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La opinión., 1940-06-18

lNlR ell dlaS de guerra
eq isale a penetrar en-
" un mundo singularmsn
te irracio-al. I'm modo
de yer primario, irregu.
lar y al mismo tempo impulsivo
denuncia ell imperio de la fuerza.
Ell espiritu critico yace entire pu-
jos de ahogo y la violencia- una
~violencia de soplo vital escaso-
golpea ciega y rabiosamente. La
guerra IN Europa carece de un
objeto digno, pero no por carecer
de dignidad es menos alteradora
de la conciencia humana. Solo ell
fanatismo que pretendn imponer
al mundo entero como forma de
fe y de vida nnica la dictadura de
una idea la idea de la superio-
ridad racial ha podido separar
a communicates humans cultas en-
enemigos y amigos, Ell partidarios
v a~dversarios, en- heroes y crimina
les. ST Europa ha seguido ell CANT
no de la fuerZa, America debe per-
filar SUI propia conducta, una con-
Quota que sea antftesis de la fuer
"a y de la p~retension a imponer
la suya como unica verdad digna
de encerse. America no debe per-
mitir que en- sus paises Sc reclu-
ten proselitos. Pero desgraciada-
mente, 10 que Sc ~realiza es ESQ:
la conquista de simpatizantes que
nos arrastra Il la guerra.
En- Cuba, obsrrvamos o angus
tia la marcia de las operaciones
b6licas. Nadie ignora que hay nu-
cleos de seres a sueldo de las pc
tencias imperialistas- imperialis-
mo ingles o imperialismo aleman,
lilo mismo da!-; nncleos Que ira
bajan por cnvoiver q Cuba en- la
actual contiHnda. Sc rumora que
hay una gran preston de parte de
los Estados Unidos para obtener
bases navales y aereas, a mas de
fortificaciones en- territorio cuba
no. Sc afirma que la quinta CO.
lrmna- r1a quinta columna mo-
vida por espanoles franquistas -
Sc esta aprestando a un ataque SO.
lapado a la nacionalidad. La at
mosfera esta adquiriendo una ten
sion de tai naturaleza que o ha
ce olyidar los p"oblemas politicos
interiors;. Y estos problemas- en-
tire ellos la amistad confrsada del
DR.. Ramon Grau San Martin con
La opinión., 1940-06-18

