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FOUNDED 1883 No. 15715
AMERICAN
E - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1939. —
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CONGRESS "KOOKIE" TAKES OXFORD HOMAGE TO
STARTS TASKS
President Roosevelt Faces His Critics
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. WITH NATIONAL DEFENCE and public relief forming the two most pressing problems, the 76th United States Congress assembled to-day în expectation of what many newspapers openly termed "a war for supremacy" between President Roosevelt and Vice-President Garner for control of the Democratic Party.
Vice-President Garner, representing the Conser- vative bloc in the Democratic Party, seeks to amend some of the New Deal laws, and also a general consolida- tion of programme, and barring further advance.
Konoye Cabinet Resigns
TOKYO, Jań. 4.
IN ACCORDANCE with the decision reached at the
President Roosevelt will fight to keep his party Liberal, and to ensure the election of a pro- gressive presidential candidate in 1940. The President is: handling the relief problem tact- fully, merely notifying Congress that unless it votes fresh funds for the Works Progress Ad- ministration, 3,000,000 persons will be thrown out of work on February 7,
Republicans and Conservative De- mocrats are loud in their avowals. that relief must be curtailed, and returned to the control of the States in order to prevent political mani-
first Cabinet session in the pulation of the unemployed. Mem- New Year this morning,bers of the Government, however, are confident that. confronted with the Premier Konoye tendered responsibility of continuing or cutting the collective resignation of succour for these millions, the his Ministry to the Emperor when he proceeded to the Imperial Palace at 11.30 o'clock this morning.
rebellious politicious will too the line and vote the necessary funds.
President Roosevelt's message to
HIS BATH
"KOOKY TAKES HIS BATH."--Australia's kookaburas-their boisterous human-like laughs are famous the world over-dearly love two things, rain and snakes. Usually the absence of one begels the other. When it's drought time in Australia there's bush fire, which means that the snakes must flee from their shelter to the open and ewoop!-Kooky has a fine meal. This pet Kooky doesn't mind a drought. He's found the garden sprinkler answers his purpose.-Australian National Travel Association Photo.
On Right Naval Engagement
Insurgents On
Bank Of Segre
BURGOS, Jan. 3.
- IT IS ANNOUNCED that the Insurgents have] reached the right bank of the Segre River, and are within rifle-range of Artesa De Segre, the fall of which is
Congress to-morrow is expected to une strong language to reiterate op- considered to be imminent.
ists
position to the totalitarian advance. The momentous Cabinet ses-proclaim leadership of the democratie and to urge the United States to
Insurgents announced to-day large, entire detachments of Loyal- sion took place at the Premier's front in the American countries, even that they had captured 1,800 Ocean.
having surrendered.--Trans- official residence at 10.30 a.m., such front is not realised on a square miles, 16,000 prisoners, when the entire Cabinet resolved wider scale.
Jand seven tanks, to have occupi- to resign.--Domai.
Mr. William B. Bankhead was to ed 50 villages and hamlets, and day re-elected Speaker by 260 votes downed 80 planes since the be- to 107.
Senator Key Pittman, chairman of ginning of the offensive. the Senate Foreign Relations Com-i On the eve of an important reformmittee forecast that in this session, when the advance on all sectors of It was also announced here that of the Cabinet, Government circles Congress would undertake a complete the
REEHIVE OF ACTIVITY
Tokyo, Jan. 4.
ARTESA STORMED
Bilbao, Jan. 3. Insurgent troops commanded by Munoz Grande and General Moscardo
occupied the village of this afternoon stormed Artesa De Segre, and after very heavy fighting
Virnet.
victory
are continuously showing Intense review of legislation affecting the to-day, the 1st Navarrese Division the entire Segre valley,
Catalon front WAB resumed Artesa, being the key position of
activity with Prince Konoye as the
nerve-centre.
Not only political teaders, but also Army and Navy officials are also involved in the negotiations, while Baron Hranuma, President of the Privy Council, who returned here on Tuesday from his seaside villa near
Dead Landed
GIBRALTAR, Jan, 3.
IT IS REPORTED from Cadiz that 10 dead sailors, and a number of wounded were landed there to-day lynn Insurgent mine-layer.
The Rip, it is stated, was damaged in the fight last week with the Loyalist cruiser, Jose Luis Diez.-Reuter,
LONDON'S WORKLESS DEMONSTRATE
Coffin Thrown Near 10. Downing Street
CHINA'S No. 1
OXFORD, Jan. 3.
TO MARK THE New Year, a letter of homage and sympathy has been sent to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Madame Chiang, "the sharer of your continual danger," and the Chinese people.
The letter is addressed by a large group of senior members of Oxford University, including the heads of All Souls, Balliol, Corpus, Excter, New College, Oriel, Queen's, Wadham, the women's colleges of Lady Mar- garet, St. Hilda's, St. Hugh's, and Somerville, and the professors of International Law, Greek, Philosophy, Modern History, Economy, Moral Theology, American History, Chinese Philosophy and Religion.
absent from!
Others were Oxford, or they too would have signed the letter.
