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Evening star., 1932-12-15
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Tho following Is . translation OF
the text OF the note in French de-
livered to the Secretary of State yes
terday by the Belgian Ambassador, ad-
vising the United States that Belgium
cannot make its payment ON war debts:
In mis- declaration of November %
last, the President of the United States
recalled the bases on which the debt
agreements had been m.6c. The c-t-
tlemcnt made. he seid, toas cecaunt
Of cconcmic cocditiG-s end CT the ca
pacity to pay of each debtor nation.
In his annual report for 19eA-2S,
the Secretary of the Treasury Of the
Unitsd States defined the idea of ca
pacity to pay. Such capacity does not
imply the obligation, ON the part OF
the foreign debtor, to pay to full
limit of his present or future capacity.
THE debtor government, he said,
must be able to persevere and inn
prove its economic position. assure the
balancing Of its budget and place Its
finances, as well as Its monetary sys-
tenn on sound basis. 1t must also be
able to maintain, and II possible, i'm
prove. the standard Of living OF iu
citizens.
In its note of December S. the Bel
gian government set forth what We're
Evening star., 1932-12-15
HERRI0T REFUSES
TO HEAD MINISTRY;
CHAUTEMPS CALLED
Continued From First Page.)

premier, after Herriot refused and until
ChautempS was summoned.
Others mentioned prominently TOR the
premiership were Joseph Caillaux, for
mer premier and finance minister In
the BRAND cabinet; Jules Adolph Steeg,
premier in 1880, and Edouard Daladier,
minister of public works.
President Lebrun began the second
day Of his cabinet negotiations today
and was expected to complete his ac-
tivitieS by night, but the actual forming
of cabinet by whomever he selects
was expected to take several days.
Former Premier Tardieu, after talk
with the President, said the cabinet
must be OF the same complexion as that
serving under M, Herriot for the past
six months. but must include men
who were not hit by the vote"
The man In the street, as he talks to
French and foreign friends today, gen.
orally expresses the opinion that the
Chambers decision to postpone payment
to America correctly expresses public
opinion
The average man is saying that the
Hoover moratorium resulted in cessa-
ton of German reparation payments to
France, consequently there Is no reason
why France should continue indefinite
ly to pay America.
The man in the street thinks the debt
question should be liquidated once and
for all by negotiations with America.
Evening star., 1932-12-15
4,934,42l Debts
Due toU. s. Today;
Most Will Be Paid
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
The total Of the war debts due
to-day was tl2<,sS<,42l.
0ix nationA Great Britain,
osschoslovakis, Finland, italy,
IAtyis and lithuania, were among
thoaa that have Indicated thsy.
would pay.
Six others. france, Belgium,
Greece. Hungary, Poland and Es-
thonia. were In the group from
which signs have come that they
would not meet their payments.
Hungary notified the Treasury
several weeks ago that 1t had been
unable to obtain foreign exchange
to meet her payment.
The amounts due:
Belgium. $2.125.ooo; czecho-
siovakia. sl.5oo.ooo: Esthopia,
s356.j7o; France, tls,261 ,l32;
Finland, $18e,235; Great Britain,
$95,550.000: Hungary, $40,729;
italy. t1,2<6.<37; Latvia. t1<8, ,e52;
Ltthuania, Ss2,3s6. and Poland,
et.t11seo,
Evening star., 1932-12-15
BRITAIN PAYS DEBT.
Gold Is Earmarked for U. S.; Negotia-
tions Planned for New Terms.
Position Is Taking Form.

