CROWN OF ENGLAND

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 244, 16 October 1939, Page 8

CROWN OF ENGLAND

REFERENCE BY COL. LINDBERGH POSITION OF CANADA EUROPE SHOULD KEEP OUT OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE [By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright] Received Oct. 14, 6.50 p.m. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. Colonel Lindbergh, broadcasting to the nation, urged the maintenance of the arms embargo and virtually demanded that Britain and other European Powers should get out of the western hemisphere lest they drag the United States into war. "We desire the utmost friendship with the people of Canada," said Colonel Lindbergh "If ever they are attacked our navy will be defending their seas, our soldiers will fight on their battlefields, and our flyers will die in their skies, but. have they the right to draw this hemisphere into the European war simply because they prefer the Crown of England to American independence? "Sooner or later we must demand the freedom of this continent and the surrounding islands from the dictates o f European power. American history clearly indicates this need. So long as European Powers maintain influence in our hemisphere we are likely to find ourselves involved in their troubles and they will lose no opportunity to involve us. "This is a war over the balance of power in Europe. Our bond with Europe is a bond of race, not political ideology. It is the European race that we must preserve, and political progress will follow. If the white race is ever seriously threatened it may then, be time to take sides with the British, French and Germans, but not with one against the other for our mutual destruction.’’ Colonel Lindbergh advocated the isolationists’ programme hut would permit the unrestricted sale of purely defensive armaments. Add Lindbergh - AMERICAN REACTIONS QUESTION OF STATESMANSHIP ; Received Oct. 15, 7.30 p.m. WASHINGTON. Oct. 14. Reactions to Col. Lindbergh's broadcast showed that the group favouring repeal of the arms embargo mostly criticised it and the opponents of the embargo repeal mostly praised it. Senator Pittman, in a very bitter attack said: "Col. Lindbergh's statement encourages the ideology ol the totalitarians. Subject to construction, he approves of their brutal conquest, t 1 admire Lindbergh's accomplishments in the air, but history has not disclosed that he has had the same experience in statesmanship as in military affairs." ■ OFFENSIVE ADDRESS” A CANADIAN OPINION Received Oct. 15, 11.55 p.m. OTTAWA, Oct. 14. Ministers took the stand that the Lindbergh statement was not a matter for Government consideration since he is a private citizen. The Toronto Daily Star, in n leader under the title "Offensive Lindbergh Address.” says the speech is presumptuous and offensive in some references to Canada. Fortunately, he does not represent the attitude ot the vast majority of our good neighbours in the south. Lindbergh would detach Canada from her British connection and refuse it the right to prefer the Crown of England to American independence. It is a pure Hii'trism doctrine —that a stronger country should override the wishes of a weaker. It is not representative of the United States opinion. The United States has no more right to say whether Canada should go to war than Canada had to say whether the United States should go to war many years ago with Spain EMBARGO REPEAL SENATE DEBATE ENDS SECOND WEEK Received Oct. 15, 6.30 p.m. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. Senator Connally closed the second week of the Senate neutrality debate, contending that the embargo repeal would be the first step to peace. Previously Senators Frazier and Lundeen had attacked the repeal on the ground that it was likely lo involve the United States in war. Senator Frazier declared that Britain and France at present were “stalling” on the western front awaiting the outcome of the neutrality controversy. He added: “Our warlords’ desire is to push us into an insane European warin order to try out our war paraphernalia.” Senator Lundeen, citing the war debts, declared that the word of Britain and France had not been better than Hitler’s. “I do not believe any of these foreign diplomats,” Senator Connally said. “The claim that the retention of the embargo means peace is wholly baseless and is not supported. It probably means war.” Senator Pepper, in a statement to the press urging that inter-American naval forces sink belligerent submarines and warcraft entering the safety zone, said: “The warring powers should be shown that we mean business.” i Senator Taft suggested that waters within 300 miles of Europe, including Scandinavian waters and the Medi- i terranean, should be declared a war zone from which American ships would be barred. The New York Times Washington correspond'*, it states that the final vote on the embargo will indicate dc-finitely the people’s desires relative to the war. The American people, • Congress and the Administrators 1 have settled on only one thing: that ’ is a purpose to stay out of the war. ’ The Administration believes that the ■ United States best role is a dynamic waio-htincr of the scalps as much aS

possible towards a just peace. It hopes and prays that England and France will win, from the standpoint both of justice and United States national defence. In pursuance of the later, if not the former, it might, if permitted to resort to numerous means short of r war, aid a victory. On the contrary, s Congress, even if it-repeals the em- ( bargo, does not thereby subscribe to 1 the executive policy. Unless senti- 6 ment changes materially, the price of c repeal will be substantial restraint on the part of the executive. v A majority of the people obviously 1 hope for an Allied victory and desire repeal, but are more determined to stay out of the war than, political circles believe. Senator Lundeen suggested that the United States seize the British West Indies possessions in payment for the war debt, because it would be useful for United States naval and air bases. • t KEY WEST NAVAL STATION i 5 BEING REOPENED BY U.S.A. J Received Oct. 15, 7.20 p.m. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. The Navy Department announced that it was reopening the Key West (Florida) station on November 1. which was closed in 1930. The department declined to explaip the reason for this, but it is presumed that it is designed ot strengthen the £ neutrality patrol operations off the south-eastern seaboard, also the , Caribbean area. t MR. BRIDGES DISRATED? t t Received Oct. 15, 7.30 p.m. WASHINGTON. Oct. 14. Mr. John L. Lewis has removed Mr. I Bridges from the position of C. 1.0. director on the West Coast and has appointed him regional director in California. He denies the change of a concession against Communist criticism. Mr. Bridges’ new position is merely an organisation drive. I - c