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FRENCH CABINET i ~ SEEKS SOLUTION Conrer Wiifi Doumer ir. Effort to Satisfy Hoover and Parliament. Br the Associated Pre: PARIS, July 2.—The French cab- | inet conferred all morning at the Elysce Palace under the guidance of President Doumer, seeking to find a formula for a war debt holiday, which would satisfy both President Hoover and Parliament. It was understood the principal sub- fect of consideration was th: guaran- tee which under the terms of the Young | Plan France would be required to pay! into the Bank for International Settle- ments if Germany suspenced her un- conditlonal reparations payments. None at the palace considered the situation desperate. On the contrary, the government was expected to take steps this afternoon to learn from other nations concerned whether France could be guaranteed against making any special depesits in the world bank if the Hoover plan was adopted. There was a_possibiity that France would call a hurried session of the signatories to the Young plan to learn their attitude on technicalities which are hindering the French acceptance of the proposal. There is no official confirmation of this, but Foreign Minis- ter Briand had a long talk with British Ambassador Lord Tyrrell yesterday. It was pointed out that further delay 1s not dangerous to Germany since the proposal would be retroactive, so long as there is reason to be hopeful about the outcome. Press Still Hopeful. The press continues to believe that a way out of the impasse would be found, both to America's satisfaction and France's security. The radical organ L'Oeuvre had this to say: “The gravity of failure today would be such that one is forced to the belief that the negotiations will succeed. Cab- inet and departmental technicians will examine every aspect of the situation and explore every avenue leading to a possible solution in the hope of finding new ideas or suggestions that Laval can submit to Mellon when they meet again tonight.” Le Journal, which has Natlonalistic tendencies, was not so optimistic nor s0 complimentary toward the latest American note. “What the Hoover initiative started was a torpedo aimed at the Young plan.” the paper said. “The struggle is between those who consider that the Young plan is already dead and those | who still hope to be able to save it.” Differences Held Serious. Le Temps says tonight that the gen- eral impression is more favorable to- ward the. success of the negotlations despite the opposing views of the two Governments. “But.” the newspaper says, “regarding_these differsnces of | opinion between Washington and Paris, | we must not hide the fact that they are serious.” - Le Temps declares that if that part of | the American memorandum which con- | stitutes a plza in favor of the Wash- | ington thesis is left out of consider: tion, the document permits an_impor- tant conclusion: “It does not shut the door to continued negotiations, but is evident. on the contrary, of a desire to continue to hunt for grounds of agrec- ment. “It would be a surprise if the oppo- | gite were true, for it is difficult to con- ceive of President Hoover deliberately ::_ulh.l.g the product of his own initia- iv The procedure of Washington is out- side all the known methods of diplo- macy.” Le Temps continues. ‘“The President of the United States sends his | Paris Ambassador a memorandum which is to serve this diplomat as a guide in the conduct of negotlations with the Prench government. “The United States Ambassador gives | a copy of this memorandum to Premier | Laval and it is published textually in the press of all countries. Under these | conditions it is difficult to define the | exact nature of the document.” END OF WARDMAN FIRM THREATENED BY COURT ACTION ___(Continued Prom First Page.) tees took over the management of the | various properties in July. 1929, and | have since been administrating them. The court v o compel an| accounting of all receipts and expendi- | tures in the conduct of thz business at the various places and to require Hal sey, Stuart & Co. to account for all| receipts from the sale of bond s | as_representative of the mortgagor. The charge s made that large sums of money have been. paid to Halsey, Stuart & Co. in connection with the sale of the bonds for which no account- ing has ever been made. The court | was told that unless receivers are ap- | pointed all the bonds secured by the mortgage will continue to decrease in value. Great and unnecescary loss, it was claimed, will result to the bond- | Tolders who .are in ignorance of the | value of the bonds and of the condition | of the propertics. Sale of the properties by the trustees | under the mortgage, it was asscrted, would not be to the best interest of the bondholders because of prezent market | conditions and of the_ large amount of | capital involved. If the court takes| Jurisdiction, however, it is claimed, the bonds will immediately increase in value and the property can, in all p.obability, be disposed of for more than tho amount of the incumbrencies, and may | leave a large and valuable eguity to! ;h(' Wardman Real Estate Properites, | nc. DELTA SIGMA FRATERNITY ENDS CONFERENCE TODAY Following a sight-seeing trip about | the city and a luncheon meeting, the delegates to the thirty-fourth annual convention of Delta Sigma Fraternity will conduct their final business s: sion this afternoon at the Hotel May- fower. B Although this session marks the clcse of the convention, the annual pall to- night at thé hotel will nold thc dele- gates here. The delegates, who were reccived at “he White House by President Hoover early yesterday, attended a swimming party late in the afternoon at Chevy | Chase Lake Pool. 3 The annual banquet was attended by all the delegates last night at the Mayflower. ‘The committee in charge of the con- vention program comprises Willlam Howison, Leonard Holtzclaw, Vincent Himmonds, Malcolm - MeKai Edgar “Winwside, Raymond Rock, George Sremkau, Jack Weldman, Luke Shep- i\:rd. F. Clayton Holtzelaw and C. M. ay. v BREAK OVER CHACO SEEN Intervention Believed Only Altern- ative in Boundary Row. LA PAZ, Bolivia, July 2 () .