The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-04-23
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The business depression has been
the worst and most far-reaching
in the history of the world, James
c. Stone, chairman of the FEEDER
al Farm Board, declared in an APP
peal to cotton and tobacco growers
of the South to make drastic re-
auctions in acreage in order to
save themselves from financial
ruin. "In the past twenty MONTHS
Mr.. Store said, industrial activ-
ity has declined fully 40 percent,
with its consequent increase in un-
employment. As has always hap
pened in periods of business de-
preston, the demand for cotton
has been greatly reduced and pri-
ces have declined sharply
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There is no doubt that at this
moment Governor Roosevelt is t.
the lead for the 1882 Democratic
nomination. But at this period in
1923 ex-Secretary William G. Nc
Adoo was similarly in the lead for
the Democratic nomination for
President in 1924. A similar poll
of the delegates of 1920 would
probably have given Mr.. McAdoo
as much advantage as Mr.. Strauss
gives Mr.. Roosevelt. But Mr.. Nc
Adoo was not nominated. He had
at one time in the 1924 convention
$50 votes, almost majority, but
he never got near the two-thirds
vote necessary to nominate.
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1t is interesting to note that the
fallacious proposals for Federal
old-age pensions or insurance re 8.
ceive no support from William
Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor. At the re-
cent meeting of the American AS
ISOLATION for Old Age Security he
did speak for and pledged the re-
sources of the federation to aid the
efforts being made to secure re-
lief for the aged-but State. aid,
not national. 1t is a healthful sigh
in the midst of much clamoring to
let Uncle Sam do it, that the Fed
Grafton of Labor realizes there are
some functions ard duties that still
must remain with the States. This
country is not ready to repeat the
disastrous experiences of other ma
tions with Federal doles and gen.
eral pensions.
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Since the Federal Farm Board
withdrew its support from the
wheat market clamor has gone
up for abolition of the board. Fail
ure in this one respect signified
to many who are not acquainted
with the duties of the board the
end of it's usefulness. AS a mat
ter of fact, the attempt to peg
the price of wheat and cotton was
only a supplementary activity, in
which the board INDUCED in an
effort to save growers of these
two staple products from enor-
NOUS losses. But the fundamental
program of the Farm Board is still
being carried out. This program
is aimed at efficient agricultural
marketing and more effective con-
troll of production. The board is
now free to contiue it's organiza
ton work unhampered by any ag-
ricultural legerdemain.
The United States will await the
action Of European nations before
taking any stand on recognition OF
the new republican government Of
Spain, it was made plain in Adj
ministration circles. Being much
closer to the scene and much more
vitality concerned, the European
countries naturally will take the
first steps regarding recognition.
This government has no intention
Of making any immediate decision
and it will have to await the re-
ceipt of definite information. The
Spanish Embassy, meanwhile, is in
) communication with the new gov
eminent, but attaches say they
have no intimation as to the choice
of a new ambassador. Don Ale
jandro Padilla V Bell relinquished
that post, leaving Count de Monte
fuerte, counselor of the embassy,
in charge.
1t is quite possible that Presi-
dent Hoover will spend the entire
summer right here in Washington
instead of in the national parks il
the Far West and at his home in
Palo Alto, Calf, as was originally
contemplated. Of course, if the
President remains at his desk al
the White House there will be the
customary frequent week end Wis
it's to his fishing camp on the
Rapidan River, in the Blue Ridge