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Evening star., 1935-03-24
TOn-COncrete FOrtificatiOns
Guard France Against Germany
Hundreds of Millions of Francs Poured
Into Protecting Eastern Front
From New Invasion.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
France, remembering 1870 and 1914.
has flung iron and concrete fortif-
cations she believes we'll nigh impreg-
nable all along her eastern front.
Out of her treasury she has poured
840,000,000 francs the franc is cur
rently quoted at about 6.6 cents) to
be converted into this mighty chain
of forts.
Three sections of the eastern front
concern France:
!. The Belgian frontier across
which the waves of Germans poured
in 1914
2. The center section from Belgium
to the Rhine.
8. The frontier along which the
Rhine. in part, forms a natural
barrier.
Betters Ties to Entente.
Fearing Germany's rearmament
France has been busy lettering her
bonds with the Little Entente and
other nations, tightening up her army,
making more war planes and building
up her navy. Primary factors in her
defense plans. however, are the east
ern Notifications.
Minister OF War Louis Maurin told
the Chamber of Deputies Army Com
mittee this week men are ready to
garrison those defenses. if need be.
Officially announced plans call for
the transfer of 10000 men from the
Italian to near the German border.
For the last three years workers in
the two regions of Metz and the Lau-
ter River which flows into the Rhine.
nave been forging the links in the
l2o-mlle chain of defense.
Subterranean passages link many Of
the works together. Cannon and am
munition will be whizzed around on
underground railways.
The new fortitications some of them
SIX levels deep, are almost entirely un-
derground. Sections protruding are
designed for camoufage purposes. to
conform to the surrounding terrain.
They are concealed under a knoll.
slope into the side of a hill, bury
themselves in hillock Soon, engi-
neers expect, nature will make them
almost invisible.
Forts Cities in Selves.
The forts are cities in themselves.
Every modern mechanical device is
installed ior the comfort Of the de-
tenders. They are wired for electricity,
for cooking. lighting. heating: ven
tllated bv machinery which also, it
is said, expels poisoned gas; equipped
with operating rooms. inhrmaries.
wells and deeply buried rooms for
Evening star., 1935-03-24
REARM|NG IS HELD
PEACE GUARANTEE
Hitler Official Tells U. S.
Rest of This Century
Will Be Pacific.
Assoeisted Press Foreign Stad.

Associated Press Foreign Stad.
BERLIN, March 23.-ReichSfuehrer
Hitler's new military conscr!ption de-
cree, Ernst Hanfstaengl, Harvard
educated Nazi foreign press chief, told
the American people by radio tonight
would guarantee the peace Of Eu-
rope for the remainder of the twen-
tieth century"
And that" he said, lis not doing
30 badly. after all
Hanfstaengl's broadcast was an Of
hcial effort to dissipate American ap-
prehension over Hitler's decision to
smash the Versailles treaty and to
endow Germany with a strong fight
ing force. Hanfstaengl's mother was
born in the United States.
"By equalizing to a certain degree
the disproportion of ornaments" he
said Hitler is positively reducing the
chances of war in Europe
Disproportion Removed.
THUS I venture to say we are today
nearer peace because the injustice Of
military disproportion has been re-
moved. y The fact that military
conscription in Germany has again
made Germany a sovereign state does
not mean war. 1t means peace, with
In Germany and without"
The Nazi press chief, who once
hid Hitler away in his Munich home
to protect him from the police, drew
upon his intimate knowledge of
America to drive his points home
even quoting George washington.
1T might be well for Americans to
remember" he said, that the size Of
European armies in itself is nothing
exorbitant or unreasonable. Some
people seem to forget that huge sheets
of waters called the Atlantic and the
Pacific Oceans save the United States
Treasury and the American taxpayer
the cost of supporting two standing
armies of at least 100000 men apiece,
II not considerably more.
Perhaps it is in a certain sense
q pity that the United States hasn't
o large army, because army service
never hurts young men.
Speaking of Germany. the young Ger
hdIl ullucl SOtS IIIt IuooI NlSOlOuo
training and learns the habit Of re-
sponsibility. He is developed mentally,
morally, physically and nationally to
be not only good fellow soldier, but
also a good fellow citizen.
German Training Praised
He praised Germanys military
training as twice proving itself
highly useful as a stabilizing force
for Germany's and Europe's peace and
welfare, adding: The last system of
conscription in Germany, which was
abandoned in 1919 under the treaty
OF Versailles. was instituted in 1871
We found that through the stability of
this system Germany helped to pre-
serve the peace of Europe for exactly
43 years.
Taking this precedent and draw
ing into account the fact that to-
day everybody knows what war means,
the peace Of Europe should positively
be guaranteed through the new Ger
man Army through many decades to
come"
Evening star., 1935-03-24
TRUCK BRINGS FIRST
PLANE TO VATICAN CITY

