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Premier King, President Roosevelt consider speeding War production.

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Weygand secs War entering Grave phase

By WILLIAM McGAFFlN Associated Press Staff Writer

Amines. April 20.-(APJ—-Gen. Maximo wevizand commander of the French forces in North Africa, ex- grggtd the belief durimt an inter- view wdati that the war had enter- pd "a very crave plmse." and re- affirmed his determination to de- fend French North Africa against any invader. _

He said also that the unity ofboth moire and the French mo her-land remains constant.

"In yoiii- opinion as one of the world's best known military experts. has the war entered a real decisive state?" l asked him.

stilihat would be difficult lo ll ." ‘he replied. "Modern weapons of er a strong offensive method. but per-

mit also an equally persistent and prolonged defence. But if the war has not reached a decisive point it has reached a very grave phase."

The conversation turned to PNlBl- dent Roosevelt's decision to declare, the Red Sen no ionizer a combat, cone and thus permit American shins carrying war materials to so,

ere. Gen. WcYEand agreed that this created a new situation for North Africa. Asked about the reactionof French North Africa. he said: "ihe word reaction involves two physical. the other mental.

question of defence. the mental side the question of opinion. I don"t know what the opinion is."

For defence. Weygand has an ar- my whose morale is " ." He rebooted a. declaration he had. matte on a previous occasion that he would use the arrnv against any Dfiwer at- tempting an invasion.

Two ll. A. F. Men killed

CARBERRY. Man. April (Gill-Two Royal r Foroe men. LAC. Joseph iiornce Giles, 20. and LAC. John Arthur Camp, 21. both of England, were killed Saturday afternoon irheii their Harvard training plane crashed during in- strumcnt flying practice, 12 miles west of this town, i00 miles west of Winnipeg.

Royal Canadian Air Force offi- cials lll charge of No. 33 Service Flying ‘In-aiiiing School said cause

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lturdav with a as calibre buuet. BA widower with two children. hilly. w; and Henry, ii. Croft lived be s lonely farmhouse on Dykelandc.

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HYDE PARK, N. Y., April 20—~(CP) —- President Roose- velt and Canada's Prime Min- ister, W. L. Mackenzie King, declared tonight in s. joint statement that they had dis- cussed the "most prompt and effective utilization” of North America's productive facilities, both for assistance to Britain and other democracies and for hemisphere defence.

"It was agreed as a general principle," they said, “that in mobilizing the resources of this continent, each country should provide the other with a. defcricc' article which it is best able to produce, and, above all, pro- duce quickly, and that produc- tion programs should be co- ordinated to this end.

The decision was reached while Mr. King was a guest of the Pre-

sident for nearly eight hours at Mr_ Roosevelt's Hudson Valley home.

They said in their statement that. it was hoped Canada, during "*_“ ““‘ Oi

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Critics blasted By Sea Lord

IONDON, April 19 —-(CP) —'I'he first lord of the admiralty. A. V. Alexander, today attacked "arm- chair critics" of Britain's decision to send troops to Greece and de- clared w his London audience that Italian transports destroyed by the navy run into "six figures."

The first lord did not. divulge what the figures were.

"There are some who can be wise after events and who criticize strategy and military dispositions. he said. "I ask them to realize the vast change in the situation since last June when France collapsed and the assassin Mussolini enter- ed into the war thinking he was going‘ to get something cheap.

" ere were many people then who doubted our ability to last many weeks."

Mr. Alexander enumerated Brit-

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(By Harold Fair)

(Unnnd an Press Staff WNW)

IDNDON. April 20 — (OP Oable) “Britain landed troops in lrMi Saturday because she was not tak- ing the chance of having any move prejudicial to the empire made in the oounLry whose oilrields are its most important feature.

It was announced that strong Imperml forces were landed at the port of Basia, on the Gulf of Por- iua. that "full facilities" were af- fssditbsnleid tlwzt

NEW YORK, April 20-(0?) —'l‘ho Ankara radio sold night in an English language news documentary heard here by NBC that news of the arriv- ll of British Imperial forces In Iraq had created "a very nit- lkitfactory impression" In -

BY.

a high Iraq oficer welcomed the oonmandei- and is collaboration

. h him.

