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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24
DANCING, FISHING,
CHURCH SERVICES

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ing of the Christmas tree by
Lieut.. Col. ]. D. MacMullen with
selections by the WPA Hospital
ity Band.
Tomorrow morning the First
Congregational church service
will feature special Christmas
music. A special Christmas SER
mon by DIR. Gekeler at the First
Presbyterian Church, a special
Christmas service at the Fleming
Street Methodist Church. Reg
ular services will be held at all
other churches.
Is Charter Boats Out
The Charter Boat Association
has chartered Is boats which will
fish the Gulf Streams and Flo
rida Reef on Christmas day. This
means that approximately 40
people, mostly tourists, will be
fishing from the charter boats.
Besides these a horde of fisher
men are expected to invade the
Key bridges and the docks of Key
West with hand lines to fish for
bottom fish. Many others in pri-
vate launches and small inboard
and cupboard motorboatS will be
bottom fishing and trolling the
less exposed fishing bars. A
Blind DOGGY Golf Tournament at
Key West Golf Course will be
held.
The picnic spots of the lower
Keys and up through the Over
seas Highway District are ex-
pected to be jammed with Mi
amianS and also Key WeSters
who will not only be fishing but
also picnicing and lolling on the
many beautiful Key beaches.
Exploration of the coral rock
shore with their many beautiful
shells and clear surrounding
waters is another customary rec
reation.
Christmas Night Services
Tomorrow night, Christmas
night, special services at most of
the churches will be a feature.
At the Congregational church a
Christmas Tree for the Sunday
School and Christmas program
by the school will be presented.
A special Christmas sermon will
be preached. At the First Pres
byterian church children viii tell
a Christmas message in song.
recitation and tableaux. AT the
evening services al Ley Memorial
NJ. L Church special program
of Christmas music viii be pre-
sented by the choir. A beauti-
ful Christmas pageant will be
staged at the First Methodist
church entitled. Bethlehem .
with an immense panoramic view
of Bethlehem in the background
Members Of the Masonic Fra
tcrnity and Order Of Eastern Star
will attend evening services al
this church in = body. Al the
evening service Of the First Bap-
list Church. 4 White Candle.
Light Christmas play viii De pre-
scented.
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ALFRED DEMERITT
IS GIVEN HEARING

Alfred Demeritt. charged with
petty larceny, was brought be-
fore Peace Justice Enrique Es-
quinaldo yesterday for prelimin-
airy hearing to answer to the
charge.
HIS answer was brief and to
the point II was guilty, He was
ordered held under bail of Sl00
for trial at the next term OF
Criminal Court.
Later in the court a complaint
was lodged against Leroy TyneS,
colored. charging him with as
sault and battery A warran,
was issued for his arrest and
this morning ne was being sought
by SheriffS deputies.
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Miss Elida Valdez
Weds Manuel Aguiar

Miss Elida Valdez, daughter OF
Mrs. Leonor Valdez. and Manuel
Aguilar, were married last eve
ming at the home of the brides
mother, 53l United street. Peace
Justice Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr.,
read the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ignacio Valdez
brother and sister-in-law of the
bride, were attendants to the
couple. The bride is a graduate
of the Convent of Mary Immacu-
late.
Following the ceremony a de-
lightful reception was held and
a very enjoyable evening fol-
lowed.
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Mics Doris Johnson
Arrives On Visit

Miss Doris Johnson, steno-
grapher with the United States
immigration Service in Miami,
arrived yesterday to spend the
holiday season with her mother,
Mrs. Thurston Johnson. at the
corner of Grinnell and Fleming
streets.
Other visitors who are expect
ed at the johnson home tomor-
row are Mr.. and Mrs. James v.
Baker, and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred B.
King, and Fred, Jr.. who are COM
ing for the holidays from Punta
Gorda.
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were presented. Later came the
study of the organ. He played
the first organ ever to be in
stalled in a cinema theater in
New Orleans.
In 1919 he went to New York
and became a figure in the must
cal life of the metropolis. Here
he taught, appeared in recital,
and later played at the Capitol
Theater. When radio began he
was one of the first to appear
over the air. Later he did pro-
grams for WABC, WOR and
WMCA.
Shortly before he left WMCA
he had been asked to do a pro-
gram of poetry in song. From
this program came an offer for
him to write an article on poe
try by great American contem-
poraries in Song.
IL is interesting to note that
poetry of many Florida writers
has been set to music by Elmo
Russ. Among the better known
Florida poets, Vivian YeiSer Lara
more, Ernest Murrell, Maria Tello
Phillips, and Marjory Stoneman
Douglas of Miami; Maude
Haynes of Tallahassee; Alice
Hendricks Grey of Daytona
Beach; Eta Josephean Murfey of
Lakeland; Lily Lawrence Bow of
Homestead, and Hildegard OFT
Russell of Key West.
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The most beautiful and charm
ing girls of Florida's vast citrus
empire will compete again for
the coveted title of Queen OF
the Florida Orange Festival"
Her Majesty will be selected
on the opening night of the
great citrus Exposition at Win
ter Haven, January %.
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Tender Ivy Here

