Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 December 1938 — Page 3

FRANCE WILL DEFEND POSSESSIONS,

Visit of Nazi F oreign Minister Waited; Maritime Strike Ties Up Luxury Liners; ~ Landon to Hold Vital Position at Lima

TU. S. Laws Permit Embargo Against Germany, New Report Reveals.

By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Times Foreign Editor ON BOARD THE SANTA CLARA, Dec. 5.—The Eighth PanAmerican Conference starting Friday at Lima, Peru, towards which this vessel is now ploughing its way, should be the most important as well as the most fruitful of the entire series. That, certainly, is the feeling of every interested person on board this ship, from Secretary of State Hull, head of the delegation, and former Gov. - Alf M. Landon of Kansas, second in cgmmand, on down. The reason for this is not difficult to find. Europe and Asia are in a state of terror and upheaval. It is impossible to say what new horror is just ahead. From left and right popular liberty is increasingly threatened by totalarian ideologies which will not necessarily stop at the water's edge but may leap the oceans and attack the Americas.

Law of Jungle Feared

All this, it is unanimously believed—and there are also a number of Latin-American delegations aboard the Santa Clara—will naturally tend to make the 21 republics of this hemisphere more than ever, take stock of their own security, collectively as well as individually. Nor has the lesson of Munich been lost on the nations of the western world. Everyone realizes that the law of the jungle has again become the law of some of the earth's major powers. This does not mean that responsible Pan-American statesmen seriously expect Germany, Japan, “Italy or Russia to send an expeditionary force and boldly attempt a landing on our shores. But all realize that in .the more or less subtle ways of totalitarian propagandists there is the possibility of a coup by foreign-inspired Rightists or: Leftists within this or that republic, followed by an appeal for help from overseas.

Talk of ‘Invitation’

All understand that the cry for annexation did not spring spontaneously from the Austrians or the Sudeten Germans, but came only after the Nazis from across the border had carefully prepared the way.

Latin Americans have not forgotten that it was a group of Mexican “rebels” who “invited” the British, French and other Europeans to interveneé when the United States was weakened by the Civil War and! plant Maximilian upon Mexico's throne. Similar tactics, carefully timed and modified to suit the occasion, might still be employed by foreign powers seeking to gain a new foothold in the New World. Every one of the 21 republics is also aware that the way to prevent it is to be individually and collectively strong. It can be said, therefore, that Chapter 1 of the program of the Eighth International Conference of American States—as the Lima gathering will be called officially—will be the most important part of the agenda. Its title is “organization of peace.” Chapter 2 deals with international law and recognition of belligerency; Chapter 3 with important economic problems, and Chapters 4, 5, 6 and 7 with ‘women’s rights, intellectual eo-

operation, the Pan-American Union|

and so on. Landon for U. S.

It is Chapter 1 which will give the conference its character and, appropriately enough, Mr. Hull has put his Number 1 man, Mr. Landon, in charge of our own committe to deal with that subject. What sort of Pan-American peace plan will emerge from the conference of course is anybody’s guess. Guessing is made all the more hazardous because of the number of projects already scheduled to be taken up. Among others, for example, is one calling for the creation of an American League or association of nations, sponsored by Colombia and the Dominican Republic. Also the so-called Mexican peace code designed to co-ordinate in one d ment the various features of the ferent peace treaties—of which there are five of a general character plus at least four providing for consultation, mediation and so forth. Likely enough, too, President Roosevelt’s hemisphere defense plan will be discussed but probably only in a general way and in connection with one or more of the peace projects already listed.

Administration Studies Embargo Provisions

(Copyrigt. 1938, by United Press) .

