Evening Star Newspaper, November 30, 1930, Page 4

A4 EMERGENCY BILLS | GIVEN PREFERENCE Leaders of Three Factions Agree on Right of Way for Relief Measures. (Continued From First Page.) tion. The “lame-duck” session resolu- tion has passed the Senate five times and now awaits action by the House committee. Speaker Longworth said he would have no objection to its passage provided an amendment could be had which would fix a specified date for the adjournment of the second session of each Congress, d of leaving it to run indefinitely. Against Shoals Bill. Benator Moses of New Hampshire, president pro tempore of the Senate, announced that he was unalterably op- m to Government operation of the le Shoals project, and that if that was to be the price of avoiding a spe- clal session, he did not intend, if he could help it, to pay the price. ‘The re! bills are expected to take the shape of added appropriations for public works, including both buildings and roads, and of appropriations to Supply the farmers with free seeds for their planting the coming year. In rept.ru.lon for the receipt of the World Court protocol by the Senate, & of the Foreign Relations Com- mittee will be called for Wednesday. If the President has transmitted the pro- tocol to the Senate by that time, it may be lald before the committee at that meeting, if only to determine what pro- oedure shall be observed in connection with 1t. - Senator Borah, chairman of the Fo eign Relations Committee and also determined opponent of the protocol, will press for early consideration of the by his committee, so that it may be reported to the Senate and in that body for debate. There were signs yesterday that ad- ministration supporters and other sup- of the protocol would resist ef- to bring the treaty before the Senate. It would take a majority vote to report the treaty to the Senate. Some of the opponents of the protocol also may cast their votes agal Te- porting it to the Senate during the short session. While the protocol, when it is finally pressed to a vote, may com- mand the necessary two-thirds vote for ratification, it was learned yesterday that the opposition has several new re- cruits among the Senators, and that the yote may be much closer than was at first expected. Well to Delay Action. wanson, ranking Democrat S orelgn Relations Committee, ‘Ne-{ Washington and London naval treaties— American Federation of Labor when he|jn ined to appoint Doak to the gdeterm! ppo cabi- office otherhoods. Many of the progressive Republican Senators have been actively supported by the railroad brotherhoods their campaign for election to the ite. nate. Senator Metcalf, chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, to which the Doak nomination will be re- ferred, is in Bermuda on a vacation and 18 not expected to return to Washington tntil December 8 or 9. Whether the committee will meet in his absence has Dot yet been determined. Notice has been given by Senator Reed of Pennsylvania that he will seek the passage of a bill to suspend all quota gflnlflon for two years to help re- e the unemployment situation. Rail- Toad legisiation, waterpower legislation and unemployment legislation are also demanding attention of Congress. There are contests in the offing, 100, over ap- pointment to the Tariff Commission and other executive appointments, Extra Session Problematical. ‘Whether, in view of all these subjects which may come before the House and Benate for consideration, it will be pos- #ible to avoid an extra session of the pew Congress is still problematical. While a number of the Democrats are tnnk.ll;woppond to suclh & special ses- , there are others are not averse of the new Congress in (he‘ ng. Sepator “Tom” Connally of Texas; ued a statement last night giving | views on the extra-session “bogey.” ' e sald: | “Why so much fear and dread of an session of the new Congress? Pe: ly, I prefer that there be no extra, fon. I had rather go to Texas than ain in Washington. However, if an ‘extra session of Congress is found either hecessary or desirable to transact the' business of the Government, I am ready and willing to remain here. “The short session of Congress should appropriation bills as promptly as &ldenufin will allow. If the leaders t to save time, they should group appropriations in behalf of unem- loyment measures, such as additional leral funds for road building. post ce buildings program, veterans' hos- and all other public improve- ts, in one measure. It should be nacted quickly. Drought relief e:‘l: resolution, | by:the Senate, should be passed the House otmrmnuuvu. The Benate Muscle S| bill ought to be . “Here is another opportunity or the administration and the Repub- Muscle longs to the people whose money for it. and it ought to be operated in their behalf. Let us have & little co-operation. .. “The export debenture for farm re- Mef ought to be enacted. ition ‘can make it & law. I shall join in no filibuster against tion bills to force ' extra session. Neither will I - | vositively that he foresaw no reppening |m exchange for a strip of Turkish land be | be| of territories. THE SU. DAY Mr. and Mrs. Willlam N. Doak receiving congratulations on the phane yes- terday after his appointment as Secretary of Labor in President Hoover's cabinet. —P. & A. Photo. EUROPE WATCHING U.S.PEACE MOVES Signs Noted That Washing- ton Exerts Pressure for Existing Treaties. (Continued Prom First Page.) tracted wide attention throughout Eu- rope. As an offset to the German claim to rearm, despite the treaty of Versailles, in case the other countries refuse to disarm down to the German treaty level, France presented a text stating that respect for previous treaties— ning the Versa! as well as the Was a necessary basis for the forthcom- ing general Disarmament Conference. ‘The malcontent bloc tried to have 'the discussion of this text postponed to the conference itself, but lost by & 14- $0-5 vote, and the text was adopted by 14 votes to 5 abstentions. Count Von Bernstorfl for Germany made a vig- orous protest, attacking the commission and all its works. Viscount Cecll of Chelwood, for Great Britain, made an equally vigorous reply, expressing regret that Germany was not taking a more helpful attitude. Lord Cecil later told the press that Great Britain government came to power that such a stand has been taken by Great on the Prench side. Gibson Supports Move, Ambassador Hugh 8. Gibson, for the United States, also - supported the French text, and Washington press dis- patches declare that Secretary of State to Pried- . von itz und Gaffron, German Ambassador, his regret at the ‘German rearmament thesis. *_Aniothet indication of a reapproache- ment of Franco-American views is seen the recent visit here of George L. Harrison, n!ovunor of the Federal Re- serve Ba of New York. He stated of the reparations and war debts ques- tion in the near future and he is said to have discussed with the head of the Bank of France, Clement Moret, meas- ures for combating foreign propaganda directed against the large gold reserves now held by France and the United States. Andre Tardieu, French Premler, in a ‘Thanksgiving day 'h here, recalled that the present frontiers of Europe were drawn largely with the help of dis- interested American experts and geog- raphers. He suggested that France and the United States were best situ- ated in the present economic and politi- cal erisis to take the lead for moral and financial reconstruction and con- cluded that peace will more or less be assured accordingly as France and the United States work thereat together or separately. Spain Discusses Issue. In Spain meanwhile newspapers are vigorously discussing whether Spain should remain neutral between the two European groups or join in actual work for peace. It is thought that French diplomacy has been seeking a rap- proachement with Spain with renewed energy recently. It is _also noteworthy that the influ- ential Paris newspaper La Matin urges France to break diplomatic relations with Russia because of the all “treason trial” in which it is declared that former President and Premier Ray- mond Poincare and former Minister Aristide Briand conspired to overthrow the Soviet regime by armed interven- tion. The plot is considered here to be a wild Russian affair trumped up in order to make the Russlan workers be- lleve that foreign intrigues are respon- sible for Russia’s present economic dif- ficulties. (Copyright, 1930.) B ol TURKS GET MT. ARARAT Persian Deal Completed for Trans- fer of Disputed Land. JERUSALEM, November 29 (Jewish Telegraphic Agency). — Mount Ararat, where Noah's Ark came to rest after the deluge ended, is reported about to become Turkish property. The Persian government is under- stood to have agreed to the inclusion of Mount Ararat in Turkish territory on the southern frontier. This step iis a sequel to the recent Kurdish in- surrection in that regicn, the ‘ebels took refuge on Persian soll. | Hence Turkey requested the Persian ent to consent to an exchange when support measures I do not approve merely to avoid such a session. ‘Co- operation’ is a fine, resounding term to those who expect to draw up programs and want others to follow blindly. It |is important to know who is to do the ‘co-ing’ and who is l’u\? to do the ‘operating.’ I have no desire for an extra session. On the other hand, I do not entertain the ‘fear’ which is be- 560,000,000 ASKED FOR FARM RELIEF Action by House of Emer- gency Measure. By the Associated Press. Plans for making relief to farmers in drought areas the first legislative act of the House were advanced yes- delegation asked a $60,000,000 loan fund from Director Roop of the budget. Led by Representative Aswell of Louisiana, ranking Democratic member of the committee who will introduce the loan bill tomorrow, a group includ- ing Representative Jones, Democrat Texas, and two Republican committee members, Ketcham of Michigan and Hope of Kansas, outlined their relief plan and were promised an early budget report. Early Action Expected. “We asked for $60,000,000, the amount most generally agreed to by the State Agricultural Commissioners and the President's Drought Commission,” Aswell said. “I