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TO PLANS FOR FUTURE
Warm Tribute To Premier By Leslie Hore-Belisha
LONDON, Aug. 21" (Reiter)-Mr. H. B. Lees-Smith, who followed Mr. Winston Churchill in the House of Commons, said the decisions announced by the Prime Minister, (1) that we shall exercise full strength of the blockade, (2) that we shall afford the United States full facilities for acquiring bases, "represent also the decisions of a united nation."
WELL-BALANCED SPEECH
Mr. Leslie Hore-Bellsha, the former War Minister, paid tribute to Mr. Churchill for his speech and added: "We may well be proud to have a leader of that stamp at this time. We are heartened by the knowledge that in one important-respect the fortunes of war have been deci-the sively turning in our favour. "We have learned that our production is such as to enti-
tle us to hope that within a
measurable time we shall en joy command of the air."
"Capt. L. F. Plugge (Conser
vative) complained of Allied inferiority in the number of broadcasting 'stations and argument urged the erection of 500
in the ether of the world.
FAREWELL MARCH
plans for the future.
·SOLID-FACTS-
attain
Churchill
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DEFECTION OF FRANCE
have
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1940. -PAGE 7
Sir Kingsley Wood, Chan- cellor of the Frehequer, and former Secretary for Air, LONDON, Aug. 21 (Reuter)
A question was raised in the Com
THOUSANDS HOMELESS
Continued from Page 1 nublish a pamphlet based on the material he has gathered. "
Interviewed, he expressed great Indignation at the attack on ciri- Hans by Japanese planes. - .--
He said that the Japanese alr- craft used to concentrate their attack on the prosperous section of a town which was entirely un- defended and the bombs were- mostly incendiary and light bombs. indicating their intention to de molish the shops and residences.
Cities much as Hochwan, Kl- klang. Tilintsing, Ipdn, Lub- slen and Nanchwan, where there are no military estab- fishments. have been subject- "ed to repeated air raids, re- sulting in hundreds of casual- ties each time.
Chinese
"I have no hesitation in saying here to the end, it would also have Continued from Page 1 that this process of bombing been their duty as I indicated in of the Air Force in the past tentions, German air bases
military Industries, communica my speech on June to provide as -and much as possible for the naval days it will find plenty in - M2, Churchill's speech. Hla account of storage depots will continue upon security of Cariady and our Do- astounding increase" of our arm-an ever-increasing scale until the minions and make sure they had ed strength is the record of mir- end of the war. It may in an- the means to carry on the struggle acles wrought by a prosaic agency hitherto undreamed of and afford "Most of the other countries
ather year
dimensions from beyond the oceans. of hard work **
The NEWS-CHRONICLE regards one of the most certain, if not which
been over-run by as possibly the most important the shortest of all roads to Germany for the time being have part of the speech Mr. Churchill's victory.
persevered valiantly-Czechs, Foles, categorical declaration that no "Even If the "Nazi legions stood Norwegians. Dutch nd Belgians- food be allowed through the Bri- triumphant on the Black Sea or are still in the field, sword in tish blockade to German-occupied indeed upon the Caspian, even if, hand. They were recognised by Hitler was at the gates of India, Britain and the United States as Europe, or France Germany, says:
News-Chronicle. on its it would profit him nothing if at the sole representative authority own admission has over 7,000,000 the same time the entire economic and lawful governments of their tons of grain stored away a gure and scientific apparatus of „Ger-respective States. Sir Archibald Sinclair, the Air which almost, covers Europe's nor man war-power lay shattered and "That France alone lies prostrate
pulverised at home,
at this moment is a crime, not at
Air engagements between. Brl- Minister, replying in the debate, mal deficit, said that it would be difficult to If the Nazis have accepted and The fact that invasion of this a great and noble nation but of mons yesterday about the position tain and Germany have been very include in the War Cabinet a re-recognised the obligation of the island upon a large scale has be. what are called the Men of Vichy of base metal producers with a severe recently, but as far as pos presentative of all the Dominions. conqueror they could, therefore, come a far more dimeult opera- and we have profound sympathy ie not exceeding about 20 years sible, civillan lives were spared. It had been suggested that, the feed the subjugated peoples but blon with every week that passed with the French people, and our who were unable economically to The Japanese bombing of civilians inclusion of Imperial statesmen in they prefer to feed their war since we saved our army at Dunold, comradeship with France is increase production as a cons inexplicable, the stated. the War Cabinet would be machine and to that end have al- kirk, and our very great prepon-not dead.
