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~ Salaries, Other One Securities; Senate Is Split on Relief Cut

State Defense Conference To Send Witnesses To Hearing.

By LEE G. MILLER ° Times Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (U. P).

—The House Ways and Means].

Committee has decided to break up the President’s anti-tax-exemption program into two bills, it was learned today, one dealing with public salaries and one with public securities. At the same time is was learned that the “conference on state defense,> a. new group. formed by state and municipal officials to defend tax exemption, would confine its attack to the securities feature, making no fight at all for continued exemption of state employees’ pay from Federal income tax. The conference on state defense is preparing to marshal a formidable array of witnesses before the special Senate tax-exemption committee, headed by Senator Brown (D. Mich.). The Brown Committee already has heard Federal

officials defend the constitutionality |

and fiscal expediency of the President’s plan to abolish by statute all tax exemptions on future kond issues and salaries, and will hear the opposition Feb. 7-10.

Speed Held Necessary

Speed is necessary on the salary proposal, since it includes a provision protecting employees of certain state and) local agencies from retroactive levies to which they are exposed by recent Supreme Court decisions. The Treasury has said it will be obliged to collect back taxes for-at least three years on such employees if Congress does not act by March 15. While the conference on state défense is supporting the ban on retroactive taxation, it is not lifting a hand against the proposal that future federal salaries be opened to taxation by the states, and state Bunicipal salaries to the Federal X. Officials of the conference said the Supreme Court’s decision last year in the port of New York authority case made it seem apparent that the Court would uphold Federal taxation of all state and local officials with the possible exception [of legislative, judicial and high executive officials. But as to Federal tax-

they are preparing to brand t is both unconstitutional and fisca unwise,

State Officials May Appear

They expect tc present before the Brown committee more than two dozen state officials, including numerous state attorneys general and such financial authorities as Morris S. Tremaine, New York State Controller. The conference on state defense was organized last summer by officials of various states, cities and state agencies, and now includes 42 state attorneys general plus about 1000 other state and municipal officials. . Austin J. Tobin, assistant general counsel of the port of New York authority and secretary to the conference, said here today that the Supreme Court “has never shown any signs of wavering on the doctrine that the Federal Government can not tax the interest from sta securities.” :

NATIONAL AFFAIRS ANTI-TAX exemption program to be split, RELIEF advocates seek early Senate vote.

Leahy testifies needs.

PERKINS case is postponed for one day. : BRIDGES’ status asked by California Senate.

"WAGNER act changes are sought by Senator Walsh.

CHANGE SOUGHT IN WAGNER ACT

Walsh Asks Employers’ Right to Express Opinions On Union Matters.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (U.P) — Senator Walsh (D. Mass.) today introduced amendments to the Wagner Act which would permit employers to express opinions on union matters and petition the NLRE for employee elections. The amendments introduced by Senator Walsh were drafted by the A. F. of L. They proposed changes to meet A. F. of L. charges that the Labor Board has- discriminated against it in favor of the C. I. O. " The amendments, however, included two which were designed to meet two of the chief objections expressed by employers to the labor tatute. One would allow employers to “express opinions on matters of interest to their employees or the public provided that such opinions are not accompanied by acts of discrimination or thregts thereof.”

Business Has Protested |

Businessmen have complained that the board as presently constituted has repeatedly ruled that expressions of opinion by employers on union matters constitute an unfair labor practice. In addition, the A. F. of L. amendments included a provision which would allow employers to petition the NLRB to conduct ¢lections among their workers for the purpose of choosing collective bargaining representatives. Elections are now ordered by the NLRB only upon request of a union or employee group. * Those two A. F. of L. employer proposals were in line with changes sought in employer criticism of the act, which has been expgessed repeatedly. It was not known whether separate NLRB amendments would be proposed to Congress by employer groups. The C. I. O. has-.expressed opposition to any amendment of the labor statute at this time. The A. F. of L. said that basic purposes of its amendments were to: Make it obligatory for the Labor Board to respect the right of craft employees to decide for themselves by majority vote who their bargaining representative shall be.

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G. 0. P. to Vote Almost In Bloc for Reduction In WPA Money.

