CURRENT EVENTS 1
PASS IN REVIEW
KJGHT AND A HALF BILLION DOLLAR
BUDGET OFFERED BY
THE PRESIDENT.
By EDWARD W PlCKARD
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be balanced for the riming fiscal year,
and probably not * r - - ni years
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to 4 inr ! u^lvf . . . . 4-' 00*
Total expenditure ? - J* "2.413. 0S
Total receipts for the same period
are put at $3.091.004.039, so the estimated
deficit will be $4,."Vjs..:y ?*s970.
Of the recovery and relief fund the
President asked that $4,?*?o ,uoo.o<?o be
placed at his disposal to be allocated j
by him "principally for giving work
to those unemployed on the relief
rolls."
Here are some other vital things
disclosed by the message:
The national debt will increase from
S31.0UU,CMU*"O at the close of this fis
cal year to $34|!&9,000.< m*>.
No new taxes are requested. Congress
is asked to continue the so-called
nuisance taxes which expire soon and !
the 3-cent stamp rate.
A national defense appropriation of
$899,948,005?the greatest in the his- |
torj of the country?is requested.
A total of 137,1.'{4 federal workers
are to be dismissed.
The $3,811,000,000 gold profit has not
been disturbed.
Veterans pensions in 1030 will reach
the staggering total of $7O4.OU0,??UU.
The accumulated New Deal deficit
for three years on June 30, 1930, will
total $11700,000,000.
While the trend of recovery and relief
expenditures is downward, regular
federal expenses will increase. This is
due in part to a 5 per cent pay restoration
for federal workers which involves
$<>r..ooo.ooo.
It seemed certain that some of the
President's proposals would start bitter
tights in congress, old line Republicans
insisted that such "squandering''
of the nation's resources would lead
to Inflation and bankruptcy. The more
radical legislators thought that four
billions for work relief was not enough.
Lots of senators and representatives
resented the President's request for a
free hand in allocating that fund, feeling
he was infringing on their prerogatives.
But the administration forces
in congress are so overwhelming that
there was no doubt that the budget
would be accepted as presented.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT In his
message to congress, delivered in
person at a joint session, offered the
lawmakers a "new and greatly enlarged
plan" of work relief. He did
not estimate its cost, but asserted that |
the system of outright doles should be |
dropped and the government should
undertake projects of slum clearance,
grade crossing elimination and other
public works that would give employment
to about 3,500.000 persons now
without Jobs. The figures, to he proposed
for this were reserved for his
budget message, but he assured congress
that they would be "within the
sound credit of the government."
Mr. Roosevelt declared the gains
made in the year 22&1 were greater
?than the losses and expressed "a
strong hope in the coming year." He
reasserted his belief in the "profit motive"
but uttered a warning against
wealth "which, througn excessive profits
creates undue private power over
private affairs, and, to our misfortune,
over public affairs as well." This, nat
urally, was taken as applying especially
to the public service interests,
which have been so apprehensive of
the administration's intentions.
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As for a legislative prop-am. the
President made no attempt to outline j
one. bat he did promise that definite !
legislation soon would be proposed cot- |
eriDg old age and unemployment hi- ;
surance. benefits for children and i
mothers, and other features of his so- i
cial security plans.
He declared -he rn was making
headway tov._rd the "new order.** but j
under the framework of the Constitu- ,
tion. and he spoke of the increased in- '
dostrial activity, benefits to agrlcul- j
ture and ft tits to t.Tcbar.ts that have
been realized. Then came this stern
warning:
Let him who. for simulative profit
or partisan purpose. without just warrant
wouid seek to disturb or dispel
this assurance. take heed before he assumes
respons.biiity for any act which
slows "tir onward steps."
The President rep rted an unsettled
conditior in the fore ?n field, with the
resu: re-thm of old Jealousies and pass
ns an-3 new strlv.ngs for armament
a::d power in tn'-re *han one land, adding
:
"There is n- gr und for apprehens..
n that :r relations with any na
-r; w::i b*- therwise than jeaceful.*"
I-?-- r j the matters that will be
brought before congress for* action. Mr.