hope to get a report by Tuesday. In my opinion Congress will appropriate at least $60,000,000. “My bill will be introduced Monday and should be reported by the com- mittee before the end of the week. It will provide for loans to farmers for feed, seed, fertilizer, oil and gasoline, crop production and other crop neces- sitles. The bill will cover the entire United States to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture at whose dis- cretion is the amount which may be loaned to any single farmer. Crop Mortgage Held. “This is not & dole. The Government takes back a first mortgage on the crop to be produced and the Secretary of Agriculture will fix an interest rate.” Aswell said an identical bill will be introduced at the same time in the Senate by Chairman McNary of the Agriculture Committee. More rigid Pederal regulation of the grain cotton exchanges was said by the Louisianian to be a decided legislative possibility in the short ses- sion. MURDER TRIAL ORDERED INDIANAPOLIS, November 29 (#). —Judson L. amk“rromuun. attorney, fald todsy Harold H. Schroeder, of Mobile ., would be placed on trial December 8 for the murder of s man whose charred torso was found last May in Schroeder's automobile. Several changes have been the date for the trial. STAR, DOAK IN POLITICS SECRETARY AND WIFE Aswell Acts to Assure Early| terday when an Agriculture Committee | WASHINGTO. BIG AID TO HOOVER Originally Headed List for Labor Post, but Stepped Aside for Harmony. BY REX COLLIER. William Nuckles Doak, who, as plain Bill Doak, used to shuffie box cars in th: freight yards at Bluefleld, W. Va., learned about his appointment as Sec- retary of Labor from the newspapers. “I was just as surprise as any one else when I learned the President had announced my appointment,” the genial brown-haired, 47-year-old Virginian de- clared yesterday, in an interview. “Why, I guess I haven't seen Presi- dent Hoover for nearly two months— and we didn't talk about the Labor secretaryship then. In fact, I believe the last time that subject was discussed was two years ago!” Campaign Labors Recalled. Two years ago, it is recalled, Doak headed the list of men mentioned for appointment as the Labor member of the new Hoover cabinet. Doak will not discuss the situation at that time, but his friends assert that he voluntarily asked President Hoover to withdraw his name from consideration in view of opposition which developed from the ranks of the American Federation of Labos T Doak had labored hard during the Hoover campaign as director of the Labor Bureau of the Republican Na- tional Committes, It was a foregone conclusion_that he was to succeed James J. Davis as Secretary. Ancestry Is Distinguished. ‘That the friendship is reciprocal there can be no doubt, in view of the vigorous way in which Mr. Hoover an- nounced the Doak appointment. Doak comes of distinguished Virginia stock. One of his ancestors was the first Presbyterian minister to come to the virgin shores of the Colonial prov- ince, His father served on the Confed- erate side in the Civil War as a member of Pickett's division. The new secretary was born in the appropriately named town of Rural Retreat, in Wythe County, Va., way down near the Tennessee line. His education was gain‘d in high school and in a business school. Real Manhood Proved. Yet in his teens, Doak decided to go railroading. He went to Bluefleld, where are located the big yards of the Norfolk & Western. He landed a job as & switchman. ‘When he had been switching cars for three years young Doak signed up as a member of an o:ganization that later was to point the way for his elevation to a place in the President’s cabinet. He joined the local lodge of the Broth- erhood of Rallroad Trainmen at Blue- field in 1903. Gains Dual Promotion. His business training stood him in gocd stead as a lodge member, and he | shortly afterward was made secretary. In the meantime he had begun to climb the railroad ladder. He was promoted from switchman to yard foreman, with a crew of switchmen under his super- vision. His executive ability was recognized also by the brotherhood and he became chairman of the legislative board of the | organization for Virginia and West Virginia. Fiom that cffice he moved forward to vice president of the Grand Lodge, and thence to national legislative representative, the position which he now holds. As national legislative rep- resentative he also served for a period as assistant president of the brother- hood and could have been elected presi- dent of the organization at the last convention, but declined. Doak first met Hoover during the World War. He is one of the group of Hoover wartime associates who later became ardent boosters of “the Chief” for President. Doak was a member of the committee which was appointed to fix wheat prices in 1917, and served under Hoover on other war boards. Secretary Is Democratic. ‘The new Secretary of Labor is as democratic and amiable as his pre- decessor, Secretary.Davis. He counts among his friends even William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, who opposed the