Evening Star Newspaper, October 23, 1931, Page 2

T R ” NAVY DAY PLAYS _ DERED NODFIE “propaganda” Charges Seen' Behind Changes Suggested for Speakers. tinued From First Page) 1 quo to treaty levels if we are to avoid serious handicaps in future armament | conferences. “In’ the important element of naval strength represented by the merchant marine Great Britain outnumbers us | about 2 to 1. In those types of me:- | chant shipe suitable for auxiliary cruis- ers her superiority is much greater and has been steadily maintained by new | construction. Yong Preparation Required. “Shir< require from one to three years for the.. construction. A modern man- of-war is a highly developed machinc, Tequiring expert knowledge along many diverse lines, ineluding navigation, steam and electrical engineering, radio, ship construction, gunnery, military law and international law. Such knowl- | edge is imparted to naval officers at | Annapolis, where a rigorous course cov- ering four vears is given in_the above subjects. This must be supplemented | by additional practical experience on | hoard ship before they become com- pletely oualified naval officers. A mini- mum of four years is thus required to Produce an embryo naval officer “While the period that an cnlisted man spends at a training station is only about three months, he. too, must have experience on board ships before he be- comes a valuable man-of-war's man, and this period will no. be less than | one vear. H “The London treaty gave to us the | opportunity to build up to parity by 1936. The. interests of our country re- | quire us to attain parity, but economic conditions will prevent our building to treaty limits by 1936. But by 1940 we should be well along toward parity. “With rigid economy and actively op- erating_only about two-thirds of the treaty Navy, we will require some 6.400 officers to man the ships and shore | '] THE “Josette” to Shop Here FRENCHWOMAN WANTS TO BUY coablishment and some 92,000 men. Expansion Essential. “A gradual expansion of both officer | and enlisted personnel Is therefore es- | ntia n case of the men this can be pro- | vided from year to vear to furnish nec- | essary numbers for ships going into | commission. “In case of officers, it is necessary | that the needs be foreseen and that | they be sent to Annapolis at least four | years before they will be needed for use on board our ships. | We now are allowed 5.499 officers. | By 1940 we will require at least 6.400 officers, an increase of about 900 over our present authorized strength. This is an ircrease of less than 17 per cent. It is not required at once, but should | be gradually attained. An increase of | 3 per cent or 4 per cent a year until we reach the required officers is cer- tainly a modest requirement. 1t can be met by commissioning all the quali- fied Naval Academy graduates and by granting to each Senator and Repre- | sentative four appointments to Annap- olis. Tre law authorizes five, the ap- propriations provide for three only, the urgent need now is for four. “It must never be forgotten that of- ficers are the backbone of the fleet. Upon them devolves the necessity of training the men. Untrained officers attempting to train men are lke the blind lcading the blind. H The mcdest increase required by the Navy would carcely be felt by this country. It would provide the surest| possible guarantee of peace and un- Testricted overseas trade. First Line of Defense. | “In the event of war it would pro- vide a first line of defense that could not_fail the Nation. “Present economic depression due to lack of markets; we cannot dispose of our surplus production, hence domestic prices are depressed and producer- farmer-manufacturer-miner s unable | to realize enough to keep going “If our overseas trade is cut off at any time, a similar condition will be brought about. Our foreign trade amounts annually to over $8,000,000,- 000 and in addition we have an ex- tensive domestic coastwise trade, part of which passes through the canal. For the protection of this trade, for the safeguarding of our rights as a neutral on the sca, a Navy equal to that of the strongest maritime power is essential.” The chairman of the Navy Day Com- mittee sent to his cohorts throughout the country, scheduled to dellver a barrage of oratory extolling the Navy and its accomplishments, the follow- ing, which aecompanies the “general points to be covered by Navy day speak- ers, logically arranged”: The chairman of the Navy Day Committee in the Navy Department de- sires that all officers scheduled to make Navy day addresses should carefully avoid controversial matters and should refrain from directly advocating any policy which is contrary to the an- nounced policy of the President. This should in mo way restrict speakers in presenting to their audiences the broad general picture of the need for a Navy, tha functions of a Navy or the effect that may accrue from the failure to aintain 8 Navy of adequate size. It should permit speakers to stress the interrelation between trade and the Navy, the necessity for the protection of commerce, the necessity for a mer- chant marine, the