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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-06-03

Washington, d. G.. (ILNS)--"This
nation, like the rest of the world,
is fioundering in the depths of an un-
paralleled depressioft of which an
underlying and persistent cause is
the failure of our great industries to
fulfill their primary obligation to pro-
vide livelihood for the masses of the
workers who have invested their lives
in these industries" Donald R. Rich
berg attorney for the standard rail-
road labor organizations, told the in
terstate commerce commission during
the opening of labor testimony favor
ing the six-hour working day for rail
road employees.
At the direction of congress, the
commission is investigating the eff
fects of applying the principle of a
six-hour day to the railroad industry.
The railroads, in testimony before
the commission, have contended that
the cost of the six-hour day would be
prohibitive, because of the alleged
necessity of paying overtime to work
ers on a six-hour basis.
More Jobs Labor's Objective
Replying to the railroads, Richberg
declared that increased employment,
not increased earnings, is the chief
gain seen by the railroad workers for
the six-hour day. He took exception
to the railroads Interpretation of the
Principle of the six-hour day." as
serting that the "employes do not con-
tend that more men can be employed
without reduction of their earnings
and without increased expense. They
do contend" he said, "that many more
men can be employed with a smaller
expense than is indicated by the car
riers' witnesses and exhibits.
"In our opening statement" he con-
tinued, 1--WE advanced an interpreta-
tion Of the purpose Of this investiga-
tion which we believe is sound but
which has not been followed in the
carriers evidence. We said: 1T is
the purpose of the application of the
principle of the six-hour day to relieve
unemployment and not to provide
means of increasing the earnings of
the employee When the carriers ap-
ply the six-hour day primarily as
basic pay day, persistently maintain
ing longer work k-day and paying for
additional overtime, they ignore and
do not promote the object of the in
vestigation. BY this process no more
men are put to work, but the earnings
of those who are employed are in
creased.
"We will demonstrate that in every
class of service more men can be put
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-06-03
Refusal to Lend Money Is Keeping Millions Jobless
Drastic Governmental Action Looms and Administration
May Soon Jump Bank Hoarders With Both Feet

An outstanding business man in
Washington remarked this week
THE banks all over the country have
plenty of money-more than they
have had in years, but just try TO
borrow some of it'll"
Banks Block Recovery
This attitude of the banks explains
primarily why the depression hangs
on and why the country is still in the
desperate straits of the winter. The
cause does not lie in the slowness of
congress to enact tax legislation, be-
cause everybody already knows they
are going to have to pay higher
taxes. 1t is not in the failure of con-
gress to effect more drastic economies
in governmental operations.
1t is due simply to tight-fsted and
iron-handed grips of banks upon
credit and their refusal to loosen that
credit through loans of their funds
some of it boarded money brought out
of hiding through patriotic appeal
for the legitimate functions and needs
of business aid industry. These banks
are proving to be the worst hoarders
that the country has known in this
generation.
Prolongation of depression beyond
the present stage, or for that matter
even to the present stage, rests
squarely upon banks big and little ir
communities both big and little. In
the present state of things, they have
it within their power to break up the
depression within 80 days and get
people back to work.
Must Government Act?
The question is: Will they do it, OF
must iron-fsted action on the part of
the government be brought into play
to compel them to relinquish THEN
tight-fsted grip upon credit re-
sources? One or the other is going to
happen. The administration gives lit
tie indication that after the patriotic
action of the people in bringing ou.
their hdaded cash. 1t is going to
swallow its pride and disappointment
much longer.
There is no sane or logical busi
ness reason for banks boarding money
at this time. In doing SO, they are
simply continuing d depression which
should have begun weeks ago to breal
up and disappear.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-06-03
Rail Labor Backs Six-Hour
Day As Employment Help

to work, and increases of individual
earnings can be avoided, contrary to
the testimony of the carriers.
Unemployment Relief Urged
''The dominating purpose of this
investigation is to find means to re-
lieve unemployment, to retard the
forces that create unemployment. Un-
questionably the principle of the six
hour day can be applied so as to
counteract influences that produce un-
employment. 1t would be mocking at
human misery, jesting at national
calamity, to interpret this principle
merely as a means of increasing in
dividual earnings and encouraging the
substitution of machine power for
man-power.
IF this inquiry is to accomplish its
aim we submit there must be an un-
derstanding of its purpose-a recog-
milton of the nature of the problem
in the solution Of which this investi-
cation has a national and interna-
tional significance"
Following Richberg's opening state
ment, witnesses of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemeen and Engine
men presented testimony to show that
the six hour day would increase en-
ployment.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-06-03
By B. C. CLARKE


