Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 March 1941 — Page 25

_ THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1041

~ DARLAN THREAT STIRS LONDON

Report French Ship Seized Adds to Fear of Attack On Blockade.

HELEN KIRKPATRICK 1941, hv The Indianapolis 1 The Chicago Daily News, Inc LONDON, March 13.—An ciras report that British warships] intercepted a 1500-ton French mer- | chantman and escorted it to Gib-| raltar gave officials here cause for concern today, lest Vichy's Vice Premier Admiral Jean Darlan carry out | his threat to provide naval convoys for all French ships. The view is strongly held in some] quarters here that Admiral Darlan’s| threat was inspired by the German] desire to bring the French and British into open warfare. The admiral, who is Navy Minister and head of] the fleet, threatened to convoy all French ships unless the British] abandoned their blockade of France! and allowed ships to pass ireely! through the British lines.

British Face Dilemma

The British are most reluctant to| clash with the French and as a resuit they are now faced with a nasty | dilemma. If they do not maintain the blockade the war will obviously | greatly prolonged. If they do, will risk battle with the remnants of the French fleet, in their view, is exactly Germans want to happen. They beginning to wonder Admiral Darlan is not a willing or unintenional tool of Hitler Tt is suggested here that mans inspired Admiral Darlan threaten on the grounds that French must be fed, in hopes that the British, with American persua<ion. would back down and allow Franch ships to pass. Those ships could then carrv oil and fats which the Germans want, as well as food the French

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| —The House Appropriations Com- | and not up. it is miles from any ings in the city which house Gov'mittee today recommended that the place to anyplace else, even in the ernment offices, about half of which Navy be given $3,415457,250 in cash {same building. So, despite taxi faras|are Government owned and half

for the new fscal year laginning

July 1. Almost half of it will be used to continue building 729 warcraft, ranging from battleships to patrol boats, for the two-ocean Navy. In addition the Committee approved $31,127894 in contractual authority to carry out the huge defense program. Secretary of Navy Frank Knox told the Committee that “by fall we should be getting ready to produce as much munitions and aircraft as can be used by both Great Britain and ourselves unless strikes delay production.” This testimony was given last month and made public today. Col. Knox was revealed fo have discounted the effect of strikes on

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3-BILLION NAVY In Washington, It's Best to Telephone First

To Learn Where That Office Now Is Located

By PETER EDSON Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, March 13.—The

fine art of telephoning is probably State buildings, so if Al Smith had developed fo a higher degree in!just thought of building his great

Washington than any place in the world and no wonder. With everything spreading out

the most reasonable in the country, a man hesitates to set out from the Congressional Library for the War Department without packing his lunch, and for the return journey, many people consider requisitioning pup tents, if nightfall is nigh. Some statisticians have figured out that if all the Government offices in Washington were spread out on a level plane, packed in close and including the halls, they would cover a square mile. And if you can think of anything to do with a square mile of desks in even rows, except plow them under, please write. Or if you are appalled by that figure, bear in mind that the Government has three square miles of office space in the country at large, outside of Wash-

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By HARRY MORRISON pire sent 50 cartoons to England, repA little Chinese boy eats his din-| resenting a ton and a half of clothes ner, a fear-drawn cockney girl shvly They included 3600 garments, mostly fingers a new dress, a fighting Ev-|0vercoats, suits and slacks. All but (zone rests his wounded head on a tWO shipments reached England. | | new bed—all might be gifts from In-| The Christian Science churches. {dianapolis’ war relief agencies. {in co-operation with the Mother | Right organizations have sent/ Church at Boston, have established) {more than $20,000 in cash for civil-| committees at each church through- | 'ians in warring countries. An un-|out the country. Several hundred ‘estimated quantity of clothing, med-! articles ofsclothing have left Indiical supplies and food worth many |anapolis. [times that amount has been given, May |by Indianapolis citizens. i | The American Theater | Four of the largest agencies con-! peep collecting clothing {tributing to England are Bundles {for Britain, the Daughters of the theatrical benefits, it is considering | British Empire, the American Thea- snonsoring a lecture and monolog ter Wing of the British War Relief, e0 sometime in May by Maurice ‘and Churches of Christ, Scientist gyang the Shakespearean actor

