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HOOVER ON AMERICAN UNEMPLOYMENT.

SPRING WILL BRING BETTER TIMES. SENATOR'S PROTEST AGAINST BOLSHEVIK BOGEY.

STRONG SPEECHES. IN CONGRESS.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

Distress Condned to Twelve Staten.

Honest Workers Misrepresented.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1930.

He charged that some of the nation's industrialists are violat ing made to President Hoover, by laying off men and cutting wages in spite of their pledge to main- tain their businesses and pay at

LITTLE HOPE OF AGREEMENT.

FRENCH NAVAL DEMANDS A

STUMBLING BLOCK..

BRITISH CIRCLES

PESSIMISTIC.

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LONDON, March 9. There is the greatest secrecy in

END OF THE NEW ROYAL AIR FORCE

PARTY.

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MONEY FOR FUND RETURNED.

Si

DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN

PROMOTERS.

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LONDON, March 7. The trustees of the United "EDF"

normal levels as part of the Ad: regard to M. Briand's talk with Mr.pira Party Fund announce that it ministration "prosperity program-

me."*

Senator La Follette said:

WASHINGTON, March 8. Mr. Hoover, speaking to a gather ing of presmen, said that he was convinced that the worst effects of

Henderson and Mr. Stimson to-day, the Stock Market erash on business

It is believed that any reduction in "It is perfectly obvious that the French naval programme will and employment would be passed

there is a campaign in progress to

Bad be contingent on some such guar- within one or two months. He be paint honest American men lieved that resumption of normal women, who are seeking employantec as is suggested by France,

ment, an reds, "

The genemnd feeling is not optimis Senator Burton K. Wheeler of activity would be encompassed by

Montana demanded that the Senatetic, as it is felt there is little hope the seasonal resumption of out-of Lobbyist Committee should call of the United States agreeing to deor construction undertaken by the Matthew Woll, third vice-president participate in any such treaty of the American Federation of

which is regarded in the United railways, public ultility, companies, Labour, and question him concern-

States as purely a matter of Euro general business and private entering reports he had been spreading pean coacera.

to the effect that Soviet Russia has prises.

#ent G81,250,000 to the United

ing trouble.

It is believed that the British are also unfavourable as it is felt

of Nations, the Locarno Treaty and

sufficient to guarantee the security of France, very little else can be done.

Earlier Report.

Unemployment amounting to dis-States for the purpose of foment-in British circles that if the League tress was confined to twelve statës, conditions in the remaining states being little different from those re- gularly prevailing during the Win

"Amazingly Well 05, Considering."the Briand-Kellogg Pact are not

ter season.

Mr. Hoover estimated the actual number at present unemployed at between one third to a half of the aumber unemployed during the business depression of 1921-10.

ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO.

CONCEAL FACTS.

(UNITED PRESS)

Washington,

March 1-A de-

It is amazing how well off we nre. considering what we have been through." Mr. Thomas Lamont, the well-known banker, mid to-day in a discussion of the situation of business in the United States.

the Lamont expressed Mr. opinion that business was now at if hest period since last fall and that it would soon move forward again.

Conditions might be expected to he better in a month or two." he declared, and at present conditions were "not bad,"

Alleged Russian Instigation. New York, March 3-Ten thous. and Communists are expected to stage a demonstration in Union Square on Thursday, according to plans just disenvered,

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RUGBY, March 7. The work of the Naval Confer- ence was formally resumed at St. James's Palace this morning, when the heads of the delegations survey. ed the whole ground and displayed determination to press on with its work as quickly as possible. The atmosphere of the Conference is favourable for, such an advance. Six weeks ago, when it began, those attending the Conference were freely discussing whether the limitation of the size of capital ships and the reduction of their gan calibres could be achieved.

The tendency in authoritative British circles now is to take for will be no need for the building of new capital ships before 1936. Again, quicker scrapping pro gramme than was envisaged by the Washington Treaty is now contem- plated.

ESTIMATES.

CONSOLIDATING HOME DEFENCE UNITS.

FUTURE PROGRAMMES OF R.100 AND R.101.

(THROUGH BICTER'S " AGENCY.]

THE NORTHERN SITUATION.

