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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, MONDAY, APRIL 1T, 1939

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“French With o u t T e a r s” Winning Play At Dominion Drama Festival. BY WILLIAM H, BOGG

(Canadian Press Stiff Writer) LON

DON, Ont., Alprll 18-(0?) ay as diamp the comedy m m"

Visits Canada

gue. Ill: was the choice l adjudicator Samuel R. Little- ood, veteran London critic

. o from England to Judge the ll-Canada competition.

"lrreneh Without Tears," direct- .. Dorothy While. was thelast f l plays in the week-long oom- tltlon. Mr. Llttlewood praised it or its pace and teamwork and the ll-around excellence of awn llt was written by orrence lllervyn Rattigan.

The production is one of the few .. edles accorded recognition in

e Dominion Festival and the ad- udlcslor commented on tho fact hat guy, sph" d of this sort . especially ‘I ded Just a few l omenlg before the iinsl adjudicat- n, col. II. C. Osbo chairman i bhd FmiiiVll, uuIWUIbOBd Lfldfl eedsmulr is donating s prize . "(are best-acted comedy in next car's festival.

Mr. Litilewoodh awards for the st individual performances of e week were no less interesting. est among actors he chose a 56- sr-old mmier-Etobert Haskins

BAIL BALDWIN

“Funnier Prime Minister of Great Britain who with Lady Baldwin ar- rived st Saint John yesterday en- ronte to Ottawa where they will be the fit! of Lord and Lady Tyree

liARBllR BPEN

Hon. C. A. Dunning

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rec who came frozen othe Prairie F 01' ICCbYEakeP,

Wn oi 250 population to appear. in pleasing contrast was the e.- rrd to Miss Betty Taylon who Iaycd the delicately-delineated

No difficulties are anticipated in lravinlrtiiie ghanlxlxltftéegvn halrgour __ cearo oe yA ,acco ng 1° °i 193F119 i" ~P1V"".PY, in. to..word received hero ~Saturday fmirml wmemm b? me m‘ from Hon. C. A. Dunning, Ottawa. én-ligieléitiyihclub U! the church 0i’ h» ML 3_ n“ Holman. Deputy

, ‘ !Pl_______d°“° PY__MY§_: "Uirgent icebresker be sentchsr- , lotte own earliest possible moment. ic°mmlwd W W!’ 7- C91 47 Understand particulars sent you from Board of Trade. Our citizens would appreciate your giving this matter your immediate attention."

Mr. Duunlng's repl follows: “Your meg-ram o icers of De- partment of ‘Transport are exam-

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OTTAWA. April lfl-Os-nadian xpeyers will be watching Ottawa ls week for Finance Minister “fining pious to bring down his lldget on Thursday. It is gen- ‘flllv admitted one Dominion

one. At present anticipate no difllcultles having harbour cleared by 23 April."

Mr. W. L. Higgins. secretary of the Charlottetown Board of "node received a similar reply. He had sent a teegram on behalf oi the Board of Trade Friday asking for the 5-5. Ghnricretolvn to be sent hero yesterday to real: the loe inside the harbour. The matter was dissussed at s. meeting oi the Board of Trade Friday afternoon when it was decided to make ev- ery endeavour to have the har-

m-PMed the lost fiscal your. bour open for swnping before the dell liislrch 3i. with a substan- 28th of A il when a molassm- al deficit. laden frelg ter is due here from

Willi one nation in the red and Barbados. 1w: defence e irtures an ed. any material tax reduction ' 111v budget would come as a sur- ri-zu to political observers here. i v ana a- n —_—‘ i ";%".§§'l?l*a“ “t'°o"l€.”§b£f$; hdl‘ “y... m, h, “m, rm NEW WATERPORD,_ N. s.. l £9» on w “h Agarilt alg-Mrmflgieniient ways, revision will made the I u V9311! ° r° "PW R l?" m... n, remnvebeme thml," per , ford was 1;. hospital here tonight m “we “P; m- ‘ll-mod, m. with a gunshot wound. Physicians uded m Canada-s u“ o1 Con. said they were "quite hopeful she ssions in the trade meat . The Wm "°°°Y*‘*'-"' 1 y l5 now mp3s” on a“ grew“ The shooting occurred Saturday cod; cnmgm; m“, m‘ Dqmmlgn ‘rut complete police investigation lt-llllllllil tbs» Dvmlnlvn under; vm not be made umu .doctore f]; p, "move l; m“ on 85°45 "rive officers permission to ques-

lhc Capping; m, “u, l; W311 tlon her. Neighbors who rushed o noes: to _ to tho house after hearing n. shot mmoditles to lg, said the won-larva husband was The minister

