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WEATHER. (U. B. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Cloudy, with rain row; not much change in temperature, minimum temperature tonight about 34 degrees. Temperatures—Highs 4:15 pm. yesterday; a.m. today. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 Full report tonight and tomor- est, 44, at lowest, 33, at 3:00 on ‘page B-8. _— ch - ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star. “From Press to Home Within an.Hour” The Star’s Carrier system coversevery city block and the regular edition is delivered to city and suburban homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 125,285 No. 32,434, post _office, Entered as second class matter Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY o« D0—. 17, 119 FORTY-TWO PAGES. FHP (#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. ROOSEVELT PAUSES HERE T0 DISCUSS CABINET WITH HULL, GLASS AND GUTTING 100 Police and Plainclothes Men Guard Station, With Chief W. H. Moran of Secret Service in Charge. PRESIDENT-ELECT GREETS CROWDS AT HIS TRAIN Pmiling and Debonair Despite His Harrowing Experience at Miami. Arrives in Jersey Tonight and ‘Will Ferry to New York City, Where Heavy Guard Waits. The make-up of his cabinet en- Baged President-elect Roosevelt in separate conferences with three Senators today as his special train stopped here en route to New York. Whatever conclusions were yeached by him and Hull of Tennessee, Glass of Virginia and Cutting of New Mexico, remained to be disclosed, however, as all the participants kept tight lips. More than a hundred police and plain-clothes men guarded the vi- cinity of the Roosevelt car during the 24-minute stop here, with Chief W. H. Moran of the Secretl Service in charge. Persons in the presidential party ap- parently took it for granted that the conferences would determine whether Senator Hull would be Secretary of State or Secretary of the Treasury after March 4, with much hinging on whether Senator Glass would return to the ‘Treasury post he has had before. Expectation that he would not assent to the assignment was evident in some quarters, with the name of William H. Woodin of New York—close asso- ciate 'of Mr. Roosevelt—entering s a possibility for the Treasury should Glass decline and Hull get the State portfolio. Senator Hull said he discussed the general economic situation while with the President-elect. “We talked over the speeding of busi-- ness recovery in every sound and prac- ticable way,” he put it. “Mr. vel, is going into every e of the economic situation. “He has very definite ideas in mind.” mm:“ war debts, Hull declined to com- en Hull boarded the train at Richmond and left it here, while Glass and Cut- ting joined the party here and were expected to leave at Baltimore or Wil- gton. Cutting was believed at the Capitol to be giving his decision on whether to become Secretary of the Interior. He is an Independent Republican, but sup- ported Roosevelt in the campaign. ‘The President-elect’s special train pulled into Union Station at11:110'clock. Guarded by one of the largest forces of policemen and plain clothes men of us kinds ever to turn out here for Buch an occasion, Mr. Roosevelt, smiling and debonair despite his harrowing ex- perience in Miami Wednesday night, stood on the rear platform and greeted friends, political associates and the press. Station Heavily Guarded. ‘The territory surrounding the sta- tion was surrounded by policemen and plain clothes men long before the Roosevelt train arrived. Under the rsonal direction of Maj. Ernest W. E'uwn. superintendent of police, 78 uniformed officers and 15 police plain clothes men, working under the super- wvision of Inspectors L. 1. H. Edwards, Frank S. W. Burke and T. A. Bean, and Capt. Willlam E. Holmes, first pre- cinct commander, guarded the track on which the special was to enter the station yard, and circulated among the crowd that had gathered for a glimpse of the man who is to take over the yeins of Government on. March 4. Even newspaper men were herded back of a “dead line” set by police offi- cials until, finally, word was passed along that Mr. Roosevelt would appear on the rear platform of his car and pose for photographs. Then camera- men were permitted to crowd around the train, but it was not until the President-elect stepped out on the plat- form that reporters were allowed in- side the “dead line.” Accompanied by Gus Gennerich, New York police lieutenant and his personal bodyguard, and Bob Clark, the secret service agent, whose hand was grazed by one of the bullets that struck Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago, Mr. Roose- velt stood on the platform and smiled " (Continued on Page 5, Column 1. POLICEWOMEN SEE CRIME FIRST HAND Purse-Snatcher Adds