SHANSI TROOPS RETIRE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Parizo, March 9. The Shansi troops who withdrew From Chengchow towards Sinhsiang have evacuated Sinhsiang and Kave fallen back to Changtch General LONDON, March 9 The air estimates for 1000 total Shih Yu San has taken his head quarters at Chengchow, and his £17,850,000. The estimated net ex-vanguards and armoured cars have pediture for 1999 as revised to in clude the recent supplementary estimato of

totals £700,000,

has been decided that all donations will be returneda, south

Work of Party to Contine. £16,960,000, making an increase of

Lord Rothermere, in a-alalement | to the Pressmys that the work of the United Empire Party in which 173,000 members of the public have so far enrolled, will by no means cense with the achievement of one of its cims, namely, the official adop tion of Empire free trade by the Conservativo Party, but will strive with all its resources. towards the

four other objectives in its pro gramime, three at least of which Lord Rothermère believes' ara even more important than Empire free trade-firstly, the immediate im position of high import duties on all manufactures with adequate subsidies for farming; secondly, ruthless public economy; thirdly.

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more surrenders to India; fourthly, no diplomatic relations with Moscow,

£800,000.-

› Avoiding Competition in Air?

Armaments.

The increases in the Royal Air Force are small, and are designed to demonstrate the earnest desire of His Majesty's Government ta avoid disastrous competition in air Hence consolidation

armaments.

of the existing units for home de- fence force will be the main feature of the 1930 programme. The only new unit will be one non-regular iquadron.

The torpedo-bomber squadron, originally formed as an experiment. al unit, has been reorganised for normal service duties with a view to proceeding to Singapore during the current year,

The Air Ministry has been en- couraging the increase in applica tions for permanent commissions both from adetship schools and He still hoped to see the Con- the universities. There have been servative Party come into line in excellent results from Oxford and these tenets, and thus the UnitedCambridge University air squa- Empire Party would be relieved drons, vacancies in which have been of the necessity of adopting a fight applied for twice over. ing policy, including the formation of local associations with Parlia mentary candidates.

Unexpected Dificulties With .R.100.

occupied Sinhsiang.

INDEPENDENCE OR PRISON.

GANDHI'S LATEST

MANIFESTO.

HIS RIGHT-HAND MAN ARRESTED.

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.BOMBAY, March 7. The prominent follower and dis ciple of Gandhi, Vallabhai Patel (brother of the Speaker in the to bly), onths imprisonment and

three

Imprisonment. Welcomed.

A fine of 300 rupees, with the alter- Yen Hai Shan is reported to have native of a further three weeks imprisonment, for disobeying i sent two emissaries to book his | order prohibiting public speech. "passage to Japan had arrange for his residence there. It is rumour- ed that the Southern army of oc- cupation will be quartered ** Pening.

Official announcement of this is anxiously awaited.

A Denial

HANKOW, March 9. General Yang Sen, of Szechuan, has issued a circular telegram deny ing that he had added his name to Yen Hat Shon's circular .telegram denouncing the Nanking regime,

DANISH PRINCE IN SHANGHAI.

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SHANGHAI, March 9. The Crown Prince of Denmark arrived here from Hong Kong to

The Ministry of Foreign day. Affairs dispatched a representative to greet him.

AHMEDAJAD, March 7. On the receipt of a telogram ai- mounting the arrest and imprison.. ment of Vallabhai Patel, Gandhi said that the news should be heart- ily welcomed. He added that ho might have to revise his plans for. marching with the first batch of volunteers, as he might give march- ing orders for to-morrow or Sun- day.

Gandhi has publicly appealed to millowners and mill workers, abop- keepers and all citizens, to observa a peaceful "! hartal " (complete cessation of work) on March 8, to "celebrate the incarceration of the uncrowned King of Gujerat " Patel.

A Complate **Hartal.''

AHMEDABAD, March 8. In response to Gandhi's appeal'a complete "hartal" is being ob- served in the city today to cele- brate the arrest of Vallahai Patel. There are only a few Mohammedah It is understood that he will pro-shops open. "The police have taken cred to Nanking on Tuesday and precautions against any disturb-' leave for Japan a day or two later.

SHANGHAI-JAPAN FLIGHT.

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ToxYo, March 9,

mand that the Administration i targets for attack by liberals and granted that, if all goes well, there that Lord Rothermere's' intentions but unexpected difficulties in deve-view to establishing a direct air

should give immediate attention to the problem of the unemployed in America was voierd in a speech before the Senate to-day by Sena- tor Robert F. Wagner, of New York City.

Senator Wagner declared that statistics show that nine per cent.

Police, who have been special radicals because of their rougliness in breaking up, recent demonstra- tions with extensive damage not only to the demonstrators but to newspaper reporters and bystan ders well, are taking special precautions.

Their activities include an as signment to guard a dynamite storage shed of the Bronx. Con siruction Co., where 58 xticks of

A definite advance in the work of the Conference is also marked | by the removal of the question of rival global and category methods of limitation from the realm of controversy. A compromise on this report and embodies a skeleton table of categories, which went be- for the heads of the delegations to-day.

of the wage earners in factoria. dvnamite are reported to have been subject is set ont in the experta'

have been discharged since last October, while 19 per cent. of the union workmen in 40 representa tive cities of the United States were idle in January.

stolen.

