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OFFERS EXPECTED - BY POWER GROUPS Private Influences Sounding Out Administration on Compromises. BY CARLISLE BARGERON. Now that President Roosevelt has turned thumbs down on any exten- sion of the Tennessee Valley project for the present, private power in- fluences are expected shortly to renew their offers of a compromise in the great power fight. Some of these influences have been sounding out administration contacts since the T. V. A. decision in which the Government’s right to dispose of its surplus power from Wilson Dam in Tennessee was upheld. Just what progress has been made is not known but they are naturally heartened by the President’s decision. It was given to Senator McNary, Senate Republican leader, who conferred with Mr. Roose- velt particularly on the question of establishing an “authority” similar to that of the Tennessee Valley Author- ity in the Pacific Northwest. It would have embraced the Bonneville and Grand Coulee projects. The Senator was not favorable to one, believing these water power projects can best be handled separately. Extension Views. ‘What was considered more im- portant, however, was what was in- terpreted as the President’s feeling on the extension of the “authorities” gen- erally. He was represented as saying the country was not yet ready for it. ‘There are bills pending in Congress which would fairly divide the entire country into enterprises similar to that in the Tennessee Valley. Re- gardless of the outcome of the fight in the courts on the holding company act these projects would have put the private power industry out of business, and it was for this purpose their sponsors designed them. Mr. Roosevelt's decision is not taken to mean that the movement has been dropped, but rather that it will go over until after the election. The power companies were admittedly hard hit by the T. V. A. decision. Although it applied only to the Wilson Dam, their best legal brains have been un- able to see any way in which they can bring the question of the Tennessee Valley act itself before the Supreme Court. ‘Wendell L. Wilkie, president of the Commonweath and Southern Co., one of the most influential men in the power industry, is one of those who would like to see the whole business compromised. In fast, he made a defi- nite offer several months ago long be- fore the T. V. A. case came down, and in a subsequent speech he announced that his offer was received with con- siderable sympathy in administration circles until it got to the top. Matters for Agreement. Under this plan, briefly, the Gov- ernment and the utilities would agree upon rates, Federal regulation for holding companies and a program for rural electrification. The Govern- ment would continue with those of its present power projects where neces- sary to avoid waste and the utilities would agree to buy the surplus power. The Government in turn would agree not to duplicate transmission and plant lines or lend money to muni- cipalities to do it. Then, the utilities would agree to spend during 1935 and 1936—the offer was made in Midsummer—twice their minimum requirements which Wilkie said would result in a flow of $3,500,- 000,000 into industry. The administration apparently has no plan at present of withholding money for the erection of municipal power plants as is evidenced by Public Works Administrator Ickes' demand that the power companies co-operate with him in getting a quick decision on this subject from the Supreme Court. A recent decision by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals up- held the Government’s right to lend money for this purpose. FEDERAL LAWYERS WILL HOLD DINNER Senator Minton and Representa- tive Ramspeck Are Among Speakers. Senator Minton of Indiana, Repre- sentative Ramspeck of Georgia and William L. Ransom, president of the American Bar Association, will speak at a dinner for Government lawyers who are members of the Federal Bar Association Wednesday at the May- flower Hotel. The dinner will be pre- ceded by a reception. The association has invited as honor Buests cabinet members, Supreme Court Justices and the chief justices of the Court of Appeals for the District, the District Supreme Court and the Court of Claims and the presidents of the District Bar Association, the Women’s Bar Association and the Patent Bar Association. .The committee in charge of arrange- ments is composed of Thomas G. Shérman, chairman; Clyde B. Aitchi- son, James B. Alley, H. Miiton Colvin, Z. Lewis Dalby, Payton R. Evans, J. D. Goodloe, Robert H. Jackson, W. T. Kelley, Vincent Nicholson, Fred K. Nielsen, W. J. Price, Elbert E. Reitzel, Horace Russell, Addison T. Smith and Col. Hugh C. $mith. 