HULL Warlike govern.nentstake notice- The American republics have made it clear to the world that they A stand united to maintain and defend the peace of the Western Hemisphere, to defend their territorial integrity, their principles of international relations, their own institutions and policies. So said Uncle today through the voice of his Secretary of State, Cordell Hull. This was the highspot of the statement the Secretary made today as he landed back in America from the Lima Conference. The gist of his declaration was that nthe delegates attending the conference were virtually as one in the view that the conference was an outstanding success.” NllOflP_ oe4d<i "AH UMmni T'iUi tam T ♦'I nh ■Linia* /\ were vividly avm.ro -yf -the “econ^iaA-e-ehaos !■«»« a ■eoftsieterablc part "Erf toe world.n—And ho r,rirlrrl t "They Inna thit tinier- rhnrr"r nroiitii ovcntuplly iavolve-their ow'n QO>tntvi,of4~^n1 eas prcviant^vc mcgPBurBe. w^rtr*~tw»^r€'afcrn^ The gentle white-haired Secretary beamed as he gave out his statement. But he stopped beaming when the newspaper men started after him and questioned him. They were inquiring about HULL - 2 a story that John 7.. Vhite, correspondent of the HEW YORK TIMES, had cabled home. White recorded that the Lima Conference had been held ’under a dictatorial regime of censorship, intimidation and spying such as never before had been seen in any Pan-American assembly.” He cabled further that the Government of President A Benavides ’’not only tried to control the newspaper corespondents,"^*^”" it censored and spied on the'delegates.” White4 also declared that two members of the American staff had surprised a couple of Peruvian detectives searching their files and desks.”‘f What was more, White Isacfecgazn^ over the Peruvian frontier into Chili in order to be able to file an uncensored dispatch. fT^ — -“fa&Co J&ZuZ JbLS1 ti rAg annoyed, the white-haired Secretary of State excessively, irith as -much angoi1 as “his go»xul y^e refused to answer questions about that NEWr YORK TIMES report. He retorted ifcxiiifckK with the remark: ”1 don’t go smelling around to find objects of criticism.” Then he complained further: ”1 am disappointed to return home and find that all you are talking & cl ^ a L ” '&rrTrpr*\ i F-w i- Y about is a story that sovn^ fellov. wrote. HULL - 3 to the New York reporters: "If you've nothing more important than that to talk about I'll have to leave. Tg had fifty more important things on our mind and I'm sorry that you haven't." it nt - f ] - - - t r i. i -] ^ ,r .f he i t ry *^ r 1 r-**v . nr'y* i+mee ■wrr^atr^g—bq em i ■ »■•) r i i u. t-Ttyy—iir^tny^ 'Strunk ceiije.i'hi.iliTfcl IBN £/-UP A ne?; factor comes forward to complicate the Palestine problem. It*s a factor that vill cause a headache to the British government. It takes the form of an appeal from no less formidable a person than the powerful warlike Arabian monarchy His Highness Abdul Azeez bin Baud, more popularly known as Ibn Baud. As ©voryfeedw knows, by sheer ability and fighting strength, built up the largest single Arab domination since the days of the Khaliflt*, 7vhatrs more, his friendship is exceedingly necessary to the British government. Ibn Sand frqok a curious method of injecting himself into that vexatious controversy. He senk appeal to President Roosevelt. A summary of his note to the President was made public in London today by the Saudi Arabian Legation. The gist of the appeal is. "justice for the Arabs in Palestine eM King Abdul-Ageee'-^ddog> "one of the greatest injustices in the history of the world has been committed against them." In the same breath we hear of an appeal made by the National Arab Committee to Mussolini, Tilis is made TBN S/UP A nevv factor comes forward to complicate the Palestine problem. It*s a factor that vail cause a headache to the British government. It takes the form of an appeal from no less formidable a person than the powerful warlike Arabian monarch. His Highness Abdul Azeez bin Saud, more popularly known as Ibn Baud. As avopyteadgi knows, by sheer ability and fighting strength, htTama built up the largest single Arab domination since the days of the Khalif£t«, 7/hatTs more, his friendship is exceedingly necessary to the British government. Ibn Sand teoali a curious method of injecting himself into that vexa</ious controversy. lie appeal to President Roosevelt. A summary of his note to the President was made public in London today by the Saudi Arabian Legation. The gist of the appeal is. and King Abdul -A-geeB-etdaoi" "justice for the Arabs in Palestine, "one of the greatest injustices in the history of the world has been committed against them." In the same breath we hear of an appeal made by the National Arab Co^nittee to Mussolini, Tills is made rSN SAUD - 2 public on the even of Prime Minister Chamberlain*s visit to Tne Arabs have appealed to ^*10 £Hio*» ashing jiw.m ^ ____ c{ ---------------------------------------- plead with Chamberlain, a s^bmy -^ulrrfc^ "to put an end to the atrocities of the British army in P&lestine." LONDON FOLLOW IBN £ ATTD Evidently these protests have pinched the tail of the British Lion. He broke out with a roar today in the shape of an official statement from the British War Office. It denied categorically that any atrocities had been committed by