to Experience ‘While They Are Returning From Course in Evidence. Policewomen Veronica Devlin and Beatrice Ball, who are taking a special police course in evidence and procedure at Columbus University, learned a thing or two about those subjects last night —but their teacher was a purse- snatcher, not a law professor. Miss Ball and Miss Devlin, who are Rttached to the Women’s Bureau, were returning from their evening's study at the law school when the opportunity to acquire a little extra-curricular knowledge presented itself. They were Tiding in the 1700 block of P street when a colored youth jumped on the running board of the automobile, seized Miss Devlin's pocketbook and fled. Leaping {rom the car, they pursued the thief some distance, but his knowl- of precedure seemed better than theirs, for he soon outdistanced them— despite the fact the chase was joined by a policeman on duty nearby. ‘Their knowledge of evidence came in handy a little later, however, when the purse, found in the 1300 block of Con- necticut avenue, v.s returned. All the evidence pointed to the fact Miss Dev- Hin’s police badge, not to mention slight- ly over a dollar in change, had been siolen. l Cermak Rests Well; Mrs. Gill to Have Blood Transfusion Favorable Report Given Both Zangara Victims by Physicians. By the Associated Press. MIAMI, Fla., February 17.—Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago was sleep- ing and his condition was “very satis- factory,” a bulletin isued by his physi- clans at 12:30 p.m. today said. ‘The bulletin read: “Mayor Cermak is sleeping and his condition is very satisfactory, pulse 96; temperature 98.8; respiration 29.” Mayor Cermak was shot in the ab- domen when he got into the line of fire from the gun of Guiseppe Zan- gara, who attempted to assassinate President-elect Roosevelt in Bayfront Park here Wednesday night. Dr. T. W. Hutson, attending Mrs. Joe H. Gill of Miami, another of the assassin’s victims, said a second blood transfusion would be performed in the afternoon. He said a laboratory report “(Continued on Page 5, Column 3) TANGARA COUNSEL ASKS SANITY TEST BEFORE HIS TRIAL Assassin to Be Arraigned in Miami Tomorrow—Faces 80 Years. By the Associated Press. MIAMI, Fla, February 17.—The Dade County Medical Association was asked today to appoint physicians on a sanity commission to examine Giuseppe Zangara, chargéd with the attempted assassination of President-elect Roose- velt. The request was made by the three attorneys appointed by Criminal Court Judge E. C. Collins to defend Zangara. The announcement was made by Lewis Twyman, president of the Dade County Bar Association, at conclusion of a lengthy conference by the attor- neys with the prisoner. Other attor- neys appointed are J. M. McCaskill, past president of the Bar Association, and Alfred E. Raia. “We have been appointed by the court to defend this man because of our position s members of the Dade County Bar Associaticn,” Twyman said. “We feel that a sanity test should be made and consequently have asked the Dade County Medical Association to do its bit, as we arc doing.” said he did not know who be asked by the Medical Asso- ciation to make the test. Without hearing a single phase of the case, Judge Colline, in a five-minute session, today postponed until tomorrow the arraignment of Zangara. Walking to the front of the court room, in front of the bench, Judge Collins briefly announced the appoint-; ment of the three lawyers to represent | the 33-year-old Italian, and then or-| dered him returned to the county jail pending formal arraignment at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Arraignment of Zangara on charges | of intent to murder three of five per- sons, shot during an unsuccessful at- tempt on the life of Roosevelt, also was postponed until tomorrow. Courtroom Packed. Shortly before noon, Zangara, un- shackled and nonchalant, was led into the court room by Chief Deputy Guy Reeve and Deputy O. J. Augenbaugh, and seated inside the rail. The court room was packed to capacity by curious spectators, and more than a hundred stood in the corridor, unable to gain admittance. Dressed in a light blue spotted shirt, open at the throat, and white sport trousers and shoes, Zangara gazed un- interestedly about the court room and chatted intermittently with the two deputies, while waiting for Judge Col- lins to appear. Sheriff Dan Hardie had 20 deputies stationed in the crowded court room to prevent any possible demonstration against the assassin. There was no disturbance, but as the crowd was filing out of the door following the adjourn- ment, Deputy Virgil Ector forcibly ejected an unidentified man, who at- tempted to loiter near the prisoner. The man was not arrested. Shortly after being brought into the court room, Zangara was permitted