Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 February 1940 — Page 3

0.P. ORATORS JOIN

i, DEWEY, Hol HOOVER AND HAMILTON

TO.GIVE VIEWS|

Vandenberg Urges Monetary Reforms; 3d Term Pressure Goes On.

By LYLE Oo WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent

7 WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—Repub-| i * licans in hundreds of of Lincoln Day|’

nfeetings join tonight in attacks on the New Deal. The celebration coincides with a renewed campaign by Democratic conservatives to smoke out President Ht Rogsevely on the question of & third term. Supporters of Vice: President John N. Garner are firing the third term smudge, But despite pressure from Mr, Garner, neither Senator Burton K. Wheeler (D. Mont), nor Postmaster General James A. Farley. has consented to announce for President regardless of Mr. Roosevelt’s plans. Garnerites are insisting, however, that they will be able to force Mr. Roosevelt to reveal his

plans. ; Mr. Farley, who generally is counted against a third term, has made no public statement on ‘the question. But this week-end he gave permission for his name to be ‘entered in the April 30 Massachusetts Presidential primary.

‘Garner Men Welcome Move Mr. Garner's men welcomed the move although it fell short of ‘the hoped-for direct challenge to. Mr. Roosevelt. Some of Mr. Farley's associates, however, are confident he would actively oppose the renomination of Mr. Roosevelt although he, himself, would not seek the nomination if the President tried again. In that event, Farley delegates— and he expects to control more of them than any other man—probably would be delivered to Secretary of State Cordell Hull or to Mr. Garner or any other conservative who would have their support and Mr, Roosevelt's as well. Vital in anti-third term Democratic strategy this™ year -are first to block Mr. Roosevelt and, second, to turn up with a conservative candidate he will support. On the Republican . front, some party leaders predicted today that their national convention might meet July 4 and-that choice of a convention city lay between Chicago and Philadelphia. The Republican National Committee will select the place and the date when it meets here Feb. 16.

Vandenberg Makes Formal Bid

Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg (R. Mich.), made his formal bid for the Republican nomination over the week-end in a St. Paul, Minn., address. In general terms he pro-

Dewey of New York, en Toute to Portland for a Lincoln Day speech tonight, simultaneously was denouncing the Roosevelt Administration as incompetent. Former President Herbert Hoover delivers his first political speech of 1940 tonight at Omaha, Neb., under the auspices of the Nebraska, State Republican organization. Chairman John D, M. Hamilton of the Republican National Committee, Mrs. Robert A. Taft, wife of the Ohio Senator who js a 1940 Presidential candidate, and Aaron H. Payne, Negro attorney of Chicago, will speak under the G. O. P. main top in New York tonight at a dinner sponsored by the National Republican Club. Senators, Governors and members of the House will perform at other leading Lincoln Day meetings, Senator H. Styles Bridges (R. N. H), carrying his campaign for Presiden-|¢ tia] nomination into Oklahoma City on this occasion. First partial test of third term sentiment is scheduled now for March 12 when New Hampshire Democrats vote on an “official” slate| Da; of convention Gelegntes pledged to - Mr. Roosevelt.

IN NEW DEAL

; ACKS

SCAN SCIENCE'S AIDS TO FLYING

Safety, U. S. Regulations And Landing Beams Also To Be Discussed.

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safety regulation and is scheduled to present to the CAA proposals for simplifying of Government regulations under which airlines are now operating. The proposal was - requested by the CAA in efforts to cut to a minimum Federal regulation of the private aviation industry.

Gorrell Is Im

Col. Edgar 8. Gorrell, ATA president, and so-called “czar of air transport” originally scheduled to be here for the meeting was taken ill in Kansas City and will not

be here. He is represented by Fowler Barker, ATA secretary, Chicago. ‘During the sessions, which are to last through Thursday, the aviation

| business will * flight-test science’s

latest developments in air navigation aids.

