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No. 1,833-No. 35,068. jJSLXt%m._I WASHINGTON, D. C., MAY 5, 1940-130 PAGES. * TEN CENTS
Planes Blast 9 British Warships,
Sinking ,Three, Germans Declare;
Chamberlain Fights Ouster Move
One 30,000-Ton
Battleship; Six
Badly Damaged
WARINESS OF RISKS seen cause
of allied reverse in Norway ; Nazis’
objective attained, Eliot says, be
cause action was late and inade
quate. Page A-ll
By LOUIS P. LOCHNER,
Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
BERLIN, May 4—Air Marshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering, be
medaled man of the hour of the
"Norwegian blitzkrieg,” proudly an:
pounced today the feat which he
and Adolf Hitler had charged the
German air force in Norway to
achieve at any cost—the sinking of
a 30,000-ton British battleship by air
bojnbardment.
A all, formal Nazi statements
ggl, nine British.warships or trans
jxB-s were sunk or badly damaged
diSng a day of attacks by bomb
ed and battle planes off Namsos
gl Narvik, Western Norway, yes
temay, while the British fleet was
transferring allied troops who have
abandoned Central Norway.
ieside the battleship, these were
stated to include a heavy cruiser of
lass of the 8 250-ton York,
'in 30 minutes” by heavy
; a second cruiser and two
destroyers bombed and damaged,
ana 12,000-ton transport sunk, all
offtlamsos, plus a battle cruiser, a
crlser and a transport bombed (but
nnsunk) at Narvik.
•(Informed British sources in
ftndon described the German
claims as ‘‘of a fantastic char
acter to which the public fast is
becoming accustomed.”)
Sunk in Three Minutes.
An official announcement said the
battleship, of the Queen Elizabeth
class, was sunk in three minutes
off Namsos yesterday without the
loss of a single German plane.
DNB, the official German news
agency, expressed its belief that all
hands were lost in the sinking of
the battleship. Such a ship usually
carries 1,100 men.
This report said other ships of
the attacked fleet hastened to the
spok where the battleship sank,
gui« by great columns of smoke,
but^were too late to be of any
help.”
"German airplanes circling over
the spot for a long time could es
tablish that not even a boat or a
member of the crew was moving
amidst the wreckage,” the agency
added.
«ew mgn ior uncring.
The sinking marked a new high
In Marshal Goering’s meteoric ca
reer. Men who know him say he
has waited for weeks for just this
test as conclusive proof that the
German air force can accomplish
any task set for it and that it hasj
in German eyes, ‘‘once and for all
destroyed the myth of British mas
tery of the seas.”
There are five battleships of the
Queen Elizabeth class: The War
spite, flagship of Vice Admiral Wil'l
liam Jock Whitworth, which on
April 13 led the British fleet which
smashed into Narvik Fjord and
sank seven destroyers: the Queen
Elizabeth, Valiant, Barham and
Malaya, all of approximately 30,00|
tons and carrying complements of
more than 1,100 men.
Up to now Britain has admitted
the loss of no capital ships to air
action: it has, however, concede^
the sinking of the sloop Bittern
and the destroyer Gurka by air
bombs since the start of the Norwe
gian campaign and damage to va
rious other vessels.
Today’s brief announcement of
the battleship's destruction said it
was proceeding on a westerly course
off Namsos yesterday afternoon
when the German dive bombers
swooped down on it, dropping heavy
bombs.
"It was hit * • • between the
(See BERLIN, Page A-5.)
Captain and Crew of 12
Saved From Small Boats
By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.—The
Coast Guard cutter Ariada'ne ar
rived alongside the stricken lumber
schooner, Daisy Matthews, tonight
and picked up Capt. O. J. Carlsen
and 12 of his crew from small boats.
Eight men earlier were transferred
to the Coos Bay Lumber Co.’s ship
Lumberman, Mackay radio reported,
So far as was known here there was
no loss of life.
