The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-08

Long for the Presi len t,
Byrnes said, There is no prospect" of
reviving the works program and "The
committee probably will do nothing
about it."
'The President stated that If the
McCarran amendment were adopted he
would not sign the BILL" Byrnes said.
"The senate adopted it, therefore, so as
far as the works part is concerned, the
bill is gone"
He expressed the thought the COM
mittee would report out an appropria-
ton of $S80,000,O00 or 81 ,SS0000,0OO to
carry out the present relief program
for six months or year.
Adoption of the McCarran amend
ment by the senate was brought about
only after hard fight and by means of
a rather tricky shifting of pairs in
which Huey Long took leading part.
1t won by a margin of one vote, where
upon Senator Robinson, Democratic
leader, moved that the bill be sent back
to the committee. This was done, Sem
ator Glass expressing the hope that
the committee would report out a bill
shat will not be quite so controver-
sial."
Senator Long, who loses no oppor-
tunity to poster the administration
and to display his political shrewdness.
has started q movement for the specifi-
cation of 5O0,O00,O00 of the work re-
lief measures total for the purpose of
highway construction. Highway COM
missions in every state were asked by
him to indorse this plan. Long said he
had discussed it with some other SEN
ators and that they liked 1t.
OHANCELLOR HITLER has been
" forced to abandon his intensive
campaign against the Jews. Economic
pressure has caused Der Fuehrer to
give up public manifestations of his
cherished anti-Semitic policy, speeches
at a meeting of political leaders and
Nazi party members indicated. Boy
colts, foreign exchange difficulties and
other troubles cannot be risked by the
reich at the present moment.
THE Saarland after fifteen years I'M
i der League of Nations rule returned
to Germany. Baron POmpeO Aloisi
Italian chairman of the leagues Saar
committee. took over the reins from
Col. Godfrey Knox, British chairman
of the territorial governing commission.
The next day, Aloisi formally surren-
dered the Saar to Germany. and the
German flag was hoisted over the ter
ritory for the first time since the World
war.
CELEBRATING the seventeenth an
~ 'niversary of the establishment of
its army of 100000 men, Soviet Russia
renewed Its defiance of ''imperialistic"
nations. All o-er the country there
were fetes, and the speakers took Oc-
casion not only to glorify the Red
warriors but also to attack Germany
and Japan.
CHANCELLOR KURT SCHUSCH-
~ NIGG of Austria paid a visit to
Ramsay Macdonald British prime min
lister, and was told that while Britain
is all for maintaining the independence
of Austria. return of the Hapsburgs in
Austria and more British loans were
strictly tabooed. incidentally. Britain
limited that Austria might be a little
more popular IL ii were little less
rough with the Socialists and trade
unionists. Austria saw the light. and
gave a half promise to be little
gentler. Everything was very friendly.
but the Austrians came to London
without invitation. and little effort was
made to conceal official Britain's feel
ing that they would rather they had
stayed at home.