Represent Government

The Federal Government was represented by Charles Stanton, director of the Federal Bureau of Airways, CAA; Fred Grieme, acting director of the CAA airport section lin charge of lighting and R. W. Knight, chief of the CAA air transport section. A few of the operation heads who have arrived thus far are Hugh Smith, American Airlines, New York; L. G. Fritz, vice president, Transcontinental and Western Air, Kansas City, and L. P. Arnold, vice president of Pennsylvania Central, Pittsburgh. Among the chief pilots were George Gregor, Pan American Airways, western division, Brownsville, Tex.; Fred Davis, Eastern Airlines; Reed Knight, Chicago & Southern; Walter Bronzell, American Air Lines, Chicago, and Walter Addams, United Alrlines, eastern division, Chicago. In addition, Army Air Corps, high ranking officers from Wright Field,

Navy, also were expected to arrive tomorrow to take part in the tests.

Dayton, O., and fliers of the U. S.

—Postmaster Gener . James A, Farley today paid trihute to Postmaster Abraham Linc In. He spoke at the dec cation of the postoffice in the: rec dred general store was the emancip tor President held his first public o ice irom 1833 to 1836. The address ’a3 broadcsat over a nationwide rad » nztwork. Mr. Farley said the i% was during his term ,as Po master that Lincoln established | the “firm foundation of goed ill? for his career as 8 lawyer, | gislator and President. He said hi: ‘ise was possible only because of tz? democratic system of government. a the United States. ; “The only power : inéoin had came from within, froi;. the sublime qualities of a lofty spi: ual nature,”| Mr. Farley said. ‘TlLproughout his life, he was a man o; ithe prairies who was accustomed %¢ think ‘in terms of man’s eteir: al struggle against the elements fo the simple comforts of decent: foo d and ade-

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ices and with Col. Lieb: and members of the Indiana L:: \¢oln Union inspected the memor 1 and the grounds, known as the adiana Lincoln Memorial. Lincoln Day dinners will be held tonight by the Knight. of Columbus and Townsend Clu: 9. Dr. Clarence E. M. nion, state director of the Bureau of Govern=ment Research, and J hn F. McCann, past grand kn :hi of the Knights of Columbus, © ill speak at the former dinner whic. is to begin at 6:30 p. m, at the hell, 13th and Delaware Sts. Co-chai aan of arrangements are Jose; : P. Mec~ Namara and W. Russel: Woods. The Rev. Frank Hust: 1, pastor of the Little Eagle Creek nd Parkeville Christian Churche:, will speak at the Townsend Club affair at 6 p. m. at Hamilton Ave. ind Washington St. The annual 11-day Civic Heroes Observance period, spon: cred by the Indianapolis Church = Federation and the Y. M. C. A; nlso ‘began

today. The observance i: being held in the city schools in hc: or of Lin-

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record : DEATHS TO DATE County City Total 1939 SPQ RRANIR Pre 2 2 5 : 140 5.......0.00000 3 4 —Feb. 10 and 11— 4 | Arrests ...... 17 Q | Accidents .... 45 SATURDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Convic- Fines Tried tions Paid . 0 $00 :} 0

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MEETINGS TODAY Sclentech Club, luncheon, Board eof

Trade, noon. ad Club, luncheoh, Claypool Hotel,

STE ash Republican i ‘meeting,

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> orin Side Bilin. 3 lunchepn, Canary

noon Notre Dame Club, luncheon, Spink-Arms

Hotel, noo Central Labor ‘Union, meeting, Plumbers’

Hall 3 2 University Club, luncheon, Co-

ial Union Council, meeting, Amal-

SEAR Mh pate oe cil, meet ote 1 SE AD eering: riots Fianarments e b, Ine., of Indiana, a tion, C! pared Chul a all day.

