Evening Star Newspaper, April 13, 1940, Page 9

U. S. Aid May Assume Credit Form Fortunes of War Could Bring End Of Johnson Act By DAVID LAWRENCE. A week of excitement growing out of the sensational eveats in Eu- rope had its effect on domestic affairs. The psychology of impend- ing crisis imme- diately gave im- petus to third- termers, who were prompt to argue that criti- cal situations demand conti- nuity in govern- ment. Similarly, the isolationist sentiment in & Congress found on every side graver concern = about the fate of the British and French David Lawrence. than ever before. | Protestations against American | eniry into the war are numerous and vehement. There can be noi doubt that however sympathetic| Americans are generally, their mem- bers of Congress are careful not to | reflect sympathy for any proposal | to join the war. But, nevertheless, | experienced observers who saw the | way public opinion fluctuated in the last war merely utter now a word | of caution about making predictions | THE EVENING BSTAR, WASHINGTON, 'D. é., SATURDAY, The Capital Parade Allies Will Get Scandinavian Merchant Ships, While Nozis Get Food Stores and Reserves By JOSEPH ALSOP and ROBERT KINTNER. 5 The booty of Scandinavia does not go wholly to the Germans. They have got part of what they were after—the food stores and reserves of Denmark. But £ngland and France will also get something they urgently need—the Danish and Norwegian merchant marine. In the past months, the shipping problem of the allies has become more and more acute.. In the first place, the mere institution of a convoy system reduces efficiency enough to be equivalent to a 30 per cent cut in available tonnage. In the second place, German planes and sub- marines have been sinkling flag- rantly, in violation of all interna- tional practice, on sight any vessel found on the approaches to English and French waters. Thus neutral shipowners had grown extremely reluctant to accept cargoes con- signed to allied ports. During the winter, dockages at English ports declined to 50 per cent below normal. Besides buying or chartering all possible vessels in the United States, the allies were forced to open urgent negotiations to charter almost the whole Norwegian merchant marine and most of the Danish. Since the Danes and Norwegians feared to cut off their ow.l supplies, wanted to be paid in dollar exchange, and did not wish to oftend Germany, the negotiations were virtually at a standstid when the brutal invasion of Scandinavia took place. _ The onslaught against Norway and Denmark has changed the whole picture, however. The Norwegians are now the allies of England and France, and their merchant marine, particularly notable for its fine and vitally important fleet of tankers, will take its place with the ships of the larger powers. The Danes, being subjugated by the Germans, have ordered their ships to take refuge in neutral ports. But it is impossible | for the Danes either to pay the port charges or to support the stranded Danish crews for a long period. 'The Danish shipping cannot remain ex- pensively and indefinitely at anchor. The English and French are pre- pared to pay well for the use of it. Most Danish ship captains will be tempted. In all, the Danish and Norwegian merchant marines number 4.000 vessels, of 6.000,000 total tonnage. The vast majority of these shios were not in their home ports when the Germans crossed the Danish | border, and before long the allies except to have the use of most of them. Five to One In the current Wall Street betting, odds of five to one are quoted based on any set of events thus far revealed. ‘When war can be thrust on an| innocent country overnight and without warning of any kind, it is a far different world than it was from 1914 to 1918, when some of the older rules of warfare and custom | were observed. Today the theory of a coup d'etat or sudden seizure of territory is uppermost in the minds of the world. What can a, nation do suddenly and quickly to another nation? And what defenses are available to ward off a sudden blow? Planes and Ships Co-ordinate. The Army and Navy experts here naturally urge greater and greater preparedness. Military men never concede they are prepared. They are inevitably concerned now with the relative merits of war in the air and war by surface ships, but there seems no question that com- bined aerial and surface operations constitute the latest form of at- tack and defense, so that nobody any longer begrudges necessary ex- penses for armament that includes both services. ‘The one thing that seems to stand out is that armies will not be needed for overseas duty Those on Cavitol Hill who are promising that they will never vote to send American soldiers across the ocean to fight are not | really taking much of a chance that the issue will ever arise. It is sea power and air power that America could furnish the allies if American intervention is ever decided upon. | But the chances are that even this | {5 not in the cards just now, judging by what is known at this stage of the war about the way things are going. The assumption that the allies will win without