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Welles Delivers
Roosevelt Message
To Daladier
Talk of Possible German
Peace Offensive Grows
As He Starts Home
Br tlw Associated Press.
PARIS, March 14.—Sumner Welle:
delivered a personal message from
President Roosevelt to Premier Da
ladier today during a 25-minute
talk he had with the French leadei
soon after arriving by plane from
London.
The United States Embassy said
later the message was a personal
one of greeting from the President
and did not concern the interna
tional situation as it has developed
since Mr. Welles' previous visit to
Paris.
Mr. Welles stopped briefly at hi!
hotel and then went to the war
ministry, where the Premier wai
waiting for him.
It was disclosed that President Al
bert Lebrun has returned from a
short visit to the front, where he In
spected work on fortifications tc
supplement the Maginot Line.
Will See Duce and Ciano
Again Before Sailing
LONDON, March 14 (^.—Presi
dent Roosevelt's traveling fact
finder, Undersecretary of State
Sumner Welles, rounding out a toui
of Europe’s big four capitals, started
home today by way of Paris and
Rome amid speculation on a possible
German “peace offensive” now that
the Russian-Flnnish war is ended.
After talks with high British gov
ernment officials and political lead
ers outside the government, Mr
Welles left his hotel early for the
airport for the flight to Paris. Hii
plane took off at 10:10 am.
Mr. Welles will have brief Inter
views with French statesmen and
will talk to Premier Mus^plini and
Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo
Ciano in Rome before he sails from
Italy next Monday for the United
States.
The visits to Paris and Rome are
return engagements. Mr. Welles al
ready had conferred with leaders
there and in Berlin on his conti
nental tour.
Significance Seen in Talks.
Significance was attached in some
British quarters to Mr. Welles’ forth
coming final talks in Rome in view
of the speedy visit there last week
end of Joachim von Ribbentrop,
German foreign minister.
Some thought that one of Von
Ribbentrop’s purposes was to enlist
Mussolini's aid in launching a peace
offensive through Mr. Welles.
The American and all the persons
he saw here maintained silence on
their discussions, but there was every
indication that Mr. Welles got little,
If any, encouragement for hope of
an early peace.
Mr. Welles rounded out his visit
last night with dinner at No. 10
Downing street with Prime Minister
Chamberlain.
Finland's capitulation to Russia
and its possible implications in the
war against Germany raised waves
of criticism of the British and
French methods both in Paris and
London.
The House of Commons and the
Chamber of Deputies both planned
debates next week, possibly Tues
day, the British intending to dis
cuss the whole conduct of the war
against Germany.
Times Issues Warning.
The conservative Times of Lon
don commented on the allies’ avoid
ance of “swift, resolute action” to
help Finland and warned, “They
must not make the same mistake
with other neutral states whose
Independence may be threatened."
The London Express snorted:
“Since we didn’t fight Stalin with
weapons it does not comfort the
Finns to hear us fighting him with
words."
The British people never had an
opportunity to criticize the govern
ment policy, the Express said, be
cause they didn’t know what it was.
“We had to wait for ^French
Premier) Daladier to tell us that
a British expeditionary force was
ready to sail for Finland.”
The French criticism, running
through the press of all shades of
political opinion, was the first of
any serious proportions to come
to light thus far in the war.
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PUBLIC DRIVES UNDER THOMAS CIRCLE—Streams of cars,
many of them driven by curiosity seekers, are shown trying out
the new Thomas Circle Underpass this morning shortly after it
was thrown open to the public by District Commissioners in
_ A -- —.. .—
formal ceremony. Statue of Gen. George Henry Thomas, the
"Rock of Chlckamauga," Is standing directly over the subway,
whose lowest point is 21 feet below the street.
—Star Staff Photo.
Underpass
(Continued From first Page.)
lane then cleared, and the flow of
t afflc both ways through the sub
way was sporadic.
On the surface, where a maze of
traffic lights blossomed forth at the
touch of Commissioner Hazen's hand
on the switch, traffic moved smooth
ly and with no apparent confusion.
A detail of police was scattered
around the circle to help direct cars
into the proper lanes. Up to noon
there was no congestion.
Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, director of
highways, and William A. Van
Duzer, director of traffic, who ap
peared well pleased when the new
intersection was opened, made plans
to return to the scepe at 4 p.m.
When the afternoon traffic rush
reaches its peak after Government
agencies dismiss their hordes, these
officials planned to keep a close
watch on the situation.
Pedestrian Lights Not Turned On.
Both estimated it would take the
public some time to become accus
tomed to the new intersection, and
that a few changes in timing qf th$
lights may be necessary. Only the
vehicular lights were turned on to«
day. The traffic lights to control
pedestrians probably will be turned
on Sunday, Mr. Van Duzer said.
ine nrst car to negotiate the
underpass .carried District tag No. 1,
and Carried Commissioner Hazen,
Capt. Whitehurst and- Mr. Van
Duzer. The second car appropriately
carried District tag No. 2, and car
ried Col. David McCoach, Jr., engi
neer Commissioner, and A. J. Dris
coll, president of the Mid-City Citi
zens’ Association. In the third car
were C. R. Whyte, engineer of
bridges, and M. O. Eldrldge, as
sistant traffic director. A few min
utes later MaJ. Ernest W. Brown
drove down the incline to Join the
group.
