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News Review of Current Events the World Over Startling Victory of Democrats in the Maine Election ? Hoover Calls for Big Budget Cuts ? Von l'apen Triumphs Over Reichstag. By EDWARD W. PICKARD C. REAT rejoicing among the Demo J crats, and corresjMtndlng dismay in the Republican camps. Maine, nor mally a rock-ribbed Republican slate. has gone Democratic, and everyone is quot ^ ing the old adage: \ "As Maine g??es, so goes the N a t i o n." Whether or not thai is true, this Septeiu ber election certainly tJic jrjves immense en couragement to the supporters of Frank lin 1?. Roosevelt. Nor did the Hoover forces attempt to minimize its importance. For the tirst time in IS years Maine chose a Democrat for governor, lie is Louis J. Brann, J mayor of l.ewiston, whose plurality over Burleigh Martin was nearly 1,4'hi. The Democrats also elected two out of three congressmen the victors be ing Edward C. Moran, Jr.. Uockland insurance agent who twice ran for j governor, and John G. ITttcrback. an j automobile dealer who was once re I form mayor of Bangor. Congressman Carroll L Beedy, Republican, was re eiected in the First district. Republican National Chairman Ev- j er^tt Sanders sent a reassuring tele- i gram to President Hoover, but the Thief Executive was n??t to be de- j ceived. His reply wire said: "The result of the election in Maine imposes need for renewed and strong er eiTort that the people may fully un- I derstand the issues at stake. Wc ! have known all along that, owing to the ravages of the world depression, our tight is a hard one: but we have a strong case and a right cause. ? no task is to acquaint every man and woman in the country with the facts and issuer which confront the nation." "We are greatly disappointed," ad mitted Vice President Curtis. "Rut it will only make us work the harder, and we will carry Maine in Novem ber.'* Democratic Chairman Farley grinned exultantly as he said he was impa tiently awaiting a Republican expla nation of i he Democratic victory in Maine. "The Democrats do not concede a single state," he added. "1 think it ' must be admitted by Mr. Hoover's sup porters that in this particular com monwealth the Democratic prospects were no better, to put It mildly, than in the least promising (from our point of view) of the so-called doubtful states. Maine was no harder hit by the depression than the rest of the country and had no more reason to resent the evasive imlicies or the ad ministration." PRIMARIES were held in various states during the week. In Mich igan Gov. Wilher M. Brucker, Repub lican, easily won ren??mination and Representatives Walcott and Person also were victors. The Democrats named W. A C^m^tock for governor. Senators George 11. Moses of New Hampshire and Porter Dale of Ver mont were renominated by the Repub licans. as was Senator M D. Smith by the Democrats of South Carolina. Cole Blease being rejected. In Louisiana Representative John H. Overton, friend of Senator Huey Long, defeat ed Senator Broussard who sought re nomination. HOOVER poked a stick Into 1 a hornet's nest when lie made public the report of Attorney Ceneral William D. Mitchell on the bonus army and the regrettable incident of its oust ing from Washington. Mitchell said his' in vestigators found that rnost of the B. E. If. members were hon es;., earnest and law abiding, but that per haps a quarter of them were criminals, many were radicals, many were arrant fakers, and the worst Att'y Gen. were among those Mitchell who were evicted by troops with tear gas and flames. The attorney general defended the manner of eviction and the conduct of the troops used, and the Presi dent said : "This report should cor rect the many misstatements of fact as to this Incident with which the country has been flooded." But many newspapers and individ uals, hotly discussing the report, de VI clared it was misleading generally and absolutely false in certain vital parts; and it is a question whether it did n??t still further alienate a con siderable part ot the body of war veterans from support of the admin istration. Of course, it was one of the major topics of talk aiuoug the members of the American Legion when they assembled in Portland. Of greater importance to the Le gionnaires than this affair was the demand for immediate cash payment of the bonus. The resolution calling for this was adopted bv a vote of 1,107 to 100 ifter a noisy debate. The dele gates thus disregarded the warnings of President Hoover and General 1 lines, director of the veterans' bu reau, that the payment would cost the treasury between two and two and one-half billion dollars and impose an intolerable burden cm taxpayers. other resolutions adopted called for repeal of the Eighteenth amendment and immediate modification of