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" A4, » SHANGHAI THREAT ISHELD ALARMING Japanese-Chinese Clash May Bring Scrious Interna- tional Crisis. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. ‘The situ: in the Par East, where Japan is at present reported trying to the utmost ry nation can put dered pressure any on a weaker alarming and Acide from press reports, the Depart- te seems to have no in- ver about whet is Accordirg to stioned yes- our consuls reports W Departmen which has_broken China and Jap:n China end Japan, who i randed on the remarkably sile 1 offic war, ca g nchored in’ the landed Occupation Seen , Ine hose who observe and apanese con- occupation of the nents in cott is creating & economic situation in China is the best and the big- sstomer of Japan. Since the affair the Chinese boy- aid idle a large number of hroughout Japan It is true hinese cannot live entirely Japanese trade and a good bootleg trade between China Japan is rried on_today h British n, French and traders. Japansse Anods Hongkong, where the frade ged into “made in in United States” to the Chinese. But is not enough for Japancse factories are planning duction largely in accordance ive from their cannot manu- e scale on the wce thet they may be smuggled China. Besides, those who in- dulge in this kind of trade are taking unduly high profits, which must come pockets of the Jepanese Consequently after i cted the military ¢pera- s in Manchuria, the Japanfse are ronted with the very difficult m of forcing the Chinese to call goods on a prob powerful | 1 From far-off Parmelee, South' Da- kota, Indian Chief Rain-in-the-Face has 'officially notified Representative Sol Bloom of the United States Bicen- tennial Commission that he is planning “a big pow-wow in honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington.” | Through his secretary, George Roubi- | deaux, whose father was the Rosebud Sioux interpreter for 39 years, Rain-in- | the-Face says he is interested. Roubi- deaux writes: “I have read an interpete the history and the programs to him | |and to which he is well pleased of | George Washington.” | The Indian chief, who also is known as Leader Charge, complains that way {out in Parmelee his people are “bound | up, or tied down, and never had a chance to celebrate any legal holiday | for three or four days,” and he wants |a permit, direct “from headquarters, | to hold these ams Rain-in-the-Face's secretary, in his letter to Representative Bloom. which | is written with little regard for gram- | matical accuracy and in stilted style, | informs Representative Bloom as fol- | lows | “During February 22 week please give this your careful consideration. As we | are wards of the government and are herded around like a bunch of cattle. | but the Indians are always had the Honor for George Washington birthday. and also Rain in the Pace wants to know where he can get some costumes of 1732 or later. and of George Wash- |ington. and the American flag at that | time with 13 stars. He would like to| ve all this explained to the Indians | his dist | | “Also he wants a picture of George Washingion and one of Abraham Lin- | |coln. We also respect Abraham Lin- | coln as one of the fathers.” { A picture of Rain-in-the-Face was | |inclosed for the New York Represent- | | ative with the kind regards of the In- dian chief. THE SUNDAY TAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, JANUARY %4, 1932—PART ONE. Plans Big Pow-Wow F é —7U. 8. Bicentennial Commission Photos. JAPANESE TROOPS LAND TO ENFORCE SHANGHAI DEMANDS (Continued From First Page.) duty here because of the tense situation resulting from a series of street fights between Chinese and Japanese. The new vessels arriving this after- noon were the cruiser Of and the 15th Destroyer Flotilla, comprised of the | | Hagi, Susuki, Fuji and Kuzu. Chinese municipal officials and Japa- nese consular authorities said every ef- | fort was being made to preserve order. Two thousand Japanese residents de- cided after & meeting that the Japanese | colony should attempt to prevent un- toward incidents and thereby assist their government officers in handling the situation. The Japanese consular police arrest- ec seven Japanese charged with partici- | pating in the recent riot which resulted | in two deaths. Chinese officials an- nounced that their nationals who took off the boycott which is threatening { Part in the disturbance also were being to ruin Japan's entire economic struc- ture Resistance Encouraged. The Japanese have been hoping that the Nanking government would be willing to come to terms with the government when it realized that elp couid be expected from the ue of Nations or the United Nanking was at one time, ie four weeks ngo, ready to capitu- the note sent by Secretary early this month nce. Japar voring to force the hands of the Nanking authorities by threatening to occupy Shanghai The importance of the. gpccupation .of that international port i that most of the Chinese revenue which keeps the Nanking government alive comes from or through Shanghai. If the Japanese obtain control of that city, the Chi- nese government will have to starve. The Japanese destrovers and the