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Senate Passes Farm Bill Wit]
Roosevelt to Ask Authi
l)ebts?Herriot En
By EDWARD
BACKED by the administration, by
the big Democratic majority in the
senate and apparently by the favor of
a large part of the population of the
country, the Thomas
Intlation amendment
Ap. to the farm relief
bill won an easy vic,
< tory in the senate.
With this most por:J
tentous addition the
X ^ farm bill was passed
: aE*-**?.* j and sent back to the
^ house for concurrence.
A The anti-inflationists.
: : Jy led by Senator David
S.n. Thorn,. A' ,Ilee<l ?f
vania, made a desperate
but hopeless fight, arguing that
while "controlled" Inflation, as promised
by the amendment's sponsors,
might temporarily restore a measure
of prosperity to the nation, previous
experience here and abroad showed
that control could not be maintained
nn<i mat tne ultimate results wouiu
be disastrous. Reed, Tydings of Maryland,
a Democrat, and others seemed
terribly dismayed by the prospects for
the future and their sincerity could
not be doubted.
Senator Thomas of Oklahoma hlin elf
led the deimte for the affirmative,
opening with the startling statement
that the amendment, if it prevailed,
should transfer value to the extent of
almost $200,000,000,000 from the creditor
class to the debtor class. Of course,
the effect of this assertion is greatly
weakened when one realizes that our
people cannot really be divided into
auch classes. There is scarcely a creditor
in the land who is not also a
debtor, and vice versa. But this point
and many another were ignored by the
proponents of inflation. Senator Pat
Harrison of Mississippi, for instance,
on the second day of the debate, confined
his efforts mainly to taunting the
"Mellon-Mills-Reed" group for its alleged
failures during the Hoover administration.
The Wheeler-King silver coinage
amendment was accepted by the senate.
It would enable the President to
fix the ratio between gold and silver
and to provide for unlimited coinage
of both metals at the ratio so
fixed.
JUST what inflation, even If "controlled,"
will do to the nation and
its business is a question on which
economists and financiers are as far
apart as the poles. For the present
the prospect of its adoption and the
nonnuonmeni 01 uie goiu standard
have served to create almost a boom
In certain lines of business, and the
prices of commodities have begun to
rise. Hut how this will In the long
run benefit the ordinary citizen has not
been shown to the satisfaction of iuoat
of us.
Some experts are of the opinion that
the inflation bill may ne.*er be used;
that it Is "a mere bluff intended to
have the very effect it is now having?
arresting and reversing the downward
course of prices," and giving the President
a better position in the economic
conversations with foreign statesmen,
as did the abandonment of the gold
standard, which also was Inflationary.
WAR debts and reduction of armaments
came to the fore In the
White House conversations as Prime
Minister MacDonald concluded his part
of the parleys and
prepared to depart for
home, and former
Premier Edouard Her- .
riot of France began
his sessions with the |JgC?bL 1
President. These three |
gentlemen met togeth- ||^
er, and after an informal
dinner, Mr.
Koosevelt took np the
disarmament question .
with them, his evl- M u
dent purpose being to "erriot
bring France into line at the Geneva
conference. French demands for
guarantees of security against attack,
which have blocked all agreement
hitherto, were discussed by the President,
and it was said he indicated thai
he was 'searching sincerely for mean:
of associating the United States" witt
international efforts to check aggres
sor nations. Such association might
take the form of consultation witt
signatories of the Kellogg peace pac
in the event of its violation. And ii
addition there is the administrate
bill authorizing the President to Joii
other nations in declaring embargoei
on arms and monitions.
As for the war debts, they were flrs
brought np by Mr. MacDonald. wh<
The Cherokee S
of Current
le World Over
:i the Inflation Amendment?
ority to Deal With War
iters Conversations.
W. PICKARD
let Mr. Roosevelt know that Great
Rritain would like a downward revision
: and their communique said
that the basis was laid of a clearer
understanding of the situation afTe-cling
the two nations, though no plan
or settlement was under way yet. This
encouraged M. Herriot and his expert
associates to press the arguments of
France for cancellation.
Then Mr. Roosevelt let the correspondents
know that he was planning
to ask congress for authority to reopen
the war debt settlements and
negotiate a reduction of the 11 billions
which European nations owe the
United States. If he were vested with
this power the United States would
enter the London conference prepared
to bargain for stabilization of currencies
on a modified gold basis, remonetization
of silver, lowering of
tariffs and other trade barriers and
adoption of measures to raise commodity
prices and restore purchasing
power.