3~h
pals, en- ell termino de tres
amos, ademas de ocho millones y
medic de d0lans EN- elective, de
los cuales va sc page I'm million, sic
tie mas por concepto de descuentos
especiales en- la yenta de veinte
millones de barril.s, o sea un to-
tai de SO millones de pesos. Los
comentadores oficiales estiman que
ell arreglo es ventajosfsimo para
nuestro pats porque ha roto ell
! frcnte que habfan presentado los
"enemigos de la independence eco
monica de Mexico.
Ell Gobierno de Mexico ha gas
tado alrededor de Glen millones de
| pesos para coEstruir los e~xistrntes
trabajos de irrigation. les conve-
nicnte para ei pals que sin crear-
Sc riqueza aGicional lleguen a sa
lir de Mexico SO millones de pc
SOS, solo para que ell Gobierno pue
da decir que va es suyo ell 7.3 por
ciento del valor total de los bienes
de las companies petroleras, adqui
riendo la refinerfa de "Arbol Gran
de-, quo no es sino una r%efinerfa
de destilacion primaria de modelo
muy antique, y algunas otras pro
piedades centre otras las gasoli-
neras de la Pierce ell esta Capt.
tGl), especialmente cuando esas pro
piedades nj los duehos les sacaban
~p~ovecho, va que tanto Ia Mexican
Sinclair Petroleum Co., como la
Pierce Oil Co., o%peraban antes de
la appropriation con perdidas?
La emigration de este dinero, en-
los momentos en- que tan necesita-
dos estamos de capitales, no puede
| ser favorable al desenvolvimiento
de la economic nacional. Los dema
| 2 predi-an la doctrina de que
ell capital extraDjero es pejudicial
v, por 10 mismo tai vez yean con
iubilo su emigration. Pero "El
Economista" sistiene la tests opues
ia es decir, que las inversiones de
| capital no solo son conyenlentes,
sine indisp.ncables para ell progre
so de cualquier pals. ASH, mientras
ell senior Silva Herzog celebra Ia
! fttura salida de ounce y medic mi
| lone, de dolares como un triunfo,
| nosotros consIderamos, melancollca
mente, que 81 ell contrato con 81
CRU, Sinclair satisface momenta
| neamente nuestro orgullo naciona-
lii ia. Sc tiene que traducir en- po-
tos cast agotados por las continues
! batallas, viniesen a enfrentarse-
muy lejos de sus bases de aproVl
sionamiento- con tropas frescas
con una escuadra potente y con Is
| repulsa Co todos y cada II de los
pafses americanos. ST a este Sc
ahade que dejarfan al enemigo a
las puertas de su casa, listo en- to-
do momento a tomar la reYancha,
Sc vera que es fantastica la opinion
de qun Alemania ataque a Anne
RIGA, Y que nnicamente puede ser
agitada como un fantasma entire
las manos de los interesados en- ha
Ger que nCs sumemos a la gigan-
tesca hecatombe.
Hablabamos parrafos atras, de
10 mcesario que era saber Ia OPT
MON de los partidos polfticos y de
los conductors. en- 10 que a la
guerra Sc refiere. En- Cuba, unica.
mente la "Coalicion Socialista De-
mocratica" ha considerable este
problema, incorporandolo a la
"Plataforma presidential del Gin
dadano Fulg. ncio Batista. En- ell
titulo 20. del Capitulo "Polftica In
ternacional," Sc afirma 10 siguien
6Sigue EN- la Ca Pag.)
La opinión., 1940-06-18

".....la campana electoral Sc desa
8 rrolla dentro de las normas de
mocraticas, no hay preston gu
bernamel tai que priv de ga
rantfas su ejercicio effective. -"
(Discurso del Srio. de Gob.rna-
eion)
La opinión., 1940-06-18

10 eG la novela ell
America? La mo-
vela puedr ser una
aventura pero an
te TODD es una ex-
La opinión., 1940-06-18

Los suscriptores. al zanzibar de residential.
deben darnos tanto la nueva como Ia an
tigua direction a fin de anotar propia-
mente ell cambio en- n~uestros libros-
La opinión., 1940-06-18

crz-2 n VIRTUD del arreglo Gle
a. brado entire ell Gobierno de
Mexico y ell grupo petrole
L. 70 Sinclair van a salir del
La opinión., 1940-06-18
CUBA EN- Ell
Canine de la Guerra
Por ISA

Y y IVIR EN- dfas de guerra
eq isale a penetrar en-
" un mundo singularmsn
te i~rracio--al. I'm modo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27

ATTORNEY BELFORD v. LAWSON, Jr, Unit Chairman
MRS. MURIEL ALEXANDER Associate Unit Chairman;
MAI CAMPBELL c. JOHNSON, Unit Secretary;
MISS CAROLINE HARRIS, Assistant Unit Secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
GOVERNMENT UNIT

Chairman, HON. ERNEST G. DRAPER;
Chaimen, A. BIRGFELD,
COL. ROBERT H. FLETCHER HON. j. AUSTIN LATIMER;
Secretary, c E. CARTER.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
K. A. F. Reports Fascist Bases
Left Blazing Ruins After Raid
Greek Troops Reported
BottIing Way Up
Coast From Palermo

