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Show PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARY MARVIN M'INTYRE announced that tiit President had created a special eommltteu to formulate a News Review of Current Events the World Over General Strike in San Francisco Area Collapses North Dakota's Hot Political Row "Sirs. JIcAdoo Divorces the Senator. By EDWARD V. PICKARD , by Western Newspaper Union. ! - -I new federal policy concerning the generation gen-eration and distribution dis-tribution of electricity elec-tricity and in Washington this was looked upon as a probable move for the nationalization nationaliza-tion of the power Industry. In a letter let-ter to Secretary Ickes asking hiin to head the commit- Sec'y Ickes ONCE more it has been demon-titrated demon-titrated that the general strike Is not a successful weapon in the hands of organized labor in the F f i X v. . n t '4t United States In Industrial disputes. rl he San Francisco unions, dominated for the moment by radicals, undertook to use this weapon, and within two days were forced to admit ad-mit their failure. Governor Morriam, Mayor Rossi and other officials, strongly backed by Harry Bridges an "Ideal' Industrial town and who have beer treated with remarkable generosity by the company, demand recognition of their union, a minimum mini-mum wage of Co cents an hour and a 30-hour week. The company has Its own employees' union, a minimum mini-mum wage of 40 cents an hour, aud a 40-hour week. THE American Rar association's special committee on administrative adminis-trative law has readied conclusions that will not be pleasing to the New Dealers. Briefly summarized, these conclusions are: The accelerated growth of Independent Inde-pendent commissions and federal executive agencies under the New Deal threatens the judicial branch of the American government with virtual extinction. The stream of rules, orders, decrees de-crees and regulations which has poured out of Washington since March 4, 1933, makes the presumption presump-tion of knowledge of the law impossible. im-possible. The rights of the individual are being lost in a labyrinth in which the clear-cut constitutional lines have been obliterated by vesting administrative agencies with combined com-bined judicial, legislative and executive ex-ecutive powers. XJORTH DAKOTA was In a state ' of political chaos, with two men battling for the governorship and control of the state govern- tee, Mr. Roosevelt said: "Its fluty will be to develop a plan for the closer co-operation of the several factors, in our electrical power supply sup-ply both public and private whereby Datlona) policy in power matters may be unmea anu electricity elec-tricity be made more broadly available avail-able at cheaper rates to Industry, to domestic, and, particularly, to agricultural agri-cultural consumers. "As time goes on, there undoubtedly un-doubtedly will be legislation on the subject of holding companies and for the regulation of electric current cur-rent In interstate commerce. This committee should consider what lines should be followed in shaping up this legislation. Since a number num-ber of the states have commissions having jurisdiction over Intrastate power matters, It Is necessary that whatevei plan is developed should have regard to the powers of these various state commissions as well as of the states in general." Besides Mr. Ickes, who .Is to act as chairman, the committee will consist of Dr. Elwood Mead, bureau of reclamation; Frank R McNinch, federal power commission ; Morris L. CxxAe, of the PWA Mississippi valley committee; Maj. Gen. Edward Ed-ward M Markham, chief of army engineers ; Robert E. Healy, of the federal stock exchange commission ; David E Lillienthal, Tennessee valley val-ley authority, and T. W. Norcross, assistant chief of the forest service. TAMMANY HALL has a new chieftain in the person of James J. Dooling, elected at the urgent demand de-mand of Postmaster General Farley, He took his seat at the head of the once great Democratic organization and announced that he would undertake un-dertake to do two things. The first is to restore harmony within the society by eliminating factional disputes; dis-putes; the second and perhaps harder task Is to change the New York point of view toward Tammany. Tam-many. FOR several hours earthquakes shook all Panama and Costa Rica but the Panama canal was unhurt. un-hurt. The most serious damage was at David, Panama, not far from the Costa RIcan border. There many buildings fell and scores of persons were injured. Considerable losses were sustained also at Puerto Ar-muelles, Ar-muelles, the United Fruit company's Pacific side banana headquarters. One American soldier was killed by jumping from a barracks window. ALL Germany