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Show News Review of Current Events the World Over Clinnrr-llor Hitler's Defiance of Treaty Provisions Alarms Europe; Drouth Threat Causes Wallace to Lift Restrictions on Spring Wheat Planting. By EDWARD W. PICKARD , Western Newspat,x:r Union. P RESIDENT ROOSEVELT Is look ins ahead to W. Authoritative word has reached the Capital tlial lie wants all controversial administration adminis-tration legislation cleared away al this session, so that congress can meet for a short and harmonious session prior to the V.C.t) 'residential 'residen-tial campaign. Resides the reiiel bill, Mr. Roosevelt is said to he specially spe-cially anxious to have congress pass his sorial security program; utility holding company legislation; a bill continuing NKA for two years; transportation regulation co ordination; banking legislation; ship subsidy and increase In the capital of the Home Owners Loan corporation. If this can be cleared from the calendar. It may prevent any serious party squabbles that might Interfere with plans to bring about Roosevelt's re-election. The White House is seriously concerned over rumors that congress may scrap a good part of the administration's adminis-tration's controversial legislation. XTUSSOLINTS answer to the latest note on the Abyssinian situation postpones approval of the proposal that differences be de GKii.MANY, having recently boldly bold-ly announced that she was now possessed of n military air force In violation of the Treaty of Versailles', uritl mora twilrllo declares she Is no longer bound by the obligations of that pact and proposes to build up an army of about 4S0.IXKI men, comprising 12 corps of three divisions divi-sions each. This was the decision of the cabinet, which de- elded by an international interna-tional commission on conciliations "al -least until the futility fu-tility of direct negotiations ne-gotiations has been proved." II Duce made a counterproposal counterpro-posal suggesting that the Italian minister to Abyssinia Abys-sinia and the Ethl- Ohlo Democrats stand firmly behind be-hind Davey. The Democratic delegation dele-gation to the Ohio legislature appealed ap-pealed to President Itoosevelt "to right the wrong which hail been done our governor" and Francis W. I'oulson, Democratic state chairman, chair-man, summoned to appear before the grand Jury, delivered a scathing scath-ing attack on Hopkins. I'oulson charged that Republicans In high government ollices "have betrayed the I'resldent," and named Hopkins as "one who could be expected to tear down the Democratic party." LA It ENCE DA RItOW, foe of NKA, and author of the famous report which attacked NRA more than a year ago, assailed the administration's ad-ministration's economic theories, including in-cluding the national recovery act, In his testimony before the senate finance committee. The famous lawyer law-yer whose sharp speech and fiery courtroom tactics have made him famous, fa-mous, denounced NRA as playing Into the hands of big business to the destruction of the "little fellow." fel-low." He argued that NRA attacked at-tacked the problem from the wrong angle and that the real trouble lay In faulty distribution, thus assailing assail-ing the theory of scarcity. Darrow swept aside statements that NKA had helped organized labor, reduced re-duced unemployment and abolished child labor, with an assertion that It would have happened anyway. "The panic put an end to child labor," la-bor," he said. "There wasn't any room for It while fathers and mothers moth-ers were out of work." "There Is no question that small business has suffered under the NRA," Darrow continued. "It has suffered more than it would have suffered otherwise." RESTRICTIONS on planting spring wheat have been removed re-moved by Secretary of Agriculture Wallace, who fears the effect of drouth. The year's first crop report showing that farmers farm-ers Intend to plant I7,8t7,000 acres of spring wheat Is said to be responsible for Wallace's about face. Last year the acreage was 18,521,-000 18,521,-000 acres. The ad- ,, creed compulsory Chancellor , , . . . ' , . . , military training throughout the relch. The exact number of men In the army will be determined by a law to he enacted later. This nni Chancellor Hitler's reply re-ply to the action of France's chamber cham-ber of deputies In accepting Premier Pre-mier Klandln's plan to Increase the term of conscript service In the French army to 18 months and sub-Keipicnlly sub-Keipicnlly to two years. Germany considered that France was "dealing "deal-ing the last blow to disarmament," and Hitler, rushing to Rerlln from lierehlosgaden, directed the action of the cabinet nnd Issued to the Gorman Gor-man nation a rousing appeal for full support. He declared that the failure of other nations to reduce armament as called for