THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 16, 1941.-
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NAZI ANTI-AMERICAN TACTICS
Naval Action Order Attributed To Roosevelt
Attempt
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WARNING BY PORTUGAL
To Stir Up GENERAL Isolationists MARSHALL
THE QUESTION of whether the United States is going formally into the war now on the side of Britain and Russia, has suddenly become the centre of interest in Germany, according to the Berlin correspondent of the Zurich "National Zeitung.”
A sensation has been caused, he says, by the prominent publication there of a report from a pro-Axis Swedish paper suggesting that President Roosevelt intends to push his hostility to Germany to extremes and has therefore ordered the American fleet to fire without warning on Axis ships.
Authoritative sources in Berlin declared, continues the corres- pendent, that "after careful ex- amination of the circumstances, the report can be regarded #8 perfectly accurate and authentic."
The German newspapers at the came time publich attacks on the President for, as they allege, "preparing to atab
TOBRUK SORTIES
Testimony on Iceland by General George Mar- U.S. the
shall, Chief of the
Army Staff, before Senate Military Commit- July 9 was tee, on revealed in Washington yesterday.
Supporting the legislation per-
mitting the retention of selectes than a year. General Marshall said that specially trained have occupied feeland but ties of the single year service rule.
and National Guarduen for more
Army units, instead of Marines, should
were
prevented because of the difficu!-
General Marshall testified that
REINFORCING
THE AZORES
More and more Portuguese troops are being sent at intervals to the Azores to rein- force the garrison there.
Before a contingent embarked in. Lisbon yesterday morning it was drawn up in the largest square in the city, where colours were presented to one infantry.batta- lion recently mention- ed in general orders. ---Reuter.
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"unless the one year limit la re] moved, our present trained forces will largely melt away." DR. KU MENG
NEW POST
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AXIS CHANGE OF PLAN
An appeal to Australian communists and left-wing supporters to give their wholehearted support to the Federal Government as Soviet workers are
theirs, supporting made by Mr. Hughes, the Navy Minister in a Syd- ney broadcast last night...
was
The Empire, he said, was taking full advantage of the Heaven- sent opportunity to smite Ger-
many.
A month ago, the mighty Nazi war machine was poised to at tack Suez and the Axis partner' ✪✪00, į might simultaneously have at-
tacked Singapore. YU'S ̧All had been arranged, he
HE DENIED HE PLANNED AN "EXPEDITIONARY FORCE AND CALLED ATTENTION ΤΟ PRESIDENT ROUSEVELT'S DE- One of the highest posts in edu- CLARATION OF THE NATION'Scational circles was given Dr. Ku EMERGENCY, ADDING:
Meng-yu, veteran statesman and "I personally believe it urgent-scholar, when he was appointed ly necessary in the public inter- yesterday by the Executive Yuan A communique issued est for the committee to declare as Chancellor of the National Cen-
the existence of the
nation'stral University, succeeding Dr. Lo
Chia-luen-Central News.
Europe in the back" during its by G.I.Q. in the Middle emergency. "Reuter.
struggle against the Bolsheviks.
Political observers suggest that East
this latest propaganda outburst that
has been launched.
stated yesterday offensive patrols forces
Firstly, in order to stir up the from the British
American isolationists,
Secondly, in order to ingress
Japan, and,
on Tobruk have been active.
Thirdly, in order to inspire the In a recent hand-to-hand en- German public to fresh exertions counter the British captured in the face of American "inter-prisoners and many casualties vention."-- Reuter.
Doubling Army's Strength
The House of Represen- tatives
were inflicted on the enemy, who were surprised in their positions.
So successful was one of these raids that it was In- correctly described in an enemy communique as a serious zt- tempt to break out of Tobruk. Abyssiniano change.
Syria-action is now in pro- gress to give effect to the terms of the convention signed on Mun- day-Reuter.
PREMIER
appropriations MEETS U.S.
committee in Washington
has approved the sum of NURSES
**$4,770,000,000 for the
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PRESIDENT SUPPORTING
DEMAND ARMY'S
A FORMAL WARNING that President Roosevelt favoured retention in the Army of National Guardsmen, Reserve Officers and draftees beyond the 12 months' period origin- ally prescribed, was given Congress in Wash- ington yesterday by the. Under-Secretary of war, Mr. Patterson.
He said the President also desired the removal of the 900,000 limit on the number of draftees who came in service at any one
Army approximately
"Thank God you are safe and doubling its strength. thanks for the generous impulses time.
Men came in for a year sub- ject to that provision and there- fore it would not be breaking faith for Congress to enact legislation extending service.