—Local rs,. . discussing ., the. . Chaco “incident between Bolivia and ‘declared today ‘that etire- "8% 'Bolivia's diplomatic staff at iori woula be inevitable unless the « five: ‘mutual. powers, .headed by thc o -States, which recently consid- matter; ‘intervened “immedi<, wspape! Nindary raguay,; 2 | German U. S. Debt Memorandum France Told Counter Plan Withholds Relief W hich It Is Desired to Extend to Germany—T his Coun- try Largest Contributor—Agree on Two Points. e text of the memo- hllu'ln: ::“h tz‘m American Govern- through Ambassador Walter E. i A s 1 the Prench government in a reach an agreemept in the debt crisis: “The American Government Trecog- nizes with appreciation the cordial spirit of the Prench reply to the President’s 1 of June 20 and now desires to review -the situation which has grown out of the American proposal, ‘the ' French government’s note in reply of| June 24 and the subsequent megotia- | tions which have taken place between | Ambassador Edge, Secretary Mellon and | the French ministers. “While the President's offer was the | direct result of the crisis in Germany, | which, from all reports, is imminent and i still imminent, T am sure the | French government will realize that | the purpose of the United States was | to give general relief to the world, The President believed that it would | prove an important step in advanc- | ing world recovery lrom the present economic depression. The plain pur- | pose was, by relieving one element of | strain in world economy, to give the | forthcoming year to economic recov- ery, and to help free the recuperative forces already in motion, thereby contributing to_the rellet of unem- | ployment throughout the world and to lighten the burdens of unduly low | prices to agriculture. The offer met | with & world-wide response. What it | meant in the way of Testoring confi- dence is reflected in the rise of com- modity and security prices through- out the markets of the world. Plan Withholds Relief, “All of the interested governments has signified their acquiescence. Frgnce, | however, suggests certain _conditions, which, if we understand their import. seem to us to withhold ‘the intended relief to Germany and not to conform to the spirit of the President’s proposal, which contemplated a complete suspen- sion of all payments on intergovern- mental_debts during a period of one year. one point posal, we may that ' all _postponed payments should 25 years, and to bear interest at the average rate paid by the creditor gov- ernments on_their own public debt at the end of the preczding fiscal year. “It is, of course, an essential part of the President's proposal that pay- ments under all existing agreements shall be resumed at the end of the year. Thus, the continuing force of these agreements is in no way im- aired. P2.In this proposal to postpone for the forthcoming year the payments due un- der its own international agreements, the American Government will be con- tributing a total cf $262,000,000, which is the largest contribution made by any government. . 1t recognizes. however. that substantial sacrifices wiil be c2lled for by other governments, including that of France. “It is obvious that on the success of the plan Germany will be the largest immediate beneficiary, since the pay- ments which she is cbligated to make during the coming ycar on eccount of intergovernmental debts are about $400.000,000. Other nations and do- minions also will benefit by various sums in addition to the $400,000,000. It must be embered, however, that Germany is In the mcst difficult eco- nomic siiuation of any country. We feel that in & larger sense all the na- tions will_b-nefit from the improve- ment in their economic life which will fcllow the adoption of the President’s program, s In Accord on Two Points. “Qur Government welcomed the statement of France on the 24th of June, expressing hor keen desire to collaborat as a prcvisional measure and during a period of onc year from retaining any payment_sent by the German govern- ment.’ In this conncction we empha- size ¢gain the ‘provizional’ character of the President's plan. “The French government Insists. however, as a matter of principle that unconditicnal reparations amounting to approximately $131,000.000 the year should be paid, in order that there might be no interrupticn of the conti- nuity of the payment of unconditional annuities. Our Government is willing to rcecgnize this point of view to the extent of egreelng that the payments should be made to the Bank for Inter- national Settlements, provided they b: immediately rcloaned to the German government. This would maintaln the principle of continuity of payment and at the same time ccnstitute no drain on the German general ecconomy. We seem, then, to be zgricd on two all-im- portant points: {‘First, that France will forego the re- tention of any payments from Germany for the period cf cne y:ar, and “Second, that the principle of conti- nuity of payment of uncondition:l an- nuities is recognized while complete re- lief to Germany is_afforded. Four Points of Difference. “There would scem to remain four points of difference: “‘First. We understand that the French government Gesired to have ihe Bank of International Settlements re.oan the sums paid to German industrial and finance concerns rather than to the government. We feel this would be incompatible with the Presi- dent’s proposal cf reliel (0 governments, as the French suggesion wculd give no direct relief to the German govern- 3 nd, the French government sug- gests that $25,000,000 of the uncondi- tional payments paid into th: Bank of International _Sett'emenis should be made available for loans Eurcpean countries, mote particularly t i buagets ar> affectad by the of reparations paym-nts ersion of this sum from Cer many is a_viclation of the broad pro- posal of the President to suspend all payments of int-rgovernmen®l debts. Morcover, the pract:cal disadvantage of this excepticn to the President’s pro- pesal is that if any of the other coun- tiics who have already acc:pted tae President’s propcsal should make a sim- ilar suggesifon with reference to loans to particu’ar counirics, tie reconcilia- tion of all thes: practically impcssible. Cculd not the principle of the President's proposal bz preserved and this relatively small amount of relief b2 given to particular countries through