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La gaceta., 1939-12-02
COMIDA EN- LA HERMAN
DAD WESLEY DE WEST
NJ
Mas de 50 PerSondS ASjStieroa

La Hermandad Wesley cela-
bro anoche una comida en- ell pr
so bajo de la iglesia Metodista
de West Tampa.
-.
Ms de 80 prsonas tomaron
asiento alrededor de las mesas,
cue Sc hallabana adornadas con
flores,
Toct la orqpesta del profeS ~
Rogelio Rigau, esposa e hijos,
anteS y durante la comida. ia
Sra, Rigau cant6 algunos hume
ros, siendo muy aplaudida.
0tro conjunto musical, intc-
grade por ninos d. la escuela,
tambiGn fue aplaudido.
Tomaron asiento EN- la mesa
de homer ell Rev. r. j. Parker,
nusyo Superintendent del di
trito latino lei Rev. j. A. PHI
Hips, un gran amigo de la colo
MIA latina el CONCEAL Albert
D'Arpa; el Rev. f. Boan, lsidro
Toledo, Ell Sr. DeArmas y otros.
Sc lament6 la ausencia de nues-
tro director, ST.. Victoriano
Manteiga, que sc excuse por te-
ner otras obligaciones.
Hizo la invocation ell Rev.
Parker y pronunciation discur-
SOS los Sres. Phillips, DArpa,
DeArmas, Rev. Boan, Toledo y
Jose Rosell6, que hizo Ell resu-
men.
Prepare Ell exquisite menu
la viuda del Rev. SAM.
Las damas de la iglesia aten-
dieron a todos los asistentes con
exquisite amabilidad.
La Sociedad Misionera Guido
de las mesas Y ell servicio.
Realiza la Hermandad una o.
bra generosa, la de ayudar a los
necesitados.
Por el exito obtenido felicita-
mos al comtie director del acto
y en- particular a Rosell6 y To-
ledo.
Asistieron el Rev. Parker,
Roy Mederos, jr,, Albert DAT
pa, Rosa Salgado, Rev. A. j..
Phillips, Melida r. Coto, Mag
dalena Garcia, Herminia Calde-
ron, Catalina Lanes, Carmen
Garcia, R. Mondello, Emilia 10
PEI, Dionisio Gonzalez, Teresa
Salgado May Coburn, Carmen
Rocha, Ines Martin, Tony Ro-
cha, Tony Salgado, E. Alfonso,
Isidro Toledo, Oscar R0sell6 A
ma SANS, Flora Alfonso, Eloisa
Alfonso, G. Otero, d. NGhez, j.
Mira, f. Guerra, Francisco Ro-
cha, f. Mezquida, r. Rocha, A.
Salgado, Jose Rosell6, Oscar To
ledo, f.. Toledo, II. Cerezo, Ami
ella Rigau, Maria Rojo, H. Hais-
iron, j. De Armas, E. Leon, JO-
Sc Canto, G. Cabrera, Sra. Me-
nendez, A. c. Garina, Abel Ri
gau, Prof. Rogelio Rigau, Rev.
Boan, Gonzalo Abad, j. Rosell6,
jr. Obdulia Mendoza y otros.
La gaceta., 1939-12-02

IQue le pasara a la produc-
ci6n azucarera Guiana el dia
que los "nacionalistas furibun-
dos" de por aca consigan aumen
tar la production americana has
ia el nivel que convene a sus ca
pitales, no a las normas de bue-
nos v generosos vecinos?
Calumniando no Sc defender
mai0E ls tnteress CeSptabili-
La gaceta., 1939-12-02

Else Sr. Lazaro Pena, lider co
munista cubano, es un instru-
mento de Moscu y de Batista.
Habla de reciprocidad, de un
tratado de reciprocidad cuyo al
canoe desconoce o aparenta des-
conocer.
GPena ignora que los caneros
de la Florida pueden producer
100000 toneladas y que Ell go
bierno, sin embargo, en- favor
de Cuba, les prohibe llegar a e.
Sc total?
IPeha ignora que las zafras
de otros Estados americanos
productores de azGcar han sido
restringidas tambien para cum
plir los tratados y compromi-
SOS?
ST ignora esas cosas, NAL en-
terado esta, y 81 no las ignora y
ataca al gobierno de los Estados
Unidos, NAL intencionado es.
Teniendo muchos defectos ell
pueblo americana procura res
petar sus obligaciones.
Mejor Vecino que Ell Hon.
FRANKLIN D. Roosevelt jamas 10
ha tenido ell pueblo cubano.
La gaceta., 1939-12-02
Ell TEMPO

