EVA. ance, Britain, And Russia Unite l3i 5. '1 v 80 Taxi Tomorrow's Tides UY AM) NIGHT f fW High . 3:20 a.m. 20.0 It., M 15:16 pjn. 212 ft.'--;. Low 9:20 ajn. 5.8 ft. - (New 1938 Plyn. 21:52 p.m. 22 ft. . C NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH (COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER hi. No. 225. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1938. PRICE: 5 CENTS tervatives were elected, ho lose to connect Prince Ru-' m,h the soumcrn coast Dy invention spent most of realllrmlng the confidence Brawn up Dy inc laic ur. Patterson, former leader, Bic last provincial election. Earty stands committed to tli? structure of taxation, .e municipal burden, elim- '.ravagance ana waste in cnt expenditures, endeav- stitute health Insurance on hat Is artuarily sound, stop numeration If possible, .extra Jon of the franchise. tab. light against Yukon! nation without a plebiscite areas, extend Empire tariff .... - . il i.j i.i' ulu iivriiiiaijciii, I Ow :nd endeavour lb 'pro- U::-; industry. Mon-in of New Westminster ''f !cd president of the As- DIMS DISGUSTED To (Juit League Of Na-! lnJ To Us linpotency IR0W OUT FARM TAX 10NTON, Sept. 20: - The Percent farm production tax ! Abcrhart government has uled Illegal by the Supreme f Alberta. TO.. HAND IS L?TED ONSERVATIVE LEADER; D ROMISES RUPERT ROAD td Anscomb of Victoria by Margin of Sixteen ittcrson Platform Reaffirmed by Kamloops Convention ttMLOOPS, September 26: (CP) R. L. Maitland Vancouver, M.L.A. for Vancouver-Point Grey and member of the Tolmie government, was elected rative party leader for British Columbia early . defeating Herbert Anscomb of Victoria, the only candidate, by sixteen votes in a poll of about five His election was laicr tanimous. course of his address, of lice. Mr. Maitland said, If British Gov't Will Pipe Out Oil Of Alberta: LONDON, Sept. 26: (CP) The British government Is glv- lng consideration to compre- henslvc plans for development of Turner Valley oil field of southern Alberta including construction of a pipe line to Vancouver, It was learned last night. 9 PROMISES BY TORIES Pledge Compensation for Silicosos-Itevislon of Mining Laws and Easier Financing KAMLOOPS. Sept 26: (CP)- week-end, included one promlslns NEW CHIEF OF POLICE . I Britain On War Basis Local people just back from the Old Country report that. even before they left, the Brit- lsh Isles were practically on a wartime basis with extraordin- ary defense measures being taken. Among other things, municipalities had been made responsible for the Issuance, administration and use of gas masks, drills of the citizenry being compulsory. . TERMS ARE REJECTED BY CZECHS Prague Decides To Kcsist Hitler's Move To Break Nation LONDON, Sept. 26: (CP) An unimpeachable source said last night that Czechoslovakia had rejected Chancellor Adolf Hitler's final terms for handing over Sudetcnland to Germany by October 1. This . disclosure came while Premier Daladier of France was in London to confer with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. Authoritative sources disclosed ihtr trtt- of Hitler's 'demands on CSzcrhoslovakia which were Interpreted as a break-up of the Czech state. DEAD NOW OVER 600 Rcsolutlons adopted by the Brit- ' I lsh Columbia Conservative Associ- Property Damage As Result Of 'nUnn nt Its ronvrntlon here at thei Atlantic Coast Storm Tlaccd i At 7in nnnnnn compensation for miners affected with silicosis while revision of mln- NEW YORK, Sept. 26:- Iiiit lnir rncritlnHnnc reeuiations to n tnxtir roster WIHmritp iceitimate estimates l'ul" 'u"u""' following last Knnf on. etui ,u.- - Three Great Nations Will Take Up Arms Together In Fight For Czechoslovakia - Announced WAR CLOUDS BRITONS CALLED OUT LONDON War Secretary Hore-Belisha today called out officers and men of, anti-aircraft and coast defence units of the British territorial army. All regular Royal Air Force men on leave and Royal Air Force observation corps were also called. The authorities stressed that both measures were purely precautionary and did not constitute mobilization. Evlc EVACUATING PARIS PAItlS The public works ministry called upon all persons ready to do so to evacuate Paris by rail immediately "because of circumstances." j CANADA NOT ASKED LONDON It was! stated officially today that Canada has not been asked for any commitments by the British government in view of the crisis. . ' PARLIAMENT CALLED LONDON Capt. Edward Fitzroy, Speaker, issued notice calling up Parliament to meet on Wednesday. PARIS T O EVACUATE Minister of Interior Issues Statement of War Instructions To Civilian Population To Decentralize rrdnw. ft.