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Full Associated Press
Full United Press
Thirty-Third Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1038.
No. 227.
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The
Capital
Parade
By Joseph Alsop
and
Robert Kintner
Copyright, 1937, by The
North American News
paper Alliance, Inc.
COIRT SEES ABANDONING
EXTREME STATES' H1C.I1TS.
NEW STAND DISCERNED
AS SETBACK FOR NLHB.
STEP TOWARD THEORY
FEDERAL BI I.E FOR ALL.
NEW DEALV.RS lltliE
I NI TARY :OYERNMENT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. "Unitary
government for a unitary economy"
was the slogan adopted by Tom Cor
coran and Ben Cohen when they
wrote the wage-hour law. They mere
ly meant a national authority to deal
nationally with national economic
problems. A long line of supreme
court decisions, notably that In the
child-labor case of Hammer vs. Da
geohart. denied the existence of such
national authority. It was the inten
tion of the president's twin advisers.
In drawing the wage-hour law, to
force the high bench to reverse Ham
mer vs. Dagenhart or throw oit the
new statute.
Now It would seem that the jus
tices have got In their licks bcfoie
being confronted with the handiwork
of Messrs. Corcoran and Cohen, a
week ago, they were recorded as giv
ing Its "first set-back" to the na
tional labor relations board. In an
opinion by the chief Justice, they
reversed an NLRB order, voiding a
contract between the Consolidated
Edison company of New York and
the A. F. of L. Hasty detractors of
the bench Jumped to the conclusion
that the court waa once more living
up to. the celebrated remark of Mr.
Dooley.
Actually, as one or two shrewd
observers have pointed out, the really
striking section of the chief Justice's
opinion waa a long argument virtu
ally destroying the precedent of Ham
mer vs. Dagenhart. tl can now be
positively said that the court has
abandoned the extreme states' rights
view. Only Justices McReynqlds and
Butler, who dissented In the Consoli
dated Edison case, still hold to the
ancient theory that, however needful
certain legislation may bo, It can be
enacted only by the states. A broad
Interpretation of the general welfare
powers now prevails.
(Continued on Page Four.)
POR.TI.AJTD. Dec. 15 The Oregon-Washington
council of American
Federation of Labor lumber untons
pledged itself today to a eampalcn
to affix Its label on lumber products
to protect the industry.
"It Is the only thing that will save
lumber," said Kenneth Davie, secre
tary. "Lumber was traded off by the
federal government for the benefit
of other American commodities In the
Trcent reciprocal treaty with Canada
and the United Kingdom.
"Carpenters and affiliated workmen
In the building trades already have
screed to demand the label of our
union. Our next move Is to prevail
on the operators of camps and mills
to use the label."
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
All sport and grammar authorities
In town, including Ski Hut Expert
Harold Lawn, being stumped on the
spelling of the present, singular form
of the verb ski. some saying skies and
others aklis, the MT still seeking an
authoritative spelling.
Mildred Lltater having a dreadful
time finding a purse to meet her
specifications.
Mayme Durke going a little wt'der
than usual at the raw! in feuds.
J mnlta Torton being unaware that
friend are aware of her birthday
tomorrow.
Marcla Van Dyke being so enthu
siastic about returning to her loved
Rc.;ue River valley he la sure that
: e wlii p'.ay her vui.n In ship Bi.sTe
f.. hton in tomorrow tienln'i con
LABOR PLANNING
AID FOR LUMBER
PLEA OF GUILTY
By is. "swim
WINDS OP TRIAL
Dramatic Development
Comes As Mother of Vic
tim Urges Against Death
Penalty for Aged Woman
SEATTLE, Dec. 13. ( AP) A Jury
decreed life Imprisonment today for
Mary Eleanor Smith. 73, shortly after
she pleaded guilty to the first de-gi-ee
murder of James Eugene Bas
sett, who disappeared here 10 years
ago.
The Jurora took only 10 minutes
to decide against the death penalty.
They followed the recommendation
of prosecution and defense attorneys
and that of Basvtt's widowed
mother, Mrs. Marlon Bnssett, An
napolis, Md and Society Hill, S. C
who took the witness stand and
testified she did not want the death
penalty Inflicted.
The Jury had only two choices
life Imprisonment or death.
The dramatic, swift, moving de
velopments apparently closed the
case, one of the northwest'a greatest
mysteries.
Mrs. Smith, changing her plea
suddenly from Innocent to guilty,
cried that her staying confession
last spring was not made volun
tarily and "It was such a terrible
thing to my son" and codefendant.
