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Evening star., 1939-06-08
Strang Cuts Short
Vacation 10 Hasten
Pact With Moscow
Briton Is Expected to
leove Tomorrow by
Plane for Soviet
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 8.-William Strang
head Of the Central European de-
partment of the foreign office and
also an expert on Soviet Russia,
hurried home from a vacation today
to rush Britain's new mutual assist
ance formula to Moscow.
Mr.. Strang, a 46-year-old career
diplomat, was expected here by plane
from Warsaw in late afternoon to
receive instructions which Prime
Minister Chamberlain hoped would
lead to quick conclusion of British
French-Ru pact. No time had
been set for his departure for Mos
COW. but it was believed he probably
would leave by plane tomorrow.
Ivan Maisky, Soviet Ambassador
to London, conferred with Foreign
Secretary Viscount Halifax for a
short time in the foreign Office and
informed sources said he was told
Strang was going to Moscow with a
new formula.
Formal Reply Unlikely.
They said it was not likely Britain
would send formal reply to Rus
slas latest note since Mr.. Strang
would be able to communicate the
government views to the. British
Ambassador in Moscow who in turn
would give them to the Soviet gov
ernment.
This, it was said, would permit
more elasticity than a formal note,
feature regarded as essential in
this stage of negotiations when Of
ficials said the powers are at odds
mainly on details.
Mr.. Strang was regarded bv
diplomatic observers as an ideal man
Tor the job of accelerating the nearly
three-month-old pickering for three
power cola boration-dickering which
started after Germany's March IS
annexation OF Bohemia and Moravia.
Under Laborite Attack.
Mr.. Chamberlain, again under
heavy attack from Laborites for the
sloWness OF negotiations, told the
House OF Commons yesterday the
special envoy would deliver to Sir
William Seeds. British Ambassador
to Moscow. full information as to
the attitude of the British govern
ment on all outstanding points"
The prime minister added that
there remain one or two difficulties
to be resolved ~
The principal hitch was the opposi-
ton Of Finland, Latvia and Estonia
to RuSsia's desire to have a pact
guaranteeing all states touching on
her western frontier.
There perhaps is no other British
diplomat who has a more thorough
knowledge of Russia and Russians
than Mr.. Strang AS far back as
1924 he began a close contact with
Soviet affairs, as a member of the
secretariat of the British Russian
London conference.
From 1880 to 1888 he was at
tached to the Embassy in Moscow,
part of the time as Charge DAT
faires. In 1885 he went to Moscow
with Anthony Eden, then assigned
to special work in the foreign Office.
Evening star., 1939-06-08

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Evening star., 1939-06-08
British Relations Near
Break, Japanese Asserts

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with Great Britain have been ag-
gravated almost to the breaking
point" by the increasing number of
incidents in China, a government
informant asserted today.
A spokesman for the admiralty de-
clared at the same time calm at
titude" must be preserved if serious
international repercussions" are 10
be avoided.
Newspapers charged that. as Asahi
put it, Britain lis seemingly en-
deavoring to intimidate Japan.
that she is adopting stronger at
| titude in the belief the United States
will back her and because she fears
/ the resistance by Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek is weakening be-
fore the japanese military in China
Air Transport Fired Upon.
The latest of the incidents Great
ing the present situation was report
ed last night by Domei, the Japa
nese news agency, which declared a
foreign warship, apparently a Brit
ish cruiser" fired upon a japanese
air transport east of Hong Kong.
japanese naval parties have board
ed several British coastal liners just
outside Hong Kong waters in the
past three weeks, against which the
British have protested formally
Other incidents include:
The death of a British cotton
mill employe at Shanghai of
wounds sustained in a fight with
japanese marines who entered
the mill to stop a fight between
working employees and strikers.
Arrest by Japanese army men
at Kalgan of two British officers,
1t. Col. c. R. Spear, military at
tache, and 1t John Cooper. Spear
is charged with seeking informa-
ton on japanese military opera
tlons in restricted area. Cooper
went to look for him May %, two
days after the first arrest was re-
ported.
The refusal by the British con-
sulate at Tientsin to surrender
from the international settlement
four Chinese wanted by the Japa-
nese as suspects in the Staying of a
Tientsin official.
Death Termed Minor Incident.
The admiralty spokesman said the
death of the Shanghai mill en-
ploye, R. M. Tinker. was of itself
small incident, but it created a
very unpleasant impression and
while the navy officially does not
regard his reported actions as an
insult there is not one japanese
bluejacket who does not regard it as
such"
Shanghai Japanese charged that
Tinker pointed gun at japanese
officer. British authorities, mean
while, reported the mysterious death
last night of second mill employe
and announced an autopsy would be
conducted to determine if he were
poisoned
He hoped, the admiralty spokes-
man said, that the British would
regard the Shanghai incident
calmly.
New Offensive Planned.
Japan is planning a big new Of
fensive" in China designed to end
Chinese resistance, an authoritative
informant indicated.
Premier Baron Hiranuma was un-
derstood to have informed the cab
met council of new plans for the
China campaign and to have de-
tailed polio ytoward Europe which
was decided upon in conversations
with naval and war ministers Sat-
urday.
1t was reported then that the min
listers discussed details of military
conversations with Italy and Ger
many, to be compromise between
army men who advocated and naval
officials said to have opposed an
outright military alliance with the
Fascist nations.
Evening star., 1939-06-08

