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DECKS CLEARED FOR ACTION IN
IN AMERICA Freedom Of Seas STAND-UP
Declaration
NEUTRALITY ACT
NOT SEEKING REPEAL
President Roosevelt was to hold a special press conference late yester- day afternoon, at which he was expected to clear up the question of con- voys.
Mr. Stephen Early, the Presi- dent's secretary, announcing this in the morning, was told by re- porters that the President's speech
confusion left some
as regards the convoy issue.
HE REPLIED: "I THINK HE WILL CLEAR THAT THIS AFTERNOON AND 1
RATHER HE DID IT."
WOULD
Replying to a question whether
the President's plea to all citizens
*. to put defence first meant that the
time for debale
was over,
Early replied:
"Certainly,
speech will continue."
Mr
free
REMARKING THAT WHILE
THE
SPEECH REPRESENTED
"80 PER CENT OF THE JOB."
HE
SAID
THE
PRESIDENT
STILL HAD ABOUT "A 20 PER CENT CLEAN-UP TO DO."
Neutrality Act
President Roosevelt has no in- tention of asking for repeal of the Neutrality Act and is not consi- dering its revision,
The President made this clear at a special press conference in Washington last evening, to clari- fy certain outstanding questions
following his fireside chat.
President Roosevelt added he was not at present considering any executive orders to imple- ment his proclamation of a state
SLOGGING
Impresses Britain MATCH
LORD HALIFAX
AND J. M. KEYNES
AT WHITE HOUSE
President Roosevelt yesterday invited
Lord Halifax, the Bri- tish Ambassador, and Mr. John Maynard Keynes, the distin- guished Cambridge economist, White House.
to the
Purpose of the en- gagement, however, was not disclosed. Reuter.
Berlin
Piracy
Warning
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]
Nazi authorities in Ber-
(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent)
"PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HAS CLEAR- ED THE DECKS FOR ACTION." THESE WORDS OF ONE LONDON SPOKESMAN YES- TERDAY. SUM UP THE GENERAL IMPRES-
SION ON THE PRESIDENT'S BROADCAST,
WHICH IS WIDELY REGARDED BY THE PUB-
LIC OF BRITAIN AS GIVING THE HEAD OF
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT POWER TO DO ALMOST ANYTHING.
Attention is naturally paid in London to the President's declaration of the freedom of the sea, which is interpreted in London as not only extremely important but also as fresh evidence of the President's unusual politica! astuteness.
while thousands of Britons went
At the time of the controversy to bed early so as to arise over material aid for Britain, Pre- time to hear the address. sident Roosevelt cut the gurdian knot by the simple solution of the Lease and Lend Bill.
TO-DAY HE HAS DONE A SIMILAR THING ON THE SPE- CIFIC AND POSSIBLY CON- TROVERSIAL MATTER OF CONVOYS.
He has not gone into detall but instead, and much more
in
that
important, ho proclaimed the broad and fundamental policy of freedom of the seas, and In this embraces everything this respect! Predictions
America the Axis powers would not like the President's speech are seen in London as very accurate, not only because of the positive promises
but also be of ald to Britain
and striking rause of its vivid analysis of Hitler's technique of aggression. — Reuter,
Unofficial Reaction (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") The London newspapers splash- re-ed President Roosevelt's speech,
of unlimited national emergency.lin yesterday rejected Pre-
--Reuter.
Boys Caused Tragedy
A Verdict of ACCIDENTAL DEATH WAS RETURNED AT THE INQUEST YESTERDAY ON
sident Roosevelt's
assertion of the ancient
doctrine of freedom of the SUPPLY
seas.
The speech has aroused resent- ment in Berlin and officials de- clare that the German govern- ment stands firm in the blockade
of Britain.
President Roosevelt's unilateral
SHIP
HARD HIT
declaration of the freedom of the Five armed trawlers seas is unacceptable, Berlin
a spokesman said,
were escorting a German
For this reason, Germany has supply ship of approxim- warned that her navy has received orders to sink any ship ately 5,000 tons, which carrying supplies to Britain and was struck twice by heavy this order remains unchanged."
น
If President Roosevelt's unde- bombs dropped by an THE VICTIMS OF FIRE ON Aclared war was intended to intim- RAF Coastal Command TRANEIN WHICH BOYS FROM
idate Germany, it has misfired, AMPLEFORTH: COLLEGE, THE
the spokesman concluded.Inter- aircraft off Brest on Wed- CATHOLIC SCHOOL INCLUDE AINDITWO SONS OF THE BEL
GIAN PREMIER, M. PIERLOT, LOST THEIR LIVES.".
The Coroner said he had come
to the conclusion that the "ftru
started through lighted matches
abo
national News Service.
SUBMARINE “USK" OVERDUE
Cigarette ends, being thrown The Admiralty announces that
nesday.
The supply ship was left list- ing and settling down after the pilot of the', British planeesti- mated his second-salvo "torpedo ed" the ship below the water line.
in fun and mischief by the the submarine Usk is overdue and All the armed trawlers opened boys, but he did not attach blame must be presumed lost.
Reuter
British fire but the aircraft was hit only
twice-Reuter,«
The declaration of a national thousands emergency thrilled
of listeners in hotels and the humblest homes, 83 well as those who listened in in shel- ters.
Authoritative military circles in Cairo yesterday summed up the Crete battle as follows:-
THE BATTLE 18 CONTINU - ING TO
AN DEVELOP AS INTENSIVE STAND-UP SLOG- GING MATCH, AND FIGHTING IS HARD, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA BETWEEN CANEA AND MALEMI.
The situation is somewhat ob-
get scure and it is difficult to accurate reports.
More Germans are arriving ail the time and our troops, holding a line of more or less continuous positions, are being borrie back by their attacks.
of
Thore arc a certain number Retimo and Germana In Heraklion, Fighting at these two points is isolated and not of importance (Continued on Page 16)
AIR BATTLE OVER ALEPPO REPORTED
a
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") First unofficial reaction is that the U.S. is rapidly approaching French and British planes clash-
that ed over Syria, according to entrance into the war and she will prevent Germany from message received from Vichy.
The clash occurred over Aleppo. taking the Azores, Dakar, Green, land. Iceland or any other points when British 'planes raided the of vantage from which an actual aerodrome. attack could be launched on the One British 'plane was western hemisphere-Interna- | down, it was claimed by Vichy.
-International News Service, tional News Service,
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