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Evening star., 1941-04-06

ernment has declared that she will
confront every attempt by Britain to
extend the theater of war with every
means in Germany's power.
With the destruction of the Brit
ish expeditionary force in Norway
and France, Britain's influence has
once and for all been eliminated
from the European continent.
"Out of this situation all Euro
pean states clearly must understand
that the elimination of Britain from
the European mainland was the one
and only guarantee of the preserva-
ton of peace in Europe. Con-
Sequently, no British soldier should
have been allowed to set foot on
European soil again. For the Greek
people this question should have
made itself clear as for the other
nations of the continent.
Neutrality Greeks Best Policy.
ut is thus apparent that the
Greek government would have best
served the Balkan people by remain
Ing SCrlCJ neutral
For Greece this would have been
a most natural reaction in con-
formity with the interest of the
Greek people. This was particularly
the case as none of the warning
axis nations had any interest what
soever in involving a nation in war
which is so remote from the original
theater of war. In accordance with
this aim, Germany and Italy have
never demanded anything but the
strict preservation of Greek neu-
trality.
1T is therefore doubly difficult
for Germany to understand why the
Greek nation abandoned this So
clearly marked policy of neutrality
and started on course which sooner
or later must end in disaster for
Greece
"As we know today, Greece has
left its position of neutrality since
September 1899, and first secretly,
then openly, took part in the war
on the side of England. A proof
of how much Greece erred from her
path of neutrality is the fact that
as far back as April, 1889, Greece
accepted the political guarantee of
the Western powers.
ey the Associated Press.
BELGRADE, April 5.-Italy closed
the Yugoslav border at Fiume to-
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Won Ribbentrop's Statement.

Won Ribbentrop's Statement.
The National BroGdcGStlng Co.
transcript of German Foreign MIN
lister Joachim Won RibbentroD'S
statement to members OF the foreign
press in Berlin.
England is about to commit
another crime against Europe. Con-
siderable contingents of British
troops have landed on Balkan soil.
After the fasco of Dunkirque,
Britain is once again trying to
carry the war into Europe. They
misled the government in Athens
and a clique of intriguers in Bel
grade have chosen to make common
cause with the British.
"The British and these intriguers
have decided to put all OF Greece
and all of Yugoslavia at the disposal
of Britain, as a starting point OF
a new campaign against Germany
and Italy.
Germany has watched this in
trigue and tried to bring Greece and
Yugoslavia to see reason, and accept
Germany's friendship. But all Ger
man attempts to establish friend
ship were without avail.
Hitler Has Given Answer.
"Our Feuhrer, Adolf Hitler, has
now given his answer. The German
Army is marching and has been
marching since early this morning.
These German armies will
make it clear once and for all
to Churchill and his notorious war
mongering, intriguing allies, that
Great Britain has no chance IN
Europe. I have handed on this
morning a note to the Greek envoy
to Berlin which will subsequently
be read.
I'm conclusion, the chief of the
Press Bureau of the Foreign Once,
DR.. Schmidt, will read the declara-
ton of the Reich government to
Yugoslavia. But first the message
to the Greek government.
Note to Greece.
Since the beginning of the war
which has been forced upon Ger
many by the declaration of war by
Britain anad France, the German
government has always clearly and
accurately stated her intention to
confine military operations only to
the countries of the West. And par
ticularly to keep the Balkan coun-
tries out of the war
Just as clearly the German gov
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Radio Listeners Hear
YugosIav Code Message
Ruth1 Assnciated Press

Rv the Associated Press.
BELGRADE, April 6 Sunday -
Radio listeners heard early today a
coded message transmitted from the
Belgrade station to the Yugoslsv
Legation at Sofia, capital of Bull
garia.
The Belgrade announcer was
heard to say during the radios last
transmission:
"Yugoslav Legation, Sofia. I'M
portant. Stand by TO take urgent
message at the end of this trans
mission"
Just before signing off another
voice ratified off a long series of
| numbers.
1t was assumed the Belgrade gov
ernment was using this method to
transmit important orders to the
Sofia Legation because of the COM
plete severance Of telephone COM
munication.
Evening star., 1941-04-06

scale action on the Albanian front,
the Greek government spokesman
reported tonight.
The spokesman said an italian
tank attack north of the Viosa
River in central Albania was re-
PEELED and that Greek fire had
blown up a truck filled with NUM-
tionS
Evening star., 1941-04-06

