FOREIGN WAR OPPOSED

Southland Times, Issue 24164, 28 June 1940, Page 5

FOREIGN WAR OPPOSED

Republican Party

In U.S.

AID TO BRITAIN FAVOURED (United Press Assn. —Telegraph Copyright) (Received June 27, 6.30 p.m.) PHILADELPHIA, June 26. The Resolutions Committee completed the Republican foreign policy plank as follows: “The party is firmly opposed to involving this nation in a foreign war. The party stands for Americanism, preparedness and peace. We accordingly fasten on the New Deal full responsibility for our unpreparedness and for the consequences of involvement in war. We declare for a prompt, orderly and realistic building of national defence to a point where we will be well able to defend the United States, its possessions and essential outposts from foreign attack, also efficiently to uphold in war the Monroe Doctrine. We pledge such aid to the democracies as will not violate international law or is not inconsistent with the requirements of our own defence.”

The convention adopted the Republican platform. The names of Mr Thomas Dewey, Mr G. P. Gannett and Senator Robert A. Taft were officially presented for consideration as the presidential nominee. Mr Dewey and Senator Taft received an ovation of 26 and 18 minutes respectively and Mr Gannett received practically none. Mr Werdell Willkie’s name was presented and received an ovation for 18 minutes, after which the convention went into recess until tomorrow, when six other names will be proposed, following which the balloting will begin.

IMPORT TRADE OF FRANCE IMPORTANCE OF COLONIES TO FUTURE (British Official Wireless) (Received June 27, 6.30 p.m.) RUGBY, June 26. The economic consequences in France of the armistice with Germany and Italy at present are obscure. In normal times France imported cereals, fruit and meat to a moderate extent and fertilizers and feeding stuffs in large quantities. Economic authorities point out that every effort was being made before the war to supply these deficiencies from the French Colonial Empire. Four million tons of phosphate produced by French Northern Africa were mainly exported to France. The future position of her colonial possessions, therefore, must have a very important effect on the economy of France herself. It is reported that the French coal mines were mostly flooded, before . or during the German occupation and important stocks of petrol were destroyed in the north in the first week’s invasion. The necessity of carrying on French central services will . • make large inroads on the very considerable stocks which remained and which have now come under German control. Raw material for the great French textile industry came from the British Empire and the two American continents and are likely to be affected by the imposition of British contraband control on German occupied French ports. HITLER TOURS PARIS INCOGNITO LONDON, June 26. The Berlin correspondent of the Associated Press of America says that Hitler toured Paris incognito. He gazed at Napoleon’s tomb, from which the sand-bags were specially removed, went to the top of the Eiffel Tower, visited the Hall of War Trophies and the Madeleine Church, which Napoleon built as a temple of victory. TURKEY TO REMAIN NONBELLIGERENT AGREEMENT FOR DEFENCE OF SYRIA ANKARA, June 26. It is officially stated that Turkey has decided to remain non-belligerent. She has invoked the protocol in the AngloTurkish and Franco-Turkish treaties which does not require her to take action which might lead to conflict with Russia.

Turkey and Iraq have concluded an agreement for the defence of Syria and Iraq, in collaboration with Britain, against all aggression.