NEUTRALITY ACT REVISION

Evening Star, Issue 24016, 15 October 1941, Page 7

NEUTRALITY ACT REVISION

“ BANGER HAS COME TO AMERICA ,J OPENING OF COMBAT ZONES ADVOCATED WASHINGTON’, October 13. The Secretary of State, Mr Cordell Hull, testifying in connection with tho proposed revision of the Neutrality Act, told the House Affairs Committee that the theory of the legislation was that the United States could keep away from danger, but “ danger has come to us and our problem now is not avoidance but defence against the hostile movement seriously threatening the entire Western Hemisphere. The blunt truth is that the world is being steadily dragged downward and backward by the mightiest conquest movement ever attempted.” Mr Hull, Colonel Knox, and Mr H. L* Stimson all urged revision not only to repeal tho prohibition on the arming of merchantmen, but to open the combat zones to American ships, thus expediting delivery of lease-lend goods*

RADIO INTERRUPTIONS 8.8. C PROGRAMMES AFFECTED DUE TO ACTION BY ENEMY TRANSMITTER (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, October 13. Interruptions by the “ ghost voice ”■ during British broadcast programmes to-night caused the 8.8. C. to make the following announcement: —“ If you have been listening to some programmes on 449 or 391 metres you may have heard a great deal of interference. This was due to action by an enemy transmitter.” Similar announcements were made with reference to interference on other wave lengths. ON THE AIR AGAIN LONDON, October 15. The “ ghost voice ” of Goehbels has been back on tho air again, attempting to interrupt 8.8. C. home programmes, but it was a mere ghost voice, its tones being heard only faintly. Among the attempted interruptions were: “Send Churchill to the gallows,” “ You are short of cigarettes.” The 8.8. C., it is stated, is in a position to retaliate with, much greater force. 8.8. C. THREATENS REPRISALS (Rec. 12.50 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 14. The 8.8. C. broadcast a threat to Germany to use Gorman wavelengths if the ghost voice continues to intrude on British programmes “ What the Gormans do we can do more effectively because German stations go off the air when the R.A.F. is attacking,” said the announcer. “ The Gestapo could not punish millions listening in on r.lm.r own wavelengths. The 8.8. C. is workig out plans whereby if it cannot eliminate the interrupter it can at least reduce him to a noisy nuisance.” RDME NEWS BROKEN INTO “PROPAGANDA FOR GOEBSELS " LONDON, October 14. “ Why have you sold Italy to a foreigner? ” asked a voice during tho Home radio news commentary. The interrupter later told the commentator; “Thou art making propaganda for Goehbels.”

ARRIVAL IN LONDON CANADIAN MINISTER OF DEFENCE (Rec. 8 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 14. Colonel Ralston, Canadian Munster for National Defence, arrived with a party in London this afternoon. He was welcomed by Viscount Cranbourne, Dominions Secretary, Mr Vincent Massey, High Commissioner for Canada, and Major-general P. J. Montague, senior officer at the Canadian military headA further Newfoundland naval contingent arrived at a British port recently, and was welcomed by the naval officer in charge of the port and the Newfoundland Trade Commissioner, Mr D. J. Davies.

VISIT TO MELBOURNE NEW AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER I FULL PART IN WAR EFFORT (Rec. 8 a.m.) MELBOURNE, October 14. “ From uow on I shall go about tbs business of enabling Australia to take its part in the war not only effectively, but to the uttermost limits of its resources,” said Mr Curtin at a civic reception tendered by the Lord Mayor (Mr Beaurepairo) to-day. Representatives of business interests and of all political parties gave Mr Curtin a warm welcome ou his first visit to Melbourne since becoming Prime Minister. As Opposition Leader, Mr Curtin said, ho had attempted, and the Opposition had attempted, to be constructive as circumstances allowed. Now he had been given a mandate to govern, and he would not lend himself to any kind of intrigues or the usual game of politics simply because ono man was substituted for another or one Government' for another. Everything Australia had must go into a pool, because everything the people had' as citizens in a free country was involved in the war. To-night Mr Curtin spoke to an audience of 2,000 in the Town Hall in support of the £100,000,000 war loan. REFUSAL TO SIGH RESIGNATION EX-PRESIDENT OF PANAMA (Rec. 11.5 a.m.) CRISTOBAL. Oct. 14. Arias remained in Ids cabin when the ship in which bo travelled from Odia, docked. Galilo Solis brought the resignation document for the ex-president to sign, but Arias refused..