Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 February 1939 — Page 3
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Proposed Enabling Legislation to Regulate Possible Buying of Utility Approved by Committee After Plea by Mayor Sullivan,
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Six of the nine City Council members favor fair purchase with safeguards of the Indianapolis Water Co., a survey showed today. Meanwhile, a favorable committee report was given the Legislature on an enabling bill which would regulate the City’s purchase of the Water Co. or any other privately owned utility. It was approved by the House Affairs of City of Indianapolis Committee.
The six Councilmen last night said they would favor the purchase under the terms of the proposed act. One said he opposed the proposed purchase and two said they had not made up their minds. Those who said they favored the purchase were Joseph G. Wood, president (D.); Harmon A. Campbell (R.), Ralph L. Moore (R.), Guy O. Ross (D.), Ollie A. Bach (D.) and F, B. Ransom (D.). :
° Against Purchase
Albert O. Deluse (D.) said he did not believe the proposed purchase would benefit the City or taxpayers. Dr. Walter Hemphill (R.) and Ernest C. Ropkey (D.) said they had not decided.
Favorable committee action: on the|
bill was taken an hour and a half after it was introduced into the House yesterday. Urging the comreturn a favorable report, Mayor Sullivan said:
“This measure is broad enough in its provision to enable the City to purchase any utility... Of course the thing in view at present is the purchase of the Indianapolis Water Co. . “If the Water Co. is purchased it will be a big proposition involving millions and millions of dollars. I would want my actions on a procedure of this sort checked in every respect and enough safeguards thrown around the purchase as to protect the interests of the public.” :
Explains Financing
City Corporation Counsel Edward R. Knight explained that the measure would authorize acquisition of utility property through issuance by the City of revenue bonds to be retired through income of the utility or by purchase of a sufficient block of stock to liquidate the utility company and put it in the hands of the City. Mayor Sullivan explained that ~ passage of this bill did not commit the City to purchase the water util- | ity but would merely set up the . enabling machinery. A triple check on the purchase is | provided under the bill. The transaction would have to be approved by the City Council, the Mayor and the trustees of the City Utility District. “When dealing with a transaction of this size and involving this much money I don’t think any one man ought to have the entire responsibility of the decision,” Mayor Sulli- | van said.” “I don’t want that responsibility without checks being established on the procedure.”
Plans Public Hearings
, He said that if this bill was passed | a committee would be named by the |. City Council, by his office and by | the Utility District trustees to con-
| purchase. Another section of the bill would
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trict in event the phrchase was com=pleted, on the amount of water rents the Civil City would have to pay the Utility District. Mayor Sullivan pointed out that if the Utility was purchased the
receives annualy in taxes. At present the City pays the Water Co. $418,000 annually in water rents.
STEPHENSON CONFERS
Gilbert T. Stephenson, director of the Trust Research Division, American Bankers Association, began a series of conferences today with In-
dianapolis bank presidents and trust officers. The conferences are part of a Trust Research week program being conducted in Indiana by the Bankers Association and the American Institute of Banking.
SENTIMENT STILL AGAINST 30 TERM
69 Per Cent of Voters in Poll Oppose It.
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but there might be times when it .would be the thing to do,” is the typical comment of an Illinois voter. “Let's cross that bridge when we come to it.”
Opinions Differ
Other frequént comments on this side were: “It’s not up to the Senat; it’s up to the voters,” and “I'm against it because I hope he does run.” The Institute of Public Opinion has measured the ups and down of third-term .sentiment ever since President Roosevelt’s re-election in 1936, and it is interesting to note that although sentiment has increased slightly since December, the number in favor of a third term is no higher than it was two years ago. Less than half of the Democrats in the survey (47 per cent) said they would like to have Roosevelt run again, while Republicans were almost unanimously opposed.
ARMY TRANSPORT SAILS
NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (U. P.)— The Army’s largest transport, Republic left at noon today from Brooklyn for the Canal Zone, Hawaii and the Philippines with 884 officers, members of their
provide that the Civil City would negotiate with the City U Utility Dis-
families and troops aboard.
