Daily Post - 31.08.1943, Blaðsíða 3

DAILY POST
»
32 United N
BOSTON. — How many United Nations are there, and what
makes a coimtry a member of the Unitcd Nations are questions
brought to the fore by confusing reprots of various numbers,
World Hews
A careful check discloses 32
United Nations as of this date.
Why, then, were 45 nations
present at the recent Food Con
ference in Hot Springs, Virg-
inia?
The answer is that certain
other countries are classified as
Associated Nations.
Requirements for being a
full-fledged member of the
United Nations are these:
1. To enter the war against
the Axis as a fighting ally.
2. To sign the Atlantic Char
ter of ugust 14, 1941, and ad-
here to the Declaration by
United Nations, signed in
Washington on January 1,
1942.
Associated Nations are tho-
se rendering valuable assist-
ance to the United Nations,
without going to war. Such
aid includes raw materials,
food, and diplomatic or mor-
al support.
Associated nations that sent
representatives to the Hoot
Springs Food Conference
were: Iceland, Colombia, Chi-
le, Ecuador, Egypt, Iran, Lib-
eria, Paraguay, Peru, Urugu-
ay, and Venezuela, as well as
special delegates representing
the non-Vichy French and
Denmark.
The original United Nations,
those signing the Declaration
of January 1, 1942, are: The
United States, Britain, Soviet
ussia, China, Australia, Belgi-
um, Canada, Costa Rica, Cu-
ba, Czechoslovakia, Domini-
can Republic, E1 Salvador,
Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hon-
duras, India, Luxembourg,
the Netherlands, New Zea-
land, Nicaragua, Norway, Pa-
nama, Pooland, South Africa,
and, Yugoslavia.
Later additions to the Uni-
ted Nations are Mexico, June
5, 1942: Philippines, June 10,
1942, Iraq, January 22, 1943;
and Bolivia, May 5, 1943 (the
war declaration preceded on
April 7).
There is no official United
Nations flag. An unofficial con
didate for the honor was
flown for the first time on
Flag Day, June 14. It has four
red bars, representing the
Four Freedoms stated by Pre-
sident Roosevelt, an a white
background.
Clarh fiable Ready
In the last twelvemonth, Ca-
nada has completed and put
into operation new hydroelec-
tric plants with a total capa-
city of 276,000 horsepower.
* * *
Nine out of 10 unmarried
British women between the
ages of 19 and 45 are in the uni
formed forces, munitions factor
ies, or essential war work.
* * *
Of the 19 American warships
sunk or damaged in the un-
provoked Japanese attack on
Hawaii, 14 are alresady back
back in. service and two more
soon will be.
» * *
A Belgian news agency re-
ports that nearly all pro-Nazi
Belgians in Brussels had re-
ceived printed funeral cards
announcing their own deaths.
* * v
TRIUMPH OF TRANSPORT
The United Nations victory
in North Africa was a triumph
of transport as well as superior
Allied military might. Where-
as the Axis had benefit of inte-
rior lines of communications
100 to 300 miles long, the Al-
lies had to transport their men
and supplies 3.000 to 5.000 mil-
es to the fighting front.
SILENCE IS GOLDEN
BE A HOARDER
In Reykjavík
Today ...
AMERICAN BROADCASTS
1300—1335: News Headlines.
Contemporary Americaa
Music—Copland’s “Lincoln
Portrait”. Jazz -in America.
1600—1713: Tschaikowsky’s
Romeo & Juliet Overture.
Charlie McCarthy Program.
News Headlines,
2203—2318: Jack Benny Pro-
gram. News Roundup &
Sports Page. Your Hit Par-
ade.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Christian Science Services will
be held at 7.30 p.m. Sunday
Evening at Navy Hut No. 2,
opposite U.S. Navy Recrea-
tion Centre.
BRITISH BROADCASTS
News Summary. Itma.
MOVTES
TJARNARBÍÓ: Always In My
Heart. Kay Francis, Walter
Huston.
NÝJA BÍÓ: Rise and Shine.
Jack Oakie, Linda Darnell.
GAMLA BÍÓ: I Wanted Wings,
Ray Milland, William Hol-
den, Veronica Lake.
BRITISH BEAUFIGHTERS ATTACKS GERMAN CONVOY.
^ Vivid action photograph recording a phase in a successful torpedo attack by Beaufighters
S of RAF Coastal Command, escorted by Spitfires and Mustangs of Fighter Command, on a
^ large German convoy off the Dutch coast. Photo shows: One of the aircraft sweeping low
i over the deck of a minesweeper after daring attack. It was one of these vessels which a
S pilot saw being “blown 20 feet into the air.” *