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Show News Review of Current Events the World Over Nye Committee Points Need of Protecting Defense Funds From Shipbuilders Congress Divorces Tax-tlie-Iiich Bill From Nuisance Tax. By EDWARD W. PICKARD Western Newspaper Union. SIONATOIt NVK or Norlh Dakota mill hia committee ml munitions do not Iwive a very high opinion of American shipbuilders and they Senator Nyo I eel tliut strong legislation Is needed need-ed "to keep tlieiu from confusing puln 11c defense needs with tlielr private pocketboo k s." Therefore tlie com-niltlee, com-niltlee, In a preliminary prelim-inary report, asks that laws he enacted enact-ed to do these thing: 1. I'revent "collu sion" In bidding for navy construction construc-tion Jobs. 2. I'revent American patents from gelling Into the hands of foreign for-eign powers. !!. Limit profits to 5 per cent of the total cost to the government, In cases where the government as-fiumes as-fiumes the rinks of the enterprise, or to 10 per cent where the government govern-ment does not. 4. Itctilrlng the shipbuilders' "lobbyists" register with the government gov-ernment and disclose their Income and expenditures. The committee finds, In the matter mat-ter of collusion, that there was "telepathy" among shipyard officials so that In bidding for ninny contracts con-tracts each concern was able to get the contracts It wanted at profits that ran as high ns 3G per cent. It says the navy has been at the mercy of the shipyards In preparing plans for war vessels and also In determining what were fair prices. "A series of bids are put before the navy," the report recites, "and the navy has to take the low one and the taxpayers have to hope and pray that the low one Is somewhere some-where within a few million dollars dol-lars of being reasonable." Construction of naval vessels Is declared to be more costly In private pri-vate yards than in government yards. "While the evidence Is not all in," the report says, "the Indications are that the private yards cost the government gov-ernment from one to two million dollars more per cruiser than the navy yards." Ttie committee charges big shipbuilders ship-builders with breaking up the Geneva naval limitation conference In 1027 and Immediately launching a price-increase campaign that "made profits of 35 and 2".4 and 80.0 per cent on the cruisers." LEGISLATIVE administration leaders, for a while In a frenzy of anxiety to hitch the President's tnx-the-rich program to the resolution reso-lution extending the so-called "nuisance" "nui-sance" excise taxes, thus speeding It through the Washington legislative factory In four days, suddenly disclaimed dis-claimed any intention of such procedure, pro-cedure, and let the SnOO.OOO.OOO tax extension ride along unappended. Congress will consider the new taxation tax-ation program during early July. This program Is expected to produce pro-duce some $:MO,000,(100 in new revenue, rev-enue, principally from Inheritance and gift taxes. Increased taxes on the highest Income brackets, and corporation taxes graduated from 30 per cent to lT'-i per cent. The program has been held up as a sweetmeat to placate the sugar palate of Louisiana's Klnglish. Actually, Ac-tually, a wealth of $.110,000,000 shared among 120.000,000 Americans Ameri-cans would amount to about $2.S3 a bead all of which would be applied ap-plied to a public debt of 520.000,-000,000 520.000,-000,000 and a budget of $5,500,000,-000. $5,500,000,-000. anyway. The net taxable worth of the IIKS estates which paid taxes based on a valuation of $1,000,000 each In 10.13 was S2S4.000.000. If the government had taxed these estates 100 per cent, seizing them entirely, they would have been worth only $2.37 a head to the American pop-latlon. pop-latlon. If the government confiscated confis-cated all Incomes of more than $1,000,000 In 1033. It would have taken an army of trucks loaded with small change to distribute It, for each American would get only 45 cents. And the general opinion opin-ion of administration leaders In the senate was that the taxes obtained from the rich might possibly eliminate elim-inate the necessity of the "nuisance" taxes after another year. VOUTH between sixteen and twenty-five will be served ?."0.-000.000 ?."0.-000.000 for a nation-wide Job hunt aud further training of young men and women to hold jobs after they get them, through President Roosevelt's Roose-velt's new "natlonaj youth administration," admin-istration," Itself ac.inistered under un-der the works-relief program by Miss Josephine Roche, assistant secretary sec-retary of the treasury, and Aubrey Williams, assistant to Harry L. Hopkins, works-progTess administrator. adminis-trator. The new organization will endeavor en-deavor to: , 1. Find employment In private Industry for unemployed youth. 