THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 5, 1940
Neck And Neck Finish Likely In U.S. Presidential Election
Both Parties
Profess Confidence
BERLIN DROPS
PEACE IDEA
The Wilhelmstrasse yesterday gave the quietus to reports about alleged peace moves by the Axis po-
wers.
"In view of their present political and military posi- tion Germany and Italy have no reason for making a peace
offer to the enemy," it was stated.-Reu-
ter.
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GEN. SMUTS WARNS S. AFRICA
ON THE EVE OF THE AMERICAN PREȘI- DENTIAL ELECTION, WHICH HAS BECOME AN EVENT OF FAR-REACHING INTERNA- TIONAL IMPORTANCE, ALL PRIVATE SUR- VEYS AND "TEST POLLS” GIVE A NECK. AND-NECK FINISH AND AN UNPREDICTABLE RESULT, WHILE PARTY OFFICIALS ON BOTH SIDES ARE PREDICTING A COMFORTABLE VICTORY FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE CANDID- ATES.
Republican newspapers have read signi- ficance into the fact that Mr. James Farley, Chairman of the New York State Democratic organisation, did not send the usual message of confidence to up-State Democratic leaders but cabled: "Extremely urgent that every pos- sible vote be brought to the polls.”
Nevertheless, Washington opin- ion is that President Roosevelt will be re-elected for the bitterly debated third term.
It is likely to be a record:poll. Seldom have Americans taken a presidential campaign So ser- lously.
One of the most remarkable features of the campaign has been the manner both candidates have been obliged to deal with the war and foreign issues, which earlier had been ignored.
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BRITAIN'S
AID TO
GREECE
Greek sources in
Willkie Handicap Athens are expressing Most enthusiastic applause for great satisfaction both at A vivid description of land on his promise of aid
President Roosevelt was at Cleve- the increasing help Bri- the danger in which the Britain and his attacks against tain' is giving to Greece Nazism and Communism, while and at the stand Greek Union of South Africa Mr. Wendell Willkie's most recent stood in these days trump card has been his promise troops are making all
he would do more for Britain than along the line. of long-range bombers, President Roosevelt. was given by General Smuts, the Premier, in an interview with the South African Press Association at Pretoria yesterday on his return from a tour in the north.
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The Union would be in great danger, he said, if South Africa did not send troops to the north.
Undoubtedly-one-of Mr. -Will-
kie's handicaps is his isolationist says he has no reason to doubt re-
The hop pickers high in the 'Kentish Weald are not letting air raid warnings stop them from carrying on. They are stick. ing by the bines in the daytime and staying. In their hop- houses at nights to get a good sleep. Photo shows three gen- erations. (Left to right); Mrs. J. Tolhurst (Pearly Queen of Walworth) Mrs. Duckworth (mother of Mrs. Tolhurst) and Miss Norah Tolhurst (daughter of the Pearly Queen) carrying on in the hop fields with a smile. (Copyright, Fox).
FIGHTING TO SECURE SHAPE OF WORLD TO COME
DISCUSSING WAR AIMS in the Empire broad- cast yesterday the Under-Secretary of State for Air, Captain Harold Balfour, said he believed one aim was clear and universal to all the defeat of Nazi Germany but the British ought not to confine theinselves to this.
are fighting to the shape of the
"Nazism and all it stands for must be strangled. The young men of the R.A.F. the youth of the British Commonwealth of Nations win the war. We must secure world to come.' The Greek Minister in London
Capt. Balfour continued: "We
We must never talk or think as Republican following.
ports that the British forces in are fighting for a positive cause if we were trying to save some Many Republican supporters Crete include land, naval and air with the future and not merely a dusty old code of living which is do not like the idea that Ro-units.
negative cause with the past. on its last legs, for Democracy is presentative Hamilton Fish, the In spite of the latest Greek suc-Nazi philosophy-evil as it is actually an adaptable philosophy. Isolationist Republican Con- cesses, the High Command does is positive. Must we not look of life able to accept change gressman, would probably be not under-rate the strength of the upon Democracy as being equally through evolution rather than chairman of the House Foreign Italians and greatly
revolution.. intensified positive?, Affairs Committee if Mr. Willkle enemy action is regarded as im-
minent. Reuter,
wins.
“Squawking Albatross" General Smuts said the Lock- heed-Hudson 'plane in which he For instance, Claire Boothe, the travelled often flew over 300 miles famous playwright, has an hour but was continually out- campaigning for Mr. Willkie but stripped by the accompanying also urging the election of the bomber, Democratic opponent of Mr.
been
American-built Martin one of a number originally order- Hamilton Fish whom she calls the
BACK TO NORMAL
ed for France but taken over by "squawking albatross of myopic SWISS CORRESPONDENTS IN.
Union Government after isolationism." the
ROME DRAW ÄTTENTION. TO', France's collapse-
Meanwhile, Mr.. Willkie,' in an THE SIGNIFICANT FACT THAT The Martin bomber, he said, eve of election speech to New THE WHOLE OF THE ITALIAN
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GEN. SMUTS BRIMS WITH CONFIDENCE
Not A Mere Survival
Democracy is not merely a gen- teel survival from our grand- fathers but has spirit, body and future,
I would like our young airmen to feel that the glorious achieve- ment in which they are taking part is not merely a struggle to keep what we have. It is a strug- Let gle to keep the future safe.
could bring a full-load of bomba York women declaring that he PRESS HAS RESUMED ITS "I carried away a reas the past take care of itself. from Kenya and bomb Pretoria. would never take the United SEVERE ATTACKS ON FRANOE suring impression of the
Even though... every material: The pilot could leave Kenya. In States to war until your repre- SINCE THE HITLER/MUBSO- the morning and be at Pretoria sentatives, in Congress have de-LINI MEETING IN FLORENCE. situation as a whole," ed. we know we are fighting for memorial of our past were effac-
after lunch.
clared It," gave a pledge that "my It is suggested that they may stated General Smuts, the a just and mighty order which General Smuts declared the every act as President will be to have had it brought home to them morale of the Union troops was keep this country out of foreign that although France was defeated, South African Premier, and the Empire.
will still be possible in Britain referring in Pretoria yes-
Our cause does not depend up- terday to the review of the on the ghosts of the lovely old military situation at London which bombs may bat Khartoum between him- which we will build anew.
ter but upon the living vitality self, Mr. Anthony Eden and General Wavell.
excellent and all they wanted was wors and keep it at peace." she is far from being dead, to fight-Reuter.
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Reitter.
nover England.
A New Dawn
It is not over the wicked van- "Now that Hitler's plan against dalism. of damaged St. Paul's herald Britain has gone wrong that we must weep, but rather |and another attack could only be over the death of even one young repeated with even less chance of man who might have built a
uccess, the war is flowing towards new St. Paul's, the Middle East, nearer Asia and northern Africa.
"Some of the declelve phases of the war may yet, be decided In the Mediterranean basin.**
When we use, the word. De- mocracy it is not with thoughts of the mellow evening of days. gone by, but of the dawn of something so tremendous in op": portunities. that its glare can dazzle our eyes.
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"The offensive spirit which Bri- tish strategy is developing and the strange lack of enterprise and The young men of our "Empire Initiallye on the part of Italy, and who are defending freedom for the "chemy's overlengthening the world, to-day are the ones to land communications through hos- whom we must, look in shaping tile countries, as, hq, moves to the world to come. We shall Africa, and Asia, are in, our have, great need, in peace as in favour. Is tools, forward, happily war of their service.”—British to future developments,"--Router, | Wireless,
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