1939-10-28 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 28, 1939

ARMS

EMBARGO

REPEAL

Result Now Regarded As Foregone Conclusion

TWO TO ONE MAJORITY ON VITAL AMENDMENT

Washington, To-day.

THE GALLERIES of the Senate were crowded last

SOVIET

night for the closing stages of the debate on the PARLIAMENT Neutrality Bill, one of the most important and stormy debates in history.

An amendment proposed by Senator Clark, restor- ing the embargo, has to be taken before the final passages of the whole bill are brought before the Senate, which Administration leaders ex- pected late last night.

The House of Representatives is ex- pected to begin a debate on the bill on Tuesday.

. After joint conferences in the Sen- ate House, it should then reach its final form by next Friday.-Reuter.

BOND FOR CREWS

The Senate approved the amend- ment of Senator Thomas requiring the posting of a bond to ensure that the crews of foreign ships landed in the United States would not remain here contrary to immigration laws.

Senator Thomas said that since the war started 1,653 foreign seamen had deserted from ships in United States ports.

BAN PROPOSAL REJECTED The Senate rejected by 65 votes to 26 amendments to the Neutrality Bill banning armed merchantmen and submarines of belligerents from Unit- ted States ports.

ARMS EMBARGO

The Senate, by 67 votes to 22, votėd the repeal of the arms embargo.

This clears the way for the passage of

the Administration's Neutrality Bill, which, besides ending the arms embargo, would establish a limited "cash and carry" system for purchases by belligerents.

The vote came when Senator Nye proposed discarding the Administra- tion's measure and the substitution of a somewhat similar measure that would, however, embargo.-Reuter.

retain the arms

TIME LIMIT CUT

Washington, To-day.

Moscow, To-day.

moned for Tuesday, is expected

to

The extraordinary session of the Supreme Council of the Soviet, sum- ratify the recent pacts with the Baltic countries and to discuss the annexa-

tion of Poland. Reuter.

CITY OF FLINT EPISODE

UNITED STATES

UNABLE

BRITAIN'S HUGE ORDERS IN AUSTRALIA

Within

Canberra, To-day..

a month of the out. break of war Australla had finish- ed negotiations for the purchase by Britain of £100,000,000 worth of her products, mostly food. stuffs.

This was stated yesterday by the Federal Minister of Com- merce, Senator McLeay.

Britain had agreed to provide sufficient ships to transport the goods from Australia Reuter.

DANISH SHIP STOPPED

TO GET ANY BY GERMAN

OFF U.S.A. SATISFACTION

Washington, To-day.

SECRETARY OF STATE, Mr. Cordell Hull, told a press conference that he was completely baffled by attempts to obtain adequate information from the Soviet Government regarding the City of Flint.

He said that the United States Ambassador to

cow had been unable to contact the crew.

Santiago, Chile, Oct. 22. The Danish freight Sessa reported by wireless to-day that yesterday at dawn she was stopped on the high seas in the Pacific off the American

coast, by the German freighter Dres- den which

approached her under cover of darkness. Contrary to inter-

national rules, she did not display the customary red and green lights to port and starboard. The Dresden left Mos-Valparaiso some days ago, after the

Murmansk ünder the American or the German flag.

skipper had declared that he was go- ing to try to make a Germani port, passing through the Magellan straits.

State Department officials criticise | States Embassy in Moscow still does-Havas. the Soviet for giving information not know the ship sailed from through news agency before telling the United States Government.

Mr. Hull added that he still did not know whether the City of Flint was at Murmansk nor any other details.

had he received

He said that the United States Government would be interested in attending the prize court hearings if The Senate hope to reach a final the question of ownership arose. decision on the Neutrality Bill to- | Reuter. day.

Meanwhile the time limit -on speeches has been reduced from 45 minutes to 20.-Reuter.

LODGING APPEAL

that

GERMAN CREW

London, To-day.

The Official German Wireless quot- ing a message from Moscow stated that the City of Flint left Murmansk manned by a Gernian prize crew.

The Radio added that this was in accordance with the Hague conven- tion. Reuter.

RADIO OPERATOR ESCAPED

London, To-day.

A report from Hanol states the three men convicted. in Septem- ber for the assassination of Tseng Chung-ming, Chief Secretary of Wang Ching-wei, expelled Kuomintang No mention was made in the Mos- leader, have appealed against convic- cow broadcast on the City of Flint tion and sentence.

of the vessel's crew, and the United

POLISHED ALUMINIUM

It is revealed that the American radio operator of the City of Flint managed to slip ashore when the vessel touched at the Norwegian port of Tromso.--Reuter.

THREE ATTEMPTS FAIL

Washington, To-day,

The United States Ambassador In Moscow had another interview with

BRITAIN'S

TRADE WITH ITALY

ROME, TO-DAY. AN AGREEMENT FOR THE the Soviet Vice-Commissar of For- CREATION OF A PERMANENT eign Affairs in connexion with the | MIXED COMMISSION TO REGU City of Flint affair at 6 o'clock last | LATE ANGLO-ITALIAN COM- evening.

MERCIAL AFFAIRS WAS SIGNED IN ROME YESTERDAY.

He said the Ambassador in Moscow had tried three methods of contact- The British Ambassador, Sir Ro- ing the crew of the City of Flint — bert Loraine, and the Italian Direc- by telephone, railway and plane, tor-General of the commercial affairs but he had been unsuccessful.- department in the Foreign Office Reuter.

signed the agreement.-Reuter.

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