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Pan-American Parley
Studies Definition
Of Safety Zones
Difficulties Expected
In Delimitation of
'No-War' Area
Bj the Associated Press.
PANAMA, Sept. 30.—The Inter
American Conference studied today
the problem of defining safety zones
in American waters after having
cleared its agenda of lengthy tech
nical economic and neutrality prob
lems.
A plan backed by the United States
and Cuba would prohibit completely
the activities of belligerents within
an air. land and sea safety zone.
An Argentine suggestion called for
only a drastic restriction of sea ac
tivities.
Difficulties Expected.
The actual definition of such a
euiic was CApecitru tu picacnu auinc
difficulties, although most of the
countries involved have expressed
favor of the move. The United
States would bear the brunt of the
patrol work. '
The conference moved yesterday
to increase trade among Western
Hemisphere nations as a defense
against a long war in Europe.
Creation of a permanent group
With headquarters in Washington
to study problems of commerce and
finance between North and South
America also was proposed. The
committee would include a group
of five monetary experts.
This proposal was added to the
already crowded calendar which may
delay the closing of the conference,
scheduled for tomorrow.
Lid on Rates Recommended.
The Navigation Subcommittee rec
ommended enactment of legislation
to prevent increased freight and in
surance rates on merchant ships as
“unjustified by the special costs and
risks resulting from the present
state.”
Recommended also were bilateral
agreements to maintain maritime
communications to safeguard pas
senger and freight traffic; study of
the possibility of decreasing consu
lar fees to increase the delivery
speed of small cargoes and the
lowering of port fees and other
charges affecting merchant marine.
Moscow
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Union with its consistent policy of
peace, were it not for the Soviet
German treaty as an expression of
this policy, the entire world wTould
be faced with an unprecedented war
upheaval far exceeding all the hor
rors of the imperialistic slaughter
of 1914-1918,” the paper said in an
editorial.
Commenting on the “friendship
and frontiers” pact with Germany,
Pravda. Communist organ, said that
to secure peace, “if necessary the
governments of the U. S. S. R. and
Germany will draw in other friendly
Dowers.”
Neutral Power Search Expected.
The next step of the new Moscow -
Berlin axis was expected to be a
search for a neutral power which
would place its “peace or else” pro
posal before Great Britain and
France.
The United States was mentioned
in some circles, but a request that
It mediate generally was considered
unlikely because Germany and So
viet Russia were believed to fear a
rebuff by Washington.
Neutral diplomatic quarters ex
pressed belief Britain and France
would feel the pressure of the agree
ments which made Germany and
Russia neighbors with a common
border in conquered Poland, assured
Germany of Russian support in raw
materials and hinted at “necessary
measures” by Russia if the western
allies spurn an offer of peace with
Germany.
Unless Britain and France show
an about-face on their *^r aims,
which include reconstitution of Po
land, these sources said, rapid de
terioration is possible in relations of
Moscow and London and Paris.
Closer Ties Indicated.
Evidence of closer ties between the
Nazi-Communist partners was seen
in an interview German Foreign
Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop
gave exclusively to the Soviet press
yesterday and also in an editorial
in Pravda, the Communist party
newspaper, today.
Von Ribbentrop declared ‘‘Ger
man-Soviet friendship now is firmly
established.” He said the two na
tions desire peace, asserted neither
would “permit the interference of
third powers with the problems of
Eastern Europe,” and added that
“if, however, the instigators of war
gain the upper hand in those coun
tries, then Germany and the U. S.
S. R. will know how to reply.”
Pravda cited both the German
Russian treaty and the 10-year mu
tual assistance and trade accord
With Estonia by which Russia gained
an outlet for much of her raw ma
terials and greater power in the
Northern Baltic.
Both, Pravda said, “are of tre
mendous significance not only for
the peoples of the contracting states,
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and the world.
“The treaty of amity and frontier
between the two largest states in
Europe—the U. S. S. R. and Ger
many—is fresh, brilliant proof of
the policy of peace which consist
ently, firmly and sincerely has been
pursued and is being pursued by the
Soviet government in conformity
with the principles of the party of
Lenin and Stalin.”
Pravda accused “ill-starred Polish
politicians” of attempting to "turn
Eastern Europe as well as the entire
European continent into a tremen
dous conflagration" at the provoca
tion of “the instigators of the World
War.”
The Communist party paper said
"yesterday’s enemies became good
neighbors” in the German-Russian
non-aggression treaty signed August
23 and that “good neighborly rela
tions • * * are growing ever stronger.”