. MEETINGS TOMORROW : Ratner Club, luncheon, Claypool ‘Hotel, | P > bh Jan Omega, luncheon, Board of Tyre = luncheon, Spink-Arms Huts,

Sindlanape eo Builders’ Associa! De. a Athletic Club, rr oo Club, luncheon, Hotel Lincoln, Club, luncheon, Columbia Club,

En goon Club, luncheon, Columbus, luncheon, K. of Buse Re uncheon, Cusary

» r Credit , luncheon, Men's or Aleck” Oo. 00x

; 3a ; Jessie Flizabeth Date,

MARRIAGE LICENSES (These lists are from official records in the County Court House. The Times, therefore, is not responsible for errors in names and addresses.

Curt Ring f 1218 B. Ning _DaroWy Emma icky.’ 21, of 13s EB. verett Stewart, 25. of 2272 Winthrop: Dorothy My of 339 W. 39 Myron Douglass, "32, of 3009 N. Tilinols: Bush ay Blackmore, 23, of 2607 entr Carl Kay, 3. of aod BE. 16th; Annabelle Taylor, 39, f ‘33 N. Hardin ng. rwin Kennedy, 26, of Indianapolis; EveXb Souise Van' De Vanter, , of InWien: Arthur Morris, 29, of 66 N. Adison: nn Jessie Florence Caudell, ‘31, of 320 Matthew Robert, 54, of 1379 Nordyke; Lula M. Welding, ro) of 70 Concord John Edelen

of 2132 Bouievard; §

James, Josephine Farrell ot gt. Vine eeprs Rosemary Zimmer ‘an, at St.

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OFFICIAL WEA 1ER U. 8. Weather. Rure i INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST: | ssily cloudy tonight followed by fair tomo: ow; colder; lowest temperature tonight 25 ' eo 30. Sunrise...... .6:42 | Sunset’ ..... 5:17

Elizabeth Cutter, Ei of 1410 Martindale. Fra utes, 36, of 26147 Sentral;

0 | Maude Smith, 35, of 2258 N. Meridian

Herman Collins, 33, of 428 W. North St.: Elnora Shannon, 40, of R Cecil Cash, 30, of "1311% Otiver: Miriam C._Neese, 23. 0 ! Indianapolis, . R. Elmer Ku Fbursky, 25 'S. Ritter: Vir rginia St Shewmak er, a7. 27, of 2347 College; Addie Ha Sen: 1, ot 1536 Sheldon. Dale Keville, 24, of Edinburg; Me Bravard, 17, of 1620 Ludlow. David Davis, 30, 0 "0%. Ri erine May Altom, 20, of 440

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TEMPERATURE 5 —February 12, 1938. 6a Moooiees 22 | 1pm. —Today— 6a m..... “43

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in- so Lower Michigar- Gl oudy ‘fwitt Tight cal snows toni he tomorroy,. ne fair; ‘colder ton uch colds: in mor aly on | maton ‘CO ¥ n south Ohio—Cloudy and colder toniz at and tomorrow, with gesasional snow rries in

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3¢ , | stitutional . history.

_ Air Transport Chic fs Open Meeting

Times Photo.

Before the Air Transport Assosiation opened its fir. r-day meeting at Municipal Airport, these leaders (left to right) talked over some problems at the Vairen Hotel—Reed Knight, chief pilot of the Chicago and Southern Airlines; Charles Stanton, direcipr of the Bureau of Federal Airways, Civil Aeronautics Authority; J. H. Carmichael, operations managat of Pennsylvania Céntral Airlines, Pittsburgh, and Maj. R. W. Schroeder, vice president of United Airlines. » ®

Postmaster Lincoln Lauded AN lew Salem Dedication

He said the most important lesson in Lincoln’s career for those who aspire 10 public office was “the character is the true foundation of statesmanship.” The New Salem postoffice was abolished in 1836 and Lincoln "was left without a job. The town’s population had dwindled because the early - settlers had begun moving westward. The village has been restored as a Lincoln shrine. Mail was brought to the postoffice today in a dramatic demonstration contrasting the old and new methods of transportation. One batch was delivered by stagecoach as it was in Lincoln’s day. The coach required eight hours to make

the 20-mile run from Springfield,

Ill. Later another batch was dropped: great marshland areas.

from an airplane which covered the distance in 10 minutes. At Springfield yesterday Mr. Farley paid tribute to Lincoln’s contribition to the nation as a politician. He said that Lincoln's persistent use of political methods had made him great in American history.

