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TWO IMPORTANT SPEECHES, INDICATIVE OF THE TREND OF AMERICAN THOUGHT REGARDING THE PRESENT STRUGGLE OF THE DEMOCRACIES AGAINST HITLERISM, WERE DELIVERED YESTERDAY, IN THE ONE, COLONEL HENRY STIMSON, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR, SAID HE WAS IN FAVOUR OF THE UNITED STATES IMMEDIATELY USING ITS NAVY FOR THE CONVOYING OF WAR SUPPLIES TO BRITAIN; IN THE OTHER senator clAUDE PEPPER DECLARED THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO SPILL THEIR BLOOD TO CRUSH "GERMANY: AND THAT THEY ARE EAGERLY AWAITING RESPONSIBLE AND AUTHORITATIVE GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP TO PUT FORWARD A PROGRAMME FOR THE DEFEAT OF THE AXIS POWERS.

UNITED STATES PREPARING ITSELF TO GO TO WAR AGAINST THE AXIS POWERS People Ready To Fight, Declares Wants Convoys

Senator Claude Pepper

By JOHN Beal

Special to the . "Telegraph"

WASHINGTON, MAY 6, (UP).-SENATOR CLAUDE PEPPER TO-DAY TOLD THE SENATE THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO "SPILL THEIR BLOOD" TO CRUSH GERMANY, AND ARE EAGERLY AWAITING "RESPONSIBLE AND AUTHORITATIVE” GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP TO PUT FORWARD A PROGRAMME TO DEFEAT THE AXIS POWERS.

He declared that the loss of life that would result from American military action at this time would be preferable to the risk of having to send an Ameri- can Expeditionary Force abroad later. "If we lost a few lives

Col. Henry Stimson

Stimson Wants U.S.

Navy to Convoy War Supplies to Britain

Special to the "Telegraph"

WASHINGTON, May 6 (UP)-In a nationwide broadcast to-night, the Secretary of War, Colonel Henry Stimson advocat. ed the use of the United States Navy to safeguard shipments of war supplies to Britain.

He warned Germany that the United States would not "flinch and permit these munitions to be sunk in the Atlantic," stating that "we have taken our place definitely behind the war- ring democracies and against aggressors in the defence of our freedom."

now, the sacrifice would be immaterial compared with what Commons Appeals For

we would have at some future time,” he stated.

Squatters' Hut Blaze Questions

Legislative Council

At the meeting of the Legislative Council to-morrow, the Hon. Mr M. K. Lo will ask:

(1) Will Government make a full statement on the recent fire of the squatters' buts at Tal Hang; and in particular:

(a)

What notice was give to the squatters before the huts were de stroyed?

(b) By whom, on whose authority and under what powers the huts were set on fire?

Were only the huts destroyed or (c) were personal belongings of the squatters also destroyed?"

He said the time had come for the American people to "get tough with somebody on a foreign front," and he added that the United States together with Britain should occupy Dakar, the Cape Verdi Islands and other sca approaches to West Africa and Greenland. At the same time, Senator Pepper called on President Roosevelt to proclaim a full state of emergency to speed up war aid for the democracies.

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WANTS FAR EAST ACTION

The Senator also advocated that the United States should occupy points in the Far East that would "shut up the Japanese navy back in its own lair," adding that a "few American pilots and a few first class American bombers can make a shambles out of Tokyo."

Throughout the course of the Administration's foreign policy in the current European war, Senator Pepper has been sort of an "advance agent," advocating action which was subsequent- ly adopted. Therefore, the special attention to the speech by the isolationist group indicated that they would reply that they are willing to go to war if there is no other method of preventing an (d) What arrangements have been Axis triumph. "That is the way the American people feel. made for the accommodation of the am confident that that is the way they feel," the Senator

squatters whose huts were destroy-clared.

ed?

(2) Will Government make any slatement regarding the recent repre-

Language They Understand Senator Pepper advocated

sentations made by the former night-changing the law which pro- soil collectors now replaced by Goy-hibits the Chinese from recruit- ernment employees?

"In my opinion, 50 modern

ing here.

