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GENERAL

DEMOCRATS PRAY PRESIDENT No War Won

ACCEPTS NOMINATION

"We Want

Want Roosevelt", Voice From Gallery

CHICAGO, July 16 (Reuter) — "We are praying and hoping that the man who can keep the White Houses as a lighthouse for bu manity will accept angther` nomination. We must draft for Presi- dent Roosevelt," declared Mayor Kelly of Chiengo at the opening

His address was greeted with. of the Democratic Party Convention,

cheers.

As Mr. James Farley, Postmaster-General and the Party's National Committee, called for order at.

*Chairman of

the opening

of the Convention a solitary voice from the gallery yelled "We want Roosevelt."

The President-at that moment was quietly lunching with Mr. Cordell Hull in Washington.)

The proceeding; opened with prayers during which a clergyman said, "May our country of "freedom ever be a beacon light to all the world." Then a tenor singer rendered Banner

ני

Star the

Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Spangled

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al..

AID TO ALLIES IS FAVOURED

the

On Battles

Alone

LONDON, July 16 (Reuter)--- Commenting on the situation of the Axis Powers, the Yenlsabah. Is- tanbul, on July 12, states:

“Germany may be bedagged and bells rung likewise in the occupied coast from the Arctia. Ocean tu Spain, but no war is won on only battles and the results of these are being compromised by the Brl- tish forces, especially the Air Arm, "The Germans are plunged into thought and are uncertain of what to do. The Italians dare riot show themselves in the Mediterranean.

"Winter is approaching, and is dreaded by Europe, but mostly by the Italians and Germans who pose us the victors. Hunger cannot be satisfied by the sound of bells. The Italians and Germans have lost all their sea trade and Europe is isolated by the British Navy.

"The future is sombre; a cloud 's banging over Germany and Italy NEW YORK, July 16 (Beuter) The latter with hands hanging

After Mayor Kelly's address, regime had embarked on ap Senator Lucas, representing the most unprecedented naval pro- Governor of Winols expressed gramme, a big expansion of the confidence that the "Conven standing army and had expressed-Over 90 per cent of the advance weakly by the side, must confront tion will not only meet the high determination to produce 50,000 suards of Democrats arriving in the Brush Hon which is growing

Chicago for the Party Convention stronger and roars deflance." hopes of the people in Illinois and aeroplanes a year,

are in favour of some degree of America, but that all liberty. Replying to the Republican aid to Britain, according to a poll throughout the charges that President Roosevelt taken in Chicago, states a 'New loving people world Will De heartened and had "meddled in

European York Times' despatch, encouraged to know that Demu-affairs," Mr. Bankhead" said Pre- cracy in America continues

sident Roosevelt had only appeal reign supreme."

ed for the Preservation of peace, against the spread of war and on. behalf of humanity.

NORMAL PROCEDURE At a press interview before the Convention Mr. James Farley de clared that he believed that

the

WAR NOT DESIRED

4.5

CURACAO AIR-RAID SHELTERS

Some Democrats expressed themselves in favour of ald being given with special units such navy or air force, or placing port facilities at Britain's disposal. The The first air raid shelters to the Western Committee to Defend America by ce installed in

Are rapidly being "So anxious has the executive Aiding the Allles conducted the Hemisphere

erected at Curacao, Netherlands normal procedure should be been to prevent the spread of poll. followed, namely that nomina war in America that he has sued The Cotamittee points out that West Indies, tions and a roll call by the States every possible appeal and prayer a similar poll taken in the recent

In Phi number are strategically located should be held and, finally, the in the name of humanity against Republican Convention choice of a nominee

be the spread of

enly throughout the thriving Dutch such horrors as ladelphia. unanimous,

have now devastated so many 45 per cent of those polled ta- "Carribean" possession and al- Iree peoples. Never voured giving help to the Allies though the citizenry of the oil

should

showed that

CONVENTION OPENS CHICAGO, July 16

(Reuter) -

He did not know what Mr. inoffensive. Roosevelt's attitude will be if the at any time or place has he sug- by war. minority voting for other can- gested our entrance into the Euro- didates should be large.

arıd peah war

never has any From this journalists deduced responsible leader of our Party The Democratic Convention open that Mr. Roosevelt's readiness to advocated such participation. ed here yesterday at 5.05 p.m. accept a third term might have "The Democratic members of (G.M.T.): been made conditional on evidence of unanimity of the Party.

The Convention went into recess after 46 minutes until 1 a.m. (GMT) on Tuesday.

SYMPATHY. WITH BRITAIN

Congress are unanimously opposed to sending an American Army to European or Asiatic battlefelds."

