Chairman Urges Effort He Opposed Guam Plan Most of Burden; New Decrees Towards Mediation for "Seek to "Eliminate Inequalities"
Washington, Feb. 24. Far Eastern Settlement Opposition of Mr. Fred L. Crawford, Republican Representative of Berlin, Feb. 24.
London, Feb. 25.
Michigan, to the Guam fortification Nazi Government imposed higher taxes on the German The Powers interested in the Far item in the Vinson Naval Base Bill people today in what was believed to be an effort to intensify Fast had made their stand clear—surprised Congressional circles here the four-year economic programme aimed at achieving national Observance of international obligaas earlier he had advocated contions, the alteration of which by tinuance of United States influence in self-sufficiency, The drastically higher taxes will hit the middle unilateral action could not be con-tne Far East. brackets hardest. The Government said the new sidered.
Mr. Crawford said today he be-"had been designed to "eliminate inequalities between This statement was made by Mr. lieved it would first be necessary for T. O. Pearce, the chairman of the the United States to reconsider her middle class German will have to pay the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Policy in the Far East before build-Corporation, Ltd, in his speech at ing extended bases such as Guam. ly £8 or U.S.$40 re each year on his income the annual meeting of shareholders He said the United States should er brackets were hit much harder. The new morning. E of the bank, which was held this decide' on its policy toward the Philippines and other world De-the middle E higher class Germans followed Mr. Pearce also stressed the immperacies before attempting the rmánn director of "the, penance of the Powers supporting fortification "of islands in the far their gold, platinum, the present municipal administration Pacific.
Fy and pearls to public purchasing centres—United in Shanghai.
"What is the use of spending $5,- It was announced at the meeting 000000 on Guam when we have that the net profit for the year isolationism and are about to with-Berlin, Feb. 25. amounted to $15,296,621, with cash draw from the Philippines political-ges in the Ger-assets representing an- increase of ly?" he said. "Japan will enter the pending
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