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The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-03-14
Maryland Merry 0-Round

WASHINGTON.-Rcal fear sur
rounds the Radcliffe camp for the
first time since the Senate pri-
mary got over the warm-up stage.
The fear is two-fold: that Bruce
is making headway on the Eastern
Shore. and that the old personal
hatreds OF MILFORD" Tydings are
being capitalized by Bruce.
Two months ago. George Rad
cliae was cinch to sweep the
nine Shore counties. his boyhood
stamping ground. But today =
and Radcliffe managers confess
there is something to it-Brucc
claims two Shore counties OUT
right and say they can just about
stand of Radcliffe in three others.
Caroline is one Shore County
where Bruce has the backing OF
the most powerful Democratic
forces, the old Goldsborough ma
chine. Even Radcliffe enemies
admit that he deserves a better
fate in Caroline.
Though Alan I. GoldsborOugh
is now a Federal judge In the
District of Columbia. and has
stepped down from leadership of
his once potent Shore machine.
he is still looked upon as the
elder statesman of his party. and
few discreet words from him
would be marching orders for
his old forces.
The fact is that GoldsborOugh
most likely would still be a
member of the House from the
Shore If Radcliffe hadn't gone
to the White House repeatedly
TO urge that GOldSbOrOugh be
elevated TO judgeship. And
after the nomination was de.
George saw TO IL that Tydinss
didn't block the nomination.
George privately believes that
the Justice is ungrateful; that the
least he could have done was TO
see to it that the old Caroline
machine supported him for the
nomination.
II Judge Goldsborough is re-
sponsible, it's safe bet that his
dislike OF Milford" Tydings was
the deciding factor. Judge Colds
borough never did get along with
Milford" and has pointedly stayed
out of campaigns in which he was
associated.
Like Caroline. George deserves
better fate in Montgomery
County. but he won't get 1t be-
cause Of the general dislike and
political distrust of Tydings.
The anti" faction in Montgom-
cry has been itching for an issue
TO test the Brooke Lee machine
The ants were all set to back
Radcliffe when il was learned that
machine would back Bruce. but
now they are sitting back with
folded arms and will do nothing
for either side.
Suspect II
Anti leaders - Charley Jones
Clay Plummer and John Oxley-
suspect Major Lee and Milford
OF putting over a fast one. A Re-
elect Radcliffe Club has been
formed in the county. but its
leaders all are closely connected
with the Lee machine. The ants
suspect 1t OF being a dummy Or
ganization and OF being estab-
liShed to shove them from the
picture. Strange part Of it all is
that the club has been blessed BY
Milford and Radcliffe. George
doesn't know all he should about
county politics and politicians
but Milford" needs no coaching
on the subject.
Leadership OF the Montgomery
Radcliffe club is a barrier to the
thousands Of liberal voters who
worker for the election two year:
ago of Davey Lewis. when he rar
against Milford" The liberals are
either backing Bruce or forgetting
about politics temporarily.
The Radcliffe club was formed
by C. II. Small. who carried q sigr
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-03-14
Brazilian GIFT

Nobody in Tie whole state Of
Maryland was happier last week
than A. L. Chappclcar. Of Hughes
vile. His cla;ion had nothing to
do with Radcliffe or Bruce or any
kind Of politics whatsoever. II
arose from receipt Of cable from
his former employer. the Foreign
Minister OF Brazil.
] When OswaltIo Aranha was
Brazils Ambassador in Washing
ton. he was ably chauGered b.
a. L. Chappclcar known TO the
embassy staff as "Chappy" When
Aranha left. he recommended
ChappY TO the good eraces of his
successor.
But his successor had other
plans. and Chappy suddenly
found himself without any steer
ing wheel to hold on to. He moved
with his wife TO Hughesyille.
Maryland. thirty miles from the
District. where Madame Chap
pc!car set up a beauty parlor, For
the new establishment. Chappy
borrowed $4,000 from the bank.
Then he went Job hunting. missed
out. was taken III. and the cx-
penses mounted
In distress. he wrote TO Aranha.
now foreign minister Of Brazil
The letter went out on Chappy's
birthday. January 80 the was born
the same day and year as the
President. in 1882. Four weeks
later he got his birthday present
in the form of cable from Rio:
Please call on the Brazilian AM
bassador. who has instructions to
hand you 1000. Aranha."
Uninstructcd COR Delegation
Taft and Dewey both have had
couts in the Free State recently
looking over the situation with a
view toward entering the presi-
dental primaries. Astute politi-
clans have warned both groups TO
stay out, and prospects are that
they will
The one single issue on which
the COP factions agree is that an
uninstructed delegation should be
sent to the COP convention. The
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-03-14
John w. Harper To
Support Tom Post

