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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
BUTTER
ITALY'S REPLY TO ROOSEVELT
AXIS FRONTIER
AT PANAMA
MORE PLANE- ORDERS IN AMERICA
Paris, To-day.
It is officially admitted that al- though French aircraft produc- tion will be on the scale of 200 planes monthly by April, the Gov- ernment is contemplating increas- ing its order in the United States to 1,000 machines,
Purpose is to hasten parity with the Dictator countries,
AMERICA'S FIRST
LINE OF DEFENCE
New York, To-day.
Rome, To-day.
"President Roosevelt came dangerously near to as- NEW GERMAN
serting that the American frontier is along the Maginot Line.
"Although no-one is surprised at this leap, it can be regarded only as a provocative challenge to those nations who are striving for peace and equality in Europe."
TACTICS ABOUT
COLONIES
This comment on the statements warning to international Jewish
to international Jewish PROPHECIED
attributed to President Roosevelt financiers not to expect financial at the secret session of the Military profits from the catastrophe they Affairs Commission of the Senate are now endeavouring to bring is from the well-known "Tribuna" | about.--Trans-Ocean. and is typical of Italian press at- tacks.
A new version is given by the Signor Gayda, in "Giornale d'Ita- "New York. Herald-Tribune" of lia" as might be expected, is par- President Roosevelt's secret de ticularly forceful, and declares claration to the Senate's Military that it indicates "sudden mental Affairs Committee.
According to this version, Pre- sident Roosevelt insisted that the view must be accepted that Britain and France constitute the first line of defence of the United States.
derangement.”
"Coming as they do, just when European statesmen are endeavour- ing to preserve peace, the Presi- dent's remarks," says Signor Gayda, are deliberately planned to stir up a war menace."
AXIS INNOCENCE
Į
If this line were broken through, South America and the United States itself would be considered Since neither Germany nor Italy next in line for Fascist and Nazi has ever intimated that peaceful aggression.
co-operation between Totalitarian Meanwhile, it is reported that and Democratic States is impossi- Republican members of the Comble nor preached the unavoidabil mittee. are proposing to demand ality of armed conflict between the public sitting of the Committee to two groups, it appears that Mr. hear a clear exposition of the for- Roosevelt has suddenly begun, to eign policy of the United States.--envisage and desire such a con- Trans-Ocean,
JAPANESE SEEK
flict and for this reason is attempt- ing to weaken the policy of Mr. Chamberlain and to support the opposition of Bolshevism and in ternational anti-Fascism, all of
REINFORCEMENTS which belong to the war group.
Chungking, To-day.
In declaring that America must The Japanese Command in Shansi regard France as her frontier of has asked for four more divisions, defence, Mr. Roosevelt, says Gayda, has imposed upon Germany and and substantial reinforcements and replacements are being called for Italy the obligation of extending in the Yangtse Valley, according to their defence frontier to the Pana-
ma Canal. a Chinese military spokesman.
IGNORED APPEAL The official Chungking view. 18
He recalls that Signor Mussolini that the Japanese forces have been so split up by guerilla activities at one time invited: Mr. Roosevelt that Japan must send at least half to participate as a neutral repre- a million more men to carry on a sentative in a solution of the out- standing problems facing, the world successful offensive Trans-Ocean.
particularly those regarding die- armament, and co-operation, and that this appeal was ignored.”
SWISS CALL TO COLOURS
Berno, „To-day.
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Predicting the failure of Mr. Roosevelt, Tribuna" points to the opposition of the American public. The President's statement. It de- Swiss National Council has clares, is a reply to Herr Hitler's
• Bill authorising the Gov-|address of peace. His words em, ernment to call up in 1930 troops phasing the possibility of a exceeding the normal requirements peaceful reconstruction and now of the Swiss Army
order in Europe have been answer- This additional service is not de-fed with alarm cries and war threats, "fined as mobilisation, but as in- from America.
structive training.—Trans-Ocean. The paper concludes with a
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TURBULENT BRUSSELS SCENES
Brussels, To-day.
London, To-day, Important changes in the form of a renewed German campaign for colonies will become apparent in the near future, says the diplo matic correspondent of the Daily Telegraph.
The
correspondent says:
learn that all branches of the Reich Colonial Association are being instructed to discontinue references to our old colonies" and instead to wounded in the forehead, followed a sive demand for colonies of equal The attack on M. Spaak, who was concentrate on a more comprehen
turbulent session of the Chamber, value to those held or administer- in which the Premier was violent-ed by other European States." ly attacked in connection with Reuter. plan for converting Belgium into a
federal state and establishing some called "Long Live King Leo separate administrations for the pold" and others "Long Live the Flemish and Walloon districts.. Republic."
The plan was rejected by 111 votes to 62.
The demonstrators were mixed as
Dispersal by the police led to sharp clashes and several arresta
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