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Show News Review of Current Events the World Over Lewis Doesn't See Peace in Federation of Labor I'ussia Resent3 Fascist Aid Given Spanish IleLcls Mormons All Off Dole. By EDWARD W. PICKARD Western Newspaper Union. WILLIAM GREEN, president of the A. F. of L., who had just been calling on President Roosevelt at Hyde Par.'-, N. i ., told the news- John L. Lewis papermen that the prospects fur peace between the warring factions in the federation fed-eration were better and that those participating par-ticipating in the controversy con-troversy were becoming be-coming "more temperate." tem-perate." However, that same evening John L. Lewis, the dynamic leader of thp nnmmittee for Industrial Organization, rather dashed tiie aforesaid prospects for peace. In Washington he laid down, os the only basis for restoration of peace in tiie ranks of orgiriized labor, a program consisting of these two propositions: 1. Revocation by the executive council of the American Federation Federa-tion of Labor of the order suspending sus-pending ten C. I. O. unions on charges of insurrection. 2. Isolation of certain mass production pro-duction industries which would be organized strictly on Lewis' "one big union" theory. It had been stated that David Dubinsky, head of one of the suspended sus-pended unions, had submitted a compromise peace proposal, but Lewis told the correspondents that he knew of no change in feeling be-between be-between the battling factions; that he had made no move for peace and contemplated none; that the C. I. O. drive to unionize the steel industry was "proceeding satisfactorily" and that the Dubinsky proposal was similar to the one previously offered to and rejected by the A. FT of L. council. POLITICAL expediency brought about a strange state ol affairs in Minnesota. Fred Curtis and Patrick J. Delaney, respectively Democratic Demo-cratic gubernatorial and senatorial nominees, withdrew from the race In favor of the Farmer-Labor candidates can-didates in return for Farmer-Labor support for the re-election o' President Presi-dent Roosevelt. The members of the Democratic party throughout the state were rather dismayed by this action and some of the leaders protested pro-tested vigorously. John E. Regan, the party's 1934 gubernatorial candidate, issued a statement asserting that Minnesota Democrats had traded votes and engineered "coalition of parties" before, be-fore, but "never has there been an absolute sellout.'' Alric Anderson, tit. Paul attorney attor-ney who was the Democratic candidate candi-date for attorney-general two years ago, marshaled his followers into the "Democrats-for-Nelson Club." Martin A. Nelson is the Republican gubernatorial candidate. Joseph Wolf, former national ' committeeman, nnd Jude J. D F. Meighen, state central commitlce chairman, led that group of Democrats Demo-crats supporting both Farmer-La-hor candidates and President Roosevelt Roose-velt A TTACKING abuse of the frank-ing frank-ing privilege, which has been practiced by followers of any and all narties when thev ffot the channp. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan Mich-igan proposes that congress pass legislation leg-islation that will put a stop to this evil, "for the sake upon the one hand of the postal re"enue and for the fake, oi. the other, of political fair pl?y." When John G. Winart resigned ! ft 1 J. G. Wiuant from the social security board, his letter to the President was a strong pro - New Deal document. It was printed by the press bureau of the socifl security board and franked to a large mailing list, and Senator Vandenberg asked Mr. Winant whether he thought that was a legit-imte legit-imte use of the franking privilege. Mr. Winant replied promptly that, lest there be any question of the propriety of the matter, he had pai I the mailing costs. This attitude atti-tude was warmly commended by Senator Vandenberg, as it must be bf all good citizens. HELP given the Spanish insurgents insur-gents by Fascist countries so mn raged soviet Russia that she gave notice that, unless it ceased she would free herself from any obligations obli-gations to the agreement for neutrality. neu-trality. The representatives of the 27 nations on the international com-rplttee com-rplttee of non - intervention in the Spanish war were about to meet in tondon, and Moscow's challenge caused a real sensation. Moiseyvich Kagan, soviet delegate on the committee, com-mittee, specifically named Portugal, Italy and Germany as the offenders and called for an investigation. It Is believed that if Russia is not satisfied in this matter she will send airplanes and other war material to the Spanish government, Kagan.'s communicatior made the direct