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Europe over the precipice." Colltcnding the Government were

jeslys (invemment at this juncture utmost gravity.

llluuwllu ill SHIPPING

‘Nill Seize Or Sink Ships In Bay Of Biscay.

(C. l‘. lly Guardian's Special Wire) IMYONNE, April l2—Thc Span- fsll insurgent cruiser A‘mlrante tkrvcra tonight broadcast a warn- ing that all Spanish Government or foreign ships entering Spanish waters in the Bay oi’ Biscay will be seized or sunk.

The warning followed an earlier report that all unidentified British freighter was seized by the Almlr- auto Cervcra within Spanish ter- ritollal waters and forced into the illsliigfifit port of El Ferrol or Lo". Pasajcs. It was believed here this rrport was not corrcct.

THISIOH has existed in the Bay of Bi cay since 10 d-.1_v:< 9'20, \\'l‘.(‘Ii

lill‘ insurgent of“ ~ tile Biscay capital of Bilbao got underway.

Tlli‘ battle cruiser Hood .-.lls fllrllPCl into thc zcne from Gib- raltar. The Hood dropped anchor lil lile Bay of Blficilf,‘ late this Qlil ;llcoll.

ll -:llly to Co ('.“"I‘;IlO

LONDON, April IZ-Withdrawal (l lrrc 11h vo" w‘ ~ i ill“ " Italian Ambassador Grnndi

a pofzlbllll’ by Italian i . it ulaa :po.led tonight. chief Italian argument was in virw of tllc British plcss -l:ll':n following the Italian dc- t Gil (laaiaval. Spin. arc-p- llllll by Raine of the withdrawal c1 ‘.()ll!llit‘l‘l'S wcnltl have boon in- " 1rd as a weakness cl llll‘, It- 'ili.‘.ll Government. ronwlllle. it was pointed ‘out. AI -Italiall tension had lessened, allci tho aimrswllclc now is consid- trcol lnore favorable

Quins closed until 1.44s -4-l3-3i.

‘ \'-0u.l Isiah... next wllcat crop.

"Cake Safe in aid of Basilica Allllr Society, Prowse Bros., Satur- '1¢\:.- llnomoon. L-l4a1-4-l2-sl.

‘ Ross‘ Mills, Vernon River. will saw last three days of each week. , L-i491-4-l3-2i.

"Buying live hogs Albany 'I‘hurs- dfll’ 15th, Emerald 16th until noon. Q C. Green. b2032-i-W-t-t-w-t-ti.

"Borden Linc Club loading hogs. limbs, calves every vledneaday at Albany. Hours lz-a.

h-BBTI-IO-M T W ti.

"At Borden Wednesday night. Avril l4 at 8 p. rn., three one-act JWs flllflnsorcd by the Y. P. u. Admission 25 and 15 cents.

L-IBM-l-IS-Zl.

‘Th! annual meeting of Afton gone will beheld lll Afton-Hall uosday." April 13th. Lem Mae- Dmld. seorotol-y, Il-l335-4-l0-2l.

"Milling live hogs at Kenslng- KB." '1" My Thursday, April 8th. Richolson Bros. loading at Hunter

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BRIFXLv Plan N0 Action

Foreign Secretary Warns Critics

sequences Of Utmost Gravity.

10km)“ A n 1z_(Ca.nadian Press Cable) l ' ~ . Pl‘ Foreign Secrets. Ed d Ia was following a cautious foreign policy breycaunglbwficref-dgettarmlilnid

ilc anslvercd critics of the Government with th would not take any action likely to divide Europe inf: tzzeblm‘ Bfluln “it i5 0115i’ fmdlwnular to rattle the sabre," he said, addressing m; Liverpool Conservative Association. "It is far more difficult and un- P°P""" l“ "w" "iuclflm l" be")! Poor spirited because we refuse to lead

itiol, Eden said: “We are acutely conscious that n false step by R15 Ma-

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Result In Con-

fully aware of Britain's responslbfl.

might have consequences o1 tho

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"we (‘Bflfllnly are_ not going to take action which wlll divide Eur. One into two blocs, both heavily armed and rapidly increasing their arms. and keenly suspicious of one another.