BY the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, March 23.-An
airplane stood in Vatican City today
for the first time. 1t arrived, how
ever, not by air, but by truck.
The plane belongs to Capt Hermann
Koehl, hero Of the Bremen flight from
Europe to America in 1928, who now
is doing missionary work in South
Africa.
The flyer accompanied the plane
into Vatican City and assisted in set
ting it up. The craft is to be used
by him in plotting missionaries over
African jungles.
Pope Plus planned to visit the plane
later today and have his first closeup
Of an aircraft since he become Pontiff
Evening star., 1935-03-24
France, Italy and England Agreed
on Course.

France, Italy and England Agreed
on Course.
tcopyriEht. 1885, by the Associated Press)
PARIS. March 23.-France, Italy
and England agreed today to stand
together in complete unity Of pur-
pose" in dealing with the German
arms crisis.
At Britain's insistence, the tri-
power parley held here to prepare the
way for Anglo German conversations
in Berlin Monday and Tuesday agreed
to proceed cautiously and survey the
ground thoroughly before forcing the
issue before the League Of Nations
Capt. Anthony Eden. who will ac-
company Foreign Minister Sir John
Simon to Berlin tomorrow, spoke for
Great Britain; Foreign Minister
Pierre Laval, who yesterday demanded
'regrouping Of the allies" against
Germany, represented France; Un-
dersecretary Of State Fulvio Suvich
was Italy's spokesman.
Troops Are Transferred.
The French general staff an
nounced transfer of some 10000 troops
to garrisons nearer the Rhine Italy,
through Premier Benito Mussolini.
summoned 100000 more men to the
colorS.
The ofhcial communique which an
nounced the tripartite parley's unity
Of purpose" confirmed Simon's state
ment before the British House OF
Commons that his and Eden's con-
ferences with Adolf Hitler would be
purely exploratory"
After the Berlin visit and Edens
subsequent trips to Moscow, Warsaw
and Praha, the British, French and
Italian foreign ministers will meet at
Stresa, Italy. on April II. the COM
munique said further.
First Set for Lake Como.
This meeting originally was sched-
uled for Lake Como. Italy. next week.
Its postponement indicated French
and Italian willingness to let the
British try to find some common
ground for conciliation before the next
tri-power meeting.
1t was considered probable that the
joint attitude of the three powers
would be worked out before the meet
ing of the extraordinary session of
the League of Nations Council which
will consider Frances appeal against
Germany's unilateral violation of the
Versailles treaty in reinstituting COM
pulsory military training.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
CALL FOR SOBER HELP
SENT FROM MANHUNT
Colored Suspect Surrounded by
Posse in Swamp-Florida Gov
ernor Issues Warning.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GAINESVILLE, Fla, March 23.-
Sheriff j. r. Ramsey of Alachua
County late yesterday received call
for help from Levy County authorities
who said colored man, who killed
Mrs. Sam Peterson Thursday at
Lebanon, was believed surrounded in
a swamp near YankeetoWn, about so
miles from here.
Send all men you can-sober," said
the telegram.
A large posse of citizens. armed, was
reported seeking the colored man and
there was talk of lynching.
Mrs. Peterson, 25-year-old mother
OF two small children, was killed in
her home shortly after the children
left for school. She was stabbed to
death with a turpentine hack cutter.
As the poSsemen closed in, Gov.
Dave Sholtz telegraphed Sheriff H. B.
Whiddon Of Levy County, ordering
him ITO take every precautionary
measure to prevent mob violence"
The Governor ntimated he might
use the militia to prevent recurrence
Of mob violence in our State"
Evening star., 1935-03-24

