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AVE AGE BF TON ~ FEELS AMERICA “HAS WAR TAKE
Officials Fave) Neutral U.S. However, to Keep Sea .Lanes Open. (Continued from Page One)
On war profits. The British press, also, often reflects this sentiment. ents that the | war profits nited States are comparatively small—that the. Which the Allies are spending on American planes and other arma‘ments are offset by a proportionate slump normal peacetime trade— failed to silence those complaints. I had not been in London an hour before I| was Single out for a lambasting. i bSs. Neutrality Desired Two British newspaper corre- ~ spondents and a lesser Government over lunch-
realize that war—we’re ” they said. at President State Corleaders had
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| In fact, valuable asset of the as long| as he United | States stays lo from the war bu sympathetic cause it remains a
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Bri and ‘France “After all,” he a with confi-
ed ‘States would take os action | rather than let Hitlerism and Nazi | aggression achieve a victory which Sissons for the whole
Joseph P. the smart ooning by | the press and some sections of parliameniary opinion.
Press Quick to bude
| ennedy had just returned | from the United States, getting back | > nfdon a few jumps ahead of | Mr, Welles’ arrival, and had said | tha the American people intended to keep out of the war and had A | trouble “understanding - what the | war is all about.” The press.lashed out quickly at his statement, pointing out in caus- | tic tones that it was time that the | American people woke up to the fact that the British were fighting for democracy. e of Britain's and the world’s biggest publishers said: “We wonder if the American Ambassador is on our side any more.” A couple of days later two. London newspapers belittled the Allied purchases of warplanes in the United States, explaining that these purchases were merely a necessary experiment for the [time being, but that, after all, Britain was turning out planes now excelli ng any American types. ErencEKititale Similar
The attitude of i French p plé toward the United States f i this same course, but is by as the British
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comment. e arguments of ‘the! Germans which I heard in Berlin’ before crossing the no-manis-land at the ewer end of the Western Front and entering France and| Britain were bitter, but k a different line! Herr Hitler, when he talked with|. Mr. Welles, was understood to have told the Undersecretary that it would be’ cult to bring about a restoration of full diplomatic relations between Germany and the as Washinghe called an
the Fuehrer
*“un-neutral” attitude, By that statement apparently referred to a fear that {is [prevalent in many Nazi quarters —3a fear that President Roosevelt may carry the United States into Reich. the German me that the re f‘all right”
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The German fleet is reported steami ; shown above, for a possible clash with the British, part of whose naval might is concentrated in the Scandinavian waters.
"GREEN BIVES HIS
Declares Individual Unions Responsible for Officers “In Pegler Reply.
EDITOR'S NOTE — President William Green of the American Federation of Labor has asked The Indianapolis Times to print a series of three articles answering recent columns written by Westbrook Pegler —a request which The Times is glad to comply with. The second of Mr. Green’s articles appears below,
By WILLIAM GREEN President, American Federation of Labor
There is just as much truth to
4 | the charge that the American Fed-
ng toward the Skagerrak,
and the Vladimir Mayakovsky—detained by British warships in the Far East had been handed over to French authorities and were being
'| taken presumably to French Indo-
hina. The Russians had repeatdemanded release of the ships, which the Allies feared were carrying materials . for the Nazi war machine. | : - 4. The Allied Supreme War Council was believed yesterday tc have considered mounting French hostility toward Russia in connection with British - French plans for counter - measures against Nazi claims that German = Italian - Russian co-operation is likely against the Allies in Southeastern Europe.
German Press Indignant
The German press unleashed a roar of protest against what it charged was Allied violation of Scandinavian waters and an Allied ‘| decision to disregard the rights of neutrals in Northern and Southeastern Europe in order to strike at the Reich. The blast was regarded as a possible warning of German counter-action but was believed to be primarily a warning to neutrals to fight off any Allied moves in their direction. England is preparing for “dictatorship/ over Europe in which France will mercifully be permitted to be a procurer,” the Nacht Ausgabe said in commenting on yesterday’s meeting of the Allied Supreme War Council at which, it was asserted, French Premier Paul Reynaud “received his orders.”
of U-boats was being constructed and would soon he ready for atfack on England.
