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Evening star., 1941-10-03
Senators Ask Probe
OF Reports Of Axis
ConsuIs' Spying
'CeuseIess Activities
Laid TO japanese in
Organizing Espionage

A special Senate investigation of
reports of espionage and subversive
activities by consular representatives
of Japan and other Axis powers was
urged yesterday by Senators Gillette
of Iowa and Johnson of Colorado
both Democrats.
Senator Gillette said the Justice
Department and the Army and Navy
intelligence services had approved
the proposal for immediate creation
OF a flve-man Senate committee to
inquire into alleged efforts to organ
lie aliens and persons with citizen
ship in more than one country for
subversive purposes.
Declaring he was informed that
some japanese consular agents had
been "ceaselesS in their activities" in
organizing groups hostile or poten-
TALLY hostile to the United States,
Senator Gillette told the Senate:
If the allegations are supported
by the facts developed in investi-
cation 1t would seem to be high time
that these Japanese consular Off
cials be accorded the same treat
ment that has been accorded by our
Evening star., 1941-10-03
Production Well Advanced,
O. P. N. Official Reports

Defense production in the United
States is much farther advanced
than the public believes possible,
Thomas A. Baggs, Of the Light Ord
nanace Section, 0. P M, Yesterday
told a meeting of the Junior Cham
ber of Commerce at the Annapolis
Hotel.
He said defense production is al
ready we'll on its way "to meeting
the full requirements of M-day,
Evening star., 1941-10-03

State Department to German and
Italian off1fflcials under similar con-
ditions."
During the summer, all German
and Italian consulates were closed
and the consuls sent home by order
of the State Department..
Evening star., 1941-10-03
Swiss Brewing Coffee
OF Domestic Shrub
By the Associated Press.


BERN.-Switzerland, limited by
rationing to approximately two cups
of coffee a day per person. has
Joined the rest of Europe in the
search for substitutes.
Large-Scale cultivation has been
started in two provinces of a shrub
that grows to about three feets and
bears blue flowers and pods con-
tanning brown seeds. The seeds are
said to yield an excellent brew with
small portions of real coffee or
chicory And the plants grow on
soil too poor for other crops.
Evening star., 1941-10-03
Milk Zones Set Up

To effect economies in milk dis
tribution during the gasoline short
age a system of milk zoning has
been established throughout New
Zealand.
Evening star., 1941-10-03

Highest suspension bridge in the
world is the Royal Gorge Bridge
near Canon City, Colo.
Evening star., 1941-10-03
80 Scouts Given Awards
At Roosevelt High Court

Eighty Boy Scouts last night
received awards in Court of Honor
at Roosevelt High School. DR.. Paul
Bartsch presided.
After the assembly the group was
led in pledge of allegiance to the flag
by w. M. Mcdonald, Eagle Scout of
Troop SO. Presentations were made
to:
Evening star., 1941-10-03


en the Eagle scout oe to Scout Donald R
2 Jack % 5 Of
" oo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
DurIun Threatens British
AdmroPs Statement Called Attempt to Scare
English by Implying Aid to Axis

