REPEAL ISSUE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23486, 25 October 1939, Page 10

REPEAL ISSUE

MAY VOTE FRIDAY ENDING THE DEBATE ALL APPARENTLY AGREED By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright (Received October 24, 5.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON. Oct. 23 The Government for the second time unsuccessfully attempted to limit the neutrality debate in the Senate, but agreement is possiblo to-morrow. After a meeting of the isolationist group had considered the proposal, all apparently were agreed that the debate should end. Leaders in the Senate have advised President Roosevelt to anticipato a vote iu the Senate on Friday. Democrat leaders have begun a drive to adjourn the session on November "3. The leader of the minority in the House of Representatives, Mr. Martin, iaid lie expected that the debate in the Lower. House would last a week. Resuming the attack in the Senate on repeal of the arms embargo, Mr. G. P. Nye (Republican—North Dakota) said the measure would not prevent an American ship from landing arms in Belgium for transhipment to the French, "or thd German armies for that matter." Mr. Bennett Clarke (Democrat —Missouri) criticised the church service at which President Roosevelt listened to a prayer for King George. "At a time like this," he said, "instead of reading the King's Prayer Book, we had better go to Williamsburg. where a minister of the oldest church in the United States scratched from the English Prayer Book, 'God Save the King,' and substituted, 'God Save the President of tho United States.' " The Democrat leader in tho Senate, Mr. Alben W. Barkley (Kentucky) asked Mr. Clarke if he really attached significance to the incident. Mr. Clarke replied: "I certainly don't want to impose upon the President the duty to walk out of church." Ho added, however, that the fact that the President later posed for a picture with the rector had not tended to add anything to the world's picture of American impartiality. A Great War statute has been invoked again requiring shippers to state on oath whether they intend to tranship cargoes and stores to other vessels.

1500 MOTOR LORRIES FRENCH ORDERS IN AMERICA LONDON, Oct. 24 A second French order for 1500 to 2000 motor-lorries has been placed with a United States firm. The order is stated to be but one of several for the purchase of American goods, for which France is prepared to pay cash. A large order for war supplies is expected to be placed when the embargo is lifted.

DENIAL OF LOAN HELP FOR TURKEY PLAN BEING FORMULATED DISCUSSIONS WITH ALLIES (Received October 24, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Oct, 23 Reports from Angora of a large French and British loan to Turkey are without authority, states an announcement by the Foreign Office. There have been conversations between the British, French and Turkish Governments regarding financial assistance to Turkey. Arrangements are being made under this heading in the general spirit of the newly-concluded treaty. The German wireless suggests that gold belonging to the Polish National Bank, and removed from Poland before the German occupation, may be handed to Turkey by Britain, says a British Wireless message.

This is entirely untrue. The gold is Poland's property, which alone has power to dispose of it.

TALKS WITH MOSCOW SINCERITY OF FRIENDSHIP PEOPLE'S PARTY SATISFIED (Eeceived October 24. G. 20 p.m.) ANGORA, Oct. 23 The Turkish Foreign Minister, M. Saracoglu, gave a review of the progress of the Moscow talks for two hours before the Republican People's Party to-day. A communique issued after the conference stated: —"The precision of the ideas exchanged, and reciprocal declar- i ations showing the sincerity of the I friendship between Turkey and Russia,! were received with satisfaction." RECALLED TO TOKIO AMBASSADOR IN BERLIN BERLIN, Oct. 23 Japan has recalled her Ambassador in Berlin. Mr. Hiroshi Oshima. who will be replaced by Mr. Saburo Kuruso, Japanese Ambassador to Belgium. Mr. Oshima said he was most disappointed, but he felt his mission in Berlin had ended when the RussoGerman treaty frustrated his plan for a military pact between Germany and Japan.