Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1940, Page 5

Farley Lauds Record Of New Deal, but Is Silent on Candidates Sees Anotl;er Victory If Democratic Party Stands United By the Associated Press. BANGOR, Me., March 27.—Lavish in his praise of the administration’s record, but without a word of his own presidential aspirations or those of any other Democrat, Post- master General Farley today . brophesied another national victory for his party “if we stand united and work together.” Mr. Farley’s nearest approach to what might be interpreted as a ret- erence to the 1940 nomination fight came in the closing lines of a speech Jprepared for Maine’s Democratic State convention: ‘We have experienced leaders to offer the country * * *.” The Democratic National Commit- tee chairman’s speech had been eagerly awaited in the hope it might &hed some light on the closely guard- ed plans of the President, but the man who piloted Mr. Roosevelt to victory in 1932 and 1936 and who, as an avowed presidential candidate himself this year, would be the Pres- ident’s foe if thie latter decided to | seek a third term, only mentioned his chief's name twice. Reviews Accomplishments. In reviewing the administration's complishments, Mr. Farley said: “The Roosevelt administration has been sincere in purpose and honest in practice * * *” Discussing the likely trend of Re- publican campaign policy, the Dem- ocratic strategist declared: “Having condemned the Roose- ® velt administration and all its works for seven long yvears, the (Repub- lican) party has now discovered that it may be compelled to indorse the | major administration policies ***.” Summarizing his points to Maine »partisans who will send 10 votes to the national convention, Mr. Farley said: “In the election next November | the American people will have a choice between a party which has given new life and new force to the meaning of popular government, and (one) which has failed to make a single contribution toward solving the outstanding problems of the past 10 years.” Hits G. O. P. Contenders. In spite of “all the talk about | making the G. O. P. liberal” he continued, each of the leading pres:- dential contenders “has been identi- | fied with the reactionary wing of the party from the time of his entry into public life.” Mr. Farley advised Democrats, however, that the Re- publicans would have a “well-disci- plined” and, “above all, a well-sup- plied army,” then asserted: “I feel certain that our party will be able to meet and repulse the at- Jack. * * * We have experienced leaders to offer the country and we have kept the faith during the past seven years of national rule.” In referring to the administra- tion’s naval expansion policy, Mr.| Farley recalled a Maine visit of Thomas E Dewey, candidate for the *Republican presidential nomina- tion, saying: “The same candidate who so lightly came out for a two-ocean navy in Maine later told a Middle West audience that it was time to cut down on excessive Washington. This is stance of working both the middle * * *.” Mr. Farley alsos touched on old- another in- ends against age pensions and the New Deal’s so- cial security program. He described as “dud” the Re- publicans’ “sinister and deceitful” attack on the social security law in the 1936 campaign but advised his hearers not to lose sight of the minority party's “official attitude” . toward pension legislation. “The fact is,” Mr. Farley declared, “that the Republican party at heart s against any kind of pensions for »the old folks, just as it always has been, and if returned to power, this attitude would soon become appar- ent.” As for the Townsend and similar pension plans he asserted: “You good Democrats in Maine bhad painful experience with the type of Republican who screams in an- guish against New Deal spending and then votes for passags of costly pension plans which would leavy a tremendous burden upon the Federal Treasury.” Trade_ tcontinuedfiFrom First Page.) trade agreements were but a minor factor among trade obstacles. He said the important and signifi- cant trade barriers, which were rarely touched by trade agreements, included exchange restrictions, ex- change allotments, bilateral agree- ments, quotas, embargoes, barters, special regulations, formation of trade areas and currency blocks and depreciated currencies. Under the policy of generalizing American duty reductions, he con- tinued, foreigners “get everything,” ,but “we get precious little general- fzed reciprocal benefits in return.” Since the trade program went into effect, he continued, there had been little change jn the number of peo- ple employed in export work or serv- fces. Such increase as occurred in