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Evening star., 1939-06-06
Republicans Block
Proposal 10 Create
Hyde Park Library
229-to-13o-Vote Fails
To Poss Measure Under
Two-Thirds Rule
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Almost unanimous opposition By
House Republicans blocked passage
yesterday of an administration pro.
posal to create Government library
at Hyde Park, N. Y, to house Presi.
dent Roosevelt's papers.
After asserting such material
should be preserved In Washington,
If anywhere, along with other Gev-
ernment records, they prevented the
measure from receiving the neces-
Sary two-thirds vote required for
approval under the procedure which
House leaders adopted.
The roll-call vote was 229 to 139,
with 139 Republicans voting against
the bill and eight approving it.
The measure would authorize the
Government to take title to II acres
of the Presidents Hyde Park estate.
A private corporation would erect a
building on it. On completion Of
the structure the Government
archivist would be authorized to ac-
cept formally Mr Roosevelts papers.
Republicans Snipe Plan.
Representative Treadway, Repub-
llcan, OF Massachusetts. asked why
the material should not be put in
the Archives Building or in the
Congressional Library in Washing
ton rather than in new building
on "a road that shortly will be al
most abandoned"
From Representative Fish, Re-
publican, of New York came an OBJ
| lection that if the precedent in the
bill were followed. papers of future
Presidents would be scattered all
around the country"
Representative Wolcott, Republi-
can, OF Michigan inquired why the
Government should have to pay the
costs OF transporting the presi.
Dental documents to Hyde Park,
and Representative Luce. Republi.
can, OF Massachusetts asserted that
when a memorial was proposed for
| Theodore Roosevelt his wife said "it
was too soon for a proper estimate
of the place he will occupy in his.
| tory"
| Just before the vote Representa-
tive Rayburn of Texas. the major
ity leader, strobe down into the we'll
OF the House to plead with Repub-
licans to vote for the proposal.
Rayburn Makes Plea.
Answering Representative Short,
Republican, of Missouri, who re-
marked that President already had
/ sold his memoirs for a tremen.
dous price Representative Ray.
burn recalled that former President
Coolidge sold some of his own re.
marks at a dollar a word
During the Harding administra-
ton, when charges were flying all
around. never did I utter a word
TO reflect on the character of the
President of the United States or
man who had been President" Mr.,
Rayburn said.
These are not public papers but
private papers of Franklin Delano
Roosevelt. He could sell them for a
fancy sum. but they would be SCAT
tered to the four winds. and the
country would never be able to sec
them. @
IF this proposal had been made
in the administrations of Harding,
Coolidge or Hoover no one would
have heard my voice in protest.
I'D not let my partisanship 90
too far in matter like this. The
name Of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
will be perpetuated whether these
buildings are erected or not"
Evening star., 1939-06-06
D. c. Legion Auxiliary
Honors Mrs. Bumford

Mrs. Helen Bamford of Spar
rows Point, Md, Eastern national
vice president of the American
Legion Auxiliary, was honor guest
at banquet given by the District
of Columbia department of the
auxiliary last night at Wesley Hall.
Mrs. Bamford also attended a meet
ing of the department Executive
Committee held at the Y. w. C. A.
Miss Minnie May Hardy, depart
ment president, presided at the
banquet and introduced Mrs. Bam-
ford.
Evening star., 1939-06-06
France Unifies Land,
Sea and Air Forces
Under Game|in
National Defense Chief
Given Unprecedented
Power by Cabinet
By the Associated Press.

