Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 April 1939 — Page 4

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NAZIS MAY GIVE GOLD SHOULDER T0 SIR NEVILE

Hitler and Von Ribbentrop May Refuse to See Him Until After Speech.

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attempt to complete its united front against the totalitarians before Friday. Usually well-informed German quarters here indicated that Sir Nevile might be snubbed. It was said that in view of his five weeks’ absence from Berlin—he was recalled to “report” after the seizure of Czechoslovakia—leaders of the German Government “who at present were extremely busy,” might find it very difficult to see him before the Reichstag speech. It was further suggested that, unless some change occurred, no German Foreign Office official higher than the chief of the British section might be available. Announcement that the Government had decided in principle that conscription in Great Britain was necessary may be made in the House of Commons before Herr Hitler makes his speech, it was understood This may depend upon whether Sir Nevile gets an audience. Diplomatic sources reported that Sir Nevile was instructed to tell the German leaders: (1) That the British Government is 100 per cent behind the President’s peace appeal; (2) That in the British view, Germany ought to accept the appeal because international tension is approaching the breaking point; (3) That Britain is willing to assist Germany in bettering its foreign trade position and obtaining raw materials; and (4) That unless there is an immediate sign that Germany is for constructive peace efforts Britain must impose conscription. The Cabinet was understood to have agreed in principle at a special meeting last night that the time had come for compulsory national service. Represents Great Change Unless Ambassador Henderson is able to report, by Thursday, that Herr Hitler's speech to the Reichstag will be pacific—which would mean a radical change—the conscription plan may be announced then, it was thought. It was not until 1216, in the World War, that Great Britain introduced conscription. The entire principle is opposed to everything Britons stand for as regards liberty and patriotism. But it appeared now that the country as a whole was ready to accept it. Other developments were overshadowed though they included the introduction of the annual budget in the House of Commons this afternoon and the appointment of the Marquess of Lothian, onetime confidential secretary to David Lloyd George and until recently a member of the “Cliveden Set” often attacked as pro-German, as Ambassador to the United States.

Budget Is ‘Burden’

Sir John Simon presented a 1939-

40 budget providing for defense expenditures of almost three billion dollars, largest in peace time history.

He said the $6,582,859,808 total of | the budget will make necessary ad-|

ditional taxation. The basic income tax rate of 27% per cent will remain unchanged but surtaxes and death duties will be increased. There will be increased taxes on autos, sugar, tobacco and movie films. “A burden is a burden,” he said. “We must all share in the cause of world peace and national safety. United States Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy visited Grigore Gafencu, Rumanian Foreign Minister, at the Rumanian Legation today and discussed the general foreign situation. M. Gafencu is here for talks with British Government leaders. British Foreign Office experts continued their talks with M. Gafencu, in preparation for economic aid in return for King Carol’s adherence to the antiaggression front.

HATCHERY IS RUSHED FOR FISH SPAWNING

SEYMOUR, April 25 (U. P.)— Construction crews today hastened completion of the new Starve Hollow Hatchery in preparation for the Spring spawning season for game sh. R. W. Erwin, construction superintendent, said that the State Conservation Department planned to plant breeder fish in the three completed ponds sometime this week. He indicated that the six remaining ponds would be completed in a few weeks.

ROYALTY IN CHICAGO CHICAGO, April 25 (U. P)— Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark received the city’s official welcome from Mayor Edward J. Kelly today while his wife, the Princess Ingrid, went shopping. They will leave for Detroit tomorrow.

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NAZIS DENY ANY SNUB TO BRITAIN

Hitler and Von Ribbentrop May Be ‘Too Busy’ to See Envoy.

BERLIN, April 25 (U. P.).—Nazi sources indicated today that Fuehrer Hitler would ignore British attempts to persuade him to tone down his Friday speech to the Reichstag re-

plying to President Roosevelt's peace message. Although denying any “snub” of Great Britain, well-informed sources also expressed doubt that either Herr Hitler or Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop would be able to receive before Friday the message brought hurriedly from London by Ambassador Sir Nevile Henderson. The British Ambassador indicated his desire to see Herr von Ribbentrop promptly but the Foreign office said that the Nazi Minister was “very busy” conferring with Jugoslav Foreign Minister Alexander CincarMarkovitch on Jugoslav Co-opera-tion with the axis powers. The Reich expects to follow up the success of Italy in securing close economic and political collaboration with Jugoslavia, possibly by arranging for purchase of Nazi arms by the Belgrade Government and purchase of Jugoslav cereals by Germany on a large scale. The negotiations are part of the Nazi-Fascist effort to break through the European front being formed by Britain and France in what Nazis | consider an attempt to encircle Germany. | “It is assumed that Herr von Rib- | bentrop will receive Sir Nevile in the next few days,” a Foreign Office spokesman said. “We have no indication that Sir Nevile has an important communication.” Some political quarters believed that Sir Nevile would visit the Foreign Office before Friday even if he was unable to make an appointment with Herr von Ribbentrop or Herr Hitler.

TOWNSEND CLUB MEETS

Townsend Club No. 52 will meet at 7:30 o'clock tonight at School 14, at 4200 W. Washington St. Earl Baldwin, president, will preside. A program will be given.

Japan's Troops

Japan has not yet declared war on China, but to her soldiers the “incident” in China is war aplenty. This dramatic photo shows Nipponese assault troops

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sticking mighty close to the planks of a wrecked bridge as they wait for the signal to advance. was taken as they prepared to attack

U. S. May Send Back Ambassador to Berlin

WASHINGTON, April 25 (U. P.).—The United States is ready to return its Ambassador to Berlin if Chancellor Hitler's reply to President Roosevelt's peace plea is conciliatory, it was understood today.

