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LABOUR DEBATE Britain Not Doing

Her Utmost

LONDON, Jan. 21 (Router). -The debato In the House of Commons following Mr Ernest Bevin's speech revenled the current opinion that everything possible was still not being done to expedite the war effort and that there should, be a greater measure of compulsion on all parties to contribute a larger measure, of compulsion on all measure of labour.

This is 'n principle which Mr Devin line been apposing as unnecessary,

There is difference of opinion inside the Labour movement on the issue as shown by the speech by the former Labour Minister, Mr Shinwell, who declared, "We need not be afraid of

drostle, even revolutionary, methods In this country." lle contended that the hopes that the last change of Government would preface a new and unified policy

of comprehensive

planning and complete co-ordination of the national effort hind not materialised.

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Greek-Soviet Meetings

Failure of A Mission ISTANBUL, Jan. 21 (Router). -The Greek Commercial Mis- slon returning from Moscow stated they learned from Russian political quarters that 120 Soviet divisions, normally 1,800,000 troops, have been established along the Russian-German frontier.

The delegation was unsuccessful in its effort to negotiate for the purchase of wheat and coal from Russia. The Russians, according to this source, demanded an exorbitant price for wheat and refused in deliver coal until the Greeks, had handed over each

Large quantities of wheat and coal had recently passed through the

Wednesday,

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Japanese War Chief Reports On Third Year Of China War

Special to the "Telegraph"

January 22, 1941.

PREMIER

SPEAKS

Aims For Which We Fight

LONDON, Jan. 21 (Reuter).- In concentrating his efforts on the supreme task of-winning the war, Mr Winston Churchill is not overlooking the problem of post-war reconstruction and is ready, "when a good opportunity presents itself," to enlarge upon tho Government's war and peace aims.

ure

The Prime Minister put his views in a nutshell in the House of Com- mons to-day when he said: "Most right-minded people here and abroad, especially in the United States, already fully understand the causes and principles for which wo waging

War upon Nazi tyranny. Can't Say Anything Now "The Government is always on the lookout for

of any opportunity making a statement that would help our victory

now and liberation, round down under German smoke. I am not, however, able to say any- thing at present.""

One Member, Sir Stanley Reed, suggested that the Prime Minister consider definitely advising the Italian people that the British Common- wealth was under no misapprehen-

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Mr Churchill recalled his recent

broadcast and said that he did not

TOKYO, Jan. 21 (Domei).-Reporting to the Diet on the developments of the China campaign during the past year, the War Minister, Lieut-General Hideki Tojo,mropose to add anything to it at the declared that. Chinese resistance was characterised by "lack of initiative and passive-

ness."

The Chinese failed to make any general counter-offensive excepting at the end of the winter offensive launched at the end of 1939 and the comparatively spirited sorties of the Com- munist forces in North China in August.

sustained

the Attributing defensive taken by the Chinese under Chiang Kai-shek to a "decline in fighting strength," the War Minister pointed out that the Japanese forces have continued "positive and vigor- ous" operations in various areas.

the

The major blows dealt were capture of Ichong, the joint bombing attacks against the interior Chinese bases by the Army air force with the

Kennedy & U. S. Policies

Lend and

Lease Bill

Explained

Admiral Leahy Has Long Talk With Admiral Darlan

Japan-Soviet Fisheries

Temporary Agreement

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH TOKYO, Jan. 21 (Domel).—Con. firming the report that a shery agreement has been concluded at Moscow between Japan und the Soviet Union, the Foreign-Minister, Mr Yosuke Matsuoka, in his address to the Diet to-day, said that a provi- the slonu arrangement regarding

Soviet-Japanese Asheries has been

&

Dartstrelles on Greck slips as a result naval air forces, the entry of military Opposes Measure But Has said they generally surveyed and ed that the agreement is to be signed

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forces into French Indo-China and the interruption of Chinese supply routes,

North China

No Alternative Plan SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

agreed upon while an agreement hus VICHY, Jan. 21 (UP).—In a state-also been reached for setting up ment mode after an hour's meeting | Soviet-Japanese mixed commission with Admiral Darlan, the United for the conclusion of a formal fishery States Ambassador Admiral Leahy

treaty.

