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Chane’ s Diary—No. 2 i
Set Stage for War
Ciano Claims in His Diary That Chamberlain's ‘Speech to House of Commons Was Submitted for Mussolini's Approval.
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This is the second article taken from the revelations of Count Ciano, as reported in his diary during the days when the dictators
were planning to rule the world.
(Copyright, 1945,
for The Indianapolis Times All rights resrved for all countries,
including right of translation.)
Jan. 1—March 2, 1939 THE intimate diaries of Count Ciano, Mussolini's son-in-law, disclose that appeasement had gone so far early in.1939 that Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain of Great Britain submitted a house of commons speech for Mussolini’s approval, lest the dictator take offense. Ciano, whose personal records are being published exclusively in The Times, described Chamberlain's visit to
Rome Jan. 11-14, 1939, as a ‘big lemonade,”
nothing.
The axis was setting the stage for war in Europe.
a lot of
It waited only
the end of the fighting in Spain and the formal conclusion of the military alllance between Rome and Berlin,
Franco was a “subordinate”;
France was on the spot;
the Balkans
were seething; Albania was scheduled for slaughter. . Mussolini and Cidno conferred on New Year's day, 1939, and the
Count Ciano says in his diary that early in 1939 Lord Perth, left, British ambassador to Rome, submitted for Mussolini's approval the outline of a speech the late Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
was to make before the house of commons.
With Perth is Maurice
Ingram, once in the British foreign office.
inside story of the axis begins In these words from Ciano's volumi-
nous diaries:
Jan. 1.—“Hg (the Duce) communicated te me his decision to accept Von Ribbentrop’s proposals to transform the anti-Comintern pact.into
an alliance.
He considers a clash with the western democracies more
ahd more inevitable, and wishes a military alignment in advance.
“During this month he plans
to prepare public opinion, about
which he doesn’t give a damn, to accept his views.”
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» TWO DAYS later Ciano and William Phillips, American am-
bassador, called on Mussolini with | " a message from President RooseEF velt suggesting, Ciano wrote, that |
displaced Jewish populations might be resettled in parts of Ethiopia and its surrounding areas, sig n ” » Jan, 3.—“I1 Duce rejected this proposal. He says that only Russia, the United States and Brazil
have the resources to solve the | Jewish question by allotting them |
a part of their territory.” Jan, 4-"1 informed Von Mac=..| kensen (Nazi ambassador in Rome) about the American proposals. He poked fun at them, and made some cutting comments about the lack of political wisdom among the Americans. , , . In Spain we are going ahead full steam.” : Jan. 5~“The Duce says he has informed the King (Victor Emanuel) about the proposed military alliance with Germany. He (the King) showed . satisfaction. He does not like the Germans, but he detests the French.” » y ” THE JAP ambassidor in Rome, eager to join the pact, considered it “an aggressive instrument to obtain from Great Britain ‘the many things it owes fo us all',” Ciano reportéd two days later. Preparations for Chamberlain's visit included directions that he should be given “a not too enthusiastic welcome.” Ciano notes that “the old man with the umbrella is quite popular” in Rome's middle class districts on his arrival Jan. 11. At 6 o'clock that night they went to
the Palazio Venesia for conferences. Jan. 11 — “The conversations had a weary note. The most important matters were not discussed, and both sides betrayed their mental reservations. . . How far apart we are from these people! It is another world! “Gathered in a corner of the room, we were talking about it after dinner with II Duce. “ ‘These men are not the same stuff as the Francis Drakes and other magnificent adventurers who created the empire, he said. ‘These are all the tired sons of a
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Prime Minister Chamberlain, right, is greeted by Lord Halifax, left, at London upon his return from the Godeserg conference’ with Hitler in 1938. Halifax is now ambassador to the United States,
FIELD TO STUDY
ENEMY AIRCRAFT
German: and Jap Planes to
Be Tested at Freeman.
