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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 25, 1939.

JEWISH AUTONOMOUS

STATE?

Belgrade, Sept. 19.-The Ger- mans Intend to create an autona- mous Jewish state in Galicia within the framework of the now Polish state," the Bucharest cor- respondent of the Vreme report- ed to-day.

"The Germans would send all Jews from Germany, Bohomla, Moravia, Slovakia, Austria, and the ocoupled Polish regions, to Galicia," the correspondent, add- od.Havac.

MAGINOT AND SIEGFRIED LINES COMPARED

Paris, Sept. 17.

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MUSSOLINI THANKED FOR LITTLE SPEECH. BUT

ALLIES ARE UNIMPRESSED

Paris, To-day.

A SEMI-OFFICIAL COMMENT on Signor. Musso- GAYDA

lini's speech says that great interest is shown in Il Duce's indication of Italy's attitude. The comment affirms that Signor Mussolini's ef

The

PLAYS SAME

forts to maintain peace are deeply appreciated OLD TUNE by the French Government, as was shown by their reply to the Italian Note of September 1.

German aggression againstį tural measure of precaution which has Poland and the multiple events which been forced on all neutral states.

NOT SHARED. have occurred since Signor Musso- lini's appeal have overthrown inter- national conditions.

The French Government, like the British Government, has made its position known with the greatest clarity.

The French press also comments on II Duce's speach.

One Parla newspaper says Italy is maintaining neutrality so that the confilet can be localised. Certainly this la Germany's wish.

The difference between the Maginot and Siegfield Lines was pointed out to-day in a semi-official bulletin which accompanied the official com-flict means. It means munique on military tions on Germany's Western front.

WHAT LOCALISING MEANS

"We know what localising the con- that a strong

opera-State can destroy one by one, under the eyes of the great peace-loving Powers, the small States that are con- demned by their isolation and the inequality of their forces."

While France has been slowly and carefully erecting her system of forti- fications, Germany has had to carry out a similar task in two years, the bulletin stated, The Maginot Line is comprised mostly of heavy forts while the Siegfried Line is almost devoid of them although some may be found in the Saarbrucken region. The remainder of the German fortl- fications consists mostly of small ar- tillery positions and machine-gun pill boxes combined with a wide system of traps of all kinds, minefields and

anti-tank defence lines.

The lack of metals from which Ger- many has been suffering for many way the years is apparent in the

Siegfried Line was built, the bulletin continued. Thus, the usual iron rail- ings used as anti-tank barriers have been replaced by concrete pillars. Havas.

WAR WITH TOUCH OF GENIUS!

New York, To-day.

Il Duce's statement that he might

one day summon the Italian people for an announcement of a decision of historic importance, is also consider- ed significant by the newspaper. Reuter.

NOT UNDERSTOOD

London, To-day.

London on Signor Mussolini's speech, A commentary has been issued in though the full official text has not yet been received.

Britain, it lo otated, understands and appreolates the sincerity of Il Duce'a-motives, and the Prime Minister has also expressed this appreciation.

Signor Mussolini's suggestion, how- ever, that when the Allies did not declare war on Russia when the Red Army invaded Poland, they weaken- ed their moral case against Germany, is not understood here.

OUR PURPOSE

The decision to declare war on Germany was a direct consequence of the invasion of Poland, which was a further Illustration of the lawlessness In international affairs, which it is our purpose to resist.

Whatever, therefore, the results of the Soviet Invasion of Poland,

our

A message from France to New York papers from an American war correspondent purpose is not affected, and we will says: "I find the Allies have prosecute the war with unflinching de- conducted the war thus far termination.-Reuter. with a touch of genius.

IL DUCE'S ARGUMENT

London, To-day.

"It had been expected that France would launch a violent attack on the Western Front but the French The speech by Signor Mussolini general staff has shown restraint | arguing that Europe was not yet ac- unusual to the military mind.

tually at war and a clash might be "Britain and France got off to aavolded by the realisation that the flying start in organisation, while desire to maintain or reconstitute the the British announcement that they were preparing for a three-year war was an Inspiratlon and frightened the Nazis, who were still dreaming of a one-front lightning war.

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"Also, the blockade has irritated the Nazis after only a fortnight operation."-Reuter.

CANADA WHEAT CROP STANDARD

Ottawa, To-day.

The wheat; crop in western Canada is estimated at 485,000,000 bushels, of which 87 per cent, is of the top three, grades, as compared with 78 per cent. at this time last year-Reuter."

positions which history and the na- tural dynamism of the peoples con- demned, was vain, elicited the semi- official French comment that Britain and France had defined once and for all the position they had taken in conformity with their agreements with Poland.

SOBER SPEECH

Well-informed circles in London consider that the keynote of Musso- lini's speech was its sobriety.

They welcome his statement that Italy will continue neutral and avold any extension of the conflict.

The fact that Italy is prepared for all eventualities is accepted as a no-

Rome, To-day. Signor Gayda, the Italian political commentator, writ-

His (Mussolini's) view that the mo- ment has arrived to call off the hos-ing in "Voce d'Italia," inter- Signor Mussolini's tilities, is, however, not shared in prets British quarters, says Reuter's diplo-speech as a request to the Ita- matic correspondent.

war aims have been lian people and to the belli- stated clearly and unmistakably by garents to stop, while there the British Prime Minister: the fact

is still time, what he calls that for the moment Poland seems

The British

down and out does not alter their "the smouldering conflict"

strength and validity.-Reuter.

BLACK-OUTS IN REICH

Brussels, To-day. A message received in Brussels from Berlin says that the nightly black-out in western Germany is being still more strictly enforced.

This shows increased fears of air raids by British and French planes.

The message adds that there were

day 45 prosecutions in one

in town near Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) of civilians for not having prevented light escaping from their houses night. Reuter.

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Signor Gayda says Il Duce appeals to the Democracies to meditate while. we are on the edge of the abyss.

The war was started, he said, by the British guarentee to Poland, "but Poland no longer exists and will never exist again."-Reuter.

RUMANIANS IN BRITAIN MUST ANSWER CALL

London, Sept. 15.-All Rumanians living in Great Britain were inform- aed by the Rumanian Legation to-day

that, if their military papers affixed to a white leaflet, they should immediately contact the Rumanian Military Attache here. Havas.

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