Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 February 1941 — Page 2

| Provision , for Py | British Land in Western ~~ Hemisphere Revived.

; By THOMAS L. STOKES x Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Fep. 11.—An attempt will be made in the Senate to insert in the lend-lease bill a provision for purchase of British possessions in the Western Hemisphere. | Such a proposal in [the House by Rep. Melvin J. Maas (R. Minn), World War Marine aviator, was thrown out unceremoniously on a point of order as not being ‘germane”; but there is mo such rule

of germaneness in the Senate to|

block a vote. Senator Bennett Clark (D. - Mo.) has long advocated acquisition of Great Britain's Western Hemi- | sphere possessions, |exclusive of | Canada, as essential tg our own defense. An amendment will be offered in the Senate by| him or someone else. “That is the least Great Britain could do,” Senator Clark said today, “in consideration| not only for

now, but also for the huge World War loans which are still unpaid.”

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Considerable publi¢| support for which Britain large financial reserves and give the isphere seourity she Iong has n eded, has beIt| is reflecting it-

Rep. Maas had ralli o much supmong Demoorats as well as Republicans, and it was reported that the Administravote because of the showing that would have been made. .

Walter G. Krivitsky. « « « “You will understand that I must go.”

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Lease-Lend Bill Violates Neutrality Act; Charge U. S. Broke Pledge to Confer.

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resents State—C, R. Guter- , director of the, Fish and me Division of the [Conservation rtment, will represent Indiana e sixth annual North Amer- | ican (Wild Life Conference in Memphis,| Tenn., Feb. 16, 17, 18 and 19.

ed Cadet Colonel — Robert | Pechtman, 1938 Manual High School j ate, has been appointed cadet i" Solon) in the Indiana. University “MR. OT. C. Corps. The son of Mrs. Blearior Fechtman, [642 Buchanan o is a junior at|/ I, U. He is: a member of Scabbard and Blade and a pledge to Sigma Nu Social Fra|terni . an

Gel . : Teachers Show Handicraft—To' ‘stimulate interest in after-school projects, three School |41 teachers ‘Ihave | placed their own handicraft objects on display at| the school. Miss (June E. Woodworth, art instructor, is exhibiting oil paintings; Miss | Sara A. Duffey, home -economics teacher, is displaying examples of weaving, and Charles W. Hyde, industrial arts |teacher, has splay articles of pottery, metal oodwork. ‘i

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—Provi-

States bases, in violation of the Pan American Neutrality agreement, are training relations between this overnment and Latin America. Some South Americans are reorted - particularly displeased beause the Washington Government llegedly has broken its pledge for joint consultation in case of any change in the jointly agreed policy. Even those who might otherwise prove are described as resentful of the unilateral action by the nited States. Enemies of the nited States charge this is proof that the good neighbor policy is only a screen for the “old and unchanging effort at Yankee dictatorship.”

Washington Concerned

Washington is vastly concerned with winning and holding the confidence of Latin America as the best barrier against Nazi-Fascist penetration of our southern neighbors. |Hence the recent competition between Berlin and Washington for the favor of South American coun-

sympathy with totalitarianism and old hatred of the ‘‘Colossus of the north.” : ‘Washington’s most brilliant diplomatic achievement in this struggle against Hitler and Hitlerism in Latin America was in pegsuading all the countries to sign the Panama conference agreement in October, 1939, for joint neutrality and security. Later the question has grown as to when the United States: would eonsult its treaty co-signers as pledged. That question has now become explosive because of the complete conflict between the base provision of the Panama treaty and the Lease-Lend Bill.

Prohibits Use of Bases

While the Declaration of Panama prohibits use of bases in American republics by belligerents, the LendLease Bill empowers the President, “notwithstanding the provisions of any other law,” among other things “to test, inspect, prove, repair, outfit, recondition, or otherwise to place in good wooking order any defense article for any such gov-

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While President Roosevelt has

Declaration, some of the South American goverhment are vigorously trying to enforce it—as in their recent protests against British violations of the neutrality zone.

Here’s the Question

The reason the United States Government has allowed itself tobe ‘charged with bad faith, in not consulting before changing policy, is said to be twofold: - One is that the change was gradual, involving intangibles before tangible actions. Thé other is apparently Washington’s fear that it cannot get Latin American unanimity for the British alliance policy, and that any Pan-American ,Conference will widen instead of close the breach. : The difficult question is whether— To act alone, with the tacit consent of the pro-U. S. A. group, regardless of the charges of bad faith and the jeopardy of our relations elsewhere in Latin. America where Hitler is strongest; or, To keep the record clean by calling a conference, and either abiding by the majority will or withdrawing from our previous. agreement.

