1940-10-28 — Page 25

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 28, 1940

CLOSER LINKS WITH U.S. ON DEFENCE

150 GO

TO GAOL

WARM APPROVAL HAS been expressed in the United States for the tightening of what Mr. Chur- SHIP

chill calls the “association of interests" between the United States, and the British Commonwealth through the defence negotiations with Canada and the United Kingdom. ·

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Till. War Ends Armoured vehicles and 100 police carrying, rifles escorted ten buses con-

ry to Strangford, County Down.

It was unfortunate that the events called forthtaining 150 interned men a suggestion in London that they looked to the sign journey from Londonder

for part of a 130-mile ing of a military alliance. Mr. Churchill's speech described precisely the status of the relations.

Inevitably, in a world where ing. Canada in financing its war the United States as well as the effort. This might be done United Kingdom' is alone the re-through a currency agreement. lation must get closer.

But the movement on the American side Loans are envisaged, too, for will be gradual, especially in this though Canadà is excluded from election year, and any anticipa- the American money market tion of the form the relations a belligerent, repeal of the ban might take eventually is as un- so far as the Dominion is con- wise as it is premature. Suffi-cerned has already, passed cient that every week marks House in a clause attached

a Bill for enlarging the capital of the Export Import Bank.

progress.

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Of first importance is the econo- mic tie. Data, released this week So Canada may become much bear out the description in the more than an interpreter's house Commons of the great amount of has the result of the new United munitions imported from Ameri-States-Canadian arrangements. A ca. It is even charged in New York joint interest is arising between that American manufacturers are Britain and America, in giving British orders preference Krock's words, in which "indivi- over American orders.

dual concessions become common and essential assets."

The fact is that many con- tracts for domestic equipment are held up by the argument over faxation. A Bill embodying an excess profits tax and permission to business men to write off new plant expansion rapidly is

Arthur

PREMIER IN

still the subject of controversy DOCKLAND

within a Congressional Commit-

tee.

Significant Change

in

The Prime Minister, was the East End of London during the early part of a recent night's air raid. Business kept him in Downing Street until the early evening, when he set out on an informal tour of Dockland.

The men were on their way from Londonderry gaol to a 5,000- ton prison ship, }

anchored in Strangford Lough. They will stay in the ship until the war ends.

Soldiers and policemen guarded the route from the jail to the bar- racks, where the prisoners were sorted for the journey to Strang- ford.

All streets near the prison. were closed by barbed wire en- tanglements; people had to show Identity cards; streets adjoining the prohibited area were barri. caded,

Prisoners, and police armed with rifles, sat in alternate seats in the buses. Before and after every bus was a police tender full of armed men.

Anti-British songs were sung by the prisoners, but people in the streets were silent as the buses passed.

The interned men-suspected leaders of an outlawed organisa- tion-will soon be joined by 104 others now in Belfast gaol.

"SERIOUS DEFECTS"

IN U.S. ARMY

In the diplomatic field, where policy is on a twenty-four hour basis, American mails via Trans- atlantic Clipper are again being

A remarkable allegation about routed through Bermuda, and

the poor condition of the United this is of vast import to Britain. Churchill was quickly recognised New York Times."

Everywhere he went Mr. States Army was made in the -It means that American mails and given a

along this route will once again reception.

most enthusiastic Mr. Hanson Baldwin, who con- Crowds be subjected to British

gathered tributes the article, says that the censor- around him shouting "Good old recent army ship.

Winston."

"manoeuvres " "dis- closed "inadequate equipment, a Objections to such interference

"Cheer up. We are winning," high percentage of 'green' officers, in the early days of the

was Mr. Churchill's remark war

to raw recruits in all units of the prompted the Pan-American Air-one East End woman, His tour Regular Army and National ways to omit Bermuda as a port

concluded when the Guard, and serious deficiencies of call.

alarm was sounded. He stayed in staff Now the reinstatement

and

work is issued simultaneously with the for a time, in the East End be-even in the elementary funda- news that Washington no longer fore returning to Downing Street. mentals of soldiering."

has any objections to the Ber- muda censorship. In anticipation

of the step, which will intensify the financial and economic block- ade of Germany and Italy, 11 hundred new censors have just arrived at Hamilton.

Perhaps the increasing signs of Improvement in Washington- Moscow relations

may be set

down as evidence of British- American alignment. It is cer.. tainly pointed enough, so point-

had not

command

TRIBUTE TO MERCHANT

NAVY BY FIRST LORD

MR. A. V. ALEXANDER, First Lord of the Ad-

ed, indeed, that Tokyo is show-miralty, writes: As First Lord of the Admiralty, it

ing signs of alarm. Ambassador from Washington, and his place may be taken, according to news from Japan, by a Japanese in- dustrial statesman.

Horinouchi has been recalled

How far the United States will go towards ÷ Moscow, is problematicat. PerhapsTM only, so far as to scare the Japanees or,

is one of my major tasks to employ the might of the Royal Navy to safeguard the great ocean convoys, and the scarcely less important coastal convoys, and to ensure that they continue in and out of our ports, despite the relentless efforts of the enemy to destroy them.

It is not unnatural, therefore, has arisen, they have other words, to fortify the that I should welcome the op-resisted the enemy alone. igorous" diplomacy of proteatportunity of saying a brief, word hich lasstill being directed, at about its: work during the first

year of war.

It is interesting that the United

"Magnificent!!!

States, seems to be cutting new

Our Debt To Them Remember, also, that the per- sonnel; of the Royal Navy has been strengthened by thousands of the best officers and men "of

~ ground in this kind of opportunist! That work has been consistent-the Merchant Service. They

Methods Of Help

· diplomacy as well as in military, ly magnificent. The movement; have formed the nucleus round engagements,

of our convoys has continued which the ceaseless expansion of steadily and without interruption, | our faval forces has taken place, This has been possible because and without them our armed we have been able to count upon merchant cruisers, our auxiliary The Presidential campaign is the Merchant Navy willingly fac-patrols, and our minesweepers being monopolised by Mr. Willing any danger with which our could not have carried out their kle, but the President will not convoys might be threatened. work.

lose any publicity, by his silence. But they have been ready to For these reasons, I look upon He can always capture the head-| face danger far worse than this. | pur, Merchant - Navy, as one of. lines on his job, and any move Not all ships have been con- the great corner, stones of our; in the international field is sure voyed; thousands of voyages have national defence, upon which we to push Mr. Willkie aside, as been made by gallant crews are building up a structure which was almost done in the conversa-] through the dangerous areas out the enemy will never ・ destroy; tions with Mr. Mackenzie King, into the oceans, relying on their and to all its personnel, to “ the This, got parallel attention with own-use of the defensive arma-officers and men who-man 'the'

•Mr. - Willkie's acceptance speech, | ment which; we have supplied to ships, whether merchantmenor * It is thought that Mr. Morgen- them, and on their own superb fishing, Craft, ocean-going or thau, Secretary of the Treasury, seamanship. They have learned coastal, we owe n-debt, of deep Who is now in Canada, may be to-man their own defences with gratituds for their gallantry and working out some method of aid... |_skill, and, whenever necessity I their endurance.