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He emphasized that France to- day after seven months of war against Germany was ‘“neither in- vaded, surprised nor uncoveerd.” Again and again the slight but vigorous Premier reiterated that his government, which has decided to remain in power despite the nar- row majority it gained in its first | parliamentary presentation, had one motive and one motive alone—“to fight the war.” M. Reynaud said that his inner “war cabinet” of nine members, all heads of ministries directly respon- sible for national defense, had been set up to push France and her Brit- ish allies to victory, come what may. Hoped for Unanimous Suport. He said that in forming his govern- ment he had hoped to get unani- mous support from all parties. At least, he asserted, the rapld forma- tion of the cabinet robbed Adolf Hitler of the advantage a prolonged government crisis might have given im. “M. Hitler's opportunity would have come if he had seen emerge from the series of ministerial crises in France a weak government cut off from the masses of the nation and incapable of leading the coun- try,” M. Reynaud declared. “But that danger has been avoided.” M. Reynaud said he now was con- centrating on “results” and that he belleved these results would bring him wider support. “The government's duty is clear,” he declared emphatically. “It is to make war, and make it in every field. “The war is here and with it the hardest of sacrifice,” he said. a hard war, but we will win. Before victory comes, he asserted, i France's diplomatic successes would depend on the@rmed might she has to back up her position. He stressed | the immense tasks the country is facing in building new armaments i and freeing the people for wartime duties. This means that every man and woman must be in his or her place, i he explained, adding that the gov- ernment intends to see that this is | accomplished. Balkan Menace Cited. Naming Hitler directly, M. Rey- naud said the German Fuehrer has | “put everything into motion” to | menace the economic life of the Balkan states. “He is ready to attack the eco- nomic independence of the Balkan countries,” M. Reynaud declared, |adding that France’s interests lie |equally in Western and Eastern | Europe. | _M. Reynaud's declaration = of -Pn-.m:h determination to prevent a | German hegemony in the Balkan | countries was viewed as particularly ‘llgnlflunt His government, it was recalled, came into power as a result of dissatisfaction over Finland's forced peace with Soviet Russia, M. Reynaud asserted that for France to allow Germany to gain her | ends in Southeastern Europe “would | mean the end of liberty and the end of France.” “It is Politics (Continued From First Page.) Republican party and the interna- tionalist policies of the Roosevelt administration.” “Such a statement,” Represent- ative Tinkham added, “is & repudia- | tion of the efforts of the Republicans in Congress, who since President Roosevelt’s ‘quarantine speech’ at Chicago in 1937, have been endeav- oring to combat the vatious attempts of the Roosevelt administration to undermine American neutrality.” Representative Tinkham’s state- ment quoted Mr. Dewey as saying in a New York address January 20, that “we find the administration (Roose- velt) broadly following the policies both in Europe and the Far East laid down during the 12 years of Re- publican administrations.” Alignment Assailed. The Massachusetts Republican said Mr. Dewey “went on to praise Henry L. Stimson, former Republi- can Secretary of State, who, when he retired, left the United States on the verge of war with Japan,” add- ing: “Dewey chose to align himself with such Republican international- ists and political interventionists of the Roosevelt administration as Henry L. Stimson and Nicholas Mur- ray Butler, together with President Roosevelt, Secretary of State Hull and the United States Minister to Canada, James H. R. Cromwell.” The greatest issue before the American people today, Represent- ative Tinkham contended, “is the maintenance of our traditional for- eign policles against the efforts of the internationalists who would in- volve the United States in war in Europe and Asia.” Clark Shuns “Favorite Son.” Meanwhile, the refusal of Senator Clark, Democrat, of Missouri to ac- cept & “favorite son” role at the Democratic National Convention raised a question. mark over the eventual stand of the big Missouri delegation—30 convention votes. “A ‘favorite son’ indorsement with- out binding instructions is a tinsel