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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1935
Page
2
A roundup of debates on old age pensions and Townsend plans, plus notes on lashings in Wilmington, a 6000 year old graves discovery, Hollanders in US history, a Chinese marriage case, Saar plebiscite verdicts, and long distance flights by XP2H-1 Earhart and a Russian plane.
Edward W. Pickard surveys the Roosevelt proposal for unemployment insurance and old age pensions, with Senate hearings under way and House Ways and Means delaying the bonus bill. The plan envisions federal state coordination, payroll taxes, and substantial federal subsidies, costing hundreds of millions yearly. It also outlines public health, mothers and children care, and a large revolving fund structure.
The Supreme Court delayed ruling on gold payment cases until February 4 to give the administration time to craft legislation. Justices will also decide a constitutional test case on the national recovery act, with implications for the Blue Eagle and New Deal policy. The House Ways and Means Committee advances a Treasury drafted plan to fund public works and social programs with ten year zero interest bonds, sold below par and maturing gains.
Senator Hiram Johnson denounces the World Court protocol as a back door entry to the League of Nations. He offers four reservations restricting jurisdiction and Monroe Doctrine links. President Roosevelt urges early ratification. Senator Robinson remains confident of eventual approval.
Anna Roosevelt Dall, daughter of the President, married newspaper man John Boettiger at the Roosevelt town house in New York. The couple departed for a brief honeymoon, while reports of their romance had circulated for over a year. Both had recent divorces, Dall from Curtis B. Dail and Boettiger in Chicago.
National Topics Interpreted reports three NRA paths under the White House choices permanent simplified codes limited extension or extension with amendments. Hauptmann defense clings to Isador Fisch theory as key alibi work continues with expected surprise witnesses. In Asia Japan masss 4 000 troops toward Manchukuo targets Jehol Chahar regions amid Chinese fears of Mongolian pressure and Soviet border tensions.
A Washington columnist frames the looming Supreme Court decision on gold clauses and New Deal monetary policy. The piece explains potential effects if contracts to pay in gold are upheld or voided, the impact on bonds and debt, and how Congress might respond. It notes the Court’s focus on the gold cases and the broad political stakes amid ongoing agricultural and economic policy debates.
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