Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 22, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Final edition Winnipeg free press vol. Pages rises 4.19 Sun sets 20.41. Moon rises 22.15 Moon sets 7.25. Winnipeg saturday june 22, 1940 showers. French blast German forges As Cabinet debates nazi terms republicans hit action of party 1 new York. June 22. Prominent republicans took Issue today with John d. M. Hamilton National commit tee chairman who read Henry l. Stimson and col. Frank Knox out of the party. William Allen White editor Emporia kan., endorsed the nominations to the Cabinet and said he did not understand Why the Republican parly wants to Monkey Doodle around alter the fascist vote in this country White has served at two National conventions As a member of the resolutions committee and is now chairman of the committee to de fend America by aiding the allies. Col. William j. Donovan assistant attorney general under president Coolidge and twice a Republican candidate for governor of new York a telegraphed Hamilton that we j should approve1 the Cabinet Al ointments. I Stassen s stand Philadelphia june 22. Bup Igov. Harold e. Stassen of Minne Sota will commend the appointment of republicans to president Hoose j velt s Cabinet in his keynote speech i to the Republican National Conven Ilion monday night his friends said today. The Youthful Keynoter they said would take the position that the appointment of col. Frank Knox and Henry l. Stimson to the Navy and War posts respectively was needed to strengthen the new Deal Cabinet. Convention deadlock due Philadelphia june 22. Bup forty eight hours before the convention meets Republican leaders republicans continued on Page 4, column 4 Carol tightens hold on Cabinet 1 Bucharest june 22. A King i Carol of Rumania tightened his i personal control of the government today by naming Ernest or Daianu j minister of the Royal Palace and i chief of the new totalitarian party i As minister of state without port Folio. I a decree published today forbids anyone to head a business or Industry unless he is a member of the new party of the nation and provides for the confiscation of e property of anyone violating the j parly rules. The party superseding the party of National rebirth is based on i nationalistic Christian and racial i principles. Country havens beaten Alexandria Egypt june 22. Up bombers sprayed explosives Over Alexandria s Harbor Early today in Italy s first attempt to blast the British and French fleets Here but no warships were hit and most of the bombs fell harmlessly into the sea. Anti aircraft guns of the British and French fleets went into action when the first group of bombers appeared at 1.15 ., and British lighter planes went up. This despatch indicated that at least part of the French Fleet whose whereabouts have been unreported since France requested an armistice with Germany and Italy is still co operating with the British Navy and is based beside British warships in Alexandria the italians dropped a score of bombs in three appearances. One struck an Arab Home near Mohar Rem Bay and others demolished three Homes at chatty Beach half a mile from the Centre of the City. Anti aircraft fire and fighter planes forced the italians to veer eastward along Alexandria s water front where civilian casualties were reported. A British naval communique Alexandria continued on Page 4, column 4 Canadian gets 1 Sweet revenge in Calais raid London june 22. Up bombers of the Fleet air striking at German military preparations in French Channel ports apparently for forthcoming attacks on England raided the key Harbor of Calais by a Young Canadian blasted important gun emplacements. Britain thus took the initiative in striking at enemy Points where the 111 s la few germans May be establishing bases to be asked in . Drive Washington. June 22, bup the administration soon will ask Congress to authorize i r new factories and additional f facilities in existing ones to Manu lecture vital War supplies it was Learned today. Preparations for this programme neared completion As the Senate ins night approved a Bill mildly restricting Sale of and naval equipment to the allies. The Senate stayed in session until 10.co . D eating a Bill to expedite the naval expansion pro gramme to which the restrictive amendment on sales sponsored by naval affairs chairman David i. I or also. Finally was added. As approved Walsh s amendment would require that All and Navy equipment sold must be certified As surplus material by naval chief of operations and i chief of staff. The the temperature readings Low during night. 6.30 June 22. 