Evening Star Newspaper, May 2, 1940, Page 1

Weather Forecast Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; slightly cooler; lowest tonight about 44; moderate winds. Temperatures today— Highest, 66, at 2 pm.; lowest, 52, at 6 am. From the Unlted States Weather Bureau report. ‘ Fuil details on Page A-2. Closing N. Y. Markets—Sales, Page 22. ch WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1940—FIFTY-FOUR ¢ Foenir WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION llies Abandon Trondheim Drive rom South; oving Army Quits Andalsnes Areq; Fight in Norway to Go On, ) Chamberlain By the Associated Press. LONDON, May 2.—Prime disclosed the withdrawal of dalsnes area, abandoning the Trondheim from the south, but declared Britain would keep on fighting Germany in Norway and refused to be trapped into letting down her guard in the Mediterranean. “We have no intention of all & side show,” Mr. Chamberlain told the House of Commons, “but neither are we going to be trapped into such a dispersal of our forces as would leave us dangerously weak at the vital center.” He asserted that blows to t! important redistribution of the main allied fleets” and announced a British-French battle fleet is in the Eastern Mediterranean on the way to Alexandria, Egypt. The naval movement to Alexandria, he said, was to effect “more normal distribution” of ships through release of some from the North Sea. 5 Second Report on Mr. Chamberlain’s statement was his second report on the Norwegian campaign, but he mas only an interim report, that there was much he could not say for fear of disclosing strategy to the Germans, and announced a debate in the House of Commons on th Tuesday. A War Office communique which have been carrying out delaying operations south of Trond- heim during the past few days have, after repulsing many enemy attacks, been withdrawn in the strength.” “They were successfully embarked at Andalsnes and other ports in the neighborhood. This was done in spite of the enemy’s inces- sant efforts to destroy these pol action, “In the Narvik area, operations are continuing and detach- ments have been in contact with the enemy. There is nothing further to report from Namsos.” Troops Being Transferred Elsewhere. The troops being withdrawn being transferred “elsewhere,” Mr. Chamberlain said. to speculation whether they were based at Namsos, 100 miles north of Trondheim. (A dispatch printed in The Star yesterday from Leland Stowe, Chicago Daily News Correspondent, told of the landing at Namsos of thousands of addi air guns. Presumably some of these troops are those Premier Chamberlain announced today had been withdrawn from Andalsnes.) Andalsnes Is 100 Miles Mr. Chamberlain’s announce abandoning to Germany all Norway south of a line running from Trondheim east to the Swedish frontier, including nearly half the country’s total area, six-sevenths industrial centers. Today’s German high command communique indicated that Norwegian troops had been in action on the Andalsnes front cover- Large contingents of Norwegians were reported surrendering, apparently when this covering action ing the British withdrawal. was completed. ‘The Prime Minister promised— further disclosures next Tuesday, insisting that more information now would merely help Germany and endanger lives of British fighting men. Anxious Over Mediterranean. He did not amplify his statement that an allied battle fleet was in the Eastern Mediterranean, but Britain this week has given evidence of anxiety over the possibility of Italy entering the war on the side of Ger- many by forbidding her merchant marine to use the Mediterranean for through voyages. Mr. Chamberlain pictured Ger- many as prepared for invasion of the Netherlands or Belgium, or both, action he said she “would not scruple” to undertake. “@r, it may be that their savage hordes will be hurled against South- east Europe,” he said. . “They might well do more than one of these things in preparation for an attempt at a large scale at- tack on the western front or even a lightning swoop on this country.” In announcing the abandon- ment of the West Norwegian base of Andalsnes, Mr. Chamberlain said: “We decided last week that we must abandon any idea of taking Into Declares Minister Chamberlain today British troops from the An- attempt to take German-held owing Norway to become merely he German fleet permitted “an Norwegian Drive. de it clear at the outset it was e campaign would be held next meanwhile said “allied forces face of ever-increasing enemy rts and communications by air from the Andalsnes front were | This led | joining the