Show news review of current events the world over william green gloomy about unemployment henry ford cheerful serious charges chang es concerning government of the virgin islands by EDWARD W PICKARD 0 by wastena unton union W ITH another winter at hand ani and T millions of americans still anem aloyed organized organised sed labor through arest dent william green of the american america federation of labor has asked the ad ministration to ap peal to all industries to increase prodoc tion SO 0 per cent sir mr green in a public statement a asserted baer ted that for the first time since pre president ident lail valts s r re employment program got under william green way gayln in july 33 unemployment eci has exceeded last years rears level the number or of persons persona without any employment he puts at those without jobs joba la in industry in september numbered jobs for were provided by conservation camps and emergency relief projects but these emergency jobs he said are not creating incomes to pay the costs clr green continued could not cot the administration invite all industries to operate cooperate co la in a general program pr to increase production and put men to work if the nationwide nation cation wide level of all production were lifted ZO 30 per cent in a balanced program adjusting production to consumption needs each industry would then be assured that all other industries would increase their production and the wealth produced by putting labor to work work would create income to buy the product of 0 all the total number at work in the united states was tn in september 1033 1933 by september 1934 it had bad declined to during duran g these 12 months the normal increase in population has added close to OW to the army of lob job seekers for whom industry provides no work thus the number without work in industry has haa risen from in september 1933 to in september 1934 quite as gloomy as sir greens report was a statement of the national industrial conference board this agency noted that the general improvement in manufacturing activity usually occurring in september failed to materialize teri alize instead declines of 57 per cent in the number of wage earners employed of GI CA per cent in total man hours worked and of 68 58 per cent in payrolls disbursed were reported in addition it was stated the rise in the cost ot of living from august to september depressed real weekly earnings of wage trago earners 21 per cent on the other band the united states chamber of commerce in its summary of conditions throughout the nation reports continued improvement of business sentiment although it has not as yet been reflected definitely in the volume of transactions MANY M ANY thoughtful persons comment on the apparent discrepancy between the pleas of william green tor for more employment and the policy pursued by organized labor la in fostering great strikes seeman seemingly ay iy for the sole role purpose of enforcing unionization and the closed shop many thousands of persons are thrown out of employment by these strikes industries are hampered or shut down and often serious disorders Borders di result to the bystander it does not seem fair that in a time of distress such methods should be followed in order that the strength of the unions might be increased the latest example of this policy Is the strikes which brought about the closing of til all the great atlantic and pacific tea companas comp anys shops and warehouses in cleveland and tt i aich went into effect in against the A and P and two tire other chain store companies there was a prospect that these thebo walkouts wal kouts would spread throughout ohio and wisconsin enry FORD who says that what his Is done in washington matter much so BO far as recovery Is concerned came out with a statement that should be encouraging to the american business man ile he told the ford managers gathered in detroit that his company was out of the depression and they in turn told him of generally improved business conditions in all parts of the country the depression henry ford ford tet act forth in a statement would be over tor for the whale aholo country very soon boon if american industrialists industrial litS would just forget the at chabet schemes and take hold of their industries and run them with good sound american business sense they should take hold of their tou too in the same way and run it with good sound Ameri american cali common sense cense reedy ruling by the united states S SPEED supreme court on constitutionality constitutional ity ot of the act and the code of fair competition for the lumber and timber products industry may be expected judge IV L grubb of the federal district court at birmingham ala AID has ruled them unconstitutional and dismissed an indictment against an operator of several sawmills the action was taken by agreement of both sides so as to expedite an appeal to the supreme court RESIDENT ROOSEVELT announced P PRESIDENT that beginning july 1 10 1035 5 he will eliminate the 5 per cent pay cut that la is now taken out of the salaries of all federal employees the pay restoration he explained Is being abeln planned on the assumption that increases in the cost ot of living will necessitate it the treasury department thereupon admitted frankly that this means the taxpayers will be called on to pay an additional fifty million dollars a year for the benefit of 0 the federal employees who will benefit by the restoration to in salaries sir mr roosevelt predicted rally flatly that the cost of living will advance substantially within the next eight months when he made this statement at hla his regular press conference lie he also cautioned reporters to remember that an increase in the cost of living meant na an increase in commodity and property values thereby lessening the difficulty in paying debts this Is one of the avowed alms aims of the roosevelt program he said he expected the also of food clothing fuel housing and other living costs to bo be large enough by next july jul y 1 to justify the 5 per cent restoration R ernrst ERNEST chief of athe DR the bureau of territories and insular affairs afra Irs has gone rather hurriedly to the virgin islands to make a personal investigation late into a state of affairs that has led to the filing cling of serious charges before committees of both houses bouses of congress in a petition for a congressional gress lonal Inquiry Paul C yates who recently resigned as executive assistant to gov paul SI pearson rc arson charges that the present Pe sent ad r gov pearson D ministration of the islands Is wasteful extravagant inefficient and tainted with corruption yates rates was recently suspended and ordered to washington for an inquiry by secretary ickes who nho accused him of disloyalty insubordination and gross inefficiency and in general of being a trouble maker yates rates resigned immediately and came to washington but chose to ignore secretary ickes office carrying his plaints plaines instead directly to congress ile he charges that mr ickes has been outrageously deceived by governor pearson and subordinate officials of the interior department has ignored complaints petitions and specific charges presented by the citizens of the islands and has dealt with officials in a peculiarly harsh cruel and dictatorial tat orial manner the petition further charges that minor officials in the