UNITED STATES ENTRY

Evening Star, Issue 24002, 29 September 1941, Page 3

UNITED STATES ENTRY

"THETIME IS HEAR" VIEWS 0F FIELH-MARSHAL SMUTS JOHANNESBURG, Sept, 27. “ The • immeasurable resoures of the United States are behind the Empire, and I have no doubt that the time is near when America will be with us in the war,” said Field-Marshal Smuts in a speech. “By attacking Russia, Hitler has done the worst possible for; Germany. ‘ . • “ Much very hard fighting is ahead,”' ho said, “ but the Allies have pulled through serious dangers and turned cruel corners. Hitler is continually; making enemies, and peoples throughout Europe are bursting with hatred for him and his works.” EUROPEAN REORGANISATION VICHY VIEWPOINT LONDON, September 27. At Vichy, M. Benoist Mechin, Minister without Portfolio, told the Pres« that France must leave the experimental period of European reorganisation and enter the constructive period. “ The peoples of Europe need peace/ 5 he said. “If the war continues we do not know what will happen to the world. If the Russian resistance is noli yet liquidated, at least it is so enfeebled that it is no longer causing the Germans concern. If the German armies are defeated they would immediately submit to Bolshevism, Europe would become entirely Bolshevist after which the. European Continental bloc would continue the war against Great Britain, which is ' the bulwark; of capitalism. The _ Atlantia. Charter is insufficiently precise as a basis for an inter-European understanding,; "STOP HITLER CAMPAIGN” AMERICAN PAINTERS' GESTURE NEW YORK, September 28. Five thousand union painters gave to-dav’s wages, exceeding 50,000 dollars, to the Defend America Committee for use in the Stop Hitler Campaign. This is the first time in 20 years since they won a five-day week that the union painters have worked on » Saturday., v