British-French army | itional allied troops and anti- South of Trondheim. ment indicated the allies were of the population 'and nearly all Trondheim from the south and must withdraw our troops and transfer them elsewhere. “We have now withdrawn the| whole of our forces from Andalsnes under the very noses of German planes without, so far as I am aware, losing a single man in this opera- tion.” Single Phase Concluded. He said the Norwegian campaign has “merely concluded a single phase” in which neither Britain nor Germany thus far has achieved their objectives and “their (the Ger- man) losses were far greater than ours.” “German losses in men cannot be | estimated, but they must have amounted to many thousands.” The crowded house received Mr. Chamberlain’s report in compara- tive silence. Many members ap- peared to be stunned by its im- plications. : The German high command earlier in the day had reported its troops within 25 miles of An- dalsnes and said opposing forces were in “head-over-heels” flight. Mr. Chamberlain said that “Ger- man local air superiority” had made it impossible to land “the artillery and tanks which would be necessary "(See CHAMBERLAIN, Page A-3) Nazis Retreating Before Norwegians In Glomma Valley, Swedes Hear By the Assoclated Press. STOCKHOLM, May 2.—Norwe- gian troops strengthened by foreign volunteers, were reported today moving west from the Swedish fron- tier and south through the Glomma River Valley as German forces fell back from their advance posts to rotect their supply lines in Central ¥, The Norwegians® occupation of Roros, point of the Nazis’ furthest advance in the Glomma River Val- Jey, and Tynset, 25 miles south of Roros, after the Germans had with- drawn, apparently has prevented the Germans from linking their northern and southern forces, at least temporarily, along this route. Roros is 195 miles north of Oslo. Norwegians were noncommittal as to the nationality of the foreign vol- unteers aiding them, but reports have told of numerous Swedes cross- ing the border to fight the Germans. ‘While the guerrilla tactics of reor- ganized Norwegian forces were har- assing the sketchy Nazi line, a new British sea and air offensive to halt the flow of German troops into Nor- way appeared to be taking shape. Observers on Sweden’s west coast said British warships, reinforced by bombing planes, invaded the Katte- gat yesterday and fought a two- hour battle with German naval ves- 4 sels during which one Nazi ship was sunk and another set afire. ‘Word of the naval engagement co- incided with Norwegian dispatches asserting that the Germans, unable to maintain their thinly drawn lines of communication in the strategical- ly important Glomma River Valley, had withdrawn southward some 35 miles, presumably to await rein- forcements. A Norwegian communique de- clared the Germans had suffered a defeat at Otta in the parallel Gud- brands Valley 20 miles south of the (See STOCKHOLM, Page A-3.) Japanese Offensive Smashed, Chinese Claim By the Associated'Press. HONG KONG, May 2.—Chinese military dispatches reported today that Chinese troops had smashed the big Japanese offensive launched last month in the northern part of Hunan Province, Southern Hupeh and Northern Kiangsi. The Chinese reported that they had cut land communication be- tween Nanking and Wuhu, which is 60 miles south of Nanking up the Yangtze River, and that they were effectively harrassing Japanese ships in the river with shelifire, 3 Greek Army Calls 10 Reserve Officer Classes to Colors By the Associated Press, ATHENS, May 2—Greece today called up 10 classes of reserve army officers for active service as tension increased over Italy’s possible plans in the Mediterranean. The officers were ordered to report for duty May 5. The call to the colors fol- lowed a May Day speech by Premier John Metaxas declar- ing Greece is “strong and united in the most formidable of all wars.” Speaking at Piraeus, Premier Metaxas disclosed the govern- ment was negotiating with “a great friendly power” which is engaging great numbers of un- employed Greek workmen, Informed quarters said France wapted thousands of Greeks to work in French war industries, in the mines and on farms. Yugoslavia Reassured By Ifaly and Reich On Invasion Fears Axis Powers Attempt To Allay Tension In Balkan Area BULLETIN. ROME, May 2 (#)—The an- nouncement that a British and French battle fleet was in the Mediterranean today revived tension which earlier had been relieved by Italian disclaimers of any intentions of going to war immediately. By the Associated Press. BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, May 2.