“The treaty of amity.” it added,
"is a new triumph for the Soviet
policy of peace which found vivid
expression also in the pact of mutual
assistance and the trade agreement
between the U. S. S. R. and Estonia
“Our powerful country maintains
an attentive, solicitous attitude to
ward the independence and sover
eignty of small states weak in a
military respect.
“But the U. S. S. R. cannot permit
that the weak, neighboring state
should become a blind tool or play
thing in the hands of instigators ol
world, war and thereby create a men
ace to the defense of our frontiers
A
ENVOY LEAVES FOR TRIP—Lord Lothian seemed to be
smiling rather wearily as he boarded a plane here yesterday
for a business and rest trip to New York. Since his recent
appointment as Britain’s representative in America, Lord
Lothian has been kept busy acting as intermediary between the
State Department and his foreign office.
—Underwood & Underwood Photo.
Ribbentrop Found
ro Have Failed in
Mission to Moscow
Reich-Soviet Agreement
Declared Lacking in
Help to Hitler
By PERTINAX.
PARIS, Sept. 30 (N.A.N.A.).—Ger
man Foreign Minister Von Rlbben
trop's purpose when he went to Mos
cow was to assign a definite limit to
Russia's territorial expansion in the
Baltic area; to obtain a revision of
the scheme for partition of Poland
that was published on September 33
that would provide for Germany in
Southeastern Europe possibilities of
iction which occupation of the
Pollsh-Rumanlan frontier by the
Red Army had lessened and jeopar
dized, and to enlist Russian support
tor peace overtures to be made to
Prance and Britain, or, alternatively,
tor waging war with the maximum
intensity on the Western front.
The impression obtains here that,
notwithstanding the showy phrases
to be found in the German-Russian
declaration about Deace in the treaty
concerning the new division of Po
land and in the letters exchanged In
Drder to improve trade between the
Hitlerian and Stalinlan empires, Von
Rtbbentrop has rather failed in his
undertaking.
Balkans, Black Sea Not Mentioned.
The first point to be 1 tressed is
that neither the Baltic area nor the
Balkans nor the Black Sea is men
tioned in the set of agreements con
cluded on September 28. Yet, at the
rery moment of Von Ribbentrop’s
visit to Moscow. Soviet Russia was
luletly subjugating Estonia.
As to Poland. Soviet Russia, it is
true, retraces her steps, and the
iphere of her “imperial interests”
will not include Warsaw and will be
kept back of the Bug River, but that
change is attended with consc
iences that are not likely to work
to Germany's interests in the long
un. The territories now allocated
to Russia are inhabited only by
White Russians, Ukrainians and
Ruthenlans. The Polish industrial
district of Lomsa, to be found in the
Russian share, will be an exception
to the rule.
This Chanr 'ng World
German and Soviet Diplomats Issue
Last Call to Accept Peace Terms
onvMf i^i
The well-known sing-song of the
colored waiters in American trains.
“Last call for dinner,” is now being
repeated by Russo-German diplo
mats in Europe. They inform all
foreign offices to which they still
have access that Hitler and Mus
solini have made their last call for
an acceptance of their peace pro
posals. If they are rejected Europe
is going to swim in an ocean of
blood.
* * * *
The peace terms of the two dic
tators are short and sweet; they
don't want to change anything in
the status of Poland. That coun
try was wiped out by force and can
be restored to its previous inde
pendence only by force. A free
hand for the two allies in Eastern
Europe—for the time being—and
no more fighting on the more dif
ficult and uncertain western front.
The Russo - German diplomats
have not made themselves clear yet
whether countries such as Sweden
or Finland are counted in Eastern
Europe. There is, of course, no de
sire on their part to conquer these
states by force, but the geographical
position of those two states seems
to indicate that they must enter
the Germanic-Slavic zone of in
fluence.
The position of Sweden is par
inuiai ly uuniun. ah ihc win
she maintained a strict neutrality;
she was able to sell to both belliger
ents her precious ore. Germany
could import it direct without fear
ing the interference of the British
Navy in the Baltic Sea—the Russian
Navy was soon put out of commis
sion together with the Russian
Army—and Britain was able to get
what she wanted because Russia
was her ally and Sweden was able
to send stuff through Russia. At
the present time the Swedes can do
business with Britain without the
interference of the German subs
only through Norway. The Rei'-h
is endeavoring to prevent that and
is likely to exercise soon some
"friendly pressure” in Stockholm.