be ignored. If subsequent develop
ments were to confirm that reading
of Admiral Darlan's recent talks in
the French metropolis, the Germans
could boast of a great achievement,
to have traded Laval, upon whom
weighs the hate of the French peo-
pie, for ministers able to work up
public opinion in the interest of
cooperation with the NaZi victory.
COvetous Chances at French Fleet.
Not only is Admiral Darlan in
better position than Laval to find
support among the French masses
which does not mean, however, that
he has a real chance to lead them
where they do not want to go-but,
as commander in chief of the navy,
he can create irretrievable situations
For months the entire personnel of
the French Navy have been sub
jected to propaganda intended to
set them violently against anything
British. All sense of national in
tereSt has been perverted. On
board the French "neutralized" war
ships anchored off Alexandria is
displayed daily all the German and
Italian news forwarded from Vichy
And the sailors who read it are
paid out of British funds at a rate
exceeding three times the money
received by their comrades in Tou-
Ion, Bizerta, Casablanca and Dakar.
All this at the very moment the
Germans are intervening in Libya,
shielding Tripoli against the ad-
vance of Sir Archibald Wavells
army and taking over from the
Italians contrary to the letter of
the armistice conventions the task
of disarming and disbanding French
units in North Africa, when the
hopeful view of Gen. Maxine Wey-
gands policy taken by some tim
Grant diplomats has vanished al
together, when spprehensions are
felt in Berlin and in Rome about
Anglo-Turkish preparations in the
Eastern Mediterranean and the pos
sible involvement of Syria.
All this at the very moment the
leaSe-lend bill alarms the totali-
tarians. Knowing they will have
to put up with the growing volume
of Americas industrial contribution
to the war and realizing they must
win or lose before autumn. they
generously glance at the French en-
pire and at the French feet.
released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. IncD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Travellers Aid Society
To Hear Charles Tuft

Charles P. Taft, assistant CO.
ordinator of the United Service Or
CARNATIONS for National Defense,
will address the annual meeting of
the Travellers Aid Society of Wash
ington Thursday at 1890 pm. at
Barker Hall. Seventeenth and K
streets NV. His topic will be
Travellers Aid and National De-
Tense"
During the meeting the names Of
George Keneipp. president of Key
stone Automobile Club, and Mrs.
Harold Hitz Burton. wife of the
Senator from Ohio, will be presented
for election to membership on the
societyS Board of Directors.
Other members Of the board up
for reelection are Mrs. George
Beale Bloomer. Dr. Stuart A. Rice,
Mrs. Karl Fenning and Bruce
Mohler.
w. B. Clarkson. president of the
board, will preside at the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Activities in South America May Increase

expected that Of
republics will shortly become active
these well mitaiy Suhent
ammunition for local disturbances Despite the growing pro-
Of the the totala
nationals of Italian
themselves that worries
those republics they have the
effective help of the Communists.
this their propaganda
able withdraw substantial sums.
The incident of few months when Italian diplomat
United
public reliable
m confidential
Despite propaganda
their that the United States capable of rendering
efficient Britain there question that both
administrations
ward off they said
a 0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12

the nose are all aimed at soaring the
United States into doing as little as posi-
BILE for the British
Furthermore, it is expected in we'll
informed quarters that the Germans will
wage a spectacular war against Britain by
sea and air The primary purpose, of
course, is to break English resistance and
the secondary motive is to show the people
of the United States what our lot will be if
we dare go too far in assistance of the
British.
The Germans are said to place their
chief hope of intimidating the United
States in the Japanese.
The Japanese Navy has been reported
concentrating in the Cults of Siam and
Tonkin, both ideal bases of operations in
the Pacific, which were surrendered re-
luctantly by the French. The French are
fully aware of the strategic importance of
those bases, but are telling us they couldn't
help 1.-THE pressure from Berlin was too
great.
The forces concentrated in the South
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Tributes to Vice President Wallace

general commentator of Vice President Wallace for
officer
that his maiden expert
leaselend
himself with dignity and ruling
conditions
confidence generally maintaining the traditions OF the
calmness
final of the aid oBritan
bill always assured final majority
debate be conducted cuy
withheld South Carolina favote White
tk the Upper House also did
line the Presidents The
the upheava has left relatively little any rancor
the country
mission
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12