— Italian and German diplomats today assured the Yugoslav government that any fears of aggression by these countries against the Balkan states are groundless. Similar assurances were reported delivered to other Balkan capitals. These assurances seemed to pro- duce a feeling of greater security in Southeastern Europe, especially in ‘Yugoslavia, where there has been much tension recently over the pos- sibility of an Italian thrust. News that Premier Mussolini had told United States Ambassador Wil- liam Phillips he is contemplating no war action at present also had an important stabilizing effect here. The full force of Italian and Ger- man propaganda organizations was put behind the diplomatic moves to allay the tension. Italians and Ger- mans laid the Balkans' alarms to the British and accused Britain of trying to divert attention “from re- verses in Norway.” They cited the suspension of Brit- ish Mediterranean shipping to back up this charge. The Balkan countries continued all their military precautions, de- spite the assurances. They realized the situation might change at any moment. The British Ambassador to Turkey was en route to Sofia, Bulgaria, to confer with the British Minister there. Yugoslav Reassurance Given U. S. Envoy ROME, May 2 (#).—Foreign Minis- ter Count Galeazzo Ciano today as- sured United States Ambassador William Phillips that Yugoslavia, Italy’s neighbor on the Adriatic, was safe from Italian invasion, it was reported in usually reliable quarters. The United States Ambassador’s talks with Premier Mussolini yes- terday and with Count Ciano today noticeably eased tension in diplo- matic circles. Anxiety has reached an acute point with the announcement that British shipping has been diverted from the Mediterranean as a pre- caution. Mr. Phllips’ visit to Count Ciano was his second in two days. The Ambassador called at the Foreign Ministry . yesterday after seeing British-French Fleet East Mediterr anean German Hold Firm In Central Sector, Army Reports By the Associated Press. BERLIN, May 2.—German forces were reported authoritatively today to have a solid hold on all of South and Central Norway after British forces “in headlong flight” had rushed to the sea to abandon the Andalsnes sector on the Norwegian Atlantic Coast. (British Prime Minister Cham- berlain disclosed to the House of Commons today that Britain had given up her foothold at Andals- nes, halting her attempt to take German-held Trondheim from the south. He said all the British at Andalsnes nad been with- drawn.) The British force south of Trond- heim landed at Andalsnes more than two weeks ago, and advanced to Dombas, 56 miles east, where it was defeated. DNB, official German news agency, said the only opposition now con- fronting the Germans was from “isolated, unimportant nests of re- sistance.” Fought War Through Tunnel. It also reported a dramatic battle which apparently was fought before German columns won possession of the railroad linking Oslo and Bergen, another western port, At Myrdal, about midway between the Norwegian capital and the At- lantic coast port, it said, the Ger- mans had to fight their way through 8 3-mile-long tunnel against stub- born enemy resistance because there was no way of side-stepping it. In the northwest, it said, a group! of German soldiers finding bridges blown up and no other way around managed to make the crossing with the help of ropes. The high command said German vanguards had driven to about 25 miies southeast of Andalsnes, British base 100 miles south of Trondheim, capturing 300 Norwegian troops in the operation, as well as “enormous quantities of British supplies” at Dombas, railway junction in the in- terior southeast of Andalsnes and southwest of Trondheim. DNB, officlal German news agency, in a report from the front later said that fights around An- dalsnes “no longer offer a difficult military problem” and a thrust on that base now appears to be one of the main German objectives. The agency, which earlier had said the British left Dombas in “headlong flight,” asesrted the Ger- man troops now are breaking the last vestiges of enemy resistance in the region. Norwegians Captured. “The opponents’ effort to halt the advance of the German troops definitely has failed,” DNB said. It asserted that “desperate” resftance was being encountered in isolated spots. . DNB reported that “enemy troops” which last night were about 30 miles northwest of Dombas, near Kleven, were overwhelmed and 300 Norwegians, among the forces cov- ering the British withdrawal, taken prisoners. The high command reported hits