the Volstead act. opposed cancellation of foreign war debts and favored ade quate national defense. Chicago was selected for the 10'l'i convention, and Louis A. .'ohnson of Clarksburg. W. Va? was elected national commander. LI OW the problem of intergovern *? * mental debts may best be solved is the puzzling question that is now being considered by a new organiza tion of business lead ers of the nation, sev enty-six men promi nent in industry, agri culture and labor. Al fred P. Sloan. Jr.. president ot General Motors, is the chair man, and tne vice chairmen include Hen ry A. Wallace, farm paper publisher of Des Moines; Dr. Nicholas Murray But ler, president of Co lumbia university; James M. Cox, for mer governor of Ohio; John W. Davis, former ambassador to Great Britain; Frank o. Lowden, former governor of Illinois; E. A. O'Neal, president of the American Farm Bu reau federation, and Louis Tabor, master of the National grange. Mr. Sloan's new forum, it is an nounced. will devote itself to "mob ilizing practical opinion" on the international debts question. A. P. Sloan, Jr. THOUGH supported by only one ttfteenth of the reichstag. the gov ernment of Chancellor Von Papen of Germany remains in power, for it has the backing of Presi dent Von Hindenburg who seems to agree with the chancellor that parliamentary government in the reich is a failure. When the reichstag met Monday Von Pa pen tried to read the solution given him A by the president, but '???? Herman Goering, the Von Papen Nazi president of the parliament, refused to recognize him until after a vote of non-contidence in the government had been moved by a Nazi and carried hy an overwhelming majority. Von Papen walked out, leaving the decree of dissolution on Goering's desk. That gentleman announced It was not valid since the reichstag nad already overthrown the en hi net. Later he admitted that both the dissolution and the vote of non-confidence were legal, after being rebuked by the pres ident for his action. Government offi cials said there would be new elec tions within sixty days, according to the constitution, but the Deutsche* Zeitung. mouthpiece of the govern ment, said: "There will be no new elections ? no decision on a date of election is expected in the near future." PRESIDENT HOOVER started ofT the week ? well by calling on the heads of departments and the execu tives of all other federal activities to cut out all ncn-essentials from bug get requests for the next fiscal year. The President said he had requested Director of the Budget Roop "to make every effort to seenre a reduc tion of at least 95UO.OOO.OOO In the estimates of appropriations for the next year from the appropriations made for the current year, and the co-operation of the responsible ad i mlnistratlve oncers U necessary to achieve this end. A part of this -an be accomplished la reduction of con struction. activities which have been so greatly speeded up during the past few years as an aid to employment" From administration sources it was ] learned the President hoped the to- ; tal budget reduction might be SSOO,- j 000.000. Just before sending his message to | department heads, the President an nounced that the government would I go abend with that portion of the I construction program which the relief act made contingent on the ability of the treasury to raise the necessary money. lie said he had instructed the various departments to speed up the program by the amount of slight ly less than $200,009,000. On Tuesday the War department, to advance the government's employ ment relief efforts, approved a great construct iou program that calls for the expenditure of J?41.~?77.200 on flood I control and rivers and harbors proj ects. The department expects these activities will provide work for 25. 000 persons now jobless. A S WAS forecast a week ago. ** France rejected the German de mand for equality of armaments, though in a conciliatory way. assert ing that the other allied nations and also the United States would have to assent to the proposal before It could he granted. Chancellor Von I'apen thereupon announced that German delegates would not attend further ses sions of the disarmament conference, which reassembled Wednesday. FROM Riga collies the Interesting statement that Josef Stalin, dic tator of Soviet Russia, has lost his intluence and before long wil' be re placed as secretary of the Communist party ? the only office he holds? by M. L Kaganovich. This lat ter man. however, is a devoted disciple of Klem E. Voroshilov. commander of the Soviet armies, so it is taken for granted that Voroshilov will thereafter direct the policies of the Com munist party and of the nation. Stalin's reign, it is said, is being brought, to a close because of failure of the five-year plan to Industrialize the country, coupled with the growing shortage of food, which is causing workers everywhere to desert the in dustrial undertakings and return to the villages. Another reason for the fall of the dictator is said to be Moscow's hope to obtain American recognition by a radical change of internal policy. Vo roshilov is anxious to obtain America as an ally against Japan, whose plans, Russians fear, threaten Siberia. K. E. Voro shilov \ * ANCHOUKUO. the "independent" l** state set up by Japan in Man churia. is now a full-fledged nation for Japan Rave it recognition by sign ing a protocol Thursday at Chang chun, which city was re-named Hsinehing. meaning "New Capital.