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Evening star., 1940-06-27
Ford Order Cancelled
In Fairness to British,
Morqenthou Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Morgenthau upheld
today the Governments insist
ence that any American manu-
facturer who makes Rolls
Royce airplane engines for his
own country should make them
as we'll for the British.
Il just can't imagine the
British being shut off from
their own engines said the
Treasury Secretary, who him.
self obtained from the British
American rights for manufac-
ture of the engine.
LAS a matter of fairness and
policy" Secretary Morgenthau
told his press conference, the
administration had to cancel
negotiations with Henry Ford
for a 5000 joint British-Ameri-
can engine order when Mr..
Ford refused to make motors
for any country other than the
United States.
Evening star., 1940-06-27
S1,157,711,357 Relief
Bill Signed Into Law

President Roosevelt signed into
law today a $1,157,711, ,357 bill to
finance relief for at least eight
months beginning July /.
The measure provided a basic
s975, 10000 fund for the full IL
months of the fiscal year, but con-
tanned provision which would per-
NIT the President and the w. p. A.
to use 1t over an eight-month period
If they believed it necessary.
Congress earmarked $25, ,000, 900 Of
the total for national defense
projects.
The bill contains new restrictions
against aliens on relief rolls and
retains the recent provision that
at the end Of 18 months persons
on relief must be dropped from the
rolls.
1t also contains $4,000 900 fund
to aid European War refugees and
provides for machinery by which
G. G. c. enrollees may be trained
In such non n-ccmbatant work Is
cooking, engineering and communi-
cations.
Evening star., 1940-06-27
Body Of Girl, IS, Found
Sirang|ed With Skirt
BY the Assc ciated Press.

BY the Assc ciated Press.
ST. LOUIS, June 27.-The body
Of Ruth Gornek, i5-year-old high
school girl, was found today near a
path in wooded area of suburban
University City.
She had been strangled with the
skirt Of her play suit. Her skull
apparently was fractured and there
were other bruises on her body.
An all-night search had been
made for the attractive daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham Gornek when
she failed to return home from a
swimming pool yesterday afternoon.
Three large stones, with blood on
them, were found near the body.
There was evidence Of a struggle.
Evening star., 1940-06-27
Cuba Proposes
Joint Guardianship
Over Colonies
Republic Also Urges
Requisitioning Of All
Bellieerent Ships
By BLAIR BOLLES.

In C0nf1dentlal memorandum
circulated among the United States
State Department and the govern
ments of the 20 other American re-
publics, Cuba has proposed, as a
solution to the problem of the war
time status of European possessions
in the Western Hemisphere, that
the American republics establish a
joint trust or guardianship gov
ernment over them.
Cuba, it was learned today, has
put forward this recommendation
coincident with its circulation of
a suggested agenda for the emer-
gency conference of American for
eign ministers called by the United
States and probably to be held in
Havana in July. Cuba urged that
merchant ships of belligerent powers
now in American ports be requisi-
toned for the duration of the war.
and that an inter-A American defense
commission, contemplating the ut
most cooperation among the re-
publics, be set up at once to guard
against aggression from abroad and
subversive movements from within.
Current uneasiness over French,
British and Dutch colonies in the
Caribbean Sea and South America
is seen as motivating the proposed
establishment of a joint American
guardianship over these possessions,
to maintain order" and administer
the colonies affairs until the sit
uation is legally and finally settled"
Call for Clear Stand.
AS a corollary, the Cuban men,
orandum calls for a declaration
without euphemism" that the Amer
icas will forbid occupation or
transfer in any form of American
regions belonging to american
powers as result of agreements
derived from the present conflict .
This would not only make the
Monroe Doctrine a multilaterai
American doctrine rather than a
(See INTER-AMERICAN, Pg. A-3.)
Evening star., 1940-06-27
President Signs Bill
For.$1,76S,913,908
More for Defense
R. F. c. Storts Dealing
For Rubber and Tin;
Argentina Gets Loan
BULLETIN.

