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KAD WEA-HANT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
Repeal Of American Arms Embargo Paves Way For
U.S. Aid To Britain And France On Colossal Scale
CONGRESS
VOTES
TO AID THE ALLIES
GREAT TRIUMPH
FOR POLICY OF THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UP).—
President Roosevelt
has won his
fight for the revision of the
neutrality act
and the repeal
of
the arms embargo.
of Representatives
To-day the
House
approved the Senate's repeal of the embargo
CHINA. AND U.S. NEUTRALITY
Sino-Japanese War Figures In Debate
clause.
re-
This is the main provision in the proposed revised bill, and the President can gard his victory as. being practically complete.
181.
MAJORITY OF 62 SPEC TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
The House of Representatives WASHINGTON, Nov, 2 (UP).] The Sino-Japanese conflict approved repeal by 243 votes to figured prominently in the final
The action came with the re- stages of the neutrality debate
A. to-day, when members of Con-icction of a motion introduced -gress cited the inapplicability of Representative James the Neutrality Act to both the Shanley,--Democrat. of Connec European and Asiatic situations, ticut, to instruct the House Representative James Wads-conferves to retain the manda- worth, (Republican) urging for tory arms embargo in the revised the repeal of the arms embargo, Neutrality Bill.
Neu- declared that the present
During the debale Representative i trality Law; including the em-Sam Itayburn, the Majority Leader in bargo, was not applicable to the the House, said: "The United States is not en the verge of war, nor any- Far East without "dealing a bitter where near warf* blow to China and giving powerful aid to well-nrmed aggressors."
He said that he assumed that this was the chief reason why President Roosevelt had not invoked the Neu- trailty Act before.
Application of the embargo in the Sluo-Japanese war would, he main tained, be unfair.
Representative. Wadsworth's ples was considered among Congressional clrcles to be among the most effective of the entire debate,
Victim Of Aggression
No Part In Europe's Game He sought to refute the Opposition's arguments that the embargo repeal step towards war and a dangerous change to make while war was under way abroad.
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH'
TOKYO, Nov. 3 (Do- mei). Over 80 persons are believed to have been drowned in a ferry-boat which capsized on the Agano River near the city of Niigata on Thurs- day.
Twenty-nine bodies have been picked up by rescue parties.
HALIFAX TELLS THE HOUSE OF LORDS
FORCES
66 We War
Are In To
Win
GEN. SIR E. IRONSIDE, the now Chief of Imperial Ceneral Staff, talking to Lt.-Gen. Sir R. Adam (right), Deputy C.I.G.S.
Possibility Of Serious Air Raids Envisaged
Democrat declared, and added that LONDON, Nov. 2 (Reuter).-The possibility of very country in the world hos expected changes in American serious air-raids in Britain was visualised by Mr. Herbert
neutrality ever since the President Morrison in the course of a
Congress to enact a new
"We know that China is a victim Neutrality Law.
of Degresalon and that she has no During the final debate the galleries industry or capacity for producing of the House were packed. Queues, fermed In the corridors of the House arma" do cald.
To apply the embargo on her wing. would be a powerful blow to her powers of self defence,"
He asserted that the embargo had
Now Bill Assured WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (Reuter)
operated unfairly in both the Ethio-The final passage of the Neutrality, plan and Spanish warn, in each case Bill, with a complete repeal of the
Inore Arms Embargo, is now virtually a being an advantage to the
sured, following the defeat by 243 powerful and well armed side.
Opposing repeal, Representative to 181 votes in the House of Repre Dorbelt (Republican, sentatives of the motion urging re Ilobert Pennsylvania) sald that the United tention of the Embargo, States could not legislate simultane-
occan.
ADMISSION OF DANGER Bombing Attacks On Industrial Areas
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
debate in the House of
Commons on Civil Defence.
After saying that if raids were
of a sufficiently large senle, a proportion of bombers might be expected to get through and do
fairly serious damage, Morrison continued:
warm time.
Mr.
The It"
2
LONDON, Nov. (Reuter)."The primary aim of our being engaged in war is to win it?"
Thus declared Lord Halifax in the House of Lords to-day when he made a statement on Britain's aims in the conflict against Germany.
Armaments Problem
The Foreign Secretary asserted that no conclusion of the war could pos- sibly be acceptable that did not in- clude a solution of the armaments problem.
"Our definite alms in this war are not n'question for this Government alonc, but also for the governments of our Allies and our Dominions," he continued
when
"The time may well come
it will be possible and right to de- fine in greater detall the terms to which we are held-the fullment of the purposes of which is the reason why we took up arms.
