WARNING TO GERMANY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20636, 16 August 1941, Page 5

WARNING TO GERMANY

UNITY OF PURPOSE AUSTRALIAN OPINIONS (Reed. Aug. 16, 10 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Aug. 15. “A declaration of rights and a public avowal of the complete union of spirit existing between the British and American people" is how the Prime Minister of Australia. Mr. R. G. Menzies, summed up the eight-point plan for a better world contained in the joint declaration by President Roosevelt and Mr. Winston Churchill. “It is a most momentous statement, setting out in plain terms the common aspirations of freedom-loving peoples throughout the world. The German Government will not neglect to note the significant fact that it is a declaration by one nation at war and another which is neutral. “I regard the declaration as not only an affirmation, but also as a warning.” The Minister of the Army, Mr. P. C. Spender, said: “It is e statement of profound importance and will have a vital bearing on future events.” The Minister of the Navy, Mr. W. M. Hughes, said: “The declaration demonstrates that the two great Englishspeaking democracies are marching side by side and that their alliance is no passing, phase, but will continue until victory is achieved.”