export trade, he said, “obviously was due to a recovery in world buying B power™ and not to trade agreements. Favored-Nation Policy Hit. Senator Vandenberg argued that the trade agreements law represent- ed an unconstitutional delegation of legislative treaty, tariff and taxing power and discretion to the Chief Executive. “This transcends any considera- tion of whether we do or do not get more money out of it,” he com- mented. Benator Vandenberg criticized particularly the present policy of extending to all nations—except those found discriminating against American goods—the tariff reduc- tions granted by this Government under trade agreements. Through the most favored-nation policy, he said, the program was “slowly but surely if not deliberately , driving the United States to a basis of uncompensated low tariffs which will ultimately wreck us just as sure- ly as too low tariffs heretofore have always been poison to ‘- American wage and living and price standards. The alternative, Senator Vanden- berg said, was not to abandon the purguit of fordign trade and th defense of external commerce, no: to revert “to what is rightfully eon- the Maine | spending in | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Armed Motorist Frustrates 3 Stop-Sign Thugs; Fires at One Sweep Election Louis H. Chaney, bus driver, points to the hole he shot through a window of his car last night, firing at one of three colored bandits who leaped on his running board at Largo, Md. —Star Staff Photo. | colored bandits at a traffic sign in nearby Maryland was frustrated last night when Louis H. Chaney, 36, of 1208 Orren street N.E. jolted two of the men from the running | board of his car and fired point- | blank at the third. The latler, Mr. Chaney said, \dropped into the street and may have been wounded, Prince Georges County police who raced to the scene could find no trace of him | however. Mr. Chaney, a bus driver for “Cspual Transit Co., was returning | from a week end at his summer | cottage at Bristol, Md., preparing to report for work at midnight when the attempted holdup occurred. He said he stopped for a traffic | sign at Largo road and Central ave- nue, in Largo, Md., about 11:45 oclock and the three colored men leaped to the running board of his machine. A holdup attempt staged by \‘.hree§ “I cut off my lights and stepped on the gas and two of the men were | thrown from the automobile,” he | explained. “I had gone but a short distance | when I noticed the third man hold- ing on by a door handle and he pointed a gun at me and told me to ‘Stop or I'll shot.’” “I had a pistol lying on the seat | beside me and I grabbed it up and | fired through the closed window of | the door at him. He fell into the |road, but I don't know whether 1 hit him or not.” S | Mr. Chaney, who said he had |locked his car doors and rolled up |the windows as a precautionary measure against “stop light” bandits, | continued on to Washington and notified Prince Georges County police at Hyattsville by telephone. Police searched the Largo neigh- borhood. but could find no trace of the bandit trio. sions of the tariff.” Concentrated Trade Authority. “The alternative is to seek reci- procity which tangibly reciprocates tc provide a concentrated foreign |all the external which American export increasingly confronts; to keep our tariffs elastic, through the medium of a ministerial agency which responds to specific congressional criteria, and in con- stant adjustment to American costs of competitive production.” . Meanwhile, administration Demo- crats in the Senate were urged to stay on the job to outvote opponents of the reciprocal trade program, as | President Roosevelt's personal in- fluence was thrown into the fight | against a move to require Senate ratification of new trade agree- | ments. 3 Senator Minton, Democrat, of In- | diana, the Democratic whip, wrote supporters of the bill, asking them not to leave Washington during the debate Too Close to Risk. “The vote is so close that we can- | not take the risk of any absentees,” | his message said. Mr. Roosevelt's position on the controversial issue was made clear after a visit to the White House by Chairman Harrison of the Senate Finance Committee. With a vote approaching on an amendment by Senator Pittman, Democrat, of Nevada, to require | Senate ratification of new trade agreements, Senator Harrison laid the situation before the Chief Ex- ecutive yesterday and left the White House saying: “The President is of course in- | amendment and all others be de- feated.” | Meanwhile, Western support for | the Pittman proposal welled up in speeches by Senator Democrat, of Nevada and Senator | O'Mahoney, Democrat, of Wyom- | ing