Decnsto Earl Mayer. 44. habitual
criminal who killed himself Sunday
in the county Jail.
Just before court convened, the
Jury was brought in and Informed,
for the first time, of Mayer's death.
The Jury was not informed it was
a suicide. Jurors cast startled glances
at Mayer's vacant chair.
Mrs. Smith changed iier ploa to
guilty by agreement of counsel after
Judge Batchelor rejected a motion
for a directed verdict of acquittal.
T
No marriage licenses have been Is
sued by the county clerk's office
since December 1, when the new
Ore Ron marriage examination law
went Into effect, but the divorce fUlt
filings and decrees are still brisk,
the chief clerk reports. The divorce
business is normal, with a half doz
en suits and decrees filed.
Two or three couples have called
at the courthouse the past week to
Inquire about the workings of the
new law. but the first move rests
with the physicians, who fill out
the blanks, and make returns to the
county clerk. After this Is done, the
license Is l.sued.
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PLACER MINERS GLOOMY
IN COLD AND DROUGHT
GRANTS PAPS. Dec. 13
Ap)
The mercury dropped to 16 degrees
this morning.
Some gold miners who started up
placer operations with the rain sev
eral weeks ago were gloomy. It has
not rained since then and rivulets
In the mountains are frozen dry.
Anthony Eden in Capital
Denies Official Mission
WASHINGTON. Dec. 13. (AP)
Anthony Eden, slmlllngly denying
he had any offtctal mission In Wash
ington, began a two-day visit in the
capital today with the assertion he
expected to see "numerous officials
Informally."
These officials included President
Roosevelt. His talks were expected
to include what he had earlier des
cribed as a hope to learn "something
of the American outlook on foreign
affairs."
The dapper ex-secretary for Brit
ish foreign affairs refused to discuss
reports he might soon re-enter the
British cabinet.
"X hsdn't seen the reports from
London, and wouldn't know about
things there. the debonair English
man said as he stepped from a train
In crisp sunshine which caused Mrs.
Eden, who accompanied him, to re
mark at tht difference between
Washlneton and London meat her in
December.
"I am here unofficially and have
absolutely no mission, Eden said
smiling. 'I had always wanted to
see Washington and this was the op
portunity. Although I expect to see
numerous official! lnformaly X have
no official business to discuss'
Eden's plans for the day called for
j) visit to the state department to
rm-et, oumner Wel.ei, siting aecra-
Chamberlain Voices
i
Eden, Mrs. Vanderbilt Chat
fp" BARES MULI
r"W 3v OF MOTOR
Anthnny Eden, who spoke out emphatically In New York for the
preservation of the democracy wlilc-h "we In England and you in America
cherish must," Is shown as he chatted with Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
following his address to the National Association or Manufacturers. (A. p.
photo.)
HEARTSTRINGS RACKET
HALTED BY ARREST ON
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DENVER. Dec. 13. (UP)A nation-wide
"heartstrings" racket end
ed here today when federal postof
flce authorities arrested Roy B. Bry
ant. 52. former convict and relief
client, on charges of using the mails
to defraud mothera who sought their
missing sons.
Calling him "the most heartless
perpetrator of mail frauds in the
country," Postofflce Inspector J. B.
Robertson arrested Bryant after the
ex-convict fell Into a trap an when
the man called for his Colorado re
lief checks. Robertson said the man
made a full confession.
Bryant admitted obtaining the
names of his victims from advertise
ments In religious and other publi
cations. Then he would write nu
merous letters to the wonwn. giving
long, heart-rending stories of "hard
luck" and grief and ask for trans
portation "home."
Officials said his letter never con
tained enough Information about
himself to cause suspicion and that
they hnd first been steered onto the
cae by women who had sent Brysnt
money, and had become worried be
cause their "son" didn't arrive.
ELEVEN HONOR PUPILS
AT JACKSONVILLE HIGH
JACKSONVILLE, Dee. J3. (Spl.)
Eleven Jacksonville hlch school stu-
'dents wre on the honor roll for
the last six weeks of study. They
were: Seniors, Ancll Ounter; Juniors,
Jerry Akers. Dick Hall and Dolores
Smets: sophomores. Peggy Daley.
Genevieve Kent, Mary Kent and Dan
Wyant; freshmen, Alma Ayres, Mary
Ruvley and WUda Woodward.
tary of state, who will take him to
the White House. His noon appoint
ment waa an off -the-record address
at the National Press club. Next
came a trip to Mount Vernon to see
the home and tomb of George Wash
ington, who led the revolution which
ended British rule in this country,
and the tomb of his great-greatgrandfather.
