The Archive · 1939

London; Nov. 2

The "News Chronicle" "announced today that it had received a message late Wednes~ day night that the British steamer Coulmore, 3,670 tons, had escaped from a German submarine which had attempted. to sink it, No other de-

Referring to Nazi complaints that the British contraband control was inhumane, Mr. Cross declared that Jonly 14 per cent. of the total seizures would normally be classified as food, Including nine per cent. of olls and fats which Germany could use equally Jeasily for munitions or food.

In this connection the Minister ro-called that German leaders had already decided that guns were preerable to butter. tails were announced.—United Press, by a German raider, coincided with inal debates on the revisionary Pittman Neutrality Bill—Havas,

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