The true innovation is this:
Admiral Darlan described the Brit
ish blockade as verging on imbeclllty
and he krazenly declared that the
Germans are more generous and
more understanding of the needs OF
humanity than the British
Why did he make such statements,
which are sure to hurt all men aware
of the fact that Frances lndepend-
ence. in the circumstances created
by the armistice of last June. can
be redeemed only by the fighting
forces of the British Empire? Was
he challenged from London about
the whole question of blockade? No.
Up till now, the British Govern
ment had to treat France as a
country under German occupation
or under German pressure and TO
prevent her from exchanging goods
with the outside world. But re-
Gently negotiations were started in
Madrid and also in Ottawa cine
Canadian Government still main
talns a diplomatic representation in
Vichy) which encouraged the hope
that. at any rate, as regards unoc-
cupied France. the British Govern
ment might depart from the strict
application of the rules of economic
warfare.
Vision of France Joining Axis.
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain is
reported to have said more than
once that between Germany and
England he was not able to keep
the scale as he would like to do be-
cause the former had many things
to offer which no French Govern
ment could afford to overlook, while
from the latter. no favor whatever
was to be expected.
Utterances of that kind must not
be taken literally. The true reason
for Vichy's subservience to Germany
is the Overwhelming military power
at Adolf Hitler's disposal. Never
theleSS. they were interpreted in
London to convey on the part of
Marshal Petain a wish to improve
his country's relations with her
former ally.
But now comes Admiral Darlan
and his curt language The apparent
purpose behind the words of the
admiral is to conjure up before
Great Britain vision of the French
fleet and Of the French empire
joining with Germany and Italy in
the present conflict and to compel
~, jr
to make the Government of the
United States sWerve from the line
1t has hitherto followed; that is,
to regard the British cabinet. upon
which rests the responsibility of
conducting the war, as entitled to
settle what can and cannot be con-
coded under the blockade.
But is not a more sinister pur-
pose to be perceived? Pierre Laval's
fixed idea was to avail himself of
the continuous friction caused by
the economic warfare to extend
Franco-German cooperation, which
was agreed to in principle last Oc-
tober. so as to include in it military
assistance.
Admiral Darlan returned from
Paris few days ago There he
met not only the German authori-
ties but such politicians as Laval
Ito whom a new offer to re-enter
the cabinet is believed to have been
profferedD. Georges Bonnet, Fer
nand Buisson, Scapini, all deter
mined to stake everything on Ger
man victory. The possibility that
the Germans were rewarded for the
tolerance they showed to Marshal
Petains new set of ministers cannot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Prince Georges to Hold
Police Roster Exums
By e Staff Correspondent of The Star

by StaII Correspondent OF The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, March
l2.-The Prince Georges County po-
lice commissioners will hold COM
petitive examinations on Wednes-
day. April 2, at the Upper Marlboro
High School to provide list Of
eligible men for county police force
requirements.
Board President William A. Car
son said the present roster is viz
tually exhausted. He said the plan
is not designed in anticipation of
legislation to increase the force.
The examinations will begin at
7 pm. and are open to all ap-
plicants. Persons interested in TAX
ing the tests are urged to notify
Norman Collins, clerk to the police
commissioners, by March 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Washington Observations
Go to IT. Becomes American os Well as
British Slogan in Defense of Democracy
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

With bill the of the land to 1t-BtsinS
popular wartime meaning for America too Congress hav
the direction supplying pledged assistance British slogan
the Morrison the labor leaders who
Supply whose munitions production fire the
British workers Presently all Britain paStered with his homeSpun
appeal For the first time after months the kndm
adopted Americas watChWod become betm Of that
Britain which leaseend bill contempa
which the country and wants translated
influential
that the American people will fact It. with all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
220 January Strikes
Gain Over December

New strikes in January totaled
900, an increase of so over the Dec
ember figure. Acting Commissioner
of Labor Statistics Hinrichs esti-
mated today.
The number of workers involved in
these strikes increased from 10000
to 5000, and the number of man.
days of idleness caused by all strikes
in January was $4,000, as compared
with 100000 in December, he re-
ported.
There were so more strikes in Jan
uary than the average for the month
in the flve-year period proceeding
the launching Of the defense pro-
gram, and the number of workers
involved was several thousand
greater than previously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Berlin Visit May Decide the Move

