Show The WeatKer Utah — Partly cloudy Sunday little change in temperature Idaho— Partly cloudy Sunday showers' or snow near mountains MtM lUTt m Ttn 8 B Cold Salt Lake Qty Utah Sunday Morning March 23 1941 I i i Compromise Plan for Direction Of Higher Education Draws Criticism of Two Factions ' r vi i lf to - $7000-00000- J Collision Mars Najvy Practice Gtrus Strike Riot Lands 40 in Jail -- t V ' w ip A x I 'f - ‘?me 'S’" eb Uw ’ f - tional! of Milan “will not forget at the opportune moment President ’Roosevelt's action and from now on assigns its powerful arms to the duty of liquidating with its victory over the London democracy also the spurious democratic remnants across the ocean” Said the newspaper II Giomale - - F t March 22 (ff) special agency was established by defense officials Saturday to t develop and encourage use of substitutes in the manu- facture of household articles ordinarily made from materials now needed for the armament program Robert E McConnell mining engineer and former president of various research firms was appointed to head the agency which was officially designated the conservation unit of the office of production management —A i ‘ t! ' i d'ltalia: ” orst f Vi' n — Britain A grees Billions 'Speed’ To French Toward Filial Okeh' Monday Food Shipment WASHINGTON March 22 (AP)— The $7000000000 propriation for the British aid program was sped through the Aid-to-Brita- 3 ! WASHINGTON March 22 CD— The United States announced Saturday it would send $1000000 worth of flour to the people of unoccupied France as a gift and Informed quarters said the shipments would be a trial by the British of the practicability of relaxing their blockade This was taken to mean that If no benefit accrues i to Germany from the shipments the British will permit additional food to go to the territory governed by Vichy The 13500 tons oLflour will be transported In two French freighters now tied up in New York harbor and will be distributed under supervision of the American Red Cross The cost will be paid from a $50000000 fund appropriated by congress for civilian relief la countries ” Insist en Baa i In agreeing to permit the freighters “lie de Rey” and “Leopold” through the blockade the British government insisted on provisions to insure that none of the food— or the ships — would benefit Germany or the German army The state department announced that "the French government has given all assurances required” that: 1 The shipments will be sent solely to ports In unoccupied France (None of France’s Mediterranean ports have been taken over by the Germans and It la ex- short-ration- ed war-strick- en i on P (Continued 4 Column Ftvi Flvt) I 'An additional ftask for It wrill be to keep reclaimed strategic materials moving steadily Into industrial channels Substitutes fob aluminum tungsten magnesium nickel and zinc will be ther first objects of the agency’s search Later rubber and other nonmineral materials will be considered i A large number of companies already have started substitutions in order to save strategic materials For ( instance the" telephone Industry Is using steel f t ish shipping by a nazi fleet prowling the Germany’ battle cruisers Gneisenau upper and believed participating in what- - plre’s north Atlantic “lifeline” The Germans Berlin describes as wholesale sinkings of Brit- - $say their warships defied the' enemy ' fleet 1 Teleon Us new instruments phones requiring less nickel and Zinc are being tried out At the request of the O P M the refrigerator Industry la replacing aluminum ice trays with trays made of synthetic rubber plastics and copper ' A number of airplane manufacturers are testing plastics for use in place of metals in cowl covers and floorings The possibilities of plastics are being studied also by makers of automobiles washing machines vacuum cleaners and some other i Interna- Relazioni - in r ’ I f i ap- j t r i f v senate appropriations committee in less than an hour Saturday andr congressional leaders tagged the measure' for final approval v by Monday’' Mr Roose clared however ‘ that the appropriations Although group approved the huge expenditure unanimously Senator Nye (R North Dakota' ranking majority committeeman declared he might renew on the senate floor an effort to cUt the amount In half The committee made no changes in the measure passed by the Virhouse Chairman Glass (D ginia said there was not even “the change of a comma” and added that if this nation la going to aid Britain “we ought to act right away” " The committee took the view the over-a-ll aid to Britain would be $7000000000 Because the president has authority to transfer up to $1300000000 of existing military equipment to warring democracies the house appropriations t "ceiling” was $8300000000 Senate committee members de ’ 1 "The democratic power wanted war and now must undergo defeats and ruin The Italiaii revolution begun 22 years ago is today ) a world revolution” j Will Celebrate celebrate the Sunday Italy will twenty-secon- d anniversary of Benito Mussolini’s formation of the fascist party The day will be observed with what have been announced as "austere rites? largely mass meetings of fascist youthj Italy's beleaguered Libyan ©asls of GlarabUb defended by a handful' of fascist troops' under