Washington, D. C. (ILNS)-One of
the keenest disappointments of the
year to administrative leaders in
Washington is in the failure of the
business and industry of the country
to show an upturn for the better dur
ing May.
Since early last winter the admin
istration has confidently believed that
May would see the country we'll on
the way to good times, employment
on the increase, and depression di-
minishing and gradually fading away
Present reports from almost every
line of business and industry are
serving to dash these expectations to
the ground. There are fluctuations
ups and downs-improvements or
changes for the moment, but it is only
too evident that permanent relief is
not at hands, and no man can tell
whether the next two months will be
better or worse.
1t was in the confident expectation
that in improvement in business and
industry, and in employment, would
be realized before the coming of sum-
mer that the president so urgently
besought congress last winter to en-
act the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration.
Banks Unload Frozen Paper
This hazardous experiment-sailin
an uncharted sea-was given two bill
lions of dollars through offices of the
government to relieve depressed
credit conditions and assist banks to
get into stronger position and able
to extend credit to their customers
and communities by which those Gus
toners and communities could start
work again, could put people to work,
and thus crack and break up the ice
jams in the flow of credit and in the
circulation of money.
The banks of the country, big and
little, availed themselves of the life
belts and the savers to be had through
the Reconstruction Finance Corpora
tion. They unloaded for good money
their slow paper, their frozen paper
and lot of paper which in the long
run may prove to be thoroughly bad
They got the money into their vaults
and put themselves into liquid con-
dition in which they have probably
been since the end of the World War
They made themselves shock-proof
and depression-proof.
Turn Backs on Business
Having reached the dry land OF
safety themselves, they turned their
backs upon business and industry
still struggling in the heavy seas and
stormy waves of depression, stagna.
ton, unemployment and reduced buy
ing and consuming power.
The unemployment problem was left
burden on their communities. They
refused to lend one cent, even on the
best security, which would enable
business and industry to undertake
recuperative processes, to start the
wheels of business to turning, and te
begin making and buying and selling
things.
Secure in their own dry land
position, they left business and
industry to swim or sink as might
be it's fate.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-06-03
Tin Cartel Closes Mines
Without Provision for Idle

London, Eng.-The managers of the
international tin cartel announced
that tin production in the principal
tin countries will be suspended dur
ing June and July, and resumed in
August at about 13 per cent of ca
pacity.
The statement said the production
control scheme had been unanimously
approved on the theory that the sac
rifices involved would be more than
compensated for by higher prices.
No consideration was given to the
thousands of employees who will be
laid off because Of the production
limitation program.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-06-03
By CHESTER M. WRIGHT

New York City (ILNS)-Families
of New York's unemployed, living on
SECS per family per week read in the
newspapers this week that group of
Wall street spectators cleaned up
more than five million dollars in a
radio stock pool in about eight days
in the gala days of 1929.
Charles M. Schwab was one of the
insiders in that cleanup, his pickings
having been listed in the senate in.
vestigations testimony at $58,342.
At the same hour building trades
employers were fighting a last ditch
fight to cut wages, while the same
Charles NJ. Schwab was telling the
Steel Institute that "lop-sided defa-
ton" is the cause of all the trouble.
Families getting $268 per week are
the lucky ones. Plenty are getting
nothing.
Relief Near End of Rope
1t is known fact that the whole
relief movement, public and private,
is about at the end of it's rope.
Men not given to fear or fool
ishness are wondering what will
happen in this metropolis next
winter.
The five million radio pool profit is
but an item in the grand total of
cleaning up and legalized extortion
witnessed in tbs seat of financial
power.
And nothing yet done or threatened
by congress has caused the financial
magnates to lose even wink of sleep,
which perhaps goes at least little
way toward illustrating the futility
of the whole game of trying to cure
a fundamentally industrial and eco
nomic problem by monkeying with
political palliatives.
Nickname Stopped Tax Plan
One good sock in the jaw against
the so-called wage defation" move
ment causes these gentlemen to lose
more sleep than any bill that stands a
remote chance of being enacted into
law. Incidentally there is a good deal
of ill-concealed amusement here
abouts over the ease with which the
'soak-the-rich" nickname stopped a
tax plan which otherwise might have
made more headway.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-06-03
New York Employers Assert
Typos Wages Must Be Cut

