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British Flyers Again 'Bomb' German Territory With Pamphlets;;
- .
Ministry Reports
Safe Return; No
Serious Opposition
London Says Troops
Are Moving Toward
Battle Positions
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 25.—The minis
try of information announced today
the Royal Air Force had carried out
new reconnaissance flights over Ger
many yesterday. It said the planes
had dropped more propaganda
leaflets.
One flight was made in daylight
over Western Germany, the com
munique said, and the second at
night over Western and Northwest
ern Germany.’’
“All planes returned safely,” it
added. “There was no serious op
position.”
Preparations Intensified.
Resumption of Britain's “confetti
raids” was announced as Britain
Intensified her preparations for a
fight to the finish—that being her
answer to Premier Mussolini's sug
gestion to end the war on Germany's
military conquest of Poland.
The scattering of pamphlets by the
R. A. F.. generally believed to have
been Prime Minister Chamberlain's
own idea, began in the first week of
the war when millions of leaflets
were dropped over Germany in an
efTort to tell the people their leaders
were taking them down the road to
ruin.
The air ministry, however, asked
today tnat British newspapers make
no reference to the previous raids.
An authoritative commentary on
Mussolini's speech in Rome Satur
day declared Prime Minister Cham
berlain s statement of^Britain's war
aim—"to redeem Europe from the
perpetual and recurring fear of Ger
man aggression’—still held good.
Britain remained determined, it
said, despite the complication of
Soviet Russia's occupation of Eastern
Poland.
Informed sources, however, said
Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax, who
, called Russian Ambassasdor Ivan
Maisky to his office for an hour's
interview Saturday night, had re
quested clarification of Soviet aims
In Eastern Europe.
Move Toward Positions.
Meanwhile, these war develop
ments were disclosed:
British expeditionary troops are
moving toward battle positions
alongside French poilus. who
already have carried operations
onto German soil.
The general manager of the
Southern Railway, who was senior
transport officer of the British
Army in the World War, has
been assigned to direct all mili
tary transport by land and sea.
The British fleet and air forces
are widening their warfare at sea.
trying to cut off the escape of
raiding German submarines to
hideouts.
Plans have been made to speed
up production in British ship
yards to replace tonnage de
stroyed by submarines.
' A ministry of information com
munique, describing relentless war
on submarine raiding, said the Ger
man underseas fleet must be feeling i
the full effect of British navy
operations.
It contended the submarine crews, j
with supplies running low and i
nerves shaken by the necessity of
running a gantlet of depth charges ;
to get back to port, eventually !
would crack under scientific hunt
ing methods.
Suggestion Rejected.
The communique yesterday, com- !
menting on Mussolini's “end-the- |
war” speech, said British official
circles understood and* appreciated
the Italian Premier's sincerity, but
rejected the suggestion that an ac
complished fact in Poland made
continuation of the war purposeless.
“The suggestion that bv not
spreading the conflict farther, in
view of the Russian fait accompli,
Great Britain and Fiance have com
promised their moral justification
for attempting to annul the German
fait accompli, is not recognized
here.” the communique said.
“The decision of the British peo
ple to declare war was indeed the
direct consequence of the invasion
of Poland—but the invasion of
Poland was itself but a further il
lustration of the lawlessness in in
ternational affairs which it is the
principal purpose of this country7 to
resist.”
Mr. Chamberlain was expected to
amplify the government's attitude
tomorrow in his fourth war bulletin
to the House of Commons.
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Dr. Kane Is Appointed
To Local Bar Post
Dr. A1 Philip Kane, professor of
law at Georgetown University, has
been appointed local chairman for
the Junior Bar Conference of the
American Bar Association, it was
announced today by Paul F. Hannah,
national conference chairman of
Chicago. In this position, Dr. Kane
will have charge of all Junior Bar
Conference activities in the District.
Part of the work will be the con
ducting of a public information pro
gram on American citizenship, cWil
, rights, juvenile crime prevention,
the administration of justice, and the
making of surveys in the administra
tion of justice as it applies to the
email litigant.
