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British Act to Nip
Sabotage Plot
Against Railways
600,000 Workers Ordered
On Alert; Post Sought
For Hore-Belisha
Bs the Associated Prew.
LONDON. Jan. 17.—Great Brit
j ain's 600,000 railway workers were
reported ordered on the alert today
for acts of sabotage against the na
tion's lines.
The vast “detective'1 system was
understood to have been set up as
.the Daily Mail and Daily Herald re
ported that a plot by the German
intelligence service to cripple the
nation’s railway network had been
discovered.
The Daily Mail said the plot was
aimed at public works and bridges.
No arrests have been announced.
The newspaper declared the con
- spiracy had been discovered only
a few days ago and that "counter
! measures” were expected to be put
into effect shortly.
Ecnnnmlc War Surr>pii« fi*jimpH
R. H. Cross, minister of economic
warfare, declared that Britain's
financial and trade war against
Germany in the past four and one
half months had placed the Nazi
regime in the same economic posi
tion as the Kaiser s empire after
two years of the World War.
'Our economic attack came into
operation with a rapidity and sud
denness which was not anticipated
and it has given Germany economy
a sharp shock.” Mr. Cross told the
House of Commons.
"We look forward to the day
when we shall have strangled Ger
many's economic life so that she
can no longer sustain her war ef
fort." he said.
"We believe we can bring very
much nearer the day of victory and
in so doing we shall have played
a great part in saving the lives of
our people." Mr. Cross added.
In the House of Lords. Viscount
Cecil of Chelwood urged that the
minister directing the economic as
pects of the war be given cabinet
ranking, which Mr. Cross does not
have.
Post Sought for Hore-Belisha.
Meanwhile, the government was
. believed to be taking steps to find a
place for Leslie Hore-Belisha in the
war cabinet.
A move to set up a ministry co
ordinating all Britain's economic war
efforts with Mr. Hore-Belisha as its
head gained momentum as echoes of
, his "public hearing" in Parliament j
I o'er dismissal as war minister died
1 away. *
I The proposed ministry, it was ex
plained. w'ould have a broader scope
than the present ministrv of eco
nomic warfare headed by Mr. Cross.
The present ministry's tasks are con
fined principally to contraband con
; t_i
The pro-government press termed
the Hore-Belisha resignation a
“closed incident," while critical
newspapers expressed disappoint
ment that statements by Mr. Hore
Belisha and Prime Minister Cham
berlain in the House of Commons
yesterday failed to disclose specific
reasons for the change.
May Be Economic Minister.
Mr. Chamberlain's statements that
“it may not be long" before Mr. Hore
Belisha may serve in another posi
tion added to speculation that he
might become the economic min
ister.
Also revived was talk of the ap- j
pointment of a defense minister in '
charge of the entire army, navy and :
air force. First Lord of the Ad- i :
miralty Winston Churchill has been
mentioned for the post.
The Times, which often voices
government policy, commented.
“Two years ago the need for se
curing the most complete co-ordi- :
nation of the means of defense by
sea, land and air was uppermost in
the public mind. No one would
claim on the whole that the work 1
has yet been accomplished." j i
Query on Unity Planned.
Members of Parliament disclosed
that Prime Minister Chamberlains
government would be questioned in
the House of Commons next Tuesday
about spectacular arrangements sur
rounding the arrival of Unity Mit- ;
ford-Freeman from Germany Janu- i
ary 3.
The blond British girl, daughter :
of Lord Redesdale and a friend of
Adolf Hitler, landed at Folkstone i
suffering from a mysterious ailment
and was whisked away in an ambu- ■
lance by her family.
Thomas Levy, Conservative, gave '
notice he would ask the government
who ordered military precautions at
Folkstone and how many troops were j
engaged. ‘
Laborite John Parker prepared to
ask the cost of welcoming Miss Free
man-Mitford. Other members intend
to ask what steps were taken to ,
facilitate her return from the Reich. ■
Sir Noel Hughes Havelock Charles, ■
hitherto counselor of the British ,
Embassy in Rome, was raised to •
the rank of Minister, giving added •
importance to the Rome Embassy.