one which might prevent another
deadly conflict in Europe after his
conversations with Hitler. If that is
not possible, he hopes at least to find
formula to keep Great Britain out
of trouble.
Originally, that is to say, before
| Hitler announced that Germany has
rearmed regardless of the provisions of
| the Versailles treaty, he intended to
offer the world 10-year arms mora
| torium, based on slightly modified
status quo. This is impossible now.
What the new formula may be no.
body quite knows and some people
doubt whether Sir John himself has
any definite ideas
He indicated on Friday morning
vaguely that Hitler may be per-
suaded to participate in a general con-
ference of the powers for conclusion
of mutual security pacts guaranteeing
peace.
In diplomatic quarters in Wash
ington it is wondered what good such
a new pact will do.
There is already the famous Lo-
carno pact; there is, Furthermore the
equally famous Kellogg pact. What
good do they do? Written on fine
parchment and bound with multi
colored ribbons they are lying in the
archives of the foreign Office to in
struct future generations about the
futility of postwar diplomacy.
II X X 4
Before taking the trip to Berlin, Sir
John thought it advisable to give
some serious warning to Germany
about the consequences which might
befall,the Reich should his mission
prove fruitless.
The British foreign secretary tDds
stern-tDith the tongue in his
cheek. He warned the Reich about
the possibility of system OF Sc
lect and special combinations for
assistance against the danger in
our midst"
Then, as If scared by this mild
menace, he quickly added: 1T is
scarcely necessary to say that we are
not contemplating any special agree
ment between this country and any
other"
There is no doubt that Germany
is today in better strategic posi-
ton than her antagonists.
She can defeat any single power
without much difficulty. Her troops
are homogeneous, the war material and
especially the aviation is modern and
efficient and the spirit Of the German
nation galvanized around the new
regime, ready to fight to the bitter
end.
The French will fight, If they have
to. There will be less enthusiasm
than there was in 1914, because the
French common people, who have to
do the fighting are more pacif1cally
minded than 81 years ago. The nation
has been brought up since the sigma
ture Of the Versailles treaty In the
belief that its security Is guaranteed
by the maintenance Of that peace
instrument and by system of alli-
anceS. The main trouble with that
nation is that it does not rely on its
own strength.
Politics and politicians have played
havoc with the French.
While the Germans have been
trained since the end of the war In
the belief that they stand alone and
the salvation of their country depends
entirely on their ability to fight to
throw down the shackles of the Ver-
sailles treaty, the French have been
undermined by cross currents from
Evening star., 1935-03-24

rest, to which, it Is understood, vibra-
tions Of shell fire cannot reach.
South Of these Notifications on the
French side of the Rhine concrete
Notifications have been constructed at
points considered most vulnerable.
Belgium, too, has been busy. She
has spent 100000, 900 in constructing
modern concrete defenses along the
l5O-mile German border, and her up
to-date pill boxes" and fortifcations
rival Frances. Existing forts on the
right border Of the Meuse have been
modernized. wflle new concrete works
reaching close to the border have
been built. Liege. over which Germany
clambered swiftly in 1914, is consid-
cred safe.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
This
Changing
World
Sir John Simon to Seek
Peaceable Formula
on Berlin Visit.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

