1940-01-20 — Page 6

United States

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 20, 1940

Nervous

About Giving Aid To Finland

VIOLATION OF NEUTRALITY

MIGHT BE ARGUED

WASHINGTON, TO-DAY.

THE UNITED STATES ADMINISTRATION IS UN- DERSTOOD TO BE SEEKING A COMPROMISE IN THE DISPUTE OVER THE QUESTION OF A UNITED STATES LOAN TO FINLAND WHICH WILL ENABLE AMERICA TO AID THE FINNS WITHOUT RISK OF VIOLATING HER NEUTRAL- ITY. Well-informed circles predict a busy week-end of confer-

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CHILDREN

BRITISH

SUBMARINES

CAUGHT

IN 'CUDDLE PARTIES'

IN NETS

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA_MAIL")

Berne, To-day.

German naval experts stated that the three British submarines, Starfish, Undine and Beahorse, lost a few days ago, were not

■unk by mines but were caught In nets at the entrance of Hallgo- land Bay.

This explains how several members of the crew escaped by means of the special safety ap- paratus. Havas.

ences between officials such as Mr. Jesse Jones (the U.S. SHOULD

BE READY TO

Federal Loan Administrator) and members of Con- gress.

Senator Brown, of Michigan, author of the $60,000,- TAKE RISKS

000 Finnish Loan Bill, insists that Finland needs an unrestricted govern mental loan which, he as- serts, cannot conflict with neutrality as that in- strument has not been invoked In the Finnish- Russlan war.

He is reported, however, to be will- ing to make substantial concessions in his Bill if swift aid can thereby be sent to Finland.

SPECIAL

The "Washington Post" reports that BOATS FOR

Senate leaders are non-committal or cool both to Senator Brown's Bill and the President's last approach through a non-military credit by the Export and Import Bank.

PRIVATE DRIVE?

to be

Senate circles are believed discussing a plan to foster another private Finnish relief drive similar to those in Norway and Sweden, by which funds could be raised for private purchases of arms for Finland, but Senator Brown feels this would not yield sufficient funds.

MINE WORK

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London, To-day. Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare, Parlia mentary Secretary for the Admiralty, stated in the House of Commons yes- terday that special boats are being armed for cruises in mined waters for the express purpose of destroying floating mines.

New York, To-day.

Discussing the proposed American loan to Finland, the "New York Herald Tri- bune" says that Finland's fate is important enough to the United States to warrant the latter taking some risks on her behalf.

are

various West secondary

Local authorities in Country resorts to which schools have been evacuated from London, and other large centres, have become alarmed about the behaviour of many of these boys and girls.

Most of them

from 14 to 18 years of age. Away from home, they parental are free from any sort of control, and they are not of a type who will tolerate any attempt to control their activities outside the house on the part of the local people with whom they are billeted.

Except for a few hours a day they are running wild without any sort of supervision, and as they are outside the social activities of the resorts where they are billeted, they are just of half a roaming about in partles dozen or so, boys and girls together, encouraged in every way by the re- moteness of the countryside.

Kiss and cuddle parties, which de- velop into horseplay, are nightly oc- currences in darkened seafront shel- ters. Special constables patrolling the countryside have sent in numer- ous reports of the type of misbehavi- our they have seen these boys and girls indulging in, reports which have been passed on to the local authorities. Several authorities, such as Mine- written to the

head, Somerset, have masters of all schools evacuated into the areas, asking them to co-operate

a better by exercising

supervision over their scholars, particularly in the evenings. Other authorities bringing the matter to the urgent notice of the Government, and press- Ing for sofmething to be done.

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The successful Finnish resistance, says the paper, is militating against be- a Soviet-Japanese combination cause of the loss to Russian prestige.

commentator, Mr. The noted

that Raymond Gram Swing, says refusal to help Finland, would send PLANES OVER HOLLAND down the confidence and spirit of

Amsterdam, To-day. the other Scandinavian countries. It would also weaken the belief of Foreign aeroplanes flew over many Germans in world- -freedom-Netherlands frontier at a great_height for many of them, he says, are still on Thursday, it is announced, Senator Brown disclosed yes.

confident that the excesses of the were fired on by Dutch anti-aircraft

the terday that

Nazi regime will pass.--Reuter, Reconstruction Finance Corporation la working out a modified plan for a loan to Finland, and the draft of his new Bill will be completed an Monday.

He said: "I think we will work out something satisfactory."

ROOSEVELT PLAN

Indications are that the modified Bill will largely follow the course outlined by President Roosevelt's let- ter to Congress last Tuesday, in which the President said he thought the most reasonable approach

Trawlers, other than patrol boats, are continuing their mine destroying work. Havas.

"PATROL ACTIVITY"

PARIS, TO-DAY.

A MILITARY OBSERVER DES- CRIBES A SMALL PATROL SKIR- MISH ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

About 25 Germans, he says, made a with

to the problem of credits would be sudden attack on the French for Congress to authorise an increase hand-grenades. The French replied

batteries.-Reuter.

MUTUAL HELP NO

LONGER REMOTE OR UTOPIAN

London, To-day.

the

and

in the revolving credit fund of the with heavy fire and, leaving their THE BRITISH PRESS yesterday discussed Anglo-

Export and Import Bank and author-

shelter, pursued the Nazis for several

ise the Reconstruction Finance Cor- hundred yards.

poration to buy loans and securities

This was apparently an unexpected from the Bank "to enable it to finance the exportation of agricultural sur-manoeuvre, for it took the Germans by pluses and manufactured products, surprise and several slightly wounded

men were captured. not including implements of war." * Some Senators yesterday predicted that a loan not exceeding $80,000,000 will be requested, Reuter.

GERMAN MISSIONARIES

RELEASED

New Delhi, To-day

Reuter.

P.C. TO PAY

FOR BABY

A young Surrey police-constable, John Brown, was at Woking ordered to pay Miss Mabel Martin 12s. 6d. a week in respect of her child, and £3

costs.

He denied that he was the father,

French unity, the consensus being that it showed great promise for when the war was over,

"The Times,"

"for instance, says that the idea of mutual help among nations is now not nearly so remote or Utopian.

far to seek.

The "Manchester Guardian" says juse of man-power. This will require that the future of civilization dependa a unity of Labour policy which is yet on the success of the friendship be- tween Britain and France, not only in destroying the spirit of aggression but also in rebuilding. Europe after, the

war.

contact between

whic

Discussing possibilities war, the "News Chronicle" says peace will bring its own tremend dimculties.

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tholle member

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of India in a resolution.

This he Riso denied.

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