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Show News Review of Current Events the World Over Slatr-mm Jn Geneva Struggle to Prevent Italo-Etliio-piaa War Progress of the New Deal Meas ures in Congres3. By EDWARD V. PICKARD C Western Mewipaper Union. nAPSACE of the bill to restore 1 1 ICOM),') to Spanish war vet fans' pensions was complete d when the senate accepted the house measure, the only opposing vo;e being be-ing cast by Senator Hastings of Delaware. This nullifies the various vari-ous adjustments made by the President Pres-ident for the purpose of economy to carry out the party pledge of a reduction of at least 2." percent In the cost of administration of the federal government. pru:rEr:rcK n. cili.ktt. who A represented Massachusetts in the house for many years, for six years was speaker, and thereafter served as United States senator, died in Springfield. Jiass., at the aire of eighty-three. Able, dignified and unfailingly un-failingly courteous, Mr. Giilett was highly esteemed by his fellow con-pressmen, con-pressmen, whatever their party affiliation. af-filiation. In his home town he was known ns a politician who said little lit-tle and did much. TAPAN will probably have another cause for complaint against the OAPT. A.S'THOXY i:i)KN, P.rltl.ih minister for League of .Nations affairs, was exceedingly busy lu Geneva trying to llnd a way to avert j manded postponement of the tax legislation until January, and he pave out a statement denouncing the administration's plan as a "sterile "ster-ile political gesture" which would raise "only a little extra pocket change" and declared that "we chatter of taxes In millions to offset off-set known deficits In billions." "The pending tax bill, as It is being be-ing developed," gaid Senator Vandenberg, Van-denberg, "will not produce appre- low war net ween Italy and Ethiopia, lie was aided and abetted by Premier Laval of France and together they evolved a plan for procedure by the leaf oa ennn11 4- United States. Secretary of the Nay; Claude A. Swanson has announce! which appearet promising, until ll was communicatee i-miiie revenue ror uncle Sam. It I will not pay the President's deficit t even for the period while the bill 1 Is under consideration. As a con- trlbutlon to the public credit, It Is as grim a hoax as was ever perpetrated per-petrated on the country. As a 'distributor 'dis-tributor of wealth' It is a mere vagrant flirtation with this left wing Idea." Nevertheless, It appeared probable that the tax measure would be enacted en-acted before adjournment, for the administration leaders had promised .... p if fles-: i5v that strongli j fortified nava ? bases will be estab llshed in the Pacific j ocean upon the ex-jS ex-jS plratlon of the na-, na-, va limitation trea-I trea-I ties on January 1, 1037. He said he considered the creation cre-ation of naval step-Dlntr step-Dlntr stones In Hie 4 to Premier Musso- Edenny "nI- T"Pn I!nron Alolsl, Italian delegate, dele-gate, announced the Eden-Laval formula was "entirely unacceptable." unaccept-able." However, hope was not abandoned for there was a chance hnt modifications could be made that would satisfy the demands of the Italians. Italy was expected to protest against time limits fixed In the draft of the projected peace formula. for-mula. One deadline was set for September Septem-ber 1, by which time the arbitrators arbitra-tors on the Italo-Elhlopian conciliation concil-iation commission, who would resume re-sume their work, would be required to report to the league council. Another time limit was set for Fepto-nbor 4, when the three powers pow-ers and Ethiopia would be required to report their findings to the league council. In any event the council would bo scheduled to meet September 4. One Important concession was made to Italy In the formula. It was agreed that the ownership of Ualtial. scene of the frontier con-fiti.f con-fiti.f i,,ni..n,i , ... this to Senator La Follette and other "liberals," and besides that, they have no desire to pass a taxation taxa-tion bill in a Presidential election year. As produced by the house ways and means committee after great travail the measure embodies an 87 per cent confiscation of large fortunes and Increased levied on I the rich which would produce perhaps" per-haps" $250,000,000 of additional annual an-nual revenue. CENATE and houae committees Investigating the activities of lobbyists went their separate ways, neither thinking very well of what the other was doing. Senator Black's quiz occupied itself much with the doing of representatives Of the Associated fi onH Tit: Sec, Pacific an Inevlta-Swanson Inevlta-Swanson le result of the treaties expiration. He revealed that the navy long has given consideration to Pacific fortification fortifi-cation problems and that Impetus had been given to the study since Japan's abrogation of the