ALL CONSULS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23994, 18 June 1941, Page 7

ALL CONSULS

AGENCIES TO CLOSF AMERICAN ACTION DII'HOIT.i; ACTIVITIES KSI'IOXAfi F, lill'E Jlv Tclrsraph- Pres. Assorin t ion Copy rich (Herd. !»."0 p.m.) WASH! NT.TON, .Tunc t The State Department has orderei the closing of all German consulate: in the 1 nited States, the Cermai Library of Information, the Railway Tourist Bureau and the Transoceat News Agency, and the removal o nil German nationals connected will those agencies. All Germans in volved are to leave the country l>\ July 10. Mr. Sumner Welles. Assistant See rotary for State, said the order olosinj the consulates did not imply a lireal ol diplomatic relations. The Germat diplomatic staff at Washington was 1101 afleeted. Abuse of Positions •The State lVpnrtment issued a Noti which <aid: "It has come io the know ledge of tins ( hiv eminent that agoneie> of the (ierman Reich in this country including German consular establishments. have been engaged in activities wholly nut side the scope of their legit imate duties. These activities have beer of an improper and unwarranted character. and,they render the continued presence in the Tinted States of tliosi agencies and the consular establishments inimical to the welfare of this country.' 1 A total of I~>2 Germans of eonsnlai status and 12 employees of the Library of Information will lie subject to expulsion. The police detailed a guard for the German Consulate in New York when a crowd gathered following the publication of the order. More Spies Than in Last War The State Department has advised the Senate Judiciary Committee that more persons are now engaged in espionage and subversive activities in the United States than during 191-1-IS. nnd therefore legislation giving the President authority over the entry or departure of aliens is desirable in the interests of national defence. President Roosevelt will make an important foreign policy announcement on Thursday, says the Washington correspondent of the New York Times. This is expected to be America's reply to the sinking of the passenger vessel I'obin .Moor, which was sunk by a U-boat. The decision to arm United States merchant ships and the use of United States warships in convoys may be announced. EYES UPON ALIENS EXTENSIVE ROUND-UPS -The activities of aliens in America have long been engaging the attention of the authorities. The New York Times of May 19 stated that 200 aliens were in custody as a result of round-ups staged the previous week-end, and officials oC the immigration service said a check-up on individuals would continue. There were * 32.'l men. largely German or Italian nationals, but with scatterings of representatives of many other nationalities, held on Ellis Island as the result of the latest series of arrests in New York City and its environs. Twenty-eight arrests were reported from Florida, L 5 in San Francisco and Oakland, LI in Camden, N..L. while in other cities' immigration officials declined to disclose the totals. AIR BASES IN BRAZIL NEW YORK, June 17 Tiie United States is negotiating with Brazil for the construction of air bases on the Brazilian coast for use in emergency. An official of the Brazilian Embassy in Washington revealed that the United States [dans to lend Brazil £31.250,000 to construct the bases. ON NAZI MODEL . PARIS STORM TROOPERS POLICE REORGANISATION (Real. (>..">o p.m.) LONDON, June 17 The appearance in Paris of M. I/aval and the Government's own storm troopers carries the Nazification of occupied France a stage further says the Daily Telegraph. The storm troopers are styled the National Popular Legion, the formation of which coincides with the reorganisation of the Paris police on the Nazi model. It is explained that the storm troopers have been formed "for the defence of the National Popular Party," but they are more likely to lie used to march against Vichy should the German demands be refused. DRAWING NEARER ATTACK ON BRITAIN WARNING BY GENERAL (Kei-ci. 5."i p.m..) LONDON, .Tune 10 fri a recruiting broadcast to Canada, Bays a British official wireless message, Lieutenant-General A. G. MeNaugliton, Canadian Corps commander in Britain, ! spoke of the German attack on Britain tlie one decisive theatre of the war— I which was drawing nearer. "Wo cannot afford to waste a single j day of the short period which remains for preparation," ho said. "You may rest assured that the forces hero will turn each moment to good account." A quarter of a million Canadians are now serving in tho forces, of whom over (30,000 are with tho Canadian Army Corps now sharing in the defence of Britain. Two more divisions —one armoured —an army tank brigado and reinforcements/ aro also to bo sent to Britain from Canada this year. Canadian garrisons are also established in Iceland, Newfoundland and the West Indies, while Canadian engineers are strengthening the defences of Gibraltar. In the field of war material supply, J Canada expects to send to Britain during the next 12 months munitions, raw . materials and agricultural products j worth over'£3oo,ooo,ooo. I