AUL VON HINDENBURG, “Ger. man Gibraltar,” has gone to his long rest, and Adolf Hitler is now absolute ruler of the reich. Immediately after the death of the president at his sum- mer home in East Prussia was an- nounced the cabinet met and put forth this decree: *The relch govern- ment has passed the following law, which is hereby promul- gated: “I. The office of the reichspresident is united with that of the reichschancellor. In consequence thereof, powers heretofore exercised by the reichspresident are transferred to der fuehrer (Hitler) and the vice chancellor (Franz von Papen). He (Hitler) determines who shall be his deputy.” Hitler for the first time became also the commander of the reichswehr or regular army, and Gen, Werner von Blomberg issued an order that every soldier must pledge absolute loyalty to the death to Hitler, Ever since his great victory at Tan- nenberg, early in the World war, Von Hindenburg had been the idol of the German people and their grief over hisdeath was general and sincere, Their expressions of sorrow were mingled with veiled but anxious discussions concerning the possible effects on the reich of the aged leader's death and the assumption of full power by Hit. ler. The president, though forced to give the Nazi chief the chancellorship, had been a constan® check on extreme Nazism, and he had the full con- fidence of other nations that has never been accorded to any other German since the war, As Jacob Gould Schur man, former American ambassador to Berlin, puts it: “Now that Von Hindenburg is gone, no successor, having regard to his achievements, his prestige, and his tried and tested character, can, at least for a considerable time, create an atmosphere equally favorable to diplomatic negotiations with foreign powers.” Doctor Schurman, however, does not belleve the Hitler regime is in danger of falling at this time. He says the German people are not naturally rash and revolutionary and probably will give Hitler a chance to seek a solu tion of the economic problems that confront the country. Yon Hindenburg, who was eighty- six years old, was a patriot all his life, a veteran of three wars and a marshal of the empire under Kaiser Wilhelm. He was a hard fighter but a kindly gentleman. He supported the republic when it was created but at heart he was always faithful to the self-exiled kaiser. His last days were clouded by the realization that he had failed in the effort to really check Nazism, Paul Von Hindenburg HANCELLOR SCHUSCHNIGG of Austria appeared to have the Nazi revolt completely under control and was making overtures to the Social Democrats and the workers, the Iat- ter being warmly praised for not tak- ing part in the putsch as the Nazis had expected they would. The trial of the leaders In the uprising was con- ducted with dignity and the condem- nation and execution of two of them the man who actually killed Dollfuss and the chief of the raid—were taken as matters of course. Another Nazi, who killed a police captain of Inns bruck about the same time the chan- cellor was being murdered, also was found guilty and hanged. Three thousand Nazis who took part in the outbreak in Carinthia escaped to Jugoslavia and were disarmed, and the Belgrade government now wonders what to do with them. ITH monarchists in control of the Austrian government the roy- alists of that country and of Hungary resumed their schemes for putting the young Archduke Otto on the old throne of the Hapsburgs., There are reports that they held a secret meeting in Vitznau, Switzerland, and formed a restoration plan which they hoped would be acceptable to France, Italy, Great Britain and the little entente, Their first object was to secure the approval of Premier Mussolini, Lead- ers in the movement are Colonel Ran- da of the Austrian army, Felix Dun- kel, an Austrian monarchist, and «Count Hojos of Hungary, According to the story current In Paris, the condition placed by the lit tle entente and the big powers to al- lowing Otto to assume the throne is that he will sign a pledge guarantee. ing the present boundaries and other terms of existing treaties with regard + to Austria and the succession states, RESIDENT ROOSEVELT returned to the mainland from his Ha. walian crufke. The Houston and the New Orleans moved up the Oregon const, stopped briefly at Astoria and entered the Columbia river, The Presidential party debarked at Port. jand and almost immediately boarded a train which carried them rapidly eastward. Stops were made at the Bonneville project in Oregon and the Grand Coulee {irrigation and power project in Washington. Mr. Roosevelt spent Sunday In Glacler national park and then continued his journey home- ward, N ITS monthly survey of business the American Federation of Labor Issued a warning that the enormous expenditures of the government for emergency needs and the artificial in. crease of buying power, if continued, will lead to currency inflation to meet the huge accumulating deficits, It called attention to the steadily mounting tax burden, the extension of the relief rolls, the decline in bus iness credit with the increase of gov- ernment borrowing and the fallure of NRA to put men to work In industry, “The government cannot go on bor- rowing more than its Income for very long,” the statement sald, “We can not go on increasing buying power in this way without a general expan- sglon of