Will Not Desist
"One thing is quite certain-we zhould not, and shall not, desint from the task to which we have set our hands until we are convinced, one
that we another,
have WAY or secured conditions which, so far as is Sumanly possible, may protect-the- world against a repitition of this tragedy."
Essential Foundation
Lord Halifax declared that the es- sential foundation to any progress towards peare must be confidence.
The confidence which the present German Government had destroyed must be repaired, and they were the only people who could restore
st.
"It Is for them, not us, to con- sider how it can be done," said Lord Ifullfax.
The definition of war alms con- cerns the governments of the Domin- PLEASE Turn To Pago 2.
Daring Raid On Border Bandits Swoop On British Territory
"Let Hitler understand that if hoj SWOOPING DOWN Into does this thing, he will evoko British territory from across the almitar action no less effective than Shum Chun River, Chinese ban- his own.
dits made 2 daring raid on Worm Timo Promised LONDON, Nov, 2 (UP)—Tho
Lokmauchau, the border elty, The motion was one of three in the A.R.P., Co-ordinating Com- *"If he comes here, he will have a ghortly before 5 o'clock this ously for the Atlantic and Pacific form of instructions to the Join mitice, has issued a statement, "Active defences will inflet very morning.
Committee of both Houses.
The other two motions were alstreiterating the view that should serious casualties on the German air
Nine men, all masked and four He said that if the embargo was
heavy fighting develop, heavy force.
"Some of them may get through, larmed with revolvers, particl- lifted it would be a help to the defeated.
The motion forbidding Foderat bombing attacks on the densely Allies and an advantage to Japan,
action in their own country, duc
their respective sea power agencies to extend credits to bel-populated industrial areas is but they are bound to get elmllar; pated in the raid.
ligerents was defeated by 228 votes
"Whatever the enemy doer, the Although a foki, at grave risk to in the Pacific and Atlantic.
The United States, he maintained, to 198, and the motion favouring an almost certain, and will result in
were able to escape back into Chinese should not overlook the implications embargo on arms and ammunition a huge. number of casualties in Aritish people will keep their nerve his life, raised the alarm, the bandits
"Let them understand that the territory with a valuable haul. but not aeroplanes and other non-the absence of heavily protected and he will not break their spirit. lethal instruments of war was re-shelters.
consequences of auch desperate They were chased to the border by jected by 244 votes to 170, whereas
moves may be very grave for Ger- Sergt. M. Mattinson, O.I.C. of the SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" a similar amendment was passed. In British leaflet raids over Germany
many. Surely it will be madness Lokmauchau Police Station, and other that night-ilme bombing
ipalice officers chased the bandits to WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UP)—the House last June by 214 votes to showed
Mutual Destruction
the Shum Chun River, but the nine planes would probably got through Representative Fred Crawford, (Re- | 173.
"If there is in this war mutual men were able to clude capture by publican, Michigan) has Introduced The Joint Committee is expected more easily than was anticipated,
river to the resolution requiring the Secretary to meat to-morrow and it is thought provided they remain sufficiently destruction, I want Hitler and Goering swimming across the
and all their colleagues to understand sanctuary high.
Japanese-occupied PLEASE Turn To Pago 2.
PLEASE Turn To Pago 2.
In this case accurate bombing that if they go in for this devilry of Chinese territory. would be difficult, further Increasing the air, that if they decide to go mad The raid was made on the Wan Sat the danger of indiscriminate bomb-jant embark on a policy of destruc- Rice Shop. ing. The balloon barrage la design-tion of the great cities and popula-
The bandits gained entry by
militate stand up to it. altitude and would mino
in the Pacific.
American And Japanoso
GERMANS TO EVACUATE
of
ISTANBUL, Nov. 2 (UP) The German authorities here to keep enemy planes at high tion, we are ready for it and we will smashing in the front door.
