Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 March 1939 — Page 1

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NEW BILL ADDS ‘T00MILLIONIN

RELIEF FUNDS |

Committee Cuts F. D. R. Plea; Action Is Completed On Reorganization.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS HOUSE Committee favors extra 100 million for: relief. . REORGANIZATION bill sent to President.

LABOR Department budget provides for new conciliators. EMPLOYER ' unprotected in union rows, ‘court holds.

LABOR BOARD'S replacement now : held pessible. ADMINISTRATION may modify labor, wage policies. FARM PARITY fund of 250 million defeated in House, SENATOR GEORGE raps cotton subsidy program as “dumping.” SENATE committee to set date for Neutrality Act hearing. NEW ‘SUPERSHIPS’ may break several records.

WASHINGTON, March 29 (U. P.). —The full House Appropriations Committee, calling for economies in WPA administration, today reported an additional 100 million dollar relief bill, 50 million dollars below the appropriation urgently requested by President Roosevelt. Shortly thereafter the House climaxed a two-year fight over Government reorganization by completing Congressional action on a greatly modified bill giving President Roosevelt power to shift and realign executive agencies. Economies effected in WPA administration with an unexpended balance of relief funds will make the additional sum sufficient to effectuate Mr. Roosevelt's program of earing for the jobless until June 30, the committee said. The committee report, linked with House rejection late yesterday of a 250 million dollar unbudgseted appropriation for farm parity payments, indicated that the Congressional economy forces still are exerting some influence : Declare Reduction Is Offset Mr. Roosevelt, in two special communications to Congress, had asked for 150 million dollars: more for WPA—the amount cut hy Congress ‘from his January" deficiency request of 875 million dollars for relief. The committee said the WPA economies, when, combined with the unexpected baldhce, total .$69,047,1 425 more than offsetting the: cut of ' one-third in Mr. Roosevelt's lates: recommendation. The bill was sent to the House where Administration leaders planned fo call it up for action tomorrow. The full committee's report came shortly after the Deficiency Subcommittee, by an 8 to 4 vote, approved the 109 million dol= lar bill. Four Republican subcommittee members voted against the measure, indicating reluctance to approve any additional relief funds. The full committee said that WPA economies were effected as follows: 1. Elimination of 88,975 persons on relief found by investigation not to be in actual need, at a saving of $16,282 425. 2. Elimination of 30,000 aliens, at a savings of $7,015,000. : Th: reorganization bill now goes to President Roosevelt for signature. It will permit him to issue reorganization orders ‘which wouid become effective unless both Houses aisapproved them in 60 days. Disputed Clauses Listed

When the House acted on the final draft of the bill. Rep. John Taber (R. N. Y.), said that because of ils prohibition against abolition of any Government funetions, the hill would only “increase overhead and decrease efficiency.” He voted against it. Rep. Everett Dirksen (R. Tl.) said that modifications in the measure since the ‘House defeated the original bill last wear made it virtually meaningless. “The bill,” he said, “is an authorization to rearrange the flowers in the governmental vase. but no flowers shall be removed, even though a bit droopy.” ‘Controversial provisions of last year's hill which were eliminated. included creation of a Department of Public Welfare, a one-man Civil Service Commission, and reorganization of the General Accounting (Continued on Page Three)

F. D. R. GOES SOUTH ‘ON VACATION TODAY

. WASHINGTON, March 29 (U. P)). —President Roosevelt today made a last-minute survey of the political, international, and legislative fronts preparatory to leaving this afternoon for a two-week stay at Warm Springs. Ga. He ‘conferred first with Postmaster General Farley, Senate Leader Barkley, and Secretary of State Hull = ° Mr. Roosevelt and his party will arrive at Tuskegee, Ala., tomorrow morning where he will address students of Tuskegee Institute. He will motor to Auburn, Ala. in the afternoon to speak briefly to the student. body of Alabama Polytechnic Institute.

