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PĦ VXTA-XE THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1941.
日九十月二十 SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS
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MR HULL'S POWERFUL PLEA FOR AMERICAN AID TO GT BRITAIN
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Special to the "Telegraph”.
WASHINGTON, JAN. 15 (UP).—Mr_corDELL HULL, SECRETARY OF STATE, DE- CLARING THat germánY COULD EASILY CROSS THE ATLANTIC IF BRITAIN WERE DEFEATED, SAID THAT FULL MATERIAL AID TO BRITAIN WAS THE "BEST INSURANCE AGAINST BEING DRAWN INTO THE WAR,” AND HE URGED "MORE SPEED."
TOBRUK'S SIEGE UNDER WAY Bringing Up The Supplies....
(By "Reuter" Outside Tobruk) -
Jan. 15.-The period of waiting before the attack on Tobruk is essential not only on account of patrol activity to ex- plore Tobruk's defences but also because of the necessity of storing up generous supplies of food, water and ammunition.
"In this desert war, the quartermaster seems to have be- come almost as important as the figliting man," said one officer who explained that some idea of the Army of the Nile's present problems, and past achievements could be got when the present campaign is expressed in terms of Britain itself.
"Cruel"
Italian
Losses
Greeks Advance
He said: "We are still clinging to the form and tatters of neutrality, but we are not going to let that chloroform us into any false sense of security on national defence.” He added that in his opinion the United Sates may face a danger in any way she turns.
Mr Hull first rejected the suggestions that the Axis Powers could be appeased, elting as an example the failure of the United States to dissunde Japan from her chosen course; secondly, he ridiculed the German "effrontery” in confending that the pend- ing Loan Lease Bill, particularly those sections for the repair and outfitting of British warships, would violate international
law.
U. S. Help In Dollars
He pointed out that the Axis Powers had not paid any atten-. tion to such law when it stood in their way; thirdly, he cited President Roosevelt's pledge that there was no plan to send American manpower to Europe:
Morgenthau Gives and, fourthly, he declared that
Evidence
The task of attacking Tobruk from the base at Alexandria or Cairo wil} be similar lb that facing a hostile army trying to attack, suy Inverness, from London without any railway beyond York and with a single road (Reuter).-Britain
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15
will
need
between York und Inverness, either | £755,000,000 'to, pay for pur indescribably bad or almost non-chases in the United Sintes from existent. Add to this the complete
dromes for days at a time.
Bordia's Defences
the dictators have "sufficiently put us on our guard, so that we cannot complain if they should mistreat us some time in the future.”
134.00 PER ANNUM
THESE RAMPARTS WE WATCH
Co.
Day and night, without ceasing, the British army, with their heavy guns, watch for signs_of_enemy invasion. This striking picture taken by night in the Southern Com- mand, shows a sentry on guard by a 9.2 coastal defence gun, one of the many now protecting the shores of Britain.
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ABYSSINIANS
REVOLT
RALLYING
TO
ITALIANS
AGAINST
KHARTOUM, Jan. 15 (Reuter).—The revolt that has smouldered in Abyssinia
When Representative George Tink- ever since the Italian conquest five years ago, is bursting into flames.
ham, after Mr Hull hnd read his fonal statement, contended that the
commit an act of war, Mr Huli
cribed by the Greeks as cruel, have two days inspecting the i support of President Roosevelt's lease becoming a "veritable
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Encouraged by the news that Emperor Haile Selassie is only a few miles away
beginning to unite against the London
Charged
tion are being scattered wholesale by Tuesday. the ILA.F.
Professor Is with Murder
The Police stated they found Italians Now
absence of water supplies or petrol January 1, 1941, to January i would empower the President to across the frontier, patriotic warriors are rallying to his standard in all parts of the pumps anywhere along the route and 1942, sindstorms ike I pensoup fog This statement was made to answered: "He has all the authority country. totally obscuring the road and-aero-the House Foreign Affairs Com-he needs now."
Small independent bands! mittee by the Secretary of the
Veritable Fortress
which have hitherto harried Treasury, Mr Henry Morgen- Mr Hull Indicated that Japan is Italy's isolated garrisons, are than, who added that of this taking the first step in the "fatal Actually the more I see of the LONDON, Jan. 15 (Reuter). western Desert the more It seems amount £360,000,000 would be direction" of the destruction of a -Following the failure of two clear that the British Army has no in excess of British funds avail-law and be grouped Japanese, Italian supplied with arms and equip "civilized world under order and common enemy. They are being Italian counter-attacks in one of right to be outside Tobrukt at all.able for buying in the United and German aggressions during the ment for which grateful which they suffered losses des- Bardia's defences alone in the hands
of I anybody, but the Italians might States.