by deputies to pose for photographers. When Judge Collins arrived, he strode to the front of the room, and without mounting the bench, held up his hand to quiet the spectators. Attorneys Selected. “Before the hearing starts” Judge Collins said, “I want to announce I have conferreq with several prominent ittorneys, who are Lewis Twyman, presi- dent of the Dade County Bar Associa- tion; J. M. McCaskill, past president of the ‘association, and Alfred A. Raia, a member of our own bar, who speaks Ttalian. “They have consented to represent the defendant. I will now recess court until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.” Judge Collins conferred briefly with the attorneys and then deputies escort- ed Zangara over to them for a confer- ence. Six deputies surroundeq Zangara as the spectators, craning necks for a good glimpse of the prisoner, filed out of the (Continued on Page 5, Column 6.) MYSTERIOUS BURNING PUZZLES AUTHORITIES Five-Year-Old Child Dead From Fire, but No Cause Is Found. By the Associated Press | SEYMOUR, Ind, February 17.—Cir- | cumstances authorities said had not been explained today prompted inves- tigation of the death of 5-year-old Inez Marie von Dielingen. | Officers said they were trying to clear up these circumstances: Inez wis found in her bed upstairs, HOLSE DEMOCRATS BOUND BY CALCUS 10 VOTE REPEALER Party Action Seen as Assur- ing Passage of Resolution on Monday. TWOSCORE ARE EXCUSED FROM BINDING OBLIGATION Rainey to Call Up Measure Under Suspension of Rules—Snell Promises Support. By the Associated Press. The House Democrats in caucus to- day bound themselves to vote for pro- hibition repeal Monday under a cus- pension of the House rules. The vote was 115 to 46. The vote was on a motion to bind themselves and was not on the pro- posed constitutional amendment. This assures more than two-thirds of the Democrats will vote for the Senate prohibition repeal proposal. Nearly two-score of the Democrats gave notice that they desired to be ex- cused from the iron rule of caucus be- cause of previous commitments made to their constituents. Many of the Democrats were absent from the caucus, but unless they are excused they are bound by its action— an action that at once caused leaders of both parties to take it for granted that the House on Monday will join the Senate in favoring repeal by more than the two-thirds vote necessary to send the resolution to the States. Shortly before the caucus, the Ar- kansas delegation voted 6 to 1 to be bound by the action of the caucus. This was considered a victory for the anti-prohibitionists as this delegation voted solidly against the Garner flat re- peal proposition on the first day of this session. Representative Driver, Democrat, of Arkansas, voted against being bound by_the caucus. caucus got underway shortly after the House had held its annual| memorial services to deceased members. McDuffie Sees Success. Before going into the caucus, Repre- sentative McDuffie of Alabama, the Democratic whip, said: “The House will adopt the resolu- tion, in my judgment. It will be a fine thing to get this action behind us at| this session. The Senate voted in accordance with the Democratic gl.n- form and in accordance with the es of the American people.” Only 44 of the 220 Democrats voted against the Garner proposition, and Majority Leader Rainey said he had definite information that several would change their votes when the resolution is presented for action in the House; Monday. “I will move the suspension of the rules and the adoption of the amend- ment Monday,” the Illinois Democrat announced. He said that with the 168 sure Democratic votes, the Republican support and what other votes may be picked up, that the necessary two- thirds majority would be secured. Meanwhile, Representative La Guardia, Republican, of New York, announced that he was drafting legislation to pre- sent to the House Monday to set up the machinery for the conventions to be held in the States for the ratifica- tion of the new amendment. Speaker Garner also said he was giving the mat- ter study. Representative Snell, the Republican leader, gave assurance of more than 100 Republican votes. Senate galleries were crowded as anti-prohibitionists rent dry lines to force the resolution through by five votes more than the necessary two- thirds. Vice President Curtis had to rap five minutes to restore order after the voting, which marked a long stride in the wets’ drive against the eighteenth amendment. The repeal resolution was jammed through the Senate yesterday by 63 to 23. Provisions of Repealer. ‘The Blaine repealer provides for re- peal of that amendment, gives protec- tion to dry States from liquor importa- tions and provides for ratification by State conventions. Ratification by State Legislatures