au- thorities on _land will be in a position to search ahd confiscate all goods and moneys sent from Shanghai to Nan- king. ‘The Tokio leaders hope thus to force into Submission the Chinese gov- ernment. The apparent reason the Japanese give to justify their intention of oc- cupying more Chinese territory is that the Chinese government does not stop the antl-Jpancse movement tn China ese who have 0 behalf of their gov- no such thing ese government anking adminis- by Tokio and its ad as a misnomer. pon of People. the same Japanese government the allegedly government to movement &nd the country rmed quarters ssible. anti-Japanese reig: is not a Chinese government, but “hinese people nd go in Tt tle ¢ uence as far Chinese peopl here is one bond Y tha boycott ments 11y When their order is much more edict the official admin f a region or a province m: entire Chinese populatior to their political sym- s the orders of the guil the Japanese, who situation have nc the occupati to term ce begin Complications Possible. ition of Shang- important in- jcations, & 500,000 inhabitants b distir d by t v and ruled Chinese city 1,500,000 men; concess settlement is rnational of six sions. Britishers, American and five ) change in the status of ettlement can be brought with- ous consent of all the It is unlikely that want to interfere, st, with that part of it the Chinese arsenal, apanese are threatening is on the edge of the in- and it is quite that if there is any fighting be- the Chinese troops and the Jap- > landing party, the international nent, which is garrisoned by som 5000 British troops and some 1,200 Americans, might be affected. For this Teason, the interested powers appear to be extremely alarmed at the prospect of a conflict between the Chinese and the Japanese military forces. Uruguay is creating a_bureau which will eventuslly control refining and dis- tribution of pstroleum products, distill- ing of alcohol and manufacture of ce- men Jor public works, .‘ would | men convenes here 1 would be recognized by t ' | fou with | sought. | 1,000 MARINES LANDED. Situation at Shanghai Described as Tense as Ships Stand By. LONDON, January 23 (#.—An Ex- change Telegraph Agency dispatch said | 1,000 men with field artillery and ma-; chine guns were landed at Shanghai | today from Japanese warships | The Japanese were part of forces aboard six ships, including a cruier, | an_afreraft carrier and four destroyers. The situation at Shanghal was de- | scribed as ténse, although the munic- | ipal police were in ‘control. A ters (British) news agency dis- patch ffom Shanghai quoted Japanese | authorities as threatening to occupy “portions of greater Shanghai,” unless their demands for a stoppage of anti- | Japanese demonstrations were met | The occupation, which would include the Chinese municipal offices, was ex- pected to begin within the next 48 hours, the dispatch said. CHINA TO TEST TREATIES. GENEVA, January 23 (7).—The Man- churian problem, that tough old enemy of international tranquillity, will again confront the League of Nations Council when that body of hard-pressed states- Monday for its sixty-sixth session The Council, with Senator Joseph Paul-Boncour of France in the presi- | dent’s chair just vacated by Aristide Briand, must review developments in | the Sino-Japanese conflict since adop- | tion of the resolution of “Manchurian settlement” at Paris December 10 | By this resolution the Japanese and Chinese spokesmen, after approving the | sending to the Far East of an interna- tional commission of inquiry, engaged their governments to take no steps to | | aggravate ,the situation—so_similar to | | war—then’ existing in Manchuria Since that promise was given the ! Japanese have seized Chinctow and |driven the Chinese regular military | tonight: {10 am. 52 |4 pm. 55, 6 pm, 55; 8 pm, 55; 10 THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Fair today and tomorrow; colder tonight; moderate to fresh northwest winds, diminishing by tonight. Maryland—Cloudy to partly cloudy and colder, with light rain in extreme west portion, possibly changing to snow flurries; colder tonight; tomorrow fair; fresh northwest winds, diminishing to- night. Virginia—Generally fair and colder: preceded by rain on the coast; colder tomorrow fair; fresh north- west winds, diminishing by tonight West Virginia—Mostly cloudy and much colder, with snow flurries in northeast portion; tomorrow fair with rising temperature Temperature—Midnight, 45; 5 53; 4 am. 52; 6 am, 53; 8 am, 5 12 noon, 53; 2 pm.. 55 p.m., 62. Highest Lowest . 62,10 pm. Year ago. 51, 8am. Yearago. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) ‘Toda: Tomorrow. 9:24am. 3:53a.m. 9:45pm 3:57p.m. The Sun and Moon. Rises. Sun, today. 7:22 Sun, tomorrow 7:21 5 Moon, today.. 6:41p.m. 8 Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour afier sunset. Rainfall. Monthly rainfall in inches in the Capital (current month to date) : Month. 1932 Average. . Record. January 4.19 - 355 . 7.09 ‘82 February 684 84 March . 884 91 April 913 89 May 1069 89 June 10.94 July .. 1063 August 14.41 September . 