XTounk Bd The Greek War Relief Association Two Help Chinese {has collected $7500 in cash since Two—the Chinese Emergency Re-|Dec. 2. Its method is direct solici[lief Society and the American Bu-| tation and dances, card parties and ireau for Medical Aid to China—are socials sponsored by any gioup that sending money and supplies to|/wants to help. The money buys China. | beds, surgical instruments and bandThe Greek War Relief Association|ages, clothing and food. It is ad|is responsible for a constant flow of | ministered by Americans in Athens. money and food to Greek civilians.! The Norwegians are holding up he Norway Club, active for a|the clothes they have made in Chi-| | time when Norway was the scene of [cago until they are sure a ship can | fighting, has re-organized its relief | get through to Norway. Meanwhile,! (work as an auxiliary of the Nor-|some money has been sent through! | wegian Relief, Inc, at Chicago. |Germany, which the Nazis have | To date, Bundles for Britain has allowed to be used to buy pre-fab-sent 2100 finished articles, $1400 ricated houses in Sweden for Norworth of surgical instruments and wegians who lost their homes. more than $1000 in cash. They have so many groups in the city sewing! that they can’t keep count. | The Chinese agencies are the oldjest because their war has been going on the longest. Until recently meeting—attended by|the society's method has been to

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They| of business. Now they buy varn with the money and sell| branch out into othe: it to similar groups to be made into! throughout the city. clothing. All work is voluntary and; They make sure the money reaches unpaid. | the right place by means of receipts Mrs. Alvin M. Owsley is president sent to the proprietor of the busi-| The re-| the many Indianapolis women who | ceipts come from the Bank of China use spare moments to knit warm |in New York City and then from “our friends across the | Chiang Kai-Shek's government in | China, Since May, 1939, Indianapolis Chinese, almost the sole contributors, have sent about $10,000. They estimate this has provided one mil-| lion dinners for Chinese cilivians.

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SUGGESTS POLL IN HARVESTER PLANT

CHICAGO. March 13 (U, P)— The International Harvester Co. today suggested a plant election to determine whether its Richmond, | Ind, works, closed bv a strike of! Farm Equipment Workers’ Organizing Committee (C. I. O.), shall be reopened. The company, in a newspaper ad= | vertisement, stated that it had received a petition from “more than a majority of the production em-= ployees” of the Richmond works, asking that the plant be reopened.| The company asked the Congress of Industrial Organizations to join|

tion to determine whether employees wish to continue the strike or return to work. International Harvester pledged itself to abide by the result of such an election,

| labor situation is small,” he told the | committee,

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| include carriers, 54 cruisers, 216 destroyers fand numerous smaller craft

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|aircraft, but to pay obligations incurred under contractual authority

YOU CAN'T BLAME THE POLICE AND FIREMEN

|one pulled the fire box at St. Clair

in requesting the U. S. Labor De-| partment to conduct such an elec!

parade grounds of the Army and

the national defense output. Navy, or any of the national parks.

“Out of something like 45,000,000 workers, something like 15,000 or 16,000 are out of work due to strikes,” he said in a survey of the defense picture as of Feb. 3. “There are far fewer strikes than we had a vear ago, and they are but a small fraction of what we had in 1917

Favors Mediation Act

“I have found in my contact with both labor and industry a most eratifving attitude of co-operation. I have not encountered a single manufacturer , . . who is not perfectly ready and willing to place his plant at our disposal and almost on our own terms.” “The amount of distortion in the

warrant that is

“and does not the amount of excitement raised over it.” He testified that he “would like to see wages stabilized and prices kept down.” and that a “breathing period.” similar to that set up under the Railway Mediation Act, ought to be installed universally to prevent “drastic” strikes in defense industries, Opposes Ship Transfer

Col. Knox, in effect, re-empha-sized his objections to transferring more naval vessels to Britain. It was recalled, however, that Col. Knox frequently has said that possible transfers were under Presidential jurisdiction. Authoritative sources revealed today that the Administration plans to transfer 99 fighting ships to Britain this year, including 17 over-age destroyers. The House committee's report also revealed the following: Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chief of Operations, emphatically stated that the newly-acquired British bases are “by long odds” worth more than the destroyers exchange for them, and they will “keep the enemy away from us.” But he conceded that the United States has “delivered the horse” so far as leas= ing arrangements for the bases are without consummation of the agreements on the part of Britain. Ship Program Detailed

Included in today's recommendas= tions was an appropriation of $1,515,000,000 for the ship-building program. It will enable the Navy to complete construction of two cruisers, 14 destroyers. eight submarines and four auxiliaries during the year. Ships under construction 17 battleships, 12 aircraft

Although $434,550,000 was provided for aviation, none of it is for new A total of $350,372,000 of

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At 9:30 o'clock last night, some and West Sts, and six pieces of fire apparatus and the police emergency car responded. There was no fire. You undoubtedly heard us the first time, but at 11:40 o'clock last night, some one pulled the fire box at St. Clair and West Sts. and six pieces of fire apparatus and the police . emergency car responded. There was no fire. 12:09 a. m. today. Ditto | Police and firemen are very cross.