"Have those who advocate great- er precision and perhaps more dash ng courses for our foreign P0110)! satisfied themselves that what they recommend won't lead to that WW dangerous situation which it should be our object to avoid?” he asked,

After reiterating that Britain's rearmament was not an end in it- self but a means to an end, the Ffffilen Secretary continued:

I hear n said that from time n, "mi? U“? Policy of Hs Majesty's government la lacking in precision. surely that is a short view, not a long one.

“It is alien to the British tem- llcramcnt to lay down on elaborate and detailed lines a p0l1cy for the immediate future.”

“LIVE AND LET LIVE"

Each nation of Europe, he said,- WQS Erflilpllng wth its own prob- Telns and trying to find its own so- lution.

"So ‘on? as the principle of ‘live and let live‘ in international rein- ‘ions is lvlhercd ‘o. these individual attcmpfis should work out their own .'~‘\’\'.ll“OYlS," he declared. adding:

"That is the. prnclple which has Wi’fl"fl llS in the Spanish conflict- and it. is the only possible prin- Fplr- in llf‘ "nrwci ‘o n)! countries. '1') Wlitcr i"‘""t w" ma" feel about the lntcma‘ devrlo mcnt which is illlf'"" nhu-e ‘n any country.

"The only sure hence is not na- tlopn‘ but intwmtional peace wh-"rrto each naton makes its con- tribution because it recognizes that fhcoein lics its own enduring inter- est."

PROBLEIWS THEIR. OWN

Eden declared that the first and most important step in order to at- tain such peace was "for the na- tlonr of Europe to leave one an- other to work out their national solutions in their own way"

He. added: "It is so mislealfng

to sec nothing but bad under dic- tntnrships or for the latter to see nothing but glaring red lights when the word democracy’ is mention- ed? - . Eden, discussing the Spanish ltt- uation. said there had been "flag- rant" violations of the intemation- a1 agreement for non-intervention but he expressed confidence the land and sea blockade soon to be put into effect would check the flow of arms to Spain and at the some time put the numerous charg- es of violation on a factual basis instead of letting them rest on hearsay.

REDUCED WAR RISKS Even more important than the (Continued on Page 9)

Jean Batten Again Awarded Trophy

((1.1! Cable, By Guardian's Special Wire)

SYDNEY, Australia, April l2 — Jean Batten, New Zealsnd airwoln- an who recently flew from England to the Al tipodea in record time, to- day was presented with the liar- mon trophy for l"-'"l.

The trophy, for ...: "world's out- standing avlator," was offered by Clifford Burke l-Iarwood of the Likue Internationale dos Avieteura.

Miss Batten won the rophy jointly with Amelia. Earhart 1985

course, nephew to return. battling going bark. Don't ,vcu worry.

ties liing Llcorge VI E..zuue.ll "the ullswervlllg and devotion of the people of this

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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, TUESDAY, X51111. 1a, 1937

Seeks Throne

EX-KING ALFONSO

(A.P. By Guardian's Special Wire)

PARIS, April 12—Former King Alfonso‘s ‘l3 year old aunt demand- ed tonight that he be restored to the Spanish throne in reward for financial aid to the Insurgent Gen- eral Franclsco Franco.

"All the Royal Family have given their last cents to Franco." the ag- ing but vigorous Infante Eulalle sail. She added that her nephew has given "nearly $10,000,000" in the civil war against the Spanish Republican government.

Herself once banished from Spain by Alfonso, for publishing memoirs of life at court, the Bourbon Prin- cess neverthless considers him "the grealtest patriot that ever lived in

a n).

"Now they must call him buck to the throne-they must g'vc him his reward for what he has done", she

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declared.

The admitted. “of early for my with all this on-but he'll get

time. she is a. litt'e

"Franco will pll‘ Alfonso back on l the throne _ns soon as possible. l

pave him all my belongings and all‘ my property, He's got to win."

‘tie i so loyalty

iii liova fiooiia

(L '. L, Canadians Sworn. HANS)

A<4LLJLL‘AAAL, Ap.il lzr-noxa Sco- t.a.. Lcgi lature passed a resolution tonight conveying to Their Majes- and Queen loyalty

province." Premier movczl the rc=ollllicn which

Angus L. lvlacdonad also'

ektcndcd congratulations upon His

1\L'.ljt‘Siy'5 accession to lllc throne. It was seconded by Oppssiton lead- er Col. G. S. Harrington.