"Am r.z "he > -hjects *hat lie irnmeIdlateiy
before us are the consolidation
f federal r<-z ry administration
over all fonr.? of trans;-nation, the
rer.-ev.a:,: <. -a-ion of the genor
pur;??- of :h~ national industr.
. reefer;. *:.e strengthening
of ur fa' id'io? :..e prevention, det*c?ion
and treat:n?c t of crime and
TiTuir .: s. the rest'ration of sound conc?i*
'-ns in the public utilities field
through abolition of the evil features
of h'ddinu eompanles. the gradual taporing
oil of :;,e emergency credit activities
of government, arid improvers
eiit in our taxation forms and method
"We have already begun to feel the
it;i< injr f*n* ' z upon o;jr economic >y?l*rxu
of h r? >t<?red agriculture.
"The hiirj'Jrp'Js of millions of addlt'"nal
incom** that farmers are receiving
is finding its way into the channels
of trade.
"The farmers' share of the national
income is slowly risiug. The economic
facts Justify the widespread opinion
of those engaged in agriculture that
our provision for maintaining a balanced
production cave at tills time the
most adequate remedy for an old and
vexing problem.
"For t lie present and especially in
view of abnormal world conditions, agricultural
adjustment with certain necessary
Improvements in methods should
continue."
pETIlOLKL'M control provisions of
* tlie National Industrial Recovery
act, specifically section 9 (c), are held
by the Supreme Court of the United
States to lie invalid as unconstitutional
abdication of legislative power
to the President. Eight of the Justices
united in rendering this decision, Justice
Cardozo alone dissenting, and the
opinion was read by Chief Justice
Hughes.
The section declared void authorized
the President to han Interstate shipment
of "hot" oil?that is, oil produced
in excess of state quotas.
Wldie the opinion did not deal with
other phases of the recovery act, it |
aroused widespread speculation as to
disposition of other eases. This was i
the first major "New Deal" case to
come before the court. Some legal authorities
pointed out that application
to the act generally of the principle
found untenable In this case might
undo much recovery legislation.
The petroleum code Itself was not
involved In the decision. However,
the decision was believed to finish
the work of the federal tender board
established as a regulation issued under
authority of iiie provision involved.
Emergency legislation by congress
to remedy the situation and to meet
the objection of the court was reported
to be an immediate likelihood.
TI1E Seventy-fourth congress, elected
on the sole issue of support of
| the New Deal, began its first session
on the dot and devoted its first day
to the organization of
the l wo houses and ^^1
the s-.vearing in of
new members. The f/
lawmakers assembled > |
in the Capitol were a j fflfe
serious looking lot. if' j
and with reason, for 1 \ 3
they have on their l| M
hands a big job, that
of making the New
Deal permanent; and Jj
in the doing of it they
, ~ * Speaker
must solve some of ?
the most perplexing
problems that our national legislators
ever have faced. It would seem that
the Democrats will have no trouble in
passing any legislation they wish, for
they have an overpTTwering majority.
In the speaker's chair sits Joseph T.
Byrns. chosen unanimously by his fellow
Democrats. He Is too much of a
compromiser to suit many of them, but
is now tied to the administration,
which declined to oppose his election.
, Murphy, N. C., Thursc
John H. Bankbead of Alabama. 1ft
Byrns one of the old school, won tb
leadership of 'he bouse after a bri?
struggle. Senator Joseph Rob'nson c
Arkansas was re-elected majority lead
er of the senate, and Senator Lewis c
Illinois continues as whip.
In their pre-sesslon caucus the Den
ocrats voted to reduce materially tb
Republican representation on hous
committees, and decided to abrogat
the 34." ru.'e for discharging a commll
tee and bringing a bill to rote witt
in a week. The number now require
for this action Is 21&.