PARIS, June 6.-The French gov
ernment today combined all its
armed land, sea and air forces into
unified supreme command under
ouiet-spoken Gen. Maurice Gustave
Gamelin, chief of the general staff
of national defense.
The 66-year-old soldier, who en-
tered the World War as captain
and ended it as a major general,
was named General in Chief of
all the Armed Forces of France"
by the cabinet.
To sipnelize his new power. his two
immediate subordinates were given
titles unprecedented under the
Third Republic.
Rear Admiral Jean Darlan, chief
of staff Of the navy, was promoted
to be Admiral of France with
supreme command of all naval
forces. The new title has been in
allegiance since 1866.
Gen. j. Vuillemin, chief of staff
| of the air army, was made Air Mar
shall. the first time such a title has
been granted.
Already Defense Chief.
Gen Gamelin has been chief of
the general staff of the army since
1881 and chief of the general staff
of national defense since January,
1888. AS national defense chief
directly under Edouard Daladier,
Premier and minister of national
defense and war, for the past
year, Gen. Gamelin has been
charged with co-ordinating the
army with the navy and air force.
Today's decree. however, marks
complete acceptance by France of
the theory of unified command and
for the first time directly subordi-
mates the naval and air chiefs to
his orders.
The cabinet also approved series
OF new decree laws concerned most
ly with the national defense. One
provided machinery for bringing
the ports of lie Havre and Bordeaux
under immediate and strict military
control in case of an emergency.
Another satisfied credits for the
continued building up of reserve war
supplies. No details were given i'm
mediately. Still another frightened
up disciplinary rules for the mer-
chant marine.
Gamelin in London.
Gen. Gamelin went to London to-
day to confer with British, Turkish
and Polish staff officers.
Meanwhile, a French informant
said that the French government
has suggested a French British
Soviet Russian agreement guaran-
teelng the independence of Latvia,
Estonia and Finland, but without
naming those countries.
A proposed British French Rus
sian mutual military assistance
agreement has snagged mainly on
Russian insistence on guarantees
to the three Baltic nations. A
declaration against any change in
the Northeastern European status
quo might accomplish this, it was
said.
/ Foreign Minister Georges Bon
net read to the cabinet the Russian
reply to French-Brit proposals
for the three-power arrangement
ard declared there were certain
points which the French and British
governments would have to discuss
The ministers approved his re-
marks, but the information he gave
them was not made public.
Evening star., 1939-06-06
Mrs. G. A. Pearson Dies:
Funeral Thursday

Mrs. Mary Pearson, SO, wife of
Clarence A. Pearson, secretary
treasurer of Pearson Crane & Co.,
jewellers, died yesterday at her
home, 1923 Webster street NV,
after long illness.
Mrs. Pearson was a lifelong resi-
dent Of this city. Besides her hus-
band. she leaves a son, Stanley
Pearson; daughter, Miss Mary
Estelle Pearson, and a brother,
James Conley.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am, Thursday, in Sacred Heart
Catholic Church. Burial will be
in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1939-06-06
Nurse Exums Announced

Examinations for assistant chief
nurse at st. Elizabeths Hospital, at
$4,000 annually, and superintendent
Of nurses at Freedmens Hospital, at
$1,000, were announced today by the
Civil Service Commission. Details
on the tests are available at the
commission, Seventh and F streets
NV.
Evening star., 1939-06-06
Bill Asks National HYMN

America would become the ma
tlonal Hymn under bill introduced
yesterday by Representative Hill,
Democrat. of Washington. The status
of The Star Spangled Banner" as
the national anthem would be un-
changed.
Evening star., 1939-06-06
New Road to Jericho

The Dead Sea may now be reached
over new highway linking the
Jerusalem Jericho road and open.
ing up to motorists many spots re-
ferred to in the Bible.
Evening star., 1939-06-06

the precepts and the ideals which
were then set forth and which, we
believe, and trust, will endure for all
time to come.
Government is a living organism.
Government cannot remain static,
particularly when great economic
changes are taking place Govern
ment must serve, and to "serve" it
must work in order to perform its
essential and necessary functions.
Modern economic conditions pre-
sents many trying and complex prob
lens. One of the foremost problems
is unemployment and insecurity.
The people of some countries have
sacrificed personal sacrificed
the dignity and the personality of
the individual in their quest for Sc
curity, and In the end obtained
neither. 1t is only under democratic
processes Of government that per-
sonal liberty can exist as right.
On the other hand. insecurity result
ing from unemployment dependency
in old age, or for any other reason,
cannot be permitted to continue
without effort to solve the same.
The solution of these and other
problems is not only the duty of
government but Of all persons and
of all groups. These problems can
be solved without any impairment or
loss of our ideals of government
of personal liberty. Tolerance and
understanding. with willingness of
proper compromise, are essential to
success. Viewing the Social Security
Act, and the amendments just re-
ported by the Ways and Means Com
mittee, as a whole, this legislation
represents a great step forward in
meeting the great problem of inse-
curity, and in manner consistent
with democratic processes Of gov
Tument.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-23
DETROIT STRIKE
 BY LABOR SPLIT
2S,000 Workers, Three Plants Idle Today-.Strike
 Called By Cl0 Group
BY STEVE RICHARDS Lfniiph prekA Staff Cprrespondentl

