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PERSONAL ROOSEVELT'S
Special to the "Telegraph"
TO SPEECH
BERLIN, DEC. 30 (UP),-USUALLY RELIABLE. UNOFFICIAL GERMAN QUARTERS UNDERSTAND THAT THE ANSWER TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WILL COME DIRECTLY FROM HITLER, BUT WHETHER THE ANSWER WILL BE IN THE FORM OR A HITLER SPEECH, OR IN A SEMI-OFFICIAL OR AUTHORISED UTTERANCE ALONG LINES DIRECTED BY THE FUHRER HIMSELF, IS NOT YET KNOWN.
GERMAN PRESS SILENT
Roosevelt Speech Unpalatable
LONDON, Dec. 30 (Reuter).-While the United States and Axis Britain welcome President Roosevelt's great speech, the Powers did not find it quite so palatable. Germany itself is cure- fully avoiding all discussion on the speech or any mention of it to the German people. The junior partners of the Axls are a little less reserved. Signor Gayda (Mussolini's pet mouth-piece) threatening the United States while Japanese circles intimate that they regard his stutement of policy as being one of continued
T.U.C.'s Part In The War
Close Collaboration
LONDON, Dec. 30 (Reuter).
American help to Free China,
A Columbia broadcasting cor- poration summed up early American press reactions as | being that America is now facing the battle of defence, Senate circles were reported to given the speech considerable! praise.
South America
have
In Buenos Aires and Mexico City the speech was welcomed as a plain statement that America stands democracy. Reference to tag Jutliity
by
Pending issuance of the answer mentioned, Gorman authorized sources, in reply to the cor- respondent's questions, refused any kind of re- action, merely saying, "We have no instructions and have absolutely no comment to make.”
It is learned that Ribbentrop is now studying the Roosevelt speech personally.
The "Telegraph"
Wishes its Readers a very Happy and Prosperous New Year
RAINFALL RECORD
MISSED
of appensement is noted with special Colony's 117 Inches
satisfaction. In Germany, President- Roosevelt's speech is hidden from
mun
With the sun shining fitfully
Roosevelt Delighted SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 80 (UP). President Roosevelt's Secretary, Mr Stephen Early, said the President is "tremen- dously pleated", with the res- ponse to is broadcast proclaim- ing an "emergency as serious as war itself," and pledging greater material aid to Britain.
However, he did not comment on the ungry Axis reaction to the speech or the Berlin
lin report that Willer might answer President Roose velt's indictreat of the Axis.
The Pradd followed up his pledge regarding inore aid to Brito.n; he invited Mr Arthur Purcis, head of the British Purchasing Commission to a White House luncheon confèrenet, which was also attended by Mr Henry Morgenthau: Secretary of the Trea- sury.
Mr Early said that the President had received 000 messages w.thin 40 minutes of the conclusion of th:
speech, adding that "100 to 1 they generally approved of the President's pronouncerant."
Potential Enemies
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A number of evacuee toddlers from the bombed areas of London have found safe- ty at the L.C.C. Ashford Nursery in Middlesex. The nursery is equipped with sheltera where the children can sleep and have their meals, if necessary. In this picture we see some of the babies being conducted to the shelter.
JAPANESE DEMANDS ARE MINIMUM FOR EXISTENCE
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Special to the "Telegraph"
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 30 (Reuter).-Japan does not intend to aggravate the present situation in the Pacific provided that her own existence is not grayely threatened, said Dr Itoh, the Japanese Minister of Information, to the correspondent of the Swedish newspaper, "Social Democratie" to-day.
Left And Right Apply Pressure
Bulgaria Tries To Steer Middle Way
The great part played in the battle for Britain by the Trades the people and there is no oficial through the clouds on the last A Wilhelmstrasse spots day of the year, Hongkong is Union Congress is the subject of reaction.
said that he could make 10 a review issued to-day in London. statement. The Berlin correspondent narrowly failing to beat a 50- This review shows how close of the Swiss paper "Basler Nachrich-year-old rainfall record which al and satisfactory is the collaboraten" says that the German-press-for one time seemed-to-be-"in-they-bluntly announcing that he re-Foreign Minister, in-the-Bulgarian Parliament to-day. tion between the Government the time being has called off the
campaign warning President Roose-bag."
preserve
NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (Reuter)
gards the German-Italian-Japanese Pact as directed semi-ollicially against
and the T.U.C., which repre-velt to intensify American aid to
The total rainfall to date for the United States, the President has sents over 6,000,000 organised Britain. There is an ominous quiet
put all the three countries on notice The workers. Goodwill on both sides in the political rtmosphere of Berlla, 1940 is 117.69 inches,
highest total for any one record that he regards them as potential, if
not actual, enemies," and a united determination to he reports. defeat the Nazi menace and to difference and say they find nothing
Italian political circles assume in- ed year is 119.715 in 1889. This sentence 13 contained in the Pre- in which it quickly to worry about in the call for in- Thus by 2.025 inches, a margin "New York Tunes" cultorial on
talk. Roosevelt's democracy
#ident is also stated that the overwhelming swept away the initial difficul- creased help for Britain. Neverthe- that will probably never be so
majority of the country will agree The whole machinery is less Signor Gayda warns President narrow in a single lifetime, the ties.