This is in keeping with British policy
of keeping on the best possible .
terms with Italy.
The British freighter Gracia, 5,
642 tons, was damaged in the Irish ,
Sea today by an explosion an hour I,
auer sne had left a northwest Eng- ,
land port. She was beached.
The crew of 60 was rescued by '
another vessel. The Gracia is oper
ated by the Donaldson Line.
An Italian freighter collided with 1
a lightship and another Italian ship 1
ran aground off the Kent coast, 1
Southeast England, during a bliz- 1
zard last night. No lives were lost.
F. D. I. C. Guard Captain, '
Sidney A. Wood, Dies
Sidney Archer Wood, 70. manager ,
of the Credit Union and captain of
the guard of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corp., died of a heart at- 1
tack yesterday while at work in his
office in the National Press Building.
With the F. D. I. C. since 1932,
Mr. Wood had been a resident of ,
Washington since 1926, making his i
home at 25 East Bradley lane, Chevy '
Chase, Md. A native of Louisville,
Ky., he moved to DeLand, Fla., as
a boy of 11 and lived there 40 years.
For many years he worked for
the Volusia County Bank and Trust
Co. at DeLand, retiring as president
of the company in 1926.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Edna B. Wood; a daughter, Dorothy,
and two sons, Sidney, jr., and
Charles A. Wood.
Funeral services will be held at
1 p.m. tomorrow at the Hines fu
neral home. 2901 Fourteenth street
N.W. Burial will be in Rock Creek
Cemetery. i
PRISONERS OF WAR—These four faces belong to Russian
soldiers, prisoners of war, who are being held ‘ somewhere in
Finland” following their capture. Three wear bandages as
evidence of injuries and two seek solace in cigarettes.
—A. P. Wirephoto.
Finnish Aid
^(Continued From First Page.)
the information from Mr. Jones that
only $500,000 had thus far been
drawn by the Finns from an orig
inal Export-Import Bank non-mili
tary loan of $10,000,000. About $3.
000.000 of the total has been obli
gated, it was said.
To this information was added an
estimate by former President Hoo
ver that Finnish food supplies and
non-military materials are now ade
quate to last until spring.
It was learned further that Mr.
Jones had assured the committee
that in his judgment the Finnish
government was a good risk for the
$10,000,000 figure but the question
was left open as to whether its
credit would be equally good up to
$25,000,000 or $60,000,000.
In his New York comment. Mr.
Hoover suggested that “we could add
about one-half of 1 per cent to our
relief expenditures and include the
Finns and Poles in our family of
distressed.”
Urging support for the Presi
dent's credit recommendation. Mr.
Hoover said that “in the special
surroundings it neither involves us
in war nor creates a dangerous
precedent.”
“On precedents, for that matter.”
ae added, one "has already been set
,n the loan to China.”
Discussing his own plan, he said:
"In other words, my proposal
s that instead of lending money
0 make such purchases to prevent
starvation and setting up an obliga
ion over long years, with constant
iftermaths. we ought to make it
1 gift and then forget it.”
•Expected to be an important angle
:o the Senate Committee's discus
sions is the question of whether
he credit facilities of the Export
mport Bank, now limited to
>100.000.000 for trade-promotion
purposes, should not be expanded.
Mr. Roosevelt advanced this
bought in his letters of yesterday,
•eminding the congressional leaders
hat loan applications are pending
bom interests in the Scandinavian
:ountries and from South and Cen
tral America.
Chairman Wagner said there had
>een no detailed discussion of this
luestion today.
Most of Funds Obligated.
With virtually all of the bank’s
runds now under obligation, an ex
pansion of its credit base at least
voujd place the money at hand for
oans to Finland or elsewhere. Un
ess Congress specifically directs or
he bank changes its present rigid
policy, however, such loans would be
estricted to non-military purposes,
ust as was the original loan of $10,
100.000 to Finland.
Standing across any hopes of ex
peditious action on the Finn loan
also is the fact that the Senate For
eign Relations Committee also has
the President's letter and is ex
pected to ask opportunity to review
any ultimate decision of the Banking
Committee which might bear di
rectly upon our foreign policy.
