Evening star., 1938-03-25

anti-"Gringo" demonstration staged in
Mexico City on Wednesday in connection
with the seizure of American Oil prop
critics. Whatever the legal merits Of that
high-handed action may be, Washington
looks upon 1t at least as ingratitude on
Mexicos part, following our liberal silver
purchase aid to her ailing economic Struc-
ture and the sudden boosting of Mexican
import tariffs in December Although no
formal diplomatic protest is actually
under consideration at the moment,
Ambassador Daniels peace moves at
Mexico City are believed to carry clear.
II unofficial. intimation to President Car
denas that Uncle Sam in the last analysis
would not shrink from strong action for
protection of legitimate American rights.
Up 10 the time the Mexicans took drastic
steps. Washington hoped Cardenas would
not resort to extremes TO carry out his
oil appropriation law, and that some COM
promise. through the courts. might be
reached. Such hope has not yet been
abandoned but an amicable settlement
isn't going to be promoted by such fire.
works as the government sanctioned
anti-"Gringo' orgy of March %.
In sQuabbling with DR.. Edward A.
Rumely. executive secretary of the Ma
tional Committee to Uphold Constltu-
tional Government, Senator Minton,
Democrat. chairman Of the Senate Lobby
Committee, is tangling with fellow In
dianan. who's no stranger to conflict with
the Federal authorities. Dr. Rumely, ma
tive of La Porte. Ind, is manufacturer
and educator, graduate of Notre Dame
and Heidelberg and M. D. of the Univer-
sity of Freiburg Member Of the famous
HooSier family which pioneered in manu-
facture of agricultural implements, DR..
Rumely developed the mechanical tractor
as q substitute for horsepower in plow-
ing In 1920, after serving as wartime
publisher of the New York Evening Mail,
Dr. Rumely was convicted, along with
two of his lawyers, of defrauding the
alien property custodian in q report on
the Evening Mails ownership. They
were accused OF alleging that the Evening
Mail was American owned, when In fact
the controlling interest was owned by
the Imperial German government. DR..
Rumely and his attorneys were ordered
to Atlanta prison to serve year and
day EACH The United States Court OF
Appeals later affirmed the conviction.
The Supreme Court on October %. 1928,
on writ of certiorari, refused TO review
the action Of the lower courts.
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Representative Edith Nourse Rogers,
Republican, of Massachusetts, has intro
duced a resolution, asking Secretary Hull
to obtain assurances that Germany will
assume full liability for the $26,0O0,OO
which Austria owes the United States,
as well as the $35, 600, 600 which Austrians
owe to American banks and private in
dividuals. The gentlewoman from Lowell
points out that it might be suggested to
Germany that she also pay her own debts,
which include some $3.50, 1000, 900 owing to
Uncle Sam for costs of our Army of
Occupation on the Rhine, because Ger
many seems to have money to raise and
equip an army and march her men into
territory not her own. II she has the
wherewithal to do these things, she Ger
tainly ought to pay every penny she owes
US and every penny Austria owes u.s."
One of the things the Nais have seized
at Vienna Is the Austrian National Banks
gold reserve, OF over $50000,0 900, which
exceeds the gold holdings of the German
Reichsbank itself.
No foreign delegation ever to reach our
soil was assured of warmer welcome
than the one awaiting the seven Finnish
national leaders. who are coming here in
June for tho celebration Of the 30Oth
anniversary U the frst Finnish and