Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1940, Page 11

A Nazi Bombers Killed 100,000 in Rotterdam, Dutch Charge Planes, Wings Tip to Tip, Devastated City by Systematic Attack By the Associated Press. PARIS, May 20.—German bomb- ers, flying wing tip to wing tip, killed more than 100,000 persons in systematic bombing of Rotterdam in the Nazi conquest of the Nether- lands, the Netherlands Legation charged in a communique. To subdue the city’s citizens, the legation said in its statement issued Jast night, “German aviation began a systematic destruction of the city of Rotterdam. “More than a third of the city was demolished by two bombing squadrons which flew over the city in thick formation with wing tips almost touching in a straight line. “From a height of 1500 meters (about 4.900 feet) they dropped with great regularity’ bombs weighing more than 1,000 kilograms (about 2200 pounds) each, tracing veri- table paths of destruction, and re- turning to the place where they? started to attack the next strip of land. “An area of 15 to 20 square kilom- eters (5.7-7.7 square miles) thus was devastated entirely, not a house re- maining standing. | “Fires raged on all sides and de- bris of all kinds, falling after being blown high into the air, buried everything and allowed no one to escape. “The number of those killed in this operation of monstrous destruc- | tion, as horrifying as a nightmare and absolutely without precedent, must certainly be more than 100,000, the population of Rottemdam being 500,000 and the area of devastation representing about a third of the city.” The communique added: “Knowing that the same fate was | in store for the other great cities located in the province of Holland | and Utrecht, where the population | is very dense, the commander-in- | chief (of the army) had no other recourse than to capitulate.” Defense (Continued From First Page.) fund, it stipulated in a general way how the fund is to be used. The| provision follows: “To enable the President, through the appropriate agencies of the Government, to provide for emer- gencies affecting the national gecurity and defense and for each| and every purpose connected there- | with, including all of the objects and purposes specified under any | appropriation available or to be made available to the War Depart- | ment for the fiscal years 1940 and| 1941; the furnishing of Govern- | after | similar posts. | ing program, NEW YORK.—RED CROSS WAR RELIEF POSTER—F. Sands Brunner, Philadelphia artist, shown with his 1940 American Red Cross war relief poster, which is to be released today for It appeals to the public to give contributions to the $10,000,000 Red Cross war relief funds for aid to civilians and wounded in the European nations now at display all over the Nation. war. —Wide World Photo. | the Americas where they might be | 18, talked with the President Sat- | needed. | mobile force referred to the Army He explained that the | units that remain for general use provision is made for the| necessary garrisons at the Canal| Zone, Hawaii, the Philippines and | Commenting generally on the bill now before the committee to step | up land defenses, Gen. Marshall | said “It is becoming more appar- ent every day that the big questmn! is, not how much you appropriate, | but how much can we spend at the present time.” ! There are no items in the pend- therefore, that the department cannot set in motion | within the coming year, he said. | Gen. Marshall's brief statement in defense of the President’s request for a lump sum that could be used with discretion' where most needed | to speed up air defenses or for other essential requirements in the imme- [ diate future, came as he was leaving the stand. He recalled that in 1898—the time of the Spanish-American War— President McKinley was given a $50,000,000 lump sum fund. and in 1917 Congr gave President Wil- son about 0,000,000. Adding his ment-owned facilities at privately | own personal view, the general said | owned plants: the procurement and | he regarded the $200,000,000 figure training of civilian personnel neces- | as a "(nv‘ial amount” in the pres- sary in connection with the pro-|ent situation. | duction of critical and essential | Senators Ask Board. | items of equipment and material| yeanwhile, Senators George, Dem- and the use or operation thereof, | and the procurement of strategic and critical materials in acccedance | with the act of June 7, 1939, without reference to section 3709, Revised Statutes, $66.000,000: to be im- mediately and continuously avail-| able until June 30, 1942, and in ad-| dition the President is authorized,| through such agencies, on and a(ter‘ the enactment hereof, to enter into contracts for the same purposes to an amount not exceeding $66,000.