Evening Star Newspaper, December 9, 1934, Page 6

A—6 WAR SCARESLAID 70 ARMS MAKERS Senator Pope Scores Muni- tions Men Before Foreign Policy Group. gas By the Assoclated Press. BOSTON, December 8.—The asser- tion that munitions makers, seeking profits, have fomented strife, intensi- fied hostility between nations and promoted war scares was made today by Senator Pope, Democrat, of Idaho in a debate before a Foreign Policy Association group on “Are Munitions Makers War Makers?” He said very definite evidence be- fore the Senate Munitions Investigat- ing Committee, of which he is a member, bore out his assertion. Blames Munitions Makers, “It appears clear,” he said, “that the dangerous situation in Europe. due to the rearming of Germany, is in large part directly traceable to the activities of munitions makers. It seems to me a crisis in competitive armaments has been reached, and that the munitions makers are largely responsible for it.” Pope said effective steps to stop the armament race must be taken if a disastrous, and perhaps world-wide war, is to be prevented. He offered nationalization of the arms industry as the ultimate solution of the prob- lem, and suggested closer American co-operation with international efforts for armament control. Evidence before the Senate commit- tee, Pope said, “places a heavy respon- sibility upon armsmakers for recent armed conflicts, for failures in dis- armament efforts, for the race in armaments now going on the world over and for the tense situation created by Germany rearming con- trary to the Versailles treaty,” Believe in Huge Armaments, He said evidence very clearly dis- closes that munitions makers believe in the policy of huge armaments and they are in the business of providing them. Pope said throughout the Senate investigation he had repeatedly heard the statement that the foundation of the munitions industry is graft, and added “there can be no question but that bribery of government officials occurred. “At one time” he declared, “it became necessary to withhold from the record evidence of a $50,000 bribe to a South American official for fear its disclosure would result in inter- national complications.” ‘The Senator charged that in some countries high government officials promote war scares in order to stim- ulate purchase of armaments on which they can collect graft. He contended, also, that munitions makers “make or prolong” war through opposition to arms embargoes and restrictive legislation. ITHE WEATHERl District of Columbia—Cloudy, prob- ably occasional light snow today and tomorrow; continued cold. Gentle to moderate west winds. Maryland—Cloudy, possibly occa- sional light snow or rain today and tomorrow; not much change in tem- perature. Virginia—Partly cloudy, possibly occasional light snow in north portion today: tomorrow cloudy. followed by rain or snow; not much change in temperature. West Virginia—Cloudy, probably oc- casional light snow today and possibly tomorrow; not much change in tem- perature, River Report. Potomac and Shenandoah muddy yesterday evening. Report Until 10 P.M. Saturday. Midnight . 27 12 noon ...... 2am .26 2pm...... .25 4pm. .24 6pm. .24 8pm. 2 L. 27 10 p.m. s Record Until 10 P.M. Saturday. (From noon yesterday to noon today.) Highest, 31, 3 p.m, yesterday. Year 8go. 54. Lowest, 24, 6 a.m. yesterday. #go, 30. Record Temperatures This Year. Highest, 101, on June 29. Lowest, —6'2, on February 9. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today. ‘Tomorrow. Year THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, DECEMBER 9, 1934—PART ON Scene of Balkan Crisis Map shows Hungary and the border points where trouble has been brewing during the past few days as a result of Yugoslavia deporting thousands of Hungarians who had failed to take oaths of allegiance to Yugoslavia. The situation has been especially tense at Szeged, where Yugoslavian soldiers were reported to have crossed the border and threatened to fight the Hungarian detachment they met. An open break between the two nations still threatens. —Associated Press Photo. France Marshals Resources * FIRST GOLD WAVE Rising Temperature Due Today—Little Relief Seen Here. By the Associated Press. Rising temperatures today were promised wide areas of the Nation beset by the first general cold wave which even swept deep into the South- ern States. Snow fell in Alabama. It fell also on Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and North Carolina. Frigid mercury readings were general over the North, moderating to normal temperatures or even somewhat higher —in the extreme Southwest and the Rockies. Miami was “chilly,” with a reported low of 52 degrees. All of the South region found thermometers poised near the 32 degree mark. Shivering as it was in the coldest day of the season, Dixieland welcomed forecasts of moderating temperatures. Deaths from fires, motoring mis- haps, exposure and other conditions traceable to the cold spell were re- ported. In Michigan, where seven have died in the season’s first cold wave, 10 de- btained while in a light but steady snow fell throughout the day, with the