BRITAIN 0 > There's every intimation from London tonight that Prime Minister Chamberiain is about to declare for oonscri Every sign indicates that he will ask the House of Commons conscription. to decree compulsory peace-time military service. There's insistent report that the Cabinet made its decision this afternoon and that Prime Minister Chamberlain informed King George to that effect - he had an audience with the King this afternoon. Great Britain - to have a conscript army, every man doing military service, the way things are in the militaristic nations on the continent, France Is understood to have been urging this on the London government, urging it insistently. Paris wants jondon to have a big trained army ready to fight in France at a Conscription will be a tremendous innovation for moment-s notice. This to make up for the tremendous preponderance of man-po¥ter the Axis nations have The French population is a little over forty million. the German population nearly eighty Hitler and Mussolini have man-power Great Britain, witti^fci million people, can offset that a good deal. There* s no indication that Parliament will turn down the Chamberlain conscription - though the National Labor Council today went on record as being unalterably opposed - saying the working class is dead set against army service for all GERMANY FOLLOW BRTTATM Chamberlain ^ s conscription decision was reported to have been encouraged by a snub *2* noro ^ . , & Mjf a buuc Berlin. Nazi sources declare there was no snub to His Majesty’s Ambassador, but British sources in the German capital todLSta it was an unmist«^ble A h affront. Sir Neville Henderson returned to Berlin after he A had been withdrawn, because of the Hitler seizure of Czechoslovakia. The Ambassador ^turnedn-to Ber 1 in with a special peace message for Hitler, a message designed to make representations to the Nazi Fuehrer before his scheduled reply to President Roosevelt’s peace proposal. Britain reported to be urging Hitler not to reject the Roosevelt suggestion. Sir Neville Henderson trying to see the Nazi dictator and unable to get an interview with him. Not even able to see von Ribbentrop, Hitler’s Foreign Minister Ribbentrop too busy. If that doesn’t sound like a snub, what does? Why should the Nazi chiefs act like that? We have an intimation from Berlin that Hitler is angry about the return of the recalled Ambassador «ith the British message, he is said + n throw a monkey-wrench into the to regard it as an attempt to unrov . i x-•f-vip p -resident of the United States, machinery of his reply to the pre^iaenu flKRMANY FOLLOW BRITAIN - 2 And. tfi© Ns.zis ssy ttist Hitler won't dnenge tli© reply he ifF3r& drafting* British message or no British message. All of which stimulates London to go ahead with preparedness, conscription, training of man power - and armament. always more armament. BRITISH.,BUDGET FOLLOW Vlar Preparation was the dominant theme in the annual budget presented to^arliament today. Sir John Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer, gave to the House of Commons the figures for what His Majesty»s Government plans to spend during the next fiscal year. First of all, armament - nearly three billion dollars to build weapons of war, the biggest peace-time expenditure for defense in British history. 'Bwfc what intcreated j&ondon mcrs^t Euunl-y was noO bhw 1 pending f4gvfl'e.a^s> but the Lem f igui r There was a sigh of relief when the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that, in spite of t^e huge spending for armement, there would be no increase in ■-•ne basic income tax rate - the rate that most Britishers have to pay. Extra money will be procured by taxes on a variety of products - like automobiles, motion pictures, tobacco. GOERING In the land of the Nazis, Air Marshal Goering is known as the man of many uniforms. He has a whole dazzling array of them, and loves to appear in one brilliant military creation after another. Goering is also a ponderous and portly sort of warrior - his last quoted weight was two hundred and twenty^four pounds. He has recently returned from Italy, where he was elaborately entertained by Mussolini - and 'the painful word now flashes that Goering has got to have all his uniforms altered, they don’t fit him any more. No, he hasn’t gotten *ajr fatter, he5kffs=«e«t thiner. In Italy he reduced, matter^Mussolini’s spaghetti? Well, what’s the BRITISH AMBASSADOR Tonight the newly appointed British Ambassador to the U.S.A. calls for a grand alliance against aggressors. London gives us various personal bits about the new Ambassador, the Marquess of Lothian. He has been described as a member of the so-called and much denied Cliveden set, named after Lady Aster’s estate at Cliveden — a group supposed to be pro-german and in favor of coming to terras with Hitler. Xet the Marquess of Lothian went on record recently with a blast against the Nazis in the House of Lords - declaring that