Detroit, Feb, g ~- U,pD - A strike resulting from the split in the United Automobile Workers kept 2B,000 workers and three plants idle today, A faction formed by l5 exeeu. tive board members and recognized by the Congress Of Industrial Or ganizations threatened to prolong the strike until it was recognized as the union by the companies, Homer Martin, president of the rival fae- ton, termed 1t a wild eat' strike, It appeared that a showdown might come before February 2B, when Wayne County Circuit Court hears an injunction suit filed by Martin in an effort to restrain his rivals from use Of the JAW name, records or contracts,
 Begins In Plymouth
 The strike began yesterday noon in the Plymouth plant, which em. ploys 10000, and forced the closing of the Dodge plant and the Mack avenue plant Of the Briggs Manu- facturing Company which make bodies for Plymouth, Emil Masey, president of the anti-Martin JAW Local 2i2, said carly today that the Briggs plant would be kept closed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-23
|CHOIR SINGERS OFFER CONCERT
Miles Martin to Play at St. Johns Program
 Sunday Evening

There will be a special offering of Lcnten music given by the choir of st. Johns Episcopal church, under the direction of Miles I. A. Martin, Sunday evening. Afr. Martin will play as a prelude, J, s. Bach'S Chorale theme. The choir win sing chorales by Bach, Arcadelt, Vittoria and as an offertory anthem, Goun- od's 0allia. At this service there will be a sermon on the sixth Conn mandment.
 Monday, February % is the date of the annual mems dinner at which expect between l50 and 200 men, The speaker on this occasion will be Bishop Irving Peake Johnson of Colorado. Bishop Johnson is also editor of The Witness, one of our church magazines. He Is colorful figure, with a keen mind and ready wit and profound religious convio- ton. Through his preaching and writing he has had Q tremendous in fiuence on the church,
 Wednesday, March l Is the first Of our Lenten preaching services, The preacher will be the Rev, pr, Fred- eriek Q. Grant, professor of new testament at the Union Theological Seminary in New York. Dr. Grant was formerly the dean of the Sea- bury Western Theological Seminary in Chicago and resigned from that position last year to go to Union Seminary in New York, He is ree- ognlzed as one of the foremost ae- tive American New Testament scholars, Some Of his books are; Frontiers of Christian Thought; New Horizons of the Christian Faith; The Early Church, Dr, Grant is also editor Of the Anglican Theolog- teal Review, a quarterly magazine known for its scholarly articles, The service Is at 7;So p, m, and not 8 D, m, as previously announced,
 Sunday, March 8 is the date of the next union service, The service will be held in St. Johns church at 7;30 p, m, The preacher is the Rev, Floyd Tomklns, rector of St Johns church, Washington, Conn He is also the secretary of the Amer lcan section Of the World Faith and Order Movement Mir, Tomkins has for long been interested in the Movement for Christian Reunion and is a recognized leader in this field,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-23
Europe's Pent-Up s'Steam" Is Near Explosion Point
Woman Foreign Correspondent Convinced Blow-of Is Inevitable
BY PAUL ROSS

NEA Dcfvlge BtaEE COTFcbpDuucnt
 New York, Feb. 23--A war crisis more intense than that preceding the Munich peace" will break over Europe sometime in March or April Only c miracle will prevent the out break of actual hostilities this time
 Who says SO? Paula LeCler, iil- terationally famous woman journ- alist, who has just returned from a two-month tour of England, France Poland, Lithuania and the Baltic states. During 1t she talked to key men in each country--govcrnm officials, dipiomats--and to private citizens. Tho concenBus of thcir opinion is that a great amount oi "steam" has gathered in Germany and that 1t must force its way oui somewhere, The question NOW ia not "1f9" but "When''
 Acts of force by Germany will Dc met by the will of the man on the street. This has hardened, says Miss LeCler. "When l was in Europe n September there was widespread will toward peace. It is still there, But now every man in England ard France realizes that there's a limit, It is no longer Czechoslavakia--a faraway country--that ig in' danger, Now they believe 1t is they, thcm- selves, who are in danger, Now it i3 their security that is threatened People in England have told me We're already mobilized ag much aB e democracy can be mobilized.' To.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-23