A graduate of Georgetown, the new
chairman won the title Doctor of
Jurisprudence several years ago and
in 1931 was admitted to the local
bar. Later he was admitted to prac
tice before the United States Court
of Claims and the United States Su
preme Court. He has been an active
supporter of bar organization work
and, before his elevation to the pres
ent post, was vice chairman in 1938.
He is a member of the Gamma Eta
Gamma Legal Fraternity, vice presi
dent of the Georgetown Law Alumni,
one of the board of governors of the
Calvert Club, and a member of the
executive council of the Georgetown
Alhmni Association.
King Entertains Boys
To entertain 200 boys from schools
and industrial concerns who were
guests at his camp at Abergeldie
" Castle near Balmoral, Scotland,
King George had an exhibition of
sheepdog trials in which leading
Scottish owners took part,
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Text of the Neutrality Bill
The text of the neutrality bill
as it now stands follows:
Resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con
gress assembled.
PROCLAMATION OF A STATE
OF WAR BETWEEN FOREIGN
STATES.
SECTION 1.—(a) That when
ever the President, or the Con
gress. by concurrent resolution,
shall find that there exists a state
of war between foreign states,
and that it is necessary to pro
mote the security or preserve the
peace of the United States or to
protect the lives of citizens of the
United States, the President shall
issue a proclamation naming the
states involved; and he shall,
from time to time, by proclama
tion, name other states as and
when they may become involved
in the war.
<b) Whenever the state of war
which shall h&ve caused the Pres
ident to issue any proclamation
under the authority of this sec
tion shall have ceased to exist
with respect to any state named
in such proclamation, he shall
revoke such proclamation with
, respect to such state.
Commerce With States Engaged
In irntMl rnnfliht
SECTION 2.— (a) Whenever
the President shall have issued a
proclamation under the authority
of section 1 (a), it shall there
after be unlawful for any Amer
ican vessel to carry any passen
gers or any articles or materials
to any state named in such proc
lamation. except as to transpor
tation on lakes, rivers and inland
waters bordering on the United
States, and as to transportation
on or over lands bordering on the
United States, which transporta
tion shall be subject to such re
strictions, rules and regulations
as the President shall prescribe.
< b» Whoever shall violate the
provisions of this section or of
any regulations issued thereunder
shall, upon conviction thereof, be
fined not more than $50,000 or
imprisoned for not more than five
years, or both. Should the vio
lation be by a corporation, or
ganization, or association, each
officer or director thereof partici
pating in the violation shall be
liable to the penalty herein pre
scribed.
ic) Whenever the President
shall have issued a proclamation
under the authority of section 1
• a), it shall thereafter be unlaw
ful to export or transport, or at
tempt to export or transport, or
cause to be exported or transport
ed. from the United States to any
state named in such proclama
tion, any articles or materials
until all right, title and interest
therein shall have been trans
ferred to some foreign govern
ment, agency, institution, asso
ciation, partnership, corporation,
or national. The shipper of such
articles or materials shall be re
quired to file with the collector of
the port from or through which
they are to be exported a declara
tion under oath that there exists
in no citizen of the United States
any right, title, or interest in such
arucies or materials, ana to com
ply with such rules and regula
tion as shall be promulgated from
time to time. Any such declara
tion so filed shall be a conclusive
estoppel against any claim of any
citizen of the United States of
right, title, or interest in such
articles or materials. No loss in
curred by any such citizen in
connection with the sale or trans
fer of right, title, and interest in
any such articles or materials
shall be made the basis of any
claim put forward by the Gov
ernment of the United States.
< d) Insurance written by un
derwriters on articles or mate
rials included in shipments which
are subject to restriction under
the provisions of this joint reso
lution, and on vessels carrying
such shipments, shall not be
deemed an American interest
therein, and no insurance policy
issued on such articles or mate
rials, or vessels, and no loss in
curred thereunder or by the own
ers of such vessels, shall be made
the basis of any claim put for
ward by the Government of the
United States.