advantages of build- ing to the limits of the London treaty, the amount of labor that is involved in any shipbuilding program and the widely separated sources from which material must be drawn and the re- Jation of these to unemployment: the need for personnel to'man the present and the treaty Navy. General Thought Outlined. “It is not desired in any way to curtail individual initiative, but as united eflort is more efficacious than dispersed eflort, there is accordingly 1yrwarded herewith a brief outline in- dicating & general line of thought which is suggested to all Navy day speakers for emphasis this yvear.” Then follows the “General Points to Be Covered by Navy Day Speakers, Logically Arranged.” Even these instructions, in the light of subsequent developments in the White House and Navy Department and before the Bureau of the Budget, have been considered a little too drastic. Con- sequently, Admiral Upham has revoked the suj tion. Now naval observers believe that.the 1931 Navy day program will be little more than a historical re- Jation of the achievements of the Navy, with open house held at the varlous ships and shore stations, as has been customary. President Hoover's vigorous attitude, accusing the Navy of propa- gandizing, has resulted in trlmmlni sharply the sails of the original 193 Nayy day craft. | AL SMITH AND BUTLER T0 SPEAK OVER HOOK-UP Chiest Appeals to Be Broadeast Sun- ‘day Night Over 150 Radio Stations. By the Associated Press. One hundred and fAfty radio stations will B linked together Sunday night %0 Alfred E. Smith and Nicholas Murray Butler can ask the Nation to give to community chests. Walter S. Gifford, chairman of the President’s organizati-n on unemploy~ ment. gaid the former Governer and the presidfit of Cclumbia University would take part in the program, be- sinning at 10:15 pm, AMERICAN THINGS. LE. JOSEE LAVAL, | Daughter of the French premier, from posed here yesterday. BY GRETCHEN SMITH. ITH the composure of a vet- eran, Mile. Josee Lav Prance’s ncwest envoy of good will, faced an army of newspaper women. and with her eyes sparkling good naturedly an- swered the volley of questions which flew in 1apid succession {rom her in- terviewers. Tt all appeared a delightful game to Mile. Josee. who, despite her youth, pos- sesses all the saveir faire and zrace for which the French women are fa- mous. Merrily she discussed the sul jects upon which she was approached. from Eugenie hats to shopping in Wash- ington. ) But first of ll, the vivi thoroughly charming daugh! of tre French premier :vnounced that she wes entertaining no ideas cf matrimony. That matter disposed of entirely, she ous and gladly exchanged remarks relative Lo the possibility of marriage from the objective viewpoint 8nd the advisa- bility of combining the domestic litc with a professional career. All Depends on Woman. “Do you think it can be done”? she was asked. “Do French women combine { careers and marriage?” “It all depends upon the woman.' she replied. “Some can 2nd others can- noi—I do not think I could d> so.” Educated in the Lycee, the state school, of Parls. Mlle. Laval cntered upon her study of law in the Paris Law School two years ago. She laughed heartily when a friend who was pres- ent declared she had left Paris to escape a Fall examination, but she in no way denied the charge. American foot ball has aroused Mile. Josee's interest, as it will be a new sport for the French girl, unusually athletic for a young woman of her na- tionality and ‘who at home with her father in Brittany plays tennis, rides and shoots. Will Shop in Capital. Relative to the latier sport, she was asked if she had ever shot anything “Of course,” she flashed, “many things, rabbits, pheasants and deer.” = Many an American girl would be proud of the bags which Mlle. Laval mentioned had been hers with such a matter-of-fact tone. “Shopping? _Clothes?” Of course she loves both—what girl doesn't, French or otherwise? “Yes, 1 expect to go shopping this afternoon,” she replied “But Americans go to Paris to shop,” she was reminded. “But, yes” was the response. “The Americans do, but 1 am French and 1 want to buy American things.” In quite fluent English, the premier’s daughter proved herself capable of rapid answers and clever repartee. But He Doesn't Answer. “Do you take any interest in the matters which brought your father ere?” she was asked. “Do you talk to him about politics and ask him ques- tions on the subject?” Quickly the statesman’s gave answer. “Oh, ves; T am interested and I ask him lots of questions, but course—he doesn’t answer them." Just as another young woman who accompanied her prexier father to this country, Miss Ishbel MacDonald, brought all the sturdy, homespun charm of her rugged Scotland, so Mlle. Laval is representative of ali that is fresh, vivacious, and expressive of the young women of France. Attired in a chic, dark blue crepe frock, with dainty white collar and cuffs, heige hose and smart black pumps, Mlle, Josee turned as she con- cluded her interview. “Thank you all so much,” she said, “you have been very kind to me.” As zestfully as sne returned public greetings and charmed a gay group of the most select soclety, the liitle daugh- ter of the French premier agreed to make some talkies and hold her formal press conference like any official. The visit to th> Nation's best-known home with her father, to be the over- night guest of the President and Mrs. ciughter Hoover, was the big occasion, though. | There a suite sometimes called the “pink” one, awaited her coming. It is near her father's apartment, and looks out over the lawn to Pennsylvania avenue. 