TWO AUTOISTS PAY ‘CALL’ ON GOVERNOR

‘There wasn't a party at the Governor’s Mansion last night but there was some “gate-crashing.” Police today said a car driven by James Gough, 51, struck another driven “by former Coroner Dr. . Charles H. Keever, 42, 5216 frousn| ; ; a

VOLUME 51—NUMBER 15

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1939

Actress Near Death After Clubbing

Parents at bedside of clubbed girl. ”

Miracle Boy Beats Death, Is Sent Home

James Leon Grimes, 4, given little chance to live on March 9 when he was taken to St. Francis Hospital with a bullet in his brain, was baek at his Acton home today. . He was released from the hospital after it was decided to postpone indefinitely an operation on his wounded right eye for fear it might jeopardize the sight of the other. .The boy was shot aceidentally by his father, Cecil. His apparent recovery has amazed physicians, who call him “the miracle boy.”

AMENDMENTS TO WAGE ACT FILED

Exemption of ‘White Collar’ Workers Paid $200 Month Or More Proposed.

WASHINGTON, March 29 (U.P). —Chairman Mary T. Norton (D. N. J.) of the House Labor Committee today introduced amendments to the Wage Hour Act, including exemption from the 44-hour week of “white coliar” workers paid $200 a month or more. She introduced the “bill in aecordance with suggestions of Administrator Elmer Andrews. Chairman Elbert D. Thomas (D. Utah) of the Senate Labor Committee, will introduce similar amendments in the Senate tomorrow.

Under the amendments, Mr. Andrews would be given increased powers to define the application of the law, to define technical and trade terms, and to make special provisions regarding industrial home work and “constant” wage plans. . The amendments would also provide: 1. Exemption of telephone operators in exchanges serving 300 or less stations, 2. Creation of industrial committees to determine the minimum

. wages which could fairly be paid by

industries in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 3. Elimination of the so-called

“area of production” clause under

which employees of certain borderline agricultural and processing industries have been excluded from the act.

5 MORE TALKED FOR

STATE DEMOCRAT JOB

Simmons Is Placed on List Of Possibilities.

Five more Democratic leaders today were added to the list of aspirants for the State Democratic chairmanship following announcement that Attorney General Omer Stokes Jackson will resign as party chieftain. Seven now are considered as possible choices.

In addition to Fred Bays of Sullivan, Public Service Commission member, who is réported leading the race, Virgil M. Simmons, State Conservation director; is among the new candidates mentioned. Others reported to be possibilities for the chairmanship include Samuel Jackson, Ft. Wayne attorney, who was a candidate for U. S. Senator nomination before Senator VanNuys was taken back into the organization fold. Samuel Trabue, former Mayor of Rushville, former member of the Public Service Commission and Municipal League president; Edward Elsner, Seymour attorney; and Edward Doran, South Bed attorney and Third District chairman, also were mentioned prominently. Thomas McConnell of Fowler also has been mentioned. Mr. Simmons was mentioned hy prominent Democrats because of his long service as a member of the State committee. “Mr. ‘Simmons is the oldes com

DELIA BOGARD FOUND SLUBGED

Skull Fractured Before Her Attacker Is Driven Off; Hunt ‘Tall Man.’

HOLLYWOOD, March 29 (U. P.). —Delia Bogard, ,17, winsome movie

actress who just recently was cast in .a romantic ingenue role opposite Jackie Cooper, was slugged and perhaps fatally injured on a Hollywood street early today. Her assailant was believed by police to have been the same man who killed beautiful Anya Sosoyeva, Russian dancer and dramatics student, on the Los Angeles City College campus last month in an almost identical attack. Heavy police details, scores of radio cars and detectives were dispatched into the neighborhood, a suburban residential district. Miss Bogard's skull was fractured with a heavy two-by-four cluo wielded by a “tall man in a gray topcoat.” whose motive apparently was criminal assault.

Screams Bring Aid

Before she lapsed into unconsciousness at Hollywood General Hospital, she: told surgeons and police: “He jumped out of the shadow and hit me before I had a chance to shout.” : She did scream with pain, however, and this attracted three women to her aid. One, Mrs. Laura Lee, a nearby resident, snatched a club from her husband’s golf bag, and reached the scene even while

the attacker bent over his victim.|.