* * * *
During the breathing spell which
precedes more dramatic events to
come in the next two weeks the
allies are once more making an
economic drive among neutral na
tions. Economic missions from Lon
don are going abroad trying to
cinch some of the hesitant neutrals.
The Germans are countering witn
their own emissaries, who have the
advantage over the British of hiding
behind their back a blackjack which
could be used if their economic
arguments are not sufficiently satis
factory.
* * * *
It is this "economic argument”
which concerns the White House
and the State Department so much
If Germany were to win the war
against Britain and France the
administration believes that we
might be confronted with a similar
competition in our own hemisphere
The Japanese have adopted this
most convincing penetration method
in the Far East. The Germans, anc
eventually the Italians, might adopt
it in South America.
* * * *
Foreign Secretary Molotoff just
managed to escape being purged ir
August, T936, when the head of tht
G. P. U., Yagoda, was DreDarine thf
list of traitors to be implicated ir
the Zinovieff - Kameneff - Smirnof
case.
Yagoda did not like Molotoff, whi
at one time like many prominent
Russian diplomats was a membei
of that powerful organization. Hi
managed to get him on the lisi
of suspects. But some good frienc
“For the benefit of millions of toil
ers and European culture it (Russiai
policy) strives to insure peaci
throughout Europe and throughou
the world.
“There is no justification for wa
between Germany on one hand an<
England and France on the other!
"The sword of war is unsheathe*
and already is bloodstained. It i
not yet too late to put it into it
scabbard.’’
Soviet Pact Explained
To Estonia by President.
TALLINN, Estonia, Sept. 30 <)P)
President Konstantin Paets broad
cast to Estonians today that th
mutual assistance pact with Russi
had spared the nation “a hopele#
struggle and assured the main
tenance of complete political inde
pendence.’’
| Ui me pxeseiit luirign ocvicuoij, ni
the risk of his own life, let the news
| leak out to MolotofT. He rushed
to the Kremlin, managed to get to
see the big boss, betrayed one or
two prominent men in the Soviet
hierarchy and saved his neck. Stalin
; kept an eye on him ever since and
i became convinced not only of his
: loyalty but also of the fact that
! MolotofT would be a more obedient
tool in his hands than the departed
LitvinofT, who while not being purged
has been thrown into the oblivion
because of a certain degree of diplo
matic honesty.
* * * *
LitvinofT stood ace high with his
I boss when he managed to obtain
' America's diplomatic recognition of
! the Soviet regime in 1933.
The Russians pinned great hopes
on the United States both as a source
for the improvement of their mili
| tary machinery and as a potential
ground for successful propaganda.
Communist agents in this country
reported faithfully to Stalin that
the American masses would be im
patient with another depression like
the one which preceded their recog
nition of the Soviets. They needed
time to do very good spade work
among the American workers.
But when the high hopes of the
Moscow regime were deceived and
LitvinofT was luke-warm to certain
measures the G. P. U. wanted to
take in the United States he was no
longer in favor with Stalin. His
downfall of course was caused by
his insistance that Russia maintain
her alliance with France and con
! tinue to fight Hitlerism.
Friendship House to Open
i Friendship House, 619 D street
! S.E., will formally open its clubs and
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cents monthly for children under
12 years old, 10 cents for boys and
girls up to 18 and 15 cents for all
persons over 18, it was announced.
Industrial
_(Continued From First Page.)
runs as follows, the War Depart
ment revealed:
Alabama. 90; Arizona, 8; Arkan
sas. 17; California. 609; Colorado.53;
Connecticut. 393; Delaware, 39: Dis
trict of Columbia, 8; Florida, 15;
Georgia, 172; Idaho. 5: Illinois, 843;
Indiana. 284; Iowa, 72; Kansas. 25;
Kentucky, 90: Louisiana. 36; Maine,
74; Maryland, 192; Massachusetts,
764; Michigan, 389; Minnesota. 127;
Mississippi, 24; Missouri. 256; Mon
tana, 3; Nebraska, 23; Nevada, none;
New Hampshire, 59; New Jersey,
494; New Mexico, none; New York,
1.321; North Carolina, 137; North
Dakota, 2; Ohio. 846; Oklahoma, 30;
Oregon, 64; Pennsylvania, 1,553;
Rhode Island. 163; South Carolina,
101; South Dakota, none; Tennes
see. 115; Texas, 222; Utah. 26; Ver
mont, 38; Virginia, 109; Washington,
107; West Virginia, 44; Wisconsin,
294; Wyoming, 4.