on two British aircraft carriers and a destroyer when a strong British fleet unit approached the Norwegian west coast yesterday. The com- munique said one aircraft carrier was hit “fully,” the other heavily damaged and the destroyer also heavily hit. In the war on the allied sea pow- er the high command announced the sinking of one British merchant ship, severe damaging of six others and a hit on the after deck of a cruiser, In the air war, it said German warplanes “continued successfully on schedule disturbing and destruc- tive air attacks against enemy land- ing places” and the shooting down of six British planes. The high command said the troops which advanced east from Bergen and those from Oslo had joined on the Bergen-Oslo rail line, giving the Germans control of com- (See YUGOSLAVIA, Page A-3) (See BERLIN, Page A-4) Summary of Page. Amusements, C-4-5 C-12-13 Editorials . A-10 Page. Obituary __A-14 Radio ... C-12 Serial Story.C-8 Society B-3 Sports _.__C-1-3 Woman'’s Page, C-6 Comics Finance . A-21 s Lost, Found_C-8 Foreign German hold firm in Central Nor- ‘way, army says. Page A-1 British abandoning southern drive on Trondheim. Page A-1 British bombers rake Nazi airports in Scandinavia. Page A-3 Pope Pius XII performs first canoni- zation. Page A-15 Reich “war chest” of $200,000,000 estimated here. Page B-14 National U. 8. chdmber asks strengthening of America’s defenses. Page A-1 Methodists formally call on Roose- velt to recall Taylor. Page A-1 Dempsey plans two moves to get ac- tion on Hatch bill. Page A-1 A. F. of L. charges Government charts labor’s ruin. Page A-3 Defeat of Wagner Act revision seen in wage-hour votes. Page A-14 Washington and Vicinity Bruce takes campaign into Baltimore “enemy territory.” Page A-2 ¢ Today's Star Radcliffe returns to Eastern Shore campaign, Page A-2 De Perini acquitted on charges of slaying wife. Page B-1 Senate group backs D. C. convention election bill. Page B-1 Fund for landscaping Jefferson Me- morial included in bill. Page B-1 Editorial and Comment This and That. Answers to Questions, Letters to The Star. David Lawrence. Alsop and Kintner, G. Gould Lincoln. Jay Franklin, Sports Dodgers face real test now that string is broken. Page. C-1 Diamond Cabmen near pin record in taking lead. Page C-2 47 schools to send 500 athletes to Terp meet. Page C-3 Page A-10 Page A-10 Page A-10 PageA-11 Page A-11 Page A-11 Page A-11 Miscellany After Dark. Nature’s Children, Bedtime Story. Cross-Word Puzzle, Letter-Out. Winning Contract. Uncle Ray’s Corner. Vital Statistics. Service Oorders, Page A-16 Page C-7 Page C-12 Page C-13 Page C-12 PageC-12 Page C-13 Page C-8 Page C-7 v Methodisis Demand Recall of Taylor From Vatican Post Appointment Created Spirit of Uneasiness, Formal Plea Says By the Associated Press. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J,, May 2— The General Conference of the Methodist Church today formally asked President Roosevelt to recall Myron C. Taylor, his personal envoy to the Vatican. “His appointment,” the official pronouncement read, “has created a spirit of uneasiness and resentment in the minds of a great number of people, and instead of promoting peace has sengendered discord and strife, which seems calamitous at this time when there is imperative need for harmonious united action on the part of all those who fear God and love flchteoymen"‘ This statement, approved with only a few hands among T76 confer- ence delegates raised in opposition, was drafted by the Methodist Church’s committee on interdenom- inational relations, headed by Dr. James W. Moore of Newport News, Va. Vigorous Protests Made. It passed over vigorous protests by several delegates who protested “this is no time to stir up religious hatreds.” Dr. Harold Paul Sloan, editor of the New York edition of the Chris- tian Advocate, official Methodist publication, sought to strike from the resolution that portion asking for the recall of Mr. Taylor on the ground “it is nothing new for the United States to have a representa- tive at the Vatican.” The delegates rejected Dr. Sloan’s motion, 393 to 234. Many did not vote. “This country from its very be- ginning had a representative at the Vatican,” Dr. Sloan said. “At first we had a Consul to the Papal States. In 1847 we exchanged the Consul for an Ambassador, who remained until 1867, when President Lincoln was assassinated. After the assassi- nation the Ambassador was with- drawn, but in 1870 the Papal States were dissolved. “When this country had an en- voy to the Vatican was the very period when this country was most emphatic about separation of church and