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FOUNDED 1281
No. 14842
-**** WHEAT MONDAY, MARCH 18,
1995.
GERMAN PARADE
OF MIGHT
SECURITY AGAINST WORLD WAR
WARNING FROM LITTLE ENTENTE NATIONS
While plans go forward for conscription in Ger- many, the unofficial date of the re-organisation of the German Army, the nations of Europe watch with mis- giving the outcome of the abrogation by Germany of the Treaty of Versailles.
Rumania has declared that the Little Entente and signatories of the Balkan Pact cannot permit Ger- many's re-armament, which will inevitably be followed by the re-armament of Hungary and Bulgaria.
Meanwhile, in Germany, an almost unprecedented display of military might has thrilled the nation. There was a thrilling spectacle in Berlin when General von Blomberg, Reich Minister of Defence, spoke of the hollowed memory of Germany's War dead.
London, March 17.
One. outcome of Germany's netion In abrogating the Versailles Treaty by her unilateral action will be to turn the eyes of France to her "second line of security," namely the pnet of mutual nasist- ance between France and Russin, und the Little Entente, states Router's diplomatic correspondent.
France will concentrate upon
U.S. RELIEF
BILL STILL
IN PERIL
this matter particularly # anCAN MR. ROOSEVELT Eastern European Pact proves
beyond achievement.
From Bucharest it is learned that the member nations of the Little Entente and the signatories of the Balkan Pact cannot permit Germany's re-armament, which would inevitably be followed by Hungary and Bulgaria. This is the striking Rumanian comment upon the present situation brought about by Germany's declaration.
Reports from Berlin state that April 1 is suggested unofficially as the probable date of enforce- ment of conscription..
lin,
KEEP CONTROL ?
DANGEROUS AMENDMENTS
GERMAN PASTORS SEIZED
RENEWED BATTLE WITH CHURCH
DEATH BLOW TO FREEMASONRY
Berlin, March 17.
About 100 pastors in Berlin and the provinces were arrested last night because they proposed to read from their pulpits to-day a Confessional Church Govern- proclutnation directed ment against ko-called neo-paganism in Germany. also been
masonry.
A death blow has struck nt Free-
Dr. Nieloeller, known as "the WAS carller Fighting Parson,"
Herr Hitler, whose decision to re- reported arrested, but the report introduce conscription in Germany is now understood to be false. although he did not appear at bis į Church in Dahlem, this morning.
The congregation, always large dispersed, after waiting for n quarter of an hour for the clergy- man, but only after a member of the congregation, in a uniform of the Steelhelmela had read the Lord's Prayer.
his startled Europe.
Governor's Plane Safe
FRENCH PARTY REAPPEARS
日四十月二
ABYSSINIA
PLEA FOR SUCCOUR
NEGOTIATIONS WITH
ITALY COLLAPSE
LEAGUE URGED TO INTERVENE
(Special to "Telegraph”)
Telegraph, Comright. Telegraphia Maxaapse Ordinance. 111. Received, March 38, 0,20 m.)
Geneva, March 17. Abyssinia has placed a note before the League of Nations urging the Council to intervene in the frontier dispute with Italy, an outgrowth of the in- cident on the Abyssinia-Somali- land border in which tribesmen clashed with Italian Colonial troops, with losses upon both sides.-United Press.
A Reuter message from Geneva supplements
this information, stating that a telegram has been received frum the Abyssinian Government requesting that the League should deal as soon as possible, with its appeal under Article XI of the Covenant.
The
The recent Nazi swoop upon the Grand Lodge of Three Globes marks the end of Freemasonry Tit" Germany. The Grandmaster and his wife were arrested when police
Paris, Mar. 17.
messages explains that broke into their home and acized
The plane in which the Governor swift Intervention is necessary their persons while they were in bed, some time after midnight.
of French Equatorial Africa, Mowing to the break-down of nego- tiatlons between the Governments The Vice-Grand Master sum. Edouard Renard, Mme. Renard and concerned. moned a meeting at his home of five others were travelling, and all eui-Masters, in order to dis-which was reported missing Friday, cuss the situation. This meeting
probably necessitate the meeting This request, says Reuter, will
was ralded and all the participants has landed sufely, according to nof the Counell earlier than May, were arrested on charge of despatch from Fort--Lamy, in when its next meeting is
scheduled. Equatorial Africa.
holding a forbidden secret meet- ing-Renter.
