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- GERMAN-RUSSIAN WARVIEW OPPOSED _V?m Papen Believes Peace ¢ Between Nations Will Be Preserved. By the Associated Press. VIENNA, January 2—Herr Franz von Papen, the diplomat who trans- acts Germany's complicated political business in Austria and the Balkans, believes peace between Germany and Russia will be preserved. “There will be no war in this quar- ter,” Von Papen told the Associated Press. “The surface indications might seem otherwise to some observers, but there is one hard, practical obstacle to war between Germany and Rur- sia. It is Poland, which lies between, and presents sufficient tactical and political difficulties to keep its power- ful neighbors apart.” The tension between Russia and Germany will result in nothing more serious than angry speeches and an exchange of hearty insults, the Am- bassador believed. Envies America. But, otherwise, Von Papen observed, the general situation in Europe is dark enough. He recalled the days just before the great war, when he was in Washington, and said he envied America its comparative freedom from the troubles which beset the Old World. “Americans, I am sure, do not suf- ficiently appreciate how happy is their ot compared with that of the people of this old, politically sick continent,” he said. But even Europe is not hopeless, he eontinued, saying that several sound forces serving the peace of the world are at work. Vastly important, he said, is Germany's firm determination not to participate with other coun- tries in forming a belligerent or selfish “bloe.” Herr von Papen conceded Germany is on better terms with the Rome protocol states—Italy, Austria and Hungary—but nothing is farther from German thought than to make this pew friendship the foundation of a tight pact involving mutual military obligations. “Germany does not care for more rigid alliances of the pre-war brand,” the Ambassador said. Sees Peace With Vatican. Peace also is being served, he added, by earnest efforts to bring about a workable, mutually acceptable under- standing between the Vatican and | Nazi Germany. Herr von Papen, an ardent Catholic, said he believed such an understanding would be achieved soon and that it would involve compro- mises by both sides. The recent book of the Austrian Bishop, Alois Hudal, “The Foundation of National Socialism,” which is cre- ating a sensation in religious circles of Middle Europe, points the way to- ward agreement in the dificult Ger- man church question, the Ambassador said. Bishop Hudal, rector of the Anima Institute at Rome, advocated a Cath- olic compromise with Naziism and at- tracted a considerable following de- spite the fact that many church lead- ers retorted “any compromise with Naziism is a compromise with Satan.” Herr von Papen saw little possibility of a restoration of the Hapsburg dy- nasty in either Austria or Hungary. “The restoration movement is a still-born child,” he said. “Both Aus- tria and Hungary love their indepen- dence too dearly and cling to the *status quo’ too firmly to give serious thought to restoring a ruling family and a dynasty which would be chal- lenged from many quarters.” Spain : (Continued From First Page.) uphold the dignity of the Basque Re- public.” Patrol boats in the Bay of Biscay area were ordered to fire on any vessel of any nation attacking Spanish mer- chantmen. The Basques charged German warships were being har- bored at Guetaria, Fascist coastal city between Bilbao and San Sebastian. “The Basque government is not dis- posed to permit any German inter- ference violating international law and has given orders for the most extreme measures if necessary, fully realizing what may be the interna- tional repgrcussions of these meas- ures,” the official announcement said. Fire on French Ship. (Three Fascist ships fred more than 20 shells at a French merchant vessel off the Northern Spanish coast, border reports to Bayonne said. The warships pursued the vessel from a point about five miles off Elanchove, the reports said. Spanish government ‘war planes pursued the insurgent craft in answer to a radio appeal. (Gijon dispatches asserted two Fas- cist craft—the battleship Espana and the destroyer Velasco—bombarded the port of Musel, harbor settlement of Gijon, but were driven off by govern- ment airplanes. (French foreign office officials de- clared that if the border reports were frue a “pretty serious situation” would pesult.) ¢ Spanish