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assistant, task of serving as his liaison
man on this important project. Per-
haps not directly connected with this
cartel scheme was Export Import Bank
loan to Argentina on Wednesday of S20.-
600 900.
With valuable French and Dutch Ship
ping now standing idle in American
ports, proclamation and regulations were
issued late Thursday giving port cap
tains or customs collectors authority to
seize vessels if necessary to protect Amer
ican property or rights.
Seizure of French assets here also
was under consideration in light of
nearly 5,OOOOOO,oOO owed this country
by France. On hand was estimated more
than 100000 in French gold, prop
erty and securities-some of gold being
brought here only last week aboard
United States cruiser Vincennes. Finan-
ciers fear, incidentally, that Germans
may have captured as much as $780,
100000 in gold in Paris vaults.
Still responding to appeals of Ameri-
cans stranded abroad, Government au-
thorized one more trip each for WASH
ington and Manhattan of United States
Lines to pick up refugees.
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By David Lloyd George.

ton has imposed upon their unhappy
country. In addition to that, there will
be a general feeling that this govern
ment will represent, not the will of the
French people but the great vested in
terests which are ctampioned by parties
of the Right. Their policies have been
largely responsible for the French de-
feat, They preferred the extinction of
liberty in Central Europe to any associa-
ton with Russia.
Wouldn't Have Risked War.
Had a Franco-Russian alliance been
implemented when the liberties of
Czecho-Slovak and afterward Poland
were menaced by the Nazis, do not be-
lieve Hitler would have risked; war
against such formidable combination
as France, Russia and the British EN-
pire would have presented. Had he
chanced it, I have no doubt that in the
end he would have been defeated His
great decisive achievement was by the
elimination of Russia. This diplomatic
feat effectively broke the blockade and
the British and French fleets.
1t gave him his only chance of victory.
This calamitous change in the demo-
cratic position was entirely attributable
to the press and politicians on the Right.
Although the French Parliament was
nominally Left, the influence exerted by
the press-which is mainly owned by
capitalists of the Right and also by social
financial influences which are almost
entirely Right-were too much for the
weak leadership with which, unfortu-
nately, groups of the Left were reflected.
The press and Parliament of Great
Britain were under the same dominating
influences. That is why the policy of
non-intervention in Spain, which was
supposed to hold the balance fairly be-
tween the democratic republic and
Spanish reactionaries who rebelled
against it, was converted into a means
for equipping the latter and strangling
the former.
The Spanish policy pursued by the
British and French governments was the
beginning of the tremendous defeat of
the democratic countries which we have
been witnessing. A courageous and
straight democratic policy in Spain
would have consolidated the alliance be-
tween France, Britain and Russia and
would have brought Spain onto our side
in any conflict with dictators. We took
the wrong turning over Spain.
Erve, before the uyor heuop it beoor,e
clear that the same elements dominated
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the French policy. While claiming this
was struggle for freedom, the French
government from the outset, by their
actions, demonstrated they had no real
sympathy with liberty. Fighting against
systems which had completely suppressed
all liberties of expression within their
own territories, the French government
emulated the example of despots prac-
tically by forbidding all liberty of ex-
preston and criticism in the press of
their own country. They stamped out
of existence by violent means a powerful
political party which was held in especial
adherence by the plutocracy.
This party, by its principles, was more
radically hostile to Nazi-ism and Fascism
than almost any other section of French
opinion. 1t commanded millions of votes
and majority in the municipal govern
ment of many French towns. What
is more important, it had at least a half
million men in the army itself.
1 do not doubt these Communist SOL
dlers fought as valiantly as any of their
compatriots in the great battle for the
honor and inviolability of their native
land. But it would be asking too much
OF human nature to expect that men
would fight with the same zeal and de-
votlon when their trusted leaders we're
imprisoned, exiled and even threatened
with disgraceful death if they gave public
utterance to principles in which these
soldiers had profound belief.
French Decay Aided Germany.
do not doubt this was an element in
the decentralization and disintegration
which contributed so much to German
victory. These half million men will now
return to civil life in France. They will
be governed by clique which has, in
recent years, demonstrated it has no
real sympathy with democratic and pop
ular ideals. Hence, the meaning of the
appeal by Marshal Weygand-that The
French Colonial Army should help him
and his associates govern France and
maintain order.
In all this there is warning which
the British government would do well
to ponder upon. I hear rumors that
there is disposition in high quarters
to emulate the folly of the French gov
ernment in lettering the press and per-
scouting the free expression of opinion.
1t is said that our government con-
templates more rigid censorship and
there are hints that those who indulge
in criticism may be roughly handled.
When 1t Is absolutely necessary that the
morale of the nation should be raised
Evening star., 1940-06-30
LLOYD GEORGE SEES NEW RIGHTIST PERIL
Fears Putocrotic Interests Within England Endonger Victory

