THE CHINA MAIL, JAN JARY 14, 1941.
Republican Party Splits
Over Willkie
ROOSEVELT SUCCESS
IN CONGRESS
THE FIRST STEP in rushing the Lease- and-Lend Bill through Congress was taken yesterday when a vote in the House of Repre- sentatives cleared the way for the Bill to come before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House.
An effort by the Military Affairs Commit- tee to bring the measure under its control was defeated.
The vote was taken without debate as the rules of the House ullow of no discussion on such an issue.
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Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary State will be the first witness at to-day's hearing before the For- eign Affairs Committee.
Yesterday's vote is regarded as
a victory for the Administration | in the first brush with Congres| over the Bill.
Republican Split
TOWN TO
CUT BILLET
SNOBS
Well-to-do people who refuse to billet homeless London women and children are to be shunned by re- sidents at Dereham, Norfolk.
This was stated by Mr. C'. H, ¡
TIME LIMIT
Endorsement
ON POWERS OF PRESIDENT
A suggestion of a possible attempt to impose a time limit on the powers given to President Roosevelt under the Aid For Bri- tain Bill was made at a press conference by Mr. Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House of Representatives, in Washington yester- day.
Mr. Rayburn said he would not oppose imposition of a time that limit provided that limit "ron con- currently with the Reu- emergency."'
ter.
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In the meantime, Mr. Wendell¦ Reeder, chief bille'ing officer at PRESSURE
Willkie's
support
of the
Bit, Dereham, where doors were locked
which has been heartily welcomed against [WO hundred homeless by the Administration and most · Londoners. Democrats, may determine his: future position and influžnce the Republican Party.
Certainly his
"I shall use my compulsory in¦ powers, announced by Mr. Mac- Donald, to the full," Mr. Reeder said. "Everyone who has volun- to have an evacuee IN
ON EIRE
Bas: teered statement caused a split in the Party and already giving shelter to some, and the part of Eire in the war against
houses.
it remains to be seen whether he, others are living in can carry the majority with him! or whether they will go over to] the Landon-Hoover group,
condemned
"Dereham townsfolk are plan- ning a cutting campaign' for the Mr. Willkle gets considerable shirkers, mostly monied people
with large houses.
support from the Press. The staunchly Republican
"We shall cut them in the street, newspaper "Baltimore Sun," walk out of shops if they enter, comments that he has risen above leave the meetings they attend, partisanship in advocating the and in generat let them see what general principles of the Bill and we think of them." asking for safeguards to ensure reversion to the people of the powers that the Bill delegates to the President.
Reuter.
BRITAIN IN THE MARKET
Mr. Henry Morgenthau, the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, disclosed in Washington yesterday that the British Govern-
"Millions of pecile of Irish dev cent in North America would ac claim every act of cooperation on
the Axis." states a cable sent yes. terday from the Irish Canadians in Canada to the De Valera Gov-| ernment, Says Reuter's
Qttawa
correspondent.
Mr.
The cable was signed by Mun.on, the former leader of the National Conservative Party on
Irish Canadian in various parts of the Dominion.-Reuter.
BELGIAN REPAIRS ORDERED BY NAZI HIGH COMMAND
IN PREPARATION for the coming attempt, to invade Britain, thousands of workers have been drafted by the German High Command to repair the waterways and bridges destroyed during the in- vasion, of Belgium, according, to news received in, London by the Free Belgian News Service.
It will be recalled that a statement issued a few days ago disclosed that over 6,000 miles of roadways had been destroyed and hundreds of bridges during the blitzkrieg, and that many villages were complete- ly cut off from outside contact by rupture of com- munications.
The Germans are now aiming first nt the re-establishment of navigation between Ghent and
Bruges and the port of Antwerp.
Men have been working day! and night to repair the canals.
Some 750 bridges were des troyed during the fighting aft May and hundreds of ships were sunk in the waterways.
drive
MORE
SPURS IN
WAR DRIVE
A system of "voluntary" labour Service C the Nazi model hus been sorted in Belgium and a special camp is due to be opened By Reuter's Lobby Correspondent this week for the instruction of New acceleration of
to lenders take charge of the Britain's war effort is ex- labour camps.
pected shortly when, it is anticipated, the well- known expert, Sir Wil- liam Beveridge, is ap- pointed to take full time direction of the country's manpower problem.
Despite the propaganda carried on for months, however, the number of "volunteers" for the labour service is very small.
Reuter.
behalf of a group of prominent DAYLIGHT
RAIDING
PLEDGE OF BRITISH BY R.A.F. RESOURCES SOUGHT
BY U.S.A.
SUPPORT APPEARS to be steadily growing for the suggestion that Britain should be requested to post the bulk of her remaining dollar holdings in the United States against materials to be supplied under the “Lease-and-Lend” plan.
ment is negotiating with CHILD ROAD can investment trust for VICTIMS UP
large groups of the Ameri-
the sale of British invest- ments in the United States.