(e) Whenever any proclama
tion issued under the authority of
section 1 (a) shall have been re
voked with respect to any state,
the provisions of this section
shall thereupon cease to apply
with respect to such state, except
as to offenses committed prior to
such revocation.
Combat Areas.
SECTION 3.—(a) Whenever
the President shall have issued
a proclamation under the author
ity of section 1 (a), and he shall
thereafter find that the protec
tion of citizens of the United
States so requires, he shall, bv
proclamation, define combat
areas, and thereafter it shall be
unlawful, except under such rules
and regulations as may be pre
scribed, for any citizen of the
United States or any American
vessel to proceed into or through
any such combat area.
(b) In case of the violation of
any of the provisions of this sub
section by any ship, shipowner,
or ship officer, such ship, ship
owner, or officer shall be fined
not more than $50,000 or im
prisoned for not more than five
years, or both. Should the ship
owner be a corporation, each offi
cer or director participating in
the violation shall be liable to
the penalty herein prescribed. In
case of the violation of this sec
tion by any citizen traveling as
a passenger, such passenger may
be fined not more than $10,000
or imprisoned for not more than
two years or both.
(c) The President may from
time to time modify or extend
any proclamation issued under
the authority of this section, and
when the conditions which shall
have caused him to issue any
such proclamation shall have
ceased to exist, he shall revoke
such proclamation and the provi
sions of this section shall there
upon cease to apply, except as
to offenses committed prior to
such revocation.
American Red Cross.
SECTION 4.—Hie provisions of
section 2 (a) shall not prohibit
the transportation by vessels
under charter or other direction
and control of the American Red
I
Cross, proceeding under safe con
duct granted by states named in
any proclamation issued under
the authority of section 1 (a), of
officers and American Red Cross
personnel, medical personnel, and
medical supplies, food, and cloth
ing, for the relief of human suf
fering.
Travel on Vessels of
Belligerent States.
SECTION 5.— (a) Whenever
the President shall have issued
a proclamation under the author
ity of section 1 (a), it shall there
after be unlawful for any citizen
of the United States to travel on
any vessel of any state named
in such proclamation, except in
accordance with such rules and
regulations as may be prescribed.
(b) Whenever any proclama
tion issued under the authority of
section 1 <a) shall have been re
voked with respect to any state,
the provisions of this section
shall thereupon cease to apply
with respect to such state, except
as to offenses committed prior to
such revocation.
Arming of American Merchant
Vessels Prohibited.
SECTION 6.—Whenever the
President shall have issued a
proclamation under the authority
of section 1 (a), it shall there
after be unlawful, until such
proclamation is revoked, for any
American vessel, engaged in com
merce with any foreign state, to
be armed, except with small aims
and ammunition therefor which
the President may deem neces
sary and shall publicly designate
for the preservation of discipline
aboard any such vessel.
Financial Transactions.
Bjsunurt i.— tai wnenever
the President shall have issued a
proclamation under the authority
of section 1 <a>, it shall there
after be unlawful for any person
within the United States to pur
chase. sell, or exchange bonds,
securities, or other obligations of
the government of any state
named in such proclamation, or
of any political subdivision of any
such state, or of any person act
ing for or on behalf of the gov
ernment of any such state, issued
after the date of such proclama
tion, or to make any loan or
extend any credit to any such
government, political subdivision,
or person: Provided, That if the
President shall find that such
action will serve to protect the
commercial or other interests of
the United States or its citizens,
he may, in his discretion, and to
such extent and under such reg
ulations as he may prescribe,
except from the operation of this
section, for a period of not more
than ninety days without renew
als, ordinary commercial credits
and short-time obligations in aid
of legal transactions and of a
character customarily used in
normal peacetime commercial
transactions. The President shall
report to Congress every six
months any and all exceptions
ganted under this subsection, to
gether with the amounts of
credits involved. ,
(b) The provisions of this sec
tion shall not apply to a renewal
or adjustment of such indebted
ness as may exist on the date
of such proclamation.
(c> Whoever shall violate the
provisions of this section or of
any regulations issued thereun
der shall, upon conviction there
of. be fined not more than S50.000
or imprisoned for not more than
five years, or both. Should the
violation be by a corporation, or
ganization, or association, each
officer or director thereof par
ticipating in the violation shall
be liable to the penalty herein
prescribed.