Willkie Is Right bombing planes with American NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuter).-pilots at the throttles could

BLITZ ON SCOTLAND

I de-

and Fuller Aid From

By EDWARD BEATTIE Special to the "Telegraph"

Faster

U.S.

its

He declared: "If to-day that (American) navy should make secure the seas for the delivery of our munitions to Britain, it will render as great a service to 'our country and to the preserva-- tion of American freedom as it has ever rendered in all its glorious history.".

Germany, he said, has confronted that world, including the United States, with the "alternative of

abject surrender or uncompromising

resistance" adding, "I cannot recall

history has ever yielded lo

LONDON, May 6 (UP), The Churchill Government which is staking life on a vote of confidence in Parliament, appealed to the United States for fuller the United States throughout its and faster aid to defeat the Axis war machine on the battlefronts of Europe, Africa

and Asia.

ranean.

demand."""

such a

President's Approval "The appeal was raised-by-the-Labourites-for "complete co-operation of the The broadcast which presumably had President Roosevelt's approval, British and United States navies" to permit the dispatch of warships to the Mediter was regarded as the most outspoken utterance yet made by a responsible Government

official regarding the Mr Anthony Eden, the Foreign war situation.

The Secretary asserted

that the Secretary, opening the full dress United States fleet, supplementing debate which is expected to last the Royal Navy, "can render secure two days or more, said that fag-all oceans north and south, east and ter and "more certain" aid from west which surround our continent.

In the United States, short of war, the onward rush of the tide of that way. It can help hold in check would give Britain victory in Nazism, and permanently confine the (both the Battles of the Atlantic malign forces of despotism until the

and the Mediterranean.

U. S. Bans Defence Exports To Russia

U.S.Fighters the Jaates ov

Reach N.E.I.

war.

Equipment Restored

virus has run its course and the tide

Special to the "Telegraph" WASHINGTON, May 6 (Domel)-The United States has

of freedom has begun to rise again. decided to halt all exports of machinery and other equipment which can be utilised in defence production to the Soviet Union.

Perverted Conviction It is understood that the

In the House of Lords, the Govern- Colonel Stimson declared that a United States reached the deci-that the British losses of weapons in young Germans that "the freedom of ment leader, Lord Moyne, asserted "small group of evil leaders" taught sion following the conclusion of the evacuation of Greece had already other men and nations must be the Japanese-Soviet neutrality been made up by new equipment destroyed. To-day those young men pact, and also in view of the increasing help from the United conviction. Unless we, on our side, which is reaching Egypt. With ever are ready to die for that perverted Soviet Union's anomalous posi-States, we are hoping to send more are ready to sacrince and if need be tion in the current European and more support," he declared. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH".

die, for the conviction that freedom The House of Lords voted unani- in America must be saved, it will not LONDON, Moy 7 (UP). The

Observers belleve tint this action mous approval of the Churchill be saved. Only by readiness for by the United States might have Government's conduct of the war in same sacrifice can that The "New York Times" contrasting make a shambles out of Tokyo," | Luftwaffe again swarmed over many

bc freedom serious effeels on the present Soviet-both the Balkans and the Near East Prserved. Mr Wendell Willie and Colonel adding that dropping some parts of Scotland last night and early

United States relations, as it is re- upon Lord Moyne's motion.

Referring to the non-inter- Lindbergh says: "Mr Willkle abombs "in an inadvertent way" to-day, concentrating on the western

ported that the action has been taken

ventionists, Colonel. Sumsen asserted SPECIAL TO THE #TELEGRAPH" right. In his insistance that our on Tokyo would "speak in area. The attacks on

despite Russia's strenuous diplomatic Mr Eden struck the keynote of the that "to be frightened into the belief security depends upon British sur-

BATAVIA, May 7 (UP)-Among vival, he stands with the President language the Japanese under other parts of Scotland were more

widespread than on previous nights the new shipment of American planes /orts to obtain necessary export debate with the statement that "the that Killer has created a

permits for machinery and other United

States to-day is helping us permanent world order and an overwhelming majority of the stand." American people,

"I hope, if I do not believe, that and indicated that the intensity of the which recently arrived in the Nether-equipment, and despite the fact that greatly in many spheres and in manny as nalve as it would bwould be just The more fully, the more He added: "The so-called new order "Colonel Lindbergh's fissertions of these planes are on their way there raid on west Scotland was increasing land East Indies are an "appreciable the Soviet Union has placed orders ways.

number" of Brewster Buffalo fight- for a large amount 1 machinery rapidly, the more certainly the help of Hitler is not. new, and it has not our military weakness are nt best now.

this morning.

ers. The N.E.I, pilots received this some months ago.

can reach the batücflelds in Asia, and never will create order in this merely arguments for.redoubled old He declared that aggressive action

Europe and Africa, the shorter will world." consignment with enthusiasm, emulat to Britain so that she may hold the by the United States is necessary

be the duration of the war." Ing the R.A.F.'s satisfaction with the

Text of Speech on Page Five. line while we increase our strength now to "close the exits of Europe, to meet this deadly threat."