The air corps’ Freeman field near Seymour, Ind, formerly used to train pilots of twin-engine planes, will become a center for the study of captured German aircraft developments, it was announced today. Freeman field will be operated as a subordinate of Wright field at Dayton, O., where the main studies are being made. Several hundred officers, enlisted men and civilians will be stationed at the field. Many German and Japanese aircraft will be shipped. to, Freeman field for flight and engineering tests. In addition, a considerable number of types of U. 8. aircraft which have marked important points in the progress of military aviation will be stored at biog
WASHINGTON, Juhe 19 (U. P.) —President Trunfan .etoday asked congress “for legislation which would make House Speaker Sam Rayburn (D. Tex.) next in line for the presidency. Under present law the secretary of state is the automatic succes~ sor im case of death or disqualification of the President and vice president. Edward R. Stettinius Jr. is now secretary of state—but he can be
PRESIDENT ON PLANE FLIGHT ACROSS NATION
First Trip by Air Over U. S. Ever Made by a Chief Executive.
WASHINGTON, June 19 (U. P.).—President Truman left today on a non-stop flight to the Pacific coast—the first
made an airplane trip in this country. Mr. Truman's first destination was Olympia, Wash, some 2450 miles away. There he will be the guest of Governor Mon Wallgren, an old friend of senate days. : After a few days’ relaxation there the President will go to San Fran-
cisco to address the closing session of the United Nations conference. ° Shortly after that he plans to visit his home town of Independence, Mo., and Kansas City. Speeds Out of Sight
The presidential plane, a luxurious, especially-equipped C-54 of the army transport command, took off at 7:21 a. m., Indianapolis time. In exactly a minute it was out of sight in the overcast sky. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower” preparing to. board his own craft for New York, saw the President off today. The presidential plane was used by. President Roosevelt on some of his foreign flights and has carried numerous other high officials, . But never before has a President taken to the airways at home. A small group of officials bade Mr. Truman goodby at the airport. Among them were Acting Secretary of State Joseph C. Grew and Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr., and Lt. Gen. Harold L. George, chief of the air transport command. Jokes With Ike
They and Eisenhower shook hands and chatted briefly with the President before he boarded the plane. “I didn’t know you could get up this early, Ike,” Mr. Truman joshed. “I had to,” said Eisenhower, who had arrived at the airport about 10 minutes ahead of the President. Two other C-54 transports preceded the Presidential plane on the flight to Olympia. One bearing secret service men and another carrying newspapermen, photographers and a radio man.
Over Northern States
The Presidential route for the 11-hour flight was a course just south of Cleveland, just south of Milwaukee, a little south of Minneapolis, then over Billings, Mont., just south of Great Falls, Mont. and over Spokane, Wash. Mr. Truman was scheduled to land about 6 p. m. at McChord field, an army air installation about 22. miles from Olympia, and drive immediately to the executive mansion in Olympia. The program at Olympia was kept relatively simple at the President's request because /he wants to relax from the terrific press of business which had borne upon him- since he took office in April. Fishing Trip He was expected to make a few brief side trips in the vicinity of Olympia, and probably a short fishing trip in Puget Sound. ..The present date for his appearance before the United Nations conference is June 23, but this is not definite. The President will fly from Olympia to San Francisco the day before he addresses the conference He will leave shortly after his speech for the east. Original plans provided for his return to the nation’s capital before going to Independence and Kansas {City Tor homecoming celebrations. If he has to remain on the West Coast longer “than next Sunday, however, he was expected to fly direct to Independence from San Francisco. It became increasingly doubtful that he would be able to attend the governor's conference at Mackinac Island, Mich., on July 3. Riding with the President were Charles G. Ross, press secretary; Matthew Connelly, secretary; Leonard Reinsch, special radio adviser; Col. Harry Vaugh, military aide; George Drescher, chief of the White House = secret service detail; and Jack Romagna, White House ste-|to Rographer;
ET U-BOATS IN BRITAIN OSLO, Norway, June 19 (U. P.)— Eighty-six German submarines, all
time a President ever has}
TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1945
replaced at the President's pleasure. Mr. Truman, as vice president, succeeded. to the presidency on the death of President Roosevelt. Mr, Truman sent his message to congress a few hours after taking off from Washington on the first of several long air journeys which will culminate in a flight to Berlin for thé Big Three meeting some time before July 17. Next in line to ‘the speaker should be the President pro . ;
Two Top American Commanders, Meet by Chance
Two early risers, President Truman and Gen. Eisenhower ‘het by chance at the Washington airport this morning, each waiting for a plane—Truman's to carry him to Olympia, Wash., and Eisenhower's to take him to New York. From Olympia, the President will go to San Francisco to address the World Se-
curity Conference.
