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~ Diplomatic sources §fififih Spanish â€" insurgents . warned .upon British freighters if they atâ€" tempt to enter the Basque port of Vol. 81, No. 30 Franco Threatens British Ships If Blockade Run Tried 3,700 OSHAWA MOTOR WORKERS STILL OUT HEPBURN WON‘T MEET C.1.0. ORCANIZER note to Sir Henry Chilton, British ambassador mfil, declared the presence of British warships as conâ€" voys for foodâ€"laden freighters would allow the breaking of the Bilbao blockade," they said the note read. "We aré prepared to risk an interâ€" national incident, but the ships will not get through." Six British freighters bound for Bilbao will not get through. _ m'""" cruiser Almirante Cervera, en to enter Bilbao and conâ€" voyed past the port. * make no difference. _ _ ‘"Under no circumstances will mationalist (insurgent) _ warships _ The sixth to arrive was the Seven Seas Spray, bound for the Basque port from Alicante with a cargo of Weekend Highway Toll Is Three Preston Youth Killed, Helper Injured, Near Guelph. Two men and a married woman of 27 years met death as the result of motor accidents in Ontario over the weekâ€"end. At least five other ns were injured, none criticalâ€" E, in crashes. Lynn Baines, 19, of Preston, died in an ambulance en route to Guelph Hospital, Saturday night, after his truck had crashed with another a quarter of a mile west of Acton on Highway No. 7. His skull was fracâ€" tured. A passenger in Baine‘s truck, John Runstedler, 16, also of Preston, was uninjured. _ _ _ _ Almost instant death was met by Mrs. Ann Palamar, 145 Barnesdale Avenue North, Hamilton, Sunday (Continued on Page 4) C.1.0. Gunfire Kansas Labour Troubles Break Into Open Conflict. GALENA, Kas. â€" Nine members of a separate metal mining union were shot and seriously wounded Sunday as rivalry between their orâ€" ganization and a union backed by the committee for industrial orâ€" ganization flamed into armed conâ€" flict in the lead and zinc fields. (The C.I.O. is the organization which called the strike at Oshawa.) A spray of gunfire burst from a C.1.0. office on which a march was being made by members of the Triâ€" State Metal and Smelter Workers‘ Union brandishing pick handles. ST. JEAN DE LUZ, France.â€" They said Gen. Francisco Franco, solutely No Ship Will Allowed to Run Blockade No 9 Miners prise Sunday session grappled with the problem of interference with British shipping in Spanish waters but what decision Downing Street reached in connection with the blockade of Bilbao by Insurgent General Francisco Franco remains a British Cabinet in Emergency Session But Decision Not Published. Franco‘s decision to blockade Bilbao, capital of the Basque counâ€" try on the northern coast of Spain, presented a problem that the Euroâ€" pean nonâ€"intervention committee did not foresee and did not provide for in drawing up plans to patrol the coasts of Spain. _ _ _ _ _ While the Cabinet‘s devision was an official secret much conjecture was raised in London. One version had it the Cabinet decided the fullest protection must be given to British shipping while, also strict attention must be paid to international relations concerning the entry of foreign warships into another nation‘s territorial waters. "Americans Envy Ontario Preâ€" mier‘s Courage", Says: 6 Editor. NEW YORK.â€"Had United States authorities taken a similar stand in regard to sitâ€"down strikes as that adopted by Premier Hepburn, of Onâ€" tario, the strike crisis in this counâ€" try could have been prevented said ‘The New York American in an ediâ€" torial yesterday. "Americans can only envy the example of courage set by the Govâ€" ernment of Ontario in warding off the same crisis," says the editorial. "Our country is indeed plagued by foreign agitators who have, as Fremier Hepburn, of Ontario, says, *brought the United States ‘l?on into the state of anarchy‘. "Premier Hepburn has the courage ard the sense of responsibility to ""The entire resources of this proâ€" vince will be utilized to prevent anyâ€" thing in this country resembling that which is taking place.at the present time across the line, due to failure on the part of the constituted authority to take adequate action.