1938-12-23 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 28, 1938

STIFFENING U.S. POLICY No Apology For Ickes Speech Expected

Signs Of Action Against The Totalitarians

Washington, To-day..

RED CROSS RELIEF AID FOR CHINA

London, To-day.

According to the Washington correspondent of the "Daily Tele- graph," a similar plan to that for Spain, where wheat is to be distri- buted free to the civilian popula-

the Red Cross for relief of suffer- ing China.-Reuter.

Well-informed quarters consider that the recent speech by the Secretary of Interior, Mr. Harold Ickes, denouncing Nazi Germany in outspoken tion, is also being carried out by terms, was merely one of the series of events in past days exemplifying the stiffening of American policy against the Anti-Comintern Powers.

Other indications of this stiffening are the credits

SETTLEMENT IN

for China and the distribution of food in Spain. TANGANYIKA

AMERICA'S STUDIED SNUB TO GERMANY

BLUNT REFUSAL OF APOLOGY

It is recognised that if all mem- bers of the Cabinet expressed them- selves as freely as' Mr. Ickes habitu- ally does, the Government would be embarrassed, but it is pointed out that Mr. Ickes has the special posi- tion of "whipping boy" for the Ad- ministration.

He often says aloud what other eminent Americans reserve for their

intimates.

NO APOLOGIES Hence the Administration cannot the "Nazi be over apologetic to Reich without hypocrisy.

Moreover, members of the State Washington, To-day. Department are thoroughly irked by Mr. Sumner Welles, Assistant what they regard as an attempt to Secretary of State, disclosed last sabotage the Lima Conference night that the United States had totalitarian emissaries, and are not rejected Germany's demand for in a mood to conciliate those who an official apology for the speech they believe guilty of provocation of the Secretary of Interior on elsewhere Reuter. Dec. 18, in which the latter de-

nounced Fascism as "a more

refined voodooism" and an ever-

GERMAN DEMARCHE

Berlin, To-day.

London, To-day, Government

had settlement

LONG SENTENCE

ON MERCHANT

"The jury have, unanimously, found you guilty of a singularly cruel type of larceny," commented the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- Gregor, sentencing Li Hei-ting, proprietor of the Yu Hai Leung to two Import and Export Firm, and half years' hard labour this morning at the Criminal Sessions for depriving a Chinese widow, Chiu Li-tze, of $19,000, by a trick.

His Lordship said that although he would disregard the fact that accused pretended to be the owner of No. 1, Morrison Hill Road, he would have to pass heavy sentence as accused made no mention of restitution.

Asked if the

Accused alleged that the whole yet prepared plans for

the case was a fabrication invented by of refugees in Tanganyika,

widow. He alleged that he Dominions Secretary in a Commons the answer stated that the Government owed the widow $900, a gambling of Tanganyika had ordered surveys debt, and because she could not invented the which collect the money, to be carried out in areas offered the best possibility of settle-case to get revenge.

ment.

He was awaiting the result those surveys.

of

would

Mr. Macdonald added it necessarily be some little time be fore the reports were received; but as soon as they were available, organisations voluntary refugee by

send repre- would be invited to sentatives to inspect any area which for the Governor might suggest examination.-British Wireless.

The German charge d'affaires cording to an inspired statement

to the foreign press. present threat to the United in Washington has made a de- The demarche energetically pro-- States, France and England. marche to Mr. Sumner Welles, tests against the speech of the Mr. Welles' statement to the Assistant Secretary of State, ac-American Secretary of Interior, Mr. German charge d'affaires,

Harold Ickes, denouncing Naziism. Thomsen, was couched in strong

Mr. Ickes' remarks are described

Dr.

and uncompromising ' terms, to suppose that the attacks

on its

which the United States rarely name and character would not con-in Berlin as "vulgar invective and use in diplomatic discussions tinue-Reuter.

with a friendly Government.

The exchange has brought an extremely sharp new strain German-American relations.

IMPROPRIETY

on

Mr. Welles told the Nazi Charge d'Affaires that Germany's request Came with a singular ill-grace and a Government impropriety from

which so persistently permitted its controlled press and officials to at- tack American leaders, including President Wilson, President Roose- velt and present members of Cabinet.

the

over-

He advised the Nazi representa- tive that Mr. Ickes' remarks repre- sented the feeling of the whelming majority of the American people.

He said that the recent policy of Germany had shocked and con- founded public opinion in the United States more profoundly than any- thing that had occurred in decades.

many

CRITICISM INEVITABLE · He warned the Nazi Charge d'Affaires that expressions of, pub- lic indignation, such as that by Mr. Ickes, were inevitable, and Mr. Ickes' criticism of Mr. Henry Ford| and Colonel Lindbergh (whom he attacked for accepting German de- corations) was purely a question in which Germany could have no con- cern whatever, and which he could not discuss.

on

As long as German attacks American officials continued, the German Government. had no right

defamatory declarations."-Reuter.

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