Show news review of current events the world over president offers higher tax a and wealth reduction program 0 social security and wagner 0 connery labor bills passed by EDWARD W PICKARD 0 western newspaper paper unton on by the white S house the house after a hot debate passed the baguer connery condery labor disputes bill by acclamation and president t william green of the Z american federation of labor hailed it as a magna charta of 0 labor As Is well known the federation Is the chief beneficiary of 0 the measure and green and other union labor leaders had worked sn sen wagner angly for its passage opponents to this bill including constitutional authorities in both parties have asserted repeatedly that it la Is unconstitutional and it Is most probable that it will be carried to the supreme court for an early test every attempt to give the employer an even breal break with labor was voted down but the house did accept an amendment making t the fie new labor hoard board an independent agency instead of a part of the department of labor as secretary perkins had demanded As passed by the house the wag ner ler connery bill provides 1 for the setting betting up of a permanent labor relations board of three members appointed by the president as an independent agency the board or or its agencies apen cles or agents Is authorized to supervise elections conduct hearings and issue cease and desist orders for unfair labor practices which are enforceable by the courts 2 that representatives selected by a majority of a unit of employees for the purpose of collective bargaining shall have the exclusive right to negotiate with the employer the board may determine the appropriate unit for collective bargaining whether by plant or craft etc S thit that it Is in an unfair labor practice for employers to restrain coerce or interfere with employees in their organization for collective bargaining 4 that it Is an unfair labor practice for employers to dominate lor or contribute financially to any labor organization 5 that it is an unfair labor practice to encourage or discourage membership in any labor organization for the purpose of mal making ing closed shop agreements 0 A fine of or a year in prison for anyone interfering with agents of the board such as refusing to permit access to books and records E EVEN VEN huey lon long cheered when president Roosevel ts unexpected message on redistribution of wealth and increase of taxation for the rich to congress the chief executive offered a program abat hat he be hopes will pay part of the vast expenses of tile new deal and at the same time break up some huge fortunes and check the growth of big corporations he expect congress to do the entire job et at this session cession and the administration leaders at once set about stopping the radicals who wanted immediate enactment the presidents taxation plan la Is frankly aimed against the wealthy especially the men with million dol lar incomes of these there were 46 in ha ima in his message he be r eal aid that existing tax policies have not prevented unjust concentration of wealth and power and added the warning social unrest and a deepening sense of unfairness are dangers to our national life which we must minimize by rigorous methods the foi following lowing legislation he recommended om for or enactment during the present session in ord order er to obtain ample revenue without hampering enterprise and to distribute tax burdens equitably I 1 high inheritance and gift taxes on all very large amounts received by any one legatee or beneficiary segregation of this revenue for r reduction of the national debt 2 tax levies to restrict very great individual net incomes 8 substitution of a graduated corporation tax ranging from 1034 10 to 16 10 per cent for or the existing 13 18 per cent rate for consideration at the next session sesmon nt fit congress the president dent proposed 1 elimination of nn necessary kolding holding companies in all lines of business by discriminatory taxation 2 discouragement of unwieldy and unnecessary necessary nn corporate surpluses 8 an amendment of the conati brition to abollah abolish tax tas exempt securities by authorizing the federal government to tax tai subsequently guli issued sete and local obligations and state and toed local governments to tax federal securities treasury officials estimated that about one billion dollars could be expected ultimately front from the tax plan submitted chairman doughton of the house ways and means committee promptly called that body together to consider the P proposals ropo ITU only six senators voting win a the negative the senate passed the tremendously important social security bill that already had bad gone through the house during the five days of debate a number of members democrats and republicans allete had argued earnestly that this measure never would stand up in the supreme court but when their names were called nearly every one of them voted for it IL the only consistent ones were moore of new jersey democrat and hastings 0 or delaware nale of maine metcalf of rhode island austin of vermont and townsend of delaware republicans this social security measure will affect a about beneficiaries in the immediate future and by it Is estimated ti will cost the federal government more than a year these are its main features 1 an appropriation of 1334 1 I for the fiscal year 1930 19 30 including for grants grant a in IT aid to states tor for old age assistance in addition there are authorized annual appropriations for the old age reserve fund graduated from in 1937 to in 1980 2 income tax on employees and excise tax on employers for old age benefits beginning in each case at I 1 per cent of the pay roll in 1917 and reaching the maximum malinit im of 3 per cent tn in 1919 1943 19 19 1 in addition there Is a pay roll tax on employers for unemployment insurance beginning at I 1 1 per cent in 1930 1030 Ine increasing to 2 per cent in ili 1937 and to 3 per cent the maximum in 1938 3 grants in aid to states on a matching basis for assistance to persons sixty five or older the governments ern ments contribution not to exceed 15 per month 4 old age benefits after january 1 1942 2 ranging from 10 to 85 per month depending upon the total amounts of wages earned after december 1 1036 and before reaching sixty five years of age 5 A 90 per cent credit to employers for taxes paid into state unemployment insurance funds the other 10 per cent to be apportioned among the states for administration of their unemployment insurance laws 6 grants in aid to states for aid to dependent children the federal government pl putting up 1 to the states 2 an appropriation of Is authorized for