B, the Associated Press.
ATHENS. Dec. 20.-Blazing ruins
were left in new assaults on the AL
banian ports of Valona and Krio-
nero, the r. A. F.. command an
nounced today, while Greek troops
were reported battling up the coast
from Palermo Bay toward Chimara
and Tightening their lines around
the inland towns of Klisura and
Tepeleni.
At Valona. the r. A. F.. command
reported military barracks, gaso
line dump, motor transport park
and buildings north of the town
were hit in the raid, carried out yes
terday. Great columns of smoke rose
from the vicinity of the barracks
and the gasoline stores, British
pilots reported.
Direct hits were declared to have
been registered on buildings in the
Krionero area and fires were seen
raging after the attack.
Fascist Resistance Strong.
Greek troops continued their drive
to dislodge the Italians from stra-
tegic positions which must be taken
before Tepeleni and Klisura can
be occupied.
Although italian resistance is
strong, reports from the front said
Fascist forces are expected to with
draw any moment from hills behind
the towns.
On the Albanian front generally,
fighting has been slowed down by
(See ATHENS, Page A-l2.)
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Mack Gains Financial
Control Of Athletics
B, the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20.-Con-
ME Mack, on the threshold of his
18th birthday, announced today he
has acquired financial control of
the Philadelphia Athletics he has
managed for 40 years.
The veteran baseball leaders
birthday is Monday.
Heretofore the club ownership
has been equally divided between
Mr.. Mack and heirs of Benjamin
Shibe, who started the Athletics
on a Joint basis 40 years ago. Con-
troll of the club goes to Mr.. Mack
through the purchase of block
of about 141 shares, valued at $500
a share in 1898, from the widow of
John Shibe, who was son of Mr..
Macks first partner.
Just because I have majority
of the stock doesn't mean there will
be any changes in policy or per-
sonnet" Mr.. Mack said in announc-
ing the purchase. "All the other
stockholders wanted me to buy the
John Shibe holdings so l did"
At the death of Benjamin Shibe
in 1922, his holdings were divided
among his sons, Thomas and John,
and his daughters, Mrs. Elfreda
Mcfarland and Mrs. George Reach.
Thomas shibe is also dead, and his
share is owned by his widow, Mrs.
Ida Shibe. =
Evening star., 1940-12-20
FoiIed De Tristan Extortionist
CruwIs Past G-Men and Police

of the patch he discovered the box
was filled with worthless strips of
paper instead of currency, and he
discarded 1t among the vegetable
rows.
The golden haired De Tristan boy.
closely guarded by his parents at
their home in the exclusive Hills
borough community 20 miles south
of San Francisco, was kidnapped Sep
tember 20 by Wilhelm Jakob Muh-
lenbroich, a German alien who had
visions of getting 100000 in ram
som for returning the child.
Instead, Muhlenbroich was over
powered by couple Of lumberjacks
in the mountains east of San Fran
cisco and is now in San Quentin
Prison serving q life sentence. The
child was returned unharmed.
Federal agents appeared at the
Santa Rosa Post Office three weeks
ago with a Photographic copy of a
letter mailed the De Tristans. They
did not reveal the letters contents
but asked the postmaster to trace
It's sender. They did not succeed
lsee DE TRISTAN, Page A-7J
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Two New 5hipyards
To Build So Vessels
For Great Britain
Construction Ordered
On Plants in Maine
And California
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
Construction was ordered started
today on two new shipyards to turn
out so cargo vessels for the sub
marine e-harassed British merchant
marine.
Following formal approval of the
plan by United States officials, Brit
ish representatives contracted with
the Todd shipbuilding interests in
New York for building 80 of the
freighters at Portland. Me-, and the
remainder at Richmond. Calf.
Tentative estimates set the cost
of the go ships at approximately
00,000 900, with possibly more to
be constructed later.
English money was available to
pay for the work, and the plan was
in no way tied in with President
Roosevelt's proposal of a mort
gagged materiel" system to supply
Britain with the sinews of war.
At New York, John D. Reilly,
president of the Todd Shipyards
Corp, said the new Portland and
Richmond yards would be completed
in four months.
Work will be provided for 5000
or more American workmen in each
yard" he said.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Brother Identifies Body
Of Woman in Bridqe Fall

