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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-18
GIVES STATEMENT .
Says Intrusion Would Be
Prejudicial To Cause
Of Peace In Pacific
NOTES JAP REMARK
Japs' Plans Regarding Rich
Chain OF Tropical Is
lands Draw Concern

WASHINGTON, April 17.-CP}-
Vigorously, if indirectly, the United
States called on Japan tonight to
keep hands off the Dutch East In.
dies, vital source of rubber, tin
and other raw materials for Amer.
lea and other nations.
Secretary Hull issued a formal
to the Japanese foreign office by
Ambassador Joseph C. Grew, as
sorting that any intervention there
would be prejudicial to the cause
OF stability, peace and security in
the entire Pacific area"
Notes Jap Statement
His pronouncement was prefaced
with the remark that he had
NOTED with interest" a recent Jap
anese statement expressing concern
for the maintenance Of the status
quo in the Netherlands Indies. This
statement, made by Foreign Minis
ter Arita, had raised some specula-
ton as to whether Japan might
move to protect the Indies in
case their mother country, Holland,
became involved in the European
war.
Tonight's statement by Hull was
in preparation during most of the
day, and although neWspapermen
had made many inquiries there had
been no intimation that it would be
forthcoming.
But for many days there had
been much concern, the world over,
as to what fate Japan's expansion
in the Orient might hold for the
vastly rich chain of tropical islands
which for years have been the
source of much of Hollands wealth
and maintained her status as a
world power.
Different Situation
Before the outbreak of the Eu-
ropean war, the British fleet-Brit-
ain too draws heavily upon the is
lands for raw materials-had been
counted upon to maintain the stat
Continued on Page Seven, Col. ID
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-18
ARGUMENTS BEGUN
in GOTTEN CASE
Lawyer For Wake Woman
Husband Accuses Her
Oh Staying Mother

RALEIGH, April 17.-CP-TWen-
~ty-year-old Margaret Gotten sat
with a poker-face in Wake superior
court tonight while a lawyer for her
husband waved her mothers blood
stained clothing in front of her eyes
and accused her of murder.
The lawyer, Joe Douglass, also &C
cused Mrs. Gotten of attempting to
shift your guilt to your husband
and charged that a deputy sheriff
had framed evidence to convict
Woodrow Gotten, 27, Wake county
farmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gotten are accused
Of first degree murder in connec-
ton with the shotgun Staying OF
Mrs. Cotten's mother, Mrs. Mary
Lee Herndon. Attorneys wound up
the presentation of evidence this aft
ernoon, and began arguments to the
jury.
Douglas asserted that Deputy
Sheriff Robert M. Sanders had
framed state-paid evidence against
Gotten, and had offered to bet a
months salary that he would on
Wet Gotten.
God will not let any nan go to
the gas chamber that you framed
Douglas said, shaking his finger at
Continued ON Page Six; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-18
BANQUET IS HELD HERE
Rev. Walter B. Freed We'll
comes Members OF I'M
portant Group To City

The first day of the quarterly
meeting of the Board of American
Missions of the United Lutheran
church was closed with a banquet
last night at the Cape Fear hotel
and with a short committee meet
ing afterward.
The Rev. Walter B. Freed, pastor
of St. Paul's church here, extended
greetings to the members of the
board and to the guests, saying:
"You have come to Wilmington IN
April and you have been met with
azaleas, with wysteria and with
dogwood.
Welcomed By Freed
"a person can't live in an environ
ment like that without having some
thing happen to him from within
we welcome you from our hearts to
your hearts,"
MANY of you" he said, ''have a
strange conception of the south,
You regard it as a place where cot
ton grows, where camellias bloom In
February, and as the excuse fol-
"Gone With the Wind" 1t is.
"But the south is in an unusual
state of transition" he said.
Freed said sociologists have turn
ed to the south with much vigor
during the past several years and
have found there a strong element
of optimism and confidence in the
future and in a period of greater
days.
1.-THE economic and social frontiers
of the south have not been com
pletely elploited," he said.
1--WE are generally considered as
a region where words are softly
spoken and where Spanish moss
hangs from stately oak trees, but
there is another south. 1t is the
south of tomorrow"
The Rev. Mr.. Freed invited the
members Of the board to remain in
Wilmington, to tour the city and
see the work being done by the
Lutheran church here.
much has been started by the
Lutheran church, but there is still
much to be done"
Louis Hanson, of St. Paul's church
and a member of the missions board,
presided as POSTMASTER.
Also introduced was DR.. j. l..
Morgan, of Salisbury, president CT
the North Carolina synod, who said
Continued on Page Seven, Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-18
ALLIES PREPARE
Say Jap Attempt
To Seize Indies Is Sc
rious Possibility
DEPENDS ON REDS?
Would Probably Re-
suit In Japan Entering
War On Nazi's Side

