1936-01-08 — Page 9

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1936.

AMERICAN POLITICAL

Flow Of Cash Stops Overnight

UNEMPLOYMENT FACING A.A.A. OFFICIALS

Farmers' Vote May Affect Election Campaign

** New York, Jan, 1. The press receives the U. S. Supreme Court's decision that the Agricultural Adjustment Act is unconstitutional strictly on party ilner.

New York Herald: "The sudden liquidation of the À.ÂA. raízes many complex problems, but the Supreme Court faced its Ines- capable duty which it has performed courageously, 'nor is the country likely to be dismayed by the result which seems aa cer- 25 to hearten- the tain to confirm the Court's high prestige whole country,"

New York Times: "It was a unanimous Court that held the N.R.A. to be invalid and one could have wished similar unanim- ity in avoiding or upholding the A.A.A. However, a majority de- cision is binding and final."

The New York Journal of Commerce claims that the decision shows it is not possible to govern through; amateurish leral ex- pedients in defiance of constitutional limitations.-Reuter.

BRITISH INTEREST

London, Jan. 7.

The decision monopolises the main news positions of the morn- ing papers and most commenta- tors agree with the view that the constitutional question is likely to became the dominant issue of the coming election.

The "Daily Mall” remarks that it is easy to exaggerate-the-effect of the decision. It wil not seriously affect the gradual but sure return of the Upited States to prosperity. Reuter.

CIRCLES IN CONFUSION

Nabas Pasha, former Premier and

leader of the Wald Party, who has been prominent recently with the unrest in Egypt

DECISION IN EGYPT

DIFFERENCES AT NAVAL CONFERENCE

Japanese Papers Predict Breakdown

London, January 7.

The International Naval Conference was reconvened to-day and

It looks as if the British plan for declaration of building programmes six years ahead will be shelved as both the French and Italian de- legates favour declaration for only one year ahead.

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According to news from Tokyo, the Japanese newspapers say that the breakdown of the conference is imminent and shares for

the Tokyo Stock Exchange....... heavy Industries rose to-day on "Reuter's Bulletin Service.

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London Jan 16. be bound by the six month period, The next step in the evolution Mr. Davis asserted that any period of a formula för naval limitation chosen must apply to everybody reste jointly with Great Britain | slike.

and France and Italy, who wil try The present task of the confer to assimilate their respective pro-ence then, is to.. assimilate the posals. The prospects.....of the three schemes or choose one of Naval Conference's agreement them as the framework in which upon quantitative lines have vir to seek qualitative mitation. Youth Organisationtualiy disappeared to-day however. Reuter

To Be Formed

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to the "Hong Kong Daily Press"} (By Telegraph, «Copyright, Telo - Ordinance, 1894. and encouraging them to restrict graphic Messages

Received, January 7, † 50 p.m.) the output of their crop-land The Administration claimed to have Increased the farmers' income by £220,000,000 in one year aa à re- suit of the A.‚Ă.

The Supreme Court's decision was not unanimous there being s judgment of alx to three.

Referring to the amendment to

the Agricultural—Administration Act, Mr. Justice Roberts giving judgment, said it made no difer- ence as Congress could not rectify something which it had no power to originate.

ABH-

UTMOST CONFUSION

Washington, Jan. 7. "Congress might redistribute the Extension, or the newly-opened entire industrial population if this session of Congress, possibly last-act were, upheld and the United ing through the presidential elec-States could destroy local tions until Christmas, is predicted kovemment," be added-- by some members of Congress" as Heuter.... the result of the Supreme Court's ruling.

The belief that most of the New Deal is good as dead is expressed by many of its supporters, and some even consider that the new Social Security Law providing for unemployment insurance, old age pensions and work relief schemes could be invalidated on the same grounds as those quoted by the majority of the Supreme Court's ruling.

Meanwhile political circles are thrown into utmost confusion. Flow of cash amounting so far to £228,000,000 to farmers for restricting production has stopped overnight while 65,000 full and part time officials of the AAA. will be thrown out of work,

EMERGENCY PLANS Officials of the AAA. decline to comment on the situation, but it is understood that three emergency substitute plans are being con- sidered.

Firstly,

domestic allotment programme guaranteeing prices to farmers in proportion to their

crops.

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Secondly, creation of forty eight smail A. Administrations in the States Union financed by federal

groups.

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Thirdly, federal payments farmers for "proper use of their land."