Americas help is still maintained by most persons in Con- gress. They refuse to consider what America’s position would be if this assumption falls to the ground and Nazi domination of the European continent becomes certain. The only concrete issue that the American Congress may have to face before long—and doubtless not be- fore the autumn elections at that—is | whether the Johnson Act forbidding loans to the allies shall be revised. At present such a repeal could not be gotten through either House. But if the allies are running out of money and need credit and if they are fight- ing with their backs to the wall, it is anybody’s guess as to what American | public opinion would be. There was a time last year when $t was freely predicted on Capitol Hill that the embargo on arms would never be repealed. But it was. And the President’s leadership -on that occasion won him substantial sup- port in both political parties, irre- spective of previous dissension on domestic issues. Bad Debts in Way. ‘The principal argument against | lending money to the allies is that they did not pay back their last loans. The allies make the argument that they never were able to do it and that incapacity to’pay rather than unwillingness was the reason for their policy. They insist also that Germany repudiated ail her repara- tion obligations to the allies and this deprived Britain and France of their principal source of furds. It is a fact, of course, that even though the British and French did not pay their debts to the United States, the inter- nal debt burdens of those two coun- tries have been colossal and that the tax drain per person is much higher than anything known in America. On top of this came in recent years the necessary prepara- tions for another war with Germany. Great Britain and France have not made any move indicating that they wished to influence America to enter the present war. But what they feel is that, since they are battling for democracy, they should not be de- Pprived of credit in time of need. The cash-on-the-barrel policy is causing no end of complications for Ameri- can exporters and it would not be surprising if the agricultural States, especially the cotton growers in the South and fruit growers of the West, would ultimately find themselves more lenient about extending credits to Britain and France than the present Johnson Act permits. (Reproduction Rights Reserved.) St. Matthew’'s Women To Make Retreat ‘Women of St. Matthew's Cathe- dral will make their annual day of recollection at the Washington Re- treat House, 4000 Harewood road NE., under the leadership of Mrs P. F. Hannan, team captain for the cathedral in the Washington Re- treat League. Mrs. Hannan has as- sisting her Miss Catherine Burke, Miss Mary Hannan, Miss Mary Mc- Nelly, Miss Grace Goodman The retreat master will be the Rev. James McGuckin, of the Marist Seminary, Catholic University of America. Father McGuckin is a member of the Marist Mission Band Wwho has been located in Washing- ton for five years. The services start at 10:30 am. and end at 8 p.m. with benediction against the re-election of the President. The heaviness of the odds may seera decidedly surprising, considering the unanimous gloom with which the denizens of the financial district proclaim that “That man in the White House will be there forever.” Actually the big money is coming, not from the financial district, but from Jersey City and Chicago. Con- sidering that patriot Frank Tague and fragrant Ed Kelly are the most vociferous bosses on the third-term bandwagon, it is also a little sur- prising that the Kelly and Hague bailiwicks should be betting against their overlords’ loud talk. Veto Threat The President has assured Chairman Mary Morton of the House | Lakor Committee that he will take no amendments to the Labor Act stronger than hers. Mrs. Norton's proposal is that the board be “packed” (to borrow a phrase from the court fight) by the addition of two mod-| erate members. The House will soon choose be- tween the Norton amendments and the amendments of Representative Howard Smith of Virginia, which come near to tossing the board on the dump heap. With a presidential veto threatened, the Smith amend- ments are likely to be rejected. Furthermore, although Senator Rob- ert F. Wagner, sponsor of the Labor Relations Act, is on record in favor of an enlarged board, it is doubtful whether the Senate will deal with the matter at all during this session. Trouble in the House The Securities and Exchange Commission’s program of investment Jure HwoTE My FrienD! | trust legislation, only important reform project of this year, is expected to be reported by the Senate Banking and Currency Committee without much ado Senate passage is also probable. But in the House Interstate Com- | merce Committee, once most amenabie to New Deal reformist suggestions, Representative Clarence Lea of California is working so hard for delay thas House passage will be difficult. White House pressure may be put on Le2, but th~ chances now are that the program will have to be deferred until the next Congress. (Released by the North Americ an Newspaper