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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1936
Page
6
W Phillips announces U S will not intervene though European powers push a non intervention pact. Franco receives German Italian air support while Madrid battles for control. Cyprus discusses crop policy while treasury plans tax review and the era's political shifts unfold in Detroit and Washington.
Leading officials of four Class I railroads met in Washington and voted to petition the Interstate Commerce Commission for an advance in freight rates to replace temporary surcharges set to expire year end. They cited rising expenses and urged swift action.
Washington Roosevelt shifts on relief by launching a direct PWA grant program totaling 22.7 million dollars for states and counties with rules tying aid to relief labor and local control. The plan resembles GOP proposals on federal grants while preserving local administration and limited skilled labor use in construction projects.
The piece surveys Europe in the wake of political and economic strain. England backed Mussolini over Ethiopia then retracted, hurting commerce and wealth. Paris responds with a Carmagnole and the Internationale as French citizens express hunger and protest. French deputy Gaston Gerard questions the fate of foreign tourists and spending money.
In 1927, 2,125,000 foreigners visited France spending much money. Now visitors number about 700,000 with little funds. The text notes oysters without pearls and many visitors who come to sing l Internation ale bring no money. M Gerard tells deputies action is needed.
M Gerard notes foreigners spent vast sums on travel in France and suggests a cabinet official to improve propaganda and reduce vexatious taxes. He complains French prices are high and the four cent franc costs Americans seven cents, while polite French hospitality contrasts with hostile reception by some crowds especially British. An innocent American car on Bastille day is warned against grand luxury amid a sea of luxury autos.
Fragment discusses a car crossing the Champs Elysees and the reaction of French people calling themselves prisoners of starvation. It notes the American in the car avoids dumping anyone and hints at the chilling mood among the bourgeois about responsibility for starvation.
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