10.00 ., june 22. H-00 ., june 22. Offic full report of meteorological a Sec Page Twenty three from which they might be expected to attempt any planned invasion of Britain. The successful attacks 1 on the Calais a Range of 30 Miles or More and pointing at this Island across 22 Miles of the Chan carried out at about the same time that Royal air Force fliers dropped More than 400 incendiary bombs on the Ai drome at Rouen France. Rouen now Ger Canadian flier continued on Page 5. Column 6 children Are on the move again from England s cities to the safer Countryside and the top picture shows mothers bidding their offspring goodbye outside the Hugh Myddleton school London. In the Bottom picture the English Schoolboy gives the thumbs up signal made popular by the . He and his Friend have their belongings in duffle bags while awaiting their turn to Board a train. The school children s trek across to Canada is Likely to Start in the very near future. German bombers attack Britain in biggest raid London june 22. After wave of German bombers blasted at England from the Southeast to the North East in Midnight to Dawn raids today showering Down incendiary and High explosive bombs in the third and most wide spread attack in four Days air ministry announced. With dawns arrival the raiders fled the fighters and the alarms were lifted. The communique issued by the air ministry and ministry of Home Security said that Mosess of the bombs in last night s raids caused Little damage except for some that fell on a Suffolk town one demolishing a House 2nd killing three persons. The text of the communique As already announced enemy aircraft crossed the East coast Dur ing last night and air raid warnings were sounded in Many districts. Anti aircraft defences were sporadically in action and bombs were dropped in several counties on the East coast. Most of them fell in the open country except for some that fell on a Suffolk town one of which demolished a House and killed three people. Elsewhere the Only casualties reported Are three people roaring across the coast the nazis rent the Early morning air with thunderous explosions and started fires which cast a Crimson glow Over the Countryside. The bark of anti aircraft guns the raid on England continued on Page 5, column 4 . Civilians were the threat of. British outskirts of Berlin bombed Berlin june 22. Bup air planes presumably British dropped incendiary bombs near the out skirts of Berlin Early today while people Here joyously awaited word expected before noon that France had accepted Adolf Hitler s armistice terms. Three bombs fell near the old railway station at Gabelsberg near Potsdam about 15 Miles from Ber Lin according to authorized spokes men. Damage was slight and the planes were driven off by heavy anti aircraft a spokesman said. The number of raiding planes was not Learned. Gabelsberg is the Centre of the famous Aga film com Pany. Blasts heard air raid alarms had shrieked throughout Berlin at 1.40 5.40 . Friday people Here had rushed from shelters. Heavy explosions were heard but Well informed sources Here said at first they probably were from anti air Craft guns in Acton. The All Clear signal was Given at 2.17 Members of the propaganda ministry had spent the inter Val in a cellar and there was a de Lay of several hours in confirming that bombs had been dropped. A United press correspondent heard at least 25 detonations to the Southwest and Felt the vibration of them from the Balcony of his Home. The City was blacked out but unreality Rife make the War end soon plead dreamers inv . By Chester a. Bloom Hancock Maryland june 19 special i be been travelling All Day through dreamland and i Don t mean just the scenery is magnificent. Be cause these kindly hospitable humorous people Are living in a dream. Much the same kind of in reality we lived in too up to last Blitzkrieg dates for Norway Den Mark. Holland Belgium and France. One and All they re hoping and praying and making themselves be Lieve the War will end soon. They mean the great mass of the common men and grocery storekeepers and restau rant proprietors and tourist Camp owners As Well As the people who work for them can t really believe this War will seriously affect them. Only let it end soon even though Britain be Defeated heard that some of them Are begin Ning to say that Canada has t done much yet in tie War herself. Several Chester Bloom continued on Page 5, column casualty of searchlights fingered the sky. The correspondent said he heard anti aircraft guns faintly in the distance. The night was . The Moon was almost full. At the first alarm trains stopped and sounds of running feet could be heard on the sidewalks. There were frequent shouts of lights then for 10 minutes the streets were dead silent. Although British fliers had showered Berlin with leaflets in night raids and French officials had claimed two weeks ago that French naval planes bombed the outskirts of Berlin this was the first time a bombing of. The Berlin area had been confirmed. Ottawa june 22. The National defence department today issued its second casualty list covering 21 deaths in the Canadian Active service Force overseas since the first casualty dec. 21. In the casualty list last night. Sergeant d. G. Hutt. Taken on strength at Ottawa was reported us dead and two others private 11. J. Creighton taken on strength at Madoc ont., and private g. W. Leveridge. Taken on strength at Trenton. Ont., were reported missing and