News Review of Current
Events the "W orld Over
Litvinov. Soviet Commissar, Baits Europe's Statesmen
at Ceneva ? Secretary Doak Denounces
Suggested \\ age Reduction.
Bv EDWARD W. PICKARD
" * C ' #v 1LT H r S S I A.
v^ as personified by
Maxim Litvinov, its
>? commissar of foreign
*3fcr affairs, had T'1P time
y*"/ of its young life at
-~*0f Geneva where the in
_ t-rnatlonal commis
j .?i(?n of inquiry into
B r i a r. d * s European
union project was sit
Hfck ting. Litvinov
tounded Arthur Elen
M. Litvinov |..rs?n, r.riand, l>lno
Grandi and the r**st of the commis
sioners by the < ? ; 1 1 r n statement that
their "caniMlisiic" governments were
ruining thenwlves and t lie rest of the
world by !:r:g goods ?!??:? r at home
anil cheap abroad? in other words, by
dumping. And he then with equal
calmness denied flatly that the Soviet
government had been guilty of this
pernicious practice, though generally
accused of it. Itussia, hp asserted,
had ?i >ne just a little friendly ex
porting.
"It is perfectly obvious that low
prices cannot be regarded as indicat
ing dumping." he declared. "If. how
ever, by dumping Is understood a
policy of high monopolist prices in ?he
home markets and cut prices for ex
port. it will be found precisely that it
Is the capitalistic countries which are
guilty In this respect."
The Soviets, continued the commis
sar. are eager to help in bringing to
nn end the present economic depres
sion. and on their behalf he offered
\W0 suggestions for the consideration
of the commission. The first of these
was that t lie Kuropean powers adopt
? convention pledging themselves to
compulsory sa'.e in the home markets
at prices no higher than on foreign
markets. The Soviets. Litvinov said,
would sign such a convention, lie as
serted that it would raise the buying
power of the masses and help them
absorb overproduction.
I lis second proposal was this: In
order to remove t tie atmosphere of
mistrust and jealousy that has been
aggravating the crisis, all nations
should sign a pact of "economic non
aggression" along the same lines as
the Kellogg pact outlawing war. The
draft of a protocol of such a pact was
submitted to the delegates. It called
b>r n general customs truce, among
other things.
In the lirst sessions of the com
mission the question of the proposed
Austro-Gerinan customs accord was
brought up. and the pact was vigor- |
ously and skilfully defended by Or.
Julius Curtlus. German foreign min
ister, and Johann Schober. Austrian
vice chancellor. The British and
French Insisted that the accord should
be submitted to the World court for
an opinion as to whether it violated
the post-war treaties, and the council
M the League of Nations ordered this
done. The council has selected Arthur
Henderson as chairman of the 1032
disarmament conference.
WHEN the directors of the World
Bank for International Settle
ments met In Basel, Switzerland, they
heard from Gates W. McUarrah, Its
president, that the deposits of the in
stitution have gone past the $4i*usx).
mark. This sum is far in excess of
the expectations, and it clearly shows,
according to the belief there, that the
world hank is becoming something
more than a mere depository for the
central banks of various nations, so
that even if the reparations payments
should later he put on some other
oasis, or cease entirely, the bai.-k
would still be certain to continue to
function.
The bank has consented to help In
putting the Austrian bank, Creditan
8talt, back on its f?*et hut it was de
rided that the initiative must come
from the League of Nations committee
tor control of Austrian loans.
^ world grain confer
cnce was trying to W
find the remedy for ? ? J
the crisis in the agrl- I -iiaia?|
mltnral world brought I jflntyHk
on by the immense ft jjj>^
over prod uctioi of R ?
wheat. Samuel It. Mc- A
Kelvle, member of the
American farm l>oard.
(old the delegates the
first thing was to e _ , ,
slash acreage to con- c e v ?
lumption needs, and submitted the re
sults of a study of the situation of
increasing surpluses and falling
prices. Speaking from the American
standpoint, he said : "We see no possi
bility of a satisfactory solution of the
world wheat problem wMr*h <lr>e? not
include. as the most important single
element, curtailment of production in
exporting countries, individually and i
as a whole, until a better adjustment i
between supply and disposition can
bo efforted, and restraint upon fresh
expansion of production thereafter."
