Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 December 1937 — Page 3

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D.R AWAITS

APOLOGY FROM FROM JAP EMPEROR

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expression of regret, an undertak-, ine u to 9 Take complete and compre- | tions, and an pensiye that d te and specific steps have been en which will insure that hereafter American nationals, interests and property in ‘China will not be subjected to attack by Japanese armed forces or unlawful interference by any Japanese authority or forces whatsoever.” In official circles it was explained that the note implemented and strengthened the demands made on Japanese Ambassador Hirosi Saito by the President yesterday. The note sent through Mr. Grew reduced to the official record the pertinent facts surrounding the destruction of the Panay, added to Japanese admission of responsibility, and cited for the record the futulity of Japanese apologies and assurances against repetition in pre. vious incidents.

Adds to Official Record

The Grew note also built up on the official record this Government's case for collection of indemnities and strengthened the President's demand that assurances against future attacks ‘on American nationals and their property in China. shall come in this instance from a more responsible authority than those of the past ‘which have proven Yalue. ess. Yesterday Mr. Hull informed Mr. Saito that the President had taken personal charge of the crisis. He handed Saito a memorandum stat

“That the President is deeply shocked and concerned by the news of the indiscriminate bombing of American and other non-Chinese vessels on the Yangtse, and that he requests that the Emperor be so advised.”

Copies Are Given Out

Photostatic copies ‘of the" President’s memorandum of instrtictions to Secretary Hull were given out, on White House instructions. These revealed that the typewritten text of the first paragraph originally had, read that the President “suggests that the Emperor be so advised,” of Mr. Roosevelt's attitude. The word “suggests” was crossed out and in the President’s own handwriting was written in the word “requests.” _ Publication of the photostaiic copies of the memorandum, bearing the President’s informal signature “PF, D. R” in flowing hand, was . considered additional indication of anger and impatience over the Panay incident. J The sting in the demands lay in the fact that Mr. Roosevelt directed them to the Japanese Emperor who, in Japan, is traditonally a sacred personage, aloof from political and Governmental affairs.

Presidetit had given the Japanese

‘pointing his demands so that an apology from the Emperor would be required. . This, it was believed, would involve for the Japanese general staff and high naval command

Japan has suffered since she became one of the dominant military and naval powers, because it would draw

peror into world affairs and humiliate him by compelling him to apologize for acts of his military and naval forces. As can indication that further action might be expected from this Government if the demands upon Japan are not satisfied, the President prefaced the presentation of his demands to Ambassador Saito by an appeal through his press secretary, Stephen T. Early, for support from the press and .the public for any decision that he and his aids might make on the Panay incident.

Fear for Safety fty of

Seven Hoosiers

Fears for the sately of seven Hoosiers last reported in the war zones of China were expressed here today by the United Christian Missionary Society and relatives. The missionary society reported that five former Hoosiers were in the Nanking war zone when that group last heard from them.

They are: The Rev. Lewis S. C.} Smythe, University of Nanking teacher; the Rev. James Henry McCallum, believed to have been a passenger on the destroyed U. S. Gunboat Panay; Dr. R. F. Brady, of the Nanking University Hospital staff; Miss Minnie Vautrin, teacher in Gingling College, Nanking, and the Rev. Miner Searle Bates, Uniersity of Nanking teacher and head of an emergency refugee committee there. Fear for the safety of Miss Iva Hynds, native of Indiana, who is a nurse and missionary in Nanking, was expressed by a sister, Miss Nora Hynds, of Martinsville. It was not known if she was a passenger on the Panay. Word also was awaited regarding the fate of Kenneth James Rice of Mishawaka, who was reported to have been a member of the Panay’s Crew.

VanNuys Against War: Ludlow Pushes Pian

Times Special WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. — The United States will not become involved in war with Japan if Indiana’s members of the Senate and House Foreign Aflairs Committee have their way

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“Senator Vaniuys, of the Senate

militarists a bitter pill’to swallow in |

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the sacred personage of the Em-|

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ernment sent such an all inclusive note was taken as evidence of its

eagerness to take the first step

toward settlement, while it awaited with apparent extreme anxiety the delivery of the American protest. On the occasion of similar incidents, notably British protests, there has been long delay “pending official investigations.” The atte.cks on the American ships were coiricident with attacks on four British gunboats and two British tugs. But it was evident that though Eritain made no effort to conceal her anger, the Japanese er= ican incident. There was no mention of a reported possibility that. President Roosevelt might seek a direct apology from Emperor Hirohito. Such an evenfuality would be of the gravest nioment here because of the Emperor’; status as not head of a government, but above the government. | Just before the exchange of notes at the American Embassy, Prince Fumimaro Konoye, in a statement of Government policy, asserted that the Chinese Government was a “mere shadow” and that Japan must act to safeguard China's future administrafiion and prosperity. This statement coincided with the proclame.tion at Peiping of a “Provisional Government” to rule all China now occupied, or to be occupied in the future,

Japanese. The. proclamation, in

“lturn, was issued. after announce-

ment that the Japanese had taken Nanking, China’s capital. Newspapers played up stories of the Premier's proclamation, and hundreds of thousands of’ celebrated the fall of Nanking. But stories about the grave JapaneseAmericen situation were confined principelly to American reaction. This, however, was presented care. fully.

