CHANGES IN U.S. NEUTRALITY BILL PENDING
Washington, To-day. The statement by President Roosevelt to the effect that the United States Neutrality Law had proved not a contribution to peace, but had heightened the possibility of war threats, is taken to indicate that the President has decided to change the law.
One revision may be that the question of what constitutes an act of aggression will be décided by the President himself.
The
DEFENCE IN THE PACIFIC
London, To-day.
It is understood that final ar rangements have been completed for the Imperial Pacific Conference which is to be held in New Zealand at the end of this month.
The British Government will be officially represented and the gole subject of the conference will be
mutual defence.
The Prime Ministers of New Zealand (Mr. Savage) and Australia (Mr. Lyons) will attend.
President may ask for power to REPRESENTS
enable him to place the
arma-
ment industries of the United
States at the disposal of those STIFFENING OF
countries which, in his opinion, are victims of aggression.
BRITISH ATTITUDE
cor-
Some of the provisions of the
London, To-day. Neutrality Law cease to hold good
The undertaking of the five mil- after May 1st, and it is presum- ed in circles in close touch with lion pounds loan guarantee the White House that Congress will meet prior to this date with the object of revising the Neutra lity Law on the lines suggested by President Roosevelt.
responds, in the opinion of Lon- don political circles, to the stiffened attitude that Britain is adopting towards Japan.
It is considered not impossible that, in the near future, London will Circles known to be opposed to grant the Chinese Government 'an- any change have already intimat-other loan.-Trans-Ocean.
ed their intention to fight any at-
tempt to tamper with the neutra-
lity principle on the grounds that
such action would inevitably in- coming involved in a European crease the danger of America be- War.
Trans-Ocean.
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London, To-day.
Mr. C. G. Hogg, heavy lorries expert of the General Motors Cor- poration of New York, has passed through England en route to the Far East on a mission which may influence the future course of the Sino-Japanese War, says the writ- er of the "day by day" notes in the ((Daily Telegraph."
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