state.” Dr. Heinsohn Replies. Dr. Edmund Heinsohn, pastor of the University Methodist Church in Austin, Tex., answered: “Yes, we have had Ambassadors to the papel states, but never before have we had a representative to the papacy as a church. Mr. Taylor was appointed by President Roosevelt without the consent of the United States Senate. Of course, the Presi- dent says Mr. Taylor is his personal representative, but we note he is in- structed to report not to the Pres- ident personally but to the United States Government, and the Vatican lists Mr. Taylor as the Ambassador from the United States. We note, too, that Vatican lawyers say Mr. Taylor has a right to remain as Ambassador after President Roose- veit leaves office Bishop Adna Wright Leonard of Pittsburgh told delegates yesterday that “Christianity in some of our colleges is becoming so liberal that it is thin; so polite it has no sub- stance, and so vague it has no vitality.” “Some of our schools of learning that were born in the heart of Meth- odism,” he said, “have in the days of their greater financial prosperity (8ee METHODISTS, Page A-3.) British Call for More Air Raid Wardens By the Associated Press. LONDON, May 2—S8ir John An- derson, home secretary and Minister of Home Secretary, issued an appeal today for $250,000 more air raid pre- caution volunteers, pointing to the “lesson” of the German bombing plane’s disastrous crash at Clacton ‘Tuesday night in which two civilians *116 committee members had prom- PAGES. *** Which Weighs the More? Garner Forecasts Close of Congress By June 8 By the Associated Press. Vice President Garner pre- dicted today that Congress would adjourn by Jume 8. Democratic Leader Barkley said adjournment might come before that date, and Repub- lican Leader McNary expressed a similar view. The latter add- ed that Republicans were eager to get away early so that they could gather in Phil- adelphia in advance of their party’s June 24 convention. Dempsey Plans Two Moves for Rescue Of Hatch Act Rules Committee Action Sought With House Petition Held in Reserve Representative Dempsey, Demo- crat, of New Mexico was ready to- day to attack on two fronts in an effort to force a showdown in the House on the revised Hatch Act, which was pigeonholed in the House Judiciary Committee yesterday by & secret 14-10 vote. As soon as the action of the com- mittee was made known, the New Mexico Representative introduced a resolution in the Rules Committee, which, if approved, would permit the House to take up the measure in| disregard of the Jyfliciary Commit- tee action. If he fails in this move, Mr. Demp- sey plans to circulate a petition un- der which the bill could be forced out on demand of 218 members. Angered at the action of the Judi- ciary Committee, Mr. Dempsey said that the latter course would involve more than “a mere petition.” A “Roll of Honor.” “It will be & roll of honor which will indicate those who oppose the use of the Federal Treasury to finance political campaigns,” he em- phasized. The bill, already approved by the Senate, would prohibit political ac- tivity for State employes whose sal- aries are paid in whole or in part with Federal funds. It would also limit individual political contribu- tions to $5,000, and would restore to Government employes residing in nearby Maryland and Virginia the right to hold municipal office, which inadvertently was taken from them when the original Hatch Act ban- ning political activity by Federal workers was passed last year. The new measure, supported by President Roosevelt, but opposed by & number of New Deal and anti- New Deal Democrats, cuts deeply into numerous State political or- ganizations. Intense opposition to the measure has been generally at- tributed, in part, to this factor. Op- position has arisen, too, on the basis that it involves an unconstitutional invasion of State domain by the Federal Government. Laden With Dynamite. At any rate, the legislation has been laden with political dynamite, created & prodigious row in the Sen- ate, and then was caught in a mire of opposition in the House commit- tee. The latter has had the bill under consideration for many weeks, while its friends have endeavored to obtain commjtments from commit- tee members in an effort to blast it out. Mr. Dempsey, speaking ruefully of the 14-to-10 vote by which the bill was tabled, said yesterday that ised him their support. Since the vote, he added, 12 had assured him they cast their ballots against tablifig the bill—two more than actually voted that way. “There was some bad faith” among the committee members, he said. Senator