Evening Star Newspaper, April 18, 1931, Page 2

~ —2 waw SITUATION TANGLED ! INMEDITERRANEAN THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, | Britain, France and Italy, Seeking Control, to Bid for Spain’s Favor. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. By Cable to The Star. PARIS, France, April 18.—The Span- ish revolution, whatever its future development, is bound to have an im- portant effect on the Mediterranean situation, in the opinion of European statesmen. ‘The Mediterranean situation, as everyone in Europe knows, is one of the major factors of international poli- tics. Great Britain at the present time dominates this inland sea, which it considers vital to the lines of commu- nications of the British Empire. France aspires to dominate the West- ern Mediterranean because of its North African empire, communication Wwith ‘which it considers vital. Italy also aspires to dominate the Mediterranean, especially the eastern rt, but if poesible also the western, g:cluse it has no other exit by sea to the rest of the world and therefore considers the question vital. Besides Great Britain, France and Italy, which are the major Mediter- ranean powers, there are several sec- ondary powers, notably Turkey, Greece, the Soviet Union with its Black Sea fleet, Jugoslavia and especially Spain. During the World War Te- mained neutral, but gave shelter to es d allowed the Moroccan leader, El Malek, to incursions into French Morocco from the Spanish zone. Under the Primo de Rivera dictatorship Spain made a secret treaty with Italy whose extent 1s still unknown. Spain’s new Republi- can government, however, appears to be anti-Fascist and pro-French, at least in its nt early stages. Spain, deserting her previous ey of more or less strict neutralit; should become an ally of France -and an adversary of Italy, or should through 1iberalism or weakness lose the Spanish zone in Morocco or should revive the Gibraltar issue and lose the friendship of Great Britain, the effect on British, French and Italian rivalries in the Mediterranean, would, it is thought, be immediate and far reaching, for Spain, although s second-rate power, woul be invaluable as an ally because of its geographical situation to any one of these three great Mediterranean rivals. All three nations may, therefore, be expected to do their best to gain the squadrons Prasage Which con- W) ¥ and western Medi- Siclly u: ‘Tunisia. strongly buttressed. teway, Portugal, on been Great Brit- on tar, has narrow nects the eastern terranean between m&“"fl are At the western side, agaj become allies their combined fleets in the Mediterranean would be stronger than Great Britain's. Italy’s Expansion Desires Blocked. Ttaly’s interest is equally clear. As Great Britain controls both gateways and dominates the Mediterranean, ‘wherein Italy is wholly inclosed, friend- &l with Great Britain is essential to Ttaly. Italy’s desires to hether in the Balkans or Nort! °8, Are blocked by the fact that Prance or its allies are already in and serle{ore Italy regards ince as her val. in 3 wvia, with a small fleet of Prench-built submarines and deep, safe harbors. Italy, however, by its alllance with Albania, has a tial base at Valona make | acting superintendent of the academy, the famous service school yesterday. | | IMPERIAL COUPLE G0 SIGHTSEEING Visit Capitol and Library Be- fore Reception by Mrs. | Wilson Today. ‘Wearied by two strenuous da: sightseeing, including an entire da: terday at the Naval Academy, Prince and Lflnceu ‘Takamatsu of Japan to- day are enjoying a leisutely visit to the Capitol and the Congressional Library | and s refreshing drive through Rock Creek Park in preparation for the re- tion which Mrs. Woodrow Wilson+ will extend to them at 5 o'clock in her S street home. Upon their return from Annapolis late yesterday, the prince, himself a lieutenant in the Japanese Navy, ex-| his “great admiration of the cadets, & procedure which he appreci- ated the more for his own four years nt in a similar institution, the Naval cademy of Japan. Dine With Ambassador. | Upon their return from Annapolis in | the late afternoon yesterday, the im- perial couple rested briefly in their suite | at the Mayflower before being the guests of Ambassador and Mme. Debuchi at an informal dinner with members of the Japanese embassy staff. Ceremony was entirely lacking at this function and the young honcymooners likewise were free of a formal program for the re- mainder of the evening. Leaving their hotel at 10 o'clock this mol , the prince and princess start- ed for the Capitol and Library, planning | to complete that visit by noon. luncheon at the Mayflower th v to drive through Rock Creek Park. O their way to Mrs. Wilson's reception the | imperial visitors expected