10.81 October 857 November 869 7.56 5 December .. .... Weather in Varjous Cities. ~Temperature. ~ Precipi- Max. Min. _ tation;3 Sat- Pri’ Sat.p..to Davenport. Denver, Colo Des Moines, Iow De Mich. troit. Duluth, 1 Py Jacksonville, Kansas_City, M Los Angeles, Louisville, | forces entirely out of Manchuria. and | |the United States has delivered Tokio a solemn warning that no treaty | resulting from this military occupation he American | Government | | Further Patience Asked. | In the meantime. the League's Ex- | ecutive Board and its constituent states have shown no disposition to take any action with regard to the further Japanese military occupation, | but have, on the contrary, put pressure | upon Chinese diplomats to exercise ! further patience. The course of the Manchurian delib- crations by the council will depend | upon the attitude adopted by | ng's new representative, W. W.| Minister at Washington, assigned | e over the task which has been | the hands of Dr. Alfred Sze for | months. | “We can't be expected to be patient | any longer.” Dr. Yen said today. “The | | Council must say what it means by the | League covenant and the Kellogg pact { We are told that there is no state of | war. If that’s so I'm afraid we don't | know any international law. As a mat- {ter of fact. we have unlearned more | international law in the past 5 months | than we learned in 50 years.” | Will Test Treaties. Dr. Yen implied that China's appeal | would be extended to all articles of the | covenant in a test of the validity of international treaties. He described | | the commission to investigate Man- churia as very useful, but asserted that “when a terrible conflagration is de- | | stroying hundreds of men, women and | children it is not enough to send a committee to find the cause of the fire We must send a brigade to put it out.” | China’s appeal to the League has so far been under Article XI of the covenant, which requires unanimity, in- cluding the votes of the interested parties, before any action can be for- mulated. The Chinese from time to time have given notice that they were preparing to extend their appeal to Articles XV and XVI, which give the Council right of action without regard to the attitude of the disputants and provide economic and military measures for the enforcement of the League's will against a state which is declared to be acting contrary to the League's charter, Reserve Commissions Issued. Commissions in the Army Reserve Corps have been issued by the War De- partment to William P. Arnold, 1661 Crescent place, as & second lieutenant {in_the Quartermaster CMEC and to Ward W. Caddington, 9606 ond ave- captain of nue, Sliver Spring, Md., &3 iInfantry. N to | Omah: Philadelph Phoenix. Pittsburgh, ortland, Portiand. Oreg. 84lt_Luke City, St Louis, Mo. St. Paul. Minn. San Antonio, Tex Ban Diego. Calif 6 Prancisco, Calif.. ta Pe, N. Mex 2 avarnah, Ga Seattle, Wash Springfield 11i.. Tampa, Fia. ... Toledo. Ohio Vicksburg. Miss WASHINGTON, D. C. MAN HELD WHEN GIRL, 14, SAYS SHE WAS KIDNAPED Florida Child Had Been Missing Sunday; |4 Utah! 2 3 From Home Since Found in Dazed Condition. By the Associated Press BARTOW, Fla, January 23.—A 14- | year-old girl, Velma Kilpatrick, missing since Sunday night, was found in a daze near her home 12 miles west of Bartow today and told a story of kid- naping that led to the arrest of & man named Ellis Watts. Community sentiment against him was manifested by groups milling about the girl's home, and officers hurried him to prison in Bartow as & precautionary measure The girl, suffering from exposure and hunger, was brought to a hospital here. She told authorities Watts forced her into his automobile. Some time later— she couldn't tell when—she was released within sight of her home. TOWN BUSINESS HALTED BY MAYOR IN BANK CRISIS Suspension Is Ordered Until Janu- ary 30 to Stop Steady With- drawals. ’ By the Associated Press. MENDOTA, I, January 23.—Fol- lowing the examples of Urbana and Aurora, Mayor John W. Rutishauser today ordered all banks and most places of business closed until January 30 to stop small but steady withdrawals from Mendota’s two remaining banks. One bank was closed 10 days ago. Coal yards, pharmacies and groceries remained . M has & popu- b&num - ISPAIN DISSOLVES ORDER OF JESUITS Property Valued at $30,000,- 000 Confiscated and Dedi- cated to Public Uses. By the Associated Press. MADRID, January 23.—A decree dis- solving the Jesuit Order in Spain, where it was founded nearly 400 years ago, and confiscating its property in the name of the state was officially an- | nounced tonight The decree, which* would become ef- fective with its official publication, probably tomorrow, calls for the dis banding of Jesut chapters within 10 days Inventories of their property—esti- mated to be worth $30,000,000—are to be filed With the government within the same period. Commissions to take over the Jesuit possessions and admin- ister them on behalf of the state would be appointed five days earlier. Decree Is Accepted. High Jesuit spokesmen said they would comply with the decree, although they considered it unjust. Superiors of the order have instructions to sub- mit to the decree, it was authoritively said, as providing for dissolutfon, but not for expulsion Members of the