U.S. GETS JITTERS
Foarful Of Europo's War Outcome
WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuter)-The attack of jitters from which many Americans aro suffering tends to worsen rather
than abale,
"
CONSCRIPTION OF NATION'S WEALTH
'FROM: PAGE ONE
in August last year for the purpose of passing original Emergency Powers Defence Bill through all its stages in the same day."-
Power To Inspect Promisos There is power to inspect premises and to require employers to produce their book," continued Mr. Attlee.
"The object is, to mobiles the effective resources of the nation for whatever tasks may come upen us
now.
"I am convinced that the work will be done with the goodwill of all and with the co-operation of organised
Americans themselves refer to it as terrific. Many here are already visualising an Allied defcat and the consequent possibility of America facing alone
and Japanese labour. Italian aggression in this hemisphere.
Gravest Concorn Some of the most sober writers express the gravest concern for the future of America. One goes so far as to say that American policy should be to obtain the most solemn assurances that the Allied flects will never be surrendered, and in return for this suerifice to American security, he suggests that America
bo
Umay able to do something preserve the Ailles morale if the present battle
unlimited economic assistanco.
"Let me now deal with a few points regarding the control over property. "Some establishments will be con- trolled altogether right away. Others may be controlled later.
They will, in effect, be working on the Government account.
"Wages and proats will be under Government control.
►
100% Excess Profits Tax "Excess profits tax will be at the rate of 100 per cent.
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
May 23,
1940.
NAZIS LOSE BIG BATTLE FOR Turkey And
NAZIS LOSE
MORE SHIPS Tonnage Sunk Higher | L
Than Britain's
CAMBRAI
► FROM PAGE: ONE
and forth between the fighting zone und the coast,
This did not mean effective occupa
The
Balkans
Status Quo Must Be Maintained
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAFM"
LONDON, May 22 (Reuter)tion, nettish and French troops, he PARIS, May 22 (UP)—An
It is learned in London that at least five German transports and said, were heavily engaging the important statement was issued to-day by M. Inonu, President of supply ships were successfully enemy in the Cambral sector.
The French were entrenched on
the Turkish Government.
attacked in the past ten days.the south, bank of the Aisne River, Another was sunk by mines. The Germans had not renewed their
Germany has now lost more ship-attacles in the Rethel sector. ping through Allied action Britain through German action.
The total German mercantile loss is 820,000 tons, one afth of the pre-war
tonnage.
than
War wastage and British losses are mora than made up by capture, charterings and new construction.
LETTERS
Police Wanted
To The Editor,
The "Hongkong Telegraph." "There will be no profit out of the Sir, I am a resident of 110, Austin
emergency.
Road, which, as your readers are establishments may be probably aware, is a not uninfluential to carry on, may be ordered residential area in Kowloon. perhaps
Josa but there to carry on at
Four times during the last eight must be the power to carry on essen-months my dat has been robbed, the tial service. IC
ordered
Rosa, against them." guarantee them | nation.
Now Safety Measures WASHINGTON, May 22 - (Router)
The startling sequence of inter-
national events has necessitated #sition where People are put in alast two occasions being within the
they
ם
Ding-Dang Struggle Bouth-east of Arras, in the Cam- bral sector the fighting was going first one way and then another.
In
-
Turkey's position in the Balkans, he said, was that the status quo must remain unchanged.
...
Any attempt to oppose the status quo would be resisted by Turkey. Otherwise, he declared, Turkey was northern Belgium the Allied adamant in her decision not to em- and German troops were fighting ark on any adventurous enterprise htiin other parts of the world would be hard in the Scheldt sector.
"You may Imagine what Important Fighting the situation of Rumania, Yugo- PARIS, May 22 (Reuter).—It Slavla, Greece and even Bulgaria, announced that Important fighting caught between Germany and Italy, occurred this afternoon between if Turkey had nut ahnounced that she | Cambrai 'and Valenciennes,
was Armly with the Allies in her It is not known here how large the decision to maintain the status quo. German forces"-engaged were, bul
Interests Linked the operations are described as the
"The
Interests of the Allies and most important of the day's opera-Turkey are linked.
"Defeat of the Allies will mean the "Movement of Allied troops is redefeat of Turkey."
M: Inonu surveyed the entire ported in the region of Arras, but it
Middle does not appear to have provoked situation in the Near and any German reaction.