to inspect the | ,|new Japanese Embassy Building. | Tonight the prince, who is the im- | perial family’s representative in the Japanese Navy, and the princess will be guests of honor at a formal dinner given by Secretary of the Navy Adams | at_his home, 2221 R street. | the Japanese naval attache at Alban ‘Towers at 6 o'clock tomorrow evening, nd Princess Takamatsu will be tomorrow. Their sight- will be resumed Monday, how- ce entirely “fre seeing ca. | ever, when they plan to see the Nas | merely a move to give Italy superiority over France in the Mediterranean, for the Italian fieet would be concentrated there . while France is obliged also to protect the Atlantic and North cr;lu and its wide-flung colonial em- pire. As for France, having already a vi growing empire in North Africa, it ne desires merely to safeguard what it has, particularly the communications with North Africa, under all conditions. With Italy potentially hostile and British policy not particularly favorable, the at- titude of Spain becomes to PFrance a matter of vast import. France Would Like Alliance. No doubt France would like an alli- ance if it could get it—an alliance which in case of war would enable French communications to cross the Spanish Peninsula or follow the Span- ish Coast. Failing this, France would like to enjoy Spain's benevolent neu- trality. On the other hand, an entente between Spain and Italy, as under the dictatorship of Gen. de Rivera, is re- garded by France as a positive danger. In a larger way, Prance favors, and proposed formally more than a year a Mediterranean pact in which all the Mediterranean powers would agree to stand together to preserve the status quo. This French proposal, however, has met with no support from Great Britain and Italy. The question of Spain's new attitude might arise, it is thought, in various ways. If Catalonia continues to be a really independent republic, there is the possibility that it might to scme extent fall under French influence, for the people of Catalonia are not greatly different from the people of Southern France and they speak a similar Latin dialect, The rest of Spain might then either become suspicious of Prance and tend toward Italy, or, under Catalonian influence, might also be drawn toward FPrance. The same Is true of the possible au- tonomous Baeque state, centered at Bilbao, for the Basque people and lan- guage are also found on both sides of the Franco-Spanish frontier. Again, if the Spanish republic, desir- ing. to recover Gibraltar from Great Britain, should propose, as Spain pro- posed in 1919, to exchange Gibraltar for Port Ceuta, opposite it on the Moroccan Coast, and Great Britain, as would be likely, should refuse, this also * might draw Spain closer to France. Possibllities Watched. ‘The third possibility is that Spain, either under the ure of native up- risings or from r liberalism, might w from the Spanish zone in Moroceo, which Prance would then al: tional Museum and perhaps the Lincoln | Memorial and the Washington Monu- | ment again. They expect to leave the National Capi- tal at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning, when they will depart for Philadelphia. They | Sea | will leave the United States late in May. Emperor Thanks Hoover. President Hoover today received the following cablegram from the Emperor of Japan, expressing his appreciation of | the courtesy and hospitality shown his brother and the princess in this country. “The President of the United States: “I wish to express to you my cordial thanks and deep appreciation of the | generous and courteous hospitality ex- tended to my brother, Prince Takamat- su and his princess consort by yourself and your Government and ~people. Signed Hirohito.” BAND CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers’ Home | Band this evening at Stanley Hall at 5:30 o'clock. John 8. M. Zimmerman, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant. March, “March of the Nations Lenzberg | Overture, “Orpheus in der Unterwelt Offenbach Suite poetic, “Norweglan Sketches,” Wick “Festival March” “On the Fjord" Medley selection, “The Emerald Isle” Langey Pox trot, “I'll Be Blue Just Thinking of You” . g 3 Wendling Waltz song, I ‘the Stars Above C LA ssoTvicd s LRI Finale, “Put on Your Old Ciray Bon- net” . ......Wenrich “The Star Spangled Banner. most certainly be tempted to occupy, thus risking grave diplomatic dissension with Great Britain. The fourth possibility is that France, finding sympathy in Spain, might seize the occasion to revive the Mediterranean pact proposal Fifth and finally, if Portugal as well should take occasion to manifest a de- sire to join a federation of Iberian re- publics & serious problem wculd seem- ingly be raised for Great Britain. ‘These different possibilities cre being closely watched by the interested coun- tries all the way from the Black Sea to the Atlantic, but for the moment prudence is apparently the watchword | no less with France, Great Britain and | Italy than with Spain, for after all| there remains still another possibility, | namely, that the Spaniards may once more change their minds and after a few weeks or months Alfonso may come (Coprright, 1931.) Prince Takamatsu, lieutenant in the Japanese Navy, views some points of interest at the United States Naval Academy with Capt. C, P. S ROAD ADVERTISNG LAVS ARE SENED Passed by Legislature. Effective June 1. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., April 18.—Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland yesterday cleared the way for widespread improve- ment of the State’s highways by sign- ing the two billboard measures passed by the recent Legislature. The law be- conces effective June 1, next. in 500 feet of a public rcad under the jurisdiction of the State Roads Com- mission, requires the billboard com- panies o pay an annual business license fee and a square-foot area tax or fee on_each individual sign. The other puts teeth in an unenforce- able Jaw which has been on the books for some time, by making the adver- tiser responsible for signs lllegally placed. Beautification Advocates Win. ‘Th: final enactment of the bills through their approval by the Governor constitutes the chief victory gained by the advocates of roadside beautification in a campalgn inaugurated more than a decade ago in Maryland. It brings to a successful conclusion a legislative battle begun soon after the 1931 session of the General Assem- bly convened and carried on with tire- less vigor through nights and days of arguing, debating and compromising until, on the next-to-last day of the session, both bills completed their courses through the two branches. A handful of delegates who took the responsibility of sponsoring the bills found it necessary to use every particle of skill that they, as veteran politicians, had learned in years of experienc?, to get the measures passed. Among the chief obstacles faced by thos: who backed the bill was the out- right opposition in some cases, and the |utter apathy in others, of the leaders iof the two houses in regard to their measure. Lobbyist Gets Support. Another difficulty faced by those working for the bill was that the chief as his guide on his di —Wide World Photo. 1 Baltimore lawyer himself, had practi cally the united support of the 36 mem. bers of the Baltimore city d:legation, while those lobbying for the measures had to pick up a few votes here and there, never more than three or four PLAN FOR DRAFTING, eek of the session, Wh:n Delegate Oliver Metzerott of Prince Georges County, the Republican floor leader, in- troduced a bill to regulate and tax out- door signs. A short time later Mr. Metzerott, presented the measure mak- ing advertisers responsible for ill-cally | placed signs, which eventually passed. Early in February a bill similar to that previously presented by Mr. Met- zerott was introduced by Miss Lavinia Engle, delegate from Montgomery County, together with Delegate Law- rence . Willlams of St. Marys County and Deicgates Kent R, Mullikin and Calvin Coolidge to succeed Speaker |Oliver Metzerott of Prince Georg: { v. By Joining in the introduction Longworth was assailed today by Mrs, | COURty. By loining in the InBreducton Mary T. Norton, Democrat, of New Jer- | mitted his first bill o be superceded, sey, dean of women Representatives in and at the same time eliminated the Congress. | probability of the bill becoming a mat- “T w " [ter of partisan debate. t would be a confession of weaknes®| “rrpe pill introduced by the four mem- on the part of the Republicans of the |bers had been carefully examined by House to be obliged to go outside their | ral authorities to insure its con- stitutionality. It had the backing of membership for a candidate for the|inepeague of Women Voters, the South- speakership,” Mrs. Norton said. “The House Should Resent Sug-i gestion to Name Outsider, Says Mrs. Norton. By the Associated Press The suggestion that the House draft IRitchie 0. K.s Two Bills| One of the bills places all signs with- | lobbyist of the billboard companies, a | With the exception of a visit with | — | violation of the Sullivan law ! ern Maryland Society, the Garden Clubs suggestion should be resented by Demo- and crats and Republicans alike.” Representative Royal C. Johnson, Re- publican, of South Dakots, was the first to venture the opinion an outsider sheuld be brought in to avoid a threat- ened deadlock. “My observation as a minoriiy mem- | ber leads me to believe there are many members on the opposite side of the | House who could fill the Speaker's chair with ability,” Mrs. Norton commented She mentioned Representatives Beck of | Pennsylvania, Snell of New York, Bachrach and Lehlbach cf New Jersey | and Tilson of Connecticut. “However, 1 believe the Republicans | will be spared the worry of selecting or drafting a Speaker,” she added. “From | present indications the Democrats will | organize the House, in Which case we | shall have no difficulty in selecting a | man of courage and ability to lead us.” MUTILATED MONEY BANDITS ARE GIVEN 10-YEAR SENTENCES | (Continued From First Page.) pulling toward the bridge leading from | the station to the post office | The half-bills obtained in the robbery had been consigned to the Treasury by the Federal Reserve Bank in New York. It is customary, W. H. Moran, Secret Service chief, ~ explained, to mutilate money being returned to the Treasury for redemption as a prosecution against possible hold-ups, McCann, who 1s 31 vears old, was ar- rested in New York some time later for Four guns | were in his possession at the time, New York detectives said. McCann_confessed his part in the robbery, police said, in order to escape prosecution in New York. -Statements made by him led to McNamara's arrest. “Toy Pistol” Bandit Sentenced. Paul Alexander Clements, “the toy- pistol bandit,” was allowed to plead guilty - to a charge of simple assault before Justice Gordon and was sen- tenced to serve one year at Occoquan. Clements had been indicted for an assault with intent to rob. It was shown that he hired Treat A. Newman, a taxi driver, at Second street and Massachusetts avenue March 23 and when in front of 1119 Sixth street at- tempted to hold him up. The driver grappled with the passenger and took the weapon away from him, discovering to be only a toy. He turned the pas- nger over to the police. Attorney Godfrey L. Munter for the priscner read a letter from the Virginia prosecutor _expressing willingness that | the court place Clements on probation, but Justice Gordon remarked that he could not see it that way. James Strothers, colored, was sent to the penitentiary for five years following a plea of guilty to housebreaking and larcen) He broke into a show case at the store of Castelberg’s National Jew- elry Co. April 1 and took jewelry valued at $800. Welss Gets Seven Years. David Weiss, 59, was given a term of | even years in the penitentiary on a | charge of robbery. Weiss held up the store of Abraham Amouri, 501 New Jer- sey avenue, March 25. William F. Belodeau, who was arrest- ed when he received from his young i wife the proceeds of a bad $10 travel- | er's check which had been cashed by a local druggist, was sentenced to serve 18 months in the penitentiary. Police reported that Belodeau and his bride recently drove into Washingion in an automobile from Cheyenne, Wyo., and ieft a trail of bad traveler's checks| along the way. Charles H. Washington, 65, and| william Ward, 32, both colored, were sentenced to four years each in the penitentiary for two cases of house- breaking and larceny. Argentina has approved the construc- tion of 1,200 miles of toll roads from Cordoba by way of Rosario, of Maryland, the Civic League numerous other organizations. License Fee and Tax. It called for a $200 per year license fee for billboard companies operating in the State and a 3-cent per square foot annual tex on each billboard. The lobby of th> billboard companies, days of the session, immediately began an attack upon the bill, criticizing On March 5 proponents of the bill were granted a hearing before the Ways and Means Committee. Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital, and Frederick A. lano, chairman of the National Capi- tal Park and Planning Commission, were among the speakers who urged a favor- able report on the bill. Then next day opponents of the bill were given a hearing and criticized the Federal officers for interfering with Maryland's affairs. The opponents’ hearing got off to an inauspicious start when the very first speaker charged the low his words when Delegate Metzerott, a member of the Ways and Means Com- a similar bill 10 years ago, and made _ |the speaker virtually apologize for tacking the sincerity of the four mem- introduced the bill. Marks of Professionalism. The opponents’ hearing bore the marks of professionalism and was the ing the session of the Legislature of the well organized and financed lobby tlat was at work against the bill. The proposed 3-cent per square foot annual tax, which, the speakers contended, would bankrupt the billboard industry. A few days later a poll of the mem- progre: which had been at work since the early | especially the 3-cent annual tax feature. | bill was “conceived in hypocracy” and | drafted in New York, and had to