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Here are family glimpses of Premier Keisuke Okada, who was listed among thcse assassinated in Toki Upper photo shows him holding his two grandsons. Belo He accepts tea from his daughter-in-law while his son, a Japanese naval officer, looks on. turesque liberal, has the reputation of being a sake enthusiast. Okada, a pic- —Copyright, A, P. Wirephoto. This Changing World Japanese Soldiers Riot BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. ‘Western nations have another - ttack of jitters. The Japanese Army is on the rampage again. Social reforms do | not worry the Japanese soldiers at the present moment. That is the business | of the civilians and may take place some day, after the main job is done. And the inain job is to establish Japan's supremacy on the Asiatic mainland, from Valdivostock to the | French Indo-China. * Kk Kk ‘The era of vast emigrations is over. No nation wants to accept the surplus population of another country—es- pecially when it is a question of an- other race. The world is closed to the surplus populations of prolific races with small territories. South America, which has enough waste land to feed about as many people as there are in the world today, has shut its doors to land poor. Immigration quotas and restrictions on the United Establishing Country’s Supremacy on Asiatic Mainland. States pattern are now being enforced. Australia and Canads, with vast un- populated areas, have gone so far as to make even immigration from Great Britain practically impossible. They want to keep the available lands for the future generations of their own people. * kK K The Japanese have decided to re- main in their own small islands: But in order to offer a living to the rapidly growing population, which will exceed in Latest Move Toward has discovered the cause and the cure for wars. You know what it is? Food. At its February 15 meeting, the League has discussed the matter of international eating and has found out that the people in this world eat | irrationally. They have no decent diet. The type of dishes served in various countries are of a nature w| cause indigestion, which means bil- | ious tempers. If the people through- | out the world were to eat more-di- gestible, less-spicy foods, their temper would be mellower and sweeter. * X Kk % | Governments are being urged to| appropriate some of the money they are spending now on war prepara- tions to provide their citizens with more digestible cooking. They are also urged to establish state movies, where people could go in their lejs- urely hours to spend a couple of pleasant hours looking at some inte- lectual film. These movie theaters should also have interesting pictures of various types of sanitary foods, and the way of ;preparing them. It might be a good idea after all. e Japan (Continued From~Pirst Page.) alone survived Although gravely wounded, he was said by an official of the imperial household to be recover- | ing, following a blood transfusion 100,000,000 within the next 20 years, they have decided to kick the white man out of Asia and make that vast continent the kitchen garden of their own empire. Under the wing of the Tokio gov- grnment the mainland of Asia will provide the Japanese industries with the mecessary raw materials and the hundreds of millions of people living in China and further west will be compelled to consume what Japan is producing. . A war is, of course, necessary to gain for Japan that kitchen garden. But that does not worry the military leaders. There are too many eople in the Nipponese Empire as it is, and’if a couple of million or so lose their lives for the greater glory of: the Emperor and for the good of the future generations it is all to the good. The Roman Empire has been built thit way. * k¥ X ‘The officers who had. charge of the detail which was supposed to bump off Premier Okada are what confused. They killed somel else who had the misfortune of look- ing like the old admiral. Okada is temporarily back in his office. It is probable that the officers who “killed” -him will call and offer, with the usual broad smile, their. apology for trying to harm him. And it is equally likely that the old statesman will accept these apologies with the same kind of a smile; Boys will be boys and must was expected to advance speedily to- Friday. ‘The resistance of the enlisted men collapsed when two airplanes, flying over their strongholds, dropped notices issued in the name of Emperor Hirohito, whom _they .worship as a .. The notice said: . “By imperial command, you have been ordered to return. to your bar- racks. If you disobey this order, you must be regarded as traitors. You may consider what you have been doing is right, but if-you come to see the error of your ways there is no use in continuing resistance. It is not too late to cease your resistance even now. “If you return now, your offenses will be forgiven. Your fathers, brothers and the whole nation praying for you to return. immediately to your own barracks.” Phe government clalmed the troops surrendered without the firing of a shot and_that there had been no bloodshed since Wednesday. ‘The construction of a