FREEDOM AT STAKE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20079, 27 October 1939, Page 9

FREEDOM AT STAKE

AMERICANS WARNED

BRITISH AMBASSADOR

ISSUE IN WAR

(Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Oct. 27, 9 a.m.) NEW YORK, Oct. 26.

The British Ambassador, Lord Lothian, addressing the Pilgrim Society, said the effect of freedom of the United States would disappear if Germany won the war. “At the end of the Great War there was more political freedom and democracy in the world than before,” he said. “To-day it is precisely the future of tlxis freedom which is at stake. The real issue of the war is whether there will be power behind the kind of world in which England, and France, and the democracies such as Scandinavia believe or the more relentless power behind the world in which national socialism and communism believe.”

He accepted for Britain some blame for the war which “is, of course, the outcome of past mistakes, but all wars are."

RAISING OF EMBARGO

WASHINGTON TREND

SUPPLY OF ARMS

(Reed. Oct. 27. 9 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.

In contrast with the previous speed the Senate made only snail pace progress in yesterday’s debate on the Neutrality Act revision bill, causing the Administration to doubt the passage of the measure before Friday. However, an easy passage is apparently only a question of time. Such leading isolationists as Senators Borah and Nyc doubted whether they would muster more than 30 votes and have surrendered all hope of preventing the repeal of the embargo on the sale of arms.

Senator Barkley has agreed to accept an amendment by Senator Tobey, to penalise the rise of the United States flag and other markings by a foreign vessel it he makes the penalty a three months’ ban on ’he use of American ports instead of the proposed confiscation of the ship and cargo and the fining and imprisoning of the master, which would raise a serious question of the rights of the United States as ,a neutral. A decision had not been reached at tlie adjournment.

WORKERS OF ALLIES

UNITY IN WAR-TIME

JOINT COMMITTEE

(Reed. Oct. 27. 9 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 26.

The British and French trade unions, representing 10,000,000 workers, have decided to form an Allied committee to defend their mutual interests and to give the fullest support lo their Governments in the war efforts.

The committee will consist of seven