ClarO para mahana domin-
go Y mas frio. Maxima tempe
ratura, aver, 70 grades; mi
nina, 62,
La gaceta., 1939-12-02

Hablando anteayer por la Ra
die, Molotoff, ell primer minis
tro russo, dijo: "Francia e Ingla
terra atacaron a Alemania".
La l6gica bolsevique es asi.
lie atacan a S u hermano o ALA
do y listed sale a su defensa.
Por defender al ~agredido, ba-
10 la tests de Stain, ell hermano
O aliado Sc convierte en- agresor
La gaceta., 1939-12-02

Aquellos comunistas de Russia
y de otras parties que llamaban
cobarde a Chamberlain por no
aceptar la guerra con Alema-
MIA, antes de la invasion de Pc
lonia, ahora aseguran por tie
rras de Europa y America que
ellos odian la guerra y aman Ia
paz.
Ellos aman la paz totalita-
ria, la paz que destruye a los
debiles, o los domino, y despues
demanda respeto para los "he-
chos consumados".
IFS la paz de Russia invadiendo
el territorio finlandes y bombar
deando ciudades indefensas!
liza paz del criminal que en-
puma las armas, acOmete, here,
Y jura velar por la justicia, dan
dose golpes de pecho.
La gaceta., 1939-12-02

Reciba un saludo amistoso ell
nuevo superintendent de la Mi
sion Metodista Latina, ell Rev.
Parker.
Sustituye a I'm noble amigo
nuestro, modelo de cabaileros,
ell Rev. Sholin.
Los mayores exitos lie desea-
mos en- esta ciudad del tabaco.
La gaceta., 1939-12-02
CHUNGAS Y NO CHUNGAS
Atacar, agredir y fingir inocencia. = FL mentir
comunista. - Saludo. = FL az1car cubano. =
Democracia.

La mission de .un gobierno to- simos del pueblo cubano.
4al;.o.;O -. ntnnnr nnnol ir do Ahnrn hien 81 Or pena ana
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Chinese Admits Drugging
II Guards in Joliet Break
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JOLIET, ILL.,, Sept. 16.-A Chinese
convict confessed tonight. Warden
Joseph E. Ragen Of Stateville Prison
said. that he drugged II guards and
trusty to help an escape attempt
last Thursday.
The 35-year-old Chinese. Moy
King Hong, convicted of murder in
Chicago, was runner in the OFF,
GERS kitchen and drew hot drinks
for the guards in tower.
The warden said Hong told him
that Patrick Joyce, 80, one of the
trio of convicted killers who made
the attempted break, gave him a
sedative used in the prison hospital.
1t took nine months, Hong said.
to collect the supply, which was
mixed with the guards coffee after
it had been drawn from an urn into
a pitcher. Hong said Joyce prom
ised to help him escape also. The
trio was seized while attempting to
scale wall with a makeshift lad
der.
Warden Ragen said he would ask
indictments charging attempted
murder against Joyce, Hong and
two other plot leaders, Joseph Jazo-
rak, A, and Peter Balciulis, %,
slayers serving long terms.
Evening star., 1939-09-17

putes over fishing rights in eastern
waters and Soviet aid to China.
There was the feeling, however, that
a major obstacle to an agreement
had been torn down by the armlstlce.
Russia Names New Envoy.
Appointment Friday of Con-
stantin Smetanin as new Ambassa- :
dor to Japan also was said to have
been desirable for obvious diplor
matte reasons. He served as Charge
a'Affaires in Toxic after former AM
bassador Mikhail Mikhailovitch
Slavutsky returned to Moscow, June
S, 1888
Tass, official Soviet news agency,
said japanese and Russian forces
would hold temporarily the same
positions along the frontier they oc-
cupied yesterday. A commission Of
two Soviet Mongolian and two Jap
Nanese e-Manchukuan representatives
was to be formed ''at the earliest
possible date" to determine per-
manent boundary.
A Japanese communique said
prisoners and dead of the frontier
fighting would be exchanged. The
army section of the japanese i'm
perial headquarters announced both
sides suffered considerable damage"
in the last bitter engagements from
August 20 to September l, but made
known no details. =
Evening star., 1939-09-17
$4,000 Polish Troop!
Fight Way 10 Join
Defense Of Warsaw
Three Divisions Bottle
Through Heavy German
Bomburdment
By ROBERT B. PARKER, jr.

