Evening Star Newspaper, June 12, 1935, Page 3

PEACE T0 CADETS West Point Address Empha- sizes Need of Mutual Understanding. By the Associated Press. WEST POINT, N. Y., June 12— The greatest current need of the world, President Roosevelt asserted today, is “the assurance of peace—an assurance based on mutual under- standing and mutual regard.” Standing before 276 graduates of the United States Military Academy at Battle Monument, the Chief Ex- ecutive, who presented the diplomas, said: “If you strive at all times to pro- mote friendship and to discourage suspicion, to teach respect for the rights of others and to decry aggres- sion, to oppose intolerance with & spirit of mutual helpfulness—then, ndeed, your services will be of full valie to your Government and & source of satisfaction to yourselves.” The President boarded a special train shortly after noon to return to ‘Washington. Army Chiefs Assemble. Mr. Roosevelt, commander in chief of the country’s armed forces, ad- dressed the future officers of the Army surrounded by one of the largest groups of Army chieftains assembled in years, including Secretary of War Dern, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, chief of staff, and Maj. Gen. William D. Connor, superintendent of the Acad- emy. “We maintain an Army to promote tranquillity,” the President said, “and to secure us from aggression, but it is so created and so modest in pro- portion as to furnish proof that no threat or menace to the rights of others is even remotcly intended.” ‘The President also noted the “priceless blessing of friendship with our neighbors.” Mentioning the Naval Academy, too, he said these two mili- tary institutions of the Nation “are the personification of democracy in the equality of opportunity they af- ford, uninfluenced by prior social position or ecénomic standing.” Dern arrived unexpectedly with an official party from Washington yes- terday, and in his honor a special regimental parade was held. The en- tire corps, in full-dress uniform, gleaming with gold braid and starched white trousers, passed in review. Graduation parade, the last one for members of the graduating class, was held late yesterday on the Plains, with Ma). Gen. Connor and his staff as reviewing officers. After the entire corps had marched to the parade grounds the graduating members stepped to the front and, fanking the officers, reviewed the three remaining classes as they marched back to the barracks. Plebes Given Recognition. With the conclusion of the parade came the formality of recognizing the plebe class. As the cadets reached the barracks the second and third class- men turned and shook hands with the plebes, dropping the traditional “Mr.” by which they had addressed the lower classmen all year. The plebes were greeted as equals in the corps for the first time since they entered the Acad- emy, last July. After the graduation exercises today the new second lieutenants will have a Jeave of absence uniil September 15, when they will join the Army sta- tions to which they will be assigned. A new class of cadets will enter the Academy on July 1, “As one who was born and reared within a few miles of West Point,” said the President, “I have always been familiar with the long and glorious record of the United States Military Academy; and I have always thought of the officers and cadets JOHN COSTELLO, F The chain store manager who, was robbed by “Alabama” Pitts. five -years ago, has joined the ranks of those who consider Pitts unjustly treated |in 1936 and reaching s maximum of in his disbarment from the ranks of professional ball players. —A. P. Photo. | pany to the company on his right and the company on his left—the relation- ship of his company to the regiment as a whole. The successful com~ mander of an Army must give con- sideration to all of the units which make up his Army and in addition must of necessity remember -the exist- ence, the condition and the ultimate strength of his reserves and of the civilian population which is serving the same cause behind the lines. “A sense of proportion is essential to the effective attainment of any great objective. I shall always remember a day in the Summer of 1918 when I visited the headquarters of Gen. Foch, the commander in chief of the allied and associated armies. With a single | aide I motored from Paris and came to | a delightful old chateau far behind the | lines and lying within its little walled park in the most peaceful, bucolic sur- roundings you can imagine, one sentry at the gate. Within the park a few chickens and a couple of cows. At the door, nobody. In answer to our ring, the door was opened by a captdin sand in a moment we found ourselves in the presence of Gen. Foch, who was sitting in a comfortable chair .in & large drawing room, reading a French navel, I spent an hour with the: gen- eral and discovered 'that his -entire staff consisted of half a dozen officers and a dozen privates. Simplicity of Quarters. “While I was there.a young British dispatch rider came in besring . the daily report from Marshal Halg. That report was writen in longhand on one sheet of paper. It said in effect: ‘My dear general: No advances or retirements of major jmportance day. Reserves increased 1,500 men since yesterday. They now tofal 275,- 000. Very sincerely yours.’ “A few minutes later a similar note ‘was brought by an aide of Gen. Persh- stationed here as my friends and neigh- | ing. bors. I wish I could have been here to attend in person the brilliant cere- monies, reviews and the entertain- ents of the past few days. 1 “At this moment we come to the culmination—an event which marks not only the close of four years of preparation for a great career, but also the induction into the Army of the United States of its annual infusion of new blood whereby our military leadership is kept young, forward- looking and virile, “This academy, with its sister school of Annapolis, is the personification of democracy in the equality of oppor- tunity they afford, uninfluenced by prior soctal position or economic stand- ing. They nurture patriotism and de- votion to country. They teach that honor, integrity and the faithful per- formance of duty are to be valued above all personal advantage or ad- vancement. Their success is written in the long and brilliant record of service which their graduates rendered to the Nation. It is true that in your curriculum you have been studying a profession—one in which the need of specialization has greatly increased in recent years. But this is true of many other professions. The development of modern civilization calls for special- ization. Practical Relationships. “Yet, with specialization it is essen- tial that those who enter upon & pro- fession, civilian or military, must eternally keep before their eyes the practical relationship of their own profession to the rights, the hopes and the needs of the whole body of citizens ‘who make up the Nation. One of the most difficult tasks of government to- day is to avoid the aggrandizement of “The captain of & company will fall #f in thinking only of his company he SPECIAL NOTICES. ; AN ograph Co. meters here or there would* me by diverting my attention the great objective. Only major re- necessity consideration of what - the people of France, the people of Eng- land and the people of the United States are doing and-can do to keep the allied armies in's position to meke victory a certainty. 4 “You who are abotit to become offi- i fse i i i i : i ] Pas kg ox B : ‘&:%%i; P o Republicans (Continued From Pirst Page.) lined up solidly with the court. They figured out that defense of the Con- | stitution as it is written, of the liberties of the people, and of State rights was something that -all the people could understand. They went to it and then came up with a chal- lenge to the President and the New Dealers to try to put over a change in the basic law which would give the PFederal Government more power over the States and individuals. If any one had an idea the Mid- west conference was launched to ad- vance the possible candidacy of former President Herbert Hoover for re- nomination, certainly nothing like materialized. His name was men- tioned only once in' the conference, an outstanding thing when it is real- ized that Mr. Hoover is still the titular head of the Republican party. But nelther was his name mentioned at the earlier regional conference of Republicans in Boston, attended ~by from the New England Adminisiration Critisised. ‘The renomination of Mr. Hoover has at present no general support in the Midwest. In fact, a suggestion that Mr, Hogver. might get inte the.race is mot at all well received here. The one time that his name was men- tioned in sessions of the conference and its committees -was before -the Resolutions Committee, when Wallace ?lld':ll, s (:ook“ = ity (Cook County icago), presented & resolution which criticifed not only the Roosevelt administration, but also the. Hoover one, The y there was talk. But it all boils down to the fact that there has been no g § £ b, T E i’ 3] ] 2' i 313 H g 4 E i g % ir ] 1 H " | 1 13 8 pay roll tax on employers of four or more persons, starting at 1 per cent 3 per cent in 1938, with a provision that a taxpayer may deduct contri- butions made to an unemployment in- per cent of the tax. There are two separite old-age pen- sion features in the bll. The first, toward which there are no signs of opposition, . would consist of direct m:nl grants to aid those States pay pensions to aged persons. The Federal Government would pay $15 toward & monthly pension of $30. The other old-age ‘benefit section is intended to build up a contributory retirement plan for persons who sre still at work, by providing for an employe-employer tax. This