Anxiety had developed ln mndon when Sayid Rashid All Al Gallant staged s coup April 4, overthrew the former government and estab- lished htmsef as premier. The anxiety was felt because l! he ever suco to Nazi lfandisliments a pro-Axis Iraq would leave Tur- key's southom flank exposed and might affect lhfifitillltlQ of ‘Pur- lvy. Syria and ansiordrn as we.l o: endangering the Brftisii aerial iculg to India. _Aft_tar_tl'tegcoup_flritain had three

' scottisii towns

llazi raiders Strafe two Scottish towns

IDNDON, April 2o -(M=) -Ger- man daylight raiders strafed two

today. kill a boy pertnns, t en re-

imd in] l0 turning to rltlsh skies tonlsht-

{on on sirens sounded an alert after dark quickly followed by the raiders-passed signal. Other high-flying Nazi format- . tons attacked the southeast coast. One raider headed toward this arcs was intercepted and shot down in- to the channel. The Royal Air Force staged day- light raids on German shipping in the Channel and against Brest and other targets on the Nazi-held French coast. Ono Nazi plane was destroyed and another was seen diving out of control. The air ministry announced that British bombers Saturday sank o. 5,000-ton axis supply ship and damaged another of 7.000 tons oif the Netherlands coast.‘

Comment on Russo - Jap .Ncutrality pact

MOSCOW. April 20 —-!CP) Pravda, organ of the Communist party, in its continents yesterday on the Russo-Japanese neutrality pact, quoted reports that lhe United stat/es had sought friendly relations with Russia, hoping that strained Soviet-Japanese relations would de- ter Japan from attacking Britain's Singapore base.

The newspaper singled out an article by the American, Walter Lippman, which, it said, advanced the theory that, the Soviet air force would threaten Jaian while the Red Army menace Japanese land forces in Manchuria. It said:-

their interests in the Pacific ,where there are obvious weak Spots. and they would like to draw the atten-p tlori of Japan away from these viii- nerable places by raising a conflict between the U.S.S.R. and Japan.

"But, the USSR. is invariably faithful to its ‘bad conduct,’ con- sistently carrying out the peaceful DOlICY which is expressed in the pact which is so unpalatable to Amei-l- can and British commentators."

Tobruk still Holds out

"rhe masters of Upptnan fear" for ~

Believe Cioil Strife Looms In R u m a n ia‘

Reports indicate Antonescu in break With Iron Guards.

BUDAPEST. April itl-(AH-ltumanlan circles said today that Ger- man-occupled Rumanla is dangerously near I. new outbreak of olvll‘ strife and Interpreted o. strongly-worded patriotic message by the Ru- manlan Premier, Gen. Ion Antonescu, to his people as indicating a break’ with the Axis.

The Romanians were reported in a Transylvanian dispatch to have halted traffic along the Bulgarian and Hungarian borders, with shots heard day and night by guards firing at. anyone who attempted to leave the country.

Antonescu, in an Easter message Saturday (today is the Orthodox Easter) spike of Rumanian reverses and loss of territory, but. said “Jus- tice and God's lovc will save us and the Romanian people will rise] again from deathj’

He also said the Rutiianian Rtmye was ruidy to fight and quoted an] order of his arm-v command that; "it is the holy duty of the Hfmi} ffslmwlpe out the shameful blot of 5

of. ,

If the premier‘: message meart that he has broken with the Axis- some Hungarians asserted he was nmnirtg the iisk of being crushed between the millsloncs of the IP01" Guard and the AXls powers.

