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EUROPE:
Showdown Ahead
Almost six months to the day after
Germany and Russia shocked the
world with their non-aggression
pact, Berlin paused to hail a new
phase of Nazi-Communist relations.
Ratified with ceremony was a new
and glistening trade treaty, which
was but one part of a complex but
vividly clear picture of what is hap-
pening in Europe today. Inevitably,
it is believed in most chancellories,
a wedding of Russia and Germany,
of Communism and Naziism, will
stack these military juggernauts
against the rest of Europe. Among
the signs:
Marxism. Writing in Der Angrif],
Nazi Party Chieftain Dr. Robert Ley
showed how leftism has grown in
Germany by using the Marxian
and (2) veto a bill to raise mail
carriers’ salaries.
Congress meanwhile began its
sixth week with membars of the
American Youth Congress hissing
from the house gallery at every-
thing in sight. Still unsolved were
such major problems as economy,
foreign relations and the reciprocal
trade act, indicating another long
session. But plenty of legislation
was in the mill:
Neutrality. Passed by the senale
49 to 27 was a bill to boost the
Export-Import bank's working cap-
ital by $100,000,000, paving the way
for non-military loans to Finland
and China. Interest on foreign pol-
icy thus shifted to the house, where
the G. O. P. expected to fight against
loans to belligerents. Meanwhile the
senate foreign relations committee
kept postponing action on the pro-
posed embargo against Japan. Con-
gress watched with interest while
Secretary of State Cordell Hull laid
for a German threat to torpedo U. 8S.
ships in the war zone. Reason:
Britain has detained U. S. vessels
and taken them to contraband ports
in the war zone.
Defense. Less than 24 hours after
it had okaved a $966,772,878 navy
supply bill (cut $111,700,000 under
HITLER'S DR. LEX
“Workers of the world, unite!”
Communis
world,
war of
labor
’
i
Allies in Finland.
ritain were act
against Scandin
let allied volunteers pas:
Sweden and Norway en route to the
Finnish frontier,
ing attitude toward Russi:
sion. Even more pointed was par-
liament's decree
over 27 to enter
paign.
Near East. Arrival
ish colonial troops in
coincided with an alar z
of war talk. The Balkans
Turkey, were forming
mutual-defense
Nazi-Russian
frontiers of Turkey,
tan and India were
either for defense agai
or for a lightning
against Russi
The Wars
In the West,
continued
In the North. Fi troops re-
treated on the Karelian ist s, but
sia's gains were terril costly
indiantine - y i" "
indicating a stifien-
. nit Sirs
permitting
the
penetr
Quiet,
sea warfare.
weeks, a United Press
spondent found the Reds
fered 50,000 casualties in the
kaeranta sector alone.
CONGRESS:
Six Weeks Gone
Either the President thought he
had congress well in hand, or else
he decided it was hopelessly rebel-
lious. At any rate he left secretly
on a 10-day fishing trip in Caribbean
waters, his movements shrouded be-
hind an army of secret service men,
His last acts were to (1) okay the
$252,000,000 emergency defense bill
NAMES
in the news . . .
Pit-
JOHN D. M, HAMILTON, G. O. P.
national chairman, called his com-
mittee to order in Washington to
name a place and date for the 1040
convention.
HERBERT HOOVER JR. helped
discover a new method of detecting
oil by analyzing surface earth.
Meanwhile, HERBERT HOOVER
SR. forecast that European war de-
mands will soon eat up surplus
U. 8. foodstuffs.
GEORGE KIOSSEIVANOFF, Bul
garian premier, resigned because
one of his cabinet members favored
closer relations with Soviet Russia.
JOSEPH E. DAVIES, ex-ambas-
sador to Russia and Belgium, now
special state department assistant,
was named America’s best dressed
man,
KING CHRISTIAN and the rest of
Denmark’s royal family gave up hot
baths because of a coal shortage,
FRITZ THYSSEN, exiled and ex-
German steel magnate whose multi
billion«dollar fortune was confiscat-
ed last December, also lost his cit-
izenship.