Political leaders generally agree that the Supreme Court ruling will have an important effect on the presidential election campaign.

Even if it is possible to impose new taxes to pay the existing crop restriction contracts, this would be most distasteful to Congress in view of the coming elections, while those welcoming the Supreme Court's decision maintain their unusual reticence in view of the delicacy of the question of farm relief and the importance of the farmers vote to both Republicans

and Democrats.— Reuter

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READY TO ACT

Washington, Jan. v. With the announcement of the A‚AA decision, speculation pow shifts to another quarter: What will the Government do about it

Mr. Henry C. Wallace Secretary of Agriculture and Mr. Chester Davis, AA.A. executive are be- leved to he prepared to introduce immediately we Congress legiela- tion possibly promising federal ald to states which create their own local' A‚ÂA, organisations. Thus, they would obtala their farm no- Jectives through forty-eight local organisations

Government

At any rate the must süll seek runds to pay the $500,000,000 due payment on ex- lating contracts.

Government lawyers have pre- viously indicated that these "con- tracts were binding regardless" of

the fate of the A.A.A. ·

Meanwhile, the Bankhead Act, which affects cutton production restriction and processing taxes, Is also before the Supreme Court. The judgment is awaited with fear by the Administration for even before the AAA decision, the Government had given up hope of preserving the Bankhead Act.

Heuter.

ROOSEVELT DECLINES TO

COMMENT

Washington, Jan, 6. President Roosevelt has declined comment on the Supreme Court's decision,,

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He is now conferring with. Mr.

The Japanese delegates' criticised the British plan on the ground that it would preserve the ratio system and wound not provide for reduction in armemen

Visecunt Monsell, First Lord of the Admiralty, in response to the that 200 Japanese attack Bald muca emphasis should not be

Catro, January 7. The creation of a youth organ-placed upon the ratio idea white the reduction could be secuted along sation on milltary" lines of Nationalist Wald Party was decid-qualitative ines through the Bri- ed during a meeting held here tish plan. under the chairmanship of

Party, Makame Ebeldi.

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QUALITATIVE LIMITATION

London, Jan. 6. · Chilitative naval limitation, as distinct from quantitative dis- armaments, made lis first appear ance at the Naval Conference this afternoon.

After the Japanese had criticised the British proposals put forward on December

the 17,

French spokesman submitted new plans requiring the powers, including the" Vice-Admiral Robert of France Germany to notify of naval build- Secretary General of the Waid put forward" his Government's ing programmes. annually through scheme. It is that each power in-

the League of Nations. The Germany. notify The new organisation will

be cluding

the French suggested a reduction in composed of so-called "groups of League of Nations alx months the size of battleships and cruisers, eleven." Each member of these ahead of the laying down of every The conference adjourned until groups will be required to swear aval unit with full details as to Wednesday to enable the delega an oath in which he pledges him- the size of ships and their armadions to elaborate details of the self to serve Egypt and to undergo ments. Thus said Admiral Robert, vartons proposals and study them

actual reduction would be thoroughly.- military training.

along qualitative lines.

Reuter. Italy's spokesman. Commander Count Capponi, submitted a simi lar scheme. The: Italian plan re- quires notification at the begin-

jug of each year of every piece❘ of building contemplated thus con- centrating construction program- mes instead of spreading out the orders like the French plan allows: Mr. Norman Davis, the United commented spokesman. States briefly on the three plans.

The members of the new organi- sation will wear blue shirts, grey trousers, and a red fez. The emblem of the organisation will.be the old Egyptian symbol of the hand with the key, under the motto "Obedience and Action.”

The members will salute each other by touching the breast with the right hand. The youth or ganisation.. now created, it is ex-

pected here, will form the nucleus of the new Egyptian national

army....

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SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

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London, Jan. 7.. London sliver prices to-day were up-1/4 for "Spôt,” and unquoted for "Forward”, as follow:

Jan. 6 Jan. 7, 20-1/2 20-3/4 anquoted unquoted

Spot

Forward

PARINGA'S FOUNDERING

INDICATION

Hatch Cover Washed Up

On Victoria Coast

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EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION

London, Jan. 6. Mr. Anthony Eden, British For- eign Secretary, was elected Pre- sident of the Naval Conference; in succession to Sir Samuel Hoare, when business was resumed this afternoon on the conclusion of the holiday recess."