production and consumption, Industry cannot pull itself up by its own boot straps.” NE of Mr. Roosevelt's pet pro} ects, the program for greater economic and social security, already is being mapped out by the special committee, inciuding several cabinet mem- bers, that was named to get ready the nec essary legisiation for action by the next CONEress, Executive director of this com- mittee, and therefore the most important member, is Prof. Ed- win E Witte, econo . mist of the Univer E. E. Witte sity of Wisconsin fac uity. Professor Witte has been rather active In Wisconsin politics as a la Follette progressive and has advanced ideas along the lines on which he is now working. One of the main points of the pro- gram is the gradual decentralization of industry and this has been got un- der way sasiready through the estab lishment of hdmestead projects in sev- eral localities. The purpose is to re move thousands of workers from tene- ment districts in large cities to areas where their standard of living could be raised. Officials belleve that great. er economic security will result through home ownership with small tracts of land. There is now under consideration a related plan designed to offer to farm- ers who have suffered severely from the drouth a haven in Alaska. Jacob Baker, assistant chief of the federal emergency relief administration, has Just completed a survey of a million acres of fertile land in the Mantanus- ka valley and has been discussing with Gov. John Troy the feasibility of tak- ing 2500 farm families up there as a federal colony. HARP criticism of the tender handling of deportable aliens by the Department of Labor has brought results, following the disclosure that when President Roosevelt recognized Russia no arrangements were made for the deportation of Russian Reds. To straighten out this situation See. retary Perkins has called back into service Walter W. Husband, a Ver mont Republican who was assistant secretary of labor under Presidents Hoover and Coolidge. Only a month or two ago he was dropped to make room for Arthur Altmeyer of Wiscon- sin. Mr. Husband has been made a special assistant to Secretary Per. kins and may be sent to Moscow, ILLIAM LANGER, deposed as governor of North Dakota be. cause of his conviction on federal charges of conspiring to solicit political contributions from gas federal relief work- § ers, and who was re nominated for gover. nor by the Repub licans, has withdrawn from the race. The Republican central committee promptly selected Mrs. Langer to head the ticket, and it she wins, the vic tory will be halled as a vindication of her Mrs. William husband—-just as Jim Langer Ferguson of Texas once was “vindl- cated” by the election of his wife, Mrs. Langer, a member of a family socially prominent in New York, has never before taken part In politics. She Is a home-loving woman and the mother of four daughters, Her sop- ponent In the fall election will be Thomas H, Moodle, a Williston news paper man who was nominated by the Democrats, PAL: MAY, Belgian ambassador to the United States, died In a Wash. ington hospital following am abdo- minal operation. Mr, May wad a vet. eran diplomat and had held the post in Washington since April, 1081. He was a man of engaging personality, ARTIAL law in Minneapolis, de- creed by Gov, Floyd B, Olson be- cause of rioting Incidental to the strike of teamsters there, proved ob- : noxious to almost everybody and both the trucking firms and thelr 7,000 strik- ing drivers asked for its dissolution, At the same time Adju- tant General Walsh announced that the “Insurrection had been suppressed. Still the governor declined to withdraw the state troops. Additional against those in Interstate commerce was revoked because its legality was in doubt. Beer trucks, however, were removed from the privileged list and were forbidden use of the streets on the ground that they did not furnish a necessary service, At a mass meeting of union laborers the leaders demanded the withdrawal of the troops, the secretary of the truck drivers’ union charging that the soldiers were “little more than strike breakers." Governor Olson's reply to this was to have the strikers’ headquarters raided and their three leaders arrest- ed. This naturally enraged the truck drivers and there was considerable violence, Notwithstanding all this, the federal mediators, Father Haas and E. J. Dun- nigan, were hopeful of bringing about a peaceful agreement In the near fu- ture, Riots in Kohler Village, Wis., in which two men were killed, led Gov. A, G. Schemedeman to place the community under martial control, and 600 mem- bers of the National Guard were sent there. During the riot the police and deputies used tear gns bombs and blank cartridges and where these falled to disperse the mob, they opened fire with loaded shells. The officer com- manding the Guardsmen ordered the disbanding of the force of special dep- uties and resume peaceful pleketing of the Koh- ler plant, Longshoremen of the Pacific coast ended thelr two-month long strike and returned to their Jobs In all the ports, as did the marine workers. Pending arbitration by the federal board, steve dores will be employed by employer controlled hiring halls under super- vision of observers representing the board. Control of the hiring halls was the chief Issue In the strike and Is still to be settled by the arbitrators, along