(d) Whenever any proclama
tion issued under the authority
of section 1 (a) shall l^ive been
revoked with respect to any state
the provisions of this section shall
thereupon cease to apply with re
spect to such state, except as to
offenses committed prior to such
revocation.
Solicitation and
Collection of Funds.
SECTION8—(a) Whenever the
President shall have issued a
proclamation under the authority
of section 1 (a), it shall there
after be unlawful for any person
within the United States to so
licit or receive any contribution
for or on behalf of the govern
men of any state or agent,
instrumentality or supporter
named in such proclamation.
(b) Nothing in this section shall
be construed to prohibit the so
licitation or collection of funds
to be used for medical aid and
assistance, or for food and cloth
ing to relieve human suffering,
when such solicitation or collec
tion of funds is made on behalf
of and for use by any person
or organization which is not act
ing for or on behalf or in aid
of any such government, but all
such solicitations and collections
of funds shall be in accordance
with and subject to such rules
and regulations as may be pre
scribed.
(c) Whenever any proclama
tion issued under the authority
of section 1 (a) shall have been
revoked with respect to any state,
the provisions of this section shall
thereupon cease to apply with
respect to such state, except as to
offenses committed prior to such
revocation.
American Republics.
SECTION 9.—This joint reso
lution shall not apply to any
American republic engaged in
war against a non-American
state or states, provided the
American republic is not co
operating with a non-American
state or states In such war.
Restrictions on Use
Of American Ports.
SECTION 10.—(a) Whenever,
during any war in which the
United States is neutral, the
President, or any person there
unto authorized by him, shall
have cause to believe that any
vessel, domestic or foreign,
whether requiring clearance or
not, is about to carry out of a port
of the United States, fuel, men,
arms, ammunition, implements of
war, or other supplies to any*
warship, tender, or supply ship
of a belligerent state, but the evi
dence is not deemed sufficient to
justify forbidding the departure
of the vessel us provided for by
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section 1, Title V, chapter 30, of
the- Act approved June 15, 1917
(40 Stat. 217, 221; U. S.
C„ 1934 edition, title 18,
sec. 31) , and if. in the President’s
judgment, such action will serve
to maintain peace between the
United States and foreign states,
or to protect the commercial
interests, of the United States
and its citizens, or to promote
the security or neutrality of the
United States, he shall have the
power and it shall be his duty
to require the owner, master, or
person in command thereof, be
fore departing from a port of
the United States, to give a bond
to the United States, with suf
ficient sureties, in such amount
as he shall deem proper condi
tioned that the vessel will not
deliver the men, or any part of
the cargo, to any warship, tender,
or supply ship of a belligerent
state.
(b) If the President, or any
person thereunto authorized by
him, shall find that a vessel, do
mestic or foreign, in a port of the
United States, has previously
cleared from a port of the United
States during such war and de
livered its cargo or any part
thereof to a warship, tender, or
supply ship of a belligerent state,
he may prohibit the departure of
such vessel during the duration
of the war.
Submarines and Armed
Merchant Vessels.
SECTION 11.—Whenever, dur
ing any war in wh^h the United
States is neutral, the President
shall find that special restric
tions placed on the use of the
ports and territorial waters of
tne united states Dy tne sumna
rines or armed merchant vessels
of a foreign state, will serve to
maintain peace between the
United States and foreign states,
or to protect the commercial in
terests of the United States and
its citizens, or to promote the
security of the United States,
and shall make proclamation
thereof, it shall thereafter be
unlawful for any such submarine
or armed merchant vessel to
enter a port or the territorial
waters of the United States or
to depart therefrom, except un
der such conditions and subject
to such limitations as the Presi
dent may prescribe. Whenever,
in his judgment, the conditions
which have caused him to issue
his proclamation have ceased to
exist, he shall revoke his proc
lamation and the provisions of
this section shall thereupon cease
to apply.
National Munitions
Control Board.
