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THE - SUNDAY STAR, W HINGTON, D €., TUNE: 8, 1930—PART ONE A-3 CPReLII0US TALKS ,si of - A a’%honal Federation of Men’s Bible Classes Hold Parade and Banquet. Pollowing its elaborate parade yes- sefterday afternoon in which® some 5,000 e l‘m took part and the banquet in . otel Mayflower later, the delegates, ts and hosts of the National Feder- auon of Men's Bible classes were stirred 1uby addresses championing religion and »(0tid peace at & meeting In the Wash- on Auditorium last night. Follow- “*3ig the mesting. they were prepared to #Wttend a sunrise Pentecostal service at Temple Heights this morning at 7 s:0clock and services at the various city churches at 11 o'clock today. : Rev. Dr. George P. Taubman, pastor of ths First Christian Church at Long Beach, Calif., who was the principal speaker at last night's services, urged strict adherence to the teachings of the New Testament and deplored departures from such teachings as represented in certain sectarianisms. “I wish we could clear the rubbish from around the picture of Christ found 1n the sectarianism and present Him as Peter presented Him on Pentecost, for s man's Christ is not the Christ of creeds. He is not the Christ of war; He 18 not the Christ of our popular concep- tions and surely He is not the Christ of class 60,000,000 Without Affiliation. Deploring the lack of religious fol- Jowing, Dr. Taubman declared there are 60,000.000 people in the United . States ‘without any church afliation, and added: . ““There is something radically wrong * with. our program when we cannot ap- peal to 60,000.000 of our people. Maybe we need to go back to that day, 1.900 ago, and catch again the vision of a man’s church.” In conclusion, ‘the speaker stressed the responsibility which lies ‘with the men.and Bible classes of the Nation to carry forward the teachings of religion. Addresses also were delivered at last night's session by Rev. Dr. O. F. Bar- tholow of Mount Vernon, N. Y., and by Rev. L. C. Clee of Newark, N. J. The latter made a plea for funds to aid in the federation work, and an early count showed the sum subscribed had reachced ‘well into the. thousands of dollars. . The new federation president, Charles H. Gundersdorf of Baltimore, M ‘whose election early vesterday afte . noon was snnounced last night, was in- troduced at the evening session and received loud applause. The. retiring greeldmk James B. Montgomery of * Philadelphia, Pa., was presented with a huge loving cup in behalf of the Bible classes of Philadelphia and vi- ecinity, the presentation being made by John H. Johnson of Philadelphia. i D. C. Ciass Wins Prize. Z A large also was awarded to the float, e_nurne? by the organized Bible elasses of the District of Columbia-for being the best float in the parade and the Boys' Independent Band, also of this city, was awarded a cup and a purse of $26 in token of having been adjudged the best band in the proces- sion yesterday afternoon. The float winning first place depicted the world by usage of a large ball and had & Bible near it surrounded by children, showing how the Bible is studied prac- tically throughout the world. g Song service was led at last night's meeting by Percy S. Foster and the meeting was brought to a close with invocation by Chaplain Clinton 8. Ney- man of the United States Navy. An- nouncemet was made at the session that the next annual convention of the federation will be held at Canton, Ohio. the business session yesterday afternoon, the -federation adopted a resolution pledging the support of the federation “to the duly elected officers of the Government in the maintenance and observation of the laws pertaining to the prohibition amendment.” = The yesolution added: “We heartily commend the unswerv- ing fidelity of President Hoover to the laws and institutions of our country, who by example and precept is en- deavoring to carry out the will of the people.” Approve Bicentennial. A runt;:mon lhod '.l: ml‘d‘?;‘ud( :'1?‘; v ¢ proposed ce! of ;in:nnlvernry of the birth of George Washington in 1932 and urging the Bible class members to give their hearty support to the Bicentennial Commis- sion ‘and other official bodies dealing with the coming celebration, The federation extended its thanks and felicitations to its retiring presi- dent, Mr. Mon! ery, and to the organized Bible classes of the District of Columbia for the manner in which its members have served as hosts to the convention. ‘The introduction to the resolution pledged anew the federation in the &uu _of ‘x;e‘l mtfl:um promote the chings y. Besides the new president, Mr. Gundersdorf of Baltimore, the associ- ation elected the following other officers at its National Council meeting yester- @ay afternoon: Russell E. Fairhurst of Newark, N. J. Secretary: Charles Hensle, Mount Ver- non, N. Y., and vice presidents repre- senting the various district,. W. O. Florian, Bridgeport, Conn., district No. 1; W:. N. Allman, Mount Vernon, N. Y, district No. 2; Bsltimore, Md, district No. 3: +Russell, Memphis, Tenn., = 4-and Guy V. wice president, No. 5. Leavitt of Cineinnati, Tepresenting district Named o Advisory Group. “The following were elected to the na- s<$ional advisory committee: Harry L. 8lack, Staten Island, N. Y., Joseph B. Montgomery, Pa. A. U. Stornloff, Mass,; Neason Jones, Mount ‘ernon, N. J., and Russell N. Fair- hurst, Newark, N, J. tatives on the various States SPECIAL NOTICE. Tusilioe law 53 now in force ogs _when on the street or in ety “earnestly & all’ ownerd, King thelr dogs out, to leave off the Tizale but have the animal on a leash and wnder full control. 