THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 17, 1941.
DEMOCRACY GOES INTO ACTION
Mr. Willkie Praises Pres. Roosevelt's Speech
Britain's aid to Greece and
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yal Air Force bombing are both
American THYSSEN Aid To REPORT China
CONFIRMED
Putting Fresh Heart Into All Lovers Of Freedom
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S SPEECH WAS DESCRIBED AS “AN ENUNCIATION OF THE ASPIRATIONS OF AMERICA” BY MR. WEN- DELL WILLKIE, WHO, HOWEVER, SUGGESTED THAT THE PRESI- DENT'S OBJECTIVES WOULD BE BETTER ATTAINED IF HE DELE- GATED AUTHORITY TO A REAL DEFENCE COMMISSION.
"Appropriation alone won't do the job.
We all pray he meets the opportunity to be- NETLEY come the greatest statesman of his genera-
tion, for he must do so if Democracy is to be PARK FOR
saved."
Australia's reaction to the President's THE NATION
speech was expressed in Sydney yesterday by the Acting Federal Premier, Mr. Fadden, who said. "President Roosevelt's inspiring words will put fresh heart into all lovers of freedom."
Mr. Fadden added: "There could in Turkey, according to be no more magnificent tonie for radio.
the
British
thes peoples and
in which
reassuring tones
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A total of 214 acres of land at
Netley Park, near the beautiful Surrey village of Shere, is to be
acquired for preservation for the National Trust as a result of the purchase by the trustees of the W. A Robertson bequest which
of London.
other Democracies than the cabin, i WITH PARTICULAR CLARI-has already presented to the Na- TY SAID THE ANNOUNCER,tional Trust a number of notable pledged American help on a scale "PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AN- properties in the neighbourhood which would have been beyond | NOUNCES THAT THE NAZI DE- the wildest dreams a few mouths SIRE TO REWRITE THE HIS- TORY OF THE WORLD AC- ago."
CORDING TO THE NAZI WISH AND WHIM. ONCE AND FOR ALL IS BANNED FROM THE SPHERE OF PLAUSIBILITY" REUTER.
THE GERMAN RADIO GAVE THE FIRST NAZI COMMENT ON THE SPEECH, SAYING "THERE IS NOTHING NEW IN PRESI DENT ROOSEVELT'S SPEECH "
whatever "No help
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Death Warrant
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"A pitical act of the first range! nitude." is how Athens radio -
cribed the speech last night,
The announcer added that by I, President Roosevelt officially and irrevocably signed the death warrant of Hitler's new order.
THE COMMENT CONCLUD- ED: "IT IS INDEED POSSIBLE TO SAY THAT MARCH, 1941. IS AN ILL OMEN FOR TYRANNY."
The speech is given great pro minence in the Spanish news- Ma- papers, and the influential drid "Arriba" gives prominence to his words concerning the pas- sage of the Lease and Lend Bill This decision is an end to any attempt at appeasement."
No editorial comment
is pu blished in Madrid.
In an editorial entitled It is admitted in Vichy
Spanish Interest "President Roosevelt's that Fritz Thyssen, once Wise and Frank State- fabulously wealthy Ger- While Spanish correspondents in ments," the "Ta Kung man steel magnate, has Berlin and Rome are minimising the importance of American aid to Pao" says that the Ameri-been surrendered by the Britain, the interest of the Span can. Chief Executive's French authorities and sh people is reflected in the pro
minonce which the newspapers
to news from the
United radiocast speech unequi- sent by the Nazis to the give
States. vocally reaffirmed the concentration
camp: at
Yesterday, for example. tha United States' determina- Dachau.
newspaper "Ya" gives heavy typa that new tion to support the Demo- It will be recalled that Thyssen, headlines to reports
who first supported Hitler and bombers are being manufactured cracies against aggresen repudicated the Nazi regime by the Curtiss-Wright Corpora- sion.
when it carried Germany into a tion for Britain.
President Roosevelt's assurance ware of aggression::: fled into
The speech; it adds, also consti France from Switzerland; where that United States aid to the De- an effective reply to tho was hunted by. Näzis, agents. mocracies will be "not partial but
luted Axis diplomatic offensive openod by the Japanese Foreign Minister Mr. Matsuoka's visit to Berlin,
The paper considers the speech as having a particularly important bearing upon the Pucifle, because it showed that President Roose-- velt had paid the same attention
• All his property in Germany was ordered to be confiscated after he had written a scathing indictment of Hitler and reveal- ed that he was in perll of his life for his oppositions to the
war.
Explaining France's action, of-
to
to the war-in-the-Far East as to- ficials stated that the transfer was that in Europe «und elso promised made under the terms of the arm- the same kind of nid to China asistico › whith "required :France to Britain.
hand over all opponents of Na- The paper reiterates that the zism within her bordets.—Interna- danger of war in the Picifio will tional News Service: bd greatly minimized: If United Stater extends further need is much the same as that of ald to China.
the other two countries, It says.
the
total," was particularly welcomed
MACAO
FREIGHTS
FREIGHT ON SHIPS PLYING BETWEEN HONG KONG - AND MACAO IS TO BE INCREASED SHORTLY, THE "CHINA MAIL" LEARNS.
A combined meeting of repre- sentatives of shipping companies which have vessels plying between and Portuguese the British
The "Lih Poo" urges the Unit- The "Wah Tsze Yat Po" says ed States to accelerate her aid to that the President's speech was China, Although China: does not tantamount to a declaration of Colonies, is to be held this week need as much help'as do Britain war against the Axis Powers. to discuss the amount of the In-
!crease... and Greece," the urgenty of her Central News,
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