Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 2, Number 29, DeMotte, Jasper County, 9 February 1933 — Page 2

News Review of Current Affairs the World Over

War Debt Parleys to Open in Washington Early in March; More Cabinet Speculation; Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany.

WAR debts, cabinets and econ-omies--or the lack of them--drew much of the public attention during the week. Sir Ronald Lindsay,

the British ambassador, spent four hours talking with Presi-dent-Elect Roosevelt at Warm Springs, and then started home in a hurry to tell his government what he had or had not learned about the next administration’s intentions. Neither gentleman would inform the people concerning their conversation, though

Sir Ronald Lindsay

Sir Ronald said he was hopeful that his country and the United States might reach an accord on their economic problems. Mr. Roosevelt’s spokesman said little beyond the statement that the meetings in Washington probably would begin early in March. It was understood in London that Prime Minister MacDonald would be invited to come over and take part in the negotiations. The British also were convinced that they would be required to give something substantial in return for even a reduction of the war debt, and gloomily they contended this could not be done. Return to the gold standard, tariff preferences to American goods and ceding of territory were all declared out of the question. Italy and Czechoslovakia were the first nations to follow England’s example and accept the invitation to the Washington conferences. Our own statesmen, of both parties, were dubious concerning the wisdom of the course Mr. Roosevelt has embarked upon. Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois, Democrat, in a speech in the senate warned the incoming President not to emulate the “mistake” of President Wilson in undertaking to be his own ambassador. Senator David Reed of Pennsylvania, Republican, supported the position of Senator Lewis and indicated he would consider it “going over the head of congress” for Mr. Roosevelt to arrive at debt agreements or understandings with the foreign delegates invited here to discuss the question. Replying to Reed, Senator Lewis said he could not believe that Presi-dent-Elect Roosevelt had gone over the head of President Hoover and congress to negotiate on the debts with Sir Ronald. He asserted that it was his opinion that Europe was attempting to maneuver this country into a position where it could repudiate its billions of debts. “I cannot believe,” Senator Lewis said, “that President-Elect Roosevelt would tolerate the British ambassador going to him to deal directly when he knows that if he reaches a ment it must be approved by the senate. “I will say to the senator from Pennsylvania that if the PresidentElect were so to fall from his plane of high character, his sense of obligation, his knowledge of statecraft, and his allegiance to the American people as to deal directly over the heads of the President and congress, then I say that would be a folly he will regret.” Momentarily aroused to meet its responsibilities, the house passed one important measure designed to provide relief in the depression, and sent it on to the senate. This was the bankruptcy bill to aid debtors in procuring reduction of their financial obligations or extension of time in which to pay. Its provisions apply to individuals and corporations, and it is believed to be of especial help to the railroads. Chairman Pomerene of the Reconstruction Finance corporation told a senate subcommittee that the corporation would have to continue to finance the railroads of the country unless the banks came to their assistance. He declared the banks were not doing their share, adding: "They get the country’s money, and then treat it as if it were in cold storage.”

EXPERT cabinet makers continued to put forth lists of names that would be found in President-Elect Roosevelt’s official family, if their

guesses were correct; but Mr. Roosevelt, just before leaving Warm Springs for Jacksonville to embark on the Astor yacht Nourmahal, offered to bet the correspondents that 80 per cent of their stories on the cabinet would be wrong. Another name was added to the possibilities when Senator Cordell Hull was summoned

to Georgia for a conference. It was at once asserted by the wise ones that Hull might be made secretary of state or, if another man was found for that post, would be given some other port-

By EDWARD W. PICKARD

folio. Bernard M. Baruch of New York continued a favorite for a cabinet place, but the speculators were guessing that he would be appointed secretary of commerce. Mr. Baruch has been very active in devising Democratic measures to reduce the cost of the federal government and was the author of the plank in his party’s platform that pledged a 25 per cent reduction. He thinks the limit of taxing power has been reached and has furnished Mr. Roos„evelt with an estimate of possible economies aggregating nearly $1,200,000,000 by which to balance the budget. Mr. Baruch is opposed to current plans for inflation, saying: “It is not money that is scarce; it is confidence in money. If the stability of money and credit were established beyond peradventure in the eyes of the world, timid money would rush from hiding seeking investment. “There would be more sound money asking to work than all the inflated money we purpose to create. It is the key to recovery, and it depends upon the simple expedient of balancing the budget in the only way left for us--by reducing spending by about one billion dollars.” INSTEAD of trying to get a comprehensive farm relief program through the short session, the Democratic leaders in congress are now concentrating on legislation to prevent farm foreclosures. This was made plain by Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas in testimony before a senate subcommittee that was considering various farm mortgage relief bills. The bill which Senator Robinson thought should be taken as the basis of a measure to halt foreclosures is the Hull bill, which would give the R. F. C. $1,000,000,000 of federal money to be used in paying off farm mortgage holders, the farmer then agreeing to pay the government on easier terms.