SECTION 12—(a) There Is
hereby established a National
Munitions Control Board < here
inafter referred to as the
• Board”). The Board shall con
sist of the Secretary of State,
who shall be chairman and ex
ecutive officer of the Board; the
Secretary of the Treasury, the
Secretary of War, the Secretary
of the Navy, and the Secretary
of Commerce. Except as other
wise provided in this joint reso
lution, or by other law, the ad
ministration of this joint reso
lution is vested in the Depart
ment of State. The Secretary of
State shall promulgate such rules
and regulations with regard to
the enforcement of this section
as he may deem necessary to
carry out its provisions. The
Board shall be convened by the
chairman and shall hold at least
one meeting a year.
(b) Every person who engages
in the business of manufacturing,
exporting, or importing any of
IVsa Armr Amtviiini^iAn ah 1h«
plements of war referred to In
this joint resolution, whether as
an exporter, importer, manu
facturer, or dealer, shall register
with the Secretary of State his
name, or business name, principal
place of business, and places of
business in the United States, and
a list of the arms, ammunition,
and implements of war which he
manufactures, imports or ex
ports.
<c) Every person required to
register under this section shall
notify the Secretary of State of
any change in the arms, ammu
nition, or implements of war
which he exports, imports, or
manufactures; and upon such
notification the Secretary of
State shall issue to such person
an amended certificate of regis
tration, free of charge, which
shall remain valid until the date
of expiration of the original cer
tificate. Every person required
to register under the provisions
of this section shall pay a regis
tration fee of $100. Upon receipt
of the required registration fee,
the Secretary of State shall issue
a registration certificate valid for
five years, which shall be renew
able for further periods of five
years upon the payment for each
renewal of a fee of $100.
(d) It shall be unlawful for any
person to export, or attempt to
export, from the United States
to any other state, any of the
arms, ammunition, or implements
of war referred to in this section,
or to import, or attempt to im
port, to the United States from
any other state, any of the arms,
ammunition, or implements of
war referred to in this section,
without first having submitted to
the Board the name of tlie pur
chaser and the terms of sale and
having obtained a license there
xor.
(e) All persons required to reg
ister under this section shall
maintain, subject to the inspec
tion of the Secretary of State,
or any person or persons desig
nated by him, such permanent
records of manufacture for ex
port, importation, and exporta
tion of arms, amunition, and im
plements of war as the Secretary
of State shall prescribe.
(f) Licenses shall be issued to
persons who have registered as
herein provided for, except in
cases of export or import licenses
where the export of arms, am
munition, or implements of war
would be in violation of this Joint
resolution or any other law of
the United States, or of a treaty
to which the United States ia
a party, in which cases such
licenses shall not be issued.
(g) No purchase of arms, am
munition, or implements of war
shall be made on behalf of the
United States by any officer, ex
ecutive department, or independ
ent establishment of the Govern
ment from any person who shall
have failed to register under the
provisions of this joint resolution.
(h) The Board shall make a
report to Congress on January 1
and July 1 of each year, copies of
which shall be distributed as are
other reports transmitted to Con
gress. Such reports shall contain
such information and data col
lected by the Board as may be
considered of value in the deter
mination of questions connected
with the control of trade in arms,
ammunition and implements of
war, including the name of the
purchaser and the terms of sale
made under such license. The
Board shall include in such re
ports a list*of all persons required
to register under the provisions
of this Joint resolution, and full
information concerning the li
censes issued hereunder, includ
ing the name of the purchaser
and the terms of sale made under
such license.
(i) The President is hereby au
thorized to proclaim upon recom
mendation of the Board from
time to time a list of articles
which shall be considered arms,
ammunition and implements of
war for the purposes of this sec
tion.
Regulations.
a10.— me rrcsiaeiu
may from time to time promul
gate such rules and regulations,
not inconsistent with law. as may
be necessary and proper to carry
out any of the provisions of this
joint resolution; and he may ex
ercise any power or authority
conferred on him by this joint
resolution through such officer or
officers, or agency or agencies, as
he shall direct.
General Penalty Provision.