The Ariadane radioed Coast Guard
headquarters here:
"The captain (Carlsen) and the
Coast Guard commander agreed it
was no use trying to tow the Daisy
Matthews. Vessel breaking up,
seams open. Five miles offshore
and drifting shoreward.”
When trouble first developed the
schooner was about 20 miles off Eu
reka, about 250 miles north of San
Francisco. She was bound from
Coos Bay, Oreg., to San Francisco
Two Entombed in Mine
By Cave-in Killing One
By the Associated Press.
MAHANOY CITY, Pa., May 4.—/
cave-in at a independent coal mint
at Nicholas, 2 miles west of here
killed one man and entombed twc
others today.
Joseph Malikowsky of Gilbertor
was crashed by tons of earth tha
blocked the passageway. Rescut
workers recovered his body.
Cut off from safety were Charle:
Broderick and John Lawson, bott
of Nicholas. Some workers estimatet
It would take at least 15 hours foi
the rescue crew of between 40 ant
50 men to reach them. A fourtl
man, James Caddy of Gllberton
escaped.
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Starving Norwegians Devour *
Food Allies Left at Namsos
Ravenous Refugees Claw at Boxes of Stores,
Carting Liquors and Tinned Goods to Homes
| By GCNNAR KNUTSSON.
1 IN THE STEINKJER REGION, Norway, May 5 (Sunday) (/P).—
Thousands of starving war refugees descended upon the hilly
regions around Namsos Friday and Saturday and helped them
selves to large stores of food left by the British and French before
me uasiy amea wunarawai.
Upon learning that the allies were
gonAtnese civilian victims of the
war made a Roman holiday of it,
eating and drinking as much as
they could and then carting away
as big a load as they could carry
to their homes. It was a strange
procession of vehicles of every
description imaginable, stacked high
with everything from bully beef to
the equivalent of hard tack.
Throughout the region from Over
halla west to Namsos—where the
allies kept their plentiful stores—
there were poignant scenes as the
V-- ---
hungry civilians clawed ravenously
at the boxes of foodstuffs. ,
They broke open casks of wine and
cases of good English whisky; they
used wheelbarrows and baby buggies
to haul away cases of bottled and
tinned goods.
Men, women and children, re
leased from days of living in terror
of airplane attacks, appeared to
care for nothing except that peace
had come—and that here was real
food after days of hunger.
Friday I was permitted by Col. O.
(See REFUGEES”Page A-9.)
Greek Fears Rise
On Reports British
Boost Aegean Force
Warship Reinforcements
Declared Arriving
Near Salonika
By the Associated Press.
ATHENS, May 4.—The reported
arrival of British naval reinforce
ments in the Aegan Sea off Salonika
kept tension high in Greece tonight
as all of Southeastern Europe
watched anxiously for developments
in the Eastern Mediterranean.
British ships have been stationed
in the Aegean, gateway to the Dar
danelles, since the outbreak of the
war. But the arrival of more ships,
coming on top of Italian concentra
tiQD of air, naval and military forces
in the Dodecanese Islands and the
British-French naval concentration
at Alexandria, brought home to resi
dents of Salonika the fact that their
seaport town would be a strategi
cally valuable base for either side
in case the war should break out
here.
Troops Near Albania.
While watching the movements
of the British war vessels, Greece
took steps to protect Salonika from
the north. A major portion of the
10 classes of reserve officers called
up for training will be sent to the
Albanian frontier, whence Italy ' i
ceivably might launch a drive if „ie
enters the war.
At the same time German sources
reported that Greek police had
raided a secret British radio station
in Athens which had been sending
meteorological reports to British
warships. This could not be con
firmed officially in Athens.
Yugoslavs Reassured.
Yugoslavs received new if un
official assurances that Italy has no
designs on their country.
Tension in Dalmata, across the
Adriatic Sea from Italy, diminished
somewhat as the Fascist newspaper
in Fiume, II Gazetta di Flume, which
has a wide Yugoslav circulation,
said:
“Italy has no aspirations toward
Yugoslavia. Italy’s preparations are
directed only against events in the
Mediterranean.”
