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. WM ISZTERS IN URGENT CONFERENCES MUSSOLINI To ANNEX MM

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ALBANIA TODA Y

risosisonusll POPE lssuis 9"“ 55°” Wis RESISTANCE PEACE MESSAGE 54"" flwday a E Tension Rclaxes After ‘Consulta-

F i? Prime Minister

Roosevelt Enroute To

Europe At A Glance Wllvlllotest over Alhan- wpentry to the Italian rm-

Ian lnvasion- receives assurance , TlItANA-Iialinns report they 205's

“any was Canadian m" Noun-Great Britain de- lily to ocisim ormsily that ° ""15 91' l"! =7 completely control King y st‘: cots. ..:::?""= e5

hsssuor refrained from suggesung lle All] burned

1 l 4

roposal it lain hau

- acht. ‘

_' :6 mug ‘dog's

ator James" l-ianulton lli is dl ' ih tel of gee“ ed lg-tnlsht _ been!

announcement said

All all ltlllbn mentions-would ro-

t tomorrow at

_lly aTlr-aln 1J0 P- M- M. A51‘) "ll tho

This was interpreted

to mean w if weather and Albanian con-

Massoiini would fly from .for. l. meremcnial. on-

li th ‘ ' b t.s.r..9..':::.:“'“""“"

Calls 0n Cisno s

t .

The Earl of Perth, British Ambas- udor lo italy, curled Minister Count uiauo Clam) returneo. by plane from Tirana when be helped establish Italian

on Foreign soon liter

fun. circles indicated u» sm-

tfoccupauon or Albania vliilttloil lo- ‘ r- lendsnlp Actor-o expressed his Government's " tor run information on E: , uso“izr its effect in s us no.

‘t: ‘n:

‘NI!-

1i! led mid rum. that Italy had no

iciition of our ln-insb inter-

n m the Mttfillqlfallflill or of vio- -

the Anglo-italics: Accord.

i Turin ncwspspor based: del ' wio published reports Britain

ls ti m; to get Green permission l for y the island of coriu, a been taken to thcnsl by the Archbishop oi-Oan-

trcury who is Uflllinngfijlg Melit-

rranean aboard J. P. Morgan's

"bong Ana Happy Reign"

Count Oiano spent only 2t hours 1 Tirunn where yuct a year ago he nest mam It his

rung vvltn Quecn Geraldine. ‘non ufano liilllilttu'wltll_lllfi King's

(Continued on page ll. 001 5)

SeekiMore Funds I ‘or Education

ards coo-fee from the Protestant w el, afund into which is paid a

are of all taxes lcvied on property waned by Protestants

milariy, Roman bathollcs" pay

» to the-Catholic Panel and their

from his fund.

eutrsl- pane und is 'a.tholios»and' Protestants in pro-

to population. 00st oi ed- ea on for non-Protestants ‘and cn-oatholim is adjusted from the eut-ral panel. '

Dill l1‘ WASHINGTON’ . .__._.' a; _ WABI-HNGGDN April (A100 t

~ description.

'- work. This

Elements To Sport Finery

, ____. ,, (By Robert Stevenson. CenniIIanE Press Staff Writer) IDRONTU, April 9-—~A chill wind from the southwest blew

along Toronto's east-end boardwalk:

‘Nevertheless, those w

flaunt their spring flnery in the

traditional manner ut on a brave for the bene it of thous-

wa s

. the hardier of the fair sex with their extra-simoniz- 8d , tinkled up» and down the boards, displaying hats that defied this reporter's powers of

.msn interests of the

Hard to Believe . ‘libero were things that might ETiEljBI-Eti bows, be—but srent- n to the initiate as the "Pie pla ." Hold Everything t " the "moiue trap". _ ifhe "inverted beer mug" and the lost in a maze of h “ ". more were a host of "sailors" and a snappy species that gave the effect of an un- opened opera hat. The apijifi flowers that were ab- senft from e landscape bl in the lids and dowagers and de- butantes teetered into the distance with almost the effect 0f a gar-' den on the march. Even one or two of the canine ponders boasted bouquets fastened to their harness. Mom of the hI-fe were cooked

partment in which he is

"Seventeen inches off

tape measure, the

in defiance oi winter's last kick. to the occasional knee

Many streamed gossamer veils. logged around the brlms and tied operate.