Prediction of more underpasses
for Washington first was voiced by
Commissioner Hazen in a brief radio
speech. Congratulating all who par
ticipated in construction of the new
project, Mr. Hazen said the principal
importance attached to it was that
“this is the beginning of the devel
opment of other circles.”
“It is an object lesson,” he said,
"to convert the public to the value
of such underpasses.” Pressed after
ward to name his selection for the
next development, Mr. Hazen said
it was Dupont Circle, in the face
of some opposition still raised
against it.
Commissioner McCoach told the
listening public that "many skeptics
should be converted by this develop*
ment to the idea that other circles
should be treated in the same way.”
Capt. Whitehurst said he was
“confident that when the nature of
this underpass is understood by the
public, it will be a complete success.”
He predicted that traffic would pour
through the circle at the peak rate
of 2,200 to 2,300 cars an hour.
Mr. Van Duzer felt that the
project would relieve the traffic
situation not only on Massachusetts
avenue, but also on Fourteenth
street. A paramount principle to
be considered will be the protection
of lives, he said, particularly lives
of pedestrians.
MaJ. Brown expressed the hope
that “everyone will become accus
tomed to the new arrangements for
the protection of all."
President Driscoll of the Midcity
Citizens' Association expressed the
hope “for more circle underpasses
later on.”
Formally Dedicated Yesterday.
The underpass was formally
dedicated yesterday afternoon by a
gathering of representatives of the
Central Business Association, the
Logan-Thoma* Circle Citizens’ As
jocjgtion and the public.
Mrs. Ella M. Thompson, president
of tha association broke a bottle
of ginger ale against' the coping1
of the underpass, in place of some
champagne which had been brought
by the business men for the pur
pose but was saved for refresh
meate.
Hugh V. Keiser, past president of
the businessmen, during whose term
the underpass was developed, pre
sided and told the story of the proj
ect. He related the part he said his
group had taken in convincing au
thorities the underpass should be
built. The project was characterized
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by him as a “milestone” in the his
tory of his association, and the
■'greatest civic improvement Wash
ington has ever known.”
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played by her association in pro
moting the project .
Others participating included
Frederick Levy, president of the Cen
tral Businessmen s Association; Past
Presidents Arthur Clarendon Smith,
William J. Mileham, Theodore Orape
and Joseph H. Batt, and Louis L.
Bowdler, president of the Federation
of Businessmen.
Studies Authorised by Congress.
While the Thomas Circle under
pass is the first one of its kind in
the city to be developed—after
overcoming substantial opposition—
the program of District officials
points to other grade separations
at important Intersections where
traffic is becoming congested.
Already Congress has authorized
studies on Scott Circle, Dupont
Circle, and the intersection of Four
teenth street and Maine avenue
(formerly Water street) S.W., where
Maine avenue goes under a rail
road. But which of these is likely
to , be the next in line for g con
struction appropriation appears un
certain. ~
Frederic A. Delano, chairman of
the Park anil Planning Commission,
made a survey of the new underpass
yesterday afternoon and discussed
informally prospects for similar de
velopments. He declined to predict
the next such undertaking, however.
The Park and Planning Commission
and the Co-ordinating Committee,
which includes officials of the Dis
trict of Columbia, the Planning
Commission and park officials have
made studies of Scott Circle. Du
pont Circle and Maine avenue proj
ects, he said.
Mr. Delano said there was no doubt
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about the great necessity for a grade
separation at Fourteenth and Maine.
There had been eome opposition, he
indicated, to both Scott and Dupont
Circle projects, as there had been
previously to the Thomas Circle plan.
He indicated no great objections had
been raised, however, to the Maine
avenue proposal.
The surveys at Scott and Dupont
Circles were made at the same time
the Thomas Circle survey was made
In 193S. District officials recom
mended that Dupont Circle be fixed
first, SObtt next and Thomas last—
but the appropriation bill came out
of congressional conference allow
ing funds only for Thomas Circle.
The plans for both the Scott and
Dupont underpasses have been
drawn In preliminary form and
funds to do -both jobs will be sought.
Capt. Whitehurst said he would
recommend that both be done at
the same time.
Under the plans, the line of Con
necticut avenue would underpass
Dupont Circle—taking the streetcar
lines under the circle. Massachusetts
avenue traffic would move around
an inner circle.
At Scott Circle, the line of the
underpass would be Sixteenth street,
with Massachusetts and Rhode Is
land avenues brought together at
simple intersections by construction
of a long oval.
The studies at Fourteenth and
Maine are being made now and pre
liminary plans will be finished in a
few weeks. It is believed that Maine
avenue would form the underpass
there, although Oils is not definitely
established. This point is one of
the worst areas of congestion in the
city.
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Federal Study, Freer Says
sr tb« Awocutcd Pnw.
NEW YORK, March 14.—R. E.
Freer, member of the Federal Trade
Commission, assured members of
the Advertising Club of New York
today that advertising has nothing
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