past ten years no leading directly to
messages have been received. of the United Sintes occupied our troops for months. Mr Morgenthau was testifying in the
The necessity the_Greeks.advanced a little fur-
News reaching Khartoum suggests LONDON, Jan. 15 (Reuter).-Professor Lloyd James, who ther to-day despite heavy snow and men to whom I
Borde
supist and that the movement-has-been-grently have spoken nemorandum showing that Britain's passing of the Lend and Lease Bill, stimulated by the Emperor's recent was remanded for a week in custody at Hampstead Court-to-day- storms and bitter cold.
expressed astonishment that the total dollar exchange assets in the fe declared that Japan's invasion of
proclamation announcing his deter- was charged with the murder of his wife, a former noted violinist, The Italians have withdrawn Italians surrendered after only 38 United States were £443,000,000. Mandurin and her sulrequent mination to lead his army in person who was found dead of wounds in her bedroom at their home on
domination Liquid Assets
Leaflets, containing the proclama- to strong natural positions north hours fighting. The whole defended
of that country and dis- a natural area constitutes
Iortress
Mir Morgenthau stated that terests was followed by Japan's de- crimination against Anterican in- of Klisuri and are making des-with deep ravines, with caves pro- 000,000 worth of Britain's dollar ex- perate efforts to stop the Greek ected by many fest of suild rock change assets were listeri its liquid nunciation of the Naval Treaty of
proof against any, bomb or shell, andİ containing huge stores of ammunition and replied in the afirmative to a 1942 and a series of "imited actions" question whether the Agures he had against China to extend that domina- and food. Intense Local Fighting
******tion. Local engagements.
Part of the Headquarters Staff was given related only to actual orders. intense housed in the network of caves and
He charged that Japan was actuated He added: "This Dnancial picture Greek netillery is very active both in tunnels. The General's offler had means that the British can pay cash or "broad ambitions and plans of
Gallas Join Movement a dominant the Klisuri sector and in the coastal over 30 feet of rock above it and had for what they have already bought establishing herself in
MOSCOW, Jan, 15 (Reuter),—The position in the entire region of the but when it comes to finding dollers Western Pacife." He said that if asked the Gojjam leader to send an Now the Gallas of the south have
There were two scratches on James' serious plight of Italian troops in for anything like what they nel,
Japan succeeded, she would have they just have not got 11,"
envoy to organise resistance to the left check and his shirteuT was blood-Africa is the subject of a long article. arbitrary control of the sea
trade Italians in their district. Several stained. The Police seized a large in Trud," organ of the Soviet Trade
Unions. routes in that region. That would chiefs in the sector east of Lake Tana fork, a hammer and a pater,
"On the basis of British Agures," mean the exploitation of the entire (which is some 200 miles north-west;
James told the Police: "I thought
the
estimates that the newspaper aven for Japan's benefit, with the of Addis Ababa) are also reported to my powers were falling and that i
ariny in Libya has #4 consequent impoverishment of the up in arms against the Halians, could not cope with my work. Rather British area on the exclusion of the interests Even the negro element, ruled by than expect her to face a bleak future, periority of almost two to one over of other countries."
descendants of former kings, are decided that she should die and not the Italians.
be asked to face it. I thought I'd also -Effect of "New Order"
fighting for the Emperor.
kill myself.” The revolt is being greatly assisted |
Later face of sporadic resistance of the in- habitants to establish their authority In couri, James said he did not outside the main centres. In large think that he had said that he would trusts of the country, administration take his own life. has had to be left to the Abyssinians. James appeared dazed in court.
drive on Berat,
ure
area where the Italians have been its own electric light. shelled for some time.
Aerial activity is stopped by the| weather to-day,
к
Natural Advantages Besides these natural advantages. It pointed out in Athens that the Bardia had a series of well-con- Greeks still have plenty of reserves structed defence posts, reinforced in men and money. Only 12 classes with concrete.
have been called up while general) Apropos the Italian surrender, an mobilisation would bring 20 classes amusing story of how one of the to the colours.
Bardia generals was captured is told.
LONDON, Jan. 15 (Reuter),-Hul
in
A
Czech Spirit Unbroken
Resistance so far has centred in! the Goffam district near Lake Tana the body, and James was later in north-west Abyssinia, where the arrested and charged with mur- Italians have long been restricted to der. When cautioned, Jamics fortilled positions.
said: "We were so happy that I waited her to die while she was [like that."
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be
he
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Out-Numbered
Serious Plight
"Judging by developments," 11 adds, "the British, with 100,000 men
Kenya, intend to expand their activi
These develope ties in East Atries. ments are of great importance in the African theatre of war and show the desire of the British to clean up the war in Africa in order to concentrate all efforts in the decisive European
theatre."