041 WASHINGTON HUMANE SOCIETY. G; BRICK, CEMENT WORK: 4] remodeling and repair: special price. ffter § p.m. Ph. Lin. 10327, Wm. Brice. FOR RENT_SUITABLE FOR BAN- m‘"n%:uon-. arties or mestings. Prom ¥ BTATES .w. _Metropolitan 1843 ik s FRANKLIN HALL, OR LUCY PAYTON, Pou. will communicate with agent, A. Room 1301, 220 W. 4ind . New York will hear something to their IGHT EIGHT PIERCE-ARROW FOR by the week or month, With uniformed ffeur. Phone North 3035. _ 10° PARIS BEAUTY SHOP AT 1307 EAST tol - at. is selling. Present ali claims st said business to Robert A. Hum- . 808 North Capitol st. on or before 'D—NO OOLLEC- Collection Bervice, lstrict 4585, ¢ AUL _FULL_OR PART_LOAD or from New 'York, Dt D! Richmond, Boston, glubuuh and all way ‘points: special rates [ATIONAL DELIVER INC., 1317 Natl. 1460. Philadeiphis. Richmond, Pittsburgh, Ps., and At- Sburgh, N. Y., Oumberland, Me., ith’s Transfer & StvnEe Co., GATESHEAR | Eats Under Threat Of Insane Ruling Virginian Breaks 26-Day Suicide Fast in Fear of Hospital, By the Associated Press. DANVILLE, Va.. June 7—Frank W. Davis, Mountain Hill farmer, who he- gone 26 days without food in an effort to end his life by starvation, this aft- ernoon ended his long fast by taking his first nourishment. Davis quickly changed his mind about refusing food when county authorities took steps to send him to t® State Commonwealth's Attorney P. L Hundley of " Pittsylvania County an- nounced that Davis had decided to abandon his suicide effort and was being cared for at a place in the county, the location of which he refused to divulge, explaining that he desired to keep the curious public away. He stated that Davis is being fed with caution, under the direction of phy- siclans. on the national council of the federa- tion wers chosen as fcllows: California, W. P. Willimatt; Connecticut, Warren P. Grant; Delaware, Howard S. Gland- ing; District of Columbia, Maj. F. A. Frost; Florida, Frank B. Strubl Georgia, Morgan Blake; Illinois, W. E. | Weghorst; Indiana, S. S. Lappin; Maine, Chester” A. Leach: Maryland, Milton A. Polster; Massachusetts, E. H. Smith: New Hampshir:, John Glass; New Jersey, Neil Jamieson; New York, E. B. Kreidler; Ohio, Frank B. Pauly; Pennsylvania, Peter Smith; Rhode Is- land, Donald G. Clark; Tennesse®, Herbert C. Sanford; Virginia, Frank W. Noxon, and West Virginia, Charles | P. Smith. The list of officers were submitted by & nominating committee composed of Donald G. -Clark, chairman; Neason Jones, Harry L. Slack, W. C. Florian and Howard S. Glanding. Owing to thé large number of dele- gates, arrangsments were made at the convention to divide them in groups for attendance at services in the various | churches today. The following are | among the churches which will be visited by the delegates at the 11 o'clock services: New York Avenue Presbyterian, Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church, Eastern Presbyterian Church, Calvary Baptist Church, Chevy Chase Presbyterian | Church, National Baptist Memorial Church, Metropolitan Baptist Church. Centennial Baptist Church, Sixth and I streets; Waugh M. E. Church, Calvary Methodist Church, Asbury Methodist Church, the First Congregational | Church and the Luther Place Memorial Church. The services at Temple Heights early today were scheduled to be conducted by Rev. B. H. Melton, president of the Ministerial Union. They were scheduled 1o _get under way promptly at 7 o'clock. The closing session of the convention is to be held in the Washington Audi- torium this afterinoon at 2 o'clock, with Senator Robinson of Indiana as the principal speaker. The new offi- cers also are to be jntroduced then. Much enthusiasm was shown over the parade yesterday afternoon. Wit- nessed by a large crowd, it was en- livened by music furnished by & num- the First Division Monument, where it was dismissed. A variety of color was offered in the procession, participants being attired in caps and hats of various colors, with red, white and blue being the most noticeable. Maj. Gen. William W. Everson was grand marshal for the parade. He had as his #ids Lieut. Col. Henry S. Mer- rick, Maj. Frank A. Frost, chairman of the general committee of the Organized Bible Class Assoclation of the District, and Chaplain James H. Dunham. PARADE OF avenue yesterday Above: Members of the Brady family, who posed for news photographers at Rockville yesterday, following the mistrial in the case of Leroy Brady on a charge of perpetrating the Seat Pleasant bombing last New Year day. to right: Steven E. Brady, Mrs. Steven E. Brady, Mrs. Dora Brady, Leroy’s aunt; Mrs. Leroy Brady, Emmett Brady and Edward Green, cousin of Mrs. Leroy Brady. Below: William McGruder, foreman of the jury, which was discharged after 18-hour session failed to bring an agreement on the verdict. Starving Farmer |STATE M | hospital for the insane at Staunton.