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Show News Review of Current Events the World Over Japan Suddenly Squelches North China Autonomy Scheme Italy Struggles Against Economic Sanctions Sanc-tions President Talks to Mayors Ahout Taxes. By EDWARD W. PICKARD Western Newspaper Union. JAPAN siiildenly learned that the " autonomy movement In the northern province. of China, fos-. fos-. terrMl hy the Japanese army com-r com-r manders, was llke- ' y ' ly to prejudice her case In the naval conference soon to . oen In London. iL '" f ' herefore the army : , -' -i lilh command in ,( ... Tokyo told Its suh- & ' on"n,'it'.s n the ' ' continent to "lay y Cf nfr" "l0 n"'lli' .. .. .Ma. flen. Kenll Kenji Doihara ., Doihara came to naught, at least for the present. That ploller, who had hecome known as "the Lawrence of China. " quietly departed from I'eipin', and Ids early relnrn was not expected. Thus, for the lirst time In recent re-cent years, the Japanese militarists militar-ists have lieen checked, hy the Tokyo To-kyo government, which Informed them that the mission of the Jap-nnese Jap-nnese army In iMauchukno did not Include Inlrigulns for separation of the Chinese provinces and that It would not he permitted to pass south of the greiit wall without nn Imperial order. Instead of the autonomy coup, the Nanking government was told hy the Japanese authorities In China that it must Institute reforms In the northern provinces. Aklra Ariyoshl, Japanese ambassador, had a long conference with Dictator Chiang Kai-shek In Nanking, and told the press he had received assurances as-surances that the Chinese government govern-ment was adequately prepared to cope with the situation In north China. Ariyoshl said he had also received assurance that Nanking desired de-sired to continue friendly relations with Japan. Neutral observers In China are not convinced that the autonomy movement will not be revived at the first opportunity. PRESIDENT ROOSEVFXT has gone to Warm Springs, Ga., for his annual visit, and for three weeks will divide his time among rest, politics and work. He was to deliver one speech at Atlanta; and after his return to Washington he will journey to Chicago-to deliver nn address on December 9 which probably will be an argument for a permanent AAA. Following his Chicago speech, President Roosevelt will go to South Rend, Ind., to accept an honorary hon-orary degree and make a brief address ad-dress at the University of Notre Dame. The acceptance of this invitation in-vitation was considered an adroit political move because of his recent re-cent refusal to take any action concerning the Catholic persecutions persecu-tions In Mexico. SOMETHING new under the sun is now being tried out an economic war to put a stop to a military war. Fifty-two nations are united In the 1m- ...wkj position of sane- LSf tlons against Italy, p S,,"", which became an sr-Cl outlaw nation on f--3-J Novemher IS by j3 decree of the League of Nations. V" M Four league na- r J tlons, all unimpor-tant, unimpor-tant, refused to far ' slf ' J participate. They Q, JsjlJ are Austria, Hun-pary. Hun-pary. Albania and Gen. Badoglio Paraguay. Indirect support Is given the league by two nonmember nations, na-tions, the United States and Germany. Ger-many. Nearly all the world's chief ports are closed to Italian goods, and exports to Italy of arms, war materials and a long list of key products has stopped. Loans and credits for the Italian government, public bodies, corporations and Individuals In-dividuals are forbidden. Should this momentous action succeed. It would seem that the end of Kenito Mussolini and the Fascist regime In Italy is In stsht. Should it fall, the League of Nations fails, the British communications in the Mediterranean would he threatened, and the peace of the world would be menaced. Standing steadfast against the sanctions. Premier Mussolini proclaimed pro-claimed the day on which they were established "a day of ignominy and Iniquity." as had been declared by the Fascist grand council. The day was made a holiday, flags flew from all buildings and there were numerous numer-ous angry demonstrations against the member nations of the league. The frontiers of Italy and its ports were closed to goods of those nations na-tions except for certain necessities. Restrictions of food, fuel and light were put in force. i It was announced In Rome that ' lOO.IKX) of the i-.