Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-03-22

RoosEvELT,s HEALTH GOOD.
NRA NAY BE PERMANENT.
NATioNALlsM Or lNTERNA-
TloNALtSM?
CONGRESSMAN OPPOSE TAR
iFF CHANGE.
BoRAH ASsAlLS MUNITIONS
MAKERS.
STATES MAY FIX PRICES.
MONEY PROGRAM AN Elk
PERTINENT.
Last May. the President suggested
in a message TO fifty-four nations.
that all nations solemnly pledge
themselves against aggresSOrs AND
that all agree not to send their mill
tary forces into the territory OF their
neighbors. Recently. the idea
been set forth again in the Amert-
can reply to the British Arms mem
orandum.
The problem may come to the
front earlier than expected IL b
League OF Nations policy In South
America fails TO end the Chaco WAT
For the first time the Commission
has officially used the phrase "staIe
OF war" in reference to the situation
existing between Bolivia and Para
quay. Such a declaration, under the
rules of the League. might require
| League members to consider them
| selves at war and Immediately sever
| relations with the nations affected
incidentally, the phrase state OF
war. was never used in reference to
| the trouble in the Far East Neither
China. Japan nor League Officials
| adopted the term in describing what
was going on in China and a.
! churia
That the health of President
| Roosevelt has not been injured by
his first full year in the White House
is the opinion of DIR. r. T. Mclntire.
the White House physician. who says
that there Is no question in his mind
but that the President is better IN Z
general physical way than he was
last March. The doctor finds that he
has gone through the year In fine
shape" and says the reason for ii Il
think and the best thing about 1t. is
his general attitude OF life-a cheer
full. optimistic outlook. VI expect.
ing trouble"
s
In his address to NRA code auth
critics. President Roosevelt empha-
sized that our economic reOrEaniza-
ton must be permanent for all the
rest of our lives" and insisted that
the processes of the New Deal and
the formulation of codes of fair com
petition under the MIRA lin the Amer
lean Way" committed the nation
neither to Communism o to Fas-
cis1n.
He urged industry toA reemploy
more people and plead for q better
balance In our economic system
Moreover, he believes that the great
bulk OF industry would act to expand
purchasing power by providing
greater employment and he called on
the public to refuse to p~atr0nixe the
small portion who refuse to play the
game
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
warns that warning class OF inter
ests' may cause the United States to
adopt uncontrolled imitation" unless
A. n~a~u - Aha rr{1nn phrrun a IN
finite course and stick to it. In line
with his recent insistence that a ma
ton choose between nationalism and
internationalism. or a combination OF
the two, the Secretary conceded that
the United States could make itseIl
s~elf-sustaining even producing Its
own rubber, coffee. tea and silk and
at the same time, maintain a very
high standard OF living, but asserted
that 1t would be much higher il w
adopted an international approach Il
our problems.
A national economy would mea1
the licensing OF every field for /
particular crop since there would b
no foreign market for surplus crop.
! OF wheat and cotton and the govern
ment would have to retire millions o
! acres affecting seven million pei
sons. He admitted that he favoret
the lowering of trade barriers I,
, stimulate the interchange OF farm
/ products and manufactured article
between this and other nations m,
} agreed that such a policy would leav'
|. some weak and inefficiently manages
. American industries at the mercy o
) foreign competition
Strong opposition exists to the RI
4 ciprocal tariff bill desired by tn
President, and indications are tina
. It will limit his authority to negot
ating treaties to three years. Demo
Gratis are somewhat divided, due I
their stubborn fight against a flextbl
7 provision In the Smoot-Hawley tarii
bill. Republicans ri almost solidl
cemented on the issue. with Progress
sive and Conservatives almost uni
! eddy opposing It.
: Senator Borah continues to assa
the munition manufacturers, partic1
J larlv those OF America. who. b
charges. are spreading propaganda !
the Orient concerning a possible WI
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