1t probable will settled
Japanese particularly
them
and towards Hawaii likely the
with the
single ship from the Pacific the Atlantic.
The Germans know that while the masses in the United States have
there will be deal of hesitation there
of fighting two fronts.
available think total
if
the modern cruisers aircraft
the Pacific feet shifted the Atlantic and
Great Britain the of their blockade would become doubtful
this, Berlin will induce the
necessarily attacking either American
threatening
a pancky atmosphere sections the
japanese explain certain things hap
reply that they hostile intentions
these assurances would
some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Axis Reaction to British Aid

a whistng breeding
early easeend legislation is known
Their businessmen well military and naval
Unreasonable possibilities of American
these geared maximum production scale
INDUCED pooling
spokesman The Reich of
awakening 1t acquired respect both for
military
Hndenbug paying tribute to Americas industrial
brilliant if pte industry had entered the
patriotism had failed It, Under the compulAon OF
rightly,
of
ing the The Americans understood war
industrial
unity exemphfed by final action in
Congress- Controversial aSed debate the bone of contention
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Alexandria Job Service
Places 679 in Month
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch TO The star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March r.
The local office of the Virginia State
Employment Service aided in placing
679 workers during February and
received SIS new applications, Of
f1cials announced today.
All residents of the area who are
unemployed or employed only part
time are urged to register at the
Office to meet needs for added per-
sonnet on national defense projects,
Area served by the office here in
cludes Arlington. Fairfax and Prince
William Counties and Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12

Meet W ltSloO
by force any
British attempt
to enforce the
b lock a d e. In
that re pc C t,
therefore, V &c e
Premier Fran
co.'s D arl a n S
statement to the
American CORE
spondentS is not
new. ehCtpG lIldU
what was said
formerly in muf-
fed tones is now
rather reSound-
inolv eXnreSSed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Currun to Be Host

United States Attorney Edward
M. Curran this afternoon will be
host to the visiting Federal district
attorneys at a cocktail party and
ert H. Jackson, to be held from 5 to
Z o'clock at the Mayflower Hotel.
The prosecutors are attending
their annual conference at the Jus
tice Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
B'noi Israel Synagogue

The services at the B'nai Israel
Synagogue, Fourteenth and Emerson
streets NV, Friday at 8:l5 pm.
will be dedicated to the J. C. r. S.
Chapter of Washington. Rabbi
Henry Segal will preach on The
Challenging Message of Purim."
Louis Kalichstein will lead the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12

never was whether the United States
should become the arsenal of de-
mocracy," but purely how. Hostility
to the fundamental idea of helping
Britain was virtually absent. With
it also vanished American isolation.
House and Senate were concerned
exclusively with ways. and means of
safeguarding congressional preroga-
tiveS, with avoidance of anything
savoring of executive dictatorship,
and with the Nations anxiety to avert
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12

attention to certain intermediate
SnagS. Some Of these "bottlenecks"
apparently lie athWart the path of
prompt and full accomplishment of
our purposes, though none of them
is considered ineradiCable. They in
clude the provision of adequate ship
ping; dangers Of labor unrest in key
industries; priority arrangements
affecting several basic raw materials
and types of machinery, and report
ed lack of harmony here and there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
PIT. to Honor Ex-PrincipoI

The Henry D. Cooke Parent
Teacher Association will honor Mrs.
William Carl Ruediger, former prin-
cipal of the school, at tea tomor-
row at pm. at the school. Mrs
Ruediger was promoted recently to
supervising principal of the seventh
division. A number of school off,
Gals will attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12

departments agencies defense
fundamental
Deal He unquesonabV plans
situation entitled 100
the leadership he must shoulder
in Congress and assured by
enthusiastic national essential
performance tasks devoving him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12

daily crlerS.. An
earthqua axe is
un thin k a BILE -
For a W h ole
generation the
Atlantians t old
each other how
terribly they had
suffered in the
last great earth
quake. b ~,
were we suck
ers! was the
W a Y t h ey eX-
pressed it. And
n e er again.
theV added, pi-
ouSly. shall At
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12

