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Weather Forecast Partly cloudy snd continued cool; low- est tonight about 43; tomorrow fair, with slowly rising temperature. Tem- peratures today—Highest, 52, at 1 pm.; lowest, 45, at 5 a.m. From the United States Weather Bureau report. ® R etats on Pare Ares Closing N. Y. Markets—Sales, Page 14. 88th YEAR. No. 35,067. Battleship § Seamen Reaching Salonika Tell Of War Force By the Associated Press. SALONIKA, Greece, May 4.— Btrong units of the British fleet have been sighted in the Aegean Sea off the eastern coast of Greece, crews of merchants ships arriving here reported today. They said British naval forces here since the war started had been strengthened. Salonika residents nervously awaited developments. In the event of a swing of the war to the Medi- terranean, this port would be a strategic prize for either side, it was pointed out. It was learned here that a large portion of the 10 classes of reserve officers called up for a month’s training will be assigned to the Albanian frontier zone, from which an Italian drive for Salonika long has been regarded as a possibility if the European war spreads. Turkey and Greece Speed Up Defenses ALEXANDRIA, May 4 (#.—Eu- rope’s warring powers, sparring for & new opening after a brief joust in Norway, focussed their attention on | the Eastern Mediterranean today as the ominous sounds of military prep- | arations echoed from the Suez Canal to the Dardanelles. | Concentration of a combined Brit- {sh-French battle fleet in this stra- tegic harbor coincided with appar- ently well - authenticated reports that Italy was massing armed forces | in the Dodecanese Islands, some 400 | miles to the northwest. The allied naval squadron at Alex- andria, near the entrance to the Suez Canal, was described as the strongest ever assembled in the Mediterranean and was said to be| only the forerunner of an even larger force which the British and French plan to base here to preserve the status quo in this area. Preparations Stepped Up. . Both Turkey and Greece, alert to the implications of these maneuvers, stepped up their defense prepara- tions, while Yugoslavia, long fearful lest the war spread to the southeast, showed signs of increasing anxiety. It was not clear here whether the allied naval concentration was pre- cipitated by the reported Italian op- erations or whether the shoe was on the other foot. Although Rome maintained official silence, diplomatic quarters gave general credence to reports from Rome that Italian warships, soldiers and planes were pouring into the Dodecanese. ‘The reports said that the normal Italian garrisons in this stronghold had been strengthened by the ar- rival of some 50,000 fresh troops and that war planes were being concen- trated on the Island of Leors, only 45 minutes from Athens by air. Fifteen Italian submarines were re- ported at Rhodes, largest of the is- land group. Isles Strategically Important. ‘The islands, which Italy obtained from the Ottoman empire in the Balkan war of 1912, are strategi- cally important because they virtu- ally control the entrance to the Aegean Sea, through which ships must pass to reach the Dardenelles. They also would offer a base from which Italian planes and sub- marines could operate against Tur- key, non-belligerent ally of France and Britain, in the event of war in the southeast. Control of the Mediterranean is vitally important to Britain, to whom it is the direct lifeline to India, Australia and New Zealand. It is equally important to France as the gateway to her African em- pire. Egypt Is Prepared. Egypt remained in a state of pre- paredness for any eventuality, all army leaves have been canceled, coastal and anti-aircraft defenses are fully manned and military fly- ing was reduced to a minimum to conserve gasoline supplies. In Greece, King George II and (See SALONIKA, Page A-4) Nazi Legislator, 20 Others Seized by Dutch Army By the Associated Press. THE HAGUE, May 4—Premier Derek Jan de Geer told the nation in a broadcast today that 21 per- sons “who endangered the security” of the Netherlands were arrested and interned during the night. All those interned, he declared, were arrested on the basis of per- sonal acts and not because of their political views. “The measures have been taken in accordance with martial law, un- der which the military authorities have the right to take into deten- tion people whose presence is con- sidered dangerous to the order and general security of the country,” De Geer said. One of those placed under arrest was M. M. Rost van Tonningen, a Nazi member of Parliament and edi- tor of the National-Socialist news- paper Nationale Dagblad. Flemish Nationalists Held. BRUSSELS, May 4 (»—Two Flemish nationalists were arrested today at Hasselt under a new gov- pagating e or demor- :ru:sdm" in the army. A military spokesman said it was designed to prevent subversive activity in the army. Ne;lp‘pers said yesterday that 300 uniforms of a “foreign power” had been discovered in La Calamine, ch WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1940—THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. **# British Warships Are Reported Off Greek Coast in Aegean Sea; unk, Germans Claim + BULLETIN BERLIN, May 4 (?.