Mela Threatens To Destroy Bilbao

(A. P. by Guardian's Special Wire)

HENDAYE. France, April 12- General Emilio Mola, reports from Northern Spanish insurgent head- quarters said tonight has warned Basque supporters of the Madrid Government that he will destroy all Bilbao unless the defenders surrender unconditionally.

"Neither mountains nor forti- fications nor soldiers will stop the advance of my soldiers’ M0183 manifesto said. "Only guns can do it"

lLS. Court Upholds Wagner Labor Act

(LP. By Guardian's Special Wire)

The United States Supreme Court upheld the WEBB" 1-8901" Relations Act. which Illlimfliéel workers the rlsm w organize and bargain collectively.

The justices decided unanimously that the get, is constitutional as ap- p led to a. transportation company.

They split. fivc to four. in 811B- tainlng the statute as applied to manufacturers and the Associated Press.

Government spokesmen hailed the decisions as a erect stvu w- wnrd industrial peace.

speculation flared as to whether tho court's action might affect President Roosevelt's effort to re- orglnlu the high tribunal. No im-

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and thus ip the winner twice run- mediate comment cum from the

cllvcuuuul MEETING HEiil iAST_NlliHT

Routine B usine-ss Transacted At Reg- ular Session J- Esti- mates And Street Program On Special Meeting Agenda.

Estimates of expendture for the City of Charlottetown will be pro. sented at a spec al meeting on ‘ Tuesday night next it. was decided ‘ at the regular monthly meeting of

the City Council last night. At that

meeting the program of street work

for the year ‘and the disposal of

the clty asphalt plant will be de. . clded upon,

Routine reports were presented by Dr. P. A. Cree man, assistant deputy Minister of Health; Dr. I, E. Croken, food inspector; and the following Councillors, committee cha rmen: G. W. McLeod. finance; A- A~ 3911065563’. Streets; Dr. Char- les Pelican. tenders; A. E. Foster, Public property: H. F. vuhmorstlrlo, gicalrket; Dr. Heath McIntyre, pg-

my‘ WQYShlP Mflyol" P. W. Turner presided. Regret was voiced at the continued absence from Council meeting through illness of Ccun. Henry Lapthorne. His Worship ex- hressed the hope that Conn. Lap- thorne would soon he restored to health.

In connection with the report of tho Light Committee Conn. Chand- ler presented an interim report of the appraisal of the assets of the Merit me Electric Co. Ltd. The ‘re- port appears elsewhere.

After discussion the Council 5p- proved of a resolution authorizing l the. Police Committee to have the l police patrol completely overhauled l and put in good condition for the ,summcr season. Consideration had ‘ been civell to suggestions that the

patrol he traded in for a new one. Colin. McIntyre said. It was felt however, that reoainnr: the old onc would he in the best advantage of’ the city from a financial stand- point.

The Citv Clerk ivas authorized to o""'r a svfflrfent number of yards nf ninth to mak- new uniforms for

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BERLLltA, British Sonlallland, April 12-M0re than l,000 Ethiop- llnl natives, l any of thcln wound- ed, fed into British Sonlaliland territory today, according to word rcach ng here from inland tonight. The reports slated violent gunfire was heard across the Ethiopian

PITESUING CA (7:50 us Pozldi-Eplilv,

CCASOLINE“ TIZlX RAISED TO 1 o CTS. PER GALL 01v

Cautious

. ANTHONY EDEN British Foreign Secretary who yes- terday told the House of Commons Britain's foreign policy will be onc of caution in relation to arising; from the Spanish civil war.

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Heavy Casualties Re- ported With Forces Locked In Combat.

MADRID, April 12 (CID-The four-day offensive to lift the siege cf Madrid neared a climax tonight wi.h embaztiecilnl" alncn and dyna- miters inching til r way up to tile slopes oi El Aguiia. hlll, key scctcr to the Casa Dc Ccmpo.

Insurgent fortification»: on the sumnlt of El Agula and nearby Gnrabita hill were rep rtrd as isolzrcli icy the adnaxic llg Govern- ment troops while fire from planes and artllery broke up nlmvrous attclngits to rush additional troops and supplcs to the aid of the In- surgcnt gzrrlsons.

