U.S.A. DEVELOPMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 November 1940, Page 7

U.S.A. DEVELOPMENTS

WAR MATERIAL DELIVERIES INCREASED TO BRITAIN [BY CABLE. —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] LONDON, November 29. Delivery of war material to Britain from the United States in October was nearly one and a half times the average of the previous nine months. Britain received in October nearly £2,000,000 worth, of aircraft, and other material to the value of £5,250,000. Canada received from the United States supplies worth £ 1,250,000, including aeroplanes worth £500,000. ' PLANES AND PRIORITY. WASHINGTON, November 28. It is understood that the Defence Priorities Board, after conferring with Mr. Roosevelt, decided that the aircraft industry would not be compelled to give aeroplanes precedence . over commercial orders. Appealing to American aircraft manufacturers to recognise that the military aircraft programme must have precedence over commercial aircraft orders, Mr. Roosevelt said on Tuesday that the Government did not want to resort to a priorities order. The President was amplifying a statement by the Secretary for War (Mr. H. L. Stimson) who attacked commercial airlines for seeking to expand the activities of factories which were already lagging in vital defence orders.

EXPORTS TO EAST INDIES. (Recd. November 30, 9.5 a.m.) WASHINGTON, November 29. The State Department disclosed that it issued export licenses,, during October, for shipment to the Dutch East Indies, of 11,160,000 dollars worth of arms and military material, of which 8,649,000 was for tanks and armoured cars', a surprising total which made the Indies among the largest purchasers of United States arms outside Europe, and brought the Indies’ total of purchases for ten months to 27,044,000 of which 4,691,000 was for military aircraft. Australia during October, received export licenses for' 1,314,000 dollars worth of aircraft engines and parts, making the total for ! ten months 5,238,000 dollars, i LABOUR FEDERATION. NEW ORLEANS, November 28. Mr. William Green was re-elected president of the American Federation of Labour. He pledged himself to work for peace in a movement to mobilise national support behind a “total” defence programme. TRADE WITH RUSSIA.

(Recd. November 30, 9.50 a.m.) WASHINGTON, November 29. Mr. Welles said he hoped the diplomatic talks with the Soviet would bring an improvement in commercial relations with the Soviet, which "had agreed to the establishment of a United States Consulate at Vladivostock, in expectation of increased trade coming with the United States. , ALASKA HIGHWAY. OTTAWA, November 29. The spokesman of the Defence Department admitted that an international joint commission had been delegated to investigate the feasibility of Canada granting the United States a corridor for a highway to Alaska in return for the transfer of additional warships to Britain. MEXICAN DEMONSTRATION MEXICO CITY, November 29. Hundreds of supporters of General Almazon, the candidate for the Mexican Presidency who stood against the present regime, made a demonstration at the United States Embassy in Mexico City, on the occasion of the arrival on a goodwill visit of Mr. Wallace, U.S.A. Vice-President-elect. General Almazon recently said American recognition of his opponent has induced him to abandon his claim to have been elected President of Mexico. The police dispersed the demonstrators with tear gas bombs.