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Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1937
Page
2
Allied forces report a dramatic withdrawal from Shanghai as renewed skirmishes unfold. Officials cite heavy casualties and strategic redeployment to safer positions amid mounting pressure from opposing units.
In Shanghai the 4000 plus Americans face escalating danger as Japanese and Chinese forces clash. The U S S Augusta stands by to evacuate if needed while Chinese civilians suffer large casualties. Washington distances itself from involvement as the Idzumo incident sparks further tension in the undeclared war.
Congress adjournment looms as wage hour reform tangled with surplus agriculture policy and cotton loans. The Commodity Credit corporation may make loans amid an estimated 15.5 million bale cotton crop, 3 million more than consumption. Southern lawmakers press for surplus crop loans while Roosevelt signals no 10 cent cotton loan without a new agricultural control bill and ver normal granary plan. The House panel struggles to draft a viable AAA-compliant bill after the Supreme Court AAA ruling. In a separate move, President Roosevelt unexpectedly nominates Senator Hugo L. Black to the Supreme Court, drawing rebuke from several senators who seek referral to the judiciary committee for study. Black, a longtime wage and hour reform ally, would influence cases on public utility holding companies, federal loan programs for publicly owned power, and soft coal pricing.
A Barcelona report states four insurgent aircraft dropped 25 bombs on the Danish ship Edith in the Mediterranean, sinking her. Twenty crew and a French observer were rescued by two fishing boats. Copenhagen says this is its twentieth ship lost to rebels.
Rebels report 35 villages and 1000 prisoners captured as Franco’s forces press a new Santander offensive using bombing and artillery to overwhelm fortifications. Government forces admit some advances but deny threats to major defenses. Segovia allegedly shelled by rebels to quell mutiny.
Rumor in Washington links Jim Farley to resignation as postmaster general to head an automobile firm. Friends say he seeks to restore fortunes after losses in salary and debt. The gossip claims he would join Pierce Arrow Motor, receive stock and warrants, and involve nationwide sales forces.
The Eighty-ninth division from Suiyuan and Shansi attacked the Japanese garrison at Nankow Pass northwest of Peiping. Chinese forces reportedly wiped out a battalion, then fell back as Japanese artillery opened fire. Fires spread in Nankow city as Chinese trench mortars prepared to defend the pass. Japanese warned North China forces of 40 000 troops to strike if the Chinese moved toward Peiping.
L Nacion in Buenos Aires denounces the proposed lease of obsolete US warships to Brazil as destabilizing South American naval power. Secretary Hull seeks congressional approval to lease over-age vessels for training. President Roosevelt says the ships are obsolete and reserved for training only, with a policy against use against friendly governments.
Seventy two Russians were shot in East Siberia as part of a purge of Trotzkyists bringing total executions in the region to 320. The men, labeled rightist terrorists, were accused of serving Japanese secret interests along the Siberian railroad and wrecking a train that killed 14 and wounded 40. Arrests of officials failing to meet production quotas in various Soviet economic branches continued.
The column reviews how the Senate moved quickly to pass a judiciary reform bill, noting Garner's leadership in clearing the six hour passage and the implications for court packing. It discusses constitutional balance, a lessening of red tape, and the president's defeat in pushing six new justices, reflecting on Washington's summer politics.
The essay argues the New York mayoral race signals a larger fight between old line conservatives and the New Deal faction. It notes Copeland’s charges against Roosevelt spur conservative backlash, and Mahoney’s four borough backers challenge Copeland amid fears of outside influence and political reprisals.
Irvin S. Cobb delivers a satirical column from Anta Monica finger pointing at U S history and media culture. He mocks treaty breaches and frontier wars while skewering telephone schemes and photogenic magazine exposes. He notes tolerance for hot house communists and parodies Lenin Trotsky phrases amid a wavering public.
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