The War Department today
announced contracts totaling
s4l.564,986 had been awarded for
guns, scout cars, submachine
guns, fire-control apparatus and
uniforms in its program to ex-
pand supplies available for its
growing force.
BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt put his sigma
cure today to supplemental defense
bill giving the War and Navy De-
partments s1,479, ,777,147 in cash ap-
preparations and authority to make
additional contracts totaling $3.50, =
136,761.
The fund thus provided-S1, ,768,-
9l3 ,908-was about equally divided
between the two departments and
was in addition to regular appropria-
tions of $4,000 600, 900 voted by Con-
gress for the Army and Navy in the
coming fiscal year.
Meanwhile, the keel of the Nations
first 45,000-ton superdreadnaught
was laid down today and on a less
dramatic defense front the Govern
ment sought vast stores of stra-
logically vital rubber and tin.
r. F. C. Starts Deals.
The start of work on the battle
ship Iowa at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard and the opening of negotia-
tions by the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. for essential war materials
typified the divergent activity of the
preparedness program.
South America continued to fig
ure prominently in the develop
ments. The Export rt-Import Bank
granted a $4,000 900 trade loan to
Argentina yesterday just as inten-
sive Nazi economic activity was re-
ported there. The Navy, with three
warships in the South Atlantic, or
wered three more to the South Pa
cific, and Government plans pro-
ceeded for financing Latin Amer
lean development of crude rubber
production.
Talks With Packard Continue.
The National Defense Commits
sion, meanwhile, pursued discussions
with the Packard Motor Co. for
mass production of aircraft engines
on a joint United States-British
order. The talks followed the COL
lapse Tuesday of negotiations with
Henry Ford, who refused any but
exclusively American defense con-
tracts.
The Navys share of the supple
mental defense fund approved by
the President today was earmarked
for:
Beginning of construction on %
new warships and faster construc-
ton of more than 100 more; altera-
tions to existing vessels, production
of 400 new quadruple mounts and
1.1-inch anti-aircraft guns; emer-
gency stocks of critical and reserve
materials; housing and ammunition
storage facilities, aviation and ship
building facilities and recommis-
sioning of laidup status.
The Army is empowered by the
bill to:
Build thousands of new planes,
(See DEFENSE, Page A-10)
Evening star., 1940-06-27
Italians May Join
Nozis in Attack
On British Isles
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME. June 27.-Italian
troops may join German forces
in an attack on the British
Isles, an authoritative source
said today. He said italian
planes and warships also are
believed likely to take part In
the operation.
This source said Italy, de-
termined to fight against Britain
to victory with every means at
her disposal, feels the employ
ment of italian forces in a
direct attack on Great Britain
"is not likely to be excluded"
The Mediterranean is believed
likely to be Italy's principal
field.
Evening star., 1940-06-27
Annenberg's Lawyer
Asks Sentence DeIoy
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 27.-Attorney
Weymouth Kirkland announced to-
day he would attempt to have the
sentencing of M. L. Annenberg,
wealthy publisher who has pleaded
guilty to charge of evading $1,217,-
296 in income taxes, deferred until
next week.
Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson
is prepared to pass sentence at 2
pm. tomorrow. @
Mr.. Kirkland, Annenberg's chief
counsel, conferred with the Judge
and United States District Attorney
William ]. Campbell briefly today
before making his announcement.
Evening star., 1940-06-27
Rumonio Is Reported
Ceding Bessorobio,
Bucovino to Soviet
Pleads With Moscow
For Extension of
Ultimutum DeudIine
BULLETIN,

BUCHAREST, June n P.-
The Rumanian government
tonight officially signified its
acceptance of Russia's ulti-
matum demanding the ces-
sion of Bessarabia, Northern
Bucovina and other conces-
sions.
Official sources disclosed
that the Rumanian Army was
being concentrated in Tran
sylvania near the Hungarian
frontier. Hungary has been
agitating for the return of
Pennsylvania, which she lost
to Rumania after the World
War.
Evening star., 1940-06-27
Defense and Peace
Loom as Keynotes in
Republican Campaign
Platform Harmony Is
Extended to Legal Aids
In Fight for Liberty
BY ]. A. OIEARY,
Star STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

