Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1935, Page 1

‘WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Falr and colder; lowest temperature about 26 degrees tonight; tomorrow in- creasing cloudiness, followed by rain or snow at night. Temperatures—Highest, 52, at 4:15 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 38, at 7:30 a.m. today. Full report on page A-9. losing N. Y. Markets, Pages 15,16&17 * j C Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. PEACE PLAN HITS SNAG IN TIGRE AREA CESSION; RAID PROTESTED TO U. S. Selassie Faces| Chieftains’ Revolt. LEAGUE MEET DELAY SOUGHT 10 States Accept Qil, Coal, Iron, Steel Embargo. No. 32,461. American Flag Insult Seen at Dessye. BUILDINGS HELD FULLY MARKED {Claims of Storage of Arms Termed “Ridiculous.” BACKGROUND— While Italian troops made slow progress from mnorth and south toward interior Ethiopia, Mus- solini’s strong fighting planes struck swiftly, sharply last Friday in bombing raid on Dessye, repeated attack on Saturday. American hos- pital, supported by Seventh-day Adventist Church, with head- quarters in Washington, suffered damage, as did one of residences of Haile Selassie, Ethiopian Emperor; many killed and wounded. De- claring hospital marked with red cross, Selassie protested bombing to League of Nations. BACKGROUND— Leaders in League of Nations threat to impose economic pressure against continuance of Italian ag- gression in Ethiopia, Britain and France also have submitted several proposals for peace megotiations; pending one would give Italy land in region already occupied in re- turn for seaport to Ethiopia. To Jorestall serious opposition of small nations of League to policy of land concessions, British-French spokes- ‘men yesterday emphasized proposal merely basis for negotiation rather than actual offer. BULLETIN. By the Associated Press Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho struck out today at the Franco-British proposal to end the Italo-Ethiopian War as a plan which would leave Mussolini “the most powerful figure in Europe” and give him more than he sought in the beginning. STANLEY BALDWIN, BALDWIN REVERSE ENRAGES LEFTISTS “Most Dishonorable Deal” Laid to Fears for Status Quo. BY JOHN GUNTHER. By Cable to The Star. LONDON, England, December 11.— All those who voted for the peace bal- lot, all the Left-Wingers and Labor- ites, all the people who believed in the League of Nations and trusted Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, are | seething in bewilderment and indig- | nation today as details of the “most dishonorable deal” in the history of British foreign policy became known. By the Associated Press. ADDIS ABABA, December 11.—The heads of all three American missions | the American colony presented a | signed statement to Cornelius Van H. | Engert, United States charge d'af- | faires, today protesting the Italian bombardment of Dessye. “There was never a more deliberate | insult to the American flag than | Italy’s bombardment of the American The national government went to | the country and got an imposing man- e e if he dared to accept the proposal. date on the promise to back up the; and the consequent endangering of The Addis Ababa government au-|yeggue, enforce sanctions against| American lives,” the statement said. thorities said Northern Tigre province | ytaly and make a fair settlement of | must be kept by Ethiopia lest native the Ethiopian war. | Signers of Protest. chieftains, ordered to retreat, rise in | The plan conceived by French Pre- | Dr. T.A. Lambie, head of the Sudan revolt on grounds that they could|mier Pierre Laval and Sir Samuel | interior mission and secretary general have defended the province success- | goare, British foreign secretary, ac-| Of the Ethiopian Red Cross; John fully. | cording to details which have leaked | Cremer, head of the American United At Geneva 10 nations had notified | oyt in paris, is nothing more nor less | Presbyterian Mission; Dr. Tesla C. the League of Nations today of their | thap 4 direct betrayal of these prom- willingness to extend sanctions against | jses it js felt. Ttaly to include embargoes on oil, coal, Government Embarn: a iron and steel. . N : The government itself is embarrassed o e wepe | 81 tis comersault and plenty of Tory | SLLLE% Rl neaduarier, sud: Riustia, 2 Rumania, Argentina, Irak back-benchers are perturbed and dis- | “American and other 'ih‘;estu 'w._ Finland, New Zealand, Holland, Slam, | tressed. Sir Samuel himselt has dis- | ;o ATEECAR ATC SEUST SICOAT drop- ' ) 4 * | appeared in Switzerland on a Vaca | ned on American property adjoining B/ the Associated Press. The program of Great Britain and France for peace in East Africa en- countered an early obstacle today, Ethiopian officials asserting Emperor Haile Selassie would lose his throne Adventist mission were among the | signers. The statement, concerning the air WASHINGTON, D. C, in Ethiopia and other members of | Nicola and Dr. G. E. Bergman of the | India and Czechoslovakia. Ineffectiveness Feared. Officials said they believed that if | coal, iron and steel embargoes were | applied they might be made partially | ineffective by Germany and Austria. Commenting on each point of the peace plan as it was outlined by An- | thony Eden, British minister for| League of Nations affairs, to the| House of Commons yesterday, Addis Ababa officials said: 1. Ethiopia does not want an out- let to the sea unless it is free from Italian taxation. 