government submarines d several planes stationed at Bil- were included in the patrol con- tingent along the Bay of Biscay coast ; prevent a recurrence of the Soton cident. Freighter Forced Aground. * The Soton was fired upon and forced #ground by the Koenigsberg in re- Pprisal for retention of part of the ¢argo and & Spunish passenger by Basque captors of the Nazi freighter Palos. The Palos was freed. i officials both to Basque c reported the Valencia seat of the Socialist gov- emment and to the International Non-intervention . Committee in Lon- don, which convenes Wednesday. The "Basques #aid they were un- dble to confirm reports that the Span- $h steamer Aragon had been de- tained by the German ship Admiral Graf Spee. . So far as they knew, they said, the enly incident was between the Soton gnd the Koenigsberg. 4 NAZIS STAND FAST M -_— Demands Full Restriction for Seirure i of German Freighter. &5 the Associated Press. { BERLIN, January. 8—The German rament. tonitght folloked up its muuwmmt that German warships ad taken ‘drastic action againgt two panish vessels, with a flat declara- fion that such messures would be.con- #inued, although the Spanish Basque fegime at Bilbao regards ‘them as 4 propagaridaan- ounced German warships already “retaliated” against two Spanish #eamers for the neen‘znlmn of the 4 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, Planes Reported Bound for Spain flown A group of planes in the hanger at Floyd Bennett Field in New York reported soon to be 0 Mexico and shipped from there to Spain, for use by the Socialists. ~—Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. German freighter Palos by the Bilbao regime. 3 The pocket battleship Graf Spee had seized the Spanish freighter Aragon and forced it into an undisclosed Spanish insurgent port, it was ane nounced. The cruiser Koenigsburg with shellfire had driven the freighter Soton aground on the Basque coast. Nazis further were irritated tonight by a Salamanca report of the shooting of a German, Lothar Guedde, who was sentenced to death by a Bilbao court December 30, allegedly for Fascist ac- tivity. ‘The German News Agency said Guedde gave the Nazi salute, shouted “Long live Germany, long live Spain,” as he faced the firing squad at Bilbao. Reich Demands Satisfaction. “Whatever action the Basque gov- ernment has taken will not hinder us from taking whatever steps we con- the propaganda ministry. He said the Basque order to fire on foreign ships attempting to molest Basque shipping would not alter Ber- lin's policy of stopping Spanish ships many with regard to the steamer Palos. The direct statement from the propaganda ministry was taken here to indicate that the German naval commander in Spanish waters has his orders, which Reichsfuehrer Hitler gave him some days ago. These orders, it was indicated, will not be changed until the Fuehrer does it in person. With German-Spanish incidents multiplying along the coasts of Spain, immediate decisions in these troubles were in the hands of the naval com= manders. With the exception of Baron Konstantin von Neurath, foreign min« ister, all leaders of the government were still observing New Year holidays. “Really Quite Simple.” Germany’s justification for its policy of “rough treatment” of Spanish ship- ping was set forth by a foreign office spokesman, who asserted, “It is really quite simple.” i “The German freighter Palos was seized on the high seas, 23 miles from the Spanish Coast. Therefore, she clearly was a victim of an act of piracy. “Our action toward the Spanish steamer (Soton) yesterday merely em- phasized the government's determina- tion to get genuine restitution for the Palos incident. We want the Palos just as it was seized—her cargo intact and all her passengers.” The Basque authorities released the Palos last week, but held part of the cargo branded as “war material” and one Spanish passenger. Further authoritative presentation of the German case came from the organ of the foreign office, Diplomat- ische Politische Korrespondenz. It | said: “No one had any right to expect relations between Germany and red (Socialist) Spain would be allowed to develop into a one-sided arrangement by which German ships on the high seas could bé coolly regarded as free plunder. “If Red Spain wishes to introduce such practices it must also realize that its measures will not remain without retaliation.” Soton Affairs Explained. Socialist Spain’s disregard for for- eign life