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PAN-AMERICAN HIGHWAY

One big help to MT. Hull's work at Havana may be giant road building program straight through Central America from Mexico to the Panama Canal, in order to strengthen canal defenses. This is a 3,267-mile route, pass ing through tangled jungles and p1ountain ranges, which would connect countries some of which have no highways across their bor- ders but depend solely on shipping lanes for communication.
 About half of the highway is already built and in fairly good con- dition. Completion of the rest would cost an estimated $78,000,000 Most radical feature of the plan is that the construction would be trans ferred from sloW-moving inter American project, suffering typi- cal Latin delays, to become U. S. project. using American capital and American engineers.
 
 The highway is already complet- ed from the U s. border to Mexico City and 200 miles beyond The road through Guatemala is medio- ere, and two-thirds of the route across Fl Salvador is good. But in Southern Mexico, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. engineers confront a road that is nothing more than a footpath, and some seasons not even passable on foot.
 Advocates of the new plan urge that the U. s. investment would be repaid many times in commercial advantage, by opening up land wise trade, to say nothing of the strategic advantage of being able to reach the Canal Zone by auto mobile.
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Must Please
 TwoCoa(nes
Bu( 0utfieIder Has 10 Sat- isfy Manager Frisoh,
 Also His Wife

PITTSBURGH, July 27. = If Maurice Van RoDays, Pirates re- cruit left fielder, makes a bad play, he's in double trouble.
 The expected reprimand from Manager Frank Frisch is only half. of it. His young wife, Mary Frayman Van Robays, is an ar dent baseball fan, and if she sees hubble Van make mistake, his ears burn that night.
 "She tells me where I'm wrong" " Van says T get a lecture every
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sevelt more than Hitler-up until the last few months More recently they see Roosevelt as the lesser of two evils. But for seven years they considered New Deal reforms and the tremendous popularity of the President among the Latin American masses as a genuine menace.
 It is necessary to draw this very definite distinction between the people of Latin America and their Governments. With the people, the United States never has been more popular. To them, Roosevelt has been little less than a saint. His Good Neighbor policy won genuine friends, but with the ruling fami- lies it was different.
 So the problem of the United States is to continue reaching down below the oligarchies to the peo- pie, as Roosevelt has done, but as the aloof gentlemen in the State Department have not done. U. S. diplomats in Latin America mingle with the upper crust, are consid- cred hoity-toity snobs by the ma jority of the people.
 In order to penetrate below the aristocracy, brilliant young Enrique Lozado, ex-counselor of the Bo- livian Legation, now professor at Harvard and Williams, proposes that 5000 North American students, carefully picked from the finest in the country. go to Latin America to work and live; while 5000 South American students come to the United States.
 He has already started this pro- gram by selling the idea to a large group of his own students, and arranging for them to live with Latin American families.
 This is the kind of Good Neigh borliness which really gets to the roots of things.
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likes handball and badminton
 The Pirates plight doesn't get him down:
 "The bad breaks come, but they always go" he said. After it's all over, and you are going good, you wonder how a slump could happen"
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 SEND CONTRIBUTION
 TO RED (RO5S FUND

A contribution of $75.55 for Red Cross relief has been received here from U. s. Marines at the Kodiak naval airhase. The new contribu- tion is in Addition to one previously made by the service men.
 The check from the Marines was transmitted through o. A. Torger- son. President of the Bank of Ko- diak.
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 Delighted" beamed the Indi- anan.
 "Is it true that you have per- fectly lovely St. Bernard dog that weighs 270 pounds and eats noth- ing but liver?'
 Amid the roar of laughter, Me- Mutt admitted it was true.
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Evening star., 1940-04-10
Halifax
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tacks those who are not suficiently
powerful to defend themselves"
He said that Britain or France "at
any moment In the last six months"
could have occupied any port In
Norway.
This kind Of thing is liable to
happen If neutral states are not
prepared to ask in time for help.
They have often asked for it when
it is all too late to render it effec-
tive"
An authoritative source said that
decisions reached yesterday here by
the British-French Supreme War
Council were "nkely to become ap-
parent in the near future"
The foreign office argued that
Germany had done nothing con.
elusive or brilliant by the occupa-
ton of a few isolated towns" In
Norway.
Meanwhile, British Official quar-
ters cautioned that a report that
Norway was preparing to negotiate
with Germany should be treated
with great reserve" There was no
confirmation here of such a Nor
wegian move.
The press was told: ut is not
beyond the bounds Of possibility
that the Germans have invented
such story and issued 1t from Oslo
sources"
A British news agency dispatch
from Stockholm early today said
the Norwegian Parliament had
named committee of three to ne
gotiate IAN agreement with German
authorities"
The dispatch went on to detail
the ceremonies in which the action
is said to have been taken. Quot
ing Premier Johan Nygaardsvold as
saying, in part, I'VE can hope that
the disaster which has struck us
will have happy conclusion"
To this, Speaker Earl j. Hambro
was quoted as replying, I'VE hope
and believe that our people will
have the power and will to support
still harder period of transition
and that the future of our country
Will be preserved for our children
Official quarters in London fol-
lowed this report with the sugges-
ton that it was possible 1.-The Ger
mans have invented" a story of the
Nygaardsvold governments capitu-
lation to the Nazis.
The Norwegian Legation in Lon
don was completely cut of from the
refugee government and it was as
sumed that cablegram dispatches
to Hamar had fallen into German
hands.
Evening star., 1940-04-10

