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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 19, 1940

U.S. AID

FOR BRITAIN URGED

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE are warned that their active military involvement in war may be

unavoidable and Congress is urged to repeal statutes

that presently restrict United States aid to Great Britain, in a new statement of policy issued by the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies, of which William Allen White is national chairman. The committee holds that a peace now that would allow the aggressors to keep their conquests is unthinkable. It recommends that the President mobilise all industrial resources of the nation for maximum arms production to aid Britain, and that the United States supply Britain with all possible merchant vessels so that the "life line" extending to the Western Hemisphere will not be cut.

We should adopt a firm policy "In addition to previous si- in the Pacific, the committee alsul gestions the committee urges the believes, and give material and following steps to increase aid toj financial help to China, as well as the Allies: embargo all war material ex-

1. Aid to the Allies and ports to Japan. Furthermore, it American defence, which, are is maintained that United Stales parts of the same problem, can feet should cooperate with the

only be accomplished by very British fleet in the Atlantic and greatly increased American arms Pacific Oceans to protect the de-production The battle for civilisat-

mocracies.

Roosevelt Asked To Call Parley

"of

President Roosevelt is urged, inally, to call a conference all peoples who cherish freedom, including the governments 111 exile, for a reaffirmation of faith in a world of peace based upon justice and the security of na- tions."

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tion and democracy may be won or lost on the American assembly line. To this end we will sup- port the President in the use of his full legal powers under

emergency if state of national necessary, to mobilise at once all the industrial resources of the nation for maximum preduction. Whatever executive authority of the President must be used; what- ever additional authority from Congress must be secured all of these should be mobilised for tremendous industrial production for supplying ourselves and the Allies.

All these recommendations were drawn up by the policy advisory committee, of the organisation headed by Mr. White, who said. the following educators and civic Supplying Ships Urged

leaders were among those re- sponsible for the document's com- 2. The lifeline between Great position: Dr. James B. Conant, Britain and the United States is president of Harvard University;| the

to sea route

the Frederic R. Coudert Jr., Dr. Hemisphere. Under no

'PLANE BROUGHT

DOWN IN BRITAIN

WAS FRENCH

A 'plane which was brought down in a raid on the north-east has been identified as a French machine, it was revealed.

The 'plane was first -seen flying at a great

height.

"Suddenly," said an eye-witness, "it dived at terrific speed and released about six small bombs. These

did no damage. As the raider rose again it ran into the path of British fighters which had appeared on the

scene.

Following the sound of machine-gun fire, the German started to fall and crashed some distance away. Seat- ed in the cockpit, amid the wreckage, was the pilot, his body riddled with bullets from the British 'planes.

Atlantic Western position to protect the circum-for the democracies and to stop Frank P. Graham, president of stances must this line be cut and the spread of war in the Pacific. North Carolina University: Dr. the United States must be pre- The world's future is secure if Frank Kingdon, Dr. Robert Mil-pared to maintain it. The United the British and American fleets likan of the faculty of California States must supply Great Britain control the seas. Institute of Technology, Dr. with all possible merchant vessels "Nations which are still free James T. Shotwell of Columbia to fly the British flag. The Unit-must again proclaim their faith University, Dr. Henry P. Vaned States should produce boats in the ability of democracy to Dusen, dean of Union Theological as rapidly as in the World War organise the world for justice Seminary; Mgr. John A. Ryan of days, for lease or rent to the and security. It is time for de-* Catholic University, Robert J. British.

A shipping pool should mocracy to be militant against the Watt, A. F. "of L. official, and be developed so that American Axis theory that life can only be Herbert Bayard Swope.

ships could operate in the Indian organised if it is regimented by The statement follows:

and Pacile Oceans and thus re-dictatorship. Therefore we urge "The American people must lease Britain's shipping for ser-President Roosevelt to. call a con- ference of all peoples who cherish face squarely the realities of this vice in the Atlantic.

freedom, including the. govern- day and hour, They must ask "3. The time has come when] themselves if they can afford to Congress should assume a larger tion of faith in a world of peace ments in exile, for a reaffirma- permit the British Commonwealth share of responsibility, with the of Nations to be defeated and the President, for the policy of aid based upon justice and the secur- British fleet elther to be destroy-to the Allies. Consequently, weity of nations. ed or added to the forces of favour through Congressional ac- despotism which seek to dominate tioni a revision of our international

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the world. This must be the policy. This would include subject of frank and fearless, dis- cussion. We have no doubt what the answer will be. Defeat of Britain and her Allies would leave the United States alone, con fronted with a totalitarian world which not only scorns our freedom and is greedy for our wealth, but would not leave us free to main- thin our way of life and our institutions. Sooner or later, with Britain defeated, war inevitably would come to this-hemisphere.

Human Freedom. Seen

In Balance

"The fundamental bases of petce will always concern our committee; how peaće ghall be." organised and what'~ respon- sibilities the United States shall have in' the peace.

a repeal or modification of strictive statutes which hamper this, nation in its freedom of action when it would. cooperate

"On these fundamental issues, with on which the future of civilisa- nations defending themselves from tion depends. the committee will its attack by nations at war in viola- oppose appeasement in all tion of treaties with the

United forms." States. We ask immediately the repeal of laws regarding re-. as far cruiting and enlistments

Canada is concerned in the interests of the mutual defence pact with Canada.

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"The Axis-alliance has unit ed the wars in the Atlantic and Pacific Into a world war. For

the first time in the history of

the United States we are, aB

a nation, confronted with. hostile world‘alliance.:

Firm Pacific Policy

©Called Vital

WOMEN WITH CAR

ROBBED GARDENS - Described as "ladies of good and education," Mrs. position Gwendoline Walton, thirty-nine, her daughter, aged sixteen, and Mrs. Violet Masters, aged fifty, of Seaforth Road, Westcliff, charged at Southend-on-Sea, Essex, with stealing growing onions, pears and amarrow worth 35, were said to have used a car to take them: away,

"There are a large number of empty houses in the town," said Detective Inspector Harris, "and people are going into gardens and stripping. them."'*

were each fined £5. The charge: against the daughter was dis- missed.

"The war which. Britain is now

Da waging looms larger than a tional issue for empire advantage; It is a moral issue of world Im- port to civilisation itself. The fate of human freedom, freedom of thought, of religion, of indivi dual Initiative, is dependent upon victory of Britain and her Allies, The committee recommends a

"To the appeasers who argue-firm-policy in the Pacific: that Britain and the United "1. We should give all material States could make a peace with and financial help to China that Mrs. Masters. and Mrs. Walton an aggressor in control of his is possible without lessening our Conquests, we reply that ... this aid to Great Britain..• world · cannot. five: four-fifths **2. The United States should slave and long-fifth frab; ^^ extend its embargoes upon...... Ex- "Also we say regretfully that portation of all war materials no one can guarantee that the to Japan United States can avold active "3. The United States and military involvement. But one Great Britain should annalince thing is certain; the only chance that their naval bases in the and Municipal Workers is to pre- of avoiding war is by giving all Pacific are open to each other's sent 10: mobile canteens to the material assistance to Great, Bri- fleets.

| Y.M.C.A. for the use" <of troops, tain and her Allies immediately,, 4. The United States should The National Union of Agricul- That is the policy of this com- establish a clear naval under-tural Workers is to contribute mittee. The ald must be suhatanding with Great Britain which £250 for the same purpose and to cient and speedy. It is now in-, will permit the two fleets to be lend £3,000 to the Government sufficient and slow.

placed in the most advantageous free of interest.

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