| Show news review of current events HOW TO CHECK JAPAN united states doean doesn t wish to take the lead no peace in labor ranks X it wa avzi 4 I 1 I 1 ak hull davis and welles going to confer with president A asi tsutoma we 41 V NA summarizes THE WORLDS WEEK Q western newspaper union may meet in brussels H OW tar far president roosevelt is 11 1 1 willing to go in the effort to stop japan in china is what other powers especially great britain are eager to know the people of the united states also would like to be informed in that matter the british statesmen wish america to lake the lead and also they would like the suggested conference of the nine power treaty signatories signa tories to be held in washington this latter suggestion is definitely opposed in our capital and so it was believed brussels might be selected as the meeting place cities in switzerland also were considered mr roosevelt who conferred with secretary of state hull Under underscore secre tary sumner welles velles and norman davis his roving ambassador was represented as being strongly averse to taking a solitary lead in the action to check the japanese apparently he preferred that the quarantining of nations guilty of international lawlessness which he proposed in his chicago speech should be limited to a united international moral stand the national council tor for prevention of war representing a part of the extreme peace sentiment in the united states announced that its annual meeting had declared for immediate in invocation of the neutrality law which the president has not seen fit to put in opera operation tion the council was strongly against a boycott on japanese goods believing this would only aggravate the situation japan denies violations IN N A formal reply to the charges of 0 treaty violation the tokyo foreign office flatly denied responsibility for the sino japanese conflict and asserted that china not japan had violated the treaties the anti jap anese attitude and the mobilizing of chinese troops said the statement forced japan to take military action entirely in self defense japan disclaimed any desire to annex parts of chinese territory and declared the accusing nations misunderstand der stand the situation K japs win big battle baffle athe dispatches from shanghai Shan 1 hal said the japanese forces in north china had won a big victory in province breaking through the chinese lines at on a vital railway after three days qt of fierce fighting however the chi nese claimed to have strengthened their positions in that region and it was reported the communist eighth route army was heavily attacking the rear and flank of the japanese columns in shansi province neutral observers thought the japanese conquest of north china would soon be complete in tokyo prince konoye the premier formed a supreme war council of national leaders japans plan to set up an autonomous republic comprising the five northern provinces is revealed in the tokyo press the capital is to be neiping under its old name of peking it italy supports japanese HERE was considerable doubt Tw THERE whether hether italy would take part in in th the e pacific treaty conference but it was assumed that it if it did I 1 it t would defend the r 11 course pursued by re lapan in china and would do what it to frustrate he designs of the ther conferees 41 this was assured jy the message conveyed ve ed to the tokyo government overn ment by giacinto auriti italian ambassador to ja giacinto p pan according to auriti a japanese news agency auriti promised kensuke horinouchi japanese vice foreign minister that italy will never spare general support to japan more opposed NE of the bills which president ONE 0 roosevelt wants congress to push through in the expected special session is the measure introduced by senator norris creating seven more to preserve and develop natural resources throughout the country the bill was approved by a senate subcommittee but publication of hearings held by the house committee on rivers and harbors shows that interested departments of the government oppose the plan in these published hearings the department of agriculture especially excoriated the authority idea saying that it would permit and seems even to propose duplication by the conservation authorities of a large part of the work of the department of agriculture the treasury department objected to construction operation and maintenance of sewage and industrial waste disposal plants by federal authorities ties working independent of and not subject to health laws of the respective states the department of justice preferred not to offer any suggestion the department of labor reported no specialized knowledge of flood control and conservation 1 court upholds black chugo FOR OR the present at any rate hugo L blacks seat on the supreme court bench is secure the court refused to permit albert levitt former federal judge in the virgin islands and patrick henry kelly of boston to contest the legality of blacks appointment the ruling was announced by chief justice hughes who said the two men did not have sufficient interest in the liti litigation nation levitt indicated he might start aart other proceedings america backs up league T japan as the a ag 9 Dg J bressor ressor in the conflict in china and accusing tokyo of violating both the nine power treaty and the kellogg briand pact the united states government lined up with the league of nations secretary of state hull issued a statement to this effect asserting that japans action in in china was inconsistent with the p principles that should govern the relationships between nations and was contrary to the provisions of the two treaties it was indicated that the united states would participate in a conference of the powers signatory to the nine power pact which was called for by the league fifty member nations of the league voted for the resolution branding japan as an invader and treaty violator and warning of more drastic action if tokyo does not mend its ways china was assured of the moral support of these powers which agreed to take no action that would weaken chinas cainas power of resistance poland and siam refrained from voting the aga khan indian prince who is president of the league assembly sent messages to the signers of the nine power treaty and to germany and russia asking them to convene immediately these events followed