‘ ‘"‘‘The people of the United States are compelled to bow their heads in acknowledgment of the truth of this indictment. "American authorities could have prevented the sitâ€"down crisis in the beginning if they had the courage to say, as Premier Hepburn now says: ""The Government‘s obligation with respect to the maintenance of law and order is one from which this administration has no desire to NEED BYâ€"LAW A byâ€"law is required by a town to allow exemption for three years on assessments for improvements made under the Home Improvement Plan, stated Wm. Uffelman, town tax collector. The power to pass such byâ€"laws was given municipaliâ€" ties at the recent Ontario Legislaâ€" ture sessions. Brings Praise From New York Papers LONDON.â€"The Cabinet in a surâ€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE A HOME NEWSPAPER FOR WATERLOO, AND WATERLOO COUNTY PEOPLE Wa Waterloo Plans for King‘s Coronation Town Council, Musical Society and Othor Organizations Coâ€" ‘The Waterloo Town Council, Muâ€" sical Society, executive, Young Men‘s Ciwb and other organizations were present at a joint meeting held Monday night when plans were made for a suitable celebration for the coming coronation of the King. Proâ€" gram details are being arranged by a committee and the citizens and places of business ‘will decorate homes and buildings with flags, and bunting. _ The Solomon grocery store at Union and Mary streets was entered between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. Sunday and $2 in stamps and $8 in money stolen. Not.hin{r:bout the doors or windows was ken. The stamps were in one and three cents deâ€" nominations. INSPECT MODEL BARNS Members of the County House of Refuge ’llannq‘o‘mem. committee in Company with ‘Mayor J. A. Bmith, inâ€" spected model barns in other counâ€" ties to determine best model farm which is to ‘be erected at the Old Peaple‘s Home. An Elora farmer, Wm. H. Densâ€" more was given judgment by county court by Judge Killoran, Stratford, for $188 and costs against Walter E. by, Pilkington ‘Tp. ‘The suit was in regard to a lease of the Freeman farm in Woolwich township. The two parties to the suit could ‘have saved all expenses if they had spent $5 and consulted a lawyer to draw a proper agrgement. The biggest item was $13,850 for pigs. A mare and colt were also orâ€" dered returned to Densmore. The farm in the dispute is situated about three miles east of West Montrose. After living on the farm one year, Densomer‘s second year lease was ruled invalid by court. $188 AWARD GIVEN TO ELORA FARMER Suit STORE ENTERED, $10 STOLEN Finance Minister Dunning budgetâ€" ed for a $35,000,000 deficit in 193738 compared with an actual 193637 defiâ€" cit of $87,000,000. He estimated 1937â€" ‘38 revenue at $485,000,000, expendiâ€" tures $520,000,000. Now taxes were imposed. ‘Parliament ratified new . trade agreements with the United Kingâ€" dom, Germany and Uruguay. Defense estimates woere increased $11,000,000. OTTAWA.â€"Here are some highâ€" lights of the parliamentary session that ended Saturday night. _ . Parliament passed acts providing heavy penaities for enlistment in foreign forces and permitting the governorâ€"inâ€"council to control exports of arms, munitions and food to forâ€" eign countries. o, Ontamio, TuEspaY Highlights of Recent Parliament ment, States Judge.â€" Montrose Farm Lease Involved. Arai 13, 1937 Sunday West Organizer‘s Attack On Gov‘t ""InPoor Taste" Says Premier "U.S. Would Ride Such Men Out of Town on a Rail," Replies Hepburn to TORONTO.â€""If we can get these paid professional American agitators out of Ontario, I am convinced that 1 can readily consummate an agree ment between General Motors and its employees that will permit every one to go back to work, happy and centented with their lot, instead of walking the streets listening to the abusive tatk of Thompson and Marâ€" tin," Premier Hepburn said Sunday night. l Can Settle Own Problems ‘ "We can settle our own problems in this Province", declared the Prime inister, "without having the hireâ€" lings of Joh L Lewis, the master mind behind all the unrest and disâ€" turbance in the United States, come in here and tell is what to do. I‘m not going to attempt to reply to all the abuse which Martin at Oshawa Friday night heaped upon the head of the Government here. Suffice it today, it was in poor taste. ‘What would people of the country from which he comes think and say if one o* our labor leaders were to go over there and openly attack the Goverâ€" nor of a State, or, for that matter