Inflammatory leaflets =irnngly reminiscent of former Iron Guard “fflllngS agaui are bong distribut- Hungarian

Claims Italians Shot down By Germans

20— (OPP- corics pon-

NEW YORK, April Edward Chorlian, air

fgpclilt’sl"lsln'3id_th°“sa“'ls dent of goluiribia Bgoadcnscntg in

Romanian army is ready to f

lll l h" t- ' 11 i quoted an army order of Gen Iac- “ “empmlg "9 ‘a back m“ n2 a“

attack on the British defence at

Island man l

With ll.A.F. ls casualty

Word received Saturday by Miss Kathleen Ready of Kensingwn by cfltblfgram from England brought the Sad news or the death "ln an aircraft casualty April i8" of her brother Prct Officer Joseph D. Remy 0f the Royal Air Force.

Pilot Officer Ready, who was Well ‘known through the prolvincie, en- listed first with the Royal Cariadh B" All‘ Film? 1n 1937 and trained w 1h that unit at Trenton. Ontario. Lfller- m May of 1929. four months before wnr broke out, he went o\-_ erseas and Joined the Royal Air mlce- H15 flblllli’ and dcvct on to dilly W011 for him rapid promotion and he WES in active service since the outbreak of will‘,

Din-int: the first part of the war he was 011 a fighting: patrol over the North Sea but recently had been transferred to a bomber Sqlllltlron which carried out mid= over occupied Franco. ‘

_DEt/;ills of the naturp 0f the nc- Cldtllll.‘ which caused Pilot Officer Rcadys death were no; disglqgej‘

‘in the cablcgram sent from Eng-l,

land to 11's sister. I‘ rczitl a. N1- loivs: "Soi-ijv to nTllilllflCc the death of‘ yriir ‘brother, Joseph D. Ready. Ktled ‘n an aircraft casual;-

April 18."

Hf‘ “'15 ill" son of the ‘at... Mr. “and M s. J2lll‘.(’S Rsariy of Kcnsing- Til Elli"

was 2'1 year: of

n20 He‘ griduat- _. “it. ljllllfllfllfs‘ Univ . it

. .1vc(l his Bc-clielor of Arts dour o. from Laval U’ Jjfslly For two years pzirr to 1.. Force. he attended

_ St. Scmmrrv at Brockwlle. Ontario. Ho was a V0lllll! miin of cxomp-l

Ma y's

lary character anal possessed air :idvcn‘.ui'ciis ll‘illl"C. His mom"; friends lcrvncd with s‘rrow cf hi‘. IPSSH‘? so eirlv in life.

Besides hs sister ‘m Ken inzton, he is survived by aivwihe- sister.

obici in which the, commander-in- ohicf declared: “It. is the holy duty of the army to wipe out. the

BERNE, April 2o --(AP)~ The I-lu ariarr radio said to- day Prom er Ion Antonescu’ of Romania is in open conflict with the Iron Guard and that he has caused the execution of several members of the organ- ization because tliey were carrying arms.

The Iron Guards radio was reported to have ca‘led Anton- escue an enemy of the state as dangerous as former King Carol who was forced into ab- dicniion and exile by the Iron Guard last September,

shameful blot of 1940. I {til con- vinced every member of the army under; an iis duty and is rfiadY to iiiiiii i." |

Ono Riimanian newspaper c0ii1-. m'.iid;rl the odcr. Culling also for

Tobruk were shzt down by German supporting forces to the rear.

"All Italian casualties in Africa have not been llllllCiEd by the Bri- tishé" he said. n_ t__ east on; occasion ital- ian amRmdfoi-ces approaching the British defences at Tobruk met with such a wami rezcption that they decided to withdraw.

"As soon as they showed sgrzs of turning attuy from the British fire they were shot at frcm behind by their German allies, who coiistl. tuted ‘the rcst oi‘ the attacking Axis orcc.‘

i Twtlflordained At Basilica

Rev. Eric Robin and Rev. Parnell ood were ordained to the Holy Priesthood bv His Excellency Bishop

Against Nazis ~

CAIRO. April 20 —— (AP) - The Germans are st'll vainly trying to take the fortified Libyan citv of Tobruk from its Brztisii defenders, a general headquarters c-mmuniqup said today and in the 111.1; assault lost four out cf a dozen tanks which penetrated the outer de- fences.

