The Archive · 1938

French War Emergence Control Bill Passed

Full Mobilization of Men, Goods Provided Paris, June 18.

Parliament adjourned till the autumn, closing the session yesterday afternoon after the Chamber of Deputies hat passed the Wart Organization Bill as amended by the Senate.

The Bill, which provided for the mobilization of the fighting forces under a single command and the mobilization of industry, under s specially-appointed Minister o! Mobilization, for defence against aircraft, thus becomes law, The main principles of the measure are that everything and everybody: must aid in the defence of the nation in time of war.—Reuter, Dr. Goebbels Expected In Vienna Vienna. June 18.

Dr. Joseph Goebbels, Reich Minister of Propagenda, is officially stated to be coming to Vienna today. Herr Hitler, an official spokesman added, might come with Dr. Goebbels "unexpectediy."—Reuter, Hungjao Area Closed For Two Hours Hungjao was closed by Japanese sentries along the western perimeter from 2 p.m. to 3.45 p.m. yesterday, residents being turned back at the railway when they attempted to enter the area from the Settlement. On Hungjao Road itself, however, motorists were able to travel as far as the Chungshan Road crossing before they were turned back At the press conference yesterday afternoon, the Japanese spokesman said:—"We have no formation on the subject.

Presumably there was some military necessity for it." He was unable to say what the "military necessity" might be.

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