1939-08-25 — Page 27

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 25, 1939.

TELEGRAPH SPECIAL MESSAGES ON THE DANZIG CRISIS

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ROOSEVELT APPEALS TO ITALY AND THIS FAMOUS MEDICINE GERMANY AS WAR MENACE GROWS

KING VICTOR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (Reuter).—President_Roosevelt

has sent a message to the King of Italy. In it he says:

“Again a crisis in world affairs makes clear the responsibility of the heads of nations for the fate of their own people, and indeed, of humanity itself.

King Signs Emergency

Defence Measure

D.O.R.A. Receives Royal Assent

LONDON, Aug. 24 (Reuter). -The House of Commons which

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"It is my belief, and that of the American people, that Your Majesty and your Government can greatly influence an outbreak of war.

"We in America find it difficult to visualise the animosities which have often created crisis among the Inations in Europe, but we accept the fact that these nations have an absolute right to maintain their national independence if they so desire.

HISTORY'S LESSON

"If that be a sound doctrine, then it must apply to the weaker as well as the stronger nations. Acceptance of this means peace, because the fear of aggression ends. "The alternative, which means efforts by the strong to dominate the weak, will lead not only to war, but in Minister's statement in hushed the long future, years of oppression on the part of the attention, and had displayed an under-current of impatience dur- victors, and rebellion on the part of the vanquished—so ing the subsequent speeches, as ! though anxious to proceed with history teaches.”

MILITARY had distened to the Prime

TRIBUNAL

The Military Tribunal will hold its first public meeting at the Council Chamber at 2.30 p.m. on Monday next, it was fearned officially this morning. Sir Samuel Roure, the Home Secregression to be followed by dis- Another meet will be held on the įtary, immediately moved this second cussions to seek relief from the day following at the same time and reading, recalling that he was one of burden of armaments, and to place.

the comparatively small number

the business, formally gave the President Roosevelt referred Emergency Powers Bill its first to his suggestion of April 14 for reading.

an understanding against ng-

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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT

PLEA FOR PEACE

members who remembered the in-open the avenues of international Emotional Appeal

troduction of the Defence of Realm Art in August, 1914.

the trade, and also discussion on

| political and territorial problems. He vetted that once again the Home Secretary htt to ask for He added: "Were it possible for

Majesty's Government powers which frenched upon so many Your

of his fellow | formulate proposals for cherished barties

Powers Essential

"I come to the House to say that The posters included in this bill are not only as essential as in 1914,

but ten times more essential than In those days.

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VATICAN CITY, Aug. 24

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to (Reuter)Speaking firmly, and Rumours of the most fantastic citizens, but, added Sir Samuel, to-solution of the present crists along often with deep emotion, His day we are fared with such a situa-thead lines, you are assured of the Holiness the Pope addressed a kong.

The "Telegraph's" telephone lines of

United peace appeal to the rulers and have been almost continually engaged Hon that no alternative is open to me.arnest sympathy

States,

the people to-day.

as anxious readers have telephoned The governments of Italy and the

He said that danger was imminent, for verification. advance but there was still time. Nothing It should agala be emphasised lat United States can to-day those ideals of Christianity which would be lost with peace, but all all rumours should be treated with lately seem so often to have been would be lost with wat

complete

Incredulity and disbelief. "To-day, when tension seems to Belleve only what you read in the The unheard voices of countless have reached such a plich that we newspapers. millions of human beings ask that fear the outbreak of

Somet of a tremendous slow

the rumours spread "In 1914, War was still

they be not vainly sacrificed again."whirlwind of war, we make to the around the elty lo-day were: motion tragedy, but since then the

No Copy For Gormany rulers and the peoples our warmest Japanese planes hau bombed xxxx speed with which warlike acts are fearried out in the world add to the WASHINGTON, Aug, 24 (Reuter), appeal to the former that they may Sheungshul. This, on the face of it, perplexities of the problems. That Mr. Cordell Hull stated to-day that lay aside threats and arms and try is so ridiculous that the only result, First time, confronts this island as a port to the King of Italy was being a suitable method, namely considered ed was that a reporter's time was

speed creates a danger which, for the no copy of President Roosevelt's up-to resolve the present differences by as far as this newspaper

suit of the great development of sent directly to the German Govern- agreements, and to the latter that wasted on obtaining an official denial

ment.

they may encourage thia peaceful aviation.

f a report known to be incorrect

The A Washington official is quoted as initiative of their government.