As a material aid toward relieving
overburdened markets McKelvie urged
every possible means of consumption
; :insion and suggested abolition by
I uropean Importing countries of their
protective tariffs, milling regulations
and preferential prices for domestic
wheat.
HERK has ben of late much dis
cussion as to whether conditions
In the United states justified a general
cut in wanes, and what the effect of
such a move would be. Secretary of
Labor L>? ?:i k took a hand in the debate
uith a statement to the effect that
any move on the part of industry to
lower wages would be considered a
ioiation of confidence by the admin
ist ration because of the agreement to
maintain wage scales which President
Hoover obtained from the industrial
leader! '-.te in In the event of
wage reductions, he declared, organ
ized labor would be justified in de
manding higher pay and In opposing
the move by strikes.
Mr. Poak added that so far as he
knew, nc leader of Industry has pro
posed a reduction In wages. Such
suggestions, lie said, have come from
bankers, and are based on the opinion
that workers' pay should be lowered
to conform to the low price levels
which have resulted from the depres
sion. He attributed the current con
troversies between workers and em
ployers to the expiration of agree
ments. and added that :n nearly every
case the difficulties have been amic
ably settled. Six impending strikes,
which were brought to the attention of
the Labor department the previous
week, were averted by the depart
ment's conciliation service, and in
every case a return to the existing
wage scale was effected.
U?w the American I
*? * army is to he re
organized, developed
and modernized was
described in an an
nouncement by Gen.
Douglas MacArtliur.
chief of staff. The '
plans set forth include
extension of mechan
ization and motoriza
tion throughout the
army, the revamping
of the cavalry arm by
the substitution of
fighting machines for horses, and the
development of powerful tank forces
to be attached to army corps oY field
armies, rather than the infantry, which
remains the basic arm.
Some cavalry units with horses as
mounts will be retained for use in
rough country, but In general the
horse as a war weapon is discarded.
The mechanized force at Fort Kustis
will he reorganized a reinforced cav
alry regiment. Combat cars, equipped
with machine guns and pcvssibly heav
ier weapons, which can travel 70 miles
an hour on hard roads, are counted
on to give the cavalry high mobility.
Despite the more extensive use of
machines, the infantry will remain the
backbone of the army according to
General MacArthur's program.
A S WAS predicted, the War De
partment has decided to abandon
wholly or in part 53 surplus forts,
camps and reservations. In the list
announced by Secretary Hurley are
Fort Lincoln, N. D. ; Fort Missoula,
Mont.; Fort Eustii, Va. ; Fort D. A.
Kussell. Texas: Fort Brown. Texas;
Fort Hunt, Va. ; Camp Stephen D.
Little, Ariz.; Camp Garry J. Jones.
Ariz.; Miller Field, N. Y., and Chanute
Field, 111. Of course the abandon
ment of these posts may be prevented
by indignant congressmen.
HOOVER dam across Boulder j
canyon of the Colorado river is
within the law and work on the huge
project can go ahead. So ruled the
Supreme court of the United States
in deciding that the act of congress
authorizing the construction was con
stitutional and dismissing the bill of
complaint of the state of Arizona. The
court, however, declared that Arizona
had shown that It might be injured by
the distribution of water from the
reservoir to be created and that it
therefore has the right to make furth
er appeals for relief should its rights
be impaired.
General
MacArthur
In another ease. that of Yptta
Strombei-g. youthful communist, tht
Supreme court held in* J t!:at clause
of California's "red r*ag" law which
make* it a felony to ! - ty any *vd
flag or other device any public
place or from any h*j:! . .s : - a s..-n
symbol or emblem ' "pr -iti'?n to
organized government r a? n invita
tion ??r stimulus to a " acton,
or as an aid to propaganda th:r is of
a seditious chara?t-:.** The finding
declared this clause w - "re;>':gnant
to the guarantee of 1. ? -:y ???.mtaioed
in the Fourteenth ar nt
CELEBRATI Mi : -*h anni
versary of its birt: ' ? American
Red Cross staged "n M :> .'1 ?v f i*
calfed "the world's dinner
party." Every on- : : a|?
ters held an anniver- -v . : er in its .
community, and all of ? ? were eon
nected up by radio " ? . : ? main din
ner In Washington. A' this feast j
President Hoover, w : :s also presi
dent of the Red the prin I
clpal speaker: and ' ? ^ n? t of honor ;
was Judge Mux II::' f tie: eva. j
Switzerland, president ?? ' e inter j
national committee of ?-? Red Cross. |
With them sat cab.io-t :h.-ers ind |
their wives and ma: > ? **r notabil- ?
ities.