A cross section of the country's
large cities will share in shoulder
ing the war materials orders as fol
lows: New York, 352; San Fran
cisco, 185; Boston, 132; Philadelphia,
680; Los Angeles, 245; St. Louis, 166;
Atlanta, 36; Detroit, 205; Kansas
City, 35; Cleveland, 205; Chicago,
500; Cincinnati, 155; Pittsburgh, 87,
It means that all men of the true
Polish race will become German sub
ject* or vassals, but that very few
of them will be placed under Russian
rule, and that therefore German
and Russlon interests in the former
territories of Poland will not be so
closely identical as would have been
the case if the demarcation line of
September 22 had been upheld.
Solidarity Is Vague.
As to the German-Russian po
litical. military and economic soli
darity expressed in the three sets of
agreements, it is of the vaguest na
ture. The most precise disposition
is intended to forbid all third pow
ers to meddle with Polish affairs, but
it may be undermined by the dif
ferentiation of interests already re
ferred to.
As to the promise to consult to
gether about necessary measures to
be enforced if France and Britain
do not allow themselves to be per
suaded to make peace upon the
basis of accomplished facts, it does
not really commit Stalin to anything.
Besides, Stalin could not have
been sincere when he authorised
Premier Molotoff to sign a declara
tion to the effect that hostilities
ought to be stopped at the earliest
date. Such a speedy end of the
conflict could not fail to prove
disastrous to the Russian cause,
as it would enable Germany to turn
around toward the east and re
sume her expansion there before
the Soviet power has had time to
consolidate its newly won positions.
The promise exchanged by both
signatories to foster mutual trade
and develop it up to the level of 10
years ago falls short of the require
ments of a Germany at war with the
! western democracies and laboring
! im/lui* aleannla. Wol<I a/ IU A Dxit
ish blockade.
Moreover, military commitments
of any kind have been deliberately
omitted.
Intimidation was Aim.
The conclusion to be drawn from
the above is that Von Ribbentrop
merely tried to reproduce the ma
neuver of intimidation he contrived
to bring about on August 24 to dis
courage the western powers and pre
vent them from joining in the war.
It will not succeed any more today
than one month ago. and Anally the
Reichswehr will have to be thrown
against the western front in a des
perate attempt to break Anglo
French resistance.
To the last detail, the same means
are being resorted to as on the last
occasion. Last August the political
arrangement was completed by an
economic convention. Once more
that adjunction has been called to
help. Von Ribbentrop is sadly de
Acient in Imagination.
Senator Glass Declared
Greatly Improved
His physician's examination re
vealed that (Senator Carter Glass
is “greatly improved" today from
the severe attack of bronchitis which
has kept him in bed for a week.
Dr. Walter A. Bloedom reported
that “Senator Glass took nourish
ment yesterday, and spent a fairly
comfortable night.” But he de
clared that the 81-year-old Virginia
Democrat will be conAned to oed
in his MayAower Hotel apartment
for several days yet.
Dead Pastor's Voice Heard
At Nuptial Rites Here
Mark L. cnase, «, uenerai ac-o
' counting Office auditor, and his
| bride, the former Mrs. Edyth C.
t Tomlin, 42, senior cleric in the Land
Office, Interior Department, were
■ on their honeymoon in the Middle
l West today after they were joined
in marriage at a second ceremony
l yesterday by the voice of a pastor
s dead for two years,
s The pastor's son, C. W. Anner,
an employe of the Federal Housing
Authority, arranged to have the
voice of his father, the late Rev.
Dr. Edmund Anner, or a similar
voice, issue from a trumpet before
. which the couple stood in a dark
- ened room attended by some 25
s Spiritualist friends.
i Mr. Anner said his father, a re
s tired Methodist minister, died in
- Switzerland two years ago and had
- never known the bride and bride
groom. However, the voice ad
»
A
ressea me coupie oy tneir nrsi
lames and at one time chided the
oridegroom when he was slow about
putting the ring on his bride's
linger.
After the ceremony, performed in
Hr. Anner’s home, 3803 Ontario road
».W., several voices sang “I Love
ITou Truly” through the trumpet,
tsked how the voices were produced,
Hr. Anner said the explanation was
oo "complicated.”
The couple found a white slip of
paper beside the trumpet following
;he ceremony. It was written in Mr.
toner’s handwriting and said:
“This is to certify that Mark and
Edyth were united by me in holy
natrimony, September 30, 1030—the
Rev. Dr. Edmund Anner.”