2. Not one inch of Northern Tigre | Province can be surrendered because | it is of great political importance and | uprising of chieftains is feared. Willing to Cede Ogaden Area. 3. Ethiopia is willing to exchange part of Southern Ogaden province for a port, but refuses to give up the Fafan Valley or any territory west of the Fafan River “because it contains oil.” 4. Ethiopia will not surrender the Danakil land to the east because for sges it has proved a bulwark of na- tional defense. 5. The answer is “no” to grantit Italy a zone of colonization in the southwest because white peasants | have proved unable to compete With} the natives and have become a bur- | den on the government. | The Ethiopian officials contended also, on this point, that the Italians already had proved most undesirable as settlers because annexation in- variably followed colonization. 6. Drawing up of a treaty with the League of Nations for financial and administrative assistance to Ethiopia, however, is acceptable. Officials also described the peace plan and its reported provisions for exchange of land between Italy and Ethiopia as a “reward for Italy, for breaking covenants, and another de- vice to delay further sanctions.”. 1l Duce’s Acceptance Expected. Haile Selassie’s Paris minister, Wolde Mariam, conferred with Premier Pierre Laval on the terms, as did Premier Mussolini’'s Ambassador, Vittorio Cerruti. IlI Duce generally was expected to accept the proposals. London and Paris left nothing for Italy to guess at in drafting the pro- gram to end the hostilities. Agreed upon a formula for peace, they pre- pared to postpone a League meeting scheduled for tomorrow to consider additional penalities against Italy. As a fnal gesture, they intended asking the League Committee of Five to take over the negotiations and carry them to completion. ‘The rest was up to Il Duce and Haile Selassie. Rome was silent. Whether Musso- lini, whose recent utterances have been more conciliatory than heretofore, would discuss the proposed basis for eventual peace negotiations or drop (See PEACE, Page 4.) SNOW MAY FOLLOW | COLD BLAST TOMORROW Fair and colder weather tonight may be followed my rain or snow to- morrow night, according to the ‘Weather Bureau. Today’s bulletin said: “Fair and colder tonight with a minimum of about 26 degrees. Increasing cloudi- ness tomorrow, followed by rain snow at night.” . | may be able to do in furthering the | tion, leaving Baldwin to face the music in the House of Commons and giving Capt. Anthony Eden, minister | for League of Nations affairs, the in- | vidious task of ruining his reputation | as a stanch pro-Leaguer by defending the settlement to the outraged .mnll“ powers at Geneva. | Prime Minister Baldwin is none too | happy and critics agree that his lame, half-hearted speech yesterday in the | House of Commons was the worst in | his parliamentary career. He sat. gloomy and despondent, ate no dinner and seemed the picture of black despair. He said, as a clear proof of how miserable he felt: “I grant that our prestige is great. Members have said it may be impaired by what has taken place tonight and by our action. I hope not. It may be so.” League Wreck Feared. Then he proceeded to the ominous admission that the Hoare-Laval deal | may wreck the League. This at least is the current interpretation of his re- k; “This House and the country ay well have to consider what, in the light of what they have learned, theyI work of the League of Nations in the future.” Capt. Eden, who seemed to be groan- ing with misery, ended a weak apolo- getic speech by asking for “latitude in a task which no one can envy me.” The House divided on a labor motion against the King’s speech, something which has not happened in many years. The vote was 281 for the gov- ernment and 139 against, which was a comfortable enough margin, but by no means as big as the national gov- ernment’s majority warranted. (Copyright, 1935.) —_— Dog Gets Blood Transfusion. HOLLYWOOD, Calif,, December 11 (#).