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Supporters
Push Fight
For Hoover
Bid to Speak at
Convention Stirs
Other Camps
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
Permission having been given by
the committee on arrangements of
the Republican National Committee
for former President, Hoover to ad
dress the con
vent ion tins
month in Phila
delphia, sup
porters of the
other candidates
for the presi
dency are be
ginning to ask
Uhy their favor
ites also should
not be given an
opportunity to
address the dele
gates.
At the last
Convention Mr.
Hoover was
David U»renfP.
granted an opportunity to make a
speech as a matter of courtesy and
it turned out that the move was
planned by ardent admirers as a
means of stampeding the conven
tion if that were possible. This time
the friends of the former President
are similarly active and it is under
stood that no less than 100 dele
gates are pledged to Mr. Hoover
row.
Under the circumstances some of
the supporters of Messrs. Taft.
Dewey and Willkie are beginning
to ask why it wouldn’t be a good
idea for all the leading candidates
to be invited to speak. In this way
the delegates would be able to
measure them all as possible cam
paigners for their cause this sum
mer and autumn.
Some Ill-Feeling Created.
Unfortunately there has been
gome ill-feeling about the fact that
Mr. Hoover, who has never said he
would not accept a nomination,
ghould be invited to speak whereas
objections were raised in the ar
rangements committee to inviting
former Gov. Landon who has pub
licly stated he would not be a
candidate in 1940.
If anybody deserves a chance to
gpeak to the delegates it would seem
to be the former standard bearers
of the party, but it is questionable
whether their addresses should come
before the balloting unless all po
tential standard bearers are given [
an equal opportunity to make an im- I
pressioia on the delegates.
From the standpoint of the specta
tors and perhaps the radio audiences ;
as well, it would be an interesting
Innovation if all nominating speeches '
were eliminated and instead, if the j
men whose names are placed before
the convention were themselves to j
be permitted to talk for 30 minutes
each. In this wav the delegates
would be able to analyze not only
the quality of the speeches written
for such an occasion, but the person
ality and delivery both of which are
factors in appraising the merit of a
candidate in terms of campaigning
and vote-getting.
Boom Growing.
The Hoover boom has been grow
ing lately. The men who held office
under the former President are still
devoted to him as a leader and they
Insist he was maligned and mal
treated by political opponents. His
alleged failure to cure a depression
now, they declare, has been matched
by nearly eight years of Roosevelt
deficits. Mr. Hoover's unbalanced
budgets of three vears amounted to
a total of less than $5,000,000,000,
whereas the New Deal deficits at the
end of the eight years will amount
to about five times as much irre
spective of the new national defense
expenses.
Among the majority of members of
the Republican part> in Congress
there is, however, a feeling that Mr.
Hoover would not prove as good a
vote-getter as some one else who
has not been defeated in a national
contesf. It is not unusual, however,
for parties to renominate a defeated
candidate. Thus William Jennings
Bryan was nominated in 1896 and
1900 and again in 1908 Though de
feated three times he was an im
portant factor in bringing about the
nomination of Woodrow Wilson in
1912. In the Republican party, how
ever, it is rare that a defeated candi
date gets another chance.
Had Experience in War.
The Hooverites have been en
couraged lately to bring forth the
former President because he actually
had experience in the World War
and in the National Government
from 1920 to 1928 in charge of the
Department of Commerce. He had
the confidence of business and in
dustry in those years and while he
was President from 1928 to 1932,
being able to mobilize them even in
the matter of maintaining wage
scales in 1930 and 1931—a factor
which brought down upon him some
severe criticism in later years from
those self-same businessmen who
felt he should have let deflation
reach a natural bottom promptly.
Whether Mr. Hoover could be
brought back into popular favor as
a candidate is a matter on which
many politicians have positive opin
ions. They are inclined to say his
name is too closely associated with
the economic debacle which reached
such severity in 1932 and 1933.
