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No. 16978 £## ##—- FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3,
Repeal Of American Arms Embargo Paves Way For U.S. Aid To Britain And France On Colossal Scale
CONGRESS
VOTES
TO AID THE ALLIES
GREAT TRIUMPH
FOR POLICY OF THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UP).- President Roosevelt has won his fight for the revision of the neutrality act and the repeal
the arms embargo.
of
To-day the House of Representatives approved the Senate's repeal of the embargo
EXPORTS SOAR
IN MALAYA
SINGAPORE, Nov. 2 (Reuter)The value of Malaya's exports in October the will probably reach record figure of £13,250,000. In October, 71,000 tons of rubber and 15,000 tons of tin were exported.
A greater_part_of_them went to America.
¡clause.
This is the main provision' in the proposed revised bill; and the President can gard his victory as being practically complete.
MAJORITY OF 62
re-
The House of Representatives approved repeal by 243 votes to 181.
The action came with the re- jection of a motion introduced by Representative James A. Shanley, Democrat of Connec- ticut, to instruct the House conferees to retain the manda- tory arma embargo in the revised
THINKS HE Neutrality Bill.
IS MASTER "Freedom" Station
During the debale Representative Sam Rayburn. the Majority Leader in the House, said: "The United Sintes is not on the verge of war, nor any- where near warti
Castigates Hitler arguments that the embargo repent
was
2 and
No Part In Europo's Game He sought to refute the Opposition's
war a step towards dangerous change to make while war: LONDON, Nov. 2 (Reuter) was under way abroad. The anti-Nazi "Freedom" radio station is still broadcasting
"We have no part in the game being,
re-played in Europe to-day "the veteran Democrat, declared, and added that
gularly every night, despite at every country in the world has
tempts to jam it.
expected changes In American neutrality ever since the President
C.-in-C.
OF THE
BRITISH
1939.
日二十月九
80 Die In Capsize
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPHI
TOKYO, Nov. 3 (Do- mei). Over 80 persons are believed to have been drowned in a ferry-boat || which capsized on the Agano River near the city of Niigata on Thurs- day.
Twenty-nine bodies have been picked up by rescue parties.
HALIFAX TELLS THE HOUSE OF LORDS
Are In
66
We
To
Win
FORCES War
GEN. SIR E. IRONSIDE, the new Chief of Imperial Ceneral. Staff, talking to Lt.-Gen. Sir R. Adam (right), Deputy C.I.C.S.
Possibility Of Serious Air Raids Envisaged
LONDON, Nov. 2 (Reuter).The possibility of On Wednesday night the station re-first asked Congress to enact a new serious air-raids in Britain was visualised by Mr. Herbert
During the final debate the galleries Morrison in the course of a debate in the House appointed with M. Molctoll's speech, of the House were packed. Queues
viewed some of the main nows, say-Neutrality Law. ing that the Nazis were very dis-
and the non-fulfilment of the hopes formed in the corridors of the House Commons on Civil Defence.
of Russian support.
about the reshuffle
wing.
After saying that if raids were
· ·
The Nazis were also concerned
Now Bill Assured
of a sufficiently large scale, a WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (Reutor) of the Italian Cabinet and Italy's decision to re--The final passage of the Neutrality proportion of bombers might be main neutral.
Bill, with a complete repeal of the expected to get through and do Arms Embargo, is now virtually as-fairly sorious damage, Mr. The announcer referred to the sured, following the defeat by 243 Morrison continued: world-wide support for the Allied to 101 votes in the House of Represj cause, and added: "Here in Germany sentatives of the motion urging re- we suffer hardships, and arrest is a
tention of the Embarge. daily occurrence, even in the army. master. Yea "Hitler thinks he terday he got Poland, to-day he wants England, and to-morrow he will cast eyes towards India.
"His methods of achieving his enda are the same as years ago-ruthless propaganda and false promises, but giler, nations in the world now up preciate Nazism for its true value.
U.S. TREASURY NEEDS MONEY
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UP) — Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury, sald that the United 000 of now money, between now and Sintes Treasury must raise $500,000.- the end of the present Bacal year, July 1, 1940,
The motion was one of three in the
form of instructions to the Join Committee of both Houses.
The other two motions were als defeated.
"Let Ulder understand that if he does this thing," he will ovoke similar action no less effective than his out
Warm Time Promised
warm me,
::
ITALY AND GREECE
Removing Friction In Mediterranean
of
The It"
LONDON, Nov. 2 (UP).
