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CHARLUVFETOWN, CANADA, TUESDAY,- MARCH 15, 1938

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Dramatic Triumph For Nazi Dictator

In Austrian Capital. o.

(By Alvin l. Stelnkcpf Associated Press Foreign S If)

WENNA. March 14—Adolf flit-

lor returned to Vienna today as its

aster. "No ancient despot could have exercised more control Over a peo- ple than did Hitler when he s cod on the balcony of the imperial hotel and proclaimed of his new Pan-Genuinely: -

“no farce on earth can shake

,.

ills words were a challen to the world which an enthus o crowd acclaimed with deafening roan.

No lollhln 1.000.000 oeonle,

bobly more, shouted "Hell! lilt- eri" ta the man who left from this once proud capital as an ob- scure art t and came back in

, triumph. . mnzled tbs-bags jammed the Iluratrssse for x blocks cheering

with a real that amounted to re- ligious fervor. Women wept.

' In Spotlight

Btsndin on the balcony of his hotel. Hi er-ooie face in sea of facts-was picked out sud enl by

Lhugewseprchlight like a nencl of

redid-v...»

"Pcwnal Rink "ruesda March

. t. s11 . “m Mum“ W M L-Bliieg-lii-li.

"Bordeln Line Cluguloaiginfliiém lambs. ca ves cvery es y. l2 to 3 L-siii-lf-M-fl-fi-tf.

"Dance tome Val ev "Bu. ‘lbursday. March 17th. Lunches. L-vee-a-is-zi.

"3 Act Comedy in Enlerald Hail. 8t. Patrick's Iii-ll. at B oclock. Ad- mission, ecc an roe. c-osl-ii-ifi-tli-

"York Rink Tuesday the 15th. Rcckyrotnt Maroons vs. York

Rangers.

L-BlB-S-lll-li. "BtJJames Dramatic Club IB- c“ 1i“- mge m’ n-iiae-a-is-n.

"Play "His Irish Dream Girl" presented in ‘Iracedde Hall Thurs- day. March 11th. 1938.

L-835-3-15-2i.

"Silver-Sides vs. Maple Leafs Milton Rink tonight, game start-s st B o‘c‘.ock. IFOiO. "East R0 ally rink tonight. Central Roy ty vs. 8t. Avards Beavers. Skate after. b843-

"Irish stew .erved Christian Church Schoolroom. ‘Illurliiflll- March l’l, 5 to ’l p. m. 35 cents.

Lt-coii-Ii-li-il.

ii h i’. AibanY lharsdoy. latlfgliraefid. bridal! 18th ill L . ; . .

mm“ "ixhav-e-twt-tr.

"Ba _ p; ick's my sii‘i.“ilp..‘.‘i"‘it.fiso arch 11th. s a. v 1m. Acmualm do cents.

c-oeo-a-io-is-lc.

‘PI-iockey at Marahfield tonight. Donaldston Dodgers vs. Dun- Bhtc liter.

L-MD.

“Buying

‘mimic second team.

"Come to th issioc eeiai iii Wiltshire He'll “an “£1 81am. Admission as and 1e cents. Lunch Wrved free. 11-840.

"Don't miss the ‘Three Ac Pia i" v n “W "finiifiii "i224 L-asa-aQIt-ai.

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“Biomass ‘s’. “Rangers.

mats. h" mm L-m. "Come to the moeassln dance

Ind h ' . we’ an.“ m‘. olfhliit- I

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~ pointed out France

——-Europe At

(LP. By Glllfllillfl Special Wlro)

IENNA -- A XXI-gall; tllttians cheered Adolf Hltl about “no force oueear

us" from the new Aus rman consolidation; fear mounted among Austrian Jews as Nazi beatings, arrests sang nlunderl increased. LONDO —Prime ter Cb

er speed in rearmamcnt. He bluntly reiccted German contentio trian affairs were not mitairfs bus- i ess: Home Bccreiarxoosir " c.

ocre asked for 1.000, volunteers t__as an" air" raidilgfepgg

Jews Flee Vienna

VIENNA. March lit-Jews h Vienna 18st the sting of Natl wrath today and peard the was yet to coma. Thousands fled the cit on vice of leaders who fa t the lsndoflngl.

