1941-08-21 — Page 3

NEW MOOD IN WASHINGTON

War's Gravity Brought Home

President Gives Fresh Lead

WASHINGTON IS NO LONGER THE CITY IT WAS BEFORE PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT › HEADED INTO THE ATLANTIC TO MEET MR.

WINSTON CHURCHILL.

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LOAN TO RUSSIA POSSIBLE

Mr. Jesse Jones, Federal Loan Administrator, stated he was ready to lend money to Russia to finance war purchases in the United States.

Mr. Jones told reporters that "if the Administration policy is to

help Russia, and she is unable to pay cash. I think we can and would be a loan rather than lend

some

way to help.

I

think it

Their conference has wrought changes that are already noticeable and are only just beginning. A grimmer and more serious mood characterises everything with which the administration and defence organisations but apparently has hinted about are concerned.

Those attending the President's press conference on Tuesday could not help noticing how frivolity. often a feature of these confer- ences, had given way to a note of urgency and seriousness.

Reporte on the conference published throughout the United States yesterday have made deep imprcrsion on the public. Precident Roosevelt's blunt Statement that they have a long struggle on their hands and that the war may go on through 1943 has effectively dispelled апу easy optimism.

His reference to President Lin- coln's statements on

the Civil

and lease,"

Mr. Jones said that Russia had not applied formally for a loan

onc.

Reuter.

ROAD TO VICTORY

DUKE OF KENT'S U.S. VISIT

L

to

President Roosevelt is to be the week-end host of the Duke of Kent at:Hyde Park, whither the President is going to day.

Returning Washington with -Pres: Roosevelt Monday, the Duke will stay at the White House and will then inspect defence plants in Norfolk, Va.,. and Baltimore.—Reu- - ter.

VICTORY APPEAL

MUST BE

BE BLAZED FOR END THROUGH AIR OF

“THE ROAD TO VICTORY must be blaz War will undoubtedly, do much to ed through the air. The men who open that Kammer home the nail he struck road and journey along it must be the best, ly the United States is concerned, bravest and brainiest of this and the other

|Commonwealth nations.”

on the head by saying how deep-

in the battle of the Democracies against Nazism.

Valuable Shake-Up

The physical results of the

Thus the Canadian Air Minister, Mr. J. C. Power, referred to the Empire Air Training Plan, in a speech at a luncheon in. Montreal

Churchill-Roosevelt conference are yesterday.

Without

giving figures,

Mr.

already visible in Lord Beaver- brook's talks with the heads of United States defence production and in the new system of deliver- Power said: "It has been found ing American aircraft to the Mid- dle East.

that given the originally planned pumber of schools, aircraft and But even more important results staff, we can produce a 30 per of the Atlantic conference are be cent, higher output than originally lleved by many observers in Wash- anticipated."

ington to be a more realistic atti. He described the Plan as the tude towards the war, its ser iousness and probable length, and attempted by a people of a popu- most gigantic enterprise ever the beginning of the destruction, lation of 12,000,000" and declarec of the deep-rooted. idea that the that 1,000 Canadian airmen were

had bought peace for the United more" would be

Reuter.

WEIGHT OF R.A.F. ATTACKS

↓

Disclosures made re-

on

STRIKE

Dollar Exchange Relief

It is learned authorita tively in Washington that the United States Trea sury Department is co- operating with British officials to relieve Bri- tain's dollar position....

The Treasury is working on a Dlan whereby the United States Government would assume-out--s standing payments under the Lease-Lend Act on a certain per-

centage of orders contracted for by the British before the adoption of the ACE'

However, it is stressed that the to proportion of such payments be taken over....by the United States is not yet fixed and well- informed quarters are inclined to feel that the report in the "Wall Street Journal" that the United [States would::take over one-thirl

of such payments is exaggerated." Beaverbrook Talks

ONE OF THE CHIEF POINTS THAT LORD, BEAVERBROOK IS NOW.DISCUSSING WITH PRESIDENT, ROOSEVELT, AC- CORDING TO THE, WASHING TONTCORRESPONDENT OF THE WALL STREET JOUR- President Roosevelt has NAL CONCERNS BRITISH asked both sides in the ORDERS CONTRACTED FOR FAYMENTS"""FÖR DEFENCE strike in Federal Ship- PRIOR building Company's yards TONFO

ARRA to resume work forthwith. He urged them to put the “importance of national defence before their to involve, US$1,500, points of difference."