Thc other sight tanks hasti'y re- treated, the communique d.

(‘Tobruk Yes B) miles within Libya from the Egyptian border and the troops stationed there were encircled from the land side when

th. The It

eastward early this mon

allan command claimed they were “trapped!” (Military ofificials in Iondon.

however. have countered th’s state- ment with the observation that the men, if necessary. could be withdrawn by sea but that as the situation stands their presence in Tobruk constitutes l. menace the Axis lines of communication."

Fighting still went on in the area. 0f Salum. the little post 1115b within the E tiari frontier A British common que said British mobile columns and patrols "again gauged the enemy serious losses 811G a number of prisoners has been taken."

‘The Royal Air Force middle east crmmnnd told of extensive British

area as well as Italian fortifica- tions and military buildings. -____--_i_

Greek night

Greek hitzh command communique tonl ht follows:

' ere was lively action of enemy air foroe in Albania. enemy attempted to attack forces at two points. but was pulsed with manv casualties. and was chased beyond his original posi- tions. A number of prisoners was

tk .

‘aft? Macedonia and Thessaly the Italians. despite the most violent ac- tion of the air force. at no point

courses of action-r iitlon. con- demnation r scndliwotas‘. Brit- (Oontinu on page l. i t)

broke through our line. which was adopted aooordinl t0 Dim."

the Axis mechanized forces swept-

Communique i

ATHENS. April l9.—-(AP) - The}

"the i‘ ‘lly to bin: out the shame l? ' _ __ l, J. A. osiiiiivan. at the ii o'clock lllifllflfill D1155 ¢m““°>e~‘ Mass vestcrdav morning in St. Dun- llfll All 0095C" Willa P“ man's Basilica. Both youiic: incn by 419i were members of the 1937 graduat-

nrmed fcrcc

to . Axis V:cn:1n iirbitiatcn of lust W?" ins: class at St. Dunstairs Univcrsiy

iriva “hill ll iided pal-t of Transylvania‘ gull slpieiit tige past {org lyfears iii 1o ui:_:.iry. r v cart eminiiry, a i ax.

Hungarian circles exp essvd the Father Robin is a son of Mr. and opinion that Antone-cu Wis try- w _ M lllfl to divert Crmt political unrest, rotiifr Wot-l and increasing food d ficultlcs 1n- " -\\l1t‘1‘¢ 1W to channels of aiiii-llurggiixan rc- visfonlsin.

Meanwhile. into-tried Buglaiivsl- M1 circles said the Axis DOWQYS fl-lelld" are laying pans fci- a Vienna con- ference of SOlllllCL‘S'(‘.il’l European states after the _ Balkan war to "5 may,» final (lffClSYOllS on dlsPOSll-‘Rjh ion of disputed terriioxlzil quest- J lcns rs well as ‘o promulgate B "iicw order" for the area.

Owen Wood. Slillil Bishop O‘Si1llivan at the 311v were ltcv. Dr. Richard

h on the teaching staff of L . tii11's University. rll \ J. A. Su Rev. R. 1/.

The siriizcn for

i. and

the occasion was

D.D._ rector of the Basilica. At the

conclusion of the ceremony.

international At A Glance

latina the young mcn on their cic- vation to the HOlY_Pl'lCSlllS0d. _ Father Robin will cilspriite his first Mass in St. Joseph's Convent this morning. and his first Solemn High Mass at the Basilica on Suri- day next. Father Wood will cele- brute his first Mass at St. Joachims‘ church. Vernon ilivrz". this morning and his first S.lc111n High Mass at . the some place next Sunday. At. the ordination Yesterday. csts in the saiictiiarv included:- .. t Rev. Monsignor J. A. Mur- v D.D.. Rector of Si. Duiislziifa Rev. Bernard Glills; C.SS.R.Z

ATHENS —Klng George II ol| Greece appeals to his Mull"! l" d9- fcnd their nation "to the very and, as British command tells of with- drawal from Mount Olympus. Blt- t ter reargnard action fought. , I

BUDAPEST - Hungarian radio ' l‘,

reports Romania's premier, Ion An- all,“

m

George McKcnna.

