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Show Stormy Days in Capital n ETURNING from his fishing trip in Florida waters with an infected in-fected gum, President Roosevelt was confronted with a situation that was decidedly disconcerting. What has been called the Roosevelt depression was becoming still more depressed and congress seemingly couldn't make up its mind what to do about it. The demand for tax revisions that would assist business out of the slump was insistent, and so was the necessity of balancing the budget. Passage of the four administration "must" measures appeared to be impossible during the extraordinary session. All of them were opposed by various blocs of the majority party as well as by the Republican minority. The senate's farm bill seemed to have the best chance to get through, but it differed so radically from the house measure that it was certain a conference committee would have to try to find a common ground. Secretary Wallace was reported dissatisfied with both senate and house bills. One official close to him said Wallace might urge President Pres-ident Roosevelt to veto any bill finally enacted which approximated either the senate or house measure. Democrats were so badly split over the wage-hour bill that hope of passing it before the regular session of congress was about abandoned. Labor, too, was divided concerning this measure, the A. F. of L. opposing op-posing it and the C. I. O. advocating its passage. The federation offered its own version, calling for a fiat 40 cents' an hour minimum wage and a 40 hour maximum work week. The house bill was finally rescued from the rules committee by petition. House Majority Leader Sam Ray-burn, Ray-burn, Democrat, Texas, went ahead with plans to whip administration support behind the house measure. He said that fewer than 100 votes would be cast against the bill in its present form but warned that amendments which would make its wage-hour provisions more rigid might shunt the measure back to the labor committee and delay a vote indefinitely. Infantry Comes First IN WAR operations on land the infantry in-fantry is still the most important branch of the service, says Gen. Malin Craig, chief of staff of the SUMMARIZES THE WORLD'S WEEK Western Newspaper Union. ! ---.. -.! v. fT i i ' . ' : Us. . . . i General Malin Craig army, in his annual report. Lessons learned by skilled observers of the civil civ-il war in Spain and the Chino-Japanese war have modified ;he American defense de-fense program, but, says the general, it is still the infantry hat renders the decision de-cision in the final analysis. Airplanes and tanks are valu- Industry Asks New Deal AMERICAN industry demands a new deal for the new year. In its "platform for 1938" it asks the government to repeal "unfair" labor la-bor relations laws and "unduly burdensome" bur-densome" taxes which, it says, threaten to reverse "a century's trend of improve living standards." stand-ards." The platform was submitted to the National Association of Manufacturers Manu-facturers by Charles R. Hook, president presi-dent of the American Rolling Mill company and chairman of the N. A. M.'s resolutions committee, and was adopted by the more than 2,000 persons at the annual convention in New York. Asserting that "the onward march of the American people can be resumed re-sumed and continued only if American Ameri-can industry produces more so that all can have more," the platform declarations were grouped under these headings: No employer should be penalized for failure to deal with any labor organization organizing, supporting or maintaining a strike for illegal purposes, or by illegal means among his employees; Employment, promotion and retention re-tention of employees on the basis of merit with due regard for length of service; Legal and social responsibility of both employers and employees for their commitments and their acls. The platform condemned child labor la-bor and urged the enactment of federal legislation to support state child labor laws. Kn.ictnvjnt of state legislation against sweatshops also was urged. To promote free domestic competition compe-tition based on private initiative and energy, the platform proposed limitation limi-tation of government regulation "to the prevention of abuses inimical to the public interest, freedom from federal control of prices, wages and hours," fair taxes and "constantly increasing research to produce new and wanted products and new jobs." Encouragement of private initiative; initia-tive; maintenance and extension of sound industrial practices; equitable equita-ble employment relations throughout through-out industry; creation of new and broader markets; constructive efforts ef-forts to alleviate depression effects; sound government policies; co-operation with agriculture; peace. Japs Enter Nanking JAPAN'S invading armies reached Nanking and smashed their way through several gales of the city's wall. Their complete occupation of the capital was imminent. The Chinese Chi-nese put up a spirited defense in Ihe suburbs and nearby towns but it was unavailing. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and his wife were reported to have escaped in an airplane, which must have been a great disappointment to the Japanese, who are determined deter-mined to capture Chiang. Diplomatic Changes SEVERAL major changes In the diplomatic service arc scheduled for the near future. It was learned that William E. Dodd had resigned has submitted his resignation, because be-cause of ill health. His successor, it is believed, will be Joseph P. Kennedy, Ken-nedy, now chairman of the federal maritime commission and formerly head of the SEC. Mr. Eingham recently returned to the United States to undergo treatment for malaria at Johns Hopkins Hop-kins hospital in Baltimore. The State department expects he will go back to London after the holidays to pay his official calls of farewell. Profits Tax "Impossible" REPEAL of the undistributed profits tax as a levy "impossible "impos-sible of equitable and effective" application ap-plication to the complex and varied pattern of American Industry, is recommended in a report