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GENERAL
PACKED CONGRESS HEARS PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WARN AGAINST PREACHERS OF THE "ISM
"ISM OF APPEASEMENT"
Full United States Support For Democracy's Fight For Freedom: Three Points Of Foreign Policy
U-Boat Crippled In Gun Battle With Merchantman
LONDON, Jan. 7 (Kenter) How a Welsh cargo steamer out- fired a disabled U-boat was described to me here yesterday, writes. Renter's Special correspondent in Gibraltar,
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The cargo steamer, named Sarastone, fought
engagement with a U-boat finally leaving her with some smoke and yellow fumes pouring oat, showing that the German craft'had been bit and seriously injured.
KNIGHTING CEREMONY
IN PUBLIC
LONDON, Jan, 7 (Reuter) ture additional munitions and war The accolade of knighthood supplies of many kinds to be turn-bestowed for the first time ed over to those nations which are public in a factory during now in actual warfare with aggres sor nations.
WASHINGTON, JAN. 7 (REUTER) — PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, IN THE MOST EAGERLY- AWAITED SPEECH SINCE PRESIDENT WILSON'S HISTORIC DECLARATION OF WAR IN 1917, YESTERDAY REPORTED TO THE PACKED 77TH CONGRESS ON THE STATE OF THE NATION. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT DECLARED THAT HE ADDRESSED CONGRESS. AT A MOMENT UN- PRECEDENTED IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNION BECAUSE AT NO PREVIOUS TIME HAD AMERICAN SECURITY BEEN AS SERIOUSLY THREATENED FROM WITHOUT AS IT WAS NOW.
After reviewing American, history since 1759, President Roose- veli said: "We should remember that the peace of 1919 was far less unjust than the kind of 'pacification' which began even be- fore Munich and which is being carried out under the new order of tyranny which seeks to spread over every country today.
The American people have unalterably set their against that The democratle way of life is at this moment being directly assailed in every part of the world-assalled elther" by arms or secret, spreading and poisonous propaganda by those who seek to destroy unity and promote discord in the nations still at peace.
faces
"During the 16 months." this assault has bottled out the whole pattern of life in an appalling number of independent nations. great and small. The assailants are still on the march threatening other nations, great and smail
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"The armed defence of demo-
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immature for any-
The Sarastone was in an Atlan tie convoy when acute boller trou- ble caused her to reduce speed to two knots. The convoy went on and Captain John Herbert of the Sarastone decided to make his
way to Lisbon,
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Two days later, on the after- zoon of Dec. 22, a submarine was was seen coming to" the surface three
miles away. Captain Herbert con the tinued to move slowly and ap tour made by the King and Queenparently the submarine could not of bombed Sheffield. "Our most useful role is to act
perceive the vessel's movement. They first visited the big steel for it approached astern. as an arsenal for them as well as works where they saw war pro... When two for ourselves. They do not need duction in full swing unhampered submarine opened are with light"
miles away: the mar-power. They do need billionsy effects of the raid, of dollars worth of weapons defence.
"The time is near when they will not be able to pay in ready cash. We cannot and we will not tell them that they' must surrender because of their present inability to pay for weapons which we know that they must have
DOLLAR LOANS
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of At the end of the visit the pound
"I do not recommend that we
"As your President, performing Asia, Africa and Australia will be constitutional duty to give dominated by the conquerors." Congress information on the stat
WARNING SOUNDED of the Union. I find it necessary Declaring that it was' to report that the future safety and incidentally untrue of our country and our democracy body to brag that an unprepared make them a loan of dollars with are overwhelmingly involved in America, single-handed and with which to pay for these weapons- events far beyond our borders. one hand. tied behind its back loans to be repaid in dollars. I could hold off the whole world, recommend that we make ft pos-. cratic existence is now being gal-President Roosevelt gave warning sible for these nations to continue that no realistic American could to obtain war, materials In the lantly waged in four
return expect international generosity, United States. fitting their orders. disarmament or even Bood busi-
of Independence, world into our own programme.
"Nearly all their material would, ness from the dictators' pesce if the time ever came. be useful to our own defence. For what we send abroad we shall be repaid within a reasonable time follow- ing the close of hostilities in simi- lar materials, or at our tion, in other goods can produce and which we need.
continents
If that defence fails, all the popu- lation, all the resources of Europe
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"We must always be wary of those who, with the sounding of brass and the tinkling of cymbals preach the 'ism of appeasement.'
"We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would eitp the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather- their own nest.
"There is much
Immunity
U1
loose talk
invasion
trom a rect
Is
from across the seas. Obviously as long as the British Navy re tains its
power, no such danger exists. Even If there were nu British Navy. It improbable that any enemy would be stupid enough to attack us by landing troops in the United States from across thousands of miles until ne had acquired strategic bases from which to operate,
The Sarastone's twelve- gun defiantly barked
King mounted the dais with Mr.back, but the shells fell short. « Allan Grant, Managing Director
The submarine was then seen
et Thomas Firth and John Brown to be bringing her heavy gun to Limited, who had conducted him beat on the Sarastone when a round.
Mr. Grant knelt before King who, taking a sword an equerry. touched him on shoulders,
saying "Arise, Allan."