enter into this with the that its leaders
S British s Intrigue a Blamed lam m for War o ~. natl.
letting others fight for her she
struggle which Britain that she would finish off the German
nte Ga1s ana m og ~ " WI" ns war ana D0''0 10 0eS
de h n oS on Ap
Britain again attempted to reach its goal by thrust on the German
mated m the sf BR ] pd the few soldiers Norway s
W the world did mot deem possible sta the ps o n nsve
winston chuchil thought
hs I'll % R5h he British M % Sn So and an DUB ] n5o the the
already history how the armies defeated the
gons of capitalism and puocacy After days this campaign in
Then Churchill concentrated the strength Of his empire against
African heae through the cooperation OF Italian ana Ger
'"- ''"' Campaign Called British Plan.
The new aim Of the British wmonge now consists OF tne anza
only of the gigantic victories of the German Army
the landing British at saonika in the
caught little in the spdeweb
7 Hitler, have repeatedly warned attempt
Southeastern Europe And have said that this constitutes
Unfortunately warning Yugoslav nation
sV statesmen Of the absolute necessity cooperation
Reich for restoration of lasting peace and order within Yugo
finally securing H the cope5stCn Sns ion
mandd ANYTHING whatsoever the Yueosav nation except that 1t take
pat AT this point the Criminal uspers Belgrade
''' Yugoslavia Poland
Belgrade government has
cabinet Under these
circumstances recall the German national
colony Yugosav territory
Embassy employees OF our con-
Yugoslavia daily being subjected to the most Illuminating
attacks.
German Poland laid in ruin by
kidnapped ana attacked
Yugosavs and were killed ~
addition Yugoavia for weeks has planned general mooa
great secrecy
eight effort TO ABOUT closer
friendship with the Yugosav people task which
have pursued faStidiously. -
landing Greece just as in World War
advantage
situation assassnations against Germany and her allies
xhortsS Soldiers o New Feats.
hour has arrived
of the German Reich under your proec
did on the west
will well the southeast front
will not be less courageous han t
IN 1913, on tne same
VIGOROUSLY.
those places where the enemy humane
toward confrons with utter brutality you
will with the weapon
battle against the Greek people
against England which again trying to extend
north last the Balkans
shall fight shoulder ally until the last Bton has
Dunkerque in Greece
IF any support then those Greeks Will
fall a time the British
"When the German himself will have
nved that capable beating the British In the Balkans IN
then also he will have proved tnat
he in the desert in Africa
other ultimate than to win freedom
our German people living for the German
family. . ,. - ~ o-o.. 49,.
again in German soldier.
Berlin, April g. e4l
Signed Adolf Hitler, commander IN chief'
Evening star., 1941-04-06

night and mined the international
bridge.
The YugoSlav consul at Fiume de-
parted post haste for home.
This was the first indication that
Italy will follow the lead of Germany.
Heretofore, Italian diplomats,
aware of their country's need of
Yugoslav products. have sought
some way to smooth out the Yugo-
lav-German break.
YugoSlavia, expecting the worst,
called all her ships into port to-
night. having already cut most Of
her links with the world and pre-
pared her government for instant
removal to some safer spot than
Belgrade.
Cabinet Holds 5-Hour Meeting.
The YugoSlav cabinet held an
other five-hour meeting during the
night, but still had not issued the
declaration of foreign policy which
has been awaited since coup d'etat
on March 27 overthrew the govern
ment that signed a pact with the
axis.
Fiume. at the end of a narrow
neck of Italian territory jutting into
Yugoslavia. is separated from this
country by the Fiumara River.
The city was taken for Italy in
September, 1919. by the swashbuck-
ling Italian poet. Gabrielle d'Annun-
zio. who at that time coined for him.
self the title II Duce, later appro-
priated by Mussolini.
r (The Rome radio. in a report on
the Fiume situation heard in
New York by N. B. c., said the
Yugoslav authorities had given
rifles to frontier peasants not in
uniform)
Frontiers Are Closed.
During the afternoon YugoSlavia
had formally closed her frontiers with
Germany, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria
and Rumania. Trains still ran to
Greece, but on a sharply curtailed
schedule. Most foreign telephone
communications were severed.
GA broadcast on the wave
length of the Budapest radio,
heard in New York by N B. c.,
said that DR.. Vladimir Mack,
Croat peasant leader and Yugo-
slaviaS Vice Premier, is to leave
for Rome to confer with Italian
leaders. The radio said the trip
would be made in the near future.
No further details were given)
The air force, which includes 400
first-line planes and 600 secondary
craft, patrolled the skiles constantly
along the northern and eastern
frontiers, whence attack is antici-
pated.
The small navy principally AZ
year-old cruiser and a handful of
destroyers was on 24-hour patrol
along the Adriatic coast.
Hundreds of government clerks
were directed to work tomorrow to
complete preparations for moving to
an undisclosed spot in the South
Serbian mountains.
All attempts to conciliate the axis
powers apparently had been aban-
doned, with the government now
talking back to them vigorously in
its censored press.
The army established war press
bureau"
Belgrade Takes War Aspect.
Belgrade rapidly took on the as
pect of war capital. Hotel bars
were closed because the barmen were
drafted into the army. Most res
taurants closed their main dining
rooms because few people were din
ing out, since the nightly blackouts
make travel hazardous.
Many hotels were ordered to re-
ceive no more guests, vacant rooms
being reserved for military author
tiles.
Railroad stations were filled with
soldiers, civilian traffic having
ceased.
"The diplomatic stage has ended"
said neutral diplomat, and the
Evening star., 1941-04-06
YugosIovio' Army
Has $500, 900 Men,
Only 1000 Planes
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
YugoSlavia, boxed on three
sides by axis armies, has these
fighting forces, according TO re-
cent estimates:
Army-1,500.000 men, more
than double the number under
arms one year ago.
Air force-1. 500 trained pilots
and 1000 planes, perhaps half OF
them old models.
Navy-One old cruiser, three
destroyers, eight torpedo boats,
four submarines, in addition to
a Danube gunboat f1otilla and
other smaller vessels.
Evening star., 1941-04-06
172 Cadets OFF on Cruise