Sir Robert Eden, the
last governor of colonial Maryland.
After another visit, at the Lincoln
Memorial on the Potomac came a
White House tea for the Edens with
Mrs. Roosevelt and wives of cabinet
secretaries.
Eden flashod a shy smile as he
left the station to the applause of
more than 200 persons, the majority
of whom were well dressed women
down early to greet the British advo
cate of peace. They were not dis
appointed In his dress. The fstned
Hamburg hat was in place, and Eden
appeared walking fashion plat as
he acknowledged the greeting.
His arrival at the a depart
ment caused a feminine flurry which
temporarislly stopped work In of
fices there.
More than 100 girl clerks and
stenographers lined the hallway for
a glimpse of the handsome young
British statesman. They applauded
loudly as Eden ran the gauntlet, ap
pearing somewhat embarrassed.
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ERROL FLYNN EXHIBITS
AT
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HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 13. (UP) Er-
rol Flynn, who learned about boxing
on the Irish Olympic team, said today j
he was "very sorry" he had knocked
out Aiden Roark, polo-playing motion
picture executive, at a party last
night given by Mrs. Jock Whitnej.
but he defended himself on grounds
he had been "attacked."
The screen lover placed most of
tho blame on an unidentified Pasa
dena man who entered the bout
without Invitation and turned what
might have been another Hollywood
"one-puncher" Into a 10-mlnnte
battle.
"I would very much like to find
out the name of that Pasadenar:.
Flynn said, rubbing a split lip. "I'm
sorry tho incident happened and I'm
sorry about Roark, but he started 't.
Also. I was attacked."
The brawl was witnessed by soiue
50 film celebrities who had gntherod
for a haymow cocktail party in the
Whitney barn. It supposedly started
when Roark made a disparaging re
mark. The best version of the bout said
but that the Pasadenan spilt Plynn's ;
Up with a haymaker while the actor !
was being held by Bruce Cabot afler I
connecting with Roark a chin.
MRS. DEIDER HURT
CROSSING STREET
Mrn. Mary
Helder. of IS2J West
inih .treet. u allehtly Injured lt
nlht about 7:18 when struck by
an automobile driven by Ioren Keith
Ore;ory. 18, of Central Point, at
the Main atreet and Rlvenlde ave
nue Intersection.
The accident occurred, city police
reported, aa Mr. Ilelder stepped from
the ,ldewalk In front of the Rogue
River Chevrolet company prepara
tory to crowing to the weat aide of
Rlveralde avenue. The machine, trav
eling weat on Main atreet, turned
north on Rlveralde avenue, and Mra.
Helder walked Into the right rear
fender of the car and waa knocked
to the pavement, police said Investi
gation revealed.
The Injured woman waa taken to
her home by Cireeory. Later, when
her hushnnd. R. H. Helder. came
home, a physician waa called.
Police absolved Gregory of any
blame, atatlng that Investigation
showed Mm. Helder waa "Jay-walk-Ing-'
toward the pedestrian crossing
when struck.
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Radio Highlights
By AMorlaled Frew
(Time Is Eastern Standard )
Tonight (Tuesday): Talks WJZ
NBC 8:00, Rep. Martin dies discuss
ing work of the congressional com
mittee Investigating un-American
activities; WABC-CB4 10:40, Pan
American congress.
What to expect Wednesday: WEAF
NBC, 0:00. our American achoola.
WABCCB6. 3:80. School of the Ail.
pickup (rum Lima. Pertb
Cautious Warning to Aggressors
TIRE SALESMAN
G. M. C. Official Obtained
Thousands for Supposed
Payment to High Army
Officials Is Testimony
DETROIT, Dec. 13. (AP) Wil
liam S. Knudsen, president of Gen
eral Motora Corp.. said today testi
mony by Frank E. Spelcher In a
Washington. D.C., federal court that
Norman K. Haig. a General Motors
employe, had obtained "thousands
of dollars" from GMC for payment
to war department officials, was
"untrue."
WASmNQT6ir"Dee7l3 p, Frank
E. Spelcher, a New York tiro sales
man, testified In federal district court
today a General Motors corporation
official had obtained "thousands of
dollars" from GMC for "supposed"
payment to three high war depart
ment officials.