Hundreds of workers around and cheered,
second shell from
gun,
the merchant. the ship burst under the heavy from patting it out of action. both
A light gun duel then followed Sir until a shell from the Sarastone hit the submarine aft (that is, gathered towards the rear of the ship) and the Sarastone's delighted crew saw clouds of smoke and yellow
HEAVY ITALIAN fumes coming from their ad-
AIR LOSSES
IN LIBYA
:
versary,
The U-boat continued to Are ther light guns and pom-poms from the bridge while the Sara stone fred 27 rounds. Then the |freighter's crew realised that the
submarine had stopped fring.
30 Planes Destroyed The Sarastone went on her way
In Air Battles
Ui
LONDON, Jan. 7 (Reuter) - own au- Between Dec, 22 and the fall which they Bardia on Jan. 5 the RAF.
Libya destroyed 30 enemy air-- craft in the air and at least eight on the ground at a loss of only two planes.....
"Let us say to the democra cies: 'We Americans are vitally concerned in your defence of freedom. We are putting forth Our energies, resources and organising powers to give you strength to regain and main- tain a free world. We shall send you in ever-increasing numbers ships, planes, tanks and guns. This is our purpose and our pledge.
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Making this announcement the Air Ministry adds that through- out the period in question Italian opposition in the atr decreased except for Jan. 4 and 5 and those days It was unable to achieve any success.
The announcement continues. "This was doubtless due to the unrelenting R.A.F. attacks оп Itailan aerodromes and
landing grounds.
"R.AF.
DICTATORS' THREATS "En fulAlment of this purpose we will not be intimidated by the threats of dictators that they] DANGER OF ATTACK
will regard as a
fighter planes seized breach of in every opportunity to harass enemy "As long as the aggressor na
ternational law and as an act of land forces. One example is the tions maintain the offensive, they war, our aid to the and not we, will choose the time, which dare to resist their aggres automobiles by the RAF which democracies destruction of five Italian Staff place and method of their attack, slon Such ald is not an act of machine-gunned them from That is why the future of all the war even if a dictator should uni- American Republics is today
low levels." in laterally proclain it so to be. serious danger. That is why
"When the dictators are ready every member of the executive to make war on us they will not branch of Government and every wait for an act of war on our member of Congress face a great part, responsibility and great countability."
"They did not wait for Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands to
very
FRENCH WEST
INDIES
Declaring that American nation-commit an act of war. Their only Adml. Rovere Says
al policy in foreign affairs was interest is in a new-way inter- based on a decent respect for the national law which lacks mutual rights and dignity of ali nationa, lity in its observance and there large and small and
United
ari
"Hands Off"
against any Power trying to seize
LONDON, Jan. 7 that the fore becomes ar instrument of Admiral Rovere,
(Reuter) Justice of morality Would win in fuppression."
High Commis the, end, President Roosevelt con-
sloner. of the French West Indies, Declaring that all must be presaid in a press interview on densed his policy into three pared to make sacrifices
the ¡points:
which subject of Martiniqué yesterday. the emergency demanded, First, by
Mr. that he was authorised to defend an impressive ex- Roosevelt sald that in his budget the islands by force if necessary pression of public will without message, he would recommend regard to partisanship. the that a greater portion of the de- them from France..
States is committed totence programme should be paid all-inclusive national de from taxation than
No foreign influence detrimen- Was being fence:
paid at present. No person should States will be allowed to" gain tal to the interests of the United Second, similarly the United be allowed to "States is committed to the full from this programme,
try to
get
[control of Martinique, he said. support of all those resolute
Under the armistice terms Ger HUMAN FREEDOMS peoples everywhere who are re-
many was bound not to seize the In future days they would French colonies by force. The sisting aggression, thereby keep-ahead to the four essential, bu people of Martinique, both ing war away from this hemi-man freedoms-freedom of speech tive and European, destre above sphere:...
all to help the Mother Country Third, the United States isdom of, and the right to worship in her effort to regain her post- committed to the proposition God in their
rich
and expression everywhere, free
cwn
way every-
and
tion as a first-class Power.
that the principles of morality where, freedom from want, and considerations of her own freedom from fear. security would never permit. her The President.concluded: "Tais
na-
Roosevelt spoken 50 plainly to Congress and the country
to acquiesce in a peace dictated nation has placed its destiny in foreign affairs, and in so by aggressors and sponsored by the hands, heads and hearts of
appeasers.
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Enthusiastic Congressmen and gress thus far made in production, of man's rights. Everywhere our plauded time and time again. Nó "Freedom means the supremacy
the public in the galleries ap- and quicker and better results support goes to those who struggle seat in the Chamber was vacant, must be obtained. They were be to gain those rights or to keep bind in the schedule for turning them. lout finished aeroplanes, but ahead "Our strength is in
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PERSONAL TRIUMPH WASHINGTON, Jan, 7 (Reuter) Reldom, if ever, has President.
Among the diplomats present were the British Charge d'Affaires and Ministers and Ambassadors from" Bouth Africa, Norway, ・ Ar- gentine, Persia, China, Switzer land, Finland and Portugal, but no representatives of Germany or Italy were noticeable.
completely unscathed towards Lisbon, leaving the crippled sub marine behind.
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