THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 13, 1941.
PEACE AIMS CONTROVERSY
Call For Formal Statement Renewed In Commons
MALAYAN
IRON ORE SUPPLY
TO JAPAN
A forthcoming ques- tion in the Commons by Sir George Broad- bridge asks whether Government is aware that the States of Trengannu and Kelan tan are sending regu- lar shipments of iron ore to Japan and that in view of the fact that Japan has joined the Axis alliance, will steps be taken to stop this supply. Reuter
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Several raids on Malta were carried out during Tuesday night but no damage was done to Gov-| ernment property and no casual- ties have occurred.
Monn
Government Not Yet Ready
EFFORTS TO INDUCE THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE A FORMAL STATEMENT OF BRI- TAIN'S PEACE AIMS WERE RENEWED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS YESTERDAY.
Mr. John Martin, Labour member, asked the Government whether consultations on peace aims and reconstruction had taken place with the Government of the United States.
Mr. Churchill replied there was such thorough comprehension in the United States of "what we are fighting for and stand for that I cannot recall any occasion when those questions were mentioned by American representatives whom I had seen Or Américan correspondents.
Statements on British policy Will be made on
occasions seem agreeable to public inter- ests.
dehate
The matter was again raise on adjournment in the form of
which brought an
other
Gov- though short- ernment declaration.
Of the
two
One enemy aircraft was dam-
speakers. four aged during the raid on an R.A F. jargued for a Government de- detachment un Tuesday after claration, one against it, while the Lord Privy Seal, Mr. Clement Atlee, reiterated there would be a declaration at the right time, but that the Government must be the judge of that right time.
Malta has had thirty-six ulazn signals in the last six days. Reuter.
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"THERE IS A GROWING UNDERSTANDING" SAID MR. ATLEE, "THAT WE ARE FIGHT. ING FOR A NEW WORLD, NOT ONLY FOR ERITAIN BUT FOR EUROPE
WHOLE AND CIVILISED WORLD."
"There is also a growing real- isation," continued Mr. Atlee, "of the close linking of our political
There is and economic aims. growing appreciation of the im- portance of linking peace for the world outside and peace aims for this country.
But when
statement is made we want a statement that will make for unity at horie, unity with tre Dominions, unity with the United States and all the civilised peoples in trouble with us.
aims
The right time must be chosen and the right thing said if we are to use this very powerful! weapon to end the war and: establish peace."—Reuter,
Wide Agreement
Mr. Attlee said: "When you get
down to peace eims as I have done, you find you have to think a good deal. Remember too, it is one thing for private individuals to put down their peace aims and another thing for a Government to do so. Don't imagine there is not a very wide and growing agreement in this country as the things for which we stand." -British Wireless.
NORTH CHINA TRADE RESTRICTIONS
to
Trade difficulties. in North China were again raised in the House of Commons by a member asking the Foreign Secre- tary whether exports from there are permitted only on payment in Japanese
STOP PRESS
SHRAPNEL
SHELLING
OF KENT
Long-range guns from] Federated Reserve Bank across the Channel yes-] currency and that imports terday shelled the South- are not permitted without East coast area. licence from the bank.
It was asked whether repre- sentations have been made to Ja pan that such control is incon sistent with the Japanese under taking not to injure foreign in- terests.
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