Roosevelt that Axis tolerance 15 record has been missed.
wholeheartedly with his central thesia now working smoothly.
limited. Writing in the "Giornate
that victory of the Axis Powers would d'Italia," Signor Gayda
thef Looking back at the last four Raid Relief
"new und terrible cra." peech a statement undeclared
months we and that the total rainfall
The "New York Herula-2 ribune" The TU.C. is playing an increas-war. The Axis Powers, he says, will crept up in this wise: the beginning describes the address as a ingly important part in other spheres wat strike back at the United States of September 109.10 inches, the to action und says that the Pre- as well. For instance, more canteens unless she tries to interfere with the beginning of October 112.00 inches, sident's aim to see the acts as they provided by the Unions for air raid counter-blockade or codes to Britain, the beginning of November 113.07 are is the one gurung aim of an those relief work have been inspected by German and Italian ships tied up in inches to the beginning of December who have been urging the American the King at Buckingham Palace. American ports.
117.50 Inches from which it increased people to send aid to Britain, while shnilor canteens have done
by but a fra magnificent work in Coventry, Bristol and Birmingham.
Nearly £1,000,000 has been lent to the Government free of interest and individual contributions in the T.U.C.'s Red Cross Penny-a-Week | Scheme have already brought in thousands of pounds.
Fire Raid On London
German Account LONDON, Dec. 30 (Reuter). Streets and factories are mentioned
calls
The Tokyo reaction is reported to be that the speech is regarded as commitment of further American ald to China.
Greeks Capture New Positions
LONDON, Dec. 30 (Reuter), "Fortified positions to the west of Pogradelz have been wrenched from the enemy and despite bad weather the action has yielded good results
all along the front," stated the Athens
radio to-night, quoting a communique of the Greek Press Ministry.
Leahy En Route To Vichy
mean a
cell
SOFIA, Dec. 30 (Reuter)-Bulgaria will not depart her avowed policy of strict neutrality, declared M. Popoff, the
M. Popoff emphasised that no current causes;
the there are
change in requiring a neutrality policy which has been clearly enunciated.
This statement was made during a deba.e on the budget in which an ex-! Minister had stated that the Bulgarlan people had the right, to ask the Government to clarify the foreign policy because they would defend Bulgaria with money and property. Left Wing Elements M. Popoff also referred apparently to the propaganda of the Bulgarian Left Wing elements favouring closer He said colinboration with Russla. that the Bulgarian Government wus resolutely determined not to listen to the Right or Left outside the National Assembly, LONDON, Dec. 30 (Reuter)--The huge figure at the beginning of Lyons Xuaio to-night treated September of 109.10 inches compared sident Roosevelt's speech with great
The average figure for that time of care.
a fraction.
The average rainfall for the year
is 05.15 inches. After reaching the
to
American Chemist Shot Dead
Treated With Keserve
Pre-
It is strongly rumoured in the Soviet Legation in Sola that changes of personnel are imminent. Colonel Mosalon, the,new Military Attache, arrived recently. In view of the re- cent increase of Communist propa- Kanda in Bulgaria, such changes are believed to be important.
CHINESE ARMY STRONGER
67.35 inches, rain had merely to fall{ Comment was that the speech was at an average rate and the record "as important as, had been expected" would have been easily exceeded. As and that the intensity of the sute it was, December was almost dry, an ment that nothing would stop Ameri- event that has been recorded only can aid to Britain "goes beyond the limits of official style and is certain twice.
till comment in arouse passionate over the world."
Extracts of the speech were quoted by the Lyons Radio but the quota- tlons were remarkable for the fact that many references to National were policies SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"
Soclulists and their MANILA, Dec. 30 (UP).-A reporijomitted; the summary given was that to the Manila Tribune from Domapla, issued by the German official news Occidental Negros Province, says that agency.
chemist VICHY, Dec. 30 (Neuter).-Ad-Mr Addison Kenney, 35, a miral William Leahy, United States from California and employed by the The announcer said that as visibl- Ambassador to the French Govern- North Negros Sugar Central WAB "Roosevelt pretends that America is lity was good, Important successes ment at Vichy, has arrived at Lisbon shot and killed were obtained,
от the US cruiser Tuscaloosa, Vasquez, 40, a sugar planter, follow "Giornale d'Italia," adding that the past year,"
ing a quarrel over a sugar transaction. Axis Powers have been tolerant up is t limit to to now, but there Molerance.
