Evening star. [volume], November 07, 1937, Page A-4, Image 4

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Rebel Chief’s Rfusftl to Fif e
Five Deadlocks Trade
Move. I
By the Associated Press.
LONDON. Nov. 6.—The refusal of
Generalissimo Francisco Franco to
release five captured British ships
was disclosed by informed Sources
today to have deadlocked negotia
tions for a trade agreement between
Great Britain and the Spanish in
surgent regime.
Franco was angered by the strong
British protest on the "piracy sink
ing” of the steamer Jean Weems,
these sources said, and withdrew
order* to free the five vessels he
still holds. The Jean Weems was
sunk without loss of life off the
Eastern Coast of Spain October 31
by an airplane marked with a death's
head.
Britain made clear there was prima
facie evidence the plane was an
insurgent and delayed trade nego
tiations pending receipt of a satis
factory answer.
Release of the freighters caught
in the insurgent blockade, informed
circles said, was to have been part
of the general slate cleaning for
_ the agreement. They said that while
the situation was "difficult” they
believed it could be cleared up and
the exchange of commercial agents
proceed.
Britain was disclosed already to
have a consul at Seville, a vice consul
at Vigo and an acting vice consul
at JBilbao, whose positions would
not be affected by the proposed com
mercial accord.
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Tricks Restricted. %
Magicians, clowns and other
vaudeville performers of Germany,
forbidden by the Reich’s Theater
Chamber in Berlin to explain how
their tricks are done, may have to
tell why others are not performed.
The chamber has ordered the enter
tainers not to use eggs, milk or other
edibles for their tricks or jokes. The
order is intended to aid the four-year
plan to render Germany self-sufficient
in its food supply.
II Duce Honors War Victim
An Italian soldier, who lost his hands while fightinpin Spain,
salutes Premier Mussolini after 11‘Duce decorated him during
Ceremonies at Tomb of Unknown Soldier in the Piazza Venezia,
Rome. Mussolmi also presented medals to parents and widows
of a number of soldiers killed in Spain.
—Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto.
Windsor
(Continued From First Page.)
of the Interior Ickes to the Duke’s
request for advice on his American
Itinerary had been regarded as
“perfunctory.”
Some members of the Duke's suite
were represented as having felt the
Windsors should have been proffered
a state dinner at the White House
instead of the luncheon from which
Mrs. Roosevelt was to have been
absent.
"Windsor’s German tour was gen
erally considered a mistake because it
caused him to be charged with Nazi
sympathies,” some said. One of the
Duke's friends said, however, "He’s
not Nazi, nor anti-Nazi.”
“There was no reaction apparent
on the part of the Duke,” a friend said.
“He is used to such things.”
This friend said the royal party was
dissatisfied with some arrangements
for the United States tour, but that
they found officials generally "ex
tremely courteous and very kind” in
other contacts.
Debates World Tour.
When the former monarch an
nounced last October 3 that he was
embarking on a study of working and
housing conditions, starting in Ger
many and the United States, a source
close to the Duke said he received in
vitations to visit several countries
which he may now accept.
Another possibility being debated by
_ Edward was a world tour aboard the
German liner Bremen, the ship on
which he had planned to go to the
United States. The Bremen leaves
New York next January 3 for a cruise
Including Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires
and South Africa.
A member of the Duke's entourage
•aid he inquired about the itinerary,
indicating he may complete his Euro
pean survey and proceed to the United
States in time to eatch the Bremen
in New York.
The boat train which was scheduled
to take the Windsors to Cherbourg to
board the Bremen today left Paris
with many places vacant. A number
of voyagers who had hoped to be fellow
passengers of the Windsors canceled
reservations at the last minute.
Crowds massed along the Tuileries
Gardens had a brief glimpse of the
Duke and cheered as he left his hotel
in the afternoon by automobile for
the American hospital for a steam
bath massage, as he often does to keep
i lit when he is unable to get exercise.
The Duchess remained at the hotei
throughout the day.