IN INDIANA POLIS

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Deaths (To Date)

1937 ....... 47 1936 ....... 152

“Deaths in City

1937 ....... 97 1936 ....... 122

Accidents (Dec. 13) Accidents .... 5

Injured ...... Dead .......! 3

Arrests (Dec. 13)

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lis Lawyers’ Sh a ots Tau ‘Omegs, luncheon, Board of ta Club, luncheon, Spink-Arms Hotel, Indianapolis and Fishing Ctub, hts IL § Hotel - Mereator Club, ib, luncheon, Columbia Club, PC ¥Riversal Club, luncheon, Columbis Club,

noon. University of Michigan Club, luncheon, Board of Trade, noon. Agents’ Association, junc eon, Athena Joan

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DEATHS

muel Clarence Harris, 6, at Riley, enone " Remb m 18h, 85, at City, broncho pagumonia

as BE. Johnson, 63, at 420 E. North, cerebral hemorrhage. le Lacey, 63, at 2865 Shriver, cerebral hemorrhage, omas E. Cunningham, 51, at 1433 E. Vermont, cerebral hemorrhage. Howard Lower, 31, at Methodist, burns. Harry Edward Kent 81, at St. Vincent's, acute cardiac dilatatio se Gowdy, t City, burns Kenneth ne ~% "3a. at 1617 Ludlow, pulmonary tuberculosis. Woodburn Masson, 68, at 930 E. 57th, carcinoma. n C. Burch, 54, at city, cerebral hemorrhage, nn Clements, 90, at 2260 N. Pennaylvanis. arteriosclerosis. nry Schurmann, 81, at 1923 N. Meridion: acute dilatation of hea. Meta H. Schaub, 41, at ang TSoutheastern, coronary thrombosis. Pearl Etta Hendrickson, 3, at St. Vinoni a.

cents, PEW 63, at 1635 Cott elc vB y chronic myocar. oihage Edward G. ner, 73, at 2602 James, chronie Oa S. 3 30, at 529 Mozart,

Clara Opal Tudor, tubereiioss. liam Rufus Moore, 66, at Methodist, A S. Martha Ellen: Harrison, 82, at 4907 E. 14, at Riley,

ernicious oedema. a Yoder, broncho pneumonia.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

wm United States Weather Bureau —

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST—Rain or snow probable in south portion tonight

{ and tomorrow, possibly in north portion

tonight or by tomorrow; little change in temperature.

Sunrise ......6:59 | Sunset ....... 4:20

TEMPERATURE =~Dec. 14, 1986—TR Meivsanv. 3

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Precipitation 24 xs, end Total precipitation since

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said wns “the view of my constituents in this matter” as follows: “The Panay bombing did not alarm Ime as a cause of war. When an American gunboat is in a war zone, il: can expect to be hit. There is no ri:ason why our citizens should not have evacuated that area long ago. They were given plenty of warning to get out and stay out or take a change of getting killed.” Rep. Finly Gray is the Indiarfs member of the House Foreign fairs (Committee. He sees no reason far war and said he has some very definite ideas regarding the United. States in the Orient which he expects to expound shortly. “Nothing should be done to excite our pe populace at this time,” Mr. Gray sa Mesnwhile, the bombing incident has aided more names to the discharge petition which would bring the Lidlow resolution for a war referendum amendment to the House floor [for action. Rer. Ludlow reported today that only [0 signatures are lacking of the 218 required. He said he feared the annotincement of hearings on the resoliition marked an effort to halt the petition, however. Chairman Hatton W. Sumners (D. Texas) of the House Judiciary Committee set a hearing for tomorrow and never gave Mr. Ludlow an official notice, the latter's office reported.

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Shanghai as “safe ashore.” Admiral Yarnell’s reports indicated he was only slightly wounded.

