Evening Star Newspaper, December 27, 1936, Page 1

‘WEATHER. (U, 8. Weather Bureau Porecast.) yesterday; lowest, 34, at 7:15 am. yes- terday. Full report on page B-4. (P) Means Associated Press. No. 1,658—No. 33,843. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. he NAZIS THREATEN SPAIN; FRANCE OFFERS REICH COLONIES FOR & Sends Reprisal Warning in Seizure. SHIP RELEASE IS DEMANDED Holds Vessel Taken Outside Waters of Spain. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, December 26.—Germany in an ultimatum to the Madrid Socialist government demanded tonight the re- lease of the German freighter Palos and threatened ‘“reprisals” if the de- mand is ignored. Release of three passengers reported aboard the freighter and safe delivery of its cargo specifically were asked. ‘The nature of possible reprisals was not revealed. A communique announcing the Ger- man demand asserted the Palos was seized outside of Spanish waters and an investigation had proved beyond doubt the freight aboard was neither directly nor indirectly war material. * The communique added: “Necessary measures for obtaining the release of the steamer have been taken. It is expected, however, that before these measures become effective the red rulers (the Spanish Socialist government) will agree to set free the steamer which was seized quite without cause as well as to restore the freight undamaged and free the passengers on board unhurt.” ‘The route by which the demand was eommunicated to the Spanish Socialist government was not disclosed. Ended Relations November 8. Germany severed relations with the government November 8 when she rec- ognised the Fascist insurgent junta at Burgos, Spain. ‘The communique announcing the de- mand was issued by the official Ger- man news agency, Deutsches Nach- richtenburg. ‘The agency said it had no informa- tion beyond the communique and & loné official in the propaganda min- istry esserted he was unable to add anything. Government offices still ‘were closed for the holidays. Despite the threat of “reprisals” if the demand is ignored there were some in foreign diplomatic quarters ‘who said they felt it was possible open conflict could be averted. They pointed out that Admiral Erich Raeder, chief of admiralty, on August 20 authorized German war- ship commanders to act on their own in case of trouble. It was asserted in these quarters that the fact the Spanish government was given an opportunity to meet the German government’s wishes was an indication Reichsfuehrer Hitler wished to afford the chance for peaceful restoration of the Palos. Short Time Limit Hinted, An indirect indication that there was a time limit within which the Spanish government was given op- to act before German “re- | prisals” were put into effect was given by a government spokesman. ‘When questioned regarding the na- ture of the reprisals, he said: “You'll see after another day has passed.” To questions concerning the possi- bility of German warships shelling Bilbao, steaming into Bilbao Harbor to recapture the German freighter or a German blockade of the harbors of the Spanish Socialist government, the spokesman said: “I have no official information yet as to what to tell you about these pos- aibilities.” Meanwhile, approximately 100,000 young Germans in the Reich were pre- paring to join the army Monday as new recruits. A dispatch December 24 from Madrid said a report from Bilbao as- gerted the German freighter Palos was brought into the harbor there, escorted by two Socialist government Fascist insurgents. The German vessel, en route from Hamburg, was reported in this dis- patch to have been proceeding to Pasajes, Spanish seaport near San Sebastian, with a cargo of 1,500 tons ©f merchandise. SOCIALISTS HOLD GROUND, Madrid’s Gloomiest Christmas Ends as Siege Is Renewed. MADRID, December 26 (f).—The “people’s army” held its ground today and the eighth week of siege began. Strong defenses were thrown up in the recaptured Boadilla sector, includ- ing the village of Boadilla del Monte ftself, 7 miles west of Madrid—routing ‘whatever hope the Fascists might have had of celebrating in Madrid the “children's feast.of the three kings"— Togoland and the Cam- eroons, chiefly concerned in France’s proposed swap with Germany for European peace, are shown in the accompany- ing map. Togo is rich in iron, rubber and dyewood, while Cameroon has timber, hides and ivory. 