The of Information announc- political and naval situations that the Ambassador explained in early this morning. detatt President Roosevelt's policies,

Long Negotiations WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (UP). United States to give aid to Britain. Signed at 1 am, to-day between the

particularly the determination of the

MOSCOW, Jan. 31 (Domel). Referring 10 the operations in

the Admiral Leahy continued his Foreign Commissar, M. Viacheslay ed out that from April to the end of House Foreign Affairs Com-personal contacts with most of the Molotoff, and the Japanese Ambassa- North Chinn, the War Minister point--At the hearings, before June the Japanese inflicted severe mmittee to-day, Mr Joseph Ken-he conferred with Mr Richard Allen, Irawa, the new modus vinendi showed Cabinet Ministers. At noon to-day, dor, Lieut-General Yoshitsugu Tale- defeats upon the Chinese Central Army foreca in southern Shansi in nedy, former United States the Director of the American Red an unexpectedly sudden conclusion to the Chinese First War Zone "while Ambassador, to Britain said: Cross in France, who arrived yester-negotiations which were temporarlly from the end of August to September "I am against the Bill in its day from Paris enroute la Marseilles given up at the end of last year. they, sucerssfully repulsed the sorties present form," but when asked milk, medicines and woollens aboard ber 13 and seven conversations were

to arrange for the distribution of the Communist forces,

December the if he had any changes to suggest ja steamer which is expected soon. From October to Japanese forces also carried out a he declared: "If I had, I would series of "clean-up" campaigns against be glad to state them." He said on the borders of Hopeh, Chahar, that powers to speed up nationai defence were "absolutely neces-

the Communist forces and their bases

Shansi and Shiensi Provinces.

In Central China, the Japanese sary." carried out the chang drive from

of

The negotiations started on Decem-

held up to December 30.

Terms of Lease

TOKYO, Jan. 22 (Domei).-The Congress Supports

Board of Information announced:

1. The existing Japanese-Soviet Navy Protection Bill

convention will remain in force as WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (Reuter), it is to the end of this year. Mr Kennedy suggested

2. The said modus vivendi is to 21 smallBy 130 votes to nil, the House of May to the beginning of July, defeat-Congressional Committee to

the ap-be replaced by a new fishery con- work Representatives approved ing

about 50 Chinese dlvisions totalling 470,000 troops, making the with President Roosevelt on aid to propriation of £75,000,000 to streng-vention to be concluded during this. Chinese abandon about 90,000 dead Britain; advocated a time limit on the then the Navy's protection against year. and capturing 13,000 rifles.

lend and lease powers, and also to ir attack,

This was the Arst Bill to be passed The capture of Ichang resulted in limit the amount of money_to_be_ex-by the House at the 77th Congress the further advance inland of the pended. Japanese air bases, facilitating effec-

and

South of Yangtse

War Inevitable, lf—

blank

our own best interests."

Asked whether he

3

the

have the strength to capture the air, Mr Kennedy continued: "If they a crisis might come any day. So far they have not indicated, that they have that strength."

The said modus vivendi was not concluded before because of the Soviet proposal with respect to the method of payment for the rental for the loused "fishery lots, which would increase enormously the burden on the fishing concerns. The Soviet Government, however, have agreed to withdraw this proposal resulting in an amicable settlement of the question on the basis of additional payment by Japan for this year of the amount equivalent to 20 per cent

lots and of local tax,

Newspapers Suppressed

LONDON, Jan. 21 (Reuler).— Britain's leading Communist news- paper, "Daily Worker," has been sup- pressed by the Government under the Defence Regulations,

Another Left Wing periodical, call- ed "The Week," is similarly sup- pressed.

tive bombardment of Chungking and Ile told Representative George they might normally expect from the Increasing the dimculties, attending Tinkham that war would be evil-United States. the transport of war materials by the able if the United States sends any Things Not Understood

Chinese.

navy units to fight for Britain.

expected convoys ships or has a ship blown up. He said he did not believe the Bill Crials 10 develop in the next 60 or 70 cheque days, Mr Kennedy said that he did not know exactly what that meant éarried out operationa sauth of the powers. He summarized his stand to and that there were many things of the rental for the leased fishery

During October the Japanese forces gave the President Yangtse and routed about 200,000 give utmost ald to Britain because the military situation he did not Chinese troops west of langchow,Asked if England had been faced understood why the German Army understand. For example, he never frustrating the Chinese plan to dis- turb the lower Yangtse della.

with

crisis since September 1039, permitted the British Army of 300,- In South Chinn the Japanese forces Mr Kennedy sald: "If by crisis' you 000 to escape from Dunkirk.