Probe Shooting

sttemiinq s. moving picture show with ther two child-ran. u Friends Mrs. Mattys hsd

pm- been delnondevlt

. N cl” m: found in the house ‘but

I the v . plnituisrtir. relieved mm m. On the iher hand my materials rt

as officers 5

ill/Mi?“ 15"‘ us were ro-

ernment was by a delegation Saturday “t'u:t a highway be to ect

Charlottetown, by the through the Belfast Distrlc

the City Council, the Chnnbottc- tctzn Board of Trade, the Prince Edward Island Travel Bureau and local business men.

the Board of Trade represented his organization: Deputy Mayor Hol- man spoke for the Council; Mr. R. E. Mutch represented the North- umberland Ferries Limited, firm which holds the contract for sup-

uir. plying the boat for theabove men- tioned service: Mr. S. A. McLeod r Mr, J. M. Murley spoke for the Travel Bureau.

ment lay pavement on a Preaaon- ably direct route" Capital and the ferry terminal st Wood islands

B s m was currently reported the Gov-

Murrayltiver and Montague, there- by adding fifteen to twenty mils o

‘Prods Friday of moon follows.

vice between Wood Islands, P. E. Island and Caribou, N. 8.. is assured;

w ionsvl-lhfll have now been established in both Prince Edward Island and Nova

- Mayor, sootla; “'§§§"§‘,Fl..§§{‘°;,c§$,,Bgeatgfig The Dem!!! Msvor wired Mr. "AND the establish. 4 Um" A rmznmgd the "no Saturday to the following fin: zghtiitllztféebréyvnSeg-yicgewsllgala‘:

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most hemisphere reinforced tonight Pre- si-dent. Roosevelt's anneal for D9!" to Chancellor Hitler and Premier Mussolini.

public messages of adherence to Mr. Roosevelt's Sat- ' "'___'__i_i_" urdgy gtakment, IIOm 17 countries including Canada.

At New Waterford from cum»-

the contrcfle

dicsted stronsly Hitler and Musso- lini would reject it.

ed, however. applause from this hemisphere. Only four western nations had not been heard from tonight, and there were them would arrive tomorrow.

cited the formal replies already received to the President and con- ferred wlth him on the inflmflll reactions to the peace prolwlll "- ceived from Euro

expressed support cf the

tins, Bolivia, Brssil, Chile 061g;

Death And Havoc: Wrought IornadiiqWinds In US.

IlEiE G A TIUN ASKS RllAlJ Til

W. I. FERRY

Urge Reasonably Dir- ect Route Between Capital And Ter- minus.

The Prince Edward Island Gov- "respectfully urged"

constructed forthwith

Representatives were present from

Mr. C. N. Blssett, president o!

epresented the business men, and

All speakers urged the Govern- between the

TheyH-emarked it rnment was contemplating con- tructlng the pavement by way of

the tr . Text of the resolution, passed at Council meetln of the Board of

Text of Resolution the Auto Ferry Ser-

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. involving Great Britain and

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s very courageous and very states-

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(By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON. April i6 -~ AJ- tho whole of the western

The Stale Department made approval and

No reply had yet been received and Italy, although ress of those na-

ons criticised he appeal, and in-

State officials ap ared hearten- by t e enthusiastic

indications messages from}

State Secretary Hull communi- r

Countries whicllare. slreadyugilaz totes’ view are: Canada. MI?"-

(Dontinued on 9M9 '7. O01 3)

. of gaiemn ‘g

manllko attempt to ease on inter-

ing to the ordinary man country intolerable," said

ii 0 0 SEVELTS ... PEACE APPEAL WINS illPPilRil

mer Prime Minister of Great Bri

courage to risk failure. Such an attempt could only great power that from its posi and history is able to partial and objective view of Dur- cpean politics."

Canada might be expected to gay if general war broke out, rd

citizen, sai : “I that any component part oi the Empire would do its part. not say what that duty is," he ad- ded. with a smile.

vste citizen, if Canada would be expected to send troops oversees, he ‘replied, “That is up t0 Oan- arla.” In this connection he point- ed out the status of the Dominion under the Statute of Westminster.

of York docked this morning Lord Baldwin trained for Ottawa. will be guests of Lord Tweed The former British Prime Minis-

lnaugura-te s series of lectures in memory of Sir He will deliver three lectures this week, starting Thursday.

He plsnsio sail from New York 0n the Aquitenia April 29. He seid he had no definite plans for the interval between this ssilingwand the end of his lectures but ped to friends in

Montreal.

Neutrality For Eire

Europe from a war more ter- rible" than the last, and pro- claimed a policy oi neutrality in wartime for his notion. "The desire of the Irish ml: and the desire of the Government is to keep our notion out of war," Mr. De Valera said. “The aim of government policy is u; mgin- tain and preserve our neutral- ity in the event of war."