1. . SEEKS DATA ONSHIP*SEIZURE” Vessel Was Held With | $400,000 Flax Cargo. By the Assoclated Press. | Spain last night for information on the alleged “seizure” at sea of a cargo of flaxseed consigned to an American mill. The action was taken after the re- ceipt of a protest from T. L. Dan- iels, vice president of the Archer- Daniels-Midland Co. of Minneapolis, which claimed title to the shipment and set its value at $400,000. The flaxseed was shipped from | Buenos Aires December 3, he said, on | the steamship Motomar, flying the Spanish flag. On orders from the Spanish Ambassador at Washington, he asserted, the vessel was headed, instead to Vera Cruz, Mexico. “Wednesday,” Daniels said, “the commander radioed our agent, Garcia & Diaz Co, New York, that ‘the | steamer sails under direct and abso- lute orders from the government of | the Spanish republic.” " | “In view of the unwarranted seiz- | ure of this vessel and cargo on the | high seas and the tremendous loss to | us,” Daniels’ telegram said, “we urg- | ently request you to seek diversion of | the ship to our Edgewater, N. J.,, mill, | which was the original destination.” | Seeking first of all an official re- port on the incident, the department cabled Eric C. Wendelin, Charge d’Affaires at Valencia, Spain, to which the Loyalist capital has been removed from Madrid, asking a report. No representations were made to the Spanish Ambassador. The incident recalled the seizure of several factories in Spain by the government soon after the civil war General Motors and Ford at Barce- | lona. | No action was taken by the de- partment in these connections. In- ternational law permits such seiz- | ures in time of war, provided ade- quate remuneration is given. The Loyalist government has assured the | United States the owners of an for- ure will be satisfactorily compen- sated. REPRESENTATIVE WEDS WALLA WALLA, Wash., December 26 ().—The marriage Christmas eve at Pendleton, Oreg., of Representative Knute Hill, Democrat, of Washington, and Miss Virginia Folkenberg was an- nounced by the bride tonight. She said Hill left the same night for ‘Washington, D. C., where she will join him in January. Infant Victim | Of FireStarted By Her Brother Boy, 4, Playing With Matches Ignites Girl’s Crib. A 17-month-old baby girl lay dead in Children’s Hospital last night—the victim of & fire in her crib started ac- cidentally by her 4-year-old brother. ‘The baby, Patricia Stramer, had hovered between life and death ever | The tragedy occurred on the third ‘flmrdnrflomin:mult 1327 |State Department Hears | The State Department cabled to began, notably the assembly plants of | eign property seized as a war meas- | PEACE DemandsHitler Cease Aid to Franco. 'MUST ASSIST IN ARMS CUT |Britain Is Backing Ultimatum on Neutrality. L] BACKGROUND— Return of the African colonies lost during the World War long has been Hitler's paramount de- mand in discussion of Germany's return to the League of Nations. _Togo, one of the colomies men- tioned by France in the swap for European peace, has a native population of 750,000, described by French governors as “intelligent and capable of a high degree of civilization.” The climate is very hot for six months during the year and endures a rainy season for the other six months. Germany, French officials say, would find little encouragement Jor colonization in Togo—which has less than 650 European resi- dents. Cameroon, with a population of 2220,000, has a better climate, although the rainy season is un- comfortable. It is nmow an autonomous territory in administra- tion of its internal government. | B the Assoctated Press. PARIS, December 26.—France offered today to give back Germany’s war - lost colonies in exchange for peace. French foreign office officials, fear- ful that Chancellor Adolf Hitler might | send troops to Spain to back up his | recognition of the Spanish ' Fascist Junta, outlined this course to avoid the danger of European war: Hitler may have back his colonies, held now by France under League of Nations mandate, if he will: Agree to “full and lasting settle- ment” of European political and economic problems. " Stop enlistment of German volun- teers to Spain. Participate in controlled disarma- ment of Europe. Renounce territorial claims within Burope. Co-operaie with the rest of the world in a program of economic