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Evening star., 1938-05-24
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

PHILADELPHIA. May "a R-Straw-
Maryland and Delaware. generally wet and
soft. 1852 so: few good quality 2.75-3. 90;
~ and very small. 1:00-1 .65:: virginia
ejsst offerings. poor to fair quality, LOO
f25 few good quality 2.75; New jersey.
most offerings fair quality, 2.252.75;
some good quality 3. .00-3 30; poor. 1.T5-
zoo: 32-ouart crate. 4.75: fair quality.
S.OO-3.5O.
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NEW YORK SUGAR.

NEW YORK May "a P,-Suear fu-
lures were steadier today, rejecting the
better tone in the outside market; ,,,.
March held around 1.s9. or UNCHANGED to
l point higher, on scattered trade and
July held around .a1la at the beginning
Of the last hour. with the list "a to l
point net higher.
Evening star., 1938-05-24
Reading Company.

PHILADELPHIA, May "a (P.-The
net railway operating income of the
Reading Co. for April amounted to
s497,l92, a decrease Of $l,l01,0 ,085,
compared with April. 1887 For the
first four months of the year the net
railway operating income was s2,078,-
443, a decrease of s3.397,341, COM
pared with the same period in 1887.
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q. s. TREASURY POSITION.
By the Associated Press,

Position of the Treasury May 21: Re.
ceipts, S25,O53.a71.17: expenditures. S31.-
4S5 31s16: balance. $1,000 ;Ool ,95S A.;
customs receipts for the month S15.Slo''
91O.S7.
Receipts for the fiscal year tsince July
u, S5.406.4O9, O05 80: expenditures, So
72914 of emergency expendituresl; excess
of expenditures, 81 .399 .307 ,544 so: gross
debt. S37.457. .43S. .460.14, an increase, OF
Gold assets. S12.90l .O72, ,S3994.
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METAL MARKET.

steady; electrolytic. spot. 900; export.
s.67R. Tin firm; spot and nearby. 81. 40;
forward. 37.45.- Lead steady; spot, New
steady; East st. Louis, spot and forward.
400. Quicksilver 81 .00-S2 90. Wolf
ramite. 16.OO-18.OO. nominal. Iron; alumi-
mum. antimony and platinum unchanged.
Evening star., 1938-05-24
new YORK COTTON
BS the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 24-Cotton sold
off to the lowest levels since January
today under increased tired long liqui-
dation and more active foreign selling
at the prevailing favorable differences.
There was only moderate trade de-
mand on the decline.
October sold off from 854 to 846
by midafternoon, when the list was
9 to IL points net lower.
Evening star., 1938-05-24
200 TONS OF LEAD SOLD.

NEW YORK, May "a (P).-St. Josep'
Lead Co. reports l25 tons of Southes
Missouri pig lead sold yesterday
$410 per 100 pounds, East ST. Lou s
and IS tons at the New York average
Evening star., 1938-05-24
CANADIAN MARTS CLOSED.

TORONTO, May "a R.-Victoria
Day was observed throughout Canada
today. Principal security and COM
modify exchanges In Toronto, Montreal
and Wiunipe9 were closed.
Evening star., 1938-05-24

Sears, Roebuck g. Co.-Company
has reduced prices on its mail order
tire lines around . per cent to II per
cent. New prices will hold until
Aua1lst 81, 1888.
Evening star., 1938-05-24

Symington- Gould Corp.-April quar-
ter deficit was S246,070, against net
income of sass, 1875.
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RUBBER FUTURES.

NEW YORK. May "a tR.-crude rubber
futures opened 8 to % higher. July.
1l.20b: September. 11.4s-49; December,
~ .69-72. b Bid. a
Evening star., 1938-05-24
New Orleans Prices.

prime summer yellow. 500, nominal;
prime crude. 6.62i S7l2.. nominal; May.
767b: July. 7.62b: September. 7.47b: Oc-
tober, 739b; December, 7.35b.
a-Asked. Bid.
Evening star., 1938-05-24

Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
closed 4-8 lower. Sales, So contracts.
July. 8.17; September, 793b; october,
7.85b; December, 7.80: January, 7.s0b.
Bid.
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u. s. TREASURY NOTES.

