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87th YEAR. No. 34,812._WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1939—THIRTY-SIX PAGES. *** THREE CENTS.
Won t Modify Demands or Rights
He Replies to British Warning
Return of Entire
Former German
r Area Is Aim
w By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. Aug. 23.—Reliable sources
declared this afternoon that Adolf
I Hitler told Sir Neville Henderson,
British Ambassador, Germany could
Hot modify her demands or vital
rights because of the British guar
anty of Poland.
I These demands and "vital rights,"
It is understood, were:
j 1 The unconditional return of
Danzig to the Reich.
2. The return of those sections
of Polartd which were once Ger
man. namely, Pommerellen. Po
morze and Polish Upper Silesia.
* 3. A rearrangement of Polish
i German relations much along the
lines of the protectorate of Bo
hemia and Moravia.
I Two Alternatives.
Hitler, according to advices con
sidered reliable, is determined to set
1 tie the dispute with Poland in one of
ttrn wove
Either Poland yields to these de
mands peacefully, in which case
there will be no bloodshed; *
Or she fights, in which case Ger
many will see to it that a new parti
tion of Poland occurs.
, These terms, it was understood,
have been communicated during the
past 24 hours not only to the British
government but by special couriers
- to most governments of Europe.
Sir Neville flew from his post
today and spent three hours at
Berchtesgaden this afternoon with
* Hitler in his Bavarian mountain
Chalet.
He bore with him what was de
scribed here as Prime Minister
Chamberlain's reply to the courier
tent statement by Hitler.
No Confirmation of Messages.
In London, however, there was no
Confirmation of the report of
courier-sent messages and Sir
Neville's mission was described as a
communication of the British cab
inet's announcement last night that
Britain would resist force against
Poland to the uttermost if Poland
were attacked and resisted.
The couriers from the Fuehrer
were said to have been dispatched
yesterday a few hours after Ger
many and Soviet Russia had an
nounced their intention of negotiat
ing for a non-aggression agreement.
At the same time the belief was
i generally current in Berlin, although
not officially verifiable, that the
German army now on duty along
the Polish border from the high
Tatra Mountains to the Baltic re
S ceived instructions yesterday to hold
I Itself "in the highest state of
I Bici: in.
Official circles in Berlin were so
, convinced that the Polish trouble
would be over within 48 hours that
Sunday's Hitler-led celebrations at
’* Tannenberg. East Prussia, were re
garded as an occasion for celebrat
I ing another bloodless victory,
i Document Believed Second.
Supposedly the message from
I Hitler to Mr. Chamberlain was iden
tical with that dispatched to other
governments.
The document was understood to
have been the second within two
weeks that found its way to the
British prime minister.
Great reticence over Henderson's
trip was maintained in both Ger
man and British official quarters.
The propaganda ministry said it
could "not discuss the matter.”
Showdown After Signing.
The showdown with Poland, Nazi
sources felt, would come soon after
the return of Foreign Minister
Joachim von Ribbentrop from Mos
cow, where he arrived today to sign a
non-aggression pact with Russia.
Nazis expressed belief that the
pact would be signed quickly and
that Von Ribbentrop might be back
cn German soil tomorrow.
The more confident of Nazis in
high positions said that they thought
there would be "some fighting,” but
that neither Britain nor France
would come in.
The foreign office, as mirrored
by the commentary, Dienst aus
Deutschland, held the view that
Germany's sudden rapprochement
" with Russia had "opened the eyes’
of Poland. Britain and France.
Declaring that the non-aggressior
" (See BERLIN, Page A-3.)
►
Rumania to Be Neutral
In War Unless Attacked
B^ the Associated Press.
BUCHAREST, Aug. 23.—A high
source said today King Carol's gov
ernment had notified Poland that
Rumania would not enter a Euro
i pean war unless her own frontiers
• were attacked.
It was disclosed that Poland in
quired recently what action Rumania
was prepared to take in case Poland
was involved in a conflict with other
powers.
The official answer was said tc
have been:
i “Rumania will in any case remain
neutral. Only if Rumania is at
tacked will she go to war.”
At the foreign office it was as
serted that this view remained un
changed.