Goes Ahead of Party

Despite his wound, reports said that Mr. Paxton had volunteered to precede the main party of American refugees inland from the Yangtse, He was attempting to reach Hofei well ahead of the party and send a rescue mission of Chinese back to assist the refugees. In volunteering for the effort, Mr. Paxton apparently separated am the main party of Panay survivors under leadership of George Atch-

|eson Jr, American Embassy secre-

tary, Mr. Atcheson led the refugees believed to number about 50, toward Hofei while Mr. Paxton hurried ahead. Admiral Yarnell radioed the U. S. Navy Department confirming the deaths of Charles Lee Ensminger, storekeeper first class, of Ocean ‘Beach, Cal, and Sandro Sandri, noted Ttalian newspaper man. His radioed report also said-eight survivors of the Panay were badly wounded, including Lieut. Arthur Ferdinand Anders of Vallejo, Cal. The death list was increased when the Augusta officially announced -the death of Capt. C. H. Carlsen of Waterbury, Conn., master of the Standard Oil steamer Meiping. Japanese found the body and prepared it. for burial. Later it will be removed to: Shanghai. Information was received’ today that there were five separate attacks, not four as reported, on the Panay and the Standard Oil ships. Rescue Operations Complicated There was & complicated network of rescue co-operation in which rican . Ambassador Nelson T. Johnson, at Hankow, and the Amerjcan Flagship Augusta here were receiving messages. Mr. Acheson was sending his messages to Dr. H. B. ylor, American missionary at

|Hohsien, for relay to Ambassador

Johnson. The Bee was reporting by radio to the Augusta. In addition Japanese authorities were receiving reports from their men and American, British and Japanese warship commandants at the scene were in

contact. - Casualties Listed

As nearly as could be established, casualties in addition to the two known dead included: Lieut. Comm. J. J. Hughes, commanding officer of the Panay, broken leg. : Lieut. A. F. Anders, executive of-

ficer, machine gun bullet in neck}.

and bomb fragments in body, serious. E. P. Gazzie, clerk in the American Embassy, leg wound. James Marshall, writer for Collier's, wounded in the neck. There were conflicting reports regarding the severity of his wound. But the cruiser Augusta was advised this afternoon that Mr. Marshall had arrived at Wuhu and this was taken to mean that, as he had walked many miles, his wound was ‘not

dangerous.

Provisional ‘Government Set Up by Peiping

PEIPING, Dec. 14 (U. P.) —Japanese authorities and Chinese cooperating with them today .proclaimed a “Provisional Government of the Republic of China” and ad-

“| vanted it as the new ruling body of

the country. It was announced that the *

ernment” would exert authority in &

all areas from which Chinese Government troops had been driven and would “assume responsibility” in all affairs that might arise between China and foreign governments. The proclamation was issued at 11 a. m. Foreign embassies were -not immediately notified formally, but since dawn the old five-barred: Chinese Republican flag had been flying on official buildings, = (This flag had been supplanted by the red. and blue flag of the present day.) : “President” Unnamed For the present there was no effort to name 8 “president” or other chief executive.’ The nner” was being

operated ; the executive, aati and io a

branches of the regime, with ministers of administra

Government in opposition to the Chinese Central Government had been expected. Japanese had announced that they would make some such arrangement as soon as they had taken Nanking, the national

capital. Officials Confer There have been long conferences

by night between Japanese and pro- |’

Japanese Chinese officials here, under the sponsorship of a specially

instituted Japanese military department. There seemed to be some difficulty in reconciling the differences among those Chinese co-operating with the Japanese as to their individual positions in the regime. It was forecast that if the Central Government came to terms with the northern regime, the Japanese would seek to. perpetuate the northern regime as having complete control of northern provinces, thus providing an “effective buffer area between China proper and Soviet Russia. But in addition, it was indicated that the Japanese might use the new regime as a means of pressure on the Central or National Government in an effort to force peace on Japanese terms with the threat of conquest ‘of the. entire Sumy as the alternative.

BINGHAM UNDER KNIFE

BALTIMORE, Dec. 14 (U. P).— Robert W. Bingham, American Ambassador to Great Britain, today. underwent an exploratory operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. William F. Reinhoff Jr. conducted the operation and said definite diagnosis of Ambassador Bingham’s condition has not been made.

CENSUS EXECUTIVE QUITS WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (U.P.).— Frederick F. Robinson, assistant administrator of the Natipnal Unemployment Census, resigned today to return to his duties wit! Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co., Toledo, O.

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Conn., master of the Standard oil steamship Meiping.

KNOWN WOUNDED

“Lieut. Comdr. James J. Hughes, Washington, D. 'C., coramanding officer of the Panay. Broken leg. Lieut. A. F. Vallejo, Cal., executive o “off the Pinay, machine gun bullet if} neck and bomb fragments in body Reported serious. E. P. Gassie, cle in the American Embassy, lég wound. James Marshall,’ writer for Collers. Arrived at Wun with wound in neck. J. Hall Pakton, American Embassy secretary. # Roy Squires, Seattle, fcrmer captain of the Washington U. football team.