tempore of the senate, Mr. Truman said in his message. At
, present Senator Kenneth Mec-
Kellar office. The President also proposed that congress provide for holding a special election to fill the presidency. if it should become vacant. He said the speaker, or. any other successor, should serve only until the next regular congressional election, ar until a special elec tion could be held.
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FINAL
PRICE FIVE CENTS
‘Truman Asks Speaker Be Successor For Presidency
The President pointed out that no President or vice president will be elected for nearly four years. Under theplaw of 1886 provid ing for succession by cabinet members, Mr. Truman said, “it now lies within my power to nominate the person who would be my immediate successor in the event of my own death or inability to act.” “I do not-believe,” he added, “that in a democracy this power
should rest with the chief executive.” The 69-year-old statute phts the cabinet members in line for the presidency, after the vice president, in this order: Secretary of state, secretary of the treasury;, secretary of war, attorney general, postmaster general, secretary of navy, secretary of the interior. At the time the law was passed there were no‘ departments of agriculture, commerce or labor.
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Truman said that after the } changes he proposed the order of - succession “might pass to the members of ‘the cabinet as now provided.” The @ider also would be followed {if neither the speaker nor the senate president were qualified to ‘succeed. A bill providing a change in the succession law similar to that advocated by the President already: has been formulated on Capitol Hill.
4 MILLION IN N.Y. GO WILD HAILING IKE
Snow storm of Ticker Tape Showers Down on C onquering Hero in City’s Greatest Reception i in History
By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, June 19.—New York gave Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower the welcome of a conquering hero todays: Police Inspector John O'Connell estimated four million
persons, the greatest crowd in New York history, lined the streets from La Guardia airport to the Battery, exploding
{ | with cheers of “Hooray for lke” as the general's cavalcade
| made its way along express | scraper canyons. Acmip Telephoto | The skies were gray and (the weather.” joe weather.”
CITY TO GREET LT. GEN. SMITH
Parade Downtown Starts at 11:30 A. M. Tomorrow.
A strictly Hoosier brand of hero welcoming will be accorded Lt. Gen.
Walter Bedell Smith tomorrow as
he heads the triumphal parade through downtown streets. Thousands of Indianapdlis residents will have an opportunity to see and cheer the chief, of staff to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as he rides through the city in an open car. He will be accompanied by his wife, Governor Gates and Mayor
Tyndall. Following the arrival of Gen. | Smith's party at Stout field at| about 10:30 a. m. the parade will] begin at Capitol ave, and Washing- | ton sts. at 11:30 a. m. The hero of the European war will fly here from New York. Huge Welcome Sign Relatives of the only American general to sign the Nazi articles of surrender at Rheims May 7 and his wife®will occupy places of honor on the north side of the Monument Circle along the line of march. They will be seated under a huge sign, “Welcome Home, Gen. W,. Bedell Smith. All Hoosiers are proud: of you.” The 451st army service forces band from. Camp Atterbury will be in back of the honored guests. The band, directed by, Warrant Officer (jg) Randell Bellerjeau, will present a concert before the parade and will swing into the strains of “Back Home Again in Indiana”
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BINGO IS STOPPED AT LAKE RESORT
Moose Official Says Game Was Not Authorized.
Big time bingo was gonspicious by its absence at the Moose country lodge near Shannon lake off Rd. 37 last night. The popular game ceased as quietly and as unexpectedly as it sprang up there two weeks ago. Games had been scheduled this week for Monday, Wednesday apd Friday, But, alas, there were no numbers wafted across the cool, rustic air, Mark W. Gray, secretary of the local” Order of the Moose, said the games were suspended because they had been “unauthorized in the beginning.” Rumors had it that the sheriff's office had applied the “heat” both In respect to bingo and slot machines. Anyway, the word was out to “lay off.”