City would lose the $317,000 it now
WITH BANK HEADS
Assists Whip
Rep. Charles Halleck (R.. Ind.)
HALLECK GETS NEW POSITION
(Frankfurter to Supervise Federal Courts Indiana Region.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (U. P.)— Rep. Harry L. Englebright (R. Cal.) announced today membership of a new party whip organization of 17 designed to mobilize Republican voting strength in the House on short notice. Included as a regional lieutenant
is Rep. Charles Halleck (R. Ind.).
Frankfurter
Assigned Circuit
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (U. P.)— Chife Justice Charles Evans Hughes has assigned Associate Justice Felix Frankfurter to supervision of the Seventh Federal Judicial Circuit, comprising Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. : ;
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Indiana Aged May Get
Five Million in Year
" WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (U. P.).— The Independent Offices Appropriation Bill, under consideration in the House today, carried 225 million dollars to finance Federal participation in old-age pension plans during the 1940 fiscal year, including a proposed allocation of $5,783,000 for Indiana.
Hints Roosevelt Will Not Serve Again
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (U. P.)— Jesse Jones, Reconstruction Finance Corp. chairman, hinted today that he does not expect President Roosevelt to serve a third term. Testifying before the House Banking and Currency Committee, Mr. Jones said that the President and Congress in office in 1941 should determine the future of the RFC. He urged approval of a bill extending RFC operations only to Jan. 15, 1941.
DIES IN FALL FROM TREE BRAZIL, Feb. 7 (U. P).—A fall from a tree while he was cutting a limb today had resulted in the death of Luther Lawson, 15. He suffered a fractured skull when he struck the ground.
IN INDIANAPOLIS
\. Here Is the Traffic Record
County Deaths | Speeding .... 6 (To Date) Reckless 1939 driving ....
Running preferential streets ....
City Deaths | (To Date) 3059 » devesesse “6x Running red lights ..... 11
Drunken driving ....
Others ..cs.. 18
Acciden ree. | Injured Pead ssenstee Arrests ...... 45
MEETINGS TODAY Indorsers of Photoplays, meet-
Indiana of © Claypool “Cofumbus. luncheon, Hotel
Wash Eto be lincheon, Claypool Hotel,
noRipha Tau Omega, luncheon, Board of
Ta re eo ‘Club. luncheon, Spink-Arms Hotel,
gh cntr Club, luncheon. Columbia Club, Gniversal Club, luncheon, Columbia Club, ity of Michigan Club, luncheon, = Univers iy.
oon | Bo atheran vite. Club, luncheon, Canary Cottage, noon.
MEETINGS TOMORROW olaypool Hotel, 3 30.5. 1 Fund, meeting,
m. mot gre, Ae Boils 2 ote ashington, noo 1b, luncheon, Hotel
oR iwanis Club, - luncheon, Columbia Club, Men's Discussion Club, dinner, e Alama , Association, luncheon, epsrin, Hotel oo American Legion, luncheon, Board of ade. Epsilon, luncheon, Board
or Di Tau, luncheon, Seville Tav-
pS Otedit Group, luncheon, War-
rati of Indianapolis, EA re a Biub, noon Motor Traffle
ana Antlers Hotel, lupcheon, Pons Jupior "Chamber of Com-
merce, luncheon, Canary Cottage, noon,
MARRIAGE LICENSES _ (These Usts are from official records in the County Court House. The ‘times, therefore, is not responsible for errors in names of addresses. “9 a aad . 0 racelan agora Mts °% hr, 21, of 1001 N. Delaware t. 19, of 3408 S. New i ag BL Mu Bint 17, of 524 N. Ehettleld. Asa Beck, of 5351 Henry St.; Ruth Loc! n, 22, of 917 Chreh St. james exander, 47, of 1016 Roach St.; Phoebe ireen 40, of 410% Blake St. Tin R Boardman, 25, 20 Corell ii Ave. 3 Juanita M. Htewart, fo of 2934
Walter R. Burks, 26. of 1315 W. 31st St.;
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‘Association,
ldred Frost. 23, of 1607 College Ave. ino
0, J. . | ] rion. 24. of 1321 Lawrence Fo uatgaret c*ualin, 33, of
22, of 1534 ie "5% 19, of 1584
A 4, of 1058 Sheffield ation, Ty 41, of 101s S. Belle
29, of 1912 Pleasant Run Fo 8. Terry, 29, of 2515 Cen-
I 84, of 445 N. PennDonal Harris, 29, of 1606 Col-
mg uel M. Kantrovitz, 24, of ¥Y. M. C. A: 'Tds 7, Levy
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31," Claypool Hotel, son. 56. of 1440 9 Prospect | Arthur C. Devisg 3. of "2110 8.
