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Shirley Temple Spring Byington Nigel Bruce Gale Sondergaard Eddie Collina · Sybil Jason
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Tuesday,
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Churchill's
December. 24, 1940.
Dramatic Appeal Nazi Fury At Eden's
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Church; against the wishes of the Italian people who had no Just for this war, has arrayed the Inheritors of ancient Rome upon the side of pagan barbarians. There is the
tragedy of Italian history and there stands the criminal who has wrought
New Appointment
A Pathological Hatred"
LONDON, Dec. 23 (Reuter).-An outburst of wrath in the German press greeted the appointment of Mr Anthony Eden as Foreign Secretary.
Sanctions and Abyssinia ·
The "Boersen Zeitung" writes: "With Eden there comes to "What is the defence that is put the Foreign Office a man whose activities have been dictated by forward for his action? It is of pathological hatred of the authoritarian' States. With this ap course, the quarrel about sanctions pointment, London expects improvement in British-Russian rola- and Abyssinia. Let us look at that, tions and a stiffening of attitude to Japan, Spain and other
"Together niter the last war Italy
and
Britain both signed the coven-members of the Axis.
ant of the League of Nations which "The answer to these illusions will forbade all parties to that covenant to be a crushing ono.. All these nations, make war.on cach other or upon including the Soviet, will only see fellow members of the League and the tente face of England more clearly bound all signatories to come to the for the appointment of Eden." ald of any member who was gitacked by another.
The "Deutsche Zeltung" Bays: Those who have whipped England "Presently Abyssinia came lock into war-Churchill, Eden and Mar- ing at the door asking to be a mem-geason are now on the spot where ber. We British advised against it. they deserve. All three are burdened We doubted whether they had reach- with the gulit of war and are now fed a stove in their development which branded with full responsibility for warranted their inclusion, but it was Britain's decline which their policy Mussolint who insisted that Abyssinia has brought about."
should become a member of the Lea-
rue and who therefore, bound him? self and bound you and us to respect Abyssinia's covenanted righis
declare and my words will go far--that nothing that happened. in that Abyssinian quarrel can account for or Justify the deadly war which has now broken out between us.
Italy's Needless Acts
Pres. Roosevelt
To Speak
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UP)— The White House announced that President Roosevelt kas tentatively decided to address the nation by "Then the great war between the radio on December 29, on the pre- British and French democracles and sent emergency." He will probably | Prussian mitarists or Nazi dictator-speak from 9.30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
slup began again. Where was the ES.T.. need for Italy to intervene? Where was the need to strike at prostrate France? Where was the need to de- clare war on Britain? Where was the need to invade Egypt which is under British protection?
Fewer Shipping
Losses
SPECIAL TO 'The "telegraPH" "We arc content with Italian
LONDON, Deel 3 (UP)—The neutrality. During the first eight shipping losses for the week ending months of war we paid great deter- mid-night, December 15, were five ence to Italian interesta. But this British ships with a total of 30,830
all put down to four.
tons, and two allied ships totalling "Now that I have taken up my 20,046, tons which is a decrease of office as Prime Minister of Defence nearly two-thirds from the preced-
,
I look back to our meeting in Romeing week, und feel a desire, to speak words of goodwill to you as Chief of the Italian nation across what seems to be a swilly widened gulf. · Is it too late to stop the river of blood from flowing between Die British and. Italian peoples?
We Shall Go On
May
"We can no doubt infi.ct grievous injuries upon one another and mout each other cruelly and durkeň the Afediterranean with our strife. 11 is Idle to predict the course of the great battles now raging in Europe but I am sure that whatever happen on the continent, England will go on to the end even quite alone as we have done before and I be lieve, with some assurance, that we shall be aided in incretis.ng measure by the United States and indeed by all the Americas.
Letter To Duce
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This is the gist of a letter which sent to Signor Mussolini when I became Prime Minlater. I make no (comment upon the Duce's answer. It Anyone can see (who I was Quit. wanted, peace and who it was that meant to have war, One man and only one man was resolved, to plunge Italy after these years of strain and effort into the whirlpool.of war.
"What is the positio
day?
Jed
ati
position_of_Ithly_to-| Where is it that the Duce has
a distrusting people after 18 years of ducentorial power? What hard choice is open now. It is to stand up to the battery of the whole British Empire on sea, in the air and in Africa, and
and the vigorous counter- attuck of Greece
There is one man and one man only who has led you
there,
"I leave this unfolding until the day comes-05 come It will-when the Italian, nation will once more take the shaping of Its Own fortunes.
Vichy Minister's "Apneal
23
VICITY, Dec. (Reuter).-An appeal for the restoration of "impar- tiality, firmness, discipline and honour" in all ranks of the French Colonial Service was made by M. Platon, Minister for the Colonies, to-day.
In a circular to Colonial Governors, M. Platon urges: "In the exercise of your authority, let all your acts be Inspired by the duty which involves į en all Frenchmen to take part with igour and confidener la the work of utional rehabilitation laid down by Marshal Petrin,”
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