Prime Minister Neville Chamber
lain showed such readiness to go to
Germany to negotiate with Adolf
Hitler last September.
(Copyright, 1889. by Chicago Daily News,
1nc)
Evening star., 1939-06-08
Ship Lone Is Shifted
Because of Iceberos

b. the Associated Press.
BOSTON, June 8.-Presence of
icebergs farther south than at any
time in the past 10 years has led
the Navy's photographic Office to
advise transatlantic shipping to
Evening star., 1939-06-08
awakens suspicion they already l1av,
entered into the German orbit"
Russians Disappointed
At Choice of Emissory
BY Cable to The Star.

BY Cable to The Star.
LONDON, June 8.-Russian cir
cles in London today expressed dis
appointment at the announcement
that civil servant"-in other
words, technical expert-would 20
to Moscow to assist in negotiations
for a triple defensive alliance
among Russia, France and Great
Britain.
1t had been reported recently that
Evening star., 1939-06-08

Railway engines in England are
being named after famous schools.
Evening star., 1939-10-06
BY the Associated Press.

BERLIN, Oct. 6.-The OFFICIAL
translation of Chancellor Hitler's
speech to the Reichstag today
tollo1Us::
It was fateful hour, on the first
of September Of this year, when you
met here as representatives of the
German people. I had to inform
you then of serious decisions which
had been forced upon us as result
of the intransigeant and provocative
action of a certain state.
Since then five weeks have gone
by. I have asked you to come here
today in order to give you an ac-
count of what has passed, the nee
essary insight into what is happen
ing a present and so far as tilat is
possible, into the future as well.
For the past two days our towns
and villages have been decorated
with flags and symbols of the new
Reich. Bells are ringing to cele-
brate a great victory, which, Of its
kind, is unique in history. A state
of no less than 100000 inhabi-
tants, with an army of almost SO
infantry and cavalry divisions, took
up arms against us. Their arms
were far-reaching, their confidence
in their ability to crush Germany
knew no bounds.
After one week Of fighting there
could no longer be any doubt as to
the outcome. Whenever Polish troops
met German units they were driven
Evening star., 1939-10-06
Chandler 10 Be Named
Senator Monday
After Resignation
Kentucky's Governor
Will Leuve That Post
To Succeed Logan
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FRANKFORT, KY, Oct 6.-Gov
A. B. Chandler, a high Official
source disclosed today, will resign
Monday and be appointed United
States Senator by 1t. Gov. Keen
Johnson. who will succeed him as
the States chief executive.
Gov. Chandler will take the seat
left vacant by the death early Tues
day of Senator M. M. Logan.
A source close to the Governor
revealed that his resignation already
had been written and that he would
issue a statement when the resig-
nation and appointment are an
nounced.
Gov. Chandler is expected to leave
Frankfort Monday night for Wash
ington and probably will, offer him.
self for seat in the Senate Tues
day.
Since Senator Logan's death 1t
generally has been taken for granted
that Gov. Chandler, who was un-
successful last year in an attempt
to win the Democratic Senatorial
nomination from Senate Majority
Leader Alben w. Barkley, would be-
come the States junior Senator
from Kentucky. His term as gover-
nor expires December IL. Lieut.
Gov. johnson is the Democratic
nominee in the general election
November 7.
Under Kentucky statutes Gov
Chandler may serve in the Senate
by appointment until the 1910 gen.
eral election, since Senator Logan
died less than three months prior
to the 1899 election.
Evening star., 1939-10-06
The War Situation