questioning the constitutionality of the Trade Agreements Act un- less Senate ratification is added. Senator Pittman and his sup- porters contend the agreements are actually treaties, and as such must under the Constitution have the | approval of two-thirds of the Sen- ate. Administration supporters argue that the bill is constitu- tional as it stands, and that Senate ratification would offer such op- portunities for delay and log roll- ing as to make the program ineffec- tive. Held Unconstitutional. | In the course of another day of | routine and unexcited debate, Sen- ator McCarran asserted that the system strikes “at the heart of constitutional government” by re- moving from Congress the taxing power involved in changing tariff rates. After referring to the fact that Secretary of State Hull, the author of the program, is a possible presi- dential candidate, Senator McCar- ran said the cabinet member had opposed the old flexible tariff act as “undoubtedly unconstitutional,” al- though the latter was “much more constitutional” than the Trade Agreements Act. The old law em- powered the President to proclatm changes in the tariff rates upon the recommendation of the Tariff Commission. 5 Senator O'Mahoney said the argu- ments of Senators Pittman and Mc- Carran were “unanswerable,” and that it was a “tragedy” that only a small portion of the Senate mem- bership had stayed in the chamber and listened to them. Senator O'Mahoney was chided by Senator Clark, Democrat, of Missouri and Majority Leader Bark- ley for urging Senate ratification of the agreements. Senator Clark said Senator O'Mahoney had opposed ratification in 1934 and 1937, McNutt Speaks Friday Federal Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt will speak at a din- 1er meeting of the Society for Per- onnel Administration, scheduled for 80 pm. Friday in Child’s Ging- 'am Club, 1423 Pennsylvania ave- nue N.W. demned as log-rolling, general revl-‘ trade authority which can cope with | trade penalties | | tensely anxious that the Pittman | McCarran, | Planes __(Continued From First Page.) mediately necessary for our defense needs. “The release policy for foreign sale of our most modern designs,”| Secretary Woodring said, “will be | liberalized to accomplish the fore- | | going, to further stimulate produc- tive capacity and to insure improved types of planes for our forces. Each | such case must be decided on its merits. Prior to the release of any of our designs for sale abroad, the manufacturer must negotiate with the War Department for such | changes in those models which are under contract for the United States Army in order to insure that im- proved types of airplanes are deliv- ered to the War Department. Full Reports to Be Furnished. vulged or released to any foreign purchaser of military airplanes. | “Neither designs owned by the | War Department nor manufacturer- | owned designs over which the War | Department has control will be re- | leased for manufacture or detailed | assembly abroad. | “Foreign governments must agree ! to furnish us full and complete in- }formation on the design, equipment | and combat performance of Ameri- | can-made planes.” Lows Johnson, Assistant Secretary of War, testified that as a result of the impetus given the aircraft in- dustry by the Army’s own program and oy foreign orders, productive capacity would be between 30,000 and 40,000 complete planes annually by the end of this year, compared with the 3,643 output in 1938. | By the first of this year capacity | had reached a rate of about 17,000 | bodies and 13,000 engines. | Asked About Bullitt's Views. Representative Anderson, Demo- | crat, of Missouri asked Secretary | Woodring whether it was true that | Secretary Morgenthau and Ambas. | sador William C. Bullitt had “sold President Roosevelt the idea of sell- ing late-model planes to the allies. Chairman May interrupted quick- ly with the statement that he did not believe the question pertinent and after some argument Mr. An- derson withdrew it. Secretary Woodring told the com- mittee the War Department might find it necessary, in order to carry out the new policy, to ask Congress to extend the time in which existing appropriations for aircraft pur- chases are available for expenditure. Normally, when a department fails to | use funds appropriated for a spe- |cific fiscal year, the money goes back to the Treasury. Advantage Seen for U. S. Asserting that such rapid studies have been made in the last 14 months in the development of mili- tary aircraft that “a further read- Jjustment and reorientation of our plans appear to be necessary” be- yond the changes carried out last year, Secretary Woodring added: “It is believed that by