Mr Morgenthau said- "One very large group of the investment trust has made one offer and another
group will; make an offer to-morrow.
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Recent investigation by the Na- tional “Safety First”:: Association | shows that more very young chil- dren, especially those aged about three, are being killed in road ac- cidents than before the war.
"This," it is stated, "may be partly due to mothers going into industry.
RECENT EXTENSION OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE OFFEN. SIVE TO REGULAR DAYLIGHT AS WELL AS NIGHT BOM- BARDMENTS LENDS ADDI- TIONAL INTEREST TO NEWS THAT
DIFFERENT
FOUR
KINDS OF UNITED STATES BOMBERS FOR THE R.A.F. ARE
BEING FLOWN ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.
A large number of certain types have arrived and a continuous stream is to be maintained in the future. The influential "Washington
The four types are the Lock- Post" endorses the proposal but heed Hudson long-range recon- recalls Mr. Mellon's statement in naissance bomber for the Coastal
Discussion on the new propos als to accelerate the war effort is intensifying in political circles, politicians having now had a week to consider them. Even now it cannot be said that there is a gen- eral approval, and criticism is still being focussed on the questions of manpower and production.
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The next Parliamentary de-
Intended bate, originally secret session, is on manpower and production, and the. Com- mons will have the opportunity of expressing views on the changes made,"
Many feel that the whole ques- tion of manpower and production needs more effective dealing and more action taken.-Reuter,
U.S. BASE
the War Debts Debate that a good Command; the Boeing B1? IN ANTIGUA
four-
customer in Europe is worth more engine bomber, popularly called in dollars and cents than all the the Flying Fortress, the Consoli- war debts lumped together and dated two-engine flyingboat, and ANTIGUA, IN THE LEEWARD asks, "Are we going to intensify the Lockheed Vega Ventura bom- ISLANDS, OVER THE
impoverishment of Europe which might then be our out- standing problem as well 013 theirs?"
the
for
The journal also draws at- tention to the *possibility of using the Lease-And-Lend Bill and any provision in it
In order to posting collateral cushion shocks to the United States and the world generally In the He added that Sir Frederick
period of post-war "The policy of the Ministry of
readjustment, Phillips, the British Treasury re-Labour in setting up creches for presentative now in Washington, these children, is,a splendid move
The newspaper suggests the had informed him that the British which will be a safeguard not only assets to buy the foodstuffs and use of part of Britain's oversens Government was "ready to do against road accidents, but many materials necessary to put post business. with them.".
home accidents, of which young war Europe, hack on its feet... children are normally. the vic-Reuter. tiss
Mr. Morgenthau wald that he could not estimate the amount of securities that might be in volved, or, disclose the identity, of the companies which might buy them.
The British were encountering no great difficulty in selling 'American............ securities regularly traded on organised exchanges, ⠀
road safety campaign, its alm be
The association is starting a new
ber.-Reuter.
QUISLING LATEST
SOME OF THE QUISLINGITES OF NORWAY ARE BEING
TWO OFFICERS ARRIVED AT
WEEK- END TO ESTABLISH A, U.... S. NAVAL AND AIR BASE ON CRABBS PENINSULA.
Both · officers — Commander Johnson and Major Max Smith -are of the United States Marines.
The building of a wharf, dis- pensary, officers quarters and camp will be considered,
Sir Gordon James, Governor of the Leeward Island, has...granted of
ENROLLED INȚA NORWEGIAN a permit for the Initia'ion LEADER IS: ATTEMPTING TO consisting of three officers and 50 REGIMENT," WHICH THEIR operations and a building party RAISE IN ORDER TO FIGHT men of the United States Marines WITH THE GERMAN B AGAINST BRITAIN SAYS, A. De expected to arrive at the end STOCKHOLM REPORT,
of January, to begin the work— Reuter, Appeals for recrulis take up
papers in Norway, is declared that the Regiment, will
ing to save, twenty lives a day. while many roads have no footage in the Quisling news DID NOT TURN. UP
Few children, It-le pointed out, paths.
black-out At the suggestion of the Gov-be known as the Norland Regat the Peninsula Hotel at 6pm. are killed during.
Accused of disorderly, behaviour froures but during daylight, ermoment, the association is prepor-land despite reduced, traffio, two Oring safety, training methods sui-
The
latest form of propaganda yesterday. R. Richardson, of No. three are still being killed every table for, secondary and public by the Quisling, Party, is an at 105, Waterloo Road, failed to lap- day.
schools, so that tha now generation tempi ta lok,eria, “Cuisling, cul, pear in Kowloon Court this morn- The Federal Board recentlyTown children evacuated to the of cyclists and drivers may at least ture, lving almost rupe ALKALNEVALS Agerhibebat, country, find that traffic le-muck be "road safety, minded, before powers, to the Paris Toad Smania ak: 9860,000,000; ** Reuter, less, but speeds are usually higher, they take to the roads.
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