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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-31
NAz|S, ACCUSED OF
D0LLFUSS Staying,
CONVICTED, HANGED
PIanette and Holzweber Go to
Death After Court Martial
Conviction
Copyright, 1884. BY the Associated
PreSS)

Copyright, 1884. BY the Associated
PreSs.)
Vienna, July 3l.-Two Nazis accused
Of high treason in the killing OF
Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss were
hanged Tuesday afternoon. They had
been convicted by q court martial.
The two men-Otto Planetta, form
er soldier and Franz Holzweber-were
hanged after . plea Of their counsel
for clemency was rejected.
P1anetta was accused Of firing the
fatal shots and Holzweber Of leading
the NaL putsch into the federal
chaucellery last Wednesday.
Planetta said in the course Of the
trial that he fired the fatal shot,
adding:
II did not mean to kill the chan
cellor. ! am sorry"
Holzweber was charged with lead
Ing the NaSi putsch In which the
chancellor was slain.
Oddly enough, the death sentences
passed Tuesday are the first made by
an Austrian court against Na5is de-
spite the fact that Dollfuss decreed
death months ago against persons
found guilty Of seditious activities.
Several Socialists were executed under
these DEGREES but the death sentence
was naver passed against Maxi
while Dollfuss was alive.
Planetta was actually condemned
to death for two reasons: High trea-
son and the murder Of Dollfuss as
well.
BY the court martial order, Holz-
weber y to be executed first.
Unless President wilhelm Niklss
pardons them, they must b executed
within three hours from the time Of
the passage Of the verdict. THAT
means execution by about 4:l0 b. M.
600 .. IA. ESD
Attorney Ais Leniency
The defense counsel, In it, closing
plea stre1sed Dollfuss' dying words, 6
testified 70 By Major Kmil Yey who
quoted his chief g saying:
AVOID further bloodahsd. Rinteleu
must make peace
Rising bis voice. tho dsfenss, council
cried:
.'That was Chancellor Do,lfuss' rsal
last win and t9stmentl"
Tho attorney told thu court that
armed rebelliOg,a unfor taanatoly NJ
ually bring death - oonoone ~but
those who participate IN them cannot
- called bandits md cognnnon muir
derers = these delendants have been
(Oontinus0 q IAeo I,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-31
B|SMARCK'S PARKS
WILL Be IMPROVED
BY C.C.C. WORKERS
Approximately $4,000 to Be
Spent by Government in
Addition to Labor

Arriving here Saturday, the 228
men and three officers of Civilian
Conservation company No. 2768 Tues
day were preparing to go to work on
improving Bismarck,s park system.
Local officials estimate that ap-
proximately $4,000 will be spent on
this work by the government. exclu-
sive Of the value OF the labor.
Commanding the camp is Captain
T. H. c. Waters of Minneapolis. with
Lieutenant Malvin T. Rom, Minot.
and DR.. G. Harlan Johnston, Dies
Moines, Ia, as assistants. DR.. John
ston is contract surgeon charged with
supervising the camp sanitation and
giving medical care to the company
members. Bruce Wallace, Bismarck,
will be in charge Of the work pro-
gram.
Three wooden buildings now are
under construction at the camp in
Riverside Park. They are a large
cookhouse and mess hall and smaller
buildings for showers and latrines.
Work to be done includes the i'm
provement Of Sibley Island for park
purposes, the reconstruction and re-
crawling of roads in Pioneer Park
and the reconstruction Of the Indian
Village which once crowned the high
bluff overlooking the Missouri river
at the west end Of Pioneer Park. The
latter work will be under the advisory
supervision Of Russell Reid, superin-
tendent Of the state historical society.
Several dams may be constructed
~ nss,svsf rsvaair ~ v,aoka rsnnan yokne
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-31
DIDN'T SOUND RIcur

Chicago said the Judge s walter
Kelly. Negros vas hr0uellt befoee him
loe theft q : violin:
II tho instrument y yours, - you
calm. give ~ tune.
Tlae Judge MstenAd ! naoaneut, then
sent Kelly - DTideweil prison tor .
year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-31
Relief Is Biggest
Business in State
penditure Is increasing; Money Still Pouring
in to Assist Needy Persons
OTHER HELP ALSO IS BEING EXTENDED BY FERA
Value Of Surplus Food and Clothing Il Not Included in Figure,
Civsn Counties Have Shared in Part Of Ex-
penss But State Has Paid Nothing