PREMIER R. B. BENNETT of Can
ida. appealing for support for bi
administration, promises to give tb
Dominion a "New Deal" that hears j
close resemblance to President Hoose
velt's economic and social program
Among the reforms the premier in
dorsed were: Contributory employ
met t Insurance. a remodeled old ag<
j-ension scheme: health, sickness ar><
accident Insurance, amendments ti
the income tax laws to correct in
equality of wealth distribution, mini
mum wages and maximum hours o
work. and further legislation in th<
Intert^ts of farmers.
*T*HERE were s'ghs of relie
in the chancelleries <*f Europi
v. ben the success <,f t:.e conversation!
In Rome between Foreign Mlniste;
. Pierre Laval of France
an*I Premier Musso
1 ini was announced in
formally. For tw<
B^" days tiie two states
Br meo discussed tin
F Tpoints at issue befweei
A m tie r nations and con
ft ? ditions in general it
central Europe. Emerg
jjBti in? fr"r" tl,e ,ast o<
Nft A their meetings. Laval
Pierre Laval Wn?Dl! broadly, sale
to a group of FrencI
and Italian war veterans.
"I am glad Jo tell you that Premlei
Mussolini and I are now In coiupleti
accord/'
Without waiting for an official com
munioue. those best Informed sali
Lava] an*] il duce had reached a ful
agreement, the principal features o
which are a Joint declaration to pre
serve the independence of Austria, i
five or six power pact of noninterfer
ence. and provisions for colonial con
cessions in Africa. The pact agreein;
not to interfere with one another's In
tenia! affairs presumably will lnclud
Italy, Czechoslovakia, Jugoslavia, Aut
tria, and Hungary; and later En*
land, France and Rumania may t>
asked to adhere to IL
This Franco-Italian rapprocliemeni
In the opinion of many high officials, wl
go far toward Insuring the xiialnu
nance of pence in Europe, and in tlm
may lead Germany to re-enter tli
League of Nations.
ISLANDS In the I'aciflc held nndc
mandate by Japan, and which sh
says she never will give up thoug
she has left the League of Nations, ar
virtually closed to foreign visitors, i
violation of the treaty of Washlngtoi
The permanent mandates commii
sion of the league has reported tin
sums Japan announced she spent pur<
ly for civil and commercial purpose
on ports on these Islands are dlspn
portionate to the volume of comme
clal activity. Further particulars c
the expenditure were asked in tl
next Japanese report.
A Tokyo representative In his pn
vlous report sought to allay "susp
dons'* expressed In Geneva that Japa
is building fortifications or construe
in? naval bases in the Marshall, Car
line, Ladrnne or Pelew Islands, grante
her after the World war.
The mandates commission has 1
sued a communique saving "susplcloi
are constantly giving rise to conimei
in the world press, and one method <
refuting would be to afford rrc
and unrestricted access to the Islanc
for foreign travelers and vessels.**
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT did n<
* wait for the opening of congres
to start his fight against Immedial
payment of the veterans' bonus. Tt
commnader of a Legion post In Text
wrote him for information on the ma
ter and Mr. Roosevelt replied at lengt
detailing his reasons for opposing tt
payment He argued that the obllgj
tlon Is not immediately due; that <
3.500,000 certificates outstanding, 3,03*
500 veterans have borrowed $1.G00.00(
000, or "more than the present won
of their bonus certificates," and thi
when the veterans borrowed 50 per cei
of the face value of the certificates
1031 they uesd the funds to dischari
their debts.
This last point, according to Natlo
al Commander Belgrano of the Amei
can Legion, is one of the strongest a
guments for immediate payment of tl
adjusted service certificates.