The Post Office -bv - ent Issued j
a special comment o: iiun stamp on i
the anniversary date.
p ? i pi-: i?rrs xi. n<i
* drying a group |
of S;> .!..sh pi: ?ri tns ?
described the burning '
of ??bur -lies and other i
reliu ? IS ' : tlces n |
Spain as "sacrileges j
against Coil iind holy ?
religion." and udded : I
"While I recognize the j
abnor: .il situation in j
Spain, it cannot justi I
fy tlie outrageous i
deeds carried out b> (
the enemies of Cod j
that were not suppressed by the
authorities."
The Vatican, however, is promoting i
a policy of conciliation and the papal
nuncio. Tedeschini. lias bad friendly :
consultation with MiniMer of Justiee
cie los Rios who explained the arrest |
and expulsion of P.isli-'p Mujh a of j
Vitoria. The nuncio has expressed
sorrow over what has happened, and
it is understood In Madrid that he
places much of the blame for the riot
ing on the attitude of Cardinal Segura.
the former primate of Spain, who was
forced to leave the country because he
would not accept the republic without
protest.
Cardinal Segura and Rishop Mu.iba
got together at I.ourdes, France, and
proceeded to Rome for an indefinite
stay. They will probably be told that
the Vatican intends to drop the quar
rel with the republic.
Cardinal
Segura
K ATI IS of t\\ Americans nt
traded considerable attention.
In Tours, France, iirig. Gen. Robert
II. Dunlap, a distinguished officer ??f
the marine corps, was killed by a
landslide in a heroic effort to save
the life of a woman. Ralph Barton,
famous cartoonist and illustrator, com
milled suicide in his New York apart
ment, leaving a note that said he
feaied he was going insane.
DKSPITE the rebellious Cantonese,
Gen. Chiang Kai-shek is still the
ruier of China, and when the people's
convention closed its twelve-day ses
sion in Nanking he made an impres
sive plea for unity and for co-opera
tion with the government in suppress
ing banditry and communism.
The principal achievements of the
convention were the adoption of a new
constitution, which goes into effect on
June 1, the declaration of the republic
of China with its permanent capital
at Nanking, and the mandate given
the government to carry out the terms
of the manifesto declaring all unequal
treaties between China and foreign
powers null and void.
FLYING men of the
United States
army had a chance to
show what they can
do in mass during the
week, for the air
forces were mobilized
in grand maneuvers
at Chicago, New York
and elsewhere under
the direct command of
Gen. B. D. Foulois.
dean of the fighting
air men. The planes.
of all types, concen
trated at Dayton. Ohio, and on Thurs
day put on a parade and exhibition at
Chicago that was the closing feature
of the city's Jubilee. Then they de
scended on the Atlantic coast and dis
played their ability to defend the
metropolis and Boston from hostile at
tack. A night bombing raid on New
York had been planned, but General
MacArthur, chief of staff, vetoed this,
asserting that the maneuvers repre
sented a real attempt to test out the
defensive power of the air arm rather
than the staging f a circus. Nearly
seven hundred planes took part In the
maneuvers, being gathered from all
parts of the country.
(A ItSl. Western Niwtpaptr Union.)
Improved Uniform International
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Lesson for June 7
JESUS CRUCIFIED
GOLI'EN TEXT ?But h? wax wound
*i for 'pijr transgressions. he -vas ,
t.rul?-?-d for our iniquities: the chas
t .*??!? ? : ? <-f our pea* ** wan upon him;
and w;th his 9'ripes we are healed.
t,K>> ?N TKXT ? Luke 23 33-46.