a wounded commander has fallen to superior British forces the high command reported Newspapers called’ the oasis' four months of resistance “pure glory” Thousands of Australian troops were said to have captured the town with Its dusty palm trees two blockhouses and meteorological station amid high : shifting sand dunes about 150 miles back on the burning desert from the Mediterranean roast s velt would use $1300000000 of the $7000000000 appropriation to replace equipment transferred under his existing authority Although urging haste in enact ing the new cash fund the com mittee declared that' in' normal times such an appropriation would be "unjustifiable” "But conditions are such in the world today” it aaid "it behooves us to make every possible effort to guarantee the safety of this country whether It be by defense at home or aid to any country whose defense the president deems TOKYO March 22 (UP1— Japavital to the defense ©f the United nese war and naval leaders told States "Congress has adopted a policy questioners in the lower house of of aid to those countries and this parliament Saturday that Japan Flvt) (CootinuM on would defend herself against “for(Column Four) eign threats” and drive on to a successful conclusion of the China conflict no matter what President Roosevelt says or what the United 1 a States does Vice Minister of War Lieutenant General Korlchlka® Anaml told questioners pn the foreign accounts committee that Japan would set Belgrade —Yugoslav government yields to German ulti tie the China conflict “with firm matum nd commits iWelf to enter axis orbit — Story page 1 conviction” denied that Japan was ” columns 7 and 8 an aggressor nation and challenged f what he called foreign threats - Berlin-i-Germ- an battleship squadron reported to have Rear Admiral Takazumi Oka made daring attack upon Britain’s main supply lines to north chief of the naval affairs- bureau Atlantic sending 116000 tons of war shipping to bottom— answered questions touching on 1 3 President Roosevelt’s recent recolumn r page Story marks about aid to China and '' Great Britain by saying "the navy Washington— Seven billion dollar appropriation for Brit is taking all necessary and adeish aid program expected to be approved by Monday — Story - page 1 column 5quate defensive measures” ‘ 1 Japanese Defy Alien 'Threats’ ’ rtf ’Summary of Major News From’ Capitals of World ’ - - ! Rome— Fascist press boasts axis Is out to overthrow American ‘as well as British democracy— Story page 1 col- ! 1 umn 7 Tokyo— Japanese war leaders declare Japan will defend herself against "foreign threats” regardless of what the United States does —Story page 1 column 7 i London—British report their bombers inflicted heavy "damage on enemy shipping in widespread coastal raids— Story page 4 column 1 i Donovan Will Speak On Trip Wednesday ‘ NEW YORK March 22 UP) — Colonel William J Donovan who returned Tuesday from a 25000-mil-e tour of Europe and northern Africa will tell the nation of his journey In a broadcast from 830 to 9 p m (mountain standard time) March 26 n ie ’ March 22 CD—The fascist press in its daily attention to United States aid for Britain said in effect Saturday that the axis powers were out to overthrow American as well as British democracy “The new Europe” declared the well-connect- ed igSipU' uneasy friction in the army ranks were grave manifestations of the violent snd growing internal dLs- -' sent The harried chief regent Prince Paul was reported on reliable authority however to have arranged for Premier Dragisca Cvetkovie and Foreign Minister Alksander to leave for Vienna Sunday night to come to terms with the axis barring complication The atmoswas phere surcharged with' the of such complications possibility Nazis Issue Flat Warning Government quarters said the German minister to Yugoslavia had Issued a flat warning that there must be “an Immediate end of because Adolf procrastination” Hitler was not prepared to tolerate delay past Sunday night With this ultimatum hanging over his head Paul wai reliably reported to have patched up his broken cabinet by persuading1 Serbs to take two of the positions vacated by antiaxis members snd handing' the third portfolio to a Slovene already in the cabirieL The new members were aaid to be Dr' Voja Gjorgjevic chairman of the agricultural cooperative as minister of agriculture and Dr Dragomir Ikogic former director of the Serb democratic party as ' minister of social welfare t Refuses Appointment Croatia’s vice governor Svrpto-z-ar Ivkovic who resigned in protest against the axis program refused overtures to accept the Justice minister appointment According to the government plan the cabinet would be reformed Sunday and approve the German demands in time for the trip to Vienna just 24 hours later than originally Intended The only possible hitch which could develop It appeared 'would-bthe resignation of additional ministers who might thus create a secondary crisis merely to postpone the journey to Germany Friends of two ministers who are not too keen on the turn of events Mid they might‘ resign “as m patriotic gesture” Even if this does not happen many observers believed the government had only temporarily fixed things up Army Reserves Incensed For example the army