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The Washington times., 1938-03-15
DR.. Kunwald, Noted
Austrian, Is Dead
HITLER DENOUNCED

VIENNA, March Is Q.N.S0-
DR.. Godfried Kunwald, eminent
Austrian attorney, was found dead
in his apartment yesterday, it was
learned today. No details Of his
death were revealed.
Kunwald's studies on currency
are reputed to have formed the
basis of the silver policy followed
by Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau in the United States.
The Washington times., 1938-03-15
nanity's greatest heritage"

manity's greatest heritage"
Il am full of JOY" the Pope
said in reply, lover all you have
said on behalf Of your King and
your people.
I'VE assure Belgium that we
will continue to fight against
that power which in the past
abused by force and menaced
the very life of your country
and which now seeks to pene-
trate everywhere, m en- a cling
everyone"
The Holy See, Pope Plus con
cluded, will never cease its strus
giles to combat theOs efforts.
The Washington times., 1938-03-15
Hitler Coup Held
Equal to War Won

NOTRE DAME, Ind, March Is
G.N.S0.-Dr. Waldemar Gurian,
Notre Dame faculty member and
authority on government, says:
Germany has at last won the
World War she started in 1914
and has gained more than she
would have gained by a military
victory in 1918"
The Washington times., 1938-03-15
PrOchnik
Is CLOSING
Legation

Preparations were started today
to close the Austrian legation,
which for the past 13 years. Min
lister Edgar Prochnik has repre-.
senrer Vienna in the United States.
A spokesman for the Legation
today told The Times:
I'VE have started the bust.
ness Of liquidation. We are
getting ready to move. Just
when we will close up we do
not know, as we have received
no further word from Vienna"
The swastika flag, which was
raised over the Legation last
Saturday, following the seizure Of
Austria by Hitler, was not raised
today. It was explained the coup
celebration is ended.
CZECHS TO FIGHT
Diplomatic circles in the
Capital remained tense today,
awaiting word Of the latest de-
velopments in the German in
vasicn Of Austria.
Emphasizing a Nizi invasion
will meet with armed resistance,
Vladimir Hurban, Chezoslovakian
Minister, said:
1--WE do not intend to sacrifice
our independence. We have q
policy-it Is to resist with force
any invasion of our territory"
Minister Hurban was cloSeted at
the State Department for some
time yesterday, giving his nations
views on the crisis to Under secre-
tary of State Sumner Wells.
German Ambassador H ans
Diechkhoff was another State De-
partment visitor. 49, p, -
:a ARREST PICKETS
Meanwhile 81 men and 8 sa~Sanen9
who were arrested late yesterday
for staging demonstration in
front Of the German Embassy,
were scheduled to face a Police
Court hearing today.
Police arrested the group under
the recently enacted law forbid:
ding picketing of embassies and
legations. Attorneys for the Amer.
ican Civil Liberties Union will de-
fend the group in court, attacking
the validity of the law.
The Washington times., 1938-03-15

The picture Of a Britain ready
for war was the picture etched in
the minds of the English public
today as q result of Prime Min.
lister Chamberlain speech in the
House Of Commons. foreshadow-
ing a coordinated people and in.
dustries in the task Of preparing
for a struggle.
HITLER DENOUNCED
Although government circles de-
MED it, many observers saw in the
prime minister's speech more than
one hint that conscription may be
instituted in England for the first
time since World War days.
Adding to its significance,
Chamberlain linked his declara-
ton Of preparedness with a "se-
we're condemnation" of Hitler'S
Austrian conquest.
No sooner had Chamberlain fin
ished speaking than Home Min
lister Sir Samuel Hoare broadcast
by radio a dramatic appeal for at
least 1000, 900 civilians to join the
nations air raid protective serv-
ices to prepare against the most
dangerous form Of modern war.
fare"
In the House Of Commons, Sir
Frederick Butler, undersecretary
for foreign affairs, revealed that
Britain had urged Germany to
withdraw her troops from Austria.
OPPOSITION AMUSED
He said the Reich government
gave assurances the troops would
be Withdrawn as soon as normal
conditions are restored in Austria.
And Butler added:
1--WE sincerely hope the assur-
ances received will be carried
out"
This remark drew derisive
laughter from the opposition
benches, laughter which broke
out again when Sir Frederick
said that in response to pleas for
mercy for Austrian Jews. Cath
olics and Socialists, Germany
promised: &11
7 every effort win be used to
insure a sense of moderation"
The Washington times., 1938-03-15
VALANCE SELECTED