SHANGHAI, April 1S. - CThurs-
Observation-Disclosures of the Brit
ish. French and American fleets
said today that a japanese attempt
TO seize the Dutch East Indies in
the event of a German invasion OF
the Netherlands was a serious
possibility"
The British and French forces
in the Far East were preparing for
any eventuality.
eff Japan could be certain that
Russia would not jump on her
back, it. is highly possible that the
japanese would act" said n neu'
trail naval observer.
Ally For Germany?
"a japanese thrust southwark
probably would result in Japan en-
tering the val on the side of Ger
many"
eff the japanese decide the
probabilities favor their success
they may occupy the islands, using
the same excuse as Adolf Hitler
used in Denmark and Norway"
THAT the Allies are planning the
same thing.)
Summing UP the possibilities
naval officers said a number OF
factors favor the likelihood Of Jap
anese action in the form of a light
ming stroke timed to coincide with
a German driye into the Neither
lands.
First and foremost, they said, is
Japan's "unconcealed ambition to
get control of the East Indies oil,
rubber and tin supplies, thus max
ing her Independent of foreign
supplies.
eff the East Indies could be
grabbed in a swift, successful
stroke" these sources added, ia,
pans dreams of dominating the
western Pacific and the ousting OF
European colonial powers would be
well on the way toward realization
overnight"
1t was contended by naval OBJ
Continued on Page Seven, Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-18
Italian Press
|Favors Nazis
In North War
Editorial And News Col
umns Alike Belittle AL
lied Military Power
FEATURE NAZI CLAIMS
Decree Authorizing Calling
OF Four Military Glass;
es Is Published

ROME, April 17.-P)-A wave of
pro-German sentiment swept the
Italian press today, editorial and
news columns alike belittling the Al,
lied military power and playing ur
Nazi claims of northern war sue
cesses.
Against this background, the off
cial Gazette tonight published a de-
cree formally authorizing the calling
up of italians Of four classes, Whe
previously were rejected or only
partially trained. This action was
foreshadowed more than a month
ago. The number of men involved
was not indicated.
Those affected are in the classes
Of 1911, 1912, 1913 and 1914.
Aside from the press campaign
however, there was little to indicate
any deterioration of British-ltallar
relations during the past "a hours.
Rumors Not Confirmed
investigations failed to confirm
widespread rumors of demonstrations
against Britain and France in in va
rious italian cities.
British and French spokesmen
here attributed the reports to Ger
man propaganda agents.
Premier Mussolini's mouthpiece.
Virginia Gayda, writing in II Giorn-
ale D'Italia, was among the editors
who pursued a policy of favoritisn
toward Germany and of sarcastic de
precation of the Allies military pow
ers.
The newspaper Regime Fascista
owned by Robert Farinacci, member
of the fascist grand council, c~riticiz
ed Italians who sympathize with the
Allies. He said the British-Frencf
attitude shows opposition to fas
cism's political o~rientation" with
Germany.
Regime Fascista cited an inciden
in a Milan movie, in which four spec
tators at a picture reviewing thu
first six months of the war applaud
ed "at the wrong times" The film
was composed largely Of newsree
shots Of British, French and German
forces and attracted many movie
goers before it was Withdrawn sud
denly.
After the wrong applause, the
the newspaper said, other spectators
slapped the applauders and kicked
them sin the seat of the pants"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-18
NAILS STAGE RAID
Claim One Warship Sunk,
Two Others Damaged
Off Norway's Coast
BATTLESHIP HIT
Nazis Add Force Of Armor.
ed Cars To Mechanical
Units Near Oslo

