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NAZI TNIIEATSI IS REASIIN FIIR NIIINEINENT

BeaMgue 0f Nations ay Be Convened

TFO Consider Sit- nation.

LONDON, March 22- Grest Britain ‘strove today ‘to carry through plans for a European “stop Hitler” front and declared Germany had threatened armed force, loi- the second time within a week, to get Memel back from Lithuania.

Polish insistence on a mili- tary alliance with Britain as her price for joining was understood to have endang- ered formation oi’ a bloc against further German ex- pension.

However, British negotia- '

tors hoped to convince Pol- and that London was ready for military commitments far-reaching enough to make it worth Poland's while to

jump on the anti-Hitler aide an m“

of the European fence she

has straddled. - - mm

in the Home ct Commons, Sir as...» uania

ax, a ter cont lnister Ci Fmifieé’ and “irate” e men“ c ‘ on ere r asppunable d’. act inwthe 91ml Bli-

nn a c! the British

l“ we took the matter u and the Minister of

d the course of last summer. I-flllfilie

‘Not Prepared’

To Undertake

Bridge Project Revised Estimate Of Cost Still Over A Million Dollars,

Premier Campbell Declares In Legislature Yesterday

Annoumememtbstuiaoovem- the nroicctwen disappointed t» mmqqmqt togiivearlearnthattbaeatimatedccatof “an”; 3" with regfld the ,.. biridigla over the York m m, 3113111911 bridge project was River a; the Brighton location. 0n medeinilhsbesislatuxe yesterday thephnmsdelvytglsileflfiffl-len: afternoon by Pi-eanier campbeil. brunch a

5 an the Draft Address. lust.- "w claims into consideration-am- ounted to fl-ie sum 0f $1,230,000.

Fla-Ila Too Elaborate

"lltwaareportcdiomebythoee who were ulariy intieresthdin the p: that the plan which had n made by these engineers was rather- snore elaborate than for our purposes;

hours before busilwo!

the cost It worked out. the lowest basis or calculation federal engineers wars mew-r-

makis, to the sum of t1.-

“In 1N6." the Presnler said, “u survey was made the site of the undec- ‘rne reports of the surveym‘ Wm not encouraging, but it was con- tentbd those inltf$béd in ti;

of which might be stonework;

and ,- ‘ItlIQIIIIVM-QHITNIIBIT suggested that the only feasible way in which any reduction oi’ ccct could be eifccted without impairing tho toimdation 0d the structure, would be eliminating. I think, three given in

glneera available for the purpose at ottaiwa.

sport was °rgh “Qamntflmnliml eds m: -oi' the spans which were gineer $13; rtment. I 81M "The survey was made

or six weeks ago I received a plan ions prepared and estimate based on them.

GIIEW

nd estimates based on that sur- “filifgl-BL, ~ n»...- mq gm- ilsy. moss who were interested in the Prime Minister-—told the {if House oi the 1.088110

oi Nations Council Jib. b6 c011- . vened to consider means of blookinil Germany's drive,

slur». m.

Poland was said to have _asked ior time ht: cfinsldfr Britaiéisanre- ues skim ure o - Nggressldn r laration ll‘! Wlllfill soviet R. France also we that her

&“l'“%€l§‘§i'.i'"§i‘£3. .1 will. v gallon: too 1301K“! with War-

The Pol view as described lniormed dpiomatlc circles, was the: no but. rman anscr ZIIIIII ly mail‘? adircalmuifi

m '0 H uni to Ellison immediatsly ‘ilgnfid

iiihen

Britain. France and Russia were understood to be ready to sign the dectaratiyon, with the condigd 17th:: ai- ncern an lallsififlliflmmnllmfOfflllfifl could m maiiioii c? demandinl I m1!-

lt-I-rv nisn with tein aim- llli- to a one die has

Poland was aaid some dlillvmll‘ Id quarters to be

Ind credi for rearmamen . it was tiinderatcod that Britain ; has declined th m to promise an alliance arid w ether any milit- lry commitments she altered would auleneartoanalllancecouldnot

Itockshhnrov

a n» internati ‘a mum

(continued on page l, 001,8)

‘NCOMNGIIVENTI

T0 inuii

ill-The

“Iii-at new estimate has been N- ceived today. ‘rhe number of spanahasbeencutdowxihoaix. the embanlunants extended further from the shore, the width of the bridgereducedsoastogiveaiill- It. clear roadway and one sidewall: and an app emibanlnzient 40

on the surface. ‘Ithie. I

PIIIIBY [IF NEIITIIAIITY

- (B The Associated Press)’ ‘IOKP . March Sit-u Y) Japanese “Inner Govern- men", composed of five key cabi- net buddy

