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Wallace Defers
Campaign Until
Notification
Decision on Cabinet
Post Will Be Made
About Same Time
By JOHN C. HENRY.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace,
Democratic vice presidential nomi
nee, will defer all political activity
until after his formal notification
of the nomination, he told White
House reporters today after a con
ference with President Roosevelt.
The notification, he said, will come
about August 20. with the cere
monies to take place in Iowa. The
exact location has not been deter
mined. he said, and the exact date
will not be selected for some
time, but will not be earlier than
August 20.
Mr. Wallace said the precise ques
tion of his remaining in the cabi
net during the campaign had not
been discussed today and that his
decision will not be made until after
the notification ceremony. At that
time, he said, he would look up all
the precedents in such a case and
Would decide wiiat is “fair, just and
tight.”
No Discussion of Plans.
This answer applied also to the
question of whether he might ass
leave of absence rather than sub
mit an outright resignation.
The Secretary said there was no
discussion whatsoever of campaign
plans or of any division of this
task between himself and Mr.
Roosevelt. Actually, he added, he
may not begin his own campaign
Until some time after the notifica
tion. He said he expected to re
main in Washington until the notifi
cation date.
Asked if there had been any dis
cussion of the question of replacing
Postmaster General Farley as cam
paign director and Democratic na
tional chairman. Mr. Wallace said
there had been only very general
mention of the matter today.
Today’s meeting was the first
between President Roosevelt and
Mr. Wallace since the Democratic
convention named them to head the
party ticket in the November elec
tion. They were together for more
than an hour at today's conference.
President Roosevelt returned to
Washington this morning after a
Week-end visit to Hyde Park.
Lewis Causes Speculation.
On other parts of the political
front, speculation to the effect that
John L. Lewis, C. I. O. president,
may withhold his indorsement from
either of the principal presidential
candidates and concentrate instead
on congressional contests was
aroused by a letter to officials of
Labor s Non-Partisan League.
“Under the guise of- spurious
Ideals, the great gains made by labor
are today threatened as never be
fore," Mr. Lewis wrote. “Regardless
of who may be the next President
of the United States, we are con
fronted with this fact: If the men
and women who are elected to the
halls of Congress cannot be de
pended upon to support the welfare
of the people through legislation, no
man. in however high an office, can
or will give labor what it needs."
The Republican National Com
mittee made public a telegram from
Mrs. Edwin T. Meredith of Des
Moines, wife of the Secretary of
Agriculture in the Wilson admin
istration, indorsing Wendell Wilikie,
and a statement from Dr. F. L.
Gullickson, Wisconsin Republican
chairman, predicting a Republican
“sweep" in his State.
U. S. Transport to Pick Up
Americans in Scandinavia
The Army transport American
- Legion is sailing—probably today—
for Petsamo, Finland, to pick up
American refugees in the Scandi
navian countries and is expected to
bring Mrs. J. Borden Harriman,
American Minister to Norway, back
to this country. Acting Secretary of
State Sumner Welles said this aft
ernoon.
Mr. Welles, after a conference at
the White House, said the ship,
which is expected to be 12 to 14
days en route, is being sent on the
refugee mission dt the direction of
President Roosevelt.
He said it was his understanding
that the ship did not have sufficient
accommodations for all the Ameri
cans who are to be repatriated, but,
in the event there should be any
surplus accommodations, the usual
practice of bringing back other res
idents would be followed. The Act
ing Secretary of State said the bel
ligerent nations had been advised of
the American Legion’s mission and
also had been acquainted with the
course the vessel will follow.
Army Outlines
Training Regime
For Conscription
St tbe Associated Press.
If you find that “you’re in the
Army now” a few months hence
Under the yet-to-be-enacted com
pulsory military training law, the
War Department says your year of
training will be something like this:
First two months—Introduction to
Army life and basic military in
struction.
Next eight months—Specialist
training, with the men expected to
drop into branches of the service to
which they are adapted or prefer;
Unit training, with emphasis on
functions as a combat team.
Next month and a half—Training
to develop the practical application
of the previous instruction, with field
exercises and maneuvers.
Last two weeks—"Deprocessing"
which would include assignment to
National Guard units, for instance, j
and preparations to return home. I
Republican Judge Replaces
Johnson at War Department
ROBERT P. PATTERSON.
