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WEATHER. 1 —
(0 B Weather Bureau Forecast.)
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temperature tonight about 25 degrees, , ®_ GVening paper
slowly rising temperature tomorrow; gen- 111 Washington with the
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Closing New York Markets, Page 22_ Yesterday’. Circulation, 143,638
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85th YEAR. No. 33,917. ronHmce. _WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1937-FIFTY-TWO PAGES._**** on M.«n. A»,Ci.t.d Pr..., TWO CENTS.
JACKSON SEES CONGRESS
AND PRESIDENT OBLIGED
TO MEET CRISIS IN COURT
- ._
Hits Effort to
Overbuild
Tribunal.
SECOND BEFORE
SENATE GROUP
Denies Advocating
Amendment Be
Abandoned.
Summary of Robert H. Jack
son's arguments in behalf of the
President’s court plan will be
found on Page A-4 Digest of
Senator Wheeler’s protest
against the plan on Page A-3.
BACKGROUND—
Proceeding on conviction that the
end justifies the means, present ad
ministration has been guided by
elastic interpretation of Constitu
tion in framing recovery legislation.
Supreme Court, however, has been
generally unsympathetic, has in
validated many important New
Deal laws.
Finally in early February, Chief
Executive startled country and
most of Congress by delivering pro
posal for increase in size of court,
retirement of judges at 70 and
several other innovations.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
Robert H. Jackson. Assistant Attor
ney General, told the Senate Judiciary
Committee today at the hearing on
President Roosevelt's court bill that:
"It is idle to contend, as many of
the advocates of judicial supremacy
do, that it was ever intended that the
k Supreme Court become a super-gov
ernment. ’
Jackson pointed out that to Con
gress had been given not only the su
preme legislative and policy-making
power, but also conclusive powers over
jurisdiction and enforcement of de
crees of the court and over appoint
ment and behavior of the court per
sonnel. He argued that it was clearly
the duty of the President and of Con
gress to deal with the situation as it
now affects the Supreme Court.
"The responsibility with Congress
for seeing that the American people
have a workable, harmonious and co
operative judicial system Is so usually
overworked by those engaged in build
ing up the tradition of judicial su
premacy, that the burden of consti
tutional responsibility on Congress
deserves examination," said Jackson
second Witness Called.
The Assistant Attorney General was
the second witness called by the
Senate committee for the hearing on
Mr. Roosevelt’s plan to increase the
personnel of the Supreme Court. Again
the hearing room was crowded to its
limit by the curious throng interested
In the controversy.
The committee adjourned until
10:30 a.m. tomorrow after question
ing Jackson. The next witness will
be Judge John Devaney of Minnesota.
He is the first president of the new
National Lawyers’ Guild.
When Jackson finished his prepared
statement he was complimented by !
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat of j
Wyoming, who said: “It can hardly j
be surpassed as an analysis of the
fact of the usurpation by the Supreme I
Court of the legislative function.”
However, O'Mahoney, w'ho has in
dicated he prefers curtailing the pow
er of the court by an amendment to
the Constitution requiring a two-thirds
vote of the justices to invalidate an
ect of Congress, questioned Jackson
closely on this point.
Jackson conceded the President’s
plan might leave a situation where
social legislation still could be block#
by the vote of one judge. He said he
did not think this would be the case
because “the infusion of new blood"
would provide justices whose views are
in closer harmony with contemporary
(See JACKSON, Page A-5.)
COURT REFERENDUM
PLANNED IN GEORGIA
Seminole County Officials Prepare
for Vote March 19 After
Many Requests.
Bt the Associated Press.
DONALDSONVILLE. Ga.. March 11.
—Somewhat surprised at growing na
tional interest, Seminole County elec
tion officials completed arrangements
today for the first vote in the Nation
on President Roosevelt's judicial pro
gram.
"I have been swamped with letters,”
said Joe Johnson, jr., 25-year-old
farmer and chairman of the Seminole
County Democratic Committee, who
arranged the vote for March 19.
"Letters come from everywhere, but
mostly from Georgia. Some of the
folks,” he said with a grin, “even
want a ballot to cast, but of course
we can’t have that.”