8he waited until the last minute to decide whether to go with her father to honor the Unknown Soldier in Ar- lington Cemetery. Last, before going to the White House was a luncheon in the French embassy, where last mgm‘ she dined and danced among scores of Americans and some diplomats. Demure in Ball Reom. As the dancers moved under the glistening chandelier of the second- story room of the embassy, heads turned continually toward the graceful Josee. She smiled back as directly and raciously as she had to pedes- trians who stopped to greet her from the streets. Her manner in the ball- room Wwas more demure, but no less vivacious. In & girlish white and navy Dblue gown, she was the subject evening long of complimentary comment The Ambassador and Mme. CldtUdel gave the party in her honor, first en- tertaining about 30 young guests at din- ner and later greeting many others. Mile. Reine Claudel. who came from Parls ~ith Mije. Josette. presented many to ih- guesty of honor, and remained among the ddncers long after the pre- mier'’s daughter returned to her tempo- then of | her first Amerlean studio photograph, | ¥ —Underwood Photo, rary “home." the residence of Ambas- sidor Edge, facing a church in a quiet street “Everything American.” Of all the big party ¢* her premier father, when they arrived 3 | the merriest and ene of the most possessed was the 19-year-old girl who almost missed her lunch en route from New York. Once through the mounted soldiery and the grinding cameras, she paused to onfide that she wants to see and do everything American.” She was her way to exchange brief bows w the President and Mrs. Hoover. Then she hurried back to change from one vivid blue ensemble to another for eve- ning ad just about time to prepar: dinner dance for which he partn man-diplomat. Josce was wearing a Patou gown— she ‘dentified the maker Lo reportcrs— of heavy white silk cmbroidered & navy biue. Summer of tennis snd riding a blue velvet jacket conirasted stri What she will do besides go to the White House and to the home of Secra- tary and Mrs. Stimson for one night, she_had _yet to decide. ' X But I know.” she declared, again, “it will be wonderful. ‘All French girls want to come to America. 1 was so excited because I thought it would be wonderful—and I see that I was not deceived.” Factor in Visit to U. S. Josette—as her father her— shook her head for emphasis until a wave of black hair poked out from under her pert little Angora hat that was not a Eugenie. Her dark eyes were flashing. She has a brilliant smile. Gesticulating, she made 1t evident that, though all unofficially, she would be a hands-across-the-sea factor in the French visit. And she wis discreet. “French women are always working more,” she said when she was asked whether her countrywomen were going in more, recently, for activities beyond the home. “Am I my father's secretary? No, no; not when there is anything official. Of course, when there is some ane there (and she gestured beside her) who does not speak French I translate.” Leading- her questioners, she hur- ried on: “New York was wonderful. So is Washington. They are very different, but I love them both.” ‘Would mademoiselle go back to her studies, seriously working at law? “Oh, " she smiled, “but I just do that, you know, for a—what do you say —an aim?" Returned Every Greeting. She was seated on the arm of a chair in & vast reception hall of her tempo- rary home, the residence here of Am- | bassador Edge. She had driven behind her father from the railroad station. ‘There she jumped from the platform and went skipping along to fling her | arms through those of two other French girls who will be her constant com- panions—Mlle. Claudel, daughter of the French Ambassador, and Mile. Jeanne Guimier, whose father is an important French publisher. The blonde Mlle. Claudel was in brown and Mlle. Guimier wore black. Suited, chatting, they returned every greeting. Foreign correspondents revealed the story of Josee's lunch. She bumped into Secretary Stimson when she went to join her father in his private dining room, and found their serious conver- sation still in progress. So into the regular diner came the three girls— flurried while thev waited for a table in the crowded space. They had time for just a bite. Accompanied by Belgian. But there was banquet fare last night in the French embassy. The Belgian | chosen to escort Josette was Count Francols de Buisseret, second secretary of the embassy. He is a handsome, | stalwart_blond, who has been helping Prince Charles of Belgium, son of the King, to remain incognito while visiting the United States. Mile. Beatrice de count's sister, brilliant