Evening Star Newspaper, January 22, 1933, Page 4

TEXT OF JAPAN'S WARNING T0 CHINA Ychida Calls Chang Troops’ Entry Into Jehol Province Anti-Tokio Move. By the Associated Press. The Japanese embassy here made public yesterday the text of the warning issued by Count Uchida, minister of foreign affairs, in a speech in the Japa- nese Diet yesterday to “the government and people of China against unfortu- nate eventualities that may arise” from what the speaker described as an in- vasion of Jehol Province by Chinese troops and “a positive anti-Japanese movement.” “I am convinced that in view of the uspicious growth of Manchukuo and the universal advantage thereby ac- cruing to all peoples of the world,” Uchida said, and governments of the powers will eventually reccgnize the fairness and justice of the position we have taken up with regard to Manchukuo. “Nor have I any doubt that in the end the Chinese themselves will be brought to regard the mutual aid and co-operation between Japan, China and Manchukuo, each as en independent state, to be the best means of insuring peace in the Orient. “I may add at this point a few words with reference to Jehol. Viewed histor- fcally there is no room for doubt as to the facts that the Great Wall marks the boundary separating China from Manchuria and Mongolia. “Purely Domestic Affair.” “Particularly in the light of circum- stances leading to the establishment of Manchukuo it is evident that the Prov- ince of Jehol constitutes an integral part of the new state. “However, maneuvers for creating dis- turbances in that province have of late been notoriously rife and some con- tingents of regular troops under Chang Hsueh-Liang have crossed the border Into the province. “While the so-called Jehol question is a purely domestic affair for Man- chukuo, Japan is, of course, bound by recent protocol to join forces with that country in the task of maintaining peace and order throughout its terri- tory. The question, therefore, in view of this treaty obligation f a matter of serious concern to the government of Japan. “As for China, political confusion 1n that country continues as ever, while the anti-Japanese movement shows no signs of abatement. It was reported that during the plenary session of the Central Executive Committee of Kuo- mintang, convened at Nanking in De- ‘cember last, a proposal for a positive campaign against Japan was submitted, which called for military rations along the North China frontier, sup- port for volunteer armies of Northeas! and anti-Japanese boycott. “Information obtained from various sources since leads us to believe that this proposal for a positive anti-Jap- anese movement was actually adopted by the Kuomintang Congress. As a matter of fact, Chinese troops are of late in process of concentration near the border of Manchukuo and some of them have, as I have already stated, invated the Province of Jehol. Alarmed by Situation. “The Japanese government cannot look upon such a state of affairs in China without gravest - apprehension. We are compelled to warn govern- ment and people of China against the unfortunate eventualities ~ that may arise from the situation and to invite them to think seriously beforé ing further in that directiom™ Manchukuo was established some two years ago as a separate state and was Tecognized as such by Japan. This oc- curred after Japanese troops had in- vaded Manchuria. China protested to the League of Na- tions and a commission headed by Lord Lytton investigated. It reported back that it had found no sentiment in Manchukuo for a separate state and upheld China's claim of sovereignty over the territory involved. It pro- posed, however, as a basis of concilia- tion, that an autonomous state under international direction be established. Recently Japanese troops entered the city of Shanhaikwan, situated at one of the gateways of the Great Wall Chinese authorities have asserted Japan intends to invade the Province of Jehol @5 soon as weather conditions* permit. Thesis to ‘Be Pressed. With regard to the Lytton report, Uchida emphasized the previously ex- pressed Japanese view that “the peace of the Far East can be secured only by recognizing Manchukuo and assisting it to achieve healthy growth.” He added: “Our government has seized eve: occasion at the Council and' the As- sembly of the League and in the course of the negotiations with other govern- ments to expound this thesis of ob- servations with the utmost care and thoroughness, We will persist in our endeavors not only as regards the spe- cial Committee of Nineteen, which re- sumed discussion of the Sino-Japanese dispute on January 16, but at various meetings of the League, and at every possible opportunity, until the above thesis is thoroughly elucidated and un- derstood. “For securing permanent peace in the Orient, the co-operation and united efforts, as I have said before, of Japan, China and Manchukuo are essential, | At the same time harmony and col- laboration between Japan, Manchukuo | and the U. 8. 