and property has reached such a stage, Korrespondenz contin- ued, that it is time for all states with any interest in the restoration of “civilized conditions” in Spain to give the situation their “most earn- est attention.” The German account of the Soton affair was given by an official spokes- man as follows: “In pursuance of retaliatory meas- ures (instituted by German warships (as a result of the Palos seizure) the German cruiser on January 1 signaled the Spanish steamer Soton to stop. * “Inasmuch as the steamer failed to obey this demand the cruiser first fired two blank shots and then, when these produced no results, fired sev- eral shells close to the steemer. “The steamer, still attempting to escape, ran aground outside Santona Harbor and was voluntarily deserted by her crew. The crew was taken to land in a Spanish fishing smack. “The Koenigsburg then resumed her course. No members of the Soton’s crew are aboard the Koenigs- burg.” Foreign Minister von Neurath con- ferred today with the Italian Ambas- sador, and it was presumed they dis- cussed harmonization of Berlin’s and Rome’s replies to the' joint Franco- British plea for halting the flow of “volunteers” to Spain. These replies, it was indicated, will be delivered “probably next week.” PARIS IS AROUSED. Ship Shelling Arouses Grave Concern For Peace of Europe. PARIS, January 2 (#).—German attack against a Spanish governe ment freighter followed by the shell- ing of a French ship by Spanish Fas- cists roused official quarters here to- night to grave concern lest the peace of Europe be disrupted. ‘The Valencia Socialist government declared it was prepared to “Peply in fitting manner” to shelling of the freighter Soton by a Naz warship and termed the attack an “act of war.” Basque authorities at Bilbao or- dered warships to fire on German ships or ships of any other nation if the attacks were repeated. The French foreign office pressed diplomatic and consular representa= tives in Spain for full reports on shells ing of the French vessel by three ine surgent trawlers. mmm’utwn- sider necessary,” said an official of | der and foreign office reports said, was shelled off the northern coast of Spain near the fishing village of Elan- chove. The French ship, much faster than the armed trawler pursuers, es- caped without damage. Spanish gove ernment airplanes took up the chase. Diplomatic circles were particu- larly gloomy over the Soton inci- augury for the future.” “The German action hardly per- mits one to conclude Germany is sin- cerely in favor of efforts made by other nations to prevent the Span- ish conflict degenerating into world war,” said one diplomat. “‘Several other nations had citizens by one side or the other in the Span- ish civil war, but did not adopt the German method of dealing with it.” He asserted Russia took no action against Fascist Gen. Franco, even after an insurgent ship was said to have torpedoed the Kon- | somol, to diplomatic protest after a Span- until satisfaction has been given Ger- | | ish government plane shot down an | airship, killing a French newspaper | 5 | of imnn and wounding another. Stirred by the attack against the | freighter Soton, the Spanish Social- ;i.st government through its embassy | here declared the incident was an | and warned of re-| | “act of war” prisals. Spain to Make Reply. “The legitimate Spanish govern- |an embassy communique said, after | Ambassador | ferred by telephone with his Valencia | superiors. ‘The Committee, said, would be asked to “judge this flagrant act of intervention in the Spanish war.” He cited various werks of interna- tional law to prove the Basque Na- tionalists at Bilbao had a right to search the Nazi freighter Palos and confiscate a cargo of asserted war materials. The Basques captured the Palos 1ast week, subsequently released it, but refused to give up the cargo and .an unidentified Spanish passenger. This inspired the Nazi reprisal. International law permitting search of vessels of another nation “always has been considered perfectly legal,” the Spanish communique stated. Such law, the embassy maintained, even grants the right to search ships on the high seas outside territorial waters; therefore, the German asser- tion the Palos was stopped 23 miles off the coast does not alter the situa- tion. Hague Law Is Cited. The Hague convention of 1907 and Italian activity in the war of 1912 against Turkey -were cited as justify- ing the act, but without admitting