order, therefore, will remain in Spain. officials said, but will live in the homes of their families, or in small groups of three or four, in- stead of in chapters as formerly. They had expected the action for several days, Jesuits said, and planned immediately to abandon all their build- ings and churches, including the Church of San Martin, considered one of the finest in Spain. It was understood that the priests intended to move from their buildings documents, publications and other prop- erty in their charge. It was unofficially reported that Jesuit publications would be continued, although they would be transferred to other hands. Goes to Public Uses. Under the decree, all Jesuit property will be taken over by the State and dedicated to public uses As officially announced, it provides that the Society of Jesus and dependent organizations within Spain are to be dissolved. Priests and members of the organization are given 10 days in which to cease living together in communities Civil governors of the Spanish provinces are required to see that the law is complied with and that members of the organization do not reassemble in the future. The Jesuits are forbidden to sell or dispose of their property. The provin- clal governors are required to furnish Premier Manuel Azana with lists of members of the organization and of its possessions. These lists are to be sent. to the premier within five days. An inventory of the movable assets of the organization and a complete in- ventory of the immovable property are to be sent to the minister of justice within 10 days. Commissions Provided. A commission to take over the prop- erty and another to administer it as representatives of the interested ministries of state are provided for. the commissions_to be appointed within five days. The duties of the commis- sions are outlined in a separate article Catholles in the various districts of Spain are required to make inven- toties of the Jesuit churches and the | objects used 1n religious ceremonies forbids their use in the future. Provincial and local superiors of the Jesuit communities are held personally | responsible for the enforcement of the |articles disbanding the communities and for any resistance against the de- | cree. ACTION HELD UNJUSTIFIED. Vatican Paper. VATICAN CITY, January 23 (&) The Catholic Church was understood in Vatican circles tonight to regard the Spanish decree dissolving the Jesuit order in that country as lacking justi- fication under the new Spanish consti- { tution, While news of the decree came t00 late for direct comment from church officials, the church’s stand was set forth by Osservatore Romano. The Jesuit’s oath of obedience to the chu is merely in a spiritual sense, the Vatl can newspaper said, and the church's authority over them did not conflict with the authority of the state The church holds that paragraph 4 of article 26 in the Spanish constitution (under which the dissolution _decree was drawn up) lyzed, ing an oath of obedience to an author- ity that conflicts with the state ‘To deprive Catholics of the right to | spiritual obedience to the Pope, it feels, would be the same as preventing them from being Catholics, DISPOSAL OF KNOXVILLE NEWSPAPER IS UPHELD | Journal's Sale for $152,000 Con- firmed; Formerly Owned by Luke Lea and Rogers Caldwell. By the Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn., January 23— Sale of the Knoxville Journal to the Canal Bank & Trust Co. of New Orleans on a bid of $152,000 at fore- closure was confirmed by Chancellor Robert M. Jones today. The attorneys then began argument before the court ove right of the New Orleans company, holder of $500,000 in Journal bonds, to pay the purchase price in bonds is provided in the trust indenture Publication of the paper was taken over today by a new corporation known as the East Tennessee Printing & Publishing Co. Ed T. Seay, represent- ing the New Orleans pank, said the company “will operate the Journal un- til disposition is made of the property.” He did not say what relationship existed between the New Orleans bank and the publishing company. _The Journal has been m receivership since December, 1930. It was formerly owned by Col. Luke Lea, politician and publisher, and Rogers Caldwell, former Nashville financier. Both were In- volved in a series of bank fallures BARES DAMAGE.TO ROOM WHERE SLAYERS DIED Houston, Tex., Owner Who Rec- ognized Missouri Brothers and Called Police Asks $142. By the Associated Press. HOUSTON, Tex., January 23—J. F. ‘Tomlinson, in whose house Har Jennings Young, Missourt slayers, killed each other January 5 rather than sub- mit to capture, presented a claim to the city for $142 damages today. The carpenter said it was necessary to replace the hall door, blasted by buckshot, and the wall paper of two rooms, streaked with tear gas. Police Chief Percy Heard recommended pay- ment of the claim. ‘Tomlinson rented a room to the fugu- tives not knowing who they were, Later he saw their pictures in a newspaper and notified police. They were wanted for the slaying of six Springfield, Mo, peace officers January 2, e and to report to the government, which | Stand of Cathelic Church Set Forth by | as “grammatically