1939-03-09 — Page 28

CHANGES IN U.S. NEUTRALITY BILL PENDING

Washington, To-day. The statement by President Roosevelt to the effect that the United States Neutrality Law had proved not a contribution to peace, but had heightened the possibility of war threats, is taken to indicate that the President has decided to change the law.

One revision may be that the question of what constitutes an act of aggression will be décided by the President himself.

The

DEFENCE IN THE PACIFIC

London, To-day.

It is understood that final ar rangements have been completed for the Imperial Pacific Conference which is to be held in New Zealand at the end of this month.

The British Government will be officially represented and the gole subject of the conference will be

mutual defence.

The Prime Ministers of New Zealand (Mr. Savage) and Australia (Mr. Lyons) will attend.

President may ask for power to REPRESENTS

enable him to place the

arma-

ment industries of the United

States at the disposal of those STIFFENING OF

countries which, in his opinion, are victims of aggression.

BRITISH ATTITUDE

cor-

Some of the provisions of the

London, To-day. Neutrality Law cease to hold good

The undertaking of the five mil- after May 1st, and it is presum- ed in circles in close touch with lion pounds loan guarantee the White House that Congress will meet prior to this date with the object of revising the Neutra lity Law on the lines suggested by President Roosevelt.

responds, in the opinion of Lon- don political circles, to the stiffened attitude that Britain is adopting towards Japan.

It is considered not impossible that, in the near future, London will Circles known to be opposed to grant the Chinese Government 'an- any change have already intimat-other loan.-Trans-Ocean.

ed their intention to fight any at-

tempt to tamper with the neutra-

lity principle on the grounds that

such action would inevitably in- coming involved in a European crease the danger of America be- War.

Trans-Ocean.

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London, To-day.

Mr. C. G. Hogg, heavy lorries expert of the General Motors Cor- poration of New York, has passed through England en route to the Far East on a mission which may influence the future course of the Sino-Japanese War, says the writ- er of the "day by day" notes in the ((Daily Telegraph."

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Mr. Hogg is bound for "Kong via Rangoon and the

Burma-China road from Namkhan to Paoshan,

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