Minton, Democrat, of In- diana, a foe of the measure, com- ‘From Press to Home " Within the Hour’ Most people in Washington have The Star delivered to their homes every mented: “If the bill had passed, it would have been confusing to political or- ganizations. People would not have known what they could and could not do, and, as & result, they would hava done nothing.” evening «nd Sunday morning. Wallace Blames Migrant Problems On Changed Economy Immediate Villain Is the Tractor, He Tells Senators By BLAIR BOLLES. The migrant “Okies” who provided | John Steinbeck with the poignant material for the best-selling novel, “The Grapes of Wrath,” have “created inescapable social and eco- nomic problems for the whole coun- try,” Secretary of Agriculture Wal- lace today told the Senate Civil Lib- erties Committee headed by Senator La Follette, Progressive, of Wiscon- sin. After hearing in California the| stories of the problems raised by antipathy between farm owners and | farm laborers—many of them “Okies"—the committee is launch- ing a long Nearing here into the migrant problem. A large group of non-migrant, well-dressed, apparently well fed and economically secure men and women attended the first day’s hear- ing. Later, the committee expects that migrants will bring their own stories of economic frustration to the Capitol. The immediate villain in the mi- grant question is the tractor, Secre- tary Wallace told the committee, consisting of Senators La Follette and Thomas, Democrat, of Utah. But the fundamental basis of the problem is the change in the Amer- ican economy forced by the loss of the frontier and the diminution of foreign markets, he said. Secretary Paints Dismal Picture. Mr. Steinbeck’s unfortunate he- roes are the westward ho! pioneers of 1940, with this difference—Mr. Wallace said—the early pioneers had rich soil to plant themselves on, while the modern seekers after new pastures can go only to worn-out or already heavily worked fields. Farm mechanization cuts down the number of jobs available in the countryside, Mr. Wallace said, and industrial dislocation has shut off for farm boys the hope of factory Jjobs which in the past attracted millions from the rural retreats to the cities. The immediate and urgent step, he said, is to keep these people on the farm. It costs $800 a year to furnish relief to a city dwelling fam- ily, he said, while it costs only $350 for the Government to supply the primary needs of country dwellers. Rural Population Growing. The broad source of the troubles, he said, “were not created by the depression, although it has greatly aggravated them; and they cannot be cured merely by an upturn in the trade cycle. They arise directly out of the waste and exhaustion of our soil, which has gone unchecked for more than a century; years of ruinous farm prices; the disappear- ance of foreign markets; unsound systems of tenure; and alarming in- crease in farm tenancy; the develop- ment of types of agriculture un- suited to the soil and climate; the growing surplus of farm population; and the rapid development of a large-scale, industrialized type of agriculture. “Perhaps it is not generally real- ized that our population is grow- ing far more rapidly in rural areas than in the cities; and that our farms already are crowded with far more people than can hope to make a decent living out of agriculture. The working farm population is now growing at the rate of about (See MIGRANTS, Page A-3) Transfusion Rallies Athlete After Leg Loss By the Associated Press. CARLISLE, Pa., May 2—A third blood transfusion today slightly im- proved the condition of Thomas Hunt, 31-year-old sophomore at Dickinson College, whose right leg, injured in a track meet, was ampu- tated yesterday to check the spread of infection. Doctors at the Carlisle Hospital said, however, the Bethlehem youth still was in a critical condition. Paul E. Gorsuch of Newton Square, & fraternity brother, was the donor for today’s transfusion. Young Hunt was unaware a tum- ble in the meet has cost him his right leg. The crack golfer-swim- mer-track man smashed two bones in high jump competition. L4 | oceans,” he declared. THREE - CENTS. Chamber Urges Strengthened U. S. Defenses Speedy Preparations On Cash Basis Asked In Resolution American business launched its ‘economy” election year platform today with a declaration that the Nation’s defenses are inadequate and urged their strengthening on “a pay-as-you-go basis.” With about 300 of its 1,809 regis- tered delegates voting, the United States Chamber of Commerce at its 28th annual convention approved 26 resolutions, most