The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-10-01

White House. The President S
policy was promulgated because of
widespread unemployment in the
United States. The substantial de-
crease in the alien flow, was ac-
complished largely through the
strict application of that provis-
ion of the law which excludes from
the country persons likely to be-
come public charges.
The State Department has pub
lished the text off the American
proposal made at Geneva by Hugh
R. Wilson. American Minister to
Switzerland, by which the United
States accepts a general holiday
on land, air and sea arms con-
struction for the period of one
year. Careful analysis of this
document, however, shows that
the State and Navy departments
have agreed to suspend no con-
struction already started and, in
fact, insists upon going ahead
with the s1O,OOO,O0O destroyer
program passed at the last ses-
sion Of Congress.
The United States was repre-
scented today as in a receptive
mood toward any invitation Great
Britain might extend for an inter-
national conference in the next
few months on the worlds cur
rencies. If, as already limited by
Philip Snowden, Chancellor of the
ENchequer, such a move develops,
this country probably will agree
to participate in the conference.
This was the reaction in official
circles, although the administra-
ton has not yet formally defined
its policy except that it would not
encourage an international con-
ference to deal with all economic
and financial questions. The feel
ing here is that it would be better
to segregate the subjects rather
than lump gold, silver, debts, rep
arations and economic conditions
generally into one conference.
Opponents of flat freight rate
increase on all commodities began
their final drive to halt Interstate
Commerce Commission approval
of the raise. In command of the
opposition were Senator Brookhart
ly fought for lower lawful return
(Rep., Iowa., who has consistent
to the carriers; J. E. Benton, rep
resenting the National Association
of Railroad and Public Utility
Commissioners, and E. M. Hen
bricks, member of the North Da-
kota Board of Railroad Commits
sioners. Brookhart and Hendricks
argued against the plea for a fiji
teen per cent increase from an
agricultural viewpoint. Both con-
tended the farmers were in no
condition to stand higher rates.
Organized dry forces have gone
into action to combat the concert
ed drive of the vets for modifica-
ton of the prohibition law to per-
nit the manufacture and sale of
beer. DR., Ernest H. Cherrington
chairman off the board of strategy
of the national conference of or
CARNATIONS supporting the Eigh-
teenth Amendment, announced
that the "most comprehensive and
far-reaching of all programs ever
before undertaken in united eff
fort by temperance organizations
would be carried on during the
next thirteen months"
u
Nomination of Governor Roose-
welt for President on the first bal
lot at the Democratic National
Convention next June was pre-
dicted by United States Senator
Burton K. Wheeler of Montana be-
fore he sailed as American dele
gate to the Inter-P Parliamentary
Union conference, opening at Blu
charest. Senator Wheeler basec
his prediction on observations made
by him in several representative
Western States. These States in.
cluded Arizona, California, Wash
ington, Nevada, Oregon, North
Dakota and Montana. 'The sen.
timent for Governor Roosevelt
everywhere is so strong," Senator
Wheeler observed, "that / have ne
hesitancy in predicting that he viii
be nominated on the first ballot
He has been gaining right along
during the past six months al
over the country, particularly il
the Middle West and the North
west. Wherever you go you heal
them talk mostly about Roosevelt
Hardly any other candidate i.
mentioned"
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Indicating that airships twic,
the size of the Akron, now tn
largest craft of its type, may ev
entually be constructed in the I'm
tied States, the Navy Department
has opened bids for the construc
ton Of the great dirigible hanga
of Cl1nnyda1o California 9th