At Ankara, the Turkish capital,
German Ambassador Franz von
Papen postponed indefinitely his
trip to Berlin to report to Chancel
lor Hitler on the sitaution in the
Near East. In Istanbul, Turkish
police announced the release of
Prof. Hans von Osten, one of five
Germans arrested on suspicion of
espionage and spreading German
propaganda, because of failure to
prove charges against him.
Danube Control Tightened.
Rumania took steps against pos
sible sabotage by forbidding all
Danube river craft to pass under
the Cernavoda bridge at night.
This huge span in Southeastern Ru
mania is considered the chief mili
tary route to Southern Dobruja
^Province, which Bulgaria claims.
The headquarters of a British
purchasing corporation organized
recently to buy up supplies in the
(See ATHENS,' Page A-9.)
District Recreation
Proposals Analyzed
How should recreation be
organized to insure maximum
benefits for all District resi
dents, whether their favorite
sport be tennis or merely
sitting in the shade?
The controversy has raged
for 10 years. One system is
favored by District officials
and the Board of Education,
another by the National Capi
tal Parks Office and the Na
tional Capital Park and Plan
ning Commission — both dif
ferent from the existing sys
tem.
An article and charts show
’ ing the proposals on which
i the Senate subcommittee on
' District appropriations must
\ this week make a decision ap
pear on Page C-6 of today's
Star.
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Mrs. Roosevelt Urges
Women to Help Keep
Platform Brief
Choose Things Really
Needed, but Simple,
She Emphasizes
Charging women with increased
responsibility for making democracy
work in the United States, espe
cially in view of disappearance of
democracies in some other parts
Df the world, Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt last night proposed that
women endeavor to help keep the
forthcoming Democratic platform
not only "simple” in expression, but
short. She had just heard a review
Df womens demands for "peace,”
solution of unemployment, continua
tion of “more New Deal.”
Mrs. Roosevelt .told a gathering
Df 1,700, that filled every seat and
much standing room of the de
partmental auditorium, in the clos
ing session of the National Insti
tute of Government, that this year
women may have the opportunity
of serving on the "Platform Com
mittee of the Democratic National
Convention, to be held in Chicago
in July.
“If you obtain the opportunity,
which I think you will have of serv
ing on a Platform Committee, you
will carry the responsibility to see
that you say in your platform
things you really need. And for
heaven’s sake,” she emphasized,
“say it briefly, those of you who
serve on the Platform Committee.”
“I have read so many platforms
and wondered if half the people
would ever understand what they
(See INSTITUTE, Page A-3.j
' Resignation Cry
Rises as Result
Of Norse Defeat
B» the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 4.—Acutely aware
that military disaster has unseated
more than one government. Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain to
night threw his waning political
strength into the task of guiding
his regime through the wreckage of
the Norwegian campaign.
Biting criticism by Labor! tes,
Liberals and insurgent Conserva
tives forced the aging Prime Min
ister to get ready for a real battle
in the House of Commons Tuesday.
He faces an outcry of “resign” as
penalty for the failure in Norway.
The demand for the resignations
of Mr. Chamberlain, Chancellor of
the Exchequer Sir John Simon and
Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare, as
voiced by Herbert Morrison, power
ful Labor party spokesman, was
piled on top of bitter criticism of
"complacency” and “oversatisfac
tion” on the part of the govern
ment. Combined, these attacks are
expected to take the form of a
drive to overthrow the present gov
ernment.
Reynaud Faces Debate.
In Paris Premier Paul Reynaud's
government tonight appeared to be
facing a secret airing in the
Chamber of Deputies of the reasons
for the allied withdrawal from
Norway.
A secret meeting became almost
certain when two deputies of parties
supporting the government filed
notices which would open debate
on military strategy.
Despite increased demand for an
immediate session, it appeared un
likely that the Chamber would meet
before its scheduled date, May 16.