New York City (ILNS)-Until
Typographical Union No. agrees to
discuss the proposal of wage reduc-
ton, the Printers League (closed
shop section) of the New York En-
ploying Printers Association will re-
fuse to take up the matter of new
agreement to replace the one expir-
ing on October l, the employers have
announced. Joint discussions were
broken off in April when the union
representatives refused to talk about
wage reduction. Typographical
Union No. 6 is the only printing
trades union that has refused to ac-
cept a wage cut.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-06-03
Illinois Labor Laws
Violated; Workers
Afraid to Back Charges

Galesburg, iii. - The Galesburg
Trades Assembly received reports
that the Illinois labor laws were be-
ing violated with impunity here, es-
pecially the women's ten-hour law. 1t
was stated charges of violating the
laws had been made to the Illinois
department of labor, but that when
the state inspectors came here it was
impossible to pin the charges down
because employees are afraid to back
up their complaints for fear of losing
their jobs.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-06-03
Anthracite Wages
Rose in April

Employment in anthracite mining
mining declined per cent in April,
as compared with March, but wage
payments increased 10 per cent, ac-
cording to indexes compiled by the
Philadelphia Reserve Bank. They are
based on reports from 159 collieries,
employing about $4,000 workers and
having a weekly payroll of $4,000, 900.
The gain in wage payments indicat-
ed an increase in operating time.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-06-03
DRY LAW
Change Asked By Labor In
Many States

Washington, ID. Z. (lLNS)-Organ-
lied labor in various sections, assem-
bled in state conventions, is emphat-
ically pressing demands for modifica-
tion of the Volstead act to permit the
manufacture and sale of beer.
Reports received at the headquar-
ters of labor's national committed
for modification of the Volstead act
Matthew Woll, president, and John
B. Colpoys, secretary-treasurer, show
that labor of the supposedly "dry"
South is as emphatic in asking modi-
fication as labor of the Northern
States.
From Texas comes news that the
recent convention of the Texas State
Federation of Labor, held at Fort
Worth, unanimously adopted a reso-
luton advocating modification of the
Volstead act to legalize 2.75 beer and
light wines. The resolution called
upon Texas workers to unite in g
real effort" to elect congressman
who stand for a change in the dry
laws.
Big Employment Gain Seen
The resolution, introduced by
Adolph Elsner, of San Antonio, pre-
dicted that return of 275 beer and
light wines would put 100000 idle
men to work, "most of them union
men," 1t called particular attention
to Texas forthcoming election of
three representatives. -at-large.
The Tennessee Federation of La
Dor, meeting at Nashville, recorded
itself in favor of "legalized and
wholesome beer" and called upon
every city central body and local
union in Tennessee to take an active
part in the campaign now being con-
Quoted by labor's national committee
for modification of the Volstead act.
The resolution declared that ''the Vol
stead act, imposed upon the American
people at the behest of organized and
intolerant zealots, has produced po-
litical and economic chaos, and is rap
idly sapping the foundations of this
republic"
Maryland FavOrs Repeal
| A demand for modification of the
Volstead act to permit the manufac-
| ture of beer and submission of the
18th amendment to vote of the peo-
pie was urged by the Maryland State
and District of Columbia Federation
of Labor, meeting at Cumberland,
Md. The resolution favored repeal Of
: the 18th amendment, but said it
should be accomplished by popular
referendum. This should be done, the
resolution said, for "the relief of un-
employment"
Other state labor bodies that have
recently declared or reitererated de.
mand for modification of the Volstead
act are the Pennsylvania and Florida
State Federations of Labor. The Vir-
ginia State Federation, meeting at
Alexandria, advocated illegal refer
endum on the national prohibition
question"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-06-03