“He was a tall man in a gray topcoat,” she said. She flogged him with the golf club and drove him away. Olive and Bess Johnston, sisters, who also reside. nearby, joined Mrs. Lee a moment after the man fled into the street shadows. They found Miss Bogard slumped on the sidewalk, Mrs. Lee attending her, and one of them ran back home to summon an ambulance and police,

In Maguire Comedies

Surgeons said the youthful ac-

tress, remembered as Tomboy Taylor, a hoydenish “brat” in pigtails in the old “Mickey Maguire” comedies of a few years ago, had only a slight chance to survive. The heavy club opened an ugly gash in her scalp and she was bleeding profusely when admitted to the emergency operating room at the hospital. She is admired in the Hol'ywood younger set for acting talenc and her pleasant personality. Mickey Rooney, rising young star who played opposite her in the “Mickey Maguire” series, is one of her warmest sponsors. Lately she had attended a dramatic school here and only recently was cast with young

Cooper in the forthcoming picture

“What Life.” She is the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Harry Bogard, of Hollywood.

When attacked she was returning:

home after having attended a neighborhood movie. Police saw a definite parallel in her assazilant’s methods and those of the man who brutally assaulted Miss Sosoyeva last month. The club in both instances was a (Continued on Page Three)

EX-CUBAN DICTATOR MACHADO DIES AT 69

Fled Into Exile Following 1933 Overthrow.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. March 29 (U. P.)-~Gerardo Machado, Cuban president who was overthrown in the revolution of August, 1933, died today after an operation. Mr. Machado, who fled into exile when revolutionists broke his dictatorship in Cuba, underwent the operation for removal of a small tumor at St. Francis Hospital. Mr. Machado, who was 69, died in the operating room. His wife, two daughters: and a granddaughter were here.

BROOMS EXTINGUISH FIRE

Deputy Sheriffs August Meith and Richard Stewart early today used brooms to ex a grass fire

tinguish caused by a Blaze in the ruins of an abandoned ‘42d ‘St. and

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Times Telephotos Delia Bogard

Clear Skies Promised After Rain

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The cool weather will remain and there will be rain tonight, the Weather Bureau predicted today. The forecast, however, promised that skies would clear fomorrow. The mercury will not g0 any lower than 35 tonight, the Bureau said. Snow predicted for night failed to appear.

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To Order Thousands Of New Planes.

Reports that General Motors Corp. is considering expansion of its Allison: Engineering plant here were heard today as the Government prepared to order several thousand

‘military planes authorized recently

by Congress. The Allison plant at present is Working exclusively on new type U. S. Army plane motors. Plant representatives are known to have made recent surveys on the availability for purchase of property in the vicinity of the 13-acre tract on which the plant’s present laboratory buildings are located. The plant is prepared now to build only a limited number of motors a year, concentrating on experimental work. A recent issue of Steel, a national trade magazine, carried an article stating that General Motors was reported planning such expansion, but added that plans still weie in the “sketch stage.” General Motors officials today admitted there were “a lot of rumors” about’ the possibility of a plant expansion here, but said they had “no comment” to make at this time,

STOCKS MOVE SLOWLY NEW YORK, March 29 (U. P)).— Stocks moved in a narrow range around previous closing levels in dull

COX LASHES AT

| LAW CREATING

MAGISTRATES

Indicates He May Refuse to Appoint Any for Marion County.

|SEES THEM AS ‘TSARS’|

Statute Eliminates Powers of Justices of the Peace ‘In Criminal Cases.

By SAM. TYNDALL

attacked the new law creating a

f | State system of magistrate courts = land indicated he may refuse to ap-

point magistrates for. Marion Coun-

ty. : He said the law, which goes into effect Aug. 1, would make a “tsar” of the State’s Circuit’ Court judges. “It will give the ‘Circuit judges more power than ever given to such an officer in the appointment of the county Judiciary,” Judge Cox said. The new .act provides that the Circuit Court judge shall, upon the petition of 40 freeholders, appoint two or more magistrates in cities or towns which are county seats and in cities of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth class “if he finds the services of such magistrates are needed.”

Needs Only “Know Law” “One of the worst features of this bad law,” Judge Cox said, “is the provision that the Circuit Court is bound only by the phrase ‘knowl-

edge of the law’ in his appointment of a man to qualify as judge.

practicing lawyer,” Judge Cox said, “yet he will be empowered to levy,

sentences up to six months and fines up to $500 in criminal cases.” Regardless of whether the appointments are made, Justice of the Peace courts must ‘cease to exercise jurisdiction in criminal cases of original jurisdiction, under terms of the law. The peace officers. will continue

|to exercise jurisdiction. in civil mat-

(Talk Heard as U.S. Prepares|

ters, however. «Marion County could ‘have nine such magistratés, five of one party and four of another; under the act, Judge Cox said.