—Germany officially reported today a British battleship and a heavy cruiser were sunk, one cruiser was damaged and one destroyer hit in heavy German air action yesterday off the Norwegian port of Namsos. An official announcement said constant attacks by Ger- man warplanes, including dive bombers, were carried out on a British naval unit which had taken aboard allied troops with- drawn from the Namsos region. The announcement also reported raids yesterday off Nar- vik, in the far north, stating that eight British warships and transports were sunk or badly damaged in the attacks there and at Namsos. Grave Blunder Laid to British In Norse Campaign Failure Stowe Cites Slow Use of Available Force And Lack of Co-ordination and Initiative By LELAND STOWE, Chicago Deily News Porelgn Correspondent. STOCKHOLM, May 4 (By Radio).—The inglorious withdrawal of allied troops from Namsos has been completed to the last man— save a British Tommy who was as slow about getting ready to get out of Norway as the allied high command was slow about getting in. So he got left behind, perhaps as a symbol. This lone Britisher was rescued and rushed toward the Swedish frontier by the very Norwegian soldiers whom the British expedi- tionary command abandoned without warning. Col. Ole Getz, a gallant officer and divisional chief of the defending Norwegian forces north of Trondheim, placed this fact in the order of the day, which he issued last night when faced with no other choice than to beg the Germans for an armistice. Germans Occupying Namsos as Norse Lay Down Arms Guerrillas Continuing Fight, but Principal Resistance Is Ended By the Associated Press. STOCKHOLM, May 4.—German forces, sweeping northward, were re- ported today to have entered Nam- sos, port of allied withdrawal 100 miles north of Trondheim. The Stockholm newspaper Afton- bladet said Nazi troops were occupy- ing the deserted city as well as other points in the region deserted pre- cipitiately by the allies. Col. O. B. Getz, acting commander of Norwegian forces in the central area who yesterday asked Germany for an armistice in the district, is- sued a new order of the day this morning in which he said that, ef- fective today, the fight against the Germans was finished, Aftonbladet also carried a report that the Norwegians had found it almost impossible to shoot down German Heinkel planes because they carried armor on the underside. One plane which was forced down, it said, because the pilot had been struck had sustained 287 hits. “Alone and Encircled.” Alone and encircled, “with on]y enough ammunition for one day,” the Norwegian central command asked Germany for an armistice, acknowledging the Nazis as masters of Norway and bitterly accusing the allies of “incomprehensible action” in retreating without proper notice to the embattled Norwegian forces. The fugitive Norwegian govern- ment, which alone has authority to sue for peace formally, was reported fleeing into the mountainous north country, where British, French and Norwegian forces still are trying to dislodge a German contingent around Narvik, Arctic ore port. There were unsubstantiated re- ports that British fleet units were now engaged in a heavy bombard- ment of Narvik. It was reported also that the bombardment was to cover the landing of some expert French Alpine light artillery units who were charged with the task of eliminating high-perched machine-gun nests built by the Germans on the hills around Narvik. Narvik Drive Indicated. It was indicated the allies were now making an intensified drive to gain complete control of Narvik in the interests of establishing a base there. (The French War Ministry an- nounced that the allies had sur- rounded a force of between 3,000 and 4,000 Germans at Narvik and that the Germans’ position was desperate.) ‘Whereabduts of the British expe- ditionary force which sailed -away from Namsos Thursday was un- known. Some credence was given by military observers to reports that at least part of the troops were to be landed further north, and the Nor- wegian Telegraph Agency seemed to bear this out with a terse statement (See STOCKHOLM, Page A-3.) Warmer Weather