President Roosevelt told re-
Ranking Army officers say the which brought you all over here," money will buy every kind of the Prime Minister declared when In a letter to the Speaker, Mr. equipment, small
arms, clothing, at 10 Downing Street he receiv-Rayburn, Mr. Patterson said that to accomplish these personal supplies and machine- ed 15 American Red Cross nurses legislation guns.
among whom were 11 survivors objects had President Roosevelt's
approval. They point out the appropriation of the torpedoed ship Maasdam. does not visualise the immediate
"The sequence of German con- need of such a force but stress Mr. Churchill was accompani- quests which continued without porters he thought it was a sim--- the psychological effect of this ed by Mr. Winant, U.S. Ambassa-interruption from Austria to Rus-ple choice whether the Army preparedness on possible enemies, dor.
sia have been based on the an- ahould be disintegrated or not adding that in a year or so the The party of nurses was head-ticipated fallure of the countries The decision, he added, was up U.S. Army will be ready to throw ed by Dr, John E. Gordon, Direg concerned to be properly prepar- to Congress-Reuter. "Into action 'a' force strong enough tor of the Harvard Red Cross ed against invasion," Mr.. Patter- to-contend with any power.-In- field unit, a full American hos- son wrote. ternational News Service.
NO BOMBS ON BRITAIN YESTERDAY
An Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security communique states: "Early yesterday afternoon a single enemy aircraft flew over South Wales and West Eng- land but apart. from this there is nothing to report.
Up to 8 pm. there were nu reports of any bombs having been dropped. British Wireless
SOUTH: AMERICAN
pital which will shortly be com- pleted in the south-west of England.--British Wireless.
U.S. DEAL WITH MEXICO
"In each case they launched an overwhelming force against an unprepared army. We can- not/epébûlate with the security of this nation."
In view of known events of the past year, particularly of the last few months, Mr. Patter-
army now would be to "court disaster."Reuter,
Army At
NAZI PEACE "WAR"
declared, adding that the had now changed.
scene
Mr. Hughes castigated that small section of "the very nicest people" who suspected and distrusted the British- Soviet Pact.
"They would rather Nazism won than that the Soviet should help to save us from Nazi domination, God save us from such narrow- minded and treacherous. counsels. I welcome the alliance with this great Power with unbounded' satisfaction."-Reuter.
PETROL MONOPOLY
The Australian Govern- ment has decided to take full control, under the National Security Act, of the importation, storage and distribution of petrol, supplanting the petrol cartel.
The Premier, Mr. Menzies, in a statement yesterday, said Gov- authorities for and American more tankers and it would not abate, its efforts until stocks were assured.
ernment was asking the British
The recent decrease in the motorist's.ration was helping: to,
was not satisfled merely to im- pose more sacrifices on the peo- ple.-Reuter.
build up stocks but Government
COMPLIMENT
TO AUSTRALIA
THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. HSU MORAS CHINESE MINIS TER TO AUSTRALIA IS RE GARDED IN CHINESE CIRCLES IN LONDON AS A SPECIAL COMPLIMENT TO AUSTRALIA. -Passing early into the Chinese diplomatic service, Mr. Hsu Mo Is regarded as one of the ablest men in the service. As he really:
son added, demobilisation of the MR. SUMNER WELLES, U.S. is of ambassadorial rank, it iajevi
UNDER-SECRETARY OF dent that in sending him in an ad- STATE, AT HIS PRESS CON- ministerial post, China wished to of FERENCE. YESTERDAY, show she was sending a man PRAISED AND CORROBORAT the highest standing to Australia. ED-MAYOR... LA GUARDIA'S Reuter. & Mar As part of its programme to President Roosevelt declared at STATEMENTS THAT HITLER build up vital defence..supplies, his press conference yesterday AGENTS WERE SEEKING TO the United States has guaranteed that the "disintegration of the PROMOTE PEACE PROPOSALS to buy from Mexico all its ex Army was at stake and Congress IN THE UNITED STATES. portable surplus of strategic would not be breaking faith if it Mr. Welles said reports of the materials which are not sold to let the Army, keep selectees and proposals had been reaching him private industries In the Western National Guardsmen in service occasionally but he emphasised Hemisphero during the next Photographs appeared in Lon-elghteen months.
Thia, has been · announced by of don hawspapers last night: General Bilbao and officers of the Mr. Jesse Jones, the Federal Loan South American air mission to Administrator. Britain placing a wreath upon
GESTURE
The Mexican Government has the RAF Memorial on the decreed that these commodities Thames Embankment-British may be exported only to points
'Within the Hémisph -Reuter. Wireless.
over a year.
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THREE AIR ALARMS AT MALTA
were
It is officially announced that they were not official proposals to three air raid alarms He said the originat Selec- the United States Government, sounded in Malta on Monday tive Barvice Act contained a Mr. Stephen Early, President night when a number of enemy provise that draftoes were re-Roosevelt's secretary, told his aircraft raided the island.
Bombs were dropped causing tainable for service through the press conference yesterday. doslaration of a national omer-There is no Hitler peace proposal some civilian damage but, no by officially before this Government." casualties. There were no Serviço goney by Congresa or
Router.
casualtios" or damage-Reu amendment of the law.