—Mac, a Great Dane, was resting cmfortably today after a blood trans- fusion, believed By Dr. Willlam Jaquias to be the first ever given a dog. the Red Cross encampment. Forty struck the compound and five the hospital, marked by a large American flag and red cross. “This wholesale bombardment of an area which is far removed from the main town of Dessye obviously could | not have been accidental. China Conflict Cited. “Through all the years of Sino- Japanese conflict no parallel case can be cited, although there are many more American missions in tha. af- fected area. “The Italian consulate situated at | Dessye is fully informed concerning American-owned property near there and its uses. “For_y¢ the Italian authorities (See WAR, Page 4.) - |CUMMINGS PLANS UTILITY LAW FIGHT Attorney General to Argue Case in D. C. Supreme Court Tomorrow. By the Associated Press. Attorney General Cummings today said he himself would appear in Dis- trict Supreme Court tomorrow to open Government arguments in defense of the validity of the utility holding com- pany law, attacked here by seven firms. The decision served to emphasize the importance placed by the admin- istration on the controverted New Deal law which has prompted scores of legal actions. It will be the first appearance of the Attorney General in a Federal district court since he took office. Cummings’ only appearance in any court since he assumed office was his defense of the Government's “gold clause” law before the Supreme Court early this year. TUNE IN ON WMAL Tonight at Eleven AN ALL-STAR PROGRAM Fi EATURING HEADLINERS OF RADIO, SCREEN AND STAGE Will be presented by the National Broadcasting Ce. os their contribution to The Star-Warner Bros. anriual toy matinee campaign, to make sure that the poor children of Washington will not be forgotten this Christmas. A BIG STAR BROADCAST FROM START TO FINISH Don’t Miss It For Further Details Read Today's Star Feni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION \ice PRESID Tve U.S. SlYSS i3 ONE'S HIES 2 Ike” and M Ap all-star Christmas show will be | broadcast over Station WMAL at 11 | o'clock tonight as part of the Na- | tional Broadcasting Co. contribution to the Star-Warner Bros. annual toy | | campaign for the poor children of ‘Washington. Stars of the stage, screen and ra- | | dio are contributing their services in an appeal to Washingtonians, asking them not to forget the unfortunate children whose Christmas might be blighted unless helping hands come to | their assistance. Pat O'Brien, coming to Washington | direct from Hollywood to make his| first stage appearance in the Earle | | Theater Friday, is expected here to-‘ day, ahead of time, to act as master | of ceremonies for this broadcast. | “Scandals™ Stars Join. 8. E. Cochran, manager of the Na- tional Theater, today enlisted the sup- Toy Broadcast Tonight Offers Stars of Stage, Screen and Air Pat O’Brien to Be Master of Ceremonies| at 11 P.M.—Program With “Ukulele | ers will be featured. E&T VO\L e Sy any Others. port of George White, whose 1935 “Scandals” are playing at the E street | theater. Several specialty numbers | from this musical production will be put on the air and Clff Edwards | (Ukulele Tke), Gracie Barrie and oth- | Along with this array of talent, the entire stage show at the. Earle— Warner Bros.” downtown theater, where | | gifts are to be gathered on Saeturday | ! —will go on the air, - Ted Weems and | his orchestra constitute the major por- | tion of this show. Featured artists | are Helen Jane Belke, singer; Elmo Tanner, whistler; “Country” Wash- | burn, singer; Parker Gibbs, musical | specialty, and “Red” Ingle, comedian. } Bert Granoff, Washington (favorite tenor, will join up with these forces from ‘the Earle. Helen Corbin Heinl. Washington (See SANTA, Page 5.) U S. HELD READY TORESTAAA. CASE lliness of Reed May Cause Abandonment of Oral Arguments. By the Assoclated Press. The Justice Department appeared ready today to rest its defense of the | Bankhead cotton act before the Su- | preme Court on its printed brief al- | ready submitted. | This would mean its abandonment of the oral arguments interrupted yes- terday when Solicitor General Stanley Reed became ill. Reed had planned to proceed today, but remained at home instead. His illness, at the close of two tense days of defending the administration’s farm program before the high court, prompted the consideration of letting the Government’s case stand on the written argument. 1t also was learned Reed, who was expected to remain at home for at least three or four days, would face only one other New Deal test in the Supreme Court before Christmas. Wideman to Appear. Frank J. Wideman, Assistant Attor- ney General in charge of tax cases, will defend the A, A. A. amendments alone on December 16. Previous plans had indicated Reed would participate in this case, affect- ing Louisiana rice millers, as well as the one involving T. V. A., soon to be heard. Argument on the cotton act was halted at 4:15 p.m. yesterday when the solicitor general suffered a faint- ing spell as he was being questioned by the justices. Friends attributed his spell to the intensive work in preparing four New Deal tests, which he planned to argue personally within a 10-day period. 