Editors Note-Th another in the series Of informative
articles the operations the federal
appearing in The Tribune The official
Questions by reader will Be welcomed
best Of The Trbnes ability We particularly
lenge to the Of the facts here FORTH
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-31

0oner1lly fa1r tonight and Wed.
nesday; cooler Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1934-09-08
NONEFRQND D. {.
ON SHIP, HOPE

Whether there were any Wash
ingtonians on the ill-fated MORO
Castle COULD not be definitely es-
tablished at an early hour today.
However, a careful checkup re-
vealed that no local person OBJ
tanned tickets for the cruise
through agencies.
Virginia Macias, sister of Pete
MaciaS, local night club host, left
New York on the boat last Satur-
day for two-week stay in Havana.
She is scheduled to return here
next Wednesday.
j. j. Nolan, local agent for
the Ward Line. said he had no
knowledge of Washington per
sons aboard the MORO Castle.
Another agent, Ralph B. TeW, said
none of his clients were due to
sail on the boat from Havana on
this trip.
Both agents pointed out, how
ever, that local passengers might
have obtained their tickets through
the New York offices of the com
Dany.
The Washington times., 1934-09-08
WOMAN SW|MS
FROM SHIP

ASBURY PARK, N. j., Sept. 8
G.NSO Parted from her hus.
band when they both leaped into
the sea from the blazing liner
Moro Castle, Mrs. Howard Pa
nino, 38. of Bangor, Pa, swan
for miles through tossing waves
today and reached shore in safety.
Lifeguards on the beach here
saw Mrs. Panino struggling for
her life some 800 feet out to sea.
They donned life preservers and
three swan out to aid her to the
beach.
Mrs. Panino is an expert swim.
mer. When the alarm was sound.
ed aboard the liner, she and her
husband put on life preservers
and jumped from the rail. She
saw her husband leap a moment
after she jumped, but never saw
him again.
The Washington times., 1934-09-08
Honeymooners
Share Lone
Life Belt

SEA- GIRT, N. j., Sept. 8
G.N.S0 For better or worse
and until death do us part,
promised Mr.. and Mrs. Abra-
ham Cohen at their wedding in
Hartford, Conn.,, two weeks
ago.
Today, they proved it, dar-
ing death to part them when
the Moro Castle, on which
they had embarked for a honey
moon cruise, burst into flames.
With only one life-preserver
between them, each gripped the
life-belt tightly and leaped into
the sea.
A short time later they were
washed up on the beach here
still together, and still very
much alive.
The Washington times., 1934-09-08
SALOON CASTLE, PERSON
PASSENGERS ON ILL-FATED STEAMSHIP |\A

Wecker, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. We'll,
Miss B. Weinrus, Miss M. Weiser,
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. Weiser, Miss M.
Wheeler, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Whitlock, H. P. Ziplinski, DR.. and
Mrs. j. B. Morrell, N. L. McEl-
henry, T. Carson, Ofelia Busquet,
DR.. and Mrs. F. Busquet, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Cohan, Frank Dittman,
Mrs. Angela O'Orn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Filtzner, Fred Faulconer,
Miss Rosario Felipe. Joseph Hei-
man, Jose Hidalgo, Francisco
Hood, Mrs. R. Meisner. Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Menken, Anne Miller, Mr..
and Mrs. H. C. Miller, A. M. Mil
Ter, Mrs. E. Moran, Miss M. Moran,
Miss H. Muller, Miss D. Muller,
Sara R. Murphy, Mrs. Frances
Murphy, Miss Frances Murphy,
Francis Mass, Miss 2. Nathan,
son, Mrs. P. Newmark, Mrs. K.
NotebOOm.
The Washington times., 1934-09-08