recordings in the low 20's and streets generally icy. CONTINUED COLD HERE. Possible Snow Flurries Seen for City Today. Continued below freezing weather here with possible snow flurries today and tomorrow was forecast last night by the Weather Bureau. The temperature, expected to hit a minimum of 20 degrees during the night, probably will not rise above the freezing point all day today and is ex- pected to drop to near the 20 degree point again tonight, it was indicated. Although occasional snow flurries are likely they are not certain, it was APPLICANTS FEWER FOR HOSPITAL AID Board of Public Welfare Reports 1,348 Requests During November. Fewer persons applied to the Board of Public Welfare last month for hos- pital and dispensary treatment, ac- cording to the report of Dr. R. F. Tobin, permit officer of the board, yesterday. There were 1,550 applica- tions received in October, while in November 1,348 requests for hospifal aid were received, a reduction of 202 over the previous month. Admission to the Home for the Aged was applied for by 3¢ persons last month, and 512 visits to relief families in the District were made by public welfare physicians, the report showed. The Children’s Tuberculosis Sana- torium at Glenn .Dale, Md,, since its opening in September, has had 956 ad- missions, 512 of which were made last month, Figures in the reports on hospitals in the District showed the need for over last year’s figures, but the num- ber of applications had decreased con- siderably since its high mark earlier in the year. MORMONS TRIUMPHANT IN RETURN TO NEW YORK Grant Leads Members East to Set Up Stake in State of Perse- cution 100 Years Ago. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 8—The Mormons returned today in triumph to New York, the State which 100 years ago called them “heretics,” and through persecution started them on their way to the West. Headed by Heber J. Grant of Salt Lake City, president, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints gathered here from all parts of the country for the opening in New York tomorrow of & new Mor- mon stake. The stake, a word taken by the early settlers from the western vo- cabulary, will be the first to be set up by the Latter Day Saints east of Colorado. For Defense Army, Navy and A Against Reich ir Force Have Been Strengthened Despite Vastly - Improved Relations. | By the Associated Press. PARIS, December 8 —Though her new policy of seeking an understand- ing with Germany today apparently had vastly improved Franco-German relations, France nevertheless has marshaled all her might in flesh, blood and gold to defend herself in case of war with Germany. The Rome agreement virtually set- tling the controversial question of the Saar Basin, which votes January 13 as to its future sovereign, eased one of the biggest strains on the rela- Marshal Petain and Budget Re- With the warnings of such men as Marshal Petain and and Budget Re- porter Leon Archimbaud ringing in its ears. however, Parliament has voted 800,000.000 francs to keep France strong in 1935, Land, sea and air forces will get their share of funds to put them on a firm basis and ot cement every crack in the steel. concrete and hu- man barrier that France depends upon to keep her borders safe. Chief of these defenses is the French army, which numbers 600.000 men. approximately 400,000 of whom are | in France and the rest in the colonies or the Near East. Army Backbone of Defense. In addition there is an air force of 34548 men, while back of these ];ond t;)rlces is the world's fourth most werful nav. 7 a0 YT of 663,741 tons and But the French army, as the back- bone of her defense, is what is re- ceiving the most careful grooming to- day. In France are 390,031 men, in- cluding 37.081 gendarmerie and mo- bile guards and 2,959 republican guards stationed in Paris. In Algeria and Tunis are 74,824 men: Morocco, 63,700; the Near East, 12453, and in the colonies, 59,515, or a total of 600,505 men. This formidable force, however, in French minds, has one weakness: Of the men stationed in France, approx- imately 100.000 have less than six months’ training. which makes them theoretically unfit for immediate use in battle. ‘While each year about 200,000 young Frenchmen enter the army to service their period of one year with the colors, France has a backbone professional army totaling 162,249 men stationed at home and in her far- flung possessions. There are 64,555 French professional soldiers stationed in the homeland and 20.219 stationed overseas, Overseas also are 15,780 men in the Foreign Legion, North African natives and 9,061 co- lonial natives. Recruiting Limit Removed. The limit of recruiting for these career soldiers has been removed, and every effort is being made to increase enlistment, but without great suc- cess, as pay in the French army is too low to attract many men. The home forces are stationed in 20 different army zones, each com- manded by a general. Backstopping the active army are the reserves totaling on paper 7.000,- 000 men. How many of these would be physically fit to take the field is open to question. In addition to making a drive for a larger professional army, the French military authorities are study- ing the value of the reserves. In 1934 a complete division of reserves was .