Mr. and Mrs. Chase were married
yesterday at an earlier ceremony in
tat Circuit Court at Fairfax, Va
rhey will live at 1010 Eighteenth
itreet N.W.
4
Italian Cabinet
Votes New Taxes
For Army Costs
Romt Stands Ready to Aid
In Quick Settlement of
European War
By tbc AiMclittd Prats.
ROME, Sept. SO.—The Italian
cabinet, meeting with Premier Mus
solini today, voted new taxes to meet
Italy's unbalanced budget and "new
military expenses caused by the in
ternational situation.”
A levy of one-half of 1 per cent
on private property was approved,
together with a 2 per cent tax on
general business turnover.
The property tax is to be levied
on all real estate, goods and secur
ities of all types, except bank de
posits and personal clothing, owned
by all persons, companies, corpora
tions and societies over the amount
of 10,000 lire (about $500). Churches
and scientific and artistic collec
tiuiw bic cxcnipi.
The business turnover tax Is a
flat 2 per cent levy on the gross
Income from all business transac
tions and rents and substitutes for
the present exchange tax.
Fear Conflict In Balkans.
Meanwhile, Italy stood by Ger
many and Soviet Russia as a “friend
ly power” ready to co-operate in a
quick settlement to bring an end to
the European war.
At the same time, there was not
much hope in official circles that
Britain or France would heed a call
for peace under terms set by Berlin
and Moscow. Diplomats feared,
however, a refusal in the face of
the new German-Soviet accords
might plunge all Southeastern Eu
rope into conflict.
This might force Italy to take one
side or another. If she is forced to
fight, a number of Fascists say, she
will come to the side of Adolf Hitler.
Neutrality Delicate Question.
Whether Premier Mussolini would
be able to maintain Italy’s delicate
neutrality remained a major ques
IIah BIa.aI.S aI.aIaa .a.. 1S..a.aI1.I
alone will make the ultimate deci
sion, with Italy's own interests in
mind, and they indicate it will take
more than Hitler's request for Italy
to Join him. At the same time, they
say Italy's non-participation is a
part of the policy of the Rome-Berlin
axis.
Few, if any, doubt that the Italian
people, from Mussolini down to the
humblest worker, want to continue
in peace. Last Saturday, in his first
public utterance since hostilities be
gan. II Duce told Bologna Fascist
leaders: “In a situation like the
present, full of many unknowns, the
watchword has sprung spontaneous
ly among the masses of authentic
Italian people—prepare in a military
way to meet any eventuality, sup
port every possible peace effort and
work vigilantly in silence."
Attacks on France Stilled.
The press has been extremely cau
tious. There is no longer public
mention of the German-Italian al
liance, so often described previously
as the “pact of steel." Newspaper
attacks on France have been stilled. |
The cry against Britain, too. has i
subsided somewhat, although Mus
solini's own newspaper. II Poolo
D’ltalia, has said the British intend
to fight “to the last Frenchman."
The British are said to be eager
for II Duce forfnally to declare
Italy's neutrality.
80 far, the question of German
supplies through Italy has not
arisen. Fascist writers have pre
dicted the British naval blockade
would be ineffective anyway, be
cause Germany would be able to get
all she needed from Russia.
W. C. T. U. Leader Assails
Films of Sex Glamour
By the Associated Press.
ROCHESTER. N. Y„ Sept. 30 —
Mrs. Augusta Urquhart, head of the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union’s motion picture department,
demanded today films preserving
ideals of “simple, wholesome living”
rather than those which "glorify ex
travagance. sex glamour and crime.”
Telling the 65th annual National
Convention of the W. C. T. U. that
the organization is "against com
pulsory block booking and blind
selling of films,” the Los Angeles
speaker said control by the individ
ual exhibitor of the movies he dis
plays would help “public opinion to
prevent the showing of undesired
films.”
D. C. Woman Tells W.C.T.U.
Of Legislative Victories
The legislative offensive conducted
by "saloon interests” during the
year was defeated on major issues
by the temperance forces, Dr. Izora
Scott of Washington reported to
the sixty-fifth annual convention of
the National Woman’s Christian
Temperance Union at Richester, N.
Y., today.
She cited as positive measures en
acted throuah the efforts of the rirv
forces the passage of laws In Ohio
and Idaho repealing previous legis
lation which allotted liquor revenue
to specific welfare and educational
funds, more stringent punishment
for drinking drivers and in some
States the prohibition of Sunday
liquor sales.