communicate with survivors
landed at points along the Jersey
coast.
Other passengers on the i'll
fated vessel we're:
Paul Arnett, Mrs. S. Altenburg,
c. Bader, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Barn
stead, Miss C. Bahr. Miss E.
Bahr, Mrs. A. Berry, Rose Biven,
DR.. and Mrs. Jules Blondian, H.
Borman, Mr.. and Mrs. E. j..
Brady, Nancy Brady, Miss Jean
Pruzan, Miss A. Fuerin, Ford
Reinekins, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
REM, George Ridderhoff. Mrs. r..
Robinson, Miss L. Robinson, Mrs.
B. Roberts, Miss F. Roberts,
Israel Rudberg, Mrs. A. Sageman,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Scheeley, Misses
M. and E. Schmitt, Miss L. Hoff-
man, Miss H. Hocanke. Edith
Hull, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Jacoby,
Henry Jacoby, jr.; R. M. johnson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kennedy,
M. Klein, Miss K. Kleinberg, Miss
c. Knight. Ethel Knight, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Kosbothe, Miss R. Krauss,
Mrs, A. Kuhr. Miss P. Kurland,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Lemps, Miss
D. Lands, Mr.. and Mrs. S. N.
Lerner, Diana Levy.
Miss E. Lieber, Mr.. and Mrs. j..
Likewise, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lione,
N. Lione, R. Lione, Milton Listig,
Miss A. Litvak, Mrs. D. Lofmark,
Mrs. M. Lehee, Mrs. L. C. Lohr,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Loveland, Bishop
Hiram r. Hulse, CT the Episcopal
Church, Havana; N. M. Lyon, Mae
Maloney, Nellie Marshall, Miss B.
Marquardt, G. Marquardt, Mr..
and Mrs. H. Mayer, Miss H. Mayer,
H. Neissner, Miss M. Bradbury,
DR.. Joseph S. Bregstein, Mrs. M.
Bregstein, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Brinkman, Miss H. Brodie, Ida
Brown, Miss G.. Browney, Miss M.
Budlong, Mrs. j. Bryne, w. E.
Bryne, K. Canavan, Miss M. Car
penter, j. M. Chalfante, I'd; Mr..
ana MIS-. William CldIk, MAoS W.
CokenS, Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Coll,
C. F. Conroy. Anna Conway, M.
v. Cotter, Mrs. M. Davis, Miss l..
Davidson, Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
Davidson, M. Dix, Mrs. j. Dillon,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. DiStler.
Ray Egan. George T. Egelhoff,
Florence Sherman, A. B. Sivation,
Miss M. Slack, Miss F.. Spector,
Mrs. M. Stickler, Mrs. L. Stemmer-
man, R. G. Strauch, N. E. Steub-
ner, Miss M. Stuhr.
Miss E. Thompson, Miss S.
Throne, H. H. Torberg, M. j. Tor
berg, Miss R. Torberg, Miss j.
Vallejo, Miss D. Verjenstein, Miss
L. Voight, S. M. Wald, Adele Wal
lace, George Atremez, Miss H.
The Washington times., 1934-09-08