LOUIS JOHNSON.
—Harris-Ewing Photo.
President Roosevelt today ap
pointed Robert Porter Patterson of
New York, to be Assistant Secretary
of War. At the same’ time, he
accepted the resignation of Col.
Louis Johnson from that post.
Mr. Patterson, listed as a Re
publican, is at present a judge in
the United States Circuit Court of
Appeals for the second circuit, hav
ing been appointed by President
Roosevelt in March, 1939. His
transfer to the War Department
was requested by Secretary of War
Stimson, also a Republican, it was
announced at the White House.
The resignation of Col. Johnson
was submitted yesterday, it was said,
and probably will be followed by a
request that Col. Johnson accept
appointment as an administrative
aide to the President.
Col. Johnson left Washington yes
terday by air for a vacation in
California. Stephen T. Early, sec
retary to the President, said he ex
pected Mr. Roosevelt would wire
Col. Johnson an acceptance of his
resignation and ask him to return
to Washington for continued Gov
ernment service as soon as he is
rested.
"The President probably will offer
Col. Johnson the remaining vacancy
as an administrative assistant," Mr.
Early said. “If he accepts, as the
President hopes he will, it is the
intention to have him become the
‘progress reporter’ on the entire na
tional defense program, with which
he is thoroughly familiar.”
In explaining the unexpected
action, Mr. Early pointed out that it
is traditional that department heads
be permitted to select their own
assistant secretaries. Mr. Stimson
specifically asked the appointment
of Judge Patterson, Mr. Early said.
A native of New York State, Judge
Patterson is 49 years old and has
been a member of the legal profes
sion since 1915. He served in the
Mexican border warfare of 1916 and
later became a major of infantry
in the United States Army during
the World War. He was awarded
the Distinguished Service Cross for
"extraordinary heroism in action.”
New Stimson Aide
At Plattsburg Camp
PLATTSBURG, N. Y„ July 25
(A*).—Federal Circuit Judge Robert
Porter Patterson, nominated As
sistant Secretary of War today, is
a buck private in the business and
professional men's camp here paying
his own way to train for national
defense.
He was “out on the range" par
ticipating in drills when his nomi
nation was announced by the White
House and was not ’ immediately
available for comment.
Captain and major of the 306th
Infantry in the World War com
manding at one time 1,500 men,
Judge Patterson is a “model rookie"
here, training observers said, and
has been on kitchen police duty
twice.
Protection for Jobs
Of Drafted Federal
Workers Urged
Senator Norris Raps
Conscription Bill
As Unnecessary
By J. A. O’LEARY.
Federal employes called out for
military training would be assured
of reinstatement to their jobs with
out loss of seniority by an amend
ment to be offered to pending se
lective service legislation by Rep
resentative Kilday, Democrat, of
Texas.
Announcement he will draft such
a provision was made by Mr. Kil
day as the House Military Affairs
Committee resumed hearings today.
The hearing got off to a lively
start as committee members chal
lenged criticisms of President Roose
velt by Benjamin C. Marsh, appear
ing against the bill for the People’s
Lobby.
Meanwhile, on the Senate side,
Nebraska's veteran independent,
Senator Norris, attacked compulsory
training, as the Senate Military Af
fairs Committee met to complete
action on a revised draft of the
Burke-Wadsworth bill. The bill calls
for registration of all men between
18 and 64, and military training for
those between 21 and 45.
Vandenberg Explains Stand.
The issue bobbed up later on the
floor when the Senate reconvened
after a three-day recess today, with
these developments:
Senator Lee, Democrat, of Okla
homa. introduced a new bill to draft
capital, by requiring purchase of
bonds bearing nominal interest
rates, on the basis of financial
ability.
Senator Vandenberg, Republican of
Michigan, took issue with an Evening
Star editorial which described his
position on the military training
bill as "untenable.” After insisting
that he has only been trying to find
out whether it is impossible to ob
tain the personnel needed by volun
tary enlistments before turning to
compulsory training, the Michigan
Senator said:
"I can assure The Star that I will
support whatever program is needed,
but I will continue to ask whether
it is needed.”
Marsh Repeatedly Interrupted.