In the Versailles Ver-sailles treaty had released Germany from all treaty obligations, and that while the relch had only penceful Intentions, It must re arm to protect Its territorial Integrity and maintain main-tain the respect of the world as a co-guaranlor of European peace. France Is In no mood to take Hitler's defiance "lying down." An appeal was sent to the League of Nations to convoke an extraordinary council to deal with Germany's violation vio-lation of the Versailles pact. The note hinted at the possibilities of economic sanctions (penalties) against Germany which might result re-sult in n boycott. An attempt Is being made to force Britain Into an alliance with France,' nnd the mission mis-sion of Sir John Simon, British foreign for-eign minister, to bring Germany I back Into the comity of European nations Is regarded as seriously compromised. France and Italy insist in-sist that Simon go to Berlin as spokesman of the three powers, and not as the representative of Britain alone. Premier Mussolini Is said to be backing France, and Is alleged to be the prime mover In a scheme to revive the pre-war policy of encircling encir-cling Germany with a ring of steel. President Roosevelt expressed his hope that his "good neighbor" pol- Icy might he extended to Europe as j a basis for penceful settlement of the tense situation. Just how the President expects to prevail upon those traditional enemies to become "good neighbors" was not fully explained. ex-plained. He declined to say whether wheth-er this government will send a note to Germany protesting abrogation of military provisions of the separate sepa-rate treaty with this country. Although Al-though the United States is not a signatory to the Versailles pact, the separate peace treaty negotiated with Germany Includes the military phases of the Versailles treaty. Many people in this country feel that United States Intervention In the European dispute Is neither necessary nor advisable. GOV. MARTIN L. DAVEY of Ohio, charged by Federal Relief Re-lief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins Hop-kins with "corruption" in Ohio relief, re-lief, went before the state senate and demanded a thorough investigation. investiga-tion. He defied nopkins to come to Ohio for trial on a warrant he had secured charging Hopkins with criminal libel. Hopkins - had alleged al-leged In a letter that he has proof of "corruption" of relief administration adminis-tration in Ohio including soliciting solicit-ing of funds for campaign purposes from firms that sold relief materials. Hopkins, through C. C. Stillman. FEUA regional officer, has taken over administration of Ohio relief. Department of Justice attorneys In Washington declare they stand ready to defend Hopkins, but that there was do Indication that Hopkins Hop-kins would go to Ohio, although he may change his mind. The spectacular spec-tacular blowup Is said to have had Its inception In the 1934 political campaign. Davey made campaign speeches charging that Ohio relief was mismanaged and particularly aimed kis barbs at Cleveland. This irked Cleveland lenders since relief there had been administered through a non-political group, which later became the official Cuyahoga county relief administration. Hopkins often took note of the fact that Cleveland's Cleve-land's relief committee was "one of the best In the country." Later Davey pledged himself not to touch the Cleveland organization, but Is said to have ousted several members, mem-bers, nnd repeated old charges. Cleveland leaders took the fight to Washington. . oplan foreign minis- Premier . . . .. . ,. , ter get together for Mussolini . , a series of personal conferences, go over all the data. and attempt to settle the dispute without the necessity of concilia tion under the direction of the League of Nations. Direct negotia tions are said to have the approval of both the French and British gov ernments. SPRING arrived In the West with a stifling dust storm which shrouded the country from eastern New Mexico to the Great Lakes Powdered soil whipped up from the drouth-scourged prairies hid the sun, and beat relentlessly upon the senses. A dozen deaths were reported, re-ported, due to suffocations, dust-induced dust-induced pneumonia and traffic accidents. acci-dents. Freight trains were rolled to sidings, and passenger trains crept along on slow orders. Schools were closed in a numher of commn nities in western states. Wheat prices jumped from 2 to 3 cents a bushel as winds cut Into the dry Southwest, nnd Governor Landon of Kansas appealed to President Roosevelt Roose-velt for aid. OLANS to reduce American money to a single class possibly fed eral reserve notes are being considered con-sidered by the administration, thus simplifying the nation's monetary structure and making it easier to control. Before this could be established