INTEREST IN LONDON

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 228, 23 June 1941, Page 8

INTEREST IN LONDON

United States Not To Yield To Threats (British (llllchil Wireless.) (Received June 22, 8.50 p.mj RUGBY, June 21. Tiie keenest interest was taken here in the reports of President Roosevelt’s special message to Congress, in which he asserted: "Notice is served on us, in effect, that the German Reich ptoposes to intimidate the United States so that we would be dissuaded from carrying out our chosen policy of helping Britain to survive. We must take the sinking of the Robin Moor as a warning to the United States not to resist the Nazi movement of world conquest. It is a warning that the United Slates may use the high seas of the world only wilh Nazi consent. Were we to yield on this, we would inevitably submit to world domination at the hands of the present leaders of the German Reich. "We are not yielding, and do not propose to yield. Our Government believes I hat. freedom from cruelty and inhuman treatment is natural and right, It is not grace to he given or withheld at the will of those temporarily in a position to exert force over defenceless people. The German effort |o drive American vessels from the high seas represents an effort to coerce the United States from carrying aid to Britain, although I lie RoTiin Moor itself was not engaged in such activity." , The President added that full leparation.s for losses and damages ‘-offered by American nationals will be expected from Germany. VISCOSE UNDERWRITER Requested To Refund Part Of Commission NEW YORK. June go. The "New York Times" says Ih.-il rhe Secretary to the Treasury, Mr. Morgenthan. has asked a leading Now York underwriter In refund

1,000,000 dollars from Ills commission of 7.500,000 dollars received from the British Government for the sale of the British-owned American Viscose Corporation, for which the British received 51,000,000 dollars. It is understood that Hie New York bankers resold the corporation to the American public for (ig.000.000 dollars. Mr. Morgenihau feels that the resale was so successful that the British Government should receive at least another 1,000,000 dollars.