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Washington, To-day. President Roosevelt told press yesterday he believed the United States would undoubted- ly adopt some form of govern. ment service affecting all youtha regardless of class.
He added it might not be mili- tary service in the strict sense of the word,Havas.
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Bordeaux, To-day.
Spain and the Holy See are acting, as intermediaries be- tween France and Germany and France and Italy, respec- tively.
The fact that Marshal Petain served as Ambassador in Madrid made it' possible for neutral Spain to act between the two groups of belliger- ents.
The role of Spain is not that of mediator. Nor is that of the Holy See.
However, it must be noted that the Pope declared his readiness to intervene at the right moment for "a Christian and just peace." The French Foreign Minister, M. Baudoin, stressed that all attempts of Marshal Petain to stop the fighting cannot succeed unless the conditions offered are "honourable," meaning "if the spiritual liberty of France" is not sacrificed. France wants to preserve her freedom.-Havas.
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The French radio stated this mornnig that a reply from Germany and Italy had not yet been received, and added there might be a delay of many hours yet. He said it was possible to say that at the present hour some of the extreme points of the German advance mentioned in last night's communique had already been passed. Reuter.
Malta, To-day. Thirty-seven civilians were kill- ed in the air raids during the first week of the war with Italy, in-. cluding ten women and nine chil- dren under 16 years of age. Reuter.
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try will respond with a more inteise energy and a sterner determination.
We used to speak of a soldiers' bat- tle. This will be a people's battle. Only by the discipline, energy, public spirit and commonsense of the whole people will victory be won. We have before us a battle of morale and will power. Our past promises us we shall win it.
The "Daily Express" hails what it calls a fine, courageous speech with no rhetoric, weighing evenly the chances now that we are alone. That is all we want to know. No man and woman in this country experts more. We are sick of being doped. We would rather face an issue of reasonable hope that means something more than boasts that are hollow and idle. After read- ing Mr. Churchill's --speech the mood' their of the people will be behind great leader. They will challenge the enemy to come and try it on the En- glish. For they will never yield one blade of grass of this green island.
The "Daily Mail" says it was an ad- mirable speech, well reasoned, inoder- ate and to the point. People don't want empty rhetoric now.
The "Daily Herald" says that, cool- ly surveying the prospects, the Prime Minister gave us reasons for
confi- dently hoping we can beat off an at- He tempted invasion this summer. based these hopes not on blind faith in Britain's invincibility but on a so- ber examination of the facts.
"The Times" declares Mr. Churchill drew up a balance sheet and found we are still strategically solvent. Refer- ring to the Air Force, the paper says in no department of the war is it more certain that every day successful de- fence means progress first towards ma- terial equality and then superiority and last to complete victory.
The "Daily Mail" demands conscrip- tion for the entire nation and says the British people are alive with eager- ness to serve. They don't want to be asked to work. They want to be or dered to their posts. Reúter.
Washington, To-day.
By 338 votes to 8 the House of Representatives yesterday ap- de- proved legislation virtually claring the United States would vote to uphold the Monroe Doc- trine. The legislation does not mention any country but Con- gressmen obviously were mindful of Germany. Previously the House rejected by 104 votes to 63 an amendment stating “thất- wars between the European po- wers in matters relating to them- selves we have never taken any part nor does it comport with
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London, To-day.
After being engaged by British fighters, a German bomber crash- ed in Essex in flames last night.
Another enemy plane crashed on the Norfolk coast after British fightere had gone up.
The air ́raid alarm, was sound- ed in Yorkshire and North-East coast towns.
Successive waves of aircraft, belleved. to
be anemy bombers,
were soon to be coming from the east for over an hour after the air rald alarm "was sounded `at about · midnight on the Yorkshire coast. The waves consisted of about five planes each.
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The warning lasted for four hours, but it is not known whether there was any damage in this district.
A third enemy plane was seen to burst into flames and crash' into the sea off the North-East coast. -Router.
An Order issued in a Govern- ment Gazette Extraordinary states: I, the Controller of Trade, in exercise of the powers con- ferred on me by regulation 50 of the Defence Regulations, 1939, with the consent of His Excel- lency the Officer Administering the Government hereby prohibit the export except by licence un- der my hand or under the hand of an officer of my department on my behalf, of rice.
Washington, To-day. Mr. H. L. Stimson, former Se- cretary of State, in a broadcast on the importance of the British Fleet to the safety of America, urged Americans to take imme- diate steps to reserve British sea power, which might yet save the world from Fascist domination.
Mr. Stimson suggested the im mediate repeal of the Neutrality Act; the throwing open of U.S.- ports and docks to British and French warships and merchant marine for repairs and refuelling; the sending to Britain of all sup- plies possible in American ships, under American convoy, if neces sary; the provision of accommoda- tion in the United States for the duration of the war for a large number of children and aged people from Britain, and some form of universal military_ser- vice throughout America.-Reu- -ter..
London, To-day.
The Air Ministry and Ministry. of Home Security announce that seven enemy bombers were downed last night. Enemy bomb- ing raids were carried out in dis- tricts in Eastern England. Some four hours elapsed before the all clear was sounded. Anti-air craft defences were in action and fighter aircraft went up to engage the enemy. Bombs were dropped in a number of districts in East Anglia, Lincolnshire and York- shire. Eleven civlians are known to have been killed 'and 14 in jured. Most of the casualties were in one locality where bombs fell No, severé on a row of houses. damage was done to any military objectives.Reuter.