LONDON.-One of the two events of
the past week has been the final COL
lapse of France via capitulation of the
Bordeaux government to Italy without
fighting battle. The other is the
ominous movement of Russia into action
in both Northern and Southern Europe.
1t is difficult to estimate the extent
to which the elements of resistance
among Frenchmen outside France will
consolidate into any movement that will
be able, with help from Britain, to
continue an effective struggle against
dismemberment of the French Empire
and the degradation of France herself
to position of vassalage to dictator
powers.
In making this estimate upon which
so much depends, there are two factors
of supreme Importance to be consid-
cred. First, what will be the destiny
of the French fleet? Once it falls into
German and Italian hands, there can
be no doubt it will be utilized in some
way for the purpose of assisting the
dictators to crush Britain. If assist
ance of the French ships in support
of the German and Italian fleets would
make any difference between victory and
defeat for the dictators, no one would
doubt the French would find some means
for circumnavigating their pledges Much
will depend upon the attitude of those
who still are in command of the French
ships.
Decision Not Yet Clear.
1t is by no means clear at this mo-
ment what their decision will be- If
they obey orders of the French gov
ernment, they will fall into German
and Italian hands. Will they do so, or
will some of them sail into ports where
they can act independently or, if they
wish, in concert with their old British
associates?
The same thing applies to French
troops which are stationed in the colo
MES Commander in Chief Weygand has
called upon them to obey orders by con-
forming to the terms of the armstice and
place their arms at the disposal of the
Bordeaux government to assist in the
preservation of order in France. This
is very significant appeal. 1t is the
first clear indication given by the Bor-
deaux faction, which engineered the
surrender, that it apprehends internal
difficulties in establishing its authority
In France.
Patriotic Frenchmen of all ranks and
conditions will feel growing resentment
against humiliations which the capitula-
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to the highest pitch OF devotion and
sacrifice, policy of that kind would be
sheer madness Had it not been for
free criticism in the press and in the
House of Commons, the fatuous Cham
berlain government, which in conjunc-
tion with the Daladier administration
has been so responsible for other dis
asters, would still be in existence.
The fact that the men who were the
chief architects of our misfortunes are
even now holding exalted positions in
the present government as constituted is
real source of weakness at time when
it is essential that the nation as a whole
and every individual inside it should put
forth their utmost exertion and confront
fearlessly every peril in order to win
through.
Decisive Phase Ahead,
Is criticism of that fact to be sup
pressed by Nazi methods? Is war to be
converted into struggle between two
Nazi systems, one of them efficient, the
other not even yet effective? We are
now in this island entering upon the
most desperate, in many ways the most
decisive, phase of the war. The fate of
liberty in Europe for many generations
will depend upon the outcome of this
approaching struggle. 1t will not be
worth while going through all the in
evitable horrors and sufferings If the
only purpose to be attained is the en-
trenchment firmly in the social, political
and economic systems of our country of
the vested privileges of comparatively
small section of the community at the
expense of the rest.
People will only make great effort
and endure great sacrifices If they are
fighting for some noble ideal which
appeals to their finest instincts.
tCopyrisht, 1e40.)
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tlal outposts from foreign attack, but
also sufficiently to uphold in war the
Monroe Doctrine"
Force was lent these random words
however hv s1lhcan,1o,nt .Aa......,-.
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Fighting Fronts