BERLIN, April 17.-'R I'm
leashing their heaviest bombs in a
furious raid, Germany's airmen to-
night were reported officially to
have sunk a British cruiser with a
bulls eye hit, damaged w other
cruisers so that they probably can
not make port and scored a direct
bomb strike on a British battleship.
The raid off Norway's southwest
ern coast presumably after the
British battlefield had shelled Sta
vanger), climaxed German announce.
ment of previous air and naval
successes.
Germany's Score
Thus Germany's two-day score, as
announced here, stood tonight as
follows:
1. A British cruiser sunk in an
encounter at noon today.
2. Two British cruisers hit by
three heavy bombs in the same raid
and apparently so gravely damaged
that it was doubted whether they
could reach home.
8. A battleship damaged by a di'
rect bomb hit.
4. A square hit 'by the heaviest
caliber air bombs" on a large trans
port ship yesterday off NorWay's
central coast.
5. A destroyer Of the Tribal
class sunk by a German submarine
Yesterday off the Shetland Islands,
at Britain's northern tip.
6. An "enemy submarine" and an
enemy cruiser" sunk by heavy
bomb hits northwest of Mold ford.
(In London, the British said only
Continued on Page Seven, Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-18
N. c. REPUBLICANS
RENAME OFFICERS
Call For Restoration Of
Confidence, Prosperity
In American Life

CHARLOTTE, April II. - Up -
North Carolina republicans 1,5OC
strong reelected their leaders today
and by speeches, resolutions and
platform called for restoration OF
confidence, prosperity and economy
in government and American life.
The crowd, larger than two years
ago, filled the flag-bedecked city
armory-auditorium and heard ad'
dresses by John M. Ncrehead Of
Rye, N. Y, a r1orth Carolina ma
tive, and Rep. Dewey Short of Mis-
souri,, the keynoter.
The platform, resoundingly adopt
ed, called for:
1. Economy in the state govern
ment to eliminate "wasteful over
Continued on Page Three; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-18
Walsh Opposes Request
For Fleet Tonnage Hike
Phone Communications
Banned By Yugoslauia

BELGRADE, April 17.-P-Yu-
goslavia banned international tele-
phone communications from small
Yugoslav towns on the German bor-
der tonight and conducted wide
spread police raids on the homes Of
Germans suspected of being secret
Nazi agents in order to forestall any
fifth column" activity such as aid
ed the invasion of Norway.
Strong German troop ~concentra-
tons were reported at GraZ-former-
ly in Independent Austria and not
far from the Yugoslav frontier.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-18
Winston-Salem Plans
Big Drama Celebration

WINSTON-SALEM, April IL Up
Paul Green, North Cardinals
greatest playwright, today made
public the consideration of tentative
plans for the presentation in 1871
in Winston-Salem of a musical
drama in celebration of the 10th
anniversary of the founding Of the
city.
The pageant will be based on the
first settlement of this area by the
Moravians.
"It can be bigger and better than
"The Lost Colony" Green said. ct
should become the great American
passion play"
"While The Lost Colony was
first a portrayal of the search for
political freedom, this new drama
will show first the search for reli-
gious and spiritual freedom"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-18
Ships OF Five
Near
Dardanelles
Small Neutral Nations OF
Southeastern Europe
Reinforce Defenses
HIT NAH INFLUENCES
Allied Naval Units Take
Counter Measures
Against Italians
BY DANIEL DE LUCE

BUCHAREST, April, H. (P) -
Warships of five powers maneuVer
ed under secret orders within strik'
might as the small neutral nations
of southeastern Europe reinforced
their defenses and moved to STAMP
out Nazi influences within their
borders.
The Turks hold the Dardanelles
straits, focal point of the naval &C
tivity spreading through the Aegean
and Black seas The neutrals fear
this activity may foreshadow the
spread of the a
Counter Measures"
Allied naval units off the Greek
coast were reported to have taker
counter measures" after the Italian
fleet assembled in the Aegean fol
what Italy has called customary
spring maneuvers." The nature Of
the counter measures was not dis
closed.
Led by the battle cruiser Yavus
a part of the Turkish fleet took VI
positions in the Sea of Marmors
near Gallipoli, where, in the las1
war, the Turks broke a great Brit
ish assault.
Neutral shipping men reported the
Russian navy already had laid hun
dreds of mines and was busy laying
more in the Black sea off Odessa
and Batum.
Newspapers in Balkan countries
headlined dispatches asserting
'Italy's hour for decision is near
German quarters in Bucharest open
ly said that Italy is prepared to en-
ter the war on the side of Germany
Rumania In Danger
Informed sources consider Ru'
mania the most endangered of the
Balkan neutrals because of her great
petroleum and agricultural resources
These quarters said Rumania is or
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-18
II Apply For Apartments
In New Brooklyn Homes

Four other families have applied
for homes but are apparently in
eligible because of their incomes be-
inp in excess of $500, the maximum
allowed for occupants of the project.
A total of $50 families have so far
registered to make application for
apartments. but their applications
have not vet been received.
Wi1liam Burnett, negro manager
of the project, assisted by James
Holmes, is taking the applications.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-18
Continued on Page Seven, Col. 3
HEARING IS CONDUCTED
Navy Wants Is Per Cent
Increase OF II Per Cent
Approved By House