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Matthew Wall, third vice-presi- dent of the American Federation of Labour, sent a letter to day to 500 leading commercial organiza tions of the United States alleging He alleged that the Administra that recent riots of radicals in tion was attempting to conceal the American cities have been sponsor. true facts of the situation, glossinged by the Government of Soviet is over by talk of prosperity which Russia. created a false impression.

The Administration was trying to answer the "charges of critics, according to Senator Wagner, by saying that Congress'-delay in en- Acting the tariff law hit business. Such an attitude, in his opinion, was a subterfuge.

Prior to Senator Wagner's speech the Senate referred to its Com- "mittee on Labour a resolution in- "troduced by Senator Smith W. Brockhart of Iowa, providing for appropriation of 850,000,000 to be used by the American Red Crows and the Quartermaster General of the Ariny for relief of the unem- played in such manner as the Red Cross officials and the Quartermas ter General shall prescribe.

of

War Veterans in Distress, Couzens Senator James Michigan declared this afternoon that thousands of World War veterans were in distress.

He said that the highest adminis- tiative authority had estimated that there are 3,300,000 unemploy- ed persons in the United States at the present time.

DEATH OF EX-PRESIDENT TAFT.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN, SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, March 8.- The death is announced of ex- President Taft.

Reference to the career of Ex- President Taft will be found in our editorial columns.]

DEATH OF AMERICAN JUDGE.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, March 9. The death is announced of Justice Sanford of the United States Sup reme Court.

THEATRE MANAGER'S HUGE FORTUNE.

Senator Reed Smoot. of Utah, WIDOW'S CLAIM CONTESTED.

urged that Congress should pass the long-delayed Tariff Bill and make way for the enactment of other legislation which might help to relieve the present unemploy ment and general business depres- sion.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

NEW YORK, March 9. The death is announced of the theatre manager Mr. Abraham Lincoln Erlanger.

LATER

It is estimated that Mr. Erlanger The "dommunist" Scare, has left 125 million dollars. Mr. Replying to the remarks this Mitchell Erlanger, brother of the morning of Senator Robert F. Wag-deceased, is contesting the widow's ke, of New York City, Senator claim thereto on, legal grounds. Kurton, K. Wheeler, of Montana,

the

PLAYER.

independent Republican, said that HUGE FEES FOR BASEBALL

**communist recent so-called parades" were for the most part simply demonstrations asking that the unemployed should receive bet- ter treatment.

Benator Wheeler declared that senator Wagner's home town" of New York City has been offend-

[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.)

The report was in most respects approved. A communique istrued

related questions were referred back after the meeting said: "Two closely to the First Committer for further

examination in the light of to-day's discussion, and the few remaining matters not settled by the report were deemed to be easier to ar-" range after agreement "had been reached in regard to figures."

Conference at Chequers.

RUGBY, March 8.

A Cleavage. Lord Beaverbrook, in reply, says involve a complete departure from the original aims of the United Empire Party, and that Lord Rothermere is now free to develop his own political programme. Lord Beaverbrook does not go with him in that, but their close personal relations remain unaltered.

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TIN SLUMPS AGAIN.

(THROUGH REUTER'a Agency.]

LONDON, Maren 7. On the Metal Exchange to-day, there was another sharp slump in the price of tin, which fell £2 5. to £150 7. d. per ton.

This is

the Inwest quotation for seven and a half years.

BRITISH WOOLLEN

WORKERS.

(THROUGH BRIFTER'S AGENCY,}

LONDON, March 7.

It is understood that M. Briand Lord Macmillan, who sat at a is anxious that political implies-Court of Inquiry appointed by the tions in the French memorandum Minister of Labour to investigate should be discussed by the delega- the wages dispute in the woollen t at the Naval Conference. With and worsted industry, has issued that in view he is seeing the for- his report. eign Secretary Mr. Arthur Hender son to-day, and will visit Cheouers to-morrow to see the Prime Minis- ter and the Foreign Secretary. The Prime Minister is broadcasting lo America to-morrow evening an address on the Naval Conference which will be relayed from Che-

quers,

CHALLENGE TO LABOUR PARTY.

Lord Thomson, in a memorandum accompanying the air estimates, Bays that the trials of the airships R.100 and R.101 were satisfactory loping the heavy oil engine ueres stated equipping the R.100 with petrol engines. She therefore, was unsuitable for navigation in the tropics.