- 'nm-umt. nf mining nmsnnpU eri0us storm and floods north- lengthy statement of Instructions wVhdrawal revision ward along the Atlantic Coast , to the civilian population of France en thr ten of ami of the Securities Act ! Nations Vork ptace at to wgard to action in event of at- 'rom the League o : to make financing of new enter- J TZ "ft League, prises were also promised. XiSSi IT Sll mfssS Sese instructions descried jtPr V , . i1" ,PW.?r' thousands In hospitals. Rrom 20.- procedure for orderly decentralla- Jiect Hi friend3 or nunish its uniiT mitrtn . . . ' , M - bmi in ri i Til tin ihhi nprsnns Hrp nnmp- uuuii ui LMJuuiaLifin irum mp pilips iless. land other steps such as defence i utmnrr nrr won nr KPTPniirnn sar- . . UNCEE "SAM IS ARMING United States Bolsters Its Defences In View of International Situation WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 26: , PARIS, Sept. 26:-Wlth almost In view of the continued critical nation of "'c uuucu every Europe engaged in feverish military precautions states government Is still moving -Latest for war, Minister of the Interior to bolster its defences. Orders for n..t. Athprt sarrnnt vAcferH Ucn millions of munitions are being Stocks Are Holding Up i against air rams, DiacKing oui oi Spectacular Recovery late Satur ki AnMn hniihnt. -If ' . USe bmbProof shelt". day largely Wiped Out Earlier ii.i. ub ...v . ispcciai services lor the detection cv Electra, well known at Prince' f Eas and nrofprtion oP!,!nst Losses '""i - " .same ana precautions against out- NEW YORK Sert 26- In snite Corp. ChrJs Jacklln of Nanalmo, urday night In tow of the coast- break and SDrcad bf fire nr" ...,..f. ,'. , whose appointment as chief of city guard cutter Alert. The Electra had) Thousands of Americans and nation stock trading on the New police in Prince Rupert was an- her rudder damaged on the fishing other foreigners are making pre- York Exchanee Saturday statrpd a nounccd in the Dally News some-i grounds four hundred miles west weeks ago, will be arriving In the of Cape Omaney and made a good city within a few days to asumc his deal of her way back to port under local duties. Corp. Jacklln Is being improvised Jury rudder before be-promotcd to the rank of sergeant, lng picked up by the Alert. paratiohs to leave Paris and' othtt sbecthcular recovery after an P.irh cltles- slump. Gains were recorded by France is rapidly preparing Itself 130 Issues. The Industrial average for any war emergency at short at closing was off 1.06; rails, off notice- .10, dnd utilities, off .10. OFFICIAL LONDON STATES IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO STOP "GREAT TRAGEDY" URGES PEOPLE ' OF ALL NATIONS TO INSIST ON FREE NEGO TIATIONDOMINIONS CALLED Hitler Stands Firm For Sudetenland Annexation IT IS HIS LAST PLAN FOR EXPANSION IN EUROPE BUT HE INSISTS THAT HE WILL SEE IT THROUGH NO MATTER WHAT COMES LONDON, September 26: (CP) An official state-nent issued here today made it clear that, if in spite of all efforts made by Prime Minister Chamberlain, Germany were to attack Czechoslovakia, France vould go to the aid of the republic and Great Britain would stand behind France. Russia would also join France and Great Britain in a triple fight to aid Czechoslovakia in the event of German invasion. The Foreign Office statement added: "It is still not too late to stop this great tragedy and for the people of all nations to insist on settlement by free negotiation;"" ' -' ' :.;-.."--,v-".",n -"... , ttrHrtQift. f. Hon. Vincent 3Iasscy, Canadian High' Commissioner, and representatives of other Dominions were re-oticsted today to call at Premier Chamberlain's residence tonight and consult regarding the crisis. HITLER NOT TURNING BACK Chancellor Adolf Hitler declared at Berlin tonight: "I have decided that we shall place Czechoslovakia's Sudeten area under German sovereignity" and added that, if President Benes "does not want peace we will have to take matters into our own hands." Addressing a huge throng in the Sportspalast, Hitler said that Germany and Italy will stand together and "will be able to defend themselves as a solid block if the worst comes to the worst" in settling the Sudeten problem which he said was Germany's last and final problem. This declaration followed a review by Hitler of his relations with the principal European powers in which he voiced dissatisfaction with the 1936 naval treaty with Great Britain, limiting Germany's naval power. Hitler spoke of German unity and declared he