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Surprise Peace Appeal Launched Netherlands And Belgium Belligerent Powers

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AMSTERDAM, NOV. 8 (REUTER) QUEEN WILHEL- MINA OF HOLLAND AND. KING LEOPOLD OF BELGIUM HAVE LAUNCHED A SURPRISE PEACE APPEAL ON THE WORLD. THE TWO SOVEREIGNS HAVE DISPATCHED TO THE BELLIGERENT POWERS STATEMENTS EX- PLAINING THEIR VIEWS.

A copy of the telegram to the belligerents is publish- ed in a communique which the Dutch Foreign Office an- precedentedly issued in Dutch, French, English and Ger-

man.

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The communique says: "At

To

BAN LIFTED

KUNMING, Nov. B(Reuter)--} The French Government of Indo- China oficially notifed the Chi- nese Consul-General at Hanoi that the regulations restricting the removal of Chinese goods in Hal- Only phong have been lifted. German goods will still be under restriction.

CABLE

DEATH PENALTY IN ARMY LONDON, Nov. 8 (Reater)— In view of the reports of the ingreasing use of the death penalty in Germany,"an Army statement by the Secretary of State for War is of great in- terest. Since the last war, he said, the British Army abolish- ed the death penalty for deser- tion, cowardice and sleeping whilst on duty and it is now only imposed for murder. mutiny, and offence of a tres- cherous character.

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this hour of anxiety for the WHAT BRITAIN IS FIGHTING for whole world and before war

breaks out in Western Europe DEFENCE OF FREEDOM,

In all its violence, we have the conviction that it is our duty once again to raise our voice.

H CLOSER CONTACT

"Some time ago the belligerent The peace appeal in general parties declared that they would to examine a found respectful and sympathetic not be unwilling interest in the United States but reasonable and well-founded basis. there is some scepticism regarding for an equitable peace.

It seems

the outcome and some quarters, to us, in the present circumstances; while not doubting the offer, sug-that it is difficult for them to come gest that the primary motive may into contact in order to state their be a Belgo-Dutch sense of se- standpoints with greater" precision and to bring them nearer опе another.

furity..

The New York Herald Tribune says: "Until a German Govern- ment can be discovered which the Allies can trust, peacemaking on any teans spelling. Justice and security is impossible."

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OFFER OF SERVICES

PEACE & SECURITY:

- LORD HALIFAX

LONDON, Nov. 8 (Reuter)-"We are fighting for the defence of freedom; we are fighting for peace; we are meeting the challenge to our own security and that of others; we are defending the rights of all nations to live with their own lives."

"We, not less than others, have ourselves to learn from

This was the answer to the question as to what was the real "purpose of the present struggle given by Lord Halifax, the Foreign. Secretary, in a broadcast last night. "As Sovereigns to neutrul states "We are fighting for the that other people do not seek to Having good relations with all substitution of brute force for interfere in theirs. their neighbours, we are ready to law as the arbiter "between offer our good offices. If this is nations, against violation of The New York Times says: "The agreeable to them, we are dispos the sanctity of treaties and circumstances attending the ap- ed. by every means at our dis- the disregard of the pledged peal give it the urgency of a last-posal they might care to suggest word.

to mect an and in the spirit of friendly under- standing, to facilitate the ascer- taining of the elements of agree- ment to be arrived at...

minute move immediate danger."

POSITION MADE CLEAR PARIS, Nov. 8 (Reuter)--Walle the initiative of King Leopold and Queen Whelmina are unanimous- ly tributed, newspapers generally emphasise that Britain and France are more firmly united than ever to stand by the views clearly ex- pressed by Mr. Chamberlain and M. Dalader and restated by Lord Halifax in his broadcast yesterday,

The success of his speech made the position clear. L'Oeuvre finds

Halifax

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"This, it seems to us, is a task we have to tuful for the good of our people and in the interests of the whole world. We hope our offer will be ac- cepted and thus the first step taken towards the establish- ment of a durable peace."

COMMON VIEWS

BITTER LESSON

past failures and disappoint

Food

ments. When this War is over we shall have to see to It that wisdom and goodwill combine for the immense task that awaits us."

there; "We have learned that can be no opportunity in Europe to

NEED FOR UNITY cultivate the arts of peace until Concluding, Lord Halifax stress- Germany is brought to realise ed the need for unity. "It is our | that recurrent acts of aggression duty here, just as much as it is will not be tolerated. It must be the duty of men on active ser accordingly cur resolve, not only vice, to stand united and firm to protect our future tromm re- and unshakeable in our mind and petition, of the same injuries that heart.