re- habilitation. (Since the former German colonies now are administered under League of Nations' mandates, any return to Germany would have to be through the League. (The French offer was interpreted a8 an assertion of Prance’s willingness to do her part, but some arrangement, ias yet undefined, would have to be | worked out for League action. (In London it was pointed out that | Britain’s position with regard to the former German territories now under British mandate remained unchangec; that the League must handle the ques- tion of any territorial redistribution.) France, Britain, Germany and Italy might unite to force peace in Spain, if Hitler agrees to withhold aid from the Spanish Fascist government, French foreign office officials pre- dicted. *Such an effort to force compromise between Pascist Gen. Prancisco Franco and Socialist Premier Pran- cisco Largo Caballero would be an inevitable result of any German agreement to withdraw help from Burgos, they said. ‘Wil Seek to Save Franco. There are indications, they said, Hitler would demand some solution in Spain which would prevent Franco's complete defeat and loss of prestige for Germany, which has recognized his government. “France and Great Britain want neither Communist nor Fascist state 1n Spain,” one official said. “We may have to force both sides to cease fighting and submit to compromise in order to save the prestige of European nations which have backed either one side or the other.” An indiscriminste blockade of the entire Spanish nation might be re- sorted to to force a quick end to war- fare, officials said. They said the suggestion already had been conveyed (See FRANCE, Page A-5.) POLICE TO QUESTION GINGELL IN MURDER West Virginia Officers to Visit Rockville Tomorrow on Ex- tradition Question. Cl ON, 26.—Lieut. James PFillinger and Sergt. Joseph Horne of the State police will to Rockville, Md.,, tomorrow to i g i i H 22 g ; i | 5 i h i : § : ] i d i ] i L1 Sun WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION Y Star WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 1936—NINETY-EIGHT PAGES. * CHANG WILL URGE MERCY BE SHOWN PENTANT ARG Ready for Any Punishment, Even Death, Marshal Says in Nanking. NEUTRALTY “WAR STARTS N SENTE Committee Split Indicated.; May End Citizenship for Volunteers. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Neutrality legislation, designed to | keep America at peace, threatens to bring about a major war in the com- ing Congress. The conflict is likely to start in the Senate Foreign Rela- ticns Committee itself, where antag- onistic views on the subject are held. One group of legislators takes the view that the new neutrality act, to take the place of existing law which | expires in May, must be definite in every respect; that nothing must be left to the “discretion” of the Presi- dent. If there is to be an embargo on the shipment of war materials, or any other materials, to belligerents, it must be 50 stated in the law. This group argues that when “dis- cretion” is used, it becomes practically an act of war, certainly an act of | hostility rather than of neutrality. For example, if the President of the United States, in the exercise of his discre- tion, should place an embargo on the shipment of oll or food or some other needed material to belligerent nations after war had begun, it might be really unfair to one of the nations, partic- ularly if that nation was in greater need of such materials than its opponent. “Discretion” Called “Sanction.” The United States has stood aloof from the League of Nations and the use of “sanctions” to coerce other nations, even in a move for peace. The group in Congress demanding specific neutrality laws insists that the use of “discretion” is tantamount to the use of “sanctions.” On the other side is & group that, while it favors a hard and fast em- bargo against the shipment of arms and munitions and against the loan- ing of money and credits to belligerent nations, would still leave much to the “discretion” of the President. Here is one principal cause of division. There are others. Members of the group which will stand out for a hard and fast neutrality law, with no “dis- cretion” left to the President, are urg- ing that the hedge around this country be complete. It would go so far as to say that any supplies, any materials which belligerent nations desire to purchase