Members of the French delegation
said tw President had promised Mac
Donald and Herrlot that he would ask
congress for authority to postpone the
debt installments due June 15. and
that In return Herriot would ask the
French parliament to pay the defaulted
December 15 payment of $19,000,000.
As Mr. MacDonald said good-by to
the White House, he and Mr. Roosevelt
announced that they had agreed on
the following:
An Increase In the general level of
commodity prices.
Re-orientation of commercial policies,
Reduction of tariffs, quotas and exchange
restrictions.
World expansion of credit.
Capital expenditures by governments
to stimulate business.
Re-estahlishment of an international
monetary standard.
Improvement of the status of silver.
PRIME MINISTER RICHARD R.
Bennett of Canada was already In
Washington to talk with the President
; Finance Minister Guido Jung of
Italy and Hjalmar
4. **' Schact of Germany
were on their way,
W and Japan announced
WL - thnt Viscount Klkujiro
Ishll would arrive
May 23. Mr. Bennett
Ik told tlie n?*wspaper
men thnt Canada
stands ready to dlscuss
any proposals
SiEIHHr _ that look toward olns
R. B. Bennett ? COn:'"er.f",-7,1^
tions with the United
States, and said the Ottawa agreements
do not affect these trading possibilities.
In a prepared statement he
used these emphatic phrases:
"We have reached a point where it
is certain that nothing but united action
can avert world disaster."
"Immediate action is imperative."
"The world is in tragic trouble and
distress."
"If we do not soon defeat the forces
of disruption and discord, they will
defeat us."
"We must act boldly and unselfishly,
otherwise we shall be certain witnesses
of the wreck of our civilization."
Asked whether Canada really had
gone off the gold standard, as had been
asserted by Finance Minister Rhodes,
the prime minister replied: "Canada
is as much off the gold standard and
as much on the gold standard as the
United States."
W-* P.PT15IVA * ??
K?.. iw oi.lc|ii uic ?>urri3 |
senate bill as a substitute, the
bouse passed the McSwaln bill for the
operation of the Muscle Shoals development,
the vote being 306 to 91. Seventeen
Republicans and five FarmerLaborites
voted with the majority.
The house version is regarded as a
less drastic measure than the Norris
bill. The principal point of difference
between the two is that the house bill
provides an appropriation of $10,000,000
and a bond Issue of $50,000,000 for
starting the development program,
while the Norris bill simply authorizes
5 "all appropriation necessary." The
i Nebraskan's measure Is likewise more
. rigid with regard to government cont
struction of power transmission lines.
i
t X 1 7HEN the world disarmament coni
W ference resumed Its sessions in
i Geneva the French plan for an antii
war pact of consultation was present9
ed by Rene Masslgli. It excluded
the American continent on the ground
t that It was impossible at present to
> make the pact universal. Masslgli sug
cout, Murphy, N. C., Fr
gested the creation fn the capital of
each signatory power of a commission
which would determine violations of
the Brland-Kellogg pact and the rights
of a victim to assistance.
Concrete measures to prevent misuse
of civil airplanes for military purposes
were presented by the United
States, Canada, Argentina and Japan.
MUSSOLINI'S four power peace
plan is causing a lot of excited
discussion in various European countries.
Great Britain and Germany
might gladly agree to this, but France
still asserts the sanctity of treaties
must be respected, and in this she is
of course supported by a1! the nations
of the little entente, and by l'oland.
In Czechoslovakia espc illy sentiment
was aroused, and Foreign Minister
Edouard Benes told the parliament In
Prague that whoever de-ires to change
the boundaries of that -onntry must
bring an army along with him. He
criticized the Mussolini plan as a
"great backward step." and added:
"History shows that surrender of territory
always is conn.v ted with the
bloodiest wars."
CO VIET Russia was on the verge of
^ a quarrel with Japan over the
equipment of the Chinese Eastern railway,
and in that connection it was
Interesting to note that a new alignment
was bringing Russia and France
together, the former drifting away
from Germany and the latter beginning
to take sides against Japan Already
the French and Russians have
arranged for exchange of military information
and military instructors.
Before long the situation on the European
continent may be pan-German
Ism against pan-Slavism, with France
on the side of the latter and Italy
with the former.
