ATTITUDE OF AMERICA

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20075, 23 October 1939, Page 8

ATTITUDE OF AMERICA

SURFACE SHIPS EXEMPT LATIN STATES’ POLICY RESTRICTED FACILITIES (Klee. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) tßecd. Oct. 23. noon.) NEW YORK, Oct. 21.

1 President Roosevelt, refused to disj cuss what would happen to a belliger- 1 | er.t submarine which came within the , I limit, and tefused to reveal the orders 1 i given to the navy and army, except ; 5 instructions to do whatever was ! necessary rigidly to enforce the proclamation barring belligerent submarines from American waters. Mr. Roosevelt declared that the ban j was not intended to define United 1 States territorial waters. The United j States would continue to assert its I jurisdiction as far seaward? as its in- I I forests required. ( j Asked whether he had considered j the banning of armed merchantmen, j Mr. Roosevelt replied: “They and sub--1 marines must be considered separ- | atcly.” I Despite reminders that the' same section of the Neutrality Act empowered action in reference to armed merchantmen. Mr. Roosevelt repeated that they were in entirely different I categories. He declined to give

i reasons' for the differentiation. \ j A German language official broad- ’ cast accuses Mr Roosevelt’s submarine ’ ban as being motivated to protect ; British and French arms shipments. Roosevelt Accused 1 A Santiago message states that the ■ Foreign Office insists that Chile does > not distinguish between surface war- .; ships and submarines. Thus belligerent submarines will continue to be i granted port facilities, a requirement ’ being that they remain no longer T ! than 24 hours. \

’i It is announced that the Argentine Lis allowing belligerent submarines to 1 1 remain in her territorial waters for 24 > ; hours for fuel and supplies. ! A Rio do Janeiro message states ; that the President. Dr. Vargas, in an ‘ j address, stressed Brazil’s neutrality. 1 j “We regret the war in Europe, but we - | are far from the belligerents and not . ! linked by language, customs, or even i | economically.” ! j Brazil’s interference, he said, was l i not justified. He pledged the co--1 ! operation of the remainder of the | Americas in the maintaining of peace. - i Two planes arc reported to have ) j reconnoitred the Brazilian. steamer r | Pocone, 50 miles to sea from Areij branca, Brazil. A report from Mexico City states ! that, believed to be attempting to re- | fuel and re-provision German craft, J the Emmy Friedrich left Port Tampico carrying 39.500 barrels of oil i and also livestock. Her clearance papers were for Malmo, Sweden.