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“PAY ENVELOPE PROPAGANDA”
IS ASSAILED BY ROOSEVELT;
WAGE TAX STIRS CONNECTICUT
- - ■ ■ - A ■' ■— ■ ■ 11 "" ' ..
JJrges‘Handful’
of Employers
Leave U. S.
WILKES-BARRE
MINERS CHEER
Tactics in Class
With “Coercion,”
He Asserts.
(Texts of President's Speeches, B-14.)
By the Associated Press.
WILKES-BARRE. Pa., October 29.
—Asserting a ‘'handful of employers"
were attempting to sabotage the so
cial^ecurity act through pay-envelope ;
propaganda, President Roosevelt ex
pressed the belief today that American j
workers would not be "fooled by this !
campaign any more than they were :
frightened by the strong-arm squads!
of the past.”
The Chief Executive, on his second
Invasion of the State offering second !
highest prize in the electoral college,
addressed his remarks to a large, ap- !
plauding crowd of Anthracite workers
and their families crowded into I
Miners’ Park. He spoke from a high, '
flag-covered platform beside his train,
looking down on the thousands
massed in the park.
Charges Coercion.
Leading up to his statement about
ipcurity “propaganda,” he asserted:
"No employer has a right to put
his political preferences in the pay
envelope. That is coercion even if he i
tells the whole truth. But this propa
ganda misrepresents by telling only
half the truth. Labor and a fair
minded public must place such tactics
in a class with the coercion of the
strong-arm squad and the whispering j
ef the labor spy.”
After cautioning to “get these facts i
straight,” Mr. Roosevelt went on to;
say the social security law calls upon j
the employer to put up S3 to every *1
by the employe for old age and unem- i
ployment insurance.
"Three for one,’* he exclaimed^
"There's the rub. That is what these :
propaganda-spreading employers ob
ject to. These propagandists are driven
in their desperation to the contempt
ible, unpatriotic suggestion that some
future Congress will steal these insur
ance funds for other purposes.
Better Leave Country.
“If they really believe what they say
in the pay envelopes, they have no
confidence in our form of government
or its permanence. It might be well
for them to move to some other nation
in which they have greater faith.”
In reading his prepared speech,
the President added politicians and
newspapers to the "handful” of em- j
ployers he said were misleading la- i
bor on the social security act.
Paymg tribute to the late mine i
Union organizer, John Mitchell, for |
whose memory the day had been set ]
aside, the President said Mitchell ,
pioneered in his day for collective
bargaining.
"Today,” he added, “we have put
upon the statute books the legal mech
anism to make collective bargain
ing a reality.”
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers of America,
presented Mr. Roosevelt as the “de
fender of the Republic and the cham
pion of the people.”
After the speech the President
Stepped back on his train as the crowd
cheered and left for Harrisburg, the
State capital, for his second address
of the day.
In his Harrisburg speech President
Roosevelt declared he knew the Ameri
can people would not return to power
• those Republican leaders who he said
“emptied the national market basket.”
"I know that the American people
Will go forward with those who are
succeeding in filling it once more,” he
added, contending the New Deal had
filled the housewife’s pocketbook faster
than food prices had risen.
Before his audience surrounding the
Capitol steps, Mr. Roosevelt asserted
the Republican leadership today was
" (See ROOSEVELT, Page A^4J
ROOSEVELT CLAIMS
ON SECURITY DENIED
Hamilton Challenges Statement
Money to Be Held Solely
for Workers.
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 29.—Republi
can National Chairman John D. M.
Hamilton's declaration that money
collected under the Social Security
law would be used “to pay current
Treasury bills” spotlighted the legis
lation’s position as a campaign lisue
today.
Hamilton, challenged, in a state
ment directed to President Roosevelt
last night, a passage he said was
from the President’s radio address
last Friday: "Your dollars are held
in a Government trust fund solely
for the social security of the workers.”
"With the utmost respect, I can
not believe you read it (the law) or
you could not have made the state
ment • • *,” Hamilton said. “Really,
Mr. President, there is no such pro
vision in the act.
“The money taken from our work
ers’ pay envelopes, and taken from
every employer of labor In addition,
* • • goes into the general fund of
the Treasury.