the President? Why, they‘d be apt to take him for a ride on a rail." Still in his office desk at Queen‘s Park, said the Prime Minister, was Gcneral Motors latest offer to the strikers an offer involving wage inâ€" creases and other concessionsâ€" which, in his opinion, and that of Louis Fine, chief concilator of the Provincial Labor Department, would result in a speedy and amicable setâ€" tlement of existing difficulties if only it could reach the eare of those on gtrike. But Thompson and Martinâ€" "these slick fellows who operate from outside Ontario and make a fat living out of the pay envelopes of our working clges"â€"were bending every effort, he charged, to prevent that from happening. : Lieut. Col. H. Ballantyne of the Scots Fusiliers of Canada and C. H. Meeker of No. 24 Field Ambulance will represent Kitchener at the Coroâ€" nation. ‘They sail from Montreal April 28th. Parliament legislated to give the Government a 51â€"perâ€"cent. controlling interest in the Bank of Canada. FARMERS START PLOWING Quite a number of farmers in this district have started plowing preparâ€" ing the ground for spring seeding. ‘The Senate killed the transport till that would have established a board with authority over rail, air, inland water, interprovincial and inâ€" tornational commercial highway trafâ€" fic. Legislation provided for old age ponsions to blind persons reaching the ago of 40. An act was passed to establish a company to operate the transiCanâ€"« ada air line. Administration of the Combines Investigation Act was returned from the trade and industry commission which never functioned to the labor department. LOCAL MEN FOR CORONATION Quick settlement of the strike was forecast by Homer ‘Martin, internaâ€" tional president of the Automobile Workers of America, when he arrived here Saturday. Pressure placed on General ‘Motors will "soon" settle the strike, Martin said. Homer Martin, C.LO., Says Entire U.S. General Motors Will Hold Up Work. OYHAWA.â€"The Ontario Cabinet has split over the strike involving 3,100 workers at General Motors of Canada, Limited, Hugh ‘Thompson, organizer for the United Automobile Thompson told the meeting ‘Hon. David {roll, Ontario minister of laâ€" bor, promised the comtittee repre senting automobile workers relief in the event of a strike. ‘The promise was made a week before the strike was called, Thompson added. "Now Hepburn (Premier Mitchell Hepburn) says that will be no relief for strikers", the organizer conâ€" tinued. "We are not interested in the dissension in the Cabinet, but we are interested in the premier keeping his nose out of our ‘business. Workers‘ Union, told a mass meeting here Sunday. â€" See End in Weoek "I feel sure that by this time next week you people will be back at work at General (Motors under conditions you want," Thompson told the erowd of workers who hadâ€" assembled with their wives and children. "If there is any way you can do this without me, I am going to try to do it. "It won‘t be very many more days that General Motors workers in the (Continued on Page 4) _ OTTAWA.â€"Good will, compromise, and gravity were apparent in the closâ€" ing proceedings of Canada‘s preâ€"Corâ€" onation session of Parliament Saturâ€" day night, which ended at 9 o‘clock when the governorâ€"general read his closing speech in the Senate Chamâ€" 62 Day Session At Ottawa Ends Preâ€"Coronation Sitting of Parâ€" liament Prorogued Saturâ€" day Night. Mr. Bennett replied with a declaraâ€" tion he had done just what he conâ€" sidered it his duty having regard to t:le Government‘s heayy responsibiliâ€" ties. Before another session begins a royal commission will have begun an investigation of the financial reâ€" lationship of the Dominion and the provinces. Importance attached to the coming inquiry was indicated in the speech from the throne which reâ€" viewed business of the session and described the probe as a necessary first step towards "readjustments in the governmental structure of Canâ€" For 62 days Parliament deliberated over the nation‘s business and at the end Premier King expressed his warm preciation of coâ€"operation and ud‘ltlce given the Government by Conservative Leador Bennett. Readjustments in the governmenâ€" tal structure of Canada have become necessary as a result of economic and sotial readjustments since Conâ€" federation, said the speech. Tuesday and Friday Price 2 Cents