Daily Post - 13.09.1941, Side 4

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WORLD REACTION TO ROOSEVÉLT’S SPEEGH
“Big Day For Democracy”
Is Opinion In London
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Germans Rage Against American
Leader, Say He Wants War
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Roosevelt Refers to Greer And Sessa
London, Sept. 12th.
In his broadcast speech to the world President Roose-
velt last night began by referring to the Greer incident and
the sinking of the “Sessa.” Germany’s next step would be
an attempt to reach domination of the Atlantic and that
would mean the end of the freedom of the seas. Hitler’s
agents had already prepared footholds in the Western
Hemisphere and here the President gave some instances of
their activities which he said he could multifold. There
could be no doubt that Hitler was attempting to dominate
the world.
The President then said that
it must be explained again and
to again those people who
still believe that the Ameri-
can Navy is invincible that this
is not true if Britain is beaten.
Hitler would not be allowed
to carry on his policy of attack-
ing his adversaries one by one
and the latest German acts of
violence would cause quite an-
other reaction than Hilter had
expected.
“SHOOT AT SIGHT”
President Roosevelt then
stated that he had ordered the
U.S. Navy, guarding the lines
of communication between
American bases in the Atlantic
from New Foundland to Ice-
land, to shoot at sight when-
ever a German warship was
encountered.
The President concluded: —
“When you see a rattlesnake
poised to strike, you don’t
wait until it has struck. You
crush it.”
SPEECH WELCOMED
The President’s speech has
been warmiy welcomed in Bri-
tain and America. One of the
London newspapers describes it
as a “message of massive int-
ervention.” The Daily Express
calls it “shoot at sight wam-
ing, America’s reply to the
piratical attacks on her ships.”
The paper goes on: “West of
Iceland the U.S. Navy will
shoot at sight. Four fifths of
the Atlantic are banned to
German warships except at the
risk of being shot at. Hitler, it
is up to you.” Evening Stand-
ard says Hitler is facing his
biggest dilemma.
The U.S. press gives almost
unanimous support to the
President’s speech. They des-
cribe this step as one of thd
most serious ever taken but
taken think it is justified. One
paper says it is time for all
Americans to rally to the Presi-
dent. This has been underlin-
ed by Mr. Wendell Willkie. —
The isolationist senator Nye
says: “Clearly we are going to
have convoys.”
GERMAN RAGE.
Berlin accuses the Président
of breaking the Neutrality Act
and then putting the blame on
Germany. This man, the Ger-
man propagandists say, de-
mands that. Germany and Italy
should allow him to provide
Soviet Russia with supplies
he who instigated Poland to
war, he who actively has sup-
ported the British warmongers,
now dares to call for justice.
His speech had the only object
to put the blame on Germany.
The first official German
comment on President Roose-
velt’s speech was issued this
afternoon. It says that Mr.
Roosevelt wants war. What
happens now will not be deter-
mined by Mr. Roosevelt, it will
be determined by Germany.
Britain Sends
Big Supplies
to Russia
UD MOKE iRE ON TIE WIY
Lon<|on, Sept. 12th.
Mr. Dingle Foot of the Min-
istry of Economics revealed
today that before the German
invasion of Russia Britain had
been anticipating what the
Russians would, need most in
case of war. Supplies had there
fore been ready and the first
cargo was made up and on way
to Russia a fortnight after the
war broke out.
A shipment of medical sup-
plies for Russia is now being
made up in the USA.
Wews of lceland
BOOK ABOUT ICELAND.
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A pamphlet about kieland by
Mr. Björn Thórdarson, Laiwyer,
has just been piublished in Eng-
land. It has been translated into
English by Sir William Craigie.
The objetít of the pamphlet is
to acquaint English-speaking
readers w'i'th Iceland and it
shuuld be of oonsiderable interest
tio those 'who liaye friends and
nelations serving in the laeland
Fiorqe. It deals w'ith the settle-
ment of loeland and the origin of
the Iœlandic natioin, its laixguage
and cult'ure, uhe histury of its
gavermnent and the oonn,eotion
•of Iceland w'i'th (Denmank, tlie
industrial and produictive |K)ten-
tialities of the aountry, and its
significance in waJtime.
The pamphlet gives a surpris-
ingly clear survey f»r its size.
STOCKS and STOCKINGS.
A wide selection.
Verzlunin Selfoss,
42, Vesturgata.
English spoken.
Boland Senteoced to
Life Inprisonment
Other Norwegian Labour
Leaders’ Harih Fate
London, Sept. 12th.
The Nazis have sentenced
the Norwegian Labour leader
Ludvik Buland to death. The
sentence was shortly after-
wards changed to a life impris-
onment. Six other labour lead-
ers have been sentenced to 20
and 12 years imprisonment.
Professor Didrik Arup Seip
has been dismissed from his
post as head of the University
of Oslo. Two famous Norwegi-
an journalists, Gunnar Larsen
and Johan Borgen, better
known under his pen name —
“Mumle Gaasebaek,” have
been arrested. The hatred and
loathing of the Nazis is grow-
ing steadily.
„Ctvilisatiion as we have knoiwm
it for œnturies, has bnoken up.
Everywlhere, in every dass of
society, among people w!ho can
nead the signs of the times., thene
is a reoognition that a new order
wdll be necessary.“ — The Bishop
of Bradfond.
Hamburger.
Bacon.
Eggs.
Tomatoes.
Meals and Coffee.
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9, Aðalstraeti.
Lessons in
Litbuanian
and Russian
given in French, Icelandic,
Norwegian o r German.
Charge 7.00 kr. per hour.
Apply Skólavörðustígur 22C,
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6 miles from Reykjavík. — OPEN from 10 a.m. to 11,30 p.m.