[1 0 of 3627 N. Penn. Shvit aN, bens
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‘Francis H. Leser, 23, of 423 E. North St.; Octavia Leonard, 19, of 420 E. North +
Oliver G. Soice, 3 i FIpngua: Cf Catherine Brehoble 2, 23 Vermont _St. Earl E. Russéll, 21, “Mariimsvile Josephine ‘McFarland, 18. of 2624 N. illinois
int R. Jemagan, 33, of 1112 W. ShaLon a Anna, E. Snodgrass, 33, f
St. Clarence W. am bell, 20, of 625 Arbor Ave .; Lula M. Chandler, 21, of 625 Arbor
Avan 5 Stoner, 20, of RE . 11, Box 259; Mary B . Boyer, 17, of R. R. 11, Box
James R. Melson, 24, of 1702 Jackson 8t.; Dasie Mae Jones, 20, of 1441 Pierson
Ave Ciarence E. Campbell, 20, of 1041 Harlan Ave.; Mary Steinbrook, 18, of 1650 Tabor
Fred Moore, 34, of 511 N. Senate Ave.; June O. Ford, 25, of 511 N. Senate Ave. Medford W. Ashby, 3h w Castle; Maudeline Lain, 23, Enix Jo! Bickla. 21, of rg ‘Home Place; I Zeilars, 18, Indianapolis. Hampton, 6. of 274 N. Holmes i h Stoneking, 65, of 274 N. Holmes Ave.
Vern Flake, 21. of 1129 Bragbury Ave. Mamie Heady. 17. of 122 E. nd St Walter 8S. Bridges. 45, of a5 "S California, “Alber ta Ee Oberle, 23, of 1314 Nor-
Be e. avg 3%. Bohm, 21, of 4126 Rookwood Auer Margaret Willis, 19, of 3120 Indianapoiis Ave.
BIRTHS
Boys a Margaret Kavanaugh, at Methodis Stanley, Hazel Price, at Methodist. ove, Mary Alice McCart, at MethRalph, Mildred Middaugh. at Methodist. Ivan, Bessie Harms at Met ist. William, Bertha Brass, at {35% ethodist. Henry, Mildred Bn, at Method-
John, Julia Paary: at St. Vincent's. Valeria, Betty Califar, at vy.
die, Mae Jackson, at Ci i; David, Ruth ar anis.” at 1317 W. gem ela-
Lester, Louise Burch, at 1657 8.
ware Girls John, Verval Siewart, at 518 W. Senate.
ashington, ist.
. B Orian, Thelma Hiteshew: at 4903 W. Washington Fred, Eiéanor Mahaffey, at 8t. Vin-
cent’s. Thema, Edward Fultz, at Meipodist,
Hichave "Bernice Davisson, at Methodist. Anker, Dorothy Siersbeck, at Methodist. Joseph, Alice Smith. at Methodist.
DEATHS
David Corrie, 1, at Riley: » Spb xiation. Anna Nahre, 72, incent’s. ‘ Henr: Secandor Cetriee. 73, at 1308 Central, carcinoma. Carolyn Gann, 35 days, at Riley, pneumococeic meningitis. Evangeline James, 71, at Methodist. diabetes mellitus. urton R. Turner, 62, at 22 N. Beville, coronary occlusio! Charles B. Hamill, 38. 3% 3720 N. Pennoa coronary ecclusi Gilmore M. Mor Igan, 7. at 214 8. Audun Road, sere Damorril age. Maria Louisa at 2007 N. Capitol, cardio ars renal disease haries W. Knox, 32. Central Indiana, cardio vascular renal disease. Lillian Yost, 63, at Methodist, carci-
Laicille E. Blythe, 37, at Methodist, peri- |S Edward Van Benthuysen, 68, at 2139 Carrollton, cerebral hemorrh Sth arin 'V. Davis, 34, at
Eliza Carrico. 77, at 2617 E. North, cerebral hemorrhage.