The primary aim of our being engaged in war is to win it!"
Thus declared Lord Halifax in the House of Lords to-day when he made a statement on Britain's 'aima in the conflict against Germany.
Armaments Problom
The Foreign Secretary asserted that [no conclusion of the war could pos- sibly be acceptable that did not in- clude a solution of the armaments problem.
"Our definite aims in this wor.are not a question for this Government alone, but also for the governments of our Allies and our Dominions," he continued, SAN
***The time may well come when i will be possible and right to de fino in greater detall the terms to which we are held—the fulßiment of the purposes of which is the reason why we took up arms.
Will Not Dosist
"One thing is quite certain--wo should not, and shall not, desist from the task to which we have set our hands until we are convinced. One way or another;~~ that--ve-have |secured conditions which, so far us. is humanly possible, may protect the world against a repetition of this tragedy."
Essential Foundation
Lord Halifax declared that the es sential foundation to any progress towards pence must be confidence.
The confidence which the present German Government had destroyed must be repaired, and they were the only people who could restore
It.
"It la for them, not us, to con- sider how i can be done," said Lord Halifax.
"The definition of war nima con- cerns the governments of the Domin- ions and the Allies as well as Britain. "The time may come when it will be possible and right to defino in
greater detall the terms which would be held to be fulfilment of the pur-
poses for which we took up arme.
Can Bo Confident
"It our general purpose is clear and our direction is right, and our people are united in defence of the principles in which they believe, we can be reasonably confident that the outcome can be made to correspond to the convictione of all who desire a new and betier world, and which may enllat all nations on a basis of equality. "No individual · government, or
ATHENS, Nov. 2 (Reutor),— Greece and Italy have exchanged country has claimed to be a reposi- "If he comes here, he will have notes with a view to strengthon-tory of wisdom.
we ought to be all ready to con- Active defences will inflet verying the friendly relations besider any proposals under which the The motion forbidding Federal
hopes and aspirations of the peoples agencies to extend credits to bel serious casualties on the German air tween them.
The Greek note refers to the atmos-can be brought nearer to fulitment. gerents was defeated by 228 votes force. to 190, and the motion favouring an "Some of them may get through,phere of cordiality between the two embargo on arms and ammunition but they are bound to get similar countries, and hopes that they will but not aeroplanes and other non-action in their own country,
shortly be able to give more definita lethal instruments of war was re- "Whatever the enemy does, the form to their relation, and in Ume, jeeted by 244 votes to 170, whereas British people will keep their nerve collaboration in all folds.
173.
:
a simber amendment was passed in and he will not break their spirit. The Italian note, in a simliar ex- the House last June by 214 votes 10: "Let them understand that the pression of friendship, hopes to
consequences of such desperate strengthen relations shortly. 'moves may be very grave for Ger- many. Burely it will be madnces.
Mutual. Destruction
The Joint Committee is expectedj to meet to-morrow and it is thought that the legislation will reach its Anal form not later than Saturday.
"If there is in this war mutual destruction, I want Hitler and Goering that if they go in for this devilry of
New Office-Holders To and all their colleagues to understand the air, that if they decide to go and
Take Over...
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH
and embark on a policy of destruc- He said that if the market remeina: ROME, Nov. 2 (UP)It is antion of the great cities and popula favourable, as it is at present, he may nounced that all new appointees in lon, we are ready for it and we will in advance, refund $1,370,000,000 the Government will take over. their stand up to it. obligallong which are due on March offices at a special ceremony to "In the end the British people will
come through triumphantly.”
morrow, noon.
GERMANS TO EVACUATE
here
ISTANBUL, Nov. 2 (UP)—The German authoritien: F have ordered all German nationals to be ready to leave Turkey
NE 2005 AS DOsible,
Nazi Propaganda
"We should not dealt from the task undertaken 'until we SID Con- vinced we have secured conditions which, as far as humanly possible, may protect the world against a repetition of the present tragedy, "It is impossible to be precise as to when or how you may judge that to be achieved," concluded Lord Halifax.
Does Not Worry Why Home Papers LONDON, Nov. 2 (Reuter)In Are Scarce Here
LONDON, Nov. 2
(Reuter) the House of Commons to-day, the attention of the Secretary of Overseas Trade, was called to the intensified Under the existing censorship regula German propaganda, support of tions of this country, private persons Germany's export trade in South are not allowed to send British news. America, the lack of British organisa-papers, and other printed matter to tion and the impossibility to execute individuals abroad. orders. S
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Blockade Hits German Trade
LONDON, Nov. 2 (Reuter)-A special com- mentary issued to-day shows in vivid manner that German export activities in Germany, are declining
Trade activity shows diminishing returns in spite of the large commercial staff sent to the German Legation.
