Longshoremen also were forced to eke an active part in the con-(rovers. and they telegraphed Presi dent Roosevelt, Mr. Cordell Hull Secretary of State; it. Daniel Roper, Secretary of Commerce and Miss Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labour, asserting that the employers. were threatening a lockout "which may lead to 9 coastwise shutdown if is not the matter straightened out."
Mr. B.S. Fong. president of the China War Relict Association "of America, telegraphed the Chinese Embassy at Washington that the picketing was likely to spread to all west coast ports.
We urged that Dr. Hu Shih, the Chinese Ambassador visit Presi-Sent Roosevelt and confer with Mr. Hull in an effort to seek an embargo on war materials destined for Symbolle Demonstration Two thousand pickets, composed of men, women and children and including Chinese, American Federation of Labour and Congress for Indus(rial "Organization unionists, volunteered to act as human barri-cedes and relieve other picket lines already doing duty. Some of the groups volunteering for service included members of pacifist groups and clergymen, Late this afternoon the Chinese students and residents ceased their Eicketing of the two ships and marched uptown in a body. The parade dispersed upon reaching Chinatown, Explaining their move, the spokesman for the United Chinese Socie-les said: "We have symbolized our protest, which we believe to be the Protest of millions of American {lends and "sympathizers"—United Mayor of New York Assaulted New York, Dee. 20 Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of New York' was assailed by an unknown man on the steps of the City Tal at noon today.
An enraged crowd, gathered round, immediately pounced on the attacker and knocked him down, savin the Mayor from possible injury, Hctore the police could break their wey through 10 the man, he was beaten up by the throng and had to be sent to hospital.
The attacker was later identified as tone James Hagen. He appeared ficiency. suffering from partial mental
'After the incident, Mayor La Gu din calmly granted' an interview the press. He told _newspapermen that Hagen had been importuning him for the past four years, asking for ear tain favours.
Only recently Mr. La Guardia ye: ceived two threatening letters, signed in each case with a swastika, Both threatened him with death if he continued his anti-Nezi addresses, One of them was accompanied by a bullet.
The assault upon the Mayor today has provoked considerable feeling throughout the United States, Following the attempt against the Mayor yesterday, two more detectives have been assigned to guard him against any further attacks.
Meanwhile, approval of yesterday" abortive act of terrorism openly voleed in today's papers in the Reich has enhanced fears already entertain: ed in well-informed circles here tt certain Nazi elements in the U.S.A might try to carry out the threat previously conveyed to the Mayor by two letters signed with a swastika Havas, New U.S. Secretary of Commerce Appointed Washinuton, Dec. 24
President Roogevolt. yestordy pointed Mr. be Hophins as Sect {ity of Commerce ecetsion U.S. Red Cross to Send Flour to Spain Washington, Dec. 20.
The American Red Cross will send 710 tons of flour to the Spanish Republican Government for. the month of January, 1999, Mr. Ernest Swift, representative of the orzanization, announced here today. Further shipments will follow as circumstances, funds and means of transport, permit, he added. 'The needs of the Republican Spanish Population are between 2000 and 7.000 tons of flour per month. Children have already shown signs of under-nourishment despite the Red Cross' efforts to help, Mr. Swift asserted—Havas. tr, Hopkins i at present Admini trator of the. Works 'Progress Mninistrations which ly a" Federal 'Agency in charge' of rect was Colonel F.C. Harrington has bee appointed to siceeed Mts Hopi THI copy Rewters Washington, Dee. 2 'The appointment of Mr. Hopkin was in many circles Interproted attempt to. lift the politico! stigma from the Works Progress Ad ministration, as well as to enlinee the prestige' of Nr. Hopkins als hie assistant in the W.P.A, Mr, AUbrey Williams. " Both "atr, "Hopkins Mr. Williams have been the hie! {argets in. Congressional storms ox! Mleged political considerations in the distribution of relief funds Mr, Eden Returns
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