“Once there it can be used for any
purpose the politicians elected to
Congress decide. * * * There is no
protection in the law, Mr. President,
* * * for the workers. Their money
is not set aside. It is used to pay
current Treasury bills.”
*
-—-—
Gov. London Places Wreath
On Theodore Roosevelt’s Grave
Republican Nominee Pays Respect to
Widow, Following Conference With
Al Smith—Speaks Tonight.
B5 the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. October 29.—Gov.
Alf M. Landon, refreshed by a good
night's rest, motored to Oyster Bay
today to place a wreath on the grave
of Theodore Roosevelt In tribute to
the twenty-sixth President of the
United States.
Pausing briefly at the grave of the
famous "rough rider,” the Republican
nominee laid on it a wreath of Au
tumn leaves and chrysanthemums.
His trip to Oyster Bay, a small
Long Island community, was along
winding concrete highways. The
morning air was crisp. His route
gave him an opportunity to see the
recently opened Tri-borough Bridge
which links the New York City
boroughs of the Bronx, Queens and
Manhattan.
The laying of the wreath followed
a brief visit with the widow of the
former President at her Oyster Bay
home.
The day’s activities preceded the
climatic speech of the nominee's East
ern campaign at Madison Square
Garden tonight.
The Republican nominee's visit
to Oyster Bay came after a con
ference with Alfred E. smitn, iyzo
Democratic presidential candidate, and
Republican leaders, following a tumul
tuous welcome from cheering throngs
that lined the streets from Penn sta
tion to his hotel.
After their half-hour conference
Landon told photographers who urged
them to "get closer together" that "we
are as close together as wTe can get
and we’re going to stick together for
a long time.”
Smith, declining to predict the out
come of the election, told reporters in
response to questions: “I’m sure I was
right" in supporting Landon.
Concluding his visit, the nominee
planned to attend a luncheon of j
Brooklyn Republican leaders, return- |
ing to his hotel headquarters in mid- |
afternoon to rest before going to the
auditorium for his half-hour radio ad
dress.
The appeal for the voting support
of the Nation’s largest city will be |
broadcast at 9:30 p m. (Eastern stand- |
ard time).
Smith, who it was considered pos
sible would present the candidate to
(See LANDONTPage A-5.)
REPORTS OF W. P. A.
FALSE, SAYS G. 0. P.
Jersey Republicans Declare
They Have Right to
Probe Sources.
Charges that reports published by
the Works Progress Administration
and Treasury Department concerning
W, P. A. operations and expenditures
are ‘Incorrect and misleading" were
made in District Court today by former
Senator Walter E. Edge and three
other New Jersey Republican leaders
who are seeking a court order giving
them access to W. P. A. record*.
The real issue, the Republicans told
the court in their reply to the W. P. A.
answer to their suit, is whether of
ficial reports are correct and whether
those who challenge the truthfulness
of published information should have
a right to search the records to verify
It or prove it untrue.
They admitted practically all the
facts demanded have been published
from time to time in voluminous
tracts by W. P. A. and the Treasury,
but said they had reason to doubt the
accuracy of these reports.
Don't Want Personal Information.
Edge and his associates made plain
that they are not asking for personal
information concerning W. P. A, em
ployes, which reasonably might be
withheld for the protection of the em
ployes themselves, but that they want
the names and salaries of all ad
ministrative workers.
There snneared to be little likelihood
that the litigation can reach the hear
ing stage before election, since the
W. P. A. now has five days in which
to come into court and either file a
demurrer or a joinder of issue, which
would result in a hearing date being
set.
In an answer Monday to the suit by
the Republicans, W. P. A. had stressed
the necessity of protecting its person
nel against political solicitation or co
ercion. It never was their purpose to
(See SUIT, Page 3.)
WARM WEATHER HERE
TO CONTINUE 24 HOURS
Drop in Temperature Forecast,
However, for Tomorrow Night,
With Overcast Skies.
A let-up in unusually low October
temperatures is promised for the next
24 hours, but after that the Weather
Bureau says more cold weather is in
sight.
With this afternoon expected to be
fair and moderate, the mercury over
night probably will go no lower than
40, according to the forecaster. To
morrow, however, will be generally fair,
with the skies becoming overcast at
night and the temperature again fall
ing
Frost covered the suburbs again this
morning as the mercury dropped to 35
shortly before 7 o’clock.