Hitler was out to conquer the world by force. And, His Lordship is immensely in favor of British-Araerican collaboration. He’s widely known to Americans as Phillip Herr, secretary to Lloyd Geroge. The Marquess is a bachelor, and his three sisters will alternate as hostess for him In official Washington. ne declared today that there was a great advantage in being a bachelor, said it enabled him to devotemore time to tne serious : me of rus worn. But his Lordship also expressed the opposite opinion - "No doubt," said he, "the right wife would be a great help." So it's the old case of - yes and no. Anyway, His Lordship, the Marquess of BTRITSH iUBASSAQDR _ 2 Lothian, the new British Ambassador to the United States, is most eligible bachelor, his age is fifty-seven, which, some regard as a most: susceptible age. The imperial crov,n of Great Britain is a gorgeous thing to look at. I recall how at the coronation nearly two years ago, the crown was a magnet for all eyes - with the glitter of gold ana Jewels. It had been supposed that Canada ?-ould see that dazzling symbol of empire during the forthcoming royal visit, but today the word from London is - No. There must be a suitable and majestic occasion for the King to wear the imperial crown - no mere reception or formal ceremony. Ife. trip to the A <A\ New Y0rk World 1 s Fair, a drive down Broadway or a visit to the A White House. The British monarch wears the crown only when 'fT officiating at some great act of state.ri The plan had been that King George the Sixth would wear that highest symbol of empire at the prorogation of the Canadian Parliament - when the sovereign or his representative, the Governor—General, ends the parliamentary session. But the word in London now is that the Canadian law-makers will^stay^n session all through the royal visit kept on the job until the King and Queen have left for home. ther.’d >• «• >»*=“ *•> th* I ' :i J I til § I hi jiii : ng ik i : w II jjj'ji II it l i along. KING _ 2 The royal visit provides us With an odd note from Washington today - Scotland Yard is stern with the First Lady of the Land. Yes Scotland Yard, of detective renown, so famous in mystery stories. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt today t old the newspaper men that Scotland Yard sleuths are already making arrangements to protect the King and Queen during their American visit - and a large part of the protection is secrecy. The First Lady said she could not shew the reporters the White House rooms Their ^Majesties are to occupy.^She explained that she herself didn't know what rooms they'd be - even though she had made plans and announced themT^ A while ago she gave out the statement that King George would have a bedroom, dressing room and bath at the northeast corner of the White House, while the Queen would have a suit^which in times past was used as White House offices the very place where Abraham Lincoln signed the "Emancipation Proclamation." That was her tentative arrangement, but she hasn't been allowed to confirm it. Scotland Yard has said - Shush* Secrecy, nobody must know. not even the nostess nenselfi MRS. ROOSEVELT in her press conference tod^ fcL^^spoke of affairs in her own family, and here's one thing she said with philosophic resignation: "I ceased long ago to worry about tilings tiiat are not true.,t Such, was her comment on reports that two of her sons are soon to be divorced from their wives. One of the sons named is Elliott. The First Lady said that she recently visited Elliott and his wife at Fort Worth, Texas - and everything seemed to be okay. The other son, - Franklin Jr^ tfL couple of years ago fcfe married Ethel duPont in one of the notably weddings of the season. Mrs. Roosevelt said today that she traveled from Boston with Son Franklin, Jr. Saturday - and saw no sign of divorce•Lw. ’ And so she remarked - «I»ve ceased long ago to worry about things that arenTt true.n REORGANIZATION The President's reorganization plan was submitted to Congress, ano it follows along the lines predicted last night* The principal recommendation is the creation of three new federal agencies - each to unify various and separate agencies which are in operation now. One big bureau to combine all activities connected with Social Security. Another to amalgamate government work relief projects like the P.W.A., W.P.A. and the Public Building Department of thd Treasury. The third to handle all federal lending activities like the R.F.C., Home Owners Loan Gor-poratiroft and Federal Housing.Adffiinistrrstrxon1. That’s a general notion of the reorganization plan ^ A which the President estimates will save from ffxftyxtft fifteen to twenty million dollars a year. It will go into effect unless Congress specifically disapproves. •^e President p^sented his reorganization mth portentous w^rds - said it w^s designed to make democrac^^ork, ^strengthen demXfacy in peace oi^/var. "In theseXgays of ruthless attempts to destrok