Evening Star Newspaper, March 22, 1940, Page 5

Cromwell Incident Closed by Rebuke, Hull Indicates Minister Expected Here Today or Tomorrow For Conference Secretary of State Hull indicated | at his press conference today that| his reprimand of Minister James H. R. Cromwell for making a pro-allies | and anti-German speech in Canada closed the matter—unless Mr. Crom- well does it again. | Should the millionaire diplomat of | two months’ service repeat the of- fense, it was made apparent, discip- | linary measures of a severe type will | follow. | Secretary Hull said he had not heard from Mr. Cromwell following the reprimand, and had no appoint- ment with him. Secretary Hull, put “on the spot” | by congressional demands that Mr. | Cromwell be recalled as Minister and |«—— —————— NEW BUS TERMINAL—The $300,000 Greyhound Bus Terminal at Twelfth street and New York avenue N.W. will be opened for public inspection Monday from 4 to 10 p.m. transportation officials will get a preliminary peek at the modernistic building two hours earlier. Buses will quit their old terminal at 1407 New York avenue N.W. to begin operation from the new | one at noon Tuesday. This picture was taken from the northwest corner of Twelfth street. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1940, . Congressmen and the prospect o r et of o e CTmAN 4o disturb the relations between this rebuke last night soon after receiving | 314 other governments the text of the controversial speech , “Secretary Hull has telegraphed fiom he Tegatlon Bt Oltawa his views to Mr. Cromwell, and has The State Department announced | 25ked that m the future he observe tne Secretary had found “that the | the standing instructions.” address contravened standing in- A State Department official gave structions of American diplomatic | OUt the following summary of the officers” against public discussion | StANdINE instructions: of controversial policies of other| A chiel of mission should governments. make public speeches alluding “Secretary Hull has telegraphed CUrrent political matters in his views to Mr. Cromwell and has | COUDUY or any other country, asked that in the future he observe 1€ should send the State Dppunn. the standing instructions,” the an- | L1€ teXt of any remarks he makes BBl eeR i dad immediately after he makes them 3 The only previous case involving official rebuke of a diplomat for in- discreet remarks that could be re- called here occurred when Charles Crane, appointed Minister to China by President Taft, made what were considered improper remarks in Chicago en route to his post and was called back to Washington. Mr. Crane never assumed the post in China not to this and Speculation Rises. There was immediate speculation as to whether Mr. Cromwell would accept the rebuke and continue in his post. There have been reports that he planned to resign anyway and seek the Democratic nomination to the Senate from New Jersey Mr. Cromwell, husband of Doris Duke, tobacco heiress, said in his speech at Toronto Tuesday he felt it his duty to speak out against Ger- many, adding: “Upon this interpretation of my duties as a diplomat I am content to risk my official head. If I be wrong, then let the executioner be sum- moned and wield his ax His address emphasized his belie that the philosophy of totalitarian rovernments, which would prevail if | 1€ goes to Washington. t Germany won the war, means the| TBC spokesman said Mr. Crom- end of democracy and the free econ- | \\’r'll was “resting” at his Somerville omy on which democracy depends,” | ‘N: J.) home and planned tenta- while he could see no threat to the UVELY to leave for Washington later well-being of neutrals if the allies P the day. won E - “Such public statements by our (rp.: diplomatic representatives are like- 0'Brien Is Paroled ly to disturb the relations between I B I w this and other governments,” the C State Department announcement n 00‘ eg ar ase last night said When the storm of controversy over the address broke on Capitol | . i Hill Wednesday, Secretary Hull| 8 his identification of tersely announced he had asked Mr | underworld characters as Cromwell and the Legation in sailants in a shooting here in 1936 Canada for an official text of the growing out of the “bootlegging” speech. He calmly waited until he examined it before acting, then promptly issued the public rebuke. Public Reaction Divided. A sharp cleavage in public reac- tion to Mr. Cromwell's utterances was evident in the number of letters received at the State Department About half