G. O. P. Women Lead Local Observance of Lincoln Day

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-coln, George Washington and other heroes of the United States and foreign nations. The Marion | County Republican League will hold its annual Lin-coln-Douglass banquet at 8 p. m. tomorrow at the Phyllis Wheatley Y. W. C. A, 653 N. West St. The|tg banquet, in addition to Mr. Lincoln, honors Fred Douglass, a slave who escaped and became a powerful worker for the cause of freedom in the Republican "Party at the time of the Civil War, Richard T. James, Chief Deputy Secretary of State, will speak on “Lincoln,” and Howard R. Hooper, an attorney, will discuss “Fred Douglass.” Carey D. Jacobs is president of the league. The Morton Republican Club will observe Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays at a rally Friday night at the I. O. O. F. Hall, 10th and Rural Bts. Russell I. = Richamisan, local attorney, will speak Several Lincoln Day addresses addresses were given over the weekend. State Senator William E. Jenner, Shoals, Republican candidate for Governor, termed. Lincoln “the original home ruler’ in an address before “Morgan County Republicans at Martinsville Saturday night. Rep. Charles A. Halleck (R. Ind.) spoke at the Lincoln Day Banquet of the Eighth Congressional District at Evansville Saturday night. He asserted that “after the greatest orgy of wasteful spending in the nation’s history between 9,000,000 and 10,000,000 jobless still walk our streets.” He declared that the New Deal has tended to clamp down upon the American people the hardships of a temporary depression as a permanent way of living, U. S. Senator H. Styles Bridges (R. N. H.) addressed a Lincoln Day banquet sponsored by Eastern Indiana Republicans at Muncie Friday night,

(REAFFIRMS DEFENSE

OF GIVIL LIBERTIES

‘(Continued from Page One)

' |than that of translating into living

law and in maintaining this constitutional shield deliberately planned -|and inscribed for the benefit of every human being subject to our -| Constitution — of whatever race, cried or persuasion.” He reviewed the case of the four Negroes, their convictions and their statements that their confessions had been forced by torture. He noted the State’s denial of any tor-

in | ture and the fact that three. times

the Florida Supreme Court had declined to set aside the convictions. “The Supreme Court of Florida,”

‘| he ruled, “was in error and its judg-

ment is reversed. “The scope and operation th 14th amendment have been are sources of controversy in our conHowever, in view of its historical setting and the wrongs which called it into being, the due process provision

in the Fifth—has led few to doubt that it was intended to guarantee procedural standards adequate and appropriate, then and thereafter, to

36 | protect, at all times, people charged

with or suspected of crime by those

Holding {Positions of power and authority.”

tary camp ‘at Ballykinlar during a

dria street riot here in which 2000 the 14th amendment—just as that

FINNS BEAT OFF

~ Soon to Drive Back Russian Bombers. (Continued trom Pare One) {

nerheim attack does not. mean that the Russians will not later renew

|their offensive. |to the contrary, toward a ‘quicken-

ing of the tempo of their smashes and an attempt to force a decisive

Finland becomes fully effective. Details of the amount of foreign aid to Finland, and the origins of it, are carefully concealed. However, I learned enough in Finland to know that it is now arriving in much larger amounts than is generally realized. ‘Hope to Stop Bombings Within six or eight weeks the Pinns will have enough fast fighter planes to make the present mass flights of Soviet bombers over Finland a dangerous business. The present almost unchecked predominance ‘in the air of the Russians will cease shortly, the Finns believe. The Finns are working hard to get every possible plane into the country as quickly as possible “before the days grow longer. As spring and. summer comes the long hours would permit Soviet bombers | to operate two or three times as long each day as at present. But before that time the Finns

