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German Flag Insulted Want Apology
ITALY SHOWS WILLINGNESS ATTEND SESSION
British Gov’t May Close Suez Canal To End Dispute
Suggests Britain
Close Suez Canal
To End Dispute
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, July 27, — While
British leaders busied themselves
drawing plans for-a complete show
down when the Italio-Ethiopian
dispute is aired at Geneva next
week, the reputable London Times
urged that Britain close the Suez
Canal as a method of ending the
trouble.
The newspaper suggested that
England act in the capacity of a
protecting power in closing the can
al, such action to be sanctioned by
the League, as the treaty calls for
the canal remaining open in time of
war as well as in time of peace, to
all ships of all nations. The paper
said that Italy cannot expect the
treaty to be observed, as Italy is
violating four separate treaties if
war comes.
Man Hurled From
Cannon Into Sea
Disappears Sight
—
(By The Associated Press)
OCEAN PARK, July 27, — The
waters of the Pacific shrouded the
mystery of n man who tried to imi
tate a human cannonball.
W. C. Miller of New York, lost
his life when he was blasted out in
to the ocean on his first attempt to
perform the feat before the merry
makers on the beach, who saw his
rigid body hit the water as a break
er came in, and then rise to the sur
face and finally sink from sight for
ever. The cannon apparatus was
impounded by the authorities.
Roosevelt States
U. S. Will Not Be
come Entangled
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, July 27, —The
nation was assured by the admini
stration that it would give foreign
conflicts a wide berth, in its deter
mination to avoid issues not con
cerning this country, in an expres
sion given last night by President
Roosevelt, when the Italio-Ethiop
ian subject was brought up.
This, and the continuation of a
good neighbor policy will be enun
ciated as two cardinal points of In
surance against war.
Although he emphasized that the
subject was too broad to be explain
ed briefly, the East African contro
versy, said the President might be i
one of the cases in which The Un- j
ited States has no concern other
than an interest in the maintenance I
of world peace.
APOLOGY IS DEMANDED
BY NAZI FROM UNITED
STATES FOR AN INSULT
German Flag Pulled From “Bremen*”
(By The Associated Press)
BERLIN, July 27—The Nazi German press today de
manded diplomatic intervention and an apology from Wash
ington, D. C., for an incident which occurred at New York
City last night, in which the German flag was torn from the
stern of the steamship Bremen, fast German Atlantic liner.
Some newspapers in Germany accused the New York
police of knowing in advance of the planned attack, on the
part of what was called “her howling communists.”
The Hamburg Fremdemblatt said :
“The insult to the German flag by communists in New
York City must be followed by diplomatic consequences. It
must be expected that American officials will excuse them
selves for this incident.”
The sharp criticism of the German press for the inci
dent in which several persons aboard the liner Bremen
jerked the German flag from its standard at the rear of the
vessel, was reflected in American papers as a result of radi
cal influences in this country attempting to place the United
States in an adverse light with Germany, following the re
cent trade agreement with Soviet Russia, a move which
totally surprised the diplmatic “earphones” of foreign na
tions in the United States.
Change In Law
May Result In
A New Army Era
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, July 27, —Unless
there is a slip somewhere along the
line to upset carefully laid plans,
the United States army will have
occasion to remember the present
session of Congress for years to
come.
This branch of Unce Sam’s fight
ing forces is getting the breaks on
capitol hill this year as seldom be
fore.
.ttimosi in routine iasnion sena
tors and Representatives agreed to
the proposal of General Douglas
MacArthur, chief of staff, and oth
ers of the army high command, to
increase the size of the nation’s
military establishment by 46,000
men—creating the largest standing
army in time of peace the country
ever has had.
Encouraged by this victory, the
general staff has set in motion a
drive to change its system of pro
motions in the army.
Approved by the President, Sena
tor Sheppard of Texas, chairman of
the Senate military affairs commit
tee, has introduced legislation which
if enacted, will overhaul complete
ly the present promotion system.
A New Promotion System
As Senator Sheppard says of his
bill:
It will/make a welcome and in
spiring change from the dreary and
monotonous spectacle of 10,400 of
ficers ranged one above the other on
the advancement list from second
lieutenant to colonel, virtual prison- j
ers most of them behind the bars of
hopeless seniority system, each wait
ing for the next one above him tard
ily to be promoted, graciously to re
sign, thoughtfully to desert, obliging
ly to be court-martialed, gener
ously to retire, or considerately to
die.
Some idea as to the hardships im
posed by the present system of pro
motions may be had when it is con
sidered that if a second lieutenant
enters his second lieutenancy at the j
age of 23, serves the required six j
years as such as 10 years as first he
will become a captain at 39.
He must serve 24 years as captain, i
would become a major at 63, and
would be compelled to retire for age
after a service of one year as major. ;
Speedier Advancement
There is an actual case of an offi
cer who, on July 1, 1920, the date
when the national defense act went
into effect, was at the bottom of the
list of captains. At present he is
so far from the top of the list that
he cannot become a major until
1944, at which time he will have
been a captain 24 years.
The Sheppard bill would advance
a second lieutenant to first in three
years and first lieutenants to cap
tains in seven years.
The estimated increase in the cost
to Uncle Sam in making the change
is $705,000 for the first year, $620,
000 for the second year, and $510,000 |
for the third and succeeding years
af operation.
