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January 4, 1939.

Roosevelt Faces Congress Gathers

MOMENTOUS SESSION STARTS BIG TASKS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.

WITH NATIONAL DEFENCE and public relief forming the two most pressing problems, the 76th United States Congress assembled to-day in expectation of what many newspapers openly termed “a war for supremacy" between President Roosevelt and Vice-President Garner for control of the Democratic Party.

Vice-President Garner, representing the Conser- vative bloc in the Democratic Party, seeks to amend some of the New Deal laws, and also a general consolida- tion of programme, and barring further advance.

noon in an atmosphere of impending political strife,

The President, for the first me, will be on the defensive under pres sure to modify the new deni.

Arzayed against him, but not yet in coalition were the rejuvinated Re- publican party and the Conservative Hoose- Deneratie bloc, gnated by

President Roosevelt will fight to keep his party Liberal, and to ensure the election of a pro- gressive presidential candidate in 1940. The President is handling the relief problem tact- folly, merely notifying Congress that unless it votes fresh funds for the Works, Progress - ministration, 3,000,000 persons will be thrown out of work on February 7.

The political baromuler began fall. Republicans and Conservative De-ing-the Capital sensed t

storm, mocrats are loud in their avowals despite to-day's outward harmony, that relief nust be curtailed, and with laughing and backslapping 148 eturned to the control of the States Congressmen met-when two out- n order to prevent political mani-standing

efforts last nuturan to secure lie de velt's so-called "purge"; namely, hla test of non-newdealers.

committees filed

reports

Critics As New

ROOSEVELT

Cinemas Close In

ulation of the unemployed. Mem-surcharged with controversial pro Protest At Taxes

The Marlin Dies House Committee on un-American activities, reported it was renewing its challenge against Mr. Irkes and Miss Perkins, and also cited Nazi, Fascist and Communist developments in the United States us #rounds for alarm.

Paris, Jan. 3. Three hundred Paris cinemas will remain closed from 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning until further

notice. to

ers of the Government, however, are blems. onfident that, confronted with the esponsibility of continuing or cutting IT succour for these millions, the ebellious politicians will toe the line and vale the necessary funds.

President Housevelt's

mesage origress to-morrow is

expected to use strong language to reiterate op- osition to the totalitarian advance, nd to urge the United States to roclaim leadership of the democratic ront in the American countries, even f such a front is not realised on a wider scale.

Mr. William B. Bankhead was to Jay re-elected Speaker by 250 votes

# 187.

Senator Key Pittman, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Com- nittee forecast that in this session, Congress would undertake a complete eview of legislation effecting the United States relations with other

ations-Reiter,

In

Challenge Hurled At Roosevelt

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.

THE MARTIN DIES' House Committee, investigat- ing un-American activities, renewed its activities to challenge certain members of President Roosevelt's Cabinet, and reported that Communists had invaded the Federal Government.

The Committee claims that Nazi Fascists were also n menace to the Government. The Com- mittee criticised Miss Perkins

LONDON'S

and Mr. Harold Ickes, and anid WORKLESS

that Communists were trying to overthrow the Government, to seize control of the labour move-i Iment, and to form a Farmer

Labour Party

All seven me of the Com- mittee signed Ureport, which ust-

ed for $150,000 to prolong the in- quiry another two years.

DEMONSTRATE

Coffin Thrown Near 10. Downing Street

LONDON, Jan. 3.

It mld that Communists used the FURTHER DEMONSTRA- W.P.A. writer and theatre projects TIONS by London's

to disseminate class hatred pro-

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paganda and that important Govern-employed occurred to-day in ment officials, including Miss Perkins] front of the Premier's" house, and Mr. lelies had sought to "ham-No. 10 Downing Street, and in string" the investigation,

Miss Perkins is charged with falling the courtyard of the Foreign to rigorously enforce the deportation Office, laws, and encouraged much sub-

versive activity and disregard of the Shortly after midday, about 100 law by failing to deport Mr. Harry unemployed assembled in Downing Bridges.

