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BRITISH PREMIERS CALLEDTO LONDON Will Confer With Cabinet Members on Colonies’ Problems. (Oopsright, 1935, by the Associated Press.) LONDON, April 24—A high over- seas official disclosed today that the vrime ministers of Great Britain's dominions will hold important meet- ings with cabinet members in the next few weeks to discuss tightening the empire's defenses in all quarters of the globe. The discussions will embrace the policy Great Britain will adopt in European affairs, the attitude to be taken toward Germany's demand for colonies, and the problem of appor- tioning costs for armaments among sections of the empire. Prime Ministers R. B. Benneit of Canada, J. A. Lyons of Australia and J. B. M. Hertzog of South Africa will take a leading part in the conterences. Bennett is expected to arrive today and Hertzog Monday. Lyons, who is now in Dublin, will come to London en route home. Their consultations will be con- ducted with Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, Sir John Simon, foreign secretary; Stanley Baldwin. lord vresident of the council, and other cabinet members. Defense Measures. The basis of the negotiations af- fecting empire defense measures will be the findings of Sir Maurice Han- key, secretary of the Committee for Imperial Defense since 1912, who | made a tour of Great Britain's far-| flung possessions late in 1934. The last opportunity the heads of | the governments of the empire had to | confer with representatives of the | mother country was at the empire conference at Ottawa in 1932. Trade. | hawever, was the primary subject of those discussions. Overseas quarters have pointed out | recently that questions of empire for- | eign policy and defense have never | been so urgent since the imperial war cabinet sessions ended in 1918. Of the other empire officials ex- pected to attend the sessions, Premier R. L. Butler of South Australia is al- ready in London, Prime Minister G. | M. Huggins of Southern Rhodesia is | en route here by plane, and Viscount Craigavon, prime minister of North- ern Ireland, and Sir Joseph Bhore, | representing the Indian government, are due here soon. To Discuss German Colony. It was understood that the South- ern Rhodesian representative is eager 10 discuss the future of the former German colony of Tanganyika. now a part. of British East Africa. in view of Reichsfuehrer Hitler's declaration to Sir John Simon that Germany's right to colonial possessions must be recog- nized. Huggins is an avowed advocate of | #n “United States of South Africa,” composed of British territories ex-| tending from Cape Town to the| Mediterranean. It is understood, how- : ever, he believes consolidation of Great | Britain's vast African territories must | he delayed until the attitude of the ! Afrikanders (South African inhabi- tants of Dutch extraction) toward Great, Britain is clarified. | One paramount question which may ! come before delegates is how far Great Britain should go in connection with the League of Nations Council's action setting up a commission to propose economic and other penalties for the punishment of treaty violators. TUBERCULOSIS PLAN IS GOING FORWARD Dr. Joseph A. Murphy Addresses Principals of All Senior High Schools. | The active campaign against tuber- | eulosis directed by Health Officer Ruhland in co-operation with the| Tuberculosis Assoctation and the Medi- | cal Society went forward yesterday | with an address to the principals of | all the senior high schools, by Dr. Joseph A. Murphy. chief medical in- spector of the public schools, at the Franklin Building. Dr. James G. Cumming. chief nf‘ the Health Department's Bureau of | Communicable Diseases, began forming | » committee of clinicians to read and | interpret the X-ray pictures as taken, the members to be published soon. Dr. Herbert E. Ramsey. announced | that Dr. Don S. Knowlton had con-| sented to serve as chairman of com- | mittee of speakers composed of physi- | cians to address the high school pupils and parent-teacher groups on the im- portance and necessity of the proposed tests. Dr. Joseph S. Wall spoke on lhe‘ air yesterday for the Child Health Day Committee on “The Prevention of Diseases in Children.” SPECIAL NOTICES. 'WANTED—RETURN LOADS FROM DEN- ver, Indianapolis, Akron, Birmingham. New rk and Minneapolis. 