DIV hsDbEnl d. L AnNLn, IT,,
Associated Press Foreign Correspondent,
BUDAPEST, Sept. II Sunday
Between 10000 and $4,000 Polish
troops under General Bartnowski
have joined the defenders of the
besieged Polish capital of Warsaw,
it was stated in Polish circles here
early today.
General Bartnowski led three di-
visions to the relief Of the capital
despite terrific all-day air and
land bombardment by the surround
ing German forces. it was said.
The news buoyed Polish hopes
here that the capital might yet be
saved. Upon being informed thai
the German army had given the
Warsaw populace IL hours in which
to leave the city, under threat Of
destroying" it, Poles here said that
Warsaw would hold out Ito the last
man. woman and child"
Still In Warsaw and cut oil from
outside communication were 81,
United States consular officers
headed by John K. Davis, veteran
OF 80 years in the foreign service.
Already Bombarded 10 Days.
Poles here pointed out the city
already had been subjected to
10-day bombardment and still wa!
holding out.
The Germans have maintained
they we're bombing military objec'
tives only. The ultimatum mean
that the entire capital would be
subject to attack if the order were
not complied with.
Many Polish towns were bombed
heavily Saturday, Polish advice'
received here said. These included
Wilno, in Northwest Poland.
1t was said at the Polish Legation
that German losses SO far have to-
tailed at least 100000 dead ane
wounded. The army of Gen. Kutre
zebas at Kutno, IS miles west O
Warsaw, yesterday repulsed II at
tacks which were aimed at uniting
German forces trying to close in OF
Warsaw from the north and south
the Legation announced.
The Poles. pleased at the stubborn
resistance of the defenders of War
saw and Kutno, hoped that Genera
Rain" and his reinforcements of mut
might yet come soon enough to cnecl
the heavily motorized invaders.
The all-day attack on Warsaw wa!
(See BUDAPEST, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Soviet Will Occupy
White Russian and
Ukroinion Regions
Polish State No Longer Exists
Moscow Declares in Note
Sent to All ENJOYS

~
MOSCOW, Sept IT Sunday Soviet Russia has de de-
cided to send the Polish frontier To-Day ana
and to occupy the Polish Ukraine and White Russia
The government understood unoffcially to have
sent note last night the Polish Ambassador here saying
that the Red Army would enter the Polish Ukraine and
White Russia at today 90 pm. Eastern standaro
time last night from Polotzk to Kamanetz-Podolsk
Copies this note said also to have been sent stimuli
taneosv to diplomatic representatives here saying the
action taken because Poland longer exists 1t was
said to have declared there no longer Polish govern
1nent because it's whereabouts unknown.
U. S. S. R. to Retain Neutrality.
The note declared that the Soviet Union Will
retain neutrality to protect White Russian
and Ukranan will do everything to keep
peace and order
Poland Britain and France in mutual assistance
treaties British French pledged TO AID foano
In defense of independence against aggression
Polish of this treaty brought Great Britain ana
France into September two days after
German army invaded Western Poland.
action would extend across the "hoe OF
Russas would considerably Ruas one
holds after the
World War renquised It's claims
this territory x..,
Rusa she had sent vast number OF men
mobilization and had followed with ne
Russia had concluded aggression
with Germany. .,,a ,..re
Polish embassy in Moscow would leave
and that possibly also would leave since they are a u
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Reich Presses Rumania
For Oil Pledged 10 Allies

BY the Associated Press.
BUCHAREST, Sept. 16.-The Ru-
manian governments inability to
meet German demands for in
creased oil exports Is threatening
to take a serious turn in the near
future.
Diplomats as we'll as oil producers
said tonight that German mis-
sion headed by DR.. Karl Claudius,
which now is in Bucharest, is seek
ing huge quantities of Rumanian
oil to run German war equipment.
The snag. according to these quar-
ters, is that the oil which Germany
demands already is owned by or
pledged to French, British or Amer
ican companies.
The Germans, it was understood,
asked for the Rumanian govern
ment's percentage of the annual
oil output, but this oil, which
amounts to 720O0 tank cars an
nually, Is pledged to French
company as security for a Ru-
manian loan floated in France.
The two largest Rumanian oil
companies, the Astra Romano and
the Steaua Romano, are owned by
American and British concerns and
are said to be unwilling to sell to
Germany.
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Japanese Soy Truce
Will HeIp Drive in China