Charges “Joker” in Law

He declared that the Legislature intended that the ' courts should take over jurisdiction from the Jus-

only but charged that a “joker” in the law would give them equal authority in all criminal matters of original jurisdiction with the Municipal ‘and Circuit Courts. : The Judge said the court “may be used. politically” because the law provides that they be “handpicked” by the Circuit Court judges. “The law gives me the right ‘to

‘appoint, upon petition, a magistrate

wherever there is now a Justice of the Peace. These magistrates must be paid $100 a month if they serve full time and $50 for part time,” he

said. Cites Heavy Cost to City “It ‘costs the Indianapolis taxpayers several hundred thousand dollars annually to support the two Municipal courts. So, you can just about draw your own conclusions on whether I -am going to appoint magistrates.” Judge Cox - said he had heard rumors that he was to receive such a petition for appointment of two in the City, in addition to others in the County. “The law further mandates the County Council and the City Council to pay salaries of the new court

dealings today .

officials. -

Circuit Judge Earl R. Cox today

tice. of Peace courts in traffic cases|

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Times Photo. Mrs. Arlene Sandiin

MRS. SANDLIN LEAVES PRISON

‘Gross Injustice Righted,’ Attorney Says; In Jail for Year.

More than a year’s jail confinement ended today for Mrs, Arlene Sandlin. This morning she pleaded guilty before Criminal Court Judge Dewey E. Myers to a chargé of assisting a murder suspect to escape without the knowledge that he was wanted by police. She was given a suspended sentence of one to 10 years. Judge Myers had granted her a new trial while she was serving a two to 21-year sentence imposed in December by former Judge Frank P. Baker. She had pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter. Held in Jail Year

Her plea climaxed efforts of ‘her attorney, Miss Jessie Levy, to free Mrs. Sandlin who. had been held in jail a year before being sentenced by Judge Baker. Miss Levy, in thanking Judge.

Myers, said the “State has already’

exacted its pound of flesh from this woman in a case she knew nothing about.” ‘Deputy Prosecutor Dan Sullivan said that the suspended sentence was “satisfactory to the state.” “I didn’t know that Sam Wilson was a murder suspect,” Mrs. Sandlin said after she was freed. “I'm glad to be out of prison and am going to look for work.” Both a Middletown, O., and an Indianapolis woman ‘had offered to provide a home for her if she was freed.

Sentence Protested

The sentencing by Judge Baker was made over protests of police officers and deputy prosecutors who, at that time, said she should be shown leniency because of the time spent in jail. . Prosecuting eittorneys explained in December that Mrs. Sandlin had

‘been held because the murder sus-

pect’s trial was set for April 10. She could not be tried until then, they explained, and no suspect in a murder case can be released on bond: She was specifically charged with furnishing money to Wilson for his escape fo Cincinnati. He is charged wich the holdup murder of Edward Maze, filling station attendant, in 1937.

Stalin I Despot in Russia Purged Of Communism, Roy W. Howard Finds

By ROY W. HOWARD

(Copyright, 1939, Seripps-Howard Newspapers)

PARIS, March 29.—If she can bel

judged by Moscow, which is her show window, Russia is whirling in another downward spiral of the type which-on several previous occasions has interrupted the course of the oldest of the modern dictatorships. Political, military and economic leaders to a number admittedly running into the thousands have been executed, exiled or otherwise liquidated in the last two years. The result has been military disorganization; stalling industrial production, fear, furtiveness, and an avoidance of foreigners in the circles ‘affected by the latest purge. Spies, informers and agents’ provocateurs infest life in. Moscow to

the point where everyone is suspect.| . | Foreign embassies maintain staffs

of electricians of their own nationalities whose sole business is to

search the premises periodically for}

GPU dictaphones. Plenty have been found. Distrust, mystery and suspicion envelop the situation in a perpetual clammy fog. This is nothing new, but from the standpoint of nervejangling, present-day conditions seem to be the worst in 10. years. Airplane production according to foreign military intelligence, continues to be numerically great but low in efficiency. So far thé Russian plane designers, as is to be expected of a people newly interested in mechanics, have shown little or

none of the creative. genius that is!