company. Mile. Claudel’s part- ner was Nobile Carlo Andrea Soardi, | secretary of the Itallan embassy, and a dashing young Fascist. For Mille. Gul- mier, one of the most widely known | American bachelors in Washington— Thomas Waggaman—was invited by Mme. Claudel. | INTERPRETER TO HEAR HOOVER-LAVAL TALKS B the Assoclated Pre: Probably President Hoover and Pre- mier Laval would like to be alone, but their conversations will always be over- | heard. | Al because Mr. Hoover is “not proud | cf his French” and the premier speaks no English. | In his first interview with Washin, | newspaper men Laval had Robert Pell, aide to Ambassador Edge in Paris, act- ing as Interpreter. A number of expert interpreters have been proviged by the State Department and the nch em- bassy for the White House conversa- tions. Buisseret, the il was a handsome Belgian noble- | With her decp tan from a | vivid and President Hoover ngly. | smiling | also was among the | EVENING | i | 1 I I i where he was to pay a formal call on | yeceived by Vice President Curtis. |after the visit of M. Laval, | bassador Edge, on Eighteenth street, t STAR, LAVAL AND HOOVER BEGIN THER TALKS French Security Seen Lurking in Background of White House Parley. (Continued From First Page.) in France when this country and France were allied against the armies of Ger- | many. M. Laval was accompanied by the French Ambassador on his vsit to the shrine in Arlington. After placing a wreath ou the tomb he stood with bowed head for several moments. The wreath, composed of red roses with white chrysanthemums, oak leaves and ferns, bore an inscription in French, “To the Unknown American Soldier from the President of the Council of Ministers of France." An Army Band played the “Marseil- laise” as the prime minister, accom- panied by Ambassador Claudel, Warren D. Robbins of the State Department and Brig. Gen. E. T. Collins, walked down the marble steps leading from the amphitheater to the tomb. Saluted at Fort Myer. A company of Infantry presented he advanced to the tomb. exclaimed the prime he surveyed the amphi- theater and the tomb. As the party passed Fort Myer a salute of 19 guns was fired. The prime m.nister left his automobile and walked to a position mear the four artillery gurs and steod leaning on his walking tick until the salute was concluded. Premier Laval and his party made a quick trip along Potomac Park. Tl automobile In which he rode slowed fits pace at the Lincoln Memorial, but did 1ot stop. \ When M. Laval reached thyg Capitol, | | Vice President Curtls, he found that | the Vige President was not in his office in the Capitol, but through a misunder standing was awaiting the Prime Min- ister in the Senate Office Building. M. | Laval was shown the Vice President office and about the Capitol, and then went to the Vice President's office in the office building, where he was cordially | ‘Atter talking with tho Vice President | on the desirability of such visits as his a means of increasing International | co-operation, M. Laval returned to the | apitol, where he visited Chief Justice Hughes for 15 minutes. The eonversations with the Vice Pres- | \dent ard the Chief Justice were con- | ducted through an interpreter. Vice President Curtis has Prench blood in his veins, ene of his grandfathers hav- | ing been's Frenchman. Until he was 8| years old he spoke French, he said. but not since that time. M. Laval and his party left the Cap- | itol and went swiftly up Pennsylvan'a | avenue behind a motor cycle escort to | the State Department to pay respects (o | Secretary Stimson. | Cancels Press Conference. | President Hoover today called off his usual 4 o'clock Friday conference with | the press, planning to give the entire afternoon to his distinguished guest. He Iplars to have a conference with tho press at 3 p.m. tomorrow. At that time a formal statement may be made an- | nouneing what has been the course of the conferences between the heads cf the two governments and what conclu- sions, if any, have been reached. With M. Laval speaking no English | rusty in his French, interpreters are necesasry for | them 1o carry on their conversations. Had Busy Afternoon. The Prench premier put in a busy afterncon and evening following his arrival at Union Station at 3:15 p.m At 6 o'click he made his first formal call, upon the President of the Unised States and Mrs. Hoover. President Hoover sent his personal car to bring the distinguished visitor from his tem- porary heidquarters, the home of Am- the White House. Accompanying M. Laval in the car were the French Am- bassador, M. Claudel: the President's naval aide, Capt. C. R. Train, U. 8. A, and Warren D. Robbins, chief of pro- tocol. A second cir carried to the | White House the prime minister's daughter, Mille. Josee Laval. The President had been In consulta- tion, previcus to the arrival of M. Laval for his presentation by Ambassador Claudel, with Secratary of State Stim- son, who met M. Laval in New ¥ork and accompanied him to Washington in his special train. Mr, Stimson had out- lined to the President his talks with the prime minister, and in a general way made known the desire of M. Laval