co-operative action of the central banks, or through the Bank of Intcrnational Seitlements? “Third, the two governmenrts differ as to the time over whica the suspanded payments should .2 funded. Without at this time modifyinz our suggestion that 25 years is the proper length of time, we do not believe that it would be impossible to reach an agreement on this point provid>d the cther questions could be disposed of, especially if no re- payments are to be made in the next two years, as suggested by the Frioneh government, length of time will apply to the pay- ment. on account of the American debt. “Fourth, the question invo'ving the greatest difficulty is that referring to the guarantze fund. We reco?nize that, under the terms of the Young plan, France is obligated, in case of suspension by Germany of condiiional reparaticns, to pay into tte Bank of Internaticnal Settlements on demand the sum of ap- proximately $120,000,000, to be appl in part to incressing payments to bo re- ceivad by other creditors during the period of suspension. Aspects of Guarantee Fund. “There are two aspects of the sug- In order that we may now cover | left open in the original pro- | add that it is our view | | sisting” that the funds pald by Ger-|have to'make during the coming year be funded over a long period of, say. | and especially the specific | statement that France ‘would abstiin to Cen(lall | | | differences wou'd be | | | Nurses’ Society and the furnishing of | |reported on ccmmunity service, Oscar | Evans | Sharp on But, of course, the same | iniversary of the the suspension of payments during the forthcoming year shall not throw upon her the ogfigntbn to pay into the Bank of International Settlements the guar- antee fund. We sympathize with France in this aspect of the question. We think this fear is groundless be- cause If all governments agree o the American proposal, then there can be no demand of a creditor government for payment. If Prance, however, has a real fear on this subject, then the other governments concerned should expressly free France from this anxiety. “(b) The other aspect, however, of the question with reference to the guar- antee fund is more serious. Not only the spirit of the President's proposal, but the express provision thereof is that the offer of the American Gov- ernment is conditional on a like post- ponement for one year of all paymeuts on intergovernmental debts owing the important creditor powers. It appea to us also to seriously impair the spirit of the declaration of France to tI effect that she wishes no benefits from the payments. The French government apparently desires her postponement of unconditional payments to take the form of a payment in the Bank of In- ternational Seitlements and a loan back to Germany. “This naturally contemplates that th be on the same footing so far as length of time of postponement, etc., as simi- | og lar arrangements made by any other government. When, however, the French government couples with this suggestion the further suggestion that the loans back to Germany shall be considered exactly as though cash pay- ments had been made by Germany to France and cash loans had been made back by France to Germany, and that these loans should be considered ‘n all future times as funds available to France to reduce or satisfy her guar- antee as to subsequent years, she is departing substantially from not only the spirit but the substance of the President’s offer. Apparent Inconsistency. “To state the problem a little dif- ferently: France appears to be in- many into the Bank of International | Settlements during the year of suspen- sion and released to Germany must be credited to the guarantee fund just as if France herself had actually made the | d:posit, thus relieving France of any | future obligation in respect of the guar- | antee fund. This seems to us to be in consistent with the suggestion that the | payment by Germany into the Bank of | International Stttlements during the | period of suspension is & mere matier of form, in order to assure the contin-' uity of unconditional payment. What was regarded as a matter of form | in th: first instance is now evidently ' to be treated as an actual payment.| In any event, ‘it seems clear that this | particular proposal involves a modifica- | tion of the Young plan, which we u derstand the Prench government was particularly anxious to avoid. The American Government, not being a sig- | natory, of course cannot undertake to negotiate change. | “The American Government feels that perhaps there is some misunderstanding on the part of France as to the sacri- fices which would be required from her | under the plan proposed. “We must assume that with the present situation in Germany and the tailure of the American proposals, then Germany will unquestionably give no- | tice for the postponement of all con- ditional reparations as provided in the | Young plan, and that this portion of | intergovernmental payment will not be forthcoming. ‘Therefore, in measuring | the sacrifices necessary, thers can only | | be considered the effect of the uncon- | | ditional payments if Germany is sble | to find a forelgn exchange necessary | to meet these pavments If the Ameri- can proposal shall fail end if uncondi- tional payments are postponed under the provision of the Young plan, and even assuming that unconditicnal pay- ments are maintained. France would receive from these unconditional pay- ments, after priorities have been ac- cepted, approximately $105.000.000. She would be obliged to pav. (A} The guarantee fund of $106.000.000 under the Young plan: (B) $110.000.000 to Great Britain and the United States, approximately. Loser by $100,000.000. “Whereas her receipts from the un- consitional reparaticns, even if they be mairtained, would be less than one- half of this sum. Thus if the American proposal should fail and the suspension ions of the Young plan be invoked Germany, then France will be the loser during the forthcoming year of general postponement by over 100 000,000. “There is no escaping the fact that the world will not emerge from the present depression without temporary sacrifices by all. Our Government believes that co-operative actlon in the carrying out of a well-conceived and sgreed-on program will