embellishment for an empty honor,” Senator Clark wrote George K. Wil< llams, former Democratic chairman of St. Frances County, Md. “On the other hand, I will never again be a party to tying the hands of Missouri Democrats with a bind- ing instruction for myself or any one else in what might turn out to be only a ‘favorite son’ candidacy.” The Senator, however, did not take himself out of the presidential pic- ture. He said he favored an unin- structed delegation, adding that if it “should be interests, d - Ml . B 'THE 'EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO D C., WEDNESDAY, " MARCH?Y 1940. Rickenbacker Warns Against Emofions Leading fo War Forecasts Intensified Air Struggle in Talk To G. W. U. Alumni Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, World ‘War ace, last night urged the United States to insist upon peace. The veteran aviator, now head of Eastern Afrlines, spoke to members of the George Washington Univer- ‘| sity Alumni Association at s steg G. W. ALUMNI HOLD STAG BANQUET—A¢ a banquet last night for the alumni of George Washington University, Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, the flyer, was guest speaker. Among others there were (left to right): Judge James M. Proctor, Coach Bill Reinhart (shaking hands with Capt. Rickenbacker) and Jim Red Envoy's Recall Hints Break in French Relations Surits’ Wire to Stalin, Stopped by Censor, ‘Insult,’ Says Paris By the Associated Press. PARIS, March 27.—A complete | break in diplomatic relations be- tween Soviet Russia and France ap- pears to be foreshadowed in the recall—at French request—of the Russian Ambassador to Paris. An official spokesman charged to- day that France and her war ally, Great Britain, were “insulted” by a telegram which the envoy, Jakob Surits, recently attempted to send to Joseph Stalin, congratulating him | on the peace treaty with Finland as | a stroke against “British-French warmongers.” Failed to Use Immunity. Surits did not make use. of his diplomatic immunity by sending the message in code, but instead handed it into the regular channels of the French post office. The govern- ment considered the telegram, writ- ten -in precise French, an undiplo- matic act and an attempt by the Envoy to use regular communica- tions for Communist propaganda. Ordinary telegrams are kubject to censorship. Surits’ message there- fore was stopped and later sent to the French Charge d'Affaires in Moscow, who handed it to Russian Premier-Foreign Commissar Vya- cheslaff Molotoff with France’s re- quest that Surits be recalled. Even in view of the possibility of a complete rupture, there still was no indication that French military purposes would be served by declara- tion of a formal state of war be- tween France and the Soviet Unfon. But if Russia makes a decisive move with Germany in the Balkans that would be another miatter, it ‘was said. As for that possibility, the French pointed to the allied force in the Near East and the allied understand- ing with Turkey, who holds the key to the Black Sea in the Dardanelles. Turkey, however, is not bound to e| help the allies to fight Russia, Inner Cabinet Meets. Premier Paul Reynaud’s nine-man mner war cabinet held its second meeting this morning, but whether the Russian and ‘Balkan situations were _discussed remained for the time being a state secret. Surits is expected to leave Paris for Moscow within a few days. His recall means that neither nation will have an Ambassador in the other’s capital. The French envoy, Paul Emile Naggiar, has been op “sick leave” for some weeks. The French demand that Russia recall Surits was interpreted as a “warning” to Russia from the new “win-the-war” government under M. Reynaud that it intends to take a stiffer diplomatic course in the conflict with Germany, Russia’s friend. The French, who have been en- gaged in an intensive battle with underground Communist organiza- tions, als0 are said to be disturbed by a reported increase in Russian esplonage. “Won't Be Duped.” ‘The official Prench spokesman said that normal relations had been maintained with Russia “above all for reasons of practical order.” However, he added, France “does | go not intend to be duped. France intends to make her rights vigorously respected. “She will not tolerate that acts particularly directed against her be committed under the cover of neu- trality.” As long ago as January 14 Philippe Henriot flled a resolution in the Chamber of Deputies, demanding severance of diplomatic relations with Moscow, and today a French