sequence of the 100 per cent Ex symbol of unity of the Empire. ready pillaged Poland, Norway, derance of sea power, enables us
Attacks on civilians, he pointed " General de Gaulle and his cess Profits Tax
out, are not permitted by interna- There was great force in that Denmark, Beiglum and Holland or to turn our eyes and turn our gallant
band that comradeship Sir Kingsley Wood, Chancellor tional law and their perpetration strength increasingly toward and takes effective form.
of the Exchequer, replied that will only increase the Sir Archibald assured the House great quantities of food.
against the other enemy (chëera) FREE FRENCHMEN. provision had been made to meet hatred of the Japanese.- that the Government would apply stations to stage an offensive the lessons of the war in their NEW YORK, Aug. 21 (Reuter) who, without the slightest pro-
"These free Frenchmen have such cases. Such companies could
WRECKED BOMBER The NEW YORK TIMES, says that vocation coldly and deliberately been condemned to death by apply for an increase not exceed The Wreckage of a Japanese The Air Force was demonstrat Mr. Churchur's conndence is an for greed and gain, stabbed France Vichy, but the day will come as ing four per cent in the rates of heavy
bi-motored bomber... 'shot impressive Because
of in the back in the moment of her surely as the sun will rise to dividends allowed under the ing an offensive spirit at the pre- the more
Ie-down by Chinese fighter planes sent time. (Cheers). The whole the array of soild facts which sup- agony, and who is now marching morrow when their names will be levant section of the Finance Bill. near Chungking on August 11 has
held in honour, and graven in
been found at a village near Shia- Government was enthusiastically ported the belief that Britain against us in Africa. united in the policy embodied in survive.
stone in the streets and villages facilities on a 99-years leasehold chu, fri east Szechwan. the Anglo-American arrangements The NEW YORK HERALD-TRI- | "The defection of France has, or of a France restored in a liberat basis,
Four of the crew were killed for the defence of our mutual in- BUNE says that Britain is strong-course, been deeply damaging to ed Europe to its full freedom and "We feel sure that our interests, while four others who were wound- terests in the Western Hemis-er than ever before and is rearm- our position in what is called ancient fame (cheers); but this no less than the interests of the ed. have been
taken prisoner.. phere, and they were grateful for ed, renerved and resolved for me somewhat oddly the Middle East conviction which I feel of the colonies themselves, and Canada Three machine-guns, six pistols
the tory and is "determined, amid the In the defence of Somaliland for
un- and Newfoundland, will be served and a military map were salvaged crash of bombs and the rattle of instance, we counted upon strong mediate problems which confront (Cheers).
from the machine. machine-guns in the streets, to be French forces attacking the Itaus in the Mediterranean and "Undoubtedly this process means
AMERICAN HOSPITAL BOMBED that these great organisations of A hospital of the American the_master of her rate.
Hans from Djibouti. We counted Africa." "
on the with the English-speaking. democracies. Presbyterian Mission and four also upon the use of the French
After touching naval and air bases in the Medi- drawal from Somaliland of the the British Empire and the United terranean and particularly upon British troops for action else States, have to be somewhat mix-nearby foreign residences in Heng- the north African shore. We where, Mr. Churchill continued: cd up together in some of their were completely wrecked counted on the French fleet. "Far larger operations no doubt affairs for mutual and
"Even though metropolitan impend in the Middle Eastern advantages (Chéers). an attitude of tight-lipped silence production for Canada in July or I is a citadel of tremendous there is no reason why the French attempt to prophesy their pro-upon the future, I. do not view France is overrun temporarily, theatre, and I shall certainly not "For my own part, looking out, dispatches trom
even as late as the end of next strength and there is real hope naval, substantial parts of the bable Shanghai,
the process with any misgivings, Japanese army spokesman have that figure by April
year, they were now going to get that in Mr. Churchill's Eritatu, French army and the French Em-armies there and many means of cannot stop it if I wished. "No-
(Cheers), the Nazi world revolution has met thus far expressed no opinion Sir Archibald said the Air Minis-its-match and if that citadel is pire overseas should not have con-reinforcing them. We have com- one can stop it. Like the Missis elther on Admiral Hart's proposal try were also planning training supported, world history may yet tinued the struggle, on our side: plote sea command in the easter Let it roll (Loud Cheers); Let it that progress is being made in sippi, it just keeps rolling along. It was learned here yesterday to have the B Sector, one of the elsewhere.
