Evening Star Newspaper, May 27, 1940, Page 5

Senate Leaders Hope For Adjournment In Two Weeks House Democrats Doubt Work Can Be Finished Before June 15 By the Associated Press, Senate leaders put together a fast legislative timetable today in an effort to wind up the session in two weeks, but Democratic House man- agers expressed doubt that Con- gress could adjourn before June 15. Both chambers were hastening action on defense measures, but the $1,111,754,916 relief bill and various odds and ends still remalned to be acted on. Potential time-consuming argu- ments centered in a Senate effort to bring up the Logan-Walter bill to subject administrative rulings to court review and House demands for action on Wagner Act amend- ments. Longer Hours Proposed. It generally was considered un- likely that the House would take up Senate-approved amendments to hi‘roaden the Hatch Act anti-politics W. Senator Barkley of Kentucky, the Democratic leader, said he saw “no good reason why Congress can't get out in two weeks.” He proposed that the Senaie meet longer hours each day if it would insure ad- Journment by June 8. Relief Bill Considered. ‘The House-approved relief bill was being considered today by a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, and Chairman Adams predicted that it would go to the floor by mid-week without substantial change. It would refuse W. P. A. aid to Com- munists or members of “Nazi Bund” organizations. The House arranged today to re- turn to the Senate legislation term- inating the Treasury's foreign sil- ver purchase program. House lead- ers contended that the Senate ex- ceeded its constitutional authority in passing the measure, because it repeals the silver transfer tax and the Constitution reserves to the House the authority to initiate rev- enue measures. Sending the bill back to the Senate would kill it for this session. Berlin (Continued From First Page.) to meet another Nazi force fighting southward from Courtrai, Belgium. The spearheads of these forces were said to be less than 18 miles apart. If they meet, they would form an iron ring around French and British troops now fighting in the area bounded by Lille, Valen- ciennes, Cambrai and Lens. Announcement of the capture of Calais, only 22 miles from Dover, England, was accompanied by re- ports of new German successes else- where on land, sea and in the air. Plane Carrier Sunk. As outlined by the German high command these included: 1—The sinking of a British air- craft carrier by bombs off Harstad, Norway and bomb hits on a battle- ship and cruiser off the Norwegian port of Narvik. 2—Damaging aerial attacks on airports in East and Southeast England. 3. Bombing of harbor facilities at Dunkerque, Zeebrugge and Ostend, during which a powder magazine and marine depot were set afire. Military commentators said con- tinued smashing aerial attacks de- livered at the Belgian Channel ports had cut off the last avenue of escape for the Allied armies of the north. These forces, they declared, have now only two choices—surrender or a hopeless fight to complete destruc- | tion. | So intent were all commentators, | however, on the imminent possi- bility of an assault upon England that the task of mopping up the be- leaguered Allied troops in Belgium was a matter of secondary im- portance. Eager to Attack England. ‘The army itself, confident that it ean accomplish anything Adolf Hitler commands, was said to be eager for the order that will send 1t across the English Channel. Ger- mans spoke lightly of the technical difficulties which an assault upon England might entail. “For this German Army the Chan- nel is merely a brook,” said Hitler's newspaper, Voelkischer Beobachter, this morning. b Informed quarters contended that Germany’s powerful air force, her submarines and her fleet of little torpedo speedboats would be ample to protect Nazi landing operations in the British Isles. There were reports of increasing activity by the speedboat fleet, which was said to be disrupting water com- munications between England and France. ‘The announcement of the capture of Calais, potential springboard for an attack upon England, caused & wave of elation throughout the Reich. It was said on all sides that Hit- ler’'s army had accomplished in two weeks what Kaiser Wilhelm's troops had been unable to do in four years. Morale reached a new high and con- fidence appeared to know no bounds. Declares Allies Split. Commentators insisted that to a degree not apparent on the surface England and France had already been cut off from each other and that from now on they would have to fight separately, each relying on their own resources. * Germans said possession of the ports of Calais, Boulogne and Abbe- ville gave them important bases from which they can conduct har- assing operations that will soon vir- tually end communications between the Allied countries. It was pre- dicted here that air connections be- tween London and Paris soon would be almost completely wiped out. The Germans' took particular pride in the smooth functioning of the supply service which has been maintaining the Nazi columns on their drive to the coast. Allied Predictions Derided. French and British predictions that the German offensive would collapse because of inability to keep fast-moving mechanized units sup-~ plied with fuel were recalled with derision, 7 g Hailed as the hero of this com- munication’s coup was Fritz Todt, builder of the Seigfried Line and the Reich’s great automobile highways. ‘Thousands of rail and road builders, directed by Todt, have followed on the heels of the army, A THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, MAY 27, 1940. FIRESIDE—President Roosevelt, clad in a light spring suit, is shown facing the microphones at the White House last night to chat with the Nation about the preparedness program. Nazis Say Defense Talk Touches Only U. S. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, May 27.—President Roose- velt's fireside talk last night was regarded by authorized German sources today as having touched on the United States’ own business. Germany never has been a threat in the Western Hemisphere, ‘these sources said, and if America feels she needs better defenses it cannot be because of any German designs. They declared that Germany re- spected the slogan “America for Americans,” but also expected Amer- ica to respect the slogan “Europe for the Europeans.” The President’s reference to the “fifth column” was described as either a tactical move in domestic politics or a result of the President's reception of alarmist news from Eu- rops. Woman Stabbed Twice By Invader of Home By the Associated Press, BALTIMORE, May 27.—Mrs. Hel- en Knight, 21, was stabbed twice in the abdomen early today by a man she said entered her room as she slept. Weak from loss of blood, she stag- gered to the Annapolis road from her home near the city line and was taken to the Hhospital by a motorist. Her condition was re- ported as serious. Police Lt. James McCurley said Mrs. Knight had given him the name and a description of her as- sailant. He quoted her as saying she was awakened when the man walked in, that he stabbed her and fled without saying a word. Roosevelt (Continued From First Page.) telegrams had come in after Mr. Roosevelt’s speech and that less than 50 of them expressed disap- proval. Many of the latter, he added, apparently came from a common source and some were in identical | language. Credit Promise Reiterated. The President reiverated the ad- ministration’s promise to advance R. F. C. money to private industrv to help expand factories and per- sonnel under the preparedness pro- gram. “We are calling on men now en- gaged in private industry to help us in carrying out -this program,” he said, “and you will hear more of this in the next few days. “Private industry will have the responsibility of providing the best, speediest and most efficient mass production of which it is capable.” Mr. Roosevelt declared, however, that the administration’s “offensive against social and economic inequal- 1ties and abuses” should not be broken down by “the pincers move- ment of those who would use the present needs of physical military defense to destroy it.” “There is nothing in our present emergency,” -he said, “to justify making the workers of our Nation toil for longer hours than now lim- ited by statute. As more orders come in * -* * tens of thousands of people who are now unemployed will receive employment.” Similarly, he continued, there is no reason to lower wages or break down the old-age pension and un- employment insurance system. “The policy and the laws providing for collective bargaining are still in force,” he noted, “and labor will be adequately represented in Washing- ton in this defense program.” Protection of Consumers. The President called for protec- tion of consumers against higher living costs and asserted that ‘‘no new group of millionaires (should) come into being in this Nation as a result of the struggles abroad.” (Senators Connally of Texas and Clark of Missouri, Democrats, im- mediately . proposed that legislation to impose heavy taxes on war profits be enacted at this session.) (Senators Connally of Texas and Clark of Missouri, Democrats, immediately proposed that legis- lation to impose heavy taxes on war profits be enacted at this After opening his talk with an appeal to aid the Red Cross war relief fund, Mr. Roosevelt detailed advances in the Army and Navy during his seven years in office. ‘The Navy received $1,487,000,000 more since 1933, he said, that it did in the seven years before that date. For that money, he explained, 215 fighting ships were laid down or commissioned, personnel rose from 79,000 to 145,000, and useful Navy aircraft increased from 1,127 to 2,892 planes on hand and on er, - 'he Army received $1,292,000,000 more since 1933, he continued, than in the seven years. Since 1933 it purchased 8,640 planes, the President said, and practically-dou- bled the enlisted strength. A —A. P. Photo. Paris (Continued From Pirst Page.) the narrow gap in the Allied lines north of the Somme. The French declared the corridor was being raked by Allied artillery and bombed without rest and that the Germans were paying a terrific price to keep the breach open, North of the corridor French, British and Belgian forces were said by the high command to be putting up a successful defensive fight against repeated German assaults. Although slowly withdrawing from Belgium, military spokesmen said, these forces were giving the Ger- mans so much trouble that they could not concentrate on their op- erations in Northern France. Description of Lines. The Allied lines in the North were said to extend from a point north of Ostend southward to Courtrai and thence along the west bank of the Scheldt River toward Cambrai. From Cambrai the line turns north- west through Arras and St. Omer to strike the coast between Boulogne and Calais. Gen. Maxime Weygand, the Allied commander in chief, was reported to have flown over the northern armies - yesterday to study their position and later landed to confer with their leaders. 