Mr. Bankhead conceded that the Democratic Party's record was not unmarred by "temporary "errors"

WITHDRAWAL AT MOYALE

U.S. And The Far East

WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters in polley, but it was too much toThe United States continues to hope that there would ever be

pursue a separate and independent Infallibility in political action.. CHICAGO, July 16" (Reuter) -

policy in the Far East, Mr. Cordell Deliveting the "Keynote" address

Hull, Secretary of State, told press on the opening day of the Demo-

representatives yesterday, in com- of the menting on the reports here cratie Party Convention", last night, the Speaker of the

British efforts for peace between China and Japan.. House of Representatives, Mr. NAIROBI, July 16 (Reuter Wilm Bankhead said that his special communique says: "Our Shortly before the press con- party should declare. inter alia, garrison in the British Moyale, ference. Mr. Cordell Hull saw Lord that "we do not propose to "ap which has been surrounded to: Lothian. the British Ambassador, prase, those aggressors whose doc- the last Ave

withdrew but there was no indication that trines are to wage war on every last night according to plan and the Far Eastern situation was un principle of liberty."

without any incident.”

der discussion.

...Mr. Bankhead, who had been mantioned, in some quarters as a -posible, candidate for the Vice! Presidency, added that, the party platter should also declare *150mm 33; with the British Com- monwealth in its struggle for Jife."

The Speaker. added: "We should Furnish them (the British) with every possible material assistance in our power within the limits of our, law, and short of war."

Bankhead, denounced

calumny the charge made by Some Republicans that the De- mocratic Party was trying "slyly and covertly to lead the United States into war" and a which had developed their efforts,

War

despite

UNITY AND SOLIDARITY «

days,

TWO GERMAN PLANES IN TWENTY MINUTES!

South African Pilot Does

An Excellent Job

LONDON, July 10 (Renter)-An account of how he shot down two German bombers within 20 mutes was given in a radio talk yesterday by young South Afrlo a pilot.

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he said.

His squadron saw its first German plane as recently" as May

More recently, he was on patrol between Dunkirk and Boulogne with three other Spitfires when they ran into 30 German bombers.

Mr. Bankhead urged both po-ed

tr

The shelters about ninety in

refining centre. are inclined to treat the precaution lightly, local military

the authorities regard shelters as being essential despite the fact that the potential enemy 1s over Ave thousand miles dis- tant.

That the Dutch experienced early fears of being drawn into the present European conflict is

fact indicated by the

that all aheds ninety air raid shelter were manufactured in Holland last year and bear stencil marks showing that they were produced in October, 1939.

DRILLS CONDUCTED Blackouts and air raid drille are being conducted at regular intervals and posters explaining the necessity of the blackouts are displayed conspicuously A government buildings, banks and institutions.

Curacao while predominantly a Dutch possession has always been extremely cosmopolitan, Of late because of the tenseness existing between Germany and the Nether-

Craven'

quality is

always reliable

"TRU-VAC' TINS OF 50. FLAT POCKET TINS OF 20 & 50

ALSO PACKETS OF JO

LONDON

lands there has been great exodus STRIKING of German workers at the re-

WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1940.

[CHAVEXA

VIRGINIA

HOWEVER many Craven 'A' you smoke cach one always lives up to its reputation of being perfectly fresh and throat- smooth. They tell me it's the same all over the world wherever you buy them. MADE SPECIALLY TO PREVENT SORE THROATS MADE BY CARRERAS LTD.

POWER OF GERMAN AIR

fineries. During the early days FORCE GREATLY REDUCED ÄS-

of the war. Germans eligible for to the service were called back homeland.

ROYAL AIR FORCE PRESS

the HOME BOMBING ATTACKS

"Men leaving Curacao the past three weeks were exempt from duty and according to local au-

and thorities these men

their familles were discouraged from

as. employees ren-aining on the Dutch owned refineries.

The real fear of air raids in Curacao is not the damage done by the bombs themselves but of the counter explosions that would follow should a bomb strike any ohe of the hundreds of storage

A few seconds later, they found that the bombers were protect-tanks containing millions of gallons

MIDNIGHT ATTACK

WENT INTO DIVE

to their Own

Nanking Nonsense

Enemy Dromes And Seaplane

Bases Suffer Damages

LONDON, July 16 (Renter)-The Ministry for Home Security announces there was little enemy air activity in south-west England and. Seath Wales yesterday afternoon and a few bombs wers dropped. No casualties were reported and the damage was slight.

been

of the Ruhr, and Diepholz, north- The success of these attacks, the east of Osnabruck, ofl" plants at statement" "adds, is contributing Gelsenkirchen, off refines at Ham-effectively to the reduction of the burg and Bremen atid. goods-yards striking powers of the German Als at Hamizin mid Soest, Fites and ex- Force. " plosions resulted and considerable