Norway's iron ore shipping port far
UP on the west coast, and Trond-
helm.
He said that the Germans at Mar
vik were quartered in 10 railway
passenger cars and that at Trond-
helm the British consulate had been
closed and the staff arrested.
Last night Trondheim was under
q blackout while British and Ger
man naval forces maneuvered at sea.
Apparently the battle in which the
German cruiser was reported sunk
occurred last night or yesterday
afternoon.
The occupation Of Trondheim was
started about noon yesterday, led
by the German Consul. German
soldiers were quartered in schools
and officers in hotels. All schools
were closed to pupils and the post
oface was shut. All meetings and
demonstrations were prohibited.
The inhabitants OF Trondheim
were said to have expected decisive
steps" during the night with British
naval forces attempting to force
their way into the harbor.
Evening star., 1940-04-10

diately after laying mine barriers
IN territorial waters. German &C.
ton anticipated this British plan b.
barely" 10 hours.
British naval forces and trans.
ports commissioned for this PURPOSE
were sighted by reconnaissance
planes and late in the afternoon
were attacked and decisively de-
feated. Nearly all enemy warships
suffered direct hits from heaviest
CO liber bombs.
"Hit in particular were four bat
tleships by either two or three
bombs, two battle cruisers by one
bomb each, two heavy cruisers with
two and one bombs, respectively; one
cruiser set af1re by a bomb hit and
two transports were struck by one
bomb each.
"Units Of pursuit planes protected
the undertakings by patrol flights
along the west coasts Of Denmark
and Norway as well as over inner
German Blight Helgoland Bight).
"One British flying boat Of the
Sunderland type was shot down.
Further occupation of Norway
continues rapidly and on schedule"
Evening star., 1940-04-10
Text of Berlin Con1munioue
Troop Landings From Oslo to Nurik
Successfully Guarded by Navy

at the beginning resisted at several
points, chiefly near Horton, south of
Oslo, and at Kristiansand. But the
resistance was broken at all points
with exemplary collaboration Of Ger
man defense units.
"Fortifications in Oslo Fjord were
overwhelmed and silenced in the
course Of the day. Narvik, Trond-
helm, Bergen, Stavanger, Egesund,
Kristiansand, Arendal and Oslo.
among others, are firmly in German
hands.
THE German Navy carried out
the assignments given 1t. These
consisted IN safeguarding the oper-
alton as a whole against much SUI
perior British and French naval
forces and effective protection of
transports and landings. The land
ing of German troops was success
ful at all points from Oslo to Mar
vik. a unique achievement in naval
history.
AT the entrance to the harbors
the navy crushed the heaviest re-
sistance. Outside Oslo our ship bat
teries silenced the heaviest shore
batteries. In a fight with a 28-
centimeter battery the cruiser
Bluecher suffered severe damage.
In a further advance the ship ran
on a Norwegian mine barrier and
was lost after several explosions.
"The cruiser karlsruhe, after over
coming similarly strong resistance
in Kristiansand and after safe
guarding the landing of troops, was
seriously damaged and sank.
The biggest part Of the crews of
both ships was rescued and landed.
Operations at sea are still under
way. Only after completion of these
actions will we be able to give a full
account Of the losses and damage
inflicted by the German Navy upon
the English and French naval forces.
"The occupation of important
Norwegian points as planned by
England was to take place imme-
Evening star., 1940-04-10
By the Associated Press.