Mr. Marsh was stopped repeatedly
in his testimony by Chairman May
and other House committee mem
bers because of references the wit
ness made to the President.
At one point Mr. Marsh declared
the "Democratic party seems not to
have any platform except the out
bursts of the President • *
“This is a question of national de
fense,” interrupted Representative
Thomasson, Democrat, of Texas.
“There are other places to discuss
the New Deal.”
A moment later Representative
FaddJj, Democrat, of Pennsylvania,
broke in to suggest that “this gen
tleman belongs before the Policy
Committee of the Democratic party,
not here.”
“I’ve been there, and you might
as well whistle down the wind," Mr.
Marsh replied.
Burke Jibe Draws Laughter.
A moment later the witness drew
laughter from the committee and
audience when he predicted that
“any man who votes for this bill is
apt to help Senator Burke get a Job
(Continued on Page A-6, Column 1.)
British Drive Off
80 German Planes
Attacking Convoy
Nazi Ships Are Pursued
Across Channel; None
Of Vessels Hit
BULLETIN.
SOUTH COAST PORT IN
ENGLAND (A5).—King George VI
was forced to take cover in an
air raid shelter during an in
spection of naval training camps
today but no bombs were drop
ped nearby.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON. July 25.—About 80
German planes swarmed down on a
merchant convoy off the southeast
coast today, but their bombs missed
and the attackers were driven off
by fierce anti-aircraft fire and
fighter planes which chased them
back across the English Channel.
Eyewitnesses said the air "was
alive with aircraft” during the bat
tle.
The raiders headed back for
France after planting a half-mile
long string of bombs near the ves
sels which escaped damage.
The Air Ministry announced
ground defenses and R. A. F. fight
ers shot down four German planes
participating in the southeast coast
raid and, in another attack off the
southwest coast, a fifth craft was
downed by defenders off Northeast
Scotland.
At the same time it was an
nounced that Britain’s home de
fenses had destroyed 262 enemy
planes, 188 of them over and around
the coasts, since June 18 for an
average of about five a day.
Glittering in the sunlight, the
Nazi planes made brilliant targets
for anti-aircraft guns.
The thunder of the big guns, the
(SeeLONDON, Page A-23.)
Germans Sink
French Ship;
300 Missing
2,823 Revealed Lost
On British Liner
In B. E. F. Evacuation
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 25.—A German
motor torpedoboat, which darted
close to England's great Portland
naval base sank the 6,127-ton French
ship Meknes last night, with the
probable loss of 300 of the 1,300
French naval officers and men being
repatriated to France.
Simultaneously authorized sources
said that 2,823 persons were missing
in the sinking of the Cunard liner
Lancastria, at anchor off St. Nazaire
during the evacuation of British
troops from France.
There were 2,477 known survivors
of the 5,300 aboard. Others, how
ever, may have saved themselves by
swimming or wading ashore and
falling into German hands.
Sank Within Half Hour.
The 16,243-ton Lancastria, struck
by bombs from Nazi planes, took a
heavy list which hampered the
launching of lifeboats. She cap
sized and sank within half an hour
of the attack.
The exact date was not given, but
the evacuation was in mid-June.
A number of women and children
refugees were among the 5,300 pas
sengers. How many of these were
lost is not known, nor was it known
what percentage of the total they
made up.
Most of the survivors were picked
up by small craft which were car
rying other troops from the docks
to troopships in the harbor. One of
the survivors said “perfect disci
pline’’ was maintained.
The big ship formerly was in the
cruise service between New York
and the West Indies.
French Flag Disregarded.
First Lord of the Admiralty A. V.
Alexander told the House of Com
mons the German torpedoboat dis
regarded the French flag flying at
the Meknes’ mast and the French
colors painted on her decks and sides
in delivering the attack.
British warships picked up 1,000
survivors after “this deliberate and
i callous attack,” Mr. Alexander said.
“The Meknes was torpedoed by a
motorboat at 10:30 last night,” he
told the House. “Passengers and
crew were given five minutes to take
to the boats, but each time she tried
to signal her name she was again
fired on. and sank in four or five
minutes.”
Although it was too early to say
jusc how many perished. Mr. Alex
ander said the dead might number
300.
