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Evening star., 1937-09-05
PORT LABOR FIGHT
IS NEARING CRISIS
Teamsters' Tie-Up Threat
Menace to San Francisco
Bay Workers. ParadeS.

BACKGROUND
Harry Bridges, c. I. o. power
on West Coast. has been carrying
the fight to A. F. OF L. Leader Dave
Beck OF Seattle il, effort to line up
unsigned labor in cargo handlers
ranks.
Shipments continue to pile up in
warehouses and docks uhile team
sters and lonoshoremen battle to
gain upper hand.
BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. September IA
teamsters' union threat to CLOSE every
port on the Pacific Coast" served today
to move San Francisco's A. F. OF L.-C. I
o. finish fight" toward a crisis en-
bracing possible Labor day complica-
tions.
Dave Beck, Western leader of the A.
F. Of L. teamsters, said at Seattle that
unless c. l. o. longshoremen ceased
attempts to organize warehousemen his
union would extend its San Francisco
water front blockade to all West Coast
ports. where warehousemen do not
belong to his organization.
The Beck statement was the team
sters answer to a longshoremen's
peace offer" proposing removal OF
c. I. O. pickets from a packing plant
where differences between the two
factions led to interunion warfare
here.
Informed of Beck's statement, Henry
Schmidt. local president Of the Long
shoremens and Warehousemen's
Union, said the organization would
make every effort toward peaceful
settlement and might ask a National
Labor Relations Board election among
San Francisco warehousemen.
High feeling between A. F. of L. and
c. I. o. elements cast shadow over
Labor day preparations.
The San Francisco Labor Council de-
clined proposals to cancel its Labor
day parade after seven large unions
including the teamsters, reputedly sug-
gested that course.
Council members said no factional
emblems would be displayed and both
elements would participate.
Longshoremen and warehousemeu
said they would march en- masse.
Teamster leaders were non-com-
initial.
Faction-harassed Oakland, due tc
come under the teamster water front
ban next Wednesday, arranged an A
F.. of L. parade Monday morning and
a c. l. o. parade in the afternoon.
1t was announced A. r. of L. mu-
sicians would play for both parades.
Evening star., 1937-09-05
CHINA MUST YIELD,
.H|R0TA PROCLA|MS
Japan's Purpose to Compel
Submission to Toxic, He
Tells Diet.
Tent OF Foreign Minister
Hirota's speech Uill be found
on page AS.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, September Sunday -
Japan's purpose to compel China to
submit to her will was made clear by
Foreign Minister Koki Hirota today
in a statement of policy to war
session" of Parliament
He said Japan must make impossi-
BILE recurrence of such calamitious
hostilities as at present" and readjust
put into effect her policy of Co
operation" between Japan, her pro-
tectorate, Manchukuo, and China.
Hirota blamed the Chinese. espe-
cially the Nanking government, for
the spread Of warfare. He avoided
use Of the word war" but came close
to a declaration when he said, Japan
finds herself engaged In major con-
f1ict with China on extended fields"
Japan must take resolute attitude
and compel China to mend her ways"
the foreign minister continued, con-
Guiding with call to the statesmen
of China to "act in unison with the
Al6ll dlllLo d4lO dSpAl dtlOlLo Va Odpdll
Hirota, Premier Prince Fumimaro
Konoye and other cabinet ministers
spoke to open actual business of the
flve-day session. chief business of
which is to vote $592, ,00O0 900 for the
campaigns in China and swell the
total of war appropriations to $751;
100000.
Emperor Stirs Session.
The session was deeply stirred yes
terday when Emperor Hirohito, in
dress uniform of field marshal, read
an address from the throne which de-
parted from tradition by referring in
detail to the conflict with China.
Imperial addresses hitherto have
been confined to generalities, and the
Emperor's reference to the concern
with which he followed the Far East
ern crisis made profound impress
sion on his subjects, driving home
the impression that the empire is at
one of the turning points of history
The sovereign told the two Houses
he was concerned over the problems
involved in the maintenance Of the
peace and stabilization of East Asia
and the mutual prosperity of China
and Japan. But China, he said, had
failed to understand Japan's true in
tentions and had aggravated the sit
uation by indulgence in wanton provo
cations.
Japans military operations in China,
the Emperor declared, were intended
solely to urge China to reconsider and
to establish peace in East Asia as
soon as possible
States Japan's Purpose.
The foreign minister today devoted
most Of his address to recounting the
development of the conflict in China
to its present "calamitous" ropor-
tions. He blamed the Chinese for
every step Of the expansion and then
turned to a statement of Japan's
purposes. He said:
Japan has no other objective than
to see a happy and tranquil North
China, all China freed from danger
OF recurrence Of such calamitous hos
tihties as at present and Sino-Jap-
anese relations 50 adjusted as to en-
able us to put into practice our policy"
THE basic policy Of the Japanese
government" Hirota defined as aimed
at "stabilization of East Asia through
(See HIROTA, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1937-09-05
MI. R. B. CHARGES
FORD INTIMIDATION
Threats of Bodily Harm Laid
to Officials of Plant at
Somervi||e, Mass.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, September 4.-The Ma
tional Labor Relations Board served
complaint on the Ford Motor Co. to-
day charging intimidation of employees
at the Somerville (Mass) plant in
their attempt to organize and alleging
representatives had been threatened
with bodily injury If they sought to
pass out handbills.
Hearing was scheduled September
l3 on the complaint, which was based
on charges brought by the local branch
Of the United Automobile Workers Of
America, an afaliate of John L. Lewis
Committee for Industrial Organiza-
ton.
The boards complaint, A Howard
Myers, regional director, said, asserted
the company dismissed ~ employees
May ~, all active members of the
union. and charged the company with
intimidation Of its employees and in
reference with their rights to self
ganization through the distribution of
pamphlets entitled Ford Gives His
Viewpoint on Labor and circulars
entitled 'Fordisms, which literature
criticized and disparaged labor organi-
cations and held them up to scorn and
contempt"
A charge also was made that super
visory employees and executives at the
Somerville plant threatened" en-
ployes with discharge If they joined
the union, and that Supervisory EN-
ployes spied upon union meetings in
May in order to learn which of the
employees were active in the union, !"
Myers said.
The boards complaint, Myers added,
charged the company with RESPONSE
bility for threatening certain union
representatives with bodily injury If
they distributed union literature on
the public sidewalk in front of the
somerville plant"
Evening star., 1937-09-05
BY DON S, WARREN.