Scattered debate on the whole
controversy of aiding Finland di
rectly occurred on both House and
Senate side yesterday. In the upper
branch, Senator George. Democrat,
of Georgia, asserted that a loan to
Finland would be an unneutral act,
but challenged Congress to take the
initiative and the responsibility if it
desired to follow such a course rath
er than leave the matter to any
Federal lending agency.
“Dilly-Dallying" Hit.
Representative Hook. Democrat,
of Mighigan and sponsor of a com- j
panion bill to that of Senator
Brown, likewise urged the Congress
to "quit dilly-dallying" and make its
own decision.
Representative Rayburn of Texas, '
trte House Democratic chieftain,
suggested during debate that Fin
land could exchange with other
countries the non-military goods |
already obtained here on credit for i
more urgently needed articles.
“It would be none of our business,”
he declared.
Mr. Rayburn's remark was in re
ply to a statement by Representa
; live Fish, Republican, of New York
that because of restrictions affecting
the $10,000,000 credit already grant
ed, Finland had been able to use less
than $1,000,000 of it so far. and
further credits of this kind would
not be of much help. i
Mr. Fish, like Senator McNary of
Oregon, the Senate Republican,
leader, criticized the Chief Execu- j
| tive for not making more “specific"
recommendations, but agreed some
aid should be given the little re- j
public.
Senator McNary said he might
call Senate Republicans to meet
FYidav for a discussion of their
position.
U. S. Fails to Find
Food Profiteering
Bs the Associated Press.
The Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics reported yesterday an ex
tensive study had produced “no
statistical evidence” of profiteering
in food in American markets since
the outbreak of the European war.
“In fact, the margin between farm
and retail prices," the buerau said,
“is actually less than it was before
the war began."
The average value of gold ore
handled by one Colorado mining
mill in 1939 was $10.32 a ton.
Women Attend Annual Dinner
Of D. C. Epicurean Club
- juaaies ana genuemen-■
Por the first time in the history
>f the Epicurean Club of Washing
on a toastmaster was priveleged to
nclude the ladies in his formal ad
iress when the dinner began in
he ballroom of the Wardman Park
ast nignt. And thereby hangs a
ale:
Sponsors of the famous Escoffier
iinners, members of the Epicurean
31ub—an organization composed of
ixecutives of the hotel, restaurant
md catering industries and devoted
o the art of fine eating and drink
ng—have always ignored the distaff
ilde. All affairs are stag, or were
intil last night.
Then, the ladies asserted them
elves. They cajoled the men folk
nto a blanket invitation which in
cluded mothers, wives, sweethearts,
listers and even cousins and aunts:
“As a rule,” said the spokeswoman
or the ladies, “you fellows have
:ome home on the mornings after
?our big Escoffier dinners and told
■all tales of the food served, and
he wines consumed All of us are
from Missouri.’ You’ve got to show
is • *
So last night the boys showed the
[iris how to put on a meal.
It was a dinner dance—but quite
mlike any dinner dance ever staged
n Washington.
Promptly at 8:30 the guests as
lembled in a buffet off the main
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ballroom, where apertifs—dubonnet.
byrrh, vermouth, cassis and sherry—
took the place of the average Amer
ican cocktail. No hard liquors are
permitted at an Epicurean Club din
ner. And the ‘‘No Smoking" sign is
also hung out, until after the coffee.
It was decided by the committee
to repeat the affair each year, add
ing another annual dinner to Wash
ington's quota. The committee in
charge was made up of Mr. Hae
ringer, chairman; Louis Costello,
Thomas R. Fitzgerald, Rene Girault,
Alfred A. Haeringer, Nicholas
Marchitelli, Napoleon Van Meers
and Alfred Pazoska.
MONEY AND THINGS
When an article is in regular service
it is of more value to the owner than
the equivalent in money, but as soon as
it ceases to be of use the reverse is the
condition.
I Then is the time to exchange it for
money, and this is best done by a well
described advertisement in The Stax
under Sale Miscellaneous.
If downtown, bring your advertisement to the
main office, 11th and Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.,
where you will receive prompt and helpful service.
If at home, there is a branch agency in your
neighborhood where the advertisement will be
accepted at the regular rate.