INCORPORATIONS Swanson Bros. I Bi Co... Chicago, Til; reg dcb-a Eureka Tea'N mark “Eureka,” eh it JES iE 0 rademar “ 3 “Dol-A-Stone,”” class i 35 olesco on
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Concord, N.
Hoover. Hosiery Co. “Townwear,”’
registration of trademark class 38: clothing. Wayenberg Shoe Mfg. Co., Milwaukee, Wis.; registration of trademark ‘“MassagicPortoped,” class 38: clothing. Thomas Milling Co., Inc., Marion, ‘nd.; registration of trademark “Tip Top,” class 45: foods and ingredients of foods. Solon & Croak, Inc., Hammond; change of agent to Dwane Solon, 137 Sibley St, Hammond. Laclede Stoker Co., Missourt Sorporation; change of agent to "Jacob. S Merang: Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. Indiana Rehabilitation I.eague, Inc., 3130 College . Ave., Indianapolis; no cap stock, to aid the permanent] disabled; Fak Taylor, Broward Busard, Mary A
Club 19, Inc., 1724 Conn St. Gary; no capital stock; "athle iejics; Chester Nowak Bennie Szostek, Walter Gadzala and others. Huntington County Rural Electric Membership articles of incorporation. The C.-K-R Co., Ohio corporation; withdrawal from Indiana. The Whitehead and Hoag Co., New sey Lorporation; admission.
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OFFICIAL WEATHER
: \ eee BY U. 8; Weather Bureau ___!
INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST: Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; much colder tomorrow night; lowest tonight about 30.
Sunrise ...... 6:48 | Sunset .......5:11
TEMPERATURE —Feb. 7, 1938 1p. m... BAROMETER la m......30.09
Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m.. Total Prefipation State Jan, 1
7 a.
| Excess. since Jan
MIDWEST WEATHER
Indiana—Mosily cloudy tonight and tomorrow; probably occasional snow in extreme north portion tomorrow, much colder tomorrow night and in west portion tomorrow. nol Cloudy in south and central ortions, probably occasional snow in exreme north portion tonight and tomorrow: somewhat warmer , tonight, much colder tomorrow ang tomorrow night with merle cold wav
Lower Mi chigan_ Generally fair -and considerably colder tonight; tomorrow acSasiona} snow, rising temperature in east
Ohio—Increasing cloudiness followed by rain or snow tomorrow and in extreme Jost portion late tonight, colder tomorrow
Kentucky—Increasing cloudiness fol-. lowed by rain tomorrow and in west portion iate tonight; warmer in east portion tomorrow.
WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES AT 7 A. M.
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ROBERTS VOTE ADDS TOWORRY ~ OFF.D.R.AIDS
Another Defeat Indicated on -.Amlie; ‘President ‘Won't Retreat.
By THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. — Thé ‘Senate, despite its overwhelming ‘majority of 69 Democrats, has slipped right out of the Roosevelt
-| halter and is on the loose to such
an extent that sage heads of the party are much disturbed. Another bit was added ‘to the accumulating evidence with the Senate rejection of President Roosevelt's nomination of Floyd H. Roberts to a Virginia judgeship, by a vote of 72 to 9. Although this was by no means a New Deal test, since many purely political factors were involved, nevertheless it was another blow at the President's prestige which politicians believe could have been averted. This comes on top of the Senate’s recent rebuff of Mr. Roosevelt on the emergency relief appropriation.