(Insurgcnt headquarters at Salamanca said 3,001) Loyallsts has bun !;l‘. zl in n d “crate at- t/enlpt by 16,030 nllllt Ell to storm the Insurgent 1)O'~ilti0I‘lS atop the two hills.)

Planes, tanks and artillery

border.

According to dispatches. a tri- moored Italian army plane flew over the village of Borama looking for the fugitives. who had TOTdEd a border river when fleeing into British Somaliland.

Miss onaries in the sector lnobll-; lzed hid and shelter for the wound- ed. it was reported. Many 01 me natives were women and children-

Salvation Army Officer Promoted

LONDON, April l2——(CP 081-719)

—Commissloner John McMillan, chief of the Salvation Army in Canada, tonight was BDWmmd

chief of staff of the organization, second only to General EvB-Yliellne Booth.

McMillan succeeds Commissioner Henry w. Mapp. whose health has broken down. He b08811 hi5 Sal‘ vation Army career in Canada 50 years ago and has served also in the United States and Australia.

The appointment will becwne effective about the end of April.

poured tons o‘ shells and high ex- plosive bcmb5 on Insurgent coll- centrations.

The laud-air barrage was launched in all scctcns simultane- ously to pIYVCIIt any Insurgent attempt to rush rclllloreclncllts to the besieged carrisolls atop Gar- abita and El Agulla, which are rinsed with powerful lnaellilte gun

ts.

Government cietaclnnrrlts fought their way into several strategic building in the suburbs oi Arllvaca and from their new n"s""is poured a devastating fire into Irlsurgent ranks.

At Garabanchcl, south of the Casa De Calnpo, dynamiters and engineers milled several blllklinvs in which machine gun mcsts were concealed. Tile mincs exploded with a deaf-ending roar, sending the buildlntls skyward and burying the gunners at their posts.

Seasoned m=lltory olrcrvvrs ex- pressed the opinion tonight that the outcome of the bottle for con- trol of El Agulla and Gai-abitas would provide the key to the fate

of Madrid and might even prove the tuming-point of the entirc war.

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events

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Baldwin Couples Blunt

Warning To Insur- gents With Note Of Caution To British Shipping.

l (Copyright 1937 by the }Iavus_

News Agency)

LONDON, April l2 1C. P. Haves) -Pr'lnlc blinistcr Baldwin today bluntly warned Spanish Insurgents that Briton "would not tolerate" interference with its-merchant ships on the high seas.

He coupled his vxarnlug, how- ever, with a note 0f caution to British shipping to avoid running the gauntlet oi Insurgent warships and mincs blooizading the North- ern Spanish (i.;V(’l'lLlllf.‘llt phi. 0f Bilbao,

Authoritative quarters tonight denied previous reports that M. A. J. Pack. British commercial at- tache at Henclayc. France, would go to Burgos tomorrow to seek Gen. Francisco Francds assurance

Insurgent warships would not molest the British ships trans- ‘portlng food supplies to Bilbao. Pack will vslt the l"Sill'ZCflC headquarters at Burgos and Salalllallca but lls dais.‘ wxil be

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confined to purely trade questions, it was said.

Britain's largest ship-thc 42,- 100-ton Battle Cruiser Hood-has been sent to the Bilbao zone be- cause of the "difficult position in those waters." the Prime Minister told the House of Cwumons. It ar- rived off Bilbao today.

Liberal and Labor spokesmen characterized Balrllvfnls statement as a. “concessiom to General Franco.

Sir Archibald Sinclair, Liberal Leader, asked tile Printe Minister what measures the Government proposed to take “to prevent in- terference with peaceful British shipping endeayoring to enter the Spclllsh port of Bilbao."

Majestys Government have had under consideration during the weekend the present situation for shipping in the Ilf‘l"llb(lI‘l100fl of Bilbao," Baldwin replied.

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uonul m Jarilat Hughes Passes ,

(0.12 by uuulululis Spice-at II-AC]

Lvnunu), April 1L5 JuiJi-"i Con...“ Garnet nugllcs, solulci‘ ullu lnlunolcl", ti-Ud in hospital here tuna) upcruletl uh lust ‘Inursdlly, ULJli-siil riugllts, u son of the late bit‘ Slllllue. lluglles, defence llllll- ls.cr uurllg the war, was well on the road to recovery when he took u. turn fur the worse.