SEAR CLASSIFIED AD$i IT)
War Supply Sabotage
Held Real Motive in
Christian Front Plot
Conspiracy for Revolt
Charged to Give U. S.
Jurisdiction
Bj the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17—Sabotage of
United States war supplies, rather
than a primary attempt to set up a
Hitler-like dictatorship, was ascribed
today ->s the real motive of 17 men
arrested Saturday by the F. B. I. on
charges of seditious conspiracy.
Federal authorities said the men
—in jail in lieu of $50,000 ball each
—apparently were being trained to
wreck American supplies and mu
nitions, if and when this country
became involved in war.
The men, who pleaded innocent
when arraigned Monday, were
charged with conspiring to over
throw the Government, authorities
said, in order to give the Government
jurisdiction.
It was a technical charge similar to !
the income tax evasion charges ,
loritrpri apainat anmp oanoetpre
that prosecution nflght be brought •
in Federal Court.
Arms Supply Found.
A variety of arms, ammunition and 1
bomb-making paraphernalia was 1
taken when the “Christian Front"
group was arrested suddenly after
the F. B. I. had kept it under sur- ]
veillance for months.
Among those in jail are several i
members and former members of the 1
National Guard, two Navy and Ma- -
rine reservists and a German-Ameri- <
can Bundsman. All are accused of i
conspiring, also, to kill a dozen un- ;
identified members of Congress, in
addition to setting up an anti-Jew- 1
ish dictatorship. ]
As the City Council took under i
advisement a proposed law to ban i t
street gatherings at which anti-Sem- i i
itism is advocated, police officials 1
denied 40 members of the police de
partment had been members of the '
"Christian Front" group. i i
One Officer F'ormer Member. j j
However. Police Commissioner 1
Lewis J. Valentine said one police ■,
official under suspension in an in- i
vestigation of Brooklyn bail bond ir- ;
.regularities, Lt. Thomas Cavanagh. i
had joined the “Christian Front" ]
when it was organized two years j
ago, but had left the organization
almost immediately.
As the investigation proceeded. ; ,
Charles Lenhart, a clerk in a food I
supply store at Kingwood. W. Va. 1
said he had told F. B. I. agents he '
recently sold dynamite fuse and caps j '
tn nno r\ f th« u.u I .
-.... •••via uv-iu 11UC.
The man, he said, identified him- 1
self as "Capt. H. G. Bishop.”
The alleged leader of the 17 was 1
William G. Bishop—the only one of
the group who fairly shouted "not 1
guilty” on arraignment. The others '
offered the same plea in subdued 1
tones. i
John Franklin Cook, one of 17, is a 1
senior high school student who re
cently was voted the member of f
his class "most likely to succeed.” 1
Aiken Hits Administration <■
For Revolt' Plot Arrests t
BOSTON. Jan. 17 i/p,.—The recent £
arrest of 17 members of the Christian
Fiont in New York, in the opinion of
Gov. George D. Aiken of Vermont, J
was nothing more than an adminis- 1
tration attempt to increase the "war t
fever and to "teach a lesson to !
other citizens who feel like criticiz- t
ing the Government.”
The outspoken Republican chief <
executive told a meeting of the i
Business and Professional Republi- r
can Women's Club of Massachusetts t
last night that he felt the arrests
were made for "special reasons.” I
adding that he had no doubt that t
groups of 17 men willing to plot '
against the Government could be r
found in other sections of the s
country. , ,
Partisanship is needed in Ameri-1 r
ca today more than at any time in i
its history,' Gov. Aiken continued.
"You see what happened by the I
dropping of partisanship in Ger- 4
many and Russia. Now above all1 h
times men and women must speak e
out freely what they think about
the way the Government is con- v
ducted in this country. C
"There are indications that some L
people are becoming afraid to speak (
out for fear of reprisals. It
"We have an Atlantic Ocean be- *<
tween us and the w-ar in Europe, but “
we haven't 3.000 miles of water
between us and Washington.”
Fugitive Rancher Sought
In Colorado Thickets
By the Associated Press.