8. R. (Soviet Russia) are equally important. “Fortunately the Soviet Union gov- | emment ever since the beginning of the Manchurian incident has_maintained | an attitude so cautious that nothing unpleasant has occurred to mar its relations with Japan. This is a matter for congratulations for mutual relation- | ship _between Japan, Manchukuo and the Soviet Union.” Basic Ideas Summed Up. Summing up what he termed the! sic ideas™ of Japanese foreign policy, | Uchida said: 1 “It is needless to say that the funda- mental principle of Japan’s foreign pol- icy is to secure the peace of the Orient and as corollary that of the world. Now { it is the view of the Japanese govern- | b ment that in the light of the realities of the international situation it is es- sential, in order to obtain true peace, that, while accepting the universalily of the various principles subserving the cause of peace, due and proper elasticity corresponding to the exigencies of the actual conditions should be allowed in their practical application. It is also imperative to respect those real forces vhich are actually rendering peace possible in various parts of the world. “The League of Nations covenant wvery wisely provides that regional un- derstandings shall be respected. this sense our government belleves that any plan for erecting the edifice of peace in the Par East should be based upon recognition that constructive force onspm is the mainstay of tranquillity in this part of the world. Japan en- tertains no territorial designs anywhere on the globe; she has no intention to pick a quarrel with any country. Bhe only desires to ensure her national ex- dstence by such means as will accord with international justice and to work kand in hand with neighbor nations for the peace cf the Orlent and of the world. It is our resolve, and our duty 8s a nation, to see that she contributes her resources, her power and her pres- tige to that end. “Such has been the underlying spirit of Japan's foreign policy ever since the first days of Meiji. BSuch is the spirit behind the action we have taken in re- “the League of Nations! In| are signatories. Washington-Hoover Ais TH t. rt and its surroundings, shown here, is facing financial failure and can be saved only by congressional action, it is claimed. The white outlines show not only the area of the present airport, cavering 105 | acres, at the right, but also the area proposed to be added by bills now pending in Congress, including Hoover Field, g upper left, and part of the Arlington Experimental Farm, lower left. The position of the airport with relation to down- LEAGUE T0 DRAFT REPORT ON JAPAN Committee Decides to Act| When Efforts to Conciliate Clash Fail. (Continued From First Page.) Japanese delegation it instructions upon future policy. It was understood that Japan's re- sponse to the committee’s conciliation 1 set forth opposition to the fol- Pt potaiar 7o 1. Mention of the competence of the League covenant, the Kellogg-Briand pact and the nine-power treaty; 2. Acceptance of chapter 9 of the Lytton Commission's report as a basis for conciliation; 3. The invitation to the United States and Russia to participate in the process of conciliation; 4. The obligation of non-recognition of the state of Manchukuo which was set up in Manchuria with the assist- ance of the Japanese. Chapter 9 of the Lytton report, which presents suggestions for settling the conflict, proposes a new treaty between Japan and China to establish the rights and responsibilities of both in Man- churia, and s ts that the govern- ment of Mancht modified t3 bring about a large measure of economy, with domestic order to be insured by local police: and with external aggression guarded against by the withdrawal of all armed forces other than the police. Recommendations Difficult. ‘The League secretariat already has drawn up tentative texts for parts of the report under paragraph 4. One part gives an historical account of the | dispute and another summarizes the| Lytton recommendations. The most delicate and difficult task will consist of preparing recommenda- tions for the settlement of the dispute. After 16 months of League litigation, statesmen obviously still are reluctant to talk of coercion in any form. ‘The committee meets Monday