Forecast Tomorrow ‘Washingtonians who were chilled by below normal temperatures here yesterday and early todsy may find oo;uohflon in— . Reports of a light snowfall and freezing temperatures yesterday in Floyd and Tazewell Counties in Southwest Virginia, and 2. A local weather forecast of “fair s small village near the German fromtier. a » and slowly rising temperatures” for tomorrow. el " < Utter disillusionment will remain in Scandinavian minds and hearts for an inestimable time. It is prob- ably true beyond dispute that Eng- land’s prestige has never been so low within living memory in Norway and Sweden as it is today. Even the implacable foes of Nazi Germany in these two countries now see no- where else to turn. They are say- ing that the Western democracies have written off Scandinavia and that Fuehrer Adolf Hitler has won direct or indirect control of all three Scandinavian countries without having to fight a single major battle. Blunder Charged to British. The precipitate withdrawal of al- lied forces from both Andalsnes and Namsos has given the most painful confirmation to an extraordinary military blunder which observers here agree must be charged chiefly to the British. In the opinion of neutral military experts, tais is the case because Briiish troops, air- planes and warships were all nearer to the Norwegian coast than the French forces were. Therefore, Britsh action alone could have cut off German land and aerial communications with Trond- heim and so paved the way for a swift allled seizure of that vital seaport with its invaluable air flelds—without which any Anglo- French campaign in Norway was doomed. These facts were self-evident to any one who watched the Germans occupy southeastern Norway from April 9 to 12. On April 16 I wrote that unless the allies built up an expeditionary force of 100,000 men in Norway within two weeks, at the outside, the German invader stood an excellent chance of gaihing con- trol of virtually all Norway. On May 1, exactly two weeks later, the allied withdrawal had begun. Reasons for Failure. For the Scandinavians no reas- suring statements from London can disguise the true dimensions of the disastrous allied failure. Their leaders are also sufficiently well informed here to note certain of the main and all-important reasons for this failure. Foremost among them are the following: 1. Because the record of their ef- forts at counter-invasion reveal a costly and grave lack of co-ordina- tion between their land, sea and air forces. 2. Because the British failed not- (8ee STOWE, Page A-4) Queen Elizabeth Class Vessel Is Bombed By LOUIS P. LOCHNER, Associated Press Foreisn Correspoadent. BERLIN, May 4—Germany as- serted jubilantly today that her bombing planes had sunk one of the mightiest vessels of the British nayy—a 30,000-ton battleship of the Queen Elizabeth class—off Nor- way's west coast. The sinking was said by the Ger- man high command to have taken place off Namsos, the from which the last British troops in Central Norway re-embarked yes- terday. Authorized sources said it was the first time since the beginning of the current war that German afrcraft had been sent out with specific orders to keep after a des- ignated battleship until it was sent to the bottom. Adolf Hitler and Air Marshal Her- mann Wilhelm Goering were repre- sented as overjoyed at the news of this latest German success, which they were said to regard as equiva- lent to the defeat of an army. The vessels of the Queen Eliza- | beth class represent an investment of approximately £2524,000—about $12,000.000 at the rate of exchange prevailing during their construction between 1913-15. Carry Over Thousand. Vessels of this class, of which there are five, normally carry a comple- | ment of 1,124 to 1,184 men. The class includes the Queen Elizabeth, War- spite and Valiant, each totaling 30,- 600 tons, and the Barham and Ma- laya, each of 31,100 tons). (In London, British sources de- clined to comment on the Nazi claim. Britain has not admitted the loss of any capital ship through air attack since the start of the war.) From the high command came the announcement that German vanguards north of the Arctic ore port of Narvik turned back the enemy, while the situation in Nar- vik itself remained unchanged. In the Andalsnes sector south of Trondheim, deserted by all but Norwegian forces, the communique reported the surrender of 1 gen- eral, 127 officers and 2,500 men. “Pacification is proceeding through- out Norway,” said the high com- mand. Claim Allied Sub Sunk. It was announced also today that an enemy submarine had been sunk by a pursuing German U-boat after it had been sighted and bombed by & German reconnaissance plane. The location