LONDON, December Is (R.-By the
simple process of "earmarking" an i'm
posing pile of gold bullion bars lying in
the vaults of the Bank of England,
Great Britain paid the United States
today the s95,550, 900 due on the Brit
ish war debt installment.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New
York was supplying the gold for the
actual payment to the United States
Government on the date the agreement
stipulated and the gold, 'earmarked"
here for the Federal Reserve Bank will
be shipped later by the Bank of Eng
land, as required by the American bank.
Announcement that Great Britain
was sticking to the letter of its agree
ment, made in the House Of Commons
last night by Neville Chamberlain,
chancellor of the eXchequer, brought
cheers. He added that Great Britain
would continue to press for more lenient
debt terms.
Refers to Lausanne.
He said the Lausanne agreement
which practically wiped out German
reparations and is the basis of Euro
pean demands for equivalent debt re-
ductions by the United States, was
reached with the approval Of the
United States.
Mentioning the joint statement issued
by President Hoover and former Pre-
mier Pierre Laval of France, he said:
THE United States Government in
dicated also to our Ambassador, Sir
Ronald Lindsay, that if European pow
ers devised a reasonable reparations
settlement, this would be the best
method of approach with a view to
revision Of the war debts to the United
States"
(The American Government has main
tained there Is no connection between
debts owed the United States and rep
arations)
No Gold Moved.
There was considerable criticism OF
the manner in which the Government
has sought revision of debts during the
Commons debate.
Meanwhile the British government
officially informed the American Gov
ernment that it had given the neces-
sary instructions to its bankers" the
Bank of England, to make the debt
payment.
1t should be noted that when the
treasury instructed the Bank of Eng
land to make payment it deposited
treasury bills against the withdrawal
of gold to support the note issue.
otherwise today,s transaction was ac-
complished on paper-entries, cross
entries, cabled xdvices and documents
of instructions. Great Britain paid
America f29, 500, 900 worth of solid gold.
vet not an ounce Of the precious metal
left these shores.
Evening star., 1932-12-15
JAPANESE PEER DEFENDS
POLICY IN MANCHURIA
DR.. Inazo Notobe Says League Of
Nations Does Not Fully Under
stand Situation.

BY the Associated Press.
RIVERSIDE, Calf, December l5-
DR.. Inazo Not0be, member Of the Japa-
Annual Institute of World Affairs yes
terday Japan's life and honor are at
stake in the Manchurian crisis.
Defending his country'S action against
China and the invasion of Manchuria,
DR.. Notobe said the League Of Nations
did not fully understand the back
ground" to the Oriental problem and
therefore could not give Justice In it,
rulings.
He said 1t was unfortunate that the
league acted without full knowledge
OF the many provocative causes" add
ing he was afraid the League Is not
aware that China does not function A.
a sovereignty"
Evening star., 1932-12-15
REICH DENOUNCES
French DEFAULT:
Paris Accused Of Destroying
Moral Basis of Yer.
saiIIes Treaty.
~ the Aasociated Press.

~ tHv Assot1aVvU E1vbss
BERLIN, December l5.-Berlin news
papers reached an almost unanimous
tn r.n ~. syynJ yta;tsJ It@ Ststes Ia hrara,s
the sanctity cf treaties. ~"
One newspaper said Germany might
now default its own debta and another
said Germany was no longer morally
bound to comply with the Versailles
treaty.
The nationalist newspaper Beersen
Zeitung. referring to the French debt
crisis, said nobody would hinder Ger
many from drawing the logical conclu-
sion from the bloodsuckers' attitude
and make . similar declaration. but
with really empty pockets"
The Democratic Vossische Zeitung,
under the headline "Inratitude." said,
Evening star., 1932-12-15
EPIDEMIC HITS ANNAPOLIS
1s Midshipmen in Hospital With
Catarrhal Fever.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. December Is R),
Eighteen mi6shipmen were confined
to the United States Naval Academy
Hospital today with attacks of catar-
rDal fever. Four new cases We're ad-
mitted yesterday.
Comdr. George L. Weyler, aide to the
superintendent of the academy, said
the number of cases was decreasing.
He said at one time last week 26 cases
of the fever were at the hospital.
Eight cases Of the fever were reported
among the officers assigned to duty at
the academy and several civilian in
structors have been confined to their
homes,
Evening star., 1932-12-15
Napolsonlc War Losses.