with the questions of Increased wages, shorter working hours and im. proved conditions, EORGE N. PEEK, President Roose. velt's special adviser on foreign trade, announced that in an effort to recapture some of America’s markets abroad the so-called Second Export. Import bank was ready to finance American shipments to any country in the world Hitherto this second bank has dealt only with Cuban trade, while the first bank was created to handle Rus sian business. Thus far the Russian bank has been moribund because Rus. sia has falled to pay her war debts to this country. Short term, Intermediate, and long term credit will be offered to Ameri can shippers who peed financing to push through Jdeals abroad, Peek sald, He defined short term credits as those of less than 180 days. intermediate credits as those maturing in 180 days to 12 months, and long term credits as those with maturities between one and five years. ENATOR Mayor HUEY P. LONG and T. Bemmes Walmsley of lively fight in the southern city. Governor Allen, one of Long's hench- men, mobilized 500 of the state troops and seized the registration office and its files, and the light district and gambling houses, The mayor Increased his police forces to 1400 and for a time there was prospect of “civil war” Walmsley sald the “moral crusade” was just a “smoke screen” to conceal the senator's real purpose of taking over the city government and influ. tember, In which both he and Long are supporting rival candidates, APAN'S hopes for naval equality with Great Britain and the Unite ed States were dashed by a frank statement by Secretary of the Navy Swanson to the effect that, in his per. sonal opinion, while the United States might favor a slash of 20 per cent in naval armaments, it would strongly oppose any realignment of existing naval ratios for the principal powers, “1 take the same position I always have,” Secretary Swanson sald. “The naval powers met In London and dis tributed naval strength as they thought just and right. Naval strength is relative. If we abandon the ratios there Is no telling where we shall go.” 8. D, rose to a height of 60,000 feet and then came to grief. Great appeared in the fabric of the bag it came down rapidly ] falling with its gondol Holdredge, Neb, Maj, Capt. Orvil Anderson bert Stevens “balled the ald of thelr parachutes landed un hurt. But all their expensive Mi] rere) Washington,~—While Europe stews and wonders what eventually Is com ing out of the Aus Austria Causes trian trouble, there U.S. Worry is many a fur rowed brow In Washington these days concerning our own nation's status In case the need for a sturdy national defense arises, The worries of our own government are not lessened by the weaknesses which Newton D. Baker, former secre- tary of war, and his committee of ex. perts reported they had observed in our military alr service, jut from what I can learn, there is some satis faction among those charged with re sponsibility of government because the vulnerable spots were pointed out be- fore we are called upon to resort to that branch of our national defense, Having knowledge of the exact situ- ation surely should be of some help, The Baker board, as it has come to be known, was the fifteenth in six- teen years that has given study to our air force. It apparently went straight to the core of the trouble and sald the chief problem, in effect, was & bit or miss policy with respect to alr development. RBince congress is the policy-making body of our nation, it must accept the responsibility, but my own research and acquaintance with matters relating to the appropriation of funds for the government leads me to believe that the budget bureau has been none too wise In determining ex- penditures for recommendation to con- gress, Recommendations by the Baker board call first for establishment of a military air force of more than 2,200 planes, a force second to none in the world. An air force of young men is advised, a corps of highly trained men who know how to handle their planes that, in event of aftacks, the alr sery- ice will not find itself sacrificing good blood such as occurred in the compar. atively safe business of transporting the mails. The board sald the gov ernment should encourage an alr in dustry in the United States to provide an adequate resource for the nation, If that is done, the report pointed out, there is a reserve strength devel oped that provides for revenue In peace and strength In war, 1 have little confidence that con gress is going to pay much attention to the Baker board's conclusions. It sel dom has paid any attention to such expert advice. President Roosevelt asked the board to go to the bottom of the problem, however, and it has done so. At least the country is In formed, and If its representatives in the house or the senate do not per. form in a way that will correct the condition, then we all will know where to place the blame, For example, the report proposes that there be adequate and continuing appropriations for expansion of the air service of the army. In that rec commendation the board struck a key note. It said “continuing” appropria- tions were necessary, and anyone can see such a view is correct because otherwise a big sum Is sppropriated one year and wasted work results are not going to allow any more such expenditures. It Is exactly as though one started to bulld a house and