ana- | is applicable only to orders tak- | and | 1led IREDS CRIPPLE CITY . °f ! OF BARCELONA AS . PRELUDE TO STRIKE secret meeting of the “Revolutionary Committee.” Leaders declared it to be a prelude to the nation-wide movernent next week aimed at establishing & re- public of Soviet character. Three destroyers and several other naval craft rode at anchor in the har- bor ready for action in case of neces- sity, In the nearby village of Pueblo Nuevo a detachment of civil guards was at- tacked by a mob of strikers, who were driven off Manresa, scene of serious fighting earlier in the week, was reported quiet today, although large textile mills still were idle. Two bombs exploded there this morning, eausing little damage. ha Macia Claims Loyalty. Col. Prancisco Macia, head of the Catalonian state government, sent a formal note to Madrid, in which he de- clared his loyalty to the national gov- ernment and denied numerous reports he was connected with a plot to form a Communistic Catalonian republic. . “Reports that I kave anything to do with an international anarchist fecera- tion show bad faith.” Col. Macia said. “I always have defended the working man, but chaotic disorders are another thing. I am working for the Spanish Republic and for Catalonia, one and lthe same thing.” This note was made public after Mayor Ayguade of Barcelona had de- clared Col. Macia was chiefly respon- sible for the strike and had said that if the colonel “would spend more time governing Catalonia we would solve these labor trc-ibles.” EXILES GATHERING. | Anti-Government ments Assemble Near Spanish Border. HENDAYE, PFrance, January 23 (). —Monarchist exiles and other anti-gov- ernment elements are gathering along frontier towns such as this one, closely watching developments in Spain, where the government is having trouble with labor disorders sponsored by extremist factions. Reports along the border say that Separatist leaders in Catalonia and the Basque country are considering estab- lishment of independent states if an opportune moment should Grise. In the Basque country there was said to be high feeling as a result of clashes at Bilboa on Sunday. One uncon- firmed report said that Monarchists were talking about the possibility of setting up a Monarchist regime if a Basque-Navarre state could be formed. PRECAUTIONS TAKEN. All Spain Prepares for General Strike Called Tomorrow. MADRID, January 23 (#).—Precau- tionary measures were taken through- out Spain today to prevent disorders in connection with the general strike scheduled to begin Monday and aimed at the establishment of a proletarian | dictatorship. Communists, Anarehists and Syndi- calists have covered all Spain with pamphlets calling on the masses to arise and seize power. Numerous circular letters, signed by the Spanish Federation of Anarchists, { were seized by the police. The letters declared: “The moment cannot be post- | poned. We must decide this issue im- medately and rise up by force.” Troops Pa'rol Cordoba. Similar letters, signed by Syndicalist | associations, also were confiscated. Acting after strikes had been called | lin several small towns near Cordoba, the governor closed all extremist cen- ters and ordered troops to patrol the city and its environs. A Communist group took over the | city hall at Colonia De La Sterra and raised the red flag. But when troops | approached they fled | chist headquarters were closed and 51| | persons were arrested. Cannon were | mounted at all civil guard barracks| | and machine guns were distributed to | units throughout the city. | Provinces Prepared. In Seville all Communist and Anar-| on rooftops to guard against snipers| and airpane patrols circled over the| city. The rooftop units were equipped with flags to warn the airmen not to | fire on them. The Giralda Cathedral tower and| roofs of other churches and high| buildings were used by solidiers equip- | ped with telegraph apparatus. Beacons also were used fop flashing orders and | signals. | Governors of all provinces reported | themselves ready to quell any revolu- | tionary uprising. | WARSHIPS SPEEDED TO SAN SALVADOR BY THREE NATIONS ___(Continued From T ficial moral effect and perhaps prevent | much bloodshed. In highest official circles the prompt | British and Canadian action was de- | scribed last night as “most welcome,” | even though foreign battleships enter- ing into Latin American troubles is un- | usual. | It was the first time officlals could | recall of Canada taking so active a part in Latin American matters, Its destroyers were en route from the west coast of Canada to the Atlantic when the situation developed. Sent Warships Once Before. Great Britain once before sent a_war vessel to Central America. The Brit- ish had asked the United States to protect its interests in a sudden out- break in Nicaragua. Before an Amer- | ican ship could be sent, however, 8 British ship was dispatched to the scene. It withdrew as soon as United | States vessels arrived Led by n. Martiner. a group of young military officers overthirew Pres- | ident” Araujo and forced him to leave {the country. Caffery and another | State Department official were sent by Secretary Stimson to determine