(Gallup Poll, Page 18)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (U. P.).— Senate Republicans agreed today to vote almost en bloc for the 725 mil-lion-dollar relief bill, 150 million below the figure desired by Presi-

dent Roosevelt. The decision was made at a conference called by Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, Ore. The Senate, resuming debate on

the bill, was almost evenly divided

on the question of restoration of the measure to the form.submitted by the President. . ” 4 Conservatives fighting to get a reduced appropriation hoped to obtain an early vote on the bill. They feared that some uncertain Senators might be persuaded to vote fcr restoration of the $150,000,000 House cut if final action were delayed. It was reported that conservative Democrats and Republicans ‘supporting. the House appropriation of $725,000,000 to continue the WPA until July 1, comprised half the Senate. the other half being commanded by Administration supporters seeking to restore the appropriation to $875,000,000, the amount requested by President Roosevelt. The conservatives claimed 48 votes—exactly half the total — and predicted that they would pick up enough more to win by “three or four votes.” President Roosevelt's leaders admitted that an almost equal division of sentiment was apparent. ?

Policy Battle Expected To Follow Relief Fight

By THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.- The present fight between the economizers and New Dealers over the amount of relief appropriations for

the rest of this fiscal year, now centered in the Senate, is but a curtain raiser to the bigger battle later over formulation of a new relief policy. Leadership in the coming engagement will be in the hands of Senator Byrnes (D. S. C.), chairman of the special committee which investigated unemployment and relief and formulated a definite program reconstruction and co-ordination of public works and all welfare activities. The South Carolina Senator plans soon, it was learned today, to introduce a bill embodying the recom‘mendations of this committee. Some Republicans are reported ready to support his program. The basic principle of the Byrnes committee plan is a recognition that relief is a permanent function of Government, in providing employment through public works, and social insurance and direct relief to groups unable, for one reason or another, to help themselves.

validate legal contracts between employers and labor organizations. Change’ board procedure to give all parties affected by a case full notice, fair hearing, protection against abuse of discretion and assurance of adequate judicial review of all decrees.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

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Jan. 24 Accidents .... 10 . Injured ...... 4 Dead ........ Arrests ...... 27

MEETINGS TODAY

Indiana Retail Hardware Association, convention, Murat Temple. all day. State Assembly of Women, meeung, Ho-

Washington. noon, utler University Alumni Club, dinner, 2! p, m. Lions Club, luncheon, Hotel Washington, noon

Cottage 6 Apartment Owners’ Association, luncheon, Hotel Washington, noon. Alliance Francaise, luncheon, Hotel Washington. noon. Kiwanis Club, luncheon, Columbia Club,

oon. | Young Men's Discussion Club, dinner, ¥Y. C. A. .m Purdue Alumni Association, luncheon, Hotel Severin, noon. : Twelfth Distritc American Legion, luncheon. Board of Trade, noon. Sigma Alpha Epsilon, iuncheon, Board of Trade, noon. Delta Theta Tau, luncheon, Seville Tavern. noon. Beverage Credit Group. luncheon, Hotel arren. noon. Co-Operative Club of Indianapolis, luncheon. Columbia Club, ‘noon. Indiana Motor Traffic Association, luncheon, Hotel Antlers. noon. Indianapolis Junior Chamber of Commerce, luncheon. Canary Cottage, nodn.

MEETINGS TOMORROW

Indiana Retail Hardware Association, state convention. Murat Temple, all day. Indianapolis Real Estate Board, luncheon. Hotel Washington. noon. Rainbow Division, dinner, Hotel Washing on. 6:30 .p. m. n Sigma Nu, luncheon, Hotel Washington, noon Women’s Federation of Clubs, meeting, Clavpdol Hotel, all day. Advertising Club of Indianapolis, luncheon Columbia Club, noon.