45 Minutes Left. The Government still had 45 min- utes allotted for argument on the Bankhead case, while opposition coun- sel had 15. Reed had not been on his feet long yesterday when the attack came. “I'm sorry, I shall have to postpone further discussion,” he said as he stag- gered to a seat and put his hand to his head. Chief Justice Hughes’ gavel fell, adjourning court 15 minutes early. Spirits of ammonia were applied to Reed’s nostrils and he was rushed home. Earller in the day, Reed had heard George Wharton Pepper, counsel for the Hoosac Mills of Massachusetts, shout that the A. A. A, the New Deal’s (See A. A. A, Page 4.) VISIT AT WHITE HOUSE Mrs. Donner Roosevelt and Son. Coming Here. PHILADELPHIA, December 11 (#). —Mrs. Donner Roosevelt and her son, William Donner Roosevelt, grandson of the President, left for Washington today to spend 10 days with President and Mrs. Roosevelt at the White House. . Mrs. Donner Roosevelt, who was Elizabeth Donner, is the former wife of Elliott Roosevelt, second son of the President. CONVICTION FOR3 ASKED AT TRIAL U. S. Attorney Urges Jury to Consider Only Tax Plot Charges. BACKGROUND— Complaint that New York tax consultant McElhill had annoyed him with proposals to “fiz” a $149,- 000 income tar assessment for a fee of $10,000 was made by New Jersey utility executive McCarter in late 1934. Commending McCarter’s action, Treasury Department set trap; brought about arrest of Mé- Elhill, partner Callaghan and Rev- enue Bureau employes Hardgrove and Nelson. Indictments followed, that of Callaghan subsequently being nolle prossed. Accusing two former Internal Rev- { snue Bureau employes and a New York | tax consultant of a “nefarious scheme” to defraud the Government in the Mc- | Carter income tax case, Assistant | United States Attorney George E. Mc- Neil today asked a jury in District Su- preme Court to convict the three of conspiracy. McNeil began closing arguments for the Government after the defense had sprung a surprise by failing to place on the stand the last of the three de- fendants, Frank B. McElhill, New York tax accountant. The latter’s al- leged accomplices, John W. Hardgrove, former assistant chief conferee of the Internal Revenue Bureau, and Hen- ning R. Nelson, a former auditor of the bureau, previously had testified. The case was expected to reach the jury later today. Bribing Held Not Question. McNeil declared it is not the con- tention of the prosecution that the Government lost-any money or that any one was bribed as a result of the alleged plot to ~“fix” Thomas N. Mec- Carter’s income tax case for a fee of $10,000. “This was a conspiracy,” McNeil declared, “to defraud the Government by depriving it of the faithful, honest and efficient services of two of its em- ployes, Hardgrove and Nelson. The law states that the Government is en- titled to faithful and honest service from those who take the oath of an employe and to deprive the Govern- ment of this right is as much of a crime as to defraud it of money.” McNeil reviewed the testimony given by Federal wire tappers, who (See TRIAL, Page 4.) Young Washington Washington is getting e glimpse of its young generation —at school, at play, ot work g Staf WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1935—FIFTY PAGES. #%# COURT 0 ADVISE CONGRESS URGED Constitutional Legislative Tribunal to Be Pushed by Lonergan. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. A constitutional legislative court to act in an advisory capacity to Con- | gress and the President will be pro- | posed by Senator Lonergan, Democrat | of Connecticut, when Congress as-| sembles in January, it was learned today. Senator Lonergan predicted an in- creasing amount of legislation touch- | ing on constitutional questions, in making his announcement. The court as proposed by the Con- necticut Senator would be composed of nine members, the same number as the Supremc Court. The President ! and the House and Senate Judiciary Committees each would name two members, a Republican and a Demo- crat in each instance. The three remaining members would be selected from a list of Federal judges wm‘ had served for at least 10 years on‘ the bench. This would have the effect | The only Associated (UP) Means Associated Press. JAPAN PRESENTS FORMAL DEMAND FOR NAVY PARITY U. S. and British Delegates to Reply to Nagano Tomorrow. ADMIRAL OUTLINES STAND IN LONG TALK England Reveals Plans for Seven| New Destroyers—Parley at Crisis, BACKGROUND— Growing steadily in military might, Japan seeks naval parity with Britain and United States. Washington treaty of 1921 estab- lished 5-5-3 ratio jor capital ships; London agreement of 1930 gave Japanese slight increase for cruisers, destroyers, submarines. Last year, Japan became insistent in demand for equality in all classes; forced deadlock in pre- liminary conference as British compromise suggestion of “paper parity” met disapproval of United States. Before present sessions opened Japanese delegates served notice issue must be met; other powers yesterday consented to con- sideration. By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 11.