~ PILT milk is no reason for
~ killing the cow" 1t is be-
cause of the truth of this
~ saying that Sir John Simon.
the British secretary of
state. has decided to proceed to Berlin
and have a heart-to-heart talk with
Hitler. despite the latters junking of
the Versailles treaty without consult
ing the other signatories.
X X
Sir John Simon is a great lawyer.
While he was practicing before the
bar he was known never to accept a
brief for less than $4,000 as a re-
tainer fee.
An Indian prince, some years ago,
having litigation before the English
courts, spent small fortune by hav-
ing Sir John as his attorney, but ne
won the case.
The British foreign secretary
has been less successful in the
diplomatic field. But NTH typical
British Stubborness he won't admit
that, so TAR, he has been failure. -
He intends to visit the Reichsfuehrer
in the same spirit as if nothing had
happened. Sir John is great on find
ing formulas" and expects to find
Evening star., 1935-03-24

bill was originally drafted by the Pres
idsnt's Cabinet Committee on Eco
nomic Security, which Miss Perkins
heads. it would have subjected to the
taxes all employers with four or more
workers.
In addition, Miss Perkins had op-
posed Morgenthau's suggestion-which
the committee accepted-that farmers,
domestics and casuals should be ex-
empted from the taxes collected for
old-age annuitieS.
Reports, too. were that Harry L.
Hopkins, relief administrator, had ex-
pressed opposition to the committees
bill because it left such wide author
ity to States. Committeeman indi-
Gated no changes affecting State au-
thOrity were in prospect.
The tax rates imposed will remain
unchanged because the President still
is of the opinion that the old-age
aid and unemployment insurance sys-
TENS should be self-supporting
promptly.
Tax to Be Per Cent.
The unemployment tax is l per cent
on total pay rolls beginning January
l, 1886, and increasing l per cent a
year to per cent. Because State
Legislatures cannot act Immediately,
since many already have ended their
sessions for this year, there was some
sentiment in the committee for post
poning the effective date Of that initial
levy to 1887. But that had by no
means been agreed to finally.
The committeeman brought away
from the White House with them a
definite understanding that the Pres
ident was opposed to any attempt to
split the bill into separate measures
passing them separately.
Evening star., 1935-03-24

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as to whether Hitler would even en-
tertain the idea.
At the WilhelmstraSses, it was said,
Germany believes it is up to the Brit
ish to put forward concrete proposals,
since the Reich already has made
known its military plan.
Once discussion is fully under way,
however, Hitler is expected to expound
his pet theory that bi-lateral nom
aggression pacts such as that con-
cluded with Poland are preferable to
any general security, and offer to sign
such pacts for 20-year periods.
ALLIES ARE UNIFIED.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
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PRIvY COUNCIL HEAD
IN JAPAN GUARDED
Purported Assassin Seized Trying
to Force Entrance to Home
With Dagger.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, March 23.-Police TODAY
prevented an apparent attempt to
assassinate Baron Kitokuro Xxi. presi-
dent OF the Privy Council, arresting a
member Of a patriotic organization
who attempted to force his way into
Ikkfs home armed with a dagger.
Police gave the aSsailant's name as
Daihachi Kikuchi. member Of the
Kokusui Taishuto Society.
Later they raided the headuarters
OF the organization and arrested nine
more men, who offered some resistance.
Evening star., 1935-03-24

Carries Heavy Load.
H. A. Burrell claims a record by
carrying IL baskets with a man on
top in the market in London.
Evening star., 1935-03-24

gathered to commemorate the Fascist
anniversary
The political climate is cloudy and
uncertain" Mussolini said in a char
acteristically forceful address. adding
that Italys preparedness for any
event permits her ito look with a firm
and tranquil eye on the tasks Of the
not very distant future which will
be ours"
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Precautionary Measure.