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. — High Administration officials studied today a confidential report. proposing two methods available under exist- - ing statutes by which President Roosevelt could - impose economic sanctions on Japan and Germany. The report, drafted by administrative legal experts, cites the Haw-ley-Smoot Tariff Act of 1930 and the Federal Code. as amended in 1934, as laws by which the President could clamp down on trade with any nation in retaliation for *“discriminatory practices.” Under Section 338 of the Tariff Act, the report said: “The President has very broad powers and he is free to exercise them without the recommendation, consent -or approval (of any other agency of the Government. “The law provides that whenever the President finds that the public interest will be served thereby, he shall proclaim new or. additional tariff duties upon imports from products of any foreign country

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{sassins, a college student named

EUROPE PARIS—Warning given to Italy and Germany. LONDON—Chamberlain backs France, warns Italy. ROME—Press renews attacks on France. BUCHAREST—Judge shot, Iron Guard blamed. THE AMERICAS ABOARD SANTA CLARA-— Peace policies under discussion. WASHINGTON—U. put embargo on Nazis, report says. THE FAR EAST SHANGHAI-U. S. gunboat escorted down Yangtze by Japanese. THE JEWISH CRISIS BERLIN—New ghetto decrees go into effect.

NEW YORK — Mundelein says - Europeans dislike persecution. 8 n 8

NAZIS PREPARE NEW ‘REVENGE’

Jews to Suffer for for Death of Fascist Leader in Rumania, Warning.

‘S. could Japan or

BERLIN, Dec. 5 (U. P.).—German Jews were warned today that they will suffer Nazi revenge for the slaying in Rumania of Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, the “little Fuehrer” of Rumania’s Fascist Iron Guard. Nazi sources indicated today that Germany, considered Italy’s antiFrench campaign “ill timed” and feared that it would embarrass the entire appeasement program. Although there was no ‘official or newspaper comment in Berlin regarding Italy’s campaign against France, annoyance was evident in Government sources that it should have come on the eve of the signing of the new German-French antiwar accord. Nazis, describing the Rumanian killings as ‘‘cold-blooded inurder,” posted signs in various parts of Berlin labeled “Revenge for Codreanu!” ' “We will revenge Codreanu through the Jews!” said the signs, found hanging from doorknobs and from trees. ‘Plot’ By Jews Charged Newspapers, rejecting official Ru-! manian explanations that 17 Iron Guardists, including Codreanu, had been slain during the last five days when they attempted to] “escape” from authorities, repeated accusations that the killings in Rumania, like the slaying of Ernst vom Rath in Paris by a 17-year-old Polish Jew, were part of a plot by ‘international Jewry.” The new warning was posted before Germany’s 700,000 Jews had recovered from a series of Nazi decrees banishing them to a 20th Century form of ghetto life. The decrees pro-

ing automobiles, from walking or riding in some ot Berlin's principal streets, - entering theaters, concert halls, athletic grounds and other public places and advised them to move into the poor northwest section of Berlin.

Mundelein Declares

Pogrom Is Unpopular

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 (U. P.).—His Eminence George Cardinal Mundelein, archbishop of Chicago, returns to his episcopate today convinced that the average person In Italy is strongly opposed to the Nazi campaign against religious and racial minorities, - The Cardinal, returning to the United States from an official visit to the Vatican, said that Italians with whom he talked had expressed strong sympathy with President Roosevelt's denunciation of campaigns against religious groups in Germany.

Iron Guard Strikes

BUCHAREST, Rumania, Dec. 5 (U. P.).—Two youths today shot and wounded Col. Cristescu, president of the military tribunal at Cernauti, in what was believed to be the first counter-blow against the shooting of Corneliu Zelea Codreanu; Iron Guard leader, and 16 of his principal followers. The youths fired four revolver shots at Col. Cristescu. One bullet struck him in the left side of the chest. His condition. was not believed to be serious. Police captured one of the as-

Leonid Lututovici. caped.

POLICE STUMPED IN GARY DEATH PROBE

GARY, Dec. 5 (U.P. .—Police today appeared stalemated in their search for the slayer of Andrew Wytow, constable and former Gary policeman, who was found shot to death on a lonely road near here yesterday. Two shells from the 45-caliber gun used in the murder were found near his car, police reported. Polide advanced the opinion Mr; Wytow was slain by someone he knew who was riding with him and who shot him when they neared the Dunes section of Gary.

