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PCIYZPMPBPEPRPITI HITLER A CCLAIMEDMBMY VEIVMNESE

ENDS TWR 0F NEW GERMAN PRBTEBTBRATE

Nazi Controlled Press

Strikes Back At Criticism From A- broad On Coup.

VIENNA, Much l'l-—(~.\P).... lleoihsfuehrer Hitler rode trium- tly info Swiutiku-bcdecked lcnno from his new tectorate of Bohemia and More a today to the thunderous acclaim of Vlen- time throngs,

The Fuehrer came here from Brucnn. Moravia, aboard I. spesinl trsln after a two-day swing through his newb acquired ten-l-

ry.

l-‘rcm the railway station he lode to the Hotel Imperial through ltINis dcnle with crowds giving the stiff armed Null salute and iiiouting “Selg lIeiP-llnu _v|.,.

iory. After taking the salute of n

rDictator

French

ment for llllloflt unlimited dicta‘ ss npldly

dented in

e xpunslon

‘The

In‘ them

mrd of honor drawn up in front of the hotel Hitler went immed- iltely to his first floor suite. '

A few minutes later he appear- l

ed on the hotel balcony and gave

the Nazi solute in response to a

continuous chant of "We want, in

ice our Fuchrcr!" from the crowd 0W. -

Ml Vienna was decorated with ml. white and B11.“ swung, l-nnvs- They hnd been displayed for two weeks in celebration of the first anniversary "of Austrian lnschiuss with Germany. which "Wilfred a m: lso llI-st\liil0nday.

niumm m: rum"

BERLIN. MAM-h 1 11m- Ulium. mwedwwfli?‘ new ‘at: taken under the Nani SWR5~ BMW“ i Jubilant reception a crlin. His controlled press at ‘» ‘libs fme began to strike Wk at criticism from e-broucl of gfimilnys absorption of Bohemia, $00 ilinddfiiovaklo. vs area v were flying o the fiicerlitzer railroad station innBer- rn‘ S-"mhilghts were in place. a. mfitctlfbet was ready and Pre- 10"‘ 1°08 were tn full swing 1e1- n "R Vim"? PEI-rode from the alyiligton to the munmificent new “CFHOTY 0f the Puchrer on Wilhclmplatz. vlleiritler arrived lots today tn nlhgm- Ctlliltul of the nation he . mi into the ‘Nazi fold just Yrlir am last ‘Wrrnrlriv finish-d h War o rwevufll- ..__ _ .

fizfififnkgcflgitl-l of his new protec-

COMING rvnnr

Rate for Notices in this __ column 8 cents per word. “' "i

"Variety concert in Baptist Dhuich Hail, Thursday, March lilti- uizoc-a-rhzi.

"Bk t - hm Rilhifiiz Saturday evening. Vic

l-Iao-i-r-ii. Bat. Jan. ao to MB! la. "soul d . *0 i t~—Y. M. c. A. Annual iiogdoflha titan-image Sole. L-l225-J-l8-ll.

"Final skate st New Glasgow “Gilt-Admission i0 m“

"Wilt-shire Rink tonight, Harts- Mflllic Leafs vs. Hunter River "You. Kflmc starting mo slurp

15-1237.

‘Rcaerve Setunley, March 2i. 3» Janos Girl G-uides Rum- Ee Bale. L-lflio.

F

"mulch uni‘ lilo loud hogs

fl-mv“ miY-s-laqfifiibkn-tfir’. I! iii.

bgiflmal ggc Bela Batiiradny. l moi

gm. u. 5.2".“ insult-e fiver * -

iifa-a-irYii. ltlnk

pigs e -.

o v i. Hflillld 17”’ ' Patrick. notion mm only

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week

Covers Prince Edward Plsland Like the Dew cniuznowwrowlv. CANADA. shrumjhv, 1;, 1939

Read by Every

l/

Powers

Are Sought By

Premier

— PAR-IS, Mnmh Ph-(Cfi-Prfilnlttr Dahdlu tonight llihl Plllh-

powen to eneble FrsnceJo act us the dictator-ruled nations.