Seminole County, an agricultural
section in extreme Southwest Georgia,
held an unofficial "presidential pref
erence primary” in 1936 with Roose
velt and then Gov. Eugene Talmadge.
a New Deal critic, as candidates.
Roosevelt won, 661 to 120.
”1 am very frank to say,” said John
son, “that I am an admirer of the
President’s, but this is going to be a
fair election.
“There is opposition to the Presi
dent's plan in our county outside
of the Republicans. The lawyers don’t
like the reorganization idea a bit.”
Normandie Sails After Strike.
LE HAVRE, March 11 OP).—The
Normandie sailed for New York today.
A strike which delayed her a day was
settled yesterday.
« «
ROBERT H. JACKSON,
__ Defending Supreme Court plan.
SENATOR KING, “ “
Studies document at hearing. —A. P. Photos.
AMENDMENT PLAN
OFFER DIE TODAY
O’Mahoney Will Introduce
Bill to Limit Court in
Voiding Laws.
Seeking a compromise on the Pres
ident's court plan. Senator O'Mahoney,
Democrat, of Wyoming planned to
introduce in the Senate today a con
stitutional amendment forbidding any
Federal Court, including the Supreme
Court, to hold a State or Federal law
unconstitutional except by a two
thirds majority.
O'Mahoney first broached such a
limitation yesterday, a few hours be
fore a vigorous radio debate on the
court problem between Senator Wheel
er, Democrat, of Montana, an op
ponent of the White House sugges
tion, and James E. Landis, Securities
& Exchange Commission chairman,
a supporter. Landis soon is to become
dean of the Harvard Law School.
Conference Postponed.
Meanwhile, it was learned that the
Conference on Constitutional Amend
ment. headed by Senator Norris, inde
pendent, of Nebraska, has been post
poned until Congress acts on the pres
idential proposal. It was originally
set for March 18. but Henry T. Hunt,
Interior Department lawyer and chair
man of the Committee on Organiza
tion for the conference, remarked:
"We felt the conference was out
of key with the present situation, so
it will be deferred until a more ap
propriate time.”
O'Mahoney quizzed Attorney General
Cummings on the subject of his
amendment at the Senate Judiciary
Committee hearings yesterday. Later
O’Mahoney, in announcing his pro
posed constitutional change, made a
plea for healing the breach the court
issue has caused in the ranks of the
President’s supporters.
"Everything that has happened since
February 5 indicates a division among
the forces that have been upholding
the hands of President Roosevelt,”
O’Mahoney said. "I think it would
be a tragic thing if that division is
not healed, and now if it is at all pos
sible^ If permitted to continue, I feftr
(See COURT, Page A-47)
Veteran Actor Dies.
LONDON, March 11 OP).—W. Gra
ham Browne, veteran British actor and
producer, who had toured the United
States with his actress-wife, Marie
Tempest, died today.
A
JOHNSON'S $40X00
STRIKE FEE OARED
La Follette Probe Reveals
R. C. A. Payment for
Strike Advice.
BACKGROUND—
Working under special Senate
resolution, La Follette-Thomas
committee has spread on public rec
ords story of espionage and distrust
in labor relations of some of Na
tion's greatest corporations.
Cutting in on this “melon” of
selling industrial spy service and.
strong-arm strike-breaking mere
such well-known agencies as those
of Pinkerton and Burns.
Their bills to industry ran into
hundreds of thousands of dollars
yearly.
BY JOHN C. HENRY.
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, ex-adminis
trator of the N. R. a., received *40,000
plus expenses for “highly satisfactory”
services in an advisory capacity to
Radio Corp. of America in connection
with a strike in the corporation’s
manufacturing subsidiary at Camden,
N. J„ last Summer, it was disclosed
before the La Follette committee today.
The expense allowance for the ex
Cavalry officer, now a newspaper col
umnist, amounted to *5,654.07.
In addition to this expense borne
by the parent corporation, a special
strike account of the subsidiary com
pany showed total strike costs of
$831,026.28.