to dis- cuss the preparation of the report and the Council session scheduled to begin | Monday has been postponed until Tues- day. gdeanwmle the committee stands | ready to receive any proposals from either party designed to provide a basis for further efforts toward conciliation. The committeemen felt that even in ad- vancing to other procedure no possible opportunity for conciliation could be al- lowed to be missed. The speech delivered at the opening session of the Japanese Diet by Foreign Minister Baron Uchida was distributed at League headquarters by the Japanese and was read with great interest. In the speech the foreign minister warned China not to participate in economic or_military movements against Japan. Baron Uchida's declarations occa- sioned no surprise as they agreed with previous official pronouncements from Tokio. They were regarded in League circles as demonstrating the essential consistency of the Japanese policy in Manchuria. Arriving at a time when the Assembly Committee was enga in an acute phase of the League's treat- ment of the dispute, the foreign minis- ter's address was not given the atten- tion it might otherwise have obtained. MUTO REPORTED BOMBED. Reports Persist Japanese Military Chief Was Injured and Premier Killed. SHANGHAI January 21 (#).—Per- sistent _reports circulated here today that Gen. Nobuyoshi Muto, supreme military and diplomatic representative of Japan in Manchukuo, has been se- riously injured by a bomb exploded at the railways station at Changchun, Manchuria. In the same bombing Chang Hsia- Hsu, premier of Manchukuo, was killed, according to these reports, which could naval disarmament has been inspired y the same idea. “It is the ardent hope of the Japa: government that Japan, guided by all-pervading spirit, may maintain the friendliest relations with all nations, promote both commercial and cultural intercourse and pursue the path leading | to & realization of higher ideals of humanity.” A Referring to the question of a non- aggression pact with Russia, he said the principal of such an agreement was contained in an already existing treaty and in the Kellogg-Briand anti-war pact, of which both Japan and Russia “In view of divergent opinions stoutly maintained in different , the Japanese government has _concluded a the time has not yet arrived for negotiating the non-aggression nese this pact super-imposed upon treaties now in force,” he said. Deploring the existence of tariff bar- riers, he said, “it is en that the desire to conduct earnest investi- gations as to the best means of ridding the world of its economic ills is becom- ing more apparent everywhere.” He added: “The Japanese government is pre- pared to lend a willing hand in this kind of international undertaking. For instance, the world economic and finan- cial conference, to be convoked in the near future, is an expression of this universal aspiration, and cur govern- ment participat “in the conference of | Eleanor O'Shaughnessy, not be verified because of Japanese cen- sorship on press dispatches. The rumors of the bombing came as China showed evidence of creasingly apprehensive regarding the course of the conflict with Japan. It was reported that thousands of troops were bei% sent into the “war area” of North China by the National- ist government from Honan, South Chihli and Shantung. Some estimates put the total number of men involved in this troop movement at 250,000, but conservative commentators considered this exaggerated. Various defense moves were launched by Chinese officials, including the al- leged strengthening of the military gar- Tisons on the coast of the Yellow Sea and in the Yangtze Valley. Indication of nervousness in official circles in Nanking, the capital, was| seen in & dispatch received here which said that “with the reported appearance of Japanese spies in various Chinese cities, the authorities are seeking to frustrate their efforts, especially guard- ing military secrets.” CHINESE TROOPS BOMBED. Japanese Planes Make Third Attack on Jehol This Week. TUNGLIAO, Manchuria, January 21 (). —Chinese troops concentrated in the Kailu district in the northeastern part of the Province of Jehol were bombed again early today by Japanese air raiders. At the military base here it was re- ported the bombers inflicted heavy punishment. It was their third trip over Jehol this week. Japanese authorities assert the pur- pose of these air attacks is to prevent any movement by the Chinese on T!un.lu:, which is'abont 60 miles east of Kailu. e DENTAL ESSAY TUESDAY Baltimore Dentist to Address D. C. Society at G. W. U. Building. Dr. Alexander Patterson of