Alliance, Inc.) ‘New Works Are Heard At Chamber Music Festival By ALICE EVERSMAN. The ninth festival of chamber music of the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation opened auspiciously last evening with a large and distinguished audience in attendance. posers and music lovers from all over The festivals draw artists, com- the country and in spite of the in- clement weather of yesterday, the hall was filled to overflowing. The special attraction of the program was the first performance brando’s cantata “Epithalamium’e and Gian Francesco Malipiero’s | “Quattro vecchie canzoni,” both works having been commissioned for this festival. Sharing promi- nence with these moderns were Bach'’s chorale for organ “To God on High All Glory Be,” Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach's “Symphony No. 3 in C Major,” Beethoven's “Elegischer Gesang” and Loeffler’s “Canticum fratis solis.” Providing an orchestral back- ground for all the numbers of the program, except the Bach chorale, and having a solo performance in the C. P. E. Bach Symphony was a chamber orchestra composed of members of the National Symphony under the direction of Dr. Hans Kindler. A chorus selected from the Schola Cantorum of New York City and three soloists, Olga Averino, so- prano; Hardesty Johnson, tenor, and Yves Tinayre, baritone, were heard in the vocal compositions. E. Power Biggs was the organist. The two new works by the Italian composers were highly interesting from point of view of treatment and of thematic material. The “Quattro vecchie canzoni” by Malipiero held an Old World atmosphere in their modern harmonies and a suave flow of line that was stressed with excep- tional beauty by Mr. Johnson to the darkly toned accompaniment of woodwinds led by a solo viola. Mr. Johnson’s voice is a tenor of great purity, resonant and warmly colored. He sang the difficult music in superb legato style and with great expres- siveness, proving himself to be one | of the finest tenors to be heard here. More spacious in conception is Pizzetti’s “Epithalamium” for mixed chorus and three solo voices, Mr. Johnson being joined by Miss| Averino, soprano, and Mr. Tinayre, baritone, to the full accompanlmentl of the orchestra. Against the state- | ment of the baritone soli, in which Mr. Tinayre’s sonorous baritone | negotiated the difficult music with ease, the tenor and soprano voices rise in an exaltation of mood that forms the most effective bits of the music. The interpolated choral sec- tions emphasize still further the same mood with rich and clear toned harmonies. The work has nobility, compact form and at the same time & surging sentiment befitting the bridal theme around which it is woven. A distinct difference in the use of the modern idiom could be felt in the performance of Loeffler's choral work in contrast to that of the Ital- ian composer. Loeffler, who had the advantage of assimilating music in different countries and who him- self was strongly inclined toward the spiritual, has written in more| retrained vein in keeping with the subject. The work was composed for and given its first performance at the Coolidge Festival in 1925. Miss Averino, who has appeared here before, brought her excep- tional musicianship to bear on a finely detailed performance to the accompaniment of the chamber orchestra. The chorus was first introduced in Beethoven's “Elegischer Gesang,” in ©f the most blessed sacrament. . which one could appreciate the A, g of Tlde- quality of the voices and the fine| training of Hugh Ross, director of | the Schola Cantorum. This work of Beethoven'’s, which was dedicated | to Baron von Pasqualati, showed | strangely modern coloring which fitted in a remarkable way with the more modern works programed. The orchestra played the charming symphony of Bach's famous son, which has been heard before on the National Symphony programs. One of six, composed for the Austrian Ambassador to Berlin, the symphony has the spontaneity and other ear- marks for which the scion of the Bach family is noted. The concert opened by a softly intoned Bach chorale for organ, played by Mr. Biggs. ¢ Grace Lutheran Plans Dinner Thursday At Grace Lutheran Church to- morrow Dr. Gerhard E. Lenski will preach at 11 am. on “The Joy No Man Can Take Away.” Senior and Jjunior choirs will participate in this service. Marian Ranberg will give & 15-minute organ recital preced- ing the service. Women of the guild will give a congregational dinner in the church hall on Thursday, 5-7 p.m, Confirmation instruction will be held twice weekly, Saturdays at 9 am. and Sundays at 6:30 p.m., un- der the direction of the pastor, and | will be continued until Pentecost. Christ Lutheran Services Listed The ‘ Rev. J. Frederic Wenchel, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, will speak tomorrow at 11 am. on “Are the Churches Fulfilling Their Mission in Our Day?” At 8 p.m. the Walther League will meet for tryouts for the talent quest to be held at the Potomac zone rally next Sunday in Trinity Church, Mount Rainier. Friday evening the league will have an entertainment. Re- freshments will be served. The Concordia Club will