Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 57, Number 6, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 20 September 1934 — Page 6

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News Review of Current Events the World Over

Probing the Morro Castle Disaster—Textile Strike Mediation Fails and Rioting Is Resumed —Profits in War Munitions.

By EDWARD W. PICKARD C by Western Newspaper Untoe.

NEARLY always In the case of a marine disaster persons come forward with accusations of negligence and misbehavior on the part of the

officers and crew of the vessel concerned. This is true now of the Morro Castle, the Ward liner which burned eight miles off the New Jersey coast with a loss of 135 lives. The Morro Castle, large, swift, and luxurious in its appointments, was returning from a seven - day cruise to Havana.

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The ship’s master, Capt Robert Wilmott, had died of heart disease only a few hours before the tragedy, and William F. Warms, chief officer, was in command. With 12 other officers and members of the crew he stood by the blazing ship until the hulk was towed to Asbury Park and beached. Several of the surviving passengers testified before the federal steamboat inspection board that no alarm was ■ounded and little or no aid was given panic-stricken passengers by the members of the crew. Then George W. Rogers, chief radio operator, and his first assistant, George I. Alagna, told of the delay in sending out the SOS call, asserting they could not obtain an order for it from the bridge. This, of course, was explained by the usual reluctance of steamship officers to,call for help because the salvage charges are heavy. Alagna was put under arrest as a material witness after he had told his story to a federal grand Jury. The value of his testimony “was somewhat lessened by Rogers’ admission to both the board and the grand jury that Alagna had been distrusted by Captain Wilmott as a radical and an agitator, and that Alagna some months ago tried to instigate a riot on the ship as a protest against the food served the crew. The first actual evidence indicating that the fire was of incendiary origin was furnished by Quartermaster Gus Harmon. *lt whs like the flash of a 16-inch gun,” he declared. "It couldn’t have been gasoline because it traveled much faster. It might have been some sort of chemical, all of which would light op when one point of it started. There was a funny, acrid smoke coming out of the flash.” Other officers of the ship testified that they believed the fire was of 'lncendiary origin and was fed by gasoline or chemicals, but they could suggest no motive for such a horrible crime. Acting Captain Warms said he based his opinion that the blaze was Incendiary on two facts: First, because on August 27, on a previous voyage to Havana, there was a suspicious blaze in the No. 5 hold; second, because reports to him Indicated that the writing room locker, in which the fatal fire started, exploded. The flames, he explained further, acted “like gasoline or kerosene,” and fire extinguishers had no effect on them. The chief of the secret police in Havana, declares the burning of the Morro Castle was an act of sabotage by members of a secret International maritime association that takes its orders from the Communists of Moscow. THE International Typographical union, In convention at Chicago, defeated a proposal by delegates representing local No. 0 of New York for a four day thirty hour week, to be optional with each local by a referendum vote. Charges were made that the plan had been instigated by Communists in control of the New York local, who are seeking to wreck the International organization and vilify Its officers. The accusation was denied by the president of the local, which has a membership of 10,500 union printers in New York. Other delegates supplied the convention with circulars setting forth the charges of communistic interference. EFFORTS of President Roosevelt’s mediation board to bring about a peaceful settlement of the textile strike failed when the employers, according to the board, refused to make any concessions that would open the way to arbitration. The strike leaders had insisted that all the mills must remain dosed pending arbitration, and this was rejected *by the mill owners. The cotton textile employers then declared flatly that they did not- believe the Issues at stnke are “appropriate subjects for arbitration.” The immediate result of this breakdown Jn negotiations was the resumption of violence and disorder, especially in Rhode Island. Thousands of strikers nnd their sympathizers fought with National Guard detachments in Snylesvllle and Woonsocket, driving back the greatly outnumbered soldiers. Tear gas, nausea gas and finally bullets were used to check the rioters and many persons were wounded, some fatally. Governor Green made concessions to the SaylesvUle strikers and.