It is understood that the French delegation made a strong appeal· -MUST APPLY, TO ALL, for exchange of information on When Admiral Robert intimated building programmes every year. that some powers might choose to ❘ Reuter'; Bulletin Service

OIL EMBARGO PRESSURE

Paris Journal's Report

TURKEY AIMS AT

UNITED

FRONT

(Special to the "Hong Kong

Daily Press).

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tate graphio Message Ordinance, 1894. Received, January 7, 1.30 p.m.)

Istanbul, Jan. 7. President Keinal Ataturk during a prolonged talk with the Afgan Foreign Minister, discussed with, the latter plans for the creation of ||a ̧political' bloc embracing Turkey, The British General Staff favours | Iraq and Afganistan, states a re-

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·Dally Press").

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele graphic Messagee "Ordinance, 1894. Beceived, January 7, 1:30 p.m.)

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BRITISH COAST SWEPT BY FIERCE GALE

Tragedy On Holt Liner Ulysses

London, Jan. 7.- terday morning and shipping re- After seventeen hours struggle 'ceived heavy buffeting. with the gale, the three dead and four injured members of the Blue Funnel ner Ulysses were landed at Swansea.

Tremendous seas were "running in the Irish Sea and the Holt ner Ulysses was hit by huge waves. During this brief period of stress, Two gigantic waves swept the while the crew, were battening --- vessel while the men were batter-down batches, two gigantic waves ing down the hatches with the re-swept the Heck knocking the men sult that the men were swept into | down. Three men were killed and the well of the deck and dashed four injured." against the side of the ship.

None of the 130 passengers on the ship were injured.

The Ulysses has now resumed her voyage. It transpires that the was going to Australia via the Cape,

The Ulysses, which la carrying 130 passengers and is bound for Brisbane, put to Swansea, but it was seventeen urs after her arrival in the bayfore the ves- set could enter dot. This was efected this morning/OUTE Bo'sun Kerrison of Wallasey,

Meanwhile, despite several at- Seamen Wilcox and Lawrinsen tempts, it was found impossible were those who were killed, and owing to the gale to land the in- the injured were Bosun's Matejured men Doran,”Seamen · Williams, Gordon and Crossland. Reuter,

GUSTS OF 100 MPH.

London, Jan. 7.

A great gale, during which gusts of 100 miles per hour were regis- tered, swept the southwest coast of Britain on Sunday night and yes-

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COMPENSATION FOR BOMB VICTIMS

Ruling To Be Sought From World Court

(Special to the “Hong Kong Daily, Press").

(By Talegraph, Copyright, Tala Hessages Ordinance, 1805

an oil embargo qs the best means port received here from Ankara. | graphte

Three small vessels damaged by the gale put into Falmouth-for re-. pairs last night. Three of the crew of one of them were injured, including the Chief Officer, who had been swept of the bridge,

Many other casualilęs to small craft are reported.-- British Wireless.

ITALIAN BOMBING

Berbers, Jan,'

Aparently believing their objec-| ve to be Abyssinian posts, Itailar planes are reported to have bomb- ed British protected tribermen watering camels near the frontier, causing the beasts to stampede,

It is learned that before the of hastening the end of the Lalo- which adds that the aim of the Received, January 7, 4.80 p.m.) bombing of the Dulale Wells on Abyssinian war, according to a political combine is the formation

December 29 the Italian planes despatch from London published of a united front" in foreign by the paper "L'Oeuvre" here to policy of the four countries con- Political quarters here assert dropped leaders declaring: "You

cerned. Political quarters here that the Swedish Government in bave killed our airmen. day..

This is The despatch asserts that the stress the necessity of such a tends to demand a decision from against international law. Take been missing since Boxing Day, British General Staff is strongly common policy for the four states the International Court of Arbitra what is cuising." The leadets, has been washed up on the coast" convinced of the necessity of in view of the present Internation at the Hague whether Italy is of Victoria, and this is 'taken as bringing the war to a close as soon tional tension-

Sydney, Jan. 7 A hatch cover which has been Identified as belonging to the steamer Paringa, which vessel has

a final indication that the file as possible for the following Transocean Kuo Min fated vessel foundered with all reasons: hands-

Wallace, the Secretary for Agricul Reuter's Bulletin Service. ture, and Mr. Homer Cummings, the Attorney-General to find some way out of the dilemma to help farmers in producing states.