not only diminish the burden but contribute materially to the restoration of normal | conditions which all of the nations so carnestly hope for. In.the light of th's major . objective he American | Government hopes that the French | government, whose co-operation is so | ntial, will find a method to, reconcile existing differences so as to permit a concerted effort by all in the ' carrying out of the President’s program.” | The text of the memcrandum was made public at the Statc Department. ROTARY CLUB HONORS ' HEAD AND SUCCESSOR| Henry N. Brawner, Jr., Retiring, and 8. P. Thompson, New President Lauded. | A luncheon tribute was paid yester- day by the Washington Rotary Club to Henry N. Brawner, jr. retiring presi- dent, and S. Percy Thompson, newly elected president of the group. A laud- atory address on Mr. Brawner's ld-f ministration was made by Willlam Knowles Cooper, past president. Mr. Cooper pointed to the outstand- | ing accomplishments of the year, in-! cluding the launching of the George-; town Boys' Club, the creation of the | students' lcan fund, presentation of an | automobile to the Instructive Visiting an additional worker for the Travelers’ Ald Society. ‘The club, which met in the Willard Hotel, heard reports from its four major divisional chairmen. Edwin C. Graham on vocational service, James internationgl service and Roland Whitehurst on_club service re- ports. Secretary A. F. E. Horn reported 13 new members for the year, a net gain og mov:mt a total present membership of 180. WILL MARK ANNIVERSARY Knights of Round Table to Hear Dr. W. K. Cooper Speak. The Loyal Knights of the Round ‘Table will commemorate the fifth an- Washington Round 'fable at the University Club on next Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. ‘The principal speaker will be Dr. W. K. Cooper, whose subject will b “The Significance of Luncieon Clubs. gestion of France with reference to the guarantee fund: - z “(a) Frange desires to be sure that Guests from other clubs will attend. Page Ptchison, prési of the Wash- Ington Round ose loans back to Germany should | {of $262.000,000, Willing to Summon Young Plan Nations if Negotia- tions in Paris Fail. ___(Continued From First Page) unquestionably give notice for the post- ponement of all conditional reparations as provided in the Young plan, and that this portion of intergovernmental pay- ments will not be forthcoming.” ‘This apparently is a warning that Germany will declare such morato- rium, as provided under Young plan. But the memorandum of the American Government also pointed out thet it might not be possible for Ger- many meet the unconditional repara- tion payments, too. But with the un- derstanding that the.unconditional pay ments were made by Germany, France would find itself in the following situa tiol France would receive from these unconditioral payments, after priorities have been accepted. approximately $105,000,000. She would be obliged to guarantee fund of $106,- 000,000 under the Young plan. “(b) One hundred and ten million dollars to Great Britain and the Unit- States approximately. “Whereas her receipts from the un- conditional reparations, even if they be maintained, would be less than one- half of this sum Thus. if the Ameri- can proposal should fail and the su pension_provisions of the Young plan be invoked by Germany, then France will be the loser during the forthcom- ing year of general postponement by pay: (a) The over *$100,000,000.” U. S. to Contribute $262,000,000. It has been estimated that if the Hoover plan goes through, France's net loss in receipts during the coming year. with a suspension of intergovernmental debts and reparations, will not be more than $60,000,000, although the memo- randum did not set forth the figures for the gontribution which France would under the operation of the Hoover plan. It did point out. however, that the United States will contribute a total which is the largest contribution made by any government under that pan. The memorandum said that the United States and France secm to be | agreed on two all important points, as follows: 3 “First, that France will forego the retention of any payments from Ger- many for the period of one year, and “Second, that the principle of con- tinuity of payment of unconditional an- nuities is recognized while complete re- lief to Germany is afforded.” Rour points of difference, memorandum continued remained to be froned out. It held incompatible with President Hoover's offer the French demand that credits established by Germany's continued payment of | g4 Williams. Gleveland. .. .. | Peter O'Hara, Verona, Pa.. | Al Watrous, Detroit. .. unconditional annuities be available to German irdustries instead of to the government. Oppose $25,000,000 Payment. A similar objection was offered to the French proposition that $25.000,000 of the unconditional payments be made available as credits to Czechoslovakia, Jugoslavia and Rumania. The note said one rcason, among others, was that “if any other countries who have already accepted the President's pro- with reference to loans to particular countries, the reconciliation of all these diferences would be practically the | i Luther, Coiry, Pa. posal should make a similar suggestion | ~ oo iU her: Corry impossible.” Somewhat conciliatory was the Amer- ican attitude toward th: French conten- tion that suspended German payments should be refunded in five years instead of 25, as the United States wants. The note said that “we do not believe that it would be impossible to reach an agree- ment on this_ point questions could be dispe it added, as an indu ance of the American plan: “But. of course, the same length of time will apply to the payment on ac- count cf the American debt.” On the fourth point, the American memorandum recognized that under the Young plan France is obligated, in case of a suspension by Germany of condi- tional reparations. to pay into the Bank for International Seitlements cn demand approximately $120.000,000. to be applied in part to increasing pay- ments to the other creditors during the suspension. France dosires ed of.” Then assurance that upon her the obligation to pay this “guaranteed fund.” “We sympathize with France in this aspect of the qu ' the American note caid. "W this fear fs greundless