Would he make a good war Presi
dent? This is the real test today
and it is one reason why Wendell
Willkie’s candidacy also is growing
rapidly as the other candidates are
falling to move ahead. The general
impression here is that Taft and
Dewey will have about an equal
number of delegates and that after
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The Capital Parade
Future of Civilization May Be Settled
On French Battlefields Within 10 Days
By JOSEPH ALSOP and ROBERT KINTNER.
Within the next 10 days or two weeks, the future of most of the civil
ized world may have been settled on the battle-scarred fields of Northern
Fiance. It seems an incredible statement. Yet American diplomatic and
military experts are pretty well convinced that the Germans will have won
the war if their offensive really breaks the French lines. If the French
lines hold, on the other hand, there may still be time to organize Allied
and American industrial resources to counterbalance the Germans’ me
chanical superiority.
The best Informed and wisest officials here have been wrong before.
Since they are increasingly convinced that a German break-through is
ueimuejy prooaoie, one can only
pray that they may be wrong again.
If there is a serirus break-through,
the next step will be an offer of
separate peace to France. The
French leaders, with their armies
routed, their planes driven from the
air and their great cities threat
ened with destruction, will find it
extremely difficult to refuse. And
if the French accept a separate
peace, the Germans will then be
able to turn the full fury of their attack against the British Isles.
The New Onslaught
As it is outlined by those who ought to know, the situation is fairly
simple. Their first break-through in Flanders, and the violent fighting
which ended in the Allies' amazingly gallant rear-guard action at Dun
kerque, inevitably damaged and disorganized the most important forces
of the German Army. It is thought that they used all. or at least all but
one, of their mechanized divisions,,and these were badly battered. It is also
thought that they used most of their existing air force, of which the British
fighters took a terrific toll.
As to the air force, indeed, there is some dispute. The British observed
patched-up squadrons, old training planes, and even one or two biplane
crates in the air against tnem. Optimists say that this means the German
air reserves are lower than had been supposed. Pessimists, who have been
more commonly accurate of late, argue instead that the Germans have
simply been holding back many of their best planes for the present battle.
At any rate, whether or not it has been diminished, the German su
periority in the air and in mechanized ground forces is still immense. There
was a brief pause in the conflict because the damaged mechanized divisions
were being repaired, and the partly destroyed air squadrons reformed for
the next onslaught. This process has now been completed and the on
slaught has been launched. The fact that the pause was so short suggests
that the German losses were not quite as serious as every one thought.
As anticipated, the attack is most violent along the Somme River,
where French Generalissimo Maxime Weygand re-established the French
lines by extraordinary energy and good management. The recent French
capture of Abbeville cost the Germans their last stronghold on the south
bank of the Somme. The French, and the few British troops sent over to
aid them, may be expected to fight with the rage and tenacity of men who
know the future of their countries depends on their courage.
Reserves, Planes and Italians
But even the bravery of desperate men may not be enough to turn
the scale, which is weighted against the Allies by three heavy factors.
(1) Aside from any possible air and mechanized reserves, the Germans
have about 30 almost completely fresh infantry divisions to hurl against
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the French lines. The French and
British troops are already exhausted
by one great battle, and the 40 divi
sions which would normally consti
tute the French reserves are occu
pied on the Italian border, guarding
against the threat Irom Italy.
(2) Italy is now thought virtu
ally certain to come in. The Italian
Army, attempting to fight through
the French Alps, should present no
problem. The Italian Navy, which ;
may be used to try a landing of troops on the French Coast, ought to be
taken care of by the Allied Mediterranean Fleets. But the Italian Air
Force, with its 2.000 first-line planes, may turn the scale alone. If Italy
comes in. Spain may also permit the landing of Italian forces to attack
Gibraltar.
<3> The English fighter planes must be largely retained in England
to protect the home base. The French Air Force, while it still has planes
in the air, was reduced to an appalling inferiority in the first days of the
war. Thus the troops in the French lines have cruelly inadequate air pro
tection. Under the circumstances, prayer seems to be indicated,
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will emerge as third and may gam ;
strength from either or both of the
main contenders.