after the walls were up, the money ran out end no roof could be put on, The structure remains incomplete, no good to anyone, This question of appropriations has been the bone of contention all along, I do not mean to say that the “brains” of the War department always have least was consistent, I am assured by air service would not be where it is The Baker board, like most of its predecessors, "declined to support the much agitated proposal for an alr service detached from the army and navy. Only one member of the board, James Doolittle, the well known fiyer, held that view. The board as a whole thous” . the air service ought to be an Integral part of the military or naval branches of the service, and there is every evidence that this Is one section of the recommendation that will be accepted by congress with. out argument. The board saw many difficulties possible under a separate alr service, the chief of which Is the lack of co-ordination In defense, as well as In attack, In event of war, But while the Baker report offers numerous technical improvements for consideration and advocates changes tere and there In methods of develop ing the air service, those folks in Washington who have witnessed the fate of the earlier surveys hold little hope for good to come from this one, eo 0 Mother nature has her own way of working things out and in her func tlons apparently Mother Natureshe does not Seed or wish the a Needs No Help’ he ad of rists, The current proof of thik is the drouth and the effect it Is having on the agricultural adjustment program, There is very serious consideration be ing given to suspension of the scheme for curtailing production. Secretary Wallace and Chester Davis, the agri cultural administrator, are worried over the prospects although they nat- urally are saying little. It is known, however, that one of the things they are thinking about is abandonment of the contracts for curtallment of crops because the extreme drouth has made the reduction plans unworkable and even dangerous to the country's food stocks, 80 it begins to appear that there will have to be revision of the agriculs tural program upon which the admin- istration has worked so desperately and upon which it has expended so much money, The Agricultural department Is au- thority for the statement that the drouth already has removed any prob- ability of a wheat surplus. To this shortage has been added unfavorable conditions abroad that have resulted in a general world total of wheat prob. ably as much as 400,000,000 bushels below what is held to be an average yield. This is happening just when many of the wheat-growing nations of the world were approaching the point of a binding agreement that would tering into export trade and thereby force crop reduction. But the authori- ties tell me the movement for an in- ternational agreement naturally Is go. ing to dle. There being no dire neces sity for it, the Interest behind it will lag. I suppose there will be few, If any, further moves made on it until years of bumper crops again us and a gigantic surplus of world wheat stares farmers in the face That is usually the case, It likely will be some weeks before the Agricultural formulate a definite as to revision of the plans, department crop reduction President loosevelt's return is eagerly awaited among “brain Brain Trust's are Little War ported In Washing- ton as desiring the Chief Executive to intervene in thelr own little war, There are a number of minor disputes taking shape among the professors and the so-called young liberals, and I am informed In what I believe to be authentic quarters that anti-administration agents are foment. ing more trouble among the group that has served as such important advisers to the President during his term. Ob- viously, none will admit It, but there is every reason to believe that some keen Individuals who are not in sym- pathy with the New Deal are spread- ing poison among the brain trusters about each other. The natural result of this, of course, is to cause the young liberals to be suspicious of each other and that kind of suspicion near. ly always is followed by an break. rgd’? trust variously re Moley, for a time the No, 1 brain trust man with the President but now the editor of a magazine, and that several of those still in the administra. tion are saying unkind things about others who still are serving here. It is a situation not without its humor ous side, and from having seen such factions develop before in the govern. ment, I imagine this one will turn out to be a real comedy. . » * The economic events of the last few weeks Indicate to some Washington ob servers that a new See New Crisis crisis is approach- : ing In the depres Nearing sion. August is al- ways a dull month. September is lit- tle better from a business standpoint. After that things usually pick up. To get through the next six weeks with drouth devastating millions of acres and strikes and riots and military rule and uncertainties among business in- terests as to what the New Deal of the future holds, there necessarily must be a steady hand and calm judg ment. On top of this, of course, Is the disturbed international situation, and It is not helping the weary old world to settle down. Since the kind of government man- agement of business that we have had has not taken us out of the depression, the course immediately becomes