was not disclosed. The high command said the bat- tleship sinking actually took place yesterday, but that it had with- held the news “in order to give Winston Churchill (First Lord of (8e¢ BERLIN, Page A-3.) Stassen Will Answer Roosevelf at Convention By the Associated Press. ST. PAUL, May 4—Gov. Harold Stassen said today his keynote ad- dress before the Republican National Convention at Philadelphia in June will embrace answers to some of the questions asked by President Roose- velt Friday as to what the Repub- lican party would do if it is re- turned to power next November. Gov, Stassen also denied pub- lished reports in which he was quoted as naming issues he will cover in his keynote address, adding that preparation of a preliminary draft will not be started until June. “To correct the reports claiming to set out what the keynote will in- clude,” said Gov. Stassen, “I wish to state that the contents have not been decided upon and I am con- tinuing my conferences and study with reference to agriculture, labor, the unemployed, the budget, our for- eign policy and other national is- sues and will begin preparing a pre- liminary draft about the first of June.” Summary of Page. Amusements, B-18 Church News, A-15-17 Comics _.B-16-17 Editorials __A-10 Finance ____A-14 Garden Pg. A-12 Page. Lost, Found B-11 Foreign Grave blunder charged to British in Norwegian failure. Page A-1 30,000-ton British battleship sunk, Germans claim. Page A. Germans occupying Namsos us Norse lay down arms. Page A-1 Italy ready for sea attack, Gayda warns. A-1 British warships reported off Greece in Aegean. . A-1 Resignation of Chamberlain cabinet urged by Laborite. Allies reported ready to double pur- chases in U. 8. Page A-1 4,000 Germans surrounded at Narvik, French report. Page A-2 National U. 8.-Mexico oil rift continues de- Reed, Missouri ex-Senator, called for N. L. R. B. testimony. Page A-7 Hatch bill faces test on revival early next week. Page A-9 Washington and Vicinity Radcliffe tours Carroll County to offset ‘Bruce’s talks. Page A-20 » Today’s Star Kennedy's primary race to be close, observers predict. Page A-20 Gov. O'Conor predicts victory for Bruce. Page A-20 Editorial and Comment This and That. Answers to Questions. Letters to The Star. David Lawrence. Alsop and Kintner. G. Gould Lincoln. Constantine Brown. Jay Franklin. Sports Bimelech appears cinch in annual Kentucky Derby today. PageA-18 Buddy Baer beat Mann, but fails to show title class. Page A-18 Angott outpoints Day to take N. B. A, lightweight title. Page A-18 Power at plate hoists Red Sox into league leadership. Page A-18 Four all-time marks fall in city pin tournament. Page A-19 Miscellany Service Orders. Dorothy Dix. Barbara Bell Pattern. Needlework. Page A-¢ Page A-13 Page A-13 Page A-13 inning Uncle Ray’s Corner. Oross-Word Pussle. Allies Are Expected To Double American War Purchases Steel, Airplanes, Propellants, Explosives Included in List By FRED H. MORHART, Jr. With the allies believed already to | have placed in the United States a| billion dollars worth of war supply | orders, it was reported here today that the figure shortly will be dou- bled through the use of quick credits | rapidly being established here. Four important items are in the list of essentials the British and French are seeking. These include steel, airplanes, propellants and explosives. ‘The reason generally given for the expected immediate expansion of needs for supplies from this coun- try is that ths Germdn Norwegian advances have |jonsiderably upset the European oéeln transport sys- tem of the British. In addition, it was pointed out that industrial Britain now is threatened from the air. Of the billion dollars in orders reported placed in this country since the war started, half is for plane purchases, informed sources report. The planes being shipped abroad include more than half a dozen of the latest pursuit and bomber designs. Though originally headed for the Army and Navy, those departments waived delivery in favor of taking later and more improved types. Machine Tools in List. Machine tools are another im- portant item in the allied orders. Machine tools, in a sense, have been one of the bottlenecks delaying the speeded production schedule of American industry, it was stated. However, with the additional pur- chases, it is explained, the machine tool industry will be raised to a position where it can meet to a better degree a future national emergency. It is understood that munitions production is lagging the most of the four items mentioned. In this connection the allies are under- stood to be negotiating with three large explosive and propellant manufacturers in this country— Atlas, Hercules and