swal- | mittee, recalled that he had introduced | bers of the House of Delegates who | most dramatic demonstration seen dur- | chief item which was criticized was the | Notables Open Service Men’s Benefit | | | | GROUP AT KEITH'S THEATER HEADED BY VICE PRESIDENT CURTIS. President (right), who led a distinguished company of officials at Keith’s Theaier last night to inaugurate Keith's m e carnival for the benefit of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines’ Club. vlc!: PRESIDENT CURTIS (left), Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Ben Fuller and E. E. Gann, brother-in-law of the Vice Flags and bunting furnished a patrictic and colorful background as the Vice President was greeted by a guard of honor, nine “non-coms” from the Army, and a similar number of Marines, augmented by nine naval warrant officers, who formed a double line from the street, through the lobby to the mezzanine floor. Four buglers from Fort Myer piayed “Ruffles” as the guest of honor arrived, and as he reached his box the | The benefit bill includes the feature picture, clal | Capt. Taylor Branson, leader. s organist played the national anthem. “Cracked Nute,” with Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, and a spe- film featuring the famous march king, John Phillip Sousa, and the Marine Band, shown through the courtesy ot Tickets for the show, good for any performance during the week, are on sale at all and stations and at clubs and hotels. bers of the House showed that the bill | could not be put through with the 3- | delegates who sponsored the bill and representatives of the billboard com- panies. | These conferences lasted over a period of several weeks and resulted in the original bill being modified in some vespects. Although Delegate James J. Lindsay, jr, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, was apathetic toward the bill, he agreed to hold it in the committee pending the cutcome of the conferences. Meanwhile the situation was further | complicated by the existence of Mr. ! Metzerott's bill to make the advertiser | responsible, which was also before the same committee. Every one realized that this bill, which was approved from the start by the billboard interests, constituted a menace to the other meas- ure. Being less stringent and involving no tax feature, it was feared that mem- bers of the Legislature who were only “Jukewarm” toward billboard legisla- tion would vote for that bill and against the other. Mr. Metzerott himself an- nounced that he did not want to use| his bill to kil the other, but was anx- ious to get it out of committee as the end of the session neared. Agree to Reduce Tax. Pinally, with only two weeks of the session remaining and the danger of the two bills being caught in a legisla- tive jam in the Senate becoming daily more ominous, the proponents of the taxation bill finally agreed to reduce | the 3-cent tax to !, cent per square foot. This paved the way for commit- tee action on both of the billboard bills, and they were promptly given favorable reports. The printing of the various amend- ments 1o the taxation bill delayed its journey through the House somewhat, but both bills arrived in the Senate at the start of the final week. In the upper branch the proponents | had a friend in Senator Lansdale G. Sasscer, chairman of the Finance Com- | mittee, 'to which the taxation bill was referred, but President Walter J. Mitch- ell was openly opposed to the bill. When the measure first came before the Finance Committee several mem- | bers whom Senator Sasscer expected to | vote for it were noticed to vote against | it when an oral vote was taken. Seeing | the committee was about evenly divided, | the chairman refused to poll it and take & chance of getting an unfavorable re- | port. Instead, he agreed to a hearing | the following day, a move that proved | | wise in the light of developments which | | followed. | The hearing revealed complete accord | between representatives of the billboard | industry nad sponsors of the bill, and | at its conclusion a favorable report was adopted by a vote of 8 to 3. This fa- | vorable report was accepted in the Sen-‘ ate a few hours later without debate. | With only one more reading required | to put the bill before the Governor it developed that a few Senators were | planning to conduct a fight on the floor | to kill it. The bill was calendered for third réading on & night when a pro- tracted debate on & regulatory measure | affecting another industry broke out. | The next day, with all supporters | present, the bill was passed easily after a short debate by vote of 18 to 9. A short time later the Metzerott bill, which had been given a favorable re- port by the Judicial Proceedings Com- mittee and advanced in