-cently mobilized : soldiers would he given a furlough of three months to aid Industrial ! and agricultural production. I There were new negotiations for peace, fostered by the British and I French, and the Italian authorities were deeply Interested but said the war would not stop until Italy had possession of a large strip of Ethiopia. As for the Ethiopian war Itself, Mussolini announced an Important change In commanders. Gen. Emillo de Bono was recalled with warm praise for having achieved his mission mis-sion "under extremely dillicult circumstances" cir-cumstances" and was to he elevated to the rank of marshal. Gen. Pietro Badogllo, chief of staff, was appointed appoint-ed to succeed De Bono as commander command-er In chief of the Invading armies. Emperor Ilalie Selassie made two airplane trips to the lighting fronts, visiting Ilarar and Diredawa and Inspecting ids troops in the South. The government at Addis Ababa denied de-nied Italian claims that 2.0(K) Ethiopians bad been killed In a terrific battle with Italian fliers. The communique said; "Information from the commander command-er of troops In the region of Makale states that the recent intensive bombardment of their positions by ten Italian pianos caused thirty deaths and slightly wounded fifty, instead of the 2,0(10 killed as mentioned men-tioned In the press communique from Asmara." DOPE PIUS surprised the world by naming twenty new cardinals, who will be installed at a secret consistory December 10 and a public pub-lic one December 19. In the group are fifteen Italians, two Frenchmen, French-men, one Argentine, one Spaniard .and oneCzechoslovakian. With these additions the sacred college will have sixty-nine members, Hie largest larg-est number In the history of the church and only one short of the full complement. The sacred college col-lege will now be composed of thirty-nine Italians and thirty non-Italians. non-Italians. The pope also named the Most liev. Joseph C. Plagens, recently auxiliary bishop of Detroit, as bishop bish-op of the diocese of Marquette Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and Most Itev. Gerald P. O'Hara, auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia, as bishop of the Savannah diocese. T HEN a hundred mayors, as: W sembled In Washington to discuss dis-cuss the work relief program, called on the President, he talked chiefly about taxes, which swss he said "have grown &--fS up like Topsy in s" wV this country." He p then announced H that he planned to fy call a conference 4 of city and state s officials late in the n ss. winter for the pur- ;s sVA pose of studying I'V'' the whole system LJX J of taxation which. .. , he said, should be M'orM La simplified. Guard,a Concerning the matter of continuance continu-ance of relief, Mr. Koosevelt told the mayors : "It is a question that you have to combat. My answer, and I am sure yours will be the same for city governments, Is that we do not propose to let people starve. Some people will be surprised to find that the gigantic works program will be substantially carried out by the end of November, just as it was planned last spring." The mayors elected F. H. La Guardia of New York president of their annual conference and Edward Ed-ward J. Kelly of Chicago vice president. CHAIKMAN HENRY P. FLETCHER FLETCH-ER of the Republican national committee issued a call for a meeting meet-ing of the committee in Washington Washing-ton on December 16 to fix the time and place of the party's national convention of 1936 and to consider the apportionment of delegates. It was reported that Chicago was In the lead among the cities seeking the convention. Mr. Fletcher also announced the appointment of a committee of sixteen six-teen prominent industrialists and lawyers to raise a big campaign fund. William B. Bell of New York, president of the American Cyanamid company, will be chairman chair-man of the committee, and Charles B. (ioodspeed, assistant treasurer of the Republican national committee, commit-tee, Chicago lawyer, will be vice chairman. Many of the members have never before participated actively ac-tively in national politics. DAVID A. REED former senator from Pennsylvania, heretofore considered a possibility for the Republican Re-publican Presidential nomination, has eliminated himself from the competition, explaining that he lacks "pol'tical sex appeal." What that Is he couldn't exactly define, hut he said: "Roosevelt has it. But I discovered last year that- I didn't." He was beaten last year for re-election to the senate. A NOTnER prominent figure of the World war passed with the death of Earl Jelllcoe, who commanded com-manded Wie united British fleet In the great battle of Jutland and was severely criticized because lie did not succeed In completely defeating defeat-ing the German fleet. Jellicoe, who entered the navy as a c.-idet at thirteen thir-teen years of age, had a colorful career on British ships and In administrative ad-ministrative positions throughout the world until at the end of four years as governor general of New Zealand in 1!)'