—Admiral| Osami Nagano placed Japan's de- mands for a navy as large as that| of any major vorld power squarely before the delegates to the Interpa-| tional Naval Conference today in a second-round discussion of a problem which has threatened to wreck the| parley. The admiral, who spoke for 45 min- | utes, was the only speaker. and the session was adjourned until tomor- | row, when the American and British | delegates will reply to the Japanese demands. The Japanese thesis was that a tonnage limit should be set, but with the “great naval powers” granted equality; “offensive warships” abolished or drastically reduced and a “state of non-menace and non - aggression” achieved. Favored Powers Unnamed. Authoritative sources said Nagano, | the chief Japanese delegate, did not! name the favored powers in his, equality program, arousing specula- tion as to whether Italy and France wonld favor it if included, or oppose it if excluded. While the naval delegates were re- in Washington wit evening Eagfir e Press News and Wirephoto Services. Yesterday’s Circulation, 132,857 Bome Returns Not Yet Received. TWO CENTS. FACTIONAL FOES FORCE PRESIDENT OF CUBATORESIG Mendieta Steps Out as “Pa- triotic Duty” to Clear Way for Vote. JANUARY ELECTION OBSTACLE REMOVED Caffery Reiterates Non-Interfer- ence Policy—Secretary of State Barnet Assumes Office. BACKGROUND— In May, 1902, Cuban Congress took over Government from Ameri- can military authorities, embarked on first attempt at maintaining in- dependent administration. Fatlure brought establishment of provision= al government in 1906 under pro- tection of United States, second Cuban republic established in 1909. Since then, island has been po- litical storm center. Revolution of 1933 overthrew rule of President Machado, brought quick changes in administration with Carlos Men- dieta becoming provisional presi- dent in January, 1934. Recogni- tion of United States granted. Last April, political leaders agreed upon election, procedure of which caused present disturbance. (Copyright, 1935, by the Associated Press.) HAVANA, December 11.—Cuba's turbulent political situation precipi- tated the resignation of President Carlos Mendieta today and catapulted Secretary of State Jose A. Barnet into his office, apparently clearing away obstacles to the holding of the January national elections. Mendieta. yielding to the insistence of powerful political factions which refused to participate in the elections unless he first stepped down, presented his resignation to the cabinet as a “patriotic duty.” Barnet, 71-year-old veteran of the diplomatic service, automatically be- came President—the »epublic’s seventh since a revolution caused the down- fall of Gerardo Machado on August 13, 1933. The possibility arose immediately that Barnet might be another of Cuba’s “Presidents for a day.” Cabinet to Name Successor. After reappointing all members of Mendieta’s cabinet, he called the min- isters and the Council of State to meet later in the day in a joint session | which the law provides must elect & | provisional president within 48 hours. of leaving the balance of power in|suming their meetings Lord Sunley.‘1 A bankground of unsettled political the court in the hands of these three Federal judges. One-Third Vote to Submit. parliamentary financial secretary of | the British admiralty, announced in| the House of Commons that Great | Britain proposes to order seven addi- | pesed to it on the ground that it and as plain youngsters. The Star is publishing o new picture series of boys and girls, snapped at random throughout the city. They will appear each week: doy—may be your friends or relatives. Selections will be made iust as the photographer finds them. Today’s picture appears on page B-1 of this edition. The new proposal advanced by 8en- ator Lonergan indicates again the interest in constitutional questions, aroused particularly by New Deal legislation. Lonergan has been a supporter of the administration. Senator Lonergan explained that all legislation introduced in Congress | bearing on the Constitution would be | referred to the advisory court, if it is | set up, by & vote of one-third of either | the House or Senate. The President could submit his legislative proposals | and those originated by members of his cabinet. The decisions of the new court would be merely advisory and in no way binding. There would be no attempt to interfere in any way with the functions of the Supreme | Court of the United States. That tri- bunal weuld continue to handle the cases arising before it as usual. The Connecticut Senator rejected | the idea of granting to the Supreme Court itself this advisory power on legislative matters, a plan that has bern advocated by Gov. Hoffman of | New Jersey: Lonergan gave that idea consideration and obtained the views of prominent lawyers and educators | on the matter, He found them op- would bring the Supreme Court into | the realm of legislation and in the | end might subject the court to criti- cism. So there will be no attempt on the part of Lonergan to change in any way the status of the Supreme Court Among those whom the Senator consulted in the matter were: Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, Dr. James (See COURT, Page 5.) B o e Sl FALL’S CONDITION GRAVE Former Interior Secretary Still Is Seriously Il EL PASO, Tex., December 11 (#).