He asserted the Meknes was one
of a number of ships used in ac
cordance with the terms of the Ger
man-French armistice and that the
French government’s representatives
had been informed in advance of
the British intention to repatriate
the men in French ships.
The Meknes left Southampton
yesterday for Marseille.
Colors Painted on Sides.
“Precautions were taken to make
her neutral character apparent,”
Alexander emphasized.
"She was flying the French flag
and the French colors were vividly
painted on her deck and sides. At
night the ship was fully illuminated,
her navigation lights burning.”
After the Meknes had been mor
tally damaged, Alexander said Brit
ish naval units and aircraft sped
to the rescue.
Asked if “every step would be
taken by the war cabinet to see that
the French people are fully in
formed of this outrage,” Alexander
replied emphatically:
“Certainly.”
Some survivors landed at a south
west port expressed the belief the
number lost would exceed 450.
Many of them were injured and a
number were barefooted and in
their underclothing.
They were given food and trans
ported to another part of the coun
try by motor bus and special trains
Rumanian Minister
Recalled From London
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 25.—A spokesman
at the Rumanian Legation an
nounced today that Viorel Virgil
Tilea, Rumanian Minister to Eng
land since 1938, had been recalled.
The spokesman said he could not
confirm the reported appointment
of Wassile Stoica, present Ambassa
dor to Turkey, as Tilea’s successor,
but he said Stoica’s name had been
“strongly suggested.”
The British Foreign Office was
understood to be preparing an offi
cial announcement of the change.
Summary of Today's Star
Page. Page.
Amusements, Radio _C-8
A-18-19 Serial Story C-4
Comics _C-8-9 Society _B-3
Editorials _A-12 Sports ... C-l-4
Finance ...A-21 Woman’s Page,
Lost, Found.C-4 B-ll
Obituary ...A-14
Foreign
Nizi torpedo boat sinks French ship;
300 feared lost. Page A-l
British drive off 80 German air
raiders. Page A-l
Argentinians rush proposals before
deadline today. Page A-l
Rumania breaking records in send
ing oil to Germany. Page A-2
Europe’s trade after war to be bar
ter, Funk reveals. Page A-2
Dwindling of food bringing crisis in
unoccupied France. Page A-2
Big jump reported in number of
Germans in Cuba. Page A-4.
Wife of American slapped in scuffle
with Japanese police. Page A-17
Cardenas decrees reorganization of
oil Industry. Page A-17
Oil plants fired in Haifa bombing,
Italy claims. Page A-28
Discovery of last element claimed by
Swiss radiologist. Page B-8
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National.
Wallace to defer political activity
until after notification Page A-l
Plan to protect jobs of drafted U. S.
workers offered. Page A-l
Willkie gratified with receptions
given in Utah tour. Page A-15
Washington and Vicinity
Favorable report seen on Sumners
D. C. vote resolution. Page A-l
Prince of Luxembourg and children
arrive at Annapolis. Page A-3
Editorial and Comment
This and That. Page A-12
Answers to Questions. PageA-U
Letters to The Star. ' PageA-U
David Lawrence. Page A-13
Constantine Brown. PageA-U
G. Gould Lincoln. Page A-13
Alsop and Klntner. PageA-U
Miscellany
Service Orders. Page B-8
City News in Brief. Page B-t
Vital Statistics. PageB-U
After Dark. BageB-U
Bedtime Story. '.Pkya C-g
Letter Out. Page C-g
Winning Contract Page C-g
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BELIEVE IT OR \
NOT. BOYS. WE'VE
GOT A SNOWBALL
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Argentina Indicates
Desire to Preserve
Americas' Unity
Delegation Will Offer
Four Projects; New
U. S. Plan Disclosed
(See Garnett B. Horner Story,
Page A-4.)
By the Associated Press.
HAVANA, July 25.—Argentina, the
big question mark of the Pan
American Conference on hemisphere
defense, indicated today a desire
to retain the spirit of inter-Amer
ican solidarity.
Leopoldo Melo, head of the Ar
gentine delegation, said his country
was ready to present four projects
on the following subjects:
1. Foreign possessions.
2. Inter-American neutrality and
security zone.
3. Protection of children.
4. Co-ordination of defense meas
ures.
The proposals, he said, are couched
In language showing Argentina
wishes to maintain the present
status of a unified hemisphere.
