1941-01-18 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, „JANUARY 18, 1941.

Library, Supreme Court

ROOSEVELT PUTS BILL

RIGHT PERSPECTIVE

IN

Precautions Necessary In A Changing World

President in Lieber

Jocular Vein Gott,

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT told his daily

press conference in Washington yesterday Indeed!

that he did not favour suggestions that would place a limitation on the Lease and Lend Bill. He humorously suggested that if restric- tions were to be inserted in the Bill there should also be a provision to prevent the Pre- sident of the United States standing on his head, because under the Bill as it now stood, he might do so.

**The entry of full American aid into this war is the supreme night- mare for the Germans," says an uncensored

de- spatch from Paris to the New York "Herald-Tri- bune” yesterday,

The German people fear it be- cause it will assure the eventual loss of the struggle, revolution in

In a world that was changing every 24 hours, President Roosevelt added, things their homeland and a flare-up in might turn up and precautions were neces- sary.

in the

The provision permit the Secretaries.

and Navy to buy

Bill to of Wal wor material,

from friendly nations was serted as a precaution.

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Asked about a newspaper arti ele quoted in the House of Re- presentatives yesterday, to the effect that the Bill would enab America to buy the British and French Fleets, President Roose- velt said he supresed Congress might authorise him to acquir the German navy too.

In highly jocular ven the President asked newspaper cor- respondents whether they did not think the discussion

Whats "the cow jumped over the moon."

Reports Denied

Noticing the Bill h added sarcastically it would prevent his doing what might be a danger- aus thing, namely standing on his head, but the President of the United States did not expect to stand on his head. had no desire to do so and similarly had no desire to get rid of the Navy.

The President laughed uproari- ously when asked whether he tolic Delegate, Archbishop Cough-

discussed the Bill with the Apos-

lin, who visited him earlier in the week. He shook his head emphatically.

newspaper re-

The President brushed aside as about a report States Army and Navy had ad-

"just an Italian port" a question that the chiefs of the United

vised him that his policy of nid

to Britain was wrong, and des-

cribed as "a Japanese newspaper story" a' report that a suggestion had come from Japan that the United States Fleet be recalled from Hawaii.

No Appeal From Britain He answered In the negative an enquiry whether he recent ly received word from Britain In regard to the urgent need for aid. Asked about reports that Mr.

GRAZIANI REPORT

DENIED

every country over which Ger- many has planted her boot...

"I overhear German sold ers talking quietly among themselves in cafes and at corners. They say next it must be finished before summer, so they can go home or some may go home anyway.

"They say America must not war. Last time it

Official circles in Rome deny mix in this

a report that Marshal Graziani is was oversea material that turn- to resign his post as Commander-ed the scale. in-Chief of the Italian Forces in "Lieber Gott in Himmel, if Libya, according to the German America should do it again!" Radio.---Reuter.

Reuter.

IRISH APPEAL

WILLKIE

TO FIGHT FROM BACKING OF

SINGAPORE

A prominent Irish businessman in Singa- pore yesterday cabled M.r de Valera, the Eire Premier, implor- ing Eire to abandon neutrality and ⚫ take its "rightful place alongside the British Commonwealth o f Nations immediately to crush Hitlerism and all it stands for."

re-

The cable was de- spatched after many letters had been ceived from all over Malaya in support of its terms as proposed by a letter inserted in advance in Singapore newspapers.----Reuter.

COLLABORATE

CHURCH OF ENGLAND POLES AND CZECHS

CONDEMNS ITALY

"ITALY'S NON-PROVOKED aggression against the liberty and independence of Greece" is condemned by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York in a letter published in the Athens press yesterday.

The letter, which is addressed to the Or- thodox Archbishop of Athens and the Pri- mate of Greece, was a reply to a recent ap- peal of the Greek Orthodox Church to all Christian churches.

"The Church and all the peo- ple of England," the letter says, "fully share the indignation ex- pressed with such strength in the appeal of the Greek Churcit

| against the non-provoked aggres

sion which Italy has attempted against the liberty and indepen- dence of Greece.

Ambassador to Britain Mr. Roose of the sufferings which have

ROOSEVELT

American commenta-

.tors-are-chiefly-interested in the change in the dis- cussions on the "Lease and Lend Bill” which may result from Mr. Wendell Willkie's broadcast, in which he said America should give the President all the powers provided for in the bill..

Mr. Willkie's announcement is regarded as particularly signi- ficant because it deals with the one aspect of the Bill on which there is any real divergence of opinion.

Opposition to the principle of aiding the Allies is negligible and what criticism there has been has been mainly against. the enormous" powers put in the hands of the President if the bill is passed.

The evidence given by Colonel Sumson before the Foreign Af- fairs Committee of the House of Representatives is also regarded as particularly significant, because Stimson is one of the Republican members in President Roosevelt's

camp.