NEW GOVERNOR

Vice-Admiral

longed the Italians in the British

suffer a severe defcat.ne

1. It hostilities should be pro-

General Staff's opinion--will only i ITALIAN PROPAGANDA

FROM THE AIR

Alleged Poisoning Of Lidi Yasm

2. The victory of a black race

over the white would entail disas- General Hugh Johnson, åriginal

London, Jan. 6.

trous consequences: for the colonial Str Administrator of the New Deal,

Humphrey | population and nations, and so far decision made every Walwyn," the new Governor of as Britain itself is concerned it said if the form of farm relief by the United Newfoundland, will call from Eng-would tend to strengthen the States Government unconstitu- land on January 9 to take up his nationalistic movements in Egypt, tional, it left the Administration appointment...

no alternative but to campaign on British Wireless, the issue of the Constitution.

PAYMENT: SUSPENDED

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the Far East and India.

**** (Special to the "Hong Kong For these reasons the British |nen

Dally Press”). fregeral, Stad is pressing the (By Talegraph, Oopyright, Tais COURT'S KULING

Washington, Jan 6.

Mr. Edward O'Neal, President of by Pi Adent Roosevelt from com- | British Government to inalat otgraphs · Massager - Ordinance. 1895 With the Supreme Court's decl- the American Farm Bureau a plete extinction.

an oll embargo according to the Received, January 7, 30 p.m.). sion that the Agricultural Adjust-powerful farmers organisation

Many Democrats believe that French journal, which adds that

Addis Ababa, declares: "The fight is ón: This the farmers and workers will be- the opinion prevalis in, London. ment Administration, is unconsti

Italian planes according ecame increasingly restive under the Paris and Genevs that the League tutional since It is an attempt to time it will be with gloves off,

successive. blows dealt to the Council which is reassembling on control production one of the Reuter.

discuss heaviest blows of its life has been

New Deal by the Supreme Court. January 20 will dealt President Roosevelt's admin-

Washington, Jan. 6. | Mr. William Green, president matter. istration.

The Treasury announces the of the American Federation of Transocean Kuo Hin The ruling destroys both the complete suspension of all pay- Labour, said that the necessity original AAA, and the amended ments and collection of taxes un- for an amendment seems more apparent, and that this draws the Act by which the Agricultural Ad-1der the AAA AR ministration came into being. Con- The feeling is growing in Con-attention of the farmers, and la greas amended the original Actress circles that the electoral bourers to the dimenities encoun last session at night, on the issue of a constituered under the limitations of the The measure was brought into tional amendment will be forced constitution, is interpreted by the being to raise the prices of farm on the Government if it wishes Supreme Court produce by subsidizing farmers to save the social order built up Reuter

DUCHESS OF YORK

!! stockholm, Jan. 7.-

were signed by General Grasani, evidently referred to the. recent report that three of the crew of the Italian planea which were forced down near Daggahbur with engine trouble were shot by

obliged to compensate the families which of the Swedish nationals killed during the bombardment of the Swedish Red Cross unit at Dolo. If the answer is in the afirma tive the Court will be asked to fix the sum to be paid to the victims' relatives. Since Sweden' ng 'well Other

tribesmen.

leaflets -- scattered

by

as Italy recognised the statutes of planes warned the tribesmen that the Hague Court, it is generally the Italians are coming to bring belleved that Italy will not be able better justice and good govern to avoid an arbitration procedurement

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LIFE SENTENCE COMMUTED

Regiment Private

In India

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HAUPTMANN EXECUTION DAY POSTPONED

Trenton, Jan 7 Bruno Hauptmann's exe date has been postponed for a few days. Reports She curYET that Governor Hoffman of New Jerry

a Hauptmann's behalf and that he Is still seeking new evidence - on

may reprieve him to allow time for

ports received here from northern front, are now dropping pamphlets: charging, the Negua with unirping the Abyssinian

Nagpur, Jan. throne, and with poisoning" the The life sentence passed on legitimate Emperor, Lidl Yasu private othe King's Rea ment Abyssinian official quarters in was quashed on appeal, The judges commenting on the report? point held that the man was guilty of out that the dethronement of Lid) rioting and culpable homie de nor Yasu in 1917, actually was mainly amounting to murder and tenten of Pardons due to premure exerted by Italy, ced him to seven years rigorous') it will France and

foraclemlend

Transocean Kun Men

Imprisonment

Investigations,

Meanwhile the New Jersey Court

announced that nann's bleg