TOXIC. Sept. Is R.-Japanese
today hailed the Tokio-Moscow ar
mistice generally as an important
step which would permit Japan to
devote greater attention to her
China campaign.
Some officials warned, however.
that the agreement which ended
fighting on the Manchukuo-O Outer
Mongolia border did not mean nee
essarily the settlement of all the
numerous Japanese-Soviet prob
lens.
Navy Minister Zengo Yoshida ex-
pressed the hope the armistice
would pave the way for diplomatic
adjustment of the other issues,
principally those regarding Sakha-
lin Island oil and coal concessions,
long a center of friction between
the two powers. Russia owns the
northern half Of Sakhalin, Japan
the southern half.
Evening star., 1939-09-17
The War Situation

way home after it leaves Bor-
deaux next Thursday. The
American destroyers Badger and
Jacob Jones were due to arrive
at the French port today. page
AID Britain, with 81 of her
merchant ships lost in the sea
warfare against Germany,
pressed conveys into service for
her merchant vessels. Follows
above story0
The city of Warsaw defied a
German ultimatum to surrender
or be subjected to bombardment
with all the German Army's air
and artillery force. The demand
was rejected by the Polish Army
command in the capital, and the
deadline expired early today. In
millions Of leaflets scattered over
the city by German planes, ci-
villains were warned to flee If
the military decided not to yield,
and were given IL hours beyond
the deadline to evacuate. page
AID
As evidence of the new conf
dence she feels in her war
against China, Japan was re-
ported in Shanghai to have
opened a general offensive on
the Central China front. The
new drive, which Domei reported
was westward in Kiangsi Prov
ince, was considered a prelude to
bigger offensives, now that Japan
is relieved by the truce Of pres
sure On the Manchukuoan bor'
der. Gage A.3)
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Explosion Blasts
Air Ministry
Offices in Berlin ,

BERLIN, Sept. II Sunday -
An explosion occurred in the
air ministry headquarters in the
Leipzigerstrasse early today. 1t
was reported that no one was
injured.
Firemen and police closed OH
an extensive area around the
building.
The propaganda ministry &C
knowledged there had been an
explosion, but no immediate eX-
planation was forthcoming.
There was shattered glass in
the street, but the extent of the
damage was not Immediately
apparent.
The propaganda ministry re-
fused to speculate whether the
blast might have been caused
by a bomb. 1t said merely that
an investigation was under way.
The persons responsible are
being sought energetically," a
propaganda ministry spokesman
said.
The blast came during the
regular nightly blackout, and
the streets were deserted.
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Nine j. !. Liners
Held al Piers as
Sailors Stage Strike
Refuse to Take Ships
Into War Zone Without
$3.50 Monthly Bonus
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-Nine
American liners, poised for a dash
to Europe to bring home United
States citizens. idled at their piers
today, held up by a strike of seamen
demanding bonuses for sailing in
war zones.
While masters of the ships waited
impatiently for solution OF the
problem, the British liner Aquitania,
first armed merchantmen of bellig-
erent nation to reach New York,
landed 1925 passengers, including
669 Americans. In her wake came
the Italian ship Rex, carrying 1920
passengers, 1,454 of them Americans.
The arrival of the Aquitania
touched off a resentful chorus by
Americans abroad because of mes
sage to them from Ambassador
Kennedy just before the ship sailed
from England. but in Washington
the State Department quickly came
to the Ambassador support.
One passenger, Gilbert Miller,
theatrical producer, said the message
scared the gizzard out of us"
Message From Ambassador.
Miller said G. K. Donald, American
Consul at Southampton, came aboard
the ship and read the following
message:
Ambassador Kennedy feels that
in addition to other statements he
has made, it Is his duty to warn
American citizens taking passage on
vessels of belligerent nations that
when such vessels are being con-
voyed, the opposing belligerent may
take this opportunity to sink them
without warning. This does not
mean that conveyed vessels are more
unsafe than unconvoyed vessels, but
it is made purely to acquaint Ameri-
can passengers with the contin-
gencies that may arise"
Mr.. Miller said that as result Of
the message many people became
panic-stricken." A protest was sent
to Kennedy, who replied he was
sorry he had caused alarm, but that
he felt constrained to give the
warning.
In Washington, where State De-
| partment officials said Mr.. Ken
nedy did the right thing, they gave
. slightly different version of the
(see SHIPS, Page A-50
Evening star., 1939-09-17
II British Ships Are Sunk
In Wars First Two Weeks

