1940-02-27 — Page 14

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 27, 1940.

RED INDIANS U.S. TRADE PROGRAMME

ABANDON SWASTIKA

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

re- the

New York, To-day. Hatred of the Nazis has spread to Red Indian tribes in Arizona; ports from Tucson stated that Indians have decided to give up the swastika as their tribal insignia. In the course. of a solemn mony all blankets and wickets, bear- and ing the swastika, were piled up set on fire.

cere-

by four

A proclamation, signed tribal chiefs, banned the use of the swastika which "considered for cen- by turies as a symbol of friendship our ancestors, has been profaned by another nation."-Havas.

CLIPPER DECISION

New York, To-day. Pan-American Airways announce will that the trans-Atlantic Clipper not stop at the Bahamas on the way to Europe, as from March 15.-Reu-

ter.

FOR PEACE

London, To-day. WASHINGTON, TO-DAY.

kind. Only if this vital need is mel can our country and all countries hope for full employment, and higher liv- ing standards."

is Washington Jubilant at the House's approval of the resolution,

A RESOLUTION FOR CONTINU- ING THE UNITED STATES' PRE- SENT TRADE PACT PROGRAMME Reuter. FOR THREE YEARS FROM JUNE 12,

WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON FRIDAY, WILL BE CONSIDERED IN

INDIAN

THE SENATE THIS WEEK. CONSTABLE

The resolution is expected to re- ceive a majority of at least eight in the Senate.

Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, addressing the Senate Finance Com- milce, declared that the continuance of the trade programme was neces- sound world sary to help establish conditions after the war.

Mr. Hull said: "Unless we continue to maintain our position of leadership trade in

of liberal the promotion policies and urge upon others the need for adopting such policies as a basis for post-war economic reconstruction, the future will be dark indeed.

"At the termination of hostilities there will be an unprecedented need all over the world for vastly increased production of useful goods of every

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ACCUSED

An Indian

EXPEDITION INTO GERMANY

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and he spoke freely, I mention here because it fits in.

it

"We are so sick of the Goebbels radio stuff," said this young officer. "Especially after the hysterical ex- hibition over the Admiral Graf Spee business they announced as a great victory! Disgusting.

"We don't listen broadcasts any more.

beastly to his

We listen to

Mohamed the High Command communique and

Police then switch off.

constable,

to No. 7,

"The High Command tell the truth. Station, and Li Chung, were charged Ajaib, attached before Mr. T. J. Houston this morn-That's what we want, we soldiers. We ing, with conspiracy to obtain money don't have to be told a lot of lies to

make us fight. We fight from Wong Cheong.

country is at war.

Mohamed Ajaib was further charg- from ed with obtaining two cents Wong through second defendant, Li. Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for the Indian constable.

at

because out

The Spee "Quite

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Hearing was fixed for March

2.30 p.m., and defendants were allowed bail of $250 each.

Detective Sergeant R. Mcvey is in charge of the case.

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listen to the

foreign broadcasts, even though it's forbidden to do so. We don't stop the soldiers I know all my from doing so either. men.

I was in the ranks with them.

I trust them.

"They debate the

among themselves.

foreign news

This, they say,

may be true; this is probably a And so on. But Goebbels-egh!

are done with him."

lie.

We

I got on to the subject of the Graf Spec with my lonely soldier friend. It was a He said: "Nothing in it.

be defeat all right, but nothing to ushamed of. Three against one.

"If the Uruguayans had given her time to repair it would not have been much different either, for the British would have had their heavier ships waiting for her. Quite right to scuttle her."

And that, I think, is, just about as average good a summing-up of the German reaction to the Graf Spee de- feat as I got.

Only once did I come across a man who said the scuttling was shameful. But then he was an exceptional case. He was an old naval officer.

Of the Russians the soldier said that their he expected great things from economic help. The Finns, he said, should have given way to the Rus- slans.

"And, anyhow", said this half-Aryan who cannot be promoted because his Fuehrer mother was a Jewess, "the knows best." Yes, sir, after all that he had said and all that he himself had gone through, he came out with that: "The Fuchrer knows best!" It did not sound an empty phrase. It was rather as though you in England would say: "Orders are orders." At the other tables the New Year worship- pers were jumping up and shouting: "Prost Neujahr.” The soldier and I got up and we elinked glasses. "Prost Neujahr," we said, and drank more beer and gin. The bald-headed formed up in a ones and the girls kind of Bacchanalian revel, dancing in among the tables.

some

"Prost Neujahr-why don't you join us?" one of the girls shrieked, flourish- ing a glass, and twitched my handker- chief from my breast pocket.

the

The soldier and I sat down again. We did not join the revellers. Then all the lights went out, so that bald-headed ones might kiss their girls without shame.

When the Ughts came on again, the I, soldier said he had to be going. went to too, paid my bill, and

room.

my

no

There was It was icy cold. heating. They had run out of coal. But the floor waiter brought.me electric stove, which I plugged into a socket.

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