"ll? Tflldfl l" 9595"‘ “bl/a ‘md tonescu, In open conflict with r011 R F. C . m, J G Mntmeu Trliwllltflnlfl-l m“ ML Guards. Romania close to clvilvuf-‘lf. ,5,,_“i§,5,,,.,,e"iv,c¢,,,,,m,k,m“ ogo ‘Emile "fiflfiknn, the Sim‘- Louis Douiran and Rev. Wilfred Mc- v > ' u headquarters cvmmtlflltlue a w“ ¢Am()_ 101mm, Libya, sun C“dle_'___________ ggpgug l°° wdlllml“ i” “mm stands against “i. attacks. IIINDU-MOSLEM rtiors 5mm? m‘ s°““‘c,§f,§‘°““ "fnhgjl LONDON - German aityimit; BOMBAY. April 20—(CP)-—Tl\c ers contnuyetd tomflelflnesileélklfimata! raiders attack two Scottish towns‘ = death. toll in I-Iindii-Moslzm riots l“ “Plum m ' ‘ ' London rescue unds labor to rc- 11;. Ahmenda-baa, 300 miles north oi

iiombtty, was 56 ionght and the t wounded numbered 31B after police fired on a crowd for a second time. killing one person and woundina

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mulch lets bot. Bcilzinq Bttcud

move dead and njured from Sut- urdsy nlghfs largo scale attack.

LONDON — British troops land- ed In Iraq.

< Mrs. P. A, Rubin of Chtirlottetotvrti is a native of La-kc attended school be- iitcriin: St Duiistaifs Univer- lie is a sun of the lute Mixiuid

ith and ltcr. Licorice MztcDsnw Father,

tvo at Mass bv Rev. ‘Father Wood by=

preachcd by Rev, P. D. McMahon,‘

Bishop] (Ysullivaii spoke briefly. congratu-i

Mary. R. N.. in Halifax and n ‘brother, Arihii" employed at, the iAirport in Charldtctori.

’ Forest fires

rllage in ll. S.

I Bv Tlie Asst ntcd Press

FIN-i burnt _o\cr tliotisniids of acres of forests iii New" Jersey, bins siicliiisctis riiiii Itfnryiziiid Sun and tvzirilciis kept watch all zuu the eastern seaboard oi 1110 UldRil ‘sites as a two-iteelcs’ dry spcl mane n tinder-box of woctiland pry- servos. T e most serious fire was in the

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J" p111cln11ds near larlbLWYUOCl, u tho b siiiess and mam resi- de11t.ul so‘ 011s of tho resort. town

. of 8.500 w 111211 turned the blaze aside.

Ttteiity-iivc homes iii Lakewood, nlnnv of them iii the vicinity of Paul _Kllllbilll hospital. n 45-bed 1n- iilllllllflll. were destroy/ed. The hos- uitrilvros vcd.

‘FlFClIlCll ironi scores of muiii: .11- itirs, some 50 and 00 miles H\\l '

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TOKYO Apr-i 2o _ (AP) _ A pollion of llle Japanese press laid today that ‘it. no longer is a crazy dronin ‘to expect n great Wm- with Japan. Germany". I :i._\' iinci Siitiii. Russia on one side. and the United States. Britain and China On me other."

‘lhe ‘newspaper Miyako, which fills Jo.ned Fri this line o: though:

v 0.1m‘ 11.1.10 s. said imssihr ‘.\‘.l‘. beftveen Germany and the United Satrs would HQCBSSIYHY end "war between Jinan nnil tho Unit- ed Stntcs" ttllfl that this war mlah‘ come befoiy. J1me.

At the saiii (me Japan nun thi- Soviet appe l‘r‘_l to bc accopflnc, their neutrality l):i:_ o1 a tree; 43.;