1941-06-20 — Page 3

Raises

Debate In The Commons

Mismanagement Charge Against Mr. Duff Cooper

"THE COMPLETE AND APPARENTLY DIRECTED SILENCE IN THE PRESS AND ELSEWHERE ABOUT RU DOLF HES S," WAS RAISED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS YESTERDAY BY THE LABOUR MEMBER, MR. SAMUEL SILVER MAN.

Mr. Silverman contended that if Lord] Beaverbrook had taken a Spitfire and landed

BLACK-OUT IN AUGUST

IT WAS ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING AT A.R.P. HEAD- QUARTERS THAT THE FORTH- COMING BLACK-OUT EXER- CISE WILL NOW BE STAGED IN THE LAST WEEK OF NEXT

MONTH.

The Exercise, scheduled to take next

place in the first week of month, is dependent on the manu- facture of sufficient electric bulbs

is

of a certain type. These, it expected, will be available soon.

by parachute by Berchtesgaden, the Germans VOLUNTEERS FOR

would have made much better use of the inci- dent, being used to cause doubt and mysti- fication in the minds of the German popula- tion, or of our own.

Mr. Silverman asked a direct question: "Did Hess bring a peace plan or not?" He also asked what Mr. Churchill had told the'

United States Government and what it was

that the United States Government was enti- tled to know but this country was not entitled

to know.

Mr. Richard Stokės, another i "IT IS NONSENSE TO SUG- Labour member, said the whole GEST THAT HESS IS AT CHE-

OFFICIAL RE- position was traught with suppres- QUERS (THE

OF

PRIME THE sion in statements and perhaps SIDENCE

MINISTER IN THE COUNTRY). "Other conjectures as to the reasons

untruths.

Mr. Stokes alluded to the state-l ment by Sir Archibald Sinclair (the Air Minister) on May 22 that the Duke of Hamilton did not re- cognise Hess and had never met him.

Mr. Stokes emphasises he was making no imputation against the Duke of Hamilton and ask-

not ed, why should the Duke know Hess?

But he charged Government with making incorrect statements.

road.

Judas Iscariot

A.R.P. TUNNELS WANTED

FREEZING ORDER EXEMPTION NEGOTIATIONS

The U.S. Secretary of Treasury, Mr. Henry Morgenthau; announced ot his press conference yes- terday that conversa- tions have been in- augurated with the of -representatives

Portugal, Russia, Finland, Spain, Sweden and Switzer land, to exempt those notions from Presi- dent Roosevelt's freez- ing order. Reuter.

AN APPEAL FOR 1,500 volunteers for CLEAN-UP service in the A.R.P. Tunnels has been issued CONTINUES by the Director of A.R.P., Commander A, H. Steele-Perkins, who stated this morning:--

"One thousand, five hundred volunteers, men and women, preferably over years

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of

for Hess coming here age, are required for service in the A.R.P. can be left to the imagination Tunnels. of individual members, and members have given full rein to their imagination to-day." Mr. Butler said he would be unable to satisfy the curiosity for reasons of public interest.

taken

On the point whether the Duke of Hamilton knew Hess, or whe- ther correspondence had place before, Mr. Butler said he had nothing to add to Sir Archi- bald Sinclair's statement on May 22.

Substantial Point

"They

and must be healthy capable of keeping a calm and level head under all conditions. Knowledge of first-aid treatment would be very desirable of applicants but not essential.

the

"These volunteers would be required to undergo a short course and will be enrolled, for the pur- poses of discipline and pay, in the Raid Hong Kong Corps of Air Wardens.

Applications to join this new organisation which is to be called

Mr. Vyvan Adams (Conserva- tive) blamed Government for allowing the Germans to be first with the allegation that Hess was There was a substantial point the A.R.P. Tunnel Service may to the D.A.R.P., as to why, if the American Gov-be_forwarded

informed, British A.R.P. Headquarters, Happy That theory, he said, was still ernment was widely entertained among the be-public opinion should not be in- | Valley. wildered British public, whereas formed as well. Hess was no more mad than Judas Iscariot or Satan.