DuPont. Because of the vast oil resources available to its national interests, it is said the allies at this time are seeking little or none of this prod- uct in the United States. ‘With the developing German air interference with British shipping, one authority stated the English were forced to turn more and more to the United States for material aid. More Truck Purchases. It is believed that greater amounts of ordnance will be purchased in this country, including more trucks which recently have been steadily going abroad in greater numbers. The reason is given that fabri- cated stuffs will be shipped abroad in preference to raw materials, though costing more. It was ex- plained that in this way greater quantities of finished products could be gotten into the war scene, whereas if raw materials were sent to allied factories for fabrication the net finished tonnage would be smaller, In addition, not only would bel-. ligerents be freed for other tasks, but there would be less risk involved by manufacture in this country far from the theater of war. Body of Man Found In Rock Creek Identified The body of a man identified as Danny T. Dodson, 2224 M street N.W., was taken from Rock Creek near the foot of Virginia avenue N.W. this morning. Apparently he had drowned. For some time after recovery of the body police were without any identification. Shortly after noon Grifith McGinn, a roomer in the house where Mr. Dodson lived, ap- peared at the morgue to make the identification. ‘The body was discovered by Har- old Smith, 15, of 260415 L street N.W. in water about 1 foot deep. Fire Rescue Squad efforts at re- suscitation were of ne avail, and the body was removed to the Morgue, where an examination. revealed no signs of violence. Three U. S. Ships Sail For Mediterranean By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 4—Despite the threat of trouble in the Mediter- | ranean, three American ships, one, the liner George Washington, carry- ing 225 passengers, sailed today for Spain and Mediterranean ports. Among the Washington's passen- gers were eight Americans bound for France as the first contingent of the Benjamin Franklin unit of the | American Volunteer ~Ambulance | Corps. The other ships are the United | States Line freighter Capulin, bound for Bilbao and Vigo, and the Amer- | ican Export Lines ship Excelsior, | bound for Suez, Karachi, Bombay and Rangoon, by way of the Suez Canal. The Washington's destina- tion is Genoa and Naples. Bimelech Favorite For 66th Derby at 5:45 P.M. Today Field of Eight To Start; Track Will Be Fast By GAYLE TALBOT, Associated Press Sports Writer. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 4—Once again the Nation's pulse will skip a few beats late this afternoon while the horses go pounding around the Churchill Downs oval in the 66th running of the Kentucky Derby. At about 5:45 (Washington time) the fleld of eight beauties will break from the starting gate and set off on the 1%-mile grind that brings fame and a garland of roses for the winner and more than $60,000 to the happy owner. Unless a serious mistake has been made, the winning steed in the big race will be Bimelech, the undefeat- ed pride and joy of Col. E. R. Brad- ley, old and ailing owner of four previous Derby champions. Bradley Not at Race. The colonel himself was not ex- pected to be among those present. His secretary, Thomas Bohne, said Bimmie’s owner had “a slight cold” and would listen to a radio broad- cast of the race at his Idle Hour Farm home near Lexington. The weather was good this morn- ing as old man weather did him- self proud and gave Derby town a sunny but chilly day—for the turf classic. Track Supt. Tom Young said the “track will be lightning fast by post time. It is just a bit off now, but this sun will fix it up. There were a few wet spots noticeable. Owner Martin J. Schmitt this morning withdrew True Star from the Derby. He announced “True Star is out because he would not have a chance at_all unless it was muddy.” Best description of the Derby crowd was that it took in all walks of life—“rich man, poor man, beg- gar man and thief, doctor, lawyer, merchant and chief.” By 7 o'clock approximately 1,000 National Guardsmen had taken their posts and the general ad- mission gections of the grandstand, the lawn at the side of the home- stretch and the infield had begun to fill with people. Breakfasts of hotdogs, popcorn, peanuts, sandwiches and coffee were numerous on the grounds. Some. brought bottles, lunch bas- kets and portable radios and settled down for the long wait. Routes to the track were marked by many out-of-town automobiles parked along streets. Police in the (Continued on Page A-18, Column 3) Mark Twain On WMAL