"Shielded by an overwhelming Mediterranean.. We intend to do ex-British defense areas, tempor--
be shaped to tolerable and even sea power, possessed of invaluable our best to give a full account of all ou, fult dood, inexorable, ir-arming Indian registered mer- arlly taken over by the Shangha||
The Air Ministry was pressing great creative ends.
strategical bases and ample funds, ourselves to discharge, and dis-resistible, to broader lands and chant shipping with defensive Volunteer Corps. or on news re-training
forward energetically with their
GOOD SPEECH
France might have remained one charge faithfully and resolutely,
guns and ftting them with de scheme, which
Mr. Churchill sat down amid gaussing apparatus. bad! ports that the defense situation
WASHINGTON. Aug. 31 (Reuter) of the Greatest combatants in the all our obligations and duties in proved, Itself in the war
loud cheers, from all parts of the will be threshed out in negotia-
The Royal Indian Navy is pro- Sir Archibald added that look--The general reaction to Mr. struggle. By doing so France all quarters of the world...
House after speaking for 68 tions between
"More than" that I don't think Churchill's speech
con- is that he would have preserved the Washington and ing back over the last three
viding skeleton gun стет sup- and Tokyo.
of her life
the the House wishes me to say at the
plemented by the ship's com months, it seemed to him that, khows that Hitler cannot win this tinuity Observers interpreted
PREMIER BUOYANT panies. French Empire might have ad- present time." Japan's there were sure grounds for con- war. present unusuaf, reticence as in Adence in the future."
"It was a good speech-it shows vanced with the British Empire to
WAR AIMS
LONDON, August 21 (Reuter)-
NEW YORK, August 21 (Reuter, dicating unwillingness to precipit high tribute to the magnificent a lot of conndence and is reassur-the rescue of the independence and
After referring to a demand for Like the Royal Air Force recent-
White Star' liner: ate the tension perding the out-spirit of the Air Force and the ing. was the comment of one Integrity of the French mother-a fuller statement on Britain's ly, the House of Commons, in The Cunard come of the Washington-frokyo grand workmanship-of the ma-hard-bitten newspaperman.
war atms and the kind of post-cluding the Prime. Mnister, had Samaria arrived with 138 children, talks. The local Japanese military,chines.
Mr. Churchill's reference to the
"MEN OF VIGHT”...... war-peace they wished to make their tails up yesterday afternoon, the first to come to America: un however, it is learned, remain Arr He added
"In our own case, it we were not food blockade aroused little com- that
we had and pointing out that he did not writes Reuter's Parliamentary cor-der the sponsorship of the United in opposition to
that would be been put in the terrible position think it wise while the America, neglecting the offensive spirit. We ment because all
the battle respondent.
States Committee for the marines taking
garrison were strengthening our bomber implied. If America, were allowed of France a contingency which is raged and while the war, perhaps."
over Parliament of European children. duties in the evacuated sectors. forces. The weight of our offensive to feed German-occupied parts of now happily impossible, although was still in its earlier stages to tranquil except for a genial breeze
was being felt ever more heavily Europe, was now more.
widely it would, of course, have been the embark upon elaborate specula-coming past the wires of London's in Germany and Italy:
Iduty of all war leaders to fight on tions on this matter, the Prime, balloon barrage. Mr. Churchill parties as being right both in
Minister went on: "there is, how- buoyant yet quietly confident, de- tone and temper. ever, one direction in which we livered his review to an attentive Frank approval was also ex- pressed regarding the proposals to WAS 210 demonstration enable the United States to have
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JAPANESE SILENT CHUNGKING, Aug. 21 (Central) Open Japanese opposition to the Shanghal Defence Conference's de- cision to assign American marines to the evacuated British defence sectors, made so conspicuously ar. ticulate during the past few days, has now temporarily relapsed into
according
to
over
FAMINE PERIL
IN EUROPE
QUESTIONS IN
COMMONS
LONDON. August 21 (Reuter)- Answering questions in the House of Commons relating to the ramine peril in Europe, Mr. Hugh Dalton, Minister of Economic Warfare, gave
these three an-
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swers:
(1). "Large German armed
forces, assisted by the Gestapo
the whole-hearted support House had given them,
AIR TRAINING SCILEME With regard to Empire Training Scheme,, Sir Archibald said he could not give figures, but a fact which showed that substantial progress was being made was that whereas they were expecting to reach a certain figure of pilot
He paid
PRESS COMMENTS:
It is Britain which politely, but firmly, tells us that the food blockade won't be raised because it is a, Britain which, knows exactly what she is do-
ing.
known.
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land.
SOMALILAND EVACUATION WAS DEPLORABLE BUT NECESSARY
Portends No Weakening Of Our Strength
...... LONDON, Aug. 21 (Reuter)--While deploring the loss
future cannot
course.
affect
the
We have large
الله
better days."
minutes.