|8ranted. | BRADY FAMILY AT ROCKVILLE AFTER Y FAILED TO AGREE Left —Star Staff Photos. | AY SEEK CHANGE OF VENUE IN BRADY RE-TRIAL Continued From Pirst Page) More than 100 witnesses were called during the five-day session. Included | were detectives, explosive experts, metal authorities, physicfhns, newspapermen and persons injured in the blast and countless character witnesses. The State's case was built entirely on cir- | cumstantial_evidence. | It was planned originally to try Le- | roy and Herman jointly. Defense coun- | sel made a motion for a severance Tues- | day, however, contending evidence per- tinent to the case of one might be ir- relevant to that of the other. This mo- | tian was overruled. The defense then resorted to the strategy of having Leroy ask for a trial by jury and Herman re- | quest a trial by the court. These were Vigorous objection was made by de- fense lawyers to introduction in evi- | dence of fragments of the infernal ma- chine found by three boys and turned over to the authorities by Joseph A. Fox, assistant city editor of The Star. | These objections were overruled by | Chief Judge Hammond Urner and his | assoclates, Judge Peter and Judge John | 8. Newman. Boys Describe Finding Them. The boys told how they had found the parts by prowling around the | wrecked kitchen of the Hall home. They were Herman Schmidt, 14 years old, and Henry Edelin, 15 years old. both | of Maryland Park, and Martin Weir, 13 years old, of Capitol Heights. Soon after these articles were made official exhibits the State introduced in | evidence over the same objections, | pleces of gas welded tubing and tiny | steel springs found in the stockroom of & Washington garage where Leroy Brady was employed prior-to his arrest. These exhibits were found to corre- spond with the bomb fragments. Prof. Robert A. Wood, head of the experimental physics department of | Johns Hopkins University for the past | 30 years, was one .of the chief wit- | nesses for the prosecution. Qualifying | as an explcsive expert, he testified that | a spring was used in construction of | the bomb. He said he had found prints | in the fragments indicating such a | spring had been one of the most im- | portant parts of the mechanism. The witness testified a copper per- | cussion_eap, also found in the ruins of the Hall home, had been held in posi- tion at the end of a plunger by the spring. He added the fact that the | cap was found attached to a section | of tubing was explained by tests he made. He said these disclosed a cap | would be welded to steel when subjected | to extraordinarily severe heat, as in an | explosion of this nature. Itzel ¥s Quizzed Severely. Lieut. Joseph H. Itzel of the Balti- ' more detective force, who worked up the case against Brady, was subjected to & severe cross-examination. He de- nied using “third-degree” methods - to extract information from Leroy and Herman. The witness sald there was no truth to reports that he had locked the bloody garments of Herman's slain wife in a cell with the husband. One of the outstanding witnesses for the defense was Dr. Viadimir V. de Sveshnikoi, former physicist and chemist of the Bureau of Standards. His testi- mony was to the effect that powder of the type found in the home of a brother of Leroy could not have been used in conference munist party,” said. day because | possessing “darigerous literature.” Com- and papers. day. MEMPHIS TOFREE ALLEGED RADICALS Sponsors for Meeting Have Been Charged With Threat- ening Peace of the City. By the Associated Press. MEMPHIS, Tenn, June 7.—Police Commissioner Clifford Davis announced today that he had decided to release | Prof. Horace B. Davis, Tom Johnson, alleged Communists, who have been held in prison since yesterday on charges of threatening the peace of the city his wife and He said Johnson, whose home is at Cleveland, Ohlo, would be liberated to- day, Memphis. teacher of economics at Southwestern College, and his wife will take place later, the commissioner said. on the condition that he leave The release of Prof. Davis, The announcement was made after a Commissioner Davis held with other city officials and represent- atives of the American Legion, who had protested against a Communistic meet- ing Prof. Davis, his wife and Johnson sought to hold here last night. “Horace and Marion Davis seem to have been dupes of this man