John w. Harper. whose 80 a shock the
administration forces the primary campaign administered
another blow the fast waning hopes of the Irvine machine
this week when he issued statement throwing his support
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-03-14

would take and said they would
be guided by II. In making my
position public by this statement
I respectfully suggest 10 them
that they transfer their support
Of me TO Mr.. Post"
Evening star., 1940-03-06
Britain'Defends
Bermuda Search Of
Clipper Mail
Suggestion in Comomns
Thut Error Was Made
Is Quickly Rejected
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March GA govern
ment spokesman rejected a sugges-
ton in the House of Commons today
that Britain had blundered in
searching American clipper mail at
Bermuda and declared "the gov
eminent action was correct and
moreover was justified by what was
discovered in the mail"
r. A. Butler, undersecretary for
foreign affairs, said that under in
ternational law a belligerent was
at liberty to examine any mail
whether neutral or beligerent
brought voluntarily within its ju-
risdiction, and the government had
decided to exercise this right al
Bermuda from January 18 in respect
of eastbound mail carried by the
Pan American Atlantic service.
When Laborite George Strauss
suggested it had been a serious
blunder Mr. Butler replied, Il dc
not accept that at all"
Laborite Arthur Henderson then
asked whether it would be possible
to evolve some arrangement salts
flying the needs of the government
and at the same time removing the
fears. of a large section of the Amer.
ican people.
MIR. Butler replied: 1T is alway:
our desire to find some form of set.
tlement which would be agreeable
| to both our nations"
Evening star., 1940-03-06
End Of Poll Tax Urged
To Overcome Corruption
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. ..-'
Maury Maverick, Mayor of San
Antonio, Tex. asserted today that
abolition of the poll tax would per-
nit millions of sharecroppers and
urban laborers in Southern States
to overcome corrupt voting.
Mr.. Maverick, a former member
of Congress, appeared before a
House judiciary subcommittee in
behalf of legislation forbidding elec-
ton officials from requiring evidence
of poll tax payments as a prereq-
uisite for voting.
1t is a practice in some poll tax
States, he said, to vote fictitious
persons by having real persons pre-
sent poll tax receipts for the nom
existent ones.
He said this had been accom-
plished by political machines team
ing up with tax collectors and that
Negroes sometimes were used to cast
the phantom" ballots.
Chairman Walter, Democrat, of
Pennsylvania of the subcommittee
inquired how abolition of the poll
tax would do away with the "phan-
tom voters
There are millions of sharecrop-
pers and urban workers." Mr.. Nav
erick replied, who are not corrupt
ed, but just can't vote. They'll over
come this corrupted vote"
The Mayor noted that there were
eight Southern States which still
require poll taxes-Alabama, Ar
kansas, South Carolina, Mississippi,
Georgia. Tennessee, Texas and Vir-
ginia.
Evening star., 1940-03-06
Clipper Passenger Denies
Mail Seizure by Force

The armed seizure" of United
States mail on the Pan-American
clipper at Bermuda on January 18
has received more attention than
the incident was worth. a Washing
tonian who was aboard the plane
said today.
I'm not defending the searching
of the mail by the British" asserted
Henry A. Berliner, president of the
Engineering g. Research Corp, back
in Washington today after a six
weeks visit to England and France,
but I do think stories about British
marines flourishing fixed bayonets
and that sort Of thing have been
greatly exaggerated.
THE Britishers had side arms, but
the whole thing was done with a
minimum of i'll feeling. Both the
clipper captain and the leader of the
British party kept their tempers.
When Capt. John Lorber of the
clipper was instructed to hand over
the mail, he ordered his crew not
to touch it-thus registering pro-
test and compelling the marines to
take it themselves, which constituted
forcible seizure. The force part
was purely nominal"
Mr. Berliner added that the Brit
ish inspected the personal papers
and baggage of all passengers-"just
as they would do in a customs in
spection.
I'VE would have expected that on
landing at a port in England, but
not at Bermuda"
The English in wartime are bet
ter off, from a food standpoint,
than the Germans were two years
ago, Mr.. Berliner observed. "If
there is food shortage in London,
you'd never know it,"
Mr.. Berliner, son of the late
Emile Berliner, famous inventor
and engineer, has been engaged in
aviation design and manufacturing
since the World War. The Engi-
neering & Research Corp, situated
near Riverdale, Md, which he
heads, is engaged in production of
two-place, low-wing monoplanes of
metal construction with the latest
type tricycle. landing gear. In ad-
d1tion. it is now exporting aircraft
manufacturing machinery to 20 for
eign countries.
Evening star., 1940-03-06
Grip on VHpuri
Ciosinq, Soy Reds