Drama Festival Ice Conditions

LONDON, om. April 9 -(OP)

—f‘ourteen Littlg Tikeam groans. _ "m “m “'5 m“ '11" C pt in J ifn Domlney skipper firs» W“! E "WE-mi “h- °P°"' of iheaod-yegr-old vessei,'reporlod

ing curtain ofthe Dominion

presentation of a grim study in w; murder, “Night -M*ust Fall." Sainuel- R. Iflttiewood, dean of English dramatic crltiw. here at noon, so On Mrs. hittlewood and prepared to adjudicate the Dominion-wide contest in which iea plsyeia will thppestiglllol-‘rty yam’ cggootmmth e s o, ave ven . s- wood a nomad ‘background for his HALIFAX’

last year, he said. -

10.000 pelts t

April

Canada. . vvsriia SIGNS CONTRACT _

mwoannme Aptllfl-JAPF- 1 1d ,, fitgbif. "°‘".,Xf..‘“°' ‘m’ °'“" solicit. Eéfélfé“ .5’ seeks“?

out an rigor! . Qaeontrut lo play in the cu eid mghsuoh s rsotlce would be dealt

r Pittsburgh Pirotes. tely."

cadgcar, your observer turned his eyes to a de- better versed. The much-heralded shorter skirts were well in evidence and tho-lines went by with a brave two inches more of fenflnine under- pinning visible to the nelced 6);].

ground" was the advance informa- tion given out by the style auth- orities. Though unpmvlded with a reporter can swear that this quota was yielded well over the eyebrows as though in full measure. He can even swear unveiled when the breeze saw fit to co-

Worst In Years

I _i_

npens Tomght s1". JOHN'S, Nild. April e-

’ (OFF-First vessel to return from

. the 1939 seal fishery, the" steamship

Neptune slipped in under the head-

land; that guard St. John's har-

bor saturday. she hid 8.800 pelts aboard

ice conditions were the worst in his "mwl The W°°k'1°“3 mmmem‘ 37 years of eealin . The seven ships 1°“ m?“ mummm “mm Wm‘ of the Newfcun land Fleet had the Windsor, Ont, Threatre Guild a mud 30300 N“, a, comp...“

Eb 316,000 about the same dale

The Ne tune reported the Nor- “frlvw weglan fiegt of five ships had taken

BAN CAMERAMEN IN COURT- ROOMS‘ '

G al J. H. Me usrre ova m” fvmt‘ b has announced his depart- ment ls enqiilng into rheclmum- ‘stances of pictures taken by news- paper photographers in viovlncill oour r

vemment committee, set up gram-fer the flight of King Zog reece. was submitting enure-

1y to" Italian orders. Foreign Minister Count Ciano, ei‘ Mussolini’: son-in-Iaw who flew here yesterday behind the triumphant Italian soldiers, returned by air to Rome after getting Timmrs new administra- ggn started. Officials bf the Ital-

Geneml Alfredo Guzzonl, mander of the Italian expedition- ary fence, telegraphed Mussolini his orders had been carried out “with Fascsit faith and spirit."

I1 Duce replied: “The expedi- tionary corps under orders operated with Face t decision showing the power of ‘Ilalian arm- ed forces and guaranteeing on the other shore of the Adriablg funde- father-

all‘ quiet. 4 columns moving into the interior occupied Aalrccastro .ln the south near the Greek frontier. Another proceed- ed lo Koritm. i-ri the east also near Greece. f Am m

large groups o a 5's prim- itive forces were reported sur- rendering their arms to Italian army authorities and Albanian police who now are under Ital- ian control.

The Tirafia Provisional admin- istrative comml tee. composed of Albanian officials chosen by Clano sent Mussolini a. message of loy- al-ty. ‘Their telegram said Album. isnshtgirséiged with {affair II Duce or ou e program his son-ln-lgwlirrhiought tihem

The rogram promised “order, pros-pert y and political and social justice within the solemn frame-

work of Fascist liberty." A large number of Albanian of-

ficials and many of the native ‘

population turned out at the air- port to give Clans a send-off.

Tlrenivs streets were full of Easter Sunday crowds discussing the Holy Week occupation by the Italians from 45 miles across the Adriatic. -

Italian and Albanian flags flew side by side from many buildings. Shops remained open by order of the authorities.