Johnson, who is a paid spellbinder for the Com- Commissioner Davis Joe Norvell, a grocer, was arrested to- he was suspected of missioner Davis said he was an alien had been refused citizenship Employs 789 on Estate. TARRYTOWN, N. Y. June 7 (@) On the extensive Pocantico Hills estate of John D. Rockefeller, jr., 789 persons are employed. order to have gone from Washington to Herman's home the morning of De- cember 29. It was on that day that Leroy and Herman went hunting to- gether at Point No Point, Md. Trigger Plays Big Role. Leroy testified several hours yester- Emphasis was laid by the de- fense on a statement of Leroy that a the bomb. He said that had such an explosive been used, no hole would have ber of bands, drum and bugle corps| been ripped in the floor of the Hall and by vocal selections as the long line | proceeded along the Avenue from the | . | Peace Monument on down back of the | down. White House to kitchen. The State stressed the testimony of various witnesses that Leroy Brady had used a set of “dead” Maryland tags on time, ostensibly to evade arrest while trans- porting whisky from Southern Mary- The prosecution contended Maryland license plates had been used “in delivering the bomb to | his automobile from land to Washington. evade capture.” He explained that the force of powder explosions goes up instead of time to trigger from a fur gun included among the official exhibits was the same strip of steei he had removed from the weapon at the request of his brother Emmett. The State previously had contended the bomb was built on the same principle as the fur gun, found in Leroy’'s possession. The State directed the jury’s atten- tion to the fact that Leroy had studied electricity. Representing the State in addition to Ryon were J. Frank Parran, State's at- torney of Prince Georges County, and State’s Attorney: Robert Peter, jr., of Montgomery County. * Magruder was assisted by Bansdale G. Sasscer and Efforts also were made by the State | Frank Hall of Prince Georges County to prove Leroy would have been forced The parade of several thousand delegates fo the National Federation of Mep's Bible Classes, which ';:nhllfl on to drive within a stone's throw of the nd Albert M. Bouic of Rockville, for- mer State’s attorney of Montgomery house where the bomb was delivered in | County. DELEGATES TO BIBLE CLASS ASSOC Photo. | HOOVER REBELY AGAINST SENATE Refusal to Disgorge Naval| Treaty Secrets Denotes Administration Policy. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. | President Hoover's rebellion against the inquisitorial habits of the Senate, as exemplified by his refusal to reveal highly confidential information about the naval -treaty, signalizes a policy ! from which he does not intend to be di- verted. It is the policy of conducting | foreign relations along the lines pursued | by other great governments. whereby Information communicated in confi- | dence 1s accepted in the spirit in which | it is supplied. The administration holds that any other system would mean mnot only chaos in international relations, but automatically cause foreign powers to hesitate to deal frankly with the United States. The President and Secretary Stimson, it can be stated authoritative- ly, have the future in mind, as well as the present situation in the Senate. In 50 far as it lles within their capacity, Mr. Hoover and Col. Stimson are de- termined to do nothing designed to compromis> America’s dealings with other countries in days to come. That is the underlying significance of the administration’s “deflance” of the for- eign relations committee. Every American who attended the London Naval Conference was aware of the necessity, common to all the dele- ! gations, of negotiating in a spirit of the | utmost privacy and candor. The Wil- sonian ideal of “open covenants open- ly arrived at” had no place at London, and could have none. Every single question that bobbed up had innumera- ble angles. Practically without excep- tion, they were angles which could not be {roned out amid pitiless publicity, but could only be discussed and adjusted be- hind ¢losed doors and on pledge of all- around confidence. This rule applied to the American delegation, as well as to the rest. Ministers Tread Waril Prime Ministers MacDonald and Tar- disu found themselves mnder constant compulsion to tread warily at London lest any misstep on their respective parts would cause serious political repercus- | sions in their own countries. The heads | of both the British and French delega- tions functioned at the conference as the leaders of “minority government: Neither of them had back of him a stable majority of his own party in his_Parliament. The partisan enemies of MacDonald and Tardieu were ready to leap at their thrcats the moment they saw a pretext for doing so in any- | thing that happened at London. Neither | the “British premier nor- the Prench minister-president ever drew a confer- ence breath or took