third reading, passed without opposition. | Anti-Billboard Measures Become Law MARYLAND'S GOVERNOR GIVES APPROVAL TO BILLS REGULATING SIGNS. Y afixing his signature to bills passed by the recent Legislature which regulate and tax billboards and make advertisers responsible for illegally placed signs, Gov. Albert C. Ritchle yesterday placed Maryland among the sive States which are seeking to preserve the beauty and safety of their highways. As the Governor signed the bill, the four Delegates who sponsored it looked on. standing: Delegate Oliver Metaerott of Prince Georges County, Delegate Lavinia Engle of Montgomery County, Buenos Aires to Bahia Blanca, and to Delegate Lawrence P, Williams of St. Marys County and Delegate Kent R. Mullikin of Prince Georges Cll;umy. | that they could carry with them the TINY JUNGLE OUTPOSTS TARGETS FOR SANDINO BANDS OF ASSASSINS| (Continued From First Page) | to call the last & town is & misnomer, | since it consists of & wireless station and a few huts, Other inhabited parts of the interior are small settlements, whers a few Americans, Englishmen and Portuguese live, surrounded by peaceful natives. | The Nicaraguan outlaws, on whom Sandino has bestowed the pompous title | of rebels or patriots, have not been heretofore_active in that section of the country. It had appeared unworthy of their activitles, since it offered but little prospect for rich loot. On this account, the Nicaraguan government had only a small force to police this region. Even this force had been reduced as a result | of the catastrophe which occurred in Nicaragua two weeks ago. Sandino and_his followers, therefore, decided that this was their chance to strike a spectacular coup. Dividing a small force, estimated at from 150 to 300 | men, into four groups, he ordered them to go ahead and play havoc with the ‘Gringoes.” Embarking in canoes, the | force reached with surprising rapidity, | scttlements situated north of Puerto | Cabezas. Then, sneaking closer to the settle- | ments, the insurgents attacked the un- | suspecting_foreigners, killing two in an outright fight. Seven Americans and five or six other nationals were taken prisoners and murdered in cold blocd after they had been robbed of all their belongings. When the brigands took all houses' t the foreigners were set on re. News of the outrage reached other | settlements with the uncanny rapidity | that kind of news travels through the | jungle. There were only a few mem- | bers of the Guardia Nacional in the district. These, commanded by Amer- | ican Marines and led by more or less | reliable guides, set immediately in pur- suit of the outlaws, Amphibian planes were immediately ordered to the dis- turbed area and the combined efforts of the guards and the aviators saved the larger settlements from destruction. Three American men-of-war have | now reached the principal ports on the east coast of Nicaragua. Some have landed bluejackets and Marine to pro- | tect the lives and property of the| American cltizens because the Nica- | raguan National Guards have left for | the jungle to disperse the outlaws. | The American Government does not | interid to change its policy of non-in- | terference in Nicaragua. It has, how- ever, the obligation to protect the lives of American citizens in the newly in- fested bandit areas. In order to avoid useless bloodshed, Secretary Henry L. Stimson has advised all Americans 1iv- | ing in the interior of Nicaragua to re- port as soon as possible to ports pro- | tected by American warships, as there is no danger that the outlaws will ap- | proach a port where there is a man- | of-war. From thoss ports American | citizens will either be repatriated, or, if | they do not want to leave the country, | they can be protected until the Nica- | raguan National Guard checks or dis- poses of Sandino’s followers. (Copyright, 1931.) ‘They are, left to right, P-T. GERTIFICATES 10 BE AWARDED Congress to Announce Stand- ard and Superior Lists at Session Tuesday. Certificates for standard and superior Parent-Teacher Associations will awarded Tuesday at the annual meeting of the District of Columbia Congress of Parents and Teachers. Mrs. J. N. Saunders, president of the congress, will preside at the all-day meeting. A fellowship dinner at the National Press Club at 6:30 o'clock, will close the day's activities. Paul Wooton, newspaper correspondent, will be toast- master, and Mrs. Oliver P. Bowle is sessions and dinner chairman _in charge. Addresses will be given by Col. Campbell B, Hodges, aide to President Hoover, and former Senator Ransdell of Louistana. The children’s charter will be re- viewed at the morning session by Miss Katherine Lenroot, assistant chief of the Children’s Bureau. Mrs. David O. Mears, founder of the