is the old- age section Senator Hastings is plan- ning to oppose. Retirement annuities under this section would start in 1942. Amendments probably will be offered while the bill is before the Sensate seeking to allow industries to continue to operate their own retirement and | welfare systems, if those systems meet the standards laid down for the Federal plan. Wisconsin Plan. In the unemployment insurance section of the bill, the Pinance Com- mittee made an amenament allowing | States the option of including tn their State laws, if they 30 desire, the so- called Wisconsin plan of keeping each employer’s unemployment reserve in & separate account, as from the State-wide pool system, and to encoursge employers to stabilize employment, - The bill also contains several other sections. providing for Federal aid to the States for a variety of social wel- fare purposes, such as home care for dependent children, public health and care of crippled children. An important Senate. Committee amendment provides Federal aid to those States that have pensions for the blind. v Another Senate amendment would allow individual citizens to purchase B lynching band of 30 irate men had him perched on a shaky bedspread with a noose ready, Raymond Curry, colored, 19, was in jail at Elisabethtown today awsaiting trial on a charge of attempt- ing to assault Mrs, Esther Jolly, 18, a bride of two months. ‘Town Marshal Burt Hodges and Dr. Maher Speevack of Munfordville res- cued the man from the barn of Henry Jolly, the vietim's father-in-law, sttractive, Mrs. Simmons caught the fancy of the conference and it gave her an ovation greater than any other apeaker. The harder she n't the President and the “fat heads” in Washington trying to tell the farmers what to do, the harder the delegates applsuded. When she concludea they staged a parade by States around the conference hall. Twe Repulations Bettered. - The Republicans left here with the, distinet impression that they had done & good job for themselves and their ~ by Japan Without' Firing Shot or The Tokio leaders are taking no . chances. Although the puppet Em~ ° peror is @ weakling who obeys To- kio's orders, it is conoeivable that some ambitious and ic ad- visers might in the course of the next years change his policy and induce him to assert himself. The new Japanese territories have » population of about 50,000,000 Chi- nese and will have to be ruled by s handful of Japanese soldiers. Twice during the last 20 years have the Japanese been in posses- sion of that province, which is even more coveted by Tokio than the Hopei district and twice have they been compelied by the Western powers to evacuate it. But now, when these powers are helpless, there is nothing more to put a slop to Japan’'s expansionist ambi- tions. * % ¥ % ‘The powers have found an “elegant solution” concerning the presence of their troops in Peiping and Tientsin. As long as Chins had s “de facto" jurisdiction over the Hopel territoty the Boxer treaty forces were main- tained as a legation guard in Peiping and as for foreigners in Tientsin, i The United States Reeps an In- fantry regiment in ine Tatter city and @ Marine battalion in the jor- mer. In order fo avoid a réquest from the Japamese to withdraw these “treaty” troops from the two cities they will be moved voluntarily out- side of the new Japanese area. This will be done by the transfer of the new embassies from Peiping to Nanking, the argument being ihat since the capital of China is no onzer in Peiping there is no reason woy the foreign representatives should reside 0| there. And when the Ambassadors move out there is no reason to keep guards in that city. The American Government is now constructing new buildings in Nanking to house the new embassy, but it is not clear yet whether necessary quarters for the Marines will be also built. » * % % ¥ taken in New York-after the Norman- die, the new French giant liner, was berthed. Not only was there a special force of detectives and ‘guards on board the liner, but patrol boats were cruising the harbor with an eye to any suspicious look boat. ‘These extraordinary measures were taken to-avoid a possible unpleasant surprise. In 1932 the crack French boat on the Marseilles-Japan line, the George Phillipard, céught fire on her return maiden trip and was destroyed. Nobody ‘could determine exactly how the fire started. Bui a Ger- man tramp was within 3 miles of the Fremch liner and despite the 20 George Phillipard's rescue. Later, in 1933, the mew trans-Atlantic liner VAtlantique,. which. cost no less. than 34,000,000 and was nup‘- posed 1o be the most luzurious & X Europe and CHIGAGO MEETING Advocates of Third Party Will Convene on July 5 and 6. By the Associated Press. Political Washington, pondering the implications of the “grass roots” Re- publican conference at Springfield, 111, heard today that advocates of a