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"THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 26, 1941

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AMERICA'S PART IN THE WAR Neutrality Act Repeal Move

T

President May

Ask For More

INFORMED SOURCES IN WASHINGTON

ARE REPORTED AS BELIEVING THAT PRE-ANTITANK

SIDENT ROOSEVELT, IN HIS MESSAGE TÓ

CONGRESS NEXT WEEK, WILL GO MUCH (G

GUNS

FURTHER THAN A REQUEST FOR REPBAL OF THE NEUTRALITY ACT.

It is understood, according to reports from the capital, that the final decision on how much further has not been reached, as the State Department's legal advisers are still engaged on a comprehensive study of the Act, which will provide the President and the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, with the necessary information · for recommendations To Congress.

"The American people ought

SINKING OF

FIFTY NAZI SHIPS CLAIMED

The Soviet Fleet Air Arm has sunk 50 Ger- man ships in the Baltic since the beginning of the war, according to ...Moscow...radio last.

POUR OUT the war, according to

AUSTRALIAN – MADE ANTI-

ING "OFF THE ASSEMBLY

!

AUSTRALIA'S COLOSSAL

WAR EFFORT

LISAUSTRALIA I TAKES. THE WAR MOST SERIOUSLY AND NO CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT. MAKES ANY DIFFERENCE IN THIS RESPECT," SAID SIR-PRE- DERIG FEGGLESTON, FIRST, AUSTRALIAN MINISTER TO -CHINA, WHO IS NOW IN-RAN», GOON EN ROUTE TO CHUNG-

KING.

Sir Frederic made this state- night quoted by Reu-ment in an interview with Reuter fer.

yesterday.

TANK GUNS ARE NOW ROLL- LINES AT A FASTER RATE FOO THAN YET ATTAINED IN THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD VISIT TO A GREAT SOUTH

UNITED STATES. SAYS A

SPECIAL WRITER AFTER A

AUSTRALIAN ORDNANCE FAC- TOKY.

The first Australian anti-tank "gula was produced in April. Now- manufacture has been speeded up so rapidly that the full scheduled poutput has been reached,

LAUNDRY EMPLOYS NEW MEN

THIRTY

He added Australia was making a war effort which was colossal for, a nation of seven millions.

He expressed Australia's great- est admiration for the splendid resistance by China against ag- gression, and especially for the great leaders of the Chinese peo- ple

Emphasising the unity of the alplomatic system of the British *Commonwesith Sir Frederic-said. that while Australia was taking full responsibility for the protec- WORKERS tion of, her interests in the Pack- THE" fie she recognised that the respon-

WERE ENGAGED BY

Senator Taft, the isola- tionist Republican and to understand, and most of them

probably do understand, that This main factory, with 50 com- STEAM LAUNDRY COMPANY sibility could be discharged only son of

the former : Pre- when the President issued in a ponent manufacturing shops, was YESTERDAY FOLLOWING THE Under a system by which there sident, says repeal would worldwide broadcast his famous erected in three months, the war- WALK OUT OF ABOUT 75 PER was Joint consultation and co-

order to the Navy to shoot on time ordnance, organisation bear-CENT OF be equivalent to a declara-sight any German or Italian subing comparison with the most STAFF THEIR ORIGINAL operation between British

marine, surface raidor of airbraft, efficient factories in Britain and AND ASSISTANTS. he himself shot-the decrepit Neu- Germany. trality Act right through the

fr

tion of war

Any change in the act, he de- clared, should be coupled with the question of sending ships into com- bat zones.

He added that Senatora oppos Ing' the Administration's foreign policy:will meet next week to dadide on their: strategy.

· Administration congressiunal leuders predict that the Prezident will ask repeal. or revision of the Neutrality Act within a fortdignt and that Congress wil approve the request.

Resolution Introduced

Senator McKellar has introduced in the Senate a resolution to re- peal the Neutrality Act.

Declaring that the Act was “In .direct conflict with our freedom of the Deat policy," Senator McKajlar - told the Sonato "that the law-ought to be repealed outright.

Senator. McKellar is Democrat..

vitals; and it has been, of course, ready been shipped to equip mem- Many anti-tank guns have al- as dead as the Dodo ever since."bers of the Australian Forces

Reuter.

overseas.-Reuter.

