BIGGEST HEADLINES

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 44, 15 November 1941, Page 10

BIGGEST HEADLINES

London Press Hails U.S.

Action (Received November 15, 12.30 a.m.) LONDON, November 14. The Frees hails the passing of the Neutrality Bill with its biggest headlines. The "Daily Express” carries a streamer: “They’re Coming Over” and heads its commentary: "It’s the Green Light—More Eoodships.” ’ The “Daily /Telegraph’s” headline is: “United States Merchantmen to Sail to War Zones.” The “Daily Mail’s” streamer is- “ United States- Ships Can Sail to Britain.” "The Times,” in its introduction, stresses that the United States merchantmen are now free to enter war zones, hitherto barred against them. The United States Secretary of the Navy, Colonel Knox, pointed out that the United States was building’ a huge fleet of merchant ships and America was the only country able to supply crews, as Britain already was suffering from a shortage of manpower and specially of men available for service at sea.

The Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. Mackenzie King, said the neutrality revision was the complete recognition of the deepening interdependence of the United States and the British Commonwealth and a far-reaching extension of their measures of joint defence. “It will lighten immeasurably the immense burden of Britain and the Allies,” he said.