A long list of wet measures, she
reported, was defeated in 1939 State
Legislatures. She mentioned the
defeat of efforts in Connecticut to
legalize the sale of malt liquors in
taverns and to open Iowa to sale
of intoxicating liquor by the drink.
She mentioned an incipient dry
movement to bring the liquor laws
back to the pre-prohibition plan of
having one general law with the
definition of “intoxicating” fixed at
one-half of 1 per cent of alcohol by
volume. Such bills, she said, were
introduced in California, Colorado,
Florida, Minnesota and West Vir
ginia.
She predicted a record vote in
favor of a bill banning liquor ad
vertising from radio at the next
session of Congress.
Mrs. Dickerson to Get
Medal for Service
Mrs. Mary Dickerson, for 20 years
a playground director here, will be
presented a medal by the National
Recreation Association In recogni
tion of her public service. The
award will be made October 12 at a
meeting in Boston.
Mrs. Dickerson entered the mu
nicipal playground department as a
part-time worker in 1917. Two years
later she was made a full-time direc
tor. At present she is director of
the
NEW YORK—KUHN GOES TO JAIL —Fritz Kuhn fright),
German-American Bund leader, just after he had learned he
would be sent to Tombs Prison—where he languished today—
until he can make $50,000 bail. Shown with him as he received
the bad news is Gustave Elmer, another bund leader.
—A. P. Wirephoto.
- *
Fritz Kuhn Jailed
As Bail Is Raised
To $50,000
Bund Master Planning
To Flee U. S., Dewey
Aide Tells Court
Bj the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30—Fritz
Kuhn, German - American bund
leader, was held in the Tombs
prison today under *50.000 bail to
insure his remaining in this country
to face grand larceny and forgery
charges.
Defense attorneys tried to free
Kuhn on a habeas corpus writ.
The portly bund master, who has
testified before the Dies Congres
sional Committee investigating un
American activities, was locked up
last- night after his *5.000 bail on
a charge of stealing *14.548 from
bund funds was increased tenfold at
the request of District Attorney
Thomas E. Dewey s office.
"We have authentic secret infor
mation that Kuhn is planning to
flee the country and may not be
available when his case comes to
trial,” said Assistant District Attor
ney Milton Schilback.
Kuhn's attorney. James Neary.
described the $50,000 bail demand
as outrageous. He said his client
had no desire to leave the country
and was ready to appear at any
time again as a witness before the
Dies Committee in Washington.
"I must take into consideration:
the incentive to make him iKuhni |
flee from America, possibly by air
plane or in disguise.” replied Gen- i
eral Sessions Judge Cornelius F.
Collins. "I don't thing he would
resort to any such scheme, but the
district attorney strongly urges the
bail."
After Judge Collins ordered the
higher bail. Kuhn tried in vain for
four hours to raise the money.
Red-faced and annoyed, he pulled
nervously at his new week-old mus
tache as he entered his cell.
Coco Solo Improvement
The Navy Department yesterday
awarded a $982,600 contract for bar
racks, laundry, boiler plant and
quarters at the naval submarine
base. Coco Solo, Canal Zone, to
Robert E. McKee of El Paso. Tex.
A firm giving a Washington ad
dress. the Buffalo Forge Co., re
ceived at $32,673 contract for venti
lating sets, controllers and spare
parts.
Un-American
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and discussed with" and then if he
did not change his mind, “eventually
would be expelled.”
In response to questions, Foster
said he would not support the United
States if It entered the European
conflict on the side of England and
France. Furthermore, he added, he
would urge his party to withhold its
support. n
“Under the present set-up, I re
gard it as an imperialistic war,” he
testified, “and under that. I would
not support the United States.”
Foster agreed to Chairman Dies’
request to submit the names of as
many Communist leaders, organ
izers and officials as possible, but
added:
“You’re covering up.” He sug
gested that the committee get names
of persons connected with the Rev.
Charles E. Coughlin, the Detroit
radio priest; the Associated Farm
ers and other organizations.
As Foster was attempting to make
himself heard, Representative Dies
banged the gavel loudly and brought
the handful of spectators to their
feet, applauding, with this state
ment:
“This committee will insist that
the Communist party submit a true
and correct list of its membership
and, if you don’t, the issue will be
made squarely to disband your party
just as in France and as it ought to
be throughout the world.’’
The chairman said Foster's con
tention that he was “covering up”
was not true.