D not only asked for powers unprece-

post-war French history but refused

to tell Parliament what he was going to do with them in the face w! Germany's swift

in central Europe.

lle told the Chnmber of nepotlcl "tlw mourn-cl Igrlan to take are military measures." but declined to give further hint of his plans u“! did not limit the scope of his rflliltst l0 my particular field ll French premiers usually do in asking such powers.

totalitarian mm are embie o!

making important decisions refill"! and. anvil’-

rapidly," he said. "lt is impossible

and absurd that France cannot mt. with t-hc same rapidity."

CHAIWBEE ADJO URNS

Th, ghgmber, already nervous after Hit- ror; gbsorption or all but the Carpstbo-Uk- ralnhn toil o! CzechmSlovakln, n-iimrrnfll‘

temporarily omi- Dalndlbfs demlnds were madc-

PARABE HELD Y~E~$TER BAY

Large Turnout As 114 Year - old Society Observes ' Anniver- sary Of Patron Saint.

The Feast I St. Patrick was ob- served yesterday by the 8800110180?- Irish society with a parade to Si. Dunstarfs Bullies where Solemn High Mam was celebraceri by Rev. P. clvlahon, Motor oi the Basilica ass teal by Rev. uls D0080“. Deacon, and Rev. W. Keefe. “Alb-

a o . Tgcnoration was delivered b)’ RW- Thccdoro Petersen of the Poultst

Fathers. New York.

Mr. W. J,

wended iLs way throush screens accompanied by stirring 1r- ish airs. Large crowds assembled iv long the route of the procesitvn to view the parade which was marsh- elled by Mr. cameo M. McGulgnn.

At the conclusion of the P111808 and Mess members and friends of the society gar-tiered in the B. I. 8. Hall where c. smoker and entertain- ment was held.

First speaker at the smoke. at which President John Hogan presid- cd was His Worship Mayor E. A. Poster who extended EN°imG5 w the B. I. S. on behalf of the Cit- izens oi’ Charlottetown.

Hon Dr. W. J. P. MacMtllen tn a stirring address made reference to

e present unsettled stale of world conditions and declared that the Dominion of Canada was un- doubtedly the best country in the world and the safest and this Pro- vluce the Gull’

r r over become master

the world he would undoubtedly consider Canada. as the clwlco prize with rest untcp d natural resources. "God t e dny that should happen" Doctor said. It would not while there was behind the pedpieg here the great Brlthbl

01m,”

chamber hall.

Deputies sold the powers. which Dnlodier asked to have until Nov. 30. would enable his government to suppress any party or news-

per and call nny number o1

pops to corms wthout consulting Parliamen . mane also stated the Premiogrfi

l em “my a “m” plB-ll he would put into notion when given decree powers- It tn- c .

‘i. Speeding i... of production in war industries;

2. Purchase of war stocks;

3. An increase of working hours beyond the 40-hour week now in

rc : oteTrensury loans for war indus- tries; and

5. Purchase of necessary war materials and stocks abroad.

The Premier passed the first hurdle for the bill by winning ap- proval from the finance commit- tee, to which it had been referred, 26L 17.

Aopoll of chamber leaders had indicated he would get a suflicient majority to obtain

Htiiil JULY PAY m HELP mus

F

New Brunswick In- sures Itself By Banking Summer Earnings For Win- ter Use.

SAINT JOHN. N. 8-. Mamh l7— (CEO-The majority of unemployed in New Brunswiclds three cttes__ Saint John, oncion mid Freder- wwnwe rcce vim: acsistanco ‘in the form of vovment for work flther than direct relief.

Moncton ha-s adopted a success- ful unemployment insurance scheme w ere those who work on summer relief obs. provided by the city with pwvllictl-l government hel . 081cc to have 25 per cent of the gay withheld. The amount on deposit

paid in weekly instalmen-ta in winter.

Relief in Moncton generally is handled by an almshouse commis- sion at a. cost ct some $18.00) a year. Another $15,000 goes for maintenance of indlgen who are not in the home. phmto is muon- izattons also look sitter many cases. The approximate cost of relief in Moncton. apart from monlw wet for works proyects. was 826.000 t

YOK!‘

Fredericton is now giving assist- ance to '15 families. or about 2'15 persons. Theheuds of chose f as are required to work for the city in return for benefits received. The city get-s no help from either pro- vincial or federal governments ln these expenditures. ‘me number oi‘ persons race tanoe under

In addition. 86 to 40 families at Fredericton get help omit-be. year under a. municipal _ r relief wstcm. Also, 2'1 persons being- cued for in the municl home. The number of whiter “drillers” implying n.9, the Fredericton police station for protection is about. sv- crarxb. Ila-st Decembe 119 received this shelter. They are given night's lodging in the cells and one meal the next day on condition fleet; move out. of the ct immed- t ..

v In Seaport City Rcllef at Saint. John is handled by a committee of the clay counc

I

B

said Councillor E. R. W. lndrflllflm. chairman of the committee. Heads oi families on rellel number 78?.

