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December 14, 1939.
EXPULSION OF SOVIET Moscow Worried
IS RECOMMENDED
More and More Argentine Forcing The ALLIES'
'Cock-Eyed"
NEW YORK, Dec. 13 (Reu- ter)The Brilish Admiralty story makes the cock-eyed war scen somewhat more cock- eyed," writes the "New York Dally News" on the escape of the German Biner Bremen,
The paper adds that the Breen will be sent out to feed the Deutschland, Admira} Beberr and other German ralders.
The Almiralty will.most Hikely wonder if i was worth witlle an a milliary advantage or as pro- paganda to treat the Bremen with such courtesy.
NEW PHASE IN AERIAL WARFARE
London, Dec, 13. The Air Ministry has announced, "The Royal Air Force patrols were continuously maintained last night over the German mine layer aircraft banes and Heligoland Bight."
and the real interpreted to mean that the trois repeatedly flow over the Heligoland Bight, ready to attack any puemy planes which might be encountered,·
League To Take Stand
The League Committee of Thirteen has adopted a resolution, which will be placed before the League Council, that the Soviet Union be expelled from the League of Nations.
The Argentine, apparently backed up by other South Ameri. can Republics, has made a demand that should the League not invoke Article 10, which provides for expulsion, she will no longer consider herself a member.
The Soviet is entitled to attend the Council meeting at which her expulsion. will be decided, but she is not expected to do so.
Meanwhile Finland has been efected a member of the Coun- cil, the Soviet already being a member.
The Soviet reply to the league's conclllation proposals ar rived in Geneva an hour and a half after the time limit set. It declined the invitation and stated, in effect, that the Soviet could deal only with the newly established "Terijoki Administration" which the Communists set up in Finland after hostilities broke
out.
Geneva, Dec. 12.
The report and resolution recom. Some sources claim that German mends expulsion of Russla and ald sources are agitating for Russla's ex- for Finland United Press. pulsion and sold they were conse- quently opposed to it if only on the grounds that Germany expecta profit from Russia's plight.
to
Council Must Decido
Paris, Dec. 13, The Πανα correspondent af The committee in charge of the Geneva points out that if Russia in Finnish appeal studied the cireum-to be expelled from the League, the stances of the dispute and at this initiative can only be taken by the morning's session drafted one TC- Council and the Soviet delegate port. Later, they decided to make would be entitled to attend. a second draft outlining Finland's The patrols apparently are the legal position with relation to Russia reason for the cessation of the Bre- and regarding the Russo-Finnish men and Homburg radiu stations agreements—United Press. programmes. The stations suddenly faded out in the midst of an English broadcast at about 8.20 p.m. They did not resume until the early hours of the morning.-United Press.
Continual RAF. Patrol
London, Dec. 13.
Puppet Government
Geneva, Dec. 12.
reports say that
that
He adds that it is doubtful if the Soviet Government would take such an opportunity-Reuter Special.
Two Recommendations
of Fourteen
Geneva, Dec. 13.
It is understood that the Committee before the Assembly this afternoon.
will table a resolution
ECONOMIC HARMONY
Paris, Dec. 13, M. Alphonse Rio, Minister of Mer- chant Marine, states that a complete Franco-British transport plan will be worked out by the authorities who will see that all needs in an emer- gency will be supplied-Reuter,
Fronch Satisfaction
Paris, Dec, 13.
The Press, without exception, ac- claims the Anglo-French monetary agreement as an event of enormous significance.
Yesterday mark a new historic atago of Anglo-French solidarity, observes L'Ordre.
By Resistance
MOSCOW, Dec. 12 (Domel), Fear is apparent in various circles that the Soviet-Flonish conflict will be unexpectedly protracted so long as various Powers continue to supply materials to Finland.
Although boils eficlat elroles
and
newspapers atiti remain reilcent about League actions, I In understood the Government are highly indignant and are ready to resign from the League,
There are signs of uneasiness Among Soviet citizens over the difficulties Soviet forces Arc encountering In Finland as well 5 over the anti-Soviet senti- ments abroad. especially League circles,
In
Reports from Leningrad say that wounded soldiers are pour- ing in from the Finnish front Ines and not only alt hemplíals but also churches in Leningrad are filled with soldiers. It is by now generally believed that the Soviet losses in Finland are un- expectedly heavy,
Hopes of driving a wedge between Rumanian Oil Britain and France must how appear quite hopeless, writes Le Petit Blou
The agreement can be regarded as a victory, remarks Le Petit Parisen.- Reuter Bulletin.