PHILADELP HIA, June a.
Strong national defense, no involve
ment in foreign war, but extension
of aid within international law to
peoples fighting for liberty appeared
today to be the Republican keynote
for the coming campaign, as out
lined in the platform unanimously
adopted by the convention late yes
terday.
Next in interest to foreign policy
was the third-term challenge en-
bodied in the plank urging a con-
stitutional amendment under which
no President could serve for more
than two terms. Running all
through the document was a con-
demnation of New Deal methods OF
handling both domestic and inter-
national issues.
introduced With Harmony.
Harmony prevailed as the plat
form finally went to the floor of the
convention at S o'clock, the mem
bers of the Resolutions Committee
having reached an amicable settle
ment earlier in the day of conflicts
ing viewpoints over the text of the
foreign policy plank.
Two of the leading advocates of
non-intervention took the floor
before the convention voted, how
ever. to declare their Interpretation
of the platform as placing the party
definitely on the side of peace,
with preparedness.
One was Representative Hamilton
Fish of New York, who reminded
the delegates that when the Whig
party tried to compromise between
freedom and slavery it disappeared.
Then he shouted:
Il thank God that today the
Republican party refuses to COM
promise between war and peace"
The other was C. Wayland
Brooks, candidate for the Senate in
Illinois and the man who staged the
last-minute drive in the Resolutions
Committee for a stronger tone of
isolation in the platform. He de-
clared the voice of the convention
should be for America first and
preparedness to defend this coun-
try" He urged the convention to
approve the platform as carrying
that message in spirit.
Impartial observers, as we'll as
some of the other platform build
ers, however, appraised the foreign
policy plank as being broad enough
(Coo ar rADU nee HN
Evening star., 1940-06-27
Hoover Sees Fall Peace

PHILADELPHIA, June ~ R.-
Visitors to former President Herbert
Hoover reported today that he be-
lieves Europe will be at peace before
the November election.
Mr.. Hoover is confident that Eu-
ropean peace would aid the Repub-
Ican campaign, they said, regardless
Of who Is nominated for President.
Evening star., 1940-06-27

PHILADELPHIA, June q R.-
New political slogans are Towering
in downtown hotel lobbies and in
the Republican Convention hall.
Here are some of the latest:
IF there's a Willkie, there's a
way"
mo glamour, no sarong. Just a
man who won't 60 wrong-Bob
Taft"
Dewey want Dewey? We do"
Evening star., 1940-06-27
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUCHAREST, June 27.-Rumania
decided today, according to diplo-
matte quarters, to yield vast terri.
torial concessions to Soviet Russia,
but pleaded for time to dicker on
the Red demands and ordered pre-
cautionary mobilization.
Little more than five hours be-
fore expiration of an ultimatum
calling for immediate return of Bes-
sarabia and other concessions and
amid reports of a Soviet massing OF
military might, Rumania asked for
postponement of the deadline, fixed
at 10 o'clock tonight g pm, E.
S. T)
Diplomatic quarters expressed be.
lief that Russia would tolerate no
delay.
Russia Masses Might.
Red planes were reported darken-
ing the Rumanian skies while Russia
massed troops, tanks and artillery
at the northern frontier.
CMoscow circles were silent re-
garding reports in Bucharest that
Rumania had agreed to Russian
demands for Bessarabia and Bu-
covina and control of the ports
of Constanta and Tulcea)
simultaneously with the end of
an afternoon session of the Ru-
manian Grand Council, King Carol
presiding, it became known that a
virtual general mobilization order
had been issued by the War Min.
istry.
Diplomatic observers, however, ex-
pressed belief that ,Rumania's mill.
tary precautions were of a precau-
tionary nature rather than indica.
tive of any intention to oppose Rus
sia's demands with force.
Apparently Germany and Italy
both counseled Rumania to Low to
the Russian demands. Ministers of
the axis powers conferred at length
with the young monarch.
Russia's Demands.
Authoritative sources said Russia
demanded:
Return of Bessarabia, once part
OF Czarist Russia and since 1918
Rumania's eastern bulwark
against Communist Russia;
Cession of the northern part
of the province of Bucovina, once
part of the Austro- Hungarian
empire, and
Control of Rumania's s big Black
Sea port, Constsnta, for a naval
base, along with railway bases
and supervision of Galati and
Braila, two ports which control
all navigation on the Danube.
Granting of the latter provision
would mean Russian control Of all
traffic on one of Germany's vital
lifelines. Reports to Berlin said
control" of Tulcea, another Danube
port, also was demandedD
Instead of a public announcement
from the War Ministry. the precau-
tionary mobilization call was exc
cuted by gendarmes, who visited
fields and factories, stores and
homes to call Rumanian reserrists
to the colors.
While military preparations were
stepped up, Rumania's plea for a
postponement of the Russian dead
line was forwarded urgently to
Moscow.
Rumania asked the Kremlin to
agree to send delegates to con-
ference with Grigore Gafencu, for
mer Rumanian Foreign Minister, to
talk over the Soviet demands.
Planes Patrol Airport.
Rumanian military planes patroled
the Bucharest Airport, while anti
aircraft guns were installed on the
capitals tall buildings. All Ru-
manian shipping was ordered to re-
main in port.
In the midst of all these things
the Rumanian public was completely
ignorant of what was under way.
(See RUMANIA, Page A-20
Evening star., 1940-06-27
George Allen Found
Doing Fifth Column
Work inc. 0. p.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, June a.
George Allen, a Democrat and
the former District of Columbia
Commissioner, was discovered
on the Republican Convention
floor last night. Asked what
he was doing there, he said:
Spying on the enemy"
Evening star., 1940-06-27
Zoq Reaches London