'SMITH'S TRANS- GE CO.. 1313 You st. n.w. FER & Phone North ADS AND PART to. Phila. and New 0 other xuu ‘THE AVIDSON CO.._phone Decatur 2500. ‘g‘mo DONE IN Y cushions refliled, new springs. Address Box 231-Z. Star of llving room st ning sultes. dressers. ta- Beds, linens, dishes, ATES sromot 1 WILL NOT . BE_RBS Lt -"Qb.»‘. n?nhg"d'w‘=h¥ other n.smmx‘ blenr r.hnn rugs. etc. FOR n myself; nw_ © PECIAL MEETING THURSDA . at_the Plasterers’ Hall, THE EVEN.ING STAR. WASHINGTO Dolores Costello at Party Copyright, A. P, Wirephoto. ‘| will be Dolores Costello (left), wife of John Barrymore, who recently left the actor’s home for an apartment of her own, photographed at a domino party at the Coconut Grove in Hollywood. With her is Frank Craven, actor, and her sister, Helene Costello. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. When, in accordance with the long- established international custom. Ad- | miral Upham, commander in chief 0( the Asiatic Fleet, offered his services | to the stricken people of Formosa, the Japanese government politely but firmly refused the proffered help. The stricken people of that island are deprived of international help be- | around and see the new, powerful for- have been constructed durmg the last | three years. As a matter of fact. therr is not a | single general staff from Nanking to Vienna which does not know what has been going on in Formosa since 1932. But that is a matter which is | | not being taken into account by the wo'ueLpl. THanKs P2 Japanese war department. warships, they say, menace to the national defense be- cause they can obtain through their men ashore information which other- wise would not be easily available. Thus, a genuine good-will gesture, beneficial to the stricken population, Is being turned down because the Tokio government wants to keep concealed military “secrets” already known by all who have an interest in them. * ok k¥ The reason why the Soviet- French military alliance—pact of mutual assistance, as it is called in_modern diplomatic language— is being delayed is that the French government has begun to realize that Moscow wants to push things against Germany much more quicker than Paris and London de- sire. * ok ox ¥ This is the present situation in Eu- rope in a nutshell. The British are willing to go to any length, provided another war is averted. They are con- vinced that Hitler, like Mussolini in his early days. will calm down and will be brought into the concert of | European nations as soon as he has let out enough steam. The British foreign office is warn- ing Paris to go slowly with their new and “dangerous ally.” * X ox % ister Laval are of two minds. They are both suspicious and distrustful of Germany. There is no difference of opinion as far as Hitler is con- cerned. But the whole question is whether it would be better to follow | the dilatory policy of Great Britain and let the Germans precipitate a crisis or follow the impulsive policy of the Soviets, who believe that the | matter between Germany and the rest of Europe ought to be settled right away by hitting Germany before she becomes a real military power. The question is controversial and is being discussed in all its aspects by the French diplomats. They still believe that Great Brit- @in is the best bet for France and for her soldiers, who are looking at the problem from a purely mili- tary viewpoint and beiieve in the Russian “strong” method. trust of these European powers of the Soviet government. ‘The British, while superficially friendly toward the Moscow edminis- tration, distrusts its ultimate aims. Capt. 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The Columbis Planograph Company thorouehly qualitied te produce sour patent dll'in[l maps, forei 's in either colors nl ttention ery order. Estima! | Columbia Planograph Co., i 80 L St. NE, Metropolitan 4801, 4 Soviet Russia has buried most of the Trotsky theories and is following, in its international policies, the idea of the Czars—expansion toward the East. The British are convinced that the eyes of the Bolshevist government are turned toward India just as much as they were in the old days of the despotic emperors. Hence, the British government is not too much concerned over a possible German-Soviet con- flict which would weaken both coun- tries to the advantage of Great Brit- ain and ce. . * X ¥ ¥ The French, or at least an impor- tant section of the French national- ists, never have approved this new Franco-Russian flirtation. They fear that despite the assurances of friend- ship from Moscow, the leaders of the ‘Third Internationale