td ald in bringing about understandings looking to the econamic recovery of the world and the part which the United States and France, in co-operation, should play. Further, it is understocd to be the desire of the French prime minister to bring abont some agreement between the two nations looking to a settlement of any differences that may arise between them. Just what form such an sgreement should take has not yet been losed by M. Laval. Holds' Press Conference. M. Laval was with the President on this first formal call at the White House for 15 minutes. He returned immediately to the Edge house and there held his first press conference in ‘Washington, meeting with a hundred representatives of American newspa- pers and with the French correspond- ents, a score of whom had accom- panied him to this country. ‘The prime minister made a brief statement to the newspaper men, in which he expressed his gratitude for the warm welcome that had been ac- corded him and his party both in New York and in Washington. He spoke in French, which was translated by an interpreter to the listening cor- respondents. M. Laval promised to keep the press fully informed at & daily conference and through official communiques of the progress of his conversations with the President. Re- sponding to questions asked by cor- resporidents, M. Laval expressed a hope and a belief that good would come out of his visit to this country and his conferences with Prestdent Hoover. He gave the impression that he hoped for some definite agreements which would bring co-operation between France and the United States in the present eco- nomic crisis facing the world. The prime minister's formal title is “President of the Councils of Minis- ters of France.” He is referred to by the interpreters as “the president,” ac- centuating the faet that he is the head of the French ferliamentary govern- ment. France Hopes for Peace. M. Laval impressed his listeners with his earnestness. He denied that France had any desire to dominate other na- tions and insisted that her hope was for peace. theen asked to clarify his utterance yesterday in New York regarding “security,” M. Laval said that he was| not willing to discuss any subjects that might come before the President and himself for consideration during their conversations in advance of those conversations. He added that there had bean no formal program of subjects ar- ranged for their discussion and that he believed their conversations would cover every matter that had a bearing on world conditions today. ‘The French premier wore a snow- white necktie, which is part of his usual dress. He smoked constantly a cigarette. He spoke slowly and with- out gesture, in his conference with the press. Within two hours after his first call upon the President, M. Laval was a guest at & White House dinner, ar- ranged to honor mnot only the prime minister, but also the distinguished guests who had come to this country WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER Scenes of 1} to attend the Yorktown Sesquicenten- ! nial. The dinner was attended only by men. Among the guests ®as the chairman of the Senite Foreign Recla- tions Committee, Senator William E. Borah, with whom it is necessary to reckon if any agreements in treaty | form are to be entered into betwe:n the goverrments of the United States and France. Guests at Dinner. ‘The list of those attending the dinner follows: ‘The President, the Vice President, the | President of the Council of Ministers of | France, the Ambassador of the French | Republic. the German Ambassador. | Marshal Petain, the Matquis de Cham- brun, the Duc de Broglie, Maj. Gen.| Count de Chambrun, Rear Admiral Descottes-Genon. the Marquis de Grasse, the Marquis de Rochambeau, Brig. Gen. | Count_d'Ollone, the Duc de Noailles, | Capt. Brohan, French navy: Capt. La croix. French navy; Lieut. Comdr. Mar- zin, French navy: Maj. de Lacoste de| Laval, Ma). de Rochambeau, Capt. Buot de I'Epine, French army; Count| Xavier de_Rochambeau, Lieut. Marti- | nant de Preneuf, Maj. von Steuben Jules Henry, Mr. Buisson, Mr. Reuff.| the Secretary of State, the Secretary of | the Treasury, the Attorney Geueral, the | Postmaster General, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, Senator William E. Borah, Senator Charles L. McNary, Senator David A. Reed, Senator Hiram Bingham, Senator Robert F. Wagner, Senator John G. Townsend, jr.. Gen. John J. Porshing. Frederick H. Payne Representative John Q. Tilson, Repre- | sentative Robert L. Bacon, Lawrence Richey, Admiral William V. Pratt. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, William R. Castle, jr.; Ogden L. Mills, Eugene Meyer, P.