Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1936-01-01

- AFRO-AMER1C.
believe that the plight of the farmers will indeed be
sad one.
1t will be gratifying to the farmers of the nation to
know that Congress is trying to find adequate sub
sttute for the invadated AAA Fl
The President delivered his Congressional message
to Joint session of the House and Senate at night last
week This has not been done since 1917 when President
Wilson urged the nation declare war against Germany
a variety of comments from both Democrats and
Republicans has been filling the papers since the address
of the President the state of the nation to Congress-
Democrats herald the address of the greatest
ever delivered Republicans claim that it sounded like
political speech of prospective candidate for Pres
ident.
The Democratic party will hold its convention be-
ginning June %. This convention will be held in Phila
dephia, the Republican stronghold
The London Naval Conference is the verge of col
lapse because Of Japans nssance equality of naval
equipment.
John Gilbert the famous actor, died in his home Jan
uary 9 of heart attack There's star in heaven
tonight.
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Ethiopia did accept the Franco British proposal
that she hand to Italy about twothrds of the king
dom. This only natural for it seemed that the pro-
posa had for it's purpose the satisfying of Mus
son without any regard for the Ethopans This is known
compensatng aggresor nation for ruthlessness.
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The oil embargo belligerent nations has dis
appeared from front page Does this that the
League of Nations is afraid that Musson not testing
when he vehemently stated that Italy would consider
such embargo act of and would reply with
It is reported that Italy is using all sorts of unfair
ported that bombs dropped in Red Cross hos
pitfalls.
We remember that the Italians bombed the palace
of Selassie at Dessye three times December g. 7, 8.
The amazing thing about the is that despite the
many modern tactics and equipment that Italians
have at their disposal they not advancing into Ehio
plan territory rapidly might be expected
All the nations indebted to the United States defau-
ted in December except the small nation of Finland which
handed its installment of $230,45300
This if nothing else should encourage this country
to stay out Of At the close of the last
left holding the bag.
President Roosevelt delivered his opening campaign
speech at the Jackson day dinner in Washington Jan
uary g. This speech delivered to group of Democra
tic leaders who paid $50 plate to raise money for the
presidential campaign.
Congress is in session. Some of the most vital
problems with which the 74th Congress will be faced
:Q An act by which the farmers will be aided now
that the AAA has been declared void (2 The bonus bill
and it's immediate payment, CD The old pension plan
which is termed the Townsend Plan This Plan calls for
pension 5000 per month for those 60 old
1t has been reported January 10, that Ethiopian guns
set fire to two the Italian bombing planes causing
them crash with the loss of the lives of their four
sengers.
Emperor Halle Selassie gets plane. A four
seated low winged Saloon plane with all the luxures of
motor car has designed by British firm for the
personal of the emperor.
Joe Louis the Great Brown Bomber, will have
earned his first million by 1887 if his proposed boxing
campaign including bouts with Schmeng in June and