, 1935-05-02
The W. rld
AT a Glance
BY LESLIE c III
Central Press Staff WRITER

BY LESLIE EICHEL
Central Press Staff WRITER
NEW YORK. May ;. - If farmers
are having difficulty in getting trac-
tors. trucks or passenger car that
they ordered. blame ii on the gov
eminent.
The u. S. government has ordered
for immediate delivery 10000 trucks
and automobiles and 1921 tractors.
as well as other equipment. for the
Civilian Conservation corps.
And the governments deliveries
will be made first. for manufacturers
have to pay a fine Of IS a day on
each piece which is not delivered at
the specified time.
There are to be 2.el6 CCC camps
IN operation this summer. The pres
ent 100000 men will be expanded to
100000.
Thus We can see where some Of
the s4.8S0.O OO. 900 Is going.
Where Orders Went
Here. according 10 the Wall Street
Journal. is where the government
has placed its orders for motor ears:
General Motors-l4.676 units. COM
priSing trucks. ambulances and sta
ton wagons. to cost S9.l75.192.
REQ Motor Carlisle units. all
trucks. sI.413.147.
Ford Motor 1856 units. chiefly
trucks. 1857 .003.
Chrysler-55l units. passenger
cars, 1927. 1877.
International Harvester l25
trucks. SS4.673.
White Motor-7s trucks. s72. 299.
Four-Wheel Drive Co. - Three
trucks. Sill, 99s.
Walter Motor Truck-Two trucks.
$500.
Hudson Motor - Two passenger
cars Sl.146.
IN addition. says the Wall Street
Journal. the government took op-
tional contracts for more than 81
200. 600 for automobiles and trucks
which almost certainly will be order
ed shortly.
Tractors. Too
And. adds the Wall Street Journal,
Inc motor makers are not the only
ones TO benefit. Tractor orders in
this same period include:
Caterpillar Tractor - so graders,
se3100; 1874 tractors, $3.50 sos: 352
tractor trail builder outfits. Si.423.-
800; two motor patrol graders. slO.-
09s; total 81 .987. 100.
Cleveland Tractor - 1872 tractors.
$340.620: 665 tractor trail builder
outfits $500 100: total s2.647.740.
AHis Chalmers-l22 tractors, $780,
International Harvester - I trac-
tors, $3.50.
One Party?
Fear that the United States will
be ruled by one partv-an6 that Fa-
ciSt-is expressed By the Rev. DR..
Harry r. Ward Of the Union Theolo-
Rical Seminary Of New York.
Or. Ward bases his conclusions on
a survey made for the Methodist
Federation for Social Service.
Or. Ward believes control will 20
to the man who can combine the
most skillful promises to discon-
tented masses with a minimum OF
cost TO the wealthy minority control
ling American finance and indus
try"
In the mean time. Or. Ward sees
danger In the Roosevelt admins
tration. for he adds:
The magnetic charm Of the preSi-
dents voice, together with the lack
of effective opposition, is converting
Z Y government into the one-party
Fascist state In which Jim Farley's
part Is to create M vast political
machine. The proposed anti-sedi-
ton law would give his postoffice de-
partment power to exclude from the
mails any letter. circular. newspaper,
d magazine opposing this Fascist
trend IN our United States
Japanese Competition
Japanese cOmpeLltlOn IN the Tex
tile industry may not be such an I'M
deriving cause for the troubles Of
the New England textile mills as has
been believed.
Imports of japanese cotton textile
products In 1884 constituted only
cne-tenth of l per cent of the en-
tire American output.
If present increases are maintain
ed throughout l935-which Is doubt
ful-imports from Japan would con-
stitute little more than 2 per cent
Of American production.
II is true. however. that Japan is
selling goods in foreign markets that
hitherto have been considered large
" American. Japan says the United
States Is responsible for that because
Of ID the "impoverishment" OF
China through the American silver
policy draining 1t Of resources. thus
uepriving Japan Of its best market;
10 the cost Of raw cotton. due to a
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