Tonight The Cross Rosds Theater Players will be heard tonight in a radio dramatization of high- lights in the career of Samuel L. Clemens, who under the pen name of Mark Twain, wrote his way into the hearts of millions of readers. The broadcast is snother in the series sponsored by The Star with the co-opers- tion of the Board of Education ‘From.Press to Home. . Within the Hour’ and the National Broadcasting Company. It will be heard at & new hour over WMAL for to- night enly—9:15 p. Most Star delivered people in Washington have The to their homes every evening and Sunday morning. War Makes Vital U. S. Farm Program, Wallace Declares National Institute of Government Told of Need in Readjustment Claiming that agriculture had | made “remarkable progress” during! seven years of Democratic rule, Sec- retary of Agriculture Wallace today predicted that in the period of re- adjustment after the war, the na- tional farm program “wili be even more vital to our national welfare.” Mr. Wallace opened the third and | final day of the first National Insti- tute of Government, during which thousands of Democratic women {rom every State have heard admin- istration leaders hail achievements of the New Deal. Climax of this feminine political preparation for the “organize for victory” drive in the presidential campaign came yes- terday afternoon, when President Rfi.a::evlelg called for continuation of “liberal democratic government.” Speakers who have consistently impressed upon the Democratic women the success of the New Deal, and the necessity for pressing its reforms still further, have Just as consistertly steered clear of any controversies over the presidential candidate. Neither the President himself, Postmaster General Farley, chairman of the Democratic Na- tional Committee, nor other ad- ministration leaders have touched on the third-term issue, nor the personal ambitions of any one can- didate. Wide Awake Chauffeurs. President Roosevelt told the wom- en gathered yesterday afternoon on the White House lawn that the country would choose next Novem- ber between “wide-awake chauf- feurs” and “chauffeurs who wrecked the previous bus line.” Secretary Wallace, speaking at the Departmental Auditorium, reviewed progress made along many lines in the national farm program, de- clared that outbreak of war caused farmers to “need their program more than ever,” because the war has cut off a large portion of the export market for farm products. “The immediate world market outlook for farmers is discouraging in the extreme,” he said. “On the other hand, if this war should prove to be a long-drawn-out struggle it might lead to increased demand for farm products. But while such a situation might temporarily elim- inate the need for some parts of the program, this need will be even more urgent when the war ends. The moderate adjustments that have been necessary to meet the situa- tion of recent years will appear in- significant compared to adjustments that will be necessary after the war, unless the American people consent to fundamental changes that will make it possible for the rest of the world to exchange goods freely with Agrees With Morgenthau. Expressing agreement with Secre- tary Morgenthau who yesterday de- fended the Government'’s gold policy, Mr. Wallace said “our present gold policy continues to be necessary in order to retain our markets abroad. “The world after the war,” he de- clared, “can be a world of armed truce and economic nationalism, and all the difficulties that go with it, or it can be a world of permanent peace and free exchange of goods. The course the world follows after the war is bound to depend to a large extent upon the decision of the American people. Ours is the Nation of the greatest wealth, and what ‘we do will be of the utmost importance in making possible a world economy of peace and plenty. “In the period of readjustment which inevitably lies ahead, the na- (See INSTITUTE, Page A-3) Two Tons of Rifle Powder Explode at Du Pont Plant BY the Associated Press. PENNS GROVE, N. J, May 4— Two tons of rifle powder exploded at 4:45 am. today in a building of the Du Pont company at Carneys Point. The blast shook this South Jersey area for miles but caused no serious injuries or property damage. Two workmen in another building 150 {eet distant suffered from shock and were treated at a hospital. They are J. L. Roberts and H. L. Curtls, both of Penns Grove, L] THREE CENTS. Brifish Laborite Urges Premier And 2 Aides Go Simon, Hoare Named With Chamberlain By Morrison By the Associated Press. LONDON, May 4.