NEW YORK, May "a R.-Prices quoted
In dollars and thirty-secondS:
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INSURANCE STOCKS

NEW YORK, May "a R.-Investment
Bankers Conference, Inc.
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a-Also extra or extras
e-Declared or paid SO far this year.
g-Pald last year.
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CottonSeed Oil.

Spot quiet; middline. s.37. M
Evening star., 1938-05-30
sad'p;ek;ina' by1ihe- Yard in our
Crop Of Cool Cottons

Cotton Cord loce in postei and dork
shodes. IS inches wide. Yord,
ST to $l.5G
Printed Cotton Chiffon, voile. 80
inches wide. ReguiorIy soc yord.
Now -.., 3oc
Printed PeeKoy Wolfe. Regularly Soc
yord. Now ------ 39c
Cotton Print Dinity. Yord - 2oe
Imported White Swiss embroidered
orqondies. AZ inches wide. Yard.
85c to 81
ootols" White English voiIes in
plain and fancy weoyes. Yord,
75e to $3.50
imported White Hond-ioomed Dotted
Swiss. 81 inches vide. Yard,
.... 75c to $I.35
White Imported Novelty Pique. Yard,
'|| Il SIC 10 81 so
n,itiies and lawn 6 and 80
Evening star., 1938-05-30

"Tootols" Lovely imported English
Cotton Crepe in eheek-weove or florol
design: Creose- -resistont finish. Reeu-
lorIy SITS yard. Nov $l.25
Hand blocked Cotton Print Pique.
Wos S1.50, Sl.65 yord. Now -. ST
Hand blocked Print 'Woffle-weove
Cotton Pique. WosSl.25 yord. Nov 75c
Lovely Lody" Cotton Chiffon Yoile.
Floral or dot design. Creose -resistont
finish. Yofd -------------- Csc
Novelty-weoye Cotton Prints. Yord, Soc
Cotton Print Lown. 36 and 50 inches
vide. Ynrd -,---.--- 3oc
Printed Chiffon ptton voiles. 50
inches vide. Yord .... 39c
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-26
British Concentrating On Asiatic
Forces In Honk Kong; Japanese
Deny Foreign Occupation Planned

SHANGHAI. Sept. 26. (UP)-
The British Scaforth Highlanders
regiment. which had been on duty
in the British defense sector of
the International settlement since
early in the Chinese-Japanesc
war. was ordered to Hong Kong
today ION four hours notice"
The move was believed part Of
4 British plan to remove the bulk
of British forces in China to the
Hong Kong crown colony so they
will not be in danger of being sur
rounded by superior Japanese
forces in event Japan enters a
general war on Germany's side.
The official explanation was
that the sudden move was con-
nected with heretofore unan-
nounced maneuvers to be held in
Hong Kong"
Officials were unable to pre-
dict" how long the regiment will
be away from Shanghai.
Reliable infOrmants said that
six additional army battaliOnS, in
Guiding a battalion now in the
British concession in TientSin
North China, were being sent to
Hong Kong to reinforce the regu-
lar British garrison in the South
China colony.
The Seaforth Highlanders be-
gan boarding transports here at
10 a. m.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-26