WOULD FIGHT

BELFAST, April IG—(CP- Bunch-Northern Ireland will not remain neutral in a war

the Empire, Lord Crainvon, Northern Ireland Prime Min- ister said today in commenting on a speech mule by Prime Minister De Valera. of Eire.

EARITALIUWIN SAINT lull,

Will Lecture In Tor- onto-Praises Peace Proposed By Roose-

velt. By JOHN MOSHE!

madian Press S Writer SAINT JOHN, N.B., April 16- President Roosevelt's peace ‘propo- 7 ‘Musnli described as “very courageous and very statcsmanllke" by Earl Bald- win, who arrived here today from England oboe-rd the C.P.R.'s liner Duchess of York.

"So for as I understand it from reports I have heard I think it is

becom- in every the f0:-

natlonal situation that is

“I welcome it and I pray he may successful. requires real

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be made b? a. ion take an im-

Questioned regarding the part

as a private ave no. doubt

Baldwin, s skim

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"Up To Canada" When asked further. as s pri-

A few hours after the Duchess and Lady Baldwin en- where they smulr-

er has accepted an invitation rom the University of Toronto to

Robert Falconer.

"I want to get back as soon as can," remarked Earl Baldwin.

Quebec and

"I would tzatherl let tire-mingle: s or emse ves," s a _'_" _ _ liutinguished visitor when queried wwA-cfltggggngl-gfgglg, ll i» hi: v 111M159! the intmw- mon ended March s1 increased global s1 us - ~= lectures were rzlooomo Over the com u-ativa not for blah rows but people like rim g ",- gw, m, ma“; myseLb-tire ordinary man and venue parunent announced to- womon." day. The f

~ Workings of Democracy

Proclaims Policy 0f

In Event 0f War

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GermanTReady To March Into ilanzig, Report,

BY MELVIN K. WHITELEATHEB Allflchted Prels Foreign Staff BERLIN. April l8 -(AP)- Relchsfuelhrer Hitler is treating ‘I zsldent Roosevelt's message as ".1 routine matter," in, was stated tonight in informed Nazi quarters, and intends to take his time be-

fore reolvins. Everything indies/ted that the reply. when it comes. would be a rejection of the two main points proposed in the President's appeal: A pledge not to attack 31 countries and an agreement to take part in world conferences. The Fuehrer and his Foreign Minister Joachim Von niblb , av d ‘ the message anew in Munich for more than an hour.

Later they left separate) for Ber-

n. - President Roosevelt may have to wait until alfter Hitler's 50th birthday next Thursday before

getting an answer. "Birthday Gift"

Meanwhile, Nazis went ahead with plans for the birthday cele- brations amid nunors Hltlermight receive the Ilfree Olrty of Danzigss a "birthday gilt” through its oc- cupation by German troops manh- ing from East Prussia without cmsinc Polish territory. Conupletc silence was maintain- ed by gfflcialsmezztlncezmngiaheruw ors an repo rom Danzlg night sol}? tllilie thareozvssngitgrmslfie 11.1! 9,_ ,0? . er - comer masterqoffianzik on ‘flhurs- day, at least he will be given an honorary cltlz _ ‘Ilhe Dansig Nazi Governor, Al- bert rbrster. will present the hon- or to him in the (msncellery in Berlin ss part Oii when is planned to be tine greatest birthday cele- bration the Nazis ever staged for the Flrelhrer. _ None of the Nazi leaders seized upon the fact phat President Rvooee- velt did not mention Danzig among the riss he wanted Hitler to pledge himself minor ounce.

Holding Fact

Reports from Poland tonight meanwhile said the Warsaw Gov- ernment was holding fast to line position that Donzigb statue °ould not be changed by individual aot- ion either by Germany or Poland but must be done by the consent of boilh parties.

Whether Poland would consider irt a cause for war should German troops enter Danzig from East Prussia was a matrter which Pol- ish officials would not discuss. (In London, British ofiicialssald it would be up to Poland to say whether German occupation of

Dsnzig would menace her inde-

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March 31.; p 8e 0 a

‘rho problem apparently troub- Hitler and Von Rlbbmtrop in _ dealing with President Roosevelt's mmflfie was how to say "no" without thereby classifying Ger- many as having designs on the countries the President mentioned or rs not desiring peace and an on’ I " world economy. Fielri Marshal Goering, Hitler's chief aids. meanwhile talked in Rome with Premier Mussolini and

The King and Que

The Daily Mail Chamberlain and Mr. of Canada and the

King’s private study.

tightening her parts of the Empire. The welcome accorded

dent Roosevelt's move was

erred somewhat by

many intended to take 0v

of intense millta and

neon The British Government

Presidents eotunate of the national situation.”

promise. . a her territory

old on Thursday. British officials said it was

did, they said, Britain would her pledge to aid as Mr. Cha lain promised March 3d Commons

was thought poss war over Dsnzlg if s. move made against the Free State

"‘ Population

at the head 0f the oorrlgxr

Pour French warships unexpectedly at Gibraltar

tlons on “The Rock." The Spain with the Rome-Berlin

was regarded hero not only as a threat to Gibraltar itself but to

it was assumed here that Roose- velt's messag- was the principal topic of conversation.

