Show 4 Tuesday Morning- - tTIjc White Mahcs a Doubts Voiced! f On Italian First-Rat- e Salt £ake Britain Sends Reich Threat Of Army Draft Target v Jugoslav Pact Envoy Shuns Definite Demands Hitler Accept fee t Roosevelt Plea Axis Pledge BELGRADE April 24 circles Monday expressed belief Jugoslavia had avoided definite commitments to Italy and Germany comdespite an Jugoslavia’s munique promising "faithful collaboration” with the axis The Jugoslav and Italian foreign o ministers Alexander Mtch and Count Gilonzo Cl mo conferred last wtok end at Venue and Clnca Markovitch is scheduled to visit Berlin Wednesday In Belgrade it was believed the chief results of the Venue and Berlin visits would be eronomu particularly since Germany is interested In securing more raw materials Claimed As tutory However the communique Issued after the Venice meeting pledging Jugoslavia's 'faithful collaboration” was claimed by Italy as a victory n axis for the returned to Belgrade Monday and conferred immediately with Prince Regent Paul Later he talked with the Rumanian ambassador and the British minister At the same time Informed circles said consultations would start Tuesday under Prince Pauls direction for the formation of a new national coalition government in which the discontented Croat minority would have four or five representatives itical Itallan-Jugnsla- Rome-Berli- ftpril 23 1939 tFribunc- - (Continued f IT f i i K v n Cmra-Mark- ‘vv 4 i r L Z£1 4 f a Rome-Borll- To Retain Post It was believed Premier Dragisha Cvetkovitch would continue in office and that the Croat leader Vlad-k- o Matchek would not participate directly In the new government which will aim at Instituting reforms demanded by the Croats Though no announcement has been made differences between the Croats and the Serbs who control the government were regarded as settled through recent negotla’ions and a definite agreement may be signed this week It was announced that Berlin visit would be trade followed by Cerman-Jugosla- v negotiations opening in Cologne May 2 Officials said the talks would take up questions raised by the German absorption of Bohemia and Moravia but it was taken for granted larger issues also would be considered As another result of the Venice talks Jugoslavs considered their relations with Hungary had taken a turn for the better ’s British Fleet Maps Games r fiV p WVdHA These Chinese prisoners of Japan are clothed in drab padded garments but are forced to wear white caps Reason: white offers a target for guards in case of attempts to escape Japan Claims Russia Regius Heavy Toll in China Move to Report Toll's of 21100 Slain Since March 30 SHANGHAI April 24 UP) — Japanese reported Monday that 24 100 Chinese were slain and 8610 captured from March 30 to April 20 by Japanese forces driving westward toward Changsha Hunan province capital In addition the Japanese air force was said to have sunk 30 junks car' rying thousands” of Chinese sol diers on the Han river In central All the soldiers Hupeh province were reported to have drowned Eye South China Rumors that the Japanese were massing reinforcements at Formosa preparatory to sending them into South China caused acute unLONDON April 24 (PI— The Brit- easiness at Swatow seaport in ish admiralty announced Monday northeast Kwantung province The night that the Mediterranean fleet Bar results to the preworld war would carry out exercises in the fleeing inland eastern Mediterranean following its first summer cruiso to ports in that area Units of the fleet it said will visit ports In Greece Cyprus Palestine and Egypt The home fleet after Easter leave will assemble at Portland strategic English naval base next Friday and Saturday After the departure of King f1 $ German On Anglo-Rtib- Hinted Tie-U- p Talk s TOKYO Tuesday Court Turkey MOSCOW April 24 (Ah — vice com- Vladimir Potemkin missar for foreign affairs has depaited for Ankara it was learned Monday night as diplomatic circles suggested soviet Russia was anxious to explore the possibility operating against the of Rome-Berli- n Moscow traditionally is more interested in the future of Turkey than of Rumania or Foland who have received British - French pledges of armed aid in ease their independence Is threatened for Turkey controls the Dardanelles Russia's gateway to the Mediterranean n If Germany or the Rome-Berli- axis should gam Confident Nazis Wait Overtures By London Envoy co- with’ Turkey axis dom- ination over Turkey it would conatitute more of a menace to the soviet union than anv eventuality affecting Poland or Rumania (Continued From Face One) meine