The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-17

HAS OCCA C6taOAAShCo
in the blue room Of
the White House. The
ee'uen. executive offices are
"oose'e" being remodeled and
enlarged. One of the first matters to
claim the Presidents attention is the
modification of NRA. The secret cab
met committee he appointed to in
quire into the legality and ACCESSIBILITY
of continuing and extending the price
fixing features Of NRA has decided
this price fixing should be restricted
and gradually abandoned, and there
is little doubt that this advice will
be followed. Whether or not the fix
ing of prices is legal, 1t has brought
sharp and continuous criticism from
Senator Borah and many others which
has not been relished by the New
Dealers.
On his way from the west coast the
President not only saw some of the
great public works projects of the
Northwest, but also passed through
regions that have suffered severely
from the drouth. So he is backing up
the government agencies in their
work of hurrying vast sums of gov
eminent money to the arid regions
to ease the human suffering and also
to lessen the chances of another such
catastrophe. The public works admin
istration, which had an original ap-
preparation of $3,3O0,000,000, revealed
1t had spent about $400,O00,000 on
projects to aid impoverished western
families.
Emergency relief administration Of
ficials announced they had allotted
huge sums to feed men and women.
They also have spent thousands to
care for starving cattle.
Public Works Administrator Har-
old L. Ickes, who was on an inspec-
ton tour in the drouth area, ordered
his forces to expedite all construc-
ton projects affecting the dry re-
gions.
NATURALIZATION Of silver, au-
In thorized by the last congress, was
ordered into effect by the President
This will have little immediate effect
on the average citizen, though the
move is somewhat inflationary and
started prices on the upgrade. Big
debtors and owners Of silver mines
will benefit, but as the value of the
dollar goes down, the holders Of Sc
curities and loans suffer loss.
The Presidents order directs the
surrender to the government Of all
silver bullion and bars within 80 days.
: the price to be paid being 50.01 cents
an ounce. Silver coins and silverware
are not included. Under the silver
purchase act the treasury is author
ized to value the silver 1t obtains at
$1.29 an ounce and to issue silver GER
tificates on that basis. The government
proposes to hold enough silver to make
up 25 per cent of the metal backing Of
the national currency. No one knows
how much silver bullion there is in the
United States, and it may be neces-
sary to make considerable purchases
in China and India.
G ECRETARY OF STATE HULL
~ and Secretary of Agriculture Wal
lace joined In statement concerning
their efforts to revive Americas world
trade, explaining that the reciprocal
trade agreements to be negotiated
with foreign countries will be bene-
fetal and not harmful to American
agriculture and manufacturing.
The statement pointed out, in
answer to criticism from farm or
CARNATIONS, that farm interests
would not be sacrificed to aid other
groups.
It also said no sacrifice of any
major or basic agricultural or
manufacturing industry was planned,
although Secretary Wallace told re-
porters that some harm might be done
to a tiny fraction Of the producers
for the greater good Of all.
NNE thousand men and women COM
~ prising the Minneapolis Protec-
tive committee telegraphed an appeal
to President Roosevelt to protect the
constitutional rights now superseded
by martial law in their city. Copies
OF the appeal were sent also to Secre-
tary Perkins and Lloyd Garrison,
chairman of the National Labor Rela-
lions board.
"We are satisfied" they wired, ''that
an agreement between employers and
employees could be reached were it
not for the interference by a small
body of citizens known to be Commun-
list agitators who are being supported
in their agitations by. the sympathetic
attitude of Gov. Floyd B. Olson"
At the end Of the statement was a
sentence interpreted as request for
replacement Of the federal mediators,
Father Francis J. Haas and q. n.
Dunnigan.