of history books. the Western Senator
vivialy tod the story Of Jackson's sue
cessful battle to collect q debt from
F.'ance growing out Of tho payment OF
ind smnities for losses by American yes
sells during the Napoleonic wars.
The French owed US money ana
wouldn't pay" he said. Jackson nego-
tiated treaty in which they agreed 70
pay $1,000 900 in six annual Install
ments. We agreed IN exchanse 70 re-
duce duties ON French wines,
I'VE reduced the duties. but the
French did not pay much attention 70
the matter, and two sessions OF the
French Congress failed to make the
appropriation.
"Iiving.tOne. then Secretary Of state,
was sent to the French court TO collect
the debt. The feeling between this
country and France became serious ana
the people began TO talk about war.
Nations Honor ut Stake.
jackson said he was ready for the
hazard OF war. He said the honor OF
the Nation was at stake. IT went so
far that Jackson prepared declaration
of war. That, however, Was never en-
p.oyed.
and stood his ground until they paid"
Steiwer read from Jacksons messages
to Congress in connection with the dis
pute. In which "Old Hickory" used
strong language to describe the French
attitude. He said their position was
utterly untenable" and said they were
refusing to keep obligations held sacyod
by the whole civilized world"
Evening star., 1932-12-15
The Overcoats

CheSterfelds, double breasteds,
ulsters, belted models and univer.
sity style s. Deep, warm chin.
chillas, meltons, whitneys and
boucles from the finest mills.
Plenty of blues, Oxford grays,
browns and smart mixtures.
Richly lined with SINNERS satin
or finest celanese. Sizes 81 to 50.
Evening star., 1932-12-15
The Suits

Single and double breasted mod.
els for men and young men. Fine
worsteds that will give long, hard
service. Browns, blues and grays
in plain shades and many attrac-
tive patterns. Lined with fine eel.
anese. All with w o trousers.
Sizes IS to 46, regular, short, long,
stout, short stout and long stout!
Evening star., 1932-12-15
JACKSON PRESSURE
ION FRANCE RELATED
Senator Steiwer Suggests
Same MaiIed.Fist Policy
in Debt Situation.

The action Of Andrew jackson, who
used the mailed fist in collecting an
earlier debt from France. was cited by
Senator steiwer. Republican, Of Ore
con in a discussion of the foreign debt
r;..ueticn yesterday. TIL, United States,,
Scnator ateiwer said, would do we'll"
to follow the Jacksonian policy today.
Though he said he was not proposing
that the United States should 90 to
war to collect the debt, as was threat.
end by jackson. Senator Steiwsr said
he felt the dignity and severe insist
ence" Of the demands made by JACK
son at that time was commendable.
"The attitude which our Govern
ment then took was wholly in keeping
with the sanctity Of an international OBJ
ligation," he said. European powers
now are treating very lightly obhga'
tions which at one time In history were
treated as most binding"
Evening star., 1932-12-15

tinued voluble tn their denuneiation OF
the French attitude. the course was be-
ing sighted for future discussions OF
these troublesome international oh.iea-
tions.
Evening star., 1932-12-15

In its note of December S. the Bel
ian government set forth what We're
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-19
PARADE HABITS 1 TANCLE TRAFFIC

SANTIAGO, Chile Dec. ls.-Chil- leans are fast becoming a nation of paraders. Unrest in the past year and a
 half is responsible for most of the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-19

San Michele;p the other selection Of Karl Marx's writing called "Capi- tai and Other Writings"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-19
|DINNY CHARRELL AND DESERT BOY
 ARE BACK AGAIN
Towering Wilderness Is Cleverly Written Book
 Others Are Out
By JOHN sELBY

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-After ten years separation, Dinny Charrell and that Desert boy ran smack into each other near Victoria Sta- ton. And there begins another Galsworthy novel, called for some ldou5tless) complex reason, Flow ering Wilderness"
 One sees again Dinnys family, Fleur is back and so is the long suffering Michael. The back ground is Galsworthy's own spec ial compound of upper class Eng lish life, and it is so artfully done that it gains rather than loses from repetition, and engenders a warmth as of a renewed and cher ished acquaintanceship the moment it is re-encountered.
 In short, "F1owering Wilderness is a typical Galsworthy novel full of richly tolerant observation, warm feeling and first rate writ ing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-19
NEW MINISTRY ESTABLISHED BY JOSEPH BONCOUR Organizer cf New Govern
 ment Will I a e Pre- miership Himself SENATOR CHERON TO | BE FINANCE MINISTER Important Message to Am
 erican Nation Given
 Associated Press