Radio Station At Saokville opened

SAOKVILLE, N_ 8., April 0 - (CfU-CBA, a new 50,00o-watt_ link in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's chain of radio stat- ions, was opened officially Satur- day night with s program carried over the National Neowork.

Slatlons at Halifax, saint John, Moncton, Charlottetown. Summer- side and Sydnrv, in the Meritimes as’ vgdsll ashcgvlwfi‘, tbgcntreal and w: peg s m, e program.

‘Transport Minister Howe. speck- ing at Ottawa, gave the first ad- dress. Greetings also were heard from Premiers Dysort of New Brunswick. Macdonsld of Nova Scotia and Campbell of Prince Ed-

mund; Leonard W. Br -

d W ilewasf ted

~flow “over a ~- ~ morning. Aviators re-

" Richter was

nothing new since Italy's conquest of Albania-an aggression which he and Hull strongly condenmed yesterday-but would see the state Secretary the list thing n90“ reaching the caipltal fomqmow. ‘ That Mr. Roosevelt was greatly concerned over latest developments abroad was made plain with news- papermen on several occasions uring his stay Ht arm 811111188- dm , as being great] urbcd over proof!» are fired“ Ststesl mxanyeamreismfifldm norma contbattdng world tr-ade by barter if the Nazi-Fascist axis continua to absorb small independent na- tions into its economic orbit.

suite ATTACKS ~=~ fllfolillllllllliill

GERMAN PRESS

ammo, Ami a‘ —(AP)—Sha-rh

attacks ‘net Great BHEMXTS general p0 mBborPWdI/y l‘ Nazis celebra a owe-day Easier holiday

There? were charges. publicised that Prime Wlinister Chamberlain knew he never could protect Poland if she were endancerd. .

Poland herself for the present i-ay in the background of Nazi dis- pleasure, in contrast to Saturday when newspapers were filled with references to Poland.

Chancellor Hitler in his Bavar-

ian Mountain retreat was observ-

ed to Warsaw yuterdnly

don, before dee ding how to count-

eract the Anglo-Palm Mutual As-

' ‘ e Pact-If Poland ts

it to be completed. It s. ear-ed the giving land s

chance lo bark down.

Little Activity Evident

While leaders in other ca its-ls conferred busily, only wa en were seen in the Willfelmstrasses. Churches were well attended in the morning but by noon most Berlin- ers had gone outside the city V) enjoy the spring day.

There was e. effdency to make fun of whet Hitler's Voei-Kischer Beobachter called "the stubborn high fever that has seized public life in Er/‘and. the United States and France these weeks." _

The Fuehrerk newspfllilfll’ 581d this wu "an illness that cuts off normal feelings and powers of reason and makes the victim a piaything of hallucinations and fri ht "

fgew Germans were believed to have heard the broadcast of Pope Pius Jill's homl from St. Peter s.

Anti-British attacks were by Rudolf Klrchcr. editor of the Ilrsnitfurther Zeitung.

"The present policy of the Brit- ish Empire h‘: lost all sense for us," he wrote. “ land's policy is chaotic and m more un- certain and unstable than French

ciflc suggestions for averting “dull flashes of war" which he said might blot out the "longed-for dawn of peace."

To a milltarlzed world in which war and the fear of war dominated many thoughts, the Holy Father pointed to the “sacred rights of hu- manity. liberty and dignity" and to a fair distribution of the world's goods as the way to peace.

He exhorted the nations to com- bat unemployment, to wipe out the "strident contrast" between luxury and poverty and to halt the spread of "destructive theories."

“Those goods and riches which God has strewn in the world for the advantage of his sons," he said. should be fairly distributed.

"INTERNAL PEACE"

He implored the nations to culti- vate “internal peace" and "con- science. to promote rest for legiti- mately constituted authority."

' He asked fliatcharity b6 added to Justice in seeking s “reasonable and vital solution even i:n the most heated controversies" and that "reasoning and calm" supplant anger and “dangerous incitement

of feelings.” "How may peace be bed," the Pope asked, “if, fortunately, even

among nations acts solemnly sanc- tioned and the piighfod word have lost that security and value which are indispensable bases of recipro- cal confidence and without which ar- dently desired disarmament, mater- ial and moral.‘ becolmes with each passing day less possible of reelin- ion."