believed prisoners of planes . A have for Washington. June 22. That the United states go1 the bulk of the French Fleet great Britain. Also it was reported a Larj been flown to England As Well of the hands of the German Arr the information received Here was that one thought to be the Jean Bart which was to have been commissioned by the French next month was taken from a French Navy Yard and towed to an English port. Washington also heard without confirmation that some French War Craft under construction but not advanced enough to Tow As in the Case of the battleship had been destroyed by the French before the advancing germans took Over Yards at Brest and several other British Ench Navy authoritative sources said last has been advised that had been taken Over intact by e number of French planes had is North Africa to get them out by. Concern new York june 22. Up the new York Herala Tribune says in a despatch from Washington today that High officials of the United states government have received information that great Britain has taken Over the French Navy virtually intact and As a going the despatch added German claims that they had captured the Navy continued on Page 5, column 2 Bordeaux to withhold decision on foes offer pending talks at Rome Bordeaux june delegates now negotiating for an armistice with Germany will Fly to Italy for further negotiations before the French government reaches a decision on the terms As a whole Interior minister Charles Pomfret announced today. Pomfret gave out the following communique in the name of the French government the Cabinet deliberated during a Large part of the morning and the beginning of the afternoon on texts handed Over last night by Gen. Von Keitel to the French plenipotentiaries. New Cabinet meetings May be expected before a general arrange ment can be reached. The negotiations must continue and first of All be brought to a conclusion with the German delegation. Then the French plenipotentiaries will Fly to Italy to meet the italian delegates. Not until after a discussion with the latter country can the govern ment bring a definite judgment on the whole question of double negotiation and take decision in the Best interests of the some French sources had said the German terms were extremely severe but previous statements of Premier marshal Henri Philippe Petain had indicated that harsh conditions were to be expected. French newspapers published Here How Ever contended this morning that the struggle would go on unless France were offered an honorable peace. A message denouncing any Dis honorable negotiations and calling for continuation of the War from Empire territories beyond the euro Pean continent was sent to Premier Petain s government last night by the French Colony of Venezuela. Armistice continued on Page 4, column 2 enemy attacks on fort crumble at Swiss Border Chancy Swiss French Frontier june 22. Defenders of l Recluse fort , not Only repulsed an attack on the Mountain Citadel Early this afternoon but drove the germans out of the town of Bellegarde five Miles peace advocates called traitors London june 22. Up lord Beaverbrook s daily express bluntly applied the term today to any advocate of a com Promise peace with Hitler. Saying that there had been some criticism of the newspaper because it advocated methods of total War fare the express declared v any Man who imagines that we can negotiate a peace is a fool. Any Man who advocates giving Hitler a Little in the pathetic Hope that he will not take the lot five minutes later is a fifth the paper urged a search High and Low for fifth columnists and added we have the example other countries to guide us. Quisling was a highly respectable person. And in France it was the the extreme right which turned out Reynaud s fight to finish government in spite of the High courage and sacrifices of the French major Vidkun Quisling norwegian nazi Leader aide the Ger Man invasion of Norway in Hitler map nazi fied Europe scheme due soon by Leland Stowe. Istanbul june 22. Special can to a High nazi official who has just arrived in this Corner of Europe from the German capital fuehrer Adolf Hitler plans to Call a european peace conference in Berlin As soon As a settlement has been reached with France. It is stated that both great Britain and Russia will be excluded from this Parley at which the Hitler Ian map of Continental already be announced. This nazi authority confidently predicts that Hitler will set up his own Model of a political and economic european federation and that this will be subdivided into three or four groups of nations each linked together along economic and geographic lines. Not Only would the european nation s governments be modelled politically on National socialist lines it is affirmed but their National armies would be abolished. The spokesman for hit Ler s proposed european system declared that the continent would be swiftly organized into an economic bloc which would be designed to checkmate the Anglo american economic bloc. He explained that it must be directed