with mysterious destruction, Brit
ish admiralty scoffed at German
implications that allies planned
sinking. Germany warned U. S.
OF ships impending doom. (Page
AID
On the western front French
troops were digging into the mud
of the Saar In preparation for
any possible German offensive.
This was In the belief that Ger
many's peace offensive" was al
ready q dead letter. Meanwhile
in Paris the government was
pressing its campaign against
Communists. Police tore pictures
Of Lenin and Stain from walls
in Communist centers and were
searching for Arthur Ramette,
president of the Workers and
Farmers party, who joined Flori-
mond Bonte, secretary general Of
the party, in q peace letter to
Ed0uard Herriott. page A-5)
Russia continued to press her
campaign for domination of the
Baltic states, summoning Lthu-
ania as the next to sign an agree
ment with the Soviet Union.
Latvia was the most recent Of the
small neighbors of the Soviet to
conclude a non-aggression pact
with Moscow. The treaty gave
Russia the right to establish air
fields, naval bases and . coast
artillery base in Latvia. Page
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Evening star., 1939-10-06
Text of HitIer's Speech

back or dispersed. Poland's ambi-
tious strategy for great offensive
against the territory of the Reich
collapsed within the first 48 hours
of the campaign. Death-defying in
attack, advancing at an unconquer-
able rate Of progress, infantry,
armored detachments, air force and
units of the navy were soon dictat-
ing the course of events.
Polish Army Scattered,
Captured or Surrounded.
They were masters of the situation
throughout the campaign. In a
fortnight's time the major part of
the Polish Army was either scattered,
captured or surrounded. In the
meantime, however, the German
Army had covered distances and oc-
cupied regions which Is years ago
would have taken over IA months to
conquer.
Even though a number of pecu-
liarly gifted newspaper strategists
in other parts of the world at
tempted to describe the pace at
which this campaign progressed
as not coming up to Germany's ex-
pectations, we, ourselves, all know
that in all history there has scarce
ly been a comparable military
achievement.
That the last remnants of the
Polish Army were able to hold out
In Warsaw, Modlin and on Hela
Evening star., 1939-10-06
Reds and Yanks Greeted
NoisiIy at Cincinnati
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 6.-To the
blaring of bands, the cheers of
thousands and the raucous blasts
of whistles tied down, the champion
Reds and their arch rivals, the New
York Yanks, invaded Cincinnati to-
day.
Kenesaw Mountain Lands, high
commissioner of baseball, stepped
from one of four special trains,
sporting new pork-pie hat. Short
statured Mayor F. H. La Guardia
was all but hidden from view in the
jam.
Reds Manager Bill McKechnie
was confident after two defeats.
We'll beat 'em yet" he said.
Many of the Reds "ducked" the
din by leaving their special in
suburban Winton Place and East
Norwood. Others sprinted across
the railroad yards on the below
station level as the train wheezed to
a stop.
Earlier story on Page DID
Evening star., 1939-10-06

not constitute problem which could
even interfere with French German
relations" because, he said, it was
of slight" Importance to Germany
TT is impossible for French
statesman to get up and declare that
I have ever made any demands on
France, the fulfillment of which
would have been incompatible with
French honor or French interests, u
he maintained.
The Reichstag thundered with
cheers whe-- he added, 1T is, how
ever, true tliat instead of demands
I have always expressed to France
my desire to bury forever our ancient
enmity."
Prerequisites for Security.
These were the prerequisites he
listed as essential to European Sc
curity:
Clarification of the foreign poll
cies and aims of European states;
reorganization of the internal eco
nomic systems of individual states
along with organization of mar
kets and currency regulation-to
revive international trade; estab-
liShment of an Internationally
Lc~- xxxr1.E ~. :. =
Evening star., 1939-10-06