ordered that there should be no mori\ shooting. But at Woonsocket conditions grew momentarily worse and the police commissioner of the city asked the governor to obtain federal troops to stop the rioting. The major in command of the National Guardsmen there admitted the situation was out of control Great crowds were looting shops in the downtown section and others were threatening the Woonsocket Rayon company’s plant Fearing major bloodshed and death, Governor Green read the riot act and asked President Thomas F. McMahon of the United Textile Workers of America to hasten there from Washington. The governor also ordered the mobilization of 1,000 World war veterans and a statewide roundup of Communist agitators. Explaining the employers’ refusal to compromise, the cotten textile code authority pointed out that the hours and wages and other conditions against which the union is striking are set forth in an NRA code. This code, the employers say, was set up to be the “law merchant” for the Industry, and the strike, therefore, is an attempt to change the industrial law by violence and intimidation. FOUR members of the Du Pont family, Pierre, Irenee, Felix and Lammot, appeared before the senate munitions Inquiry committee and told of the huge business the Du Pont corporation has done in supplying war material Between 1914 and 1918 the company, which was founded in 1802 to manufacture black powder, filled $1,245,000,000 worth of war orders. In that time it did about 35 times the business it had In the year just before the World war, when its sales amounted to $36,000,000. Irenee du Pont testified that the corporation subscribed to preferred stock in the German dye patents seized during the war by the United States. He said these patents had resulted In a “great service” to America. The corporation entered the dye business after the war as a licensee of the Chemical foundation, Du Pont said. There did not seem to be anything very sensational or scandalous in the facts elided from the Du Ponts, but previous witnesses had told a lot about the deals of airplane companies and other corporations with foreign nations In which it was alleged they had been aided by United States diplomats and army and navy officers. There was a lot, too, about graft on the part of South American government officials. One of the stories told brought in the name of King George of England, and this resulted in official protests by British diplomats both In Washington and in London. Just what Senator Nye and his committee expect to do with the information they are gathering is not certain. There are suggestions of government ownership or at least government control of all war munition manufacturing and selling. Plenty of evidence was brought out to prove that the makers of these wares sell to both sides in warfare.

TN the fifth Installment of the senate banking committee on Its stock market investigation internal revenue agenta were charged with “laxity In

enforcement" 'for accepting, without examination, Income tax returns prepared by J. P. Morgan & Cos. The committee presented a long review of evidence that officials of the Morgan company, Kuhn, Loeb & Cos., and the National City bank of New York “avoided" Income taxes by “a

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variety of methods." "Many returns, particularly of partners In large banking houses, were exempted from adequate scrutiny," the committee said. “When examinations were made the time devoted to them was comparatively short, in view of the wealth of the taxpayers and the complex nature of their transactions. "Thus, In 1030, according to the bureau's own records, one day was spent In checking the partnership return of J. P. Morgan & Cos. and Drexel & Cos. —the most powerful banking group In the world. -*• . “This return was not subjected to any field examination and apparently the agent's explanation wsb sufficient to satisfy the Internal revenue bureau that none was necessary." "D Vpftiance cor- !'■ poratlon announced anew SIOO,000,000 corn loan program. Farmers will be offered loans on corn of any crop year at the rate of 65 cents a bushel by the Commodity Credit corporation, the RFC disclosed. The RFC has turned over $100,000,000 to the commodity corporation, which Is really a branch of the RFC, for the carrying out of the program. States Included In the new loan plan .are Illinois, Indiana, lowa, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Colorado.

SENATOR HURT LONG won handily In his fight for absolute control of Louisians, his candidates for congress, state • supremo court and public service commissioner defatting those of the “old guard.” The election was quite peaceful despite the predictions of bloody “civil war." The Klngfiah Is now expected to press his Investigation of graft and corruption in the affairs of New Orleans and to undertake to have hla arch enemy, Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley, ousted from office through action by the legislature, which he controls. Huey is now the virtual dictator of the state, but his opponents have not given up the fight NEW DEALERS rejoiced in the results of the Maine election, {hough their victory was incomplete. Gov. Loula J. Brann, Democrat, was re-elected by a substantial majority over the Republican candidate, Alfred K. Ames, a wealthy and aged retired lumberman. Senator Frederick Hale, veteran Republican, was returned to the upper house for his fourth term, but his majority over F. Harold Dubord, dynamic Democratic nominee, was so. slender that Hale must have felt rather humiliated. The New Dealers won two of the three congressional seats. William A. Comstock lost the Democratic nomination to succeed himself as governor of Michigan, being defeated by Arthur J. Lacey. The Republicans named Frank B. Fitzgerald, now secretary of state. In South Carolina the textile strike injected itself into the election. In a runoff election Olin D. Johnston, union sympathizer and former mill hand, won the Democratic nomination over Cole Blease. In Arizona the Democrats renominated Senator Ashurst and Congress-man-at-large Isabella Greenway. The New Dealers tried to gSt the gubernatorial nomination in Colorado for Miss Josephine Roach, coal mine operator and social worker, but she was beaten by Edward C. Johnson, the Incumbent In Washington, also, the New Dealers lost out when J. C. Stephenson was defeated by Lewis S.chwellenbach for the Democratic senatorial nomination.