3 Military sources said these troops were being kept well supplied through Zeebrugge and Channel ports further south. They also min- imized the danger the Allied forces in Belgium might be attacked from the rear by German troops sepa- rating them from the French armies along the Somme. Motorized troops who have played a large part in the Nazi drive to the Channel would find the “wet clay ground of Flanders, studded everywhere with rugged vegetations and criss-crossed by canals, an un- propitious battlefield,”” one com- mentator said. The flying trip which Gen. Wey- gand made to the army of the north duplicated a similar inspection tour he made May 21. On tnat occasion it was reported that he and his aide-de-camp were fired upon by German anti-aircraft guns as they flew over the Nazm lines in a powerful bomber. Three German Messerschmitt fighters also were said to have attacked the plane, only to be driven off by.six French | Moranes. Hold on Southern Front. South of the Somme and along the front extending eastward to Montmedy and the Luxembourg border the Prench were said to be holding everywhere. At several points, according to the high command, they took the initia- tive along the Somme, establishing new bridgeheads on the northern bank and further narrowing the Peronne - Bapaume corridor — now something less than 20 miles wide. Further east, between the Aisne and the Meuse Rivers, the deadly accuracy of the famous French “75s” were reported to have taken a tre- mendous toll as German infantry attempted unsuccessfully to pierce the Allied lines. Stunned German soldiers wander- ing into the French positions were said to have confirmed reports that complete companies of Nazi foot, troops were wiped out. ‘The -French said bodies of Ger- mans were “‘piled high” between the lines. Another German assault in the Montmedy sector also was reported repulsed with severe losses for the attackers. French military men gave high praise to the Belgians for the part they have been playing in the fight- ing in the north, At Courtrai, it was said, the Bel- gians first gave ground under heavy German attacks and surrendered their foothold on the banks of the Lys. A subsequent Beigian counter- attack, ' which the French War Ministry described as exceptionally courageous, was said to have re- covered the lost ground. Reviewing the general military situation, Gen. Duval, writing in Le Journal, said it appeared that “the first. rush of the enemy has almost come to an end.” “Our soldiers,” he said, “have maintained under fire all the tra- ditionstof valor and discipline of our army. Good blood will tell.” New Predatory Animal- SACRAMENTO, Calif. (#)—The coati mundi, a predatory little ani- mal that scientists have known was spreading out from its Mexi- can habitat, has now been definitely identified in California. The State division of fish and game described the newcomer as about the size of & raccoon and living on either fruit or flesh. ANY WATCI iy ) Amm, . Wateh cms& WADE'’S casorr Ireland Orders Army Up fo War Strength; Calls for Volunteers - Plans Are Rushed - To Defend Country- Against ln_vasion B the Associated Press. > LONDON, May 27.—Ireland’s Army is to brought to war strength and placed on a war footing “almost at once,” it was learned in London today. Army reservists and volun- teers are being called and a cam. paign has been ordered for new re- cruits, it was said. De Valera Paves Way For Wartime Restrictions By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, May 27—Ireland pre- pared to accept wartime restrictions today in order to defend the island against possible invasion. Premier Eamon de Valera’s decla- ration in a speech yesterday at Gal way that “we are in the war zone' was believed the forerunner to such ‘defense measures as a blackout and perhaps semi-martial law. Reports of plots by members of the outlawed Irish Republican Army and increasing apprehension that Germany might attempt to use Ire- land as a base for operations against England prompted the government to take steps to increase the armed forces. I R. A. activity also was reported in Northern Ireland. I. R. A. men visited Belfast dance halls Satur- day night in a campaign to get recruits for their organization. De Valera in a speech Saturday night, said: “There is danger over this coun- try, particularly today, and there is but one safeguard—to be prepared to defend the liberties we won against any one who might try to invade them.” Urging “the whole country to stand behind the government in its de- fense efferts s one man,” De Valera called for men to join the army and volunteers to aid the police in tracking “any indication of treachery.” London (Continued From First Page.) Sir John Greer Dill in the empire's highest military post as chief of the imperial general staff. These vital changes in the army high command, made as Germany's mechanized columns extended their gains in their struggle for a spring- board for a direct assault on Eng- land, reflected urgent action for strengthening Britain's resistance to the threatened invasion. The great preparedness drive ex- tended to other sectors of the home front. While the empire joined King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in their national day of prayer, and armament plants worked at full speed throughout the week ' end, Scotland Yard rounded up another score of British Fascists in a drive against potential fifth columnists. Including their leader, Sir Oswald Mosley, about 70 now are confined in Brixton Jail. The government