—Collapse of the British campaign in Central Norway brought Prime Minister Chamber- lain’s cabinet its sternest test of the war today as members of his own Conservative party, hungry for mili- tary success, showed signs of active rebellion as one opposition leader suggested that key leaders in the present cabinet go. Herbert Morrison, one of the Labor party’s most powerful spokesmen in Parliament, suggested the resigna- tions of Prime Minister Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir John Simon and Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare. “I have a suspicion,” said Mr. Morrison in an address prepared for delivery today before the labor re- gional conference at Southampton, “that those three men are primarily responsible for the relative weak- ness of our war effort. “I urge them to consider whether their best service to the country would not be by way of resigna- tion.” Attlee Demands Satisfaction. Labor party leader Clement R. Attlee told an Ipswich audience that the Chamberlain government would be called upon to “satisfy the people of this country that everything possible was done” in the Norwegian campaign. The leader of the opposition in the House of Commons said, “The fact that the government must ren- der an account of their actions to representatives of the people marks the difference between democracy and dictatorship.” Mr. Attlee said “Hitler has lost the greater part of the German fleet and very many German lives in his unprovoked attack on a peaceful neutral country, but there is no one in Germany who can call him to account.” Meanwhile, an authoritative source said Britain will continue fighting for Norway “with the great- est vigor.” “The distance from the German air bases of the operational area around Narvik (far-northern Nor- wegian ore port) will undoubtedly prove to be in our favor,” said the British source. It was also revealed by this source that after the French troops landed at Namsos, now abandoned by the allies, part of their supplies and munitions were blown up. Parliamentary sources indicated that unless a signal success for British arms is achieved before nexs Tuesday, when the House of Come mons begins an inquiry into the Norwegian reverse, the present gov- ernment will face a bitter fight for its life. Calls for Changed Attitude. Growing restiveness within the Prime Minister's party was evidenced last night when Richard K. Law, member of Parliament for strongly Conservative Hull, declared that the government’s “attitude toward the problem must be changed before the country is in sight of victory.” Clement Davies, Welsh member of Parliament, a Liberal National, and thus normally a supporter of the government, announced simultane- ously that he had met with a group of colleagues who had decided to op- Pose any vote of confidence during “the biggest crisis we ever had to face.” The Manchester Guardian raised its powerful voice to declare that Mr. Chamberlain’s “capacity for self- delusion is a national danger,” in commenting upon the withdrawal of troops from Norway. Mr. Law, whose father, Bonar Law, led the Conservative party under Asquith, warned - sternly (Seé LONDON, Page A-4) Dr. Cook, Explorer, Suffers Cerebral Hemorrhage By the Associated Press. PORT CHESTER, N. Y., May 4— Dr. Frederick A. Cook, T7-year-old Arctic explorer, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage last night and was taken to United Hospital. His con- dition was described today as “fair.” Dr. Cook, whose claim to be the discoverer of the North Pole pre- cipitated a long and spectacular controversy with the late Admiral Robert E. Peary, had been a guest for two weeks at the home of Ralph S. Von Ahlefeldt of Larchmont, Mr. Von Ahlefeldt, a friend of long standing, was one of the lead- ers in the fight to vindicate Dr. Cook’s claim that he discovered the North Pole on April 21, 1908, a year before Admiral- Peary reached the top of the world. The National Geographic Society, after studying the data submitted by the rival explorers, eventually accepted Admiral Peary as the dis- coverer of the Pole. Dr. Cook lives at Toms River, N.J. Cutter Speeds to Aid Schooner Off California BY the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, May 4)—The Cotst Guard said the cutter Ariadne had been dispatched to the aid of the coastal lumber schooner Daisy Mathews early today after the 204-foot vessel reported it was leaking badly and required assist- ance in heavy seas 250 miles north of San Francisco. A report from the steamship Il- linois, standing by the schooner, said the crew of the little vessel was throwing overboard its deck- load of lumber and had signaled that the ship could “hold out until e » The Coast Guard said the Arisdne did not expect to reach the Daisy Mathews until around 8 pm. today. Also the by ship was the steamer Lumberman. )