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[Nazl Admiral Says:-

Pearl Harbour Was A Surprise To Germany

NUERNBERG, MAY 18.

THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL'HARBOUR CAME AS A COMPLETE SURPRISE TO THE GERMAN NAVY, THE WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL HERE WAS TOLD YESTERDAY. THE TESTIMONY WAS GIVEN BY ADMIRAL WAGNER,!

DEFENSE WITNESS, IN AN EFFORT TO SHOW THE REICH HIGH COMMAND HAD NO PLANS OR CON- FERENCES WITH THE JAPANESE PRIOR TO DEC. 7,; 1941, WITH A VIEW TO EVENTUAL WAR WITH THE UNITED STATES.

Admiral Wagner maintained

that Adrairal Erich Raeder U.S. Turns Down

Fthen Commander in Chief, stressed all Naval measures to

be examined very closely re- British Plan

garding the United States, to prevent incidents.

In the summer of 1941, he even ordered submarines with- draw from American waters, Wagner claimed.

Wagner also asserted that in 1940 and 1941 the other navy

chief on trial, Admiral Raeder, talked emplintically ayainst war with Russia.

Washington, May 14. The United States acting Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, in letters to Lord Hali- fax, has made it plain that the United States will not support the establishment of n “πείσει" British-American air line in Italy. as Britain had proposed.

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SPINSTERS AT COMMONS

OUT

·London, May 14: Spinatera, from all Great, Britain, who yesterday reacnted a petition to the Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, for porsiona ut the aps of 65, appeared today in the tobby of the House of Commona to back up their opical.

They were reprenentativea of the National Spinstern Pensions Association and they interviewed several Members of Parliament in search of ympathetic support-Reuter

Mr. Hoover

Wants More From Britain

ed today, together with

The correspondence was publish from the State Department to Mr. Jack Frye, President of the Trans-world Air Lines. "He also fell the United

The United States refused, to States fleet wan very strung ask the Italian

Washington, May 14, Government to

Mr. Herbert Hoover today in and

We could not fight the carry out a contract giving Trans United

directly rejected the idea of res Britain World exclusive operation of extoring rationing in the States and

United simultaneously," Wagner added.tensive commercial air routes in States when

he declared at a press conference: "You are going to get more food from the United than com. States by voluntary pelsary means."

Noutral Sinkings

Italy.

Acheson reminded Frye that the United States was opposed to ex- clusive trade privileges i ex- Untier cron-examination by

enemy countries. He expresseri by British prosecutar on the the same view to Lord Halifax. torpedoing of neutral ships.

Italy, he emphasized, had com- Wagner declared there were piete freedom to organise .an:1 "political reasona" for attack-conduct her domestic air is as ing Norwegian, Danish and she thought fit.-Associated l'ress.en that Britain should divert a other smail nations enrgo vessels.

The prosecution contended that the navy files proved that Germany was deceiving neu- trals "with a public disclaimer that some sinking were definite- ly established as U-Boat tacka,"

at

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he said he had received no assi ance from the British Government that they would take such a step.

Richmond, May 14. Paris, May 14.

Mr. Herbert Morrison refused Alexander Harding of The Duke and Duchess of Wind-

on this suggestion Dumfries loved army life nor are expected o attend the to comment unveiling of a statute to Queen when he was questioned by repor much that he was willing to Victoria,

the

Duke's

serve two years' imprison- This in essentially applied to mother, al Nice on May and tors as he left the White House

24, the today. anniversary of her birthday.

Mr. Houver's report-issued ment, to get back into The ceremony will be France with the full approval of Presid- ranks. British,

deficit of with four British des ent Truman-said

Giving the name of his troyers in the background a111 600,000 tons of wheat must be May ani

brother, Christopher., who was the British Ambassador to France. I expected between

September 30.

pled as a deserten he sur Mr. Alfred Duff Cooper attending

The total requirements were rendered himself to the police, and "probable An Christopher, he received two 14,484,000 tons supplica" over the same period years' hard labour in February. amounted to only 10,897,000 tons. At Richmond. today, he plead- Stressing "if mass starvation ed guilty to pretending to be a is be prevented, it will require deserted and was sentenced to a constant effort," Mr. Hoover

one day's imprisonment, which added: "We are confident until the end of August a further meant he could profree. i vigorous conservation in

surplus gntrica is needed, mainly in meat and fats, so that with more energetic co-operation be tween nations the remainding, de-

A charge that a young Ger- man naval lieutenant was lured into testifying against Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz, former naval Gin-C, in the belief that it would save the lives of three of his comrades, was laid be. fere the tribunal.

Killing Survivors

The statue was removed by the Germans during the war and i now to be restored in the gardes of the Hotel Regina.-Reuter.

HONOUR FOR VANSITTART

Paris, May 14.. Admiral Wagner said that Lord Vansittart, former Chief Lieutenant Peter

Joselinhplomatie Adviser to the British Foreign Secretary, was today Heinig, who testified on behalf elected Associate Member of th of the prosecution early in the French Academy of Political and trint, had declared that allied Moral Sciences in succession t interrogatora told him his testi- the late President Rooseve!! mony could save other naval men, and would not be used as evidence against Docnitz.

In his testimony for the pro- secution, Helsig accused statements Doenitz of issuing

to naval officers which were contructed as advocating the willful extermination of tor- pedoed survivers. Associated Press

British Strength

Nuernberg, May 14.