The body of a woman identified
as Mrs. Fannie Mandelbaum, 48, of
1858 Mintwood place NV, was
found lying beneath an arch of Call
vert Street Bridge this morning,
apparently having fallen nearly 80
feet from the bridge rail to the
brush-grown bank along the road
in Rock Greek Park.
The body was identified by Mrs.
Mandelbaum's brother, Samuel
Wortleib, 1901 C street Sc. The
body was discovered shortly before
8 o'clock by Joseph Grobarek, who
reported he had seen it as he drove
to work. She had been missing since
last night, according to relatives.
In purse, police said, they found
$6S.78 in small bills and change.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Earthquake Jars East
From New jersey
To Montreal
Jolt Rocks Big Buildings
And Homes; Felt in
Western New York
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
! BOSTON, Dec. 20.-An earthquake
centering in New England and felt
from Southern New Jersey to
Montreal. Canada, early today shook
heavy buildings and threw thousands
of persons into panic. Damage was
not great. reports indicated
Prof. L. Don Leet of the Harvard
University Observatory said it ap-
peared to be strongest just south of
Lake Ossippee. N. H., and that it
lasted 30 seconds. He timed it at
2:27:29 am
The quake, like many others, was
attributed by Prof. Leet to the slow
rising of the earth's crust in this
region, which was depressed by
enormous ice masses during the ice
age.
Awakened by rumbling as their
homes swayed men, women and
children in cities as far west as
Rochester and Syracuse, N. Y, arose
in alarm.
Some New Englanders dashed,
scantily clad, to the streets. Many
reported they thought there had
been an explosion. Virtually whole
communities were reused in some in
stances. Telephone lines in news
paper Offices were clogged with calls
from frightened persons.
Baby Hurled From Crib.
In numerous cases persons re-
ported they were thrown from their
beds. and in one instance in Con-
necticut a man said his baby was
hurled from a crib.
New England bore the brunt of the
quake, with lighter tremors being
felt in New Jersey, Philadelphia,
Long Island and in the valley sec
tions of New York. The shock in
Montreal was enough to awaken
sleepers and shake small ornaments
from shelves, but no damage was re-
ported there.
Available reports of damage in
New England indicated it was con-
fined largely to cracked plaster and
broken windows.
Coast Guards in their headouar-
tiers in the upper part of Boston S
custom house tower, tallest building
in the city, said they were shaken
severely.
Hospital Patients Awakened.
The Rev. James j. Devlin of the
Weston College Observatory in Wes-
ton, Mass, and Prof. Leet joined in
saying the shock definitely could be
classified as an earthquake. The
Jesuit added that it was "a severe
quake for New England"
The shock. felt along the Hudson
tSee EARTHQUAKE, Page A-7.)
Evening star., 1940-12-20

service had Clipped in to buy
merry Christmas for the families
of Washington who are in direst
need
You, too, can bring unexpected
Yule cheer to children in impover-
ished homes by bringing or mailing
a contribution to Christmas House,
outside The Star Building at
Eleventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV. Your gift should come
soon, because the calendar itself is
in hurry.
The Post Office Department gift
was one of a growing flood of
contributions by generous Govern
ment employees. private organiza-
tions and individuals.
Assistant Census Director Vergil
d. Reed came to a Christmas House
broadcast with $100-representing
just a portion of the funds collected
by employees of his bureau. in CO.
operation with the Commerce De-
partment Post, American Legion,
for The Star-N. B. C.-Warner Bros
Christmas fund.
Letters that come to Christmas
House tell their own story. Said
one:
please accept this for your
(See CHRISTMAS, Page ABB
Evening star., 1940-12-20
BY the Associated Press.