association, will be an honor guest at the dinner, and entertainment will be furnished by the Langley Junior High School Orchestra, the McKinley High School Quartet and the Central High School Girls’ Glee Club. Eugene Kres- sin of Central High School will give several vocal selections. Mrs. Louis B. Castell is in charge of | reservations. U. S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE NOW UNDER SEVEN DIVISIONS (Continued From First, Page.) States and the District of Columbia to co-operate with State and local authorities. “There will be a co-ordinated service throughout the entire country, making available its good offices to all those seeking employment and co-operation with free State and local offices. It likewise will undertake in the broadest sense to take care of interstate labor placements in co-operation with em- ployers and employes. * * “In addition to these already well organized bureaus, the industrial ac- | tivities of the United States Employ- ment Service will be reorganized on a basis which will afford every oppor- tunity of placing employes in_contact with jobs and in giving employers a ready fleld from which to draw all needed labor necessary to carry forward any kind of work. Superintendent for Each. A superintendent for each division of the following: “Building trades, mining and quarry- |ing, manufacturing and metal trades, transportation service, clothing and needle trades, office and mercantile trades and marine seamen and long- shoremen. There will likewise be a director of the veterans’ service, a di- rector of the farm service, a chief clerk, a director of information and a special representative. “There will be 49 State directors, one for ‘each of the States and the District of Columbia. The duties of these offi- cers will be to direct the work of their respective States and to co-operate with State agencies and to work in conjunc- tion with the United States Employ- ment Service. The number of sub- offices within any of the States will be determined from time to time as cir- cumstances justify. “There will be a director general and an assistant director general working under the supervision of the supervising director, who in turn will report directly to the Secretary of Labor.” Agatha E. Diek of the District of Co- lumbia Employment Office, 480 Louis- iana avenue, was named by Secretary Doak as director of employment under the Labor Department for the District of Columbia. Other Personnel Announced. Besides the supervising director and director general, the Secretary an- nounced the following personnel: Director of the veterans’ service, J. A. Shaw; director of the farm service, George E. Tucker of Missouri, who also will be Missouri State director. Director of information, H. Henry Davies. Special representative, H. L. Brunson. Chief clerk, George W. Harsch. Superintendent of building trades, Samuel J. Donohue of California. Superintendent of mining and quarry- ing, A. D. Lewis of Illinois, who also will be assistant director general. Superintendent of manufacturing and metal trades, John Anderson of Vir- ginia. Superintendent of transportation, A. E. s.vohnmn o‘(i Penna'ylvnmla.u. 5 & uperinten : clothing_ an needle tr '».fir GSemajge Barron of New Youf. Superin cantile e uri fl wndent of marine and n, W. F, Yates. lent of office an@\ mer- seayed be loyment, Otis J. Roglgs of1an avalanche One SANDINISTA THREAT TOBEMETBYU.S. Constabulary Will Offer Pro- tection—Stimson Not to Use Marines. Jamaicans and in destroying American property. Although all is quiet here, it is feared that as soon as naval pro- tection is withdrawn the insurgents will attempt to overwhelm the local Nica- raguan National Guard force, kill Americans and destroy all American property. A Bluefields dispatch sald that 20 National Guardsmen have been ordered’ from Bluefields to reinforce those under Col. J. Marston, already in the Puerto Cabezas area. Some of Col. Marston's patrols, reconnoitering yesterday near Cabo Gracias a Dios, teken during the week by insurgents, captured 18 of the outlaws and returned with them to Puerto Cabezas. ‘Three American naval vessels are on duty in the Bluefields-Puerto Cal vicinity and a fourth will be there witk arrival of the U. 8. 