and | power for Congress to legislate against return of the saloon were stricken out| by the Senate, Those changes brought the resolution, sponsored by Senator Blaine, Republi- can, of Wisconsin, into line with the Democratic platform and won the sup- port of Garner and other House leaders who were defeated by six votes last De- cember 5 in an attempt to rush an out- right repeal measure through the House. Party leaders expressed themselves as confident today that if the Democratic caucus succeeds in whipping the ma- jority into line and keeping the solid | block intact in Monday's voting the | Blaine repealer would be passed and sent to the States. ‘The signature of President Hoover is not necessary, but three-fourths of the | States must Tatify to make it effective. After the Senate action on repeal, Garner said: ““As perfected by the Senate and with the Robinson amendment for the con- vention method of ratification, the jeso- lution is satisfactory and in confoiwity with the Democratic platform.” Snell Expects Passage. Repeal was fixed by the Democrats as a major part of thelr legislative pro- gram for the short session. Many of them believed that with the provision for dry State protection a number of dry votes in the House would be turned into wet votes. Snell sald: “There 1s no doubt the Senate repeal resolution will pass.” Anti-prohibitionists in the House will meet tomorrow morning to decide their attitude. _In the Senate voting 33 Democrats. (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) ROBINSON AliVOCATES R. F. C. LOAN SECRECY By the Assoclated Press. most of her clothing burned off, 10 min- utes after her mother left her playing in the kitchen. No matches were in reach of the child and the stove doors were not open nor could she open them. Her body was seared from the knees to the neck, but her hair appeared not to have been singed. Although her body was covered with bed clothing, the covers were not dence of a fire in the house, A Senator Robinson, the Democratic leader, in a bill today proposed repeal of the provisions of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation act for publicity of loans. FIGHTING RENEWED ON LETICIA FRONT Forces of Colombia and Peru Reported Engaged in Two New Battles. By the Assoclated Press. PARA, Brazil, February 17.—Two more battles between Colombian and Peruvian naval and military forces struggling for possession of the border city of Leticia have been reported in brief dispatches from the upper Ama- zon jungle regions. The clashes were said to have oc- curred at points 200 miles apart on the Putumayo River. Peruvians were re- ported to have made a counter attack at Tarapaca, where the first real en- gagement in the border warfare oc- curred Tuesday, and another battle was reported at Encanto, a Colombian base. All Forces Held in Action. (Bogota, Colombia officials declared they were in constant communication with their frontler forces and that no new encounters were reported. Colom- bia claimed to have occupled Tarapaca | Tuesday, although this was denied by the Peruvians, who had a garrison sta- tioned there.) Air, river and land forces were said to have taken part in the clash at En- canto, located in about the middle of the disputed border strip and opposite the Peruvian River town of Puerto Ar- turo. The outcome was not stated. ‘The result of the reported counter- attack at Tarapaca, which is on the Brazilian border and about 80 miles north of Leticia, was not known either. The Colombians reached Tarapaca with four gunboats and a supply boat after a long and difficult journey up the Amazon. They had hyrdo-airplanes, too, and these engaged Peruvian planes in the first battle at Tarapaca and pos- sibly the second. Remain in Amazon. Brazilian sources said two other Co- lombian ships, a transport and gunboat, remained in the Amazon River below the mouth of the Putumayo. These might proceed up that river to Tarapaca or continue up the Amazon to Leticia, " (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) END OI-: UNEMPLOYMENT SEEN WITHIN TEN YEARS Chamberlain Says Government Pol- icy of Lifting Prices and Cheap Money Is Proper Help. By the Associated Press. LONDON, February 17.—Chancellor of the Exchequer Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons Jast night that reduction of unemployment to comparatively small totals could not be anticipated within the next 10 years, Arguing against a motion of censure advanced by the Labor party against the government's unemployment record, Mr. Chamberlain said the administra- tion was on the right track with its policy of restoring confidence, raising wholesale prices, providing cheap money Test Period Urged To Select Better Trained Teachers By the Associated Press. ST. PETER, Minn. February 17.