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BRITAIN DIVIDED OVER EVACUATION U.S. ENTRY INTO WAR OF ITALIAN
Mr. Joseph Kennedy And
Lease And Lend Bill
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (Reuter) — A statement that Britain's leadership was divided on the question of the advisability of the United States becoming an active participant in the war was made. by Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy, former American Ambassador in London. Mr. Kennedy was testifying before the Foreign Affairs Com- mittee of the House of Representatives en President Roosevelt's Bili for helping the democracies.
COLONISTS
BRITAIN'S OFFER
GENERAL
PRO-GERMAN DISORDERS RAGING IN RUMANIA: NAZI OFFICER MURDERED
TO ROME*
LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reuter) Britain's hint that she is willing.. to facilitate the removal of Ita- lan women arid children to safe ty from Abyssinia, Eritrea and Somaliland if Italy desires has so far brought no response from Italy.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22 (Reuter)-According to a Bucharest telegram, major disorders which may require energetic measures by the Germans are raging throughout Kumania. They were of pro-German origin following the assassination of a German, Major Dachring.
A message from Belgrade states that a spokesman of the Rumanian Legation said that it was untrue that there had been any attempted coup d'etat In Bucharest on Monday. He sald that certain demonstrations had occurred but that order Was quickly restored.
No telephone calls to or from Bucharest were accepted yester-
day.
Mr. Churchill was interrogated whether Britain have made in the House of Commons as to
Another message, from Sofia. ar states that the disorders in Ru- rangements for the evacuation.
mania are widespread, with street The Prime Minister replied in
fighting and bombing between the negative. adding that
any civilians.
German soldiers and suggestion of this character should communists at Bucharest and surely Come
the Italian elsewhere. Government or the on the spot
In any case it will not be po quessible to Interrupt military opera
tions now in progress, he said:
Replying to questions, Mr. Ken- Asked whether he knew the nedy said that some members of British war alms, Mr. Kennedy the British Government felt that replied that he certainly did not If the United States entered the The questioner, Representative war, it would "And а Way to Hamilton Fish, then asked whe carry it through," Others be-ther Mr. Kennedy thought that lieved that entry of the United something ought to be done to States would be to the detriment let the United States know the of Britain's war effort because it nature of these aims before fur- would slow down the flow of mather aid for Britain was proceed→) terla ald from America.
ed with, Mr. Kennedy sald "There is no unanimity on the he did not understand the question," declared Mr. Kennedy.tion and suggested that who added that many people in one for the State Department. the British Government 'felt that Mr. Kennedy declared they were not yet getting all the aid that they might expect from the United States.
HE DID NOT KNOW
Asked whether he expected
that
it WAS
that i
from
Commanders
It is reported that the increas- Ing resentment felt
in many
and
ARTILLERY DUEL IN ALBANIA
GREEKS MAINTAIN INITIATIVE ATHENS, Jan.
22 (Reuter)
quarters over the German military Improvement in the weather has concentrations in Rumania
resulted in a heavy artillery duel central sector of the against the regime of General the
Albanian front from dawn may flare up into
Greek guns silenced enemy batteries.
Antonescu
"some people at the top in Bri FOOD PARCELS real general fight with the Nazis throughout the day.
tan felt that they were not get-
a'
ting the kind of help that they would expect from the United States."
possible
Ken-
FOR BRITISH WAR PRISONERS
trying to restore order.
many
moun
LEFTIST COUP?
Thick snow covers 'the Other reports are" that the dis- urders may be part of a coup in-tains where fighting is proceeding. and there is 3 bitter cold fog.
tended by Leftist followers of ex-Despite the conditions, the Greeks
King Carol and others trying to overpower the Germans and pro-
German Iron Guard.
kerman troops removed from Gurgiu" are reported to have been rushed to Bucharest and else-
continue to maintain the Ini- tiative and to displace the enemy from their fortified positions.
In the southern sector beyond Chimara, the Greeks encircled and captured trench mortar corps, taking many prisoners.
crisis to develop in the next 50 or Mr. Fish asked whether it was 70 days, Mr. Kennedy sald that fair to the British people "for usi he did not know exactly what to intimate" that the United that meant and that there were, States would be In a
QUESTION RAISED many things in the military continental invasion. · Mr.