Another Defeat Likely
Nor is it all over yet by any means. The President, according to a canvass of the Senate, is going to be licked again on his nomination of former Rep. Thomas R. Amlie (Prog. Wis.) to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Mr. Amlie is under fire as a radical, Rep. Amlie faces abestioning by a Senate Interstate Commerce subcommittee today. Yesterday he categorically denied he was a Communist. The Democratic leader of the Wisconsin Legislature charged him with sponsoring a “production for use” movement. Mayor PF. H. La Guardia of New York today defended Mr. Amlie as “a good American” in a letter to the subcommittee. : Into the dispute today came also an article from the October, 1933, issue of Common Sense” magazine in which Mr. Amlie advocated an
-amendemnt to the Constitution to
grant the Government vast confis-
‘catory rights over certain types of
private property. Further trouble is storing up ahead in other appointments, including that of Dean Charles E. Clark of Yale Law School to the First Circuit Court of Appeals because of his public support before the Senate Judiciary Committee two years ago of President Roosevelt's Supreme Court reform bill. Party leaders have pleaded with the President in the last few days to withdraw before the gathering storm, yield to the political realities and -not stir up further antagonism, which they fear means trouble not only in the two years ahead of this Administration, ut also in the 1940 convention. ;
"President: Stubborn
They tried to get him to withdraw the Roberts nomination, pointing out that its rejection was certain after the Judiciary Committee had disapproved it, 15 to 4, when Senators Glass and Byrd of Virginia, raised the plea of ‘“personal obnoxiousness” on the ground that they had not been consulted, and that Mr. Roosevelt was trying to punish them for fighting some New Deal measures. Now they are urging withdrawal of the Amlie nomination.
But the President is adamant. As far as the Roberts matter is
Ci concerned, he will talk back to the
Senate in ‘a letter to Judge Roberts that he is preparing today. This is expected to prolong the feud with the two Virginia Sena-
I'S. Republicans, needless to say, gleefully watch the Democratic cat-
votes regularly into the pot with the anti-Administration Democrats. Republicans have been given orders by Minority Leader McNary (Ore.) to pipe down about the em-
I broglio over foreign affairs, grow-
ing out of the French airplane purchases and the subsequent “secret” meetings of Mr. Roosevelt with the Military Affairs Committee, and let the Democrats fight it out among themselves until the atmosphere clarifies and they can find out what the ultimate issue is to be, if any. In the roll call on Judge Roberts, several Democrats. who have followed the President devotedly on every New Deal legislative issue deserted him for the first time. Fifty Democrats voted against the President. . The issue struck home at their own private patronage preserves. They spoke out to proclaim, for the President’s benefit, that they intend to maintain their right to name judges. About 15 judicial appointments are still to come.
Virginia Fight in View
Judge Roberts, who qualifications were not questioned, was caught in this feud between White House and Senate, a victim of a bitter political fight. About all the comfort he will get is a letter signed by the President. Judge Roberts was backed by Governor Price and the New Deal faction of . Virginia Democrats, apparently in an effort to build up the
New Deal in Virginia. If Governor Price controls Virginia's convention
delegation in 1940, a New Dealer
probably will get the State’s vote. But not so if Senators Glass and Byrd are in the saddle. The vote op Mr, Amlie may. be even more significant. He was named to ‘a commission seat vacated by a retired Republican, There al-
"|ready are six Democratic members |
of the ICC and the w forbids more than that number from any political party. The law was drafted with the two-party system in mind and without thought that third‘party men might be available for: such: jobs.
garding charges of Mr. Amlie’s radicalism, his Hominaton seems to
8 - have been a bid by
for left wingers and
artymen generally to come bacl under the
|New Deal tent.
elt proba
Diaries Kept "On Military Conference |
(Editorial, Gen. Johnson and Maj. Williams, Page 10) WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (U. P.) —At least two members of ‘the Senate Military Affairs ‘Committee, it was learned today, have “diaries” of the Committee’s secret meeting with President Roosevelt last Tuesday.
' The committeemen—a Democrat and a Republican—have ' looked up their personal memoranda, and indicated that publication must: await until the secrecy ban has been lifted. 3
INSURANCE FIRM HEAD TESTIFIES
Tells Monopoly Probers of 700 Million Dollar Investments.