Lighthouse Tender Ivy return
ed to this port yesterday morn
ing from activities at Twenty
eight Foot Shoal, where the
lighted whistling buoy was re-
lieVed.
The vessel then went to Tor
tugas where an inspection of the
service units was made by Super
intendent w. w. Demeritt, who
returned on the vessel this morn
ing.
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ADDITIONS TO FORCE

Four additions have been made
to the temporary Customs Inspec-
ton force, who are engaged in
the work en- the arrival of each
p. and o. ship from Havana.
Those appointed and were in
service yesterday upon the arriv-
al of the Cuba from Havana
were: Roosevelt Gates, Charles J.
Curry, Jr., Bryan Richardson and
Benjamin c. Roberts.
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in KEY WEST
neutrality-suspicious.

Sunday
Key West plays Pirates and
Smith Poultry plays Seafood
Grill in baseball doubleheader
beginning at 100 p. m. Navy
Field.
Christmas Sunday Blind Bogey
Tournament with free golf lesson
to winner. 1870 p. m. Key West
Southernmost Course.
Monday
Trojans VS.. Pirates and Poul-
trymen VS.. Cuban Club in base
ball doubleheader. 100 p. m.
Navy Field.
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Ozark Arrives

Freighter Ozark of the Clyde
Mallory Lines arrived 8 o'clock
this morning from Jacksonville
and Miami, with shipments of
lumber consigned to local deal
ers.
Immediately after berthing the
cargo was unloaded and at IL
o'clock the vessel left to continue
the trip to New Orleans, La.
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MENTION
COMMUNICATIONS

Sammie Plumb of Clearwater
arrived here recently and is
spending the Christmas holidays
with Rev. and Mrs. o. c. Howell.
Mr.. Plumb is a nephew of Mrs.
Howell.
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Mrs. E. M. Gwin and son, Earl,
arrived over the highway yeSter-
day to spend the Christmas holi-
DAYS with Mrs. OWNS mother,
Mrs. w. E. Nelson, and other rela-
tiveS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Boil and
son, Charles, Jr., were arrivals in
Key West last evening over the
highway from Tampa to spend
the Christmas holidays in Key
West with relatives and friends.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24

City Attorney H. H. Taylor, Jr.,
left over the highway this after
noon for Miami to spend the
Christmas and New Years hoh-
days with his mother.
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Only Maine, of all the states
of the Union, has a larger per-
centage of persons in proportion
to population receiving Aid to
the Blind than has Florida.
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ANOTHER CONCERN
MAKES AN OFFER

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had demonstrated the working of
the manual meter, then George
lie Mott of the Dual Company, ad-
dressed the meeting and stated
that he also handled the manual
meters, which fact, he said, was
brought out at the first meeting
when the proposition was first
made. He stated that he was
ready to furnish either type of
meter that may be desired. Mr.
lie Mott @was accompanied at the
meeting last night, as well as the
other sessions, by Miss Elizabeth
Myers, associate representative of
the Dual Company. who demon
strated the meters when they
were first presented for the con-
sideration of the council.
After some discussion, it was
decided TO resubnit the Dual
Company's offer. along with that
of Mr.. Shaw'S, to the committee
for consideration in an effort to
reach some agreement as to
which is the best of the two pro-
positions.
To Give Exhibition
William Reardon, representing
the American Legion Post ad-
dressed the meeting and request
Ell permission of the council for
an automobile exhibition 10 be
put on at Roosevelt Boulevard on
the afternoon of New Years from
3 TO 4.30 o'clock. The exhibition
stunt. which will be put on by
Happy Jack Miller. going through
various rnaneuvers. will be under
the auspices Of the Legion Post
The request was granted.
Enjoy Cigars
During the meeting. Harry
Baker. chief Of the Key West FIRE
Department. presented the eoun-
ell wlth q box Of cigars in behalf
Of the city employees. in apprecia-
ton Of the councils successful ef-
forts in providing q payroll for
Christmas for the many employees
Of the city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24