2. Train and retrain for Industrial, Indus-trial, technical and professional employment em-ployment opportunities. 3. Provide for a continuing attendance at-tendance at high school and college. 4. Provide work-relief projects designed to meet the needs of youth. The average payment for youths on relief work will be $15 a month; those going to high school would be given $0 a month, and those attending at-tending college $15 a month. "I have determined that we shall do something for the nation's unemployed un-employed youth," said the President, Presi-dent, "because we can 111 afford to lose the skill and energy of these young men and women. They must have their chance In school, their turn as apprentices and their opportunity op-portunity for Jobs a . chance to work and earn for themselves." The problem of what to do with the youth who finishes school, supposedly sup-posedly equipped to make his real start In life, and finds what few Jobs there are are given to older and married men and women, as well as the youth who Is unable to finish fin-ish school because of poor circumstances, circum-stances, has been one of the most discouraging aspects of the entire depression. The NYA will attempt to remedy It by divisions set up to work with private Industry and schools In each state, co-ordinated by national headquarters In Washington. Wash-ington. T IKE most Utopias, the new one ' In Alaska's Matanuska valley has been reported a nest of discontent; discon-tent; the disillusionment apparently apparent-ly was manifest even quicker than usual In this case. Minnesota, Michigan Mich-igan and Wisconsin farm families who made up a large share of the recent expedition to begin life anew In the North raclfie territory drafted draft-ed a list of grievances for the FERA trouble shooter, Eugene Carr. Many of them said the project was misrepresented, that the land is poor and that housing Is not what they were led to believe It would be. Neither are medical service, school facilities, seeds disbursed dis-bursed for planting, the climate and prices for groceries measuring measur-ing up to advance word-pictures. There is considerable jealousy existent ex-istent over the distribution of farm land. And to top it all off, the Utopians want government pay for the work they are doing to make new homes for their social and economic eco-nomic rejuvenation. Protests would get no sympathy unless he found them justified, said Eugene Carr. GEN. -HUGH S. JOHNSON, once ambitious to direct the $3,-000,000,000 $3,-000,000,000 public works program, was named to direct a compara- Gen. Johnson tively small part of the President's new $4,000,000,000 works-relief schedule. sched-ule. As director of works-relief in New York city, he will co-ordinate the program pro-gram in that area. With the famed fighting jaw determinedly deter-minedly set, he revealed re-vealed the four conditions con-ditions under which he accepted the new job: lie will get no pay, only $7,800 for a year's expenses. (He got $G,000 a year for this purpose during most of his time as keeper of the Blue Eagle.) His Job will end October 1, unless he and the administration adminis-tration agree that It shall continue. con-tinue. He will devote a minimum of four days a week to his official duties. And he will consult with Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardla as far as possible, but will be responsible respon-sible to Harry L. Hopkins alone. NEW YORK'S Harlem and Its kindred negro populations throughout the land resounded In jubilation, with chicken an' ham In ebery fry-in' pan and Juniper juice flowing freely, as Joe Louis, the first great brown hopeof pugilism since Jack Johnson, established himself as a real threat to the world's heavyweight boxing championship. cham-pionship. Showing ring generalship far beyond be-yond his brief professional experience, expe-rience, boxing ability conspicuous by Its absence from the heavyweight heavy-weight ranks since the days of Corbett, and a wallop like the kick of a cottori-belt mule, the dusky Detrolter euv Primo Camera. Italian Ital-ian human skyscraper, to ribbons for five rounds, knocking him down three times In the sixth, and was declared the winner by technical knock-out in a bout at the Yankee stadium. Louis, former golden gloves champion, cham-pion, will probably meet Baer and Schmeling before getting a crack at Champion James I. Braddock's title. rEHl'ITE Germany's promise never again to engage in unrestricted unre-stricted submarine warfare, France entered an Immediate and strong protest to the relch's bilateral pact with Great Britain, permitting Germany Ger-many to Increase naval tonnage. Capt. Anthony Eden