will continue the communist propaganda and under the present economic circumstances of France such a propaganda might bear fruit. The Moscow government, they 5 | say, has nothing to lose from another ‘War. If another European war ends in disaster, the next peace will be dictated by committee sof soldiers and workers and the world revo- cause the Tokio government does not | want any foreign warships to snoop | tifications and the new air fields which | Foreign | are always a i |ing in the districts most menaced by | Premier Flandin and Foreign Min- | ‘The real point of issue is the dis- | This Changmg World Foolish Fears of Japanese Government Prevent United States Fleet From Aiding Quake-Stricken Formosa. lution would become an accom- plished fact. Communism will be rampant throughout the world. If, on the other hand, Russia and her new ally are victorious, the world revolution will be delayed, but the Russian empire as such would be freed of the German menace. It's {“heads I win and tails you lose.” * K X ¥ ‘While telephone and telegraph wires are breaking their heads to find even a temporary solution to the present problems, all European nations are | busy preparing themselves for the | | new war. They are concentrating on air defense and especially on the de- fense of the ecivilian populations, | which will be the hardest tried by air attacks. | The British government has estab- lished a new office to deal with the | problem. Iis main object at the pres- | ent moment is to get a manfifacturer to produce gas masks cheap enough to be purchased even by the army of { unemployed. The firm of Marks & Spencer has been approached and of- fered a government subsidy on con- | dition it equip its factory to pmduce millions of masks at a price not ex- ceeding 75 cents. The French, who have established a P. W. A. fund, are busy construct- an air attack shelters which are bomb and gas proof. Gas masks are cheap in France; that is to say, they are produced for ail tastes and purses each. There are the ordinary ugly masks and there are transparent masks affording complete visibility. Babies are not being forgotten, and tiny masks for the mew- born are purchasable for about $1.50 each. Shops carry the latest models of gas-proof clothing— some of them, fashion experts say, quite stylish. * o* ok X are being kept busy by diplomats who | and are priced from 50 cents to $8 | {TRUCK CONTROL SCORED! BANQUET T0 DRAW ALUMNI NOTABLES Roper and Hurley to Attend National Law School Reunion. Cabinets of two administrations, Congress, the bench and the bar will be represented by graduates and facul- ty of National University at the Na- tional Law School Alumni Associa- tion’s reunion banquet May 4 at the Mayflower Hotel, it was made known today as William W. Millan, associa- tion president, announced names of special guests. Among those 3 at the speakers’ table will be Sec- retary of Com- merce Roper, who was graduated from the law school in 1902, and Patrick J. Hurley, Secretary of War in the Hoover Cabinet, who gradu- 7 ated in 1908. From Congress Senator Ernest W. Gibson of Vermont, lec- turer in trial procedure at National: Representative Martin Dies of Texas, , National graduate of 1920, and Lewis Deschler, House parliamentarian and National graduate of 1932. Jurists planning to attend include Justice D. Lawrence Groner of the District Court of Appeals, of admiralty law National: Chief C. Rover. professor Justice Fenton W. Booth of the Court. of Claims, professor of the elements of juris- prudence; Jus- tices Jennings ‘Bailey, Oscar R. Luhring, Peyton M. Proctor and : F. Dickinson . Letts, all of the District Supreme Court and mem- bers of the Na- | “Patrick 3. Hurler. tional law fac- | ulty; Justice Charles S. Hatfield of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, professor of Fed- | eral procedure and conflict laws: Pre- | siding Judge Gus A Schuldt of the Police Court, National graduate of 1900. and Judge Nathan Cayton of | the Municipal Court, faculty member | and graduate of 1918. | Representing the bar will be H. | winship Wheatley, president of the District Bar Association, class of 1903, District Women's Bar Association, | class of 1926. Others prominent in governmental | affairs who will sit at the head table | include Alvin W. Hall, director of the | Bureau of Engraving and Printing: | Thomas E. Robertson, former United States commissioner of patents. and ury: all National graduates. National University