IN AMERICA

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20910, 15 September 1939, Page 10

IN AMERICA

THE NEUTRALITY LAWS OPPOSITION TO REPEAL RIGHTS OF BELLIGERENTS (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 15, 2 p.m.) WASH IN G TON, Sept. 14 Senator Borah, in a nation-wide broadcast, declared that he would oppose either the complete repeal of the present Neutrality Law’, the repeal of the mandatory embargo provision, or the re-enactment, of the cash-and-carry provisions, which lapsed on April 1. Keep America Out of War Senator Johnson, author of the Act forbidding loans to War Department defaulters, said he would do the best he can to keep America out of the war and oppose any attempt to repeal the Act. Mr Hull said the United States reserves all rights under international law and will adopt measures seeming most practical anil prudent when its rights are violated by any belligerent. He detailed the legislative steps restricting travel by belligerent ships and loans credits, and added that the restrictions do not constitute a modification of the principles of international law. They rather require United States nationals to forgo the exercise of certain rights until Congress decides otherwise. DICTATOR METHODS GENERAL HERTZOG’S DECISION CABINET NOT CONSULTED (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 15, 1 p.m.) JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 14 The Minister of Native Affairs, Mr Reitz, revealed in a speech that General Hertzog’s neutrality decision was taken without consulting either the Cabinet or the party caucus. General Hertzog said: “I am Prim© Minister and have decided this.” Some Ministers unavailingly appealed for four days for reconsideration. Mr Reitz added: “Speaking as an old republican and Boer war veteran, who went to Madagascar rather than submit to the British, I say that neutrality for th© Union would have been impossible without shame.” Neutrality Would be Fatal “We cannot wait until a steamroller rolls over us,” declared General Smuts in a message to the people on the Union’s war decision. He added that a policy of neutrality •would be fatal to South Africa. Germany could not be allowed without a fight to acquire a base from which the Union could be threatened, either by peaceful peentration or war. The Union’s role would be the protection and defence of the union of its interests, including South-west Africa. EIRE GOVERNMENT CHANGES IN MINISTRY PROHIBITION OF PERIODICALS (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 15, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 14 Th© Eire Government has taken powers to prohibit, if necessary, imports except under license, of papers and periodicals printed outside the State. Th© censorship of papers printed within the State has already been established. Further changes in the Eire Cabinet are announced as follows: Mr Sean McEntee, Minister of Finance, becomes Minister of Industry, replacing Mr Sean Lemass, who is devoting his whole attention to the Department of Supplies. Mr 0. Kelly is now Minister of Finance. < WAR PICTURES NONE RECEIVED IN AMERICA "DOSING OUT IN PROPAGANDA" (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 15, 3.15 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 Anglo-American circles are seriously disturbed by the failure of British war pictures to reach America, ostensibly on account of the censors. A delegation of leading press picture agency heads visited the Minister and stressed the fact that eight German war photographs were wirelessed directly from Berlin to New York—“pictures which did not do Germany any harm”—against one British. The delegation declared: “Britain certainly is losing out in the way of propaganda.” The situation in relation to France Is even more acute. Not a single picture agency in .America has received one war photograph from France since the conflict began. It is learned that the Minister informed Anglo-Amerian quarters that he had taken the matter up with Whitehall. ATHENIA’S PASSENGERS NEW ZEALANDERS MISSING (By TelegTapn.-.-Press Association) WELLINGTON, Friday A cable received from the New Zen- [ land High Commissioner (Mr \V. ,1. Jordan; states that there is still no news of the Athenia. pyassengers. Miss Fletcher and Mrs Sarah Harper, who is believed lo be Mrs Harper, of Willowholmc Drive, Belfast. Mrs A. Oliphant is another New Zpalander who was saved from the Athenia. She has relatives in St. Glair, Dunedin,