SECTION 14.—In every case of
the violation of any of the provi
sions of this joint resolution or
of any rule or regulation issued
pursuant thereto where a specific
penalty is not herein provided,
such violator or violators, upon
conviction, shall be fined not
more than $10,000. or imprisoned
not more than two years, or both.
Definitions.
SECTION 15.—For the pur
poses of this joint resolution—
<a> The term “United States,”
when used in a geographical
sense, includes the several States
and Territories, the insular pos
sessions of the United States (in
cluding the Philippine Islands i,
the Canal Zone and the District
of Columbia.
<bi The term “person” includes
a partnership, company, associa
tion or corporation, as well as a
natural person.
<c> The term "vessel” means
every description of watercraft
and aircraft or other contrivahce
used, or capable of being used, as
a means of transportation on,
under or over water.
(d)t The term "American ves
sel” means any vessel and air
craft documented under the laws
of the United States.
<e) The term “state” shall in
clude nation, government, and
country.
(f) Thp tprm "ritiTcn" choil
elude any individual owing alle
giance to the United States, a
partnership, company, or asso
ciation composed in whole or in
part of citizens of the United
States, and any corporation or
ganized and existing under the
laws of the United States as de
fined in subsection (a) of this
section.
Separability of Provisions.
SECTION 16.—If any of the
provisions of this joint resolution,
or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance, is held
invalid, the remainder of the
Joint resolution, and the applica
tion of such provision to other
persons or circumstances, shall
not be affected thereby.
Appropriations.
SECTION 17.—There is here
by authorized to be appropriated
from time to time, out of any
money in the Treasury not oth
erwise appropriated, such
amounts as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions and ac
complish the purposes of this
joint resolution.
Repeals.
SECTION 18 —The joint reso
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Neutrality Propaganda
Not to Be Countered
By the President
Roosevelt to Stand
On Former Expression
On Embargo Repeal
Despite the flood of telegrams
with which advocates of the present
arms embargo are deluging mem
bers of Congress, the administration
does not plan to organize any
counter demonstration of opinion
from over the country, It was said
at the White House today.
Some supporters of the President’s
plea for repeal of the arms embargo
have suggested that the White
House back a campaign for organ
ized expression of such views to
Congress, but the administration
does not plan any such move, it was
made clear shortly after the Presi
dent returned from a week end at
Hyde Park. N. Y.
The administration will stand on
the declarations of the President
in his message to Congress Thurs
day, it was explained.
This policy was outlined to the
press by Stephen T. Early, Presi
dential secretary. He added that
no analysis of the telegrams re
ceived by the White House had been
made.
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Elsewhere, it was learned that
the Government has in its prosses
sion a copy of a purported short
wave radio message from Berlin
urging "our friends” in the United
States to work for retention of the
present neutrality law. The mes
sage declared there was no quarrel
between the German and American
peoples and that this country
should remain aloof from the Eu
ropean war, which should remain
localized.
The purported message was said
to have bi»en addressed to friends
i and agents of the German govern
ment in the United States. No
comment on such a message could be
obtained from the State Depart
ment or the White House. However
one Government official, who in
sisted on remaining anonymous, said
the radiogram had been intercepted
and he assumed the Federal Bureau
of Investigation would investigate
| the persons to whom it was ad
j dressed.
Representative Boland of Pennsyl
vania. the Democratic whip in the
House, said after a conference at
the White House today that he
had told the President that he would
make a gurvey on the attitude of
Democratic members toward the re
peal of the embargo. He added that
he would ask Representative Engle
bright of California, the Repub
lican whip, to make a similar survey
among Republican members.
Mr. Boland said he was satisfied
that the House would vote for
repeal.