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 G.N.S).
Most of the passengers aboard the
liner Moro Castle were on a IT.
day New York-Havana cruise.
Following is a partial list of those
aboard:
Anne Conroy, Carolyn Casey,
Miss E. Henrichs, Jane Adams,
Agnes M. and Ruth Prince, Alma
Hill, Rose Biren, DR.. and Mrs. E..
M. Weinberger, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Drummond, Francis T.
Cass, and Emily c. Beck, all from
Philadelphia.
Miss F. Roberts, Miss L. Tau.
bert and Miss F. La Roche, all OF
Providence, R. I.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Wacker,
Doris Wacker, Marjorie Budlong,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander NC
Arthur, Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
Bodner, all of Elizabeth, N. j.
Bertha and Sally Werner, DR..
and Mrs. Harry Brinkman, James
Butte, Charles O'Connor, Miss B.
Perlman, Miss E. Chester, George
A. English, Miss B. Weinrub. all
of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. ASchoff,
F. B. Meley, Miss R. Friend, Miss
Eleanor Brennon, H. B. McCaW'
ley, Frederick Marshall, Miss c.
M. Cochrane, F. E. Wheeler, Dr.
Charles Cochrane, DR.. and Mrs.
T. L. Vosseler, oscar l. De
Mola, Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Azcar,
raga, Rafael Rios, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Manuel G. Vedal, all OF
New York city.
Booked to sail on the liner from
Havana, the passenger records
showed, were Mrs. Renee Mendez
Capota, daughter of the vice preSi'
dent of Cuba; Miss Ann Behling,
Philadelphia; Wilfred j. Kelly, OF
the Havana branch of the Royal
Bank of Canada; Clemens Land
mann, German consul at Matan'
zaS, Cuba. his wife and daughter
and Miss Madeline DeSvernine
niece of j. D. Desvernine, Havana
agent for the Pillsbury Flour Com
pany.
The vessel also carried 100
members of the Concordia Sing
ing Society, a German-A American
musical organization from Long
Island.
Offices of the Ward Line were
thronged soon after daybreak
today with anxious, nerve-wracked
relatives and friends Of passengers.
They masSed in the lobby and
corridors of the building, fearful
and hopeful, as officials of the
line hastily began checking the
passenger list and seeking to
The Washington times., 1934-09-08
MORO Castle Crew
Censure Officers

SPRING LAKE, N. j., Sept. 8
UN.SD. - Bedraggled, surviving
members of the crew of the ILL
fated Moro Castle today coupled
graphic stories of the fire that
destroyed their craft with censure
of the ships officers for not at
tempting to beach the ship.
In salty phrases, they voiced
grumbling complaints that beach
ing the ship, while not resulting
in avoidance of the disaster, would
have reduced materially the stag
gering toll of casualties.
All seamen landed here were
tight-lipped when asked for their
names. These were definitely re-
fused, but they spoke volubly in
describing the horror aboard the
vessel.
AS they spoke, swirling clouds of
smoke offshore told of the holo-
caust within the Moro Castle, re-
ducing the proud vessel to a
charred skeleton. One survivor
said:
The Washington times., 1934-09-08
4 Women Report
Purses SnatChed

A colored youth believed re-
sponsible for four purse snatch
ings here late yesterday and to-
day is being sought by police.
Miss Alice Redding, of the 200
block Eighth st. S. w., said the
man grabbed her purse near her
home. 1t contained SO. Mrs.
Myrtle Hodges, of the 300 block F
st. N. E., said a man snatched
her purse containing papers and
Is cents at Fifth and G Streets
Northwest.
At New Jersey Avenue and I
Street Northwest, Miss Louise
Williams of the 100 block 1 St.
N. w., lost her purse containing
$3.50 in cash. Miss Mary Thomp-
son, of the 1900 block Twenty-first
st. N. w.. lost 81 and valuable
papers at Twenty Fourth and Bel
mont Streets Northwest.
The Washington times., 1934-09-08

"The fire broke out in the
woman's lounge, next to the top
deck.
"What caused it? dunno
neither does anybody else. Some
says lightning. Maybe so. Might
be right at that. The flames
broke out without warning
anyway nobody saw the fire
bust IOOSe-and they swept
through the passengers quar-
tiers like a roaring nOr'eaSter."
He paused a moment. Their
the thought he had been keeping
down burst from his lips:
"Why didn't they try to beach
her?
"We're all kicking about that.
Maybe a whole lot would have
died anyway, but not SO many
as they say are dead - poor
devils.
1--WE weren't so far OffshOre.
Some of us think the run to
shore could have been made in
time to save more lives than
were saved"
The Washington times., 1934-09-08
Wave Hits Ferry,
so Persons Hurt

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Sept. 8
G.N.SO.-Near tragedy abruptly
terminated merry moonlight ex-
cursion on Lake Ontario early to-
day when so persons were injured
and 500 passengers aboard a ferry
boat were thrown into near panic
as the vessel lurched violently in
a heavy storm. Although no one
was known to be missing, a Coast
Guard cutter was ordered out on
the possibility that some of the
passengers may have been thrown
overheard,
The Washington times., 1934-09-08
Brooklyn Edison
WalkOut Averted