appointment because Doak is not affiliated with the Federation. Priends of Doak do not believe that Green will press his objec- tions very hard. Doak is married and has a home in Arlington County, Va., on the Potomac palisades, just above Chain Bridge. It is understood he will take an apartment in this city shortly, for the sake of con- venience, but will retain his home in Virginia for Summer seclusion and rest. ——— Too_exhausted to continue their over- seas flight, a linnet and a chaffinch alighted on a liner on its 'lz from New York to Liverpool and rema on the vessel until it reached port. LOANS ON T Bank Stocks and Bonds makes Pans for one year, or less, WITHOUT co-makers on spproved securities, the borrower to make monthly deposits to accumulate a fund with which to repay the loan at the end of the 1408 H Sweat N.W. ing so loudly expressed by some who | know the; trol ment over the new Con. improve: year er at the end of what» ever neriod fog which the loea is made. g MORRIS PLAN B " NK Uader Suparvis- '), &, Tresemy Washingtcn, D. & 'EMBER 30, Prisoner Is Freed For Speeding Back To Feed Hungry “It was cold, too, 8o I was hur- rying back when the officer stop- me.” ped 3 Judge Hitt ordered a suspended sentence. Carroll was arrested on Rhode Island avenue by Po- liceman_G. M. Patton of the Traffic Bureau. - SHOALS HARMONY URGED BY REECE Representative for Accept- ance of Senate Plans With Reservations. By the Associated Press. Harmonising of the differences be- iween the Senate and House on Muscle Shoals was proposed yesterday by Rep- resentative Reece, Republican, Tennes- see, in a new compromise plan. Coincident with the announcement by Speaker Longworth that definite ac- tion on the Government control pro- posal was desired to dispose of the dis- pute at this session, Reece prorooed acceptance, with modifications, of the Senate compromise proposal of the last session. Reece said there were fundamental differences between the House private operation and the Senate Government operation measures, but the original pus of the project should furnish sufficient common ground for settling the differences. Quantity Fertiliser Production. ‘The compromise proposed to the Con- ference Committee by Senator Norris, Republican, Nebraska, would be accepted with the added provision that the leas- ing of the nitrate plans require quan- tity rather than experimental produc- tion of fertilizer, along with a by-prod- uct output of high explosives. The Tennesseean also proposed Gov- ernment operation of the power plants with private distribution and sale un- der contracts fixing profits and iT- anteeing political units first rights to power, along with assurance of con- struction of Cove Creek Dam either by private interests or the Federal Gov- ernment. Hopeful of Agreement. “I am hopeful these g:oponh will result in agreement in the Conference Committee that will bring recommenda- tion to both the Senate and the House for ':‘pdm’ovll of modified legislation,” e In that connection Representative Garner of Texas, the minority leader, said if the Norris compromise 1 were submitted to a vote in the it would be approved. African Air Mail April 1. Air_mail service between Egypt and Cape Town, South Africa, is to be inaug- urated April 1, 1931. It is hoped to open the northern half of the route, as far as Mwanza, on Lake Victoria Ny- ansa, by January 1. The service will conneci with the London-Cairo air line. The aviation company expects to receive subsidies ttoaling $4,700,000 in the first five years v 2 (Yo Formerly $35 40 45 50 55 &0 1930—PART OMNE. CONGRESS UNITY MAY BE LIMITED Parties” Co-operation As- sured on Work Relief, but Otherwise Doubtful. BY MARK SULLIVAN. In the settling about whether Demo- crats and Republicans are to co-operate in the session of Congress beginning Monday, one definite if only partial] step, is clear. It is reasonable to ex- the co-operation will exist at least enough to complete the bills for 'r:m un‘gplument. Both parties ese are emergen measures. Both realize that deay of these measures by n tactics would be unfortunate fact and un- ?omnu a8 & matter of politics. It is airly safe to expect prompt and smooth D‘fl:l of the essential measures deal- :}L ith unemplo{mem. and the appro- Beyond ' for relie] the unemployment measures, however, other considerations arise It is conceivable that ration for the part of the session dealing with unem- ployment may facilitate further co- operation for the session as a whole. it is concelvable, but decidedly can- not be called probable. As respects co- mnuon for the whole session and for purpose of preventing a special ses- sion, more Democrats in Congress de- plore this policy than approve it. ‘The original call for co-operation was signed by the three Democratic ex- candidates for the presidency, Smith, Davis and Cox; by the Democratic leaders of the Senate and House, Robin- son of Arkansas and Garner of Texas; and by the national executive heads of the party, John J. Raskob and Jouett Shouse. These leaders stand firmly by “heir announcement. Senator Robinson has re-stated the policy, and has taken mnln furtherance of it, at some peril to prestige and position as leader. Rank and File Resentful. clear, however, that the rank of the Democrats in Senate and do not approve the &ucy and The :h::es e A ;t.:-d ficai purpose and ins tion of the I@.