closely upon president Roosevel ts startling address at the dedication of a boulevard bridge in chicago which turned out to be perhaps the most important speech he ever has made reiterating his determination to keep america out of war he said the peace the freedom and the security of 90 per cent of the population of the world is being jeopardized by the remaining 10 per cent who are threatening a breakdown of all international order and law he continued the peace loving nations must make a concerted effort in opposition to those violations of treaties and those igno rings of humane instincts which today are creating a state of international anarchy from which there is no escape through mere isolation or neutrality we are determined to keep out of war yet we cannot insure ourselves against the disastrous effects of war and the dangers of involvement vol fi nazis cheer windsor HE duke duk e and duchess of windsor T THE were given a fine reception in berlin nazi officials meeting them at the station and the people cheering them heartily the duke began a tour of inspection with particular reference to industrial housing in germany A writer on the los angeles evening news said the duke of windsor was to become a world film czar for or the hollywood studios at a yearly salary all major producers withheld comment mussolini balks MUSSOLINI politely P PREMIER but definitely refused to take part with great britain and france in a discussion of the removal of volunteers from spain unless germany also participated france threatened to open the frontier tor for the e passage of men and munitions for the loyalists but decided to await the approval ot of the british government prime minister chamberlain and other ministers hastened to london tor for a special cabinet meeting to consider this serious situation it was felt that mussolini was determined to keep his volunteers in spain and would send more men there it if he thought necessary francos insurgent forces pushed forward in aragon and madrid was being subjected to heavy bombardment by his bis artillery fr coughlin off the air CATHER ATHER COUGHLIN the radio priest of detroit is off the air at least for the present he was reproved by archbishop edward m mooney boney tor for using in an interview the words personal stupidity in describing the presidents appointment of hugo L black to the supreme court the priest submitted his reply to this but was refused permission to publish it therefore he cancelled his contract for a series of 26 broadcasts over 35 national stations or ogden mills dies L MILLS who succeeded OGDEN 0 andrew mellon as secretary of the treasury and for years was a leader in the republican party died of heart disease at his home in new york besides being a financier mr mills was an able lawyer and business man and had a fine record as a member of congress he served in the army through the world war and he was a philanthropist Q and patron of the arts X K no peace for labor AR between the rival factions win WAR in american organized labor is not going to cease in the near future the C 1 L 0 leaders gathered in atlantic city for their first war council and john L lewis their c chief h i e f revealed plans for setting up a permanent dual organization he condemned the suspension of the C I 1 0 unions from the american federation of labor as john L lewis cowardly and contemptible and said those unions considered themselves now out of the federation and awaited any further action by the federation with complete indifference in the federation convention at denver it was taken tor for granted that the ten C 1 I 0 unions would be finally expelled and president green announced plans for the attack on the rival organization in several great fields the first vigorous blow will be struck on the pacific coast in a drive to organize workers in the cannery and agricultural field the second battle ground will be among the white collar workers generally and an effort to offset the C 1 I 0 maritime groups on the pacific coast was considered one of the speakers in denver was senator george L berry of tennessee he has kept his press mens union within the federation although he was closely associated with lewis in labors non parti san league berry maintained his seat on the fence wishing success to the federation organization ca campaign m and also to the organizing efforts of others 4 K special session likely 0 probably will be C CONGRESS called into special session between november 8 and november 16 this was revealed by president roosevelt just after his return to hi his as hyde park home he indicated that tha t the lawmakers would be asked to legislate tor for crop control wage and hour standards governmental reorganization and the creation of eight regional boards to p plan ian a program for national resources mr roosevelt also made it clear he has not abandoned his plans to reform the federal courts including the supreme court As for agricultural legislation it appears the administration will vor compulsory production control for wheat corn cotton rice and tobacco this was interred inferred from a speech in which secretary ot of agriculture wallace expounded his ever normal granary scheme to new yorkers the plan he said which would give the maximum income to farmers at the least cost to the federal treasury is one which involves high loan values and frequent use of com compulsory control t favor for anarchists itofe ERCER G JOHNSTON of t thea h e MERCER rural electrification administration tra tion led a delegation that appeared before secretary of labor perkins and received her promise to consider a petition to cancel the deportation warrant of two anarchists domenick gallito and vincent ferrero of oakland calif madame perkins already has held up the deportation of more than alien criminals and radicals on the ground that separation from their families would work undue hardships 9 blow to the ae of the C 1 I 0 into in austry in the province of ontario canada was decidedly when the voters returned to Ts power the administration ol of pre ga ia mier mitchell F hepburn increasing its already decisive majority in the legislature hepburn head of the liberals is determined to keep lewis organization and its organizers out of the province if he can do so legally the defeated conservatives led by W earl rowe stood for free and open labor affiliation |