The specter Of a further boost in
taxes, beyond the 100000 hike in
levies recently invoked to balance the
budget for the present year, will haunt
District taxpayers and municipal off,
cials this week, when public hearings
are held on the 1889 fiscal year re-
quests of department executives.
Rough calculations yesterday indi-
Gated the estimates being submitted
by the departments will exceed $685.
900, 900. dwarfing totals Of previous
years. Such total will pose the
necessity for record breaking slashes
IN the estimates, by the Commits
sioners, Budget Bureau and Congress.
The only alternative would be heavy
further boost in taxes unless Congress
has change of heart and increases
the Federal payment
Prospects are that the Commits
sioners will make heavy cuts in the
requested outlays, but they are con-
fronted with pleas from all sides that
many major Improvements have been
held back during the past five or six
years OF economies. Whether they
can or will cut deep enough to evade
another tax rise is coniectural
Two Days of Debate.
Taxpayers and spokesmen for civic
groups will be given opportunities
Friday and Saturday to voice their
views. The Commissioners have an
nounced they will hold the two days
Of debate In the District Building
board room before they begin their
annual operation on the estimates.
Last year the departments sought q
total Of $4,000, 900, or some $4,000
600 more than Congress finally
approved, for the current fiscal year.
The prospective total of this years
requests apparently will exceed cur
rent appropriations by about $40 ,0O0,-
600 and. in addition, Commissioner
Melvin c. Hazen hopes to include in
the estimates nearly 100000 more
for beginning construction of the
projected municipal center. The
estimates total will be known this
week when Capt. H. c. Whitehurst
submits proposals for the highways,
expected to exceed this years S.
las, 900. The requests of II additional
agencies were made public yesterday.
Park 50 Per Cent Finished.
Seeking to push ahead the recla-
nation and development OF the Ana
costa fats into park areas, which has
been tagging in recent years, the
United States Engineers Office has
asked for an appropriation Of $3.50, 900
for the work next fiscal year, an in
crease Of 100000 It is proposed to
complete the project in 1941.
Emphasizing that the work has been
in progress for 26 years, the District
engineer explained that annual appro-
priations have ranged from nothing,
for 1888 and 1884, to a maximum of
$330,000 in 1890. The figure for 1889
was $5O,00O.
The park project is 80 per cent
completed, representing an investment
(See BUDGET, Page A-7)
Evening star., 1937-09-05
Prisoners Loaned to Farmers
In Howard County, Is Claim,

