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Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 24, 1940.

Closest Co-Operation With British

CZECHS ARMY

WILL IN

RAISE BRITAIN

FOLLOWING the official recognition by the Britishj

Government of the authority of the Czecho-Slovak Federal Debt

National Committer, headed by Dr. Eduard Benes, ener- getic measures are being taken by the Committee to expediate recruiting in Britain for the Checho-Slovak Army,

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New Tokyo 'Hands Off Warning

N. Y. K. Ships En Route To Japan

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Jan, 24 (Domel).- Japan, through Its Foreign Minister, Mr. H. Arita, has warned Britain that it expects that the Royal Navy will refram from further "untoward incidents" with respect to the N.x.k. Iners Ginyo, Maru and Tatsula Maru,

to now en roule Japan trum * United States,

it is knows that a number of Ger- matts who, like those selzed aboard Be Asazoa Maru are ex-engloyces of the standard Of Company, are aboard the Ginyo Mart and it is presemeil

Insufficient

U.S. Treasurer Wants It This will be done in close coll-Up To $50,000,000,000!

the

buration with the Brith military authorities. It is understood that the WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Reuter). mobilization will not follow on the Mr. Henry Morgenthau, lines adopted in France, where all Secretary of the Treasury, Informed Czecho-Slovalta between the ages of the Representatives' Appropriations 1 and 50 were called up in a body Committen during the hearings of the at three days' notice.

Treasury Department 1941 Supply Bill that he contended that the init of Federal debt should be raised to $50,000,000,000.

In Britain the men eligible for service will be grouped, in n some what illur fashion to the group- ing under the British Military Ser- vice Acts, and will be mobilized in batches.

it is probable that a two months training period will be adequate for the majority of the men mobilized. as most of them have already served with the Czecho-Slovnk Army.

Difficulties

Whether the training will take) place in England or France has not) yet been decldest.

As against the advantages of local training must be set technical dim-i culties arising from the differences] between, Ontish and French war

material.

The present limit of $45,000,000,000 should be raised and he would take another look at the situation when it had reached $40,000,000,000, but there would

be no particular danger Involved If Congress raised the debt

it to $50,000,000,000.

Mr. Morgenthau also maintained that the banlget should be balanced in- by reduced expenditures and jereased taxes.

BIG DRIVE

· UNDER WAY

FROM PAGE ONE

"There will be no difficulty in finding the requisite number of experienced officers; on the cone some indication of the size of the trary, the Czechs have a surplus of Tort the Russians are now "making.

officers and a system of rank re-

Finnish Communique duction will have to

a be considered, ;

BELSINGFORS, Jm. 23 (Reuter), With the help of the British Gov- ernment negulations have begunnnish war communique states:

the Cominittee and the

"North-east of Lake Ladoga, our

between

that others are aboard The FatsutaDominious for the extension of the troops continue fighting with suncers.

In asking the British Ambassador, recruiting scheme.

All attacks fammeher by the enemy different points were beaten buck with heavy Russtan losses.

In Canada alone there are 36.0mnat Sir Robert Craigle, to intimate to the | Czesho-Slavaks. A contingent of 500

that

Japan

Government British would regard further untoward in-then as already arrived in Pranc eldents as unfriendly sets, dir. Arita from Palestine.

I made known to Sir Robert the viLAN

et the Japanee Goverancel regard-

ng the situation arising froma Asma aru' incident.

Strong Committee

"During the fighing at Kollaan- Joki, over 1,000 ut the enemy were icted in the last few days.

ters

"In the war zone, enemy have been most in evidence on the

There have been no negotiations with the United States of America,thmus north of Lake Ladoga, chiefly

Bre about 1,500,000

Any scheme of mobilization there would be contrary to the provisions of the US. Neutrality Act.

Japan. meanwhile, Is to make where there publie the circumstances surrounding Czechs, the Asana Maru Incident. Repre-į sentatives of all parties in the two Houses of the Diet and news agency and newspaper representatives are to be received at the Premier's official residence this afternoon to hear the Japanese case.

HERTZOG DEMANDS PEACE

Remarkable Speech To

S. African Parliament ........CAPE TOWN.. Jan. 23_(Router)

romo

The Czecho-Slovak National Com-!! mitice is a strong and highly repre- sentative body.

bombers.

"Our own aircraft have repelled the entry aircraft, have carried out

and reconnaissance

photographie lights and directed artillery fire.

"According to confined reneris, six enemy planes were shot down, rhe tate of three uthers is uncertain.

U-BOAT EXPERTS

Its chef, Dr. Eduard Benes, who became -President of the Republie in December, 1935, is a European figure.

Major-General Inge joined the ABOARD ASAMA MARU? Southern Slav volunteer division attached to the Russian forces in 1915, and fought on the Dobruja front. Later he joined the Cache, Slovals Brigade formed in Russia,

ENO SVA word

and in 1917 he left for Great Britain with the fact that the Swedish traw- and France, where he did good ler, Kronprinzessen Margaretin, was service in the 21st and 22nd Czecho-stopped within sight of Sweden and by a

Slovak Regiments, and afterwards a British sherman removed helped to organize the Czecho-Slovak German warship on September 24. Legion in ftaly.

Must Be Curbed

close

Particularly

is Important

the present

cago

of the arrent of skilled technicians, who would al- most certainly have been employed in submarine warfare. It is vital for Britain and important för neu- trals that it should be curbed.