Government Hit in Speeches.
While details of the abandoned
allied attempt to take Trondheim
from the Germans filtered into the
newspapers through unofficial mili
tary sources, Englishmen, bitter as
only they can be when an enemy
mocks Britain, told the government,
“get on with the war or get out.”
Mr. Morrison, Clement R. Attlee,
leader of the Labor party opposi
tion in the House of Commons, and
Emanuel Shinwell, Laborite M. P„
each struck at the government in
speeches today.
But even more significant in the
eyes of political observers was the
obvious unrest in Mr. Chamberlain's
own Conservative party and its
affiliates. Many of its Parliament
members went back to their con
stituencies over the week end to
hear the grumbling of restless and
vaguely suspicious voters.
Mr. Morrison, in an address be
fore the Labor Regional Conference,
declared that Mr. Chamberlain,
Simon and Hoare were “primarily
responsible for the relative weak
ness of our war effort.”
While urging them "to consider
whether their best service would
not be by way of resignation,” he
prophesied that Commons will de
mand it be told "a lot about Nor
way.”
Mr. Attlee asserted that the gov
ernment will be forced to “satisfy
the country that everything possible
was done” in the Norwegian cam
paign.
Mr. Shinwell declared that, if the
(See LONDON7page~A-4j
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Squash Center Comments on the Coming Conventions
Maryland Will Make
Convention Choices
In Vote Tomorrow
Control of Democrats
By Tydings Forecast;
Dewey Victory Expected
RADCLIFFE CLAIMS SUPPORT
of all three candidates in Mary
land's last senatorial primary.
Page B-5.
O'CONOR AND WALSH make last
hour appeal for support as Bruce
closes campaign on radio. Page
B-5.
ONLY TWO REPRESENTATIVES
regarded as ''safe" in Maryland's
congrsesional elections. Page B-5.
By G. GOULD LINCOLN.
Maryland, the old Free State, sets
In motion tomorrow the machinery
which will select its delegations to
the Democratic and Republican na
tional conventions—by a primary
election of delegates to the parties’
State conventions.
On the Democratic side, no can
didate has been entered for the
State's presidential preference vote.
The delegation will, therefore, be
uninstructed. It was confidently
predicted last night, however, that
the Tydings forces will control when
it comes to the selection of the dele
gates to the national convention,
which is done by the State con
vention.
The delegation to the national
convention may be Instructed by
the State convention, since no
Democratic presidential candidate
is taking part in the Maryland pref
erence primary. If that course is
followed, the delegation may be in
structed to vote for Senator Tydings,
as the State's favorite son candi
date. If there is no instruction,
then the delegates will themselves
reach a conclusion what to do on
the first ond subsequent ballots for
(See POLITICS. Page A-87)
Gallahadion Beats Bimelech in Derby,
Pays $72.40, Second Best Price in History
Victory by Length
And Half Stuns
95,000 Fans
By FRANCIS E. STAN.
Staff Correspondent of The Star.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.f May 4.—They
conceded everything to Bimelech of
the blue grass today except the
formality of running around the
track.
They made the undefeated and all
but invincible pride of Kentucky
meet seven other challengers here
before 95,000 spectators and, in one
of the prize upsets of the turf, a
rank outsider, Gallahadion, ran
bounding Bimmy into the ground to
win by a length and a half margin
in the 66th Kentucky Derby.
All but completely overlooked by
the bettors and without his feminine
owner bothering to make the trip
from Chicago to see the brown son
of Sir Gallahad 3d-Countess Time
run, Gallahadion clearly whipped
Bimelech, Dit, Mioland, Pictor and
three lesser contenders to become
the second longest priced winner
in the history of the historic event.
Oaly Donerail Paid More.
Only the backers of Donerail in
1913 were rewarded more lavishly
than those who bet on the colt
owned by Mrs. Ethel V. Mars of
Chicago. Twenty-seven years ago
Donerail paid $184.90 for $2. Today
Gallahadion, whose odds on the big
electric board as the barrier was
sprung were 20 to 1, returned $72.40.