County, cutting and baling hay, cut
ting corn and threshing wheat from
July Z to September ,.
At Baltimore, Robert d. Case, Sec
retary Of the Board Of Welfare, the
Sun says, termed the practice of
sending certain prisoners to adjacent
farms to assist farmers as "an old
one"
The newspaper says he described the
practice rs share cropping and
added that practice was resorted to
when sufficient feed for the cattle,
horses and mules at the institution
could not b. raised on the 900 acres
Of correction property"
Butler, the newspaper says, re-
piled he never had heard Of such .
situation and ''even II it had been
(see PRIsONERe, Page A-s)
Evening star., 1937-09-05
BY the Associated prsss


BALTIMORE, September 4.-The
Baltimore Sun in stan dispatch
from Easton says prisoners in the
House Of Correction are being loaned
to private farmers in Howard County.
The newspapers story quotes
Harry L. Collins. farm manager at
the institution. as saying today War
den Walter E. Quenstedt approved
the practice because che was trying
to help the farmers"
The newspaper says Charles J.
Butler, chairman Of the Board cf
Welfare, denounced the practice
after inquiring Of Collins about it
and being told prisoners were sent
almost daily to private farms.
Collins, the story continues, told
Of e19 prisoners working . total Of
5,340 hours on eight farms In Howard
Evening star., 1937-09-05
Two Plunge to Death,

POTTSVILLE, Pa, September 1 (P.
An open-cockpit airplane plunged
into field at nearby Auburn today
and burned, killing Edward Sheriff,
~, Of Schuylkill Haven, the pilot
and Earl Smith, IS, = painter and
paperhanger Of Orwigsburg, a pas
senger.
Evening star., 1937-09-05

conference. probably at Genera,
to create an international sea DO
lice force to protect the vessels of
all nations against sea raiders.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 4-European
diplomats. facing the League of Ma
tions Assembly and a conference of
Mediterranean powers next week, to-
day were engaged in the most intense
activity since German troops marched
back into the Rhineland 18 months
ago.
The foremost question before them,
an outgrowth of the Spanish war,
was protection of merchant shipping
and warships in the Mediterranean
against the recent series of ''piratical''
attacks by unidentified submarines
and airplanes.
This was to be the chief concern
Of the Mediterranean conference,
which in the European view has
come to overshadow the League
meeting in importance.
Suspicion on Italy.
While Germany was the disturber
in the Rhineland crisis, which
brought the major powers together in
London in March. 1896, the finger
OF suspicion in the Mediterranean
crisis pointed at Italy.
While France was credited with
initiating the Mediterranean con-
ference, largely overshadowing tine
League meeting now, Britain with
the announcement that she would
have important proposals assumed
leadership in the new move to keep
European peace.
The French foreign Office announced
invitations to the Mediterranean con-
ference would be issued tomorrow, but
declined to say to what powers they
would be sent or where the confer
ence will be held.
It was believed Italy would be in
vited, but whether she would attend
was uncertain. She has Stunned all
League activity since sanctions were
AAAPOocO ASdL1SG 1lcI uuIlIlS IleI COu-
quest Of Ethiopia.
The assumption was that Italy
would be represented only with the
understanding that talks would be out
side the League framework, II not out
side Geneva.
The conference assumed Importance
far exceeding the League meeting it
self, since it was expected to lay the
groundwork for any League action
regarding the Spanish conflict and
possibly other questions, including
1taly's desire for recognition Of her
Ethiopian conquest.
Evening star., 1937-09-05
FURTHER INCREASE
in D. c. TAXES SEEN
IN RECORD BUDGET
Hearings Will Start This
Week on Departments
Estimates of $65, 900, 900.
FIGURE IS $19,000,0O0
OVER 81 APPROPRIATION
City Heads Expected to Make
Heavy Cuts-Two Days to Be
Given to Public's Views.