JOB FUND REJECTED . WASHINGTON, Jung 19 (U. P.).
<A senate appropriations subcom- | mittee today rejécted, by a tie vote Président
of 4 to 4, the request of Truman
G. I's on Way To Atterbury See Homeland Again
VICTOR PETERSON Times Staff Writer ABOARD THE 86TH DIVISION TROOP TRAIN EN ROUTE TO CAMP ATTERBURY, June 19.— The daylight hours aboard a troop train pass slowly. There is little to do, and these men of the Black Hawk division are champing at the bit. Hungrily they look out the windows, chin on hand; elbow on sill, they are expected to detrain between between 4 and 6 p. m. today. The flatland of Ohio and Indiana was what these men had been waiting for. They looked at the swollen streams and talked about the floods which so often sweep their homestate. To help pass the time away they
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MORE RAIN DUE AS RIVERS RAMPAGE
Others Flooding.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
. 65 12 (Noon).. 76 «01pm... TY
a a. a a
With Indiana rivers already on the rampage, more rain is on the way for the city and state this week. According to the fiv-day forecast
{for Indiana precipitation will aver-
age one-fourth to one-half inch, oc-
day and light rain in the south portion of the state Saturday.
In Indianapolis the wedther chief |ing from one-half to a mile and a about 50 miles east of Indianapolis| halt from the southern tip of Okin-|unearthed 'a keg containing $70,000)
promised scattered thundershowers this afternoon and tomorrow. The Indianapolis bureau reported that neither the Wabash nor White river had begun to fall although
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PUSH JAPS INT DEATH POCKET
Yanks Avenging Death of Their Commander.
(Details of Gen. Buckner's death, Page 16)
By WILLIAM F. TYREE United Press Staff Correspondent GUAM, June 19.—Panic-stricken
Okinawan civilians and disorganized Japanese troops, herded by American forces, converged today in a small death pocket within sight
be strong herself. “If we are going to live this weary world is entitled,” cially want for our children,
BULLETIN
NANNING, South China, June 19 (U: P.).~Japanese troops have begun to evacuate the strategic island of Hainan off the coast of Indo-China in what may become a “general withdrawal, reliable sources said today. Enemy troop movements last week indicated that garrisen forces from Hainan have been shifted to Kwangchowan, former French leased territory on the Liuchow peninsula, directly north of Hainan,
MYSTERY SHROULS $70,000 IN GOL
Stories Conflict.
The plot of a story involving $70,000 in gold coins thickened today. An element of mystery shrouded conflicting stories told today by
‘Seven State Roads Closed; Omar S. Peele, 3 Cambridge, CIty
of the 100-foot southern cliffs overlooking the east Chind sea.
publisher; Williard Pickering of Straughn, near whose farm a forAdm. Chester W. Nimitz an-
nounced complete conquest of Oki- | ltune in gold reportedly was dug up nawa was “imminent.” Front dis-/by a state highway bulldozer last patches said Japanese soldiers, in|Sunday, and by state officials. groups of several hundred, aban-| The big question remained: doned foxholes and fled southward [gold really discovered? {toward the dead-end shoreline Pickering Mysterious |where they have been invited by| peele," in his weekly National | Maj. Gen. John R. Hodge to commit Highway Traveler, said it was. His Suicide, {daughter saw it with her own eyes, Avenge Buckner |he said.
Avenging the death in action of
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Bolivar Buckner Jr, 10th army |said, That a bulldozer, excavating | troops swept to new positions rang-|and widening U. 8. Highway 40
| awa. in-gold coins in front of Pickering's Witnesses reported that enemy |farm. {troops joined civilian refugees in| | their, steadily diminishing trap.!ledge of “the incident, mysteriously: “Maybe I can say something laler but I can’t now.”
