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HITLER WILL

WILL BLOW HIMSELF UP, ACCORDING TO HOOVER

THE VIEW THAT HITLER will collapse as a result of his own over-reaching and that the United States should become the bulwark of freedom at home was expressed by Mr. Herbert Hoover, ex-President of the United States, in a radio address to the American nation yesterday.

"The President's policy of sending our warships into danger zones and sending American merchant ships with contraband are steps to war not approved by Congress and not in accord with the spirit of represen- tative government,” he added.

Contending that neither isola tion nog intervention were wise or possible for America, Mr. Hoover! asserted that the US. should fol- Jow the constructive policy !! building an impregnable defence and the bulwark of freedom Al home and reserve its strength to help in reconstruction and stabil-} ising peace "when Hitler collapses

the result

over-! of his own reaching."

Is

England, he declared, could

without eending our boys to

KING

PETER'S

AIR FORCE

SYRIAN

REPUBLIC RESTORED

General Catroux, C.- in-C. of the Free French forces in the Levant, acting in the name of the Allies, has restored the Syrian Republic, vesting it with authority.

This is in accordance with the promise made by the Allies when the British and Free French forces entered Syria to stop German activities there.

Reuter.

Seventeen-year-old ******** King Peter of Yugoslavia

prevent invasion "if we give her told a correspondent that Reconnaissance work in a fighter the tools and even warships he is going to form a free must be a terribly lonely job."

King Peter hoped also to formi death either in ships or on land. Yugoslav air force, in a free Yugoslav army and navy. "Hitler Is on the way to be which he will fly himself crushed by victorious forces within as a navigator.

his own regime."

"'Example"

Mr. Hoover said that the way tol spread the ideals of the western world was by the example of "our own country, as it has been prov- ed by bitter experience that it is

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"Nazi Will Regret Russia"

We talked in the chintz-cur- I asked King Peter what he Lained room of a collage in this thought of the German invasion of country district 50 miles from Russia. "They will do themselves London, The King's mother, a lot of harm" he said with sud- Queen Marie, sat beside him. den gravity. "The Nazis have conversation, taken on a bigger job than they when she realise, and they will be regretting

it very shortly.

She joined in the calling him "Son" addressed him.

King Peter, who wore naval

"While they become more and by uniform, is an unaffected young-more involved in that vast coun- ster with catching schoolboy entry we will be able to batter Ger- thusiasm. He chatted freely on many from behind ruthlessly and continuously and more heavily every day,

When an enemy shell exploded in the magazine and sank the 42,000-tons British battle-cruiser

any subject I cared to raise.

"The first thing I am going to do after I have had a short rest," he said, "is to marshal the free Yugoslav forces throughout the world, particularly in America. I want above all to form સે free Yugoslav air force of American machines.

"If it were not for the suf- fering which some civilians will have to undergo I would say that the Invasion of Rusala lo a good thng, it will shorten the war considerably." -

After we had discussed the war "There are 300 young Slav and his hopes for the future, King pilots ready now to fight in the Peter told me of the lighter side air to regaln their country's of his problems. freedom. With volunteers from

America I hope this number "I am waiting

for my ration

will be quadrupled In a very book to be delivered," he said, "so that I can buy some clothes. I

short time.

was able to bring very few clothes "I am а trained navigator with me and I shall be glad to see

“HELL BELOW" Hood in the battle of May myself, and I shall certainly fly my margarine. coupons when they

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with the force when it is ready arrive." for action. In the meantime f want to get my wings-I hope

24 with the German bat-

Queen Maric paid a graceful tleship Bismarck-which

force in the try and the way they have stood. survived only three days

up to bombing. "They have been wonderful," she said. "The spirit before British warships "The very finest," his mother

of London is quite unchanged."

King Peter and his mother:'are sent her to the bottom---

When I asked King Peter what living a simple life in a small cot- 1,418 men of Hood be- type of machine he wanted to tage just big enough for their pilot, he replied enthusiastically needs. I was taken in to see them came casualties, "all miss-"Oh, a big ship-in a bomber. I immediately I arrived without a

like to have other people with me.trace of ceremony. ing presumed killed."

with the RAF. They are the tribute to the people of this coun- best trained air world."

Their names occupied 43 pages of an Admiralty casualty list lasu- ed in London yesterday consisting of 94 officers. 1,152 ratings, 1611 Royal Marines, four Australlan naval ratings and seven members of-the-Navy, Army and Air Force Institute.

Four Polish midshipmen and 90 British boys (ratings and,;

and Marines) figure in the list. j

Officers lost include the noted gunnery expert Vice-Admiral Lancelot Ernest Holland, aged 53, who has been described as one of

his generation, and Captain Ralph Kerr, who commanded. Hood,

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The three survivors picked up. Included a midshipmanaged 17| who was making his first voyage.

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