naval treaties. The necessity for adequate bases In the Pacific was demonstrated forcibly last May during the annual fleet maneuvers off Hawaii and the Aleutian Islands. According to reports, re-ports, the navy high command in a report of the lessons learned in the exercises strongly recommended an I Aleutian Islands base. The United States nava bases are few and far between as against those of Japan and Great Britain ' ...i lutuivcu, anouia noc De discussed. dis-cussed. The Ethiopian contention !ias been that responsibility for the border clash could not be established estab-lished without the ownership of the locality being first determined. Emperor Haile Selassie met his chieftains in council at Addis Ababa and they told him It might be now too late to prevent war, for their tons of thousands of fighters fight-ers were eager for hostilities to begin and could hardly be restrained. re-strained. The emperor, however, sought to hold the chiefs back. At the same time he Issued another defiant note Informing the world that Ethiopia never would accept an Italian or other mandate, adding: add-ing: "No amount of prosperity under un-der foreign domination would compensate com-pensate for the loss of independence." inde-pendence." Mussolini seized control of Italy's metal and fuel Imports for use 'in the expected war, and several thotisnmf more soldiers and workmen work-men sniled for Africa. T ED by George Huddleston of -'-'Alabama, the members of the house who opposed the "death sentence" sen-tence" in the utilities bill scored another an-other victory over the supporters of that plan of the New Dealers. Sam Enyburn's motion that the corporation. An Executive order from the White House directed the secretary of the treasury to make available to the senate committee all Incomes, excess profits, and capital cap-ital stock tax returns to the extent necessary In the Investigation with the so-called "holding company bill or any other matter or proposal affecting af-fecting legislation." Simultaneously Simultaneous-ly President Roosevelt approved a new treasury regulation authorizing authoriz-ing the release of this information to the committee. Representative Patton of Texas went before the house committee again and satisfactorily explained how he had been able to buy $3,000 worth of bonds out of his savings. As to the cigar box he carried away from the hotel room of John W. Carpenter, president of the Texas Power and Light corporation, corpora-tion, It contained nothing but cigars, Patton said. "The fact is, you have been done a very great wrong," commented Representative E. K Cox of Georgia. Geor-gia. CENATOR GLASS scored perhaps the greatest victory in his long public career when the senate, with" out a record vote, passed his draft of the 1035 bank- which lie along the principal courses . of English and Japanese traffic , lines. The American bases are obsolete obso-lete in comparison with those of other powers. COVTET Russia sustained a major naval loss when the submarine B-3 collided with a surface vessel during maneuvers of the Baltic fleet and sank Immediately. Her entire crew of 55 officers, seamen and cadets ca-dets perished. The sub, which was built near the close of Russia's participation par-ticipation in the World war, will be raised If possible. QERMANY'S dipl ,matic note con- cerning the Communist attack on the liner Bremen In the port of New York took the form of a re- ! quest that the offenders be punished but asked for no apology. Acting Secretary of State William Phillips" In his reply handed to the German charge d'Affaires, Dr. RudoL' Leit-ner," Leit-ner," told briefly the efforts of the New York police to guaid the vessel and to subdue the mob, and pointed out that some of those who took part In the attack were arrested. The German note said the Incident constituted an Insult to Germany. In his press conference President Roosevelt rlanMnaA f ing act, rejecting the central bank features urged bv Gov. Marriner S Eccles of the federal fed-eral reserve board ; and favored by the administration. The ! doughty Virginian, who was once secretary sec-retary of the treas ury, had fought House agree to the senate action on the bill was defeated, 210 to 155. Rayburn argued, pleaded and threatened, but to no avail. He warned the representatives that those who voted against his motion mo-tion would be Incurring the wrath of the administration, and at the last moment had read testimony before the senate lobbying committee commit-tee to the effect that a New Jer-v Jer-v man had suggested the utilities i:vMiuiient on the affair. Asked about the protest of Jewish organizations against the German government's religious attitude, atti-tude, the President Intimated that the administration's view was fully expressed by Mr. Phillips' reply In which he expressed sympathy for anyone who was denied religious