officers attend- ing will include Dr. Hayden Johnson. | chancellor: Mr. Charles Francis Carusi, vice chancellor. and Dr. Charles Pergler, dean of the School of | Economics and Government. | The banquet will mark the renewa! of the once-famed National University Alumni Association reunions, which, prior to their interruption by the ‘World War. annually attracted legal leaders of the Capital ‘The contention that regulation of highway carriers would increase the freight biil of the Nation was raised ter H. Gray, Washington representa- tive of the American Farm Eurnu + Federation. | Gray sald every farm organization in the country was opposed to the Eastman recommendations comprised | ate and now before the House Com- merce Committee. LAWYERS' BRIEFS RUSH PRINTING C.. WEDNESDAY, APRIL I llll ARMY GUNS [, .1t Duce Gay IN USE BY GANGS STRESA PARLEY, 164 Raids on Armories Strengthen “Enemies” Hunted by U. S. 24, 1935. Copyright, A. P. W!;ephoto. BY REX COLLIER. In their war on “public enemies,” the Government’s anti-crime forces must face an underworld armed with more than 1,000 Army guns, from pistols to automatic rifies and machine guns. The Justice Department’s Bureau of Investigation disclosed today that since January 1, 1933, gangsters have stolen 1,719 military weapons and 190,776 rounds of ammunition during a series of 164 ralds on National Guard armories. Of these, only 715 guns have been recovered—mostly from such desperate gangs as those of Dillinger, the Bar- rows, Mais and Legenza and the kidnaping Barkers and Karpis. Battle Near Miami. Special agents of the Bureau of In- vestigation heard the whine of Army bullets from Army .30 caliber rifles during their most recent gun battle with gangland some weeks ago near Miami. On that occasion, Fred Barker and his machine-gunning mother, known to the underworld as “Ma” Barker, were slain. Several rifles stolen from a Guard armory were found in their improvised fort. An unusually cheerful camera study of Premier Mussolini, taken as he landed af Stresa from the Island of Isola Bella, following the conclusion of the Stresa conference, in which France, Italy and Great Britain were the leading powers. The Barrow brothers and various { members of the Dillinger gang often | | replenished their depleted arsenals bv< burglarizing or holding up armories. ‘The notorious Tri-State gang., headed Finnish Envoy Luncheon Guest. Eero Jarnefelt, Minister of Finland, will be honor guest at the weekly luncheon of the Overseas Writers in me National Press Club tomorrow at United States; Gordon, James | and Edwina C. Avery, president of the | ‘William Durbin, register of the Treas- | last night in a radio speech by Ches- | in a bill passed last week by the Sen- | 1 p.m. George R. Holmes will pn‘\m' by Mais and Legenza, was armed with guns stolen from the armory at Hyatts- | ville, Md. Agents of the Bureau of Investi- | gation are conducting inquiries in 53 cases involving robbery of National Guard armories. In connection with these and other cases, 219 persons have been arrested, 159 persons have been convicted, 6 have been acquitted. 20 cases have been dismissed and prosecution of 34 persons is pending. 403 Years' Sentences. Sentences totaling 403 years have | | been meted out, while suspended and | probationary sentences have totaled | 103 years. In addition. as a result of | cases involving use of the stolen guns, | there have been two life sentences, two sentences of from 25 to 30 years, | 19 indeterminate sentences and fines | aggregating $16,610. Records indicate that of 190.776 rounds of ammunition stolen since January 1, 1933, a total of 112,628 | rounds have been recovered. ‘The Department of Justice some | time ago brought to the attention of the War Department the problem of preventing further thefts from Na- tional Guard armories—many of which, it was declared. are in flimsy buildings and are inadequately pro- tected. At that time War Department au- | thorities explained that National ‘Guard armories are not under super- vision of the Army, but of State ! officials. | GUARD HEAD HONORED | | s | Maj. Gen. George E. Leach. U. s. A.,| i head of the National Guard. was honor | guest last night at a banquet given ‘n the New Amsterdam Grill, 2701 Fourteenth street. by Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Grayson and Ma). John O’Keefe of Mississippi. Maj. O'Keefe is mayor of Biloxi, Miss.. and is here with Gen. 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