day the biggest news in the English press is that dealing with araments and defense"
 After talking to Colonel Josef Beck and other Polish leaders, Miss LeCler thinks Poland holds the ba- lance Of power in this delicate European situation, "Lieing as lt does between two great dictatofs- ships," says Miss LeClef, Poland has made it clear that while II wanted to be neutral, it would fight any power that touched an inch oI its territory"
 She has made many visits to Germany but on her last--al Christmas time--Was struck by sudden change in the German peo- pie.
 Tt was the most un.Christmas- like Christmas l ever spent" Mss LeCler reports, "The general at. titude Of the people there was one Of great weaflncss, Long years oi Bcmi.nutrition arc beginning to tel on them, There is tfemendou; yearning for peace and quiet bul they are not getting either, Against their will they are being compelled to politically-even though they elected Hitler 10 do their think ing for them, Tho possibility for sf internal explosion iB not very good however, The political organization is too thorough, And the StorR Troopers and the young people ar, with tho regime"
 After graduating rom Columbis University, Miss LeCler, armed witi a typewriter and a command Of sis languages, assiRned herself to toul Soviet Russia for five months, ahS sold some Of the biggest news papers and Byndicatcs on stories GI what she found,
 Since then she has been pilinp stunt on stunt, She covered tht Ttalo. 10 Ethiopian War and tho Span ish War She has intefviewee practically every newsworthy per- sonality in Europe, Asia and Africa
 She obtained the last bedside in' teryiew with queen Marie of Ru, mania, She got tho last private in' tefview granted by Czech Presiden Eduard Benes while still in ofIie' and also tho last interview given b, Czech Premier Emil Hodza, Colone Josef Beck, unofficial ruler Of po' land, chose her to give to the worlt q story on Poland's foreign policy Just prior to the recent visit to Pc. land by yon Ribbentrop, Nagi For eign Minister,
 My life," says Miss LeCler, "i; acutely uncomfortable ana harriet but it's fascinating, l never want te do anything else, It's like sitting ir a front scat at the worlds melo' drama. It's not profession, It's a way Of living,
 Miss LeCler plans to make a continental lecture tour in the U, B., until things get active M Europe,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-23

Something ot the spirit Of the Na- tionalists was shown by two dis patches today.
 One quoted Gen. Jose Solchaga of tho Nationalist army as saying in an interview in the newspaper Voel- kischer Beobachter of Berlin, offi- cial organ of the German Naxi party, that the world must reckon in future with the strength of the spanish army.
 Solchaga estimated the Nation- alist military forces at between e00.O00 and e00,000 men and the Loyalist army at 600,000.
 Soon these will be Q single army" Solchaga was quoted as saying. Tn future we will easily have available 10000 men able to bear arms"
 Tne other dispatch was from Bur- goes, quoting an article by Jose M,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-23

salaverrla. Q well known publlcist' who wrote that no other nation had greater rights or interests in the Mediterranean than Spain. He as- serted that Spain expected equal representation in any Mediterranean conferences and contested the right of any nation to call the Mediter- ranean tour sea-"
 All Fronts oulet
 Perpignan. French- Spanish From tier, Feb. 23.--(UP)-Spanish Loy- alist and Nationalist war commit niQues reported today that all fronts were quiet, but reports were circu- lated that the Nationalists were making preliminary preparations for general offensive in event that the Loyalists continued to resist.
 Generalissimo Francisco Franco Nationalist commander in chief, yes-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-23

and m Paris that though the Ma tionalisss had refused to give any public assurances. they had private ly given some of importance. It was said. for instance. that without promising Co refrain from reprisals, the Nationalists had said that they would be fair in judging those of sheir enemies whom sney succeeded in Seizing,
 ReaiRrm An Treaties
 France was said also to have ob- tained an mderstanGmg that the NationalistS would reafiirm their treaties with France. particularly the mutual arbitration pact and the Algeciras treaty, which provides for coordinated policies in Morocco and divides Morocco into French and spanish spheres, with France con- trolling by far the greater part.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-23

twas reconciled lo granting fail e iure or legal recognition b the Na- tionalissA as the government oi spain.
 The British government decided last week that it was vain to try to hinge recognition on specific as Surances by the NAtlonalists against foreign domination of spain after the oivtl war, or against severe ven- geance on the Loyalists. France continued to seek assurances and failed.
 Today,s reports from Paris were that Berard was authorized Co ad- wise the NationaliSeS that France was ready to recognize them and that 1t should not take more than an hours conference with Jordana to settle the whole matter.
 There were reports both here
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-23
FEDERATION OF
 LABOR IS ANGRY
National Labor Relations Board Hits That Group
 Another Blow
BY WILLIAM n. LAWRENCE United Press Stan Correspondent