press campaign toward the same end appeared -to be gaining mo- mentum. Increased attention here has been turned on the Near East and pos- sible Russian-German intentions Lhere Italy’s future course also is 1ubjec® of close study, There have been suggestions in the press that «lormer Premier Pierre Laval shouid be sent to Rome to open fle{ofilfiofl .with Premier Musso- " : MacWilllams. Police Seek Owner Of Fireman’s Helmet The Police Trafic Division this afternoon was looking for the fire- man who lost & fire helmet on the pavement at First street and North Carolina avenue SE. Apparently some firefighter had lost it in his hurry to get to the St. Peter's Church blaze. Envoy's Felicitations To Stalin Angered 'Paris, Says Soviet Moscow Denies Telegram Justified Demand, but Frees Surits of Duties By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, March 27.—Soviet Russia announced today that her Ambassador to Paris is being re- called at the request of the French government. The Prench request, according to the announcement published by Tass, official Russian news agency, was based on an attempt by Jakob Surtis, the envoy, to telegraph felicitations to Joseph Stalin on the conclusion of the war with Finland as a success against “Brit- ish-Prench warmongers.” The tel- egram was stopped by the Prench censor. Surits has been in Paris since April, 1937. The French Ambassa- dor to Moscow, Paul Emile Naggiar, left for home February 3—ostensi- bly on sick leave. Text of Communique. ‘The Tass communique on with- drawal of Surits follows: “On March 19 the French Charge d’Affaires at Moscow, (Jean) Payart, informed the People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs Molotoff that the French government regarded a telegram signed by the Soviet Am- bassador to Paris, Surits, and de- livered to the telegraph for trans- mission to Stalin at Moscow on the occasion of the conclusion of a peace treaty between the U. 8. 8. R and Finland as intervention by the Ambassador in the initernal political life of France. “According to Payart’s statement, the French government deems. in- correct with regard to the French government certain expressions in the telegram signed by the Ambas- sador, underlined in excerpts from the telegram given below, namely: “‘Thanks to the wisdom of the Soviet government and to our val- iant Red army, the plans of the British-French iurmongerx who at- tempted to fan the flames of war in Northeastern Europe again 1ailed . ..’ (The words “plln; of the British-French warmongers” were underlined.) “Also: “‘The Soviet Union remains an impregnable fortress against which the sinister schemes of the enemies of Socialism and of the working poople of the whole world will . . ' (The words “sinister lchemen of the enemies. of Social- ism” were underlined.) No Longer ‘Persona Grata’ “Although this telegram was stop- ped by the censor, the Prench gov- ernment declared that Surits would no longer be regarded by the French government as ‘persona grata,’ and expressed the desire that Surits be recalled by the Soviet government. “In this connection, on March 26 Assistant People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs Lozoffsky handed Payart the following reply of the viet government: “‘1. The government of the U. S. 8. R. finds no substantial ground for the French government not to re- gard Soviet Ambassador- 8urits any longer as “persona grata” on the strength of the contents of the tele- gram signed by Burits for transmis- sion to Moscow, in which no mention was even made of the French gov- ernment, “‘2. However, inasmuch as the Prench government formally raises the question of confldence with re- gard to Surits, the government of the U. 8, 8. R, informs it that Surits is being released from his duties as Ambassador of the U. ! 8. R. to France.’"” Fairbanks’ Niece, lll, Loses Role in Film It was M. Laval who went to Rus- | Fairbanks, the legal sia in 1935 to nejotiate the French- Russian military assistance pact, which never has been denounced by either cdountry, although considered & dead letter since Russia signed 8 non-aggression treaty with Ger-|: many-last August. ‘The news that the Prench Am- bassador {0 Rome, Andre Francols- Poncet, is scheduled to return to consult with the Reynaud govern- ment gave the press new grounds friendly to me and to for bility that ¢ attempt with ] —=Star Staff Photo. Two Nazi Warplanes Shot Down in Flames, Brifish Report One English Craft Lost In Metz Fight, but Flyer Is Declared Safe By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 27.