In his first appearance outside the
hotel since postponement of the trip,
Windsor appeared nonchalant as
though on a routine shopping tour.
He carried a derby jauntily in his
hand as he gave instructions casually
to his chauffeur.
GREEN INVITES DUKE.
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Extends Welcome Now that Bedaux
Has Severed Connections.
By the Associated Press.
President William Green of the
American Federation of Labor yester
day extended a “'sincere and hearty”
invitation to the Duke and Duchess of
Windsor to visit the United States—
now that Charles Bedaux, the Duke’s
American representative, “has severed
his connections” with the tour.
Asked if he would withdraw his op
position to the American tour of the
former British monarch and his
American-born Duchess, Mr. Green
replied in a statement that he had no
opposition to their tour but only in
dorsed organized labor criticism of
Mr. Bedaux because of his association
with the speed-up system in industrial
management.
(Mr. Green made his statement in
answer to a question telegraphed him
by T. G. Lytle of the Toronto (On
tario) Star.) *
Mr. Green said that when the tour
was announced first he expressed ap
proval and a willingness to meet the
Duke and co-operate fully with him in
his investigation of American economic
and industrial conditions.
Not Opposed to Windsors.
“In connection with the opposition
expressed by the Baltimore Federation
of Labor." Mr. Green said. “ a sub
ordinate branch of the American Fed
eration of Labor, to Mr. Charles E.
Bedaux and the speed-up system
which he inaugurated and sold to
American corporations. I declared
that in my opinion such action pro
testing the Bedaux speed-up system
fairly represented the sentiment of
American labor.
“This expressed attitude of labor
referred only to the declaration of
the Baltimore Federation of Labor
in opposition to Mr. Bedaux and his
speed-up system. It had no reference
to any other action taken by the
Baltimore Federation of Labor witn
respect to the visit of the Duke of
Windsor and the Duchess to the
United states. * * *
“Now, since Mr. Bedaux has severed
his connection with tne management
of a trip to the United States by the
Duke and Duchess, American labor
•will extend to them a most sincere
and hearty welcome at any time they
decide to come to the United States.”
Ickes Makes Comment.
One crisp list of comment from
Secretary of the Interior Ickes was
Washington's only recognition of a
complaint that this Capital had shown
"lack of enthusiasm” over the now
postponed visit of the Duke to the
United States.
Members of the Duke's suite at
Paris said Edward had received a
“perfunctory” response from Mr. Ickes
concerning a request for information
on public works projects.
Mr. Ickes glanced over the report,
then observed that he had conducted
no correspondence, “perfunctory or
otherwise," with Edward. His cor
respondence was entirely with Mr
Bedaux, Mr. Ickes said.
The White House and State De
partment said nothing at all about
a belief that Edward should have
been given a state dinner at the
Executive Mansion—instead of a
luncheon.
Mrs. Roosevelt previously had said
that the demands of a lecture tour
would force her to be absent from
Washington when the Windsors vis
ited her here.
The State Department, informed
several weeks ago through normal dip
lomatic channels that Edward would
visit this country in an unofficial ca
pacity, had made routine arrange
ments for receiving visiting royalty
of this status. It had arranged for
officials to greet Edward upon his ar
rival in the United States and for an
escort to accompany him on his tour.
Mr. Ickes submitted to M. Bedaux
a list of American housing ana recla
mation projects and national parks
as a suggestion for spots to be vis
ited by the Duke.
That was virtually the extent of
official preparations for the visit of
the Duke and Duchess.
Capital society was openly disap
pointed over postponement of the
Windsors' visit here. For week# dow
agers and debutantes had coached on
the forms of salutation—“Your High
ness,” ‘'Sir.” “Your Grace,"—and be
cause the Duchess was not given the
royal status of her husband in for
eign capitals—"Ma’am” lor Ed
ward's wife.
The State Department’s Proctocol
Division had been plied with re
quests for the couple’s social plans.
And the British Ambassador had
planned a dinner.
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Labor
(Continued From First Page.)
equipment and facilities to a degree
never before brought about.
