Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1940, Page 3

Church Inferdict Bans 1,000 in Cleveland - Opposing Pastor Action Is Taken When Crowd Hoots and Boos Catholic Dignitaries By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, Feb. 19.—An ec- elesiastical interdict today banned approximately 1,000 members of a Cleveland Catholic parish from all sacraments of the church, except when in danger of death, after they revented for the third time instal- tion of a new pastor. In a demonstration of near-riot proportions, a crowd of 1,500 men, women and children yesterday bar- . red Msgr. Floyd L. Begin, officials of the Cleveland diocese and the Rev. Vincent <Caruso, newly-appointed pastor, from property of Holy Re- deemer Church in an Italian district |’ on the city’s East Side. Sixty policemen and an escort of uniformed Knights of Columbus and Knights of St. John were unable to clear a path through the crowd to the church entrance. Shrieks, Hoots and Boos. The crowd shrieked, hooted, booed and yelled “Go home” at the church dignitaries. Small boys threw snowballs at the plumed escort. Sev- eral persons were clubbed by police, but none was taken to a hospital. Beven men were arrested and re- leased on waivers pending appear- ance in Municipal Court. During the disturbance Msgr. Be- gin announced “by authority of the archbishop, you cannot receive the sacraments of the church until the parish has done penance.” Later he explained members of the parish may not be married validly in the eyes of the church nor re- ceive sacraments of confirmation, baptism and penance while the in- terdict is in force. “It will not be lifted.” he asserted, “until the parish receives without qualification the priest whom the archbishop sends as pastor. That priest is Father Caruso.” Archbishop Bemoans Scandal. Archbishop Joseph Schrembs, who appointed Father Caruso to the pastorate, said he was “exceed- ingly sorry anything like this should happen. “I have been exceedingly kind to all these people of the nationality groups, partittiarly the Italians,” | he asserted. ‘Y hope they will come to their senses and stop giving pub- | lic scandal. It is a real public scan- dal and makes a holy show of these people themselves.” Some members of the parish have expressed a desire for appointment of the Rev. Louis Loi Zedda, as- | sistant for seven years to the late | Rev. Martin Compagno, pastor. Altmark (Continued From First Page.) the fight. Five who were killed and two who died later of injuries were to be buried today in a little church- yard here with services conducted by a German pastor from Oslo. Hitler Sends Wreath. Funeral wreaths from Adolf Hitler and his foreign minister, Joachim von Ribbentrop, were flwon from Berlin to be placed on the coffins by a representative of the German government. The Norwegian Navy also sent wreaths. A delegation of Norwegian soldiers was provided to serve as a guard of honor. An indication of the suddenness of the British destroyer’s attack and of tHe fright that seized -the Alt- mark’s crew was given in a dispatch to the Oslo Aftenposten. It re- ported that 11 Germans fled as far as 10 miles inland, most of them in flimsy night clothing. While the legal battle raged over the Altmark’s fate, she remained in | possession of her German crew. Some members who fled ashore over the ice wedging in their ship and reached a farmhouse 8 miles inland, exhausted after their all-night wan- dering, have been sent back. Ship’s Status in Question. Besides the issue of armaments on which Norway is expected to in- tern or free the Altmark, the ques- tion also arose of her status when she entered Norwegian waters. She was rumored to have flown the German service flag when she called last week at Bergen, thus being ex- empt from customs examination and, possibly, keeping her prison- ers hidden: from Norwegian inspec- tors boarding her only briefly. Norway’s protest to Britain ask- ing return of the liberated British prisoners was seen as evidence that Norway, at least tentatively, re- garded the Altmark as a commercial ship. Nazis Uphold Presence Of Altmark in Norway BERLIN, Feb. 19 (#).—German legal experts carried on the contro- versy today over the British raid on the German ship Altmark in a Norwegian fjord with the contention that the vessel would have had the right to proceed through Norwegian territorial waters even if she had been a warship—which the Ger- mans contend she was not. The Altmark was said to have been flying not a war flag, but the Reich’s service flag when the crew of the British destroyer Cossack boarded her Friday night. 