President Asked to Protest to Spanish Nationalists New York, Feb. 6.
Bishop Robert L. Paddock, retired Episcopalean Bishop of Oregon, said io-day that a petition had been sent to President Roosevelt signed by more iban 470 leaders in religion, art, education and the cinema urging a protest on behalf of American public opinion against Spanish Nationalist bombing of civilian centres in Spain. The petition said that a protest would assist in terminating "such callous, inhuman slaughter."—United Press. and others in Russia last summer, There were rumours in Berlin of the imminent arrest by the police of certain generals, whereupon Gen. von. Fritsch called a secret meeting. On the morning of January 28, the correspondent related, he sent a company of regulars to occupy a house in the Wilhelmstrasse, near the Chancellery, with a view to showing Herr Himmler that he would meet force with force. Various strategic measures were also taken in various points in Berlin.
After this, Gen. Keitel, newly-appointed Chief of the Supreme Command, began negotiations with the Fuehrer on behalf of the Army, the correspondent concluded.—Reuter.
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