British \ troops in Palestine. And added that all these charges ?;ere exaggerated, lying propaganda by foreign governments. The British War Office named no names but it mentioned short wave radio broadcasts that had spread these accusations. As those broadcasts came from German and Italian stations, there could be no doubt that the British government, in talking about lying propaganda, meant propaganda from Germany and Italy. interesting statement bo heer abowt just as pgiao Minieteg Chamberlain 4rtr leav; -to visit Mussolini. SYnIA * More trouble for the French governmentl y The Syrians are on the rampage against French rule. A dispatch from Damascus reports that there*s a general strike throughout Syria for independence. ^ In Damascus and Aleppo* the demonstrations were headed by members of Parliament. Not only the Syrian Premier* but the leader of the opposition* are side by side in this movement. And the Foreign Minister of Syria declared: "Syria is not French property. We are ready to defend our independence by all means." There«s a report from home that Mussolini is ^oin^ to ask for another meeting of the Big Four, another Munich Conference. That is, if he can»t persuade England’s Chamberlain to settle Italy1s argument with France. Chamberlain has said publicly that he would keep out of that dispute, that it was entirely the affair of the French. The French have also announced that they would act on their own SPAIN Tee r.ey.s from Spain is lively tonight. On the one hand. General Franco's arnies §et fifteen miles nearer to Barcelona. They captured an important place along the highway 4»to the Calalonisn capital, Butrin nstrenadura, the Republican government armies continue to win. What sic makes it more important, is that they've got holdjof one of the rich mining territories out of which Franco has been paying the expenses of his revolution. One report had it that there was disagreement among Franco's generals* Some of them wanted to sene reinforcements into Estremadura. But the Italians insisted that they should continue to concentrate on the advance into Barcelona. There is also a report that Franco has removed General >inr 1 p i >1 f' gjii % ^ the radio general in command in nstremaoura. ilso more Moorish troops have been brought over from Africa to strengthen the Franco armies on that soutnivest front. PpNKi, There was a delegation in Ottowa today, in from Callander, Ontario, home of the Dionne quintuplets. |x Head of that delegation was their father, Oliva Dionne. He declined to say what he went to Ottowa for. But the report is that he went to see the heads of the Dominion Governiaent to implore them to make one change in the plans for the visit of King George and Queen Elizabeth. in Canada anfr-utfrcg ^li* rau, .»u wol^ think* it would be a shame if the royal party do not stop there for a few minutes, just to see the famous five RELIE” The fight is on in Congress over relief. A sub-committee of the Ho^se v/as on the job today listening to suggestions. One of the suggestors was the President of the Workers Alliance, an organization of relief workers. He asked the Committee to make an appropriation of one billion, fifty million dollars. The most important suggestor jwas the Honorable Fiorello LaGuardia. He was present not as Mayor of New York but as spokesman for the United States Conference of Mayors. And said he: "The sum Congress should appropriate is nine hundred and fifteen million dollars," President Roosevelt had recommended eight hundred and seventy-five millions, but that, said LaGuardia, would not be enough to keep the W.P.A. pot boiling until July first. Th© grapevine reports from Washington are not encouraging to the gentlemen who think in those figures. Congressmen have come back to Washington full of economy ideas, that is, compared to the open-handedness of the last few years. The guessing under the oapitol done tonight is that the relief appropriations will be out to somewhere around six hundred and twenty-five millions, maybe even less BARTON Bruce Barton, you may remember, was elected to congress on at least one unusual platform, Herd repeal a law a day. Now, at the beginning of his second term he keeos on trying. Today he proposed to abolish the National Emerge..cy Council, Says the eminent master of publicity:- "It's distinguished membership is only a front for a band of two hundred and ninety press agents .'1 And Bruce ought to know all about press agents. "This mysterious agency has long outlived whatever usefulness it may have had, if any," were his rining congressional words, The National Emergency Council never meets, says he. m-’v r"-2i r M c NUTT The first presidential boom for Nineteen Forty started today A \ i f at Indianapolis. Yes, Paul McKutt,- EX-Governor of Indiana and now Uncle Sam’s High Commissioner to the IT Philippines. There was a formal conference of McNutt leaders in Indianapolis today, and McNutt-for-President headquarters will be opened next week REPAIRS Four years , the Works Progress Administration started work on an ambitious report. The object.ww to make an inspection of ttav buildings in the United States, particularly homes. They >v Investigated more than eight million homes In two hundred and three cities. The investigators/* ^h«3r~ipgymSchool teachers and other ' £2~J