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ROOSEVELT TO OPPOSE U.S. SILVER LEGISLATION THIS SESSION

GERMANY'S

POLICY

GEN. GOERING

GIVES FRANK

INTERVIEW

ANSWERS FRENCH

ALLEGATIONS.

-COMMUNISM REGARDED AS STILL DANGEROUS

Berlin, To-day. Seated in his study, which is de- corated with an enormous Swas tika on the wall the Prussian Pre- mier, General Gearing, clad in white flannels, and beaming with 1miles, yesterday gave a long, ex- clusive interview to "Reuter" in which he frankly discussed domes- tic and Foreign Affairs. `·

Gen. Goering.

FREE FIGHTS IN

THE CORTES

New Amnesty In Spain Angers Socialists.

Madrid, To-day.

He emphasised his liking for England and complained that

A general amnesty for political he was always represented by prisoners was voted in the Spanish This will liber- England and English newspapers Cortes yesterday.

ate General Sanjurjo and many as a "bloodthirsty pig."

He asked the reason for this, others implicated in the Monarchist pointing out that the British revolt and the De Rivera dictator Government was also compelled ship.

to sign death warrants.

"If somebody kills a man, be must be killed, otherwise hel does further damage," - General Goering stated.

The decision caused anger ultra-Republicans among the

and Socialfats and resulted in a free fight in the Cortes inst. ing for 10 minutes..

WORLD PRICE NOT TO BE BOOSTED

SILVER PROBLEM VIEWED AS INTERNATIONAL SMALL HOPES FOR CONFERENCE WITH SENATORS TO-DAY

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894, Received April 21, 8.20 a.m.)

WASHINGTON, TO-DAY.

THE WHITE HOUSE HAS INDICATED, 'CLEARLY THAT PRE- SIDENT ROOSEVELT WILL REJECT ANY PLAN INVOLVING THE WHOLESALE PURCHASE OF SILVER FOR THE PURPOSE OF BOOSTING THE PRICE IN THE WORLD MARKET.

The White House has represented that President Roosevelt is!

convinced that the solution to the silver problem must be sought

through an international agreement, and that President Roosevelt still stands on the silver-gold proposal presented to the World Economic Conference, which was not adopted.

Particular interest is attached to this statement on account The White of to-day's silver conference at the White House. House stated, emphatically that President Roosevelt does not in tend to recommend any further silver legislation this session,

posals. nor does he contemplaté indirect submission to the new silver pro-

Therefore, it appears that the silver advocates will receive small comfort from the conference, the status of which is somewhat confused owing to the uncertainty of the source of the invitation. It was at first reported that the President had invited the conference but later, the White House explained that he had merely agreed to Since the death penalty had Bottles were thrown, and scuffles, receive the delegation. United Press, per S. C. Gold Bar Co- been reinforced in Germany, the kicks and blows percentages of murders and other promiscuously. crimes had dropped tremendous-

ly.

Referring to aviation, Gen- eral Goering siid:

"I have no military ma- chines, but I don't disgyise the fact that I always demand them, and Germany's air de- fence will always be brought up for diezcssion." Referring to the allegations of:

Gen. secret German re-armunient eral Georing said: "Do you think I could bulld an Air Force as big As France's 3,000 machines with

out anybody noticing it?

"Why all this fuss? All the world knows that the French do

...

were exchanged

One member was cut with broken glass. Reuter.

U.S. AIR MAIL

CONTRACTS.

Bidding Opened For 17

Major Routes.

2,000 ATTEND CEREMONY.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.. (Bp Telegraph, Copuright, Telegra phir Menges Ordinance, 1894, Re- ceived April 21, 8.82 a.m.)

Washington, To-day. The ceremony was attended

not want to disarm, but if they 2,000 United States air

want war, I cannot alter that.

SILVER ADVOCATES DETERMINED.

Meet This Morning To Fix Programme.

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Washington, To-day. Senator King has called meeting of the Steering Com- mittee of the Senate silver bloc, for this morning, to for- be mulate A programme to presented to President Roose- velt, Inter.

The bloc lenders

deny the re- ports that they have agreed to ac by cept permissive rather than man- line execu datory legislation.

the Post Senator Borah states that he is tives, yesterday, when

temporary not interested in permissive legis- Office opened bids for "The entire German nation

maillation, and indicates that he will contracts for 17 major air will rise as one man to pro-

not attend the White House con- routes in America. tect Germany's frontiers in

The Trans-Continental and Weference this afternoon.--Reûter: the case of invasion," he said, Turning to domestic affairs, ern Air Line made a low bid for General Goering regarded th-lite-former route to Newark, Kansas'

City and Los Angeles.

position of the country as com

The United Air Line was the only pletely consolidated, but he added that the Government's programme bidder for the Newark Salt Lake City-San Francisco route--United would take years to carry out..

