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Show SUMMARIZES THE WORLD'S WEEK Western Newspaper Union. Wide Powers for President PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S reorganization reor-ganization bill squeezed through the senate by the close vote of 49 to 42, after a fierce fight. A mo-. mo-. tion to recommit, which would have virtually killed the measure, was defeated by a vote of 48 to 43. Opponents of this bill are convinced con-vinced that it paves the way for a dictatorship in the United States. Mr. Roosevelt made public a letter let-ter to a friend in which he disclaimed dis-claimed any intention to become a dictator under the powers granted him by the bill. He said he was firmly opposed to an American dictatorship dic-tatorship and that he has none of the qualifications which would make him a successful dictator. The special reorganization committee com-mittee of the house reported a new bill as a substitute for the senate measure but differing from it only slightly. Its speedy passage was predicted by Majority Leader Ray-' Ray-' burn. The bill, as it was passed by the senate, authorizes the President, by executive order, to transfer, regroup, re-group, co-ordinate, consolidate, segregate seg-regate the whole or any part of or abolish any of the 135 bureaus, agencies, agen-cies, and divisions of government. Excepted from this section, however, how-ever, are the federal reserve board, the corps of engineers of the United Unit-ed States army and the independent, quasi-judicial and regulatory establishments, estab-lishments, such as the board of tax appeals, the communications commission, com-mission, the federal trade commission, com-mission, the interstate commerce commission, and the national labor relations board. It abolishes the civil service commission com-mission as now constituted, and the general accounting office. It creates cre-ates a new "department of welfare." wel-fare." and it authorizes six more $10,000 a year assistants to the President. Pres-ident. Senators Are Angered COMMENTING to the press on the senate's action on the reorganization reorgan-ization bill, the President made the remarkable statement that it --.mi proved the senate I could not be "pur- I , J's ( chased by organized I 1 telegrams based on I i s , direct misrepresen ts i, J 'a'10ns-" I v I This led to an out-- burst of indignation ln me senate. Hi-l Hi-l 1 ram Johnson of Cal- f. (1 lfornia started a hot .- ss debate with the as-6., as-6., sertion: "I don't Sen. Johnson know just what was meant by this remark, but I do know full well the implications which arise from it. Did the President mean that the senate could be purchased pur-chased only by promises of projects proj-ects in particular states, or by marshals mar-shals or other officials in particular localities?" Senator Wheeler of Montana said that it was a "coincidence" that Senator James P. Pope, Democrat, of Idaho, had voted for the reorganization reor-ganization bill about the same time that he had been able to get for his state an appropriation of close to $1,000,000 to start a dam project. When Pope and his friends indignantly indig-nantly protested, Wheeler said he was satisfied there was no connection connec-tion between the two matters. The citizens who sent between 75.000 and 100,000 telegrams asking senators to vote against the reorganization reor-ganization measure are still to be heard from concerning the President's Presi-dent's comment. Adjournment Prospects CONGRESS wants to adjourn by the first of May, but leaders foresaw three possible obstacles to this plan the wage-hour bill, the Hungarian debt settlement proposal and railroad legislation. Democratic Leader Barkley said he hoped the senate could dispose of the tax revision bill, the $1,100,000,- 000 naval expansion program, and the proposed $1,000,000,000 relief measure in April. This would clear the senate calendar, he said, unless un-less consideration of Hungary's debt program should result in a lengthy senate debate on the entire war debt question. Representative Rayburn, house floor leader, said he thought that chamber could complete its present program by May 1. But other members mem-bers said that if efforts to revive the wage-hour bill are successful, the picture may change. Ten Men to Probe TVA I7IVE senators and five representa- tives will do the investigating of the Tennessee Valley authority, for the resolution for a joint committee pTO?tfv.s(!T!55a inquiry was adopted P " ji 1 by the senate with-K with-K f ,J out a dissenting F " vote, and was ap- I proved unanimously --! by the house. The resolution was intro- duced by Sen. Alben 1 r W. Barkley of Ken-v Ken-v "j tucky, majority P J leader. It calls f A 1 for investigation of fcfo iJ charges of malfea-Sen.Bndges malfea-Sen.Bndges sance and dishon. esty made by the ousted chairman, A. E. Morgan, and includes eight of the twenty-three charges originally made by Senators Bridges and King in their first resolution for a congressional con-gressional inquiry. It also calls for a "fishing expedition" into the activities ac-tivities of private utility companies and their injunction suits against the TVA. Sen. H. Styles Bridges, the New Hampshire Republican, in a radio debate declared the administration was trying to obscure the charges of scandal within the TVA by forcing forc-ing the inquiry to cover the private utility angle. "The administration's strategy has been to cover up TVA dirt by a phoney counter-attack," he said. He was answered vigorously by Sen. Lister B. Hill of Alabama. italy Ready for War BENITO MUSSOLINI put a chip on his shoulder and dared anyone any-one to knock it off. In a speech before the Italian senate which was broadcast to the world, II Duce said: "Italy's land, sea and air forces are tuned for rapid and implacable im-placable war." He warned Europe, and especially France, of his readiness readi-ness and willingness to fight, and said he subscribed to the theory