A treaty between Poland and Ru
mania provides for mutual assistance
in event of Russian aggression. It
makes no stipulation regarding Ger
many, Rumanian diplomats dis
closed.
" Both Poland and Rumania hold
K guarantees of aid from Great Britain
J and France in event of attacks which
they choose to resist.
«
German Troops
Battle Poles on
Silesian Border
Reich Soldiers Said to
Have Crossed Frontier
To Get Deserter
By the Associated Press.
WARSAW, Aug. 23.—The Polish
Telegraph Agency today reported a
brief frontier clash between Polish
and German soldiers at Luczno,
facing Breslau, north of Silesia.
This report said three German
soldiers in full uniform crossed the
frontier in pursuit of a German
deserter. Entering a windmill 150
yards from the frontier, they were
seen by Polish soldiers, who ordered
them to halt.
(In Danzig aviation authori
ties reported that Polish anti
aircraft guns shot at a German
transport plane over the Polish
“Corridor’’ this afternoon. The
machine, en route from Temple
hof Airport in Berlin for Danzig
and Koenigsberg, was not struck.)
Shots were exchanged, with the
Germans commencing the shooting,
according to the Polish report,
which said the Germans escaped
and one apparently was wounded.
Other reports from the frontier
said that Polish peasants now are
busily engaged in assisting in the
construction of trenches and defense
fortifications. In Kepno, in Pos
nania Province, it is reported all
women, old and young, shouldered
spades and dug trenches.
i la i/ntuuincu.
Poland—heartened by the firm at
titude of her guarantors, Britain and
France—sought meanwhile to dis
count the possible consequences of
a Russian-German non-aggression
treaty.
The Polish people, who live from
day to day in the attitude of being
prepared for the worst, and ready
for it, also found reassurance in the
fact that the projected pact has yet
to be concluded. The Soviet com
munique which referred to the “be
ginning of negotiations” with Ger
many was used to emphasize this.
The overnight assurance from the
British cabinet eliminated a worry
in some circles here that the British
guarantee of aid in case Poland is
attacked has been based on an ex
pectation of Russian support. Poland
now awaits the formal signing of
the British-Polish pact of mutual
assistance.
The United States Embassy has
conveyed a general reminder to
American citizens in Poland that a
“serious situation obtains.”
What amounts to a polish boycott
of German products continues with
the announcement that the Union of
Polish Pharmacists has agreed not
to purchase German medical sup
plies. German beer and movies are
among the products already boy
cotted.
V \
Roosevelt and Hull
End Vacations, Hurry
Back to Capital
President to Arrive
Tomorrow; Both Are
Silent on Plans
By the Associated Press.
ABOARD U. S. S. LANG AT SEA.
Aug. 23.—Gravely concerned over the
European crisis. President Roosevelt
abandoned plans today for explora
tion of the Gulf Stream on a fishing
trip and ordered the cruisers Tus
caloosa and Lang to speed to Sandy
Hook, N. J.
The Tuscaloosa, carrying the Presi
dent. is expected to arrive at Sandy
Hook tomorrow morning. Boarding
a special train, the President will
arrive in Washington shortly after
noon.
Mr. Roosevelt was silent on what
steps, if any, he planned on his
return to the Capital.
Reporters recalled his recent press
conference statement that congres
sional refusal to enact neutrality
legislation had tied his hands and
prevented American attempts to
avert war.
Hull Also Ends Vacation.
Meanwhile, in White Sulphur
Springs, W. Va., Secretary of State
Hull, saying he felt it necessary to
“keep abreast of fast-changing in
ternational conditions,” broke off a
two-week vacation here and returned
to Washington.
He said he would keep an after
noon appointment with State De
partment officials, but declined to
comment cn European develop
ments.
Newspapermen aboard the Lang
immediately sought information by
radio to the Tuscaloosa on these
points:
Whether a European war would
necessitate a special session of Con
gress on neutrality.
Whether there was any possibility
of the recall of Ambassador Stein
hardt from Moscow for report and
consultation on the German-Russian
non-aggression pact.
Whether any non-routine confer
ences on the European situation
were planned for Washington. -
No Comment on Plans.
Replying, a presidential secretary
merely outlined the President's de
cision to proceed to Sandy Hook in
stead of landing Friday morning at
Annapolis, Md., as had previously
been planned.