BOTH Germany and France have new governments, the former being likely to last indefinitely and the latter probably doomed to an early

Adolf Hitler

tual control in the hands of the aged president, and to promise to observe the constitution of the republic. Former Chancellor Von Fapen, one of Von Hindenburg’s favorites, was made vice chancellor, and four members of the Von Schleicher ministry were retained. They are Baron Konstantin von Neurath, foreign minister; Count Lutz von Schwerin-Krosigk, finance minister; Baron Eltz von Reubenach, minister of post and communications, and Guenther Gereke, employment minister. Dr. Alfred Hugenberg, leader of the Nationalist party, was made minister of economics and agriculture. He is a monarchist and a warm friend of the former kaiser. Capt. Herman Goering, Hitler’s right-hand man, became a minister without portfolio, acting minister of the interior for Prussia and commissar of aviation, and is in control of all police forces in more than half the republic. President Von Hindenburg dissolved the reichstag Wednesday and ordered new elections for March 5. The Nazis are confident that they will then obtain a clear majority in the parliament. Speaking over the radio, Hitler promised his government would save the farmer and provide jobs for the “army of idle created in fourteen years of Marxist mismanagement in Germany.” The Socialists and Communists planned a united front against Hitler and threatened a general strike. Of course there were many encounters between the elated Nazis and their foes, with a few deaths and considerable bloodshed. Dr. Wilhelm Frick, the new Nazi minister of the interior, said the government would oppose the strike plans with the sharpest measures. Since the Nazis are mostly antisemites an exodus of Jews from Germany is predicted. Indeed many Jews already are leaving the country on various pretexts. When Frick was asked whether he would move to extradite any of them he replied: “If these people leave, that is something which we can only desire.” Continuation of Hitler’s rule depends largely on whether he can obtain the support of the Catholic Centrists who have 70 members of the reichstag. They are especially antagonistic to Hugenberg, Von Papen and Seldte, chief of the Steel Helmet war veterans’ association, all of whom are considered “reactionary.”

Bernard M. Baruch

demise. Adolf Hitler, leader of the National Socialists of Germany, was appointed chancellor by President Von Hindenburg, who was in a dilemma after the resignation of Gen. Kurt von Schleicher. The Nazi chief, however, was compelled to accept as members of his cabinet enough of his opponents to leave ac-

THE KANKAKEE VALLEY POST.

FRANCE’S new premier is Edouard Daladier, and his cabinet, in which he is also minister of war, is very much the same as the Paul-Boncour

ministry which the Socialist party overthrew. Paul-Boncour is foreign minister, Camille Chautemps minister of the interior, George Bonnet has the finance portfolio and Lamouraux that of the budget. Daladier presented his cabinet to the chamber of deputies Friday and is scheduled soon to lay before that body his