that "the best defense is offense." He called the Italian submarine fleet the largest in the world, said the nation's air fleet was one of the best in existence, and asserted that, if necessary, he can put an army of 9,000,000 men in the field. "I will be in supreme command," Mussolini cried, thrusting out his chest. "Military problems are fundamental funda-mental ones," continued Mussolini. "I dedicate the greatest part of my day to them. Anyone who dares to attack the rights and interests of our fatherland will find in the land, sea and air the immediate, resolute and proudest answer from the Italian people's arms." France was warned also by Nazi Propaganda Minister Goebbels in a sensational speech in Vienna. Proclaiming Pro-claiming the might of the new Germany, Ger-many, Goebbels shouted: "Germany "Ger-many is now strong enough to resist any attack from France. There can no longer be any question of a promenade prom-enade from Paris to Berlin. Paris is no longer the heart of European politics. The heart is now Berlin." Tornadoes in Middle West j 'TpORNADOES that swept through Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Arkan-sas, and Oklahoma killed at least 39 persons and did a vast amount of damage to property. South Pekin in the Illinois river valley was almost al-most destroyed, and many other towns suffered severely. Light and water services were crippled. Hospitals Hos-pitals throughout the stricken areas were crowded with the injured. Oil Seizures Protested T ELATIONS between the United States and Mexico took a serious se-rious turn when Ambassador Daniels Dan-iels delivered to Foreign Minister Eduardo Hay a sharp protest against the action of President Cardenas Car-denas in expropriating foreign oil properties. He asked just how Mexico Mex-ico proposed to pay for the properties seized. Cardenas thereupon called 1 his congress in special session tc consider an internal loan to provide pro-vide for the indemnity payments. American withdrawal of support from the silver market, Cardenas' chief source of revenue, threatened to close many silver mines. Silver Buying Halted SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TREAS-URY MORGENTHAU announced that the United States had discontinued discon-tinued the purchase of Mexican silver sil-ver until further notice. This probably prob-ably was a direct result of Mexico's expropriation of foreign oil properties, proper-ties, which Secretary of State Hull considers a hard blow to his "good neighbor" policies. Price of silver 1 was cut 1 cent an ounce. The United States Treasury has been buying 5,000,000 ounces of newly new-ly mined Mexican silver each month, paying around $2,500,000 for it at the artificially maintained New York price, which gave Mexico sizable siz-able profits. "Czar" for Broadcasters THE National Association of - Broadcasters announced the election of Mark Ethridge of Louisville, Louis-ville, Ky., as temporary president or "czar," of the billion-dollar radio ra-dio broadcasting industry. Ethridge, who is managing editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal and Times, accepted the position after stipulating that he would not take any salary. The job, authorized at the N. A. B.'s annual convention, conven-tion, was to have carried a salary of $25,000 yearly. Britain's New Spanish Plan REAT BRITAIN laid before rep-resentatives rep-resentatives of Europe's major powers new proposals for obtaining early removal of foreign troops from the Spanish civil war. The plan was submitted to the chairman's chair-man's subcommittee of the nonintervention nonin-tervention committee in its first meeting in nearly two months. Informed persons said Britain proposed first, a "new formula" for deciding when belligerent rights should be granted the warring factions; fac-tions; second, restoration of control con-trol on Spain's frontiers. Franco in Catalonia GENERAL FRANCO'S insurgent army blasted its way through the loyalist lines and entered the province of Catalonia, moving far toward Barcelona, the third capital of the government forces. In this rapid advance about 100 towns were captured in a single day and many villages were demolished by bombardment bom-bardment by a fleet of 200 war planes said to have been contributed contribut-ed by Italy and Germany. Italy warned France that any French intervention in Spain "might compromise peace on the European continent." The organ of the Italian foreign office, Informazione Diplo-matica, Diplo-matica, published the statement. Colonel House Dies 1EATH after a long illness ended "- the notable career of Col. Edward Ed-ward M. House, whose name, during dur-ing the World war era, was familiar famil-iar to millions. He passed away in New t York at the age of f seventy-nine years Shunning publicity , and personal glory - . j House devoted him ( self untiringly to 4 1 what he deemed the - best interests of his ' sf country and f o r 'J years his influence. j-J ttd especially in international inter-national matters. CoL H"se was great. An early supporter of Woodrow Wilson's political fortunes, he became Wilson's trusted adviser after his election to the presidency and continued to help direct his course immediately before and during dur-ing the war, making frequent trips to Europe. He was Wilson's personal per-sonal representative in the Versailles Ver-sailles peace conference. Later he and Wilson disagreed and their close association came to an end. Japan's Regime in China JAPAN announced officially the in-" in-" auguration of the "reformed Government of the Republic of China" Chi-na" in Nanking. This puppet state is intended to replace the regime of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and is headed by Liang Hung-Tze as chairman of the new executive yuan, yu-an, a position equivalent to premier. pre-mier. The Chinese were still fighting the invaders desperately along the Pei-ping-Hankow railway and claimed the Japanese were suffering heavy losses. |