Washington, Feb, 23--CuP)- 4 national labor relations board de' cision invaiidatIng an American Federation Of Labor closed shor contract spurred federation leaders tMay in their drive to have the Wagner act amended,
 The invalidated contract covered 1000 employees Of the Mt Vernon Gar ManufactuPing Company, Mt Vernon, IT. The board ordered the company to reimburse It's employo' f0s AFL dues deducted from theli rey envelopes and to grant Bol. bargaining rights for oil production and maintenance employees to th' hmalgamated Association Of iron steel and tin workers Of Nortf America, nj affiliate Of the congress of industrial organizations,
 Tine board also ordered tho conn papy to offer reinstatement nne remedial wages to 70 men ulB' charged, laid off, or denoted De- cause Of their alleged union affllla' ton or activity,
 AFL officials estimated that sl2,' GOO in AFL dues were involved IT the boards reimbursement order
 Violated Wagner Act
 The board accused tho company Of violating the Wagner Act by TO. fusing to bargain with the Cfo hno by interfering with and supporting the United Car Builders Of Mt Vef' non, a locally controlled" union and the AFL's Brotherhood Of Rail. way Carmen. IL said that the GIG represented . majority Of the com. papy's employees as Of June ID, 1857 two months before the AFL con' tract was signed.
 AFL counsel Joseph padwny hs' sailed the decision aB "nnothcr n. stance" of NLRB bias" in favor oi the CfO and defended the legitimacy of Of the AFL contract with th. Mt, Vernon Company, He pointed out that one major amendment oi the act, proposed by the A. Y, B, would curtail the NLRBB power to inyalidate contracts obtained by h' dependent unions,
 CT 0 to Block Changes
 The boards decision came as GIG leaders pushed vigorous national campaign to block any proposed changes in the labor relations act The c, I, Q, charged "treachery n the camp Of labor" and urged both AFL and Cfo local and internation- ai unions to adopt resolutions spe- officially opposing fedefatlon'spon' sofed amendments,
 AV'L leaders said they hoped that "the Cfo efforts will boomerang and help our cause" ATL President Wll' liam Green welcomed Cfo opposl- ton "because t will help rather than hurt us,"
 The board said the APL's local wac the successor to q federal local of the AFL, which, in turn, was the successor to the United Union,
 "The testimony Of tho brother. hoods own witnesses" the order said, Indicates that the direction oI the affairs Of the three OrganiSa. tons, the United, the Federal and the brotherhood, were, generally speaking, in the hands of the sains people.
 "fhe inference Is unacceptable that the respondent oil but encouraged the bf0thefhood's negotlatofs iil the demands for a closed shop and check.off to the same extent thai tho respondent had actively assisted the United in obtaining It's checsofi when no provision Tor such check. off existed in any contract"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-23
BRITAIN, FRANCE
 AGREE ON SPAIN
Unconditional Recognition of Nationalist Govern.
 ment of Gen. Franco
BY WALLACE CARROLL limited Press Stan COrreSn0ndent

NStbtEN hNfss SsNh SVstNsFVff"NhfS
 London, Feb, g, -- (up) - Great Britain and France have reached a final agreement to accord unoondi- tlonal legal recognition to the Span- ish Nationalist government, it was understood today,
 The Daily Express reported that the British government might make its announcement of recognition in the house ot commons today or to- morrow, by announcing the name Of its first ambassador to the Ma tionallsts,
 The cabinet, at It's regular meet ing yesterday, was understood to have given Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain a free hand to an- nounee recognition at any time,
 Apparently, as 1t was working in cooperation with France, the gov eFnment awaited report from Paris that the French special envoy to the Nationalists, Senator Leon Berard, had concluded final eonver- satlons with Francisco Gomez Jor- dana, the Nationalist foreign miniS- ter, Berard was at Burgos, the Ma tionalist seat of government, await- ing Jordana's return from Barcelona where he took part in the triumphal entry of 0eneralisslmo Francisco Franco and reported to Franco on previous talks with Berard,
 Both Are Reeonelled
 However, reports from Paris in- dieated that Berard's new talks with Jordana would be a mere formality and that France, as well as Britain,