The Archive · 1939

Col, Stimson's Warning

New York, Oct. 6.

"Great Britain and France are ighting a battle which, if lost, becomes our battle," declared Colonel Henry L. Stimson. formerly United States Secretary of State, in a broad-the inter of our own he said, "we should repeal he foolish dangerous embargo, returning to the wise policy of our forefathers. Repeal would encour. age Britain and France to avering nations not to join the di tators. The world is facing one of the most powerful, deliberate and dangerous efforts of organised aggression. Peace-loving nations have been thrown back on their remaining resource—self-defence. Woe to them if the privilege is not left to them of buying arms in the world market for purposes of defence."—Reuter.

French War Supplies Commission in U.S.

New York, Oct. 5.

A spokesman of the French Embassy id today that a French war supplies commission had arrived in the United States, but that it was "merely expk g the ibilities of the American market The commission, he added, had not yet been given orders to make purchases.—Peuter.

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