Walter WirlSAell. famed news
paper colunniSt and radio COM
mentator. Is vacationing at Mia
ma and has been giving Florida
some good breaks" in his col
umn and on the air.
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Mrs. Lou Knowles left on the
afternoon Florida Motor Lines
bus yesterday for Miami to spend
the Christmas holidays with rela-
tives and friends.
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Railroad association asks tax
credits on possible 81 .00o. 00o. 0(so-
a-year buying Of ncw equipment.
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SOCIAL CALENDAR

L-CNDAY-
Annual Christmas honorng college students given
by Junior Womans Club p. Habana Madrid Club
TUESDAY,
Stone Church Service Club supper open
p m. Church Annex
THURSDAY
Meeting Key West Lions Club Stone Church Annex P M
Rotary Club meeting 1915 p. m. st. PauIs Annex.
SUNDAY
Concert Key West Hospitality Band m Park
Christmas Tree Program o'clock Army
Special
Guiding Christmas sermons Christmas trees, Christmas
tabeaux and churches, regular
others
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Right Of Negro 10 equal legal
training IN Missouri State schools
is upheld by she Supreme Court.
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LIONS CLUB

Some member of the club I'M
Willingly supplied Tailtwister
"NEVY" with a good excuse to
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24

Willard Russell, of the U. S.
immigration forces, accompanied
by Mrs. Russell and daughter,
Betty Jean, arrived today from
Miami to spend Christmas with
relatives and friends and will re-
turn to duty Monday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Hicks
were passengers on the afternoon
bus yesterday going to Coral
Gables to spend the holidays with
relatives.
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Stone Church Service Club supper open winter visitors 600
Church Annex
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Mrs. Marie ]. Johnson of Staten
Island, N. Y, arrived here Tues
day to spend the winter with her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Olaf Soderberg, on Fleming
street.
Mrs. c. w Baker, daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. E. E. Williams, and
daughter, Miss Elizabeth, who
were visiting in Key West and
delighted with their first trip, left
yesterday afternoon on the
Steamship Cuba, enroute to their
home in st. Louis.
Kenneth Kittleson, Assistant
Liquidator U. S. Customs Head
quarters, Tampa, and Mrs. Kittle-
SON, arrived over the highway
yesterday to spend the holidays
with relatives. Mrs. Kittleson's
mother, Mrs. Eliza Almyda, ar
rived with them from Miami.
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Key West Lions Club, Stone Church Annex $50 P. M
Club meeting 1915 p. m St Paurs Annex.
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Annual CHRISTMAS Tea Dance honorng college Students given
by Junior Womans Club. p. m. Habana Madrid Club.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
CZECH, SUDETEN
ACCORD NEARS.

PRAGUE, June IS Q.N.S0.
Encouraging progress was re-
corded today in the negotiations
between the Czechoslovakian gov
ernment and Konrad Henlein'S
Sudeten German party for a
minoritieS statute.
A joint communique made pub
lie by Premier Hodza said the
government had agreed to admit
Henlein's recent nationalities
memorandum and its own minori-
ties statute as a combined basis
for negotiations.
The Polish minority party also
was represented at this meeting.
Some circles here expected the
cabinet committee to approve the
new statute.
Henlein, meanwhile, imposed
"Aryan" restrictions on his party'S
membership, ousting 81 suspected
Jews from its ranks in the Prague
district.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
Ex-Kaiser Notes
Coronation Day

DOORN, Holland, June Is
U.N.S.).-WOOdc lee
turer, historian and former
Kaiser wilhelm II today OBJ
served, with hardly a break
in the routine he has followed
for nearly 20 years, the fiji
tieth anniversary of his
ascension to the imperial
throne of Germany.
Half a hundred years ago
he was suddenly called. un-
prepared, to the throne when
his father, Friedrich, died Of
cancer after only 10 days Of
rule.
Wilhelm today is 79 years
old. He is rich and each
night at dinner there is a brief
and hollow revival of Pots
dams glory. Then the ex-
Kaiser puts on his old gray
unifOrm-he once had 1000
uniform sand his many
medaIs,and seats himself at
the head of the table as lord,
now, Of a Kingdom" Of 10
acres.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
Couple Facing
Frome Quiz