Yesterday’s maximum was 53 at 3:15
p.m., while at midnight the reading
was 44. At 9 o’clock this morning
the temperature had reached 48.
EARNINGS MOUNT
TO NIGO LEVELS
12 Steel Companies Show
912 Per Cent Increase
Over Last Year.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 29.—When
directors of the United States Steel !
Corp. plumped down the most favor
able third-quarter earnings statement
in six years, they started Wall Street
on a serious review of mounting in
dustrial earnings in general and other
indices in the improving business pic
ture.
Allowing for the deterring factors
that do not always show in the bare
figures, business observers found these
statistical grounds for optimism in
the flood of company reports of the
last few days:
1. September quarter earnings of
172 companies in all branches of in
dustry showed combined net profits
of $226,353,400, an advance of 55.6 j
per cent over the $145,384,383 earned
in the third quarter of 1935.
2. Twelve steel companies reported
for the quarter net Income of $23,
394,473. against only $2,085,794 last
year, an increase of 912.1 per cent.
Statisticians warned that in noting
percentages of increase account must
be taken of transfers from loss to the
black-ink side of the ledger.
3. Net operating income of 40 rail
roads rose 19.6 per cent in Septem
ber over that of a year ago, with
$48,873,000 earned, against $40,873,000.
Estimated net operating income of
class 1 railroads was placed at $27,
000,000 for the month, against $13,
500,000 in September, 1935, a 100 per
cent rise.
Some less optimistic features must
be taken into consideration in ana
lyzing the favorable figures, Wall
Street men warned, however.
Possible wage increases throughout
the steel and some other industries,
(See EARNINGS,'Page-A^2.)
ACTION FOR CONTEMPT
IS FACED BY COUGHLIN
Priest Must Appear by Noon for
Deposition Hearing, Says
Plaintiff's Counsel.
Bs the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio., October 29.—
Attorney B. F. Sacharow, counsel for
J. H. O’Donnell of Pittsburgh, said to
day that if Rev. Charles E. Coughlin
fails to appear by noon for a deposi
tion hearing in O’Donnell’s civil suit
against the National Union for Social
Justice he would file a contempt of
court action.
O’DonneU. In suits at Detroit and
here, asked removal of Father Cough
lin as head of the National Union,
the ouster of six other trustees and
an accounting of funds contributed
to the union.
Sacharow, who claimed a deputy
sheriff subpoenaed the priest on the
latter’s arrival for an address here
Monday, said he also would ask a
body attachment should the priest
not appear.
Policeman Who Quit to Run
For President Asks Job Back
As the presidential nominees of the
two major parties near the close of
their campaigns, Washington has a
lesser candidate who now would be
happy to serve again on the metro
politan force, but has been turned
down.
At the beginning of the campaign.
Pvt. Howard M. Overstreet resigned
from the force after several years of
service, announcing he was a candi
date for President, a post which be
could not seek while in the govern
mental service.
Shortly after submitting bis resig
nation, Overstreet and his wife moved
f
from their home at 1244 Water street
southwest and dropped out of sight.
Recently, it was revealed today by
Maj. Ernest W. Brown, superintend
ent of police, he received a letter from
the erstwhile presidential candidate
asking to be reinstated on the force.
The letter was postmarked Hot
Springs, N. Me*.
“This request I refused,” the police
superintendent said today. “1 had
two reasons. One was that he 1s
over the appointment age and the
other—well, I don’t believe I could
reappoint a one-time candidate for
the Nation’* highest offlce to the
police force.”
A
Lower Salaries
Feared by
Workers.
HIGHER PRICES
ARE ALSO SEEN
Promises Will Be
Major Issue in
Nutmeg State.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,
Staff Correspondent ot toe Star.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., October 29.—
With newspapers and employers daily
calling the attention of the workers
to the coming pay roll tax, under the
Roosevelt social security law, the tax
promises to become a major issue in
the industrial centers of the Nutmeg
State.
I found today a Democratic State
leader with a photostatic copy of an
announcement put out by the New
York, New Haven & Hartford R. R.,
explaining the tax, on his desk. It
was a plain statement of the fact
that beginning January 1 one per
cent would be taken from the em
ployes’ envelopes or checks. It was
not put up as a political argument,
merely a statement of fact. But the
Democratic leader was sorely incensed
over the notice which has gone to
all the road's employes. This is
merely a sample of what is being done
now by employers throughout the
State. To Democrats, who have been
counting as "in the bag" the votes
of labor throughout Connecticut as
well as other States, the pay roll tax
issue is as disconcerting as a red rag
to a bull.. It brings an element of
uncertainty into the campaign upon
what the Democrats had not reckoned.
