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VITAL SUBJECT'S DISCUSSED AMERICANS REALISE IMPORTANCE VITAL SUBJECTS
BY
OF HELPING BRITAIN EVEN AT RISK VICHY CABINET AFTER HEARING REPORT FROM ADMIRAL DARLAN Bitter Anti-German Feeling In France
OF
ENTERING THE WAR Vast Change In Public Opinion In The Past Four Months
ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES, A GALLUP POLL FOR A PRELIMIN- ARY VOTE ON THE QUESTION: DO' YOU BELIEVE THAT THE GERMANS WANT TO MAKE SLAVES OF EUROPE AND TO CONTROL AMERICAN TRADE AND INDUS- TRY, REVEAL THAT 80 PER CENT. OF AMERICANS ANSWERED "YES," STATES-A LONDON MESSAGE.
When President Roosevelt went before the microphone yesterday to tell the United States of his new plans for alding Britain against the Nazi menace, he knew that he had the sympathy of a great and growing majority of American people who recognis- ed that their future is bound up with a British victory.
A gallup poll showed that 60 per cent. of the people of the United States think It much more important for their country to help Great Britain even at the risk of entering the war themselves, then to keep out of war.
ATTACK ON CONVOY IN ATLANTIC
This represents a vast change in American opinion in the past four months, des- pite the fact that hitherto, the formula was "all aid short of war."
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Growing Signs Of Unrest In Rumania
The Vichy Cabinet is reported to have adjourned" on) ———— Saturday night without reaching a decision, states à Lon- don message. It will probably meet again today or on Tuesday..
Although the exact nature of the deliberations have not been disclosed, it is understood that the Cabinet dis cussed vital subjects after hearing a report from Admiral Darlan, the Vichy Minister of Marine, on his recent visit to Paris." Admiral Darlan is said to have had discussions with high German personalities.
KING IBN SAUD
Another report says that "France was accorded collabora- the Germans suggested an tion with Germany in the new alliance against Britain, but order in the economic field since that was inevitable but she is according to this report, Mar- not ready to pay for that colla- shai Petain refused. The boration by entering the war Germans are nevertheless against Britain which would" be still believed to be pressing the virtual result of placing the their demand on Vichy.
French Fleet at Germany's dis Evidence that Gen. de Gaulle's Posal"
"The Vichy Government cannot appeal is likely to meet with a
prevent Germany occupying the sympathetic response from the French public, is seen in an ad-whole of Metropolitan France, but neither can it answer for the mission by the German-controlled
this which
would Paris Radio of bitter anti-German aave in the French Empire which
consequences
feeling in France.
was induced with the greatest announcement complains This shows that the feeling in
difficulty to accept the armistice that when R.AF. bombers made a America today is greater and in-1
because that agreement guaran÷ Fald, a young French woman exceed the 'Empire's integrity and in- creasing help for Great Britain.". CASUALTIES ON
claimed: The English at last dependence of the fleet for the WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (Reuter) - IMMEDIATELY GIVEN
Two people have been sentenced ves süteguarding - of -imperial.com-to death and four others to terms. BERWICK
President Roosevelt, the Air Inter-ald CommING POR des dimple mere, the God bless their bombs."
munications."..
of imprisonment as the result of LONDON, Dec. 29 (Reuter)--The master politician that he is, basing help to the democracies and words found on a number of pam- The Italians appear also to have
The Agency adds that Vichy the discovery a plot against the Admiralty announced today that alven i poilt stuter indicawhich is composed of. Protestants. phlets which have been discovered some misgivings about the trend. British convoy in the North Atlantion of the nature of the "freside Catholics and Jews, issued a de- Rumania, according to a London of opinion in France. An Italian has certain assets, including. Jurlife of King Ibn Saud of Arabia,
broadcast states: "While Italy 15dical value of the armistice itself, states a London message. message yesterday.
life and death engaged in
possibility of ordering the French Before the discovery of the plot struggle against, the strongest Empire in the world, we cannot Fleet to sail for North Africa at a was announced the Italians had trust the French,"
short notice and the existence of been trying to make out that Bri an army of 400,000 men under tain had been inciting this attempt Gen. Weygand In Africa.
Roosevelt's Speech A Secret
to
arouse
*
The pamphlets expressed growing faith in the Allied cause and as sured the Rumanians that only by Britvictory could their free-
Another report – states that there are growing signs of un- casiness in Rumania owing to the activities of the Tron
tle was attacked by an enemy talk" that he is going to givẻ to claration yesterday, that war sup-
Inight raider on Christmas Day..
excitement plies should be immediately giver or lent to Britain in her fight One ship was hit. The escurt throughout the nation. ing force engaged the enemy at Nevertheless, Journalists have against tyranny.