Zeitung "that German feelings toward England have become so bitter "It Is up to England to remove the cause for this bitterness and if as now appears one does not feel entirely comfortable with the encirclement policy one ought to overcome one’s own nervousness quickly in order that the serene contemplation that was lost in the confusion may return "Perhaps the moment for this has come with the return of the British ambassador to Berlin Really what commercial concern withdraws its representative when business becomes ticklish? This sort which of diplomatic demonstration has not begun by us ought certainly to disappear in our time from the Internationa' codes of rulers ’’ — BUCHAREST ”4 (A9 April Great Britain todav opened trade Note Suddenness of Move negotiations with Rumania which The suddenness of Sir Nevile’s informed quarters said marked the return and the fact that Hitler has In Berlin— instead of gobeginning of a direct and specific remained ing to his Bavarian mountain home to draw Rumania away to prepare his reply to Roosevelt — campaign from the economic and political in- also were taken as signs that the fluence of Germany British ambassador may have con Britain Opens Rumania Talks April 25 (UP1 —The newspaper Kokumin which often reflects the views of the war office said Tuesday that If Britain signs a military alliance with Soviet Russia Japan may retaliate for Elizabeth VI and Queen George by entering some sort of direct milwill fleet 6 home the Canada May itary agreement with Germany carry out usual gunnery practice 'Japan participated In the eWorld said from Portland the admiraltv war because of the old The negotiations were being conUnits of the home fleet will paralliance which had made sen- ducted a commission of British ticipate in departure ceremonies timent in this country predominant- financialbyand industrial experts who for the king and queen Kokumin said “Now started to work ly after immediately we have the anticomlntcrn agree- their arrival here at noon The comment (among Japan Germany mission is led by Sir Frederick and Leith-Ros- s Italy Hungary Manchukou Spain) as a basic part of our forThe commission was credited as Columnist eign policy and it might have sim- here with having political as well ilar results to the prewrold war as economic motives FORT WORTH Texas April 24 agreements ” Outwardly the negotiations were biCP— Elliott Roosevelt said in his regarded as a vigorous counterAnglo-S- o let Talk broadcast radio Monday weekly move to German trade inroads made All the vernacular newspapers night he soon may become a newsn in the recent recolumnist concern the showed at paper grave trade pact signed March 23 BriThe president's son said that he ported trend of Anglo Soviet nego- tain’s decision to send the commishad been “roundly spanked” by col- tiations and felt that Britain’s rela- sion was announced March 20 durbut umnists and editors recently tions with Russia may have decisive ing the n negotiaa effects In cast Asia that he still” believed the group tions The foreign office too was showgreat one The duel now is the Bri‘I might some time soon join ing a 'suffer attitude" the news- tish pound sterling between in free exchange their ranks— at which time we will papers said citing a vigorous pro- and the blocked mark figuring in all be in the same boat on an equal test to the soviet charge d affaires German barter it arrangements the to as and because bv the office of take jibes give foreign footing was said Sir Frederick is underoccasion demands” said Roosevelt "flagrant violations of Japanese coal stood to have been authorized to and petroleum rights in Russian grant extensive financial credits Saghalien ” Beyond this economic phase howCalifornians Killed Nationalist China successfully Is ever the commission is expected to CD 24 Russia Soviet EEAVER CITY Neb April playing against Great conduct a variety of negotiations of to In more efforts obtain —Mr and Mrs B A VanCleave Britain both political and died Cal instantly effective foreign assistance in the character in keeping with British Sunnyvale Monday when their automobile war against Japan the Dome! News guarantees of Rumanian Indepencareened from a highway on a agency said quoting ‘an informed dence curve near Hendley Neb and source"— believed to be the foreign Among the questions to be conoffice crashed into a ditch sidered it was believed in informed quarters are new munitions and arms factories — to make Rumania d independent of sources of supply — and a possible naval base near Constanza on the Blaek Sea Oil timber and