In the face of "such a dangerous storm," the Pope begged “all to return to the Kin- of Peace. to the risen One from w use lips we hear the consoling words, “Peace be t0 you." and sald:—

sweetness of his lpve and will rest ln it. the radiant sun cf peace will finally rise in the world. Reasoning and calm will supplant provocative anger.

"There will be a return of the Iway oi’ friendl , mutual understand- lng where jus interests pLQ-Lilfali

' (Continued on panel). C0! 3i

French Defence Chieftains Meet

PARIS. April 9(AP)-l=‘rench nat- ional defence cnieftains met in an extraordinary master auniiay ses- sion today L0 plan what informed cucfes said wefe "preparations for au eventuafihe..." _

Premier uafadiei", who also is National Defence Minister, gather- ed his highest mlllddfj officials to discuss ufveiopfnems which might follow the ltauun occupation of Ai- bania and the French-tarnish parts in any future moves.

An informed political source

summed up the situation in one significant senioncez- ‘This is not the time for state- ments but for military measures to complex urepaiations for all event- uaiiiies." .

The list of air, naval and army officials conferring with Daladler lent weight; to such a. thesis.

“If men will tum to test the}

nouncing the antes the

leaders were flieravullotlom in Whitehall emphas-

Great Britain's holidays. Thousands left

A l igfifslalfaldtlilfifizrziotllfl family _ . . -- "Miami: .._,___- .170 Plus WARM sr lNGS.G8-.-~Pres- ABOARD 1- mm. tlOHS 1th Italian Envoy '- , , , I l0!‘ of illitioe and ldent Eoosev t tells townfolk: f ~ Italian Kin To Be ‘W’ in 5%- homflr- "I'll s. no. s. w. fall e we - - m" mm m wwmlmmlf’ m“ - E B%»s~_n..c.i.,__ denies s... have . war." Provisional Gvverfl- d“? °“"“m" ‘dihiiamf. twin Newly ~ elected Pon- Cabinet Meets Today Offered Crmvn — n or..§"c'5"rr'u".l?.'& ‘$151533 negz.lf".le’il'flfilmi‘gflf...f‘§l'fll‘lg ment Committee Es- f“ ‘"11 ‘f w‘ “W” “n? “ ‘ggfil; tiff Expresses Con ' ~ ' h“... P , Roose it ed o - , _ Troops Drive To “£12k. set-ff” fill °'“’f 1'"-g°"g,§<>';;-g,g»;g;,g*~;g; tablished In Tirana Rievslilntwerm $3M?’ “of ‘my cern Over World (By G“ Rh°‘“.‘°§' C‘"‘?‘d"*“ Er?“ Sm“ “'“"°') Greek Border‘ sting visit flu‘ m; “mum By Count Ciano and‘ gggeed ‘:12; ton fear»; U t LONDON, April _9-Primc lulfilSlép Chamberlain ri . _ “w”: ‘row. ‘mfg ISTANBUL- Ferns; - 3w’ PINES . turned today from his Scottish fishing holiday to attend (B, "(mum Q M55095 ellrwrdhnary session to m. come.- hmiesiy, gm“, ,.q|.,,E TmANAr Amfl 9.4mm. troop, The President's “if” statement. emergency conferences of his ministers from which came Allwlswl Pm: Fmltn scarf mrepgnratlom for all eventlla - ence u. Balhn ‘ Policy in columns of motor mm rolled was mm from the rearploiwrlll: VATICAN orrv, April o-(AP) a strong British protest of Italy's invasion of Albania. MOM». April lh-(AIU-ureat lsri- °" ,. "1 Willing differences by negot- lnio the beck coimitry of mouxi- l’! h!‘ 39w“! "M" t “m” “P”? PM” x11 ‘mm m‘ “me m Th f' ' m“ Mum ‘mum, woman"! up mum __ mmlel- M5301.“ ‘mom . mmous Albania today w establish pulled out m. Wm. m,“ his ma. mm, message “om the ere were uncon irmed reports following the con: dly on Lilly's military occupation w firmly Fiascist domination of the After attending Easm Services throne of st. Peter‘: in an eloquent ferences that Great Britain might extend its “peace front" "l News W I“! - its street on . conquered Balkan Kingdom. in the little while chapel for the plea for the Ppeace or Justice and b t - h ' - _ ‘m.’ u w“ m the d1“. _.. y guaran eeing t e independence of Greece and Rurnania. - W E Fascist authorities said Alban- Warm Spring crippled potion . W . . , hintei rremler Mussolini might a Stef pa fade rs B fa ye inns accepted, u... Qccupatiorywith- President chatted briefly with re- no scholarly Latin phrases, de- Vlscflllfll Halifax. Foreign Secretary who had "re- “h 5 mum?“ "m? "lb 1"‘ out zesistsm whe Loco rters at his car ill/fled filler Easter mm in the ' q] ' L - u“ wmFPm went and gnarl bheregovisionfi mile fold thorn I he had heard Basilica of st. Peter's, cloaked spe- mame m ondon over Phe Easter weekendv dehvered M.‘ oral protest to Italy during the course of three interview

