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Convention Speeds* Roosevelt
Draft, but Foreign Policy Fight
In Committee Delays Platform
- ,
Nomination Tonight
Declared Scarcely
Likely Now
By G. GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Stall Correspondent.
CHICAGO. July 17.—Declining
flatly to accept President Roose
velt’s message that he did not wish
to be a third-term candidate, the
Democratic National Convention
today planned to go right ahead
with a "draft” of the Chief Execu
tive.
The President’s message to the
delegates, delivered at a tensely
dramatic session by Chairman Bark
ley of Kentucky last night, and say
ing that the Chief Executive had no
desire to be renominated, served
only to increase their determination
to name him as the party standard
bearer.
Because of the failure of the
Platform Committee to get an agree
ment on the foreign relations plank
in time to submit the document
to the convention at its afternoon
session, chances of a nomination
tonight were dimmed, however.
With the platform to consider to
night, there was grave doubt that
the convention could reach nomi
nating speeches for the presidential
nomination before tomorrow. Sen
ator Barkley said, however, that if
there was a unanimous report on
the platform it might be possible to
adopt it quickly and turn to the
presidential nomination before ad
journment tonight.
Antl-Third-Termers Groggy.
Anti-third-term Democrats, a bit
groggy from the "draft Roosevelt”
demonstrations after the delivery of
the message, today sought to form
their lines to make a showing when
the balloting for the presidential
nomination begins.
James A. Farley, national party
chairman and a candidate himself,
told reporters that any attempt to
stampede the convention into
choosing a nominee without a roll
call would “jeopardize the party’s
chances in the November election.”
For himself, the Postmaster Gen
eral said, his name would be pre
sented. Any effort to prevent the
name ef any candidate from re
ceiving consideration, he said, “will
be badly received by the Nation.”
It was Mr. Farley’s opposition in
this boisterous convention hall last
night which blocked a plan by Sena
tor Pepper, Democrat, of Florida to
move an immediate Roosevelt nom
ination by acclamation.
President Called at 8:30.
Mr. Farley said the President had
called him on the long-distance
telephone about 8:30 o’clock last
night and told him of his message
to the convention—which he had
announced yesterday afternoon
w'ould be sent through Senator
Barkley.
“Did he discuss with you the
question of remaining as chairman
of the national committee?”
"He did not,” replied Mr. Farley.
Indications were that at least
three, perhaps four, names in addi
tion to that of the President would
be put before the convention: those
of Mr. Farley, Vice President Gar
ner, Senator Wheeler of Montana,
and perhaps Senator Tydings of
Maryland.
supporters oi various vice pres
idential candidates drove forward
today as the names of Secretary of
State Hull and Mr. Garner were
eliminated by the third-term leaders.
Mr. Hull, it was said, had flatly and
finally declined to be considered at
a luncheon with the President Mon
day. Mr. Gamer they did not want,
they said, and E. B. Germany, Mr.
Garner’s campaign manager, issued
a statement here saying that the
Vice President would not take a
third-term nomination "on prin
ciple.”
A major move was made for
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace,
with the big Pennsylvania delega
tion, under the leadership of Senator
Guffy, in the van. Mr. Wallace
hails from Iowa. He is dubbed the
farmers’ friend by the New Dealers.
His nomination would be a direct
offset, it was pointed out, to the
nomination of Senator McNary of
Oregon, another “farmers’ friend,”
the vice presidential nominee of the
Republican party.
Stark a Candidate.
Gov. Stark of Missouri today au
thorized a statement of his candi
dacy for the vice presidential nom
ination. He, too. is a friend of the
farmer, hailing from a central Mid
west State, where he operates the
Stark nurseries. A dozen or 15
other candidates are in the field.
Senator Clyde Herring of Iowa has
become very active—a challenge to
Secretary Wallace.
The Roosevelt leaders insisted
that the vice presidential nomina
tion was wide open. The names of
Senator Barkley, Representative
Rayburn of Texas, majority lead
er of the House, and Jesse Jones,
Federal Loan Administrator, also of
(See CONVENTION, Page A-3.)
Mercury at 57 in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI, July 17 (/P).—The
mercury dipped to 57 today, equal
ing the record low mark for the
day, established in 1896.
Farley Syndicate
Deal for Yankees
Is Confirmed
By the Associated Pre.*,.
