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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 24, 1941,

AMERICA'S ATTITUDE CLEAR

Principles Outlined By Mr. Churchill Endorsed

Treacherous

Attack On Soviet Union

Condemned

THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAS FORMALLY CONDEMNED GERMANY'S "TREACHEROUS ATTACK" ON THE SOVIET UNION. THIS FORMAL DECLARATION OF POLICY WAS READ BY MR. SUMNER WELLES AT A LARGE PRESS CONFERENCE AT WASHINGTON.

The Under-Secretary of State declared that the immediate issue before the Ameri- can people was whether Hitler's plan for uni- versal conquest was to be successfully halted and defeated.

He declared that as no communication has yet been received from Russia, the ques- tion of granting aid to the Soviet Union under the Lease and Lend Act had not been decided by the United States Government.

Halifax

At White House

Lord Halifax, British Ambassador to Washing- ton, conferred with Pre- sident Roosevelt at the White House yesterday.

Their talk was part of the series of conferences which Pre- sident Roosevelt is holding with State Department and British officials to analyse how the latest war developments will affect the United States.

the United

There is no indication whether States this and other principles | the President has reached any and doctrines of Communistic | conclusion or decisions. dictatorship are Bs intolerable bellefs and as allen to their own

doc- as are the principles and trines of Nazi dictatorship.

Mr. Sumner Welles observed. "To the people of however, that the Lease and Lend Act authorised President Roose- velt to furnish aid to any country resisting aggression, and added grimly that the United States can "see once more beyond doubt with what intent the present govern- ment in Germany negotiates non- aggression acts.

"Neither kind of imposed over- lordship can or will have any support or any sway in the mode

He

GERMAN RAID ON ALEXANDRIA

Twenty

persons

were killed and 60 in- jured in an air raid on Alexandria early yesterday morning states a Ministry of Interior communique issued in Alexandria yesterday. Some dam-

done.

age was Reuter.

FINLAND

PREPARES

FOR RAIDS

MADRID APPROVES TREACHERY

Senor Sandoval, Span- ish Foreign Office spokes- man, made the first official Spanish comment in Madrid yesterday afternoon on the Russo- German war.

He told a Press Conference: "I can express to you the satisfac- tion with which the Spanish Government-final interpreter of the feelings of the people--has received the news of the war against Soviet Russia, common enemy of all and against which the war of liberation of Spain was one of the most determined, noble and heroic struggles."

Asked about rumours concern- to fight ing Spanish volunteers against the U.S.S.R., the spokes- man said: "I am not authorised to reply, but I can say that without doubt it is the desire of many thousands of Spaniards."

in

on

Diplomatic Talks The German Ambassador Von Stohrer, Madrid, Herr

Franco after in- forming Senior Suner, the Spanish

about Ger

Helsinki Radio report- led yesterday that the

Finnish High Command Sunday had a long conference had a

telephonic con has ordered protective with General versation with Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, who is at measures to be taken in Foreign Minister,

his all towns and densely many's action against Russia. office by a slight illness. populated areas against Afterwards, President Roose-air raids.

present kept away

from

THE ATTACK ON RUSSIA of life or in the system of gov~ | velt had two telephone talks with CONSTITUTES A "DIRE WARN- ernment of the American people. Mr. Sumner Welles, Assistant More than 1,000 Finnish chil- ING BY GERMANY OF THE but the immediate issue that pre-Secretary of State, who later dren have arrived in Sweden. HOSTILE, MURDEROUS INTENT sents itself to the people of the visited the White House personal- BEHIND SUCH ASSURANCES." United States, is whether this ly.Reuter.

plan of universal conquest for

Mr. Sumner Wel'os revealed the cruel enslavement of all that the Russian Ambassador. peoples and for the ultimate M. Oumansky, had conferred destruction of the remaining free with the United States Govern- | democracles which Hitlerism is mont about un-freezing Soviot now desperately trying to curry assets, but the Under Secretary out, is to be successfully halted indicated that no decision had and defeated. yet been reached.

PRISONERS REACH S. AFRICA

DURBAN

An air alarm was sounded in Southern Finland on Sunday night,

A Finnish trawler moving out of Petsamo Fjord was stated to have been fired on by a Russian shore battery.

The

Finnish Foreign Affairs Ministry has presented an oral protest to the Soviet Minister

Yesterday, Senor Suner received the Italian Ambassador and the Japanese Minister, and will see Minister to-day.-- the Turkish Reuter.

COCKNEY GRUDGE WAS BAD FOR JERRY

"WE ARE LONDONERS, WITH

about the bombing of Finnish ob- A GRUDGE," WAS THE GEX- jectives by Soviet 'planes-Reu-PLANATION OF A BATTERY

ter.