reserve officers’ association disbanded Saturday with the statement: “We have learned we are on the eve of conclusion of an agreement which doea not conform with our national honor snd Independence This is why1 we give expression to our protest as reserve officers and combatants snd have decided to dissolve our organiza-- ’ tion Cineer-Markov- ROME fn to Free Defense Metals Experts Seek Substitutes WASHINGTON Mass resignations of high officials opposed to the alliance street demonstrations in many cities and Axis Will Not Forget Roosevelt! Action Fascist Press Says ch lend-leas- f ’ U S to Share British Doom Declares 1 400 Ships To Aid Britain that the bill was dropped because of the Intense opposition adding that the compromise measure contained at least 98 per cent of the committee's report Mrs Ericksen likewise wanted to know why H B 90 was dropped and criticized the substitute as a hastily drawn substitute w hlch had neither “pride of ancestry or hope of posterity” She objected to the Interment of H B 99 and the hasty creation of S B 30 adding: “The committee took one and one-hayeara to prepare the program In the house bill Now In 24 hours we are asked to digest and accept some other program’ A tree Principle Senator Child told the senators that the' committee representing the institutions had agreed unanimously to the principle of the control structure set up In the compromise bill but that representatives of the U S A C had objected to the creation of a director of higher education "But If you accept the report of the minority” he continued ”and eliminate the director of higher education you will cut the heart — out of the bill” The U of U and ail junior col leges he said had agreed to the proposed new coordinating officer Briefly the compromise measure provides for—the creation of new offices director of higher education and director of research and finance These two with the stat superintendent of public instruction would serve in coordithe entire nating capacities for state educational set-u- p with a view of reducing curricula duplications preventing unwarranted expansions and eliminating un necessary competitive expenditures They would have no direct author lty to control activities of the vari ©us institutions but would make recommendations to the state board f education The bill also provides for the appointment of- - the board of education by the governor Its members at present selected from the various judicial districts Senator Claud Hlrschl R) Hur- V LONDON March 22 (UP) — Royal air forea bombers were believed Saturday night te be searching for the fast German battle cruiser Gnelsenau and Scharnhorst credited with recent aueeessfu! forays against British shipping In the north Atlantic BERLIN March 22 (UP) —A German battleship squadron was Saturday' night to have Hearing Set Tuesday reported defied almost the entire British For Confessed dreadnought fleet in a daring attack upon Britain's main supply Man Killer of lines to North America which sent 116000 tons efwar shipping to the i bottom Tribuna Intermountain Wire this week said (British reports CEDAR CITY—Donald Lawton Germany’s 26500-to- n battle cruisLos Angeles ers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau Condit hitchhiker and confessed slayer of were believed to be raiding on the Harold Arthur Thorne 33 Salt American side of the Atlantic The Lake food salesman was charged ships are armed with guns with first degree murder here Sat- and capable of a speed of nearly urday afternoon In a complaint 30 knots) signed by Acting Sheriff William Revealed in Communique Dalton of Iron county The the murder third entry of a nazi battleship Being charge filed In Iron county during the past squadron into the battle of the 20 years the complaint was signed Atlantic revealed in a German before Justice of the Peace Alex high command communique which H Rollo of Cedar City reported fresh destruction of BritJudge Rollo set a preliminary ish shipping totaling 244000 tons hearing for Tuesday' at 10 a m In and possibly 40 ships There was no indicatlon wheCher his court the nazi battle fleet was still operGet Prisoner Monday f ating in the north Atlantic Sheriff Dalton said he and a (London reported Friday - that deputy would leave for Salt Lake the battle cruisers are believed In City Monday to return Condit to action In waters ‘on the American the scene of the brutal murder of side of the Atlantic From Canada came reports from two freighters (Continued on Par Nina) (Column On ) of SOS messages picked up sevi eral days ago from ships being “shelled by a raider” 300 miles southeast of Newfoundland) The official DNB news agency reported that the operations of the battleship squadron commanded by Admiral Luetjena marked the first occasion ore record In which a German battle fleet had undertaken an operation In formation on the high seas )of the Atlantic WASHINGTON March 22 (UP) Claim 22 Ships Sunk Approximately 400 merchant i i ships will be built in America for The squadron said the high come the British under the mand has sent 22 ships to act a maritime commission official the bottom and hasBritish some rescued said Saturday Funds for these 800 survivors who are presumably 0 ships are Included In the aboard the battle cruisers