whether the circumstances surrounding the coup d'etat prevented Martines from be- coming & legal succossor to the Araujo government affery recommendod that since Martinez had been a cabinet member of the preceding government, he should not be recognired, and Secretary Stim- son has accordingly withheld approval. |NEW CHARGES PLANNED IN WOOD ESTATE SUIT American Waoolen o Asks Court to Allow 1t tu Amend Action for Retwin of #050,000, By the Assoclateil Fises BOSTON, Jamaty 54 ‘The Amerir can Woolen Co, whivh has brought a $650,000 equily sult agaliat the estate of Willlam M. Woed, furmier president, today sought to Intioduce further alle- gations as to methoda he used In con- ducting his offce | The company #asked (he Bupreme Court to allow it to amend the suit by introducing the allegation that Wood took 1 per cent of the Tace value of all notes of the corporation Indorsed by him, Iatead of | per cent A year as authorized by the directors A second amendment of the suit was sought in which the company alleges that 32 motor Liucks werv bought for the woolen company by Wood through Detachments of troops were placed | ¢80 his chauffeur, Orville Reddlg. The company alleges that Reddig received A secret commisslon of $8,078 and that Wood falsely set forth t the trucks were obtatined at & LAVAL WILL MEET MACDONALD SOON Time for Conference to Take Up Reparations to Be Fixed Monday. By the Associated Press. PARIS, January 23.—Premier Pierre Laval said today he expected to meef Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald of Great Britain for & talk on reparations within a week. The premier, who also is serving as forelgn ‘minister, left tonight for his farm at La Corbiere, Normandy, to spend Sunday. Will Fix Date Monday. Before he left he said he had been in communication with Mr. MacDonald and expected the date and place of their conversations to be decided upon Monday. He asked Mr. MacDonald to come to Paris, but was willing to accept some other meeting place. Overtures for an interview between the heads of the two governments were reported to have been made early this month. The aim then was said in pub- lished reports to be co-ordination of the French and British viewpoints prelimi- | nary to the proposed world reparations conference at Lausanne, which since have been indefinitely postponed. Premier Laval talked today with Pre- mier Venizelos of Greece, which, as one | of the recipients of German reparaticns, is deeply concerned in whatever deci- sion is reached by other nations in han- dling the reparations probtem. Sees Other Ministers. Premier Venizelos also talked with Pierre Flandin, French finance minister, Jeaving with him a memorandum stat- ing that Greece desired the interna- tional committee on Greek finances to make an inquiry into Greece's general financial position. Afterward he saw Andre Tardieu, minister of war, and Philipple Berthelot, secretary of the Frevch foreign office. ‘The Greek premier, who arrived from Rome this morning, said he intended to go to London Monday. CREDIT AGREEMENT REACHED. Committee of Bankers Accepls One- Year Extension Arrangement. BERLIN, January 23 (#).—Extension for one year of a billion dollars in short-term foreign credits now tied up in Germany is provided for in &n agree- ment signed by the International Com- mittee of Bankers, which has been con- sidering German credits for several weexs. G-edits are renewed to January 3. 1233, without exacting any immediate peyment. An additional guarantee is stpplied by the Gold Discount Bank, fortified, in turn, by the round robin pledge signed lost June by 1,000 Ger- man_ industrialists. ! This agreement, while it relieves German debtors of the necessity for meeting payment in a lump sum, leaves several knotty problems unsolved, among them the rate of interest to be harged. O Representatives of the United States, England, France, Holland, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland issued & joint Statement generally devoid of figures, but the German gave more details. Refers to Reparations. One sentence in the joint statement which some commentators interpreted as a direct reference to reparations said, “Strengthening of the German ituation makes it necessary that Ger- el T cés showid not be dissipated fo -7meet other claims outside this standstill agreement.” i adition to prolonging the credits, the agreement provides for automatic termination in the event that Germany should declare a moratorium on for- debts. The agreement also may be terminated if the Bank for Inter- national Settlements declines to renew credits placed with the Reichsbank, or if a majority of the creditors decide | that termination is advisable. The statement by the creditors em- phasized the need for immediate action by the governments involved, asserting that “neither creditors nor debtors can control the main current of events, and both ait decisions by the govern- ments. It was pointed out that the short-: term credits in Germany now amount to roughly $1,105,000,000, but with their expiration at the end of this agreement %o total will have risen to $1,400,000.