and most of the rest of the world heard Adolf Hitler justify his bloody purging of the Nazi party, Involving the vio- i I ment and National Guard. William U. Langer, according to a ruling of the State Supreme court, was no longer long-er entitled to hold the office of governor gov-ernor because of his recent conviction on charges of conspiracy con-spiracy to defraud the federal government. govern-ment. The court de- Ole H. Olson 'S " 4 lent deaths of 77 persons, and his defiance de-fiance of his enemies ene-mies within and without the reich. The chancellor in his speech before a complaisant reichs-tag reichs-tag employed his well known gift of oratory to the limit, lim-it, and unless the Berlin correspondents correspond-ents are mistaken, he won to his sun- piiblle opinion, were determined that San Francisco and the surrounding sur-rounding communities should not bo deprived of the necessities of life, that the embargo on food shipments ship-ments should be broken and that transportation should not be stopped. Nearly 8,000 members of the National Na-tional Guard were mobilized to aid the police, and their efforts were eecomled by hastily formed bands of vigilantes which raided the headquarters head-quarters und gathering places of the Communists. The central committee com-mittee In charge of the strike soon realized the movement was collapsing collaps-ing and the conservative members, regaining control, relaxed the restrictions, re-strictions, made an offer of arbitration arbi-tration under certain conditions, and finally called off the general strike and ordered the men back to work. General Johnson, the NRA administrator, ad-ministrator, acting as spokesman for the federal maritime dispute board there, was on hand determined deter-mined to bring about a peaceful settlement. set-tlement. The Pacific coast maritime mari-time strike, on behalf of which the mass walkout was called, remained a difficult problem, for the longshoremen long-shoremen and maritime workers were Insistent that the main dispute dis-pute In their case, control of the "hiring halls," should not be subjected sub-jected to arbitration. To the average person the whole thing looked unreasonable and unnecessary. un-necessary. The longshoremen, like their fellow workers all along the west coast, have been on strike for changed working conditions, and were Joined by the marine workers work-ers and teamsters. Then Joseph P. Ryan, national president of the longshoremen, long-shoremen, signed an agreement that the men would return to work pending arbitration, and a labor disputes dis-putes Donrd was appointed by President Presi-dent Roosevelt. But Harry Bridges, an Australian radical who Is head of the local maritime workers, gained control of the situation and absolutely blocked the move for arbitration, ar-bitration, persuading the men to repudiate re-pudiate the Ryan agreement. In the unions of the San Francisco met- ropolitan area it Is said the conservatives con-servatives outnumber the radicals, but the latter are trained In the tactics of Intimidation and are seeking seek-ing to wreck the trades unions for the benefit of the cause of Communism. Com-munism. Numerous agitators were brought in from other places, and bands ot strange men have been threatening producers of foodstuffs in the neighborhood of the city. Mayor Angelo J. Rossi announced a pledge to run every "Communistic agitator" out of San Francisco. The pledge, announced through an emergency emer-gency citizens' committee, said: "1 pledge to you that I, as chief executive in San Francisco, to the full extent of my authority, will run out of San Francisco every Communistic Commu-nistic agitator, aud this is going to be a continuing policy in San Francisco." Fran-cisco." The mayor also advised the committee, com-mittee, the announcement said, that he would refuse to recognize the right of anyone. Including unions, to issue "permits" to merchants to do business. THERE was disquieting strike news from many parts of the countrv. The unions of Portland, Ore., were pushing their plans for a general strike, and their officials said nothing could now be done to prevent it. The truck drivers of Minneapolis Min-neapolis and their helpers voted for a renewal of their strike which In May tied up transportation and resulted In fatal riots. Representatives of 40 out of 42 locals ot the United Textile Workers Work-ers in Alabama decided on a statewide state-wide strike which will affect lS.oOO operatives. The date was not announced. an-nounced. Demands made to the employers em-ployers include : Thirty hour week with ?12 minimum pay, abolition of the "stretch-out'' system, reinstatement reinstate-ment of all jobs abolished under the stretchout system ; re-employment of all workers