Just to bring the matter of the pay
roll tax further home to the workers,
the Hartford Courant and other
newspapers are calling attention to
the fact that next week the State
Legislature is to meet In special ses
sion to pass a bill providing for con
tributions to the unemployment in
surance feature of the social security
act. This tax is separate from and
in addition to the pay roll tax for
old-age pensions. The new bill has
been framed by the Governor's Un
employment Commission. It is drawn
to comply with f'r.e terms of the Fed
eral social security act. Under the
commission's plan, the employers will
pay 1 per cent on their pay rolls for
1936, 2 per cent on their 1937 pay
rolls and a 3 per cent tax on the wages
paid in 1938 and thereafter. In addi
tion, there is levied on the employes
a 1 per cent tax on their wages be
ginning January, 1937. and a similar
tax each year indefinitely.
Fear Boost in Prices.
These pay roll taxes, old-age pen
sions taxes and unemployment insur
ance taxes are beginning to make the
workers wonder if the concerns they
work for will be able to pay increased
wages, and w’hether*they may not in
the future bring lower wages. Fur
thermore, the workers do not like the
idea of having deductions made reg
ularly from their wages by the Gov
ernment. They are figuring also, that
the things which they must buy for
ordinary living will increase in price
because of pay roll taxes.
Stirred up In the final days of the
(See LINCOLN. Page A-T)
Summary of Today’s Star
Pace Paae
Amusements B-16 Puzzles __C-7
Comics_C-7 Radio -_B-18
Editorial ...A-IO Sports_C-l-3
Finance_A-17 Society_B-3
Jjost-Found. A-3 Short Story. .C-8
Obituary ...A-12 Woman’s Pg. C-4
POLITICAL.
New Jersey Republicans hit W. P. A.
reports as "false.” Page A-l
Pay roll tax becoming major issue in
Connecticut. Page A-l
Roosevelt attacks pay envelope “prop
aganda.” Page A-l
Landon plans visit with widow of
Theodore Roosevelt. Page A-l
Social security act continues as po
litical storm center. Page A-2
FOREIGN.
Italian blockade of Spain declared
under way. Page A-l
Blum cabinet facing new crisis on
budget -increase. Page A-3
Mollison poised to resume flight de
spite gloomy forecast. Page A-3
NATIONAL.
Mounting industrial earnings reach
high levels. Page A-l
Unions’ committee delays coast strike
call at least 24 hours. Page A-2
Tugwell predicts most fanners will re
pay rehabilitation loans. Page A-8
Edith Maxwell prepares for second
murder trial. Page B-12
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
Court holds milk agreement invalid.
Page A-l
Fiscal Committee to hear Commission
ers, department heads. Page A-l
Erstwhile presidential aspirant wants
back on police force. Page A-l
Census estimate places D. C. popula
tion at 619,000. ‘ Page A-l
La Roe condemns sanction of liquor
store near Walter Reed. Page A-l
12-year-old boy rescues man tied up
in hold-up. Page A-2
Eight persons injured in traffic acci
dents. Page A-4
Affidavits In police bonding probe
given prosecutor. Page B-l
Airplane tests may lead to field zoning
rules. Page B-l
Annual chrysanthemum show will open
here tomorrow. Page B-l
I
Seal holds schools can admit non-resi
dents pending appeal. Page B-l
Police details for Halloween night are
announced. Page B-5
Many organizations aid in youth plan
ning project. PageC-12
EDITORIAL AND COMMENT.
This and That. PageA-10
Answers to Questions Page A-10
Political Mill. PageA-10
David Lawrence. Page A-ll
Paul Mallon. Page A-ll
Mark Sullivan Page A-ll
Jay Franklin. " Page A-ll
Headline Folk. Page A-ll
MISCELLANY.
