Evening Star Newspaper, May 6, 1940, Page 5

Primate of Poland Renews Charges Of Nazi Persecution Death of 39 Priests By Shooting or Torture Reported to Vatican By the Associated Press. VATICAN CITY, May 6 —German persecution of Polish Catholics was charged anew today by the Polish Embassy to the Vatican in a pur- summary to Pope Pius XIT y August Cardinal Hlond, primate of Poland. The embassy’s statement alleged Germany 18 trying to eradicate Cath- olicism in the Nazi-held parts of Poland and attempting to destroy the Polish people by deportation, shoot- ing and financial ruin, particularly the Jeading classes. , Informed sources in Berlin have declared that church activities in areas recently occupied by Germany, particularly in the regions of Poland under German control, continue without interruption and are little affected by political developments, The statement said German- speaking families from the Italian ‘Tyrol were being sent to Poland in & plan to Germanize it. ‘The Embassy quoted Cardinal Hilond as reporting the death of 39 priests in six dioceses by shooting or torture in prison. In Chelmo diocese, it said, he reported that the cathedral had been converted into & garage, the bishop’s palace into & hotel and its chapel into a ball- room. All but 20 of 650 priests have been deported or imprisoned, while 9 have been shot and 2 died in prison, it added, alleging that most churches have been reported closed, “Catholic life almost entirely extinguished” and Catholic societies disbanded. The Embassy said the cardinal ,had reported half the priests of Lodz diocese deported or imprisoned and 10, including a bishop, allegedly tortured in a concentration camp. It also mentioned other dioceses ‘where, it said, the cardinal reported similar conditions. This was the second of such reports to be issued. Stowe (Continued From First Page.) now almost as gravely menaced as it was at the height of the U-boat effectiveness in 1917. If the West- ern powers lose Narvik, Germany will have transformed the North Atlantic, with its far-flung mari- time routes, into a gigantic siege. By maintaining their hold on Nar- vik the Germans would consoli- date their control of the entire Norwegian coast and would rapidly occupy Hammerfest, the world’s northernmost town, at the extreme Arctic tip of Norway. With both Narvik and Hammerfest in German hands, it is generally believed that an efficient allied blockade of the Far Northern waters would become almost. impossible. s It would then be a simple matter. for catgo ships loaded with vital ‘raw materials to slip up from Greenland and around Iceland, and then play hide and seek along the great ice barriers until safely inside Northern Norwegian coastal waters. " In these vast seas a few German submarines could probably nullify the watchdog efforts of large Anglo+ French naval forces which would . be immobilized in that area. Meanwhile the Germans would have taken over Spitzbergen, with its coal mines, just as they have al- ready appropriated a major portion of last year’s bumper production of nearly 900,000 barrels of Norwegian whale oil. Of far greater signifi- cance than Spitzbergen coal, how- ever, is Narvik's winter outlet for Bwedish iron ore. Outcome of War at Stake. Thus, for a number of reasons, both the German and the allied stake in Narvik is so great that it promises to bear very considerably on the final outcome of the war. This explains why Hitler is reported to have given orders that Germany must control all of Northern Norway and that Narvik must not be sacri- “ficed at cost. EVaryt:flnnyz seems to point to a prolonged and bitter struggle for Narvik, even though the allies have annihilated the German destroyers which guarded the Vest Fjord en- trances until recently. Acting with characteristic vigor and dispatch, the Germans are understood to have created an airfield near Narvik. Even if this report should be ex- aggerated, it is certain they can use ice fields for aerial operations for some weeks yet. The exact strength of opposing German and allied forces now fight- ing around Narvik is not known. The Germans are believed to have janded about 4,000 men there orig- inally, and these troops have prob- ably been augmented considerably since then. According to last re- ports, the Anglo-French attacking forces may range from 8,000 to 10,- 000 men. It is not known whether the allied troops which were taken out of Namsos last week have been taken home or shipped northward to the vicinity of Bodoe or Narvik. Test for Airplane Carriers. In any case, German control of coastal waters from Oslo Fjord all the way up to Trondheim no longer seems seriously threatened—espe- cially since cargo boats along the coast can be increasingly protected by Nazi airplanes. Now the allied war vessels will be compelled to run serious risks if they are to support “Anglo-French land forces near Nar- vik. It would also appear that air- plane carriers belonging to their fleet will have to justify their ex- fstence as never before. For hun- dreds of Nazi bombers will certainly Pbe used with flerce intensity both sgainst allied land and sea units around Narvik. 