Lt.Tt SUDQCQ,— THnfi^nflyf orTn^RR ic^^ry GOOD EVENING EVERYBODX: ( t \ The United States has spoien its piece — so now what does Japan say in answer-? ThatVs the dominant theme in the news today. From Tokyo comes — defiance.^) From the Japanese Foreign Office comes this declaration* "If newspaper dispatches are borne out," says a foreign office spokesman, "our action would be of the strongest nature." Action of the strongest nature — that does sound menacing. What can it mean? War? Well, every word flashed * from Tokyo today sets forth the defiance — that Japan is ready to stand alone against the rest of the world, no matter what. ^One instant threat is heard — to denounce the Mne-Power Treaty, tear it up. That’s the Far Eastern Pact in which nine powers interested in Asiatic affairs agreed to respect the inde- o pendence and the territory of China.) The Imperial Cabinet in Tokyo! is in an emeggency session, framing its policy In the face of defiant Nippon, how about our onw moves today? LEAD - 2 Well? Dlrst the State Department indictment or Japan was transmitted to the League of Nations• The formality was such as to keep clear the emphasis on the fact that the United States is not a member of the League, but is merely following the same policy as Geneva, Simultaneously, Secretary of State Hull in Washington declared that the State Department had not yet received a League invitation to attend a conference of the parties to the Nine-Power Treaty. But when it comes, V jhington will accept. His statements to the press put repeated emphasis on the point that we*re not a member of the League, but are merely acting along the same line. Further — that we*re not talcing the lead, will merely follow and support any action by Geneva. There is a report that the Nine-Power Conference may be staged in Washington, but thatfs discounted in government circles. They say that to have it in Washington might give the impression that the United States is taking the lead in the movement against Japan — which we are not doing LEAD Here1s something late, ^ust in. From Tokyo flashes a declaration by the Japanese Minister of War. H© has ^ust been interviewed by United Press Correspondent Bud Ekins, and he makes these claims — that Japan has not violated the JRlne#Power Treaty; that Japan lias no intention of seizing any part of China. "It is my solemn pledge," promiesed General Sugiyama, "as Japanese War Minister, that we hve no territorial ambitions In China." H© said that Japan Is fighting on Chinese territory because the Wanking government has broken its promises, and because the machinations of Chinese Reds are a threat to Japan So Japan is going ahead says he HOPS I- VKLT SPEECH The President's eH*elqrntr4^>n of polioy.. the-dwy-bcfoyew ....hfe* renunciation of isolation and neutrality, continues to draw comment, as why wouldn't it? Today, an editorial in the HERALD-TRIBUNE draws a parallel,, a striking analogy. The HERALD-TRIBUNE quotes a few lines, which I repeat. They go this way: QUOTE "Armed neutrality, it now appears, is impractical. Our object is to vindicate the principles of peace and justice in the life of the world as against selfish and autocratic power., A steadfast concert for peace can never be maintained except by a partnership of democratic nations." END QUOTE. Do you remember those words in President Roosevelt's address? Maybe you think you do. That is how >e • t those declarations £x close* parallel and^ analogy W is. £ I just repeated were not made by franklin Delano Roosevelt* They were spoken by another President - Woodrow Wilson. They Woodrow Wilson’s message to Congress calling for a declaration of war against Germany - April, i Make the world safe for democracy/ the Nineteen Seventeen. ROOSEVELT SPEECH - P war to end all wars* Today, President Loose veil, reverts to that same a similarity of words. There are many who will applaud on the basis of that same idealism. But there are others who will scowl with the thought of how the World War did not make the world safe for democracy - just the reverse. And how it did not end all wars - just the reverse. theme of Wilsonian FOLLOW ROOSEVELT SPEF.CH The Presidents quarantine idea sot an okay today from President Green of the American Federation of Labor. The Labor chief called for a boycott against Japan. amendment to deal with the question of war - an amendment to provide that any declaration of war by the United States must first be approved by a referendum of the people, a popular vote. This was demanded by Representative Louis Ludlow of Indiana, in an address before the National Council for the Prevention of War. He declared that a hundred and eighty^five members of Congress have signed a petition to put the idea across no war unless the people vote on it first. And there’s today for a constitutional SPAIN The furore about the Far East has rather eclipsed the Spanish crisis, but that old sore spot of Spain is still there - //I uh extra Ircxlsrxxi: inflamation tonight. {^England and France have given Mussolini an ultimatum - that he must talk