Show news new deview of current ev HITLER NOW SUPREME BOSS takes control of armed forces crushing army clique japan resents naval plans demand Y 4 Z I 1 ax X 4 pa T Z brig gen jay L benedict center and his staff are shown inspecting the cadet corps at west point as general benedict took over command of if the military academy as superintendent thirty seventh to hold that post since the academy was instituted edw we 9 bulum LUm y V summarizes THE TWP WORLDS WEEK a western newspaper union hitler seizes full power DOLF HITLER has made himself ADOLF abeli the absolute ruler of germany and has assumed full control of the armed forces of the reich j proclaiming himself chief of national defense F field I 1 e I 1 d marshal werner von blomberg was removed from the post of war minister col gen hermann wilhelm goering minister of aviation was made general field marshal gen walter von brauch von atsch replaced gen br Brauc uc hitsch eral al werner von fritsch as commander in chief of the army seven army generals and six generals of the air force were summarily dismissed according to the london daily herald between and senior army officers were arrested in the german provinces reorganization of germanys germanas Germ anys diplomatic corps was announced the ambassadors to several european countries being changed in the shakeup joachim von rl bi bentrop was recalled from the london embassy and made foreign minister no new minister of war was appointed but gen wilhelm keitel was named chief of the supreme command and will rank as minister 6 monarchy plot foiled BACK of hillers Hit lers sudden grab of absolute power was a movement among high army officers for restoration of the monarchy it was revealed in berlin that a secret speech delivered by one general to a group of his fellow officers in which the return of the exiled fo former r kaiser wilhelm wa surged was reported to the fuehrer and aroused his anger hastening his determination to assume personal con command linand of the armed forces anyhow the coup Is a crushing victory for the nazi government group over the army clique that had been growing daily more threatening to hillers Hit lers regime and that was said to be planning to force his bis gradual retirement the monarchists plot it Is said included the elevation to the throne of the ex kaisers keisers second son prince eitel friedrich edrich heinrich himmler head of the gestapo or secret police revealed it to hitler the fuehrer with several close advisers went to his bavarian home and began planning for the next move to be announced at the meeting of the reichstag scheduled for february 20 judging from the utterances of nazi leaders hitler is likely to demand the return of germanys germanas Germ anys lost colonies control of the free city of danzig and greater influence in austria london correspondents reported that great britain was ready to sacrifice a colony to keep european peace hoping to bring germany and italy into a ten year pact with britain and france e hull in peace talk OT notwithstanding WITHSTANDING the some 1 what strained relations with japan or because of them secretary of state hull in a nationwide nation wide radio address proposed that all nations make a determined effort to promote peace through limitation of armaments and his pet reciprocal trade treaties he asserted this country proposed to carry out this plan but reiterated that it would continue to render adequate our military and naval establishments urging all nations to promote normal healthy international commercial relations as the surest road to peace hull said that if the world shuts its eyes to recent disastrous developments it would be an open invitation tor for recurrence of the events of 1914 and 1929 he abhorred the recent alarming disintegration of international relationships and said that the race to rearm can only result in further impoverishment of all nations il c what small business wants atle TWELVE WELVE delegates from the little business conference that held such uproarious sessions in washington were received by president roosevelt and presented to him a list of 23 proposals tor for the cure of their economic ills these had been consolidated and toned down from the proposals conceived by the conference the cond condemnation errina of much new deal legislation being omitted the principal recommendations in the report were for easier credit for small business repeal of the undivided profits tax modification of the capital gains tax equal responsibility lity on employer and employee for observance of mutual labor agreements the return of relief to local governments as soon as possible the abandonment of wage and hour legislation and the immediate investigation of the wagner labor relations board through secretary early the president announced that a large majority of the recommendations seemed constructive and possible of fulfillment others however he felt sounded well but were rather impractical it is known that the administration does not want the undivided profits tax completely repealed neither does it want relief returned to local governments abandonment of wage and hour legislation or in interference ter ference with the wagner labor relations board farm bill in house S SENATE ENATE and house conferees finally got together on the farm bill and submitted to the house the measure which sets up a system of price pegging tor for wheat corn cotton rice and tobacco the rules committee then approved of a rule per permitting only four hours of debate the bill as revised continues the soil conservation act in the present form in normal times but in years of overproduction of farm products it was conceded it enforces a program of restriction far more drastic than the original agricultural adjustment act outlawed by the supreme court japs raid our salmon beds J DIMOND delegate ANTHONY from alaska told a house committee that japanese fishing operations in bristol bay off the alaskan coast will utterly ruin the salmon fishing industry there if allowed to continue some years ago the japanese invaded the waters of bristol bay dimond said they denied they were packing salmon but were interested merely in experimental work in 1936 however american merchant seamen observed a japanese steamer apparently packing salmon last year the japanese began to operate there in earnest establishing floating canneries dimond is sponsor of a bill to extend the jurisdiction of the united states over the waters adjacent to the alaskan coast in order to prevent illicit fishing operations by foreign nationals c japan won t tell navy plans I 1 IF F JAPANS naval leaders have their way reply to the anglo french american request tor for information as to japans plans for battleship building I 1 1 will be a refusal to divulge them this was the decision reached at a meeting of the naval ministry and transmitted by admiral navy minister to premier konoye I 1 and foreign minister hirota the foreign ministry J C grew wished to be moderate but the admirals were insist tent ambassador joseph C grew