Our idea of pleasant modification
was expressed by Mr.. Lamont, of
J. P. Morgan & Co., who was "mor-
tilted" to tell the senate committee
how small" the company's commits
sion had been on some foreign loans
Evening star., 1932-12-14
ROMAN TROOPS GUARD
JUGOSLAV LEGATION
Demonstrations Halted Pending
Statement Of Fascist Re.
vime's Attitude.
Hy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, December 14.-Fascist author
tiles ordered students to cease anti
Jugoslav demonstrations as the Senate
prepared to interpellate the government
today on violence perpetrated against
living and dead Italians in Jugoslavia." !"
Thousands Of troops and police block
ed all streets In the vicinity of the
Jugoslav legations to Italy and the
Vatican Heavy reserves were hidden In
surrounding court yards.
Although no general anti French
demonstrations were held In connection
with the Jugoslav question, cordons OF
police and soldiers also were thrown
around the French embassies to Italy
and the Vatican.
The Venetian Institute Of Science
sent q telegram to Premier Mussolini
protesting against the dynamiting OF
Venetian lions in the town Of Trau,
near Spalato. Jugoslavia.
Senators sought to learn what the
government planned to do in connection
with alleged destruction of italian
monuments In the neighboring country,
and the foreign ministry was to reply.
Premier Mussolini told thousands of
demonstrators last night that history
will not forget 1.-The acts OF vandalism .
Interspersed with shouts against Jugo-
slayia were numerous anti-French re-
marks rejecting resentment against re-
lations with those countries.
Evening star., 1932-12-14
LIQUOR RING WITNESS
GUARDED BY POLICE
Ten Year Operations in New Eng
land and Canada Expected to
Be Told Grand Jury.
BY tie Associated Press.

BY tie Associated Press.
BOSTON, December 14.-Chester
Narcheault of Boston and Portland,
Me, was prepared to 60 before Fed
eral grand Jury yesterday to reveal
the secrets Of a huge liquor ring, which,
Federal officials say, has been operat-
ing fleets of ships. airplanes and auto
mobiles in New England and Canada
for 10 years. :,
Boston police guarded Na-cheault
through the night against possible re-
prisals by racketeers.
The Portland man was one OF the
chief witnesses expected to appear in
the Federal grand jury's investigation
of two greater Boston liquor ring lead
ers and some 80 lesser lights in the
illicit trade. The ring, Federal OH
cials said. was connected by invesi-
gators with a general conspiracy to
violate the prohibition act by the sale,
possession and transportation Of liquors.
officials said investigators had col
lected a mass Of evidence, including
several volumes Of data much Of it OBJ
tanned by wire tapping.
Narcheault was one OF five men taken
in the capture of the ship Santa Rita
at Boston March 4, with 500 cases Of
liquor aboard.
Evening star., 1932-12-14
GUY ARRAIGNED
ON MURDER CHARGE
Long Beach Police Detain De Larm
as Material Witness in Wan
derwell Case.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONG BEACH, Calf. December IA
Formally charged with the murder OF
Capt. Walter Wanderwell, adventurer
William James Guy, 24-year-old Welsh
soldier Of fortune, today faced arraign-
ment on the complaint in Municipal
Court. His chief alibi witness, Edward
de Larm, Indian aviator, was detained
by police as material witness"
Named as witnesses in the complaint
against Guy were Mrs. Aloha Wander
well, widow of the slain man; the
county autopsy surgeon; Cuthbert Wills
chief engineer of the around-the- -worlc
yacht Carma, aboard which Wanderwell
was killed, and police officers.
Filing of the complaint will supersede
hearing on petition Of habeas corpus
seeking release Of Guy and De Larm
which had been set for today.
De Larm, close friend OF Guy, was
eliminated from possible connection
with the case other than as a witness
when police said he was not in Long
Beach the night of December when
Wanderwell was shot.
De Larm has insisted Guy spent al
night Of December at his home. Po-
lice said there were certain contradic.
tions in his story which caused them te
hold him as material witness"
Evening star., 1932-12-14
HERRIOT MAY BE REINSTATED.
French President Advised by Leaders to
Keep Him at Helm.