He added the money never got to
the three department chtefs, Identi
fied as the late Secretary of War
George H. Dern; the present Secre
tary of War Harry Woodrlng anj
Gen. Douglas MacArthur, former chief
of staff.
Nothing !one
Asserting Norman K. Haig. In
charge of fleet sales, waa the GMC
official Involved, the witness de-
clared :
,"it was provwl he (Hulg) embez-
! zle tho money from Chevrolet Motor
j Cflr company, but nothtng was ever
atxmt it
Spelcher. going on with hla testi
mony, said he had attempted to sur
render as a witness before the house
military committee in 1034 but did
not do so ' because Representative
William N. Rogers of New Hampshire
advised him Representative Edwnrd
W. aosa could not assure him im
munity from arrest.
Spelcher said his attempt at sur
render was made by his attorney,
Harold E. Soli nu re, through Goss.
Goss, a Republican, and Rogers, a
Democrat, are no longer members of
the house. Both were members ff
the military committee at the time.
Spelcher Is the government's prin
cipal witness against former Brlg.
Gen. Alexander B. Williams, one
time acting quartermaster general of
the army, and Joseph and Nath.in
SIT. . r"inii The three are charged
with conspiring to prevent Spelcher
from testifying before the house
committee during its 1934 Invest!-
! K"Tlon war ir.n. Pure..r..
1BIKE SAFETY CLUB
TO BE
A bicycle safety club will be or
ganized by the Veteran, of Foreign
Ware at a meeting In the Jockson
county courthouae auditorium at 7:30
tonight, It waa announced by William
; coonev. chairman In change of the
! Droiect for the veteran.
Prize winners in the recent bicycle
safety parade will be announced at
the meeting, Mr. Cooney aald. All
bicycle ridera from 7 to 17 years old
are asked to attend the meeting.
National organization of Veterans t
of Foreign Wars has made bicycle j
traffic safety a major project and j
the Jackson county chapter launched j
the project here with the bicycle
parade, since then all the necesary
blanks for organizing the olub and
enrolling members have been re
ceived and the chapter Is now ready
to proceed, Mr. Cooney related.
OREGON GRAPE SENT
10
A growing shrub of Oregon grape,
lh atfat fli-iws? waft tinrMuil tstriftv
by the Jackaon County Chamber of
Commerco to Mrs. Franklin D. Roose
velt st her Hyde Perk home.
The shrub was sent to Mrs Roose
Chrlatmee remembrance
velt s
because she expressed Interest n
Oregon (Tripe when she saw It grow
ing t the municipal airport when
ahe stopped there recently.
The shrub was donated by Miss
Helen Carlton and was prepared for
shipment by N. A. Bennett of the
Fden Valley nursery.
All Ilia cam, roa 'Ut sea.
QUESTION SINGER
ABOUT SMUGGLING:
OF FINEJEWELRY
Colette d'Arville Among
Figures in Asserted Plot
German -Born Maid
Gave Tip to Law Officers
NEW YORK. Dec. 13. (AP) Col-
ette D'Arville. attractive dark-hair-
ed singer, went Into conference with j
A Nit. VS. Atty. Joseph L. Delaney
today as the prosecutor sought to
learn more about a top-night smug
gling pMt which ranged from Paris
to New York and Hollywood.
The Interview followed the ar-1
ragnment in federal court of Albert
N. Chaperau on two smuggling In
dictments which named George
Burns of the comedy team of Burns !
and Allen, as a co-defendant.
Burns pleaded guilty yesterday to
a charge of buying smuggled Jew
elry from Chaperau, Polish-born
film agent.
Pleads Innocent
Chaperau, brought Into court from
the house of detention where he has
been since his arrest in October,
pleaded Innocent to the two Indict
ments. He had been held in default of
$20,000 ball on two previous Indict-
l mcnts, one of which named him and
Mrs. Elma Lauor, wife of supreme
court Justice Edgar N. Lauer, on
charges of smuggling and conspiracy
to smuggle.
Mrs. Lauer may surrender for ar
raignment tomorrow afternoon. De
laney said ho hoped to have the
Chaperau-Lmer case set for trial
tho middle of next week and the
Chaperau -Burns case for the follow
ing week.
Miss D'Arville. who has sung with
the Metropolitan Opera company,
went to Delaney's office voluntarily.
She was a dinner guest In the Lauer
apartment when Rosa Weber, German-born
maid, voiced resentment
at comments derogatory to Adolf
Hitler and refused to continue serv
ing the mesl.
