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Show SUMMARIZES THE WORLD'S WEEK (5) Western Newspaper Union. Labor Parley Deadlock LEADERS of the American Federation Fed-eration of Labor and the C. I. O. couJdn't get anywhere in their peace conference in Washington. So they adjourned temporarily, tem-porarily, and some of them said the parley might not be resumed. George M. Harrison, head of the federation dele gation, said that unless un-less the C. I. O. attitude at-titude changed there was no prospect of peace. Both sides had made offers, but Philip Murray these were scornfully rejected by the opponents. The A. F. of L. proposed that the fate of the C. I. O. affiliates organized organ-ized since the split be decided at an immediate conference "between representatives of organizations chartered by the A. F. of L. and organizations chartered by the C. I. O. and which may be in conflict with each other, for the purpose of bringing about an adjustment to bring the membership into the A. F. of L. on terms and conditions mutually agreeable." This clause of the federation proposal pro-posal brought a denunciation from Philip Murray, chairman of the ten-man ten-man C. I. O. peace committee, who asserted that it asked "desertion and betrayal" of these unions. The C. I. O. proposal was that its unions should return to the federation federa-tion and that a new autonomous department de-partment should be created, to be known as the C. I. O., to have complete com-plete and sole jurisdiction over its policies and operations. This plan represented no concessions. John L. Lewis called Murray and others into a strategy meeting to consider whether a new proposal for a truce should be offered by the C. I. O. James Dewey, Labor department conciliator, and Senator George L. Berry of Tennessee were busy trying try-ing to find a way to peace. The position of President Roosevelt was unknown, but it was believed he would continue his hands-off policy. Japs Smash Chinese JAPAN officially declined the in-J in-J vitation to the nine-power treaty conference in Brussels, and her forces went ahead fast in their operations op-erations in China. They had been checked by a desperate stand of the Chinese defenders of Shanghai, but launched a new offensive that forced the Chinese to abandon Chapei, the native section, and fall back to a new line to the vest of the international inter-national settlement. There they entrenched en-trenched with their backs to the Soochow creek on the other side of which vere the United States marines. ma-rines. These American troops had orders from Admiral Yarnell to shoot at any planes attacking thern or at non-combatants. The British troops in Shanghai had similar orders, and the international inter-national tension was brought nearer to the breaking point when a Japanese Jap-anese tank fired on a British infantry infan-try detachment of vhich Brig. Gen. A. P. D. Telfer-Srnollett. British cornmand'-r in chief, was a member. A few d;iys br-fore a Japanese ma-( ma-( bine gunner in a plane had killed D British sol'iirT. In rr-fu' irig to send a del'-nate to Brursr-b the Japanese government said the corif'T'.-nce was inspired by the League of Nations and would "put r,':no'r; obstacles in the path of the just and proper solution of (lie on diet." Japs Mobbed in Frisco FIVE eminent Japanese citizens, sent out on a good will mission to the world, arrived at San Francisco Fran-cisco and were at once besieged on their steamship by a howling mob which struggled with the police for two hours. The demonstration was sponsored by the district council of the Maritime Mari-time Federation of the Pacific, comprised com-prised of seagoing unions affiliated with the Committee for Industrial Organization. But about a third of the crowd was comprised of Chinese, Chi-nese, who streamed out from the city's vast Chinatown to vent their rage at things and persons Japanese. Japa-nese. Help for Stock Market TpVER since the slump in the stock market began the government has been urged to do something about it. Finally the administration yielded yield-ed to the demands and the federal reserve board of governors reduced margin requirements on stock purchases pur-chases from 55 to 40 per cent and imposed a 50 per cent margin on shot sales. The new requirements went into effect November 1 and are not retroactive. No official explanation was given for the board's action but it was understood un-derstood that it w-as designed to adjust ad-just the margin requirements to current stock market conditions. Imposition of the increased margin mar-gin requirements on short sales was an innovation from the board's standpoint, a stock exchange rule requiring only 10 point protection on short sales. It was understood that before arriving at its decision the reserve board consulted with the securities and exchange commission. commis-sion. Many brokers were doubtful that this action would stabilize the market; mar-ket; but the immediate effect was to give stock prices a start upward. Yardstick for Pover PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, in 1 conference with J. D. Ross, administrator ad-ministrator of the Bonneville dam project on the Columbia river, established es-tablished the "yardstick" rate by which the charges of privately ovned utilities for electric current are to be judged. The formula is to pay operating charges, amortize the federal investment in-vestment in power generation in 40 years and provide a net return of 'i'k per cent. For the present the formula is to apply only to the Bonneville project, but Ross recommended that