The other es-

which, according to his finding, discriminates against the commerce of the United States, either directly or indirectly. “If after the issuance of such a proclamation the foreign country maintains or increases the discrimination, the President is authorized ‘to issue a further proclamation directing that such products of said country or such articles imported in its vessels . . . shall be excluded

{| Mediterranean.”

hibited Jews from owning or driv-|

BRITAIN STANDS WITH FRANGE ON ITALY'S DEMAND

Fascist Press Renews Attacks on Paris, Makes Gestures Toward Germany.

LONDON, Dec. 5 (U. P.).—Britain has warned Italy that recent colonial demonstrations against France are likely to disrupt the new efforts at friendship between Britain and - Italy, Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons today. Mr. Chamberlain said Lord Perth, British Ambassador, has been instructed to tell Count Galeazoo Ciano, Italian foreign minister, that the demonstrations in the Italian Chamber for Italian annexation of French Tunisia, Corsica, Savoy and Nice “must have a detrimental effect on the prospects of collaboration.” Mr. Chamberlain announced that nothing in the new British-Italian agreement, which is part of his plan for general European appeasement, has affected British obligations to France. He thus served notice that Britain wiil stand with France in resisting any attempts to change things in the Mediterranean. “While Tunis, Corsica and Nice are not specifically mentioned in the agreement, ” Mr. Chamberlain said, theyq are covered by the proviison regarding the status quo in the

Mr. Chamberlain said further that Count Ciano told Lord Perth that “the Italian Government does not associate itself with the demonstration and does not recede from the undertakings it has given.”

Fascists Revive

Alsace-Lorraine Issue

ROME, Dec. 5 (U. P.).—The controlled Fascist press renewed its attacks on France today and bitterly denounced French “insinuations” that Italy's partnership with Nazi Germany is being strained. Virginio Gayda, who is close to Premier Mussolini, wrote in the Giornale d'Italia that France, instead of advancing insinuations about the Rome-Berlin axis, should remember that her frontier province of Alsace is inhabited by 3,500,000 Germans. Following up ~ unofficial Ttalian demands for such French territory as Tunisia and Corsica, Gayda said: “Greater Germany is not only on the Italian frontier but on the French frontier as well, next to a territory under French sovereignty although it is populated by 3,500,000 Germans and is rich in iron and potassium mines.” Other Italian newspapers described the anti-Italian -demonstrations in Tunis and Corsica as “organized” or ‘ordered” by French authorities. :

JAPS ESCORT U. 3. BOAT DOWN RIVER

‘Second Warship to Join Con-

voy Tomorrow.

SHANGHAI Dec. 5 (U. P.).—A Japanese spokesman said today that the American Gunboat Luzon and the French escort vessel Amiral Charner left Hankow at 8 a. m. for Shanghai, accompanied by three Japanese torpedo boats and a Japanese airplane. It was understood that the Luzon had three American civilians aboard. The Japanese had long refused permission for the Luzon to go down the Yangtze, asserting that the river was dangerous because of Chinese mines. The flotilla is due at Kiukiang tomorrow. The American gunboat Monocacy, which is at Kiukiang, will embark such Americans as wish to leave the Kuling area, the Japanese spokesman said, and accompany the flotilla to Shanghai.

BOY, 10, STANDS FIRST TIME LORAIN, O, Dec. 5 (U. P.).— Ten-year-old ‘Ellis Vasu, crippled since birth, recently stood on his feet for the first time in his life. Ellis underwent two operations this year and spent three months in a cast from his chest to his toes.

Daladier Delays Council On Italian Crisis, Gives Warning.

PARIS, Dec. 5 (U. P.).—A new outbreak of strikes was threatened today as the Government prepared to welcome Joachim von Ribbentrop, German Foreign Minister, due

here tomorrow to sign a FrenchGerman peace declaration. Anticipating the visit,] Premier Daladier announced that France would defend the integrity of all her possessions, This might apply to Italian agitation tor Nice, Savoy, Tunis and Corsica as well as German demands for return of prewar colonies. { Efforts of Premier Daladier and his Cabinet colleagues failed to end a maritime strike which |immobilized 33 ships, including the crack liners Normandie, Ile de France and Paris, at Le Havre and Boulogne. Dock workers threatened today to start a sympathetic strike to support the seamen who struck in protest against the dismissal of some of their fellows, and then} were dis-~ missed themselves.