sistance in the sky comparable to that they hdve been offering on the ground. Fighter and bomber planes are being flown into Finland almost every day from ether countries, ready to go into action at once. Thus far, owing to the short hours of daylight, Russian air predominance has failed to hinder the Finnish war effort as much as might be expected. The Finns have been able to move their transport unhindered at night on roads and railroads.

plans for the changed conditions which will come with spring and summer. One of the plans envisages the setting fire all over the country to selected places in the This will raise large clouds of smoke continuously for weeks or even months and serve as a great natural smoke screen to protect the country against air bombing. Another plan concerns setting “back fires” ‘in pine forests as a protection against the setting of fires by the Russians in the forests, by. means of incendiary bombs— which the Finns foresee. Fortunately for the Finns the prevailing winds are toward Russia.

World Anti-Communist Front Is Held Possible

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb. 12 (U. P.). — The possibility that a world anti-Communist front might be formed to save Finland and prevent the spread of communism through Europe and Asia was’ dis-|S Susser today in Scandinavian capi-

als sient Roosevelt’s criticism of Russian totalitarianism and sensational Swedish raids against Communist centers were but two of many incidents which some quarters took as indications of the possibility of a new orientation. Scandinavia Protests The President's speech, and the Swedish raids, coincided with renewed Scandinavian protests against Germany's attacks on neutral shipping and with indications of closer German-Russian co-operation. Week-end developments, all per-. haps part of one diplomatic picture, included: 1. President Roosevelt's attack on Russia in Washington Saturday. 2. The Swedish raids, which resulted in the arrest of scores of Communist leaders and the seizure of many documents. 3. Substantiation from a reliable source that the staffs of the British and French Embassies at Moscow are systematically burning confidential documents, as first reported by the newspaper Telegraaf of Amsterdam Saturday. League Hears Finn Pleas 4. A blistering denunciation of Russia and Germany by the powerful, and decidedly left wing, French General Confederation of Labor. 5. Disclosure by the United Press correspondent at The Hague that at a meeting of a League of Nations Committee which is organizing a study of world economic and social problems, Carl J. Hambro, of Norway, defeated efforts to avoid controversial topics at the secret meeting by taking the floor and. making an impassioned appeal for immediate aid to Finland by individual nations and the League. He said that not only did Finland need 50,000 well trained soldiers but that epidemics would sweep Scandinavia this spring unless thousands of Russian bodies, lying in the Finnish snow, were buried before the thaw. i

‘BELFAST, North Ireland, Feb. 12 (U. P.) —Police raided house after house during the night hunting 30 rifles stolen from the British mili-

week-end of Irish Republican Army tumult.

England, last week, the I. R, A. was blamed for the arsenal raid and for

demonstrators fought several hundred police for 20 minutes. In the aftermath of the rioting, a tense silence settled aver the city. Shades were drawn in houses ard few people were on the streets. Pobarricade roads pn a

REDS’ GREATEST | ATTACK OF WAR

|More . Airplanes ' Expected

phase before aid from abroad to

expect to be able to put up re-|

Already the Finns are making

French regulars,

Writer Hears S trange Tales ~ Froms Finns at War Front

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the Finns live ‘comfortably. The dugouts are dry and cozy. Officers and men mingle democratically. The food is excellent. The stew comes regularly from “soup cannons,” the dugout-like field kitchens which are invisible 50 feet away. The bread is in slices three-quarters of an inch thick. There is milk for the coffee. Someone always has