By the ABsoctateo Press.
BERLIN, April l0.-The tert OF
the German high command COM
nunique today recdpttuldting yes
terday's occupation OF Denmark and
Nor,Oay tollo,os::
mo special developments in the
west.
Military measures for the pro-
lection Of Denmark and Norway
were carried out yesterday In the
closest cooperation by strong units
Of the army. navy and air force
under the supreme command Of In.
fantry Gen. Won Falkenhorst, Navy
Admiral Gen. Saalwaechter and
Admiral Carls, and numerous units
Of the air force commanded by 1t.
Gen. Geissler.
Motorized troops and armored
units under command OF Aviation
Gen. Kaupisch in the morning
crossed the German-Danish border
and in a quick advance via Apenrade
and Esbjerg occupied Jutland on
schedule.
Because Of inadequate dissemina-
ton Of orders to Danish troons,
short localized fights occurred. The
conflicts ceased after Qualification
OF the situation by Danish COM
manders concerning the orders Of
their government not to resist.
simultaneously with the occupa-
ton of JJutland, German troops in
collaboration between the army,
navy and air force landed in the
Little Belt near Middlefahrt, in the
Great Belt near Korsoer and Nyborg
and in Gjedser, for the purpose of
occupation Of the islands.
"Copenhagen already was occu-
pied in the early morning hours
without fighting.
1.-THE air force throughout the day
reconnoitered over Denmark and
safeguarded the advance.
I'm the course of occupation of
the militarily important points of
Norway, Norwegian defense forces
Evening star., 1940-04-10
Belgium Will Continue
Policy of Neutrality

BRUSSELS, April 10 tP.-The
Belgian cabinet announced today
the government would continue its
policy Of independence and neu-
trality" in the face of the Ger
man invasion Of Norway and Dem
mark.
The Brussels newspaper lie Soir
echoed the Belgian cabinets re-
assertion, declaring that since the
Belgian Army has long been pre-
pared there was no necessity to take
new military measures now. Leaves
will not be interrupted, the paper
said, and the final stage of mobiliza
ton will not be decreed.
Evening star., 1940-04-10
Netherlands Ready
To RepeI Invasion
By Any Power
Precautions Believed
To lncIude Plans
For Opening bikes
Dy the Associated Press.

0y the Associated Press.
THE HAGUE, April 10.-Nether-
lands authorities moved today to
meet any further extension of the
European war theater, taking note
Of assertions from each belligerent
camp that its opponent might have
plans to invade the low countries.
The Netherlands government has
made 1t clear that it is strongly de-
termined to resist with all power
any attacks on its territory regard
less OF the direction from which
they come.
Defenses built around the time
proven inundation lines in the
Netherlands have been greatly
strengthened and extended in the
last seven months, increasing Dutch
confidence.
Netherlands defense measures
were stepped up and her street
lights kept blazing night and day
to show warning powers that the
lowland nation is not blacked-
out belligerent.
Military defense measures seemed
to be as great as those taken last
November when the Netherlands
prepared to open her dikes If neces-
sary to repel an invasion.
Civilian Travel Restricted.
Though large cities were outward
ly calm, guards were placed at most
public buildings, most army and
navy leaves were Cancelled and a
round of government conferences
continued until the early morning
hours after two extraordinary cabi-
net sessions.
Extra trains already were in op-
Grafton and it was announced that
civilian rail travel would be re-
stricted temporarily until men re-
turning from leaves have reached
their destinations.
Morning newspapers published
without comment an official state
ment from London terming fam
tastic German declarations that
England and France were consider
Ing an attack on Holland and Bel
GUM. The statement said that
after the invasion of Denmark and
Norway by Germany, the direct
conclusion of most people would be
that Germany was preparing
grounds for new attacks on other
neutrals.
Censorship forbade publication of
most of the new Dutch military
precautions.
Queen Sees Ministers.
Yesterday afternoon, after the
hrst cabinet meeting, Queen Will
helnlina received Prime Minister
Derek Jan de Geer and Defense
Minister 1t. Col. A. q. H. Dyxhoorn.
Of1cials said the German in
vasion of Norway and Denmark had
sharpened the international situa-
ton, but that the Netherlands was
standing out of it."
They said Scandinavian develop
rnents had no direct bearing on the
low countries and expressed no
fear that action would be taken
against Belgium ar the Nethenlandsy,
but said it would be dangerous for
the country to neglect its defenses.
Evening star., 1940-04-10