With the air
can see a little more clearly ahead. House
There
general
during a Japanese air raid on Aug. 16, according to information from foreign sources.
The damage is estimated at $100,000.
SIMLA, August 21 (Reuter)
care
We have to think not for our- selves but for a last security for when Mr. Churchill entered unnaval and air bases in Newfound the cause and principles for which obtrusively but one good loud land the West Indies and else- we are fighting and the long future cheer and then members setttled
of the British Commonwealth of down to listen. nations.
"Some months ago we came to the conclusion that the interests
states that the whole of the British of the United States and the Bri force which was evacuated from Berbera has now reached· Aden, with the bulk of its equipment and
material,
A small portion of material left behind was, destroyed before the departure.MARY
tish Empire both required that the United States should have the facilities for naval and air defence in the Western hemisphere against attack from a Nazi power which might have acquired temporary but lengthy control over · a large
and other agericles, are quartered of prestige entailed by the evacuation of British Somali- in Poland and are no doubt living land, the London press recognises its necessity, especially ern Desert, the communique adds, part of Western Europe and its
on the country, I bave also re- after the defeat of France, but emphasises that Italy will. ceived
a report that a quantity gain little from the occupation and the fate of the terri-
of Polish flour has been offered tory will be decided elsewhere.
by the Germans to. neutral pur- chasers in south-ean Europe."
The Times says the evacuation represents a distress-
(2) "The Germans have been ing set-back The loss of prestige In Africa to the Italians attempting to remove from Hol- is especially unwelcome yet it is bad policy to, fight for land large quantities of butter, prestige alone when the principle of economy of force sug- egs, vegetables and other food- stuffs much in excess of require-gests cutting losses and the concentration of strength ments: I am happy to say that elsewhere.
There is no change, in the West-
and on other fronts there is no thing to report.
resources.
SPONTANEOUS OFFER "We therefore decided spon MACAO-CHUNGSHAN taneously, without being asked or offered any inducement, to inform COMMUNICATIONS the United States Government that we should be glad to place International reports that com such deferice facilities at their munication between Chungshan disposal by leasing suitable sites and Macao will be thrown open in our trans-Atlantic possessions ten days from today in order to for their greater security against permit the export of vegetables, unmeasured dangers of the future. From the strategic view-, kening of our strength or powfish and other exports to foreignThe principle of association of point the Italians gain com-ers of resistance in other parts of colonies.
interests for common purposes be- NORWAY'S PRE-WAR RESERVES paratively little by their cap Here, says the newspaper, des- Canton-Hongkong steamship sertain had developed, even before
the Middle East.
Owing to the suspension of the tween the United States and Bri-
(3) "Information at
disture. They were already well- pite, the defection of the French, vice, people travelling between the the my
war in various agreements posal indicate that at the time or, placed in Eritrea to close the we are well able to hold our own." two cities are arriving in Macae which had been reached about the German, invasion Norway had Red Sea and attack Aden QUICKEN THE MARCH daily for transhipment for either certain small islands in the Paci
these attempts have been MUCA disturbed by the RA.F."
sugar and substaritial stocks of
The Dally, Herald says we must port,
rip. are now
fe which had become important
in hand a year's supply of cereals. were they capable of doing at least nine months supply of either, and the occupation of take care that there are no similar Japanese steamers on theas air-fuelling points.
"In all lines of thought we other foodstuffs. There 1, I am the Somali coast will not sub incidents elsewhere in the Middle Canton-Hongkong
East and we must press on to vic-diverted to Macao,
found ourselves in very close. har- afraid, no doubt at all that since stantially assist them.
tory on a world front, that will
mony with the Government of thə Invaŝion the Germans have
FINAL FATE
wipeout all reverses we have The Rumanian Steamship Co. Canada .. removed o large part of tnosé The final fate of British Somall- auffered great and small,
is discontinuing its service to stocks.I believe that in some land will be determined not upon, To such victories the Govern- Egyot The Hellenic Coast Line's Mr. Churchili concluded that cases payment has been made its own barren soll but in theatres ment is leading us. We are willing ships are, however, continuing there was no question of any with pieces of paper, but I am of war where the main struggle is and eager to quicken the march their carvice to the Greek Islands, transference of sovereignty in satisfied that those pleces of fought out
· TROOPS" IN ADEN
The German and Rumanian air these facilities, but for its part paper will act re-purchase the The Dally Telegraph emphasises CAIRO, Aug. 21 (Reuter) Alines are also continuing their His Majesty's Government was food needed by the population " the evacuation portends, no wea- 'communique issued here yesterday, nervices.
entirely willing to afford defence:
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