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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1938
Page
1
The author contrasts communism fascism and democracy noting they replace private enterprise with state control and promise security. Russia’s dictatorship claims to own all wealth while denying genuine worker power, while Amana colonists showed cooperative elements. Observers say Russian security masks ongoing inequality.
The article contrasts communism, socialism, fascism, and Nazism, noting control of resources, propaganda, and political methods. It argues that socialism differs from communism in aims and methods, and describes fascism and Nazism as regimes that concentrate power, suppress parties, and restrict individual rights in service of state goals.
Paris reports say Georges Bonnet neared collapse in his bid to form a new cabinet after half of his radical socialist party deserted to join opponents. Socialist deputies refused to participate or support any Bonnet government, heightening the risk of a national crisis and possible appeal to Leon Blum. Labor leaders threatened widespread strikes if a non popular front government formed.
Cedar Rapids police launch a campaign against driving with a single headlight. Officers stop the vehicle issue a ticket and require immediate repair at a chosen garage, then the driver reports to the station to check the light and have the ticket destroyed. Sergt Gordon Hughes says motorists have cooperated and few tickets have required court fines.
Washington AP reports Dr. John Paul Earnest Jr. stated Saturday that the patient’s condition is improving after treatment. Details on diagnosis or hospital location were not released.
The essay surveys Aldous Huxley as a thinker who moved from cynicism to mysticism. It discusses his works This Brave New World and Ends and Means, arguing the world needs spiritual meaning and outlining the ideal man who is detached from worldly craving and status.
The Chamber of Commerce criticized the administration for scolding business and blaming it for the recession. It urged cooperative effort and noted business leaders will visit the White House to discuss recovery options and legislative planning concepts modeled after the NRA.
Three youths at the YMCA report seeing a car lose traction on ice on Fifth Street NE and ram into two parked vehicles near the Elks club before fleeing. They obtained the license number, but police had not received a report by 1 a.m. Sunday.
AP reports a January 17 to 22 forecast with considerable precipitation expected in the Great Lakes region. Temperatures are shown near or below normal across the Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys, with unsettled conditions continuing.
Assistant District Attorney General Dennis Erwin said Lee Walker and Ulysses Walling of Pikeville Tennessee confessed to plotting and carrying out the dynamiting that killed Sonia nine Luena seven and Roma Jean Gouge five in their father Harmon Gouges home on Friday January 7. Sheriff J M Moreland said murder charges were placed against White and Crave Tollett Ulysses Walling and Walker.
BERLIN AP Sixteen pastors were jailed amid Nazi denouncement of church meddling and Pope Pius XII encyclical criticism. Police raided a Dahlem meeting Tuesday, arresting pastor Wilhelm Niesel who was later released.
Wendell L. Willkie, president of Commonwealth and Southern, urged the federal government buy the utility operating companies in the Tennessee Valley. He proposed a price by negotiation or by three arbitrators named by the President, the Supreme Court, and the utilities. He framed his plan as a last resort amid Roosevelt's push to dismantle holding companies and warned the move could protect investor equity.
Roy Scandrige, 23, lost his right hand and part of the forearm when his arm was caught in a corn shredder on the C. H. Boland farm four miles northwest of Webster. He was taken to the Sigourney hospital in critical condition Saturday night. His wife is the daughter of Homer Himler, a prominent farmer living west of North English.
Linn county forms a plan to buy an iron lung for community use and place it at the Medical and Dental bureau ambulance station. The device will be available at all hours with free ambulance transport, and a committee leads the purchase from ball proceeds. The respirator aids various respiratory emergencies and is a newer design that seals the trunk with a head free. It will be kept for public emergency use in Cedar Rapids or Linn county.
Detroit police report Mrs. Julian Barker a 49 year old real estate broker confessed to shooting and killing her onetime partner Mrs. Edith Mae Cummings 45 in a snow swept field near Belleville Michigan. Barker claimed self defense after a struggle for a gun during a disputed land deal. She was booked on investigation of murder.
Representative May of Kentucky, newly named chair of the House Military Affairs Committee, urged aligning army growth with a strengthened navy. He plans talks with General Malin Craig on land force buildup, while others push for immediate purchases of automatic rifles and modern equipment. The Navy bill faces midweek action as Roosevelt seeks a larger construction program beyond the London treaty limits.
Ralph V. Dee, 31, of Mechanicsville, was returned to Cedar Rapids from Appleton Wisconsin to face a charge of cheating by false pretenses. He is jailed on a $1,000 bond after allegedly passing a $20 check to Leland Brandau at Bauman and Company in Mount Vernon, obtaining $19 in cash before the bank refused the check as unauthorized.
In Los Angeles Michael Cudahy of the Chicago meat packing family was ordered to pay his ex wife $250 monthly alimony. He testified his income and $900 monthly trust funds were exhausted leaving him $23 990 overdrawn at the bank.
Reporter Ralph Forte describes Pope Pius IIs markedly pale and weak appearance at a public audience in the Vatican. The pontiff, who had returned from Castel Gandolfo two and a half months earlier, spoke in a low voice as aides supported him during a seven minute speech and he sat with trembling hands and a thin neck.
A personal column by Arthur Bugs Baer notes that women control most national wealth and will shop aggressively while critiquing government responses to spending. The piece playfully asserts that civilians may spend, but only the government can print money, urging continued support for fiscal actions.
The Tokyo government says it will no longer recognize Chiang Kai-shek’s Hankow regime and will back a new Chinese regime under Japanese influence. The imperial conference with Emperor Hirohito concluded last Monday, outlining Japan’s policy to protect foreign interests and pursue peace in East Asia while maintaining China's territorial integrity.
Iowa officials determined Saturday that Robert Boland age 40 of Cedar Rapids used an alias to obtain a liquor permit book after his own permit was revoked. He reportedly received a second book at a Cedar Rapids liquor store and had previously obtained one under John J Malloy of Springfield Ill. Police arrested Boland for intoxication and seized the book. A potential fine and jail terms exist for false statements on permit applications.
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