Ambitious Japanese Autonomy Plot Falls Quietly
Across Asia the Tokyo government ordered its forces to refrain from backing Maj. Gen Kenji Doihara, ending the autonomy push in northern China as Nanking pledges reforms and seeks to maintain friendly ties with Japan amid looming naval conference tests.
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Apan
China
London
Army
Tokyo
Kenji Doihara
Lawrence of China
Peiping
Manchukuo
Great Wall
Nanking
Akira
Ariyoshi
Chiang Kai-shek
Japan
Jellicoe Dies After Illustrious Royal Navy Career
Prominent World War figure Admiral Earl Jellicoe dies. He commanded the united British fleet at Jutland, faced criticism for not defeating Germany, began navy cadet life at thirteen, and served globally before retirement after four years as governor general of New Zealand in 1924. The piece also covers Harvard fundraising plans and trade pact details between the United States and Canada with wide tariff implications.
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Italy
League of Nations
League Nations
Austria
Hungary
Albania
Paraguay
League
United States
Germany
Benito Mussolini
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Grand Council
Rome
Ethiopia
Emilio de Bono
Earl Jellicoe
Jutland
Jellicoe
New Zealand
Canada
Washington
Ottawa
Northwest
Congress
Roosevelt
Baldwin Victory Stuns British Electorate as Labour Loses Ground
Ramsay MacDonald defeated badly while Stanley Baldwin’s Conservative party, unopposed in re election, secures a large parliamentary majority. Labour clamors over the National Government split as Malcolm MacDonald also loses. The American Bar association rebukes ethics breaches by the American Liberty League lawyers’ committee for offering free defense and for opinions on constitutionality.
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Henry P. Fletcher
Republican National Committee
Washington
Chicago
Fletcher
William B. Bell
New York
American Cyanamid Company
Charles B. Goodspeed
Stanley Baldwin
Laborites
Baldwin
Ramsay MacDonald
Malcolm
MacDonald
Labor Party
House of Commons
Lawyers’ Committee
American Liberty League
American Bar Association
Committee On Professional Ethics
C. N. Davie
Atlanta
Bar Committee
Growth of Government Bureaucracy and New Agencies
The article critiques the expansion of federal government employment under New Deal policies, noting payrolls surpassing previous peaks and the difficulty in counting workers in scattered agencies. It cites figures from the Civil Service Commission, Tugwell's Rural Rehabilitation Administration, the National Youth Administration, and others, and discusses wage pressures, relief programs, and economic implications for taxpayers.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps
Uncle Sam
Commission
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Roosevelt
Coolidge
Hoover
Congress
Rural Rehabilitation Administration
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Brain Truster No. 1
Tugwell
National Youth Administration
National Labor Board
Social Security Board
Guffey
NRA
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Mr. Hopkins
Discipline of Seamen Under Pressure at Sea
The article praises discipline and courage shown on ships during emergencies while condemning panic and stresses the commander's responsibility to set the example for crew and officers. It frames naval leadership as pivotal to maintaining morale and order in crises.
Land for Everyone in Friendly Islands Tonga Plan
The Friendly Islands announce land for all on their islands. Queen Salot and the prime minister oversee a scheme giving each youth reaching sixteen a quarter acre in village land and eight acres in the bush. A hut must be built and coconuts grown. Education is free and compulsory. 99 percent of Tongans can read and write.
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Pacific
Tonga
Salot
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Milwaukee
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REC
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James B. Conant
Harvard
Internet
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National Press Building
Washington, D. C
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Treasury
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