British Submarines Active
The British revealed officially today results of their wide-scale submarine activity to stop northern leaks in /the blockade of Germany and designed particularly to cut down iron ore shipments to the Reich. | An official announcement said that the submarine Ursula was the craft that sank the German merchant vessel Heddernheim, the submarine Truant had sunk the German | steamer Edmund Hugo Stinnes IV and the submarine Unity had’ rescued eight survivors of the Dutch trawler Protinus which was bombed and sunk by a German plane Tuesday. At least three British submarines have been operating close to the German North Sea supply lines, the official information revealed, and presumably other naval vessels also have been sent to this area. In connection with naval activity, the Paris Soir reported about 80,
them and that unless they are wary will have them in the war. | The Germans were vitally interested in whether Mr. ' Roosevelt would decide to seek a third term— more interested than they were in Mr. Welles’ soundings because they appeared confident from the outset that nothing could come of those soundings. But the President, they said, is the one man who threatens to {bring the United States into the ‘war against Germany again and therefore Herr Hitler and the German people earnestly hope that
but that the President is misleading
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1 | MEETINGS TODAY * gxchafige-Club, Hotel Severin, noon. Optimist Club, Columbia Club, noon. Reserve Officers’ Association, Board of Tradle, noon. Phi Delta Theta, Canary Cottage, noon. slumbia Club, n micy Civic Crabs,
omage, noon. Harm Sum Convention, Claypool Hotel,
aE olis. Sym Symphon Theater, px MEETINGS. TOMORROW Democratic State Cdmmiitee, Claypool Hotel, morning Postmasters. “state convention, Claypool
Rotel a1 Association of Podiatrists, Claypy: Orchestra, Mu-
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Eugene, Dorothy Eitel, at St. Francis. Homer, Catherine Hadley, at Methodist. Max, Helen Lewis, at Methodist. Joseph, [Margaret Steele, at Methodist.
ely. 0 Waller, Velma Myers, at 1131 BellefonTheodore, Jesse Hoak, at 919 Massachu-
"000 258 setts. 18st
Ernest, Rose Brewer, at 1929 8. Keya Allen, at 316 E. St. rani
Carl, Ethe) es, a 1 Joseph, | Ethel Stiilings, at 1321 °s. Meri-
Sohn, lorence Roll, at 126 Lawton. Ruben, Mary To34 . Belmont.
David, E A 9th. | at 9452 Sac: Boys *
Edward tindal Bernard, Pauline Cohen, at Methodist. Chester, Olive Downey, at M shoals Robert. Sally Ayres at St. ncis. Robert, Geraldine Boggs, at St. Francis. Robe Mary Butts St. Fran Eugene, Mildred Gale, at St. SS hesnt's. Robert, Charlotte Byrne, at St. Vincent's. Samui, Flora Waters, at 2339 Martin-
d Charles. Lillian Everts, at 12 W. Ray, James Trocie Giles,at 1516 Bellefontaine. , Francina Smith, at 3550 Paul, "Mary Leitch, at 551 S. Mozart. Jes Cleo. Arnold, at 949 Indians Ferry Mildred Antrobus, 540 W. # MorPerry, Ethel Johnson, at 1815 Columbia. Noral, Lesbia Trammell, at 1249 Lawton.
DEATHS | Ollie Woods, 50, at 741 Kinney, coron
occlusion, - Roberts, 179, 2501
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Margaret EB. Michigan, cardio vascular r nal. Jenny Frye, 10 mo, at Riley. pulmonary tuberculosis. Anna Coppage, 33, at Methodist, pulmonary tuberculosis. at 332 N. DeQuincy,
Eliza Bacon, arteriosclerosis. A: 64, at 247 Hamilton, Rachael Sutphin, 90, at (824 Eastern, hypostatic J ic. pneumonia. melia Ford, 62, at 434 Goodiet, chronic myocarditis. 31, at 128 N. Belmont,
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Alma Stokes, carcinoma.