Johnson's services were requested by
David Sarnoff, president of R. C. A.,
it was shown by records of a meeting
of R. C. A. directors, with the general
billing the corporation on January 14,
1937, for the $40,000. Johnson gave
1333 F street, Washington, as his ad
dress.
Johnson Letter Read.
Later Senator La Follette read a let
ter from Johnson to the committee
dated yesterday, in which he said he
undertook the advisory task after con
ferences with Sarnoff and John L.
Lewis, C. I. O. chairman. After pre
paring his bill, Johnson said, he was
assured the amount was not excessive
for "six months” of effort.
Gov. Harold G. Hoffman of New
Jersey, who recently challenged the
Committee for Industrial Organization
and any other strike-minded labor
union, "sold" the services of the Sher
wood Detective Bureau of New York,
a strike-breaking agency, to the R.
(See LA FOLLETTE, Page A^T)
P
' f
STRIKE VIOLENCE
SPREADING WHILE
PARLEYS CONTINUE
Score Injured in Clash at
California Packing Corp.
Factory at Alameda.
TROUBLE IS FEARED
AT CHRYSLER PLANTS
Injunction Proceedings Are Is
sued Against Sit-Down Em
ployes in Detroit.
BACKGROUND—
The far-flung strike troubles had
their beginning early last Fall when
the Seamen’s Union tied up ship
ping on American coasts. After 100
days’ duration an agreement was
reached in this strike only to be
followed by another major labor
dissention, that of General Motors
Corp. This now is in its final set
tlement. However, Chrysler, Hud
son, Reo and other automobile con
cerns still are crippled by disagree
ments with workers. The strikes
have been intensified by the fight
of John L. Lewis’ C. 1. O. with the
A F. of L.
Bs the Associated Press
New outbreaks of violence height
ened tension In the fast-moving drama
of industrial conflict today.
Nearly a score of persons were in
jured in a clash between police and
pickets at the California Packing Corp. ■
plant at Alameda, Calif.
In Chicago more taxicabs were
stoned and non-striking drivers pur
sued and beaten in a dispute that has
crippled cab transportation.
At the Lancaster (Pa 1 Iron Works, '
scene of a strike, a crowd pelted work
ers with eggs.
Trouble at Chrysler Plants Feared.
Injunctive proceecings against
Chrysler Motor Corp strikers gave
ruse to fear of possible violence at De
troit.
The riot at Alameda, third disturb
ance there within a week, started
ivhen non-union workers tried to pass
a line of 200 union warehousemen
pickets who have attempted to or
ganize employes.
Police released tear gas bombs ana
firemen shot streams of water at the
pickets. Clubs, fists and rocks were
brought into play during the melee.
Clouds of tear gas forced some nearby
residents to evacuate their homes. Two
policemen and a picket were seriously
injured.
Circuit Judge Allan Campbell ordered
Chrysler motor strikers and union offi
cials to show cause Saturday why an
injunction should not be issued. The
latter retaliated by announcing sit
down strikers would not permit cor
poration executives to enter Chrysler
plants.
Approximately 55.000 employes were
made idle by the Chrysler strike, which
started after the corporation rejected
the United Automobile Workers' Union
(See LABOR, Page A-19.1
88 ON HUNGER STRIKE
IN W. P. A. JOB DEMAND
Spokane, Wash., Group Occupied
Headquarters 15 Days to Force
Extension of Rolls.
By the Associated Press.
SPOKANE, Wash., March 11.—Un
able to sit their way to victory over
the Federal Government, 88 unem
ployed pledged themselves to go on a
hunger strike today for W. P. A. jobs,
after breakfast.
For 15 days they sat and ate in
Spokane W. P. A. headquarters in a
futile effort to force extension of
W. P. A. employment rolls and
recognition of the Workers’ Alliance
as sole collective bargaining agency.
"When I commenced to review the situation with the problem squarely before me I
came by a process of elimination . . .’’—Fireside Chat.
Senate Group Stands Firmly
for Outright Repeal
of Measure.
BACKGROUND—
Repeal of red rider urged by Fed
eration of Citizens' Associations and
other civic groups here because,
they feel, it puts all public school
teachers under a cloud.