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Sigma Chi, luncheon, Board of Trade, noon

American Business Club, luncheon, Columbia Club, noon. : ine Paper Credit Group, luncheon, Men’s Grille, the William H. Block Co.,

noon. Acacia, luncheon, Board of Trade. noon. Caravan Club, luncheon, Murat Temple,

noon. Radio Engineers Guild, meeting, Hotel Antlers, 8 p. m. 0Qil Club, luncheon, Hotel Severin, noon. Construction League Indianapolis,

o 1 luncheon, Architects’ and Builders’ Build-

Ing noon. ndianapolis Camera Club, meeting, 110

E. Ninth Street, 8 Ek m. Beta Theta Pi, luncheon, Canary Cot-

MARRIAGE LICENSES

(These lists are from official records in the County Court House. The 2imes. therefore, is not responsible tor errors in names of addresses.)

Robert W Lager, 27, of 535 N. Dearborn St.; Dorothy M. Groff, 22, of 5430 Central Vi

e. : Denny Selroepvel 25, of 645 Livingston St.; Mary E Lock, 18, of 1107 Tibbs Ave. Warren J. Randall, 24, of 1258 N, King Ave; Agnes F King, 23, of 455 Beérwic

ve, Charles H. Grabbon, 23, of 5451 Brookville Road; Mary A. Sandbrick, 17, of

of R. R. 15, Indiangs, 27, Indianapolis. , of 855 W. Ninth &t.; Dorothy Johnson, 31. of 612 W, North St.

BIRTHS : _ Boys Grant, Doris Kautsky, at St. Francis. Norbert, Martha Steffey, at St. Francis. William, Elizabeth Bridgford, at St. Prancis. Clifford, Evelyn White, at St. Francis. Paul, Thelma. Gakstatter, at St. Francis. Everett, Virginia Schmutte, at St. Fran-

cis. Will, Anna Rose An-le, at Coleman, Verl, Marie Armstrons, at Coleman. George, Helen Alden, at Coleman. Forest, Vera Helsley, at Coleman. Walter, Helen Eggert, at Methodist., Harold, Nova Kattau, at Methodist,

, Jack Irene Montgomery, at Methodist. _ Murry, Edna Wagner, at 305 N. Rural,

- . Girls

Paul, Eva Aegerter, at 2212 English. Charles, Emma Day. at St. Francis. Omar, Lucille Jamison, at St. Francis. Richard. Ethel Hedgespeth, at City. Henry, Ella PiDkins, at City. David, na Clark, at Coleman. Charles, Virginia Skinner, at Coleman.

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DEATHS

Helen M. Lay, 44, ’s, car Ser Y, 44, at St. Vincent's, car

Moses Masterson, 80, s ’ fracture of right femur at St. Vincent's,

rances Crouch, 52, at City, chronic

myocarditis. oie vireng Rls en, 48. wt 214. Sherman Drive, coronary occlusion Tan A Ir at 1633 E. Day-

dah Irene McQueen, 1, mend. searlet fever. ] Marie Engelking, 52, a cardio vascular ose 129 Irving Place, James Williams, 43, at Long, pneumo-

coccic meningitis.

Dewey Smith, 15, at Rile Stto Shields, 63, at 144 B. Sigcazditis,

a. Perry Ri + saroaom Himes, 65, at Methodist,

Druzella’ TS 70, at City, cerebral

tof, Gresk, 83, at 1157 Laurel, fracture

Rebecca Bascowell, 53, at 5 Place, tuberculosis Tarpneids 00 Boulevard

OFFICIAL WEATHER

By U. S. Weather bureau ..____! INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST—Fair and continued cold tonight, with lowest temperature 15 to 20; tomorrow increasing cloudiness; slowly rising temperature. Sunrise...... 9:00 | Sunset...... 4:56

TEMPERATURE =January 25, 1938—

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 7 a. Total precipitation =: Excess sipce Jan. 1. cc, Jon: 1

MIDWEST WEATHER

Indiana—Fair and continued niga 1y show or nolngreasing Hoatne pr Coanly Show in 1 rthwest portion, siowly Illinois—Fair. not quite so : and northwest central Poctiond Bava ni ght; jomoriow |Bcreasing cloudiness fojowed oy north portion, iising Lower Mic, Generall y tair and ght; tomorrow in - ing cloudiness, pro % por vion, rising aa ansY snow 8 Wes, por Ohio—Mostly cloudy tonight SAFER, cof not, EES hl ; ps orth portion tomorrow; convinued coid tonight; + ‘morrow and West. pos. FnorTow and extreme southwest porKentucky—Fair with slowly ri perature in west and. centra) Bas le ght; tomorrow mostly cloudy and warmer,