Pill M A KY TOPIC ? Jesus' Death on
the Cr a.
Jl'M' H TOPIC ? J?sus Taking the
W rid s ?
INThliMKMATK AND SENIOR TOP
IC Whf' \v? >>v.~ t.j the Lord Jesus.
V ? > i " N < I PKoPLK AND AM LT TOP
IC ? Love s Supreme Sa nil. e.
I. The Place of Crucifixion (v. .13).
They led aw iy to Calvary, a
hill north of Jerusalem resembling a
skull. Calv.iry i?. the Latin word and
Golgotha Is the Hebrew. This is a
most significant name f*?r the place
wiiere man's redemption was accom
plished. The skull is an si fit picture
of man's condition rs tiie result of sin
? life and intelligence g??ne, leaving
only the dark empty cavern which
oiu-e contained them. Jesus was not
crucified in the city for he was to
suffer v/Ithout the gate (Hob. 13:12).
li. Hit Companions on the Cross
(v. 33).
Two malefactors were crucified with
hlin. This was in fulfillment of the
Scripture. "He was numbered among
the transgressors'* (Isa. r*3:12). He
was sinless, but became sin fur ih.
III. His Forgiving Love (v. 34).
He cried, "Father foruive them.*
He not only hud in mind the soldiers
who acted for the government, but
the Jews who in th??lr blindness were
ignorant of the enormity of their
crime.
IV. The World Revealed (vv.
34-43).
Jesus Christ on the cro>s Is the su
preme touchstone of human Jife It is
at the cross that the world's h.-art Is
; revealed. Take a cress section of the
world at any time since Christ was
| crucified, and representatives of the
various classes therein were found
around Jesus on the cross. In a real
sense the cross is the Judgment of this
j world (John 12:31).
1. Tiie Covetous (v. 34). They
gambled for his seamless robe right
1 under the cross where be was dying.
1 his represents those whose primary
Interest in Christ Is n means to get
*:iin. If they had had eyes to set* they
; could have beheld a rob?? of right eous
ness being provided In his death to
, cover i heir sinful nakedness.
2. The indifferent (v. 35). *The
people stood beholding." They gazed
upon him with Indifference. The great I
mass of the world still gazes upon '
the Crucified with stolid indifference.
3. The scoffers (vv. 35-3!)).
a. The rulers reviled him for his
claim to be the Savior (v. 35). They
wanted a savior but not a crucified sa
vior. Many today are religious but
have only contempt for a salvation j
which centers In an atonement made I
by blood. They uttered a great truth
when they said. ' He saved others, let
him save himself.- He could not save
himself and others, because God's plan
was to save others by giving himself.
b. The soldiers reviled him for
claiming to be a king (vv. 30. 37). Tiie
title "King of the Jews'* had been ;
placed over him in bitter Irony, but It !
was true, for by right of the Davidic
Covenant he shall one day be King
over Israel (II Sam. 7:8-16). Through
his death be came Into the place of
Lordship over all who wiJl acknowl- !
edge him. The fnct that the super
scription was in Greek. Hebrew, and
Latin shows that lie was to be King
I over all the world.
c. The impenitent malefactor (v. !
30). This brutal man joined in revll- j
ing the Savior, even though he per
sonally was under condemnation.
4. The penitent malefactor (vv. 40
43). This conscious sinner who dis
cerned the heart of the Savior praved
for mercy. He saw that the dying man j
was the forgiving God. The fact that j
he acknowledged his sin as against i
? God showed that he was penitent. His
request for Christ to remember him
when he came into his kingdom shows
that he recognized that the One who
was dying on the cross was making
atonement for sin and that he world
I one day come to reign as King. The
| salvation of this penitent thief was
; immediate. Christ said. "Today shalt
; thou be with me In paradise."
V. The Death of Christ (w. 44--HS.)
So shocking was the crime that na
lure herself threw around the Son of
God a shroud to hide him from the
godless crowd. Darkness was upon
the laud at noonday. When the price
of sin had been paid, he cried with a
loud voice, showing that he stIU had
Tltallty, that hi. death was not
through exhaustion but by his wllL
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