because if agree to the American proposal, then there can be no demand of a creditor government for payment. If France, however, has a real fear on thi ject, then the other governments con- cerned _ should ressly free France from this anxiety. HARTMAN SWORN IN Harleigh H. Hartman, member of the Fublic Utilities Commission, | 304019 provided the other | ent for accept- ‘ 40 the | suspension of payments would not throw 1l governments | sub- | vesterday | took the oath of office under a three- year appointment made by President Hoover recently. Mr. Hartman was re- appointed for three years, today. He beginning went to the District Supreme Court and took the oxth b=fore Frank | E. Cunningham, clerk of the court. In | addition to the regular oath to support the Constituticn, Mr. Hartman was re- quired to swear h> was not interested | voluntarily or involuntarily in the prop- erty of eny utility. The appointment is subject to confirmation by the Senate ' at the next session cf Congress, Promoted DR. LEIVA NEW SALVADOREAN MINISTER HERE. Dr. Don Carlos Leiva, who has served here for some time as charge d'affaires of the Salvadcrean legation, has been made Minister to this country for Sal-! vador. Dr. Leiva figured prominentiy in the news recently when he was badly beaten by robbers who made off with -8 quantity of the Salvadorean legation’s liquor” supply. D. C., THURSDAY, IBRITAIN MAY CALL |OHI0 GOLFER LEADS | DEBT CONFERENCE| OPEN TOURNAMENT Eddie Williams Shoots Even Par of 71—Bobby Jones Merely Watches Play. By the-Associated Press. INVERNESS CLUB, Toledo, Ohio, July 2—With the heat and the hazards already taking a terrific toll among fa- vorites and spectators, Eddie Williams, diminutive Cleveland professional, shot out of the pack today to assume an early lead in the first round of the United States open golf championship. ‘Willlams scored 36—35—71, even par. Bobby Jones Present. Bobby Jones came out to see the early stages of the battle for the title he re- linquished. ‘The Georglan decided against making a galleryite's tour of the course, however, and selected as com- fortable a position as he could find in the shade of the club house. The official test of weather condi- tions showed a reading of 90 degrees in the shade, such as it was, and ex- actly 105 in the sun. Boys with buckets of water were at every tee, but the golfers complained the “water was too warm. Several players adopted Gene Sarazen's trick ice bag for massaging neck and arms. Monro Hunter Starts. Monro Hunter of Indian Spring, Md., got away at a sensational clip, 3, 4, 3, | but quickly offset this by taking a 7 on | the 431-yard fourth and a 5 cn the 430- yard fifth, Tommy Armour, British open cham- pion and a co-favorite with Sarazen in ! the title hunt, used a No. 1 iron from !'the first tce, in the interests of more accuracy, but hooked his s rough. He was down in 5, one over par. and took another 5 at the 388- yard second. requiring 3 to get down t into the | from just off the edge of the grecn. He gct his first par st the short third. A gallery of nesrly 1,000, the largest of the morning by a wide margin, fol- lowed Armour and Henry Cotton, the youthful British free lance. First Round Scores. Scores for the first 18-hole round follows: Jack Cawsey, Jacksonville, 40—80. Hugh Carpenter, Dallas, Tex., 37—41 . 40— , Chattanooga, Tenn., 79 Butler, Corpus Christie, Tex., 7—43—80. ony Manero. Elmsford, N. Y. 34— 74, Perry Del Vecchio, Greensburg, Pa.. 40—40—80 Francis S. Gallett, Milwaukee, 37— | 39--76. J. Monro Hunter, Silver Spring, Md., 38-—40—178. Art Straub, Bloomfield, N. Y, 42— 37—79. George Slingerland, Greensboro, N. C, 39—46—85. Charles Guest, Deal, N. J.. Larry Montes, Isiands .. 5 Freddie ~McLeod, Chass, Md. iR Jack Forrester, Oradel, N. J. Abe_Espinosa. Chicago. . Ed Dudley, Wilmington, Del. 3 Percy Alliss, Wannsee, Ger- many_.. Frank Walsh, Chicago Phillippine 2 « Che 42—43—85 6—39—75 40—38—178 37—42—79 Bob Shave, Cleveland, 3 i Tom Raklets, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 38—-39—17. Chailes Hilgendorf, Detroit, 37—41 —8 | (*) 8. M. Parks, jr, Pittsburgh, 42— | 45--87. *John E. Lehman, Chicago, 41—46— 87. Charlcs lacey, Great Neck, N. Y. Tommy Armour, Detroi Henry Cotton, Great Britain, 80 Herman Barron, Port Chester, N. Y, 35--36—171. Al Espinosa, Chicago, 36—36— (*)—Indicates amateur. DCG OWNERS ESCAPE RED TAPE, THOUGH TAXPAYERS PAY 40— (Continued From First Page) would get rid of the taxpayers in line and restore peace to the District Build- ing. Even m:re rosy prospeets wére in the offing. however, when the assessor would mail out the bills and the tax payers could get the tags without even coming to the District Building at all. Many Forms Printed. So a complicated form, executed in triplicate, was devised and sundry thou- sands ordered printed at the Govern- ment Printing Office, at_the expepse of the taxpayers of the District of Co- lumbia. g The forms arrived today. When the District assessor, William P. Richards, w th'm and visualized “the extra work that his deputies, duly appointed, would have to do, a far-away look came into his eyes. He got out a copy of the District Code_and _pointed to section 916, on page 264. taxes, upon receipt of said tax, to give to tha person paying the same, for each dog so paid for. a metallic tag, stamped | with the year, showing that said tax has been duly paid.” Nowhere in the code Is there anything about the tax assessor having any duies to perform in connection with dog tags. The dispute became acute. It was re- farred to Acting Corporation Counsel Vernon L. West for arbitration. He found that Mr. Richards was right. So the proposed svstem has been scrapped, and with it the forms, which will be ! paid for by the taxpayers of the District f Columbia. And after the new sys. (ttem is scrapped, the old system will be | revised, and after a due pause for re- | adjustment, the business of issuing dog | tags will start up again. Life is like {h,". R M. P. FIST FIGHTS CAUSE COMMONS TO HALT SESSION (Continued_From First Page.) emblem of authority, and racing down or with it. m;s:é‘l):en was caught at the bar of the House and the sergeant-at-arms recovered the mace amid scenes of great ment. e of the dignified body were horrified at the incident