Africa and Asin" to the Axis.

Douglas Co. Meeting

SAGRES IS STILL HELD BY:

JAPANESE NAVY .

central

Airfields Bombed

and

Addition To Curtiss Hawks Supplied

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” BERLIN, May 6 (UP)-Informed recently. quarters state that the Luftwaffe to- The Buffalos will, according to day carried out the most extensive | army air circles, be a "most welcome daylight attacks in weeks, bombing | addition to the Curtiss Hawks which the naval dockyards at Plymouth and make up part of the NEI. Fighter Newcastle and four airfields. They Command." claim that German planes shot down four barrage balloons near Dover.

new ship when it arrived in Singapore More

U.S. Pilots Lost

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Troops At Basra

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” ZURICH, Moy 0 (UP)-Radio Ankara announced a report from Basra revealing that during the past 24 hours, three British transports, which were convoyed by two de- carrying stroyers, 'arrived at Basra strong troop contingents, large num- bers of guns, tanks and other material.

the

new and

Stalin Assumes Lenin Role As Nazis Near Dardanelles.

Special to the “Telegraph"

MOSCOW, May 6 (UP)—The Sopreme Soviet has accept- „ed ́ M. ·"Molotov's, resignation as President' of the - Sovnarkum (People's Commissars), and has appointed M. Stalin as his suc- cessor with. M. Molotov as Vice President. M. Molotov fa to

The four airports were: Lympng where they bombed the hangars and destroyed a Hurricano on the ground; West Rainham where the hangars OTTAWA, May 6 (UP)It Is were sot are; Linton where they offcially disclosed that eleven United dentroyed the barracks.

States aviators who were engaged in HONGKONG FIRE remain Foreign Commissar. The Luftwaffe also sank a 3,000 ton vessel north of Blythe near

New-ying United States bombers

Britain were lost, with 111 other castle,

President Roosevelt

to

passengers, in the recent sinking of

a ship attributed to enemy action.

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M. Stalin's appointment was announced on all Moscow radio Consulting Committee, who presided,

stations ag an official decree with the explanation that M. Molotov Others present were

́was overburdened with Foreign Office work and had repeatedly

· Siry Charges, ... Insurance Premlá, Al-

and it is believed to reveal the grow- Robert Ho Tung, Mr L. J. Davies, lowances and War Taxation and

| Many Americans Employed sulting Committee of The Hongkong asked to be released.

Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., will recom- M. Stalin la assuming the post.asing Soviet belief of the possibility of Mr M. H. Turner (Consulting | Transferring ~$300,000 to General

Unwell

NEW YORK, May 6 (Domel) mend at the forthcoming Meeting of head of the Government, combining Committee), Mr. T. Ramsey, Reserve, the sum available for dis

Regarding the Ottawa: report that 11 Shareholders to be held on May 21, the leadership of the Parly comper Captain W. E. Kirby, Captain W. tribution is $352,395.25. This sum in-

WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuter). United States aviators are missing, the payment on account of the year able to Lenin's 'positieri, cit B. Patey, Messrs. N. V. A. Crou- cludes a carry forward from testAfter his conference with Defence information available here. Indicated 1939 of a Dividend of $11 per shure London Comment,

year of $292,100.25 leas the sum of Chiefs, President Roosevelt, suddenly that some, 000 United States citizens absorbing - $140.000; to pass the 2106 280 being payment of dividend became Ill with a stomach derange-are employed in the British and Imbalance of $220,885.45 to credit of for 1939 and bonus to officers: Your ment, and wʻlightë temperature.geza | perlal air::service Fins England ; and | Reinsuranca Fund, and to carry":10}hest importance is attached to:

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