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Admiral William D. Leahy . e

LEAHY OUTLINES CUAM DEFENSES

Testifies They Would Guard Hawaii,” Canal and U. S. Continent.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (U. P.).— Admiral William D. Leahy, chief of naval operations, told the House Naval Affairs Committee today that fortification of Guam would provide essential protection for Hawaii, the Panama Canal and continental United States.

He added at once that present Administration plans for Guam developments are of a commercial and defense nature and do not envisage fortification of the tiny Pacific island only 1300 miles from Japan. “There is no proposal in this bill for fortifying Guam,” he said. “This is a development of Guam harbor to handle aircraft.” Admiral Leahy, however, discussed potentialities of Guam fortifications as he testified on the Administration bill for a 65-million-dollar program to authorize new air, sea and undersea bases. “The whole effect,” Admiral Leahy said in discussing fortifying Guam, “would be its deterrent effect on anyone contemplating hostile moves against Hawaii. It would be invaluable for protection of the Philippines, and practically prohibit invasion of the Philippines and add great difficulties to any attack from the Pacific on any of our territory.” He said ga fortified base would “provide valuable and needed protection against any attack on Hawaii, the continental United States and the Panama Canal.” The recent report of Rear Admiral A. J. Hepburn declared that the Guam fortification “would reduce to its simplest possible terms the defense of Hawaii and the continental coast of the U. S.” Mr. Hepburn and Rear Admiral Louis B. Cook, chief of naval aeronautics, were scheduled to follow Admiral Leahy before the Vinson committee.

for the authorization for construction of the new bases and Congress must appropriate the necessary funds later if the authorizing measure is passed. President Roosevelt emphasized that point in answering charges that it was planned to fortify Guam.

Hopkins Soon to Tel

Program for Business

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (U. P.)— Commerce Secretary Harry L. Hopkins said today he will disclose his business program in a speech within two or three weeks. Well-informed sources said he would become a sort of “Cabinet coordinator,” using his office to try to smooth out some of the present conflicts between business and the Administration. He already has talked with several important businessmen, an dtomorrow willl have his first meeting with the business advisory council—a group of topranking industrialists organized in 1933 by former Secretary Daniel C. Roper.

Action on Miss Perkins Is Delayed for Day

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (U. P.). —The. House Judiciary Committee today postponed until tomorrow action on a resolution by Rep. Parnell Thomas (R. N. J.), asking impeachment of Labor Secretary Frances Perkins and two of her aids. : Chairman Hatton W. Summers, (D. Tex.), said the committee read the charges against Miss Perkins without comment.

5 ESTIMATE ON ROMIG

ESTATE. INCREASED

Officers Go South in Two Murder Cases.

Investigators of the murder of Mrs. Carrie Lelah Romig today revised their estimates of the personal property value to $20,000 and said they had learned her 28-year-old husband, H. Daniel Rumig, was beneficiary to a $12,000 insurance policy. Previously the personal property had been estimated as worth $15,000 and it was believed by investigators that two insurance policies with a total value of $25,000 were made to Mrs. Romig’s two sisters. Meanwhile Detective Sergt. Thomas Aulls and a representative from the Prosecutor’s office were to leave for Florida and Louisiana in connection with the Romig and another Indianapolis murder case. ? - In Jacksonville they were to question two local men in connection with the hammer murder i of the 55-year-old Mrs. Romig. At New Orleans they were to seek

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| IN CHILE QUAKE

dren camped in parks and suburbs,

Rep. Vinson’s bill provides only:

100 OFFICIALLY REPORTED DEAD

Radio Amateur Estimates 12000 Were Killed in Single City.