Edouard Daladier

financial program. Since that is substantially the same as that of his predecessor, the political sharps in Paris predicted that his ministry would soon be overthrown. The revolt against excessive taxation, in evidence in most countries of the civilized world, was marked in France by two enormous demonstrations during the week. The first was a meeting of nearly 15,000 substantial business men representing 750 syndicates and commercial and industrial interests throughout the country. A resolution was adopted declaring that taxation is strangling the country’s business and announcing that if the new government attempts to increase the burden of taxation all interests represented will shut down their shops and plants. A second meeting was held by smaller merchants, artisans and industrials not included in the above association. They adopted a similar resolution. EMPEROR HIROHITO and Prince Saionji, last of the elder statesmen of Japan, have approved the determination of Foreign Minister Uchida to recall the Japanese delegates from Geneva when the report of the committee of 19 is accepted by the League of Nations and article 15, paragraph 4, of the covenant is applied. Nevertheless, to strengthen her position, Japan has withdrawn certain of her objections to the league's formula for conciliation of the Manchuria dispute provided the league makes some concessions. The foreign office in Tokyo was not hopeful that its terms would be accepted, and admitted that Japan’s withdrawal from the league was probable. Small powers on the committee of 19 defeated the British in drafting the final two findings in the report on the Chino-Japanese conflict. Over the protests of Anthony Eden, English member, who was mildly supported by the French, it was agreed in principle to declare that the Chinese boycott since September 18, 1931, when Japan started military operations in Manchuria, should he considered as a reprisal. The small powers considered that this amounted to justifying the boycott. Regarding the other finding, it was agreed in principle to declare not merely that the Japanese actions of September 18, 1931, but also since then, could not be regarded as legitimate measures of self-defense. Moreover, Sweden finally got this amended to add that the league alone, and not Japan, as that nation claimed, had the right to determine in such cases what constituted legitimate self-de-fense. FARMERS of middle western states continued their efforts to balk mortgage foreclosures on farm lands and property, and in many instances they were successful, either preventing the sales or buying in the properties for a few cents and returning them to the owners. Responding to a request from the governor of Iowa, the New York Life Insurance company announced that it had suspended foreclosures on farm properties in that state. Other companies took similar action. In Nebraska Governor Bryan named a board of conciliation to attempt to bring debtors and creditors together and obtain fair settlements. Farm leaders said this plan was no good. PLANS for protracted hearings on the beer and wine bill were canceled by the senate finance committee, despite the urgings of Chairman Smoot. Nevertheless its chances for passage at this session were considered remote as both the repeal resolution and appropriation bills have precedence over it. Senator Walsh of Massachusetts said he would lead a fight to knock out of the bill all provisions for federal control over the sale and manufacture of beer; and Senator Bingham of Connecticut said he would work to replace the senate bill with the house measure. Representative Fred Britten of Illinois came to the front again with a bill for the repeal of the Jones 5 and 10 law which he declared was now “thoroughly discredited.” In the Canadian parliament two separate moves were made to kill the law passed by the old Liberal government prohibiting liquor exports to the United States so long as prohibition is the law of this land. JOHN GALSWORTHY, one of the best of modern English novelists, died at his home in Hampstead after an illness of several weeks. Author of the notable “Forsyte Saga” among many other works, he was awarded the Nobel prize for literature for 1932. Three days before his death England lost another eminent man of letters, the veteran George Saintsbury. Sara Teasdale, well-known American poet, was found dead in her bath in New York. 1933, Western Newspaper Union.

INDIANA STATE NEWS

State automobile license officials announced that no extension of the time limit for use of 1932 license plates had been made. Joe and Ward Ewaim, brothers, Danville, Ill., were convicted by a jury in Tippecanoe Circuit court at Lafayette of robbery. Jonas Bartle and his son, Gerald Bartle, of Johnson township, Scott county, were injured seriously when attacked by an angry bull at the Bartle farm. Mrs. Mary Ann Welch, age seventyseven, mother of Joseph William Welch, first Decatur county soldier killed in the World war, died at her home in Greensburg. Woodrow Curry, age ten, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Curry of Columbus, is in Bartholomew county hospital suffering serious injuries from explosion of a dynamite cap. John Harper, age thirty-eight, South Bend, was fatally injured by an automobile driven by Joseph Takach, age nineteen, while walking across the street in front of his home. Peter Beneks, age forty-six, proprietor of the Marymax lunchroom in Michigan City, destroyed by explosion and fire was recently put in jail charged with second degree arson. Four gunmen invaded the Indiana auto license bureau in the basement of the branch County building in Gary, menaced 31 applicants and several employees, and stole approximately $8,000. A loan request of $150,000 from the Reconstruction Finance corporation for Grant county has been approved by Gov. Paul V. McNutt. The loan will be necessary to pay relief claims for the remainder of 1933, according to Clay Kearns, county auditor. Offices of the American Security company in Marion were looted by men, who, after blowing a combination lock from a large safe, obtained $2,600. The heavy iron filing case of the state license bureau was looted, but the money was overlooked. Ira Berndt, interurhan motorman of Valparaiso who burned his home to collect insurance, was given a suspended two to fourteen years prison term. He has a family of eight. Berndt pleaded guilty to the charge of arson preferred by the state fire marshal. The Delaware county grand jury returned 27 separate indictments against Mayor George R. Dale of Muncie and other members of the Democratic city administration charging violations of the state law forbidding coercion of public employees by their superiors. Frank Elwell, Jr., of Aurora, age thirteen, is dead, another victim of an “unloaded” gun. His chum, William Kaiser, age thirteen, pointed the gun at him playfully and pulled the trigger. The bullet struck Frank in the heart. Edwin Libert, coroner, returned a verdict of accidental death. A youth who gave his name as Jose Alfredo Arnillas, age twenty, Arequipa, Peru, South America, and said he came to Lafayette to enter Purdue university, was under arrest on a check forgery charge. Arnillas admitted cashing five checks at stores on a bank in which he had no account. Albert Robertson, age fifty-six, committed suicide at his home in Haw Creek township near Columbus by hanging. His body was found by Mrs. Theodore Bennett, his daughter, who was visiting. A note found in his pocket said he was taking his life because of inability to find work and because of illness. The widow and five children survive. Mrs. Mary Ellis, age seventy, recluse, living in a log cabin in State road 59, south of Jasonville, was found beaten to death by her sister. Mrs. Ethel Saucerman, and Mrs. Virgil Terhune. She had been missing in the community two days. Her head was crushed and a club was found lying near the door and a stove poker in the middle of the room. G. Walter Humphrey, druggist of Evansville who shot it out with two young bandits in an attempted holdup, believes he owes his life to a package of bird seed. He also believes he wounded both bandits when he shot from a prescription room. Although the gunmen fired more than a dozen shots, Humphreys was uninjured. However, a package of bird seed stopped one of the bullets in a direct line with Humphrey. Rev. G. Lemuel Conway, fifty-five, pastor of the Madison Street Methodist Episcopal church, Muncie’s second largest church, was indicted on two counts by the Delaware county grand jury. The first count charged the minister with assault and battery in connection with knocking down with his fist, Choirmaster William Aurand, forty, in the church before an amazed congregation on Sunday, January 22. Lying on a couch in his office, by his side a syringe containing lethal fluid, Dr. Alva C. Surber, sixty-two. physician of Muncie, was found dead by his son, Frederick. On a table nearby was found a note, which read: “I am unbearably worried. My work is done. I have made a good fight. May God guide and direct my loved ones.” Doctor Surber was one of Muncie’s wealthiest citizens. Hit by a car while walking in State road 29, one mile north of Royal Center, Glenn Tipton, age eleven, son of Mrs. Eva Tipton, Royal Center, was killed.