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Four Flag Officers Shifted
By Navy Department
The Navy Department today or
dered changes of duty for four flag
officers.
Rear Admiral Charles E. Courtney,
commander of Squadron 40. was or
dered here for duty as a member of
the General Board. Rear Admiral
David M. Le Breton, who recently
completed studies at the Naval War
College. Newport. R. I., will relieve
Admiral Courtney.
Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher,
commander of Cruiser Division 3.
Battle Force, will take command of
Cruiser Division 6. Scouting Force.
He relieves Rear Admiral Royal E.
Ingersoll. who becomes assistant to
the chief of naval operations.
Capt. Robert A. Theobald, a mem
ber of the General Board here, will
relieve Rear Admiral Fletcher as
commander of Cruiser Division 3.
Capt. Theobald has been selected
for promotion to the rank of real
admiral.
Indicted Union Leader
Drops Dead at Golf
Ft the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, June 6.—Michael
P. Gordan. 59, veteran A. F. L. elec
trical union leader and one of three ,
men Indicted in Pittsburgh’s build- j
ing conspiracy probe recently,
dropped dead yesterday while play
ing golf at the St. Clair Country
Club.
Mr. Gordan was business agent
of Local 5, International Brother- \
hood of Electrical Workers, and vice
president of the State Federation of
Labor.
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DEFEND AMERICA
by
AIDING THE ALLIES
A great national emergency affecting the whole Western Hem
isphere confronts us.
To meet that emergency the National Committee to Defend
America by Aiding the Allies has been formed.
Its chairman is William Allen Whita of Emporia, Kansas.
For the present the purpose of the committea is to concentrati
upon the following program of definite immediate objectives:
1—To make available to the Allies as many planes as in the opinion
of the President may he released without impairing national defense.
7—To make available a Congressional appropriation of one hundred mil
lion dollars to aid the millions of refugees in the French war tone.
3— Stop the export of all war material which may And Its way to the
aggressor nations.
4— To take any other necessary measures, abort of war, to aeenre tht
fullest possible support to the Allies.
Washington office of the committee: 714 Evans Building, 1420 New York
Ave. N.W., Woshmgton, D. C.
Haiton Thompson Melvin D. Hildreth
Chairman Secretary
Dwight F. Davis Thomas P. Morgan, Jr.
Vice Chairman Treaiurtr
Information anj litaratura available
Capt. Ramsay Appeals
To Commons on Arrest
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 5.—Capt. Archi- ’
bald H. M. Ramsay, Conservative
member of Parliament, who was ar
rested May 23 in a roundup of
“fifth column'1 suspects, appealed
in a letter read to the House of
Commons today against his deten
tion.
The letter, addressed to the
Speaker of the House, protested
that his arrest constituted “a grave
violation of the privileges and vital
rights of members of the House of
Commons.”
Capt. Ramsay, anti-Semitic presi
dent of the so-called “Right Club,”
was seized on orders by the Home
Secretary.
After reading the letter to the
House the Speaker paused, but no
member rose to comment and the
House proceeded to the next busi
ness.
French Club Program
The French Club of the Wheatley
School, organized by a French
mother, Mrs. Stephen B. Jones, will
review its work tomorrow at 9:30
a m. at which time a French Em
bassy official will present a flag.
Songs and a play written by the
school children in French will be
featured.
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readers, although such opinions may be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Star’s.
The Political Mill
Proposed Universal Military Training Transcends
Present Need for Stronger Defense
By G. GOULD LINCOLN.
Approximately 1,175.000 American i
boys will reach the age of 18 years |
during this year. And presumably a
similar number will become 18 in !
the succeeding
years. What a
single y e a r's
military training
would do for
these boys is not
difficult to im
agine. That it
would do much
for them physi
cally is readily
understood,
when attention is
called to the fact
that today out
of every 100 men
seeking to enlist
in the U n i t e d
G. Gould Lincoln.
scales Marine uorps, only is are
accepted. The rest are turned away
because of physical defects.