—Difficulties besetting school teachers were recognized here to- day in a proposal to make the profession harder to enter by Tequiring prospective instructors to serve a one-year period of “Interneship.” Candidates who had given as- surance they intended to make teaching a life work would “prac- tice” at $35 to $65 a month dur- ing a probationary year before being permitted to undertake actual class room _instruction, under the proposal of Dr. Ove S. Olson of Gustavus Adolphus Col- lege. He made it before the South-Central Minnesota school men meeting here. MEMORIAL RITES HELD BY CONGRESS Representative Davenport Seeks Greater Confidence of Public. By the Associated Press. The House was told today at its annual memorial service for deceased mem- bers of Congress that the legislative branch of Government was handicapped | “by the lack of inspiration that the confidence of a good expectancy on the part of the country would give them to do their best.” Representative Davenport, Republican of New York, in an address prepared for the House and the families of the members of the Senate and House who died since a similar service at the last session, sald: “If America is to remain America, if parliamentary governent is to survive among us, a balanced co-operation be- tween public opinion and the constitu- tional representatives of the people cannot too soon be restored.” “The life of a conscientious member of Congress is a life of exacting service to a degree which is totally unap- preciated by large numbers of the popu- lation in the times in which we live,” Davenport said. “There is no more dangerous symp- tom in the American democracy than the tendency on every hand to point the finger of scorn at the Congress of the United States. Its very faults and blunderings are the faults and blunder- ings of the American people. Its aspira- tions and ideals, its yearnings for a better economic and social order, are the yearnings, the aspirations and the ideals of the American people. “And if American democracy is to survive, this conception of their parlia- mentary representatives must speedily be adopted by the American people, and the Congress of the United States must not fail to fulfill the promise of the new faith.” The ceremony was held in memory of ‘the late Senators Waterman of Col- orado and Jones of Washington, and the late Representatives Eslick of Ten- nessee, Tucker of Virginia, Linthicum of Maryland, Karch of Illinois, Me- Laughlin of Michigan, Garrett of and encouraging international co-opera- | Texas, Butler of Oregon and Kendall tion. of Pennsylvania. |DRIFTS 52 HOURS ON TIRE TUBE AS SHARKS BUMP AGAINST IT | Aviator Suffering From Hunger, Thirst and Exposure When Finally Rescued by Ship. By the Associated Press. MARCUS HOOK, Pa., February 17— Fifty-two hours of suffering from hun- ger, thirst and the elements, adrift with only a rubber tube and a sheet of can- vas between him and a school of sharks were described last night by Leon Brink, an aviator, brought here on an oil tanker which rescued him. Brink’s airplane was forced down on the ocean by engine trouble 30 minutes after he took off from West Palm Beach, Fla. for the Bahama Islands last Saturday. It sank in 15 minutes. The 37-year-old Mjémi flyer was res- cued Monday aftepfioon by the Sun Oil ew. “I had a large automobile inner tube server,” the settled on tl er related. “As my plane water I inflated it fully filled. Under existing law the corporation is required to file monthly reports to Congress. A controversy arose over whether Congress was authorized to make the information public and South Trimble, thorizing publicity. rough Saturday night. 1 became hungry, for I had had only a I went up. I became thirsty, but I got some relief that night when a rainstorm came up. Leaning far back on the life preserver, I held burned, and there was no other evi-| House clerk, interpreted the act as au- | my mouth open to catch some drops. “1 started to off, but fought sleepiness because I knew I would drown if I sleep and rolled off. The sea became rougher and the waves helped to keep me awake. “Then I had the worst experience of all. I felt sharks bumping against the life preserver. In the daytime I could see their big bodies slipping under me. “The second day 1 saw two ships, one about 15 miles away and the other about 7. I had no means of attragting them. “The salt water cracked my lips, my face and my hands and the waves kept me soaked most of the time. “After spending two days and nights like this, getting hungrier thirstier, I saw the J. N. Pew, she came close enough for some to hear my calls for help.” G. D. Arntz of Maytown, Pa., second mate on the tanker, said he saw Brink a quarter of a mile from the vessel after hearing faint calls for help. Arntz noti- fled Capt. Jacob Pypelink