cotton experts were Included In the British delegation and the subject of a new pipeline and a refinery to supply oil directly to a Black Sea naval base presumably will be discussed (Monday also marked the opening of trade talks in Berlin between Rumanian economic expel Ls mid German officials Anglo-Japa-nes- Germany Sees British Move Of Conciliation Elliott Roo"eelt Ejcs Job German-Rumania- German-Rumama- semi-militar- y German-controlle- Italian-Jugo-sla- Rome-Berli- n It Costs LESS Than You Think John To Announce Program 2 Czecho-Slovak- ia WASHINGTON" April 2A (An— Opponents of a lull to admit 20 000 German refugee children to this country argued before a senate-hous- e committee Monday that it was a proposal to "let down the immigration gates” and favor foreigners over needy American young- sters of Border Zone Propaganda Units Banned PARIS April 24 (Ah— France prepared Monday night to send back her ambassador to Berlin Robert Coulondre after ordering dissolution of propaganda organizations In the fortified zone along the German frontier France’s ally Great Britain returned her envoy to Berlin Monday The British ambassador Sir Nevile Henderson like Ambassador Coulondre was withdrawn last month in what was regarded as a diplomatic rebuke to Germany for her annexation of Bohemia and Moravia Germany In turn called home her ambassadors from the two cap- itals Foreign office sources said Coulondre probably would leave Psria Tuesday ' Deny Significance Diplomatic quarters reported the French action was taken In the same spirit as the British which Prime Minister Chamberlain said had “no special significance " Officials sought to dispel with denials all connections that a special mission was involved in Coulondies return Coulondre discussed French-Germa- n relations with Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet Saturday and he was in contact with him again Mon- day The government disclosed Monday orders had been issued to three e in organizations territory which France regained from Germany after the World war demanding they cease propaganda activities and disband that Alsace-Lorrain- Groups Named They were the "Young Men’s group” led by the Prussian-bor- n autonomy leader Hermann Bickler the Erwin von Steinbach club and the Alsatian People’s Intellectual and Cultural union The decree was approved by the cabinet last Friday but was kept secret until Monday It merely applied the provisions of a previous law to the three Rhine departments affected the Haut Rhin Bas Rhin and Moselle The original statute gave the government the power to control forto associations eign propaganda disband them in the interests of public safety and to seize their property six-pen- NEW LOW PACKAGE RATES! Reduced rates on packages of 21 pounds or less — on heavier shipments for shorter distances No tx-t(bargi for pick-u- p and delivery in cities and principal towns Phone Railway Express agcncv 13 Inc -- A CENTURY OF SERVICE -- 13 Concrete Slide Injures lb SALINA Kan April 24 (UP)— Fifteen men were Injured six seriously when forms for a highway viaduct collapsed late Monday under the first pour of concrete The wreckage blocked main line traffic on the Union Pacific railroad temporarily The viaduct under construction was for U S highway 81 on a bypass around Salma Most seriously hurt was Lawrence Wilkins His back and both legs were broken Crews clearing the wreckage believed the railroad tracks would be open in a few hours Built Journey Refugee Bill Seeks to Upset Quota Laws Foes Testify are pllnty King George VI Monday approved Britons Await Bad News’ On Tax Today For group concluded hearings on the proposal sponsored by Senator Wagnes (D) New York and Representative Rogers (R) Massachusetts after hearing Monday's witnesses No date was set for a committee vote At the final hearings witness afIIUIVI PAIN IN MW MINUTIS ter witness contended that "charity To relieve the torturing pain of Rheuma- begins at home” and that if the tism Nruritif Neuralgia or lumbago in a children were admitted a demand formula lrw minute get the Doctor MTRlTO Dependable — no opiates no nar would follow to admit their parents Dnet the work qtmkly— muit relieve William E Griffin secretary of cotic cruel pain to your oatit“tion In a few the Immigration Restriition League Dent minute or money back at Druggie of New York asserted that "there ufler Um MJRITQ on thi guarantee today AAdvarUMmantJ (AD— Totalitarian Economic Political Conditions Cinca-Markovi- senate-hous- e April 24 Bolivia’s President Dissolves Congress Rules as Dictator Cinca-Markovi- The LONDON