The census figures foi the year
1930 put the American boys 18 years
old at that time at 1,157,703. The
19-year-old boys numbered 1.106,404,
and the 20-year-old boys, 1.066.439.
The estimates for 1940 are slightly—
only slightly higher. The estimates
are based on the numbers of boys
who in 1930 were 8. 9 and 10 years
old.
It is clear, from these figures that
there are in the United States ap
proximately 3.330.000 boys aged 18
to 20 inclusive. It is not the pur
pose of the advocates of universal
military training that all this wealth
of young manhood should be under
training at the same time, but only
approximately one-third of them.
Some of them would not be capable
of taking the training, which would
still further cut the number. The
point is that, if training were made
compulsory—which is just another
word for universal training — each
year would see a large number of
Americans going into the reserves,
after a period of training—men who
would be subject to call and in
structed in the use of arms and
maneuvers if need for their services
arose.
Census of 1930.
The census of 1930 divided the
boys of 18. 19 and 20 years of ape
into the following groups: native
white boys, sons of native white
parents, age 18. 692.100: age 19,
664,085; 20. 630.916. Native white
boys, sons of parents of foreign ex
traction, age 18, 282,794; age 19,
269.030; age 20, 253.294. Foreign
born white boys, age 18. 37.784; age
19, 42.631, and age 20. 49.897. Col
ored boys, age 18, 123.927; age 19,'
109.773, and age 20, 110,375. An
appreciable number of boys of other
races, and other categories, bring
the totals to the figures already
given.
It is clear that the training given
the boys, if universal training is
attempted, must be varied, accord
ing to the need for infantry, artil
lery, cavalry, mechanized units, air
pilots, etc., for the Army, and there
might be training for the naval
service as well. Allotment into the
various groups would have to be
made according to the probable
needs of national defense, and to
provide balanced forces.
A system of military training on
the scale indicated would cost
money—but if the pay be kept to
a minimum—a few dollars a month
at most, as it should be. the cost
need not be an insurmountable
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obstacle. Camps and cantonments
would have to be provided and
kept up. The boys would have
to be clothed and fed and provided
with arms. The last, however, would
not have to be renewed every year.
The money expended would be ex
pended in the interest of a sounder,
healthier and hardier citizenry, bet
ter disciplined. From present indi
cations the United States is going
to need such a citizenry, and need
it badly, for many years to come.
The proposal for universal mili
tary training Is a long-range propo
sition—not merely for the present
emergency need of increased na
tional defense. But it can well be
put into effect along with the
emergency program. And once this
long-range program has been estab
lished, the days of emergencies will
be on the decline.
Air Strength Big Need.
One of the most pressing needs
the country faces is the upbuilding
of its air strength. It needs thou
sands more planes and thousands
more pilots and men trained for
ground service with the air forces.
The Civil Aeronautics Authority has
Just announced a greatly increased
program of training. It proposes to
provide for the primary training of
45.000 new pilots by July 1, 1941.
The current program will result in
turning out 9,810 new pilots by
June 30 next. The training given
the boys and young men by the C
A. A. is ‘•primary.” It is of great
value, of course, but it does not
fit a man to fight an Armv plane or
a Navy plane, or to handle a
bomber. The civil pilots before they
can be of actual value to the armed
forces, will have to undergo a much
more extensive training, with
armored planes. The air forces re
quire thousands of additional pilots.