Baltimore will give an essay on “Full Denture” at a meeting of the D. C. Dental Society Tuesqay night at the George Washing- ton University Medical Building. Dr. Charles D. Cole, president of the soci- ety, will preside. Dr. William I Ogus, chairman of the Essay Committee, will introduce Dr. Patterson. Dr. Harold W. Krogh, chairman of the Clintic Committee, will report on the recent clinic held at Walter Reed Hospital, when the dental society mem- bers were guests of the Army Dental Corps at the commemoration of the occupancy of the new Dental School building. MINSTREL SHOW FRIDAY Transfiguration Dramatic Company to Give Presentation. The Transfiguration dramatic com- pany will give a minstrel show at Trans- figuration Hall, on Gallatin sireet, Fri- day at 8 pm. Mrs. Gertrude Smith is in charge of the production. Those having roles are Howard Tur- ner, Ulysses Butler, Morton Thomas, A. Nelson Wilson, Allen Peck, Joseph Haight, Mrs. Winifred Grant, Miss Edna Parker, Miss Ruth Evans, Miss Mrs. Jessie Perez, Mrs. Mary Miller, Miss Mary M. Wilkins, Miss Polly Gadaby, Mrs, Grace Brown, Mrs. Anita Halght and ged | Mrs. Roger Calloway. D. C. DRYS WILL ELECT Anti-Saloon League Also to Hear Reports Tomorrow Night. Committee reports and election of officers will. be the principal business at the annual meeting of the Anti- Saloon League of the District tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock st Luther Place Memorial Church. Joseph D. Kelly, local attorney, will be the principal speaker. Andrew Wil son is president of the league. PERE Rectors Reappointed. VATICAN CITY, Janusry 21 (P).— Msgr. Mosses , rector of the American College in Rome, and Father Joseph Bastien, rector of the Canadian College in Rome, today were reappoint- ed for additional five-year terms. They are resident members of the superior council of the congregation for the propagation of the faith, representing their respective countries. town Washington, shown here, is said to be more favorable than in any other large city. JAPAN'S FINANCES DECLARED NOT BAD of Manchuria Drive Are Temporary. By the Asscciated Press. Asserting that the future of Japen's finances “is not at all discouraging,” the finance minister reported to the Diet yesterday that appropriations for carrying on the Manchurian campaign were of a temporary nature and were “expected to show a marked decrease | within a few years to come.” The report of Viscount Tahahashi, which was made public at the embassy | here, said that despite a deficit in the | general budget, he was optimistic over the fiscal situation. “The monetary policy hitherto pur- | sued by the government, coupled with various emergency measures, has grad- ually given a better turn to our | economic world and is on the point of revivifying it,” the finance minister said. Expects Revenue Inecrease. He cautioned, however, that ecenomy | was necessary despite the “probable | increase in revenues and decreases in | expenditures.” He sdtd the national loans for Man- churia, to be issued during the next fiscal year, would total 895,000,000 yen, or approximately $179,000,000, the yen }belng quoted roughly at 20 cents. | “One of the chief causes of the | present large deficit, the finance minis- | ter pointed out, was the decrease in | ordinary revenues as shown by a | decrease of the tax revenues of 22¢,- | 000,000 yen in the budget, to which | he added: “It is evident that the | national revenues will gradually in- |crease with the future recovery of business.” | Advantageous Basis. Touching on international finances, the minister stressed that Japan has none of the financial and economic troubles of the United States and Europe, due to the question of war debts, nor pressure from foreign loans. “There is no fear of withdrawing of short-term foreign loans,” he sald, as more than half of “our foreign loans are in the hands of our own nationals.” The fact that the majority of the Japanese are agriculturists “with no small power of endurance in these abnormal times,” the Viscount pointed out, “are very strong points in our E;tlonal economlcumct:dre. placing on a comparative vantageous basis in the midst of the present uni- versal depression.” R WINS NAVY CONTRACT Ashland Man Receives $21,766 Norfolk Award. Vernon J. Cowing of Ashland, Va., hu'.hbeennswnnged a mm; for $21,766 e Navy Department for 3 and road construction ‘::d‘?h'e g Base, Norfolk, Va., as part of a $47,315 public works program, wmbymnuruuofl{lmm An Osakland, Calif, firm secured the contract for $15,870 for constructing an airplane runway, taxiway and warm- ing-up platform at the Navel Air Sta- tion, Sunnyvale, Calif. A Miami, Fla., contractor will do the paving, fill, - ing and planting at the naval dirigible mooring mast fleld, Miami, for $9,679. | Films to Cross Borders Free. Moving picture fll;a of educational pational training, giving information on health and tech- nical research, also those describing the League's work. 