1941-07-03 — Page 3

KNOX STIRS HORNET'S NEST

Demand For U.S. Naval Action::: Kite-Flying?

Pressure For

Decision One

Way Or Another

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S HOPE THAT AMERICA CAN STAY OUT OF THE WAR, EXPRESSED AT HIS PRESS CONFERENCE ON TUESDAY, SUPPLIED THE BACKGROUND OF SECRETARY OF NAVY KNOX'S PRESS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY IN THE LIGHT OF HIS RECENT URGENT APPEAL FOR ACTION.

At his press conference yesterday Col.

Knox stated emphatically that no United SOVIET

States vessels on Atlantic patrols had been

DAYLIGHT CALL TO

-RAID-LULL

CONTINUES

по

The daylight raid lull over Britain..con- tinued yesterday, reports of bombs hav- ing been dropped in any part of the coun- try having been ·re- ceived up to 6 p.m.- Reuter.

NATIONAL EFFORT

A call to the American nation for greater toil and sacrifice, that our children may be insured against despotism and slavery," was made by Mr. William Knudsen, 0000000 | U.S. Defence Chief, yes- terday in a statement in connection with Inde- pendence Day on Friday.

used for convoy purposes nor had any be- THANKS Burma

come involved in combat, and there had been no loss of life, crew or loss of equipment.

Questioned about the Congress to strike a blow which would de- criticismu of his demand that liver both countries from the pre- America should sweep the Nazi sent harness to Mars, the "Post" menace from the Atlantic. Col. concludes. --Reuter. Knox refused to add anythu 2 further but admitted he certain- ly held to what he had said.

THE MORE RESPONSIBLE EDITORIAL WRITERS ARE WORRIED AND SAY FRANKLY AND WITHOUT: HESITATION.

SO

Arthur Krock, veteran Wash- ington correspondent of the "New York Times." says that on

the

surface a member of the Presi- dent's Cabinet is publicly advo- cating a policy contrary to his chief's, calling for war, which the President hopes to avert.

"This,' says Krock, "is criti- cism to the point of insubordin. atjon."

The Answer

Krock adds, however, that Col. Knox enjoys both the confidence

and trust of the President and says the only answer to why Col. Knox

BONUS TO

CANADIAN

WORKERS

Nearly 3,000,000 work- ers in Canada should be paid a cost of living bonus -this statement of the Canadian Government's policy was made yester- day by Mr. McLarty, thej continues to point out that President's hesitation is at the Labour Minister. peril of the national security, is

himself that the President

bas okayed this action of Col. Knox Ottawa after the Labour Media- in the hope that the discussion tlon Board, dealing with a dispute which was bound to arise would between railway companies and put the nation, which at present employees, recommended a cost of is divided,

an eventual living bonus in some but not all decision.

wage levels.

behind

the

In other words, says Krock, this is a series of scouting expeditions into the public mind and points out incidentally that 'President Roosevelt has done nothing to im- plement his promise that the goods must and will be delivered to Bri- tain.

More On Less

The statement

was made

in

U.S.A.

Road Damage

It was wrong, he said, to be- lleve as some did that the Nazi invasion of Russia meant the danger to the U.S. had again been averted.

"The danger to our shores is greater than ever," he said,

It was stated at a press

Mr Knudsen declared the war conference in Moscow

effort must be pushed forward so that the U.S. can "give all need- yesterday that the Soviet

ed help to the nations fighting has expressed satisfaction

-Reuter. Traffic on

the road the battle of freedom." and thanks to the United from Lashio (Burma) to States for the pronounce China has been inter-

of President

rupted by floods and Roosevelt, Mr. Sumner landslides and a `;bridge Welles and Col. Frank

near Chefang has been Knox on the fight against washed away. German domination.

ments

The Transport Control · Officer The Soviet newspapers publish has forbidden- lorries proceeding cxtracts from sympathmete arti- to China in order

gestion.

cles in the British press.

The Soviet worker now feels he is not alone and that there is no general assault on his country but that the Finnish and Rumanian attacks are merely extensions of German aggression.

The

black-out, fire fighting anti-gas precautions are

rigorously observed

in

and being Moscow. Except for files of boys and girls being evacuated to the country, the only queues in the city are those awaiting newspapers handing in radio sets. Reuter.

Mr. McLarty said the Board's U.S. WAR

finding was rejected because all workers represented before the↓ "Board should be treated alike.

While not mandatory on em- ployers, Mr. McLarty expressed

COSTS

confidence the Government would, LAST YEAR

be followed.

THE BONUS AMOUNTS TO 25

RISE OF ONE PER CENT.

IN

or

One Chinese

to avoid con-

lorry

crashed

CANADIANS OUTWIT U-BOATS

Defying Nazi attempts

into the stream be ow, slipping to blockade Britain, the off the road, the driver miracu.

largest contingent yet of lously escaping, One transport company rushed Canadian troops has just rations to feed marooned drivers. arrived safely in Britain.

Latest information is that the

floods are subsiding and that the It includes many thousands of bridge can be replaced in four men-black-bereted tank

days.

The highway within the Burma frontier is also affected.-Reuter.

