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BENITO'S NEW JOB?

By Billiken

U.S. Has Right

to Convoy Ships

By

LORD STRABOLGI

WHEN the Lease- voying officers as to the inno Lend Bill wäs under cence of neutral ships in their debate, an amendment was charge. had the effect of preventing defeated: which would have

What the German warships American warships convoy- will not have the right to do and ing American merchant what they never had the right ships. The State Depart to do, is to attack merchant

of ships ment was on strong ground whether under convoy or sailing any nationality, here, as the right of a neu- independently, without the re- tral state during war to cognised formalitics of visit and convoy its own merchant search. ships under guard of its The right of American or any own warships is well recog- other neutral government to nised in International law. convoy Its own merchant ships)

is undoubted and any departure The modern idea that all from the recognised procedure international law is abro- by German or Italian warships gated in wartime is errone- an act of hostility. Even if towards such convoy would be ous and this is particularly American merchant ships were true in regard to oceans. 'laden with weapons of war or The high seas are the high- aeroplanes, formalities of visit ways of all nations and neu- and search would have to be ob- trals have every right to use served. them.

Returning to the right to convoy: The controversy has existed in regard to it for nearly 300 years. While recognising the right, suc cessive British governments have claimed the privilege of making certain that con- voyed neutral merchant ships did not carry, contra- band or members of armed forces of their opponents.

In 1918, during the World War, the Dutch Govern- ment proposed to convoy Dutch merchant ships to the| East Indies. The British

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According to press reports, Axis winter plans are believed to include the supply of cold-weather clothing for their

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NAZI CONQUEST OF ROME

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also the way of sheltors was dis- THE Germans, as you. Some people here are

have perhaps already convinced that an all-out British couraging to the local authori right to convoy but claimed the Italians' hair. There ever-enlarging group of activo dors and benches, and removed Government admitted the suspected, are getting into raid would be followed by a ties. When the Germans arrived stampedo to the ranks of the they ripped out all of the corri- Bach the right to search, in order

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sive all rights and forbid republications, merchant vessels were not Nazis to left-from 15,000 At the beginning of the war leaving nothing of the Fascist engaged in enemy trade. to 25,000 of them in Rome there was much bustle over the handiwork except the outside alone, counting both the building of air-raid shelters, and walls and the posters. About smartly-dressed military when the excitement subsided the only Fascist air raid "pre- The Continental doctrine, and the civilians in their Rome had a number of them parations with which the Nazis which has been stoutly main- ersatz mufti..

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AID FOR RUSSIA

THE announcement that a wing of the Royal Air Force is already func- tioning in Russia is good news. This contribution to the Soviet ́Union's war effort is perhaps the best answer to the doubters who were recently accused by Mr Churchill of speaking" "as though nothing were being done" to supplement his promise that Britain would assist Russia as far as it lay in her power. This ald would be given, though

it would mean

"definite re-

- duction --in--military--supplies-from. America on which we had counted," he declared,

The arrival in Russia of a wing of

have seemed to be satisfied are

captain of the convoying. war-1 Uniformed Nazis, "heil- against walls, and one of the from flying around in the event

ship makes himself responsible

that merchant ships in his ing" one another from table first things the Nazis did after charge are not carrying goods to table, crowd such popu- or persons rendering them liable lar restaurants and cafes as to seizure, and no right to in- Alfredo's, the Fagiano, Ber spect merchant ships can claimed. The American Governardo's and Rosati's on the ment, therefore, would be with- Via Veneto. Italians still

be

in its full rights in convoying its

own merchant ships. This is frequent these places,--but- beyond dispute.

Paper Sandbags

Can't Get Rubber

arriving was to condemn them of bombs falling nearby. as useless and order them to be The German may not have torn down,

much faith in these strips," but they admire the taste of the Italian shoopkeepers who have arranged them to form swasti- AB

BOUT six months ago, kas and to spell out "Viva Ii

when the Romans were Duce" "Der Fuchrer." they do not like their guests. still trying to manage their own This recognised principle also For one thing, the Germans affairs, it was decided that the the Royal Air Force, significant as it applies to the Vichy governare using their "tourist famous. Galleria Colonną, with may be, by no means constitutes the ment, if Admiral Darlan's pro-marks," which are worth its arcades, shops and cafes,

Now that the Galleria has first or only step taken to assist posal to escort French merchant

been stripped of most Britain's new Ally. Immediately ships is put into practice. The what Hitler says they are munity shelter, and Mussolini's of its war-time trimmings it is after the outbreak of hostilities a British Government would only to buy up the little that the WP.A. (Works Progress Ad. again possible to see the show military mission was sent to Moscow be following its own precedents stores have left to offer; for ministration, and has been there ever since. in claiming the right to visit

which provides window of the Flat establish- Figures, for obvious reasons, are and search French cargo ships another, next to being work for the unemployed) set ment there. Of three magnifi- cent automobiles lined up in it large stocks of war materials have ple precedents for neutral con- Italians' greatest fear is withheld, but it is a known fact that so convoyed. There exists am-bombed by the British, the about fixing it up as one. for public inspection, one, a First came carpenters who black sedan with red wheels, is already reached Russia, A combined voys and belligerent rights. British and American economic

that this is the beginning of put down wooden floors and particularly attractive, and, by mission is also ready to go to the U.S.S.R. in order to study the needs and problems from the point of view of raw materials. In the meantime wool, rubber, jute, etc., are even now arriving at Soviet ports, including a

nat insignificant cargo of 8,000 tons

of tin.