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#Twenty-two enemy aerodromes were bombed during the past by M-109 and M-L10 fighters. They planged Into battle and re-or highly explosive gasoline en the

two nights,” according to an Air -Ministry communique... turned home later with several bombers to their credit.

refinery premises,«« Hitical parties to shun recrimina-

Four Dutch destroyers and The communique adds: "Last and searchlights were "machine ge and personal innuendo, and This sort of thing lasted for, ed into the sea while the South were a campaign for unity and eight days, at the end of which African looked around for another three submarines patrol the waters night strong forces of R.A.F. bom-gunned and put out of action.

surrounding. Curacao and the Bribers again attacked various objec- · Concrété, runways, have splidarity of purpose in preserving they had brought down about 30 target

tish and French navles are con- tives in Germány Mcluding an hit and wrecked, haugars set on the inviolate structure of our enemy planes, tearing into enemy government and the perpetual formations, breaking them up and At about 12,000 feet another stantly in the vicinity to afford aircraft factory in Bremen, air-tre and machines destroyed on the aplog Take a cold cream, Gilder

shooting them but of the sky,

mer-craft stored at Faderborn, east ground, freedom of our people."

raider was held in searchlight protection Democratic Ons hight recently;

chantmen. Turning to the

German beams. It was not long before the Party's domestic record, Mr. Bank- planes were dropping bombs of spitare had gained the enemy's head enumerated the major legis-south-east England. His squadron height. The pilot took careful aimi

the commander asked for permission getting the plane nicely in his gun lative accomplishments of New Deal and recalled that the to send up one Spittre. He got ights The German probably did Republican Convention has not this permission, and the youns not know he was there, and then urged the repeat of any of them. Bouth African wens un

be pressed his gan button, aring Mod Dealing with deferice, Mr. Bank-

"Other forces of R.A.F. Bambers" ave bursts of two seconds each

SHANGHAI July 16 (Router) - head aired thắt "mtn the la-flas he took off at 1220 am, he trom sight machte guns The Ministry for Foreign Affairs attacked a number of aerodromes

Anti-War Pamphlets

· his vasion of Norway, Belgium, Deh- one raider held in a beam of simultaneously.

and Ministry for Publicity of the in Holland and north-west Ger mark uid the" "Netherlands how search-lights. Others were further Nothing appears to be able to Nanking regimg jointly issued the many, Arcraft of the Coastal Com-

****** In Canton many of us realised the full por away but anti wizerait defances survive a Spitfire's Are at short following comntinique yesterday.mand last night attacked anall

YINGTAK, July, 14 (Central) L tent bf events oversees prior to were dealing with them. He shot range. This raider was no excep state, the Central Press Service: storage depot at Ghent and set President Quezon, in a special that invistód 20%

up towards the German machine. tion. It went into a dive. The "Since the third session in the several tanks on fire. From all message to the National Assembly Anti-war pamphlets are reported TRIED TO AROUSE AMERICA After dropping te bombs, the British pilot saw one of the crew negotiations for the re-adjust these operations two of our six of the Philippines requested to have been circulated among sweeping powers for himself, in the Japanese troops in Canton Ha added: There was one German plane turned away to take to his parachute, which open- ment of relations between Chfia cráfť raden to retine's

crying | Wazds thể ́sơn.“

ed close to the Spitfire as it follow and Japan, tepresentatives of the NAZI STEIKING POWER eluding the right to commandeer and its neighbourhood.

The Japanese military authori that long The Spitare got close to its tailed the bomber down,

two countries have held many GREATLY REDUCED W the services of any Filipino citizen

Twenty-two aerodromes and in order to meet the serious ties are pay close attention to erica to and fed at short range. When he The British plot watched the informal meetings during which

he was only 50 yards away from the bomber crash down, lato open frank low lite exchanged, seaplane bases which were success confiés probleme resulting from the matter Several Japanese suspected of having circulated the altuation German machine, the Bouth country and burst into famicThe fourth season opened to fully attacked covered the Whole the European war aldent of African found His Helds It had seemed us an ate, the day at 9 am and was adjourned or northwest of Germany and Hol- President Quezon said that pamphlets have been arresten

dbscured: Tan on from the car pile cominded) He Was very an- at 11.30 am. 11 wad; 8ērotes to lid, according to the Air Ministry European trade was virtually stop According to re bed and export prices in some Hingning, Chinese troo that by mané tánku aral enginesi

prised to find that he had landed examining the fundamental points news service

below the production Kwangtung are The raider fell off towards the back at ble home aerodroma ex relating to the readjustment of Anti-aircraft batteries have been cases were

Chacan (Choc done for It crash actly, 20 minutes, after taking on. Sino-Japanese, relations.

kamked in the face of terrific tire, costs.

the Democratic sen, obwi

MANILA, July 16 (Reuter)-

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