and mediate all violations of code on matters of discrimination against employees. To insure the right of workers to organize, empowering the board to hold and supervise industrial elections for collective bargaining representatives. representa-tives. All grievances or complaints would be referred to the board for final decision. de-cision. If acceptable to labor, capital, and the federal government, the strike would be called off permanently. Leaders of the "rank and file" steel workers, Including Earl J. Forbeck and other chiefs of local unions, were especially bitter in their attitude toward General Johnson, and were still eager for a strike, but they were outnumbered and the Green plan was adopted as a basis for further ne-1 ne-1 gotlatlons. The union leaders went to Washington for a final decision. They carried authority to call the strike if the peace plan were rejected by the government or the steel operators. IN A formal letter, accompanied by a long explanation, the code authority au-thority of the cleaners and dyers has notified the President that it has withdrawn with-drawn its consent to the code. The reason assigned for this action is that Administrator Johnson, acting by authority au-thority of the President, suspended the minimum price and other fair trade practice provisions of the code while leaving in effect all other provisions, including those establishing minimum wages and maximum hours of labor. The cleaners and dyers say that with operating costs greatly Increased by the labor provisions It is Impossible to make a profit unless a minimum price is established and enforced. In its appended explanation the code authority challenged the validity of this action by General Johnson, continuing con-tinuing : "We cannot believe that you would knowinglv countenance a reckless disregard dis-regard of repeated promises and assurances assur-ances given to authorized rcpresenta-! rcpresenta-! tives of the trade by the administrator personally within two weeks of the date on which he played a major ro'e in their breach." The code was consented to, says the memorandum, "on the express understanding" under-standing" that the minimum price and other trade practice provisions "were absolutely necessary If members mem-bers of the trade were to comply with other provisions of the code, including the limitations on maximum hours and minimum wages of labor." The suspension of the minimum price provision pro-vision is pronounced "a deprivation of the primary benefit of the code to members of the trade, leaving them only the burdens." The memorandum states that 97 per cent of the 11,000 plant owners and 175,000 to 200,000 retail shops are able and willing to comply with the price and other trade practice provisions provi-sions If there Is "reasonable co-operation on the part of the government In enforcing compliance on the other 3 per cent. There is virtually complete compliance in 132 of the 312 districts." In conclusion the memorandum takes this wallop at Administrator Johnson ; "We are equally confident, however, that confidence in a program, no matter mat-ter how meritorious, cannot long be maintained when its administration is intrusted to an agent who makes so little of the elementary requirements of good faith and who is oblivious to the hardship and suffering his conduct con-duct Is causing to thousands of loyal and law abiding citizens of this country." coun-try." SECRETARY OF WAR DERN and President Roosevelt have received a unanimous report from a house investigating in-vestigating committee demanding that Ma)- Gen- BerJamin tT D. Foulois be re-& re-& moved as chief of the f army air corps "within- . -s, out delay-" Tne re-fk, re-fk, " fS. P0It accused the gen-t gen-t , eral of "dishonesty," Siy "gross misconduct," J'.sM!' "inefficiency," "inac- ' ' curacy," "unreliabil- s lty," "incompetency," fcJSxCj an(3 "mismanage- , , mem." Gen. Foulois After praising the "young men" who fly army planes under un-der Foulois' direction, the report concluded con-cluded : "We find it necessary to report that we are most firmly convinced, from the evidence and records submitted, that before any substantial progress in the upbuilding of the morale and materiel of the army air corps can be attained, Maj. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois must be relieved from his position as chief of the air corps." DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT went up to New Haven, Conn., for the Yale commencement and was presented with the highest honor the university can bestow, the degree of doctor of laws. After the ceremony he attended attend-ed a luncheon of alumni and took occasion oc-casion to challenge the critics of his New Deal and especially those who make fun of the "brain trust." "It is true," he told his hearers, and there was obvious in his voice a note of defiance, "that today, more than ever before in our public life, we are calling on the teaching profession for assistance in our government. There have been certain ribald comments and some laughter about the use of brains in the national government, but It seems to me a pretty good practice. "It Is a practice that will continue," he added firmly. And the professors around him started the vigorous applause ap-plause which followed. Later on he evoked further applause when he said: "I couldn't tell you the party affiliations of the majority of people holding responsible positions in Washington, and It is a mighty good thing I cannot." ' That evening Mr. Roosevelt boarded the presidential yacht Sequoia and proceeded slowly to New London, Conn., to witness the boat races between be-tween Harvard and Yale. His son, Franklin, Jr., was one of the Harvard freshman crew. After the regatta the President motored to the family home at Hyde Fark, N. Y., to remain over the week end. ANOTHER divorce In the Roosevelt Roose-velt family is impending. Mrs. Anna Pall, the daughter of the President, Presi-dent, has taken up residence In Nevada Ne-vada with the evident t1 though not yet de- L.