Bills to repeal rider have been
passed by both Houses at this ses
sion. Senate action uas for out
right repeal, while House would
permit teaching of the facts of
communism and eliminate pay-day
statements, but retain the ban on
advocating communism.
The first conference on the "red
rider" ended in a stalemate today,
with the Senate group standing firmly
for outright repeal and the House
members defending the modified "pink
rider" adopted by that branch.
The rider provides that no salary
be paid any public school employe who
teaches or advocates communism, and
the controller general's office ruled
that its enforcement requires every
employe to file a statement of com
pliance each pay day.
The House proposal is to permit
teaching and to eliminate the require
ment of filing pay-day statements,
but seeks to retain the ban on advo
cating communism. The Senate con
tention has been that the rider is an
unnecessary reflection on the teachers
and that no similar restriction is ap
plied to other public officials.
"We did not agree to the ‘pink
rider' and do not intend to agree to
it," said Senator Black of Alabama,
chairman of the Senate group. "We
told the House members we would
meet with them again at any con
venient time.”
“We defended the position of the
House, but the Senate conferees are
adamant," said Representative Norton
of New Jersey. "We will meet again,
probably some time next week.”
The Senate has voted twice at this
session in favor of outright repeal, and
there are no indications it will yield
that position. If the disagreement in
conference continues, the next move
probably will be to report a disagree
ment to the House and seek further
instructions, but other conferences will
be held before that develops.
Summary of Today’s Star
Page1 Page
Amusements B-14 Radio_C-4
Comics _ C-7 Short Story.. C-8
Editorials_A-10 Society _B-3
Financial ...A-21 Sports _C-l-S
Lost & Found A-3 Woman's Pg.. C-5
Obituary_A-14
FOREIGN.
Undeclared world war has begun in
Spain, says Miaja. Page A-l
Hull orders representations made on
German press articles. Page A-l
French franc rises on exchange as
loan is announced. Page A-2
NATIONAL.
Jackson sees Congress duty to meet
Supreme Court crisis. Page A-l
O'Mahoney to offer amendment on
court today. Page A-l
Gen. Johnson paid $40,000 by R. C. A.,
probers told. Page A-l
Strike violence spreads as conferees
seek to end disputes. Page A-l
Roosevelt court plan upheld by Virgin
ia State tax economist. Page A-3
Importation of Virgin Islands rum to
start. Page B-9
Political control of colleges seen in
education report. Page C-12
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
First “red rider” conference ends in
stalemate. Page A-l
28 are arraigned in 14 gambling
raids. Page A-l
Special House committee considers
D. C. gambling laws. Page A-2
Trial of Harry K. Thaw damage suit
opens today. Page A-2
Irr denies aiding Rhodes as trial nears
end. Page A-2
Reads' brother admits plot to rob
theater owner. Page A-2
Income tax returns to be checked
earlier this year. Page A-4
Committee opposes raising permit
suspension speed figure. Page A-5
Dentist’s defense in chloroform case
reports "progress.’* Page A-9
Virginia Supreme Court rules chain
store tax legal. Page A-19
*
Subcommittees named for D. C. reor
ganization study. Page B-l
Youthful trio indicted on robbery
charge. Page B-l
Pedestrian killed when struck by two
automobiles. Page B-l
Willard conferences held; pants plant
increases wages. Page B-l
Mrs. Norton reveals threat to force race
bill withdrawal. Page B-l
Public hearings scheduled on Jacobs
fiscal plan. Page B-l
EDITORIAL AND COMMENT.
Editorials Page A-10
This and That Page A-10
Answers to Questions Page A-10
Stars, Men and Atoms Page A-10
David Lawrence Page A-ll
Paul Mallon Page A-ll
Mark Sullivan Page A-ll
Jay Franklin Page A-ll
Delia Pynchon Page A-ll
MISCELLANY.