NEW YORK, July 17.—H.
Garrison Silleck, jr.. one of the
executors of the Jacob Ruppert
estate, today confirmed the New
York Yankees will be sold to a
syndicate headed by Postmaster
General Farley for $4,000,000,
but added it would be possibly
two months before the sale is
completed.
He said $1,500,000 would be in
cash and the rest would be rep
resented by a mortgage.
Pepper Demands Strong Plank
For 'Aid to Democracies'
Battle Overshadows Rebuff of Rebels
Attempting to Get Anti-Third-Term Statement
By JOHN C. HENRY,
Star Staff Correspondent.
CHICAGO. July 17.—A bitter fight
over the foreign relations plank, led
by Senator Pepper of Florida on
behalf of a stronger “aid to the
democracies” declaration, held up
presentation of the Democratic plat
form this afternoon.
Shortly before 2 pm., E. S. T.,
when the platform was to have been
submitted to the full convention.
Senator Barkley of Kentucky left
the Resolutions Committee to an
nounce he would recess the conven
tion until 9 o’clock, E. S. T., tonight
and hope the policy document would
be ready at that time.
For nearly three hours members of
the full committee fought bitterly
over a preliminary plank which had
been described as a substantial vic
tory for the isolationist bloc.
Although this group, led by Sen
ator Wheeler of Montana and Sen
ator McCarran of Nevada reported
ly had lined up a conclusive majority
in the subcommittee when the plank j
White House Parries
Further Questions on
Roosevelt Message
President Keeping in
Touch With Chicago,
Early Indicates
Parrying all efforts to draw
further light on President Roose
velt's meaning in his message to
the Chicago Democratic convention,
the White House today announced:
“No news.”
The President, with no callers on
his schedule until 3 o’clock this aft
ernoon. was open and available, as
Stephen Early, White House secre
tary, expressed it to the press. He
indicated the President was pre
pared to listen to the radio or talk
on the telephone and, meanwhile,
take care of his routine paper work.
Mr. Early disclosed that the “no
candidate” message from Mr. Roose
velt, announced to the convention
last night by Senate Majority Lead
er Barkley, resulted from a con
versation between the President and
the Senator yesterday. They talked
at 3:30 p.m. over the direct tele
phone wire connecting the White
House with Chicago.
Mr. Roosevelt retired this morning
at about 1:15 o'clock after a con
versation on the same telephone line
with Secretary of Commerce Hop
kins. his chief Chicago lieutenant,
at 12:30 o’clock, Mr. Early said.
Plans for Trip Unchanged.
When one correspondent asked Mr.
Early whether the White House
would protect the reporters when the
President “accepted the nomination,”
Mr. Early answered cryptically that
he would make arrangements to be
available or protect the reporters.
He said that so far as he knew,
the President’s plans to go to Hyde
Park, N. Y., Friday for a week-end
visit were unchanged.
Mr. Roosevelt opened his press
conference yesterday afternoon by
discussing for 15 minutes or there
abouts reports of the National De
fense Commission, which he de
scribed as much more important
than any news that possibly could
come from Chicagp.
Then a reporter, speaking loudly
and clearly, said “Mr. President, I
should like to ask honestly and
sincerely why you have refrained
so long from announcing your third
term intentions?”
Without a moment’s hesitation,
Mr. Roosevelt advised the reporter
to listen to his radio last night.
He went on to say that an an
nouncement would be made on the
President’s behalf by Senator Bark
ley at conclusion of his address at
the first convention meeting under
its permanent organization.
The reporter persisted that this
did not answer his question about
why the long delay in the announce
ment.
Mr. Roosevelt replied that the
answer lay in the fact that last night
was the first gathering of the
Democratic Convention under its
permanent organization, implying
that he considered that was the only
proper occasion for making known
his intentions. %.
was given Initial approval, the de
termined efforts of the Florida Sen
ator to put the party on record in
favor of all aid to Britain “short of
war” threw the executive deliber
ations into a new row.
Initial participation of women
delegates in the work of this com
mittee added a factor of uncertainty
to the situation as far as a division
of votes is concerned.
While it may all end in a modifi
cation of the plank first drawn, Sen
ator McCarran indicated during a
brief absence from the committee
room that there will be agreement
among all factions in the broad
principle of the declaration.