&‘n who laid out the policy was to facilitate rest and quiet for a nervous business world. As respects the session beginning next week, the broad test of co-operation or non-co-operation is whether this session 80 conducts itself as not to precipitate & special session of the new Congress. On this point, some iof the most im- portant Democrats within Congress stand with the signers of the co-opera- tion announcement. Democratic Sena- tor “Pat Harrison of Mississippi on Friday made a declaration which amounted to saying that no matter what the Republicans do, or what hap- pens in any respect, he for one “will not feel justified in participating in any movement to block the passage a' this Congress of the general supply meas- ures.” The complete good faith of these Democrats is not doubted by any one, Neither is there any faintest doubt of the sincerity of their motive, which is to let the recuperating country be un- disturbed by a special session of It Fear a Party Division. There is perhaps an additional mo- tive that may be political and soundly so. The Democratic leaders fear a division their party over prohibition or any other one of several controversial be in session during only the smallest possible number of months }mmun‘ the presidential election in e of the sittings of _the 'w Congress which the readily have a majority. ahle to go forward to ' Democrats They wish to = ROOSEVELT regard h insurgent Republicans, by the nature of their po- sition, want in all respects the opposite of co-operation with the Republican ad- ministration. This progressive Republi- can group is so situated as to be able to influence the Democratic rank and file powerfully against co-operation. BUEST AT"POSSUM FEAST Georgians Entertain Gover- nor of New York—Hunt Follows Dinner. By the Associated Press. WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, Ga., November 29 —Franklin D. Roosevelt tonight stepped from the role of New York Governor to that of Georgia's adopted son to eat a primitive meal amid the notes of native music. Goy. Roosevelt was the honor guest at a “’possum and taters” dinner and a 'possum hunt given by the Atlanta As- sociation of Building Owners and Man- agers. At the conclusion of the dinner, the program called for the Governor and other guests to assemble in front of the hotel for the start of the 'possum hunt. | the The guest list announced by the hosts included Gov. and Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Margaret Lehand, the Governor's pri- vate secretary; Edward Flynn, secretary of state of New York, and Mrs. Flynn; Dr. Leroy Hubbard, suregeon in chief of the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation; Arthur Carpenter, business manager of the foundation, and Richard B. Rus- sell, jr., Governor-elect of Georgia. To prove that Ireland does have snakes, the Dublin Zoo will exhibit a specimen, nearly three feet long, which yas found by & child while playing in 8 | Dublin garden. 2z DRYS WILL OPPOSE WET REFERENDUM Methodist Board Warns G. 0. P. Against Hedging on Prohibition. By the Associated Press. Stern opposition and some support were manifest yesterday a. dry forou‘ to tz:“ at & secret mee! of temperance leade here—that umhlbldonhr Join with u:: anti-prohibitionists in having Oonfrm provide for a Nation-wide prohibition referendum. One of the conferees, Oliver Stewart, president of the uadron Foun- dation, disclosed that sentiment at the hotel room meeting had been against the ment he believed to_the last ditch” Melnwhllcm:be sued a warning to the Republican party through its weekly clip sheet saying, “If the Republican party wants to die and die as the fool dieth, the quickest way is to hedge on prohibition.” “As for the Democrats, we will have something to say later. In the mean- time, we will just remark that there are literally millions of honest, sincere, in- telligent, God-fearing Democrats in the South who understand perfectly well that they are being contemptuously ored by a repudiated Raskob ma- cl tI';\: and lv;ho :ulheoml.nly demand & settlement if and when necessary. They can't be bullled and they can't be hl\éflued -::m:z. are not fools.” WA was strongly opposed to the referendum plan bechuae no as- surance could.be given that the people themselves would have a direct voice dn electing the various constitutional con- ventions. “Still another objection,” he said, “is that the morale and spirit of the dry people would be destroyed if the leaders of the prohibition movement to any such pr . They would never understand why we lent ourselves to thankless task of pulling chestnuts out of the fire for the wets.’ Subscribe Today It costs only about 1% ocents every evening and ‘elephone National 5000 and the delivery will start immedi- ately. 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