Washington Wayside Page A-2
City News in Brief Page B-6
Traffic Convictions Page A-24
Service Orders Page C-8
Young Washington Page C-6
Nature’s Children Page C-6
Bedtime Story _ Page C-8
Dorothy Dix Page C-S
Francesca McKenney Page C-5
Crossword Puzzle Page C-7
Letter-Out Page B-14
Vital Statistics Page B-12
After Dark Page B-5
SPORTS.
Pitching appears Nationals’ only need.
Not to alternate hitters. Page C-l
Madison Square Garden apparently has
lost grip on ring game. Page C-2
Guldahl seems certain to get place on
Ryder Cup golf team. Page C-S
FINANCIAL.
Bank clearings down. Page A-20
Freight loadings rise. Page A-20
U. S. bonds improve. PageA-21
Motor stocks decline. Page A-22
Curb list mixed (table). PageA-23
Earnings favorable. Page A-23
fl
Cherry Buds
Unhurt, Cold
7 |
Will Continue
”
Temperature Due for
Rise, Houever,
Tomorroic.
With the weather due to remain
about the same today and a slight rise
in temperature tomorrow no injury to
! the Japanese cherry trees about the
Tidal Basin was expected as a result
of last night's snowstorm.
The snow failed to injure the buds.
Frank T Gartside. assistant superin
tendent of the National Capital Parks,
said today. Only a very cold spell at
this time could hurt them, it was said.
The Weather Bureau predicted the
low for tonight as about 25. It was '
27 degrees last night A slowly
rising temperature was predicted for
tomorrow.
I The saturation of the cherry buds
by the melting snow will prove a bene
fit to them, Oartside said.
u 11
m GEN. MIAJA
30.000 Italians Participat
ing in Spain, Madrid
Leader Declares.
BACKGROUND—
After four months' seige Madrid
this week added 10,000 youths to
the defense forces, and simultane
ously withdrew troops along the
Guadalajara-Zaragoza highway,
where, it was reported, an insurgent
drive was halted. The troops were
given a more strategic position.
Bolstering the defense northeast of
Madrid, the capital has been less
hampered by arial bombing.
By the Associated Press.
MADRID. March 11.—Gen. Jose
Miaja, commander of Madrid's de
fense forces, announced today "an
undeclared international war has be
gun in Spain” in which 30.000 Italian
soldiers are participating.
“Spain has been invaded by a for
eign army!" the government generalis
simo declared.
The government, in a communique,
asserted evidence has been "uncovered
to show that four full divisions (of
Italian troops) are taking part in the
fighting.”
Mangini Named Commander.
The communique named “Gen. Man
gini'' as the commander of Italian
forces in Spain.
Individual divisions are commanded
by “Gens. Bergonzoli, Nuvoloni and
Cops,” the government reported.
"The (Italian) divisions are black
shirt militia,” the communique said,
"except for one which is of the regu
lar Italian Army.”
Simultaneously with the statement
on the alleged Italian participation in
the civil war. the government reported
that a counter attack on the south
(See WAR, Page A-9.)
Fixed at From $1,500 to
$2,000—Hearings Due
in Fortnight.
The 25 men and three women seized
in 14 simultaneous gambling raids yes
terday afternoon were arraigned to
day before United States Commis
sioner Needham C. Tumage. who set j
bonds at from $1,500 to $2,000 and
continued the cases two weeks for a
preliminary hearing.
Eighty-three persons were booked
after the raids, most of them as Gov
ernment witnesses. At least 15 others
were arrested in the premises and
released without being booked when
police were convinced they knew noth
ing of the alleged gambling opera
tions.
The arraignment was a tedious
process, as officials awaited the ar
rival of various bondsmen and arrest
ing officers. Among the first to ap
pear before Tumage were:
Frank M. Goldberg. Harry Smith,
James B. Rock, Joseph Hooker Mealey,
David Whaley Wages and John Mor
ton Slater, each of whom is charged
with conspiracy to violate the gam
bling laws and with setting up a gam
ing table. Bonds were set at $2,000
each.
$2,000 Bond for Nurhols.
Carroll P. (Nubby) Nickols, who is
charged with setting up a gaming
table, was released under $2,000 bond.
