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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 6, 1989

Mr. Stimson Contends That

U.S. Should Take

WIDE DISCRETION TO PRESIDENT

URGED

Washington, To-day.

Mr. Henry L. Stimson, formerly Secretary of State under President Hoover, yesterday advocated amendment of the Neutrality Act in order to give President Roosevelt wider discretionary powers.

CLIPPER

BACK IN SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco, To-day, The Honolulu Clipper landed here yesterday, from "Hong Kong one hour ahead of' schedule.

The 14 passengers on board in- cluded Doris Duke Cromwell, the tobacco heiress-Reuter.

Mr. Stimson was giving testimony before the Sen-FIGHTING ON

ate foreign relations committee.

He said that if a general European war broke out, the present Neutrality Law might facilitate a

OUTSKIRTS OF

result that would make the United States "the SUNWUI-

next victim of attack."

M. LEBRUN RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT

Paris, To-day.

M. Albert Lebrun was yesterday afternoon re-elected President of France by the National Assembly (consisting of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies) at Versailles on the first count.

Mr. Stimson, apparently referring to. Germany, Italy and Japan, said: "Three out of seven of the most powerful nations in the world have rojected the doctrine of mutual re- spect that has been built up be- tween nationa.

"Threats of aggression and treaty violation have gone hand in hand as interlocking elements in their system.

Sides

GAFENCU TO GO

TO BERLIN AND LONDON

Bucharest, To-day.

The Rumanian Foreign Minister. M. Gafencu, will start on a tour of Western European capitals on April

16.

His first stop will be Berlin, where he will stay from April 18 to-19 on the invitation of the Nazi Foreign Minister, Herr von Rib- bentrop.

M. Cafencu will then probably visit Brussels, Paris and London, returning via Rome, but his pro- gramme has not yet been definitely fixed. Reuter.

Macao, To-day. BIRMINGHAM

Fighting continues on the western outskirts of Sunwui where Chinese forces are now entrenched, and skirmishes are also reported be- tween Sunwui and Kongmoon where guerillas are active against the Japanese rear.

BOMB OUTRAGES.

London, To-day.

BX-

A new bomb outrage is reported from Birmingham where early yes- terday morning series of explosions shook the centre of the city.

Flying squads and explosive aro Japanese troops

reaching

perts appeared immediately but no Kongmoon through Pak-kui in in-statement has yet been made on "In succession, attacks, all in violation of former treaties and increasing numbers and are advanc- what actually occurred.

Manchuria,ing to Sunwui. ternational law, upon North China, South China, Ethio- pia, Spain, Austria, Czecho-Slovakia and Lithuania,"made clear the volutionary nature with which

Official figures of the election are now confronted."

are:

Albert Lebrun

506

M. Bedouce

151

M. Cachin

74

Edouard Herriot

53

M. Godart

50

M. Bouisson

Francois Pietri

16 10

M. Lebrun shares with M. Jules Grevy the distinction of being the only President for two consecutive terms. Reuter,

CHINA'S LEADER CELEBRATES 100TH BIRTHDAY

Chungking, To-day. Mr. Ma Hsiang-po, State Coun- cillor, is celebrating his 100th birthday anniversary in Kwangsi to-day.

ACADEMIC

Yesterday, Chinese planes raided re-Pak-kui and Kongmoon and three Japanese-armed trawlers were hit. -Our Own Correspondent.

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Although Mr. Stimson's evidence is regarded as very helpful to the Administration, circles close to the Government view the present Sena- torial proceedings as academic be cause European conditions are changing so rapidly that - whatever action Congress now takes may be rendered obsolete through the effect of further totalitarian action upon American public opinion.

"

The Administration hopes to see the Pittman Resolution enacted but does not regard that measure with any degree of finality.

It visualises situations in Europe. in which even the Pittman Resolu- tion might be too restrictive for the national interest.

SHOULD TAKE SIDES.

The National Government yester- Mr. Stimson, cross-examined by day issued a mandate highly com-the committee, declared he believ mending the centenarian for his ed the United States should take distinguished services in the pre- sides. sent crisis despite his advanced years.

A native of Kiangsu, Mr. Ma was born in 1839. He went to Shanghai with his parents during the Boxer Rising and attended St. Ignatius College at Siccawei, studying philosophy and other subjects

He said that President Roosevelt should be given the "safety and de- fence" of the United States.

Advocating that President Roosevelt be given powers to discriminate between aggres- sors, Mr Stimson declared he believed civilisation wast After graduation, he entered

threatened by the gravest dan- Government service and served as

ger with which it had been secretary for foreign affairs to

confronted in four centuries. Viceroy Li Hung-chang and later was commissioned successively to Asked by Senator Borah how he Korea, America and other coun-i would frame a law to designate the tries:

aggressor, Mr. Stimson replied that He was the founder of the he would limit such a designation Aurora and Full Tan Universities to violators of treaties with the in Shanghai. CentralNews.

United States.

Reuter,

Don't be vague

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