the Palos was seized outside terri- torial waters. The attack against the Soton “with the aggravating circumstance that it occurred in Spanish waters” was, the communique declared, “not an act of reprisal that could in any way be justified, but an act of war against the Spanish Republic.” (The declaration was the second charging an “act of war.” Madrid similarly had charged Italian and German recognition of the Fascist junta of Francisco Franco was an act of aggression against the Socialist re- public.) Spanish envoys in Paris said they would consult French and British government leaders, and observers here saw in the incidents a cause for German refusal to accept Franco- British demands for a halt to enlist- ment of foreign volunteers in the civil war. FIGHTING IN SOUTH. Socialists to Move to Block Rebel Advance on Valencia. MADRID, January 2 (#).—Spanish Socialists pushed a vigorous southern offensive today as it became apparent Fascists were swerving toward the Valencia seat of government and plac- ing capture of Madrid as a secondary objective. There was heavy fighting around Cordoba and the Madrid military claimed decisive victory there in its offensive to cut off the Pascist march against Valencia. ‘Twenty were killed and 80 wounded at Albacete when two Fascist airplanes bombed the city, said government re- ports. Albacete is 85 miles southwest of Valencia and in the line of the prospective Fascist advance. No enemy planes appeared over Madrid today, but yesterday a 50- kilogram bomb fell on a hotel, pierced all floors and penetrated the basement, without exploding. Checks on Food Supply. Gen. Jose Miaja, commanding the defense of Madrid, conferred with the minister of public works regarding the capital's food supply. The minister expressed confidence food conditions in Madrid can be improved because many trucks released from front-line service are now available. Government reports said 40 insur- gents had been captured in an action at Taracena, on the Guadalajara front. Insurgents attacked the university city suburb of Madrid, but after a few PRESCRIPTIONS WORTH ARMACY & o dent, terming it an “extremely bad | killed and ships stopped, even sunk | Francisco | and Prance limited herself | ment will reply in fitting manmer,” | Luis Araquistain con- | augural program, bringing the total European Non-intervention | Ambassador Araquistain | hours of rifle fire the skirmish ended without changes in positions. In the northern Guadalajara sec- tor, Madrid forces announced capture of three stiategic towns—Algora, Ab- lenques and Mirabueno. Socialist war planes aided the cavalry and infantry advances. Poor atmospheric ~conditions pre- vented radio communication with Bil- bao, where the selzure and counter~ seizure of Spanish and Naz freight- ers created a tense situation. It was announced today that Jose Alcala Castillo, son of the former president, had applied for membership in the Communist party. Hoover (Continued From First Page.) Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Cal- vin Coolidge. The Inaugural Committee also has invited as special guests Mrs. ‘William H. Woodin, widow of the first Secre- tary of the Treasury in the cabinet President Roosevelt, and Mrs. George H. Dern, widow of the former Secretary of War. Offered Places of Vantage. All these will be offered places of vantage, both at the Capitol for the inaugural ceremonies there and in the President’s reviewing stand at the White House for the inaugural parade. ‘The Governors of four more States yesterday wired acceptances of in- vitations to participate in the in- to 24. Those who replied yesterday were Govs. Fred P. Cone of Florid: E. D. Rivers of Georgia, R. L. Cochra of Nebraska and Clyde Tingley of | New Mexico. Regrets were received from Govs. N. G. Kraschel of Iowa, Richard Kir- man, sr, of Miller of Wyoming. Several thousand applications for grandstand seats have come to the committee to date from persons from out of town, Admiral Grayson was notified by Melvin D. Hildreth, chair- man of the Grandstand Ticket Com- mittee. He said this was in response to let- ters addressed to county chairman, national committeemen and national committeewomen, Young Democralq and civic bodies at points throughout the United States. Ticket Sales Steady. Hildreth reported also that the sale of tickets in Washington had main- tained a steady pace and that tickets in the higher price brackets were be- ing sold in such quantities as to