May Outlast The War
London, Dec. 15, The Chancellor of the Exchequer's sintement in the House of Commons yesterday is universally welcomed in this morning's Press.
The Times saya,
"The intimate co-operation is now
Transport Difficulty
established between the British and ofbly move under present transporta- French Governments
le victorious conduct
is essential to
of the wil and will be no less essential for the successful handling of the economic difficulties which will have to be fac
ed
when the war has been won. Taken together with previous ngren- ments for the joint purchase of gonda and material required from foreza countries. it erentes a solidarity be tween them which is more than an alliance,
Unconfirmable Secretariat circles indicated Russia based its case with the League
"It is perhaps not a visionary hope squarely on the recognition of the
that the economic and financial co- Terijal government on which it is: It is believed that the resolution operation it has established between A new Royal Air Force technique unable to repudiate its stand or ac- wil be in two parts, one declaring the two countries 13 reflected in a reference by the Aircept an armistice,
that the Soviet has committed an act the war and may in time be extend- may long outlast Ministry to "security patrols."
Russia's resignation from the of aggression against Finland and ed to embrace other countries with With planes Bying high so as to League could not be effective for two inviting individual member States to the same interests in peace and pros- cacape detection, it is hoped that this years and Moscow is reported to be give their individual help to Finland, perity." new method will enable the RAF considering her reinstatement there and the other recommending applica- to know immediately when
after in the belief that the conflict tion of Article 10 and Russlu's expul- comprehensive
"One thing was missing from the enemy with Finland would, by that time, sion from the League-Reuter.
agreement aircraft take off from thele bases.
between Britain und France which the One of the greatest difficulties in have been settled peacefully,
Supreme War Council announced on combating enemy airerafi
One advantage of Russia's with- raids
Sub-Committee To Review during the night is
November 17, says the Manchester the almost
drawal would
relieve any be to
Guardian, There was no reference physical impossibility of tracing them
Geneva, Dec. 13. nation from embarassment in
in voting over the wide exponse of the ocean.
of Thirteen has to finance. The gap has now been for her expulsion or the imposition For some time the RA.F. with an of sanctions. Russia has, for years, appointed a sub-committee to review filed by the highly important agree- by Sir abundant supply of
which ment announced yesterday long range air-been one of the strongest supporters the recommendations, after
The News Chronicle considers "the craft have been carrying out con- of the League and she recently paid they will be transmitted to the As John Simon and M. Reynaud. tinuous patrols over the North Sea her dues of 2,090,000 gold francs.bly for discussion. They will then' und the whole length of the east and United Prett.
be voted on by the Council. United agreement is a comprehensive
and represents a great step forward north-east consis.
towards cornmon administrative C- tion by the two countries. There could hardly be a stronger proof of Geneva, Dec. 13. the community of purpose between At the Assembly meeting this the British and French people." morning the Argentine Government's | British Wireless. representative asked for application
It is understood that the patrols are an entirely new R.A.F. unit and
* are 'directed against enemy minelay-
ing aircraft and bates.-Reuter,
BRITISH
Recommends Expulsion
Geneva, Dec. 13.
The Finnish appeal to the Com- inittee of Thirteen was adopted.
WARSHIPS
TO BE WITHDRAWN
Shanghal, Dec, 13, Three more British gunboala will
be withdrawn from Yangtse, uccord- ing to an official announcement by the naval office.
ed ofcers and men could be more usefully employed.
Five gunboats
The Committee
Press.
Argentine Action
of Article 10 of the Covenant, which The Fighting
would mean Russla's expulsion.
It is expected that
other South
American States will support the]
Argentine attitude.
Mr. R. A. Butler and
M. Paul
RUSSIA'S
onc
BIG TASK
Boncour are expected to speak Inter
Britain to-day on behalf of
and France.