liberty. Representative Dickstein of New York told the house that no apology was due to Germany for the Bremen incident and that neither the federal nor the local authorities were to blame for It. He asserted the attack at-tack was made possible by "a selfish desire on the part of the skipper of the Bremen, who would not take police po-lice advice to halt visiting to the ship and lose the revenue of visitors." visi-tors." Over In Germany the saner men In authority recognized that the desperately against Sena"r Glass the Eccles scheme and his triumph tri-umph was decisive. There was no demand for a roll call on the final vote, for the fate met by the proposers of various amendments showed this procedure would be futile. Senator La Follette sought to strike out a provision permitting commercial banks to underwrite securities se-curities and his proposal was beaten, beat-en, 39 to 22. Senator Gerald Nve of w,,,,,,,,, srar a whispering campaign cam-paign regarding the sanity of the New Deal leaders. Still the big majority ma-jority In the house Insisted on rejecting re-jecting the Kayburn motion. Then the house, by a vote of 1S3 to 1,2. adopted a resolution which virtually called for the exclusion f Ben Cohen, administration lob- tbe b-llm fUtUre conferences on r KMOCRATIC congressmen start- ed the week briskly determined to push through the President's soak the rich" tax bill at this ses- ixi.is ere goin- too far and were probably headed for a fall If not restrained. Dr. Hjalmar Schachr, president of the Relchsbank and eco nomlc dictator of the reich, uttered a solemn warning to the anti-Jewish and anti-Catholie forces, declaring that the great task which the Ger man people must fulfill to comply with the wishes of Hitler cannot be fulfilled unless "all disturbances are ended, be they In the intellectual or economic field." pROM the Communist Internationale Internation-ale In Moscow comes the word that the reds are planning a strike 61 on. Opposing them with equal determination were a number of the hardest fighting Republicans who Insist that consideration consid-eration of taxation be postponed until next winter and that meantime the question be studied 1 isortn Dakota, another radical Re publican, offered the central bank plan of Rev. Charles E. Coughlin radio priest, which would set up a government owned and wholly dominated dom-inated system. It was voted' down. 59 to 10. Other amendments were offered and debated rather listlessly, for the record, and then were withdrawn. with-drawn. Even Senator Duncan U Fletcher of Florida, chairman of the banking and currency committee, commit-tee, who had sided rather with Eccles, declined to push his amendments amend-ments designed to cripple Glass' plan. The senate bill was sent to conference, con-ference, for the house passed the measure drawn up on the advice of Eccles and TugwelL CONGRESS has passed and the I resident has signed a bill which assures promotion in the near future for about 5,000 army othcers. It accelerates the advance-ment advance-ment of commissioned officers below be-low the grade of colonel and takes effect September L uu.v in con-, con-, nection with the Senator budg.. for the next Vandenberg fiscal year. These Republicans are urgently calling for an earlv adjournment ad-journment of congress. Senator Hastings of Delaware has introduced intro-duced a resolution setting August 10 as the day for quitting and Was ! trying to have it brought up for consideration before passage of the 1 tax measure. Senator Vandenberg ! of Michigan, often mentioned as a Presldsntial possibility, also de- I j SALT LAKE CITY, TJT Au-I Au-I tpmobile inspection station cer-j cer-j tiacates must be displayed on the lower right hand corner of the windshield it was announced by ti. V Groo, superintendent of u-n fWa? PatrL n vehicles tvhich have no windshield the certificates must be displayed on a Place clearly visible from the outside. These provisions art -':ed by state law e POCATELLO, IDA. Rebuild of 400 box cars is uerway m the local railroad shops. Wilder id a n cases. now a number of , MOSCOW, IDA t blister rust camn, Tv,cn1y-on9 tablished in the Pru?- bing cs" rivor sections ea n?1?13 antl will be 1260 men h'e- Thcra surrounding this 1'," the ,ni'cas from the relief IX rn sclcctcd the camps acS r Work IERA offices accordlne to the oi unprecedented scope" by seamen sea-men and dock workers on the Pacific Pa-cific coast of the United States, beginning be-ginning In September. Sam Darcy of San Francisco, an American delegate, dele-gate, told about 1L He repeated what had already been said by Earl Erowder, general secretary of the Communist party In the United States, that Communists were responsible re-sponsible for the seaman's and dock-workers dock-workers strikes on the American Pacific coast and the San Francisco general strike last year. |