William r. Valance was Sc
lected as delegate to the American
Bar Association last night by the
Federal Bar Associations execu-
tive council. Mr.. Valance is at.
tached to the legal staff of the
State Department.
The Washington times., 1938-03-15
Hitler Defies Paris;
Arms Czech Border

fuss was murdered and where I
once before was imprisoned while
viewing the scene of his death.
With us on the stairway de-
scended ten high officers Of the
Austrian army, including two gen
erals.
We were stopped at the door by
a sentry in the black steel helmet
and long black overcoat, black
boots and black shirt of Hitler'S
elite guards. He was carrying q
typical Short-barreled carbine.
One of the Austrian officers
softly inquired:
Can we get out?"
"Stand back" shouted the
sentry, who was a private. ,
This prompted one Of the gen.
erals to speak: .e
HIS ORDERS TO SHOOT
do you see my rank? Do you
see who I amp"
The sentry replied:
II only know I have orders to
shoot anybody who tries to get
out that door. I tell you I have
orders to shoot-and I will
Shootw
He shook the muzzle of his
rifle in our faces.
The strangely assorted crowd OF
journalists and Austrian officers
fell back silently, some stumbling
but all obeying the representative
Of the unmistakable master oi
Austria.
| COERCION, UNWILLINGNESS
AS we went upstairs I noticed
the Austrian officers glancing al
their own swastika arm bands anc
looking menacingly at each other
This incident illustrates what &
curious combination of willing
ness, unwillingness, enthusiasm
and coercion there is in the re
unification of the Germans.
The Washington times., 1938-03-15
COLLIER
FIRED BY BOMBS

TARRAGONA, Spain, March Is
Q.NSO.-Fire, which broke out
aboard the British collier Stan.
well after it had been bombed in
a Nationalist air raid on this port
with the loss of one life, was ex-
tinguished today.
Several aerial bombs struck the
vessel while the crew was asleep
One exploded in the engine room
and a second at the bow. The fire.
man was killed and four persons
aboard injured.
The captain ordered all to aban.
don ship. The vessel remained
afloat. however, and the. fire was
brought under control.
Two, bombs crashed through the
deck of the Stanwell, which was
flying British colors at the time.
At least 40 persons were reported
killed and a hundred wounded in
the Tarragona raids.
HENDAYE, France, March Is
G.N.SD.-LoSs Of Alcaniz and Ca
landa on the Aragon front after
terrific fighting and an intense ma
tionalist aerial bombardment was
admitted today in a government
communique issued at Barcelona.
Alcaniz is one of the most i'm.
portant strategic points in the en-
tire Aragon region. Its capture
is regarded as a heavy blow for
the government forces.
A jubilant nationalist announce.
ment at Salamanca stated the ad.
vancing troops had occupied all
the hills and several villages sur
rounding Alcaniz and that 1000
prisoners and a large amount Of
loyalist war materials had beer
captured.
LONDON, March Is Q.N.So
The London Daily Express in &
Barcelona dispatch today said
field hospital behind the lines o.
loyalist American and British
volunteer troops on spain'S Aragor
front was bombed and machine
gunned by two German Heinke
planes flying for the nationalistS
The report stated three Ameri
can nurses were wounded and tina
DR.. Barski, an American physician
operating the field hospital, wa
almost buried by debris thrown VI
Iby bomb.
The Washington times., 1938-03-15