The finish, which astounded the
greatest throng in the history of the
classic, was Gallahadion by a length
and one-half, Bimelech by a nose
over W. Arnold Hanger’s Dit and, in
order, Mioland, Sirocco, Roman,
Royal Man and last, Maryland’s
Pictor, fourth choice in the betting
at 18-1.
The crowd was stunned as the
Eie and white eolors of Mh.
’ Milky Way Farms, worn by
■known Jockey Cat roll Bier
man, flashed across the finish line.
On the colt which previously had
won only S of 14 starts and lass
than $15,000, as compared to Bime
LOUISVILLE.—HE HAD THE DOPE—Trainer Roy Waldron told
a photographer to be sure to be at Oallahadion’s stable at 6
p m. yesterday. This Is the picture the cameraman made as
Waldron proudly petted the winner of the 66th Kentucky
Derby. —A. P. Wlrephpto.
lech’a eight wins in eight e^erta
and nearly $143,000 in puraea, Bier
inan got- Oallahadlon away will
from his No. 1 post position, held
» cootandtof position while sevtog
(Continued on Fa|s £-1, Column 3.)
Amazing New Chemical Hailed,
Capable of Driving Warships
Germans Reported Excited Over American
Discovery of Powerful Substance
ay me Associated press.
NEW YORK, May 4 —Laboratory
Isolation of a new chemical sub
stance, 1 pound of which is said to
be capable of yielding the power
output of 5300400.
or 3.000.000 gallons
described today by
Times.
The Times said the discovery, an
nounced in the current issue of the
Physical Review, scientific journal,
had been hailed by leading scientists
as holding the promise of revolu
tidfiizing all present methods of
power production and ushering In
the era of atomic power.
The substance was identified as
“U-235.” an isotope or chemical
twin of ordinary uranium, which
when simply immersed in cool water,
releases its energy in a form use
able by man—steam.
A chunk of & to 10 pounds of the
substance, plentifully available In
many parts of the earth, would
drive a battleship or seagoing sub
marine around the oceans of the
world for an indefinite period with
out refueling, it was said.
The Times said that the Nazi
UOitfmment had heard of American
research--4n_this field and had or
dered its greatfcsfcadgntists to con
centrate on the probleltt-st^m prov
ing the method of extracting-ttje
U-235, 1 pound of which was said
to have the explosive force of 15,
000 tons of TNT.
“Every German scientist in this
field, physicists, chemists and en
gineers • • • have been ordered to
drop all other researches and de
vote themselves to this work alone,”
the Times said.
“All these research workers • • •
are carrying on their tasks fever
(See DISCOVERY, Page-A-15.)
Good D. C. Population
Gain Is Expected
In Census Figures
Enumerators Experience
Difficulty in Meeting
People to Get Data
Noth withstanding the migration
of many Washingtonians in recent
years to the outlying areas in Mary
land and Virginia, the 1940 census
returns will show a substantial In
crease in the population of the Dis
trict of Columbia since 1930, Gar
nett Brown, area manager for the
District, predicted yesterday.
Though the count has been nearly
completed in several large cities,
many enumerators here are still
checking their areas, and it may be
several weeks before Mr. Brown is
ready to announce the population
count for the District.
Difficulty In Getting Data.
There are two major reasons for
the slowness of the count in the
District, according to census officials.
One is the difficulty experienced by
enumerators in getting census in
formation from the many families
in which both husband and wile
are employed, and who are away
from their homes all day. The large
number of lodgers, and apartment
dwellers is another reason for the
slowness of census operations here.
Repeated visits have often been
necessary before an enumerator
could obtain a completed question
naire from every occupant of a
lodging house. Apartment houses.
Apartment houses, too, have proved
a big problem for the census man,
and the count has been particularly
slow in apartment houses. .
