U.S.A. AFFAIRS

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 December 1944, Page 4

U.S.A. AFFAIRS

SECURITY NEEDS (Rec. 11.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, December 26. Emphasising the importance of the Dumbarton Oaks proposals, Mr Stettinius, writing in the ’‘Chicago Magazine,” says they are the alternative to unspeakable disaster which is otherwise certain to befall mankind. He pointed out many outstanding scientists agree that ten or twenty years hence, robot rocket bombs may be perfected to travel thousands of miles at an incredible speed. American industrial strength would be unable to prevent a surprise attack, ; and vast damage by accurately-aimed weapons traveling faster than sound. The nations of the world have reached such a degree of interdependence that cannot achieve prosperity unless work together. Our recovery and industrial expansion depend upon collaboration with other countries Foreign trade, free from excessive restrictions, is essential for reasons of security and the assurance of decent living standards.

GERMAN PRISONERS ESCAPE.

NEW YORK, December 26

Staging a mass break during a rainstorm, 25 German prisoners of war, mostly officers, escaped from Papago Park prison, in central Arizona. Six have been recaptured. The camp commandant said the combination of the Christmas spirit and elation over German successes on the Western Front had led to the break.