Factory Opening Ordered

The Government dispatched labor inspectors to industrial cities all over the country to order em-

were closed as the result of the

abortive one-day general strike last Wednesday. Hundreds of factories ended their lockouts in various parts of the country today, but there was still tension in some cities. Fifty-one textile mills, employing 80 per cent of textile workers in the Lille area, were still closed. Nearly all metallurgical plants in the region remained shut. One hundred thousand workers were locked out in the Marseilles area. Many arrests were reported in the Valenciennes region.

Council Meeting Delayed

Premier Daladier yesterday ordered the Cabinet to meet today, as a Council of Ministers under President Albert Lebrun, to consider the new French-Italian dispute. As a result of the new threat of labor troubles, however, M. Daladier deferred the meeting until tomorrow. There were indications that the Government, though making it plain to the Italian Government that it was prepared to concede nothing to such demands as those made in the Rome Parliament, was trying to minimize the dispute. Corsicans and Tunisians spoke for themselves yesterday with riotous demonstrations denouncing any effort by Italy to claim Corsican or Tunisian territory, -

Consulates Guarded

Italian consulaics in Corsica, Tunis and cities of France were under guard today as a result of the demonstrations. M. Daladier said that yesterday's demonstrations were the best reply to Italian manifestations and proved that the French are ready to hold their possessions wherever the Tricolor floats. He asked Corsicians and Tunisians to refrain from further manifestations. Groups of people numbering from scores to 30,000 gathered yesterday to show their resentment of the Italian demonstration, and to pledge themselves never to accept Italian domination. Not only in Corsica itself but in Tunisia and in French cities, Corsicans led yesterday’s demonstrations. At Ajaccio, the chief town of Corsica, 30,000 persons led by the Mayor and members of the Municipal Council marched. through the city, singing the French national anthem, the Marseillaise, and shouting: “Long live France! Long live Corsica! To the firing post with Mussolini.” In Tunis, demonstrators attacked Italian shops and about 20 of them were arrested.

Nazi Pledge May Be Asked

It was expected that Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet would seek a declaration from German Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop that the Nazi Government was not supporting any Italian agitation for French territory. Herr von Ribbentrop is to arrive tomorrow with a corps of aides to sign the “no more war” declaration and to discuss with Mr. Bonnet the entire European situation. Arrangements were made to sign tomorrow . afternoon the FrenchGerman declaration against war, Immediately after the signing ceremony. Herr von Ribbentrop, Mr. Bonnet and Premier Daladier are to begin their discussion of international problems. A joint statement may be issued tomorrow evening.

ployers to reopen factories which |;

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Lloyd Wiggins Jr.,

two and a half, when smoke filled the room in which he and his mother, Mrs. Alberta Wiggins were asleep today at

DALADIER 1 _ Mother Flees F lames With Baby

coughed She saw a. blaze with the child.

their home, 1357 Silver Ave.

DECLARES

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6 FACE ARREST

IN FLOYD COUNTY

FUND SHORTAGE

State Hopes to Get Back | $48,374 of $121,768 De- | ficiency; Officers Bonded. . §

NEW ALBANY, Dec. 5 (U. P)— Warrants for the arrest of six per sons indicted in connection with a shortage of $127,768.50 in the Floyd County treasurer's cffice were ex pected to be issued today. yo When the Floyd County Grand Jury returned six secret indictments Nov. 26 it stated they would be dis~ closed after the State Board of Ace counts finished its audit of county funds. The Board reported the deficit Saturday night. Four field examiners had exd amined the books since the suicide ° last Sept. 14 of Robert A. Letdy deputy treasurer who served ; treasurer from 1932 to 1936. Al though Frank A. Hoppenjon suce . ceeded Leist as treasurer in 1938, the board said Leist was responsible : for the entire shortage. Mr. Hoppenjon resigned Sept. 30 when the county commissioners raised his bond requirement to $100,000, which he was unable to obs ; tain. William Cosgrove, chief examiner for the Board, said the report wilk be certified immediately to the at-. torney general for action. It was believed $48,374.60 might be Tes

t (covered from three bonding coms

Times Photo. Mrs. Wiggins awoke. in the living room and escaped

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RECOUNT CASES ARE DROPPED

County Contests Dismissed As Excessive Costs “Are Charged.

