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HITLER PRESSING LPONT PROGRAM Activity Since Simon-Eden ; Visit'in 1935 Impresses British Heavily. . By RALPH W. BARNES. BERLIN, Nov. 27.—Following the “exploratory talks” which Sir John 8imon, home secretary, and For- eign Minister Anthony Eden had with Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler in Berlin in March, 1935, Sir John told the House of Commons that conversations Had revealed “a serious difference of opinion” between the two countries. Reporting this week to the same body on the new series of such talks which Viscount Halifax had in Berlin and Berchtesgaden with Der Fuehrer and other Nazi leaders, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain said: “I am satisfied that the visit has been valuable in furthering a desire which I believe to be generally felt in most countries for the establish- ment of closer mutual understanding.” At this writi gnfull information as to the contents of the report which Lord Halifax submitted to Mr. Cham- berlain on his return from the mission to the Reich is not available. The Prime Minister’s statement to the House was reserved and yet it ap- peared to indicate that London and Berlin are appreciably closer to a point at which understanding will be possible than they were two and a half years ago. Developments in the next few days promise to show that if such is the case, it is due primarily to a | shift in viewpoint on the part of London. Not Inactive Last 21, Years. Chancellor Hitler das waited two and a half years, but during that pe- riod he has not been inactive. Since March, 1935, when Sir John Simon and Anthony Eden left the German capital in different directions but in equally dejected moods, Der Fuehrer has rushed to the fulfillment of a program which ceuld not fail to make | & deep impression on the British | people and its government. Leaving aside the question of con- sclidation of political power which it provides, that program can be sum- marized roughly under four points: First. The restoration of the Ger- man Army with the establishment of such accessories as the air force—at the time of the visit of Simon and Eden the new German fighting ma- chine was still in the embryo stage Second. The closure of the western frontiers by the military occupation | and fortification of the Rhineland area. Third. The inauguration of the four-year plan for economic self-| eufficiency which, in essence, is an| industrial and agricultural mobiliza- tion program resulting from Ger- many’s experiences gith the throttling blockade of the W&rld War. Fourth. The development of a sys- tem of “alliances” and friendships as, for example, the Rome-Berlin axis, and the Tokio, Berlin and Rome anti- | Comintern pact. German Army Influential. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, French Hero Retires World War. Finnan’s Annual Report Also France's beloved Gen. Gouraud, left, listens as a fellow officer reads his farewell address to the army at recent ceremonies which marked his retirement as Military Governor of Paris. Gen. Gouraud lost an arm and suffered severe wounds in the —Wide World Photo. French Attempting to Nullify Halifax Parleys With Hitler By JOSEPH DRISCOLL. LONDON, Nov. 27.—The French Premier, Camille Chautemps, and his Foreign Minister, Yvon Delbos, arrive here tomorrow on an important mis- sion which may serve as an antidote to the recent Hitler-Halifax talks in Germany. The distinguished French visitors will tell Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain that Britain would be shortsighted and foolish to buy peace with Germany, either by relinquishing To consider the first point, the Ger- | man Army stands today as one of the most important factors in the con- temporary European scene. No singje move is made by a European power without some reference, conscious or unconscious, to its existence, In a sense the re-occupation of the Rhine area and the subsequent con- struction there of defense works are corollaries to the conscription procla- | mation under which Herr Hitler for- | mally restored the German fighting | machine. When next week the French | foreign minister, Yvon Delbos, begins | his tour of the capitals of France's | ellies. he must go with a realization that French troops are no longer in a position to invade the Rhineland with ease; that thus the power of Paris to bring effective support to Pnland’ end Czechoslovakia, for example, in case of German invasion in those | quarters has been seriously reduced. As for the third point, although full | tmplications of the four-year plan are not clear, it promises to put every pos- eible material resource of the Reich In readiness for utilization by mili- tary high command in case of