IN. COMMONS situation he did not understand.nedy replied, "I don't believe
LONDON. Jan. 22 (Reuter) For example, he never under- that we have ever done that of stood why the Germen
The difficulty of getting food par-where. Army cially." permitted the British Army of
cels by tortuous routes to
MINISTERS GUARDED sorely 300,000 to escape from Dunkirk, Mr. Fish asked if there was any pressed British war prisoners in HOME, Jan. 22 (Reuter)-Some If the German air force was as truth in the reports that Britain Germany was again raised in the Ministers in Bucharest are guard- strong as it claimed to be, Mr. was "going Socfallst." Mr. Ken-House of Commons yesterday. ed by the Police and the wireless Major-General R. H. Dowding, Combined Staff of Kennedy thought it should have nedy said that the Labour and It was facially disclosed that station is protected by a military Chief of the
the different Services under the had a perfect chance to annihi-Socialist parties were becoming over 2. quarter million parcels guard, according to the Bucharest late the British force. He did not more important. He added
Commander-in-Chief, Far East, that were despatched by the General newspapers quoted here. understand
"GOING SOCIALIST
RANGOON, Jan. 22 (Reuter)-
why the Germans nobody had the right to assume Post Office during the past month The newspapers publish accounts and Wing-Commander Yarde, ar had not wrought greater destruc the conditions would OVEN go and that during December 100,000 of the demonstrations staged by rived here yesterday.
tion on Britain's Industrial cen-back to what they were..
tres,
to
parcels and over 100 tons of food sertain
members of the Iron Payizig tribute
British left Geneva for the camps in Ger- Guards on Monday evening but Mr. Kennedy continued: "Imorale, Mr. Kennedy said; "many.
emphasise that, these were orderly they have the strength to capture can't imagine anything better. The War Secretary, Capt. Mar- and insist that order prevalls in. the air, a crisis might come any There Is a great deal less turmoil gesson, sald a special commis Bucharest. day So far they have not in- there than among the people Isioner who had gone to Lisbon A communique has been issued alcated that they have that have met in the United States. to Investigate had ascertained the in Bucharest dealing with the strength."
¡It's just a question of plain guts." parcels were seriously delayed in murder of Major Doehring, of the transmission across the Iberian German Military Mission, who was Peninsula and France.
attacked outside the headquarters Ships have been chartered to of the Mission by a man who was convey the parcela by sea direct said to nave fired- five anots. to Marseilles or other convenient
DEATH SENTENCE ports.
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POST-WAR RECONSTRUCTION PROBLEM
Premier States His Views In Commons
Two British Newspapers Suppressed
LONDON. Jan. 22 (Reuter) Britain's leading Communist
The decree published by the Ru- Parcels had also been sent by manian official journal says that the new overland route through the death sentence will be applied Portugal, Spain and occupied in the case of the murder of Ger- France direct to the camps in man soldiers in Rumania. Germany and 1 this route is Ten prominent members of the quccessful it would be developed.
Greek colony in Bucharest have been arrested, in connexion with
newspaper, Daily Worker, has LONDON OUTSKIRTS the murder of Mator Dochrine.
| becz - suppressed by the Govern
ment under the Defence Regula- On tions.
+
BOMBED
LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reuter) -- In concentrating his efforts the supreme task of winning the
London, Jan 22 (Reuter) | war. Mr. Winston Churchill is not
Another Left Wing periodical, There has been considerable overlooking the problem of post-called The Week, is similarly sup enemy air activity over the cast
reconstruction and is ready. pressed.
ern part of England during day. "when a good opportunity presents The Home Secretary is satisnedlight yesterday but no important itself" to enlarge upon the Gov-that these papers systematically attack developed, ernment's war and peace aims. publish matter calculated to It is officially stated that a few yesterday according to the official
...
Wai
according to a Bucharest despatch to the German News Agency.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reuter)--An attempt on the life of Colonel Oreschanu. described as the Direc.. tor General of the Rumanian railways, was made in bucurest
The Prime Minister put his views Idment opposition to the
bombs fell in the outskirts of Lon- German News Agency, in a nutshell in the House of cessful prosecution of the
don and points in the home and The assailants entered Ores- Commons yesterday when he said: states an official announcement. castern countries.
chanu's office and fired several "Most right-minded people here
was damage
done Officers of Scotland Yard raided houses but very few casualties details of the crime are not yet to shots, wounding him, but further
were reported.
suc
war.
and abroad, especially In the the office of the Daily Worker United States, already fully un-yesterday and stopped publication derstand the causes and principles just as it was going to press. for which we are waging war upon
Nazi tyranny.
