Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1930, Page 7

" and that as a result the signers were WALSHFORINGURY INTO CUBAN GRS Manifesto of ‘Grievances @Cited in Request for Check 't of American Relations. Wy the Assoclated Press. [ Investigation of Cuban conditions reference to American relations the Senate Foreign Relations Com- ttee was asked in the Senate yester- y by Senator Walsh, Democrat, chusetts, in calling attention to & “manifesto” of grievances signed by ® number of Cubans. i Benator Walsh sought to insert the *manifesto” in the Congressional Rec- + @rd, but Senator Jones. Republican, hington, invoked a rule prohibiting such action, Walsh sent the statément o the Foreign Relations Committee. The Massachusetts Senator said a ©opy of the “manifesto” was found two days ago by government spies in Cuba, amendment and let the peonle of Cuba have tyrants if they choos” and elections when they choose.” Walsh Warns of Dangers. | Walsh said there was a belief in Cuka that the Platt amendment was support for “tyrannical government.” Under it, he said, the United Sta controls the purse strings of Cuba and should see that there were honest elec- tions there. King said the American policy had led Cubans to believe this country s supporting President Machado. “I don’t think, under the amendment, the responsibility upon us to prevent revolutio; said. Walsh concluded by saying he he- lievéd American relations wil Cuba should be studied before thére was bloodshed or before this country’s “mis- taken policy” required the expenditure of a great amount of money or inter- vention. 4 —— Analysis of motor accidents in California for the 1f of this year showed that o bout 13,000 more than 5,000 involyed young people | between the ages of /20 and 29 years. | No other group approached this num- ber, which led .the(investigators to the | natural conclusiory that youthful reck- | lessness and self-¢onfidence were largely to blame. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRENCH CONVICT SHIP | DAMAGED BY BLAST Engineer Blown to Bits, Fireman / Hurt, on Vessel Preparing for Trip to Devils Island. . the Associated P LA ROCHELLE, France, December w of the floating penitentiary, Martinjere, Monday, killing an en- gineer, severely injuring a fireman and giving 500 convicted criminals a respite of several weeks before they depart for Devils Island. The sinister_biack and yellow craft was being overhauled in preparation for 922 14th St. N.W. Established 1889 sailing February 1 for the island when the fourth engineer entered a cage bear- ing a lighted lamp. . ‘There was a terrific explosion of gas which had accumulated in the hermet- ically-sealed cage for weeks, and the engineer's body was blown to pieces. Parts of it were found 150 feet away. The fireman was flung overboard and may recover. The forward deck was wrecked and bolts in her steel hull were loosened, causing leaks, The ship stood in La Pallice Harbor, and the explosion was plainly heard by convicts in the penitentiary, 5 miles away. The convicts knew within an hour what had happened. A company of Senegalese soldiers mounted guard around the isle of Re throughout the nighfi as a precaution against an out- break. Real Estate Loans (D. C. Property Only) No Commission Charged You can take 12 years to pay off your loans without the expense of renewing. $1,000 for $10 per month, including interest and principal. Larger WEDNESDAY, D CRASH HURTS “SEA DEVIL” UNSCATHED DURING WAR Count Von Luckner in Hospital as Result of Auto Accident on Slippery Road. By the Assoclated Press. WAUKEGAN, Ill, December 17.—A peace-time hazard proved the undoing Monday of Count Felix von Luckner, who came through the World War un- scathed. He was seriously injured in ECEMBER 17, '1930. an automobile accident near Waukegan. The machine in which he rode with his secretary and two friends skidded on the snow-covered highway north of here and overturned. The German “sea devil' 'suffered a fractured right collar-bone and several broken ribs. The_secretary, Mr. Englestrom, and Mrs. Rose Miller Mosclle of Chicago were cut and bruised. Mrs, Moselle's husband was unhurt. The party was en route from Mil- waukee. 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He said the signers | of it were described to him as including the “most distinguished professional | men and educators of the island. 1 The Massachusetts Senator preceded | his disclosure of the document with the | reading of an editorial published in the | Havana American on Friday, Decem- ber 12. The editorial discussed p8ndi- tions in Cuba with reference the Bction of President Machado fn, pending constitutional guaran :‘1’1‘." “Whether he is right Atme eIl Worth- & or smaller loans at proportion- while ate rates. Perpetual Building Association Established 1881 Largest in Washington Assets Over $23,000,000 Cor. 11th and E N.W. JAMES BERRY, EDWARD C. BALTZ, house are all-year round Christmas presents=ones the whole family will appreciate every day of the year=ant the cost is surprisingly low. Hundreds of " Gifts At the Big Toy and Novelty Company Open Every Night Until Christmas Mothers! 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