the fiscal year 1930 1036 7 grants in aid to states on an equal matching basis for maternal and child health service an annual appropriation of OW Is authorized 8 grants in aid to states on an equal matching basla basis for the carp care of crippled children an annual appropriation of la is authorized zed 9 an annual appropriation of through the childrens bureau tor for aiding state public welfare agencies in the care of homeless or neglected children 10 an annual appropriation of to be apportioned among the states for vocational rehabilitation 11 an annual appropriation of to be apportioned among the he states for public health service 12 grants in aid to states on an anal equal matching basis for assistance to 0 o the blind an annual appropriation of Is authorized 13 X social security board of three members in the department of labor to be appointed by the president each member receiving a year GREAT Gern REAT realistic government ment finds the best path toward general ge peace in europe Is conciliation of germany so it hns has yielded to hitler s naval demands and concluded conclude d a bilateral pact with tho the retch disregarding entirely the desires and fears of france the agreement acknowledges germanys germanas Germ anys right to build a fleet tip to 35 per benr of the tonnage of the british empire and what Is more important permits germany 45 per cent and in certain circumstances parity with the empire in submarine tonnage submarines were forbidden to germany by the treaty of versailles franco france nt at once sent a stiff protest to london and capt anthony irden vas hurried over to parts paris to try to calm down domi the french it was assorted asserted in paris that a naval building race was sure to ensue and tile the naval committee of the ch chamber arnber of deputies began to discuss the enlargement lar of the fleet the washington treaty was considered ly by many to be dead JAMES COUZENS ol of S SENATOR ArIc higan has fins given to the fed eral government to finance tl nanci a 1000 acre residence colony for part time industrial workers in the detroit area A tract 1 has as beon been pur chased nine nines miles south and west of pontiac Pont lac the project will be controlled by a non corporation and senator congens a III have nothing to do with its ils management F ORTY prisoners in the kansas penitentiary n at lan lunging sing staged a spectacular revolt against what they said was poor food and re fu sed to come chibe out oat of the prison coal mine until their demands were ere granted they built fires to keep the guards away from the shaft but the file smoke fr roni OM these was tu turned med backward arid and the mutineers muti tar tamely riely aurien dered Y MITCHELL aj A EWING j president roosevelt ousted f from rom the position of assistant secretary of commerce because he could not nol work in harmony with secretary ro per retaliated witt public charges that thai special interests dominate the com mer merce cc deap department tiEt ment ile he cited especially especial lS A a govera government ment con tract wit with the tl unit ed states lines fol foi the permanent lay up p of the steamship steam shir E Y mtchell hell leviathan assert ing that it was against the pubic interest and that those interested in the company including P A S franklin john al franklin vincent astor and kermit roosevelt stood to benefit by it IL lie ile also severe criticized the bureau of air com merce and the steamship inspection service no one in the administration seemed disturbed by sir mitchells out outbreak brenk but the senate committee on commerce at once summoned him to explain and expand his charges mr air matchell Ml turned out to be an ex ev gentleman prone to jump to conclusions and to voice his opinions rather than an fn facts acts tie ile talked a lot about inefficiency sinks sink S ol of corruption favoritism and graft and such things but he be tell the committee much that it already know tie he asserted the united states lines a subsidiary of 0 the international mercantile ma rine had received a gift of 1 through the retirement ol of the leviathan controlling 1 I M it he said was P A S franklin kermit roosevelt and vincent As tor for at a press conference liter later h be e attributed the gift to friendship between president roosevelt arid and 1 I II 11 31 officials odle lilg poor old now just a tiling of skin and bones his has a new set of managers president roosevelt issued an executive order extending the emaciated affair until april I 1 next in accordance with the resolution adopted by con gress and then an bounced that james L ON ONel eilt ll vice president of the guarantee trust I 1 co of new nev york would serve as ad assist ing the barl banket keil lo in G L 1 berry the effort to tier lier suade tle the public business men and labor to abide voluntarily by the codes no longer en and in the assembling of statistics tire are leon eon 0 ball director 11 of the division of review prentiss L coonley director of the division of business cooperation and george L lerry berry assistant to the administrator representing labor mr berry who has been serving as a code administrator Is president of tile international press mens union and was once a candidate for nomination for vice fresl rest dent of the united states oneill marshall and coonley were made directly responsible to the president an advisory council of six members was named to belp them on this council are charles edison and howell cheney for industry william green president of the american federation of labor and philip murray vice oce president of the united mine aline workers for labor and emily newell blair and walton IL hamilton for consumers there are employees of the NISA of them in washington reduction 0 of the personnel eventually to 1500 Is contemplated but it Is expected that most of the dismissed employees will be absorbed by other alphabetical agencies A A FTER FIER three bloody riots in r street car strike in one man was killed and nearly awl two hundred were injured goy gov it L cochran of nebraska tool took charge of 0 the situation state troops were called out to preserve the public peace and tile the governor meeting with representatives of the traction company the central labor union and the strikers ordered that the dispute be arbitrated immediately dia dla tely ile he also ordered all gu guards ards employed by the company removed florn the cars and decreed that at all I 1 paid organizers cease their activities resident president roosevelt succeeded in averting the threatened strike of bituminous coa coal I 1 MI miners n C r S no both t b 0 operators p and the united mine workers agreed to a truce until june 30 |