war. Alliance Is Uncertain. No one knows how long Herr Hit- ler and Premier Benito Mussolini will be able to stay together. It is suffi- cient to say that what is dubbed the “Rome-Berlin axis” appears for the present to be the most effective com- bination in Europe. The stagecraft of Der Fuehrer and I Duce stands out 4n brilliant relief against the dull metal of the French and British leaderships, even though in the end it may appear &hat “all that glitters is not gold.” (Copyright, 1937, by New York Tribune, o 3 *m““c e 139 127 | cabinet colonies or by throwing Czechoslovakia and Austria to the Nazis' mercy. The two top members of the French will see Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden as well as Mr. Cham- | berlain during their two days’ stay. There is no need for them to persuade Mr. Eden, as he already shares their point of view. Mr. Eden is willing to make an all-around peace settilement with Germany, but not under the compulsion of Teutonic threats to seize colonies or march through Central Europe. Needless to say, Mr. Eden is not a member of the pro-German bloc within the British cabinet, which be- lieves that another European war could be prevented or at least post- poned by allowing the Germans to take certain liberties with Czecho- slovakia and Austria. It is now before M. Chautemps and Belbos to con- vince Mr. Chamberlain that the dreaded war can best be forestalled by closer co-operation between Britain and France to make the London-Paris axis more than a match for the Berlin- Rome axis. Three Schools in England. There are no less than three schools of thought in England today on the problem of how to prevent another European war, or anyway how to keep England out of it. One school com- prised chiefly of Liberals and Labor- ites contends that Germany was unfairly treated under the Versailles Treaty, that Britain and France should take the lead in returning all or part of Germany’s pre-war colonial empire, provided Germany abates her active preparation for another war. The second school, conservative and YOUR 0IL BURNER Amazing Economy! New Low Price! New Low Terms! Sold, Serviced and Guaranteed Chautemps and Delbos to Seek to Con- vince Chamberlain Against Deal on Colonies. “realistic,” wants to do something for Germany, but preferably not at the expense of the British Empire. This influential group is not absolutely op- posed to the return of any colonies to | Germany, but hopes to persuade Herr Hitler that if the growing German population requires room for expan- sion, the waste spaces of Africa are not so handy and so desirable as the fertile lands of Central and Eastera Europe. In other words, Herr Hitler, if he left the British Empire alone, would be granted a free hand to deal as he pleases and settle old scores with Czechoslovakia, Austrin and perhaps Lithuania and Soviet Russia. Die-hard tories make up a third school keeping up their flag-waving vigor, which insists that the govern- ment pledge itself never to surrender even an inch of British colonies to Germany. “What Britain has, she holds,” so the die-hards cry. But they declare their willingness to fight at the | drop of a hat to hold on to Tangan- yika, Togoland, Southwest Africa, and what have you. After all, they argue, | if Germany had won the World War | and the colonial loot that went with | it, Germany would hardly be offering | today to return the spoils to the loser. | Sees 6-Year Wait on Colonies. Herr Hitler told & Nazi audience at Augsburg that Germany would even- tually recover her colonies, but that it would be “six years or so” until for- eign countries were ‘“ready to take | practical steps to give us back our | colonies.” No one here expects Herr Hitler to be idle about Czechoslovakia and Aus- | tria during the six years that he is | waiting for Britain and France to re- store colonies. It is no secret here | that Downing Street in recent weeks | has been dreading & Nazi putsch in Bohemia or Austria. The Nazis’ con- quest would be attempted by propa- ganda or political means, but if that fails, force would follow. The American-born Viscountess Astor is credited with playing the star role behind the scenes in seeking an Anglo-German understanding to keep these two “blue-eyed nations” at peace with each other. (Copyright, 1938, by New York Tribune, Inc.) by L. P. Steuart & Bro., Inc. Here is the burner you've waited for! Famous Fluid-heat quality at a lower price than ever before and on lower terms than ever before. Amazing low cost operation is made pos- sible by Fluid-heat's sensational new development—PATENTED DIS- CHARGE AIR CONTROL. Immediate 1-Day Installation No inconvenience whatsoever. Phone today for free heating survey. H STREET N.E L. P. STEUART & BRO., INC. PHONE LINCOLN 