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Army bombing planes to the earthquake zone. The pilots were told to survey the damage and’ to land if possible, so that the Government could use their information in organizing relief expeditions. A tugboat arrived at Talcahuano naval base with news that the industrial center of Tome, 20 miles north, suffered severest damage and that numerous persons were killed or injured. Those aboard said that troops were needed to keep order. Soon, after the shock, telephone authorties reported the towns of Parral, Angol and Pailaheque had been destroyed. Parral and Angol are close together, about 250 miles south of Santiago. Pailaheque lies another 150 miles to the south. . Railroad officials received advice that railroad communication was halted south of Linares, 170 miles south of Santiago, because the quake had spread rails. As soon as the first shocks were felt here—Interior Ministry officials took their posts of duty and began the work of ascertaining the extent of the catastrophe and organizing relief work. Within a few hours, all Ministry employees were at their posts. Food Trains Loaded The Interior Ministry took charge of all Army, Navy and police units throughout Southern Chile, and local authorities were put under central Government orders. Telephone reports said that the city of Traiguen, in the worst part of the zone, was tragically struck. It was reported without confirmation that at Talca prisoners made a dash for liberty when part of the jail collopsed, and that 10 of them were shot dead by guards. At Talca, men, women and chil-

fearing to return to their homes, where an undetermined number of persons had been killed, and nearly every house in the city damaged. Eight bodies were already in the morgue, many persons are in hospitals and authorities feared that they had just begun to learn the extent of the tragedy. A great cloud of dust lay over Talca, from the debris. The broad avenues and city parks looked like camps. All inhabitants were staying in the open because, with the walls of most houses already weakened, even a small shock could mean disaster. : There were hysterical scenes as people ran into the streets during the first tremors. Women sought their children. ‘Troops. and firemen responded for duty at once and joined in placing strong patrols about Talca. Communication = with outside points was severed for four hours. Sixto Mejia, son of one of Talca’s most prominent industrialists, was killed by a falling wall while trying to save his grandmother. : Argentine Feels Shock Word was received today from Argentina that the quake had been registered there and was indicated to be of a violence unapproached in many years. The shock was felt at Mendoza, capital of Mendoza,’ Province, Argentina, adjoining Chile, and caused townspeople to run into the streets in alarm. Telephone communication was severed south of Molina, a farming village abput 185 miles south of Santiago. Telegraphs were working only as far as San Rafael, a little farther north. Amateur radio operators were first to get reports that the earthquake was ‘of major importance. Valparaiso, the great seaport of Chile west of Santiago, reported that the quake terrorized people there, that citizens ran into the central square. The cathedral tower was seen to swing dangerously, it

fell from it. Many windows in the business district of Valparaiso were broken. Julio Busto Navarrete, director of the Santiago, Seismological Observatory, reported that the quake was of the seventh intensity and that it centered between Concepcion and Tallan, a little to the east. The shocks were a continuation of shocks felt Jan. 17, of the fifth intensity, he said, and came simultaneously with an eruption of the

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Planes Fly Over Capital; Roar of Cannonading Grows Louder.

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eign vessels, including the U. S. S. Omaha, cleared for action. Thousands of Loyalist soldiers, and thousands of civilian refugees, were streaming northward from the city, which the Rebels had hoped to enter this morning without a fight. But picked Loyalist troops elected to make a last fight. They held the Moors from Africa, shock division of the Rebel army, in the southern suburbs. The United Press correspondent at Barcelona, after the city had been silent for many hours, reported that Lieut. Col. Jose Serrano Romero, a hero of the defense of Madrid and a veteran of the fight for Malaga in the south, had assumed command of the defending forces. The correspondent reported that the roar of cannonading became louder south of the city, and that the crash of falling houses could be heard. A gteat fleet of 32 three-motored bombing planes flew over the city, without dropping bombs, in silent warning that surrender was ex-

