THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 30, 1941.
ROOSEVELT OMISSION OF JAPAN STARTS UP RUMOURS
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S PERSISTENT REFERENCES TO AND DENUNCIATIONS OF HITLER IN HIS SPEECH, AND HIS COMPARA- TIVE ABSENCE OF REFERENCES TO JAPAN, HAVE GIVEN RISE TO NUMEROUS REPORTS IN WASHINGTON THAT THE PRESIDENT IS "WOOING JAPAN" AND THAT HE HOPES TO PERSUADE JAPAN TO LEAVE THE AXIS.
Some substance seemed to be given these reports by statements made anonymously by Congressmen and printed widely. Mr. Hull was closely questioned on this subject at his press conference and replied American policy towards Japan had undergone no change whatever.
There appears to be an Pasy explanation of these reports. They appear to come from Oregon in- terests. ant it I༢ well-known That gon, generally speaking, - IN ar produpan as California against
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THAT
THIS APPEARS TO STEM FROM THE FACT JAPAN HAD LONG BEEN ONE OF OREGON'S BEST CUSTO- MERS.
However, it seem, from Mr.
GERMAN
ANXIETY
DUCE'S SECRET WEAPON
Senator Pepper ask- ed Colonel McCor- mick: "Have you heard that Mussolini promised Hitler all aid short of war?"
Colonel McCormick answered: "The Ita- lians have Q new secret weapon --the German Army."
Canada's
Record Imports
"The great strength of
FOR FUTURE the sea-borne power of
the Empire" is shown by
On his return to Stock-imports into Canada from holm from a visit to Ger- overseas countries, stated many M. Gerhard de Geer, the Dominion Bureau of Cordell Hull's statement that a member of the Swedish Statistics in Ottawa yes- US. polty remains unchanged Parliament, expressed_the|terday reviewing the an integral part of the Ax opinion that many Ger-Canadian import trade.
and that Japan is still regarded!
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mans earnestly want
Imports in the first four months
and therefore her policy is garded se much anti-America as that of the European totalilivans peace and consider the of 1941 reached $402 millioms com-
Other Rumours
war with England a tra- gedy.
Lately also Washington has
The Germans, he added, were been full of rumours that perce] talks were possible between united in support of Hitler con- Tokyo and Chungking. but en- tinuing the conflict to a victorious quiries JIL responsible quarters conclusion, but there elicit no e idence to confirm such many signs of
as to the future.
rumous
To the contrary it is certain that messed and for Chibia her fight against une section of the Ase will be fortheoarng but natury slower 12 BALTANATES than tho1 to Britain,
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Trickle Will Grow
were a su growing anxiety
Unless the war ends this year hard would undrygo Germans trials, the effect of which it was impossible to
pared with $304 millions in the
same period in 1940.
The amount of imports from Empire countries was $91 millions compared with $72 millions.
"Despite difficulties and stress In the United Kingdom, commo. dities received from the United Kingdom amounted to $39 mil lions compared with $41 mil. lions and all were goods for consumption." Canada's total trade in Apmi
was $224 millions, the largest 1
Ren- foresee, remarked, monthly total in 11 years
M d: Geer. Food supplies in ter Germany were adequate he ass. serted, but the general living standard has been greatly lower- ed and State control of ration-
iron! ing was carried out with discipline.
The eation is the Chana holding Japan and is imunoóthaj
M. de Geer mentioned that in ing a lage Japanese army, which
where employees are seems pwerless 10 penetrate cases
with the colours their China deeper or force China tol serving surrender, whereas on the Med.- former employers, are compelled terranean side Britam nerda - to continue to pay 80 per cent. of mediate and inerz wing; help to the employee's earnings to his
the family.
hold the European par of Axis. It as British needs supplied the present prickle. American help across the Pact- fie will piestionably mcrease enormously. - Reuter.
'Planes Over Eire
It was officially announced in Dublin
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ALMOST £10,000 FOR
ONE CRASH
Damages amounting to almost £10,000 were awarded at Leeds Assizes against a motorist follow- ing a collision between two cars on the Leeds-Harrogate road in 1939.
last night that during One woman was given judg- Wednesday night and Thursday ment for herself and her child morning a number of aircraft flew for £3,000 for the death of her over Eire territory.
husband.
are
In Dublin the ground defence
incidents opened fire. No reported, Reuter.
R.A.F. AIRMEN TRAINING IN U.S.
A second woman got £2,800 for herself and her baby, also because of the death of her hus- bund. A
man was awarded for personal injuries, and
£3,000
A third woman got £550 for personal injuries.
OFFICIAL CALL
Mr. Henry Stimson, U.S. Secre- tary of War, disclosed yesterday that the training of 8,000. R.A.F: Mr. Clarence E. Gauss, Ameri- airmen in the United States be- can. Ambassador to China, made gins on June 7, starting with n his first official call on Dr. H. H. of the first class of 550 students follow- Kung, Vice-President ed by new groups at intervals of Executive-Yuan, yesterday, when five weeks.
they conversed for about half an hour.
other. Mr. Gauss will call on high Chinese officials next week.
Central News.
Mr. Stimson told. the press the programme might be enlarged lator-Reuter.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.