FRANCE AND HER COLONIES

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23232, 20 January 1941, Page 9

FRANCE AND HER COLONIES

RESISTANCE TO THE GERMANS MARSHAL PETAIN’S STATEMENT (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.) (Received January 19, 9.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, January 18. In a copyright message to the North American Newspaper Alliance from Vichy, Mr Jay Allen states that he had the first exclusive interview with Marshal Petain, who said there was no one who could say authoritatively what resistance from the colonies might have been worth, but it could be proved that resistance would have been paid for very dearly by the invasion of all France and a complete break between the motherland and the Empire. “We find ourselves to-day having stood the trial. France has survived the national revolution of 1940 and aims to restore community discipline, restore quality in labour, and greater family life. However, there will be empty cradles because 20,000,000 Frenchmen are in prison camps. We face a cruel winter with the prospect of cradles with sick babies alongside empty cradles.” Marshal Petain addressed an urgent appeal to America for supplies q£ food. IRISH SUPPORT FOE BRITAIN CABLEGRAM TO MR DE VALERA DUBLIN, January 17. Mr de Valera has received the following cablegram from Singapore: “Irishmen in Malaya most heartily endorse the views expressed by the .North American Irish and implore you to abandon neutrality and take your rightful place alongside the _ British Commonwealth of Nations ' immediately in order to crush Hitlerism and all it stands for. . , , , “Irishmen throughout the world outside Eire are fighting for and helping Britain, so for the love of Eire, go to it.” Communist party in BRITAIN GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION

LONDON, January 19. The “Sunday Express” reports that the Government has decided to take action to stop treasonable activities in the Communist Party which will probably be proscribed and dissolved because of a deliberate campaign to cause disaffection in war factories.