“And the mocernization of these
plants and these facilities, the adop
tion of new formulae, the utilization
of new energy displacing human hands
are proceeding to a degree that the
Natron will not realize until some
time next year. As, a result we al
ready have a slowing down of indus
try.
"Hundreds of thousands of n»en
have joined the organizations affiliated
with the C. I. O. in reoent months? and
now they are being turned out of the
plants and mills, and they are being
told that industry has nothing for
them.
“Nor can they get help from the
Government, because the Government
relief situation is now at a point
where it is impossible for a man who
has been thrown on the idleness rolls
to get public relief.”
That union officers even closer to
the working men and women also are
cognizant of this development and
its influence as a factor for cessation
of the costly intralabor competition
also is apparent from the number and
tone of messages being sent to the
peace negotiators.
In the last two weeks each com
mittee has received more than 150
telegrams and letters urging settle
ment of the controversy. Most of
them have come from locals of inter
national unions, from central labor
bodies and from industrial councils.
Most of them are duplicated to both
committees. They are believed to be
about evenly divided as to the affilia
tion of the senders, although the
C. I. O. announced yesterday that of
the first 157 such messages received
80 were from Federation unions and
50 from C. I. O. unions, with the re
mainder from individuals or inde
pendent groups. The Federation nego
tiating committee has released no
exact figures on the number of such
appeals it has received.
Coincident with increasing omens
of business lag, the rate of receipt
of these appeals for peace has in
creased in the last few days. With
the rank and file of their followings
thus becoming vocal in their demands
for cessation of strife, the negotiators
may find their determination not to
recede on certain points being weak
ened.
Lest all this be interpreted as point
lng too optimistically toward recon
dilation, let it be remembered that
the original tremendous obstacles to
unity still remain. In numerous key
industries strong dual unions exist.
Jurisdictional claims conflict, person
alities clash anew or smolder over
long-standing hatreds. The C. I. O.
dings steadfastly to a faith, industrial
unionism, and its leadership pledges
itself publicly not to desert a single
individual who has supported them
in that faith. The A. F. of L. clings
with equal persistence to its affection
for the "status quo” and offers to sur
render only those things which it
holds but insecurely if at all.
Many believe, not unreasonably, that
these differences are impossible of
reconciliation at this time and that
labor will continue to fight labor over
a period of years.
Reported Fearing Russia
and Outer Mongolia
May Intervene.
By the Associated Press.
TIENT8IN, Nov. 8.—A steady pro
cession of Japanese troop trains
through Tientsin toward Manchukuo
during the last two weeks has lent
substance to reports that Japan is
concentrating a great military force
along the borders of- Soviet Siberia
and Soviet!zed Outer Mongolia.
The Japanese command 1s believed
to be moving troops rapidly into
Northern Manchukuo beoauae of fears
that Russia and her Outer Mongolian
protectorate may attempt to inter
vene in the Oriental crisis while Japan
is still heavily engaged In her cam
paigns in China.
Total Put at Half Million.
Some estimates, based on reports
of troop movements through Tient
sin, Dairen and Chosen ports, place
the total of Japanese or Japanese
controlled Manchukuo forces tn
Northern Manchukuo at half a mil
lion men.
Thirty-five thousand are known to
have passed through Tientsin from
North China battle areas during the
last fortnight. Some of these boarded
transports at Tangku and Chinwang
tao for unknown destinations, prob
ably the Shanghai area, but the rest
went on bf rail to Manchukuo.
Some observers have suggested the
Japanese may even be planning to
strike at Outer Mongolia—with which
Russia has a mutual assistance pact.
In that event the North Manchukuo
concentrations would be to meet any
Russian action along the lon{ Amur
River frontier between Sibciia and
Manchukuo designed to help Mos
cow's Mongol allies.
Hallar Likely Base.
Japanese action against Mongolia,
it has been suggested, would take the
form of a thrust from Hallar, in
Manchukuo’s far northwest, toward
Urga, the Mongolian capital.