NEW YORK, April S R.-One
hundred and seventy-two cadets Of
the New York State Merchant Ma
rine Academy sailed from Fort
Schuyler, the Bronx, today on a
three-months' training cruise aboard
the school ship Empire State.
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Greeks Capture Store
Of Arms, 70 Prisoners
By Tho Associated Press

bF IOt HSSOIIdltu FItSo.
ATHENS, April 5.-Greek troops
today occupied strongly fortified
positions on two heights, captured
10 prisoners and seized a quantity
of abandoned munitions, in small
Evening star., 1941-04-06

Jamaica shipped nearly 10000
pounds of ginger to other countries
in three months.
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Langlie Speaks
Here on Friday

Gov. Arthur r. Lsnghe win be
the principal speaker at the an
nual meeting of the Pacific
Historical Society Of the Baltic
Peoples TO be held on the campus
Of Pacific Lutheran college Friday
afternoon and evening.
The event will be in the form
Of a picnic. A. G. sannerud. nresi-
dent Of the society. announced. the
affair beginning at $50 O'Clock.
Ice cream and coffee will be served
and a musical program given. In
cluded viii be selections by the
Falkland Community band and
solos by Anna Mikkelsen.
Following the program BUSH
ness meeting will be held. with
election Of officers and an outline
OF future development
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Moose Lodge
To Initiate
Dorothy jennings
Will Be Honored

Tseoms Noes. lodge VII honor
Dorothy Jennings. Tsooms girl
and other graduates q Moose
heart schools next FRIDAY night
with an initiation ceremony Al :
o'clock for q class u 100 new
members.
Since Samuel l. crippen. gov
ernor Of the Tacoma lodge n on
an extended tour Of South Ameri-
ca. the initiation will Be conducted
nv the local organizer. L. X. Cur
tis. who also will present new para
phernalia to lodge officers.
II IA estimated the new class will
bring the membership Of Tacoma
lodge TO approximately $500.
The ceremonies this week will be
only a eurtain-raiser for the events
of June 2i-22 when the Northwest
Moose Legion will hold It's con-
vention here.
Although contractors are going
ahead rapidly with the interior and
exterior remodelling Of Moose
temple. the work will not be COM
pleted until July IL, according to
present schedule.
At that time. lodge officers as
sert, Tacoma viii have the finest
lodge rooms and quarters of any
Moose organization in the North
west.
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Widow OF Former
Policeman Killed
Mrs. Mary Drouin
FotollY Injured