On Saturday night, one of the long range and one shell from the not succeeded in prying out from British warship appeared to have the White House a single authentic leaders of the American automo-dom be regained.
bile industry, Mr. Ruyter, broad hit the raider amidships but the detail about it.
cast an appeal from Washingtofi result is unknown.
to send Britain more and morè fighter planes immediately." The speaker was one of the originators of President Roosevelt's plan to
It was also stated from Bucharest pull resources of the automobile yesterday that railway communica industry to produce 5,000 planes a day.
"We *mean to turn out enough planes to swamp the
H. M. S. Berwick (10,000 tons) sustained slight damage and five casuales, but she is remaining at sea.
While the escorting force was pursuing the raider they inter cepted a German merchantman. the Barden, 8.000 tons. The Ger man vessel on, the approach of the British warship set herself on are,
(H. M. S. Berwick (Capt.
RN. Warren) was formerly
on the China Station)
DEATH PENALTY FOR SABOTAGE ·· ROME, Dec 29 (Reuter-Death is to be the penalty for large-scale acts of sabotage. hoarding and waste in Italy in future.
war
Guards.
tion from Rumania and Hungary
The
3
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Plot Against Life Of King Ibn Saud
FIRM REFUSAL LONDON, Dec. 29 (Reuter)—The
against the King which is ridicu Arm refusal of the Petain Govern-
"CHANGE. PREDICTED lous since Arabia is a close and ment to hand over the French BUCHAREST, Dec. 29 (Reuter)-strong friend of Britain. Fleet to. Herr Hitler was the mes- Diplomatic circles heré predict a sage which Admiral Darlan took change of German diplomats," fol- to Hitler, according to the Free+lowing the checka Herr von Rib- Centrop's diplomacy received in French News Agency.
Information reaching the Agency the Balkans. from which are described as the It is believed that Envoys will 'best sources" is said to confirm pe recalled from Belgrade and
"At yesterday's Fress confer eace Pres. Roosevelt astately parried many questions all of which sought to break down the secrecy surrounding the talk. All that the public knows is that it would be about aid for Britain
has been restricted suddenly.. that Marshal Petain, refused - to] Safla, and Herr von Ribbentrop and what "the isolationists fear
It is suggested that this may consent can be seen in the
to demands which in- 21 be transferred from Turkey to from that
end colour to the report of Ger- fringe the armistic conditions South America. statement issued by them denounc- German air force," he said.
man troop-movements though the which he believed he had "non- ing the President for publishing i The United States Press Con- the letter-from-170-educators and Linued to strongly support help for Celal explanation is that the rail- ourably obtained from Hitler
writers from the ways are required for the transport public men demanding that every-Britain. Two
of goods now that the Danube is thing be done to defeat the Axis. Scripps-Howard chain of news-
This new outburst by the lania-papers, who have hitherto hesitat-frozen. Monist group in Congress has made ed on this question: yesterday con- today's broadcast, a point of major demned any American who would controversy in the foreign policy. appease the Axis..
VALONA RAIDED
WILL ATTACK U.S. Yesterday, the NEW YORK! HERALD TRIBUNE in a leading
|NO SHORTAGE OF ALUMINIUM
ARRESTED FOR HOARDING
IMPORTANT JAPANESE- ADMISSION
CHUNGKING, Dec, 29 (Reuter) -In a leader dealing with the re- cent statement made by Colonel
The Agency comments on the
Mabuchi, Chief of the Japanese" irony by which Darlan, whom the
Army Press Section, to the effect. Germans relied upon second only
that the early collapse of the to M. Laval on account of his sup- CHUNGKING, Dec. 29 (Renter) Chungking Government is not posedly anti-British sentiments,More large-scale arrests have likely and that the Tripartite al- was the bearer of Petain's refusal been made as the Chinese Governance ultimately favours Chung- to Herr Abetz. Hitler's ambassador ment continues its determined poking, the official CENTRAL DAILY in Paris.
licy of checking boarding and the NEWE sees an important admis
sion of the Japanese position." The Agency interprets the pre-ise in commodity prices."
The daily declares such a frank. Ti la learned that 19 cutton yarn NEW YORK, Dec. 29. (Reuter)-sent attitude of Vichy as follows:. The Royal Air Force made an- l'article says that the second World The recent report from Los An- "France, being compelled to ask merchants have been arrested for statement on the part of a Jap- capital punishment for "cornering" other raid on Valona yesterday. War has arrived and that Ger-!
be aimed at preparing the Jap- commodities against rice in prices states a London message, when many will attack the United States geles to the effect that aircraft for an armistice, accepted the peculation and boarding while anese Army spokesman can only
Ad production is cur.alled owing to the conditions which included neither any butchers and meat dealers and for destroying raw materials ships and other objectives were just as soon as it suits ber.
Japanese adventure in China, or agricultural or Industrial pro-successfully bombeu despite ex- to Britain is
a necessity which shortage of aluminium drew a retort the surrender of the Fleet nor the have also been arrested and ained. anese public for the failure of the A city magistrate has also been urging them at the same time to ducte or their means of production,tremely bad weathe.
permits of no hesitation," says the from Mr. Stettinius, Defence Mincession of strategic bases in the
support the further increase in thereby damaging national econ
armaments for a final effort to All the bombs fell in the target
In the same paper, the out-supplies of aluminium are amDIN omy....
conquer Chins, standing American commentator, for the needs of defence and add- Major Fielding Elliot, urges the ed It is unfortunate that public committee to co-operate US, de-should be based on reports of non- fence.
existent shortages.