East and declared that the reinforce- Between Arras and the Somme, the ments of the Allied naval forces in the Mediterranean had revived con- situation remains confused.
German motorised light cavalry Adence in all the Balkan countries, continues its raids, the point of the "I know, and they know, that if push reaching to the south of the they are attacked they will receive Somme.
effective
ald from the Allies and On the Somme and the Aisno, con- from Turkey," he said." siderable French forces continue to take a firm footing.
tions.
Enormous German Lossas
Bulgaria respects our assurances of goodwill and peaceful- Intentions,
"As to Soviet Russia, they are very
LONDON, May 22 (Reuter)mmuch at the moment out of step, but German troops have suffered enorm we are having frequent contacts with theous losses in the offensive in northern theevertheless, we are in Ignorance
France, according to a Paris radio message.
are making post fortnight. review of the measures required for fosses they must have adequate re- My appeals for police protection the nation's safety," declared Pre-muneration for doing the job. have fallen on deaf ears.. sident Roosevelt In a messago to "The essential thing is that over a Surely, when complaint of a Congress.
wide field industry will be carried on robbery has been made to the He asked Congress to approve the for the community in effect and not authorities, a police officer should be transfer of the Immigration and for private profit.
posted to guard the particular pro Naturalisation Service from the De- There may be destruction of property for at least 48 hours! This has partment of Labour to the Depart-perty here and there. One cannot never been done in my experience, ment of
Justice.
tell what will happen.
The obvious neglect by This, said. President Roosevelt, "There are difficult enables the Government to deal quick-compensation.
questions of authorities merely thrusts the Te sponsibility of protecting one's pro -ly with allens whose conduct con- Compensation
perty hight and day upon the filcts with public interest."
"There may have to be a full re-taxpayers a sorry situation for
Large- consideration of compensation when colony which boasts such the emergency is past. In the mean-sized police force.
C. F. LIVESEY. time there may be interim compen-
where Industrial agreements these have been arrived at. But where agreements have not been arrived at the rates of pay are to be those normally paid by good em-
The "review" mentioned by the President disclosed a "pressing need" for the suggested transfer, be added.
Far-Reaching Control
Effect Of Labour Conscription
LONDON, May 22 (Router).- "Router's" lobby correspondent learns that the plans for Government con- traf of industry are very far-reach-
ing
Labour is not only to be compul- sorily transferred to war factories but
to land onl coal mines.
Control over agriculture will ex- tend to
sation.
"There may have to be control of
the finances of the country.
out
That may be done centrally or it may be if conditions require B that It will have to be done through re- gional.commissioners to whom spe-ployers. cial financial officials will be attach- ed."
Terms Of Now Bill The Emergency Powers Defence Bill to which Mr. C. R. Attlee re- ferred was published this afternoon.
If there are cases 'where people
are asked to shift from one districi to another there will be a provision in regard to payment for a thing of this kind."
...
Bill Read Second Time After less than an hour's discus- without division: sion, the B1 was read a second time
said that
опо
It extends the powers exercised by Powers Defence Act of 1939,
It stater: "By reason of the de-
Mr. Lees-Smith hostilities since that velopment of date, it has become necessary to ex- could not help recognising in Mr. tend the said powers in order to Attlee's speech that he had in mind certain contingencies of a character secure
which were never yet faced in this country, and broadly speaking,
that
of
the whole
resources of the community may be rendered im- to implement, crops to be grown,mediately available when required requisitioning and distribution.
The
Government will meet the cost
of transferring labour from one dis- triet to another.
The cristing-Trade Union agree=" ments will be preserved but there will be general relaxation of over- time regulations and a widespread degree of dilution by an agreement with the Unions.
Wages,
Profits Controlled Wages and profits will be under Government control.
Plans for the control of banks are almost complete. There will be no
110
for purposes connected with the de- wished to ensure that the country fence of the realm.
The Order-In-Counell may re-
should not be taken by surprise some other countries had been.
of the Independent Mr. J.
· quiro persons to place themselves. Labour Parteide was not going
their services and their property at
to
the House
realm, maintenance, of publio order he would scrutinise the ions
The number of casualties de es timated at half a million.
of Russia's intentions."
the
M. Inonu's statement was published In the Paris "Soir". The interviewer Front Hold Everywhere gathered the impression in Ankara felt a certain amount LONDON, May 23 (Reuter) that the Turks was learned in London to-night that attacks had been directed to
of relief, albeit pity, that the German the B.EF. front has been held every north-west instead of south-eastern where and that the casualties are nd Europe. In Turkey the lull is needed heavy.