The outbreak of this dispute over
shadowed as earlier attempt of an
angry band of convention delegates,
claiming to have representation
from 24 States, to obtain an anti
third term plank.
The anti-third term advocates lit
erally pounded on the doors of the
committee in their insistence before
“ (See PLATFORM. Page fT-3.)
Farley May Remain,
Walker Says After
Talking With Hopkins
'Draft Roosevelt'
Leaders Hold Meeting
With Secretary*
By the Associated Pre^>.
CHICAGO, July 17.—After a con
ference with Secretary of Commerce
Hopkins, Frank C. Walker, former
director of the National Emergency
Council, told reporters today that he
believed Postmaster General Farley
might remain chairman of the
Democratic National Committee.
“Are you going to be the new
Democratic committee chairman,”
Mr. Walker was asked.
“Jim Farley’s my candidate,” he
replied.
"Do you think there’s a possibility
he may continue?” a reporter asked.
"Yes, I still think so,” he an
swered
' With Mr. Walker at the confer
ence warf" Edward J. Flynn, Demo
cratic leader of the Bronx, New
York.
Other Leaders See Hopkins.
Early this momnig in another
conference in Secretary Hopkins’
hotel room, 14 Democratic poli
ticians, united in a “Draft Roose
velt” tnovement, met to:
“Talk things over,” said Mayor
Edward J. Kelly of Chicago.
“See some old friends,” declared
Senator Pepper of Florida.
“I’m an amateur, ask Harry Hop
kins,” blurted Mayor Frank Hague
of Jersey City.
"Do your own guessing,” sug
gested Paul V. McNutt, a contender
for the vice presidential nomination.
The time was not long aft
er Senator Barkley of Kentucky
had told the Democratic National
Convention that Mr. Roosevelt “has
never had, and has not today, any
desire or purpose to continue in
the office of President.”
Drapt Supported.
“It doesn't matter what the Presi
dent says—he belongs to the Ameri
can people,” commented Mayor
Kelly.
In front, behind or to one side of
the Chicago mayor, in addition to
those already mentioned, were Sec
retary of Agriculture Wallace and
(See HOPKINS, Page A-5.)
Guarantee to Rumania
Invalid, Britain Says
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 17,-Creat Britain
considers herself under no further
obligation to Rumania under her
old guarantee to help the Ruman
ians resist any threat to their in
dependence, Foreign Affairs Under
secretary R. A. Butler told the
House of Commons today.
Boiler Blast Kills Nine
STOCKHOLM, Vuly 17 (IP).—Nine
men were killed by a boiler explosion
aboard “one of the bigger ships” of
the Swedish fleet during maneuvers
at sea, the Admiralty announced to
day. It gave no further details.
North and South Democrats
Reach Apportionment Peace
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 17.—The South
and North compromised today their
differences over delegate reappor
tionment to future Democratic Na
tional Conventions. This resulted
in Rules Committee approval of
a plan for a bonus of two delegates
at large for each State going Demo
cratic. in a presidential election.
The plan was to be submitted to
the convention for expected accept
ance today.
The compromise overturned a Na
tional Committee proposal calling
for only one additional delegate.
Each State now has four delegates
at large.
The compromise plan also provided
that reapportionment be turned
back to the National Committee for
, further study before the 1JH4 con
vention, in accordance with the “ln
A i
structions” of the 1936 convention
after it had abolished the two-thirds
nominating rule.
Southern delegates contended be
fore the Rules Committee that con
sideration should have been given to
basing future bonuses on “Demo
cratic strength” in congressional
districts as well as Mates, but
Northerners successfully argued
that "districts” were not mentioned
in the 1936 resolution on the matter.
The Rules Committee also re
versed the National Committee by
restoring for future conventions the
present delegate strength to several
Territories. *
The National Committee had rec
ommended that Hawaii and Alaska
be cut from six to three delegates
and that the Philippines, Canal
Zone (now with six each) and the
Virgin Islands (now with two) have
none in the future.
A
$1,661,891,494
U. S. Defense
Contracts Let
Commission Meets
With Tool Makers
To Discuss Plans
(Text of Defense Commission
Deport on Page A-4.)
By ROBERT BRUSKIN.