against All Anglo Saxon countries because the nazi Leader expected the United states to enter the War and in that Case hostilities would be prolonged. Once France was out of the , the nazi official insisted Germany would abandon building tanks and would concentrate on the construction of air planes because an Anglo american Alliance would threaten to achieve a definite superiority in the air. From responsible source this startling outline of Hitler s peace programme is reported Here not strictly for what it May be Worth but for future reference. It has reached me second hand but from a source which commands my Hitler plan continued on Page 4, column 7 nazi battleship heavily damaged London june 22. Bup the German Battle ship Schwinhorst has been considerably damaged by a naval and air attack the admiralty and air ministry said today. The attack was on june 13. Soviet puppets seize Power in Estonia Tallinn Estonia june 22. Bup left Wing government Friendly to Russia took office today after a Brief bloodless uprising by workers and socialists reported pro russian despatches demonstrations at Riga Latvia and pressure on the lithuanian Cabinet by left radicals. They Are the other Baltic countries Between Russia and Ger Many. It was announced at Stockholm that a secret session of the swedish parliament considered an import ant communication by the King and government affecting Sweden s foreign policy As a sequel to Ger Many s Conquest of Norway. Two thousand workers demonstrated Here carrying red banners inscribed in russian workers unite and we want bread and work and listening to speeches by russian officers and estonian labor leaders. The demons rants demanded dissolution of civic guards and a government Friendly to Russia and pledged to strictest adherence to the russian estonian Mutual assistance treaty. Late in the Day armed workers seized the 700-year-old government occupied Tallinn Castle and raised the red Flag. Workers assisted by russian soldiers began disarming policemen. Swedish end session Stockholm june 22. A the swedish Riksdag parliament in secret session yesterday discussed what an official spokesman termed an important government communication on foreign policy and then adjourned until August. Away. The guns of the big fort defend ing the Rhone River Gorges and the Junction of the lower Jura with the Alpine Foothills below the italian front were silent in mid afternoon for the first time since Early morn ing. Refugees said the French regained Possession of Bellegarde. The French dynamited the rail Road South of Bellegarde to prevent an attack North along the Rhone. Powerful German motorized forces backed by artillery and sup ported by bombers were reported to have captured Bellegarde hours earlier and were attacking for l eci use called the Gibraltar of the Rhone. L Recluse fort is carved out of Rock beside the winding Highway fighting continued on Page 4, column f British press Points to lies at comping be London june 22. Up the British morning press commenting today on the meeting at com Pisegne emphasized the deceptive arguments advanced in Hitler s preamble to the German armistice terms. The newspapers were unanimous in reiterating great Britain s de termination to fight to a and stressed the vital importance for the Allied cause of maintaining the integrity of the French colonies. The daily Telegraph and morn ing Post said in 1914, the Reich Only wanted to trample Down Belgium and destroy France. The Reich in 1939 with equal sincerity did not want War. It Only demanded the right to stamp out Freedom in Europe and to pillage the East North and West the editorial denied Hitler s allegation that the germans were not beaten in 1.918. It cited the remark of Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria in 1913 that i do not believe there is any possibility of our holding the comment stressed the grow ing Power of the British Fleet and concluded histrionics of comping be and the fuehrer s fables will go Down in history with the Kaiser s in the daily Herald lord Stra Bolgi labor peer wrote we must prevent the germans and italians from establishing bases in the French african colonies at All the times commenting on the United states position said every plane tank ship and gun sent now will lighten the task of the factories vital to Victory Montreal june 22. That the War must be won in the factories was expressed today in an interview by Lewis c. Ord general manager of Canadian associated limited who has returned from England where he conferred with British air ministry officials about increased aircraft production in Canada. It is not s of said Ord. An expert on the British air Craft Industry. Our troops could lick the germans All Over the lot but it is the manufacturing end that is going to be More important than Ever Canada s part was going to be doubly import the situation was pretty Tough Over in England but on the other and the English Are doing a whale of a Good and the output of aircraft plants had increased 50 per cent while staffs remained the ;