Washington, March 17. Poor Recovery
The Work Relief Bill is still faced by the peril of the various amendments which have yet to come before the Senate.
Firstly there is the amendment
Effort
The big trimotor machines landed enfely at Mirmongo.
It was delayed and wandering some time in a heavy fox, after it hart successfully weathered! 11 tornado.
A radio message from the plane
introduced by Senator Alva B. AMERICAN PROGRESS told of the battle against the storm
Senator
A Munich despatch states that Adama of Colorado for the appro after reviewing a parade in Bor-priation of $2,880,000,000, for the Reichsfuehrer Hitler one-purpose of u dole relief instead of time corporal of the German Army for the creation of jobs. in France, flew to Munich and drove through packed streets at the head of a gigantic military column. It was parade of the entire strength of Bavaria's mili tary forces..
HITLER'S ESCAPE
Secondly there in Burton K. Wheeler's amendment for the finance of relief menaures by the issue of greenbacks.
tory.
CRITICISED
FAR BEHIND BRITAIN
Thirdly, Senator Elmer Thomas
Cleveland, March 10, has an amendment to make the The prominent statistician, Mr. silver purchase programme manda. Leonard Porter Ayers, author of Economics of Recovery and var The defeat of the McCarran ious other economics publications, The thrill of the day was pro-amendment in the Senate on said to-day that the United States vided when a careless taxi driver. Friday Inst is regarded as being achievements in the process of re- who shot into the square, pulled indicative that President Roosevelt covery were among the poorest of up his machine
with grinding has regained control of the Senate, any other leading nations. brakes on the edge of the pave-United Prens. ment where Herr Hitler was stand- ink, preparing to cross the road and mount his reviewing stand.
Tho
No-one crowd gasped. dared to stir for perhaps thirty seconds. Herr Hitler had been close to death.
The tax drove off, nccompanied
by two Black Guards on the run- ning board. There is no informa-j tion as to the identity of the occupants of the car.-Reuter.
GERMANY'S DISPLAY
was inaugurated.
von Mackensen. General Goering and members of the Government.
LEAGUE OFFICER SEEING CHINA
ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
DISCUSSED
Talyuedfu, March 18.
ife added that Sweden's record was the best in this respect, with England running a close second,→→ United Press,
BANKING CONTROL
Washington, March 17, It was learned that the
ultimate objective today t Bank-
ing programme is to climinale the j existing dual system of State and Federal chartered banke, by Dr. Huan, the League of Nations charter.
bringing all banks under Federal | liaison officer In China, visited
The first step in this direction Hopanchuen, General Yon Shila contained in the new Banking shan's native town, yesterday Act of 1934 which offers a strong morning, and held a brief inter-inducement to all banks to join view with the general in connecthe Federal Reserve. tion with economic development problems in Shansi Province.
He returned to Taiyuenfu the
N. R. A. LOANS
The -Reconstruction Finance
SHENSI TROOPS REWARDED
STOUT DEFENCE OF NANCHENG
_BINGLE COPT 19 CENTS
·834.00 PER ANNUM
DUNLOP Fort
TYRE
A feature of distinction and a factor of safety
FRANCO-BELGIAN GOLD ALLIANCE AGREE ON DEFENCE
OF CURRENCIES
BANK OF FRANCE MAY
OPEN VAULTS
Paris, Mar. 17.
"The Belga is saved," declared M. Hymans, the Belgian Foreign Minister to-day, following prolonged talks in which the French and Belgian Prime Ministers, Foreign Ministers and the Governor of the Bank of France participated.
The conference was with regard to Belgium's financial situation, and followed the announcement by a spokesman of the Belgian Government that, unless France were to open her doors to Belgian produce, the Belga might be driven to abandon the gold standard and link itself with sterling. Such a move on the part of Belgium, it was suggested, would sound the death knell of the Gold Bloc.
BELGIUM PURSUES HOARDERS
DECREE TO END SPECULATION
CURRENCY CONTROL
Brussels, March 17. Royal Decrees were published to-day, designed to "put a stop to speculation in Belgian francs."