Drinking its bitter draft of fate to the
last drop, France laid down it's arms
last Monday--a cease firing" order be-
coming effective at 635 pm. Six hours
earlier, French ENJOYS signed armistice
terms dictated by italian government
and patterned closely after formula
earlier forced upon France by Nazi Ger
many.
In brief, enfeebled Bordeaux govern
ment agreed to disarm it's Mediterranean
tol tad
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many definitely will settle things later"
But Nazi restraint may be insufficient
to smother dangerous sparks of Balkan
war as virtually every ma
BoIkons ton lives on day-to-day
Mobilize basis of complete mobili-
Zation. Particularly dis
turbed, for instance, are Turks-at pos
sibility that Russian movement down
Black Sea coast might end in demands
for Bosporus-Dardanelle privileges, or
that Italian aggression in Mediterranean
might result in attack upon Syria.
And on other side of world, fourth
great totalitarian nation-Japan-ap-
peared ready to slice her pound of
flesh" for eastern possessions of France,
Netherlands and Britain.
Under guise of seeking to stop arms
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American Front

No longer viewing Europes war with
magnificent detachment, scarcely find
ing any further use for such obsolete
descriptions as isolationist and inter-
yeIlanist, America<had energy for only
two major projects last week.
One was purely political-the adoption
of Republican campaign platform and
the nomination of that party's presi-
Dental ticket. Second was continuance
of Nations defense mobilization.
Probably never has one of great politi-
cal parties suffered such turmoil as did
Republicans in attempt
6. o. P. and ing to bring forth its
The War platform stand on foreign
relations. With issue over
shadowing all other combined considera-
tions, party policy makers were beset by
every shade of opinion regarding course
this Government should take.
For three days, Platform Committee
labored-its chairman at one point leav-
ing deliberations Indignantly and return
ing to his personal law Office to brood.
When completed, significant section of
pa ~ SoAiPolSll PlOSi diH WdS uldSGSI-
piece of going several directions at once
without notable progress in any.
The party, it declared, stands for
Americanism, preparedness and peace
and blames the New Deal in toto for all
shortcomings in these three important
elements.
1t deplored explosive utterances by
the President" and condemned Executive
acts which might lead to war without
authorization of Congress. 1t expressed
sympathy for unoffending countries
which have been invaded
But it did declare for the prompt,
orderly and realistic building of our ma
tional defense to the point at which we
shall be able not only to defend the
United States, its possessions and essen
Evening star., 1940-06-30
Review of Forty-Third Week of War
BY John g.. Henry

of virtually
earths face the proud repubic-empire
Thcky along continental
Mediterranean
Japan ratified at Britain
America Republicans specific
defense continued Washington.
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for purpose of embroiling Reich in new
war front in Balkans.
Admittedly dependent in great degree
upon Rumanian oil supplies Reich can
not long afford to permit unfriendly con-
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His country inuaded By Russian
troops, he appealed to Hitler for
dtd. A. p. Photo.
traffic into China, Jap forces spread
along Chinese side of French Indo-
China frontier and undisclosed number
of warships were dispatched to French
governed port of Haiphong.
At same time, British forces in Hong
Kong took purely precautionary and
defensive" action of destroying bridges
from crown colony to Chinese territory,
now overrun by Jap troops.
Toxic sources revealed, meanwhile,
that special envoy of that government
would transmit japanese eastern aspi-
rations to Hitler and Won Ribbentrop in
Berlin-indicated that Oriental Monroe
Doctrine may be in making.
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troll of strategically located Bucovina or
of Danube transport facilities.
Temporarily, legation spokesman said,
Carol was being advised not to oppose
Moscow demands with promise that Ger
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dication that Germans had been caught
unaWares.
In fact, on Friday, Nazi Legation in
Bucharest made charge that entire de-
velopment had been inspired by British
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-23

