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No. 33,051

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SEPTEMBER 13, 1941

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HITLER'S ANSWER AWAITED

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To Limited Declaration Of

Mr. Cordell Hull

On

Developments

MES-

"CALMLY BUT GRIMLY THE NATIONAL CAPITAL WAIT- ED TO-DAY FOR ADOLF HITLER'S ANSWER TO WHAT IS AL- MOST UNIVERSALLY REGARDED HERE AS A LIMITED DECLARATION OF W AR,” SAYS THE “NEW YORK SUN” IN A

DISPATCH FROM WASHINGTON. IT HEADS THE SAGE "UNITED STATES PUTS WAR UP TO HITLER.”

The "New York Post" has a headline "Navy Fighting Nazi Piracy” over a Wash- ington dispatch which says the "United States Navy is now engaged in a shooting wor of the kind waged in the early days of the last century when it cleaned out the pirates from Vichy Resident-General in Tunis, the Caribbean, and corsairs from the Bar-says a Reuter despatch. bary Coast."

The New York "PM" devotes its front page to a drawing of a large swastika mark- ed with a rattlesnake, with its fangs dripped and posed to strike, framing the quotation of President Roosevelt, 'when you see a rattle- snake poised to strike

The "New York Sun" says in a leading article that "not much is left to those who would like to see war avoided

save the wish but scarcely the hope that Ger many may take pains to see that the threat need not be carried into execution,"

The "New York Post" says, "We

waters" in which U.8. warships will shoot first, the Secretary of

ed at his press conference Washington yesterday.

Asked to dèfine

in

defensive

be remembered that the U.S. con-

MARSHAL PETAIN ENTERTAINS

Marshal Petain entertained at lunch yesterday Admiral Esteva,

2.

War

BRITISH C-IN-C. ANOTHER

STDES

'U.S. SHIP' SUNK

ON VISIT TO INDIES

Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke- Popham, British Com- mander-in-Chief, "Far East, has arrived in the N.E.. on a visit of several days duration.

During his stay he is making courtesy calls on the Governor-Gen- eral and the Comman- der-in-Chief of the N.E.I. Army and Navy. →Reuter.

NAZI WOMAN SPY IN U.S. TRIAL

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The State Department announced in Washing- ton last night that the steam- American-owned ship_“Montana,” flying the Panamanian flag, has been torpedoed and sunk the United en route from States to Iceland, ~

AII 26. members of the crew were saved. None of the crew was American.

The State Department said the "Montana" was formerly the Danish ship "Paula" before she was requisitioned by the Mari- time Commissión.

She sulled on August 29 from Wilmington, North Carolina, for Iceland with a cargo of lumber for the Iceland Government.,

Szen From 'Plane

The crew of the "Montana," which consisted of 18 Danes, five

gian and one Spaniard, took to the

Norwegians, one Greek, one Bel- boats.

According to a Navy report the "Montana" was torpedoed at 8.45 a.m. (E.S.T.) on Thurs- It is reported in Washington that the torpedoing was seen from" an aeroplane, whose occupants are stated to have watched the crews take to the boats after the ship had been hit-Reuter.

SPECIMEN TEXTS of secret messages in State, Mr. Cordely Hull, indicat- which Hamburg, the spy centre, allegedly gave instructions and asked about American production and military matters, were intro- wators. Mr. Hull replied it must duced as evidence in yesterday's hearing of day, seek more than was offered last fronted a world movement of the Brooklyn Spy Trial. night. We ask for instant action force for the purpose of conquest} The messages were received by to, destroy the Nazi menace once of continents and seas.

a Long Island "secret" station. and for all."

He added: "The opposing forces addressed to "Senold.” One The "New York World Tele-will have something to say con- example was "deliver all material Eram declares that Congress cerning areas of the sea which the through Sieglar to H. Duarte, should speak soon.on Président United States may or may not find Hotel Duos Maloes or Nacoes, Roosevelt's policy as "he comes soit necessary to defend in order to Lisbon." close to shooting."

protect this hemisphere."...

Tho password on meeting is When asked if the United States Jesam greets Franz. don't would now send a formal note to borrow money for lily. All Germany protesting against Ger should report military and tech man attacks on American ship-nical information delivered to ping, Mr. Hull referred question- England." ers to President Roosevelt's speech. | ***

-Up To Nazis Germany's action will deter mine what-arean, the “United States will consider #defensive

SHOOT FIRST ANYWHERE

Only Definition

President Roosevelt's press secretary, Mr. Stephen Early, told his press conference in Washing- ton yesterday: "The plain Eng Lish of the President's speech is the only definition that can be made of the defence zone in which U.S. warships will shoot

IMPORTANT TALKS IN

SINGAPORE

Mr. Cordell Hull "spoker. Early said that of 1,600 Important discussions obscurely and did so

with obvious intent, says House after the speech all but

SONNELLERS the speech in the U.SPEE

telegrams received at the White are taking place in Singa- 150 were favourable, pore this week-end be- Washington-despatch He said a radio, survey Indicat- tween Dr. Henry Grady, commenting on the Secreed the speech had the second

largest United States audience in President Roosevelt's spe- tary of State's statement history. It showed 67 per cent. cial economic investiga- on the “shoot first" order, or an estimated 60,000,000, heard

tor in the Far East, and Nevertheless, it is added his President Roosevelt's Pan- the British authorities. words were a plain warning to American addreta in the early Berlin that attacks on shipping of summer when he declared an Dr. Grady arrived in Malaya any flag anywhere In the globe unlimited emergency, had 70 per yesterday from the Philippines held possibilities of American recent, of listeners, and the NEI on a mission to taliatión, quNA" AROMA Mr. Early revealed President study the possible coordination of PAIN EFFECT THE DESPATCH Roosevelt received members of production and supplies of raw ADDS MR CONDEL HULL'S the U.S.mission to Moscow: yes- materials of the Democratic pow- STATEMENT "MADE ALL NA-day and would Inter see the So-ers in the Far East. VIGABLE WATERS IN THE viet Ambassador, M. Oumansky, He is also investigating the po WORLD A POTENTIAL AMERI-,and some of the Russian aircraft sibilities of accumulating the pro- CAN DEFENCE: ZONE”

mission who, flew across the duction of certain raw materials REUTER.

Paciio recently, Reuter. for American needs.-Router.

Incidentally, one among the 17 accused who pleaded guilty was named Lily Stein,

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