Wag- Rear-Admiral Gerhardt

ner, the former Chief-of-Staff of U-Boat commanders, tok! the War Crimes court today that

The strength of the Royal Navy at the outbreak of war was "greatly superior to that of the German

The British Flact's superiority be expressed in figurea,"

to bo

that

feit will be largely overcome."

Mr. Hoover refused to be drawn Destern Unden, the Swedish on the subject of supplies of food Minister of Foreign Affairs, was from Russin, but he commented,

Also elected to the Academy, in before closing the conference: succession to the Polish historian, "We are going to have a breath- Marcell Handelsman.--Router. ing spell around Sept. 1."--Reuter.

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Harding, it was, stated, told- the policy, he served with the RAMC and was discharged in 1941. He found he did not like civilian life and wanted to get back into the army. The War Office, however, turned down his offer, as he had already been discharged.

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"I would willingly do the two to get back into yeare army," Harding had told a constable.-Reuter.

Washington Diplomats Cargoes Held Up

At Loggerheads

Washington, May 14.

The widening split within the State Department may vitally ~ affect American foreign policy on almost every major outstanding issue. This is one of the main problems which will confront Secretary of State Jamos Byrnes on his return from Paris.

In Australia

Sydney, May 14.

The wharf labourers' strike in several Australian ports has resulted in the hold up of many ships' cargoes, including two wheat shipments for Indin.

The strike arose over a dis- pute regarding "double dump" loading of wool, to which the dock workers objected,

(Double dumping is the Insh-!

two bales of wool to- gether).

Today in Sydney. Melbourne, First to resign was Colonel peace, no other nation will, and Brisbane, Newcastle and Laun. In the witness box to give cyid Alfred MacCormack, who quit for, this reason, it should try, ceston, work was at a standstill.

One resignation has already resulted end speculation is rife among departmental insiders that others will either follow or there will be important reassignments later ing of and a war with Britain!

this year.

solutely Impossible."

No plan for war existed before.

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ne for, "x-Grand Admiral Karl 8 organiser of the Central sincerely to develop every pod Unit sible way of getting, along with Deenitz, the former Naval Com-American Intelligence mander-in-Chief, Wagner sup- because. he contended, plans Russia. ported the contention of his were wrecked by opposition with- Carcer men have advocated

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GERMANS HELD when the Watersiders Federa-

Nuremberg, May 14. tion's all out policy was-put into

Six German civilians, all men: effect, but conl colliers carried have been arrested by Allied on. from Newcastle.

the military police scouring It is estimated that about 111 suburban Erlenstegen area for chips and 12,000 wharf labour- elues pointing to the fatal shoot- ers are at present idle.

After a daylong conferenceing cd two American enlisted between the Stevedoring In-men in a jeep on Friday night.

The six are being held for dustry representatives and the further enquiries, security of- Waterside Workers. Federation, ficers announced,, because their compromisele now being identity papers were incomplete considered-Router.

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BRITISH OBSERVERS

During his evidence Wagner stated that early in the war the

BRITISH ADMIRAL German Navy Command receive The struggle appears to be an

AT HARVARD Information that U-boats were nut-growth of the traditional, being attacked by aircraft when fight between the foreign service

EATING AGAIN they were in such a position as officers (carcer men) and com-

London, May 14. EQUIPMENT to make It impossible for the parative newcomers to the field

Rear-Admital

Gordon-

Jerusalem, May 14. planes to have como from any-of.

Royal Twenty-four diplomacy, Careor men Taylor, President of the

Jewish settlers where else but Brazil. Ho added maintain that they must control tinguished British Admiral Sur- North Palestine, ended a four-day Society of Medicine and dis-awaiting trial at Acro Prison, that later the Nazis learned that all aspects of American rela- Brazil was giving bases to the United States.

tions with a foreign country in eon, will leave by air tomorrow hunger strike today on being

London, May 14. In cross-examination, Wagnor order to make certain a policy for the United States to take the promised that their grievance that chair of Surgery at. Harvard they were beaten during finger

The British and United States admitted that large neutrals like is well developed and consistent. Univeraly.

printing would be, investigated. Governments have accepted a Russia, United States, Japan and

Forward Policy,

Bir Gordon will deliver the The settlers were "arrested on Greck invitation to send misé Snaln were exempted from the "aink on sight" order, but ho aaid lawyers and economists, assert Medicino to Colonel W. S. Middle-

Non-professionals, including parchment of honorary fellow- Feb. 24 following shooting nearsions to Greece to observe the ahip of the Royal Society of their village in Upper Galiloo and revision of the electoral rolls in that since all military actions so the United States must dovele ton, Deas of the Wisconsin Uni- the vicinity-Reuter.

the seizure of an arms cache in preparation for the plebiscite determined on political basis "the Germans were prepared to terra- more forward looking foreign varsity Medical School.

than diplomate supply, rise the small neutrals but were policy

Ho will also visit Canada. to taking no risks with the big ones and that if the United States prodant similar parchment to Gil University medical professor.

Renter

does not put over a workable | Colonel · G, 0, Montgomery, Mc-Reuter.

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Attraction "THE THREE CABALLERO"

on whether King George shall return to the country," "The French attitude is not yet known.-Reuter.