| Trubee Davison, Ernest L. Jahncke, David S. Ingalls, Warren D. Robpins, Henry J. Allen. Bernard M. Baruch, Paul Block, Arthur Brisbane, Roy G. Fitzgerald, Franklin W. Fort, Prank B. Gannett, Charles Hebberd, Charles D. Hilles, Walter E. Hope, Will Hays, Wal- ter W. Head. Frank Knox, John C. Mar- tin, Gates W. McGarrah, Jeremiah Mil- bank, Frank B. Noyes, George Whar- ton Pepper, Ogden Reid, Henry M. Rob- inson, C. Bascom Slemp. George R. Stobbs, Lewis L. Strauss, Sils H. Strawn, John H. Trumbull, William Al- len White, Gearge W. Wickersham, Capt. R. D. White, Lieut. Col. Frank P. Lehm, Capt. Charles ‘Russell Train, Col. Campbell B. Hodges, Capt. Joel T. | oone. HOUSE MAIORITY THROUGH HALE’S DEATH | (Continued From First Page) | speed from 8 knots to 21 knots and ar- rived 12 hours ahead of schedule. The cause of death was given as pneumonia and cerebral embolism. Mr. Hale, with Representatives An- drew J. Montague of Virginia and Fritz G. Lanham of Texas, Democrats, and Cyrenus Cole of Iowa, Republican, had attended the twenty-seventh conference of the Interparliamentary Union in Bucharest. He was taken off the President Hard- ing on a stretcher and rushed imme- diately to the Naval Hospital, where at first his condition had been described as_“quite ill.” Representative Hale was born in Portland, Me., 48 years a He was graduated at Dartmouth College in 1905 and was admitted to the bar three s, sergeant at years later. J G. Rodger: arms of the House, announced the funeral would be held at Laconia, N. H. Sunday afterneon. e tee as follows: Representatives Wason of New Hampshire, Treadway of Massachu- setts, Coyle of Pennsylvania, Britten of Illinols, Darrow and Leech of Penn- Ivania, Tilson of Connecticut, Beedy and Nelson of Maine, Hancock and Parker of New York, Andrew and Martin of Massachusetts, Cole of Towa and Burdick of Rhode Island. Mrs. Hale, now at the home of far- mer Renreunkve Fort, at West Orange, N. J., will accompany the body to their home at Laconia tomorrow. d ted a Houss weral | POPU | aide to the President; Above, the French premier photo- graphed at the White House yesterday. Left to right: Capt. Russell Train, naval Premijer Laval, | Ambassador Paul Claudel of France and | peatedly “the shortest way between two WOOD RETERATES CHARGES ON NAVY | Reproduced Letter Bears Out Propaganda Contention, He Declares. Representative Will Wood, chairman | of the House Appropriations Commit- | tee, who yesterday charged minor naval | officers with propaganda opposing the | President’s naval budget reduction pro- | gram, today issued the following| dictated statement regarding the text | of a letter circulated among bureau{ chiefs of the Navy, a page of which| was reproduced in The Star yesterday: | “The publishing in the papers of what purports to be the exact text of a letter from the Secretary of the Navy to the President suggesting details as to how substantial savings can be made | constitutes a complete admission of |, the charges that I made yesterday. Says Motive Is Apparent. “This Government of ours is facing a substantial deficit in its treasury of hundreds of millions of dollats. Ap- propriations must be cut down. The money simply is not available. Every department of the Government has been | called upon to bear its share of the reduction, mcluding the Navy. This| department ought to da so, and in do- | ing so it ought to have united and | wholehearted support within the de- | partment. | “Apparently the President asked the department to make a substantial cut of a certain figure approximating $60.- 000,000 from its proposed estimates. In the effort made within the department to_make this reduction, and before its officials had met with the director of the budset, the head of the department | apparently advised the President of the | detalls of just how it proposed to make this reduction. Among the items were | those such as decommissioning the U. 8. 8. Constitution and abolishing the Navy Band. The amount of ex- penditures’ involved was small indeed. It was apparent to every one that the ineluding of these items was obviously designed to create opposition to the President’s program that the Navy bear lts share in’ this reduction of expendi- ures. Wants “Guilty” Discharged. “This becomes even more apparent when, contemporaneous with the date of the letter of the Secretary of the Navy to the President, the substance of its contents is given out to the press. This was a confidential communication. Who in the department gave it out nobody . It was given out. and it was confidential. That is not the way the Navy should co-operate. there was united and whole-hearted support within the department and co- operation with the heads of the depart- ment. neither the substance nor the text of this letter from the Secretary of the Navy to the President would have been given out for publication. “The publication of the contents, first in substance and later with exact text, f\tl,“.v eo&fl.:mis the ':v.