WANG SAID ON JAPANESE DESTROYER
Hongkong Rumours Tracked Down
The letter expresses "our profound admiration for you, sir, head and front of the gallant resistance which the Chinese people are making against the invaders of your country, und the enemies of your freedom.
"That you and your countrymen have been able to steel themselves to such incredible feats of courage and endurance is one of those acts forget. in history which men can never
hand by the savage hates of narrow sage received at noon to-day "Instructed as we are, on the one A "UNITED PRESS" 'mes- nationalistle cults, and on the other by the dignity and self-control of reported that Japanese troops Chinese feeling against Japan, we have closed portion of the Hong- have no doubt whose hands bear the kew area for the landing of an touch of civilisation."
21
un-
The signatories dwell on the heroic important personage from determination of Chiang Kai-shek to Japanese destroyer. abandon IInnkow, and that of the It is rumoured in Shanghai that millions of civil population who this passenger may be Wang Ching- Abandoned their homes and went wef. west with the armies of resistance. The Telegraph" is able to-day to "We look forward to the day when confirm that Wang Ching-wel is not, the democracies of the world shall and never has been, in Hongkong. stand unflinchingly at your side, and His present whereabouts are the valour of your people will wring, known, although it is believed in even from your enemies, that need circles considered-reliable that he is of recognition which their own tradi- still in Hanoi. tlons summon them to accord. It is our hope that when that day comes, "United Press" reports
A Chungking message from the you sir, will be head of a united Governor of Yunnan, General Lung the people, able to prove not only the Yun, has telegraphed the vitality of your national genius, but Government, reporting details
Central the sincerity of the English people." -Reuter,
Schacht To Visit Helsingfors
The
Berlin, Jus. 3. Reichsbank President, Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, will probably visit the Finnish capital, Helsingfors, at the beginning of February, in nccept- ance of an Invitation by the Finnish- German Society,
that
(Continued on Page 12.)
LATEST
Hiranuma To Form Cabinet?
of
United States relations with other reached as far as the right bank of is considered, from a strategic view-
this catlons.Renter.
the Segre River, while Solchagas point, of the greatest importance for IMPENDING STRIFE.
and Navarrese captured La Figuera, future fighting in this sector. as a result of a southward march right wing of the Catalan front, are
LONDON, Jan. 3, Italian volunteer formations on the URTHER DEMONSTRA-economic and currency relations, as He will speak on international Washington, Jan. 3, from Bibalde Falset. first popular
The 70th Congress, elected in the
said to have stormed Casteldame, TIONS by London's uncil os rebutt to
on changes in commercial President
A Barcelona message says that the eight kilometres south of Borton employed occurred to-day in policy. ent Insurgents have announced they have Blancas, taking more than 1,100 pri- front of the Premier's house, ceed to Reval in Estonia to speak on as the mostly, likely personality
Tokyo, Jan. 4. Roosevelt's Administration, met
Baron Kiichiro Hiranumis, Presi- reached the foot of the Sierra Llena; soners, and infleting very
Afterwards Dr. Schacht will pre-dent of the Privy Council, is regarded Chief of the Army General Staff, held will be on the defensive under pres-the Pyrenees, but the attacks are
The President, for the first time,able obstacles between the Ebro and Ocean.
which form one of the most formid gent losses are not known.-Trans- the courtyard of the Foreign Trans-Ocean, an Interview with Vice-Admiral
Office..
resignation of the Kenese Ministry. Minco Koga, Vice-Chief of the Naval sure to modify the new deal.
Domet, LOYALISTS MAKE STRONG Arrayed against him, but not yet being nimed at Porjas Blancas, eight rai in coalition were the rejuvinated Re-kliometres away United Press,
heavy
to
Yokohama, is prominently figuring innoon in an atmosphere of impending which are 3,000 feet in height, and losses on the Loyalists, The Insur/No. 10 Downing Street, and in international economic problems. forganize a new Cabinet following the
M
the political horizon,
Lieut-General Nakajima, Vice- political atrife.
STAND
unemployed assembled in Downing Palestine Ambush
of
Cieneral Staff, on Tuesday afternoon, following
which Lieut.-General Nakajimo was received by Field-publican party and the Conservative Marshal Prince Kanin, Chief of the Democratie bloc, goaded by Roose- Army General Staff.
velt's so-called "purgo"; namely, his Prince Konoye yesterday afternoon efforts lost autumn. to secure the de- received Mr. Ikeda, Minister of Fine feat of non-newdenester bogan fall.Joccupation of Ano, which is north- launched counter-attacks at certain mediately surrounded by the pollee,
The political barometer
sensed
two
out-
pro-
on the
Shortly after midday, about 100 Street, where police, in anticipation ANA OCCUPIED
Burges, Jan. 3.
demenstrations, had posted strong The Loyalist resistance at various
detachments, including points on the Catalan front has in-police.
mounted Bilbao, Jan. 3. The Insurgent advance
creased, according to reports reaching Shortly after 1 o'clock a motor Catalan front to-day resulted in the here to-day, and the Loyalists have lorry arrived. Although it was im ance, Count Arima, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, and Mar-ing-the Capital
n storm, cast of the terminal point of Artesa sections, quis Kido, Minister of Publle Welfare, despite to-day's outward harmony, De Segre, during the early hours of separately.
demonstrators on the lorry threw a At night Foreign Minis- with laughing and backslapping as the morning.