WASHINGTON, April IL Up -
Chairman Walsh (D-Mass) of the
senate naval committee expressed
opposition today to the navy's re-
quest for a rs per cent increase in
fleet tonnage instead of the II per
cent increase approved by the house.
Walsh told reporters, after a hear
ing on a pending authorization bill,
that he was opposed to the rs per
cent increase because he did not
think there were sufficient shipyard
facilities to begin immediate con-
struction of the vessels involved.
Walsh said be approved the sug-
gested II per cent increase, adding
Continued OH Page Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-18
Discrimination Against
WPAW Workers Is Char9ed

Charges that certain WPA work
ers employed on city and county
sponsored projects have been intimi-
dated by their superiors were made
last night by Norwood S. Westbrook,
chairman of the American Legion
employment committee and state
vice-commander of the Disabled
American Veterans of the World
war.
Westbrook said that cases have
been cited to him wherein allegedly
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-18
Lutheran Missions Board
Opens Quarterly Meeting
Mayor Cooper, Family
Not Counted In Census

The 1910 population census
has almost been completed i'll
Wilmington but so far the city's
No. 1 citizen-Mayor Thomas e.
Cooper-and his family, have
not been counted.
Mrs Cooper early in the week
notified the chamber of COM
merce that an enumeration has
not been to her home and last
night said that an official nose
counter has not yet shown up.
Mayor Cooper is at present
conducting his campaign for the
democratic gubernatorial nOmi-
nation but as far as the census
is concerned, the city's mayor
doesn't live here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-18
Nazis, Retreating South
ward, Careful To Keep
Out OF Sweden
NEWSMAN ARRESTED
Allies Seek To Blast Ger
mans Out Of Line Above
The Arctic Circle
ey ]. NORMAN D

SOMEWHERE NEAR NARVlk'
vwrav-CVia Cellivare, SWeden)-
,,n1 rQ-Thursday)- R-British
Marines. fighting alongside their
&orwegian allies, have occupied
N.rvfk The northern ore port, and
. surrounding area and the Germans
are retreating to the south.
With 2 driver as my guide L made
my way afoot to the outskirts OF
Nary;k where 1 was arrested by
British troops.
Occupy Towns
ascerrained the British are &C.
capylng Bjorksden, a short distance
This side Of the swedish borler, Oy'
lord. Gratanjen. three places to the
north and south of Narvik, Five
GARD. Eleyegaardsmoen, and Har'
stal. the British landing point.
The British appeared to be ex-
tenQlEg tnelr occupation.
The Germans, retreating south
ward. We're careful to keep to the
west Of the Swedish border to avoid
inlernment.
When I was arrested by the Brit
isb troops l displayed my passport
and was given my freedom. But 1t
was shortlived.
As left Narvik to attempt a sur
vey Of the surrounding towns l
agan was picked up and turned
over to the Morse military author
ties.
The N~orwegians took me back to
Narvik because my visa was not
stamped for regular passage over
II Obfi1IoI - Do Gor,n- ToT ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-18

Fourteen applications for apart
ments in the New Brooklyn Homes,
Wilmington's housing project for 246
negro families of low income, have
heen taken by the Housing Authori-
tv of the City of Wilmington to date,
H. R. Emory, executive manager of
the Authority, said last night.
All these applicants are apparent
Nv eligible for the apartments, he
said.
Taking of applications was stert-
ed Monday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-18
CRUISER is DAMAGED
Attack Is First Naval Bonn
bardment OF Land Objec-
tive Since War Started

LONDON, April 17.-P-The sea
power which built the British empire
still bore the brunt tonight OF a
prolonged fight with the air armada
of Nazi Germany for the key to the
Norwegian campaign-command OF
communications to the spreading,
northern front.
For an hour and twenty minute
early this morning the British Dat
tlefleet shelled Stavanger' ihaili
Nazi-held air and sea base at the
southwest corner of Norway "h1c
has been pounded repeatedly by
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-18
British Warships Shell
German-Held Stavanger
Dutch Probe Illegal
Possession Of Arms

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands,
April II. - Q) - The Netherlands
state police we're ordered today to
investigate illegal possession of fire
arms as a new step in a campaign
10 make the country secure inter
nally.
Searches were reported carried out
IN many private houses.
There were rumors that numerous
national socialists Dutch Nazis) had
oeen rounded up for investigation OF
suspicious activities.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-18