- , f-1 clared purpose of r, .1 seeking legal separa- ; J 4 Hon from her hus- lV. band, Curtis Pall, r ' J New York broker. The v news was no surprise to friends of the fam- p' - J ily. The Palls have v xs- not been living to- f & pother for a year, h . Anna and their two ! children. "Sistie" and Mrs- Anna "Buzzie" residing In Da" the White House. For the six months she must remain in Nevada Mrs. Pall has selected a log cabin on the shores of Lake Tahoe, some fifteen miles from the house where her brother. Elliott, lived a year ago, when lie and the former Elizabeth Donner of Philadelphia were divorced. ""OLLUSIVE bids on city supplies and contracts are ended by the recognition, by the NRA administration, administra-tion, that NTtA code regulations are unworkable in dealings with municipal and other governmental agencies. An executive order has been Issued exempting ex-empting contractors, manufacturers and merchants from the most Important Impor-tant of the code restrictions in all transactions with federal, state or city or other subdivisions of government It was published after thousands of cities had protested against increases In operating costs occasioned by the NRA. CHANCELLOR HITLER has been V-J receiving some hard knocks recently. re-cently. Vice Chancellor Franz von Papen delivered himself of a vigorous vigor-ous criticism of the trfniy't more radical expert- flt,,l ments of the Nasi t- regime, and its "ex- cesses and arrogance." & --S Alluding to the pagan IS revival, Von Papen said: "Germans must L j not exclude them- ' Sfc M selves from the so- jal, ' C ciety of Christian na- fV-5?" tions." The speech, r S delivered at Marburg, "" was kept out of the Count German press but the Nadolny. German people read It in Swiss papers, pa-pers, and then learned that President Paul von Hindenburg had sent Von Papen a telegram of congratulation. Immediately after this incident Count Rudolf Nadolny announced his resignation as German ambassador to Russia. This was the first defection from Nazi government ranks since Dr. Alfred Hugenberg resigned as minister of agriculture and economics In June, 1933. Nadolny's resignation is attributed attrib-uted to his failure to persuade Chancellor Chan-cellor Hitler to accept Russia's proposal pro-posal for a non-aggression pact. The count is a close personal friend of President von Hindenburg. Late dispatches from Berlin say Hitler Hit-ler has rejected Von Papen's offer to resign and has made a temporary truce with him. Both of them arranged ar-ranged to confer with the President at Neudeck, but not at the same time. JAPAN was obviously pleased recently re-cently when the American fleet was moved from the Pacific to the Atlantic, At-lantic, but it will not be so glad to hear that the fleet Is to return to the Pacific about November 1, when all Its maneuvers have been completed. Presumably Pre-sumably there will be an attempt, In passing through the Panama canal, to break the 47-hour record made In the spring. Secretary Swanson says the navy's construction program will be pushed ahead with $40,000,000 obtained from the public works administration. Six new submarines and fourteen destroyers destroy-ers will use up most of this sum. About $5,500,000 will be spent on airplanes. air-planes. TERRORISTS in Cuba, who have been stirring up continual trouble for the Mendieta administration, precipitated pre-cipitated bloody warfare in Havana by making an unprovoked atack on a parade of 35,000 members of the ABC, the island's largest secret political society. so-ciety. The radicals, ambushed in cross streets, opened fire with machine ma-chine guns, pistols, sawed-off shotguns and rifles, mowing down scores of the marchers and many bystanders. About a dozen were killed outright. The ABC members fought valiantly with their revolvers and with clubs and stones. Later the fighting spread throughout the city, the students taking tak-ing sides with the terrorists. Col. Fulgencio Batista, chief of staff, declared martial law in Havana a soldiers, sailors, and marines struggled strug-gled to stem the rioting. Only a few hours before this furious battle, President Mendieta narrowly escaped death at the hands of the terrorists. A bomb was exploded behind be-hind his chair during a luncheon at a naval base across the bay from Havana, Ha-vana, and he was badly wounded In the legs and arms and severely shocked. Two naval officers were killed and ten others were wounded by the blast. LADY ASTOR, the American-born member of the British parliament, has done a lot of bright things and some stupid ones. In the latter category cate-gory comes her action in Plymouth at a ceremony In memory of Sir Francis Drake. She grabbed from a midshipman midship-man of the American battleship Wyoming Wyo-ming a wine-filled goblet and threw the wine into the river, saying: "I cannot understand why men will leave home for this beastly stuff." BEGINNING July 1, the air mall postage rate will be six cents an ounce, flat. The old rate was eight cents the first ounce and 13 cents for each additional ounce. The reduction 1 was announced by the Post Office de- partment. HENHIK SHn'STEAD won renom- i Ination in Minnesota as the Farmer-Labor candidate for the United Unit-ed States senate. He will be opposed at the polls by Congressman Einar j Hoidale, Democrat, and N. J. Holm-berg, Holm-berg, Republican. The Farmer-Labor- i ites also renominated Gov. Floyd B. Olson. i WILLIAM LANGER, governor of ; North Dakota, and four of his associates, were convicted in federal court at Bismarck, of conspiracy to defraud de-fraud the United States government, the case involving the alleged collection collec-tion of campaign funds. They faced possible terms of two years In a penitentiary, peni-tentiary, a 510,000 fine or both. The governor is a candidate for re-election and suspended his campaign to fight for a new trial. |