Speaker Byrns admitted that t!
cash bonus bill would pass the hou
"because there is no opposition to
there,*1 but he added that It the mea
ure is finally enacted the adininistr
tion will insist on some additional ta
ation to meet the estimated $2,000,001
000 expenditure. It is believed tl
senate also will pass the bill, but lea
ers doubt Its passage by congrei
over the Presidential veto that la r
garded as a certainty.
lay, January 17, 1935
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Appeal to t
i
e One of our reader* writes to the c
* column about the of Bruno u
^ H.i -Tjnarjr. the ,<< ' **><1 kidnaper of
-ho Lindbergh baby. c
d "It makes mr hair ?tan?1 on end." n
she says. "to hear talk about wheth- P
er the state really has a strong *
h enough ease to convict him. if there j P
s ;? enough- evidence to get the death h
e ;<T,alt; and so on. This man was t;
a found with The money gouged from b
u e i;S:r;.nght parents of the poor f 0
l baby -.v? vas murdered. T?n"t that i
enough: I'd like to know If any of i<
* jour other readers cares if he did it ''
p alone or 1 ad ar accomplice. If he ?c- j
^ tually shot the baby dead, or if its F
J death was an accident. I can't im- h
agine any right-thinking person, any i
* normal human being, quibbling as to (
the deta'ds of 1j'? part in the hideous p
? rime. Ife wa< living on the fruits ' c
f I* and *' at's enough for me. As o
t far as I'm concerned, I wouldn't n
a-te the j?eopje < money on a trial e
? for such fiends. It Is just that far- v
* hnicality and red tai*? in our j
r ourts that encourages criminals In <
' their confidence they can beat jus- I I
tfce. Tell tueAs there any shred or ' t
ghost of a chance of a technicality r
saving this man fmm his just de- I (
I sorts T* f
Pointing out Inconsistencies in this '
emotional outburst, the newspaper j 1
writer to whom it was addressed answers
as follows:
f "I don't think that we need worry ;
about Bruno Hnuptmnnn cheating
I Justice In his trial In New Jersey,
i But, while many of us will have the
same emotional reaction to this case. ? r
we must remember the fundamental
, postulate upon which our law Is
founded: that is. that it is better to
. let ten guilty men escape than to !
I punish one who Is Innocent. That is
*V.? r.,~ ?1.? In l
f In onr court*?to gire a man every
possible protection until he Is proved !
H guilty. And we ennot deny that It Is
.. the humane and civilized procedure.
nnd that but for it many innocent
g people might have been unjustly punIshed.
However, innocent or guilty.
e our reader's suggestion to dispense
with this man's trial Is nothing more
r. nor less than meeting lawlessness
P with lawlessness. And it requires,
very little thought to realize where I
that would lead us.
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,(l doctors and hospitals have always
used liquid laxatives! You'd vje a
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better it makes you feel.
1t A liquid laxative can always be
,f taken in the right amount. You can
>e gradually reduce the doae. Reduced
I, dotage it ike secret of real and tafc
relief from consti-paiion.
Just ask your own doctor about
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<s liquid laxatives have become. The
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le kind of help, and the right amount
? of help. When the dose is repeated,
t. instead of more each time, you take
>. lett. Until the bowels are movinff
regularly and thoroughly without
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ourts encouraging criminal? brings
p an interesting point with which
urbest criminologist? have long conerned
themselves. They tell us that
ffenders are not afraid of severe
enalties?that is. in communities
-here more crime? hare t?een m%de
unlshable by execution, the crimes
are not decreased. It I? the cerainty
of punishment, though this Is
>ss severe In nature, that deters
riminals. As an example we are
iven Canada, whore there is so much
??? serious crime than in our own
ountry. Canadian law is no loss
nst than ours, in fact it is upon the
girlish common law that lK?th arc
>a?M They sre no !??> i-^arr iuan
in to protect the innocent. But in
'ann<iu there is more certainty of
lunishment?because they do not
ountenance our cumbersome process
and delays. It is not uncom
noil there to have a criminal arrest(1.
tried, and on his way to prison
rithin a few days.
"We must fairly and Justly and
penly try those accused r?f crime.
Int it world certainly he an Improvenerit
on our present methods if we
ould take a leaf from the hook of
'anada and make justice more direct
ind swift without possibility of Inerference
with the certainty of punshment
once cullt is established."
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