CONTINUED Chinese resistance near
Kupeikow pass on the road to
Peiping so enraged the Jnpnnese military
command that It announced the
early occupation of all strategic points
In the North China area. With this
in view, the Japanese launched a general
attack south of the Great Wall
designed to open the way to the old
Chinese capital. As usual. Japan
fluds a ready excuse for offensive
movements already planned.
The Manchukuoan government has
announced that only nations recognizing
that state will benefit by its promise
of an open door trade policy.
FORMER Gov. Nellie Tayloe Ross
of Wyoming finally has been placed
in a federal position. The President
appointed her director of the mint.
Obviously Mrs. Ross was entitled to a
?ood place, for as vice chairman ot
the Democratic national committee
and head of the party's women's organization
she has been valuable.
WISCONSIN has the honor of being
the second state to ratify the
prohibition repeal amendment to the
Constitution, and the first to do that
by unanimous vote. Fifteen delegates,
assembled In the Capitol building in
Madison, were addressed by Governoi
Schmedeman, and in eight minutes
thereafter the resolution of ratifica
tion had been drawn up and adopted
to the accompaniment of cheers.
14 R EPUBLICAN Federal Assocl
^ ates" Is the name given an or
gnnizatlon Just formed by men proml
nent In the Hoover administration t<
, aid the party in re
turning to power Ii
IT. * the 1934 congresslon
& al elections. Waltei
F. Brown, formei
tfpljk wSjliv postmaster general
W? 18 Its president, ant
% I Ogden Mills, secre
: tary of the treasury
pKiX1; under Hoover, ii
chairman of th<
board. Arch Coleman
_ . ..... who was first assist
fl en 18 ant postmaster gener
al in the Hoover administration, is ii
charge of Washington headquarters
and W. Irving Glover, who was secont
assistant postmaster eenernl la hi
rector of organization.
Mr. Coleinnn said the organizatioi
was primarily to keep together thoswho
have been active in Republlcai
circles for the last twelve years; t
keep them advised of what is goinj
on, and to bring back to the party fob
those Republicans who supporter
Roosevelt last year.
Ernest Lee Jahncke, the Hoover as
sistant secretary of the navy. Is firs
vice president; Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth, second vice president; Charle
J. Moos, third vice president; Willlar
R. Castle, treasurer, and Col em a r
general secretary.
Six of the Hoover cabinet member
are represented on the beard of di
rectors?Mills, Brown, Roy D. Chapii
Arthur M. Hyde, William N. Doak an
Ray Lyman Wilbur. Others includ
Walter E. Hope, former assistant sec
retary of the treasury; James ^
Patchell. Union City, Ind.; Mrs. Lonj
worth. Castle, Moos, St. Paul; Jahncki
Harry Culver. Culver, Calif.; Colemai
Glover, John Richardson. Boston; Fei
ry K. Heath, former assistant seen
tary of the treasury, and Mrs. A ibex
G. Sims, New Mexico.
A. lilt ffXin N?wiptpv Union.
iday, May 5, 1933
CUMMINGS PUSHES
INSULL INQUIRY
No Leniency for the Guilty,
He Promises.
Washington.?New information on
Instill manipulations is being called
for by the Department of Justice.
There will be no leniency for persons
in high places or for lending institutions,
if facts show that they were
criminally involved. Attorney General
Homer S. Cuuimings said.
The department Is seeking additional
facts to fill the picture sketched
during hearings in the senate stock
market investigation some months ago.
Thus far no additional grounds for
action have been discovered in the
senate testimony, Mr. Cummings said,
but the added facts may complete
groundwork for other indictment**.
The matter is being left largely In the
hands of District Attorney Dwight F.
Green in Chicago. Nineteen persons
already have been indicted.
Mr. Cummings Insisted that whatever
action the government takes will
not be softened or delayed for the
benefit of Important institutions or
persons.
Reminded that the previous administration
had held up criminal prosefMttinna
In Hnrriniiin National
hank case In New York supposedly to
I old the bank. Cummings rejoined:
"Yes. and those who saw fit to hold up
prosecution in that case have been
explaining ever since."
"We should know the truth about
these matters," the attorney general
added.
"Besides," the attorney general declared.
"nine-tenths of the apprehension
felt by defendants for institutions
they have mismanaged is personal,
I think." He said he thought
people generally were wanting a thorough
Investigation and cleaning up of
the Insull situation.
( WASHINGTON BRIEFS
Robert W. Bingham. American ambassador
to Great Britain, postponed
his departure for his new post until
May 10 because of a minor operation.
?
F. W. Peck of St Paul assumed office
as a member of the farm board.