1t is dificult to see how the allies ean content themselves with any half-hearted attempt to seize and hold Narvik. Unless they make & clean sweep there the Germans will hold the winter outlet for Swedish ore and will eoon be able to crack wide open the Anglo-French block~ ade in the North Atlantic. Under such circumstances the allied re- versal in Norway would assume such proportions s to threaten ultimate Despite this threat, the Germans 8 to have all the ad- vantages and a very good chance of holding Narvik and beating off the Anglo-French attacks. (Coparisht, 1040, Chicago Daily News, Inc.) More than 250,000 school children n South Africa were given free milk or cheese last year under a gov- ernment uid plan. THE EVENING STAR, AT RED CROSS CONVENTION—Speakers on the opening day of the American Red Cross Convention here included (left to right): Dr. Frank Graham, president of the University -of North Carolina; Norman H. Davis, Central Committee chair- Roosevelt Deplores Civilian Bombings In European War Points to Pleas of Red Cross as Sessions Open in Capital President Roosevelt, who has asked warring European nations to refrain from bombing non - combatants, pledged his support today for any international agreement indorsing that principle. “The bombing of helpless and un- protected civilians is a tragedy which has aroused the horror of all man- kind,” he wrote the annual con- vention of the American Red Cross, meeting here in Constitution Hall. “I recall with pride that the United States consistently has taken the lead in urging that this inhuman practice be prohibited.” Pointing out the International Red Cross had urged natons in 1938 to take joint steps “to prevent such outrages in the future,” the Presi- regret that this never ernment,” he said, “I can assure you of my strongest recommendation for adherence to any international con- vention which will give this protec- tion to civilian and non-combatant populations.” Report on Aid to Victims. Norman H. Davis, chairman of the American Red Cross, reported that 250,000 American women had made 2,000,000 garments and surgical dressings in response to demands from Poland, Hungary, Rumania, Lithuania, Latvia, France, England, Finland and Norway. In addition to $1,000,600 set agide from Red Cross funds to help Eu- ropean war sufferers, he said, the organization has received $800,000 in vountary contributions. - “Most_of this money has been spent,” Mr. Davis added, declaring the Red Cross soon “may be com- pelled to ask the people for a sub- stantial relief fund.” In the work of tracing missing relatives and friends of Americans in war-affected countries, he said, the Red Cross has handled 23,000 inquiries, mostly concerning persons in Poland and Finland. Nurses Continue Service. On the home front, he explained, Red Cross nurses have continued their service as “pioneers in the field of health” in far-flung rural sections; first-aid workers helped in saving 111,000 lives of persons involved in accidents; life savers contributed to an 11 per cent de- crease in drownings and $750,000 was expended to assist the victims of the 106 “minor” disasters in the United States during the last year. With a 1,400,000 increase in mem- bership, Mr. Davis disclosed, the Red Cross has been actively pre- paring to help in war or peace. It has enrolled 13 types of medical technologists for service in the Army and Navy “in time of na- tional emergency.” Announced by Chairman Davis as & surprise feature of the program, there will be a White House garden party tomorrow afternoon begi: at 2:15 and ending promptly at 3 pm. because of another garden party at 4. Mrs. Roosevelt will re- ceive the delegates. In case of rain, it will be canceled. Opening ceremonies were colorful with flags and costumes and were distinguished by the abundance of many leaders of American life and members of the diplomatic corps. March in Procession. The District of Columbia assumed & prominent role at the beginning Regular $30 and $35 GABARDINE SUITS F ST. at SEVENTH New York. . when several score Red Cross nurses, volunteer workers and members of the Junior Red Cross marched in procession with many flags down the center aisle, across the stage to their seats in the auditorium. Spectacular were the bright-col- ored blocks of large numbers of Red Cross units from various parts of the country seated in the tiers in their own distinctive uniforms. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson occupied & box in company with Mrs. George L. Harrison, the former Mrs. Cary T. Grayson. Several members of the diplo- matic corps attended. Tonight the diplomatic - list includes, among many others, the Norwegian Min- ister and Mme. Morgenstierne and Vice Admiral Robert Witthoeft Emden, naval attache of the Ger- man Embassy. Poland and Czecho- Slovakia also are on the list for tonight's session. Bemoans “Distrustful Era.” ‘The present World War was taken cognizance of this morning by the convention chairman, Frederick J. Koster of S8an Francisco. “It is a distrustful ers,” he de- clared, charging that in certain parts of the world there was a “vio- lation of that which is the spirit of the Red Cross, the volunteer spirit, helping and serving his fel- low men.” Youthful Robert Jenkins of La Crosse, Wis,, speaking for the Junior Red Cross, called on his elders to solve the unemployment problem, declaring, “Don’t put youth \finnck into hobo jungles and bread- es.” Appealing also for the support of education whose financial budgets he charged were being drastically reduced, the youth said he hoped “our generation will be able to leave a richer heritage than is left to us, but we realize frankly we must start from where we are.” A chorus of District school chil- dren, members of the Red Cross, sang. Another speaker of the morning was Dr. Prank Graham, president of the University of North Carolina. SPECIAL : OPEN AN ACCOUNT Charge acconnts opewed at time of purchase. No delays. No interest, ¢ months to Pey, starting in June, . man; Miss Mabel T. Boardman, Red Cross secretary; Robert Jenkins, representing the Junior Red Ctoss, and Frederick J. Koster, chairman of the S8an Francisco Chapter, — Also on hand at Constitution Hall for the first-day session were Mrs. Woodrow Wilson (left) and Mrs. George L.. Harri- son, wife of the governor of the Federal Reserve Board of —Star Staff Photos. This afternoon was to be given over to group meetings, including one of Junior Red Cross delegates in the Interior Department audi- torium and another on public in- formation in the United States Chamber of Commerce Building, with G. Smnmm director of pullic “information’ service, presid- ing. Also scheduled to meet in the Chamber of Commerce Building were the disaster relief and pre- paredness group, with De Witt Smith, director of disaster relief service, presiding, and a nursing group, with Miss Mary Beard, di- rector of nursing service, presiding. Coming under the head of volun- teer services, the Production Corps, composed of several groups, was to meet in the auditorium of the De- for LATEST NEWS The Night Final Star, containing the latest news of the day during these dramatic times, is de- livered every evening throughout the city and suburbs between 6 P.M. and 7 P.M. Telephone National 5000 for immediate delivery. m:’nnoufiu-pot ways than & seat in a surrounded by e safety hmdwmwmg.hvgmhn the basic security of the finest design, You're $1240 for the Transportation based on rail rates, [ partment of the Interior, North Building. Tes Dance Planned. A Junior Red Cross tea dance was scheduled from 4 to 8 o’clock in:the Pan-American Union Building and from § to 6 o'clock a reception for delegates by members of the Cen- tral Committee will be held in the garden between the Red Cross and national headquarters building. Another general session will be held at 7:45 o'clock tonight in Constitu- tion Hall, with Eliot Wadsworth, member of the Central Committee, ing. Addresses are to be de- vered by Ernest J. Swift, vice chairman in charge of insular and loreunuopennom; Malcolm Davis, associate secretary general, League of Red Cross Societies, and James T. Nicholson. At this session is to be the initial showing of the Red Cross motion picture, “Mobilized for Mercy.” A special feature of tonight's ses- |3 sion will be a nine-scene tableau depicting Red Cross history and services, to which the public is in- vited. A hundred volunteers of the District of Columbia Chapter, mem- bers of the Blackfriars Guild of Washington and enlisted men of the Army and Navy will take part. Among members of the cast will be Mme. Loudon, wife of the Nether- lands Minister; Mrs. Patrick Hurley and Mrs. James Houghteling. A general session will be held again at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow in Con- stitution Hall. James L. 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