LONDON, Sept. Is (P.-The
British admiralty tonight pressed
conveys for merchant shipping into
service, after it was authoritatively
disclosed that enemy craft have
sunk 81 British ships, involving a
tonnage of 122,843, during the first
two weeks of the war.
The use of conveys was not in
stituted by the British in the last
war until 1917.
While slim cruisers and racing
destroyers roved and struck on the
shipping lanes. planes of the Royal
Air Force patrolled the skies around
the United Kingdom in redoubled
efforts to halt the persistent ship
ping losses to U-boats or mines.
Toll Rises to 36.
The toll of ships sent to the bot
tom or wrecked on foreign shores
rose to at least 36.
The known death toll rose to 1873
when 81 of the crew of the tor
pedoed British freighter Vancouver
City arrived at Liverpool and re-
ported three comrades were killed
when q U-boat attacked without
warning September IA.
The ship casualty list showed, in
addition to the British, the follow
ing: German, 9; neutral, S;
French, l.
The known gross tonnage loss
rose to 164,926 tons, excluding car
goes worth millions of dollars.
Despite the casualties, naval quar-
tiers expressed optimism about the
situation at sea. Increasing patrol
(See MANHATTAN, Page A-140
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Senators Lead
Fight Against
Repeal
Vondenberg, Clark
See Decree Trend
And Shifting Issues
By G. GOULD LINCOLN.

DN ". "oSLD LIINSoLINs
A barrage against President
Roosevelt's arms embargo repeal
program was laid down yesterday,
with Senator Clark, Democrat, Of
Missouri and Senator Vandenberg,
Republican, Of Michigan leading
the attack.
The charge was made by Sena-
tor Clark that "but for the necessity
of calling Congress, we would al
ready have gone very far in the
direction of government by decree"
Senator Vandenberg, addressing a
Republican rally at Grand Rapids,
Mich, asserted that the President
already has proclaimed a national
emergency, although none actually
exists"
Senator Clark, in a statement Is
sued from his Office here, declared
the issue in the impending congress
sional struggle over Neutrality Act
revision was whether this country
wanted to take sides in the Eu-
ropean war.
Those who favor the course Of
taking sides and fighting should
naturally vote for repeal of the arms
embargo as a step in that direc-
ton" he said. Those who favor
keeping out of war should vote for
the retention of our present safe
guards and the addition of any
others that may be necessary
Would Share Responsibility.
Welcoming the call for the special
session, which begins Thursday.
the Missouri Senator said:
Since the President has by proc
lamation declared the existence of
national emergency, it is the
duty of Congress to remain in ses-
sion and share fully in the RESPONSE
bilities of Government during the
duration q the national emergency.
This is and should remain a
Government by law and not by
decree.
Already remarkable things have
taken place. Already-by what au-
| thority of law is not clear-a War
Resources Board has been set up
with its dominant personnel closely
affiliated with J. P. Morgan and Co.,
to seize control of all the resources
of the country.
Already, when We have not even
q serious dispute pending with any
country in the world, the War De-
partmsnt is working as feverishly
on mobilization plans as if war
were certain to be declared to-
morrow. Already plans are being
drawn for the assumption of
extraordinary powers, including pos
sibly a censorship of the press"
Opposing View Stated.
Representing the opposing view
point on the question, Senator Van
Nuys, Democrat, of Indiana told
a gathering of editors at French
Lick, Ind, that if to repeal the
arms embargo provision meant that
England and France could obtain
supplies in this country while Ger
many could not, that course would
be welcomed by many Americans.
Federal Security Administrator
Paul V. McNutt, also a speaker at
the Indiana rally, joined Senator
Van Nuys in indorsing the Presi-
dents plan for cash and carry
sales of supplies to European bel
ligerents.
Meanwhile, at the White House
plans have been drawn for the
Presidents conference with con-
(See NEUTRALITY, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1939-09-17

Russia Joined Germany today
in invading Poland by ordering
her army to cross the Polish
frontier. The Soviet government
presented note to the Polish
Ambassador citing the interest in
White Russian and Ukrainian
minorities in Poland, and declar-
ing that the Polish state must be
regarded now as existent.
page AID
The first large-scale fighting
on the western front in Europe's
war was developing today with
the German Army reported re-
treating along a 40-mile sector
between the Moselle River and
Saarbruecken and destroying
villages in the path of power
full French offensive. Hundreds
of thousands of French and Ger
man troops were engaged. page
A-1)
On the eastern front three
Polish divisions, comprising be-
tween 10000 and $4,000 men, un-
der Gen. Bartnowski, arrived at
Warsaw to aid in its defense,
after fighting their way through
an all-day air and land bonn
bardment by the Germans.
page AID
Americans continued to flock
homeward from war torn Europe,
and it was revealed in Paris that
two American destroyers will
convoy the United States liner
Manhattan at least part Of ths