appointment of the Marquess of Lothian as British ambassador to Washington in succession to Sir Ronald Lindsay who Is retiring In the summer Retirement of Sir Ronald after the forthcoming visit to the United States of Kufg Gedrge and Queen Elizabeth had been expected Sir Ronald who will be 82 May 8 has been ambassador In Washington since 19J0 Lord Lothian was 57 April 18 After being educated In the oratory school Birmingham and at New College Oxford he went to South Africa where he served on eever&l government commissions and as editor of "The State" He was secretary to Prime Minister David Lloyd George from 1918 to 1921 a director of United Newspapers Ltd in 1921 and 1922 chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1931 and parliamentary undersecretary for the India office In 1931 and 1932 from Germany’s economic and political influence In diplomatic quarters It was believed that Chamberlain now is Foreign Minister Grlgore Gafencu by offering to relieve the Bucharest government of the necessity of bartering away wealth for nazi guns The prime minister talked with Gafencu In the house of commons for more than an hour after making a statement on the floor and after Gafencu had conferred with Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax State Set Up to Cope With Britain looked also to her own guns Sir John Simon chancellor of the exchequer was expected to introduce In the house of commons La PAZ Bolivia April 24 (UP) — President German Busch Tuesday budget estimates of about abolished constitutional guarantees dissolved the congress Monday 1278000000 pounds (approximately set a totalitarian dictatorship in a drastic move to cope with and up swollen by arma$5980000000) ments expenses to unprecedented internal economic and political conditions that threatened Bolivia ‘"'with bankruptcy and revolution peacetime size Busch who became provisional Draft Proposed president In July 1937 after the overthrow of Colonel David Toro A commission of British experts and was elected constitutional head headed by Sir Frederick Leith-Ros- s of the country last May said his meanwhile opened trade negotiations with Rumania in Bucharest dictatorship was neither extreme leftist nor rightist but "entirely Informed sources there said the neBolivian” in character gotiations marked the beginning of Ho explained a campaign to draw Rumania away that his action which was supported by the nation s willing also to Introduce compulsory armed forces was necessary to save military service for one or two Sir Simon the country from a "formidable ecoclasses of youths probably those nomic crisis" and a "fratricidal aged 18 or 19 years but the cabinet was thought not yet to have reached struggle” being plotted by political a decision parties in their ' morbid desire" to seize power Levy Chamberlain Insisted In commons All cabinet ministers tendered that there was "no special signifitheir resignations but Busch recance” in the return of Sir Nevile to (Continued From rage One) Berlin sooner than had been anticiquested that they be withheld pated would boost Britain's income tax temporarily Busch decreed of a He explained that the ambassaone of the world’s highest totalitarian state establishment after an dor who arrived in Berlin Monday already 27 per cent session with his chief collaborator had been called home originally to at repoit to Germany’s annexation of The nation got a shock a year ago Dionisio Foiamnl minister of mines Eohemia and Moravia following the when the income tax was increased and petroleum Financial circles had him to adopt dictatorial measdissolution of and to five shillings and urged ures to cope with the economic situthat he had been instructed to re- by sixpence turn after a short leave of absence sixpence ($137) In the pound The ation which has plagued the counpound closed in London Monday at try since the end of the Chaco war Gives No Approval with Paraguay In June 1935 but $4 68 he said he was loath to do so under Chamberlain also asserted that Sir In 1913 Englishmen paid a tax of a democratic regime However conNevile’s return did not mean that one Britain was recognizing the nazl an- the shilling and twopence ($29) in ditions grew so bad Busch finally pound decided to take action for the nexation of Czecho-Slova- k terriFinancial writers were divided In national welfare tory their on whether there speculation He said also there had been no Alleging that there had been an would be another increase in the decision about giving legal recognialarming increase in embezzlement A tax it majority thought of public