were added to the offer few weeks
ago.
Other Operas Available.
The other operas available are
Bizet's Carmen" Gounod's Faust"
Verdis Aida" "Rigoletto" and La
Traviata";; Puccini's Madame But
terf1y" and La Boheme," Wagner's
"Tannhauser" and 'Lohengrin" and
Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci."
The symphonic works now being
offered include Tschaikowsky' S
"Nutcracker Suite" and Fourth
Symphony" Beethoven's Fifth and
Eighth Symphonies, Schubert's
Unfinished Symphony" Mozart's
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor"
Bach's "Brandenburg Concertos Nos.
and g." Wagner's preludes to die
Meistersinger" and "Parsifal," De-
bussy's Afternoon of a Faun.'
Clouds" and Festivals; Haydn's
symphony No. SO in E Flat Major"
Brahms Second Symphony" and
Franck's ID Minor Symphony"
Excerpts from three of these
masterpieces, Tschaikowsky's NUT
cracker Suite" and his fourth SYM
phony and Beethoven's eighth SYM
phony were played over WMAL yes
terday, one Of a series Of special
broadcasts arranged through the
cooperation Of the National Broad
casting Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-23
Senate Campaign Inquiry
Expected TO Call Hague

BY the Associated Press.
Chairman Gillette said today that
Mayor Frank Hague Of Jersey City
very probably" would be subpoenaed
to testify early in January before
the Senate Campaign Investigating
Committee.
Mayor Hague may be called, Sem
ator Gillette declared, in connec-
ton with charges of registration ir-
regularities in New Jersey. A sub
committee composed of Senators
Adams, Democrat, of Colorado and
Tobey, Republican, of New Hamp-
shire conducted hearings in Jersey
City prior to the November election,
but no conclusions were reached.
Senator Gillette said other New
Jersey witnesses probably would lie
called along with Mayor Hague, but
added that a definite list could not
be formulated until after his COM
mittee meets the first of the year
The committee will start drafting
its final report after the New Jersey
hearing. Senator Gillette said that
information already gathered which
indicates law violations is being
turned over to special grand jury
here.
The chairman asserted the COM
nittee is winding up its study Of
complaints that large payments for
Republican advertising In Milwaukee
were made through straw men"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-23
Farm Hand Found
Shot, With Gun Nearby

Herman Higgs, 28, La Plata. Md,
was brought to Casualty Hospital by
Maryland State police last night in
a critical condition from a shotgun
wound which tore away most of his
lower Jaw He was in a semi
conscious condition. Hospital at
tendants gave him a chance for re-
covery.
Mr.. Higgs was employed on the
farm of Mitchell Diggs, near La
Plata. He was found in his room
on the farm about 1890 pm. by
members Of the family who heard
a shot, police said A shotgun with
one shell fired lay beside him, &C
cording to police. Sheriff v. r.
Cooksey of Charles County was in
vestigating. Mr.. Higgs. was said to
have been in poor health for several
months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-23
Two Spies Executed
In Italian Drive on
Foreign Agents
n Other Persons jailed;
Link to British Raid
On Toronto Indicated
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
ROME, Dec. 23.-The execution
OF two men as spies and the i'm
prisonment Of % other persons, two
of them women, revealed the smash
ing of an alleged network of in
formers" which some observers
thought, today might have been
related to the damaging British raid
on laramie naval base November il.
Aurelio CocoZza, described as an
imposter travelling salesman of
laramie, and Francesca Ghezzi,
naval officer, we're shot by firing
squad at dawn yesterday, only few
hours after they were condemned
and before any official announce
ment of the trial was made.
Those who stood trial for spying
were members of a network of in
formers which acted in our country
IN the interest of a foreign power"
the government said. Only three of
the q persons tried we're acquitted.
Another naval officer. the en-
ploye of a naval construction firm
and the latter's wife were sentenced
to prison for life. The others con-
victed were given shorter terms
1t was the first such case to come
to public notice since Italy entered
the war about six months ago.
The Italian magazine Rassegna
Italiana expressed belief yesterday
that the Vichy government is plot
ting with Gen. Charles de Gaulle,
leader of free French forces, to
reunite French African territories
for resistance to ANY eventual
foreign intervention"
The article pointed out that such
a combination, coupled with British
African territories, would be a
gigantic bloc" for an offensive
against Italy and urged vigilance to
see that this bloc does not spread
and absorb other territories of still
more vital Importance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-23
Four Rescued After Night
Spent on Crippled Boat