German aggression has inflicted"! "On... this wil certainly depend on Europe "In the last few years; our power to meet the challenge but also, so far as we can. to re- of the present struggle and, when successively that is over, to answer the call damage

The communique, announcing pair" the

the

the despatch of telegrams after wrought by Germany upon her to work worthily for the future

of mankind," broadcast as important a the mentioning the meeting between weaker neighbours. Belgo-Dutch initiative and a num- King Leopold and Queen Wilhel- "The Sovereigns de- ber of papers declare that the mina, says: German pressure exercised on the cided to send a telegram to the Sovereigns was inspired by the rulers of Germany, Britain and blockade which is worrying the France with the object of facilitat- Reich and making itself felt more ing possible negotiations. This in- tiative of the Sovereigns is 'a new dally.

solidarity which exists between the Netherlands and Belgium."

GERMAN PRESSURE Political and foreign diplomatic circles are perplexed by the Belgo- Dutch peace more. The most favoured view is that it is the re-

"And that purpose must be the stronger, as it is reinfor- ced by the knowledge of the cruel persecution of causes and persons at the hands of ruthless men in Germany. ""The British. are particularly reluctant to interfere with other people's business provided always

sult of German pressure and many LABOUR LEADER SPEAKS

well-informed quarters still con- sider that Hitler wants peace now, before anything else, and may have used the danger of an ex- tension of the blockade as an ex- cuse to compel Belgium and Hol- land to make a renewed peace appeal

LONDON PRESS

COMMENTS

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

THE TIMES says the fact that the Netherlands and Belgain monarchs, whose Joint offer of their services as intermediaries on the very eve of the invasion of Po and was rebuffed by the arro- gance of Hitler,

çan even nourish some degree of optimism. will not be regarded lightly.

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH; “Last-

able.

now

OF PARTY'S PEACE AIMS

War Must Be Outlawed:

Hitlerism Abandoned

LONDON, Nov. 8 (Reuter)-Major C. R, Attlee, Leader of the Labour Opposition, in a speech in London yesterday, defined the Labour Party's peace aims.

JAPANESE CONTINUE RUTHLESS

AIR RAIDS

CHUNGKING, Nov. 8 (Central) -Japanese air raiders were active over Hunan, Kwangsi and Che- klang provinces yesterday.

Eighteen of the machines staged two raids over Hengyang, 113 miles

Changsha, south-west of

while nine others bombed Lingling. in the southern part of the province. RECONNAISSANCE

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LONDON, Nov. 8. (Reuter)—The Admiralty announced that "naval light forces, including two Polish destroyers, were in action with German aircraft in the North Sea yesterday. No ship was damaged and enemy. casualties are unknown

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SHANSI: JAPANESE ATTACK

The enemy escaped in a cloud IN CENTRAL HUPEH HALTED

and it is not known whether they were able to return home. All our aircraft returned safely.

and north-west of

the

LOYANG, Nov. 8 (Cental) -Sporadic fighting-con- tinues in South-East Shansi. About 500 Japanese mount- SHORT FIGHT

ed and foot soldiers near Changchih launched a drive to COPENHAGEN, Nov. 8 (Reuter)-

the south a few days ago, but were thrown back, Several blg bombers coming from a northerly direction and pursued Chinese units staged a sur-¡ yuan, in North Anhwël" took by a dozen fighter planes were prise night attack on the Jap- Shakow and Hollutal, respectively seen at. 1.30 p.m. over the North anese near Siyang, near the north Sea, near Ringkoeping.

Taihang mountain range, in town, on November 1. The Chi After a short fight the bombers East Shansi, inflicting heavy nese counter-attacked and dis- disappeared. followed by the

lodged them the following day. losses on the enemy. They A number of other towns, in- fighters. None of the machines cluding Kiyang. Yiyang. and were identified, but a fisherman captured two machine-guns, Changsha in Hunan, were also said he believed that the bombers and a number of rifles. visited by the Japanese aircraft were Germans and the fighters for reconnaissance.

British.

In Kwangs, five machines at-

Chennankwan, tacked

gateway. Into the province on the Indo- He said that the essential condition to peace was that China border. Later, they bombed there must be in Germany, a Government which abandon-Lungchow. Yikow and Ningming.

Cheklang Chuhslen in western Even then there must ed Hitlerism and could be trusted. be proof of a bona fide intention and acts of restitution, was attacked by three Japanese

flying aircraft

from Klangs. including the reinstatement, of the Democratic Govern-

Altogether 13 bombs were dropped. ments of Czechoslovakia, and Poland.

of

"Europe," said Mr. Attlee, "mast federate or perish."

