EARLIER MESSAGES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 168, 15 June 1940, Page 7

EARLIER MESSAGES.

APPEAL TO MU ROOSEVELT. LONDON, June 14. The Paris radio announcer this morn[nrr said France was still awaiting a reply from the United Stfites Government to M. Reynaud’s broadcast last “'He' added: “While it is impossible to conjecture the contents or the reply it is expected it will lm of a nature enabling the French Goieinment to take important decisions. President Roosevelt, replying to M. Reynaud, said the United States was ;doing everything possible to place .its material resources behind the Allies, states a Washington message. Early in his statement he said: “Ihe text ot M Reynand’s statement has not been received, but everything possible is being done-to forward supplies to France.” Beyond this -he made no °°AL* 6 Reynaud’ s description of the position in his message to President Roosevelt as one of 1 mortal dangei will says a correspondent in Paris, be easily understood when it is realised that most units now withdrawn along the Seine, Oise, Aisne, Montmedy line have been fighting continuously ever since the battle of the Somme against an enemy who has been relieved two or three times. , In view of the relative freshness ot the German troops and their vast numerical superiority in tanks the French have been unable to launch any large-scale counter-attacks. , , . A French official spokesman stated that one reason why M. Reynaud appealed to Preside it Roosevelt for help is the French shortage of tanks, ot which only a small number are able to support the infantry; sometimes none small forces of French infantry, displaying magnificentspirit have made counter-attacks, always ceeding in extricating troops from danerous positions, allowing the line to •fall back. The Allied Air Foiees continue to brin" down three or four German 'planes to one Allied plane. M Revnaud addressed his last anneal to President Roosevelt in a broadcast on Thursday. Meanwhile m Britain all available troops and material are being sent to help the gallant French ally, and the army is collecting all possible material required and arramnim for its expeditious dispatch In his Appeal, M. Reynaud recalled that dn October 5, 1937, President said: “I am compelled, and you are compelled to look ahead. The neace freedoni, and security of JO nei cent of the people of the world are heinc threatened by the remaining IQ pcr cent. All who behove ,n international order and law can and must find some way to make their will preV’After till's quotation from President Roosevelt’s speech of nearly tlnec vears ngo, M. Reynaud’s appeal went which is threatening us all. M Remand’s message concluded : 1 **>' A {”"' lSl P the Allies are waging struggle w illc * ■ wn sfl fety but also Sfcty ° h Adiiea’n D—cntcy.” 1