Pa-"Q-Be

Del ier took ext. y ps

to insure passage the bill

which would make his acts sublwl

to check only by the President of France.

Oppose Use Of Steam Trawler

(By The Canadian Press) HALIFAX, Mgrch l7 - Th!“ members of Nova Scotiab 1.0818- lature today opposed the operation

of vrawlers. They spoke on s res- olution proved Oonservetive [leader Percy Bl , urslng “"500

the Dominion Government and Parliament the need for early M‘ tton to teri-nlnste steam trawler operations." Two of the speakers. J.J. Cem- Queens). and Gordon Rornkey, (Lib. Lunenibiufll. B" from fishing constituencies. Mr. Cameron secondlnil ‘he ruc- lution, said all public bodleswhich ad examined the question 0f trawler operations were "absolute- ly pronounced in theirnndtxil that beam tnwlerl ere a menace to book-snd-line fishermen tn this province end should be abolished.

DIVORCE! 880W INCREASE l-Dtv-

‘gm. of 0! Ste tics. Number of decrees 811m‘ ed w” 1€333_ of 18 m‘ 0.7 no: cglvclegmv sated in

e M“ a brooms: Nova

(Continued Oil P880 S. O01 l)

All Ireland

UBIJN. Much 1'! --tAP)-~A1l b united today to honor cved by Irish Catholics not-

to-

ed

111mg N rill Ili- ‘iiilhfih in

on: bit bombing planes dron- e: lire army punishe- _

Honoring Patron Saint

.-_._...-_. fore President Dougie:

f I 1937

sl§$1rfi§’si"<ac>. New munuwiok. an ti): Prince Edward Island two ( W0).

Unites In

The hitch

up s commelncrotlve ‘scale: l B. Patrick's Prntestent’.

in t “mild: flocked to holiday

horse or)! z-Meamdfootbell, h ttn

the collage

m; w 4.000 . 01' I most 10 er oenr. oftihe city's porp-

ht Jobless in slum John this winter are reported leis Kilim- crous than in other years. Inst month lli requests for ovmmilli shelter at we police station We" granted. or those. 80 w-m "Mm-

several nights durlnd "it? month. During the 0.1.8? Week i" moi-nor , 2'1 men were sheltered. The polce nave abandoned a prac- ttce of“ slvlxglisué-ggce as 21gb 8 fir‘; 9&1, 8 l) V W ‘there is now no fund for this.

James Roosevelt _ . Charged In Suit

WASHINGTON. Mlimh 17-7719 United States Jllbiilbi DOPIIMQM today named James Roosevelt in we Govemmendls anti trust suit against the motion M00011 llW/tll‘ l-fy

1.1119 hung of file 80m 1X i110 Pueident was one of several um- stituted for other names as de- gfildngig inmmtiw Governments

Hbrupt ac . . Young Roosevelt on Jon. 10 be- ulna a member of the Board 0i Directors of United Artists Cor-

pantion. The Justice nencrhnqnt In- thet Charles Bchwerta, Immanuel Bilveistooe. t ‘theodcle

omuo m to be unsound u ies defendont in till!» of as Fairbanks. Mo? Pick-I ford, Cherie; Chaplin on Samuel Goldwyn. New Glasgow Contractor Dies

(By The Clnmdian Press) p OPITAWA, Msrcn ll-Resolutions -- "m. use“ tritium“: 0 wile “Li; under the new

ee+e+e+ooe+

O-O-O-OOQ¢OO-OO-

'81:. Opposes Change In Potato Tariff Under Trade Pact

Canals-United States Tfldfi A- greement. were read in the House 0! Commons today by Hon. Grote Stirling (Con. Yale).

The treaty will admit American potatoes free of duty except in the muted June 15 to July 31 in which

c tywillbe371-2oentlsu100 P0unds. A. W. Neill (Ind. Oomcx- Albemi) and J. S. Taylor (Ind. Nitnotmo) supported the objection.