hidden away, although alcoholic drinks-are forbidden. The only sound of discord I heard was from a lieutenant trying to sleep while a soldier at the other end of the room played tunes on a musical saw. There were no harsh words, though, because the musician is an electrical genius and has rigged up a generator, hidden in a cave under the snow, supplying this dugout” with current for a: string of light bulbs, reading lamps along the double tier of bunks, and for the radio. Every evening, the day's toll of Russian planes and tanks is ceremoniously inscribed on the dugout walls. One list scored 654 tanks captured or destroyéd and 318 planes shot down. Also on the walls are copies of

sardines, cheese and canned fruits

Finnish propaganda leaflets in the

. i Russian language. Finnish patrols carry these leaflets on night raids. They say that one day recently they dropped a handful into the lap of a sleeping Russian sentry. A 23-year-old sub-lieutenant-came in telling of an experience while on patrol. There were six men in his party. They were sent to cut Russian telegraph wires. Five of the men had automatic pistols. One of them tripped over a wire and they believed it had set off an¥alarm. They lay quietly a few minutes and heard coughing on all sides of them. The Russians’ coughs always Betray their presence. The Finnish patrol located a light machine gun nest and stormed it, killing the Russians in it and using the gun to fight their way back to the Finnish line. One of the Finns, a lieutenant, was shot twice in the back, the only casualty. The sub-lieutenant told of another incident in which a Einnish squad kept Ja Russian patrol marooned in a shell hole all' day by sniping at every helmet that showed above ground. When darkness fell, five Pinns went to the -hole and killed nine Russians there. Three already had frozen to death.

DOUBT VICTIM FOUGHT KILLER

Police ‘Believe Smith Was Shot Without Chance To Resist.

Police investigating the mysterious slaying Friday night of Francis T. Smith, 32, in his filling station at 4742 E. 10th St., expressed the belief today Mr. Smith had been shot before he had time to resist. ‘Earlier, it had been believed he had been shot while he and his assailant were struggling on the filling station floor. -At the same time, detectives questioned victims of recent holdups, particularly those in which there was shooting or other violence, in an effort to obtain new clues. While they are acting on the theory that Mr. Smfth was slain by 4a bandit, detectives are not overlooking the possibility he may have been shot down by an enemy. It is believed the slayer failed to obtain any money since about $35 was found in the victim’s pocket and on the floor near his body. Thus far, police have failed to find the bullet which passed through Mr. Smith’s throat. severing his spinal cord. The slub, which through the glass in a window of the station, is believed to have

{fallen in the mud outside and been _‘|trampled by the crowd which milled Found the station after the shoot-

discounting the theory of a struggle, said two racks of empty oil cans in the small station office were not upset as they would have been had there been much of a struggle. He said it was believed Mr. Smith had been working on his record books, which were opened on the desk, that he turned around to see who was entering, and was shot without having a chance to defend himself. A revolver, for which he had a permit, was at his home across the street. That he was shot from close range was indicated by powder burns on the neck of his uniform, Services for Mr. Smith were to be held this afternoon at the Harry W. Moore peace chapel, with burial at Anderson Cemetery, on E. 10th St. The Rev. R. M. Dodrill, of the Broadway Baptist Church, was to officiate.

ANZACS ARE GIVEN WELCOME AT SUEZ

SUEZ, Egypt, Feb. 12 (U. P.)— Australian and New Zealand troops, hard bitten men from “down under,” arrived here today after a voyage of 8000 miles and more to be greeted by the frenzied cheers of the city. The tall, tough, tanned troops|; whose fathers had gone through the terrible Dardanelles campaign and had fought in Palestine, in Salonica, in France and in Belgium, disembarked under their World War hero contmanders, Lieut. Gen. Sir Thom-

as Blaney, leading the “Second Aus-|-

tralian Imperial Force”—the first was that of the World War—and Maj. Gen. B. C. Freyberg command-

Force. They came to join an army, estimated by some at upwards of 1,000,000 men, composed. of British and French Foreign Legionnaires, British Indian and French Colonial troops’ and the Egyptian and Turkish armies, ready

for any eventuality in the Near East.

