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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 7, 1939.
U.S. ISOLATIONIST CHANGES VIEW
Washington, Sept. 30.
"We really do have a big stake abroad and we are disgusted by Hitler and Stalin and all the things that they represent for we are free people liv- ing in a democratic regime,” Senator H. Styles Bridges, Republican isola- tionist of New Hampshire, asserted to- day in a strong radlo speech.
Showing a change in his formerly fervent isolationist leanings, Senator Bridges, who is considered to have a chance to win the Republican Pre- sidential nomination, continued:
"We would not like to see an ex- tension of Nazism and Communism and we are determined to prevent the ex- tension of these systems to our hemis- phere. To achieve this, we would light. However,' Senator Bridges amended, "we are not responsible for the chaotic situation in which Central Europe now finds itself nor in disputes about frontiers. No American must go to fight in Europe,” he affirmed.
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His change from rabid isolationist views was further evidenced in his next remarks, however. Senator
STOP R.A.F. FLIGHTS!
London, Oct. 2. Strict instructions have been given by Herr Hitler to. Field Marshal Hermann Goering to prevent further British air raido over German territory owing to the effect on the morale of the population of the leaflots drop- pad by the British planes, the Copenhagen correspondent of the "Dally Express" reported this morning. Field Marshal Goering, the pager recalls, once boasted that no enemy planes would ever aucceed in flying over German territory. Havas.
CZECH
Bridges continued: "Congress men RESISTANCE
CONTINUES
should remain in Washington for the duration of the conflict for we could thus rapidly revise the Neutrality Act. Our factories should be given orders for national defence. We should manufacture aeroplanes.
Amsterdam, Sept. 1. Foreign
order
Passive resistance against German materials should be executed," he rule is being continued in Czechoslo- declared "so that, should we later de-vakia, the "Telegraaf" reported this cide to export planes, these should be ready.
for
war
"We follow a policy of non-inter- vention and preparation for national defence so that, if eventually we must fight, we will be able to do so with a power that will make itself felt," the formerly isolationist Senator concluded strongly.
morning.
The paper learns that the boycott against German stores is being car- ried on methodically by the entire population. This boycott embraces any local enterprise once it becomes "Germanized."
tram-
The people are boycotting cars since the names of stations have been written in German,
Instructions issued by secret patrio- tic organisations are read eagerly and followed to the letter. The fear is entertained in German circles that the Czechs are merely biding their time and will rebel when the zero hour has struck.
Meanwhile, the Senate Foreign Re- lations Committee issued a report to- day on the Pittman Bill for revision of the Neutrality Act. This report em- phasised that the arms embargo clause of the Act should be totally abolished. Political quarters to-day centred their attention on declarations made yesterday by Senator Key Pittman,-
The "Telegraaf” points out that ac- Chairman of the Senate Foreign Rela- tions Committee, who said that where-cording to German propaganda organs, as France and Great Britain could ob-
"Calm reigns in Prague."-Havas. tain no credits in the United States, Germany might.
The two democracies, he pointed out, had not paid off their debts to the U.S. and therefore, by the terms of the Johnson Act, could borrow no more money. Senator Pittman said Germany was not in this position since she owed no money to the U.S. In fact, however, the political quarters asserted, Ger- many was a debtor to the United States. She owed $508,000,000, which was the expenditure incurred by American troops during their occupa tion of the Rhinland.-Havas.
YALE CHIEF HITS OUT
New Haven, Conn., Oct. 2.
TROUBLE IN HANOVER
TOWN
Amsterdam, Oct. 2.
Reports from Berlip have it that some incidents which occurred in the city of Hildesheim, in Hanover,
are
a source of considerable worry to the local authorities.
Unsigned letters have been sent to them denouncing the Brown Shirts and Storm Troopers as cut-throats.
This morning, the local headquar- ters of the Nazi Party issued a com- "troublesome munique denouncing young people whose pranks are dis- turbing peace and order." The com- munique alleges that these young bloods assault women in the streets during blackouts and remove sandbags which have been piled up against buil- "The United States would bedings as a precaution against air raids. threatened with an indefinable peril A special Nazi corps has been form- if the strategle possessions to Greated, it is asserted, to help the police rid Britain and France on this side of the the city of these unwelcome elements. Atlantic fell into the Reich's hands." | Those caught will be photographed Mr. Charles Seymour, President of and their pictures will be displayed Yale University, declared in a speech prominently throughout the town and "here last night in which he lashed out | distributed to the press. Furthermore,
against isolationism.
exemplary punishment will be meted out to them.-Havas.
Speaking on the bccasion of the opening of the fall term of the Uni- versity, Mr. Seymour stressed that German victory in the present war
would be a disaster for the United States.
of
Emphasizing that Germany des- troyed international good faith, the speaker concluded: "The: futuro civilization depends, upon the degree of courage, intelligence, and absence of egolam with which the United States face the world calamity." Havas,
BELGIAN WAR MINISTER | IN ACTIVE SERVICE
Brussels, Sept. 30. By special order of King Leopold, Lieutenant-General Denis, War Min- the ister, retains his commission in regular Army despite the fact that he has reached the retirement age] limit-Havas,
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