published by the Brookings institution, based on a study of the actual effects of the tax on 1,500 corporations. Prepared by Dr. M. Slade Ken-drick Ken-drick of Cornell university, in cooperation co-operation with the staff of the institution, insti-tution, the study was made from data obtained from the results of some 3. COO questionnaires sent out by Senator Frederick Steiwer. Republican, Re-publican, of Oregon, designed to provide detailed case experience on the controversial tax as far as obtainable ob-tainable in the first year of its operation. op-eration. U. S. Steel Readjustment THE United States Steel corporation corpora-tion announced formation of a new company United States Steel Corporation of Delaware to supervise super-vise a number of subsidiaries of the pa rent corporation. The new corporation, which will come into existence January 1, will be organized with nominal capital. Benjamin F. Fairlcss will be president presi-dent of the company and all the capital cap-ital stock is owned and held by the United Stales Steel corporation of New Jersey. Headquarters for the management company will be at Pittsburgh. Myron C. Taylor, chairman of the board, in announcing formation of the new corporation, said that this was the final move in the vast plan of readjustment of the corporation. Green Defies C. I. O. VIRTUALLY admitting that recent re-cent peace negotiations between the A. F. of L. and the C. I. O. were a failure, President Green of the federation in a speech in Buffalo defied the Lewis organization and predicted that real violence between the two rival labor bodies may ensue. en-sue. "Unless settlement is reached soon," Green declared, "the A. F. of L. will arm its fences and turn them loose against this raiding organization. organiza-tion. "Lots of people think the reason a settlement can't be reached is because be-cause some one has designs on dictating dic-tating Ihe policy of the American labor la-bor movement, and 1 sometimes think this, loo. "He, or she, who launches a movement move-ment which divides the house of labor la-bor is an enemy of labor." Sixty members of the United Automobile Au-tomobile Workers of America were arrested when they dolled an order of Mayor John L. Carey of Dearborn Dear-born forbidding the distribution of literature In a prohibited area at the gates of the Ford Motor company. No Fraud by Mellon 'pllllKK months after his death A Andrew W. Mellon, famous Industrialist In-dustrialist of Pittsburgh, was exonerated exon-erated of Income tax fraud by unanimous unan-imous decision of the United Stales board of tax appeals. The hoard threw out the fraud charges brought by the administration against the former head of the Aluminum Company of America and, by an eight to seven ruling. Hlashed the government's claim fur additional taxes on Mellnn's III.'II Income In-come from $:i,U75,()tl() lo about $7MI,. 001). uable auxiliaries to the infantry, but they cannot bring about a decision in land operations. Inventories of armament, motorization, motori-zation, mechanization and equipment, equip-ment, in the light of the lessons abroad, show several vital needs of the first line forces. General Craig declared. These include better weapons to combat aircraft and tanks, as well as more efficient guns for me planes and tanks. Lindberghs Come Back AFTER two years of self-imposed self-imposed exile in England. Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh returned re-turned to the United States. Presumably Pre-sumably they came over to spend the holidays at the home of Mrs. Lindbergh's mother, Mrs. Dwight Morrow, in Englewood, N. J. Dispatches Dis-patches from London said the colonel also had some business to transact in America. He is associated asso-ciated in an advisory capacity with Pan-American Airways. The landing of the Lindberghs at New York was accomplished with such secrecy that they almost escaped es-caped the notice of reporters and news photographers. One of the officers of the liner on which they came said they planned to return to England immediately after Christmas. Christ-mas. Edqcrton Backs Water CONFIRMATION of the appointment appoint-ment of Henry W. Edgerton of Cornell university as associate jus-lice jus-lice of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals was endangered because it was thought from his writings that he did not believe in judicial revie. However, he appeared ap-peared before the senate sub-coin-millee. consisting ol Senators Borah, Burke and Van Nuys and repudiated his previous utterances. OC Ihe power pow-er of courts lo declare legislative enactments unconsliuniunal no said: "1 regard it as not only thoroughly thorough-ly established as a legitimate part of our constitutional system, but which was intended by the great majority ma-jority of the men who framed our Constitution. 1 think it was properly established by John Marsiiall and 1 haven't Ihe least criticism of any court for any declaration of tho validity of that part of our constitutional consti-tutional system." Leviathan to Bo Junked JAPAN made' 11 bid for tho Leviathan, Levia-than, huge liner seized from Germany Ger-many In Ihe World war, but tho United States Lines rejected il mid sold the vessel to Metal Industries, Ltd., of London for $1111(1,11110. It will go lo Isnglanil under Its own power anil will be Junked. The Leviathan cost ten millions- to build "nil the American government govern-ment spent more than eight .millions to recondition It; and also paid Germany Ger-many $IU,(l,".ll,ll0ll for Its nci.uie. 1 ... . . W. i:. Dodd , as ambassador to i Germany and In ! Washington It was said that Hugh R. Wilson, now assistant assist-ant secretary of : state, would be giv-; giv-; en the post In Ber- bn. Dodd has foiind , his duties difficult : because of his nd-; nd-; milled dislike; of the ' Nazi policies and for some time has been regarded as "persona lion grata" by the German government, lie vas o professor of history in the University of Chicago when appointed, ap-pointed, and says he Intends to resume re-sume work on a history of the Old South. Jtohert W. Miiigham of Louisville, ambassador to Great lirilain, also |