Dr. Heinrich Noun: noted throat specialist w o twice treated lie Duke of Windsor

was arres . lie was s ed becau he W" one of 2o er 80 weal Jaws who ave large sumbunder comp ion from G o Zer- I nst o. secrets 1 abolished ll‘ for Kurt Von zicbiscite which d pass.

Sillllfiflllplilii EVENTS BALMLY

S h a r ply Condemns Threat To Peace Of Europe.

MOSCOW. March l4-'I‘he news- ggper Izvestia. speaking for the

vlet Un'on, toda "sharply con- demned" ihe threa to "the peace of Europe" in Germany's absorp- ti? of Austria.

oncern fur the fate of Czecho- slovakia was expressed by E. Alex- androff, who might be considered a semi-official spokesman for the Government since he is its news- pa er's commentator on p foreig‘ sf airs. “ The Soviet Union however, he raid, “son quite calmly watch the course of! events" because of the belief “its borders are inaccessible" to Germany.

Newspapers refrained from men- tioning the Soviet pact to d Czecholovakia in event of a rres- sion but recalled France's reaty with the war-created republic.

Pravda, organ of the central committee of the Communist Party, "remained pas- sive" over the seizure of Austria" which the publication "Red Fleet" said “means territorial isclatim oi Czechoslovakia from France."

Pravda saw Csechoslcvakia. a-l the “next likely victim" of Ger- many and blamed Great for encouraging Chancellor Hitler by failing to oppose his policies

th direct action.

New-Glasgow Tax . Rate Is Reduced

NEW GLASGOW. N. 8., Mar. l4 W's Town Council to-

not come

at 3.05. a 10-point redgstiolzoover

berlain pointed toward still 1.11%: u n Aus- of Gc

—N G1 0 dayesxruclgafhe town's i830 tax rste do

A Glance-

corps. -

PARIS - Socialist Icon mum's new $901!!‘ Front government prom Czechoslovakia military 55% if Hitler turns next to the 3,-

.000 Germans in that republic

annun Germany's belief grew that Czechoslovakia could be Naziiied without military interven- cn: Field sl Goer g be- ileved slated to become active chief rman Govemmcpt while Hit- ler mags " ich of al Germans."

PEA A-Csechcsiovakirs Nazis Jubilant ovar Hitler's absorption of

lions nmvr illlllllhiilliil

T h r e e Strategic Towns Captured In Offensive.‘

(C. P. by Guardian's Special Wire) ZARA A. Spain, March 14- Insurgent capture of the vitally

skates: towns of

miles of the announced at s ters hero tonight.

General Franco's advance guards drove past Alcanlz to come within artillery fire of the Valencia-Tar- ragona hi hway. Capture of this route wou d leave the Government with only the coastal road to serve as a link between Catalonia and the Madrid-Valencia sector. Calanda, eight miles south of lcaniz. possesses strategic impor- tance because it dominates the

>

"road from Montalban to Alcaniz.

WIPED OUT

ZARAGOZA, Spain. March 14- Almoet the entire lfilrd. division of the Spanish Government armv. composed of Canadian. British. American and Spanish battalions, was captured during weekend fight- ing. Insurgent headquarters for eastern Spain announced today.

(Rogflfh to Hendaye, on the Fren" -Spanish border. reported the foreign legion. which includes the Canadian Mac-Pap Battalion, was "declmatedfb

Insurgents here said most of the soldiers were token prisoner when trapped near l-lijas. during the drive of General Franco's troops toward the Mediterranean.

Anti - German Demonstration in Washington

WASHINGTON. March lF-Hflflfi Dleckhoff. German Ambassador to the United States. handed the state de artment a note tonight formal?

living the United S incor ration of the 82mm Reich.