Revised Estimate

"lit was hoped than: some sub- stantial saving might be made in this way. although Mr. Mucliiaugh- lin did not hold out any hopes that more than twenty percent

. Wss N190 would be saved by such structural ic have agreed informally upon a dim,

whey o! neutrality 1n event d I "ITrevlacdast-imsteasieoeivcd war. today oacrka out to_t.he sum of

five ministers. liaadad

Premier Baron Kiichiio I-Iirantums. conferred for five hours Wednes- da night. A formal decision was hog made. but it was uncle authoritatively that the majority was stionizly to vountary Jnpuieaepartic pation in the event a lmropean war should break out.

The "mner Cover-amen " is

comp Ba sign Minister Hachiro Arita. war Mniater Lieub Gen. Seishiro Ita-

eral, or combined, should be spent on a. single project on one locality. lluiérsee? to me that this is |. mat-

perty in Oppositl It seems tQ me that such an undertaking should be given only after mature consideration by the legislature cf

~ (Continued on page 9, Ool 4)

mlgrliéhton Bridge

t City Meetin

endoraina

ii- it gird

é

a. larger number .

could hardly be undertaken by a‘

Project Endorsed

fit! eeri fieetoith , wit-awe an al métyps

0f Memel By uthF“ uania Is Provided. I‘

journeyed aboard a battiislii . convoyed has. naval flotilla, {gtceiive his teat Inquisition d!

A fly

Minister Von and a. Lithuanian del came to negotiate do ila transfer ol’ the‘ territory. The beimis follow- "Article l. The Memel

TERMS nil AGREEMENT ARE guano

I Immediate Evacuation

‘At

m, 1a.: military "unongtama

beards schism row tri a ~ Memel; Llih Clib reach Bel-lin to arrange de- tail; at Memel cc n. C

and Lithuania sign live-point non- aggression treaty“ making fzoetport for Li . GEM-LES — Raimania and uds “normai" trade ich Rumanlaus so

P formed that lei‘ Daladier reported moving agreement wi

u;

International ‘Developments

A Glance

i0 :lfllm m “Iéfihfijfueg Agkgreisaive Steps To w“? e aken Says De-

' Lithuanian troo - 939173.91 Parliament Keenan.

mo?»

precautions In

toward

titty. "Regulation 0d’ the Nd od’ the question resulting tram the ex- chenglo o! state wvezclsllly. es- peoia y economic and

or special

"Article 3_ In allowance {or the economic needs o! Lithuania. a free - acme will be established for thuanie. in Memel. Details will be expressly regulated in accordance with the exiclgsinp attached be this agree- me

‘article 4. Iin onielr to strengthen their decision and to sa-tcauam

treaty, prepared double in double Orltln-ail in the German and in‘;

the Lithuanian languages‘. “Berlin, March 32, 1939."

Arrangements Made For Ocean Flight

WASHINGTON. lilamh 22—-(AP) —United States Government sour- ..ces reported today Pan-American

Airways had made s. ents for a transatlantic flight y the fl-ton Yankee clipper, at Friday, to survey a pro] regular service.

Departure was said to have been set tentatively for it p.m. AST, Fidday from New Yorkfimeaoutih- em route via His-ta , is to be followed by msim, Po i, Marseille France. and Southamp- ton. England.

From ptoa the Clipper,

t0 17091198. . Diplomatic arr eats have been completed th France. and Great Britain of tihe t. antic

ls Badly Burned In

tor ' service.

With

session secret My

Explosion

W Memel annexe adesb

lob person” will . aaatraltora

'1‘ -~Hunnrian

0

THINKS TIIAE [IPPIIRTIINE TIIII F R I EN II S H I P

, March n-Prcmiea- Del-N callers Government, now in poa- dlplounacywwminiioa-mm Qidw . was

a. friend o! Italian Premier

(Iiilflil

himsc

Daladier l u was reported niovlniz cautiously toward the goal that iltranoe somht since

i185

Memel

pendence?’ may re- in few strives to car ‘s Hitler" plans; sir ucl oars Commons tbs Genman intended to occupy all o1 Ilithll if Kaunas

had rejected Memel ultimatum ARI

m on‘ Gov mm t in- 151m, 15 feadyfi (us. that Gennany is negotiating with t with Pa '