He sent this message: “Early this
morning the President decided to re
turn to Washington at once be
cause of the international situation.”
French Plane in Baltimore
BALTIMORE, Aug. 23 OP).—The
Lt. De Vaisseau Paris. Air France
trans-Atlantic flying boat, arrived
here today carrying high officials
of the French air line on an in
spection trip of the city's new sea
plane base.
4
Foreigners Flee
Germany in
Fear of War
By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Aug. 23.—All avenues
of travel out of Germany were
jammed today with French and
British citizens and other foreigners
fleeing for fear of war. No seats
in airplanes could be obtained after
early morning. Trains ran through
out the day with corridors filled.
British and French citizens were
advised by their local diplomatic
officials to leave Germany. The
French step followed upon a direct
order transmitted from Paris to the
French Ambassador, Ribert Cou
londre.
American residents besieged con
sular and diplomatic officials asking
for advice. Invariably they were told
that United States officials have no
information on which to give coun
sel.
Many tourists in Berlin, however,
took to their heels without waiting
for specific word.
Only one French newspaper cor
respondent was left behind to hold
the French journalistic fort. All
British newsmen departed excepting
five chief correspondents.
Americans Are Advised
To Leave French Riviera
CANNES, Aug. 23 (Pi.—United
States Consular authorities at Nice
advised American tourists on the
French Riviera today to plan seri
ouslv to leave the resort coast near
the Italian frontier.
They said the advice should not
be interpieted as an order to evacu
ate Nice, Monte Carlo and Mentone,
but that American citizens in those
zones should follow international de
velopments closely.
West of Nice in vacation centers
such as Cannes, Juan les Pins and
Antibes, and extending as far as
Marseille, the increasing distances
from the Italian border made the
caution less specific.
Sources close to the Duke and
Duchess of Windsor said they plan
to remain indefinitely at the Cha
teau Delacole at Cap d Antibes.
Six of the children of Joseph P.
Kennedy, United States Ambassador
to London, accompanied by their
mother and the Ambassador's sec
retary, James Seymour, planned to
leave late today by train for Pau
en route to the Catholic shrine in
Lourdes.
Their departure was described as
not connected in any way with in
ternational tension. Kennedy left
yesterday by plane for his post in
London.
In Cannes, meanwhile, tourists
crowded into trains and planes to
leave, although many of their reser
vations had been made days and
sometimes weeks ahead.
Travel bureau officials said the
jam was not due entirely to the in
ternational crisis, but could be con
sidered the joint result of the ten
sion and the approaching end of
the summer season on the Riviera.
Little States See Reich
Dictating Settlement
By the Associated Press.
BUDAPEST, Aug. 23.—Following a
policy of watchful waiting, the little
states of Southeastern Europe ap
peared today to hold the opinion
that Germany was ready to try to
dictate a Polish settlement.
Public reaction varied from sharp
alarm in Rumania to undisguised
satisfaction in Bulgaria.
Yugoslavia and Hungary, both of
which had been under pressure to
support Germany in case of war
over Danzig, leaned to the view that
such help was no longer necessary
to achieve Chancellor Hitler's aims.
Hungarian Nazis printed a decla
ration in the Budapest newspaper
Magyarsag that Hungary must seek
a “totalitarian solution of her prob
lem with a change of regime.”
In Belgrade the newspaper Vreme
called the pact “the greatest event
since the World War.” It reprinted
a Swiss dispatch describing “the
forced defeat of England.”
Attempt to 'Sabotage'
Dies Inquiry Laid
To District Man
Chairman Accuses
Fraser Gardner, Who
Once Sought Job
By the Associated Press.
Chairman Dies today accused
Fraser Gardner of this city of seek
ing a job as investigator with his
House Committee on Un-American
Activities in order to “sabotage'’ the
investigation and obtain informa
tion for groups under scrutiny.
He made this accusation after
hearing Mr. Gardner testify in
closed and then open hearings, first
that he had no connection with nnv
group under investigation, and then
that he was employed by the Sky
land Press, publishing house of Wil
liam Dudley Pelley, leader of the
Silver Shirts.