A British sergeant saw a movement
Neurath's Announcement cave on the seashore and shout- Vichy Pressure Swayed to the occupants to conte out. LONDON, Jan. 15 (Reuter).The proposed so-called new order
WASHINGTON, Jun. 15 (Reuter) by the failure of the Italians in the function, Buid: "My brain will not in the Sudan and a similar number in Receiving no response, he fired Many From De Gaulleolver shuts into the cave without-Failure of the Nazis to win in the Pacific means domination by reply A British colonel bathing over the Czechs is revealed by a one country to the exclusion of the for pressure exerted by the Vichy nearby came to assist the sergeant report from well-informed Czech interests of other nations," declared
Mir Cordell
Hull, Secretary of State, Government, the whole French and stationed himself at the other quarters that Baron von who was the Arst witness to lestify Empire, In addition to the colonies, exit of the cave where the Italian would have flocked to the banner of general finally appeared and Neurath, the Reich Protector of before the Foreign Affairs Committee jut the House of Representatives General de Gaulle, declared Professor arrested by the colonel wearing only Bohemia and Moravia, summon-when it began its examination of the ed important German officers and Lease and Lend Bill to aid Dritain. civil servants to his residence at Such a programme for the sub- Prague on Boxing Day and told Jugation and exploitation of so many
Rene Cassin, former President of the a pair of slippers and a revolver. French Ex-Service Men's Associa
tion, speaking in London to-day.
Professor Cassin made this declara-
Admiral Piaton, Vichy's Colonial
tion in reply to the assertion of 7-Word Communique them that he was profoundly people by one nation was Seary, that Great Beltain in- CAIRO, Jan. 15 (Reuter).-"Suc-dissatisfied with the Czecha.
was impossible to continues," reports a communique,
tended to grasp whatever she couldįcessful patrol activity on all fronts of the French Empire.
United Wants 400 Small Ships
States Navy
great concern to the entire world, Mr. Hull continued. Nevertheless, the United He is reported to have said that it States had tried to show Japan that trust a single her best interest would be in friend- Czech. He attacked particularly the ly relations with the United Sintes. autonomous government for "playing the Denes game."
Military Dictatorship Threat
Baron von Neurath reportedly
Key To Security added that efforts to win the col- Mr Hull described the Bill as one Jaboration of the Czechs could not be which would enable the United continued indefinitely. There would States to allocate Its
Mr Hull declared also: "Control of the high sean by law-abiding the Western Hemisphere." Inations is the key to the security of
resources "[0
be repression in the new year of all ways best calculated to provide for unreliable people regardless of social TURN to Back Page, Column 4 and official position. 1le would; not. hesitate to establish a military dista- torship if necessary,
"The spirit of resistanco musi now' [be broken," he said.
BRAZIL ARRESTS
Death Penalty For Rioting Annamese
Special to the "Telegraph"
"SAIGON, Jan. 15 (UP).—It is officially, announced that the court martial of more than 1,000 nalives who instigated the recent uprisings started here this morning.
One of the first batch of 18, It is not believed that the That- four were condemned to be shot landers are able to carry out their threat to bomb Saigon although the at the spot where their crimes digging of air raid shelters continues. were committed, four werd sen- tenced to life imprisonment and ton were sentenced to 20 years
Enemy Bases imprisonment.
Attacked
Accurate Artillery- Small numbers of wounded soldiers WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Reuter).-The United Sintes Navy has asked Congress for authority to build 100 small vessels,
from the Cambodian front arrive in Salzon daily Yesterday, 40 arrived Including submarine chasers, minesweepers, and torpedo boats.
including a half dozen French. One New General Arrives
wounded French soldier told the Rear Admiral Samuel Robin-jof Representatives have unanimously
"United Press:" Tlie French steamer Padarran
definité son told the House Naval Com-recommended legislation to authorise
"Last week we noted a arrived at Salgon Inst Monday from Improvement in the Thoi artillery fire; mitted day that 280 of the strengthening of the anti-aircraft de-)
R.A.F. Over Norway France, via India ports, bringing the and it also seemed that the That vesacls were "urgently needed" fences of the United States Fleet ut
new Commander-in-Chief, General soldiers were more courageous and Drazilian authorities Inve an- and that Congress will be asked
LONDON, Jah, 16 (UP).—Mordant who is remaining in Salganinore determined in
attacks, a cost of $300,000,000.
nounced the arrest of ten alleged The R.A.F. Inst night continued until Friday to meet the retiring which are now more than just a few Immediately for $310,000,000 for
members of the outlawed Integralist
General Martin and the new Chief rifle shots." their construction.
This would include Installation party-Brazilian counterpart of the the raids on onenty air bases con- Commander of the South Indo Chinn It was officially announced that last aboard the larger warships of a new Itailan Fascist organisation. All centrating on Norway, Fleet A.A. Defences
Armies, General Pellet, who Inst Monday 600 Thailanders made a In East Anglia tolday, anti-airerati | Monday proceeded to the Cambodia determined drive on Pakse. The WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Reutor), typo of ave-inch pompom gun to were accused of attempting to turn
religious meeting into a polliical runs repulsed German raiders beforefront leading the Indo-Chinese de-Governor General will be touring -The Naval Committee of the House combat dive-bombers.
any bombs could be dropped,
Lences.
forum.
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their
Cambodia in the near future,
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