Disckhcff Se“ $S..“&§.'o.._..e briefly witrfrmecrl secretary o. State Sumner Welles. ital received a taste OI the pubic excitement prevailini; abroad when crowds raded in front of the German ham and the Austrian isolation today, shout-

"Dcrwn with Hitler. About 40 many from New York and 13 kl , arres . riehoesevn wiser: the first arrests made under a new law B81108‘? mcnstraticrls before forelsn dip- lomatic establishments.

delivered ull

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Monthly Meeting Of Charlottetown City Council Last Eve- nlng.

Direct relief coat Charlottetown 09,123 in February, Coun. Henry Lapthorne, chairman of the un- employment and relief committee announced at the monthly meet- ing of the City Council last night. There were 624 families. a total of 2,248 persons on relief lists during the month.

un. B. R. Holman, deputy mayor presided last night in the absence of His Worship Mayor E. A. Fter in Ottawa on civic busi- ness. Coun. Heath McIntyre, chair- man cf the police committee was absent ago.

Coun. . C. Chandler, chairman o! the finance committee, in a. statement of expenditures in each department durin the month, an- nounced that $51 6 in tax arrears had been collected this year. Pay- ment of the first installment of taxes for this year was not due until April. -

Routine business last night in- cluded authorizing the City Clerk to call for tenders for police uni- forms: for 500 feet of 2% inch, 600 pounds pressure. hose for the Fire Department; and for oil, gas, and horseshceing.

Committee reports were submit- ted by Coun. R. C. Chandler, fin- ance; Conn. A. A. Hennessey, streets. Coun. JJEZ. Blanchardpub- lic property, who also read the police report; Coun. Henry Lap- thcrnei unem oyment and relief; Coun. J. T. cKee, fire and light; Conn. l“. C. Dougan, tender. Dr. B. C. Keeping, deputy minister of health and ublic health oflicer

for Charlotte own read a report of C

the activities of his department and Dr. I. E. Croken, meat and milk inspector gave his report.

A letter was read from the Charlottetown Laborers‘ Protective Union requesting the City Council to support that organization in pressing for enactment b the Pro- vincial Legislature of e Work- menfls Compensation Act. The let- ter asked also that the City enact a minimum wage act of 35 cents per hour for all laborers except those employed permanently. and requested an amendment in the Charlottetown Election Act to per- mit all males over 2i years ct age to vote providing they were pay- ing rent regardless whether fhglr poll taxes were paid or not. The letter was laid on the table to

await consideration by the Mayor and a full Council.

Conn. Hennessey pointed out in connection with the request for

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$137,000 Granted To Aid Fishermen

(CR. By Guardian's Special Wire)

OTTAWA, March 14--The Feder- sl Government in 1937 contributed 1137.378 to the Maritime Provinces towards "aid given b the provin- ces concerned in cs abilshing or better establishing fishermen and

groups of Jshermen in the indus- try." an answer tnbled in the House of Commons said a

A. J. Brooks (Con. Royal) caged: “What amounts of money were paid by the Federal Government in bonus or other assistance to ari- time fishermen of the Maritime Provinces for year 1937?"

The answer was ulven by Secre- tary of State Riniret.

Offsets Price

Cut ’ ‘In N.S_.

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By - election 0n May 2nd

OTTAWA, Mar. 14—(CP) —Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced today a writ had been issued for a by-electlon May 2 in Queens, Prince Edward Island, to iill the House of Commons vacancy created. by the death of Peter Sinclair, Liberal.

(Mr. J. P. Gordon, Regis- trar, has received instruc- tions from Ottawa to.pre- pare the registration lists.)

iIillfP-EWIUN MIT llRiiED FllR PRUVINBE

Mass Meeting In L. P. U. Hall Endorses Resolution.

A mass meeting in the Char- lottetown Laborers Protective Un- ion Hall last night unanimously passed a resolution requesting the Provincial Government to “enact a. Wcrkmerfs Compensation Act at the coming session of the Legis- lature."