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and-dog fight and throw their 23
Whatever the facts ay be re-
cratic principles of mutuality are in fact preserved in operation.” Two SEC experts provided the groundwork yesterday for the committee’s consideration of the economic power wielded by insurance companies through their investments. Dr. Arnold H. Davenport asserted that the total assets of the Metro-| litan were exceeded only by those of the American Telephone & Telegraph Co; whose assets include such fixed items as plant and equipment. He said that “over 50 per cent of the assets of life insurance companies are cash and marketable securities” and ‘“consequently these companies by the relative liquidity of their asests can and do exert a far greater influence in our financial markets and in our general economy than industrial companies of similar size.” Ernest J. Howe, also of SEC, said that assets of insurance companies had increased steadily despite depression years and periods in which benefit payments were heavy because of epidemics, and that the companies faced not only a narrowing field of suitable investment but
also an expanded Semiand for placement of assets.
La Guardia Favors . Tax System Change
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (U. P.) — Overhauling of the country’s entire tax system was advocated today by Mayor La Guardia of New ¥ork.. Appearing before a special Sen-
ate committee in opposition to President Roosevelt’s’ proposals for reciprocal taxation of Federal, State and local securities, Mayor La Guardia urged Congress to give “serious thought” to the “necessity for reducing the number of tax collecting agencies and eliminating duplication in taxes.” Mayor La Guardia told the committee he opposed the plan to tax Government surities ‘“on the merits,” adding, “it simply adds another tax and doesn’t help the economic situation as a whole.” Harley L. Lutz, Princeton University professor of public finance, said the proposed reciprocal taxation of Government salaries and securities would cost more than it would yield.
Committee Reports Bill for 3000 Planes
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (U. PJ). —The House Military Affairs Committee today unanimously reported a 376 million dollar national. defense bill authorizing purchase of 3000 new fighting planes for the Army to give the air corps a potential strength of 5500 first-line planes. Chairman Andrew May (D. Ky.), said the 376 million dollars ‘were exclusive of 100 million dollars asked by President Rocsevelt for purchase of critical war materials such as ammunition, He said the measure will be called up in the House for action Thursday.
SUSPENDS MARKET WORKER TEN DAYS
A few minutes after City Marketmaster Paul W. Lindermann was given authority by the Safety Board today to suspend market employees, he suspended one employee without pay for 10 days and dismissed another. James Collins, Plainfield, first assistant engineer at the market house, was dismissed because he lives outside the city, Mr. Lindermann said, and David Madden, 2225 Villa Ave., was named to succeed
was suspended 10 days on a charge of being absent two days without leave.
YOUTHS SENTENCED LOGANSPORT, Feb. 7—Esco W. Neal, 18, and Harry S. Moore, 25, both of Lafayette, were sentenced
Reformatory when they pleadéd guilty to second degree burglary charges in Monticello Circuit Court yesterday. The youths confessed to 21 burglaries in seven Indiana counties, authorities said.
CUMMINGS REJOINS FIRM SANFORD, Conn,, Feb. 7 (U. P.). —Former U. 8S. Attorney General Homer S. Cummings has rejoined the law firm of Cummins & Lockwood with which he was associated before entering Government service, it was announced today.