The Durham's regiment will re-
main in Shanghai "for the mo-
ment."
All the larger British warshipS
in China waters have been con-
ccntrated in Hong Kong where en-
trance to the harbor repeatedly
was being mined
II. NJ. S. Birmingham was dl-
verted here especially to take on
the Seaforth Highlanders.
Chinese dispatches from Hong
Kong reported that colonial volun-
teers there were modified Sunday
and added that a censorship had
been put in force in the British
colony.
Meantime German residents
were moving out of the Anglo
American areas of the lnterna-
tional settlement here into the
Japanese areas. German officials
described the removals as not the
result of official advice.
One report at IL 80 a. m. was
that the British Durham regiment
would follow the SeafOrth High
landers to Hong Kong within AZ
hours, leaving the big British COM
munity here practically unde-
Tended" If this happens, it was
said, the fourth regiment of the
u. s. marine corps would take
over the present British defense
Continued on page FOUR,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-26
FRENCH FRONT
NOW like 1914
Soldiers Seen on Everyside,
Civilians Flee Sunday
to Interior
By EDWARD C. DEPURY
United Press Staff Correspondent

STRASBOURG. Sept. 20. (UP)
The French eastern frontier had
the appearance of 1914 today, al
most denuded of civilians and with
soldiers on every hand.
Since Friday more than 3O,OOO
civilians had fled from Strasbourg
and other border towns, fearing
that German artillery and bomb
ing planes would begin lombard
ment any moment. All last night
Strasbourg. as well as the German
town of Kehl across the Kline,
was darkened as a precautlon
against air raids.
With a special permit issued by
the project of police, | visited the
area closed to the general public
and closely guarded by French
troops. At many points the troops
had erected barricades and man
ned them; every bridge, however
small, had been mined ready for
instant destruction. The streets
of border villages had been block
ed with barriers and farm carts
and implements. Additional gun
emplacements were being hastily
constructed by troops, thousands
of whom were pouring in every
hour as a result of Fridays par
tial mobilization.
The military had taken over all
communications and civilian mes
sages by telephone or telegraph
were delayed hopelessly.
Gen. Maurice Gamelin, chief of
the general staff. toured the area
and pronounced it ready for war {:
'All the necessary dispositions in
the Strasbourg area have been
completed"
/ drove into Lasterbeurg, only
a few hundred yards from the
German village of New Lauter-
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-26
Czechs Blow Up Bridges, Mine
Strategic Points Along Front 10
Impede Possible German Invasion

buildings l blushingly saw young
men hurriedly called from homes
and jobs, discarding their civilian
clothes and standing naked dom
ming khaki uniforms picked from
heaps Of army apparel.
They were as proud as children
of their Sam Browne belts and
cartridge cases and seemed to find
their grim preparations for war
great fun.
| saw Sudeten Germans who
had received their mobilization
papers hiking for the German bor-
der short distance away, in an
effort to avoid serving in the
Czech ranks.
During the night my chauffeur
was kidnapped and I was forced
to hitch-hike Is miles into Eyer
from Asch, the home of Konrad
Henlein, the "Czechoslovak Fueh-
rer," which is at the tip Of a Pc
ninsula of land jutting into Ger
many.
tried to return to Asch today
but found that it was isolated
from the remainder of Czechoslo-
vakia, supposedly because it was
under control of the Sudetens.
Authorities would not permit me
to go beyond Eyer and I was
nearly arrested for attempting to
sneak across the field to reach
Asch.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-26
By ELEANOR PACKARD
Copyright, 1888, United Press)

Eyer, Sudeten Area, Czecho-
slovakia, Sept. 26.-(UP)-The
Czechoslovakian army yesterday
blew up bridges to impede any
possible invasion by 100000 Ger
man troops poised across the Dor
der and transformed the Sudeten-
land into a grim battle-ground set
up of trenches barricades and
barbed wire entanglements.
Touring the border areas, into
which Czech soldiers are pouring
by the thousands under the gov
ernment's full mobilization order,
heard blasts rumbling like the
roar Of cannons as bridges along
roads over which an invading
army might march were blown to
bits.
A half dozen bridges in the
Eyer area were destroyed.
Dynamite was planted under
other strategic bridges, ready for
their destruction on a moments
notice.
The Czech troops, in full war
trim with steel helmets and gas
masks, were alert along miles of
hastily-dug trenches defended by
barricades and skeins of barbed
wire.
In the courtyards Of public
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-26
HISTORIC NAzI
MEMORANDUM
MADE PUBLIC
Compared With British
French Solution Czechs
Had Adhered to