If the German air force was ns operated near Leungkow north of mean that England could fall will

tellitate the Japanese 60 or 90 days, I do not know on what strong as it claimed to be, Mr Ken- Canton operation in the Tchang area in May that could be based. But the allus-nedy thought it should have had a June, while advancing on Indo-tlon has been very critles since the perfect chance to annihilate

British force. He did not understand fall of France." China border In late June the Japan- ese forces completely cut off the sup-

Nazi Blunder

why the Germans had not wrought

destruction Frenter

on Britain's ply route for the Chiang Kai-shek He said he did not understand why industrial centres. regime from there.

the Germans permilled the with- On September 23, the Japanese drawal from Dunkirk. "If the Ger forces entered northern Indo-China mans have the strength to assume under the terms of the arrangements command of the air, a crisis might concluded in Tokyo on August 30 and come at any moment, but it is not

The Home Secretory is satisfied on the spot on September 22, and Indicated that they have that

Asked whether he knew the British that these papera systematically thus completed the interruption of strength."

war alms. Mr Kennedy replied that publish matter calculated to foment supply routes to Chungking from the He said that the British balloon he certainly did not.

opposition to the successful prosecu- rench colony.

barrage and anti-olrcraft balteries Nature Of War Aims

tion of the war, slates an ófficial an- Admitting

itting the presence of defeated were never very effective.

nouncement. Chinese troops in various parts and When asked if there was any pus- The questioner, Representative Omeers of Scotland Yard raided the growth in strength of the Com-sibility of the British beating the Hamilton Fish, then asked whether the office of the "Dally Worker" to- muniat forces, the

Entirely Mr Kennedy thought that something day and stopped publication just as War Minister Axis Powers, he said: pledged that the Army will continue from numbers, I do not see how ought to be done to let the United it was going to press. relentless operations in future side 1,500,000 men ean drive 0,000,000 States know the nature of these aims by side with the efforts to pacify the men who are armed to the teeth from before further ald for Britain was Chinese masses and stabilise the oc- any place, unless there is a revolu- proceeded with, Mr Kennedy said cupled areas.

that he did not understand the tlon."

question and suggested that it was Britain Divided On Issue

one for the State Department. WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuter).--

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” Mr Kennedy declared that "some Referring to the internal conditions & statement that Britain's leadership people at the top in Britain felt that It

LONDON, Jan. 21 (UP) -For the In Chungking, the War Minister as was divided on the question of the they were not getting the kind of nith week in succession British ship- serted that the Chinese have lost 60 advisability of tro United States

below tho to 90 per cent of customs duties, salt becoming an active participant in the help that they would expect from the ping losse were well

United States,"

weekly average since the war began. gabelle and consolidated taxes which war was made by Mr Joseph P.

Fish asked whether it was fair According to the Admiralty, the list formerly accounted for the main Kennedy, former American Ambassa- to the British people for us to contains only nine British ships of

in London. sources of revenue. The Index figure dor In

States 30,260 tons, lost due to enemy netion Mr Kennedy was testifying before intimate that the United of commodity prices on the basis of 100 prior to the conflict in

the Foreign Affairs Committee of the would be in a possible continental in the week ending at midnight

Invasion, 1940, showed 136 but in November House of Representatives on Presi don't believe that we have ever done neutral losses.

Mr Kennedy replied, "January 12. There were no Allied or dent Roosevelt's Bill for helping the of the same year rose to 850.

that officially.

The losses for the week, however, As the Communist troops increased democracies.

Mr Fish asked if there was any are over double compared to last Replying to questions, Mr Kennedy their strength over tho

preceding year, the Internal strife between the said that some members of the British truth in the reports that Britain was week's figures. During the period Chungking and the Communist forces over entered the war, it would "And that the Labour and Socialist parties they sanit 42,700 tons.

Government felt that if the United, "going Socialist." Mr Kennedy said under review, the Germans claim grew in Intensity recently. The Cilang

Others were becoming more important. He Kai-shek regime is still ad- believed that entry of the United added that nobody had the right to

a way to carry it through."

Delhi Conference LONDON, une and ming States would be to the detriment of a witches would ever go

Jan: 21 (Reuter)- ald from third Powers and hoping Britain's war effort because it would

back

to were.

Valuable and far-reaching recom- for increased aid in future.

Paying tribute to British morale, mendations of the Delhi Gonference The War Minister sold that the from America.

slow down the flow of material ald

Kennedy said, "I can't imagine are being dealt with in consultation Chinese still fall to understand

"There is no unanimity on the anything better. There is a great between the Briush Government and Japan's national polley and spirit, be-question" declared Mr Kennedy, who deal less turmoil there than among other governments concerned, de- lieving that Japan will imminently added that many people in the the people I have met in the United ctared Mr L. S. Amery, Secretary for suffer political or economie disrup- British Government felt that they States, It's just a question of plain India, in reply to a question in the tion from within.

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