ARTIE SHAW, band leader, and
Actress LANA TURNER were mar-
ried at Las Vegas, Nev.
actual funds must
mn. Pri-
marily concerned about the big sup-
re-
cut.
Agriculture. The house aj
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This created a rumg
‘Missy’ in Trouble
Several
Roosevelt
secretary
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lepublican papers like th
Tribune published
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and outlined his 3
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more influence in the throne
han anyone else.”
“ ‘Missy’
“MISSY”
A favorite in the throne room.
idea and laid it before the President.
Mr. Roosevelt, who was in a most
receptive mood for a new peace
drive, beamed and called in Mr.
Welles and commissioned him on
the spot to set out upon the great
adventure.”
Whatever the facts, the Presi
dent's two ace diplomats showed up
in Washington next day and were
reportedly displeased. Up from
Miami came Joe Kennedy, ambas-
sador to Britain. Home from Paris
came Bill Bullitt, ambassador to
France. Why, they allegedly asked,
did the President prefer Myr. Welles’
unseasoned opinions on Europe to
their own painstaking studies?
Apprised of the gossip, Secretary
of State Cordell Hull and White
House Secretary Steve Early took
pains to deny any rift. Said Mr.
Hull: “I do not think a more cap-
able person could be sent upon the
European mission.”
While Sumner Welles sailed for
Europe to visit chancellories in Lon.
don, Berlin, Paris, Rome, etc., an-
other presidential coup was com-
ing home to roost. The Vatican,
which holds no diplomatic status
with the U, 8S. because of Protestant
objections, nevertheless announced
that Myron Taylor (whom the Pres-
ident named his ‘“‘personal’ envoy
to Pope Pius XII) would be given
official status as ambassador from
the U. 8. While Baptists fumed, the
Vatican calmly pointed out that
any agent must have diplomatic cre-
dentials if he is to be recognized,
BUSINESS:
Insurance Quiz
Under the temporary national
economy committee's spotlight in
Washington went U. S. insurance
companies, When the examination
was finished, this thriving enterprise
had acquired a lot of unpleasant
publicity.
son, securities and exchange com-
missioner, who charged that life in-
surance companies hold a first mort-
gage on U. S. business. He went on
to prove it:
SEC had
studied 26 of
the largest
firms, find-
ing (1) that
they seem
to be drift
ing from
their orig-
inal object
of writing
life insur-
ance to han-
dling invest-
ments, and
(2) that their tremendous concen-
HENDERSON
First mortgage?
bing business enterprise of funds.
Facts were interesting. From 1929
to 1938, SEC found, 26 companies
took in 42% billions. Of this, 10%
into reserve, surplus and contingen-
cy funds. Still more interesting was
the fact that SEC's 26 subjects in-
creased their assets by 63 per cent
from 1929 to 1935, yet life insur-
ance in force went up only 10 per
cent.
Next day John A. Stevenson, pres-
ident of the Penn Mutual Life In-
surance company, surprised TNEC
and the nation by advocating a
modernization of the 60-year-old
mortality statistics, asserting that
amounts collected for mortality have
been too hig recent years. But,
he added, it m 3 little difference
in cost to the polic)
ome is returned
£ €X~
cess inc divi-
dends.
COURTS:
3 Decisions
from im
+ {In excess
in fuel tanks
the gaso-
other
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a tax on gasol
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of interst:
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is a matter for
congressior
While the farm y try-
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parity payn
bent co
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000 authorized (i
age as rel
power.
the agriculture depar
payments of
10 cents (857,100,000) a bushel
bushel on corn, and 1.7 cents
000) a hundredweight on rice.
AVIATION:
Boom
trality took effect, everyone knew
the U. 8. aviation industry was in
for boom times. After six months
of war the boom had surpassed ex-
pectations.
alone there was a backlog of some
£200,000,000 in orders for the U, 8,
and foreign powers. But within 30
days, a survey indicated, mass de-
livery will begin on thousands of
ships.
Already filled since the boom be-
for 1,450 combat planes;
completed are 7,700 more.
foreign sales have been to France
and Britain,
ships.
still un-
by the U. S. army and navy.
ships.
four-motor bomber.
at 300 m. p. h,, the ship will give
any enemy a run for its money.