!4 he practically retired re-tired from official public life. A MEP.ICAN business generally Is pleased with the terms of the new trade treaty with Canada, made public simultaneously In Washington Washing-ton and Ottawa. Farmers and the lumber men of the northwest will not like It. High tariff advocates In congress are sure to attack the pact, but Its terms cannot be affected af-fected for three years, even were congress to repeal the reciprocal trade act under which President Roosevelt acted in negotiating the agreement. It Is considered a trade agreement rather than formal treaty, and goes Into effect January Janu-ary 1 next. Government officials, foreseeing adverse reaction in some quarters because of some of the sliced American Amer-ican duties, sought to show the pact would lead to greatly increased (rade and employment which would benefit the country. President Roosevelt stressed that while duties were lowered on Canadian Cana-dian cattle, cream, seed potatoes and certain kind of lumber, quotas placed on these articles would prevent pre-vent serious Interference with the American market. An analysis of the pact shows that the United States grants concessions con-cessions to Canada on 79 major commodities, including: Tariff olash cn four-year-old whisky whis-ky from $1 to 50 cents per fifth of a gallon. Reduction In duties on specified quotas of beef cattle (from 3 to 2 cents per pound on animals over 700 pounds) ; dairy cows (2 to 1 cents) ; cream (56.6 cents to 35 cents per gallon) ; white or Irish seed potatoes (75 to 45 cents per 100 pounds) ; Douglas fir and western west-ern hemlock (50 per cent). Reduced duties on lumber and timber of other kinds; cheddar cheese, turnips, apples, hay, maple sugar, live poultry, horses, halibut and some other fish ; some leathers and ferro-manganese. A pledge to keep on the free list Canadian pulpwood, newsprint, unmanufactured un-manufactured wood, shingles, lath, lobsters, certain furs, crude asbestos, asbes-tos, artificial abrasives and fertilizers. A promise to maintain the present pres-ent 10 per cent duty on feedstuffs for animals. On the part of Canada the duties are cut on ISO commodities, some of the leading concessions being: Reductions on wheat (from 30 to 12 cents a bushel) ; off-season fresh vegetables (50 per cent) ; vegetables vegeta-bles imported in marketing season (35 per cent) ; most classes of farm machinery (50 per cent) ; industrial machinery (35 to 25 per cent) ; mining min-ing and textile machinery; radios (30 to 25 per cent) ; electric refrigerators; re-frigerators; tinplate manufactures; dressed lumber; building materials; motor vehicles; cotton fabrics, furs, chemicals, silk fabrics, cotton manufactures, manu-factures, electrical apparatus. Also rate cuts on oranges, grapefruit, grape-fruit, nuts, iron and steel manufactures. manufac-tures. Place magazines and potatoes on the free list A pledge to grant the United States, on 767 articles, the lowest rates paid by any non-British country. coun-try. A promise to seek legislation to permit Canadians visiting the United Unit-ed States to carry $100 In American goods duty free back to their homes each month. A pledge to liberalize the system of establishing arbitrary valuations on American products. A promise to keep raw cotton on the free list and to put tractors on that list. PRIME MINISTER STANLEY BALDWIN and his Conservative government party won an Impressive Impres-sive victory in the British par-p,. par-p,. llamentary elec-hfZS elec-hfZS tlons, although the I i ' S Laborites succeed-i' succeed-i' " iy ed In decreasing the V Conservative major- lty ln the house by hW fy?M about 60 seats. S 1 Bald"'ln himself K vWs,?vyj was unopposed for IK iUlf'j re - election, but r s4 x j Ramsay MacDon- ElisM ald' lord Presit,ent Ramsay f the em,ncil and ,. . . former prime min-MacDonald min-MacDonald , . ' ., . ister, was badly defeated, de-feated, as was his son, Malcolm, who has been minister of colonies. The elder MacDonald left the Labor La-bor party to form the national government, gov-ernment, and the Laborites had been after his scalp ever since. The government party will have a majority ma-jority of about 250 in the next house of commons. "It was a splendid resuV Baldwin Bald-win said in a statement. "Tlo country coun-try has renewed its support of the national government. It has expressed ex-pressed decisively its confidence in our will and ability to continue our work for national restoration and world peace." The newly elected members of parliament meet at Westminster on November 20 to take tneir oath of allegiance lo uie ciuwa. |