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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 14, 1941.

Darlan Dictatorship Hands Vichy France Over To Axis

RAILWAYS

PETAIN GERMAN BETRAYS THE MOTIVE

THE FOLLOWING official comment was made in London yesterday on Marshal Petain's broadcast, in which the French lead- er announced dictatorial powers for Admiral Darlam

STRAINED

REPORTS

REACHING CZE- CHOSLOVAK CIRCLES IN LON- DON. "SUGGEST THAT THE TRANSPORT DIFFICULTIES! WHICH ARE FACING GER-

ARE BERIOUSLY MANY AFFECTING THE 'ECONOMIC: ADVANTAGES WHICH BHE

HOPED TO DERIVE FROM THE CONQUEST OF THE BALKANS.

"Marshal Petain's speech betrays in un- mistakable terms the utmost anxiety on the the Eastern part of the Vichy Government in regard to the internal conditions of France.

"The long and abject record of dishonour and surrender of this- Government has, beyond, any doubt, reduced its prestige and popularity with the French people to vanishing point and has brought about a state of affairs in which the people are turning with grow- ing hope towards Britain and the Allies and ardently desire an Allied victory.

"The Government has accord- ingly taken to itself the widest dictatorial powers and has placed. those powers in the hands

German

Fear Of France

German fear of pro- |

France is of paganda in

those measures of fürther surrén-

Darlan who will thus be placed shown by the manner in in the strongest possible position to force upon the French people which the Vichy corres- der and further collaboration with pondent of the official the Axis which he has in mind German news agency re- and which it would other wase fers to the decisions: an- nounced in the Petain broadcast.

be impossible for him to foist upon his compatriots.

Alliance With Axis

There are many signs, that goods traffic; on Germany railways 111 generat has been gravely disorgan- ised by the strain put on them by by campaign and bombings.

Transport of goods from Vesita to Dresden-a distance of 250 miles-now takes a month; as ngainst two days before the war.

not At present the Nazis do dare to send goods from the south-east via Bohemia for fear; of sabotage there, and all traffic lá divorted, thus slowing it down aven more.

VICHY DENIES IMPLICATION

(BRECIAL TO “CHINA MAILD::

Vichy official sources yesterday termed as a com- plete misrepresenta- tion" any interpreta- tion of Marshal Petain's speech as be- ing a pledge of French aid to the Axis against Russia.-In- ternational News Ser- vice.

SIR HUGHE GIVES A PARTY"

CATALINA PATROL IN

THE EAST

CATA-

'AMERICAN - BUILT ĮLINAS FLYINGBOATS, WHICH HAVE BEEN ARRIVING ACROSS THE PACIFIC FROM-THE UNIT. ED STATES IN A STEADY 8TREAM IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, NQW^ "COVER THE WATERFRONT" FROM .THE. ARABIAN SEA TO WELL- SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR" AND FROM THE CHINA SEAS NEAR- LY TO AFRICA, BAYS THE AIR MINISTRY NEWS BERVICE.

Operating from bases in Malaya and Ceylon they have already, since their arrival in the Far East, flown on patrol a distance equal to about six times round the world.

For goods sent 10 Germany Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Huges-.

Their task is to keep a ceaseless from Bohemia and the Balkans, sen, British Ambassador to Tur-watch for raiders and submarines, railway trucks, of, the respective key, entertained: Dr. Sarajoglu, and the deterrent effort of their despatching countries only may Turkish Foreign Minister,

and presence is, shown by the decline be used, the German railways four other Cabinet Ministers last in enemy activity in this theatre 'having no trucks to spare-Bri- night, according to a Reuter mes- tish Wireless.........

sage from Ankara.

Referring to the establishment "The form of government en-of a new General Secretariat for

in vi: aged for France

the Marshal Information and propaganda, Petain's speech is not only de- correspondent says: "This is re-

circles: signed for the purpose of sub-garded in well-informed jurating and silencing the French as instrumental for putting an end people and enforcing upon them to every form of private propagan- a policy which they detest.

da activity.

"All further information ser-

THE VIEW OF IMITATING ed by the Government. The dis-

VICHY TURNING

of war.

They are also called; on to ea oort convoys, act as long-range route bombers, undertake patrols and anti-submarino' re- connaissance,

One-Catalina patrolled the In dian Ocean 181⁄2 hours before re- turning to base,-Reuter.

IMPERIAL

BACK ON THE UNITED STATES STRATEGY

"TURNING ITS BACK on the United "IT IS ALSO DESIGNED WITH vices in the country will be direct- States, Vichy has still further accentuated its THOSE FORMS OF GOVERN- location of organisations which submission to the Axis," says a leading arti- MENT WHICH ALREADY OB-have hitherto carried on Dicle in "France,” the independent Free French LY. THEREBY UNDERLINING leaners and other material, is part newspaper published in London.

1

TAIN IN GERMANY AND ITA- propaganda activity, by circulating

THE DETERMINATION OF THE of the action taken by the Gov-| VICHY GOVERNMENT TO AL-, erment to suppress such propa- LY ITSELF MORE CLOSELY ganda centres."-Reuter. THAN EVER WITH THE AXIS.

"The fate of such a form of government, lacking any measure

of spontaneous popular

support

in the country upon which it is imposed, is not likely to be happy one."--Reuter.