VI ' lCtlIlus
The military demonstration car
ried out in the Heroes Square sur
passed all expectations. 1t showed
to Europe that while Hitler's main
armies are elsewhere on more i'm
portant fronts he was able to turn
out in this ancient capital a stag
gering array of martial strength.
10000 SHOCK TROOPS
1t proved also that he has al
ready reinforced with a core Of
steel his newest and most strategic
outpost.
Almost in response to Prime
Minister Chamberlain's implied
threat of British conScription and
French promises to aid Czechoslo'
vakia if attacked, Hitler took the
salute from almost 10000 picked
German and Austrian troops-the
carefully groomed selection from
thrice that number already in the
Vienna district. ~.
The most formidable contingent
OF the army that marched while
400 bombing planes circled over
head consisted of SO German
tanks. Their rumbling shook the
buildings along the old Reing-
strasse as the pilots stood erect in
their places in the picturesque
black berets of the German tank
corps.
VARIETY OF WEAPONS
The variety of troops placed on
display vividly illustrated the
wealth Of war material from which
Hitler now may choose.
After the German tanks came
nine companies of the Austrian
footguards with a band playing,
perhaps ironically, the ancient
Austrian tune "Adieu, Mein Leber
Heimatland" Goodbye, My Deaf
HomelanO.
-Four companies of German in
fantry, % horsedrawn field pieces
followed. Then came seven more
companies of Reich infantry fol
lowed by another 20 heavy field
pieces.
Then six more companies Of in
fantry, II horse-drawn double
heavy machine-guns, eight bat.
talions of mountain artillery and
one squad of Austrian Hussars.
NAZI MIGHT CHEERED
Behind them rumbled IL Aus
trian field pieces, "a pieces of Ger
man-Austrian heavy field artillery
and six of the heaviest German
horse-draWn hozitzers. Then came
anti-tank detachments, anti-air-
craft, machine-gun and armored
car units. Nazi might, cheered by
countless thousands, was on pa.
rade.
The Washington times., 1938-03-15
Pope Pledges Fight
Against Aggression

VATICAN CITY, March Is Q.N.S)-In thinly-veled
attack aggression Pope Plus today pledged the Catholic
Church never-endng fight to halt the forces which
menace every nation and all peoples"
The Washington times., 1938-03-15

You cannot afford to mise ''rhe Life
Of Franklin d. Roosevelt" Emil Lud.
wigs masterpiece running each SUN
day In the Washington Herald. Times.
CaiI Republic 1894 for Home Delivery.
The Washington times., 1938-03-15
Crack Troops Show
Vienna Nazi Might,
Answering Powers
Tanks, Planes, Anti-ATcrGft Guns Go On
Parade to ShOU Diversity of Strength
Bv PIERRE J. HUSs

VIENNA March Is NN.S).-As If IN answer to British
and French threats Rcserer Hitler today paraded crack
regiments Of his German army through the streets
The Washington times., 1938-03-15
Tension Increases
Between England,
Berlin Over Austria
Britain Makes Ready for War in Plans
To Coordinate Civilians and Industru
By KINGsBURY SMITH

LONDON, March Is N.S.)-Tension between London and
Berlin mounted today Chancellor Hitler Vienna formally
proclaimed AustroGerman unfcation in the face Of sgn
canty speeded British rearmament plans.
The Washington times., 1938-03-15

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-01
VOLUME TELLS
OF STRADIvARI
OWNED BY U. S.
WhittaII Collection Is
Among Most Famed
Bv WILLIAM NEWMAN


The United States Government
owns one of the most famous col
lections of Stradivari instruments,
the gift to the nation of Mrs.
Gertrude Clarke Whittall. 1t is
housed in the rare book depart
ment at the Library of Congress,
but 1t is about to be moved to the
Whittall Pavilion adjoining the
Coolidge Auditorium.
The story of these instruments,
such facts as are known of their
makers life, together with certain
noteworthy aspects Of the Whit
tall Foundation, the latter marked
by its reticence concerning the
highly respected donor, form the
subject matter of book just
issued by the Library of Congress,
under the title THE Stradivari
Memorial" by William Dana
circuit.
INTERESTING READING
It makes interesting reading,
for each of the five priceless in
struments has its own story. Then
there Is the meager tale of the
master violin makers life, which
left little record of its SO years,
except the tally of his labors,
which totaled LIS instruments,
of which 602 remain.
There is a fine preface, which
pays due tribute to the value of
his superlative workmanship, and
the traditional mystery of the art
of Stradivari and his pupils is
cleverly suggested and again left
unSolved. Why is it that modern
science cannot analyze the Stradi-
vari varniSh by using some frag-
ment scraped from the glowing
surface of these magical instru-
ments?
MUST BE PLAYED
The wise provision of the Whit
tall gift is the fund provided not
only for the repair of the inStru-
ments but for their exercise in the
hands of professionals. Great
violins die if not played. Those
of the Whittall collection will be
heard again this winter in series
Of chamber concerts, played by
famous groups.
The q. S. Marine Band Sym
phony Orchestra does not play on
the annual tours of the famous
band and the rest of the country
knows nothing about this supple
mentary activity. But the large
public that profits by their
Wednesday evening concert here
throughout the winter is well-in-
formed. They are popular events
and canvass the serious as we'll as
the lighter elements of symphonic
repertoire.
VARIED PROGRAM
Last nights program at the
Marine Barracks offered the first
version of the Rakozcq March,
Mozart's overture to his comic
opera, "The Escape From the
Harem," the Polovetzian Dances
from Borodin's prince Igor" and
the Paganini D major concerts
in the Wilhelmji version as its
serious items and briefer pieces
by Sibelius, Richard Strauss,
Moszkowski and Herbert as its
lighter numbers.
The same admirable discipline
and musicianship which marks
the band under Captain Bran
sons baton was in evidence last
night. It would be incorrect to
estimate the orchestra as the
equal Of the band, but it is a good
ensemble that may claim high
standards of tone and technique.
The soloist was Musician Al
bert Schoepper, who made at
tractive display of tone and tech
nical resource and was cordially
received by the public.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-15
Waterbury Industrialists Honored