Let It Be “Home,” Not Merely House

Authority Points Out Error Made in Treatment of Children.

“June,” said Mrs. Dennis sharply to her fifteen-year-old daughter, “I you to put the salt and pepper shakers and the creamer and sugar bowl on the buffet. Now do it.” “But, mother,” protested the girl, “they make it look so mussy and oldfashioned. Can’t I put them in the cupboard, please?” “No, you can’t. I want them on the buffet, and I’m going to have them there. This is my house and I’m boss here, yet awhile.” "All right, mother,” said June, flushing with embarrassment at being spoken to so sharply before Mrs. Drake, a caller whom she liked very much. She left the room as quickly as possible after her evening task of drying the dinner dishes was finished. When she was out of hearing, her mother, still busy with the evening work, said to her friend, “June has reached the age when young people now-a-days want to run everything. I don’t propose to be bossed by my own daughter, as some mothers that I’ve seen are. I insist on buying her clothes, too. She doesn’t always like them, but she can wear them or do without.” Mrs. Drake hesitated, then said, “Since you have opened the subject, would you care to know what I think?” “Why, yes.” replied Mrs. Dennis. “Very well, then, I think you are making a mistake. June should be made to feel that this is her home, too. She has seen how things are done in the homes of her little friends whose mothers follow modern practices and she has learned at school the accepted way of doing things. She knows it is considered old-fashioned to have the buffet loaded down, how-

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LILLIE M. SAUNDERS

Natlonal Kindergarten Association.

ever pretty the silver may be. Now is the time when she is supposed to be in training for home-making. She is a sensible girl with good taste and judgment. Should she not be allowed to exercise it? Should she not be allowed to choose her own clothes, too, or part of them at least, and to go with you when you are buying the others?” “But she isn’t old enough, yet, to know what is best for her to have in the way of clothing,” protested Mrs. Dennis. “Well, perhaps she could not yet buy her coats, best dresses and shoes, alone, but she most certainly should be allowed to help choose them. She has to wear them, you know. You will be surprised at the taste and judgment she will show. Anyway, can she learn without practice? And how,” continued the defender, “can you expect her to take an interest in things in the home if you keep telling her it is yours? If you were in her place would you not feel almost like a homeless intruder? “I have noticed that boys and girls who are constantly reminded of the fact that the home in which they live belongs to their parents, leave it just as quickly as they possibly can for what they hope will be a home of their own. This often results in unsatisfactory early marriages, many of which end in the divorce court. If young people are made to feel that the house in which they live belongs in part to them while it is their home, they are not going to leave it without thoughtful consideration.” Mrs. Dennis was silent a moment, then said, "Thank you. I will think this over.”

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