business in a conference to get the foreign volunteers out of Spain, especially Italians^ Thus far Home has not replied. So today the British and French ambassadors called at the Italian Foreign Office and presented a joint demand:-"give us a reply and make it fast." described asjTriendly, with the Ducefs son-in-law telling the ambassadors that the reply would be along very soon, is being (MU Meanwhile, that^®^ Mussolingin Americans doing some fast traveling. He flew by fssS* plane from Hollywood across the continent and landed in Newark today. He’s on his Their meeting with Foreign Minister Ciano is prepared way to Washington. One report is that he has had a row with Hal Roach, his partner in motion picture enterprise. Another SPAIN - 2 rumor states that he is Young Mussolini himself to visit President Roosevelt in Washington, explains his sky voyage today by saying merely - that he is seeing America DAHL Here are two items of news coming in quick succession. They concern the American aviator Harold Dahl, on trial for his life before a Rebel court martial in Spain. Today, the military tribunal pronounced his verdict. The grim court of Franco officers heard the charge against him, that he had enlisted in the Left Wing army and flown in air battle against the Rebels. In that ruthless Spanish Civil War, the Franco Rebels ealim for themselves the status of a legitimate government, ‘^hey hold those fighting against them to be rebels — guilty of rebellion, punishable by death. There was no doubt that Harold Dahl had fought against them. He testified that he had joined the Left Wingers, not to fly in battle, but merely as an instructor DAHL - g And that - only because he was promised fifteen hundred dollars a month. Nevertheless, the sentence pronounced against him today ?<as - death. The young American said he had expected nothing else. He knew the fate of prisoners in the Spanish Civil War, and he was sure that the doom upon him would be the firing squad. He was right - such was the court martial sentence today. Now - the second item of news. Word from Franco headquarters, of the court martial was immedia tely sent to the chief of the Nationalist regime, for him to approve. You will recall how Harold Dahl!s wife had sent a personal appeal to Franco begging for her husband’s life, t and with it she enclosed a picture of herself a flashing handsome blonde. That touched up the height of romance 1 So what did Generalissimo Franco do today when the death sentence on Harold Dahl, was placed before him? He took his pen and he wrote - "Reprieved!" He called off the verdict firing squad. The American aviator will » of the DAHL - 3 £A vop hoici..fey the iueg4» 4>4«g -^>4^. So this double action news today brings to an official close the widely publicized case of Harold Dahl doomed and saved. 1TALX & Word from ^taly — widespread havoc, coraanimlcations broken north Italy, isolated, cut off from Rome, a dominating bridge destroyed. That might sound like a war dispatch, strategic devasta­ tion achieved by a terrific assault oJ£ ultra modern weapo ns* But it*3 not even a case of war games, practice maneouvres* It's a storm — but what a stormI Northern Italy w^s devasted today by one of the most violent blasts of wind and rain on record* It blew down buildings and electric lines, and Hooded wide areas. The keypoint of the damage was a bridge across the Arno River. There the underground cable led from Home to the north, the main line of communication. Under the wieight of the wind, and the violent flood of the river Arno, the bridge collapsed, and the cable was broken. And that completely isolated northern Italy from Rome. At last reports they!ve laid improvised lines, these so hastily strung that telephone calls were hardly a whisper, scarcely audible. In these days of man-made devastation, filature occasionally plays her own devastating hand ITALY Word from ifaly — widespread havoc, commiinieations broken north Italy, isolated, cut off from Rome, a dominating bridgd destroyed. That might sound like a war dispatch, strategic devasta­ tion achieved by a terrific assault o£ ultra modern weapo ns. But it!s not even a case of war games, practice maneouvres. ft*s a storm — but what a stormI Northern Italy ms devasted today by one of the most violent blasts of wind and rain on record. It blew down buildings and electric lines, and Hooded wide areas. The keypoint of the damage was a bridge across the Arno River. There the underground cable led from Rome to the north, the main line of communication. Under the wieight of the wind, and the violent flood of the river Arno, the bridge collapsed, and the cable was broken. And that completely isolated northern Italy from Rome. At last reports they1ve laid improvised lines, these so hastily strung that telephone calls were hardly a whisper, scarcely audible. In these days of man-made devastation. Nature occasionally plays her own devastating hand. EDTHORGERSEH I j * T *«*~ M ow about the second World Series game, here * s Ed Thorgersen. The news of the game has been flashed all over