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LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

D. A. R. Marks Anniversary Pride of Richmond, Council 15. Daughters of America will observe their 27th anniversary Monday. The special meeting will be held at the I. O. O. F. Hall at Richmond, Ind.

0. E. 8 Group To Meet—The Queen Esther Auxiliary, O. E. 8. will meet tomorrow at 2:30 p. m. at the Masonic Temple, North and Illi-

dent, will be in charge. Hostesses will be Mrs. Lillian Davis and Miss Uarda Bolin.

Card Party Arranged—The Sahara Grotto Revelers Auxiliary will hold a card party at 8 p. m. tomor=row at the Grotto Home. 13th and Park Ave. Mrs. Flossie Swisher will be in charge. Mrs. Susie Hendrick= son is president of the auxiliary,

Naomi Chapter To Meet — The Naomi Chapter, O. E. S. auxiliary will meet at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow at 211 N. Delaware St. Mrs. Leila

nois Sts. Mrs. E. L. Peltier, presi- |

3 Children to Give Recital=The Junior Music Committee of the Phyllis Wheatley Branch, Y. W. C. A. will present a musical recital of three children at the branch at [6 p. m. tomorrow. The child mu- | sicians will be Trili Yvonne Stewart, 9, pianist, and 12-year-old | Crystal Leora Ballard and 8-year | old Barbara Janet Toles, vocalists. Federal Employees to Meet—Local [78 of the National Federation of | Federal Employees will meet at 7:30 | p. m, Friday at the Hotel Lincoln,

| Auxiliary to Meet—Auxiliary 2, | Sons of Union Veterans, will hold a | business meeting at 8 p. m. Tuesday at Ft. Friendly. Mrs. Elizabeth Ar- | buckle, president, will be in charge. { Bishop to Speak to Club— Bishop | Titus Lowe will discuss the Far Eastern situation before the Exchange Club luncheon tomorrow | noon at the Hotel Severin,

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Slagle will be hostess and Mrs, Ruby! Irvington O. E. 8. to Meet—IrvMaehier, president, will be in charge. | ington Chapter, O. E. 8, will meet {at 8 p. m. Monday at the Irvington 0. E. 8. Meeting Set—The North | Masonic Temple.

Park chapter, 404, O. E. 8. will meet | Tuesday av 7:45 p. m. av the North | Engine to Be Described — “The Park Temple, Christian and 30th | Chemistry and Metallurgy of the Sts. The 30 persons receiving de- | Allison Engine” will be described by grees will be honor guests and Mrs, | Robert L. Heath of the local Allison June Morett and Mrs. LaVerne Division, General Motors Corp. at Mancker will be hostesses. Presid- the Monday noon meeting of the ing officers will be Mrs. Florence !Scientech Club at the Board of Baker, worthy matron and Elmer Trade Building.

Risier, Worthy pation, | Naval Aid to Address Club—Lieut Relief Corps te Meet—The Alvin! Roger White of the United States P Hovey Women's Relief Corps will| Naval Reserve will speak at the meet at 2 p. m. tomorrow at Pt. |weekly Indianapolis Optimist Club Friendly, 512 N. Illinois St. General | luncheon tomorrow at the Columbia

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orders will be read by Mrs, Elizabeth | Club. The latest issue of official Austin, president, Navy photographs will he shown,

But to get back to Washington,|be expecting too much, since each lall the Government office space here department pays its own bills, but a lis equal to about a dozen Empire good round estimate is that there | are more than 50,000 numbers. It's the technique of Washington telephone conversations that gets you. Calling someone up to make lan appointment or ask a question isn't just a matter of ordering the groceries. You have to “give out” jas they say, put your whole pere

: a Plenty of peo-| SOnalily and soul into it, and regis= of which ars rented p ter every attribute of sex-appeal

y been in Government ee 10 pot don’t know where YOU POSSess, be you he-man or shee $ : | woman 1 re, and in walks | Te GY into Govern-| Of course you never get the hot ment signs on apartment houses shot you're after, first call. The

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