Two women and two men were
rescued by the harbor police and an
unnamed private craft yesterday
morning about 10 hours after their
34-foot cabin cruiser, the Edith Ma
RE, had run on pilings off Shep-
herds Landing, near Bellevue.
Mrs. Eva Manchester, SO, of 1929
K street NV, one of the passen-
gers, said the party had left a dock
at the foot of Twelfth street Sat-
urday night for cruise and to test
out the boat, which she said was a
new one owned by Alexander Russ
1416 r street NV.
After it had run onto the pilings
in heavy fog, she said, there was
nothing for them to do but sit anc
wait and blow the crafts horn
There was no heat in the cruiser
and the fog chilled every one, she
said.
A resident on the Anacostia shore
saw the craft Sunday morning anc
called police. Harbor policemen
came in their launch and removed
Mrs. Manchester and Miss Hannah
Grosvenor of 1880 r street NV
When they returned for Mr.. Rus:
and the other man they found thai
a private boat had already taken thu
two off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-23

The second half Of Richard Wag-
ner's immortal love story, Tristan
and Isolde" the eleventh operate
offering in The Stars music appre-
citation campaign, will be made
available to the public tomorrow at
the distribution booths in the lobby
Of The Star Building.
This unit, consisting Of three r.
inch double-faced recordings, was
to have been released for distribu-
ton Saturday, but a delay in pro-
duction necessitated postponement
until tomorrow. The records will be
available when the booths open at
8 am.
Music lovers who were unable to
obtain the first half of this opera
when 1t was made available last
week may now get both groups Of
recordings at once. The first unit
also includes three recordings.
Final Release Saturday.
With the release of this set, all
UuI OllC VI tllC IL SACd0 oRC1 do Ill
cluded in The Stars offer will be
available at the music appreciation
counters. The final release of the
campaign-Mozart's Marriage Of
Figaro"-will be ready for distribu-
ton next Saturday, according to
present plans. ..
The music in the second Tristan
and Isolde" group is taken from the
second and third acts. Each record
group is divided into six parts, and
parts 7, 8 and 9 of the second unit
continue the remarkable love duet of
Tristan and Isolde, which begins in
part 5 of the first unit.
In part 10, the listener will hear
the prelude to the third act, which
begins with a sor1bre melody
through which can be heard an
echo of the love motif Of the sec
ond act. "Tristan's Delirium" Is
heard in part II; in this Tristan re-
lives the fight with Morold and the
day when he and Isolde drank the
love potion. In the 18th and final
part, Isolde sings the superb Love
Death"
In addition to the Tristan and
Isolde" recordings music lovers now
may obtain recordings of the 10
previous operate releases and the
u symphonic masterpieces which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-23
Old CIoister Court
OF Parliament Left
In Ruins by Bomb
Beautiful Section Now
Only Heap of Twisted
Orders and Masonry
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 23.-One of the
most ancient and intellectually
beautiful parts of the houses Of
Parliament has been reduced to
heap of twisted Orders and masonry
by a German bomb which fell in
the cloiSter court.
The public bills Office on the east
side, the votes office on the south
side and the old members staircase
leading to the inner lobby were de-
stroyed. A pile of rubble containing
broken bookcases and torn papers
looks as if it had been poured down
a chute from the nearby stately
center tower.
This was the only part of the
building to receive direct hit in
two recent Nazi raids, but the mem
bers' cloakroom, secretaries Offices
and the inner lobby were regarded
S unsafe as result of the blast.
Windows were broken in the House
Cf Lords, in historic Westminster
Hall, in an earlier attack.
John Chambers, physician to
Henry VII, built the cloisters at his
own expense, Incorporating in them
part of the older cloisters of Rich
ard II.
The hoary, greystone walls of the
small courtyard were dented by fly
ing debris and some windows were
broken.
The bomb just missed Westmin-
ster Hall, which has epitomized Eng
lish history almost from the time Of
the Norman conquest.
Evidence of damage in the first
Nad raid still is visible. Twisted
bits of iron window frame and bro
ken glass are piled nearly around the
vast window space filled with iron
scaffolding. Directly under the
window a statue concentrating
members who died in the last war
stands headless and footless as a
result of the bombing.