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qualified voters living in that particular precinct, and also the number of votes cast on various machines either exceeded the number of names written on the voters lists that day, or that many of the names were written on the voters lists by the same. person in the same handwriting. ‘Obstacles Put in Path’ “To prevent our proving such charges, obstacles were placed in our path by those who were frantically opposed to our having a recount which soon made it financially

candidates to proceed.” It was stated that the candidates then planned to carry through a recount of one race, but they found that the costs thus far exceeded $1300, “which sum of money is greatly in excess of that which, we have available to finance the recount suits.” The statement lists various means by which they charge “the costs are being piled upon us.” They charged that the County Clerk appointed guards without a court order, and that a deputy clerk said “he would subpena large numbers of witnesses for the sole purpose of running up

test suit.” “Some of the opposing candidates,” the statement read,” have been quoted in the papers as saying that if we dropped the recount, they would provide the money for it to proceed in order that there should be no unfair inference that they were not lawfully elected. Such statements are of course preposterous, for if they were made in good ‘faith, these same candidates would not have been so viciously opposed to a recount. All they needed to do was to permit the recount to

ner, without making it so expensive to us, and at our own cost they would have had the opportunity, free of charge, either to have been vindicated or to have lost the offices to which the claim they were elected.

Democrats Had Control

“Any effort on their part to have an unofficial recount would shed no light -on the situation since. they have at all times had complete control over the voting equipment and, if they chose, without the protection of official recount commissioners, most any result could be reached by them.” The candidates’ statement charged

By JOE ALEX MORRIS (Copyright, 1938. by United Press) Has Europe's post-Munich road toward peace reached a dead end? Will Benito Mussolini's quarrel with France knock the props from under Europe's friendship program? The answer to these questions rests today with Puehrer Hitler. His attitude toward Sig. Mussolini's dream of Mediterranean empire has become the big question mark in world affairs as this year of war alarms draws to a close.

Here is the picture:

Today Premier Mussolini is demanding his share of the profits of the Munich settlement—wider influence in the Mediterranean at the expense of France. Without. the' aid of his partner at Berlin, Sig. Mussolini could hope to do little more than disrupt peace negotiations with Britain and France. With Herr Hitler's active support, the Duce might easily create an unbearable strain in the Mediterranean where both France and Britain have vast interests immediately essential to their existence

from im rtation into the Uni States.’ Tipo: s : ted

vivid illustration of the complex and uncertain and—most of all— interdependent balance of power in the new Europe. The foundation is a combination of jealousies and need for mutual security in which holes are continually appearing.|P! Prime Minister Chamberlain has

these holes as they appear, knowing that if he should fail .to fill any one of them in time, the whole works would fall. Viewed from the broad background of - European developments since the Czech crisis was ended at the Munich. four-power conference, Italy’s sudden and strange outburst against France is not out of keeping with Sig. Mussolini’s reputation as the smartest of dictators. Less than a year ago, he was in a key position in Europe. He held the balance of power between rising Germany and the alarmed but still uncowed British-French combination. In the showdown Herr Hitler took the risks, grabbed Austria and the Sudetenland and dominated the Berlin-Rome partnership. Sig. Mussolini gave him verbal support and came away empty. handed.

as sworld powers, The Lialian-Frenol; Crisis is &

taken over the task of plugging|

Italian Agitation for F rench Territory Is Duce’s Demand to Share Munich Gains

share in the realignment of Europe. He has acted in his usual spectacular manner by a sweeping campaign for acquisition of such French territory as Tunisia, Corsica, Nice and

