THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 24, 1941.
UNITED STATES OF EUROPE
Hitler's Next Move Expected In Spain Attempt To Bribe
Marshal Petain
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A COMPLETELY GERMANISED EUROPE SEEMS TO BE AN OVERWHELMING POSSIBILITY
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Portugal and Spain are slated for the leading roles in Germany's new campaign and a German drive against Gibraltar is regarded in some quarters as a matter of days.
It is said that unless General Franco agrees to cooperate with Germany, and he is reported to have rejected Germany's initial overtures, Hitler will occupy Spain by force, a step which would make Portuguese resist- ance impossible or useless.
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Indications arc "row- UNITED ing that the Administra-,
tion is embarking on quick campaign to make the American people more aware of the war dangers.;
It is hunted that Marshal Petam
from North Africa under French and Admiral Darlin have made
nasal convey
Admiral Darian is now in Paris conferring with M. Laval and the German Ambassador. Herr Otto Abetz, which it 13 feared by many quarters will prove to be the opening phase of outright French adherence to The Axia.
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The conference. Free French sources in London state, may ple- duce developments. unfavourable † to Britain.
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Marshal Petain's attitude is not clear, but Hitler is offering Vichy facilities may be given for more sent into almost total retention of her pre-German troops to be
Africa ready to war territories, and it is possible North
enter that Marshal Petain will be super-, Tunisia and Algeria, and converge seded if he remains stubborn.
French Equatorial Africa. IN EFFECT. GERMANY 15 which is not under Vichy con- TRYING TO ESTABLISH THE trol. International News Service.
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President Roosevelt declares. that there IS insufficient appres. ciation of the real dangers the Tnited States LE Germany should win
Mr. Cordell Hull is to set the! campaign in notion when br makes an important speech the American Society for Inter- national Law to-day.
The Secretary of Commerce and the American Ambassador in Britain, Mr. John Winant, have been urging an end to complacency and "action inatead of words."
The drive is Scen as intended to pave the way for American naval assistance to assure that the flow of American supplies to Britain is not interrupted
It is now reported that the Germans are sinking at least two supply ships for every one that can be replaced by new tonnage. International Service.
Italian
Small Talk
Nows!
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According to the Italian newspaper, "La Stampa," the "Battle of the Aegean" is imminent.
"Huge operations in which the *navies of Germany and Italy' will participate, wil begin soon. The conquest of Dalmatia must be followed by occupation. of thei Greek islands."
Giovanni Ansaldo, writing in the Rome newspaper "Il Tele- grapho" says, "The principle of absolute nationality under which all European nations are couside......... ed equal is now finished. It wil now be replaced by the recogni tion of the rights of great and true nations." International News Service.
TOMISLAV INCIDENT
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") THE ITALIANS, ATTEMPT- ING TO JUSTIFY THE SEIZURE OF THE YUGOSLAV SHIP "TOMISLAV" IN SHANGHAI, CLAIM THE RECEIPT OF A REQUEST OF THE YUGO- SLAVENSKI LLOYD, OWNERS OF THE STEAMER, "TO PRO- TECT IT.”
the
Messrs. Dodwell and Company, Shanghai ngents of the "Tomis- lav" deny the arrival of uny such cabled request.
Shippers are fearing that same action may be taken with Greek ships, but the Greek Con- sul declared to-day: “We won't allow it."-International News Service.
survi-
of the British steamer, Aurillac, which was sunk by enemy action, landed at Funchal, Madeira Is., yesterday in a life- boot which was towed into port by a Portu- guese fisherman. A search for a second missing lifeboat is proceeding. ---Reuter.
Hospital Ship Attacked
A British hospital ship carrying wounded Ger- man and Italian prisoners arrived at Haifa yester- day.
It is reported that the vessel was seen to be dedberately dive- beanbed by five Nazi 'planes whilst embarking both enemy and British wounded at a Libyan harbour
Captured German airmen said that they had been ordered to af- tack anything and everything they found All five dive-bom- bers were shot down by the har- bour defences Router
STOP PRESS
Still on board the Yugoslav freighter "Tomislav" last night, a party of Italian ma- rines were reported to be dis- mantling the ship's derricks and mounting guns, accord- ing to the local newspapers.
It is understood that the Harbour Master's Office intend to protest to the Italian Con- sulate against the Marines' action in not allowing Cus- toms Officers to board the shin yesterday for the purpose of investigation.-Reuter.
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