the country, so what’s your impression, Ed? What's the answer? ED t - The answer, Lowell, is power -— the surging power of a mighty water-fall — the crushing power of an avalanche — against such relentless devastating powr as that Xankee league would look like an assortment of nine old men. It wasn’t that Bill Terry’s Giants weren’t fighting — it wasn’t that they were playing bush-league baseball b - theyjust couldn’t stand the hurricane — no team could. The game, in many respefits was like that of yesterday when the Giants were first to forge to the front » behind the gallant efforts of lanky CUBE Melton, they seemed to be doing all right. More than that «- it almost seemed as though the kind fates were intervening in Terry’s behalf for In the very first inning Dick Bartell dropped a pop fly that Hoag failed to reach — Bartell pulled up at second —— and a moment later across the plate — it really seemed as though the fighting Terryment might even the series standing. But we reckoned without the superb combination of ED THORGBRSEN - 2 Ruffing * s pitching arm and the Yankee seige guns. Even as far along as the end of the fourth it looked like the Giants — that one run lead looked pretty big. Melton had faced nine Yankee sluggers in the first three innings and still held on to his one run lead — but along come Hoag to begin the Yankee fifth. A vicious double down the right field line. Then Selkirk with a single sooring Hoag. Another single by Lazseri % and another by Ruffing — the Big Yankee pitcher singled through short and Selkirk scored. The barrage was laid down — Melton was sent to the showers. And the Yankee offensive was well under way. For the est of the story see your yesterday^ newspaper. The climax was precisely the same. With Melton belted out of the box, it seemed to me that Bill Terry*s chances of winning the series dwindled to a Chinaman*s one in a million. For when that Yankkee juggernaut begins to roll, it takes a squad of pitchers to weather the nine-inning gale. Perhaps the yiiTes should be amended to limit such games to seven innings —— it saves wear and tear on the customers. Such warfare however, is not without its humoruus slant — I : VD THQEGERSEN - 3 like the latest get-rich-quick idea to be fosterd on a suoposedly cynical, sophisticated New Kork subway mob after the game. The lad was original to say the least. He tried to peddle four nickels for a quarter to any who might wish to avoid the jam at the subway^ money-changing booths — but li^e the New Xork Giants, tonight — he had very few takers. L.T.:- How do you figure the series Ed? ED:- It hasn't happned since 1932 when the Yankees beat the Cubs. But based on what I saw yesterday and again today — it looks to me, Lowell, like the Yankees in four straight games. L.T.: What*s the reason? ED:- In a single word Lowell — power BLACK More power to you, Ed, Now le^s ask, was the D. S. Senate misi-iformed when It confirmed the Presidentail appointment of Black of Alabama. At has been said far and wide that Senator Borah gave the assurance that Hugo Black had never been a member of the Klan, and that he had this guarantee from Mr, Black himself. We have the ansv/er today from Senator Borah himself, and it is — No. Hugo Black did not tell Senator Borah he had never been a member of the Klan, and the gentleman from Idaho did not give the Senate assurance to that fact. The Borah declaration was brought forth by the Christian Science Honitor, which asked questions and got a reply — by telegraph. »I acted on the belief,w says the wire "that Black was not at the time and for years had not been — a member of the Klan." "t had the impression," the wire declares, "that probably he had been _ but 1 felt certain that he had long ceased to be." TELEVISION A ^l‘ouP or People hc*d a preview today of the National Businebs Bhov; in New York. That’s nothing unusual, getting an advance look at a spectacle before it opens. To be sure they xiqc saw some astonishing business gadgets In action, heard them described — elastic telephone wire, which will stretch to five times its .Length. You know hov it- is when the ’phone cord won't reach over to where you’re sitting. The new way — 7 , . x, . you just stretch it. Inkwell which requires filling once a year^ A lightening swift letter opener, which will slit open three hundred letters a minute — if you get that V - T many, a streamlined mimeograph, which rna^es it more pleasant to look at. 0a—trieuo —And evort All these tilings are surprising enough, but then any spectacular show goes in for surprises* The newest is that the party today previewed tlpe National Business Dhow without going near it. Their vi^lt was by television. At a luncheon given by Lenox R. Lohr. president of the National Broadcasting Company.^ televised program was put on in v/hich m panorama A A T'RT.F.VTSTQ^ - 2 of new office gadgets was flashed over the ether waves — sights and sounds. This I believe is the first tiriie there has been any television preview of a coming event. And this is a going event as I say SD LONG UNTIL TOMORROW.