Savoy. He could expect to gain such |

prizes. only by a miracle. His real purposes are less spectacular. It appears likely that three main factors prompted the Fascist leader: 1. By a powerful propaganda campaign for French. territory to which Italy has no legal claim but in which she has an historical or minority interest. Sig. Mussolini might create favorable conditions under which to win lesser concessions from Paris such granting belligerent rights to the Spanish insurgents or giving Italy a greater share in the Suez Canal management and profits. 2. By threatening to wreck Mr. Chamberlain’s appeasement pro-

gram, Sig. Mussolini might persuade |

Britain to bring pressure on France to grant these lesser. concessions. 3. By creating a crisis on the eve

of the signing of a new anti-war|

accord between Germany and France, Premier Mussolini could. test how

far Herr Hitler will go in backing| the Mediter-|

The Duce is now making his bid before it is too ate to get Italy's

up Lays demands in : area.

{P.).—Ralph Head, shoe store clerk, impossible for the entire group of

a large amount of costs in the con-|-

proceed in a sensible, orderly man-|

the first step “to punish us by ~ curring exorbitant, expense was to insist that the machines be hauled to the Court House and inspected there. , , .” They asserted the emocratic can-

didates insisted on separate recount | commissioners for each candidate, ! and that other technicalities were introduced to extend the time necessary for inspecting the machines in the warehouse, thus piling up the costs. Asserting that “we entered this recount not with the thought of trying to capture certain offices, but in the interest of good government and in a good faith effort to satisfy the citizens of Marion County in their demand to know what actually happened,” the candidates commented that “we are not so fortunate as the Democratic County Committee which reported an expenditure of more than $140,000 (in the primary campaign) . . . almost twice the sum of money spent by the Republican State Committee in ‘the enire Sae.”

CLERK ACCOMMODATING

171 Clothed

Fire Fighters Group Puts Warm Apparel On 3 Children.

ND now 171 . Indianapolis school children: are clothed through The Indianapolis Times’ Clothe-A-Child campaign, which this year is still in its infancy. Many children, who last week faced a winter unprotected against the rains and cold, have had their Christmas, and have heen glad to get it.

Their Christmas was clothes...

clothes they needed very badly.

The cash donors’ list for Satur-

day follows: Council Thrift Shop of National Council of Jewish Women Voiture Locale No. 145, 40-8 American

Indianapolis Fire Fighters Association Local No. 416 ..

GREENFIELD, O., Dec. 5 (U.

is determined that his customers be

satisfied. A customer tried on several pairs of shoes but said that the only ones he liked were those that Mr. Head was wearing. When the man went out of the store, he wore Mr. Head's shoes.

Soles!

FALL KILLS FARMER

Times Special PORTLAND, Dec. 5. — Funeral services were planned today for Lon D. Reedy, 56, farmer, who was killed when he fell off a ladder in his barn. He is survived by the widow, one daughter, a sister and four brathers. 1937 with final statistics for 1936.

Strauss Says:

Full, Plump Uppers —O0n Heavy, Husky

anies. Shoots Self in Office

The total shortage consisted of $67,283.61 during Leist’s term; $59,« 921.73 while Mr. Hoppenjon was treasurer, and $463.16 in fees cols lected during both terms. x The two officers were bonded for $15,000 during each term. The Ace counts Board hopes to recover $18,464.60 from the Maryland Case ualty Co. and $15,000 each from the U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Co. and the Standard Surety and Cas« ualty Co. 5 When the six indictments were, returned the jury charged the state board with being ‘lax and neglects ful.” : Leist shot himself to death in is treasurer's office.

Attorney General Certified °

For Collection ;

The State Board of Accounts tox day certified to the Attorney Gens eral for collection on bonds of the late Robert A. Leist Jr. Floyd County treasurer for two terms dur= ing which shortages were Teported;: by the Accounts Board. The bonds are for $15,000 each; but the Accounts Board said only $3474.60 of the shortage occured during the term covered by one bond and that more than. $15,000 was found during the term covered by the other bond.

ILLINOIS THIRD COAL STATE SRINGFIELD, Ill, Dec. 5 (U,. - P.).—Illinois continues third in the list of states producing soft coal, the’ 1938 Minerals Year Book of the U. S. Bureau of Mines disclosed.

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