Sixthly, the abandonment of im- perialism and the acceptance of a

WESTERN FRONT

LONDON, Nov. 8 (Reuter)

War Minister Asked To Help Romance

OFFICER'S FIANCEE

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A peace conference must be effective in both the political and ing peace must be an honourable held in which all participants economic sphere.

must be prepared to renounce peace and at present there is no sort of evidence that conditions of aggression and the use an honourable peace are obtain-force and be ready to make It is not as if the present restitution and amends." conflict were the result of Enis- Major Attlee formulated these of Colonies where self-government Great aircraft activity is reported An understanding which could be alms as follows: cleared up in a conference. It la

Firstly, while there must be the result of irreconcilable anta- restitution to the victims, all ideas gonism of faith and purpose." of revenge and punishment "must

THE DAILY MAIL: The democr- be excluded; « tic terms are well known. They are

Secondly, all nations, great and that Germany should relinquish

small, of whatever colour and the gains of aggression and give creed, must have the right to live firm guarantees of her intention and develop their own characteris-

INTERNATIONAL MACHINERY to full future undertakings."

tics, provided they do not infringe The acceptance of these prin-

THE DAILY HERALD: "Britain

LONDON, Nov. 8: (Reuter)- principle that in the government i

appeal to Mr. Hore the Bellsha, Secretary for War, to numerous points on cannot yet be conceded, the in- from

the natives must be Franco-Luxemburg frontier. It is help a Malaya officer's ro- terests of

to end in wedding paramount and that there must be stated that there have been several mance

access for all nations to air fights and the French air raid hells will be made in the equal markets for raw materials. The sirens in Lorraine, have been heard, House of Commons on Nov. 14 redistribution of colonial territories but the Moselle Section is rela- when Mr. J. P. Morris, Con- servative Member for North between rival imperialisms is no tively quiet. solution.

CALM CONTINUES

Salford, will ask if the War PARIS, Nov. 8 (Reuter)-Apart Minister is aware that the from the usual "No" Man's Land"

Director of Movements in the

upon the rights of others. Ger-cipies will involve the creation of activity of patrols, ambushes and War Office refused to grant

raids, the Front remains calm, and France are no less sincere in many must recgnize that the Pole. international machinery to make with the two armies still facing Miss Joan Richardson an exit their desire for peace, but it must the Czech and the Jew has the them effective. There must be an each other on a line corresponding permit in order to fly to Bin- be a peace on terms which are same right as a German to a place international force strong enough

closely with the 'frontier.

gapore to marry Lieut. D. E. consistent with honour and will in the world. Equally, Britain to deter an aggressor and Major › assure, an end to aggression,” must concede the same right to Attlee suggested an International The French positions are, how D. Morris and whether Mr. Indian and the other inhabitants Air Force and the abolition of ever, dictated solely by military Hore Belisha would recon-

considerations.

sider this decision.. NEGOTIATIONS TO for the British Empire:

national air forces-

The German lines generally run- He stated that Miss Every state must accept the ob-north of the frontier posts, but Richardson was perfectly pre- RESUME TODAY

MUST BE OUTLAWED

ligation to apply economic sanc- west of Forbach and along the HELSINKI, Nov. 8 (Reuter)---No Thirdly, war must be outlawed tions against a disturber of the edge of the forest of Warndt. Pared to run the risk if there date has been set for resumption and disputes, where

necessary, peace. National forces must be French detachments still occupy was any question of danger. of negotiations between Finland submitted to a decision by dis-reduced to an amount necessary to two hills and two villages in Ger- and Russia though an official of interested arbitrators;

and

CITY OF FLINT BERGEN, Nov. 8 (Reuter)--The

Preserve internal order and be sub-man territory. the Foreign Office stated, that it Fourthly, the recognition" ofjected to international inspection.

It was ometally stated that the may be resumed tomorrow or Fri- rights, national, religious

Private manufacture and trade

day...

racial of the minorities must be in armaments must be abolished, French still occupy Forbach, in There is some speculation over safeguarded by the authority of ari Small nations must take a full view of the reports that the town American Ambassador, Mr. Harri- man, stated yesterday that no ar- the delay as the Finnish delega- international body;

share with the large in internation- has been evacuated. "

PARIS, Nov. 8 (Reuter)A War rangement had yet been made. tlon have already received new in- Furthly, recognition of inter-al authority, which, inter alla, will structions. It is believed that national authority superior to in- deal with frontier problems and Communique states that there was about the departure of the City of The decision rests with Russia la less insistent for a naval dividual states and endowed with economic planning on a world scale activity by local patrols and ar-Fint. base in the Gulf of Finland. rights and powers to make them to meet recurrent economic crises. tillery on various points on the Washington.

Western Front.

A Japanese southward push from Shengchih and Wuchai in North Shansi has been re- pulsed.

ON WEST RIVER

SZEWUI, KWANGTUNG, Nov. 8 (Central)-Beveral hundred Jap anese troope made a thrust on Yeungmu, in. the West River sector in Kwangtung, last Satur- day. They were encircled and. 1 FOWLIÄNG, KIANGSI NOV. 8 heavily attacked by the Chinese. (Central) ----Six-hundred Japanese After suffering many casualties. and puppet troops from Hwal- they withdrew to amshul

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