GERMANY'S
RELATIONS
WITH UNITED STATES
"No Hope Of Improvement While Serving Jews"
Inspired German Statement On Recent Tension
Berlin, To-day.
An inspired statement to the press declares that no hope for improvement in German-A merican relations is possible as long as they are infect- ed by the "influence which is openly serving Jewish interests."
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The German press for the first time yesterday pub- lished the fact that Germany protested against
U.S. DONATION
PATRIOTIC
CHINESE CREW
Havana, December 26. Twenty Chinese sailors of the Norwegian freighter, "Lady Norse," refused to man the vessel to-day when they learned that she was loaded with scrap iron des- tined for Japan.
The officers of the vessel 'then demanded the aid of the local police, who took the men ashore and put them in prison. They are to be deported on board the next Norwegian ship putting in here.— Havas.
the Cleveland speech of the American Secre- AUSTRALIAN
tary of Interior, Mr. Harold Ickes, and that the State Department rejected the protest.
PONY SHOT AFTER ACCIDENT
(By "RAPIER”)
Following the inspired statement,, turb Christmas in Germany and the order was apparently given to America!" the press to resume the attacks on REFUSAL TO COMMENT America.
In Washington, says a
despatch To-day's leader in the "Voelkische from the American capital, State Beobachter," circulated in advance Department officials refuse to com- yesterday, declares that the fact ment on the German inspired state- that the State Department tried to ment, but well-informed quarters give a semblance of justice to Mr. consider that the statement brings Ickes' spiteful vituperation, throws relations nearer to a complete dead-pony No. J.C.I. 49, a bay pony
re-
a characteristic light on the deve-lock.--Reuter. lopment of American-German lations under the present regime in Washington.
The set-back at the Pan-American Conference at Lima may cause bit- terness.
DIVERTING BLAME
NAZI "BLACK
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America seems to want to divert GUARDS" ATTACK
Mr. G. Tinson, popular race pony owner, has had the bad luck to lose his new Australian
of 14.3.
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OF WHEAT TO
SPAIN
WASHINGTON, TO-DAY. *PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HAS |CONFIRMED THAT, THE FE- DERAL COMMODITIES CORPOR- ATION WILL DONATE 500,000 BUSHELS OF WHEAT DURING [THE NEXT SIX MONTHS FOR IMPARTIAL DISTRIBUTION TO |BOTH SIDES IN SPAIN “IN OR- DER TO PREVENT STARVA- TION."
A committee has been appointed to raise U.S.$500,000 from private sources to pay for the cost of mill- ing the wheat into flour, which will be transported to Spain by the United States Maritime Com- mission as far as space is available in vessels.
-The flour will be distributed by the American Friends of Service Committee.-Reuter.
ANOTHER BID TO RESTORE
YANGTSE RIGHTS
Chungking, To-day.
A joint committee organised by
This pony was being taken out for a gallop this morning, under the control of a Chinese riding boy, Yim Hoi-lum, and when nearing the six furlongs post it unaccount- ably stumbled and fell heavily, tó- gether with the rider. Major Hogg immediately arrived on the scene, British, American, French, Nether- and, after an examination, found lands and other foreign circles in that the pony had a broken
Shanghai have decided to ask the shoulder, thus leaving him with no-British and U.S. Consulates-Gener- alternative but to order its destruc-al and Naval and Military Com- tion.
mands to negotiate further with The rider did not appear to suf- the Japanese authorities for the Announcing the New Year by re-fer any injury, although he was re-opening of the Yangtze River, order to find a pretext for making presenting a Nazi militiamen pull-assisted back to the stable by two according, to a Shanghai message. the American people understand the ing the chin-strap of his helmet fellow riding boys. necessity of gigantic armaments.
The committee suggested that shipping between Shanghai and
blame from themselves, says the Nazi journal, by new invective against Germany.
It is clear that Washington de- sires a crisis in American-German relations, just as Congress meets, in
"TOM CATS"
Berlin, Dec. 27.
over the caption "Be Prepared,” the
IDEOLOGICAL STUBBORNNESS "Schwarzes Korps," official organ
The "Voelkischer Beobacheter" of the Nazi Blackshirts, waxed elo- CITY DEVELOPMENT Nanking be resumed and extended
asserts that Germany could easily|quent to-day against both the Jews import three to four million bales and the Jesuits, termed "clerical of American cotton annually except|tom-cats."
for America's "trade policy of The paper first stated that the ideological stubbornness.”
achievements of the year 1938 were
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FUND TO GO INTO GENERAL REVENUE
The Government, which is aban-
The Nazi paper recalls President not only an accomplishment but Roosevelt's appeal to Hitler during also basis for new advance. the September crisis, stating that "Every German has two souls, doning the Government House and hundreds of millions of people would one eminently personal and the City Development Scheme as plan- acknowledge the act for a peaceful other belonging to the Fuehrer. ned in 1984, is proposing transfer
vice to mankind.
hinge the world. To-day, we know colony the balance standing to the The paper says that apparently how to keep quiet better than any credit of the fund. President Roosevelt no longer re-other people."
The amount involved is $889,- members his word, let alone his The journal then announced the 704.12.
later.
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The committee further proposed that if the Japanese authorities think that further deliberations are. necessary, à round-table conference. held on either the British or U.S. flagship.--Central News.
solution as a supreme historic ser- With such a people, one may unto the general
general revenue of the JAPAN LEADS IN
IRON IMPORTS collaborators, Mr. Cordell Hull["total" liquidation of the Jewish A bill authorising the transfer is FROM AMERICA
(Secretary of State), Mr. Harold question and commented on the included in to-day's Government | Ickes (Secretary of Interior), Sena-other poisonous mushrooms," noting Gazette in draft form. The Bill re- tor Key Pittman and Senator King. a similarity "between the Jewish peals the 1934 Ordinance setting
WAR INCITER ·
tactics and the caution of the cleri- Other Názi papers pursue a simi-cal tom-cats.”—Havas. lar strain, but display, originality
in their headlines. For example,
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SAVING NEW YEAR
"Ickes Agent-General of Judah," SAVING
"Typical War Inciter and Commis-
sioner of Jewish Agitation Columru COSTS FOR WAR
in the United States."
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Chungking, To-day.
The suggestion that a breach of German-American relations Was The Shanghai Thrift Movement
up the special fund and provides for the appropriation.
SIX JAPANESE PLANES DAMAGED
Wuyuan, To-day.
Washington, Dec. 27. Iron exports by the United States. for the month of November this year were double the quantity sent out in October, statistics released by the Department of Commerce re- vealed to-day.
The principal purchasers were Germany, Italy, and Japan.
The total quantity exported in
in November reached 450,000 tons. as against 223,000 in October.
Japan led the field with 319,000:
possible as a sequel to this latest Association is requesting all Chin- Six Japanese planes were damag- Nazi press outburst, is decisively ese in Shanghai to save their New ed on the ground when two Chinese tons, Italy was second with 55,000- rojected by well-informed quarters Year celebration expenses and con-planes raided the Japanese aero-tons, while Germany trailed with in Berlin, where it was added that tribute them to the State in aid of drome at Paotów in Suiyuan, ac- 30,000 tons.. "the campaign against America was the war of resistance. Central cording to an arrival from that held up for a week so as not to dis, News,
city-Central News, Dunge
The total value of the iron export- Led was $4,000,000:--Havas.