- 000: provided, that an account shall be kept of all expenditures made or authorized hereunder, and a report thereon shall be submitted to the Congress on or before June 30, 19427 Leaders Discuss Program. | Legislative speeding of the defense | propriation bill, soon speed up naval construction by em- powering the President to suspend ocrat, of Georgia, and Connally,| Democrat, of Texas, advocated e tablishing an industrial-labor-mili- | tary board. | Congressional action on the re- mainder of the President’s emer- gency defense program was spurred by Gen. Marshall's recent testimony that the Regular Army would be “totally and completely inadequate™ at present to meet the “real test” of war. He said that tremendous sums would be needed for further expan- | sion The Senate probably will take up tomorrow the increased Army ap- while the House consider legislation to may the Walsh-Healey law. That re-| program was a subject of discussion | Quires Government contractors to | at President Roosevelt's Monday | morning conference with Capitol | leaders. Leaving the White House, Senate Leader Barkley told re- porters, “I don't think it will take long.” Attending the meeting which lasted an heur &nd 25 minutes were Senator Barkley, Vice President Garner, Speaker Bankhead and| House Leader Rayburn, One of the highlights of Gen. Marshail's testimony was a plea to | obtain additional men for the Army by voluntary regular enlistments, rather than through mobilization | of the National Guard or the en-| listed Reserves. | “My feeling about personnel,” he | said, “is that we should protect the National Guard against pre-mature mobilization. They are nearly all| family men, engaged in business or | other work. I feel the same way about the enlisted Reserve of the regular Army.” Urges Mobile Force. These units, Gen. Marshall ex- plained, could be called out in a| week, when needed, but it would be | “very unfortunate” to disrupt their daily affairs by mobilizing them otherwise. On the other hand, he continued, the Army should be permitted to build up on a purely voluntary en- listment basis its present small mobile force, to be held in readiness | y point in Want It in a_hurry? Wan out red tape? Confidential Diamonds, Watches. Jewelry. Guns, Cameras, Musical Instruments. ete. at Lowest B: Possible. 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He suggested that it agree to buy from companies which would estab- | lish plants in response to Govern- | ment orders and to permit manu- | facturers who expand facilities to | write off their capital investment | for additional plant as “depletion” | over a relatively short period. The Georgia Senator also urged that a board representing the Army and Navy, industry and labor be set up to co-ordinate manufacturing | under the defense program. Senator Connally, expressing the view that such a board could be very helpful, said: | ‘Any such board as this should be made directly responsible to the President as the Commander in Chief and should not in any way supersede Army and Navy leaders in determining what defense needs are.” Bernard M. Baruch, who headed the War Industries Board in 1917- 77 No Pa;mt Fog The man who buys poor paint and expects a qual- ity job is kin to the Portu- guese fisherman who sub- scribed to a fog homn fund. “And look at it now.” ex- | claimed he in disqust | when the air got murky. sHop, McDougall-Butler Co. 421 Tenth St. NW. NAtional 7888 A e urday, but said afterward that there was no discussion of reviving that agenc; William Peacock, ];.. Dies in Philadelphia William Peacock, jr., 45, who has been credited with revolunomzing‘ the mirror manufacturing industry, | died suddenly today in a Phllade!-‘ phia hospital. He was the son of Lt. | and Mrs. William Peacock, 4001 Harrison street N.-W. Mr. Peacock was born in New Jer- sey, but spent his early life in Wash. ington. His interest in chemistry led him into the mirror industry | and he founded and became presi- | dent of the Peacock Laboratories. | Inc., a Philadelphia firm. He worked ! out a process whereby a looking zlass can be manufactured in far less time than was taken by former methods He recently sold his hold- ings to an Illinois concern. Besides his parents, Mr. Peacock is survived by his widow, Mrs, Lil- lian Peacock: two daughte and Miss Helen Peacock: three ters, Mrs. John Beadle, Mrs. Kat. erine Stahl and Mrs. Ruth Hag- | erty, all of Washington, and a brother, Samuel Peacock, also of this city. | Mr. Peacock served in the Navy during the World War and will buried in Arlington National Ceme- | tery. — | Wilhelmina Confident Of Indies’ Co-operation | By the Associated Press. | BATAVIA, Netherlands East In- dies, May 20.—Queen Wilhelmina | in a message to the Netherlands Indies Parliament received here to- day expressed confidence in the Legislature’s co-operation to main- tain the unity of the Netherlands Empire. | “God be with us to assure victory for our righteous cause,” she said. 