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Berlin also reported that a fleet|
ithe German propaganda by ing the Balkans that it will be to their best interests to trade with the
Allies Attempting to Extend War fo Russia, Molotov Says
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German submarines have been shipped piecemeal across Siberia to be assembled at Far Eastern bases and challenge the ied mastery of the seas in the Paci What may be an eplariation of the Queen Elizabeth’s sudden dash Mor New York may be found in the well founded report — still | suppressed by the British censor—that a German submarine was sunk in in a battle in the mouth of the Clyde on Feb. 12, not far from the Queen|! Elizabeth's berth. This information came from maritime sources in New York: Previously another submarine had been sunk there while looking for units of the home fleet, but the second sinking hever has been announced. Britain and France were believed for the time being to have decided to concentrate their efforts toward offsetting - German diplomatic victories, especially by a counter-of-fensive in the Balkan diplomatic field. So far, both the Nazis and the Allies have been talking a vigorous war in the southeastern part of Europe. The German advantage has been geographical, backed by the constant threat of armed force that might quickly overrun such small neighbors as Hungary or Rumania. But the chief German interest is in keeping the Balkans peaceful so that they may supply the Reich with war materials. The Nazis have talked much of a possible oc in which Russia and Italy would join ithe Reich in guaranteeing the Balkans against attack. || The British and French ate now believed to be moving in to offset nvinc-
‘Allies. Turkey, for instance, reiter-
‘ated through the official Istanbul
press that she would stand by her mutual agreements with Britain and France even if it means war. The forthcoming meeting of British Balkan diplomats in London may indicate the next step in this important struggle just outside the arena of direct warfare. Reports which followed the Bren-
ner .Pass meeting of Adolf Hitler
and Benito Mussolini, that Russia sought a German-Italian-Russian understanding, have received much attention in Turkey.
Nazi White Book Places
War Blame on America BERLIN, March 29 (U. P.).—The Foreign Office today issued a White Book containing documents seized from Polish Government archives and described as ‘showing the role
played by the United States in bringing about the war.” | The White Book contained a report allegedly sent to Warsaw by the Polish Ambassador-at Washington, Count Jerjerzy Potocki, on Dec. 21, 1938, regarding a conversation with William C. Bullitt, the present American Ambassador to Paris. Potocki was quoted as saying: “He (Bullitt). expressed himself regarding Germany-and Hitler with the greatest vehemence and a strong hatred. “He mentioned that only might at the end of a war could halt Germany’s mad expansion in the fu-
59 oseph Greenen, 66, at = Sturm, in-| 5;
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eration of Labor is a racketeering organization preying upon | the workers of the country as there is to Adolf Hitler's charge that democracy is a device by which racketeering politicians prey upon the people. Would it be fair to condemn American democracy because of a Teapot Dome scandal and the disclosure that even a Cabinet officer has been corrupt? Would you lose faith in the courts and American justice because the Senior Judge of the United Circuit Court of Appeals is now serving a jail term for betraying his trust? Would you lose confidence in the Federal Reserve System and start hoarding your savings under a mattress because a number of prominent bankers have been sentenced to prison for crookedness? Would you condemn the police system of an entire city because an individual member of the force is exposed as a bribe taker? . Would you reject the capitalistic system and join the Communist arty because certain corporation officials have run off with the stockholders’ money?
Equally Sensible Well, then, there is just as much sense in Westbrook Pegler’s attacks upon the American Federation of Labor because he has found two union officials with criminal records.
ler are Willie Bioff and George Scalise. I have never met Mr. Bioff nor spoken to him. He is an appointed representative of his union. The facts in his case are that he has been associated with the union movement only five or six years. The crime for which he was convicted in Chicago took plice many years before that and had nothing to do with his ‘subsequent union activities. He is now charged with having evaded his sentence and the case is before the courts. It is up to the officers and members of the union by which Mr.
they wish to be represented by a man of his character. My personal views in the matter are well known to the officers of this particular union. However, Mr. Bioff is not responsible to me, but to them. And the elected officers :of the union are responsible to the members of the union. If the officers and members of the union are dissatisfied with Mr. Bioff, the union’s constitution provides the means of getting rid of him. If the officers and members of the union feel that Mr. Bioff’s record is a good one and that he should be retained, they have the right to stick by him. The American Federation of Labor itself cannot intervene in such cases, and I will explain why in the next article.