Belfast Police Hunt Rifles Stolen During |. R. A. Tumult

headed for Belfast, were stopped and searched. British authorities feared that the disturbances would grow worse as the I. R. A., backed by Nationalistic Irishmen in both Eire and North Ireland took advantage of Britain's war to resume their struggle for a

lunited nation, free of British in-

fluences. Climaxing week-end demonstrations in Eire, Simon Donnelly, president of the old I. R. A, now inactive politically, announced to the press at the postoffice at Dublin that

Irishmen hoped that Britain would].

be “ruthlessly crushed” by Germany. He said Britain's defiance of Eire’s petitions for clemency for Barnes and Richards, convicted of a bombing at Coventry that killed five and wounded 50 persons, had

and|added two more maltyrs to the

Irish cause.

|LEGION MUST KEEP

to sent 10 St. Lows, ‘Mo., for burial.

I etentive Chief Fred Simon, in]

ing the New Zealand Expeditionary]

PEACE, KELLY SAYS

CHICAGO, Feb. 12 (U. P.).—Na-

| tional . Commander Raymond J.

Kelly said last night that the

gravest - responsibility of the Amer-|

ican Legion now is “to see that the

| American people permit no action - | that will involve us” in the wars of

Europe. Mr. Kelly told the Chicago Police

Post that nothing had occurred yet that would lead the United States ihto those wars, But, he said, the nation needs a defense system that would have meaning in the eyes of the dictators. “The American Legion is all for

the promotion of Americanism,” he

said. © “It is at the same time equally resolved th=t our national defense shall be invulnerable against attack by enemies at home and invincible in maintaining our peace abroad.”

FAMOUS BALLOONIST DIES SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Feb. 12 (U. P.).—Capt. Harry E. Honeywell, winner of the international GordonBennett balloon race at Geneva,

Switzerland, died Saturday at Ft. Sam Houston after an extended illness. He was 68. The body was

IAF.LIS CoOL

TO LEWIS OFFER

Questions Sincerity in Plan To Merge C. I. 0. With Green's Group.

By LUDWELL DENNY Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—~John L. Lewis’ proposal for a joint A. TF. of L. and C. I. O. convention to unite the labor movement, followed by William Green's apparent refusal, is considered here a Lewis propaganda victory. Although such a convention would not have authority to merge rival unions, as intimated by Mr. Lewis, it could register again thc rank and file desire for unity. Government. officials think Mr.

Lewis should permit a resumption of the negotiations of the A. F. of L.-C. I. O. peace committee, which he broke off. His convention proposal is considered just a trick in A. FP. of L. and certain Government circles. 3

Statement Challenged

Officials challenge .the Lewis

-|statement that “one roll-call by

both organizations on that day (the proposed March 15 joint convention) will eliminate the controversy in the house of labor.” How, they ask, could such a convention vote “eliminate the controversy” over whether Mr. Lewis’ mine union shall relinquish its chemical, coke and by-products workers? Obivously such a convention would have no power to dismember the United Miné“Workers. The same difficulty exists in a score of jurisdictional disputes and dual-union conflicts. Because most unions are autonomous, no A. F. of L. or C. I. O. convention has the legal power to force them’ tc make peace. -

Decision. Up to Leaders .

No controversy cah be settled by the convention—the leaders - will have to negotiate. Not evén a powerless convention can be held without agreeing on credentials. Mr. Lewis knows that one of: the chief disputes is ‘over the size of his membership and votes. The Lewis offer not to hold office in a united federation looks more: important than it is. Labor power ° rests in control of a powerful union, and not in a federation office’ as such. Thus William Green has no independent power today because he controls no union; he is’ controlled by the Hutchesons, Tobins and others who control union

votes and treasuries.

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