and loud pro- tests came from both sides of the chamber, Prime Minister MacDonald moved Beckett’s suspension and the motion was carried 324 to 4. Beckett's outburst was in protest against _an adverse ruling against Fenner Brockway, also a Laborite, ‘who insisted on delivering a speech on the subject of India during the question nsion had been e minister before started period. Brock:ly’:he n;: d nns::kem tyrnhbed the mace and for the door. . in astrology has mnot yet en- ur?l?uglzd out. The desire to pene- trate the veil that higu the future, which manifested itself*in the earliest dawning of the human mind, is so deep- t & lingering belief in some 1y rooted tha 1nfly emanating gt g 2 ! visited the publishers. t, 37—38—75.! | the trouble in 1917, |the nations the and invites revolution in Lindbergh JULY 193170 JUSTICE AGENTS SUPPRESSED \ LINDBERGH, SR., BOOK ON WAR Minnesota Association Asks Probe of Libraries’ Dis- crimination. Father ‘o Flyer Scored Ex- emption of Wealth in Conscription. BY J. A. FOX. The wraith of & crama of the World War, little known ti'en and almost for- gotten now, stalks the boards. The central figure in the drama was Charles Augustus Lindberglt, whose memory still is homored in hic home State of Minnesota—now with the de<ds | of an illustrious son—because of his fight to better the condition of his fel- Jows, & fight which ended only when the grave closed over him seven yem's ago. The story itself seems fantastic, since the ardor and prejudices aroused by} armed conflict have cooled with the passag> of more than a decade. But then it was all very real. __ Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Sr. _ possible to discuss the war impartially | without being charged either pro-Ger- man or pro-British. 1t is impossible according to the big press to be a true American unless you are_pro-British,” he said. “If you are 1eally for America first, last and all the tyme, and solely for America and the minsses primarily, then you are charged as’ pro-German by the big press which supworted the speculators. Asks Suppression Probe. A few days ago news dispatches from Minnesota carried the information that | the Charles Augustus Lindbergh Asso- | ciation had asked the St. Paul Library | Board to investigate th: alleged sup- | pression of books written by the senior Lindbergh in the libraries of Minnesota | and adjoining States. Two of these works were published while he was a | m- mber of the House of Representatives, where his term of service ran from 1907 | to 1917. Another came out in 1923. | An e:ort was made to get copies for reference in the Library of Congress. Only one was availabl> {here, although all three were listed in the catalogue. | Then it was brought out that one of | theése, a harsh criticism of war and its | causes as the author saw them, had | been suppress:d by this Government | after a part of the edition had been re- leased. | Plates Destroyed. Further, that the plates for a section of another, a criticism of capital, writ- t°n four years before the war, had been destroyed. perhaps by the author him- self, though this point is in doubt. At any rate, this hajted further publica- tion. This book, however.—*Banking nd Currency and the Money Trus - the one that is now at the Library of Congress. | The third book, described as an am- plification, more or less, of the other | two, was printed in Philadelphia, and, | it is presumed. simply ent:red into circulation like any other work, without question, The war-time book was titled “Why Is Your Country at War and What Happens to You After the War, and | Related Subjects.” Agents Seize Books. It was brought out in 1917 by the National Capital Press. Many had been distributed, it is recalled, when one day Department of Justice agents seized all the books on hand, even to the file copy ordinarily kept by the printer, and cestroyed the plates. A single copy, which has passed | through several hands, his be-n found 8 |in the possession of Mrs. Dora B. Haines 35—38—13 | of Washington, who recently completed a biography of the Lindberghs which was started by her late husband, Lynn Haines, magazine publisher, The two | families have been clos: friends for a period of vears. In this book the former member of Congress laid the blame for war at the door of the “war for profits” group, and advocated conscription of wealth as well as_manpow:r. In it, too, he elaborated on the theme of his book of 1913 on the ‘“money trust,” which proposed to do away with gold as legal tender and set up a new financial system which would bz ba: in gen'ral on exchange of commodities and which would put the Government in entire control of the mon-y of the country. Beaten for Governor. Lindbe gh is known to have felt deep- Iy over th> manncr in which this book was received by the public. His fri'nds say it was used as the basis “for misrep- resentations™ against him when he made an uncuccessful race for the governor- ship of Minnesota in 1918, a year after he had left Congress. Although time has dimmed the recol- lection of those connected with the mat- ter, the impression prevails that after he himself took steps to prevent furtier publications of Lhe “money trust” book because of anal- agous passages in the succeeding work. ‘Some of the ideas advanced by Lind- bergh in the war book are interesting for the reas:n that they voice s°nti- ments which have become familiar by repetition from other sources. “Is Ympressment Justified?" “Is any government justified in im- pressing men and women into war service at the lowest of pay for their time if it does not also impress the surplus property of the wealthy?" he wrote. “Strange. inconsistent, even lower than criminal. is that practice of the governments which takes the lives and ThereCit 1 writton: | liberties of their citizens to impress | “It shall be the duty of th> collector of into war,,when at the same time they vay a premium for the property of the rich to be used in carrying on the war. “No one with an cunce of brains. | unless filled with injustice, or a mere hireling, will defend such a_practice, for -when peace is rostored the loans of the rich burden those who risked their lives and the families of those killed.” Again he wrote: “The war appears upon its face to have been