funds one of the first tion to Italy’s annexation of Al- income ‘ unlikely but admitted a three- steps taken by Busch after estabbania or rise was possi- lishment of hts dictatorship was to One authoritative source said penny ble decree the death penalty for all there was a "specific reason" for persons convicted of misapplication sending the British ambassador Extra Taxes of public moneys He would back to Berlin at once Sir John may extend the surtax In a manifesto to the nation exnot disclose it however and said under which persons with incomes plaining his action Busch said he it had "nothing to do with any re- of 2000 pounds or over pay extra assumed "all responsibility” for turn to ’appeasement’ ” taxes to of 1500 pounds establishment of the dictatorship It was generally agreed that one Also he a limit rate of the the increase may His totalitarian plan includes reason might have been the hope of defense contribution a 1 Dissolution of congress and the foreign office that Sir Nevile national on tax of the income of elections to fill vaspecial annulment profits Field his with through friendship business cancies in the senate and chamber Marshal Hermann Wilhelm Goenng The chancellor the of deputies explained and other high nazl leaders might meetdetails to a cabinet 2 Provisional abohtion of constibe able to influence Hitler to mod- budget Extreme precautions tutional guarantees Monday erate his speech to the reichstag ing were taken to guard them Three 3 Abolition of constitutional and Friday in answer to President years ago there was a "leakage secondary laws Roosevelts peace proposals scandal” which was followed by the 4 Financial aVd political dictatorresignation of J H (Jimmy) ship Thomas as colonial secretary Outside of the cabinet only a few trusted exchequer officials know the secrets which when announced will have vital effects on various Crete proposals to make The Fremdenblatt said that important political conversations during Hitler’s fiftieth birthday celev brations last week the talks in Venice last week end and other developments have proved that "the axis powers now as be fore In every sense are free to choose their course ” How far Jugoslavia has entered the camp however was not disclosed It was believed that the Jugoslav foreign minister Special Chapel would Alexander not sign the anticomintern pact durRoyalty ing his forthcoming stay in Berlin LONDON April 24 (API — A chapel was due here Tuesday and was expected to con- of St Christopher patron saint of has been constructed fer with Ribbentrop Wednesday and travelers aboard the battle cruiser Repulse Thursday Further efforts to consolidate the on which King George and Queen Balkans against the British-Frenc- h Mary will journey to Canada and line-u- p also will be made with Hun- the United States next month gary whose premier Count Paul The king and queen will attend Teleky and foreign minister Count services in the chapel with officers Sstephen Csaky are expected here and men of the Repulse during the transatlantic voyage April 28 RHEUFtlATISFI MUCH Erom Page One) King Approves Titled Briton as U S Envoy French Envoy Will Return To Reich Post dren of our own" and “we should first set our own house In order" The refugee children he said "in a few years will become adults and competitors for jobs” A charge that the “real object of those behind this resolution is to break down the quota law and open up our gates” came from Joseph H Patten of Washington and Milton S C who said he represented the state councils United American Mechanics of New York and Virginia Patten arguing that children could come in under the present German quota of 17000 annually asserted that he thought the test! mony of Dorothy Thompson and others Indicated “they want to let the gates down Miss Thompson testified Saturday In support of the proposal 'Representative Mason (R) 111! non told Patten that Hoover favored the bilL "I don't think he understands It” undernbunshed chil Patten said markets Defense Funds Sir John’s problem was to raise an extra 50 000000 pounds for defense purposes as a result of the recent decision to double the territorial army which corresponds to the national guard in the United States to create a ministry of supply and to establish a shipping sub' sidy The budget for the financial year 0 will be approximately pounds (about $5 980 000000) or nearly 350 000 000 pounds more than last year's figure of 944398000 1939-4- 0 1278-00000- pounds The cost of the army navy and air force' plus the cost of civil 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