Evening star., 1935-04-08

Our Latin American authorities are
much interested in the immigrat ton
squabble which has broken out be-
tween Brazil and Japan. According
to Rio de Janeiro advices. Japanese
have been piling into the country this
year at the rate of nearly $500 a
month. although government spokes-
men say that those figures merely
represent the balance of the untitled
quota Of 10000 allowed for 1894. A
New York Times dispatch from Rio
quotes the recently resigned immigra-
ton commissioner De Paulo as alleg-
ing that Japan looks upon Brazil as
nothing more than the China Of
South America" Brazilian newspapers
accuse the japanese of carrying on a
systematic propaganda designed to
weaken those provisions of the new
constitution which limit all immigra-
ton. Because of arrivals before quota
restrictions were enforced, there are
today about 100000 Japanese in
Brazil. They formerly came at the
rate of 10000 a year and plans were
uncer way to increase the number
The country in consequence has be-
come profitable market for Jap
ancSe goods. Another trade delega-
tlon from Toxic is expected at Rio
next month
Mrs. Anna Dickie OleSen. Minnesota
N. r. A. compliance director. who
faced the Senate Finance Committee
last week to defend her official activi-
ties, is one Of the pioneer Democratic
woman leaders of the country. She
was member of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee from Minnesota
from 1917 to 1924. In 1922, she ran
against Henrik Shipstead, Farmer
Labor, and Frank B. Kellogg, Repub-
lican. for the United States Senate.
In 1882 Mrs. Olesen made another
unsuccessful effort to obtain a seat
in Congress by aspiring to the pri-
mary nomination for the House of
Representatives from her home COM
munity. Her husband, Peter OleSen,
Northfield, MINI.
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Some considerable time having
elapsed since his last fireside chat
with the country, it wouldn't be sur
prising if President Roosevelt ere long
takes the air for another broadcast
on the state of the Union. Much
probably depends on whether or not
he fines Congress in obstructive mood
on sundry controversial measures
about to stir up new strife on Capitol
Hill. such as N R. A renewal, social
security and the holding companies
bill Some adminiStrationiStS think
F. D. r. may not wait for legislative
log jam to send him to the micro
phone, but will resort to the radio
for popular, braSS-tackS exposition
of the work relief act and just how
he proposes to spend the round five
billions now placed in his hands
virtually without strings of any kind.
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Utility leaders are said to believe
that their educational campaign" to
convince Congress and the country
of the alleged iniquities of the Ray
burn Wheeler holding companies bill
is having effect. They are reported to
be confident that when it emerges
into law it will be far less drastic
than the measure now proposed. The
crusade which the utilities are waging
to that end is likened to the fight put
up by the stock exchanges and high
finance against the securities act a
year ago AS matters have turned
out. the capitalist and speculative in
terests have not been hit nearly as
badly as they thought they were go
ing to be while the law was taking
shape in Congress.
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1t is reported that the Govern
ment's impending effort before the
Supreme Court, in the New York
poultry code case, to sustain the con-
stitutionality of N. r. A, will be in