Communism, he said, had been Press, per S.C. Gold Bar Co.

PERRY DEFEATED BY YOUTH

QUA,

overcome, but it was still danger- It could not be destroyed as long as it existed in other coun- tries.

The Communists had recently increased their activities as the result of the mildness, of the punishment now meted out in the concentration camps, and to coun- ler this "I have decided to fasue

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Tennis Sensation At Southport.

POLICY AT W.E.C. FAVOURED.

World Co-operation Needed.

Washington, To-day.

MORE OPTIMISM

IN AMERICA

"Return To Prosperity Guaranteed."

MARKET EXPERTS OPINIONS

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL (By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegra phie Maunges Ordinance, 1804. Re. erived April 21, 8.38′ a.m.)

New York, To-day. The New York market ex- perts Messrs. Dun and Brad street, stale that merchants are generally assuming aʼmore regarding cheerful attitude the future than has been evi-' dent for three or four years. "It seems certain that the peak of the season's buying will not be reached until the later part of May, with much carried over into, June", they state.

The New York

journal,

Analyst," states that the cumu- lative nature of the normal re- covery forces virtually guarantees the eventual return to prosperity, although artificial stimulants, plus

It has been made known by the the uncertain labour situation, may While House that President cause occasional disappointing set- Roosevelt feels that the answer to backs.

ANOTHER WINDFALL FOR EXCHEQUER

the silver remonetisation problem: The market is bullish regarding lies in the formula presented at the cyclical upswing in stock the World Economic Conference, Southport, To-day. whereby all nations fix deunite re-prices, the journal adde-United new draconic measures of punish- A sensation was caused in the serves of silver in ratio to their Press, per 8.C, Gold Bar Co. ment," he said.

British Inter-County Tennis gold supply,

He feels that it is impos- Championship, yesterday, when,

Bible: for one nation to tackle in the Middlesex-Warwickshire]

the problem without the co- contest, C. Hare, the 18-year-old

London, To-day. operation of all countries. Warwickshire player, and former

President Roosevelt confers, to- Death duties amounting junior champion, defeated F. J. camps, and most of them were Com-Perry, the ranking No. 1 player. day, with the Senate silver ad- £398,849 have already been paid of The scoring was 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.-vocates; but, in consequence of the the estate of the late Lord Paring Asked whether there Router foregoing statement, he is expect don, which was valued at £1,021,536

ed to stand firmly against any-British Wireless Service. prospect of the release of Torgler,

mandatory aliver legislation': this Thaelman or other Communist lea

COMMUNIST PRISONERS There were six or seven thousand prisoners now concentration

in

munista:

ders, General Goering said that it could not afford to be merciful, session. Reuter.

"That is quite wrong. If one per

there was no question of that as a General Goering replied: trial for high treason was pending.

Torgler, he said, was not having a bad time in prison, as he had long ago abandoned,

cent, revolta sad is not checked,, it will immediately begin propaganda

NO LEGISLATION

Washington, earlier.

to

President Roosevelt does not wish any silver legislation at this session of Congress,

It is stated that he regards

Gertrude Lawrence, the well-known actress, and her daughter,

TOKIOPOLICY DENOUNCED “JAPANESE

HEGEMONY

IN ASIA"

CHINESE WILL NOT AGREE.

STRONG STATEMENT BY LONDON LEGATION

London, To-day.

A statement denouncing the Tokyo declaration has been issued by the Chinese Legation, here.

The statement declares that “Tokyo's declaration of policy in

on board the R. M. S. "Orama," en route for a holiday in Ma-regard to China is nothing but a joren. (L to R) Miss H. Downes, Miss Pamela Howley and her Оп mother, Miss Gertrude Lawrence, taking a stroll on deck. her return to London, Miss Gertrude Lawrence is to appear in a new play with Douglas Fairbanks, Junior, to whom it was ru-

be married, moured a short time ago, she was engaged to

CANADA'S NEW GOLD TAX DECLARED. ONEROUS Likely To Retard Mining

Industry Development

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra- nhu Messages Ordinance, 1891 Re fceived April #2,#31 am)***

Montreal, To-day,

Gold miners throughout Canada are protesting that the, new tax of 10 per cent. on newly-mined gold, is onerous, and likely to retard the gold mining industry', and the restrict new capital and the opening and developing of Press, properties. United per S.C. Gold Bar Co

now

RIOTS RENEWED

IN PARIS

Over 1,000 Arrested:

Many Injured.