presented the american demand to the foreign office in tokyo and similar notes were handed in by the british and french ambassadors they asked the japanese government to say categorically on or before february 20 whether or not japan is building or plans to build battleships in excess of tons the limit fixed in the london naval treaty it has been rumored tor for some time that japan was building or planning to build two battleships of tons displacement armed with 18 inch guns this is denied by a foreign office spokesman the three western powers intimated that if japans reply was not satisfactory they might be compelled to invoke the escalator clause of the treaty and themselves construct larger and more strongly gunned battleships the position of japanese naval men is that since japan is not a signatory of the treaty her plans are no business of others and furthermore ther more that her navy expansion is entirely defensive our navy has plans drafted for bigger battleships and guns it their construction is deemed necessary A vessel of tons probably would be the largest able to pass through the panama canal unless its locks are widened and lengthened want millions M of eleven cities of the arl middle west meeting in chicago drew up and sent to the P president resi and congress a demand that congress make an immediate emergency appropriation of to supplement funds available until july 1 the resolution was signed by mayor kelly of chicago and the mayors of detroit cleveland st louis milwaukee st paul des moines omaha toledo minneapolis and indianapolis K new west point chief B RIG GEN JAY L BENEDICT LJ has assumed command as the new superintendent of the united st states tes military academy at west point succeeding general connors about to retire tor for age general benedict who is fifty five years old began his military career as an enlisted man in the national guard in 1898 pittman accuses ickes OF THE INTERIOR S SECRETARY ICKES was accused by senator pittman of nevada of protecting two members of a notorious ring in texas who were alleged to have been implicated in rum running white slavery and bribery in a prohibition murder case the charges were made before the senate public I 1 lands a n d s committee 1 which was considering the appointment of ebert K burlew sen pittman as 33 first st assistant secretary of the interior the men senator pittman accused ickes of shielding were walter S behrens and victor J buthod investigators vesti gators for the secre oil administration both men formerly were prohibition agents in texas 1 I think what we need is a new secretary se c detary of the interior rather than a first assistant secretary remarked senator william H smathers of new jersey after he heard the charges against ickes 4 t fear borah bill HE national association of manufacturers THE apprehensive that president roosevelt might take up the borah bill to place corporations under a federal licensing system denounced that measure as providing tor for an end of home rule over business in a formal statement the association declared the bill would permit the federal government to put any concern entirely out of business for the most trivial violations of the terms of its federal license new dutch princess THERE HERE was great rejoicing in the netherlands when crown princess juliana gave birth to a baby girl who some day may become the third queen of the country the infant was promptly baptized being given the name of beatrix wilhelmina armgard league asks aid for china M MEMBERS EMBERS of the league of nations were asked by the council to consider whether they can lend individual aid to china in its war with japan dr V K wellington koo chinas cainas chief delegate urged the league to ants k halt japans campaign and assure a just settlement of the conflict 0 through the c operation cooperation co 0 of cp peace e loving countries country e s so long as japanese aggression in the far east is permitted to rage unrestrained so long will the peace of europe remain precarious and general european settlement will be difficult of realization he be said madame perkins on the sp HI S OF LABOR PER KINS who has been having a hard time explaining why harry bridges C 1 I 0 leader on the pacific coast has not been deported as an alien communist has put herself in a tight place and aroused indignant protests from joseph kennedy chairman of the maritime commission 4 and ambas designate to great britain madame perkins J P kennedy appeared before the senate commerce committee and took a stand beside ralph emerson of the C 1 I 0 affiliated mar mariti itin rg int union in condemnation of the m 1 l t ioime commissions proposal iu settle labor disputes in the merchant marine by the mediation methods successfully employed on the railroads kennedy who was in palm beach sent angry telegrams to the white house and it was said he was on his way to washington to demand a showdown between himself and the labor secretary it if the president should side with her kennedy might be expected to quit the ad ministration and give up his appointment to the court of st james should mr roosevelt uphold kennedy secretary perkins might re sign from the cabinet emerson defied congress to pass the bill and apply the principles of railway mediation to the merchant marine he said the union would not obey the law if it was enacted adding that there are not enough kennedys Kenn edys to man the ships K housing bill passed NOUGH democratic senators Es LJ switched witched their votes on the lodge prevailing wages amendment to the housing bill so the senate by a vote of 42 to 40 adopted the conference report on the housing bill and the measure went to the white mite house for the presidents approval this was the first item on the administrations program to be enacted since the special session was called november 15 last the measure provides tor for government insuring of mortgages on privately constructed housing up to 90 per cent of the value of the property on homes costing not more than and to 80 per cent on homes it costing up to A F of L ousts busts miners W WITH ITH tears in his eyes pr czi et nit dent green of th the e A F 0 of f 1 announced to the convention in miami that the united mine workers of america the international union of mine mill and smelter workers and the federation of flat glass workers had been expelled from the federation the miners union is headed by john L lewis and is the nucleus of his C 1 I 0 ft firestone Rr estone dies ARVEY S FIRESTONE rubber hber HARVEY magnate of akron ohio died in his sleep at his winter residence in miami beach he had been in ill III health tor for some time his 1 I death was due to coronary thrombosis troubles in egypt j OUNG king farouk of egypt egypto J Y YOUNG having difficulty in main maintaining taLU 1191 the regime of mohammed pashe mahmud whom he made premier after the resignation of mustafa nationalist leader the other day the followers of created a bad riot in cairo and king farouk thereupon dissolved parliament and ordered a general election |