Conferences Discontinued
President Roosevelt discontinued
for the time being the Monday
morning conferences which he has
been holding regularly during ses
sions of Congress with his lieuten
ants on Capitol Hill, including Vice
President Garner, Speaker Bank
head. Senate Majority Leader Bark
ley and House Majority Leader Ray
lution of August 31. 1935. as
amended, and the joint resolu
tion of January 8, 1937, are here
by repealed; but offeftses com
mitted and penalties, forfeitures,
or liabilities incurred under ei
ther of such joint resolutions prioi
to the date of enactment of this
joint resolution may be prosecuted
and punished, and suits and pro
ceedings for violations of either
of such joint resolutions or of any
rule or regulation issued pur
suant thereto may be commenced
and prosecuted, in the same
manner and with the same effect
as if such joint resolutions had
not been repealed.
Passed the House of Repre
sentatives June 30, 1939.
Attest: SOUTH TRIMBLE,
_ Cleric.
burn. It was understood that the
President felt, since the administra
tion program called for considera
tion only of neutrality legislation at
the special session, and this had
been discussed fully, these weekly
sessions could be discontinued for
the present.
It was believed possible, nowever,
that Chairman Pittman of the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Committee and
perhaps other members would call
at the White House late in the day
to report on progress of the new
neutrality bill which the committee
took up today.
The President had not seen a draft
of the bill before the committee be
gan consideration of the legislation,
it was said at the White House.
Mr. Roosevelt had appointments
today with Assistant Secretary of
State Henry F. Grady, Senator El
lender, Democrat, of Louisiana, and
Senator Downey, Democrat, of Cali
fornia. Treasury Secretary Mor
genthau was a luncheon guest. In
the afternoon the new Canadian
Minister, Loring Christie, was to
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forcement that West Point bears to
the Army and the Naval Academy
bears to the Navy.” He expressed
the hope that in the future every
responsible police official in Amer
ica, whether municipal. State or
national, would be a graduate of the
academy.
Next January, Mr. Hoover an
nounced, members of the academy
will occupy barracks provided for
them by the Marine Corps at
Quantico, Va., to permit expansion
of the training program now being
! carried on in the Justice Depart -
1 ment.
Acting Attorney General Robert
I H. Jackson told the academy stu
i dents and graduates that there is
no more important American acl
tivity today than the curbing of
crime.
"There is no such thing as a local
crime problem.” Mr. Jackson said.
"Under our modern system of com
I munications and transportation.
I crime no longer is localized and
must be treated as a national prob
' lem.”
The duty of law-enforcement
] agencies, he said, is to improve
| our national moral health "by
| quarantining crime and vaccinat
i ing its probable victims.”
"There is no profession which
ever was more needed than the
profession of law enforcement is
required today,” Mr. Jackson said.
"The law-enforcement problems of
I the Nation are never safe except
! in the hands of an unbiased,
! trained, professional group.”
Paris
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fully-co-ordinated French and Brit
ish aviation corps received orders
to keep German airmen out of
French-occupied territory for 48
hours at all costs.
Observers here said they believed
the order was given to cover ex
tensive movements of troops and
equipment from the French Magi
not line bases to the front between
the industrial city af Saarbruecken
and Wissembourg yesterday and
Saturday.
The French were said to have
struck straight between two areas
where reported German attacks
were strongest Saturday night and
yesterday morning—the Saar and
the Lauter river area near the
Rhine River.
German attacks south of Saar-!
m a
bruecken apparently subsided yes
terday morning, but German pres
sure was declared to be continuing
on the Wissembourg-Lauterbourg
line.
Even before the reported French
attacks began in the central zone
there were a few points whpre they
had four or five miles to go before
they could challenge the main forts
of Germany’s Siegfried Line.
$44 Netted by Gunmen
In Two Holdups
Gunmen netted a total of $44.75
in two holdups last night, police
reported today. A small colored
man took $40 from Raymond Ben
nett, employe of a gas station at' *
Fourteenth and P streets N.W.
Bennett was forced into a restroom
at pistol point, he told police.
Warner Pritchard, 28, of 738 Fifth
street N.E. reported to police he
was robbed of his day’s receipts
amounting to $4.75 by two colored
men who hailed his cab at Second
and H streets N.E. last night.
At Third street and Virginia
avenue S.E. one of the men grabbed
him from behind while the other
shoved a revolver in his face,
Pritchard stated. The men escaped
on foot.
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