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Indianapolis Life Raises Pyle Bidding to $3,000, 000
INDIANAPOLIS LIFE INSURANCE CO. today
raised the bid on the Ernie $3,000,000. The new offer more
high, from the International Typographical Union, which closed last week’s auction of $1,280,000,
Ty “THE OFFICERS and agents of the Indianapolis Life Insurance company feel that you have offered to the citizens of Indianapolis a real opportunity to express their deep appreciation for the valiant services rendered by every G. I. Joe's friend and’ comrade, Ernie Pyle,” wrote Edward B. Raub, president of the com-
pany, in making its bid. Bidding has risen, since the
$5000. ‘Bids, of course, are in war bonds, and the successful bidder . will be asked to show evidence that the purchase is actually made, /” Otherwise Shere are no strings to the offer. .
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COL. CORNISH NAMED AVIATION DIRECTOR
. Lt. Col. Clarence F. Cornish, Ft.) Wayne, will be released from the] army to become director of the] state aeronautics commission on July 5, Governor Gates announced | today. The appointment of Col. Cornish will replace Herschel Hollopeter of ‘the state Chamber of Commerce, who has been acting director since the "beginning of the aeronautics commission. Col. Cornish, a veteran of both wars,” is»now in Washington serving with the ‘AAF.. Before entering the army, he was engaged -in- service and retail sales ‘of radios at Ft. Wayne. A re Rar DUKE IN CLEVELAND ro ECELAND, June 19 (U, P).—~—
Pyle manuscript to an even
than doubles the Srevious
“auction” opened, from an initial
sifinail from 4 Pecillo. dland & allel sided hig Mie.
Was Keg of Coins Found?
Was |
His story stands today as pub- | curring as scattered showers Thurs- their commander, Lt. Gen. Simon |lished yesterday in his newspaper, he brand new
However, Pickering denied know- | but added, !
highways and through sky-
forbidding, but the rain held
‘off and Eisenhower exclaimed with a_grin that “we beat It was not the first time Gen. Ike had “beat
Speaking" at City Hall square, where Mayor Fiorella Guardia presented him with the medal of the City of 'New York and made him an honorary citizen of New York, Eisenhower disclaimed the plaudits he had received. ‘Nasty Job Is Done’ The celebration, he said, “is not because one individual, one American came back from the war, It is ejoicing a nasty job is done—one nasty job.is finished. How How ach better we would have been had there been no cause of re- { joicing—had there been no war.” He warned that international hiss to keep the peace was not enough to prevent war, that America must
that
the. years of peace to which he said, “and which we espethen we must be strong and
we must be ready to opel i i spirit of true tolerance
d forbearance.” . snowstorm of ticker tape and torn newspapers gave lower Broadway a paper blizzard through which Eisenhower rode with a smile, Windows Jammed The pleas of officials and wam{ings to save the paper for the war
effort went by the board when the nation’s hero appeared. From the moment his plane touched down from Washington at 11:10 a. m. (Indianapolis Time) the cheers of grateful citizens rang in Eisenhower's ears. But nowhere did the enthusiasm reach such heights as in lower Brogdway, the traditional welcoming spot for New York's heroes. The 30, 40 and 50-story build~ ings were black with humanity. Heads and shoulders jammed every window. When the general appeared buckets of ticker tape and shredded newspapers gushed out, floating in long festoons in the {gentle breeze and sifting down to {the street, Platoons of white
wings with white uniforms and {spanking new brooms looked on in dismay. A few moments later there was another paper shower when Eisenhower, accompanied by Mayor La Guardia reached City Hall square, Business Was Halted The square was jammed with an estimated 250,000 persons. As the calvacade arrived the whole crown jwas singing “God Bless America.” As the last strain of the song died away Eisenhower appeared and the 'rowd let loose a cheer that seemed loud enough to be heard all over {lower Manhattan. It was Eisenhower .day in New York and, except for war plants,
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EVANSVILLE MAYOR APPOINTS NEW CHIEF
| EVANSVILLE, Ind. June 19 (U. 'P.) ~Wayne ‘Berry, 48, moved up from a job as detective on the city vice squad to chief of Evansville police. today." : Berry was named by Mayor Mane son 8. Reichert to replace Harry Freer, who resigned at the mayors request Saturday, : The shakeup was blamed on Frees methods of hand J
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