Daily Post - 18.06.1943, Blaðsíða 4

DAILY POST
Japan ðnt Soon
After fiermany
The speedy collapse of Jap-
an, after Germany is beaten,
was one of the prophecies
made by Evatt, Australian Min
ister of External Affairs, who
has arrived in Britain from the
United States.
By the economical use of
the increasing resources of the
Allies, the Minister believed
"that the interval between Ger-
many’s and Japan’s surrender
should be appreciably shorten-
ed.
Australia, Dr. Evatt said, is
now mobilised for total war,
with 68% of her population —
or only Vi % less than Great
Britain — now either fighting
or making war supplies.
Post War Planning
Haking Progress
London. British Labour Par-
ty plans for post war recon-
struction are now taking shape,
the Labour Party’s Conference
was told by Mr. Shinwell, MP,
who introduced the report from
the committee working on re-
construction schemes. Nlr.
Shinwell said that the commit-
tee had done part of its work,
but much remained to be done.
The nationalisation of indu-
stries was discussed by the
Conference, which also carried
a resolution with a 2 to 1 maj-
ority to the effect that there
wduld be no security after the
war unless Germany was com
pletely disarmed.
Japs In Bnrma
Bombed By Allies
In Burma, British and Ame
rican aircraft yesterday flew
far into enemy occupied terri-
tory, to bomb and machine gun
trench positions and rail com-
munications.
Wellingtons concentrated on
railway targets in the Irra-
waddy valley, while medium
bombers went for Japanese ri-
ver traffic. American bomb-
ers successfully attacked a ra-
dio station at the approaches
to Rangoon.
Slight Gbange
ðn Eastem Front
Trench raids and shelling
are reported from several sec-
tors of the Eastern Front, but
the Russian communiqué re-
ports no change along the front
as a whole.
Moscow messages report
that the Germans are still try-
ing to restore the situation • in
the Orel bulge, where local
fighting went on till late last
night, and continued this
morning. The German infantry
had air and armoured support
but the Russians held their
ground.
Moscow correspondents qu-
ote Stalin as saying that every
means will be used to create
a strong and independent Po-
land after the war.
French Leaders
Neet Again
General Giraud and de Gaul-
le were both present at a meet
ing of the French Committee
for National Libration Thurs-
day. General Giraud presided.
A communiqué issued after
the meeting stated that agree-
ment had been reached on
plans to ensure the smooth
working of the various depart
ments. Views were also exchan
ged on the organisation of the
French Armed Forces.
Gerraans Speed Dp
Norway Defenses
Reports received in Norweg-
ian circles in London state
that German quarters in Nor-
way have announced the arri-
val of additional German ex-
perts to supervise the fortifi-
cation work in Norway and
hint that 50.000 Norwegians
will be conscripted before
autumn. The fortifications are
now being constructed around
Oslo and inland as well as on
the coast.
Ottawa, Canada. Madame
Chiang Kai Shek told the Can-
adian Parliament that in the
common interest of the United
Nations, Japan must not be
permitted to have undisputed
possession of the territory she
has seized from China.
Klnp Contlnues
Afrisan Tour
His Majesty the King
continued his North African
tour on Tuesday, inspecting
units of the British and Uni-
ted States Fleets.
After going aboard one of
Britain’s biggest battleships
and a U.S. cruiser, he talk-
ed with British and Allied
submarine crews, who had
just returned from raids on
Axis shipping in the Medi-
terranean.
On Tuesday afternoon, the
King, who has already trav-
elled hundreds of miles by
air and road in North Africa
seeing the places which so
recently saw history in the
making, received war corre-
spondents.
Claim Japs Use
fias In China
Washington. Charges made
in Chungking that the Japan-
ese had used posion gas early
this month against Chinese for
ces were without official con-
firmation today at the White
House. Presidential Secretary
Stephen Early told newspaper
men that he had no word from
the State Department or the
Army that the Chinese charges
were true. Early pointed out
that the President had already
said that the use of gas by the
Axis would be followed by
Allied use of gas in relatiation.
The Chungking report last Tu-
esday quoted a Chinese offici-
al as saying that Japan shipped
more than 50,000 tons of poi-
son gas shells iíito China re-
cently to continue the gas at-
tacks launched in the first
days of June.
Four Bruthers
Serve Wlth flllies
New York.—Four Icelandic
brothers, Sveinbjörn, Lárus,
Sigurður and Jón Johnson are
serving in the Canadian armed
forces. John and Sigurður are
in the army and Lárus and
Sveinbjörn with the air forces.
Three are in England, and one
is in Canada.
Repurt Russ-áxis
Peace Heeting
Stockholm.—The Pro-Ger-
man Swedish newspaper Alle-
handa published a special edi-
tion in which it claimed that
peace negotiations had taken
place between Germany and
Russia.
The newspaper, asserted that
negotiations had taken place
in a Stockholm hotel. The So-
viet government was suppos-
edly represented by Soviet Am
bassador Madame Kollantay
and a number of others, while
the Germans were identified
only as high officers.
The paper added that nego-
tiations collapsed when the
Germans declined to give'Rus-
sia the vast Ukraine territory
including the famous black
earth region frequently called
the bread basket of Europe. —
Russia was said to have agreed
that the Germans should have
the Balkan States.
Independent observers in
Stockholm openly regard the
story as Berlin inspired propa
ganda, designed to sow suspi-
cion among the United Nations
at a time. when cooperation
tween them is at its best, and
Germany faces a widespread
attack.
Finns Again Meet
Debt Payment
Washington.—The war debt
installment of Finland, going
back to World War One, was
paid by the Baltic country
which is now fighting on the
side of the Axis and in the di-
plomatic bad graces of the Uni
ted States. The installment was
$168.000.
Finland was the only coun-
try which has dept up its war
debt payment. The Allies de-
clared a moratorium on the
payment while the Finnish
people were at war with Russ-
ia in 1939 and 1940. The mora
torium ended last winter.
Poles To Aid Invasien
London.—The Chief of the
Polish army has stated here
that his army will play an im-
portant role in the forthcoming
invasion of the continent of
Europe.