discharged for union activity and recognition of the texrlle workers' union for collective col-lective nargahiiug under provisions of the NRA. Employees of Walter J. Kohler In Koliiei village, Wisconsin, are out on strike and began picketing the plant though It has been closed down since July 4. These workers for whom Kohler built and maintained Chancellor Hitler creed that he must give up his office of-fice to Gov. Ole H. Olson. Langer defied the court, refusing to move out of office, summoned the Na tional Guard to support him and called a special session of the legislature, legis-lature, which he dominates. Olson countermanded these orders, or-ders, and Adjt. Gen. Earle R. Sarles seemed to side with him, though he kept two companies of the National Guard on duty in Bismarck to quell possible disorders. It was reported that thousands of farmers farm-ers were on their way to the capital cap-ital city determined to support Langer in whatever action he might demand. It was believed the legislature legis-lature would vote wholesale Impeachments Im-peachments of state officials, possibly pos-sibly Including the members of the Supreme court, who voted to oust Longer. Langer and several co-defendants were convicted In June. The federal fed-eral government charged that the Langer group forced federal employees em-ployees to contribute to a political fund. This fund, It was said, was collected supposedly for a newspaper. newspa-per. The government contended that the money eventually went Into the campaign chest. Langer soon afterward was re-nominated by an overwhelming vote, and following fol-lowing this he was sentenced to IS months in prison. SENATOR WILLIAM G. McADOO of California was too fond of politics and travel to suit his wife, whose Interests were In sculpture, painting and home life. So the former for-mer Eleanor Wilson, daughter of the war-time President, went before be-fore a judge In Los Angeles with her complaint and within 42 minutes had been granted an Interlocutory divorce decree. "Mental cruelty" was the charge, and Mrs. McAdoo testified that the senator had been living almost entirely in Washington Washing-ton for two years, and that it was impossible for her to reside In the National Capital because the climate cli-mate there was injurious to her health. Senator McAdoo did not contest the divorce, and there was a property prop-erty settlement the details of which were not made public. The custody of the two children was vested in both parents. It was revealed that the McAdoos have been separated since last December. DAYS of torrential rain In the mountains of southern Poland resulted in raging floods that poured through the valleys, drowning drown-ing perhaps as many as three hundred hun-dred persons. More than 55,000 were without food and shelter. The property loss was tremendous, all the crops just harvested being ruined. Many popular resorts crowded by summer vacationists were cut off. Eighty-three camps of Boy and Girl Scouts were evacuated, after the youths experienced harrowing difficulties. Gendarmes saved 500 Scouts who were ffrced to climb trees for safety. port the great majority of Germans who w?ere wavering. Hitler not only defended the slaughter of the alleged conspirators, conspira-tors, but also gave warning that a like fate awaits all other "traitors." "Every one Is to know for all future times," he said, "that, if he raises his hand for attack against the state, certain death will be his lot." Far from apologizing for the killings, kill-ings, he shouted : "I gave orders to shoot those who were mainly responsible re-sponsible for treachery. I gave further fur-ther orders to burn out into the raw flesh the pest boll of our Internal well poisoning and the poisoning of foreign countries. I was the supreme su-preme court of the land- for 24 hours." KING GEORGE of England officially offi-cially opened the Mersey tunnel connecting Liverpool and Birkenhead, Birken-head, the largest underwater highway high-way of its kind In the world. More than half a mile longer than the Holland tunnel In New York, the tube under the Mersey river stretches 11.3S0 feet from the main entrance In Birkenhead. In addition to the main tunnel, which accommodates accommo-dates four vehicles abreast, there are two-lane tributaries connecting the docks which give the whole undertaking un-dertaking a length of 15,405 feet CONSTITUTIONALITY of the Bankhead cotton act Is to be tested In the federal courts. Gaston Therrell of Columbus, Miss., has served notice that be will bring the suit in the United States district court at Meridian, directing it against Henry A. Wallace, secretary of agriculture, and internal revenue and extension officials in the state charged with execution of the act's provisions. |