HUNT FOR LOST SHIP ~ ASTORIA, Ore, Feb. 7 (U. P)— seiner, the. Soony Boy, believed to ‘Coast Guard were ordered today to search for a missing purse
‘|the year because of reports that
.|to the Rebels in order to forestall
Loyalist Valencia Army ‘Morale Reported Falling. a
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Belfast that the proposed visit to the island of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, scheduled for March 17, had been postponed until later in
outrages, including train wrecking, were planned during ‘the visit. : At St. James Palace, Prime Min-
tine conferences in a colerful meeting with the Arab delegation in an effort to solve the 20-year conflict that has cost 5000 lives. : It was believed in London that the Spanish Loyalists, their leaders in disagreement, could be induced to make peace on one condition— that they were given some kind of assurances against reprisals. The Rebels had : rebuffed every overture and insist on unconditional surrender, : For that reason, it was said, the British and French Governments were trying now, as a first move, to negotiate the surrender of Minorca
an Italian occupation. Informants said that the French had recently envisaged the possibility that they might have to occupy Minorca themselves, as a means of guaranteeing that the Itlaians eventually left Majorca. Subsequently, it was reported that the Italians were preparing to attack the island in force,
+ [Italian Attack Hinted
Apparently wishing to prevent a French-Italian clash in the Balearics, the British approached the Rebels with the suggestion that they occupy Minorca with a Spanish force. Generalissimo Francisco Franco was reported to have agreed. It was believed 'that the British now were trying to induce the 43,000 Loyalists on Minorca to consent to handing over the island. to Franco, and that British naval commanders who regularly visit the island, and are friendly with its garrison, might be used to persuade them' to the surrender. The British-French move regarding Minorca made the entire european situation of the moment plainer. It explained the urgent British-French efforts despite every rebuff to arrange an armistice in the Spanish civil war. It explained the statement in the House of Commons yesterday of Prime Minister Chamberlain—a statement whose importance high officials privately emphasized—that any threat to the vital interests of France, from whatever quarter it might come, must invoke “immedate co-operation” by Britain. [It explained why Britain and France planned to negotiate on the advisability of recognizing the Rebels immediately as belligérents, why France had sent a special envoy so suddenly to negotiate with the Rebel Government, why Sir Robert Hodgson, British special agent to the Rebels, was to return, to. his post from London this week with special instructions, why the British Government decided to ask the Italian Government what was meant by Italian newspaper statements that Italian troops would remain in Spain until the Rebels had won a “political” as well as military victory. That the Spanish war must end soon, everyone here agreed. How it would end they could not foresee. Loyalist leaders were divided. But so far they refused to surrender unconditionally, because they had
the Rebels refused to consider conditions.
ister Chamberlain opened the Pales-|
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GAYDA OUTLINES 4 CONDITIONS OF WITHDRAWAL
Claims ‘Full Surrender Is Necessary, Belittles British Pledge.
ROME, Feb. 7 (U. P.)—Virginio Gayda, editor of the authoritative Giornale d’Italia, laid down four c(nditions today for. the withdrawal, of Italians from Spain. Sig. Gayda, often believed to spieak for Premier Mussolini, said thie conditions which are contingent oll “a political victory which must ct Toes a military victory,” are:
dispersal of Loyalist troops who hiwve sought safety in France. ‘2. Dispersal and “silencing” of Spanish Loyalist leaders now in Fiance, 3. Complete surrender of Loyalist Spain to Gen. Franco, and cessation of diplomatic or political agitations by friends of republican Spain for a truce or compromise. 4. Return of Spanish art treasures and gold now in France. 3ig. Gayda minimized Prime Minister Chamberlain’s statement of
British-French solidarity which (came. in the midst of reports that
Itslian troops in Spain might remein for some time. “No one in Italy ever doubted that in event of war, Britain would be alongside France.”
135,000 Loyalists
Reach France
PERPIGN AN, French-Spanish Frontier, Feb. 7 (U. P.).—Spanish Rebel troops captured Figueras and Rosas, a few miles from the French frontier today, as reports were circulated that the Loyalist morale in Ceatral Spain was cracking and thet definite collapse of the Loyalist catise might be near, Entering Port Rosas, 12 miles below; the frontier, the Rebel troops forced the Loyalist fleet there to evacuate and seek refuge at French ports or to hazard a cruise down tHe coast to Valencia or Cartagena. Travelers said that the Rebels might reach the frontier opposite Perthus ‘and Cerbere tonight, thus closing the last highways to France. The Rebels had held their men back since Sunday, to give Loyalist troops and civilians time to evacuate to France, Coincidently the retreat of the Loyalists into France was. speeded up and thousands of troops crossed the frontier, added to the 135,000 troops and civilians who were estimated to have crossed the frontier by midnight last night. British and French diplomatic envoys sought to arrange an armislice, and Loyalist leaders were reported now to insist only that there be no reprisals. To every effort so f
Some quarters suggested here that the move to negotiate surrender of Minorca was likely to start general . peace negotiations.