- 000 because the present long-term credits will mature during the year. Remove Money Menace. An important part of the repayment plan is the suspension of the necessity for paying loans in the money of the creditor company. To relieve the Reichsbank of going into the money market in search ot foreign currencies at the risk of depre- clating German money, the plan pro- vides that bank creditors have the op- tion of withdrawing semi-annually 25 per cent of their credits in Reichsbanks which must be used for the purchase of German securities, the securities to be held for at least five years. Creditors whose loans are made to German industries have a similar op- tion of withdrawing 15 per cent semi- annually under the same conditions. Also a plan for consolidating $50.- 000,000 of the bank credit into 10-year Joans -would be launched, and each bank would place 15 per cent of its bor- rowings annually in a Reichsbank trust fund against which € per cent trust certificates would be issued, re- deemable at 10 per cent annually. Divergence in Payments. Recalling that Germany has paid roughly $1,250,000.000 since the Autumn of 1930, the new contract seeks to plug up some of the holes in the old agree- ment. Assuming that Germany has reduced her credits by 10 per cent since the original standstill agreement became effective, the committee said there had been some divergence in the payments recelved by some creditors as compared with other payments. “In future,” said the report, “cash payments, when determined, will be made first to those creditors who hitherto have received the least, thus rectifying the inequalities.” By this arrangement, financlal ob- servers here thought. America and France would be among the first to re- ceive cash, when, as and If it 1s paid, because several other countries nlready have been paid, Glermany taking ad- vantage of their depreciated currency to make payments while the creditors’ money Was below par. The major portlon of the work in connection’ with the new agreement falls on the gold discount bank, which will be the intermedinry between Cer- man debtors and foreign creditors, Rich or Poor Together, ‘The creditors estimated that about a billion marks s hoarded In C(hermany and predicted this money would come back into circulation when confidence is restored. The committes deprecated Increasing world tariff walls and sald “The creditors have dune all that can be done o give (iermany & period of recuperation @utlng Lhe hext year, This commities I8 limipicased by Lhe ef- forts of the German people to maln- tain thelr position in a Ume of un- precedented diMeiities * * * it 1s im- | perative that hindiances to the de- velopment of German economy be re- moved. This cannot be done without positive action by the governments, for the committes which recently met at Basel urged that no time be lost. All countries grow r ether and sl countries grow rich wfim.— Ranchers Warned Against Killing of Migratory Ducks By the Associated Press. BRAWLEY, Calif, January 23. —Game wardens warned ranchers in the Imperial Valley today that charges would be filed ogainst them if they carry out their an- nounced pian of slaughtering flocks of wild migratory ducks which have been attacking their crops. Thousands of the ducks yes- terday left the Salton Sea State sanctuaries and settled down on barley and vegetable fields The Brawley Chamber of Com- merce has discussed with ranch- ers the possibility of collecting damages from the State and Fed- eral Government. . C. Wilkinson, mayor, of Calipatria and an extensive veg- etable grower, posted notices that he would furnish hunters shells and pay their fines if they were arrested. BORAH HITS DEBT HOLIDAY EXTENSION Says Prolonging Moratorium Makes Final Recovery Impossible. B the Associated Press Senator Borah yesterday disagreed with Prench suggestions that the mora- torium be extended. With an assertion that prolonging the debt suspension would be “like post- poning the operation until the patient is so weak he cannot recover,” the chairman of the Foreign Relations Com- mittee called upon France to advance | a new plan for European economic sta- biliey. The Benater referred specifically to | the recent speech of Premier Laval of | France insisting upon the integrity of | the German reparations, & security pact for France and fulfillment of thepeace | treatles. | “What Use of Moratorium?” “Under that kind of a program,” | asked Borah, “what is the use of a| moratorium? What pbssible help can there be to anybody? And why should the United States be interested in it>” Borah's firm declaration coincided | with a statement recently by Senator Reed (Republican. Pennsylvania) | against the European plans on war| debts and reparations, believed to have reflected the sdministration’s stand | “The only constructive suggestion— | if you would call it constructive—com- | ing out of this week's discussion in Eu- | rope is an extension of the moratorium,” | Borah said. “That does not appeal to | me. There is no relief in it. There is | no recovery in it. “U. S. Never Withheld Aid.” “Ex-Premier Herriot regrets that the | United States refuses to get close to France. If France would put out a program that points toward a new day, toward the rebuilding of Europe and | the economic reconstruction of Europe, | 1 venture the opinion he would find the | United States extremely interested. | The United States has never since the | World War hesitated to help when the | help was toward real relief for Europe. “But after the present premier's speech what possible encouragement i there for the United States to be in- | terested He put out three proposi- | tions. First, the integrity and full | payment of reparations; secondly, that the peace treaties were to be the sacred public law of Europe: third, no dis- armament until the nations enter into | a security pact to preserve inviolate the peace treaties. “Under that kind of a program, what is the use of a moratorium? Director-Critic Banished. MOSCOW (#).