They fired shots as they entered have ordered all German nationals to be ready to leave Turkey against Lorget bombing and increase "In the end the British people will the building, terrorising the occu-
the kelihood of Indiscriminate come through triumphantly."
pants with threats of instantaneous na soon na possible.
bombing.
death if they resisted. Russo-Turkish Talks
The talks will probably begin when A Commifice ́›
While the armed men kept guard composed of also in the whole offelal shelter LONDON, Nov. 2 (Router) —A] the Numanian Ambassador to Tur-architects, surveyors, engineers, scheme.".
over the occupants; the remainder of
· mestage from Istanbul stiggasts, that Turkey and Russia may resume their key returns to Istanbul from doctors and scientists are of the it recommends that the programme the party icisurely proceeded to ran-
opinion that "the first week of the of heavy shelters, capablo, of resist- sack the entire building, wo
They broke opona nato, from interruplod talks, shortly, and that Bucharest, where he has been con-ralds will reveal terrible inadequacy, ing splinters from falling bombs, be
PLEASE Turn To Paza 2. Fumanla will join in the discussions, | ferring with King Carol
not only in the slope so far taken, bul speeded up,
German Trade
LONDON, Nov. 2 (Reuter)-A special com- mentary issued to-day shows in vivid manner that German export activities in Norway are declining.
Trade activity shows diminishing returns in spite of the large commercial staff sent to the German Legation.
KING'S BROTHER IS IN THE ARMY
THE DUKE of Cloucester, younger brother of the King. is now Chicf Liaison Officer of the British Forces and is serving on the Western Front. This photograph was taken just before he loft for France.
RAIDS ON CANTON
Chinese Aircraft Activity
In many cases, either the goods ordered cannot be delivered or the prices have |been substantially raised.
Offers of certain metals are withdrawn.
Woollen piece goods are only. supplied with a percentage of artificial material, and as a re- |sult orders are cancelled.
Tuaning materials cunnot
obtained.
Lost Sea Power
ba
In the 20 years before the war, Germany built up a large mercantile marine which commanded admiration throughout the world.
Now Germany has lost a large part of that fine commercial feet. What' |reinalns is powerless to carry on tho maritime, trođo which was created.
Already 13 fine Germon merchant- · men have Inilen prizes to the Allied Įmavles. Two of there have been cap
tured by the French navy and a fur- ther elght vessels scuttled themselves to avoid capture.
There are reports that German
which merchantmen,
have
taken shelter in neutral ports, are trying to make their way home. This will lengthen the list of captures, though some are using northern fogs and neutral territorial waters and may slip through the blockades to regain home ports.
Another factor whittling away the German merchant navy is the lack of currency, which has forced German ships sheltering in neutral porta'to seli part of their cargoes to defray harbour duen.
Their cargoes, however, cannot lost for ever, and once they are exhausted, the German ships will be forced elther to submit to seizure or try to run the gauntlet of the Allied ships.
LATEST
Plucky Attempt
To Escape
LONDON, Nov. 3 (Reuter),Three German scamen, after being six and a half days in an open lifeboat during an attempt to cross the sea to the continent from Scotland, have, been re-landed in Scotland by a trawler, which picked them up in a distressed. condition at sea.
It is believed that they are mem- bers of the crew of ship which is being held for contraband examina- tion. Under cover of darkness, it is belleved that they managed to launch one of the ship's boats. They battled through heavy seas and got several hundred miles away before being swept back to the Scottish coast.
Patrols In Alsace
(Reuter)
3 PARIS, Nov. SZEWUI, Nov. 3 (Cen-
French commentator says that, faced- tral).--Chinese planes are with the present uncertainty, the
reported to have raided French General Staff has sent out Canton several times during effort to discover, what the enemy' is patrols along the Alsace front in an
doing. the past days.
This is the first time since October. About 200 truckloads of
|15~~lle ove of the German attack on Japanese military supplies have the Saar and Moselle regions that been sent to temporary atore- patrols have been active in this houses in the western suburbs to sector. avold further raids.
Kwangi Air Raids
Nazi Propaganda
near
PARIS, Nov. 3 (Router) The KWEILIN, Nov. 3 (Central)- Wuming and Nanning, important Germans have started operating a towns in south Kwangsl, were raided powerful broadcasting station by niae Japanese aircraft yesterday. Saarbrucken. The station broadcasts Darnage in both places was insigni- in French and the programmes chiefly
defame Britain. Hunan Town Raided
fcant.
YUANLING, Nov. 3 (Central) Six Japanese planes bombed Trell, northwest of Changlo, yesterday. More than 30 missiles were dumped. Earlier, a Japanese machine con- ducted reconnaissance over Hanshou, southeast of Changtch.
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16 HOSPITAL SHIPS OF WOUNDED JAPANESE
CHANGSHA, Nov. 3 (Central),Indicative of the heavy Japanese casualties during the recent battle in north Hunan, some 16 transports, loaded with wounded soldiers and cremated remains of those killed in action, have passed through Hankow during the past month.
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