New U. 8. Project Disclosed.
A new United States proposal
dealing with the menace of “fifth
column” activities in the Americas
was also disclosed as the conference
awaited the text of the Argentine
project.
This proposal, a companion to an
earlier proposal aimed at diplomatic
and consular officials, was described
as more sweeping in character and
designed to form a solid American
front against foreign attempts to
subvert domestic activities, foment
disorder or set up a non-American
system of government in aiiy Ameri
can area:
Under the proposed resolution, the
Americas would make suppression
of such activities a common con
cern, warn each other qf any for
eign threats and consult fully on
all measures.
Proposals adhering closely to
United States objectives were be
fore committees for study on the
three main problems—European col
onies in this hemisphere, suppres
sion of “fifth column” activities, and
relief for economic systems dislo
cated by the European war.
However, the Argentine delega
tion-rcenter of other delegates’
late Into the night on the proposals
introduced Just before the noon
deadline.
Some delegates thought the Ar
gentine plan on “collective trustee
ship” might conflict sharply with the
plan supported by the United States
and several other countries.
Contains Trusteeship Plan.
These other nations’ suggestions,
being worked into an all-inclusive
convention by a subcommittee head
ed by Secretary of State Cordell
Hull, were understood to contain
.the basic principles of the trustee
shin plan.
This would provide for a Joint
mandate—by all republics ratifying
the convention—over any colonies
threatened with transfer to another
foreign power or otherwise deemed
to imperial the security of the
hemisphere.
In view of Argentina's silence
since her delegation head, Dr.
Melo, cautioned the conference Mon
day against precipitate action on
“hypothetical” dangers, some dele
gates expressed belief her last
minute proposals might produce a
controversy.
The principal resolution relating
to subversive activities, presented by
the United States, calls for action
by all American nations to eradicate
any “fifth column” work by foreign
diplomatic or consular officials en
joying Immunity privileges.
It provides that hostile activities
of any foreign mission become a
common affair among all the Amer
ican nations, although recognising
the right of each republic to act
separately, calls for limitation of
such missions as follows:
' “That the privileges and immuni
ties . granted by international law
shall be extended exclusively to for
eign functionaries, including a rea
sonable • of aubcTdinates,
whet as residents in the Ammtaan
republics, dedicate thcmsslvss gen
ufnsty to the carrying oat ef normal
and legitimate diplomatic and con
sular fbaettoos. AO tba rest shall
b§ —sif—« foreigners subject to
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Dutch Interned
By Hundreds in
Nazi Reprisals
By the Assoc-' Press.
AMSTERDAM (via Berlin), July
25—Hundreds of men, women and
children of the Netherlands, arrest
ed in reprisal for alleged mistreat
ment of Germans in the Nether
lands Indies, have been taken to
Germany, where they will have the
“same treatment" as Germans in the
Indies, it was officially announced
today.
Among those interned are Dutch
colonial officials, with their wives
and children, who were on leave in
Holland.
It was reported also that about
50 members of the royal court, such
as the secretaries of Crown Princess
Juliana and her husband. Prince
Bernhard, and some of Queen
Wilhelmina's court chamberlains
also are included.
Germans say the Dutch will be
released when Germans, now ilV
terned in the East Indies, also are
freed.
I
Roosevelt Adds Oil
And Scrap Metals
To Export Control
Morgenthau Confirms
Stoppage of Tankers
Bound for Spain
By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt today added
petroleum and petroleum products,
scrap iron and other scrap metal
to the list of commodities subject
to possible embargo.
He signed an order subjecting
these to a system of export licensing,
should it be deemed necessary, soon
after Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau confirmed stoppage of
two shipments of oil to Spain.
The order amended a proclama
tion and regulations issued last July
2 designed to keep in this country
materials essential to the national
defense.
The law these regulations imple
mented provided legal authority for
the control of exports of munitions,
materials and machinery needed for
defense.
Control of Shipments.
Stephen Early, presidential secre
tary, said the order did not mean
an embargo was being placed on
these products but that the author
ity merely was being provided to
control shipments to other countries.
While Mr. Morgenthau would sup
ply no reasons for the oil shipment
stoppages, it was learned elsewhere
that a virtual embargo already had
been established to prevent the oil
from reaching Germany and Italy
through Spain.