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 Q.N.SJ.
Threatened strike of $500 en-
ployes of the Brooklyn Edison
Company, a move that might have
led to shutting off all electric light
and power in Greater New York,
had been averted today by the
company's agreement to reinState
two discharged employees over
whom the dispute started. The
regional labor board effected the
agreement.
The Washington times., 1934-09-08
Mooney Will Not
Attend Funeral

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 8-The
funeral cortage of Mrs. Mary
Mooney will draw up before the
walls of San Quentin prison to-
day but her son, Tom Mooney,
serving a life sentence, will not oe
permitted to see it. Jail officials
said today that no privileges would
be extended to Mooney.
The Washington times., 1934-09-08
d. G.. Fall Season
Gets Conventions

More conventions will be held
here this fall than during the
same period of the Washington
bicentennial, Curtis Hodges, di-
rector of the Greater National
Capital Committee, predicts.
More than 5000 visitors are eX-
pected during September alone.
In 1888 there were 179 conventions
here and already 1877 have been
scheduled for this year. During
the sbicentennial year there were
Oil
The Washington times., 1934-09-08
Coast Guard Has
Plane Scan Sea

A Coast Guard amphibian
plane, piloted by Lieut.. L. R.
Burke, was dispatched from here
today to fly over the scene where
the MORO Castle burned, off the
Jersey coast, on the possibility
some survivors may be spotted
from the air.
The Washington times., 1934-09-08
w. C. T. u. PICNICS

The Alexandria Arlin g ton
county w. C. T. U. is sponsoring
an outing on the Wilson Line
steamer to Marshall Hall today.
The annual convention will open
September 18 in Alexandria with
Mrs. Martha N. Brookings presid-
ing.
The Washington times., 1934-09-08
Man Badly Hurt
By Skidding Auto

Walter F'arrar, So, of the 900
block of Fourteenth st. S. E.. is
in a critical condition in Gal
linger Hospital with injuries sus-
tanned late yesterday when he
was struck by an automobile in
front of st. Elizabeth's Hospital.
The car that struck Mr.. Far
rar, according to police, Skidded
on the wet pavement and
crashed into an electric light
pole.
The Washington times., 1934-09-08
G. O. P. Candidate
To Speak Tonight

John Locke Green, Republican
candidate for the House of Repre-.
sentatives from the Eighth Vir-
ginia district will open his cam
paign tonight in Prince William
county, at the school auditorium
in Manassas.
Mr.. Green is opposing Repre-
sentative Howard Smith, of Alex
J,-;o
The Washington times., 1934-09-08
Sheep to Be Killed
In Drought Relief
Rv international News Service

Slaughter of sheep at the rate
of $1,000 head per day, as a part
of the Governments drought re-
lief emergency program, started
today on orders from the Federal
Surplus Relief Corporation.
The sheep will be proceSsed into
canned mutton for distribution to
unemployed this winter. The
wool and hides will be stored for
later use, also for relief.
The Washington times., 1934-09-08
Mrs. PinchOt Set
To Seek Office

HARRISBURG, Sept. S.-Pe-
titions were filed in the State
elections bureau today to place
the name of Mrs. Cornelia Bryce
Pinchot, wife of Governor Pin
chot. on the ballot as an inde-
pendent candidate to succeed her
husband as governor.
The Washington times., 1934-09-08
PIT. A. TO ELECT

GAITHERSBURG, Md, Sept. 8
(SpeciaD The high and elemen-
tary schools Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation will elect officers Septem-
Der 13, Mrs. Lawson King, presi.
dent, announced today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-26
The Taxi Strike Plebiscite