President Roosevelt in a recent
message to Congress suggested the
need of 50.000 airplanes. The figures
sound a bit fantastic and the pro
fessional military men believe the
country can get along and defend
itself and the Western Hemisphere
with many less. It is clear, however,
that the country is going into ait
defenses in a big wav.
in the past it has been a practice,
in the miliary forces, to insist upon
a college education as a prerequisite
for becoming a pilot, and pilots
have, except in a few cases, been
commissioned officers. There is grow
ing a feeling, however, that college
education has not a great deal to do
with fighting a military plane; that
many boys who never get to college
are just as capable of such service,
and some of them more so, than the
boys who complete a college educa
tion. Education is necessary—par
ticularly if there is involved the
matter of navigation—but a high
school education seems certainly
sufficient. Nor is it entirely neces
sary that pilots must be commis
sioned officers. Germany's mass
production of planes and pilots for
its military forces has taught the
world several lessons.
The office of education in the In
terior Department estimates that
102.673 men will have received col
lege degrees during 1940. No attempt
has been made to break the number
down into groups of native born,
foreign born and racial attributes.
A very large number of these young
men undoubtedly are not qualified'
for flying or for handling military
planes.
Universal training necessarily must
become in large degree selective,
with the boys trained for services for
Weygand Miracle Needed
Eliot Points to Superior German Numbers/
Equipment and Victory Morale in New Offensive
By MAJ. GEORGE FIELDING ELIOT.
The second phase of the German
offensive in the West appears to be
under way with great force. It is
much too early to make any com
ment on its progress, but from all
indications it is directed against the
western half of the new French line
between Montmedy and the Chan
nel coast.
The easiest going here and the
obvious place for attempting a
break-through is down the Oise
Valley in the direction of Noyon
Compeigne as I observed in a pre
vious article. It may, therefore, have
some significance that the Germans
mention as one of their points of at
tack the "Aislette Canal” by which
is apparently meant the Oise-Aisne
Canal which parallels the River
Ailette for a good part of its course.
An attack here would be protected
as to its right flank by the Oise, as
to its left by the heights of the
Chemin Des Dames, between the
Ailette and the Aisne—providing
the Germans held this strategic
ridge, which is not certain. The
German attack must, if it is com
ing in the sector named, be debouch
ing directly from the cover of the
i great forest of Saint Gobain, which
doubtless afforded a shield for the
assembly of its reserves and supply
dumps.
Enveloping Attack Indicated.
Other points mentioned by the
Germans are Peronne and Amiens.
An attack at Amiens and "South of
Abbeville" would indicate that while
endeavoring to break through the
' French line on the Ailette, the en
veloping attack is coming along the
j coast, with doubtless the Port of
| Dieppe as its first objective, then to
swing inland and endeavor to en
velop the French left wing, while
the right flank of these French
forces (between the Oise and the
sea) is enveloped or thrown back by
| the German pressure down the
! Oise Valley. The attack at Peronne
! may be a holding attack or may
develop more drive later on. The
Germans may, indeed, be making a
very large scale effort in an en
deavor to advance their line clear
down to the Seine.
But it's also possible that, with
, the superiority in numbers of first
‘ line divisions which they now en
joy in such increased measure, the
Germans may, having attracted as
they doubtless hope a good part of
the French reserves to the west,
strike q heavy hlow also in Cham
pagne. going from Rethel toward
Rheims. the main communication
center of this area.
Allied Forces Weaker.
Whereas in the beginning the
Germans were using some 80 in
fantry divisions and 10 mechanized
divisions against about the same
number of infantry' divisions and
5-6 mechanized divisions for the
Allies (Belgians included', so that
1 their superiority was in mechanized
troops, in their air force, and in the
surprise tactics they used, they now
have still about 80 infantry divisions
and for immediate purposes. 6-7
mechanized divisions against per
----—
haps 55-60 Allied divisions and 2-3
mechanized divisions. Thus to su
periority In mechanized troops and
air force they have added a great
superiority in infantry divisions,
while the Allied line has lengthened
as to the sector in question about
10 per cent and has none of the
support of the semi-permanent
fortifications along the frontier.
The Germans have lost the surprise
element of their tactics, however.