es-tablished it Is necessary to make widespread changes in existing laws, and this will undoubtedly be under taken when more immediate stages of the recovery drive are completed. According to a high government official, offi-cial, one class of money must be established In order that the government gov-ernment may effectively control issuance is-suance of money. Under this plan treasury notes and United States notes would be retired. The silver certificates backed by bullion now held In the treasury might be with drawn from circulation and trans ferred to the federal reserve banks as was done with the gold certificates. certifi-cates. COMPROMISE and White House pressure brought about the defeat de-feat of the McCarran "prevailing wage" amendment to the work relief re-lief bill In the senate, and administration admin-istration leaders were confident that the measure would be laid before the President for signature within a few days. The deadlock over the amendment was broken when Senator Sena-tor Richard B. Russell, Jr., of Georgia, Geor-gia, proposed a substitute which leaves the President free to pay "security wages." officially estimated estimat-ed at S-"0 a month, provided they do not adversely affect the wage scale in private industry; and providing that the prevailing wage must be paid on all permanent federal building build-ing projects. This way out, which had been approved by the White House, was accepted by the senate by a vote of S3 to 2, after the McCarran Mc-Carran amendment had been defeated, de-feated, 50 to 3S. The two votes against the compromise were cast by Metcalfe of Rhode Island and Hale of Maine, both Republicans. Before the vote on the McCarran amendment was taken Senator Glass announced he was authorized to say that if it prevailed President Roosevelt Roose-velt would veto the measure. Senate action finally developed into a race to pass the measure before be-fore Huey Long returned from Louisiana. Administration forces defeated three attempts to slash the bill, and overrode protests of old line Democrats that the bill imperiled im-periled the nation's credit Senator Sena-tor Glass, chairman of the appropriations appro-priations committee in charge of the bill, solemnly asserted: "I stand on my prediction that this tremendous appropriation will Impair the credit of the United States." Senator Tydings of Maryland described de-scribed the bill as the "grandest pork barrel ever to come befora congress." ministration Is con-Sec'y con-Sec'y Wallace v,nced Uat the goy ernment and farmers have a duty to protect consumers against a wheat shortage, he said. Farmers will plan an additional 000,000 to 2,-300,000 2,-300,000 acres as a result of the new order, and will harvest between ten and thirty million bushels more, Wallace estimates. Spring wheat normally constitutes about one-fourth one-fourth of the nation's crop. He denied de-nied that the European situation pointing to a possibility of increased in-creased sales had anything to d-o with the new decision. Farmers under contract who plant their full spring wheat acreage will receive full benefit payments, but In return will be required to agree to reduce production in 103G by the amount asked in next year's contract plus the amount they would have reduced re-duced this year. There Is no indication indi-cation that the corn acreage control program for 1935 will be altered. BY A vote of 202 to 191, the house voted to substitute the Patman currency expansion bill for payment of the soldiers' bonus for the "sound money" plan of Representative Vinson. Vin-son. A boisterous house thus defied de-fied President Roosevelt's warning that he will veto Immediate payment pay-ment of the adjusted compensation certificates. The administration Is counting on the senate sustaining the veto. DONALD R. RICHBERG was named by the President to lead a reorganized NRA board, taking the place of S. Clay Williams, resigned. re-signed. At the same time the President Pres-ident Increased the group governing the Blue Eagle agency from five to seven. A White House statement emphasized the change was made to accelerate the drive to push extension ex-tension of the NRA through congress. con-gress. THE federal tree planting project will get under way in North Dakota Da-kota on April 15. The project has already been started In other states, but the major development of the program will be centered in North Dakota this year. The state has been assigned a quota of 600.000 trees for a belt 35 miles long. This is only a part of the operations which envisage a 100-mile wide belt of trees extending from near the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico. Mex-ico. The work started March 1 In Texas and Oklahoma, and March 15 In Kansas. Nebraska and South Dakota projects will be started at the same time as that in North Da-i Da-i kota. |