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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 21, 1988.

Nazi Alarm At British And United States Rearmanent Factories' A. A. Guns Criticised

Register 'A Step To Conscription'

The misgivings aroused in Germany by British

rearmament measures have been increased by the report from Washington that President Roosevelt has ordered an investigation into the efficiency of the United States armed forces.

It is indicated that Germany is preparing an appropriate response.

The "Voelkischer Beobachter," the official Nazi organ, anticipates that America will:

Increase the strength of the "Sober reflection," it declares, army to 480,000 men, including "will show that the reasons which National Guard, and overhaul made a military solution of the mobilisation methods;

Czecho-Slovak question appear un- Strengthen the fleet by adding | desirable to England and France two new battleships to the build-will exist to an increased extent in ing programme;

the future. While the great demo- Double the air force and pre-cratic Powers are expending their pare key industries for a quick | energy by making good the gaps in change-over to armaments and their air armaments and munitions production in the airsraft defences, we may point to event of war..

Hermann Goering's promise at Nuremberg that the advantage that Germany had gained in the air will be maintained.

MIXED FEELINGS.

anti-

NAZI MOB

BEAT UP ENGLISH WOMAN

Terrifield that she may be at tacked again, Miss Dallas Bay- ford, thirty-fivé, an Englishwo- man, who was set upon by a Nazi mob in a Vienna street and left unconscious on the pave ment, refuses to allow anyone to enter her house-even agents of the Gestapo, the Nazi secret po- lice.

She was able to leave hospital. where cuts on her forehead and cheek had to be stitched, and re-. turn to her home in Vienna, which she sub-leases from a Jew- ish refugee family.

She has placed a notice over the door:

"Dallas Bayford, England, Ar- yan."

The attack occurred during vio- lent anti-Jewish demonstrations

BAN ON NAZI

MAIL SHIPS?

The U.S.A. may refuse to allow

ATTACK ON SIAN BY JAPANESE PREDICTED

Chungking, To-day. Well-informed circles predict an early Japanese attempt to invade the north-western provinces pro- bably advancing towards Sian, capital of Shensi and strategic rail- way highway and airway centre.

Japanese artillery in Southern Shansi on the north bank of the Yellow River bend are daily shell- ing Tungkwan which is an import- ant pass on the south bank and is generally considered the gateway · to China from the north-west.

It is estimated that the Japanese are firing an average of about 400 shells daily.

In the meantime, Japanese air- craft are subjecting Sian to severe bombing and Chinese authorities are evacuating civilians and also making military preparations in anticipation of hostilities in the area. Reuter.

its mail to be carried to Europe by C.E.C. MEETING AT CHUNGKING

German liners.

This possibility was hinted at by a U.S. Post Office officiat.

The paper speaks of "American

"The wall of steel and concrete armament fever," and says that the new programme will be greeted on Germany's western frontier is with mixed. feelings in the rest of bearing completion, and at Saar-

He referred to the New York

Chungking, To-day. the world. While the west of bruecken the Fuehrer announced

Many Kuomintang leaders Europe might be gratified, the au-an extension of these fortifications. spy trial, during which it was re-

- "Above all, the dangerous thorn vealed that the international mail- arriving shortly for the forth- thoritarian States could not be ex-

bag aboard the Europa had been coming important session of the pected to share these feelings. formed in Germany's body by the rifled by Nazi agents.

Central Executive Committee which "Adolf Hitler," it adds, "has de- Czecho-Slovakia of Dr. Benes,| The opening of a foreign Power's is scheduled to open on December

are

clared that every nation. must be which was a vassal State of Mos-sealed letter bag aboard the liner 15. left to decide the extent of its own cow, has been removed by a blood- armaments. But the circumstances less operation, and we do not need surrounding these particular, mea- to emphasise that the new Czecho- sures - compel us. to remark that Slovakia will never be able to take they were ordered in an atmosphere part, in an anti-German bloc or artificially created by Jewish finan-represent a military menace.” cial circles.-

is regarded as the gravest in- Various important issues at pre- fringement of international mail sent confronting the Chinese Gov:

agreements in history.

ernment and the Party will be

Reuter:: discussed."

Guenther Rumrich, State's wit ness at the New York spy trial, said that Nazi agents in anticipa-

the spy ring, had tion of Germany's march into investigated The Increase in the American ·STATESMEN CRITICISED

Czecho-Slovakia, engaged his opened and translated. army seems to us to indicate that

a spy in younger brother as

Mr. George Dix, counsel for American national interests were The tone employed regarding Prague, where he was studying Johanna Hofmann, one of the ac- less responsible for the rearma-criticism of the policy adopted at

cused, objected that the letter was ment programme than those ele-Munich by Mr. Chamberlain is well

Rumrich said that he later saw a intercepted by British Intelligence ments which wish to enrol North illustrated by the "Angriff," which letter from his brother which Leon agents and the British were "not America in a front against Ger- publishes photographs of Mr. Eden, Turrou, a former G-man who had above_faking things. many, Italy and Japan.”

Mr. Churchill and Mr.. Duff Cooper with the following captions:

Dr. Halfeld, the Berlin corres pondent of the "Hamburger Frem- denblatt." writes: "It is not our task to pass a verdict on American armaments, but if an attempt is måde to render them plausible to the simple American citizen. by means of disgusting implications against German policy then the bounds of what is permissible in inter-State relations have been reached."

NO FALLING BEHIND

"The beautiful Eden: The ideal of young maidens' dreams. He be- In his longs to the party of war. like the spirit of Versailles still lives."

"Winston Churchill: As long as men like this are permitted to talk

chemistry.

JAPANESE ADOPT NEW

YANGTSE ARGUMENT

Shanghai, To-day.

at large about the German menace A new argument regarding shipping on the

the German people will always be on its guard instead of surrender- ing itself to illusions of peace,”.

"Duff Cooper: A man who was The announcement that anti-dissatisfied with the peace policy aircraft units are to be formed in of his Prime Minister, Duff Cooper vital British factories is reported goes but whether he is to return beneath such headlines as "Why is is the. question upon which the Britain re-arming?" and "War peace of Europe may depend.”

Yangtse has been adopted by Japanese spokesmen, who maintain that the Yangtse is not an international waterway although they admit that all great Powers had concluded agreements with China for permission to ply shipping on the Yangtse,

A Japanese Spokesman said that The Spokesman still maintained The upshot of the Japanese atti- send the British civil population to United States are criticised, there the guns." The plans for the pre- is much praise in the Press for the sign shipping from using the Yang tude is however, a virtual blockade paration of a national register are "neutral attitude" of Belgium. The tea at present was that it was neces-against foreign, shipping, while Jär interpreted as a sign that Britain Belgian Government has under- sary to prevent foreign ships, from panese goods are being imported in. is well on the way to conscription. stood, it is declared, that the forti- providing the Chinese with arms considerable quantities and other

commodities are being exporte The "Hamburger Fremdenblatt"fications now being constructed by and supplies.

Minister Hore Belisha wants to While Britain, France, and the another reason for preventing for that the river is unsafe,

makes it clear that Germany has Germany In the Anchon district The Yangtse constituted a zone which means that Japanese..., trado. no intention of falling behind in will help to guarantee Belgian of operations and as such was un- is thriving at expense of that the armaments race,

the foreign-Powere, Trans-Ocean, independence,

der. Japanese contro