of them criticized the Minister, and the other half ex- pressed approval of his statements Mr. Hull's reprimanding telegram was sent to the legation at Ottawa, although Mr. Cromwell had gone to Tolother. men BWilliam: Russell Minister refused to comment on the | ‘SPike) Berhle, also were sentenced storm raging around his head, but | &% that time in connection with the was said to plan to come here today | S case. Carpenter was given a or tomorrow to confer with Presi- Sentence ot from two years to two A0t “Botseveltiena Ste s Hull vears and seven months and Berhle The text of the State Department two years to two years and six announcement of Mr. Hull's action ™MORths follows: s “The Secretary of State has now : TR examined the text of the address Beating of 3 Britons . Protested to Japan made at Toronto on March 19 by the By the Associated Press American Minister to Canada, Mr. PEIPING China, March 22.-—The James H. R. Cromwell. British Embassy charged today in a Contravened Instructions. ecretary Hull found that the ad- | protest to the Japanese Embassy that three British subjects were at- dress contravened standing instruc tions to American diplomatic offices as public discussion of controversial tackea March 19 by a Chinese mob policies of other governments, par- at Changteh, Honan Province, in ticularly with governments engaged | Japanese-controlled territory The Britons were Vice Consul D. J. B. Rebey and United Church in war, without the prior knowledge and permission of this Government, is not in accord with such instruc- |of Canada Missionaries Dr. E. B. tions. Such public statements by our | Struthers of Galt, Ontario, and the diplomatic representatives are likely Rev. G. K. King of New Brunswick. Cromwell Delays Comment Until He Comes Here NEW YORK. March ®) —A New York spekesman for James H. R. Cromwell said today Mr. Crom- well would have no statement to 1 make on Secretary Hull's official rebuke for his Toronto speech until 29 Joseph Edward O'Brien, who was convicted of perjury after repudiat- three his as- war, was granted a parole today by the Board of Indeterminate Sen- tence and Parole. The board said O'Brien’s plea for freedom was granted subject-to de- velopment of a parole plan—that 1s, finding him a job. The prisoner 1s eligible for parole April 5. His jail term is scheduled to expire May 23 was sentenced on Feb- 1938, to a jail term of two vears to two years and eight months tollowing nis conviction. Yoy Dbt CLOSE (N HONOR OF THE SACRED PASSION AND DEATH OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST OUR STORE WILL BE CLOSED FROM NOON TO THREE O'CLOCK ON GOOD FRIDAY. WILLIAM J. GALLERY & CO. 718 1lth ST. N.W. il AUTHENTIC RELIGIOUS ARTICLES—CHURCH GOODS—BOOKS—GIFTS tary's office to delegate more au- thority. . 4. Creation of a permanent ad- - | ministrative committee, composed of | or more promotions in 1939, On | division heads, to analyze adminis- | July 1 their salaries would be re- | trative problems. | duced (o an amount equal to that| 5 Delegation of more of | of two promotions. board's admi“mstratiye responsibili- Employes from over-quota States | 'ies so that “more time can be de" could not be hired under the rider | YOtéd to judicial and policy-making | in the Railroad Retirement Board, | functions. o National Mediation Board, National In response fo Mr. Lelserson’s Labor Relations Board. Employes’ L A Compensation Comml&fiion,p filie | BrovermenuIe s e admlmstrauvef Labor Department and the Federal | WOrk of handling labor cases, the | Jobs § (Continued From First Page.) y Security Agency, which includes the PO8rd several weeks ago transferred National ~ Youth Administration, Civilian Conservation Corps. Social Security Board, Public Health Serv- ice, Office of Education and the American Printing House for the Blind PR | Labor Board (Continued From First Page.) | Mr. Witt had been assigned a deputy to handle administrative duties. ‘The eight conclusions were: 1. The administrative division was insufficiently organized 2. Because of lack of organization, | the administrative process has suf- fered in efTectiveness. 3. Too many functions were cen- iralized in the secretary’s office and there was too little delegation of re- sponsibility. 4. Overcentralization burdened the secreta: 5. There was too tion between had y's office. tle co-ordina- various Washington over- | divisions, 6. There was too little co-ordina- tion between Washington and the regional offices. 7. 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