Washington Wayside. Page A-2
Auto Show Puzzle. Page C-8
Young Washington. Page C-8
Vital Statistics. Page A-6
City News In Brief. Page C-8
Traffic Convictions. Page C-8
Dorothy Dix. Page C-4
Betsy Caswell. Page C-4
Nature’s Children. - Page C-5
Bedtime Story. Page C-6
After Dark. Page B-2
SPORTS
D. C. grid fans face meager menu this
week end. Page C-l
Nation’s unbeaten elevens are on
shaky perch. Page C-l
Local prep foot ball teams having big
week. Page C-I
Roosevelt High faces Eastern In grid
debut. Page C-l
Dizzy Dean demands $50,000 salary
of Cards. Page C-2
College' foot ball teams use few home
town boys. Page C-2
Kampfer, Olson dash on mat here to
night. Page C-3
Local golfers make odd match bet on
election. Page C-3
FINANCIAL.
Rail bonds improve (table). Page A-17
Business machines net soars. Page A-17
Lead and copper prices boosted.
Page A-17
Selective buying helps stocks (table).
Page A-18
Curb list unevenly higher (table).
Page A-19
Clearings wide in gain over 1935.
Page A-19
MILK AGREEMENT
IS RULED INVALID
Federal Regulation Is En
joined by Justice Luhring
in D. C. Court.
BACKGROUND—
Federal control of the distribu
tion of milk in Washington became
effective September 21, after more
than two-thirds of the farmers
supplying the Capital had voted
for such control. Three weeks
later 13 farmers supplying the
Highland Farms and Model Farms
dairy petitioned lor injunction in
District Court on ground the con
trol was in reality a regulation of
production. The government op
posed this argument with a state
ment that the farmers were free
to sell as much as they could pro
duce.
| Justice Oscar R. Luhring of District
Supreme Court late today enjoined
operation of the milk marketing agree
I ment for the Washington area. He
held that Federal regulation of the
distribution of milk—which involved
price-fixing—by the Agricultural Ad
| justment Administration was outlawed
; by the United States Supreme Court
decision invalidating the A. A. A. act.
The effect of the decision will be to
eliminate the scale of minimum prices
paid to producers by distributors un
der the agreement. Also it renders
void the recent A. A. A. ruling in
creasing milk prices about 1 cent a
quart to producers, which was ex
pected to bring a similar increase in
retail price.
The judge said that the agreement
constituted production control, and
added:
I "The question here is not an open
one. It has been settled by the Su
preme Court of the United States.
Congress may not, under the com
merce clause, regulate the production
of milk or any other farm product.”
Quotes Bay State Opinion.
He then quoted with approval an
opinion by Judge Brewster in the Fed
: eral District Court for Massachusetts
‘ (See MILK, Page 2.)
THE REAL FIGHT IS ON ! __
D. C., With 619,000 Population,
Leads Increase for W hole U. S.
National Rise 5,338,000 Above 1930 to
128,429,000, Says Census Bureau.
Adjoining States Gain.
Preliminary Census Bureau esti
mates today placed Washington’s
population at 619,000. or 132,131 above
1930, when the figure was 486.869
The District’s increase outpaced the
whole country, which rose by 5,338,000
to 128.429,000.
“This business of making estimates,
however, is pretty precarious." Leon E.
Truesdale, chief statistician of the
population division of the bureau,
said.
“We can get a very good estimate
of the United States as a whole, but
we have poor figures on the numbei
who come and go from the various
States.”
In 1928. for instance, the estimate
for Washington was 552.000, but the
1930 enumeration showed the popula
tion was 486,869.
The District estimate Is based on
school enrollment, the number of civil
service employes, the number of
deaths and the number of passengers
using public transporation vehicles.
It does not list as such, however,
the number of emergency workers,
who are temporary residents. The
total number of Federal employes
working in Washington has risen as
follows:
June 30. 1932. 68.793: June 30, 1933,
65,437: June 30. 1934. 89,132: June
30, 1935, 103,453: June 30, 1936. the
day on which the population estimates
were closed, 117,453.
There was no indication in the pre
liminary estimate how many of the
' added inhabitants of Maryland and
| Virginia live within the Washington
I (See POPULATION. Page A-2ji
HEARINGS ARE SET
D. C. Officials to Present
Plans to Fiscal Relations
Committee.
BY J \MES E. CHINN.