QUARTERLY financial reports from the national committees show that between June 1 and September 1 the Republican receipts were $100,078 and the Democrats collected $121,088. Republican expenditures aggregated $146,920 and Democratic outlays were $106,337. The Republican deficit was fixed at $81,435, against Democratic unpaid obligations of $497,959. Among the generous contributors to the Democratic fund were Col Jacob Ruppert, George F. Trommer and William Plel of New York and Fred Pabst of Milwaukee, all Identified with the brewing industry. Irenee and Lammot Du Pont and their associates gave largely to the Republican fund. NATIONWIDE distribution has been started on a poster pledging the public to support Blue Eagle business establishments. Four inches square, it is gummed for pasting in windows. Code authorities and local NRA committees are counted upon to aid its distribution. This agitation is to accompany the temporary Internal reorganization of the recovery administration, as decided upon by President Roosevelt and Hugh S. Johnson, the NRA administrator. Authority is to be split three ways Instead of the present one-man control. General Johnson Is expected to continue in an Important post Separate agencies will be in change of policy-framing, administration, and deciding controversies.

IF YOU can believe the foreign office In Toklo, Japan Is ready to scrap all powerful weapons of offense and Is likely to propose, at the forthcoming naval reduction conference, the abolition of battleships and plane carriers. “It Is not Japan’s Intention to enter a naval competition which will result In an Increase In armaments and heavier burdens for the people of the world,” the foreign office spokesman said. “Our plan is to have a navy Insufficient for offensive purposes but sufficient for defense. We hope others also will work towards this end.” WHEN the League of Nations met* In Geneva an invitation to Russia to join the league was circulated, signed and sent to Moscow. The council then announced that an accord had been reached to grant Russia a permanent seat on the council, and It was expected that only Portugal and Argentina would continue to oppose this. Richard Sandler of Sweden was elected president of the league assembly by an almost unanimous vote. Poland gave a jolt to the league by announcing that It will no longer abide by the general treaty for the protection of minority peoples. Joseph Beek, foreign minister, told the assembly that until all states protect the rights of minorities Poland would refuse any control by an International organism of Its treatment of minority groups. CATHERINE BRESHKOVSAKAYA, “grandmother of the Russian revolution,” died at her home near Prague, [hiring most of the ninety years of her life she struggled to free Russia and she spent 28 years In exile In Siberia. Her contribution toward the downfall of the Romanoffs was considerable. FROM the American Federation of Labor comes a suggestion that the government create a "central agency, representing organized business, labor, consumers and the government to lay out a production program and carry It through.”

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GRIMM VICINITY t —— Mr. and Mrs. Ell Miller and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Eli D. Hochstetler and family. Afternoon callers were Elmer Chupp and John Hochstetler of Howard county, Mr. and Mrs. Geprge Roberts, Mis and Mrs. George Beach and family and Miss Marjorie and Cleo Spicher. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Good and family of Sturgis, Mich., were Sunday guests of Miss Lottie Spicher, Marjorie and Cleo Spicher. Junior Spicher returned home with them. Mr. and Mrs. Ananias Hochstetler and dauhgter, Eva, Martin Hochstetler and Ed Hochstetler of Ayr, Sarah and Elsie Hochstetler, Gladys Hershberger and Shirley Holoway of Nappanee were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Strauss and family. Afternoon callers were Mr and Mrs. Jesse Bleile and Elta Holoway of Nappanee. Mr. and Mrs. Joy Rohrer and sons Norman and Richard visited Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Yoder and family Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spicher and daughter Gladys and son Dale spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mra Fred Hepler and Frank and Tillie Hepler. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Ganshorn and daughter called on Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Douglas and son Thursday evening. Mrs. Joseph Rhorer spent day afternoon with Mrs. Bertna Boettger and family. Roy Strauss called on Cephas Yoder Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Yoder and family called on Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hochstetler and family Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Harvey Hershberger called on her parents Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Yoder Thursday evening. Miss Lottie Spicher called on Mrs. fcdna Douglas Monday. Mrs. George Janssen called on her daughter, Mrs. Ora Strycker Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Strauss called on Mr. and Mrs. Roy Strauss and family Friday evening. Eva Bavely called on Mrs. Bertha Boettger and daughters Helen and Marjorie Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Joseph Miller and children called on *Mrs. Simon Yoder| and daughters Monday afternoon. Mrs. Roy Strauss and daughter Joan called on Mrs. Harvey Yoder and sons Friday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ora Strycker called on Mr. and Mrs. George Jansisen Sunday afternoon. i CURRENT CLUB MEETING TO BE HELD WITH MRS. EDGAR RINGENBERG “Ask Me Another”, will provide response to roll call at the regular meeting of the Current Club on Monday, Sept. 24. Mrs. Edgar Rlngenberg will be hostess to the club and the topic ‘Women’s Clubs in America’ will be .given by Mrs. Belle Stauffer.

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