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Safeguarding An Hemisphere's Neutrality. U.S. TO PATROL SEA WITH 500 BOMBERS

By JACK JOHNSON

"United Press" Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, (U.P.)—The administration may ask Congress for 500 air dread- naughts, outstripping the famed "Flying Fortresses” in speed and cruising range, to enable the Army Air Corps to meet the needs of a Western Hemisphere defence policy, [it was reported authoritatively.

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Plan for the new air pro- or a little larger" than the present purchasing programmes from delays gramme are in tentative form,,per-bombers but said this resulting from a deluge of foreign and, if finally approved, may be proved motor designing would lower orders which may be placed if the

Itte sumption, Thig increasing aims embargo is repealed. submitted to Congress early in cruising range In addition, it was

The Joini Aeronautical Board, the regular session along with said that improvements in wing and other emergency army requests other designing would add to their composed of the top-ranking officers speed and operating range. They

of the army and navy air branches, to meet unforeseen expenditures probably would cost around $200,000 has asked plane manufacturers work- as a result of the European war. each.

ing on government orders to supply The new planes, which would cost The long-range, high speed bomber the board with full details concern- about $100,000,000 (31), would be in has been advocated recently by Amy forel overnments for planes, parts Hing contracta and "negulintions with addition to the July 1, 1941 "goal" air chieftains as a vital need in and engines. ur 5,500 planes authorised by the last hemisphere defence policy. They session of Congress in the $300,000-have asserted that similar. develop- The information, it was explained, 000 aviation expansion

progra

ments by foreign powers have h-fwould keep the government informed Work on this programme is being creased the facility with which at-jon latest foreign plane developments, expedited. Ofeials now belleve tacks could be made on the Amerleas, production facilities at domestic that it will be completed seven or They argue that foreign air pro-plants available

in an

emergency. (eight months ahead of schedule, gress must be matched by planes and safeguard American military

which would enable the Army of capable of operating over vast displine orders from delays. place additional orders for the new tances from the Atiny's chain of AL

It was disclosed simultaneously super plates without "crowding" bases extending from Hawaii to the that the Army Air Corps has been Jaircraft manufacturing facilities. Panama Canal, and from New Eng-participating in the neutrality patro! Innd, through Puerto tico to the with navy and coast guard ships and Informed quartets told the "United

force would be esplanes. Press" that the projected terial conal. Such bombers would be better than the enemy to establish air bases that been ordered

sential in crushing, attempts of an Officials said that urmy planes had present 12-lon four engine fying might menace

to participate in ob- the United States servation tactivitie cruising fortresses, which have

whenever re- speed of more than 285 miles hourly security, it was sold.

quested by the other ærvices and and an operating radius of 2,000 ADDITIONAL ARMADA emphasised that the planes are en- miles cach when loaded.

gaging only in "observation" work. The disclosure that an additional which, it was said, affording army U.S.$200,000 EACH | armada of powerful bombers is under pilots a chance to practice operations These sources described the pro-musideration come as the Army and over water under "mos realistic jeeted craft as "about the same size Navy moved to protect their plane conditions."

The Western Hemisphere, omitting Canada, held at Panama a conference of 21 tent on what to do about war. All of the Nations have declared neutrality. their neutrality.

Consultation is invoked as provided

American Nations in- They met to defend

for in the Declaration of Lima, Latin American Alignments 1914-18)

adopted at the English Pan- American Conference last December, Section Thrce pro- vides for consultation "In case the peace, security or territorial integrity of any American Re- public in