BY Tie Associated fIeSS.
SANTA ROSA, Calf, Dec. 20.-The
wealthy, socially prominent parents
of 3-year -old Marc de Tristan, jr.-
recent victim of a sensational kid
naping for ransom-have been sin
gled out once again by an extortion-
ist seeking money as the price for
safety of their child.
It was learned on reliable au-
thority today that F. B. I. agents,
working secretly through a letter
sent the Count and Countess de
Tristan through the Santa Rosa
Post ONCE, frustrated the scheme
and barely missed capturing the ex-
tortionist in a trap set in q cab
bage patch near Santa Rosa.
The suspect, described as an elu-
sive little man in black overcoat,
was reported to have shown up at
the cabbage patch rendezvous late
Wednesday night, snatched up Z
cigar box which he thought was
filled with money, and vanished in
the murky darkness before officers
could seize him.
Before he had reached the bounds
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Two Irish Ports Placed
Under Military Control

B, the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, Dec. 20.-The defense
ministry yesterday placed the ports
of Galway and Sligo under military
control, further step in the pre-
paredness policy.
Since July the ports of Dublin,
Cork, Kingstown, Bantry Bay and
Lough Swilly have been under total
military direction. Special coastal
defense measures have been in oper-
alton since the fall of France.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
7 More Ships Report
Submarine Attack
Off Irish Coast
Distress Calls Picked Up
From Carlton and
Unidentified Vessel
B, the Associated Press.

B. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 20.-Two ships
were attacked by submarines about
$50 miles west of the Irish coast to-
day in what appeared to be the Sec
ond attack on convoy in three
days.
Word of the attack was heard by
Mackay Radio, which picked up terse
messages from the vessels. Both
gave positions in the same area
the area that in recent months has
become the graveyard of British
ships carrying war materials to the
beleaguered English Isles.
The first report today came from
the British steamer Carlton At
7:59 am. (E S. T) she radioed that
submarine had crossed her bow
and then launched torpedo.
Thirty-six minutes later came a
second report.
The vessel was identified by
Mackay as the 2,842-ton Norwegian
freighter Varangberg out of Oslo,
former Great Lakes steamer.
The ship was built in 1915 at Ash
tabula, Ohio.
Being attacked by submarine,
55.31 north latitude, 1925 west longi-
tude," the message said.
The 5,162-ton Carlton, built in
1924, is owned by R. Chapman &
Sons and operated out of Newcastle.
Scores of British-controlled ships
have been attacked by U-boats in
the same general area since Ger
many stepped up its campaign
against shipping. The last assault
bearing the marks of an attack
against convoy was unloosed on
Evening star., 1940-12-20
'Covetous Eye Cast
On Enemy Ships in
u. 5. by British
Old American Vessels
Nearly Exhausted,
Cross Tells Press
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. Dec. 20,-Britain's
Minister of Shipping today cast
what he called "covetous eye" on
"a certain number of enemy ships
in the United States" and declared
that assignment of these and
United States ships to the British
service ARE the only ways I can see
for replenishments of any conse-
quence."
The minister. Ronald Cross, de-
clared that Britain's real struggle"
with Germany would come in 194l.
The statements came in an inter-
view with the American press.
He pictured the submarine men,
ace as still the greatest threat to
British lifelines, and said it could be
overcome only by increasing num-
bers of destroyers and by new ship
ping, which Britain is now turning
out at her virtual maximum of
production.
Grateful for U. S. Aid.
"One naturally hopes that the
United States will be able to see her
way to help us in the coming year"
Mr.. Cross said.
Il am extremely grateful for what
we have got already. A large amount
has already been supplied and we
have to thank the good will of the
administration"
Observing that supplies of old
American ships were nearly exhaust
ed and that it would be year be-
fore new shipbuilding in America
could reach substantial levels, the
Minister said:
Perhaps the United States can
spare us something from her exist
ing ordinary services. Also there
are a certain number of enemy
ships in the United States. I nat
urallv cast covetous eye on those
vessels.
These are the only ways I can
see for replenishments of any con-
sequence"
Cites Need for Destroyers.
Speaking of Britains need for de-
stroyers Mr. Cross said:
I'VE obviously can do with a great
deal more destroyers. We know how
to master the submarine, given
equipment to do it, but we cannot
expect to get the submarine menace
so far subdued that it will not re-
quire an enormous amount of new
construction to maintain the war ef-
fort at full blast"
Mr.. Cross pointed out that ship
ping losses during the World War
continued heavy to the end but
toward the close were being more
than offset by tremendous building
in the United States, which produced
more than 100000 tons in 1918 as
against $4,000 tons in 1917.
only the United States can sup
ply the enormous new construction
we need" he said. consequently
we very much hope that the United
States viii embark on a shipbuildine
program on gigantic scale similar
to the last war.
Given that and our own steady
accretion of strength, I have not
the slightest doubt we can main
tain our war effort at full strength ;
Germany has two vessels tied ur
(See CROSS, Page A-210
Evening star., 1940-12-20
U S. Newsmun Back in London After Months
Finds 1t Something Approaching Paradise