LONDON, Sept. 26.-(UP)-
The text of the historic memoran-
dunn which German Chancellor
Adolf Hitler delivered to Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain in
Godesberg on Friday night dis
closes that the Nazi Fuehrer de-
scribed his proposals regarding
Czechoslovakia as intended to
bring about ian immediate and
final" solution of the Sudeten Ger
man problem.
The text of the memorandum,
an accompanying map marked
with a red and black crayon, and
a summary of the British-French
proposals for solution of the Czech
crisis, were made available by a
non-British source.
SUDETEN SITUATION
HELD "iNTOLERABLE"
The memorandum text follows:
Reports, increasing in number
from hour to hour, regarding in
cidents in the Sudetenland, show
the SlIud IlOI has pcSolilc WIN
pletely intolerable for the Sudeten
German people and as a conse-
quence a danger to the peace Of
Europe.
at is therefore essential that
separation of the Sudetenland be
agreed to by Czechoslovakia and
that it should be effected without
any further delay.
"On the attached map the Sude-
ten German area which is to be
ceded is shaded in red. Areas in
which plebiscite is also to be held
over and above areas to be occu-
pied are drawn in a shaded green.
The final delineation of the from
tier must correspond to the wishes
of those concerned.
HITLER WOULD SAY WHERE
BOTH SIDES PLACE TROOPS
"In order to determine these
wishes a certain period is neces-
sary for preparation for a plebls-
Continued on page FOUR
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-26
DEMOS
PLAN PICNIC
This and Rally Will Be at
Mills River Recreation
Park Wednesday

The Henderson County Young
Democrats will hold rally and
picnic on Wednesday evening at
the North Mills River Recreation
park from to 7 p. m.
All Democrats Of the county
are invited and a special invita-
ton has been issued by President
Arthur B. Shipherd Of the Young
Democratic club to Young Demo
Gratis of the county precincts.
All county candidates are invit-
ed to attend at this time and short
talks will be made by NJ. NJ. Red
den, county chairman, r. Lee
Whitmire, and l.. 3. Prince, can
didate for the state senate.
Precinct committeeman of the
county are urged by Mr.. Shep-
herd to bring the young people Of
their communities to this meeting
in order that the Young Demo
Gratis may get started on their
plans for the fall elections.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-26
CzECHS, RELY
ON ALLIES, ARE
COOL IN CRISIS
Say Powers Realize Hitler
Excessive in Final
Demands
MOBILIZATION WAS
ADVISED BY ALLIES
Bv REYNOLDS PACKARD

PRAGUE. Sept. 26.-(UP)-
Calm, prepared, and apparently
sure Of allies. Czechoslovakia
waited today for war or peace.
She had arrested Ernest kundt,
Sudeten German deputy to par
Lament and a leader of the Ger
man minority which Adolf Hitler
has pledged himself to protect,
and charged him with operating a
secret radio station here through
which he informed Berlin of all
DEVELOPMENTS.
Two German journalists were
arrested at the same time.
Her troops had reoccupied the
Sudeten German region which
Hitler wishes TO annex to Ger
many and had dynamited bridges
and other passages leading into
the country from Germany. Over
100000 men-every able-bodied
maintained the defense lines
on the frontiers and the anti-air-
craft defenses Of the interior cit
les.
The official calm was exempt
fled by calm announcements OF
the government radio which kept
the people informed Of events
that seemed to be pushing this
war-created republic nearer and
nearer to war.
First the radio announced that
Czech police had reoccupied Gus
toms posts at four places along
the frontier after driving back
insurgents" (Sudeten Germans) &.
Then it announced the govern
ment had formed a state defense
council comprised Of key members
Of the cabinet-an inner cabinet,
prepared to act quickly and with
force.
Then came the announcement
most cheering to the Czechs-that
Prime Minister Neville Chamber
lain of Britain had submitted Hit
ler's ultimatum without recon-
IHcllud lIOI, "HlSIl SSSIiCu HSiS W
mean that Britain considered it
excessive and was prepared to
back the CZechS.
When British and French minis
tiers presented Hitler's new de-
mands,. the government station
said, "they stated they couldn't
accent the responsibility of adViS-
ing US against mobilization. That
means the great powers have rec
ognized that the new conditions
couldn't be regarded as basis
for further negotiations"
Chamberlain, the station said,
after he had received the new de-
mands, "seems to have recogniz-
ed Immediately that neither
France nor Great Britain could
further press Czechoslovakia to
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-26
THOS, STEPP
PASSES AWAY
Aged Crab Creek Section
Resident Being Given
Burial Today

