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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 7, 1941.

U.S. "WAR" CABINET MEETS Heads Of Army, Navy Air Force Attend

And

Discuss Acceleration Of Production STALIN

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT yesterday call- ed in the chief members of the Cabinet and the heads of the Army and Navy for a discus- sion on the question of acceleration of pro- duction of bombers.

The conference was attended by Mr. Cordell Hull, Col. Henry Stimson, Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Col. Frank Knox, Mr. Harry Hopkins (supervisor of the Lease and Lend Act), General George Marshall (Army Chief of Staff), Admiral Stark (Chief of Naval Operations) and Major-General

Corps).

(Chief of the Army Air One of the chief purposes of the

conference was to consider the. need for a fast output of heavy bombers.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT

OUTPUT OF 500 A MONTH.

1.8

Arnold

Letter To Col. Stimson Made Public

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

BECOMES

PREMIER

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Stalin yesterday assum- ed the Premiership of the Soviet, his first high post in the Government proper.

Molotov has been de- moted to Vice-Premier but will retain the post of Foreign Commissar.

A Moscow radio announcement said Molotov was relieved of his] port "in accordance with his re peated requests."

IMPLICATIONS OF THE ARE NOT CLEAR. GETS THE TITULAR

INTERNA-

MOVE STALIN

President Roosevelt has made public a letter he REPORTED TO HOPE FOR AN wrote to Secretary of War POWER HE HAS ALWAYS AC-

Stimson and other de- TIONAL NEWS SERVICE.

HELD. - TUALLY

fence heads directing them to concentrate the production of heavy bombers.

According to White House officials, the conference would

provide an opportunity for Major-General Arnold, who has

from Just returned

Britain, to

make a complete report to what some quarters call the "War Cabinet."

on

President The

said: "Com- mand of the air by the Demo- cracies must and can be achieved."

TURKEY'S

PLEDGES

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He announced that an all-time When Mr. Eden refer- high of 1,427 planes of all types red in the House of Com- were produced in the U.S. inj In the meantime President April, giving rise to hopes that mons yesterday to Unit- Roosevelt has appointed Major- the goal of 2,500 a mon'h, or

ed States aid, a member General James Burns, who is a 30,000 a year, will be reached by member of the executive com- September.

intervened "Let's do a bit mittee of

and Navy

in production The step-up the Army

ourselves." Board, as assistant to Mr. Harry believed to have influenced Presi- Hopkins to handle de ailed work

Roosevelt den' under the uid for Britain pro- greater speed grammie.

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Mr. Eden quickly replied "We are pre-supposing the maximum effort by ourselves and the Unit- ed States of America."

Mr. Eden, in the course of his statement, said he was convinced Turkey would abide by he! pledges. International News Ser- vice.

TAI HANG HUT BURNING INCIDENT

The Hon. Mr. Lo Man-kam, at to-morrow's meeting of the Legis- lative Council will ask the follow- ing questions:-

1. Will Government make a full statement on the recent fre of the squatters' huts at Tai Hang, and in particular:- (1) What notice was given to the squatters before the huts were destroyed?

(2) By whom, on whose author- ity and under what powers the huts were set on fire? (3) Were only the huts destroyed or were personal belongings of the squatters also destroyed? (4) Wong arrangements have been made for the accommodation of the squatters whose huts were destroyed?

2. Will the Government make any statement regarding the recent representations made by the former night-soil col- lectors now replaced by Gov- ernment employees?

SHANGHAI RICE PRICES DECLINE

(SPECIAL" TO "CHINA, MAIL")

The spectacular decline in rice prices, first relief in years to the Chinese masses in Shanghai, con- indes with quotations registering

further drop of $10.SE

| Traders believed the declitie is due to the Council's reso:ute step in assuming a monopoly and fm- porting rice from Hong Kong. International News Service.

The preffe "special"? tak telegrams, 'bi used by the "Sunday Herald", "and Mõhina; Mall!! to indicate news which. invatrictly copyright, under the provi [sionü of the Telecommunications: OFF dinance, 1938, and may not be reprint ed under any solrcumstances, “ either ¡whólly/oride part; without prior

rangement,

STOP PRESS

After а conference with defence chiefs, President Roosevelt suddenly became ill with stomach derangement and slight temperature.

The doctor described the President's condition as noth- ing serious.

Reuter.

an-

The Moscow Radio nounces that Stalin succeeded M. Molotov as Chairman of the Council of People's Com- missars. Molotov's position.

Minister is un- Reuter.

as Foreign affected.

is

The comedy of the visits assuming Gilbertian proportions. The only place where the suggested visit to Washington by Mr. Matsuoka and visits by President Roosevelt and Mr. Cordell Hull is taken seriously is the Japanese press.

It is naturally inconceivable that either Mr. Cordell Hull President Roosevelt will dream

or

of going to Japan, and there is no enthusiasm in the United States to see Mr.

in Matsuoka Washington.

Indeed, while official clrcles are silent on the subject, there are those In well-informed quarters who regard the suggestion that all after Japan had trampled over American interests in China and driving her trade from that country, and after signing a pact with Berlin aimed specifically against the United States. the suggestion that Mr. Matsuoka should come to Washington tb persuade the United States to sign a non-aggression pact savours only of effrontery.

1

With Russia in the position she is, it is seen in Washington- that M. Stalin kissing Mr. Matsuoka is quite in order, but no one in Washington sees the necessity for President Roosevelt

Mr. Cordell Hull to thus Woo Mr. Matsuoka.

or

The general feeling appears to be more in the line with Repro- sentative Ellis who favours 211 ultimatum to Japan

then start "polishing her off the face of the earth" if she does not comply and Senator Pepper who wants to see American bombers making shambles of Tokyo.

That famous kiss on Moscow Station caused many comments one of which, in verse, was printed in the "Washington Star'*:-

"There is a kiss you get from mother. There is a lot of love in this.

"There is a kiss you get from brother, known as duty.

"There is a kiss that drives you batty; there is a kiss that Joe gave Matty. It is the sweetest.. of all."-Reuter.

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