BACKGROUND
Steadily mounting governmental
costs, ,Dith q steady decrease in the
amount paid by the Federal Co..
ernn'ent for support OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia, resulted in
adoption OF q tar program at the
last session OF Congress designed
to overcome deficit OF appro1i-
n,ately 100000 Budget esti-
mates for 1889 fiscal gear, NTH
exception OF the Fire Department,
are eDen higher.
Evening star., 1937-09-05


200, 900, from city. Fipe Americans
killed in artillery and aerial tOar-
fare.
By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, September tSun-
day. More than 100 Chinese civilians
we're killed or wounded today by jap
anese aerial bombs rained on the
ravaged city from 10 warplanes that
attacked the west station of the
Shanghai Hangchow Railway.
The japanese raiders, as in many
previous attacks, missed their ap-
parent targets and loosed the pro-
jectiles into throngs of half-naked
Chinese refugees huddled in doorways,
sidewalks and along the thorough
fares
Dead and wounded were quickly
strewn in the streets as the devastat-
Ing bombs shattered buildings, auto
mobiles and turned the section into
q shambles.
Casualties May Be High.
It was believed the casualties would
far exceed losses of the entire week.
One bomb landed within few feet
OF British soldiers patrolling an out
post of the International Settlement,
knocking many of the guards uncon-
scious
As the air raid occurred. Vice Ad-
miral Kiyoshi HasegaWa. commander
of the japanese forces, announced ex-
tension Of the naval blockade against
Chinese shipping to include the entire
Chinese coastline.
Limits of the blockade were placed
at Chinwangtao on the north and
Pakhoi hundreds of miles to the south
thus bringing vast area of the
Asiatic Coast within the scope of the
ban.
"Tsingtao, Shantung, and waters be-
longing to the leased territories of
third powers are excepted from the
prescribed zones" the japanese an
nouncement said emphasizing that
foreign shipping was not involved.
Thus British Hong Kong and Macao
we're exempted from the naval Gordon.
The West station is near the British
defended sector of the International
Settlement Damage was heavy, and
casualties were believed to have been
many.
Death and destruction spread over
q wide area as the deadly projectiles
hurtled to earth, exploding with ter
rife detonations that sent new chills
of terror through the nerve-racked city.
The international quarter shook with
the blasts.
Church Goers Killed
The attack came just as churches
were opening for Sunday morning serv-
ices, and many church goers were
killed or wounded. Hundreds of panic
stricken civilians fled from the streets
when the first bombs struck.
Thoroughfares were soon thronged
with changing fire engines and rush.
ing ambulances. while police reserves
hurried to the boundaries of the Inter-
national Settlement Panic prevailed.
Earlier, Japan's bristling naval guns
and bombing planes carried tie bat
tie for supremacy in China 600 miles
into the southland and lost the first
major encounter.
Three Japanese warships steamed
into the southern port of Annoy Fri
day, above them several squadrons
of war planes, and began firing on
Chinese forts
The defenders answered with ar
tillery fire and battle roared through
out the day. BY nightfall. Chinese
reports said. one japanese warship
was disabled and had to be towed
away by her two companions; the
aerial bombardment caused no serious
Evening star., 1937-09-05

Ex-President of Uruguay Dies.
MONTEV1DEO. Uruguay, Septem-
Der 4 P.-Dr. Juan Campisteguy, 80,
president Of Uruguay from 1927 to
1881, died tonight.
Evening star., 1937-09-05
SHIPS PROTECTION
EUR0PE'S BIG TASK
League and Mediterranean
Farley Will Take Up Subs
This Week,
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Spanish ciUil Uar, noU nearly IA
months old, has spread to sea with
sinking OF more than score of ues-
sells by mysterious submarines in
Mediterranean. France has an
nounced plans for eight-power
conference. probably at Geneua,
to create an international sea DO
lice force to protect the pessels of
all nations against sea raiders.
Evening star., 1937-09-05
100 Refugees Die,
Many Around
Churches.
DEAD, WOUNDED
LITTER STREETS
Toxic Announces
Entire Coast
BlOckaded.