meet ‘Thursday night at the home of Dr. Theodore Arends, 4418 Thirteenth place N.E. Next Sunday the Rev. A. J. Stiemke, pastor of the Church of Our Savior, Baltimore, and official visitor of the circuit, will preach. The Rev. and Mrs. Wenchel will be away next week in New England. ‘Tuesday he will attend the visita- tion day of Harvard Divinity School in ,Cambridge, Mass. q'Hl opinions of the writers on this page are thetr own, not necessarily The Star's. Such opinions are presented in The Star’s eflort to give all sides of qestions of interest to its readers, although such themselves The Political Mi opinions m and directly opposed to de_contradictory among he Star’s. ', APRIL 13, 1940. We, the People Invasion of Scandinavian Countries Destroys Illusions of Neutrality By JAY FRANKLIN, ‘The American people liie and admire the Scandinavians. We have | found them good citizens, able, progressive and hard-working members Gov. Stassen Regarded Most Likely For Republican Keynote Speaker By G. GOULD LINCOLN. Gov. Harold E. Stassen of Min- nesota today appears to -have the inside track for the job of “key- noting” the Republican National Convention when it meets June 24 in Philadelphia. ’ ‘The 33-year- old Governor i¢ a speaker of ability. He is in no sense a can- didate for a place on the G. O. P. national ticket —under the Constitution a President of the United States must be at least 35 years old. He comes from a part of the countrv G.Gould Lincoln. which, despite denials from Demo- cratic sources, has swung toward the Republican party strongly in the last two years, a part of the coun- try which the Republicans must carry if they are to be successsful in the presidential race next No- vember. He has youth and courage and he may be expected to take a forward-looking attitude if he is selected to be temporary chairman and keynoter of the national con- vention. There are others in line for key- noter, however, and Dr. Glenn Frank of Wisconsin is one of them. Dr. Frank is now given much credit for having done a good job as chair- man of the Republican Program Committee, whose report was made public by the national committee February 18. “A Program for a Dynamic America” was the title given the report—and so well was it received that much of the work of drafting a Republican national platform appears to have already been done. “Dark Horses” Considered. Wisconsin, like Minnesota, went Republican in the 1938 elections. It has given more recent indication of its Republicanism—in the pri- maries held there April 2. The Committee on Arrangements for the Republican National Con- vention is to meet in Philadelphia next Tuesday. It may at that time select the keynote speaker and also make recommendations regarding a permanent chairman for the na- tional convention. Two or three “dark horse” candi- dates for the presidential nomina- tion are also said to be under con- sideration for the keynoter’s job— a job which might well bring any one of them to the favorable con- sideration of the convention. They are Representative Joseph W. Mar- tin, jr. of Massachusetts, Republic- an leader of the House; Gov. John W. Bricker of Ohio and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, jr, of Massa- chusetts. Mr. Martin's name has been more and more widely dis- cussed as a possible presidential nominee since he made the princi- pal speech at the Republican “Kan- sas Day" celebration in Topeka last January. Gov. Bricker is Ohio's ace in the hole in the event Sena- tor Robert A. Taft, favorite son candidate, fails to make the grade. Senator Lodge, 37 years old, is men- tioned more frequently as a possi- bility for 1944. Would Limit Speeches. Members of the Republican Na- tional Committee are hoping a time limit can be placed on the keynote speech—and other speeches deliv- | ereed before the national conven-| tion. The late Senator Steiwer of Oregon, who delivered the keynote speech at the Republican National Convention in 1936—in Cleveland— —_——————— USE THE “PERFECT CLOTHESLINE—WOODLEY 7800" A Distinguished Name Since 1879 4 STORAGE o VAULTS » ON'T give mo! a chance to yours. 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These are inter- spersed with hour-long “demonstra- tions” by supporters of the various candidates—each group seeking to outlast the others. A half hour limit for a nominating speech and 10 minutes or less for a seconding speech would make a great hit with the delegates attending the con- vention—as well as the visiting guests. The “stop” Dewey campaign is on in earnest now that the New York district attorney has come to the fore by his victories in the Wiscon- sin and Nebraska primaries over Senator Vandenberg of Michigan and his big vote in Illinois, where he ran unopposed. It is constantly pointed out that winning in presi- dential preferential primaries has by no means settled the nomina- tion for President by Republican National Conventions in the past. That, as a matter of fact, is true. However, Herbert Hoover demon- | strated his strength and his vote- getting abilities n some of the pri- | maries in 1928, and that demonstra- | tion did not hurt his chances