Reichschancellor Adolf Hitler
today offered to conclude peace
with Britain and France on the
basis of q comprehensive settle
ment in a conference of all issues
now before Europe, and warned
that if they rejected his "out-
stretched hand" Germany will
plunge into the fight. His sug-
gestion for a peace conference
embraced reduction of arma-
ments and a comprehensive def
milton of the legitimate and IL
legitimate use of ornaments.
page A-1>
Allied reaction to Chancellor
Hitler's speech was negative. In
Paris semi-cnicial French
sources commented that the
Fuehrer had advanced nothing
new and had attempted to in
duce all other powers to bow to
every injunction and every de-
sire Of Germany. In London Lord
Beaverbrook's Evening Standard
in an editorial captioned mo"
said that If Hitler has made his
last peace offer, he also has made
his last war" italy was hopeful
for peace as the result of the
speech, but not optimistic.
Page AID
With American naval and Coast
Guard vessels speeding to mid
Atlantic rendezvous, with refu-
gee-crowded 1roquois threatened
Evening star., 1939-10-06
Poland Conquest
Hints Seizure of
~. S. HeIium
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated PreSS.
Has Germany finally obtained
some American helium. despite the
opposition of Secretary of the In
terror Ickes?
The State Department authorized
export Of 100000 cubic feet of hell
um to Poland last June for use in
a stratosphere flight. 1t was shipped
to Zakopane, one of the first regions
occupied by German troops last
month.
No word has been received here
as to whether the Poles released the
helium before they fled, or whether
it fell into German hands.
Germany asked the United States
last year for enough of the non-
inflammable gas to initiate a new
dirigible. The State Department
granted the request, but Secretary
Ickes intervened He refused to sell
the helium in the belief that Ger
many would use it for military pur-
poses.
Since 100000 cubic feet are
needed to initiate the dirigible, the
amount sent to Poland would be far
from sufficient. But 1t would be
enough to initiate several observa-
ton balloons which might be used
for military purposes.
Evening star., 1939-10-06
Truck Drivers Plan
General Strike Here
In Jurisdiction Fioht
Warning Of Shutdown
Monday Voiced in
UItimotum Leaflets