Case of Scalise
Now as to Mr. Scalise, I have known Mr. Scalise during the two years he has been president of the Building Service Employees’ Union. It appears that Mr. Scalise at the age of 17 was convicted of a crime. He served his sentence in Atlanta penitentiary. When this fact was published by Mr, Pegler after a lapse of 25 years, Mr. Scalise came to me and voluntarily told me his story. He said that ever since he got out of jail he had gone straight. He submitted a detailed record of his life to prove that assertion. It showed he had worked steadily at various jobs, in an auto plant, for an insurance company and as a chauffeur. He became active in a local teamsters’ union in Brooklyn and later accepted a job as organizer for the Building Service Employees’ Union, which promoted him to higher positions until he became president in 1937. Blames Story on Rivals Mr. Scalise said he had married and had a daughter and that the first knowledge his wife and daughter received of his criminal record was when they read it in cold print in Mr. Pegler’s column. He said he lives with his wife and daughter and his parents in a cottage in Brooklyn. Furthermore, Mr. Scalise charged that certain local officials of his union whom he had exposed for alleged misappropriation of funds were responsible for reviving and spreading by anonymous circulars the unfortunate early chapter of his life. Mr. Scalise made the point that if he were himself a racketeer he certainly would not be active in extripating racketeering ia his union. If Mr. Scalise’s story is true—and
Mr. Pegler rendered no public service in exposing the sordid story of his past. As I understand the theory of penology and the principles of decency, the object of punishment is to make the culprit see the error of crime and mend his ways. If a man commits a crime, pays the penalty and then goes straight, is he to be penalized. for his past for the rest of his life? The American Federation of Labor’s membership is made up of human beings. They are subject to human frailties. Théy cannot all be perfect. But during its 60 years of existence dishonesty has been the rare exception rather than the rule in' the -American Federation of Labor and I think that Mr. Pegler has: unconsciously helped to prove them.
(Mr. Green's thir third article will appear tomorrow.)
or—————— aren TOTEM POLE AT FRONT PARIS, March 29 (U. P.).—In a French wood “somewhere in the R. A. F. area” there stands a reproduction of ‘a Red Indian totem pole. A Canadian officer serving with the R. A. F. has used his leisure hours to carve the pole, which is regarded
by his fellow pilots as a Tusky :
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VIEW ON SCALISE| | AND BIOFF CASES
The two men named by Mr. Peg-i
I have no reason to doubt it—surely|
Killer Sought
Rachael Taylor, . . . inclined to” be shy. Fraternity Leaders Join in Search for Coed’s
Slayer.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., March 29 (U.. P.).—Fraternity leaders at Pennsylvania State College joined today in the search for a fiend who slew 17-year-old’ Rachael Taylor, freshman co-ed from Wildwood, N. J. Authorities believed she was slain by someone she knew. She encountered the killer while walking from a bus stop to the college dormitory, half a mile away, about 1:30 a. m. yesterday. Her body was found four miles off her route, so she evidently accepted a ride in an automobile. She was inclined to be shy and her friends were certain she would not have ridden with a stranger at that time of night. Wilbur Leitzell, the college town executive, called the inter-frater-nity council, representing all 50 chapter houses on the campus, to a meeting in his office last night. He asked the presidents of each fra-
- Strauss Says:
Bioff is employed to decide whether| :
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WHAT'S A WORSTED!
There are two kinds of yarns— Woolens and Worsteds. Woolens are soft, fuzzy yarns with fibers lying in all directions, woven into tweeds and related rough fabrics. Worsteds are woven from long-fibered smooth yarns. The wool is disentangled by combing, twisted, arranged in parallel formation and woven into a smooth, supple, enduring fabric.
ternity to report any member absent without explanation from his
PUBLIC SERVICE BONDS PROBES
Investigation Concerns Sale Price of Indiana Debentures.