at all. | Instead it helped him decidedly. He was nominated on the first ballot ! in Kansas City. Experience of Candidates. It is one thing to go to the voters and prove vote-getting ability and another to remain outside of such tests and rely upon organization leaders in various States to do the job of winmug delegate votess The latter has been the technique adopted by many of the candidates for the presidential nomination in the past—and is today. Mr. Dewey, because of his youth— 38 years old—is chided because, it is said, he has had no experience with foreign relations—at a time when most of the world outside of | the United States is at wer. He has not had the experience of serv- | ing in the Senate, as have Senator Vandenberg and Senator Taft, for | example. But it is not to be con-| cluded that Mr. Dewey has reached his present age without giving some study to America's history and its | foreign relations. He has had cer- | tainly a> much opportunity to ab- sorb information as has Gov. Brick- er of Ohio, for example, although not as much time. No one knows exactly how well a President will handle the affairs of the Nation—the foreign affairs— until he has been tried. No one knows how well any of the candi- dates, either Democratic or Repub- lican, would do as Chief Executive in the event the United States should be drawan into the European war or any other war. None of them has had such experience in the past. President Roosevelt was an Assistant Secretary of the Navy But that is very far from directing American foreign policy during those troublous years. Mr. Dewey has declared himself in favor of keeping this country out of the Furopean conflict. He may stick to that position throughout the campaign and have it prove a safe ground for him to take. In- ths, dirt and grime spoil thase furs of em into dependable TOLMAN service cleaning and glaz- Id, dry, theftproof, rs—a bonded deliv- your coat in transit. | not be drawn into the war. supporters say: “Why should tie not | preach on “The Restoration of the | | be just as able to keep this country | Risen Chris AN fewndry Wisconsin Avenue WO0odiey 7800 ESTABLISHED 1379—-"P0R WIALTH'S SAKE, SIND IT ALL 7O TOUMAN" of society. We admire the Scandinavian nations, which bave shown that 1t s possible for poor, small countries to work out a satisfactory co-oper- ative soclety, without relying on colonies, armaments or high finance. And, notwithstanding a certain irritating smugness in their international at- titude, we have respected their ability to maintain their neutrality in the face of great wars. They have taken no part in war since the days of Napoleon. Despite heavy losses from the U-boats and bitter pressure from the blockade, they kept out of World War No. 1. During the preseni Anglo-German War, the Scandinavians went to extremes to avoid giving offense to the bellig- erents. They declined to permit the rescue of Finland; they refused to form a northern alliance; they allowed German ships to use their f waters so as to circumvent the British blockade; and Norway was bitterly protesting recent British mine-laying operations at the mo- ment when Hitler struck. Denmark was even guaranteed against German attack by a Danish-German non-aggression treaty of less than a year's standing, when the Nazis invaded without warning. Neutrality Concept Passes ‘The point is that, from the viewpoint of international law and national conduct, the Scandinavians were as neutral as any set of nations could possibly be. If anything, they had been too compliant to the Berlin govern- ment in their effort not to give offense. Now Denmark is in the German concentration camp of nations, Norway is ebbing away in a flickering re- sistance to a well-planned blitzkrieg and Sweden is in the slaughterhouse, ripe for the butcher. What all this means is that the concept of neutralily has passed from the warring world, that the policy of neutrality is dead. No nation can consider itself safe from either side, since, after the fate of Denmark and Norway, neither France nor England can afford to let the German coup repeat itself in the Balkans. What remains is national policy and power politics, for ourselves and every other non-belligerent. 5 It may be our desire and policy not to take an active part in th struggle, but our only puarantee that we can escape is our own military, naval, aerial and financial power, and the diplomatic friendships we may be able to cultivate. This Changing World Vital Event of The Week Hasn't Materialized Yet By CONSTANTINE BROWN. ‘The outstanding event of the most dramatic week of the war has not yet materialized. It is the landing of the troops which left Scottish ports Thursday, believed headed for either Nor- way or the Neth- erlands. s Details regard- ing this new ex- peditionary corps # are reaching Washington piecemeal. Re- liable informants say it is com- posed of 60,000 French, some 25,000 Poles and % % a Canadian divi- sion. Said to be Constantine Browa. commanded by a French major gen- eral, the corps was created several | weeks ago when the allies thougnt that they might have to assist Fin- | land. % % % May