DURANGO. Colo., Jan. 17.—Fed
eral and State officers gathered to
day to track down a fugitive ranch
er reported to have been living for
weeks in caves and thickets.
Juan Martinez, 38. is sought un
der a Federal indictment charging
operation of a still.
“He is a crack rifle shot and has
boasted to his neighbors that he
would never be arrested,” said James
White, alcohol tax unit investigator.
"He lives in the underbrush at
night and ventures out with his
gun to kill birds and rabbits in
the daytime.”
Cudahy Installed
Swiftly as U. S.
Envoy to Belgium
Sees Foreign Minister
And King in Two Hours
After Arrival
By the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 17. — The new
United States ambassador to Bel
gium, John Cudahy, assumed his
most with unprecedented speed to
lay amidst tension accompanying
■ecent preparations by Belgium and
;he Netherlands for defense against
nvasion.
Mr. Cudahy, former minister to
treland, ordered over the week end
:o hurry here as fears spread of an
nvasion from Germany, arrived at
0 a.m. today, was received by Foreign
Minister Paul Henri Spaak and by
moon had presented his credentials
o King Leopold at the palace.
The mobilization steps which Bel
gium took over the week end, call
ng technicians to the colors — a
itage next to complete mobilization
—are to be maintained "for some
ime,” Gen. Henri Denis, defense
ninister, said in an interview today.
"Our information and general im
iressions made it necessary.” he
laid. "We must always be alert.”
Cold Affects Defense.
The cold has affected defense
ilans somewhat, he said, because in
vading troops could cross on the
ce, although boats have been busy
:eeping defensive waterways free,
til necessary trench digging was
ompleted before the freeze, which
mproved the trenches, Gen. Denis
aid.
Asked about the Finnish war. Gen.
Jenis said it was comforting for
Jelgium and similar countries to see
t demonstrated that a small coun
ry and a small army, if adequately
;quipped and commanded, could
ace a much stronger enemy.
"It proves to us,” he said, "that
ie made no mistake in our arma
nents and no one is better equipped
han Belgium against tanks, thanks
o our 4.7 anti-tank guns.”
Gen. Denis said that the defense
gainst air attacks had been bet
ered and added that "we are
pending a lot of money on it.” He
eferred to a new appropriation of
30.000,000 francs (about $4 330,000;
n the supplementary budget.
Own Sources Credited.
Both Belgium and the Nether
ands followed up a week-end of
nilitary preparedness moves with
ifficial declarations that their views
m the international situation were
ormed only on information from
iources controlled by themselves.
The German version of the scare
n the low countries over the possi- \
lility of a Nazi invasion to sidestep
he French Maginot line was that
he anxiety was “made in Paris.” to
irovoke Germany into an aggressive
nove against those two neutral
leighbors.
Belgium has found the situation
ufficient to warrant calling tech
ticians in a next-to-final mobiliza
ion step, while the Netherlands had
ancelled military and naval leaves,
'he Joint steps gave the two na
ions nearly 1.000.000 men under
rms.
Trade Accord Reported.
A Belgian economic delegate, who
ust returned from Germany, is re
>orted to have arranged for con
Inued imports of German coal and
moother passage of Belgian exports
o Germany.
The delegate, director of commer
ial treaties at the foreign office,
rent to Berlin late last month, pri- i
larily concerned, it was said, with
he coal question.
It was understood at that time
lelgium could not continue indefi
litely to fulfill her part of a pre
rar iron and coal exchange agree
ment with France, if German coal
hipments were cut off and she
.ere forced to rely on Belgian
lined coal.
Jnidentified Man Gives
•20,000 for Finland
y the Associated Press.
LONDON. Jan. 17.—An elderly,
hite-haired man visited Minister |
r. A. Gripenberg at the Finnish
egation today and gave him £5.000
ibout $20.000i in cash to help Fin
nd. but left without disclosing his
(entity.
'Tight1 Three Times,
Yonai Reveals, to
Prove Sobriety
By the Associated Press.
TOKIO, Jan. 17.—"IVe been
‘tight’ exactly three times in my
life.” Japan’s admiral-premier,
Mitsumasa Yonai, declared yes
terday as proof of his descrip
tion of himself as a man of
sobriety.