M. Stefan Osusky has represented

Under a decree of June 22, 1038, all The Parliamentary galleries were its country as Minister in Paris aine Germans of military age are under“

a Slovak, as is M. when crowded

lau obligation to "give rervices or General Hertzog 1921. He is

who was Chief of moved a resolution that the time had George Slavik,

Germons travelling in for the slate of war against Civil Defence during the invasion bydro a particular course of train- Germany to be ended and peace the Red Hungarian Government. M.approximation to formed bodies hope restored. fle said that he would Stavik was Minister to Poland into escape capture by the simple ex- consider it a gross neglect of duty if 1933, and accompanied Dr. Beneste peulent of avoiding the Atlantic and he diri not seize this first opportunity America to organize the liberation taking the long Pacle route. to ulter a warning and insist on a movement. M. Hubert Ripka was penceful settlement.

the foreign editor of the well-knownį Very bitter passions were being Lidove Noviny, and is the author of } stirred and all previous opportunities "Munich-Before and After," to discuss pegeć terms were rejected.

Oldest Member This was lending to Armageddon,

"Responsible people muel feel The oldest member of the com- that this detondurable state of in-mittee is Monsignor Jen, Shramek, a fernational lunacy should be ended." Protonotary of the Roman Catholic be said.

Church, Professor of Christian Socio- General Hertzog contended that the logy at the Theological Institute of NEW. TRADE PACT NOT necusation that Germany dined at Brno (Brunn), and one of the or-

WANTED workd cornination

Czech was completely gonizers of the

Catholle, unfounded and unjust. He conclud- Populist Party. He has been a lead- ed by saying that the declamation of ing political figure under the Ro- war was the fireatest blunder ever public, has held several Cabinet posts, committed by South African states and was for several years Deputy

to

the

-

>> FROM PAGE ONE

men and hud made the Union sink Prime Minister. His appearance be-on business in the United States level of a vassal state oflies his age of three score and ten. under the provisions of the expiring

M. Edward Outrata, the youngest trenty, Mr. Berle said that such altens member of the committee, is 42 years"may be permitted to qualify as visi- General Jan Smuts, the Premier, old. He was the general manager of toes temperority admitted for bust-

Er From "Mein Kampf"

said that General Hertzog's speech the Bras Armaments Factory where ness or pleasure." was one of the most amazing he had the Bren in was invented, and be

Further applications for admission

I ever heard. With South Africa ni came one of the leading financial and of Japanese notionals desiring to

war, the former Prime Minister had business figures in his country.

•

Case.

enter the United States temporarily

no word to say to support his own Major-General Viest served with for business or plensure would be country, but had presented the the Czech forces in their famous re-considered in the light of the existing enemy's

General Hertzog's treat through Siberia. He in a law applicable to visas for tempor- sprech read like a chapter from Slovak, and remained in Slovakia nsary visitors. "Mein Kampf" (Laughter),

Inspector of the Any after Gennan Before the State Department re- General Hertzog's presentation occupation of Prague until he became vealed the details of the interview, of the case was a complete dator- convinced that Germany would allow Mr. Harinouch told the Press that he tion of the facts. General Smuts the Slovaka no Independence what-expected that an imperial decree maintained that the unjustified and ever, and escaped secretly to Join would be issued to-morrow, stating thal duties on American exports will overwhelming attack on Poland by curller exiles.

not be raised.

Germaity, caused the war, and he

drew loud chcers when he added, that the facts were precisely con-

་ ་

Asked if he expected trade between Japan and the United States to pro-

usual

trary to General Hertzog pro- TO PROTECT U.Sed, as ofter Friday, Mr.

pusition.

Irrevocable Decision

Hitler's peace offers were made after the martyrdom of Poland." Verouilles thould not be an excuse

for the domineering' policy of Iütler

during the last few years.

"Versailles had ceased to be n blot

INTERESTS

Roosevelt Appoints New Committed WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Router),

Harinouchi replied, "I hope so."

PADEREWSKI AS PRESIDENT

on Europe. 1tler is a blot for more in umnounced, that President PARIS, Jan. 23 (Reuter)-M. dangerous than Versallica, Some Roosevelt has formed a special gov-Ignace Paderewski was elected Pre- thing quite new has appeared, and cement committee to prevent con-aldent of the Polish National Council that is the spirit which has given rise diets arlolzig over purchases

to-day at its first meeting here.

to the war now raging against the American milliary and naval supplies The Council will be on advisory bully and extermination of the email by, foreign guvernments,

man.

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| body to the Polish President until it

General Smula added that A The committee is charged with the la possible for the elected Parliament suparato peace was now,qulls out of duty of protecting the interests of to meet again in Warsaw, the question, Parliament's decision the was irrevocable.

Smuts Wine Voto.

United States by

Iis first act was to pass a mellon preventing conflict with the requirements of that of sympathy with Finland, akk country and its citizens in the Ameri M. Paderewski gave a message of comfort to the Polish people now. jenn mörkéts. Amid cheers, the amendment in-

(suffering from the German aggrossbra. troduced by General Smuts re- Mr. Henry Morgenthau, the Sterel- Poland, he anld, was immarta) and affirming the resolution of September ary of the Treasury, fa appointed, her final victory at the side of the

4 severing relations with Germany, to act in a liaison capacity between Allies would bring ilberly, again" to was adopted,

the President and the Committer, her oppressed people, espKT

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