Land at Narvik. | In military quarters there is some | doubt whether it will be landed on the Norwegian coast. If sent to | Norway, it is believed the corps will |land at Narvik, establishing a base | there. Thence it will penetrate into | Sweden. In diplomatic quarters it is said that Sweden might be induced Isolationist Thesis Blasted These events in Scandinavia end, once and for all, the isolationist thesis that the Neutrality Act was an unneutral aid to Germany's foes. It didn't save Norway that she swallowed the submarining of her ships, that she connived at German use of her coastal waters for naval operations, that she aided the German supply of iron and raw materials. The opera- tions of the Britfsh blockade have already shown that our aid to the allies is no guarantee of preferential treatment for our tobacco, cotton and appie growers. It has become a world of every nation for itself, and Hitler take the hindermost. The problem before our Government is tne problem of defense and offense, the problem of disposing of our armaments and resources so as to oromote our national interests and to preserve our national safety. Already, the Isolationist Senator Lundeen is suggesting the purchase of Greenland from Denmark! And if Holland is the next to go, it is undersiood that we are to demand an American protectorate of Dutch possessions—at least in the Western Hemisphere—for the duration of the war. We are even considering the possibility of extending American protection to the British dominions in the Pacific as well as Canada, which is already covered hy the Monroe Doctrine. For the rape of two harmless and progressive nations at the con- venience of the belligerents has ended both American neutrality and con- tinental isolation. From now on, we shall admittedly look out for ourselves and our friends 1n this hemisphere witmout worrying about whether we shall annoy Ham Fish, Ribbentrop or the ghost of Senator Borah. (Reiesed by the Consolidated News Feagures.) QuTt deed, it is much the same position ! that President Roosevelt has taken, who has declared this country need | Atonement Lutheran , At 11 o'clock the assistant pastor, Déwey's the Rev. James T. Powers, will Dr. H. E. Snyder will out of war as President Roosevelt or any other possible candidate, provided he wants to do so?” ‘ preside. Dr M. J. Bieber, home missionary, who recently completed the estab- lishment of the new St. Luke's Luth- eran parish at Silver Spring, Md., L“'hem“ P‘"'ey cu“celed will speak at the vesper service at NEW YORK, April 13 (#).—Ger- | 8 p.m. From here he goes to Johns- many's invasion of Denmark and | town, Pa., to organize another. Norway has caused cancellation of The young people will hold a de- the meeting of the Lutheran World | bate at 7 p.m. in the parish hall on Conference Executive Committee | “Proper Associates for Church Mem- scheduled for Copenhagen April 26. bers.” Repairing @ Renovizing e Modefnizing Homes Another Tribute to Merit Of course, you expect satisfaction from The Eberly Plan in whatever we underteke to do for you—from the simplest’ repair work to the most elaborate renovizing and modernizing. 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Sweden also has a sizable navy, | which in co-operation with the al- | lies could be a nuisance to the Ger= | mans. | __If the allies decide on a landing in Northern Norway—at Narvik and Tromso — it will be evident that they count on King Gustav's assist- ance. There is a railroad between Narvik and Sweden but there are no land communications between | that port and Southern Norway. ! Norse Can Do Little. | | In the same military quarters the | opinion is expressed that for the | time being the valiant handful of Norwegian regulars and guerrillas can do little against the invading forces. The main cities. the com- | munication system. the ammunition | and arms denots are all in the hands | of the Germans. | Under the circumstances mobil- ization is bound to be slow and the men who can be mustered must de- | pend for whatever modern war ma- terial they may get on the assist- ance of the allies and the Swedes. Until such assistance comes the re- sistance King Haakon's army can offer is bound to be perfunctory. "Children cof God’ ‘ Novel | Assailed by Mormons | | By the Arsociated Press. INDEPENDENCE. Mo., April 12.— The conference of delezztes of the reorzanized Church of Jesus Christ of T-t'er D-v Saints adonted a jrea olutinn crit'cizing Vardis Ficher's port-aval of Mormonism.in his novel “Children of God" and deni~d the church ever practiced or taught poiveamy. The resolution followed the state- ment yesterday of Israel A. Smith, ne of four grandsons of Joseph mith, founder of the church, pres- ent at the conference, that “we are investigating the statutes of various 0 determine what may be The resolution called the book & “malicious libel” on the life and character of Joseph Smith, and said it was “insulting and injurious” to his descendants and the “fforally upright” thousands of members of the church. Defense Measures Decided On in Spain By the Associated Press. 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