Daily Post - 24.07.1941, Qupperneq 3

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DAILÍFOST
In This Page-Cables And Stories Frons|U.S.A
Iceland Take Over Front
Paoe Nems In Rev York.
American Flashes
Plans For New York Evacuation
Copies of American papers
containing news of the Mari-
nes’ landing have now arrived
in Iceland.
N'ew York’s “Daily Mirror”
of July 8th carried headlines
inches high on the front page,
shouting “U.S. OCCUPIES
ICELAND IN NAVAL COUP
and in smaller type: .“Ojur
Boys Land in Guiana, “Trini-
dad.” Ón the feature pages in-
side, the headlines are, “Ice-
land: A Step Nearer” and
there -are descriptive articles,
telling of Iceland’s age as 'a
democracy, her hot springs
and glaciers.
“Mirror” comments: “U. S.
Troops in Iceland will not only
he on a stepping-stone to
Europe, but will b’e holding a
possible base for flights of
American planes to Britain via
Newfoundland, Greenland and
Iceíland; jpriortecting positions
from which convoys following
the northern route can be gu-
arded; and most important of
all, keeping G'ermany from
establishing a base nearer this
country — one in which she
began to show interest several
years before the war.”
New York’s “Daily N’ews”
of the same date, headlines “U.
S. Occupies Iceland — Mari-
nes Replacing British,” in type
Which occupies half a page,
and a picture on the bottom
half of the page show some
British light tanks in action in
Iceland. On Page 3, the follow-
up is entitled “U. S. Occupies
Iceland, Navy Ordered to
Clear Atlantic,” and once a-
gain there are pictures of Ice-
land and descriptive stories
covering the whole page. Pages
18 and 19 are also completely
ICELAND NEWS.
(Continued from page 2).
Thors, and Vice-Consul Agnar
Klemensson. He said it was
easy to see in what esteem
they were held in America. —
Speaking of deliveries, he
said he Was afraid there would
be greater delay in future in
the despatch of goods from the
United States.
devoted to the terms agreed
upon by President Roosevelt
and the Icelandic Prime Min-
ister. “News” writes: “In of-
ficial Washington, the Presi-
dent’s action today implied
that he is determine^: 1 — To
maintain the American tradi-
tion of freedom of the seas.
2— To make sure Great Bri-
tain receives war materials
promised under the War Po-
wer Act. 3 — To prevent Ger-
many gaining a foothold for
attacks on Canada or the Uni-
ted States.”
“P.M.” has its whole front
page headlined as follows: “U.
S. Navy to Clear Seas to Ice-
land, Other Outposts,” and de-
votes no fewer than six pages
to the landing, and its politi-
cal consequences. A special ar-
ticle by Leonard Engel, under
the heading “U. S. Pays Tri-
bute to Air Power by Occupy-
ing Iceland,” states that July
7th, 1941 was a historic day.
On that date the world’s lead-
ing sea power, the U.S.A., re-
cognised that the era of sea
power is drawing to a close.
Other articles are entitled:
“Stars and Stripes Protect a
New Land,” and “Amaricans
will find Iceland’s Coastal
Climate Not Unduly Severe.”
Old Sconts’ Associa-
tíon (Iceland).
M. Carl Olsen, the Beigian
Oonsul, wi'U be the speaker at
a meeting of the above Assoc-
iation to be held ait 8,0 w. m.
on Friday ,July 25th. at the Toc.
H. Services’ Club, Tungata 6. A
iwelöome invitation is extended
to all past and present members
of the Movement. Outdoor activ-
ities too are open to tbose int-
erested. In the past few, wteeks
three all-day hikes have proved
fliost enjoyable. The magnifioeut
views whiich may be seen from
the slopes of Mt. Esja more than
justified a rather stiff climb and
on the next occasion we hbpe to
reach the summit. Why not join
us on the, next hike?
The importanoe that President
Rioosevelt attached to his mess-
age to Congress on the extens-
ion of theArmy servibeisindicated
by the fact that he had a reaord
made of the message so that it
qould be broadcast itnmediately
after being read to Congress.
•
MAN MINISTER.
After dismiSssíng the Genman
Minister, the B>o]ivian Govem-
memt Beoeived assiunanoe f‘of the
whO'leheared oo-operation of the
United States“ which iwtould re-
fuse to reœive diplomats oons-
idered persona non grata by sist-
er Amerjcan nations.
BOLIVIA DISMISSES GER-
Sweeping investigations into the
affairs of the Bolivian Army are
forecast in officlal cfr]es to dis-
aover to what extent officers in
German pay were involved in the
attempted Putsch. Many officers
'Of the Cochabama Garrison, ne-
■ar the Peruvian friontier, are und-
er arnest. The Nazi ooup is felt
to have removed any doubt a-
bout the danger of Axis penetra-
tion into the Westem hemisp-
here.
SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES.
The movement to rid Ðolivia
friom Nazi influence has received
added impetus by the suspension
of four papers and the amest
of four jiournalists, including the
editor of the Lapaz Nazi-financ-
ed paper, “Laoaile.“
NEW YORK DEFENSE
Argentina and Uruaguay are
xpected to foll'ow Bolivia’s ex-
ample in staímping out Nazi sub-
versive activities whiich are belie-
ved to be oosting Germany 50,000
pbunds per month. (
(Uruguay hais already plaoed
the Montevideo Nazi paper “Li-
bertad“ under a ten days’ ban,,
pnd the Argentine Oongressional
Oommittee is investigating sub-
versive movements.
COUNSIL.
'Tentative plans for the evacua-
tion of a million people fnom
New York City to the oountry
areas are being prepaned by the
I New York State. Council pf De-
! fence. House to houise inquiries
are being carried out Jo disoover
tvhat acoommodation is available
while transport is being pnovided
fbr.
POTS FOR PLANES.
Americans housewives ransaio-e
ked their ktcben' oup-boards and
unearthed millions of altuaninium
piots and pans, which they gave
the Government to be melted
doiwn and made into air-plaines.
Fnom all parts of the United
States a steady stneam of vital
metal poured out of American
kitchens into oommuinity piles on
the first day of naottonal salvage
wieek.
RADIO NEWS
Tionjght, in the D. L. I. Con-
Qer.t Party, wdll be mtnoiduoed
Lt. Esmond Knight, the well-
known Shakespearean aoíor, who
had a pant in the new film
“This Eng]and,“ Lt Knight wias
seriously wounded in the “Bis-
marck“ aotion,'
Thursday: “Birds, of a Feat-
iher“, D. L. I. Ooncert Party.
Disgrnntled Reader.
“Sapper” (no name given):
“When were other ranks al-
lowed to dance at the Oddfell-
ows Hall, as you so aptly put
it? We get fed up with read-
ing in the papers from home,
what a grand time we are hav-
ing here. So please do not
print what we, the other ranks
— know is incorrect. Of
course I can see that you prin-
ted this article from a Sgt.’s
outlook of life. I doubt if you
will class this as a journalistic
effort, therefore it cannot be
published in your 'columns, but
you could do a big favour and
print a retraction of your
statement.”
Editor’s note: We do not re-
tract our statement. The ar-
ticle, was, as a matter of fact,
written by an Other Rank, a
Corporal. The Oddfellows Hall
is no longer out of bounds, ex- h
cept on Thursday evenings,
when it is available only for
Norwegian personnel.