'NO ARRESTS, BUSINESS FAILURES OR RELIEF IS TOWN’S 1932 RECORD | Banner Elk, N. C., Has Banner Year, Cutting Taxes 75 Per Cent and Ending With Surplus of $3. By the Associated Press. town for 1933, take look at the per- fect town of 1932. It's Banner Elk—s community that takes the banner for near perfection in almost everything. Last year Banner Elk did not: Spend a single cent for relief %ork. See a business house fail or fore- closure. See any person arrested for any mis- demeanor or crime. In fact, it &u the ard to the Manchurian question, to -Japanese relations and to sctivities of the Lesgue finr;moux Tecent propojal for studies. the " ing of Nations in- ments with the Preparatory Committee is proceed- in conjunction “various kinds of " SRE R fourth year iceman failed to it one the make an arrest. He has had vacst Neither has a council cents. public reven: Banner Elk is the home of Lees- MCcRae Ji 3 age and school a h 300 | churchy mhlt e were es. elaborated on a statement of here. caught --The balance in the treas Wt AB W are no Minister Says Present Costs b CONGRESS RELIEF HOPE FOR AIRPORT Doom‘ Faces Terminal if Leg- islation Fails at Present Session. BY JOSEPH 8. EDGERTON. ‘Washington-Hoover Airport, the Capi- tal's only air transport terminal, is facing financial failure, confronting the Capital with its most serious airport crisis since 1928, when the Army, ting umlponry use of Bolling m‘;’ ble the W fnauguration of an service which otherwise would have been denied by the city. The inauguration of that initial mail line proved to be the entering wedge for what is now'the heaviest air trans- port business by any world ca Pllnuu aid is granted operators of the airport, they admit, Washington is faced with the propect of losing what is said to be the most conveniently lo- cated airport site possessed by any large city. With the loss of the fleld it faces also the loss of all or a part of the air t traffic which makes the Capi- the country’s airline network. The only prospect for relief rests with Congress, it is claimed. Pinancial straits of the airport operators are due in part to the threat of a Federal claim to part of the airport land. Because of this threat the airport has been unable to construct improvements necessary to attract additional business, which might enable it to continue. Dependence for Safety. The airport also must look to Con- gress for improvement of safety factors. The landing area available at the site is cut in two by Military road. Although the importance of this road has been re- moved by completion of the parallel Muuntt \g:mon J‘zz‘:rd. Military road cannot out congre: ‘“,i.hh‘}"‘;‘mm- ssional ee bills now are ding in - gress dealing with the sirpors situscion: Two, in the Senate, were introduced by Senator Bingham, president of the Na- tional Aeronautic Association and chairman of a joint congressional com- mittee created three years ago to deal with the local airport problem. The third, by Representative McMillan, is identical with the first of the Bingham s. Hearings on the Bingham bills, simi- lar except for methods of administra- tion, were completed during the last week by the Senate District Committee. The House Committee on Public Build- ings and Grounds began hearings on | the McMillan bill during the last week, | and will resume the hearings at 10 a.m. | Wednesday. One of these bills must pass during the present session of Con- | gress If the safety of the Capital's po- | sition in the air transport world is to be assured, witnesses have testified be- | fore both committees. The orginal Bingham bill and the | McMillan bill authorize the Secretary of Commerce to lease for a period of | from 5 to 10 years the properties com- | | posing Washington - Hoover Airport, ! with an option to purchase at a price not in excess of $2.000,000. The girport | would be developed and maintained by | the Department of Commerce. The | bill carries authorization for an appro- priation of $100,000 for the leasing of the property. Provision for Lease. The second Bingham bill provides | that the airport shall be developed and | maintained by the Office of Public | Buildings and Public Parks by leasing, with option to purchase. An appropria- tion of $100,000 is carried for leasing during the first fiscal year. Another alternative, which