LOOKING AT WASHINGTON
By Hugo S. Sims, Washington Correspondent
War In The Atlantic. jU. S. To De
liver “Goods.” Asserts Full Rights.
Standing squarely upon the time
honored American doctrine of the
“freedom of the seas” and imple
menting the recent national policy
enunciated by Congress to aid the
enemies of Hitler, the United States
has. given an unmistakable reply to
recent Nazi attacks upon American
ships.
Secretary Knox revealed to the
American Legion convention that or :
d,ers have been issued to the Navy “to
capture or destroy” Axis-controlled
submarines or raiders encountered in
position to prevent “ships of every
flag” from carrying tend-aid sup
plies between the American contin
ent' and the waters adjacent to Ice
land.
Almost as important is the legal,
ruling that American merchant ships,
manned by American crews, are not
prohibited f?om carrying munitions
and other articles of war to such key
British points as Hong King, Burma
and the Suez. Attorney-General
Biddle, in an opinion on the Neu
trality Act, holds that Eire and all
but five British overseas possessions
are excluded from the terms of the
Neutrality Act and from President
Roosevelt’s proclamation declaring a
state of war to exist between Britain
and Germany.
Os course, the prohibitions of the
Neutrality Act continue to apply to
India, Australia, Canada, New Zea
land and the Union of South Africa.
Moreover, Eire, not considered, a
part of the United Kingdom, is
nevertheless in the combat areas pro
claimed by the President and ship
ments are therefore unauthorized.
This likewise applies to Mediter
ranean ports in the combat zone.
The way is thus paved for Amer
ican-flag vessels to carry war sup
plies to the far-flung parts of the
British Empire. It is expected to
relieve some of the strain on the
British and Allied merchant ma
rines. It is in accordance with the
President’s positive insistence upon
the “freedom of the seas.”
Instructions to naval officers, as
officially revealed, make it perfectly
plain that the full power of the
United States will be used to keep
open the route for ships carrying war
supplies as far as the waters of Ice
land. Neither Germany nor Italy
can complain of any uncertainty.
Under the Lend-Lease Act, the
United States became the theoretical
“arsenal of democracy,” and now, hy
the broad assertion of our rights
under International Law, we demon
strate a fixed determination to de
liver the goods.
No American citizen should de
lude himself as to the gravity of the
step taken. Face to face with Ger
man aggression, plainly directed
against our vessels, the United States
had to make a choice between pulling
down its flag or asserting its rights.
The President, firmly convinced that
peace cannot be expected by a policy
of retreat in the face of danger, evi
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No Peace Appears. Japs Demand
New Order. Outlook Is Uncertain.
The idea that the “peace message,”
sent to President Roosevelt by Pre
miere Prince Konoye, of Japan, in
augurated a new era in the relation
ship between the United States and
Japan should not be accepted with
out further confirmation.
'lt is generally recognized, however,
that Japan’s “immutable policy” is
now being subjected to violent stress
es and strains under the impact of
American economic policies, the
strengthening of British forces in
the Far East, Russia’s surprising de
fense against Germany and firmness
in the Far East and certain arrange
ments being made in and around the
Netherlands East Indies and the
It would be a mistaxe in the first
instance to underestimate the se
rious dilemma in which Tokyo states
men find themselves. After pro
claiming for years their firm deter
mination to establish a “New Order”
in East Asia, the Japanese Govern
ment, together with Army and Navy
leaders, have whipped up war senti
ment in Japan.
Tokyo statesmen have not hesitat
ed to fan the fires of belligerency,
speaking glibly of the expulsion of
the Westerners from the East and
counting firmly upon the positive
support of a victorious Germany and
Italy in Europe. Now that the situ
ation has developed into a crisis, the
Japanese discover that the odds
against them are almost insurmount
able. Their Axis partners are far
away and unable to give them as
sistance.
Drastic economic sanctions by the
United I Slates and a firm policy of
assisting China have convinced Tok
yo that the United States has defin
itely abandoned their appeasement
policy. The British, despite their
occupation in Europe, are ready to
fight to the end for Singapore. Rus
sian bombers, known to be at Vladi
vostok, can easily reach the heart of
Japan proper.