Italy Telegraphs
She Will Attend
A League Session
—
(I]y The Associated Press)
UNDATED, July 27, —Italy today
telegraphed the league expressing
its willingness to attend the forth
coming meeting of the League Coun
cil, with the provision that the
council limit the discussion to ways
and means of forwarding the work
of the Italio-Ethiopian Conciliation
Commission.
Meanwhile it was learned from
government circles that Italy’s East
African colony in Eritrea is under
virtual martial law, as another step
it Italy’s preparations for war,
Emperor Selassie proclaimed to
day Ethiopia’s desire for a peaceful
settlement of her dispute with Italy,
ii a written statement, which de
x
dared that Ethiopia confidently" aw
aited the decision of the League.
British Believe 11. S.
Will Mot Isolate It
self World Peace
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, July 27, — An asser
tion that United States isolation was
doomed by collective peace efforts,
was contained in a non-partisan pro
gram of political action presented
by leading economists, publicists,
and writers today.
The importance of American co
operation in the work of peace-mak
ing cannot be overestimated, they
said, in sponsoring a new five-year
program of recovery, closely re- <
sembling the Lloyd George new deal
scheme.
Four Cutters Go
To Render Aid To
Grounded Vessel
_ !
(By The Associated Press)
SAN PEDFvO, July 27, —Four
coast guard cutters were dispatched
from here this morning to Point
Firman near here, after the steamer
Nelson radioed that it had gone
aground, but was in no immediate
danger.
Bunny Austin Beats
Allison In Singl es
(By The Associated Press)
WIMBLEDON, July 27, —Bunny
Austin defeated Allison in the op
ining matches in the singles, in de
fense of the Davis Cup—6-2; 6-4;
5-3; 7-5.
The Nome Daily Nugget is prepar
ed to do your job printing. j
Don't Think Tax
Plan Will Raise
Enough Revenue
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, July 27, —Some
democrats, dissatisfied with the re
venue which is to be raised by the
tentative income tax bill drafted by
the democrats on the house ways
and means committee, are seeking to
dip down into incomes of those mak
ing less than one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars yearly.
Inheritance, gift, corporation and
excess profits tax plans contained in
the bill are estimated to raise only
a quarter of a billion dollars yearly
and some legislators freely predict
ed that the movement will fail.
German Gov’t. Is
To Fight Jewry
As Organization
(By The Associated Press)
BERLIN, July 27, —Count Von
Helldorf, Nazi police chief, announc
ed that the state itself would con
duct the fight against Jewry, indiv
idual actions against the Jews being
forbidden.
Alarms continued throughout the
Reich today to the effect that the
present Nazi drive against Semitism
ami reactionaries, presaged another
blood purge
Birth OfFiveKids
(laused Excitement
(By The Associated Press)
BLUE EARTH, Minn., July—A
widely heralded announcement here
recently of the birth of five kids
caused excitement in this commun
ity. But a more accurate announce
ment punctured hopes of fame. The
kids are the offspring of a pair of
goats owned by Orville Christian
son, a farmer near here.
Dredge Gold Run
Commenced Oper
ations July 15th
The dredge of the Bartholomae
3il Corporation started operations
an Gold Run about 18 miles out of
reller July 15th, said reports yes
:erday. The work of repairing and
jetting the dredge in operation re
quired several months work, em
aloyees having come in by plane
;his spring to do the work.
B. W Vallat, engineer in charge
jf operations at Gold Run arrived
?arly this spring to superintend the
jperations. Harry Little, old-time
Mbme dredge man is the dredgmast
»r on the dredge at that place.
Air Raid Dread
Leaves Britain
War Talk Shy
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, July 27, —Hitler An
nounces Conscription—Eden Visits
Moscow—MacDonald Says England
Must Arm—
Just headlines in American pap
ers, but more than that in London,
which knew the high hum of the
Zeppelins.
Crowds of men and women with
worried, expectant faces line Down
ing Street to see the Cabinet enter
the home of the Prime Minister.
War talk brings no answering
gleam of high resolve on the face of
the Londoner. He had his full taste
of war from 1914 to ’18.
If you had ever spent a night in
an underground shelter with bombs
bursting air you \> .. Id know how
I feel said one of them.
Ilunl to Convince
Statesmen says there is no imme
diate danger of war, but they can’t
convince the Londoner.
They said the same thing in 1914.
The only difference is that we were
n’t worried then.
Even the radio has conspired to
enhance the nervousness. The Brit
ish Broadcasting Corporation, accus
tomed in the past to airing only the
most puerile of news items, broke
its rule to give the inside on Ger
many’s rearmament.
Three Britons and an American
sitting together listened to the ex
posure. When it finished the Am
erican wanted to talk about it, but
found he was talking to himself.
Remembered Zeps
Turn that thing off, said one of
his companions.
He was too young to have fought
in the big war, but was in London
when the Zeps were on the prowl.
Just returned from a visit to Ger
many, one is impressed by the diff
erence in the attitude of young men
of military age. In Hamburg the
storm troopers looked scarcely old
er than Boy Scouts, but carried
themselves with a military swag
ger.
The Englishman of the same age
wants no part of anything military.
Of course, if war comes, he would
go out, as his father did in ’14, but
he would much rather be left to his
ale and his Sunday outings on the
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