pected. ] a Rebel leaders had hoped that the Loyalists were | demoralized beyond hope of reorg ation, and that all Catalonia, in |addition to Spain's greatest city, would. soon be theirs. It was indicated that the Rebels previously had awaited only reports from their spies in the city that the main body of Loyalists had gone, to order a triumphal advance, and to proclaim Barcelona the capital of Rebel Spain. Meanwhile, Rebel troops smashed ahead in their efforts to encircle the city. re The British cruiser Devonshire, off the Catalonian coast, radioed the Admiralty at London: “The fall of Barcelona is imminent.” Quotation of the Madrid peseta was suspended on the London money market as financiers awaited news of the fate of the Loyalist Catalonian Army. It had looked like all was over when news of the Loyalist stand came. - It was like the situation at Madrid, in the early days of November, 1936, when Rebel troops were waiting to march in and end the civil war. This time they were overwhelmingly superior in numbers and equipment and their friumph was taken for granted. But the Loyalist Government was establishing itself farther north, at Figureas and Gerona; the Loyalist Army was retreating apparently in good order, and Loyalist leaders asserted that they would fight on.

Bomb’ Along Coast

In central Spain, a formidable army remained, under Gen. Jose Miaja, to! challenge the Rebels. Rebel bombing planes, which had concentrated on Barcelona in recent days, bombed along the cost today— between Barcelona and the French frontier, along the main highways, and at cities including Valencia and Alicante farther south. French anti-aircraft guns opened up against Rebel planes which flew over the frontier near Cerbere, on the coast, and drove them back into Spain. : A German three-motored Heinkel

Pyrenees at the village of Arrens in the early houfs of this morning. Its five occupants were killed. Anti-aircraft guns were fired at Rebel planes which flew over the village of Formiguieres and dropped

nearby. Refugees began arriving at the French frontier on the coast, mostly women and children but including some troops who arrived by boat. The unexpected Loyalist stand in the Barcelona suburbs delayed the Rebel plans for a triumphal entrance.

PARIS, Jan. 25 (U. P.).—France and Great Britain today agreed to appeal to Rebel Gen. Francisco Franco to refrain from mass reprisals against Loyalists in Catalonia and an urgent message ‘was dispatched from London to the Rebel capital at Burgos. The message urged Generalissimo Franco to refrain from acts of re-

quizapu volcano east of Talca.

LONDON, Jan. 25 (U. P.).—Europe’s big powers braced themselves today for the diplomatic shock that many statesmen fear will follow the showdown in the Spanish war. The drive of the Rebels into Barcelona may not mean the end of the two-and-a-half-year-old war, but dispatches from almost every European capital reflected the view that the marching armies of Generalissimo’ Franco are bringing closer and closer a test between the democratic and totalitarian powers in the Mediterranean. The payoff may come at almost any hour. How grave that test will be and whether there will be another great international crisis remains to be determined, but factual developments on the Continent appeared to leave little doubt that preparations are being made to meet any eventuality, In essence, the situation centers on the fact that Italian—and some German—forces are ' fighting with the triumphant Spanish insurgents and on the question as to whether they will get out of Spain when the war is over or attempt to use their foothold there to bargain with or threaten France and Britain in order to win concessions from the democratic powers in the Mediterranean. ; The seriousness of the international complications were empha-

the general trend

likely to disclose of on

Duce Expected to Make Demands if Rebels. Win

| rocco or Minorca in event the Nazis

venge in Barcelona.

in the Chamber of Deputies, where the French Government is expected to outline its broad objectives in foreign policy. A gesture of friendship toward Germany and a deci-

sion on whether France will retaliate by occupation of Spanish Mo-

and Fascists refuse to withdraw from Spain may be contained in the speech. 2. A speech by Chancellor Hitler before the German Reichshtag on Monday, the sixth anniversary of Nazi rule, which some unconfirmed reports have said would state Germany’s support of Italian claims against France in the Mediterranean. In any event, it is expected to indicate Nazi policy and plans. 3. The convening of the British Parliament on Tuesday, when Prime Minister Chamberlain will be faced with the necessify of clarifying British policy in the light of this week’s developments in Spain and elsewhere. Diplomatic /quarters in London were described as convinced that as soon as Gen. Franco is master of Catalonia, Premier Mussolini will submit to France Italy’s formal demands for concessions in the Mediterranean. These are expected to include ‘demands for a free French Djibouti, participa

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Selected Loyalist Troops ~ Wage Battle for Barcelona:

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NAZIS ACCUSED OF UNFAIRNESS

1 T0 AMERICANS

New U. S. Note Asks for Payments on Bonds Of Austria.