The British counter-attacked be to permit the Turks to complete their tween Arras and Doual. The resul of this encounter are not yet known. The Belgsin troops launched coun. -against the German ter-attacks troops who had crossed the Scheldt in places. Both counter-attack two were successfu),
NAZIS TRAPPED. ON TWO SIDES
· FROM · PAGE ONE
is af Le Cateau, just south of Cam bral.
heads are slawir These two drawing together, squeezing the over-timing Nast lines beiwen
them.
|oire-armament.
NO REASON FOR PESSIMISM
Vigorous Speech By
Generál Smuts
During a speech at a civic reception
PRETORIA, May 22 (Reuter).-
-in his honour, General Jan Smuls declared that there was no reason for pessimism and he asked the public to suspend judgment.
he said. army is intact," There has been no great defcat. The new methods of warfare that, have been tried have done much, They have upset our apple cart, but our armies are there. You still have the best nighting army on God's
Earth.
of dividing the disposal of the King for secur take the responsibility of
Oh but
The against the measure,
Generalissimo's Tactics
principles for which we fight Ing public safely, defence of the
General Weygand's tactics are obliberty, self-government, freedom when they came before the
I the
Allied armies and existence of small nations are two Communist, vious. Mr. W. Gallacher,
the worth any number of armies. They declared that the Bill represented a meet anywhere near Cambrai, deliberate effort on the part of the entire German forces west of this are our reinforcement and they will ruling classes to
-to-conquer-the-working area will be cut off and completely me us through."
isolated by the entire strength of the classes,
Allied Forces
two, perhaps
or efficient prosecution of the war and also for maintaining supplies or services essential to the life of the community,"
Labourites Approve
Interference with private property of position, thaman, Leader of the Op- far as he was able to judge, the work- over three, millon men-and the Maltese Will Stay
character at the
a purely personal moment, but, the Government, if necessary, will requisition at short notice personal effects such as motor- cars and houses, including furniture and stocks and shores.
Among the plans proposed are powers for compulsory evacuation of the civilian population from certalo areas should the necessity arise.
Vital Next Few Weeks
Mr. Attlee Broadcasts A Warning
LONDON, May 22 (Reuter). -Mr. C, R. Attlee, broadcasting to-night, declared that the
events of the next few weeks,
and even the next few days, will be vitally important.
We must be worthy of our men on sea, land and air who have shown bravery, devotion and skill that we had expected of them.
the
On behalf of the Labour Party, Mr. Mr. D. Kirkwood, Labour, sald so H. B. Lees-Smith,
ing class was going to be tied hand vast strength of our and foot by the Bill whilst private army. property was not.
explanation.
This was the time for action, he said, the time for showing that the House of Commons could be a com- picie and efficient instrument for the conduct of war,
After the House had agreed on a resolution suspending the Sanding Orders, Mr. Attlee rose to move the second reading of the Emergency Powers Defence Bill.
House of Lords Adjourns
tion.
mechanised,
In framing the plans for his cou ter-attack, General Weygand neted In the House of Lords the Domin-from a personal survey of the situa- tons Secretary, Viscount Caldecote, asked the House to adjourn until it had received the Emergency Powers Bill.
Loyal
MALTA, May 22 (Reuter).IL Malta were attacked the Maltese would throw the aggressor out as they had dono throughout their Flics Over German Lines...... history, declared the Governor of Flying over the German lines, the Malta, Sir Bonham Carter, in a Generalissme held a detalled con- speech to the Council of Government
with General to-day. yesterday Lord Caldecote said he asked for ference
Giraud
"The Maltese are British--more an adjournment in order that the Bill Giraud incidentally, General might be passed through all its stager according to German reports, has been British than some people think," he and receive the Royal Assent to-day.a "prisoner of war" in Germany for added.
three days!and the first consequens N. Ireland Affected
was the Allied counter-attack in Mr. A would also be applied | centre of 'communications and drove
replying in the debate,
Arras, which liberated that importent we have any doubt as to the willing- He re-emphasised that banks wonia the Germans back from their lines ness of the people but because in a be controlled and would be operated in the cost basin General Giraud difficult emergency like this there under, Government orders just as in command of the coalition. Mr. Purvis, head of the Anglo- must be the necessary power in much as anybody working in a fa- British. French. Belgian and Duth French 'Purchasing Commission, dis-
"I believe in this critical time," he said, "that the majority of people In this country will willingly give their services to the country and will do all that is asked of them.