would make an admirable com-

a thoroughgoing occupation built a lot of wooden partitions American standards, reasonably In 1653, England and Holland of their country by Berlin. and benches; they were followed priced. A neatly lettered sign by waggon-load after waggon- beside it on the showroom floor were at war. Queen Christina Judging from the rumours load of sandbags which were reads "Prezzo 30,180 lire senza of Sweden ordered her warships

means that

to convey merchant vessels un- one hears, there are a quar- piled up around the outside and gomme," which der the Swedish flag and de-ter of a million German looked very impressive except since the lira is still worth five The problem of maintaining a clared they were not to be troops, more or less, in Italy that they were made of paper. dollars. It also means that the continuous flow of supplies into the searched. This declaration was Soviet Union centres very largely not accepted by the English.

to day.. upon the question of shipping. The The 1654 Peace of Westminster] shortage of shipping space has been acute for some months past and will put an end to the controversy, not be eated by the new demande now being made. The lack of good

cents, that car is yours for 1,609 Just before the place was to car is yours without tyres,, and open for inspection it occurred here's the hitch for you simply Not Yet Bombed to someone that paper, would cannot buy a new tyre in Italy:

not last long in the spring rains to-day. You cannot even get The Dutch in their turn WHATEVER their num- and there was a delay while the an inner tube patched unless entry ports is another problem which claimed the right to convoy

bors, the Nazis are carpenters came back and put with the necessary morsel of you can supply the garage man has to be overcome. Archangel in their merchant ships, and after running everything here right up wooden walls to protect the rubber, and some people are

carries 'unpleasant

the White Se memories of winter ice, and the much controversy agreed that now, Their first job upon tak Bandbags, dificulties of transport from there to papers should be carried aboard ing over was to teach the Italian

winter months, would be great in-

finding that their old hot water

the actual battle front during the the convoying man-of-war and Anti-Aircraft Corps how to The walls were more than the bottles come handy for this pur deed. The Vladivostok route means exhibited to any English cruiser shoot. The Fascist gunners had Fascist propagandists could re- pose. that over 7,000 miles of railway must intercepting the convoy. If the been having a terrible time of sist and there was a further wait There is not much incentive: be, negotinted before the needed sup- papers showed that contraband it. They did not know how to while the signboard men went to own a car, anyway, for you plies could be disposed of. There is was included in the cargoes, the set the fuses of their shells or about the premises pasting up are allowed only five gallons of also the danger of this port becom vessels concerned might be otherwise get along with their Government postere. Finally, gasoline per month (at one ing choked by an accumulation of

equipment, and they were being shelter signs appeared, the shel- dollar 26 cents per gallon) and material Impossible to handle with

seized.**.

offered by the Trans-Siberian rail-

available, appears

the inadequate transport facilities The same principle exists in maimed and killed at an alarm- ter was opened and hundreds of you cannot operate it after 10 way: The Persian Gulf route, now thirteen treaties concluded being rate by the bullets going the Romans, who had been given to o'clock in the evening, which is to give the tween the United States and wrong way! The German in- understand that this was to be when you might want it most as greatest promise of utility Report various other powers, including structors have done a good deal one of the city's finest shelters, public conveyances are hard to barkation: several point for diser the American treaty with Italy to cut practice find at night umciently near to Malaya and of 1870. That is to say, the least in practice drills. Whether Corso Umberto to look around.

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and it is also here in Mr. Churchill polated out, that American supplies Russia in an ever-widening, low

United States is neutral in a war membered under the trying.con- Italians agreed that when the or not their lessons will be re- wherein Italy is a belligerent, ditions of a real air raid re- Italian cruisers will accept as mains to be seen. Rome has It is true that some 500 miles from Aurances of the captain of a yet to be bombed. the Gulf across Iran to the Caspian convoying American warship material petually reaches Russian

The Ital

Some people are buying auto- Crazy Maze

mobiles and putting them up on jacks, looking towards the time THEY found a crazy when the war will be over. maze of wooden corri- There is little else in which to dors, twisting this way and invest money these days and Sen have to be traversed before the that his charges are not carry-rald, and with reason. The and usually winding up in a care will increase in value" if, Italians dread an air that with no apparent purpose, there is always a chance that soll, but once, on the Volga a steady Ing contraband 900

Government has done practic dead end, and it was not long in the future, Italy has even stream to every part of the front can Naval regulations were of ally nothing about protecting before one began to hear Jokes Tower than the Has now,

ficlally. Issued before the present its citizens from such an at about people getting lost in the war by Germany and Italy that tack, and it is easy to belleve Galleria, commanders German and that, if Rome were heavily bas

be, maintained. This streams MY

already, lauried flowing and with Britain and Africa's recognition that, the Soviet needs must at well cost be supplied here it no tear that any dimeulties will be allowed to hamper its

Italian Cruisers be directed to bombed, there would be a fear. The reaction of the Nazi ox- Goy

cost assurance of neutral con- ful panic.

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