CUBA MAY SEEK U. 8. LOAN

HAVANA, Feb. 11 (U. P.) —President Fulgencio Batista last night asked Congress to authorize the Cuban Institute for Sugar Stabilization to negotiate a $12,000,000 loan with the Export and Import Bank of the United States.

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Friends | of Krivitsky Seek FBI Probe; Recall His Fear of Assassins.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (U.P.) — Friends of| the late Walter G. Kriv=itsky insisted today that he had been assassinated by an agent of the Soviet Riissisn secret police and clamored, for an investigation by the Federal yBureau of Investigation. Krivitsky's story of his past as head of ithe western European division of| the Russian secret police, a director of Scviet spies and assassins, was so well documented and detailed [thai few doubted it. He was found with z bullet in his head in his room in & Washington hotel yesterday. | All evidence pointed. to suicide, but Krivitsky himself had described the methods of (GPU assassins who had often made [their victims ap»3 suicides. And only last saw in New York City, a recognized, through presociations, as one of the 10st | clever assassins, That 5 trailing him, ~

Lived in Fear

formation came from Krivitsky’s attorney, Louis Waldman, of New York City, who today formally asks the FBI to take over the case because | ‘‘it is another - Trotsky case.” lion Trotsky, associate of Lenin and a power in Russia until exiled by Josef Stalin, was assassinated in Mexico City last summer. Krivitsky’s wife insisted he had been assassinated. Seo did Boris Shub, his interpreter. They all said that for more than a year Krivitsky had (lived in daily fear of his ife. Washington police asked Charlottesville, Va., authorities to find a man named ‘Dobertov,” who, according to ¢ne of the notes found in Krivitsky's room in Krivitsky’s handwriting, provided him with the revolver that ended his life. The door to Krivitsky’s fifth-floor hotel room was lockedl, but anyone with a pass key could have opened it.- A chamberraaid did so when she received no response to her knock. Notes Could Be Forgeries Other means of access to the room were discounted. Mr. Waldman) said that the Russian secret: police had samples of Krivitsky’s handwriting in all languages and could have easily forged the notes. | Although the authenticity of Krivitsky’s past had been certified by Trotsky and other exiled and dissident Comniunists, American Communists liad always insisted that he was an impostor, a ‘Viennese :whn had hever any connection with Soviet Russia. Beside the body was a 38-caliber revolver. In’ the room were three notes, ong in Russian addressed to his wife; another in English to Mr. Waldman; the third in German to “Dear Suzanne” — identified by Waldman, as Suzanne La Follétte, New Yorl writer, cousin of Senator Robert M. La follette (Prog. Wis.). Ira Gullicton, metropolitan police handwriting. é¢xpert, said that the signature on the hotel register and the “suicide? notes were written by the same man, He said Krivitsky apparently liad written the note to

tries in which there is much native 'yhjs wife last because, unlike the

other two, it showed nervous stress. To his wife he wrote that he wanted “to live very badly, but it is impossiblz. . . . You will understand that I mist go.” The “Dokertov”’ angle was supplied by this postscript: “On the farm of Dobertov, I wrote this yesterday, but I did not have any strength in New York.- I did not have any business in Washington, I went to see Dobertov, because that is the only place I could -get firearms.” Testimony Brought Fame ' Krivit¢ky, torn Samuel Ginsberg, became prominent in this country in 1939 when he told the Dies Committee investigating un-American activities thet he had broken a 20year association with Josef Stalin in 1937 affer! the Soviet .purge and, in consequence, feared assassination by OGFU 2zgents. He had written a series of zrticles for the Saturday Evening Post purporting to expose world-wide (Communist intrigues. J. B. Muaithews, special investigator for Nr. Dies, who knew Krivitsky well and identified the body, said Trotsky had told him before his death tliat he feared that both he and Kiivitsky would be assassinated.

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FOUR GENERATIONS BORN ON SAME DAY

RIO VISTA, Cal. (U. P.).—When members ¢f the family of Mrs. Margaret Fyan of Hamilton -City met to coihmemorate her birthday the celebration virtually assumed mass proportions. It also was the birthday of four other menihers of four generations of the family. In addition to marking the 7Titn wnniversary of Mrs. Ryan’s biril, it also was the birthday of two of her daughters, Mrs. Helen Kibby of Hamilton City and Mrs.” Cérleton Hansen of Crescent City; that of her grandson, Robert Winters of Colusa.

