Italian foreign minister Dino Grandi told the senate that France had spurned an offer from Italy to suspend its naval building program for one year if France would do the same.[3]
Two of France's largest industrial organizations warned the United States that passage of the Smoot-Hawley bill would trigger an international tariff war.[5]
Died:Jules Pascin, 45, Bulgarian painter, by suicide
Carol was crowned King Carol II of Romania when parliament revoked the act of renunciation passed in January 1926. Deposed eight-year-old king Michael was returned to the position of crown prince.[12]
[edit]June 9, 1930: Chicago Board of Trade building, the city's tallest, opens [13]
Chicago Tribune reporter Jake Lingle was shot to death by mobsters at 1:25 in the afternoon at the Illinois Central station in front of many witnesses. Chicago newspapers soon offered a combined $55,000 reward for information leading to conviction of the killer or killers.[14][15]
The first volume of the Simon Commission's findings were published, investigating the question of constitutional reform in India. The report pointed to the caste system, differences among cultures and large number of languages as obstacles to change.[17]
The Bombay Chronicle called the Simon Commission's report "almost, in every instance, a subtle libel on India and her people. All the familiar bureaucratic arguments are trotted out. The country's course is clear. The country will carry on the struggle, accepting no settlement, except through Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Congress."[18]
Forty-seven people on the Greek tanker Pinthis were killed when the ship was rammed by a passenger ship, S.S. Fairfax, off of the coast of Scituate, Massachusetts.[19]
Died:Adolf von Harnack, 79, German Lutheran theologian and church historian
Church officials in Romania told King Carol II that they considered his divorce from Helen of Greece and Denmark to be void so the two could rule as king and queen. Carol had left his mistress Magda Lupescu behind in Paris when he returned to Romania to claim the throne.[27]
Seymour Parker Gilbert published his final report on the Dawes Plan. The 400-page document said that Germany had paid over $2.2 billion between the implementation of the plan in 1924 and May 17, 1930, but warned that Germany would have to implement financial restraint and avoid huge deficits in order to keep making its payments in the future.[28]
The Dow Jones tumbled again to 230.05 points, its lowest level of the year to date. Anxiety over the Smoot-Hawley tariff was widely blamed for the decline of the last two weeks.[21][29]
The tariff committee of the French government adopted a unanimous resolution condemning the Smoot-Hawley Tariff. The resolution also called on the government to issue an ultimatum to President Hoover demanding that duties be relaxed under the act's flexible provisions or face reprisal.[32]
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon issued a statement defending the Smoot-Hawley Tariff, saying it made a "definite contribution to business stability" and that industries should be able to adjust to the new law without difficulty.[33]
Mexican Army Colonel Roberto Fierro flew non-stop from New York to Mexico City in 16 hours 35 minutes. Emilio Carranza had fatally crashed in 1928 attempting the same flight.[34]
Nefertiti
The Prussian Ministry of Culture decided to keep the Nefertiti Bust in the Berlin Museum. The Egyptian government had offered two other statues as replacements.[35]
The second volume of the Simon Commission report was published. The report said it was "prepared to recommend a considerable advance towards self-government", but also desired "to secure that experience is not bought too dearly....There must be provided, as far as may be, safeguards to ensure the maintenance of essential services." The report also recommended the separation of India and Burma due to racial, geographical and financial differences.[39]
St Paul's Cathedral held a service to celebrate the completion of its lengthy restoration. King George V, the British cabinet and 160 bishops attended.[42]
Maxie Rosenbloom became the undisputed world light heavyweight champion with a controversial victory over Jimmy Slattery. The referee awarded his decision to Slattery after almost being knocked out by a wild swing from Rosenbloom, but he was overruled by two judges.[43]
A commission appointed to investigate Muslim and Jewish claims to the Wailing Wall had its first public sitting in Jerusalem.[44]