from the United States must be sent for and carried away in ships other than those of the United States. This is called the “cash-and-carry” plan. For the purchasing nation would be compelled to pay cash for such purchases and to do the hauling in vessels of its own, or of some other foreign registry. Would Limit Travel. The same group would include in the neutrality Iaw a direct prohibition against an American citizen traveling on any ship of a belligerent nation. They maintain that it would not be enough to disclaim responsibility for any American citizen who traveled on (See NEUTRALITY, Page A-3.) MAY BE CALLED MARY Britain’s Newest Royal Baby May Be Named After Queen. LONDON, December 26 (#).—Eng- land’s newest royal baby may be called Mary, it was reported tonight, because that is the name of the Queen JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC CHANGES ARE FORECAST. AMBASSADOR SAITO. BY the Associsted Press. - TOKIO, December 27 (Sunday)— ‘The newspaper Nichi Nichi today re- ported that Hachiro Arita, Japanese foreign minister, will soon make ex- tensive changes in Japan's diplomatic service. It said he would accept the resigna- ‘Washington; Viscount Kimitomo Mushakoji, Ambassador to Berlin, and Naotake Sato, Ambassador to Paris. BANDT LS AN WOUNDS ANOTHER Victim Shot as He Resists Robber, Thinking Pistol Was Toy. Resistance in an attempted hold- up, which they thought was being per- petrated by a bandit with a toy pistol, led to the slaying of one man and the wounding of another early today. The dead man carried letters and papers bearing the name of “John O'Donnell,” with several Washington addresses and one in New York. ‘The bullet that killed him caught in the fold of a handkerchief he was wearing in his left breast pocket and entered his chest near the heart, pull- ing the handkerchief into the wound. The other man, shot through the arm, was identified at George Wash- (See ROBBERY, Page A-2) TOWN IS DESTROYED Casualties Unknown After Earth- quake in Japan. ‘TOKIO, December 27 (Sunday) .(P). —The Domei (Japanese) News Agen- ey today the town of Niij- ima, in the Tokio prefecture, was destroyed in an earthquake at 9:15 a.m. today (7:15 p.m. Saturday, East- ern standard time). It said the cas- ualties were not known. ‘The earthquake, which was excep- tionally severe, had its center at the bottom of the sea near Oshima, Chiba prefecture. J A number of houses ashore collapsed and the shock was followed by many landslides. . The official meteorological bureau Mrs. Simpson Forgives Critics Of Edward, H er Host Believes tions of Hirosl Saito, Ambassador to | PLANE WRECKAGE FOUND BY TRAPPER Bodies of Two Pilots Not Immediately Located Be- cause of Snow. By the Associated Press. KELLOGG, Idaho, December 26.—A tired trapper mushed into Kellogg to- day to report he and three other men had found the wreckage of a North- | west Airlines transport plane in the snow-mantled North Idaho Moun- tains, but not the bodies of the two pilots who apparently died in the smash-up eight days ago. Fred Cunningham, the trapper, said he did not attempt to locate the bodies of Pilots Joe Livermore and Arthur A. Haid and did not pry into the wreck pending the arrival of postal inspec- tors to care for the mail involved. “I know it was the plane because I touched it,” Cunningham said. “The wreckage was covered with snow and only portions of the fuselage were sticking out.” ‘The trapper said the wreck lay in 3 to 4 feet of snow near the top of an unnamed ridge 15 miles south of here, not far from 6,000-foot-high Cemetery Ridge about which the search had centered since last Monday. Claims Bodies Located. A. R. Mensing, division superin- tendent of Northwest Airlines, said at Seattle tonight that the bodies of Pilot Joe Livermore and Co-pilot Ar- thur A. Haid were seen by & woods- man in a wrecked mail transport plane on a North Idaho mountainside. “I talked with the woodsman, Pred Cunningham, in Kellogg, Idaho, to- day,” said Mensing after arriving by plane. “He told me while he did not dig into the plane, he could plainly see the bodies of the two pilots. They apparently were killed instantly. “Two parties will move out tomor- row morning, one from Calder, Idaho, and the other from Kellogg. To which place they will return will be decided after the parties meet at the plane.” Organize Salvage Party. Cunningham began organizing