In the history of local industry two names stand out among our many prom, inent manufacturers They are EdWaro a Coss of the Scovill Manufacturing Comnanv. and Frederick s. Chase Of the Chase Brass and Copper Company. we mention Mr. Goss and MT. Chase because they have recently rounded out 1nty years of active service with thelr reSpec- tive companies. In both instances, tnaG is the arrival at the half century mark o1 service, employees who have also gwen to these manufacturing concerns 1l1ty years of service.
 In the passing of fifty years, each or these companies has seen the mooernlz- ing of industrial equipment. Eacn co1l- pany has grown in leaps ana oou!l;.s' They have added buildings ana equip tto rent until today they are known the world over as leading factories in the out mi of brass goods and novelties. It seems inst a few years back that we can recall inc Chase trucks slowly vending their way LID North Main street to and aooVe North Square to the plant in that local- itv. The trucks were horse drawn, ana the young ones of the neighborhood con sidered it quite sight to see the large grey horses pulling their loads.
 Today Scovill's and it's subsidiary conl- nanies and Chases with their many plants have motor trucks; they nave modern equipment, and triple and quaa- ruple the employees of twenty-five, thirty and fifty years back. MT. Goss and ,,l MT. Chase have witnessed this progress. 1hey have likewise witnessed the progress or oTIr citv from a small-sized one to one or about one hundred thousand inhabitants, which growth has been somewhat at- fected by the success of their own bus mess acumen and methods of conducting their business. Waterbury appreciates the service of both these men; ln the carrying on of their own businesses and in their cooperation in civic affairs, Ill which they have always stood out as up- right prominent citizens. The Democrat which had it's beginning as daily news paper in Waterbury fifty years ago last December, congratulates two of it's most public spirited citizens.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-15
No Daily Newspapers

One of Americas favorite indoor sports is criticizing the newspapers. Writing letters to the editor seems to be the hobby of good many citizens, and a lot of letters are directed at the news paper itself, or it's writers. Let comma be misplaced, word be mispelled, a statement be not quite accurate, and there always are plenty of persons eager to point out the error. Even the PreSi- dent takes crack at the newspapers occasionally when their policies don't coincide with his.
 But what if there were no newspapers? What would happen if time suddenly came when citizens no longer could ob- tain their evening, morning, or weekly papers for a few pennies? The good people of Portland, Ore, can answer that question. A typographerS' strike closed down all three newspapers in the city and for five days Portland squirmed
 Here are some of the results of the lack of newspapers: Business was adversely affected because stores couldn't advertise. Sports events had to be cancelled because they could not be announced. The same was true of club and society meetings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-15
Canadian Bonus