4300 age for the extension of the George Washington Memorial Parkway road 48,000,000 USED D. C. PARKSIN'3] Sketches Work Done in Fixing Areas. ‘The annual report of C. Marshall Finnan, superintendent of the Nation- al Capital parks, made public yester- day, showed a total attendance dur- ing the last fiscal year of 48,000,000. “Permits totaling 23,809 were issued for the use of 445 recreational facili- ties established at 50 locations through= out the National Capital parks sys- tem,” declared the report. “The facili- ties were used by 3,887,895 persons, of whom 2,381,644 were active partici- pants and 1,406,250 were spectators. The naturalist activities drew a total attendance of 42,660 persons at 205 educational events.” Mr. Finnan sketched the work done in rehabilitating the smaller parks and triangles of the city and making im- provements in Meridian Hill, Fort Bunker Hill and Fort Dupont Parks, the Palisades Field House and Play- ground and Plerce Mill. He empha- sized that “important progress was made toward the development of ‘Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Island, the Fort drive project and the Ar- lington Memorial Bridge approach.” The year's work embraced the com- pletion of rough grading and drain- between the Arlington Memorial Bridge and Key Bridge, and the preliminary development of the Leiter estate, ac- quired during the year, along the Vir- ginia shore of the Potomac River, 2 miles upstream of Chain Bridge, Mr. Finnan declared. “The development of additional rec- reational facilities, in accordance with the approved plan for the establish- ment of a recreation system for the National Capital was also an impor- tant accomplishment,” he said. Mr. Finnan paid tribute to the as- sistance given by the Works Progress Administration, the Public Works Ad- ministration and the Civilian Conser- vation Corps in creating improvements here. Arno B. Cammerer, director of the National Park Service, in submitting his annual 1gport to Secretary of the Interior Ickes, said “establishment of new Federal areas, and even more, the consolidation of all Federal park areas unde: the National Park Service, would seem to presuppose the giving of service based upon that already proved so successful in the older West- ern national parks.” MacDONALD BURIED 20 Boyhood Companions Among Mourners at Lossiemouth. LOSSIEMOUTH, Scotland, Nov. 27 (#)—The ashes of James Ramsay MacDonald, first Laborite Prime Min- ister of Great Britain, were buried in Spynie Churchyard today by his two sons, Alastair and Malcolm. | Twenty of MacDonald's bo,vhood‘ companions, who used to pick po- | tatoes with him in the flelds beside the Firth of Forth, and the kilted Laird of Lossiemouth, Capt. James | Brander-Dunbar, were among the | chief mourners at short rites held at | the Hillocks, the MacDonald family | home. 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The incident arose over a supposed speech by Cesar Campinchi, French minister of the navy, in which he was alleged to have declared that Corsica was bound firmly to France and would be ready to defend itself against Italy. Campinchi denied making the speech. A foreign office spokesman said Pranas promised he would refer the matter to his home government and bring a reply in two or three days. The spokesman called the Italian press outburst “an evil quarrel” which injected a new element of discord at a moment when France and Great Britain were making a new effort for European reconciliation. DR. DANIEL A. POLING, Who will speak on “Youth Movements, National and In- ternational” at tonight’s ses- sion of the Town Hall of Washington at 8:15 o’clock at the Rialto Theater. Dr. Pol- ing, noted as a novelist, min- ister and champion of youth movements, now occupies the pulpit of the Baptist Temple in Philadelphia. FOG THAT KILLED 12 CLEARS IN ENGLAND Murk Lasting 3 Days Was One of | Heaviest in History of London. By the Associated Press. LONDON, Nov. 27.—Millions of | Britons breathed moderately fresh air again tonight after three choking days of a fog that was blamed for the loss of 12 lives. Before the fog—one of the heaviest in London’s history—lifted, the thick, soupy gloom had “blacked out” half of England, cutting visibility in many places to a scant 2 yards. There were scores of accidents as | pedestrians made torches of newspa- | pers to guide their way along the street. Oftimes they formed chains as they groped along the sidewalks. Buses ran behind schedule, or quit altogether. Trains generally were late. | Automobiles were convoyed by flares. | Shipping on the lower Thames was | brought to a standstill. The 16,600~ ton liner Mongolia collided with the | 1,803-ton collier Corfleet. 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