in- dicate they would be exhausted many days before inauguration day. More than 2,000 rooms have been listed by the Washington Board of Trade's housing bureau for the com- ing inaugural, Roy Miller, head of the bureau, announced meanwhile, At the same time, Edgar Morris, president of the trade body and chairman of the Housing and Hospi- tality Committee, made public the names of the complete membership of this group. Assisting Mr. Morris as vice chair- men are Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, John Saul and Harvey L. Jones. Rob- ert J. Cottrell, executive secretary of the Board of Trade, is secretary of the committee. Others On Committee, Other members include: Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, Mrs. Jesse ‘W. Nicholson, Col. Edwin A. Halsey, South Trimble, Mrs. Edward B. Meigs, Mrs. Arthur D. Condon, R. E. Singer, Mrs. Albert W. Atwood, Leon- ard W. De Gast, J. Austin Latimer, Albert E. Conradis, Charles E. Jack- son, Walter Bramhall, Curtis A. Hodges, Mrs. Elizabeth K. Peeples, Comdr. F. L. Sandoz, J. Raymond Nunan, Mrs. Harry Vickers, Somerville, Gardiner Moore, L. Julius Lulley, George E. Keneipp, Thomas J. Keefe, Clifford Lanham, Bernard R. Tolson, Andrew Saul, W. Gwynn Gardiner, jr, and T. B. Kingsbury. by In response to record- breaking crowds we've scheduled an extra show of entertainment ALL WASHINGTON IS SHOUTING ABOUT! If you arrive as late as 11:15 P. M. tonight you can still see all of Plus the biggest stage show Washington has ever seen. The “Folie Parisienne”’ réview, direct from the famous French Casino Nevada and Leslie A.| D. C, TALD-ENGLIH PACT REVEALED Agree to Respect Each Others’ Rights in Mediterranean.’ By the Associated Press. ROME, January 2.—Great Britain and Italy signed a pledge today to respect each other'’s rights in the Mediterranean—high road to Britain's empire and key to naval defense of the Italian Peninsula. A brief communique announced the agreement, . centering on these ob- Jectives: 1. Furtherance of good relations and peace between the two nations. 2. Respect for rights of other na- tions in the Mediterranean. 3. Continuance of existing British and Italian positions in the Mediter~ ranean and liberty of navigation. ‘The communique stated tersely that the document was signed in the Chigi Palace by Count Galaezzo Ciano, Italian foreign minister and son-in- law of Premier Mussolini, and Sir Eric Drummond, British Ambassador to Rome. The two, the communique said, “have signed on behalf of their re- spective governments a declaration by which the Italian and British govern- ments exchange assurances with re- gard to the Mediterranean.” Italy Wins Agreement. ‘Thus Italy, worried lest her power in the Mediterranean be challenged ever since Britain took the lead in invoking sanctions during the Ethio- pian campaign, won a long-desired “gentleman’s agreement.” Some observers saw in today's ac- cord the wedge to effect eventual regulation of the Spanish civil war and enlistment of foreign volunteers so far as Italy is concerned. But it was emphasized the agree- ment in no way detracts from the force of the recent Italo-German pact | to consult each other on European | problems and to unite in opposition | to communism. The authoritative commentator, | Virginio Gayda, observed that the | | Italo-German understanding “always remains the backbone of Italian for- | eign policy | Likewise, he said, the Italo-British | pact will in no way result in modifi- cation of Il Duces attitude toward | Spain and his recognition of the gov- | ernment of Fascist Gen. Francisco | | Franco. France Attempted Delay. Gayda said France “attempted until the last minute” to join in the Medi- | terranean agreement, “or at least to delay its conclusion.” Italy, he added, had no intention of adopting a hostile attitude toward France, but wanted that nation to | clarify its attiude toward Spain, ‘which is an inegral part of the Medi- terranean problem.” Premier Mussolini’s speech at Milan last November started the negotiations | resulting in the Italo-British align- | ment of todsy. Shortly after the | | Milan speech, carrying Italy's assur- ance it would not bar: Britain's path through the Mediterranean, British | Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden indi- | cated England was willing to join in | an accord. In subsequent conversations it was agreed that the declaration should be a general one and, reliable informants sald, clauses defining rations of strength were not included. 