with Guido_Crolla, Italian Charge d’Affaires. - \ _Crolla is reported to have replied by giving a cate- gorical assurance that Italy’s activities in the little king- dom on the Adriatic would be “of a limited character.” Intense activity was witnessed all day in Downing Street and the Cabinet was summoned for tomorrow.

Nevertheless, tension was reported to have Crollas frequent visits to the foreign Office. V

Wmhlm At Corfu

Bussesl-ions Britain m ht extend the French-British-Poifsh peace front guaranteeing the lifte- srlty o nervous Rumanle and Greece apparently were heard in I y as rem Rome came reports that British naval forces elread had based themselves st the stra- ws; Port 0f Corfu. on the Greek is d of Corfu off the southwest- ern tip cf Albania.

The Admiralty isued s brief den-

Eei°§n"“§=€°°°“ escort which left San

vess B91110. Italy. liter a visit.

Mr. Chamberlain's return over- night from his holiday resulted in a cau tomorrow for a cabinet meeting which it is understood will deal with the possibility that there may be further aggression by the Axis pow- ers in southwestern Europe, Ropurrs were current here during the day that Italy had occupied A1- bania as a lane le slavia and Greece which might be next on the Axis expansionist pro- gram.

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“Serious View"

Lord Halifax is reported to have told Crolls. of the “serious view" taken by the British Government of" the action against Albania and of "the strength of British public feeling on the subject." The Earl of Perth, British Ambassador to Rome. was understood to have made similar representations there.

It was suggested in some circles that tomorrow's cabinet

0 1g - f Friendshgiga Axhglgxmguarum Mediterravxlfean status

quo. The fact both armv and naval called into Sunday

Treat

the gravioy of the situation. Attend Conferences Gort, Chief of the Im-

Viscount

pneirxiasll geféemlcstafbwnnd vice-Ad-

. . unn n am. Deputy Chief oi the Naval Staff. attended conferences with Lord also received the Charaiambos Simopoulos, Sir Alex- ander Cad Secrets!‘ Robert Adviser to 111g gharles Corbin, F‘rehch Ambassa- or.

Halifax, who Greek Minister,

081111. Permanent Under- for Foreign Affairs, Sir arwittart. Ohief Diplomatic Government, and

Some observers believed Parlia- ment inight be recalled at mid- week bui others suggested such a move would be of little use, as the Government already ls confronted with a situagion that developed so

SWUUY 8s to become an eccomplbh-

ed fact while this country was still irig to size it up.

The crisis failed to interfere with

traditional Easter

CIUGS b0

(Contlnu ’ on page B, Col 3)

Inclement Prevails Over Most ' Of The Dominion.

Montreal and Quebec Ollt was the day's l- . ‘ .

Four inches of snow fell in New Brunswick while in Nova Sootla varied from three to seven

ONE or ow. Mus faouetss w’? use RATHER folk THAN 4mm !

eased after

PRAYERS F 0R WURLB PEACE MARK EASTER

Weather

(Canadian Preu) Pro/yen for world the jubilant Chorus" in churches throughout Canada yesterday nacliene observed Elector Sunday in weather

ruling-lad "HnllelfiJa-‘h as Ca

wumore

dbiiriots suitable for wimtentime festivities Inc m