Showdown at Commerce Council Over Hopkins Recovery Plan
Henry Paynter reports that members of the Commerce Department Business Advisory Council expect a showdown over the Hopkins recovery program. Illness slows progress as K. J. Noble praised as a capable leader. council members blame delays on Hopkins and presidential preoccupations while urging patience and continued support. General Wood, on leave, plans to serve as unofficial business ambassador despite delays.
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Henry Paynter
New York
Secol Commerce
Harry Lopkins
Business Advisory Council
Hopkins
Washington
K. J. Noble
Reed
Financial Commane
Noble
Gome
Ml Hopkins
Lable
Robert ©. Wood
Sears Roebuck & Co
Wood
U S Fleet Is Sent To Back West
An unexpected order directs the fleet to return at once to the Pacific, shortening its Atlantic visit by five weeks. The move aims to quiet German and Italian unease and restore naval balance, with Britain likely to keep more warships closer to home.
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Atlantic
Roosevelt
Europe
Germany
Italy
Britain
Great Britain
Swanson
Hitler
Mussolini
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Japan
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Italy Cool To U S peace Plan in Mussolini Era
In Rome President Roosevelt’s note calling for a ten year peace against aggression drew a cool reception in Italy. Mussolini and Goering discussed the plan after talks with Ciano as Fascists prepared to crown Albania’s king and pledge cooperation with Yugoslavia and Greece.
Roosevelt Peace Plea Called Dumb Maneuver Compared
Berlin dispatch reports Hitler plans to reject Roosevelt peace appeal and a proposed ten year non aggression pledge for Italy and Germany. Nazi press counters by calling the move a dumb diverting maneuver and questions Bolshevism and bilateral talks versus a broader conference. Goering and Mussolini consult as a joint reply could emerge, with German outlets warning of limited justice at such talks.
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Great Britain
Poland and Germany begin talks on Danzig future
Warsaw reports early talks between Poland and Germany to settle Danzig's status, while Berlin rumors of imminent Nazi troop moves are discounted. The public reacts to Roosevelt's peace appeal with cautious hope and concern over potential German reactions. Poland is said to resist one sided changes by force if needed.
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Poland
Germany
Danwig
Berlin
Free City
Roosevelt
Italy
Hitler
Danzig
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Gabetta Polska
Messages to Totalitarians Signed Differently
Washington April 15 The peace appeal to Hitler was signed by President Roosevelt while Mussolini’s message bore Secretary of State Hull’s signature Mussolini ranks below Hitler in diplomatic grading Mussolini is prime minister of Italy with King Victor Emmanuel III as head of state
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U S Senator Pittman Seeks Trade Restrictions on Japan
Senator Pittman chairing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee states the United States would be justified in restricting trade with Japan to pressure an end to violations of the Nine Power Treaty. He spoke in a prepared NBC radio address alongside neutrality act reforms.
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China
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Britain and France Accept Roosevelt Peace Pact Opening
London and Paris signaled acceptance of President Roosevelt's call for a ten year non aggression pact as an opening for peace with Germany and Italy silent. Daladier told Ambassador Bullitt France would enter such an agreement while Chamberlain hailed the move as statesmanlike. Goering met Mussolini in Rome amid Italy's expanding empire and new anti Polish actions.
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Sunday Express Hails Roosevelt Peace Appeal As Greatest Service
London papers praise President Roosevelt's peace message to Germany and Italy calling it humanity’s hope and one of the greatest services by an individual. The Sunday Express captions Roosevelt as "the greatest man on earth" for his effort to avert war.
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Germany
Italy
Atlantic Cotton Men End Meeting in Greenville
The Atlantic Cotton Association closes its 17th annual convention in Greenville after electing officers and selecting Atlanta as the 1940 convention city. Wyndham M. Manning of Sumpter urged a National Cotton Council campaign funded at $240,000 to boost cotton use, combat freight-rate discrimination, control boll weevil and pink boll worm, and expand outlets.
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Atlantic Cotton Association
Atlanta
Wyndham M. Manning
Sumpter
National Cotton Council
Thornton Clark
Montgomery
Ala
A. H. Pell
Charlotte
T. W. Crews
Spartanburg
Fred Cockrell
Manning
Prospects Rise for Soviet Bloc Ties in Paris Talks
Paris dispatches report President Roosevelt’s peace appeal boosts hopes of bringing Soviet Russia into a defensive bloc with Poland and Romania. French sources say talks advance toward a ten year non aggression pact, with Moscow supplying war materials and food while troops stay out of Polish and Romanian territory. Daladier informs Washington of France’s readiness to sign, praising Roosevelt’s initiative as a step toward world peace and collective security among uneasy states.
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Roosevelt asks Hitler and Mussolini for ten years of peace
President Roosevelt urged Hitler and Mussolini to promise ten uninterrupted years of peace by pledging not to attack independent lands. He proposed forming a world council to ease the armament burden and share raw materials, while asserting a firm yet conciliatory stance.
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Rejection May Push Allies to Bloc Against Hitler
Washington observers say a flat rejection of Roosevelt's peace appeal by Hitler and Mussolini could prompt Britain and France to form a Stop Hitler bloc. The plan risks entangling Iran, Egypt, Latvia and other nations as pacifist pledges are tested. Some see the Pacific fleet move as peace signaling, others as a jab at Japan amid Europe turmoil.
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Dictator Student Barred Proposal At U S Schools
Philadelphia April 15 A proposal to bar students from European totalitarian states from U S schools was urged by Dr J A Rice president of Black Mountain College North Carolina He warned that tolerance can be harmful when used to aid enemies and spoke at a Temple University teachers and students conference.
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United States
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Black Mountain College
North Carolina
Temple University
American war planes worth 15 million for China
A. L. Patterson, UAC representative in China, announced he would fly to San Francisco with a contract to buy 15 million dollars' worth of American war planes for the Chinese government.
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Honolulu
A. L. Patterson
United Aircraft Corporation
San Francisco
Byrnes Bill Aims to Create Public Works Agency
Senator Barkley agreed to Senate consideration next week of the Byrnes measure to abolish current federal relief agencies and consolidate duties into a new public works agency. The plan would shift PWA WPA CCC NYA and other bureaus and could liberalize unemployment social security benefits.
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Oregon
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Soviet Russia Silent on Roosevelt Peace Plea
Moscow kept its customary silence as the Soviet government did not comment on President Roosevelt's peace plea to Germany and Italy. The midnight broadcast made no mention of the action, and officials offered no statement on talks between British Ambassador Leeds and Foreign Commissar Litvinov regarding a possible Anglo Russian alliance.
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