1940-06-11 — Page 20

ITALY'S STAB IN THE BACK

(SPÉCIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") Paris, To-day.

In the course of his broad- cast speech to the nation last night, the Premier, M. Paul Reynaud, said: "The kilome- tres won by the enemy are strewn with destroyed tanks and downed planes.

"Nothing will deffect the to the end. We are ready dergo trials, our heads unbowed."

Referring to Italy's stab

the back, M. Reynaud, after referring to France's efforts to come to terms with Mussolini, declared:

"France has to say, The world will judge.

struggle to un-

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"The highest moral authorities in the world, President Roosevelt and the Pope, tried several times to pre- vent this war, which challenges Chris- tian ideas and human solidarity.

"In vain, Mussolini has decided that blood must flow.

The 1. that

"In the Mediterranean more than elsewhere France Is strong. world will soon acknowledge moral forces are also strong forces "France is experiencing harsh trials. France cannot die."-Havas.

WEATHER REPORT

The Royal Observatory reports that pressure is highest over Japan and the neighbouring seas, and is relative- ly low in a trough extending from Formosa to the Carolines. Depressions remain over Manchuria and Indo-

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New York, To-day. Colonel Henry Stimson, former Secretary of State in the Hoover administration, has fully approved General Pershing's statement advo- cating total aid to the Allies.

In a letter to the "Herald-Tribune,' Col. Stimson stated the necessity of sending planes and war material to the Allies immediately, and approved the idea of conscription in the United States.

"We have been too long in facing the fact that the battle being waged by the Allies is our battle." he de-

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(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") New York, To-day. The Franco-British purchasing com- mission announces that the flow of war materials to the Allies will be increas- ed considerably following the Admini- stration's decision to consider a large- quantity of arms as surplus material.

This surplus will be the object of direct negotiations between manufac- turers and the purchasing commission after having been exchanged for more modern material. -

The commission says the decision to sell surplus war material will facilitate deliveries.-Havas.

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Madrid, To-day. Nothing la changed in Spain's attitude by the entry of Italy into the war, it is stated in official circles here.-Reutor,

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Paris, To-day.

Up to 4 a.m. to-day, no official reports had been released of any hostile action arising from Italy's entry into the war, although there were unofficial reports of a gathering of Italian troops along. the French border..

M. Reynaud told pressmen that if Hitler thought Italy's inter- vention would make any differ- battle ence to the

of Paris he would be disillusioned.

No one man will be diverted, he said, adding: There is a standing army quite capable of dealing with the Italians. Hitler is more likely to have to divert troops to the rescue of Italy.-Havas.

New York, To-day. Mr. Thomas Dewey, candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, said President Roose- velt's speech gave cause for "grave concern, for the words may be the words of a neutral but the voice is the voice of a belligerent."- -Reuter.

London, To-day. The "Daily Telegraph," in a leader headed "Mussolini chooses war-a gamble that must fail," has points out that Italy's Duce sold his soul to Germany and says that since the war began Musso- lini has been doing all he could devise as a non-belligerent to in- jure the cause of the Allies and assist Germany. Possibly he hop- ed Hitler would pay him his price without requiring him to take more risk but the Fuehrer drives a hard bargain with those who sell themselves to him. Comment- ing on the reasons given by Mus- solini for entering the war, the -paper-says-it-is-beyond-conjec- ture why these dictators waste time by such protests as those of Mussolini yesterday. What Gari- baldi would say of Mussolini's. honour

his we know. He left curse on any Italian who should attack our country.--Reuter..

London, To-day. "The Times" leader, headed "The Battle of France," to which a commentator added "And of London," points out that we' in this country recognise as well as our French friends that if at the moment we are not suffering the ravages of war as they are our whole future is bound up with theirs and is equally at stake. Of this country it says it takes a dis- aster to bring forth its greatest and grimmest efforts and points out that while R.A.F. support is a vi- tal factor in the French defence, almost the whole weight of the ground operations is being borne by the French armies which, while they suffer a terrible strain, are playing for the time which is wanted for impressions to soak in, to be talked over and compar.......... ed, to spread from the German army to the civil population now, sunning itself in the glow of vic- torious advances and still more glowing promises of a speedy end to the conflict.

The leader concludes that in these days of adversity, of her struggle against cruel odds, of her effort to keep the banner of civi- lisation flying in the face of the onset of barbarian hordes pour- ing from their sand flats to lay hands upon a land happier than their own and to despoil à civili- sation to which they can never themselves attain, France is ful- Never filling her ancient role.. in her long history has she dis- charged this duty to the world more gallantly or more nobly. It behoves all forces of the world to have the same object in view, to render her all the aid that is hu- manly possible.-Reuter.

London, To-day, ·

No special measures of a poli- tical or military nature following Italy's entry into the war are reported so far.-Reuter,

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