The French have had some two
weeks in which to. strengthen the
new line they have taken up. This
is not a great deal of time in which
to organize a great defensive posi
tion in depth, to allocate troops,
establish supply depots and rail
heads, organize communications, ar
range for mutual support between
adjoining units, and prepare ob
stacles and tank traps, anti-aircraft
and anti-tank fires. If enough work
has been accomplished to hold the
superior Germans on this line, it
may be accounted another Weygand
miracle. It must, however, be kept
in mind that for the most part the
new line has considerable natural
strength: and that there is not
easy going for heavy trucks in the
sectors now under attack is sug
gested by the fact that the Ger
mans, after a short artillery bar
rage, attacked first of all with
masses of infantry, covered by dive
bombing operations and followed by
1 light tanks.
| Repeats World War Tactics.
This is a repetition of the tactics
of the close of the World War, when
in many cases the artillery bar
rages were cut short to avoid giving
the enemy too long to bring up his
reserves. In many cases this lack
of artillery preparation was heavily
paid for by the attacking infantry in
! casualties from machine-gun posi
tions which had not been cleaned
out. It is doubtless to keep down
such machine-gun fires that the
Germans are using their dive
bombers as their infantry closes to
the assault.
Whether this form of tactical
i combination will be as useful as
that employed on the Meuse, which
dispensed almost altogether with
artillery preparation, used dive
bombers much more freely and laid
great stress on getting tanks and
other armored elements through to
fan out behind the French lines,
remains to be seen. Probably it
will not gain ground as fast, and
certainly one would expect the Ger
mans to suffer more heavily from
the French artillery than they did
on the Meuse, where their armored
units and air force seem to have
overwhelmed the French batteries
before the latter could do very
much.
Numbers, equipment and the
morale of victory already gained are
with the Germans. Against these,
the French can put only grim de
termination to defend their soil, and
the genius of Weygand. The world
can only wait to learn whether these
are enough to stop the German war
machine.
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which they are qualified, whether
! it be air or some other branch. The
underlying need is for men who
can perform the service which may
become vital to the safety of the
American people as a whole.
Special Musical Program
j A special program of choral and
instrumental music, under the direc
tion of Charles Dana Beaschler. will
be presented in the lecture room of
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, today at 7:30 pm. Mrs.
Floyd Williams and William O.
i Tufts, jr , will be accompanists. 1
All Germans Ordered
To Leave Hong Kong
By the Associated Press.
HONG KONG, June 6 —The gov
ernment of this British crown col
ony today notified all Germans,
Jews and “Aryans" alike, that they
must leave Hong Kong by June 11.
They may go anywhere except to
Canton or Macao.
About 70 families were affected
by the order, which applies to men,
women and children. Most of them
expected to go to Shangna;
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Allied Defeat
May Not Cost
British Fleet
Warships Probably
Would Base in
v
Canada or Colonies
By W. L. WHITE.
Let's look for a moment toward
what would happen In case of an
Allied defeat whifti, as I write, is
not a ptobability, but a strong pos
sibility.
If it comes at all it will be com
plete, and it will be in the ne*t few
weeks. It will come not through a
collapse of Allied morale, but be
cause the Allies have been rendered
incapable of fighting. German tank
divisions would have overrun
France, and an effective force would
have been landed in England, which
could oppose it with only a few un
trained territorials.
Victory, if it comes to the Nazis
at all, must be complete and crush
ing. For if the Allies retire to <ny
kind of stable line below Paris and
the Channel ports, and if the Brit
ish are able to withstand the air
raids and beat off landing parties,
then the Germans have not won and
probably cannot win, for time is re
lentlessly against them. But if they
beat the race wdth time by smash
ing the Allied Armies, cutting them
to bits, and invading England, then
what?
Then I think the British will send
their fleet steaming across the At
lantic to Canada, along with the
royal family and the general trap
pings of empire, rather than scut
tle their ships or surrender them to
the Nazis.
Could Bargain Still.