“be n- to their count- Nyu. 18551108 flying

I'll-l‘! P1517"! W5

concerned by

ti n, tnessm par-

Bocialista shouting “Down Germaml"

10

9.1.1.91‘ By Th

BRITAIN

IIIIIIBENTIIATT III ATLANTIC A I R P II RT S

fence Minister

‘B "mm..." sailfish

on the development of airports Alone Carlson's Atlantic coast, Defence Minister Macken- zie intimated in the

(Lib. Cape the question - when he asked the Minister wheth- er air defences on the Atlantic sea- board should not be speeded up ‘without waiting for any depart- gioerntal rulings or anything o: that

He called attention to the report

Iceland ior an airplane base Atlantic.

" have not seen to wh my Honorable mend al- ludes,” re lied the Min - later,’ bu very Bssressive steps will be taken during this present year for the development of airports on the At- lantic coast."

The Minister made no sin-thei- wmllwnt. but it was recalled that

on the

points, airports are being levelled, drained and surfaced, Speaking in the House last Feb. 16, Conservative Leader Manion raised the question of an aerial at- tack on Canada the c

. Carter o! the R. C. A. . Canadian Defence uarterl effect that. mips la en wi ' ulpment and bomb”: v

udlon boats

lnthc the

and Strait d l - fl 31.‘... ca. es. bombers. said Dr. Mimion such vulnerable tar- International Nickel

friend] d 1 ¢ of mun mpahy DIE-Di. Bi. Subbury, 011i; awe-l dliiiim-m die-ii any’ gmldg m’ Mimi“: __i_ Military shaman discussed “g:- 0th I "l" "L 1i d aibilltiw or lav n Irom the h m; w we m» w = Musso ni Rea y For with time. ma... 1e was re- frcm a third aid» era-inst cm Co 1i . W-th called that the R. o. A, r. as- ... agreement .. m‘ “u” ‘ are“ m H" .2: . ' . O (some, qffgcflyg “pan 513mm“ 1n I France, I8 RIIIIIOY- these SGO-miie-an-hour planes, witness whereof the pleaipoten- "m" with 918m suns “m” °‘ “i” M“ ‘P’ ‘m’ ' ifiisl"’.%iéifisslin“““élm.°luéféi

(Continued on pure 9. Col l)

Latest Puts Poland

opens struggle. Illa move apparently lifted the

lion bloc to stop Hitler, indications

Some expected him to do this organised apinlt him.

Hitler's uiia partner. Premier

Mussolini, may have been an iin-

portant lactor in turning the Ger- man throat from the southeast to Fascist

the northeast. Deapivte the Grand Council's declamtion of axis solidarity there were indi-

laree mot od .8 _ last week annoyed 1'1 Duce. It came at a. time when Italy was expected odlicially to easing France for colonial con- By amusing Britain and to e. stronger stand, Hit-

r cesaions.

more difficult Wllllllii l0 Z0 to war tor them.

March M-(CE-To ibis

Brnment will concentrate this year military

House of

9"} M-auu-oeilnnu-nmnee‘ w.

anitoha L ,_

cattious Hitler's annexation of a" Oseoho Maids.

start France

let's coutheestwmrd drive made it for Mussolini to

m addition bu leaving Mussolini

e1 ‘a f‘ I I MERE MAN

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pendence Of Memel territory to Reichsf

the entire Baltic Republic.

East Prussia.

(Home Secretary Sir Samle Roan told the Home cl Com- mons in Iiondogi that Germany hmd threatened to occupy all Lithuania if Memel were not surrendered within four days.) Tonlgfht, at the first sessions o1

a; Memel Diet since ael

Nani w; was ec

, azl leaded‘, yr.- ‘ its The Diet singing of

Alles.”

Himdreds of Jews fled from Memel last ncight. Iiwusanm more to flee betoae anach- luas were halted by Jubilant Nari mun-troopers who . . took ovor the Memel territory whdié Lithuanian n-ocpa and oflicials withdrew.

Germany. aomdcn ended with “Deutschland Ueber

P

A atette o! emergency was dc- crced in the remainder o! Lithu- ania and additional military re- serves called to the colors replac- ing Menaallandcis released from din .

Parliammt, u- greod this uiorndxig to surrender Memel after the oeitiinet had given in to German ds.

"Hie session of Memel. which has been forced on Lithuanians.

messed theme is determination to light for the independence of Lithnaniahcr- self," an otficial die- chlred.