"We introduce this Bill not because to Northern Ireland.
Government."
Act Extended
Bill.
said the
tory.
There should be no
discrimination
on
and continually to cover the strategies retreat from Belgium, but there'La no continuous front and no actual con- fact with the enemy
U.S. BOMBERS FLY ATLANTIC
WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuter).
THE GOLDE
GRIFFIN
armies in the north
General Weygand's plans are be closed to-day that some American Ing kept secret, but most military built bombers have been flown across
big effort the Atlantic: He explained that the operative between people, whether rich or poor. analysts anticipate sono
He also disclosed that more would part of the Bill was an extension of They should all be willing to perform within the next 48 hours.
services and give up their property.
The four Allied armies masked in bo sent as soon as they were built. the Emergency Powers Defence Act, if necessary, and those who were the Escaut River fought intensely visions of the stalled the main pro-enlcitrant would come into precisely the same category whether they were The Bill also provided for the ex-rich for poor. tension of the original Act for an-
The Bill passed through all the re- other
you ho pota: "oires on
maining stages and was given its This
Third reading. August of this year. No one can
Effective Immediately We are determined that the enemy
tell quite what conditions may be in LONDON, May 22 (Reuter) shall not succeed but this requires August of this year. Therefore it, in learned that plans have been made to that we should mobilise all our re-
best to extend this Act now. BOURCES.
"I do not want anyone to jump to make the Orders-in-Council under Services and property of all must the concinsion that all of a sudden the Emergency Fowers Defence Bill be at the disposal of the Government everybody is going to do something effective sa soon as the Bill has re
ceived the Royal assent to-night, In the common task."
different from what he is dolog now.
"The essential thing To Avoid Injustices emergency is that the people should Everyone, however, should con-contians at their Jobs until ordered tinue doing ordinary work unili to do otherwise, m
"What is proposed is that there
instructed otherwise.
Bulk Of Nazis Held. The bulk of the German army-
has
of the pivotal city The Germans have been held east of Cambrai and west
daah around the countryside only swift moving light elements spreading destruction mainly among
the civilians,
These German mechanised fores The Government's action was taken
bro insufficient in number to stand up in agreement with all parties. The to a frontal fight, and there were main heads under which the Govern barely 50 tanks and light cars trying ment has complete control under the to hold Arras when the Allica 20 Bill are in regard to banking, land transport wor Industries and the captured the city,
It is estimated that Amiens is held non-essential and luxury trades.
The Government will have com less than 5,000 Cermin "troops, and
there should be no,
dificulty in its plete control over labour and supply. "The Minister of Labour will be. War Industries and Industries desin gulniàng this city. given the power to direct any person to perform any services required:
That does not necessarily mean service in munitions or factories.
· Labour. Minister's Powers||-
In exercising its powers, the should be control over persons and Government-will do its utmost to over property avoid injustices to individuals and will work in close co-operation with organised labour and employers.
Appealing to everybody to do their {"vlenos), Me, "Atttoo: said: "Above all.
don't get rattleda, With bravo hearts and cool heads we shall come through this ordeal triumphantly "tr
"It does not apply only to work men. It applies to everybody.
"Everybody allke must be under scribe the terms of remuneration, the terms of labour or hours of service,
ing with the export trade: will be given, absolute priority: Pay
Labour will be drafted from non- esarilal indos as required to the more essential industries.
Bill Becomes Lawn Fuji
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LONDON, May 22 (Reutor)---The |~ LONDON, May 22 (Reuter)Ä Fifth Canadian Conflagent, consisting meeting of the Joint 'Advisory, Coun of muxiliary unita reforcements for cil; representative of employers and the First Canadiah, Contingent, ('ar- the Gerioral; Council of the Trade rived at a British port today Union Congress was held to-day. All mernbers of the Contingent are At this meeting, the Minister volunteers!) ma po istaknemo Labour made known the statement/
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