the same principle be followed with respect re-spect to power from the TVA and other government plants. Miss Roche Quits Treasury 4ISS JOSEPHINE ROCHE, first '-1 woman to be an assistant secretary sec-retary of the treasury, has resigned that post and returns to the presidency pres-idency of the Rocky Mountain Fuel company of Denver. The position will be left unfilled, for the administration ad-ministration hopes she will resume it later. She was appointed by President Pres-ident Roosevelt three years ago and has been in charge of the treasury's public health and other welfare activities. ac-tivities. Stciwer to Retire "nWENTY ypars of public service is eriomih for Senator Frederick Steiwer of Oregon, Republican, lie has announced Ihat he will not seek re election next year, but will return re-turn to Ihc practice of law. Slemer was the keynnler of (lie It'-publican national convf-ri! ion of Hi'J'i. Mussolini's Bold Talk NEARLY a million Italians gathered gath-ered in Rome to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the Fascist march on the Eternal City, and heard Mussolini declare that bol-shevism bol-shevism must be driven out of Europe, Eu-rope, meaning primarily that the rebels must win the Spanish civil war. Among the invited guests was a delegation from Nazi Germany", and for their benefit II Duce asserted assert-ed vigorously that Germany must obtain colonies, peacefully or otherwise. other-wise. "The motto of the sixteenth Fascist Fas-cist year is peace," shouted Mussolini. Musso-lini. "There has been much use and abuse of this word by the bleating bleat-ing of the so-called reactionary democracies. But when it comes from our lips the lips of those who have fought and who are ready to fight again this word attains its real, solemn, original, human definition. defi-nition. Because to obtain a durable, lasting peace it is necessary tc eliminate bolshevism from Europe. It is necessary that some absurd clauses of the treaties of peace be revised. It is necessary that greal peoples like the German people have again the place to which they are entitled, and which they onci had, under the African sun." The presence of the official N.izi delegation, led by Rudolph Kess. deputy leader of the party, demon strated "the ever-closer political bond uniting the two people," Mussolini Mus-solini said. Chautemps Gives Warning IF THE necessity arises, France is prepared and ready to employ force in defense of her vital inter ests. At the same time she offers I La- Li Al.Cnaulemps peace to all nations ; "that will prove by their acts their de sire to keep their en gagements loyally." Such was the warning, evidentl directed especially to Italy and Germany, Ger-many, which Pre mier Camille Chau temps uttered be fore a congress ol the central feder ation of his Radical Socialist party. "I hope especially in the grievous affair of Spain this pacific, prudent, and courageous action will succeec in cutting short the violations of jus tice which cannot be renewed with out constraining France and Britain to renew their liberty of action," Chautemps said. The premier's declaration recalleo French insistence that unless the nonintervention committee sooi pulled foreign troops out of Spain France would open her frontier tc aid the Spanish government. x Franco's Progress GENERALISSIMO FRANCO having completed his conques of Gijon and the rest of the loyalis ! territory in northwest Spain, begai I moving his insurgent forces easl ward to the Aragun front, where hi: officers said the "decisive offensive of the war" would be begun. The loyalist government moved from Valencia to Barcelona. Windsor Talks of Trip TpHE duke of Windsor, speakin: A at a dinner of the Anglo-Ameri can Press association in Paris, sail that he wanted to make it clear tha "in any journey I have undertake! or may plan in the future, I do s-as s-as a completely independent observ er without political considerations t, any sort or kind and entirely o-my o-my own initiative." He added that "I am a very ha pily married man, but my wife ant I are neither content nor willing t lead a purely inactive life of leisure We hope and feel that in due coursi the experience we gain from oui travels will enable us, if given fair treatment, to make some contri butions as private individuals to solving of some of the vital prob lems that beset the world today." Noted Editor Dead J EATH chose a shining mark ' when it removed George I lor ace Lorimer, retired editor of the Saturday Evening Post. He sue cumbed to pneumonia at his home in Wyncote, Pa. Honorary pall bearers at his funeral included for mer President Herbert Hoover anu other men distinguished in public life. Mr. Lorimer became editor in chief of the Saturday Evening Post in 1U99 and developed it from an obscure weekly to its high position posi-tion in its field. Ecuador Coup de'Etat " EN. ALBERTO ENRIQUEZ war minister of Ecuador, and officers of the army executed a coup d'etat which forced Provisional President Federico Paez to resign and leave the country. Enriqucz al once assumed power ns "supreme chief" with a cabinet composed largely of army ofllcers. He de creed the establishment of a popu lar tribunal to deal with persons accused of tampering with public funds and announced "a national po litical purge." The people accepted the change of government quietly .lohn Roosevelt to Wed V.jltS. FRANCES HAVEN CLARK of Hoslon announced that her ffaiii:h1er, Anne Lindsay Clark, am! John Roosevelt, youngest son of the President, will be married In Na hant, Mass., next June, shortly nflc Mr. Roosevelt In graduated fron Harvard. |