a salvage party and called for an auto- mobile to go to the aid of his three co-searchers, who he said were ex- tremely tired and were mushing to- ‘ward Kellogg. Five hundred miles to the southwest, searchers continued their efforts to find the Western Air Express plane which vanished December 15 while approaching Salt Lake City from the South. Searchers expressed doubt that frantic, incoherent radio appeals for help, reported by an amateur operator, came from the sky liner missing 12 days with seven aboard. Aerial investigation near towns that Operator Elwood Penrose, 25, said were mentioned in the pleas for help, failed to uncover any clues and a spokesman said further checking was unlikely. Hope that any of the five men and two women aboard survived & crash faded days ago. The operator said he: heard the words “plane,” “Upton,” “Milford” and “fire” mentioned, and a woman'’s voice at intervals. A stewardess and one woman pas- senger were among the seven persons jorning. “As soon as it was daylight,” he , “we resumed the search and REALIZES ‘WICKEDNESS,’ HE DECLARES IN LETTER Held Under Guard in House of Dr. T. V. Soong, With Whom He Returned by Air. BACKGROUND— Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, Jormer warlord of Manchuria, kid- naped Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek, dictator of the Nanking gov- ernment of China, December 12 at Sianfu, Shensi Province, where he held his superior nearly two weeks against the onslaughts of a puni- tive erpedition sent from Nanking. Assassination of Gen. Chiang re- ported during his captivity, but re- lease was finally won by his wife, the former Mei-ling Soong, and her brother, Dr. T. V, Soong, for= mer finance minister, who flew to Chang’s stronghold early this week against the advice of government leaders. Liberation of Chiang was announced yesterday. By the Associated Press. NANKING, December 26.—Gener- alissimo Chiang Kai-shek, restored to | his place as leader of the Chinese na- | tion, announced tonight he would rec- ommend that the government deal | leniently with Marshal Chang Hsueh- liang, penitent leader of the rebellion in Northwestern China, that ended yesterday with the generalissimo’s release. Marshal Chang, arriving here “to | face the music,” declared himself “ready to suffer whatever the Gov- ernment desires, whether it be death or not.” In a letter to the genarlissimo the former rebel leader eaid, “I realize my wickedness and my sin against i you and the nation.” He referred to | the rebellion against the central gov- ernment he launched at Sianfu, Shen- si Province, December 12, and to his holding Gen. Chiang a prisoner there for 13 days. Marshal Chang was brought to the capital by airplane this afternoon from Loyang, Honan Province, whith- earlier to receive a magnificent ova- tion. Held in Dr. Soong’s Home. The rebel leader was brought by Dr. T. V. S8oong, Mme. Chiang’s broth- er, in whose home he was detained under guard tonight. He wrote to Gen. Chiang: “I was completely unworthy to re- turn with you to Nanking, so I have followed you, coming to give myself up to the government. -I beg you, as my old friend, to forgive me if possible and to tell the nation my complete realization of the wrong I have done.” The government, considering the two weeks’ crisis at end, proclaimed lifting of “military control,” imposed throughout the country immediately Ying-chin, minister of war, ordered cessation of the punitive expedition (See CHINA, Page A-5.) MEXICO SENDS TROOPS TO PATROL RIO GRANDE Arrival of 250 Cavalrymen at Nuevo Laredo Arouses Speculation in Texas. Bv the Associated Prees. LAREDO, Tex., December 26.—Un- expected arrival of 250 Mexican cav- alrymen at Nuevo Laredo, across the border, for patrol duty along the Rio Grande, aroused speculation here to- night. Informed sources said it was pos- sible that the Mexican government had heard there may be a pian to smuggle arms and ammunition across the border, but this could not be verified. Nuevo Laredo sources said 500 cav- alrymen were dispatched from Mon- terey by Gen. Juan Andreu Almazan, half of the contingent detraining at Anahuac, 50 miles from the border. The others came to Nuevo Laredo and ‘were sent out for border patrol duty immediately between Nuevo Laredo ~FIVE CENT er he had flown with his erstwhile | rcaptive yesterday. The generalissimo | Cardinal Pacelli visited him around and his wife had arrived two hours | Full Associated Press News and Wirephotos Sunday Morning and Every Afternoon. TEN CENTS PUPES PIRALYSS REPORTED WORSE: DEATHSEENNERR Many Prelates at Vatican Fear Critical Turn Within Few Days. CARDINAL PACELLI IS ONLY VISITOR Pontiff Declared Unable to Move Legs—Recites the Rosary With Secretaries. BY the Associated Press. VATICAN CITY, December 27 (Sunday).