HITLER ANGERED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 218, 15 September 1939, Page 7

HITLER ANGERED.

CONTRABAND MOVE

Own Policy Of Retaliation

Outlined.

AMERICAN VIEWPOINT. L'nited I'ress Association.—Copyright. (Received 11.SO a.m.) LONDON. September 14. The Associated Press of Great Britain's correspondent in Berlin says the British contraband declaration lias angered Herr Hitler and his advisers, whose retaliatory list is

designed to prevent food commodities from reaching Britain and France from Canada.

The Wilhelnistrassc emphasises the fact that there will not be unrestrieted submarine warfare, like sinking on sight. but neutrals will be stopped and searched. If they are carrying contraband, they will be sunk after a, warning. If they should seek to escape, they will be sunk summarily.

The American Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, stated informally that the stopping of United States shipping by belligerent vessels did not signify anything seriously unusual under international law.

Full facts were being assembled in cases which possibly would demand action. Recalling that Britain had released the Wa osta. Mr. Hull added that, given time, some of the cases would adjust themselves.

Mr. Hull, in a later formal statement, said the I uiied States reserves all rights under international law, and will adopt the measures seeming to be the most practical and most prudent, when her rights are violated by any belligerent ship.

Mr. Hull detailed legislative steps i estricting travel on belligerent ships, loans and credits. He added that restrictions do not and cannot constitute a modification of the principles of international law. Rather, he may require that I nited States nationals forego the exercise of certain rights until Congress derides otherwise.

A White House spokesman savs the spbmarine activities and the Athenia sinking were factors which President Koose\elt considered in deciding to call a special session of Congress "for next week. The President mipiit present his neutrality revision proposals to Congress personally. D

In San Francisco. Senator Johnson author of the Act forbidding loans to war-debt defaulters, said: "I will do the best I can to keep America out of war. \ct " ° I>I)OSe R " y to repeal my

Senator Borah, in a nation-wide broadcast, declared that he would oppose either complete repeal of the present neutrality law or repeal of the mandatory embargo provision, or re-enactment or the cash and carry provisions, which lapsed on April 1.