1937-09-20 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 20, 1937.

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MR. CORDELL HULL DEFINES U.S. POSITION ON DEFENCE Leaves Ambiguity Much The Same As Before

COMPLETE ISOLATION PURGE

IMPOSSIBLE IN MODERN WORLD

New York, Today.

"We are determined neither to thrust our- selves into, nor be drawn into, armed conflicts with other nations," declared Mr. Cordell Hull, the Unit ed States Secretary of State, in a world-wide broad- cast last night.

BEGINS IN

SUBMARINE DRAMA IN

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KARELIA

Moscow, To-day.

The President and Minister of Justice of the Karelian Republic have been removed from office on the accusation of "bourgeois na- tionalism."

The dismissals follow recent re velations of a widespread nation- alist and pro-Finland movement. --Renter.

BREST HARBOUR

Brest, To- day.

bid to seize the Spanish Government submarine C2 was made in the harbour here at the week-end by Miguel Las Haras, captain of another Spanish Gov- ernment submarine, C

Cool Weather machine-guns, a Barabarter,

Mr. Hull was broadcasting in connection with the international symposium on the subject of To world peace, broadcast to 100,000,000 listeners] in more than sixty countries by the leading states- men of eight nations.

this morning.

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With ten men, armed with light Las boarded the C 2 and told its commander, Captain Ferrando that he had gone over to General Franco's side, at the same time offering him

over

They were endeavouring to get the submarine. to sea when a member of the loyal crew escaped, shot one

was 96 per cent.

in the conning tower, from which In the 24 hours ending at 10 he gave the alarm signal by siren. o'clock this morning, 2.71 inches of

The assailants fled, taking Captain

Humidity this morning, however, of the raiders and locked himself

Low temperatures were experienc-40,000 to join him with his ship. ed last night and this morning, the

Captain Ferrando refused, where- minimum last night being as loupon the raiders bound and gagged The broadcast was relayed under the auspices as 75 degrees and the thermometer him and his skeleton crew. of the National Peace Conference, and the speak-registering 77 degrees at 10 o'clock ers were Mr. Cordell Hull (United States Secre- tary of State), Mr. Anthony Eden (British Foreign Secretary), M. Camille Chautemps (French Pre- mier), M. Paul van Zeeland (Belgian Premier), Mr. Mackenzie King (Canadian Premier), Dr. Kurtrain were recorded in Kowloon, and Ferrando and the chief engineer the total this year is now 3.11 inches with them, but yesterday they were von Schuschnigg (Austrian Premier), Dr. Alfonso

arrested together with their prison- Lopez (President of Columbia) and Dr. Milan Hodza, Premier of Czecho-Slovakia.

Mr. Cordell Hull, after stating that the United States declined to be drawn into war, said, however, that "this policy must be supple- mented.

He hoped it might be possible for Britain to reach agreement with the United States for reduc- tion of customs duties on the most-favoured nation: basis. Such an agreement was not only their own advantage but to that

Most countries were more pros-

"We must make a contribution to realisation of conditions on which to peace everywhere can be maintain-of the whole world ed, or ultimately we shall have to sustain and protect ourselves amidst perous than they were last year, and an outside world ridden by force Mr. Eden believed this factor would

favour a peaceful policy-Reuter.

and war."

RULE OF LAW

Complete isolation; he said, was TRIBUTE TO

'impossible in the modern world, and

if the rule of law disappeared in

EMPIRE DAY

the world, United States security MOVEMENT

2]

would be seriously jeopardised. FOUNDER

Mr. Hull condemned the false de

ception that ultimate peace was possible after aggression and con- quest

11.

"Lord Meath's Room"

For Dominion

Tribute to the late Earl of Meath,

A nation · embarking on war with the thought that lasting founder of the Empire Day Move- peace lay in complete overcoming ment, was paid when a room named of its enemies, would find the after him was opened in the Royal future still held enemies.

Empire Society's buildings in Lon- don.

FLOUTING OF RIGHTS

Mr. Hull declared that any na- The room has been furnished by tion which showed no concern for the Empire Day Movement for the the safety or activities of its nause of the Junior Section of the tionals abroad, would soon expose Royal Empire Society. It is hoped itself to the flouting of even ele that with another room, the gift of mentary rights.

Lord Wakefield, it will become a Economic settlement offered the centre for many of the 3,000. Do- best hope of peace.

minion students at London Univer-

A prosperous people would not sity, and other young people inter- easily be incited to strife, whereas ested in the Empire.

nations in want and misery came Unveiling a portrait of Lord to hold life cheaply and were more Meath, Lord Bledisloe, president of ready to gamble or

or to use force. the Empire Day Movement, describ

MR. EDEN'S ADDRESS

was

ed him as a "staunch Irishman, and

Mr. Anthony Eden, broadcasting a great Imperialist." from Geneva, declared there

Lord Meath's objectives when he no reason to be too despondent in founded the Movement, had now view of the present economic situa- been practically achieved, Lord Ble tion, either in Britain or the world disloe said. When Lord Meath start- at large.

ed he had to fight for a Union Jack Inter-nation trade was growing, to be flown; now the flag was uni- in spite of difficulties.

Iyerally honoured on Empire Day."

over average.

The Royal Observatory reported ers while making a dash by motor-

this morning that a weak anti-car for the Spanish frontier. cyclone is developing over N. China Reuter. and the lower Yangtze Valley.

Pressure is also moderately high Dr. P. Ruttonjee is to commence a to the East of the Bonins, and is series of lectures in First Aid on relatively low between the SouthernSeptember 28, at 5.30 pm, at the Philippines and the Carolines. St. John Ambulance Headquarters

At 6 am the typhoon was cen-for the English speaking Unit. Bri- tred about 160 miles S.E. of Hai-tish born subjects who wish to join phong, moving slowly W, by N. the English Unit are asked to send.

Local forecast:-E winds mo- their names to Professor Gerrard,

The University. derate; cloudy, showery, cooler.-

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