necessary if the effectiveness of the|

Stalin . . . more power than Hitler. » » Editor’s role nCrutinuing his reappraisal of the shifting European situation after a five-week tour of the major capitals, Roy W. Howard of the Scripps-How-ard Newspapers discusses Russia today in the third -of his cables from Paris to The Indianapolis Times. Mr. Howard's interpretations are bulwarked by his recent private conversation with Premiers Chamberlain and Daladier, Foreign Ministers Von Ribbentrop and Litvinov, and numerous other European statesmen and laymen.

cations, of ‘ships now outdated by more imodert Sypes of Euro and

‘however,

when they attempted to dispense with foreign engineers and managers. Commodity production has failed miserably, if the obvious shortage in such essentials as textiles, clothing and shoes may be

taken as a gauge. Department store

shelves ‘are as;barren of stocks as they were several years ago, before

‘the various widely publicized plans

for speeding production had peen t

attempted.

There is one marked difference, which resulted from a forced return to the system of pay-

|ing wages according to the value of | services rendered—an enforced con-

cession to the practices of capitalism. A few years ago there was neither money to buy nor goods to

. | be bought. Today some people have

money, which has purchasing power

-| inside the country, but the stores ‘|are nat only unsupplied with com-

forts and luxuries but also are unable except on infrequent occasions to offer some of the simplest necessities. The few commodities which are available come into stores where the politically influential, the new aristocracy, have first call. What is left, if anything, is then available to the politically unimportant. Some o fthe failure of the Russian economy to produce even sufficient necessities, following the collapse of the ruble and the stoppage of imports, is chargeable to the Russians’ inexperience and lack of aptitude for industrial production. Some of it is due to: the concentration of major effort on the build-

ling of the Red Army. But after | more than 20. ‘years of

regimented dictatorial al effort, one vital fact is

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FRANCO RULES IN KEY CITIES

Opposition Fades as Franco Troops ‘Mop Up’ and Food Is Issued.

(Editorial, Page 12)

MADRID, March 29 (U. P.).—Republican Spain crumbled today and the Nationalists took over every large city as the war was officially proclaimed ended. Valencia, third largest city after Barcelona and Madrid, fell 24 hours after Madrid. In rapid succession, the Nationalist Falangists took over such key towns as Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Murcia, Almeria, GuadalaJara, Jaen, Alicante, Albecete, and the naval base at Cartagena. There was no late news. from Gandia but. it ‘was believed thcusands of popular front leaders, in-

Miaja, may have been trapped there before they could leave the country.

Burgos Proclaims Peace

The end of the war was proclaimed in an official broadcast from Burgos, the Nationalist capital. The capital now will be moved to Madrid. The fall of Valencia and the other cities occurred without resistance. Col. Stephen O. Fuqua, United States military attache, who came here from Valencia, said today: “There is not a ship at Sy ueia and hundreds of popular front members from Madrid have been unable to flee abroad. The British government will only take refugees designated by France. “The U. S. consul at Valencia told Joe Kennedy he ‘could provide a_ ship to take him-from-Spain but he replied he is not interested and ‘is quite _capable of taking care of himself. Leaders Are Confined

Julian - Besteiro, Republican defense concil member who remained in Madrid after the surrender, and several other former Republican leaders were confined at the Finance Ministry today. Col. Prado. who co-operated with Besteiro in bringing about the. surrender, fled the city. Meanwhile, the Nationalists were taking over on all former war fronts as fast as their troops could ad= vance. At 4 p. m. the radio announced that the Republican 230th Army Corps had surrendered on the Granada front. Swiftly following up the surrender of Madrid, the Nationalists captured city after city with men of their “fifth column” who, after having been under cover during the civil war, seized control of such key (Continued on Page Five)

DALADIER TO REPLY TO MUSSOLINI TODAY

Radio Speech to Give Stand On Mediterranean Demands.

BULLETIN PARIS, March 29 (U. P.).— Premier Daladier today declared that France will refuse “to cede an inch of territory or a single one of our rights” to Italy's demand for greater power in the Mediterranean. M. Daladier said France would refuse to negotiate on Italy's demands except on the basis of the 1935 French-Italian accord. which was later denounced by Italy.