—Pope Pius slept uneasily early this morning as pain frequently aroused him, well-informed sources reported today, after prelates’ hope for the pontiff’s recovery had dwin- dled with reliable reports paralysis had extended over his entire left side. The Pope before attempting to go to sleep recited the Rosary with his secretaries. Doctors remained within call, it was said, and nurses maintained a constant vigil. The circulatory congestion, accom- panied by old-age complications, was declared to have made the holy father's left arm useless. The 79- year-old Pope was not able t0 move his legs yesterday, authoritative sources said. Osservatore Romano, official Vatican newspaper, described the pontiff as suffering from “piercing, insistent spasms of pain.” A critical turn within the next few days would not be surprising, some prelates said sadly. Many abandoned all hope for the aged ecclesiastic’s re- covery from the affliction which sent him to bed three weeks ago. Cardinal Pacelli Visitor. Only Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, papal secretary of state, was allowed inside the sickroom with Dr. Amanti Milani, the pontiff’s physician, who was said to be in almost constant ate tendance on his patient. Highly important church problems were left pending or were settled by the Pope's subordinates without eon= sultation with the invalid. Pope Pius slept much of yesterday after awakening from a restless sleep. He listened to mass said in the study adjoining his bed room and then napped throughout the morning. noon. Reliable sources disclosed the holy father recently lost a front tooth but is unable to stand the strain of having his dentist treat him. This loss, it ‘was reported, interfered with his pro= nunciation during his radio address Thursday. Children Pray for Pontiff. Some lightening of his burden was given the ill pontiff by news of chil- dren’s prayers being said for him. Osservatore Romano declared he even laughed feebly at a letter from Louis Abelanet of Perpignan, France, which said: “I wish you were Louis and I the Pope s0 I could bless you because I love you.” The Pope read the child’s letter several times, said the newspaper which has sponsored a crusade of after its leader’s capture. Gen. Hoi children’s prayers for the pontiff's re- covery. 400 IN OHIO HOME POISONED BY FOOD Residents of Soldiers and Sailors’ Institution Stricken After Meal. By the Associated Press. SANDUSKY, Ohio, December 26.— Four hundred residents of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home here were stricken with some form of food poisoning after the evening meal toe night, Adjt. E. T. Thorson of the in- stitution said. Thorson said the men became ill an hour or so after eating. All were reported recovering late tonight. “We are keeping some of the older men in the hospital for observation,” he said, “but they do not seem to be in serious condition.” Dr. F. M. Houghtaling, Erie County health commissioner, after a hasty in- vestigation, gave the cause of the ill- ness as “poisoning, apparently of a bacterial nature.” He said the poisoning “apparently has been traced back to head cheese,” and Matamoros, opposite Brownsville, Tex. Ordinarily, less than 200 soldiers are stationed at Nuevo Laredo. Boy Prisoners Get Yule Leave And All Return 32 in Bay State School Permitted to Spend Holiday at Home. made of pork at one of the institu- tion’s farms. All of the men who became ill had eaten the head cheese, he said. An analysis of the food will be made. Col. John Volka, commandant of the home, which is a State institu- tion maintained for veterans of all wars, was in' Columbus tonight. In his absence Thorson was in charge of the institution. AUTOIST HURT IN CRASH AT 107 MILES AN HOUR Entertainer Thrown Into Rear Seat When Car Plummets Over Embankment. Oakdale Boys, has proved a penology theorg to the satistaction of himself and his as- BY the Associated Press. CARROLLTON, Ky., December 26.—