U.S. FLIERS

Grey River Argus, 27 April 1942, Page 5

U.S. FLIERS

LAND IN SIBERIA Interned by Soviet [Aust. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) WASHINGTON, April 23. Beth-the Army and the Navy Department have aechned to comment on a landing made by American bombers in Russia. (Rec. 6.5). RUGBY, April 24. The Moscow radio states: On Saturday, April 18, an American military plane was forced to land in Far Eastern Soviet territory. The crew of the, plane declared that they took no part in an attack, by American planes, against Japanese ’territory. In accordance with international law, the crew were interned. (Rec. 6.30). WASHINGTON, April 25. The. Secretary of State, Senator Hull, at a conference with newspaper representatives, was asked about the internment in Russia of American fliers. . In reply, he said that reports indicated that this incident was being dealt with in accordance with international law. He was asked whether this applied, seeing that Russia is cobelligerent of the United States as a member of the United Nations? In reply, Mr. Hull drew the attention of the questioner to the Non-Aggression Agreement between Russia and Japan. . Senator Hull said that Russia s position might be' determined by that agreement.

Help for Russia LORD BEAVERBROOK'S APPEAL.

(Res. 9.30). WASHINGTON, April 25. Lord Beaverbrook, in a speech, de-o Glared: “Strike out to help Russia! Strike out violently! Strike even recklessly! The time has . come when in almost every quarter in Britain the crys goes up “attack. , there is a passionate desire, deep in .the hearts of the British people, to aid Russia. The Russians kill more Germans every day than all the Allies put together. Russia is the fighting front. Stalin has a’ vast knowledge of war. He is a, master tactician. In the end he will defeat the enemy. He is convinced that the best defence is attack. In the midst of disaster, Stalin ordered .an attack.” Lord Beaverbrook said be believed in the Russian attack. He believed the British should adopt it by setting up, somewhere, along the two thousand miles of coastline new held bv the Germans a second front n Western Europe. It was an opportunity to bring the war to an end hf're and now. But if the Russians were defeated, never would such a chance recur.