WAR SUPPLIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 November 1939, Page 5

WAR SUPPLIES

THE AMERICAN EMBARGO REPEAL NEW PROCLAMATIONS ISSUED RESTRICTIONS ON SHIPPING. CONTROL AREAS BANNED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright, WASHINGTON, November 4. I’roc.iainat ions following' t he signalnre of the Neutrality Bill by I’residenl Koost’vell repea led I he previous neul rality pr.oclainatioii. again declared a state of war between the belligerents, lifted the embargo enjoined for I he preveidion of neutrality violalion, banned belligerent submarines from American territorial walers similarly to the edict of October 18, and established Ihe combat areas from which knifed Slates ships and citizens are banned.

President Roosevelt, explaining the effect of the proclamations, said: "American ships cannot call at any ports in England, France and Germany. Tin's is according to statute. By proclamation they cannot call at any ports in Ireland, in Norway south of Bergen, in Sweden. Denmark, Belgium. Holland or in the Baltic countries.” All neutral ports in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea and all ports, belligerent or neutral, in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. South Africa and the Canary Islands are open. Tlie combat areas will be changed to fit the circumstances. BY ORDERS RELEASED. A special correspondent of the "New York Times” says the repeal of the arms embargo has released at least 170,000,000 dollars worth of French ifnd British orders. The aircraft industry is geared for the production of 1000 planes a month and is expected to increase its capacity by 50 per cent. Neutrals competing for a share include Finland, Belgium, Holland and Sweden. The Government is preventing interference with national defence and the navy requisitioned aero engines built for a foreign Government. The Washington correspondent of the United Press of America says England and France are ordering 500,000,000 dollars worth of war supplies immediately. It is reliably estimated that the Allies' purchases will be 2,000,000,000 dollars worth in the next eight to ten months. Their combined assets in the United States are reported to be 4,500,000,000 dollars, of which 1.300,000.000 dollars are in cash. The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" says it is authoritatively learnt that France is financing the construction of additional aircraft factories to speed production in the United States, and is advancing 5,000.000 dollars for Pratt, and Whitney and Curtis Wright engines. The correspondent adds that Finland is negotiating for the purchase ol 800 planes.

OUTCRY IN BERLIN

AMERICA NO LONGER NEUTRAL. BERLIN, November 4. The radio gave full expression to Germany’s anger over the lifting of the arms embargo in its morning broadcast, in which it was declared that America's action was "nothing but the machinations of Jewish war profiteers.” The- newspapers rail against the United States, which is charged with wanting to draw profits from the wai without sharing its risks. "After the repeal of the arms embargo the United States will no longer be neutral," declared an announcer in English on the Berlin radio. Commenting on the procedure whereby a joint committee was ironing out differences between Bills of the Senate and the House of Representatives. he said: "The House is depriving itself of its rights and ditties. We want to draw the attention of all well-mean-ing Americans to this procedure, which might outwit their possible opposition to the measures. They will have reason to deplore this one day. ’ ■