Mr. Dunning said the tato situation illustrated the difllculty of governing Canada. ii New Brunswick and Prince Edward Is- land potatoes were the most im- Poltunk money crop and the ex- Dort e was most important. ‘The government had done its best to protect British Columbia. grow- ers without sucrific advantages which could be gain for eastern growers. The ordinary anti-dump- ing lows would apply to imports under the treaty should potatoes be dumped.

The monthly importobtons of po- tatves over a period o! years was checked and Mr. Dunning sold it was found 78 per cent of oil im- portettons came in during the months of June end Jilly when the oduty would opp . '

Frank Leona (Con. Wcntworth)

(continued on page 13. Cot 3)

Hill HilliSE

G 0 V ERNMENT BLASTS HITiER

Acts Of Force Con- demned -— Move To Speed Defence Pre- parations.

WASHINGTON. March l'l—In language seldom used in diplo- macy, the United States Depart- ment today denounced Chancellor Hitler's ccup in CzechohSlovakis. as ivanton and lawless, while from Capitol Hill Senator Pittman (Dm- Nevada). an administrator leader. called on the United States t0 hurry preparations for “potential political and physical action" in its own defence.

With the approval of President Roosevelt, Sumner Welles, Under- secretary of State, issued n state- ment declaring thot "acts of wan- ton lawlessness and of arbitrary fcrce are threatening world peace and the very structure of modern civilization."

Acts Condemned

He condemned "the acts which have resulted in the temporary clctinguishment 0f the liberties of a free end independent people." The word caught the attention of the capital. Unoffi-

cialiy, the word was said to mean the United

states Government

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ENIUYS IRISH

iving asst-s this clmification is higher than at the corresponding time last. Year

1'09 Eli-Ilium‘ l5 ""°"Y b" mdwd“ "lsst nisht/s Performance ofmaush-

‘be overlooked for they corvtrlbilted

Ritiiilllliiit

Presented By B. I. S. Is Huge Success.

The Benevolent Irish Social. here, in its long history has stag numy outstanding ploy; as it cele- brated the feast of St. Patrick but

ing Irish Eyes”, e three-act com- edy was certainly very near front rank in excellence. From the time

mim- tlie Hon. ‘Ihane A. Campbell and Mrs. Campbell and His wor- ship Mayor E. A. Foster and Mrs. Boater.

After the play congratulations were being showered on the cast and on Mr. J. Pills Callaghan. dir- ector. for the excellent perform- snce. Mr. laghsn. it will be noted. in addition to directing took the role of a minor character. so for as the action of t-he story was concerned.

Between-act specialties must not

d

ll h h greatly to the success of the whole progm-n as did the orchestral music furnished by O. K. Presby and his Novclteers.

(Oliniiniled on pqe ll. 00! 0)

Pay llo License Fee To Gzcchs

OTTAWA. Moron i'i-Oansds d no licence fees for the menu-

uro of Blovekln. but such

‘m: Imtierwanthet byths Unpdcnn bu the actual fltiuecoilldrictbeencerteinec.

Wm’ "M wiumon

IONDON. 1'! —(OP) --A r%gtfi mxm... our. the in Mi!!! he!

p I minnow“ {mutants A r will be

water after he wharf.

Is Arrested On Arson Charge

AWIERST. (OPi-Georwe ash. Oilmberlmuhd County lobster glecker was orres today by Roy- cnu-ge of ccunse was released on watt, hearing

Umi Isllnd, in last

Percy Chutes Corkum of 5.. were Lrrested week.

WASHIN

-'I'he Federal Crop Repo

Boerd forecast today s i939 Unit- ed States wheat scresge c! 65,078,- 000, compo acre planting goal set. up agricultural lstratlon under the crop control

' tonal corn acreage compared with the A.A.A.'s goal of 00,000,000 acres. The estimates were based on reports from farm- . u: on p intentions.

does not believe the Czech pecple can be kept indefinitely in the German Reich but that the day. will come when they will seek to free themselves, possibly mm out-

tilde assistance.