The war, says the newspaper, being fought to liberate Europe from British domination. It asserts that Britain cannot win the war and that American help would be "sheer waste and not without some risk to her- self."
as military objectives by the German radio, commenting on Sunday night's air rald on London.
Many Bugé fires are slated to have states the "Havas" agency. been caused and an uninterrupted series of explosions, said the an nouncer, could be heard all over tho city.
He added that although the attack was only of a short duration, it was pressed home by strong formations and "came as a surprise so that the Luftwaffe sustained no losses.“
Food Problem In Unoccupied France
Italian Comment LONDON, Dec.
30 (Reuter)-
to-day by Felix menaced by, the Axl," Anys the
Income Tax For The
Straits Settlements
is
MOSCOW, Dec. 30 (Reuter), "The fighting ability of the Chinese Army has increased in *** declares tho Soviet paper "Red Star," which attributes the increase to the opening of the Burma Road and the development of war the south-west Industries in provinces,
Pointing out that Japan's desire to end the so-called Sino-Japanese In- cident has not been fulfilled, the Soviet paper foresees the continua- tion of a long war "exhaustive for Japan."
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Dr Itoh added that Japanese policy, based on the alliance with the Axis, was directed against no nation; it. meraly defined the minimum demands necessary for Japan's existence.' Dr Itoh declared that Japan hoped
States to persuade the United
and Britain to sympathise with her vow that each nation should play an un- hindered role in its own part of the world. In Eastern Asia, Jopan's alm was reconstruction on the basis of international Justice which would also promote world peace.
Red Army Takes Former C's-in-C.
The
MOSCOW, Dec. 30 (Reuter)-
former Commanders-in-Chief of the Lithuaniari, Estonian and Lotvin armies have been appointed the Red Lieutenant-Generals in
Army.
These officers are Generals Vit- kauskas, Janson and Klavits respec- tively.
Sixteen other officers of the armies of the former Ballle states have been appointed Major-Generals in the Red Army.
Lithuanian, Estonia and Latvia were incorported in the Soviet Union Fast August.
Arms Loan To China & Greece, Possibles
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UP)~ Mr Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury, indicated to-day that President Roosevelt may extend the firms loan and lease plan to China and Greece as well as Britain.
The proposal might apply to anybody," he declared.
Frankfurt Raided
LONDON, Dec. 30 (Reuler)--One of the objectives ralded by British on Sunday bombers in Germany night was a military objective in the Frankfurt orea, it was Jearnt in London to-night.
Chengtu 'Drome Raided Aircraft By Japanese
Special to the "Telegraph"
A JAPANESE NAVAL AIR BASE, Dec. 31. (Domel), Twenty-nine grounded Chinese aeroplanes were set on fire and 11 others damaged by bombing when a combat formation of Japan. ese Naval aircraft swooped down upon the Chengtu aerodrome on Monday afternoon, the Press Bureau of the Japanese Fleet In
Central China announced in a communique last night.
Japanese Criticium TOKYO, Ded. 30 (Reuter)-The SINGAPORE, Dec. (UP),—The Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States, one of the few parts of the British assertion that President Roosevelt's polley is driving the United States Empire without any income tax, are likely to toe the line as a
closer to war le mode by the Japan- ese newspaper, Yomiuri Shimbun."
Despite violent anti-aircraft fire, all VICITY, Dec. 30 (Router)-The result of the recommendations of a joint committee advocating
'Three of 18 craft set on fire Very Government is establishing a war tax designed to raise £2,500,000 to be presented to the President Roosevelt, statement that NO "TELEGRAPH Central Research Bureau to deal with Empire Government.
The committee rejected the sugges he believed that the Axis Powers
TO-MORROW not going win the war- was
were large transports or bombers Japanese machines' crews returned to their bases unharmed, the commual the urgent problem of food supplies,
by the Yomiuri Shimbun” Incomes under £576 would boon to adopt the Hongkong War were states "Havas."
Revenue Ordinance which, it is dismissed
To-morrow, being New Year's Day, and the remainder, were smaller que alated.
A raid was alsó carried out It will be under the direction of the exempted, and the scale graduat-stated, Involves "unequal incidence, sa "utterly irresponsible, and the Inspector-General of Food Supplies ed until the tax would be eight and great injustice. It impossible newspaper adds that whatever, the the "Hongkong Telegraph will not combat and reconnaissance Enshih, Chinese military base south- Publication will resume on Thurs-machines while those damaged weat of Ichang in Hupel" Province and will work in conjunction with a
were smaller craft.
where three fires were started.. that is just without altering is the respordibility must be scientific committee studying proper cent. on incomes above £2,400 to make a Hongkong compromise tax situation may be in the coming year, publish,
parily by the United States.
day, January 2 yearly.
Inature." ducts to remedy malnutrition.
to
borne