** There was great rejoicing in Tokyo and a display of intense resentment in Chinese cities. CHILI? narrowly escaped another revolution during the week. A military clique led by Col. Arturo Benitez. air force commander, served notice on Carlos Davila. the Social ist President and former ambassa dor to Washington, that unless he re signed the Presidential palace would be bombed or attacked by troops. The clique already had forced the resignation of the cabinet, and the men and planes of the air corps gath ered at Santiago ready for action. So Davila gracefully stepped down and out, saying he would leave Chile and probably would seek a job In journalism in some other country. ATHERED In Sioux City for the purpose of considering the needs of the farmers, governors and other representatives of nine middle west ern states outlined a proposed federal program for financial aid to farmer?. Among other things they suggested tariff revision to protect farm prod ucts. "sound" expansion of currency. Reconstruction Finance corporation loans to farmers, a moratorium on farm mortgage foreclosures and crop surplus control legislation. POR several days it was believed 4 the "Flying Family." made up of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Hutchinson, their two small daughters and a crew of four, had perished off the coast of Greenland on their flight by stages to Europe. Their huge amphibian plane was forced down and smashed In the ice. but all of them were found alive and unhurt in an Eskimo settle ment and were taken to Angmagsalik by the British trawler Lord Talbot. The projected flight of the Hutchln sons over Greenland and Iceland was not approved by the Danish govern ment, and the taking of the children has been severely criticized. 1932 WMitra N*w?paper Uoloc. NEWTON D. BAKER Newton D. Baker is chairman of the national citizens' committee of welfare ami relief mobilization which met in Washington to plan for the winter's relief work. GOVERNORS ASK U. S. LOANS FOR FARMERS Strike Leaders Are Satisfied With Program. Sioux City. Iowa. ? Representatives of nine central west states meeting here outlined a proposed federal pro gram for financial aid to farmers. Among other things they proposed tariff revision to protect farm prod ucts, "sound'* expansion of currency. Reconstruction Finance corporation loans to farmers, a moratorium on farm mortgage foreclosures and crop surplus control legislation. The conference was called as a re sult of the farmers' holiday strike which assumed its greatest propor tions (n Iowa and Nebraska. The governors of North and South Da kota. Iowa and Minnesota, and rep resentatives of the governors of Ne braska. Wyoming, Ohio. Oklahoma and Wisconsin attended. With Farmers' Holiday association strike leaders apparently partially satisfied with recommendations made by the conference, it was evident that there is less enthusiasm among the picketers who had maintained a blockade about Sioux City for a month. There were indications that the blockade might soon be ended and t lie picketers return to their furm duties. Mahatma Gandhi Says He Will Starve Self London. ? Mahatma Gandhi, Na tionalist loader of India who has been a prisoner in the Yeravda Jail for months, has answered Prime Minis ter MacDonald's solution of the In dian situation by announcing he will starve himself to death. This decision was revealed with the release of correspondence between the British government and the "holy man." Me will consign himself to a slow death beginning at noon on Sep tember 20. He said he has decided on this ex treme step in protest against partif.l separation of "untouchables" from the main Hindu community in Mac Donaiu's allotment of seats for the provincial legislatures as announced last month. Kills Son of Landlord After Quarrel Over Rent Detroit. Mich. ? As the tragic climax of a quarrel over unpaid rent. Mrs. Ada McCune shot and killed Edward Saharuk. twelve-year-old son of her landlord, the shotgun charge also wounding the slain boy's seventeen year-old brother, John. Authorities exonerated Mrs. McCune who. they said, had believed her life in danger when the elder brother began firing a toy pistol, loaded with blank cart ridges, outside the house. George Eastman's Estate Rochester, N. Y. ? A gross estate of $25,501,641. or approximately $5,000. 