Just what ultimate course the
Japanese will follow remains uncer
tain, largely because of the contra
dictory voices presuming to speak
for Japan. A governmental crisis
was avoided by calling upon the Em
peror to take charge of The Empire’s
affairs but this could be a move to
ward war, as well as a move toward
peace.
The Japanese Foreign Minister re
cently spoke on the anniversary of
the recognition of Manchukuo, the
Japanese Puppet state set up as a
result of the “Manchurian Incident,”
on September 18, 1931. In this pub
lic utterance, this important Japan
ese official reiterated the determina
tion of his country to establish its
“New Order” and pointed to Man
chukuo as an example of what the
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Defense Chairman
: •&: V‘ :
Colonel Edgar H. Bain of Golds
boro, above, has been appointed
chairman of the National Defense
committee of the Reserve Officers
Association of the United States. In
this capacity, he will head the de
fense activities of the association,
composed of reserve officers,
throughout the nation. Colonel Bain
is state director of the Brewers and
N. C. Beer Distributors committee
in charge of the beer industry's
“clean up or close up” campaign in
this state.
New Order meant.
He frankly stressed the fact that
Japan is confronted with a “super
emergency unprecedented in the an
nals of her history,” but carefully
refrained from saying anything that
would indicate the startling reversal
of Japanese policies which must be
the prelude to peace in the Pacific.
Legion’s Strong Stand. For Defeat
Os Hitler. Abandon Isolationism.
The American Legion, an organiza
tion devoted to 100 per cent Ameri
canism, and boasting more than a
million soldiers, sailors, marines and
coast-guardsmen as members, has
been at times something of a non
intervention and isolationist groujb
Meeting recently in Milwaukee,
the Legion, in annaal convention, re
pudiated entirely such sentiment and.
by official action called for the “de
feat of Adolf Hitler and all that he
stands for.” This was considered
tantamount to a declaration of sup
port of the President’s foreign poli
cies.
The Legion favored repeal of the
Neutrality Act, which bars U. S.
ships from war zones, the lifting of
geographical limitations on the use
of American troops in line with the
request of the Army High Command,
the establishment of naval bases in
the Philippines, Iceland and other
key islands in the Atlantic and Pa
cific oceans, universal military train
ing and refused to approve a report
opposing lend-lease aid to Russia.
Generally, the Legion went on re
cord, “if fighting is necessary”
upon “being prepared to do the fight
ing outside the United States,” thus
endorsing the offensive-type of de
fense that is now advocated by lead
ing Army and Navy officers. The
Legion wants the nation strong
enough to “meet any possible attack
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The meeting of the Legion was
generally anticipated as the first
public reaction to the President’s
“shoot on sight” order. The mem
bers heard Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox outline the orders issued
to the warships or the United States
in connection with keeping the ocean
lanes open as far as the waters ad
jacent to Iceland. They received a
message from the President in rela
tion to the grave dangers confront
ing the nation.
On the eve of the convention the
America First Committee, an organ
ization militantly opposed to the
President’s foreign policies, held a
demonstration at which Rep. Hamil
ton Fish and Senator Bennett Champ
Clark assailed the course of the
United States. Both of these speak
ers are members of the Legion and
there were additional spokesmen
available to represent the non-inter
ventionist philosophy.
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significant as it is clear-cut. The
men who participated in the last
World War, after years of serious
consideration, have concluded that
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as the peace of the world, require
the defeat of Adolf Hitler. They
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NOTICE
To City Tax Payers
The Tax Books for 1941 are now in my
hands for collection.
On taxes paid in September or October a
discount of / 2 of 1% will be allowed.
Taxes will be at par in November, Decem
ber and January.
After February Ist the following penalties
will be enforced:
From February 2nd through March lst_._l%
From March 2nd through April Ist 2%
From April 2nd through May Ist 2 y 2 %
After May Ist the penalty will continue to
increase Yi of 1% each month until taxes are
paid in full.
LOUISE D. COKE, Collector
Town of Edenton
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