2 NEW BAILIFFS TAKE OATH IN POLICE COURT Appointees of Judge E. M. Cur- ran Hail From Maine and Ver- mont—Both G. W. U. Students. Two new bailiffs took the oath of office in Police Court yesterday and immediately entered upon their new duties. Both are appointees of Judge Edward M. Curran, who took the oath of office last March 27. Considerable talk around the courts building attended the swearing in, since one of the bailiffs hails from Maine and the other from Vermont, the only two States voting against President Roosevelt in the last elec- tion. Warren Ballanger comes from Maine, and George McKinnon is a native of Vermont. Both have been living in the District for some time, however, and both attend George ‘Washington University Law School. They succeed Andrew W. Kimmell and Albert Slagle, who were dropped from { | Daniels Co. of Minneapolis, owner of | the rolls yesterday by vote of the four Judges. ¥ Fischer Lowboy (Above) —The latest design of this famous make and priced very low for a piano of quality. Beautifully de- signed and particularly adaptable to $295 smoll rooms. . VERY EASY TERMS JANUARY 3, 1937—PART ON New Year Tragedy John Leonard pictured as he returned home from a New Year party to find that his mother had been burned to death during a fire in their apartment on Eighty-second street, New York. Police and neighbors restrained him from enfering his home. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. Planes Acting Secretary of State Moore, but officials- said his visit was not con- 'nected with any transaction between t qurltEued From First Page.) for commercial use in Mexico. Part or all of that order aiready has been flown to Mexico. Dismantied and Loaded. Several planes have been disman- tled and loaded aboard the Spanish ' freighter Motomar at Vera Cruz. Authoritative sources said the Moto- | mar was sent to Vera Cruz to pick | up American planes which had been | sold to a Mexican company and resold ! to the Spanish government. i The Mexican government has sold | huge amounts of armaments to the Spanish Loyalist forces, nearly $1,500,000 since August. | A dispatch from Vera Cruz said | the Motomar would sail soon for Spain | by way of the United States. The ship, while carrying an American cargo of flaxseed from Buenos Aires to Edgewater, N. J., was commanded by the Spanish government to put into Vera Cruz. | As a result of representations by the | United States, the Spanish Loyalists | have promised to reimburse Archer | the flaxseed, for any damage suffered. PLANE BUSINESS BOOMS. Westfield, Mass., Airport Manager Re- perts Many Requests. WESTFIELD, Mass, January 2 (#) —European demand for airplanes | is bringing a wave of business to| Charles P. O'Connor, manager of the | Westfield Municipal Airport, he dis- | closed today. O’Connor said in 1936 he shipped a | score of used airplanes from the West- | field Airport. And while he had no way of checking their eventual dis- position, he did not doubt many of the ships found their way to the fight= ing forces of foreign countries. So great is the demand for used airplanes, particularly those capable of great speed, that certain brokers whom O'Connor declined to name are offering bonuses, he said. Only a week ago, he was requested by a representa- tive of Robert Cuse, New Jersey muni- tions exporter, to keep an eye open rm;dcenun' types of fast machines, he said. MEXICO STATES POLICY. Answers Reports Planes Bought in U. S. Were Shipped to Spair. BY the Associated Press. The Mexican Embassy said yester- day its government has “consistently maintained the policy of not buying any war materials in other countries for rechipment to Spain without the previous consent” of the country in which they were bought. The statement, issued by Luis Quintanilla, Charge d'Affairs, . was prompted by reports that a number of second-hand airplanes purchased in-the United States were being pre- pared for shipment to Spain from | Mexico. It was noted that Josephus Daniels, Mexico and Spain. Daniels was said to be in the United States “on leave.” Wide speculation, however, was aroused here by the presence in Wash- ington of C. R. Smith, president of American Airlines, who acknowledged to news men that his company rt cently sold six used airplanes to a Mexican firm. He said his visit had no connection with that transaction. Smith said his company sold the planes for $100,000 to Compania de Transportes