ABOARD BRITISH GUNBOAT BEE

John A. Bonkoski, gunner’s mate third class, Conshohocken, Pa. Raymond L. Browning, elecirician’s mate 3d class, Los. Angeles. John A. Dirnhofer, seaman 1st class, Syracuse, N. Y, Joseph A. Granes, gunner’s mate 1st class, Rochester, N. Y.Thomas Coleman, chief pharmacist’s mate, Lisbon, La. William T. Hoyle, machinist’s mate 2d class, Balsam, N. C. Vernon F. ckett, machinist’s mate first class, Corsicana, Tex. J. V. Pickering, Cadiz, O., Nanking manager | for the Standard Oil Co.

SAFE ASHORE

C. C. Vines, British American Tobacco Co. | George Atcheson Jr. - “American Embassy secretary. Capt. Frank N. Roberts, assistant American military attache. John L. Hodge, machinist’s mate second class, Siluria, Ala.

MISSING

“PP, L. Broderick, Urbana, Ill, employed by the Chinese customs administration. Eric Mayell, Fox Movietone camera man, Hollyw

Norman Alley, Universal News

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Over in Franco 3 you would naturally

expect to see the menus written in

Frerch but I never did see aay

sens: of going in an American

resteurant © ‘and havin’ ‘to wade . pig Le. Desire for |

through a: lot’a’

2h French in. order

suppose people jest naturally think that

“French” gives a |

place a toney atmosphere.

I had an uncle

said “Tei on parle francais. » For 20

years my uncle had been waitin’ for. everybody to git seated at. the table—then he would point up to this sign and say grace. Finally one day a. stranger had dinner there and he looked up at the sign and said, “I see you ls speak French here.” My uncle said, “No, we don’t.” The fella says, “Well, what do you mean by havin’ that sign up there? It says ‘French spoken here.’ ” My uncle says, “Why, that durn You: know 20 years ago a young fella came through here and he sold me that sign for ‘Hea-

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ENGLAND WEIGHS PROTEST ACTION

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Eden favored joint British-American action, but that the United States Government had pointed out that this would be contrary to American policy. There was much talk publicly of thie possibility of a joint naval demonstretion in Chinese waters. But this has not been considered officially, it was said, and on the contrary was ruled out as impracticable if only because there are insufficient ‘ warships there to make any demonstration that would be effective. It was felt, moreover, that

it would be useless to imply a threat

which there was no intention to back up. The Japanese Ambassador visited the foreign office toclay and apologized for attacks on four British warships. and two British tugs in the Yangtse. ;

Norman Soong, Honolulu, employed by the New York Times. Weldon James, chief of the United Press bureau at Nanking. G. M. McDonald, London Times war correspondent. Albert Ros, clerk in the Italian imbassy Luigi Barzini, Italian war correspondent. - - (Sandro Sandri, Italian war correspondent. who was killed, was United Press correspondent on the southern front during the ItalianEthiopian War. .He Wamone of he few newspaper friendly with Gen. (now

Iodolfo Graziani, commanding.)

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wide organization to be named the ‘Juvenile Court - Committee’. be formed to co-operate with the mas jor political parties in. selecting

qualified and competent candidates

‘for the Marion County Juvenile

Court judge in the spring of 1938.” Juvenile Court Judge John F. Geckler described the aims of: the new court committee as ‘“‘worthwhile in its announced plans to support high grade candidates from each party. “It is the duty of every political party to place upon the ballots the names of the best qualified mab for the office.” Judge Geckler added that he would be a candidate in the Demoe cratic primary for re-election. : The committee, leaders emphae sized, is nonpolitical and ‘nonpartie san. Mr. West placed the group on record as being “neither. for nor against any individual as such, but being very much for the best Juvee nile Court \that can be had.” “It is vitally important that the people of Indianapolis support this group in the improvement of con-

| ditions in Juvenile Court,” Mr. West

said. “There is a general city-wide feeling for a better court, a court which not only would have a qualified and competent judge, but which also would utilize the vast experience and service which are available from both public and private social agencies. “The Court is the hub from which all social service in Indianapolis radiates. If the Court is a poor one, this social service work is great=

ly hindered. On ‘the other hand,

if Indianapolis can boast a good Court, social service work is helped greatly. ”» + Cites “Poor Practice”

Mrs. Clifford gave “several exam-

ples of poor Juvenile Court prace

tice.” She said she witnessed the appearance in court on several occa= sions of the parents of seven children. “On each occasion of the family's appearance,” Mrs. Clifford said, “the case was considered a new one, It was approached without regard to its background.” Others who! spoke in behalf of the committee’s work were the Rev. v. Mr. Wicks, Toney E. Flack, Mrs. Good. man, Mrs. Lesh and Rabbi Morris M. Feuerlicht. Mr. Stunip discussed “The Nature and Function of a Juvenile Court.” The committee members pledged the support of the . organizations they represented in the primary and general elections next year, The term of Juvenile Court Judge ts | John F. Geckler expires then.

A second general committee meete ing has been set for January. :

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