threatened by acts of any nature." Frompt applica- tion of this procedure, within three weeks after Europe plunged into war, is in itself a milestone of Inter-American solidarity. Aizenda items at Panama open the entire range of continental rela- Lions. There are three main topics: 1. Neutrality-single or joint action. 2. Protection of the peace of the Western Hemis- phere to keep war out of the American markets for goods cut or from Europe and Asia; to. finance more Inter-American trade: and to prevent war dis- Jocations like those so disastrous -To-Latin-Amoriza in 1929-30.. Cannd remains officially outside the Pan-American family. but London and Washington recently have recognised Canada's special. position. President Roosevelt de- clared at Kingston, Ontario, on Aug. 18, 1938, that the United States would defend Canada against attacks by any foreign power. This guarantee was re- aflirmed by Mr. Roosevelt, and approved in a statement by the British Ministry of Information, just before the Conference. The results achieved at Panama, shows Iremendous gains" since 1014 in unity of the Americas. As the accompanying map shows, the nation were divided during the last war, Just 113 years after Simon Bolivar, .South America's "Liberator" from Spain, called the first embryonic Pan-American Conference at Panama, in 1826, his work at- tained full stature in the same city.

CAN

Diplomatic Relations With Germany Broken.

Ecuador Dec.7,1916. 2United States Apr6,1917|| 3Cuba Apr. 7, 1917. 4 Panama Apr. 7, 1917 5Dominican Rep.Apr12,1917 6Bolivia Apr 13, 1917. 7 Peru Oct 7, 1917. 8Urugvay Oct. 7, 1917. 9 Brazil Oct.26,1917 10Gvatemala Apr. 23,1918, Nicaragua May 7,1918. 12Costa Rica Máy24,1918. 13 Haiti July 15, 1918. 14 Honduras July 19,1918.

Neutrals 15 Argentina 16 Chile 17 Colombia 18 El Salvadort 19 Mexico 20 Paraguay. | 21 Venezuela.

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Refugees

Slight Fall In Numbers In Local Camps

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Mr. T. V. Soong Attends Chungking Meeting

Shanghal, Dec. 20.

The national financial conference

London, Dec. 20. Speaking on the first short wave national broadcast conducted by the Australian Government. Mr.

The numbers of refugees and R. C. Menzies, Australian Prime Minister, destitutes accommodated in Govern originally scheduled to be held in declared that Australia had decideri, ment camps in urban and rural areas Hongkong will now be convened in because so many strange things are are given officially as follows:

Chungking necording to a report In the Central China Daily News, sald about Australia by some pro- paganda stations, the time had come In urban areas, civilians-King's Mr. T. V. Soong, Chairman of the to speak for herself.

Although 12,000

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Park 1,38 for the week ending Banrd of Directors of the Bank of miles from December 10, as against 1,302 on China, arrived In Chungking from Australia was involved in

December ; MalauchuNRIE 1,083 as Hongkong yesterday to attend the the European war and was acting in against. 1978 and North Point 1,420 conference, it adds. The conference co-partnership with Britain. Ger-

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Inland Credits

will discuss the currency problems many began the war and was carry as against 1,418.

and decido on , mensuraj - for He ing it on in order to conquer people

In Czeclio-

urban Arcas, other than her own-the

soldiers in stabilisation of commodity prices and Slovaks and Poles, and who

of inland financial; hospital eleven on December 10, same readjustment Jnew what the others will be to-morrow, number en December 0 and Matau-conditions, the report concludes,

II Germany's only rule was milit-elung 720, as compared with 730. ary power, then no small nation in In rural areas-At Kam Tin 1.804 Europe is recure, and once Europe on December 16, as compared with The 'Chinese' banks in Shanghai is under the overlordship of Ger-1012 on December 9; Sun Uli Ling have decided to suspend extension of many then no small nation in the 600, as compared with 730 and Gillis credit loans to business houses of world could feel secure.

Cutting 373, as compared with 377. Innnd preas owing to lack of com **We in Australia are fortunate,

munication facilities, mys 'The Sin because we are indisrobibly bound to The grand total on Deember 16 Wan Pao, the outstanding credit

a very real Power whose interests was 7,540, as compared with 7.500 on loans being collected by bank re- and Ideals are ours and who whit pro- December 9, showing a decrease of presentatives in the inland cities, the

20 tect us if necessary."-Reuter.

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