PARIS. March 29 (U. P).—Premier Daladier will address the nation by radio this evening (1:45 p.m. Indianapolis Time) and is expected to reply to Premier Mussolini's demands for concessions in the Mediterranean. It was understood that Premier Daladier would speak. firmly and would show no indication of giving in to Premier Mussolini. The Cabinet met this morning presumably to discuss the foreign situation. It was announced that tomorrow the Government would publish the text of a note received from Italy Dec. 17 denouncing the accord reached in 1935 by Premier Mussolini and former Premier Pierre Laval, and the French reply sent on Dec. 26. The Cabinet, meeting at the War Ministry, approved the text of Daladier’s speech and studied the progress of negotiations for a “Stop Hitler” bloc.

CHILD DRAGGED 900

FEET BY CAR IS DEAD

FT. WAYNE, March 29 (U. P.).— Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Ronald Tobias Jr., who was killed here last night when he ‘was struck by an automobile driven by George C. Haggenjos, 29. Young Tobias, who would have been 3 years old | aturday. was

cluding such big men as Gen. Jose|:

ORDER

600,000 to Be Ready To Aid France if War Comes,

FOREIGN SITUATION .

MADRID — Official word re» ceived from Burgos that war in Spain is ended. France troops take over all key cities. ‘Republican leaders reported fleeing.

LONDON—DBritain orders territorial army doubled and put on war-time basis.

PARIS—Premier Daladier to reply to Mussolini on Mediterranean demands today.

VALENCIA—Nationalists bomb British-owned port of Gandia.

LONDON—Main Thames bridge mysteriously bombed.

LONDON, March 29 (U. P.).~ Great Britain ordered her. Terrie torial Army increased to a war-time basis of 340,000 men today as diplomatic gestures against Europe's dice tators gave way to military - pre. cautions. With British and French general staffs in close ccnsultation and the Government reported seeking a sece ret agreement among key nations opposed to Nazi expansion in Europe, Prime Minister Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that the Territorials or: National Guard would be almost tripled by a voluntary enlistmens campaign. What Increase Means

Mr. Chamberlain announced that the increase in the Territorial Army: means that the number of divisions available for overseas service (in France) would be doubled. ‘This apparently .meant that henceforth Britain will have 38 divisions or a total of around -600,000 men available for an: expeditionary force 10 France in event of war, as compared: to the 19 divisions recently announced in that category by War Secretary Leslie Hore-Belisha. . The Territorial Army, as dis= tinguished from Britain's regular. army of 218,000 at home and over-: seas, would form the backbone of: fighting forces in event of conflict.Already completed plans provide for a British expeditionary force to go immediately on outbreak of war to France. ° : Figures Show Strength

The British Army strength in peace time is distributed as follows:

Regular Army, at Home .. 114,000 %

i 115.000 rr iraearee 25000 © 130,000

Total . . 488,000

Mr. Chamberlain indicated that the Government would immediately open a great recruiting campaign to supply the increased = Territorial Army, which will require more in= structors, equipment, reserves and. war materials. “Further and much augmented: effort is required to bring home to the nation the need for obtaining the numbers aimed at in the short est possible time,” he said. The Prime Minister said the Gove ernment intended to utilize the services of retired officers, noncom=missioned officers and veterans for training recruits.

Depends on Volunteers

In reply to questions, he made -it clear that the Government decision to increase the Territorials by vole untary enlistment meant that the

Cabinet believes that voluntary service instead of conscription - will meet the present needs of the nation. Previously, the Cabinet had been reported considering inauguration of conscription in some form as a result of insistence by France and Poland that such action was neces sary to strengthen the anti-Nazi front. , ; The Cabinet was reported to be discussing the following diplomatic program: 1. Close co-ordination of British and French military plans for any eventuality, including any threat to Holland, Belgium, Denmark or Switzerland. 2. A joint British-French effort to induce Poland, Rumania and Jugoslavia to agree to go to each other's - assistance if Germany threatened any one of them. 3. A British-French promise to aid these nations if they banded to gether for self-protection. 4. To maintain the most relations with Russia, but her out of “official” agreem

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