a conference step without having to consider its effect upon his own personal political posi- tion at home. For all~these reasons, Stimson and his Amcrican colleagues were called upon to negotiate amid the strictest secrecy. Every day they were told things, either verbally or in writing, on the obvious understanding that it would 0 no farther. If. even at this late date, there should leak out at Washington some of the representations made in London during the “late unpleasant- ness,” it is entirely possible that they | would prove to contain enough dynamite | to blow up governments now occupying shaky parliamentary thrones in Europe. Negotiations in Confidenc American negotiations with the Japa nes: delegation were characterized by the most meticulous confidence. Messrs. Wakatsuki, Takarabe and Matsudaira had to keep their ears®o the ground at | Tokio every minute of the time, for the civilian government there was un- | der incessant fire during the conference | from the Japanese big navy party. The Japanese delegates informed the Amer- | icans from day to day just how things wre going at Tokio, because the extent to which Japan was able to come to terms with the United States depended | on fluctuating conditions in the islana | kingdom. To set these forth required plain and candid speaking at London, | and this took place, but always on the | basis that it was in “executive ses- sion. Business Transactipn. | ‘What President Hoover and Secre- tary Stimson are anxious to make clear | to the American people is that the| Naval Conference was nothing in the world but a great big business transac- tion. It was carried on like big busi- ness transactions are carried on in the United States and elsewhere. Offers are made by business men, offers are rejected, counter-propositions are put forward, motives are divulged, objec- tions are frankly explained, and in a hundred different directions the pros and cons of a given situation are ex- posed. But on both sides there is a very distinct bargain, implied, if not expressed, that what transpires in these give-and-take conversations is for the ears of the conferees, and nobody else. | The humblest corner groceryman in the | land knows' that no. “deal” could be | put through on any other basis. Inter- national conferences are just like that. There is another aspect to the Sel ate's demand for the inside informa- tion at London, and thst is the fact that this information is not America's exclusive property. It is the property as well of Great Britain, Japan, France and Italy. It cannot be given away, without the grossest breach of faith on our part, without their full consent. Only within the past week the British government was sustained in the House of Commons on its refusal to let a com- standing committees on foreign relations and naval affairs—be set up to investi- gatéthe naval treaty. Premier Mac- donald told the House that such an in- tion would violate all British tra. ditions. He said it might seriously jeopardize the interests of the country. The House by a big vote rejected the proposed inquiry. Senators Know Details. Yet another factor enters into the Hoover administration’s refusal to be investigated at Senator Hiram Johnson's instigation. Two distinguished mem- | bers of the Senate—Robinson, Demo- | crat, of Arkansas, and Reed, Republican, of Pennsylvania—were on the American | delegation at London. They are familiar down to the smallest details with every | successive step taken at the conference. No decision was arrived at by the dele- | gation except unanimously. Messrs. | Robinson and Reed know all that hap- ened, why it hlfpened, and when it ppened, and if the Senate wants| more information than has already been brought out at hearings or is contained in the treaty itself, the administration feels that no one can supply it more reliably than the delegation Senators. «Copyright. 1930.) PLANS SE NATE RACE M. O. Dunning to Be G. 0. P. Can- didate if Named by Committee. SAVANNAH, Ga, June 7 (#).— Marion O. Dunning, collector of the Port of Savannah, in a formal state- ment yesterday. said he would be a candidate for United States Senator from Georgia if nominated by the State central Republican committee. The statement supplemented a previous an- nouncement. In a telephone conversation from ens yesterday, J. W. Arnold, chair- in of one of the factional Re] ittees, ‘told the Savannal that his committee would nominate Mr. Dunning. mittee of inquiry—with powers like our | = Will Explain Treaty i SECRETARY STIMSON, STIMSON T0 TELL NATIONOF REATY Secretary of State Will Dis- cuss Problems Surrounding Pact Over Radio. Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of State, who - headed the American delegation to the London Naval Limitations Con- ference, will next Thursday evening discuss those negotiations and the ulti- mate agreements reached by the world powers, in an intimate manner, in the National Radio Forum, artanged by The Washington Star. The forum is spon- sored by the Columbia Broadcasting Co. and will be heard locally through WMAL. The Secretary of State's utterances on this occasion are expected to be the most significant he has made since the negotiations in London were completed, and they will be broadcast over a Nation-wide radio hook-up. His address will commence at 9:15 o'clock and will probably consume 40 or 45 minutes. ‘Will Be of Great Interest. ‘There will be great interest in Mr. Stimson’s address, as the London naval treaty, which President Hoover has asked Senate ratification and which he has described as a most decided step in erection of world peace, is now pending in the Senate awaiting ratification. It has not yet been brought on the fioor of that body for action by the foreign relations committee, where it has been under consideration, despite the urgings on the part of President Hoover that there be no unnecessary delay in action. ‘The Executive has threatened to call An extra session if the Senate fails to dispose of this important treaty before it ‘adjourns, probably the middle of this month. most _intimate discussion of this sub- ject by Mr. Stimson since his return from London. On this occasion, Mr. Stimson will attempt to give a broader insight into the terms of the London pact and in doing so.there is every rea- son to expect that he will make some | important _revelations regarding this absorbing subject. & Interdkt Will Be World Wide. Interest in his discussion will by no means be confined to this country, but throughout the civilized world, espe- cially in those countries directly in- terested in the London naval treaty. It is understood that he will take this occasion to clarify some of the misun- derstandings regarding the terms of the treaty, more especially those relating to naval parity and national defense. Whatever Mr. Stimson utters on_this occasion might be accepted as reflect- ing the views of President Hoover, with whom he has been in the closest con- tact regarding the naval limitations subject_throughout. Mr. Stimson, who has been in pub- lic life for many vears, always has been popular. as a public speaker. He has an engaging manner and has the faculty of speaking plainly and easily regarding subjects even of a technical nature. He is one of the outstanding lawyers of the country and was Secretary of War during the administration of President Taft. He has been signally honored by several Presidents and each time he has been intrusted with an important com. mission by Presidents he has been hig ly commended by the latter for the ef- ficlent and serviceable manner in which he functioned. His Work in Nicaragua. ‘This was especially notable on the occasion of his appointment by Presi- dent Coolidge in 1927 to make a per- sonal study of the political and eco- nomic conditions in Nicaragua. It was upon the recommendations of Mr. Stimson that the Nicaraguan policy of the Coolidge administration was adopted. Later, he was commissioned to make a study in the Philippines and upon the death of Maj. Gen. Wood, Governor Gene of the Philippine I: lands, President Coolidge appointes him in his place. It was while serving in that capacity that President Hoover, when forming his cabinet, pre- paratory to assuming the office of President, asked him to accept the State Department portfolio. Since then Mr. Stimson had numerous international problems to handle and throughout his service he has had the commendation of the Executive. See Many New Large Built-in Gara 13 Built, W STREEV It is expected that this will be the | These Very Attractive Homes 17th & G Sts.S.E. Just North 17th & Pa. Ave. Str Green Colored Porcelain Plumbing Closed Sleeping Porch Four Outside Bed Rooms Green Porcelain Gas Range General Electric Refrigerator Three Large Porches Armstrong’s Linoleum Hardwood Floors, Entire House Open and Lighted—Why Not Come Out? JONSONTOCALL | NAVAL SHOWDOWN Challenges Right of Adminis-| tration to Withhold Con- fidential Files. (Continued Prom First Page.) headed the American delegation at London, will be heard over Station WMAL in the National Radio Forum arranged by The Star and sponsored by the Columbia Broadcasting System. ‘The Secretary is expected to state the | case for ratification before the Sen- ators go home for the Summer, either int he regular session or a special ses- sion immediately following. ‘This is President Hoover's immediate concern and one which resulted in his having leaders of both factions of Re- publican Senators, regular and “young Republicans,” and Senator Borah at the White House for a series of con- ferences this week. To the end that the treaty may be ready for Senate action either in reg- ular or special session, Senator Borah | made it plain yesterday that he would press for a report on it next week, beginning with the committee meeting scheduled for Monday. The stated purpose of Senator John- son's demand for confidential adminis- | tions