PARIS. December IA CP.-A move
to make Edouard Herrlot premier again
derpite his overthrow by the Chamber
OF Deputies on the American debt queS-
ton became manifest today as Presl-
dent Albert Lebrun began CONSULTATIONS
with political leaders.
Henri Berenger, president OF tne
Senate Committee on Foreign AualrS
and co-author of the Mellon-Berenger
debt accord. announced after a saa consul 11e
advised M. Lebrun to ask M. Herr1ot
10 form a new cabinet because ne nad
.mapnificentlv defended the interests
of France under difficult circumstances.
The President first received jules
.Jeanneney, President Of the senate,
and Ternand Bouisson, President OF the
Chamber Of Deputies, as he began the
task Of bringing new caolnet lhto
Francois Albert, chairman OF the
Chambers Foreign Affairs COMMITTEE,
took a similar view to that OF M.
Berenger.
Policies Not Weakened.
"I, like most visitors to the Elysee
Palace (the Presidents residence), urged
Iebrun to select Herriot because Her
riots prsonality and his policies were
not weakened by the Chambers vote, :
he said. II believe he is the best man
to negotiate with America, especially
rs he was defeated in defending the
cause Of payment"
Another name favored by Senators
was that of former Minister Albert Sar-
raut, now Radical Socialist Senator.
Great interest was created when for
tner Premier Caillaux. regarded as one
1Continued on Page 2, Column %
Evening star., 1932-12-14
GERMANY RETURNS
TO ARMS SESSIONS
Small Nations Resent "Dom.
nance" by Five Powers in
Geneva Conferences.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA. December 14.-Germany
was welcomed back to the World Dis
armament Conference today at the first
meeting of the General Conference
Commission since July.
It was brief meeting, but it brought
a flare OF resentment from representa-
tives of the lesser powers at what they
called usurpation Of the duties OF the
conference by the private five-power
disarmament discussions Of the past
week.
Maxim Litvinoff, the Russian member,
sharply censured the five big powers for
their dominance" Sir John Simon OF
Great Britain and Rene Massigli OF
France justified the conference OF the
big five" on the grounds that they had
succeeded in bringing Germany back
to the table.
Its no good" said Sir John, ito look
gift horse in the mouth"
The next meeting Of the commission
will be held on January 81.
Evening star., 1932-12-14

Authorization Of the use OF his re-
mains by medical friends for scientific
purposes is given in the will OF Dr.
william S. Thayer of Baltimore, In
ternationally known authority on In
ternal medicine and a member OF the
board of trustees Of the Carnegie In
stitution.
DR.. Thayer, who was professor emeri-
tus Of medicine Of Johns Hopkins
School Of Medicine, died here Sunday Of
a heart attack. The will was fled today
in Orphans Court, Baltimore.
The will began by saying:
Il direct that on my death ne
cropsy be performed upon my body for
the purpose Of scientific study at the
earliest possible moment after my death
preferably by my dear friend, William
G MacCallum. should like especial
ly to have the condition of my coronary
arteries and heart muscles carefully
explored.
Especially do desire that my friend
Or. AdOlph Meyer, may, II ne SO desire
have every opportunity to study my
brain. The interest which may attach tc
this lies in the circumstance that I have
had for about IA years, since resec-
ton of my Nasal septum, . complete
AuosmiA."
Evening star., 1932-12-14
MOSCOW PAPER DEFENDS
AGREEMENT WITH CHINA
Meets Japanese Expressions OF Dis
trust With Challenge for
Similar Relations.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, December 1.-THE news
paper Izvestia, commenting today on
expressions Of mistrust in Japan over
The resumption Of Russia's diplomatic
relations with China, challenges Japan
to sign a pact Of non-aggression with
Russia If she thinks this country's new
relations with China are harmful 70
peace with the Far East.
Nothing unusual has happened" said
the editorial, 1.-TWO nations merely have
resumed normal relations. II China
has diplomatic relations With Japan It's
quite all right, but II it establishes q
relationship with Soviet Russia, it Is
very bad in the opinion OF the Japa-
nese foreign Office.
"Now, as before, we are ready to sign
q pact with Japan and Manchukuo. and
If Japan really considers our relation
ship with China harmful 1t would be
better to sign such pact ana put
an end to Ill suspicion"