War and politics swirl through Bris bane this week
The column surveys global tension and domestic concerns from Russia Japan and Britain to Mussolini Abyssinia and Hitler Youth. It notes threats of war over Suez and the Far East and questions why the U S hoards gold while neglecting defense. It highlights a Russian parachutist and youthful Nazi indoctrination.
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Speakin
Japan
Stalin
Sila
Far East
Russia
Tokyo
Pay IN REVIEW Discusses NYA youth relief plan and tax agenda
Edward w. Pickard outlines New Deal efforts to aid unemployed youth via the National Youth Administration with pay scales for relief workers students and nonstudents. The piece analyzes Congress and administration tax plans including inheritance gift and higher income taxes and projected deficits for the 1935 fiscal year.
New York works relief chief chosen amid tax, tenure talk
G Huh Johnson named to coordinate the $4 billion works relief in New York City as director of works relief. He must forgo pay, receive $7800, and devote at least four days weekly to official duties, reporting to Hopkins while coordinating with City and federal officials. Separately, Detroit sees a high profile homicide case as Howard Cartery, nephew of Chief Justice Hughes, is killed alongside a party guest. Arrests follow for three burlesque workers and Schweitzer, who confess the plot to rob the estate.
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G. Huh S. Johnson
Detro
Howard ‘Carter Y
Charles Evans Hughes
Rouge -Park Road
Dickinson
Charles Evans Hughes, Jr
Detroit
Rouge Park
William Schweitzer
Motor City
Fort Wayne
Ind
Rob Dickinson
Sweitzer
Endurance fliers break world's air time record at Meridan
Fred and Al Key, endurance flyers, set a world time record by keeping a plane aloft for 653% hours, landing in Meridan, Mississippi. They remarked that it was no fun.
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Fred
al Key
Meridan
Miss
Hoover not a candidate for 1936 Republican nomination
The piece notes that former President Herbert Hoover will not seek the 1936 Republican nomination. He plans to stay in private life and has discussed his future career away from politics. The report also mentions ongoing criticisms of the administration and implied campaign strategies.
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Repuican
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Seenate Snd
Inc
Ude Kant
British Offer Rejected in Abyssinia Crisis Sparks War Talk
Eden announces Britain would cede Somaliland to Abyssinia as compensation if Italy spares war. Mussolini rejects the proposal and plans a four year campaign to conquer Africa. Eden meets Mussolini’s resistance over Italy’s expansion while Britain’s arms pact with Germany faces Italian objections.
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Mussolini
Abyssinia
Suez Canal
Sieg Canal
Britain
Italy
Anthony
Eden
British Isles
Great Britain
Hailie Selassie
Africa
Lion of Judah
Germany
France
Atty Louis Piquett Convicted in Dillinger Case
Chicago jurors find attorney Louis Piquett guilty of harboring and concealing Homer Van Meter, described as Dillinger’s right hand man. The verdict highlights the tension between defense counsel and criminal figures in the era.
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Atty. Louis Piquett
Chicago
Homer van Meter
John Dillinger
Administration effects on New Deal public works relief program
Washington observers criticize the slow pace and lack of coordination as President Roosevelt’s relief program expansion unfolds. The NYA creates 2.5 million eligible youths, while 63 non federal projects totaling about 21 million dollars win approval but show no immediate employment. The Alaska Matanuska colonization plan faces pushback as hardships and federal aid questions persist.
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Congress
Ding
Gov
Roosevelt
L Eaders
Washington
Sur Stian
Conservation Corps
Ickes
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Hopkins Long
Ickes-Hopkins
National Youth Administration
NYA
Perkins
Labor Department
Children’s Bureau
NVA
Josephine Roche
the Treasury
Aubrey W. Williams
2 Way
Public Works Administration
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bureau of Public Roads
Amuck
Matanuska Valley
Alaska
Federal Relief Administration
Matanuska
United States
House
Uncle Sam
Matanuska Colony
Relief Administration
British not anti any nation Hugh Eden on peace
Lord Privy Seal Anthony Eden states the British are not anti any European nation and favors forgiveness. He adds they must be anti any force seeking to disrupt the peace and support the collective system and the covenant for peaceful dispute settlement.
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Anthony Eden
Privy Seal
Europe
Adjusting Tariffs and Export Decline in Europe
The document warns that exports to Europe fell 16 percent in January and February this year versus last year. It cautions against embargoes on imports, arguing such actions would destroy export trade and provoke reciprocal embargoes, risking a full global trade squeeze.
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Europe
Rural Relief Acknowledges Common Ground In Agriculture
Under-Secretary Rexford Tugwell urges unity beyond party creed in the land relief program. He vows to support proper administration to gain broad consent while warning that vested interests or partisan politicians may face strong defense to push the movement forward.
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Rexford Tugwell
Balancing the Budget by Robert La Follette
U S senator from Wisconsin argues tax increases are needed to balance the budget, noting Britain’s approach and criticizing conservatives who oppose higher taxes on wealth and income. He contends the government must bear the tax burden to achieve a balanced budget.
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Robert LA Follette
Wisconsin
Great Britain
Currency War by Sir Percy Bates
Sir Percy Bates argues that economic tools tariffs quotas and currency shifts constitute a currency war. He notes no official money standard exists and calls for formal recognition and peaceful resolution rather than disarmament talks in Geneva.
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Percy Bates
Cunard Line
Geneva
Agriculture Secretary Henry Wallace Defends AAA
Henry A. Wallace asserts that AAA adjustments reduced production for a nonexistent export market but did not deprive citizens of necessary food. He rejects claims that the AAA causes scarcity, stressing farmers can stay on their farms and continue producing.
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Henry A. Wallace
AAA
United States
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