‘e;mmu and charges made e press yes- terday of the effort on the part of some folks in the department to make un- lar these NECesSary I which every department must make and which the Navy Department ought to join in making and to do so with a united front. “And again I say that whoever has been guilty of this breach of faith has no part in the Government service and ought to be summarily fired.” Straw hats from San Juan, months, LAVAL TO EXPLAN Warren Delano Robbins, acting chief of protocol of the State Department. Below, Premier Laval at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Left to right: Mr. Robbins, Premier Laval and Brig. Gen. E. T. Collins. A. P. and Star Staff Photos. FRENCH DEWANDS Premier, With Knowledge of Country’s Needs, Does Not Mince Words. (Continued Prom First Page) points is the straight line, and you can't | change that.” He had not been two hours on Amer- ican soil when he told the world that our isolationist policy must be consid- ered a thing of the past and that France wants from us some sort of guarantee pact. This has been whis- pered by American and French diplo- mats ever since 1929, but no one has put it so bluntly as the French premier in the address he made yesterday in the New York City Hall. Sees Situation Clearly. Laval is not here on a joy-ride. He wanis to talk to the President of the United States about a matter which in- terests the French nation—the question of France's security. And he does not intend to use any devious methods in his_conversations. The situation is, s far as he is con- cerned, very clear. France is today on the crest of the wave. It has a powerful army, the most powerful in the world. 1t has a powerful new navy; better than it ever was in France's modern_history. 1t has no unemployment to speak of and has about as much gold as the United States. It has alliances with five East- ern and Southeastern European coun- tries each of which has a powerful army and is wealthy in natural re- sources. Never, in modern times, has France been in'a better strategic posi- tion than she is today. But France is worrying about the future. Her wealth may be only temporary, her alliances somewhat unreliable: other nations may organize armies fn the fuure as pov- erful as hers. Laval is here to get life insurance for France and feels that he can pay the premium if the United States is willing | to accept the offer. Never since the war has France been in a more splen- did strategic position to obtain what every Frenchman seems to wish—se- curlty with America’s assistance. France an army which is looked upon askance by the rest of the world, France has a lot of gold which could be put to better use by those nations which have none. She can reduce her army and part with some of her gold . . . at a price—a security treaty duly signed by the President of the United States and indorsed by the United States Senate. And this Laval is going to tell the American people and their President without mincing his words or eonceal- ing his thoughts. Not Wedded to Office. Diplomats may find him _brutally frank, but at least he is—frank. Laval can afford to be 5o because he is not Wedded to his office. He never thirsted for power and his spectacular rise to the foremost po- i in France is rather accidental. e has certainly never rsl_lo.ught n(. For n“ while he was the yor of a small suburb of Paris, Aubervillers, a suburb of poor workmen. mn;“hm to be lblel to do some- Ppeople. He is said to be quite wdu.ng to return to his Aubervillers mayorship and care for :m gnll communm; if he can't sue- taking care of the com- mualtz—mnce. o ol since July that' Laval has had anything to do with international affairs. He is c itly totally horant of what is called dlnlomlt' language and diplomatic ways. ‘When he deci to come to Amer- ica it was-said that he would be ac- companied by a large staff of diplo- matic, naval and fipancial experts. He shivered. Experts have seldom achieved anything and he was out to get some- thing. Since them the number of ex- perts has been Tm‘“’ reduced until when he sailed he had with him just a few financial lights, a commander in the navy and no foreign expert at all. He left his experts and his trouble 1f | home. Discarded Most Experts. He arrived in Washington and instructed his expert‘a‘.o xd‘ifi‘iflfi? are, to talk to the American experts. He himself was going to talk with President Hoover and Secretary Stim- son without assistance other than that of an interpreter, whose job is, not to translate *l!l thoughts; but merely his ‘When he was a mere Devuty in the French Chamber and followed ama- teurishiy the many international con- ferences which were tal place since 1919, he often wondered wi CAPONE SENTENCE 1S DELAYED AGAIN Judge Wilkerson Indicates He Will Act Tomorrow After Arguments. CHICAGO, October 23 (#).—Sen. tencing of Alphonse Capone for vio- lating income tax laws was delayed at least one more day when Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson an- nounced at the close of the legal arguments today. “I will dispose of this case at 10 o'clock tomorrovi morning.” By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, October 23.