war aid appropriation - The action said DNB "was an measure now nearing final action Immediate attack upon the enein the senate he said my’s main lines of communications This disclosure followed revela- and the operations were carried tion by a maritime commission out against a 'force composed of source that the government will almost the entire enemy battleship transfer to the British “within a (CoottnuKj nm Fin Un) (Column T hr ) few days” 50 merchant vessels from existing American flag tonnage The official said additional shipyards probably will be built All existing yards are working at ca pacity and the commission has con trseted for the construction of 51 new shipways in seven yards for the assembly of 200 prefabricated Washington! March 22 wv-ugly duckling” cargo vessels The navy disclosed Saturday night that four large destroyers of the fleet battle force (collided and were damaged slightly jin technical exercises at night off Pearl harbor Honolulu- - Friday night V ' There was no loss of life and RIVERSIDE Cal March 22 W no serious injuries to personnel The destroyers all among the —Forty men mostly Mexicans were In the county jail Saturday on fleet’s newer vessels were the booking charges of participating In Aylwin commanded by Lieutenant a riot at Corona Friday night in Commander Robert H Rogers the connection with the CIO Citrus Farrs gut commanded by Lieutenant Commander G B Hunter the Workers’ strike Deputy Sheriff Reginald Meier Somers commanded by Commanwas Injured about the head and der Jeffrey G Metzel and the face but required only first aid Warrington commanded by Coms treatment mander Frank 3 Fahron i I BELGRADE Yugoslavia' March 22 — The Yugoslav government yielding io a German ultimatum committed itself Saturday night to enter the axis orbit despite grave fears that the step might cause civil war ( t US Will Build cne-boa- rd lift I ' r ' r ! ! Opposition Senator Child repeated (CootlntMal on Par Eight) I Column Three) a 11-in- 1 38 Street Protests Mass Resignations Of Officials and Army Friction Attest Hatred of Impending Alliance iBy Associated Press ' f SlL ! MlWwnl frltM Jni Copper Xe4875 teathod)!! ns of Uprising Defies British Navy in! Atlantic Murder Count Names Utah Desert Slayer ernor'a reorganization program was attacked as not going far enough end will be criticised when debate is resumed Monday afternoon as going too far in the direction of centralized control Chief defender uas Senator Stanley N Child D) Salt Lake City chairman of the revision and enrolling committee who maintained that it embodied the essential recommendations of the Utah educational survey committee and at that same time did not encroach upon the independent status of the various institutions Critics ef Bill Critics of the bill who spoke Sat tirday morning were Senators George M Miller (D) Price and Mrs E E Ericksen (D) Salt Lake City Senator Miller wanted to know vi hy the sudden ' deviation from H B 99 of the regular session which would have placed the University of Utah Utah State Ag- ricultural college and the junior colleges under the control of one board The one board bill passed the house but died in the senate sifting committee Senator Oiild explained that H B 99 was not introduced Into the special session because of opposition from both the agricultural college and the state university The compromise bill (S B 30) he said was worked out by a committee representing all the institutions af- fected m cooperation with the gov-- 4 error and the senate revision and ’ enrolling committee "This issue” said Senator Miller has been up for the past 35 years at least Tour committee (Senator Child was chairman of the educational survey committee) spent a studying the year and one-ha- lf problem You reached certain conclusions which were embodied in H B 99 but because of pressure you didn’t bring that bill In” Cite Reich Claims Fleet Sillies Forty (Vessels ' it A compromise bill designed to set up some degree of coordi- hated control over the institutions of higher learning of the state was debated in the senate Saturday morning but the body adjourned before a vote was reached The measure drafted ‘ i Says Squadron f i 82 Pages—Ten Cents — College Control Bill Stirs Utah! Senate Ontbhrst $35 00 -- $r- - o © : 71 tie Silver (domestic) 347Se Silver (foreign) Copper electrolytic delivered 12® Connecticut Valley Lead Zinc 573 ©580c 723c I IMP Vol 142 No 160 by the senate revision and enroll Ing committee as a part of the gov p Local Metal Markets last-min- ute ' e -- Turkey Declares Russia Will Aid ANKARA - Turkey March 23 source (Sunday) said early Sunday that if the Turks are forced to fight Germany now established on their frontier with Bulgaria soviet Russia will give Turkey the same help she U giving China' (Russian aid for China has been primarily in supplies) This these source said wilt be the meaning of a common Turkish Russian declaration reaffirming their treaty of friendship and nonaggression They aaid they ex-- 1 pected it would be made In general terms within the next few days --The declaration It is believed will be published in Moscow and not be signed formally because of the existence already of a nonaggression pact between the two countries they added (Ah —Diplomatic ' ’ |