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, June is
U.N.S0.-Texas authorities sped
here today to question a 19-year-
old girl hitch-hiker and her sweet
heart concerning the unSolved
Frome murder case.
The pair in custody were Ruby
Morace, of Ferriday, La, and Ruff
fin G. Matthews, 20, of Natchez,
Miss, who signed confessions that
they had beaten and robbed Will
liam woodward, of FL Paso after
he picked them up in his car last
week.
The couple waived extradition
in that case and were to be started
back to Texas today. G-men and
Texas officials were reported plan
ming to grill the couple on any pos
sible Connection with the slayingS
of Mrs. Weston G.. Frome and her
daughter, Nancy, east of FL PaSo
two months ago.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
CAUTIOUS cLAUDETTE

HOLLYW ODD, June is
U.N.SO.-Claudette Colbert won't
be fooled. She said today: IT
never take people on faith.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
Home of Mapes
Looted of $500

Police today were looking for the
thief who adjourned with about
$500 worth Of linen and gems
from the home of Representative
Carl E. Mapes (R.) of Michigan,
who lives at 2818 Connecticut Ave.
N. w.
MapeS discovered his loss when
he returned to Washington yeSter-
day after being away for several
weeks. A pin containing dia-
mond and two rubies, valued at
5000, was one of the missing
items.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
Mother Gets Coed,
In Jail for 3. Days

ANN ARBOR, Mich, June is
G.N.S0.-Mary Lou Carpenter,
II, University of Michigan coed
held three days in jail on her
fathers request to prevent her
elopement, today was believed
en- route to her home in Miami
Beach, Fla.
Mary Lou was turned over to
her mother. Her father, chief of
Miami Beach detectives, requested
Ann Arbor police to jail his daugh-
ter when she avowed her inten-
tion of clipping with 21-year-old
Harry Palmer, unemployed son of
an Ann Arbor photographer. Yes.
terday she reiterated her deter.
mination to wed Palmer.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
Scholarship Won
By Mt. Rainier Girl

AS the outstanding graduate of
st. Anthony's High School, Mary
Frances Ryan today held a three
year scholarship to Columbus Uni
versity. Miss Ryan, who is II and
lives at 1855 Twenty-ninth ST., Mt.
Rainier, Md, received the scholar
ship award at graduation exercises
conducted at the school last night.
Sister Mary Theresa, in present
ing the award, praised the schol-
astic record made by Miss Ryan
throughout her four years at the
high school.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
Summer Course
In Lip-Reading

SALTWATER, Okla, June IS
u QN.SO.-So they may aid stu
dents with deficient hearing, a
course in lip-reading will be Of.
fered teachers attending the sum-
mer session of Oklahoma A. and
NJ. College this year. Realizing
that difficulties in hearing often
are contributory causes of poor
grades, the college is offering in
struction in methods of conduct
ing classes containing students
with defective hearing.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
Costa Rican Road
Gets Aid From US.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, June
15.-Four trucks, recently donated
by the United States Government
to Costa Rica, have been placed in
service on the Estrella- Cartago sec
ton of the Pan-American highway
construction which is now forging
ahead under the supervision Of
American Government engineers.
Under an agreement between
the United States and Costa Rican
governments, the former is provid-
ing the necessary equipment for
the project, while Costa Rica pro-
yideS the construction labor.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
Swapping Snapper
Causes Auto Crash

DOYLESTOWN, Pa, June is.
This weeks snapper soup cost
Charles w. Schultz, ST, restaurant
owner here, a wrecked car and
minor injuries to himself and his
wife.
They were returning from Ger
mantown with a 30-pound turtle
in their car when the snapper
of all things!-snapped. Startled
by its sharp peck at his hip,
Schultz veered the car into a
tree. He and Mrs. Schultz were
treated at Doylestown Hospital.
The turtle was taken care of in
the Schultz kitchen.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
ARMY is SOLELY.
FOR DEFENSE, IS.
WOODR|NG. VIEW
War Secretary Talks
To West Pointers