Thomas (Bub) Stepp, 81, died
at his home in the Crab Creek
section this morning at l2:4o
o'clock, following decline IN
health which he had suffered for
some months.
Mr.. Stepp is survived by two
sisters, Misses Mary and Ellen
Stepp, and two nephews and
seven nieces, children of his late
sister, Mrs. F. B. Mccall.
Mr.. Stepp had spent practically
his entire life in Henderson coun-
ty, being away for a few years IN
boyhood, which he spent IN Ten
neSSee.
He was a retired farmer and
had been member of the Crap
Greek Baptist church from when
he will be buried. for hall
a century.
Services were to be held this
afternoon at 3 o'clock with IN
terment in the Crab Greek ceme-
terry, with the Rev. Carl Blythe
officiating.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-26
INCENDIARISM
ATTEMPT here
BEING PROBED
Strawberry's Billiard Par
lor Found Oil Soaked,
Fails to Catch Fire
SERIOUS BLAZE SEEN
AS BEING AVERTED

An apparent attempt to set fire
to Suawhrlry's Billiard Parlor,
located in the Ewhank building
ON Main street between Third and
Fourth avenues. failed early this
morning when flaming wad of
newspaper failed to ignite the gas
olinc-Soakrd interior of the build
ing
Thoroughly convinced from rvi-
dcncc found i'm the building that
AN attempt had been made to fire
the place. Chief of Police Otis
Powers began IN Investigation
this morning.
In the opinion of Chief Powers,
had the gasoline been fired one Of
llcudcrsunyillc'S most serious fires
would have resulted. Chief Pow
cr~ WAS Of the opinion that the
entire block would have burned if
the gasoline had been ignited.
The attempted burning was dis
covered by James Lemmond, en-
ploycd at the place when he came
70 open up this morning. A wad-
dcd newspaper half burned, was
found near the front door and the
entire interior had been soaked
with gasoline. Police Officers Otis
Garrcn. Bill Keeling and Clifford
Hctfncr were notified and Chief
Powers was then called
Chief Powers stated that his
investigation disclosed that the
interior had been soaked with gas
olinc. The inflammabIe liquid. he
said, had been poured over the
lunch counter, pool tables We're
saturated. and gasoline stood ON
the floor and had leaked through
TO the basement. Gasoline fumes.
Chief Powers said. had penetrated
to upper floors Of the building.
Chief Powers Immediately plac-
ed officers in the vicinity of the
building to prevent fumes from
being ignitcd by persons smoking
Monroe strawberry Brock,
proprietor of the business, stated
this morning that he spent last
night ut q hunting camp. He re-
turned to Hendersonville to find
u large crowd before the door.
Mr.. Brock stated that he had
no idea who might have attempt
ed to burn the place. but stated
that in the future someone would
be on duty "a hours each day.
Mr.. Brock stated that he always
kept gasoline ut the place for use
in motors and that any person ia
miliar with the place would have
known that gasoline was there.
Chief Powers stated that his in
veStigation disclosed no evidence
Of breaking into the building. Mr..
Brock stated today that entrance
could have been gained through
the transom over the front door.
He stated that there was but one
key to the front door as far as he
knew. Once inside the building,
the door could have been opened
Continued on page FOUR
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-26
ROOSEVELT EIAKESPERSONAL
APPEAL. TO HITLER FOR PEACE;
GESTURE ANGERING GERMANS
Interference" Is
Unwelcome In
Germany
Bv FREDERICK c. oECHSNER

