The Archive · 1939

Troquols Skipper Takes Steps

the s. Irogv today' were kept in ignorance of the range German warning "that. the JAmeriean vessel would be sunk under feircumstancoe similar' tothe fateful Zurich, Oct, 7.

According to reliable reports reaching here, 9 serious riot broke out yesterday near Burscheld in the industrial Ruhr region, during a meeting of National Socialist women. in_a factory.

'The gathering was addressed by the Jocal "Fuehrerin" of the Nazi Party who bitterly reproached the assembled women with "not support morale of men "not taking their struggle for liberty. rupted. by' shouts: bands are on the front, our children have nothing to cat! I's the old story of 1914 starting all over again."

Gestapo men and members of the A. who were policing the meeting attempQd to arrest some demonstra tors and a. severe seufle ensued, Nineteen women were arrested. and many injured, among them the Fucherin who was taken unconscious to the hospital tain A." Chellon, had taken all the skipper of the Iroquoe, Cape

necessary precautionary measures but pasene possible hysteria as wttoiing the news tom the 10. avoid possi

The Maritime Commission estimat-Jed that the destroyers sent to: convoy the Iroquois would contact the Amer-{ean vessel curly today.

The Maritime' Commission yesterldap said that the Master of the Troquois had "fsken" precautionary measures in acknowledgement of the Warning: sent tothe White. Howe Yesterdty by Grand\ Admiral Erich Feaeder, Commander-insChiet of the (German Navy.

Mr. "Stephen Barly, the White House. Secretary, "who! revealed. the Wwarning yesterday, conte med the. ort that Grand Admiral Roeder tad Fequired the Naval Aache of. Bet= Tin to sign a receipt acknowledging the receipt of the warning.

Reports from other sources that lorand-Admiral Roeder lid said. Feceived the information upon hich the warning was based from" ire oontd not be confirmed.

President Roosevelt, at Hyde Park said that the digpateh of naval fort to the Troquols was, not designed to establish a precedent, and jig not mean that similar pfotction frould be given other US. refugee ships. He Grew attention to the foe However, that the ease of the 1roquals stforded'an excellent example of the value of the neutrality patrol United Press

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