With their fleet in Canada, at th«
disposal of the dominions, they still
have some bargaining power left
even after the Nazis have occupied
England and overrun all Europe, as
they easily could do after an Allied
collapse.
Because Europe Is not self-sus
taining. even if th* continent were
under the domination of a single
military and political machine. She
imports vast quantities of grain and
raw materials from the other con
tinents in exchange for manufac
tured products.
And Europe today is on the verge
of a winter famine, even though
there is plenty of food to be had
in the restaurants of all countries
except Germany. Because every
army in Europe has been mobilized
! this spring, millions of acres of farm
land were not planted. And if fight
ing continues into the late summer
other millions of acres of ripened
grain will not be cut.
Fleet Still Would Have Value.
No German victory, no matter hcv.
overwhelming, can restore this loss.
A British Navy, based on the Brit
ish colonies instead of Scapa Flow,
might have a practical nuisance
value to Hitler, in that it could
maintain for a while some sort of
blockade against a Nazified Eu
) rope. This navy might be an im
portant bargaining point.
•It might even get for England
and France the position of autono
mous protectorates in the new Nazi
| empire, with, we hope, a little more
dignity and independence than was
included in the status which Neville
I Chamberlain agreed to let the Nazis
impose on the Czechs rather than
fight a war which, back there In
1938. Mr. Chamberlain then stood
every chance of winning.
All of this is not yet probable,
but it's easily possible, if you like
to amuse yourself by lifting the
future's gauzy veil and peering
ahead to where the purple clouds
• blush pink under the warm kisses
of civilization's setting sun.
23 Beauties Will Seek
Miss Washington Title
Sunday night 23 of Washington's
beauties will compete for the title
of "Miss Washington' on the decks
of the S. S. Mount Vernon. The
winner will .represent Washington in
the Atlantic City "Miss America"
contest. Plans for the contest vir
tually are complete, with a final re
hearsal scheduled for tomorrow
night on the Wilson Line steamer.
The 23 entrants to date—there
may be more later—are Hazel Han
ley. Marylin Hilton. Sally Ruggeuri,
Dorothy Moore. Mary Spooner. Ann
Oakley, Sarah Norris Mary Nielson.
Charlotte Lustig. Betty Smallman,
Fern Almquist, Jean Hanlon. Alice
Staats, Olka Anderson. Virginia
Howell, Dorothy O'Shure. Peggy
Welden, Marianne Cude. Alice Hil
low. Esther Divine, Anita Marcure.
Myra Phillips and Marjori Hart.
The Board of Judges is composed
of Harry MacArthur of The Star
drama department, Charter Heslep
of the News, Mary Harris of the
Post. Betty Hynes or Harold Phillips
of the Times-Heraid Emile Beau
vais, local beauty expert, and Rav
Bey, director of publicity for the
Loews Theaters here A prominent
local citizen, yet to be named, will
act as chairman of the Board cf
Judges.
21 to Be Arraigned Soon
In Anti-Trust Medical Case
Twenty-one defendants in the
anti-trust medical case probably will
be arraigned in District Court Fri
day, June 14, on charges of violation
of the Sherman Act, it was learned
today.
Following conferences at the court
house among prosecution officials, it
was Indicated the arraignments
would be scheduled for that date, a
regular arraignment day in court
procedure.
Counsel for the defense announced
the defendants would plead • “not
guilty” to the charges, which Include
restraint of trade against Grdup
Health Association, a medical co
operative of Government workers
here. The four organizations- -of
medical men will be represented by
counsel. The individual doctors who
are defendants are expected to ap
pear in person for arraignment.
The Government is expected to
ask the court to set a date for trial
at a "reasonably early time,” but
there were indications that this, in
all likelihood, would not be before
fall.
The defendants include the Amer
ican Medical Association. Medical
Society of the District of Columbia;
Harris County (Texas) Medical So
ciety; the Washington Academy of
Surgery, and 21 leading physicians
and surgeons. Including prominent
figures of the A. M. A. add of the
District Medical Society.
SI