Simon Legree tactics have been en-
ployed against WPA workers. add
ing that "these charges appear
worthy of investigation in that it
has been reported that some WPA
workers resigned rather than con-
tinue working under such circum-
stances"
He stated further that he had
been advised that "a number of out
Continued ON PAGE Six: Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-18
WEATHER
FORECAST

FORECAST
Worth Carolina: Showers and thun-
ptShoWers Thursday and Thursday
n,Sht' Friday partly cloudy. showers
M east portion; cooler Friday and in
"eSI portion Thursday.
meteorological data for the "a hours
1'@ls 80 p. m. yesterday.
Temperature
~ d. IN. IS; 1870 a. m. SO; 1870 p.
mi %, 1870 p. m. 6S; maximum so;
"'IAlmum 81; mean 70; normal 81.
-, Humidity
] Low a, m. "a 7:3O a. m. Is; 100 p.
A. 46; 80 p. m. IS.
Precipitation
Lotal for "A hours ending 7:3O .. M,
IN total since first of the month,
Ii Inches.
Tides For Today
Wilmington ella 1:07a
~"oSoAooro Inlet -- 3:57a 10 :24a
Asp 10:55p
, sunrise 5:37a; sunset s:45p; noon,
''o@pi moonset 3:O3a.
continued on Page Six; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-18
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With Complete Coverage OF
State and National News
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-25
Guild Member
Writes Editor
Guild Reporter

| Tucson, AriZ.
Editor, The Guild Reporter:
What I can't understand is why so
many maudlin papers oppose a nice,
American dictatorship to preserve our
liberties in this great country. A great
American poet, O'Reilly, wrote "One
master mind is worth million hands"
It's plain to be seen, | think, that
unless we soon have more cohesion by
coercion, compulsory unanimity, forced
right thinking, a subservient free press
and compulsory military training from
conception down to one year after de-
mise, we amt going to have no liber-
ties left us, by golly. And yet we got
some Americans that refuse to think
as they're told( and they object to
Roosevelt and CONSUMPTION, conscrip-
ton without Roosevelt, Willkie with
or without conscription( and they OBJ
ject to compulsory unanimity, nazi-ism,
fascism, the Oxford move
ment, Rev. Father Coughlin, and they
are for the bill Of rights, against the
bill of rights, and, in short, they just
won't be led right by our most brilliant
newspapers( the ID
fifth columnistsl And some of them
object to any margin of profit, from
5 per cent on up to so per cent for
our munitions and ornaments mil
pardon) I mean makers,
yet they want defense.
Let's have that democratic dictator
ship right now, say /. just ache to
be led, but how'm l going to be led
when there are SO many leaders and ]
don't know which leader to follow?
Gawdi I'm going nuts.
EARL B. DOUGLAS.
From The Guild Reporter.
ID, a%f
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-25
LEADERS IN WORKERS
EDUCATION TO Meet
In CHICAGO
(By Federated Press)

CHICAGO.-An imposing list of la
Dor leaders, professors, workers edu
cation instructors and government Of
ficials will participate in the Midwest
Conference of Teachers and Leaders
in Workers Education, to be held at
the Joseph t. Bowen Country club in
Waukegon on Oct. and 6, under the
auspices of the American Labor Edu-
cation Service.
Among them will be Hilda w. Smith,
director of the workers service pro-
gram, works progress administration;
Ernest E. Schwartztrauber, director of
the school for workers, University of
Wisconsin; H. L. McCarty, director
of region g. social security board; FL
eanor G. Colt, director Of the American
Labor Education Service.
Also Jack Friedrich, general organ
izer of the Milwaukee Federated
Trades council; Clinton s. Golden, d.
rector of the northwestern region,
Steel Workers organizing committee
(CIO); Harold M. Groves, professor
of economics, University of Wiscon-
sin; Lillian Herstein, director of lee
lures, Chicago City college, and Chris
w. Jorgensen, instructor, Workers Ed
ucation committee, Louisville.
Between 100 and $50 persons, active
in the field of workers education as
instructors or members of union COM
will attend the two-day ses-
sion. They will come from Illinois, /,
Minnesota, Indiana, Michi- |
gan, Iowa, Kentucky, Kansas, Ohio
and Missouri.
The conference will get under way
with a panel discussion on Labor
in Changing World" fol-
owed by dinner discussion on the
subject, "Can Labor Hold Its Own"
Also scheduled are demonstration
If workers education through the
lrama, music and the movies, dis
,ussion of techniques In workers edu-
,ation, and a panel discussion on
Where Are We Going in Workers