Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07

greater vote than his combined OPP
position. In Wisconsin, he received
about 100000 more votes than Senator
Borah and. in Illinois, his total was
about i'm the ratio of three to two to
the combined vote of Borah and Knox
In view of the heavy attack that has
been sustained against the New Deal
and indications OF lost popularity, the
result Of these primaries has been a
source of great satisfaction to the
Democrats.
The nations Of this hemisphere seem
TO be agreed that much good can be
accomplished at the inter-American
peace conference which will probably
convene this summer, with Secretary
of State Cordell Hull heading the del
egation from this country. Since the
proposal was made by the President,
abundant evidence has come forward
to show that the nations of South and
Central America are anxious to get to-
gether on a basis of mutual goodwill
and helpfulneSs.
1t may be too much to expect that
the Fundamental differences between
the nations will be settled, but it is
likely that all issues will be discussed
in a friendly atmosphere, with the ut
most good feeling exhibited. Among
some of the questions that confront
the nations are the costs of armament
and the tariff war row going IN. Ten
American republics spend about $780,
100000 yearly on armies and navies
and in some instances this item con-
sumes 40 per cent of the budget. Com
merce between the various countries
has suffered extensively in recent
years because of heavy import duties.
Quite likely an effort will be made
to set up something like an American
League of Nations, with its duties con-
fined exclusively to this side of the
world. Perhaps one result will be the
Joint support Of the principles of the
Monroe Doctrine and a gradual relax
alton of trade bans which have done
much harm. Mr.. Saavedra- Lamas, for
eign minister of Argentina, has pro-
posed a pact with teeth enough to pre-
vent war and provide a fve-year tar
if truce between American nations.
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Whether the PWA can finance pub
licly owned and operated hydro-elec-
trio plants to compete with private n
terprises will be decided by the Su-
preme Court, although probably not
until next Fall. Several power COM
panies in the South have appealed
from ar adverse decision in a Circuit
Court of Appeals, where the right OF
the Government to make such loans
was upheld in the opinion written by
Senior Judge John j. Parker. In fact,
Judge Parker. who was defeated in
the Senate for a place on the Supreme
Court because of liberal opposition,
wrote an opinion that was widely con-
strued as broadly upholding the fun
damental theories of most of the New
Deal legislation.
Cabinet meetings have been moved
from Friday to Thursday, thus
ing longer weekend holidays for Cab
met members. However, President
Roosevelt has made no definite plans
for trips, although he is expected to
visit Arkansas and Texas late in May.
Poantedly, the President denied that he
had been formerly invited by the
Governor General to visit Canada but
admitted that they frequently cores
ponded or many topics.
**
Some of the correspondents at the
nations Capital are intimating that big
industrialists and financiers are show
irg signs Of a readiness to make terms
with the Roosevelt Administration. So
far as we are able to see, there is little
basis for any reapproachment. True
enough, the opposition to the Presi-
dent, engineered and inspired by big
business, has so far failed to achieve
substantial results. However, before the
campaign comes to a close the attack
will be resumed and, it may be, with
telling effect.