—The Air Ministry announced today that two German aircraft had been shot down in flames yesterday in a fight with the British near Metz, Prlnce, on the western front. The official British lcwunt sald that one British fighter plane was shot down, but that the fiyer escaped by parachute. It described serial activity in the neighborhood of Metz as showing “marked increase.” The British version said a form: tion of seven German reconnaissance planes escorted by fighters was in- tercepted by a Royal Air Force unit. “Several combats took place and our fighters, having broken up the enemy formation, forced the enemy | to abandon his reconnaissance. “One of our patrols encountered a formation of nine enemy fighters. In the ensuing fight two enemy air- craft were sgen to go down #n flames.” A British bombing plane crashed into the River Orwell at Ipswich, on Britain's east coast, today, nar- rowing missing houses in the main street. One of three occupants of the plane was injured. Fishermen Prepare For Shad Season By the Associated Press. EDGEWATER, N. J,, March 27— |} Veteran Hudson River fishermen prepared today for the opening on Friday of the six-week shad fishing season. More than a score of them, many in the business for 25 years, were i ready to resume the seasonal busi- | ness which annually provides em- | ployment for approximately 200 packers and boatmen. Under War Department regula- tions, fishermen were to be limited in their activities to shorter lines and smaller nets than last year. |3 Sunday fishing was prohibited. Fishing south of the George|# Washington Bridge was to be al- lowed, but the Edgewater Shad Fishermen’s Association warned its | members to keep the channel open for navigation. Towing companies and other firms had complained their business was hampered during the shad season by the long lines of nets strung across the river, Nets were to be kept within 500 | feet of shore. D. A. R. Ceremonies Honor Margaret Brent By the Associated Press. Members of the Col. Tench Tilgh- | § man Chapter of the Daughters of | # the American Revolution yesterday | ¥ dedicated a placque honoring Mar- | garet’ Brent, for whom one of the University of Maryland dormitories |} is named. The bronze marker was laid be- (& side & memorial tree which the D. A. R. group, representing Prince Georges and Montgomery Counties, planted two years ago in front of the dormitory. Members of the chapter lunched with President H. C. Byrd in the university dining hall, Mrs. Richard Cunningham, re- gent of the chapter; Mrs. Wilbur B. | # Blakeslee, State regent of the D. A. R, and Mrs. Eva C. Chase, State conservation chairman of the organization, officiated at the cere- monies. YounzIDemocrnts to Elect ation and election of offi- cers of the Yqung Men’s Democratic | § Club of Prince Georges County (Md.) will be held at an open meet- ing Thursday at 8 p.m. in the club- room of Klein's Tavern, Mount why you' approve of the St Hofiu... 1000 lvnly rooms with blfi and radio, Confid M R-hlfim $4. £w vo'fl' supper at the Wardman Park Hotel. He spoke of his own World War schievements as & pittance in the misguided effort of the times to “save the world for democracy.” He said there was a da state of mind in the United now—an “emotional climax”—that is coming dangerously close to embroiling us Bt o o it 5 “I8 crea fons.” i Segs Big Advances Ahead. Characterizing aviation as an “Infant industry,” the noted fiyer said transoceanic airplane service every 10 or 15 minutes was only & matter of a few years. Capt. Rickenbacker declared an| immediate peace was “impossi- ble” because of divergent opinions among nations at war. This, he said, would lead inevitably to an intensification of aerial warfare, with an “unbelievable air mortal- ity rate.” ‘ “In 90 days’ time,” he said, “the serial resources of both sides will be exhausted. Then it will be a question of who can rebuild air personnel the quickest.” Sees Practical Aviation as Task. The job of the United States, he declared, is to develop and im- prove a “practical aviation” and to keep out of war even if it means “lowering our standards of living.” By this he sald he means that we should make all possible sacrifices before resorting to armed participation in the war. | President Cloyd Heck Marvin of George Washington University, Football Coach Bill Reinhart and Athletic Director Max Farrington also spoke, Get First Chairman Is Named For Jefferson Banquets John D. 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