this splendid lull in the slaughter
might not last forever.
We have wandered over a goodly
part of the city during the last day
and half, looking over the results
of recent raids, and have had ~ or
so f1rst-hand accounts of what has
happened here. Both personal OBJ
servation and eyewitness accounts
establish the fact that, as far as
London is concerned, the blitzkrieg
has petered out in a really sensa-
tional way.
When we left London in mid
october, the remains of buildings
were dumped all over the streets,
people were red-eyed from strain
and lack Of sleep. Today practically
all the rubbish seems to haYe been
Evening star., 1940-12-20

cleaned up, traffic is pretty near to
normal and folks seem to have re-
covered their physical and mental
energy in way that didn't seem
possible in the old days of blood
and thunder.
This, of course, is taken by every
body to mean that more and bigger
trouble lies ahead; people feel very
much as smart grouse feels just
before the glorious twelfth" But it's
still very reassuring, to a person
who has been softened up by weeks
among the bright lights of Blighty,
to find that the front line has tenn
porarily gone to seed.
As far as the war itself is con-
cerned, things don't seem to have
(see sTONEMAN, Paae A-5)
Evening star., 1940-12-20
F. B. !. Studies Data
indicating Bundsmen
Serve in i. ). Army
Agents Check on Records
Seized in Roid on
Chicago Headquarters
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. Dec. 20-Working in
strict secrecy, agents of the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation today studied
records to determine whether the
German-American Bund has men,
bers in the United States armed
forces.
The records were seized yesterday
in raid on the Chicago headquar-
ters of the bund. Among them, an
investigator for the States attorneys
Office said, was a loose-leaf book in
dicating that 1,500 to 1000 members
were in the Army, Navy, air force or
Marines.
Federal agents were reported to
be checking the names against naval
and military lists to ascertain
whether the men listed were now
active in the armed forces or had
completed service.
F. B. I. Official Silent.
William S. Devereaux, in charge
of the F. B. I. Office here. answered
mo comment" to inquiries about his
findings.
The records were seized in a search
for assets of the bund and an affiliat-
ed organization, the Teutonia Pub
fishing Co., which occupy joint
Offices. Municipal Judge Oscar S.
Caplan ordered the search in con-
nection with a county suit against
the organizations for payment
of $3.50 in personal property taxes.
The States attorneys investigator
who declined to be quoted by name.
reported that the military member
ship book was written in German
and listed "bund members in the
service" together with their home
town addresses and their rank in
the various branches of the armed
forces.
Motion Pictures Seized.
Four rolls of foreign scenic motion
pictures, private telephone book,
book containing the names of Mid
Western bund members, and a hum
dred applications for membership
also were reported seized.
The investigator said that the
latter included data on applicants
service in the German Army-their
grade, regiment, company or battery,
and the front on which they had
served.
A policeman stood guard at the
bund Offices during the night to
prevent removal of the contents of
safe. Detective Stephen Leddy re-
ported that a woman secretary in the
bund Office locked the safe during
the raid.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Damage Reported Greet
In Italian Shipyord Fire

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, Dec. 20.-The Baglietto
shipyard at Varazze, where small,
fast torpedo boats are built. was
reported today to have suffered
heavy damage from flames which
started in the woodworking depart
ment and spread to the machine
shop. Boats on the ways escaped
damage.