1907 Convention Cited. But even if she had been a war- ship, said the German experts, citing ‘The Hague convention of 1907 re- garding the rights and duties of neutrals, no enemy ship had the right to proceed against her while she was in Norwegian or other neu- tral waters. German legal experts say that It is absolutely beside the point whether or not the Altmark had prisoners of war on board. In the first place, they say, Britain her- self established the precédent earl- fer in the war when she took the captured German vessel Dusseldorf with prisoners through the Panama Canal. The Panama and United Btates Governments acquiesced. Secondly, these expert say, the Altmark had no active navy service men aboard and also was unarmed, s0 that she was truly a civilian ship. As to Norway, one principal Ger- man question now the subject of diplomatic exchanges is: Why did not the Norwegian naval vessels standing by attempt to prevent vio- lation of Norwegian sovereign rights? And why, after the warning to the British against mixing in with the Altmark, did they permit the Cossack to run past them into the THE' EVENING: STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1940 CLEVELAND—PUTS PARISH UNDER INTERDICT—Msgr. Floyd L. Begin, of the Cleveland Catholic diocese, is shown (center with right arm outstretched) as he placed parishioners of the Holy Redeemer Church under an interdict. The crowd, which now cannot reeeive sacraments ance, defled efforts to install a of the church until it does pen- new priest. —A. P. Wirephoto. fjord? Norwegian officials have contended their small warships could not possibly have offered ef- fective opposition to the British, British Flatly Reject Demand to Return 300 LONDON, February 19 () .—For- eign Secretary Lord Halifax has flatly rejected Norway's demand for return of the more than 300 Brit- ish seamen freed from the Nazi prison ship Altmark, it was stated authoritatively today, but “amiable discussions” with the Norwegian government are continuing. The authoritative British Press Association predicted today that Prime Minister Chamberlain would make a statement on the Altmark incident in the House of Commons tomorrow, Britain is demanding that the 12,000-ton Altmark be interned for the duration of the war on the grounds that she served as a Ger- man navy auxiliary by taking aboard, for transport to Germany. crewmen of seven British merchant ships sunk by the now-scuttled pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee. British Complaint Made. Britain, however, anticipated Nor- way’'s diplomatic fire wth a cross- complaint, demanding to know why Norwegian inspectors failed to dis- cover that the British prisoners were aboard the Altmark while the German ship was being accorded the privileges of a belligerent's merchant ship—that is, right of way through Norwegian territorial waters. The British answer and counter- demand were made Saturday, but disclosed only yesterday. Reorganization (Continued From First Page.) the National Capital Parks, and recommended that the provision be stricken from the proposed legis- lation. Wants to Keep His Authority. “The granting of such authority to the Commissioners to make dis- bursements, purchases and receive collections for the National Capital Parks,” he declared, “would impair the functions of that office, would seriously interfere with administra- tive procedure and would remove from this department (Interior) full administrative authorily over the park system of the Dis- trict of Columbia, which has been placed by Congress under the exclusive control of this depart- ment.” R. W. Elliott, acting controller general of the United States, reg- istered opposition, the correspond- ence disclosed, to the proposal in the plan of the Commissioners for the citizens’ advisory council of 9 paid members. He declared if such council is considered necessary the members should be appointed by the President and not the Commission- ers, and should serve without com- pensation. “Such advisory councils are not unusual and may be considered to advantage when the members there- of are appointed by an authority other than that which they are to advise,” Mr. Elliott commented. “However, in tie instant case it is provided that the members of such advisory council be appointed by the Commissioners, who also have power of removal, which provision would appear to defeat the purpose for which such council is intended by depriving it of independence in its actions, judgment and recommenda- tions. Furthermore, it appears un- usual for the members of such coun- cil to receive compensation since their duties should be considered civic in nature and free from any jurisdiction whatever by the officials whom they are required to advise. Accordingly, if such council is con- sidered necessary, it is recommended that the members thereof be ap- pointed and be subject to removal for cause by the President of the United States, and serve without compensation.” A letter from Harry B. Mitchell, IT COSTS EVENING RATES 6 pat To Mo 25¢ 1320 N. Y. AVE president of the Civil Service Com- mission, commenting on the plan, makes no actual recommendations, but confines itself to commenting on sections which interest the commis- sion. For instance, it points out that the proposed department of per- sonnel would not function “in the nature of an independent civil serv- ice commission, but as a subordi- nate branch of the District govern- ment subject to the general control of the Commissioners.” “The comment which the Federal Civil Service Gommission makes in connection with this title (4) is not to be construed as any suggestion that appointments and other per- sonnel changes on a merit basis be placed witk the