Manuel Nada and Germanstoxsn- iroopeis took over public buildings. the Memel radio station and other vital centres , “ arrival of Kibles‘ and his armies. '

OrIeIDIe-na

‘Ibo aeml-oflicial newspaper Lie- inlvua Akhs said that “Lithuania was placed before a cruel dilemma -eibher transfer Memel to Cler- msmy or endanger the independ- 1150f the eritizie_sti_s_ The Ger--

(Oosibisuaed on Duke B. Col l)

Move Of Hitler

_ In An Even" M’ More Pivotal Position

(By J. C. Stark, Associated Press Staff Writer)

LONDON, March 22—(Al’)—Cha.noellor Hitler's sudden shift from southeast Europe to Memel in the northeast for his second territorial_ conquest in a week put little neutral Baltic countries under new fears today and forced Poland into an even more pivotal position in the lur-

hunsdiate danger oi a German nt-

taok on Romania, for which the western powers wcrc preparing and which involved a far greatcr risk cl war than any action in the Baltic. Bmnnla and Germany signed a trade pact tonight which Rumanians said lett them politically and economically free. _ Despite Great Britain's hurried attempt to organise an anti-aggres-

arc that he could go along the Bal-

tic and force ldthinnla, Lntvh and Estonia under hh complete dom- inatlonvvitholttliedangeroletarthagalcueralconfliot.

qnktiy, before effective resistance is

situation Mussolini now was read! to talk peace.

The diistunbi _, feature of the Memel conquest tor the democratic countries was not. the fact that Hitler had decided to remove this Versailles Treaty "injustice," but the method he employed in doing

i

The House of Commons beard a declaration by Home Secretary Sir Samuel Hears that Lithuania, just like Creche-Slovakia. last week, was threatened with military act- ion unlesa she handed over the Baltic seaport.

Believes Domination Ia Aim

efor some sins ffgeohllgf “piling cnnaifistutlfii-se mag-m W" Wm‘ u" 9"" 5PM“- wm‘ 1*‘ "W . to other oi evidence that niusi m bent psvlblsld ihixufillug‘ southeastern countries such as on muqpsm domination, unmade m saaizxelm-"W M" m -»~____nue_e_~éi-i- a o - mm“ wgfkf" "'““'°° m“ ‘i’ "i" "i" n" (Continued en me o. 0a n

1

An-lauaiabl-Dolvuellm BrIukilhlLllJOilhnahnllI-LUD

-.R¢i¢h LithiianIc-z: In Face, QfStrongDemand Cedes Territory ‘

State Of Emaf-geency Declared. Will Fight, However, For Inde-

Lithuania Itself

KAUNAS, March 22-(AP)—Lithuania surrendered

uehrer Hitlefs rapidly ex-

panding realm today, bowing to threats which semi-effi- cial sources said were directed against independence of

Lithuania lost her only seaport, 1,099 square miles of territory and 150,000 inhabitants, most of them Germanic. Germany won back a war-lost Baltic port, adjoining

Reliable sources said Lithuania waatold by Germany she must give up Memel or all Lithuania would: be taken over by German military might.

Committed 0n Gharge 0f Arson '

, N. 5., March (CP)—‘QI'IGX'NB§ Corkum of Oheatu, N. l. ttociay was

I H u.. Taoatandtrirlathanalt oisuprmieccmcnaelsfll l! B-Iflfll.

I.

yeubesiday. e

tire at Saddle Maud, N. B. ' hit Sept. 15 which destroyed a lobstd packing plant owned by and Morrill, Illmlted.

The two Iiangilles wen rehled on bail of $10,000 each but 011i was unable to raise lie anoint. Gorporral King of his lwyfl Oimndia/n Mounted Police bmiffi at the preliminary flit Corkum had verr him a abate- ment implies. himself and the two Leingillea. Ciaavnoe Kennedy who had a lease on the property, estimated its value at $25000

the chief mum witness against George Inngiile. He te=tritie<i Percy Iiangiiie had said George Langille was offend $100 to have the building binned. Percy had suggested divinil!‘ ills money equally. The ‘id Percy gave him $15.

KING‘! NAVAL AIDE

aid-de-csmp bo King may accompany the Kip; to Mia in May.

, and Gan-

cm mums ma! ‘I?

TORONTO, mum and maximum

emte iairhwithanstationary or hig er perahiare. High‘ tide this afternoon at 12.11. and tomorrow 11:50. Sun sets this evening at I115 mad, rises tomorrow moi-pin] at 5: . . Iii-st quarter moon Much. U.

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