Show bews news review of currert li evas ve as JAPAN THE AGGRESSOR condemned by Roose roosevelt and the league tokio Is defiant england and france prod mussolini M V W summarizes THE WORLDS WEEK e western newspaper er volon vaton 1 america backs up leaggo D denouncing japan as the aggressor in the conflict in china ww and accusing tokyo of violating both the nine power treaty and the kellogg briand pact the united states government lined up witti with the league of nations secretary Score tary of state hull issued a statement to this effect asserting that japans action in china was inconsistent with the principles that lt should govern the relationships between nations and was contrary to the provisions of the two treaties it was indicated that the united states would participate in a conference ference of the powers signatory to th the nine power pact which was cled calad for by the league fifty member nations of the aa league gue voted for the resolution branding japan as an invader and treaty r violator and warning 0 of f more action if tokyo does not mend its ways china was assured of the moral support of these pow erg which agreed to take no action 2 that would weaken chinas cainas power of resistance poland and siam refrained from voting the aga khan I 1 indian n dian prince who is president of the league assembly sent messages to the signers of the nine power treaty and to germany and russia asking them to convene immediately those these events followed closely upon president Roosevel ts startling address at the dedication of a boulevard bridge in chicago which out to be perhaps the most important speech he ever has made reiterating his determination to keep america out of war he said the peace the freedom and the security gurity Ise of 90 per cent of the population of the world is being jeopardized by the remaining 10 per cent who are threatening a breakdown of oil au international order and law ile he continued the peace loving nations must make a concerted effort in opposition to those violations of treaties and those igno rings of humane instincts which today are creating a state of international anarchy from which there is no escape through mere isolation or neutrality we are determined to keep out of war yet we cannot insure ourselves against the disastrous effects of war and the dangers of involvement vol tt japan still defiant IN TN THE face of these warnings and threats japan was defiant an erper emergency gency meeting of the cabinet was as called and spokesmen for the foreign office and the navy declared present pacification policy icy in china would be continued we cannot stay our hands out of respect for a world opinion formed oa the basis of dispatches rewritten by chinese government officials said a high naval official great britaina Brit ains cabinet studying president Roosevel ts speech was anxious to learn just how far the united states would go in support of action taken against aggressor nations the british statesmen remembered how they themselves left secretary stimson out on a limb when he tried to stop japans sei zate zare of manchuria and they suspect that the american people are drad dead set against being drawn aga again in i into foreign intrigues and quarrels germany and italy both felt that mr Roosevel ts remarks were directed against them as well as japan and were rather resentful and skeptical the nazis recalled president wilsons Wil sons failure to pacify the world and newspaper declared we fully understand and justify japanese efforts at expansion iri france and loyalist spam spain warmly approved mr Roosevel ts speech and mr hulls announcement chinese check invaders REPORTS I 1 from neutral observers iv indicated that the stubborn silance tance of the chinese had brought the japanese advance to a virtual standstill both in in the shanghai area and on the northern front where the chinese troops have withdrawn they have occupied new and strong systems of defenses the progress of the Japar in north china has been rapid but is now slowed up and the chinese are ready to meet them on the yellow river japans plan to set up an autonomous republic comprising the five northern provinces is r revealed in the tokyo press the capital is to to be neiping under its old name of peking f britain prods italy GREAT REAT BRITAIN was deter VJ mined that italy should decide promptly whether it would meet with her and france to discuss the withdrawal of volunteers from the civil war var in spain mussolini was s sa informed after prime minister chamberlain and foreign minister eden iman had conferred with charles corbin french ambassador to london the anglo french attitude ws stiffened by president roose vs address and the league action ta in the case of japan and england va 0 o T 4 vali wb W M t V W t af 1 0 i Ys uv 40 1 4 0 I 1 1 le ki 11 T 1 F D R DENOUNCES JAPAN president roosevelt delivering the chicago speech in which he branded japan as a treaty violator and lined america up with the league of nations felt freer to concentrate on the spanish question there were hints of decisive action unless mussolini responded satisfactorily special session likely C probably will be called into special session between november 3 and november 16 this was revealed by president roosevelt just after his return to his hyde park home he indicated that the lawmakers would be asked to legislate for crop control wage and hour standards governmental reorganization and the creation of eight regional boards to plan a program for national resources mr roosevelt also made it clear he has not abandoned his plans to reform the federal courts including the supreme court As for agricultural legislation it appears the administration will favor compulsory production control for wheat corn cotton rice and tobacco bac 0 this was inferred from a speech in which secretary of agriculture wallace expounded his ver ever e normal granary scheme to new yorkers the plan he said which would give the maximum income to farmers at the least cost to the federal treasury is one which involves high loan values and frequent use of compulsory control contro lip black joined klan quit 4 1 T DID join the ku klux klan I 1 1 later resigned I 1 never rejoined thus hugo L black now associate justice black of the supreme court admitted to an immense radio audience that the