| called up for maneuvers against a :14am. 11:08 p.m. 5:18 p.m. 10:16 p.m. .. 4:22pm. The Sun and Moon. Rises, 7:15 4:46 Sets. Sun, today .... Sun, tomorrow . 7:15 4:46 Moon, today ... 10:04am. 8:03p.m. Automobile lights must be turned on one-half hour after sunset. Precipitation. Monthly precipitation in inches in the Capital (current month to date): Month, 1934. Average. Record. January .... 197 355 7.09 ’'82 February 322 327 684 84 418 375 884 '91 227 327 913 ’'89 384 3.70 10.69 89 287 4.13 1094 '00 288 471 1063 '80 .. 521 4.01 1441 September .. 1745 324 1745 October ..... 075 284 857 November .. 358 237 8.69 December ... 121 332 17.56 Weather in Various Cities. ' ~Temperature. Precipl- Max. Min, _ tation.s Sat.p.m. Asheville, N. O.. Atlanta. Ga.. Atlantic Cit Baltimore. Cleveland, Ohio Davenport. Tows olo. Helena, Mont. Indianapolis. Jacksonville. Fla Kansas City, Mo, . Littie Rock. Ark. . Los Angeles, Calif. Louisville. Ky Marauette. Mich. [ Memphis, ‘Tenn. . Miami, Fla. . Minneapolis, Savannah. Ga. Seattle. Wash ... Springfield. 2 ‘ampa. Fla. Vicksburg, i WASH., D. C. 2 29891 TN i3 PPt 2% > g regular army division. The men served under the same officers as in actual Owing to war. The result was to find their morale good, but their physical con- dition and ability to handle modern weapons left much to be desired. In 1935, a total of 297,146 reserves will be called to the colors for periods of up to three weeks, while 18,989 will receive similar instruction in the army. A third source of military strength are the 430,000 young men who get private training in France's political and patriotic bodies who are accus- tomed to the use of arms. In the face of the powerfully knit Reichswehr of Germany, the French high command is working on a plan | for a shock army of 78.000 men of | great mobility and firing strength. | This would be divided into six ar- | mored car brigades manned by 21,000 men, six motorized infantry brigades | with 36,000 men and six motorized ar- tillery brigades with 21,000 men. 'SLAVS DENY CHARGE PLOT WAS LAID HERE Yugoslav Consulate General's Statement Claims Effort to Divert Attention. NEW YORK, December 8 (#).—The royal Yugoslav consulate general here today issued an official statement on the Yugoslav-Hungarian crisis which | said, in part: | “Dispatches from Geneva .contain e Hungarian delegate, Tibor Eck. | hardt's statement that the assassina tion of the late Yugoslav King Alex- |ander was planned in the United | States. Dr. Eckhardt's sensational |and unfounded statement was ob- \\'qusly made with the aim to divert | the world’s attention from Hungarians’ !complmty in the King's assassination at Marseille. “We wish to deny emphatically that ! any Yugoslav from the United States | had ever taken any part in those bor- | der plots in Yugoslavia or in the as- ‘ss&unauon at Marseille. “Croatian leaders in the United | States and in South America have al- | ready disclaimed Dr. Eckhardt's alle- gations of their alleged complicity in | the King's murder. Croatians are op- posed to Hungarians more than any | other section of the Yugoslav nation. | This is a historically established fact. | “We wish to state also that there never was any resolution passed by Croatians here in regard to King Alex- |ander’'s assassination at Marseille, as | stated by Dr. Eckhardt.” {WOMAN’S DEATH PROBED | Registered in Texas Hotel From New York City. EL PASO, Tex., December 8 (#).— The death of a middle-aged woman who registered at a downtown hotel as Mrs. C. Creak, New York City, was being investigated by police today. The body was found in her hotel | room bed, a cloth soaked with an | anaesthetic over the face. The cor- | oner withheld a verdict. Mrs. Creak's cheap baggage con- | tained no other identification, She | registered December 5. Death of Mr. Harry W. Hahn President All Hahn Stores Will Be Closed Monday Extends Its Sincere Sympathy to the Family of the Late HARRY W. HAHN Our Lifelong Neighbor and Friend except the immediate Gulf Coast | said. free hospital treatment had increased “So many of our people have come east that we can no longer care for them in a missionary distriet,” Mr. Grant said. “They are able now to care for themselves.” FEARS UNGROUNDED Wealthy Oklahoman Detained by Frozen Car, Not Kidnapers. TULSA, Okla., December 8 () — A briet kidnaping scare which swept the family of 63-year-old W. A. De- laney, sr., proved today to have been caused only by the effect of wintry weather upon Delaney’s automoble. The father of W. A. Delaney, ir, who recently sold his third interest in an old tract for more than $1,000,- 000, was reported missing late last night. He had not been seen by friends for eight hours. “My car froze up and I had to have it fixed,” was the explanation from Delaney. “I would have called up the folks but I didn't think anybody would be worried about me.” ——e Huge Cabbage Grown. 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