8. ter, or- dered to Bluefields last night from the Canal Zone. The cruiser Sacramento is also at Bluefields, the cruiser Asheville at Cabo Gracias a Dios and the Mem- phis at Puerto Cabezas. The four cruisers carry 174 Marines and 1,800 sailors, AMERICANS GET WARNING. U. S. to Protect Lives Only in Poris, Leaving Interior to Guardia. By the Assoclated Press. United States citizens in Nicaragua had to choose today between fleeing to coast towns or depending upon native ko_‘o'g‘s‘ for protection. alternative was placed before them by Secretary of State Stimson in an official warning dispatched yester- day to Minister Hanna at Managus and Consul Rowe at Blueflelds. “In view of the cutbreak of banditry in portions of Nicaragua hitherto free from such violence,” the statement said, “you will advise American citizens that this Government cannot undertake gen- eral protection of Americans throughout that country with American forces. Urged to Leave Danger Zone. “To do so would lead to difficulties and commitments this Government does not propose to undertake. Therefore the department recommends to all Amer- icans who do not feel secure under the protection afforded them by the Nica- raguan government through the Nica- raguan National Guard to withdraw from the country, or at least to the coast towns, whence they can be pro- tested or evacuated in case of necessity. “Those who remain do so at their own {risk amd must not expect n forces to be sent inland to their aid.” Although in some quarters this an- | nouncement was interpreted as some- what changing previous policy, the State Department held it was in accord with precedent. Similar warnings have been issued numerous times in the past. Authoritative sources emphasized the absence of intention to American lives. A high official said the announcement merely was a WArning that the decision to leave interior Nicaragua to the Native Guardia be carried out as Marines were with- drawn. ‘The official attitude is that the trouble is not a national disaster and that na- tive troops are better qualified than Americans to cope With insurgents. ‘To carry out the policy, the Navy in- | structed four vessels in the troubled area to limit their defensive efforts to seaports. The gunboat Asheville was at Cape Gracias a Dios, the Sacramento at Bluefields and the cruiser Rochester on her way there, while the ecruiser Memphis was at Puerto Cabezas, Bandit Activities Lessening. Instructions to these ships were to offer asylum to Americans and to use all force necessary to protect life and property in the ports under guard. The commanders, however, were warned not to extend their operations into the in- terior or beyond the limits of the towns to which they were assigned. Official dispatches to the State and Navy Departments indicated a lessening of insurgent activity, patrols having failed to contact raiders on the Wawa flelds, after reports that an attack on the former was imminent. Consul Rowe sent a denial that Rama already had been raided. The State Department reiterated that only 500 Marines will be left in Nica- ragua after June 3. Before they fin are brought home toward the end of 1932, they will train a like number of natives to bring total Guardia strength to 1,900. In the meanwhile, the last 500 Marines are not to be employed in combatant duty. FRUIT BUSINESS IN DANGER. Company Fears It May Have to Sus- pend Much of Its Work. NEW ORLEANS, April 18 (. —Of- ficials of the Standard Pruit & Steam- ship Co. expressed grave concern over the continuation of their extensive Of- erations in the interior of Nicaragua, in the face of raids by outlaws and th announcement of Secretary of State Stimson that American Marines no longer will be used to police the ba- nana-laden® jungles. The company, which has been operat- ing in Nicaragua for 10 years and has millions of dollars invested there in farms extending 65 miles into the in- terior from Puerto Cabezas, announced through John J. Brownson, superintend- ent of its foreign department, that it was faced with curtailment if not sus- pension of much of its fruit business under the Stimson policy. Refugees Coming on Ship. Meanwhile the Cefalu, one of the company’s ships, was steaming toward New Orleans with refugees from the recent insurgent outbreaks and the bodies of Capt. Pefley, Idaho Marine, and William L. Selser, company em- ploye, who were slain a few days ago in an_interior outpost. Fears_for the safety of Albert and Edwin Fagot, brother merchants, and their families caught in the looting of Cabo Gracias a Dios, were allayed with receipt of a radiof from the U. 8. 8. Asheville at the cape, stating that they had been taken on board the battleship. ‘The message, received by Mrs, Lu- cille Gomez of New Orleans, said: “Town burned the 15th. All safe aboard Asheville.” LONDON NOT ALARMED. [ British Government Recognizes Ald Given by American Marines. LONDON, April 18 (#)—Official circles in Great Britain were not alarmed today over the prospect of the was said to be not the slightest bility of criticism of the action the American Government has taken, Postcards Hit Sunday Movie. g mfioNDoN,dAprfl u}:fi(nrnllt & mil- posteare o Enaland Have faileh ey wildered members, of Parliament like member received e o B D day will b before the House Monday, |