between grouped upon opposing sides. So it started, but it will not end thus. It is not a war of shot and shell, fire and sword alone; it has developed into a war of economics— | |and the proof of the false economic system under which we have worked for a long time stands out in such bold prominence that the evidence of it cannot be concealed by the adroit coverings of those few who have profited so much by it. In this latter respect the war will not be ended with the signing of peace articles, no mat- ter what the wording of the articles may be.” “Should Have Set Terms.” Further, he wrote: “It was a great | mistake when we entered the conflict | that we did not set the terms upon | which we would make peace, and have those with whom we became allies ac- | cept of them so far as we were in- volved. We should have made it a ccn- dition precedent that we would be ally | to none, except upon terms of disarma- ment when peace would be established. | Because of our failure to do so and to | settle certain other things in the be- | ginning, we shall not find it so easy to settle things in our way in the end.” bergh also declared it would be a “crime” if the war brought no nomic reforms, and asserted it is most_solemn duty of the state to es- tablish a system to lberate mankin from the existing industrial slavery.” ' He also emphasized that “we should spurn as contemptible the idea of democracy, the oft-heralded statement of ‘stand by the President’ in the sense of its present frequent use because it is oo often used as a guise to deceive.” Revolution Invited. “There Is much,” he added, that they (the President and Congress) “have done that should be repealed or amend- ed. Any attempt under the of war or otherwise to prevent this being done in the legal way is revolutionary, 1 was-ime | | Overture, “Pidelio” d | Intermezzo, TH> principles of the monetary chxn\fls he sought, which would have invol\'d primarily the doing away with gold as a legal tender, were outlined in | the ini\ial publication. In his second book he set out three ideas “which would cha nge the whole economic sy tem and \ring in the rest by natural evolution.™ Repe's Recommendations. In these iw repeated his fiscal rec- ommendations, saying that “the Federal Government naist establish a financial system, that i.\ independent of private monopdly contral.” He further advo- cated Governmerg ownership and oper- v NAVAL BUILDING - BY FRANCE 0. KD Senate Authorizes Construe- tion of Cruiser to Offset Ger- many’s Deutschiand. | B the Associated Press. |, PARIS, July 2.—The Senate voted today to authorize the government to bring in a bill for the construction of a battleship of the line to offset Ger- many’s 10,000-ton “‘vest pocket” cruiser Deutschland. Naval Minicter Difinont told the Sen- ate that Germany's new naval policy was responsible for the French gov- ernment’s plan' to begin again con- struction of battleships of the line. “We are cominb back to battleships of the line,” the minister said in de- fending the government's program for 1931, “principally because of Germany's new naval program.” The minister charged that Germany has planned a navy 25 per cent greater than .allowed by the Versailies treaty. “This is not a parry that we are or- ganizing, .but a paiade,” M. Dumont declarea. “Germany has annexed to her 1931 budget a replacement program com- prising 8 battleships, 8 cruisers, 25 tor- Ppedo boats and 25 destroyers. “This is the Versailles treaty aug- mented by 25 per cent. “There should be debate on this point to uncover the method by which Ger- many has twisted the Versailles treaty,” the naval minister continued. Must Offset Deutschland. _ “It is necessary for us to construct immediately a ship to offset the cruiser Deutschland and another to offset the second Deutschland which Germany is going to construct. “It is solely on account of the appa. rition of the Deutschland that we are obliged to build battleships of the line. English experts, keeping Germany to cruisers of 10,000 tons, thought they were restricting her to coast guard ves- ation of telegraph, telephone and trans- | goc portation systems. . He criticized natios going to war over affronts to national dignity, which he viewed as “sometimas of trifling sig- nificance when compared with the in- justice and discriminalion practiced in our country between air citizens.” In this same elimina‘ed section of the book was a bitter cniticsm of col- | leagues who had beat:n h's efforts for an investigation of the “moviey trust” by a special committee, throug diverting il instead to the Committees on Bank- ing and Curr:ncy, where. he said, bankers were in control. Thisiwas done in eaucus. Urges Caucus Pledge. | Afterward he recommended it any member of Congress who ever hae par- ticipated in a caucus shculd nos allowed to seck office again unles: he | pledged himself against such participa- tion in the future. “Bankers.” said the senior Lindbergh. “have by law and by practice specwl privileges which enable them to handl the people’s money and juggle witin credits in such a way that they become enriched.” He said business in banks is transacted on approximately $24 credit to each dollar in cash. The Fedcral Reserve System was a aversicn, while in proposing to do away with gold as legal tender, he said all the gold in circulation was rot worth more than 10 per cent of its face value, “To coin metal and make it lecal tender,” he said. “gives a special value to the metal which enables those pos ing it to take undus advantage of Test of us.” Attacked Bankers. In his attacks on the bankers, Lind- gh never hesitated to use names, and ong these often appeared that of J. Morgan, with which was associated Dwizit Morrow, into whos2 Lindbeigh's famous son was to marry. Politicians also came in for sharp shafts, and of those advocates of the iwo-paity system who insist it is necas- sary, Lindbergh, normally a Republican, said they were either “ignorant or d:s- hones The other book of Lindbergh's which was missing from the Library of Con- gress shelves is “The Economic Pinch” and was his last work. He had planned other writings. but death intervened. Even after these years the publishers sh of the first two books often got 1equests | for copies. (Copsright. 