Born litft! April 22, i880, lie bc- came a civil cnglnccl- and worked in hingiand, Greece and Mexico. During the uar years General Hughes served with the Third In- iantly Brlgallv, Second Canadian Dillsloll, and connllllnxlcd the First Canadian Infilntry Brigade and the

Filth Canadian lJivslun. He was ntentionctl in dcspotches four times.

His wife, Elizabeth Irene BBYUS Ncwlllig of Victoria, B. C., died nine years ago. He is survived by one son, Samuel Hughes, a student at Ridlcy College. St. Catharincs.

Offer To Mediate in Auto Dispute

(C. P. by Gualdiaws Special Wire) OSHAWA, Ont.., April l2—'I‘he automobile workers of Oshawa would welcome the Federal De- partment of Labor as mediator in their strike here involving 3,100 employees of General Motors of Canada, Limited, Hugh Thompson, union organizer, said tonight. Officials of General Motors promised Mayor Alex I-Ifll today they would advise him, "first thing tomorrow morning." the Mayor said, whether they are agreeable to accepting an offer 1-Ion. Norman Rogers, Federal Minister of Labor directed to the Mayor stating the Labor Department was agreeable to acting as mediator in the strike "lion. Norman Rogers would prefer to have both parties to the dispute agreeable to intervention by his department," said Mayor Hall. "It would be very embarass- lng to the department to come ill

here with only one side welcoming

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liy Hull Clamnlu and l]. S.A $5.00

$63,288 Deficit Is Budgeted For 0n Current Acct.

.100 Per Cent IFease In Life In- surance Company Taxes. Income Taxes To Be Collected Through Federal Dept, “With Promised Extension Of Exemptions, And Gasoline Rebate To Fishermen.

Budgeting for a deficit on current account next year of SITI;YZ88, Premier (Tzlrnpllell also zlnununecli in the course of his budget speech ln the lriffilfillllllft.‘ lust niuht that the gasoline tux would be increased frllnl h‘ cents to l0 cents, and the tax o_n llfe insurance companies from l per cent per premlunulnconle. to 2 per cent.

Total ordinary revenues were estimator] at 81.700316, as against ordinary expenditures of $l.Stl3,l0i.

“Uncontrollablc increase" lll expenditure for the cur- rent year, totalling $70,500, ws uivcn as the reason why a balanced budget promised in the Liberal platform could not be anticipated this year.

"""7'% "m The Premier departed from lllc customary practice in revlr-xvlng only a part of the estimated capl- tal expenditures. Under this elus- sification he included: renovations to Law Courts Building, Cilllriottr- tovm. $15,000; repairs to Ccllrt House, Sulnlnerside, $3,000; rcplllrs

Mo re Taxes

to Court House. Georgetown, S‘ 500; equipment of zlgricultllrzll class room at Prince of Wales Col- lege, “a sum sufficient"; for Nat- ional Park, “a sum sufficient"; iul fishermelfs loans, “a sum suillc-

lent"; unemployment relief proj-

ects in cooperation with the Donl- ‘ inlon Government. "a sum suflic- l lent." l

Tile Government llacl been qb-f liged to‘ ask for CIIICFQPHC)’ estiill- ates of $20,000 to repair the rm"- ages to highways caused by the severe ruins and frosts of the lrltc autumn and early winter.

The increased gasoline tux, the Prcmicr stated, would not be used for budget balancing purposes but would be earmarked for highwnj; work.

The policy of “standard sub- grading" for hard surfaced hiyh- wily purposes would be contlnuerl this ycal". I

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Gas Tax Reba“ h ‘ILL l.\' FORCE

Rcstoratirn of tilr- "llil oilsolllic N n,‘ ‘Mil-n 13 rebate to flsllcrmcll and ilarnlel-sl “r l“ Willem: was announced. alone with the fvlnuml, statement that lilcolllr- tax ex- <77” m‘ , n“ N“ einptions would be extended for’ H wonm ("ilmmw “M11 the benefit of married lwrsons with M“ we“ "PM" m Obc-v kwne rammm ‘ ' ‘ rcnlllatlons.