“This is a clear case.” Representa
tive Dies said, “that Pelley and the
Silver Shirts have undertaken by
this method to secure information
in advance and sabotage this inves
tigation. ’
"Perjury” Held More Likely.
The chairman asked Rhea Whit
ley, committee counsel, whether in
his opinion a case of contempt of
the committee had been presented.
Mr. Whitley's answer was that ‘‘per
jury” was more likely involved.
Representative Dies had the sten
ographic reporter read into the rec
ord of the open hearings the state
ments made by Mr. Gardner in
executive session. These included
specific denials that he was em
ployed or had been employed by
"Pelley's group.”
Flushed, the red-haired Gardner
asked permission to make an addi
tional statement.
“As God is my judge,” he said,
“the Skyland Press, Pelley or any
other people connected with him
know’ nothing of my application to
this committee."
Before today's session, Mr. Dies
said the committee would match its
current inquiry into Nazi and Fas
cist activities with an investigation
next week of Communist organi
zations.
To Call Russian General.
Representative Dies said the com
mittee W’ould call as a witness Gen.
W. G. Krivitsky, formerly a high
official of the Soviet Military Intel
ligence Division. Gen. Krivitsky is
the author of a series of recent
magazine articles describing activ
ities of Russian secret and political
agents.
Included in them was a prediction
that Soviet Russia and Nazi Ger
many would approach some such
form of alliance as the contemplated
non-aggression pact announced this
week. Gen. Krivitsky based his pre
diction on the fact Maxim Litvinoff,
who had devoted years to improving
Soviet relations with the democratic
Tsee UN-AMERICAN, Page A-3.)
Cobb Sets Record
For Land Speed
At 368 M. P. H.
Eyston's Mark Falls
To World's Fastest
Auto on Utah's Flats
By the Associated Press.
BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS.
Utah Aug. 23.—A new world land
speed record of 368.85 miles per
hour—better than six miles a
minute—was set today by John R.
Cobb, London fur broker, in his 24
cylinder Railton Red Lion.
Cobb, who shot his turtle-shaped
car over the first lap at the phe
nomenal speed of 370.75 miles per
hour, struck an average on two runs
over the measured mile far above
the previous mark of 357.5 miles per
hour, held by another Englishman,
Capt George E. T. Eyston.
He also smashed Eyston's kilo
meter record with a speed of
360 74
Kilometer Mark Official One.
Cobb’s kilometer mark became the
official world record. The 368.85,
however, for the measured mile is
the accepted standard of speed
racing. Eyston’s measured-mile rec
ord was achieved with a north av
erage of 356.44 and a south mark of
358.57.
Cobb’s return trip was made at
366.97. He used slightly more than
half of his hour's allotted time to
make the required two runs.
Cobb, a 200-pound man with a
friendly smile, pounded through the
kilometer at 367.92 miles per hour
on the initial sprint, then sped back
at 371.59, indicating his acceleration
increased as he whizzed along to a
well-earned victory. The south-run
kilometer mark was the greatest
speed ever recorded for a land ma
chine.
The Statistics.
Cobb's time in seconds:
Mile north run, 9.71; south, 9.81;
average, 9.76.
Kilometer north run, 6.08; south,
6.02; average, 6.05.
Eyston's run in seconds:
Mile north, 10.07; south, 10.01;
average. 10.04.
Kilometer north run, 6.25; south,
6.3; average, 6.22.
Red Railton, with Cobb’s triumph,
became the first man to claim the
achievement of having designed the
world's fastest land and water ma
chines. Last _week Sir Malcolm
Campbell of London, in a boat de
signed by Railton, smashed his own
world water mark with an average
of 141.74 miles per hour.
Has a Driving License.
Cobb may be a man of speed, but
he also is a man of detail.
Awaiting the start of his run this
morning, he presented his British
driver’s license to A. C. Pillsbury of
Los Angeles, chief timer.
“I suppose you want to see my
license,” Cobb said in all seriousness.
Pillsbury smiled, then replied: “A
man who can drive an automobile 6
miles a minute doesn't need a license
in Utah.”
518,775,197 Asked
In 1941 School
Estimates
28 Building Projects,
31 Site Purchases
Sought by Board
By DON S. WARREN.