Truck drivers hauling building
materials to most of the city's big
construction projects, plan to go on
another general strike Monday over
q jurisdictional dispute, a business
agent for the local teamsters' union
said today.
Ultimatums, in the form of leaflets,
were distributed late yesterday to
drivers throughout Washington, the
agent said, and unless something
unforeseen turns up" all but few
of the union drivers will refuse to
run trucks after tomorrow night.
The strike has been called over
a dispute between the teamsters'
union and the organization of oper-
ating engineers-both aff1liates OF
the American Federation of Labor
as to the operation of trucks which
mix concrete in transit.
The business agent of the Drivers,
Chauffeurs and Helpers Union, Lo-
cal No. 639, S. M. Keyser, said that
his organization has been assured
that other building trades union
workers will refuse to cross picket
lines, thereby completely shutting
down construction projects worth
millions of dollars.
'"The strike order" Mr.. Keyser
said, includes only our own organi-
zation, but we expect cooperation
from other building tradesmen."
Loss Of Members Seen.
John P. Coyne, president Of the
American Federation of Labor build
ing trades department, earlier had
warned the Washington Building
Trades Council that If a general
strike was called the council would
face loss of membership in his de-
partment.
Such general strike order has
been authorized by the council and
has been held in allegiance by spe-
cial committee appointed to carry
out Its provisions.
Mr.. Keyser said that one large
concrete firm would not be affected
by the walkout Monday as q "satis-
factory arrangement" has been
reached.
Work on the new Federal Once
Building, which is being rushed to
completion for occupation by the
Census Bureau, also will not be
touched by the strike. Drivers Of
concrete mixer trucks hauling. to
that project are carrying cards from
both the teamsters' and engineers
unions under q special agreement
negotiated by the contractor.
John P. Shields, representative Of
the operating engineers local, re-
iterated meanwhile that his sole
interest is in protecting contracts
(see sTRIKE, Page A.5J
Evening star., 1939-10-06
British, French
Cool 10 Hitler
Peace Plan
Fuehrer Speaks Own
Funeral Grafton, Says
Beuverbrook's Paper
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Adolf Hitlers proposal for an all
inclusive peace conference was coldly
received in unofficial quarters in
Paris and London Italy was hope
full it might lead to peace, but not
optimistic.
In Washington some Senators in
dicated they had little confidence in
the sincerity of Adolf Hitler's speech
to the Reichstag.
Il don't see how England and
France can put any faith in Hitler's
promises" said Senator Norris, In
dependent, of Nebraska Il don't
have any confidence in him. He has
lied so often.
Every time he takes a country
he says he has no further terri
torial ambitions. But our part in
all of this is merely that of spec
tator. We should neither insist that
peace terms be accepted nor insist
that they be rejected"
"Own Funeral Grafton"
keynote of early British reaction
was the single word No" heading
the main editorial of Lord Beaver
brooks Evening Standard.
IF he has made his last peace
offer he also has made his last war"
the Standard said. = He has
spoken his own funeral oration."
(The Chicago Daily News Cor
respondent in London said that
unof6cially the speech was
branded as "a mass of stupedi-
ties and insincerities" and it was
indicated that it contained little
if anything which deserved seri-
GUS consideration)
There was no immediate official
reaction to the Hitler speech.
Prime Minister Chamberlain, who
previously has said he would give
unhurried, careful consideration to
any German peace plan. is to de-
liver his weekly war review before
Parliament Tuesday.
May Consult French.
1t was considered possible he
would then make his first public
reference to Hitler's proposals, con-
sulting with the French government
before making an official reply.
Observers in London gave the
Hitler proposal an extremely remote
chance of acceptance. They pointed
out that any peace terms would be
guaranteed only by Hitler's word,
which is unacceptable to the Brit
ish government; they questioned
whether a peace would remove the
constant threat to Europe's security;
and considered it unlikely that Brit
ain and France would agree to Ger
many and Russia reconstructing
some sort of Polish state between
themselves.
Satirical comment came from
semi-oficial French sources. They
agreed with British commentators
Hitler had offered nothing new.
Hitler's speech was described in
these circles as "demogogic" and
forced
French commentators said Hitler
had attempted to induce all other
powers to bow ito every injunc-
ton and every desire" of Germany.
Previous Stand Cited.
Semiofhcial French sources de-
scribed the proposal as based on
the exploitation of Central Eastern
Europe" They said Hitlers in
ferential suggestion for creation Of
a small Polish buffer state, with
Germany and Russia gobbling up"
the major portion Of Poland, had
been turned down by both British
Evening star., 1939-10-06
British RidicuIe Nazi
Warning Of Plot 10
Sink |roquois
Coast Guard Rushes Aid
As Admiralty SCOTS at
Blame Placed in Advance
BY JOHN C. HENRY.

German warnings of the mysteri-
GUS destruction of the refugee-laden
American steamship Iroquois. to-
ward which Naval and Cost Guard
vessels are racing for a mid-Atlantic
rendezvous. provide a measure of
"the criminal mentality of Mani
party leaders," the British Admiralty
declared today in its official recogni-
ton of implications that the liners
contemplated sinking was to be at
British hands.
The whole strange and startling
incident was brought into the light
late yesterday when the White
House announced that the Amen-
can naval attache in Berlin had
been warned personally by Grand
Admiral Erich Raeder, Nazi naval
chief, that the Iroquois was to be
sunk when it neared the American
coast through a repitition of cir
cumstances which marked the loss
of the steamship Athena"
Charge Hit as Absurd.
To the plain implication of the
German officer that the sinking was
to be An act of the British. London
sources first remarked that the
story was too absurd to deny
Today, however, the Associated
Press reported that the British ad-
miralty had issued an official COM
munique. Its text follows:
'The attention of the admiralty
has been drawn to the suggestion
emanating from Berlin that the
United States ship IroQuois is to be
sunk through a repetition of the
circumstances which marked the
loss of the steamship Athena
"The Athena was, of course, sunk
by a German U-boat which was
plainly seen by responsible survivors,
no British submarine being within
several hundred miles. The fact
that such suggestions should be
made by the German government
enables us once again to realize and
measure the criminal mentality of
Nazi party leaders, but it is surpris-
ing that an officer of the former
imperial German Navy like Admiral
Raeder should bemean his uniform
by lending himself to such baseness." !"
Since Wednesday night, when the
German warning was transmitted
to the White House from Berlin,
United States Navy and Codst Guard
ships from the Atlantic patrol have
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