Hongkong

Shanghal saying that in effect, President Roose- "It is with the force of reason, Banking Corporation had received "There is now twilight between velt's message asserted the "absolute and not with that

arms. that urgent cable from London stating peace and war, and is, perhaps, the right" of Poland to maintain her in- justice advances.

"Let men understand one another elded peacefully,

that the Danzig issue had been de- mort dangerous of any period independence if she so desired.

"No such cable international affairs, in which it is

Roosevelt Acclaimed

again, and start negotiating. In has been received by me," said Sir negotiating with essential that any British Govern- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

goodwill and respect Vandeleur Grayburn, Chief

Manager of the Bank,

German troops have occupied Dan- of this rumour xis. First intimation was received by the Telegraph" shortly after 9 a.m. Four hours later there was no confirmation by cable.

APB1 ENGINEER

THE "TELEGRAPH" will 'send a Staff Photographer to all events of public interest. Requests should be addressed to the Pictorial Editor.

Twilight

of

ment

ent must be armed with emergency LONDON, AME 24 (UP)-Theffer reciprocal rights, they realise that powers.

On that secount, whilst we British press is giving extraordinary peaceful negotiations never exclude still hope that the fatal catastrophe

ne | altention to President Roosevelt's honourable success.

"In supplicating the strong power- may be averted. It is essential from peace appeal to Italy. to-day onwards that we should have Several presses were stopped and ful we have with us the whole of at our disposal, powers at the out-

Starhumanity which looks for bread and He W cditions issued.

freedom. rather than for the sword) which kills and destroys."

ret

"Roosevelt

In the bill. These powers are curries the headlines: very wide, very drostle, and very makes dramatic peace move after comprehensive.

Premier tells Parliament of imminent war peril,"

"TO leave n gap anywhere in a Pituation of this kind may mean that your efforts may be frustrated, and tha: the country may be faced with a danger, the importance of which cannot be exaggerated.

Presented By Envoy SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ROME, Aug. 25 (Domel).--Pre- sident Roosevelt's message to King "Whilst on the one hand the powers U.S. Ambassador, Mr. Phillips,

Victor Emanuel was presented by the jasked for ure wide, flexible and in-

Italian It is understood that the definitive out the King ussurred the American Am- taking that we shall apply them with

consideration bassador that clue moderation, tolerance and common-would be given to Mr. Roosevelt's

sense.

"It Is of utmost importance that appeal.

the bill should become law to-day.

We should not propose, in the course;

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of a few hours, unless the situation tions between 1914 and 1918. The should become much worse, issuing bill would not touch the question of great codes of new regulations. What the privileges of the Members of we should do would be to face the Purlliment, or restrict them in any situation and to bring force regu- way Intions mainly of

precautionary character.

In some respects that would affect economie matters, and perhaps a greater part of them would Beal with such questions as A.R.P. I give the House an undertaking that we do not intend to affect the liberty of the subject.

Undertaking To Prese

"I give the press an undertaking that there will be no censorship until, and unless this country is ne- tually involved in hostilities.

"I also give another very import- ant assurance-that we do not intend to dent with labour questions under the Defence of the Realm regulations, neither have we any intention of us- ing these emergency powers for peacetime purposes.

"The great safeguard is that the bill is an emergency measure which will only remain in operation for a limited period of time.

Mr. Arthur Greenwood intimated that the Opposition would not oppose the second reading, and after a brief discussion the bill was given a second reuding without a division.

Financial Regulations Replying to the debate, Sir Samuct Hoare said that financial regulations would be necessary at no distant date. There would be an announce- ment before the issue of the regula tions. If they were announced be- fore the

of issuing the regulations, there would be every opportunity for forestalling any speculation.

Speaking generally, the powers covered very much the same ground as the Defence of the Realm, regula-

The bill was given a third rend- fur and this evening received the Royal Assent.

Both Houses have adjourned until next Thursday,

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