ing planes first encountered the
British units, then warned fight
ing plane squadrons, which went
Immediately to the attack.
In Berlin the German high COM
mand acknowledged the loss of two
cruisers, the 10,00O-ton Bluecher and
the 6,000-ton Karlsruhe, but said
they went down under Norwegian
coastal fire and mine explosion on
the Norwegian east coast yesterday.
The Germans said that in air
raids yesterday they had scored hits
on four allied battleships, two bat
tie cruisers, three heavy cruisers and
two transports, but the British ad-
miralty said that only two warships
were slightly damaged by splinters.
Whereabouts of the British battle
fleet was not known. Naval circles
pointed out that in such widespread
action as apparently still was con-
tinuing along the Norwegian coast
and over big area in the North Sea
it would be impossible to transmit
more than the barest details.
Britain claimed other successes.
Air Forays Synchronized.
In synchronized air forays against
the German fleet of Bergen, South
western Norway, one German cruiser
of the Koeln class was hit once and
another three times, the communi-
que said, and a British submarine
torpedoed a German cruiser of
South Norway last night.
e-....l1 IT is-thol2ekt.that the GSuiSar,.Na
sunk" the Admiralty announced
The Air Ministry communique
said:
German warships lying OF Ber-
gen were attacked and bombed syAsr
terday evening by the Royal Ar
Force bombing command.
"One large cruiser was hit by a
heavy bomb and other warships were
Believed damaged.
1.-THE attack was made by relays Of
aircraft in quick succession and was
delivered by a strong force of long
range bombers IN the face of intense
anti-aircraft fire from the war
ships"
Series of Bombing Attacks.
"a series of level bombing attacks
was made by aircraft flying in sec
tions in line astern, the principal
targets being two large cruisers and
two destroyers lying at anchor in
Bergen roadstead.
"In the failing light accurate OBJ
servation of results was difficult,
but one heavy bomb was seen to
register direct hit on the after
part of a large cruiser of the Koeln
class. Other warships are believed
to have been damaged.
Despite the intense fire to which
they were subjected all our aircraft
returned safely, making a night
landing at their bases after a fight
of approximately hours duration"
Norway's two biggest warships. the
Norge and Eidsvold, each 4,166 tons.
were reported by Reuters News
Agency to have been torpedoed and
sunk by German vessels at Narvik.
Only 20 of the crews of $50 men
were saved, the British agency said,
attributing its report to the Swedish
newspaper Social Demokraten.
Prelude to Big Action.
The unsuccessful British de-
stroyer raid at Narvik was regarded
Evening star., 1940-04-10

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London
Continued From First Page.)

gained the shelter Of cloud just
In time to avoid further damage"
The statement reported that two
other German planes had been
damaged in fights with British air.
craft.
German air squadrons are en-
gaging in battles with the Brit
ish Navy "at several points" in
northern parts of the North Sea,
DNB, the official German news
agency, reported in Berlin.
(The agency said German scout
Evening star., 1940-04-10
Another Nozi Cruiser
Is Reported Sunk

STOCKHOLM, April 10 P).--A
German cruiser was reported today
to have been sunk by British war
ships In a battle of Svolvar, Nor
way.
The report was brought into
Sweden by a traveller, who told of
the German occupation of Narvik,
Evening star., 1940-04-10

as only the prelude to a crashing
symphony Of shell fire from the
worlds heaviest naval guns.
Since the war began last Septem-
Der l, six other British destroyers
have been lost with 583 men.
For reasons Of national interest," ~
amplification Of the communique
was refused. Winston Churchill,
first lord Of the Admiralty, was to
give the House Of Commons state
ment on the naval operations this
evening. He was keeping vigil in
the Admiralty's famed old map
room.
Asserting that the Scandinavian
operations were only beginning
British sources contended that Ger
many's cruiser strength already was
greatly depleted.
London naval sources said that at
the outbreak of war Germany had
built or had under construction five
heavy cruisers, four medium cruisers
and six light cruisers. They con-
tended three now had been sunk
and four damaged. On the other
hand, they said Britain started the
war with ITO destroyers against
Germany's az.
Launched in 1896.
The Hunter, a destroyer Of 1885,
tons displacement with a normal
complement Of ITS men, was
launched in 1896. Her ornaments
included four 4.7-inch guns, six
smalIss guns and eight 2l.inch tor
The Hardy, also built in 1896, is
OF 1505 tons displacement and
armed and manned similarly to the
Hunter.
EFThe Hunter was damaged sby a
mine during the Spanish War.
Upon the outcome Of the British
fleet actions on Norway's coast
depended the possibility of
the allies getting an expedition
ary force Immediately into Norway
which with Denmark was invaded
yesterday in a German coup.
Reports Of the naval engagements
portrayed them as the greatest since
the famous World War battle of
Jutland, May 81, 1915, and said
both sides were supported for the
first time in history by great swarms
of bombing and combat planes.
The British Admiralty, tradition
ally silent, neither confirmed nor
denied vague but persistent reports
that the 26,000-ton German battle
ship Gneisenau and four other Ger
man warships already had been
sunk.
Cruiser Sunk at Svolvar.
Scandinavian reports, however,
were more sanguinary. A Swedish
traveller returning to Stockholm re-
lated that the British had sunk a
German cruiser at Svolvar, on the
Vest Ftord, opposite the far north
Evening star., 1940-04-10
ltoIy Produces Magnesium

Deposits of magnesite found in
the Dolomite Mountains of Italy
are expected to produce 5000 tons
Of magnesium by 1941.