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SOCIALISTS WON'T JOIN CABINET POLITICAL CRISIS WORRIES BELGIUM

BRUSSELS, Apr. 17.

THE SOCIALIST Ministers of the Belgian Cabinet

have resigned.

The Premier, M. Pierlot .is reforming the Cabinet on a two- party basis.United Press.

The Socialist Party Congress hurt rejected by a majority of 62,000 votes, and 15,000 abstentions, a resolution in favour of Socialist participation in the

Belgian

HITLER ON

"THE SPOT"

Government neuter European Survey

and United Prem.

Stop-Gap Cabinet

Brussels, Apr. 17.

The Belgian Premier, M. Hubert

Revelations

LONDON, Apr. 17.

Plerio has formed a new Cabinet A SURVEY of European with the Socialist M. Eugene Soudan, authorities indicates that Pre- remaining in temporary charge ofsident Roosevelt's peace plan Foreign Affairs, an office whlets M. Paul Spank will netually hold.

However, M. Spank is withholding his definite acceptance in order that he may be more free to tell the National Congress and the Labour Parly his viewpoint on the participa- tion of the Socialists in the tripartite government.-United Press,

has put Hitler and Mussolini "on the spot", but that it has útterly failed to halt the progress to- wards war.

**་ telephoned authorities whose business it is to know every fluctuation of international affairs, in Paris, Berlin, Rome, London and other capitals," |

Aim Of Eire cables Mr. Webb Miller, United

Is Peace "Only Providence Can Prevent War"

LONDON, Apr. 17.

"THE AIM of the Eire! Government's policy is to main- tain and preserve neutrality in Case of war", declared Mr. Eamon De Valera, apeaking at Ennis (Ireland) to-day.

lie added: "The desire of the Irish people and the Government, is to keep the nation out of war, and the only way to secure this aim is to put ourselves in the best position to defend ourselves, so that no one can bone to attack us, or to violate our territory with impunity,

"I have no doubt that this is the policy of the vast majority of our people.

"To enforce it will require the closest co-operation of all sections. It is with a view to such contingeh- cles that a volunteer force has been established, but the present crisis demands that we should look for several thousands more.

"New regulations and conditions of service will be published in about a

week,

"Only the mercy of providence

|

Press General European News Manager.

The survey showed, dratly that President Roosevelt's uppenl has the diplomatic initiative which the dictators have

momentarily taken been holding."

"Secondly, it has greatly streng- thened European inorale in the anti- aggression front.

Responsibility For War

"Thirdly, it has helped to crystallise world opinion outside the totalitarian bloc towards the view that the responsibility for war resta with Hitler and Mussolini.

leaders of the anti-aggression front "The message is considered by the

to mean that the United States will be morally on their side in the event of war. It has also Increased the opinion in some quarters that Amerlea will probably lend military aid in an emergency, and therefore it tends to solidify the masses in support of measures which European nations are taking under Anglo-French leader- ship."-Uafted Press.

Hitler's Birthday A Holiday

BERLIN, Apr, 17. Here, Hitler's | birthday on Thursday has been de- clared a national holiday, by order of

le Minister of the Interior,

The order applies also to Moravia and Bohemia.

Can sayo Europe frem a new war, more terrible and disastrous than the last, Once war has begun, xo The Nazi leader in Danzig Herr one can know how it will end, but Foerster, is expected to offer Herr It is certain that it would ruin itler honorary citizenship of Danzig victor and vanquished alike.”—{during the celebrations In Berlin of Reuter.

the Fuchrer's 50th birthday. Reuter.

Tuesday,

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Royal Visit Cancelled

Duke And Duchess And Irish Tour

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LONDON, Apr. 17. May THE VISIT of the Duke and July Duchess of Kent to Northern October

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The Duke and Duchess of Kent May leave for Australia' during the second July, week in October-Reuter,

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MADRID, Apr. 17-Over 500,000 troops will take part in the Madrid victory parade which has been pro- visionally fixed for May 18.

The parade will ofüelilly mark the end of the civil war.

General Franco is expected to make an important speech.--Reuter,

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