1931). MACHADO ANNOUNCES PLATFORM OF PARTY Liberel-Popular Coalition to Conm-' trol Government Without Conservatives. Br the Associated Press. HAVANA, Cuba. July 2 —President Machado and his Liberal-Popular party | leaders yesterday made public _their future platform and the President told | the press that he would govern hence- | forth “with the Liberal-Popular Coa- lition.” The platform was drawn up | after conferences of leaders of the two parties. The Conservatives. who helped to re- elect Machado in 1928, announced some weeks ago that they would wihdraw from the coalition and would oppose the_government. The platform stated: “The coalition will support Presi- dent Machado In constitutional re- forms in the form indicated by genu- ine public opinion and _including. without_fail, presidential elections in 1932. The coalition, which hss given the country a budget fitting to the present critical circumstances, pro- poses to resolve pressing economic problems by legislative means as, part of a carefully conceived and thoroughly studied plan.” BAND CONCERTS. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band, this evening at the bandstand at 5:30 o'clock. John S .M. Zimmerman, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, ass Mareh, “The Billboard Bazia Chenette Beethoven Suite de Concert, “A Love Episode in Birdland” ... «....Bendix () “The Magpie and the Parrot.” (b) “The Gentle Dove." Selection from Grand Opera, ““Tennhauser” .. Wagner Fox Trot, “No Wonder I'm llappy.; ‘Waltz Petite, “The Druids Pflyg @ Finale, “Boys of the Old Brigads Chambers “The Star Spangled Banner.” By the United States Marine Band, this evening at the monument g: ounds |at 7:30 o'clock. Taylor Branson, lead- er; Arthur S. Witcomb, second lcader. March, “Hall to the Spirit of Liberty.” Sousa Overture, “John and Sam’ “Panamericana’ Cornet Solo, “Columbia Polk: Rollinson Musician Winfred Kemp. (a) “Cupid and the Butterfly.” d’Albert (b) “Just a Gem" be | family | 5t matter to McCarl for final action. The naval minister informed the Senate France was constructing vessels within the limits of the Washingion treaty and that part of the London treaty which the nation signed. “It is important that we lay down battleships of the line as soon as pos- sible,” he declared. Senator Farjon Agrees. Senator Rcger Farjon of the Finance Committee was of similar opinion. The vote of the Chamber, he said, should {not be allowed to delay constructiop. Alphonse Rio, president of the Scnate Naval Committee, backing up Farjon's scheme to finance a ship of the line by drawing on the 1932 appropriation, {said: “For 17 years we have built no line ship. “In readopting the type abandoned.” he continued, “France answers neces- sity and modifies nothing in her purely defensive conception. In a few years we can lose contrcl of our maritime communications if we do not act.” ! “In a few years Germany will have four cruisers of the Deutschland type \\_ngninst which we have no efficacious anit,” the Naval Committce president | Went on. “Our cruisers are outclassed in* caliber and our submarines would hase cnly problematic action on such ship as the Deutschlend.” Seator Henry Cheron declared: “The avirage Frenchman docs not un- de:stand how Germany. crying about misery, finds money for such naval con- structiqn.” | Senater James Hennessy remarked th:t Gernoany wes building an offensiv. navy, while in 1914 she had a d-fensive CONSTITUTION REJOINS U. S. ARMED FORCES ‘T\'.‘enty-One Gans Blast Message Ske Is Again Ready for Sea i P at Ceremony. i s By the Associated Press. BOSTON, July 2—As cannons bcomed and new bunting wes flung to tre breeze the Frigate Constitution re- | loined the country’s armed forces yes- | terday. Officials of State, city and nation joined in tribute to the gallant ship and the clergy added words of praise and prayers for the ship and nation. ‘Twenty-one guns blasted forth the m:ssage that the Constitution was | again ready for sea as her ensign flut~ tered up a halyard to the peak of the gafl. She will leave today, under tow of the naval tug Grebe, for Portsmouth, N. H., her first call on a tour of Eastern seaports. Among the participants in todays ceremonies were two former members ot the Constitution’s crew, William D, Plumb of Patternson, N. J., 69, & quar- ter gunner in 1888, and James M. Lewis, 81, of East Boston, who served in her from 1877 to 1881. A plea for revival of patriotism was voiced by Ernest L. Jahncke, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and Curtis D. Wilbur read a long speech incorporate ing the ship's history with a plea for international peace. CONTRACT FOR NEW HOSPITAL AWARDED McCarl Decision Favoring W. P. ' Rose Co. Overrules Objections. ‘The W. P. Rose Co., Goldsboro, N. C., building contractors, low bidders for the erection of the new Tuberculosis Building at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, will be given the contract for the job, according to a decision of Controller General McCarl yesterday. ‘The decision of the Controller Gene eral overrides the objection made by a delegation of local building contrac- tors and tradespeople, which recently petitioned the Imterior Department to igrore the Rose bid in favor of the next lowest bidder. The group heaced by John P. Colpoys, criticized the Rose | method of construction, charging im- portation of cheap labor ‘and irresponsi- bility. The special board appointed by the Secretary of the Interior to open bids for the hospital building referred ‘the | $10,000,000 for State Roads. NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 2 (#).—A $10,000,000 State road and bridge bond issue, sponsored by the administration of Gov. Henry H. Horton, was passed by the Tennessee Senate yesterday. A $20,- 000.000 issue previously had been pro- posed by the administration, but oppo- sition was encountered to this sum. | SWAT THE ‘ FLY i Use Star Fly Swatters to con- tinue an aggressive war on the Suite, “Americana”. (a) The Tiger's Tail. (b) When Malindy Sings. (c) The Watermelon Fete. March, “The Stars and Stripes arines’ Hymn, it Star Spangled Banner.” Halls of Montezumas/® fly throughout the season. ‘The Star has for free distribu- tion wire-handled fly swatters, Ask for one at the main office ~.usa of The Star, 1ith and Pa. Ave. ; NW. ’