MOSCOW, March 6 (P).-The Red
Army continued today to close its
grip on Viipuri, it's commanders re-
ported with the capture of the town
of Neetela, 9 miles northeast of the
beseiged city.
Neetela is just east of Karisalmi,
station on the Viipuri- Sortavala
Railway.
The capture of two islands on Viii
puri Bay, one of them Ravansaari
just north of the Koivisto Fortresses
taken some days ago, also was re-
ported as the Red contingents con-
tinued mopping up in the bay area
Twenty-one Finnish airplanes
were reported shot down in the
aerial war.
The communique did not mention
the progress of Red Army units
which were reported yesterday to
have vaulted Viipuri Bay and
gained a foothold on the mainland
west of the city in a movement to
take Finnish defenses from the rear
Text of communique:
March 5, in Karelian Isthmus
area, Viipuri Bay, Soviet troops oc-
cupied the island of Ravansaari
with the town of Ravansaari, and
the island of Suonionsaari, the town
of Neetela, northeast of Viipuri and
one kilometer east of the station Of
Karisalmi on the railway line Of
Viipuri- -Serdobol.
"Other sectors of the front moth.
ing important.
Soviet aviation acted against
enemy troops and military oh.
jectives. Twenty-one enemy air.
planes were brought down in all
combats."
Evening star., 1940-03-06

to lombard the place from less than
1000 feet altitude. Five direct hits
were scored on a hospital, and one
bomb struck an air raid shelter. the
last killing Is persons, nearly all of
them women.
A Finnish communique charged
three hospitals were bombed, and
that more than 10 patients were
killed in one and at least four in
another, aside from many" patients
who were injured.
"On Tuesday, bombing was, if
possible, more raw and brutal than
ever before" said the communique
in recounting the attacks on hos
pitfalls.
ALSO the bombing of civilians
caused many casualties. Bombs
were dropped among other places on
Mikkeli, where many people were
killed and wounded; also Kuopio
and Lahti."
Evening star., 1940-03-06
Soldiers Missing,
British Announce

LONDON, March 6 (R.-The war
Office published a communique to-
day reporting British sergeant
major killed and several soldiers
missing in German raid yester-
day on Maginot line post of the
British Expeditionary Force.
The British communique said:
"A raid on March 5 on a British
post in Maginot line sector took
place under cover of a barrage of
mortar and machine-gun fire at
dawH. The enemy succeeded in en-
tering the post, which was held by
part of a platoon of infantry.
THE platoon sergeant-major was
killed. The Germans left one dead
in the post and suffered casualties
during their withdrawal from ar
tillery and machine-gun fire.
Several of our men are missing"
Evening star., 1940-03-06
Nazis hini Treatment
OF Neutral Shipping
Will Be Stiffened
Sinking Of Vessels Of
Non -BeIIigerents Is
Upheld in Berlin
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March 6.-General stiff.
fening of Germany's treatment Of
neutral shipping was overshadowed
today in an official statement re-
ferring to foreign press assertions
that German flyers we're sinking
neutral merchantmen without warm
ing.
According to the statement Ger
man planes cannot discern from the
air whether neutral vessels are being
voluntarily conveyed or forcibly
taken to British control stations for
search. The mere fact of the con-
voy, the statement asserts, is suffi-
cient for Germans to deal with such
neutral vessels as hostile
The German government, there
fore, makes the enemy exclusively
responsible" for Germany's having
to regard such vessels as aiding and
supporting the enemy.
The official release further states
that the German air force does not
shoot at officers, crews or passengers
on neutral vessels without cause.
The air force has orders to fire
one shot across the bow of the ship,
asking 1t either to stop. show its
flag or make for a given port
If the ship declines to heed such
requests, under international law
according to the German view
German airmen are entitled to take
such measures as deemed necessary
to enforce its orders.
Specifically referring to the sink
ing of Netherlands ships authorized
German sources said these vessels
were all in conveys and when or
dered to display lights tried to
escape by backing out.
These sources emphasized that
Germany completely indorses Italy's
stand regarding coal shipments, but
declined to say what steps were
next contemplated in this matter.
Evening star., 1940-03-06
Critic of Jopon's Army
Will Lose Diet Seat

