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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 26, 1941

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AMERICA'S PART IN THE WAR Neutrality Act Repeal Move

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INFORMED SOURCES IN WASHINGTON

ARE REPORTED AS BELIEVING THAT PRE-ANTITANK

SIDENT ROOSEVELT, IN HIS MESSAGE TO

CONGRESS NEXT WEEK, WILL GO MUCH GUNS

FURTHER THAN A REQUEST FOR REPEAL OF THE NEUTRALITY ACT.

It is understood, according to reports from the capital, that the final derision 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.

POUR OUT

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 night quoted by Reu- ter.

AUSTRALIAN - MADE ANTI- TANK GUNS ARE NOW ROLL- ING OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINES AT A FASTER RATE >>< THAN YET ATTAINED IN THE UNITED STATES, SAYS A

SPECIAL WRITER AFTER A TO A GREAT SOUTH

SYDNEY "MORNING HERALD" LAUNDRY VISIT AUSTRALIAN ORDNANCE FAC-

TORY.

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

EMPLOYS

NEW MEN

AUSTRALIA'S COLOSSAL WAR EFFORT

"AUSTRALIA TAKES.

THE WAR MOST SERIOUSLY AND NO CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT MAKES ANY DIFFERENCE IN THIS RESPECT," SAID BIR FRE- DERIC EGGLESTON, 'FIRST TO AUSTRALIAN MINISTER CHINA, WHO IS NOW IN RAN- GOON-EN-ROUTE TO CHUNG-

KING.

Sir Frederic made this state- ment in an interview with. Reuter yesterday.

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 diplomatic system of the British Commonwealth, Sir Frederic sald that while Australia was taking full responsibility for the protec- WORKERS Ge she recognised that the respon- tion of her Interests in the Paci-

The American people ought

THIRTY NEW Senator Taft, the isola-|

to understand, and most of them

WERE ENGAGED BY 'bi tionist Republican and

probably do understand, that

This main factory, with 50 com- STEAM LAUNDRY COMPANY sibility could be discharged 'only... a ponent manufacturing shops, was YESTERDAY FOLLOWING THE under a system by which there son of the former Pre- when the President issued in

worldwide broadcast his famous erected in three months, the war- WALK OUT OF ABOUT 76 PER was joint consultation" and co- sident, says repeal "would order to the Navy to shoot on time urdnance organisation bear CENT OF THEIR ORIGINAL operation between British repre-

the most STAFF OF be equivalent to a declara- sight any German or Italian sub- ing comparison with

LAUNDRYMEN sentatives, and he hoped fully to and marine, surface raider or aircraft, efficient factories in Britain

AND ASSISTANTS.

Cooperate with the British Ambas- tion of war

he himself shot the decrepit Neu-, Germany.

[sador In Chungking: Reuter trality

the right through

Many anti-tank guns have al- The Company is now carrying vitals, and it has been, of course, ready been shipped to equip mem- on with this skeleton staff but it as dead as the Dodo ever since.", bers of the Australian Forces is likely that more workers will

overseas. Reuter, --Reuter.

be engaged during the day.

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

to

He added, that Senators oppos. Ing the Administration's foreign policy will meet next week decide on their strategy. Administration congressional leaders predict that the President will ask repeal or revision of the Neutrality Act within a fortnight and that Congress will applove the request.

Resolution Introduced

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

Declaring that the Act was "in direct conflict with our freedom of the SCHB policy," Senator McKellar told the Senate that the law ought to be repealed outright.

Senator from Tennessee and has

been a consistent supporter of the

Act

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

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

Senator McKellar is Democrat munique stated that Benghazi was again suc- cessfully raided by R.A.F. heavy bombers during the night of September 23-24.

Administration's foreign policy but

there is no immediate indication

whether he introduced, the icsolu- tion-with the knowledge of Senate. leaders.

Senator, McKellar

At Tripoli many bombs were dropped on 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 attention.ed.

to it" and for that reason it ought

to be repealed.

Empty Shell

In the House of Representatives Roy Woodrull (Michigan) declar ed: "The President is going to give Congress an opportunity to agree, with the President should be repealed."

GERMAN LOSSES IN

that the Act POLISH WAR

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

the

1. Other. bombs burst on moles, and...straddled. ships; at ...anchorage.

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

!

In daylight on Wednesday, traffic on the Benghazi road be- tween Misurata and Birte was bombed and machine-gunned. A petrol tank vehicle received many other vehicles were dam- aged. Some collided and another ran off the road.

He added: "The Neutrality POLISH, MILITARY HEAD- Act le the merest shell of an QUARTERS IN LONDON YES- empty statute which the Gov-¦ TERDAY STATED THAT GER- ernment does not intend to en- MAN LOSSES IN THE POLISH force:

GERMAN CAMPAIGN. IN SEF- "Every informed member of TEMBER, 1939, WERE 90,000 Congress and every informed ob-KILLED AND 200,000 WOUND- a direc, hit and burnt out while server in Washington knows that ED WITH 400 TANKS AND 500 Fresident Roosevelt has not left planes destroyed. one vestige of the Neutralty, Acti

The first incomplete list of unviolated in spirit if not in let-

Polish casualties cóntains the ter,

"Judging by President Roose-names of more than 1,000 Polish velt's past performance it would officers and non-commissioned of- matter little to him whether.Con-ficers killed

gress did or did not modify or re-

peal the ragged remnants of the

Act, because the President him-!

Reuter

self in effect repeals, modies SUPPLY OF MICA

and amends statutes, to suit him self when he's feals, the occasion requires it,"

GovDead As Dodo",

BY INDIA

It is understood in Simld, that

South African bomberg raided a large dump. near Barain.

Our fighters were motive in, the frontier area and off the North African const on Wednesday.

Enemy Intercepted

In the course of these opera-. tionsa number of enemy.. aircraft were intercepted and damaged.

In the lanian Sea a Cant: 506 seaplane was Intercepted by our aircraft and shot down. Two of "It is a mistake for the Ameri- certain arrangements regarding the the crew were acon to take to can people to be misled into be supply of mica, were reached be a dinghy. lieving the issue confronts Cur-tweom Mr, Henry Grady, special Reconnaissance in the central gress in the sense that the Neu-U.S. economic investigator in the Mediterranean shows that the trality Act, anaemic as it. is, has Far East, and the Indian interests large merchant ship attacked by prevented the President and his concerned during Mr. Grady's RAF.. and Fleet Air Arm aircraft administrators. from" proceeding, visit to. Calcutta.

during the night of September 22/23 has sunk,

as they pleased in the conduct of India Is...the world's leading national preparedness, the Adu producer of pheet mica, one of the ministration Lease-Lend Act and most vital key materials required so-called defence of the Western in modern. Hemisphere.

Reuter

From all these operations five of our aircraft (are missing... Two of production. the RAF pilots are safe-Rou-

ter

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TERM EXTENDEDİ

The strikers, failed to turn up The term of office of Lord. for their wages and it was stated Wakehurst as Governor of New this morning that these salaries South Wales has been extended will be handed over to the Labour for a period of 12 motitis" from - Officer, Mr. B. C. K. Hawkins, u- | April 8; 1942, says' Reuter from day.

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