President Roosevelt’s special Fiscal
Relations Investigating Committee
made arrangements today to give the
Commissioners and heads of the
various District government depart
ments an opportunity to present their
own plans for solving the perplexing
problem of what constitutes a fair
Federal payment toward municipal ex
penses
Two special hearings were arranged,
one for the Commissioners and Ma],
Daniel J. Donovan, auditor and budget
officer and the other for department
heads.
The department heads were notified
to appear before the committee No
vember 7 at 10 a.m. and the Com
missioners and Maj. Donovan at the
same hour November 21.
Follows Two-day Hearing.
The decision to hear the Commis
sioners and department heads followed
a two-day public hearing last week at
which representatives of Washington’s
leading civic, business, labor and pro
fessional organizations submitted a
mass of data showing the justification
for a substantial increase in tne pres
ent Federal payment of $5,000,000.
The department heads already have
submitted to the committee approxi
mately 50 reports showing the cost to
the District of various services pro
vided the Federal Government. me
committee, however, has explained
that the cost of the exchange of serv
ices between the Federal and District
Governments will not constitute an
important element in the formula it
proposes to work out for fixing an
equitable basis of fiscal relations.
Work on New Reports.
The department heads, at the direc
tion of the Commissioners, now are
working on supplemental reports to
justify the expenses of their particular
departments. The information is be
ing gathered as a result of remarks
made during the public hearing last
week by Clarence A. Dykstra. city
manager of Cincinnati and one of the
committee members, indicating he be
lieved some of the municipal expenses
here are excessive.
The supplemental reports will com
pare the cost of operating various de
partments with similar departments
in cities of comparable size. Particu
lar stress is to be laid on the “quality”
of the District services in comparison
with those of other cities.
Various sources of information are
to be tapped for the comparative
study. Data is to be gathered from
the Census Bureau and research or
ganizations that have studied munici
pal government operating costs and
some of the department heads plan
to write directly to officials of other
cities.
Former Premier Dies.
TORONTO, October 29 (IP).—'T. C.
Norris, former premier of Manitoba,
died here early today. He was 75
years old.
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WOODRING SCORED
Sale Near Walter Reed Of
fends Community, Says
Church Group Chairman.
In a strongly-worded letter to Sec
retary of War Woodring, Wilbur La
Roe, jr., chairman of the Civic Af
fairs Committee of the Washington
Federation of Churches, today con
demned Woodring's action in permit
ting sale of whisky w’ithin 500 feet ol
the entrance to Walter Reed Hos
pital. *
La Roe, also chairman of the Dis
trict Parole Board, referred to the
War Secretary's recommendation this
week to the A. B. C. Board that a
license be issued for a liquor store
close to the hospital reservation en
trance on Georgia avenue despite the
opposition of Gen. Wallace R. De Witt,
in command of Walter Reed.
‘•It is bad enough to have liquor
sold throughout the Nation's Capital,”
La Roe wrote Woodring. “It is bad
enough to have thousands of men crip
pled and wounded by war, but the limit
has been reached when a responsible
officer of the Government, himself e
servant of the people, overrules hos
pital authorities in their effort to pro
tect these men against the ravages ol
hard liquor.
“Community Deeply Hurt.”
“You have virtually said that th(
Government looks with favor upon the
sale of whisky near military hospital!
even when the responsible officers in
charge, who are familiar with the
particular problem, seek to prevent
such sale. This conclusion necessarily
follows from your letter to the A. B. C.
Board asking that the recommenda
tion of the Walter Reed authorities
be ignored. The whole Christian
community is deeply hurt by your
action.”
La Roe declared “the Christian peo
ple of the District received with con
sternation and with extreme disap
pointment the word that you had
(See WOODRING, Page A~87j
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BLACKSHIRT BAN LIKELY
Cabinet Considers Drastic Restric
tions to Check Disorders.
LONDON, October 29 (JP).—A ban
on the blackshirt uniforms of Eng
lish Fascists, it was reported today,
was included by the cabinet in dras
tic restrictions to prevent a recur
rence of recent disorders in the East
End. r
Sir John Simon, home secretary,
it was said, would announce the
proposals to Parliament, reconvening
today.
Second Worker Butchered.
ATLIXCO, Mexico, October 29 VP).
—Butchered by machetes, the body
of another victim in the bloody feud
between labor factions was found near
Nealtlcan today.
He was the second worker killed In
this Industrial tone in two days.