Clearing rearmament contracts at
the rate of $41,000,000 a day, the
National Defense Advisory Commis
sion today held conferences with
machine tool manufacturers, seek
ing to accelerate the pace of trans
forming contracts totaling $1,661,
891,494 into implements of defense.
Soon after President Roosevelt dis
closed yesterday the accomplish
ments of the commission in the
last 40 days, machine tool makers
were summoned to consider a co
operative plan under which a per
centage of their manufacturing fa
cilities will be reserved for defense
needs.
William S. Knudsen, commission
chief of production, reported to the
President progress toward solution
of the bottleneck in the machine tool
industry. He said the virtual em
bargo now in effect against exports
of the tools had contributed sub
stantially toward retention of vital
machinery.
AI1 Types of Material.
Of the total contracts, President
Roosevelt said at his press confer
ence late yesterday, $1,390,575,405
was for the Navy and $271,316,089
for the Army. They covered all
types of material, ranging alpha'
beticaUy from airplanes and battle
ships to tanks and submarines. Mr.
Knudsen’s report added that designs
for heavy tanks had been changed
because of combat experience in Eu
rope.
Edward R. Stettinius, jr., commis
sion chief of the materials division,
reported completion of plans for
placing underground large stores of
100-octane airplane gasoline, more
powerful than any used in Europe.
Elaborating on a previous announce
ment, Mr. Stettinius added that
within the next few weeks plans
would have been completed for
manufacturing sufficient synthetic
rubber to meet present emergency
needs.
Mr. Roosevelt stressed the impor
tance of having Congress appropri
ate $35,000,000 requested by Mr.
Stettinius for enlarging power facili
ties at the T. V. A. for production
of airplane aluminum. He said
plans to construct a smokeless pow
der plant in the T. V. A. area might
be delayed if additional power
facilities are not provided.
Needs Are Being Met.
Sidney Hillman,- commission chief
of labor supply, declared in his re
port that “it is evident that thus
far needs of private industry for
skilled and other labor are being
met.” Mr. Roosevelt added that
there had been talk at the commis
sion conference just before the press
conference of trying to establish
defense industries in agricultural
areas, especially where there is most
unemploymeht.
Several threatened work stop
pages in vital defense industries
were averted through intervention
of his division, Mr. Hillman added
in his report.
Numerous proposals for price
regulation are being studied to pre
vent unwarranted increases in prices
as a result of the defense program,
Leon Henderson, commission head
of price stabilization, reported.
Ralph Budd, commission chief of
transportation, reported “concrete
recommendations have already been
drawn up for acquisition of very
substantial numbers of special roll
ing stock for handling troops and
their equipment.”
Cellar Can to Be Used.
Mr. Roosevelt declared the Gov
ernment would purchase this spe
cial rolling stock, which would be
lowered to permit passage under
bridges and tunnels of large tanks
and guns. The . President added
that it was planned to reduce the
“bad order” rolling stock to 6 per
cent, lowest in United States rail
road history.
Miss Harriett Elliott, commission
chief for consumer protection, de
clared in her report that ground
work was being laid for “an exten
sive educational campaign to
mobilize public sentiment behind
the idea that the civilian popula
tion must be prepared physically to
meet the defense responsibilities
placed upon it by any emergency.”
The President' said this would be
the work chiefly of women’s or
ganizations in various communities.
A committee has been appointed
for this phase of defense, including
Surg. Gen. Thomas Parran.
Chester Davis of the Agricultural
Division, reporting that plant loca
tions were being studied in agri
cultural areas for defenSfe factories,
declared that farm youths would be
afforded equal opportunities in the
vocational training program now in
effect. The R. P. C. is negotiating,
he said, to have funds advanced to
other nations for supplies of
strategic materials. The funds will
be used to purchase agricultural
commodities in this country.
A broad program likewise is in
preparation to promote increased
domestic use of farm surpluses as a
means of minimizing effects of cur
tailed exports.
Five Killed as Blast
Wrecks Power Plant
Bv tbe Associated Press.
BUCHAREST, July 17. — Five
workmen were killed today when aa
explosion wrecked the electric power
plant at Galati, scene of bloody
rioting July 1 during the Soviet
Russian occupation of Bessarabia.