BACKGROUND
Stno-Jupanese undeclared 1Ddr,
begun July after clash of armed
forces near Peipin0, spread to
Shanghai after killing OF tpo jap
dnese there August g. Invading
japanese haze Jailed to driue Chi
nese armies. reported at nearly
200 900, from city. Fipe Americans
killed in artillery and aerial war-
fare.
Evening star., 1937-09-05

(See SHANGHAI, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1937-09-05

(See BUDGET, Page AID
Evening star., 1937-09-05

70. 8. weather Bureau ForecastD
Showers and cooler today; tomorrow
partly cloudy with moderate temperature;
moderate northeast winds. Temperatures
yesterday-Highest "a, at 3 pm; lowest,
70, at 10 am. Full report on Page AS.
Evening star., 1937-09-05

(See HIROTA, Page A-5.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-09
Sheer, Raw Courage
Writes Final Note
i'm Braddock Defeat

THE job took longer than had
L been expected. That was sore
disappointment to the sure-thing
gentlemen who had gambled heavily
upon an ending within six rounds.
But when the inevitable did happen
it came quickly. That was just as
well. Long minutes had elapsed
since even the most ardent Irish
man in the ball park had ceased
believing that a torn, leg-weary,
year-worn Jim BraddOck was any
match for the newest heavyweight
champion of the world.
Joe Louis, youngest holder-in
point of service as well as of years
of the most celebrated and profit
able title in the prizefight business
now, merely performed as expected
while winning. Stronger, better con-
ditioned, almost ten years young
er than the gamester who fought
him in the manner he likes best,
Joe looked far better than he did
against Max Schmeling and Bob
Pastor.
1t was not a great prizefight so
far as technical perfection was con-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-09

again Horse buyers and
slow moving poloists m g h t
like to know that Mcdonald
Jones, Army polo star and shrewd
horse trader, is due back ON an
Eastern post soon Billy Pc
trolle, the once great lightweight,
is president of an iron foundry COM
pany in Duluth but insists on driv-
ing a truck and doing the bOokkeep-
ing while also taking correspond
ence courses in stenography.
Few of New York's bookies are
displaying interest in New Orleans
offer to install ring at the Fair
grounds next winter. There are too
many poolrooms taking the play
away. Also, the weather's much
nicer in Florida even if they do
have to 60 up against the Is per
cent Max Waxman is offering
a $500 reward to any one who can
persuade Bantamweight Cham
pion Sixto Escobar to meet his fight
er, Harry Jeffra. When racetrack
promoters spend huge sums to inn
prove their courses it's not always
in the interests of the breed or the
public. Some people just hate to
nav income taxes A jockey
now claiming a foul at Aqueduct
must go all the way into the pad
dock, the State steward following
him into the commission office. Be-
fore they abandoned the judges
pagoda at the finish line the jock
eys simply walked up those stairs
and the public was given a quick
decision.
Tom Moody, husband of the ten
mis- star, is one of the best informed
and most competent yachtsmen on
San Francisco bay Although
he takes her to every tournament,
Ralph Guldahl, the new open cham
pion, never allows his wife to watch
him MAY Tony CanZ0neri no
longer is connected with the res
taurant bearing his name in New
York's Madison Square Garden
neigbborhood j.. Babe LIE Voir.
who scored the touchdown that en-
abled the College All-Americans to
tie the Detroit Lions in last years
AlLStar game, says Ray Anti, Min
nesota end, was one Of the most un-
derrated players in 1886 football.
A record for home runs in one
series was established in the Coast
league recently when Sacramento
and the Angels made twenty-five at
Los Angeles.
War Admiral will not be led into
stall. He has to be backed in 8.
Willie Hunter, coast professional, in
sists the Mysterious Montague is
only an average golfer and would
get his ears slapped back in big
time tournament.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-09

it was not enough of a licking. He
was strong and there were more
rounds to 60.
In the sixth it became certain
that the inevitable would not be long
delayed. There was cut under
Braddock's eye as well as over it
and a splotchy red-bruised patch
showed on his ribs. In the seventh
Jim was in there pitching, trying
hard to land a lucky punch.
Louis merely boxed him, counter
punched, dealt out more punish
ment. Perhaps Joe was displaying
an improved defense then, vastly
different style from what he offered
against the hard-hitting Schmeling
and the youthful Pastor.
Joe seemed fast, calm because
he was young and winning. Be-
cause legs could no longer carry the
man in front of him.
Jim Braddock was not a great
world champion so far as technical
perfection goes. Those final rounds
were what too many Of us who knew
him well had dreaded ak along.
Sheer, raw courage-the proper
word is guts-c0mpeted bIoodily
against weary legs and q strong
young opponent.