of Yeadon, Pa., and a boat was sent out for him. Several times the rescuers lost sight of Brink because of high seas. ‘The fiyer, who said he operates & passenger service from Florida to the Bahamas, estimated he had drifted north about 153 miles, two and and one 20,000,000 MADE Indicated in Senate Probe Evidence. By the Associated Press. Evidence that Halsey, Stuart & Co., a Chicago investment house, made pa- per profits of nearly $20,000,000 from its participation in organization of an Insull investment trust was presented today to the Senate Banking Commit- tee. Ferdinand Pecora, committee coun- sel, contended that nearly $14,000,000 of it was in the nature of a “bonus” for Halsey, Stuart’s marketing of the securities and aid in establishing a price on them. He presented evidence to show that $6,000,000 of preferred stock in the in- vestment trust, known as the Insull Utility Investments, Inc, was bought at par value and sold immediately to another Insull company under a pre- vious agreement. Credit Is Enhanced, Halsey, Harold L. shmnndmt of Stuart, who test for three hours, agreed this enhanced the credit of the to deceive “the suckers” who were ex- pected to buy the stock. He protested vigorously at sugges- tions that all securities sold by his company were worthless, and asserted that the concern was “proud” of its record. Pecora produced a letter from Hal- sey, Stuart to a customer advising her to buy a number of securities, including bonds in an Insull company in which Halsey, Stuart was financially interested, in place of United States Government bonds. The Insull bonds are now vir- tually valueless. The letter did not reveal Halsey, Stuart’s interest in the Insull company, but Stuart contended this was “com- mon knowledge.” ) Profits too High. Stuart, relating the numerous trans- actions in which his company figured, said the profits rolled up so high in one deal that his company considered them too large and returned a third of $2,- 000,000 to the Insull company involved. Questions by Committee members and its counsel brought out that officials of Halsey, Stuart also were officers in the Insull company whose securities they were handling. Senator Reynolds, Democrat, of North Carolina, to Stuart: “You just took the money from your right hand pocket and put it back in your left hand pocket, didn't you?” Among witnesses waiting to be called was Melvin A. Traylor, a Chicago banker. Halsey, Stuart & Co., a Chicago investment house, handled the market- ing of many Insull securities and joined with the Insull group in forma- tion of Corporation Securities Co. of Chicago, one of the investment trusts under committee scrutiny. Stuart, a gray-haired, tanned man with gold-rimmed spectacles, was ques- tioned by Ferdinand Pecora, the com- mittee counsel. Stuart a Director. Stuart said he was a director of Insull Utility Investments, Inc., and when the trust was organized Halsey, Stuart ac- quired $6,000,000 worth of 5 per cent debentures and $6,000,000 of prior pre- ferred stock, each carrying warrants for the purchase of common stock. The preferred stock was purchased at par value, he said and carried warrants for the purchase of five shares of com- mon stock at $15, entitling holders of the debenture to buy 300,000 shares of the common stock. ‘The preferred stock was sold to the Utility Securities Co., another Insull company, at 951, Stuart said. “They 'distributed it to the public at par,” he added. “Then you took a loss” Senator Brookhart, Republican, of Iowa said. “Yes,” Stuart said, “but we made it up on the common stock.” Stuart said his company lost $270,000 on the prior preferred. Pecora asked what reason there was for this purchase of the stock from one Insull company and sale to another, “We thought it was better for this put in this way in a question |kind of a company to realize the full face valile of its debentures and securi- ties,” Stuart replied. “It was done to give the public an exaggerated idea of the financial con- (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) CORBETT NO BETTER NEW YORK, February 17 (#).—The condition of James J. Corbett, former heavyweight champion, who is criticall; ill at his home in Bayside, Long Islan underwent no perceptible change within the last 24 hours. He continued to manifest co spirit in the face of the doctors’ statement that death is use of the condition of inevitable beca his heart. [ ) ON INSULL STOCK Halsey-Stuart Paper Profits new company, but denied it was done | LEAGUE, CONDEMNING _ JAPAN, ASKS U. S. TO JOININ WORLD ACTION Tokio Spokesman Rejecis Offi- cial Report and Declares Coun- try Will Fight for Rights. RUSSIA, ALSO INVITED, SEES NO NEED FOR PARTICIPATION Doubtful of Final Negotiatior}s—Geneva Sends Text of Findings on Manchu- rian Situation By the Assoclated Press. to All Nations. GENEVA, February 17.