The Argentine delegate said, "DIS- were accordingly daining even an outward form of
Copenhagen, Dec. 13. withdrawn in October and now It Is legality, the aggressor has denied she
It is reported that Russia 1108 proposed further reduce the num-is at war, and to this end referred to The reduction wül take effecat ber by three leaving two gunboats normal relations she maintains with a "pened two tremendous drives across to reach the carly dute. Recently His on the lower River.----Reuter,
puppet government set up by herself mid-Finland, hoping Majesty's Government decided that |
Soviet therefore has placed it- Gulf of Borenia and cut Finland in ball. the
conditions present
the Yangtse did not justify the releation of ten gunboats between Shanghai and Hankow when military require ments elsewhere were more urgent and a considerable number of train-
an
оп
CHINA'S WAR GAIN
Much Done Towards Unification
London, Dec. 13. Speaking at a luncheon of the China Committee, Mr. R. H. Tawney, Professor of Economic History at the University of London, said that des- pite the economic and human life losses, the war has done something for a solution of the problems with which the Chinese Government was
-
Japan Not Consulted
Shanghai, Dec. 13. Shanghai were never consulted over The Japanese noval authorities in the British decision to remove three moré gunboats from the Yangise, In fact the first time they heard of such a move was when they read an an- nouncement in the Press this after- noon that the gunboats were being removed,
self outside the Covenant.”
Senor Freyre concluded by de- It is indicated that the biggest claring his Government's unalterable battle is likely to start in two or member of the League as long as the tween Hyrynsalmi and Kuruc in the decision to consider itself no longer a three days on the mid-front, be- Soviet is able to claim such mem-north, where the Finnish position, it bership.-Reuter.
is thought, is critical. The Finns.are required to halt two great Russian armies of overwhelming superiority In numbers, armament and equip- inent.
Bacharest, Dee. 12. Rumanin has more oll on hand for Germany than the Nazis can pos-
tion dimculties. As a result, German premuro
13 greater Human road authorities than on the oil producers.
There is great shortage of oil barges on the Danube, while, at the sume tine there is n greater shortage of rolling stock. At prezent very ttie oil in leaving Ruinania by way of the Black Sea because there are few tankers available.
One of Rumania's largest tankers was sunk in the British Channel a few weeks ago, and since then fewer tonks have left for distant ports.
The greater bulk of supplies on many has already purchased her hand has already been sold. Ger- allotted portion and is determined to ship it at the curliest possible moment.
Although Rumanian authorities do not relish Berlin's insistence, they are doing their utmost to meet the Reich halfway-United Pres.
Negotiations Proceeding
Bucharest, Dee. 13. Much difficulty is still being ex- perienced in the negotiations for the increase of petroleum exports to Germany. stated that the hopes expressed that In German eireles it is
sa okreement would be signed. Friday or Saturday are greatly exug- gerated
The Nazi negotiators for a large quota of petroleum and are asking effective export to the Reich of 300 wagon loads daily.
On
The present arrangement is that Germany will pay 25 per cent of the cost of Rumanien ull imports through the clearing system and 75 per cent. in gold currencies.
Lucking gold currencies, Germany for a considerable time has mainly -been-paying-in-manufactured-goods." The larger quota now desired would mean the despatch of more Indus- trint products in return.
It is understood that the Nazis are not yet able to give any indication ns to whether this larger quantity of goods could be delivered. Moreover the products offered are largely not those wanted by Rumania.
Negotiations for a change of the mark-leu exchange are proceeding more smoothly-Reuter Special
PEIPING CURRENCY
It is reported that two corps of the Issue Of Federal Reserve
Bank Notes Increasing
Argentina Threat
Geneva, Dec. 13. Argentine, hus Informed the As- sembly of the League that she would Russian Ninth Army resign unless Russin were expelled.-south-west from the Salla area and
United Press.
north-west from. Suomussalını, the latter nearing Hyrynsalm!.
This was revealed by the Japanese spokesman to-day at a Press con- ference, when he declined to com- ment on the British announcement,
New League Council Asked whether the Japanese naval
Geneva, Dec. 13. authorities felt that they should have
The League Assembly elected been consulted on the matter, the Bolivia, Finland and South Africa as spokesman declared, "No, that is i question concerning Great Britain, members of the Council for the next alone."-Reuter,
are driving
Pelping, Dec. 13. Mr. Wang Shih-ching, the Minis- ter of Finance of the Provisionul Government, in a radio speech Inst night, announced that the Federal Reserve Bank notes which huve 50 amount Yunn far been issued 302,000,000.
Compared with June, the present noto issue shows an increase it unn 100,000,000,
Reports are pouring in of the terrible handicaps under which the Finns are Oghting with stubborn resistance with a comparative hand- ful of men armed with light weapons, three years.
