THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 20, 1937.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO DECIDE AMERICAN ACTIONS State Department Marks Time Over Week End
"NEUTRALITY" NO POLICY AT ALL
Washington, To-day.
The State Department marked time over the week-end pending outcome of the United States naval inquiry at Shanghai into the Panay incident and the Japanese reply to the American Note.
-KELLOGG
PACT AUTHOR DYING
St. Paul (Minnesota), To-day.» Mr. Frank Kellogg, author of the famous Kellogg Peace Pact, is critically ill following an oper ation. He had a stroke six weeks agoa
Dr. Lepak, attending Mr. Kel-
logg says there is virtually n matter of hours-Reuter
hope of recovery, and it is just a
NEW NOTE ON PANAY AFFAIR
While determined not to close the incident until the Japanese give precise guarantees of full res- pect for American lives and interests in China henceforth, the Department declines to involve it- self in any speculation as to what will happen if the
Tokyo, To-day. Japanese reply is unsatisfactory.
One reason for this is that President Roosevelt is understood that the United is in command of the situation, and nobody knows Grew, delivered a supplementary what is in the President's mind except the SecreNote in connection with the Panay tary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull.
President Roosevelt possesses the means and the ability to rally public opinion towards stronger action than the mere despatch- ing of Notes, if necessary, but the dilemma in which the Ad ministration now finds itself vis- a-vis public opinion at home, is well expressed in an article in the New York "Times," which de- clares that United States refusal to act jointly with the other Pow- ers in the Far East, as long as her interests are not affected, now leaves her facing Japan alone with a major incident to settle.
CHESTNUTS
The journal continues that whenever, recently, there has been Angio- talk of a common any American front in the Far East, cries have arisen in the United States that London wanted the Americans to pull British chest- nuts from the fire, but now "we have some chestnuts of our own roasting
în China.”
ANOTHER MUSSOLINI GRANDSON
Rome, To-day. Countess Edda Ciano, wife of the Italian Foreign Minister and eldest daughter of Signor Musso- lini, gave birth to a son on Sa- turday.
This is Countess Ciano's third son-Trans-Ocean.
WUHAN DEFENCE PRECAUTION
Hankow, To-day. Hankow garrison headquarters an- nounce that beginning to-morrow, use of telephones in the Wuhan area will be stopped during air raids, in order to facilitate efficient de-
The journal adds that the Panay fence operations. incident has shown that a foreign Military, fire brigade and hos- policy based on United States pital telephone lines are excepted-- neutrality is no foreign policy at Reuter.
all.
THE FUTURE.
It is the concensus of political opinion here that even the Panay: incident is not sufficient to stir
SOVIET ENVOY NOT IN HANKOW
Hankow, To-day.
Soviet
public opinion to authorise joint action, but with the risk of further serious incidents not ruled out as long as American ships and troops A report that the new remain there, it is impossible to Ambassador has arrived, and has predict to what extent the Amer-conferred with General Chiang Kai- ican attitude might be modified by shek, to whom he is said to have further assaults on American lives submitted certain proposals, is and treaty rights. Reuter,
fatly denied in Chinese and Soviet quarters here.
NEW ALTITUDE RECORD
Paris, To-day.
Capt Arnoux, the French airman, established a new altitude record for a two-seater plane at Orly -aero-
The Ambassador is reported to be en route to Urumchi from Mos- cow. Beuter.
The Royal Observatory reported this morning that the anti-cyclone has extended eastward to the Bonin Islands; the depression is situated to the east of Hokkaido.
Local forecast: NE winds
drome, near Paris, on Saturday fresh, fair.
In a little under an hour after
taking off, he had attained a height man 357 machine, fitted with
of 7,000 metres.
He was flying a two-seate
Far
140 HP. Renault Bengali engine.
a-Ocean
States Ambassador, Mr. Joseph
incident to the Foreign Minister, Mr. Koki Hirota, late on Friday evening.
However, the United States Em bassy and the Foreign Office refuse to count the report, and the Ja- panese press is silent.
The newspapers feature a report that the Emperor granted an au- dience to the Premier at 8.30 and 10.40 on Saturday evening.
PREMIER AT PALACE
FRANCE WELL PLEASED BY
DELBOS TOUR
Paris, To-day.
The Foreign Minister, M. Yvon Delbos, expressed himself very satis- fied with his tour of Central Europe when he arrived in Paris yesterday morning from Prague and received an enthusiastic reception from crowds at the station.
The opinion is generally held that the tour, showed that France's alli- ances and friendships are as strong and valuable as
has ever and enhanced France's prestige. Reuter
PHONE FROM PRAGUE
Paris, Yesterday. That the "goodwill tour” of the French Foreign Minister,
M. Yvon Delbos, yielded the ex- pected results, is the opinion stated at the Quai d'Orsay to- tay.
M. Delbos is reported to have spoken to the Premier, M. Camille. Chantemps, by phone from Prague, where he has been busy conferring with Czecho-Slovakian leaders.
reported having seert nothing but a pro-French attitude, and says that Czech members of parliament stressed the country's întention to stand by the Lesgue of Nations and the principle of collective security Trans-Ocean.
It is understood that Prince. Konoye made a full report on Ja-Cabinet Council. pan's fundamental policies to The Premier also submitted Pre- China, which had been unanimous-sident Roosevelt's request to the ly approved at Saturday's all-day Emperor Reuter.
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