The .101 was equipped with the first heavy oil engine ever used as a power unit by British aircraft. hut owing to difficulties in weight, etc., it was decided, in accordance with a safety-first policy, that an additional bay be inserted in the R:101 before the flight to India and back was undertaken.

As an experimental fight with a service between Japan and Shang- hai, a machine left Shanghai to-day and arrived at Fukuoka in five hours forty-nine minutes.

SINO-JAPANESE TARIFF AGREEMENT, · SIGNATURE EXPECTED THIS

WEEK.

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ances.

Gandhi has abandoned the idea of starting the Civil Disobedience march to-day or to-morrow, and adheres to his original programme to start on March 12.

Gandhi's Orders to Villages En Route..

AHMEDABAD, March On the eve of his arrest. Valla

bhai Patel sent a message to the people of Gujerat hoping they would beartily welcome fils im- prisonment as being the first are the commencement of this war, and declaring:-"Our success lies in our capacity for Toù-violence, self-sacrifce, and the sooner we acquire the capacity to cease all relations with the Government, the's earlier we shall succeed." Tho message also says:If there is the least. wisdom in the Govern mens, it will not strait w'holy man like Gandhi.**

A programme of overseas flights. has been arranged till April, 1931, and includes the R.100 in the late

Gandhi has issued) ordiam. by TOKYO, March 8. which the inarch of Cell Disobedi Spring or Summer to fly to Mon- Official despatches intimate the ence Volunteers proposes to leave treal, and to operate in the winter possibility of completing the Sino- on Wednesday with a hangtrek. between Cardington and Ismailia; Japanese tariff agreement within a volunteers, but the final list is not the R.101 to fly to India and back week. The agreement is understood yet ready. Gandhi has also sent. in the "Autumn, after which she to include Japan's recognition of elaborate instructions to each vil. will be used on experimental opera-Chinese tariff autonomy, the aboli, age along the route where the tion on the Indian route. This is tion of likin and transit taxes, and marchers halt, stating that the essential to obtain data with a view the fixing of a three years agres-party expects to be provided with to the establishment of a commer ment on the tariff on principal com- | food and shelter. cial service on this route.

modities.

THE COST OF EDUCATION.

INCREASE OF NEARBY £1,00,000,

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He says a reduction of "wages is

LONDON, March' A. imperative, and makes detailed The Board of Education estimates suggestions for general reductions. for 1830 amount to £45,495,653, "an Thess involve cuts of from tight to increase of 3,800,754 over the ad- nine per cent. The employers hadjusted estimates for 1929. The total sought to impose reductions of 10 compares with £14,660,311 in 1913-14, per cent.

Setting out the reasons for his recommendations, Lord Macmillan says that during the past five years the financial position, of the in dustry has become progressively worse, and if manufacturers are to retain a share of the world's busi- STATEMENT FROM LIBERALness, they can of themselves do only

LEADER TO-DAY.

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LONDON, Mirch 8.

BIAS BAY PIRATES.

TO BE FINALLY EXTERMINATED, "

The Canton Naval authorities one thing, namely, reduce costs and have appointed a Committee to so reduce the prices which they can plan a final extermination of the quote in competitive markets. Bias Bay pirates. The members of Two hundred thousand workers the committee include staff offi- in the woollen industry of York-cers at Naval Headquarters and a shire and other districts are affect number of gunboat commanders. ed by Lord Macmillan's ręcom- mandations

Liberal headquarters bare issued statement which declares that from Monday onwards the Liberal Party will maintain a. constant pressure on the Government with regard to its unemployment policy. POLICE COLLEGE SCHEME. It declares that the truce on this

HOME SECRETARY'S IN- question is now definitely ended.

Mr. Lloyd George will challenge the Government on Monday in a speech which Liberal headquarters, believes will provoke a crisis within the labour party.

'י.

TERESTING PLAN.

fenhorog Renter's, ADENCE.]

LONDON, March 7.

BANDIT OUTRAGE IN YINGTAK DISTRICT.

THREE CHINESE SISTERS NOW SAFE.

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According to a report received by the Canton Government from the Yingtak

magistrate, the three Chinese Sisters of the Salesian

It is further understood that, a satisfactory agreement has been reached in regard to unsecured Jos, on which a separate memo- randum will be exchanged.

Swara by Non-violence.

AHMEDABAD, March 9. A large meeting on the river bank, presided over by. Gradbi, adopted a resolation declaring that the followers of Gandhi will attain Swaraj, or go to jail. They are of the opinion that the freedom of NEW DANISH CONSUL FOR India is attainable by non-violent

and peaceful means.

SHANGHAI.

{THROUGH KEUTER'S AGENCY.]