BY FREDERICK c. OEChSNER
BERLIN, Sept. 20. (UP)-Ger-
man quarters, angry at American
interference" in European al
fairs. predicted today that Adolf
Hitler would reply in a speech TO-
night TO President ROoSeVelt'S ca
bic, sent to him and President
Eduard Benes of CZechoslovakla'
appealing for peace.
As air force men mounted anti
aircraft guns at strategic points
i'm Berlin and newspapers whipped
up public opinion to support INT
Ter to the limit whatever he might
say in his speech, Il propaganda
ministry spokesman sand OF the
presidents appeal:
at was sent to the wrong ad-
dress. Prague is the proper ad-
dress. 1t is up to Prague to decide
whether there will be peace or
war. Germany is now merely &c
handing the realization OF what
for long time has been admitted
here as a moral right.
As the statement was made,
American Ambassador Hugh K.
Wilson visited the foreign office
for what was understood to be a
general discussion of the CZecho~
slovakia minority crisis.
Immediately German reaction to
the presidents cablegram seemed
to be shown plainly in an article
in the Diplomatische Politsche
Korrespondenz, mouthpiece OF the
foreign office. II said:
1T is time the people of the
American continent realize their
Continued on page fourl
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-26
BRITISH DEFENSE
FORCES CALLED

LONDON Sept. 26.-(UP)-
The British government today or
dered partial mobilization Of Brit
ish defense forces and started war
time control of food prices.
England made ready for war as
Sir Horace Wilson flew to Hitler
with a last minute appeal from
Prime Minister Chamberlain.
Chamberlain also asked King
George to remain in London, caus-
ing cancellation of his proposed
Scotland trip.
Both Chamberlain and Premier
Daladier Of France sent President
Roosevelt congratulatory messages
on his peace plea.
Meantime, several billion dol
lars in market valuations were
sheared of stocks and bonds in
the most spectacular trading Of
London exchange history.
British government bonds suf-
fered losses exceeding those re-
corded prior to the outbreak Of
the World War.
International issues were hard
hit as traders feared war.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-26
ENGLAND, FRANCE, CzECH0SL0VAKlA READY
FOR EMERGENCY AS PRAGUE REJECTS final
DEMANDS; ALLIES END PRESSURE ON CZECHS
Anti Aircraft
Units In Britain
Called ForDu


LONDON, Sept. 90
(UP)--The war office to-
day called out anti-air-
craft units of the Terrific
rial Army and also sum-
moned the coastal defense
units.
The Territorial Army is
the British national guard.
The air ministry recall
ed the entire airforce per-
sonnet from leave.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-26
Washington Sees
Possible Bid
For Action

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. (UP)
President Roosevelt, appealing
personally today to Chancellor
Adolf Hitler and President Eduard
BeneS to maintain peace, thrust
the weight and influence Of the
United States against the flood
tide which is sweeping Europe to-
ward war
Reply from either now might
invite the United States to take a
direct hand in European affairs.
His plea-tirst word from the
president in the crisis-sped east
ward as the British cabinet met
and Hitler prepared again to adj
dress his NaZi legionS.
1t was timed to reach leaders
on both sides before they could
make public any incontrovertlble
commitments which might drench
the world in blood.
10 BeneS of CZechOslOvakla and
Hitler Of Germany, the president
addressed himself personally. The
prime ministers Of Great Britain
and France received copies of the
appeal through Secretary OF State
Hull.
Now possible is a reply from
any of the four governments APP
pr0ached-one which might invite
the United States to join directly
in the fight for peace. But In his
message. Mr.. Roosevelt warned:
The United States has no po-
litical entanglementS.'
The president said no nation
could escape some measure OF the
consequences of general war. Tie
Continued on page four