interior department aided and abetted governor pearson to whitewash a major public works scandal and deceived the secretary of the interior regarding public works and the general situation and were we re criminally negligent la in the performance for mance of their duty secretary ickes Is accused of making prejudicial and injurious remarks about T webber wilson judge of the federal district court in the islands remarks which reflect unjustly upon the federal judiciary and which are unbefitting the dignity of a cabinet officer ickes also Is accused of unjustly and at the instance of governor pearson having removed from office charles 11 II gibson and ell bacr B government attorneys and capt michael J nolan director of police of st thomas and st john with a record of 14 years loyal and efficient lelent eff service e conversations C conversations in london preparatory to the scheduled naval conference have been quite unsatisfactory so far for neither tho the united states nor great britain shows any disposition to accord to japan uie the equality that nation demands even though it be merely in principle with the japanese agreeing not to build up to parity with them well posted observers do not believe the conference will accomplish anything valuable and secretary of the navy claude A swanson on says that regardless of its outcome his department plans to bring the american fleet up to full treaty strength and will ask congress for the necessary appropriations additional maritime strength was urged before the federal aviation commission corn com a E rosendahl former commander of the airships los angeles and akron advised the construction st of two military dirigibles to protect aerial trade routes secretary swanson said this proposal Is under consideration in the navy department the united states Is now tons of war craft behind treaty streng strength tIL this represents presenta re ono no aircraft carrier two tivo class B cruisers 61 51 destroyers st and 21 24 submarines the dopart department part ment disclosed C magnificent worlds fait Is no more it closed formally and forever at midnight october 81 31 amid a riot of gayety gaiety and with a final burst of fireworks and the vast throng of 0 last day visitors left the grounds with a feeling of sadness mayor kelly had proclaimed a halt half holiday and thousands upon thousands of chicagoans joined with the crowds that had bad come from elsewhere to celebrate the windup of this most notable exposition after artillery salutes and parades the final ceremonies were staged la in the court of states with governor horner mayor kelly and president futua dawes of 0 the exposition as speakers exactly at midnight mr dawes threw a switch that shut off all lights on the grounds and set off a gigantic fireworks display this was not quite the end however for the lights were turned on again and though no one was admitted after midnight the hall nal halloween loween wee carnival continued until three in the morning then the lights went out forever KING K ING of slam Is not satisfied with his present status as aa a limited monarch and has threatened to abdicate unless the government with draws it a measure proposed in the national assembly which deprives him of his traditional dit ional right to decide whether persons sentenced cod to death for crimes shall live or die this of course Is but one of the distasteful limitations prescribed by the national assembly 7 since the revolution of king 1932 which forced the king to give the country a new n ew constitution aution there Is no revolution la in this case for the people of slam generally know nothing about the dispute between the king and the government Is at present in england with his queen and the negotiations are carried on by cable ills maje secretary there said bald the kings fight was really a light fight for the principles oi of democratic government and that he ha would not give in the secretary explained that halt half the members of the tha siamese legislative assembly are elected directly by the people and the other half nominated by the government with his majesty placing great importance upon the attitude of the elected members who claims opposed the measure relating to ute life and death prerogatives governments both federal mr MEXICAN and state are carrying on A determined campaign against the ro man catholic church charging that tho the latter has been fostering a revolutionary movement on the other hand band a vigorous rigorous denial that the cathella Cat holla church had advocated armed resistance to the mexican government or inter bention by the united states in mhd th religious conflict tn in mexico was issued by archbishop ruiz the apostolic delegate to mexico in san antonio Ant onlo texas bishops and priests are being expelled from various states and the state of mexico issued an order limiting the number of churches in the in which services may be held to 34 the same as the number of priests permitted to officiate clate in the state all churches above this number the decree provided will be used as schools and public libraries the action was wa believed to have been taken to prevent priests ousted from other states from coming to the state of mexico to officiate chate the supreme court ruled that fill all buildings used for catholic ceremonies shall become the property of the nation acting president It in a letter to attorney general portes fortes oil gil sail said the clergy on pretext of opposing the initiation of compulsory socialistic education in medicos cos schools has initiated a frank campaign of sedition which reveals clearly its intention to bring about a revolution chancellor C HITLER has realized the danger to his regime in the ro r volt of the evang eva elleah protestant pastors against the tyrannical rule of 0 mueller and has decided to separate church and state the government of the reich he said would not interfere in the quarrel some observers in berlin expressed the tear fear that this policy would lead to unrestrained growth of german paganism and also to further acts against the tha jews under the leadership of ir dr alfred rosenberg ll philosopher and julius stretcher publisher of the stormer heads respectively of the pagan faith and the antl demitte movements acceptance of chancellor Hit hillers lers new constitution for the german labor front which gives tho the labor front money and property which once belonged to trade unions and emp employers loyene associations was celebrated in demonstrations throughout germany the biggest was in lustgarten berlin where over were assembled tho the labor front includes all laborers and workers B OTH france and germany are worried over prospects of trouble la in the where a plebiscite Is to be bel held 1 I january 13 1935 35 to determine whether the region shall revert to germany be attached to france or romain remain under the control of the league of nations the nazi campaign in the tha has been active and largo large numbers ot of storm troopers are am said to have entered the region in disguise geoffrey K knox president of the governing commission for the league has warned that in case of difficulties during the plebiscite he will call tor for the help of french troops foreign minister alerre laval says the french will be ready to respond tho the german nazis are correspondingly irate there in I 1 reason for anxiety |