The 60-year-old cabinet head
said he cared little for sake.
Japan’s national drink, but said
he believed a dram or two was
appropriate ‘‘to celebrate work
well done, for the enjoyment of
the present moment and pre
paring for the future.”
Prepare to Fight,
Fascist Secretary
Warns Italians
May Be Forced to Enter
War at Any Moment,
Party Chiefs Told
By the Associated Press.
ROME. Jan. 17.—Ettore Mutl.
secretary of the Fascist party,
warned Italians today that they
might be compelled "at any mo
ment" to fight in the European war.
His warning was published after
a conference with party leaders
from 26 provinces.
Tire communique advised the Ital
ian people not to be too greatly
impressed by "the recent demonstra
tions of international sympathy."
evidently a reference to the friendly
attitude displayed toward Italy by
France and Great Britain since
their war with Germany began.
“Must Be Prepared."
“There is no need to lull oneself
with the illusion that Italy’s present
situation with regard to war mav
last forever,” Muti declared. ‘ Fas
cist Italy may face the necessity and
duty at any moment of picking up
arms.”
"It must therefore be prepared in
its resources and above all in its
spirit. It is well to add that it is
absurd and dangerous to derive too
much satisfaction from too 'recent
demonstrations of international
sympathy which are without justi
fication or foundation and not even
in harmony with the true sentiment
of the Italian people which have
learned not to forget the history
which it has lived dramatically, es
pecially in these recent times.”
Warns Against Relaxation.
Muti s announcement sa!d relaxa
tion of fascisms ”anti-democratic.
anti-bolshevik and anti-bourgeois
policies would be pernicious, par
ticularly at the present time.”
Muti instructed his assistants to
keep themselves fully informed of
the state of public opinion in their
districts both with regard to inter
national and domestic events. He
told them they were to explain to
the public whenever necessary the
reasons for such measures as food
rationing and requisitioning of ma
terials.
Full Adjustment
With Soviet Japan's
Aim, Says Arita
Totalitarian Ties Not
To Bar U. S. Talks,
He Declares
B- the Associated Press.
TOKIO, Jan. 17.—Japan’s new
foreign minister. Hachiro Arita, said
today complete adjustment of rela
tions with Soviet Russia is one of th#
aims of Japan's foreign policy.
Outlining policy under the new
Premier, Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai,
the foreign minister was quoted by
the Japanese press as saying the
’’strongest possible effort” would b# *
made for rapprochement with th#
Soviet.
Arita acknowledged Russian-Ger
man friendship had shattered th#
anti-Comintern pact, signed by Ger
many, Italy and Japan as the prin
cipal partners to oppose Interna
tional Communism.
"We want to make a complete bor
der demarcation with Russia and
create a commission for the settle
ment of all disputes as soon as pos
sible,” Arita declared.
No Bar to U. S. Negotiations.
Efforts to reconcile relationships
with totalitarian states, Arita was
quoted as saying, would not inter
fere with negotiations for a new
I commercial arrangement with th#
United States to replace the pact
which expires January 26.
The foreign minister called at
tention to the fact the anti-Comin
I iirta nut UCCil <IUX ' fgaifQ
formally and then restated a point
which leading Japanese conserva
| tives say Japan is unable to avoid.
“There are inseparable ties bind
ing Japan. Germany and Italy to
gether as the 'have-not' nations," he
' said.
The new- foreign minister was '
quoted yesterday as saying he ex
pected Japan's relations with Ger
many and Italy to be “further deep
ened.”
Seeks to Reconcile Policies.
Arita sought, however, to recon
cile his policy—rapprochement with
Russia and continued friendship .
with Germany and Italy—with the
known pro-American sympathies of
Premier Yonai.
He said his efforts in connection
with the totalitarian states would
not interfere with attempts to "nor
malize'’ relations with the Unied
States.
t He added he intends to Invite
United States Ambassador Joseph
Grew to a conference "within three
or four days” to continue negotia
tions for some working agreement to
replace the trade and navigation
pact which expires January 26.
He admitted the discussions "look
ing toward conclusion of even •
temporary pact,” however, were "not
in a promising condition.”
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