Sov® aent," declareVthe Presiddi "it ?k boldly assertec^hat the democrXtes must always\^weak UEDECIME CKEtST Today President Roosevelt received a curious gift — a medicine chesty more than a century and a qAter old; and In dim days of the past^was in use at the White House. In the war of 1812 a British Army captured Washington, and burned the White House. A British purser aboard "H.M.S. Devastation" took part in the White House devastation, and carried fife away, ft—M-tr-ftf __ cz*z <X that medecine chesty Thereafter he took It with him on all his adventures, sailing aboard British warships. He I emigrated to Canada, never parting with the medfecine chest from the White House. He left is as a memento in his family, and it descended to a grandson — Archibald Mains of Ottawa. Today this grandson of the man who helped burn the White House has returned the med#cine chest to the place whence it came has returned it to the President of the United States. LABOR BOARD Last summer President Roosevelt made an appointment to the National Labor Relations Board, and then never did senif the appointment to the Senator confirmation. There was a lively senate opposition to the man he named - Donald Wakefield Smith. The American Federation of Labor attacked Smith, and it is said that there were enough Senate votes to defeat him if his name were presented. This antagonism to the presidential nominee xua2i±HX±±m tied in with the congressional fight against the Labor Board and the Wagner Act, under which it was created. President Roosevelt pressing the Smith nomination? Not at all,NV's$ust the contrary. TodayNie named another man to the jj j Labor Board to tVke the place of Smith. H^s William M.Leiserson, an experienced laboX conciliator. It looks aVif the Senate will tend to p\ify some of the oppos it xon\to the N.L.R.B. and the Wagner Aet In New York a man took over a job today and described COMi lt as __ a very difficult task/' He's ixxitx John R. Steelman, Federal mediator, and he has plunged into the difficult task of trying to end the labor deadlock in the soft coal industry. Today he went into a g&Msfe conference of mine owners and the A A mine union. He was trying to get the three hundred and forty thousand soft coal miners back to work — an urgent task. soday the Pennsylvania Railroad announced It wouM have to lay off temporarily a lot ofN^mployees — some twelve thousand it was estimated\ They call it a K^rlough — causeaN^by the soft ooa Soft coal Twyrigywwtxtlyit represents forty percent y 'f ofNthe railroad tonnage and twenty-five pe^ent of its revenue, and thk labor trouble has\ut down shipments s\jnuch that the railroad ikdeclaring a temp(\ary lay-off, DIMAGGIO A marriage announcement was made in Hollywood today, ana a dazzling blonde made it. Her name is Dorothy Arnold, described as a movie actress, a radio singer and night club warbler. She says she's to be the bride. But who's to be the bridegroom? The answer takes us to the diamond, not a diamond ring - the baseball diamond. Joe DiMaggio, Jolting Joe of the New York Yankees - they s^y that he's about to lead a blushing bride to the altar. PONS Arthur Casper of San Bernadino, California, is a Lily Pons fan - and wh t .a fant ^ wrote several letters to La Pons at her Norv/alk, Connecticut, home, and got no reply. But that d±d not deter him - it seems to have encouraged him. He packed his bags, and traveled all the way across the continent. From New York he took a taxi to Norwalk, Connecticut, which cost him twelve dollars. At Norwalk he went to the home where the soprano lives with her husband. He buzzed at the front door, and got no reply. He went to a side door, which he found open, and walked right in, a suitcase in each hand, just moving in. Lily Pons was not at home, but her mother was - and Madame P0ns was indeed astonished when she looked down the stairs and-^w Casper with his two suit cases. ^ What are you doing here?" cried Madame Pons. "I am looking for Lily," Casper replied. "I am one of her public, 1.11 follow her to the end of the earth to talk to her." Madam Pons had her wits about her and she told Casper to ^ eet some coffee for him, and at the go to the kitchen and she’a get som* . _ servant to call the police, same time whispered to a ill 11 t,i t ii i I I ' i -! Si; ;t : • ^2,_ J2- So Casper the fan had coffee with the mother of his idol. He told her some more about how he’d follow Lily to the end of the to wrhich Madame Pons responded with a most proper adminition - didn’t he know that Lily was married and had a husband? ’’What difference does that make between friends?” Casper replied grandly. Just then the cops walked in, to which Casper exclaimed, in soulful disillusion: ”1 cam^all the way from California to see Lily and the police pounce in on mei” The police not only pounced in, but are also holding -u ^ e ;«5 and he’ll learn that the proper Casper on charge of trespass, Li thing for an ^rdlffan is to buy tickets