Decline in Income Tax Collections ls Reported liars.

iguresf lh rid t sing; werle smoagflar°eo§ o uric

, Collections in March were $4,700,- 111” “y. w“; ,1 rum m increase of 1946.210 over mugs a shared i the m-

As ulna “"1"” of u‘- Wiii Negotiate Over Donal:

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onc-assfmn The!

Session-

Parliament business oi the present session in

scheduled to rnurooey. It is unlikely to pro- usual be- " cause the ni

vital British and French commun- ication lines in the western Meri- iterranean.

In Tangier, across the strait from Gibraltar, rumors spread Sat- urday that Italy and Spain were planning a coup and hundreds of Italian soldiers in civilian clothes were reported to have arrived in the lest few days,

Chamberlain and Joseph bassador, drove from Wind barrage at Hook, Surrey. (Independent)

rumors Ger- Rree City of Danzig and reports

TY actiivlty 1n the Spanish Mediter- m area.

m. ti-rely” endorsed Mk. Roosevelt's message in an official statement Saturday authorised by Mr. Chamberlain.

Hope For CO-opernllml ‘Iiieststernent. declared d... the Government "entirely endorse the

It added that Britain hoped the "plies from Chancellor Hitler and Premier Mussolini "will open the way to the further steps of which the President speakiW-a reference to Mr. Roosevelt's declaration that he would call a world conference in exchange for an anti-aggression

Somebsorveru t0 o though ermsny

B. on the Great War, as a "birthday present" for Reichs- fuehrer Hitler, who will be 50years

Poland to say whether such aetep menaccd her independence. If she

in his declaration before the House of s;

In unofficial quarters, however, it

ible Mr. Cham- berlain might put pressure on Pp- lond not to plunge Europe into

It was pointed out that Danzlg separates East Prussia from the rest of Germany, has a population which is 96 per cent German.

arrived intensive British defence prepara-

aflillatlon of Na tlonsllst

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Kennedy, United States sor Castle to inspect n. balloon

(AH-Quest Britain pushed her for an air alliance with Soviet rts ‘the Rome-Berlin Axis would

peace appeal. companied by Prime Minister Am-

said the King, Mr.

Kennedy discussed the Royal tour

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The paper said it had been informed at Windsor Castle that the trip would be carried out as scheduled un- less war occurs or its outbreak appears inevitable.

The Royal visit was symbolica] of Britain's interest in defence, which was proceeding in various

France Seeks Support From Russia. Turkey

(By The (nudism Press) April 16—F'ranoe inten- Qfidrts wday t0 brim Turkey and Soviet Russia into the Anglo-French anti-ag- gression bloc.

Sources close to the Foreign Ofllce said prospects of obtalnlnz Russian aid for Poland and Ru- mania in event they became ob- jects of aggression continued to be "hopeful."

The French charge daffalres in Moscow was scheduled to hold an interview today with Foreign Com- miseaz Maxim Iiiwinoff, which these sourceslsoid giiaht brim important devle opmen .

Soviet, Ambassador Jakob Buxits. who has conferred almost daily with Foreign Minister Bonnet, had s. new conference at the Foreign 051cc on his program for tomor-

row.

Bonnet today salw the Turkish Ambassador, Sued Davao, on what informed sources said were nego- tiations pamllellnlz those with Rus- B

President Roosevelt's peace s. - peal and brighter prospects or bringing Russia into the defensive alliance raised French hopes of avoiding a. general European war. Both Poland and Romania, fear- ing the spread of Communism in eastern Europe, previously have shied away from any alliance with the Soviet Union. A solution now has been found. informed diplo- matic sources intimated, thmughd revision of direct military assist- once pacts.

While giving lllfliPrlill aid tol either of the goverrmcncs. it was, saldthe accords would not include provisions for having Rumian troops enter Polish or Rumanlan

territory. As the negotiations stand at

present. Russia would supply war materials and food supplies w either Bucharest or Warsaw in the event either was attacked.

Moscow would not be asked to send troops, under terms of the agreement. Diplomatic quarters said such an arrangement. would work to give Poland and Romania old in time of need but would avoid any possible Soviet. intervention in