They are fighting the Rusalans Bolivia was re-elected, Finland bucked by artillery, tanks and succeeda Sweden, and South Africa armoured cars, where the Finns are Consul Visits Japan
succeeds New Zealand.
only guerillas, at their best only Tientsin. Dec. 13. It also renewed the two special able to delay the enemy-United The steady increase in the note Major G. A. Herbert, farmer Dri-Council senta crenied three years ago, Press.
Issue of the Federal Reserve Bank. ist Superintending Consul at Tien-accupied by China and Latvia, to
Finnish Plance Active
Mr. Wang said, represents the sirik- tsin, who has been transferred
ing progress in the efforts to restore to which it is expected that they will
Copenhagen, Dec, 13. Chefoo, will arrive to-morrow morn-be re-elected this afternoon.
The National Tidends correspon-
peace and order in North China. It has done more for a practical ing sccompanied by Mrs. Herbert.
Council The new
Satisfactory progress is also regis- consists of dent at Helsinki states that on Tues-tered in the policy of concentrating unifleation of the country in two years
Belgium, Bolivia, the United King-day Finnish dlers few low above erstood that the Constil dom, than was accomplished in the pre-
the Dominican Republic, Leningrad and the Murmansk rall-foreign exchanges which is designed ed to Tokyo via Mukden France, Greece, Iran, South Afelen, way. In the vicinity of the
to develop the new vious 20 years, while the fact that the will p
lutter trade currency.
currency as Government was forced to remove in respu: to a summons from the Peru, Finland, the Soviet Union and they bombed 20 kilometers of line, to West China made the Chinese
Brigh Ambassador at Tokyo, Sir! Yugo-Stavia-United Press.
From March to the end of October, blocking the traffic, United Prest.
£1,063,559 of British currency and aware of the rich mineral and agri- Robert Cralgle.
Frins Rush Reinforcements $2,311,105 of the United States cur-
Helsinki, Dec. 13.
rency have been concentrated and The Finna to-day Intensified their
the sums amount to ever Yusn 40,- 000,000 ip Chinese currency. Domel,
faced
It
Pointing out that Major Herbert
Pross Suggestion
Oslo, Dec. 13.
cultural resources of those districts.
China's permanent problem was played an Iraportant part in the re- not thint of the industrlai worker but cent Anglo-Japanese parleys In! The Aften Post, leading Conserva- counter-offensive against the Rus- the peasant cultivator. It seemed Tokyo, informed quarters understand tive newspaper, proposes that each stans in the threatened middle sector, that his lot has become worse during that upon his arrival in Tokyo, the member of the League of Nations Finland's "wasp waist." the past two generations. So long Consul will take part in a reportedly shall instantly place at the disposal Reinforcements reached the front as his present condition remained, final discussion of the Tientsin Con-of Finland a fully equipped military line continuously and went straight China would continue to crumple cession problems, including the silver unit, representing ane per thousand into
action. The Russians from the bottom. The peasant cul- specie issue.--Domel. ivator suffered from floods, his methods were pre-historie, and he was shamelessly exploited by the
middleman, moneylender and tax collector.
Johnson's Visit
Tientaln, Dec. 13. The United States Ambassador, Mr. Tawney did not think it de- Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, who la at strable that China's development present in Pelping, is expected here should proceed on American or Ger-on Friday, man Industrial lines. Her right lines
are
of the population of each country. nowhere able to gain a foothold, na The newspaper claims that thishe Finns destroy all buildings and will stop Russian aggression and re-louses before leaving. establish the League's authority.- Reuter Special
There is no Information as to which
of the two parallel Soviet thruala is | winning in the push towards the sea, "Finland Day"" Arranged
but both have been reinforced, with the Finna stili numerically the In- London, Doc. 13,
terior. Sympathy for Finland.is Incronaing It is believed that the Russians was rather on French lines and con- Some circles link the visit with throughout the world,
vlan to ccel a junction of these two centrating on peasant welfare. Her the Increasing dificulties, experienc-Governor Lehman of New York has army groups and make a combined main job after the war will be to fed by Amerlena business men in declared next Sunday as "Finlandįoush to the sea at Oulu (Uleaborg) organise economic and political sys-connection with the blockade, which, Day when. collections will be made on the Gulf of Bothnia, terms and at the same time maintain-while ostensibly directed against Brl. The American Red Cross has It is expected that the track Finnish ing her own admirable native virtues, tain, has badly hit American inter-already sent £4,000 worth of medical troops will be transferred to this
Reuter Special.
ests.--Router.
supplies.-Reuter Builotin,
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