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We might put a charge of dynamite in it and blow it up so that they would not know anything about the secret when they get hold of it.” ‘That presupposed somebody would be left in the machine, after it had been hit, to blow up the bombsight, & committee member observed. “That might be automatic,” Gen. Arnold replied. “Where certain things happen, the thing just blows up.” The bombsight, which enables American airmen to attain great accuracy, is being withheld from foreign purchasers of American war- planes. Emmet C. Reichard To Be Buried Today Emmet C. Reichard, 53, former District traffic superintendent for the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele- phone Co., died Saturday in Rich- mond after a long illness. He had been in the Virginia capital since 1928, holding such posts as district commercial manager and general commercial engineer of the tele-| phone company. Mr. Reichard was a native of New Haven, Mo. He came to Wash- ington as a child and was educated in the local public schools. In 1921 he entered the service of the tele- phone company and was sent to San Francisco as a traffic inspector. Two years later he was transferred to the District. He remained in this city until called to Richmond. Surviving are his widow and one daughter, Constance, a senior at Columbia University; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Reichard; a sister, Mrs. E. W. Black, and a brother, Louis Edward Reichard, all of this city. His body will be brought to Wash- ington late today for burial in Wash- ington Memorial Park. Pharmacy Scholarship At 6. W. U. Announced A scholarship has been endowed in the School of Pharmacy, George ING STAR,” WASHINGTON, Jackson Lauds Butler At'Great Character,’ "Firm and Steady’ Man Feared His Questions ‘More Than Argument Of Foes, He Admits By the Associated Press. Attorney General Jackson, a high- ranking New Dealer, praised today the character of the late Supreme Court Justice Pierce Butler, who alded in striking down much ad- ministration legislation. : Mr. Jackson referred to their con- flicting views when he presented to the justices resolutions adopted by members of the Supreme Court Bar following Justice Butler’s death last November 16. “Plerce Butler,” he said, “was too earnest and forthright to wish me, even on such an occasion, to deny or minimize the conflict which your | reports witness between the general philosophy I have advocated here | and much of that to which he was | 50 consistently devoted. 1‘ | A Firm and Steady Man. “But across that gulf, which al- | ways exists between two men who | regard each other as representing ominous trends, I felt the strength, | the warmth and the sincercity of a | great character—one of the most firm and steady men I have known.” Before becoming Attorney Gen- | eral, Mr. Jackson argued many of | the Government’s case as Solicitor General. Justice Butler voted | against his cases more often than | any other member of the court ex- | cept Justice McReynolds. | Saying that Justice Butler had “an | accumulation of learning and ex- perience and legal abilities which won for him the respect of all shades | of opinion,” the Attorney General | added: | “In many cases here I feared his interrogations more than the argu- | ment of my adversary.” i No Negative Standard. “His judicial attitdde was not one of frosty neutrality, but one of in- | tensity and. certitude of conviction ! on basic philosophies of life and | society and law and government. | “He had no merely negative standard of goodness; experience | and conviction committed him to | profound affirmations, and he ex- | emplified them unceasingly and with | power. | “Among the public men of my, time, T have known no one of more | affirmative and immovable and | masterful character than Mr. Jus- | Washington University, by the late | Dr. Paul Pearson, druggist, it was announced today by President Cloyd | Hygiene, will address members of Heck Marvin. Under the terms of Dr. Pearson’s | Bureau at a dinner meeting tonight will, the income from the $3,000 |8t 6:30 o'clock at the Y. W, C. A. | Mrs | Biven to the Board of Trustees for | Branch at 612 E street N.W. | Lila Zaimes of Middletown, N. Y., | investment is to be awarded annu- tice Butler.” ] Ewerhardt to Speak l Dr. Paul J. Ewerhardt. director of the Washington Institute of Mental the Community Chest Speakers’ D. C, MONDAY, MAY 20, 1940. ally to a student of the school to | defray the cost of tuition. It is to | be known as the “Dr. Paul Pearson | Award.” | Dr. Pearson was educated at the | National College of Pharmacy, which in 1906 was incorporated into the | ANY WATCH Cleaned enctazs $ Al Werk Guaranteed Watch Crystals, 35¢ be ! university and has now become the School of Pharmacy. He was a was president of the Washington Wholesale Drug Exchange at the time of his death. Dr. W. G. Leland to Speak Dr. Waldo G. 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