000 more than the estimates at the time of his death, was left by Georce Eastman, camera .magnate, according to the transfer tax affidavit Med her*? Of the total estate. $8,310,553 was In cash. The net estate amounts to $21, 375.000. Monarchists Go to Exile Madrid. ? The first group of 55 mon archists Implicated In the rebellion against the Spanish republic left Madrid for their African exile. Among them were the duke of Grimaldl and two relatives of former King Al fonso. Francisco de Bourbon. who Is the duke of Seville, and Lieut. Alfonso de Bourbon. "FLYING FAMILY" 1 IS FOUND ALIVE Hulchinsons Stranded on the Coast of Greenland. Angmagsallk, Greenland. ? George It. Hutchinson and his ??flying family" were saved from a death on the barren Greenland coast when thoy were found alive and well at Itersak fjord, about 40 miles from here. Their airplane was wrecked. The steam trawler Lord Talbot, first vessel to receive Hutchinson's S O S signals, rescued the t.uniiy. The amphibian airplane in which eight persons were Hying to Europe was forced down on the open sea ut 3:10 p. m. Sunday. The discovery of the little band hud* died ashore at Kber after their air plane had been wrecked probably saved them from starvation '?r death from cold in tin almost deserted re gion. The privations would have been especially severe on Mrs. Hutchinson and her two daughters, (Catherine, eight, and Janet Lee. six. A flotilla of craft ranging from trawlers to Eskimo canoes ha?l searched the sea for the missing family, while airplanes flew ? ver Den mark strait seeking to spot thorn. Aboard the amphibian I'ity of Rich mond were Hutchinson, his wife ami two daughters and a crew of four; Peter Kedputh, navigator: Joseph KulT, mechanic; Gerald Alltilisch, ra dio operator, and Norman Alley, cam era man. The flying family left Now York August 23 and flew to St. John. N. IS. Hutchinson made the next stages, to Anticosti island, on to Godthaab, Greenland, and to Julia nehaah, with out incident except for paying a tine of $lb>0 for landing in Greenland with out pel mission. The plane was lost south of Ang ina gsalik after leaving Jnliaueliaub and following the south Greenland coast. Reichstag Dissolved as It Defeats Von Papen Berlin. ? The sixth reiclistag of the German republic ? the shortest lived in the history of the reieh ? was dis solved during its second sittiug be fore Chancellor Franz von Papon had an opportunity to deliver a word of his announced declaration of |>olicy. The dissolution, which was not ex pected by a single deputy when the session was called to order, came about when ICrnst Torgler, one of the cleverest of the Communist loaders, upset the parliamentary applecart by proposing that t lie relchstag vote ou a motion to revoke the government's emergency decrees, and on a resolu tion of non-confidence, before hearing the chancellor. Refusing Chancellor Von I'apen's plea that he he allowed to speak, and ignoring a slip of paper which the chancellor drew from his brief case proclaiming dissolution of the cham ber in order to prevent revocation of the decrees, Capt. Hermann Goering, National Socialist president of the relchstag. insisted that the chamber go ahead with a division, which re sulted in an unprecedented defeat for the government by 513 votes to 3l!? with live abstaining. The government, however, took the view that this division had no valid ity because the reiclisfag. it contend ed, already had been dissolved. Machado Orders Release of 84 Political Prisoners Havana, Cuba. ? Complying with the demands of Cols. Carlos Mendieta and Mendez I'enate for the unconditional freedom of political prisoners as a basis for future peace negotiations be tween President Machado's govern ment and its enemies, the president released S4 prisoners. They included professors, students, physicians, law yers. engineers, and business men Thirty-two are held In Jail as dan gerous communists and terrorists. Capt J. O. Steward, Iowa Printer and Editor, Dies Cedar Itapids, Iowa. ? Capt. J- <"*? Steward, ninety-four. Civil war vet eran and widely known printer and editor throughout the state, died at his home here. Captain Steward had held positions here as pension agent, deputy United States commissioner, assistant postmaster and overseer of the poor. Steamshovel Pick* Up Boy; Carries Him to Hi* Death Valley Stream. I. L? Caught In the giant maw of a steam shovel a foo^ year-old boy was carried through the air over a building excavation here nnd dumped beneath sand and grave Into a truck. He died an hour later In Nassau hospital. Mineola. He was James Fitzgibbon.
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