Milford chronicle., 1933-12-01

the negotiations could be concludes
in half an hour, he found them ex
tending on through the days.
Upshot was that the 16-yea
breach between two of thee majo
powers was ended, with the United
States on the long end of the dea
so far as most of its demands wer'
concerned. Points of the treaty in
clude: Waiver by the Soviet of al
claims growing out of the famou:
Siberian expedition of 1918; a guar
antee against official Soviet propa.
ganda in this country; another
guarantee against the formation o.
any group designed to change t..C
government of the United States;
lair and prompt trials for Anne. l.
cans erring against Soviet law;
guarantee of the free exercise of re-
ligious beliefs of Americans resident
in Russia. Little mention is made of
trade relations and details concern
ing them remain to he worked out.
Filst American Ambassador to
r. esent himself to steel-jawed, steel
eyed, steel-mannered Number 1 die
ta:or of the world, Stain. whose
adopted name means Steel, will be
William c. Built, wealthy young So
cialite. who. has written n sophisti-
Gated novel satirizing Park Avepu-
ties, popular song or two, and has
been the State Departments Rus
sian expert. One of Mr.. Roosevelt's
bright young men, he was instru-
mental in bringing about recOgni-
tion and is considered an excellent
choice.
Colorful, dramatic, important, BIZ
zarre-all these adjectives fit the
November municipal elections. They
demonstrated that the American peo-
pie are still in belligerent mood
as they demanded, and received, a
change in National Administration a
year ago, they demanded and receiv-
ed many changes in municipal ad-
ministration. Main counts ON which
old machines were thrown out, were
inefficiency, high taxes, graft.
Most important was the election
in New York where fire-eater La
Guardia, who has earned a reputa- !
tion as an erratic political genius,
decisively defeated Tammany's
O'Brien and the Recovery tickets
Mckee. For the first time in 20 years
the Philadelphia Republican ma
chine was overthrown. Republicans
won in Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
Nowhere did partisan spirit seem
strong; the demand was for a new
deal, and the cards were
tirelessly t.;
Also important were proposals /
for communities to go into the pow
er business. Public ownership advo-
Gates believed that government pow
er development at Muscle Shoals
would assure them sweeping victor
les. But when the votes were count
ed, results were mixed, and the ex-
pected landslide did not materialize
apparently the tax burdens invol-
1ed caused the voters to turn away
rom increased municipal debts.
Camden, New Jersey, which is al
ready $30,000,000 in debt, gave the
,ity government permission to spend
;10,000,000 for a power plant, but
his election was fought principally
IN the theme of unemployment re-
ief, rather than government owner
hip, In a number of smaller towns
,ublic ownership mayors were =
lected, city light plants authorized.
On the other hand, Salt Lake City
'oted to l against a light plant.
ian Francisco followed suit, as did
New Jersey, Cincinnati :
nd Youngstown, Ohio, and various
mailer towns. Z,
When it comes to selling most I,
woman is the deciding
actor. She manages the best of all
the American home. The ,
administration, in its drive for high !
r prices, is faced with definite :
protest against advanc- -,
lg costs. ....
The housewife speaks through the
CURES. Department store sales, bas- .
on dollar value and not volume, q
ave fallen steadily. Mrs. American 6
as become accustomed to bargains; =
hen they disappeared she stopped 9
lying. To Offset this, the govern g
ent is intensifying its campaign to 8
ct more money into the hands of 3
lie public. x
AS for business in general, the y
cture is so mixed as to be impos- q
BILE to depict accurately. Some 9
lsinesses are up, some are down, 8
nd some are pursuing a sedate B
iddle course. On the whole, indus 8
y is substantially better off than 8
was when the year opened, and q
gains have been made in 8
nployment, wages, working hours, 3
Id in profits of many large corpor- 8
ions. The dark spot in the picture y