PARIS, Dec. 19.-Joseph Pau Boncour succeeded Sunday in form ing Cabinet in which he is Pre- misr himself. He gave Senator Henry Cheron, former Minister of Agriculture and Commerce the i'm portant post of Minister of Fiji nance.
 The first words uttered by the new Premier when he emerged from Elysee Palace was message to the American Nation, through the Associated Press, that Frances new Government will negotiate the debt problem in a manner best calculated to promote the friend ship between France and the Unit ed States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-19
PROBLEM ITO SLEEP,

PARIS, Dec. 19-The impression spread today in diplomatic circles that the tendency of the new Bon cour Government will be to allow the debt problem to lie dormant for the present.
 A number of the Ministers arg understood to believe the problem will be best treated by allowing il ''to sleep"
 In the meantime semi-officia conversations will be had witt Washington until the arrival to power of Gov. Franklin D. Roose- welt as President.
 President Hoover's debt mes sage to his Congress is also await ed here with interest.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-19
SHORT WAVES
 WILL BE USED
 IN TELEvlSI0N

ICNEoN, Dec. 19-Short waves, immune from atmospheric and other interference, will be used for television in the future, Sen ator Gugliemo Marconi, electrical and radio wizard said in an in- terview. Marconi declared:
 Atmosphere distorts televise e d pictures sent and received, as at present in some cases, on long waves.
 Short waves have been trans mitted 100 miles in experiments in Italy, utilizing the directional quality of the micro-waves for long distance telegraph.
 Tt is my hope that further in- vestigation will prove that micro waves have limitless range, which may change the whole practice oi wireless transmission"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-19
SPINOZA AGAIN

After a long rest, Baruch Spinoza has been taken from the philoso- pher's closet and dusted off twice lately. The first was in Lewis Browne's biography; now comes the vehement Benjamin deCasseres with "Spinoza, Liberator of God and Man" Incidentally de Casser- es claims descent from Spinoza.
 MT. de Casseres' vehemence is of course too familiar to require elaboration. It does two things for Spinoza, however. It suddenly pitches him into the middle ot living things as someone to be fought for. And it steps up the spinoza announcements to a bug zing and spluttering 30yOO0 volts when in the original they manage quite we'll enough at about 11O, Probably the good Baruch would be more astonished than anybody else to find the air filled with the rephew's (nine rernoved) publish iepithets.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-19

of agitators without batting an eye.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-19
JoFFRE, AND OTHERS

Marshal Joffre, in two volumes 'oi Personal Memoirs expounds his private thesis on the war and his conduct thereof; the book is Informative, hardly thrilling. Nor | Is the unusually honest biography
 of David Hume, the philosopher
 philosophers are popular lately), thrilling. Yet certainly in David
 Hume J. Y. T. Greig has done English letters a great service in evaluating the man against his rue background.
 vicarious travellers are in for a happy evening or two now that Richard Halliburton has taken to the air. He calls the fourth of his
 travel adventures. "The Flying Carpet" after the plane on which he visited such hooks as Timbuck-
 too. the Sea of Galilee, Petra, Bor-
 rec and Manila. S Halliburton has been heckled a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-19

bit of late, which probably has amused him, and which certainly does not affect the good-natured gaiety of his writing Nor have, for that matter, Konrad Berco- vich's Balkan interpretations miss ed the lifted eyebrow entirely, for he is a left wing Roumanian and often writes as one. His The Incredible Balkans" is at the very least the Impressions of a cultivat- ed man upon complicated sub ject.
 Lastly, the effort to keep books from past years before us has re- suited in two important reprints, che of Axel Munine's "The Story of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-19

daily marching which for months has tangled traffic and ruined transportation schedules.
 Political and "nunger~ parades on the same day generally have the same marchers. Some families specializing in marching on the chance that some politician will become excited and pass out food or wine.
 The mounted carabineers stoical- ly tag along to keep order and fur nish a target for the verbal da. '.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-19
j. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU
 The Weather
LOCAL DATA