NEW YORK, March 29 (U. P.). ~The National Association of Security Dealers today began an investigation into allegations that a number of its members had vio-
tion with the recent distribution of $48,000,000 in, bonds and debentures of Public ce Co. of Indiana. - The association announced that a questionnaire nas been sent to all members asking for detailed information on all their activities in the Public Service distribution, which was made early in December Aby a banking syndicate headed by Halsey, Stuart & Co. - Halsey, Stuart did not request the inquiry, but it is ‘understood that the firm is co-operating fully with the association. "Replies to the questionnaire, containing full information as to the date of purchase, receipt of securities, amounts involved, price, concessions, etc., are to be returned to the association by April 5. The . letter accompanying the questionnaire to New York members of the association emphasized that any information received would be kept in confidence andy used “only as may be expedient or necessary for the purpose of this Inquiry.’ »
Robert A. Gallagher, president'of the Public Securities Co. of Indiana, said the proposed investigation is based on reports that a dealer had sold some of the refunding securities issued by his company below the list price set by the syndicate selling the bonds. The investigation does not involve the company or any local securities ‘dealers, he said. 3 |
ELECTION CONTRACT LET
The Miller Sash & Screen Co., 3510 Shelby St.; today was awarded a contract by County Commissioners to build 100 tables at $5.50 each to be used during the central bal-
rooms between 1:21 a. m. yesterday.
let on the low bid.
lated fair pN:tice rules in connec- |
lot counting here after the May
Dies at 57
John E. Shearer . . « lifetime resident of county.
John E. Shearer Former G. 0. P. Marion County Commissioner.
John E. Shearer, Republican,. a Marion County Commissioner for several terms before 1932, died 1 night’ at Methodist Hospital following a heart attack. He was 57. Mr. Shearer was born on the farm at 21st St. and Ritter Ave which has been in the Shearer family for more than 100 years Twenty-first St. formerly was known as Shearer Pike. A year ago he acquired the farm at 30th St. and Post Road where he was living. He had attended Old Bethel Church since childhood. He attended Butler University ber fore he began farming as a young man.
ling through | Wisconsin | fight of it in Illinois.
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Lee’s Claim Made as First 100 Votes Appear Near For ‘Drafters.’ | (Continued from Page One) mary states would increase’ | this!
[draft-Roosevelt nest egg to 114 con=: | vention votes.
But anti-third-term™:
organizers are ‘confident of breakRoosevelt defenses in and they are making a:
New Hampshire and Maine, how-.
ever, are in the bag. Nebraska must’ {| be assigned there for practical pur=
poses. So if the third-term move-
iment does no better than to break.
even in Wisconsin and Illinois the
|aggregate 6f Roosevelt-renomination
votes will be 73. l There will be 1100 delegates-votes in the Democratic National Conven-: tion. Democrats’ have abandoned. the rule that required nomination by two-third majority of the cone: vention. A bare majority of 551: would suffice to name the party: ticket this year. The worst political break suffered: by third termers since Postmaster. James A. Farley filed his own Presidential candidacy in: Massachusetts: appears to have developed this week. in California. ‘A “harmony” slate: of draft- sevelt delegates entered.
1lin| the state’s May 7 primary is
singing offrkey and so loudly that: the disharmony can be heard: dis-; tinctively =
comparativi "good fortune is to favor the arner anti-third term. forces in California as in Wisconsin, where the draft-Roosevelt movement will be represented on primary. ballots by two separate delegations. From Wisconsin come reports that the contest between opposed Roose= velt groups definitely favors the Garner - movement, which will be represent in the primary by a
He is survived by his wife, Wand D. Shearer, who is in Atlanta, Gal, | for her health; two sons, Mari H, Shearer and _ Joseph S. Ryan; a daughter, Mrs. Dorotha Doty;
primary election. The contract was
and a brother, William A. Shearer. . ~ I
single slate of delegates. California with 44 votes in the Democratic National Convention is a rich prize and its primary law requires pledged delegates to continue to support their man until he
releases them.
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