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March 21, 1939.
U.S. DENUNCIATION OF CRISIS QUESTIONS IN COMMONS
NAZI INVADERS
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pected to reiterate Mr. Welles' state- ment Upt Germany's absorption of Czecho-Slovakia was "wanton law- Jessness."
REPEAL OF NEUTRALITY Senator Pittman, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, will to-day introduce a Bill to repent the present Neutrality Law and give the President brond powers to retaliate economically against aggres-
Bora.
Congress is expected to immediately study the uncompleted phases of the defence programme. The Senate to day may act on the conference re- port on the $358,000,000 Air Corps Expansion Bill.
Effect On National ALHAMBRA
Defence Programme
LONDON, Mar. 20.
IN VIEW of Germany's acquisition of war material and munitions factories In Czecho-Slovakin, does the Prime Minister propose a revision of the national defence programme, asked Mr. Wedgwood Benn (Lab) in the House of Commons to-day..
The Prime Minister. replied I made at Birmingham on Friday of that his statement of March 17, the serious view which His Majesty's that every aspect of national Government inkes of the events of life must now be reviewed in these events is engaging the earnest last week. The situation created by The probable presence here, at the the light of our national safety, attention of Its Majesty's Govern same time in the spring, of Ambas- of course covered the national ment, who is also in communication sadors Hugh R. Wilson, Willem defence programme.
with other governments." Phillipa and Joseph Grew, cavoys respectively to Berlin, Rome Tokyo,
and
Mr. Chamberlain, who promised the Opposition leader to make a ful- ler statement at the earliest oppor- tunity, fold another questioner that: the government would require to give full consideration in concert with
other governments to
to all the of consequences "of the German action
statement could be made
on the question of recognition of German annexation, and control of the seized territories,
Miss Ellen Wilkinson asked if this la considered signiflennt in included any representation to the view of the events abroad.
fron and Steel Federation of Great The resumption of full dress Britain that pig-iron and scrop shal! diplomatic relailons *with Savjet not be sold to Germany as we sold it Russia has been signalised by the in the last war,
of appointment
Mr. Lawrence The Prime Minister replied that Steinhardt as Ambassador to Moscow, that might be called an aspect
Ambassador Wilson has been here nɛtional life.-Reuter. ince November, Ambassador Phillips is coming on leave later in the Spring whille Ambassador Grew has informed the State Department he is returning soon.
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against Czecho-Slovakia before any THURSDAY: «A SLIGHT CASE of MURDER"
of
In another reply relating to con- sultation with other governments adhering to the principles the League Covenant and the Kellog Fact on common measures of de- the Premier again emphasised that fence against unprovoked aggression,
the whole situation was at present
under review by the Government.
London, Mar. 20. "As far as I am aware, no written ultimatum was presented to Prest- WIDER POWERS
dent Hachs prior to his acceptance Senator Pittman in a radio broad- of the agreement with Hitler on cast last night indicated he might seek March 15," said Mr. Neville Clam to obtain even greater "emergency berlain during question-time in the powers"
Uhan President Roosevelt House of Commons to-day, asked for when he appealed for the Sir Nevile Henderson was instruce revision of the Neutrality Law, ted on March 17 to inform the Ger-
Senator Pittman said while the man Government that
the British Bill he is introducing to-day merely Government desired to make it plain permits the, United States to sell that it could not but regard the events munitions on a "cash and carry" basis of the past few days as a complete to any belligerent, he will not com- repudiation of the Munich agreement, mit himself "not to offer further and a denial of the spirit in which legislation increasing the President's the negotiators of It bound them- selves to co-operate for a peaceful emergency powers",
He added that the United States settlement. "is interested in seeing there is Sir Nevile Henderson was also in- maintained in Europe a substantial structed to say that Britain must take
In yet another answer, Mr. Chom- balance of power, because if any one that occasion to protest against the berlain mode clear that the state- group obtains absolute power over changes effected in Czecha-Slovakin ment in his speech at Birmingham, Europe and Asia, then we are faced by German milltary action, which that doctrine in Latin America. Monroe oy were of the opinion was devold
of of legality.
BOMBING THREATS
He declined to accepi the sugges tion of another member that military representatives should be added to the ofcials accompanying Mr. Hudson to Warsaw and Moscow, pointing, out that the object of Mr. Hudson's mission was economie,
every aspect
country's national safety, covered the question of revision of the national defence programme-British Wire-
must be revised in of national life
President Roosevelt to-day will discuss with Congressional leaders the foreign policy in the present The Prime Minister replied affirma- † teas. world crisis, including the virtually tively to an enquiry whether he had prohibitive penalty duiles on German seen the press statement that Herr Hoods United Press,
Hiller threatened to bomb Prague un less President Hacha accepted the demands,
U.S. LEGATION CLOSED
Washington, Mor. 20. The Stale Department has in- structed the United States Minister to Prague, Mr. Wilbur J. Carr, to close the Legation in Prague.
United States representation there will thus be reduced to the status of a Consul General.-United Press.
MOBILISATION REPORTS AROUSE NEW FEARS IN EUROPE: CRISIS WORSENS
(Continued from Page 1.)
southern and south-eastern frontlers of Hungary are untrue.
"Neither is there any truth in press reports alleging purtial mobilisation in Hungary. All that has become necessary is the calling up of in- dividuals in order to bring up to tull strength the regimenis ordered to oc- cupy Carpatho-Ukraing because these operations were in no way beforehand. and had to be prepared carried ou! chiefly by frontier guards."-Trans--Ocean,
HUNGARIAN'S DEMONSTRATE Bucharest, Mar, 20.- A Hungarian minority monstrated at Timisoaru, Arad and Orademare to-day, but the de- monstrators were easily dispersed without serious incident.
de-
The demonstration was attributed to the Hungarian broadcasts of the past few days, announcing that Hungarians would soon be with their "lost brothers", and that these towns would соте within IIungary 19 Authenta had done-Reuter Special.
MRS. DOBBIE ARRIVING
Mrs. W, G. S. Dobble, wife of the G.O.C. in Singapore, Major-General Dobble, accompanied by Miss Dobble, will arrive in Hongkong at 6.30 a.m. to-day by the transport Lancashire.
While in Hongkong, they will stay with Major-General Grasett, General Officer Commanding the Troops in China, and Mrs, Grasett. They wil return to Singapore by the Lan- cashire on April 2.
The Premier added that the whole situation in connection with the mexation of Czecho-Slovakia was at present under the review of the Brilish Government-Reuter,
PREMIER'S STATEMENT
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