**The Government is always on
of making a statemeht that
the lookout for any opportunity HEAVY BOMBERS
RAID VALONA
help our victory and liberation,
now ground down under German
smoke. I am not, however, able!
to say anything at present"
One Member, Sir Stanley Reed, ENEMY FIGHTERS
suggested that the Prime Minister
DRIVEN OFF
of
consider definitely advising the Italan people that the British ATHENS, Jan. 22 (Reuter), Commonwealth was under no mis-Valona was subjected to its hea- apprehension about the purpose viest aerial bombing åttacks for which they were being called the war on the night of Jan. 19 to fight.
2nd, 20, when heavy bombers raid- Mr. Churchill recalled his recent ed the dockyard at night. broadcast and said that he did not Large explosions occurred propose to add anything to it at the target area and smaller fires the moment.
was too bad for full results to be iseen..
AIR PROTECTION FOR U.S. NAVY WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Heuter) By 130 votes to nil, the House of Representatives approved the ap- propriation of £75,000,000 tol strengthen the Navy's" protection against, air attack.
(This was the first But to be passed by the House at the 77th Congress.
TRAWLERS SUNK,
LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reuter) Two trawlers Manx Prince · and Refundo, have been sunk, states an Admiralty communique. There
were also caused, but the weather
Some
¡available.
U.S.A.'s Little Julius
Streicher Streicher Liquidated
Bullying Joseph McWilliams wanted to be New York's Julius Streicher, and three months ago it looked as if his one-man cam- Daign to start pogroms among the city's vast Jewish population would be rewarded with some measure of success.
Every day he took his soap-box round Yorkville, New York's German-town, and as day followed day more and more Nazi- minded immigrants gathered to listen to him. MeWilliams, half Red Indian ton, that I decided Td got to and formerly a lorry" driver, had finish him " This went gift for inflammatory oratory.
on for weeks, but Because he puffed out his chest McWilliams still made some head- and threatened to beat up anyway. Germante audience respected him. wormed his way to the front of a one who disagreed with him, his Then. Une evening Daltun
He said he was head of the crowd round McWilliams, who was American "Destiny Party" and was saying that the Jews killed Christ, marching along to power with that Father Coughlin. was
the
In a daylight raid on Valona, a Fritz Kuhn, leader of the German- greatest man in America and number of high explosive bombs American Bund, and Father Hitler the Greatest man in the tell on buildings on the south Coughlin, the Nazi-loving radio world. Jetty and foreshore and must have priest
caused considerable damage. Enemy fighters, attacked were evaded after minute engagement.
On the return journey.
...
Dalton heckled him until Me- Then a full-blooded Irishman Willams, losing his temper, tried but named Harry Dalton was attract to kick Daltor in the face.
a fifteened to a McWilliams crowd. Dalton Dalton grabbed his enemy's was a good American and a good foot, dragged him off the plat- our Catholic. He got mad at McWil form and pummelled him for teri
minutes,
"I got up, on his own SQ2p-
formation attacked and damaged lams's ravines. an enemy float plane,
Brindisi railway station was at- tacked but results could not be observed owing to cloud.
All our aircraft returned safely.
LONDON, JA, 22 (Reuter)
was no loss of life in the Manx From Feb. 1 the Ministry of Food Prince but there were casualties in will be the sole purchaser-of rice the Refundo.
for importation into Britain,
WENT ON FOR WEEKS
He daubed red. white and blue box," said: Dalton, "and talked to paint over one of his firm's lor- those guys for twenty minutes. rles and cruised around York- about what I thought of gura ville,
Uke him, I thought I'd get slug- Whenever he saw McWilliams in ged, but they ended up cheering action he parked his lorry oppo me." site and shouted about nothing at Just as the preliminary elections
the top of his volcá.
1.
were to be held New York's little
"I got so burned up listening Julius Streicher was locked up for to this fannel mouth," said Da observation regarding his sanity.
'He polled only 668 votes.
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