Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-07-27
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Campaign issues for 1882, in so
far as the politicians can make
them have begun to take on definite
outlines, particularly since Secre-
tary of the Treasurer Ogden l..
Mills set up his easel in Boston.
The Republicans seek to brighten
the country at the prospect of
turning over the government in a
critical time to Franklin ID. Roo
sevelt, "a fake liberal without a
program" and John N. Garner,
"waster of the public funds The
picture which the Democrats will
paint of President Hoover will be
that of a bewildered man without
any fixed convictions, coming be-
lately to positions recently de-
nounced, and attacking those who
still advocate that which he has
abandoned.
President Hoover, in his speech
accepting the Republican nomina-
ton for the presidency, will give
frankly and firmly his position
on prohibition, C. Bascom Slemp
of Virginia stated following a con-
ference with the President. Mr..
Slemp said he saw a rough draft
of the acceptance speech and de-
clared the President would take a
definite stand on every plank
adopted by the convention in Chi
cago.
After leading the fight of the
Democrats against any measure
for legalization of beer at this ses-
sion of Congress, Senator Glass,
Democrat, of Virginia, a lifelong
dry, introduced in the Senate a
resolution providing for the repeal
of the Eighteenth Amendment, but
giving Congress jurisdiction to
prevent sales of liquor in saloons
and over interstate liquor ship
ments. The Virginian sought to get
immediate action on his resolution,
but was blocked by Senator Norris,
| Republican, of Nebraska. The pro-
posal went to the table since un-
animous consent was required for
action. Senator Glass said he would
make a further effort to get action
before the session adjourned.
National interest has been a
reused by the suggestion from
Governor Roosevelt in his speech
of acceptance of the Democratic
nomination for President that the
Nation should employ a bond issue
for reforestation as a means of
furnishing jobs. The criticism by
Sectary Hyde of the Department
of Agriculture that the extent of
such work would be limited by
present facilities s.nd that it
would offer inadequate results
in employment is made the basis
of debate. Some objections are
made to having such a scheme a
Federal, instead Of a state, pro-
ject.
A list of all the loans made by
the reconstruction Finance Corp
Grafton was requested by Senator
Couzens, chairman of a special
Senatorial committee authorized to
inspect the loans and report to the
Senate such facts as it may deem
advisable. In a letter to the chair
man of the finance Corporation
board, Senator Couzens asked for
the list with such details as the
maturity dates, interest rates and
the security furnished. Sharp critic
ism of the corporations loans has
been made in Congress-, especially
by the Progressives in both Houses.
Insistence by the House on full
publicity for all loans made here
after by the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation again deadlocked the
$2,122,000,0 900 unemployment re-
lief bill, after the Senate and
House conferees had reached an
agreement on all its other features.
The Senate refused to accede to the
Houses demand and asked for a
further conference. After the House
conferees had reported that they
could not reach an agreement or
publicity, the Democratic majority,
by a vote of 172 to $50, reaffir-
med its support Of Speaker Garner,
who favors complete publicity.
Thus the relief question again re-
solved itself into a struggle be-
tween the Speaker and the admin
istration.
President Hoover has approved
the five-day week principle in
Government recommended by his
Council on Personnel Adminstra-
ton. He will issue no order for it's
hard and fast application through
out the Government service, how
ever. Administration of the plan
will be left to the heads Of dep
artments, who will seek to avoid