A $1,500 bond was set for his wife,
Mrs. Mary Nuckols, who is charged
with conspiracy. Frederick J. (Redsi
Schofield charged with conspiracy,
was freed under $2,000 bond, pending
the preliminary hearing.
Freed Under $2,000 Bond.
The other 17 men and 2 women
were released under $2,000 bond each
on charges of setting up a gaming
table. They were Moe Morganstern,
Henry Cabell Adams, George W. God
frey, George Oliver, Eleanor Bieber.
Jack Robinson. Thomas Mack. Rachel
Stam. Barnard Bonner, Alton Fried
berg. William H. (Colonel) Harvey,
Larry Callenberger. Garner S. Barber,
Jack L. Quinn, Philip R. Davis. Robert
Nelson. Robert Lee Moler, Charles Ed
ward Kesecker and Nicholas Flora his.
Adams, attempting to avoid being
photographed by newspaper camera
men as he left the hearing room, cov
ered his face with his coat, lowered his
head and charged at three photog
raphers.
He hit one with his shoulder, and
the photographer was thrown against
the door to Commissioner Turnage's
private office, breaking the window.
With a well-placed kick, Adams broke
a flash bulb in the camera of another
| photographer. Then he fled down the
stairs.
Assistant United States Attorney
Roger Robb said today that a number
of the prisoners probably will be prose
I cuted as participants in the alleged
; gambling conspiracy disclosed by a raid
Saturday evening on the Albee Build
ing headquarters of National Telecast,
Inc. Wiliam (Jewboy) Dietz and Wil
liam Cahill are said by police to be the
heads of the organization.
The Saturday raid was conducted by
Federal men and local police, who said
they found wires used to broadcast
(See RAIDS. Page A-2.)
British Meeting War Challenge
With 148 New Ships, Says Hoare
By the Associated Press
LONDON, March 11.—Sir Samuel
Hoare, first lord of the admiralty, told
the House of Commons today that
Great Britain, by the end of the year,
“will have under construction the re
markable number of 148 new war
ships.” e
Sir Samuel introduced the 1937
naval estimates. These call for 80
more new ships to cost $525,325,000.
With the ships already started, these
will bring the total to be under con
struction by the end of 1937 to the 148
figure, he said.
They w-ill include five capital ships,
four aircraft carriers and 17 cruisers.
"We are forced,” said Sir Samuel,
“to telescope into two or three years
what ought td, normally, be carried
out in a decade.”
"Past deficiencies,” he said, forced
this acceleration of the naval phase of
Britain’s five-year $7,500,000,000 de
fense program.
The first lord of the admiralty pre
dicted the ship-building program
would be carried out without delay.
*
“We shall have the material for con
struction and when the ships are built
we shall have the men to man them,’’
he cried.
Sir Samuel continued:
“Never since the years before 1914
have we had two such annual pro
grams in peacetime. (He explained
he was referring to the 1936-37 plans.)
"The wild claims of fanatics that
airpower has destroyed seapower have
been swallowed up in the element
from which they came. Balanced
judgment has taken the part of par
tisan propaganda, and. today, the
inter-dependence of sea and airpower
is recognized.”
Every preparation, he said, has been
made to learn “the lessons of war.”
“In recent years there have been
experiments, often of the most secret
kind, with every type of explosive upon
every kind of material.
“Our counter-action to the threat
from the air has included the full
est use of airpower itself and the
production of anti-aircraft weapons
on a scale of undreamed of in 1918,”
GERMAN ARTICLES
OFFENSIVE TO U. S.,
ILL CABLES DODD
Orders Envoy to Make Vig
orous Representations
to Reich.
ACTION IS OUTGROWTH
OF LA GUARDIA ATTACK
Step Not a Protest, but Comment
Calculated to Have
Same Effect.
BACKGROUND—
Mayor La Guardia of New York
started international complications
when he called Chancellor Hitler a
brown-shirted fanatic menacing
the peace of Europe," in addressing
Women’s Division of American Jew
ish Congress March 3. He suggested
Hitler as feature of ‘‘chamber of
horrors" in world's fair.