Better than sliance would have been our ruthless use of this gift from Hell but the Min- made Istry of Information had

"Their duties will consist of (a) There had been endless diplo- shepherding people to the various matic exchanges between Bri- | passages in the tunnels; (b) to tain and other countries prevent the passages from be- throughout the war and "It has | coming jammed and to see that been a source of sorrow that the best possible use is made of I have not been in a position all available shelters and to put to divulge them to Parliament. I into practice the slogan 'Move no more use of it than an oyster.

""The British public should | Along The Corridors Please'; (c) Mr. Adams believed Hess came

und to prevent to Britain to say to the aristocracy: share as far as possible the in- to keep order "Join us or we join Russia," hop-ner thoughts of Government but smoking, spitting and other in- ing to trap that mentality who in this case we do not believe we sanitary acts, etc, (d) to render have anything to say which every assistance to children, the wanted peace at any cost.

would make for 'an improved aged, the infirm and invalids, Leave Nazis Guessing effort of the public and we do etc.; (e) to take charge of certain not believe that by not saying stores, such as hurricane lamps, Mr. Henry Strauss, also a Con-anything we are in any way pick-dzes, shovels, etc." servative, took a totally opposite upsetting public morale."

view

and argued that whatever

assumption you take about the cir-

cumstances in which Hess left:

Tough Job

Germany, the advantages of leav- Dealing with points of general WOMEN IN

ing Germany guessing were over-policy raised in the debate, Mr.

whelming.

Butler declared it was

Govern-

avoid making about the

be

Mr. Strauss, contended that ment's desire to Government's silence had fed idealistic statements. the Germans into a palpable lle future which might not and a fantastic contradiction by realised, which they had lost prestige In "We are in the middle of a every country in the world. tough job and are determined to Government's reply was made see it through. by the Under-Secretary for For- eign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, who declined to depart from Govern- ment's present policy of alience

THE WAR EFFORT

Mrs. John Winant, wife of the HAS BEEN REFERENCE

'American ́ ́Ambassador, was guest MADE TO THE CLIVEDEN SET

of honour at a Forum Club Lunch AND THE HOLY ROMAN EM-in London yesterday at which PINE THEY ARE BOTH DEAD Princess Marie Louis, President AND MAY THEY SO REMAIN of the Club, presided.- He declared there was no mys- We want to build not only a

In an address to members Mrs. tery or confusion about Hess new set in this country, but a "who is a prisoner of war and is new Europe, and that is a job Winant said she wished to

uch, and will, we can pursue without making press her sense of "the magni-

about Hess,

being treated

continue to be so treated

grandiose statements.

Reuter

As An Officer

ITALIAN STEAMER

man interposed to

TAKEN OVER,

| ex-

ficence of the response of Eng- lish women" to conditions exist, ing under the "blitz"

She paid a high tribute to the work women were doing in all r he was being treat-

spheres of activity, especially prisoner (or as a The U.S. Maritime Commission regarding the ceaseless day to announced yesterday they have day hard work in occupationis ***Mr Butler said he was being taken formal possession at Save which were now advanced far treated as an officer perfectly anah (Ga) of the as. Clara. first beyond any interest of novelty fairly and rightly as a prisoner of the 28 Italian ships in United and had become an absolutely of war with all the attendant States waters, according to a essential part of the nation's wor circumstances.

Router message from Washington, fefort-British Wireless.

Yesterday's. G.H.Q. communi- que in Cairo says that in Abys- forces ate sinia, while Patriot steadily increasing their pressure in the on the Italian garrison Gondar district, British troops are continuing the advance Debra Tabor.

on

In the southern areas, opera- tions

are proceeding satisfactori-

in The communique adds that

of im- Libya there is nothing portance to report.-Reuter.

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