LONDON, June ~ tP.-Former
King zog OF Albania, Queen Ger
aldine and Zog's sisters arrived In
London today. They have been
living in France.
Evening star., 1940-06-27
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Brewster leases old Ford plant to
speed airplane output. Page A-19
Washington and Vicinity
Capitol policeman suspended for
shooting colored boy. Page A-A
Expansion in schools for defense
program gauged. Page B-1
Evening star., 1940-06-27

(See RUMANIA, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1940-06-27
Sloeunists Have Field Day

(See O'LEARY, Page A-4.
Evening star., 1940-06-27

(See LONDON, Page A-2.
Evening star., 1940-06-27

(See INTER-AMERICAN, Pg. A-3.
Evening star., 1940-06-27

afternoon and early tonight; tomorrow
fair, slightly warmer. Temperatures to-
day-Highest, 80, at pm; lowest, SO,
at 1:30 am
From the United States weather Bureau report.
Full details on Page A-2.
Evening star., 1940-06-27

(See LINEUP, Page A-2)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-12
PRODUCTION ADJUSTMENTS

There was time when so-called
smart business men thought that the con-
dition of the United States could be judged
by the production index that tells us the
rate of industrial production in the United
States.
1t is now beginning to appear that
production can run ahead of demand, that
piled up inventories can cause unemploy-
ment and that it is just as important to
have buying power as it is to have manu-
featuring power.
Industry has an easy way to adjust
production. All that the plant manager
has to do is to shut down. His workers go
off the payroll and, very often, upon re-
lief. Thus the United States government,
through it's relief policy, is substituting the
labor supply of our great industries.
Production can be overdone on the
farm, just as it is in industry. Unfor-
tunately, the farmer cannot shut down as
easily. The remedy that is now available
to farmers is production control, or crop
control. It is a democratic process, not
called upon until two-thirds of the pro-
ducers vote for it.
Intelligent farmers, with no side lines
to sell, realize that there must be CO.
operative control of crop production if
farm products are to be sold at fair prices.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-12
NO USE TO ARGUE

The arguments that will result from
the political campaigns this year will be as
varied as the imaginations of men.
You can find group, in one place,
quite sure that something will happen and,
after moving a little space, you will find
another group just as certain that it won't.
There is no way to settle the issue by
senseless reiteration of your opinion.
When the voters go to the polls and the
ballots are counted the result will be GER
tain and beyond argument
In the meantime, it might be good
idea for the average American citizen to
attend to his own business and make some
progress in his own behalf.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-12
Economic Highiights
HAPPENINGS THAT AFFECT DINNER PALS, DIVIDEND
CHECKS AND TAX BILLS OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL;
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS
NSEPARABLE FROM LOCAL WELFARE