nr.. Mary Dreuin. -. ~ AL
IA. ] 81. Did Tuesday sftsrnocl
in a local hospital from infurs-I
sustained earlier in ths day Shsl
struck by = Tacoma bus II ?.
asth st and Mckinley ave.
The vehicle VAS operated BY VIZ
liam A. Houts. 81. Il $3.50 81
Lawrence at. who told police Nri
Drouin paused = few PAGES frou|
the curb. a. II waiting for M
bus 10 pass. and then stepped sud
denly into It's path.
Her death marked the 7tih auto
fatality In the city and the sttr
IN the county since beginning Of
the year.
Mrs. Drouin. widow Of Phillip
Drouin. = former member of the
Tacoma police department leaves
one son. Joseph Of Bremerton: two
daughters Mrs c. 1. Reams II
Walnut Creek. Calf. and Mrs
Cora de Wade of Seattle. one sis-
ter. Mrs. s. Jervis. also Of Seattle
seven grandchildren. and fouf
brothers. Frank. Ely. Louis and
Charles Noel. all az Yakima.
The elderly woman Was a mem
Der Of Sacred Heart church. She
had been a resident Of Tacoma s.
years.
The body was removed 10 Gaff-
ney's mortuary. pending funeral
arrangements.
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Tank Trucks
In Service

Thrty-fvo hig tank trucks vere
rut in service Wednesday ~ the
state forestry service.
Their purpose ~fn - n put cut
fires started along highways
Each truck has = 90 kaiion
water tank. ! coo feet ~ hose. and
the latest type 81 automatic pump.
Each truck. IN action. viii carry a
crew Of three men. Including the
driver
The new units s1ll b distributed
IN areas which suffered most from
smokers roadside fires last Sra
son.
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War in Europe
A Year Ago
June II, 1910

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-11

WI NUT ALL Aki4
GETTING FROM q. q
Since the hulk ~ re III husi-
nsxs 81 ths world IL In th< h.nss
of few huge Americas and nFsi-
len combines hna the Soviet union
has no significant amount q 81
for sxpors, where are the Axis
powers ketllnK th< ~ necessary
10 support their seesisrsfinx mech.
snis<d warfare Theirs Il enIy
ons answer from these who have
a.
Petroleum Il not. ~ eouFss the
only essential wsr material from
this country which leaks lnta the
Asis powers through third parties
lard. strap rubber. ait. caiton.
copper. iron and steel all ind
their way. Ths tables ~ exports
10 Japan and the u. a a n. fnr
the year 1870 are particularly re-
vesilng and indicate the extent %
which ne are f,lncfionlnk virtually
- an arsenal for the Aria through
these countries.
We are familiar with I'M. prse-
tios % trading with the enemy.
u IL an ancient prsctioe nut We
are not 80 familiar with the newer
and equally harmful practice ~
participating with the enemy In
International pools. eartsls and
other agreements.
Surprising a. n might seem.
American ard Briflsh companies
are parties vith German. Italian
and japanese eompsnls. in inter-
national Insurance. and patent
pools. trade csrisls. and possibly
IN shipping and financial agree.
msnts through whlrh money.
credit and intelligence are a..
changed. nearly always 10 the ad-
vantage of the Axis powers
DEPARTMENT or JUSTICE
n CHECkING ACTIVITY
IAN thsss things ara either well
known or Euspiclonssi BY tho de-
partmsBt Of state. the office ~
export control. the maritime com
mission. the department of histlcs.
the department 81 eommeFcs and
the intelligence effIcss ~ our
army and navy. bat fbs.s sfflesss
ran neither publlelks their find
Inss nor 10 nuch shouf them
The department ~ justice mas
D~sn investigating many angles -
his double dealing and has AN.
covered mueh. hit they are re-
'tricssd IN their invsstiKstlons ~
he rules ~ evidences ana solrt
'rocedurs. Thsy ear make public
AT little ~ that whleh they find
md cannot effect remedial lseis.
alton.
Only . comprehensive lnvssfi-
ration BY congress. IN cooperation
vith ths Interested office. ~ sev-
rnmsnt and ths national asfshss
can hope 10 coysr
ne vide field and sehlsvs 60
rdi0a,sd. timely aud sffseilys
sssslts.
= need not srEus that ihs pres.
nj sofid struggle y not 70 -
iou with military implements
lone A nee and extremely Ina
ortant weapon 10 thls sfonomls
onnivancs. pfsasurs. triehsry snd
oubls dealing And. apparently.
BE- Ais po2sfs sfs masters ef
sis nee lsehnsqus. bslng clever
noagh 70 piaes 40 in ths pafa-
pEleai position ~ turning tbs slln
pon ours~iyss
EEks IDENTITY 90
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= H = 0@s=f--f '
OIL Company ~ New Jersey
namely the standard Vacuum O.
company. together wisA ans Brit
In company. the Royal Dutel
shell. have entered Into . contract
with the japanese government. .,
Of May 9, ipsi. providing for re-
newsl n an old contract q cordial
business relation.
DorBLE-DEAIINc
OCCURS IN OH.
In this manner n vas provided
that these two companies should
ship out Of their properties In ths
Dutch East Indies 500. 600 tons
Of petroleum during the ensuing
year, in eontrss, 10 sss. 600 tons
Of petroleum shipped In the year
just ended"
Here " what coffss said 10 the
rules committee
The hest example ~ this dou.
bls-desling occurs In oll. We all
know that the Axis powers are
The have-nots when II comes 10
oil. yet these powers are securing
great quantities 81 oil from both
American and British firms. tho
|pnly ONES who have u. standard
|Dil and Royal Dutch shell inter-
esis have been and currently are
pelling huge volumes OF petroleum
% Japan from their properties In
he Netherlands East Indies.
The Standard Texas combine.
operating On Rahrsin island IN the
erslan gulf. IL selling petroleum
PRODUCTS throughout the Near Esst
nd Asia 10 anyone who cares 70
pay them. and much q this oil 10
rportsd going 10 Japan.
AZI SURFACE RAIDERS
Also BEING sERyICED
Millions Of barrels Of oil are
being shipped each month 10
Japan from the United states.
mostly out Of California. In adj
dition. q substantial amount Of oil
goes 10 Japan out Of Mexico. vsne-
zuela and Columbia.
Japan IL not only asinT
this oil In hsr own military
scheme and forwarding . sub
stsntisl part ~ n Ia Germssy
and Italy through the soviet
uuien. aha !. also reported IN
he f,seiisg NsN surface raid
evs all over the s~vea seas
with n.
II has been testified before =
committee lcurrsn
testimony that American oil com
paniss have shipped oil In their
,wn tanksrs 10 third parties IN
'uch ordinarily remote places as
he Canary Islands. Mozambique.
Morocco and other places on ths
vest coast whence n IL
iranshippsd To German and itAi-
an destinations.
"Furthsrrsors. II 10 reported
hat oil from both American and
British holdings in South Amer
"a lie shipped 70 various West
ndisn points. notably the Domini-
an republic and Haiti. whsnes u
inds its way into Axls hands
'ToEEs Insufficient
70 CAHRY on
These are only . few ~ the
ocsliilss through which Oh ~
american and British companies
ssks into the AKls powers oshsr
IOtabls localities are Spain. f'of.
ngal. Finland and Sweden. which
ave been receiving larger aasn-
itiss Of oil and other war mate
iais than they normally take.
IT 10 true that Germany. Italy
nd Japan had accumulated vast
torres ~ pstroleusn. cotton. cop
~ and other var materials from
be western hsmisphsrs prior 20
be outbreak ~ artlss warfare IN |
'sptsmDsT 1888 Bat u u also
rue that tnsss stores aloas usss
% suffieisnt 70 carry On ss "a
BANNED Naffsrs for
aDeh more ihan . yssr
In ths case - al. for inssa0es
b As poNsfs prositles only
mall fraction ~ their needs. sna
- likely tbsY nsssf Rave hsd
sofs thsa = yssrs rIppiy ~ hand
bar o~n stofaKs Of al OILS. ~
'sy ~ compsri~sa. rarely haa 80.
- -
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sEEks IDENTITY 90
-ECONOanC THAIInnAs