DY MILITANT and courageous action the
ID striking taxi drivers, fighting against
company unions and starvation conditions,
have been able to force through negotia-
tions directly with the bosses. The COM
panies had originally announced they would
not deal with the strikers and their lead
ers. LaGuardia had first proposed that
the men go back to work under the old
conditions and then vote afterwards. The
strikers effectively rejected this proposal
and won the right of elections while still
remaining on strike.
Now the wiley LaGuardia wants to
turn the elections into trap, to favor the
company unions. LaGuardia wants to catch
the drivers unawares. When he saw that
he could not terrorize the drivers with
police brutality, he resorted to the pose of
a friend, and laid down impossible con-
ditions. When the workers rejected the
typical N.R.A. elections, used to break the
Weirton Budd and Ford strike, LaGuardia
tried to impose new conditions which
would achieve the same miserable results
for the workers that the N.R.A. has en-
forced elsewheres.
But the taxi drivers had learned from
the experience of the N.R.A. elections
in other strikes. In those strikes the bosses
and N.R.A. proposal was: go back to
work first and then we will give you cleo
lions under N.R.A and company super
vision" In those elections the main pur-
pose was to break the strike, and when the men
we're back under the domination of the bosses,
30 force them to vote for the company unions. The
taxi drivers forced the right to vote while they
we're still on strike. But LaGusrdia wants to use
these elections to drive the men into the company
unions, to split their ranks to make the strike
end in defeat for the men.
A GUARDIA's proposal for plebiscite is so ar
ranged that the majority of the drivers are not
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-26

LASER, Joseph Lash and Jack Her.
ling, who occupied leading posts in
the American League Against War
and Fascism. Among other ques-
tons discussed was that of en-
trance into united front arrange
ments with Communists by Social
list Party members through L. I.
D. activity contrary to the policies
of the Socialist Party.
The aim of the committee was
declared to be ito arrive at
statement of policy governing
future conduct" The conclusion
of the committee was that Party
members should work and fight
in their Independent organizations
against the united front with
Communists when the Party does
not consider the Communists ac-
ton genuine and sincere, but
quite on the contrary, harmful
and aimed to destroy the entire
Socialist movement"
II was in carrying out this
decision that the Socialist Party
leaders later thought that they
had found an appropriate excuse
in the incidents at the Madison
Square Garden.
Difficulties Cause Desertions
The American League Against
War and Fascism, confronted with
the desertion from its national lead
ership by the Socialist Party mem
bers, was forced to take a position
and evaluate the effects of these
assertions. This was done in a
statement signed on behalf of the
League by Roger Baldwin of the
Civil Liberties Union, Annie E. Gray
of the Women's Peace Society, and
Earl Browder for the Communist
Party. This statement reads as
follows:
THE League does not assume
the function of passing judgment
upon such disputes as that which
gave rise to the resignation of 9
few members of its committee. II
must emphatically be stated that
no controversies as to tactics con-
stitute valid reason for abandon
ment of the program and principles
OF the League. Now more thar
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-26
S. Leaders Break United Front Pledges of the AnWar Congress
81 % .
IALIsT PARTY LEAD ERs' SABOTAGE PLANS

League" Upon his return to New |
York, when questioned in the office
of the League as to the meaning of
his telegram, he stated that it |
meant nothing more nor less than
he said in the telegram" The
other officers of the League, after
a weeks vain efforts to interview
Matthews, finally called meeting
of the Bureau, including Matthews,
stating in the letter calling this
meeting that this letter is being
sent to all members of the Bureau
who have not yet resigned" Mat
theWs did not attend this meeting,
but sent a letter in which he said,
Il had hoped to attend the Bureau
meeting this afternoon, but it is
absolutely out of the question" He
then proceeded to state his opinion
that the difficulties confronting
the League are 'insurmountable"
and asked that the further deci-
sions of the Bureau be commmuni-
Gated to him. In this letter, he
further declared, my resignation
rs ClldlltldIl llCd1lb Oillg WlldO ~
actually said and concealed no i'm
piled judgments beneath the words"
1t was upon this basis that the
Leagues statement declared that
"the Chairman of the Executive
Committee resigns his post without
resigning from the League After
the issuance of this statement,
Matthews wrote further letter on
March II, which registered his
establishment" that his communi-
cations had been so interpreted
ana said, Let us clear up any
further possible misunderstanding
making it final and unequivocal
that 1 bear no relationship of
any character whatsoever to the
League"
The evolution of Matthews posi-
ton may be further understood in
the light of certain other facts.
For example: he was under charges
in the Socialist Party for expulsion
on the grounds of his activity in
connection with the League; he was
called for trial during the period
in which these designations we're
taking place and used his resigna-
ton as defense agains. expulsion