Approximately 200,000 barrels of
oil were aboard two tankers whose
sailing from a Texas port was halted
a few days ago by the Maritime
Commission.
Mr. Morgenthau declined to go
British to Finance
New U. S. Plants
To Build Planes
Would Give America
Capacity to Produce
50,000 a Year
By the Associated Press.
Secretary’ of the Treasury Mor
genthau said today the United
States had pledged “every facility”
to enable the British to buy 3.000
military airplanes a month in this
country, in addition to huge orders
previously placed.
Confirming an announcement in
London by Lord Beaverbrook, Brit
ish Minister of Aviation Production,
the Secretary said the new arrange
ment was in addition to all previous
orders, and would require construc
tion of new factories.
The British have promised to pay
for the erection of the new factories,
as well as to buy their output, Mr.
Morgenthau added.
The Secretary asserted the Treas
ury, War and Navy Departments
were in complete accord on the com
mitment, and that William S.
Knudsen. production member of the
Defense Commission, had agreed to
undertake to work out the details.
Excess of 50,000 Planes.
He said the new factories involved
in the program would give the United
States capacity to build "far in ex
cess” of 50,000 planes a year, set
by President Roosevelt as a goal in
his May 16 defense message. He de
clined to estimate the exact capacity
planned.
Saying that the British "seem
to have plenty of money,” Mr. Mor
genthau said the “sums involved
are colossal."
“For our own national defense
and for the benefit of American in
dustry,” he continued, “I believe
this is the most important thing
with which I have come in con
tact.”
Specifically, Mr. Morgenthau ex
plained, the British proposed imme
diate action so that they could get
delivery on 3.000 airplanes during
each month of 1941 and 1942.
600 a Month Present Output.
Present United States airplane
production is not more than 600 ma
chines a month. One well-known
engineering authority has estimated
American factories could not pro
duce 3,000 planes a month until the
spring of 1944.
That would be for defense needs
of the United States alone, wholly
Ignoring demands for planes abroad.
It has been estimated, too, that
a production of 3.000 planes a month
would require a supervisory and ship
personnel of 475,000. American air
craft factories today employ fewer
than 100,000.
Lord Beaverbrook declared in a
broadcast last night that the United
States will approve a production
plan to supply Great Britain with
3,000 planes a month.
12,115 Engines'Purchased.
He said, moreover, that since the
ministry was formed May 14 Britain
had purchased 12,115 airplane en
gines from the United States.
“It is our purpose by every means
(See OIL, Page A-16.)
(See PLANES, Page A-10.)
Cool Week End Is Promised;
Polar Breezes Heading Here
The end of the heat wave is in
sight, the Weather Man said today.
A mass of cool air is now cen
tered over the Northwest and is
moving eastward. If it reaches here
the week end will be cool arid pleas
ant.- *
But temperatures in the upper
brackets are on schedule for today
and tomorrow. The forecast was
for continued fair knd warmer, with
a maximum temperature of 94 de
grees expected today.
Beaehes M by 1 P.M.
The mercury had reached 90 de
grees by t pni. here.
Elsewhere in the country the heat
wave, which has taken 338 lives
doing the last week, was being
broken by the polar breeses. The
Midwest, when deaths have been
most numerous, was getting thunder
toowen. which the forecaster said
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tem is being hard put to supply all
the water the city wants, Col.
Robert S. Thomas of the United
States Engineer’s office announced.
He revealed that' on Monday and
again on Tuesday, Washington
shattered the previous record for
water consumption by using 150,
000,000 gallons in a single day. This
was 7,000,000 gallons more than was
used on July 4, 1938, when the old
record was set.
No Need for Alarm.
“While there is no need for
alarm,” Col. Thomas said, “It is
obvious that the normal capacity of
the plants Is being approached.”
For short periods, Hie * District
filtration plants at Dalecarlla and
McMillan are capable of a daily out
put of 155,000,000 gallons.
The record water consumption.
Col. Thomas vdd, demonstrates the
wisdom of the District Commission -
(See WEATHER, Page A-2.) i
McNary Adds
His Support
For D. C. Vote
Says Senate G. 0. P.
Favors It; House
Unit's Approval Due
By WILL P. KENNEDY.