II may - sfK,aed that ws are
net 81 var vita Japan - tiss
Soviet union - even vita Ger
many o. Italy. that legally ~
stiii have ths night 70 tsaas sithln
TIE lsN ulth al ths natiaaas - ths
world. Bat. Eentlsmsn. y tkai
true ws knsa& fhai ths World -
olsisisd snd - know shleh slas
ws ass On. Moreover ihs Inter.
nAiional tred.rs kasrs u. rh@rs
can - 10 sFEamsnt mere
~Nhaa lhsa sss 90 - 49,
saf ssss ass pesaaf fhl. ass.
~ a~siiaGs ~ are - -
step "a .. 90 go. ssaf -
kaa,s wks thesa seoaesnie
trstfeFs ere. shat tssy are
setaK. sns boz - e.a siep
fhesnA
= dare ssy that tn Ais po~-
srs sosid nOt b. sksFs thsy are
today. had this investigated ben
made . year ago. And oars say
That an investigation nor may
lead 10 MEASURES shieh might
shertsn this var BY nsyefai ysafs
Indeed IL might result In ehanElnE
tbs sAtirs osfeon.s.
On ths other band. 81 spA-
fhefle affituds towards the dozibis-
1ssiinE situations shieh nov ezisi
may lead 70 DISASTER
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