new cabinet Prince Kinmochi Saionji, the only surviving member of the “Genro’— that once-famous council of elder statesmen and advisers to the Em- peror which was practically discon- tinued in 1922, Prince Saionji narrowly escnped assassination himself Wednesday. Mescow Optimistic. ' ports that Premier Keisuke Okada of Jeapan had not been killed in the ‘Tokio revolt and was retaining his position as head of the governmen: brought an optimistic reaction tonight among foreign observers here. Okada’s presence was viewed as a | possible safeguard against extremist | | tendencies which, it had been thought, might lead to intensification of fron- Russia, MORAN EXEMPTED FROM RETIREMENT Executive Order Says Public In- terest Requires Secret Serv- ice Chief Continue. ‘William H. Moran, chief of the Sec- ret Service, yesterday was exempted by President Roosevelt from compul- sory retirement from the Government service until January 1, 1937. Moran passed the civil service re- | tirement age of 70 on March 17, 1934. President Roosevelt at that time ex- tended his service and his Executive order today said “the public interest requires” that Moran be further ex- empted from retirement. Moran has been in the Secret Serv- ice, which is charged with the protec- tion of Presidents and suppression of counterfeiting, for 53 years, He has been chief since 1918. YOUNG DEMOCRATS LAY LEAP YEAR DANCE PLANS A leap-year dance will be given by the District of Columbia Club of the Young Democratic Clubs of America from 10 p.m. Saturday to 2 am. at ‘Wardman Park Hotel, according to announcements. Arthur Godfrey and his orchestra will provide the music and entertain- ment. Paul Best, president, and J. Ray- mond Nunan, vice president, are in charge of the Committee on Arrange- ments, which includes Lens Belle High, Nadine Russell, Lillian Shilman, Hazel Boss, Grace Marabella, Mar- Jjorie Neal, Rita Gaucher, Freda Hoot- man and Margaret Staley. to be ignored. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MARCH ‘1, i936—PART ONE. MEDIATION FAILS |ANGLO-JAPANES IN POWER STRIKE| WARIS PREDICTED El Paso” Company Raises Guard Force to Halt Prop- erty Destruction. By the Associated Press. EL PASO, Tex., February. 29.—Jo- seph 8. Myers, conciliator of the Fed- eral Labor Department, reported vir- tually no progress today in solving the El Paso Electric Co. strike, Meanwhile company officials increased -precau- tionary measures. The strike, involving union activi- ties, affected more than a score of day through the arrival in Tokio of | MOSCOW, February 29 (#).—Re- | Soviet Army in Far Eastern territory, | | Known Reputation for Reliable tier disputes between Japan and‘ communities in the Mesilla Valley of Texas and New Mexico. ‘The company, seeking to operate plants and maintain service with non- union labor, offered a reward of $100 for information leading to arrest and conviction of any persons damaging property. Power line guards were in- creased. .Officials of the International Broth- erhood of Electrical Workers reiter- ated their plan of continuing “peace- ful picketing.” They disclaimed any responsibilif for service being cut off in' New Mexico towns. Another Central Labor Commttee mass meeting has been called for to- morrow to discuss the power company boyeott. Treaty __ (Continued From First Page) is thoroughly alarmed as to the situa- tion in the Pacific and considers that much larger naval defenses are needed on the east coast than previously. To Prevent Japanese Encroachment. It was declared that the Soviet was determined to prevent encroachments by Japan in the Russian sphere of territorial influence, and was, there- fore, taking large scale steps to strengthen her defenses. The submarines, it was sald, were being carried§jover the trans-Siberian Rallway to Vladivostok. In addition to the under-sea craft, large numbers of troops and airplanes these reports said. marines as the backbone of its naval defense in the Far East. It was be- lieved the Soviet government had 25 new submarines at the Siberian base about two weeks ago with shipments of more new under-sea craft con tinuing, Barrier of Submarines. is mounted with one quick firing 5- | inch gun. According to one expert here, Rus- sia is determined to build a barrier of submarines all the way north and | south along the Russian coast. He would never allow the Japanese fleet | within striking distance of any im- | portant area. It was indicated in these sources that the Russian Army and air de- fenses are now almost on a war foot- ing. A conservative estimate of the it is said, 'places the number at 250,000 highly trained Reinforcements aré being dllly sped staced. EXPLORER TO SPEAK Rev. Bernard R. Hubbard, 8. J., will give an {llustrated lecture on his Alaskan travel adventures at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow at Gonzaga Hall for benefit of Jesuit seminaries. The Guild of Jesuit Mothers is sponsuring the first showing here of “The Glacier Priest’s” pictures. as well as battles with the ice on land and in the air, will be shown. Beau- tiful gcenery and dog life also are pictured in the Alaskan film. Mom AGO s LN g 7 NU-HAIR '_I'IIEATMEII'I'S GAVE RESULTS overcomes dandruff. itchy scalp. mervousness and other causes of BALDNESS. DON'T ignore the truth about your scalp and regret it the rest of your life. Toke ndvc-un of this special offer Backed by Tach ot practics experience and pesults ' obtained Ellenln RESULTS UARAI e Free examination. Phone Met. Hours 10 WM to These -are the ‘final doys of the QUARTER- OFF sale of fireplace furnishings. stock is disposed of it will be some time before such a generous offer will be repeated. Complete sets and odd pieces very_finest quality are included at SAVINGS too GENEROUS ‘When this factory surplus of the %~ Complete Fire Sets, -Andirons, Screeris, Wood lasken, Fenders and Fire Lighters.’ also were going overland to Siberia, | Naval experts said they understood | Russia was concentrating on sub- | It was reported that each submarine | said this chain of submarine craft | toward the Far EaSt, these sources Fighting through torrential waters, | | were all Oriental Naval Officer Says England Must Abandon Status Quo. By the Associated Press. LONDON, February 20.—England, not the United States, is the logical and “inevitable” target of a Japanese attack, according to Lieut. Comdr. Tota Ishimaru of the Imperial Japanese Navy. In his book, “Japan Must Fight Britain,” published here, Lieut. Comdr. Ishimaru declares that conflict in the Pacific cannot be avoided. “An Anglo-Japanese war is not the dream of a fool,” he states, “nor even an unreasonable hypothesis. Either Must Give. “Unless either Japan stops the policy nf expansion that she has been driven to adopt under the most severe pressure, or unless England, with her excessive number of colonies, abandons her policy of the preservation of the status quo . .. war must come. “Territorial possessions and natural resources England has in abundance, and can afford to relinquish ‘some. England had better swallow her pride and make way.” The writer insists that “Japan has nothing to fear,” since she could count on a decisive superiority over any British air and naval forces that could be concentrated in the Pacific. Says Empire to Collapse. A Japanese victory, he predicts, would be followed by the collapse of the British Empire. “India would break away, Hong Kong would be lost and Australia and New Zealand would pass into Japanese hands.” In conclusion, offering no construc- tive suggestions for the maintenance of peace, he writes: * Enfland and America must give wny Salto (Continued From First Page.) he added. “The insurgent subalterns patriots, sincere in their mo- tives and genuine in their loyalty; only they were misguided. T turbed on account of the unfortunate | event.” Discussing possible motives for the outbreak, he said: “Back of it all there must be dis- cerned the general suspicion—though misdirected—among, the young gener- stion in Japan—as in many other countries—that the cabinets and the Diet have been greatly influenced by big business and other private interests and therefore corrupted. Such sus- picion has been nurtured and intensi- fled through the very hard living most of them themselves and many others in Japan are eking out. * * * * “The improvement of such condi- tions of want and misery may have lurked in the minds of these radicals. They must have thought that by over- throwing the present cabinet they would be helping to bring forth a cab- inet genuinely patriotic and free from selfish interests. “However, it is no easy task to di- rect the affairs of a mighty modern nation. It requires skill, intelligence, diligence and experience. Relatively few are the men who have the requi- site qualifications of character, un- derstanding and training in any ccun- try. All make mistakes. As your late President Theodore Roosevelt used to say, ‘It is the batting average that counts’ This point has been lost | sight of by the radical officers, Militarists in Minority. “I therefore do not believe that the recent incident can be explained away | as a conflict of militarists and liberal- ists in Japan. By the same token I do not foresee a rise of demination who will chart a new course for our country. “Neither the majority nor the best of our military men are militarists. | ‘There is a great aifference between military men and militarist~. The| former are benefactors, the !latter | menaces to their country. “For Japan, as for any other coun- try, it would be a disaster for militar- ists to obtain control. It would be a blow at the soul of the nation, which is more important than its body.” Welsh Invited to Banquet. The annual banquet of .the St. David’s Society, in honor of the mem- | ory of Dydd Dewi Sant, will be held at 6:30 pm. tomorrow at the May- flower Hotel. 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