}

SHIP BLOWS UP UNDER DIRECT HIT BY R.A.F.

} YESTERDAY'S R.A.F. - Middle East com-

Senator from Tennessee and Cras munique stated that Benghazi was again suç- been a consistent supporter of the cessfully raided by R.A.F. heavy bombers

Administration's foreign policy but

there is no immediate indication during the night of September 23-24.

whether he introduced the resolu-

tion with the knowledge of Senate leaders.

r

ALT Tripoli many bombs were dropped on

Senator MuKellar said he shipping in the harbour and fires broke out. thought that when the law was on' Benghazi harbour and shipping were attack-

the Statute Books the Government

was "virtually paying no attentioned, so

to it" and for that reason it ought

to be repeated.

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...Empty Shell

In the House of Representatives,

GERMAN

Roy Woodru]l (Michigan) declar- LOSSES IN

ed: "The President is going to`give" Congress an opportunity to agree

with the President that the Act) POLISH WAR

should be repealed."

He added: "The. Neutrality POLISH MILITARY HEAD Act la the "nerdat shell of an QUARTERS IN LONDON YES- empty statute which the GovTERDAY STATED THAT GER- ernment does not intend to en- MAN LOSSES IN THE POLISH force.

GERMAN CAMPAIGN IN SEP Every Informed meraherofTEMBER, 1939 WERE 90,000 Congress and every informed ob KILLED AND 200.000 WOUND server in Washington knows that ED WITH 400 TANKS AND 500 President Roosevelt has not left planes destroyed. one vestige of the Neutralty Act unviolated in spirit if not in let- The first incomplete list or termed

w Folish casualties contains the Judging by President Roosa names of more than 1,000 Polish velt's past performance it would officers and non missioped" of- matter little to him wifether, Cor, ficers killed

gress did or did not modify or re- "peal{the "ragged remnants of the Act, because the President him- hell yin effect, repeals, modifles and amends statutes to suit him-

•Bolf when, hu,Tools the cocasion! requires it

SUPPLY OF MICA

Dead As Dodo" BY INDIA

It is understood. In Schola' that

ng the

"It is a mistake for the Ameri- certain arrangements reg can people to be misled into be supply of mica were re od be- Hoving the issue confronts Cup- tween Mt Hem gress in the sense that the Neu- US economiod

ity Act, andemic as it is, has Far East, and the I prevented the President and his concerned during administrators from proceeding visit to E cutta..

as they pleased in the conduct of India is the world's national, proparedness, the Ada] producer

mministration L case-Lend; Act and most vital key matarials ... no-colled defence of the Western in modern war

Hemisphere

Reuter

the

Tady's

One vessel moored at the outer mole was hit,and exploded, de- bris being thrown a considerable distance.

--Other -bombs burst on [thei moles and straddled ships at anchorage.

- Fleet Air Arm aircraft bombed buildings near Bardia on the same night. · A large fire followed the attack,

“LAUNDRYMENsentat

on with this skeleton staff but it The Company is now carrying is likely that more workers will be, engaged during the day.

chop

pre-

and he hoped with the

to

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RM EXTENDE

The term of

The strikers. failed to turn up for their vages and it was stated Wake! this morning that these salaries South will be handed over to the Labour for a Officer, Mr. B. C. K. Hawkins,

day.

fn daylight on Wednesday, traffio-om the Benghazi read Be- tween, Misurata "and – Sirte vonë uji bombed and maching-gunned, A petrol tank vehicle, received a direct hit and burnt out while many other vehicles were dam- aged, "Some collided and another ran off the road a great

South African bombers raided a large dump near Bardia. -Our fighters were active the frontier area, and off the North African coast on Wednesday. Enemy Intercepted

the course of, theso opern- tlons" a number of enemy: altcraft re interpopted and damaged.

Im tho Tohlen: 80g 4. Cant, 608 | sosplane was intercopted by our 'airòraft-and shot down. Two of "the craw" were gaan to taksi toʻ

mydingby, «Reconnaissanpo - in the central editerranean shows that sha "merchant" ships: attacked by Tand Fleof Air Avm aircraft

e night of September

alp these operations five of

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April 8 London.

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