KING'S BROTHER IS IN THE ARMY
THE DUKE of Gloucestor, younger brother of the King. is now Chief Liaison Officer of the British Forces and is Western sorving on the Front. This photograph was taken just before he left for Franco.
PRIZES OF WAR
Prize
In many cases, either the goods ordered cannot be delivered or the prices have. been substantially raised.
Offers of certain metals are withdrawn.
Woollen plece goods are only supplled with a percentage of artificial material, and as a re- isult orders are cancelled.
Tanning materials ablained.
cannot
be
Lost Son Power
In the 20 years before the war, Germany built up a large mercantile marine which commanded admiration, throughout the world...
Now Germany, has lost a large park' (of that fine vommercial feet. What remains is powerless to carry on the marliume trads which was created.
Already 13 fine German merchant- men have fallen prizes to the Allied navies. Two of these have been cap- tured by the French navy and a fur- ther eight vesaols scuttled themselves to avoid capture.
There are reports that German merchantment, which have taken shelter in neutral ports, are trying to make their way home. This will lengthen the list of captures, though some are using northern fogs and neutral territorial waters and slip through the blockades to regain home ports.
may
Another, factor whittling away the German merchant navy is the lack of currency, which has forced German ships sheltering in neutral 'ports to sell part of their cargoes to defray tharbour dues,
Their cargoes, however, cannot last [for over, and once they are exhausted, the German ships will be forced elther to submit to seizure or try to run the gauntlet of the Allied ships.
LATEST
DARING RAID ON BORDER
SWOOPING DOWN Into British territory from across the Shum Chun River, Chinese bondits made
daring raid on Lokmauchau, the border city, shortly before 6 o'clock this morning. four Nine men, all masked, and armed with revolvers, participated in the raid.
Although a fokl, at grave risk to bis life, raised the alarm, the bandits |were able to escape back into Chinese
territory with a valuable haul.
Court Opens Sergt. M. Matinson, 0.1.C. of the
In London
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
They were chased to the border by Lokmauchau Police Station, and other police officers chased the bandits to the Shum Chun River, but the nine men wero able to elude capture by to the swimming across the ́, river ́ ́LONDON, Nov. 2 (UP),—At sanctuary of Japanese-perupled “ to-day's first sitting the British Chinese territory, Prize Court issued orders au-Rice Shop.. 'thorising ......requloltion. `by ⠀⠀ the
The bandits gained entry · by Crown of two German ships-smashing in the front door,**
They fired shots as they entered the mosorship Pomona (3,457) tons) of Hamburg and the the building, terrorising the occu pants with: threats; of - Instantaneou Hannah Boge (2,337 tona) also death if they resisted. of Hamburg.
The raid was made on the Wan Sat
While the armed men kept guard over the occupants, the remainder of The Pomona was under charter the party leisurely proceeded to ran- by the Jamaica, Banana Pro-sack the entire building, ducers' Association and was They broke upon, a safe, from seized in a British port. The Hannah Boge was acized early in the war.
likewise
Sir Boyd Merriman presided. "He appealed as Crown Counsel in the PLEASE Turn To Page 2.
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DOMESTIC COMMENT IN LONDON NEWSPAPERS
Mr. R. on moets with
LONDON, Nov. 2 (Reuter) Foreign affairs are not absent from There was a noticeably domestic editorial comment, and the "Dally tone in to-day's newspaper com- Telegraph," referring to the economie brought into action against Germany, mental
weapon, remarks how rapidly it was The Food Minister's statement,
The French and Briush navies," Me na Hudson replied that if countries are not receive them by philosophic comment and the way the newspaper, have already Intercepted over: 8,000 tons "of - such elfective. Stripes friends in Britain.
Periodicals may be malled abroase decision to establish schools, in Indispensable commodities"for" wWar: Recent Argentine reports indicated
PLEASE Torri To Pans 2: reviewed. return of confidence, and orders if ordered direct from the publishing the evacuation areas is also such as petrol, fron alluminium, from there: would be duly executed. house or from the news agents.
Patrols Active
PARIS, Nov. 2 (Router)ma com- unique issued "to-day states: "Tatrols were native during the day between Blelf and the Rhined