Proposing a large scale new attack
on deficiencies in housing, personnel
and equipment for the District’s pub
i lie school system, the Board of Edu
i cation has requested funds total
ing $18,775,197 for the 1941 fiscal
year, an increase of $5,410,939 or 40
per cent over this year's appropri
ations, the Commissioners revealed
today.
The estimates, compiled by Dr.
Frank W. Ballou, superintendent. In
line with principles adopted by the
Board of Education, however, are
actually nearly $200,000 lower than
those requested a year ago for this
fiscal year.
The proposals call for 28 building
projects and 31 purchases of land
as sites for future building opera
tions, or as additions to present
school grounds or as sites for pro
jects for which funds now are re
quested. Many items included here
were before Congress at the end of
the past session but were lost in
the battle over the size of the Fed
eral payment.
Dr. Ballou advised the Commis
sioners that it was “urgently neces
sary’’ that larger land items be pro
vided and that a policy for land
acquisition in advance of immediate
requirements be adopted.
Would Increase Staff.
The new estimates also would pro
vide for many additions to present
structures, for expansion of present
school courses, increase the number
and size of play places; provide more
than 370 additional school employes,
including 170 new teachers and li
brarians in regular classes; 98 in
the vocational, night school and
Americanization classes; 18 in the
administrative and supervisory po
sitions and 35 clerks and more than
44 workers in the care of buildings
and grounds. Pay increases would
be granted to 1,060 employes,
amounting to $115,028.
A five-year program of purchase
of musical instruments for members
of the junior and senior high school
bands and orchestras, of the un
usual and more expensive types,
also was proposed by the board in
asking for a first allotment of
$7,540. A survey revealed lack of
properly balanced instrumentation
in the bands and orchestras, it said.
They reported the customary price
for a tuba was $133, a bassoon
$191, tympani, $200, and an oboe
$136, but suggested these could be
purchased at smaller prices if
bought in quantities. It was ar
gued the District is lagging behind
other cities in requiring that pupils
buy their own instruments in order
to become members of the bands
and orchestras.
The estimates carry no funds for
(Continued on Page A-5, Column 1.)
t
Dictator Busch
Of Bolivia Dies
Of Pistol Wound
Rumor of 'Accident'
Is Only Clue to How
Hurt WasJnflicted
BULLETIN.
LA PAZ, Bolivia, Aug. 23 UP).—
President German Busch, youth
ful dictator of Bolivia, died at
2:45 p.m. today of a pistol wound
officially described as accidental.
By the Associated Press.
LA PAZ, Aug. 23.—President Ger
man Busch, Bolivia’s 35-year-old
dictator, was reported by presi
dential palace physicians to be in
"a dying condition” as the result
of a pistol wound received early
today. First reports did not say
how the President was wounded.
Palace reports said the President's
condition was so critical that "any
one else would have died within
a quarter of an hour after receiving
the wound.”
Catuious palace statements indi
cated that the President was imme
diately taken to a hospital. Gen.
Carlos Quintanilla, Vice Pn^ident
Enrique Baldivieso and Minister of
Interior Salinas hastened to his
bedside.
Bishop Antezana of La Paz ad
ministered extreme unction to the
stricken President at 9 a.m.
Incomplete reports of an "acci
dent’’ quickly spread through the
capital, and by noon a huge crowd
had gathered outside the hospital
awaiting further details of the Presi
dent's condition.
The shooting brought prompt
action by President Busch's aides
to define the national political
situation.
Gen. Quintanilla assumed charge
of the government immediately, ap
pointing Gen. Bernardino Bilbao as
chief of the army. The new pro
visional President retained Gen.
Busch's cabinet.
After a hasty meeting the entire
cabinet went to the hospital to re
main with the dying President.
Provisional President Quintanilla
clapped a censorship on all telephone
and cable services. The nature of
the shooting beyond the fact that it
was officially described as a "pistol
shot” could not be ascertained.
Some officials believed Gen. Quin
tanilla would make an announce
ment as soon as doctors made a defi
nite report.
U. S. Plans Wage-Hour
Drive 'In Big Way'
By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA. Aug. 23.—Maj. Ar
thur L. Fletcher, assistant adminis
trator of the wage-hour division,
declared today the Government soon
would begin enforcement of the Fair
Labor Standards Act “in a big way."