was speaking for the whole nation. "Germany is not interested in oppressing other people," Hitler declared. "Its foreign policy is directed solely at being of service to German peoples." Hitler declared that Czechoslovakia's Sudeten territories arc the last in Europe which Germany will seek, to annex. Already he had renounced Alsace-Lorraine, he declared., (More War News on Page Two) ope Vies, With Despair As Fateful Week In Europe's Affairs Commences national Crisis Over Czechoslovakia Is Unbroken ls" Parliament to Assemble London Papers Blame Hitler Berlin Press Says Issue is Simple LONDON, September 26. The British Parliament leii summoned for Wednesday to consider the Euro- ; "'sis in the light of Chancellor Adolf Hitler's latest LntlS Oil f.pMmalrttrn L?n HM-i inlinnf trna in encoinn Sunday and again today and last night it was in,'1 in athoritative quarters that Great Britain had uccwocl to co-operate lircvctlng German ; I Jn.?zcchosl"vakla. Prime nevill ;iK'i-l.... luncheon with King George yesterday. Over the week-end there were e Chamhnrlnl hetween the dlnlo- -......ii 4ii vviiibivuvvu - - ' matlc representatives of various nations. With tension terrific, the crisis continues much the same with hope In some quarters and despair in others. There Is still the possibility that there may be yielding somewhere In the situation between Germany and Czechoslovakia which' threatens to embroil Europe and the world In what might be the most terrible conflict In history. Chancellor Adolf Hitler, on the one hand, continues, apparently, adamant In the demand that Sudeten areas of Czechoslovakia shall be delivered over to the Itcich by October 1. The Czechs, on the other hand, continue mobil-i7.nrf at full strength In readiness to resist the first move at Invasion to enforce Dcr Fuehrer's demands. The attitude of Great Britain, and France Is one of increasine stiffen lng against Hitler.-' ' London newspapers Dlace the res ponsibility for peace or war In Europe squarely on the shoulders of Hitler. The Times says: "If war comes, Hitler will be responsible not only to the world but particu larly to his own people." It has been stated that the point on which Premier Chamberlain and Chancellor Hitler came to the parting of the Vays last week was Hitler's refusal to demobilize German reserve forces. German newspapers crystallize the Issue by declaring that the "only question m dispute Is the method oi evacuation of Sudeten areas." As for claims of Poland and Hungary In. respect to minorities In Czechoslovakia, the German papers contend that they should be entitled to self-determination. Czechoslovakian spokesmen reiterate that the Anglo-French proposals of a week ago were agreed to by Czechoslovakia only In the Interests of peace. There could be no further surrender, however, by Czechoslovakia as a basis of agreement. This was why general mobilization of the country's fighting forces had been ordered. Prague continues quiet as preparations for war continue. There were further clashes In Sudeten areas with more casualties at the week-end. Both Germans and Czechs claimed unjustified attacks. German armies are reported to be preparing to cross from Saxony Into Crcchoslovakia. Evacuation of Czechoslovakia by British, Americans and other nationals continues. Forty-five British subjects were reported to have crossed the border at one point, taking only hand luggage with them. Mussolini Enigmatic The position of Italy In connection with the Czechoslovakian crisis Is still enigmatic. Premier Mussolini, voluble as usual, is nevertheless indefinite. He still professes friendship for Germany but he has not said' how far he Is ready to go in demonstrating It, merely sug gesting that Italy may be forced Into war. The general opinion is mat ii uuce is leaving tne way ppen to keep out of any war which would appear to be suicidal to his nation. Speaking yesterday, he deplored the prospect of It being nec essary to resort to arms to settle the Czechoslovakian crisis. Russia's attitude continues to be one of waiting to see what other nations will do. Premier Edouard Daladier and Foreign Minister Georges' Bonnet of France arrived yesterday by air plane to confer with the British government In 'regard to the situation. Last night the Franch Premier and his foreign minister conferred for more than two Hours with Prime Minister Chamberlain and his colleagues and they remained over for further meetings today. Prior to leaving Paris yesterday, Foreign Minister Bonnet received the Japanese . ambassador ' to France. 'SI ill ii