Forecast for Juneau beginning at 19:
  Raropn Temn Windy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-19
Richards Widow,
 Is Bride of Year

NEW YORK, Dec. l9-Maxine Elliott Rickard, widow Of the fla nous flight promoter, Tex Rick ard, has been married for over q year, it was learned today.
 Early in November, 1881, the former Mrs. Rickard married Frank Daley, millionaire ginger ale manufacturer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-19
Canada to Build 25
 New Landing Fields

OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 19-Twenty- i've emergency landing fields, cost ing $300,0oo, are to be constructed across Canada as part of the gov ernnlent's plan to improve the trans Canada air route. it has bsen announced. These fields will be located in wooded or sparsely settled sections of the country, where at present, facilities for safe landing of airplanes do not ex- ist
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-19

pressure with south of the Aeutans of Island Pacific Northwest this precipitation has the Territory Seward Peninsula the Gulf south Temperatures Vest colder the much readings weather with rain reported from eff Northwest morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-18
Two Billion Dollar
 Deficit Will Face
 The Budget Makers
Country Is Running Into Debt at the Rate of $5,OOO Minute President and His Cabinet Studying the Problem

the new tax law. The treasury last night reported october rev. enues exceeded September's by more than $30,000. .000, but they are still running far below expec- tations. Total collections for the first four months of the fiscal year were $79,542,399 less than last year despite the new taxes. The only new tax which outruns expecta- tions is that on safety deposit box es. This has produced about three times as much as was estimated. There will be a drive in congress for new taxes, but few believe they could be increased enough to wipe out the deficit.
 The second reason is the failure of congress to economize as much as was necessary. Congress talked at great length about ecoonmy. But now a bureau or a commission of any size has bene scrapped. Cheese pairing accomplished some saving.
 Despite the fact that no officials except Speaker Garner have scrapped their official cars, and and that few congressman have turned back clerk hire which they could have saved some savings have been made at the expense of government clerks who at the peak averaged perhaps $1200 year. Agitation has begun to continue their pay cuts and payless fur loughs another year.
 Chairman Byrns of the house ap- propriations committee announced the question of continuing pay cuts would be considered by his com- mittee as soon as congress meets. He also said he would again in- troduce his bill to consolidate the war and navy departments. He claims this would save $50,000,000.
 President Hoover said in his De- troit campaign speech thaht if democrats would cooperate. he would cut federal expenses $1,500,- 00O,OO Democrats in their plat form pledged 25 per cent re- duction.
 Secretary Hurley says i. 1t is planned to reconsider the $20,00O.- 900 army housing program in the hope of possibly holding back some projects.
 River and harbor work is an- ley hopes to save some money. But he won't talk about specific pro- jects. Abandonment of many old forts could be undertaken, but each one is protected by congress sional sentinel, according to bud- get critics.
 Postmaster General Brown is more dismal than ever. He came back from losing Ohio and even his own county to find that the increased postal rates haven't helped wear down his deficit as had been expected. He had ex- pected to get $133,000,000 more revenue. But he will consider him. self lucky to get $1O0,O0O, 1000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-18

,'udeN outlines that we now find in our catalogues, what chance is there of ever being able to print all colored illustrations?
 Washington Cachets Ending
 The last of the series of twelve cachets to be applied at Federal Hall station in New York City by the Washington Bicentennial Com mission is scheduled for one week from to-day. There are three this month on the list. The first was November II. the date that was or iginally omitted in the lists con- tained in m:st, newspapers. Then one arrived this week, postmarked November 16. Next Friday ends a notable aeries of well designed and well-applied cachets.
 Bicentcnnials Sc,.rcer
 Washington bicentennials are getting scarcer and scarcer on the ordinary run of mail these days. As for the Olympics rarely is one seen on first class postage. A few of the Websters and Penns made their appearance in the weeks inn mediately after their issue, but even they are -rare now. The Sc Stuart Washington is the most common. Used connmemoratives of 1892 should command fairly re- spectacle price by the time 1893 rolls around. At least there is a heavy demand now for the Dc Olympic and some of the higher values of the Washington set, such as the 2. 8 and 9. As for used blocks in the 1892 commens they are few and far between.