Prince Edward Island was the onl province in the Dominion wi out a Com nsation Act,‘ the resolution state , other iarcvitlcns thavins various acts "for the wel- fare and securltyof the working ‘classes? Mr. Harry Bernard. ‘pre- sident of the carpenter's union. was chairman of the lncetinK- Bpeakers included Messrs. Daniel oughlln. vice-president oi’ the l... P. U.; James Iteightlzer. Arthur Somers. Hon. T. W. L. Prowse. C. Bt. Clair Trainer, M. L. A.. Arthur Gorml Daniel Gillis and Mr. Meet-can.

Hon. Mr. Prowse said he was not familiar with the act but if a. reasonable compensation act could be drafted he would cer- tainly work for its adoption. The not should be drafted so as not to be in an way a burden to the farmers. e s th

uily acquainted with it, Mr. 'I‘ralnor said. Prince Edward Island would need an act some- ghat different from other prov- ces. While speaklnr on the act, Mr. mightiest said the time had come when the work" g classas must ve more time o adult education.

r,. Somers who had worked in other provinces, said he found the act a great benef .

Arthur Gormley declared Prince Edward Island was 50 years be- hind in social legislation and re- fc ‘red to the great headway made in other rcvincas. The time had arrived w en the entire working ._..._____..._________..___

(Continued on page 3. Col. 6)

Trio Nominated For By-election

(C8. B Guardian's Sipecill Wire) EDMgWION. March l4—Ccm— oailm tempo in the Edmoflmn 0115i Dominion by-election March 21 was speeded up tonight following tiiinB of nomination papers bp three can- d dates.

R. C. Marshall. former Cs-isarv ingot and once member of the Al- ba Legislature for that city, ls the Liberal candidate while Walter W. Clevelov. Iormer I. , u. member of Edmonton city ‘tounch,

carry Conservative colors. Both are Gilli-factors.

Boole-l Credit candidate is Orvis A. Kenn . 80 rear old hardware salesman. candidate. in the six-

ern Edmonton constit cnoy in

provincial general elec on f

s. w. ed sixth in the first count but failed to obtain elected.

5

recounts to be

m -al m- t. cl eemntusbrisy 203i soedi fidiirm barta since a 1006 senenl 01cc-

dQl. wt? Dr a u: I'll “$001M Creditor electeywl ' a uILurality o! 5Q 0V6!‘ ti“ Ube candflrtl l!

Orange Pekoe Blend

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VIENNA

ulucrslln PREPARED run EMERGENCY

B l u m Re - assures Czechs Of Support —Grapple With Fis- cal Problem.

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

PARIS, March 14—Sociaiist Pre- mlrlcon Blum's day-old Govern- iuczi, tonight stood ready to use fcrcc, if necessary, to mglntgln European order.

Blum and Foreign Minister Jos- eph Paul-Boncour reassured Czech- oslovakian Minister Stefan Osusky that France would take military action as promised under the Franco-Czech Treaty if the Nazis attempted to extend their sway to Czechoslovakia.

The fourth Popular Front Min- istry gave France a cabinet after four leaderless days amid one of "10 greatest Eumpean upheavals since the Great War.

But opposition developed in fin- ancial. pnlitical and diplomatic quarters.

~ Franc sags

The franc sagged to a new low compared to the pound sterling cnrl ‘United States dollar ns a re- sult of what financial uarters called Blum! "half-hearts " as- surance: there would be no ex. chan e control and their fear that his vemment could not last.

‘The franc was quoted at 32.50 to the dollar (3.01 cents) the bourse closing. It was 162.25 o the pound sterling.

Political observers said most members oi France's conservative Senate were iwitterlrupposea to ‘the cabinet. They regarded a. national union government-of all parties- essential and believed only Edou- ard Daladler, Minister of War and Defence, or Edouard Harriet. pre- sident of the Chamber of Depu- ties, could fonn one. Both are Ra- dical Socialists.

Blum. himself, made clear his was only a transition ministry and that he hoped to evolve a national union government with conserva- tive support.