The city was left without power
and light
Sudan Town Seized,
Italian Chiefs Say;
Sub Loss Admitted
Alexandria Is Raided;
R. A. F. Reports Attack
On Libyan Port .
By the Associated Press.
ROME, July 17.—The Italian high
command acknowledged today the
loss of a submarine and reported the
capture of Kessan in the region of
Kurmuk, in the Anglo-Egyptian
Sudan.
The occupation of Moyale, British
frontier post in Kenya, also was an
nounced as well as the beating off
of a heavy British attack on Italian
positions north of Fort Capuzzo in
Libya.
The Birtish previously had an
nounced the withdrawal of their
troops from Moyale.
In Libya, the Italian high com
mand said, the British attacked with
a strong force, including about SO
tanks, behind a amok* screen laid
down as they advanced.
Further Italian air bombardment
of Alexandria, Egypt, was reported
in the high command’s communi
que, along with the bombing of air
fields and barracks in Marsa Mat
ruh and Sidi Barranl, in Egypt, near
the Libyan frontier.
Two British planes were reported
shot down in an air light over
Malta and another in raids on
Ethiopian centers.
An Italian submarine sank a large
oil tanker in the Eastern Mediter
ranean, the communique said.
In addition to the loss of an Ital
ian submarine, the high command
reported that an Italian plane was
missing after an air light over
Malta.
A total of 810 Italians have been
killed in naval and other action
against both France and Great
Britain since Italy entered the war,
it was announced today.
One Killed, Two Hurt
In Alexandria Raid
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, July 17 UP)
—One person was killed and two
were Injured last night in an Italian
air attack on the Alexandria area
The raid, beginning at 10:30 pm’
lasted about one hour.
One of the invading planes was
(See ROME, Page A-5.)
Bullitt's Arrival Delayed
By Plane Trouble
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 17 -Mechani
cal difficulties of the Atlantic Clip
per have delayed until Priday the
arrival here of William C. Bullitt,
Ambassador to France, and the for
mer Empress Zita of Austria-Hun
gary.
The plane has been held 48 hours
at Horta, the Azores, while the
Yankee Clipper has been delayed
there 72 hours, also because of me
chanical difficulties. It, too, is now
scheduled to arrive here Friday.
Each ship is carrying 19 passengers.
Diana Hopkins' Interest
In Convention Is Badges
By the Associated
CHICAGO, July 17.—Diana Hop
kins, 7‘^-year-old chum of President
Roosevelt, has her own ideas about
the Democratic National Conven
tion.
She’s staying at a farm Just out
side Chicago and talks by telephone
with her daddy, Secretary of Com
merce Hopkins, during lulls in con
vention maneuvering.
"Diana, do you want to come to
the convention?” Mr. Hopkins
her at one time.
"No!” .
“Don’t you want to be here when
the President is nominated?”
“No.”
“Don’t you want to have anything
to do with this convention?”
“Yes, I want all the badges and
buttons you can find.”
Japan Lands Marines
At South Fukien Port
By the Associated PnA
SHANGHAI, July 17.-A Japanese
communique today said its naval
forces landed marines In a surprise
attack on Chvngchow, a hitherto
unmolested port of 8outh Fukien
Province, at d»wn on Tuesday.
It said the Chinese fortress of
Mount Paichi, on the south shore of
Hangchow Bay, fall after six hours
Of hind ami sag attacks.
Britain Mdy Form
Special Squadrons
, For U. S. Airmen
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 17.—The pos
sibility of forming aerial volun
teers from the United States
into special squadrons of the
Royal Air Force was advanced
by an authoritative source
today.
"Great numbers” of Ameri
cans seeking to enlist in the
R. A. F. have been “gratefully
accepted,” it was said.
“In time,” the source added,
American volunteers may
“gradually be formed into
flights and eventually into
squadrons.”
Annenberg Loses
Fight for Probation
And Extended Stay
Judge's Order Calls
For Surrender Monday
To Begin Sentence
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 17.—Federal Judge
James H. Wllkerson today dnied M.
L. Armen berg's petition for proba
tion.
Annenberg is under sentence to
serve three years In prison for viola
tion of the Income tax laws.
The court also denied a motion
for a six-week extension of Annen
berg’s stay of execution, submitted
Monday by the Philadelphia pub
lisher's chief counsel, Weymouth
Kirkland.