significant of which was its declaration: “It is imperative that prepara- tions go forward promptly and speedily to protect our people and our country that we may continue to live as a free people. Congress should discharge fully its responsi- bilities as to the national defense which we are so strongly urging. \As representative of all our people and with the sole power to declare war, Congress should reaffirm its determination to keep the United States out of war unless our Na- tion is endangered.” Admiral Stark Speaks. Another high light of today's ses- sions was an address by Admiral Harold R. Stark, chief of naval operations, who told the chamber that the 5—5—3 ratio of naval power with Britain and Japan may be- come inadequate. “In this altered and dangerous world condition that has arisen we must look to our naval strength, and that alone, as the necessary sufficient safeguard in either or both “It may well come to pass that the * * * ratio is no longer sufficient. Anything less is not, or should not be, acceptable.” In order to attain parity “it will be necessary that we use the ship- building facilities of the United | States to the limit of their normal capacity during the next few years. It will even be necessary to expand | somewhat the facilities now avail- able.” Wants Greater Strength. To those who ask “against whom are we building and maintaining a Navy?” Admiral Stark in turn posed a question: “Against what or whom do we take out collision, theft and liability insurance when we buy an automobile?” “If a country wants peace, one of | the surest, certainly one of the safest. ways to secure it is to be | stronger than the countries that want war.” Dr. O. C. Carmichael, chancellor |of Vanderbilt University, declared the “real defense force” of the Na- tion lies in national well-being. “In a war-torn world with its emphasis on military power, the de- fenses against the disintegrating forces within our national life must not be overlooked, for it is my firm belief that the invasion of alien ideas is more to be feared in our time than the invasion of alien armies, and that the best assurance against them as an aggressive, posi= tive Americanism that expressed ite self not in words, but in deeds,” he said. Bemarns Declining Emphasis. Dr. Carmichael said he was dis- turbed in the “declining emphasis on these ideals, and an increasing concentration of attention on secu- rity as the goal of social effort.” “We all desire security, individ- ually and collectively . . . but we appear to have overlooked that the one as well as the other is the by- product of a well-ordered life rather than a benefit to be found by making it the object of our search.” The defense resolution adopted today declared: “The National Guard and all other branches of defense should be adequately trained and completely equipped. Businessmen are urged to co-operate in this training by grant- ing vacation leave with pay to men in the National Guard while in training. The availability of trained men and the best material for de- fense must be assured. “Financial preparedness is just as necessary as military preparedness. Only if we are strong financially can we expect to carry the burden of any prolonged struggle. Unbalanced budgets and further increases in the public debt cannot continue if we are to retain the financial strength necessary for any prolonged defense. ‘We should carry our national de- fense on a pay-as-we-go basis. We believe that substantial economies can be effected in the operations of the Government and that such economies should be made at once in the interest of national safety. With these economies we believe that any additional burden for our safety will be assumed readily by businessmen and all other citizens. Enough Power to Prevent Attack. “We must be prepared to defend our country, prepared with a de= fense of such strength that any (8ee U. S. CHAMBER, Page A-6.) Hopson Ordered fo Appear At Grand Jury Inquiry By the Assoctated Press. NEW YORK, May 2—Howard C. Hopson, one of the founders of the vast Associated Gas & Electric System, must appear before s Federal grand jury tomorrow to be examined concerning the affairs of the business. Federal Judge Edward A. Conger today denied a motion to quash a subpoena which was served on Mr. Hopson and ruled the utilities mag- nate was physically and mentally capable to appear before the grand Jury and testify, subject to. limita- tions recommended by physicians who examined him for the Govern- ment. The subpoena originally called for Mr. Hopson's appearance on April 22, but his lawyer, Pred A. Ironside,