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC. March 6-EXpulsion OF
Takao Saito from Parliament for a
speech considered to reflect on the
Japanese Army's aims in China was
decided today by the Disciplinary
Committee of the lower house.
The decision followed a month of
political pickering in which Saito, a
prominent politician, refused to re-
tract his speech and demanded that
the full text be published.
The Diet was thrown into an up
roar February when Saito sug-
gested withdrawal of troops from
China.
Evening star., 1940-03-06
Premier Of Poland,
In Exile, Charges
Massacres 10 Nazis
Terror Cited as Proof
Of Germon Weakness
In Hold on Poles
BY the Associated Press.

oy IHc hocoCldtco 12Coo.
Anglers, France, March 6.-Gen
Wladyslaw Sikorski, Premier Of the
Polish government in exile, gave a
detailed statement before the fourth
public session of the Polish National
Council last night on atrocities
and "massacres" which he accused
the Germans of committing in oc-
cupied Poland.
Hans Frank, governor general OF
the Polish area occupied but not
incorporated in Germany, denied
February 10 that Germans there
were shooting priests, sterilizing
Polish children, torturing Jews OF
executing students by the thou
sands" In denying all persecution
charges he said "there isn't even
any rationing Of bread as in Ger
many itself"
Sikorski declared, This unprece-
dented terror is manifest proof OF
the weakness" of the Germans
Their actions betray their "uncer-
tainty and worry" he added.
The general spoke shortly after
the release of an official paper tc
appear with others in white
book" whose purpose will be tc
demonstrate" that "the Germans
are attempting to exterminate the
population of Western Poland by a
regime of the most cruel violence
ever applied in Europe"
Among the crimes that the emigre
government listed were:
The firing squad deaths of 13t
Polish schoolboys, II and l3 wears
old. at Bydgoszcz.
The massacre at the same place
of 5000 Polish men and women.
Deportation of $50 Polish hostages
from Gdynia and their execution
after they were forced to dig their
own graves.
The government communique also
charged increasingly large numbers
Of women" were being executed
bringing the total killings of non
belligerent Poles to $4,000.
Evening star., 1940-03-06
Finland
Continued From First Page.)