However, they are reported to be black coffin into the street bearing the ter Arito also called Колоус.
on Premier Congressmen met when
evacuating territory in front of Inscription "The Unemploved Get No Baron Hiranuma received in the surcharged with controversial
standing committeer
Another column Is said to have Lerida, having, apparently, decided to Appeasement." aled reports cleaned up the last of the Loyalist withdraw in good order. night Finance Minister Ikeda at his hlems.
The police carried the coffin back While heavily-reinforced lines are onto the lorry, but the demonstrators. private residence. A definite aspect
groups from a 15 kilometre strip be holding up the lasurgents, feverish continually attempted to throw it in of the vigorous movements in the on un-American activities, reported it power works.
The Martin Dies House Committee tween Balageur and the Balageur
activity is going on in the rear, in front of the door of No. 10 Downing political circles in the past several was renewing its challenge against
dicating that the Loyalist leaders (Continued on Page 12.)
The Loyalists have concentrated have given up hope of being able to Street, until the police finally dis (Continued on Page 12.) troops near Artesa De Segre, offer hold the defence positions in
persed them. tho Ing determined resistance, and centre of the Segre front.
Two representatives of the un- Jaunching several counter-attacks. Į
remarkable feature of the re-employed were admitted to the Prime The desperate attempt to defend treat is that it is progressing in the Minister's house where they present- Artesa is explained by the fact that direction of the Solsona mountains ed a letter, Its loss would give the Insurgents and the French frontier,
Shouting "Chamberlain Must Go." control of the Segre valley, and of Insurgent forces fighting
In the and "Wo demand winter relief," the all territory as far as the French north, are hampered by fog, as well workless demonstrators broke up and frontier, as well as the main highways as by the thawa and flooded streams. left the scene in small groups over which the Loyalists received sup-
Prisoners report that
while the Trans-Ocean IT IS RELIABLY reported that as a result of a personal
plies and munitions.
front ranks of the Loyalist forces ore request from the King, conveyed by the Duke of Gloucester,
The Insurgents fighting on the composed of experienced and well- right flank of the Catalan" front" are! equipped soldiers, tha reserves the Duke of Windsor will arrive alone in England about January encircling the town of Gratallops are mostly 18 year-old youths.- 13, to visit the Queen Mother, whose health is reported to be and it is believed that its fall is
Trans-Ocean." causing anxiety.
EX-KING WILL GO HOME Duke of Windsor Due Next Week
LONDON, Jan. 3.
The Duke's trip alone would leave unsolved the question of his Duchess's status in Britain. The Duchess is reported to be very angry at not being included in the visit, since it is be loved that she would be willing to surrender to the attitude of the Duke's family regarding their marriage
*
At the same time the "News Chronicle" published a poll indicating that over 60 per cent of the British public want the Duke and Duchess of Windsor to return and
merely a question of hours.
the left bank of the Ebro between Insurgent cavalry has mopped up Vinabre and Garcia according to late reports. Gurela has alrendy been. evacuated.
The Liena mountains, the last natural barriers before Tarragona. [bre now being trosed by the Insur-
Calls Mont Blanc HOWLY
"who have‘alfondy ranched-thi
Jerusalem, Jan. 3. Two Jewish potash workers were fred at from an ambush to-day whilst they were walking to work.
One, who was a foreman, was seriously wounded, while the other escaped with a slight injury-Reuter..
See Back Page For Further Late Nows
EMPIRE YOUTH SCHEME £1,000,000 Plan In England
LONDON, Jan. 3.
A £1,000,000 SCHEME to create a "City of Youth" In London, which will be the central point of all Empire youth organisations, is announced.
with
It is the outcome of the Empire | L. S. Amery for the colonies and Youth Rally which was held independencies." London at the time of the coronation. The "city" would accommodate The plan is to build a "city" with 2,000 students, and it is planned to lite own theatre, library, dining and
meet the
riceds of visitors from the common rooms, Great Storm Sweeps
and foreign countries, the dormitory blocks for the various ing co-operation and service.
separate alm of the activities be colonies and dominions. The Black Sea The Crystal Palace la proposed as to raise the neceted for central Efforts will be made immediatoly Hungary Sends Six
the site.
Half-this sum
£1,000,000, The Ankara, Jan. 3.
Earl of Spies To Prisoning over Turkey finally reached the the executive committee, and other
The storm which has been sweep presenting Canada, is chairman of colonial and dominio dormitories.
Bessborough, re-buildings, and the rest for the It is hoped to obtain £25,000 for Black Ses to-day, and 13 large cargo members are Lord Lloyd. representing the central buildings from public. Budapest, Jan, 3. Blx person, convicted by the result,
vessels were driven aground. s. Britain, Viscount Stonehaven for funds and the remainder from Australia, Viscount Bledisloere individuals national" trampiantions, here to-day of They have sant out messages for presenting New Zealand, the Earl of and educational Frustreer
eeplonare - for assistance, e console, en