taking ad- vantage of the existing market for military planes we can secure the necessary changes in types by nego- tiation. Such a procedure should assist in maintaining us progres- sively in a situation where we will have the most modern equipment, whatever the later developments.” No Disagreement Seen. Simultaneously, without waiting for the committee’s reaction, other Army and Navy officials met with representatives of the aircraft in- dustry to discuss the new policy and its immediate application. Although the co-operation deci- sion was feached after the House inquiry had been arranged, there were no immediate signs of violent disagreement by individual members of the Military Comniittee. Chair- man Harter, Democrat, of Ohio of of the subcommittee which initiated the investigation sald he thought the formulation of a concrete export policy made the move worth while. Other committee members said that while the allies would benefit by acquiring the latest warplanes without delay, this country’s defense would profit by getting better mogels #t reduced costs. The White 56 Testerday expressed agtisfaction with “No military secret will be di- | Canadian Liberals On Conduct of War Mackenzie King Begins New Five-Year Term With Record Majority By the Associated Press. \OTTAWA, March 27.—Winning landslide support of its conduct of the war against Germany, the Liberal government of Prime Min- ister W. L, Mackenzie King was returned for a new five-year term today with a record majority in the Canadian House of Commons As late returns from yesterdey's general election came in during the day Mackenzie King and his fol- lowers ‘surpassed the record major- ity of 169 seats which they had held in the Parliament, dissolved by the Prime Minister last January 25 after opposition charges that Can- ada’s war effort was weak and in- efficient. With only 8 seats in doubt and election for 1 deferred, erals had won 174 seats out of a total of 245. The National Gov- ernment group, including the Con- servatives and constituting the chief opposition, filled only 38 seats The other 24 seats went to seven other scattered parties. Mr. Mackenzie King and every member of his cabinet was returned to office, and Dr. Robert J, Manion, Conservative party leader and head of the opposition, was defeated by & Liberal, Don Mclvor, in nis home city of Fort William, Ontario. A number of Dr. Manion's opposition aides also lost their parliamentary seats. The new victory, comparable to 14, 1935, retains the Liberal gov- ernment for another five years, un- | less it chooses to appeal to the pub- lic sooner. The Senate is not af- | fected, its members being summoned for lite by the Governor General. Absentee ballots of some 90,000 | members of the armed forces will not be added until April 1, or later, | but are expected to have little ef- fect on the civillan total of about 5,000,000 votes. Conservative strength centered in ; the Province of Ontario, where Dr. Manion’s followers won 25 of the 82 seats, the same number they held before. Chinese and Japanese | Claim Northern City By the Associated Press. the capture of Wuyuan, Suiyuan Province city 350 miles northwest of Peiping on the caravan route to Outer Mongolia, after a severe bat- tle. Official Chungking military reports said the Chinese recaptured Wuyuan, which the Japanese had held two months, after a five-and-a-half-day battle in which the Japanese lost | 3.40 Okilled, including the Wuyuan | garrison commander and other of- Japanese Army headquarters in Peiping said their forces withdrew !from Wuyuan after a month's oc- |cupation on February 20, that Chinese soldiers had returned to the | city, prompting renewed Japanese action, which resulted yesterday in reoccupation of Wuyuan. The Jap- anese said they lost 13 dead and 70 wounded while killing 1.500 Chinese. The Chinese reported they were continuing to push to the east be- yond Wuyuan and were attacking | Japanese reinforcements dispatched from Paotow, western terminus of the railroad to Peiping. {Fire Department Drive ROCKVILLE, Md., March 27 (Spe- cial).