The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-31

81 ton committees to as
sist the textile work
,.,.,,,-n ers~a n d announced
~ that he would draft
trained organizers and strike special
lists from other unions to assist the
textile union.
George A. Sloan, president of the
Cotton Textile institute and chairman
of the cotton textile code authority,
said the threatened strike is not justi-
fed by the facts established by i'm
partial government economists.
Challenging the wage increase de-
mand of the United Textile Workers
of America, Mr. Sloan declared that
"as a result of three basic wage pro-
visions in the code the hourly wages
paid in March. 1884. show an increase
of per cent as compared with March,
1888, when there was no code.
"All of this has meant a substantial
Increase in manufacturing COSTS" Mr..
Sloan said, land the research and plan
ming division of the NRA found, after
a comprehensive investigation last
June. that under existing conditions
there is no factual or statistical basis
for any general increase in cotton tex
tile code wage rates."
Mr.. Sloan estimated the present
number of workers at work in some
200 mills in the cotton industry at
100000.
T lieut. COL. MARIO HERNANDEZ
~ organized plot to overthrow the
government of President Mendieta of
Cuba and establish a military dictator
ship, but the authorities got wind of
it and frustrated the conspiracy, In
which a considerable part of the army
was involved. Col. Fulgencio Batista,
head of the army, said that Major
Benitez and some soldiers were sent
to arrest Hernandez and that eight
men of the detachment were killed.
Hernandez tried to shoot Benitez but
was himself shot in the head and neck.
The official report said Hernandez was
being rushed toward Havana in an
automobile and that the car upset, the
prisoner being killed, though the 9th
ers in the car were uninjured.
Maj. Angel Echevarria, commandment
of Fourth infantry at Camp Columbia,
and Capt Augustin Erice, chief of-the
signal corps, conspirators with Her
nandez, were captured later and a
summary court martial sentenced them
to death.
Four thousand troops in Pinar del
Rio are confined to barracks, under
arrest, and a thorough reorganization
of the entire high command of the
Cuban army is In full swing. About
200 civilians have also been arrested
as parties to the conspiracy, charged
with carrying messages to military
plotters.
EIGHTY EIGHT Soviet citizens are
IL now under arrest in Manchukuo,
charged with plotting against Man.
chukuo and Japan and sabotaging
Japanese military trains. The Russian
government, through Acting Consul
General Rayvid at Hardin, has pre-
scented to the foreign office of Man.
chukuo a demand for an explanation
of the arrests and insists on prompt
measures for the release of the
prisoners.
1.-THE arrests were made without
documents, accompanied by searches
of the apartments and offices of Soviet
employees of the Chinese Eastern rail
way which have not been explained"
Rayvid said.
The Japanese allege that some of
the prisoners confessed to an attack
on the Japanese military intelligence
office at Suifenho (Pogranichnaya), to
sending Manchurian and Corean COM
munists into the territory, to wreck
ing trains carrying Japanese troops
and munitions toward the frontier.
and to creating general disturbances
along the eastern line.
Probably before long will come the
news that the Japanese have seized
the Chinese Eastern railway. and that
may very we'll result in war between
Japan and Russia.
DY A vote of about 10 to the PEG,
- pie q Germany decided that Chan
cellor Adolf Hitler's action in assum-
ing the powers of president was all
right. The result of the plebiscite
was: "Yes,. 1885,, T69; mo-" 4,294,-
654; INVALID" S72,296. Though the
Eyes" votes were several million less
than in the November plebiscite on
the withdrawal from the League of Ma
tions, the Nazis are satisfied and Hit
Ter appears to be safely fixed as the
country's ruler for the rest of his life.
His power, as chancellor-leader, is
greater than that of any other dictator.