He said he would demand similar
membership lists from the Silver
Shirts, the German-American Bund,
the Knights of the White Camellia
and the Italian Fascists.
Man Trapped by Flames
On Boat Escapes
William Mansfield of 930 Four
teenth street S.E. had a few har
rowing moments today when he was
trapped temporarily in the flame- !
filled engine room below the deck of j
the tug boat Nevitt near the Penn
sylvania avenue bridge on the Ana- j
costia River: He escaped without
injury through a forward hatch,'
however.
No. 8 Engine Company and No. 7
Truck Company answered the call. I
and automobile traffic on the bridge
was partially blocked while the fire
men extinguished the blaze. The
fire on the tug. owned by the Penker !
Construction Co., occurred about 8
am.
Mr Mansfield said he was work
ing on tne tug engine when another
Penker employe stepped on the
starter in the cabin above, inadvert
ently causing the fire.
Berlin
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tact with the leaders of the army.'
navy and air force.
Informed persons said the purpose j
of the Italian's surprise visit was to
get a first-hand report from Hitler
and Foreign Minister Joachim von
Ribbentrop on the German-Russian
accords signed Thursday night in
Moscow and all their implications.
The announcement gave weight to
reports in informed quarters that
Italy might act as a peace agent
should Britain and Fiance show an
interest in the German-Russian
peace gesture.
The German-Soviet Russian con
ditions for European peace raised
the question in some diplomatic
quarters whether they were Hitler's
"last-chance offer" to Great Britain
and France.
After co-operating with Russia
in the fourth partition of Poland,
Germany stipulated two essential
conditions for peace:
1. That she and Russia alone
decide the fate of Poland—in ef
fect, that there be no interfer
ence with their almost equal divi
sion of the conquered territory.
2. That the "natural develop
ment of German interests in the
Balkans" be undisturbed.
Sharing attention with develop
ments on the diplomatic front was a
communique covering . the last 24
hours from the German high com
mand declaring that 12 British
war planes had been repulsed in an
attempt to penetrate German terri
tory along the North Sea coast.
Nazi airmen yesterday shot down
five of six British planes w hich they
engaged over the Frisian Islands, the
communique said. Crews of two
German pursuit planes, said to have
made emergency landings on the
sea, were reported rescued by Nazi
warships.
Six other British planes, the com
munique declared, attacked a Nazi
destroyer “in a German bay,” but
were driven oft by anti-aircraft guns
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Deutsche Dienst, a commentary,
said 19 enemy airplanes and two
captive balloons had been shot down
in the west since last Sunday. With
the five British warplanes report
ed brought down over the North
Sea yesterday the week's total was
24.
The high command said 45 ves
sels had been searched for contra
band in the Kattegat and Skager
rak, and ‘‘a number of them were
captured.”
Artillerv activity on the western
front was reported “a little livelier.”
In the last, approximately 5.200
Polish troops were said to have
surrendered south of the Vistula
after the capitulation of Modlin.
Hints of Rejection Received.
The German foreign office re
ceived its first hint of Britain’s
reaction to the Nazi-Soviet agree
ment-in the form of London press
comment that the partnership had
no effect on British war aims. From
Paris, too, came indications that
France would spurn the German
Russian overture.
The tendency in informed quar
ters here, however, was to discount
the British attitude as being a snap
judgment that would be changed
after more careful consideration of
the new situation.
A spokesman, although affirming
Germany’s deslrfl for peace now
that she has reshaped Eastern
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Advocates of Embargo
On Arms Hear Nye,
Clark and Capper
Senators Speak at
Meeting Held in
Belasco Theater
Advocates of arms embargo law
retention last night heard three /
members of the Senate anti-repeal
bloc and a Socialist leader reiterate
their opposition to repeal of the
ban in speeches at the Belasco
Theater.
Senators Clark of Missouri, Cap
per of Kansas and Nye of North
Dakota, together with Norman
Thomas, were principal speakers at
the rally, which was sponsored by
the Women s International League
for Peace and Freedom, National
Council for Prevention of War, Fel
lowship of Reconciliation, War Re-1,
sisters’ League, Keep America Out
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Against War, World Peace Com
mission of the Methodist Church
and Church of the Brethren.
Senator Clark declared himself
surprised at what he termed Presi
dent Roosevelt’s "emphasis on the
profit motive in arguing for repeal
of the arms embargo.”
Sees Munitions Boom.