Opposition Looms

Dlplomatically. opposition rose against the choice of Joseph Paul- Brmcour as Foreign Minister. Critics feared his known

anti-It- alian views might undermine French su port of Italian-British friendship a

except es a. stat man nation was accepted as ac- complished and irrevocable.

ut France was determined not to stand idly by and see macho- slovakia. her main central Europ- yield to Nazitication. etlng with Osusky. the Premier announced the gov-

»(Continucd on page 7, Colic)‘:

Urges Legislators Right To Use “M.P.”

(By The Canadian Press)

TORONTO. March 14-001. Fra- ser Hunters proposal that provin- clal legislators be given the right l to use "M.P." after their names:

Seached the Ontario Legislature to- I ay.

St. Patrick introduced a bill pro- viding a. member of the legislature be designated as "MP." meaning member of parliament, rather than - "Ml-A." meaning member of leg- ! lslative assembi or “M.P.P."mean- ‘ ing member o provincial parlia- meat. In a. note attached to the bill.1 Col. Hunter asserted legislative. members should receive "racial precedence and titular distinction accorded to a member of garlim‘ MGM. of the Dominion of autistic’ l res i

and in the parliament of Britain." I He said the constitutional act of liaments were to British parliament.

Speculation

(ByGeorIe hens fWri

with, Ipeeding of the defence program is grant- ed But do they also lint to some fonn of NIHPILPCIT acvlcef The Minister has also?‘ he considers“ w p und cersor, fildgaiswln. that the Gov- eminent will not introduce con- scription during tine. How- ever. there have latel beat nanvors pulsar-y service air 1n-

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Rife In Londo ‘On Statement

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Commoners Ur

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Clear, Resolute

British

Policy

German Expanflgi-on In Central Europe Britain’s Concern, Chamberlain Declares, And

implies Sharp

Step-up In Reg

armament Program.

By GEORGE HAMBLETON ‘

Canadian Press Staff Writer LONDON, March 14-—(GP Cabie)—From botlf sides of the House of Commons tonight carnq demands for a British stand—clear. definite, reso-

lute-

Prime Minister Chamberlain in his statemeni bluntly rejected the German plea that the inde-

pendence of Austria was

not a question of BritisH

concern- After ‘announcing still more arms fol! Britain, he told the House:

“l am confident that

we shall be supported in

asking that nobody, whatever his preconceived opinions. shall regard himself as excluded from any extension of the effort if it is called for-" Among members many thought Mr- Chamber- lain was hinting at possible compulsory service ili air raid precautions-since he is already pledged against peacetime conscriptiontmilitary 0r indus<

trial.

Others construed it as a call to a. new eac-

rlfice which will hit the pockets of everybody.

Appeals For v ~

. Latalalnpthsqxight the Home Secretary, Sir Samuel Hoare. a - peeled on the air for 1,000,000 vo - unteer air raid precaution work- .ers. to make a "proud and cour- ageous people" prepared to cope with "a knockout blow."

Great Britain had made further representations to Germany cn the "subiect of Austrian and Ger- man forces being amalgamated," Richard Butler, Forelgn Under- secretary. told the House.

“We have received reports," Mr. Butler said, hat the German army would be withdrawn after a certain period and when normal conditions have been restored.

"We have received assurances t‘..at every effort will be used to ensure a sense of moderation in the treatment of Catholics, Jews and Socialists."

Mr. Butler explained the Prime Ministers llBUOQBi effort appeal meant not conscription of any kind but that employers and work- ers mlght have o accept “in the national interests. certain incon- veniences and perhaps sacrifices."

Czechs Make Pleas

0i Czechoslovakia the Prime Minister said little. Here came urgent pleas for an unmistakeable definition of the British attitude.

“Let us resolve to support France in respect to Czechoslovakia." urg- ed Sir Archibald Sinclair, opposi- tion Liberal lcaxier. Yet he saw not Czechoslovakia but Spain as the next victim. "Let us be united against the Italian and German conspiracy to dominate Spain," he pressed. “One thing that will mean war," declared Leopold ery, former

-Conservative cabinet minister. "is

or us to go rm wavering-half on-

. ‘ l The mbeml “mmber m‘ T°mnL° lcouraglng the Czechs. half encour-