is as an emergency plan only, i considered. This plan is for leas- ing alone, without option of purchase. | Under this plan the Government would | lease the fleld for a rate which may go as low as $25.000 a year, and would operate the airport for a period of five or more years, without facing any obli- gation to purchase the property. This | would assure the Capital of an airport at the least possible expense, and at the | !same time would give the Government | time to arrive at & decision as to per- ‘manent airport plans for the Capital. Alr transport officials and members of Congress who are backing the plan for emergency legislation point out that| traffic at the local air terminal is too heavy to be neglected any longer. Dur- ing the past year, they point out, more than 100,000 persons used the airport as pessengers or private fiyers. Of this number the vast majority were sched- uled air transport xnssengers. Approx- imately 11,000 made sightseeing flights over the Capital from the airport. Dur- |ing the year 750,000 ds of airmail | were handled at the local a rt. The passenger traffic at the field in the course of the past year, they empha- sized. was more than one-fifth the en- tire population of the National Capital. Hub of Five Routes. | 1. Washington-Hoover Aairport is the | {hub of five air transport routes, and this | number will be increased to six tomor- | row when the first passenger flight is | made over the Washington-Nashville | route, opening to the Capital a hrui Bouthern territory which hitherto has not been served by air transportation. | From the local airport Eastern Air' re- | | N O & E SUNDAY - STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JANUARY 22, 1933—PART ‘'ONE. Early Preventive Medicine Is Aim of Survey at Cornell Symptoms at‘College May Be Used to Improve Future Health. By the Associated Press. ITHACA; N. Y., January 21.—A be- e A be detected and perhaps off while they are in college will be put to leltubx Oorn‘:'ll University, it was ‘The is mcrel': the m‘ewm Ife of < ea originated with B smiley, nead of the Cornell medical advicory depart- ment. Bever:tl years of examinations are in prospect. A survey will be made of every alum- nus who graduated during the last 10 rs, comparing his health since grad: | uation with his records at college. It will continue until sufficient data is col- lected to show whether-there is “a rea- sonably certain basis for the hypothesis of the medical department.” The survey will begin with the class of 1922, the first for whom complete four-year records di its stay at Cornell are available. Each year the class which has been out 10 years will be surveyed. ‘The announcement says: “Dr. Smiley believes, for example, that the signs.of abnormal blood pressure which are mantfested by some students are the omens of the systolic maladies which are fatal to so great a number of middle-aged business men.” Transport operated airmail and pas- senger service linking the Capital di- rectly with nearly 30 cities from Miami | to New York and connecting directly | with three transcontinental air trans- port lines and with the Pan-American system into 29 countries of the New World. The Ludington Airlines, which will open service to Nashville tomorrow, operates hourly service between Wash- | ington and New York and a service be- | tween Washington and Norfolk. Penn- sylvania Airlines operates mail and pas- senger service to Pittsburgh and Clev- land, making connections with two transcontinental systems. These services give the Capital two air services to New York and one each to Miami, Norfolk, Cleveland and, after tomorTow, to Nashville. BLAINE TO MAKE NEW WET MOVE TOMORROW Blocked Yes Agreement to Take Up Re- peal Again, He Announces. By the Associated Press. Benator Blaine, Republican, of Wis- consin, after being blocked in his effort to obtain an it to take up pro- hil r-gme Senate yester- intends making another mmu.g‘:’:”mu-' made during the day cn the Glass banking bill, sup- rters of the repeal measure I gl” their fear that ol be tion 5 Senator Sheppard, Democrat; Texas, & co-author of the eighteenth amendment, blocked Blaine's attempt to assure early consideration. Once earlier in the week Blaine was blocked in & similar attempt. INDIAN BILL COMPLETE Measure for Moratorium in Irri- gation Districts Awaits Pen. Congressional action was completed b1 ay on the bill of Senator Carey, Republican, , to extend to Indian irrigation districts the mora- torium on ents due the Govern- ment, gran for other Federal dis- tricts at the last session. Without debate, the Senate agreed to minor House changes in the measure, and