He has been director of the farm extension
work of the University of Minnesota.
Sites for r>0 more conservation work
corps camps, approved by President
Roosevelt were announced by Robert
Fechner. director of the conservation
employment program.
Renewed pledges to keep racketeers
1 out of the beer business and to cut
down the cost of federal law enforcement
were given by Attorney Gen.
? Homer S. Cummings in an address.
i
' Tho llltnr.tnln _
...v ....ciokiic viMii uurj ce COII11111S1
sion has authorized the LaCrosse &
Southeastern Railway company to
1 abandon most of its lines and sell the
remainder to the Chicago. Milwaukee,
SL Paul & Pacific railroad.
Secretary Swanson announced the
t selection of Vice Admiral William H.
Standiey. now commander of cruisers
x of the scouting force, as the new chief
_ of naval operations to succeed Admirr
al William V. Pratt, but the latter
p will retain his post pending development
of present international converj
sations.
f Barrel Staves Carry
I Two Men to Safety
i. Boulder, Colo?Two mining men, us
Ing barrel staves for skils, escaped
- from a snowbound cabin after bei
ing marooned four days by storms.
i. The men?Donald Morris of High1
land Park, 111., and H. M. Spencer of
Boulder?slid and skiied three milea
down a mountainside and then walked
a four miles to meet a searching party
e hunting them.
i
? Blame Firebug for Los# of
] 1,000,000 Gallon# of Rum
1 London.?Fire which destroyed more
than 1.000.000 gallons of rum stored in
k barrels on the West India docks prob*
ably was of incendiary origin, police
" and dock officials said. The full ex8
tent of the damage has not been esQ
tablished. but government officials said
the loss to the government In taxes
^ was about $13,400,000.
Swis# Fascist Party Born;
J Would Expel Jewish Exiles
? Zurich, Switxerland.?A Fascist
party was created here. A crowd of
1,000 attended the organization meetj
Ing of the new Swlsa "national front."
Orators demanded the suppression of
Marxism, restriction of the freedom
of the press, mozzung of pacifist aglt
tatlon, and expulsion of all Jewish
refugees who have come here from
Germany.
Russian Girls in 1
Armies of China 1
Driven From Native Land, I
With Their Menfolk, B
by Soviet Rule. 8
The Chinese women soldiers wear (2
male garb and carry rifles and bay. H
onets, and in the fighting in which V
they have figured tip to now they are H
said to have proven fearless and de- W
termined both in attack and in out- S|
post work. W
Moreover, they are no laggards In S
the business of marching and conn- 2|
ter-marching, which is a feature of ?jj
campaigning in this wild region, and SI
the cruel hardships of life In the HE
field are accepted without murmur- IS
ings or flinching. g
They are true Amazons, these worn- H
en fighters, the womenfolk of bandits, X
to whom fighting and hardships have 3
become matters ot second nature. Ss
There are many such in the wild S
marches of northern China. |gj
For all that we live in the Twentieth g?
century, women warriors of this type sSs
are by no means so rare as might be ffl
supposed. Only a year or two hack. S
fighting on this same Manrhurian jjaB
front, was found a ha mi of some jjjg?
four-score Russian women who made ^
local history in matters of warfare. ^
i ney nua come niosuy out or liar- }
bin, driven, with their menfolk, out
of the maelstrom that made exiles of
those of their birth who still remained
loyal to the salt of Czardom.
I>y and by their menfolk, whose trade
was fighting, saw no other way of I
pursuing it than by joining one or
other of the armies of the half-dozen i
Chinese generals who were engaged
in internecine strife in the country- {
side from Pekin to the north. Some
brought into play the new aid of armored
train companies; others became
skillful cavalry patrols. .
Their womenfolk left hack in Har- !
bin, however, soou tired of the role |
of restaurant dancers and the like
for which they had been cast It
was too tame after the experiences
through which they had passed. In
other ways, birth and breeding, f>r
instance, they were not of the type
to take kindly to a life of menial
tasks which seemed all that otherwise
remained to them.
So a number of these Russian girls
handing themselves together, went
south one day and presently turned
up at the camp of General Chang
Chung Chang, whom they astonished
by seeking to be enrolled In his force,
lie offered them Jobs In the commissariat
department?and found his offer
spurned with a fine scorn. They
had come to fight, said these girls,
and if Chang would not have them?
well, perhaps his rivals would. In
the end the general gave In and his
army thenceforth had in Its ranks a
unique company.
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