ACTION DEMANDED

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 23 October 1941, Page 5

ACTION DEMANDED

BY PUBLIC MEN AND PRESS TORPEDOING OF SHIPS REPEAL OF NEUTRALITY ACT ALMOST CERTAIN (Rec. 11.50 am.) New York, Oct 22 American public men and press are demanding action following the torpedoing of two more United States’ ships. The executive committee of the Fight for Freedom adopted a resolution calling for some high and clear voice to raise itsell above the "Tower of Babel," that is, Washington, and cry out and declare war on Nazi Germany. “Only Washington seems to be unaware that we are in a war to the death. The time has come to throw off all pretence that a real crisis over national life has come,” added the resolution. ' Unless there are any wholly unfore- ; seen developments the repeal of all or most of the Neutrality Act. particularly the section piohibiting the entry of American .vessels into belligerent The spurt by Republicans to assume I leadership under Mr Wendell Willkie'* proddings ot a movement for the repeal of the entire Act is evidence that ; isolationism is dying in the Republican movement, and L beginning to assume proportions of a national sweep, which is pioving almost embarrassing to the Administration forces, who tear that leadership for a new and vigorous rej sistance to Hitler may be taken from i them. Both the "New York Times" and “Tribune" hail the Republican action ;as evidence of national unity. ■ The "Times” says: "The time for national unity has come. It is time to close our ranks, to be done with neu- ; trality and throw our full strength into the defence of the Atlantic."—U.P.A. RED CROSS CERTIFICATE QUEEN MAKES PRESENTATION TO 74 MEMBERS (Rec. 10.45 a.m.) Rugby, Oct. 22. The Queen to-day presented the new British Red Cross certificate for distinguished war service to 74 of the Society’s members who earned award by devoted service or acts of gallantry. The certificate has only recently been instituted and this is the first presentation.—BOW.