—Attorneys for Alphonse Capone made a desperate last- minute effort today to stave off a peni- tentiary sentence for violating income tax laws. Attorney Fink said he thought it plain” that the indictments were ngt specific and that the verdict, finding Capone guilty on five counts and not guilty cn 18, was inconsistent, that he doubted that it would be necessary to argue the point. “You may proceed,” said the court. Capone arrived early and paced the corridor waiting for the court room to be opened. His index finger on the right hand was bandaged. He said he had “cut it.” The gang chief wore his usual set smile, but was reticent with questioners. He had “no idea,” he said, whether he would go to Florida soon. “The indictments clearly Grossman said, “that the defendant had & certain gross income for each year, that he had a certain stated net income, that he was under duty to file returns and pay a tax on this income. It goes on to say that he failed to file such returns and that he attempted to defeat and evade the tax. The in- dictments are plainly worded in ac- cordance with the statutes.” OPTIMISM REIGNS AT STEEL CONFERENCE; IMPROVEMENT SEEN (Continued From Pirst Page.) state,” ican Rolling Mill Co. expressed the view that a new basis for confidence was in the making. L, E. Gohegan, vice president of Gulf States Steel, said sentiment in the South was somewhat more cheerful than in the North, al though he did not expect any large up- turn this Fall. E. T. Weir, chairman of National Steel Corporation, said his company’s business had improved this month and that he felt the industry had seen the low point. James A. Farrell, president of the United States Steel Corporation, will address the institute at its dinner to- night and declined to ke a formal speech at this morning's meeting. “There will be no discussion of the tariff this evening,” he informed the meeting. “All the protective tariffs in the world cannot protect the industry from internal competition.” It was recalled that at the Spring gathering of the producers Mr. Farrell had assalled price cutting. Has Firm Faith in Future. ewpoint was summed : believe in the con- tinued growth of our country, the es- sential strength of the steel industry and the abilty of our Nation to master the problems of a complicated age. If this be optimism, makeé the most of it." Although, he said, “every ocne is feel- ing better,” Mr. Schfab warned, “we must face some hard facts, both in our own business and the industrial world as & whole. I said at our last meeting that the tide was coming in—it cer- tainly was, but it proved to be a tidal wave. ‘Our production this year will be about 25,000.000 tons of ingots, or 16 per cent under what was expected. This change in cxpectation teaches us an important lesson. As & matter of fact America was on the upward move last Spring. Our production curve had in- creased steadily from the first of the year. Then came the breakdown of finances in Central Europe which spread to England and brought violent Tepercussions to our own shores. Other Nations Figure. “The lesson is that we cannot longer ignore the economy of other countries. In other depressions we could forget about the hard times in other countries. Then we were a debtor nation and largely selM-sufficient. Today we are & creditor nation and the prosperity of our international neighbors is necessary to our well being. We must promote better economic relationships among nations, and we must declare a per- manent moratorium on national Jingoes.” The desire of peoples in all parts of the world is for peace, the speaker said. adding that “the talk of another war has no place in the hearts of people anywhbere.” He said if the Government deemed it wise to “reduce our Navy program,” the “steel industry will be the first to support the move” although some of the companies have large facilities for building Navy vessels and armament, “facilities which would wel- come more business; but the Nation comes first and we shall welcome any measure that fosters permanent peace.” Prescribes Remedies. Mr. Schwab gave this prescription for IM'I!’lgflg6 about industrial improvement: v r financial structure, which is now under ; & liquidation of ex- travagance in business, including prices, which has already taken place in most lines %o an abnormal extent; a reduc- tion in the cost of government, which is borne by industry and the people, and a vigorous, enterprising attitude om the pars of industry.” executive said: jcan public has had a bad case of nerves. The liquidation of securities has been beyond all reason. One would conclude by the security prices that our transportation lines would never do any more business. Transportation, in fact, is a basic necessity of all business. “I am not aiming to boost railroad stocks, nor am I saying that the mar- ket will go higher or lower in the im- mediate future, but I do say that the overliquidated prices of many securities is 8 of too short perspective, and too excitable temperament.” POLICEMEN DENY BRUTALITY GUILT WHEN ARRAIGNED (Continued From First Page.) and Robert L. Jones, the former of No 1 and the latter of No. 10 precinct. Pvts. Willam R. Laflin, William T. hs, Willlam C. Grooms, George E, Perry and Milton B. Grows, all of No. 1 precinct. Pvts. Charles R. Bremerman, Hollis H. Olark and George Saber of No. 2 , John Si- Hazard of No. 9 precinct. Pvt. Jesse F. Hasty of No. 10 pre- cinct. Sentenced for Gua in Game. Remarking that a man has no right to draw a pistol to recover money lost in a card game. Justice James M. Proctor sent Charles Wood, colored. to the penitentiary for five years. Wood was convicte® . :“rcatening to shoot three other colured men, who had re- fused to return his money May 14 fol- lowing a game.