is to try to show that the Gen- eral Board's recommendations against American acceptance of less than twen- | ty-one 8-inch-gun cruisers, the largest allowed by thie Washington treaty, was not insisted upon inpreliminary nhego- tiations. Senator Johnson, in giving out his statement yesterday, indicated that he | would not necessarily insist on publish- ing everything produced. The State Department had. inferred the contrary from his letter. The Californian had | declined to comment following the mak- |ing public of Secretary Stimson’s letter | Jast night, on the ground that he want- |ed to see what had been produced. | Senator Johnson was ready with a re- | ply yesterday mnoon. i Senator Johnson’s Statement. ‘The statement follows: “The power of the President to ne- gotiate treaties is derived from the Constitution, which says: - | “'He shall have power, by and with | the advice and consent of the Senate, | to make treaties, provided two-thirds of | the Senators present concur.’ | _“In the making of treaties, therefore, ‘tho duty of the Senate is as important |and solemn as that of the President. | Apparently this is forgotten in the pres- | ent discussion. The Secretary of State | goes back to the famous Washington ’r:;esslge of 1796 and quotes it as fol- | Jow: | “‘The nature of foreign negotiations requires eaution, and their success must often depend on secrecy, and even when brought to a conclusion a full disclosure of all the measures, di mands or eventual concessions which have been proposed or contem- ted would be extremely impolitic, for | this might have a pernicious influence | on future negotiations or produce im- | mediate inconveniences, perhaps dan- | ger and mischief, in relation to other powers.’ Point Misunderstood. “This message was to the House of | Representatives, not to the Senate. The | point then at issue has been misunder- | stood by the Secretary of State, and | his quotation, by a singular oversight, | stops short of what makes plain Wash- ington’s meaning. Immediately follow- ng the quotation, Washington's mes- sage proceeds: ““The necessity of such caution and secrecy was one cogent reason for vest- ing the power of making treaties in | the President, with the advice and con- | sent of the Senate, the principle on | which that body was formed confining it to a small number of members. To admit, then, a right in the House of | Representatives to demand and to have | as a matter of course all the papers respecting a negotiation with a foreign | power would be to establish a danger- ous precedent. * ¢ * T repeat that I have no disposition to withhold any inform: tion which the duty of my station will permit or the public-good shall require to be disclosed, and, in fact, all the papers affecting the negotiation with Great Britain were laid before the Senate when the treaty itself was com- municated for their consideration and | advice." | “Thus, it will be obsérved that the denial of the papers by President Washington was to the House of Rep- sentatives, which was not a part of the treaty-making power, but that all the papers and documents were laid before the Senate, which was a part of the treaty-making power. “May I commend to the very mble representatives of the State Department the study of the controversy between tration records of the treaty negotia- || the signers of the treaty, thenselves, intrcduced into the public record a document, wherein the premier of Great Britain is quoted most intimately concerning the negotiations, and tha contents of various. dispatches between the British Government and our own are discussed and referred to. When the signers of the treaty saw fit thus not only to*introduce in evidence, but to make public .a part of the telegrams and communications passing between the British government and our own, the foreign relations committee at once were entitled to all of the details, and everything relating to the subject mat- ter. It is silly, and worse, for any in- dividual to contend that he can put into the public record and -publish broad- cast in the press of the country a part of the correspondence bearing upon the treaty. and then, holding up his hands in holy horror a request for all of the correspondence, pretend that while A part of the record, upon which he re- lies, may be by him given to the public, the giving of all of it to his partner jn treaty making, would be incompatibl> with the public interest. : “This is the question that is at issue in the demand that I have made for the papers relating to the London treaty, and it cannot be avoided by a half quotation from Washington, which is utterly set at naught by the full con- text, nor by any pretense of safeguard- ing delicate international secrets.” 12 BUILT ONLY JEEEST Why Wait Until Too Late to Inspect OUR NEW Woodley Park Homes ‘There is every reason why these homes have sold so fast. See for yourself. 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