NUMEROUS MINES ADRIFT

nurses,

men, engineers, husky lumberjacks of Corps, Forestry the Canadian infantry reinforcements, army doctors and representatives of almost every other branch of the Canadian Army.

Hundreds of airmen were also aboard.

It was also announced last night that Belgian troops have arrived in Britain from Canada where they were trained. They wil join the Free Belgian forces.

In a "general warning to mas- |ters of ships and other persons to

The Belgian National Deferice keep a close watch for drifting Minister, M. Cutt, has sent them welcome and congratulations mines, the Harbour Department a states that at least fourteen mines on their safe crossing-Reuter,

Seven were seen at Leung Kan

at 18-mile beach

nearby.

CENTS WEEKLY FOR EACH The U.S. Treasury an-jare known to be ashore or adrift. "Give us facts," says the "Bal-THE COST OF LIVING ABOVE nounced yesterday that it Tan, close inshore, and two more timore Sun," adding that mem-THE- AUGUST, 1930 LEVEL. bers of the Cabinet should either The present level shows a rise spent $12,700,000,000 in-were ashore say less or more than Col. Knox of 7.7 per cent.

cluding $6,000,000,000 for One has been seen south-west had done.

No increases

defence purposes, during of Cheungchau, one at Shek Tong the fiscal year ended mid-at Rai Ho Wan, and one at Sui night on June 30.

of basic wages

The "Sun" continues with a above the rates from 1926 to 1940 plea to go ahead firmly and are intended.-Reuter. vigorously in execution of a policy on which America acts openty-Britain is an ally as well as a friend, rather return to isolation, although not want-"] ed by the people, than to falter.

An overwhelming majority have decided on full effective aid to Britain and production must be followed by delivery, and If de- livery is not being made, then the people must be told so and told the necessary remedies,

Harbinger Of Action?

NARCOTIC

PROBLEM REVIVED

Shul, one in Castle Peak Bay, one

Lam,

There may be others adrift or Expenditures were $5,100,000,- ashore, it is stated.

000 in excess of revenue.

The Budget Bureau estimates that in the next fiscal year de- Tence alone will cost the coun- try $15,500,000,000 and total ex- penditure will reach 000,000.

Recltoning on the new $3,500,- 000,000 Tax Bill, which is now

$22,200,-

AMERICA'S BUDGET

T

pending in Congress, the Trea- President Roosevelt has INCREASINGLY LARGE sury anticipates approximate re- QUANTITIES OF HASHISH venues of $12,500,000,000 which signed five appropriation AND OPIUM ARE ENTERING would leave a tiefcit of $9,700,- bills totalling $3,500,000,- EGYPT AS A RESULT OF THE 000,000-Reuter,

000. Let the American' people know, WAR, ACCORDING TO THE says the "Sun," what they need ANNUAL REPORT OF RUSSELL to know for their protection, and PASHA (SIR THOMAS WENT- Iat them have leadership in any WORTH RUSSELL), DIRECTOR steps needed for their protection. OF THE EGYPTIAN CENTRAL The "Washington Post".. hopes |NARCOTICS INTELLIGENCE

Col. Knox's speech la the har- BUREAU:

4

HARVEST IN THE UKRAINE

BUS MEN WORKED AS BOMBS FELL

Four bombs fell in a road in North London recently," "blew down several "bays" of trolley-bus wires, and littered the road with debris.

By midnight a London Trans- port gang was there.

Although bombs were still full- ing."Unesmen replaced the wires while others cleared the debris. [At 5*am;^(normal time) the first

bus ran through.

TONNAGE DUTIES: ODSUSPENDED

い

|[SPECIAL TO "CHINA" MAIL"]

This brings the total cash out- lays and contract authorisations President Roosevelt, in another approved by Congress since gesture to aid China, issued a January to the largest figures in proclamation suspending, tonnage the history of the United States, duties on vessels returning to The five bills include $910 mil- Amèrican ports from Burma The llons for relief, $1,198,000,000 for order is retroactive to Jund 10- the Labour Department and the International News Service, Federal Security Agency, and

of Agriculture and the farmers'

ROOSEVELT JULY

binger of action, and says if He declares that conditions in «Hitler'succbeda. In Europe "the Syria threaten the reversion of

American continent will begin that country to its former role. The harvest is proceeding very to break up. of being the principal hashish-successfully in the Ukraine and $1,340,000,000 for the Department America's voice in the world producing country in the East Bukovina, according to Moscow would then become a whisper but and the high road of

FOUR BROADCAST oplum rádio. there is still time to foll Hitler's traffic for Egypt.

All possible efforts are' being

President Roosevelt's broad- abject to achieve an empire with The Report shows traffic in directed to gathering crops

cast to the nation on Indepen- which to terrorise the rest of the heroin, which is sca-borne, has quickly as possible. to.. provent world,

The Japanese Government has dence Day on Friday is fixed for The desperate gamble Hitler hashish and oplum, which come The announcer added women undertaken to protect Italian in-1 am. (G.M.T.). The occasion' is is making in Russia calls imper- from and through Syria, have are working successfully on trac-terests in Russin, says Budapest à nation wide patriotic rally-

tors. Router,

radio quoted by Reuter "ftcuter atively for Britain and America Increased-Reuter.

been practically stopped, While loss. -

ald programme.-Reuter.

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