8uch a drive presumably would
coincide with another from Kalgan,
in the Inner Mongolian corridor
newly seized from China by the Jap
anese Army. The main routes from
Kalgan toward Urga already have
been cleared by the Japanese occupa
tion* of Chahar and Sulyuan Prov
inces.
Reports reaching Tientsin say large
numbers of Japanese troops are reach
ing Dairen from Japan. These are
said to be proceeding to the northwest
via Taonan and Tsitsihar, avoiding
Harbin.
Other contingents, the reports say,
are landing at Seishin and other
ports of Northeastern Korea and pro
ceeding to the lower Sungari River
Valley and Manchukuo's eastern
frontier over newly completed rail
ways.
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PARAGUAY ARMY REVOLT
LEADER REPORTED HELD
Capt. Ciancio Lope* and 11 Others
Declared Captured by Police
Near Brazil Border.
Br the Also elated Press.
ASUNCION, Paraguay, Nov. 8.—
Military authorities said today Capt.
Ciancio Lopez, leader of the unsuc
cessful army revolt at Concepcion,
had been captured, with 10 other
officers and a cadet.
They were reported caught by
Bellavista police while trying to cross
the frontier into Brazil.
The revolt broke out November 3 at
Concepcion, 135 miles north of Asun
cion, but was checked by a loyal
regiment. The rebels were said to have
wanted to create a dictatorship, with
Col. Rafael Franco as provisional
president.
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elprocal trade agreement. A* early as
January 18 changes were promulgated
in Mexican customs duties affecting
667 tariff classifications, of which 664
provided for Increases averaging 26
per cent; a step not only menacing to
United States exports, but contrary to
the Hull trade treaty program.
Still another source of irritation is
seen in an irrigation project on the
Mexican tributaries of the lower Rio
Grande which has aroused farmers
in Southeastern Texas, who fear lack
of water in four or five year*. Formal
protest has been loged with the State
Department and Mr. Welles has been
designated to make an investigation.
President Cardenas has been able to
push his program only because of two
factors. He has been favored by the
friendship of the United States, and
has been in power in a period of rising
prosperity resulting largely from the
higher prices Mexico has received from
metal products, including the silver i
benefits under the American Silver <
Purchase Act. The buying of silver
ends December 31 unless continued
by proclamation of President Roose
velt. and Mexico is awaiting the de
cision with more than casual interest.
(Copyrlsht, 1937, by the New York Tribune,
Inc.)
REPEL LOYALISTS
ON MADRID FRONT
Insurgent* Report Foe* Attempt
ed to Break Tear-Old Siege
in Aravaca Sector,
Ur the Associated Press.
HENDAYE, Franco-Spaniah Fron
tier, Nov. 6—Spanish Insurgents re
ported tonight a government attack
on the Madrid front had been thrown
back with heavy losses on the eve of
the first anniversary of the capital’s
siege.
The border dispatches said the Ma
drid forces had attempted to drive
a wedge into the Aravaca sector,
northwest of the capital, in one of
Defense Commander Jose Miaja’s con
stant thrusts to break the siege which
will be a year old tomorrow.
Insurgent reports said other fronts
were quiet.
(A dispatch from Madrid said
the first heavy fighting in almost
two weeks was under way on the
Upper Aragon front in Northeast
ern Spain. Insurgents wer; said
to have shelled Las Cuscuilas for
several hours and then launched
an Infantry attack that was
thrown back with intense machine
gun and hand-grenade fire.)
Insurgent planes raided government
munition dumps at Barbastro, while
government planes retaliated by
dumping bombs on Insurgent supply
concentrations at Zaragoza.
Madrid Celebrates.
MADRID, NOv. 6 (A1).—Madrid
blazed with color tonight "as the city
celebrated simultaneoustly the first
anniversary of It* successful defense
and the twentieth anniversary of the
Russian revolution.
Red and Spanish flags hung from
buildings ap^ street ears. There was
little to indicate that more than 200,
000 crack droops of both sides in
Spain’s civil war were drawn up with
in a stone’s throw of each other at
the outskirts of the city.
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