He told the Southern Garment
Manufacturers' Association and the
Association of Textile Mills and
Piece Goods Houses the division
was committed to a policy of “keep
ing everlastingly at" enforcement.
“Whoever the violator may be, he
can write it down in his little book
that the wage and hour division is
going to get him—eventually. And
when that fact soaks in there just
aren't going to be very many vio
lators."
Gibraltar Booms Placed;
Guns Manned 24 Hours
By the Associated Press.
GIBRALTAR. Aug. 23.—Elaborate
military preparations were made
here today as boom defenses were
placed in the harbor and all guns
manned 24 hours.
The frontier with Spain was rein
forced and plans were prepared for
evacuation of women and children.
English and French warships and
an airforce detachment were ex
pected shortly.
Farley at Versailles
VERSAILLES, France, Aug. 23
UP).—Postmaster General James A.
Farley and his two daughters were
received today by Senator Henry
Haye, Mayor of Versailles.
Snapshot Contest
To Close Friday
Amateur photographers
have until next Friday to sub
mit entries in the Newspaper
National Snapshot Contest.
The final weekly winners will
be published in The Star’s
rotogravure on September 3.
All photos printed during the
10 weeks of the contest will
be considered for the four
local grand prizes of $25 each.
As soon as the judges have
completed their work, these
awards will be announced in
The Star’s rotogravure. The
four local winners then will
compete in a national exhibi
tion in Explorer’s Hall of the
National Geographic Society
on October 16. The national
grand prize winner will re
ceive $1,500. Other awards
will be: Four prizes of $500
each, four of $250, four of
$100 and 112 honorable men
tions at $50 each.
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Both Haywire!
Argentine Trade Agreement
Will Be Negotiated by U: S.
Decision Is Regarded Most Important
Accomplishment of Administration
After almost three years of pre
liminary conversations, the State
Department announced today its in
tention of negotiating a trade agree
ment with Argentina.
This formal revelation, made by
Acting Secretary of State Welles, is
an indicator that the United States
feels confident of carrying the nego
tiations through to successful con
clusion with a nation which for a
variety of reasons has been hesitant
to treat with this country.
Mr. Welles said he considered the
agreement to negotiate ‘‘one of the
most important accomplishments of
this administration in the field of
international relations." He added
that this new agreement, if con- j
summated, would be "the first com
prehensive commercial arrangement
-
between the United States and Ar
gentina since 1855, when the present
treaty of friendship, commerce and
navigation became effective.”
Argentine meat, around which
much controversy raged since its
exclusion from this country on sani
tary grounds, is not among the
products to be embraced in the
trade agreement. It is thought that
the, admission of Argentine meat
could not be accomplished through
a trade agreement, which does not
require congressional sanction, since
the meat is excluded by a decision
of Congress.
Argentina has hesitated to deal
with the United States because this
country in recent years has been
selling the South American republic
• See ARGENTINA. Page A-3.)
LATE BULLETINS
LONDON, Aug. 23 (£*).—'The Board of Trade tonight issued
an order prohibiting the export of essential war materials from
Britain except under license. Commodities affected included alum
inum, copper, lead, iron and steel scrap, raw cotton, rubber and
nickel.
PARIS, Aug. 23 (A5).—France's ranking army, navy and air
chiefs met Premier Daladier at the war ministry late this afternoon
for an emergency review of the critical international situation.
The European Situation
uumitciiui nuici waft icuauiy
reported in Berlin today as hav
ing told Sir Nevile Henderson,
British Ambassador, that he
would in no way modify his de
mands on Poland. (Page A-l.)
Hitler's reported statement was
in reply to a warning from Great
Britain, delivered through Sir
Nevile. that Great Britain would
fight to defend Poland if the
latter wore attacked and Poland
saw fit to resist. (Follows above
story.)
Foreigners were fleeing from
Berlin and transportation accom
modations out of the German
capital were crowded to over
flowing by those eager to flee
from Germany as the war clouds
grew darker. (Page A-l.)