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deprived of these pledged revenues and having their prospect of payment made dependent upon the negotiation of complex intergovernmental economic arrangements. 4. “The German Government states that it does not have the intention to discriminate against . American creditors as compared with other foreign creditors. While this statement must be read in the light’ of the actual practices of the German Government which result in wellknown discriminations against American creditors, the amounts involved in the case of the American holdings of Austrian bonds do not appear to be such as would cause any. serious difficulty for the German Government should it be disposed to extend to American holders treatment as favorable as it gives those who are citizens or residents of the most favored nation.”

Involves $26,000,000

The controversy involves $26,000,000 worth of Austrian Government bonds held by the U. S. Govern-

loan of 1930, and an undetermined amount of dollar bonds of Austrian political subdivisions and corporations held by American citizens or residents. Including the relief bonds held by the U. S. Government the total is estimated at between $40,000,000 and $45,000,000. Germany’s note of Jan. 3, stated that any arrangement for eventual payment on both the bénds held by the U. S. Government and by American citizens must be predicated “on the premise that the foreign exchange necessary for the payments can be raised out of the excess of German trade,” which, in turn, must necessitate an increase of German exports to the United States to a where they would exceed erican “exports to Germany.

Work on Program

For Nazi Refugees

BERLIN, Jan. 25 (U. P.).—The inter-govéernmental committee on refugees, headed by George A. Rublee, today virtually completed drafting of conditions under which Jews will be permitted to migrate from Germany. Nazi officials cooperated in the drafting. Mr. Rublee’s experts, working with Nazi officials designated to carry on negotiations begun by Dr. Hjalmér Schacht, drew up a memorandum containing the conditions for orderly emigration of Jews. Another meeting was arranged for Thursday, it was understood.

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Hitler Explanation o Strained Relation Expected.

BERLIN, Jan. 25 (U. P.).—The Reichstag was summoned today to meet Jan. 30, the sixth anniversary of the Nazi accession to power. = It will hear an important speech by Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler. 3 was understood that an “examinae tion” of the tension existing between: Germany and the United States would be a high point of the speech. Herr Hitler has not worked out his speech, even in rough draft, but it was believed in authoritative quarters that there would be no polemics in the course of an “exami nation” in which there will be direct references to the American Interior Secretary Harold S. Ickes and Senator Pittman, chairman of the United States’ Senate Foreign Affairs Committee. ge Mr. Ickes, an outspoken critic of the Nazi regime, recently precipitate ed an incicent which worsened res lations with the United States. In # a speech in Cleveland, he said the Nazi regime represented a regrese: sion to the brutality of the Middle Ages. t ’ Herr Hitler’s speech was expected to be centered on foreign policies, In addition to discussing relations with the United States, it was une derstood that he would talk about ° the problems of southeast Europe and to the continued health of the Rome-Berlin axis. 3

Report Italian Troops Mass at Two Towns

firmed reports were permitted to cire

culate in Italian sources tonight that . | the Government was concentrating = ‘an important number” of troops at 2 i

Genoa and Spezia ready for transe -

portation to Spain or the Italian | c. frontier in event France should in. .. =

tervene in the Spanish war.

The reports appeared to be in . 2

line with Italian charges France has ‘been or is about to aid the Loyalists—charges which have - been denied in Paris. y The reports mentioned 30,000 as a ; possible total of troops at the two : points, most of them of the class of 1017. . Italy recently

alists. : Italian naval quarters reported * that the Government was taking ’ “certain precautions” against any eventualities that might arise from the Spanish war.

An official announcement today: : said 60,000 reservists of the class of | 1901 had been recalled to the colors =

on Feb. 1.

Coincident with the call for the _

reservists, the semi-official Informazion Diplomatica said that French fears in regard to the presé.ce of Italian volunteer troops fighting with the Spanish Rebels in the Pyrenees were “truly excessive” and warned against “any further : French-Russian intervention” which : would oblige Italy to “resume liberty of action”—send more troops—into . Spain. :

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