Of the 500 enumerators who be
gan the work of census taking in
the District early in April, about
half have completed their count.
Approximately 250 enumerators are
still going their rounds, and there
is some territory in the District, It
was said yesterday, that has still
to be covered.
WU1 Make Final Cheek.
Before closing the books, local
census officials will make a final
check to see that no one has been
omitted from the canvas. In their
effort to reduce omissions to the
minimum, they will probably ask
the co-operation of local newspapers
and radio stations. The Census Bu
reau, in the Department of Com
merce, is receiving many calls every
day from persons who have not yet
been visited by the census man, and
who say they want to be enumerat
ed. These inquiries are referred to
the area manager’s office.
Comparatively few District resi
dents have balked at revealing
their income, census officials said.
After the storm over "census snoop
ing” on Capitol Hill, and the inclu
sion of an income question in the
1940 schedule, the Census Bureau
modified its regulations, to permit
respondents who so desired to sub
mit income data in a separate en
velope Instead of setting it down
on the questionnaire handled by the
census man.
In the 1930 census the District had
a population of 486,869. Census Bu
reau estimates released on July 1,
1937, gave it a population of 627,000.
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Texans Give Garner
Lead Over Roosevelt
In Voting Delegates
Heavy Support Developes
For Vice President
In Populous Areas
By the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex., May 4.—Heavy
support of Vice President Gamer
/or the Democratic presidential
nomination in the more populous
sections of Texas tonight indicated
the Texan’s followers would control
county Democratic conventions on
Tuesday.
Enough Roosevelt support devel
oped. however, to threaten the Vice
President’s control in some sections,
notably Southeast and Central
Texas.
Gamer apparently won delega
tions in Dallas, San Antonio, Cor
pus Christi and other heavily pop
ulated sections.
Uninstructed delegates to the
county convention probably will hold
the balance of power in Houston,
(Harris County).
Garner Leads, 3 to 2.
The total delegates to the county
convention will be 1,468. On the
basis of incomplete returns third
term supporters of Roosevelt will
have a voting strength of at least
425; Gamer, 600; uninstructed, 226;
Hull, 16. This accounts for all but
201 of the delegates.
The thousands of precinct con
ventions were Instructing delegates
how to vote at the forthcoming
county conventions, which, in turn
will send uninstructed delegates to
the State convention at Waco on
May 28.
The Waco convention will deter
mine Texas’ stand for the party
nominee at the national convention
in Chicago.
In Dallas County, the heaviest
popular area yet reported, Mr. Gar
ner held a slight lead of 3 to 2 in
the selection of delegates with many
precincts unreported.
3-1 Lead In Two Cities.
At Beaumont and Port Arthur in
Eastern Texas, Mr. Roosevelt held
better than a 3 to 1 lead, getting
(See TEXAS, Page A-4.)
Logan-Walter Bill Action
Demanded by Ashurst
By the Associated Press.
Chairman Ashurst of the Senate
Judiciary Committee asserted yes
terday that he would oppose ad
journment of Congress until the
Senate acts on the House-approved
Logan-Walter bill facilitating Judi
cial review of the actions of Gov
ernment bureaus.
Senator Ashurst said he expected
the committee to act promptly to
morrow to bring the bill before the
8enate for an early vote.
“I want an open, roil call vote in
the Senate on the question of taking
up the bill,” he told reporters.
Meanwhile, Senator Hatch, Dem
ocrat, of New Mexico, challenged op
ponents of the measure to draft a
substitute which would reach the
same objective, if they were unsat
isfied with the bill as it now stands.
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Mexico Rejects
U. S. Request for
Oil Arbitration
Holds Out for Direct
Action on Claims
By Own Courts
BACKGROUND—
State Department a month ago
proposed in note to Mexico ar
bitration of controversy over ex
propriation of American-owned
oil properties below Rio Grande.
Previously, direct negotiations
with Mexican government had
been conducted by United States
oil companies without result.
(Text of Mexican note on page A-10.)
