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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 3, 1939,

MOUNTING STORM OF ANGER IN GERMANY AT ROOSEVELT'S OUTSPOKEN DECLARATION

Repercussion Said Certain In Europe

BERLIN, Feb. 2.

THE BERLIN PRESS to-day painted a picture of a mounting storm of anger against] President Roosevelt in a concerted campaign designed to give the impression to Americans that they are up in arms over being "dragged unto war", as a result of President Roosevelt's proposed aid to democracies.

Meanwhile, semi-official in-jot California and the Panama Canal, *he United States people would formation given to correspon-regard the move as provocative, and dents warned that there would virtually cause of war."-United be repercussions as a result of Press,

the enthusiasm with which cer- PRESIDENT UNASSAILABLE Lain French circles received the news of President Roosevelt's proposed aid.

It was stated: "Nobody can doubt that it will not be without repercus- stons, when the desire for pence, na expressed by Herr Hitler is met by absolule ennuity. It is evident{ that the spirit of Versalles is still alive in these quarters, and It proves that they are not yet willing to accept Germany'a voluntary offer of friendship as a basis for mutuall relations,"

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S posi- Han remains unassailable, is the con- clusion reached in circles close to the Administration, following the Intest foreign polley developments.

The declare that the President's declaration was secret so that it con- not be quoted against him.

Secondly, his power to recommend and follow the polley Indicated can- not be questioned:

Thirdly, Mr. Herbert Hoover's con- demnation is offset by his own fermer This observation apparently refers] Secretary of State, Mr. Sumson, who to the recently signed Franco-supports an anti-Fascist boycoti and | German non-aggression accord the lifting of the arms embargo lo United Press.

"POLICEMAN OF WORLD"

Washington, Feb. 2. In a radio speech to-night, Repre- accused sentative Hamilton Fish, President Roosevelt of entering into "quasi-military alliance with France" in connection with the aeroplane transaction.

He necused the President of desir

Spain.

Fourthly, those who attoelt Preal- dent Roosevelt very likely received the benediction of the Italian and German newspapers which would be most damaging to their public stand- Ing-Reuter.

"ITALY'S FRONTIER AT PANAMA"

Rome, Feb. 2.

ing the United States to be the If the United States frontiers ex-

"policeman of the world", and to tend to the Rhine, Italy's must "expend her blood and treasure" extend to the Panama Canal, de despite the nation's traditional non-clared Signor Gayda, writing in Intervention policy.

"Giomale d'Italia".

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This group of Chinese who recently left Hongkong on the President Pierce were organized for the pur- pose of visiting the two international expositions being held in America this year. They are travelling under the auspices of the American Express Company and being personally conducted by Professor Klang Kang-hu, Consultant of the Library of Congress, Washington. The party will proceed first to San Francisco and later in the summer will journey across the States to see the World Fair at New York. Several members of the party will return here by way of the Pacife while the others will continue round the world via Europe and return towards the end of the year.

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"Telegraph" this morning.

THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS have answered the call for recruits to join the Air Raid Precautions organisation in Hongkong.

This revelation was made by, staff has been trained, und P.W.D. and Wing-Commander A.H.S. Steele-Urban Council officials are prepared || He challenged President Roosevelt He desertben President Roosevelt's Perkins, A.R.P. Oficer in Hong- in AR.P. work. to specify what nation, or nations, reported statement to the Senate kong, when interviewed by the Export Department and of

"The staffs of the Import and "remotely intended to invade Mntary Affairs Committee

the the Western Hemisphere", and he "premeditated act of open provoca-

Harbour Once are now undergoing denounced the proposed aerial base at tion of war, and discouragement of Wing Commander Steele-training Guam as being "aimed at Japan's Mr. Chamberlain."

Perkins described the response

Twenty-two Air Raid sub-Com- heart".

He adds that President Roosevelt He said that it Japan similarly has taken sides openly against Ger- to the appeal launched by his mitees have been formed under the Air Rald Warden scheme, Wing- projected a base within 1,300 miles many and Italy-Reuter Special. department as "overwhelmingly Commander Steele-Perkins disclosed.

satisfactory.

The Wardens have already chosen recruiting "Both Europeans and Chinese have their posts and are now responded magnificently,"

and training he de- personnel

volunteers. "Men and women in the flared.

TRAMWAY TO LEAD Colony have shown that they are

the private firms, the Hong- keenly interested in A.R.P. work."

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WORLD REACTION TO PLEDGE

Remarkable interest

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gratification.

The Liberal "News-Chronicle" says that President Roosevelt is merely express.ng

the fact that the ideals for which the United States stands will be won or lost, not Dn the Mississippi, but on the Rhine.

The Labour "Daly Herald" belleves: that war in Europe is a great deal less likely now that the Totalitarians know where America stands. It warns, however, that no more should be read into the reports of Mr. Roosevelt's advice than was given.

CO-OPERATION IN CHINA

The "Manchester Guardian" be- lieves that two conditions are neces- sary in order to secure American aid much sterner polley in Europe and close co-operation with the United States in the Far East."

The French Press unanimously welcomes President Roosevell's de claration.

In Berlin, however, it is interpreted as an abandonment of the U.S. policy of neutrality.

In Paris "Le Jour" believes that President Roosevelt has succeeded in holding back from war the autocratic states who are short of money.

In Berlin, the "Boctung Zeilung" leads the attack on President Roose velt by saying that, accustomed os Germany is to polytechnics from the United States, no one would have belleved possible that such an incite- ment to war would have been issuedi 24 hours after the Fuchrer's speech, WHEN US, WOULD FIGHT

In the United States pubile feeling: la running at a high plich of excite- mert.

One of the most significant utter- unces was by a former Republican President, Mr. Herbert Hoover.

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Whilst condemning the secrecy whilch President Roosevelt pledged thn. Henate Committee, President Hoover admitted that there was probably one thing thud would almost certainly involve the United States in a war that would have the support of all the people. -"If British or French cities are bombed from the air, and there is mnas slaughter of women and children, America would not sland by,” he declared.

Benotor Pittman says: "To refuse to permit the democracles to prepare their defences would be to aid the totalitarians."

DEMOCRATS-STAND FIRM: Washington, Feb. 2. Cascertained that protests jagainst the 'Administration secrecy ks to the extent and nature of American commitments to sell wEY (Continued: on Page 4.)

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