t£fiyr white collar workers out of a job#-*^omid some interesting facts. Six out of every ten houses in the United States need repairing ------------------- #utside_ of new York Cjty, sixteen out of every one hundred^ houses are unfit for use. BOSTON STRIKE ^ xtTs just seven days since the Honorable Leverett Saltons uall — there^s a resounding monicker for you — became Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. And already he ijt day of the strike of the Boston truck drivers. As a result, all of central and northern New England is faced with a shortage of food. The managers of three large grocery chains announce that they*ve used up all their supplies of perishable things to eat. lta*w\eat supply fefc running low, even canned goods. A Governor Saltonstall took action today. He called the heads of the unions and the employers before him, also the State Arbitration Board. After conferring for half an hour, the union officials agreed to relent in one respect, they will let their men work long enough to move perishable goods. So the new Governor of Massachusetts has at least averted the prospect cf finds himself with a major fifth famine. I FORD For some time there have been rumors that the Ford Motcr Company v;as about to make peace with the union, the United Automobile Workers.^ Homer Martin, President of the Union, hinted at it the other day v, ith the words: "DonTt be surprised if you hear in a few days that our brothers in Ford plants all over the country will have full collective bargaining rights These rumors wore apparently contradicted today by the officers of the Ford Company* -The personnel director ef tl'ie^ord ’QempJTly- »» who is in charge of-,labor relations, denied that he had been negotiating with Martin. And the Company*a* statement oay: "Our present labor policies‘are unchanged^jS?, In other words9 "Ww Foropposed to having their eighty-seven thousand workers unionized. PROVIDENCE I had hoped to be in Providence, Rhode Island, tonight. They’re having a celebration there vrorth holding, a safety celebration, J ,M. Jasperson, District r.wn Cmrr>finy in Providence, asked me to help Rhode Island rejoice over the number of lives Sffivthat v.ere not lost in Providence in Nineteen Thirty-Eight. the fTTovji Criers^of Rhode Island,” informs me that MXTVV Providence in Nineteen Thirty-Eight wmm first place among the cities of a population of between a quarter and half a million, first place in ouoeegofully cutting down the number of accidents and deaths. ouiet—before j bv.entyfivg-■Perer peo?±e"Tft*re willed"i*» flinoteeir Thirty ift Oeveiw Only sixteen persons lost their lives altogether^ and-ttrst includes owjyew* * oiriild ■ of - eehgol—»e»w Providence also had seven hundred and twenty- three fewer traffic accidents, nine hundred and fifty-two fewer injuries, ive hundrecj-ancl-one fev,er pedestrians injured, Ifv—ahort , .-p-jfra wi4k*»r*c^—hae—iorrert~denth- i n ^w^p±e-“Of:~any~-Un i&t«tett- i ty -Trite-^uart er* **£~~f* ^record worth celebrating/ a«a--^frH?h5rb^aT^ murders Gan£, murders in two different parts of North America! In Chicago, three rnmm found murdered^and the police say- they were feta* victims of gambling mobs. One of,tfa»was known as the A "policy king of Gary", Indiana. Another mob is believed to have been operating in Toronto, Canada. A bookmaker was murdered Saturday night and today the Toronto cops are looking for four torpedo men who are supposed to be members of what is known as the Detroit shake-down gang. CHAPEREAH The sensational smuggling case is bach in the news this \.eek. You will recall that already two people have pleaded guilty, the wife of a Justice of the Wew York Supreme Court and 01 xne New YorK sup] MSI his way George Burns, husband of Oracle Alien, guilty to buying French A jewelry and clothing and not paying duty+bu Unulii DiilT^n Albert ft* Chapereau, v/ho brought the stuff in, admitted he had done it but pleaded diplomatic immunity. On the strength of that, he consented to go to trial without have a jury, left it up to the judge. The jud^e today found him guilty stx&tas on all four counts. Chapereau will be sentenced on Wednesday. Of course the greatest curiosity about that case this week surrounds the humorous figure of Jack Benny. on to New fork City, in an airplane from Los Angeles. When he stopped off at Fort Worth, Texas, he said he didnft know what it was all about jg |j and he was coming to New York to find out. He denied that he had jj|| ! 1 ■ been subpoened by Uncle Sam1s attorney. football Sad ncwr-f»g college *idd±wi»es^ The gyea-t University of Michigan t* on the war path against xxfexixt subsidized players. The Athletic Board at Ann Arbor, O^TTtgaar came to bat today with a biting suggestion in its annual report. It recommends that schools which give scholarships to athletes should be barred from the S National Collegiate Athletic Association. "It is >\ * indefensible says the boards for an educational institution them by athletic scholarships or free tuition. The University of Michigan big wigs say that "sooner or later the line must be drawn between two kinds of institutions. There must be a distinction between those whose teams are made up of hired performers and those whose teams are composed of young to pay athletes to.zK^szm A represen even worse to get mei