COPENHAGEN, March . Mr. Lunn, the Danish Consul- General at Sydney, has been trana. ferred to Shanghai.

Gandhi Waits for Arrest.

PARIS, March 9. Le Matin publishes an interview with Gandhi in which he declares that he has fixed no limits for the campaign of civil disobedience.

Gandhi says: The only bounds my followers must not overstep are those of violence. We will carry' o until we have won independence or are in prison."

DEATH OF JAPANESE ADMIRAL.

"My Thought Is. Paralysed." Gandhi in an interview,, when (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

naked what he thought of the Viceroy's reply to his ** ultima TOKYO, March 9.

tum," in which Lord Irwin indicat The death is announced of Ad-ed that the Government must pro- miral Baron Motoki Kondo, the noted naval architect.

HOLLAND AND RUSSIAN GRAIN,

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ROTTERDAM, March 9. The Central Ocs of the Nether land' Agricultural Committee which is the purchasing organisa- tion of the Dutch Peasants' Union, has decided not to buy. Russian A rebemno has been drawn up by Mision of the North River. Dis-forage or grain in future, owing Mr. J. R. Clynes, Home Secretary,

to the methods employed by the and adented in principle by the trict, who were kidnapped by ban Soviet in obtaining the grain. And dits while on their way to Buiyin Police Council, providing for the establishment of a Police College, from Ling Kong How on e pastoral also owing to the conviction that visit with the Rt. Rev. Mgr. Ver- the money obtaining by the sale of It is proposed that men of out- standing ability and the necessary siglia and Father Carevario two grain is used by the Communists aualifications shall attend a two weeks ago, have been rescued by for agitation abroad, It is note local troops and taken back to the worthy that the Dutch market is at years' coured at such College and so fit themselves for the highest Mission, The body of one of the present overstocked with Ruesain

two Italian priests who were shot grain. post's in the police service.

Outlining the scheme in a docu- by the bandits was also discovered. ment to the Police Council, Mr. One of the bandits alleged to be Clynes expressed the opinion that responsible for the crime has been more should he known of technical captured and is being tried. The be the finest fotilla in the service. and other developments in police troops are hoping to capture the

All the unite will be new boats of work elsewhere, and advantage be reat of the bandita, WASHINGTOK, March 7, the latest types with a neucleus of taken of such developments by way President Hoover has approved half a dozen of the O class, to which of experiment and research in this the release on parole of Dr. Cook, vessels of the new P class, now be country. the Polar explorer, from imprison. Ling completed, will be added a ment for using mails fraudulently. they are ready.

NEW YORK, March 9, The salary of Babe Ruth, the baseball player, has been fixed at ing all principles of law and or eighty thousand dollars gold a year der by lawlessness in breaking for two years. This is ten thousand up such demonstrations. "While dollars more than he is at present Grover Whalen, the Police Com-earning.

missioner, is fy-casting in Florida

with the other" millionaires," be anid. New York police are club bing the workers on the steps of the City Hall" "

Scantor Robert M. La Follette Jr. of Wisconsin, alleged that the "red seare" is being promoted by Rain interests in the United tates to distract attention from the unemployment situation.

EXPLORER RELEASED.

[BEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.}·!

NEW SUBMARINES FOR CHINA STATION.

FINEST FLOTILLA IN THE SERVICE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, March 9, The new Fourth Submarine Flo- tilla, forming in May for service on the China Station, is stated to.

The Police Council is exploring the possibilities of the scheme.

Bishop Valtorta confirmed the news and said that one of the three. sisters escaped, and the others were rescued, and all three are now safe

at Suchow.

REDS NOT WANTED IN SPAIN.

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Madrid, March 9. The Government has refused Trotsky's request for permission to visit Spain.

tect society against the danger which the success of Gandhi's policy would entail, replied:-"I do not think at all; my thought is paralys ed or rather I have deliberately, stopped myself thinking of such hypothetical consequences. Red rain, revolution and the breaking up of laws would be preferable to the present state of affairs, for these disasters happen to us daily in the name of the Government and public order. Gandhi thought he might be arrested at any moment,

Bangal Asked to Join. Gandhi has sent a message to. Bengal through Satindra Nathsen, the leader of the passive resistance movement in the Barisal district, exhorting Bengal to compose its differences and start Civil Disobedi eace.

INDIAN ARMY BUDGET.

REJECTION BY ASSEMBLY,

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

NEW DELHI, March 9. The Assembly by 49 votes to 44 has rejected the Army Secretariat Budget as a protest against the high military expenditure and the failure to establish an Indian Sand- burst, and the present. method of recruiting Indian officers.