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"SICK,"

"THAT IS THE PRESENT ISSUE Dangers To America

WHICH FACES A REALISTIC AMERICA.

IS "Hitler's armies are to-day the, THE ISSUE AT THIS MOMENT chief dangers of the Americas," WHICH MOST DIRECTLY IN- A REPORT FROM declared Mr. Welles, who contin- VOLVES OUR OWN NATIONAL STATES. THAT 1,000 ITALIAN ued that "in the opinion of this DEFENCE AND SECURITY OF PRISONERS FROM NORTH 44 Government. consequently, any THE NEW WORLD IN WHICH AFRICA WERE LANDED AT A defence against Hitlerism, and WE LIVE.”—REUTER.

SOUTH AFRICAN · PORT RE- any rallying of forces opposing

CENTLY, BRINGING THE Hitlerism, from whatever source3 |

NUMBER NOW IN SOUTH these forces may spring, will

AFRICA TO OVER 20,000.. eventuats in the downfall of the present German government and will, therefore, redound to the benefit of our own defence and security.

A.T.S. GIVE WEEK'S

WAGE FOR CAP

"No further proof could A.T.S. girls earning the lowest conceivably be required of the pay-1s, 8d. a day-think the new real purpose and projects of walking out cap is well worth the present leaders of Germany 9s, 2d. for world domination,

DODGE

It is also stated that 62 officers and men of the German raider recently sunk in the Indian Ocean by the cruiser, H.M.S. Cornwall, have also been Ianded. These "When are the first German prisoners to eyacuated children be interned in South Africa. Reuter.

EVACUEES

The caps, which have regimen- FINLAND

It is now furnished by Hitler's tal colours, are proving so popular treacherous attack upon Soviet that some shops have been, reduced Russia."-Reuter,"

to booking orders while they walt for new stock.

Symbol Of Deceit

Prices vary. One store sells the

German caps at 9s. 2d., another at 10s. 6d.

CALM

certain

people know are coming into the town they fly to the doctors and get a medical certi- ficate to say they are not fit to take them," said Mr. F. J. Saunders, evacuation officer, at Ilfracombe.

OF COCKNEY GUNNERS AFTER. THEY BROUGHT DOWN WHAT THEY DESCRIBED AS; "THREE- OF THE BLIGHTERS" IN A RE- CENT RAID.

"You should have heard the language," said one of them "Still, the boys worked hard, with no thought of their own danger."

Next morning, they were con- gratulated by their Brigadier "on the wonderful achievement of

novice' battery."

TRIBUTE TO MALTA

LANTRY AND RESOLUTION?”

Annie Governor of Malta's birthday

He told the magistrates there that he was unable to accept a medical certificate concerning а HIS MAJESTY THE KING. woman, who refused to take two HAS PAID A TRIBUTE TO

"The leaders' of the.

FINLAND. 18 CALM BAYS boy evacuees, stating that he MALTA'S "UNFLINCHING GAL- Reich sworn engagements to re- while another sells a rank and| HELSINGFOR'S CORRESPON- was inundated with them.

NEWS- frain from hostile acts against file cap with badge for 10s. and DENTS OF SWEDISH other countries are but a symbol an officer's cap for 30s, 6d.

`RAPERS, ACCORDING TO MES- of deceit. To the present Ger-

SAGES RECEIVED BY STOCK. man government, the meaning of A West End store selling an HOLM YESTERDAY.

The the word honour is not known." officer's cap at £2 3s. 2d. (78. 8d.

correspondent of of which is purchase tax), told the "Allehanda" describes the smooth- Declaring that both the Nazi "Daily Mirror" that many rankers ness of the evacuation of women and Soviet governments denied are willing to pay that price for and children from the Finnish their peoples religious freedom, the sake of better material and capital where there is still no Mr. Sumner Welles continued, modelling, T

black-out ordered. Reuter.

DANCE IN THE OPEN-

FRED CARPIO'S SWING' ORCHESTRA

TEL. 34196.

The Ritz

NORTH POINT

the

The woman, Mro Annie Replying in a telegram to the › Clements, of St. Brannocks Park, greetings, the Secretary of State ¡lfracombe, fined £15, was for the Colonies says: “His Majes- given five days' warning that ty thanks you for the message the boys would be arriving.. and desires me to say thathis thoughts are constantly with his She said, she was suffering from loyal subjects. In Malta in the heart trouble, but it was stated severe ordeal which they are fac that she was looking after three ing with such unflinching gallan men members of her household. try and resolution."-Reuter,

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