By GARNETT D. HORNER.
The Mexican government, hold
ing out for direct settlement of
claims for expropriated American
owned oil lands through installment
payments of indemnity determined
in Mexico, turned down a United
States request for impartial arbi- '
tration of the two-year-old disputa
in a note made public last night.
The note presented views obviously
In sharp conflict with this Govern
ment’s position, but Acting Secre
tary of State Sumner Welles declined
to indicate the nature of our reply
pending careful study of the Mexi
can contentions.
Gen. Eduardo Hay, Mexican Min
ister for Foreign Affairs, asserted
in’the note that his government does
not consider-arbitration of the oil
expropriation controversy compatible
with its principles, since the matter
“is domestic in nature.”
“Arbitration must not be ad
mitted,” he added, "except when the
nation has put into practice in full
its rights of sovereignty through the
action of its courts and the existence
of a denial of Justice can be proved.”
Hull Charged Justice Denied.
In proposing arbitration on April
3, Secretary of State Hull charged
in effect that the American oil com
panies whose properties were taken
over by Mexico on March 18, 1938,
4»Adbeendenied justice becauseMex
ica**l»(td failed to make “adequate,
effectiv^ajjd prompt compensation.”
He conten&edk^that expropriation
without such corrJpaqsation was il
legal confiscation. N.
The Mexican note contacted an
nouncement of a “private and dft*Qt
arrangement” with the Sinclair inK.
terests under which the American ^
company, “accepting the expropria
tion as definitive, will limit itself to
discussing the amount of the indem
nity and the conditions of payments
in reasonable installments, recog
nizing the justification of the Mex
ican point of view.” It reiterated
willingness to make such agree
ments with other companies in
volved.
Previous efforts for direct settle
ments have broken down because
of inability of the Mexican authori
ties and the American companies to
agree on the value of the properties
and what would constitute “prompt”
compensation—points that Secre
tary Hull suggested be submitted to
impartial arbitration.
$208,000,000 Estimated Value.
Sinclair interests, Gen. Hay said,
represent about 40 per cent of the
American investment in Mexican oil
properties. However, estimates here
generally have placed total value of
the expropriated American prop
erties, including Standard Oil in
terests, at about $200,000,000, with
Sinclair representing only about
$16,000,000 of this amount.
Harry F. Sinclair announced last
night, following a day-long confer
ence with the Mexican Ambassador,
Francisco Castillo Najera, that “wa
have concluded an agreement with
the Mexican government providing
for a settlement." It was learned
authoritatively that the settlement
provided for the Sinclair interests
to accept 20,000.000 barrels of oil
and $8,000,000 to $10,000,000, the
cash to be paid over three years,
for the properties.
Any evidence of delivery to Sin
clair or sale elsewhere of oil pro
duced from expropriated properties
for which the companies had not
been compensated would cause new
complications, it was said. Mr.
Welles reiterated yesterday that this
Government would be concerned by
such a development.
Gen. Hay referred bitterly in his
note to “the campaign undertaken
against Mexico by the oil companies,
with the aid of certain governments,
using, among other means, the boy
cott to prevent all sales of our oil
in foreign countries or else restrict
lng it considerably by the adoption
(See OIL, Page A-18.)
Italian Press
Jibes Pittman
On Norway
By the Associated Press.
ROME, May 4.—Senator Key
Pittman, chairman of the United
States Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, was one of the targets
tonight of Italian press jibes on
Britian’s Norwegian "defeat.”
II Resto del Carlino of Bologna
carried the Nevada Democrat’s pic
ture, noted that he had prophesied
Germany’s expulsion from Norway
within 30 days, and said that in
stead the British had "fled.”
In an address to the Reno Young
Democrat’s Club, broadcast nation
ally April 16, Senator Pittman said:
“I do not believe Germany will
be able to hold Norway and am of
the opinion German forces will be
driven out of Norway within 30
days.”
Radio Programs, Pago F-5
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