SHATTER-PROOF JAIL FIXTURES WANTED

LEROY, N. Y. (U. P.)—The Leroy Village Board wants shatterproof fixtires installed in the cells of the tov n lockup. New fxfiires costing $100 were installed in the jail three months ago after an /intoxicated prisoner went on a one-inan rampage. A duplicate performari:e staged by an irate inmate resulled in even greater damage to the porcelain fixtures. Village ' authorities are seeking permission from the State Department of Correction .to install castiron fixtures. CIT: ACCEPTS MURAL SAN FRANCISCO (U.P.).—The huge mupal displayed in the Fine Arts Palace during the Golden Gate International exposition, by Diego Rivera, his been accepted by the San Fianuisco Art Co on for the library of the city’s new ‘Junior

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War Moves Today

By J. W. T. MASON United Press War Expert

The fluctuations and uncertainties: of Hitler's war plans are being once more exemplified by developments in the Balkans. Checked in France by the

the British fleet from sending succor to ‘Marshal Graziani in North Africa, the Fuehrer now is making |the swastika conspicuous in southeastern Europe.

resolute front of Marshal Petain and prevented by

The resolute, steadfast pursuit of a major objective, which is strongly emphasized in German’ : military teaching, has been ‘so changed, however, to wavering tactics since the defeat of -the air blitzkrieg over Britain, that it is impossible to determine what Hitler finally will do in the Balkans.

His strategy shifts from one end of Continental Europe to the other, not to confuse the enemy, but more obviously because the problems involved are becoming too complicated for a direct and easy solution.

war machine is now preparing to

they must mean, p#marily, that Hitler fears a revolution in Italy unless he comes 40 Signor Mussolini's help. Some evidence Fascist feeling ‘ among Italians is provided by American correspond-| If

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ents who entered Benghazi with the British troops and report that the inhabitants burned pictures of Il Duce, crying “Long- Live England.” Since the start of the Italian deIf reports ar@strue that the Nazi|feats in the Greek war, Hitler has ) held aloof, presumably not wishing strikd at Greece through Bulgaria, [to set the Balkans aflame. But that is the lesser evil if the alternative were to be Italy's retirement from the war. So, it is possible right-of- : way through Bulgaria may be deof intense anti- |manded by the Fuehrer to try to keep Italy from collapsing. Hitler contemplates striking

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through Bulgaria at Turkey, his purpose would be to attempt to get to Suez and Egypt and attack the British from the. east. : Such an ex« pedition, however, would first have

‘tto assault the strong Dardanelles

defenses and then march 1000 miles

{over difficult country.

That might have seemed feasible before the Italian defeat in. Libya, if Marshal Graziani had been able to develop ‘a simultaneous offensive from ‘the west. would appear that the Fuehrer “missed the Turkish bus.” Even if a strong German army were to get through Turkey .and Syria, the British now are powet-

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As the Germans tésted themselv in the Polish campaign, so the Brit. ish have gained the experience of the Libyan offensive and know the new tactics of mechanized warfare and the blitzkrieg as well as the Germans. It would go hard with the Axis if they challenged the British at Suez. : There is the possibility that the Germah demonstrations in the Balkans are camouflage. If that be so, then there would be a double pur-

pose, — The fi purpose would be to try to force e British to end their

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Libyan campaign and net éontinue operations in Tripolitania. That result might be obtained if Gen. Wavell were uncertain ‘about Gerthan intentions and thought it desirable to concentrate his forces in eastern Egypt and especially divert his air arm for use in the Balkans.

~The second purpose would be to frighten the Greeks into making peace. If the new Government at Athens became convinced Germany intended sending several hundred thousand men against eastern Greece, a truce with Italy might seem desirable. “iy However, if that is Germany’s purpose, it could be checked by the possibility of Turkey’s threat to enter the war and the uncertainties of ‘Russia’s position. Too, there is the peril to the Rumanian oil fields if Germany changes a policy of threats to an actual through Bulgaria. By breaking relations with Rumania, Great Britain has served notice on Bucharest of her future intentions. Rumania will me a war zone if a Nazi push starts from that territory and the Rumanian oil wells will become legitimate objectives for the Royal Air Force whose efficiency on two continents the Axis has good reason to respect.

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MINING RUSH FOR TIN OPENS IN UTAH

HUNTINGTON, Emery County, Utah, Feb. 11 (U, P.).—A miniature mining rush has been. started in central Utah with discovery of deposits of tin—a metal rarely found in the United States and extremely valuable to national defense industries. ; _-Nearly 150 new claims have been staked out. 7 ne d : _The tin deposits were located by “Ernest Derwent and ‘A. G. Riach in the Cedar Mountains near Hunt ington. | Preliminary tests indicate the ore contains considerable tin. But samples have been sent to Government chemists in Washington for complete analysis. : If the Government tests snow the Emery County ore contains tin in commercial quantities, Derwent and Riach plan to expand operations as rapidly as possible.’ They hope to obtain government aid in

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