The President and State Department officials will study Herr Hitler’s address to the Reichstag Friday and then decide whether to resume the full diplomatic relations with Germany which were interrupted last fall. If the decision is affirmative it will be in the nature of “a gesture of good will.” Such a step—providing Herr Hitler gives an indication of willingness to accept Mr. Roosevelt's appeal for a nonaggression agreement—would follow the course of Great Britain which returned its ambassador to Germany, Sir Nevile Henderson, yesterday, and of France, whose ambassador returns today.

Bloom Is Willing

It was believed that Congress would approve such a move. Chairman Sol Bloom (D. N. Y.) of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said he favored such action if the State Department approved. “We don’t want to have it appear that we are not willing to go half way,” he said. The same source that revealed Mr. Roosevelt’s willingness to return an ambassador to Germany said the President does not intend to recall Joseph P. Kennedy or William Bullitt, Ambassadors to Great Britain and France, respectively. Both have been principal sollrces of European information for Mr. Roosevelt. They have been criticized by individuals and some newspapers. Last week, former Gov :rnor Philip La Follette of Wisconsin, returning from a European trip, said Mr. Kennedy should be relieved of his duties because he lacked the true democratic perspective. A source close to the White House pointed out, however, that the President considers “one of those Ambassadors too pessimistic and the other too optimistic and between the two he is able to get a pretty good picture of what is happening by discounting and striking an aver-

Roosevelt in Hyde Park

Mr. Roosevelt will listen to Herr Hitler's reply at his Hyde Park, N. Y., home. He will leave here tomorrow night for a visit to the New York World’s Fair and a week at the “summer White House.” Since last fall the United States

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has been represented in Germany by only a charge d’affaires. Mr. Roosevelt recalled Ambassador Hugh Wilson during anti-Semitic campaign disorders in Germany last fall. Herr Hitler retaliated by recalling his Ambassador to Washington, Dr. Hans Heinrich Dijeckhoff. It was believed that should normal diplomatic relations be resumed Mr. Wilson would be sent to some other post and a new Ambassador would be appointed to Berlin. While these changes in the diplomatic situation became potentialities, Great Britain announced appointment of Marquess of Lothian to succeed Sir Ronald Lindsay as Ambassador to Washington. Sir Ronald will retire sometime this summer, after the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in June. He has passed the British age limit.

U. S. Cruiser

Reaches Malta

MALTA, April 25 (U. P.).—The United States cruiser Omaha arrived today for a visit of about a week.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1939 |

FRENGH OUTLAW PRO-NAZI BUNDS

Exempted for Denial He Favors Hitler.

(U. P.).—~The French Government acted today to suppress the three most active autonomous organizations in Alsace but failed to touch a fourth movement led by Joseph Bilger, known as “the Green-Shirted Fughrer.” . The organizations dissolved on charges of being against French national interests were the Jungmannschaft, the Bund Erwin von Steinbach and the Elsa Effischer Volksbildungverein. The German-speak-ing Alsatian leaders of these groups are Dr. Joseph Bickler and Hans Spieser. Police ordered them to wind up the affairs of the organizations, return all membership fees and discontinue propaganda pointed toward tearing Alsace away from France. The fourth organization in the territory that France recovered from Germany after the World War is the Peasants Corporative Movement,

to have 40,000 peasant followers.

himself against charges that he was anti-Nationalist or pro-Nazi and said he sought only to improve the condition of the peasants. The Jungmannschaft was formed along Nazi lines. The other two groups kept up German language and culture traditions.

French Put Ban

On Anti-Semitism

PARIS, April 25 (U. P.) —Premier Daladier, acting under the Government’s extraordinary powers, promulgated a decree in the Official Journal today modifying the freedom of the press law in order to suppress anti-Jewish propaganda.

Australian Crowd

Reviles Swastika

SYDNEY, Australia, April 25 (U. P.).—A crowd demonstrated in front of the German Consulate today and threatened to haul down the Swastika flag. Policemen and fireman dispersed it.

Denmark to Call

Reservists to Colors

COPENHAGEN, April 25 (U. P). —An official announcement today said 6000 Danish reservists would be called up immediately instead of waiting for the usual autumn ma-

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BOLIVIA ‘TRANQUIL IN DICTATORSHIP

LA PAZ, Bolivia, April 25 (U. P.). —President Busch announced today that the country was completely tranquil under his dictatorship, decreed yesterday to cope with internal economic and political problems, and that he was preparing the way for a “real democracy.” He said he would call for elections in from five to eight months to let the people decide their destiny. Meanwhile, although he had abolished Constitutional guarantees and laws, dissolved Congress and annulled parliamentary elections, his new Government invited “patriotic” criticism but announced that drastic measures would be taken against newspapers misrepresenting the Government’s work.

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BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, April 25 (U. P.).—Uneasiness prevailed in official and political circles today as Alexander Cincar-Markovitch, Fore eign Minister, left by airplane for ‘Berlin to consult with German officials. Well-informed sources believed he would be pressed to give tangible proof that Jugoslavia would not join the British guarantee aligne ment and would join the anti-Come munist pact. It was believed MinEf ister Cincar-Markovitch would re- | sist pressure from the latter.

Belgian Premier Bs Asks Special Powers

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