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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 30, 1940.

ACTIVE AID BY U.S.

TO ALLIES

URGED

Seven-Point Programme By Influential Circles Permit Americans U.S. ACTION H.K. MONEY

To Volunteer TO SPEED AIR

New York, To-day..

THE INFLUENTIAL “Christian Science Monitor” of Boston, in a leading article, urges the United States to "take more active steps to repel the Nazi assault,” and outlines the following seven- point programme.

1. Organise and finance refugee relief. 2. Repeal the Johnson Act (prohibiting loans to

countries who have not repaid past loans). 3. Speed up the delivery of aeroplanes to the Allies. 4. Remove restrictions which prevent Americans

from volunteering.

5. Encourage the chartering and building of merchant-ships to supply

the Allies.

6. Permit the Allies to pay for war supplies with raw materials need- ed by the United States in the event

of war.

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7. Cease the trans-shipment of war materials via Russia and Japan.

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The "Monitor" says nations which achieve even an imperfect freedom of religion, of thought, of speech and of trade could find no durable peace in a world where totalitarianism and vio, (lence had become the final arbiter.

Immediate Measures

If the possibility of a Nazi victory is considered, the demand for active and immediate measures to strengthen the cause of freedom becomes appar- ent.

A German victory would make the world safe only for anarchy. Reu- ter,

LEOPOLD IN PALACE NEAR BRUSSEL S

London, To-day. Leopold. has returned to his palace at Brussels, which the Germans have placed at his disposal, according to a report from the Belgian frontier.

The Rome radio announced that the Count of Flanders, brother of Leopold, was so seriously wounded that a leg had to be amputated. Reuter.

OFF THE RECORD

DELIVERIES

Washington, To-day.

FOR ALLIED CAUSE

To the Editor, "The China Mail"

Sir, I have read with mixed feel- ings the views of readers on what Hong Kong should do to help the Alli- The Secretary of State, Mr.ed cause. Let us face facts for once. Cordell Hull, gave a ruling MONEY is the only logical solution.

Subscription lists do not serve yesterday calculated to speed best purpose. up the delivery of American planes to the Allies.

He stated United States citizens may fly in belligerent aircraft over the Canadian provinces of New- Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince

Edward Island,

the

Give somebody something and they will support whatever you have in mind, and in this connection concerts, dances, theatricals, etc. readily come to mind. These are being done. already, not as often as would be desired, but they are still being used as a medium, so we need a new out- let.

This was previously forbidden by the Neutrality Act. Now United

As lotteries are banned, even for States pilots may fly American-made the cause of freedom, why not planes to the Canadian border, then Race Meeting in aid of the British re-enter the planes on the Canadian War Organisation Fund? side and fly them to any designated place in the three maritime provinces, from there to be loaded in ships, or flown across the Atlantic. handed over to Allied pilots to

be

Previously American pilots flew the planes to the border and Cana dlan pllots flew them the next lap of the Journey.

The new ruling, however, does not eliminate the transfer of the title at the border where planes must be pushed, not flown, over the boundary.

Reuter.

ULSTER RALLIES TO` THE COLOURS

while the would be

The first half of the season is over, it is true, but the interest is there and, looking over a recent list of ponies, I could not help feeling that an un- official race meeting would meet with the whole-hearted support of owners of lesser known ponies, Jockey Club, I assume, further the war cause. Quite a sum desirous of doing all they could to could be donated to the war chest as the result of an all-day race meet- ing of twelve events on 1st July or 5th August, both of which are Bank Holidays.

"L.S.D."

London, To-day. INFLATION

IN REICH

In reply to a Commons question yesterday, Mr. C. R. Attlee, Deputy Leader of the House, stated that 10,860 volunters from Northern Ireland had joined the British fighting services since September. No figures regard- Ing Eire were available.—Reuter.

"My daughter would make a thrifty wife, Mr. Jones.

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London, To-day. Evidence accumulates that the problem of inflation in By ED REED. Germany is becoming an an- xiety of the population gen- erally and that every effort is being made to convert marks into real goods, like furniture and works of art likely to re- tain some permanent value.

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Private barter is also increasing while in the "black markets" where goods are sold illicitly without ration coupons or fixed prices, £1 sterling has been paid for a pound of coffee 3/1 for a cucumber and £3 for 2 woman's blouse normally valued at 15/-.

The total circulation of marks in May, 1940, was 16 thousand million marks against 11,500 million in May, 1939. The value of the mark in New York has fallen by 57% since August as compared with a drop of 16% of the pound sterling-British Wireless.

DECLARATION OF WAR BY U.S. FRANKLY URGED

New York, To-day. Major-General John Ryan, com- mander, of an American division In the Great War, suggested in an in- terview, yesterday that a thousand American planes, with, their crews,

be sent immediately to the sasiatanon

of the 'Allfen.

“This would amount to a declaration

of war on Germany,"

declared,

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