tCOnllnueQ from F1TSU PdSe.)
down during the forays, the Firms
said, adding that their own air
force undertook numerous patrol
and bombing flights in support OF
our land forces operations"
A half-hundred persons were
killed and scores wounded at a
small town in South Central Fin
land in the latest and perhaps the
deadliest Russian aerial thrust be-
hind the lines.
The raid, a superlative example
of the bombing offensives which
Soviet Russia has coupled with her
hammering land drive, came yester-
day as Finnish airmen bombed and
machine-gunned a section OF the
Russian Gordon closing in on Viii
puri.
Big coastal guns sweeping the ice
of Viipuri Bay on the flank Of the
depopulated half-runined Karelian
capital Joined in the aerial assault
on the tightening siege lines.
Tanks Plunged Through Ice.
Bombs and shells ploughed great
holes in the ice, it was reported
and some of the Russian troops
with several tanks were plunged into
the water, infantrymen and tank
crews alike drowning.
And early today Finland's flag
q blue cross on a field of white-still
fluttered from a battlement of his
toric Viipuri castle, although the
Red Army was pounding at the very
gates of the city and Firms them
selves acknowledged that Viipur
could not be held much longer.
Unofficial reports said the Red
still were unable to penetrate the
main part of Viipuri despite theil
intensified attacks. Viipuri Ions
since has been bereft of her civilian
population, about $4,000, by com.
pulsory removal in the face of tht
Russian drive on the Karelian 18th.
mus s-Mannerheim Line.
Bay Crossing Prevented.
The best Finnish advices were tina
the Russians had been unable tt
cross Viipuri Bay in force. Report!
of the Firms smashing lombard
ment of attempts in that direction
appeared to support this.
Although military observers be-
lieved the Films should have with
drawn from Viipuri before now
there was no indication of how lont
the position would be held before full
retirement to new line of defense.
Capture or naturalization OF Vii
puri would appear prerequisite TO-
any Russian attempt to drive west
ward along the Gulf of FINLAND
coast toward Helsinki, about 135 air
line miles away.
Town Target of 200 Bombs.
The Finnish town hardest hit II
yesterdays air raids was the targe
Of 200 bombs. Thirty-two Russian
planes droned in on it in two flights
SO minutes apart shortly after
party of foreign newspapermen ane
photographers arrived. (Militar!
censorship forbade naming tn
place)
r. The bombers dived out Of cloud
Evening star., 1940-03-06
Appeal for Funds
To Help Finland
Fight Is Launched
Campaign Is Mapped
To Bolster Supplies Of
Arms and Munitions

The Washington Committee Of
Fighting Funds for Finland today
formally embarked on its appeal for
money to buy military supplies for
the little Baltic nation, following q
meeting yesterday to set up head
quarters organization and map pub
licity plans.
Thomas P. Morgan. jr., chairman,
and Mrs. Robert Low Bacon, vice
chairman, announced that $500 has
already been contributed, in both
large and small sums. although the
campaign had not been formally
launched.
The committee, composed of civic
and business leaders of the District
employed Fred c. Spaulding, who
has been connected with Washing
ton symphony Orchestra and Com
munity Chest drives. to be full
time assistant to the group. Miss
Helen Blair was selected to be Sec
retary.
HEADQUARTERS to Be Selected.
Mr.. Morgan said that headquar-
ters, centrally located, would be an
nounced shortly. Meanwhile, Rob-
ert E. Haycock, treasurer OF the
committee, who is connected with
the Riggs National Bank, is recelV-
Ing contributions.
Distribution of three different
kinds of posters and pamphlets Is
planned, as we'll as appeals in thea
ters and in radio broadcaSts.
Mr.. Morgan said the group will
invite heads of service organiza-
tions, citizens associations, labor
unions and other bodies to join the
committee in its efforts to supply
money that may be used for any,
thing from bullets to fighting planes.
Other drives for Finland here have
been for funds to supply relief
either for civilians or for medical
supplies.
Goes to Finnish Legation.
Mr.. Morgan pointed out that 81
will buy 20 bullets: s25 a rife and
S10O will outfit a soldier completely.
The money raised here is turned
over to the national chairman of the
fund, Maj. Gen. John F. Organ,
who sends it to the Finnish Lega-
ton.
1t was emphasized that every cent
contributed to the fund goes to
Finland, the committee underwrit-
ing all expenses in connection with
the drive.
Those attending the meeting, held
at the home of Mrs. Bacon, besides
those mentioned. were Philip Mar
shall Brown. Mark Lansburgh. Emil
Huria, Mrs. Robert c. Allen, Robert
w. Bliss and Dwight Davis, former
Secretary of War.
The committee will hold its next
meeting at Dumbarton Oaks, the
home of Mr.. Bliss. in Georgetown
at pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1940-03-06
Demonstration by Girl Scouts

Mount Rainier and Brentwood
Girl Scouts will give demonstra-
ton of their work and activities at
meeting at 8 o'clock tonight Of
the Brentwood Md) Citizens As
sociation ii. the Brentwood School.
The demonstration will be in con-
nection with observance Of the
anniversary Of the founding Of the
Girl Scouts.
Evening star., 1940-03-06
AustruIiun Coal Miners
Vote to Strike March II
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SYDNEY, Australia, March g.
A coal strike affecting 10000 miners
in four of the Commemorative
States was called today for March
II unless intervention by the gov
ernment prevents the walkout.
Miners in Victoria and New South
Wales voted preponderantly in favor
of the strike for shorter hours and
higher wages.