IL DUCE MOBILIZING
SUBMARINE FLEET
TO CUT OFF SPAIN,
EMBASSYCHARGES
Madrid Officials in Paris
Predict Attempt to Block
ade Country and Attack
Government Stronghold.
17 FASCIST PLANES
REPORTED DESTROYED
Zero Hour Approaching for Capi
tal, With Counter Offensive De
clared Under Way—Beds Say
They Are Well Equipped to
Meet Bebel Thrust.
BACKGROUND—
After 14 weeks of civil war in
Spain the varied results of govern
ment and rebel claims appear to be
converging to a crisis today. Em
battled Madrid, the goal of the
Fascist armies for weeks, still con
tinues to be the highlight in the
battle for victory between the two
factions. A crucial battle now <*
impending. Dovetailing with this
in the Anal analysis are the Italian
charges that Russia has sent arms
and men to Spain on 20 occasions
within the month, which coincides
with the Spanish Embassy "in
formation" in Paris that a fleet of
Italian submarines was awaiting
sailing orders to blockade or attack
autonomous Catalonia.
B> the Associated Press.
PARIS, October 29.—The Spanish
Embassy announced today it had con
fidential information that a fleet of
Italian submarines was awaiting sail
ing orders at Gaeta, Italy, to estab
lish a blockade of the Catalonian
Coast and perhaps attack the Spanish
government stronghold.
An embassy spokesman, warning
that the civil war on the Iberian Pen
insula might at any moment break
out into a grave international conflict,
said the information came from "an
absolutely trustworthy source.”
Subs Declared Camouflaged.
Eight submarines, he contended.
j have been painted with the red and
| gold colors of the Spanish insurgents
at Gaeta, which is 40 miles north
west of Naples.
"We do not know what pretext will
be used to put the fleet into action,”
said the spokesman, "but our in
formation is that the action will start
within a week.”
The submarines may join in a com
bined sea and air attack on autono
mous. government - supporting Cata
lonia, it was declared. President
Manuel Azana now has established
offices at Barcelona, capital of the
! region.
1 The Spanish spokesman also re
I iterated previous charges that Italy
had landed a large number of troops
on the Balearic Island of Mallorca,
which, he said, may be destined for
; use against Catalonia.
These troops, the spokesman charg
ed, are supported by 112 Italian air
planes.
I The first step in the campaign, he
| predicted, would be an attempted
j Italian blockade of the Catalonian
j coast to keep provisions from reaching
Spanish government territory.
Thereafter, he said, an actual at
tack may be expected.
Asked what hope the government
forces have of defending themselves
against such an attack, the spokesman
I replied:
“We can always be counted upon
to do our utmost.”
support™ uy newspaper.
Earlier the newspaper 1’OeuvTe said
Italy and Germany were supporting
Spanish insurgent plans to attack
Catalonia, the “second seat” of the
Spanish Socialist government In case
Madrid falls.
The newspaper said preparations
for the attack were being hastened
at Mallorca, “largely supported by
Italian and, even German, forces,”
with eight submarines ready to leave
Northern Italy for the Balearics. No
source was cited by the newspaper
as foundation for the reort.
It also declared the Insurgents had
recently received 112 bombing and
pursuit planes.
COUNTER OFFENSIVE REPORTED.
Capital Reports Destruction of 17
Fascist Planes.
BJ the Associated Press.
MADRID, October 29 —Spain’s gov
ernment announced cryptically today
it had “everything necessary for vic
(See SPAIN, Page A-2.)
POPElSPREPARI N G
MARRIAGE MESSAGE
Prelates Say Important Document
May Possibly Be a New
Encyclical.
B? the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, October 29 —Pope
*Pius is working on an important docu
ment on marriage, possibly a new en
cyclical letter, prelates said today,
which he intends shortly to transmit
to the world.
The holy father has demonstrated
great interest In the question of matri
mony in recent months. Under his
authorization the Congregation of
Rites issued a complete new code for
the trying of marriage cases before
diocesan tribunals.
Later another ordinance was passed
which would give the Tribunal of the
Sacred Rota, charged with hearing
marriage nullification cases, the final
decision throughout the world. The
ordinance ruled the ecclesiastical ad
vocate defending the marriage bond
must appeal to the Rota against all
decisions in favor of nullifying It.