charges that German airplanes air-planes reached the Spanish rebels from Germany, that poison gas reached the rebels from Italy, and that Portugal permitted its frontier to be used by the rebels. Spanish Fascists pushed their lines so closely around Madrid that they called on the government to surrender the capital immediately and thus save it from a destructive bombardment. An airplane fleet showered the city with circulars telling tell-ing the citizens that further resistance resist-ance was useless. One of the most threatening of General Franco's advances was directed at Aran-juez, Aran-juez, whose capture would cut off Madrid's food supply from the Mediterranean. Med-iterranean. The government claimed that an army of loyalist miners had fought its way to the center of Oviedo against the desperate resistance of the rebel defenders. Gen. Francisco Franco, - chief of the insurgents, decreed a Fascist dictatorship and created a "junta of state" which will govjrn subject to his will. In his first statement of policy, Franco assured workers they would be "protected against the ills of capitalism" and that "steps would be taken to regulate favorable favor-able working hours." OIX months ago the Latter Day Saints church otherwise the Mormons inaugurated a program pro-gram to make every able bodied licucr J. Grant member self-supporting by October Octo-ber 1. In the great tabernacle at Salt Lake City Heber J. Grant, president of the church, told an audience that the plan had succeeded suc-ceeded and that the drive had taken all the needy members off public relief. The church has consistently opposed "pay without work." In reading his report President Pres-ident Grant took occasion to criticise criti-cise the Townsend pension plan and government control of crops, and he warned the members to avoid "political "po-litical entanglements." Under the church relief drive, land was leased and the needy provided with implements for tilling. Wom-ens Wom-ens groups have made clothes and bedding. Membeis have contributed the financial equivalent of two meals monthly to a special funi. In scattered storehouses, Mr. Grant reported, supplies have been laid up in generous quantities for distribution among the needy who helped produce them. Under the program, the speaker declares, "the curse of idleness would be done away with, the evils of a dole abolished, and independence, independ-ence, thrift, and self-resptct will be once more established amongst our people." A S THE time for the expiration of the Washington naval treaty draws nearer, the utterance? of Secretary Sec-retary of the Navy Swanson take on more and more the nature of sharp warnings to Japan not to get too gay in the Pacific. In a press conference con-ference the other day he said: "Fortifications are intended to answer an-swer fortifications. One menace must be met by another menace." And he gave notice that the navy should be ready tj do the necessary meeting. About the same time the state department was studying a proposition, proposi-tion, made to it and to Japan by Great Britain, for an extension of the treaty pledge of the three nations not to build new fortifications or naval bases in certain of their Pacific Paci-fic possessions. In Tokio it was said the government might agree to this provided certain changes were made giving Japan "fairer" treatment in the light of an altered international .situation. ACCUSED of complicity in the plot against Dictator Stalin for which 16 prominent Russians were executed in August, Karl Radek, brilliant journalist, is under arrest and in danger of losing his life. He disappeared just after the executions execu-tions of the others, but was caught a few days ago. In his last article, published in the official newspaper Izvestia, Radek Ra-dek confessed his unfaithfulness to the communist party, but defended himself with a vitriolic attack on Trotzky and claimed he had "expiated" "ex-piated" his sins by foiling Trotzky's attempted sabotage of the Stalin regime. re-gime. JrURT B JORKVALL, Swedish aviator, made an attempt to fly alone from New York to Stockholm. Thirty-two hours after the start he was picked up from the ocean about one hundred miles off the coast of Ireland. Supposedly he ran short of fuel. The rescue was made by a French trawler. The plane was badly bad-ly damaged and was abandoned. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE C. B. KE.N'NEMER of Montgomery, Ala., issued an order halting collection in Alabama of a one per cent payroll tax to finance the unemployment program. The result, it is expected, will be a clear cut test of the validity of the New Deal's social security act, for lawyers law-yers had no doubt the case would be carried to the United S'ates Supreme Su-preme court. The order was granted the Gulf States Steel corporation of Gadsden, Ala., on a plea that the unemployment insurance program, operated in co-operatiun with the federal government violates both state and federal constitutions. JESSE ISADOR STRAUS, mer-" mer-" chant prince and, until his resignation resigna-tion last August, American ambassador ambas-sador to France, passed away in Y ' I " ff .... yr)t, i JLSse I. 6traus his New York home at the age of sixty-four. sixty-four. The immediate immedi-ate cause of death was pneumonia, but Mr. Strau: had been in ill health for some time, this being the reason for his retirement re-tirement from the ambassadorship. Graduating from Harvard in 1893, Mr. Straus began work as a bank clerk. In 1896 he obtained ob-tained employment with 11. H. Macy & Co., big New York department store, and by 1919 was its president, presi-dent, holding that position until he was given the Paris post by President Presi-dent Roosevelt in 1933. He was a Democrat and was a member of the board of overseers of Harvard and of the American Acadfmy of Political and Social Science. He maintained a country estate at Mount Kisco, N. Y., as wtll as a city apartment. P OLLOWING the example set by France and other countries, the Italian cabinet voted to devalue the lira, setting its value at approximately approxi-mately 5.2 cents, as compared with the latest previous figure of 7.6 cents. The cabinet also let it be known that it would take action to prevent rent and price increases; and it voted a new 5 per cent capital levy to which property owners are obliged to subscribe to the extent of 5 per cent of their wealth. The gold value of iho lira was placed at 4.677 grams of gold for each 100 lire. Gold reserver of the Bank of Italy will be revalued on the basis of the new lira with the surplus to be placed at the disposition of the treasury. CRANCE may be on the verge of a civil war between Communists and Fascists comparable tc the terrible ter-rible conflict in Spain. In Paris desperate fighting already has begun. be-gun. The Reds, numbering many thousands, and the nationalists, under un-der orders from Col. Francois de la Rocque whose Croix de Feux organization or-ganization was disbanded by the government, undertook rival demonstrations; dem-onstrations; and the result was a day-long series of street battles in which hundreds were wounded. Order Or-der was finally restored for the time being by a force of 12,000 republican re-publican guards and police. In London, also, mere was a big riot in which a hundred persons were injured. Sir Oswald Mosley's Black Shirts, a Fascist organization, organiza-tion, planned a parade but Communists Com-munists and Socialists numbering 100,000 were determined to prevent it and battled with a big force of east end police to get at their enemies. ene-mies. The authorities forbade the parade as scheduled but the opposing oppos-ing mobs got together in various localities and fought desperately. RESIDENTS of Frankfort, Ky., stopped work and politics for three days and, with thousands of guests, celebrated the sesquicenten-nial sesquicenten-nial of their city. A pioneer touch was given the affair by the arrival of many families from other parts of Kentucky in horse-drawn vehicles and on horseback. There were historical his-torical parades and services, an old fashioned burgoo feast, and a formal banquet at which addresses were delivered by Admiral Hugh Rodman of the navy and (overnor Chandler of Kentucky. PRINCE ERNST VON STARHEM-BERG STARHEM-BERG of Austria ousted from the Fascist Heimwehr or home guard Maj. Emil Fey, once his trusted lieutenant, and thereby stirred up quite a muss in Vienna. It was reported that Premier Mussolini Mus-solini of Italy had taken a hand in the quarrel by demanding that Chancellor Schuschnigg give complete com-plete control of the heimwehr to Von Starhemberg. The prince declared in a public document that Fey's conduct at the time of the assassinatin of Chancellor Chancel-lor Dollfuss never was satisfactorily explained. The major, enraged, challenged the prince to a duel; but dueling is illegal in Austria. THREE complaints were filed by the federal trade commission under un-der the Robinson-Patman act. naming nam-ing five concerns, launching the first move to test its powers under thi far-reaching legislation which forbids for-bids the granting or receiving by merchandisers of discriminatory price discounts in interstate commerce. com-merce. The complaints named Montgomery Montgom-ery Ward and Company, Inc.; Kraft - Phenix Cheese corporation, corpo-ration, Chicago: Shefford Cheese company. Inc., Syracuse. N. Y.: Bird and Son. Inc., and Eird Floe: Covering Sales corporation, Ej Walpole, Mass. |