also announced 8 new list of 15 southeast coast towns as “evacuation areas” and prepared to move children to safer places. Among them were Dover, only 22 miles across the Channel from Calais, and Folkstone, 26 miles from German-held Boulogne. The war office gave only a meager account of the actual fighting for the Channel ports, but a London source.denied the German claim to | have taken Calais. A communique merely said British troops went to the assistance of their Belgian Allies when the Germans launched a strong offensive against the left flank of the Allied armies pinioned in Northern France and Belgium. It disclosed that British tanks were in action against Nazi mechanized forces. Air Force Communiques. A series of communiques from the Air Ministry were more detailed. The most important of these described a 4-hour battle over the French coast between Calais and Dunkerque yes- terday morning in which 20 German planes were reported shot down and 20 more put out of action, against a loss of only five British planes. Other week-end engagements, the communique said, accounted for 60 Nazi bombers and fighting planes either brought down or damaged, while Royal Air Force bombers re- newed their raids on the Rhineland and the German rear-lines, destroy- ing s gasoline and ammunition dump, bombing German supply lines, E P. Picture by Clipper mail. important bridges, roads and rail- ways, At sea, Britain acknowledged the loss of two naval vessels, the 1,100- tan destroyer Wessex, victim of Nazi air attack off the French coast, and the 270-ton mine-sweeping trawler Charles Boyes, which struck a German mine. The Wessex, which lost six men and had 15 wounded, was the fourth British destroyer put out of action by bombs and the twelfth destroyer lost in the war, No Reflection on Ironside. Though “Big Bill” Ironside re- linquished his post to “Devil” Dill, 58-year-old Irishman who has been described as “one of the most able soldiers in the whole British army,” and who won fame by crushing the Arab revolt in Palestine, British as- serted this is no way was a reflec- tion on Gen. Ironside’s ability to hold the job as chief of the Im- perial general staff. His new post is regarded as equal in importance to that of Lord Gort, commander-in-chief of the British fleld forces in France. The press approved the high com- mand changes, which were an- nounced after French Premier Paul Reynaud flew here to consult with Prime Minister Churchill and other members of the war cabinet. It was predicted in well-informed circles that other shifts among high-rank- ing officers might be made. Given Responsible Task. | question “Has Ironside gone up or down?” commented: “Gen. Ironside has moved out of the supreme job in the army—but for this reason: “He is given a position of such importance that only the man from the top could have been intrusted with it.” “Gen. Dill has the highest abilities for his new task. In the opinion of some he is in certain respects our best soldier. “The public may be assured that Mr. Churchill's confidence in both men is well-founded.” In supplanting Gen. Ironside, who 1 succeeds 63-year-old Gen. Sir Walter Kirke as anti-invasion chief, Gen. chief of the imperial general staff, a position to which he was named Gen. Ironside. ational Day of Prayer. In the first national day of prayer Established 50 Years Ago s Bates Possible. HORNING’S Opposite Washington Airport A Parking Space 7 bus from 11th & Pa. Ave. - The Daily Express, raising the| Dill moves up from the post of vice ! last month to “relieve the strain” on | since August 6, 1918, the King and | LONDON.—OUT OF WAR ZONE FOR A WHILE—This girl, Bettl Malek, 3, is said by the British caption to be one of the numerous refugees to reach London from invaded Antwerp. She and others were to be sent to billets outside of London. —A. P. Wirephoto. Queen, together with Queen Wil- helmina of the Netherlands and Prime Minister Churchill, attended services at Westminster Abbey, where they heard the Archbishop of Canterbury say: “The centuries rebuke the fears and calm the anxieties of the hour. Here in the stillness of this church, moved by all the memories which surround us, we commit ourselves and our cause to God.” After describing the dangers now | facing the nation as the darkest in | its history, the Archbishop con- | tinued: “We have been called to take our place in a mighty conflict against the powers of evil and we ask God's strength that we may be found wor- thy of that high calling.” The day'’s services were marred by only one incident. A woman shout- ing “peace” interrupted the broad- cast of Arthur Cardinal Hinsley's sermon in Westminster Cathedral. Screaming “murderers!” she was ushered from the church. The British Broadcasting Corp. told the public the incident resulted f{rom the woman’s “overwhelming relig- ious emotion” and had no political significance. | _The War Office announced that the Emergency Officers’ Reserve, closed in November, 1939, because the num- | ber of applicants at that time was | “overwhelming,” will be reopened | on a “limited basis.” I The reserve is open to men with {army experience who have been or are likely to become good officers. Gifts for War Orphans Children of the war dead are being presented insignia in Tokio, Japan, boys receiving triangular badges and girls brooches. ELECTRICAL REPAIRING B,L%lal.lc CIMKE.CIIONI,'PANB‘ i CPPLIANCES - SMALL HOUSE WIRING REPAIRS RADIO SERVICE Pick Up and Delivery Service GEORGETOWN ELEC. CO. | 205 WISC. AVE. 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