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Third Term For Pres. Roosevelt?

MILWAUKEE, Apr. 3 (Reuter) -Candidates who have pledged

Hitler Looks Into Future

WHITE BOOK AND

HOSPITALS READY MOLOTOV'S SPEECH

FOR HIS MEN! LONDON, Apr. 3 (Reuter-The themselves to re-elect President AMSTERDAM, April 4 (Reuter) Swiss press today divides editorial Roosevelt gained the majority of-A "mushroom" growth in the attention between. the German votes in the Wisconsin democratic number of hospitals has sprung White Book and M. Molotov's presidential preference primary up lately all over Germany, parti-

spruch.

ADDRESSED TO GERMANY

today.

cularly along the Rhine, giving

population that Hitler is planning, from 1,844, rise to rumours among the civil

a gigantic and costly bid to smash through the Maginot Line.

for

his

"

The other candidates supported Mr. John Garner, the Vice-Pres! dent.

In towns and villages, on anTM cient castles and modern luxury hotels, the roofs are being painted with huge red crosses on white backgrounds as a warning to Allied armen.

Wherever possible the existing hospitals have been converted for military purpose and in many places schools, monasterles and private hotels, together with famous castles, have been pressed- into use.

"This publication was clearly! The latest returns Intended to counteract the pro-districts gave 168,210 votes to the found impression created all over candidates pledged to President the world by the French Yellow Roosevelt

and 36,806 votes to Book and the English Blue Book." Vice-President Mr. John Garner, says "La Tribune."

3 TO 1 FOR ROOSEVELT · NEW YORK, Apr. 3 (Reuter) The Zurcher says: "M. Molo-The Democratic Party of Wis tov's injunction of Russia's inten-consin has voted 3 to 1 in support tion to pursue her own politics of President Roosevelt was clearly addressed to Germany. third term office. Berlin seems slightly disappointed with Russia who has wisely pop- keted the winnings without hay ing to stake all on the German

In the Republican Primaries card of victory" or defeat. Moscow also held here Mr. Thomas Dewey, is eager to avoid giving the Allies the

District Attorney of New any pretext for attack "

York. was given a 2 to 1 lead over

Luxury hotels at Marienbad, "Nevertheless," continues the Senator Vandenburgh,

Karlsbad, Teplitz and other spas paper, "the Kremlin apparently realises that Russia's protestations system of American politics one also been

In the somewhat complicated in former Czecho-Slovakia have equipped to receive of neutrality may come too late | State's primary does not produce, thousands of wounded whenever and that may be that a colli- any concrete rer alt but the pre- necessary. slon with the Allies is inevitable. sent result is regarded generally How disastrous Russia considers in the United States as an indica- Such a war would be can betion of President Roosevelt's clearly seen

in M. Molotov's prospects should he

decide speech."

stare for this third term office.

WHAT THE U.S.

to of

MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT

MOOD OF EXPECTANCY The Hungarian press betrays al mood of expectancy of an inten- sification of the British blockade. The Budapest "Magyarorszag" be- ARMY COSTS lieves that Britain will attempt to

WASHINGTON, Apr. 3 (Reuteri enhance the control sufficiently to make the neutrals entirely de- $786,000,000 has been recommend- The Army appropriation of pendent upon her pleasure evened to the House of Representatives regarding the

by entering the Black Sea

This

The paper also stresses the by the Appropriations Committee. significance of M. Molotov's vague President Roosevelt recommended. is $67,000,000 less than reference to Rumania.

The "Magyanenzet" stresses London's mistrust of the Russlan promises and M. Molotov's equivo- cal statements while quoting "Prävda" as repeating the state- ment that the Soviet is ready to strengthen connections with the West

NEW CANADIAN

GOVERNOR

LONDON, Apr. 3 (Reuter)-In. the House of Commony today. Mr. R. A Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that con- versations had recently taken place between English. French and Turkish military representatives military applica. tion of the treaty of mutual assistance,

Less Unemployment

In Britain

· LONDON, Apr. 3 (Reuter)-It is

LONDON, April 4 (Reuter) officially announced from Buck-The Ministry of Labour announ- ingham Palace that His Majesty ces a substantial improvement in the King has approved the ap- the unemployment figures, The "Magyar Nemzet" also pointment of the Earl of Athlone stresses the significance of the as Governor-General of Canada report that Britain desires to ex-in succession to Lord Tweedsmuir, tend the blockade to the Adriatic, who died last February while still

in" office.

Between February 12 and March 11, the number of persons unemployed fell by 383.000 to

1,121,000.

*

Compared with March, 1934. TWO CIVILIANS

Personal A.D.C. to the King this was a reduction of 805,000. since 1936, Governor of Windsor WOUNDED

A large part of the increase in Castle since 1931, Chancellor of employment was due to an LONDON, Apr. 3 (Retter)-Two Lendon University since 1932, the provement in the weather civilians and one serviceman wer: Earl of Athlone Was Governor-ditions, but in addition there has wounded by shell splinters during General of the Union of South been a general increase in indus- last night's German raid on Africa from 1923 to 1831. He is try activity from other causes..."-

Scapa Flow.

the husband of Princess Alice of

Otherwise no other reports of Albany. He will be 66 on April damage have been confirmed...

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