His firm statement that the bill would make the Government; the sole distributor of U. S. arms, and his refusal to consider any clause part forbidding the transfer of

FURTHER EVIDENCE OF THE of the U. S. Flect is, it is believed, CLOSE COLLABORATION likely to make a deep impression EXISTING BETWEEN POLAND on certain sections of the Re- AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA WAS publican Party. GIVEN YESTERDAY.

The Polish Staff College, which is for both Polish and Czech of- ficers, will have lecturers experi- enced in both armies.

HE IS LORD REITH NOW

Sir John Reith, who was created a baron, when he was appointed Minister of Works and Buildings and First Commissioner of Works,

of Stonehaven in the County of has chosen as his title Baron Reith

Kincardine.

ALL NOT WELL IN CURIOUS MARRIAGE

·NATURALLY ALL these Tass dementis

AIR RAID HEROES DECORATED

Over 50 awards of the George Cross and the George Medal for heroism in the blitz were-announc- ed last night in London,

The recipients Included doc- tors, purses, policemen, rescue tele- party members, firemen phonists, wardens and night por~. ters from all parts pf London, and the Provinces which felt, the stress. of Nazi attacks on non-military objectives.

'';

All risked-death from bombs,

to maintain services or

age,

Spiritual Fight- give reasons for the supposition of disturb-masonry, and burst gas and water John Winant would be chosen to "Our hearts are full of sym- ances in the curious mind marriage begun in resque victims trapped in wreck- succeed Mr. Joseph Kennedy as pathy for your people on account 1939, says the Swedish newspaper "Gothen- Albert Ernest Dolphin, hospital velt said that information had been inflicted on it by volenceburg Handelstidning” commenting on Rus-John Miles, A.R.P. Warden, were

the skill, devotion and courage sian-German relations. with which you have repelled aggression.

not come from sources close to and are full of admiration the White House, Reuter.

MISS BELL WED IN LONDON

MARY

A galaxy of stage, film

and air stars besieged

こ

There is not the slightest doubt|

SEES BRITAIN FOR NOTHING

porter of New Cross, London, and

awarded the George Cross post- humously.

~Dolphin-deliberately gave trie life to rescue a nurse, while: Miles disregarded - warning, of an imminent explosion to warn people In houses.

"We Cordially welcome. the that there exists in a deep and| Greek people not only as our ally very high degree realistic politi in this temporal conflict but also cal differences about the interests great between the partners, above all as our companions in a

The George Medals included a doctor, matron and nurse - and spiritual fight, because we share as regards the Balkan problem,

others who displayed magnificent with you the conviction that the especially as it has now come to principles of truth, justică. and the dangerous neighbourhood of

A Canadian private, Joseph E. courage during the ruthless bomb- ing of London -hospitals as well liberty for which we are-fighting the Dardanelles,

Leeking of Toronto, is spending as Caventry. together constitute

The paper continues by saying a fortnight's leave hitch-hiking funda-

One O.B.E. hero, Edward Chan mentals of the Christian manner that Democracy's final victory in

alone--to see. Britain" on a sold-} ning, A.R.P. Warden, handicapped of life and all Christian civilisa- certain.

fer's pay | tion.”—Reuter.

It is easy at the start of a war

by an artificial arm and a wound, to say it is going to be short but "When he visited Halifax.he cleared debris and rescued a it is easy for a nation with the met the Chief of Police of Toron Woman and baby while bombs; whole world's resources behind to. Coloriel D. C. Draper, **

· fell: — Reuter. it to prevent it being short.

the

retired from the Chinese Maritime Gaston Hall register Office Custans in 1931 with the rank of in London yesterday for Commissioner.

Flight LED-H¡Bell, the bride's the wedding of 2/Lt. John D.E.cairman brother, wala also Mills, the well-known ae-present tor and Miss Mary Hayley tirement from the Customs, took Bell, formerly of the. Far up the appointment of Defence

Security Officer, Singappre.

He was CommisslönÉN OTA CusTM The bride is the daughter of toms at Kowloon Macao, Canton, X-Col: Francis Hayley Boll, who Chefoo and Tientsin-Reuter,

"The bride's father, after his re-

Another Waterloo® Bamba.will rain over the Cons tinent day after day, night, after night, and, year.

He has been picked up in Rolls- Royces and farmers cars. May- org or Lord Mayors of titles and towns through which he passesPORE BLESSES 200 are signing his autograph book.

ITALIAN OFFICERS:

KELLY LIFLOWho Thchids nuthoresSES the Continent la ripe for 'recep- teutenant-commanders: of the tion of an elite army if neces-Navy, and business men. sary..

The Pope gave, an audience 200 Italian Army officers and said to them:

It remains to be seen if another the RAF and land forces sûf-"We bless all you who serve th Waterloo is necessary. As long as folent, an invasion is doomed to beloved! Fatherland with fealt the Home Fléet is very strong and, failure ---Router:

and love."-British United PORT