— Albert B. Fall, former Secretary of the Interior, remained in a serious condi- dition in a hospital here today. He is ill with bronchial pneumonia. Although physicians reported “no change” in his condition, members of Fall's family said he was “his old self” again, PHILIPPINE tional destroyers for the current finan- cial year. He stated orders had already been | placed for a flotilla leader and eight | destroyers and 2 supplementary esti-| mate to be submitted to the Commons would cover the seven additional de- | stroyers, | Authoritative sources pointed out| that unless Germany and Soviet Rus- sia were given naval equality, the ratio system, which the Japanese op- posed, would be prolonged and might become a breeder of future contro- versies, even if equality were granted Japan with the United States and Britain. Non-Japanese experts said that be- cause the British and Americans have not built up to treaty strength, while the Japanese have, Japan already pos- sesses a modern, underage fleet of considerably greater strength than the treaty 5—5—3 relations. British, American and similar in- | terests, however, are opposing Japan's parity demands for any new treaty. British Contentions. The British contended they need many ships to assure protection of their wide-flung colonies, dominions and trade routes The United States, with two long coasts and Pacific possessions to de- fend, must divide its total naval h Granting to the Japanese of treaty equality, British and American naval ex] asserted, would actually give Japan superiority because of the com- paratively snfall, concenttated area it defends. Naval equality, these sources said, also would be equivalent to granting Japan a free hand in the Far East. Norman H. Davis, chief United States delegate, has emphasized that the existing relative strengths are not mere mathematical ratios, but are based on comparative defense needs. Floods Dgmage Serbia. BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, December 11 (#).—Disastrous floods in the Var- dar River valley inundated many communities of South Serbia today and spread destruction through the countryside. Only one death was re- ported immediately. FREEDOM Will Self-Rule Bring Independence to Islands or Will Another Power Move In as United States 'OBSERVER . Moves Out? OUTLINES SITUATION Ben McKelway, News Editor of The Evening Star, who attended the Quezon inauguration, gives the background of the problem in a series of nine articles, the second of which appears on page A-3. conditions, army activity against kid- napers and a raid on a radio station accompanied the swift turnover in the government. The Cuban military headquarters threw 4,500 police and soldiers and 300 army intelligence agents into a search for Nicolas Castano, Havana millionaire, held by kidnapers since Monday for reported ransom of $300,- 000—a fund which army leaders feared might go to revolutionaries. Fourteen men, some reported reliably | to have been armed with submachine | guns, raided radio station CMQ last | night and caused equipment damage | estimated by authorities at $40,000. This raid preceded by three hours a schedule broadcast over station COCO by Mendieta to the United States on the political situation. Mendieta abruptly canceled his talk, | called his cabinet into extraordinary session and resigned, but officials said the attack on station CMQ had no connection with his actions. Station CMQ officials said they had been ordered by the Communications Department before the raid to halt a | program sponsored by a political party | demanding the resignation of Men- dieta. With Mendieta's resignation clearing the atmosphere and Barnet striving to settle affairs of state until the pro- visional government could be supplante | ed by officers elected next month, | United States Ambassador Jefferson | Caffery said in a statement: “As the American Ambassador, of course, I have no desire to interfere | with Cuba’s domestic political processes. My only hope at this juncture is to see & continued democratic development in Cuba’s political life.” | Menocal Effects Crisis. The strong Menocalista party, led by Gen. Mario G. Menocal, twice President of Cuba, was one which re- fused to participate in elegtions unless Mendieta resigned. The Centristas, headed by former President Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, Joined in this stand. The elections originally were set for December 15, to end the provie sional status of the government which has prevailed since Machado fled the island and Mendieta finally took of- fice in January, 1934. Major coalitions formed by some parties for the elections were oute lawed by the Supreme Electoral Court in what some opposition circles called a government coup d'etat to prevent their victory at the polls. The government called in Dr. Harold W. Dobbs, president of Princeton University, accepted his formula which would have permitted presie dential electors to renounce or con= firm candidates nominated by the ine dividual parties, and reset the elece tions for January 10. Readers’ Guide Short Story Society - Sports _. Washington Wayside .._A-14 Women's Features .....B-16 -