La Guardia later reiterated his
charge, and when he spoke at Sen
ator Bronson Cutting Memorial lec
ture here Tuesday, German Ambas
sador Luther was conspicuously
absent.
Bj the Associated Press
Secretary' of State Hull todav in
structed Ambassador William E. Dori-1
at Berlin to make vigorous, represrr. -
tations to the German foreign offi
concerning recent articles appearing
m the German press about the United
States.
The seeretary recently apologized
formally to the German Embassv here
for remarks made by Mayor Fiorello
H. La Guardia of New York in which
La Guardia referred to Chancellor Hit
ler as a “brown-shirted fanatic."
La Guardia's statements, made be
fore the women’s section of the Amer
ican Jewish Congress, evoked a deluge
of criticism from the German press m
which La Guardia not only was at
tacked. but American institutions and
Jewish women also were scored.
Mrs. Wise Writes Letter.
This press campaign was called to
Secretary Hull's attention by Mrs.
Stephen S. Wise, wife of the noted
Jewish rabbi and chairman of the
women's section of the American Jew -
ish Congress.
Her formal letter prompted Secre
tary Hull to dispatch immediate orders
to Ambassador to express “emphatic
. comment ’ to t he German foreign office
and to say the United States Govern
ment was amazed at the fierceness of
the German press attack.
It was understood that recent arti
cles published by Der Angriff, a lead
ing Berlin journal, were particularly
offensive to American officials.
It was explained that the Secretary's
instructions to Dodd did not constitute
a protest, but comment which would
be calculated to have much the same
effect.
U. S. Apologies Tendeied.
Hull tendered to the German Em
bassy this Government s apologies for
La Guardia's remarks after Dr. Hans
Thomsen, Counselor of the embassy,
had protested to the State Depart
ment that La Guardia had gratuitously
insulted Chancellor Hitler.
In the apology, the Secretary said
La Guardia's remarks did not repre
sent the views of the United States
Government and expressed regret that
any of its citizens should voice sucn
utterances about the head of a nation
with which the United States had
official relations.
The Secretary of State has trans
mitted a letter replying to the com
munication from Mrs. Wise advising
her of the steps taken by the Govern
ment.
80(1 Fascist Spies in U. S.
Meanwhile, Representative Dick
stein, Democrat, of New York told the
House Rules Committee he could
name 100 foreign spies in America
who are trying to establish a "Fascist
government."
The chairman of the House Immi
gration Committee was seeking ap
proval of a resolution for a House
investigation of groups or individuals
I distributing “slanderous or libelous un
American propaganda of religions, ra
cial or subversive political prejudices."
Dickstein said he had documentary
proof that Fritz Huhn, who he said
was a chemist for the Ford Motor Co.,
was “the designated leader for the
Hitler government in this country.”
“We all know,” he said, “that Mr.
Hitler is trying to create a world war."
He showed Rules Committee mem
bers pictures of what he said was a
secret meeting in New York at which
800 aliens and naturalized Americans
were taking an oath of allegiance to
the Nazi form of government.
“They are building up an army
within our country," he said. Dickstein
said the Nazis were organized in 14
States, including New York, Michigan,
Pennsylvania and Ohio, and were
training men in uniform.
"Two hundred thousand are organ
ized now,” he said, “and there will be
a million before the year is up.”
POISON PLOT JURY
I CONVICTS KOREAN
Chang Foo Lee Is Found Guilty
of Second-Degree
Assault.
By the Associated Press.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y„ March 11.—
Chang Too Lee, bland, cigar-smoking
house boy, was convicted of second de
gree assault today by a jury in West
chester County Court.
He was charged with poisoning two
relatives of his aged employer, Mrs.
Ida L. Churchill.
Judge Gerald Nolan set no date for
sentence. Chang faces an indeterm
inate sentence of two and one-half to
five years on each of two counts, one
each involving the alleged poisoning of
Mr. and Mrs. George Reeves, former
residents of Mooresville, Ind.
The case went to the jury at 4:15
p.m. yesterday, and the jury was locked
up for the night at midnight, resuming
its deliberations this morning.

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