—Temperament came | into its own when Theater Director Arkanow not only got an inkstand bounced off his head but lost his job for criticizing the dancing of Victorina | Krieger, premiere danseuse. BIRCOOLFIGHT WL BERENEWED Johnson to Press Demand for Data as Probe Re- opens Tomorrow. By the Associated Press Another clash between senatorial authority and diplomatic reserve is due tomorrow, when the Senate Finance Committee renews its investigation into foreign securities, Senator Johnson of California has announced he will stand on his insist- ance to give publicity to State Depart ment documents concerning the Colom= bian Barco oil concession, Secretary Stimson steadfastly insists he will re= veal their contents only in confidence. nce the opening of the Johnson in- quiry last month. much has been re- vealed of allegedly irregular tactics in the flotation of Peruvian loans, Charges have been made to prove the same in regard to financing for Colombia, Bo- livia, Chile and other Latin American countries. In Bolivia's case national toes were stepped on, and the Bolivian minister, Dr. Luis Abelli, was quick to protest against the investigation as injurious to his country’s credit abroad. Protest Made by Haiti. Protests were heard from Minister Bellegarde of Haiti, who said the testis mony given at the inquiry had damaged the honor of all Latin American gov- ernments which had contracted loans in the United States. Particularly did this apply to his own country, he said. On the other hand, Ambassador | Miguel Cruchaga of Chile requested the committee to extend its investigation to loans to Chile and cabled his govern- ment for information desired by Sen- ator Johnson. This is expected to be given to the committee tomorrow, After some preliminary inquiries touching on bond issues to Bolivia, Co~ lombia and some smaller republics, Senator Johnson and the committee got their teeth into the investigation when American bankers involved in Peruvian loans of 1927 and 1928 testified they had paid $415000 in commissions to Juan Leguia, son of the deposed Presi= dent of Peru. These commissions, described by Johnson as “bribes,” were Juan's share in profits on loans totaling $100,000,- 000 floated for Peru in New York by the J. & W. Seligman Co. The Leguias, father and son, will | soon be tried by the Peruvian govern- ment on charges of treason and illegal enrichment. No evidence has been shown here involving the former Presi dent in the payment of commissions. Senator Johnson versus the National City Co.. an affiliate of the National City Bank of New York, was the next verbal battle. The company's loans to Colombia provided the issue. The Californian tomorrow will con= tinue his efforts to prove the connec- tion of the State Department in deals wherein the National City Co. and its British and French banking colleagues were reluctant in June, 1930, to pay to Colombia the final $4,000,000 install« ment of a contracted $20,000,000 loan. The money was paid on time, and Johnson has been trying to prove the State Department, allied with Presi~ dent Olaya, brought official pressure on the bankers to make them pay. He also seeks to prove the Colombian government granted the Barco oil land concession to the Mellon-controlled Gulf Oil Co. and the Carib Syndicate, a Morgan interest, only after being ad- vised to do so by American Government officials. Will Probe Chilean Financing It is the correspondence on this sub- ject which Johnson is eager to pub- lish and Stimson would shield from public knowledge. Next, the Californian will probe into Chilean financing, emphasizing his ins tentions to learn what American capital, if any, was diverted into the cosach $300,000,000 Chilean nitrate monopoly. The investigation, almost a one-man show. has brought out time after time how American capital was poured into Latin America only now to be frozen up in defaulted securities. Johnson says he wants to use the findings of the present inquiry as the basis for future legislation to protect American bond holders. In the past year and a half Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Brezil and Uruguay have defaulted in interest payments on gov- ernment bonds. - Millions have been lost to American investors and Sena- tor Johnson says he does not want it to happen again. A BANK for the INDIVIDUAL v SERVICE—ACTION! Service is perhaps one of the sublimest words in our language. 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