sent it along to the White House. originally by the Senate ovides for deferring con- E:[ns due for 1931 and adjustment of 1932 charges under the ? the Secretary of the 1319-1321 BOSTONIAN SHOES On the basis of its air traffic, Wash- ington-Hoover Airport ranks as the| third most active airport in the United | States, it is claimed. In traffic volume Washington-Hoover Alrport exceeds the world famous Croydon Airport of Lon- | don, Tempelhoff, Berlin, and Le Bour-| get, Paris, on the basis of figures sub- | mitted to the Foreign Trade Division of the Department of Commerce. | ‘Washington is one of the few large| cities in the United States which de- pends upun a commercial airport for its air transport service. According to in- | formation in the hands of the con-| gressional committees handling the lo- | cal airport matter, every airport but, one on the main transcontinental air- line is municipally operated. The one | exception is a terminal field operated | by one of the great air transport sys- tems, which isyused because it is bet- t;r located than the municipal airport ere. Operated Like Harbors. The situation regarding airports, the committee was told, is similar to that governing great by the Federal Government, steamships using them being charged harbor fees. It would be prohibitive for any one steamship line to maintain a great harbor, it was pointed out, and is not steamship harbors, | which are maintained by the cities or | Sale! considered to public interest to have | | the harbor of a great city in the hands of a commeicial group. As harbors are maintained in the name of the public for all water traffie, so mirports should be maintained in the name of the pub- lic for air traffic, aegording to the testi- mony laid before the committees. inied out also that it has | e interest of the public to aid all other forms of transportation. Railroads were given millions of acres | of public lands for rights of way and governmental aid was given in the con- struction of great railroad terminals. Highways for motor-traffic are provided and maintained by the public. ‘Those supporting the emergency leg- islation for the local airport, the con- gressional committees were told, do so on the basis that it has been to the interest of the public to protect public | rights to the use of all communications | facilities and that it is as essential to general welfare that the local airport should be kept in operation as that the Army dredges should keep the Potomac River channels open, that railroads should be safeguarded and that auto- rday, He Will Ask| NEW CABINET POST ASKED IN HOUSE BILL Lankford of Georgia Seeks Creation of Department of General Welfare. By the Associated Press. A new executive department, the De- partment of General Welfare, a part of whose duties would be to promote “public gatherings, labor federations, organizations of war veterans and de- scendents of war veterans and farm or- anizations,” was called for yesterday a bill introduced by Representative Lankford, Democrat, of Georgis. ‘The department would be under the Of | control of a secretary of welfare at $10,000 a year with an assistant sec- Tetary at $7.500. Its general purpose 25 detailed in the Lankford bill would be to enable the people to have “larger educational, social and recreational ad- vantages, in order to secure a better mental, phyeical, spiritual, moral and patriotic dev:lopment of the le.” In order to do this, the department would broadcast and get the right sort of motion pictures to furnish to pub- lic hospitals, charitable organizations, community canters and patriotic or- ganizations free of charge. The department also would pay one- half the cost of school books and sup- plles in States that paid for the other Brother of Reed Dies. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, January 21 | () —John A. Reed, 66, attorney and | a brother of former Senator James A. Reed, of Missouri, died last night of heart disease, Surviving besides the widow are his brother, and two sisters, Mrs. Walter Boyrer and Miss Mary A Reed of Portland, Ore. F STREET STETSON HATS We're Out to Clear Our Stocks!! 335 WORUMBO and St. Albans Overcoats and medium weight overcoats at half price mobile highways should be provided and maintained. e LECTURES POSTPONED Series Delayed by Death of Dr. Hugh Roberts. | The first of a series of Wagnerian lectures by Dr. Julia E. Schelling, which was scheduled to take place this after- noon at the Washingten College of Music, has been postponed due to the | death of Dr. Hugh Roberts, president of | the college. 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