Street, where police. In anticipation

The report alleges that Mr. David J. of demenstrations, had posted strong

including mounted

Sposs, the chief economist of the detachments,

National Relations Labour Beard, Is

either a Communist or sympathetic to Communist teachings." and that after 1 o'clock a motor

The police curried the coffin back onto the lorry, but the demonstrators

persed persed them.

arrived. Although it was im- Fascist Nazi Consuls in the United mediately surrounded by the police, Staley engage in propaganda and demonstrators on the lorry threw a were linked with subversive activities. black coffin into the street bearing the

NAZI ACTIVITIES

inscription The Unemployed Get No The report further states that Nazi Appeasement," agents have penetrated acroplane fac- Lories and navy yards and worked This decision was taken at a meet-themselves into direct possession of continually attempted to throw it in Senator Morris Sheppard's Coming of cinema 'owners to-day mittee simultaneously reported

secret plans for the construction of front of the door of No. 10 Downing the Senate and urged revision of the Paris city council intends to Impose latest type."

to protest against the new taxes the Untied States battleships of the Street, until the police finally dis- relict law and elimination of political on einemus,

German officials, the report claims, influences from the WPA.

Two representatives of the n- plan n strictly American Division" employed were admitted to the Prime of the German-American Bund and Minister's house where they present-

this plan is carried out, a merger ed a letter. of a number of minor subversive

Shouting "Chamberlain Must Go." forces in the country may be expect and "We demand winter rellef," the

under the Swastika leadership." They are reported to be prepared

workless demonstrators broke up and Investigations, the solidaritytinues, have

con-left the scene

small groups.~~ "only scratched the Trans-Ocean.

Trans-Ocean auriace"

claims that and the Communist Party is "boring from within the major political par

To-day's Congressional session and setvities were routine. To-morrow,

President Roosevelt will address Joint session of the Senate and the House with his annual message.

SHOWDOWN INDICATED

Another meeting will be held on Wednesday morning, at which also film producers and distributors will be present.

tu

that

announce

their

Conservative Democrats

ed

report

It is increasingly apparent Congress is alming for a showdown

STRUGGLE OVER COFFIN on a modification of the New Deal nominal control of both houses, but ties and in the next two years will policies, notably the National Labour the

London, Jan. 3. Relations Act, and the Works Pro-bolt before the sension is very. old. Iward the formation of a National ployed

mayconcentrate much of its efforts to- Members of the National Unem- IMPENDING STRIFE.

Workers Kress Administration. 11

movement, who uay also The majority evidently favour the Farm Labour Party which it will planned to deliver a coffin, with a Washington, Jan. 3. challenge the Presidential control of President's broader The 78th Congress, elected in the spending and the National

re-armament seek to dominate."

rolled-up umbrella inside, at No. 10 first popular

defence plans, but a contraversy is expected The report estimates that the Downing Street to-day, were rebuff to President plans.

pre- it a change in the Neutrality Act is German-American organisation has vented from doing so by the police. Roosevelt's Administration, met al New Dealers continue to be in suggested-United Press,

25,000 active members and another As Big Ben struck one, a closed 100,000 possible members. Also, that van turned Into Downing Street and the organisation could raise 6,000 pulled up outside the Premier's re- storm troops witch could be augment-sidence, Some of the men jumped ed by detatchments of Italian black-out and others inside the van started shirts, silvershirts, Ukrainions, White to push out a black coffin on which Russians and similar organizations.

"Un- was printed in white letters: "These Nazi activities in the United employed. He asked in vain for States are traceable to, and linked #ppeasement." with, the Government-controlled One man ran to the door of No. agencies in Nazi Germany, and it is 10, and while speaking to attendants not unreasonable to

that inside, his comrades took the coffin suppose unless checked immediately. the from the van and tried to carry it American-Nazi force may enuse great towards the house. Half-a-dözen unrest and a series of repercussions police rushed forward, and for a few in the United States."

seconds a ree-saw battle ensued for possession of the coffin.

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After returning the coffin to the van, the police gave Instructions for it to be driven away.

Meanwhile 100 unemployed who had assembled in Downing Street chanted demands for winter relief.

Mr. Neville Chamberlain was not a spectator of the scene, as he is hollidaying in the country.-Reuter.

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