prob lematical. Shall we have more of the same, or expand It beyond its present scope, or shall we retrace our steps and go back to the old days? - In the midst of this turbulent condl- tion, the slimy head of inflation of the currency again is arising. Strangely enough, there are many men now talk. ing about Inflation seriously when all of thelr knowledge and all of their training ordinarily would make of them the bitterest of antagonists to such a course on the part of the fed- eral government, Some of them have country as a whole, and for them selves In particular. That is the sad part of it: they seem to think that they ean pay off thelr debts and tha the average person can pay off hb debts easier with an Inflated currency and, therefore, they want to turn the printing presses loose. © Western Newspaper Union Speech! By AMY CAMPBELL €. by McClure Newspaper Byndicats WHNU Bervice, HERE was such a look of anxiety on her husband's countenance as he stepped in to dinner, that Pella Morris thought the worst. “Well, I'm In for it at last,” he an- nounced. “I've got to make a speech at the club dinner!” “Oh,” sald Bella in such relief Bil looked at her with severe envy. Bill was like many men in that he secretly longed to be able to make a public speech If he ever had to. But he had openly sworn that he would never have to, Bella was an optimist about every- thing and she believed, as few wives can, that there wasn't much Bill couldn't do and do She said: “You can do it better than anyone and well, Come on have your dinner.” Bill followed his little wife feehly, but by the end of the meal there was a definite change for the better in His color was back. The speech was the topic of the family group of four. Isabella, their elghteen-year-old, informed Bill it was ridiculous of feel as he did. Nobody ex- pected oratory in a club speech Bill Junior was quiet with some book on public speaking from the Lib for you, Dad,” he sald in a way that did wonders to Bill's self daughter added: “one with ges- tures,” } “illustrated, you know.” After esteem, until and as If this were not enough that the days of the were practically devoted t the detail rendition of Bill's speech. It was his own idea that he try reciting rhyme downstairs while Bella sat up- sone It would be a gathering of hun- various dis- tricts and Bill felt, since he was going to be heard 311 Junior's book from the valuable hints but library as Bill for the really clever after. well 1 in the public eye He or be taken suddenly the night of the club dinner The night of the glowed as she saw Bill drive off with a smile she knew he had manufac tured just ber. “Your she told her stoical children, “will be the hit of the evening Something tells me!” Her children answered: “Sure” in a tone that lacked conviction. As his hour approached, Bill, with more frequency, mopped his perspir- ing hands. He seemed to be-living through centuries, Men with no ter- minal facilities whatever went on and on in abandonment the crowd of smokedazed men was prac. tically insensible when it neared Bill's turn. Even Bill feit he was grada- ally becoming entirely numb, The book panic in him wanted to leave town ella dinner ® for dad.” enviable and ang He was suddenly electrified to hear his own and in the din ise he After that he more. He had thought he was familiar with the good old phrases—Lord knows he had re- cited them often enough—but now he could remember nothing. He was con- scious only of a swirling sea of faces. He looked about him a few times. He tried to swallow and found it im- possible. He recalled suddenly he was to introduce himself and make a brief speech of welcome. It must be done, He had to do it, so he put his head back and looked at the ceiling for inspiration. Every word he had prepared escaped capture. An utter helplessness seized him. He took one long wise look at the volcano of faces and said loudly—so Bell could easily have heard had she been upstairs— “Gentlemen—BILL MORRIS, Very pleased to meet you!” And then in trepidation over the sound of his own voice, he turned in a terrible deliberation and sat down. There was a brief silence and then the crowd seemed to go mad They cheered and applauded and those near him nodded to Bill waggishly and pounded his shoulders. Some one was heard to say: “Neatest thing we ever heard, Bill. It takes you to think them up,” and somewhere nearby he heard a remark that this was what made Rill such a big success in every way. He wasted no one's time. He always sald the right thing. Good old BIL When Bill could get to a telephone, he called Bella. “Don't wait up, Bella, I've pot it over and I don’t care when I get home now. Just wanted you to know they seemed to like It—" “Like itY" she breathed ecstactically, “Like it!” Then she sighed. Bill could hear her and It always meant some thing surprising. “They just went mad about it, would be better. Bill, you're that clever and you won't ever believe it of yourself, After this "ll rely on your own unusual when you have to make a speech, won't you?” “Sure will” Bill agreed absently. A belated wonder struck him: “How did you know about it so soon?" “Why, why, you funny thing." Bella stuttered. “Didn't you know the din- ner speeches were being broadcast? Didn't they tell you? You broadcast name called rose lifted his and eyes,
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