charges against him t were true black asserted that since he quit the klan he has had nothing whatever to do with it he cited his rec hugo black ord in the senate and in private life to back up his assertion that he was entirely free from religious or race prejudices while he apparently repudiated the principles of the klan he did not explain why on receiving a life pass card after his election to the senate he said to a gathering or of klansmen klansman Klans men 1 I realize that I 1 was elected by men who believe in the principles that I 1 have sought to advocate and which are the principles of this organization black emphatically declared his devotion to the principles of the constitution and the bill bail of rights when this statement is ended he concluded my discussion of the question is closed there was a definite note of defiance in blacks address but it is fair to assume that the american public was not satisfied with his explanation from all parts of 0 the country came renewed protests against his presence on the supreme court bench and various large associations ciati ons reso about it many of the senators who voted to confirm his appointment because they accepted the assertion of his friends that he was not a are resentful at the deception practiced on them but what can they do about it now when justice black took his seat the chamber of the supreme court was crowded to capacity albert levitt an attorney was on hand to ask permission to file a suit seeking to force justice black to show cause why lie he should not be declared ineligible to sit the court deferred action on the request another motion to the same effect was filed by patrick H kelly a boston lawyer 6 for ar anarchists MERCER 1 G JOHNSTON of the 1 rural hural electrification administration tra tion led a delegation that appeared before secretary of labor perkins and received her promise to consider a petition to cancel the deportation warrant of two anarchists domenick gallito and vincent ferrero of oakland calif madame perkins already has held up the deportation of more than alien criminals and radicals on the ground that separation from their families would work undue hardships t blow to the CIO E of the C 1 I 0 into in austry in the province of ontario canada was decidedly when the voters returned to power the administration of premier mitchell F I 1 hepburn increasing its already decisive majority in in the legislature I 1 hepburn lep burn head of the liberals is determined to keep lewis organization and its organizers out of the province if he can do so legally the defeated conservatives led by W earl rowe stood for free and open labor bf affiliation lilia tion rail strike T THERE HERE will no not t be a nationwide strike of railway workers such a disaster was averted when the five operating railroad brotherhoods brothe accepted an offer of the companies of a flat raise of 44 cents a day they and the fifteen non ing unions had demanded a 20 per cent wage increase the latter already had agreed to a raise of 40 cents a day for five weeks dr william M leiserson member of the national mediation board had been holdin holding 9 daily conferences with representatives of both sides in announcing the terms of the agreement leiserson praised the operation cooperation co of both parties saying the manner in which they r receded from their original positions was the biggest factor in the settlement H A enochs of philadelphia chairman of the carriers conference committee estimated the increase would mean an average raise of 66 per cent for the workers i A F of L may expel CIO HEN president william green opened the annual convention of the american federation of labor in denver he was not able to present an optimistic 11 1 1 picture 0 of f the future caf of unified labor the battle with johr john L lewis and his C 1 I 0 continues unabated and there ther a r e dogfights dog fights VIA among the unions all over the country generally concerning jurisdiction disputes or shifting of Willia affiliation if the report of the federations executive council is adopted the C I 1 0 unions will be finally ousted the council said in part for two years we have pursued a policy of toleration all of this has failed now the executive council feels that the time has arrived when the american federation of labor must meet the issue in a clear cut and positive way the issue which created the division in the ranks of labor must be made clear in order to accomplish this purpose the executive council recommends that the convention confer upon the executive council authority and power to revoke the charters of the international unions holding membership in the committee for industrial organization ar windsor coming to U S H IS honeymoon being ended the i duke of windsor intends to take up the really serious things of life and before long lie he will come to the united states for the purpose of studying housing and working conditions in this country this was announced in paris by the dukes secretary who said edward and his duchess would first go to germany tor for a similar survey there the dukes interest in such matters is no new development for as prince of wales and during his brief reign as king emperor edward wa was s notably concerned with the social welfare of his subjects on many occasions he assailed housing conditions of british work wor keis ets in london it was said the government had given reluctant permission for the dukes american trip in order to avoid an open rupture with mm him he resented the close restrictions placed on his movements and it was rumored had threatened to return to england american friends of the windsors Wind sors think they may make their temporary home at wakefield manor near front royal va possibly arriving there in november the manor is the estate of mrs george barnett cousin of the duchess c fd F i d howe dies dias bof ITH the passing of ed howe of atchison kan the country loses one of its best known and best liked philosophical commentators on current events he was eighty four years old and died as he had wished in his sleep after a da days y s work the 0 oi potato hill founded the atchison globe in 1887 and retired 37 years later thereafter he busied himself with the publication of howes monthly which lie ho called a journal of indignation dig nation and education |