MISCELLANY:
Import From Poland
«At Berlin, Field Marshal Hermann
will be impo
lines,
protested, apparently with success,
a proposed $15,000,000 personal ine
come tax boost, also demanding re.
duction in the pending $3986,700,000
budget.
By WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service, National Press
Bldg., Washington, D. C.
WASHINGTON. — Congress soon
have completed the second
of the session is a situation contain-
It is much too early to enter a
Republicans—will come to grips.
But a slip of even small caliber on
section of the congressional mem-
bership. That is exactly what some
It is, conceivably, a thing which Mr.
Roosevelt and the New Dealers hope
will be avoided.
The condition stems from Mr.
Roosevelt's budget message. As I
reported to you ear-
ly in January,
rn
President's
'
1
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declarations sound-
ed real. A good
many folks suggest-
ed, however,
these
President
Roosevelt
Economy-Minded Legislators
Dominate Scene
ecretary Wallace and his crew.
Now all of this has been going on
when the circle"
Dealers still are clamoring for co
tinuation of the fun they have bec
having in spending taxpayers’
money. There
that Mr. Roosevelt has changed over
completely.
Attention might be called in this
connection to the fact that, in the
national budget itself, Mr. Roosevelt
Jeft numerous avenues of escape
from what appeared to be a definite
commitment towards retrenchment
as stated in the budget message.
Secretary Wallace touched off the
match on one of these. Mr. Roose-
veit said the agriculture appropria-
tions had been squeezed down by
the budget bureau to the very limit,
If the funds were sufficient, accord-
ing to the President, there had to
be a continuation of good business.
A good many of the folks in the de-
partment of agriculture have been
saying both publicly and privately
that the volume of business is going
to slide off during the late winter
and spring. Thus, more money will
be needed.
Wallace Wants Share
Of Government Spending
In the complaints by Secretary
Wallace is another tipoff. The sec-
retary feels that there is no logic in
cutting the total expenses of the gov-
ernment completely out of his share
of the swag. He fails to understand
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STAGE 18 SET
While William Bruckart feels it
is a bit too early to make a def-
inite forecast that the President
and congress will come to blows
over governmental items like the
budget, economy, waste, and
spending, he feels that congress
has set the stage for such a battle.
Naturaily, the President doesn’t
want such a battle but his oppo-
nents don't mind, says Bruckest.
why the cuts have not been made
proportionately in amounts of esti-
ment. I think he has his teeth in
Bh
SECRETARY WALLACE
»: but why pass over
that if and
enthusiasm
1 be
iN
pened
President Is Missing
Economy ‘Sound Waves’
Undoubtedly, however, the Presi-
| dent's advisors have failed to catcl
the sound waves that are reaching
| congress from “back home.” There
| is a tremendously heavy mail on the
subject of waste and spending and
| debt, arriving in congressional of-
| fices, This reaction is highly im-
| portant. It reveals something more
| than just a desire on the part of
many voters to see the government
spending brought within bounds. It
discloses, 1 believe, quite a definite
trend away from New Deal ideals,
because somehow, there is a grow-
ing conviction in many sections of
the country that it is the reforms
that are costing money.
This word from home has resulle’
thus far in offsetting the great pri s-
sure of various groups who are
{ vociferous in their demands for
{ more money. We had a flock of
young voters—the American Youth
Congress—around town ten days
ago, and their leaders were unani-
mous in their calls for more money.
They were as well trained as any
college cheering section that I ever
have seen. Of course, they may
win out yet, but at the moment
they are not winning much support
for added money.
As of this time, then, congress
surely has gone forward in a most
determined fashion to cut off some
of the excess spending. It has re-
sisted pressure thus far. The battle
lines are well formed--thus far,
But, as I said at the beginning,
one cannot predict with cons
cerning the course of al
temper when primaries are getting
closer.
The things to watch for are these:
as time goes on and the days of
the session become fewer, will there
be a lot of messages from the Presi.
dent, asking a few hundred thou
sands here, a few millions for over
there, a hundred-odd million for
something else? Such as these were
not included in the budget. They
will be an extra, added attraction,
as the circus press agent says.
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