It will be recalled that the involves 18.000 men working of

strike which began on August 7

over U.S. $493,000,000 worth of war and merchant ship orders,

The vice-president of the Kear- ney, Congress Industrial Organisa- tions Union, Mr. Peter Flynn, urged the Government to take over the yards and “operate them in the interests of national de fence.". — Reuter.

THE LEASE-LENDA MENTS COMING IN

The ably reported that. Lord brook has asked that States shoul

Ove

Ing British, contractă,

Reuter.

CHINA

DOLLAR

BOOST

000

Reuter has been formed in Chungking

CONSULS ORDERED that the strengthening (of

TO LEAVE

the Chinese dollar was caused by heavy sales by THE GERMAN AUTHORITIES the old British Stabilisa-

passage of the Lease-Lend Act overseas now and "Many times cently by the Air Min'S HAVE ASKED ALL CONSULAR tion Fund States and defeat for Hitler before the war was ended.

sent overseas try of the actual numbers OFFICIALS TO LEAVE OCCU-

of aircraft engaged in at-PIED FRENCH TERRITORY BY It is predicted that the Chin- "Canada's share in the air tacks on Germany have, ro A PARIS DISPATCH TO present rate and when the new SEPTEMBER 1, ACCORDING ese dollar will not fall below the war is a heavy ong. Our peo. ple's burden will be greater as it is learned in London, THE VICHY NEWS AGENCY fund starts to work the Chinese come forward, are alan youth given considerable satis Exceptions are expected to be dollar may even get stronger.

trained and

made in the case of certain Reuter learns that the Sino- blast the way to victory." faction to the Russians countries, including the Consul British American within a

Generals of Argentine, Brazil and Fund ma When the Empire Air Training who are now able more chile but numerous other repre Plan was first announced in the fully to appreciate the sentatives of these three countries Autumn of 1939 It was unofficial- extent to which the R.AF. will have to go. — Reuter- ly estimated that the output might be 25,000 airmen yearly-Reuter. is assisting them.

Drastic Tokyo Order

officially an

PURCHASES FOR BRITAIN

Stabilisation

RADIO /PPEAL TO THE "V"

THAILAND CAMPAIGN

IN SHANGHAI

It was also stated that although recent Air Ministry communiqués have in some cases disclosed high- er numerical losses of aircraft.

It is revealed in Rangoon that during operations over Germany, the broadcast appeal to Thailand the ratio of losses compared to the to stand firm in the maintenance number of aircraft engaged has of her, independence, madeni the not increased over the last two of Thai from the Penang Station THE cases of O

was by Sir Joseph Muang Gul foremost of Burma's elder statess The Air Ministry will continue men, and at one time derstood their policy of announcing the Govern

Acting hages will actual number of aircraft engag

of Bu A Sin Reuter.

nounced in Tokyo that washington's Agriculture three months.

the Japanese Government partment has announced

purchase of $1,329,000 pounds has decided to prohibit American cheese: 5.5 the operation of all petrol, eggs and 3,101,000 dried pears. It is driven buses, taxicabs and the bulk of these T private cars in Japan as be exported, to Britain, from September 1.

The purpose, plainly, is to con- HUGE U.S. DEFENCE

oil supplies,

Ceriain exemptions will, how-

ever.

made in the case of

APPROPRIATIONS

Allocations and commitments private cars needed for special for the US. defence programme

purposés.

** yesterday topped the $51,000,000,~

* 000 (£12,750,000,000) marke

ed in these operations from time years to time in order that the world recall may be able to appreciate the exrly as tent of the British western offen-

|sive-Reuter.

SARDINES GOOD FOR THEM:

British

Taxicabs using fuels other than A second prospective Lease petrol will be allowed to operate, Lend request may raise the fatal sardines, moar but taxicab stands "will": "bo | to over $55,000,000,000 (£13,750 - £20,000/3 abolished. Reuter

|000,000) —Reuter.

mear

EXCHANGE FIXED