The effect of the war abroad
on American business gradually
/ becomes clearer. And, for the
most part, it is different than was
expected when hostilities began
last September. Paul Mallon re-
Gently published a brief analysis
of the situation, furnishing il
with facts of considerable inter-
est.
First, war has upped our ex-
ports-but, curiously enough, the
rise in sales to belligerents has
been less than to neutrals. Total
export rise is almost 80 percent,
but increase in goods going to
Britain has been only 10 percent.
INorway's demand for American
supplies has shown the startling
rise of 144 percent. Swedish buy
ing is up 81 percent, Dutch AZ
percent and Italian Al percent.
No one believes that these coun-
tries are using all of what they
buy for themselves. Logical ex-
PLANTATION is that large part of
the purchases is being trans
shipped to Germany, which is un-
able to trade directly with us be-
cause of the Allied blockade. {"
In spite of the sharp total rise
in our exports, comparatively
limited number of American in
dustries are booming because of
it. Foreign demand for agri-
cultural exports, including to-
bacco, is dropping toward the
point of non-existence. And,
strange as it seems, foreign buy
ing of automobiles and trucks,
necessary as these are to war, has
shrunk materially. Apparently
the belligerents are able to pro-
duce their own machines of
transport, without spending their
carefully boarded gold for the
American product.
Biggest increase for any export
commodity is shown by alumni
num-up 1923 per cent That is
completely understandable, as
aluminium is being used more and
more in planes and other instru-
ments- of war. Aircraft exports
have risen close to 200 per cent.
And chemicals and leather have
all shown advances of so per cent
or more.
The Allied purchasing commits
sion seems to be doing a capable
job. BY eliminating the COM
petitive bidding between France
and England which occurred
early in the last war, it has
helped to hold prices down And
it is working efficiently with
this government so that our own
national defense needs will not
be impaired by foreign buying.
War buying here will undoubt-
edly increase as time goes on,
though no sudden jumps are
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-12
- ~eSSsS = > 30 90 .
Today's Birthdays
saessssOoee osssee sses

Ex-U. S. Senator Joseph S.
Frelinghuysen of New Jersey,
born at Raritan, N. j., II years
ago.
Archbishop Joseph Schrembs of
Cleveland, Catholic prelate, born
in Germany, IA years ago.
John Henry Nash of San Fran
cisco, master-printer, born in
Canada, SO years ago.
DIR. William Darrach of New
York, noted surgeon, born in Phil
adelphia, ga years ago. @il
Mayor DAME w. Hoan Of Mil
waukee, born at Waukesha, Wis,
SO years ago. lf.4t1tF
Annette A. Adams of Los An
geles, noted lawyer, born at
Prattville, Cal, SO years ago.
Maj. Gen. George A. Lynch,
U.S.A., born at Blairstown, Iowa,
so years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-12
WHO KNOWS?
See THE Answers" on Page a

l. When was Senator Huey
Long assassinated?
2. Where was the late Senator
Borah born?
3. What was the Presidents
estimated expenditure for the
Federal Government during the
next fiscal year?
4. How much money has Con-
gress appropriated for the IVA?
5. Who developed the process
for making newsprint out of
Southern pine?
6. How old is Frank Gannett,
who seeks the Republican presi-
Dental nomination?
z. How much water does the
City of New York use in a day?
8. When will the next Presi-
dent be inaugurated?
9. Do the people of Brazil
speak the Spanish language?
10. How long did Italy remain
at peace after the World War be-
gan in August, 1914?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-12
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print it
without fear aud without favor; never be
afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right;
always fight for progress; never be the
gan OF the mouthpiece of any person, clique,
faction or class; Always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue
commend good done by individual or organ
zaSion; tolerant of others rights, views and
opinions; print only news that will elevate
and not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-12
TODAY'S DAILY QUIZ
Can you answer seven Of these
ten Test Questions? Turn 10
Page 4 for Answers

/. What is the name for the
bars on the arms Of Army
uniforms that indicate
rank? 1if
2. Who wrote United we
stand, divided we fall"?
3. Which is the largest of the
Hawaiian Islands?
A. Has a Negro ever graduated
from the U. S. Naval Acad-
envy?
5. What well-known university
is located at Durham,
North Carolina?
6. What is the name of the
north or pole star?
z. What is the couplet about
what a bride should wear
at her wedding to bring
good luck?
8. Does shaving, increase the
growth of hair?
9. Are bats classed as man.
mails?
10. What famous private bank
ing house recently an
nounced that it will be-
come an incorporated
bank?