lib- eral national third party will meet at Chicago on July 5 and 6. . Praise for the creed adopted by the Republicans came afrom members of that party, while Democrats voiced criticism or poked fun at its pro- visions. Invitations for the Chicago conclave were received by liberal and progres- sive leaders, outstanding Socialists and representatives of organized labor, farm and co-operative groups. Called by 5 House Members. ‘The conference, called by a com- mittee of five House members, was described in the invitation as de- signed to explore further the possi- bilities of “uniting the forces working for Democracy and economic freedom in an effective political movement.” Named at & previous conference | in Washington, the committee is com- | posed of Representatives Marcantonio, | New York, Republican; Scott, Cali- | fornia, Democrat; Schneider and | Amlie, Wisconsin, Progressives, and | Lundeen, Minnesota, Parmer-Laborite. Like earlier meetings on the same | subject in Washington, the confer- ence will be a “series of informal dis- cussions.” The names of those in- vited will not be made public, and it is the wish of the committee that | the meeting be attended by & minimum | of publicity, it was said. ! Seeks Workable Statement. ‘The conference will seek a “work- able acceptable statement of aims and policies on which organized labor, or- ganized farmers, co-operatives, intel- lectuals, progressive political move- ments, etc., can unite. Leaders said it would attempt to de- cide what form this united action should take, whether it should be a new political party, national in scope, or & union of regional parties. Platform Is Constructive. Republican leaders here studied with interest today the creed adopted at the “Grass Roots” Conference. Senator McNary of Oregon, minor- ity leader in his chamber, said: “It appears from the press outline of the resolutions that the platform is a con- structive and progressive one. - It should appeal to the people of the country.” While some party members were not yet ready to comment on the creed, Representative Fish, Republic- an, of New York, said: “The platform is sound, liberal and constructive. I would have preferred to have seen & stronger plank to help the farmer regain lost world markets for agricuitural surpluses; something along the line of the McNary-Haugen philosophy.” < . A Tou (AN NOWg. TALK 70 - PITTSBU FOR § ] e 4 RGH TUDY OF PAROLES REVEALS RECORDS Weyerhaeuser Investigation Shows Dark History of Two Suspects. By the Associated Press. ‘The old problem of parole for pris- topic fraught with contro- versy—has been to the front again by the Weyerhaeuser kidnaping. Director J. Edgar Hoover of the “G” men points to records showing Har- of detention in the past. Irony tinges Hoover's voice as he declares both men had “magnificent said recently, but “to condemn the system because of these men is gross error.” Roosevelt Behind Study. Justice Department officials now are examining State and Federal records | as a result of President Roosevelt's recent order for an inquiry into parole. | “I am giving this subject careful study,” Attorney General Cummings answered s telegram from the Presi- dent. He sald paroles present “the always difficult problem of eradicating evils while at the same time preserving and strengthening a vital and useful system.” Hoever said the fugitive Mahan was first sentenced for auto theft in Mon- tans in 1923. He was given & two-to- four-year term, but was paroled in a year and & month, according to rec- ords here. Late in 1927 Mahan was sentenced to 20 years for robbery at Boise, Idaho. Federal records fail to show how he was released, but say he was wanted for bank robbery by Washington State authorities at Centralia and Olympia in April, 1934, less than eight years after he was sentenced the second time. Whaley Arrested Seven Times. ‘Waley, who is 24, had been arrested | seven times before he was captured for the receni kidnaping, records here say. He was sent to the Chehalis (Wash.) Reform School in 1929 for burglary at Aberdeen, Wash. Six | months later, at Boise, he drew a 1- t0-15-year term for first bur- glary. In June, 1931, at Olympis, he ‘won suspension of & 2-to-15-year sen- tence for second-degree burgiary. Three months after this Waley was sentenced to 2 to 15 years at Walla ‘Walla, Wash., for grand larceny. Two years later Waley was jailed at Salt Lake City for investigation on rob- bery and suto theft charges. This was reduced to vagrancy and & six- month term imposed. Waley next was arrested in April last year at Tacoma, Wash., for in- vestigation as a parole violator, but The PRESENT LOW | PRICES on == INALDI CoAL Extended to Jume 15! Fill your bin mow at the present 25 savings—the lowest in 16 years! Read- ing’s Famous Anthracite in Egg, Steve, Nut and Cfinc. 649 R. 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