Maid Gives Tip
Miss Weber made the affidavit
which the government used In ob
taining a search warrant directed
against the La tier's Park avenue ap
artment. A federal grand Jury continued Its
Investigation of Chaperau'a connec
tions with some of Hollywood's
brightest luminaries. Burns, whose
wife 1s Oracle Allen, was one of
aeveral movie players to whom
Chaperau'a correspondence led fed
eral agents.
Judge William Bondy postponed
sentencing of Burns until after the
Chaperau trial, Indicating leniency
might he given the comedian, al
though he technically Is subject to
maximum penalties of If) years Im
prisonment and fines totalling 945,
000.
SKIDDING TRUCK KILLS
ELDERLY PEDESTRIAN
PORTLAND, Dec. IS. (AP) The
I p.ojeetlng bed of s freight truck laat
; nigiu mrucK ana miiea iwra. Aima
; Campbell. 74, Portland,
wnen the
. vehicle akldded out of control
on
i Interstate avenue.
The driver, Harry M. Oregory. aa.
Vancouver, Wash,, was charged with
involuntary manslaughter. Accident
Investigator George Phillips, In his
report, said the truck apparently had
been traveling too fast.
Improvement in Business
Seen Next Year by Ayres
CLEVELAND, Dee. 1SVP Busi
ness wilt be better in 1030. Col.
Leonard P. Ayres predicted today.
But before prosperity can return,
"pump-prlmlng recovery" must chanys
Into a "long-term recovery carried
forward by business," ha emphasized.
"The coming year now promises to
be a period of better employment,
rising national Income and Increased
1 ,of """iiatrlml production."
the Cleveland atatlatlclan aald In his
annual forecast.
Bpeeiflcally, he Hated these "pro.-
i "bl developmenta" for 1M:
inoustri&l proauciion avvemging
higher than 1038. lower than 'SI;
national Income above 37; wholesale
prices slowly advancing, but com
modity prices not changed greatly;
freight loadings up 10 to 20 per cent
from '3A; iruu. ateel, motora outprt
up 30 to M percent; moat new con
struction sine 1930; derjsrtment
store sslet Dearer 7 than 18; mer-
26 Dollies Made
By One Lady For
Poor Kids9 Tree
Mra. Tom Bunnell of Jackson
ville this morning walked Into
Medford fire department head
quartera and delivered 36 dolts
which she had made herself for
distribution among poor children
aa Christmas gifts.
Mrs. Bunnell told Chief Roy El
liott she wanted to do something
to help the firemen in their toy
project and decided to make the
dolls. The dolls were of various
sizes and nationalities. They will
be added to the remade toys and
dolls the firemen and the Lady
Lions club are to distribute at
Christmas.
FOR SIX MONTHS;
SALEM, Dec. 13. (AP) The state
supreme court ordered a new trial
today in tho personal injury suit
In which James W. Hanson obtained
10.000 damages from R. J. Schrlck
In Multnomah county.
Reversing Judge James P. Staple
ton, the court said In an opinion
by Justice Belt that the lower
court excluded testimony from
which the Jury might have reasonably
Inferred that Hanson was reckless.
We are of the opinion that the de
fendant (Schrlck) did not have a
trial auch as the law con tern pla tea,"
the opinion said.
The high court also suspended
T. J. Enrlght, Medford attorney, for
six months and placed him on pro
bation for two years. The State Bar
association charging him with being
convicted of drunken driving and
of drunkenness as well as passing
worthless checks, recommended that
he be disbarred permanently,
"The passing of worthless check
is a common result of gross drunk
enness," Justice Kelly wrote, ex
plaining that the court did not dis
bar Enrlght because he had not been
convicted of a felony.
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YULETIDE LEVEL
Christmas malt began reaching
heavy proportions today, Postmaster
Frank Dc.Souji said. The postmaster
added that he looks forward to a
record sesson.
The regulsr postofflce staff will be
augmented with substitute clerks
snd carriers by next week, Mr. De
Sou za said. The substitutes have
already been designated by the post
office department, he asserted.
Patrons were again counselled to
mall early, wrap all parcels securely
and eddreas all mall plainly and with
compete, sped fie addresses.
TO BUILD CAMP FOR
MIGRATORY WORKERS
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. IS. (AP)
A camp for migratory workers will
be built by the government on the
120 -acre Carpenter tract near Yaki
ma, Walter A. Duffy, regional direc
tor of the Farm Security administra
tion, said today.
An option on the land was taken
yesterday. The haven would ahelter
400 farm families engaged In season
al work and would cost about 2&0.