SOCIALISTS AND REDS PROTEST PAY CUTS

Paris, To-day. Over 1,000 people were detained, and many heads

* were broken, when thousands of French Police and Mobile Guards forcibly prevented. masses of Socialists and Com- munists from approaching the Place de l'Hotel de Ville, yès- terday, where they intended.". to hold a huge meeting of protest against the cuts in the salaries of civil servants, against the Government, and against Fascism.

Scenes reminiscent of the.. February riots were, witness- ed, but the Police, who were well-prepared, gained the upper hand, and finally dis- persed the demonstrators after fierce clashes,

All the foreigners" among

expelled from the country. the detained people are to be

Reuter

WEATHER FORECAST

NEW GENEVA

CONFERENCE

ADVOCATED

Britain's Efforts For Disarmament.

FRENCH NOTE CREATES GRAVE POSITION

re-affirmation of Japan's, tradi- tional policy of aggression and ex- pansion on the mainland of "Asia.” "Japan's policy is directly, op- posed to the promotion of peace and order in the Far East," statement continues,"

the

"The Chinese people are con- scious of their rights and obliga- tions and as an independent So- vereign nation, will not subscribe to this baseless doctrine of a Ja- panese hegemony in Asia."—Reu-

ter.

SENATOR KING'S OUTBURST.

Reprehensible Tokyo Policy.

London, To-day, The Cabinet Disarmament Committee, which met on Thurs- day, following an interview be-l tween the Foreign Secretary, Sir

Washington, To-day. John Simon, and Mr. Arthur Hen-

While Government officials re- derson, President of the Disarma- ment Conference, held a further frain from commenting on Jap- meeting yesterday, and again re-an's statement of her, position in viewed the situation in the light the Orient, Senator King, in a. of the latest development. statement branding the move.

There is no inclination, here, to declares. minimise the gravity of the position

"It is reprehensible, and open- created by the breakdown in the dip-ly calculated to disturb peace in lomatic conversations, but there are the Orient and the world;"

indications that, despite the dis- couragement thus caused, the British efforts will not be relaxed.

Expressing dis appointment at Japan's course, he declared that he would present his views to A renewed attempt to secure a

the Senate, very shortly: convention is strongly urged by the

"It is to be hoped that before Manchester Guardian, which states it is too inte, Japan will return that the terms of the French note to the paths of peace and earnest. make impossible the continuance of ly co-operate with all nations to conversations but do not render promote world concord," he said." further efforts at the Disarmament Conference Impossible.

"There is no reason why France jor Britain or the five smaller Powers who lately propounded a plan should not make their own proposal" at Geneva," the newspaper states.

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FORGED FRENCH PASSPORT

Russian Gaoled For One Month.

SERIOUS EXCEPTION TAKEN -BY- FRENCH CONSUL

Joseph Swioninizky, 16 year, a Russian of Warsaw, was charged

Reuter.

HUANG FU LEAVES FOR HANGCHOW

Shanghai, To-day. General Hoang Fu left here this morning for Hangchow-Reuter..

CHINA AND TURKEY

Establish Diplomatie Relations.

Geneva, To-day. China has established Diplomatic relations with Turkey, as the result of the visit of Mr. Victor Hoo, Chinese Minister to Switzerland, to Ankara, where he signed, with the Turkish Foreign Minister, Dr. Tew

before Mr. E., W. Hamilton at the Rustu Bey, a convention for the establishment of diplomatic, rela Central Magistracy this morning tons for being in possession of a false "The convention will be ratißed at passport and for entering the Geneva, next months after adoption Colony without a passport,

by both Governments, when: Minta??

Defendant pleaded guilty to the ters will be appointed.

charges.

Detective-Bergeant Mottram seld

that the defendant is the husband

of the woman who was sentenced to

* This' convention will be fol

lowed by a treaty of com-

merce, friendship, and non- aggression-Reuter,

one month's imprisonment, two days Mapracy

ago, for shoplifting at Lane, Craw The forthcoming wedding of Mr.

Moderate east winds, generally ford's. At the time of the shop-Ardan Osmond Hyland, Deputy Com On the eve of the conference he silver very much sa an unknown, cloudy, is the forecast contained in lifting, the secused was seen accommissioner of Chiness Postal Services, and nibble at the 99 per cent." Pro- paganda is always dangerous when tween: President Roosevelt and quantity, and as a problem for the official weather report issued by panying the woman, but slipped of No. 4, British Concession, Shameen, ons does nothing to counter, It."the Senate silver advocaten, it is international negotiations, rather the Royal Observatory this morn away when his with was caught,

Indicated at the White House that than for national action, Reuter, ling. 98. per cent. of the country behind Reuter,.

Asked whether a Government with

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