—Less than an hour after the League of Nations had transmitted to all the world's governments its report and recommendations on the Manchurian dispute today, Yosuke Matsuoka, the Japanese spokesman, said his government would not accept them. He defended preparations for invasion of the Province of Jehol, asserting that Japan will fight if she has to, but he evaded questions about the possibility of his government’s withdrawal from the League. Russia Casts Doubt. Russia, whose government, togeth settlement. He said he did not was understood that Russia does solve the Manchurian difficulty ev Another snag appeared in the attitude of the s ‘sman for er with that of the United States, the League asks to co-operate in negotiations for a Manchurian wish to discuss the report, but it not believe the League’s efforts to er will reach the stage of negotia- tions. Therefore the Russians think the question as to whether they should accept an invitation to participate in the work of a proposed Negotiating Committee is irrelevant. Japanese Cabinet Reported in Favor Of Quitting League By the Associated Press. TOKIO, February 17.—Rejection of the League of Nations' recommendations on the Manchurian dispute and with- drawal of the Japanese delegate from Geneva were understood to have been decided upon by the cabinet today in the event the League Assembly adopts the report of its Conciliation Committee condemning Japan's Manchurian policy. Decisions Believed Reached. The cabinet adjowrned tonight, but will meet again tomorrow. It was re- ported that it had reached a forefold decision: 1. Rejection of the League's recom- mendations in the Manchurian situa- tion. 2. Maintenance of the attitude taken in Japanese observations l& '.hef l{mttun especially recognition of n- chukuo and direct tion with China without outside intervention. 3. If the Assembly the recom- mendations, that Japan make a counter- statement. 4. That the Japanese delegate vote against the League report, and that if the Assembly passes the report, the Japanese delegate withdraw either to London or Paris to awalt further de- velopments. Uchida Declared Converted. Japanese newspapers said Gen. Sadao Araki, the war minister and champion of secession, has converted Viscount Yasyua Uchida, the foreign minister, to his viewpoint. They were expected jointly to urge their colleagues to agree with the em. It remained to be seen whether the dominant Gen. Araki, with the power of the army and the Nationalist ele- ments_behind mmfi eoulld override any 0] ition to withdrawal. p’i"?l‘a‘ general was reported by Jap- anese papers as saying if Japan left the League she would be no more isolated than she is today. “Many fear that secession from the League means Japan's isolation, but 15 will not be any worse than it is today, he was reported as saying. Withdrawal Seen as Only Course, He was said to have made the obser- vation that withdrawal was the only course left open in view of the reported League recommendations, which urged the nations of the world to continue to refuse recognition to the State of Man- chukuo, established in Manchuria by the Japanese. It was further stated he confidently predicted all the cabinet members would agree with him. Each minister had a Japanese trans- lation of the report of the recom- | mendations which the League Assembly is expected to adopt February 21. ‘There is no quéstion of Japan's at- titude toward the recommendations, its rejection of them already having been determined. But the cabinet meeting is asked to decide whether they are so fundamentally hostile toward Japan as o compel her to relinquish her League membership. Action Proposed. If the vote is “Yes” the cabinet then will be called upon to determine the manner of the empire’s exit from the Geneva stage. Even after the cabinet agrees it is expected to seek indorse- ment of the privy council and possibly a special council of elders. Such a council has not met for & decade. This would be done before the decision is submitted to the Emperor. These stages of procedure are likely to consume several days, or even weeks. | Despite the militarist stand, it is| known that an influential civillan &nd | official element, joined by a section of the navy, is loath to relinquish the Le-&:e membership and Japan's place in League Council. The acquisition of the latter distinction in 1919 thrilled the empire, which saw the world acco- lade recognizing Japan's place among the great powers. Among the foreign displomats in| Tokio many well-informed envoys are fi the opinion Japan will remain in the ague. An officlal source sald, even if it is decided to secede, Japan will not act abruptly and that the government cer- tainly will wait until the Assembly’s ac- tion