A communique states that both Governments have agreed to de- fond the Gold Bloc currencies against speculation and also that active measuren should be taken for the extension of commercial exchanges and markets open stabilised currencies.
A.Belgian railway loan, totall- ing £14,000,000, is being, launched in Paris next week with the object of supporting the Bolga-Reuter. FRANCE'S GOLD
Faris, March 17. A movement to make France the first nation to put gold back into circulation in an effort to loosen up a fourth of the World's supply of the yellow metal now lodged in the vaults of the Bank of France, Is rapidly gaining favour,
M. Georges Maus, President of the Retail Merchants Federation, is one of the leading advocates for the free-circulation of gold: "He" maintains that it would inspire confidence both internally and on the international money market and give the necessary impetus to stagnant industry. In an article in Le Malin, the French morning newspaper,, he writes:
"An enormous mass of yellow
The first decree establishes in office of National Exchange, and Saianfu, March 18. and added that the
the second handa control of opera. machine was hampered by fog. When no fur-
Marshal Chiang Kai-shek hatione in foreign currency to the
new organisation. rewarded the rank and Ale of the ther reports were received from it Shenai troops, under the command A semi-official statement saya after 8 a.m. Friday, search parties of General Sun Wei-yu, with that all dealings in gold, whether metal is collecting dust in the were despatched. Planes and sum of. $10,000 for their valuable it be bar or coin, must be sub- Bank of France vaults. If a amali services in defeating a pov rful mitted to the Control body in order percentage of this gold were put powerful tractors searched the de-group of Reds in Southern Shenai to avoid the hoarding of gold. into circulation, Industry, which
during a recent campaign.
The Renter. foreign missionaries from danger Government troops saved many
of being kidnapped by the Reds.
aert in the vicinity in which it was supposed the plane must have boen forced down. Only late to-day, with receipt of the message from Fort Lamy, were the searchers re- called.-Reuter.
VENIZELOS FOR ITALY
SAFELY ABOARD BIG LINER
sup
Rhode Island, March 17. M. Venizelos, former Prime Minister of Greece, together with his wife and friends who ported him in rection, have left here for Naples the recent insur-
aboard the Italian ner, Rex,
M. Venizelos, when the rebels collapsed on the Macedonian front and it appeared his cause WAN
soil.
BELGAS' DECLINE
New York, March 17, Sun Wei-yu's forces had a heavy in the Belga as being more signl
It will be recalled that General Wall Street regards the break
battle with the Reds at flanchung, ficant than the decline in the which was strongly, held by them Franc.
against the repeated assaults of Financial observers express the the Reds and at a heavy cost of
I
is now in a very anaomie condition would be activated. Hoarding. would be discouraged and talk of
choking while a tremendous for devaluation would cease. It is a paradox to have commerce slowly
tune la rendered sterile by Inactivity."
To answer those who oppose the grounds life. As a result of this battle, opinion that the fate of the Belga gold circulation on
or not that it would oncourage hoarding. Nancheng, a most strategic point depends upon whether
apeculative purposes, ad- in Southern Shensi, was saved.financial aid is received from for
France..
vocates nasert that the French Central News.
would respond in the same noble. Some believe that Belgium might way as they did once before when deelde over the week-end to place Franco was faced by a monetary an embargo on gold shipments crisis. They added that legisla- and to eventually devalue the tion would attend to thoss, stub- Belga.-United Press.
born hoarders who hoped to reap huge profits by the fall of the franc.
U.S. TO PROBE COTTON FALL
HEAVY LOSSES TO PRODUCERS
of March 11.
Immigration Restricted
MANCHUKUO CLOSES ITS DOORS
HUGE PROFITS
Berlin, Mar. 17. Early this morning the city rung
It la pointed out, nevertheless, with the tramp of marching men
that speculators would be tempted to hoard gold coins outalde of and the clattering of the hooves of
French confines whore legislation cavalry regiments, as the Reichs-
(Special to "Telegraph")
could not affect them. It pre- wehr, and Black Guards lined the
vente a very tempting speculation route to the State Opera House
Washington, Mar. 17.