was hurried over to Paris to explain the British action and Justify it. Premier Laval told him that the French national doctrine was and would continue to be that organization of collective security must precede any legalization legaliza-tion of German rearmament. Captain Eden then went to Rome and Mussolini told him flatly that he sided with France and could not approve the manner in which the Anglo-German accord was reached without consulting Italy and France. No more success did Captain Eden have In trying to get II Duce to submit sub-mit to a compromise allowing Italy certain concessions In Abyssinia in return for the guarantee that there would be no war with the African monarchy. Mussolini refused to talk about It. Great Britain was faced with two remaining choices: To influence the Abyssinian government gov-ernment to accede to Italian demands de-mands in toto or simply give up and let the apparently Inevitable war go on. The feeling In diplomatic circles is that England would rather waive her protests than have Italy withdraw with-draw from the League of Nations as a result CONGRESSMAN MARTIN DIES of Texas has before congress a bill the enactment and enforcement of which would evoke cheers from millions of tax-weary citizens, for It provides for the deportation of about 6,000,000 aliens who are receiving re-ceiving or holding Jobs that should be held by citizens who are on the relief rolls. A campaign to get congressional con-gressional action on this measure has been begun by 155 organizations estimated by Mr. Dies to represent 5,000,000 people, and he says at least 150 congressmen have promised prom-ised to support the bill. Outlining the provisions of the measure, Mr. Dies said : "First, It bars all Immigration of pioneer Immigrants who do not have relatives In this country. "Second, It makes mandatory deportation de-portation of 8,500,000 aliens estimated esti-mated of Illegal entry. "Third, It gives about 4,000,000 aliens legally in this country 12 months In which to become citizens or go home. "Fourth, aH aliens must secure Labor department permits to work and permits would be issued only when employers show they can't find United States citizens to do the Job. "Fifth, It provides for gradual reunion of families not likely to become be-come public charges when the economic eco-nomic situation is Improved." CITIZENS everywhere were urged by Attorney General Cummings to assist the federal government In "cracking down" on bucket shops r - lit.. : Atty. Gen. Cummings which are swindling swin-dling the public out of millions of dollars. He declared de-clared that a nation-wide chain Is operating. Most of their victims are doctors, lawyers, professors and business busi-ness men, he said. "We know the names of the ringleaders," ring-leaders," said Mr. Cummings, "but It will take co-operation of both the public and legitimate brokers to put them where they belong behind the bars." Most of the victims believe that they have lost their money legitimately, legiti-mately, he said, and are afraid of complaining to federal officers because be-cause they are In debt after they have been "cleaned." icy ABOR policy in a democracy L Is not a program conceived by a government. It is a program of action which the people who earn their living as wage earners and those who employ them In profit-making enterprises must work out together." So asserts Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins In her annual report re-port to congress, and she sets forth these six specific duties of the government gov-ernment In this respect: 1. To do everything In Its power to establish minimum basic standards stand-ards for labor, below which competition com-petition should not be permitted to force standards of health, wages and hours. 2. To further peaceful settlements of controversies and relieve labor of the necessity of resorting to strikes In order to secure equitable conditions and the right to be beard. 3. Through legislation and fostering foster-ing co-operation between employers and workers to make every Job the best that the human mind can devise de-vise as to physical conditions, human hu-man relations and wages. 4. To encourage such organization organiza-tion and development of wage earners earn-ers as will give status and stability to labor as a recognized Important group of citizens having a contribution contribu-tion to make to economic and political po-litical thought and to the cultural life of the community. 5. To arrange that labor play Ita part In the study and developmenl of any future economic policies. 6. To encourage mutuality between be-tween labor and employers In tha Improvement of production and the development In both groups of I philosophy of self-government |