is completed next week or possibly until Yosuke Matsuoka, Japan's special counsel during the Manchurian debate at Geneva, returns to Tokio. This, it was pointed out, would en- able Japan to secede in a dignified manner on grounds of fundamental principles and not merely on the mat- 'b;nr r;)l{ the single conflict over Man- us Russians here intimated that many Questions will have to be answered be- fore Moscow can promise to co-operate with the League in this problem. Ten of the Committee of Nineteen which drew up the report transmitted today represent governments which have no diplomatic relations with Russia, it was pointed out. Instructions fo Withdraw. Yosuke Matsucka declared that he had neither received instructions to withdraw nor drawn up any form of withdrawal, “Nobody in the League wants Japau to leave,” he said, “and Japan does not want to leave, but if the League cre- ates certain circumstances, the League may compel Japan to leave." “To protect Manchukuo,” he de- clared, “we must possess the chief town of Jehol. The only way to get peace is for the Chinese to withdraw their troops from Jehol. “We will fight if we have to. “I have heard that there are about 150,000 Chinese troops in Jehol, but 1 Japanese is worth 10 Chinese. All Chinese soldiers are bandits.” Final Action Next Week. The report already has been sub- scribed to by 19 leading members of the League. It will be submitted on 'l!;l::flly for ratification the full retained under Chinese sovereignty in opposing recognition of the state of Manchukuo, the report takes a posi- tion alongside that of the United States, as enunciated in the Stimson doctrine, that the powers do not rec- ognize territorial acquisition made by use of force. The report is based largely on the findings and conelusions of the Lytton Commission, which, under the auspices of the League, investigated the posi- tion in Manchuria not long ago. But the Assembly report goes even further than that commission went in censur- ing Japan for military aggression and in defending China’s right to the three Eastern (Manchurian) Provinces. Held Ambitious Effort. As a sequel to the Lytton report, the Assemby’s pronouncement constitutes with that document the most ambi- tious international effort ever exerted to regulate a warlike struggle through peaceful means. It embodies the most severe and arresting indictment of the policies of a great power which ever was undertaken. In issuing the report the League leaders experienced the extremes of apprehension and ‘hope—apprehension lest their bold move for concerted con- demnation of a strong state might lead to rupture and a world conflagration; hope that this organized and solemn effort might prove a tremendous vic- tory for the world peace machinery and a powerful guarantee against later international disturbances. The Manchurian question must be settled according to the principles of the League covenant, the Kellogg-Briand pact and the nine-power treaty, the re- port asserts. Demands Troops Be Withdrawn. It calls for withdrawal of Japanese troops from Manchuria, but it does not set a definite time limit for that retire- ment. Negotiations between China and Ja- pan, with a League committee assisting as a third party, with a view to settling the dispute are recommended. The United States and Soviet Russia would be invited to participate in the work of this.League committee. “The assembly recommends the estab- lishment in Manchuria within a reason- able period of organization ‘under the sovereignty of and compatible with the administrative integrity of China,” said the report. The governments of Japan and China will be asked to accept this report with- out any reservation except that of ac- ceptance by the other party. The document, prepared in accord- ance with articles 15 of the League cov~ enant stipulating that when efforts at conciliation fail such a report and rec- ommendations shall be drawn up, IS divided into four parts. Historical Account. The first, a historical account, is based upon the first eight chapters of the Lytton report. The second part covers development of the dispute be- fore the League, recounting the efforts of the League Council and the assem- bl);tto regulate and conciliate the diffi- culty. The third part embodies conclusions on “the chief characteristics of the dis- pute,” and the fourth is a statement of the League's recommendations. The recommendations are divided into three sections. The first lays down the principles of scrupulous respect for treaties. It cites relevant parts of the League covenant, the Kellogg pact and the nine-power eement, and reaf- firms previous declarations by the as- sembly supporting the ideal of the pres- "Radio Programs on Page C-3 ervation of China’s territorial integrity. on_Page 2, Columa 1), y