W ~ u III NAN vi
the Republicans
recorded them
selves as in fa-
vor of the lease
lend bill on the
final roll call in
the House in
contrast to the
almost solid vote
which was cast
against by the
minority party
when the meas
ure first came
up q few weeks
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12

the Urtters this their not
necessarily The Scrs Such presented in The
effort to gDe all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although such be contradictory
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
HowAtIuntis
Handled Its
Crisis
So Today II
Lies Beneath
Seas Waves
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

1t was generally agreed among
the people of Atlantis that earth
quakes were unpleasant things. As
was frequently pointed out by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12

being developed, however, look
toward keeping out if it is humanity
possible to do so.
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Newman Club Dance

The Newman Club of George
Washington University will hold a
st. Patrick's Day dance Saturday
night at the Bannockburn Country
Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
BY PERTINAX.

Many times since last summer
the Vichy government threatened
to have its supply ships conveyed to
France and instructed the French
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Purtisunship
Submerged
Unity
FinoI House Vote
Seen Justifying
Wilkes Stand
Ry DAVID LAWRENCE.

Americas major political parties
have given an uneXampled demon
stration Of their willingness to put
country above partiSanship. Nearly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
This Changing World
Germany Moy Try TO Wage War Of Nerves
On U. S. Soon, With japan Her Chief Weapon
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

There growing indications that will attempt
with the United States the
The visit to
in activities IF sympathizer
of the republics South America together with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12

Pacific do the
information these units getting
deal of
Islands which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12

Americas
spoke achievement result proraed
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-03-13
NOTICE OF HEARING

OUJC6 " Tue
Board of County Commissioner
for Montgomery County.
Rockville, Maryland
March 18th, 1941.
A public hearing on the follow
ing petition for Zoning Amend
ment will be held at the Office of
the County Commissioners, Silver
Spring, Maryland, on
Thursday, April II, 1941
AT 7:3O O'CLOCK P. M,
NUMBER 343 : APPLICATION
of C. M. Davis, Agent, asking for
the reclassificakien from Residen-
tial "a" and "B" to Residential
&C" of the following properties
Lots 10 to 49, Millers' addition,
Lots 1-to-7 H. to IA in Block
Lots to Tin Block 2 lodge
Subdivision) the above property
all being in "Takoma Park"
Maryland.
Board of County Commissioners
for Montgomery County, Sitting
AS A District Council For That
Portion of Maryland Washing
ton Metropolitan District With
in Montgomery County.
By: THOMAS E. HAMPTON,
n President.
Attest: -
RICHARD II. LANsDALE, Clerk.
GIL
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-03-13

! Mrs. Nicholas Popadi of New
York is visiting her sister, Mrs
Camillus Stokes.
Mrs. James Miller, Mrs. Edward
Cashell, Mrs. Adrian Burdette,
Mrs. Robert Peter, Mrs. Thomas
Kelly, Mrs. Nicholas Papadi, Mrs.
Camillus Stokes and Mrs. Stephen
Cromwell were luncheon and bridge
guests on Tuesday of Miss Cathe-
rine Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn E. Barthel
have returned from their wedding
trip and are boarding with the lat
ter's mother, Mrs. Charles Mark
land, on Wall street.
The Rockville Women's Club met
in the Presbyterian Sunday School
room on March 6. Mrs. Edwin
Broome and Mrs. Frank Marshall
were hostesses. Miss Edythe NJ.
Turner and several of the All girls
gave an interesting program.
A meeting of the Music Lovers
Club was held at the residence of
Mrs. Harold Smith on March IL.
The first half of the program was
devoted to records of symphonic
music and later to selections from
Gilbert and Sullivan Operas. These
were done by members of the club
il costume.
The Rev. and Mrs. H. o. Cooper
of the local Baptist church enter
tanned at dinner on Tuesday eve
ming, March II at $3.50, the officers
and teachers of the Rockville Bap-
fist Sunday School.