THE WEEK
H., C. W.
The Week The Naval Treaty A $100,000,000 Program An Echo from Vare Case Brazil Has Revolution By C. W. H. WASHINGTON G OVERNMENTAL leaders in America, England, and Japan joined in an...
...All of the brewers, according to investigators, expressed hope that the results of the coming November elections would make the return of beer certain...
...His operations as a large mining, real estate, and banking promoter brought hun huge financial gains...
...FRANCE ACELEBRATION, similar to that held in New York City when Col...
...and reports ro • inc from refugees are to the effect that thousands • Chinese have been massacred...
...Failing he appealed to the Court of Appeals which ordered his release, and the government has now asked the Supreme Court to review the case, which it has agreed to do...
...He was famous as a sportsman, owning one of the most widely known strings of race horses in the world, which won the...
...The Week The Naval Treaty A $100,000,000 Program An Echo from Vare Case Brazil Has Revolution By C. W. H. WASHINGTON G OVERNMENTAL leaders in America, England, and Japan joined in an international radio broadcast on the adoption and ratification of the London naval treaty by these three nations and hailed the treat...
...Peter Dolger, president of one of the largest New York brewing companies, is reported to have declared that he felt certain the repeal or modification of the Volstead act would take p\a...
...vjjbefore th* Hoover administration is over...
...President Hoover, as the ratification papers for t treaty were official deposited, declared the treaty v "fair to all and dangerous to none," and heralded ' agreement as promoting mutual trust and confide: among the three nations...
...France, when Maj...
...Considerable disorder and fighting attended the major uprising, which occurred in San Paulo and Rio de Janeiro...
...Ramsey MacDonald lauded the pact as a great step ward peace, and Premier Hamaguchi of Japan in Tok;o characterized it as "bound to exercise an Immense moral influence on the growing consciousness of mankind...
...The Communist forces in i interior of the province are continuinc their raids towns, lootihe and pillasinc as they so...
...His brother...
...The case to be brought before the court will be that of Thomas W. Cunningham of Philadelphia, who testified before a Senate investigating committee that he had contributed $50,000 to Vare's campaign in Pennsylvania...
...He was indicted, arrested in Philadelphia, and sought to have his case tried in the Philadelphia federal court...
...Official receptions were on every hand, and everywhere they went the two airmen had to respond to the cheering of thousands of their enthusiastic countrymen...
...Lindbergh returned from his history making flight, across the Atlantic ocean, tr ' place in Parts...
...ONLY a day or so before the naval treaty became effective, Secretary of the Navy Adams received from the navy general board the new nava.1 construction program providing for the construction of sufficient warships to bring the United States up to the quota allowed in the London agreement...
...This act, it is believed, will complicate our diplomatic relations with the new government...
...Coste and Bellonte after arriving in New York made a "good will" trip about the country, going first to Texas to claim a $25,000 prize that, had been offered for the first aviators to return the visit of Col...
...Lindbergh by flying from Paris to New York...
...as a great achievement toward peace and the limitation of naval armaments and competitive building of war v -sels...
...The navy department kept the figures in s-ecrecy, but it became known that if the program was adopted in full as submitted, an expenditure of $100,000,000 yearly would be required over a period of 14 years to complete the prescribed member of warships, battle cruisers, destroyers, submarines, aircraft carriers, and other armed naval craft proposed...
...Whitney was the son of W. C. Whitney, who was secretary of the navy in the cabinet of President Cleveland, and much of his huge fortune was inherited from his father, who amassed his wealth by his activities in bringing about the merger and combination of numerous surface street car lines...
...Their latest depredation, according to recent cables, has been to take 15 prisoners, including French, Italian, and Filipino missionary workers...
...In the latter city, which is the capital of the country, the military authorities took over the reins of government and forced the resignation of the president., who barricaded himself in the presidential palace and with a handful of loyal soldiers sought to resist the revolutionists...
...Other brewflj^j^ye Btatejp the opinion that the bringing back of real beer ls ffielrnly thing that could end the present depression, and that it would provide a market for the grain surplus and do much to relieve unemployment...
...in the city streets, a the two fliers were showered with honors and affecti'Mi from the French people...
...PROHIBITION THE big brewers in New York City are-ready to begin producing pre-War beer "on a moment's notice...
...The cape is regarded important ina.<much as it concerns the legal evasions that may be taken by witnesses before Senate investigating committees...
...This time is was Brazil, and the rebels that, have been making steady gains in northern and southern Brazil enlisted the aid of the na\-y and most of the army and overthrew the government, which was headed by Pres...
...The Importance of the disturbances and revolution in Brazil to the United States was increased by the action of President Hoover in declaring an arms embargo against the revolutionists only a short time before the final outbreak occurred...
...CHINA CHINESE rebels continue to hold sway in many parts 4 of the interior of China, and the Communist forces among them are said to be making large gains against all opposition...
...Great, crowds turned out...
...Like the large brewing companies in Milwaukee, the New York beer makers have in the past few months begun rehabilitating and improving their plants on the supposition that prohibition of beer is about over, and that the next congress will take steps to legalize it for general manufacture...
...At the time of the investigation, Cunningham refused to tell the Senate committee where he got the money, and he was held for contempt of the Senate...
...The American, French, ar' Italian consul generals at Hankow axe seeking to efT the resrue of the prisoners, and urging that a relief i pedition be undertaken...
...according to a survey that has been made in that city...
...SUPREME COURT THE Supreme Court of the United States will give its consideration to a case growing out of the inquiry into the senatorial campaign of William S. Vare, who was nominated and elected as the Republican candidate for the Senate from Pennsylvania, although the Senate refused to allow him to take his seat because of irregularities in his campaign...
...In England, Prime Mini...
...He was well known as a former polo player, alsa...
...An authorization bill will be presented to the next congress for the construction of ships under the program, although it is expected that the navy department will not ask for funds or permission to build up to the full year's program...
...MILLIONAIRE DIES HARRY Payne Whitney, one of America's richest men with a fortune estimated at 200 million dollars, died at his Fifth avenue home in New York of pneumonia thLs week...
...Payne Whitney, who recently died left a fortune of over $175,000,000...
...Washington Luis...
...The prisoners were taken in a raid on a mission in the province of Kiangsi...
...France and Italy, which were also represented at the conference at London, failed to reach an agreement and wore not participants to the treaty...
...Kentucky Derby twice and other important races...
...The Reds, it is said, »-« asking a total ransom of $3,500,000 for the IS prisoner...
...FOREIGN ANOTHER South American country chans"d its grv-ment this week in one of those mushroom revolutions that seem to be springing up in the countries of Latin America almost over night...
...Coste and Lieut, jv lonte arrived bark home today after having romplc a. non-stop flight, acro.ss the Atlantic from Paris to N York...
...Considerable criticism has been forthcoming against the navy department because of wage reductions in navy yards now constructing American battle ships and because contracts for such construction have also been let to foreign shipbuilders at a time when American labor is facing unemployment...
Vol. 1 • November 1930 • No. 48
