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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1935
Page
2
Analyzed world events cover air warfare in Ethiopia with Italian casualties and misjudged valleys, plus political bets on the U S presidential race. Reports critique free speech limits in Britain, Mussolini’s Italy sanctions, and growing inflation fears as 1930s economies shift after elections. Also notes a church merger plan and academic leadership changes.
Italy endures global sanctions under the League of Nations after November 18 designation as an outlaw. 52 nations unite to halt arms and key exports. Mussolini defends actions while Ethiopia war sees command changes with Gen. Badoglio to lead. Canada grants tariff cuts across farming, machinery, and raw materials. U S and Britain trade concessions seek broader market access.
The trade pact between the United States and Canada is released in Washington and Ottawa. It lowers duties on cattle dairy products seed potatoes and lumber while maintaining quotas to protect the U S market. The agreement covers 79 commodities and is effective January 1 next year. President Roosevelt notes the deal expands trade and employment despite some criticism from farmers and lumber interests.
In Manila on November 15 Manuel Quezon was sworn in as the first president of the Philippine Commonwealth with Vice President Osmena and the unicameral legislature taking oaths. Secretary Dern represented the United States as Roosevelt’s congratulatory cable arrived. The ceremony followed 86 years of American rule and marked a ten year path to full independence.
President Roosevelt declines Knights of Columbus requests for a U S investigation into alleged religious persecution in Mexico. He states the government will not interfere in foreign domestic concerns and endangers peaceful relations, while condemning religious intolerance. Carmody released the letter with permission.
Reports from Tokyo say Chiang Kai-shek mobilized about 300000 troops in northern provinces along the Lunghali railway in Shantung as China prepares to proclaim autonomy in North China. Han Fu-Chu's forces and his broadsword legions are readied to resist Nanking actions. Japanese ships reportedly head toward Taku to block Tientsin approaches. Japanese troops massed at Shanhaikwan, the eastern gateway to northern China.
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and the Conservative party secured a large majority in the British parliamentary elections, while Labour reduced the Conservative lead by about 60 seats. Ramsay MacDonald and his son Malcolm suffered heavy defeats as the elder MacDonald left Labour to form the National Government. The government plans a 250 seat majority in the next Commons and Westminster oath dates follow. Secretary Roper remarked on a breather from regimentation and Roosevelt’s reform program being completed. A New York Times dispatch notes federal spending cuts of 500 million dollars below the 1987 budget, risking bureau survival.
The American Bar Association ethics committee finds no violation in the Liberty League lawyers offering gratis defense to citizens unable to pay. It notes permission to prepare and publish opinions on legislation especially constitutional issues. The panel clarified no stance on the national lawyers committee’s conclusions and suggested both sides could organize similar groups.
A Washington column analyzes the expansion of federal employment under the New Deal, noting Civil Service figures are unreliable and exclude large groups like Agricultural Adjustment Administration workers. It highlights rapid payroll growth, new agencies, and political tension as relief efforts fail to absorb millions of jobseekers.
In Cosmopolitan Lloyd C Douglas argues that a shared humility about opinions signals health. He notes churches show bewilderment as a sign of progress and forecasts value in the soft pedal. Editors, statesmen, teachers, and even youth adopt restrained language.
An economist is a man who knows a great deal about a very little and who goes on knowing more and more about less and less until he finally knows everything about practically nothing. A politician is a man who knows a very little about a great deal and who goes on knowing less and less about more and more, until finally he knows practically nothing about everything.
A quotation extols civil concord and social harmony as the cottage and palace share blessings when people recognize ties and dwell in mutual affection and helpfulness. The passage reflects Van Dyke’s view that human life improves through social unity and kindness.
A blunt assessment notes that a forceful man may benefit from guidance or education to temper his aggressiveness and improve conduct in social or professional settings.
Mrs. Margaret Carter of Baltimore describes a yearlong ringworm on her son's head that caused severe itching and crying until Cuticura Soap and Ointment provided relief. The ad promotes Cuticura products priced 25¢ to 50c and offers free samples, with address in Malden, Massachusetts.
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