SHIPPING BLACK-LIST

FORTIFIED COAST

By A. London, Correspondent A year after Dunkirk, while the Russo-German clash holds world-wide at tention, Britain is still fortifying her already steel-girt coastline with THE MINISTRY OF ECONO new guns and thicker THAT "ANY VESSEL CARRY. steel barricades above tide

MIC WARFARE GIVE. NOTICE

ING

GOODS DESTINED FOR level.*.

EUROPE FOR TRANSHIPMENT

"It is for the Governments in London and Washington to draw the obvious conclusions and take the necessary precautions.”

For a fortnight, the writer says, Darlan has been subjected to a double assault. On the one hand from Paris, where Nazi journalists accused him of showing insufficient zeal for "defence" of the Em- pire and of hesitation in demanding German aid for the defence of Africa.

It is essential for Aus-

|tralia to have permanent representation in the London Cabinet because her future, as never be- fore, depends on Imperial policy and strategy, said Sir Earle Page, Minister of Commerce, in a state- ment in Sydney yester-, day.

The disposition of the Empire's forces is, of supreme importance to her security, he added.

Her voice in London must be

the Government must be carried on in Australia...

leader, the revolt of French public Reuter.

On the other hand, adds the up as an example to the French authoritative but at the same time opinion has increased.

Exasperated by the Syrian affair then by: the abandonment

Severe Indictment Commenting on the speech of four finest colony': ('Indo- made by Marshal: Petain Free China); the, French, In these French Headquarters in London part weeks, despite censorship, consider that it constituted the prisons and direct attacks, have most severe, indictment which so "found means to express their far has been brought against, the

anger and disdain.

Proposals, which the Premier, Mr Menzies, was submitting to Farlamentay" would” remove. doubts on that score. Mrz Manzien was? thè ^ best manāto represent Australia,

armistice government and was a showing a bold and united front Much depended on Australia striking tribute to the French when Parliament meets." Darlan, however, was not in a people's determination to resist. position to hesitate. No attempt It shed, they say, tragic light. The psychological effect of ↑ a at resistance would have been suf- on the ever-widening breach French public opinion which has nation and is a confession of darity would be immense, ficient to ingratiate him with which separates Vichy from the demonstration nation always ranked him with the Quis-complete failure E

cluded Reuter lings:

ONTO ENEMY SHIPS IN SOUTH More and more concrete blocks. AMERICAN PORTS WILL BE are being set above the beaches, LIABLE TO BE PLACED ON and barbed-wire-entanglements THE SHIPS STATUTORY LIST"" are being added to Britain's mighty This order is complementary to armed wall, which appears to be the order of June 16 which pro impossible for any invader to vided that ships taking cargoes break by landing from the sea. off enemy ships for transhipment East week I lived for four days to South American ports were with the batteries along the coast Hable to be placed or the state of East Anglia, where Britain's tory list.LEN

forces, when forced out of Europe, ⠀⠀⠀ Placing of a ship on this list bullf up bastions against Germany. means that it is regarded as an Defences were placed in hur-

Loves. Power enemy ship with which no British ried under pressure of the crisis, trader may have any dealings and and ammunition for guns, which Resistance for him-supposing that it is liable to seizure as" a was then so lamentably short, was he oven had such a wish us would prize. British, Wireless!

rationed out.

The Marshal had explicitly recognised that the polley fol- lowed by his Government wasia challange to the Toslings of that nation and, that opposition, was steadily Increasing, classes of the populatio He had voiced his determina- tion, to overcome this opposition.

con-

WAR EFFORT OF DUTCH OVERSEAS

bey have meant. resignation.- And At the batteries, I saw the Darlan loves nothing so much as | magaziner fully stocked, the guns power.

Free Dutch people living in better positions, and the shore | -It is to power that he has by every means in his war more than 40 countries, have been AMERICAN STRIKE defences, perfected, while well- "hitherts-sacrificed his country. The goal was clearly indicated. | contributing, an, "average, of one

trained soldiers tend the batteries

He stays

It was to obligo France to talte, million, guilders (£180,000), per PROBLEM

Land keep up ceaseless watch across WHETHER GENERAL - WEY part, in spite of herself, in the month during the past year to

"No-Man's-Water."

CAND ATTEMPTED OR NOT TO new order, that is to accept *for the General. War Weapons Fund, Expressing gravé: concern with The gun-houses contain a dec- OPPOSE; THIS“ NEW GAME IS ever the regime, of misery - and Princo Bernhard, giving this last week's increase in strikes at laration that: "this battery will OF LITTLE IMPORTANCE? A servitude to which she had been news, in a broadcast on ““ Rod plants holding "Army contracts never retire.

My Having consented some days subjected since the capitulation, Orange from England, added U.S. War Department, officials! Several gunners told me: "Wo|ago to be placed under the orders

The sold yesterday 30 strikes were me, will fight to the death, firing our of. Darlan, whom he hates. Gen- opened ported up to Tuesday, involving guns until the ammunition has eral. Weygand has hastened to pay 23,400 men compared with 14,000 gone, and then we'll go on fighting tribute to the regime and to Hit-

week ago, Reuter

with bayonets and fists."

larite methods which he has held shal

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the people had been the money of the Fund - had s0 knew that honce-" far provided 32" bombers,~~ 80 lor” who, speaks fighters and three night fighters ps of the aged mara, for the Allled, air foreds ––Britiah

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