The recall of the class of 1911,
said the newspaper II Lavoro Fas-
cista, must not be valued at more
than it really signifies, which is q
measure of precautionary nature
IF, however, destiny wishes to call
us to harder trials. the Italian people,
the army Of the Black Shirts, will be
ready for any event whatsoever.
Millions of bayonets constitute for
Us a supreme guarantee of interna-
tional justice, because they demon
strate that the will of Italy rests on
the formidable base of forced de-
termination"
Evening star., 1935-03-24
1000, zoo ITALIANS READY.
Mussolini Says Nation Is Prepared
for War

Mussolini Says Nation Is Prepared
for War.
(Copyrisht. 1885, by the Associated Pr.ss)
ROME. March 23.-Benito Mussolini
trundled forth war machine totaling
100000 men today as Italy's answer
to German rearmament and declared
the nation was ready for any threat
Of war"
AS war minister. II Duce called the
entire military class of 1911 to arms
as precautionary measure" and as
Fascist dictator declared on the six
teenth anniversary of the party's
founding that 'the millions of bayonets
carried by the people of the Black
Shirts. accompany our sincere desire
for European collaboration"
The mobilization order added 200 900
men to forces already under arms,
bringing the total for the regular
army to around 100000. plus some
100000 Black Shirt militiamen ready
to move at the drop of hat.
Due to Europe's Tenseness.
Government and military circles said
the order was due to European tense
ness created by Germany's decision to
rearm. They pointed out that the
Ethiopian situation. which has called
some 10000 men out of Italy. does not
require anything like the total number
called to arms in today's communique.
This communique was issued shortly
after Mussolini's speech in the VeneZia
Square before 10000 Black Shirts
Evening star., 1935-03-24
ROOSEVELT TELLS
LEADERS TO DRAFT
OWN SECURITY BILL

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1935-03-24
HITLER TO OFFER
PEACE GUARANTEE
20 Year Non Aggression
Pacts to Be Proposed
to Simon.

Continued From First Page.)
, 1935-11-17
Crop Loans Opened
In Willacy County
Especial 20 The Herald
-r1~~xfTr 49,

RAYMONDVILLE, Nov. 16-An
intake office of the Rural Rehabili-
tation administration for the pur-
pose Of accepting i~nitiatory applica-
tons for crop loans has been opened
for Willacy county az the Raymond
Vile Chamber OF Commerce.
W. L. Johnson, Cameron county
supervisor, has been given the addi-
tional appointment Of supervisor for
Willacy County. Applications re-
ceived at the local intake office Will
be turned over TO Mr.. Johnson.
Loans under this sct-up are avail
able only TO those persons who can
show that they have utilized every
available private and public resource
70 make a loan and have been I'M
able to do SO. once an applicant
has shown to the satisfaction Of this
Set-up that he can get a loan no
where else, and that he Is a good
moral risk, his application will be
considered. A lien on the crop and
his neral responsibility are all the
security required.
johnson said that he had receiv-
ed over $50 applications in Cameron
county where intake offices are 10
Gated at the Harlingen, San Benito
and Brownsville Chambers Of Gem
merce.
, 1935-11-17
SHOWS
LOVE CLASSIC
Peter Ibbetson' Brings Ann
Harding, Gary Cooper
Together

Gary Cooper and Ann Harding are
c~o-starred in peter Ibbetson," show
ing Sunday and Monday at the Ri
voli Theatre In San Benito. The i'm
mortal George Du Maurier love clas-
sic, having achieved fame as a nov
ell, a stage play, and as an opera,
now takes its place on the screen
with the filming Of the famous book.
Laid against the romantic back
ground Of the early Victorian period.
in the 1905, "Peter Ibbetson" tells
one Of the most beautiful love stories
ever written, a love that survived
everything, a love that nothing could
kill. not even the separation Of a
lifetime.
Cooper and Miss Harding are play
mates and Sweethearts as children
until they are separated. Fate throws
them together again after Cooper
has become a promising young archi-
tect and Miss Harding has become
the Duchess of Towers. An argul-
ment that leads TO the accidental
death Of her husband. John Halli-
day, sends Cooper to Jail for life.
Building a dream world Of their own,
they spend their lives together in
spiritual, if not in physical, union,
by summoning themselves to the 9TH
er'S side in spiritual fantasy.