as the pronta would be huge if where the greatest revival of Ger-
The Senate Agricultural Commit- man armed might since the Warsame afternoon, and will start a Corporation intends to collect mil-lost, fed from his home in Crete, tee to-day approved the resolution
France were obliged to abandon the gold standard.” The only loss tour of Inspection of Southernlions of dollars outstanding In where the people, wore solidly introduced by Senator Ellison, D. The meeting was attended by the Shanal to-day. In continuation of National Recovery loans, or to behind his movement, and took Smith of South Carolina to provide
Tientsin, Mar. 18. involved if the franc remained former Crown Prince, Wilhelm, his trip in North-western China-take over the affairs of the de-shelter with his friends on Italian $25,000 for the purpose of investitache of the Japanese Legation; hased by the interest the gold could Colonel Takahashi, Military At-strong would be the loss represent- Reichsfuehrer Hitler, Field Marshal Central News.
faulting debtors.
gating the cotton market collapse arrived here from Peiping for the have earned had it been deposited The Department of the Treasury 'has estimated that income tax col-
purpose of holding discussions within a bank. It la announced that he is pro- ceeding to Italy with the statue United States has rejected Italy's the restrictive measures taken by the way for gold circulation, for It was also learned that the the Chinese authorities concerning Legislation has already opened of a political refugee, and it is offer
to barter 100,000 bales of improbable that he will be handed cotton for 60,000 bales of Italian the Japanese authorities at Shan-on June 26, 1928, a law was passed over to the Greek authorities.silk.
haikwan and Kupeikow Pass against legalising the coining of 100- the entry of Chinese Into Man- franc gold pieces. Recently the The Senate had earlier decided
churia.
Commission of Finances in the to investigate the cotton market
Technically, the Manchukuo au- Chamber facluded the costs for decline of March 11
Cotton prices were down $1.50 of the doors of Manchuria to
thorities do not admit the closing coinage in the 1935 budget.
At the present time, the franc per bale on the New York cotton Chinese Immigrants, but Chinese is theoretically convertible into exchange to-day, due to the nervous travellers to Manchuria are sub-gold, but in practice the man In ness regarding the foreign ex-jected to most arbitrary treatment the street cannot exchange paper change market which becomes more by the Japanese officials at Shan- for gold at the Bank of Frasco, complicated with reports of the haikwan.
Gold is sold only in bullion; the Los Angeles, Mar. 17. difficulties faced by the, Gold Bloc Now, all hotels and inna af Shan- smallest amount being a 12-kilo Mr. Noel Coward, the well-
nations.
halkwan are crowded with dut Ferencnelutade that France
for 816,000 france 12. known literary Agure, salled for
The week's loss in cotton pricca ward-bound travellers, who have m China to-day on a protracted tour.
is estimated at approximately $0.60 been refused permite for entrance possdates Fourth of the world -Reuter.
por balo.United Press.
into Manchuria intral News | Continued on Page 1.),
They were gathered to hear General and these same rights for all lections for the first half of March von Blomberg, Reich Minister of peoples.
this year amounted to $198,000,- Defence, speak in memory of Ger- After his address, the assembly 000. which is approximately thirty many's War dend.
proceeded to the square outside per cent of the amount for the The Ambassadors of Great Bri-the old Castle of Berlin, where corresponding period last year. Router. tain, France and Italy were con massed bands played Doutschland United Press. apicuously absent; but the Ameri-Uber Allca and the Reichswehr can Ambassador, and the South standard bearers goose-stepped African and Austrian Ministers, past the official stand.
Herr Hitler and General Georing
COMMUNICATIONS PROBE
and the British Air and Military decorated seventy standards with Attaches were present.
the Nazi Crosa of Honour, while w
Washington, Mar, 10. WARS MENACE
buttery of fold-guns boomed a In the Senate to-day President salute of twenty-four rounds, Roosevelt signed the Bill ordering General von Blomberg declarad Finally the assembly marched the Senate Communications Com- that a new World War would be to the tomb of the Unknown missions to investigate the Ameri- tantamount to self-destruction, Gor- Soldier and placed upon it an im- can Telephone and Telegraph Com many wanted peace, giving her mense
Laurel
wreath. --- Reuter | pany and other interstate communi- equal rights and equal safety,Special
cation companies.—United Press.
NOEL COWARD TO VISIT CHINA