Judge Wllkerson sentenced An
nenberg July 1 on a plea of guilty to
evasion of $1217296 taxes on his
1936 income. At that time he
granted a stay until July 22, next
Monday.
8tay Sought for Operations.
Mr. Kirkland’s plea for extension
of the stay, should probation be de
nied ,was on the ground Annenberg
needed to have two operations per
formed before going to prison.
The judge announced he had
simply entered an order denying
probation and an extended stay. A
hearing on the probation plea was
conducted Monday at which time
the court indicated it might order
an examination of Annenberg by a
Government medical specialist.
Evidently the judge decided
against the Government medical
examination. Annenberg’s probation
plea, made through his doctors and
lawyers, was based largely on con
tentlons he was suffering from heart,
(See ANNENBERG, Page A-5J
British Navy Shw Sunk
By Planes Off Norway
By the Associated Press.
LONDON. July 17.—The Admir
alty announced today the loss of
the naval auxiliary vessel Vandyck,
sunk by air attack off the coast of
Norway June 10. It said two of
ficers and five ratings were killed
and 29 officers and 132 ratings made
prisoners of war.
The 13241-ton Vandyck formerly
was a liner of the Lamport & Holt
Co.
Japanese Agreement
Assailed in Commons
As 'Appeasement'
Pact Termed 'Shameful'
In Questioning of
Foreign Undersecretary
By the Associated Press.
LONDON. July 17.—Britain's re
ported agreement with Japan to
shut off war supplies from toe Chi
nese central government was chal
lenged in the House of Commons
today as “appeasement of an ag
gressor.”
The word “appeasement” was
used when members began ques
tioning R. A. Butler, undersecretary
of toe foreign office, on the reported
accord.
Geoffrey Mander asked Mr. Butler
whether he thought “this act of ap
peasement of an aggressor was
likely to be any more successful
than previous attempts that had
bosn made at Munich and else
Se was interrupted by cries of
“slamel”
Mr. Mander turned to those who
interrupted him and said, angrily:
“That’s exactly what it is—it is
shameful.”
Cites Hall Statement.
Wilfred Roberts, Liberal member,
asked “whether, in view of the pub
lic statement of Cordell Hull yes
terday, toe American Government
expressed approval or disapproval
of the arrangements which had been
made.”
Mr. Butler replied:
“I think I must leave the inter
pretation of American statemsgits
to Americans.”
(Secretary of State Hull, com
menting yesterday on the im
pending agreement, said toe
United States has “a legitimate
interest in the keeping open of
arteries of commerce in every
part of the world and considers
actions such as this, • * •
would constitute unwarranted
interpositions of obstacles to
world trade.”)
Mr. Butler told Commons that
“substantial progress” had been
made toward agreement, and that
news of its conclusion was “expected
at any time.”
(In Tokio the Foreign Office
announced that toe agreement
had been concluded.)
Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax
made a similar statement in the
House of Lords. He explained he
had “no further official information
as to toe conclusion of toe agree
ment,” because toe Japanese gov
ernment had resigned, but hoped to
make a fuller statement tomorrow.
Query on Access to U. S.
Mr. Mander, after his interruption,
asked Mr. Butler if he was going to
“refuse access to United States goods
that may desire to go over toe
Burma road in view of toe protest
which had been made.”
Mr. Butler countered with the ob
servation that "it- was rather isre
sponsible of Mander to make state
ments of that sort” before he heard
toe full statement.
Mr. Butler’s statement that an ac
cord was impending was made when
Mr. Mander asked if toe govern
ment was considering negotiating
with China a mutual treaty for
(See COMMONS, Page A-5.)
Summary of Today's Star
Page. Page.
Amusements, Radio-B-14
B-16 Serial Story-B-#
Comics —B-14-15 Society .B-3
Editorials ..A-l# Sports,
Finance ....A-17 A-14-15-16
Lost, Found—B-9 Woman’s ■
Obituary ...A-13 Page-A-13
Foreign
Sudan town seized, Italian chiefs
say; sub loss admitted. Page A-l
Britain agrees to stop arms traffic
to China. Page A-l
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Britain Agrees
To Stop Arms
Traffic to China
Konoye, Appointed
Premier, Confers
On New Cabinet
BULLETIN.