Welles spoke shortly after Pre-

sident Roooevelt, at a. press con- ftmence, cited European events as showing the need for alterations in the United Act. This recalled frequent in- dications that the desires Elector freedom of action than is possible under the present low, which calls for embargoes on shipmenu of both sides of any foreign w;

States Neutrality admtnis tratton

wnr materials co

Senator Pittman, choir-mun o!

the Senate Foreign Relations Com- mittee, declared:-

"Lt is evident to me that, in

Qtlng for our own defence in the most serious situation that ever idle curtain went up on the first faced us. we must not delay in preparation for pctential political

‘ _ ' in ial ernmenl hiiiwfnout iii ‘$583.; niggiveers. but ionni Anthem there ws-sltribthfld ,, and physical notion." the municipality bears one greater moment. And cc-lhw y . ouse Fuehrer Hitler. by iflii!1asi;not."_ percentage 0t t. costs, sud Mr. cities not describe the attendance. the ggnflmr gsgartqé‘ on“ Con- t““‘i'.il.i“".l'jli"i...“.l‘.’“d *;;:r..i:..ir.. u"...~"..."“".... 5"T;’...'f‘°o.¥.'2".$f£ "me-i he or e a, . e was r -~»-__- -- m . rum it.“ .1511‘. til» or d.“ “2.'...§’.°°fi‘.‘i“..'é..i.';°t.3“.2?d2 o. no l. o» a» year on 8911 - the curtain went up the balcony t ’_"_*“"—. Blaslwlmafltiefl 1“§:dm_m'§€,%2 wag filled and large nglnibers. B’?- Charged with wwdvlwlnfl- @11““““‘°“ °' "m" "hi1 '.‘,.":'$m.¥:'€..;".'.':i.: on’; Manslaughter gigs‘? gfotiflifw “jig: more distinguished patronage of l-lis .. ‘id m Honour Lieutenant Governor Geo. Lrmmrggpg, N_ 3“ M h 17... w” “h” “‘°°“m' ‘ ° n. DoBlots and Mrs. DeBlois. Pre- (CP)—Frank Knickle ‘d?’ Blue

Rocks, Lunenburg county fishing villoi-lc was charged slnuEhter today as a. result of the death of Charla Knicklc, 3f. no rc- lation. after whirl.

With man-

somc witnesses “fight on a wharf

Preliminary hearing was adjourn-

ed until Tuesday after three wit.-

esses had testified and Kntckle

was released on bail oi $2.000. The

curing was begun before Magis-

trale H. R . Arenburg at. the same

our as Charles Knickleli funeral

was held or. Blue Rocks

The Coroner's jury found Chutes klc had dmwncd but one wit.-

fellen from file

4.5

N. 8.. E. Inngil

ll to arson end '1 .000 bill ID l- The anosfwas the third on the

saniochargesince mllebeanin- geltigution c des

of a blaze wht - Bumham and Moi-Ell.

lac _ at Sud c gvorthumbererld Strait. iii-hours of Mailman and

Bunmiy B1116. N. eerie: in the

my“ mo.“ l

Increase Seen In

U. S. Wheat Yield

GTON, March l'i‘-—(APi 11018

red with a , - by the admin-

adjustment

ow. The board also estimated a nat- 0! 02.061000.

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THRQNQS Wurns ‘Hitler iviiri STATES Bntam Ready

In Emergency States Whole-Empire And

Other Peaceful

BIRMINGHAM. March

Minister Chamberlain on

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Nations De-

termined To l_{_e_s_i_st Aggression

17—(C. l’. Cable)-Prime

the eve of his 70th birthday tonight ' _ . _ Hitler of Germany in the most ' ' outspoken speech of his public career.

The British Prime Minister branded the

l a s h e d Chancellor

German Fuehrer a breaker of solemn prom"

ises and warned him Great Bri- tain is prepared to fight in the cause of liberty.

Using bitter, guage, such as rarely has been employed by a British Prime Minister against the

stinging lan-

head of

other nation. Mr. Chamber-

lain declared his own hopes for

peasement- had been “wan-

toniy shattered.”

Speaking to a hometown curl- ience on the eve of his birthday anniversary, the Prime Minis-

ter accused Hitler of repudiating the Munich Agreement

and all it stood for. He predicted Germany “will bitterly

regret what her Government has done.”

Germanyh invasion and

Broken Promises

‘rho Pliml, whistler enumerated Hitler's broken promises and ask- ed: "What reliance can be placed upon any other assurances to come from the some source?"

Mr. Chamberlain said Ge ‘s course raised "grave and serious questions" and then added:-