While diplomatic maneuvers
proceeded apace, German and
Polish troops were reported to
have clashed on the frontier at
Luczno, near Breslau, north of
Silesia. Reports from the fron
tier also said Polish peasants
were assisting construction of
trenches and defense fortifica
tions. The effect of the German
Soviet pact, meanwhile, was dis
counted in Warsaw'. (Page A-l.)
President Roosevelt and Secre
tary of State Hull cut short va
cations to hurry back to Wash
ington. The President ordered
the Cruisers Tuscaloosa and Lang
to speed to Sandy Hook. N. J. He
is expected in Washington short
ly after noon tomorrow. Secre
tary Hull left White Sulphur
Springs, W. Va„ for Washington.
(Page A-l).
In Washington plans were be
ing advanced to speed homeward
thousands of American citizens
if war should break out in Eu
rope. Merchant ships would bear
the burden of the rush, but a score
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squadron are available for evac
uation, it was said. Amid war
threats neutrality policy was the
subject of discussion in the Cap
ital. (Page A-2.)
Formal negotiation of the
German-Russian non-aggression
pact began in Moscow two hours
after German Foreign Minister
Joachim von Ribbentrop's plane
landed from Germany. Anglo
French staff talks with the Rus
sians were in suspence when the
negotiators awaited instructions
from Paris and London. (Page
A-3.)
Military preparations were
speeded up in Italy. Germany's
axis partner, while Fascist news
papers hailed the "collapse of
British-French encirclement" as
the result of the German-Soviet
non-aggression pact. Italy was
expected in some quarters to fol
low France's action yesterday in
summoning up reserves. (Page
A-2.)
Although Japanese doubted
that the German-Soviet non
aggression pact would harm the
anti-comintern pact with Ger
many, Italy, Spain, Hungary and
Manchukuo, apprehensions of the
new pact's effect upon Japan
were rising. An army newspaper
took the Tokio government to
task for failure to sign a military
alliance wdth Italy and Germany.
(Page A-3.)
The magnitude of Europe's war
preparations wrfts illustrated by
the estimate of informed observ
ers in London that Europe's
armies, excluding naval and air
forces, were approaching 10.000 -
000 men. Outside of Russia's 2,
000.000 men under arms it was
believed that the British-French
front was fairly well balanced
with the axis powers in num
bers of men. (Page A-7.)
Summary of Today's Star
Page. Page.
Amusements B-10 Radio_A-15
Comics B-18-19 Society B-3
Editorials... A-6 Sports . A-13-15
Finance-A-10 Woman’s
Lost-Found B-13 Page_B-8
Obituary_A-8
Foreign.
U. S. to negotiate trade agreement
with Argentina. Page A-l
President Busch of Bolivia dying of
pistol wound. Page A-l
Guerrillas busy as Tientsin’s flood
hits Japanese. Page A-4
National.
Price compromise may end New
York milk strike. Page A-8
Annenberg accused of plot to influ
ence Juror. Page A-8
Deputies use gas on crowd at strike
closed plant. Page B-6
Monopoly group opens industrial in
surance business study. Page B-9
A. F. L. efforts to revise Wagner Act
hit as “treacherous.” PageB-20
Washington and Vicinity.
$18,775,197 asked in 1941 D. C.
school estimates. Page A-l
Dies accuses D. C. man of attempt
to “sabotage” inquiry. Page A-8
Union meeting tonight may settle
sand and gravel strike. Page B-l
Editorial and Comment
Answers to Questions. Page A-6
Letters to The Star. Page A-6
This and That. Page A-6
David Lawrence. Page A-7
Alsop and Kintner. Page A-7
Paul V. McNutt. Page A-7
Lemuel Parton. Page A-7
Jay Franklin. Page A-7
Sports.
Armstrong fouls away lightweight
title to Ambers. Page A-13
Injuries to prove factor in old
league flag race. Page A-13
Pro football outlook rosy for rebuilt
Chibears. Page A-14
Miscellany
Vital Statistics. PageB-13
Service Orders. PageB-13
City News in Brief. PageB-13
Nature’s Children. PageB-13
Bedtime Story. Page B-18
Crossword Puzzle. Page B-18
Letter-Out. Page B-18
Winning Contract. PageB-19
Uncle Ray's Comer. PageB-19