Delegates to the recent convention of the Canadian Legion turned down pro- posal that the veterans demand a bonus from the government. The convention went on record as believing that the gov ernment should "care for the disabled, their dependents and the dependents of the fallen, and for those who, having seen service in theater of actual war, were now unable, because of factors arising out of their service and of economic dis tress, to secure employment" Beyond that, they said, the government had no responsibility.
 This may not be the last word on the subject. There are reports that a new bonus movement is developing, that missionaries" are working in some dis tricts and are signing up former soldiers 100 per cent"
 No other country has been as generous with it's former soldiers as the United States. No other veterans groups have asked as much as ours, but the example seems to be spreading across the north- ern border.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-15
Migrating Industry

It is natural for industry to seek loca- tionS where taxes and wages are low, but it produces serious complications. A study made by the Philadelphia Inquirer tells of industries moving south from nine Pennsylvania towns, for the sake of cheaper production. The labor cost where they are going is said to run from S4 to $8 week, instead of the SIS to $15 paid in the northern state. The Pennsyl- vania towns are losing the jobs of 4,OOO workers with payrolls of $3,5OO,OOO a year. It is serious loss to those towns.
 Whether there is corresponding gain to the southern towns is an open ques- tion. They seem to gain at first; but such low wages as their work-hungry people will accept are usually bad in the long run, and tend to throw the economic machinery of the country out of gear: That kind of competition may be as bad as cheap foreign competition, for the high-wage areas of this country It IS interesting to learn from the 1nquirer's study that Pennsylvania employers and business leaders familiar with the situa- tion agree in supporting the movement for federal action providing "a floor for wages and a ceiling for hours"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-15
Current Comment

We should provide all a good edu- cation, at least through high school and probably couple of college years.
 pr. James E. Conant, pres
 ident, Harvard University. She only married me to get out of the training school and did not in- tend to live with me.
 -Herschell Cook, Tecumseh,
 Okla, who married Evelyn
 Steel, an inmate of the State
 Industrial School. Espionage is crude. Responsibility of any kind is crude. Even some ot our legislation, being new, needs re- finement.
 u. S. Senator Ebert D.
 Thomas, Utah.
 
 Law enforcement today is a young mans job.
 Police Commissioner Lewis
 Valentine of New York City
 asking that older men on the
 force voluntarily retire. .
 According to the idea of two- thirds of the American people, Q more abundant life would mean more wages, more leisure, more pow CT and more emancipation. -Dr. z. B. T. Phillips, chaplain, United States Senate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-15

People got married, and divorced and had babies, and no one knew about 1t except their closest friends.
 Dogs, pocketbooks, and jewels stayed lost because there were no "loSt and found" columns. Firms which wanted to hire workers were unable to do so because neither could advertise. Absurd and exaggerated rumorS were rife be- cause there were no newspapers to pub fish accurate information. AS only the high-SpotS of the news were broadcast, the populace knew few details of the Sino-JapaneSe war, the congressional Situ- ation, and other events.
 No one knew what shows to go to be- cause the theaterS couldn't advertise Newspaper readers in Portland com plained vigorously because of diScont1n- uance of comic strips. When last they saw paper, Wash TubbS and Cap'n Easy were trying to rescue an heireSS from an island. Readers wanted to know whether they got away Thuosands of regular and part-time workers were affected by the forced shutdownS, both in the newspaper plants and in allied industries such as paper mills, engraving firms, ink whole SalerS, and advertising agencies.
 Before the Portland newspapers re- opened, residents found out what a tre- mendous amount of service, both paid- for and gratuitouS, newspapers really give. Those who write letters to the editors may we'll pray, even as they place pen to paper, that the newspapers will continue to take criticism in their stride and keep on plugging away at the some -thankless task of going to press every day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-15

From Gallipolis, Ohio, and other mid west points came o; o. Mcintyre to New York City in 1912 Since that time he had built up for himself a reputation that equalled that of Don Marquis, F. P. A., Westbrook Pegler and many another man of columns. Oscar Odd Mcintyre, by which name he was seldom if ever heard died yesterday, and in his death the Metropolitan area known as New York and all the east lose an entertaining writer, one who presented to the public through over three hundred newspapers his syndi-. cated column "New York Day By Day" He wrote of it's great people and it's small people, He explored it's hooks and cran- nies, it's hotels and novels, it's Fifth Ave nue to the East River, and it's Fifth Ave- nue to the Hudson, and the result of his explorations and his incidental study of human actions as well as human nature made that column most readable por- tion of writing.