000, he aald.
chandlse Imports grester then ex
port.; stocks higher than '38: lower
than '39; new high records In power,
oil refining, tobacco products and
average hourly factory wagee.
Colonel Ayres prepared his predle
tlons for s. Cleveland Ctutmber of
Commerce meeting.
'The advance In business activity
can be relied upon to continue u
long ss the out-flow of public spend
ing remnlna undiminished, but ve
know such spending con not go on
Indefinitely." he said. "That fact
raises aerloua questions about the
probable course of business In the
third and fourth quarters,
"It I as futile for ua to believe
that we can spend ourselves rlcn u
for us to suppose m man can drink
himself sober. The fatal weakness of
such recovery Is that everyone fears
It may be only temporary. Merchants
enlarge their atocka but not their
i stores. Iverjbody trie t pif sft."
BRITAIN READY TO
DEFEND SELF AND
ALLIES JFJEEDED
German Newspaper Attack
On Baldwin Is Rebuked
Aims, Actions of For
eign Policy Are Outlined
German Boycott
LONDON, Dec. 13 P A down
vacant seats gaped at Prime Min
ister Chamberlain tonight when
he sat down as an honorary guest
At the Foreign Press assoclatluu
dln'ner which German representa
tlvea boycotted because they took
offense at certain sentences In the
speech be planned to deliver.
The banquet absentees Included
the Oerman ambassador, Herbert
von Olrksen; Qottfrted Aechmanu,
head of the German foreign presa
department whom chancellor Hit
ler had sent to London to hear
the speech, and other embassy and
Nazi press representatives.
LONDON, Dec. 13. (AP) Prima
Minister Chamberlain told the world
tonight he was determined to fol
low hla policy of European appease
ment but cautiously warned aggres
sors "attempts at domination are
never long successful."
Speaking to the foreign press ss--soclation,
whose guests at ft SOttr
anniversary observance Included Qer-
man, Italian and other diplomats,'
Chamberlain announced Britain was
ready to defend her empire and)
allies, but also offered to Join any,
International disarmament confer--;
ence.
The prime minister admitted ha
had received "checks, disappoint
ments and setbacks," but added "I
am neither disheartened nor de
terred by these passing phases."
His speech was broadcast in ail
major languages and by shortwavej
to the United States.
Rebuke for Germans
Referring to s recent German at
tack on former Prime Minister Bald
win In the Gorman presa (Baldwin
waa called ft "guttersnipe"), Cham
berlain said:
T must deplore the present tone,
of the Germsn press which In one
case has not scrupled to pour out
Its vituperation upon ft most re
spected of our statesmen, himself
but lately prime minister of this
country, and In few cases ahows any
algn of a desire to understand our
point of view."
(The Oerman attack followed a
speech Karl Baldwin gave December
8, .which opened an appeal for con
tributions to a refugee fund and
In which he said he spoke as "an
ordinary Englishman shocked and
distressed" at tho plight of victims
of "an explosion of man's lnhumsn
Ity to man.")
France Reassured
Chsmberlsln took the opportunity
to restate hla loyalty to British
French understanding by eaylng:
"Our relatione with France re
so close as to pass beyond mere legal
obligations since they are founded
on an Identity of Interest."
(Before the house of commons yes
terday, Chsmberlsln said Britain
was not obligated by speclfle pacta
or treaties to aid France If ahe
were attacked by Italy.
(British Ambassador Sir Brio Phlpps
called on Foreign Minister Georges
Bonnet of France In Paris today for
a talk which waa understood In
London to be a result of. Chamber
lain's bald statement.
(It was considered likely Sir Eric
assured the French foreign minister
Britain's firm, If unwritten, support
of her ally had not been Impaired
by Chamberlain's wooing of Premier
Mussolini.)
When Chamberlain started hi ad
dress In the cream snd scarlet ball
room of a London hotel, ha first
paid tribute to the press by saying:
"I have hardly ever known a
case where my confidence ha been
deliberately betrayed."
policy Outlined
He then outlined the "alms and
actions" of British foreign policy
since he became prim minister on
May 38, 1037.
He said there were only two alter
natives: "One was to make up our mind
that war was Inevitable and to throw
th whole energies of the country
Into prepsrfttlon for It.
"The other waa to make a pro
longed snd determined effort to
eradicate possible causes of war and
to try out methods of personal con
tact snd discussion, while at the
asm time proceeding steadily with
such rearmament a was necessary
to restore the power of defense which
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