"Our Army exists solely for
defense, not aggression.
"It's purpose is not to wage
war, but to preserve peace"
Secretary OF War Harry Wood
ring told that to the graduating
class at West Point yesterday
when he presented commissions Us
second lieutenants to the 301 mem
bers of the class.
IN ARMORED CAR
Secretary Woodring arrived st
the Military Academy in one of
the new armored cars Of the new
"streamlined" cavalry, and took
part in the annual June week cele-
bration.
Brig. Gen. Samuel E. Tillman,
90, oldest living graduate of West
Point, now a resident of Washing
ton, also took part in the celebra-
ton, placing a wreath at the foot
of the monument to Col. Sylvanus
Thayer, founder of the Academy.
A graduate of the class Of 1869,
General Tillman led the alumni
procession.
Others from the Capital who
attended the graduation were
Capt. Elroy Alfaro, Minister from
Ecuador, who graduated from the
Academy in 1918, and whose two
sons, Eloy and Jaime, are now
cadets there; Maj. Gen. Amos A.
Fries, retired head of the Chem.
ical Warfare Service, and many
other officers now on duty at the
War Department here.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
3-Year-Old Boy
Church Organist

MARINE CITY, Mich, June Is
G.N.SD.-At the age of 13, Fred
erick Springborn is regular organ
ist at the Methodist Episcopal
Church here. He filled in for the
regular organist when he unex-
pectedly resigned, and the pastor
was so pleased with his work no
effort has been made to obtain
another organiSt.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
Unite the Friends
Of Peace-Richberg

DETROIT, June Is U.N.S0.
Donald Richberg, former admins
traitor Of the NRA, had this to
say today:
"If we wish to live and work
In peace in this country &. the
friends of peace must be united
regardless of their different eco
nomic interests and objectiveS."
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
Church Rent Paid
With One Red Rose

LANCASTER, Pa, June IS.
The congregation of Zion Evange-
lical Church, Mannheim, has paid
it's annual rental Of one red rose
for the ground on which the
church stands.
Payment was made to Mrs. Bes-
sic Van Tassel, of Newton, Mass,
q direct descendant of Baron
Henry William Stiegel. Baron Site
gel, a Revolutionary character and
famous in this neighborhood,
decided the ground to the church
In 1772, stipulating the unusual
price Of a red rose to be paid each
wear,
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
FRANCO PLANES.
BOMB AND SINK.
FRENCH VESSEL
Warnings From London
And Paris Ignored

VALENCIA, June Is GN.S0.
Nationalist airplaneS. in spite Of
repeated French and British Pro
tests, today bombed and sank the
500-ton Marseilles steamer GauloiS
In Valencia harbor.
The bombs burst holes in the
small ships side. and she slowly
settled to the bottom. No one was
hurt.
Bombs also we're dropped on
Valencia.
HENDAYE, Franco Spanish Bor-
der, June IS 0.N.SO.-Four thou
sand government troops have been
killed and 5000 have been taken
prisoner during the bitter fighting
for possession of the rich Medi-
terranean port of Castellon de la
Plana, an official nationalist COM
munique issued at Seville stated
today.
TEN SHOT DOWN
A government announcement
from Madrid stated masses Of ma
tionalist planes Strafed the entire
governmentheld coast south OF
Castellon and raided the city OF
Sagunto as well as Almenara
north Of Sagunto.
Nationalist authorities at Sala-
manca declared ten government
planes were shot down in an air
battle during the nationalist
aerial operations.
CLAIM DISPUTED
Meanwhile, the Spanish govern
ment disputed a nationalist an
nouncement that General FRANCOIS
troops had completed occupation
of Castellon de Ia Plana and were
advancing to the south.
Madrid claiInd the government
defenders of the seaport city were
holding out, but these last-ditch
fighters were believed to be small
rear-guard forces protecting the
retreat Of the main body Of the
government troops. It was be-
lieved that for practical purposes
the city was almost completely in
the hands of the nationalistS.
The Washington times., 1938-10-12
HANDS OFF now.
Il DUCE WARNS.
LONDON, PARIS.
ItaIo- German Alliance
"Too Strong"

ROME, Oct. IL GN.SD.-Pre-
mier Mussolin abruptly warned
Britain and France today that a
preventive war" against Europe's
authoritarian States would be
hopeless
In a militant article circulated
BY Informazione Diplomatica, or
gan of the Italian foreign office,
II Duce also gave unconditional
approval to Chancellor Hitler's re-
cent speech at Saarbruecken, in
which Der Fuehrer announced
Germany'S western defenSeS would
be rushed to completion.
DISTRUSTS THEM
In that same speech Hitler
called Mussolini the Reich'S only
friend" and announced he dis
trusted Britain and France be-
cause their present governments,
under the parliamentary system,
could be replaced by leaders hostile
to the Reich.
The article carried by Intorma-
Eione stated:
In France and Britain there