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NAZIS AND SOVIET FAIL TO REACH AGREEMENT
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Kaunas, To-day. roport from Berlin says that the Bovlet and Germany have not yet reached agreement on the line of demarcation in the con- quered Pollah territories.
Negotiations are still contin uing, the report adda-Router. A
BETTER TONE ON STOCK EXCHANGE
London, To-day. The better tone in evidence on the London Stock Ex- change on Wednesday was again maintained at the opening yesterday.
Contributing factor were confidence engendered by the Prime Minister's House of Commons speech and the maintenance of dividends by several big industrial concerns.
Home industrials were firmer and olls ruled sfeady-Reuter,
London, To-day.
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 22, 1939
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT A CALLS FOR A KEEP OUT OF WAR NEUTRALITY ACT
MUNITIONS SUPPLY COUNCIL
London, To-day. The establishment of a Supply Council of which Mr. Leslie Burgin, Minister of Supply, will be chairman, was announced by Mr. Bur- gin in the House of Commons in a statement on the work of the Ministry of Supply.
The Council will include Sir Harold ̧ Brown, Director-General of Munitions Production, Lord Weir, Director-Gen- eral of Explosives Production, Mr. Peter Bennett, President of the Bri-. tish Federation of British Industries and Director-General of Tanks and Transport, and Lord Woolton, former-
Washington, To-day.
THE MEETING OF CONGRESS called by President Roosevelt to consider neutrality recommenda- tions began yesterday afternoon in what was one of the most momentous sessions in the Capitol's history.
The crowded house greeted the President with
tumultous applause.
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President Roosevelt said that he had called Congress: in order that it might consider and act on the amendment of certain legislation which, in my best judgment, so alters the historic foreign po- licy of the United States that it impairs the peaceful relations of the United States with for- eign nations.
that The president said
America had always done its utmost to avert
war.
When war came, the United States y Sir Frederick Marquis, Director-Government had to do everything in General of Equipment and Stores.
its power to keep the United States out of the war.
STEEL AND FINANCÈ
On the Stock Exchange overnight,
Sir Andrew Duncan, Steel Control- European news was responsible for
ler, will be chairman of the Com- further improvement in general senti-mittee of Controllers, Mr. Patrick ment and hence leaders in practically Ashley-Cooper, Director of the Bank all groups closed higher with
pire oil producers prominent.
Em-
Wall Street was irregular.-Reuter.
WAR BUDGET NEXT WEDNESDAY
London, To-day." Following the introduction of the War Budget by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, in the Wednesday House of Commons on next, the House will debate the Bud- get resolution on Thursday. Reuter.
of England, will be Director-Generat of Finance, and Lieut.-General Sir Maurice Taylor will be chiefly res- ponsible for liaison with the War Office.Reuter.
NAZIS TO RESPECT NEUTRALITY
London, To-day. The Nazi radio denies that Ger- many has any intention of violating the neutrality of her neighbours. Reuter.
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- In the President's opinion they would succeed. "I said last year In January that our neutrality lawe might act to the advantage of the aggressor and the instinct of self-preservation should warn us not to "lòt that happan...any
more.
ACT REGRETTED
The president then dealt with the deviation from the neutrality In the Napoleonic wars.
laws
because they are, in my opinion, vital-- ly dangerous to American neutrality,, security and above all, peace.
KEEP AWAY
"I insist that American citizens and ships keep away from the immediate peril of actual conflict.
"What I recommend is to put the country back on the solid footing of real and traditional neutrality.
"I believe that as far as possible American vessels should be ro»- stricted - from -entering the -war
zones.
are
"The Government's proposals better calculated than any other means to keep us out of war.”
FOUR OBJECTIVES President Roosevelt enumerated four The next deviation came in 1934, objectives; first the restricting of said President Roosevelt. He added: American ships from entering war
the prevention zones; second,
of "I regret that Congress passed that Act which was wholly inconsistent American citizens from travelling in with the ancient precepts of the laws belligerent vessels or in danger zones; of nations—the embargo: provisions third, requiring foreign buyers to take
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tranfer of title in America for.com- modities purchased by belligerents (the result of the last two objectives will require all purchases to be made in cash, and cargoes to be carried in purchasers' own ships at purchasers'' own risk.
The two other objectives have been amply attained by the existing law,. namely the regulating and collection · of funds in this country for belliger- ents, and the maintenance of the li- censed system covering the import and export of arms, ammunition and' implements of war.
··THE 'ROAD TO PEACE Such arms cannot, be carried to bel- ligent countries on American vessels and this provision should not be dis-- turbed.
This programme means that there- will be less likelihood of incidents and controversies which tend to draw the United States into the conflict, as they unhappily did in the last war. ..
"There lies the road to peace."~ Reuter.
SOVIET ASSURES LITHUANIA
Russian・・ officers
Kaunas, To-day.
yesterday met Lithuanian officers on the Polish- Lithuanian frontier and assured them that the Soviet would respect Lithuanian neutrality,
Soldiers, on both sides have marked the frontier with their national, fags.****
Mr. H. J. Pearce of Knutsford Hotel, - Kowloon, reported the loss of in wrist watch on his way to the P.WID. yes- terday