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Show Kennedy Bombshells Forthright Ambassador Joe Kennedy dropped two bombshells, during his secret testimony tes-timony before the house and senate military affairs committees, that did not leak out One - waa the disclosure that ha Instigated the confidential con-fidential Lindbergh reports on German and Russian air forces. The second wss a grim warning that if Hitler and Mussolini succeed in crushing loyslist Spain and making themselves them-selves supreme in Europe, they plsn to establish nsval and air bases in South America to gain domination of that continent Kennedy painted the threat of an armed Invasion 'of the western hemisphere by the fascist powers as real and menacing. He pointed out that Italy and Germany are desperately in need of raw matertsls, which South America has in superabundance. Also, Latin military forces are weak, while some of them already are indoctrinated with fascism. A Franco victory in Spain, Kennedy declared, de-clared, would immeasurably strengthen Latin-American Latin-American fascism by wiping out the powerful democratic influence of the loyalists. Senator M. M. Logan of Kentucky asked Kennedy if there was sny dsnger of the Chamberlain Cham-berlain government allowing Hitler to establish estab-lish an air base in Canada in an effort to buy ' his good will. "I can't give you a positive answer one way or the other, Senator,"1 Kennedy replied, "but with conditions whst they are abroad, all I can say is, anything is possible and anything can hapoen." Kennedy's gtralght-from-the-shoulder remarks re-marks made real dent on both committees. Confirmation You can bet your roll on this: The senste will confirm by a big msjority the eppointment of Professor Felix Frankfurter to the supreme court There will be little or no debsts in the senste on Murphy and Frankfurter. Hopkins' elevation to the cabinet will stir up the longest and sharpest debate. But after all the shouting and tumult he will be approved by big majority with number of Republicans Republi-cans voting for him. .. Island Sugar Proposals to reduce further the duty on Cuban sugar have brought protest from an unexpected quarter. It was anticipsted thst domestic do-mestic csne and beet sugar producers would vigorously oppose the reduction, but Mr. Hull hsd not expected body blow from within the csbinet itself. At the hearings, one of the most energetic statements was made by Dr. Ernest G running, runn-ing, speaking for the department of the interior. in-terior. He appeared as chsmpion for Puerto Rico, and he let the state department know that the interior department felt It had been sold down the river. "We ask," said Gruening, "that the island be not sacrificed, as it has been hitherto, to mske Cuban holiday." Gruening, former newspaper editor, let Mr. HuU hsve the full benefit of his literary resources. "In the msklng of reciprocal trade treaties, he continued, "there haa appeared to us a disposition dis-position to assume thst since tropical products are not grown within the confines of continental United States, concessions could freely be msde regarding them to other nations which desired to increase their market In the United States for their tropical products.'' He ssid thst the apprehension of the department de-partment of interior was "not based on any psychic premonition. It is based on the bitter experience of recent years." He advocated "an extremely cautious approach" to revision of the Cuban trade agreement so that Puerto Rico would not "continue to be offered up as sacrificial lamb." (Copyright. 1930. for The Telegram.) |