The Missouri Senator contended'
the cash-and-carry arms sale pro
posal would promote a boom in the
munitions industry of the Nation,
continuance of which would be
sought by extension of credits or
loans to belligerents when cash no
longer could be supplied. The other
speakers also laid emphasis on this
argument in voicing their opinion
repeal of the ambargo would be
“the first step toward war.”
Dr. Ernest Freemont Tittle, sec
retary of the Methodist Church
Peace Commission, stated impending
collapse of a munitions boom would '
plunge the United States into war,
“in the name, of course, of morality
and religion,” to avoid a panic.
Senators Clark and Nye recalled
the President’s campaign speech in
Chautauqua, N. Y„ in 1936, in which
an arms embargo was supported by
the Chief Executive, and said the
arguments presented by him then
were as valid today.
Fears “Confirmed Emergency.”
The North Dakotan declared the
“limited emergency” proclaimed
"would become a confirmed eemr-.
gency”.if the cash-and-carry plan
is enacted. He added. “What a lot
of people mean by adjourning poli
tics in this hour is adjourning public
opinion.”
Senator Capper expressfd regret
that he could not "go along with
r-resiueni rtooseven in nis mgn en
thusiasm for the welfare of the
whole world.” •
Mr. Thomas, frequent candi
date for President on the Socialist
ticket, closed his address by an ap
peal for contributions of $10 up
“for a campaign of education to
keep the United States out of war ”
One $500 pledge was among the do
nations from the audience, and a
collection of sums less than $10 was
taken up later.
Roland Hayes, colored concert
artist, sang during the program.
Europe to her taste, declared sh«
was prepared equally for war If the
Western allies chose to continue the
conflict.
"And we'll fight with the realiza
tion that it’s a battle for Germany's
existence, he said.
A big headline in Hitlers Voel
kischer Beobachter declared "Re
sponsibility for war or peace rests
on the Western powers.”
There was no public utterance by
the Fuehrer himself, but there wer^
frequent references in government
circles to "the Fuehrer’s offer.”
Ribbentrop Statement Significant.
In some quarters special -signifl
cance was attached to ForeigrrMjB
ister Joachim von Ribbentrop's as
sertion before leaving Moscow yes
terday that Germany and Russia
•'desire that peace be re-established
and that England and France cease
the completely hopeless, senseless
fight against Germany.”
Some neutral observers wondered1
whether this wish from the lips of
Hitler's foreign minister might be
regarded as one of Germany's fa
mous "one-time offers” not to be re
peated if not accepted immediately.
Also, they asked, was it in keeping
with Nazi policy that the ante might
be raised if the German-Rusisan
peace gesture is received unfavor
ably?
Germany has served notice that
Poland is a closed chapter not to be
reopened under any circumstances.
Whether there would be an auton
omous Polish state on the German
side of the boundary agreed on a!
Moscow or whether Germany 's share
would be swallowed up with the
Poles as a German minority re
mained uncertain.
"For heaven’s sake," exclaimed an
official, “we haven't even occupied
Warsaw completely and haven't any
idea what sort of political leader
ship remains in Poland."
Poles March Into Captivity.
Although the first contingents oi
an estimated 120.000 disarmed Poles
had started marching into German
captivity from Warsaw, it was be
lieved two or three days might bP
needed for the whole force to leave.
October 2 has been set as a tenta
tive date for formal German occupa
tion.
Field Marshal Hermann Wilhelm
Goering's Essener National Zeitung
raised the point of Germany's posr*
tion in the Balkans and said the
area is a sphere where only Ger
many. Russia and Italy have legiti
mate rights. These powers, it added,
want to erase contentions in the
Balkans and develop trade there.
The influential Frankfurter Zei
tung reasserted that Germany has
no war aims in the west. If Brit
ain and France concere to German
interests in the east, it declared,
nothing need stand in the way of
peace.
The Boersen Zeitung, financial
newspaper which has close relations
with Economic Minister Walther «■
Funk, emphasized the strengthening
of the German position through the
new Berlin-Moseow agreement.
Britain and France, it said, must
face the fact that century-old tradi
tions between Germany and Russia
have been re-established and “made
so strong that there are no hin
drances now” which could prevent
them from ‘‘arriving at an uncom
promising alliance.”
The semi-official commentary,
Dienst a us Deutschland, said last
night the trade agreement in the new
pact opens a new source of raw ma
terials to Germany and makes it
possible for Russian railways to .
handle her Far Eastern business. |
It said the treaty puts Germany
into a position to wage a war of
‘‘optional length.”
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