—The annual | Rockville Volunteer Fire Depart- |ment for supporting members is in Qprogres.s under direction of a com- | mittee consisting of William E. | Wootton, chairman; Marbery F. Gates and Franklin H. Wilson. the new poli which replaces the previous program of refusing new | type ships to foreign buyers. | Chairman Snyder, Democrat, of | Pennsylvania, of the House Military Appropriations Subcommittee, who conferred earlier this week with Gen. George Marshall, Army chief of staff, told reporters that by July 1 the aircraft industry would have a capacity of about 27,000 planes annually. . This would be almost quadruple what it was a year ago. If the European war continues, the output may reach 40,000 or 50,000, it was learned. Most of the aircraft industry rep- resentatives who came here today already have been in negotiations with the Franco-British mission in New York. ‘The prospect of accelerated muni- tions manufacture in American plants found the Justice Depart- ment considering the desirability of legislation to permit more ef- fective prosecution in espionage cases, particularly those involving military secrets. The question will be discussed next week at a meet- ing ot all Federal district attorneys. FORDS ENGINE HEADS WELDED WELDIT, INC. 516 1st St NW. ME. 7944 Thanks to FATHER JOHN'S MEDICINE Because it builds body-resis- tance, Father John’s Medicine is especially valuable in Spring. Rich in Vitamins A and i the Lib- | that in the last election October | SHANGHAI, March 27.—Both the | — | Chinese and Japanese today claimed drive of the | D. €, WEDNESDAY, Roosevelt Confers With Advisers on Relief Needs President to Prepare Special Message on 1941 Estimates BULLETIN. Relief estimates for the fiscal yeat of 1941 will be submitted to Congress next week by Works Progress Commissioner F. C. Harrington rather than through & message from President Roose- velt, it was decided at a White House conference today. Col. Harrington will appear before a House Appropriations Subcom- mittee to submit figures, prob- ably in the neighborhood of $1,000,000,000. By JOHN C. HENRY. President Roosevelt began con- | ferences today with relief advisers preparatory to submitting a special message to Congress within a few | weeks on estimted ‘relief needs for the coming fiscal year. Reported much better of the lingering cold which has plagued him for two weeks, the Chief Execu- tive still remained in his study in the White House proper, however, to receive Federal Works Admin- istrator John M. Carmody, Works Projects Commissioner F. C. Har- rington and Budget Director Harold D Smith. In his budget message of last January the President estimated that four principal relief programs would require an overall figure of | $1,300,000,000 for the new fiscal year. In this group he placed the Works Projects Administration, | tional Youth Administration, the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Farm Security Administration, but gave no breakdown on individual needs of the four. Hearings to Start Monday. The Hquse Appropriations Com- | mittee has reported a supply meas- | use carrying $230,000000 for the C. C. C. and $85000,000 for the N. Y. A. With $125,000,000 men- | tioned as the probable F. S. A. re- quest, only about $860,000,000 would | be left for the W. P. A. if the total | of the four programs is not to ex- ceed the $1,300.000,000. More frequently mentioned in pre- liminary conversations thus far has been a billion-dollar figure for work relief. While the President is pre- | paring to make his specific recom- MARCH 27, 1940. mendations to in the coming few weeks, the House sub- committee handling relief appro- priations will begin hearings Mon- day. Already demonstrating itself economy-minded as a preference to new taxes, the House may keep the W. P. A. figure below a billion dol- lars. ® In addition to beginning his relief study, the President took time today to sign the recently passed Treasury-Post Office 1941 appro- priation bill and to receive Ernest H. Gruening, new Governor of Alas- ka, before the latter's departure for the North. ‘With a presidential trip to Warm Springs, Ga., believed on the sched- ule for the end of the week, White House* Secretary Stephen T. Early sald Undersecretary of State Sum- ner Welles was expected to reach New York around noon tomorrow from his European trip, and un- doubtedly will be received by the Chief Executive in Washington. Al- though Mr. Early said there was no reason to expect Mr. Welles to rush here and that he would be received at his convenience, it was believed he might visit the White House late Thursday or early Friday and en- able the President to leave by Fri- day afternoon. Mr. Welles left Washington about six weeks ago for a quick dash ‘nruund Europe's principal capitals | to. study war-time conditions and prospects for peace abroad. Or Csapitol Hill today the con- gressional economy drive ran into new trouble when Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Oklahoma opened a fight for more flood-control funds. the Na-| At the same time some House | members rallied behind a move to | see that relief funds were increased beyond Mr. Roosevelt’s original | budget figures.. iWorhfiNur Veteran Dies From Gun Shot Henry L. 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