Senate Minority Leader McNary
of Oregon, Republican vice presi
dential nominee, today added his
support to the growing sentiment
in Congress for extending the fran
chise to Washington residents. At
the same time a favorable report
by the House Judiciary Committee
on the Sumners representation
resolution was forecast when a
majority of the committee members
said they expected to vote for the
resolution.
Following closely on a similar
statement yesterday by House Re
publican Leader Martin of Mas
sachusetts, Senator McNary today
declared:
“I stoutly favor suffrage in the
District of Columbia and believe
most of the Republican members
of the Senate share this view.'’
Senator McNary did not go into
details as to his preference among
the various proposals pending in
Congress.
Members of the Judiciary Com
mittee, which will meet Tuesday
on the Sumners resolution, said
they will follow the leadership
of Chairman Sumners, who spon
sored the resolution; Representa
tive Guyer of Kansas, ranking
Republican member, who promises
to co-operate with Mr. Sumners,
and Minority Leader Martin, who
pledged the support of the 167 Re
publican House members.
Out of 16 Democratic members of
the committee, 9 have stated they
expect to vote for the resolution—
the other 7 are out of the city. Out
of 10 Republican members 5 say
they will probably vote for the
resolution, 1 was non-commital and
the other 4 are out of the city. This
makes a total of 14 out of 26 who
have indicated they will join in a
, favorable report to bring the ques
tion to a vote in the House, while 11
are not in the city.
Young Voices Support.
Strong support* of the Sumners
resolution, meanwhile, was voiced
at the District Building by Com
missioner John Russell Young.
"I am a firm believer in na
tional representation,” Mr. Young
said, “and this looks like about the
best thing offered to bring it about.
The people should have some form
or method of participation in the
government of their country.”
Mg. Young said he had not been
asked fof oflVial comment on the
measure but would be glad to ex
press his strong support at any
time.
“I don't know enough about it
no# to reach a decision,” he de
clared. "But before the day is over
I will confer with Mr. Sumners and
1 make up my mind.”
Representative Rayburn of Texas,
! majority.leader of the House, told
i newspapermen today he would make
: known his position tomorrow on the
Sumners resolution.
Meantime Chairman Randolph of
the District Committee, who t#ok a
leading part in revival of the cam
paign to give the people of Wash
ington the privilege of voting, said
he had arranged to confer Monday
| night with a group of representa
i tives of the District Suffrage Associ
j ation.
Sumners Explains Stand.
Chairman Sumners said today:
‘‘The members of the committee
will have an opportunity to vote
on this question Tuesday. It looks
like there is a good chance to get
a favorable report. I have for years
contended that the proposition is
absolutely sound. It gives Congress
the right of control and gives to the
people of the District such rights
as are not in conflict with the
Federal interest.
“Our Government is founded on
the philosophy that there can be
no just government without the
consent of the governed. While the
people in the District came here to
live knowing that it was established
as Federal territory as distinguished
from a free state, there is no reason
why the Federal Government should
deprive them of a share in the
Government and the right of suf
frage so long as it would not en
danger the Federal interest.
"The Federal interest should and
must predominate. But under this
resolution there is no chance to
create a Federal state and I am
convinced the people of the Na
tion’s Capital can be given free
men's right to vote without endan
gering our Government.”
Guyer to Back Measure.
Co-operating with Mr. Sumners,
Mr. Guyer said: “I have always
favored some form of local self
government for the District of Co
lumbia. It seems to me a strange
and anomalous situation to have
600,000 people within the United ,
States who have nothing to say di
rectly about their government. X
believe the people of the District
are entitled not only to suffrage
and self-government, but also that
they should have representation in
Congress.
“Self-government for the District
of Columbia would relieve the Con
gress of a great deal of detail work
regarding the local government of
the District and the City of Wash
ington. Two large committees of
the Congress are continuously busy
with purely local matters. The en
ergies of the members of these com
mittees might be expended to bet
ter, advantage in consideration of
(See SUFFRAGE, Page A-3.)
Below Average Crop
Of Wheat Seen for Italy
By the Associated P'
ROME, July 25.—The minister of
agriculture advised Premier Mus
solini today that Italy's wheat crop
this year would total about 73,000,
000 quintals—about 7,700,000 quin
tals below the average of the tail
three years.