Aeros del Pacifico, which he identified as a Mexican commercial company, under & written agreement stipulating that they were intended for commercial use in Mexico. -He added that American Alrlines had “turned down several offers to sell our used airplanes when we thought | they were going to Spain.” The embassy's statement said: “Munitions that have been shipped to Spain from Mexico were already in | the country when the Spanish trouble | broke out and were manufactured in Mexico. “No ammuntion purchased in the United States by the government of Mexico has been shipped to Spain.” SEES ACT OF WAR. Spanish Envoy Denies He Wil Negotiate for Planes Here. BROWNSVILLE, Tex., January 2 (#).—Gordon Ordas, Spanish Ambas- sador to Mexico, whose flight to Wash- ington was interrupted here today when his chartered plane nosed over in landing, said he is not going to the Capital to negotiate for airplanes for the Spanish government. “Mine is purely a pleasure trip,” he said. He added that he intends to visit New York also. Ordas said he knew nothing of the Spanish Embassy’s reported purchase of airplanes through Mexican sources which had bought the machines in the United States. Ordas said in his opinion seizure of a Spanish vessel by a German ves- gel and the shelling of another con- stituted an act of war. “Regardless of foreign assistance to the rebels, I am confident that the Madrid government will emerge vic- torious,” he said. Ordas, his wife and daughter, Mrs. Felix Ordas de Carretera, plan to re- sume their flight Monday. Basket Ball Center 6 Feet 10. Tke Howell, center of the Maryville (Mo.) 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PEIPING, China, January 2.—Jape anese Army airplanes flying over Tienstin-Peiping area and as far west tions between Manchukuo and the emphasized the spread of Japan's in- fluence through the North China region. Celebrating re-establishment of telephone and telegraph communica- tions between Manuchukuo and the territory of the “East Hopei provincial autonomous government,” which, like Manchukuo, has had Japanese back- ing and protection, the planes dropped large numbers of “East Hopel” flags. These were the five-barred banners used by the old Chinese republic be- fore the Nationalist revolution of 1926-8 overprinted with symbols of the East Hopei regime. This regime is headed by Yin Ju-keng, openly friendly to Manchukuo and Japan and denying Nanking's sovereignty. Adoption of the five-barred banner was eonsidered to emphasize “East Hopei's” antagonism to the Nanking government. A modification of this banner was adopted by Manchukuo when it achieved independence under Japanese Army protection. Today it became possible to tel phone from Yin Ju-keng's “capita! Tungchow, a few miles east of Peip- ing, to Hsinking, capital of Manchu- kuo, and many other points in that | country. Thus another link was forged be- tween Manchukuo and the territory immediately south of the Great Wall, | which forms its boundary. “East iHopel," a-ording to its sponsors, in- | cludes several counties embracing a | 1arge territory between the Great Wall |and the Peiping-Tientsin Railway. The Japanese have been trying to strengthen its communications ties with Manchukuo since the Tangku truce of May, 1933, ended Sino-Jap- anese hostilities in that region. ‘0IL “SIT-DOWN” STRIKE INVOLVES 200 MEN Oklahoma Plants to Remain Closed Pending Agreement on Contract. B the Associated Press. BARTLESVILLE, Okla., January 2. —Approximately 200 employes in eight plants of the Empire Oil Refinery Co. engaged in a sit-down strike today. E. L. Peck, manager of the Empire’s gasoline division, said in a statement tonight the company would permit the plants to remain closed until an agree- ment is reached. He said the workers had asked for a contract, but that as | far as he knows there is no disagree- ment over wages. | Peck said the strike began yester- | day when “a committee of 30 to 40 ' men who stated they were acting | under instructions of the International | Oil Field Gas Well and Refinery Work= | ers’ Association of America” visited seven plants in the Seminole field and another at Tallant, near here, “ine | structing the crews to shut down,” —_— Horse Trading in Texas. More than half a million dollars | changed hands in horse trading at Texas race tracks this year, according to Mrs. E. H. Thweatt, secretary of the State racing commission. 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