TOKIO (IP).—Prince Puminaro
Konoye, premier-designate, to
day described his plans for a
virtually military government for
Japan, in -which national policy
will be formulated by the
Premier and the ministers for
war, navy and foreign affairs.
By th< Associated Press.
TOKIO, July 17.—Prince Fumi
maro Konoye, aristocratic exponent
of a Fascist-like one-party system
for Japan, plunged into political
conferences today to form a new
government as Japanese expansion
ists pressed for positive action to
ward the Oriental empire of France
and the Netherlands.
Even a governmental crisis was
not permitted to halt Japan's strides
toward creating a "new order” in
Asia.
The Foreign Office announced
Great Britain had agreed formally
to close the Burma road lifeline of
the Chinese government for three
months and stop traffic in gasoline,
trucks, railway equipment and
“other materials” from Hong Kong,
effective tomorrow.
Shipments of actual arms had
been banned since January 1, 1939.
The Hong Kong announcement and
the Japanese pressure to obtain un
conditional closing of the Burma
route were considered all part of
one Japanese campaign.
Yakichiro Suma, Japanese foreign
office spokesman, declined to com
ment directly on United States Sec
retary of State Hull's pronounce
ment of United States interest in
world commercial routes, adding
that "the agreement concluded be
tween Japan and Great Britain does
not concern any third power.”
Prince Sees Emperor.
Prince Konoye, who was Premier
from June 2, 1937, to January 4,
1939, during the period of Japan s
greatest military activity in China,
was commissioned by Emperor Hiro
hito tonight to head a new cabinet.
The prince had a prolonged audi
ence with the Emperor and it was
believed in political quarters had
apprised him of plans for a new type
of cabinet, probably more compact
than is customary.
The movement to dissolve all
existing political parties and merge
them into a single national unit
gained momentum with announce
ment that the 31-year-old Seiyu
kai, one of Japan's major parties,
had disbanded and pledged Its
members to join the new organi
zation under Prince Kenoye's lead
ership.
The 48-year-old prince later
joined the war and navy ministers
in discussing formation of his new
government.
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considered the most important in
view of the army pressure which
yesterday forced resignation of Pre
mier Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai.
Mentioned for foreign minister
were Yosuke Matsuoka, a veteran
of Japanese statecraft who was a
delegate to the Versailles peace con
ference, and Toshio Shiratori, long
an advocate of outright military
alliance among Japan, Germany
and Italy who was recalled from his
ambassadorship to Rome last Sep
tember.
There was a possibility that
Prince Konoye would serve as his
own foreign minister.
Radical Change Expected.
Japan was expected to turn to a
radically altered foreign policy—
one looking to Japanese expansion
southward. The provincial press
editorialized that the Yonai resigna
tion was a natural development
from rising public opinion that a
new and stronger foreign policy
was necessary.
(In Chungking a spokesman
for the Chinese regime of
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek
said he expected a Konoye cabinet
would launch a “peace offensive”
on the Asiatic continent.)
One of the chief reasons given
for Admiral Yonai’s fall was his
government’s failure to satisfy ex
pansionists, who demanded that
Japan take full advantage of the
“golden” situation created by the
defeat of France and the Nether
lands, both of whom have rich
colonies in the Far East.
Yonai was attacked, too, for ex
cessive “liberalism” and for not
working close enough with Italy
and Germany.
Action Will Not Shorten
War, Chiang Declares
CHUNGKING, July 17 UP).—Gen
eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek warned
Great Britain today that any at
tempt to link closing of the Burma
road and Chinese-Japanese peace
talks would be tantamount to aiding
Japan and would result in “sacrifice
of China’s long-standing friend
ship.”
He declared, nevertheless, that
Britain was greatly mistaken if she
thought closing the last important
artery of aid to China would shorten
the Far Eastern war.
No third power can shake China’s
determination to resist "until her
territorial and sovereign integrity
la attained," Chiang asserted.
Britain is said to have offered to
close the Burma road “for a specified
time,” in response to a Japanese
demand, provided Japan use the
time to talk peace with China.
The Chinese generalissimo said he
did not “bellevf Britain would take
any step contravening international
law or detrimental to her national
prestige.”
The Chinese government charged
that the Burma road closing would
violate a 19th century Chinese
Burmese trade treaty and League of
Hattons resolutions.
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