Federal commis- sion,” said Mr. Mitchell. “They are addressed solely to the dangers that are inherent in any personnel sys- tem which is wholly under control of the appointing power and is pro- posed in the draft of the bill.” Mr. Mitchell also pointed out a number of powers given Commis- sioners under the proposed separate civil service system in the reorgan- ization plan, and said: “By the civil service provisions in this bill the District Commissioners are not only given control over func- tions that under the normal admin- istration of the merit system are placed in an independent agency, but they may even waive the com- petitive requirements in individual cases...” Aside from recommending a non- paid advisory council appointed by the President, Acting Controller General Elliott made a number of other suggestions, and concluded: “It is my view that the controller general of the United States should have the same authority over the municipal government of the Dis- trict of Columbia as he has over departments and establishments of the Federal Government. If such authority in relation to the Dis- trict of Columbia is to be limited in any manner I would recommend that the controller general of the United States be divested in all au- thority whatsoever over the finan- cial transactions, etc., of such mu- nicipal government.” Cites Experiences. Mr. Elliott called attention to the proposed restrictions in the reor- ganization plan of the authority of the General Accounting Office, and cited some of the experiences of his office with the District Government in the matter of establishing ade- quate accounting procedures. In this connection, he said: “Acting under the provisions of the said section 309 of the Budget and Accounting Act, the General Ac- counting Office during the fiscal year 1928 caused a survey to be made of the accounting systems and pro- cedures in the municipal govern- ment of the District of Columbia and during the course thereof it was observed that the accounting sys- tems and procedures were inade- quate to properly reflect the finan- cial transactions of the various branches of the District govern- ment. Therefore, pursuant to law, accounting systems and procedures designed to provide a proper record of financial transactions and to af- ford safeguards to public lands have from time to time been prescribed.” Donahey (Continued From First Page.) Subcommittee on Arrangements, he said, would meet as soon as possible to map new convention plans. There was speculation both here and in Ohio that Mr. Sawyer might be chosen for the role. Senator Donahey had been urged to run as a “favorite son” candi- date. Under the Ohio primary law a candidate in the presidential pref- erence primary must give written assent to the use of his name and President Roosevelt has been un willing to give such assent, for it would mean declaring he was a candidate for renomination. So the Roosevelt Democrats in Ohio, led by Mr. Sawyer and State Chairman Limbach, have sought to bind the State delegation to the national con- vention to Roosevelt by the process Jf putting forward-a Roosevelt stalk- ing horse. Frienas of Vice President Garner said they would not be surprised if Mr. Garner’s name were entered in the primary, now that Senator Donahey had eliminated himself. The Vice President had let it be known he would not enter'if Sen- ator Donahey were to be a candi- date, Senator Donahey, known as the best vote-getter in Ohio, now is be- Heved unlikely to take part in the primary, or to support the central committee’s pro-Roosevelt delega- tion. The Senator made no announce- ment today whether he would be a candidate for renomination for the | Senate seat he now holds. He may not reach g decision in that matter for another 10 days. The Demo- crats have’ been most anxious for him to run, feeling he would strengthen the ticket. Donshey’s Statement. Senator Donahey’s complete state- ment: “In 1912 as a member of the fourth Ohio Constitutional Conven- tion, I did everything within my power to have Ohio people adopt a, preferential primary amendment that would give all candidates and the voters €ull and free participa- tion in a State-wide primary. Since its adoption by Ohio voters, I have had occasion to raise my voice sev- eral times against the emasculation of the primary act by those political leaders who would hark back to the ‘good old days.’ £ “A number of Ohio Democratic organizations have indorsed me as Ohio’s ‘favorite son’ for President. In 1928 I was offered and declined a ‘favorite son’ indorsement for the presidency. Therefore, if I were now to accept this great honor in name and not in fact, as recently suggested by the chalrman of the State Demo- cratic Committee of Ohio and rati- fied by the controlling committees on Saturday last, 4t would nullify the law and deprive the people of a power that “is guaranteed by our State constitution. Any candidate who files in Ohio for President of the United States must give his written consent to such delegates as desire to support him, indigating he is a bona fide candidate for the presidental nomination. 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