Syrian Dispute;
Armed Impasse
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action against the offices of the
French legation and “all French
military positions in Damascus”
last night and added “French mil
itary authorities therefore have
taken all the necessary measures”
of safety.
The fighting which started in
Aleppo in the extreme north
spread southward through Hama
and Homs, and is reported to have
reached Derea sixty miles south
of Damascus near the Trans Jor
dan frontier, where the natives'
are said to have attacked the I
French garrison,
A barracks train was reported
derailed between Damdanieh and
Kawakeb. Three persons were
killed and fourteen injured.
The Syrian acting premier Bey
announced yesterday the disturb-1
l
ances already had taken a toll of
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one hundred killed and two to
three hundred wounded. Neither
France nor the two Levantine
governments showed any inclina
tion to compromise. French For
eign Ministry circles in Paris were
quoted as saying they did not wel-1
come any outside mediation.
The Paris radio emphasized that
France “intends to insure guar
anteeing her strategic interests,”
including the use of certain air
bases and sea bases on the route
to the Far East. The broadcast
aded that France also wishes to
guarantee her economic interests, j
including the right to share in the
Mosul oil.
I
Syrian and Lebanese ministers
in London countered with a state- 1
ment declaring “now France is
presenting demands never men
tioned before and answer that the
Syrian and Lebanese peoples and
governments will never accept
such demands.”
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MONDAY GAMES
American League
Chicago 8, Boston 6. Cleveland
at Philadelphia, Detroit at Wash
ington, St. Louis at New York all
postponed on account of rain.
National League
Completion of yesterday’s game,
New York 5, Pittsburgh 11. Regu
lar game postponed. Brooklyn 3,
Chicago 5. Boston 1, Cincinnati 2.
Philadelphia at St. Louis post
poned.
TUESDAY GAMES
American League
Philadelphia 2, Cleveland 1.
Boston 6, Chicago 4. New York 11,
St .Louis 0. Only games scheduled.
National League
Brooklyn 10, Chicago 3. Pitts
burgh 3. Philadelphia 1, St. Louis
8.
Pacific Coast League
Oakland 1, San Francisco 5.
Sacramento 2, San Diego 3. Port
land 4, Seattle 3. Los Angeles
Hollywood game postponed.
Chamber Holds
Lively Meeting
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bank; or federal insured loans
loans from banks.
M. J. Walsh, Second Division
Representative, explained the
Low-Cost Housing project which
had been presented to the City
of Nome, and which is now avail
able if the city takes action in the
matter.
It was moved that a telegram
be sent to Mayor Edward Seiden
verg, who is now in Seattle, to
urge him to use every effort to
induce early action in the Low
Cost Housing project for Nome.
It was also moved that the tel
egram be presented to the mem
bers of the City Council for their
approval.
The Chamber extensively dis
cussed roads, the Railroad and
transportation needs of the Nome,
Teller, Kougarok and Council
areas.
It was suggested that previous
plans for the Division be revised
to suit presen needs.
The next meeting was set for
Tuesday of next week at 8:00 p.m.
in the courtroom of the Federal
building.
Third largest city in the world, Tokyo had a prewar popula
tion of 6,500,000. Modern stone buildings were in real con
trast to miles of flimsy, easily-burned homes owned by
200,000 workers who earned but 7-8 sen (35-40 cents) drily.
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Rep. Clare Luce
Says Russia Will
Fight Japanese
NEW YORK, May 30— <^)—
Representative Clare Boothe Luce
! says Russia with her “fresh, un
tried and ^bwerful’ army in Asia
and ‘because it is to Soviet Rus
! sia’s own national interests to get
into the Pacific war will be cer
tain to use that Army against the
jjaps before he final kill.”
j The Congresswoman added in a
broadcast last night that since
| Germany’s war machine and in
dustrial strength had been de
jstroyed, Russia’s stands as the
! strongest military and industrial
j power in Europe. ‘When the Japs
j are at last beaten and their army
' destroyed, their factories pulver
' ized, Russia will emerge as the
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