An official decree authorises
In future the distribution and area but the result could not be consumption of food supplies is to observed owing to heavy clouds.
newspaper.
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ister of industrial materials, that
be controlled and the needs of the All the British planes returned formation of a national defence anxiety over the national defence army to be met first.
safely
Today's News Summary
THERE HAS BEEN A VAST CHANGE in public opinion in the, United States in the past four months and the Americans are realising that their future is bound up with a British victory and that it is more important to give help even at the risk of enter ing the war. President Roosevelt's message today is awaited with much eagerness.
WITHOUT REACHING A DECISION, the Vichy Cabinet adjourn ed its session on Saturday at which it is reported vital subjects were discussed after hearing a report from Admiral Darian, Minis- ter of Marine. Sympathetic response from the people in France is expected to. General de Gaulle's message.
: REVOLT AGAINST ITALIANS IN ABYSSINIA is growing. Re- bel leaders who have arrived in Kenya to see about getting further: assistance tell of attacks on' Italian convoys and outposta.
HMS. BERWICK, 10,000-TON CRUISER, formerly on the China Station, sustained slight damage when a British convoy was attacked by an enemy raider in the North Atlantic on Christmas Day. The Berwick 18 remaining at"sca. P
PREPARATIONS FOR THE FINAL ASSAULT on Bardia are be- ing made British mechanised units are eleaning up enemy concen- trations east and south of the port. The defenders are resisting despite the apparently hopeless position.
Meanwhile President Roosevelt has been receiving thousands of telegrams from all over the United | States, strongly supporting the po- Hey of greater aid for Great Britain... *
All this has raised apprehension in Berlin and Rome and reports received in London shows that growing concern of the Axis Pow ers over this American aid. "
Axia newspapers have emphasis- led that the American proposal to deliver supplies and ships to Ere will be a violation of American neutrality.
JAPAN WILL MOVE Signor Gayda, writing in the GIORNALE-D'ITALIA, states that Japan will immediately move in- der the terms of the Three-Power Pact if America delivers arms to Elre.
-On Other Pages
Page
2 Weekend soccer: 8.C.A.A meet; Yachting: Quadran-
gu ar rugby tourney: Train- ing gallops
3 Rad'o programmes: Comtax
eventa: Crossword puzzle. Matsuoka's honeyed wards Eire promised Axis support: Nazis still preparing for in vasion; Fall of Barda im minent
5 Round the Police Courts: Governut indiposed; Urban Council meetings a
6 Leader Explofting Victory.
B Softball League Cricket re-
alts
All these frantic warnings are regarded as an attempt to deter President Roosevelt from giving 8-10 Finance and commerce, further help to Britala.
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|Mediterranean or North Africa:
arrested for hoarding.
Position In Greece Is
Different From Aspirations
.
Of Italian High Command
11
FRENCH TROOPS
DRIVE BACK THAI FORCES
IT IS TWO MONTHS TODAY SINGS ITALY WANTONLY INVAD-
TOKYO, Dec 29 (Reuter) KD GREECE, but the position thera is different; today from the as- pirations of the Italian High Command, states a London massage French troops drove back Thal Italian troops have already been pushed out of a large part of forces which were alleged to have Albania by the valiant Greek Army and unconfirmed reports state crossed the border in southern that the latest Greek success is the capture of Kints, van Cambodia,
According to this report, the soners captured soda Greeks outflanked this town after Incal action completed "
fighting in muw. EVEN MY COMMANDER - DECOR
The Thai troops avandoned tro piace and 15 men were killed, ac-
cording to a semi-official Japanese report from.
heavy, neek offensive, has been The commander of the Greek Feat Bong Da French authori launched to the north and north submarine, the Papenienfus has ties revealed that French and That west of Chimarra, according to an been decorated together with the aircraft carried out "pamphlet Athens report. Greek mountain other officers and duw. Un es raids over Pakbe" and Dakhon ref patrols broke through the Italians day fast, the submarine alghted an defences and occupied important Italian convoy or 14 ships taking troups and materials from Brindist heights.
To the east of the central sector, to Valons. She torpedoed and a number of Italian prisoners were sank three of these ships with a taken together with a rich haul of total displacement of 30,000 tons
mountaini
ectively.
UNLUCKY 13! Thirteen Japanese air
ruma and other The Croix de Guerre had been were killed when a new aeropla materiala. Reference to this sue- awarded to the commander of the which was undergoing test nigh cess is contained in a orief Athens Greek ship, Aethos, which sank an crashed near Tokyo, states a Lon- communique which says: Pri- Italian submarine last Monday. Di don message.