THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 18, 1940:
Elitary, Supreme Court.
U.S.
SPEED-UP OF
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WAR
PRODUCTION DEMANDED Paramount Issue In Washington At Present Time
Newspapers Reflect
Concern
THE URGENT NEED OF SPEEDING UP AMERICAN WAR PRODUCTION AND GRANT- ING BRITAIN INCREASING AND MORE RAPID AID HAVE BECOME PARAMOUNT QUES- TIONS IN WASHINGTON.
President Roosevelt, back at the White House after returning from his West Indies tour, was greeted by newspaper headlines re- flecting the grave concern over the position and stressing the "terrible urgency of the situation."
yesterday
Latest development was a reported statement by 'Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of Treasury, to the House of Repre- ⚫sentatives appropriations commit- tee to the effect that Sir Freder- ick Phillips had told him England could make no more commitments for the purchase of war materials in the United States unless fina- cial aid was extended.
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Mr. Morgenthau have repeated the statement which he has already made on other occasions, that he believed the United States would not ex- tend loans or credits unless Con- gress modified
repealed the or Johnson Act,
He left his hearers with the im.. pression that such a decision was entirely up to Congress.
Factual Analysis
BRITISH PLANES REPLY TO RICE
BLAMED FOR
BASLE BOMBING
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British 'planes mentioned as being responsible for the bombing of Basie Monday night in а statement issued by the semi-official Swiss agency yesterday.
According to latest information 16 bombs were dropped, mostly around the railway station at 11.05 p.m. -Reuter.
POOR OLD JOE MISSES HIS OPPORTUNITY
(By Reuter's Chief Diplomatic Correspondent)
JOSEPH GOEBBELS, the Nazi Propagan- da Minister, seems to have made up his mind that British victories do not exist except in that the Italians are
Mr. Morgenthau is reported to their imagination ·
have made a factual analysis of Britain's needs without, however. making any recommendations,
Concurrently came a report that
Mr. Cordell Hull told members of
the United States Defence Com- mission and other Government of ficials that Britain would probably
face serious crisis in the Spring unless the present delivery sche- dules of United States war sup plies were considerab'y increased. He is understood to have urg- ed all spoed possible in produc- Ing. 'planes and other supplica.
fighting magnificently that Britain is Spreading these claims to buttress her failing morale and that the Italians are as united round the Duce as the Nazis round Hitler. All the rest is lies.
Goebbels has missed his opportunity. He At the same time, it is leamed certainly could have found much consolation ing examined to determine whe- in the thought that Allied victories in Africa might be available Trending] were largely due to the fact that the British
that the shipping situation is be-
ther additional merchantinen
supplies to Britain.
Call To Action
used German methods.
The strategy employed at Sidi, able aircraft in order to restore The "Washington Post," in a. Barreni, Sollum and: Fort Capiz the balance, but they will have double-column leuder under the 20, · and which now menaces difficulty heading "Call to action," declares Bardia,, was the strategy that was fuel supplies.
in replenishing their all the President's vast reserves at sp. successful in Poland and on
The very vitality will be drawn upon
vehemence of the to the Meuse.
Italian and Garman denials cope with problems of national
confirms the impression that defence.
there is serious concern In Rome and Berlin for the fate of all. Italy's legions across the Waves, whether in Ethiopia and Albania, Dodecanese.
Turning to the question of finan- cial aid; the newspaper suggests that apart from repealing the Johnson Act there are many ways. of assisting, including paying, moren. than market value for raw mater ials from the Empire, buying on sumer interest in the sources of those materials and buying an equity interest in British, oil and other holdings in the Western
Hemisphere--Reuter.
ITALIAN PRISONERS FOR INDIA
It was revealed In Now Delhi yesterday that Britain is to send Italian prsoners taken in the Western Desert operations to India:
An announcement says that in ternment camps are being pre- pared in India for the reception of at least, 20,000 Italians from the Westem Desert..
The Italian prisoners, it was odded, are expected to be taken to: India agan Reuter
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But there is one great differ- ence: in General Wavelle light- ning: moves compared: with those of the Germans — Bri tain. holds the mastery of the
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Dunkirk if the positions had be There would have been reversed. It would have been. 100 per cent. victory and not a mon would have escaped.........
Entire Force Captured
Political Effect
Libya. or the
The political effect of the Ital- lan deleat, which is by no means yet completed, has had and will have tremendous repercussions At Sidi. Bazzani, notwithstand reverberating through · Asia -- ing the proportionately, small | from Japan, China and India and force of British engaged, every the Arab world-through. Africa, |body east of the hammer blow to | and_not only through Europe but
the coast was capturedi;
in Germany itself.
3. The process - was repeated with equal sucapss, without the ...elamant of surprise, ut, Ballan-
Despite the long, trek on, 130 miles, sandstorms, and lengthened communications, it will be sure Prising, it General Wavell is not able to go on repeating the pro ces because he has achieved complete ascendancy in the alr, and with Sollum in his 'possession, the possibility of sea transport of supplies becomes practicable,
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It.. will Influence future strategy which is as much poll- tical-ma; military,
It makes Hitler's problems, for graver. · ›
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What can he, da and what will he do? This must be left for future discussion. — Reuter.
S.S.P. NOT D.S.P. The style of the police post of | Divisional; Superintendent is to be changed to Senior Superintendent of Police, by resolution to, be yubk The Italians are reported to be |mitted in Legialnjive Council to- throwing into Libya every svall-morrow.
Serious Concern
PEACE FEELERS
DEALERS ARGUE
"IF THE. RICE RATES FIXED BY THE CONTROLLER OF FOOD WERE BELOW COST PRICE, WHY DID YOU NOT
"The British Govern- TAKE ́STEPS TO INFORM THE ASKED MR. NG CHAK-WA, VICE-CHAIR-
ment could never accept| "AUTHORITIES?”
any arrangement having MAN OF THE HONG KONG the effect of perpetuating CHINESE GENERAL CHAMBER the Germanˆ domination OF COMMERCE, AT AN EMER- of Europe.
"The British Government is re- solutely determined to do all in their power to deliver the nations now under the heel of Germany from that yoke and restore their former independence
pros- perity."
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So declared Lord Snell in House of Lords yesterday, reply ing to a request by Lord. Noel Buxton for a Government state- ment in regard to any suggestions purporting to be aimed at peare terms which had been made to Britain by the German Govern- ment since Italy's entry into the
war
Lord Snell recalled the state. ment by the late Lord Tryon on Nov. 20 that during recent years Germany had frequently sug- gested she would be happy to maintain good
relations with
GENCY MEETING HELD LAST EVENING TO DISCUSS CONDI- TIONS IN THE RICE MARKET.
This question was asked fol- lowing an explanation offered by Chinese a representative of the Rice Dealers' Association that the rise in the price of rice was due
from abroad, and to the lack of shipments
that the rates fixed by Government were in some which, he said, explained why se- cases a dollar below cost price, cond grade rice had to be sold as first grade.
It was decided that representa- tives of rice dealers and importers seek an interview with the Con- troller of Food to-day to discuss
the rice situation.
Britain provided Germany wasious suggestions to this effect from given a free hand in Europe, the Germans were naturally made The British
Government had prior to the outbreak of war. never been prepared to cliscuss From time to time there had such an arrangement since it been indications that Germany could only be at the experise. of was prepared to renew these sug- our former French ally and other gestións but they were not suf- free European countries which at ficiently authoritative to justify present are Britain's allies. any statement by the British Gov
Lord Snell added that more scr-ernment.-Retter.
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