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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 26, 1939

PITTMAN PROPOSALS FOR NEUTRALITY ACT REVISION: DISCRETION IN RE CANADA

CORRESPONDENCE

PROPAGANDA

Washington, To-day. SENATOR KEY PITTMAN, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday pub- lished the new neutrality legislation drawn up by the Committee over the week-end. The Committee has postponed discussion of the

legislation until Thursday at the request of by ZBW just before the news each Senator Borah, who has asked for time to study

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KAISER PREFERRED

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"We prefer the Kaiser by the grace of God to that scamp at Berchtesgaden.”

Motorists who have arrived in Holland from Cologne report sae- ing this message stuck on treas an the road to Aix-la-Chapelle (Auchen).

It is reported from Amsterdam that German farmers have been ordered not to make butter or chesse for their own use,

night?

The method of playing up the de- RECORD S.A.

formity of Goebbels, and the altoge-

night suggesting (?) that Hitler shot

The main points of President Roosevelt's suggesther unsupported final sentences last tions are contained in the legislation, though von Fritsch himself, what is it im- Congress is provided with checks on the discre-agined is gained by that?

tion of the Executive.

NEUTRALITY OF THE AMERICAS

out-

Is it necessary in order to make Points of the legislation are, inter out our case that we should

Goebbel Goebbels in sheer malicious ness and Insinuating prevarication?

The truth is plenty.

alia:

No American goods or passengers will be allowed to travel to belligerent countries.

No arms shall be shipped except at the discretion of the President.

MAIZE CROP

CAPETOWN, TO-DAY.

THE LATEST RETURNS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MAIZE CROPS SHOW A RECORD -YIELD OF

We can begin to think of person-28,000,000 BAGS, OF WHICH 18,000,- alities when the Nazi tyranny has 000 BAGS WILL BE AVAILABLE been rooted out.

FOR EXPORT.

No Americans shall travel on belli-

The secret of good propaganda gerent ships except in accordance with surely is that it cannot be recognis- rules the President may specially layed as obviously such. Recent Hong down.

Kong efforts have merely been ex- SHIPS BARRED FROM WAR ZONE cellent examples of bad propaganda that No American ships shall enter the-to the thinking mind, and

we should be permitted to preserve liberty of thought is, is it not, one of the principles we are fighting for.

DEMOCRAT,

war zones.

allowed Belligerents will only be ordinary commercial credits up to 90

Panama City, To-day. The United States Assist- ant Secretary of State, Mr.

Belligerents shall not be allowed to Sumner Welles, stated yes-sell securities in the United States. terday that the nations of the Western Hemisphere days, and Congress must make a re- must protect themselves port every six months on these cre- from the dangers and reper- cussions of the war in Europe.

Mr. Welles was speaking at the first plenary session of the Pan-American Conference.

He asked the States represented at the meeting not to sign any agree- ment by which the security of their nationals: and their legitimate: com- mercial activities would be endanger- ed in close proximity to their shores. -Reuter,

dits.

There must be no soliciting of funds for belligerents in the United States.

- AREAB EXEMPT - Lakes and rivers of the United States are exempt from the arms ship- ment ban clause. Overland routes in the United States are also exempt.

Latin-American countries will also be exempt in cases where they are at war with a 'non-American' country,

Cash payment for shipments from the United States will apply also to Canada, though the President will be given discretionary powers —Reuter.

PROVISIONS' IN DETAIL

Washington, To-day.

The proposed new neutrality legis- lation provisions in detail include:

DIRECT OR INDIRECT - · - ·

Panama, To-day, Addressing the Pan-American con- ference, Mr.

Sumner Welles, Under Secretary for State, said: "We must

(1) That American vessels will not resolutely defend

our Continent

be allowed to carry passengers or against all menace of aggression, di-goods to belligerent countries;

rect or indirect,

"The 21 American republic

(2) Violations of this provision to must be punishable by a fine not exceeding

inform all belligerents that their se$50,000;

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curity must not be jeopardised by (3) Belligerent powers purchasing belligerent activities near the shores goods from of the New World.--Reuter.

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the United States will have to take title to them before the goods are shipped;

(4) Losses sustained by American insurance underwriters on war car- goes could not he made the basis for claims against the Government;

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(5) The President could designate "combat areas” and prohibit Américan citizens or vessels from entering them;

(8) Americans could not travel on ships of belligerent powers'except in accordance with rules prescribed by the President:

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(7) Red Cross ® personnel and ves- sels chartered by the Red Cross would be exempt from the restrictions on American travel and shipping).

(8) American merchant ships would be prohibifer from carrying any `but smslarms necessary to preserve dis- cipline aboard.

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Other provisions state that solicita- tion for funds in the United States for belligerent nations would be prohibit- ed and the President would have power to impose special restrictions on the use of Amérida põrts by submariños of armed merchantmen belonging to belligárants. DNAt The request ✨ of Senator-Borah, who cald he did not want to vota on the Bill until he had rend ita, piros visions, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee decided to delay sction ón the 'BII unft Thursday ---Reuter.

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A bag contains 200 lbs. Maize Agures largely in the scheme to buy. £1,000,000 worth of South African foodstuffs for the Allies.

of A comprehensive survey Dominion's agricultural resources has been made by the National Supplies Board, which, was set up before outbreak of war.-Reuter.

PILOT AGED HERO OF

London, Sept. 13.

A 19-year-old flying officer was the hero of the British air raid on Wil helmshaven last week, when a direct hit was registered on a pocket bat- tleship.

His dare-devil aerobatics had al- ready won him the admiration of his fellow pilots.

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Tand batteries and machine-guns, he dived low and dropped his bombs on the warship. A great explosion fol- lowed. Then he flew up into the clouds and refoined his unit.

When he returned to England it was found that his plane was riddled with bullets.

When he was congratulated on his success he replied. “Fine; I enjoyed every minute. Please send me on an- other."

It was revealed last night that when the British squadron flew over the naval “base” he dived to within a few His exploit is regarded as one of the hundred feet of the pocket-battleship. most daring in the annals of the

Despite intense fire from warships | R. A. F.

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