Island Nearly Impregnable
The island is considered nearly impregnable. “It is far superior to Majorca, where the Italians are, as a base, and of infinitely more interest to France because it lies directly on the line of France’s Af-
rican communications. Either Italy or Spain could make it unassailable. It lies only 200 miles west of Italian Sardinia. Since the beginning of the war 43,000 Loyalists have held out in the island. They have made it one great rock fortress, with deep galleries, block houses, machine gun entrenchments, all connected by tunnels. Twenty recorded air raids on it have caused but 28 deaths. Fifteen Italian airplanes have been shot down by its guns. Hence its importance to France, and to its ally, Britain. Both Britain and France now regard it as inevitable that they will recognize the Rebels, it was said, though they have not made the actual decision to do so. Senator Leon Berard, first envoy to the Rebels, was expected back in Paris today from Burgos, where he conducted most important negotiations—with con-
him. Raleigh Coleman, a - janitor, |siderable success, according’ to re-
ports—with - Rebel authorities. It was learned today that the British Government supported
France in a request to Gen. Franco, |
to keep Italian troops away from the French frontier.
President Azana to two to five years in the State Pleads for Peace
ST. JULIEN, France, Feb. 7 (U. P.) —President ‘Manuel Azana of the Spanish Loyalist Government said today: “I want peace and Spain wants peace as soon as possible. It was the first ‘statement Senor Azana had made since he crossed the Catalonian frontier to seek refuge in France, and it removed any doubt that he, at least, among Spanish leaders felt that the time had come to end a war which had bled Spain of its men and national resources for two and a half Jears. President Azana ‘arri
at with Diego Martinez Barrio, president of the Loyalist Parlia-
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” Britain and France ‘Negotiate To Keep Italians Off Minorca; ~ Daladier Wi ins Confidence Vote
Deputies Bark Back Premier In Refusing Pardon ‘To Strikers.
PARIS, Feb. 7 (U. P.).—Premier Daladier won an important vote of confidence today when the Chameber of Deputies supported him by. 334 votes against 260 in his refusal to grant a blanket amnesty to strikers penalized by loss of their jobs for starting a general strike last Nov. 30. M. Dalaider at the climax of de«
‘ {bate bitterly denounced the French’
General Confederation of Labor for fomenting the strike. The strike was called in protest’ against Government economy ‘de= crees. - - M. Daladier centered his attack on the strike as it affected nationalist war factories, especially those build=" ing airplanes. He said the Government would insist that all acts of labor violence; of Blilage and arson; must be pun--
“Facing European tension, the: Government of France cannot tole - erate. organized labor demonstra-" tions which halt the production of: necessary arms,” M. Daladier said: “Such abominable strikes, in viola= tion of labor contracts, must beseverely punished.”
Japan Discounts
Guam Menace TOKYO, Feb. 7 (U, P.).—Japandoes not believe that the United - States has aggressive = designs against her and the Japanese Navy does not attach much importance to: American plans to arm the far Pa--cific island of {Guam, Admiral Mise: tumasa Yonai, Navy Minister, said in Parliament today. : Admiral Yonai’s statement seemed somewhat ironic, but at the same time it seemed calculated to ease.
1. Complete demobilization and |jshed
|the situation as regards American ‘|and Japanese plans in the Pacific.
far, the Rebels had reported that they would accept only unconditional surrender. Reports that the Loyalist morale in Central Spain was weakening were a new development. It was receipt of this news, ace cording to reports, that caused the apparent indecision of Premier Juan Negrin and other Loyalists who remained in the frontier region, conferring with each other on the advisability of establishing new headquarters in the central region. and with French and British envoys on the possibility of negotiating an armistice. Jules Henry, French Ambassador, and R. C. Stevenson, British charge d’affaires, were reported to have motored secretly into Catalonia yesterday to look over the situation there to confer with Dr. Negrin, .. Later the British : and French envoys conferred with Loyalist Foreign Minister Julio Alvarez del: Vayo at Perthus, on the French side of the frontier. Dr. Negrin and Senior del Vayo, the last-ditch men in the Loyalist. Government, inspected the condi tions in the remaining Loyalist corner of Catalonia for several:
Gentlemen,
“GUMBOLA” The oxfords that are going to town— and to college! Of Natural undyed—soft to
hours yesterday.
we give you :
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